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THE CANTON HERALD
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1949
PAGE FOUR
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FIVE DAYS TRAINING
No. 7, Series
No. 7, Series
INSURANCE
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Go to church Sunday.
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MAYTAG WASHING
MACHINE SERVICE
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Times of Insertion
No. of Wds.
per adv.
North Side Square
R. E. Blackwell, Mgr.
Attorney • At - Law
CANTON, TEXAS
stitution. The district roads thus
to be purchased and the amount
of bonds now outstanding against
each such district are as follows:
1.80
2.03
2.25
.90
1.13
1.35
1.20.
1.50
1.80
taxation, for the purpose of pay-
ing the interest on said bonds and
to provide a sinking fund for the
REPAIRS TO ALL
MAKES AND KINDS
OF FARM EQUIPMENT
2.40
2.70
3.00
.80
100
1.20
1.40
1.60
1.80
2.00
21 at Fruit-
in Fruitvale,
as presiding
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kennedy
of Canton attended church here
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Doty and
visited over
the latter’s
Mrs. R. O.
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1.05
1.20
1.35
1.50
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sertion.
.30
.38
.45
.53
.60
.68
.75
.30
.35
.40
.45
.50
Van Zandt County
Abstract Co.
Lloyd Dean Stanberry moved to
Canton last week.
PLUMBING WORK
GUARANTEED
Prices Reasonable
EUBANK BROS.
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FOR SALE: My home place on
Canton Ave. in Wills Point. Im-
mediate possession.—M. F. May-
field. 9t3b
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The maximum
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WANT MORE EGGS? Come by
and get our new poultry manual
and let us explain our 3-3-8 pro-
gram.—E K. Norton, Wills Point
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Steed’s Insurance Agency
Plaza Theater Building
Canton, Texas
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.50
.60
.70
.80
.90
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Revised Methods
Used In Care
Of Livestock
FOR SALE: Six room house to
be moved. See R. F. Shelton at
Shelton’s Store, 10 miles south
of Canton, highway 19. 9t3hp
HATCHERIES
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Dentists
X-RAY DIAGNOSIS
LAW OFFICES
W. Ernest West
Morgan G. Sanders
S. Love West
Canton, Texas
Hans Amtinann, test pilot at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Dayton, Ohio, lays down comfortably in the “pilot bed” and pre-
pares to take off in a Boeing B-17 bomber. The unusual cockpit
furniture, developed by the Air Material Command, produces less
fatigue and permits the pilot to take steeper dives without black-
ing out. The pilot's bed may replace the seat in many future planes
You’re not just seeing Trojan horses before your eyes. Model Alyse
Debney is really wearing a dinner dress in Trojan horse design,
which is repeated in the host chair, the drapery, the place mats
and no telling where else. The matching furniture, fabrics and
clothes were created by designer Robert Dorr, Jr., and shown at a
furniture show in Los Angeles. Heaven help Pop’s pocketbook if
the idea should spread.
G. H. Hilliard, Jr., M. D
OFFICES EAGLE DRUG
Open Week Days
9 a. m. to 12—1 to 5 p. m.
CANTON, TEXAS
Ambulance Service
at a moment’s notice
Red Cross Trained
Attendants
EUBANK BROS.
Day Phone 136 Night 48
of this County, and who own tax- tice Court Building in Van, with
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RUTH M. JARVIS
INSURANCE
Phone: Office 57; Res., 147
Member Chamber of Commerce
Wills Point, T xas
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Rakes, hoes, post hole diggers,,
spades, axes, and shovels.—K. K. j
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Mrs. Otis Everett is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Bob Evans, of
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103, I
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30x30; culvert tile, any size; house
piers and septic tanks.—Frank
Erwin, Fruitvale, Texas. 44btf
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roads and turnpikes, or in aid
thereof, throughout said County,
and whether or not an ad valorem
tax shall be levied upon the prop-
erty in said County, subject to
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and children of Dallas spent the western hemisphere.
week-end with Allen Fincher and1 On Texas ranches cattlemen are
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FOUNDATION HOUSE
BLOCKS
see
JESS FIZER
One Block of Square
Phone 149W, Canton, Texas
0 to 15 wds.
16 to 20 wds.
I 21 to 25 wds.
26 to 30 wds.
31 to 35 wds.
36 to 40 wds.
40 to 45 wds.
46 to 50 wds.
Classified advertisement rates
for advertisements appearing in
either the Canton Herald or Wills
Point Chronicle:
“In Precinct No.
vale school house
with Newt Dean
judge.
Mae Crane of Myrtle Springs; - - - — — — —- -—
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Davis oftrol of screw worms. Phenothia-
Grand Saline and relatives from zine has proven more effective in
Ty]er controlling stomach worms than
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Stanberry the bluestone used by cattlemen
and Mr. and Mrs. of a generation or two ago.
Texas 4-H Club work has been
Norton, Wills Point. 41tfb
FOR SALE: Concrete well tile
222 g
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Since 1900, Distinctive Memorial
Hallman Memorial Service
M. K. HALLMAN, Owner.
Telephone 6
WILLS POINT, TEXAS •
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CITY ROOFING & SHEET
METAL WORKS
ANYTHING IN SHEET METAL
OR ROOFING
Phone 194 Wills Point, Tex.
H. STANYER, Manager
er, fertilizer distributor, and disc
hillers. Everything you need for
the bargain price of $1,150—A.
L. Hale, Rt. 2, Canton, Tex. 9tlhp
NOTICE: For your Goldenrod and
Lone Star FERTILIZER stop at
Ballard's, Myrtle Springs, Texas.
8t2bp
FOR SALE: Alfalfa hay, $1.25
per bale at barn.—J. L. Hurley.
Phone 209. 8t2b
BABY CHICKENS: We are now
booking chicks for March and
April.—K. K. Norton, Wills Point.
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FERTILIZER—GRASS SEEDS—
FOR SALE: Bendix Automatic
Laundry with all new equipment.
Phone 9, Canton. 41htf
flies. Chloroform has been
“BILLY DEEN
"County Clerk and Ex-Officio
Clerk, Commissioners' Court,
Van Zandt County, Texas.”
College Station These days its
different from what it used to be
on the Texas ranges. Today's cat-
tlemen are doing the same, job
their granddads did, but they’re
doing it a little differently.
For instance, says A. L. Smith,
extension animal husbandman of
Texas A&M College, the jeep and
the pickup truck are fast replac-
ing the cow ponies in many
ranch operations. And, too, the
old dipping vat is giving way to
the portable power sprayers in
insects control.
Other mechanical equipment
that’s coming into the picture are
the mineral dispensing machines,
pushing the mineral boxes for-
supplying phosphorus supplements
into the background. Calf tables
for dehorning, castrating, and
BROILER RAISERS Attention:! _
Want them to weigh three pounds f
at ten weeks ? Get on our 3-9-10
program.”—K. K. Norton, Wills
Point. 51tfb
j TION OF
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Everett.
Clayton Cross is suffering with
a back injury.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Fincher
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$ .30 $ .451$ .60 $ .15
“ l boys’ club work in beef calf pro-
house in N. W. Canton, Texas, duction ahead in the lines of calf
with Carlos Groves as presiding selection, rations, care and man-
judge. agement, control of animal para-
"In Precinct No. 27 at the j sites and fitting calves for show
County Agent’s office in the court ।and marketing, says Smith.
house, in S. E. Canton, Texas ---------
wthc.Billie Ward as presiding Cream Leve
"In Precinct No. 28 at the’
responsible for a generous share
of these “new-fangled” ideas in
beef production. Club boys seek-
ing information on raising beef
calves have learned better and
faster methods of feeding and
management through the county
agents and animal husbandmen.
In doing so, they have pushed
Austin—Life insurance sales in
Texas fell 16 per cent from De-
cember to $57,142,000 in January
1949, the University of Texas
Bureau of Business Research re-
parted.
In comparison with January
1948, sales in Texas were off 7
per cent.
For the United States as a
whole, life insurance sales dropped
14 per cent from December and
15 per cent from January 1948.
DISTRICT ROADS
FURTHER CON-
MAINTENANCE
I save you money. Billings Cafe,
I Radio and Electrical Shop, Wills,
Point, Texas. 8tfb.
1948, $200,000.00;
” ‘Justice Precinct No. 8, Series
1941, $79,000.00;
and the Bonds to be issued for such
purchase shall be issued in similar
denominations, bear the same rate
of interest, have he same dates
of maturity and have similar op-
tions of payment, if any, as the
District Bonds above mentioned.
The bonds to be issued for the
further construction, maintenance
and operation of roads shall be
in the amount of $2,123,500.00,
bear interest at a rate not to ex-
ceed 3 per cent per annum and
mature serially or otherwise in
not to exceed Twenty (20) years
from the date thereof’.
“2. That said election shall be
held under the provisions of
Chapters 3, Title 22. Revised Civil
Statutes of 1925, as amended by
Chapter 16, Acts of the First
Called Session of the 39th Legis-
lature.
“3. All persons who are legally
qualified electors of this State and
Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Davis and
daughters spent Sunday with Jim
Davis and Miss Hattie Davis of
Dallas.
Ocie Lee Johnson is ill with
the mumps.
Billy Joe Vick, who is in the
army, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Kate Vick.
Mrs. Ada Goode and Howard
visited Mr. and Mrs. Ewell Goode
and baby daughter of Dallas Sun-
day.
Mrs. Marlin D. Johnson was
brought home from a Tyler hos-
pital Friday.
Several from here attended the
ball games at Kilgore Saturday.
Miss Sherry Cliff Kearby of
Dallas is spending this week with
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brannon.
The State of Texas
County of Van Zandt
TO THE RESIDENT, QUALI-
FIED ELECTORS OF VAN
ZANDT COUNTY, TEXAS, WHO
OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY IN
SAID COUNTY AND WHO
HAVE DULY RENDERED THE
SAME FOR TAXATION:
TAKE NOTICE that an election
will be held in Van Zandt Coun-
ty, Texas, on the 26th day of
March, 1949, on the proposition
and at the places more particu-
if you want anything, let me
buy it for you. How about laun-
drymat. retails for $299.95. I Can
buy it for you for $246.95. Do you
need a refrigerator, vacuum clean-
er, mixer, toaster, iron, or any-
thing? I can buy it for you and
FOR SALE: Large power hay
press, 2 sulkey rakes and a buck,
rake.—J. D. Clark, O&W Chev-
inch breaking plow, middle bus- 1
ter, cultivator with sweeps, plant-
Represent Aetna and othei
well recognized firms. If yo
need protective insurance
and who doesn’t, see
Clovers—Lespedezas. We will M. AMMONS EQUIPMENT
handle your purchase orders un- J CO.
der the 1949 Triple A program. [ Canton Pho. 179 Texas
—K. K. Norton, Wills Point. 51tfb '
BULK GARDEN SEED: For
larger yields and cheaper plant-
ing make your selections from
our bulk seed counter.—K. K.
Norton. 5btf
If you can teach a newcomer
your job in as little as 5 days
that is a fairly certain sign that
you are in a blind alley, and your
present pay is just about tops.
You stand a good chance of
working a long time so why not
get the most for your work ? Why
depend on luck? Good training
will increase your pay, and best
of all, it will put you in a posi-
tion where there is a good chance
of even better earnings.
Write today for our free cata-
logue telling of courses offered
in Business Administration, Sec-
retarial Science, Accounting and
Radio. Train today for better
pay.
Approved for Veterans Train
ing.
TYLER COMMERCIAL
COLLEGE
Dept. A, Tyler, Texas
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ABSTRACTS
If You Have A Land
Matter of Any Kind See
Us.
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practicing a more rigid culling of
herds, and stocking their ranges
with less cattle. They realize the
pounds of beef rather than the
number of cattle is the secret of
profitable production.
j In the continuous fight against
animal parasites, many new in-
secticides are being used today
that were unknown just a few
years ago. Rotenone, DDT and
BHC have replaced the old stand-
bys of arsenical dips in controlling
lice, ticks, cattle grubs and horn
“ 'Road District
1939, $60,000.00;
“ ‘Road District
1941, $37,500.00;
" 'Road District
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boys of Oklahoma
the week-end with
parents, Mr. and
able property in said County and
who have duly rendered the same
for taxation, shall be entitled to
vote at said election, and all elec-
tors shall vote in the election
precinct of their residence.
“4. The ballots of said election j
shall have written or printed
thereon the following:
“‘FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
COUNTY BONDS FOR THE
PURCHASE AND CONSTRUC-
TION OF DISTRICT ROADS
AND FURTHER CONSTRUC-
TION, MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION OF MACADAM-
IZED, GRAVELED OR PAVED
ROADS AND TURNPIKES, OR
IN AID THEREOF THROUGH-
OUT VAN ZANDT COUNTY’.
“‘AGAINST THE ISSUANCE
OF COUNTY BONDS FOR THE
PURCHASE AND CONSTRUC-
EAGLE DRUG
Prescriptions Cosmetics
Airmaid Hosiery
Jewelry
Canton Tex. Phone 16,
Owned by Thomas E. Campbell
and Jack G. Campbell anc
published weekly by Campbells
and entered in the postoffice at
Wills Point, Texas, as second-class
mail matter, under the Act oi
March 3, 1879.
crops such as small grains, sudan
grass and re-seeded pastures have
taken the place of dry-lot fin-
ishing of cattle for slaughter pur-
poses.
There's a noticeable trend to-
ward more crossbred cattle in
Texas, particularly in the south-
ern and eastern part of the state.
This crossbreeding is to increase
the market weight of cattle. As
a result of the crossbreeding
work, the King Ranch has devel-
oped the Santa Gertrudis breed,
the only breed developed in the
FERTILIZER: Lespedeza. We
will handle your purchase orders
under the 1949 Triple A program.
—Grove & Walters Feed Store,
Canton. 6tfh
FOR SALE: Weeping Love grass
seed; also hay.—R. H. Rocken-
baugh, Rt. 4, Wills Point. 7t3bp
FOR SALE: 1-C Farmall and
cultivator, $1,750.—Mayfield &
Herrin on E. Highway 80. 6tfb
‘TOR SALE: Farmall B tractor
and equipment. Has made only
two crops. In A-1 condition.—Ellis
Willoughby, Rt. 1, Wils Point,
Texas. 7t3bp
FOR
ROAD anc
Mrs. Alford Chaney honored
her son, Buford, and xife with
a wedding shower Saturday aft-
ernoon. The couple received many
nice and useful gifts. Refresh-
ments were served to seventy-
five guests.
day. James Hatchery, Edom.
Address, Route 3, Ben Wheeler,
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Rev. Yarbrough filled his reg-
ular appointment Sunday morning
and night with good attendance
at both services.
Mrs. May Cox was taken to a
Grand Saline hospital last week.
She is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Loven and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. F. C.
Loven and family recently.
Harold Hallwell of Jones spent
Saturday night with Harry Smith.
The prayer meeting at Mr.
Post’s was well attended Satur-
day night.
F. C. Loven was carried to the
Grand Saline hospital Thursday
of last week. Mrs. Eula Shaw of
High is at her brother’s bedside.
Mrs. Avis Thompson and Mrs.
Leonard Loven and daughters vis-
ited their parents Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Morgan,
Ralph and Peggy of Oakland vis-
ited in the F. C. Loven home
Sunday afternon.
Ollen and Junior Loven and
Harry Smith visited Harold Hall-
well Tuesday night.
BABY CHICKS EACH TUESDAY
Reds. Barred Rocks, White Leg-
horns. Buff Orphington. All chicks
18c at Hatchery. Also started
chicks each week. —Mitchell
Hatchery, Canton, Texas. 8tfh
We will have baby chicks begin-
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family.
Claud Fincher is visiting his
son, Raymond Fincher, and fam-
ily of Beaumont.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Chaney en-
tertained with a domino party
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Chaney
visited in Wills Point Saturday.
Those visiting recently in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Bertie
Brown were Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Brown, Miss Eleanor Smith, Mrs.
Molly Louis, Mr. and Mrs. Doug-
las Louis of Dallas; Mrs. Lottie
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EUBANK BROS.
Canton, Texas
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ALLYE SMITH
INSURANCE - BONDS
TYPING AND NOTARY
Member Chamber of Commerce
Phone 228 Wills Point, Texas
LIFE INSURANCE
SALES SLIP DOWN
Bargains in used Electric re-
frigerators. Every box guaran-
teed.—Eubank Bros. 9tlh
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judge. attended Sunday morning and
“In Precinct No. 29 at Lone night.
Seed CORN -Hybrid and open
pollinated. See us for prices and
varieties. K. K. Norton, Wills
Point. 9tfb
TOMATO plants, now ready, any
amount, any kind from certified
disease free. See R. M. Elmore,
Ben Wheeler, Texas. 9tlhp
FOR SALE cheap: New late
model gas stove. See at 303 Third
St.—Mrs. L. M. Gandy, Wills
Point. 9t1bp
FOR SALE cheap: I pair farm
mules, 1 large stock saddle, all
sizes and lengths of hardwood
lumber, 4 to 6 dollars per 100.
See at saw mill 10 miles south
ol Wills Point.—L. M. Gandy.
9t1bp
FOR SALE: Allis Chalmers one
row. In good condition. Equipped
with starter, lights, power lift, and
power, tafe-off. The following im-
plements go with tractor: 16
Star school house in Tundra, with
Herbert Simmons as presiding
judge.
“In Precinct No. 30 at the
school house in Silver Lake with
W. A. Fowler as presiding judge.
“In Precinct No. 31 at the
home of Homer Petrea, in Short
Store, with Homer Petrea as pre-
siding judge.
"The presiding judges herein-
above named for each voting pre-
cinct shall be assisted by the
judges and clerks hertofore ap-
pointed for each such precinct by
the Commissioners’ Court of Van
Zandt County in an order of said
court which is of record in the
Commissioners’ Court minutes of
said County.
“6. The manner of holding said
election shall be governed by the
General Laws of the. State of
Texas, regulating general elec-
tions, when not in conflict with
the provisions of the Statutes here-
inabove cited.
"7. Notice of said election shall
be given by publication of a copy
of this order in the “Grand Saline
Sun,” a newspaper published in
the County, for three (3) succes-
sive weeks before the date fixed
for holding said election. In ad-
dition thereto, there shall be
posted other copies of this order
at four public places in the Coun-
ty, one of . which shall be at the
court house door for three (3)
weeks prior to said election.
“8. The County Clerk is here-
by directed to publish and post
the same as hereinabove directed,
and further orders are reserved
until the returns of said election
are made by the duly authorized
election officers and received by
the Court.
"Passed and Approved this the
22nd day of February, 1949.
"LEON COX
"County Judge, Van Zandt Coun- !
ty, Texas.
"Attest:
F,
HILLIARD & SONS
FUNERAL HOME
Classified advertisement rate for
advertisements running consecu-
tively in both The Canton Herald
and Wills Point Chronicle:
, , . 0 0 to 15 wds. $ .45$ .68$ .90$ .23
ning Monday, February 21. Pop-164090 wds
ular breeds. Custom hatching. 91 $ .'
Setting days, Monday and Thurs -26 to 30 wds.
31 to 35 wds.
36 to 40 wds.
41 to 45 wds.
46 to 50 wds.
“In Precinct No. 22 at Jackson
school house in Jackson, with
Albert Pirtle as presiding judge.
“In Precinct No. 23 at the Col-
fax Methodist Church in Colfax,
with J. B. Attaway as presiding
judge.
“In Precinct No. 24 at the Bap-
tist Church in Sand Flat, with
Alford Gandy as presiding judge.
"In Precinct No. 25, at Sam
Baker’s Store in Scott, with Law-
rence Gray as presiding judge.
"In Precinct No. 26, in the
Grand Jury room in the court
rolet. Wills Point. 7tfb
Red Top CANE SEED $5.00;
HEGIRA $4.00; Sweet SUDAN
$9, Common $8: Certified Arizona
Hegira $5.25.—K. K. Norton, Wills
Point. 9tfb _________
WANTED
Opening in Van Zandt County for
reliable person able to devote
full time to calling on customers
of world’s oldest and largest di-
rect selling company. No lay off’s,
good pay. Call Tyler 1325 or
write Watkins Products, P. O.
Box 243, Tyler, 7t3h_____________
WANTED: To build your diver-
sion and large ridge-type terraces.
-Grady McFarland, 3btf
WANTED: Used burlap sacks.-
Wingo Oil Mill, Wills Point, 17btf
MISCELLANEOUS
FREE-FREE: New 63 page poul-
try and livestock manuals. Get
your copy at our store.—K. K.
Norton, Wills Point. 51tfb
If you want to SELL your farm
or city property come to see me.
W. J. Rhody, Wills Point 25btf
I AND OPERATION OF MACAD-
AMIZED, GRAVELED OR PAV-
ED ROADS AND TURNPIKES,
OR IN AID THEREOF, AND
THE LEVYING OF AN AD VA-
LOREM TAX IN PAYMENT
THEREOF.
"WHEREAS, there has been
presented for the consideration of
the court a petition signed by J.
M. D. Stephens and more than
250 other persons praying that
an election be held in Van Zandt
county on the proposition herein-
after stated; and
"WHEREAS, the court has
found that said petition is signed
by more than two hundred fifty of I
the resident, qualified property
taxpaying electors of Van Zandt
County owning taxable property
in said County and who have duly
rendered the same for taxation;
and
“WHEREAS, the amount of
bonds to be issued will not exceed
one fourth of the assessed valua-
tion of the real property of said
Van Zandt County, Texas:
"IT IS THEREFORE ORDER- '
ED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED
BY THE COMMISSIONERS’
COURT OF VAN ZANDT COUN-
TY, TEXAS:
“1. That an election be held in
said county on the 26th day of
March, 1949, which is not less
than thirty (30) days from the (
date of this order, to determine: j
“ Whether or not the Commis- ,
sioners’ Court of Van Zandt Coun-
ty shall be authorized to issue ,
County Bonds in the amount of (
$2,500,000.00, for the purchase ■
and construction of district roads .
and the further construction, ■
; maintenance and operation of j
macadamized, graveled or paved J
W. H. Cook as presiding judge.
“In Precinct No. 8 at the Jus-
tice Court Building in Edom,
with Clinton I. Davidson as pre-
siding judge.
“In Precinct No. 9 at the school
house in Martins Mill, with Char-
lie Baskin as presiding judge.
“In Precinct No. 10 at the
Municipal building in Edgewood,
Texas, with W. R. Broyles, pre-
siding judge.
“In Precinct No. 11 at Ben
Wheeler school house in Ben
Wheeler, with S. O. Cooper as
presiding judge.
“In Precinct No. 12 at the
County School Superintendent’s of-
fice in the court house, S. W.
Canton, Texas, with Tom Lide as
presiding judge.
“In Precinct No. 13 at Mono
school house, in Roddy, with Alva
Pleasant as presiding judge.
“In Precinct No. 14 at the
Texas Power and Light Company
office in N. Wills Point, Texas,
with A. B. Dawson as presiding
judge.
“In Precinct No. 15 at the
Fireman’s Hall in E. Grand Sa-
line, Texas, with W. M. Thompson
as presiding judge.
“In Precinct No. 16 at Buck
Davidson’s Store, in Alsa, with
Wade Howell as presiding judge.
“In Precinct No. 17 at Dawson
school house in Stone Point, with
W. J. McCaffity as presiding
judge.
“In Precinct No. 18 at the
school house in Small, with J. P.
McDonald as presiding judge.
“In Precinct No. 19 at the Bap-
tist Church in Pruitt, with J. W.
Thompson as presiding judge.
“In Precinct No. 20 at Teague’s
Store in Myrtle Springs, with E.
V. Kimbrew as presiding judge.
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larly set forth in the election or-
der passed by the Commissioners'
Court of said county on the 22nd
day of February, 1949, which or-1
der is as follows:
“AN ORDER
CALLING AN ELECTION ON
THE PROPOSITION OF THE
ISSUANCE OF $2,500,000.00 OF
COUNTY BONDS FOR THE
PURCHASE AND CONSTRUC-
TION OF DISTRICT ROADS
AND THE FURTHER CON-
STRUCTION, MAINTENANCE
LOST: One white gilt, weight 160
pounds. If found notify M. Z.
Dozier, Rt. 3, Canton. 9t2hp
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AND OPERATION OF MACAD-
AMIZED, GRAVELED OR PAV-
ED ROADS AND TURNPIKES,
OR IN AID THEREON
THROUGHOUT VAN ZANDT
COUNTY’.
"Each voter shall draw a line
through one of the above expres-
sions thus leaving the other as
indicating his vote.
“5. The said election shall be
held at the several polling places
in Van Zandt County, Texas, and
the following named persons are
hereby appointed as Presiding
Judges of said election at the
several voting precincts as fol-
lows:
"In Precinct No. 1 at Veterans’
Office in the basement of the
court house, in N. E. Canton,
Texas, with W. C. Fincher as pre-
siding judge.
“In Precinct No. 2 Walton, at
China Grove school house with
Will Walsh as presiding judge.
"In Precinct No. 3 at Phalba
church, in Phalba, with J. L.
Groom as presiding judge.
"In Precinct No. 4 at Wise
school house in Wise, with C. J.
Gunderson, as presiding judge.
"In Precinct No. 5 at Wills
Point City Hall, in South Wills
Point, Texas, with R. W. Curtis,
presiding judge.
"In Precinct No. 6 at Calhoun’s
Hotel in West Grand Saline, Tex-
as, with Cecil Thomas as presid-
ing judge.
"In Precinct No. 7 at the Jus-
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