The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1930 Page: 4 of 8
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES
For Tax Assessor
JOHN B. DAVIS.
For County Attorney:
J. J. BYRNE.
For Commissioner, Precinct 2:
LEWIS P. CARLILE
For Commissioner, Precinct? 4;
ARTHUR M. REYNOLDS.
For Sheriff and Tax Collector
A. R. HARVEY.
Fort County Treasurer:
MISS ANNIE BROWNING
For Commissioner, Precinct 1:
HOSEA BAILEY.
•For District Clerk: '
S. A. WORD.
For Representative 93rd District;
I. J. BURNS, of Brady.
For County Clerk
ROY DAVIS,
For County Judge
J. TOM HIGGINS
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STATE TO TAKE STEPS TO
RECOVER $2,500,000 TAXES
AUSTIN, Aug. 13.—Immediate
.steps will be taken by the state to
recover more than $2,500,000 taxes on
casinghead gasoline due the state un-1
4er a ruling by Attorney General
Hobbitt, it was announced today by j
George H. Sheppard, state comptrol- i
lev.
Sheppard, as comptroller, is charg- j
ed with collection of the tax, includ- j
ing initiation of any litigation inci-
dent to its recovery. He said he would
-confer with Attorney General Bobbitt
At an early date regarding the prop-
er* procedure.
Possibility of collecting the tax
-was first surmised by Moore Lynn,
state auditor, who requested an opin-
ion from the attorney general a3 to
whether casinghead gas should be
subject to the gross production tax
of 2 per cent as on oil. Bobbitt ruled
that the- gasoline should be so classi-
fied, and subsequent investigation by
Ahe auditor disclosed that besides $2,-
500,000 or more now due from this
tax, the tax was accruing at the rate
of more than $350,000 per annum.
LUMBER
Prices Are Lower
Everybody knows that most commodities have declined in price during the past few months. This is true of
building materials the same as other articles, £nd our prices are reduced in accordance with the prices at
which we can buy AT THIS TIME.
OUR POLICY
It has always been the policy of W. F. & J. F. Barnes Lumber Co., to pass all savings made by us on to oui
customers, when whoesale prices are lower we sell lower,. That is out policy at this time, as m the past and
when you need building material of any kind, it will he to your interest to see us.
It is a pleasure for us to serve you in any way we can with your building problems.
W. F. & J. F. Barnes Lumber Co.
Everything to Build Anything.
R. E. RAWLS, Manager
LAMPASAS, TEXAS
J. W. Lane, of the Fox & Mills
Hardware company, is taking hi3 va-
cation this week. He left Tsesday for
Oakwood where he will visit with his
sister, Mrs. A. N. Miller and his
brother, Kinloeh Lane.
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Ferguson Candidacy
Openly Repudiated
By Jim’s Brother
A. M. FERGUSON
RAPS PRETENSIONS
OF HIS BROTHER
cratic government. With this he cer-
tainly should possess a reputation for
undoubted personal and political hon-
esty and be imbued with a zeal for
zealous watchful service in protect-
ing the public from shrewdly directed
under-cover influenses that, would not
only exploit the public treasury, but
all business as well. Examples are
everyday occurrences of how public
officials are yielding to corrupt of-
fers. Cussing public officials gets
us nowhere. It is your duty and mine
to be discerning and discriminating
in: selecting them.
What Texas Needs.
“In Texas, just a3 in other states,
all real wealth and its ability to pay.
We also need legislation that will
penalize, if not eliminate, dishonest
and shyster lawyers and incompetent
and unworthy judges from the lowest
to the highest courts.
Buy a Home—Easy Terms
If you wish to buy a home or vacant
lot, I can sell you a home with small
payment, down and from 3 to 7 years
to pay. I have a nice small home with
all modern conveniences and furnished
The Other Jim Ferguson.
“The Jim Ferguson I know has at
times risen to the heights of real . . .
, , , . tt v ___ we are passing from a pioneer to a
statesmanship. He has met powerful . , . , .... ,. ~
... „ „ ,, ... .vQ_ highly industrialized civilization. Our
opposition from unworthy but other- 6 * , , , , ,
Declares the ‘Jim’ Ferguson He1 wisosupiMsedly resj^tobte lniluen- thTse Changed conditions8They should
Knew Is Not the Man Now ,<*»• The trouble hue been that he has ^ ^ ^
Seeking Proxy Governorship ready to meTtLY attacks. j “Re“dj"sjm™t “f our "W"
Announces He Will
Support Ross Sterling
Sherman Merchant Asserts
‘Farmer Jim* Has No Real
Affection for the ‘Common
People*
SHERMAN, Aug. 11.—Taking note
df reports published in newspapers
‘Covering James E. Ferguson’s speech
it Whitesboro Saturday night to the him. I rely on the report of his
clean and ready to meet these attacks,
He is quite resourceful in pressing
out his Sunday clothes for campaign
purposes.
In the first primary I announced a
willingness to accept Young, Small,
Miller or Sterling to beat Ma Fer-
guson or Tom Love, the Ku-Klux
first-aid-to-Hoover-prosperity. In this
runoff primary I expect to vote for
Ross Sterling. His home people, down
whei*e Jim alleges all of his bad con-
duct has taken place, are strong for
tax schedule should be made 30 taxes
will be more equally distributed to
“Yes, with it all, a broadening and nicely, to sell, very easy terms. I
equalization of opportunities for a have small chicken ranches and im-
practical education for every boy and gated places joining the City limits,
girl that ennobles and enables or pre- Some of the best bargains in farms
pares for more soul-satisfying living and ranches in Lampasas County.—
on the farms and ranches and around Fred Peeler, Lampasas, Texas, (d-w)
the factories t6 be built right here in J -
Texas. | Mr. and Mrs. Muchat Rugeley of
“Yes, I want to see another type Austin are visiting relatives in this
or ideal of man for givernor than
Jim Ferguson.” (Political Adv).
The following young ladieg, chaper-
oned by Mrs. C. T. Harkey, are en-
camped for this week in the Baylor
Lodge in Hancock Park: Misses
Gladys Harkey, Palmera Drain of San
Antonio, Ethel Mae Perkins, Eva Vir-
ginia Harris and Emma Lee Brown.
city.
REAL ESTATE CHANGES HANDS
J. F. Seale has purchased the lot
south of the Highway Garage, and
will begin at once to erect an office
and lumber shed thereon. After build-
ing is completed he will put in a stock
of lumber, etc. The name will be
changed from Seale’s Paint Store to
Seale Lumber Co.
Mrs. Wm. Harvey Andrew and lit-
tle son Billy, and Miss Maggie Jo
Warren of Stephenville came in Tues-
day afternoon for a visit in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Andrew.
effect that he was on the platform
with his brothex*, A. M. Ferguson,
president of the Ferguson Seed
neighbors rather than Jim Ferguson.
Aided Him When in Trouble.
“I was not a supporter of Jim Fer-
F&rtns, Inc., here, today gave out a' guson in his early races (1914-16),
statement denying that he was on though I am quite sure he owes the
the platform or that he is even sup-1 reform and reconstruction of his ideas
porting hi3 brother’s wife for gover- | and program to aid education to his
•eior. The statement follows:
Mr. Ferguson’s Statement.
**The report of Jim Ferguson’s
school teacher brother. In the im-
peachment proceedings and the cam-
paign that followed I swallowed my
harangue at Whitesboro Saturday personal pride and aided him in the
night, about his personal and politi-1 interest of the family name and
■sal honesty and sacrificing public ser- against unworthy influences that then
vice, was incoi-rect in stating that A. dominated Texas politics. They were
M. Ferguson was on the platform with just about as bad as Jim Ferguson,
his brother. I was present out in the However, in this important matter
.^hirt-sleeved crowd to listen, but not he was not frank with me about the
to countenance or encourage Jim Fer- real facts, as I learned later. As be-
guson in his race for a proxy gover- tween klucker Fefix Robinson and
worship of the great state of Texas. Ma Ferguson, I accepted the lesser
I was not on the platform at the {of two evils,
speaking. Neither am I supporting the j Trained Leaders Needed,
clap tray sophistries of his vote-get- j “There probably never wa3 a time
ting political platform. The real Jim when smart platform demagogues 1
Ferguson that I have known from need to be retired more than now and
childhood has no more interest in the the large business affairs of the great
Common people’ than a hog has in a state of Texas, as well a3 her leg-
rockpile or a ‘bee course.’ His whole islative problems, put in the hands of
fife has been centered in ‘me and my trained, successful leadership with a
wife, Ma/ and those who can be in- man of broad knowledge of practical
duced to kick in. , affairs and the functions of demo- j
Bring Us
Your Produce
Our large feeding and dressing plant puts us in
position to handle all the turkeys and chickens
that you have to offer, and we guarantee you the
highest cash prices for what you sell.
WE WANT TO BUY
Your chickens, turkeys, eggs, cream and all other
produce and ask that you call us at any time for
the market prices.
Your Business is Solicited.
Producers Produce Co.
J. H. Clark, Manager.
J.C. PENNEY GO.
6 P ▲ ft T M
LAMPASAS
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STORE
- TEXAS
WASH PRINTS
Dressmakers eager to start their spring sewing wilt
find other popular fabrics here, too ... at welcome
savings.
"Gladio" Percale
New patterns in fresh, clear col-
Plain colors, too. 36 inches
12i/2c
ors.
wide. A* yard—
3$ in. Cambric Percale
So many pretty designs, in colors
that are tub-fast. Outstanding
at, a yard— ^
‘Hondo" Cambric Percale
Plain colors and the newest of
designs in this popular tub-fast
36-inch cotton fabric. Yard—
22c
"Rochelle" Gipgham
Fancy plaids and staple check's
for aprons, house frocks, etc. 32*
inch. Yard—
36-in. Dress Prints, yard........19c
26-in Apron<heck Gingham, yd. 10c\
32-m. Dress Ginghams, yard ... .17c.
28-ht. Cheviot Shirtings, yard. 13
36An* "Roxbury” Cretonne» yard 19c'
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