The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1940 Page: 3 of 12
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THH GRAHAM LEADER. THURSDAY. APRIL U, IMS
Large Gowd At
Belknap Hears
Farm Speaker
Om at the moat interesting farm
pan meetings held in the county
Letter Urges Help
For Big Program
A letter has been mailed out to
eitiaens of Graham by Stanley H.
Peary, chairman of the Membership
and (Finance Committee, urging more
--- . . _ _ _ uniform support from the whole citl-
f«ar was that at Pen Belknap, MBahiD f#r ^ chalnber ^
The program lasted from 10:.HO a.
y*. to 4 p. m. with basket lunch spread
fbr all attending at the noon hour.
P. G. Wiley, president of the Young
('County Agricultural Association pre-
sldad orer the sessions.
At the morning session Mrs. G. K.
Caskey led sererml songs enjoyed
by the crowd and these were follow-
ed by an Interesting talk by J. H.
'Watson, member of the state agri-
cultural committee. He talked on
progress of the AAA and the pro-
gram for the year.
Following the lunch hour Mrs. Von
Tungeln of Newcastle presented a
number of her pupils in music and
dancing, who gar* an interesting
representation of a radio skit.
The principal address of the day
was delivered by J. Walter Ham-
mond of Tye, Texas, President of the
Texaa Agricultural Association.
mere# and the work it Is attempting
to da.
The letter outlines among other
things a bigger program for the
year ahead than H baa had hereto-
fore.
The letter follows:
“The President and Directors of
the Graham Chamber of Commerce
hare voiced their confidence in you
as a stable citisen of this community
and arc launching out on a program
that will lead to completion of our
highway system, development of our
I recreational possibilities and attrac-
tion of the tourist and motorist to
Graham.
“Getting ready for the opening of
Possum Kingdom Lake as an im-
mense recreational area for the peo-
ple of Northwest Texas and SouthT
western Oklahoma has automatically
placed an added expense and burden
No Time Limit For
Wheat Liquidation
COLLEGE STATION.—No time
limit has been set for the liquidation
at wheat taken ever by the Com-
modity Credit Corporation April 80
and, therefore, no date can be set
for the distribution among producers
at any surplus retains.
Recent announcements stated that
the Corporation would take title to
all warehouse-stored wheat held as
eotlsteral security for loans net re-
paid by April 80, the wheat to be
placed in one gigantic pool for order-
ly liquidation. Upon complete liqui-
dation of the pool, each producer will
receive hie proportionate share of
the net returns, if any surplus re-
ins after all charger have been
paid.
Since the price received for the
various classes and grades of wheat
He congratulated Young county i on the Chamber of Commerce. At-
for the representative farm leader-J tractive booklets, news stories and
ship it has, including representatives cuts to the papers, and news letters
organisations.
oh state and district
He discussed at length the import-
ance of securing better freight rates
equalised taxation to aid the
farmers. He said that too
many are escaping taxation who
and «
»vxas
to the service stations in the above
area must be prepared if Graham
is to get its share of the profits.
“This Is but one of the jobs the
Chamber of Commerce is attempting
to do to keep business good, to keep
ought to be bearing part of the bur-1 up the income and valuation on rent-
den at government and thereby let
some of the less able pay less.
He opposed the proposed special
tax on chain stores, calculated to put
them out of business.
Mr. Hammond’s speech was hum-
orous and well received by the large
crowd attending the meeting.
City Plans More
Works Projects
al property, to keep salaries higher
and to make Graham a better place
in which to live.
“Fbr several years a faithful few
have carried the financial load of
the Chamber of Commerce In Gra-
ham. If extra money was needed they
dug down In their pockets deeper,
and the work went on. I believe you
want more results from the Graham
Chamber of Commteroe. t believe
you want to do your part in bringing
about more civic improvement in
youV city. •
I believe you will keep faith with
the Board of Directors and aubecribe
Jeaa Tackett for other ex- your part when the membership com-
eity works projects which mittee calls on you.1
the city eewer disposal plant, sewer
extensions, snd another paving
Ks» exi
urtbect.
„ Details and <
refused
estimates are expected
r on these vT ich
. JPOyW*..continued - work for a
bm number of men and on which
ffneial aid will be asked from the
nt
Jack Workman of Los
California, la visiting Mr.
J. W. Gets hall
Angeles,
and Mrs.
m E. C. Freeman returned Saturday
to Mineral Wells after spending the
HMek here on business.
Hall Cntshall
hi Eliasville.
THERE’S A NEW COMPLETE
. McQUAY-NORRIS
■earing undersize service
T>ERSI8TEN1
AT the trade
->Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cantwell of
yson visited in Graham Sunday.
■pent the wuek end
Cotton Planting
SEED
FIRST QUALITY
ACALA
$1.00 Per Bu.
ABERNATHY
Implement Co.
obviously cannot bo determined until
all the wheat in the pool haa been
sold, it seems likely that consider-
able delay in effecting settlement
with producers will be encountered,
C. L. Thomas, state AAA comomit-
teeman from Pampa explained. There
is no assurance that any surplus will
remain after liquidation, he added.
The Commodity Credit Corporation
has ruled that loans on farm-stored
wheat in certain Texas ceanties may
be extended but no ware-house etored
: wheat loans will be extended past
April 30.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
2nd and Grove Sts.
Morning service, 10:80.
Communion, 11:00 a. m.
Evening service, 8:00.
Bro. Leroy C. Nelson will preach
at the morning and evening services
Sunday. Everybody is cordially in-
vited to attend.
GENERAL MOTORS
TRUCKS AND PICK UPS
Haw Big a Load dm you Wont to Hoorn?
How Foot do you Want to Id ova it?
Ooor What Kind of Road• do you Want to HoalT
How Choap Fool OporOtion do you oxpoet?
Haw Long do you Expoet to got Econotnieol. De-
pendable Service?
We Can Help you serve these problems With Any*
thing from « Light Pick-Up to • Six* Truck to Movsl
anything that can be Moved on Wheels.
Abernathy Implement
Company
G-M-C and JOHN DEERE DEALER
GRAHAM, TEXAS
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T demands from
the trade were met by
McQuay-Norris with the introduc-
tion of a complete new .002 under-
aim bearing service. These small
undermires take up shaft wear and
create a better oil seal.
Bearing numbers in .002 undersire
are now available fbr the following
care. This service is also being in-
creased rapidly to include other
DsSeta
Dsdgs
Dodge Truck
FerdV-8
Q. M. C.
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WE SPECIALIZE IN MOTOR
( TUNE-UP
FORE BROS.
il&tElm Street. Phone 50.
Upton's Tea
Syrup
Potted Meat
Syrup ..
Com ST.....
Mustard
39c
.....Cha
3"S£ 10c
....%£ 15c
25c
10c
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Jar
Sunny 47 Oz. <4 An
Dawn......Can 17v
Tomato Juice
Pork*Beans <w... .**<£; 5c
Fresh Prunes Nc» 25c
Hormel Spam 25c
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3SMEATS
KoMCS Tlti"t>i> Br*nd
8 8s 5 Lb. Average..............Lb. 12C
Santa least _...........u. 17c
Print Rib Roast ST**............* 23c
Reef Sbort Ribs 5SS...: - 15c
Veal Catlcts TT-T” m 29c
Cottage Cheesed............u. 10c
Pork Steak ..............15c
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Strawberries v'Z... 2 •««» 27c
Sunkist Lemons ....... doz. 15c
SaokistOraoges Z. „ doz. 29c
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CHERRY ............... |D UC
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Bananas ........................lb. 5c
llew Potatoes 4 lbs. 15c
Potatoes T, 10 lbs. 19c
White or Yallow
Squash
3 lbs. 10c
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French Dressing1
Malted Milk K"n"
Plain or Choc.
Town House
LK 2IC
COFFEE
2..25c
Edwards Coffee =
Floar
Floor
Pink Salmon
Home Grown
Trunipa
3 bnchs 10c
Texaa
Carrots
2 bchs 5c
Cherub
MILK
Baby Pave
3 £L 17c
80s.
Bat.
1-Lb.
. .Cha
4^ 25c
Kitchen Craft
®omo
Kltcbea daft
Hame type ...
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...Back
75c
$1.45
Na. 1
Beet Stew ££.......15c
Vita Popped Wheat n* 5c
Hypro Bleach .........<*. fOc
Sop. Sud* SSTSTT..3" 25c
Kielc SffSL tne15c
Palmolive ...........war 5c
Mrs.
Twcker’a
Shortening
Raisins
Cascade
Corn Flakes
s Lb.
.Crtn.
Sun Maid
Nectar’s..
Salad
Dressing
29c
15c
&21c
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£ Boxes
15c
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LOWER PRICE FOOD STOPES
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Trout, H. I. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1940, newspaper, April 25, 1940; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1116176/m1/3/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Library of Graham.