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The Meridian Tribune
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Meridian and Bosque County
41 ST YEAR, NO. 1
MERIDIAN, TEXAS, JUNE 1, 1934
PRICE $1.50 A YEAR
IREDELL PLANS
TO CELEBRATE
Joseph W. Bailey to Speak Wednes-
nesday Afternoon—Free
Barbecue Dinner.
School Year Closes Friday Night
Iredell, that wide-awake Bosque
county town that voted bonds during
hard times for the purpose of build-
ing- a modern public school building
to meet the needs of the district, has
made arrangements for a big cele-
bration for the cornerstone laying
for their new building.
The celebration will be held Wed-
nesday, June 6, on the public school
grounds at that place, and the day's
program will be as follows:
10:00 a. m.—Opening with Band
Concert.
% 11:00 a. m.—Ground-breaking and
formal address by Dr. W. S. Allen,
dean of Baylor University.
12:00 noon—Free Barbecue Din-
ner. Everybody welcome. Music
by Gladiola Gloom Chasers or their
equal.
1:30 p. m.—Political Rally, T.
Mitchell, chairman Bosque County
Democratic Executive Committee.
Speakers: Hon. Joseph Weldon Bail-
ey, candidate for U. S. Senator; also
candidates for state, district and
county offices.
3:00 p. m.—Baseball Game, Texas
Colored League, Waco Cardinals vs.
Ft. Worth or Temple team.
8:00 p. m.—A Three-Act Play,
"The Road to the City," Open-Air
Theatre. Free.
The citizens of Iredell extend an
invitation to everybody to come to
Iredell Wednesday, June 6 and help
them celebrate.
Memorial Day Recalls
Heroism of Local Man
By Herbert E. Smith,
Staff Sergeant, Governor's I., N. Y.
It is especially appropriate, with
Memorial Day on Wednesday, to re-
count the brave- actions of six Texans,
all of whom enlisted from Dallas, who
fell in France during the World War
while performing outstanding feats
of heroism. The posthumo'us award
of the Distinguished Service Cross
was conferred on each of them by
the United States for their extraordi-
nary bravery.
This Distinguished Service Cross is
the second highest decoration within
the gift of the United States, and can
be won only for exceptional valor in
action against an armed enemy.
The six Texans who made the su-
preme sacrifice in action to win the
cross were First Lieut. Philip R. Cole-
bank, 147th Infantry, of Denton;
Capt. Joseph W. Conkling, 327th In-
fantry, of Lewisville; Private First
Class Jack Cowan, Machine Gun
Comlpany, 358th Infantry, of Dallas;
Private Will C. Curtis, Company M,
142d Infantry, of Krum; Sergt. Clar-
ence C. Dry, Company I, 140th In-
fantry, of McKinney, and First Lieut.
Joel H. McClendon, Eighty-eigth U-
nited States Aero Squadron, of Farm-
ers Branch,
. . Private First-Class Jack Cowan
went overseas with the 358th Infan-
try of Texas' own Ninetieth Division,
A. E. F. During the famous drive
upon St. Mihiel on Sept. 12, 1918, he
volunteered to act as messenger of
his machine gun unit. He made no
less than four trips through a devas-
tating enemy barrage and machine'
gun fire, carrying highly important
messages along the front lines. On
one of those trips under fire he came
on one of our machine guns, the
crew of which had been entirely wip-
ed out by enemy fire. Alone and un-
aided, Private Cowan carried the gun
back to his unit's post of command,
thus saving it from falling into the
enemy hands. On his next trip out
with a vitally important message,
Cowan was mortally wounded.
His sister, Miss Willie Cowan, then
living in Tulsa, Okla., received Pri-
vate Cowan's Distinguished Service
Cross.
Judge Alva Bryan, Waco
to Be Graduation
Speaker
Commencement exercises of Merid-
ian High School will bring the work
of the school year to a close Friday
evening, June 1, at 8:30 o'clock.
Judge Alva Bryan, of Waco, will
deliver the address to the graduates.
The following program is announc-
ed:
Processional: "Path of Honor,"
Hewitt—Miss Faye Young.
Invocation—-Rev. David Irvin.
Address: "A Song to Unsung He-
roes"—Christine Grounds.
Address: "The New Deal"—Arnold
Spitz er.
Address: "Athletics in High School"
—Ray Coffman.
Class Song—Senior Class.
Address—Judge Alva Bryan, Waco
Presentation of Diplomas—Hon.
H. J. Cureton.
Benediction—Rev. C. E. Poe.
Grammar school graduation exer-
cises were held Thursday night, and
two plays were presented before a
large and appreciative audience.
Dr. B. O. Herring, of Baylor Uni-
versity, Waco, delivered the annual
baccalaureate sermon at the school
auditorium last Sunday morning'.
Morgan Commencement Program.
The Morgan High School commenc-
ment program will be held Friday ev-
ening, June 1, at 8 o'clock, with the
following program:
Processional: "Mission of the Rose"
Serenade, McCaughey—J. F. Allen
and Orchestra.
Invocation—Rev. W. T. Jones.
Joyous and Ever Loyal," Engle-
dinger—Senior Class. Chorus con-
ducted by Mrs. D. J. Cutbirth.
"Sweet Melody," Emil Aschelr—
Orchestra.
Valedictory Address—Naomi Baker
Solo: "I Love a Little Cottage", Geof-
frey O'Hara—'Cliff Martin.
Address—Rev. T. F. Maynard.
Presentation of Diplomas—C. A.
Southerland.
Presentation of Scholarships—C.L.
McDonald.
Benediction.
Orchestra.
Pianist, Miss Ruth Craven.
Mrs. R. Tindall, of Stephenville,
one of the early settlers of Cranfills
Gap, died at the home of her son,'
Dave Tindall, last Thursday night af-
ter an illness of about an hour. She
was buried at Stephenville Saturday
in the presence of a large crowd.
$102,481.00 TO BE
PAID 0NC0TT0N
Contract Signer to Receive Half of
Rental Payment and Half Few
Months Later.
When the final payments on the
cotton reduction contracts have been
completed, the farmers of Bosque
county will have received $102,481.00
from the Federal government as com-
pensation for the reduction in cotton
acreage this year, says C. L. Wilson,
county agent, who has compiled esti-
mates of the 1934-35 cotton crop.
The 1048 Bosque county contracts
which were sent recently from the
State Board of Review to Washington
for final_ approval are being examin-
ed in the Washington office andchecks
covering the first payments of the
contracts are expected within a few
weeks.
Each individual contract signer
will receive in his first benefit pay-
ment one-half of the lental payments
as shown on the contract. This will
be followed in a few months by the
remaining part of the rental payment.
Statistics show that Bosque county
rented 19,461 acres to the Secretary
of Agriculture. With an average
yield of lint) per acre of 114 pounds
accepted by the State Board of Re-
view, the payments derived from the
rented acres amounts to $78,564. The
rate of payment isi 3 Vz cents per
pound.
With contract signers submitting
5,979,461 pounds of lint as an aver-
age for the county for five years,
1928-32, on 40 per cent of this
amount/ of cotton the government
agrees to pay contract signers 1 cent
per pound, which amounts to $23,917.
STATE PARK DEDICATION
CELEBRATION JUNE 16-17
Wheat Land Will Be
Measured Next Week
J. EDD GLENN.
J. Ed Glenn, of Koppex'l, candidate
for governor of Texas, was in Merid-
ian Monday, and issued the follow-
ing statement in announcing his with-
drawal from the gubernatorial race: of the card is used for data collected
Three crews of men appointed by
the Bosque County Wheat Association
will begin the! measuring of contract
land the early part of next week,
states C. L. Wilson, county agent.
Through the work of these men, the
wheat land will be measured within
a few days time.
A new method has been worked
out by the United States Department
of Agricultui^e whereby land is to be
measured this year. Instead of us-
ing* a tape to measure the contracted
land, a wheel divided into sections
will be used to measure! the sides of
the field. A protractor will be used
in the measuring of angles.
A specially made card for informa-
tion has been prepared and. will be
given to the supervisors when they
begin their county work. The front
C. E. Norquest, of Houston, rep-
resenting the United States Weather
Bureau, while in the city yesterday
on business, was a caller at The Tri-
bune office.
Shaffer Celebrates His
Anniversary Saturday
The above is an excerpt from an
article appearing in The Dallas News.
Private Cowan, best known to rela-
tives and friends here as Millard
Cowan, was reared in Meridian in the
home of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Odle, and was also a neph-
ew of Mrs. J. S. Odle and Miss Kate
Rust, of this city, and his sister, Miss
Willie Cowan, of Dallas, is a frequent
visitor here. With the author of the
foregoing article, we agree that Me-
morial day was an appropriate time
to give thought to the bravery and
sacrifice of Private Cowan and others
who lie in heroes' graves.
Five years ago, F. T. Shaffer moved
his family to Meridian and engaged
in the grocery business here. At that
time he was operating a chain of
four stores, but soon decided that
Meridian offered the best opportuni-
ty to build up a good business, and
closed out his other stores.
Since then he had added notions,
dry goods, staple drugs and hardware
and calls his establishment "The One
Hoss Store in a Million $ Town,"
selling "Needles to Locomotives."
"Shaffer's" ad has not failed to ap-
pear in every issue of The Tribune
during these five years and through
his progressiveness, low prices and
fair dealing, he has built up a very
successful business and enjoys trade
from many miles around.
In celebration of his Fifth Anni-
versary, Mr. Shaffer says that on next
Saturday he is going to "put the big
pot in the little one" and try and
entertain all who visit his store. He's
arranged a special program of en-
tertainment for Saturday and Satur-
day night.
Congratulations, Mr. Shaffer, on
your fifth anniversary in business in
Meridian. Here's wishing for you
many more successful years.
Robert Avirett left Sunday for a
visit with friends in Mexia. He was
accompanied to Waco by Charles
Earle, Jesse Roy Grimes, Thomas Len
Darden{ and Tommy Hix.
Mrs. Jas. A. Terrell, the former
Nevelyn Williamson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Williamson of Me-
ridian, a member of the faculty of
Monahans High School, was coach of
the winner in the state essay writing
contest held in connection with the
State Interscholastic League Meet at
Austin. Miss Carolyn Johnson, of
Monahans, was the state winner.
Mrs. Terrell will be remembered as
a winner in essay writing during her
school days here, and no doubt Miss
Johnson had the benefit of capable
instruction.
"As the farmers' "Houn' Dawg"
candidate for governor, for reasons I
don't care to expose at this time, I
wish to announce my withdrawal
from the race, and to the many from
all over Texas who have proffered
support, expess gratitude.
"I will continue to watch the po-
litical horizon with keen interest, and
keep my finger on the hair trigger,
ready to shoot at the drop of a hat,
to assist in casting off the shackles
that bind us with hoops of steel and
fight the forces that deny us the priv-
ilege of owning property, even to the
extent of a modest little farmstead on
which to produce life's sustenance
for family, and also feed thousands
of softies, slackers, deadbeats and
bums that infest four largest cities in
Texas.
"At a future date, when the signs
get right, I'm coming back into the
nng.
"On that momentous day in July
when the political war drums roll, I'll
tilt my old harvest hat over at a rak-
ish angle, fall in line and march to
the polls "cockily" and vote my sen-
timents straight from the shoulder.
"I shall vote for Tom Hunter for
governor. I feel that he not having
been on the taxpayers payroll during
this depression is in a position to
know the deplorable condition of that
part of our people who do not have
their hand in the taxpayer's pockets,
and because his platform is bolstered
up by three or four planks he pur-
loined from my platform back in
1932 and is still hanging on to, mak-
ing it the best out. And though he
got my platform and didn't steal my
dog, "Old Heck," shows he's an hon-
est man, and I intend to vote for
him."
on the farm. This includes the length
of the sides of the farm, the angles,
the adjacent landi measure and slopes
in degree and distance on the con-
tracted acres.
On the opposite side of the card,
blanks are used in which the name of
the operating farmer, the location of
the field with relation to the farm,
the date of the survey, and the signa-
ture of the supervisor who inspected
the farm, are to be filled in by the
field supervisor when the farm is vis-
ited.
The actual computation of acres of
wheat land as plotted by the various
field supervisors will be made in the
office of the County Agent after all
the farms in Bosque county have been
surveyed.
After the farms have been meas-
ured by the County iWheat Commit-
tee, a re-cheek engineer will be sent
out from the State Department of
Agriculture to measure a small per
cent of the farms to check the accur-
acy of the farm supervisors in meas-
uring.
Celebration Plans to Be
Made by Luncheon
Club Today.
The laying of the corner stone#and
official opening of Meridian State
Park has been set for June 16 and 17
by the Texas State Parks Board, ac-
cording to notice received Thursday
by H. C. Odle, chairman of the local
park committee.
A schedule has been made for the
eleven state parks, the first celebra-
tion being held at Bastrop State Park
this week-end, and will conclude with
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, July
4-8.
Meridian and the entire section is
asked to join in the celebration. A
big rodeo will be one attraction.
A special meeting of the Business
Men's Luncheon Club will be held
Friday morning to make arrange-
ments to carry out the program of
the State Parks Board, and full par-
ticulars will be announced soon.
Park Work Moving Fast.
Work at Meridian State Park is
progressing rapidly. A new power
shovel was put in operation this week
excavating for the spillway, and dirt
is now being put on the dam at the
rate of about lYz yards per minute,
and with day and night shifts busy,
the work is showing up well.
Material for a deer-proof fence to
enclose the park has been ordered
and will arrive shortly. The stone
entrance is being built and bridges
on the scenic roadway are geing put
in. It's a big job and Supt. Bryan
is not only a big man but knows how
and gets things done.
Baptist Workers Conference.
The Meridian Baptist Association
Workers' Conference meets with the
Iredell church, Monday, June 4 at
10:00 a. m. Following- is the day's
program:
Devotional—Rev. J. T. Carter.
Reports from the Convention—By
Pastors.
Discussions on Encampments—Rev.
R. B. Stanton.
Revival Plans for Association—
Missionary V. M. Cloyd.
Sermon—Rev. Brinkley.
Lunch at noon hour.
W. M. U. and Board meetings at
1 p. m.
County Demonstration
Clubs in Council Here
The Bosque County Home Demon-
stration Council met in Meridian,
Monday, May 28.
There was a good attendance at
this meeting. Nine clubs were rep-
resented.
During the business meeting the
various committees were asked to re-
port. Mrs. Elder read the i-eport of
the exhibit committee. This report
was discussed and accepted by the
council.
Plans for the club picnic to be held
in July were'also discussed.
At the close of the business meet-
ing a very interesting short play was
given by members of the Iredell club,
which was enjoyed by all.
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M. H. S. SENIORS' LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
Senior Class History.
Huck Coffman, Tooter Darden and
Mary Jo Weeks entered school in
1922 in Meridian with a group of
about twenty-five students. By the
grace of fate, they passed the first
grade, although most of their time
was spent in the thorn patch. When
they reached the second year of their to-wit:
the presence of each of us, and in the
presence of each other, at the same
time hereunto subscribe our names
as witnesses, May 23, 1934, at the
City of Meridian, County of Bosque,
State of Texas, and each of us indi-
vidually does hereby bequeath unto
the aforesaid parties the following,
pilgrimage, they were joined by a
fellow crusader, W. A. Golden. This
group then eased along to the sev-
enth grade. There they were joined
by the brains of the class, Mae Lov-
vorn, Jolue Linthieum, Edwin Grimes.
Jessie Mae Francis andi Erline Brant-
ley. They they entered high school
where they were joined by two of the
most stubborn boys in town. The two
debators, Arnold Spitzer and Floyd
Cosper. Then after rocking along
for about a year, we were joined by
Christine Grounds, who is the best
speaker of the class and who is the
only one who can challenge Miss Al-
sup in grammatical expressions. This
past year we were joined by La
Verne Farmer, the most cheerful one
in class. Just ask her how she likes
Latin.
Class Will.
We, the Senior class of Meridian,
Texas, 1934, do make our will as fol-
lows:
All our textbooks, teachers, desks,
blck-boards, school building, and
Senior class place, we devise and be-
quest to our fellow class mates and
Juniors of 1933-34, for their own
benefit and own use forever, and
hereby appoint the Junior class of
1934 as executor, without delay, with
full powers to attend classes regu-
larly, obey all class rules, and that
three-fourths of the class become Se-
niors of 1935, and in turn bequeath
the above said articles to the Seniors
of 1936.
(Signed) Senior Class, 1934.
May 23, lys4: Subscribed, sealed,
to be published, and declared by the
Senior Class of 1934, testators above JH
named, as and for our last will, in scholar of our c 1 a ss~ does* "h e r e by * be -
The graceful, heroic, and romantic
youth of the modern 1934 does here-
by bequeath his fairy-like tanee to the
said Junior who is of prominence and
of future fairy appearance, the in-
evitable Jim Robertson.
(Signed) Tooter Darden.
I do hereby bequeath and prescribe
for thy future use, my dear Miss
Irene Craft, my unforgettable bash-
fulness to deem as you see fit to show
the city the value of the school girl
sweetness. Signed, La Verne Farmer.
Towering among the six feet is my
greatest achieved ambition. I do
hereby bequeath unto the little son
of one Mi\ Sonntag, the said Edwin
for him to fight like a man when a
Senior and he too will tower among
the'sixes with his fellow students.
(Signed) Ernest Reinke.
Spontaneous combustions are fre-
quent—so is my smile. I do hereby
state soberly, while enjoying good
health, and in my sane mind, I wish
to bequeath my spontaneous giggle
to the one and only Nellie Poulson.
(Signed) Erline Brantley.
The greatest orator of his time,
and indeed the most prominent of the
county does hereby bestow upon one
Jewel Greenwade his argumentative
powers of speech.
(Signed) Floyd Cosper.
The most learned, most interesting
and fascinating young maiden of the
Senior class, and indeed the most
brilliant in the field of Physics, does
hereby bequeath Unto the said T. C.
Jenkins the knowledge that she a-
massed in the aforesaid manner, and
to use it as he sees fit.
(Signed) Mary Jo Weeks.
The inevitable perpetual motion
queath his capacity and devotion to
one copper-haired maiden of his ac-
quaintance, Miss Geraldine Mayfield.
(Signed) Ray Coffman.
Temperamental, yet not lasting in
temper, a fair maiden of the Senior
class does hereby bequeath unto the
said1 Ernestine Mangold all charac-
teristics of her temper to use it only
as she sees fit and to be less tempera-
mental in the future.
(Signed) Jolue Linthicum.
Leadership, scholarship and char-
acter with a double mixture of will
power I do grant unto the son of
W. A. York, the said Thomas Lester
York, to use when the spirit deems
necessary. Signed, Arnold Spitzer.
I, realizing that we are born to die,
and having knowledge that I am
writing my last lines, do hereby be-
queath my greatest pride and joy,
the ability to blush, to the one and
only Bernard Brown.
(Signed) Jessie Mae Francis.
The greatest impersonator of the
colored race does hereby request that
the Senior class play of 1935 con-
tain a darkey character. It so pleases
me that the one and only Ruth Sei-
del become the greatest darkey im-
personator of her time.
(Signed) Mae Lovvorn.
Hearing the strains of "The Last
Rund-up" being softly played upon
the strings of my heart, I do willingly
and speaking for the aforesaid class,
bequeath all class privileges, ability
to become a graduate, and my great
vocal ability. The only tune I ever
carried was in a sack, but neverthe-
less, I do bequeath the said things to
the aforesaid Juniors and the re-
mainder of the Junior class of 1934.
(Signed) Christine Grounds.
The class history was submitted to
the chapel audience Wednesday
morning, May 23, by Jolue Linthicum.
and was written by Huck Coffman,
Arnold Spitzer and Jolue Linthicum.
The class will was written by Chris-
tine Grounds.
Miss Shaffer Complimented.
Included in the enjoyable social
affairs of this week, was the beauti-
fully appointed luncheon on Tuesday
when Mrs. Alton Gandy, assisted by
Mrs. Felix Shaffer, complimented her
sister, Miss Elizabeth Shaffer, who is
home from John Tarleton for the
holidays. Bowls of sweet peas in the
pastel shades were arranged through-
out the reception suite, where five
tables were placed for bridge. The
color note of pink and white was ef-
fectively carried out in the delicious
three-course menu and in the bridge
appointments.
At the culmination of the 'games,
Mrs. Robert Gill and Miss Therese
Benson were winners of the club
prizes and Miss Mary Lou Robertson,
guest prize. The guest list included
Mesdames Elgin Gandy, Walter Spitz-
er, Howard Hornbuckle, Robert Gill,
W. H. Curtis, Sherrill Benson, Rey-
nolds Dunlap, Preston Hornbuckle,
Tom Houston, E. A. Dixon, C. L.
Wilson, Ward Smith, Hugh Griffin
and Glen Combest; Misses Lauralie
Johnson, Therese Benson, Lila Smith,
Audie Sheppard, Elizabeth Shaffer,
and Mary Lou Robertson.
Teel W. Dunlap, editor of the Wal-
nut Springs Hustler, Robt. L. Bald-
ridge, editor of the Clifton Record,
and H. G. Bishop, editor of the Val-
ley Mills Tribune, met with the ed-
itor of the Meridian Tribune in Me-
ridian last Saturday afternoon and
discussed matters pertaining to the
printing and publishing business,
which is now under the NRA.
Hon. and Mrs. Vernon Lemens, of
Rainbow, while here Wednesday,
were visitors at The Tribune office.
Mr. Lemens is a candidate for re-
election as flotorial representative of
this district and was here in the in-
terest of his candidacy.
BED-ROOM for Rent. Outside
entrance. Mrs. Wallace Duncan, lc
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