The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1946 Page: 1 of 8
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SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR
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—by M. N. H.
. . . Now, for instance, "Gin-
ger" and "Meenie" they have bo
many arguments, I was wondering
how true Goethe's statement, "An
occasional misunderstanding is a
very good thing; it leads to ex-
ploration, and in the end you find
out that you are really "one" at
heart."
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Everybody seelTis happy over
the fact it's cooler. Yeah, we all
feel better not having to mop fran
tically at the honest-to-goodness
perspiration, and all the while hav
ing to be good sports, abandon our
frazzled summer nerves and hang
our sense of humor smile on. Now
we can flip through magazines
and envy deeply those lovely fall
and winter clothes fashions. Noth-
ing like a cool day to lift the
drooping heart and refresh our
spirits.
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The first Buffalo no doubt ever
sold and shipped from Cass coun-
ty, was sold from the Arrow D
ranch this past week, and ship-
ped by David Davis to Ex-Gover-
nor Pat M. Neff, Waco, who is
now president of Baylor Univer-
sity. He purchased the pair to be
placed in Mother Neff park in the
vicinity of Waco.
* * •
There isn't much to see in
a small town like Atlanta but
what one hears makes up for
it.
*
On vacation in Hot Springs, Ark
this week are the Edward Blak-1
«ys, who inform us they are "Just
catching up with our summer bath
ing and drinking from that foun-
tain that makes you act young
again."
* « *
And if you vacation trip takes
you to Atlanta, Ga., don't be sur-
prised if you see Mrs. II. T. Kight
strolling down Peachtrce Street.
She is with her Mom and Pop l)r
and Mrs. Roach of Queen City—■ j
visiting there until Sept. 1st.
* # * +
Life in Hollywood—Freddie Mar
1 in, better known as the Cass
County Kid, who lias just finish-
ed playing in "Sioux City Sou''
l as another thrill in store. Satur-(
day, Mr. and Mrs. Abb Brabham
.' ad daughter Jane, left on a vaca-
tion trip to points in California.
The now Buick "70" they are tra-
1 eling in will be purchased b;'
Freddie when tluy lea
DR. C. W. CULP
ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 194G
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I). V. Davis Building
15 Acre Lake
With District assistance to de-
sign dam and spillway, D. V. Dav-
is moved in a drag-line and start-
ed construction of a 15 acre lake
last week.
Two planning meetings were
held in the Douglassville and Bry
ans Mill communities last week. A
group of farmers in each commu-
nity are making application for
District assistance.
A. A. Wells, J. J. Orand, H. F.
Fitts, C. C. Williams and Mr. Ne-
ville met on the farm of H. F.
Fitts and discussed their plans as
to the practices they would need
assistance on the remainder of the
year.
B. W. Tomberlain has completed
a dam for a 5 acre lake and has
started work on the spillway.
D. F. McAdams, R. C. Beard,
W. B. Surratt and Edward Hamil
ton of the Warrens Springs com-
munity have made application for
District assistance.
Baptist Revival
Begins Sunday
The fall revival begins at the
First Baptist church this Sunday
morning, and will close the fol-
lowing Sunday night week.
Dr. C. W. Culp, of Shreveport,
will do the preaching during the
eight days revival. He is one of
the outstanding preachers of Loui j
siana, and one of the leaders of ;
Southern Baptist. Until recently,1
he has been pastor of the great;
Queensboro Baptist church of
Shreveport. At present, he is sec-
retary of the Baptist Foundation '
of Louisiana. He has a pastor's
heart, and is greatly blessed with
unusual evangelistical ability. He
is not a great sensationalist but j
he will make a tremendous im-
pression on Atlanta, He is truly;
the pastor's helper and the sin-
ner's friend. You will be greatly
Seeddaiiy hearing him ,,reach< Stores To Close Here
Joe Trussell, of Houston, will Monday, Labor Day
direct the singing. Joe is one ofj Monday, September 2nd, is La-
the most outstanding singers in bor Day, and the stores of Atlan-
the south. He is perhaps in great- j ta will be closed. The postoffice
er demand for revivals than any j will be closed and rural route car
singer in the state. You will have j riers will have the day off. The
many other singers to visit Atlan- t banks, dry goods stores, furniture
ta, but you will never have a sing- J stores, grocery stores, cleaning &
er that will do better than Joe j pressing shops, barber shops, beau
Trussell. He will make you sing! ty parlors, variety stores, auto
and like it. He has unusual abil-1 supply stores, jewelry stores, and
ity in leading the people to sing, Brown's Drive-In will be closed all
but he will always be remember- j day, giving the owners and em-
ed for his solos that he will sing , ployees Sunday and Monday off
each service. for that last visit and vacation
Don't forget the Culp-Trussell j trip before school opens and the
Revival, Sept. 1-8. You are cor-1 fa|| season opens.
dially invited to come to the mor I Everyone is urged to do their
ning services at ten o'clock and buying for two days on Saturday
the evening services at 7:45.
HEADWIND^
Notice Veterans! The Twin City
Airways of the municipal airport,
Texarkana, have practically com-
pleted plans to begin flying ope-
rations from our local airport.
so please make your arrangements
accordingly.
Band Rehearsing-
For Fall Program
The Atlanta High school band,
under the direction of Thomas
Lavin, is rehearsing twice each
day preparing for the football sea
son that opens at Texarkana Sept
J2. There are 45 members in the
Marching band that will play for
the games.
The band uniforms that were
ordered last spring will arrive this
week end. The uniforms for the
bandsmen will be maroon with
white trimmings. The Drum Maj-
or, Biddy Cook, will be dressed in
an all white uniform with gold
trim. The five majorettes will be
dressed in white with maroon trim
mings. The uniforms are being
j made by the Trorco Uniform Co.
| of Fort Worth and they will com-
pare with the best uniforms made.
The uniforms are to be paid for
with money raised in the drive
this spring.
The band will play and present
half time shows at all the home
games of the A team. When the
A team plays away from home the
band will accompany them in a
bus of their own. The band will
bo available for any parades or
celebrations that take place in At-
lanta or the surrounding territory
The band will play for one or two
of the B games on the home field.
There will be beginners classes
in band starting the first week of
school. Parents that wish to en-
roll their children in band should
contact the band director at the
band room some time in the next
two weeks. The Marching band is
composed only of students that
can play their instruments and
that meet the marching require-
ments.
More Buildings and
Homes for Atlanta
Business and residential build-
ing continues on the boom in At-
lanta but the demand for homes
is still greater than ever. Mrs. Lil
lian Oliver, champion home build-
er of this section, has several
more homes under construction.
She is building a five room and
bath residence on Park street;
two 5-room houses with bath on
Pecan street; a five room house
and 8 room duplex on West Grand
street; five room house on the
Shreveport highway and a five
room house on West Miller street.
H. O. Richie of Linden is build-
ing two brick business buildings
on West grand street near post-
office, each 25x80 feet.
Work is nearing completion on
the 40x100 and 25x50 brick build
ing on East Hiram being built by
Messrs. Barton and Jeff McLen-
don of Dallas.
The brick work has been com-
pleted and steel installed on the
Brooks building on corner of Hi-
ram and Williams streets.
There is a rumor floating over
town that a new ice plant will be
built iri Atlanta this winter which
will insure plenty of ice for next
summer.
Grogan Supply Company is
building five modern five room
houses on Hickory street in West
Atlanta. They plan to build three
more houses in this addition in
the near future. The city is get-
ting ready to pave Hickory street
Terminal Leave
Blanks at P. O.
Huffines School
To Open Sept. 9th
The Huffines Junior High
school has now completed its fa-
culty composed of A. J. Halbrook
Prin., Mrs. Jeff O. Scott, Mrs.
Horace Daniel, Mrs. Hugh Taylor
and Mrs. Travis Harper. Improve
ments have been made during the
■ o| vacation months including
painting the class rooms inside
i varnishing of all do !: table;
Reserve and Season
Tickets On Sale
Reserve seat and season tickets
are now on sale at Walker Drug
This 'program is under the (11 Bill1 store. Save 80c by buying season
of Rights and is fully paid for by tickets and 50c on reserve tick-
VA. This is truly an opportunity
for anyone not using their privi-
leges for other educational pur-
poses. Courses offered are as fol-
lows: Private pilot license, Com-
mercial pilot, Instructors rating,
and instrument rating.
The Twin city Airways approv-
ets. They will get you in the gate
.1
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chairs.
lie buses wil
■ run ap| i .
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i i, •in ■ <
]e:i\e (o ma!.,
i iiritcl v I sar.ici
•hool have fine equi|
planes consist of Ati
nviait, Cessna 140, St
man (IT 1.7), 1 T !•'
• (Vssnas.
• opportunity here
lent,
i uncus,
l ii i son,
d twin
lies this sea
best pros-
,-a.-on this
I new band
mi will not
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and
Wouldn't thing
pleasant if the go<
us all were the ■
about us that foil
to recall?
In ;<s f:H 1,'tvi
more
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■nly thi
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hool
for all eight home ga
sou. Atlanta has tin
peiis for a victorious
year and with a brai
and other features ;
want to miss a gain,
teai.i by buying tie
tend the games and "
liabbiis.
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County Executive
Com niiHc
W.ivieu N'el
i Lions Club Meets
The I.ions club met Wednesday
| with a good attendance. (iuests
were Andy Anderson Jr., Mr. Ja-
I cobson and the club was glad to
I welcome Hershel Hanner back af-
! ter a long absence due to sickness
Supt. B. H. Hudspeth was the
| guest speaker, speaking on our
School. He told of the increased
enrollment, now around 1J00 stu-
• tents, improvement of the build-
Hunter McWilliams, Atlanta
| postmaster, announces that they
have terminal leave forms at the
office for veterans desiring same.
Hunter reports bond sales hold-
| ing up well with a goodly amount
1 being purchased monthly.
The new 5c airmail stamp will,
go on sale October first and he I
! predicts the use of airmail will be |
■ greatly speeded up by this reduc- j
tion.
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behii
uid.
tins
it this summer,
football team
'I lie I.ions club
m,1, team and
County Board of
Education Meeting
The County Board of Educatio
will meet Saturday, August
:■> e la'il.sh bie routes and ■ rl<
leei
(.Jrogans Mill Services
Huffines Revival
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NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE
Electric Rates To Be
Cut In Atlanta
Electric customers in Atlanta
and community will benefit mater
ially from a reduction in rates by
Southwestern Gas and Electric
Company, it was announced this
week by John W. Hanner, Mayor
of Atlanta, Texas. The new low
rates will become effective with
all electricity used after meter
readings in September, according
to Mayor Hanner. The new rate
schedules will be filed with the
city council during the next week
or two, he said.
Under the new low rates cus-
tomers of Southwestern Gas and
Electric Company in the tri-state
area served by the company will
save approximately $1,000,000 a
year, W. O. Harden, Manager for
Southwestern said. The average
residential, rural and commercial
customer in the Atlanta commun-
ity will save an amount equal to
from one to three months' electric
bill annually, W. O. Harden, said.
The saving will depend on the
amount of electricity used and the
type of service required.-A sub-
stantial saving will also be realiz
ed by large lighting and power
customers.
This will be the seventh reduc-
tion in rates that has been made
by Southwestern Gas and Electric
Company for its customers in At-
lanta area since, 1928, W. O. Hard-
en announced. Under the new low
rates electric customers will be
receiving well over twice as much
electricity for the same money as
they did 20 years ago.
"This latest reduction in rates
is made possible by a steady
growth in population and business,
increased use of electricity, more
efficient operations by the com*
pany and a recent decrease in
federal war-time taxes," said
Frank M. Wilkes, President of
Southwestern, in announcing the
reduction (
"While our gross revenue in-
creased steadily during war years,
our cost of operation also increas
ed sharply. Added to higher wages
and salaries an increased cost of
materials was a tremendous in-
crease in federal taxes for war
purposes. This year utility com-
panics have been given a reduc-
tion in federal war-time taxes,
iiieh aided materially in making
;he i.ew i airs possible. However,
•i t lie present rate of taxation ap
y JJ eiits out of every
dollar if revenue still goes to pay
"A -inta 1 • njoyed a steady in
n and a growth
t years. This
i: d in a greater volume
i v,. tern. This
of all the com-
Th rough our
.'.i-voltaga
: a l irga poW
e.i able to
:• e Of low-cost
y:al holiday, and the store;- of \t
l.ir.ta will lie closed to observe it
* * # *
The Editor celebrated his birth
just realized what a critical fix d
birthday party can turn out to la
when none of the family is bless-
ed with a voice who might singj
"Happy Birthday" anil not enough
"butter" on the table to smear ye
noso with.
* > *
Breathless! It seems the na- j
tion is in sympathy with the bride'
Mrs. B. O. Plenty, nee Gravel Ger-
ty. Ah, speaking of dear Gerty,
remind us, Who plays tennis with
"Gertrude ?"
* * * «
So Big! It's no wonder those
Atlantans who have been away
for awhile ask so many questions
—where did so and so move or
what building, etc. It is confusing
even to us sometimes with all the
new store buildings reopened, mov
ing and building. It's hard to real
i/.e just how fast things are mov-
ing and Atlanta growing up. All
this reminds us of an itinerant
preacher who inquired of a small
boy on the street the way to the
postoffice. After getting complete
directions, the preacher thanked
the boy and told him that if he
would come over to his tent that
night he would show him the way
to heaven. "Aw, go on"! answered
the youngster, "You don't even
know the way to the postoffice."
! . I', lull, 1 : 'or
Mrs. lull I..no tiii !•
ay to visit her sister M
t , per. T, xas
't, n,l l an it; 1- union wl
turning home Friday.
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Football Practice
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bail practice iie\l. Monday, Septeni :
1 her 2nd at R:00 am. at Bivins-
I Price field. Everyone interested in .
playing football is urged to be |
there, Atlanta is playing two sche
j diilcs this year and prospects are j
for a good season. All football
Ulster Mitchell I) Ins Commissioner's Rac
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iior a Rood season. 1"n"a" Tnnl- Wnlle
089 players will 1m- issued equipment luC v 'Is. "n "
908 i and practice will begin. Luster Mitchell .
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aturday night, August 31st,
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UN OFFICIAL RESULTS OF CASS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC RUN-OFF PRIMARY, AUGUST 24th, 1946
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GOVERNOR:
Beauford Jester
Homer P. Rainey
LIEUT. GOVERNOR:
Boyce House
Allan Shivers
Com. Agriculture:
R. E. McDonald
J. E. McDonald
Court Crim. Appeals:
Jesse Owens
Tom E. Beauchamp
SHERIFF:
Ebb Albriffht
Bill Knight
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"Y" CHURCH AND CEMETERY
We have a new fence around
the cemetery and have a man hir-
ed to clean it off. If you want to
help pay the man, please send
your money to C. C. Thompson,
Koute 3, Atlanta.
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Major Noland Varley, wife and
i daughter Barbara Ann of Oak
i Ridge, Tenn., visited last week in
13| 10! 33 j the Mrs. T. R. Richey home. Ma-
jor Varley has been discharged
from the army but is still work-
ing at the plant which made the
atom bomb.
Ransome Hardy has returned
from vacation trip to Colorado
Springs and California.
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