Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 132, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 27, 1937 Page: 1 of 4
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Civic Club Not To
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Is spent every 24 hours for taxes, and
----------1 were used to send
children to schools, support public
institutions and pay for some high-
way construction, and general govern-
ment expense. . Every year the rail-
roads of the country spend more than
a Jtilllon dollars for supplies and mate-
rials.
Dr. S. D. Coleman had his brother
from New Orleans as his guest, and
Roy Smit heal had as his guest U. A.
Reed, special operator from Houston
for the Humble company.
Dr, H. E. Schutee will be program
leader next week.
County
By GEORGE A. ALTGELT
(County Agent)
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TO SEE ACTION
HERE WEDNESDAY
Representative McDonald Give* Analysis
Of Amendment* To Be Voted August 23
tlNGYOUR
CANNM'TO.
ON RAILROADS NAVASOTA PLANT
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No one would think, today, Grimes ‘and tested more of these promising
county is destined to become an im- seedlings. It took a great deal of
portant small fruit production center,
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possibilities through a visit, Saturday,
July 24, to the Grover C. Wilson nur-
sery, located near Roans Prairie. On
this place, Mr. Wilson and his boys,
are slowly but surely developing a
Nursery worthy of any community's
support. On it be has new fruit sei-1
The Civic Club will not hold a meet-
ing this month, Mrs. C. V. Merriam,
i president of the club, announced.
planned, Barkley would say nothing.
The question of adjournment bob-
bed up simultaneously in both hous-
es,- pressed, to the accompaniment of
Bound-Bobin Between Caldwell
Bellville, And The Red Derfl.
for the benefit of the farmers who ul-
timely are to use his stock. I might
bay that this farm orchard to in many
' respects of the experimental type and
not a commercial venture in fruit
production, although it to a commer-
•AY, JULY 27, 1937
Huntsville, July 27—Wlllto McRae of
Hempstead wbnt to trial Monday in
*. Huntsville for the staying of C. M.
Proctor, killed June 22, 1936, in Hemp-
stead.
The case was transferred on a
change of venue. Seven jurors were
chosen before the court recessed Mon-
day.
Proctor, a coin machine operator,
was slain after a quarrel over a debt.
re is any seriousr
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on the place that the orchard would be
producing peaches and pears until
late fall
AU the fruit in the Wilson orchard
to grafted to native root stock Of
special selection, which to not only of
sandy loam soil, very typical of Grim-
es county. Irrigation to not available
I and there to nbt the slightest possi-
bility of the orchard ever having such
| a stimulus. The Wilson orchard
meets nature as it to and as it should
The second game, also firs
Innings, will see Bellville and the Red
Devils playing. '
Winners of these two games will
then meet to determine the winner of
' the evening.
This game to for the benefit of the
Red Devito as there to still some
| money due to be paid for their MW
uniforms. Admission will be charged
all adults attending the game.
These teams are among the strong-
est in the Southeast and should «*»•
the fans a preview of what they can
expect In the tournament here Ax**
ust 15-21.
The Huntsville team is rated one of
the strongest in this section. Early
; in the season they split a double-
header with the All-Stars and later
in Huntsville defeated then decisive-
ly. They have also made an excellent
showing in all of their games with
other teams so far.
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on the eastern state’s gubernatorial
And what they thought was that
James' situation might be analogous
to bis brother, Elliot's in Fort Worth.
It has been mentioned, hot without
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The La Salle sCftball team will meet
the Clements team tonight in an ef-
fort to go into undisputed lead of the,
league. At present they are tied with 1
the Junior Chamber of Comerce team
for first place.
Other league games this .week see
the Jayceea meeting Washington
Thursday and Clements Friday.
WAGE ACTS
PRESSED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION1... ..
game.
Washington, July 27—Administra-
tion leaders arranged an immediate
series of - conferences to determine
how much of the Rosevelt legislative
program must be jettisoned to grow-
ing demand for congressional adjourn-
ment Just back from a week end
cruise with the president Ben. Bar-
kley of Kentucky, the democratic floor
leader, publicly acknowledged the
strength of the movement and prom-
ised the senate a decision within the
next few days
Meanwhile, with administration for-
ces recovering from the shock of their
defeat on the president’s court bill
last week. Barkley purposed to go
ahead with debate on the bill to es-
tablish minimum wages and maxi-
mum hours for large segments of
American industry.
i Then, the substitute court bill, min-|
condition of the counties. The Texas
Tax Journal, June 1937, has this to
tt|y: ' I us ita principal original provision for
, .. , altering the supreme court, will be
"The facts are the law putting . .
I brought In for perfunctroy approval.
J Beyond that, pending the conferences
finances of most counties that they
can ill afford. . , " [
On the other hand it to argued by
Mrs. Ira M. Camp stated thia morn-
fog, that the Navasota (Tanning Plant
was much better prepared to take
ear* of all canning since moving the
establishment to West Washington
avenue and urged the public to make
use of it
She stated that the plant was run-,
Ding twenty days a month and that
they could take care of all orders
promptly. Bee them for your canning
wants.
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be a candidate for the governor’s
gseat when it la at last vacated by the
Incumbent, Gov. James V. Allred.
. It was deduced by the observers that
possibly these pre-election. year cam-
r paign puffs for the Roosevelt family,
gM r other than its most prominent head,
EL are merely the fabrications Of preten-
ttous political story tellers.
It took
time to do this because such experi-
yet, I had my eyes opened to such mental work requires proving out, and
an interval of five years must lapse
before such desired information to
worth anything. In this work his
family has been of much astotance
because all of the Wilson’s are very
much wrapped up in the Father's
work.
As might have been expected, the
Wilson orchard is located on tbe
I north side of a gently sloping hill of
ly onglpnd one-half years. Perhaps a(
longer period of experience would
"level out” into a more favorable ulti-'
mate public opinion.
Next is H. J. R- No. 23. The pro-
posal to a graduated scale for the pay-
ment of state and other governmental
taxing district taxes prior to the due
date. This amendment is the first
"break*’ for the vigilant taxpayer in
many years. It to difficult for me to
maintain my avowed position of im-
partiality when discussing this pro-
posal. ■ '
Tbe state during recent years has
been passing moratorla laws, numer-
ous delinquent tax enactments, and
various other relief measures for de- lections which are bearing high qual- ‘
llnquent taxpayers. ReHof has been
denied universally to prompt taxpay-
ers—though perhaps such taxpayers
may be fo no better financial circum-
stances than the delinquent parties—
because of Constitutional prohibitions.
Under the propooal here discussed,
ths Legislature would have power to
reward diligence. One who desired
to pay hto ad valorem taxes In July,
for example, could bo entitled to. a
three per cont discount, while another
who paid ta August might get a two
per eent discount, and,one who paid
in September might be entitled to a
H. N. Randall spoke to tbe Kiwanto
Club at their regular weekly lunch-
eon today noon on the "Public Rela-
tions of Railroads’’ and brought out
some very interesting facte-■concern-
ing the expenditure of the revenue
derived by the railroads.
He placed the main emphasis on the
progress of tbe railroads in helping
the development of the nation and on
how they have improved their equip-
ment and service.
Some of the facts he brought out!
were that there had been 100,000 men that these texes
added to railroad payrolls In the past
year, and that the average earnings
per hour were at an all time peak.1
(Those figures represent all of the'
railroads in the United States). Forty-1
three cento out of each dollar recoil-
ed by the railroad is paid employees^!
more than five million a day. The
other 57 cento goes to cover all other
costa of providing, maintaining, op-
erating and Improving railroads and
paying taxes.
Speaking of taxes paid Mr. Sandall
said that about one million dollars
Was sold for 16.23 oenta per pound be-
sidea several premiums given the
gWror, Albert Kmioc, chapel HUI
farmer. . Mm took aldb raised tbe first
bale brought to Brenham last year.
The cotton reached the Brenham
market pine days earlier than
first cotton did test year.
AGED GRIMES I
COUNTY NEGRO
YE DEGREE
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Jury Selection In
Hempstead Slaying ,
Is Begun Monday
Words, phrases and even punctua-
tion mean much when the law into
which they are written is attacked
by attorneys who have much at state
—professionally and financially.
It is not rare that a case jumps in-
to the headlines when a misplaced
comma or a typographical miscue
have serious or ludicrous results.
A few years ago, if memory serves
correctly, a capital stenographer hit
tbe wrong figure and an execution or-
der for a doomed man in the Hunts-
ville prison was dated for tbe year
just passed. Until rectified, the er-
ror caused no little consternation
about governmental halls.
It seamed that the culprit could not
be executed because the date for
which the electrocution was set on the
official proclamation had long since
some prominence, that Elliott might passed. Neither could be be released.
,L servers* minds fqr tbe first time the
!’ theory that Roosevelt setons other
than Elliott might be under the polit-
ical curse and are being mentioned
by those outside official circles as
•/ Candidates for state positions.
With the revelation came further
All that, was called to mind when
Rep. L. M. Kenyon of Galveston stirr-
ed up the fight in the House chamber
during the special session by amend-
ing the dog racing bill so that it
wbuld have outlawed gambling, even
on bridge games in the home.
All Kenyon did was strike 10 words
from the two-page bill. Instead of. such astotance by the State in
The'news story brought to the ob- reading"—or shall bet or wager upon
t . uv . ,..4 _ .a .. -... t <nytWn< pjaco whero people
resort for the ptftpose of betting or
wagering-” it regd"—or shall bet or
wager upon anything in any place—".
The Kenyon amendment was knock-
ed from the MH on d point of order.
The State Capitol is g mecc
taurtsta, no| only from Te«
should pay the
amount due—this example presuming
tbe Legislature should, in ita wisdom,
select as a date for delinquency No-
vember 1st.
The graduation would continue by
penalising for non-payment For s»
ample, none per cent penalty for pay-
ment during November, two per cent
penalty for Dooember payments,
three per cent penalty for January
, pay mental
I believe a thoughtful reading of
this amendment will convince om
that it is entirely fair. It rewards
the diligent for the use of hto money
ty with
>due ro-
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IS SANDALL
ity peaches and plums from season
to season without interruption. With'
these trees the Wilson’s have defi-
nitely overcome most of the frost
hasard.
Viewed from the road, this property
loaves the impression that Its owners
thoroughly understand the soil prob-
lems with which they are at work.
You are also aware at once of the thin
nature of the land. It to typical Grim-
es county, east Texas soil. I mention
this because it to a factor with which
all of our farmers must deal and it
follows that if the Wilson's can meet rial venture in the multiplication of
success with small fruits on this type fruit stock and in the sale of fruit
of land, then those of us who live trees.
with him in this part of the State i will make no attempt here to dis-
can do the same. I think everyone cuss the varieties of fruit found on
realises that thia part of Texas to no- the WUson place, but stop only to re-
torious for Ita sterility in peach and ' peat that while most farmers in Grim-
plum production. Practically, every- ea county this year report their crope
(me has an orchard, but very few as frosted out, this orchard as usual
over gather a crop therefrom. It to bore a heavy crop of delicious peach-
always the oame old story, “A late, es and plums during tbe current oea-
froet killed the crop again this pear.’’ i son. May and June crope had al-
The story of Grover C. Wilson to ' ready been gathered and disposed of,
part, to no different from that of the but there remained ample evidence
Joneses or the Smiths. He began as
a tenant farmer near Bhiro and suf-
fered pH the hardships which come
through the existence on poor unpro-
ductive land. That part of hto story
to M difihHM Ssm th* common let
of tenant farmers, however, Mr. WU- exceptional hardineea and vigor, but
the fruit buainms Ho t<
roupgmantom^a
BBAZOS VAULBY
By Walter Cronkite
United Press Staff Correspondent
Austin, July 27 (UP)—A very short
pews story from Boston, Mass., set
Capitol politicians here muttering thia
week.
Jamas Roosevelt, secretary to Pres-
ident Franglin Delano Roosevelt, his
. . father, to much too busy with hto of-
ficial duties to think of entering poli-
* ' tics on hto own behalf, z
The fact was'Jearned when , news-
hawks inquired of James, the story re-
ported, as to whether or not he was
seriously considering running for gov-
ernor of Massachusetts in IMS.
Massachusetts and James Roosevelt
and any official link between the two
are far from Austin political obser-
\ * vers thoughts—as a rule, But this
Kpx business of James Roosevelt running
^>*4* mtamdmwM anikatma ♦ Avia I
ticket jet the obeervers to thinking.
of d handrance than hto famous name
would be an aid.
Meanwhile, Elliott does not com-
ment. * .
Alox Terrell, colored school teach-
er of Anderson who is about 70 years
Of age and has taught school in
Grimes county for the post SO years
will receive a degree of Bachelor of
Science in Education at Prairie View
on August 2 according to an invito-
ttaa received by the Navasota Daily
Examiner this morning from that In
stituttan.
Alex stated while here on last Sat-
urday that he had only' taught in
two schools during the fifty years in
service, the first being an elementary
school whiob was only a part time
two teacher school and since that
time he had been principal at the
colored high school at Anderson
which to a five teacher school.
Alex, like hto father before him, has
been a leaddr among the colored peo-
ple of his community and has held
the confidence of white and black
alike. His many friends over the
county will be glad to learn of hto re-
ceiving, this honor,.
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Bryan, Texas, July 27—Every clii-’
sen of Texas qualified to vote during 1
1M7 should bo particularly studious |
in viewing the Constitutional amend-
ments which will be voted upon Aug- county and district officers
gust 23. In one way, a voter has the baste created a drain upon the
responsibility of two or three voters,
due to the fact that Texas this year
may vote as low as one-third of ita
POfntteJ voting strength. This ro- opponenta of the change that the
sponsiblllty is realised upon reflection,
that proposals for changing the Co It „ * doufeted Uw ta.
itltutlon are always important since I
the Consttution to the fundamental
law of our state. ed gojejy upon performance of on-’
I submit for the consideration of!- ■ — ■J-’’
the citteens the following brief analy-
sis of the proposed changes. Please
One of the best evenings of enter-
' tainment in the softball line will be
offered here Wednesday evening in
• the Round-Robin of games with
Huntsville, Caldwell, Bellville and tbs
' Red Devito.
The first game will see Huntsville
Red Devils defeated the Hemp-
■Kp-atead softball team Monday night 98
PY In the first game and 9-4 in tbe five
Bwp’"Inidng second game.'
v . Leading hitter Ln the first game for
the Red Devils was AbarnsAhy with
three for four and scored 2 runs,
K Quinn got one for two, Bettie one for
K. ' four, Hoke and Powledge one for
P’ four each and Poulson one for three.
Score by InIngs R H
' Red Devito 204 OOB 1— • •
K.< Hempstead A. 100 211 8 - 8 10
to the second game the Rod Devito
got six runs in ho fifth to cinch the
game as the Hempstead team was
leading 4-8 at the beginning of the
... ' fifth. '
. Baird got three for three, and Quinn
k"., •* and Settle both got two for three in
this game. Other hits wore two for
four for Abernathy, one for three
for Hoke, one for throe for Poulson
Ei’ one for three for Keeton, and one foi
two for Coe.
K Score by Innings:
Red Devito-------
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, The first bale of 1987 cotton reach-
ed Brenham Monday aftermxm and
be assured there to no intention or
desire on my part to advise the citi-
senry to vote for or against any par-
ticular amendment. Such to not my
purpose. It to my earnest desire to
give a fair statement of the change
which the proposal would make and
leave the decision of how to vote with
jach individual cltlsen in accordance
with hto or her best judgement.
Tbe firgt amendment to appear on
the ballot to 8. J. R. No. 9, proposing
re-enactment of Section 16, Article
XVI, minus the paragraph which now
provides for personal liability of
shareholders in state banks for double
the amount of the par value of such
shares as are owned. It to my under-
standing that the purpose of this
amendment to to fix the liability of
state bank stockholders on parity
w4th stockholders in national banks
in this Mate. The effect of thia pro-
posal would be to renoer the Mock-
holders of the state banka liable only
for the par value of the stock which
they might own.
The second proposal to H. J. R.
No. 26-A, which provides that the Leg-
ialature shall have power to provide
assistance to doMtute children .in hj one per cent discount, while a tax-
sum not to exceed eight dollars (f8.<X» P*yer in October
per month for one child or twelve dol-
lars $12.00) per month for the chil-
dren of one family. The amendment
also provides a* limit of 8L600.000 for
.... ( gny
one year and for accepting such fed-
eral funds as may bscoarn avaitaNa
by governmental participation in the
program. This proposal to give a»-
stotance to needy children to ta fur-
therance of the national government's
program Of oketal security.
The next proposal on ths ballot to
k for H. J. R. No. 24, proposing to aboltob
but the salary mMhod cf compensation ter
S R. all county, district, and precinct, offi-
ia of I oara end nrovidinr that such officers
. sew shkll be compensated insuoh a »
ouli LkUUIuts.
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Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 132, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 27, 1937, newspaper, July 27, 1937; Navasota, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1381596/m1/1/: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Navasota Public Library.