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40TH YEAR, NO. 14
WHEAT CUT TO
BE EXPLAINED
By Elmo V. Cook, County Agent.
Plans are being made this week by
a county campaign committee of
seven men who are familiar with
wheat to hold a number of commu-
nity meetings in Bosque County be-
ginning Monday, Sept. 4, for the pur-
pose of explaining to wheat growers
the operation of the domestic allot-
ment plan for wheat and to hand
those growers interested blank ap-
plications for wheat contracts.
A meeting of the campaign com-
mittee will be held in Clifton at 8
p. m., Friday, Sept. 1, at which time
the county will be districted into
wheat communities and definite meet-
ing dates set for each community. A
tentative committee has been select-
ed, composed of Ed Handley, B. C.
Rogstad, 0. C. Johnson, D. V. Pos-
ton, C. 0. Sorenson, C. H. Hoel, and
R. F. Baker. There will probably be
some later additions to this commit-
tee.
Bosque county has been given an
allotment of 92,000 bushels, which
means that if each grower who has
produced wheat during the last four
years signs contracts, and is given
an allotment of bushels, the total of
allotment for all farmers of
county will be 92,000 bushels.
the
At
28 cents per bushel, the Government
would pay more than $25,000 to
wheat growers of Bosque county the
first year.
Any Bosque County wheat farmer
can determine his allotment in bush-
els (if he signs to reduce acreage) by
multiplying his average annual pro-
duction of bushels of wheat for the
years 1930, 1931, and 1932 by 59.4
per cent.
All farmers of Bosque county on
farms where wheat has been grown
during the last four years, and land-
lords of such farms are urged to at-
tend one of the community meetings
to hear of the wheat plan.
Allotment Plan Explained.
Just how the individual Texas
farmer may figure for himself on
what terms he may co-operate with
the Government in the domestic al-
lotment plan for wheat is described
in material just received by the Ex-
tension Service from the Agricultur-
al Adjustment Administration in
Washington.
Suppose you live in a county where
the county five-year average of wheat
production just equals the county
three-year average production, that
you raised 1000 bushels from 60
acres in 1930, 1500 bushels from
65 acres in 1931, and 800 bushels
from 55 acres in 1932. Your aver-
age production for these years was
1100 bushels and your average acres
60. Your domestic allotment would
be 54% of the 1100 bushels or 594
bushels, and this would be your al-
lotment for this year and 1934 and
1935 without change. On this 594
bushels you would be paid by the
Government in the form of an extra
premium not less than 28 cents per
bushel nor more than 30 cents per
bushel, less the expense of local ad-
ministration. You would receive
from $166.32 to $178.20, less local
administration cost, $118.80 soon af-
ter September 15th and the balance
about June 1, 1934. The cost of lo-
cal administration by county wheat
production control association is es-
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B. & B. Coffee Shop
(Formerly Belew's Cafe)
Meals, Short Orders, Sandwiches
Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco and
Cold Drinks
Open 6 a. m. to 12 Midnight
First-class Service—Reasonable
Prices.
Virete
IER
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Meridian and Bosque County
MERIDIAN, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 1, 1933
COTTON CASH
NOW IN MAILS
The county agent has received in-
formation from Washington that cot-
ton checks are being mailed. To
date none have been received in Bos-
que county, but the first consignment
is expected any day. The communi-
cation from Washington stated also
that cotton option contracts for those
producers who have elected to re-
ceive this form of benefit will be
sent at a later date.
Bosque county cotton checks will
total around $125,000.
The cotton checks will be mailed
direct to county agents. It is not
known at present whether these can
be mailed to producers, or must be
delivered in person to the grower
who signs a receipt. In either case,
the county agent has assured grow-
ers that when the checks arrive the
quickest possible route to the farm-
er will be taken.
The Government has warned that,
not for any purpose, shall these
checks be reproduced by a photo-
static, photographic, or other pro-
cess. The penalty for such an of-
fense is a fine pf not more than
$5000, pr imprisonment for not more
than fifteen years, er both.
Only a few scattering certificates
of performance, showing that cotton
contracted has been destroyed, re-
main to be sent to Washington from
Bosque county. This is the last step
before the grower receives his check.
Most certificates out are mailed to
lienholders for waivers.
It is believed that Bosque County
will complete its cotton reduction
movement as early as any other
county in the state, as many coun-
ties have one or two more weeks of
work left to be done.
C. C. C. Continuance
Plans Made Known
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug.
31—The Commanding General, 8th
Corps Area, has just received from
the War Department a general plan
reference to the continuation of the
Civilian Conservation Corps for sec-
ond enrollment period, extracts of
which are quoted:
In order to carry out the execu-
tive decision to continue the Civil-
ian Conservation Corps at full
strength through the winter the fol-
lowing general plan will guide:
The present number of Civilian
Conservation Corps units will
maintained without increase.
The Labor Department and
be
the
Veterans Administration will initi-
ate at once the selection of 25% of
the original state quotas. Selection
of additional men to fully replace
losses due to discharge will be based
upon War Department reports. All
men will be enrolled for a period
terminating at the discretion of the
United States between the dates of
April 1-15,' 1934.
All C. C. C. enrollees will be dis-
charged October 1, or as soon there-
after as practicable, but not later
than Oct. 15. All will have the priv-
ilege or re-enrolling for a second
period of six months terminating
April 1-15. Local experienced men
will be authorized to accompany un-
its moved to other localities within
the same Corps Area.
State quotas of 250,000 young
men and 25,000 veterans as origin-
ally announced will govern the sel-
ection of replacements.
The strength of the C. C. C. for
the second period will be brought up
to 300,000 men as rapidly as possi-
ble and well before Christmas. There-
after no further enrollments will be
authorized during the winter months.
The Burch Inn, Mrs. Martha Burch
Prop. Home accommodations; Rooms
50c and $1.00; Meals, 35c and 50c.
“ Phone 78. Your patronage solicited.
10 Temp
Strictly Home-Killed
w CORN-FED BEEF AND PORK
q Cured and Lunch Meats and Fancy Groceries e
• Best Quality—Reasonable Prices—Quick Service
NEW LUNCH COUNTER—Sandwiches, Short Orders, Hamburgers,
“Thickest Hamburgers in Town.”
SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY—Regular 35c Mixed Cakes, 25c Lb.
Yes, “That BARBECUE with Special Sauce” Every Day
DUNLAP’S MARKET
WE DELIVER—PHONE NO. 5 FOR YOUR WANTS.
IBUNE
PRICE $1.50 A YEAR
COMPLETE RETURNS OF THE ELECTION HELD AUGUST 26,1933 PRECINCT MAY
VOTES FOR AGAINST FOR AGAINST FOR AGAINST FOR BEER AGST BEER FOR HOME AGST HOME FOR BEER AGST BEER
VOTING BOALS CAST REPEAL REPEAL HOME RULE HOMERULE BONDS BONDS IN STATE IN STATE EXEMPTION EXEMPTION IN COUNTY IN COUNTY
VOTE ON BEER
Meridian.......
Cove Springs...
Iredell........
Spring Creek..
Walnut Springs.
Eulogy........
Kopperl........
Morgan. ...... .
Cedron........
Womack.......
Roswell........
Cayote.........
Valley Mills....
Mosheim.......
Clifton.........
Norse .........
Cranfills Gap...
Steiner .......
Walling Bend...
Greenock ......
Mustang.......
TOTALS ......
.354
. 28
.257
. 18
. 180.
. 49
.100
.134
13
66
. 41
. 75
157 191 179 129 186 138 154 181 236 96 149 178
6 21 9 12
92 165 67 69
11 7 7 11
99 78 77 51
27 22 23 19
31 68 25 65
475 ,55 80 40
3 10 0 .0
64 1 29 18
26 15 23 11
43 31 19 28
10 16 6 21 12
95 147 85 160 169
5 13 6
91 79 93
29 16 24
22 70 27
79 '51 75
2 11 2
23 29 63
30 6 28
20 43 41
12 12
81 146
22 36
68 40
53 100
14
61
5
31
7 20
79 159
6
97
11 25
11
12
29
4
47
34
36
55
24
9
17
30
75
11
82
22
68
49
2 .11
63 3
6 28 12
23 41 30
. 269 141 121 154 50 196 57 131 128 207 39 134 113
. 63 19 42 39 12 41 18 21 40 46 13 21 39
354 220 124 206 106 212 12 9 219 123 262 73 209 126
. 75 44 31 28 38 36 36 45 24 46 27 49 24
86 34 51 34 37 38 45 36 48 49 28 34 48
24 12 -12 16 8 8 16 10 14 14 10 10 14
. 13 10 1 7 4 1 11 7 6 8 5 6 6
4, 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 2
. 36 19 17 22 12 17 17 26 10 24 11 22 13
.2239 1136 1064 1044 720 1142 951 1101 1047 1529 560 1089 1030
New County Welfare
Board Opens Office
The Bosque County Board of Wel-
fare and Employment has received
orders to the effect that it will be
necessary to get along on the funds
saved during August and confine its
operations for the present to direct
relief, taking care that no family is
permitted to suffer from lack of food
but insisting that all able-bodied per-
sons secure jobs in cotton fields or
elsewhere.
The last work relief ordered by
the old committee was finished July
29, the funds for last half of July
and since that time having been sent
to the new board and it has not been
thoroughly organized on account of
a change in the plans of administra-
tion.
Stanley H. Miles was appointed
county administrator by the state
board some time ago, and he-hae
been replaced by Chas. K. Word of
this city, who has opened headquar-
ters in the law offices of Word &
Word.
The county administrator has
been instructed to investigate each
person on the relief rolls, as well as
all new applicants, and to weed out
those really not entitled to relief.
Mr. Word is fully competent to
fill this position and as soon as the
relief roll is revised, work relief is
to be resumed, but in the meantime
the Board has ample funds to take
care of all direct relief and no per-
son or family should suffer for lack
of food or medicines, if proper ap-
plication is made to the county ad-
ministrator.
Ask your Meridian Merchant for
Good Will Tickets.
2
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THERE IS NO SUBSTI-
TUTE FOR QUALITY
Ed. V. Price & Co. are
nationally known and
have built up a nation-
wide business on quality,
values and honest tailer-
ing.
Prices Advance from $3.00
to $4.00 a suit after Sat.,
Sept. 2. Order now, for fu-
ture delivery if desired, and
save real money.
MERIDIAN CLEANERS
Dying & Dry Cleaning
Meridian, Texas
BOSQUE IS FOR
ALL PROPOSALS
Monday Is Trades Day;
Regular Event Resumed
In last Saturday's election Bosque
county voters cast a majority vote
for each of the six propositions sub-
mitted. The vote was very light,
there being only 2239 votes cast, out
of a possible vote of about 3000.
The propositions carried by the
following majorities: Repeal of 18th
Amendment, 72; Home rule in the
large counties, 324; Relief bonds,
191; 3.2 beer in state, 54; to correct
homestead amendment voted last
year, 969; 3.2 beer in Bosque coun-
ty, 59.
A full and complete tabulation of
the vote compiled from the official
First Monday Trades Day will be
resumed in Meridian next Monday,
Sept. 4, after being suspended thru
the summer. Big plans are being
made by local merchants, who will
have their new fall merchandise on
display, and will be ready to enter-
tain you whether you wish to buy or
not.
Everyone having anything to trade
should be here Monday. Several
out-of-town horse traders will be
here to trade your horses and mules.
C. C. C. Workers’ Kin
Get Checks This Week
returns will be found on
page.
All adjoining counties
another
with the
! Exception of McLennan having gone
Ty, together with most all of north
Texas, maps printed in the daily
newspapers depict Bosque as part of
a great oasis, but in fact only part
of the county is “wet.”
Justice of the Peace Precincts
Nos. 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 composed of the
following voting boxes: Meridian,
Cove Springs, Mustang, Steiner, Ce-
dron, Walling Bend, Womack, Ros-
well, Cayote, Greenock, Valley Mills,
Mosheim, Clifton, Cranllls Gap and
Norse, are wet under the law, be-
cause they were wet when county-
wide prohibition was voted in 1906.
Iredell, Help, Walnut Springs, Eu-
logy, Kopperl and Morgan are dry
regardless of last Saturday’s vote be-
cause they were dry when county-
wide prohibition was voted.
Any city, town, school district or
political subdivision desiring to
change its status with reference to
the matter may do so by presenting
a petition to the Commissioners Court
containing the required number of
qualified voters, when an election
will be ordered, but no election may
be held in the same city, town, school
district or political sub-division of-
tener than every six months.
Notices of Intention to Marry.
W. C. Harris of the Veterans Camp
and Miss Stella Bass of Meridian.
Marshall Cannon and Miss Ora
Pettiett of Meridian.
Marriage Licenses Issued.
W. C. Harris and Miss Stella Bass.
Clinton E. Williams and Miss Thel-
ma Fitzgerald.
Bernice Parker, who has been in
a Civilian Conservation Corps camp
in Arizona the past three months,
returned home last week. He in-
jured his side in lifting a heavy rock,
and was given an honorable dis-
charge because of inability to con-
tinue work.
Nice furnished room for rent. Out-
side entrance. See Mrs. S. H. Coop-
er. Adl4c
We Know We Know Banking
Why do we say that? Because the principles we have
used for THIRTY YEARS have proven true both good
and bad years. The result of this: you have a safe
place in which to deposit your money NOW.
The Farmers State Bank
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
Having voted a dry majority but
at the same time having gone wet
because the precinct was wet when
the county voted dry, Meridian is
expected to vote soon on local op-
tion.
Just before going to press last
night, The Tribune was informed
that a petition will be presented to
the Commissioners Court today ask-
ing for an election to be held in Jus-
tice of the Peace Pre. No. 1 on Sat-
urday, September 9th for the pur-
pose of voting on the question of
whether sale of 3.2 beer shall be
prohibited within the precinct.
Petitions were prepared yesterday
afternoon and it is said that more
than 100 qualified voters had signed
them before night.
The precinct is composed of Me-
ridian, Cove Springs and Mustang,
which together gave a dry majority
of 33 votes in the county beer vote
last Saturday, also voting 47 ma-
jority against repeal, and 26 major-
ity against the state beer amendment.
Probably petitions for elections in
other precincts will also be present-
ed to the court today, which will be
in special session for the purpose of
tabulating the returns of last Satur-
day’s election and declaring the re-
sult.
By Capt. M. Y. Stokes, Jr., Public
Relations Officer, Hq. Texas
Dist. C. C. C.
From Maine to California the U-
nited States mail from the Division
and Post Finance office at Fort Sam
Houston today is carrying allotment
checks to the dependents of the 4500
Civilian Conservation Corps workers
in the district of Texas. One check
goes to a mother in Bangor, Maine,
and two go to Los Angeles, Calif.,
The others are scattered, with 95%
to addresses in Texas. For while the
“Tree Soldier” earns the good pay
of $30 per month in addition to his
[ keep, $25 of this amount must go
direct to the family dependent upon
the boy. The $5 that he may keep
pays for his tobacco and other per-
sonal expenditures. In each camp
there are also leaders who draw $45
a month and assistant leaders who
get $36. They may keep this extra
money or allot it, as they please, and
to their credit be it said many of
the extra pay men are sending this
money home also.
The total amount disbursed on
August 1 from Fort Sam Houston
for the pay, including allotments, of
the C. C. C. enrollees in the 24 work
camps in the Texas District amount-
ed to $143,777. Of this amount ap-
proximately $24,000, or an average
of $1000 per camp, was paid to the
C. C. C. men in cash, the remainder,
nearly $120,000, was mailed out in
Gas Company Puts Men to Work
Under New NRA Code.
A half million dollars has been add-
ed to the annual buying power of
north Texas and southern Oklahoma
by the Lone Star Gas System, which
has just completed plans for operat-
ing under the gas utility code ap-
proved by President Roosevelt. Ap-
proximately 400 employees, mainly
in gas field, compressor station, and
pipe line operation, have been added
to the payroll. The Community Nat
ural Gas Co., which serves Meridian,
is a part of the Lone Star system.
Announcement that the company
had signed the code and is support-
ing the President’s recovery ecorts to
the fullest extent was made by L. B.
Denning, president, who urged every
citizen to co-operate in the move-
ment.
“The Lone Star System did not
make reductions in wages nor re-
duce working forces during the de-
pression period to the extent adopt-
ed by many concerns,” said Mr. Den-
ning. ‘The high standard of instan-
taneous twenty-four hour natural
gas service necessary for the comfort
and well-being of consumers requires
the company at all times to maintain
an organization of skilled and exper-
ienced men. This demand does not
permit reduction in either wages or
working force to the extena permit-
ted in other lines of business upon
which this obligation is not imposed."
checks. Approximately the same
amounts are being paid again today
for the August pay rolls.
Although each enrollee is required
to allot five-sixths of his pay each
month, he is allowed to designate
which of his dependents is to receive
the monthly check. Any changes in
the names of allottees must be ap-
proved by the state relief agency.
Any change in address must come, as
a matter of protection, from the
C. C. C. member himself. Conse-
quently time is saved if the allottee
who changes his or her address writes
direct to the enrollee or to the com-
manding officer of his company. In
all correspondence the boy’s full
name should be given also.
Arnold Anz, of Clifton, was placed
in jail here Monday by Constable
Hill. He was out on bond in con-
nection with a charge of the theft
of a yearling from Blake Jameson
and was turned over to the officers
by his bondsmen, the officers say.
Baldy Olson was placed in jail last
Friday by Corporal Walk, of the Vet-
erans Camp, on a charge of drunken-
ness. He was released the next day,
having been discharged from
camp.
the
Patronize our advertisers.
“TOO BUSY
to write an ad on account of tak-
ing invoice of Cotton Goods to de-
termine how much process tax I
will be due the government,” that
is what Shaffer told The Tribune
ad man. He also said: “Tell your
readers that Shaffer is not going
to raise the price of cotton goods
one penny more than is necessary
to cover this tax nor is he going
to raise the price of anything more
than is necessary to cover advance
in wholesale prices.”
The Tribune ad man congratulates
Mr. Shaffer for his stand on this
matter, for this is certainly no
time to unnecessarily raise prices.
Our readers are invited to visit
Mr. Shaffer’s store and as he says,
“Compare prices, trade with Shaf-
fer and save the difference.”
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