The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1935 Page: 3 of 8
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TRCRADY. APRIL : 19
Roadside Advertising Doomed in Quebec
As Billboards Get Axe Under New
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Roadside advertising is doomed along Quebec’s 16,000 miles of improe .
and posters get the axe this year with enforcement of the famous anti-bil .
Quebec government. The law, designed to halt destruction of the quaint j
countryside by unsightly billboards, marks a major victory in the Mir
scenic beauty. Above, typical rural vista in Quebec. showing old-world chat
spoiled by highway signs. Lower left, illustrating how billboards <11-1
out anti-poster legislation. Lower right, old French roadside on Her 5* -
rural charm Quebec seeks to preserve. Inset, the Hon. .I. E. Perrault, Quibe N 1
sponsor of the anti-billboard law.
QUEBEC CITY. Que.—The fel-
low who wants to tell the world
about his tavern, his garage ser-
vice, hot dogs or lemon pop can
nature" in the literal sense of p billboard cantinas
the word. American - - -
Aroused by an ever-spreading izat #:5
invasion of its rural French | the Ur • dines T, -
countryside by highway sign-red -s 26*
boards and posters, which had sight-
become almost as numerous as remained for 1-
those found about metropolitan strike tat ■ ' • -
centers of the United States, the tising interests
Province needed little urging to | In tew :.....- - - -
act when the Hon. J. E Perrault.
Minister of Roads, assumed lead-short of rim.-ml -
ership and presented the anti- ns - } .
billboard bill to the legislature . . . : • c . 1
Under the law now effective : : 5
highway signs, when not com- he morera best-
ed as to be unobjectionable. The with hot 2g 23
Minister of Roads may prohibit, billboards
in such places as he may desig- -
nate, all billboards and signsRiver V-: :
—-----. . ., -=- AuC- , which may be set
ican continent and penetrating | highways. He can Aiso I
th—— . —
disfigure or obscure the scenery, pree
Enforcement of the la . m - 5
the first major victory of anti- *
do it in the advertising columns
of the newspapers or leave the
praises of his products unsung
in this scenic Province this year.
The teeth, which the Quebec
legislative assembly put into its
famous anti-billboard law enact-
ed two years ago, are taking
their first bites now and unsight-
1? road signs are feeling the offi-
cial axe. The law gave owners ...______
of existing billboards until the pletely abolished, are
spring of 1935 to remove them.
Thus, henceforth, Quebec's more
than 16.000 miles of Improved
roads, linking some of the most
picturesque resorts on the Amer-
thousands of
primeval •
tainous no
earry ft
miles of
nd moun-
going to
omobilist “back to
DooC000000000000 the allotment due growers normally • e 5
Fr re
Rt sasaunt Momurmun
producing about 82 per cent of the the
Erm
TaTl 01HS that the situation in Walker County ,
" A... • essent ially different
F. 0. Montague. County Agent. | that in Franklin County. Ark and s o lieve that the.-
it would be throughout the entire two-
0600000000000000Cotton Belt
As a matter of fact if this two-involved. If - t 226 - , .
.00 000 Ford Plant Expansion
NeRE
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"Tick J T.
1 A VEIL the tax themse, A. Lyles, .
u I T FSliC too large an catkins, L. p s n
n I GA 1 IIOI 111110 they pa I the M. Hill Alves they
I found raw cotton was Le ing them 4.2
cents above the market price. In oth-
er words, when cotton was selling
in the market at 12 cents—a price
artificially maintained by the gov-
ernment they were paying better
(Houston Post.)
Another bram trust theory has prov-
ed a dud, and the failure of it is in-
flicting loss on cotton manufacturers
and threatening serious loss to South-, . / -7
em cotton producer Reference is to her 1s enti per pound for their
forcing a curtailment of operation in material
the cotton processing tax which .. Unable to raise the price of their
mills, and, therefore reducing the I Pro ducts to the consumers sufficient
buying of raw cotton from the farm-Il to cover this new tax, mills began
ers to run in the red, and now unable
In accordance with brain trust econ-to meet the tax, and the higher wa-
omics of getting something for noth.es under NRA, many of them are
ing, the processing tax on cotton shutting down and others are re-
wasn’t going to hurt anybody The during operations throwing employ-
mills were to pas sit along to the con-as out of work, curtailing general
sumers, and the tax was to be com- business in mill districts, and upset-
paratively so small that the e......am-tine.thinas,Fenerally. __________
ers would not be conscious of the
levy upon their purses. The reve-
nue from the processing tax was to
replenish the funds paid to farmers
for curtailing cotton production. That
was the big idea a painless extrac-
tion from the consumers for the bene-
fit of the producers.
An effort is being made in con-
gress to repeal the processing tax
on cotton If it does not succeed, cot-
ton farmers will have less demand
for their product this year, mills
will be idle and cheaper cotton ma-
terials from Japan and elsewhere
will have the run of the markets.
"Two and two make four, not some- A A
time but always in spite of brain Dewberry Crop
trust economics, and what has hap-
pened is just this:
The mills have had little luck
Most Promising
on wo k n the nev. Ford steel hot rolling and
; - eft installat n of furnaces and other equipment
no a stee p rts; right, Rouge plant power house.
- veil under waypressure steam power house in the
*largest sin-| world, $1,600,000; new glass plant,
projects $3,000,000; modernization of foun-
Tminnt States—a $23,000,000 dry and installation of furnaces
and and other equipment for production
it of cast alloy steel parts, $675,000;
M m- and reconstruction of one blast fur-
As a result of Friday's generous
in passing the processing tax along downpour the dewberry crop will be
to the consumers, because of "buyers' a great one.
resistance." Efforts to raise prices of I The vines are covered with young
cotton manufacturers met with de- berries and blooms and the moisture
cline in demand
When tile mills undertook to absorb in a big crop.
given them by the rain will result
* de New hot
miinz mill, $6,330,000;
* steel cold finishing mill,
0. modernization of main
the largest high
nace to increase Its capacity from
600 to 800 tons daily, to cost $800,000.
In addition, new tools, machinery
and other equipment and facilities
in all departments to increase daily
output, totals $3,000,000.
Dusting The Covers
0 f Texas History
at Texas become a part of
The Texas Gazette car-
editorial from a Hartford
fuiggested. some hope
the administration is
ng for t acquisition of the
Texas fr n Mexico- but
mortified to witness
ged n some of the fed-
New England against
e. The Mexican government
ewsat embarrassed, and they set
ie no value on the land, and if
e them to us, it would
ght f folly on our part not
The value of the lands
ent would more than
hundred years of progress will be
evidence enough to those who ob-
jected to annexation that Texas has
addl'd a thousandfold the purchase
price of lives and hardships. There
is still a vagueness about Texas in
the North and East, and they will be
invited to visit this state, and will
be welcomed to enjoy its pleasures
One hundred years have passed, but
the hospitality is the same.
Tall s alks of sugar cane waved
in the breeze along the banks of the
Brazos River. Planters leaned on
their hoes to exchange bits of news
with their neighbors passing by in wa-
gons or carts. At Liberty, San Au-
gustine and Trinity, near the Caney,
and near the Colorado River, sugar
cane was growing. Texans were
learning to make good use of their
rich lands. They were confident that
ve .--- - within five years there would be
ome of the local poli- enough sugar cane raised and enough
to the number of the molasses for everybody in Texas to
have some. Cotton crops had done
well; corn sold for ten cents a bush-
the purchase money,
■ obably be required. It
we consider it to be
the Union, in territory. |
pulations. and resources and |
y be permitted to hope that
stration will spare no ef-
d. and pork for one cent a pound.
Another new town, named Hender-
is retrocession.’
son, in Rusk County, had been form-
ed. The “surface of the town is un-
difficult for New England-
eive of the value which
ght bring to the Union.
Vest of the Mississippi was unknown
the home of the Indian; a place
but seen by few. Texas
must have seemed more like a coun-
- an ocean than like a home
people just west of the Miss-
River. It is not strange that
there should be objections to ac-
quiring the province.
In 1843 Texas was no closer to the
Union than it had been in 1930. There
bale exemption should be extended to appreximhanedy endect :
It was a wonderful rain that fell all producers, we would find oursel- that to :r . put : - eared . . ,
ves in the position of drawing per-break our whole 5 = 1
haps not less than 242 million bales ete ..
of cotton away from producers who
normally produce about 82 per cent I3 5 : As - Sai
of the South's crop and giving it to . 221 — = - getneace wi assst with
producers wh normally produce about5mxitre . RE . , - , the program Com-
18 per cent of the Souths crop This2 , lan 045 -1 4 Ct — - cut committees of
would, of course, work a gross in-- meet enssgn the s v be charge of local
justice and at the same time would 5 I PGES N '
supply many producers in the small A : AFC 9 1 N
baleage class with far more cotton.. - Aheun Nuxy Be Boon to American
than they have ever produced This | E, . * 1 S40E T Farmers.
would have the effect of course, of N use hez is nothing—the soybean
giving them their full production, plus 2 _ are nene even possible
these other millions of bales of cot- [ LS2 Seat 1 mike t s - ental philisophy may
ton which other producers are entitled ' E EE am - Sppceed The and: asture crop asauui eacners can assit in sup-
to. - welcome and urge any device that . a plying producers with information and
Our tabulations are not yet com- particularly welcome a 2 . T'he s; bean may be everything to
plete for the entire belt, but those would make thermers in 1935 The "soy
we have completed indicate that the tively impossible and therefe'” 19.34 was more than
foregoing illustrations clearly show ious to producers. The wa E. NN " t sels greater than in 135
how extending the two-bale exemp-see that than to see the - ' The and for other hay and
tion to all producers would work lished outright. Under the .. - 1 ps s much less than a yea
throughout the Cotton Belt. Inasmuch ling the defenders of a
as these matters are up for consid-Ithat, or the friends of thu m ‘ is especially in the corn and
eration before congress, it has seemed group or that they achulle sues st have emergency
wise to us that those of you who are I tempting to destroy tact__••.••.., the United States
responsible for the program in the I in that manner their efforts Wauna all department of agriculture indicate less
states know how the proposal I am injury to every cotton __. e-half enough seed on hand
discussing would actually work out. whatever his production ^. ^ be normal acreage of sorgo.
Besides the very apparent inequity be or whatever his status as At grass and millet. Bu there is
involved *n the extension of a two-er may be Every produce se - • seed of adapted Van tea
bale exemption to all producers, theer have to answer the question "% for • rua ly every -
would be the problem of taking a would it profit a man to produce we east of the Great r '
complete census of every cotton farm bales of cotton and sell the too - greatest increase in soybean
in the belt .together with tabulating ' less than one is bringing now ge . : fitably be made where
such data and readjusting all other With the foregoing informa be pasture already are, short
information accordingly before any fore producers, whether they are M esot Wisconsin, Michigan,
allotments could be gotten cut to in-ants or landlords, 1 think they 4rs nsas . i the eastern half of the
dividuals, or, as a nutter of fact, even take such steps as are nece soul A - tas Neb raska, Kansas Oklahoma
to counties. This is to say as I see protect themselves and the ■■-.•, 1 ex 5 Soybeans will flourish eve
further west, but rabbits may do
- : - . especially in small
Indiana, Iowa and Mis-
. already high in production.
HI - tably could utilize a greater acre-
• v of “soys’ in 1935.
I Typical forage types for Northern
•, Wilson. Virginia Ebony,
Peking and Wisconsin Black - for
IE Southern states, Laredo, Otootan, Bl-
1 x Mammoth Brown and Tarheel
I Black The seed from these varieties
is black or brown and has little com-
mercial value. Typical varieties with
yellow seed of commercial value are
for the North, Illini, Mandarin, Muk-
den. Manchu, Dunfield and A. E.—
f • South, Mammoth Yellow and To-
kyo These varieties also may be used
for pasture and hay.
The soybean is a legume. It yields
well alone or with corn, cowpeas,
sorghum, sudan grass and other
crops. "Soys" are adapted to about the
same climate and should be planted at
about the same time as corn, but are
more resistant to drouth and excess
moisture. The soil should be plowed
early and weeds kept down until
planting time to obtain the best re-
It was a wonderful rain that fell
over this county last week-end. And
it was needed badly by all classes of
farming—row crops, rice farming, and
ranching.
This is truly a wonderful country
where rich lands, plenty rainfall and
mild climate. Why can't we get more
people into this country? Why did
our authorities make plans last week
to send a thousand families from the
middle west from the dust storm are-
* to Alaska to live. Alaska may be
all right but it would be a ’fur
piece ’ from home to me and it would
remind me of the tales I have heard
about people being banished to Si-
beria." Why not the powers that be
come down into the Gulf Coast sec-
tion and take steps to bring thou-
sandsoof families into Texas, where
drew th and dust storms are unknown.
- I am attaching a statement appear-
ing in the printed record of hearings
before the committee on agriculture
of the house together with certain
other information which will give you
a clear idea of the far-reaching ef-
fects of making an exemption of two
bales of cotton to all producers.
You will note in the analysis the
effect such an allotment would have
in North Carolina. Quoting the state-
ment. "we would thus find growers
who had in the past produced ap-
proximately 18 per cent of the cotton
in the state receiving in 1935 slightly
more than 31 per cent of the state's
allotment." This means that 70.000
bales of the allotment to such pro-
ducers would have to come out of
T
If Imerested In Radio, Read This:
The Federal Communications Commiss on has greatly modified its
rules for granting licenses to install radio stations, which means
that hundreds of new stations will be built.
ake
was still mistrust in the minds of the
eople; some were never convinced
I the wiseness of annexation.
In the ninety years that Texas has
- been a part of the Union. It has, in
I more ways than ene, added to the
Union in territory, wealth popula-
tion and resources. When the Centen-
nial year is celebrated in 1936 the
vocational argiculture can be of real
assistance to producers in helping
them to arrive at the correct decis-
ion However, the cotton program is
the farmers' program and the final
decision is theirs. County agents and
agricultural teachers can assist in sup-
in helping them to understand and
evaluate such information and to ar-
rive at a decision based upon the
facts.
Most of the plans being proposed for
dealing with the cotton problem in
the future come under one of four
classifications: 1. That the present
plan of voluntary adjustment with ad-
justment payments, together with a
tax on the ginning of cotton in ex-
cess of an allotment, be continued. 2
That we have voluntary adjustment
with adjustment payments, but have
no compulsory measures that will
apply to those producers who do not
voluntarily adjust their production or
those who wish to expand at will. 3
dulating, and many springs of excel-
lent water are found in the vicinity,"
"Several have learned with pleas-
| lire." The Texas Telegraph reported,
“that the towns on the Guadalupe
and especially Gonzales are rapidly
improving. A large number of the
citizens who removed to the eastern
counties during the late incursion of
General Woll have returned, and are
preparing their farms for new crops.
Several families passed through Col-
umbus a few days since on their re-
•urn to Gonzales The Cuero settle-
ment, a few miles below Gonzales,
is also in a very flourishing condi-
tion. Many families in this settlement
left their homes during the inroads
of the Mexicans, and their crops suf-
fered little injury. They have an
abundance of corn, pork, and other
provisions, which are remarkably
cheap. At Seguin and Gonzales many
are returning to sheep raising."
Texas was getting a good start The
republic was prospering Whether the
United States annexed Texas or not.
some one would make a play for her
rich resources, for in a few more
years the country would be one with
enviable riches in foodstuffs and
property.
Texas has become one of the great-
est agricultural states in the union
during its march of progress, and the
Centennial celebrations to be held in
1936 will display to the world the
product., and the resources of the
commonwealth. Texans can be proud
without conceit of the many accom-
plishments. and celebrate with proud
hearts the one hundred years that
have passed since independence.
The man that got on the stage at
six o’clock in the morning at Houston
was apparently angry. It would take
thirty hours to get to Washington-on-
the-Brazos, the trip would cost him
$5, and he had to be there mmediate-
That there be no adjustment in acre-
age or production and no adjustment ly, J. D. Waters of Fort Bend County
payments; that we follow the policy
of "laissez faire" in cotton production.
4. That there be no future adjustment
in production, but that producers be
made a parity payment on that part
of the crop that is domestically con-
sumed, which means producing at
was searching for his runaway slave.
Mail This
Coupon:
Name
Every radio station will need at least two licensed operators we
invite you to come and prepare and we will leave no stone un-
turned to place you when you are ready.
Ask for bulletin. It is free
will.
Each of these plan should be care-
fully analyzed in the light of past
experience, the present situation, and
future prospects.
Any plan agreed upon for the fu-
ture should be for the farmer best
interest as they see it and should not
be influenced by those whose profits
are made after the cotton is produced.
This issue of cotton production ad-
justment has been prepared to assist
you in directing the attention of cot-
ton producers to the problem that is
immediately before them.
Besides offering a $50 reward for the
return of his mulatto man, Isaac,
Waters was tracing down a tip he
had been given. From Washington he
would go to Huntsville, for that was
the former home of the negro.
The negro was one of the chief sub-
jects of discussion when the problems
of annexation to the union was dis-
cussed That is, the citizens of the
United States made a problem out of
the negro. The North thought that
the entrance of Texas into the union
would mean the extension of slave
territory, and they wanted to do
away with that institution entirely.
In Brazoria alone, in 1944, there were
1390 slaves over ten years of age;
and 675 under ten years. In Matagor-
da there were 719 slaves over ten
years and 361 under that ago limit.
S
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Address_________________________
TYLER COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
And School of Business Administration
Tyler, Texas
i suits.
Statement by Mr. C. A. Cobb, di-
rector. division of cotton:
| In a very short time cotton produc-
ers will be faced with the very seri-
ous problem of planning the type of
future cotton program they want. If
any. County agents and teachers of
A Man Is Entitled
to his share but he has
no right to separate
the other man from
his. We separate our
clients from just
enough money to make
a reasonable profit on
our work, and do it in
a manner that will I
make a booster and a
friend of you.
Anderson-Rugeley
Auto Co.
Calendar of
SEASONAL
PROMOTIONS
VA/ITH three full retail weeks between
W the first of April and Easter, merch-
ants will have merchandise to the fullest
extent. Since Easter is late in the month
this year, every section of the country will
be able to combine the appeals of “Spring”
and “Dress for Easter." I he demand for
spring millinery should continue on into
April, and the demand for women’s wear
generally, has a much better than average
demand during the month of April, with
suits still carrying over some demand from
the month of March .... In men’s wear,
the demand for spring topcoats and suits
before Easter should be keen. Promote
them heavily. Fabrics for spring, clothing
for boys and girls, sporting goods, hard-
ware, garden supplies, building materials
and supplies for modernizing programs are
all in demand and all deserve adequate
promotion.
WOMEN’S SHOPS
Suits head the list for immediate attention during
the month of April. Millinery will have a more than
usual demand for the month, since Easter is so late.
In hosiery, stress the spring shades to match the new
ensembles. There will still he a fair demand for spring
coats, though clearances will be in order the, moment
that your sales figures show a genuine let-down in the
demand. Clear them while there is still some demand.
Dresses, blouses, skirts, sweaters, neckwear, will all
be in demand as the weather turns a bit warmer. Strong
promotions are warranted.
MEN’S WEAR
All men’s wear should be in considerably greater
demand in April of this year than in other years when
Easter comes in March. Hats, caps, suits, topcoats,
shoes and accessories of all sorts will be wanted. Pro-
mote them all — right up to the night before Easter.
GIRLS’ AND BOYS’ WEAR
Suits and coats for both boys and girls are always
in demand for spring, and since April is usually the
best month of spring, this year the demand should be
exceptionally good because of the additional impetus
that Easter gives the clothing business.
DRY GOODS
Cotton wash goods usually sell at the peak of their
volume in the month of April, and silks and velvets go
right on selling through April, May and June. If your
woolen stocks are still high at the first of April, clear
them while there is still some demand left.
SPORTING GOODS
Tennis, baseball, fishing, golf and whatever other
ports are popular at this season of the year in your
community should be promoted for al they are worth
during this be ginning of the season month.
FURNITI RE
In many sections of the country April is by no means
too early to sell summer furniture. Rugs, linoleum,
and curtains, too, can be sold to accommodate the
householders who want something new at time of
spring cleaning.
MISCELLANEOUS
Automobile service* always gets a pick-up when the
weather turn to mild or warm. It should be promoted
to start motorists’ habits that will continue right on
through the summer . . . Hardware, paints, gardening
materials, screens, fences and awnings all come to the
forefront of community attention as the weather turns.
I Promote them while the demand is keen.
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