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VOLUME 55
Timpson Weekly Times
TIMFSON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 80, 1840
NO. 85
CHUMP ELECTED
MISSHMIMI
DE-ELECTEIOEIHE
Total of 984 Votes
Polled in Two Tbnp-
«on Boxes in Rno«8
Election.
Interest in the Commission-
er's and constable's race
brought out a heavy vote in
Timpson last Saturday to reg-
ister a total of 984 ballots in
the second, or run-off election.
This is 31 more votes than
were polled in the first pri-
mary. The South Side polled
486, the same as in July, and
the North Side polled a total
of 518 votes, an increase of 31,
as compared with the July
election.
The race for commissioner
was close, tabulation of re-
turns showing W. C. Crump
led El A. Bogard by fifteen
votes in the five voting places
of the precinct.
B. B. Alfred was re-elected
constable, leading his oppo-
nent, C. H. Perry, by 178 votes.
Unofficial returns of the vote
in Timpson, Stockman, Huber,
and Wilda, si as follows:
Timpson
(Total of both boxea)
Railroad Commissioner:
Culbeison .........—----------------428
Brooks _______________ .545
Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court:
.........334
ISftimore . _________________
..............556
Commissioner:
E. A. Bogard..........
W. C. Crump.....
Constable;
C. H. Perry..................
..............478
-- 6,06
.............407
R. B. Alfred................_
................578
Stockman
Commissioner:
E. A. Bogard..............
................81
W. C. Crump...............
...............68
Huber
Commissioner:
E. A. Bogard...............
W. C. Crump..............
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Commissioner:
E. A. Bogard..................
__ .6
W. C. Crump ____
_____________22
Constable:
C. H. Perry..............
...................IS
R. B. Alfred.................
15
KGEPTIDK FUR
flGULTT MEMBERS
H
A reception for members of
the Timpson school faculty
will be given Saturday night
by Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Pruitt,
the affair to be held upon the
lawn of their home on South
Second street.
All members of the faculty
will be in the receiving line,
Mr. Pruitt states, and the pub-
lic is cordially invited to at-
tend. The reception will be-
gin at 8 o'clock. In making an-
nouncement of the reception,
Mr. Pruitt says: “We will be
happy to welcome the people
of Timpson, and people from
all the surrounding communi-
ties. r 1
METNOBIST HL
COMES TOJCUI5E
With a large crowd in at-
tendance the revival meeting
which has been in progress at
the Methodist church for the
past two weeks came to a
close Sunday night.
Rev. John W. Ford, pastor
of the Kirbyville Methodist
church, did the preaching and
the singing was directed by G.
D. Pruitt of this city.
Pastor Walter L. Cannan
took occasion Sunday evening
to express his appreciation for
the fine spirit of cooperation
shown throughout the meeting
and thanked the committees
and others who gave of their
time and energy to make the
revival a success.
Non-Voting Vow Broken
Lima, O. (UP)—When E. S.
Bridges, 82, voted in Ohio’s
primary elections, it was the
first time he had been to the
polls in 39 years. Bridges vow-
ed never to vote again in 1901
when his idol, William McKin-
ley, was assassinated. “But
things have gotten in such a
mess I decided to vote once
more," he explained as he re-
ceived his ballot.
TEX1S COIIEBNMENT
IMSTITUTE TO MEET
IKHHB
Nacogaocnes, Tex. (UP)—
Ah exchange of ideas and
methods which have proved
successful in obtaining more
efficient local county govern-
ment at less cost will feature
the two-day program of the
Texas government institute
here Sept. 12-13, at Stephen F.
Austin State Teachers college.
•. ..Tb.'ir .l'tnte is sponsored
annually by the East Texas
Chamger of Commerce’s tax
department. About 300 local
county officials, state officials
and local taxpayers’ commit-
teemen have indicated they
will attend this year's session,
according to Hubert M. Harri-
son, vice president and gener-
al manager of the Etex cham-
ber.
Keynote speaker will be
Judge Jake Loy of Grayson
county, who will open the in-
stitute with a talk on “Local
Government in Texas Twenty
Years Hence." At noon, a bar-
becue will be given on the
campus, in honor of the State
Highway Commission and its
engineer, Dewitt Greer.
Technical discussions of
county administrative prob-
lems by groups will occupy the
afternoon, and in the evening
President A. W. Birdwell of
the college will speak on “Sane
Democracy in a Crazy World.”
Friday’s session will feature
talks by State Comptroller
George Sheppard, on “Assess-
ing and Collecting Taxes”;
Murphy Cole, Liberty county
auditor, on “1941 Model As-
sessment and Collection of
Taxes”; and Manton Hannah,
McLennan county highway en-
gineer, on "Six Million Texans
Still in the Mud.” A barbecue
at noon will be given honoring
six officials to whom placques
will be awarded for distin-
guished contributions to im-
provement in county govern-
mental methods. They are
Comptroller Sheppard, Judge
Loy, Mr. Hannah, Dnsh Shaw,
Gregg county clerk for the
past 42 years, Bud Garrison,
Trinity county treasurer, and
H. L. Washburn, Harris county
auditor.
sol com
ELECTION MSI 01
Another step forward in the
development of.the Shelby-Pa-
nola Soil Conservation District
is being taken Saturday, Aug.
Slst, when the landowners of
the district will go to the polls
and elect three additional dis-
trict supervisors, according to
Lem Davis of Tenaha, who is
chairman of the Shelby county
precinct committeemen. In
commenting on the election
that is to be held on Saturday,
Aug. 81st, Mr. Davis states
that the vote cast Saturday by
Shelby county landowners will
be a final vote of confidence
which will show that Shelby
county landowners are in fa-
vor of any program that will
save and conserve the soil.
Men who have volunteered to
hold the polling places Satur-
day are being asked to contri-
bute their time free of charge
and in view of this circum-
stance we are asking die vot-
ers of the county to make it a
point to be sure and vote at
one of the five voting boxea
which will be opened. These
will be at Timpson, armory
hall; at the Tenaha ice plant
building; at the L. B. Dean
garage building in Joaquin; at
the A.A.A. office in Center,
and at the Shelbyville Drug
Store in ShelbyViile.
In the voting on the forma-
tion of a district about two
months ago the vote of land-
owners from Shelby and Pa-
nola counties was exceeded by
only one,district in the state.
This was the Dallas, Tarrand,
Rockwall and Ellis county dis-
trict which has a great many
more landowners within its
boundaries than has the Shel-
by-Panola district.
Following the election of the
district supervisors Saturday,
the Secretary of State will is-
sue a charter to the district,
and work should be started
early in the fall on the devel-
opment of plans for the pro-
gram of the district, according
to Mr. Davis.
GUAMDER OF COMMERCE
PLANS PROGRAMS IN
ItEARBY COMMIES
At the regular meeting of
the chamber of commerce
Tuesday night, plana were dis-
cussed for visits to various
nearby communities for the
presentation of good-will pro-
grams during the evening
hours. The first of these visits
will be made to the Weaver
school at an early date.
The membership of the new
organization was well repre-
sented at Tuesday night’s
meeting, arid with President
W. F. Corry, presiding, a num-
ber of plans for community de-
velopment were discussed and
placed in the hands of com-
mittees for consideration.
PUNE OHM
In improving pastures the
first essential in fertilizer* is
phosphorus. Lime is seldom
needed in Texas west of the
Trinity River. Nitrogen, an-
other essential, can be sup-
plied by growing pasture le-
gumes after phosphorus has
been applied.
G9LBE850N HEETEB
Hi immm
Alexander Nominated
For Supreme Court
Place. 1
O in Culberson of Edna, was
elected state railroad commis-
sioner in the Democratic pri-
mary run-off Saturday. Culber-
son, at last reports was leading
Pierce Brooks of Dallas, by a
majority of about 47,000
votes.
James P. Alexander, of
Waco, candidate for chief jus-
tice of the supreme court, led
H. S. Lattimore of Fort Worth,
by about 39,000 votes.
‘ Only a few thousand votes
remain to be counted it is esti-
mated.
MOTION
CO. ENTERS JOAQUIN
BUS DEVELOPMENT
Marshall, Tex., Aug. 27.
Southern Production company
of Birmingham, Ala., affiliated
with Southern Natural Gas
company, Tuesday entered the
Joaquin Glen Bose wet gaa
field in Shelby county by tak-
ing properties of Redditt and
Gray for a development pro-
gram, it was reported at Cen-
ter.
The Alabama concern was
assigned 8,807 acres of a 5,-
838-acre block. The consider-
ation was given as $30,587.50,
Most of the leases are on land
owned by Pickering Lumber
company.
The deal was finaied at Fort
Worth where Redditt and
Gray receivership matters have
been handled since the ap-
pointment of David Donoghue
as receiver April 14,1939.
Covered in the assignment
are tracts in the following
surveys: I. O. Strickland, J.
Talbot, P. J. Loggins, John
English, Stephen English, J.
Courtney, H. C. Ashton, John
Myrick and a right of way
strip taking in parts of the Ann
Gray, Thomas Bristow, S. O.
Pennington, William Snider
and W. Watson surveys.
Three wet gasaers on the
property are included in the
deal.
A (trilling program contem-
plated by the firm has not been
announced but it is'understood
work will get started shortly.
Title work on another block,
held by Pure Oil company, on
which the company plans to
take over, is continuing.
Washington, Aug. 27. (UP)
—President Roosevelt today
inferentially placed on con-
gress the responsibility of any
delay in the nation's rearma-
ment drive.
. Personally entering the con-
trvoersy precipitated by Sen.
Harry F. Byrd, (D.-Va.), who
charged the preparedness
campaign has “bogged down,”
Mr. Roosevelt said he and the
two top men of the national
defense commission—Produc-
tion Director William S- Knud-
son and Procurement Director
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.—
agreed that the program was
progressing as rapidly as pos-
sible in view of congressional
delay in passing necessary leg-
islation.
He cited figures to show that
10,916 airplanes now are ac-
tually on order for the army
and navy. The nation’s air
force, he added, already is
equal to that of Germany from
the standpoint of operating ef-
ficiency.
The best criterion of prog-
ress, he said at a press confer-
ence, is that the finest business
brains the government has
been able to bring together
seemed to be satisfied with
progress of the program con-
sidering the status of essential
legislation. I
SCHOOL B!0 Mil
MOKE FIRST HUB
APPEABANCEJJUOAT
With favorable weather a
large crowd will no doubt be
on hand to greet the Timpson
school band whan the organi-
zation makes its first public
appearance Friday evening.
Under direction of instruc-
tor J. L Bar on the band will
render a concert in the city
park, and the public is cordial-
ly invited to attend. The pro-
gram will begin at 8 o’clock.
f TO ill,NT
PHYSICAL EDDGAT10I
TO BE TAUGHT IN
TIMPSONSTOOL
Miss Lois Strong of Joaquin,
has been added to the faculty
of the Timpson High School
and will teach physical educa-
tion, according to announce-
ment by Superintendent
Pruitt. Miss Strong is a gradu-
ate of SFA, Nacogdoches, and
will be here Monday to begin
her duties.
Timpson Pastor
Closet Revival at
Old North Church
A ten days’ revival meeting
came to a close at Old North
Church, near Nacogdoches,
last Wednesday, daring which
time there were nineteen ad-
ditions to the church member-
ship. The meeting was con-
ducted by Rev. J. A. Derrick,
pastor of the Timpson Baptist
church. Rev. A. T. Garrard is
pastor of Old North Church.
He Mows Yard at 92
Oakwood, III. (UP)—At the
age of 92—when most men
are sitting around in wheel-
chairs—Lee Runyan, better
known to his friends as
“Grandpa” is still mowing his
own lawn and tending his
garden. Born in 1848, Runyan
likes to recall how people
traveled in covered wagons
and plowed oxen when he was
a boy.
Alto Will Have
Night Grid Gsmw
Alto.—The lighting equip-
ment for the football field is
on the ground, with the excep-
tion of the poles, and they are
due to be delivered Monday.
This equipment will be install-
ed just as soon as the poles ar-
rive.
Roads made of a combina-
tion of molasses and coal tar
have proved practical in India.
Washington, Aug. 27. (UP)
—Land, sea and air forces, ac-
tive and reserve, have reached
a new peace-time total of
919,897.
A survey today indicated
that the impetus of intensified
recruiting drives soon would
put them across the 1,000,000
mark.
Under the pending conscrip-
tion measure, the Army pro-
poses to draft 400,000 men be-
tween 21 and 31 into the Army
by Jan. 1, 1941, and another
300.000 in April. The Presi-
dent is expected momentarily
to sign legislation empowering
him to order out the National
Guard and reserve officers.
These men axe included al-
ready in the totals above.
• Although all are at peaee-
tive level, the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and National
Guard are below authorized
strengths. The Army’s goal is
875.000 men, and is receiving
more than 30,000 new recruits
each month. The National
Guard's authorized strength ia
235.000 men.
EBt
Neon Traffic lines
Traffic lines of neon light
tubing under a red transparent
cover of plastic embedded fiat
in the pavement are being
tried out in Little Sock, Ark-
ansas.
--
Know Your Bank
OUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE F. D.LC.
What does that now-familiar phrase ‘‘Member of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation” mean
to you? It means that your bank is one of 13,600
of the country’s 15,000 banks which have qualified
for f’.D.LC. membership. Each depositor in an in-
sured bank is protected sgsinst loss to a maximum of
$5,000“of his total deposits.
The federal government itself does not guarantee
bank deposits. The government contributed $150,-
000,000 to the capital of the F.DJ.C., but is not un-
der agreement or obligation to contribute anything
further. The banks themselves pay the entire coet
of deposit insurance, being assessed on»*tweifth of
one per cent of their average total deposits each
year.
Deposit insurance does not make all banks equally
safe. Sound management will always be a vitally
important factor.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSI NESS
The Cotton Belt State Bank
TIMPSON, TEXAS
Deposits in this bank are insured by The Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation of Washington, D. C., each
account insured up to $5,000.00.
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