Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1940 Page: 1 of 7
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Service
Suits and Dresses
Cleaned & Pressed 35c
CLARK CLEANERS
East Side of Square
Serving Delta County For
The Past Sixty-One Years
Smith Funeral Home
Phone 109
Lady Attendant
Ambulance Service
W. U. HART & SON, Publishers
COOPER, DELTA COUNTY, TEXAS FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1940
VOLUME 61, NO. 35
Docket Light
For Term Of
tent? Court
Only two criminal cases were
heard this week by the County
Court meeting in llie IOOF build-
ing that has 'been) in session on
Wednesday and Thursday. A light
docket in civil cases that will be
heard next week is expected. Both
criminal cases were settled by
Thursday and the jury released.
Carlton Lancaster was found
guilty of illegally transporting
liquor in a dry territory and was
fined $500. W: L. Lomax was
fined $100 and costs for the pos-
session of whiskey. The jury used
this week was composed of A. L.
Anderson, foreman, J. D. Noland,
A. O. Echols, T. M. label, Guy
Brooks and A. C. Voyles.
Court was recessed until Mon-
day when the docket will be call-
ed in civil cases.
Announces Purchase
Of Cotton Warehouses
To Erect More Soon
Quinten Milier recently purchas-
ed the interest of Hubert Smith
in the three cotton warehousese in
Cooper and says that he will erect
additional warehouses to accomo-
date the farmers who want to store
their cotton this season.
He is ready to accept storage
now and says that government
loans will be available as soon as
blanks from the government ar-
Ve, which he expect about Mon-
Debt Burdened
. Farmers Asked
To Conference
.. Farmers who are handicapped
I in their farming operations by
I; i debts which are beyond their
I ability to pay were asked by FSA
Supervisor, Carter D. McKinzie,
to attend a conference of the
Delta county farm debt adjust-
ment committee to be held on
September 3, at the Farm Secur-
ity Office in Cooper.
"This committee will help debt-
burdened farmers work out a fair
agreement with their creditors
that will benefit both parties,”
Mr. McKinzie stated. “Creditors
will gain because the agreement
will help them realize the major
part on obligations which other-
wise they would have a big loss in,
and the farmers will be permitted
tc operate more profitably and
eventually pay their debts.”
The supervisor said he had
found most creditors willing to b»
lenient with farmers who had the
proper attitude. "There is no rea-
son,V he said, "why a man should
hesitate to sit down with his credi-
tors and in a friendly manner try
to work out a solution to their
problems.”
The farm debt adjustment com-
mittee will be present at the meet-
ing to give its advice and assist-
ance. The committee is composed
of Homer D. Stephenson, L. E.
Foster and David O. Hudson.
Marriage Licenses
Spurt Upward To
Set Year’s Record
C
Howland Resident
Passes Away Thurs.
Ma. Rebekah Brazeal passed
away at her home in Howland
Thursday morning at 3:30 follow-
ing a long illness. Mrs. Brazeal
was born in June 27, 1855 and
imu 85 years of age.
Funeral services will be held
today at the Broadway Baptist
Chucli at 2-',p. m. conducted by
Rev. W. E. Howell and Rev.
Hearndon. Interment will be
made in the McDonald cemetery
three miles west of Broadway.
She is survived by two sons and
five daughters. Smith Funeral
Home will have charge of the fu-
neral arrangements.
Singers To Meet
At Post Oak Sunday
The Delta County District Sing-
ing Convention will meet at Post
Oak Sunday, September 1, at 2:30
o’clock. Everyone is cordially in-
vited to attend.
W. I. CLARK
C. V. STEPHENSON
C. C. PICKENS.
OFFICES TO CLOSE
The offices of the County
Agent, the Home Demonstration
Agent and the AAA assistant will
bp closed Monday, Septem' ar 2 in
observance of Labor Day.
NOTICE
The Market Square \is now
ready for use and is rocked com-
pletely. Persons having com, cot-
o stock are asked to use this
lot aa well as persons having
trucks.
No room is now available on the
square for trucks and cars and as
the Markot Square will be lighted
Saturday might and a man employ-
ed to watch all cars and trucks,
the City iCommission urges that
all trucks use this space.
TOM ROUNTREE, Mayor
Marriage licenses took a spurt
upward during the month of Aug-
ust as 15 couples obtained the cer-
tificates from County Clerk Clyde
Brackeen this month. The total
is several more than has been tak-! -
en out in* any one month during ; Formal opening of the new,
1940. An increase was expected completely modern, J. E. Adair
in July but the number of licenses and Son Grocery, located on the
Adair Announces
Formal Opening
Today, Saturday
>wner
remained normal for the month.
Licenses issued during August
were to Chester E. Keith and Vir-
ginia Flanary, Sidney H Manning
and LaRue Hurley, James V. Mor-
gan and Clara Nell Foster, Andrew
Robinson and Jewell Cooksig, G.
L. McClure and Mamie Parkir, J.
C. Buchanan and Audrey James,
Keister Chancellor and Ethelen
Garner, Harmon Smith and Merdie
Young, Walter .Helm and Ollie Bell
West , Lewis Grizzle and Kay
Nance, Urna L. Watson and Marie
Davidson, L. fC. Eppers and Mar-
jorie Thomas and J. C. Strickland
and Mrs. Ola Jane Fife, .and two
couples did mot wish their* names
published.
Parity Payment
Checks Arrive
Bee D. M. Shoner for wedding ringpi
Infant Daughter
Of A. M. Boss
Succumbs Wednesday
Funeral rites were conducted at
3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at
the Ben Franklin Baptist.. Church
for Peggy Janett Boss, the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
arrived here this week B°ss Ben Franklin. Interment
Checks
in the local AAA office for Parity
payments bringing the total
amount of payments received in
Delta county up to $97,403.85.
The money represents payments
on 1,200 applications.
Some 800 applications have yet
to be paid and the total amount of
money expected may reach $150,-
000 for tihe parity payments in the
county. Some more checks are ex-
pected this week end.
RETURN FROM TEAGUE
Mr. and Mrs. John Boyd return-
ed Tuesday from Teague where
they visited Paul Boyd, who is in
the lumber and building material
business at that place. Mr. Boyd
gave a picture show and barbecue
on Friday night featuring the Fed-
eral Housing Authority.
ANNOUNCE ARRIVAL
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Myers an-
nounce the arrival of a baby girl
born at St. Josephs Infirmary at
Fort Worth on August 12. The lit-
tle girl has been christened Con-
nie Mae. Mrs. Myers was formerly
Miss Hazel Toon of Enloe.
was made in the Ben Franklin
cemetery.
Officiating at the services was
Rev. R. E. Streetman of Cooper.
The infant is survived by her pat-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Boss,
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Boss, and Mr. and Mrs. T. D.
Branum. Delta Funeral Home had
charge of the funeral arrange-
ments.
Delta County Gets
One Inch Of Rain
Mrs. Sallie Chesnut is visiting
her brother, Tucker Norman, in
Texarkana.
Torrential showers fell all
around Cooper and touched some
parts of Delta county Tuesday af-
ternoon and Tuesday night. Bril-
liant lightning displays were seen
in the north and south for several
hours Tuesday night. Only about
one inch of rain was recorded
here.
Three and one-half inches of
rain was reported in Commerce
accompanied by high winds and
brilliant flashes of lightning. At
Greenville, the rainfall total for
an eight hour period was 5.22
inches. Celeste reported a heavy
rain that brought some hail.
The Paris area some damage
from the high wind but early re-
ports of a severe storm were
proven false.
I am opening a hamburger and
fruit and vegetable stand on the
city market square, one block east
of the northeast corner of the I
square and will appreciate your |
patronage. Walter Lilly. r35o36*
SPARKS THEATRES
At The Sparks
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31
“SPORTING BLOOD”
A race track story with Robert Young and Maurine O’Sullivan. Also
comedy.
OWL SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT (At Grand
“SAPS AT SEA”
With Laurel and Hardy, the comedy team.
SUNDAY and MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 - 2
“REBECCA”
With Vivian Leigh and Lawrence Oliver. Produced by David O. Selz-
nick, the man who produced “Gone With the Wind.” Also selected
shorts.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 3 - 4
“RISCUIT EATER”
One of the sweetest stories ever brought to the screen featuring Billy
Lee, his dog and big supporting cast. You must put this on your must
see list. Also news and comedy.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 - 6
“PRIDE AND PREJUDICE”
Greer Carson and Lawrence Oliver. A comedy drama. Also news and
comedy.
At The Grand
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 - 31
“TWO FISTED RANGER”
Chas. Starrett and Sana of the Pioneers. Also "Fighting Legion.”
SUNDAY and MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 - 2
“MADE FOR EACH OTHER”
James Stewart and Carole Lombard. A real show.
west side of the square directly
in adjoining Parkhill’s Cafe, will
be held today and Saturday with
demonstrations of a large number
of the products carried by the
store and open house to everyone-
Demonstrations of products,
such as White Swan Coffee and
salad dressing, Cambric flour,
My-T-Fine desserts, Armour and
Co. products, Libby’s pineapple
and tomato jucies and many oth-
er articles will bd^hcld by repre-
sentatives of the companies.
Modern Building
With the opening of the modern
grocery store in this location, Ed
L Adair, owner ami manager of
the grocery store, is m business
where his father first began in
li910. J. E. Adair, pioneer res-
ident and businessman ol' Delta)
county and Cooper, opened the
grocery store that still bears his,
name in this location. He operat-
ed the business until 16)17 \nhen
Ed L. Adair was called to active
duty in the army and hu> broth-
ers went into other lines of busi-
ness.
Ed Adair, after returning from
the army, worked for a while
with the Carter) Anderson Mer-
cantile Co. until he went into the
business for himself on the north-
east) corner of the square .in 1923.
From that tame until the present
Mr. Adair has been recognized as
one of the outstanding merchants
in Cooper and Delta county.
The modernized building intoi
which the grocery store has been
moved is completely up-to-date.
Lighting of the building is of the
newest type fluorescent lights,
which give the building at night
a light most nearest to daylight
that science has been able to de-
vise.
For the convenience of the cus-
tomers of the store, a drinking
fountain has been installed to
provide ice cold water at all times.
A super-cold walk-in refrigerator
that will be used for storage of
vegetables and market meats has
been installed | in the grocery
store to supplement an already
ample refrigerator unit.
Shelves on the walis of the store
have been built in such a manner i
to permit a view of everything
contained in them without bend
ing over. With an addition of 20
feet on the rear of the store, room
was made for a large storage
space on the regular level for per
ishable and bulky products, while
another storage room has been
installed in a sub story.
Store Departmentalised
Departmentalization has been'
efefcitec^ in the arrangement of
the new grocery with the meat
market occupying a prominent
place in thestore. Dennis Hicks,
associated with Mr. Adair for, a
number of years, has been made
manager of the market. A dis-
play meat case that keeps a large
and vaied assortment of meats at
an even temperature constantly
See ADAIR on page eight
Dove Season
To Open Here
September 1
ED L. ADAIR,
Schedule For
Cooper Bulldogs
While the changes in the migra-
tory bird hunting season were few,
the executive secretary of the
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster
Commission is warning sportsmen
to become familiar with the new
regulations and not to get them
confused as the dove season will J schedule for the
open here Sunday, September 1. i Schoo, Bul]dog,
The greatest confusion is likely |
' week by
as
to come from the shooting hours
on ducks and doves. Under the
new Federal regulations, with
which Texas laws conform, duck
hunting may now start at sunrise
and must end at 4 p. m. Dove hun-
ters can also start at sunrise but
must quit at sunset.
Too, there is only one duck sea-
son in Texas, it opens at sunrise
November 2 and ends at 4 p. m.
December 31, but there are two
aove seasons and some special reg-
ulations. The dove season will be
from September 1 to October 31
in this county and others surround-
ing it while in the remainder of
Giles Academy Baptist Church I the state the seas0n runs from
will celebrate its annual home-1 Sept*mber 15 until November 15.
coming Sunday, September 1 with [ The ba* llmlt 0n d°Ves’ the eXe'
a special program that will be held '
Giles Academy
To Celebrate
Homecoming Sunday
all day. Dinner on the ground will
be held at noon. On the program
will be D. T. Richardson, Mrs.
Foster, Rev. J. C. McClain and
Rev. C. ,W. Teague.
The program to be held Sunday
is as follows:
Sunday school, 10:00; Song,
10:35; Devotional, Mrs. Foster,
10:40; Special Music, 10:55; His-
tory of the Church by D. T. Rich-
ardson, 11:00; Special Music by
Richardson Trio, 11:35; Sermon by
Rev. J. C. McClain, former pastor,
11:40; Song, 12:10; Benediction,
12:15; Dinner on the Ground,
12:20.
Song, 1:30; Special Music, 1:35;
Five minute talks from friends
and former members, 1:40; Con-
gregational singing, 2:10; Special
Music, 2:50; Talk by Rev. C. W.
Teague, present pastor, 3:00;
Song, 3:20; Benediction, 3:25.
Sermon by Rev. Teague, 8:00.
Lightning Strikes
House; Complete Loss
A small residence belonging to
Ira Wilkinson in the west part of
Cooper was destroyed by fire
Tuesday afternoon. The family
had gone into a storm house and
after about 15 minutes ' they
wnelled pine burning and looked
out to see their home aflame all
over. Only a few? items of their
household effects were saved from
a screened in gallery.
The fire is believed to have been
caused from lightning. No in-
surance was (carried.
cutive secretary points out, has
been cut from 15 to 12 but re-
mains at 10 on ducks. However,
the limit on geese is three instead
of four. The possession limit is 20
on ducks and six on geese.
The closed season also remained
on wood ducks, Ross’ geese and
swans. No hunter may kill more
than three canvasbacks, redheads,
buffleheads and ruddy ducks or
have more than six in possession
at any one time.
Hunters are also reminded that
their guns must be plugged to hold
not more than three shells. A Fed-
eral duck stamp must be obtained
by persons hunting migratory
water fowl in addition to the regu-
lar hunting license.
Conservation Payment
Applications To Be
Taken In Near Future
Dr. and Mrs. O. Y. Janes and
sons, Dr. Osier Y. Janes and Gaza
Janes, returned Wednesday from
a visit to Memphis and Ramer,
Tennessee.
Applications for Conservation
Payments will be taken by the
Delta county AAA office in the
very near future. Notices have
been sent out that all assignments,
Form ACP-69, must be filed in
the AAA office at once.
Part II of the assignments must
he executed showing tfie amount
due as of September 1 and sent
to the AAA office with the origi-
ns’ and first copy. If it is possible,
persons making out the applica-
tions are to bring their forms into
the office and have them checked
over and the correct serial
bers placed on them.
num-
Mrs. E. I. Ailor and daughters,
Misses Georgia Lee and Betty
Lois, and son, Edgar, and Vernon
Morton of Linn, Mo., and Mrs.
Frank Park and son, Joe Wayne,
of Dallas, have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Hiram Clark and family.
Alien Registration Having
Little Effect In Delta Co.
Gough HD Club
Has Meeting
The Gough Home Demonstration
Club met with Mrs. Boy Wilson,
August, 22 with 13 members and
five visitors present. The visitors
were Mrs. Mack Hooten, 'Mrs.
Author Mullins, Mrs. Grover Winn,
Mrs. Hadie Lamb and Mrs. Lullia
Allin.
The club discussed the family
party which is going to be Sep-
tember 5 at Mrs. Mammie Adair.
The clulb adjourned to meet
with jits. Carter September 12.
Mrs. Roy Wilson served a mice
refreshment plate to the dub.
Registration of alien residents,
getting underway all over the na-
tion on Tuesday, has had little ef-
fect on the local post office, Delta
county registration hea4quarters,
thus far.
A native of France, but a resi-
dent of the east part of the coun-
ty for nearly half a century, has
been the only person to fill out
the searching questionnaire to
date but a number of other®, most-
ly Mexicans, are expected before
registration closes December 26.
The one alien registered had
failed to take out citizenship pa-
ppr« although she has been a resi-
dent of this county for 66 of her
80 years. Bom in a small town In
Northern France, she accompan-
ied a family to New York in 1874,
later sailing to Galveston and then
to Jefferson where she started the
overland journey to Delta county.
Registration as defined by the
Alien Registration Act of 1940 is
required of all citizens not citi-
zens of the United States.
Information sought includes the
present legal name, aliases that
have been used, place and date of
birth and country to which alleg-
iance is owed. Sex, marital status,
height, weight and color of hair
and eyes is also required informa-
tion. The place of arrival in the
United States and number of years
i,pent here along with means of
Livelihood will be given. Activities
during the past five years in addi-
tion to occupation have to be Hat-
ed and if the alien has ever served
in the armed forces of any other
nation the period of service must
be given. The registrant is requir-
ed to state whether be » active
in organizations influencing poli-
tical activities, or public policy of
any foreign government.
Announcement of the football
Cooper High
is made this
Coach Woodrow Keahey
the training period for the as-
pirants to the 1940 edition of the
Bulldog team will begin Monday.
Suits for the squadsmen are being
cleaned and dusted off this week
and will be issued Saturday and
Monday.
This year the Bulldogs will play
nine games, four at home and five
away, with five of the games be-
ing with teams in the conference.
The season will begin with Ladonia
on September 20 there as Ladonia
played here last year. The Armis-
tice Day game will come on Mon-
day and will be played in Honey
Grove and will be the last confer-
ence game of the season for the
Bulldogs.
The Thanksgiving Day game
here will be played with Deport at
2:30 o’clock in the afternoon. All
games except the Deport game
will be played at night, beginning
at 7:30 o’clock. One open date has
been set aside for the Bulldogs and
they will not play on the week end
of November 15.
The complete schedule is aw
follows:
Sept. 20
ladonia
There
Sept. 27
Bonham
There
Oct. 4
Clarksville
Here
♦Oct. 11
Leonard
Here
♦Oct. 18
Commerce
There
♦Oct. 25
Lone Oak
Here
’'■Nov. 1
Emory
Here
♦Nov. 11
Honey Grove
There
Nov. 15
Open (Not to be Filled>
Nov. 21
Deport
Here
♦Conference games.
Mrs. Wickersham
To Manage Cooper
Beauty Shop
Mrs. W. C. Hazlewood, owner
of Cooper Beauty Shop, announces
that Mrs. J. W. Wickersham, ex-
perienced Cooper beautician is in
active management of the shop.
Mrs. Wickersham, has an ex-
cellent experience record in beau-
Jty work in this section. She is a
graduate operator and has receiv-
ed much special training on var-
ious beauty culture problems.
Miss Vivian Blount is also a
member of the Cooper Beauty
Shop staff and is an experienced
graduate operator, with a number
of friends in this territory.
Truck Bums On
South Cooper Street
A 1939 Ford truck belonging to
Quinten Milier burned on the road
near Dr Joe Blackwell’s home la^
week while hauling wood. It
caught from a short in the bat-
tery and was entirely destroyed,
including about a cord of wood
from a three cord load which wad
being hauled to town. It was cov-
ered by insurance.
LIGHT SORGHUM CROP
Very little sorghum was raised
for syrup around Cooper reports
Rube S. Wells. He operates his
sorghum mill at his place east of
town when sufficient sorghum is
brought to make a run, but says
the season will be very light.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Lawsoa
entertained their grandmother,
Mrs. E. J. Tucker, with a birthday
dinner on August 28, celebrating
her 80th birthday.
N. R. Hays of Ben Franklin
said that they had an inch of rain
while in town Wednesday. He said
that he expected to take advan-
tage of the season to plant some
turnips.
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