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The
FIFTY-N*H"fH
YEAR
ALONG THE WAY
BY US
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What a little oil will do. The
other day a lady was pushing her
baby by a filling station in the
baby buggy which was squeaking
and the baby crying loudly. The
filling station attendant grasped
an oil can and asked the lady could
he oil the squeaking parts. She
readily consented and the oil did
the trick. Stopping the squeak in
the carriage, the baby stopped
crying. Proving that a little oil
properly used helps a great deal
along the road of human kindness.
* * *
We are hopeful that all these
dollar a year men had finished
their jobs and ready to return to
a job in the regular channels of
business. But it seems a new bud-
get has been set up in the RFC
column to keep the government in
the mo'ney loaning business. A
loan here and there is goor for
business, but too free and prornis-
cious loaning is like too free and
unlimited credit if used too much,
soon drowns those that are too in-
dulgent and the morgue reaps the
whirlwind. Lasting prosperity is
never built on too big a spending
spree.
* # * *
The world's cotton supply now on
hand is estimated at over fifty mil-
lion bales—the greatest in history.
Better than two year's world con-
sumption. Facing this, there is not
much promised for the cotton
grower in the near future. The
production will have to still under-
go considerable reduction or, better
still, find new markets or uses for
cotton.
* * * *
The present price of cotton is
only about half the parity price of
1(5.2 cents. Those cooperating with
the AAA program will be entitled
to receive the three cent adjust-
ment price or 2-3 or 3-4 of the par-
ity price for the 1937 cotton crop
which will lack one-third buying as
much merchandise in the markets
today as the same number of bales
of cotton did in the years 1909-14.
We realize that our agricultural
leaders have a tough nut to crack
but the farmers income has still
got to be raised one hundred per
cent to equal that of other labor
and manufacturers when it comes
to buying the necessities and lux-
uries of life.
♦ * * *
This is clean up week. Spring
time is here. Flowers and shrubs
are blooming and looking their pret
tiest and so it behooves us to look
our best in keeping with the time
of year and to do that we must
clean up. For health's sake we
must stay clean. If yau have been
so busy at other things and have
neglected to Rather up those tin
cans and rubbish in the back yard
or vacant lot, kindly do it before
the week has passed. This is Clean
Up Week!
* * *
Lasting prosperity can never be
bought or gained by only working
thirty hours per week.
* * * *
Senator Hobart Nelson, a native
son of Cass county, but now of Lub-
bock, Texas, opened his campaign
for Lieutenant Governor at Hughes
Springs, Saturday. He was greeted
by a large number of friends and
admirers from all over East Texas
who are boosting his candidacy for
this important state office. He is
championing the unicameral or one
house legislature for this state,
claiming for it economy and better
law-making body which is gaining
support daily.
Canning Officials
Hold Meetings
H. A. King, president of Atlanta
National Bank, T. P. Wharton, •or-
ganizer of the Atlanta Canning
company, and M. P. Tomberlain,
Atlanta Vocational Agriculture
teacher, will hold a series of meet-
ings beginning Friday night, for
the purpose of giving farmers in-
formation concerning possibilities
of the canning industry in this area.
Also varieties of crops for canning
this year, sources of getting seed
and dates for planting will be
discussed. Every farmer interested
in this program is urged to be
present at these meetings which
will be held in the school building
in the following communities at
7:30 p.m.
Friday night, April 8, Alamance.
Monday night, April 11, Huffines
Tuesday night, April 12, Doug-
lassville.
Wed. night, April 13, O'Farrel.
Thurs. night, April 14, Red Hill.
Friday night, April 15, Bloom-
burg.
Cass County
Free Library
The Commissioners court may
establish a new, free library, a
public library supported from the
county funds to serve all the people
of the county if it so desires.
Fully three-fourths of the peo-
ple of Cass county are without
access to a free, public library.
New methods of teaching, recent
interest in adult education, unus-
ually keen competition for jobs of
all kinds, and the information nec-
essary to develop our rich natural
resources causes the need for a
fiec public library to be most
keenly felt just now.
Such a library can be establish-
ed on the initiative of the Com-
missioners court or through a par-
tition of a majority of the legal
v 'it of the county. To support
this library the Commissioners
l.iay appropriate from the given
'jJT.'' a sum not tp exceed five
cents on the one hundred dollar
valuation. There is available in
Cass county at present a sum suffi-
cient to enaugerate and maintain
this librai-y.
Are the people of Cass county in-
terested in a movement of this
kind at present. No new taxes
would be necessary, no campaign
for funds, no new money raised in
any way; we would simply use the
money that is already available
and provided by our Library Law.
Melbert Bringing
Great Messages
Revival at the First Methodist
church is starting off splendidly.
Brother N. H. Melbert is bringing
some great messages, and Mr. A.
M. Hutton, is doing some great
singing. There is preaching each
morning at 9:30 and evening at
7:45. The prayer serivces meet at
7:15 p.m. Brother Hutton meets
with the Juniors at 4 p.m. and the
Young people at 7:15.
These services will continue
through Easter Sunday. The entire
city is urged to attend "these ser-
vices.
Brother Melbert calls a spade a
spade, and you will like him and
his heart thrilling messages.
General Outline
For 1938 Crops
Our cultivated acres are divided
as follows and include the follow-
ing crops:
Cotton 30 per cent.
Thirty per cent of all land in
cultivation. Plowable pasture counts
only when it is rotation. New land
doesn't count unless it takes' the
place of old land left out.
Geenral crops 29 per cent.
Now we will guess this will be
29 per cent but we have not been
told. The following crops are in
the general base, corn, sorghum
for grain or silage, peanuts for hay
or dug, sugar cane, oats for hay or
grain, wheat for hay or grain, sum-
mer fallow.
Reduced acres 41 per cent.
There are acres reduced from
cotton. Is it fair to plant them in
corn to hurt the northern farmer
who can't grow cotton ? So we can
grow peanuts and let the hogs eat
them; peas for hay; soy beans for
hay and peanuts for hogs.
Atlanta School
Trustee Election
The following were elected trus-
tees of the Atlanta Independent
School District Saturday to serve
for three years.
R. S. Allday
Norman L. Smith.
Important Notice
To All Farmers
There will be a man in the C. of
C. office, Atlanta daily beginning
Friday of this week to figure out
your cotton and general depletion
crop acreages for 1938. This is to
be based on 30 per cent of the cul-
tivated acres on your farm or total
of acres planted to cotton during
1935, 1936, and 1937 plus the de-
pleated acres. Your cotton acres
for 1938 will be which ever one of
the above plans figure out the
smaller acreage. This acreage will
not be exact but will be close
enough for you to start your crops
and your exact acreages will be
mailed to you when the govern-
ment gets it figured out, which will
in most cases be to late for plant-
ing.
Kindly have these men figure
your estimated acreage at once
while they are available.
—R. L. White, County Agt.
Car Registerations
In Cass County
Tom W. Finley, Cass County
Tax Collector, reports 2,220 pas-
senger ears registered in Cass
County April 1. He also reports
360 commercial trucks and 280
farm trucks registered. Total
amount collected from car regis-
trations $42,934.16.
3ns journal
NTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1938
Heing Use in Cass County
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Trench silo being filled by a Farm Security Ad ministration borrower. Twenty-seven tons of
hegari were stored for winter use.
Farmers Meeting
Saturday, April 9
A farmers meeting will be held
at the Atlanta High School, Sat-
urday, April 9th at 2 p.m. At this
meeting we hope to determine the
approximate acreage of tomatoes
planted for shipping and also acre-
age to be planted in tomatoes and
beans to be sold to the Atlanta
Canning company. This company
is now definitely organized, and
contsruction on the building will
begin in a few days.
The East Texas Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring a five
year $1,000.00 one variety cotton
community contest, and a trench
silo contest. Texas A. & M. College
and the State Division of Vocation-
al Agriculture are cooperating in
these contests. Your local Vocation-
al Agricultural teacher will explain
the rules and requirements for
these contests at the meeting.
There is considerable interest at
this time in permanent pasture
improvement in our community.
Let us set up some plans at this
meeting. DeQueen, Ark., is rapidly
and successfully becoming the lead-
ing dairying community in this
area. Farmers have suggested that
we vsit them and determine how
they did it. All of the problems
mentioned will be discussed in the
meeting Saturday.
Canning Company
Elect Officers
The newly elected directors of
the Atlanta Canning company met
Thursday and elected the following
officers for this year:
Henry A. King, president; T.
R. Richey, vice president; T. A.
Howe, secretary; H. A. King, treas-
urer.
The directors are assisting Mr.
Wharton in selling additional re-
quidel stock in the company. Plans
are being rushed forward to start
buildings and the erection of the
plant so as to be ready to handle
this years crop of tomatoes and
other items to be canned during
this season.
No government is popular gov-
ernment to a taxpayer.
Golf Links
Will Open Soon
A. J. Old, secretary-treasurer of
the Indian Hills Golf Course, re-
ports 30 members secured for the
golf club. Ten more members are
needed to secure funds to put the
course in tip-top shape. The course
has already been mowed and
greens will be in playing condition
by latter part of next week.
D. B. Johnson, who lives near
the links, has been employed as
caretaker. Plans have been made
to purchase a seven and one-half
foot power driven mower. This
will enable Mr. Johnson to keep
the course in good condition.
Anyone interested in joining this
club are urged to see Mr. Old im-
mediately. A lifetime membership
may b£ secured for $25.00 and
small monthly fees will be charged.
Farmers Getting
Seed Loans
County Clerk Will C. Horns*
reports $40,000 in seed loan chr
passing through his office into
hands of Cass County farmers,
ings in the clerks office in Ja
ary totaled 408, in February
in March 376. Total filings foi
first quarter were 1034.
County Trustees
Elected Saturday
The following were elected as
County Trustees in the election
held Saturday:
H. H. Ramsey, Atlanta.
A. A. Burkhalter, Queen City.
The County Board will be as fol-
lows: L. L. Harper, Linden; T. D.
Dalrymple, Linden Route; A. M.
Wommack, Marietta; H. H. Ram-
sey, Atlanta; A. A. Burkhalter,
Queen City.
New From The
County Supt.
The County Superintendent's of-
fice was about the busiest place in
Linden on last Friday and Satur-
day. At times, standing rooms was
hardly available.
Census trustees were checking in
the census enrollments.
It was the closing of a monthly
pay period for most teachers.
The Interscholastic League
events were being held, thus bring-
ing 80 per cent of the teachers and
students of Cass county into Lin-
den.
It was general election day for
trustees all over the county.
State aid had meen received and
teachers were checking to see how
much longer school terms would
run.
Bus drivers were bringing in
monthly reports and were to be
paid.
Teacher Retirement Forms were
being filled out and filed. A heavy
demand for contracts was noticed.
Term and book reports were being
issued. Information in general was
being sought. It is a wonder that
the entire office force was work-
ing and endeavoring to give service
which the teachers long ago have
appreciated and grown to expect.
Cass-Marion
Allowable Set
MARSHALL — A total field out
put of 6,686 barrels daily is allot-
ted the Jefferson area in Marion
county on the April proration sche-
dule reelased Monday. The sched-
ule lists 55 producers.
Total acreage allotted to oil wells
is 1,095,20 acres. The acreage fac-
tor for the field is one acre equal
to 3.2459590 barrels and the bottom
pressure factor is .02489708 pound.
In Cass county the 66 wells pro-
ducing from the Gloyd horizon was
given a daily allowable of 6,797
barrels, with acreage allotted to
wells 889.82 acres, while 277 wells
producing from the Dees-Young
zones have an allowable of 23,708
barrels, with acreage allotted to
oil wells 5,077.31 acres.
Atlanta Band
To Shreveport
The second annual Ark-La-Tex
Band Festival to be held in Shreve-
port, Saturday, April 16, will be
one of the largest events of its
kind ever held •' Mready
35 bands Tex
area hr
ing t*
Ed O'Neal, Farm
Bureau President,
Marshall April 13
Ed O'Neal, Washington, D. C.,
president of the National Farm Bu-
reau Federation, will speak in Mar
shall, Wednesday, April 13. More
than thirteen thousand farmers are
expected to hear this commanding
speaker, starting at 10 a.m. and
lasting all day at the city auditor-
ium. Harrison county has the larg-
est enrollment of any county in the
United States. They have a mem-
bership of 2,500 and their associa-
tion is one year old. This big pro-
gram is being planned for their
birthday celebration.
Jay Kirkland, president of the
Cass county farmers organization
urges all farmers in this county to
attend and hear Mr. O'Neal. He re-
ports 700 paid members in Cass
county, with 200 more pledged. All
directors of the Cass organization
are asked to meet at Linden Friday
p.m. at two o'clock in the court
room to make plans for a large
delegations to go to Marshall from
this county.
Old Age Pension
Assn. Meeting
A county wide meeting of the
Old Age Pension Association of
Texas will be held at Linden, Fri-
day, April 8, at 2 p.m. at the court-
house.
Mr. J. J. Jackson, president of
The Old Agen Pension Association
of Texas will be in Linden on the
above date for a county wide meet-
ing and he insists on everyone be-
ing present.
All voters who are eligible for
membership come and tell every-
body else to come. Lets reach our
goal of five hundred thousand
members by July 1.
A county executive committee
will be elected on that date.
Rotarians Enjoy
Scout Program
There were several visitors at
Rotary last Thursday who enjoyed
the several talks on the Boy Scout
movement.
Joe Clements, new Scout Execu-
tive of the Caddo Council, was pre-
sent and explained the scope of
his work since moving to Texar-
kana. He is visiting the different
Scout organizations over the dis-
trict which is composed of 13 coun-
ties in Northeast Texas and 7
counties in Southwest Arkansas
and taking stock and injecting into
each club new energies for steady
growth of this great movement
which started in England early in
the twentieth century.
Pope Briley who was recently
elected president of the Texarkana
Rotary club for the year 1938-39
spoke on the same subject urging
those present to get behind this
great movement of making real
men out of the boys today who
See Rotarians on back page
59,125 Acres In Cass
Allotted to Cotton
Cass county has been allotted
59,125 acres to cotton and 58,000
acres for general crops. This in-
cludes corn, all sorghums, water-
melons, all potatoes, peanuts for
nuts or hay, sudan for ensilage.
Approximately 82,875 acres have
been allotted to reduced acres such
as peanuts if gathered by hogs in
field, sudan for grazing or hay,
soybeans for hay, peanuts for hay.
Before 1933, two-thirds of our
land was planted in cotton and one-
third in general crops. Now we
are allotted 30 percent for cotton,
29 percent for general crops and
41 percent for reduced acres. On
reduced acres we cannot plant corn
or sorghum as this would seriously
upset farmers of north and west
parts of United States who depend
upon corn for a living. Peanuts are
good for hogs and legumes for cat-
tle and horses.
Farmers cannot be given their
quotas until the number of culti-
vated acres in county are found.
Workers are busy tabulating for
the quota but final approval must
come from College Station. The
quota will be given on a percent-
age basis as written into the law
and will not be left up to the com-
mitteemen.
Fire Marshals Meet
at Mt. Pleasant
The sixth regional meeting of
City Fire Marshals will be held i
in Mt. Pleasant, April 13, Marvin |
Hall, State fire insurance commis-
sioner, announced today. Fire mar-
snals from sixteen Texas towns, as
well as a number of city officials,
fire chiefs, and firemen, are ex-
pected to attend.
School Supervisor
To Conference
Mrs. Mary M. Pierce, supervisor
of schools in Cass county is in
Cleburne this week attending the
state meeting of supervisors. The
meeting opened Tuesday morning.
The theme of the meeting this
year is the activity program. A
display of a developed unit from
each county represented will be on
exhibit. Mrs. Pierce will have a unit
on Japan which was worked up
by the third grade students of Bi-
vins under the direction of their
teacher Miss Ozette McGinnis. This
is a very colorful unit and Miss
McGinnis' students did an excellent
piece of work on it.
Many noted educators will ap-
pear on the program and among
the entertainment features are a
banquet on Tuesday evening, a tea
given by the Business and Profes-
sional Women's club of Cleburne, a
breakfast and a picnic luncheon.
While away Mrs. Pierce will visit
Fort Worth schools and will attend
an achievement day program.
Mrs. Pierce will return to Linden
Friday.
Golden Krust
Bakery Moves
D. G. Griffin and Happy Cle-
ments have moved the Golden
Krust Bakery to the old gas com-
pany location at rear of Miles
Drug company. They make a spec-
ialty of hot rolls, bread and dough-
nuts from 5 to 8 p.m. each day.
As a special service to their pat-
rons they will give curb service in
their new location.
Testing Dates
Announced
Mrs. Mary M. Pierce will give
tests in the following schools next
eek: Monday, April 11, Douglass-
lle; Tuesday, April 12, Oak
ve; Wednesday, April 13, Queen
: Thursday, April 14, Bear
eek; Friday, April 15, Spencer
Chapel.
Cards have been mailed to each
principal with the necessary infor-
mation.
Atlanta Band
To Henderson
The Atlanta High School band
will enter the contests of the Texas
Band Association, District II, to be
held in Henderson, April 8-9. Twen-
ty-three high school bands, the
pride of East Texas, have already
registered. The 1400 musicians,
dressed in gayly colored uniforms,
will stage a huge parade at 4:30
Friday afternoon and appear in a
massed concert at the fair park
field Friday night.
Marion Gets New
Oil Producer
Heyser, Heard & Clardy had
completed a new producer in the
Jefferson area of Marion county
Tuesday at Henderson B-2, Ewing
survey, flowing 21 barrels hourly
through 3-4 inch choke. Total depth
is 6,065 feet with top of pay at
6,028 feet.
Barber Shops
Consolidate
J. C. Norris ha* moved the Re-
liance Barber Shop and consolidat-
ed it with F. H. Kennamer's Bar-
ber Shop on Wi'liam Street. They
will appreciate you calling on them
when in need of their services.
NUMBER THIRTEEN
'
Canning Factory
Plant Started
Since the permanent organiza-
tion of the Atlanta Canning com-
pany which resulted in the election
of Mayor T. R. Richey as president
of the company and Mr. Henry A.
King as chairman of the board of
directors, concrete and definite ac-
tion has been taken about some
very important matters.
The selected site has been acquir-
ed which is adjacent to the rail-
road right of way in the south
part of town; the manager, Mr.
T. O. Ballard, has negotiated at
Dallas for most of the necessary
equipment; the plans and specifi-
cations for the structure which will
| house this factory have been com-
pleted; bids are being prepared for
most of the construction work and
within another week actual work
of erecting the building will be
under way, the ground having been
cleared in preparation for this
building.
Mr. T. P. Wharton, the organi-
zer, is highly pleased with interest
that is being manifested by the in-
vesting public. Additional sales of
stock are being made each week
and ample funds are assured for
the construction and operation of
the factory.
Canning factories appear to be
a very popular investment in the
sections where such plants have
been in operation for a number of
years because these plants have
paid large dividends in every in-
stance where they were properly
handley. Vegetable growers at
See Canning Factory on back page
C. C. C. Celebrates
Fifth Anniversary
The last week end has been a
great time for all CCC Camps in
the United States in holding open
house and celebrating the fifth an-
niversary of the birth |f this new
deal program, one of the best in
the nation. This agency was in-
who has boys out of employment
and themselves in somewhat of a
distressed circumstance. However,
the rules have changed some and
they are now taking boys without
jobs only who are in the required
age. The camps are being filled
during the month of April.
Thousands of people visited these
camps during the celebration and
inspected the great work being
done by these boys, who 'are doing
soil conservation work, improving
State and National Parks and
reforestation work.
The Civilian Conservation Corps
is not a military unit, although it
is staffed by Reserve officers and
operated under the direct super-
vision of the War Department. The
War Department was chosen to
See C.C.C. Celebrates on back page
Easter Seal Sale
Started April 1
Every county in Texas is now or-
ganized for the purpose of selling
Easter Seals for Crippled Chil-
dren. The campaign is being con-
ducted by the Texas Society for
Crippled Children of which Charles
F. Ashcroft of Sulphur Springs is
president. The sale of seals com-
menced April 1, and lasts until Eas
ter Sunday.
Money raised by the sale of Eas-
ter Seals will be spent exclusively
for crippled children in Texas to
provide them hospitalization and
treatment, to buy them braces and
crutches and to pay transporta-
tion between their homes and vari-
ous hospitals throughout the state.
Chairman Ashcroft announces
the committees for the Easter Seal
See Easter Seal on back page
Farm Bulletins
For Distribution
Representative Wright Patman
has sent about 2,000 farm bulletins
to the county agent that apply to
East Texas products. These will
be for free distribution by the
county agent and vocational agri-
culture teachers of Cass county.
County Agent Here
Tuesday Afternoon
County agent R. L. White will
speak to the farmers in Atlanta
next Tuesday afternoon. The meet-
ing will be held in the new armory
hall at 1:30 p.m. He will discuss
the government farm program in
detail. All farmers are urged to
hear him.
Cass County Singing
Convention Sunday
The Cass County Singing Con-
vention will be in session at Huf-
fines about 5 miles east of Bivins
next Saturday and Sunday, April
10 and 11. All choirs are urged to
send delegates. All singers and lov-
ers of vocal and instrumental mu-
sic are invited.
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