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LOCAL BANKS and at the tame
time help us keep up our national
relief, pay off the 49 billion dollar*
we owe—yet not coet the tax
payers ONE SINGLE PENNY. If
not, WHY NOT?
EVERY FRIDAY
to this Trade
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tory, year....$1.60
PRESS
Mrs. Emma Meador, editor of the
Pampa Morning News, Is to be
congratulated In changing her.
Weekly Pampa Press to a dally
newspaper. Mrs. Meador Is a good
business woman and understands
the newspaper business, having had
many years successful work In this
line.
SSH
Garrett.
Each class took Its plaos lor
their lesson. At the eonduskw of
the lesson each class In the Sunday
School came to the auditorium for
the Secretary Reports given by the
General Bupt. C. A. Carr.
Dismissed with prayer by Rev.
J. P. Michael.
Sunday, March 19th, subject of
the Men's Class, the Wesley Friend-
ship Class and Phebe K Warner
Class will be "Incentives to Christ-
ian Living." Subject of the "Young
Adult Class will be "Social Con-
ventions and Sanctions."
The class will be glad to have
everyone come that are Interested.
Refusal by the Daughters of the
American Revolution to let Marian
Anderson, negro, sing in Constitu-
tion Hall. Washington, controlled
by them, is snid to have caused
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt to re-
sign from the DAR. Even members
of Congress, including Senators
Borah and Capper, intervened to
permit the noted Negro singer to
appear in a public school auditor
ium.
For The Latest ana Newest
IN LADIES READY TO WEAR
MILLINERY and ACCESORIES
Shop At The
New and Beautiful
lei POLK ST.
Amarlllo, Texas
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF ARMSTRONG :
To those indebted to. or holding
claims against the Estate of Perry
Samuel Funk, Deceased.
The undersigned having been duly
appointed Independent Executor of
the will and estate of Perry Samuel
Funk (usually known as P. S.
Funk), deceased, late of Armstrong
County, Texas, by Charles W. Stew-
art Judge of the County Court of
said County on the 13th day of
March, A. D. 1939. hereby notifies
all persons indebted to said estate
to come forward and make settle-
ment, and those having claims
against said estate to present them
to him within the time prescribed
by law at his office, Carter Beck-
ham County, Oklahoma, where he
receives his mail, this 13th day of
March, A. D. 1939.
G. C. MITCHEL.
Executor of the will and es-
tate of Perry Samuel Funk,
, Deceased.
WANT
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Want Ad Oal-
^chaajre In copy.
us ah le a wart after and
week, wfthont
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of Thanks in
Obituaries printed Free, where
' ind the
That 48-page Special Edition, or
St. Patrick's Irish Edition of the
SHAMROCK TEXAN was a hum
dinger. Many interesting and in-
formative articles regarding the
IRISH, local, county and state
news galore. Last but not least
some very attractive ADS. ADS
that will make the buying public
sit up and take notice. Editors Al-
bert Cooper and Percy Bones cer-
tainly made a TOUCHDOWN in
that excellent newspaper of Satur-
day, March 11, 1939. Do it again,
boys, it developes the muscle as
well as the brain.
Marvin Jones is expecting his
appointment as a Federal Judge,
and Gene Howe of the Amarillo
News promptly announced his will-
ingness to become Marvin's succes-
sor in Congress. Honest Bill Miller,
Spearman Reporter and H. Deskins
Wells, published Wellington Leader
and President Texas Press Associa-
tion. have also made it known they
are willing for the "lightening to
strike" them. After these came an
avalanche of Panhandle publishers
who, unblushingly announced they
are willing to be chosen to fill the
shoes of Congressman Marvin Jones,
IF, WHEN and HOW.
"He that followeth me shall not
walk in darkness, but shall have
the light of life." John 8:12.
"Above all put on Charity which
is the bond of perfectness." Cor
3:14.
We feel that our explanation or
answer to Editor Braswell's editorial
on Banks and Bankers, in The
Clarendon News, in last week's
Claude News, was plain and to the
point. Now we wish to ask Mr.
Braswell to answer some very im-
portant questions, regarding the
CENTRAL BANKS, which in no
way applies to the country banks,
all of whom have to pay interest
on the money they get from the
Federal Reserve Banks:
Why is it that the 12 Federal Re-
serve Banks, PRIVATELY OWNED,
get all the money they ask for,
printed up and given to them, for
which THEY PAY NO INTEREST
WHATEVER, while the smaller
banks MUST PAY INTEREST on
the money issued to them thru the
CENTRAL BANKS? Why is it that
the said Central Banks may have
printed up any amount of money
they ask for—thus giving them a
blanket mortgage on ALL THE
PROPERTY OF THE UNITED
STATES—because the whole pro-
perty owners of this nation, must
stand behind and make that money
worth 100 cents on the dollar? Why
not have one FEDERAL OWNED
Central Bank, which would fur-
nish money to the small banks. AT
A VERY LOW RATE OF INTER-
EST, and thus enable the small
banks to loan money to legitimate
borrowers at a VERY LOW RATE
OF INTEREST, thus helping the
Farmers, Merchants, Mechanics.
Wage Earners. Builders, Manufac-
turers, Investors and other legiti-
mate Business Institution, because
small banks could loan them money
at a VERY LOW RATE, since the
GOVERNMENT OWNED CENTR-
AL BANK would protect them and
their depositors both on deposits
and ON% LOANS MADE? WHY
NOT allow thus interest collected
by the FEDERAL OWNED CEN-
TRAL BANK, taken from the small
banks, go into the U. S. Treasury,
thus benefitting ALL THE PEOPLE
and not go into the PRIVATELY
OWNED BANKS, as it is at this
time? WHY NOT use this interest-
ed collected by the FEDERAL
OWNED BANK, from the small
banks, to pay off our 43 Billion
Dollar Debt, for WPA works and
other Governmental expense, and
thus NOT COST THE GOVERN-
MENT'ONE DIME to keep the
iii"bfricoing
tfF
Just after the women of Arm-
strong County had worked all day
Sunday, sweeping, dusting and get-
ting rid of the dirt in their res-
pective residences, following a gi-
gantic sand storm Saturday, an-
other small dirt storm visited us
Monday of this week. Ladies, there
is no use; might as well fix up one
living room and let the other rooms
go to the dogs, until these March
sand storms arc over. It is surely
a waste of time to clean up the
house one day and the next day
the sand is worse than before. Re-
member. ladies, this is not. half so
bad as being blown away, drown
and the home destroyed by a cyc-
lone and flood.
WORTHY CLUB
One of the most enjoyable meet-
ings of the season was held In the
home of Mrs. C. B. Hunter, March
9. 1939. By mid-forenoon many of
the members and guests had ar-
rived and engaged In quilting on
a quilt for the hostess, while more
arrivals filled the rooms with merry
chatter.
At noon a very appropriate pray-
er was offered by "Aunt Kitty"
Carlton after which a bountiful
and delicious luncheon was enjoyed
by all.
A lovely kitchen shower was pre-
sented the hostess, for which she
very graciously offered her thanks
and appreciation.
A short business session was then
held followed by several musical
numbers by Mrs. Elmer Roblson
and little daughter, Eva Jane. Then
more visiting and the quilting fin-
ished.
At the next meeting which is to
be at the home of Mrs. C. C
Smothermon, March 23rd, the roll
call is to be answered by giving
some helpful household hint or
other interesting item.
Also, remember the meeting to
be held in the home of Mrs. E. T.
Bagwell, March 30th.
Present at Mrs. Hunter's were:
Guests, Mesdames Carlton, of Chill-
cothe, Texas, Hughes, of Phoenix,
Arizona and Elmer Roblson and
little daughter, Eva Jane. Members:
Mesdames, O. L. Corbin, R. C.
Tyler. Tom Osborn, H. B. McGowan,
Walter McGowan and little daugh-
ters, Shirley and Ruella, H. W.
Kirk, R. M. Hunter, R. C. McElroy,
C. C. Smothermon, Jess Ruther-
ford, R. E. Campbell. C. H. Wink-
eompleck. W. E. Smothermon, Bob-
by and Juanita. J. W. Thomas, J.
T. Thomas and Dorothy Gene,
Francis Hood, Paul Hood and son,
Warren Wheeler, I. S. Henderson,
Miss Mary Jane Corbin and the
hostess, Mrs. C. B. Hunter.
PIANOS TUNED—Pianos tuned
or repaired with a positive guaran-
tee of satisfaction Jrom any angle.
Phone 21S62 or write H. J. Lively,
412 N. Taylor St., Amarlllo, Tex 26-c
ads. Card
to a
no poetry Is Mad and the arti-
cle relates to )ife and biograph-
ical sketches. The News Is not
responsible for errors made In
ads or other items except to
correct same in 'silowinr Issue.
MODEL A-FORD cupe, in A-l
running condition, bran new rubber
all around, 6 tires and Inner tubes.
Good heater and other equipment,
to go at a redlculous low price.
Phone 97 If Interested.
HAVE YOUR SUIT MADE NOW
*" FOR EASTER DELIVERY
Big 2 for 1 Sale
WILL SAVE YOU MONEY
TWO SUITS FOR THE ONE PRICE
AH New Spring Woolens
Also Medium and Year-Round Weights
Bell':
GAS RANGE cook-stove, In first-
class condition, bakes pies, cakes,
light bread, etc. Large oven for
roasts, etc. and large drawer to
store pots and pans. Priced to sell
Write Box 316, Claude, Texas.
There are two factors connected
with the effort to increase the legal
limit on truck loads that do not
rem to enter into the discussion.
First, if you double the load you
reduce the necessary number of
drivers by exactly one-half, to that
extent aggravating the unemploy-
ment situation. In the second place,
as you eliminate the little man with
his small truck you build up a
monopoly for a combination of
heavy-truck owners to the advan-
tage of the monopolists and the de-
triment of the service received by
the public. This condition already
obtains in much of the bus service
being rendered today. Fair com-
petition means better service on
the average.
Some of our subscribers have al-
ready said: "Why not tell our
neighbors to pen up their chick-
ens?" Those who wish to raise
flowers are bothered with chickens
scratching up their flowers, and
are anxious to have all chickens
penned up to protect their yards.
Those who have chickens should
be good enough to pen them up
while some of their neighbors are
trying to beautify their yards with
flowers. Hope this gentle sugges
lion will produce results and those
laising chickens will pen them up.
Down at Childress the City Council
ruggests that those raising flowers
should kill all chickens found
scratching up their flowers and
throw them in the alley. Hope no
one will have to do that at Claude
but that all chicken raisers will
PEN THEM UP.
TO OUR READERS
Any newspaper likes to have the
"iews of its subscribers. We at-
tempt to reflect the thought of the
majority of the people in our com-
munity, and to know what you
think we must hear from you. If
your editor writes something with
which you disagree don't call him
a "nit-wit," sit down and write him
a letter. If space permits, it will
be printed.
METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
The adult classes of the Methodist
Sunday School met Sunday morn
night and day; also'ing, March 12th, at 9:45 in the
OUR NATIONAL 1 auditorium.
THE SAME TIME?
MB8. MAT*. Braswell, that you
rnjnv man and under-
songs "I ■tJeed Thee Every Hour"
and "Sweet Hour of Prayer" were
sung with Mrs. Ted Hughlett at
•~Y QUESTION from the piano.
" beseech you to Scripture Reading (read In unl-
'kms, for in so son) followed with prayer by G. E.
DIAL 2-3436
Snlte 5, Massle Bldg.
Dr. W. O. Francisco
DENTIST
In Offices Formerly Occupicd
By Mayo's
MRS. MAYO, Receptionist
Amarillo, Texas
turned Tuesday from Texline where
they had visited Mrs. Dabb's par-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Clayborn.
The Dabbs will leave the Panhan-
dle soon for their new home in
Louisana, and plan to have an auc-
tion sale on Wednesday, March 22,
at their home on Mrs. J. E. Phil-
lips' farm, seven miles north of
Claude,
Goodnight News
Mrs. A. J. Kinnard is visiting in
Amarillo.
Miss Edith McDowell visited her
sister in Canyon last Friday.
The Teachers of the Goodnight
School attended the Teacher's Con-
ference in Canyon Friday and Sat-
urday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McEIyea left
Monday night to vist Mrs. Mc-
Elyea's mother in Jackson, Mississ-
ippi and other points in Miss and
La.
Miss Oneta Brown is visiting her
sister in Pampa.
Charlie Munn has returned from
Ft. Bayard, N. M„ where he has
been in the Government hospital.
Conway News
I'HIL WALKER, Correspondent
At the luncheon and style show
given Tuesday noon in the Blus
Room of the Amarillo Hotel, hon-
oring wives and daughters of visit-
ing cattlemen. Mrs. M. G. Walker
was presented a white carnation,
the traditional flower given by
(Bones) Hooks Mathew to the old-
est out-of-town lady at the affair.
With Mrs. Walker at the luncheon
was her daughter, Mrs. Arthur G.
Gripp and her granddaughter, Mary
Sue Walker.
Among the Claude ladies seen
seated at tables were Mrs. Albert
Cobb and her daughters, Misses Bill
and Johnnie Cobb, Mrs. Jones
Christian, Mrs. A. F. Rutherford,
Mrs. Tony Chauveaux and Miss
Genie Chauveaux, Mrs. R. A. Camp-
bell. Mrs. Jim Woodburn. Following
the luncheon, these ladies were the
guests of the Paramount Theatre
at the Texas premiere showing of
"Stagecoach." •
Seen Wednesday afternoon on the
Stock Show grounds were Mrs. Tom
Cobb and Mrs. Sue Kerr, also Mrs.
J. L. Pafford, Ola Cobb Davis. Mrs.
Albert Cobb, Miss Johnnie Cobb.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Wooldridge
were seen walking on downtown
Polk Tuesday morning.
Among those who have visited
Miss Ann Wilson are Mrs. M. G.
Walker. Mrs. J. B. Walker and
Mary Sue Walker.
Mrs. H. L. Calliham of Canyon
visited Thursday night in the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Otis Weath-
erly and Mr. Weatherly.
A short business session of the
Carson County Reporters' Ass'n.
was held at the courthouse on
Monday afternoon, Feb. 27th, con-
ducted by Miss Bernice Westbrook,
county home demonstration agent,
in the absence of the president,
Mrs. Chas. Walker. The following
reports were selected to be sent to
Miss Ruby Mashburn. district agent
at A. & M. College: Cuyler Study
Club. Council Report. Tony Ridge
and Conway. Miss Mashburn will
select the four best reports In her
district and send them to each
county home demonstration agent
o be used as model reports.
NOBODY'S
BUSINESS
BY JULIAN OAI'BKS JR.
ANI)
Guaranteed Tailored to Your
Individual Measure
V YOU VE. HEARD 0F US ALL VCUP LI f C ^
5C6 Polk St.
Amarillo
EXTRA
HIGH GRADE
WOOLENS
$49.50
$59.50
and $69.50
AUSTIN—with antisales tax lea-
ders claiming 56 House votes again-
st that form of levy, following a
caucus last week-end, the Texas
legislature prepared to plunge this
week into what promises to be a
memorable floor battle over what
form of taxes, if any, will be sub-
mitted to the people this fall or
late summer, to raise $40,000,000
of new social security revenue.
Debate on the proposed constitu-
tional amendment, approved by the
House committees on taxation and
revenue and on constitutional a
mendments, was scheduled to be-
gin on the floor Tuesday. The
amendment, an omnibus measure
would raise an estimated $33,000,-
000 of new revenue by imposing a
2% percent sales tax on retail pur
chases and public utility bills, to
be paid by the purchaser and col
lected by the seller; plus a 25 per
cent increase in present levies on
oil, gas and sulphur, plus a tax
on amusement admissions of 50c
and over.
Push Income Tax
Those opposing the sales tax fea-
ture will seek, by floor amendments,
to substitute a net income tax,
with the same exemptions provided
by the Federal income tax law,
and a graduated income taxation
schedule ranging from one to three
percent for individuals, and a flat
3 percent for corporations. It is
estimated this tax would raise about
$20,000,000—the same sum estimated
as the yield from the proposed sales
tax for which it would be sub-
stituted, leaving a balance of $13,-
000.000 to come from the Increased
natural resource levies and amuse-
ments impost.
The anti-sales tax group named
a committee including G. C. Morris,
of Greenville; Alfred Derden, of
Marlin; Bryan Bradbury of Abilene;
DeWitt Hale of Farmersville; John
Kerr, Jr., of LaGrange; and John
M. Mohrman of Waco, to draft
several amendments which will be
offered in the effort to kill the
sales tax feature of the omnibus
amendment.
Meanwhile, with the session half
gone, the Senate is sitting quietly
on the side-lines, insofar as taxa-
tion Is concerned, awaiting House
action. Many senators believe that
the bitter struggle in prospect be-
tween sales taxers and anti-sales
taxers in the lower house may re-
sult in a complete stymie, with no
taxation measure getting through
the House.
Senate May Take Charge
Some Senators hope that the
Senate then will be in a strategic
position, by offering amendments
or substitutes to some House re-
venue measure, for the upper body
to take charge of the situation dur-
ing the closing hours of the session,
and thus write the State's tax
policy for the next two years, at
least, despite the Constitutional
provision granted the tax orgina-
tion option to the House. What
the Senate would do under these
circumstances Is problematical.
There is a strong sales tax senti-
ment In the Senate, but on the
conservative element which is op-
posed to any large new taxation
burden at all at this time, believing
that it is a fundamentally wrong
policy to check back to the people
the problem of choosing between
various complicated and technical
tax plans. Members of this latter
school of thought feel that failure
of this session to raise any large
additional revenue would be indica-
tive of the inability of the people
of Texas to assume such a burden
now, and would open the way to
write a new and conservative de-
claration of policy on old age pen-
sions, which would limit aid to
strictly those in need, and recog-
nize the economic futility of at-
tempting to pension everybody on
a more or less equal basis. They
are unwilling to accept the O'Dan-
iel dictum of $30 a month total
income for everybody over 65, just
as they found the unlimited $30
pension for everybody, advocated by
the governor during his campaign,
unacceptable.
How Would People Vote
House members, on the other
hand, seem to be generally in ac-
cord with the amended O'Daniel
program of $30 total income fr#
all over 65.
In an off political year, with
normal poll tax payments down,
and the aged holding exemption
certificates, sentiment here general-
ly inclines to the belief that almost
any tax program planned to raise
more money for the aged, would
carry in a referendum effectuated
LETS SWAP
BABY CHICKS FOR HEAVY
BREED HENS
We will exchange 2 baby chicks for each
pound of hens (heavy breed). Will give
you any breed or chicks you want. 20
breeds to select from.
All U. S. Approved & blood-tested stock
Bring us ycur hens now, and get chicks
at any future date that suits you.
We have 5,000 Started chicks on hand.
All breeds. Custom hatching 2£c.
HRING EGGS ANYTIME
CLARENDON HATCHERY
CLARENDON, TEXAS
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dabbs re- other hand, there Is also a strong
by means of a constitutional a-
mendment submission. They point
out there are 275.000 persons over
65 in Texas. If each of these voted,
and controlled only one oilier vote,
they point out it would roll up a
vote of 550.000 for bigger pensions
regardless of the tax method, which
is sufficient to carry an election
even in a record-breaking poll tax
payment year.
Bate CavMQk
$-Minute Biographies
s Author of "How to Win Friends
and Influence People."
Nizam of Hyderabad
THE RICHEST MAN IN THE
WORLD EATS SOUP WITH
HIS FINGERS
The richest man in the world
eats with his fingers. He doesn't
use a knife, nor a fork, nor a spoon.
He even drinks his soup out of his
fingers.
I am not referring to the fastidi-
ous Mr. Morgan, nor to the bustl-
ing Mr. Ford.
No. the richest man in the world
has never played the stock market.
He has never seen Wall Street;
and most of the people in America
have never even heard of him.
His name is Nizam Osman Ali
Khan Bahadur Fateh Jung Asaf
Jah; but he is usually called the
Nizam of Hyderabad, and he is a
descendant of the old Mogul Em-
perors who swept down through the
Kyber Pass and looted India cen-
turies ago. He rules with a high
hand over the richest state in
India.
What does he do with all his
wealth? Well, for one thing, he
has a harem filled with over five
hundred women.
But he has one favorite, and she
so that the unworthy populace can-
not gaze upon ■ her royal face. He
doesn't pay much attention to the
other beauties in his harem. Did
I say "beauties"? Well, now that is
a bit of exaggeration, for he in-
herited his harem from his father
who died twenty-three years ago.
The richest man in the world
gets up every morning before dawn.
He has four sevants whose sole duty
in life is to dess him. Each servant
dresses a different part of the
loyal body. One man, for example,
is the trouser specialist. He would
be insulted if you asked him to
help put on the royal shirt. No sir.
when he gets on the Nizam's trou-
sers, he sits in the shade and rests
up for the next morning's work.
The Nizam is an absolute mon-
arch, with the power of life and
death over fifteen million of his
subjects; and the common people
fling themselves humbly upon the
ground as he passes by.
He eats breakfast on platters of
gold. And what a breakfast. A
dozen different kinds of hot soups;
eggs boiled and curried and scram-
bled and stuffed and fried. His
Jaded palate Is tempted by such
Although he has a barber, whose
only duty in life is to keep him well
groomed, he slips occasionally and
goes about with his hair uncombed
and his chin unshaved.
Hie Nizam of Hyderabad has
chairs, couches, carriages, and even
cannon, cast in solid gold and in-
laid with emeralds and rubies. Of
course, he can't shoot these golden
cannon, because they are too soft,
but they do make a mighty impres-
sion upon the visitor.
II' goes on regular shopping ex-
peditions into the public market,
tnstln™ this food and that, and
whenever His Exalted Highness ad-
mires anything, custom demand
that the shopkeeper give it to him
free of charge. So he goes back to
'he palace with an army of ser-
vants earring baskets of food that
didn't cost him a cent.
The Nizam speaks perfect Eng-
lish. shoots tigers from the back
of an elephant, wears rings in his
ears, gives his favorite wife two
hundred dollars a month for spend-
ing money, and sleeps in a bed
that doesn't have any springs.
rides around In n Rolls-Royce rare dishes as curried peacocks and
limousine, with the shades drawn, wild cranes and bird of paradise.
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JUST AROUND THE COR-
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POLK.
J. M. Hyden
Doctor of Optometry
AMARILLO
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