The Delta Courier (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 3, 1930 Page: 1 of 4
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COOPER, DELTA COUNTY, TEXAS. TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1930.
VOLUME 49, NO. 22.
GOLFERS PLAY
AT HONEY GROVE
Candidate For Re-elec-
tion To Court of Civil
Appeals
COOPER PLAYERS LOSE;
TOURNAMENT HERE
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Son Bryant and wife, two negroes,
are In Jail and Andrew Morton has
a wounded hand as a result of a bat-
tle royal in the negro section of
Cooper Sunday night after 2 o’clock.
Investigation developed that Son
Bryant’s wife was at the home of
her sister, Andrew Morton’s wife, and
Son went after her, but she was arm-
ed with a pistol and came out of the
hcflise and fired at Son, who made his
get-away. Son Bryant returned a-
whlle Later with a shot gun and bom-
barded Morton’s house to his satis-
faction, one charge taking effect in
Morton's hand.
Njghtwatchman Sam Rogers and
Creed Flanary arrested Bryant and
then called Constable L. B. Carrell
and after investigation they followed
Bryant's wife to the country and ar-
rested her.
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Members of Cooper Golf Club jour-
neyed to Honey Grove Sunday where
they played an eighteen hole tourn-
ament in the afternoon.
Those from Cooper who arrived in
Honey Grove before noon were guests
of the Honey Grove club for lunch
at the Roberts Hotel. Twelve Cooper
men were present at this time and
report an enjoyable hour as well as
tempting eats.
In the afternoon the players were
matched for the tournament, which
Honey Grove won, getting 12 points
to Cooper’s 6. Some well-played and
interesting contests were enjoyed dur-
ing the afternoon, and although the
difference in points is seemingly large,
it was a fight to the finish to see
who would win. Honey Grove has
a fine course and the Cooper players
enjoyed the tournament very much,
but being unfamilar with the greens
caused their scores to be higher than
usual.
Every member of the Honey Grove
Club proved himself an ideal host,
and spared no effort (except by beat-
ing Cooper) to make the guests’ visit
a pleasant one. Iced drinks were
served as refreshments during the aft-
ernoon.
The HoneyGrove players have ac-
cepted an invitation to play at Coop-
er next Sunday and plans are be-
ing made to serve barbecue at the
golf course at noon.
Those from Cooper who played
Sunday were: Ed Tucker, A. R.
Byrns, Jack Chesnut. W. E. Fly, J
Glenn Turner, A. H. Kenemer, Ed
Adair John T. Taylor, Homer Ha-
"00(1. W. I. “Parley” B,artley, John
T. Woodall. B. J. McMillan, Kirby S.
True, Chester Keith and Dr. W. C.
Walls. Others from Cooper who were
in attendance were, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Chesnut and son; Mrs. W. C.
Walls, Willie Shepherd, Louis M. Tay-
lor. Tom E. Robertson and Lewis N.
Carrell.
WILLIAM HODGES.
The Court is located at Texarkana,
and the district over which it has
jurisdiction is composed of twenty-
two counties situated in Northeast
Texas, including Delta County.
The court consists of three judges,
one of whom must be elected every
two years. The term of Judge Hodges
expires this year and he is asking
for re-election. IILs record as a judge
is well known to the lawyers in this
and adjoining counties. He formerly
lived in Paris, Lamar County, and is
strongly indorsed by the Paris Bar
and other attorneys of the district
who have practiced in that court. They
look upon the position as an import-
ant one and feel that the experience
of Judge Hodges has increased his
fitness for the duties of the office.
If experience adds to the fitness
of lawyers, doctors, surgeons, teach-
ers. clerks and mechanics why should
not experience be taken into account
in selecting men for important judi-
cial positions? Tue only benefit the
people get from electing a man to
an office is the service he renders.
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Two Negroes Are
In Jail, One Shot
Delta Courier
CARL WILLIAMS.
COTTON MEMBER
SPOKE AT PARIS
C. O. MOSER OF1 AMERICAN
COTTON UO.OP GROUP
ALSO SPEAKS.
P/xRIfcv Texas, May 31.—“The aim
of the Federal Government in creat-
ing the Federal Farm Board was to
make tilings a Hi Lie easier for Ameri-
can farmers through an organization
B ^ waking with them to establish n sys-
tem of marketing that would put ag-
riculture on an equal basis with oth-
er industries; to reduce speculation in
f* farm products; to reduce waste and
inefficiency in the distribution of farm
products; and to prevent and con-
trol surpluses of farm products,” de-
clared Carl C. Williams, cotton mem-
ber of the Federal Farm Board here
Saturday afternoon. Mr. Williams
addressed a mass meeting of fann-
ers and business m<>n of the Paris
area
A farmer-owned and farmed-con-
trolled system of cooperative market-
ing for cotton is recommended by the
Farm Board.
Several hundred farmers and bus-
iness men were .jjj-esent at the meet-
ing. Lee caviness of Chtcota presid-
ed over the meeting.
C. D. Moser, vice president and sec-
retary of the American Cotton Co-
operative Association, who made a
brief talk before Mr. Williams was
introduced, said that nearly everyone
realized that there was something
wrong with the agricultural Industry,
but that there were not many who
knew what was the mat tor. He also
said that there were still fewer who
^ knew a remedy for the condition.
^ "‘Tlie condition affecting agriculture
ls general, all branches of the indus-
try suffering more or less alike. The
realization of this condition bv the
government led to the establishment
of the Federal Farm Board.
“The problem is made more diffi-
cult because of the fact that there
are six or seven million farm fami-
lies who are affected. The problem
can not be solved by production alone.
Neither can farmers alone solve the
problem. All business interests must
help in the solution. The business
interests of the country and the farm-
ers have a mutual problem, because
of the fact that at least 50 per cent
of all the money in any agricultural
community is first handled by the
farmer. The problem must be solv-
ed; by farmers and business men
working together.”
Mr. Williams was introduced by A.
L. Edmiaston, county agent.
In discussing the amount of money
appropriated by Congress for use by
the Federal Farm Board. Mr. Wil-
liams said that the share of one farm-
er had been found to be $11.20. This,
he said, would not amount to very
much in giving aid, therefore indi-
vidual aid could not be given.
He said that when the matter of
giving aid to cooperative marketing
associations was taken up by the Farm
Board, it was found that there were
^ more than 12.000 such organizations
W in the United States. Thus it was
found to be very difficult to deal even
with individual marketing associa-
tions. The plan which is now ap-
proved by the board is to have a na-
tional cooperative marketing associa-
tion for each farm commodity. These
organizations will have branches in
each state where the commodity is
produced. One organization will have
charge of all the distributing, storing
and marketing of each commodity.
fThe biggest problem confronting
the American farmer today is the fact
that each farmer is competing with
Other farmers in markeing his pro-
ducts. The buyer doesn’t have to buy
when the farmer has to sell. The
weakest producer sots the price for
all. This weakness is not always
caused by inefficiency. The farmer’s
creditors may be urging him to sell,
or he may be in great need of money,
but the fact remains that he is forc-
ed to let the buyer set the price.”
Mr. Williams said that because of
the size of Texas, the state had been
divided into seven districts for the
purpose of establishing marketing as-
sociations.
Mr. Williams said that overproduc-
tion always lowered the price. “Why
should a man grow five bushels of
wheat and sell for a dollar a bushel,
when he can grow four bushels and
get $1.50 a bushel for it?
A, There isn’t any sense in growing
W 18 million bales of cotton when 14
million bales will bring more money
to the farmer.
“It would be better to let the land
lie out, or grow up in trees than to
produce a crop on the land at a loss.
If each farmers would produce enough
food for the family, and enough feed
for the livestock on the farm, there
would never be an overproduction of
cotton.
"One dozen eggs, or one pound of
TENCANDIDATES
FILE IN RACE
FOR GOVERNOR
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MOODY AND DAVIDSON ARE
DRAFTED BY VOTERS;
BOTH SILENT.
DALLAS, June 1.—Ten candidates
of nearly twice that number who have
publicly anounced Sunday were offi-
cially on the Democratic roster for
the ’ Governor’s race in the July pri-
maries in the most unprecedented
turnout of kspirants for the office in
the history of Texas.
Applications already received here
by Albert Sidney Johnson, secretary of
the Democratic State Executive Com-
mittee, included Earle B. Mayfield,
Austin; Dr. C. E. Walker, Grapevine;
Frank Putman. Houston; Barry Mil-
ler, Dallas; Clint Small, Wellington;
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson. Austin;
James Young, Kaufman; Thomas B.
Love, Dallas, and the names of Gov-
ernor Moody and of Lynch Davidson
of Houston, former Lieutenant Gover-
nor, which were filed by citizens.
Neither the Governor nor Daviison
has yet expressed acceptance or re-
fusal of “thus draft.”
Governor Moody’s name was filed
Saturday by citizens of Tyler, who
sent the application here with the
filing fee by a special messenger in
an airplane. Davidson’s name was
first filed by 35 Hunt County citizens
and later Uvalde voters sent in a
similar draft petition.
Ross S. Sterling of Houston, chair-
man of th State Highway Comm.s-
sion and publicly announced candidate
for Governor, told Johnson over long
distance telephone Saturday that his
application for a place on the ballo*
was in the mails.
The Governor and Davidson, along
with other candidates filing applica-
tions, had until midnight Monday to
make their disposition as to partici-
pation in the campaign.
Moodv. apparently taken by surprise
by Sterling’s anouneement, had said
he would not like to run against “my
friend Ross Sterling.” whom he had
appointed on the Highway Commis-
sion.
Sterling would make the eleventh
candidate to file and half a dozen or
more of others had publicly an-
nounced.
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texar-
kana had filed for re-election, with
C. A. Mitchner of Sherwood and Rob-
ert L. Henry of Houston as oppon-
ents.
Applications in the Lieutenant Gov-
ernor's race had been received from
James P. Rogers, Houston; Edgar E.
Witt. State Senator, Waco; Virgil E.
Arnold, Houston; H. L. Darwin, Par-
ts; W. H. Bledsoe, Lubbock.
W. Gregory Hatcher, State Treasur-
er, Saturday announced he had with-
drawn his application as a candidate
for Governor and instead would seek
a place on the Railroad Commission,
opposing Pat M. Neff of Waco, in-
cumbent.
ATTENDING LEAGUE CON-
FERENCE AT SHERMAN
Rev. I. T. Huckabee. Mrs. Lewis N.
Carrell and Misses Joyce Partlev. Al-
lene Hooks and Helen Boyd left Mon-
day afternoon for Sherman where
they are attending the annual con-
ference of the Epworth League which
which ts being held at Kidd-Key
College. Mrs. Carrell went as a dis-
trict delegate and will act as assist-
ant secretary while there. The oth-
ers from Cooper represent the Senior
League of this place. They will re-
turn home Saturday evening.
butter can be produced as cheaply
as can a pound of cotton. Fags and
butter can be eaten, but cotton can
not.”
Mr. Williams said that surpluses
were created by farmers in their ef-
forts to gain, but in the end, surplus-
es mean losses. “However,” he said,
“surpluses are sometimes created by
under consumption. This was the
case with cotton last year. There
were 1,700,000 bales less cotton cell-
sum ed last year than normally."
When asked about the board’s at-
titude toward speculation, Mr. Wil-
liams said that the Federal Farm
Board was already indirectly affect-
ing speculation. The first thing to be
done is for the framers and the Fed-
eral Farm Board to get together In a
working partnership, he said.
In conclusion, Mr. Williams said
that the Federal Farm Board would
carry normal surpluses of production
of all farm commodities, but that it
would not attempt to carry abnormal
surpluses.
Following the address by Mr. Wil-
liams, Mr. Moser discussed the con
tract which the farmer entered into
when becoming a member of the
Texas Cotton Cooperative Association.
He explained that the farmer was
not forced to sell his cotton at any
time, and that he might sell a part
of it at a time if he wished to do
so.
R. S. STERLING
IS PROUD OF
ACHIEVEMENT
GETS MUCH ENCOURAGE-
MENT IN HIS RACE FOR
; GOVERNOR.
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HOUSTON, May 31.—All good roads
lead to Austin and the Governor's of-
fice—for R. S. Sterling, it appears to
the chairman of the State Highway
Commission from the response he is
getting to his announcement of last
Thursday, tossing his hat into the
gubernational ring.
Since the “breaking” of the news,
lie says he has done little else but
receive congratulations, felicitations and
proffers of support, conveyed to him
by word of mouth, local and long
distance telephone, telegraph and let-
ter.
The comments that Impress him
most—and they comprise a vast pro-
portion of the entire volume—are
those declaring that the State is as-
sured by his candidacy of a continu-
ation and extension of highway pro-
gress, as well as a flourishing era *f
State government in other respects.
Many say that the reason the Gover-
nor's race has aroused so little in-
terest thus far is that they've been
waiting for the right candidate, and
that now things will hum.
"If I were not convinced,” said the
huge, square-jawed Houstonian, “that
I can render a better service as gov-
ernor than as highway commissioner,
I would not have consented to make
the race. If I am elected, no only will
the present road building policies be
carried on, but I will then also be In
position to improve them, with the
aid of the Legislature and the peo-
ple; at the same time conducting the
other executive affairs of State gov-
ernment on a basis of business effi-
ciency.”
Other highway officials say that road
development is a passion with Chair
man Sterling. He has vouchsafed re-
peatedly that it is the hardest job of
his life. And Governor Moody de-
clared; “I would not be surprised if
the figures would disclose that the
present commission has built more
hard-surface, all-weather highways in
its tenure of about three years than
had been built by all previous ad-
ministrations of the highway depart-
ment.”
According to records and officials of
the department, the present highway
commission’s career has been substan-
tially as follows:
At the time the commission took
office it inherited from its predecessors
more than $6,000,000 of obligations and
less than $600,000 of funds. There
were few paved roads, and no high-
way was improved for any consider-
able distance. Maintenance had fall-
en so far below standard that Federal
aid. amounting to $6,500,000 had been
withheld.
The commission immediately re-or-
ganized the department, restored the
maintenance, recovered the Federal
aid, secured passage of a bill raising
the gasoline tax from one to three
cents per gallon, soon paid off of out-
standing obligations, replaced the de-
partment’s meager and worn-out
equipment, and launched upon an un-
precedented program of road building.
Since then the department has con-
tracted and placed under construc-
tion about 4,000 miles of grading and
drainage structures: about 700 miles of
gravel, shell, caliche and macadam
road about 6,000 miles of bituminous
hard surfaced roads; about 2,000 miles
of asphalt topped highway; consider-
able mileage of roadbed, widening,
and approximately 1400 miles of con-
crete highnyay—a total of between 8,-
500 and 9,000 miles of improvements.
In addition, the commission has
placed under rontract and construc-
tion about 100 major bridges, over-
passes and under-passes.
The Highway Commission is no less
proud of its construction record than
of its organization, for it holds that
without the organization the construc-
tion record would not have been pos-
sible. “For efficiency, economy and
loyalty,” said Mr. Sterling, “we will
match our working force, including
some 5.000 employes, against any oth-
er working organization in Texas.”
This is Mr. Sterling's first quest
of elective office, and he says the ex-
perience thus far has proved highly
agreeable, with all Its strenuous de-
mands, including plans for his speak-
ing campaign, selection of a manager,
establishment of headquarters and
other preparations .all soon to be
complete.
“I’m finding it worth while to an-
nounce for governor, Just to get the
expressions of friendship and confi-
dence that are pouring in,” laughed
the captain of industry, who bears a
resemblance to James Stephen Hogg,
8TH DISTRICT
COURT TO AD-
JOURN 2 WEEKS
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JUDGE SELLERS EMPANEL-
ED GRAND JURY AND
ARRANGES RECESS.
After convening 8th Judicial Dis-
trict Court Monday morning. Judge
Grover Sellers arranged for adjourn-
ment Tuesday until Monday, June
16th, so farmers will have time to
cultivate their crops.
The grand jury was empaneled with
E. F. Smith as foreman. They were
told to work two days and recess un-
til Wednesday, June 18th, when they
will reconvene and conclude their
work. Constable L. B. Carrell was
made door bailiff and other consta-
bles of the county riding bailiffs.
After hearing the non-jury docket
some cases were set for Tuesday,
Judge Sellers recessed court and re-
turned to his heme in Sulphur Springs
but will return Tuesday morning and
hear some non-jury cases and call
the appearance docket.
The grand jury is as follows: A. A.
Moxley, J. F. Deatherage, L. S. Rob-
inson, L. J. Williams, O. L. Bridges,
Joe McGaha, W. S. Slough, H. T.
Dawson, E. F. Smith, A. L. Carring-
ton, J. R. Miller, W. A. Wilson.
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LIONS ENJOY
LADIES NIGHT
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LADIES AND FRIENDS ARE
GUESTS AT BANQUET;
GOOD PROGRAM.
An enjoyable time was had by mem-
bers of the Cooper Lions Club, Lion-
esses and friends at Cooper Hotel
Friday night on the occasion of the
ladies night and program.
Dow Stockton and Ed Tucker were
on the entertainmene committee and
provided a good program. Rube 3.
Wells was toastmaster.
Miss Bobbie Foster, a student of
Kidd-Key College, favored the club
With vocal and piano solos, which
were very much enjoj^d.
Miss Pauline Jordan, who teaches
in T. W. C. at Fort Worth, gave some
interesting readings on Memorial Day
which were appropriate.
Several humorous readings were giv-
en by Miss Joyce Bartley.
A quartet composed of Rev. Ira T.
Huckabee, Ghas. D. Berry, Dr. C. S.
Ellington and R. H. Faster, rendered
some vocal music that was thorough-
ly enjoyed.
Mrs. Cunningham of Mayfield, Ky,
Mrs. George Aiken, Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Hagood, Miss Bobbie Foster,
Miss Pauline Jordan, Miss Joyce Bart-
ley and Miss Cleon Adair were guests
of the club.
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Texas Cities of
15,000 to 25,000
Class Are Ranked
WASHINGTON. May 31.—Ranked
according to their present population,
Texas cities of from 15,000 to 25,000.
compiled by the Associated Press from
the 1930 census appear in the list
which follows.
The list now numbers 198. Some
cities of this class have not report-
ed. All figures are official as an-
nounced by the census supervisors but
are subject to revision;
1930
Perctz
City, position
Pop.
Incrse.
Abilene, 21st
23.129
125 1
Brownsville, 38th
22.050
87.0
Lubbock, 66th
20.612
408.8
Tyler, 131st
17.089
414
Texarkana. 141st
16,602
44.6
Marshall, 154th
16.295
13.4.
Sherman, 174th
15,636
4.0
Paris, 184th
15.406
2.4
Temple, 185 th
15.333
38.6
Corsicana, 191st
15.195
33.8
RETUURNED HOME FROM
TRIP TO NORTHEAST
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Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Taylor return-
ed home Sunday evening from a four
weeks trip in their car to points in
the Northeast. They went by way of
Nashville, Tenn., and Kentucky where
they visited relatives of Mrs. Taylor.
They visited Dr. Taylor’s son. Galen,
and family at West Point, where he
is an instructor, and with he and
family visited many interesting points,
Including Washington, D. C., and New
York City. They returned home
through Missouri, driving 4,577 miles
while gone.
and who. his friends predict, is des-
tined to follow in that illustrous gov-
ernor's footsteps, jc ,
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