The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1954 Page: 16 of 16
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J. W. Bowen Expresses Views Regarding
Governor's Race; Discusses Royally Tax
the va* toyxlty nwnM-s This al
moat ilniililril tH«* present ta*. This
laa will gn into rliw-t in Reptcm-
ber, 1094 Thefr aw ortly 29 wmn-
IIm in Truss that have gas. and
*hr people who own aa« mysity In
these tounlles won’t comprise over
9 per cent ot the tola! vote, to It
shiver* were to lose all ot these
votes, he would hardljr ml** them.
Mind vnu, the state tax on the oil
royalty owner* was not raised one
penny, tor the simple reason that
too many ol the oil royalty owner*
are millionaire* who are Shivers’
cronies and financial backer* In
hi* campaign, and he rldea their
private planes, sn he could not
afford to offend them This un-
just ta< will not only hurt u* aa*
royalty owners - It will hurt ho
sines*, a* It will lake thousand*
of dollar* td porrhaslna power out
of Ihl* country When someone
complain* to shiver* Ihat Ihl* new
aa* tax was unjuxl. he said he
didn’t give a dam who paid the*
la*, just *o he got the money,
which prove* he care* no more tor
U* common people than a fiog doe*
for a *lde saddle I consider this
extra la* legalised robbery With
all dug respect* to those who dif-
fer with nte, | think from a poll
tlcal stund pmnf U* common people
in the eltlea, a* Mitvera, la now. In
vour laat editorial you seemed
greatly roneerned test Varborou
ah’* proposed tax bill would fxll oo
u* royally owner*, on account of
the federal Tower Commission’a
late ruling I think the next Con-
gee** will pas* a bill that will gel
around this ruling. Vnu say we
need Rhlver* to help influence
Cnhgre** to pas* thl* bill. It ihe
Democrat* control the oest con
•res*, which seem* likely, who do
vou think could f- ire the most In
rluehce in having Congress In pass
Ihl* hill - a Republican like Al-
lan Shivers, or a Democrat like
Ralph Yarborough 1 know Yar-
borough would.
Speaking ot lasing u* royalty own
era, I wish to tell your readers what
an injustice Shiver* did us last
spring when the legislature met
lo puss the teachers’ pay raise
bill t< was generally talked that a
tax on the pipe line companies that
would meet the objections of fhe
supreme court would he levied (o
pay for the teacher’s pay raise
Rul Ihe owners of Ihe pipe lines
had a meeting and (old or sent (he
Uovernor word that (hey would
BfccKVtU.K. TICK AS
AUGUST 29. 1994
KDiTOK. PANOM WATCHMAN
CAHTMAUK. TICXAS
Dear t lento
I would like space In your pap
»r to aay my two-blta worth why
Ralph Yarborough should be el-
ected governor, sod to answer
your question in a recent editorial
as to who swung the vote You tm
ply that the Negro vote did It. I
August 1». 1994
Dear ftdltor:
As thia is the last tlm# Ml g*t
a chattgg to say anything akuttt
Ihe lake deal hefnre gifetl.m |‘d
like to say a few thing* about
Murvaul creek, (*hd 1 feel quali-
fied to speak on same because I
have hunted and (rapped coon
opossum and mlpk on Murvaul
and each ot it* tributaries the late
wilt cover, lor thirly year*).
Right now Murvaul Is dried up
in hole*. (Wnutdn’t It be e good
time (o build a damt I’ve seen her
ft ft over the dump between Gery
and Auneombe many a time.
Mr, Drady Shivers wanted to
know where the water would come
from to tilt up the laW If he had
lived here and seen the thing rise
as I have done, seen people Irv-
ing to gel their catile oUl tie Would
not have fo ask where (he water
would route frnm Ye* I’ve aeen
manv carcases of enwa hanging
up In trees 19 ft. from the ground
bv their head* where they got
caught trying tn swim nut after e
big rise.
Yes she’ll fill up all rigid within
two weeks If ii comes one of (hose
rains like If Use In.
flow much wafer Is 10 feet of
water I 1 g miles wide running
down a creek for 9 days at 10 mil
e* an hour?
No I don’t know that a lake will
help me personally, but I’ve got
-ome nephews and little hoy
fi lends looking loward (he future
with bright little minds, and If 1
can do something to help (hem
have ll better I ban 1 have. 1
would tael guilty If t didn’t do It.
Ye*, t leased tty land for only
19 an acre; so did a lot ot other
people, but It We hadn’t leased at
Ml, there would tint have been •
gasoline plant in the county.
Yes, t voted for the merger of
our aehool district with caHhage,
ye* 1 voted tor the* new court
house, yea I voted for the rattgM
Hospital and Panola Junior code,
ge. fve never been sorry for voting
for anything that I thought would
he e benefit to the couuty as a
whole.
Robert Rrtery
Rl 2. CaHhage
think you are miataken. as I don’t
think but a lew more Negroes. If
any. voted for Yarborough Ibis year
than t years ago It was White
votes that caused the swing, and II
Shop Beall's complete piece yeadt
deportment for ttollottolip known
fabrics from the Industry’s finest
mill*. A complete selection of llw
season's most popular fabrics atf led
by.
Burlington Mills * Cohn-Hall-Marb
Bates Discipline * A. D. Jultlard
Fruit-of-The-Leem * Milton Blntn
Millikan . Dan Nicer Wrinblabed
Lesvenatein * Comal Cotton*
And Many Others I
YiMm irial lauom uir owing, aim ■■
Allan Rhlver* will look in ihe mir-
ror he will see the reason he ha*
lost so many vote* in me past two
years Dow true that passage of
Rctlpture fit* Allan Rhlver*. where
ll says, “Re sure your sins wtll
find you out." The common peo-
ple have more at stake in this el-
ection than they have had since
the Hogg ( lark campaign in Dt(i2
Then as now. II was a battle be
tween the big 'uns and the little
‘un* ( very daily paper In Texa*
except one small otic was for
Clark, whose main alrength was
If. 1. CaHhage
Ksaaslk Harvtp Art
Pause tf Paaghm
MSS S. SUSNI
MURVAUL - Mr and Mr*. Ren-
nefh Harvey uf poH Worth an
nuuhre the arrival of a baby girl,
horn August 19. ihe weighed 1
tm. and 2 or* and has been named
Marcia Ann. Maternal grandmofh
illy Jamb*. Dallas;
er I* Mrs Polly Jamb*, Dallas;
paternal grandparent* *re the late
Mr *hd Mr* Charlie Harvey, «a
ternal great-grandmother la Mrs
ft. A Harvey rtf the community
the community was saddened by
the death of out friend and netgh-
bor fcdgar Jnfditt. at Panola flo*
plial Monday night. Mr. Jordan’*
funeral Was held at the Methodist
church Wednesday morning with
burial in (he Bethlehem cemetery.
Rev Rob Hardwick. Douglasville,
conducted the service.
Rates Hudson and Charles, C. R
Rum* made a business trip to
center Saturday.
Mr. and Mr*. Travis Mason and
family were weehend visitors rd
the Raybon Moore* and Kenneth
Hattefn in Port Worth.
Sidney Bom* celebrated his
first biHhday Wednesday with the
traditional birthday cake With ail
the trimmings.
ftev. Rob Hardwick, Dooglascille,
spent toeosday night with Mr
and Mrs. Martin Born*
Mr and Mrs W. 0 fawreiw*
and family met wifb other relativ
e* at l,ake PorreH Park. Mender
son. Sunday tor a picnic.
Pvf. Glenn wDeM and Glenda
are tisifing with relafite* in Met
Beall’s
l«m«, Also roll
range plain shade!
tord
Oolng Away Party Ift
OIvph 0,1. W«rr#fi$
An Ice cream party was held on
Ihe |»wn Of fhe Rockville Melho
dial church Wednesday evening
ftf Mr and Mrs (1. t. Warren,
.lack amI Judy, who left Thursday
<0 make fheir home 10 Union Gro-
ve. where Mr Warren will he foot-
ball coach.
Me has served in that capacity ih
ihe Bcckville school* for. nine
year* and while here he and his
family have made many friends.
They were presented With a be
aotifol hneo table cloth aod oap
Special Pore huso I
Crease-Resistant
Cottas Mats
Regular SSc Value
Every eallsrg on
black background
in fall'a smartest
fashions.
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Jimmy fee sforrock. *on of Mr.
ami Mrs Ralph Broome ol Reek
vdle, received his B A Degree
j from Rat lor Uoiver* Hy, Aognst
Dnh. al whieh lime degree* were
cooler red upon 2«2 other*.
Mr* Itroorue attended fhe exer-
[ rise*.
Thursday night were cpt Phil Dor
retf, Port Bin, Okla. Bessie Helton
Carthage; fteM Grate*, Carofya
Briery, fhinerunhe.
The C. R Bnrn* wHh fhe troy
fake* of Dotson, the B. P. Wif-
kersons. Kenneth Griffiths of Ml
Bethel enjoyed a Picnic at fake
Porrcsf Park in Henderson Ron
day after chnrch.
PJma B nth Might spent Rat or
day with Yngmia Cranford m t ar
thage.
Mr and Mr* Bo Mason were m
( Jeveland Monday to vlsft /.mus
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Clements, U. O. The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1954, newspaper, August 26, 1954; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1055032/m1/16/?rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sammy Brown Library.