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The Lampasas Daily Leader
TIETH YEAR
THURSDAY
LAMPASAS, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 21, 1933.
THURSDAY
NUMBER 169
May we ask you
questions?
Question No. 1 When you wake at night
and the ominous crackle of flames tells you
that your home is ablaze ... do you need a
telephone?
Question No. 2 If a member of your family
is seeking employment, do you need a tele-
phone so that employers may locate you
quickly when a vacancy occurs?
YES
NO
YES
NO
Question No. 3 When sudden sickness comes YES
to some member of your family ... do you
need a telephone to call the doctor in a hurry? NO
Question No. 4 When your wife is alone, YES
snd a thief is heard trying to open a window
* » o wouldn’t a telephone be a godsend? NO
Question No. 5 When a water p|pe burs>3,
or the lights fail, isn’t a telephone! useful in
meeting the emergency?
Question No. 6 Insurance tables reveal that
a high percentage of all accidents occur in the
home. Should a member of your family suffer
an accident, wouldn’t a telephone be worth
its weight in gold?
Question No. 7 Isn’t it worth a lot just to
know that you can lift the receiver of your
telephone and call your friends or receive carls
from them?
Question No. 8 Doesn’t it lighten the wife’s
duties if she has a telephone to order groceries,
ask the cleaner to call, or run other errands?
YES
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
If you have more “Yeses” than “Noes” our sug-
gestion would be ... a telephone. The cost is mod-
erate, the value is all you wish to make it. Get in
touch with the business office. Say: “I want a
telephone.”
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company'
912 BALES OF COTTON
GINNED HERE TO DATE
Up until noon Thursday there had
been 912 bales of cotton ginned by
the Gillen Gin. Cotton started com-
ing in very early this year, and has
been coming in pretty fast for the
past two or three weeks. Some of
the farmers have already picked all
of their cotton out, and most of the
others are nearly through.
Cotton prices this year aren’t
nearly so high as it was expected
they would be when the cotton plow-
up campaign was started but they
have been on the average nearly
twice as high as last year. Most of
the farmers seem to be well satis-
fied with their t yield and with the
price they are receiving for the
cotton.
POLO TEAM TO PLAY THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEX. SUNDAY
PRAYER MEETING TONIGHT
You are invited to attend Bible
study and prayer meeting at the
Church of Christ tonight 8 p. m.
Come and meet with us. Bring your
friends. Welcome to all.—Reporter.
New Crop
Fig Preserves in 40-oz. jars
very delicious.
Lambs’ Canned Fresh Black-
eyed Peas (shells and snaps)
No. 2 can Maryland Black-
berries.
Fresh Pitted Dromedary Dates
FRESH FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES
W. H. MOSES
CASH GROCERY
Dependable Groceries at
Dependable Prices.
The Lampasas Yellow Jackets
journey to Austin Sunday to meet
Cook’s strong University of Texas
Polo team. These two teams have
met twice before this summer, both
games having been played here and
each team winning one. The return
games were postponed until after
the opening of the University so that
a larger crowd might attend the
games in Austin.
The Yellow Jackets have been put-
ting in some hard workouts this
week to get in prime condition be-
cause they know what a tough as-
signment they have to take care of
Sunday. Last Sunday th College
boys played Kuykendall’s team in
Austin and defeated them by a score
of 5 to 1. That will give some indi-
cation of how strong they are when
you know that Kuykendall and two of
his players were members of the
team that won the state championship
in the tournament held at Arlington
Downs in Fort Worth.
The game Sunday will begin at 3
o’clock. The polo club would appre-
ciate having a big crowd of local
fans go down to Austin for the game.
You are assured of a good game and
a pleasant trip.
The following is the line-up for
the Yellow Jackets: Patterson, No. 1;
Gillen, No. 2; Weir, No. 3; Smith,
No. 4; and Charley James Gillen, sub-
stitute.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF .LOCAL RELIEF COM-
TEMPLE OPENS SATURDAY v MITTEE RESIGNS
(Temple Daily Telegram)
The ’ First National bank of Tem-
ple Wednesday received telegraphic
authority from the comptroller of
currency at Washington to open its
doors unrestricted.
Z. A. Booth, president of the new
bank which succeeds the old First
National Bank in Temple, said the
new institution would open its doors
for business Saturday at 9 a. m.
By order of the comptroller of cur-
rency, the conservatorship under
which the bank’s assets have been
held by government order since the
banking moratorium, will be ended
at 8 a. m. Saturday.
At that time, F. F. Downs, the
conservator, will return the assets and
control of the affairs of the old bank
to its board of directors. The board
of the old bank then will transfer the
assets and control to the new bank,
to be known as the First National
Bank of Temple.
Any deposits made with the con-
servator during the time he has been
in charge of the bank’s affairs will
remain segregated for 15 days after
the bank opens, and if not withdrawn,
will become deposits in the new bank.
Closed Six Months.
The First National bank was closed
with all th,e nation’s banks under the
president’s moratorium the first of
March. It opened on a restricted
basis for three days after the mora-
torium expired but has been closed
since March 20, or exactly six months.
Several plans of reorganization
were worked out, received tentative
approval of national banking officials,
only to be ruled out and ordered
changed, or supplanted.
Two months ago Zaclf Booth of
Rosebud was elected president by a
new board of directors chosen to or-
ganize the new bank, under a brand
new plan which had the approval of
the comptroller of currency, the Re-
construction Finance corporation, and
the federal reserve bank.
Depositors Signed Waivers.
Depositors signed waivers for 40
per cent of their deposits in order
that the bank might open. The de-
tails of the plan were consummated
three weeks ago and it required a
week for everything to pass inspec-
tion at the Dallas offices of the three
government branches*
The plan took two weeks to come
through Washington, before the char-
ter was issued and authority given
to open.
Under the plan as worked out, the
Reconstruction Finance corporation
has subscribed to $100,000 in prefer-
red stock out of the $200,000 capital
stock, with $20,000 surplus. The bank
is an entirely new bank. Only one
member of the board of directors, T.
J. Laramey, served on the board of
tlie old bank. The others are all new.
President Moving to Temple.
Mr. Booth, the president, will move
to Temple from Rosebud where he
has made his home. He brings to
his new post a wealth of experience
in banking, in industrial enterprises,
and in farming. He was born in Bell
county and at one time lived in Tem-
ple. He is well known throughout
this section.
H. C. Surghnor, assistant cashier
of the old First National, a member
of the school board, and identified
with other business enterprises here
in the past, is cashier of the new bank.
E. A. Buckley of Holland, for sev-
eral years in the banking business in
Oklahoma, is assistant cashier, S. C.
Davis and J. E. Lastovica are named
assistant cashiers.
$675,00 Available Cash.
Directors of the bank are Z. A.
Booth, J. T. Bonner, Roy Sherrill,
Dr. L. B. Leake, H. C. Surghnor, E.
A. Buckley, T. J. Laramey, D. C.
Herndon, and T. C. Walker.
The bank shows deposits of $754,-
988.18, with available cash and quick
assets of more than $675,000.
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS
•Jewel Merritt vs. John Merritt,
divorce; plaintiff is granted divorce.
The September term of district
court adjourned Wednesday afternoon
until th enext regular term of court
in December.
Drive a Few Blocks and Save
Eat At
MRS. REYNOLDS’ LUNCH ROOM
(East Fourth Street)
SPECIAL FRIDAY
25c
CHICKEN DINNER
With Ice Cream
25c (d)
Daily Leader 3 Mouths for $1.00
Mrs. A. D. McDuffey left Thursday
for Durant, Okla., where she has
been called to the bedside of her bro-
ther, J. C. Hunnicutt, who is seri-
ously ill with sleeping sickness.
KAYTON ILLNESS SEEN AS
BLOW TO SALES TAX BILL
The members of the Lampasas
County Board of Welfare and Em-
ployment wired their resignation
Thursday morning to Col. Lawrence
Westbrook, director of the Relief
Commission in Texas, the same to
take effect immediately. The Lam-
pasas board is composed of Mayor J.
C. Abney, chairman; C. A. Northing-
ton, Fred Wolf, Charles Wachendor-
fer and Frank Baker.
Mayor Abney states that there is
so much “red tape” connected with
the work at the present time that it
would necessitate the spending of
about fifty per cent of the money
received, for relief in the handling of
the clerical work here. In order to
get the necessary office help the
money would have to be spent with
those who are not really in need of
assistance and those who really need
help to provide the actual necessities
of life would be deprived of help.
LOST—Paint pony, weighing about
850 pounds. Disappeared from gin
Tuesday night.—W. C. Gillen. (d)
MRS. C. C. ABNEY HOSTESS
TO WEDNESDAY STUDY CLUB
The first regular meeting of the
club for the year 1933-34 was held
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. C. C. Abney.
Mrs. George Culver was leader of
the lesson which included a 'study of
William Dean Howell’s “The Rise of
Silas Lapham.” An interesting
sketch of Mr. Howell’s life was giv-
en by Mrs. Culver after which the
following topics were developed:
Paper: The humor, tenderness and
mastery of dialogue of Howell’s—
Mrs. Tim O’Keefe.
Questions: (1) What qualities have
made “The Rise of Silas Lapham”
permanently interesting and have en-
shrined it as a classic in our litera-
ture?—Mrs. Walter Martin.
(2) Compare Silas Lapham with
George F. Babbitt as types of Amer-
ican business men, which is the moi’e
life-like figure?—Mrs. Harry Key.
(3) Contrast the two Lapham girls,
could you have made young Carey’s
choice for him, or would you have
been of Silas’ opinion?—Mrs. Kyle
Oliver.
(4) Comment upon the naturalness
and indirectness with which the calam-
ities accumulate upon Silas Lapham’s
head?—Mrs. R. E. Bristol.
A splendid attendance was in evi-
dence and manifested much interest
in' the beginning of the new year’s_
study “The contemporary American
Novel.”—Reporter.
Drive a Few Blocks and Save
Eat At
MRS. REYNOLDS’ LUNCH ROOM
(East Fourth Street)
SPECIAL FRIDAY
25c
CHICKEN DINNER
With Ice Cream
25c (d)
BOXING FRIDAY NIGHT
AT CAMP MIRIAM
Everything is in readiness for the
big boxing matches Friday night be-
tween Camp Miriam and the CCC
boys from Mineral Wells. The . orig-
inal card calls for nine bouts but
Capt. Brannan received word Wed-
nesday from the commanding officer
at Mineral Wells stating that he was
bringing ten fighters and maybe more.
Capt. Brannan says that he has
two boxers on the program Friday
night that the local fans have never
seen in action before. Both of them
have done professional fighting and
are really good. All of the Camp
Miriam boys have been training con-
sistently all week with the one idea
in mind of defeating the Mineral
Wells boys. It’s not just exercise to
them, but it is a game and they are
working hard to win.
The matches begin at 8:15 o’clock
Friday night, Sept. 22. They are be-
ing started a little later than usual
this time in order to give people who
come from a distance time to get
here. Several from Temple are ex-
pected to be at the fights.
S. S. CLASS TO HAVE PICNIC
We are requested to announce that
all members of the Browning Sun-
day school class and their families
are urged to come and bring a picnic
lunch to the Country Club at 6:30
Friday evening, Sept. 22.
AUSTIN, Sept. 21.—Despite all the
precession ballyhoo of a sales tax
movement, fiscal-minded legislators
are beginning to wonder if any seri-
ous effort will be made at this spe-
cial assembly to enact such a tax,
or any other major impost.
Since Representative Harold Kay-
ton of San Antonio is confined to a
hospital and may not be able to at-
tend much of the session, some are
saying they don’t believe a sales tax
will even be attempted. And many
declare it won’t get to first base if it
is brought out. Mr. Kayton, fathered
a sales tax bill at the regular session,
and had announced that he would
offer it again at the special session.
At the outset of this session, Rep-
resentative Sarah Hughes of Dallas
had a copy made of the income tax
bill, which she got through the house
last spring.
“I’m not going to introduce it un-
less it becomes necessary to stop the
sales tax,” she said Wednesday, “and
on that condition I don’t think it will
be necessary. Should the sales tax
bill be presented and develop any
strength, I shall urge my income tax
bill; but I doubt that the sales tax
will even be offered.”
Several others expressed the same
opinion, and none of the old saleS tax
advocates could be found who said
they planned to champion a sales
levy. J. C. Duvall of Fort Worth, who
introduced the governor’s pyramid
sales tax bill at the regular session,
said he had made no such plans, nor
had Ed Dunlap of Kingsville, Sam S.
Devall of Halletsville, i or Geoi’ge
Parkhouse of Dallas, all erstwhile
leading sales tax advocates.
Mr. Parkhouse, who introduced a
sales tax bill last spring, said he was
now opposed to any major tax meas-
ures, especially a sales tax. And Mr.
Devall, who was listed by Mr. Kay-
ton as a member of his sales tax
steering committee, said he was now
opposed to a sales tax.
Mr. Devall had contemplated a sort
of luxury tax, to nick sales of all ex-
pensive articles above certain prices.
But he said he had concluded that no
new taxes were needed, if the state
could tighten up on collections of
existing taxes.
That seems to be the predominant
idea in the legislature—to go after
taxes already levied that are delin-
quent or being evaded.
A group led by Representative
George C. Hester of Georgetown is
featuring that objective.
“Delinquent state taxes now total
about $40,000,000,” said Mr. Hester.
“If we can collect just 25 per cent of
that, it will put the state on a cash
basis. And we can do it if we try.”
Mr. Hester is professor of economics
at Southwestern University, George-
town.
Representative Homer Leonard of
McAllen, who authored the last bill
passed to permit payments of state
taxes in installments, said he was
studying the question of new legisla-
tion to facilitate the filing of suits
against delinquents.
Legislation has Deen suggested that
would empower a state agency to de-
termine which taxpayers were able
to pay up in cash, and which ones
should be allowed to pay in install-
ments. Complaints have been made
that large taxpayers, able to pay in
one lump, are taking advantage of
the split-payment law for their own
advantage and to the state’s disad-
vantage.
Another thing that now works
against tax collections in the county
and district officials’ salaries are now
so limited by law that they have not
the old incentive to increase their fees
by pushing delinquent tax collections.
And without that incentive theire
might be more political advantage in
not collecting than in collecting them.
It is to cope with these latter day
problems that the tax experts of the
legislature are now scratching their
heads.
Leader’s Job Printing Best—Try It’
‘BABE” TO HURL FINAL GAME
YANKEE STADIUM, N. Y., Sept.
20.—Babe Ruth, home run hitter, who
started his_ baseball career as a pitch-
er, will wind up the 1933 baseball
campaign for the New York Yankees
pitching against the Boston Red Sox
on October 1.
The Babe asked for the assignment
some days ago. Today Manager Joe
McCarthy granted the request.
“I’ll be in there for nine innings,
too,” Ruth said.
“Where Lampasas Is Entertained”
(Perfect Talking Pictures)
SHOWING TONIGHT & FRIDAY
Wallace Beery and Marie Dressier
—in—
“TUGBOAT ANNIE”
Well, folks, guess there is no need
telling you anything about this splen-
did picture as everybody knows when
Beery and Dressier appear on the
bill they are assured of a real show.
Our patrons have been telling us to
just let them know the play dates
and they would be there 100 per cent
strong! Well, tonight’s the night!
Extra:
2-reel Vitaphone Musical Comedy
Photographed entirely in technicolor!
Snappy songs! Red Hot Music!
Peppy Dancing! Beautiful Girls!
Show starts 7:15 p. m.
Admission: 10c—25c—30c
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD THURSDAY FOR
MRS. SAM HAZLEWOOD
Mrjs. Sarn Hazlewood, forty-one
years of age, passed away at the
home of the family Wednesday after-
noon at 1 o’clock. Funeral services
were conducted Thursday morning by
Rev. J. Virgil Davis, pastor of the
Methodist Church, and interment fol-
lowed in Oak Hill cemetery. The
family had only lived in Lampasas
for about one month and they lived
in the western part of the city near
the standpipe. - Mrs. Hazlewood is
survived by her husband and seven
children. She had been in bad health
for about two years and death was
due to heart trouble.
Rent Houses and Apartments
Anything you need in the rent line
—houses, furnished and unfurnished
apartments, business houses. T have
some real bargains in homes for sale
—easy terms—small truck and chick-
en farms at low prices. Good farms
and ranches for sale and trade. See
me for anything you need in the
Real Estate line.—Fred Peeler, (dw)
R. F. C. TO BE ASKED
TO TAKE 6,000,000
BALES OFF MARKET
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—Meth-
ods by which 9,000,000 bales of cotton
might be taken off the domestic mar-
ket were discussed with the agricul-
tural adjustment administration Wed-
nesday by representatives from nin«
cotton states.
Senator Bankhead of Alabama and
Oscar Johnson, financial advisor to
the agricultural administration, were
appointed to call on Chairman Jones
of the Reconstruction Corporation to
ask it to finance the purchase of 6,-
000,000 bales.
An- offer had been received from
the Soviet government to buy 3,000,-
000 bales.
The delegation was undecided
whether to ask that the 6,000,000
bales be purchased at a fixed price
of probably 15 cents a pound or at
the market price. At the prevailing
market price, approximately $30,-
000,000 would be required.
A representative of Amtorg, the
Soviet trading company in the Uni-
ted States, was present at the morn-
ing conference. He told the dele-
gates that in addition to cotton, Rus-
sia was in the market for large pur-
chases of cottonseed oil and fats,
provided the financing could be ar-
ranged.
$54,709,358 GIVEN ARMY TO
BUILD POST HOUSING
WASHINGTON. S=pfc. 20.—The
public works administration today al-
lotted $54,709,358 to the war depart-
ment for army housing construction.
Secretary Ickes said the money will
go to construction and recondition-
ing work, giving quick employment to
thousands.
Of the total, $53,573,397 goes for
new improvements and salvage work
on 32 posts. ,
The sum of $1,135,961 will be used
in completing facilities now under
construction and providing accessor-
ies in connection with facilities at
31 posts.
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