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i THE MEX1A WEEKLY HERALD
Entered at the postoffice at Mexia, Texas, aa second
class mail matter under act of March 8. 1879.
, Office with the News Publishing Company
C. L. TATUM Publisher
Prosperity Back
With spot cotton selling at 11.80 and
September corn quoted at 76Vb lit lookB like
good times ahead. It may be true that there
are some bugs and some worms scattered
through our country but they seem to be
pretty well under control. Pretty soon Ma
and Pa will be loading the kids into the
chevvies and flivvers and in to twon to buy
all kinds of fall merchandise. This will get
the merchants busy buying from jobbers;
the jobbers buy from the manufacturers
and the manufacturers have to put people
to work to turn out the wants of the farm-
ers down the line. Yes, things are looking
better. In fact they should be humming by
September 15th.
Contract Soon
on Highway 14
at Kosse Gap
Contracts will be let for comple-
tion of Highway 14, Thornton to
the Falls county line, and Highwaj-
6, Hammond to Calvert, at the next
letting of contracts in Austin, L.
L. Steele, Mexia road committee
member, said Wednesday. He re-
ported a visit from Harry Hines.
commission ,who passed through
Mexia late Tuesday.
Mr. Hines asked that the people
of Kosse be notified and Mr. Steele
tailed friends here.
The road has long been sought '
m one of the main gaps in the-X-
All route, Dallas to Houston. Con-
crete now extends to the southern
city limits of Thornton, and the
dirt work is done most of the re-
mainder of the way.
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Need 138 Names
Recall Election
WACO, July 31 <U.R) — Efforts
to recall City Commissioner Perry
Duncan were at least temporarily
thwarted today after acting City
Secretary Mrs. Mary Vick an-
nounced that recall petitions sub-
mitted to her office for checking
were short 138 names.
One third of the qualified voters
of the city must sign a recall pe-
tition to make it mandatory on the
part of the city commission to re-
call election under terms of the
city charter.
With 10 days allowed to amend
the petitions Edgar Davidson, re-
call leader was circulating sup-
plementary petitions today. Dun-
can has been under fire for alleged
"failtire to carry out campaign
•ledges."
White Arsenic
is Not Advised
for Cotton Pest
COLLEGE STATION, July 30,
—Due to the scarcity of the usual
poisons used in the fight against
leaf worm infestation, and in re-
ply to numerous inquiries regard-
ing the advisability of the use
of white arsenic and lime mix-
tures, R. R. Reppert, Extension
Service entomologist has said that
the danger to the cotton itself is
so great that he cannot advise
their use.
Mr. Reppert said "we are fully
aware of the fact that farmers are
using such mixtures as well as
liquid mixtures of white arsenic
and sal soda.. We also appreciate
the fact that by ^ certain use,
based on experience, farmers with
such mixtures will be able to kill
insect* and jet experience a min-
imum of injury to the plant it-
self.' However, In many other
-cases, inexperience will result in
eerious Injury to the cotton plant.
Tn some casts, an almost entire
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He advised against the use of
any poisons other than calcium
arsenate, lead arsenate, or- Paris
green. The latter poison should
be diluted with four to five parts
of lime, Mr. Reppert said,
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PLAN TO SHOW
WHERE PROFITS
ON GOODS GOES
(Copyright 1035 by United Press
WASHINGTON, July 31 (U.R) -
ReportN that "huge combinps" o
receive $11.60 out of each consurn
er'a $19 food bill prompted the ad
ministration's proposed $160,00'
investigation of processors, it \va
learned today.
The inquiry to learn who get:
the consumers' dollar was regarded
as the administration's answer to
more than 400 suits by processors j
attacking validity of AAA pro-
cessing taxes, from which benefit
payments are made to farmers.
The investigation resolution pass
ed the Senate on Feb. 26. Decision
of President Roosevelt to expedite
the investigation placed it on the
"must" list for House passage thiB
session. The inquiry probably
would be begun this summer.
It was revealed the campaign
was carefully planned and that the
White House, after frowning on
the plans for the federal trade
commission investigation, had ap-
proved the proposed expenditure.
In a communication just made
public, the budget bureau reported
that President Roosevelt early in
June approved the inquiry, pre-
sumably as a means of bringing all
facts relating to agriculture ' and
the disposal of the consumer's dol-
lar fully before the public.
Girl of 15 Finds
Romance Dead
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 31
(U.R)— A temporary injunction re-
straining the government from col-
lecting processing taxes from 10
milling and Meat packing compan-
ies was issued here today by Judge
Merrill E. Otis of the Federal
court.
DALLAS, July 31 (U.R) — The
Harvest Queen Mill and Elevator
Company filed suit in the Federal
District Court here today seeking
an injunction to restrain the gov-
ernment from collecting processing
taxes.
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ASKS COUNTIES
FOR PLANNING
BOARDS ON JOB
FAIRFIELD, July 31 (Sp) -
Local officials of cities, school dis
tricts and counties of nearly a
icore counties of East Central Tex-
as today heard detail* of the Fed.
?i-al Government's Work Progress
Administration program in a meet-
ing here. Gathered at the court
house, the officials heard J. B.
Jones, supervision of division pro-
jects and planning ,tell what is to
be done to start the dirt moving in
this region.
Curtis Morris represented the
East Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Jones advised county plan-
ning boards, employment of county
engineers, and submission of pro-
jects to his office in Palestine as
soon as possible.
Ofifcers Presented
Various district WPA officials
explained their duities and the part
thay will play in the government's
program to take men from relief
rolls and put them on payrolls. A-
mong them were : O. L. Hazle-
wood, chief examiner, who advised
care in details of plans; James
Aiken, field supervisor, who will
hire foremen who will have the
.fight attitude toward., the work;
Mrs. Grace Bryson, supervisor of
Intake and certification, who will
see that relief clients get the jobs;
Mrs. O. B. Martin, director of wo-
men's work, who will supervise
sewing rooms and other women's
projects; G. W. Glllean, district la-
bor manager, in charge of all labor
of the district; R. E. Blatt, super-
visor of finance, whose business it
la to see that financial details are
in order.
Official discouraged projects re-
quiring skilled labor or a large a-
mount of material. Projects that
can use the most common labor
will be favored and no project cost-
ing over $25,000 can be routed
through WPA.
Local officers applauded when
Mr. Jones told them that they will
have a "yes" or "no" answer on
their projects within ten days af-
ter submission to his office.
Applicans must be sure they
have enough relief on the rolls of
their preeinct to do the job before
making application.
Limit $25,000
Projects costing more thai) $25,-
000 might be split into several pro-
jects to come under the limit.
The mortf a county has to put
into a project the more the WPA
will put up, it was pointed out. Mr.
Jones was unable to say what will
hnppen to the counties which have
no money to pay their part.
"WPA does not lend money, but
spends it," Jones pointed out, "and
it is the aim of the WPA to put all
relief labor on some form of active
construction work." The local peo-
ple will have to initiate the projeeU
however.
Each man will work 130 hours
per month and will be paid $21 per
month for the time. A man finding
outside employment does not have
his name stricken off, but may re-
turn to WPA when his outside job
expires.
There is a total population of
299,036 people in this district and
11,896 square miles of territory.
Amaat pltMs la th* district are .
Athens, Bryan, Calvwrt, Canter-
vflle, College Statio, Corsicana
Crocket, Fairfield, Franklin, Groes-
beck, Werens, Hearne, Madison-
villa, Mexia, Palestine and Teague.
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Colored Farm
Youths to Meet
An encampment of 300 colored
boys and girls from the rural com-
munities starts Thursday at *om-
manchie Crossing, with Home
Demonstration Agent J. B. Mor-
gan in charge, assisted fay S. M.
Merriwether, county agent. The en-
campment last for two days and
those attending will hold judging
contests and other events, prepara-
tory to going to Prali-ie View Aug.
11 for the annual Colored Farmers
Short Course.
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Minister — 1 am glad to see that
you come so regularly to our even-
ing service, Mrs, McSwish.
Mrs. McSwish— Yes. My hus-
band hates to have me go out in
the evening, and so I come to spite
him.
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FINAL HE SUCTIONS
FROSA NEWS
Miss Shirley Hargrove of
Prairie Hill is spending this week
with her sister Mrs. Garlin Ward.
Mrs. S. J. Hines and children
Dell and Junior is spending tihs
week with her sister of Houston,
Mrs. T. R. King.
Mr. and Mrs. 3. M. Cotton
gave a slumber party Monday
night. There were seven girls
present. They reported a nice
time.
MiSs Ruby Howard sfrent Fri-
day with her sister, Mrs. Babe
Allen of Coolidge.
Miss Elsie Rollie of Honest
Ridge spent Monday night in the
Holland home.
O. S. Sanderson and son Rob
art had business in Groesbeck
Monday.
Mrs. Addie Dees attended the
bedside of her sfck mother Mon-
day night in Groesbeck. She re-
ported that her mother was bet-
ter Tuesday.
Mill Charles Ruth Drinkard of
Coolidge is spending a few weeks
with her grand parents, Mr, and
Mn. C. B. Ward.
FIVE INJURED
TYLER, July 31 (U.R)— Five per-
sons ware injured when their auto-
mobile was struck by a train near
Troup late yesterday.
Those injured were Mrs. Hubert
Moore and two children, Helen 5,
and Betty 2, and Mrs. Richard May
and daughter, Juanita, 8. None was
believed fatally injured.
Insects which crawl inside the
Jack-in-the-pudpit flower are not
allowed to escape.
Sourbier—-We had to kill our flog
this morning. -
Shadbelly — Was he mud?
Sourbier —Well, he wasnt' any
too well pleaaed.
Henry Pecfc — Just my luckt .
Friend — What'a the matter
now?
Peck — I promised my wife I'd
be home by 10 o'clock last night.
Friend—Couldn't you make it?
Peck—I did even better. I got
in just at 9:46 but she was sound
asleep and I failed to get credit I
might as well have stayed up with
you boys.
Cotton Tags to
Be Issued Soon
in This County
The British Museum has a car-
ving, dated 700 B. C., which shows
an Assyr..-i king leading troops
into vbiln carrying an un-
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GROESBECK, JULY SO (Sp)—
Limestone county farmers will re-
ceive their cotton tax exemption
August 6th, County Agent T. B.
Lewis announced here Monday. All
producers will be notified this week
when and where to go to receive
their certificates and they are in-
structed to notify their landlords
to be there also or else the pro-
ducers have power of attorney
forms with them to sign for their
landlords part of the certificates.
Limestone County is among one
of the first counties in the state
to receiw certificates and the cer-
tificates are being issued 60 days
earlier this year than last year.
Last year it was necessary to is-
sue interin certificates but this ye-
ar the cotton tags will be in the
hands of the farmers before thoy
gin a bale of cotton.
The county agent asks the co-
operation of all producers and
landlords in theissuin gof these
certificates so that no time will be
lost in placing the certificates in
their proper places. : • . ...
Producers that have a one year
base period either 1933, 1984 or 19-
35 will receive their certificates
at the county agent's office and
will be notified to that effect. AH
other producers will receive their
certificates in their local communi-
ties during the first part of the
week of August 6th. Producers
who do not call for their certifi-
cates at the time the yare notified
wil have to call at the county ag-
ent's office at a later date for
them.
The following is a schedule of
the time and place the certificates
wil be issued in this county; the
days are for the week of August
6th; Kosse, Tuesday and Wednes-
day A. M. ; Fairview, Wednesday
P. M.; Thornton, Tuesday and Wed
nesday A. M. ; Davis Pparie and
Prarie View, Wednesday" ?. M.J
Box Chu>ch Tuesday A. M.; Beu-
lah, Tuesday P. M. ; Big Bill Tues-
day; Ben kurr Tuesday; Mart
Tuesdajrjf Prairie Hill, Tuesday
Delia, Tuesday; Kirk, Tuesday A.
M.; Frosa, Tuesday, P. M.; Billing-
ton, Tuesday A. M. ; Watt, Tuee- ^
day P. M.; Thompson Gin, Tues-
day, A. M.; Munger, Tuesday JP-
M.; Horn Hill, Tuesday; Coolidge,
Tuesday and Wednesday; Tehua-
cana, Tuesday; Mexia, Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday; Shlloh,
Tuesday P. M. and Wednesday; La
Salle, Tuesday; Personville, Tues-
day A. M. Farrar, Tuesday RrM-
Prarie Point, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Mr. Lewis also stated the* no
certificates will be issued to per-
sons othor than those opf'tiiing
on the contracts or unless they
have a power of attorney with
them properly executed, ^;.(T
' DALLAS, July 31 (U.R) — The
government, and not the Texas
pOtton Ginners' Association will be
responsible if the Texas cotton
crop is tied up by refusal of the
Bureau of Internal revenue to issue
Bankhead exemption tags, John C.
Thompson, Dallas, executive sec
retary of the association, said to-
day.
"Orders to tie up the Texas cot-
ton crop were not issued by the
Federal court at Sherman nor was
such action anticipated by the gin
ners of Texas. If such is the result,
then the burden plainly rests on
Washington authorities and not the
ginning, industry," Thompson said.
Malaria Control
Conference Set
for Athens Aug. 9
ATHENS, July 31 — A one day
conference of East Texas public
officials and civic leaders to con-
sider malaria control and water
and sewer improvements through
the use of WPA and PWA funds
has been called here for Friday,
August 9.
The East Texas Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring the meet-
ing. Officers of the State Health
Department will lead the discus-
sions.
Julian Montgomery, state PWA
engineer, will explain loans and
grants for water and sewer exten-
sions and improvements. Chester
Cohen of the State Health Depart-
ment will outline the needs for wa-
ter and sewer improvements for
East Texas cities.
An $11,000,000 malaria control
program for the State of Texas to
be financed out of WPA funds is
being organized. V. M. Ehlers, Tex-
as state sanitary engineer, will out-
line this program.
Dr. John W. Brown, state health
officer, will address a joint lunch-
eon of the conference and the Ath-
ens Rotary Club at noon. His sub-
ject will be "The Social Security
Plan of the Federal Government."
City officials, chamber of com-
merce leaders, county judges and
school auperintendents have been
invited to attend.
MISS ROSE PHILLIPS
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Miss Rose Phillips, daughter
of Mrs. Dora Phillips, was re-
ported resting Wednesday after-
noon following a serious appendix
operation at Brown Hospital. Mr.
Mrs. John G. Phillips and
children, who were notified of
Miss Phillips' illness, were ex-
peoted to arrive some time dur-
ing the afternoon from Monter-
rey, Mexico, where they were va-
cationing. They will be accom-
panied by Mr, Phillips' sister,
Mrs. Maya Cox, of Bay City.
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Blizzards make life easier for
the ptamrigan of the Far North by
keeping the feeding grounda swept
free of snow.
The president
States appoints
judges of Alaska,
of the (United
the territorial
At an age when most girls are
Just preparing to enter high
school, Mrs. Jerome Watte, 15,
pleaded in Los Angeles court
for separate maintenance for her-
self and 5-month-old baby. Shown
above on the witness stand, she
charged her husband with cru-
elty Waite, not yet 31, shown
below in court, has countered
witb a $50,000 alienation suit
against her parenta *
Places for Young
Mm in CCC Camp
Ready for Many
AUSTIN, July 31. (Sp.)—
Men thruout- Texas eligible for
Civilian Conservation Corps en-
listmet have been advised by
State Enrollment Supervisor Neal
E. Guy to make themselves known
to their county administrators if
they are interested in being a-
mong the 16,000 to be enrolled
by August 81. .
Guy advised administrators of
their quotas and asked that they
examine their relief rolls for pro-
bable enrollees, with the possibil-
ity that quotas will be increased
when administrators show enough
CCC candidates to warrant.
An eligible candidate is any
single man between 18 and 28
whose family is on the relief
rolls.
While administrators were ask-
ed to search their rolls for pro-
bable enrolleas, Guy suggested
that the young men themselves
notify their administrator if they
are eager to enroll in the CCC.
Approximately 16,000 Texans
are to be enrolled by August 81,
with about 10,000 expected to be
sent to out-of-state camps, Guy
said. Out-of-state assignment*
are made because Texas camps
already have their quotas, while
in some of the other states have
not, he explained.
Enrollment will be made at in-
tervals during the next month,
and enrollment instructions have
already been issued to the first
allotment of 3224.
Forty-three new camps are be-
ing built in Texas, bringing the
total in this state to 96. Approx-
imately 30,000 Texans will b« in
the CCC by August 81.
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Pleased with the sympathetic
hearing given and confident of fair
treatment at the hands of the His-
toric Advisory Committee of the
Texas Centennial Commission of
Control, J. K. Hughes and a party
of Limestone county men were
back from Austin Wednesday.
Tuesday they appeared before the
historic committee headed by L.
W. Kemp, chairman, asked for
$15,000 to restore Fort Parker, and
left complete plans and blue prints.
Jesse L. Denning, archetect, E.
L. Connally, Groesbeck, Ross Har-
din, representative, and State Sen-
ator Bob Ponge accompanied the
delegation. Mr. Hughes was spoken
man for the group. Mr. Denning I
and Mr. Connally explained the
plansvThe committee returned con-
fident of success of their mission.
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