The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1928 Page: 1 of 12
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NUMBER 41
Prf. R. A. Manire informe d
that the inspector from the
State Department of Education
was with them just before Xmas
and that her report will Show
that it is imperative that M&ii-
sonville have a new high schol
building before the next tefoh
begins. She found the croWdecl
conditions we spoke of in our
last issue and no available spafee
for other pupils and theyv are
coming every week asking for
admittance to our school. v%v *
Mr. Manire will give thfe re-
port to the public as soon as he
receives same from the State
Department. Keep in mind the
new building and as the school
grows so will Madisonville, and
as the students come from ihe
surrounding communities so will
more business come to the busir
ness men of our city. We rn^st
get ready to take acre of them
some way.
HIGHTOWER-BURK .
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At the home of the bride Sat-
urday, December" 24, Mr. IteJ-
eigh Hightower of Kansas City
and Miss Elouise Burk w$\y
married. Rev. John E. DaVis!
officiating.
Ja&CTolirr. IndMra:
Burk of the Elwood community
and Mr. Hightower is an old
Madisnville high school gradu-
ate and also A. & M. College
and now holds a responsible po-
r sition in the engineering depart-
ment with the United States
Government.
The bride and groom left the
latter part of the week for their
home at Kansas City, with the
best wishes of their many ad-
mirers and friends.
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WILSON-CHAMPLESS""^
Miss WiSfe Mae Wilson MQ&
Mr. T. C. CKambless were mar-
ried at Huntsville last week,
Justice Bob Camp performing
the ceremony. Mr. Chalhbless
is a young business man of this
city, coining to Texas about a
year ago from Florida, rand his
bride iS tihe daughter of Mr.
arid Mrs. J. M. Wilson of the
Center immunity and is: a very
charming and accomplished
young lady. The best wishes
of their many friends are ex-
tended.
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SHORT COURSE IN LIVE
STOCK JANUARY 9-13TH
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Special livestock short course
f0* live stock farmers, ranchers
and others interested will be
held at th A. & M. College of
Texas January 9-13, inclusive.
This course will be offered, by
the extension service in coopera-
tion with the animal husbandry
department of the .College and
the Texas Agricultural Experi-
ment Station. It will be the first
course of the sort offered at
the College in several years.
The program for the course,
just issued, shows three divis-
ions, dealing respectively with
beef cattle, and sheep and goats.
Lecture programs for these ?
divisions will proceed during the
same hours but in different sec-
tions during the five-day period.
The short course is designed to
give live stock formers and
ranchers an opportunity tc
study problems of the industry
more intensely than is possible
either in county meetings or
during the summer short course.
R.E ALFREY
JOHNSON. COUNTY
LUTHER HERSARUNG
MADISON. COUNTY
W. F WURZBACH
MtDINA, COUNTY
Fifteen Master Farmers of Texas
For 1927 Have Been Announced;
Local Farmer Among Number
Texas Recognizes Fifteen New
Master Farmers as Selected
by The Progressive Farmer
ai& The A. & M. College Ex-
tension Service.
Dallas, Texas, Jan. 1, 1928—
Winners in The Progressive Far-
mer Master Farmer Contest for
1927 were recently selected at
the Texas A. & M. College by the
final committee composed of
Dr. T. 0. Walton, Chas. H. Al-
vord, H. H. Williamson, Miss
Mildred Horton, M. R. Martin,
and Paul Huey. The final se-
lections were made possible af-
ter a careful study of descrip-
tions of a large number Of farms
contained in score cards wljjch
were prepared in Retail for each
farmer. The fifteen selected
as Master Farmers for 1927 a?e :
R; B. Gary, Fiotfd qounty.;
R. F. Alfrey, Johnson county.
Douglas Pounds, ^ufebock
county. . v.
M. L. Cadwallader, El Paso
county. ,,
H. Rueter, McLennan county.
W. W, Dollahite, Blanco coun-
ty. ... '
s John Simpson, Lee county.
H. F. Wurzbach, Medina coun-
ty, Ut
M. F. Orr, Cameron county,
A. M. White, Kleberg county,
L. H. Hensarling, Madison
county*
R. R. Windham, Shelby coun-
ty.
J. R. Wright, Morris county.
Cal McCurdy, Wise county.
J. A. Moore, Dallas county.
The Master Farmer movement
is feeing carried out in IT States
this year by Standard Farm Pa-
pers in cooperation with the va-
rious state agricultural colleges.
The Texas contest is very simi-
lar to that of the other states
in that the selections are made
on the basis of a rigid score card
and questionaire covering every
phase of the farm operation
and the community standing of
the contestant. TTie score card
is prepared on a basis of 1,000
points having six main divisions
with values, etc.
Approximately 150 of Texas'
best farmers from 57 counties
were in competition for the cove-
ted honor of being listed among
the fifteen winners this year..
The county agricultural agents
and home demonstration airents
working with local "emmittees
made the selections of the indi-
viduaF farmeirs in their respec-
tive counties whom they consid-
ered most outstanding in home
life and farrtKpractices. Thejior-
ty highest scoring farmers in
the competition were visited by
the district agents of the Ex-
tension Service and Paul Huey,
Afcs'oifrtc Editor o: the Progres-
sive Farmer, for the purpose of
making a close study of the in-
dividual farms on which to base
their report that guided the fi-
lial committee in selecting the
fifteen winners.
Many factors have entered in-
to the* success of these farmers.
They have taken advantage of
influences which stabilize farm
production and insure a credit-
able earning power of the farm.
They plant the best seed obtain-
able and have in their herds and
flocks high producing individ-
uals which receive the feed and
care that enables them to pro-
duce most economically. Crop
yields are kept at high levels by
those Master Farmers by their
use of improved seed, the'intelli-
gent use of commercial fertili-
zer, legumes, cover crops, and
crop rotation. None pf them
deplete their soils by continous
one-crop methods, as is eviden-
ced by the fact that an average
Of only 40 per cent of their culti-
vated land is planted tocotton.
They force theese acres released
from cotton to be profitable by
growing feedstuffs, which are
marketed thru livestock.
No particular section of Texas
seems to have a distinct advan-
tage in the development of Mas-
ter Farmers. They come this
year as well as last fronl all cor-
ners of the state. Mr. Gary and
Mr. Pounds from the plains re-
gion and Mr. Cadwallader from
El Paso represent what is usu-
ally termed West Texas. Cen-
tral and North Texas have three
winners—J*r A. Moore of Dallas
county; H! Reuter of McLennan
Cal McCurdy of Wise and R. F.
Alfrey of Johnson. East Texas
has three winners—R. F. Wind-
ham of Shelby: L. H. Hensarling
of Madison and J. R. Wright of
Morris county.
South Texas and the Rio
Grande Valley are represented
bv John Jimpson of Bee, H. F.
Wurbach of Medina county,
W. W. Dollahite of Blanco, A.
M. White of Kleberg and M. F.
Orr of Cameron county.
Remarkable success has met
the efforts of the men in 'the
managrnent of their farms.
Their farms have in every case
paid a good 4ivi(iend on the in-
vestment aS well as producing
enough to supply modern home
conveniences. Paul Huey, Asso-
ciate Editor of the Progressive
Farmer, in giving a summary of
conditions foi$d on these farms
states that the^ average per farm
is 423 acres ^vith 207 acres ir
cultivation. ,*%he average total
investments tier farm is $47,660.
An average net income of 9.1
per cent has been produced by
these men over a period of year?
through their sound farm prac-
tices," continued Mr. Huey. _
"They have an average of 12
dairy cows,, 4 brood sows, 120
standard bred hens and 18 beef
cows per farm. Some of these
are more orv> less specializing
with a large number - of some
class of livestock, but those fig-
ures represent the average of
the fifteen*-farms.
Modern Koime conveniences in
the form of light plants, bath-
room fixtures, radios, electric
fixtures aiid labor-saving de-
vi(?e8 of various kinds to lighten
the burden of the wives are
found in tfce homes. Thirteen
of the fifteen have light plants,
13 have se#i!rage and bath fa-
cilities and 10 have radios in
their homes.
These men and their wives
will be the guests of the Pro-
gressive Fawner at the Master
Farmer Banquet to be given in
their honor St Dallas, January
16, 1928. At this time they will
also be awarded gold medals and
be taken into th emembership of
the Master Farmer Association
of Texas, of Which W. F. Lowe
Plainview, a> Master Farmer of
1926, is president.
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Mres. Louise Jackson returned
to Houston last week where she
holds a position.
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Mr. J. SASrhompson was here
from Pasedma to visit relative£
the past wS'fik.
Miss Kittje Bess McAfee was
up from Houston to visit her pa-
rents, Mr, And Mrs. O. K. Mc-
Afee the past week.
Grandma Steele has been very
sick the past week and there
seems to be but little improve-
ment at this time.
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Local Tax Rate
Is Reduced
After issuing bonds to retire
the old road bonds which were
outstanding against the county
and an additional one hundred
thousand, the road taxfor Madi-
son county has been fixed at 69
cents on the hundred valuation
instead f 75 cents as they were
last year. This is due to the fact
that the recent bond issue covers
the entire county and the intan-
gible values of the railroads and
pipe line can be taxed in a coun-
ty wide issue. The Commission-
ers' courts will not have to riaise
this tax until more bonds are is-
sued as they are needed to take
care of the road work in the
county. This issue was made to
get ready for the work on the
lateral roads and to meet the
State and Federal aid which
they hope to get for the paving
of the North and South road
through the county at the meet-
ing of the Highway -Commission
next week.
BRACEWELL-THOMPSON
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Mr. Reginald Bracewell and
Miss Willie Thompson were mar-
ried in Park Place, Houston, last
Friday evening, December 23,
leaving soon afterwards for
Austin and other points for
brief visits.
The groom ip a son of Mr. J.
B. Bfracewell t# Becliafe and was a
member of the graduating class
of Madisonville high school in
1923 and of the law department
of Cumberland University last
year.
At present he is superintend-
ent of Wallar Public Schools.
The bride is a graduate of
Sam Houstn State Teachers Col-
lege and is teaching in the pub-
lic schools at Genoa. Her pa-
rents reside at Alief.
McVEYDEAN
Mr. Ercel McVey and Miss
Berta Mae Dean were married
Christmas week, Rev. Jno. E.
Davis officiating. Mr. McVey
is a prosperous - young farmer
and the son of Mr. and Mrs. T.
N. iMcVey, the bride is the dau-
ghter of Mr- and Mrs. Ed Dean,
both o fthe Elwood community,
and very popular among the
younger set.. The bride was
crowned Queen of the Madison
County Fair last fall and is a
very beautiful and popular
young lady.
The many friends extend con-
gratulations and best wishes.
SMlTH-MANNNING
Mr. Raymond Smith of Ft.
Worth and Miss Mary Berta
Manning were hiarried at the
home of Rev. M. A. Darby on
Christmas Day in the presence
of a few friends. Mr. Smith
holds a prominent position with
the Gulf company in Ft. Worth
and the bride is one of our effi-
cient teachers in the Madison-
ville school. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Manning
and is an accomplished young
lady of the highest ideals. They
left for Ft. Worth the past week
for a few days after which Mrs.
Smith will return and take up
her duties in the primary de-
partment of the school here.
When school is out they expect
to make Ft. Worth their home.
Mrs. Manire is teaching this
week while Mrs. Smith is away.
Miss Mildred Scott, who is a
student at S. H. S. T. C. was at
home with her aprents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Scott for the holi-
days.
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