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Serving Delta County For
The Past Sixty-One Years
Review end Courier
$1.50 A Year
With Semi-Weekly
$2.00 A Year
Smith Funeral Home
Phone 109
Lady Attendant
Ambulance Service
W. D. HART & SON, Publishers
Services Held
Thursday For
£. D. Murray
Passes Away At
Home Wednesday
After IiOng Illness.
COOPER, DELTA COUNTY, TEXAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1940
VOLUME 61, NO. 7
E. D. Murray. 78, died at his
home Wednesday morning at
9:30 o’clock following a year’s
illness. Funeral services were
hqld Thursday afternoon at 2
o’clock at the Delta Funeral
Home, conducted by the Rev. L.
W. Shivers of Nevada, assisted by
the Rev. R. E. Streetroan, pastor
of the First Baptist Church. Inter-
ment was made in Oak Lawn
cemetery with Maaonic rites by
Delta Lodge A. F. and A. M. Pall-
bearers were: J. T. Morgan, Dave
Hendricks, Alvin1 Welch, W. H.
Jones, L. L. Allard and Wado
Bledsoe.
E. D. Murray was born in Ozark,
Ark., June 3, 1861. Survivors in-
clude his widow, Mrs. Jennie
Murray, one son, W. E. Murray of
Cooper, three daughters, Miss
Myrtle Murray of College Station,
Mrs. W. W. Pierce, of Amarillo,
Mrs. W. T. Stewart of Cooper and
five grandchildren.
Rehoboth Baptists
To Convene At
Winnsboro Feb. 21
Workers of the fifty-seven Bap-
tist churches of Rehoboth Asso-
ciation will hold their monthly
.conference at Winnsboro First
^Baptist Church Wednesday, Feb-
ruary 21. Moderator John E.
Jennings of Sulphur Springs will
preside, and a meeting of the ex-
ecutive board will be held im-
mediately after lunch. A meet-
ing of the Associational W. M. U.
will he presided over by Mrs. Levi
Bird, the president.
The theme of the program will
be “The Church Yesterday and
Today-’’ Topics 'nclude the fol-
lowing: The origin of the church
by T. R. Hawkins; the mission of
the chu'ch iby W. J. Briscoe; the
government of the church by John
E- Whitt; how Baptist churhces
work together by R. E. Street-
man; Baptists and union (move-
ments by L. A. McKinney; and
present day peris to separation of
church and sfyate by Dr. M. T.
Tucker. The sermon at 11:15
wil be delivered by Dr. H. R. Long
<xf Sluphur Springs.
The women of the Winnsboro
church will serve lunch to all
'guests at the noon hour.
1
■ Tyler Ships 119
Carloads Of Roses
TYLER, Feb. 14.—Figures of
local shipping companies indicate
that about 119 carloads of rose
bushes have been shipped from
the Tyler area since the season
started in October up to the pres-
ent time, and that there is one
car now loading and ten less tl(an
I carloads already shipped. These
I rof^S went to Florida, New Jer-
sey. the Southern States. Mid-
western States, and Northwest.
. These figures do not include many
i small shipments.
I _ The average number of rose
^^Bbushes in a car is 30,000 and the
H^^verage value of a carloao is from
f 1,0001 to $2,000, dependign upon
grades and varieties.
Probably more than half of
the crop, estimated at the start of
the season as at 15,000,000
bushes, is still in the field. The
•hipping season will last for an-
other thirty days. Rose growers
appear to differ greatly as to
whether the rose bushes in the
field were danjaged by the cold,
w’th about th”er fourths of the
growers apparently feeling that
the crop was\ damaged greatly
and about one fourth of the opin-
ion that iater and warmer months
will'prove the crop largely un-
hurt.
‘Dark Horse’
J.E.Thompson
Candidate For
County Judge
l ake Creek Man
In Race For
County Judge.
WASHINGTON — Representa-
tive Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of
Massachusetts, minority leader
In the House of Representatives,
who is being considered the
“dark horse” for the Republican
nomination for President by
party leaders.
County Court
To Convene
On Monday
No Criminal Cases
Will Be Heard In
This Term Of Court.
To the voters of Delta county:
In announcing for the office of
County Judge, 1 will say that 1
realize the importance of the of-
fice and if you will( elect me to
this office I will serve you to the
best of my ability with equal
rights r.o all and special privileges
to none.
I stand for a sound economic:
business administration getting
value received for every dollar
expended.
I was born and reared at Lake
Creek. I have taught school in
this county for twenty years or
more, and my past (life is open to
any one who desires to investi-
gate.
I will sincerely appreciate
your support andl influence in the
coming Democratic primaries
Respectively.
J. E. (Elmer) THOMPSON.
Theft Of Sweaters
Leads To Discovery
Of Liquor Cache
How the theft of an armful of
sweaters led to a cache of eight
and one half gallons of corn
whiskey was revealed here this
week by local authorities.
Late Monday afternoon, a neg-
ro was seer, leaving Brock’s, Inci,
with an armload of sweaters and
the theft might not have been, de-
tected immediately had not he
dropped one ol' the sweaters and
in his hurry did not stop to get
it.
Persons standing on the street
saw the negro run south on East
First Street and notified officers
who arrested him a short time
later. The negro was ,”.ebriated
to an extent that he was left in
the jail overnight to sober up.
Questioned by officers, the neg-
ro confessed that he had stolen
the “moonshine” and tolyi the
authorities where he had found
it. The officers went to a va-
cant lot southeast of Cooper, out-
side the city limits and found the
liquor under a log.
County Judge John T. Taylor
will call the docket of the County
Court Monday morning for the
first session of the court this
year. No jury notices have been
sent out this week but will prob-
ably be sent later next week.
All of the cases on the court’s
docket are civil as no criminal
cases have arisen since the last
term of County Court that will
require a jury as all persons ar-
rested for various acts have pled
guilty.
Several heavy fines for poses-
sion of liquor have been assessed
since November ranging from
$160 to $500. The court will
probably be in session one week,
ffhe next term will be in May.
Miss Faye Paul Wed
To Fulton Ware In
Durant, Oklahoma
Craig-Tranquil Club
Elects New Officers
The Craig-Tranquil) citizenship
club met January 29 and elected
new officers who are as follows:
president, Jewell Faye McKenzie,
vice president, Rava Nell Young,
secretary-treasurer, Pattie Ruth
Clark, reporter, Joleta Jones,
program chairman, Irene Mc-
Guire- Our olub will meet on
the second and fourth Wednes-
days.
'Mesdnmes R. J. Harper D. M.
Fisher and W. D. Hart are visit-
ing in Dallas today Friday.
COMMERCE, Feb. 15.—Miss
Faye Paul, daughter of T. J. Paul
of Monetfce, Ark., became the bride
of Fulton D. Ware, son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Ware of Honey Grove,
ir a ceremony at Durant, Okla.,
on February 4. The Rev. Shirley
officiated.
Mrs. Ware has been a resident
of Commerce for several years
and has been attending East Texas
State Teachers College. Mr. Ware,
a graduate of Honey Grove High
School and Austin College at
Sherman, is at present employed
by the Federal government.
The couple are now making
their home at 1822 Hunt street,
but will be at home in Bomham
after March 1.
Mrs. Ware is a sister of Miss
Chrystelle Paul, teacher in the
Cooper High School.
Bird On Display
At Jewelry Store
D. M. Fisher has placed a blue
heron on display in his jewelry
store which he recently had
mounted. Judge Phillips picked
the large bird up on the hanks of
his pool near the city lake where
the bird evidently starved to death
during the cold weather, when the
iake was frozen and it was depriv-
ed of fresh fish on which such
____waterfowl subsist.
gr and theatre
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
“HENRY GOES ARIZONA”
Aian »JSL°^aTI’ Ann Morris> Slim Summerville and Virginia Weilder
Also “OREGON TRAIL."
OWL SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT
„ „ “CALLING ALL MARINES”
Full of action!
SUNDAY and MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 - 19
“CHARLEY McCarthy DETECTIVE”
With Charley McCarthy, Edgar Bergen, Robert Cummings, Mortimer
Snerd and Constance Moore. Also cartoon and Artie Shaw and band
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 21
“THE UNDER PUP”
Featuring the new screen find, Gloria Jean, with Robert Cummings.
C. Aubrey Smith, Billie Gilbert and many others. Also all the latest
news events.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 - 23
“THAT’S RIGHT, YOU’RE WRONG”
With Kay Kyser, Adolph Menjou, May Robson, Lucille Ball, Dennis
O’Keefe, Edward Everett Horton and last hut- not least Kay’s entire
band nnd all his radio associates, and believe me Ginny Sims is a
knockout on the screen as well as over the air. News and comedy.
DELTA THEATRE
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 - 17
“THE BAD LANDS”
With Robert Barrett, Noah Beery, Jr., and Andy Clyde. A western
with loads of comedy. Aiso “LONE RANGER.”
SUNDAY and MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 - 1C
“QUICK MILLIONS”
With the celebrated Jones family. Also comedy.
Silman Grocery
Installs Modern
Refrigeration Cases
John Silman of Silman Bros,
announced Thursday that the firm
has completed the installation of
two modem Frederick refrigera-
tion units.
One of the units, a vegetable
display refrigeration system, is
one of the latest scientific devel-
opments in the refrigeration
world. The vegetable refrigeration
system keeps fresh fruits and veg-
etable at peak of garden fresn-
ness, Teady for the customer’s
personal selection. “The new sys-
tem handles all types of vegetables
without conflicting odors, each
group of vegetables retaining its
wholesome delicious flavor,” Mr.
Silman stated. It will enable the
firm to keep an economical and
large selection of available fruits
and vegetables for Delta county
and surrounding territory. The
large case, located in' the middle
of the store, makes selection easy.
Another addition is the large
meat refrigeration display case.
The streamlined case, modem in
every way, keeps meats in dry air
refrigeration, thereby retaining
all original flavor and food value
in all types of meats. The new
unit is stocked with special lunch
meats, cheese and meat products,
as well as a complete stock of
branded U. S. Government in-
spected beef. A complete stock of
pork is also carried by the firm.
John and Jack Silman invite the
public to visit the store and see
these new addiitons.
Prominent Mason* To
Meet At Commerce
COMMERCE, Feb. 15-—The
Masonic Lodge here will) be host
to Grand Master Tjeo (Hurt and
Gilmer Degree Team Monday
February 19. A master’s degree
will be conferred by the visiting
beam. Many Masons throughout
this section have been invited and
a large attendance is expected.
Masons from Cooper and other
sections of Delta county are ar~
ranging to attend.
TECHNICOLOR PICTURE
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The public is cordially invited
to attend and see a technicolor
moving picture of “The Santa Fe
Trail,” Tuesday, February 20, at
7;30 p. m. at the Presbyterian
Church A free will offering
will be taken.
NOTICE
Any one having a claim against
the estate of my mother, Mrs.
Thos. M. Darwin, will please mail
me a statement of the account in
the near future. J. T. Darwin, M.
D., Decatur, Texas. rc8
Hiram Clark
AnnouncesFor
County Judge
Former Commissioner
Is Candidate For
Office Of Judge.
To the people of Delta county:
In announcing my candidacy foi
County Judge of Delta county, I
do so realizing the importance and
duties of the office. As you know,
I was county commissioner for the
years 1933-34 and 1937-38, which
gave me an opportunity to study
the duties of a county judge from
a close angle. The county judge is
chairman of the Commissioners’
Court, consequently is the most
important part of the Court. He is
also the County Purchasing Agent,
which means that purchases of all
kinds, from the largest to small-
est, must have the approval of
the county judge before payment
can be made.
The county judge is the “barom-
eter” of the county tax rate, that
is, the rate goes up or down as he
directs. Of course, the Commis-
sioners’ Court has something to
say in this connection, but almost
invariably follow the suggestion
or direction of the county judge.
Delta county’s tax rate is now
$1.55, with a rendition value of
approximately five and one-quar-
ter millions. This amounts to
slightly more than $80,000 col-
lected for county purposes. Of the
$1.55 rate, 97 cents, or a little
more than $50,000 of the amount
collected, goes to pay off interest
and sinking fund indebtedness.
That means interest and partial
payments on outstanding obliga-
tions or debts, warrants or bond-
ed. A little more than 60 cents
out of each dollar collected from
the county tax rate has already
been spent.
This county tax rate is too high
and should and could be cut. It is
badly “diseased”* and needs a
“surgeon.” This tax rate has been
“overfed” so long that “dieting”
or “medicines” will do it no good.
Only a “surgical operation” will
relieve the distress and misery
with which it is afflicted. “Re-
funding” bonds and warrants,
when due, instead of paying them
off, and “hunting up” ways and
means to have more warrants ar.d
bonds issued, will never lower this
county tax rate. If, at any time,
long-time warrants or bonds can
be issued and retired without-
raising the present rate, it simply
means that you have already been
taxed too heavily. Warrants or
bonds creating a levy on your
property should never be done
except by a “vote of the people,”
as any other way gets too close to
“taxation without representation.”
As above stated, this tax rate can
Enter* Presidential Race
Boy Scout
Court of Honor
Held Tuesday
ROCHESTER, N. Y. . . . Frank E.
Gannett, publisher and a leader in
the lights against President Roose-
velt’s campaigns for expansion of
the Supreme Court and reor-
ganization of the Federal Govern-
ment, who has announced his can-
didacy for the Republican Pres-
idential nomination.
Klondike Is
Winner In
Cage Tourney
Emory Is Winner
Of Consolation
Round Saturday.
See HIRAM CLARK on page 8
Klondike upset Deport Satur-
day night 27-15 in the final
round of the Second Annual Boy’s
Basketball Tournament, sponsor-
ed by Klondike High School. Run-
ners up were Cooper arid Patton-
viljle who were defeated in the
semi-finals. Emory High School
copped the honors in the consola-
tion bracket
Deport began the final game
fast and quickly racked up a 6-1
lead in the first quarter. Klon-
dike tightened its defense and
gained the lead in the second
quarter, holding a 12-11 advan-
tage at the half time.
The score remained close until
Deport changed their tight zone
defense to :i semi-man to man
and Klondike went ahead 12
points.
Lovell tend Reynolds 'ed Klon-
dike in scoring with 12 and 1!
points respectively, while Lawler
and Fagan of Deport scored six
points apieie. High scoring of
the tournament went to Lovell of
Klondike and Lawler of Deport
with 41 points each, followed
closely by Fagan of Deport with
40 points. '
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Fii-at Round
Cooper 24—Fairlie 19-
Deport 39—Etmory 26.
Klondike 28—Commerce 25.
Pattonville bye.
Semi-finale
Deport 27—Cooper 22.
Klondike £2—Pattonville 20.
Final*
Klondike 27—Deport 15.
Explaining Federal
Old-Age Insurance
(Editor’s Note: The following is
the first of a series of articles
prepared by Glenn T. Dunn, act-
ing manager of the Paris Social
Security Board field office, to be
published in this newspaper. The
information contained in the arti-
cles is educational and of interest,
to the public in general and the
wage earners in particular. For
additional information concerning
the Federal old age and survivors
insurance program, our readers
are requested to contact the Social
Security Board field office, locat-
ed at 214 First National Bank
building, Paris).
FEDERAL INSURANCE FOR
WAGE EARNERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES
Most of the changes in the So
cial Security Act made by Con-
gress last August relate to the
provisions for old age insurance
and survivors benefits. Three of
the amendments concern almost
every family in the United States,
in one way or another:
1. Monthly benefits beginning
in 1940. This is two years earlier
than was provided in the original
act.
2. In addition to monthly pay-
ments to insured wage earners
who are eligible for benefits after
reaching the age of 65, monthly
benefits will be paid to aged wives
and minor children of these an-
nuitants. Monthly benefits are
also provided for aged widows, for
orphans, and for widows with
minor children; and, in some
cases, for dependent parents of
insured wage earners w1m> die.
3. The wage tax of one per cent
each for employers and employees
remains the same until 1943. That
is, the tax will not be increased in
1940, us was piuvlueu Uftuol' the
old law.
Next Week: Old Age and Surviv-
or* Benefit*—How Much?
County-Wide Meet
High Point Of 30th
Anniversary Week.
In an impTeesive ceremony at
the First Baptist Church, a Con-
ty-wide Court of Honor for Bay
Scouts was held Tuesday night
with the Rev. R. E. St
chairman of the advance
committee in Delta county, fca
charge.
The ceremony was one ot tin
high points of the local celatwn.
tion of the Thirtieth Anniversary
of the Boy Scout movement in th*
United States. A number of narfc
badges were presented to bays
who have attained a high rank in
scouting.
Troops represented at this mooi-
ing included Troop 48, Enloe, T.
J. Scott, scoutmaster; Troop 4*,
Ben Franklin, M. C. Hays, scout-
master; Troop 140, Charleston,
Samuel Hunter, scoutmaster;
Troop 42, Cross Roads, Buck
Vernon, scoutmaster: and Troop
41, Cooper, Elwyn Byrne, scout-
master.
The following boys came before
the Court of Honor to receive ad-
vancement: Robert Kern, Ewing
Burgess, Deaton Thompson, Glad-
win Rainey, Thomas Ewing, Her-
bert Smith, Henry Morris, WindJe
Gaines, D. W. Tatum, Buddy Foo-
ter and Joe Foster for second
class rank; Paul Schmitter, Tom-
mie Joe Foster, Jack Hays, OdoB
Harris, Joe Foster, Bennett Ker-
bow, L. E. Hunt, Clyde Black for
first class rank; and Don Miller
Jeter received a merit badge in
scholarship; Cameron McKinney
received merit badges in carpen-
try, farm home and its planning,
music, scholarship and woodwork;
Ed McKinney, Jr., received merit
badges in animal industry, carpen-
try, handicraft, scholarship, swim-
ming and woodwork.
Boys who received their tender-
foot badges included Richard
Stratton, Bob Poteet, Curtis Hum-
phries, Clyde Choate, Dale Me-
Guyer, Robeit Spivey, £>haift»oa
Thompson, C. A. Hanna, John
Watson, Bill Heron, John Jack,
Lloyd Flowers, Gordon West, Hol-
lis Garner, Walter Elser, Elvin
Bangs, Aubrey McLemore, Bruce
Shirley, Douglas Moon, Eigen*
Grant, James Hanna, Thomas Ben-
nington, Dale Cregg, Ramey Don-
nington, Garland Cregg, Henry
Morris, Windle Gaines, Junior
Morris, Kent Gregg, H. C. Jack-
son, Bob Moody, W. M. Miller, T.
A. Can'ell, James R. Bettes, Jack
Slakey, Clifton Adair, Tippio
Oats and Doyee Nabors.
Music Student In
Recital At SMU
Margaret Anne Wheat, daugh-
ter of Dr. and Mi’s. E. B. Wheat,
was presented at a student re-
cital at Southern Methodist Uni-
versity in Dallas, Tuesday.
Miss Wheat is a student of
Paul Van Katwijk in the School
of Music. She played Concerto in
D Major (first movement) by
Haydn in the recital.
Open* Beauty Salon
For Enloe People
Miss Lillie Mae Berry has open-
ed a beauty salon in Smith and
Viles’ drug store at Enloe. Mis«
Berry is a graduate beautician,
worked with the Rose Beauty
Shoppe in Cooper in 1938, took n
special course under Mr. Paul of
Dallas and was a beauty operator
in Oak Cliff until she returned to
her home in Enloe recently to en-
ter business for herself
H. C. YOUNG MAY RUN
FOR COMMISSIONER
H. C. Young of Ixike Creek may
be in the race tor the offico of
Commissioner of Precinct 4.
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