The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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The Texas Mohair Weekly
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INDORSED BY—American Angora Goat Breeder's Association
INDORSED BY—Texas Angora Gdat Raisers' Association
VOLUME NUMBER XXIV
Candidates Placed
On July Ballot
Several representatives of voting
boxes in the count)’, together with
some candidates for public office in
this county, met with J. A. Henry,
county chairman of the Democratic
Party at the court house Monday af-
ternoon, at which time the cost for
holding the primaries and run-off this
year was estimated, and all candidates
arc taxed $16 each to cover this ex-
pense, as absentee blanks, election
supplies, etc., have been ordered, and
all that remains now is the printing of
the tickets, which will be done just as
soon as state candidates have been
certified by the Secretary of State.
Drawing wras held for positions on
the ballot, and the following is a list
of District, county and precinct can-
didates, and the position occupied on
the ballot for the July 25th primaries:
For Congress, 21th District:
Charles L. South, Coleman County.
Harry Knox, Brown County.
O. C. Fisher, Tom Green County.
For Chief Justice Court of Civil Ap-
peals:
Edward W. Smith, Bexar County.
For Representative 86th District:
C. H. Gilmer. Edwards County.
For District Attorney, 63rd Judicial
District:
Roger Thurmond, Val Verde Coun-
ty*
For County Judge:
H. W. Bierschwalc
J. L. Johnson.
For County Attorney:
For Sheriff, lax Assessor and Col-
lector : j v
R. R. Corder
J. I. Henry
For County and District Clerk:
E. I. Miller.
For County Treasurer:
Erie Cloudt.
J. W. Calentine.
Viola Hester.
For Commissioner Precinct No. 1:
F. A. Moody
For Commissioner Precinct No. 2:
A. E. Strackbein
J. C. Pope
For Commissioner Prccint 3:
W. A. Chapman
E. Varga
For Commissioner Precinct 4:
Hardin Tobin
C. V. Whitworth.
For Justice of the Peace Precinct No.—
For Constable Precinct No.—
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For County Chairman:
Judge N. J. Power denied in dis-
trict court at Fort Worth Wednesday
the plea of James E. Kilday for an
injunction to prevent the State Demo-
cratic executive committee from cer-
tifying any name but his own as a
candidate for one of the Railroad Com-
mission places in the Democratic pri-
mary.
ROCKSPRINGS, TEXAS, FRIDAY JUNE 19TH, 1942
NUMBER TWENTY
Stevenson Right
On Sadler Move
The Sadler-Kilday attempt to control
the election of a railroad commission-
er, giving Jerry Sadler full power to
select his own successor for the im-
portant rail place, and denying the peo-
ple of the stati to select a represen-
tative of their choosing, first struck a
snag when Gov. Coke R. Stevenson
failed to accept the resignation of Mr.
Sadler, by reason of the fact that he
tendered his resignation to the gov-
ernor only a few hours before the ex-
piration of time to file for a place on
the ticket.
This act on the part of Sadler was
followed in a few minutes by Kilday,
when he asked that he be certified as a
candidate, in fact the only candidate.
Sadler had discussed this matter
with Governor Stevenson, and knew
many days before the last day for fil-
ing that he would resign, and it was a
clear case of trying to put his friend
Kilday into his politcial shoes that
Sadler delayed until he thought it was
too late for any one to file for the
place, other than his friend, Kilday.
But he did not reckon with the fact
that Governor Stevenson saw through
the thin ice and forestalled such a
move, by denying to accept Sadler’s
resignation.
Gov. Stevenson, like every other
honest man, held that Sadler should
have tendered his resignation in a rea-
sonable time before the expiration date
for filing, so that other men equally
as qualified as Kilday, might have
their names placed on the ballot for
this place.
The voters cf the state were being
made the goat by a move on the part
of Sadler and Kilday, yet our gov-
ernor stopped this sort of skulldrug-
gery so far as he could, in order that
the people might be allowed to select
their choice as between several men,
running for this office.
The whole mess is now in court, and
the outcome of this disgraceful move
on the part of Sadler and Kilday might
cause delay in printing the official
ballot for the coming primaries.
Later—Courts opened ballot for all
persons desiring to run for this office.
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NOTICE TO CANDIDATES FOR
PUBLIC OFFICE
Epperson-Berry
Appeal For Rubber
The government is sponsoring a cam-
paign to gather up all scrap rubber,
any and all kinds, that can be accumu-
lated during the period, June 15 to
June 30. It is not necessary to elabo-
rate on this urgent need for every one
understands that if enough rubber is
obtained that gasoline may not be ra-
tioned in the Southwest.
It is felt that citizens, almost one
hundred per cent, will agree to donate
their scrap rubber, however, indivi-
duals who do not care to donate this
rubber the government will pay a maxi-
mum of 1 cent per pound or, $25.00
per ton, and the difference of $5.00 per
ton, these proceeds going to the var-
ious service organizations, such as,
Army Relief, Red Cross and etc.
Everyone is urged to send their col-
lections to their nearest filling stations
where it will be received and later mov-
ed to a central point in the county.
This is a matter of upmost import-
ance, and wc know you will get the
job done and remember this must be
done within the next two weeks.
Such items wanted include, tires, in-
ner tubes, crepe rubber soles, boots
and overshoes, hot water bottles, ten-
nis shoes, rubber belting, rubber
gloves, rubber sheeting, rain coats, rub-
ber heels, bathing caps, rubber ash
trays, and other rubber articles.
Let’s help win this war!
Brown Epperson
County Chairman, LTSDA War Board
Jack Berry
County Agent
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This gives notice to all candidates
filing for places on the Democratic bal-
lot that your portion of the expense
necessary in holding the primaries and
run-off in August is due and payable
before the ballots are printed, which
will be during the latter part of next
week. Please drop in my office and at-
tend to this at once, or name will ne-
cessarily be left off the ballot.-
J. A. Henry,
County Chairman
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No Vaudeville
Says Stevenson
AUSTIN, Tex.—There will be no
fanfare, vaudeyiUe or hillbilly music in
the campaign of Coke R. Stevenson
to retain the Governor’s chair for two
more years, he disclosed Thursday.
“I am not able to put on any vaude-
ville acts,” he said, “for it is something
I am not good at. I already have
been campaigning so there will be no
formal opening and no fireworks. My
talks over the State will be just what
they have been, the necessity of us
winning this war, service to the peo-
ple, co-operation by all of us in the
war effort, Texas conditions. I will
have no charges to hurl. People now
are too serious-minded. I am not for
hilarious stunts, for the war has affect-
ed all of us. I won’t use any costly
sound truck because I can not afford
one, and there will be no hillbilly mus-
ic.”
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Unnecessary spending in war times
is sabotage—wheather conscious or
not. Your dollars are needed for war
production. Help your state meet its
War Bond quota.
NAVY CONCENTRATES NEW
BUILDING PROGRAM ON
AIRPLANE CARRIERS
WASHINGTON.—Legislators dis-
closed that tHe Navy has charted a
new and precedent-shattering course
in warship construction on the build-
ing of airplane carriers at the expen-
se of new battleships—heretofore con-
sidered the backbone of sea power.
Large Amount of
Scrap Rubber Here
At the time of going to press
Thursday afternoon, some 17,000
pounds of scrap rubber, including
many varieties of rubber objects, more
particularly old casings, have been un-
loaded at the J. D. Varga Wool and
Mohair Warehouse, where it has been
weighed up and stacked ready for ship-
ment to a designated point.
The filling stations have pooled their
efforts in behalf of securing scrap
rubber, and R. R. Corder is issuing
receipts for this scrap, while Coy E.
Dillard, wholesale dealer in gasoline
and oils, is taking charge of all accu-
mulations in the city.
Our attention was called Monday
to a load of old casings delivered here
by a cedar cutter, who picked this ac-
cumulation up at various abandoned
camps in the canyon section. This man,
being a loyal citizen, hauled the load
to town and really expected no re-
numeration, hut after it had been
weighed, he was notified that he had
a check coming for $13.50 for the rub-
ber he had brought in. He returned
to his camp Monday, stating at the
time that he would rustle a real load
of old casings during this week, as he
found this work more profitable than
cutting cedar.
Many might do likewise, if they have
a truck, and furnish much the govern-
ment is in sore need of at this time.
So bring in any kind of old rubber you
might find about your premises.
SPECIAL FATHERS’ DAY
SERVICES
Fathers’ Day will be observed at the
Baptist church Sunday at the morning
service, w’ith an appropriate sermon for
the occasion by the pastor.
It is requested that every one bring
his or her father to the service w’here
that is possible.
And on the fathers prrt it is a good
time for them to set a good example
for their families by going to church.
A warm welcome for all who come.
ALVIN SWINDELL, Pastor.
At least eighteen Japanese naval
planes attempted to raid the northern
Australian city of Darwin Sunday for
the second time in two days but were
intercepted by Allied fighters and four
were destroyed, Gen. Douglas Mac-
Arthur’s headquarters announces.
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Weather Report
Temperature
June 11
June 12
June 13
June 14 „
June 15
June 16 _
June 17 .
June 14
Max. Min.
—.98 68
—106 70
______95
Rainfall
.0.35 inches
MRS. M. E. NOBLE,
U. S. Observer.
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