The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1937 Page: 1 of 8
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SIXTY-FIRST YEAR—NO. 12
MINEOLA, WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1937
LOCAL PREPARATIONS BEING
MADE TO HANDLE HEAVY PEA
SHIPMENT BY BENHAM, INC.
Green And Dry Peas
Will Be Marketed
From WTide Radius
Benham, Inc., New Orleans,
is building a pea warehouse in
Mineola which they expect to
have ready to handle the large
crop in prosipect for this area.
V. Hala, the local manager and
buyer for the ctoncern, an-
-r%ounces that the new building
will be utilized for storage,
threshing, cleaning, and fumi-
gating. The building will be
SO by 60 feet.
- Mr. Hala further states that
with the facilities of the ware-
house which is now being con-
structed, he will be in a position
to buy both green and dry peas.
He expects to handle peas from
the central location here for
within a radius of more than
fifty miles. Mr. Hala said a
more abundant harvest may be
realized from peas by gather-
ing the green peas as they are
ready, and thus the farmer will
realize more from the crop
than by just picking the crop
one time after they have*
ripened.
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Schools Are Urged
To Aid In Traffic
Safety Campaign
Start Driver Educa-
tion Class At A. &
> M. College.
Traffic safety is a challenge
to the public school systems
' as well as other agencies - of
♦government, C. J. Ruthland of
Dallas, chairman of Gov. James
V. Addred's traffic safety com-
mittee, a.nd saftey director for
the Texas Power & Light Co.,
told stldents in a driver educa-
tion class at Texas A. & M. Col-
lege Wednesday.
"Traffic safety is a major
civic problem," he said. "Its
an administrative job, just as
it has been an administrative
job in the case of fire, crime
and disease control. Public
opinion must be crystalized to
where it brings influence on
public officials to take con-
structive measures in traffic
control."
He pointed out that school
systems can play a major part
in the education section of the
three "E's" of traffic safety—
engineering, education and en-
forcement. "I don't know how
-educational features will be
Controlled except through school
systems," he added. "On behalf
of the Governor's traffic safety
committee, we're looking to this
school and other schools to do
real worth-while job in Texas."
The driver education class at
Texas A. & M. is teaching a
number of public school teach-
ers how to teach proper meth-
ods of automobile driving and
traffic safety. Mr. Ruthland
condemned traffic ticket fix-
ing and urged that District
Attorneys and police chiefs
take more drastic action in
cases of reckless and drunken
driving. "The recent New Lon-
don School explosion that killed
so many children," he said,
"brought public clamor and leg-
islation for more stringent
safety measures, but we kill
that many children in Texas
in traffic accidents every year
and do nothing about it."
C. G. Bechenback, traffic
safety engineer for the city of
Dallas, will speake before the
class Friday morning.
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Summer School
Students To Meet
At School Sat.
Press Ads Best For
Film; Says Fox Man
Of ail the ways that mo-
tion picture and film per-
sonalities are exploited, news-
paper advertising has been
proved by test and experience
the most effective, Joseph
M. Schenck, of Hollywood,
chairman of the board of
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
corporation, told delegates to
the corporation's world sales
convention in Hollywood re-
cently.
He declared that "there are
many mediums through
which we advertise our prod-
uct, but none has so far
proven as far reaching and
effective as the newspaper.
"A large part of our sales
and theatre attendance has
been traced directly to news-
paper advertising, proving
conclusively that this medium
is far superior. Convinced, we
have prepared our advertis-
ing budgets accordingly."
Summer Revival
Plans Announced
By Local Chrnch
F. M. Scott, McKinney
Will Lead Singing;
Jernigan to Preach
The annual summer revival
of the Mineola Church of Christ
will begin Sunday morning June
27th at 11 a. m. Elaborate plans
have been made for the greatest
revival in the history of the
Mineola church.
Willis G. Jerrigan, minister
of the local church for the past
three years, was recently select-
ed by the local church board as
the Evangelistic speaker for the
occasion. Mr. Jernigan will
speak twice daily, 9:30 a. m. and
8:15 p. m.
Prof. F. M. Scott, well known
educator of McKinney, will lead
the congregational song ser-
vice. Mr. Soott wr.s the Evange-
list during the annual meeting
of 1936 for the Mineola Church
of Christ. He is known through-
out the state as an educator
and congregational song leader.
Mr. Scott is recognized
throughout the state as one of
the most successful revival sing-
ers in the church he represents.
He is well known in Mineola,
TYLER'S NEW $312,740.00 OVERPASS
M
m
All students who are inter-
ested in taking work during
the summer meet Mrs. Fairy
Jennings at the high school at
8:30 Saturday morning, June 19.
4rfigh school students may take
only those subjects failed dur-
ing the regular session. The
same rule appli^jtto elemen-
tary grade studenWkJf a suf-
ficient number desire ^BKk. the
classes will be
Invitations halve gone out
from Tyler to State Highway,
City, County, Chamber of Com-
merce, Newspaper, and other
outstanding officials to attend
the formal opening of the new
$312,740.00 Poplar - Beckham
overpass, at 8:00 id. m. June 25.
This is one of the major
grade separation projects in
Texas. Outstanding feature of
the entire structure is the
lighting system, installed ac-
cording to the recommendation
of the illumination engineering
laboratory of the General Elec-
tric Company of Schenectady,
N. Y.
The entire trafficway will be
lighted with the modern Sodium
Vapor lights and is the largest
State.
installation of its type in the
A very entertaining dedication
program has been arranged
with R. L. Bcbbitt, chairman
of the State Highway Com-
mission, as the principal speak-
er. Oscar Burton, president of
the Tyler Chamber of Com-
merce will act as Master of
Ceremonies. County Judge,
Brady Gentry will introduce
Bobbitt and Will B. Marsh, a
former Tyler citizen, will repre-
sent Tyler on the program.
The Tyler Municipal Band will
play a short concert.
Instead of the usual custom
of cutting a ribbon, Miss Ger-
trude Anne Windsor, Queen of
the Texas Rose Festival, will
cut a "Garland of Roses".
Brazelton Will
Appoint Local
Man Manager
H. M. Davis Resigns;
Wilson Aaron Will
Succeed as Manager
H. M. Davis, for the past six
months local manager of the
Brazelton Lumber Company has
resigned his position here to
return to a position with the
Victoria Sash and Door Comp-
any, Shreveport, La. Mr. Davis
was formerly employed by this
company before coming here
for the Brazeltdn Lumber Co.,
and returns to them with a sub-
stantial increase! in salary.
He will be succeeded as man-
ager by Mr. Wifcon Aaron, who
has been bookkeeper for the
Brazelton Lumbir Company for
the past seven years. Mr. Aaron,
the son of Mr. land Mrs. C. C.
Aaron, is a native of Mineola,
and is well and favorably
known in the business life of
the community.!
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Four Projects
In Texas Are
Named In Bill
Representative' J. J. Mansfield
said today four Texas projects
are ' included ih the omnibus
rivers and harbors bill which
the house will probably consid-
er next week.
The bill will authorize 119
projects throughout the country.
It provides that the govern-
ment take ovef'^rrimenance
of the Sa'oine-Neches waterway
and the intra-coastal canal,
and legalizes the Marshall Ford
dam project on the Colorado
River ay a government project
and the Brazos Island harbor
project at Brownsville.
Returned Wednesday
Following Operation
In Dallas Hospital
Mrs. Bob McCreary returned
home Wednesday from Dallas
where she underwent an ap-
pendectomy in a hospital there
recently. She is reported re-
covering very satisfactorily
from the operation.
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LOCAL MEMBERS WOW CIRCLE
TO ATTEND DIST. CONVENTION
A number of members of
Mineloa Grove No. 83 of the
Woodmen Circle plan to go to
Texarkanna next Saturday,
June 19, to take part in a dis-
trict convention. Mrs. />ddie
Hamlin, Bonham, manager of
this district is in charge of the
general plans.
Mineola district officers who
will assist with the ceremonies
include Mrs. Elma Murphy, as-
sistant attendant, Mrs. Bertie
Mills, inner sentinel, and Mrs.
Louise Wells, reporter.
Other local members who plan
to attend are Mesdames Ruth
Vermillion, Ola Taylor, Cora
Walker, Charley Bradley, Hazel
Brown, Maude Dunn, Wisen-
baker. Smith, Padgett, Bowers,
Meredith, Ballard, Garrett, Hall,
and Johnson.
Honor guest and speaker for
the occasion will be Mrs. Lena
Alexander Shugart, Garland,
national representative and the
state manager of Texas.
The convention will begin at
10 a. m. with formal opening
exercises. Mrs. Beulah Turner,
Hughes Springs, district presi-
dent, will preside. There will be
a welcome address and response,
presentation of the flag, and
exemplification of the ritualis-
tic work.
At 2 o'clock there will be a
business session. A large class
of candidates will be initiated.
Following talks by national and
state officers there will be a
short entertainment program.
Joint meeting of the WOW
will be held in the evening
when a number of juniors will
be graduated into the adult
society. The main event will be
a pageant in which Mrs. Shug-
art will be crowned queen of
northeastern Texas. Each lodge
will be representated with a
duchess. Mi-s. Elma Murphy was
elected duchess from the local
lodge.
Drill teams from Mineola,
Texarkanna, Winnsboro, Pleas-
ant Ridge, Talco and Bonham
will participate in the cere-
monies. A social hour will follow
and the evening session will be
open to the public.
There will be a special bus
to take all those who wish to
go to Texarkanna to the con-
vention. The bus will be at
Caudle's Cafe and willl leave
at 5:30 a. m.
A large attendance is expect-
ed, as members have been in-
vited from around 45 towns in
Bowie, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Red
River, Morris, Titus and Wood
counties. -
BY J. H. ENGLISH
Wood County Is Our County,
Let's Boost It.
The Wood County Fair Is Our
Fair,
Let's Make It a Good One.
The above has been adopted
as the slogan for this year. We
are trying to work out a pro-
gram that will give Wood
county one of the best County
Fairs in Texas.
We believe that if we can
make "THE WOOD COUNTY
FAIR" what it is possible to do
that it will be the means of
bringing new "HOME-MADE"
ideas, ideals and inspirations to
our entire citizenship and that
good will blossom from our
deeds.
We are now gathering ma-
terial for our Fair Catalogue
and we are trying to plan it so
that it will be a real advertise-
ment for every community in
the county.
Our committees will probably
visit you soon and when they
do we trust that you will give
them a patient and sympathetic
hearing, remembering the "THE
WOOD COUNTY FAIR IS OUR
FAIR" and that these com-'
mitteemen are giving their time
without the hope of fee or re-
ward that your county and
mine may have a good County
Fair.
Do not live to make a living,
Rather live to make a life.
For the measure of succeeding,
Is your service in the strife.
All that you leave behind you,
When your soul has crossed the
bay,
Is the good you've done to
others,
As you tarried by the way.
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Texas Racing Commission
Rules Against Issuing Any
Meet Permits After Sept 1
Stie Graduates Witji High Hotigtg ^
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Miss Sefty Bryan Rogers, showIn joawwsSism an
here, was graduated from Baylor I is the daughter of Mr. and Mr
university at Waco, with high hen- i "I. €>. Rogers of Mir.cola.
MINEOLA COUNTRY CLUB PLANS
FOR REGULAR MONTHLY PARTY
Committees have been ap-
pointed and elaborate prepara-
tions are being made in antici-
pation of the regular monthly
party at the Mineola Country
Club. Mrs. E. A. Reeves is
chairman of the committee
on forty-two, Mrs. J. W. Cage
is chairman of the bridge
games, while Mrs. H. G.
Puckett will be in charge of
the putting. Prizes will be
offered in each of thes3 di-
versions. Other entertainment
will include ;pool, dancing and
swimming.
Refreshments will be served
to all present. All members of
the club and their families are
invited to attend.
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Fair President
Asks Cooperation
J. H. Engilsh, president of
the Wood County Fair Associa-
tion, has announced the slogan
recently adopted for the pur-
pose of promoting interest in
the fair for this year. It is,
"Wood county is our county,
let's boost it! The Wood County
Fair is our fair, let's make it a
good one."
Mr. English has been working
recently with all the committees
in connection with the fair and
makes a very promising report
that the fair should be the best
ever held. General interest
throughout the county is be-
ginning to be shown in the fair.
Mr. English further reports
that the committee on the
catalogue is at work preparing
the necessary data and securing
the advertisements. And that
he hopes it will be ready for
printing in the very near future.
The committee has awarded
the Mineola Monitor the con-
tract for printing the catalogue
this year.
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School Transfers
Must Be Handled
At Court House
WPA Extension
Water System At
Mt. Pleasant
Extension of the water sys-
tem, under the WPA appropria-
tion has been completed at Mt.
Pleasant. . New fire 'plugs and
sewer lines have also been laid,
and the facilities are now avail-
able throughout the city.
Less Than 100,000
Eligible for WPA
For the first time since the
inception of the Works Progress
Administration, fewer than 100,-
000 Texans are eligible because
of destitution for employment
on WPA projects, State Ad-
ministrator H. P. Drought has
announced.
This week's report on the
Texas caS3 load shows 99,769
persons eligible for WPA em-
ployment, the lowest in the two-
year history of the organiza-
tion.
Representatives State
Races Could Not Be
Held Earlier
The Texas Racing Commission,
in session today to consider ap-
plications for race meets, voted
two to one against issuing per-
mits for race meets that would
extend past Sept. 1.
The commission had applica-
tions from) Epsom Downs, Hous-
ton; Arlington Downs, and Fair
Park, Dallas, all of which re-
quested meets that would ex-
tend into September.
Representatives (present far
the Waggoner Arlington Downs
track aaid it would not be pos-
sible to hold the meets before
Sept. 1.
Rawlings "Through"'
" We are through," announced
Senator Frank Rawlings, Fort
Worth, who has fought against
repeal of the pari-mutuel law.
State Agricultural Commis-
sioner, J. E. McDonald said he
would be in favor of granting
the permits. Albert K. Daniels,
Crockett, and Chairman Dolph^
Brisco, Uvalde, both said they
would vote against the meets.
Former Chairman Robert
Anderson, present with TraT
Daniels to represent the Wag-
goner Arlington Downs tracks,
1 raid that there was no good dis-
missing dates if the commission
was against permits tifter Sepfc^
"There's no use staying hei
any longer," said R. B. George,
representing the Dallas Fair
track. Amarillo's Tristate Fair
did not present an application,
as expected. Howell Mueller was
present to present an applica-
tion for Alamo Downs, but made
none after the commission ac-
tion.
Those Applied For
The dates asked in application
were:
Arlington Downs, Aug. 12 to
Sept. 18.
State Fair, Dallas, Sept. 14
to Sept. 25.
Epsom Downs, Aug. 28 to
Sept. 25.
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Undergoes Operation
In Local Hospital
Ray Watts underwent an ap-
pendectomy at a local hospital
Saturday. He is reported to be
recovering rapidly iitom the
operation.
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Naples and Omaha
Shipping Potatoes
Ten carloads of potatoes have
been shipped out of Omaha and
fourteen from Naples in the
last three weeks. The potato
season is now in full swing in
that territory.
In order to avoid unneces-
sary duplication of work,
County Superintendent Chas. O.
Blalock has requested all school
transfer blanks to be made out
at his office in the eourt house
at Quitman. He also asked that
grammar school transfers be
filled out prior to August 1.
NEW LONDON PASTOR ASSAILS
AD BAN LAW; SENDS PETITION
TO GOVERNOR TO ASK REPEAL
Says Bill Is "Direct
Thrust at the News-
papers."
Before a large crowd of peo-
ple who attended services at
the London Methodist church,
Rev. R. L. Jackson bitterly as-
sailed the bill passed recently
by the Texas legislature pro-
hibiting dentists in the state
from advertising, when he an-
swered the question, "What was
the most irreligious law passed
by the Texas legislature in
1937?"
"I am not talking second-
handed," Rev. Jackson said,
"for I have seen the lines per-
sonally, and I know without the
slightest shadow of a doubt
that this law does work a hard-
ship. Governor Allred would do
a wonderful thing if he would
give the legislature a chance
to repeal this bill at this time.
It is unpopular. I have talked
with more than a hundred vot-
ers and I did not meet one per-
son but who was." in favor off
repealing it when I asked them
the direct question. Most of
these voters made a remark
that was but little short of
indignation.
"The bill is a dangerous one,
because it lays the foundation
for childish legislation that
would entitle those of any oc-
cupation to do exactly the same
thing. It is a direct thrust at
the newspapers, and every news-
paper in Texas should oppose
it. The average member off
the legislature did not realize
what he was doing to the poor
when he voted for this bill."
Rev. Jackson stated that he
sent a petition to the governor
to ask that the bill be repealed
at once. He stated that the
tragedy was that people do not
realize just what has haippened,
but that they will. He urged
all who would to write letters
to their representatives and.
urge them to help to tret tit*
dentist's advertising bill killed.
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