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PAGE FOUE
THE DE LEON FREE PRESS
FRIDAY, JUKE 25, l«S7.
Blackeyed Peu
(Continued
from First Paga)
rsn.. 1 ""I IMatiens of World
lObltUdrul Allot Year 1939
to I OIRO II II1_AI , Te lie.. V~.L C.!
We are again glad to announce
the grown of black eyed peaa in
the De Leon territory, that we have
increeced our contract with J. W.
Howard for theae fresh shelled and
mmp black eyed peas to be bought in
De Leon this season.
Beginning: in 1929 in a vpry small
way, the Tasty Food Products Co.,
after a good deal of experimenting,
started packing fresh shelled and
snapped black-eyed peas on a commer-
cial basis, preparing them just aa
they would be prepared in the home.
Being the first in the United States
to pack these peas, it took time to
pioneer this product through the ear-
ly stages until the growers and con-
sumers were educated to the possi-
bilities of this item- The policy of j
this firm in the beginning was to get
the very finest peas that could be had,
pay the farmers the very best pricePH^^^H
possible for their peas so that they Just a few days b^
would tnmhe the most profitable crop
they grew, and to pack the very fin-
est peas that It is possible to pack.
This policy has never been changed
in the least since the first can of
these peas was canned.
Each year we Lave asked the co-
operation of the growers in the De-
Leon territory to assist us in work-
ing this out so that we could handle
the crop to a good advantage and
tjoake it a profitable crop to them. In
the beginning a good price was paid
for the peas, and in the following
yearst regardless of how low othei
items went, this good price was main-
tained and with a good increase tn
tonnage each year, until ’this year,
through the splendid cooperation of
every grower of black eye peaa in the
De Leon territory and J. W. Howard,
we will more than double our last
year's purchase of peas in De Leon.
The first year .only a few thou-
sand pounds of peas were handled
from De Leon. This was increased to
about 60,000 lbs. the second year and
the third year the pack was increased
to something over 100,000 lbs. Each
year since the tonnage has been step-
ped tv, until this season it is planned
to pack from 600,000 lbs. to 760,000
lbs. at the shelled peas, which 4will
amount to well over a million pounds
of peas in the pod.
We again ask the cooperation of
the growers in De Leon territory to
assist us in maintaining a good price
and to continue to increase our pur-
chases from you by bringing only
frtsfa shelled and good peas to Mr,
Howard each day. Be sure that they
are all shelled by hand and handle^
as instructed to not ran over on some
days, but keep an even flow coming
so we can handle your peas:
With the continued fine coopera-
tion of the growers, we asanas you
that we will continue to cooperate
with you and handle your peaa
Yours very truly, ..
Tasty Food Products Co.
By P. C. Barnes ■
BABY BORN MOTHER’S
.DAY MAY 8, DIED ON
FATHERS DAY JUNE 18
Fate took s hand to bring death to
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Holdridge on Saturday, June 18.
Baby Mary Lu, born on Mothers Day,
May 9, blessed the home with her
sweet presence just six weeks, then
on June 18, Fathers’ Day she was
taken in the kindly arms Of the Great
Shepherd and borne across the
troubled waters of the river of death
where with beckoning arms she
waits the coming of those who loved
her. Baby Mary Lu was a perfect
baby and was so judged by her at-
tenifing physician. It is a custom her
physician has of giving hi* babies a
final judging at the ;ige rf rix weeks.
d ‘h she
had been carried t to ; < n spital
where she was born ’ her* physi-
cian^ pronounced her perfect*.--
But tragedy came with a sudden-
ness that none can explain. A tiny
scratch in thp roof of the mouth, pro-
bably withbaby fingernail, follow-
ed by hemorage,—and death! Anxf-
ious days in the hospital, skilled spe-
cialists, capable nursing, sympathetic
friends, but all to no avail. “The Lord
hath given; the Lord hath taken
away!”
Baby Mary Lu died at 8:15 p. _np_
Saturday. A great crowd of sorrow-
ing friends came to the Methodist
church Sunday at 3:00 where Rev.
A. W. Waddill spoke comforting
words to the stricken ortes, and in
the service the Corbell sisters sang
“Some Day We’ll Understand.” Bur-
ial followed at De Leon Cemetery.
Mrs. Holdridge is the former
Miss Margie Grisham who was marri-
ed to W. C. Holdridge three years
ago. They have the sympathy of
many friends in their sorrow.
HORACE E. IRVIN
PASSED AWAY HERE
FUNERAL SATURDAY
DICK
few,.
BELL CAME OUT
SECOND BEST IN
TUSSLE WITH COW
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Driving home friwn Dpbtin Tuesday
night, Dick BeB had a collision with a
cow on the At Leon and Dublin high
way Just as he topped a hill about
two miles west Of Dublin. Mr. Bell
said he came pver the top of the hill
thriving at a fair rate at speed, and
did not see the animal until he waa in
about tan feet of her.
B. F. Cox, who waa riding with Mr.
Bell, was thrown against the front of
the machine and sustained an ugly
cot on his forehead and a local phy-
sician dosed the wound. His injury
is not serious.
Hie edr was damaged to the extent
ef approximately 8100, Mr. Bell told
the Free Press. And the cow was
still alive Wednesday morning, prob-
ably in better shape than the car.
Charles Phelps and mother, Mrs. B.
R. Phelps and sister Miss Virginia of
Houston, are visitinR in the home, of
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Connor.
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~ Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Wilkeroon vis-
ited relatives Sunday at Downing;
, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Williford visitr
ed friends in Van Dyke Saturday.
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ON TOILET ARTICLES
Perfumes, Toilet Water,
Rouge, Face Powder,
Bath Powder, Tooth
Paste, Tooth
Powders
We are closing out a num-
ber of packages of well
known toilet preparations
and you will rind some
real bargains. See our
Bargain Counter for
thesf Items. ^
PLEMM0NS
DRUG CO.
Horace E. Irvin died suddenly at his
home three miles west of this city,
at 8:00 o’clock a. m. Thursday, June
17, J937. He had^not been ill imme-
diately preceding his death, except it
had been evident for some days he
had a heart weakness which, however,
hdd not caused great concern.
The body was prepared for burial
at Higginbothams, and friends of
many years kept vigil beside his cas-
ket from Thursday evening to Satur-
day when the funeral was held from
the First Baptist Church with Rev.
WilHe Skaggs and Rev. R. G. Alex-
ander in charge.
Horace Irvin was bom in Brown
county, Texas, July 2, 1881, being
past 54 years of . age at death. He
spent most of his life here at De Leon,
where he was married to Miss Donnie
Miller 34 years ago. Five children
were born into their home, a son and
a daughter being dead. Surviving
children are Cecil Irvin, De Leon;
Mrs. E. Brown, Lometa, and Atlas
Irvin, an enlisted man at Randolph
Field, San Antonio.
Other surviving relatives are his
mother, Mrs. Mattie Irvin, three bro-
thers, Lee of De Leon, Henry of Stam-
ford and Will of Shreveport, La., and
two sisters, Mrs. Abe Stover of Belen,
N. M.; and Mrs. Joe Bliteh, De Leon.
The funeral service was at 3:00
o’clock p. m. Saturday from the First
Baptist Church, of which deceased
had been- a life-long member.
To New York Fair
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World Exposition Already
Crowing Up; Seeks Active
Participation of Stale
NEW YORK. (Special).—The New
York World's Fair, in which every state
ia the nation must inevitably take small
or prominent part, is jut of its infancy
Preparatory construction goes on ntghi
and day at the Flushing Meadt w Site
of 1216H acres at the geographical cen-
tre of New York CiU . A steadv -flow «L
activities and announcements emanates j
from the Fait; Corporation Headquarters |
on four floors'of the Empire State build- !
Ing. Judging from 'll! of these, the Fair It I
a lu.ty growing institution that will
reach'full maturity—no question about j
It—by the scheduled -.pening dav. April j
30 1039
The task of gradiuR tqy site is about j
half completed. Battalions of men with !
truck; have already moved over 3.000.- |
000 cu c vards of dry fill in tin process
oflun ..£ the waste marsh i»f*dt of the
Flushing Rive* basin into park ground j
Other battalions are scooping out "mead- ;
ow mat” for use _s fertile fop soil for j
the made lands, and in so doing excavate j
the beds for the two large lagoons fea- J
tured in plans for the Fair
The first of the 300 structures which,
according to estimates, will house the
1939 Fair.- has beer completed and is
r ad. for occupancy This is the head-
quarters building for the field forces of
today and the employment department
of the exposition period.
Scheduled for early in the new year j
is the start of actual construction of the ;
$900,000 Administration building. The de- I
signs for this structure, let under ar- j
chitectural contract a few weeks ago, are i
nearing the day of their approval in the
Corporation’s offices. Upon completion |
of this building, late in August. 1937. the J
Fair headquarters, bag. baggage and sales (
offices, moves to the exposition site
"The mosi splendid and significant edi- j
flee projected for the 1939 international (
exposition,” the Theme building, as de- i
scribed at Fair headquarters, is also well
along in its contractual period. The esti-
mated cost of this great building for the
"Thematic Centre” of the exposition is
set at $1,200,000. The preliminary designs
are to be finished in about eight week?
a (id thefinal plans submitted within four
weeks thereafter. Construction is sched-
uled to start Immediately the design*
ere completed.
From this Theme cgntre will radiate
all that is to be the 1939 Fair as con-
ceived by its founders and rendered into
concrete terminology and model by the
Fair’s Board of Design.
“Our job from now on is to give phys-
ical expression to the plan and theme
as set i
atm
as paper |r ear
Grover Wbia
Corporation.
"Starting next April 1, we plan to com-
af the Fair
)
every tee days for a period at seven
months. In aB, we expect to design no
lew than SO major buildings to bourn the
exhibits from every part of the world.
Some 300 structures, in all. are planned
for the Flushing Meadow rite, within a
few minutes' ride tram Manhattan.”
Without solicitation on the part of the
Pair, more than 290 American businem
house and institution* nave begun pre-
liminary conversations regarding their
participation and are already planning . . . ., , . ,
exhibits. Five of the great nations of the n,nR 0,‘ account of the meeting which
world have already assured the Corpora- |111 progress now at the Christian
tion That they ^rould erect their own Church.
buildings, while no less than 32 other na- j Officers and Teachers Council
tions have informally indicated their : Tuesday evening at 8:00 p. m. is
Arid Vn,ronSeof all ,bis display of |^e t,me f“r <*" regular monthly of-
kew intern:, coims.. th#» , r> an(^ teachers counci} for the
that the International Convention Bu-
Baptist Church -
Preaching Services
Sunday morning the pastor will
preach on the subject: “The Blood of
Souls” at 11:00 a. m. There will be
no service at our church Sunday eve-
Sunaay Srtmol. We- ask-that all ~tha
officers and teachers he present.
B. T. l:.
Our Training Union will meet at
7:15 p. m. Sunday. We had quite an
mcrease m attendance last Sunday in
thiF orgaTiisatb n. anti we are hopeful
see a continuation
will
reau, meeting in Paris, has allocated the
year 1939 to the New York Fair. Thir
means that the New York Fair has ex-
clusive ranking as the "one international
yxposition” of 1939. and assures it of the
active support of the 21 nations signinf
the agreement . _
President Roosevelt has just extended that this week will
official invitation to the nations of the c f the same spirit,
world Governor Herbert H Lehman, of | yv _ M. U.
the host State of New York, has extend- I ~
ed invita-ion to the governors and resi-! W ^ Missionary Society
ctentr of 47 states Grover Whalen, like- t.00 p. m. Momtaw
wise, has invited the governors in a let- | B- A. will meet at 4:00 p. m. Mon-
ter pointing out that "the commercial day.
consequences of the New York World’s) Sunbeam Band will meey at 4:30 p.
Fair are so great and important that they > m Monday
*' p”r,Wp*' IM u *• -in m» « 4HO
Fair Commissioners are already in j <‘n< a^'
South America and Europe Still others | Intermediate G. A. will meet at 4:00
are on their way to the Far East and ' P- m. Monday. ,
other foreign shores Major Dennis E. j Prayer Services
Nolan, retired, as head of the Depart- | Men's Prayer Meeting will meet at i
ment ol Foreign*. State and Municipal [7:30 p. m. Monday, and then at 8:15
Participation will himself make repre- _ t ^ ™ . ..
K p. m. we shall *ro to the Christian 1
Methodist Church
There will not be any night ser-
vice*. at this church during the week
tybt -there will be preaching service
and the Church School next Sunday
morning.
We Wish to co-operate with oui
sister churches in their revival ef-
forts in every way possible.
Our revival meeting will begin on
the morning of the 4th of July, and
we are very anxious for all of our
own people to get the benefit of
these special services, and we urge
all the people o( the community u>
join with us in the meeting.
Preparation, prayer, expectation
and enthusiasm are absolutely neces-
sary on the part of the people, if we
are to have a great revival.
Make your plans t»"be present in
all the services, enter heartily into
the spirit of the revival and God has
promised success.
We are counting on you, and what
is more important, God is counting
on you- You cannot afford to disap-
point God. i
Remember' the ‘Church School meets
each Sunday at 9: 45 a. m.
Preaching service each Sunday at
31:00 a, m.
Everyone is invited to come. You
will be welcome.
The Woman’s Missionary Society
will meet Monday afternoon at 4
o’clock in a study on "Stewardship”.
Mrs. A. G. Smith will lead the_
cussion.
♦ ♦ ♦
sentation to the governors and legisla-
tures of the various states^
Meanwhile, under the directioi, ol Har-
vey D. Gibson, President of the Manu-
facturers Trust Company, and Richard
Whitney, former president of the New
York Stock-Exchange, the prominent fig-
ures in the financial capital conducted
a 28-da> campaign lo s4H $27,829,500 in
debenture bonds of the Fair to finance
the construction period
Every confidence is -being expressed
that the Fair not only will "pay its way,”
but that it will bring „a oillion dollars
more of revenue into' Greater New York
khd stimulate American industry in gen-
eral to an extent many fold that amount.
The total corikof Droducing New York’s
Fair, including collateral improvement*,
is set at $125.00C,000 Statisticians esti-
mate that the attendance will total more
thap 50.000.000 persons.
The City of New York, the State of
New York,'and the Government of the
United States, according to expectations,
will account for $35,000,000 of the total
expenditures and thus lend an official
backing never before achieved.
Church for the services there.
Early Morning Prayer Service will
te held in our church, 6:00 to 7:00 a.
m. Sunday. Please come and get
started right on the Lord’s Day.
Tnere will be no Mid-Week Prayer
Service at our church Wednesday, In
cooperation w^th the Christian Reviv-
al.
Christian Church
“Little Stories [iU
£>r Bedtime"
by ThornfoitW A?
c7 Burgess
h:
BILLY MINK TRAILS
BREAKFAST
HIS
PERRY DALE CULPEPPER
BURIED HERE JUNE 11
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Perry Dale Culpepper bom Octo-
ber 11, 1926, young aon of Mr, and
Mrs. Jim Culpepper, died Thursday,
June 10, 1937 at a hospital at Baird,
Texas. He was buried her* Friday,
June 11, from the Frist Baptist
Church.
Perry was an only child and after
school was out his parents took him
to visit his grandmother at Aquilla,
Texas. After a few days he became
desperately ill. His parents were call-
ed and he was moved’to a hospital at
Baird. He suffered from appendicitis.
Every possible medical aid was ren-
dered, but he could not rally from the
severe attack and died June -10. His
body waa brought back here for buri-
al Friday, June 11, the service being
held at 1:30 p. m. from the First Bap-
tist Church with Rev. R. G. Alexan-
der in charge assisted by Rev. J. R.
Mayes of Baird. Tie burial was held
later in the De Leon oemetery.
Perry was a lovable, bright and
obedient son. He had only throe
Beks before his death joined the
Church along with eighteen others at
the close of a revival at the Baptist
Church at Baird. Many friends came
to sympathise with his parents who
were bowed down with grief in the
loss of a splendid son.
D ILLY MINK had overslept. This
LJ was very unusual for Billy.
Usually he was watching for the
farmer to bring him his breakfast.
But this morning Billy had over-
slept. He knew it the minute his
eyes opened. Right away he scram-
bled out to see what had been left
him for breakfast. He found noth-
ing. He blinkgd. two er threg times,
for he had become so used to find-
ing his breakfast right there at the
edge of the woodpile that he
couldn’t believe there was none
there for him that morning. But
there wasn’t a thing. There wasn’t
fiven the tiniest scrap. Billy began
to wpnder if someone had stolen his'
breakfast while he sllpt. \ ’
Right away he put his nose to
the ground and began to run about
this way and that way. He was
trying to find out if something had
been put there and then taken away.
He knew that if anything had been
there he would be able to smell it,
for he has a very wonderful little
nose.
Presently a very delicious smell
tickled that wonderful little nose.
That is, it was a very delicious
smell to BHly. It wouldn’t have
been delicious to you. You would
have called it a very bad smell. It
was the smell of fish, and not fresh
fish at that.
Billy began to gallop along with
his nose to the ground following that
smell. He didn’t care who saw him.
You see, he had become so at home
if) that farmyard that he felt quite
safe there. He and the farmer had
become very good friends. There
was no dog to fear, and Billy wasn’t
afraid of the cat. He had just one
thought in mind, and that was to
find out what had become of that
fish. He was, sure it had been
meant for him. Whoever had taken
It away had dragged it along the
ground, so it was easy for Billy to
follow the smell.
He was trailing his breakfast in
just the same way he had followed
the rats in the bam. Straight across
the barnyard the trail led and over
to the shed at the back of the house.
Titere, just in front of a hole under
floor of the shed, Billy found
fish. His eyes sparkled and he
waited no time. He began to eat
dial fish at once. He didn’t stop to
wonder who had dragged it there,
he didn’t care. It was his fish, and
he intended to njake sure of it.
When he had finished that last
scrap Billy felt so stuffed that he
didn’t want to rrioVe anyiisow^ than
he had to. He looked over to the
woodpile and then he looked at the
hole under the shed. The woodpile
was too far away. He felt sure
that he would find a nice, comforta-
ble, dark place under that shed.
Without hesitating a second he dis-
appeared through the hole.
• T. W. Bartan—WNl) Sarvie*.
Our revival if now under way. We
are having large crowds and Dr. Tyn-
dall is bringing wonderful and inspir-
ing messages each evening at 8:15
and each morning at 10:00. Those
who have not heard Dr. Tyndall have
missed a great blessing and1 should be
present with us through the remain-
der of the revival which will dose
Wednesday evening of next week.
We will have our regular Sunday
School Service at 9:45 a. m. Sunday
and the pastor will bring the rflom-
ing message at 11:00 as usual. Dr.
Tyndall will bring the evening mes-
sage at 8:15. Everyone is invited to
attend any or all of these services.
We have enjoyed a hearty coopera-
tion thus far from everyone, and the |'
church membership along with the
pastor wish to express our sincere
appreciation for your kindness and co-
operation. We trust that we will
continue to work together during the
remainder of this revival ,amd not on-
ly through the revival, but through all
the years to come is our earnest pray-
er.—Roland Hill, pastor.
Morton Chapel
Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan of Col-(
orado, Texas, have been visiting rel-'T
atives and fnends in this community
the past week.
A number of people from this com- •
munnity attended the old folks sing-
ing at Beattie Sunday.
Uoyd Hal brooks and family were
recent visitors in this community. ......
Mrs. M. D. Norton and Joyce
Henderson visited relatives in Cov-
ington, Texas, last week.
Mrs. Albert Laswell of San Angelo
and son are visiting her husband's
parents Mr. and Mrs. John Laswell.
Mrs. Allie Carruth and Mrs. A“
Johnson are enjoying a visit from
their parents, Mr. ond Mrs. Grisham
of New Mexico.
A large crowd of people from this
community enjoyed a musical pro-
gram and ^2 party at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. G, M Morgan Saturday
ni«h^
The ladies of tile Missinary Society
met for a social at the home of Mrs.
Zora Morgan Monday afternoon.
Little Curtis Cozby has b"en very
ill this week from swollen glands on
his face and neck. He was slightly im-
proved at last report.
Alvie Strickland is working at
Blanket, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Morgan were
visitors in this community last week.
They have returned to their home ir,
Valera.
SI
CARD OF THANKS
We wish we could express the
gratitude we feel in oar hearts for
the many friends who so lovingly
ana sympathetically tried to lighten
our sorrow at the death of opr dar-
ling baby. Friends were each a corn-
in those
fort in
We did so
dark boon.
hank yea arid Mam yea,
sad Mrs. W. C. Holdndge^-I
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