The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 105, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 1938 Page: 4 of 4
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THE SHAMROCK TEXAN, Shamrock, Texas
Friday, September 9, 1938
COTTON SURPLUS
IS SEEN RESPITE
ACRE REDUCTION
INCREASE
WILL
TO
IN CONSUMPTION
BE NECESSARY
CUT EXCESS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—Ameri-
can farmers reduced their cotton
production by more than a third
this year, the government crop fore-
cast indicated Thursday, but they
itill face a problem of price-depres-
sing surpluses.
The forecast was for a yield of
11.825.000 bales. Such a crop, while
7.121.000 bales smaller than last
year’s record production of 18910,-
MO bales, would provide a world
supply of 25925,000 bales of Ameri-
can cotton, or 330,000 bales more
than last year. Surpluses still on
hand from previous years have
been estimated at 13,400,000 bales,
about half of which the govern-
ment holds as collateral for loams
to growers.
Surplus Climbs
Unless domestic and world con-
sumption of American cotton ex-
pands considerably during the
months ahead the surplus next year
may be even larger, agriculture de-
partment officials said. World con-
sumption during the past season
totaled 11,240,000 bales.
Paced with prospects of continu-
ed excessive supplies, the agriculture
department began making arrange-
ments to conduct another referen-
dum in December to determine
Whether growers favor continuing
marketing quotas they voted on this
year's crop.
Under quotas, producers will be
penalized if they grow and sell more
than their alloted shares of the
crop.
Test of Sentiment
A referendum would serve as a
test, officials said, of sentiment re-
garding the administration’s new
farm law. Approval of two-thirds of
the voting growers would be re-
quired to continue the marketing
quotas. '
Trade and official reports offer-
ed only slight encouragement to
authorities who hoped foreign and
domestic markets would help re-
duce the present huge supplies. Ex-
ports have been running slightly
below those of a year ago, due
mainly to unsettled economic and
political conditions In Europe and
the orient.
World Crop Down
One bright spot in the foreign
market situation, however, was the
prospect for a smaller world crop
this year. Officials said this might
facilitate expansion of American
exports.
Because of boll weevil damage,
today’s crop forecast was 163.000
bales smaller than the estimate is-
sued a month ago. The Insect dam-
age was said to have been greatest
in Virginia, the Cafbllhgs, Georgia,
Mississippi arid Alabama, and be-
low average in Texas and Oklaho-
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Attend Services
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Christ Sunday morning at
o’clock. Sunday evening the service
AUSTIN.-
__ -An extensive game re-
wlll""beginat*!) o’clock and Cooper search and management project,
will speak on "A New and Living backed by a federal grant and aim
Way.” The public is cordially in
Vited to be present.
First Baptist Church
Rev. E. T. Smith will he In the
pulpit for both morning and even-
ing service hours and he especially
Urges all members to attend Sun-
das school. Due to his attendance
the North Pork Baptist Assocla-
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THE VICTOR AND HIS SPOILS
Just Among
Us Boys!
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us, personally? Of course if you left
it for the staff that is all right and
if you didn’t have another one that
you plan to give us, that is all right,
too. We were just checking up, we
have been given the double cross so
many times under the same circum-
stances.
—JAun—
We were just thinking what a
wonderful male sextet could be or-
ganized here if we would take the
time to do a little practicing on
some really high-class music. Six
of us who were sitting at the ex-
treme south end of the Rotary lun-
cheon table today were the ones
we had in mind: J. M. Tindall,
JAUB. Gerald Mayfield, Dr. J. A.
Hall, Rufus Dodgem and old Bill
Walker, Boy, if there were ever six
men whose voices have all the
qualities it takes to harmonize and
blend into a perfect sextet, we six
have sure got it. And the strange
thing was that none of us realized
it until we all sort of hummed some
of those Rotary songs under our
breath today. What could we do,
do you suppose, If we would all
really cut loose?
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Roaring to a record in the Thompson Trophy race at the National
Air Races in Cleveland, Col. Rotcoe Turner, pictured laden with
trophies, became the first pilot to win the blue ribbon event twice.
His speed of 283.419 miles an hour for the 300 miles also was a
world record for closed course racing and brought him prize-
ed money of $22,000. Turner's first Thompson victory was in 1934.
Projected Census Of Game
Aimed At Increasing And
Restoring Texas Wildlife
CALLS COTTON LOAN
RATE SATISFACTORY
DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE
SETS BASE RATE AT 8.30
CENTS PER POUND
COLLEGE STATION.—“The cot-
ton loan rate is a very satisfactory
one from every angle,’’ Geo. Slaugh-
ter, Wharton, chairman of the Tex-
as Agricultural Conservation Com-
mittee, has commented.
The U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture has set the loan rate on 1938
cotton at a base rate of 8.30 a
pound for 7-8 Inch middling, with
differentials for other grades and
staple lengths.
The mans will actually run from
5.30 cents on 13-16 inch or shorter
low middling to 10.75 cents on 11-8
Inch or longer good middling or
better cotton.
“The main function of the cot-
ton loans should be to set a bottom
to the market and to help growers
who wish to hold cotton off the
market for possible higher prices,"
Slaughter said.
TRAFFIC PROGRAM
OF TEXAS LAUDEB
IOWA ENGINEER SAYS STATE
IS ONLY ONE REDUCING
HIGHWAV DEATHS
AUSTIN.—Texas is the only state
that. Is establishing a low traffic
death record through an enforce-
ment program, according to R. G.
desired by many, would have tend-
ed to hurt rather than help the cot-
ton situation, he believes. “A large
proportion of the crop would have j
gone from commercial channels to
the hands of the government. This
would hove further aggravated our
foreign market problem, and while
cotton fanners would have been
helped temporarily, the long time
effect would have been disasterous. '
Loan rates at a higher level,
Paustlan, University of Iowa en-
gineering official who is conducting
researches into traffic setups for
the Federal Bureau of Good Roads
and the National Safety Council.
Mr. Paustlan was in Austin con-
ferring with state police officials.
He told safety officials here that
he was favorably impressed with
this state’s low accident record, ef-
ficient handling of traffic flows and
other favorable results obtained
through “its unique enforcement
program.”
“Texas is the only state In which
I have found an enforcement index-
speed in relation to traffic move-
ments and accidents—used as a
basis for placing patrolmen at high
nccldent localities,” he commented.
Mr. Paustlan also commended
Texas officials for their various
classifications for chauffeurs in
which applicants for commercial
driving permits are examined for
Workers of the Texas A. & M.! the types of vehicles they propose
College Extension Service were 1 to operate. He said he plans to rec- (
pleased with the provisions of the'ommend to other states that they
loaivplan which dealt with variable 1 adopt many of Texas’ traffic con-
rates for different grades and staple j trol systems.
length. The movement to improve i The visiting official left Austin
the quality of Texas cotton, they‘for Oklahoma City where he will
felt, had been hindered in the past j examine trafftce records of Okla-
by a blanket loan rate. Ihoma.
School Man Talks
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tlon meeting Thursday and Friday
did not announce his sermon
topics.
First Christian Church
Sunday school will be the only
ed at increasing and restoring Tex-
wildlife species, has been an-
nounced by the State Game De-
partment
Approved by the United States
Department of Agriculture and Bu-
reau of Biological Survey, a 12-
month grant of $40,200 has become
available to the Texas Game Com-
mission under terms of the Pittman-
Robertson Federal Aid to Wildlife
Act, officials said.
The game department will sup-
plement the federal funds with $13,-
tion demands the closest study and
cooperation of parent and teacher.
Proceeding Kavanaugh’s talk,
Mrs. Leola Humes, local accordion
instructor, favored Rotarians and
guests with two selections. The
program was in charge of Blaine
Puckett and Bob Hunter.
At the suggestion, he said, ol a
group of school patrons, Bob Doug-
las asked the club if it would like
to sponsor the purchase of uniforms
i for 30 members of the new Irish
j band and bugle corps. The matter
1 was referred to the board of direc-
tors which named a committee to
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wardens. The entire program wiU raeet with persons interested in the
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service at this denomination Sun- 400 by requirement of the one-to-
day. Study will open at 9:45 a. m I three matching provision.
And all members are requested to The department said 10 game
be in attendance.
Mrs. Winfred lewis is visiting in Jl__„
Austin with her sister. Mrs. Seibert species.
managers and three assistants have
been placed In the field and are
working on a census of various
Worley.
LIBERTY THEATRE
"When Better Pictures Are Shown
The Liberty WIU Show Them"
Saturday—
BIG DOUBLE PROGRAM
10c to All!
The Three Mesquiteers In
u Heart of the Rockies”
Saturday Night Preview,
Many Varieties Scarce
Varieties of game which are de-
pleted tn Texas and which will re-
ceive special attention Include prair-
ie chickens, quail, squirrels, musk-
rats, prong homed antelope, Mexi-
can pheasant, beaver, Javelina, big
horn sheep, white-fronted doves and
black-bellied tree ducks.
The managers, all of whom have
college degrees, two of which are
masters and one a doctorate, also
will attempt to spread deer and
doves, numbers of which have been
greatly reduced, to regions which
have been thinned out due to en-
croaching agriculture and Industry
and the hunter’s gun.
Restoration plans, found feasible
by trial experiments, will be effect-
ed later, with managers working in
co-operation with landowners and
formation of the corps this after-
noon.
E. R. Kienker of Amarillo was a
visiting Rotartan while guests were:
P. J. McLemore of Amarillo, W. M.
Rake of Vernon and Ernie High-
tower of Shamrock.
Cucumbers are 95 per cent water
by weight.
be harmonized with agencies
viously in the field.
Under the supervision of Phil D.
Gooclrun, newly appointed depart-
ment director of Education and Re-
search, the managers are: Dan Lay
in Beaumont, A. K. Short in La-
redo. S. M. Melton in Fort Worth,
Ear! Sanders In Kerrville, J. G
Burr In Austin, Charles E. Friley
Jr., in Abilene, P. R. Stme in Am-
arillo, W. E. Green in Pasadena, L.
W. Fisher in Alpine and H. R.
Siegler at Tyler. Assistants are O.
H. Elchblatt in Mount Pleasant, who
is assisting Fisher, L. D. Lamb in
Denton, assisting Melton, and Rob-
ert Mauermann in Hondo, assisting
Short.
The department said the project
was planned to continue over five
years. ,,n, ... »
The federal funds are derived Matinee and Night—-
from a tax on firearms and am-
munition and state allotments are
determined by the number of hunt-
ing licenses sold. States must guar-
antee license revenues will not be
used for purposes other than wild-
life restoration and protection.
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TEXAS
THEATRE
SATURDAY
March Fatal Month
In Canada, Belgium and the
United States, the annual egg con-
sumption is more than 200 per
capita; in England it ranges be-
tween 150 and 200 per capita.
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BIG DOUBLE BILL!
CHAS. STARRETT in
‘West of Cheyenne’
—and—
Approximately one quarter of the
nation's total population is enrolled
in schools and colleges.
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A law In Seattle, Wash., requires
two rat traps, baited twice a week,
in every house.
YOU CANT QUIT ADVERTISING
YOU’RE TALKING TO A PARADE
NOT A MASS MEETING
LLOYD NOLAN and
SHIRLEY ROSS in
“Prison Farm”
Serial, Our Gang Comedy and
Cartoon
10c & 15c
Have You Entered the
$250,000.00
Movie Quiz Contest?
Information at the
—.. Office on this inter-
esting and profitable pas-
time.
Get
Box
MATINEE EVERY DAY
THE GENTLEMEN
who serve you in
SHAMROCK
We’re local business men who bring you ex-
ceptional values in what we sell. We go out
of our way to give you cheerful, courteous
service. Read about these services below.
Then you will want your car to have the many
advantages of regular trips to Texaco pumps.
FIRE-CHIEF GASOLINE.
We can say this — Fire-Chief
gasoline at its price gives
more sprint, pull and power
MARFAK LUBRICATION. TM.40-
point protection for your car includes
complete chassis lubrication plus many
extra services. The price is surprisingly
low. And remember we use Marfak,
the lubricant that lasts twice as long
as ordinary grease.
CHEEitrtJL COURTESY, it sums up
to this. We do everything we can to
make your car driving more enjoyable.
That means courtesy and many real
services to accommodate you. Try us
next time.
TEXACO DEALERS
R. L. Bullock, Lela, Texas
D. C. D. Service Station, Shamrock, Texas
J. T. Anglin, Wheeler, Texas
Crump-Muridy, Wheeler, Texas
H. A. Daniels, Erick, Oklahoma
Clyde Green, Twitty, Texas
joe C. Hutchins, Texola, Oklahoma
Dixie Service Station, Shamrock, Texas
R. A. Nichols, Shamrock, Texas
J. G. Minor, Erick, Oklahoma
G. C. Porter, Dozier, Texas
F. W. Skinner, Erick, Oklahoma
E, H. Snoe, Shamrock, Texas
Jasper Burcham, Shamrock. Texas
W. O. Nix, Magic City, Texas
H. P MUNDY, Consignee
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Bones, Percy. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 105, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 1938, newspaper, September 9, 1938; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth526302/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Shamrock Public Library.