The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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DEPORT, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1931
NUMBER 2
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Mrs. C. J. Moore died Thurs-
Messages Friday from Repre-
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AND HEALTH OFFICER
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Mrs. C. J. Moore
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Halesboro Well
Down 2590 Feet
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' Cube Shuman, life-long resi-
dent of Deport, died Friday af-
ter an illness of a year, at his
home at the Shuman hotel, to
which he had returned several
weeks ago, after his case re-
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BANQUET AND SPECIAL
SERMON FOR SCOUTS
WOMAN GIVEN FIVE
YEARS FOR SLAYING
Funeral Services Held Friday,
with Interment at Deport
Cemetery
PASTURE CONTEST IS
, FAVORED IN LAMAR CO.
MASONS TO CELEBRATE
WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY
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Federal Aid For
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Farmers Receive a Promise of
Drouth Relief Loans
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highway commission February J agent will be here and every
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announced last week. . r | demonstration be
The maintenance
will cover work on roads in- La- most important meeting of the
mar, Fannin and Hopkins coun- year if evry one
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RED CROSS TO SEND
CAR LOAD CLOTHING
IT TAKES BOTH to Make
PROSPERITY
Willard
Maurice
Her hus-
death
oats and sweet clover to fur-
nish grazing during the sum-
mer months when native pas-
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First National Bank
DEPORT, TEXAS
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value and the interest rate is
reduced to 41/2 per cent.
The bill was brought up un-
der suspension of rules which
prevented any amendment from
being offered. Under this meas-
ure as explained by Representa-
tive Wright Patman, the veter-
an may discharge the old loan
held by the Veterans Bureau
and make a new one through
his local bank without waiting
an unusual length of time for
a new loan from the bureau.
If a loan is obtained through a
bank the bank will be restrict-
ed to 41/2 cent interest. Mr.
Patman offered the first bill
providing for the payment of
full face value of the certifi-
cates in cash tw<? years ago.
tered to overide his veto.
. Here-to-fore veterans
been allowed to borrow
Of the
since Jan. L_
drawn the 20 per cent penalty.,
Automobile owners not paying
the penalty are required to fill
out affidavit and application to
register vehicle that has not
been used for. the current year.
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MAINTENANCE FUNDS
.... TO BE AWARDED LAMAR
Road maintenance contracts
estimated to aggregate $572,-
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monthly meeting of the . state I Mr.
27-28. the highway department; one who took certain crops for
I demonstration be on hand to
contracts report. This can be made the
meeting of the
> Will come and
do their bit, says Mr. Hutson.*
Deceased was born a mile
south of Deport March 24,
' 1864, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. P. Shuman, and had spent
his entire life here, being en-
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Deport State Bank
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True prosperity is not the result of reck-
less, indiscriminate spending . . . but of
wise, timely spending . . . which, iri turn,
is impossible without systematic SAVING.
Be prepared for tomorrow by saving today.
Deport Masonic Lodge will
celebrate George Washington’s
birthday with an open meeting
at the lodge room on Monday i
evening, according- to an official
statement in this issue of The
Times. Local Masons and their
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Much Travel Thru Deport
Truck load after truck load
of oil well drilling machinery
has passed thru Deport during
the past two weeks, headed for
the new East Texas oil fields.
Moat of it is from Oklahoma,
and Highway 49 has suddenly
i ’’I teonae Itato prominence as -<^4
Tli'e jury Itook the cake Thura- r^^roct route to that
evening. on rom e n
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* ■ Benjamin Franklin was a great statesman,
scientist, inventor and diplomat. He knew
the value of all things and he recommend-
ed thrift above all else. He knew that
“money saved is money earned.’’ What-
ever you may be in life: Statesman, diplo-
mat, poet, you must realize the practical-
ity of thrift. We offer you all the facilities
of modern banking and strive to give per-
sonal attention to every patron.
Cube Shuman, 67
Called by Death
Life-Long Resident of Deport
Dies After Illness of
a Year
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AUTOMOBILE LICENSES
IN LAMAR NOW 4627.1)6 done in Deport.
' All farmers and ginners are
T'imar ur#ed to attend the meeting
J Men .
, who were present last Friday
1 discuss the good
k “about'85-have brought out by Mr. Al- •
jdndge. Mr. Hutson states that
this will probably be the last
weekly meeting unless the
farmers Jiring up other prob- .
lems.
Now is the time to make
plans for producing products
for the community and county
fair next fall. Mr. Hutson is
planning to use the latter part
of the meeting Friday night to
assign Various crops to differ-
ent farmers to be exhibited at
■ the fairs. He also states that
Edmiastori, the county
The central, or advisory com-
mittee for Red River county, i^
composed of B. W. Sunkel,
Chas. Canterbury and E. C.
O’Neill. Most of the responsi-
bility of the relief program in
this county will rest with this
committee. It is understood
that sub-committees, to repre-
sent communities of the county
wilTbe named.
Immediate action is antici-
pated. Applications will be
handled through the regional
office in St. Louis.
Southeastern Oklahoma coun-
ties, Arkansas counties and a
few in Texas are already for-
warding applications fon loans,
A smaller per cent of local
farmers are expected to make
applications than in most coun-
ties in the drouth area.
sons and their families are cor- tages of planting one variety of
dially invited. (certified seed in a community
The program will emphasize at the meeting Friday night,
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son.” His birthday occurs on account of the weather. He
Sunday, the 22, and this meet-! »t»ted thalt it would be neces-
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Speakers will eulogize in order to produce state cer-
i as the great Amer-jtified cotton seed.
ican patriot, leader, president '■ Mr. Aldridge explained how
^nd Mason, with emphasis upon they, went about getting one
the part Masonry played in this variety ginned' separatelyat
country’s great struggle for in-'one of the gins in Plano. They
dependence. Following the pro- have the advantage of us since
gram, refreshments will
served.
El Reno’s
Best FLOUR
“For Years a Quality Standard”
Made* in the most Sanitary and Modern Mill.
Its manufacture constantly guided by Expert
Millers and Laboratory Tests.
* Your Money Refunded if Not Satisfied in Every,
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PER 100 POUNDS, 12.15 and $2.45
Nobles Feed anil Groce
raising. He was a member of.
the Methodist church. | .
.Funeral services were held small son, Harold.
Saturday afternoon at the Meth- ----------
odist church, L_—o — _____
by Rev. R. L. Ely, the pastor, ous radio programs
k— itt_ a..___. rendition nf nld tirr
< Rogers.
Highland cemetery.
jbbfnsbn of Sul- tures do not furnish sufficient
food for livestock. P. C. Grant
of Dfcport and Troy Bussell of
Pattonville are among the en-
trants.
* As a part of the observance
of the twenty-first anniversary
of the Boy Scouts of America,
the Deport Scouts held their
annual Father and Son banquet
at the American Legion hall
Friday night. The dinner was
served entirely by the Scouts.
John Thompson, local Scout
official, was master of cere-
monies. Sanders Wimberly Jr.,
fused to yield to treatment at ._ran!ting
a Paris sanitarium. He was t troop, ga«i lire address
suffering with a liver com
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Get the New Texas Almanac—We Have Them
Compare jtesaS Milk of
Magnesia with any o*her
Here’s what you will discover: that Rexall
Milk of Magnesia is smoother and more un-
iform ; that it pours more easily; that it
remains in suspension in water longer;
that it lacks the bitterness present in
others; that it relieves indigestion, and
constipation more quickly and thoroughly;
and that its price is lower than others in
the quality class. In view of these facts,
. don’t you think that you should insist on
Rexall Milk of Magnesia? Sold only at Rexall Stores.
City Drug Store
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Al IF. AnJerson, Prop.
More than 2500. pounds of
clover and pasture seeds have
been planted by East Texas
farmers who have entered the
pasture contest of the East
Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Twenty-four Lamar county
farmers have entered tracts
totaling 300 acres and many of
them are also planting tempor-
ary pastures of sudan grass,
Mrs. Lydia RbL—— _ ~
phur Springs, Friday received
a five-year sentence in the court
at that place for the slaying of
Dr. H. • M. Payne, dentist, who
was shot as he climbed the
stairway leading to his office.
She had been his assistant and
I secretary for several years. Her
defense was that the dentist
had threatened her life and tes-
timony tended to show that
there had previously been trou-
ble between them. Both had
lived in Hopkins county for sev-
eral years.
of welcome, and the response
was by Sam Holloway. The
principal address was by Pat
Mayse, member of the Lone
’ Star area Scout council, and
' talks were also made by J. C.
^Barham, Deport scoutmaster,
g“g£‘“£ fining" a^d'^k!an^ A f-. Rowland of Paris
o Entertainment was furnished
by John and Hazel Wood and
These en -
-v tertainers who live near Blos-
being conducted som- have appeared on numer-
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assisted "by Rev? Wm. Avery i rendition of old time melodies*
Interment was at the was highly appreciated.
Completing the observance of
Surviving are his wife, two Scout-Week was a. sermon de-:
daughters, Mrs. “Tom Furger-1 livered by Rev. Wm. Avery
son Jr. and Miss Juanita; two {Rogers at the Presbyterian
brothers, Lewis Shuman of; church Sunday night. Other
■ McAlister, Okla., and Vague'church services were dismissed
Shuman of Lubbock, and three and a large number were pres-
sisters, Mrs. W. E. Bledsoe of; ent to hear Rev. Rogers.
Detroit,'Mrs. T. J. Kincaid and| ■
Mrs. L. Z. Johnson of Fort SELECT DEPOSITORY
Worth.
Bids for county health officer
in Red River county for the
next- two years were read in
the commissioners’ court last
be shipped to Paris by the Red we€k and that of Dr. Gavin
Cross for distribution among Watson, the present health of-
the needy families of Lamar, jficer, was again accepted.
Red River and Fannin counties,! Bids for the county deposit-
according to Senator Tom De-!ory were also read and the Red
Berry of Bogata, who has been River National Bank of Clarks-
in charge of arrangements for ville was selected, on filing and
shipping the clothing. approval of bonds.
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that Red River county had been
certified for federal drouth re-
lief loans.
Tho Clarksville Chamber-gf
Commerce^ county agent and
citizens, aided by government
officials and others,, had been
working to obtain this approval
which, for a time, had seemed
rather doubtful.
The message ’ announcing
that Red River county would
be in line for loans to drouth
stricken farmers gave no de-
tails.- The belief had prevailed
that relief would only be avail-
able to farmers in the sandy
land sections if it were obtain-
ed, in view of the fact that cot-
ton production in the black
land areas was at least eighty
per cent of 1929 production.
Apparently, however, Red Riv-
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teen children, six of whom sur-i eluded in the order of approval,
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of Deport, Q. C. Moore of Bo-
gata and LeRoy Moore of Nash-
ville, Tenn., three daughters,
Mmes. S. B. Grant, L. E. Hayes
and L. H. Igo of Deport. She
also leaves a sister, Mrs. Mol-
lie- Hancock of Bogata, and a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Marian Fer-
guson of Detroit, and two dau-
ghter-in-laws, Mrs. J. H. Moore
of Deport and Mrs. W. R.
Moore of Clarksville^
Immediate relatives called
here by her serious illness and
death include LeRoy Moore of
Nashville, Tenn., Mrs. W. R.
Moore and son Willard of
Clarksville and Maurice T.
Moore of New York,
band preceded her in
twenty years ago.
Loan Measure to
Aid War Veterans
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Passed by the House of Rep- -----
resentatives Monday, the new! Operations have been sus-
bill under which World War pended in the Guest test west
veterans may borrow 50 perof DepOrt, but drilling is going
cent of the value of tjieir ad^on steadily at the well being
justed compensation certificates. drilled at Halesboro by Dropple-
will probably be passed by the man & Bundy. This test is
It is also about 2590 feet down, drilling
probable that President Hoover';n - >-x_j i«_ ----x.__ _
will veto the bill. But if he
does a sufficient majority in
both houses is likely to be mus- being drilled. •
- Machinery for a test on the
had | Howison farm north of Bogata
22 , is on its way from Oklahoma
per cent, but under the new bill City and will probably be on
they may borrow one half the the ground by the last of the
week. The derrick for this
test, a big steel one, has been
set up for some time. A first
class rig of the Seminole type
is to be used by Peters &
EcholA of Oklahoma City who
are the drillers.
Operations have been sus-
borrow 50 periof Deport, but drilling is going
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justed compensation certificates, drilled at Halesboro by Dropple-
- - . ’ , man & Bundy. This test is
Senate T hursday. It is also about 2590 feet down, drilling
a hard lime formation, ac-
cording to J. H. Everitt, who
leased the land on which it is
; tyive a two battery elec-
tric gin with four gin stands
each, but if they can grow ope
variety at other places, it can
Approximately 4627 , .. . . on
county automobiles have been
registered for 1931 car licenses, i"'. ? 7„ - ~~
301 autos registered,W111 discuss the good
Mr. Hutson states that
several months. She suiter
a stroke of paralysis im Octo-
ber and had never fully recov-
ered from its effects. Death
came at the home of her dau-
ghter Mrs. L. E. Hayes.
_Celestia Carrie Ferguson was
born February 25, 1857 at old
Stephensboro in Red River
county. She was married to
C. J. Moore and they came to
Deport to make their home in
1908. She was a member of
the Deport Baptist Church and
lived a consecrated Christian
life. She was active in the af-
fairs of the local church as long
as her health would permit.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Friday afternoon by
Rev. Wm. Avery Rogers, assist-
ed hy Dr. W. M. Wright of
Paris. Interment was at the
Deport cemetery. ‘ w r r
She was the mother of thir- er county as a whole was i
Three sons, W. F. Moore
Deport Farmers
Hear Aldridge
Probably Last Weekly Meeting
of Farmers to be Friday
Evening
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I certified seed in a community
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“George Washington, the Ma- but wyy were present" on-
His birthday occurs
ing will be held the following; ?ary to hire a cotton breeder
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