The De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1949 Page: 3 of 8
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August 5, 1949
THE DE LEON FREE PRESS
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CARD OF THANKS
Tlie children of C. I). Gary wish
to thunk all the friends and neigh-
bors for their many kindnesses dur-
ing the illness and death of their
father. May God bless each one.
The World’s Championship Ro-
deo will again be shown in Dublin,
Texas this year. The dates for
this big show will be August 31,
September 1, 2, and 3, and all per-
formances will be shown at night.
The nationally famous Hardin-
Simmons Cowboy Band will again
be here to play for all four per-
formances. There will be many
other specialty acts, which will be
equally famous.
This rodeo is becoming more fa-
mous as the years pass. The very
best of contestants are available be-
cause they are here to catch the big
special train for Madison Square
Garden in New York City; there-
fore, we call this the Pre-Madison
Square Garden, World’s Champion-
ship Rodeo. It is the biggest and
best of them
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said. "They are maintaining a
sound financial position; and while
they are using more credit for im-
provements and new equipment,
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• Here’s ’’the most capable combine ever built,” accord-
ing to many men with a lot of combine experience. In
our own observation it harvests more kinds of crops,
and saves them more completely, under more difficult
conditions, than anything else we have seen. Come in
and learn more about the features and construction that
have brought the remarkable performance record of
the Case ’’A.” „____ >
S. S. MAN TO BE IN
COMANCHE AUGUST 10
Mr. Ralph T. Fisher, manager of
the Abilene office of the Social Se-
curity Administration, will be in
Comanche at the Post 'Office at 9
a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Any
persons wishing assistance with re-
tirement or death claims under the
Social Security Act are invited to
cal] to see Mr. Fisher at that time.
» Millions Spent on Farms, Ranches
Farm Debt Shows Little Increase
rxas farmers and stock-
ipent millions of dollars
meats, soil conservation,
tchase of new equipment
war's end, farm and
has made no significant
nd savings in cash, bank
nd United States Sav-
are at record levels, ac-
i William C. Chilton,
f tlie Comanche National
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Perhaps the most impressive thing about driving a new
Pontiac is that sure sense of having more than enough power
at your command always.
You’ll feel it whenever ydu touch the accelerator—a smooth,
effortless flow of power. And it’s yours whether you are
driving a great Pontiac straight eight or its equally famous
six-cylinder companion.
Whichever you choose, you can be sure that you are driving
one of America's most modern engines and one of its moat
proved. For the basic design of Pontiac power plants has tlie
approval of more than two million owners.
Its engine is just one of the reasons why you should he driv-
ing a Pontiac—come in soon, we'll sIkiw you many more.
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THANKS FOR MELONS
AND TOMATOES
The editor and family are en-
joying watermelons this week given
by Judge Nance and Joe Underhill,
and tomatoes by C. R. Ragland.
Many, many thanks.
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their obligations are being paid off
in relatively short time, and they
are adding to their already Sub-
stantial financial reserves.”
Reporting on the results of a
fifth national survey of bank lend-
ing made by the Agricultural Com-
mission of the American Bankers
Association, Mr. Chilton said thak
"total farm and ranch debt held
by the banks of the state at the be-
ginning of 1949 was only about
$196,000,000, compared with $169,-
000,000 on January 1, 1948. In ad-
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family Mr .and Mrs. Bill Pittman
in Haskell and his sister and hus-
band Mr. and Mrs. Ed Luke in Ft.
Worth, Mrs. Luke is the former
Miss Willie Fay Campbell. She un-
derwent surgery at 'Pennsylvania
Avenue Hospital in Fort Worth last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Denman and
children of Stephenville were
guests of Mr. and. Mrs. Lyman
Forrest during the Peach and Melon
festival.
Gene Baker, editor of the Gor-
man Progress was a caller at the
Free’' Press office Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Wren and
daughter Norma Jean of San Ange-
lo spent the week end with Mrs.
Wren's parents Mr. and Mrs. R. R.
Harvey and other relatives. Mrs.
Wren is the former Miss Kathrine
Harvey.
Mrs. Frank Phillips of Sinton,
Texas visited the past week in the
horn,e of her cousin Mrs. Jim Dun-
can and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Duncan and
son Jimmy visited Thursday with
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Anderson of
Lingleville.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hafford had
lunch with the Jim Duncans Sun.
and all attended the singing
vention at Valley Grove in
afternoon.
Dublin Rodeo Dates
guests Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2, 3
and daughter Martha of Brecken-
ridge, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Atehin-
son and daughter, Marilyn of
Greenville, Mr. and Mrs. V. G.
Locke of Fort Worth.
Mrs. E. E. Dabney accompanied
her daughter and husband Mr. and
Mrs. V. G. Locke on their return
to Ft. Worth Thursday for a vi^it.
Mrs. A. T. Mahan had as guests
j during the P-M festival her nephew
and wife Mr. and Mrs. Sam Good-
en of Pauls Valley, 'Okla., her
brother Johnnie Lawless of Colo-
rado City whom she hadn’t seen in
18 years, Weldon Carroll, of Cisco,
a nephew and her daughter Miss
Vera Mahan an^l George Reiss of
Brownwood .
Miss Edras Thompson of Dublin
visited her .mother Mrs. O. L.
Thompson and friends this week.
Nancy Sadberry spent Thursday
1 with her aunt and uncle Mr. and
' Mrs. J. E. Darby enroute to her
' home in Cisco from San Antonio
where she had been visiting rela-
tives.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Holdridge
and children Gene Paul, Caroly;
Sue and Elaine of Hope, Ark were
guests of his parents Rev. and
1 Mrs. H. B. Holdridge and her par-
1 ents Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Caley
and other relatives this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. K. Harris and
daughter Jill left Friday for Ama-
rillo where they will reside in the
future.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde (Red) Crow
and family, Mrs. I. H. Crow and
son I. H. Jr. of Fort Worth at-
tended the funeral of C. D. Gary
which was held Friday.
Mr. Inzer Holmes of Thomaston
Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Grady Hatley
and Mr. and Mrs. Tatmadge Bailey
of Good Water, Ala. were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Schuman and
family, and Mr. and Mrs. J. II.
Holmes and other relatives this
week. Linda Holmes, who has been
spending the summer with the
Schumans returned home with her
father Inzer Holmes.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stanley and
son Henry have returned to their
home in Dallas after a visit with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Smith and other relatives.
Dr. and Mrs. Aw M. Allen had
as guests Wednesday of last week
Mrs, W. M. Emmons and daugh-
ter Diane of Albany, Mr. and Mrs.
T. F. Morrow, and Mrs. J. E. Wal-
ker of Gorman nnd Mrs. C. G*.
Stubblefield of Carbon Thursday of
Inst week.
Mr. and Mrs. Eulon 'Patterson of
Dallas spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. Rush Brownlee.
Miss Johnnie Lightfoot who has
been employed with Higginbotham
at Stephenville arrived Sunday for
a visit with her father John Light-
foot and other relatives.
Mrs. C. V. Anderson, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert M. Allen and sons,
Charley and Rusty spent the week
end with Mrs. W. C. Streety and
daughters, Mesdamcs May Whaley J
and Julia Rush. Mrs. Anderson is
a sister in law of Mrs. Streety. Mrs.
Allen is the former Miss Frances
Anderson. The Allens returned
Sunday afternoon to Dallas but
Mrs. Anderson remained for a long*
e; visit..
Mrs. W. E. Lowe left Sunday for
Abilene for a ten day visit with
her granddaughters Merinda and
Mary Louise Roberson while Mr.
and Mrs. Roberson enjoy a vaca-
tion in Colorado. Mrs. Roberson is
the former Miss Mary Louise Lowe.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grady Sharp
and children, Mary Edna, Henry
Lou and “Buddle” of Pampa are
guests of his father C. H. Sharp nnd
brother Dr. T. H. Sharp and fimilv.
Dr. nnd Mrs. F. M. Middlebrook
returned Sunday from a vacation
trip to lied River, N. M.
Mrs. Lowell Overton nnd sons re-
lumed to their home In Longview
Friday after a visit with her moth-
er Mrs. Grace Whaley mid uncle
Dale Wilson. They were accom-
panied to Fort Wortfl by Mrs.
Whaley nnd Mr. Wilson to take
the train.
Miss Vera Spencer returned Sun-
day to her home in Fort Worth
after a visit with friends in De
Leon. Misses Mattie Redden nnd
Alice Carter accompanied her home
for n few days visit.
Sgt. nnd Mrs. Dnyne Wnllcr nnd
son Crnig returned to their home
in Aberdeen, Md. n'fter spending
their vacation with their parents,
Mr. nnd Mrs. F,. L. Wnller and Mr.
nnd Mrs. J. S. Henthington.
Miss Mary Kimble left Sunday
for Tyler for a visit with Mr nnd
Mrs. G. E. Hooker.
Mr. nnd Mrs. George Campbell
spent list week with his sister nnd
Lrnl and ranch families
[ through these final
Ldjustment from a w«r
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ether, the proved extra efficiency of this famous tread and
rkabte durability of "COLD RUBBER” give you, in the
f-Float, an unmatched combination for extra long
l> a low pressure tire.
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Do Not Miss an Issue of Your
Home Paper, Check the Expiration
Date—Renew Promptly.
$78,076,000 Commodity Credit Cor-
poration loans held by the banks
cooperating with the government’s
urin price support program.*’
In 19*8, the last full year of
operation, the 814 Texas banks
serving agricultural communities
loaned $476,924,000 to 261,084 far-
mers and stockmen. This repre-
sents 67.8 per cent of all farmers
and ranchers in the state. Of the
total amount, 262,640 farmers and
ranchers borrowed from the banks
to finance production in an aggre-
gate amount of $456,826,000.
these loans, only $169,284,000
mained outstanding at the begin-
ning of 1949. During the year,
there were 8,484 farmers ’ and
ranchers, representing only 2.2 per
cent of all those in the state, who
made farm and ranch real estate
loans in an aggregate amount of
$21,698,000. The prosperity of the
farms and ranches is shown by the
fact that of these long term debts
only $26,736,000 were outstanding
at the beginning of this year. This
is an increase of only about $100,-
000 from the preceding yeaf. ‘ ~
total of all hank-held farm
ranch debt on January 1, 1949,
$195,960,000.
“The farm and ranch mortgage
debt in Texas remains only about
one-half of what It was in a com-
parable period after World War I,”
Mr. Chilton pointed out.
Mr. Chilton stated that agricul-
tural borrowings are usually a re-
liable indicator of the economic
condition of agriculture and that
one of the brightest aspects of the
present situation is the fact that
the average loan per borrower dur-
ing 1948 for production
was only $1,803, and the
loan made on farm real estate
only $2,558.
“Cash reserves held by Texas far-
mers and ranchers, which are being
consistently increased, are estimat-
ed to be sufficient to retire all their
debt,” Mr. Chilton -said. “However,
they are wisely holding the reserves
as a safeguard against emergencies
and to enable them to buy new
equipment and make improvement'.
The big demand for new equipment
to replace that worn out during
war years appears to have been
satisfied. There is a statewide
trend to improve livestock and
crops nnd to practice modern con- ■]
servation methods and land man-
agement. This trend insures a
steady improvement in the condi-
tion of agriculture for .many years
in the future.”
Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Clemmie
Dixon visited in Coleman last week
with relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Allen
and children Laura Jean and
Wayne of Bryan arrived Saturday
for a visit with Dr. and Mrs. A. M.
Allen and other relatives.
Mrs. Allene Scott, who is at-
tending school at Hardin - Sim-
mons College, spent the week end
with her mother, Mrs. W. P. Weav-
er and son Hadley.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Fincher and
daughter Norma Jean left Thurs-
day for Torrence, Calif, where they
will spend their vacation.
Mrs. John W. Helms and infant
daughter Linda Gene of Ft. Worth
spent last week with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Loudermilk, Mr.
Helms came out Wednesday and
Mrs. Helms and Linda Gene accom-
pained him home.
Mrs. Leslie Helms and daughter
of Stephenville were geusts of her
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bethany
and Nelle during the P-M festival.
Mrs. Roxie Upshaw and Mr. and
Mrs. Doyle Locke had as l
Wednesday Mrs. Sidney Hughes
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The Coan-Hornsby reunion will
be at Lake Eanes, Sunday, Aug. 7.
This reunion is an annual affair.
CLARK ACCEPTS NOMINATION
TO HIGH COURT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. — At-
torney General Clark Monday ac-
cepted nomination as Supreme
Court justice, and Senator McGrath
of Rhode Island, agreed to replace
Clark in the cabinet.
Clark's acceptance whs an-
nounced by President Truman, who
named him to the high bench lust
Thursday.
McGrath, who is Democratic n i-
tional chairman, announced his own
acceptance of the cabinet noni'ra-
tion a few minutes after Truman
asserted Clark would take the jus-
ticeship.
Both nominations are subject to
confirmation by the Senate where
the reaction generally has been fa-
vorable.
DE LEON PASTOR CONDUCTS
MEETING IN COMANCHE
Rev. H. F. Wilkins, pastor of the
De Leon Pentecostal Church will
conduct the Comanche Camp meet-
ing for the 4th consecutive year be-
ginning on Saturday, Aug 6.
Services will be held both day
and night, just across from the
new Pentecostal church in Coman-
che. I^arge crowds have been in (
attendance each year and the same
H anticipated this year.
Everybody is welcome.
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Hicks, F. D. & Hicks, Beaulah Kay. The De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1949, newspaper, August 5, 1949; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1278560/m1/3/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.