The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, August 21, 1931 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME x:
NUMBER 28
Charlie Htitson, Bogata truck
Deport
School
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FAIR EXHIBITS WANTED
B. B. Hutson,
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THIRD ROW COTTON
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PREACHING SERVICE
All the regular servicps
COUNTY’S TAX RATE
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Personal Accident
Collison
Grower Sells His
Truck in Deport
Store Al W. Anderson, Prop.
Deport School
Granted Credits
Free Rodeo to be
Held at Deport
Over 500 Buds
to Native Trees
LIABILITY and
PROPERTY DAMAGE
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Unit and Half in Agriculture
department Granted for
Year’s Work
Hutson Says Farmers Should
Plant Pecans to be Sot Out
• Two Years Hence
non, where he will move the
first of the year.
THIEVES MAKE RAID ?
BARHAM’S CHICKENS
Buddy Jatkson, Deport catch-
er had his finger split by a ball
in the ninth and was replaced
by Malcolm Read. Batteries for
Deport were: Lawler and Jack-
son, M. Read; for Paris: Moo-
maw and Shirley.
TAXABLE VALUES DROP
IN RED RIVER COUNTY
WHITEWRIGHT PLANT OF
POWER COMPANY CLOSED
ADDITIONAL VOTING
PRECINCTS CREATED
previous
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the Deport pitcher.
ROAD GRADER DOES GOOD
WORK IN MOSLEY SECTION
WILL NOT FARE BADLY
WITH LOW PRICE-COTTON
al weeks now, and there wijF be next door to the Paris Building
more I
sickness among our people this
is welcome to attend them.
Avery Rogers, Pastor.
METHODIST PASTOR FINDS
WHISKEY IN AUTOMOBILE
orthopothist,
foot and shoe
Hm Made Good Living for His
Family of Seven on Twelve
Acres of Land
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W. M. S. each Monday after- the
noon.
Monday nights. F
Wednesday afternoons.
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DEPORT-TALCO GAME,
RAINED OUT TUESDAY
about equal in size. The divid-
ing line begins at the east line
of constable precinct No. 3 and
extends west along Highway
66 to the business district and
thence along the Halesboro pub-
lic road.
Judges and associates of the
Commissioner George Terry’s
grader crew has done some very
fine work on the roads in this
district within the past few
weeks. Particularly noticeable
is the Mosley road, northwest
of Deport to the county line.
If Commissioner Thomas will
now extend the work to con-
nect with the Fulbright-Detroit,
road it will be very much ap-
preciated by the people of that
section.
HOUSEWIVES CANNING
FOOD FOR WINTER USE
Expect Riders and Visitors from
Three Counties at Friday
Exhibition
The Boy Scouts and Scout- Eat all you can and can all
master J. C. Barham, and D. E. you can’t eat, and then plant
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One farmer with 400 half gal-
lon jars filled with every con-
ceivable kind of fruit, preserves,
j jellies and vegetables, and a
six-months-old yearling to can,
is not dreading low-priced cot-
ton very much.
M. V. ANDERSON, Agent
OFFICE DEPORT STATE BANK
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at both hours Sunday,
urgent that each and
member
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The Times regrets to learn
that a pint bottle of whiskey
has been found in the automo-
bile of its big-hearted, whole-
souled friend, the Rev. R. L.
Ely, pastor of the local Method-
ist church. Driving up to the
ice station one day last week,
Fred Kirby observed it on the
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broilers. They were roosting
in two separate bunches and
every one of each flock was
taken. They were full-blooded
R. I. Reds. Nightwatchman
Banham should put one of his
clock keys near his own chicken
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Rexall Milk of Magnesia Tooth
Paste contains over 44 per cent
free milk of magnesia which
dentists claim is essential. Neu-
tralizes the acids which form in
places the brush won’t reach.
.Sold only at your Rexall Drug '
Store.
two boxes were named by the
court as follows:
No. 7: Walter McDavid,
judge; Okla Grogan, Jim Law-
son and Walter G. King, asso-
ciates.
No. 42: J. W. Howison,
judge; W. D. Grayson, Tucker
Quinton and W/H. Nance, asso-
ciates.
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ton, is the lack of hogs in this
country to consume some of
this huge feed crop. Breeding
stock will command a premium
for another year; low-priced
were cotton has forced the issue, ahd
This we will see it thru with more
is the third time this year De-' hogs, cows, chickens, turkeys,
----An feleventh inning rally, net-
ting three runs, enabled the
Magnolia Oilers of Paris, to de-
feat Deport Wednesday, the
game being played in the West-
brook pasture northwest of De-
port, because of the heavy rains
which had soaked the diamond
at the high school grounds.
Deport was leading in the
ninth, 3 to 2, but in their half
Magnolia scored a run to knot
the count. Deport got two hits
in the tenth but failed to score.
Their opponents did not score
in the tenth but in the eleventh
five hits ‘brought in three runs.
Deport scored once in this in-
ning, bringing the count to 6
The generating plant of the
Texas-Louisiana Power Co., at
Whitewright has been closed
down, and current is being pur-
chased from the Texas Power
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Pl AeaC?!jr’_ „e been supplying current to half
a dozen towns in the vicinity.
If a similar change is contem-
1 1 in the Deport district,
the local office is not aware
of it.
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You have met glaring lights and half lights;
irresponsible drivers and those who don’t care.
Even though you are a goo'd driver you have
had some narrow escapes. What about the
next time? Your friends as witnesses, can’t
all be there.
REAL INSURANCE
Bogata for
Chicken thieves made a raid
on Claud Barham’s chicken
house last Friday night, in east
Deport, taking 42 fryers and
be held at their usual hours. --------------
Sunday school at 10. Preach-, NO CHANGE IN Lj\MAR
ing services at 11 and 8.
P. U. at 7. ]
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Prayer meeting
Wednesday nights at 8 o’clock. No change has been made in
, Lamar - coiinty tax rate
Y. W. A. first and third ■ which remains at $1.15, the
Sunbeams on jate fixed last year, according
to the commissioners’ court
The pastor will fill the. pulpit which adjourned Saturday.
It is!-' Property valuation in Lamar
every county has decreased $986,997 «
find their places in since last year, the valuation
these services and the public being $25,586,997 while the es-
■ timated valuation for 1931 is
824,600,000.
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! ORTHOPOTHIST OPENS
AN OFFICE AT PARIS
Lamar Co. Commissioners’
Court Issues Tax Statement
In readjusting the tax rates,
sioners’ court closed its second the road and bridge fund suf-
quarterly session last Saturday. ^ers the most, but the court
At this term it was necessary was unanimous in the belief
to consider the general financ- that the people.(<will voluntarily
ing of the county government Pa^ delinquent and other
for another year and to set the taxes and thereby help others
tax rate so as to supply suffic- • who are paying to bear the bur-
ient funds to meet the demands den and still make it possible
of the annual budget. The f?r. the commissioners to give
court necessarily took into con-! their respective precincts the
-."•deration the chan"e in the same kind of seryice they have
tax-paying period provided for heretofore rendered.
in the split-tax law, and alsoj In view of the fact that the
the new law providing for the court has resolved to try to get
enforcement of the payment of by with limited funds, it takes
delinaueni taxes After having thi„ w notif , the cit.
carefully considered the finan--. A \
cial conditions of the county, lzena that the ^county will not
the court unanimously agreed a
to a policy of economy, which
made it unnecessary to raise
the rate at this time. The pres-
ent rate of $1.15 was fixed in
1927, and has so i-----
that date, notwithstanding
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Old man Hard Living will re-
ceive a severe jolt this winter, which
Housewives have been standing j corrector, formerly of Cincinnat-
over hot cook stoves for sever- j ti, has opened an office m Paris
balanced rations and lessj& Loan Association on Clarks-
' ’ i ville street. It is his business
winter than for a long time, j to correct bad feet by the build-
x.-----■_ _■_> Up sboes. He also re- ’
builds worn out shoes, and has
all the machinery for this work
that is found in a shoe factory.
Attention of the reader is dir-
ected to his ad in another col-
umn.
grower, <was in Deport Monday
with a load of grapes, which he
readily sold. Charlie was for-
merly a cotton farmer, moving
to the sand three years ago.
He reports he has made a good
living for his family of seven
on twelve acres. Asked if pros-
perous or lean years were best
for the trucker, Mr. Hutson re-
plied that in lean years people
did not have so much money,
but they purchased all his pro-
ducts to can, and that when
money was plentiful they would
purchase only fresh products
as they needed them, supplying
their winter needs from the
stores. His three-acre tomato
crop netted $250. Mr. Hutson
has traded his truck farm at
• a larger place in
Franklin county, near Mt. Ver-
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A baseball game between De-
port and Talco Tuesday on local •
grounds was rained out in the |
fourth inning. The scores
4 to 1 in Deport’s favor.
rodeo to be held here Friday.
Lee Lawler, J. B. Griffin, Carl
a I Ladd, Buck Matthews and sev-
eral other Deport men are in
active charge, gathering mules,
horses and steers to be used in
the rodeo. There will be no
charge for the exhibition and
circulars are being distributed
inviting the people of Lamar,
| Red River and Delta counties
to attend.
Several horses and mules
with especially bad reputations
have beeff secured and riders
are promised plenty of action
in trying to ride them. Riders
who have been participating in
rodeos at Charleston, Sulphur
Bluff, Cunningham and various
other places have signified their
intention of being here, accord-
ing to Mr. Lawler, and several
local busters are expected to
ride.
games resulting in goats. Our forefathers fared
Kenneth Westbrook was well with them and five, cent
‘ ’ cotton, and we can do it too.
Rains the first of the week
ire bringing on an enormous
new crop of mosquitoes. Our
campaign against them this
summer has not been cared for
as well as last summer, and
they are here in great hordes
that will greatly multiply with
these new rains. A real clean-
up campaign, draining and oil-
ing of standing water and cut-
ting of high grass and weeds
would help eradicate them.
x Concrete walks were placed
in front and on the* south side
of the Methodist church Tues-
day and Wednesday, when men
of the church donated wnrk and
were served lunch in the base-
ment by women members.
Funds for the improvejnent
were furnished by the Ever-
. ready Class of which Mrs. H. ^ ^Light * Co.
having been started some years
ago while Mrs. A. D. Smith,
now of Paris, taught the class.
-^Bogata News. / pated
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RAINS BRING ENORMOUS
NEW CROP MOSQUITOES
Ben S. Peltz,
means a
Whitens the Teeth!
Neutralizes Mouth Acids!
J. B. Ballard, Sid Grant and
B. B. Hutson have put in over
. ., - , - - — — -—, 500 papershell pecan buds of
floor m the rear of his car when the Stuart variety this week,
a block of ice was placed there. I The buds have been put in for
The preacher disclaimed owner- Messrs. D. E. Jeffus, Lee Law-
ship. Kirby was surprised, ler, Jim Grey, Tom Petty, W.
since he was in the habit of M. Skaggs, John Roach, L. H.
associating ice with beer. The Igo, Joe Kelsey, J. R. Hutchi-
preacher says he carried it Ar., ’ ’ ’ ’
home, emptied the contents on son and Sam Grant.’
A dozen men having budding
Taxable values in Red River
county for 1931 are $11,913,700
or $887,780 less than 1930, ac-
cording to the tax assessor.
This is the lowest rendition for
the county^ since 1911, ®jd^ideration the change in
about two-thirds of the rendi-
tion of the peak in 1920. With
a tax rate of 61 cents, this
gives Red River county $5,326
less money to spend this year
than 5yas available last.
ying interests, quested, it is believed that a
J , which the, great deal of suffering will be
prevented. ,
DEPORT LOSES ELEVEN
INNING GAME TO PARIS
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position to dispense
> are
proper subjects for the county
hospital or the poor farm. The
cour^’ therefore, requests that
remained since no ^mWes be brought into the
- - ■ -■ a county who are likely to become
heavy recent reduction in valu-ja charge upon the taxpayers af-
ations !'er the cotton picking season
If those who owe 1930 taxes s^all have closed.
will pay them on or before Oc-| cx3urt appeals to all the
tober the 15th, they will avoid civic clubs and other organiza-
the payment of the penalty tions and to the demonstration’
which the law provides. They clubs throughout the county to
!cannot, however, escape paying urge the*planting of fall gar-,
interest at the rate of ten per dens and the storing of foods
’ cent on the past-due taxes. The of all kinds. If the people will i
new law makes it imperative try to help themselves while it!
that all delinquent taxes be col- is possible to do so, there will
^ected. By paying the taxes exist little ’.rant for the actual
i when due the burden of county necessities of life through the
i government will be made light- wiflter months. If the court can
er on all and will eliminate the have cooperation as herein re-
necessity of paying
|L costs, and penalties,
—law provides.
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DEPORT, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1931
Two voting precincts were
created in the Bogata district
by an order of the commis<
sioners’ pourt of Red River
county last week. Precinct No.
7, which formerly designated
the entire. Bogata territory, is
now South Bogata and Precinct
No. 42 is North Bogata. It
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yard.
Monday night the roosts were
again visited by thieves and
thirteen i fryers * were taken.
Barham is plenty mad and is
offering a reward for the ar- and 4« in Paris’ favor,
rest and conviction of “the
thieves. '
IMPROVEMENTS MADE
TO CHURCH PROPERTY
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Farmers near Sulphur in the
southern section of Lamar
county, are reported -cutting
down every third row of their
cotton in hope of increasing the
will be a good reflection upon i Cotton in jthat vicinity
Mr. Hutson essary to cut out one row to
select the best products and er part of the stalk.
'now aside from low-priced cot-|due tin]e they will be received and increase the yield.
Cotton promises little in that
part of the county and while
the scheme may or may not
AT BAPTIST CHURCH; prove..profitable, it is felt that
----i there is little to lose. The cot-
All the regular servicps of ton is being cut with stalk cut-
the Deport Baptist Church will ters and at littTe exoense.
port and Talco have met, both brood mares, cattle, sheep and
With a bountiful feed crop in
this country this year, and an
earnest effort made to can and
preserve every bit of garden
and orchard surplus, this coun-
try will not fare so badly with
low priced1 cotton. It is true
that we will not have the mon-
ey to spend as in other years,
but we will not need so much.
The greatest obstacle right
! for exhibit.
Some sot was too adrunk done is fine, but there should be
day previous, and placed the
bottle in the preacher’s car
while it was parked on Main
street, thinking it was his own.
Deport merchants and busi-
granted another unit and a half ness men are sponsoring a free
was the second largest box in state Department'of Education
the county, with over 400 votes. at Austin this week, making
The two new precincts are total of three units for this de-
partment, and a grand total of
20 units for the entire school,
according to Supt. D. D. String-
er.
This work was introduced in-
to the Deport school two years
ago, one and a half units being I
awarded for the first year’s
work, and a similar amount for
the second year. This speaks
well for B. B. Hutson, instruct-
or in agriculture, who is be-
ginning his third year’s work
here; It is probable that a
third year class in this work
will be started with the opening
of school, using first and third
year classes.
Eat all you can and can all
Jeffus went to Camp _Clark in J a fall garden and do it all
Paris and spent Friday ; night., again.
it son, Rupert Ballard, John Jack-
the* ground and broke the bot-
tle. C_____ ____ ______ 1O uuv UIIC1C allvulvl
to distinguish his own car th•> twelve to twenty-five men bud-
ding -on 100 different farms.
There should be 100 farmers
plant 100 pecantT~ each next
December and set these out
two years hence. These seed-
lings will be ready to bud with-
FOR LOCAL EXHIBITION'in two years, according to B.
-----L_ | B. Hutson, our vocational agri-
B. B. Hutson, secretary of fulture teacher. He also stated
the Deport Community Fair, i that the nuts should be planted
again requests farmers in this three inches deep in the gar-
territory to start collecting1 ,n an(i nothing else should be
specimens of farm products for ^P*anted in the. row.
exhibit at the Deport fair to be
held September 4 and 5. The FARMERS CUT DOWN
present outlook promises an un-
usually t large attendance, in-
cluding many newcomers and
strangers, at the fair; and Mr.
Hutson as well as other officials
of the fair would like to have
a representative showing of o
farm and home exhibits that yield on the rows left standing,
will be a good reflection upon Cotton in that vicinity has
Deport and all the rural com-1 grown very rank and it is nec-
munities nearby. Mr. Hutson essary to cut out one row to
asks' that farmers and others allow sunlight to reach the low-
select the best products and er part of “the stalk. This is ,
keep them within reach, and in expected to combat the insects
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The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, August 21, 1931, newspaper, August 21, 1931; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1292962/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.