Stephens County Sun (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 19, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 1, 1933 Page: 2 of 4
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THE STEPHENS COUNT? SUN
THURSDAY JUNE 1 1933
CORRESPONDENT'S COMMUNITY NEWS
The Sun has wide-awake correspondcMits in a number of communities in Stephens and adjacent counties. We desire a progressive correspondent IN EV-
ERY COMMTNITY. If your community is not represented on this page as a loyal citizen will you not see that it is in the future? Why not begin with the
next issue? . . . We keep correspondents material in office. We need Weekly correspondents at Ibex Eliasville and a few other points.
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UNION HILL NEWS
Itv Mrs. O. I. .Villi
tin- old time riluUlton.
I Church of Christ Sunday morning i Mr nnd Mrs J. D. Jdlituoii.
. m- tie i kind r.'iuKh to Mi and Mrs. B. M. Miller nfj Mlm Vera
i wai Mr Meorge Markwell of ' risen visited friends tieie last i A. C. C. Abllo
'Wrrnnn the I'mon Mill New alt-l.k. tsiey will go to BM( Texm
xl.id thai the Sabbath was i .. . i j just'ihis week.
.i'id not man for
ir. elt of nice letter of up
I I
.u.u. ! . Mainly l a boon rr.atn fioni th lady and 'h
":.t we have on day in . t . Ki.i a .mprl .d tliat f
limit i- t III stepping Up a lit-'
MHMfMWHHMtttHN4iHIHMllMHIMH
III
k 'it it w. have time
md -tidltat in the go"1n''i
I II. knew full well tli it
. Imd '.f niit needed to re
tod i '-I ffom our laiioi i
ill n i M- ..f work ii. I tiiKl
i ui i Im put aUI f..i n
I II . VllMl-tful III I' ll i
iful f UN people thii up
I .. t...
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....m.MI.Mt.l
III
tD I in . glnu Unit thr d tor-
inl wlw ii nil nuKM were pleas
.i with the write-up Ol course Mw . MlIorhHM M -t
l.e .ld. I never thought of (j (m ((rt Wo.h f
them eln H Said "no doubt fljnH
von UiiHIi lit ti' Ui. UK i.f thin plete I
ut It toil. ..ur heults glad to
i m.w i. i ! i.l vl'i n i frlen.l like
. .i..... i fiieiid- nh I lelntlves if MllN.ip
von It i lii-t'ft to give lliiwin i '
Mr. ami
over the woek and
Miss Christine Downing fiident
of State Touchers College Denton
visited lirr Kirnnt: Mr. mid Mm
Tom Downing hero over the week
end.
J'tin r"lllllpi of Putmnn Mrs
'I.aelma Ailimii and Mr. Newt
M.-h M.lbn Hawkins i- vi-ltlng .. .. .. . ..
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WANTKI) TO IH'Y Srcond-luttid terms foi aervicc In such govtrn-
l-l"urt prfistirp i-oiiUit mid sell-1 nK 0ly nmy o.xctod two CM veari.
n HRkera (iidcn( (it t. Must l.p In Ri.od nnidltloti. Willi (l-t n(Jt oseuiHl fU C) yoaM
.nlnnc.vl..tdhcrpIron.ll; ;h ChII ';;-" Hrwjk! l any event. Id addition to Iht
Mf 0. N. llokon. hoio ""' AMirrlcnn ..fflv.
CADDO
.Mls .M)itl KiiinliN
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All t
i. il wan hot
'I i from k ili'
tin writer
Wl'll
liM'i-l to K'Vf
win If w. hvi Hh ixprflid A
1 iifnir 'ii mi'-1 inj whtn we nm
ua.iln t uw iiom my window a
i wt ti I lit woimin about "i tv 2
;lmh itli hair turnlnx '" "Hvi
P'i r.l filled hit appoimin-i.t llwH'! bi-hlnj hr tar lad In a
and III trjtt WM Mom I-' Fnni nn Kiujr iiwiu n. ui-
tioh Clmrtor such governing body
STEPHENS COUNTY SUN -Sjrsrs ZSfl
eonci' of the provlnlons hre o f
Published every Kntlay. nt 100 Haiti would devolvo by litw on County
Elm Street by Hreckenrldfje Pub-! CommlaHtoncra ami County Com-
HnhlnK Company. Hrerkenrldjce.' inlsslonera' Courts. Further uny
Texns. 'auch Clmrtor nmy provide for the
nrganltntlon teorKanluttlon oatflb-
llahment and ndmlnlitnition of the
-ii KMvrnment of the county Inclml-
Issucd to mature serially fixing the
first maturity of princlp&i t a
time ttot tb exceed two (2) yiai
after the date of the listtanrn of
OiIIk M.nntrii IMitiir-l'ulilUlicr
One Veur ly Mull
K II Itinhinwi of Millmip wmi Kt' Umnrnon retumoil TtiMday
a vmilot at Cnddo TiiMduy ttom a visit to Iliuwnwootl.
mi mind .m- . flui- thiit I took to b Mm
. . I I IK
mi Mi- i Mind jiot lnt(h
Im' (iidfiM'rnd ti nun f
lit. lip ml wiw In yi'iir on
ii 'I hi- win a good ikInik-
for mi Ro often nrone
ns I iv. i- to thuap that i m
i in- mod of th worldly) UK her peraon
nil I in-ill ti the poor Mlow
aoiiII br nUitlril by a kind-
a - ml" or a ma n the
1 readera ol the Mitn
ton meet folk mid
mi- in let urn
Mr Mnl Hnnk of 8nn Fian-J Mr John Diitthtun imsned nwny
'ini. falif vli.ite her niece Mri. Mundiiy tnnrnlnj; nt 030 Ho woa
A It John: ton. Iut wek. jga yMr4 0f ngK n jn iP a
raltlent of Cmlilo for lli yeitra. Ho
If ok w. II However ahe mild that - " "- -...-.. - uieti mostly rrom out nge. He m
thev were uwav at tht time 1 1 "r au "" wun o wenion. SUrv!vud by hln wife Mis. Fraud-
am mire that I would be MhW I ' " "
M..alk ...Mate. bhaaIh ..I l
pleased to meet her. I watched
her pi rib to see her come out. ao
that I mlRht have the honoi ot
kept my
Fort
Worth were Eyaats of Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Soli men over the
week-end
Tl
v.h.
i.-t
! in
o tell the Hun reader. If you will " hi.pplnea. wurtinl liy nil Cn.l.lo
.ertnlt ...e I met Unite John and '" '" "" I'li -Mllbjap
iWirman We Iwve JOP Br" -"un. wnn
I mil. of eneh oth-1 r' "'""ltd at Stillwater. Olcla .
a. and that w. the TueeiUy. May 23. They nre mnklng
t I had had the hHT non" at t'"Wa
AdirlMii5 Hiitet I
Plsplay rates on application Clas-
sified rnteu 2 cent ier word.
Minimum IR wotdx. 1 Insertion t
for the price of three.
Entered an Second Class Matter
June 10. 1W. Bt the Pot Office
at llreckeiirldge Texaa under Act
of March 3. M73.
Dunham niu' five children ChurliM
Dunham Caddo; Jim nnd OoorKe
Dmriinni nf Arknn ns OlTe Put-
limn of Itnnurr and Mrs. t.lttle of
Cfiddo.
Urn. Morgan of llreckenridgn
eoiidiiGted nhe Services. Mr. Duu-
iMlrl wn laid to le.tt nt 3:.10 p in.
A
.. . aa r mt.uv..Aa
m ei.leMalnl with the things t '' "u l" J " IJ""Z"
aw and intendeil to talte In trw "" notl8r' Mi TRomptnn
jii.unde before iMtrlnw wtt clrcttm-' lurtd'
atklUIMd aWeniataf THatflt 1st Otafll . """
.... iLi-m th.t t wr.uu im.. Wetldlng bella fifo rlnptnff for
t
mi lull
. ' i. i W..HI .t iinman We ioie!l Je Rotera of CnilUn. who
I'ewlegl. mao matte hi I' J N.IH of iWirman We Imv ..?. iuter nicla .
HulI U.1IKI.. .1 Mllla nT anl nl !! I " " ...-.... v --......... ....
ft f. I i eam
. t I Ma.. 1. i...t fill! tlllie tllB
.... a . ka 1. .u iiiihttiiii 'i"i ..hi . !. iiri.111 ..
the home of Mi and privilege ui ineeima .nm i i. v-m1.ii .'" ' "y our uun Mi.-n.i-
jing n fpw tinyt Visiting In Paris
Mr. Jim Dunham ficorge Dun-
ham Jack Dunhnm and Mr. V. C.
Tntu tiro visiting Mri. Chillies
Dunlinm
Hev J. D. Chetilhain nnd wife
V
uili.aii !utunl.iv n.d live tin- to say that they were
Kenneth nialr of Frnnkelt
vi-iltlnK frleiidt of Caddo.
Texas.
Tin meinliein of the t'hurrh ofl
! Child of ''nddo attended the!
Minting
Mrs llclRvs of Hanger hat been
lt I vUltliiK Mrs. Jdlin Dunham.
ttnni.iller- oUJe-t inn.-' floe l...hing men for men ages
t.r -i ii lot wan i-i) nk ""I I-"pie love them thu' have
.. i.- ii. tin- h.i. Mr. 'known then for year
1-lt:n..ie iime mo.... I '.hu.rl service find
w. i ..i .irr. in.i.i.i.K -...-.. . .- ... ..- M Vnn Rndny
urn ii. two ui thrie a ek. i.ulei..e making DM roor modem .P.i uu i.mrli unit' Ml- Ola Cook has returned
(hildten were Mm-..I to whlcti will greatly Iwpiov. It ap (iiy uf jnch . home after spending several weeks
j .-very tie repotted a gland time. at Houston 'loxna.
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luictfil mnlady fttHl ae her pearan e
b.nil ne.r had them he ha
tot'! I t.. prolong her vi-it IViNius it will he pleasing to a
number of the Sun reader tn
km'w that W M. Houston- aim
Warren will gradual- Monday.
Mriy 39th at Paranll High Kehool.
mil i' w.m l le HXiil now
i .liut i happy retihbin'
Mi imJ Mrs lnry of the Hnn-
M.H.t. r station are giving an
iminn.eui eineaay uigni in doiM-rta Moore ap-nt Sunday
f li Kleie Hop.- btrth J wh M htmnem Traminell
ho will be sweet sixteen
... w we. I we remember how we ( J (u Mr( g A nmvH mnd
. t. juit ..n our tl ' lHnUy vinited Mr. ami Mrs J W.
i r i-. !.- we "'"" rwir Huntlay
W'.illll Kp T" " u "rw i
The hod i loutl seated the folk
iwuy fn.ni church Munday night
Mr and Mm. O. N Itnmaower Mr. fJeorgo Henry Stephenson
NOTIUi: Ol-' I'KOI'OSKII A.MKND
.MKNT TO Till-: CO.NSTI'l U-
TION OF TliXAS.
S. .1. It. No. 3.
UK IT ItlCSOIiVKD UY THK
IiKOISIJVTURK OF THK STA'I K
OF TEXAS
Section 1. Tlmt Article IX of thu
Constitution of Texan bo nmonded
by adding thereto n section to be
Hfctlun 3 which shall provide:
"Section 3. (1) Holding the belief
that the hlghOHt ilogiVo of local
self government which Is consist-
ent with thu efficient conduct of
thine nffulrs by necessity lodgud In
the Nation nnd the State will prove
most tusponslve to the will of the
people und reault to ruwnrd their
diligence und Intelligence hy jri-i.-er
econiimy and efficiency In the'r
locul govcrntuental affairs it hei-
by Is nidalned:
"12) Any county having u popu-
lation of sixty-two thousand (02-
000) or more according to th then
' lust FCderul Census nmy adop: a
Hid
H.
iir was nearlv ilw y-
h.tve a good i iim-ent
. tu ..no nri. .r .... " JujgriK ht there
i.U p.-.m und yow will K.n nmmi liivu ltrfn nio tmil jMMh.
with memnrP of inkt
west of u i
.ft or. I
-yn- I
Oeotk-i Ji is still Improving for
i he ran smoke hi pipe nnd talk
bu'k i little Most ei nvrtleftelng
men ui 'h house are like tint a
ugi'd Hun they want to be out
und doing things We will be
Inking him buk 'o Clorman Thurs
day w'k if nothing intervenis
i iday 'In ;Mh was Ml Kve.vni
I""hd.ty and In honor of Mn K MtOW -M Phren
-''' Mr and Mi- H V rmM.nv of Mrs W It McWhlrter
. ".iwhlie ..nd daughter.. Mi.s w.t mttr llger Tuesday
.1 ana rue anu wie ... ( mornlK nMrc of u.kbrrl.
roili M'Mire unit iu
u is in loinpany Willi
.o P N'eill Is mifferlnk' with ii
lusil inkle in a.eount .f the
red i ik bump that he
.ii h I'.tixl Ilk the hi ml
I .1 1 . I it tv tielng iIi'-iii ii
iih t i i nl.
of i-tseii visited hlu alater Mrs. C. of Abilene Christian College vlsl- j " ' ty0j )0Vurs nppropi
K. Reynolds ami inother. Mr I- j led friend nnd .elntlve; over tlwJel wlhn lhl ;.cUlc
A. Itamaowar. f Caddo Sunday week end. l nerenllfll.r t0Vded. It
Mi. and Mr. John Lutroll nnd j .Mr nml Mr LeilMier of'llreeh- I.1!!'' 'HJ'JlIvilrln
eon Mlltcn. Mr. and Mr. Lloyd mirhI0 WPr lM-w of Mr nnd Uth "otal
Mi. and Mr. John Lutroll nnd I Mr nnil MnL P(11)eer of'Ureck- !.hr.r "J T?Z
.. .. .. ....! ' i HIIW. UV U lllVlfllllK IWIB Ui t...r-
memhorahip of
nd the IIuusu of
Representative limy authorize uny
county having u population le
thun that nbovc speolflod to .pio-
ceed hereunder for the adoption of
a Charter; however a n condition
for audi authorization it is ro-
(lulled that notice of the Intent In
seuk Legislative uulhutlty hereun-
der must be published In one or
more newapapur to glva gomirul
circulation In the county nffectod
not ! thun onee per week 'or
Ing the control nnd rogulatlun of
the ei for inn nee of and the cum-
peiiMutinn for all duties required ih
the eondurt of the county nffblra
subject to the limitations lie loin
provided.
"b A Charter hereunder may
provide that Judge of County
Coin U (Including that County
Court designated In this Constitu-
tion) and Justices of the Peace be
compensated upon a salary basis in
lieu of fees. The Jurisdiction of the
County Court designated In this
Constitution and the duties of tne
Judge thereof may be confined to
that gencrui Jurisdiction of u pro
bate Con it which elsewhere is de
fined in this Constitution. The
office of Justice of the Peace may
bo made cither electlvu or appoint-
ive. Other then as herein provided
no auch Clmrtor shall piovide for
altering the Jurisdiction or proccd
tiro of nny Court. The duties of
District Attorney and -or County
Attorney may be confined to rep-
tesentlug the State In civil cases to
which tiie State Is a patty and to
enforcement of the Stute's Pen.il
Code and the compensation of mild
attorneys may be fixed on a salary
linals In lieu of fees.
"c Save as heiclnabove and lioi-
inafter otherwise provided such
Chui ters within the limits explod
ed therein may invest the govern-
ing body to bo established for any
county electing to oporute hereun-
der with tne power to create con-
solidate or ubollsh any office or de-
jHirtment whether created by oth-
er provisions of the Constitutions
or by statute define the dutie
with such city or town as defined'
or redefined within the limits rut-
district tax may levy and collect
wlthlti such city or town as defined
such obligations. Such obligation! thorlzed by Sections 4 and 5 of Art-
may pledge the full faith und cred.cie XI of this Constitution (or any
It of the county; but In no event i Amendment thereof) for Incorpor-
shull the aggregate obligations ho ted cities according to the popuU-
leaned. In principal amount otr tion provided that no tax grenter
standlng at any one time exceed than that existing at the time 61
the then existing Constitutional sUch metger or for nny added pur-
llmlta for auch obligations and such pose shall be Imposed upon any
Batty I Up. returned from n flail
ins rl Saturday. They reported
a grand time plenty of fish ns
well a rain.
Mow Klleiv UoylsM of Hioeken-
rldfo hi viHitlng Ml- Mildred
Iloweiton of Caddo.
end.
Mian Allele Harvey and Mrs.
Ivn Willie of Htruwu visited
friends nnd relative of Caddo Sun-
day. Mlas Cleo Kerr of Fort Worth
Mr nnl Mrs. R. C. Hriaalton at' h'r P"" r. nnd Mr.
ioii anil aisier -irf. it. j. rnini
ilreckenrldge were visit ln friends
of Caddo Tuesslay eveninw
mock over tho week end.
Mih- Adelle Harvey leturned to Mr ami Mra. Floyd Hipp of
her home it I'add'i nftei vulttng rawn were guest of her arnts
frlen.U in Ure.kenrldge !Mr und Mrs Iluilmau over the
week end
Mnuiine and WaUon I alley are
Indebtedness and its supporting tax
shall constitute u first and super-
ior lion upon the property taxable
In such county. No obligation id-
sued hereunder shall bo valid un-
less prior to tho time of the issu
ance thereof there be levied a tax
sufficient to retire the seino as it
mnturetfT which tux shall not ex-
ceifd the then existing Constitu-
tional limit.
"(fij. Such Charter may authorize
tlio governing body of a county
operating hereunder to prescilhe
the schedule of fees to be charged
by the officers of the county for
specified sci vice to Im in lieu of
the schedule for such fees prescrib-
ed hy the Oenerul Lawn of the
State; und to uppioprlato bueh
fees to such funds us thu Charter
may prescribe; provided however
no fee for a specified service shall
exceed In amount tho foe tixed by
General law for that samo 'rvlcc.
Such Charters as to all Judicial of
ficers other than District Judges
may prescribe tho qualification
for services provided the s'andalds
therefor be not lower tiiup those
fixed by the Oenerul Ivtws of the
State.
"(0) ii. Subject to tho express
limitation upon the oxercso of
tho power by this subdivision to
bo authorized such Chatter may
provide (or omit to provldo) th.it
tho governmental und or proprie-
such city or town unless authorized
by n majority of all votes cast by
the resident qualified Voters of
such city or town.
"d. Areas urban In character
though not Incorporated under ap-
propriate Charter provision may he
defined ns such by the governing
body of tho county provided how-
ever that no portion of the county
shall be defined as an urban arciL
unless It has sufficient population
to entitle It to Incorporate tindor
the then existing laws of the State;
and no such urban urea when crp-
ntcd shall bo vested with any tax-
ing or bonding power which
would not possesH If It were oper-
ating as a separate Incorjiorutnl
unit under the then existing Coni
stltutinnal and Statutory provisions
of this State; and provided further
that the governing body of the
county for the government of such
areas shall have and exercise nil
powers and authority granted by
law to the governing bodies of slin-
llur areas when separately Incor-
porated ns a city or town and such
ureas shall be subject to addition-
al taxation within the same Con-
stitutional limits ns control taxa-
tion for a city or a town of like
population. Likewise such Charter
i may provide for tho governing
board of tho county subject tj ex-
isting Constitutional statutoryirn-
vistons to define create and ad-
thereof fix the compensation fortnB my ua effected unlesH tho
service thoroln. make the huiiio rol08Ui submitted to a vote of
elective or appointive unit proncuoe j U)(J .0!. and unless olhetwlse
tnry functions of uny city town i minister districts und have and ex-
dlstrlct or other defined political erclse the powers nnd utithorlty
subdivision (which is u govoinmiin- grunted by tho Constitution nnd
nil agency iinu emuruccu wniiiu
the boundaries of the county) be
transferred either as to some or
all of tho functions thoicnf and
yielded to the contiol of tho admin-
istrative body of the county No
such transfor or yielding of lunc
thu time qualifications arid coudi
tlnns for tenure In nny such office;
save tlmt no such Charter other
thnn ns hereinbefore nuthori.rd
sh nil provldo to regulate the stat-
us service duties or compensa-
tion of mornhora of the Legisla-
ture Judges of tho CouitH District
Attorneys Cpunty Attorneys or
any office whntovor by tho law of
tho State required to bo filled by
piovldod by tt two-thirds vote of
total membership of each House of
tho Legislature such a proposal
shall bo submitted as a separata
laws relative to the same.
"(7). No provision of this Con-
stitution Inconsonant with the pro-
visions of this Section 3 of Article
IX shall be held to control the
provisions of a Charter udopted
hereunder and conforming here-
with. Charters adopted hereunder
shall make appropriate provision
fur the abandonment revocation
and amendment thereof subjeqt
only to the requirements that there
must be a favoring majority of tin
vnli rust iirinn Hiieh n nrnnnmil Id.
. .... .... ..... .. .. .-
issue and tho vote within nnd the qualified resident electors Of
four ( I) consecutive weeks and the nominations elections or nppo-.t
first of uch publication hull ap- rnunU to officii the torm whoro-
wlthout nny auch city town disjtho county; und no Charter may
tt let. or other defined government-! forbid amendments thereof for .
ul entity ahull bo separately cast time greater than two (2) yenrt
und counted ami unle tuo-Uimtn1 The provisions hereof shall he
of the qualified vote rot within i self-executing subject only to thf
the vluldlne defined governmental dutv of the Leclslaturo to nous all
nn election embracing more thnn J tntly uli n majority of th iiuul-j laws (consistent herewith) which
one county. Excepting herefrom iffutl votes cast in tho reipalndor! nmy be neceaaury to carry out the
of the county favor tho proposed intent and purpose hereof. Furth-
merger It shall not bo effected In r the legislature shall preset Ibe
pear not loss than thlity (30) days 0f ay pot have expired prior tOicaw a( tne moi-gum hereby uuthoi
vUltuiK f i lend
Lone Camp.
ind relative nt Little Floyd J. Copelund Ii con
fined to
rnenslos.
his home with the
M. I- Ornndstaff superintendent;
IT'HIl .....i .......1 !..... tf.. IUiituU'B
noil ii'taiw tiii'in lib ! ir-iiim.v w i - -
i sm. uullnn lliu'evor thev I i'. .... imt.i.v to riiDOit tlmt
tiierinl-.w Mm tan M-h-i .i i aewberries The lilaekbeilloa ' ita Pretwll U Impiovlng oaell
I . !.. p. Mi and Mra. r. i. w W( reail Mnt next wk (J t W(j M rf w -oon
W H.a .l.nulilur fkaa iael v. ' "
" -- nd look out for the rd bug i bo out tn play.
yof Caddo high school Is vi-ltlng I Mra. Peters nf MlllKip wua an"utlfled electora of tho nffectud apeclfled) nil termi of county offl-
friend ft Caddo. jvliltor of hor iluughler M's Her- feounty. In election submitting to' our n contracts for tho giv-
wen"ndl Mrs J K Mooie
i l i liililr.n Mr and Mi- 'u!
i it ant ItiMren f hie. Urn
.i. weie ill ideftiuinl vixitor- mj
in sil h"tnble honti- ( II l
V Msir. I
The tal ilui't groaned under
I
WOODSON
fly Mm. .Ilm Tm
'MHMMMMHMiMHMMH)lliilimiliillllM.iMIIIMIIIIi
nice Potera of Cnddo' Tuesday.
Mr. I.oyd Horn and Mia Huzol
Pope of Stniwn wro present for
tho Ilanquet Saturday nliit.
next Jirlor to tho time an Act mak the adoption of this Amendment to
lug proposal hereunder nmy be in- the Constitution ut such time a a
troduoed in tho Iglslaturo.
County Homo Rule Chatter may
Noi Charter provision adoptml ii
i'o'der may lio In effect (save
heroun
u to
udopted by any county auve uponthoo offtcoa which must continue
a favoring vote of tho resident to ho elective ns heroin elsewhere
the voter a propottil tn adopt a
Charter (unions othorwlso provided
zleil. without expio Clmrtor pro-
vision therefor. In so far as nmy
bo required to make effective the
object of the proposed merger tho
county shall succeed to all tho ap
propriate lawful powers duties
a proceduie for submitting to de
cislon by a majority vote of tho
elector voting thereon proposed
alternate and elective Charter pro-
visions." .Section 2. The foregoing Conati-
tutlonul Amendment shall be sub
right procedures restrictions and niltted to the qualified electora of
limitation which prior to tho iner-l the State at tin election to bo held
Ing of siirvloo by deputies under Rl)r wor nqiosed In or Imposod throughout the Stuto on the fourth
auch officers may bo subject to. upon the yielding governmental! Suturduy In August. 1933 nt which
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. . termination by tho administrative I aKUCy. I'nrtlcuUirly It is provldmlj election all ballots shall have print
The He mors of Caddo High
School presented "When A Follow
'Need a Prlsmta." II wo. a vorywh relltve. at Merke
kimmI play and acted well hy all j
'taking part. Presented Friday nito
Mr and Mr Noble O'Dcll are tho Th. Juuiur-Sonliir hanquet was
event of tlie
room was de-
i .ken and ake and inanv oihei "' inn" iimr "y i eora'eil very migny ami sown mir
. iim tlmt tickld the irtla'e i doing nicely. Itfdrwl poide were present
.in. .1 t. enjoy the dinner md Bvory one had a delightful time.
..me coming and wwh Mi F.-i Mr and Mis J A Cowan were
.ii many more tiappy buthday- ealled to the bed side of a nephew
Wouldn't you reader of the Sun uf Mf. Cowan's at Eastland lust
'ik- to linve had an Invitation t.il Mnnilsy. The uliill dlti 'IHura' morning. Deaplte heavy rnlna all day
tint dinner' I know the editor j day from complication of Meade
I. horde. ..f the repast of vind r """ lrm -" -"'"' I me juiiiur-.r
r f.e.1. ra bean and Irish sT """ lr-ta of a baby girl born'o. f the Rrmla-t
. . e snm.U and pickle- fried M " weighed nine and onyPSr The Uanquet
Dr John W. Tymlall nf Randolph
Collage. Cisco was speaker nt tho
llaccMlaursuto Sermon Sunday
w old and me too
war old Arrti and Hallie kind
f t tends. I wis delighted beyond
words of 'he nice partial hlogra-
.n of who who at tho court
it .ui unu I ouri vouch for the
'ruth of tills statement. In by-
. ne iMir when you wero young
n l we were not so old. those days
will always be u greon spot In the
us if our lives We wore so
tuppy then with oil our Utile
ne kirns around our feet and It
w i alwuys our delight to sue our
viing friends enjoy themselves.
V.HI know the old saying Is truo
that good blood always will toll.
V'U both had the dearest sweet-
est narenta In tho world to me
ixcept my own and they helped
pave thet way for our wayward
feet In the paths of peace and
ghieousneus. Oh thank God for
thrse old roldlers of the crosi that
havo helped to lay the. foundation
of our eternal home. If you will
take Ood as your business parl-
ne you will go sweeping through
tho gates for the humble and exalt-
ed whjle the proud nnd haughty
is braugM Vw Fortjlve me for
Pnuemonlu und A.lhma He was
only oven year of ago ami loaves
two sisters older thun hr and n
mother and faQior to nvoftrn Ids
'ath. He was. laid to rt Satur-
day In the hWtland Csmutsry Mr
and Mis Cowan tetumeil homo
Sunday ufisrnnon.
Mr. Uort Horrington has return-
mi homo nfter a few days visit
I.
Thoro Inn been some dlsuus'lon
among tho men of "Is Women Sui-
orlor to Mun?"
'IVt women ifuve decided "Yes"
because Man Is made of dust Uie
lowest form of matter while wo-
man is made from man the highest.
membership of oseh Hotiso of the body of thu county tindor n that tho uowor to create funded In
Iginlature) tho votes cast by the adopted Clmrtor so providing and debtedness and to lovy taxes in
iiuatlfled electors rosldlnc within iimru shall bo no llnbllltv hv reason !-... rt iinmif mnv tin exnr-eined
the limits of all the incoritorated thereof. only by such procedures and wlth-
clUos and towns of the county shnlll -d. Any county electing to upor- )n uc UrnlU as now are. or here-
be separately kept but collectively hereunder slmll hsvo tho pow-iatur majr ho provided by kiw .
Sumluy there w large crowd
tlmt attended tAie splendid sermon
All parents that think their
children hove not worked fcard at
school this year .1inud imvo vlsl-
ItHl Hie "Open House" at tho
School House Friday evening.
There wero very remarkable pros-
Miss Dorothy Collins of Wichita
Fall i Is visiting Mrs Mills of
Caddo.
posts In overy clu everyone went
through tho ihottso discussing ul)
Mr and Mrs. Htmer Hughe Mr tilings with tho toachtrs and then
und Mra. I toy Tugglo and Otl
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Mr ond Mrs. O. Tomlln went to
'Halrd Sunday where they visited
Mr. nnd Mrs. Fred Tomlln.
control such appropriate other gov-
ernments! ugencles wero they to
be Independently administered.
Such merger may bo effected un-
der proposed contracts between
tho county und ur.y suah yielding
counted und the votes uf tho quail- er. by Charter provision to lovy.
fled electors of the county who do assess and collect taxes and to fix
not reside within tho limits of any the maximum rate for advaloroin
Incorporated city or town likewise taxes to be levied for specific pur-
ohall ho separately kept and sops-! ko. in accordance with tho Con-
rately oounted and unless there bo stitutlun and laws of this Stuto.
a favorable majority of tho votes' provided however that tho limit of governmental agency to bo approv-
oust within and n favoring major the aggregate taxes which muy ue
ity of the votes cast without such levied assessed and collected hero-
collective cities und towns the' under shall not exceed tho limit or
Charter shall not bo adoptml. It s total fixed or hort tor to bo fix-
expressly forbidden that any such od hy this Constitution to control
Churter muy Incansonnntly affect' counties nnd tho annual nssoss-
Iho operation of the General Laws! merit upon property both real por-
of tho State relating to tho judicial' nonal and mixed shall be a first
tax fiscal educational police1 superior nnd prior lien thereon
highway und health systems -irl "e. In addition to tho powers
any other department of the State's heroin piovldod. and In addition to
superior government Nothing hero-1 powers Included In County Homo
In contained shall bo deemed to an- Uuio Charter any county may by
ed thereon the following:
"For the Amendment to Article
IX of tho Constitution of TAxis
adding Section 3 providing dulli-
orlty for the adoption of a Homo
Rule Churter by the voters In
counties having u population ot
sixty-two thousand (02.000) or
more to effect more sufflcl" and
economical government within
sucii counties und to authorize
mergers of separate governmental
agencies within such counties 0i
ed at an election us herelnbefoio niay from time to time bo author-
provided for. In order tp Increase! jed by vote of the people thore-
govornmontul efficiency und effect in."
economy the county may contract
with tho principal city of the coun-
ty to perform one or more of Its
functions provided such contracts
shull not bo valid for more than
two (2) yeats.
"b. In cases of tho partial or
complete merger of the government
Against the Amendment to Art
icle IX of tho Constitution of Tex-
as adding Section 3 providing au-
thority for the adoption of a Homo
Rule Charter by the voters In coun-
ties having a population of sixty-
two thousand (62000) or more lo
effect more efficient und econom
of a city operating under a Horn" Icul government within such couh-
Rule Churter. with tho government! ties und to authorizo mergors of
thorlzo the adoption of u Charter n ntajoilty vote of the qualified i of a county operating hereundor separate governmental agendo
luggl attended ehureh at Motion
Valley lit Eaitlund county Humluy.
Jchn O'Dowd Is holding u meeting
there.
Joe Worhsy Jid family spent
the week end wfth home folks
here. Ilifs moving from Rreoken-
rldge to Pioneer thfs week lie Is
working Willi Ore ftillllps Petro
leum Co.
Mrs. J M. Luncaiter spent last
week with her parents near Rowlo
Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Hnrtnian went (o
Dallas lajt Haturday. Mrs -Chester Woods and children
of Eastland and 'Mrs. George Car-
Denall Morrison preached at the ker were guests of their parent?
A number of Eolian nconle at-
evoryono was wrvsd wlt'i piinuh tended the graduation exercises at
and cookios. one nunurou or mnreparks lastMondav nli?ht
. .. ... .i - "
people paasett inrotign tne nouio
ai(l enoyed the ovening vory
much.
Mrs. Mltehell and Tommy Mit
flioll of Donton wero guo t of tholt)
son and brother Mr. R. II. Mlt-
ohol over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Carey ind
children of Mineral Wells nnd Mr
and Mrs. Quincey Carey nnd
children of Hreckenridgo wero
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Carey
over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. A. 'HatcheR spent
Sunday In the home of Mr. and
Mrs. O. C. Chulkor.
Tho people of the Center com-
munity presented a play at Eolian
Tuesday night.
Mrs. N. J. Kelley and son Jim-
rule of Fort Worth visited ho-
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Har-
ris last week.
Mr. ami Mrs. J. W. Loving spent
Sunday afternoon In the home of
Mr and Mm. U. N. Chalksr
(Cotitlsriiaa' oa pg S)
provision Inimical to or IneonsU- electors of said county amend its
tent with the sovereignty ami o-;ohuitor to Include other powers
tabllshed publto policies of this functions duties and rights which
Stale und no provision having sucii now or hereafter may be provided
vice shall Imvo validity as against by this Constitution nnd tho slnt-
the State. No Charter provision utes of the State for counties
may operate to impair the oxemp-' MH. Any county operating here
Hon of homesteads as established under shall Imvo the ower to boi-
by this Constitution and the Ktut- row money for all purposes liwful
utes relating thereto. under IU Charter to Include the
"(3) a. A Cnarter hereunder may! refunding of a lawful debt. In a
provide the continuance of a Couu- manner confoimlijg to the Oenerul
ty Commissioner's Court as now Uiws of the State and may Mui
constituted to serve as tho govern- therefor Us obligations. Such call-
ing body of a. county to operate jjatlonn. other than thoso to refund
hereunder; or may provldo for a a lawful debt shall not bo valid
governing body otherwise constl- unless authorized by a majority of
tuted which shall be elective nnd all votes cast by those resident
service therein shall bo upon such' qualified voters of the area affect-
qualifications for such terms un- ed by tho taxes required to retlf9
der such plan of representation1 such obligations who may vota
and upon such conditions of ten- thereon In case of county obllga-
ure and compensation as may bn tlons maturing after a period of
(fixed by any such Charter The five (5) years the same shall be
those city Charter provisions af
fected thereby shall ceaso to con-
trol and the county Churter pro-
visions shall control.
"e When bny embraced Incorpor-
ated city or town elected to merge
Its governmental functions with
those of the county tinder the pro-
visions hereof such Charter may
provide for defining or redefining
the boundaries of such cities and
(owns provided however that In
defining or redefining the bound -Hcs
of such cities and towns such
boundaries may bo extended only
to Include those areas contiguous
to auch cities as are urban In
character and as to sUcJi cities or
towns arid for the benefit thereof
the county In addition to tho pri-
mary city and county tax" Herein
authorized dnd a6y other IawfM
dlstlrct tax roay levy and collect
taxes upon t!V? property (axablo
within such counties as may from
time to time be authorized by vote
of the peoplo therein."
Each voter shall scratch out one
of tho above listed clauses on such
ballot leaving unscratched that
particular clause which expresses
his vote on the proposed Amend-
ment Jo which it relates.
Section 3. The Governor of tills
State Is hereby directed to issue
the necessary proclamation ordet-
Ing an election In conformity jiere-
wlth to determine -.whether crnot
the proposed Constitutional Amend-
ment set forth herein shall he
adopted and the Governor ahull
have the same published (yr.
quired by the Constitution ami
laws of this State. '
W. W. HEATH
Secretary of S"tate.i
ik CORftECT CQJ?)
(Adv May 25 JmVi 8 15 )
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