The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1934 Page: 1 of 6
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Signing of Cotton
Reduction Papers
Started Monday
Farmers Seeking
Loans Requested
to Name Trustee
Cotton Farmers
Must not Increase
Cultivated Acres
Man is Tortured
by Unidentified
Trio of Robbers
Increased Supply Food and Feed
on Cash Market Would
Cause Trouble
Efforts to Ascertain Location of
Alleged Hidden Money
Unsuccessful
Delay will be Avoided if Trustee
is Designated at Time
Contract Made
OWNERS MUST HAVE
CASH TO REGISTER
TRUCKS AND AUTOS
KITTEN USES NOVEL
WAY OF LOCOMOTION
GINNINGS FROM 1933
CROP PASS 12 MILLION
CWA LABORERS NOW
WORKING ONLY 15
HOURS EACH SHIFT
and
and
CWA HEALTH NURSE
NOW WORKING IN THE
LAMAR CO. SCHOOLS
on
pro-
WHOLESALE PRICE
INDEXES BACK TO
THREE-YEAR HIGH
WILEY MITCHELL BABY
DIES OF ERYSIPELAS
ACCEPT CONTRACTS
NEEDMORE FRIDAY
CHECKS DUE DEPOSITORS
IN BLOSSOM NATIONAL
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Territory of J. B. Tidwell,
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Cotton Sold January 13 Brings
Seller $24.40 Bale Above
Option Price
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Miss Eleanor Endsley, CWA
health nurse, is now employed
in Lamar county. L__.
Hours For CWA
Cut Following
Federal Order
Many Hear Edmiaston Explain
Contracts in Spite of
Bad Weather
1932.
63,155,
day.
The records show a gain in
population of 50,464 through
the excess of births over deaths.-
COUSIN DEPORT MAN .
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
AT CLARKSVILLE
ter business this January than
in the same month for the
three years previous. The op-
tion money will be an addition-
al stimulant.
Lamar County Superintend-
ent Mary Jones Lindsay has re-
al of free educa-
tor Deport and
Classes have not
1933 BIRTH IN STATE
113,620, DEATHS 63,155 erysipelas.
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farm.
an impression that he keeps a
considerable sum of money at
his home. It is thought this
was the cause of the attack up-
on him Tuesday night. He was
able to give officers no accur-
ate description of his attackers.
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Led again by farm products
and manufactured foods, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics in-
dex of all wholesale prices rose
to 71.7 per cent of the 1926
average on Jan. 14 against 71.0
on Jan. 6, and was back to the
highest level of the last three
years. The present index is
15% per cent higher than a
year ago, when the index was
62 and 20 per cent above the
March 4 low of 59.6, but still
approximately 25 per cent be-
low 1929 levels.
Farm products prices were
up from 57.4 per cent of thelpayments- to be made by the
1926 average the previous week
to 58.6 per cent, only one point
lower than the high of last
November and 13.4 points high-
er than a year ago. All grains
except barley and rye advanced
as did cows, hogs, live poultry,
sheep, hay and-flaxseed.
by State Director
Westbrook from Harry L. Hop-
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Igo of Clarksville,
Thursday from ef-
the accidental dis-.
Depositors of the Blossom
National Bank will soon receive
checks for a five p *r cert addi-
tional dividend on deposits, ac-
cording to Grover Wagner of
Paris, receiver for the bank.
The checks have been issued,
sent to Washington for final
signing and upon their return
the depositors will , be notified.
This is the fourth dividend
paid since the Blossom Nation-
al Bank closed on March 10,
1931, making a total of 50 per
cent of the deposits returned
since that time.
tor.
Some 245,000 persons em-
ployed on more than 7,000 pro-
jects were affected. Reason
Committeemen working
the cotton acreage control
ject for 1934-35 report much
w.
6 and Powderly
Brookston 25 to 5.
ceived appi
tional c1am»
Pattonville.
yet been organized.
roll report showed, while relief
projects workers did 2,077%
hrnrrs ■woTTr~%*he"CWA payroll'
was $23,370.59, of which $18,-
114.49 went for work and $5,-
256.10 for team and truck hire.
n relief projects. SI.218.55
Option Checks
Are Received by
Lamar Farmers
College Station.—“The , big
idea behind the 1934-35 Gov-
ernment cotton plan it to wipe
oat the 11,600,000 bale carry-
over without curtailing the cot-
ton farmer’s purchasing power
and without shifting product-
ion from cotton to other farm
commodities in an equally bad
plight,” explains G. E. Adams,
special agent in ootton, Texas
A. and M. College Extension
Service.
“The carry-over is to be cut
down to a 3 or 4 million bale
normal by reducing American
acreage 40%, and the cotton
fanner is to be protected from
decreased income while he does
this by paying him the money
collected from a 4-cent per
pound processing tax on the
domestically' used cotton in the
United States. The Govern-
ment expects to collect about
$130,000,000 in cotton process-
ing taxes, of which about 95
millions may be paid to coop-
erating farmers in the form of
land rentals and the remainder
in the form of ‘parity’ pay-
ments. It amounts to guaran-
teeing the farmer pre-war buy-
ing power for the 40% of his
cotton domestically consumed.
“If cotton farmers were to
take these retired cotton acres
Automobile owners will save
time in registering cars if they
will take their last year’s re-
gistration papers to the collect-
or’s office.
Due to the large number of
registrations being made each
day, employes of the office lose
much time each day looking for
1983 registrations. It is neces-
sary for automobile and truck
owners to have cash to pay li-
cense fees. Checks will be ac-
cepted for payment of property
taxes, but not for registering
motor vehicles.
to scamper across the floo. ....
its two front feet. When lei-
surely playing, the kitten uses
the rear legs in the manner of
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Farmers desiring to obtain
loans on reduction contracts
should name a trustee in their
contract. C. A. Cobb, director,
states that obtaining loans by
pledging rental payments will
be facilitated in this manner.
“We are told that many cotton
producers will pledge rental
Instructions Modified Halting
Purchase Supplies, Hiring
Teams and Trucks
First checks for cotton op-
tions in Lamar county were re-
ceived Monday.
who on Jan. 13 sold his option-
ed cotton through the govern-
received his check on
Monday, the amount being
$24.40 per bale.
Checks for options sold thru
the government are mailed dir-
ect to the seller. Check for cot-
ton placed on the Producers
Pool, amounting to $20 per bale
are expected in a short time
and will be distributed through
the county agent’s, office.
Checks for Red River county
farmers are also expected and
the large sum released in this
section will tide farmers over
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DEPORT HIGH QUINTET
DEFEATS CUNNINGHAM I
- Deport defeated Cunningham who^. sincerely wished to coop-
29 to 26 Friday night in their era^rritory of j. B< Tidwell,
Hiring of teams and trucks game of the Lamar county bas- which had been given as Lone
and purchase of materials was ketball tournament, played ati Oak, was also announced to in-
also ordered halted but the or-iparjs’ Other winners were elude the Independence section.
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modified and
Saturday
average Weekly wages for civil
works is in excess of the orig-
inal estimated weekly pay rolls,
making it necessary to reduce
the hours worked per week on
local and Fgderal projects to
keep within the funds avail-
able.”
In addition the order speci-
fied that no new’ workers were
tai cultivated acres above 1932-to be added to the rolls of the
C. W. A. except to replace those
now employed.
One farmer I
interest being shoiwn by farm-
ers. The campaign has been
slow in getting underway, due
to the large amount of red
tape necessary before filling out
the contract.
Stenographers have been sta-
tioned in the two Deport banks
since Monday to (assist farmers
in making contracts. Farmers
were busy the first of the week
securing production averages
for the past five years, but
were signing contracts rapidly
Wednesday.
A few hitches in agreements
between landlords and tenants
the slack season of the year, j have developed, but generally
Merchants have reported bet- the campaign is working
- ■ ~ - smoothly, according to commit-
teemen. February 1 is the final
date for signing and farmers
are urged to save a last minute,
rush by getting contracts in as
early as possible.
Despite inclement weather
150 farmers attended the meet-
ing held Saturday at the De-
port Theatre at which Lamar
County Agent A. L. Edmiaston
explained the 1934 Cotton Re-
Her work 1
Will be under the direction of |
for producing food for sale it action followed orders received ' Dr. J.
would make trouble* in other
farming lines which are all
temporarily over-produced. Fur-
thermore, if cotton farmers
were to increase their cultivat-
ed acres at a time when the
nation has too many acres in
cultivation, the national farm given for the order “that the
situation would be made.,worse.
“That is why,” explains Mr.
Adams, “that cotton farmers
who sign cotton contracts must
agree not to use rented acres
in any way that may lead dir-
ectly or indirectly to throwing
more farm' commodities on the
cash market. They must also
agree not to increase their to-
STOCKHOLDERS OF
LOCAL COMPANIES
DECLARE DIVIDENDS
der later modified and xMr. i Howland, who beat Blossom 21 Sam Harvey was placed in
Westbrook Saturday advised I to 20; Midway, who nosed out Martin-Milton territory,
that authority had been given j Minter 15 to 13; Chicota
to expend $200,000 per week1 over Petty 26 to 15; Patton-
ing $1,453.75 for this work.
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the government and benefits to
be derived from co-operating in
, the program.
Technicalities of the contract
' were discussed by Mr. Edmias-
ton and questions asked by
farmers and committeemen
answered.
John W. Barnes of Paris and
T. T. Jeffus of Deport, Lamar
county committeemen, told of
the county committee’s .atti-
tude on eligibility questions.
They stated that every effort
I would be turned toward elim-
inating diffietrlHesfor those
Stockholders of the Farmers
Gin were recently paid a 5 .per,
cent dividend on their stock.
The company is a home owned
institution, shares being in the
hands of local farmers and bus-
iness men.—
The Deport Warehouse Com-
pany, also owned by Deport
people, has paid a 7 per cent
dividend.
Dividends paid by these com-
panies, along with those recent-
ly paid by local banks, have in-
creased the money circulating
in this section.
Al W. Anderson was confined
ville overwhelmed Roxton 19 to to his home with influenza last
outscored week, but was able to return to
his work Saturday.
Gilbert
who died
fects of
charge of a shot gun, was buri-
ed in the Madras cemetery Fri-
day afternoon. Services were
conducted in the Madras church.
He lived in the Madras com-
munity for many years, engag-
ing in the mercantile business
several years.
Deceased was a first cousin
of L. H. Igo and Mrs. W. M.
Franks of Deport, and R. E.
Igo of Center Point. Deport j o inuiuua um u «li-
re la tives attended the funeral, ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley
Mitchell who live near the
Home Gin died Thursday of
Funeral services
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There were 113,620 births in terian church Thursday after-
Texas in 1933, according to re- noon ^y Rev. H. L Manley,
cords filed with the State Bu-| Burial was at the Deport ceme-
* — * i tery. The child is survived by
its parents. x
J. H. Parker, cotton acreage .'jf.
reduction committeeman, has
announced that he will be at
Carpenter’s store a Needmore
Friday to accept acreage reduct-
ion contracts from landowners
and other cotton producers. A
stenographer will be available
for filling out blank forms.■
Government to obtain - funds
with which to pay’ ’current op-
erating expenses of their
farms,Cobb says.
“I have one suggestion to
make, that producers fill in the
blank under Paragraph 13 of
the contract with the name of
some satisfactory payee, an in-
dividual or bank willing to act
as trustee.
“After this name is indorsed
in the contract, producers may
give to the person from whom
they borrow an order on the
payee and he may ask the payee
to accept notice of the order
and repay the proceeds of the
rent checks in -accordance with
the order. It would be neces-
sary in such a case to obtain
the consent of the payee to a‘ct
as trustee to receive rental pay-
ments.”
Under the terms of the con-
tract, rental payments may be
pledged only to obtain ffunds for
farm ojierating expens?. They
E. Armstrong, county
Lawrence health officer- X------- -----expected results.
Miss Endsley is
kins, Federal relief administra- schools in the county and after 1
obtaining information as to
needed health work, will de-
vote much of her time to visit-1
ing homes in the county. Pre- j
vention of diphtheria through
immunizing children under 10
years of age will be one of the
objectives of the work.
Miss Endsley’s headquarters
are in the Lamar county school
superintendent’s office.
Cotton of the 1933 crop gin-
ned prior to Jan. 16 was report-
ed Tuesday to have totaled 12.-
558.762 running bales, includ-
ing 592,054 round bales, count-
ed as half bales, and 6.792
bales of American-Egyptian,
and exclusive 6f 11 filers.™
To that date a year ago gin- I
—w nings totaled 12,414.899 run-
the art of balancing and ia able ning. bales, including 666,036
A merican-Egy ptian.
Texas ginned 4,190,174 bales
of the 1988 crop prior to Jan- I
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or 1933, and further, they must
agree not to increase their acre-
ages of corn. _wheal, rice or to-
. bacco, nor their numbers of
dairy cattle and hogs.
“Through the new cotton
contract the government under-
takes to continue the restora-
tion of the fortunes of cotton
farmers, but in return asks that
the farmer cooperate in the
New Deal by refraining from
.unfair competition iwith already
harassed corn and wheat and
hog and rice and dairy farm-
ers,” he adds.
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Civil Works
Releasing himself from’ the and relief ^oJ^t-payrell ag-
wire with which he had been
bound Potier went to the neigh-
bors house and officers were
notified. An investigation was ,
begun, but no arrests had been,,,49.966 hours of work, the pay-
made Wednesday.
Potier stated the three men
came to his house—and held a
gun on him until they tied him
and placed him on a bed. An-
swering their demands he told
them he had no money hidden. | O
Mr. Potier lives alone on hjs went to laborers and $235.20
farm. Officers said there was | for truck and team hire, mak-
CWA work in Deport has
been reduced to 15 hour shifts
under the new orders, accord-
ing to J. R. Hutchison, in
charge. Laborers now work 15
hours with 16 men in each
shift.
Flood control work is being
continued, workers deepening
and widening the channel of
Mustang creek south of the
business section. Recent rains
have cleaned out the part of the ™ent
completed channel and the work
south of town will help carry
flood water away from the bus-
iness section.
Other accomplishments of
CWA labor which has been us-
ed in Deport are the cleaning
and straightening of ditches,
drainage of pools, and malaria
control work.
for truck and team hire
$250,000 for materials
supplies.
duction Campaign.
Mr. Edmiaston told of the
1 necessity of reduction, why it
became a wise plan and of the
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visiting payments to be made by
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Effective Friday, working
hours on Texas civil works ad-
ministration projects were re-
duced from thirty to twenty-
four hours a week in cities and
fourteen hours a week maxi-
mum in rural communities. The
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cords filed’ with the State Bu-| Burial was at the Deport ceme-
reau of Vital Statistics, an in- [t
crease of more than 2,000 over
Deaths in 1933 were
an average of 192 a
Three unidentified men Tues-'
day night tortured P. Potier,
aged Lamar county farmer at
Direct by placing coals and
lighted cigarettes on his bare
feet in a vain effort to force
him to tell the location of mon-
ey they believed he had hidden, | are not subject to garnishment
according to a story told by the' or attachment,
aged man to neighbors.
sa»u
a 30-30 rifle and left hhn lying
on a kerosene soaked bed
which they had threatened to
fire after their torture efforts
failed.
Administration
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gregating $24,824.34 Saturday
vvas .lieing distributed to 1,843
persons of Lamar county.
The 1,747 CWA workers did
Denison.—A kitten that con-
quered the handicap of two
paralyzed legs to become an ex-
pert in acrobatic locomotion is
the prized possession of a Deni-
son man. Bom with its rear
legs paralyzed, the kitten, now
two months old, has mastered
floor on round bales and 7,407 bales of
He
they took $1.50 in cash and LAMAR CWA PAYROLL
OF $24,821.31 IS PAID
WORKERS SATURDAY
NUMBER 51
DEPORT, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1934
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The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1934, newspaper, January 25, 1934; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1293089/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.