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STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY. TEXAS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER G, 1940
SIXTEEN RAGES—Vol. 70. No. 49
FARMERS URGED
TO VOTE DEC. 7
ON AAA QUOTAS
Cotton Marketing Quota For
1941 Will Be Voted On
In Six Districts
A call for all eligible Erath
County cotton growers to vote
in the marketing quota referen-
dum on Saturday, December 7, is
made by J. L. Killian, chairman
of the County AAA committee.
Voting will be from 8:30 a. m. to
7 p. m.
Reviewing the referendum back-
ground,. Mr. Killian points out that
there' are two important facts for
growers to consider: First, that
a marketing quota is provided by
the Agricultural Adjustment Act
of 1938 when cotton supplies are
7 percent or more above normal,
and, second, tftat a two-thirds ma-
jority of the growers voting in the
cotton belt is required to put quo-
tas into effect.
Today’s cotton supplies Are 37
percent above normal, he states.
The world supply of American cot-
ton is estimated it 25 million
bales, as compared to the normal
supply—which is made up of nor-
mal exports and domestic consump-
tion plus an adequate allowance for
carry-over—of about 18 million
bales.
Mr. Killian declares that increas-
ed world consumption of Ameri-
can cotton is not indicated in the
immediate future. Past history
shows that war conditions not only
cut down the Nation’s cotton ex-
ports, but also world consump-
tion, he says.
“Each grower has a vital inter-
est in working toward the best price
possible for his cotton,” Mr. Kil-
lian states. “He needs to consider
marketing quotas in terms of sur-
plus cotton supplies and reduced
consumption due to the present
European war.
Every Farmer Urged to Vote
“Every farmer who produced
cotton in 1940 should go to his
community polling place on De-
cember 7. and express his opinion
on quotas, for 1941. A large ma-
jority of cotton growers voting
will mean that the referendum
outcome represents the true opin-
ion of producers as a whole.”
Cotton loans, which haye helped
.this year in maintaining cotton
farmers’ incomes, can be made
available to cotton growers in 1941
only if marketing quotas are ap-
proved in the referendum on De-
cember 7, Killian pointed out. The
Agricultural Adjustment act of
1938 specifically provides that if
quotas are proclaimed and then
voted down, loans cannot be made,
he explained.
“With the present restricted ex-
port outlets, and in spite of an
expanding domestic consumption,
cotton today probably would be
selling for the lowest price in his-
tory, were it not for loans which
have placed a floor under the
pri.c<?,”.Mr.-Kilhan asserts. i_.
He pointed out that if market-
On To Temple ” Is
Yellow Jacket Cry
It’s “off to Temple” this morning
for several hundred loyal Stephen-:
ville football fans who will be on
hand to see the bi-district State
playoff game this afternoon at
2:30 o’clock in Temple between
the Stcphenville High School Yel-
low Jackets, District 9-AA cham-
pions, and the Temple High School
Wildcats, District 10-AA winners.
All public schools of the city
are closed today, since most of the
faculty members and a large num-
ber of students wanted to sec the
all-important game. More than 100
of these students will ride a spe-
cial train to Temple and many oth-
ers will go in automobiles.
The special will leave this morn-
ing at 7:45 o’clock and is sched-
uled to arrive in Temple, by way
of Brownwood and Lampasas, at
1 p. m. The return trip will begin
at 6 p. m. and the train will arrive
in Stephenville about 11:15 p. m.
Tickets for the special train are
on sale at the depot and at the
Onyx Cafe, and tickets to the game
are on sale at -the Onyx Cafe.
Only "-student stickets are avail-
able at the high school. „
Train tickets are .two dollars
sold at 76c for reseve seats, 60c for
general admission and 25c for
students, but today the tickets
are $1 for reserve scats, 75c for
general admission and 25c for stu-
dents.
Jackets Left Thursday
Thursday morning at 10 o’clock
the football squad left by bus for
Temple. At 9:40 a. m. a 20-minute
assembly was held around the bus
and the Yellow Jackets were giv-
en a rousing send-off by the entire
faculty and student body of the
high school, which held the as-
sembly earlier than usual to coin-
cide with the time of departure
of the football squad.
The Jackets are in good condi-
tion for the bi-district encounter,
according to Coach Jimmy Marshall
but sofne quarters are picking the
Temple team to win because, re-
ports state, the squad is heavier
than the Stephenville aggregation.
Others, however, are picking Ste-
phenville due to the versality of the
Yellow Jacket offense.
The Wildcats also have a strong
offensive attack, as was evidenc-
ed in their 25-0 defeat of the Waco
Tigers, the game that gave Tem-
ple the district championship.
All agree, however, that it will
be a hard game. The winner will
have the right to enter the quartef-
finals in the State playoff series.
Temple’s probable starting line-
up will be: Allen and Hardt, ends;
Attaway and Morris, tackles; Heap
each. Before today, game tickets.,and Harrell, guards; Martin, cen-
ter; McLerran, quarter; Speer and
Hill, halves, and Dusek, fullback.
Stephenville probably will start:
Autry and Hicks, ends; Caudle and
Smith, tackles; Jones and Griffin,
guards; Tate, center; Rushing,
quarterback; Whitacre and Brown,
halves, and- Welch, fullback.
AAA ELECTION
TO BE DEC. 13
Elections will be held in the
six districts of Erath County on
Friday, Dec. 13, at 1 p. m. for the
purpose of choosing delegates to
the county convention and elect-
ing community committeemen to
serve the Erath County Agricul-
tural Conservation Association dur-
ing the ensuing year,
ing quotas were not approved
the referendum on December
the 1940 cotton loan program would
have to cease at the time baRpt
results are announced, and a loan
could not again be available until
August 1, 1942.
Loans Depend on Vote
If quotas are approved, and if
loans are made available, grow-
ers who plant within their acreage
allotment are eligible for loans on
all cotton they produce in 1941, Mr.
Killian states. Those who over-
plant their allotments are eligible
for loans only on cotton produced
in excess of their mareting quotas,
and then only at 60 percent of
the loan rate for cooperating pro-
ducers.
Voting boxes will be located as
follows:
A District—Dublin.
B District—Lingleville and High-
land.
C District—Alexander, Purves
and Clairette.
D District—Morgan Mill, Hucka-
bay and Halsell.
E District—Duffau, Selden and
Chalk Mountain.
A community committeeman will
be chairman of the election com-
mittee in each box and he will be
assisted by two other cotton pro-
ducers.
Return to Stephenville
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fair, native
residents of Erath County, who
have been making their home for
the last four years in Abilene,
moved back to Stephenville Sat-
urday and will again make their
home here. Mr. Fair who has been
with the Banner Creamery in Abi-
lene, is now employed with the
Southwest Products Company. They
have a son, Bobby Jack Fair.
Miss Aycock Visits Parents
Miss Imogene Aycock, Fort
Worth, visited here during the
Thanksgiving holidays last week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Aycock, and with l.ei sister
and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs.
Crockett Ross.
A delegate and alternate dele-
gate to the county convention will
be elected in each district, as well
as three community committee-
men and first and second alter-
nates.
At the county convention a coun-
ty committee will be elected for
1941. Present members are J. L.
Killian, Morgan Mill, chairman;
W. C. Duncan, Clairette; and L.
C. Cline, Dublin.
Voting boxes were announced
Wednesday by Sam S. Hanover,
secretary of the Erath County
AC A, as follows:
A District, Dublin, bank build-
ing.
B, District, Lingleville.
C District, Alexander.
D District, Morgan Mill.
E District, Stephenville, court
house.
F District, Duffau.
WPA Authorizes
Projects In Erath
and Bosque County
Among recent WPA projects au-
thorized in Texas at the state of-
fice of the Work Projects Admin-
istration in San Antonio was one
in Erath County and one in Bos-
que County, as follows:
Erath—•Improve school facilities
at Huckabay; WPA $33,295; lo-
cal $16,330; workers 65.
Bosque—Improve roads through-
uut county; WPA $r
$12,481; workers 81.
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1 Empire-Tribune to t
Print Santa Claus X
Letters on Dec. 20 X
Santa Claus letters, where they
are genuine and bear the true sig-
natures of the children writing
them, or for whom they are writ-
ten, again will be published in the
Empire-Tribune. This time the let-
ters will be published in the Fri-
day, December 20, edition.
Parents are urged to help their
children prepare these letters and,
especially, see that only one side of
the paper is written upon. Each
letter must be properly signed.
In order that letters may be re-
ceived in plenty of titfie for edit-
ing before publication, they will
be accepted any time between rov
and at noon Thursday, December
19. The earlier they are submitted
the better the chances for publi-
cation.
Postmaster Makes
Urgent Christmas
Mailing Request
GEN. BIRKHEAD
INSPECTS CO. 0
Maj. Gen. Claude V. Birkhead,
Thirty-sixth Division commander,
San Antonio, is due here Monday
morning to inspect Company D,
142nd Infantry, Texas National
Guard at 9 o’clock, Lieut. John
Skipper of the local unit announc-
ed Thursday.
General Birkhead is on an in-
spection tour of various National
Guard companies in this section
and will leave here to inspect the
unit at Cleburne.
Close order drill and physical
training are being stressed in
Company D while the organization
awaits the call to Camp Bowie.
Three meals a day at local restau-
rants and cafes are being provid-
ed all troops in the company.
Lieutenant Rowland A. Wille-
ford went to Brownwood Monday
and drew mattresses, steel cots
and bed clothing for the local unit
and troops are sleeping in the rec-
reational building at the city park.
Officers expect this company,
along with others in the Thirty-
sixth Division, to receive orders
to move to Camp Bowie, Brown-
wood December 17 for one year of
training in federal service. The
Thirty-sixth was mobilized Novem-
ber 25 and ordered to train at
home stations until Camp Bowie,
now nearing completion, was ready
for occupancy.
Baby Son Born
Announcement has been receiv-
ed here of the birth of a son Sat-
urday, November 9 at 10:30 p. m.
to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Edwards at
Hobbs, N. M. The baby weighed
five pounds and six ounces and has
b~en named William Joseph for
his father. Mrs. Edwards is the
former Miss Ruby Little, daughter
of Mrs. F. S. Little of Stephen-
ville. and the late Mr. Little, who
was a resident for many years of
Dublin.
It is the sincere desire of ev-
ery employee of the post office
department to serve each and ev-^ ,
ery patron courteously and effi-
ciently, and to this end, we are ask-
ing for your cooperation, especial-
ly during the Christmas holidays,
which tend to conjest mailing and
retard proper- service,
proper service.
“PLEASE OPEN MY BOX” to
you may seem insignificant, and
we have responded cheerfully, but
this call 168 times in one day
greatly reduces the standard de-
sired and is quite an imposition
on the fellow who is waiting for
service just behind you. Service
of this kind, will, of necessity,
be discontinued.
Patrons on Rural Routes, are
very urgently requested to STAMP
all mail matter in advance of the
Carrier’s arrival. This will help
you as well as others and make it
possible for the Carrier to run on
schedule time. Patrons on Rural
Routes should not call for your
mail at post office during busy
hours since much more time is re-
quired for this service than local
mail.
All First Class matter (written
or sealed) is mailable at the one
cent rate for each ounce, in the
City if not. served by Rural Car
rier, and two cents for Rural
Route, and three cents to other
offices.
CHRISTMAS CARDS are mail-
able* at one and one-half (lttc)
UNSEALED, One cent sealed Lo-
cal, and three cents other offices
if scaled. All Christmas cards
should be mailed, First Class with
Three cents attached, in order that
they may be forwarded to anoth-
er address.
Your thoughtful consideration,
and personal cooperation in mak-
ing the best and most efficient
service possible is respectively
solicited.—Emmett R. Moon, P. M.
YULELIGHTING
PLANS CONTINUE
Plans are still indefinite as to
the program, of Christmas light-
ing and decorating here during the
holiday season, but it appeared pos-
sible Thursday that a program will
be put over that will give this
city the best lighting and deco-
rating arrangement in a number of
years.
Chamber of Commerce commit-
tees are at work soliciting the co-
operation of civic-minded firms
who are going in together to pur-
chase equipment that will last, it
is believed, for a period of ten
years.
On the basis undertaken, the ini-
tial outlay will cost approximate-
ly $425 but the expense per year
would be but $42.50,'plus whatever
is necessary in getting the equip-
ment instailed.
If this program is put over, the
new lights and decorations will
pay for themselves, officials state
in one year, since a well-lighted
and decorated city the size of Ste-
phenville will attract enough ex-
tra visitors here to more than off-
WTCC Tax Meeting
Here This Morning
West Texas Chamber of Com-
merce directors and locat Cham-
ber of Commerce managers in Dis-
U;kt 10 of the WTCC area have
>een invited to bring as many in-
terested citizens as possible to
the meeting here at 10 o’clock
his morning to discuss the West
Texas chfppiber’s proposed program
and plan for legislative reorgani-
zation of the financial management
and budgetry practices of the State,
government in Texas.
The meeting will be held in the
L. Stewart, Comanche; W. P. Hall-
mark," Dublin; " Dr: A. G. Living-
ston, Hamilton; Dr. H. V. Hedges,
Hieo, and F. G. Harmon, DeLeon.
Dean Davis Assisting
J. Thomas Davis, John Tarleton
Coll< ge dean, vice president and
District 10 director of the WTCC,
mapped out the program of meet-
ings, which was approved at a re-
cent meeting of the executive board
of the organization, held in Wich-
ita Falls and attended by Dean
Davis and Joe B. Frey, chairman
Commerce, in the basement of the
court house. The Stephenville ses-
sion is one of the series being held
throughout the West Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce territory. The lo-
cal meeting is being sponsored by
the Stephenville Chamber of Com-
merce.
Towns assigned to attend the
gathering here, with names of
WTCC directors in them ,are H.
assembly room of the Chamber of 'of the tax committee of the local
Chamber of Commerce.
Dean Davis also is assisting in
conducting the meetings in various
other cities in the West Texas
chamber’s territory this week.
Max Bentley, activities director
of the WTCC, general offices for
which are located in Abilene, is
among officials of the organiza-
tion expected here to attend the
meeting this morning.
HI6HWAY WEEK
PROGRAMS ARE
HELD IN ERATH.:
----,n.
Students Especially Given
Facts About the State
Highway System
Two Members' Of
Company D Hurt
In Car Accident
Two members of the Stephen-
ville National Guard company,
Privates John W. Walthal, Green
Creek, and Beverly W. Petty, Lone
Oak, and two young ladies were
injured in an automobile accident
Sunday mornng at 3 o’clock as the
group was returning from Fort
Worth.
.The accident, which occurred
eight miles east of Weatherford on
U. S. Hghway 80, was caused by a
blow-out on a rear tire. The ma-
1 chine, a light coupe, owned by
Walthal, hit a bar ditch and stop-
ped when it struck a bridge.
A physician from the Medical
Arts buildin" in Fort Worth was
passing and took the group to a
Weatherford hospital, where the
two young ladies, Miss Hicksey
Long. Bluff Dale, and Miss Den-
ver Roberson, Pony Creek, were
released after emergency treat-
_ ment.
Haste is urged, however, in con-
tributing to these committees, since
the program should be put into
effect immediately to derive the
greatest benefit from the new, ef-
fective and attractive decorations
and holiday lights.
’URDuM GIVES
.FORGE OINNEF
Visits Mother
Mrs. Joe Elder of Dallas visit-
ed here during Thanksgiving holi-
days with her mother and grand-
mother, Mrs. Ella Montague and
Mrs. W. H. Crounse, 461 West
Tarleton avenue.
Returns for Visit
Mrs. John Pair who has been
employed in Fort Worth as a nurse,
arrived here last week to spend
Thanksgiving with relatives and
friends and will remain for a lon-
ger visit in the city.
Receiving Treatment
J. D. Knight of Big Spring, is
receiving surgical treatment at
the Stephenville Hospital.
An achievement banquet given
by Dook Purdom, owner and man-
ager of the Purdom Motor Com-
piinx for members of his stiles
fo^7 their wives and special
guests, was held at the Brick Kit-
chen Tuesday night at 8:30 o’clock
with Ben B. McCollum as master
of ceremonies.
Purdom, it was brought out at
the banquet, had promised his sales
force a banquet if they sold 75
cars during the month of Novem-
ber. A total of 86 was sold. Pur-
dom has been in the automobile
business here for three years, ris-
ing from the sale of one Model A
Ford roadster to the sale of 86
cars last month.
In addition to the agency in Ste-
phenville, Purdom now has yards
at Mineral Wells, Comanche and
Hico.
The host spoke first at the ban-
quet, then introduced McCollum.
Mrs. Nellie Reagan conducted a
short “I. Q.”‘ program and sev-
eral members of the sales force
spoke briefly. Mrs. Grady Slau-
ghter of Breckenridge, a cousin of
Purdom, talked, as did Mrs. H.
Murphy Webb of Stephenville. Mrs.
O. M. Moser read a poem, a toast
to Purdom, composed by Mrs. Ben
McCollum. Mrs. Jessie Purdom,
mother of the host, and Mrs. Dook
Purdom also made brief speeches.
Turkey dinner was served to
twenty-three persons at the ban-
quet, including Mr. and Mrs. Mc-
Collum, Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Reagan
and the wives of the Purdom Mo-
tor Company employees. The table
was decorated with a large toy
dump truck, filled with fall flowers.
Favors consisted of toy cars of
all makes and models.—
Is Visiting Daughter
Mrs. J. R. Morris of Fort Worth,
is visiting here with her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Johnston with whom she will
spend the remainder of the week.! daughter, Mary Jane Clark, had
las Thanksgiving guests in their
Petty was the most seriously In-
jured of the four, receiving a bro-
ken left leg. Both bones were bro-
ken. Eight stitches were taken in
a cut on Miss Long's forehead and
Miss Roberson suffered a cut over
the left eye. Walthal received brui-
ses on the h?tnd and arm, head and
chest and one stitch was taken in
a cut on the left knee.
Capt. L. G. Rich, Company D
commander: Lieut. J. W. Soren-
son and First-Sgt. Olin Cameron
went to Weatherford Sunday and
brought the two local troops' back
to Stephenville.
Lieut. John Skipper and First-
Sergeant Cameron took Pettv Sun-
day afternoon to the base hospital
at Fort Sam Houston, San An-
tonio, where he was reported
Thursday to he recovering from
his .injuries. Walthall is on active
duty with., the local company.
Health Lectures
To Be Presented
Monday y Tuesday
Dr, Baldwin, said to be one of
the South’s foremost health teach-
ers, will give a series of lectures
Monday and Tuesday on the sub-
ject of health at the local Church
of Christ, beginning each of the
two evenings at 7:45 p. m.
“Vitamin Starvation,” “Cesspool
of Death,” and “Fountain of Life”
are among the topics to be discus-
sed by Dr. Baldwin in his mes-
sages on how to build health and
overcome disease.
The general public is invited by
Dr. Baldwin to hear these two
health lectures Monday and Tues-
day evenings.
Were Here on Visit
Miss Marjorie Langdon and bro-
ther, Charles Langdon of Austin,
visited here during the Thanks-
giving holidays as guests in the
home of their cousins, Mr. and
Mrs. R. F. Higgs, 502 North Belk-
nap. They are the son and daugh-
ter of Muncey Langdon and the
late Mrs. Langdon who made their
home for years in Stephenville.
Their mother, much loved by many
friends in this city, was Miss
Blanche Oates before her marriage
to Mr. Langdon. Both were well
known here.
DAIRY MEETING
WILL BEHELD
HERE THURSDAY
Every Farmer Who Has One Or
More Dairy Cows Is Urged
To Attend
E._R. Eudaly, Extension Ser-
vice dairyman of College Station,
will be principal speaker at a
dairy meeting to be held in the dis-
trict courtroom next Thursday,
Dev. 12, at 2 p. m., G. D. Ever-
ett, county agent, announced Wed-
nesday.
Prior to that however, a simi-
lar meeting will be held at Dublin,
in the directors’ room of the Dub-
lin National Bank building, that
Eudaly will talk on balanced ra-
tion and minerals for dairy cows.
He will discuss different feeds and
types of hay grown by Erath Coun-
ty farmers and will give informa-
tion on how much cotton seed meal
and other protein feed is neces-
sary for a balanced ration.
Also discussed will be Summer cies and direct the work of the de-
and Winter temporary pastures for
dairy cattle.
AH Farmers Invited
Everett said the meeting was
being held for all farmers who
are milking any dairy cows at all,
as well as for others interested in
the dairy industry, one of the
leading sources of income in this
county.
“Butterfat," the county agent
stated, “has shown an increase
each month this Fall, and quite a
few are predicting that the price
will continue to be higher than
at- the same time for seventh yearsr
during the next few months. Dairy-
men, therefore, should be in posi-
tion to take advantage of this in-
crease and one way is to attend
the meeting here next Thursday
and learn the proper ration to feed
a dairy cow for best results.”
A number of Erath County far-
mers, Everett concluded, are breed-
ing their dairy cows now so that
they will freshen next Septem-
ber *and October, as butterfat pri-
ces usually are higher during the
Fall and Winter months.
Dr. Verne Scott, of the agricul-
tural department faculty at John
Tarleton College, also will be a
speaker at the dairy meeting here
next Thursday. He will have as his
subject, “Diseases of Dairy Cows.”
Had Group of Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Mefferd and
i Mr. and Mrs. John W. Clark and
• Hmi
Were Here From Dallas
Alfred Wilcox and son, Ed-
gar, of Dallas, visited here this
week with Mr. Wilcox’s brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Wilcox, and with his nephew, L.
W. Wilcox and family,----
Treated for Rurns
of the
ompany, was
Jesse Griffin, employee
■ Compi
treated Wednesday at the Steph
Stephenville Motor
homer here last week their mother,
Mrs. W. E. Russell of Hico, their
brother. Brig. Gen. W. Russell
of Langley Field, Va., their sis-
ters and brothers-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. B. B. Winn of Waco, Mr. and
Mrs. B. W. Stewart and son How-
ard, of Abilene, and Mr. and Mrs.
Mofferd’s son and daughter-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs Roy B. Mefferd
Jr., of Rockwood. Mrs. Stewart re-
mained over in fhe city to be with
enville Hospital for bums received her brother during the remainder
about the face Wednesday. of his visit here.
DRIVE TO START
Final plans for the collection
and distribution of old clothing
were made at the weekly meet-
ing of the Lions Club Wednesday.
The drive is being sponsored by
the Lions Club in cooperation with
H. Murphy Webb, county old age
assistance investigator.
Everyone having any old cloth-
ing that is still usable is urged
to have the garments ready Sat-
urday, Dec. 7 when local Boy
Scouts, together with several Eagle
Scouts from John Tarleton Col-
lege,' will call on the residents of
the city nnd collect the garments.
Calls will begin at 8:30 o’clock
Saturday morning and trucks will
be used by the Scouts. Contrib-
utors arc requested to have the
clothing in boxes or sacks on the
porch or somewhere outside where
they can easily be obtaifTCM with-
out unnecessary loss of time.
The garments will he taken to
Webb’s office, in the city hall, and
a committee from the Lions Club
will work with the old age as-
sistance investigator in their dis-
tribution.
FINAL APPEAL TO
JOIN RED CROSS
In order that Erath County may
yet reach its quota of $700, the
annual roll call drive will be held
open through Saturday of this
week, M. I. Novit of Stephenville,
county roll call chairman, announ-
ced Tuesday. Those who have not
become members of the Erath chap-
ter by paying their one dollar
membership fees, or who have not
contributed to the campaign in any
way, arc urged to bring or send
their donations to Novit at his store
in Stephenville not later than Sat-
urday.
Through Tuesday, a total of
$661.08 had been received during
the campaign, which began Novem-
ber 11 and was to have been con-
cluded November 30.
Walter Hamilton, chairman of
the Dublin section, turned in $177.25
in-his first report, Mhrgan Mill re-
ported $12.50, Clairette $8,04 and
Huckabay $7.00.
Elsewhere in this edition of the
Empire-Tribune is a pnrtial list
of those contributing. Others who
have donated, or who contribute
through Saturday of this week,
will 15F published later.
Any community or individual
who has not yet made his report
to Chairman Novit is urged to do
so not later than Saturday in order
to ascertain whether or not Erath
Countv raised its allotted quota
of $700.
As chairman of the Texas High-
way Week progtarris in Erath
.County, R. F. Higgs of Stephen-
ville has submitted facts concern-
ing highway construction and its
benefit*, not only to.the State of
Texas “but also to Erath County,
for special programs this week.
School officials and teachers have
presented data on the matter to
Rtudents at John Farleton College,
Stephenville High School, Morgan
Mill High School and, perhaps,
other schools in the county, at
chapel and assembly periods.
Major points being stressed dur-
ing this special week are as fol-
lows:
The Texas, highway system is
one of the most outstanding and
unusual in the nation and the High-
way Department, which is respon-
sible for building -and maintain-
ing this system, has been declar-
ed by many leaders to be the most
important of our state depart-
ments. Because of its outstanding
responsibilities and accomplish-
ments, the history of the Texas
Highway Department will be spot-
lighted as part of the observance
of Texas Highway Week under
sponsorship of the Texas Good
Roads Association.
The law creating the Texas State
Highway Department was enacted
April 4, 1917. All previous road
construction had been accomplish-
ed entirely at the expense of the
respective counties to suit local re-
quirements. Little _thought was
given to the continuation of the
road beyond the county’s bound-
ary. No effort was made toward
a coordinated system of highways.
Hoard Has Three Members
The Highway Commission is
made up of three members, ap-
pointed by the Governor, for six
year terms each. The Commission
and plans for the location and con-
struction of a comprehensive sys-
tem of state highways and pub-
lie roads. The Commission appoints
the State Highway Engineer. His
duties are to prepare plans for lo-
cation nnd construction' of state
j highways and to carry out the poli-
partment.
With the creation of the High-
way Department and Commission
in 1917 a system of state high-
ways was designated. Most of
those highways were unimproved
county roads with only a few miles
of pavement adjacent to the larg-
er cities. The number -of motor
vehicles in the intervening years
has increased from approximately
195,000 to 1,693,183. Today the
tourist traffic is Texas’ second
largest ensh crop, exceeded only
by oil. With this motor vehicle
increase has come a corresponding
need for increase in road mileage.
There . were approximately 9,100
miles on the original state high-
way system and only 1,600 miles
in the state were surfaced, most
of which was gravel. Today there
arc 26,500 miles on the state sys-
tem and 22,600 miles of this are
under state maintenance. Only a
little more than one-half of the
mileage under state maintenance is
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