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Vol. 61, No. 12
McKinney, texas, Thursday, January 2,1947
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Examiner Readers
Helping Us Start
New Year Right
Wm, M. Kerr, 88
Passes Away-Was
Pioneer of County
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Offerings to be Made at
Churches for Orphanage
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Salvation Army
Raising Funds
Cole Street,
January 6.
Missionary
at the home
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God grant to us the gift of faith,
As New Year’s Day is waking—
For faith will mend a heart though it
Be very close to breaking!
God grant us a gift of hope,
That is alive to bless us
When fate has tried to ambush us,
To thwart us and outguess us!
Our Fine City
Has Been Going
Some During 1946
The following is an official, honest-
1 in charge were
The next Young
be on Sunday
committees
pleased. '
party will
March 31st.
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Collin County Workers
Conference January 13
God grant to us the gift of sight,
So that we need not stumble
Along the road that we shall choose—
Let us be proudly humble,
Before the glory of the year—
Let light and life surround us,
j color tint each lonely hour—
■because your grace has found us-
” —Margaret E. Sangster
in Christian Herald.
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Central Presbyterian
pleasure of meeting
manager of the Tex-
homa Aviation Co., who operates the
airport south of town on Highway 75.
Mr. Brashier is pleased with the re-
ception the people of McKinney and
surrounding territory have given him.
He is enjoying a steadily increasing
business. Quite a number of people
have been taking lessons in flying.
McKinney people should back this
enterprise. We believe it is in good
hands.
AUSTIN, Dec. 24.—Gov. Coke Stev-
enson has been reconsidering clemen"
cy recently given Marshall Morris of
Palestnie on the recommendation of
the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Morris was convicted of aggravated
assault on Miss Jimmie Gantt, 23-
year-old nurse, and fined $500 and
sentenced to one year in jail.
Court records of Anderson County
presented to Stevenson reveal that
Tennessee,
came to Texas
1859 and the
Bloomdale.
He married
Kenneth M. Hay, Minister
Schedule of Services:
Sunday, January 5
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Morning Worship 10:55 a .m
Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 p.
m.
Evening Worship 7 p. m.
At the morning service January 5,
newly elected Elders, Deacons, and
Deaconesses will be ordained and
those re-elected will be reconsecrated.
New Elders are James H. Merritt and
Hal Dyer. New Deacons are J. Wilbur
Thompson, Ersell Simpson, Dr. Char-
les B. McKissick, and the new Dea-
coness is Mrs. Edgar H. Bush. Eld-
ers re-elected are Jesse G. Graves,
Carl Melton and Ula A. Saunders.
Deacons re-elected are Taylor Berry,
E. H. Bush, W. H. Bush, Dr. L. E,
Hoard, G. D. Ledbetter, B. C. Neal and
B. B. Spurgin Deaconesses are Mrs.
D. H. Faulkner and Mrs. G. D. Led-
better. These newly elected officers
together with other members of the
official Board will have their first
Board meeting of the new year at a
family dinner in the church annex
Tuesday night, January 7, at 7 o’clock.
At the meeting the pastor. Rev. Ken-
Mr. Stephenson came to McKinney
store last spring from Grand Prairie
to assume the
store and Stogdill
manager
years.
The Examiner certainly has
reason to enjoy the Christmas
New Year holidays.
Mrs. Felix E. Hagood, Texas City
Miss Mary Haynes, Celina
Mrs. Ira L. Grifin, Altoga
J. S. Shelley, Plano
Lt. Vince Addington, New Orleans
Mrs. Opal Malone, Los Angeles
Mrs. Edward Arnsen, Long, Beach
Mrs. Glenn Scott, Riverside, CalR.
Major H D. Bull, Coral Gables, Fla.
G. B. Lanham, Celina
Rev. Robert Craig, pastor of the
Anna Methodist Circuit, anonunces
that the annual offering for the Meth-
odist Orphanage at Waco will be held
at the following churches: Anna,
Sunday morning, Janury 5; Melissa,
Sunday, Jan. 12; Westminster, Sun-
day morning, Jan. 26 The orphanage
has over 400 children at present.
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First Christian Church
The first annual Young People’s
Watch Service held Tuesday evening
in t£e Caldwell gymnasium was pro-
nounced highly successful by those
in charge. In spite of inclement wea-
ther over 100 boys and girls from age
12 to 25 were in attendance to take
part in the festivities.
The idea was brought before the
Pastor’s Association by Ralph Bloss,
young McKinney business man, and
was accepted unanimously. Only
two churches were unable to partici-
pate owing to previous plans of their
own. Games were enjoyed. Re-
freshments were served at 11 o’clock.
The worship service was held from
11:30 to 12:00.
The
greatly
People’s
evening,
M. E. Winchester, Houston
Mrs. J. E. Bothwell, Dallas
Ida Harkins, Laguna, Calif.
Mrs. T A. Bass, McKinney
Mrs. R. M. Pugh, McKinney
TEXHOMA AVIATION
COMPANY SHOULD
RECEIVE OUR SUPPORT
garet Covey at Culledka, Tenn. She
survives p,s well as a large number oi
nieces and nephews.
Mr. Kerr was preceded in death by
his sisters, Mary Elizabeth Kerr
Hockaday, Malinda Jane Kerr Sneed
and Ruth Kerr ~
brothers, James
Nashville,
After several years of illness, Wm.
Maury Kerr sank to sweet rest at his
home on North Chnrch Street Sun-
day, December 29.
Mr. Kerr was born in Tennessee
and was 88 years of age at death. He
was the youngest of 12 children ot
Green Williamson and Maria Hender-
son Kerr, was born in Maury County,
December 18, 1858.
with his
family
Former McKinney
Man, Wm. Dotson,
Dies in South Texas
management of the
has been market
_________. here for the past eleven
year". Stephenson was in the U. S.
Navy and Stogdill in the U. S. Army
during World War II, both serving
overseas.
Safeway is to be congratulated on
having such reliable help. Bo tn are
popular with the public.
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STARTED NEW YEAR
WITH A FIRE
The Collin County Workers Confer-
ence meets with North McKinney
Baptist Church January 13, 1947.
The Collin County Baptist Simul-
taneous Revival from March 16 to
30, 1947.
Corner of Church and Davis streets.
Finis Hodges, Pastor.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Morning worshin 11:00 a. m.
Subject: “Life—A Story,” by pas-
tor. Communion will be observed.
Vesper Service 5:00 p. m.
Subject: “Did You Ever See Christ
Walking?” by pastor. This will be the
fir/'t in a series on “Reaching Others
fol Christ.” This is a second “Mis-
sion to teachers.
1946 was a great year for our con-'
gregation and we now look forward
with great anticipation for the year
1947. Begin the new year by observ-
ing communion.
neth M. Hay, will present the program
plans for 1947.
Missionary Circle No. 1 will meet
at the home of Mrs. Jack Weeks, 1207
at 3 o’clock, Monday,
Circle No. 2 will meet
of Mrs. J. P. Harding,
704 West Hunt Street, at the same
time.
in one of
Fire Department. '
ward in efficiency
fine
Miss Mary Sue Ram- men.
sey December 16, 1897, and she pass-
ed away May 23, 1923. On September
21, 1927, he marriecLMiss Lena Mar-
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Truman Declares
Hostilities Ended
Cuts War Powers
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (AP).—
President Truman released part of
the government’s extraordinary war-
time powers Tuesday by declaring the
period of hostilities ended at noon.
His action immediately wiped off
the statute books 18 emergency laws
and set 33 others for an automatic end
six months from now, or later.
Ended at once was the 'govern-
ment’s power to seize- privately-owned
plants and mines, invoked often dur-
ing wartime labor disputes.
In six months—unless Congress in-
tervenes with new laws—the govern-
ment must turn back to their private
owners the coal mines it now holds.
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Proclamation Cuts
Tax Bill Over Billion
had
and
We have enjoy-
ed a fine run of business in advertis-
ing, job printing, and the wonderful
loyalty of our subscribers. We have
been over run with work here in the
office and our advertising was nevei'
so heavy before. The shortage of
newsprint paper is the “fly in the
ointment”, for we are faced with hav-
ing to save paper but may have to stop
receiving subscriptiions for a while.
However, we are hoping that this may
not be necessary. We wish you, one
and all a prosperous New Year. The
following subscribers have come in
since last Friday:
Jack M. Kennedy, Bishop
Mrs. Arthur Welch, Van Alstyne
J., L. White, Houston
Ann Paysinger, Batesville, Tex.
A. P. Mahard, Prosper
Mrs. R. W. Bounds, Prosper
Mrs. Bertha Wilson, Princeton
Mrs. E. S. Blythe, Allen
Mrs. Jim Marion, Allen
E. M. Welborn, Culleoka
L A. Wilson, Prosper
Dowell; and by his
Lawson Kerr of
Tenn., John S. Kerr of
Sherman, Americus W. Kerr, Hous-
ton Kerr and Adolphus Doak Kerr of
Seymour. Another brother, Jerome
Brown Kerr, gave his life as a Con-
federate soldiei’ in the battle of Cor-
inth. At one time the five brothers
were ruling elders in the Presbyter-
ian . Church.
Mr. Kerr had been an elder of the
First Presbyterian Church in McKin-
ney for many years.
Funeral services were conducted
at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning in the
i First Presbyterian Chruch with Rev.
Anton J. Van Puffelen officiating, as-
sisted by a nephew, Dr. Glen Sneed,
of Athen, La.
Interment in the Walnut Grove
Cemetery with the pallbearers from
among the deacons of the church.
Honorary pallbearers were the eld-
ers.
! \ CASES DISPOSED OF
G. R. Downey, charged with theft
under $50, fined $20 and costs, total-
ing $44.75.
A. L. Downey, charged wj»h theft
under $50„ fined $20 and co.M;, total-
ing $44.75. -
William David Wells, c",^ed with
driving while intoxicated, fine $50 and
costs .totaling $72.60.
Edward Wells, charged with ag-
gravated assault, fined costs of $23,
and sentenced to 30 days in jail.
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YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
ENJOYING SNOW, OLDER
ONES NOT SO JOYFUL
I
W. D. Pedigo, veteran campaigner
from Salvation Army headquarters, is
in the ctiy raising funds for general
worl<S in the state of Texas. The can-
vass is under the sponsorship of W.
S. Smith, C. E. Melton, Erwin Kissing-
er, Charles M. Cooper, Hammond
Moore and Tom W. Perkins.
Mr. Pedigo states that in this post
war period the Salvation Army is be-
ing called upon to render the greatest
service ever performed and therefore
help is needed for the immediate
years ahead and any assistance of-
fered will be deeply appreciated.
The Salvation Army reaches people
that no other religious organization
can reach. The Examiner hopes a
liberal donation will be made.
Rotary Club
John Slaughter, Anna
C. B. Roberson, Dallas
Ike Bennett, Allen
W. F. Davis, Wylie
E. C. Canfield, Weston
Herman Hayes, Lone Star
Weldon Gant, Winningkoff
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Winans,
Angelo
Mrs. Letha Durham, San Diego
Mrs. H C. Greene, Allen
Mrs. Dee Harris, Farmersville
J. D. Wilmeth, Houston
C. W. Fouche, Plano
JS. W. Porter, Melissa
T. D. Bull, Princeton
W .R. W’illiams, Allen
Mr and Mrs. G. E. Parman, Okla-
homa City
Ray Stephenson, Altoga
Delmer Stephenson, Pasadena, Tex.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Harris, Salinas,
Calif.
J. W. McNabb, Salinas, Calif.
Mrs. Henry Lee Bridgefarmer,
Hollydale, Calif.
Wilson McDonald, Blue Ridge
Kerby C. Garrett, Dallas
A. C. Storey, Allen
A. A. Humphrey, Allen
Asa Layman, Frisco
Mrs. Tom Goodman, Lancaster
Mrs. Jessie C. Jones, Dallas
Mrs. Harold A. Doane, Denison
Mrs. Leon Judd, McKinney
H. F. Robbin, Limon, Colo.
Chas. M. Christie, Plano
W. J. Robbins, Plano
E. P. Perkins, Celina
Cloyd Farley, McKinney
Mrs. C. B. Watson, Allen
Mrs. Walter Carrell, McKinney
Mrs. W. G. Ashley, McKinney
Mrs. G. W. Rutherford, Anna
H U. Gracy, Anna
Mrs. J. B. Felmet, Greenville
Tom R. Field, Plainview
C. R. Waldrup, Crandall
Mrs. June Moore Ferguson,
Diego
Mrs. Elmer Harrelson, Dallas
C. A. Crosswhite, Weston
Mrs. G. F. Fowler, Dallas
U. T. Malone, Allen
R. H. Coffey, Lucas
Mrs. O. M. Winn, Wapanucka, Okla-
Mrs. Rex Cooper, Denton
O. H. Reeves, Wilson Chapel
Claud Truitt, Daingerfield
L. D. Franklin, Bloomdale
J. L. Evans, Princeton
Hays Bros. Ser Sta., Waco
J. G. Morris, Plano
J. D. Gay, Clear Lake
S. W. Dawson, Frisco
Basil Dawson, Frisco
L. H. Sanders, McKinney
J. R Craft, Melissa
Mrs. H. H. Herndon, Foncine
J. H. Sneed, Dallas
Joe Blaske, McKinney
D. M. Sanders, Dallas
Msr. J .D Walker, Altoga
Joe Foster, City
Mrs. W. L. Barnett, Lubbock
C. V. Anderson, Van Alstyne
Walter Hand, Ft. Worth
Mrs. F. L Adams, Abilene
E. N. ’ ' ~ '
Mrs. .
God grant to us the gift of songs
Upon this New Year’s Day—
The gift of lilting lovely lines,
That cannot die away
Though other sounds would drown
them out,
Though tumult tries to bind them—
God grant to us the gift of songs—
Placed where our need may find
them!
COUNTY COURT
C. Cantrell, Judge.
S. Hand, Clerk.
W. Henderson, Chief Deputy.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Gus Morris Eakins and Remona
Jane Sharp.
Harry Parks and Joanne Green
Wayne W. Yeatts and Thelma Oleta
Paul.
Fred Hass and Nina Mae Childress.
Billie Joe Woods and ‘Edna Mae
Gorrell. (
Vernon C. Morris and Ruby Louise''
Paysinger.
. F. P. Moore
Morris.
Billy Jack Webster . and Dortha
Helen Hendricks.
E. E. Brown and Frona Garrett.
Carlyle Kuykendall and Marjorie
Fay Sudduth.
C. C. Taylor, Jr., and Betty Jean
Thomas.
\ Jess J. Dunn and Luteola Steven-
soft. '
The Examiner believes it is high
these paroles be in investi- j
It* just doesn’t seem right
so many criminals are being
turned loose on the public. In justice
to the public and the Board itself
there should •be an investigation. If we
want to keep mob law out of Texas,
these criminals must be given short
shrift. It is bad enough to have com-
mon bootleggers turned loose. But
when criminals are pardoned aftei’
assaulting women, it is high time to
act. We commend Gov. Stevenson
for holding up this clemency case.
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Young People Watch
The Old Year Out
And New Year In
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Miss Ruth Muse, teachei* in Wich-
ita Falls schools, spent Christmas
here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Muse. Miss Elizabeth Kee of
South Carolina, who also teaches in
Wichita Falls, was a guest in the
Muse home during the holidays.
These young ladies were honorees at
several parties during; their visit.
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Pvt. Ross L. Robison of the Air
Forces, stationed at Scott Field, 111.,
has been spending a ten-day furlough
over the Christmas holidays with re-
latives at Prosper and Frisco. He is
the son of Mr. Elbert Robison of
Frisco.
The Ever-Ready firemen started
the new year with a fire at 801 Noith
Church Street. Just to keep them in
practice. Had not had much sleep,
having been at the Watch party in the
City Hall. But that doesn’t bother
them—they answer all calls, any time
to help the richest or the poorest.
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Friday was one of the windiest
davs we have had for months. Stall-
ed’ out with heavy fog. Then the sun
broke through and the wind began,
continuing the balance of the day,
like March.
to-goodness report handed the Exam- I
iner from the City Hall. This report ’1
says McKinney has one of the bright-
est futures in her history and with the ;
continued cooperation of her citizen-
ship, McKinney will be a modern '
town of 18,000 people by 1950.
A two-way radio is being installed I
the booster trucks of the I
This is a step for- I
r for the already
organization of volunteer fire- I
This two-way radio will eiimi- i
nate many general alarms. Were it
not for Volunteer Fire Department
one paid fireman for each 1,000 popu-
lation Would be employed, according g
to the State Fire Insurance Commis- |
sion at Austin and this would cost
the taxpaeyrs approximately $40,000 ;
a year. Don’t take this fine organiza-
tion for granted, but show them your
appreciation in every way you can.
The Zoning and Planning Board
composed of Bradley Hoover, Leonard
Cole, W. B. Finney, A. H. Eubankajffl
Miss Bess Heard, Mrs. Jim GoodneirJ|
and Erwin Kissinger is doing son^^j
fine work End leaps and plans are
der way lor a boulevard from the«a|
airport to east of the Cemetery on™
through the trade lot, east of the
Coca Cola plant and joining-Highway
75 east of the Power House. These
plans will be submitted to the State
Highway Commission in the near fu-
ture. This will be a very impoidant
move in relieving the very heavy traf-
fic on Highway 75.
The highlights of the Ctiy’s act-
ivities for 1946 were the completing
of three livestock barns 50x180 ft.
each The replacement costs of these
barns is $22,500. The directors of the
Picnic Associatoin composed of W. B.
Mitchell, Giles McKinney, Choice
McClure, Henry Warden, Charles
Graves, Erwin Kissinger, Tom Scott
and Add Wilson very generously gave
the land and $4,000 in cash on this
project which is the finest in North
Texas. The Collin County Centennial
gave $6,300 for additional improve-
ments on the barns and a show; ring
and this work is now under way.
The Police fines collected for 1946
were $7,556, which is probably an all-
time high. The City now maintains
two night patrol cars and one day pa-
trol car for your protection and the
citizenship is urged to call 724 for any
assistance needed. The City Commis"
sion paid off $23,000 in bonds for
1946. The City of McKinney’s bond
indebtedness is $320,500, which is a
very sound financial condition. The
City of McKinney needs $1000,000 for
extending water mains and fire plugs
for our fast growing city; $75,000 for
retopping our badly worn streets;
$75,000 for school improvements; $50,-
000 for some badly needed storm sew-
ers. These projects are being studied
with the hopes that these plans can
be carried out in 1947. McKinney now
has a population of approximately
14,500 poeple. This estimate is based
on water consumption and water taps
and is believed to be fairly accurate.
The Juniox- Police Organizatoin has
been formed with over 100 members.
This organization is very fine for the
town and will help in many ways and
will be a great help to the boy him-
self. Parking meters will be paid
out in August, 1947, and all this rev-
enue will be put on the streets. The
revenue from the meters now. runs
about $1,200 pr month with the 76 per
cent going to the meter company until
they are paid for which will be next
August.
Dr. R. A. Clifton addressed the Mc-
Kinney Rotary Club at the First
Christian Church at its regular meet-
ing.
He centered his discussion around
three objectives: 1st, helping return-
ed veterans to readjust themselves
to civilian life; 2nd, preventing juven-
ile delinquency in the community, and
3rd, raising the salaries of the teach-
ers in the McKinney schools. “If we
don’t provide the best for pupils in
• the lower grades, I fear that the col-
leges and their work will be lost. A
good foundation is needed for advanc-
ed schooling,” Dr. Clifton declared.
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TWO McKINNEY MEN
AWARDED SERVICE MEDALS
BY SAFEWAY STORES
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R. A. Stephenson and Virgil E.
Stogdill, members of the local Safe-
way store, are the happy recipients
of gold service pins presented by
the Safeway Employee’s Association
for having been with the company for
ten years or longer.
Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon in the chapel of the Whar-
ton Funeral Home for William C. Dot-
son, who would have been 89 years
old next month. Mr. Dotson, the fa-
ther of District Clerk Walter Dotson,
had been ill only two weeks before
he died last Thursday in a local hos-
pital. Burial was in the Wharton
Cemetery.
William Dotson was born in Green
County, Mo., near Springfield on Jan-
uary 19, 1858. He came to Texas in
1897 and settled in Dallas County.
Later he moved to Collin County and
still later to Matagorda County,
where he retired from farming in 1938
at the age of 81.
It was when he was 81 years old
that he killed his last deer. He came
to Whrton where he lived in his own
room on the Walter Dotson place,
with all the freedom to do as he pleas'
ed. His familiar figure with his cane
was known to all and he whiled
away many a sunny hour sitting in a
chair on the court house lawn or
fetching the mail for his son at the
post office. He liked to stop briefly
at the various offices about the
square, calling on his girl friends, as
he called the friendly
along his route.
Mr. Dotson’s
hunting and
. Stanley, Garland
J. A. Garrison, Dallas
Mrs. O. T. Stewman, Abilene
Mrs. Juanita Mason, McKinney
W. A. Reece, Plano
Ray Polser, Frisco
Mrs. Ernest Martin, McKinney
B. F. Pate, Hebron
Marvin G. Bryant, Vallejo, Calif.
N. R. Sanstrom, Durant, Okla.
Mrs D. E. Carnes, Allen
J. E. Huffman, Nevada
Mrs. Oscar Hartline, Dallas
P. O. Loftice, Melissa
Mrs. Ralph Burton, Sherman
A. P. Yeager, Nevada
Mrs. R. Frederick Hatcher, Wash-
ington, D. C.
Mrs. Ethel Smith, Orange
J. F. Nichols, Melissa
Mrs. W. D. Moreland, Tucumcari
Mrs. Lou Gaddy, Farmersville
Cullough Wilson, McKinney
S. J. Foshee, Houston
V. S Howell, Allen
C. E.‘ McQueary, Greenville
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Murray,
Worth
J L. Alexander
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The first snow in a long time fell
here Monday night,
earth about
beautiful—but cold
young people have
great time sledding and snow-balling.
The oldei- ones have had experience
with snow and are not enthusiastic.
But since they can’t do anything
about it, they will just have to wait
until it disappears. Such is life.
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Billy T. Dyer son of Mrs. Bessie
Dyer a patient in the City Hospital, is
now recovering from an operation,
followed by double pneumonia.
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Be sure. Be safe. Send your pre-
scriptions to Gamble’s. Phone 104..
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Be sure. Be safe. Send your pre-
scriptions to Gamble’s. Phone 104.
Dr. Harry G. Hamilton, formerly
pastor of the First Baptist Church of
Boston, N. Y„ and now a member of
the faculty of the Bible Baptist Sem-
inary of Fort Worth, begun a New
Year revival at the Central Baptist
Church on Wilcox Street Sunday,
December 29, and will continue to
Friday, January 3.
Dr Hamilton is a Scotchman born
in Ireland, and is unusually gifted as
a Bible teaching preacher, Rev. Reed,
the pastor, states. You are urged to
attend these services.
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J. W. (Jim) Welmeth living upon
Honey Creek, was here Monday and
gave us a call to tell how he had en-
joyed a visit from his son, J. D. Wil-
meth, and wife and children, Jim and
Nancy, of Houston, and W. W. Wil-
meth and wife. He said J .P. hauled
the first rig to Borger that opened
that great oil field. He tells us Hon-
ey Creek acted up fine during the re-
cent big ranis. But J. W. doesn’t
mind.
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Be sure. Be safe. Send your pre-
scriptions to Gamble’s. Phone 104.
Morris had previously been fined for
ANOTHER CASE of assault and
seven occasions lor VIOLATION OF
THE LIQUOR LAWS.
Long Hearing Held
delegation headed by County
Judge Luther Johnston, who sat in
the case; V. L. Pitman County At-
torney and A. J. Overton, 'State Rep-
resentativeelect was heard for three
and a half hours Tuesday by the Gov-
ernor.
The Board of Pardons and Paroles,
in recommending that the Governor
reduce the fine to $10'0' and remit the
jail sentence, declared it had found
there was evidence that one juror had
contributed to a fund to pay a SPEC-
IAL PROSECUTOR in the case.
The delegation prescented a sworn
statement signed by each of the six
jurors, in which they declared they I
HAD NOT CONTRIBUTED to the I
fund nor had they been APPROACH-
ED TO DO SO.
Judge Johnston, in urging, revoca-
tion of the clemency, told the Gover-
nor that the recommendation of the
Board of Pardons and Paroles was
taken WITHOUT CONSULTING the
County Attorney who prosecuted the
case, the arresting} officers or the
judge of the court who tried the case.
While Senator Vick represented
Morris before the board, Senator
James Taylor of Kerens, in whose
district Morris resides, Tuesday urged
the Governor to RESCIND THE
CLEMENCY.
The Governor had a score of tele-
grams from residents of Anderson
County also urging that Morris’ orig-
inal sentence stand.
favorite
he was accustomed to
roaming through the woods. While
living in Matagorda County he once
had his friends call his son here and
tell him his dad was walking into town
from Pledger on a bet he’d made.
Pledger is 18 miles from Wharton and
Mr. Dotson was then celebrating his
77th birthday. Mr. George Mick com-
ing into town in his car saw the old
gentleman and tried to persuade him
to ride with him. So did several
others from Boling, Iago section. But
Mr. Dotson was not to be persuad-
ed. He’d made a bet and he intended
to win it. Win it he did, arriving in
Wharton at 11 a. m. after starting
from Pledger four hours before at the
stroke of seven.
Mr. Dotson is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Eliazbeth Jane Dotson of Mc-
Kinney, two daughters, Mrs. A. L.
Cole of McKinney and Mrs. E. B. Os-
bourne of Amarillo; five sons, Wayne
of Farmersville, EL B., H. A- and C. H.
Dotson of McKinney, and Walter of
Wharton. He also leaves 28 grand-
children and 18 great grandchildren,—
Wharton Paper.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (AP).—
America’s annual tax load was cut
$1,500,000,000 by President Truman’s
proclamation Tuesday of the end of
hostilities, and Republicans immed-
iately grabbed the tax ball for a dash
toward further slashes, including a 20
per cent reductoin in personal income
levies.
The proclamation AUTOMATICAL-
LY CUT high war-imposed excise
levies, reducing the liquor tax from
$9 to $6 a gallon and slashing levies
on jeWl.ry, furs, luggage and many
onher iv.rhs, effective July 1.
7 Savings to TAXPAYERS the last
rfhalf of this year will amount to over
'$700,000,000. On an annual basis, the
- savings would be about $1,500,000,000.
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NEW YEAR’S PRAYER
blanketing the
2 to 3 inches. It was
as usual. The
been having a
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Stores Close for
New Year’s
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McKinney Stores closed Wednes-
day, New Year’s Day. A. D. Smith,
president of the Retail Merchant’s
Association said McKinney merchants
voted practically unanimously to
close for the day.
Banks and the McKinney Post Of-
fice closed also.
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New Year Revival
Starts at Wilcox
Street Baptist Church
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