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White Deer Review
VOLUME XVI.
WHITE DEER, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS. FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1939
NUMBER 18
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The three-month prison term of
Mrs. Elma.N. Lauer, New York
state supreme court justice’s wife
convicted for smuggling-, ended at
New York Monday. Since Mrs.
Lauer entered prison her husband
has retired from the state’s high
bench. The above picture was
taken before Mrs. Lauer’s con-
viction.
Remission of Half of Ad Valorem
Tax Starting in 1941 Made Law
GOVERNOR’S AX FALLS
ON SEVEN BILLS
HOT RACE IS IN PROSPECT
FOR STATE SENATOR
English Army Conscripts Off to Camp
AUSTIN, July 11.—Gov. W.
Lee O’Daniel today signed a bill
returning to all counties half the
ad valorem taxes collected within
their borders for the state’s gen-
eral fund.
The remisions, which would
start in 1941 and extend over a
five year period, are expected to
take around $3,500,000 a year
from the general fund, which al-
ready has an $18,000,000 deficit.
At the time at the bill’s pass-
age, legislative opponents con-
tinued it would make a general
. sales tax inevitable. During the
recent session, O’Daniel support-
ed without avail a, proposed con-
stitutional amendment containing
a 2 per cent sales tax.
The money returned to the
counties would be used for unem-
ployment relief, flood control,
soil conservation, lateral road
building, reduction of county
property tax rates or any other
= constitutional purpose.
O’Daniel said the principle of
' remitting - taxes was 11 question-
able” but legislatures for years
had authorized remissions to in-
dividual counties and that with a
few exceptions one county was
about as much entitled to a re-
mission as another.
The governor, in a statement in
connection with approval of the
general remission bill, again call-
ed attention to the fact he favors
abolition of the state property
tax.
“The legislature did not follow
my recommendation of abolishing
the tax,” he said, “but in pass-
ing this tax remission bill it ap-
pears to me they inadvertently
abolished 50 per cent of the state
ad valorem taxes as far as the
state treasury is conserned and at
the same time set a precedent
which will be difficult to reverse,
and most difficult to keep from
granting the other 50 per cent
later.
“The ad valorem tax unques-
tionably belongs in the field of
local government, and the next
reeular session of the legislature
will be faced with the imperative
duty of finding a new state tax
more suited to our modern day,
to replace the ad valorem which
has been relinquished to the local
unit of government, where it pro-
perly belongs.
Saturday O’Daniels has asked
Atty. Gen. Gerald C. Mann for
an opinion on constitutionality of
the bill hut the attorney general’s
department said he withdrew his
request today.
The governor said remission
had been granted to 38 counties
before be took: office and addi-
tional special remissions were ap-
proved at the session ended June
21.
“Realizing as I do,” he said,
“that tax remission cannot be
withdrawn from the large number
of counties that now have it. I
have decided that it will prob-
ably be a very equitable thing to
do and will probably serve the
general interest of the whole
state better for me to sign the bill
than to veto it.”
Heaviest demand In the history
of the State Fair of Texas has
been made for premium lists,
which carries rules and regula-
tions on the $100,00 in prizes of-
fered for livestock, agriculture,
poultry and other displays. A sec-
ond printing has already been or-
dered as the demands for pro-
grams increase daily. Rav Ru-
pard, Secretary of the Fair, said
this denotes an increasing inter-
est In the State Fair of Texas.
AUSTIN, July 10.—Seven bills j Max Boyer of Perryton, l-epre-
and ope resolution passed by the j sentative for several terms from
Legislature at its last session fell j the 124th district, composed of
the ten most northern counties of
Texas will run for state senator
from the 31st senatorial district
to. succeed Senator Clint C. Small,
according to information piit out.
Boyer told a friend that he was
a candidate regardless of the
field. He expects to run against
State Senator Small, if lie should
announce for a fourth term; Cur-
tis Douglass, Panhandle attorney j
if he should decide to make a
second race, or any one else, ac-
cording to this friend.
The Perryton man, who repre-
sents Hartley, Dallam, Sherman,
Moore, Hutchinson, Hansford,
Ochiltree, Roberts, Hemphill and
Lipscomb counties at Austin, is
said to be receiving considerable
encouragement to make the race.
How strong the field will be is
difficult to predict right now.
Should Senator Small refuse to
run for a fourth term, it is believ-
ed that G. H. (Jack) Little of
Amarillo and Eugene Worley of
Shamrock would also get in the
GLEN B. YOUNG, 54
WELL KNOWN FARMER
PASSES AWAY
today under Gov. O’Daniel’s veto
ax.
They included:
House bill 886 by Rep. Robert
H. Wood of Marshall authorizing
cities and counties to employ in-
vestigators for distribution of
surplus commodities to the de-
stitute unemployed.
^Resolution authorizing Texas
State government (a bill having
the same purpose was vetoed
some time ago).
Changing name of Blythe
district in Gaines, Terry and
County line independent school
Yoakum county to Seagraves in-
dependent school district.
Garza County school law.
Creating Gladewater County
line independent school district in
Gregg and Upshur counties. (
Fixing compensation of justices ■
of peace in IW'illiamson County.
O ’Daniel approved bills revis-
ing the universal hunting license
law for a number of southwestern
Texas counties, permitting $65,000
annually to be spent for adminis-
tration of the state securities act,
and authorizing the comihissioner
of agriculture to prohibit ship-
ment into the state of inferior
seed.
1940 Wheat Crop Insurance
COLLEGE STATION, July 13.
—Field workers made ready this
week' to inaugurate a wheat crop
insurance program for the 1939-
40 season which is essentially the
same as the year’s program but
streamlined with short cuts to
simpler modes of operations.
Following approval by secre-
tary of Agriculture Henry Wal-
lace of regulations governing the
new program, Jess Watson, NeAv-
castle farmer and vice-chairman
of the Texas Agricultural Con-
servation Committee, said county
AAA committees are busy calcul-
ating insurable yields and prem-
ium rates for all wheat farms in
the major wheat counties.
“Every wheat farmer will be
able to acquaint himself with the
yield and premium r’ate that ap-
plies to his farm, before the sign-
up period,” Watson reported.
He said applications for 1940
insurance will be taken in the
next t-wo months.
The new program has these ad-
vantages, he pointed out;
1. It will be easier for growers
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Mrs. Beryle Scott, former San
Francisco society figure. Weiss-
muller took the day off from his
, _ engagement at the New York
Weissmuller was wed Tuesday to j World’s fair
One day, after Movie Actress
Lupe Velez got her final decree
;from him, Johnny (“Tarztan”)
Little represents the 123rd dis-
trict, composed of Carson, Arm-
strong, Randall, Potter, Deaf
Smith and Oldham counties. He is
in his second term, having suc-
ceeded H. K. Stanfield.
Worlev has the 122nd district,
composed of Gray, Donley, Col-
lingsworth and Wheeler counties.
Worley has been mentioned fre-
quently as a candidate for speak-
er of the house.
Politicians are saying that Lit-
tle and Worley would welcome
the opportunity to run for state
senator. It is said both men will
have strong opposition in their
districts, should they run for re-
election. A more general race, it
was pointed out, would take some
of the fire off them and possibly _
help to get votes they otherwise
would lose.
What opposition Gov. O’Daniel
would have in an election is to be
seen. Opinion is that the governor
intends to demand senators and
representatives wTho will go down
the line with him on old age pen-
sions. It is understood that Lit-
tle, Worley and Boyer stand high
in that regard.
How well the people would take
RECENT BRIDE IS
HONCREE at PARTY
Miss Louise Gentle, daughter of
of Mrs. Mary Gentle of Gunter,
Texas, and Mr. Perry Pullen, son
of Mrs. Iva Pullen of Panhandle,
were married Saturday evening,
July 1, at eight o’clock, in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Schmidt.
Rev. R. S. Watkins, pastor of
the Methodist Church of Panhan-
dle, read the single ring ceremony
before an improvised altar bank-
ed with assorted spring flowers.
Immediately after the candles
vanished the twilight, the strains
of The Bridal Chorus from Loh-
engrin played by Mrs. Edwin
Schmidt were audible, and the
couple, unattended, entered from
an adjoining room. During the
ceremony Mrs. Schmidt played I
Love You Truly.
The bride wore a navy blue
triple sheer street dress with
white accessories. The mother of
the groom wore rose lace.
A reception was held immedi-
ately after the ceremony. The
bride cut the three-tiered wedding
cake. Mrs. Porter Brown, sister of
the groom presided at the coffee
service.
to obtain credit or funds to pay ^ eject a man as speaker in Rep-
couple wi.. -« their h„me
prospective speaker also is a mat-
ter of conjecture. Childress coun-
ty in 1838 thought it had a chance
premiums, as they can get advan-
ces for premiums against future
payments to be earned under the
regular AAA program.
2. The insurance is written in
one operation: When the applica-
tion is filed. After the grower
has applied and paid his prem-
nothing further remains for him
to do except report actual acreage
seeded and notify his local com-
mittee in case of crop damage.
3. Precedure has been simpli-
fied by placing more responsibil-
ity on countv committees in
establishing yields and premium
rate and computing cash equiva-
lent pavments.
4. The base period for deter-
mining premium rates for indivi-
dual farms is 1930-39, with
which is blended data on a 13-
vear county base period. This is
intended to smooth out the effects
of unusual loss.
Almost 1,500 bushels of wheat
have been deposited with the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Corporation
already by Texas growers, to cov-
er premiums for 1940 insurance.
These deposits were made as in-
demities were collected on 1938-
39 insurance, according to a re-
port from the state crop insur-
ance office at Amarillo.
New Grass Has 48-Foot Strand,
Shoots Three Feet into Air
resentative Alexander. But the
voters of the 121st district, com-
posed of Motley, Cottle, Hall and
Childress counties, thought other-
wise and nominated R. A. Harp,
who is now serving his first term.
Apparently the politicians want-
ing to run for state senator hope
that Marvin Jones will resign his
18th district congressional post.
Some believe that Curtis Douglass
could clean the field for that race
and such a victory would take
him out of the picture at a pros-
pective candidate for state sena-
tor.
Should there be several repre-
sentatives running for senator,
that would provide opportunity
for a lot of new faces in the state
legislature. In the 123rd district,
for instance, would Clyde Wi.
Warwick or H. Iv. Stanfield, for-
mer representatives, get back in
the race again?
And in Panhandle there have
been some who have urged Mayor
W. L. Boyles, Carson county De-
mocratic chairman and immediate
past chairman of the 31st sena-
torial district, to enter the race
for representative. When Boyles
was asked about such a sugges-
tion, he waved it aside as a big
joke—that he was not even inter-
ested
in Panhandle.
Mrs. Perry Pullen of Panhandle,
formerly Miss Louise Gentle -was
honored with a miscellaneous
shower given by her aunt and
grandmothei', Mrs. John Darnell
and Mrs. A. J, Darnell, in the for-
mer’s home Friday afternoon on
July 7.
Entertainment was led by (Miss-
es Pauline Darnell and Roberta
Bertrand. Delicious refreshments
wei’e served.
Attending were Mesdames Por-
ter Brown, Panhandle; W. D. Hig-
gins, Groom; Wallace Ballard, J.
B. Overstreet, Charlie Overstreet,
Bob Banks, J. S. Stroope, R. T.
Darnell, L. L. Potter, Glen Young,
Misses Leota Riggins, Groom; Ro-
berta Bertrand, Margaret Kirk,
Pauline Darnell, Sarah Lee Pot-
ter, Leatrice Hull, Marilyn and
Patricia Brown, the honoree and
hostesses.
Sending gifts were Mesdames
Artie Morrow, Hvlda Brown, Al-
ice McDonald, Eugenia Bertrand:
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Schmidt, of
White Deer; Mesdames Iva Pul-
len, Panhandle; Jewel Reger, Ma-
ry Gentle, Gunter; Joe Gentle,
Celina; Messrs, and Mesdames J.
B. Darnell, Sherman; M. L. Dai*-
nell, Enid. Okla.., W. D Waters,
Pampa; Earl Darnell, Gunter;
Misses Juanita Pullen and Sam-
mie Joyce Bagwell, Panhandle.
GAS PRODUCTION IS
With so many complicated an- ABOVE LAST YEAR
gles, it is believed by some that -
(the regional races may hold the AUSTIN, July 10.—Texas na-
New York, July 10. Discovery 1 spotlight for interest in the 1940 tural gas production of 3,253,803,-
of the Leviathian of all grasses, I primaries, or at least hold their 000 cubic feet daily in May re-
• - . Ar. « , ! own in interest with the cam-
a single strand that grew 48 feetj
along the earth’s surface, is an-
nounced in Nature, Britain’s of-
ficial science journal.
This strand sent down roots
eveiy few inches, and from them
crew blades up to three feet tall.
Nature says this ghass offers a
ne^ aid in stopping soil erosion.
The grass found in East Af-
rica. and is a cousin of Bermuda
in the southern United States.
BOARD of EQUALIZATION
Notice is hereby given hv the
Commissioner’s Court of Carson
County, Texas that said court will
sit as a Board of Eoualization on
Friday. Julv 21. 1939. instead of
Monday Julv 17th, 1939, as here-
tofore notified.
C. P. McCollough,
County Clerk.
paigns for state and county
flees.—Panhandle Herald.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF THE ESTATE OF JEROME
RAPSTINE, DECEASED.
Notice is hereby given that or-
iginal letters testamentary upon
the estate of Jerome Rlapstine,
deceased, were granted me on the
26th day of June, 1939, by the
county court of Carson County,
Texas. All persons having claims
required to present the same to
me within the time prescribed
by law. My residence and post
office address are White Deer,
County of Carson, State of Tex-
as.
Mary Rapstine,
Independent Executrix of the
Estate of Jerome Rapstine,
deceased.
presented a more than 16 percent
increase over the same month last
year, the railroad commission re-
ported.
Commission engineers said the
production indicated a steadily in-
cretsing consumption of natural
gas. They pointed out a 7.49 per
cent decline from April was sea-
sonal.
The amuont of casinghead gas
reported as being utilized also
continued to increase with an
average of 1,147,765,000 cubic
feet daily going into useful chan-
nels, statisticans Conrad Castles
said.
The report state recovery of
gasoline, butane and propane from
natural gas increased as did gal-
lons per thousand cubic feet. For
tjie entire state, the average re-
covery by gasoline plants was
.978 gallons per thousand cubic
feet of gas.
Co. Health Board
j After a brief illness following
I a heart attack on last Saturday
I morning, Glen B. Young, promi-
nent farmer of this community
for the past 12 years, passed away
in the St .Anthony hospital at
Amarillo, Monday evening at 7:30
o’clock, July 10, having reached
the age of 54 years, 8 months and
13 days.
‘Mr. Young was born at McPher-
son, Kansas, Oct. 27, 1884, and
was the oldest son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Young of that
city. His entire life Avas spent in
the McPherson community where
he completed the public school
and was a graduate of McPherson
College.
On Oct. 8, 1913 ,he Avas united
in marriage to Miss Kate Greene
of McPherson, and they establish-
ed their home on a farm near that
city Avhere they resided until
1927. During the summer of that
year, they moved to their present
home near White Deer Avhere they
have always taken an aetive part
in the church and community life.
Mr. Young Avas converted at an
[early age and throughout his life
has been a faithful member of the
Baptist Church.
He is survived by his devoted
and three children,
During the business session of
the County Health Board a report! companion
of an extensive survey of health I Glendon, Evelyn and George, all
conditions in Carson county was ■ living at home with their parents;
giA’en by the members. The board
has studied the history of the
county from 1888 Avhen Judge J.
B. White of Donley county came
to Panhandle and officiated at the
swearing in of the first county of-
ficers. Among the first county offi-
cials Avere O. H. Nelson, judge;
W. C. Bright, county and district
clerk; J. S. Wynne, sheriff and
tax collector; D. R. McKenzie,
tax assessor. The early courthouse
group AA;as sworn in at the offices
of the townsite company about
the location of the former Hill
Company store. As there were on-
ly 200 persons in the the county
at that time the duties were light.
The survey shows the present
County Health department goes
back to Nov. 1931. The Parent-
Teacher association sponsored, the
graduate nurse for the schools
Avith the County Court allowing
sufficient funds to match that of
the Parent-Teacher association.
Mrs. Martin T. Pope was the first
nurse, and served for one year
three sisters, Mrs. S. A. Fields of
McPherson. Kans.: Mrs. P. Ben
Wav of Wichita. Kans., and Mrs.
Wallace Power, Kalamazoo. Mich-
igan; one brother, W. Clay Young
of Detroit, Mich; other relatives
and many friends.
Funeral services were held at
the White Deer Baptist Church
Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock,
with Rev. Herman Coe, pastor, of-
ficiating.
Pallbearers were V. D. Crum-
packer, Rav Crumpacker, R. L.
Curtis, J. S. Stroope, J. W. Ev-
erlv and Oscar Phillips.
The body was taken to McPher-
son for burial.
COUNTY EXHIBITS MAY
WIN AT STATE FAIR
DALLAS, TEXAS, July 13.—
Another gigantic portrayal of
Texas Agriculture will be present-
ed during the 51st annual State
Fair of Texas, October 7th to 22-
nd. Featured in this agricultural
.18Cj cllxvl oCl V ttl 1 wi j tui • > v*• ■** O
On Nov. 7, 1932, Mrs. Oma picture of Texas will be chemurgy
—this new road to cash crops ort
Texas farms.
Counties showing credible ex-
hibits will again be awarded $125
and there will be no competition
betAveen such exhibits. This in-
novation in the Agriculture Show
at the State Fair started in 1938,
enabled counties to show these
things which brought funds into
the farmers hands, or enabled the
county to sIioav their main re-
sources to better advanteages.
Competition will take its place
in individual exhibits, in 4-H Club
and Future Farm exhibits. ■
The main feature of this pi’o-
gram will be the Chemurgic ex-
hibits. Officials of the State Fair
of Texas, the South Texas State
Fair at Beaumont and of the East
Texas Chamber of Commerce are
cooperating in the building of
this exhibit. The chemurgic pos-
sibilities of all Texas will be
shoAvn..
Last year a total of 64 counties
exhibited at the State Fair of
Texas. Under the neAv program it
will only be possible to take care
of a like number for the 1939
Fair. Arrangements have been
made in the plant to care for an
equal number of 4-H clubs. Future
Farmers and individual farm ex-
hibits.
The Chemurgic Show will be the
first eArer held for the public in
Texas, and those in charge hope
to make it revelation of the pos-
sibilities offered in this state for
development of farm crops by this
Hunter assumed duties as county
sehool nurse. Nov. 6, 1933, a num-
ber of Cai’son county people met
in the court room with the Coun-
ty Commissioners, under the lead-
ership of Miss Ogla Buresh, state
adAdsory nurse, and organized the
County Health Board. Mrs. Oma
Hunter then became the County
Health Nurse instead of School
Nurse and served for two more
years. She Avas folloAved by Mrs.
Nettie Kirchoff in 1936. Miss Fay
Lockhart succeded Mi’s. Kirchoff
in 1938.
The survey continues with the
physical characteristics of the
^county and the social economics
conditions. In 1930 the population
Avas 7.745, with 99% white and
1% colored and foreign born. The
principal industries folloAved are
farming, cattle raising, and the
gas and oil industry. The total
county revenue from taxes in $90,-
000.00 and the amount spent of
this revenue for health Avork is the
nuse’s salary and contingent
fund $1260.00. The percapita ex-
penditure for health being $0.35.
The vital statistics for a period
of five years reveals only ten in-
fant deaths out of 487 deaths.
There were no material deaths
over the same five vrear period, 19-
31-1935. The statistics for com-
municable diseases over a three
year period shows one death from
diptheria, three of pneumonia,
and one of tuberculosis. Thirteen
new cases of communicable diseas-
es were reported over the same ’ means>
three year period, one each of ty- j __
phoid fever and scarlet fever, five j j N pipeg after a recent visit
cases of measles, and six pi pneu- £0 relatives at Lubbock seen back
monia.
In 1938, 1223 individuals were
given the tuberculin skin test by
Drs. Gholston and Johnson of
Pampa. FolloAvew up work has
been done on all individuals who
reacted to the skin test and most
of the patients have had chest x-
at his old habit of running around
with the boys. Osborne and Po-
teet.
theria in the schools of the coun-
ty, Panhandle, Petrolia, and
Groom; tuberculin skin testing in
rays to determine if the tubercu-| all of the schools; and unities of
lin germs were active. In Febru- j the county which meet monthly
ary of this year the Mobile X-ray
unit from the State Department
of Health visited the county and
made chest X-rays and examin-
and the County Health Board now
meeting three times a year.
The group found the most out-
standing needs of the county to
ations of thirty indigent patents, j be more recreational facilities for
None of the cases were found to all groups of people in the county
have activity. Other clinics held
by the County Health Officer and
County Health Nurse were im-
munizations for smallpox and dip-
theria and the Schick test.
The outstanding achievements
care for tuberculosis patients af-
ter returning from the State San-
atorium, Testing of Cattle for
Bang’s disease, and compulsory
diptheria in the other schools.
Twenty-eight members of the
of the Health Board since its or- | Health Board attended this meet-
ganization is the compulsory vae- j ing. The next meeting will be Oct-
eination for smallpox and dip- ' ober 2. ,
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