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THE MEXIA WEEKLY HERALD
Office with the News Publishing company
Entered at the postoffice at Mexia, Texas, as second
dass mail matter under act of March 3, 1879.
How College Helps
Harry E. Fry, editor of the American
College Year Book, is now inviting univer-
sity and college presidents to help him un-
cover America's future leaders by assist-
ing in the selection of their outstanding sen-
ior students; and as he does so, he com-
ments that America is more and more turn-
ing to her college graduates ior leadership.
For example: 59 per cent of the people
represented in the Hall of Fame went to
college. Seventy-seven per cent of the people
currently listed in "Who's Who" are college
graduates. Eighty-one percent of the mem-
bers of the 75th Congress hold college de-
grees.
The young person of outstanding abiilty
eventually will make a place for himself ,
in the world, of course. But his way will .be
immeasurably helped if he has the advan-
tage of a college education. The lack of it
is a steadily increasing handicap these days.
Madison and Leon Counties Plan
Development of Tomato Business
THE MEXIA WEEKLY HERAJ-Jp
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 19ST
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NORMANGEE, Nov. 6 (Sp) —
SL A movement has been intiated in
jg th.'s territory in the vicinity of the
Bu. \ nglcn.F.osk Island Railroad,
Iccldag to the development of a to-
mato business In the two counties
| of Leon and Madison, reaching
' from Jewett to North Zulch, and
perhujifc to lola. After a earcful
examination of of the soil by the
agricultural experts o fthe rail-
road, led by J. Carmon Thomas of
Che Eock Ifland and Hoyt Powers
representing . the freight depart-
ment of the same road, it has been
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decided 'to • launch the' enterprise
the Coming .year. A mass meeting
was iu!d hc.e at the high school au
IBS' I Tuesday night, which-was
sttenfi:d by /arncr., from over this
cr_r..'ry, local busines* men, mer-
ccanu ana bankers of surrounding,
towns, end by the administrative
nnd agricultural' departments of
Ue virions s^boah along the. line.-
r!r.'nt .7011 Aercs -
It is estimated tlvet at Concord
15'' acre>will hi planted to toma-
toes, st Tlynn 100 aires, at Nor-
msiisce 130 ccrss and nt Morth
Zulch 160 a-rec. Trobably lola will
j'in with 151 acres. It is str.ted
that the soil in the vicinity of this
railroad through the counties of
;;i: Lton and Madron and north
Crimes is admirably adapted to j
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this crop. Being some distance fur-
ther south than the Jacksonville
country, it is urged that this coun-
try should have its products ready
for the market at least as early.
The. growers are assured that
through the planting and growing
season they will have expert advis-
ers on the ground to assist in the
preparation of the soil, the grow-
ing and cultivation of the soil, and
who will be on hand to assist until
the crop is placed on the market.
Minimum Crops
The sponsors of the movement
insist that no one farmer atetmpt
to raise more than a minimum
crop, requiring that one acre per
man he the limit. After the first
season, they state, when the people
have learned how to handle the
matter, then it will be advisable to
expand both in acreage, if they so
desire, ancl in variety of crops. The
local paper, the Normange "Star," 1s
"throwing its entire influence in fa-
vor of the proposition, and insists
that the country along the Burling-
to-Rcck Island railroad through
the three counties can produce
profitably nearly any kind of truck
crop that can be grown in the Rio
Grr.ndc Valley, excepting the citrus
fruits. And that it has the advan-
tage of being two days by rail or
truck nearer the northern market.
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Cotton Picker
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 5 (U.P.) -
Mechanical cotton pickers—which
can pick more cotton per day than
70 men —today appeared virtually
certain of harvesting a significant
part of Dixie's 1938 crop.
Both the Rust Brothers and the
International Harvester Co. —
where machines are the furtherest
developed—have taken orders from
planters of the fertile Mississippi
Delta, where pickers will be oper-
ated next season.
Pickers of cach company contin-
ued field tests this season—almost
within sight of each other —near
Clarksdale, Miss. One of tile Rust
machines is at the Delta Experi-
ment Station at Stoncville, under-
going government-supervised tests.
Wet weather curbed operations
somewhat, although John Rust re-
ported his machine harvested more
than 40 bales this season. The
harvester company released no re-
port on their experimental test.
Two Models Built
The Rust concern has two revis-
ed models built; one in operation in
Mississippi, the other in Tashkent,
Russian Turkestan, under the su-
pervision of Mack Rust.
Five pickers are being tried by
she harvester company near Clarks
lale, Stoneville, San Antonio, Tex-
as; El Dorado, and Phoenix, Aria.
In general, both maichines are a-
like, although they differ in oper-
ating details. Each apparatus
plucks the fiber by means of whirl-
ing spindles that penetrate the
stalks as they pass throug picking
tube. The stalks are reached on
both sides of the tractor-mounted
machine by tandem picking units
in staggered formation.
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PLATTSBURC, Mo., Nov. 6 <U.R>
—Sheriff Charles Paisley went to
ths Clinton county jail to build a
fire when the first winds of win-
ter started blowing. He found the
prisoners hsd sold ths jail's stove
for cigaret money. -
KANSAS CITY! HIOTNOV. 6
—Nineteen-year-old, blonde Mar;
Ann Smalley gave herself up t
police todsy after burning $15 i
loot an dthe istol she used in a fill
ing station holGup that weighed
upon her conscience.
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Grace's warbler, a bird of souti
western United States was dis-
covered by Dr. Ellio Coues, an*"!
named for his sister, Grsce.
Sandford Smith
Injured Result
of Auto Mishap
J. Sandford Smith, Mexia may-
or and banker was injured Thurs-
day night near Corsicana when
automobile overturned.
Mr. Smith was reported to be
painfully injured but was not in
a critical condition. He suffered
face lacerations and briuses.
The accident occurred when
Smith attempted to pull his auto-
mobile farther over to the right
side of the highway to allow an
approaching car more room. He
was quoted as saying the next
thing he remembered was lying
on the highway.
Following the accident Mayor
Smith was taken to the Shell
Clinic in Corsicana where he was
"resting nicely" Friday afternoon.
The accident occurred about
sundown Thursday.
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Miss Billie Simmons, student
of the University of Texas, is
spending the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Sim-
mons.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Kendrlck,
Jr. and sons, Billie and Henry
Moore, of Sinton are spending
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Kendrick, Sr. and Henry
Moore.
Dayton Walkup, student of
Schreiner Institute, is spending
the week-end here with his moth-
er, Mrs. B. L. Walkup.
Gainesville, Ga., April 3, 1936—Battered by the full fury of a tornado that claimed 200 lives, the
"Public Square of Gainesville, above, was filled with debris after storm and fire had taken their toll.
Within the city limits 922 structures were damaged; loss was estimated at more than $10,000,000.
Only the statue of a Confederate veteran, standing in the middle of the square park, escaped un-
scathed. Ambulances, fire trucks and rescuers' automobiles crowded the chaotic scene as throngs
of survivors picked their way through the wreckage.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Handley, Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Beeson and
Richard Bowers were in Hunts-
villa Saturday to attend the
"homecoming" of% Sam Houston
State Teachers College. •
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Sweatt
attended ths Rice-Arkansas foot-
ball game in Houston Saturday.
Mr. and Msr. J. N. Sherrill and
children of Dallas were guests
in the home of Mr. Sherrill's sis-
ter, Mrs. W. F. Hall, during the
weefc-end.
Miss Fredrieka Watson visited
;\ and Mrs. Charle. Measels
i Tulsa, Oklahmoa this week.
Miss Dorothy Scott has re-
urned after a few days visit in
inrlin.
David Denning of Marlin is
pending the week end visiting in
he home of his sister, Mrs. Sal-
ute Roller.
Census Taking
Unemployment
Opens Nov. 16
Mayor J. Sandford Smith ap-
pointed a committee of local men
Saturday to aid with the taking
of a Federal Unemployment cen-
sus, recently announced by Pre-
sident Roosevelt after a congres-
sional demand.
The local committee will be
composed of W. G. Forrest, chair
man and Jake Stubbs, H. F.
Mace, Wiley Flint, firs. N. P.
Houx, W. F. Smith, W. L. Fore-
man and Frank Williams.
The committee chairman and
clerks hired by the city of Mexia
together with civil service em-
ployes will be stationed in the
lobby of the post office and will
assist all totally unemployed or
partially unemployed persons fill
out their cards.
The cards requesting informa-
tion on unemployment will be
distributed from the loqal post
office to all rural box holders
as well as all residences in town
served by postal carriers.
The deadline for the return of
the cards to the local post of-
fice, or any other post office
in thi3 section from which a card
was sent, will be November 20.
All persons at work on emer-
gency work projects of the gov-
ernment will be included in the
•census.
All persons desiring informa-
tion on the census are requested
to contact the census workers
who will be stationed at the post
office.
The cards will be mailed from
every post office, it was pointed
out and each town will have
clerks to furnish information.
DINUBA, Cal., Nov. 9, (UP)—
The Glenn Bridges family was
house hunting agian today after
fire destroyed their fourth suc-
cessive house. All they saved from
the last blaze was the washing
machine full of wet clothes.
The most talkative character in
all of Shakespeare's works is
Hamlet, who has 1659 lines to
speak.
The blood presure of a human
being is 20 points higher when
awake than when asleep.
The 1936 production of soybean
oilmeal in the Untied States ex-
ceeded the linseed oilmeal produc-
tion for the first time.
The Soviet government has pro-
duced hardy beef animals by
crossing zebus and bison with
native cattle.
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Miss Ileene Westmoreland had
as her guestc Saturday and Sun-
day, Miss Elizabeth Fleming and
Miss Margaret Thomason of
Houston.
Mrs. W. K. Boyd spent Friday
and Saturday visiting relatives in
Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Hughes, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Hollister were Dal-
las visitors Friday.
Lost Officer
Found in Bed
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fels and
children of Sherman are spend-
ing the week end with Mr.
Felz's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Fell.
Miss Elliott Robinson, Miss Dor-
othy Reeves, Miss Louisa Robin-
son and Mrs. Samuel J. Sands
Jr. were Waco visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Jackson has re-
turned to her home in Sulphur
springs after a visit with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Iley
There are 8211 miles of rail-
ways within the boundaries of the
state of New York. j
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6
(U.R)—Patrolman William J.
Ridgeway failed to report for
duty for 36 hours ,so police re-
ported him missing and broad-
cast his description. A few hurs
after the broadcast, some one
called to the Ridgeway home
and discovered the officer a-
sleep.
National Staff
Members Scouts
to Be in Waco
WACO, Nov. 6 (Sp) — Charles
F. Smith, a member of the national
staff of the Boy Scouts of America,
will be in Waco Tuesday, Novem-
ber 16, in tfie interest of Cubbing,
according to George W. Powell,
scout executive of the Heart O'
Texas Council.
Cubbing is a comparatively new
program of the Boy Scouts of
America which has been designed
to meet the needs of boys nine, ten
and eleven years old. It is a pro-
gram of natural things to be done
in and around the home. Cubbing
differs essentially from scouting in
that it does not take the boys far
afield for camp or hike, big scale
adventure or intensive training,
but operates in the neighborhood
and yard and-vacant lot and is, in
short, vitally neighborhood center-
ed.
Mr. Smith wil lspeak to the Ki-
wanis Club in Waco at noon on
Nov. 16. Immediately following, he
will meet with members of the ex-
ecutive board of the Heart O'Texas
Council. At 3 p. m. in the Checker
Board Room of the Roosevelt Ho-
tel, Cub leaders and den mothers
will meet with Mr. Smith, and
at 7:30 p; m. in the same room,
there will be a general meeting of
cubbers, parents, and all interested
in the younger boy program.
Special cub programs will be
broadcast over radio station
W-A-C-0 Monday, Nov. 8, and
Monday, Nov. 15, at 8:30 p. m. The
first play is entitled "Meet the
Boy," and the second, which will
be presented by the Baylor Little
Theatre, is entitled "Father Be-
comes a Dad."
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LONG BEACH, N. Y., Nov. 6
(U.R)—Five cars of a Long Island
Railroad train rain over John
Lamb, 60-year-old Negro, on a rail-
road bridge today. Wrecking crews
hauled Lamb out from under the
fifth carriage and rushed him to a
hospital where physicians reported
"a slight swelling of the head."
Urges Farmers Raise
Their Own Food Crop
.HENDERSON, Tex., Nov.
(li.fi)—H. H- Williamson, director
of the Jexas Extension Service,
urged farmers today to improve
their standards of living by pro-
ducing mora food crop's for their
own use.
"If we add a million eggs a day
to our Texas production, and use
them at home, the egg producers
of Petaluma, California, will nev-
er hear of it," he said.
"If we produce 2,000,000 gal-
lons of milk for our own use, we
compete with nothing but well
water."
He said that the average Tex-
as farm could produce $700
worth of food and supplies for
its own use. To buy this same
amount of goods for all the
farms in the state, he said,
would require the income from
6,000,000 bales of cotton.
Men Rescue Baby
when Boys Scorn
Pleas of Mother
MT. CLEMENS, Miah., Nov. 6
(U.R)—Mrs. Virignia Perry, 23-
year-old divorcee, came out of
a store today in time to see her
automobile plunging out of con-
trol into the Clinton river. Her
4-year-old son was inside.
In terror she called to two uni-
dentified young men who stood
nearby, pleading with them to
save her child.
"What can we do?" they asked
and turned away.
Terrified, the young mother
jerked off her eoat and shoes
rushed to the river's edge and
plunged in after her boy.
But two other men who had
seen the tragedy already had
launched a small boat. They lift-
ed big-eyed Richard Perry out of
the automobile which was sink
ing swiftly in 10 feet of water.
The rescuers were Robert Sray,
54, and Peter Haller, 60, of Mt.
Clemens. Both were nearly twice
as old as the young men who
turned their backs on Mrs. Perry
and her son.
Among the largest of all leaves
are those of the Gunnera plant
of the Juan Fernandez Islands.
Chevrolet and Ford
pv *| Parts
at Mail Order Prices
Batteries P from $3.95
MEXIA BATTERY & TIDE CO.
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Albert Mace to
Make Home Here
Albert R. Mace,, for eight years
chief of police of Mexia, and now a
Texas Ranger, said Saturday that
he is returning to Mexia to make
his home. Mexia will be his new
East Texas headquarters, Mace
said. Mace moved here from Hous-
ton where he was stationed two
years.
Mace after leaving Mexia in
1929 went to Borger where he was,
chief of police. Following a two
year stay in the West Texas cityj
he went to Corpus Christi as chief
of police and then became a Texas
ranger.
"I am coming back to Mexia be-
cause I have always considered it
home". Mace said. "Then too, goad
roads will enable me to operate out
of here conveniently.
Mrs. Mace will join him here
within a few days Mace asserted.
Feed Cotton Seed
Meal
with home-grown feeds to furnish
the necessary protein to balance
your feed.
MUNGER COTTON OIL
COMPANY
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Poultry Wanted
We pay highest cash prices for Chickens and Turkeys
ALSO BUY PECANS
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