The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1937 Page: 1 of 16
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The Tyler Journal
To “Sell” Smith County's Better Farming Program to Our Own People and to Texas—and Tyler to Her Neighbors
TYLER. TEXAS. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26. 1937
What the Average Person You
Meet on the Streets Thinks
and Says—Public Mind
1. Not lor Supreme Court Reform.
2. It might pay well.
3. Saves parking nickles on holi-
day.
4. Rose-planting week too late.
5. Weather lately is planting wea-
ther.
6. Privilege to contribute.
7. Most accomodating girls in city.
8. Tyler boy or girl ought to win
this prize.
9. Willing to “figger” with any-
body.
10. Glad ‘Telling It To You’ is back.
No. 1—“Gentleman” farmer, for-
merly a medical doctor, on being
questioned about the proposed ju-
diciary reform: “While I don’t think
men of 70 can do their best at that
age, as judges or any other kind of
Soil Conservation Program Will
Be Renewed.; *36 Plan Continued
work, yet I’m not for the change.
I can see through President Roose- . .
velt’s scheme as clear as daylight, | suc^ as terracing and pasture,
and that is to get judges on the Su-
Elbert Gentry, county agricultural
agent, has received instruction from
the Extension Service, College Sta-
program applications for 1937. Farm-
ers will be notified when and where
to meet to make application for the
soil conservation program, as the
1937 plan will be explained by Mr.
Gentry at community meetings in the
county. Blanks to fill out have not
arrived at the agricultural agent’s of-
fice, yet, but they are expected in
time for the farmers to finish sign-
ing up in March.
The 39 local committeemen in the
county will be in charge of arranging
for the meetings. The county is so
divided that there are about three
of these committeemen for every
500 farmers.
The farmers who had 1936 con-
tracts will sign to continue the soil
conservation program for 1937, and
those who did not have any contract
the past year will have an oppor-
tunity to fill out an application. Mr.
Gentry states that the 1937 program
provides that the farmers can plant
the usual 65 percent of base cot-
ton acreage and the usual corn crop.
The remaining 35 percent of cotton
base acres can be planted for home
requirements in corn if there is no
idle land on the farm. If his usual
corn planting is sufficient he can use
this land for the same soil conserva-
tion practices he employed in 1936,
Mr. Gentry states that payments
preme Court that are favorable to I will be about the same in 1937 as
his ideas in legislation. However, I've
been out with the Supreme Court ever
since they said those processing taxes
were unconstitutional and then didn’t
make the government give them back
to the flour mills and others who
had paid them.”
No. 2—Relative of former Smith
county legislator, visiting in the of-
fice: “Well John (not his real name)
is down at Austin writing the doings
of the present session of the legis-
lature. I don’t know just what kind
of job it is but he says it keeps him
busy. He has had offers of jobs to
do lobbying for different interests,
but he says that he doesn’t think he
will take them because if he ever
wants to run for office again it will
hurt him. I wish he would, because
I don’t want John to ever run for
another office.”
No. 3—Merchant from Troup whom
we met on the street Monday: “Well,
I better go see if I’ve got a ticket
from the police. I’ve been parked
on the other side of the square now
for about three hours. I believe you
don’t have to put nickles in those
parking meters on Sundays and holi-
days, do you ? Well, today is George
Washington's birthday, and I figure
St’s a holiday, but I’ve seen lots of
others putting nickles in ’em today.”
No. 4—Young woman employee of
a Tyler nursery speaking of planting
roses: “I don’t see why Tyler doesn’t
have her rose-planting week some-
time in January or February instead
of Mai-ch. It’s particularlly too late
to plant roses now, and the rose ob-
servance is still several weeks off.
Nurserymen can’t guarantee rose
bushes to do their best if planted late
as March—the time when rose-plant-
ing week is held, and consequently
when persons come then to buy rose
bushes and are told it is too late
to plant them, why the week for such
observance turns to bo something of
a flop.”
...No. 5—Young Tyler housewife to
whom she was speaking countered:
■ “Why you know people are not going
to get out and plant roses in weather
like we had in January and a good
part of February; it’s too cold, and
rainy and freezing, and if they were
really thinking of it being time to
plant them then, they would be afraid
the bushes would freeze. But weather
like we have had the past week cer-
tainly makes me want to get out an
dig up , dirt and plant something.”
No. 6.—One of Tyler’s most liberal
donators in the recent flood drive
for relief funds for the stricken area,
upon being praised for his generosity:
“I’d rather you wouldn’t compliment
' ’ ’ ” ’lege,
for, after all, you know, its lots
easier to pull money out of your
pocket than it is to pull mud, debris
and destruction out of your home,
if you even have your home left.”
No. 7.—Busy homemaker In South
Tyler: “I believe the most accom-
codating girls I’ve ever seen are those
in 1936 if not a little better.
CITY COMMISSION
ELECTION WILL BE
HELD EARLY IN APRIL
A city commission election will
be held here the first Tuesday in
April.
Walter II. Knight entered the race
Wednesday. He previously served a
two-year term in the years 1926 and
1927.
Petitions have been filed to seek
re-election for the present incum-
bents; Oscar Burton, the present
chairman, Frank James and John
Smiley. Both Burton and James are
completing their third terms while
Smiley is now completing his first
term.
CALHOUN HEADS
MASONIC MASTERS
TO WASHINGTON
Grand Master Galloway Calhoun
of Tyler is this week attending the
Annual Conference of Grand Mas-
ters of the> United States which is
being held in Washington. He headed
the Masonic official party from Tex-
as which went in a special coach
from Dallas. In addition to the Con-
ference of Grand Masters he is at-
tending the George Washington Ma-
sonic National Memorial Association
in the Memorial Temple at Alexan-
dria, Va., and the annual meeting of
the Masonic Service Association of
the United States, of which Texas
grand lodge is a member.
Other Texas members in Mr. Cal-
houn’s party include John Temple
Rice, deputy grand master, El Paso;
Lee Lockwood, senior grand warden,
Waco; W. B. Pearson, grand secre-
tary, Waco; W. M. Fry, past grand
master, Gonzales; Alva Bryan, past
grand master, Waco; and S. B. Canty,
Jr., member of the Texas committee
on Masonic education service.
HIGHWAY SAFETY
TO BE STRESSED
AT TYLER MEET
Extend to Non-Members
Benefits of Club Work
Plan of Swan H. D. Club
TEXAS U. PREXY
WILL TALK HERE
AT ANNUAL EVENT
Swan, Feb. 24.—Addressing the
home demonstration club Thursday,
Feb. 18, at the home of Mrs. N. A.
Roberts, Miss Velma Heald, home
demonstration agent, told members
of the club that an adequate home
food supply and the preparation and
serving of a balanced diet is still
the chief objective of home demon-
stration work.
Miss Ileald suggested that the club
devise a plan for sharing what they
have learhcd with their non-club
neighbors. Accordingly, the president.
Mrs. C. C. Pool, appointed Mrs. W.
Roberts chairman of the expansion
committee with the privilege of choos-
ing her helpers. The duties of this
committee will be to form friendly
contracts with non-club members who
are residents of Swan; to make a
survey of the entire community and
help extend the benefits of W.H.D.
work beyond the limits of their or-
ganization. Miss Heald urged the
women to bear in mind that the only
way the Extension Service officials
can estimate the value of the work j — > ~ * •,
they are sponsoring it through the! Henry English, Lufkin; Hugh White,
Gladewater; Noble Davis, Hender-
son; and Mayor E. A. Camp, Rock-
Special to the Journal.
Longview, Feb. 23.—A regional con-
ference on highway safety will he
held at Tyler, at noon, Fi'iday, March
5. The purpose of this meeting is to
set in motion a definite working pro-
gram by which East Texas may co-
operate in a state-wide safety move-
ment set in motion by the Gover-
nor’s Committee of 100 which was
organized in Austin early this month.
This meeting is being sponsored by
the East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce and will include key men from
communities throughout the area. In-
vitations are now being sent to may-
ors, chiefs of police, district judges,
county attorneys, chamber of com-
merce managers and executives, civic |
leaders, fleet owners, safety direc-
tors, newspapermen, junior chamber
leaders, American Legion officials,
P.-T. A. leaders and others interested
in safety.
This conference will deal partic-
ularly with the death toll on rural
highways in East Texas. Practical
plans will be discussed by which
small communities, particularly those
on main highways may cope with the
problem of high speed traffic, ac-
cording to Hubert M. Harrison, vice-
president and general manager of
the East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce. The need for action is es-
pecially urgent in rural communities.
National averages show that high-
way accidents are increasing outside
our cities at a far greater ratio than
in the cities. Motor vehicle accidents
in farming regions increased 150
percent between 1924 and 1935 while
the increase in cities was only 27
percent. This trend is reflected daily
in death and accidents coming from
all parts of East Texas.
The East Texas group will cooper-
ate with other groups and try to
coordinate safety work through the
regional and local chambers. The
chairman of the Governer’s commit-
tee, C. J. Rutland of Dallas, will oc-
cupy a prominent part on the pro-
gram, and state officials will be pre-
sent. The chairman of the ETA ET
sent. The plans for the meeting arc
being worked out by the Highway
Safety Committee of the East Texas
Chamber of Commerce. Chairman of
this group is Mayor P. D. Renfro of
Deaumont. Members are M. H. Ed-
mondson, Greenville; C. J. Rutland,
Dallas; George Wilson and George
W. Cottingham, Houston; Raymond
Hulsey, Dallas; Byron Saunders, Ty-
ler; H. C. Moore, Jr., Texarkanna;
Fred G. Prewitt, Former Gatesville
Official, To Head Journal, Banner
FRED G. PREWITT
Fred G. Prewitt, former city man-
ager of Gatesville, who will assume
management of the Tyler Journal and
The Troup Banner, effective March 1.
PRODUCTION OF
TYLERITE’S PLAY
DELAYED FOR TIME
reports of the agents, based, of
course, on the reports of individual
club members.
Floor Finishes Demonstrated
In demonstrating methods of fin-
ishing floors and woodwork at the infAl flMPRC
meeting, Miss Heald showed that by,
Dr. H. Y. Benedict, president of
the Texas university, will speak here
March 2 at the annual banquet of the
ex-students of the University who! sanding the wood with no. 2 1/2
live here and in surrounding East | sandpaper before applying the finish
Texas localities. Some five hundred j and again after the first coat of
persons, including many who have! finish, the results obtained will be
special interests in the University, well worth the extra trouble. Black
dale.
are expected to attend this occasion.
Tickets are now on sale at Pratt’s
Jewelry store.
Besides the feature of Dr. Bene-
dict’s address the program will in-
clude music and comedy skits. The
committee working on arrangements
of this event are: Tom Mamey, local
ex-students association’s president;
Tomas G. Pollard, Mrs. E. A. Murch-
ison, Miss Ina Roberts, Byron Saun-
ders, W. J. Parks, Mrs. Tom Brad-
shaw, Miss Julia Ptacek, and I^eslie
Neill.
CANADIAN SPEAKS
HERE MARCH SEVENTH
A free lecture on Christian Science
to be given at Tyler High School
Auditorium on Sunday afternoon,
March 7, at three o’clock as announc-
ed by the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, of Tyler. The lecture will
ho given by Gavin W. Allan, C.S.B.,
Toronto, Out., Canada, who is a
member of the Board of lectureship
of The Mother Church, The First
t .i r..UviWn 01 me Jviomer v.nurcn, me rust,
rZ «n you know, Pits lots Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston,
lV ZZJ Z’ Of vnnv The Public is cordially invited to
working at the Public Library. Quite
often I’ll bo too busy to go to the
library for some information I want
and could hardly find elsewhere, so
I just phone them, telling them the
subject upon which I wish enlighten
ment, and they gi-aciously offer to
look it up for me and help me in
any way possible. I genuinely ap-
preciate them.”
No. 8.—A mother from the Hogg
Parent-Teachers Ass’n.: “I would
certainly like to see some Tyler boy
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attend the lecture.
TYLER STUDENT IN
walnut hulls boiled in water until
the desired shade is reached, and
burnt amber dissolved in gasoline
were recommended as inexpensive
finishes for old and rough floors.
Oil finishes should be applied hot
and should be thoroughly rubbed off
after thirty or forty minutes. Lub-
ricating oil may be successfully used
by this method. Thick paint is best
for rough splintery floors, the agent
pointed out.
Swan Member Awarded Prize
Mrs. E. S. Richardson, a member
of the Swan club, recieved first prize,
a 24 pound bag of flour, for the best
cake exhibited at the cake show held
in the Womans Building at Tyler
on February 13.
One new member, Mrs. L. E. Park-
er, joined the club. Mrs. Henry Rob-
erts of Tyler was a visitor.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. N. A. Roberts,
Thursday, March 4, and visitors are
cordially invited.
Seventeen Communities
Now Enrolled in Anti-
Rodent War in County
TSCW PLAYERS BODY
Special to Journal.
Denton, Feb. 24.—Miss Mary Walk-
er of Tyler was recently initiated into
the International Intercollegiate Play-
ers honorary dramatic society at
Texas State College for Women. She
was entertained by the old members
with a breakfast following the init-
iation.
Miss Walker, who is majoring in
speech at the college and has taken
part in productions of the Little
Theatre this year, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Walker.
Seventeen communities in Smith
two weeks for the salamander control
campaign. The gopher control cam-
piilgii will covet* better thuti 120,000
TO VIEW QUITMAN
COOPERATIVE GIN
Members of the cooperative gin
committee will meet at the Smith
ciunty agricultural agent’s office
Monday morning at 9 o’clock to make
a trip to Quitman where they will
investigate the cooperative gin in
that community.
Those serving on this committee
are: Roy Verner, Henry Bovnton,
Nathan Thedford, G. L. Walburn,
John R. Bowdoi” Ren Epn^r-rm T~cf
Effective March 1, Fred G. Prewitt,
formerly city manager of Gatesville
and secretary-manager of that city’s
chamber of commerce, will assume
the duties of Editor and Business
Manager of the Tyler Journal and
the Troup Banner, and will move with
his wife and small son to this city
to make his home .
Mr. Prewitt was city manager of
Gatesville from 1925 to April, 1936,
and for the same eleven year period
was secretary of the Gatesville cham-
ber of commerce. Through his efforts
and leadership Gatesville progressed
rapidly and has become one of the
leading cities of central Texas. He
was educated in Baylor University
after which time he was associated
in the jewelry business with his fa-
ther until 1925 when he became city
manager.
Mrs. Prewitt, formerly Miss Mar-
jorie Edwards of this city and daugh-
ter of the late Henry Edwards and
Mrs. Edwards, will join the staff of
the two papers in the advertising de-
partment. '
Of Mr. Prewitt’s leaving Gates-
ville, Pat Holt of the Gatesville D§e»-
senger has the following to say:.
“Fred Prewitt is one of Gatesville’s
most capable young business men
and there are many here who will
deeply regret his moving from among
us. During the past fifteen years
in various capacities he has done
much for the improvement and un-
building of Gatesville and surround-
ing territory. Largely to his efforts
are due the city auditorium and of-
fice building, the city park, the ath-
letic field, and Gatesville’s paved
streets and water system. With his
wealth of experience and native abil-
ity, Fred is peculiarly fitted for the
place and we wish for him much
success in his field of endeavor.”
The personnel of the two Edwards
publications will remain the same.
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LIONS WILL GIVE
BENEFIT REVUE
Production of “The Old Fashioned
Way”, original play by Joseph J.
Stephens. Tyler playwright, has been
postponed until a later date, accord-
ing to Juan Villasana, director of
Little Theatre. It was regretted by
Mr. Villasana and members of the
Little Theatre that production must
be delayed, but Mr. Stephens is mak-
ing certain changes in the manuscript
prior to submitting it, on invitation
of the playreading committee, for
general production in all recognized
Little Theatres. Stephens has made
arrangements to enter manuscript of
“The Old Fashioned Way” in a na-
tional amateur playwriting contest,
which is to he sponsored by the Lit-
tle Theatres and in which they will
have entries, The Tyler Little Thea-
tre is expected to join in this con-
test. Mr. Stephens’ manuscript is
also in the office of a well known
New York producing firm for consid-
eration.
In expressing regret that the Ty-
ler Little Theatre cannot do this orig-
inal manuscript at this time, Mr.
Villasana feels confident that the
play has merit and will be used here
before the present season closes. “The
Old Fashioned Way” was to have
been one of the non-subscription
plays. In its place has been submitted
a regular season subscription play,
“Her Master’s Voice” by Clare Rum-
mer. The- latter is a comedy in two| and M. Franks; publicity, Johnny
acts and five scenes, and marks the] Womble and properties, Ralph Moore,
first attempt of the Little Theatre This minstrel-revue is to be staged
to use a- play in which two complete “ - -
settings are necessary. “Her Mas-
ter’s Voice” enjoyed a New York
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The Lion’s club minstrel commit-
tee, headed by chairman Lee Rhodes,
will meet this afternoon in the cham-
ber of commerce rooms at 4 o’clock
to discuss plans for the presentation
of a minstrel revue, “Pirate Gold",
in the Tyler High School auditorium
March 16 and 17. Fifty percent of
the returns from the show will be
used for the Better Vision Clinic,
the remaining half of the proceedings
to be spent to defray the expense of
presenting the show.
The committees which will meet
this afternoon are as follows: general
admission, chairman, Lee Rhodes;
talent, Johnny Webb, chairman, Clay-
ton DeLand, Harry Petri and Mrs.
Ralph Moore; finance, Earl Gorsline;
tickets, Randall Morrow; advertising ||
and booster sheet, Gene Thompson
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by John B. Rogers Producing Co.*
Fosteria, Ohio, and will be directed
by one of the members of their
run for fifteen months during the4 staff who will arrive in Tyler Mon-
season of 1934 and 1935, and brought day. Rehearsals will begin that night,
to the legitimate stage and Broad- j The cast will be composed of between
way Laura Hope Crews, Roland
Young, and Elizabeth Patterson.
Again the Tyler Little Theatre will
use a play that few other Little The-
atres have been able to use, Villasana
says, because Tyler is fortunate to
have talent that can give an ex-
g-fry* ■>• L N-f J£5
menting on the play says that it is
fresh, engaging comedy clean, sly,
slick and undeniably amusing.
Members of the cast to date are:
William A.. Garman, Nancy Jane Mos-
O. O. Weaver, Judge S. A. Lindsay
and C. J. Brogan.
The idea of a cooperative gin for
Smith County farmers was introduc-
ed by Judge Lindsay at a meeting
of
of the Tyler National Farm Loan a. uorman, iNancy Jane Mos-
Association January 12. Such a gin e*y> Mrs. John Glenn, Clarence Smith,
would be under the regulation of the
Cooperative I>and Bank, which is a
branch of the Farm Loan Credit as-
sociation. Books of the gin company
would be audited by the Farm Credit
Administration.
The gin is organized by a group
of interested farmers taking stock
in the company in the amount of five
dollars or more. This group elects a
manager who operates the gin. When
the ginning season is over the board
of directors, those who have stock
in the organization, meet and after
the expenses for the season are paid,
any profits are used to take care of
there Is no necessity for spending the
profits for repairs, the money is
divided among the stockholders.
Tt has been estimated that it would
be necessary to have 750 bales of cot-
ton subscribed to make it profitable
to operate a cooperative gin near
Tyler. If the initial experiment should
acres, Elbert Gentry, county agri-
cultural agent, says.
The local committeemen secured
lists of farmers in their communities
who wanted the salamander control I prove’ satisfactory' Mb or'' cooperative
and Marie LaSalle Booth.
TJC SCHOLARSHIPS
ARE AWARDED HERE
Misses Martha Christian and Edith
Allen of the Tyler Junior College
have been awarded the Mattie L.
Jones Scholarship which was given
for the first time this year, and
which will be awarded annually in
the future. These scholarships are
won on the merit of leadership, char-
fny necessary machinery repairs. If; actor, influence, and scholastic abil-
work done. The poison was secured
through the commissioners and the
proper method of applying it to sweet
potatoes'"arid placing It In the sala-
mander runs was demonstrated by
Mr. Gentry. There is plenty of this
ooison on hand in the county agent’s
office for the use of farmers in con-
tinuing the extermination campaign.
gins probably would bo formed in the
county.
National Youth Administration
workers at Stephen F. Austin State
Teachers College are serving as
guides *o visit the ronlina of the old
stone fort at Nacogdoches.
ity.
The board of education last year
created.....t-h+c—HohoWwhip—fef*—perpet-
uate the memory of Miss Mattie L.
Jones whose life-long service as a
teacher in the Tyler schools has fig-
ured most influentially in the lives
of several generations of knowledge-
seekers.
Miss Christian ranks high in mus-
ical accomplishments, and is popular
Tn musical presentations, botn of
school and community programs. Miss
Allen, a sophmore, is president of
the Woman’s Athletic Association,
and, like Miss Christian, has bril-
iant, academic honors to her credit,
75 and 100 people, all local talent
from dramatic and dancing organi-
zations. Anyone interested in having
a part in the show may contact a
member of the talent committee for
instructions, telephoning number 748
or 787.
The first part of the show contains
such features as “Dr. Crank’s Tour-
ist Agency,” where the tourists,
searching for entertainment, are con-
ducted through the realm of jazz and
musical comedy that they decide what
type of amusement they prefer. Tho
second part of the show is set aboard
a medieval ship in which there will
be characters parts of pirates, bad
men, stowaways, captives and slaves.
There will, of course, be an ensemble
or grand finale.
The Lion’s club is hoping to rea-
lize sufficient funds from this show
to successfully carry on the work of
the Better Vision Clinic, a welfare
project of the club which cares for
the eyes of the underprivileged of
Smith county. Eye examinations,
treatments, operations and glasses
are provided a large number of peo-
ple through the work of this club.
Dr. J. Goldfeder is chairman of the
Better Vision Clinic. Last year it,.was
the eyes of the unfortunates of the
county, most of them children.
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YOUTH IN INDUSTRY
Of the 280 youths placed in pri-
vate industry during December by
the Junior Placement Services in Ft.
Worth. Dallas, and Houston, 80 were
placed in factories 58 in mercantile
establishments, 62 Tabor, 48 errands, •
21 clerical, 13 housework and restau-
rants, 2 skilled trade, and 1 profes-
sional, according to Lyndon B. ‘
son. State director for the Nat
Youth Administration.
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