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SUNDAY:WICHITA DAILY TIMES « ;... iAOUT OF YOUR FRYING PANINTO THE FIRING LINE• ki,rA:«iw/ft':Colorful EarlyChildren of Wichita County Pioneers Wichita Falls FlierDays Recalledo'/•*v. lt;;?•:*lt;^:v, vAftV-x-.■v-m \ :-‘-v*«*W*lt;ylt;lt;:.v•v.v** V.HOW MANY JAPS can you kill in your kitchen? Waste fats are needed for glyccr. ine, which is needed for gun powder, which is needed... and bow it’s needed!*v-P.S.: lt;4nd for every pound of waste fat yoti bring to your butcher, he’ll give ypu two meat ration points! -----------fvUNITED STATES DEPOSITARYCITY NATIONAL BANKWICHITA FALLS, TEXASMember Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationSon and Son-in-Law Staff SergeantsG. W. HILDERBAND AUBIE D. COOPER JR.ELECTRA—Staff Sgt. Aubie D. Cooper Jr., Is in a hospital In New Guinea, where he is being treated for an injured foot He has been in service since October, 1937, and received his training at Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyo. His wifo and baby are now living In Pasadena, Calif. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Cooper of Electra. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper have a son-in-law In' service. Staff Sgt. lt;3. W. ’ Hilderband is stationed nt Camp Swift Austin. He waj^transferred recently from California to Gamp Swift ITe^and nil wife, the former Miss Cleo Cooper, have been visiting her parents in Electra and she will remain here with them. Sergeant Hilderband’s parents reside in Ken-nett Mo. He has been in the army since July, 1038.Indian# sweeping across the prairie toward his home on Red River, wide open gambling halls and the roar of “hog legs” during a saloon gun battle are memories of the early days of North Texas carried by John Taylor, a member! of one of Wichita County’s earliest families.Taylor, familiarly known as “Coal Oil Johnny,” arrived as a small boy with his family in what is now Wichita County back in 1876. The territory already was somewhat crowded with 15 families settled and the Taylors even had a neighbor within 10 miles of their home.The family originally came from Indiana, where John Taylor was born in. 1865. They moved from Dallas to a point on Red River east of Rurkburnett on arriving at the northern frontier*^ the Indian territory.The head of the family was E. J. Taylor, a brickmaker who opened Wichita Falls’ first brickyard. Besides the mother and father, there were John Taylor, Phy Taylor, Ed Taylor, Charlie Taylor, Frank Taylor, Clara Taylor and Mattie Taylor. John Taylor, Charlie Taylor and Clara Taylor, now Mrs. Clara Marshall survive. They make their home in the Barwise community.The 79-year-old pioneer recalls that the trip from Dallas was uneventful. The family rode in a wagon, with the men on ponies and driving a small herd of cattle.One reaching the site of their new home, a log house was built to live in and a dugout was constructed as a kitchen and dining room.Dugout SchoolJohn first went to school in a dugout at Chalie and later attended a log cabin schoolhouse in Wichita tails in which Mrs. A. H. Carrigan, then Miss Lulu Barwise, was the teacher.It was in 1877 that John Taylor had his Indian scare. He and his sister were herding cattle when they saw a party of Indians riding straight lor their home.The two children rushed back and warned of the Indians’ approach.“The Indians were mounted and driving a herd of horses. They wore only G strings and blankets and carried guns and bows and arrows,” Taylor recalls.“Mother put my sister and me under the bed, but if the Indians had come in they would have heard my heart beating.“The men in the family knocked the chinks from between the logs of the house walls and loaded their heavy buffalo guns while my father went out with a five-foot spy glass to look at the raiding party.The Indians must have thoughtDescribed by PyleMiss Mattie Taylor, shown at the lo\yer left, was the first woman to be married in Wichita County when she became Mrs. Mattie Bateman in 1881. This picture is of the sons and daughters of Mr. and Mrs. E: J. Taylor, the 16th couple to settle in what is now Wichita County. Shown at the top from left to right are John Taylor, Ed Taylor, Charlie Taylor and Frank Taylor. In the lower row are Mrs. Bateman, Phy Taylor and Mrs. Clara Marshall.Lt. James F. Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Green, 1662 Elizabeth, and winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, was a host recently to Ernie Pyle, famed roving correspondent, at a B-26 Marauder base in England.Pyle, wrote of the Wichitan in the Daily Oklahoman: “He’s far over his allotted missions and if it weren’t for the coming invasion, he probably would be on his way home by now.“Like every other Texan in the air force— .«nd it seems to be half Texans—he has to take a lot of razzing about his state. But he’s proud of it and always in plain sight under the end of his cot you can see a beautifully scrolled pair of cowboy boots.“Gray is a firm believer in the flak Vest. In case you don’t know, a flak vest is a sort of coat of mail, madfl up of little squares of steel plating. It hangs from yourKISKA VETERANAustria and Hungary adopted dual governments in 1867. Their union was dissolved after W'orld War One.10-DAY SERVICEV. R. HICKSWATCHMAKER 25 Years’ Experience 305 Bob Waggoner Bldf.• i.i '• I. * .;i. .....I ii liu.'ii i' • ij• ■•••• . I • i• • 'I... «•••• ■ .. ..I. i ■. •lt; • • *• 'iD. W. MIDDLETONWashington SchoolTo Graduate TuesdayGraduating seniors of Booker T. Washington High School will present a co-operative investigation based on the theme “The United States in the Postwar World” at commencement exercise* to be held Tuesday night at 8:15 o’clock at the Redwood USO. The schoolglee club will sing two numbers. The school orchestra will play “Auld Lang Syne” as the processional. Bonnie Eugene Moore will give the invocation.• The first part of the co-operative investigation of the theme will tye given to talks dealing with “Understanding the Problem.” Lean Cheatham will introduce the discussion. Bettye Jean Davis will discuss “Punishment of En-. emy Leaders,” Lanoria B. Castle will talk about “Minorities and World Organization, and Gloria Jean Boyd will speak of “The Problem of Tariffs and Currency.”The second part of the discussion will deal with proposed solutions. “The Revised League of Nations” will be the theme of Rosa Marie Lucas. Frank S. Harris will discuss “Regional Organizations,” Lillian M. Lockltn will telt about “Federal Union.” Eliza Mae Jones will conclude this group with a discussion of “The Senate and International Co-operation.”Henry R. Thompson will summarize plans for national self-sufficiency in his talk, “Proposed Nationalist Plans for America.” CarlLawrence King will discuss “The Churches and Peace.” The valedictory will be given by Estella Mae Allen. She will speak on “A Blueprint for a New World Order.Following the seniors* discussions, diplomas will be presented by a member of the board of education. C. C. Owens will award prizes and scholarships. The final word to the graduates will be given by Principal A. E. Holland before the benediction by Jeanette Thomas.Other programs scheduled for the week include the elementary department graduating exercises Thursday night in the school auditorium and the junior high school exercises Friday evening at the same place.. Bo^h classes will present their annual plays before receiving their certificates. -0-After serving on Kiska eight months, Sgt. D. W. Middleton of Wichita Falls is stationed at the station hospital at • Camp Bowie, Texas. Weather conditions were ‘‘rugged” at Kiska, the sergeant wrote recently, and the going was tough but he was ' surprised on his return to the states to find “so few people realized that our country was in the greatest struggle for freedom of all time.” Some of his Jap -souvenirs are on display at the Turf Cafe, 722 Ohio.t fn «r.;“HeatlVi:Havesv-t.for furs °Wintert-Young Vet PraisesLighl Bomber Men“Give a little thought occasionally to the boys in the medium bombers over Europe,” First Lt. John P. Denison, youthful veteran of 13 months of B-26 operations over France and Germany, advises.Out-of-town patron*, ship your garments •xpress collect.Garment*Competeprotectionagainst alldanflers.c“5r^-3qiAliitifhjkIN*Call 2-2121for bonded messengerv,Vtv?r: *i;y-1 -r: •-iv. r. ;-i, vys'v I ; I'fL”:?!*• ssii-T1 -i” unr lin'Kvnnn.HSimrrtffu v.’:rr • ''f\z. ii ... d». .J :#!•.. ,j. itdh.i I. .i *•*» ,s«s :. i »*. i. • »• i-.iMii... •!!lt;!(.l.w ■' •• n..,i i-.. aIrls'-r:ClearanceSpring. ,-ffOne hears very little about the the spy glass was some kindc6f men who fly the comparatively gun for they stopped, turned and light planes in attacks on enemy passed the house, fording the river positions and military points, but with their horses back into In- daily they are going out fighting dian territory. through flak and German fighters, Taylor remembers Wichita to their objectives,” he points out. Falls during the first year of the Denison has been in service two railroad as a wild town in every | yearslt; He is a bombardier.BerkleyXT'ZZ’ZCoatssense t of the word. Saloons abounded. Roulette, monte, poker, Fairbanks and craps were played in open gambling halls, the most noted being the Gold Room and the Star.Stage DriversThe town was the gathering-A- iHe recently was married at Austin to Miss Betty Jo Fruth, niece of Mrs. C. E. McCutchen, 2106 Clarinda. The couple is in Wichita Falls visiting Mr. and Mrs. McCutchen.Denison is a native of Clovis, N. M., but counts Austin as hisP'®cf,of tca™‘ers ad St8*6 dnv- home.'’ He wears ribbons for theAir Medal with seven Oak Leaf passengers and freight on to the clusters and for the DistinguishedSupervised PlayPlans to Be MadeflirroRaMinnsnivhomey mmm vou nrco nrTheRobbinsCo.Plans for the program of supervised play in three city parks this summer will be made in a meeting of the supervisors Wednesday, G. W. Tillerson, director, announced Saturday.The program will begin June 1 and. tentatively is planned for youths between the ages of 3 and 15. The hours will be from 9 to 11:30 o’clock in the morning and 4:30 to 8 o'clock in the evening. sMrs. Jimmie Ford will be supervisor at Bellevue Park, Mrs. Hal-lie Weeks at O’Reilly Park and Miss Billie Harris at Scotland Park. $-Wichitan to Receive Baylor Degree MondayMiss Dorothy Gene Gray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Gray, 2016 Elizabeth, will receive her AB degree from Baylor University in the 99th annual commencement exercises Monday morning.Miss Gray graduated frombig ranches and small settlements north 6f Wichita Falls. John Taylor drove a stage as far as Vernon during part of this period.But despite the wild times, Taylor. witnessed but one gun battle.This was in a saloon at Clarendon.“Jim Greep was the deputy sheriff at Clarendon, a game man and a dead shot,” Taylor tells. “He went out on a trip with a cattle inspector and while he was gone, two cowboys, known as the Bell brothers, drove in and took over the town.“Green and the cattle inspector rode into town and made for Dozier's saloon. When the two walked in, one of the Bell boys drew his gun, rapped it on the counter - and announced he - was running the town.^ “Green whipped out his gun the two opened fire. The otner Bell boy joined in and although the deputy was hit, he kept firing. Before the shooting had stopped, the cattle inspector, who hadn’t drawn, was dead, as were the other three.”Taylor isn’t sure how fye acquired the name “Coal Oil Johnny” but it was back when he was in the oil busines* dtiring the Burkburnett boom.The pioneer at one time was g wealthy, man. Today, he lives quietly on a farm with his brother and sister, occasionally dropping into Wichita Falls to talk over old times with his old friends.Flying Cross.Advanced FirSt Aid Class fib 'Begin TuesdayA Red Cross advanced first-aid course will be held at Merkle Undertaking Company parlor, 1105 Tenth, beginning Tuesday at 7:30 p. m., with Mrs. George Rose as the instructor.The complete cdurse covers 10 a cla,hours and class periods will be held again Thursday of this week and Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights of next week at the same hour. Each .class session lasts two hours.Those who have completed the standard first-aid course are eligible to enroll and they are urged to* report for the opening session Tuesday.r;JIryrrtr:Clanic caiual coatsin finoit Strooek's,• , - • Sv» •*.'ForitmannV*, and imported 100%. wool* •ns.c. ;SuitsDressmaker and classic suits . , suporbty tailored in Strook's,Forstmann's and imported fabrics.kimH=3R$45 Values $49 Values$32$59 Value* $69 Valuese*ifi?ess»w -iiiSpecial Cloie-Out Price onSpring Coats and SuitsValues to $29.50*16Fine fabrics by N. Y/s best mokers good selection colors, styles, siset.Values to $39.50*21Use Out LAY-AWAY PlanI.i.iI'llr-It’s a gay gat-Yogethar againforMunt*If'.-non mow mm
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