The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1934 Page: 4 of 8
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PAQB FOUR
HD JACKBBOBO QAZBTTB
Thursday, July IS, 1984
Ti the Voters of Jack County
My qualifications for the office of County Judge of Jack Jounty
consist of the following: College Degree, Life Time Teacher’s Cer-
tificate, Buaiiiehtf- College Education, Agricultural College Education,
Studies in North Texas Teachers College, One Year’s Study in a law
office in Fort Worth, Post Graduate Work in the School of Hard
Knocks, and the University of Best-Sides on the farms and ranches
of Jack County, and thirty-two years of active experience among the
farmers and ranch men of Jack County.
A readjustment of taxable values should he made in Jack Coun-
ty. Some properties are paying taxes on too much valuation while
other properties are paving on too little vaiue.
A farmer can view these problems from the farmer’s standpoint
better than a lawyer ean. Farmers are not represented in our gov-
ernmental affairs as they should be. Take our State Board of Educa-
tion for instance: It is composed of five lawyers, two business men,
and two city housewives. It would be interesting to know how they
obtained their appointment. A few years ago the comptroller's
office showed that forty members of the legislature of Texas paid no
tax of any kind. Think of it: Forty legislative paupers, most of
them young lawyers, “tax reformin’," and votin' on appropriations
of millions for the great corporation, the sovereign State of Texas.
Christ said in the lith chapter and the 46th verse of Luke: “Woe
unto you also, ye lawyers, for you lade men with burdens grievous to
he borne and ye, yourselves, touch not the burdens with one of your
lingers.” Let’s lighten these burdens, lower these valuations and
make it possible, for people to live and make a living again in Jack
County.
Some say that if you lower the valuations in Jack County that you
Would injure the rural schools of the county. Nay, not so. Did you
know that a large number of rural schools of Jack County was
denied State Aid last year because the valuations were too high?
When the valuation of a school district reaches $6,000.00 per scholas-
tic the State Superintendent says it is not a weak district. This
applies to schools levying less than $1.00 tax. Schools levying $1.00
are not affected by this ruling. The schools of Jack County have no
better friend than myself. I believe they should have all the State
Aid possible to obtain. Not only that, but National Aid as well. The
great cities of the State are built from your production, your cattle,
your cotton, wheat, etc. It is nothing hut .just and right for you to
get a part of this wealth back in the form of aid for your schools.
A word about county taxes and county tax rates. Judge Mc-
Clure, from the platform by printed articles and on his charts, has
Used figures that are misleading to the voters of the county. He
groups Ihe Highway Bonds and other bonds taxes voted by the people
with the county tax and calls them all county taxes. He says:
Parker County’s tax rate is ......... 9()<*
Palo Pinto ............... 112c
Young ....................... 120c
•lack 72<:
highway Bond taxes and Court House Bond taxes are the direct
ynsull of a vote of the people and should not be considered as a part
of the county tax rate, since the county commissioners do not control 1
in such instances. The people of Jack County are fortunate in thatj
hey did not vote any more bonds than they did andnlso they were |
fortunate that the lc gas tax by the State takes care oi most of their
highway bonds. -Jack County is also fori unate that they did not get
the $ 1 r»0,000.(10 lmnds voted upon them that was considered and
urged hy the Judge and some members <>t' the court a short time ago.
i have examined the records in Young, Palo Pinto. Parker and Jack
Counties and after deducting the Highway Bonds tax and the new
Court House Bonds tax in Young County and the High Way Bonds'
tax in the other counties, Parker, Palo Pinto, and Jack, 1 find the tax
rates for the counties to be as follows: Jack County 64c, Palo Pinto
Parker 55c, Young the. I find these three counties joining Jack
County have a lower tax rate than Jack County. What service does
.Jack County render more than these other counties mentioned? 1
have not yet examined the records in the other joining counties.
The interests of the farmer, the merchant, the town man and the
laborer are almost identical. So it behooves us to foster a closer rela-
tionship and a better and stronger co-operation between these classes.
Cor when the farmer is prosperous, a 1 i are prosperous. 1 appeal to
all of you 1o help yourselves by electing the farmer County Judge.
If you believe in a New Deal, new thoughts, a square deal, equal-
ity and justice to all and special privileges to none, then give your
vote to a man who is capable, qualified and efficient.
Verv trulv vours,
'j‘ B. MARTIN.
(Political Advertisement')
(Continued from Page 1)
The latest series of crimes
sweeping the land is that of kid-
napping—bartering in human
flesh and blood. An unreasona-
ble ransom is demanded for the
victims, and often times the vic-
tims are brutally murdered. The
entire nation has been aroused
from the President of the Unit-
ed States down to the humblest
citizen to the seriousness of this
situation where no one
even in their homes. Yet we find
Senator Woodruff deserting the
special thirty day session of the
Senate stenographer with him,
and according to the State
Treasurer’s records, they both
drew their pay from the state,
although both were in Oklahoma
City* engaged in defending the
Shannons, who with Harvey Bai-
ley and machine gun Kelly were
convicted of kidnapping Urachal.
1 do not believe the law abiding,
morally eonscious citizens of this
district will condone such prac
is safe’tice on the par* °* their Senator.
I do not feci that they wiii en-
dorse * his course and his ques-
tionable record of the past four
years, and I shall do all in my
the
legislature, September 1933,,
which was, called in extraordina-j l)?wer t0 acquaint
rv session to work out a relief 'v‘t“ that record.
program for the distressed and
hungry people of Tex»R, and go-
ing to another State, to defend
If elected again as your State
Senator I shall, as in the past,
continue to support education, as
kidnappers in the Urschel kad-jit is the only hoPe for » civilized
napping case in Oklahoma City, inn<^ happy people. 1 shall not
and staving awav fourteen and a , endorse the plan submitted by
half days of the thirty, as shown1 Senator Woodruff to the last leg-
in Senate Journal. First called I bdature to abolish many of our
Session 43rd Legislature, Pages | P^eat educational institutions. In
21-79. Page 219-282. lie took his public speeches he recommended
that the College of Industrial
Arts, at Denton, be abandoned as
a school for girls and signed a
committee report making such
recommendation.
I believe there should be legis-
lation to provide for aged peo-
ple who ure indigent, with prop-
er safeguards to prevent abuse
of such governmental assistance.
When one works hard and gives
the government a large per cent
of his life’s earnings in the form
of taxes, that government should
see that he not go cold and hun-
gry when too old and poor to
provide for himself. This help
people should take the place of poor
farms and other charitable insti-
tutions of that nature.
I shall support all legislation
looking to a move equitable and
fair distribution of our tremen-
dous tax burden. 1 shall vote for
any legislation necessary in this
state, designed to help put over
the new deal ns promulgated
and sponsored by our great Dem
ocratic President, Franklin 1).
Roosevelt.
The time between now and
election will be spent by me en-
deavoring to*see and speak to as
many of the citizens of this Sen-
atorial District as possible. I am
ready and anxious to meet Sena-
tor Woodruff in joint discussion
and he may consider this as a
public challenge. With abiding
faith in your good judgment,
and without fear of your verdict,
I respectfully submit to you my
candidacy tor state Senator.
Eugene Miller.
Party for Eighth Birthday.
Wayne Baker celebrated his
eighth birthday with a party
Tuesday afternoon, July 10th.
The children were entertained
with games and stories, and ice
cream and cake were served to
Betty Jo Hensley, Siddelle Mc-
Dowell, Mildred Ramzy, Bob
Stevens, Jack Haag, and Donnie
Riggs.
Charter \!i
Reserve District No.
Report of Condition of
OLIVER LOVING & CO. BANKERS
O:' Jermyn in the State of Texas, at the Close of Business on
June 30th, 1934.
•securities ........
Furniture and
10.
11.
ASSETS
Loans and discounts
Ollier bonds, stocks, and
Banking house. $4,502.87.
fixtures, $2,253.90
Weal estate owned other than hanking house
Cash in vault and balances with other banks
Outside cheeks and other cash items _________
Dollars Cts.
. 63,474.02
1.000.00
6,756.86
... 3,174.49
... 6.975.13
159.61
Total Assets
81,540.11
LIABILITIES Dollars Cts.
16. Demand deposits, except United States Government
deposits, public funds and deposits of other banks
17. Time deposits, except postal savings, public funds
and deposits of other banks ........................................
Total of items 16 to 20:
(b) Not secured by pledge of loans
and/or investments .................... 54,774.99
43,996.70
10,778.29
(c)-Total Deposits .................................. 54,774.99
: 3. Bills payable ........................................................................ 2,500.00
31. Capital account:
Common stock, 100 shares, par 1
$100 per share ................................ ) $10,000.00
Surplus ...................................................... 12,000.00
Undivided profits—net .....................— 2,265.12
Total Capital Account
24,265.12
Total* Liabilities ................................................. 81,540.11
MEMORANDUM: Loans and Investments Pledged
to Secure Liabilities
S4. Loans anr discounts .........................——...................
7,011.23
35. Total Pledged (excluding rediscounts) .
7,011.23
36. Pledged:
(f) Against borrowings
7,011.23
Total Pledged ............................................ 7,011.23
State of Texas, County of Jack, ss:
I, Jno. H. Tucker, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly
irwear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. * Jno. H. Tucker, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before j|Correct—Attest:
me this 9th day of July, 1934. (l Oliver Loving,
Notary Public. || Oliver Loving, Jr.,
fi
(SEAL)
Director*.
What the New Low Light
Rates Mean to THESE
Customers
MRS. BROWN ...
I have always wanted to use
more electric service. 1 have
wanted to light my home bet-
ter and to own an electric re-
frigerator. These dreams can
now come true, because of the
new low light rates. Hot sum-
mer months will not be so
miserable now, because fans
can be run at such a low cost.
How many times has an oth-
erwise lovely dinner been
spoiled by a miserably hot din-
ing room ? An electric fan will
answer this problem.
r MRS. SMITH . . .
Additional service at our
house will cost us only 3 cents
a kilowatt hour. We now have
an electric refrigerator... and
my! what a pleasure it is. We
will now be using the electric
cooker, toaster and other ap-
pliances more than ever be-
fore. And I will not have to
follow Jim and the children
around the house to see that
they turn off the lights be-
cause additional lighting will
cost very little.
MRS. JONES . . .
We live in a small house and
use very little electricity and
the new optional electric light
rate will save us money. There
are only two in our family. We
have not been keeping house
very long and conditions have
been such that we could not
afford to buy any of the lovely
household appliances. This
new rate will mean a nice sav-
ing to us. The saving is im-
mediate because the next light
bill will be figured on the new
rates.
QUESTION: What are the advantages of the new light
> rates to the housewife?
ANSWER: They lower the cost of the service she has been
accustomed to using.
QUESTION: Are there any other advantages?
ANSWER: Yes. Every housewife wants to use more elec-
tricity. Electrical appliances give her more comfort
and pleasure than any other appliances. The “6, 5, 3
and 2 cent” electric rate now permits her to use these
appliances more because the additional energy comes
at a lower rate. Housewives who have already learned
to make the best use of electric service are extremely
enthusiastic over the new low steps of 3 cents and 2
cents per kilowatt hour. They can now use double
their regular amount of electricity at a small addi-
tional cost.
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Average Home Rates Now Over 45% Lower Than 1926
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Dennis, J. R. The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1934, newspaper, July 12, 1934; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth863636/m1/4/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.