The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1934 Page: 1 of 4
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Vol 28 No. 23
State Tax Rate Set
at Maximum of 77c
Austin, Texas, Aug 4—The
maximum state ad valorem tax
rate of 77 cents per $100 assessed
valuation was levied today by the
automatic tax board for the sec-
ond successive year.
The general revenue, available
public school and Confederate
pension funds share in the pro
ceeds. The first two each re-
ceived 35 cents and the last,
seven cents.
Reduction of the aggregate
deficit from $20,907,878.82 on
August 31, 1933, to$14,621,580 61
at the end of the current fiscal
year and $12,454,657.73 in 1935
was forecast.
“A review of the condition of
the funds and a computation on
the rate as fixed by the board
show a marked improvement
over the condition at the close of
the last beinnium,” the board
said.
The deficit in the general rev
enue fund, which reached a
peak of $9,377,619.74 on Aug 81,
1933. will be reduced to $7,577,
810.52 jn Aug. 31 this year, the
board estimated. It calculated
the deficit at the end of the 1935
fiscal year would be $6,329,577 19
after the treasury had set aside
$458,750 for interest and sinking
fund requirements of relief bond
for 1935 and $1,503,750 for 1936
Estimates of the deficits in the
school fund for the fiscal years
ending Aug. 31, 1934 and 1935,
respectively, were: $2,464,756.57
and $703,597 20. Estimated de
ficits in the pension fund for the
same periods were $4,579,513 52
and $5,421,513.52.
The board calculated a rate of
35 cents, levied on assessed val-
uations of $2,872,'926,818,. less
20 per cent for collection costs
and delinquency, would yield
$8,044‘195 09 for the general re-
venue, compared to a net require
ment of $13,871,010 09.
The school fund levy, bast-d on
a valuation of $3,157,529,185, was
SEMINOLE. GAINES COUNTY, TBXA8, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9. 1984.
$1.00 Pur Yrar
Baby Chick Association
At Lubbock Aug. 14-16
Lubbock, Aug. 6 —Reese V.
Hicks, executive secretary of the
International Baby Chick Asso
elation, has been added to the
list of poultry authorities on the
program here Aug. 14 to 16 at
the Texas Baby Chick Associa
tion convention. Other princi-
pal speakers include: J. A
Hannah, D D. Slade, of the
hatchery code; Dr M. A. .Tull
and H. L. 8hrader, U 8. Dept,
of Agriculture.
A. H. “Hank”Demke, Stephen
ville, president of the Texas as
sociation, expects 500 hatchery
men lrom Texas and surround-
ing states.
A government chick sexing
demonstration will be conducted
| by Shrader, a two day hatchery
school will follow the convention
Aug 17 and 18, and the entertaii •
ment committee has arranged
for a banquet, barbecue, dance,
free merchandise 'drawings, re-
freshment^ each afternoon, and
otiier entertaining features.
Geophysical Crew Locates
At Seminole This Week
For Congress
Drilling Resumed on
Andrews County Test
Production from Humble Oil
and Refining Company No. 1, R.
M Meins, discovery of a new
West Texas Permian Basin oil
pool in Northern Andrews
County 15 miles from production
appeared to be gradually improv
ing with gauged yield of 145
barrels In 10 hours ending at 7
a. m Monday.
The discovery producer, hot
tomed at 4,472 feet, was washed
down and made its first oil Sat
urday night. During the first
12 hours, the well produced 125
Land Banks Continue
High Rate of Loan Closings
There was no appreciable let-
up during July in the lending
activities of the Federal Land
banks, Frank W. Peck, Coopera
tive Bank Commissioner, Farm
Credit Administration, told the
Inititute of Rural Affairs meet-
ing at Blacksburg, Va., today.
Citing recent figures, the Com-
missioner revised the work of
the various agencies of the Farm
Credit Administration since their
organization.
“ Du ring the three months end-
ing July 27,” Mr. Peck declared,
barrels of fluid, 70 per cent oil j “approximately $390,000,009 was
and 30 per cent wash water and ' lent, compared with $420,000,000,
A crew of twenty five men,
many of whom have families ar
rived here this week and will do
geophysical work in this and
adjoining counties for the Shell
oil interests.
A difficult task was encounter
ed finding living quarters for
these people, and it was neces
sary for many citizens to open
their homes furnishing rooms
aud quarters for them.
Seminole is full up—houses
are not to be had —rooms are
likewise filled to capacity, and
if this town does not offer better
quarters in the way of hotels
and rooms, others wanting to
carry on their business activities
here will be forced to go to
nearby towns for quarters.
« CLARK MULLICAN -
Judge, 99th District Court, Lub-
bock. Candidate for Congress, 19th
District.
Hon Clark M. Mullican, of
Lubbock,Icandidate for Congress-
man from this district, was here
Thursday at 2:00p. m , address-
ing the voters of this community
in the interest of his candidacy.
Judge Mlllican presented Ins
platform in a very able way,
he being one of the outstanding
orators of Texas, and a man en-
tirely worthy and capable to
serve the people of this district
at Washington. He has many
supporters in Gaines County who
have pledged thAr loyal support
in the coming primary on Aug
ust 25.,
Begins Erection of
New Apartment
Mr and Mrs J H St Clair
of Huntsville, Ala; Mrs. Grover
expected to produce $8,288,514 11 Knox of Tallassee, Ala; and Miss
net, compared to a net require
of $8,992,090.13.
Revenue from other sources
supplement the general reveune
and school funds.
Estimated pensions for 1935
were $2,500,000 and the estimat
ed income $1,658,000
74 Cars of Cattle
Shipped in 3 Weeks
According to J. W. Childers,
in charge of all Federal Emer
genoy Relief activities in Gaines
.County, he gives the following
data relative to the shipment of
cattle purchased and shipped by
the government to date from
Gaines County:
Seventy four cars of cattle
have been shipped during the
past thaee weeks. The govern
ment’s facilities for handling
cattle are 110,000 head weekly,
and Gaines County has been
furnishing 1000 each week, or
1 110th of the entire nation’s
quota. Texas' daily quota is
10,000 daily from 216 drouthy
counties. Gaines County’s dai
ly quota being 200 head of the
State quota, which is very liber
al.
Local buying will be held up
for a few days, but it is under
stood will be in full sway at an
early date.
Rebecca Suttle or Birmingham,
Ala., visited in the home of Mrs.
T. L. Moon during the past week
end. They were visitors to
Carlsbad Cavern while in this
section.
Mrs. Nolan Barton and Misses
Freida Parker and Beth Doss
were Lubbock visitors Sunday
and Monday. Miss Doss left
Tuesday for Childress County
where she will teach school the
coming year, her school opens
Aug. 13.
John 8. Oglesby and son,
Whitfield, of Dallas, auditors,
are spending several days here
this week preparing a budget
for Gaines County for the com-
ing year, in compliance with a
recent law.
Mr and Mrs. J A. Gaza way,
who have been spending some
time at Glencoe, N. M., arrived
Thursday for a few days stay
here.
C. C. Cothes this week has
had plans and specifications
drawn for an apartment build
ing, to be erected on lots im
mediately south of his residence.
His plans call for a modern
building an every respect, and
will accomodat four families.
This move on the part of Mr.
Cothes is one the commnnity
should appreciate, as desirable
apartments are a scarce article
hare.
With the oil activities growing
each day, rooms, houses and
places to stay are in demand.
basic sediment.
Working pressure while the
well was still cleaning itself was
reported at 1,100 pounds on clos
ed In casing and 200 pounds on
tubing with 52 64 inch choke.
Gauge for 24 hours ending at 7
a. m. Monday, part of which time
the well was closed in, was re-
rorted in one quarter as 200
barrels. The flow of 145 barrels
in 10 hours ending at 7 a. m.,
a period during which the well
was said to have been on contin
uous production, was the best
performance reported from the
discovery of the new pool, 15
miies northeast of the nearest
production
Humble No 1 Means is 660
feet from the north and east
lines of section 2, block A 85,
public school land, about 18
miles south of Seminole.
Humble Oil & Refining *Co,
officials have decided to drill
deeper on the R. M. Means No.
1 In northern Andrews County
Drilling crews were put back to
work Thursday morning follow
ing this decision At 4472 feet
tubing was run and on Sunday
of this week a test was made, at
which time approximately 125
barrels of oil was run in twelve
hours.
Mrs. R. P. Kelley and daugh
ter, Miss Roberta, returned
home Wednesday frpm Denton
and Bogota. Friends of Mrs.
Kelly regret to learn of the death
We hope others could follow the ! of her sister, which occured re
example Mr. Cothes has started.!cently at her home In Denton
Seminole needs more hotel facil I with burial services in Annona.
itiesand places for the people!
connected with oil development
can stay. _
M. A. McPeters and family,
of Mt. Pleasant, arrived Mon-
day and are visiting in the home
of Finley Moore and family.
Mrs Moore and Mrs. McPeters
are sisters.
Co. Agent’s Column
One of the oldest arts known
to mankind, the tanning of leath
er, has become almost a lost art
to the farmers and ranchers.
Although It is a fairly easy pro
cess, hundreds of hides are go
ing to waste today. I do not
believe that a single hide has
been tanned in Gaines County
since the Emergency Cattle Pro-
gram has been under way. All
MUs Tbeo Hai t. of Lubbock, o( the ,armera and rancher"
spent the past week end witbjahonld do aM ln their power *°
Mrs. Carroll Cobb and son,
Carroll,Jr.,accompanied by Mrs.
H. J. Forbes and Rev. and Mrs.
W. H. Forbes of Gruver, return-
ed home Saturday from a ten
day visit with relatives in Silsbee,
Beaumont and other points in
southeast Texas.
Messers. W. C. Rylander, O.
B. Hankins, W. H. Evans and C.
E. Slaton, all of Lubbock, were
here Wednesday in the interest
of the candidacy of Hon. Clark
M. Mullican for Congress.
Mr. and Mrs Richard Cosby
and son, of Bakersfield, Calif.,
left Monday for their home after
a months visit in the homes of
R L.Turner, M. L. Turner and
Barney Elam.
Misses Nuel Mitchell and Anna
Beth Curry and Mrs. John H.
Heath left Monday afternoon for
a weeks stay at Ruidosa, N. M.
during January, February, and
March. In April* there was a
momentary lull while the land
banks shifted their payments
from cash to bonds. The aver-
age number of loans closed drop-
ped from 13,000 a week to 4,000.
But the bond lending method
took hold so quickly that the
weekly rate of closings jumped
back to May and has maintained
that average through July.
“Following the first rush for
refiuancing last fall, there was a
normal leveling off in the flow of
applications for loans as the most
urgent demands were met.
During May and June of this
year, applications came in at the
rate of from 5,000 to 7,000 a week.
This rate has been maintained
during July.”
Mr. Peck paid tribnte to the
farmer's integrity asa borrower.
No other group in society, he
said, has made such a record for
meeting its obligations.
“There should be a sharp dis
tinction drawn,” declared the
Commissioner, “between the in-
ability to pay because of distress-
ed conditions over which farm-
ers have no control and the de
liberate attempt to ignore ob-
ligations uudertaken with appar-
ent good faith. Farm people for
generations have been known for
their integrity and their desire
to repay all obligations.”
That farmers take their ob-
ligations seriously, he told mem-
bers of the institute, is borne out
by the record of collections in
the land bank system.
Mrs. Minnie McClain and
J. T. Baker Married Saturday
her friends, Misses Bobbie Doss
and Elizabeth Stark.
Mr. and Mrs. Beatty Kelly,of
Bagota, are visiting in the borne
of their parents, Rev. and Mrs.
R. P. Kelly.
Lloyd Boyd, of Crosbyton,
friends
save these hides
If you are intereated la trying j reltuTe, ,nd
to sare then htdea. I ahall be here Thur„dlJ
glad to give the necessary in
formation for the tanning pro
cess.
Lee K. Pool, County Agent.
Attorney Louis B. Reed, of
Lamesa, transacted business
hers Monday.
The marriage of Mrs. Minnie
McClain to Mr. J. T. Baker was
solemnized Saturday evening at
9 o’clock at the Baptist parson-
age, with the Rev. Winston F.
Borum officiating.
Attending the couple were
Jerry Phillips and Miss Drucilia
Lord, sister of the bride.
The couple, both employes of
the First National bank, will
make their home at 407 N. Carri-
20.
Mrs Baker, daughter of Mr.
and M rs. F. F. Lord, was honor
ed last week with a miscellaneous
shower, given by Mrs. Alsie
Newman —Midland Reporter.
Meeting To Begin
Wednesday, August 22
The Church of Christ will be-
gin a meeting at Seminole, Wed
nesday, August 22. Roy J.
Clark, minister, of Lubbock,
will do the preaching. Everyone
is invited to attend these ser-
vices.
J. E. Vickers, an attorney of
Lubbock, transacted business
here Thursday.
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Stone, Harry N. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1934, newspaper, August 9, 1934; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth518767/m1/1/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gaines County Library.