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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
* A CONSTRUCTIVE NEWS
SERVICE FOR SMITH
AND ADJOINING
COUNTIES
TYLER. TEXAS. FRIDAY. MAY 20. 1927
HENRY EDWARDS & CO. Pub*.
CHEROKEE COUNTY SEEKS
A $2,500,000 BOND ISSUE
Cherokee County I'lans to Launch
Hugh Highway Building Pro-
gram; State to Aid
A bond issue of $2,500,000 is sought
in Cherokee county, to pay the
county’s part of hard-surfacing all
federal and state highways in the
county. 'State and federal aid,
amounting to three-fourths the cost
of the road building, is available, it is
said, provided Cherokee county will
raise the remaining one-fourth.
There are approximately 158 miles
of state and federal highways in
Cherokee county. The estimated cost
of placing concrete on these roads
is $4,640,000, making the county’s
part $1,160,000.
Af petition, signed by representa-
tives of leading towns of the county,
has been presented to the Cherokee
county commissioners, asking for a
special election to submit the prop-
osition of a bond issue of $2,500,000.
This bond issue, it is held, would
provide funds to take up all outstand-
ing-bonds of the various road dis-
tricts besides providing the county’s
share in the road building program.
A part of the county’s fund would al-
so be used to improve lateral roads.
Prospects of additional highway fa-
cilities for Cherokee county are em-
bodied in an announcement that a new
federal highway has been designated
through the county. This highway,
as now designated, would extend fropi
Beaumont to Kansas City, where it
would connect with highways run-
ning into Canada, it is claimed. :
EAST TEX. C. OF C. COUN-
CILLORS ANI) DIRECTORS TO
MEET AT LONGVIEW MAY 23
Longview, Texas, May 18—Direc-
tors and county councillors of the
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
and local chamber of commerce secre-
taries from all parts of East Texas
will gather in Longview Monday,
May 23, to gain first hand knowl-
edge of the purposes, aims and ac-
tivities of the regional organization-
More than 100 are expected to be
on hand when the meeting is called
to order by President R. M. Kelly of
the East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce at 9 o’clock in the mornnig. A
business session in the course of which
heads of the various departments of
the regional organization will explain
their particular activities and point
out the services their departments
are prepared to render East Texas,
will be held from 9 o’clock until noon.
A composite picture of the workings
of the organization as a whole will be
presented by the general manager.
The primary purpose- of the meet-
ing is to enable the directors, coun-
cillors and local chamber of commerce
secretaries, all of whom are in effect
“contact men” between the regional
organization and the general public,
to better familiarize themselves with
At noon the visitors will be enter-
tained at a luncheon by the Longview
Rotary Club, which will present a
model “East Texas” program. This
program will serve to convey an idea
of the part civic clubs throughout
East Texas are expected to take in
“East Texas Week”, which will be ob-
served June 5 to 11, and for which
plans will be discussed during’the af-
ternoon session of the Longview
meeting.
The general membership campaign
of the East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce will be staged during “East
Texas Week” and plans for the drive
are expected to be ratified during the
Longview meeting.
The afternoon session will be ad-
journed at 4 o’clock, in order that
the visitors may attend the baseball
game.
EYE WITNESS TELLS OF
______ RAGING MISSISSIPPI
John D. Shaw, prominent employee
of the Cotton Belt Shops of this city
returned Saturday morning from
Memphis, Tepn., whither he had gone
from a business trip that called him
to Texarkana for the purpose of see-
ing the havoc wrought by the unpre-
cedented overflow of the Mississippi
River and its tributaries.
“No man can visualize the damage
that has been done,” said Mr. Shaw,
“unless he has actually seen the de-
struction with his own eyes. Between
Texarkana and Memphis the Red
River, the White and the Arkansas
were all great and destructive floods
within themselves. The damage that
each of them has wrought is appalling,
or certainly would be so if it were
not for the' incomparably greater
damage that has been done along the
Mississippi. As these streams ap-
proached the Mississippi in their low-
er reaches the torrents from all united
to form what, save from tree tops
now and then, might be deemed an in-
land sea of lfjuddy waters.
“Before we had gotten even with-
in thirty miles of Memphis, most of
which is on high ground, we encoun-
tered the main stream’s overflow.
Out in the great plantations of this
area, where all timber has been clear,
ed away, nothing could be seen for
miles and miles but whter. Now and
then you could see a house or a part
of a house floating around as tho it
were a match box in a pond. I re-
member to have seen in one place a
drift of houses. One had possibly
caught against a tree, or possibly
some other obstruction, 'that had
caught another and these had caught
others. One of the houses noted in
the drift appeared to be a two story
residence of large proportions.
“Now and then on some island
ridge you could see livestock that
had eaten all vegetation and were
without means of subsistence. Dead
farm animals were seen floating in
the turbid waters; and in many drifts
could be seen sundry kinds of house-
hold articles, trunks, or chairs, or
may be a piano, or a table. No one-1
who hasn’t actually seen the dam-
age' can imagine the extent of it.” :
ALL TEXAS SPECIAL
WILL START JUNE 19
COOPERATIVE MARKET-
ING; FARMERS’ INCOME
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES BEGAN
AT FIRST I*RES. CHURCH SUN.
Object to Put State’s Opportunities Eight of Every 100 California Farm-
and Resources Before Northern
Capital, Manufacturers
ATTENDING A. & M. SHORT
COURSE THIS YEAR IS EASY
The Farmers’ Short Course at Col-
lege Station will be July 25th to July
30th. Arrangements are being per-
fected by Which all those who attend
may register before leaving home.
The County Agent and Home Demon-
stration Agent will have registartion
cards to sign for rooms, thereby elim-
inating a long tiresome wait at the
registration desk at College. In all
probability the railroads will give
some rate there and back this year
that they did last. Also plans are now
being perfected to run another special
train from East Texas. If this spec-
ial does run, tha time of leaving sta-
tions of Smith county and arriving
back home will be very convenient to
those who may go to the Short Course.
The board while there will be about
as cheap as living at home, in fact,
the total expense will not be much
more than ten dollars for the whole
week. Smith county had the largest-
delegation of any county in the state
last year, and it is hoped that a still
larger crowd will go this year, as
many valueable things can be learned
on farming, livestock raising, and
home economics. As time goes on, it
is more necessary that fanners study
the science of agriculture, dairying,
and farm economy.
If you contemplate taking an out-
ing or vacation this summer, why not
attend the Farmers Short Course and
spend your time profitably as well as
to take a little vacation?.
Be sure to talk to your County and
Home Demonstration Agents about
this meeting of over two thousand
farmers, farm women, and farm
boys and girls of Texas. •
Dallas, May 17—More than fifty
reservations for the “All Texas
Special” which, leaving Texas June
19, will carry a group of representa-
tive Texas men on a tour of the North
and East, have already been made by
leading citizens in various sections
of the state.
With Gov. Dan Moody a member of
the party, the object of the tour is to
demonstrate by personal contact that
the Texan of today is an up-to-date
farsighted, very much alive business
man, and to call atention to Texas’
resources, industries, laws, labor con-
ditions, climate, transportation facili-
ties and other particulars, at the
some time dispelling whatever erron-
eous impression may prevail that the
Lone Star State is still a frontier do-
main.
Requests for reservations are being
received by J. L. Gheer, Denison,
Texas, chairman of the transportation
committee. There will be accommo-
dations for 142 passengers aboard the
de luxe special train. Because of
this limit it is urged that reserva-
tions be made early. Each request
should be accompanied by an initial
check for $50.00, made to Col. C. C.
Walsh, Treasurer. “ The cost of the
round trip will be $250, with the bal-
ance payable prior to June 10.
Transportation has been arranged
that tickets will apply from six
concentration cities — Houston; San
Antonio, Wichita Falls, Abilene, Ft.
Worth and Dallas. Full information
may be had from Chambers of Com-
merce secretaries in various Texas
cities.
The tour will take in fifteen points.
Returning, the party will reach Texas
on the night of July 4. The itinerary
includes Kansas City, St. Louis,
Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffple,
Niagara Falls, Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Memphis.
At Baltimore a special call will be
made upon Col. Richard H. Edmonds,
editor of The Manufacturers’ Record,
in recognition of his service to Tex-
as in exploiting its Besources and
possibilities.
Executives of the “All Texas Spec-
ial” organization include Lowry Mar-
tin, Corsicana, general chairman; J.
L. Greer, Denison, transportation
chairman; Cato Sells, Ft. Worth,
preparation and presentation of re-
sources statistics, and Sam P. Har-
ben, Richardson, publicity and adver-
tising. :
LOCAL NEWSPAPER MAN TO
MAKE TRIP TO BELGIUM
GIANT PINE TREE IS
CUT NEAR TROUP
BLASTING TESTS MADE
IN SALEM COMMUNITY
An oil leasing campaign is expected
in the Salem community about eight
miles east of Troup, where seismo-
graph tests were made during the lat-
ter part of last week. Leasing cam-
paigns here have invariably follow-
ed seismograph operations.
The Texas Company has leased
6,000 acres in a block near the Ta-
tum community, in Rusk county, pay-
ing $7.00 an acre for much of the
acreage. '
Four log wagons were required to
haul a pine tree that was cut Monday
a few miles east of Troup. The tree,
cut in four sections, contained a total
of 3,000 feet. It^ was hauled through
Troup by George Musick and his as-
sociates. Many who saw the tree
'claim that it1 was the largest pine
ever cut in the Troup section. :
ONE DEAD, ONE INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT AT TROUP
EAST TEXAS’ FIRST CAR
OF 1927 TOMATOES LOADED
r
■owoEast Texas’ first carload of toma-
toes from the 1927 crop was being
loaded at Woodlake, in Trinity coun-
ty, the East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce reported Friday. The toma-
toes will be shipped to Northern
markets by the Trinity county tomato
According to M. J. Wright, secre-
tary of the Trinity county association,
a heavy and profitable crop is indi-
cated in that section. :
JUST ONE OF THE WAYS
BY WHICH A PAPER GROWS
Editor The Tyler Journal:-
By chance the other day I happen-
ed to see one of your papers, and it
was “just like getting a letter from
home”. So I decided I would like
to get it every week. Enclosed find
check for $1.00 for which please put
me on your mailing list for one year.
Yours truly,
M. G. RAY.
Memphis, Texas, May 15, 1927.
Isaac Johnson, negro, was killed
when he was struck by a gasoline
truck early Thursday morning four
miles northeast of Troup.
Troup Martin, driver of the truck,
suffered a broken leg. His leg was
broken in two places. He was rush-
ed to a Jacksonville sanitarium. A
horse ridden by Johnson at the time
of the accident was killed.
The accident occurred at an inter-
section_
ureh.
erfy church. Johnson, it is said, had
crossed the road on his horse ahead
of the truck, when the animal whirl-
ed violently back into the road with-
in a few feet of the truck. The
driver applied the brakes with such
force that the wheels were locked,
but could not avoid the collision.
The truck was demolished, prob-
ably beyond repair. The truck was
owned by B. W. Nelson, proprietor
of the Magnolia filling station at
Troup.
Carl Estes, high-poweu$ man on
the Courier-Times force, will leave
Saturday for a six weeks trip which
will carry him to Ostende, Belgium.
He is not going over the pond and in-
to the realm of our late “ally” as a
diplomat of Uncle Sam, but as tlife
delegate of Tyler Rotary Club to the*
International Rotary Convention
which is to assemble next month in
that European city. It is a fine trip
for our fellow newspaper man, and a
compliment richly deserved by him by
virtue of his loyalty and enthusiasm
for Rotary principles.
Mr. Estes will join a party at Dal-
las who will go by special train to
New York, this Lrain to be known as
the “Harry Rogers Special” in com-
pliment to tho President of the Rota-
rians whose home is at San Antonio.
The train will reach New York on
Monday, and on Wednesday the Ro-
tarian delegates from all parts of
North America will sail on the steam-
ship Carinthia for their European
destination.
Mr. Estes expects to be gone about
six w'eeks—and he says he proposes
to talk Tyler all the way there and
back—and to sell Tyler, Smith county
and East Texas to so many of “them
furreners” that Uncle Sam will have
to enact special immigration laws to
keep the whole kit and biling of them
that’s worth a durn from coming over
here to make their homes and set up
in business. Well, so long old top.
Don’t tantalize us by sending post-
cards while you are gone — but if
you run out of money, you know
whom to call on to get a supply, i We
always keep a reserve fund on hand of,
something like a half million dollars
for the relief of our press brethepn
who may wander out of their beaten
iaths and not know how to get back
tome.
ers Pay Income Tax; Only 46 in
288,00 N. C. Farmers
In California cooperative market-
ing systems are better developed and
are functioning better than they are
in any other part of the United
States. It is said that California
farmers are the most prosperous far-
mers of the country. It is said that
California farmers have $1.60 to spend
for every $1.00 the average farmer
of the country spends. It is also said
that the farmers of the cotton and
tobacco areas of the South have even
less money to spend (by virtue of a
smaller net income) than the average
farmers of the country. The subjoin-
ed paragraphs are clipped from a
North Carolina paper. When they aye
studied closely, one need not wonder
why there is. an exodus from the
farms. Somehow it appears to us
that the farmer is not getting a fair
return for his investment and labor.
There are fewer farmers in the “Fed-
eral income tax-paying class” than
there are of any other calling or oc-
cupation. Until some means can be
found by which the farmer can have
something to do with fixing the price
of the products he has to sell, net
farm revenues will remain so low that
but few farmers can ever get into the
class who pay Federal income taxes—
but read this article.
From a North Carolina Papier
Of the 288,000 farmers in the
“progressive, prosperous” state of
North Carolina less than 50 paid fed-
eral income tax during the year 1923,
according to figures dug from the re-
port of the Federal Treasury Depart-
ment by Professor Sam Hobbs of the
University of North Carolina.
Though North Carolina ranks sec-
ond among all states in the Union in
number of farms, it ranks next to last
in the number of farmers who re-
turned income tax schedules, Mr.
Hobbs writes in the current issue of
the University News Letter.
Of the 65 North Carolina farm-
ers ‘who filed income returns with
the government only 46 reported a
net profit. “We do not know how
many of the 46 actually paid a tax,
that is, whose profits were in the
taxable brackets,” writes Professor
Hobbs. “Probably not half.”
During the year 1923 less than
three North Carolina farmers out of
every 10,000 even filed a federal in-
come tax schedule. “It seems to us
to be one of the most significant bits
of information released in some time”,
the professor states.
As compared with North Carolina,
California, at the top of the list, files
810 farm schedules for every 10,000
farmers. Over 300 times the rate*
for this State.
"It is an interesting fact that upon
an average only one out of every one
thousand income tax schedules filed
in this state is filed by a farmer,”
writes Mr. Hobbs.
“It is an interesting fact that the
state that takes such high rank as
a crop state; that leads the world in
tobacco; that takes high rank in cot-
ton; that ranks second to Texas in
the number of farms, should have only
65 farm schedules filed by individual
farmers. Three farm schedules per
10,000 farms looks bad for a great
agricultural state.” ;
In keeping with previous announce-
ment a series of evangelistic servi-
ces began Sunday morning at the
First Presbyterian church; and the
present plans are that they will con-
tinue thru the coming week. ' Rev.
Jack Mitchell, graduate of the Evan-
gelical Theological College of Dal-
las, and pastor in one of the. Dallas
churches, is doing the preaching.
Prof. Tiedt, a most capable leader of
evangelical song, is directing the mu-
sical services of the meetings.
Rev. Mitchell’s discourses are in
very many ways out of the ordinary,
in that they shov/ the minister excep-
tionally well versed in God’s Word
which is the power of God unto sal-
vation. His illustrations are more
largely from the Bible than are those
used by most ministers and his appli-
cations thereof are incisive. And
there is an appeal in the minister’s
teaching that reaches the common con-
science that stimulates the followers
of Christ to greater activity and ex-
cites serious thought to those who
have not come under the leadership
of Christ, nor given consideration to
spiritual necessities.
No one, whatever his religious
views or lack thereof, can fail to en-
joy these services for none of those
“high pressure” methods is resorted
to which often characterize some
evangelistic efforts. Only the sim-
ple story of Christ and his love is
their theme. Somewhere, sometime,
we must all face the question of our
spiritual status. You will be aided
to examine into these matters by at-
tending these services—and without
embarassment of any kind. Moreover
there is an air of friendliness and
homelikeness, of cordiality and kind-
ly good will, at these services that
gets hold of one and makes him feel
that it is good to be there, and prof-
itable. Christian fellowship abounds
-will you not attend at least some
of these services? ?
TYLER AND HENDERSON MEN
CHOSEN TO HIGH K. P. PLACES
At the annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge Knights of Pythias of the
Grand Domain of Texas, held in Wich-
ita Falls last week, Capt. Royal G.
Phillips of Tyler was advanced in the
personnel of Grand Officers to the po-
sition of Grand Inner Guard. This
preferment means that in due time,
if precedents are adhered to, that our
distinguished townsman will ulti-
mately be advanced to the high of-
fice of Grand Chancellor fpr this
Grand Domain. This distinguished
honor has been held in time past by
two Smith county citizens, namely:
the late John T. Bonner Who passed
only last year, and the late Robert Ep-
gledow formerly of Troup, who died
only a few years ago at Marshall.
The Pythian Grand Lodge at its
Wichita Falls meeting also selected
as Supreme Representative Hon. W.
M. Futch of Henderson, a past Grand
Chancellor of Texas Pythianism.
.Judge Futch is well known in Tyler
yhere he often attends lodge meet-
ings and where his professional en-
gagements often call him. Hon. Saul
Levy of Galveston was chosen as the
other Supreme Representative from
this grand Domain. The Pythians
whom they succeed in this high office
were the late Charles Weiland of
Dallas, and Congressman Tom Con-
nally who withdrew from seeking fur-
ther preferment in this capacity. :
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LULING FOUNDATION OF $1,000,-
000 FOR FARM EXPERIMENT
KIRBY WILL DRILL WELL
SIX MILES EAST OF RUSK
Rusk, May 17—Boilers and machin-
ery for the Kirby oil company pass-
ed through here Friday night, en-
route to the location of a new well
to be drilled about six miles east of
Rusk.
The derrick is being ei*ected, and
the well will be started this week, it
is said. This test will be located on
the Comer Session (colored) 146-
acre tract. The Humphreys com-
pany is said to be interested in this
test. :
ARP CITIZENS DONATE
TO FLOOD SUFFERERS
E. P. McKenna, chairman of the
Smith county chapter, Red Cross, re-
ported Friday that a gift of $21.00
from citizens of Arp had, been re-
ceived for Mississippi flood victims.
The total fund raised by Smith coun-
ty up to Friday amounted to $3,342.-
93.
College Station, May 16—Dean E.
J. Kyle of the School of Agriculture,
A. & M. Colelge of Texas, has ac-
cepted appointment as member of the
board of seven trustees for the $1,-
000,000 Luling Foundation, establish-
ed by Edgar B. Davis, president of
the United North and South Oil Com-
pany. This foundation was establish-
ed by Mr. Davis for the betterment
of agricultural'conditions for rural
people in Guadalupe, Gonzales, and
Caldwell counties. It was in that sec-
tion of the state that his oil proper-
ties were developed.
Jack Shelton, a graduate of A. &
M., has been put in charge of agri-
cultural operations on the 1,200-acre
A CONFERENCE CALLED
RE: 1928 CAMPAIGN
Good Government League to Meet at
Hotel Tyler Monday Night May
21—Prohibtion Issue
The Tyler Journal has received
the folow'ing communication which is
self-explanatory:
You are earnestly invited to at-
tend a meeting of public spirited citi-
zens who believe implicitly in the vjr- -
tue of Prohibition, and who are in
hearty accord with the stand which
our nation has taken in that issue.
The meeting will be held at the Ty-
ler Hotel, Monday night, May 23rd, at
7:45 p. m.
Dinner will be served at 7:15 p. ip.
sharp.
This meeting is called as one more
step in the plan and purpose of the
Good Government League, which func-
tioned so efficiently in 1924, to consid-
er what the effect will be of select-
ing any man who is an avowed Anti-
Prohibitionist, .as , a candidate for
President in 1928, and to devise ways
and means to enlist the support of all
patriotic citizens who believe that
Prohibition is absolutely essential to
good government to join with us in
averting the menace.
The need fpr this meeting whs sug-
gested by a state - wide campaign
for the same purpose which has been
launched under the auspices of the
Republican State Committee, aqd
for that reason we have invited, and
will have with us Mi. Leonard With-
ington, who will explain the details of
the plan on which such a campaign
will be conducted.
This appeal is strictly non-par-
tisan and will be made to all liberty
loving citizens, regardless of their po-
litical affiliations.
Yours very respectfully,
FRED J. SACKETT,
For: Good Government league.
REV. ULMER TO PREACH
BACCALAUREATE SERMON
AT PAYESTINE SUNDAY
Rev. James G. Ulmer, Pastor of the
First Christian Church of this city,
will deliver the baccaluareat? sermon
ut the commencement exercisles of
Palestine High School Sunday. The
services will be at 3 o’clock p. m., in
the auditorium of the Palestine Junior
High School.
Dr. Ulmer will be in his own pul-
pit both for the morning and evening
services. His engagement at Pales-
tine, coming in the afternoon, permits
him to go by auto to the neighboring
city, starting at the conclusion of his
morning services. He plans to re-
turn in time for the evening services
which will begin at 7:45.
All members of the congregatiQn
of the First Christian Church are urg-
ed specially to attend both services
Sunday. The minister, in addition
to the two special discourses which
he contemplates for the day, will have
much of unusual and exceptional in-
terest for each member of the con-
gregation with respect to the plans
for financing and erecting the pro-
posed new house of worship. At these
services there will be available for in-
spection a water-color of the exterior
design that the Building Committee
has tentatively selected. Dr. Ulmer
is especially anxious that it be un-
derstood by all members of the con-
gregation that his absence in Pales-
tine in the afternoon to deliver the
commencement sermon will not inter-
fere with his regular services as
planned, or in the matter of definite-
ly launching the necessary steps pre-
liminary to active work on the new
house of worship. So Sunday is an
occasion when every member of the
local congregation should be present.-
BURGLARS ENTER AN-
OTHER TYLER STORE
Discovery was made Monday morn-
iu*r that the store of Browii, Smith
& March Brothers had been entered
by burglars between the close of bus-
iness Saturday evening and the open-
ing hour Monday morning. Entrance
HENDERSON OFFERS PRIZES
TO NEGRO BOY FARMERS
J’VILLE SENIOR CLASS
HAS FIFTY-FIVE MEMBERS
Henderson,
-May 16—A total of
$67.50 is being offered by the Hen-
farm on the San Marcos River at the i had been effected by forcing up a back
outskirts of Luling on which agricul-' window. Items taken by the burglar
tural experiments and demonstrations i consisted of a suit of clothes, a pock-
are to be conducted as a part of the • et knife, a pair of shoes and two
foundation work. Already more than i caps.
forty registered Jersey bulls have ] The burglar left some discarded old
been placed in the three counties as j clothes. Entrace to the store was ef-
a part of the development program, fected in the identical manner resort-
The foundation work will I *•« •»* «•«-—— «-----!
jyound the farm at Luling.
Announcement oiJDean Kyle’s ap-
pointment on the board of -directors
was received from K. C. Baker, offi-
cial of the oil Company representing
Mr. Davis. The rest-of the. directors
are local men.
RUSK CO. STARTS ADVER-
TISING CAMPAIGN IN NEWS
center! ?d to in some other burglaries within
the city, a circumstance which lead
officers to bejieve that probably an in-
dividual, or one '‘group, is responsible
for all these burglaries. If officers
have a definite clue in the case, they
have not made it public.
_ derson chamber of commerce in a crop
c lirJPSWSSXIK 3£i ..“laSBS: £
this year is composed of 55 members,
STRING 400 RODENTS
sorghum.
32 girls and 23 boys. Earle Walker
is valedictorian, and Lorene Waller,
salutatorian. Commencement exer-
cises will be held next Friday. :
CARSON NAMED HEAD
OF SCHOOL AT QUITMAN
J’VILLE JAIL WILL
BE ENLARGED
Prof. X. Carson, formerly of Smith
county, has been elected as principal
of the high school at Quitman, in
SOON Wood county. :
More than 2,500 Missouri Pacific
Lines box cars are being used as tem-
porary homes by refuges in the Miss-
issippi flood area, a report from St.
Louis says.
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J’VILLE BOY SCOUTS WILL
VISIT SYLVAN BEACH SOON
Jacksonville, May 17—Two troops
of Boy Scouts here, consisting of 64
members, will soon leave for Sylvan
on the improvement is not known, I Beach, between Galveston and Hous-
but will probably be in the near fu- ton, where they will spend about two
The county authorities have an-
nounced that a second story will be
added to the Jacksonville city jail
to be used for a justice court room
and office for the Justice of the Peace.
Just how soon work will be started
ture.—Jacksonville Progress.
gjg&j
1 weeks in camp.
the Dallas News, in consecutive Sun-
day editions, advertising Henderson
and Rusk county. The advertise-
ments were ordered by the Henderson
Chamber of Commerce. :
FIRST CRATE TOMATOES
OF 1927 REACHES TROUP
* The first crate'^f tomatoes of the
1927 crops in the Troup locality was
brought to Troup Saturday by Ed
Dorris. The tomatoes, which were
grown by Mr. Dorris at Henrys Chap-
el, were sold to W. E. Dumas for $2.
A premium of $U) was raised by the
Troup Chamber of Commerce and
awarded Mr, Dorris.
Dixie, May 17—With the aid of
“professional rat-killer^”, Roy Ver-
ner staged a regular rat killing at
his place Friday. Four hunderd rats
were killed before the battle was over.
Several of Mr. Verner’s neighbors
witnessed the rat-battle and agree
with him that it was efficiently done.:
PICKLE FACTORY MAY LO-
CATE AT JACKSONVILLE
Jacksonville, May 16—Prospects
that a pickle factory will be ocated
at Jacksonville have arisen since a
letter has been received by tho local
chamber of commerce from the Port
Pickle Company stating that Jack-
sonville is being considered as a lo-
cation for the factory. *
: $$
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Edwards, Henry. The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 1927, newspaper, May 20, 1927; Tyler, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth638044/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Smith County Historical Society.