The Delta Courier (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 30, 1930 Page: 1 of 4
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News of the Courts
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COOPER, DELTA COUNTY, TEXAS. TUESDAY, SEI’TEMBEK 30, 1930.
VOLUME 49, NO. 39.
WILLIAMS HAS
FARM PROGRAM
FOR SOUTHLAND
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WOULD TAKE 15,000,000
ACRES OUT OF COTTON
PRODUCTION.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 28—Carl
Williams of the Federal Farm Board
lias outlined a far-reaching long-time
(program for Southern agriculture
■which eventually might take 15,000,000
acres out of the cotton production
■without materially reducing the cot-
ton output of the South.
Williams said the Farm Board had
begun a land utilization study to de-
termine how Southern acres best could
be used. There are about 45,000.000
acres in cotton now. Williams be-
lieves the interests of the South best
could be served if they were reduced
to about 30,000,000 acres without re-
ducing the yield. Fertilizers and iiin-
,proved production methods could be
adopted, he believes.
On the surplus acreage Williams
hopes to see Southern farmers ino-
ducing food and feedstuff's and le-
gumes such as peas and beans to be
turned under for the fertilization of
depleted soil.
“One crop," he said, “of which there
is no surplus now and which there is
not likely to be a surplus for fifty
years, is timber. Over ia period of
thirty years timber will pay better
than other crops and the South is
Ideally siuited to the production of
long leaf yellow pine.
“Right now the only major cotton-
producing State I knoy of with laws
exempting from taxation timber seed-
ed to forests is Oklahoma, I would
like to see such a law in every
Southern State. And there should be
a two-year exemption for land ter-
raced against eroision and a one-year
exemption for land planted to legume
crops.”
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Mechanized Farming.
Williams believes the planter of ex-
tensive acres can meet foreign com-
petition by mechanized farming. The
small flarmer, in Williams’ opinion,
must take some of his acreage out of
cotton and devote it to poultry, dairy,
feed crops or garden truck for sale
fp adjacent urban margets now de-
pendent upon other States and for use
of his own table. But that Ls a di-
versification measure and not an ac-
reage reduction program.
Realization of this program, Wil-
liams concedes, Ls far in the future.
He forsees the Federal Farm Board
as a semipermanent organization to
co-ordinate Federal and State efforts
to bring it about.
The board’s program for cotton dif-
fers fundamentally from that for
wheat. Chairman Legge urges the
wheat farmer to reduce acreage in
order to get out of the export market.
Williams says the American cotton
farmer must always be an exporter.
He is seeking methods which will
put the Southern farmer on the best
possible basis of competition with for-
eign growers,
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Will Urge James
1 A. Smith as Member
Cotton Co-op Board
A number of citizens of this section
will go to Dallas Tuesday to attend)
k meeting of the advisory board of
Texas Cotton Cooperative Association
and urge that James A. Smith of
Paris be appointed a member.
No Search Made
For Bullet in Hill’s
Body at Cooper
In an account of the tragic death
of Jim Hill In last issue of The Cour-
ier it was stated that Drs. Weste'rman
and Lowry made a search1 for the
bullet without finding it. This was
an error, as no search was made for
the bullet at Cooper. A search had
been made for the bullet before it
was brought to Cooper and after It
reached Dennis Furneral Home, Dr.
Westerman Ml called to locate the
bullet but he refused to do so in the
absence of a written authority from
the relatives, and this was not secured
after District Attorney stated over the
telephone that it wtas not necessary
to locate the bullet for evidence. Dr.
Lowry wfas not called in the case and
had nothing to do with it.
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GARNER CLAIMS
G. 0. P. DONORS
GIVEN REFUNDS
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RETURNS OF TAX PAYMENT
TO PARTY CONTRIBUTORS
ITEMIZED.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 28—A state-
ment asserting that corporations rep-
resented by approximately thirty in-
dividual contributors of $5,000 and
$10,000 each to the Republican cam-
paign fund this year have been paid
over $100,000,000 in tax refunds in the
last four years was made Sunday by
Representative Garner of Texas, the
Democratic leader.
“That there Is a close bond of sym-
pathy between the corporations that
have been granted tax refunds and
the Republican national organization
is indicated in the recently published
list of contributors to the Republican
campaign fund,” Mr. Garner said.
“It may be a mere coincidence," he
added, “but I attach considerable sig-
nificance to the fact that each of the
seventeen individual contributors of
$10,000 has been a beneficiary of the
extremrly liberal policy of the United
States Treasury with respect to the
tax refunds, credits and abatements.”
Mr. Garner saw another “signifi-
cant fact" in the appointment of Rob-
ert H. Lucas, former Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, as executive
director of the Republican national
committee.
“It was this bureau over which Mr.
Lucas presided,” he said, “that han-
dled these refunds, credits and abate-
ments, which in recent years have
averaged more than $100,000,000 an-
nually.”
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Drilling Will Be
Resumed in Test Well
North of Cooper
Drilling will be resumed in the deep
test north of Cooper as soon as the
driller returns, likely Tuesday.
The operations are being financed
by local capital. The hole is now-
down 3100 feet and sufficient funds
have been raised to reach the upper
Trinity sand, it is announced. Pros-
pects are very promising for a pro-
ducer and the promotors are determ-
ined to bring in a well or prove that
bll is not within reasonable depth.
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“Where Are You Going
To Hang It?”
If you buy a new dress and it does
not come up to your expectation you
Bond Set at $10,000 For
Man Charged With Killing
JUDGE SELLERS
HERE SATURDAY
FOR HEARING
DEFENDANT CLAIMS SELF-
DEFENSE WAS CAUSE
OF SHOOTING.
Bond in the sum of $10,000 was sat
by Judge Grover Sellers Saturday
afternoon in the case of B. T. Gil-
lean, formally charged by complaint J which time the examining trial of
B. T. GILLEAN
WAIVED EXAM-
INING TRIAL
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CAPACITY CROWD FILLED
COURT ROOM; SHERIFF
ONLY WITNESS.
A crowd of spectators that taxed
the capaoity of the District Court
room wras present Friday afternoon at
The meeting will be held on Ervy clean hang it in a closet and leave It
<5tTeet in Dallas and Carl Williams,’ni there—BUT, If you get an unsatis-
eot/ton member of the Federal Farrr; C factory permanent wave where are you
Poard, and Mr. Lawrence of Texas; vi going to han<r it? You can it even
Cotton Cooperative Board, Mill bol give it to the wash woman,
present. ^ »i< So why take a chance when It costs
*j you no more to have a thoroughly ex-
perienced operator do your work (with
a guarantee behind it.) Just call 34
12 Cents For Cotton
We are accepting cotton at 12 cents
per pound on notes and accounts to
- help our customers share the loss of
low priced cotton this year.
DELTA MOTOR CO.
Wall
Bros.
paper, 4c per roll.—Smith
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r Waves, 25c.
for appointment with Mrs. Ter.nison,
2nd door south of telephone office.
Permenant Waves, $3.00. Finger
! Attorney C. C. McKinney is tttend-
ing to legal business In Palo Pinto
County this week.
with murder of Jim Hill Sept. 21st.
The defendant testified he shot Hill
and assigned fear resulting from
threats as the cause of his act.
Monday afternoon bond had not
been made, according to information
frpm the Sheriff's office.
The hearing was held in the district
court room in Cooper on habeas cor-
pus writ issued out by attorneys for
defendant after Justice of the Peace
O. R. Womack had refused bond the
day before after the defense had
waived its privilege of introducing
evidence.
The State put Sheriff Henson on
the stand and liis testimony was sub-
stantially the same as published in
The Courier last week.
The defense will plead self-defense
it was indicated by the character of
questioning and testimony of the de-
fendant when put on the stand.
Mi-. Gillean said he was 65 years
old, had lived in Mt. Joy community
40 years and had known Jim Hill 39
years. He told of some differences
with Hill over a 31 acre tract of land
he bought a few years ago of Mr. Hill.
He said that he paid $500 on the land
and owed Mr. Hill $1185 and that he
told him last January that he could
not pay for It and would turn it back.
There was 2 years taxes due and
Hill claimed that he had cut the tim-
ber off the land and had allowed a
levee to be out through the land for
Which Gillean received $150, but he
offered to take it back if Gillean
would pay the taxes. Mr. Gillean said
he offered ihim $50 and just before
the last days for paying taxes last
January a neighbor came to him and
adivised him to pay the taxes which
amounted to more than $100, saying
that Hill would likely say things to
him that he would not like to take.
Mr. Gillean testified that he then
paid the taxes and deeded the land
to Mr. Hill and apparently everything
was alright until about 3 weeks ago
when a Mr. Delaney, who picked cot-
ton for Mi-. Gillean, came to Mr. Gil-
lean and’ told him that Hill was mad
at him and said Gillean had beat
him out of $250. A few days later
Hill came to a well In the pasture
where Gillian, accompanied by his
wife in their car had gone to draw
water for their stock and cursed him
and said if he didn’t pay $250 he had
beat him out of he (Hill) would beat
it out of him. Mr. Gillean said that
he was under a doctor’s care while
Hill was a large man and that he
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B. T. Gillean, charged with the mur-
der of Jim Hill, was set to be heard
in Justice Court, presided over by O.
R. Womack. Almost every available
space on both the main floor and bal-
cony was occupied by the spectators,
many being forced to stand up.
After Justice of the Peace Womack
called the court to order, the defend-
ant was brought Into the room, ac-
companied by his son. Boss Gillean
of Lubibock. and son-in-law, Mr.
ffhreet, of Eastland.
County Attorney Glenn Turner read
the charge to the court, in which the
State alleged that the defendant with
malice aforethought killed Jim Hill by
Shooting him on or about Sept. 21,
1930.
After the charge had been read. At-
torney Bob Gresham, of Eastland,
representing the defense, waived ex-
amining trial, but stated they admit-
ted none of the allegations. State's
‘attorneys then asked to be allowed to
introduce a witnses. Defense attor-
neys objected, but after deliberations
were made, the objection was over-
ruled and Sheriff C. H. Henson, who
placed the defendant in jail on the
day of the shooting, was placed on
the stand. During the course of his
questioning lawyers asked that other
witnesses who had been summoned
be excused from the court room, and
after some arguments by the lawyers
they were asked to leave.
Sheriff Henson was the only witness
used by the State, and testified to the
circumstances substantially as pub-
lished in The Courier last wreek. As
examining trial had been waived, the
defense did not use any witnesses.
After Sheriff Henson’s testimony
had been concluded, the defendant
was remanded to jail, without bond,
to await the action of the grand jury.
It is generally believed and has been
indicated by Judge Newmian Phillips
that he will call a grand jury to meet
Oct. 6, at which time his 62nd District
Court convenes here, and in the event
the defendant is billed, the case will
probably go to trial at an early date.
The defendant is represented by
the law Arm of McKinney & Berry
of Cooper and Attorney Bob Gresham
of Eastland.
County Attorney Glenn Turner was
assisted Friday by District Attorney
Henry Pharr of Greenville, and it is
.learned that the firm of Starnes,
•James, Clower & Gibson has been
retained to assist them.
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Commissioner C. F. Patterson of
Enloe was in Cooper Monday on bus-
iness.
COMING ATTRACTIONS TO GRAND
TODAY and TOMORROW—Tuesday and Wednesday.
BILLIE DOVE
The Screen’s Most Beautiful Woman—in
“A NOTORIOUS AFFAIR”
A Sensational Society Drama. Also “Voice of Hollywood.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY.
RALPH INCE and AILEEN PRINGLE
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“WALL1 STREET”
A thrilling story of the wvell known street with a grave yard
t one end and a river at the other.
J. Doug Morgan
Tent Show In Cooper
For Three Days
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J. Doug Morgan’s Sliow opened a
three nights’ engagement in Cooper
Monday night, showing to a well-
filled tent. The Morgan Show has
.several added attractions this season,
featuring twenty singing and dancing
boys and girls. There are also sev-
eral Broadway stars with the show,
and Miss Paula, a Russian dancer.
Those who attended Monday night
were well pleased' with the high class
entertainment and report it is the
best tent theatre troupe ever brought
to Cooper.
Elsewhere in this issue of The
Courier appears an advertisement an-
nouncing the plays for tonight and
Wednesday night.. A matinee will be
given Wednesday afternoon.
Ladies are adlmitted free with one
paid 35c admission.
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REV SANDERS
PREACHES FARE-
WELLSERMON
MEMBERS OF OTHER CON-
GREGATIONS ATTEND;
PREACHED 51 YEARS.
Rev. Geo. W. Sanders preached his
farewell sermon to a good audience
(Sunday night. This was the last
(Sunday service of the church before
conference at which time Rev. San-
ders will retire from the ministry
after a long and profitable minitry.
Rev. Sanders has pastured the
Methodist Protestant Church of Coop-
er for the past eight years and retires
(from his active ministry to spend his
declining years at his home in Wor-
i 'tharn, Texas. He has served 51 years
in the ministry, having began preach-
ing at the age of 25.
Since coming to Cooper his minis-
try has been profitable to his church
and the community and he has made
a host of friends here who count him
a distinct part of the community life
(which cannot be filled by another.
The pastors of the M. E. Church,
Christian Church and Presbyterian
Church dismissed their evening serv-
ices and they worshiped with the
Methodist Protestant congregation.
Rev. Sanders took for his Scripture
text “Come unto me all that labor
and are heavy laden and I will give
you rest.” At the conclusion of his
sermon he made a feeling talk to the
(people of the occasion of his parting
with them.
Rev. Sutton, who succeeds Rev.
Sanders, had him stand in front of
the pulpit at the close of the service
and members of the audience were
given an opportunity to pass around
and shake his hand.
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Report Crew Coming
To Make Geological
Report on Delta Co.
Men who represented themselves as
oil workmen were in Cooper last week
and engaged board and lodging. They
said they would be here this week
with a crew of 22 men and that an-
other crew of men would come a week
or so later.
It is reported they are representa-
tives of some oil company who wiil
work the county by blasting similar
to the way they did Hopkins County
last spring to locate salt domes, but
The Courier was unable to verify
these reports.
DOCKET OF THE '
62N0 JUDICIAL
DISTRICT COURT
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WILL CONVENE MONDAY;
MANY CASES ARE ON
DOCKET.
Art Studio
ALSO COMEDY
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I have opened an art studio In the
Scott building and will give private
lessons. Call and see some of my
work. Reasonable prices.
MRS. BEULAH W. HALE.
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Notice
We have employed Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Englis to take care of our un-
dertaking department. These good
people come to us well recommended
and we feel that we are indeed for-
tunate In securing their assistance,
SMITH BROS.
Following is the docket for Judge
Newman Phillips’ 62nd Judicial Court
which convenes in Cooper next Mon-
day:
The First National Bank in Cooper
vs. W. J. Satterfield, et al.
Ed Stahmer vs. Frances Adele Stah-
mer, divorce.
Fair Lane vs. Ruth Lane, divorce.
Molly Rogers vs. Joseph Floyd Rog-
ers, divorce.
Johnnie Geary vs. Sterling Geary*
divorce.
Florence Fly vs. W. E. Fly, divorce.
Everett Boze vs. Lorene Boze, di-
vorce.
Austin Murphy vs. Rena Murphy,
divorce.
Leonard Wilson vs. Lorene Wilson*
divorce.
Frank Hooker vs. Annie Hooker,
divorce.
L. B. Carr ell vs. W. E. France, et aL
Rosie Rider vs. Alton Rider, divorce.
Bentley Moon, et al, vs. Mrs. M. E.
Moon, partition suit.
J. M. Winton vs. J. T. Allen, suit ta
cancel deed1 and partition.
C. C. Slough vs. Zelma Slough, di-
vorce.
Tain Townsend Co. vs. J. H. Mill-
sap, suit on pavement certificate.
The First National Bank in Cooper
vs. H. V. Hooten, et ai, suit on note.
O. Harris vs. W. A. Pollard, fore-
closure on vendor lien notes.
The Texas Co. vs. France Pilling
Station, suit for debt.
Zerlies Martin vs. Malvin Martin,
divorce.
Stella Matthews vs. Elgin Matthews,
divorce.
George W. Owens Lumber Co. vs.
W. T. Kingston, suit to collect under
paving certificate.
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Parent-T eachers
Association Held
Meeting Thursday
The first meeting of the Parent-
Teachers Association was held Thurs-
day afternoon at the High School
auditorium ’with fifty mothers and
teachers present and a number of
visitors. It is very gratifying to the
president to have so many interested
mothers at the first meeting.
After the devotional by Mrs. Carrell
and business was dispensed with, Mrs.
S. F. Blair, who is chairman of the
program committee, announced that
the year book would be ready by next
meeting.
Mrs. McBride told some of the needs
at East Ward school.
Miss Jordan giave a beautiful read-
ing entitled “Watchers.”
After a fitting talk by Supt. R. L.
Stephenson, the president announced!
the several committees. Finance, Mrs.
W. C. Ratliff, Mrs. Craig Gumming,
Mrs. Floyd Lain; Membership, Mrs.
Chas. Magee, chairman; Social, Mrs.
Neal Pickens, Mrs. Rose Munday, Mrs.
J. F. Henslee, Mrs. Jno. Anderson.
The president has appointed a
mother to look after each room In
East Ward, who will visit the rooms
regularly. Following is (he list of
mothers: For Mrs. McBride’s room,
Mrs. J. L. Yoakum; Miss Turbeville’s
room, Mrs. Tom Robertson; Miss B.
Jordan’s room, Mrs. Chas. D. Berry:
Miss Hogan’s room, Mrs. Tom Good;
Mrs. Bowman’s room, Mrs. W. I.
Ohenault; Mrs. Garrisons room, Mrs.
Elwood Phillips; Miss Tillman’s room,
Mrs. Hollis White; Miss Carrington’s
room, Mrs. Allard; Miss Henson's
room, lvirs. Westerman; Miss Potter’s
room, Mrs. Floyd Lain. For High
School, Mrs. W. I. Bartley, Mis. J. F.
Henslee, Mrs. R. S. Stevenson and
Mrs. Hope Haggard.
At the next meeting a discussion
on school lunches will be given by
Mrs. C. C. Taylor. Be present.
PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN.
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