The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1944 Page: 2 of 8
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THE SHAMROCK TEXAN, Shamrock, Texas
THE SHAMROCK TEXAN
Published Every Thursday by
COOPER & MONTGOMERY
407 N. Main St. Phone 160
Albert Cooper
Arval Montgomery
Mrs. G. L. Stanley
Chat. Slemmer ...........
Publisher
Editor
Society Editor
....... Shop Supt.
Entered fit the post office of 8hamrock,
Texas, as second-class matter under Act
Of March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
(In Wheeler and adjoining counties)
1 Year _______
8 Months ......
(Outside
Shamrock Territory)
1 Year ,......
................... $2.50
8 Months .........
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acter, stondlng or reputation of any per-
son, firm or corporation, which mt»T’ ---
pear In the columns of this paper wu. e
gladly corrected upon due notice being
given to the editor personally at the office
at 407 North Main St., Shamrock, Texas.
Society
Scouts Mark 34th Anniversary
MRS. G. L. STANLEY, Society Editor
‘THE SHORT STORY” IS
ATHENAEUM PROGRAM
AM I WORTH DYING FOR?
(The (allowing letter appeared
in Redbook magazine. It is of-
fered to you as a dramatic con-
tribution in connection with the
Fourth War Loan Drive. It is
the story of an American
boy—one of the many who are
fighting for YOU. If you are
deserving of it bny a bond to-
day.)
Last Sunday, with other mem-
bers of my Legion post, I went to
a church in my home town for a
memorial service for Edward
T-, the first local boy killed
in action in World War II. Truth-
fully, I only attended because our
Commander asked us to.
The Rev. K- read the
scripture lesson, taken from I.
Samuel 20, dealing with the won-
derful friendship between Jonathon
and David, in which when they
realized that David must flee for
his life from the wrath of King
Saul, Jonathan said, 'Tomorrow
thou shalt be missed." And as the
good pastor dwelt on the many
J, ;*'■ where Edward would be
missed; I was still missing the true
significance of the memorial serv-
ice, for try though I might, I could
not recall that I knew this boy per-
sonally.
Then like a bolt of lightning it
struck me: Here was a boy I never
knew, who owed me nothing, who
traveled thousands of miles away
from those whom he did know and
love, and died for me.
As I sat ovterwhelmed by the
thought, the good pastor continued.
“Edward died that we might have
freedom of religion.”
Freedom of religion ... As the
words rang in my ears, I thought
of myself and thousands of others
who have no time for worship on
Sundays, of the half filled churches
hnd the seeming indifference of
thousands—and yet this boy died
for this freedom.
Feedom from want, freedom
from fear and want . . . those
words challenged me. I thought of
all the scheming, complaining and
cheating In regard to gasoline, food
rationing and the many war re-
strictions. Had I not complained
because I was asked to give a little
of my time to selling Bonds? I
thought of the many excuses that
I heard when I finally did go half-
heartedly on my mission.
Freedom to do things I want to
do . . . and I looked around me and
wondered. Just a mere handful
could find time to honor the mem-
ory of this boy who had given his
life that all of us might do the
things we want to do.
As I sat in the church with the
faithful few who would miss Ed-
ward in the morning, a challenge
e to me: Here is a boy whom
never knew, yet he went to his
ozm| death that I might enjoy this land
of ours and all Its wonderful op-
portunities. Am I worth dying for?
Are you worth dying for?
I cannot truthfully say "Yes” to
this question. I can only hope that
as the burdens and sorrows of this
war bear down on U3, I may never
fail to hear that challenge, and that
I may try to do my part honestly
unselfishly.
Indiana
The Athenaeum Club was enter-
tained In the home of Mrs. Frank
DuBose Friday afternoon.
The subject for the program was
The Short Story” and roll call
was answered with "Favqrite Quo-
tations.”
Mrs. William F. Holmes opened
the program with "Petunia Chintz"
and Mrs. Earl Koger read a poem.
Mrs. O. T. Nicholson read a short
story, “Such Sweet Sorrow.”
The hostess served refreshments
to Mrs. Oliver Gooch, Mrs. Julia
Roberts and Mrs. Tom Clay, guests;
and to the following members:
Mmes. Temple Atkins, J. B. Clark,
J. H. Caperton, Louis Hill, Wm. F.
Holmes, B. F. Holmes, B. F. Kersh,
Koger, Nicholson, W. S. Pendle-
ton and J. W. Gooch.
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Tom Clay and "The Heliocopter’’
was Mrs. Walter Darlington Jr.’s,
topic.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the program to Mmes.
P. T. Boston, Tom Brown, Ode
Cain, Tom Clay, Walter Darling-
ton,Jr., Fred Holmes, M. A. Leith,
Montgomery, C. T. Palmer, and
Glenn White.
j regular meeting at the church Sun-
( day night. Mrs. I. W. Rives taught
the lesson from “In Ills Steps.”
Members present were Mmes.
Henry Hlnk, Clarence KUllngs-
worth, Tlllmai) Clemmens, I. W.
Rives and Albert Holcomb.
A birthday dinner was given for
Byron Clemmens and Bill Stansel
Thursday, February 3,
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from Dallas where they have been
with their daughter and sister, Mrs.
Jess Woods, who recently unofl-
wnnt a serious operation.
Leo Hubble of the U. S. Navy
arrived Monday to visit his wife
and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Willard of
near Wheeler. (
Mr. and Mrs. George Davidson
MRS. D. J. BULLS IS
TO HEAD A.R.T. CLUB
PROGRAM ON “AFRICA”
PRESENTED BY W.M.S.
The W.M.S. of the First Baptist
Church met at the church Mon-
day afternoon for a Royal Service
program.
Mrs. Fred Holmes presided over
the business session, during which
time the group voted to sponsor
the filling of 50 War Relief kits
for Russia.
Mrs. Dean McMurtry was lead-
er of the program which opened
with song: “The Light of the
World Is Jesus." The theme for
the program was “The Stewards
Responsibility In Today’s World."
Mrs. Henry Holmes led the opening
prayer.
Mrs. Lucy Darling gave the de-
votional, “God’s Dealings With
Pharoah,” which was followed with
prayer led by Mrs. George Stan-
ley.
The program was presented in
the form of a special radio broad-
cast from Africa. Those taking
part were: Mrs. Lee Newman,
Africa and the World”; Mrs.
George Barth, “Africa and Europe”;
Mrs. Norman Patrick, “Africa and
the War”; Mrs. Roy Boatright,
"Africa and Christianity"; and
Mrs. Bill Wilson, “Africa and
Southern Baptists.”
The program closed with the
song "Send The Light" and Mrs.
W. H. Buice led the closing pray-
er.
Those present were; Mmes. Fred
Holmes, B. F. Rlsinger, McMurtry,
R. A. Nichols, Sr., Buice, Henry
Holmes, Darling, Guy Valentine,
Wilson, J. R. Brown, George Beaty,
Charles Green, J. P. Hall, Boat-
right, Cecil Perrin, E. K. Bechtol,
Newman, Barth, Joe Ganner, Nor-
man Patrick, Stanley and Rev.
Edw. C. Derr.
MRS. T. H. SONNENBURG
Tlie A. R. T. Club met Thurs-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
G. H. Burkhalter.
During the business session new
officers were elected for the year
as follows: Mrs. D. J. Bulls, pres'
ident; Mrs. W. W. Baxter, Vice
president; Mrs. W. M. Slaughter,
secretary.
The club donated five dollars to
the Red Cross fund to fill kit bags
for the soldiers.
During the social hour the host-1
ess served refreshments to Mmes.
R. T. Hill, J. E. Wilson, Bulls, A.
P. Bumpers, C. G. Cantrell, W. A.
Kessie, and R. A. Nichols, Sr.
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Till- J and daughter, Georganu, were
man Clemmens. Those present Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
were Mr. and Mrs. Barney Stansel, Mrs. A. C. Johnson and Rena.
Bill, Raymond and Velda, Mr. Mrs. R. O. Johnson spent Mon-
and Mrs. George Richardson and day night with Mrs. H. A. Whiff -
Keneth Wayne, Glenda and Sand- j ner.
ra;; Junior Hlnk, Kenneth Kill- ! _0_
ingsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Tillman | LlguW from all greenji makes a
Clemmens, Wanda Lou, Bryan and good base for cream soups> or a
aro ' valuable addition to stock pots.
Mrs. H. A. Whitener and C. A. __o__«
Whitener returned home Monday I PAY DAY BUY WAR BONDS
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“PACIFIC ISLANDS” IS
THURSDAY CLUB TOPIC
The Thursday Literary Club met
at the home of Mrs. C. T. Davis
Thursday afternoon.
The program on "The Pacific
and It’s Islands" was led by Mrs.
L. S. Griffin. Mrs. Charles Green
discussed “Aleutians and Solom-
ons,” and Mrs. Joe Ganner’s sub-
ject was “New Zealand."
During the social hour refresh-
ments were served to two guests:
Mrs. H. T. Fields and Mrs. Kent
Lee and the following members;
Mmes. J. R. Benson, R. D. Boat-
right, J. B. Christner, L. E. Davis,
Green, Griffin, H. B. Hill, E. H.
Kromer, Ganner, Charles B. Perry,
Ben A. Skidmore and B. A. Zelgler.
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DOROTHA BRAXTON IS
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BOY SCOUT WEEK
FEBRUARY 8-14
« 1 More ttan 1,600,000 Boy Scouts, Cubs and their adult volunteer
S’K Great ^ *"d men haVe
Women’s Home
Demonstration
Clubs’ Reports
The Victory Home Demonstra-
tion Club met at the Center School
building Friday afternoon.
Roll call was answered with "A
way tc use leftover food.”
is better than gasoline to use for
cleaning.
A sewing machine clinic was held
by the Pakan Home Demonstra'
tion club Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. W. A. Allen.
A report of the Council meeting
| at Wheeler was given by the coun-
| ell delegate, Mrs. W. L. Walker.
The next meeting will be Feb-
ruary 10, with Mrs. Ruby John-
1 stop as hostess. The program will
' be on the preparation of eggs or
HONORED AT COLLEGE
Miss Dorotha Bess Braxton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Braxton, who is attending N.T.S.T.
C. at Denton, has been initiated
into The Gammadion Society, an
honor society sponsored by Kappa
Delta Pi.
The membership is made up of
freshmen and sophomore students
who rank in the upper level of
their classes.
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CARD OF THANKS
IS TIMES HOSTESS
The Times Study Club metathet
home of Mrs. T. H. Sonnenburg
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Tom Clay was leader of the
program on "New Inventions."
Roll call was answered with
“Something New.” Mrs. Jack
Montgomery’s subject was “Glass:
Now and Tomorrow.”
Radar” was discussed by Mrs.
We wish to thank our many
friends for the kindness and sym
pathy shown nt in the death of our
loved one. We also want to ex
press our deep appreciation for the
floral offering.
May God bless every one of you.
Mrs. N. B. Gragg
Mr. and Mrs D. L. Gragg
and sons
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gragg
and daughters and sons
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hutton
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Liston
and daughters
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Campbell
and daughter and son
We Pledge...
NO SHORTAGE
... of the efficient, considerate service
this bank has consistently maintained
since its founding.
... of the individual attention given each
customer s individual needs and financial
problems.
m
... of the determination to continue do-
ing business in the American way.
! potatoes. Each member will bring
Mrs. Hester Dodson gave a dem-1 a dish prepared with eggs or po-
tatoes and give the recipe.
Those present at the Friday
meeting were: Mms. W. B. Bur-
tram, Johnston, Joe Kilman, Paul
Marina, Cecil Seago, J. W. Stauf-
fer, and Miss Betty Sue Bownds,
Amy Sue Beckett, of Wheeler,
Louise Risian and May Ruth
Stauffer.
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onstration on making bound but-
tonholes. Mrs. Lee Lackey dem-
onstrated a number of ways to use
a slide fastener. Mrs. Troy F.
Welty demonstrated the making of
set-in pockets.
Mrs D. D. Vines joined the club
as a new member and Mrs. A, O.
Krug was a visitor,
Members present were: Dodson.
Forrest Carver, Lackey, Vines and
Welty.
The next meeting will be held
on Friday, February 11., at which
time Miss Betty Sue Bounds will
give a demonstration on the use
of cereals.
"A sma,l paint brush, small
screw driver, old tooth brush, cro-
chet hook and pair of tweezers, Is
the equipment needed to clean
your sewing machine," stated Miss
Betty Sue Eownds, “and kerosene
HELTON
By Rena Johnson
(Intended for last week)
Mrs. William Podbregger is
spending the week here visiting in j
the home of her sister, Mrs. Pete \
Rives.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Davidson I
and Mr. and Mrs. George David- j
son and Georgana were business j
visitors in Pampa Saturday.
Kelton W. S. C. S. held their1
mar0
know
WE’RE THE RIGHT PEOPLE
1 o come to when you’re in need of a cleaning
job for today’s essentials, a job that you can be
sure will produce good results!
We have given excellent service to the com-
munity—and we want to thank our old friends, and
new, for their cooperation with necessary wartime
adjustments we have made in our services.
Keep Up Your Morale and Conserve
Your Clothes by Regular Trips
To Our Cleaners!
SHAMROCK STEAM LAUNDRY
& DRY CLEANERS
“We Clean Clean”
PHONE 238
Have a Coca-Cola = Skal
(HERE’S TO YOU)
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BUY AN EXTRA $100 WAR BOND
DURING THE FOURTH WAR LOAN
... or a way to be warm-hearted in Iceland
Skal, says the Icelander when he wants to wish you well. Have a “Coke", says
the Yank in the same spirit. In every clime Have a “Coke" is a phrase that breaks
the ice between strangers. That’s why Coca-Cola always belongs in your icebox
at home. Yes, from the equator to the poles, Coca-Cola stands foe, the pause that
refreshes,—has become the global symbol of those who wish well to their
fellow men.
SOTTIEO UNDER AUTHOEITY Of TM* COCA-CCUA COMPANY »»
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO., Shamrock, Texas
It’* natural for popular names
to acquire friendly abbrevia-
tion*. That’* why you hear
Coca-Cola called “Coke”*
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Montgomery, Arval. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1944, newspaper, February 3, 1944; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth528864/m1/2/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.