The McGregor Mirror. (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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McGregor, texas, Friday, august 7, 1931
NUMBER 23
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JOHN L. BLOODWORTH
DIED TUESDAY MORNING
Mr. John L. Bloodworth died
Tuesday morning at 9:30 o’clock
at his home in McGregor after
an illness of five months. Funer-
al services were conducted by
Rev. T. G. Story, assisted by Rev.
A. J. Mann, at the Methodist
Church Wednesday afternoon at
2.30 o’clock, a large number of
friends and relatives assembling
at the church and accompanying
tile body to Valley Mills, where
the remains were laid to rest un-
der the direction of Lee Under
takers. Many beautiful floral of-
ferings were in evidence, as
tokens of love and sympathy. The
pall-bearers were Walter Moore, rm • , „ n ,
ri n . A ,, TT -u V thirty farmers attended the
John Davis, Arthur Hamilton, E. bt,ading on the
W. Crouch John D. Naler and Ben Weise farm Tuesdayj A„.
lflu Gayett- . 'gust 4, and learned how to bud
Mr. Bloodworth,- it can be peeans and wainuts.
truthfully said, kept abreast of, The demonstration was con-
tne times, and during the sixteen | ducted by County Agent R. S.
vfars he lived in McGregor, he Miller, who was assisted bv Fred
stood for and took an active part Winkler and Cleve Amsler. Ap-
in any and all undertakings cal- pi iximately thirty-five English
ciliated for the benefit of this walnut buds were placed on a
community, county and state po- common black walnut. This tree,
litically, industrially, and other- Miller said, should begin bearing
wise, and his warm, steadfast in about two years,
friends were numbered by his -
to restore him to health. It is
to this companion and loved one
that we offer our deepest sym-
pathy and also to the step-son,
Grady Wells, whom he took
when a mere youngster, shower-
ing upon him all the love and
affection of a real father.. Be-
sides these he is survived by
three sisters, Mrs. J. M. Prewitt,
Gatesville; Mrs. J. M. Wortham,
Waco; Mrs. H. S. Lewis, Valley
Mills f fourth brothers, Marvin
Bloodworth, Meridian; Denton
Bloodworth, Gatesville, E. H. and
Jessie Bloodworth, Valley Mills,
MUCH INTEREST
TAKEN IN BUDDING
DEMONSTRATION
MOST OF TEXAS
COTTON AREAS
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most intimate acquaintances. He
followed the milling business for
many years, was a member of
the firm, John & Red Produce
Co., and for the past two years
was in the live stock business.
He also served as a valued mem-
ber of the school board for two
terms.
The deceased will not alone be
missed in the home and the fam-
ily circle, but friends over this
entire community will feel a
great loss in the passing of this
good man.
During the long months of his
buffering his beloved companion
.vas ever at his side, loving and
ministering unto him, and every
thing humanly possible was done
PARCEL POST CHANGES
Becoming effective August 1,
bigger and heavier packages can
be sent by parcel post. At pres-
ent, packages weighing up to 70
pou nds ca n be sent only to first,
second and third zones. Pack-
ages of 50 pounds or less can be
sent to all zones, length plus
girth not exceeding 84 inches.
The new specifications are:
Packages up to 70 pounds can be
sent to all eight zones. The
length plus girth has been in-
creased to 100 inches. The bulky
but light packages (those of
more than 84 inches and less
than 100) can be sent at the same
rate as a 10-pound package sent
to the same zone.
Have Your Shoes Rebuilt
and Save Money
[f you buy $9.00 shoes and they last 18 weeks
Costs 50 cents a week.
We will whole sole and heel them for $2.50
they last 12 weeks and cost 14 cents a week.
If yod* buy $8.00 shoes they last 12 weeks.
Cost 50 cents a week.
We will half sple and heel them for $1.73 and
they last 10 w*eeks cost 18 cents a week.
Shoes rebuilt in time will save better than half
your shoe bill and a whole lot inore in doctor
bill.
JOE M. COX
SHOE AND HARNESS REPAIR SHOP
Cotton crop progress in all
sections of. Texas except in the
South was mostly good for the
week ended July 30, reports to
The. Dallas News cotton report
service state. However, through-
out the weevil belt of the state,
these insects are on the increase,
due to the recent showers and
rains. Further showery, cloudy
weather can be expected to result
in increasing damage in all areas
where weevils are heavily con-
centrated.
August, always the critical
month for cotton, this season will
be watched with greater interest
than usual, especially in view of
widely scattered flea-hopper
damage, which' left stalks in
many fields bare, but later put-
ting on fruit which may easily
be attacked by weevils, bollworms
and leaf worms, which are begin-
ning to show up. In Central Tex-
as boll worm moths are leaving
the corn fields to lay eggs in
cotton. This pest is difficult or
impossible to control when it
gets into cotton in numbers.
Money for poison will be scarce.
August weather will be the de-
termining factor in these insect
counties.
While about an average crop
of bolls is considered safe in the
upper half of Texas, these might,
easily fall a prey to bollworms
and leaf worms. The latter pesx
reported as well established
along the Gulf Coast and is be-
ginning to appear elsewhere.
Parts of North and Central
Texas report the best crop pres-
pect in years; and the only fear
is insects should get the upper
hand. . -
Temperatures during the week
were slightly above normal and
rains were mostly neglibile and
widely scattered.
Hot weather and only widely
scattered rain in the eastern coun-
ties made for spotted progress
of the Oklahoma cotton crop dur-
ing the week, with fruiting get-
ting well under way and shed-
ding mostly normal. Weevils
are on tjm increase in the south
and east* Western counties need
rain and grasshoppers are doing
some damage.
New Mexico reports cotton pro-
gress good, with fruiting normal.
However, bollworms, leafworms,
grasshoppers and square-borers
are reported, but on the whole e
norma] crop of bolls is consider-
ed safe at this writing.
ASSESSED VALUE
IN COUNTY DOWN
A HALF MILLION
McLennan county’s assessed
valuations dropped $483,960 this
year from last year’s rolls, ac-
cording to figures released Tues-
day by Tax Assessor Frank
Miller.
The loss is largely accounted
for in personal property, which
was reduced $582,375. Miller
said this was because merchants
have reduced their stocks.
The total assessment this year
is $70^470,750. Last year it was
$483,960.
The county is assessed on a
general basis of 60 per cent, so
that, according to these figures,
the actual total of comity values
is $118,257,785.
The conty tax rate recently
was reduced by tjie county com-
mission one cent, to 48 cents for
general levy and 48 for the road
levy, or a total of 96 cents. The
reduction in assessment will
therefore bring a reduction in
revenue of $4,600.
After the personal property
loss, the loss in acreage values
was heaviest. This loss was
$275,425. Miller said this is be-
cause of reduced surplus and un-
divided profits.
The state tax board Reduced
the valuation of rolling stock and
intangible assets of railroads, to-
taling a loss for the two of $122,-
525. The county had no control
over this, the values of these be-
ing set for the entire state and
apportioned to the various coun-
ties. ,
jOASH in the bank is even better than “a stiff
V-* upper lip.” It enables a man to hold his
head up instead of holdgniing hte creditors up.
Money in the bank stiffens your backbone as
well as your upper lip. It puts a smile on your
face and a spring in your step. It begets con
fidence. It brings you the best propositions
offered upon the most favorable terms.
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AMSLER’S MAKE MANY
IMPROVEMENTS IN STORE
COLLEGE AVENUE BAPTIST
REVIVAL BEGINS TONIGHT
The revival meeting at the Col-
lege Avenue Baptist tebernacle
begins tonight (Friday) with
Rev. Jared Carthidge,. of Athens,
Texas, doing the preaching. Ev-
eryone is most cordially invited
to attend all services and take
part. Remember the first service
is tonight and at that time an-
nouncements will be made regard-
ing all other services.
Send the Mirror to a friend-
There will be a general road meeting
held in the City Hall tonight (Friday) at
8:1 5 o’clock. Representatives from Val-
ley Mills, Crawford, Moody, Belton and
Temple are to be present. Plans are going
forward to close contract for the north and
south highway through McGregor. If you
are interested in this highway be present
at the meeting tonight.
In moving the stock of the
Cook Hardware & Furniture Co.,
which they bought some weeks
ago, S. Amsler & Company have
made many improvements to care
for the consolidation. Some new
shelving has been built and ar-
rangements have been made in
accordance with the latest sug-
gestions from the Texas Hard-
ware Dealers Association, its field
man, spending a day or two here
recently, in this work.
Amsler & Company have given
special display room to the fur-
niture and it is their intention
to keep a representative stock in
this line on their display floor
at all times. The stock surplus
is stored in some of the larger
rooms upstairs in their building.
Access is gained to these rooms
from the interior of th e store by
a new flight of stairs built to
connect with the exterior en-
trance to the stairway.
Among the improvements most
approved by the firm, and es-
pecially by their salesman, Mr.
Mogle, is the new display room
for the undertaking goods, which
is a large and well finished room,
arranged in accordance with the
latest ideas in this line of mer-
chandise. The firm is also proud
of the new white enameled and
strictly sanitary operating room,
which they have just finished
and equipped to do such work in
the latest and most approved
manner.
Such improvements as these are
substantial and only show that
this firm is confident of the
sound basic condition of this com-
munity and they feel that Mc-
Gregor can afford to have as good
as the state offers in these es-
sential lines of merchandise.
TERRACE DEMONSTRATION
ON SHE QUEBE FARM
NEXT FRIDAY 1:30 P. M.
On Friday, August 14, there
will be a terracing and plowing
demonstration on the Henry
Quebe farm, three miles south-
east of McGregor. The demon-
stration will start promtply at
1:30 p. in. Local implement
dealers of McGregor are cooperat-
ing with County Agent R. S.
Miller, and will furnish tractors,
plows, and graders to build the
terraces. Plowing demonstra-
tions will also be held and all
types of plows, tractors and
graders will be demonstrated.
This is the first terracing dem-
onstration ever held in the Mc-
Gregor section, according to the
county agent, and is attracting
considerable attention since farm-
ers are beginning to realize that
this good black land is washing
away at a tremendous rate. At
the Spur Experiment Station
they found that on land with a
3 per cent slope and 25 inch rain-
fall, they were loosing at the rate
of 41 tons of soil per acre per
year.
Soil erosion is one of the big-
gest problems confronting the
farmers of Texas today, Miller
said, and soir(e of this soil, if
not terraced in the next twenty-
five years, will be turned out.
Every farmer in this section of
the county is urged to attend the
demonstration. Remember the
date, Friday, August. 14, at 1:30
p. m.
BAND CONCERT
The Mirror was asked to an-
nounce that there will be a band
concert tonight (Friday) on the
Fireman’s Lawn at 8 p. m.
Send the Mirror to a friend—
W. M. S. NOTES
At a short business session held
last Monday afternoon, the W. M.
S. of the Methodist Church de- (..
cided to have no more meetings #
during the month, except one, I «
which will be held in the home of 1 *
Mrs. Sam Brown on Monday, An- ■ *
gust 17. f (*
SPECIAL NOTICE
This is the time of the
year when there is a great
need for grass burning. It
is evident that this is dan-
gerous unless proper pre-
cautions are used. If you
will call the fire depart-
ment they will be glad to
help you. Phone 47.
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