The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1939 Page: 1 of 12
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THE BALLINGER LEDGER
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BALLINGER. TEXAS. Till KSDAY. MARCH 30. 1939
NUMBER 85.
State 4-H Club Leader
Talks to Boys of County
On School Board;
Election Saturday
A meeting held at the court * w n i a §>■
house here last Thursday after- \ MCn tSCCK l I iBCCS
noon brought together all 4-H club j
officers and adult leaders of the!
county to confer with J W Potts,
assistant state club agent. Twenty-
one were present at the meeting
to hear the A St M College exten-
sion service leader and to take H<.hoo| ,rusl(K. elections for all
part In a general discussion of districts In Runnels county will
club activities be held Saturday Common school
At the beginning of the year a districts have been supplied with
goal of 140 club members was set tickets, tally sheets and other
by the leuders in this county and supplies and election managers
County Agent John A Barton were previously named
announced Thursday that 158 Interest Is fair in the election
have already been signed and 173 in the Ballinger independent dis-
‘Stork Special* Wins Close Raee to Hospital
n
demonstrations accepted
trlet where four men have
Topping Ballinger-Bronte
Road Put on ’40 Program
State Farm Group
Head to Talk Here
At Mass Meeting
Leaders and club officers voted announced for two places The
In the meeting here to hold some voting box will be located at the
type of progrutn for the boys and school board office on Hutchings
their fathers as soon as possible Avenue, adjoining The Ledger
This Is being done to develop a offlee, and C R Stephens has
closer relationship between the, been apolnted election manager
boys and their parents and to! Regular voting hours will be
Increase activities in club work by
creating a better understanding
by the parents of the real pur-
poses of the club program.
Club program for the remainder
of the year will be changed slightly
so that members will have parts
on every program The purpose
is to develop more leadership
among the clubbers and give each
boy an opportunity for self-
expression
Mr Potts complimented the club
boys on their recent sheep feeding
on a commercial basis He believes
In doing practical things and said
the Runnels county undertaking
was one of the best he had
observed
A check-up was made at the
meeting Thursday of the number
of projects signed by individual
boys In the various clubs The fol-
lowing tabulations resulted:
Cotton, 12
Maize. 21
Com. 4
Swine. 62
Bdet calves. 10
Dairy calves. •
Sheep, 24
Chickens, 20
Turkeys. 2
Wildlife demonstrations, 10
There are eleven clubs In the
county, at: Hatchet. Crews. Con-
tent. Bethel. Blanton. Mazeland
Oak Creek. Barnett. Norton. Ollcn
and Maverick
Mr Barton slated that any boy
in the county was eligible to
become a 411 club member and
accept a demonstration for the
year If there Is not a club in the
community the boy can be assigned
to a nearby club or carried
unasslgned It requires five boys
to form a club in any community
,.... *hr".Pr‘m,l'‘rr..,l',,IU,n MV“l»«i,»v*. Ill Inund road, rlMed by Hood,, he appealed lo the
Uter. attended by Hr. K. W. Taylor, railway phytlelaa. Paatmaaler June, wave* all • well and thank, ' to
Kngineer William Mercer who piloted the "stork nparui
observed and those casting ballots
will need their poll tax receipts or
may sign affidavits if lost
One man on the ticket has
served on the board heretofore
Henry Doss Is standing for reelec-
tion after serving a three-year
term He has been chairman of
the grounds and building com-
mittee and many Improvements
have been made during hts term
of office.
The three new candidates are
Tom Agnew. Roy L Hill and W
D. Scales Agnew was announced
several weeks ago by local friends
after J A Kilough. present mem-
ber. stated that he would not sub-
mit his name for reelect Ion be-
cause of other civic work which
demands much of his time Last
week the name of Roy L Hill was
properly filed with the secretary,
and Saturday the name of W D.
Scales, local manager of the Texas
and Palace theatres, was filed
Sewing Institute
Is Held for WPA
District Officials
SO Young Men is County’s
Quota of CCC Enlistments
(founty Judge Paul Trimmler has
received information from the
state highway department listing
projects in this county included
on the 1940 secondary program of
road building Among theae was
nine miles of surfacing on high-
way No 109 from Ballinger west
Cliff H Day. Plainview "master 0,1 the Portion of the Ballinger-
! farmer" and president of the BronU' road already graded. The
Texas Agricultural Association, is Project Jiad the approval of the
to address a mass meeting of 8tato highway department and the
Runnels county farmers and their u ® bureau of j»ublic roads
wives at the court house in B&l-t The 1940 highway program com-
imger Saturday utternoon. April 1. mence.s September 1. 1939. and the
The house will be called to order*above notice means that surfacing
at 2 o clock j of the first section of this road
Every farmer in the county is *l!l *** done between September 1,
1939 and September 1, 1940.
At the present time a WPA pro-
ject Is underway on the portion
farmers which lias headquarters jof ,hls road from one mile we«t
' of Valley Creek to the Coke county
line In this contract is a two-
mile stretch not included In the
urged to attend the meeting and
hear Mr Day tell of the rapidly
growing organization for Texas
at Waco
J This association, according to
Mr Day. Is one that is attempting
to bring to farmers a greater share s‘,para,° ‘■outran at Oak Creek
of the national Income which in|for ,h’' constructton of a bridge.
i Mrs Carmen Lawrenre. local
--- | welfare official, ha received the
The Ballinger sewing room last i April quota of CCC enlistments
week finished making clothing for {for Runnels coun* This county
the local Mexican woman w hoj will be entitled to furnish 50 buy*
weighs almost 4(H) pounds and who between the ages of 17 and 25 for
has gained about 200 pounds in the April call Wl; h will leave
the past three months Hewing Ballinger on April '
rooms do special work of this kind Any youth with!.- tin age limit
RABBIT DRIVE ANNOtNCED
FOB HARMONY COMMUNITY
Citizens of the Harmony com-
munity have announced an all-day
rabbit drive on April 4 The
hunters will meet at the Harmony
school house at 8 o'clock and will
start soon after that hour Dinner
will be served at the school house
at noon and the hunting will con-
tinue in the afternoon Everyone
who likes to hunt is Invited to
Join the drive
♦
Mr and Mrs Price Middleton
spent the week-end at San Antonio
when occasion demands and pro-
vide clothing for relief clients
when unusual sizes are not avail-
able at the commodity rooms
Mrs. Kathryn McCollum, area
supervisor of professional and ser-
vice projects, held a training
institute for areas No 40 and 42
at Brady on March 16-17 Methods
of teaching training were outlined
by the supervisor The teaching
of proper const ruction of garments
and the ability to know when a
garment is rightly constructed
were topics emphasized
These methods will be used In
all WPA sewing rooms In teaching
certified workers Classes will be
arranged in A B. C and D groups
and supervisors will teach con-
struction of seams used in various
good moral character and
[that goal of economic security
and social Justice to which the
farmer is rightly entitled
soil conservation and national F„r thr paM two months Run_
park improvement They are under n,js county farmera haVp b,en
armL in — —^4,•*
turn would enable them to attain 1 r‘‘Uef openln* and dlr1 011,1 D- w-
Hooper state resident engineer,
has prepared plans for this work
and thinks a contract will be let
at the April meeting of the state
highway commission Money for
building the bridge has already
trained engineers and exjiert )h(. statp and to date bw" provided by the commission.
Good progress is being made on
highway 109 in Coke county on a
teachers The duty performed by ,m„ orKanlzed in nine local cotn-
the boys in ramp has proved mun,llP. wllh ft 1ola, mrrnbershlp
beneficial both from developing ,)f about 25n 1
the physical side and in an edu-
contract to finish the road from
.............,
with the state association
paving
kinds of garments This particular Ouioti Mrs Act. me Han*. and
type of work will be taught each Miss Loretta Wallace
worker until she Is qualified to do »
It without help and then more !
difficult garments will be given
her This instruction period will
last for four full pay periods
Individual giade sheets will be
physically fit, and who cannot he | urged to report at U .......... +
given through parent.- relatives Runnels county w.-lfare office in f,,r'»',d clubs Oak Creek and _ .. __
or other sources tie a me advan-; Ballinger to either Mr Lawrence Mjrlr with J Black of Mari i .... ’
tages offered at can ;e is entitled or Miss Hassle Pro . I president sod .hm MeKown of K' " *** * ****
ifsc rs: jjr.JsrK sf5r:-,r}i*;Kt.,,r
reenllst at the ran.p for uddl- the county were ehgibl- U enlist ,1':imI*‘ secretary Miles, Fred Sail- 01 f** Knignts of Colum-
ttonal time up to three years j Stic added that at thi time the President, and A T Bratton ,,-s le a1 ,,1P Olfen hall
Each young (ha accepted for quota of fifty would be hard to ^'cretary: Ballinger Meade Me ycst as ' veiling Attendance was
this service will be paid $30 secure because so many are in shan- president and J WhitjK?°r alld un lnlf*restlnB program
monthly with 422 of that amount school and others helping with f’>t('rson secretary Olfen Walter ,,r buslnoss transacted
alloted to the pair a At present farm work It i nut necessary president and Herbert ,hy°U’* lhil,‘k!i waa
there arc 45 boya* from this county j that families be on WPA before Lange secretary. Barnett. Dave, ‘ ratgemever and all those
-erving In camp and the allot- boys are eligible and anyone with- *'<>rgey president and D C Camp ^rr,r'crd 0,1 npw table pre-
ments U> parents In thr county In the age limit who would like secretary Crews F C filler srn,,d l,M* council Another
each month total $990 to do six month servio i. urged president and Miss Bobbie Estes '‘,,p tl>a,ltcs w,'nt to members
Boys working in CCC ramps to contact a member uf th« wcl- -'‘retary Maverick A F Ieet''1 111 school board for
president, and Mrs Annie Me donatln* ,hl oak flf*“r from the
Auley seeretarv, Rowena U»uis "ld ifn,x>1 houa* to thr council.
Rohmfeld temjk.ran president A numhn of ‘mprovemenU will be
and K M Curry femjiorary secre ™i,d'' 1,1 counnl chamber In
tnry N K Wright of Miles, is,*
temporary president of the county j
have rendered splendid rviec In fare board
Brady Institute were Mi
Ida
ussoriat ion
Phillip Evans, student of John
Tarlrton College. Stephenville, j her efficiency
spent the week end here
llOHI.Kn KKCOYERINt.
Oeorge Dohert'. is recoveri. it.
an Odessa hospi'al from In irie
sustained in a: automobile u i
kept mi each worker to determine <|p|„ whl,.h (M , ...t1 last w
day night ton Monahan M:
Many workers who have never i Doherty s motl;-r. Mrs H
New Olfen School
Dedicated Sunday;
S00 People Attend p00(j inspectors
File Cases Here;
7 Speeders Fined
A large crowd assembled at
olfen Sunduv afternoun to attend
t h < dedication service1 for the
district
rew putt m
1 h.xil build
Gas Prices
DISCOVERED
We have discovered a secret
discount is bring given by a
frw station,. Since all of our
customer, are highly prirrd.
we meet this low price to all.
A high grade white ga.
Leaded
Since it ha, been almost a rule
for some station, to discount
gar prices 7c per gallon to "so-
called" commercial accounts,
we offer you our llick. Regular
“contain, Triros Ithvl lead."
17c ga, at 2r discount
whatever will be given opportunity
to learn how to .sew A novel part
of the Instruction period will be u
.style show til garments made by
Doherty re'un..
Sunday f t m
mg and ei
mflrmat n t
rrvirf.'. at
Odes.-a
St
H cUla*
e Chur- h
It i r.ti ,
a
mat
:rd H00
|M-ople w *
' r »• in th«
State pure
M: Charle t
an# returned to
rhu
rch lor
t lit*
i rites and)
seven ca.se.s u
Houston Frui.i
liter spend.
ar*'Ut .fK)
rt numifd t
or t he mt - j;
utter maktnr
.several Weeks ill
Ill the holm !
ViCr
n at Iti<‘
M*hool
v* v’.nif fwt.-ibl
the near future
It was decided not to hold a
meeting on the second Tuesday In
April if lhi executive rommlttee
of the Catholic States League tuts
its meeting at Olfen on that date.
J A Lange was elected alternate
lor the grand knight at the con-
'entlon. and J J Fuchs will be
alternate fur the past grand
knight
The attendance prize- was drawn
for Joe Kahili’
visors and superintendent..
her parents Mr
Connelly
7'radc training a n d continued
improvement of skill Is part of, \frs j ,,, j.-,,,
| the sewing room program |1)r Ange l..
, Ballinger women attending the for exunnnatioi
and Mr- W V
m left Tuesi'
i enter a tin
nd treatmi-.if
Ballinger Baptist Church
Revival to Begin Sunday
Regular
Trucker's Commercial I’rue ),i\en lo \ll on This sprciil
H
ICK
RUBBER CO
S
Under the pustmul leadershi|> of
Rev clarence- A Morton the Bal-
linger Baptist Church will launch
Its annual .spring revival Sunday
morning, to continue for two full
weeks and end Sunday. April 10
Hi v Morton w .ll o;> the- n viv.,1
preaching Sunday nt 11 a in and
7 45 j) m The evangelist. Dr C
Y Du.- ey ol Iialla will preach
his first e i moil Monday evening
land will remain until tin- close of,
the revival, delivering me -age.
at each service
Dr Do.ssey is one of the out-
standing evangel I sis of this
denomination In Texas His past 1
Isucreva ; In icligious campaigns
have made hint much ought in!
this Held and h|s roming to Hal '
j linger has caused much prepura- j
j lion to lie made in advance foi
great revival
The M--t If. v I. (.. rt 1 LlK e v
bis)it p ol t he- An.an . > dim e-xe*
jiie.-ide-ii at lfi» t nf.rmation .er-■
V .ci .it the church I i tic school
d-di alum pr .gr.i i. liev c. A
Hoe-ckman parts)) pn> t prc-ided,
and ( lints Su|N*it tcl.dciit J e-
Cirtndstaff and Bishop Lucey
VJHlk.
C.a ,woik started i:i the- n e‘w
!. - tnnldoii. Monday morning
Study t ael be-en continued In the-
oif. i. community hut) while- tin
school building v a.- under con •
-truction
Tile- new 417.80U huildiru’ cum-,
pitted March 22 : one of the
finest e-ducational plants in Run-i
mis county The :\ rmitn nne-
steiry liuildlng I fticpngif and
tt iKli rn in e ve-rv de tail It willj
plot i <i e* all ne-ccs-ary room for
da work and m ne-ral assemblies
and Is convenient and ( ..mfortablr
forgl Inspectors file-el
Balllnyet last wee-k
visits at f .Kl pur
-hme-nt and fated 1 (
lie-e-n ordered to file- I'-tter '111:
W M O Bt SIM ss Ml N
I'l I tsl II WITH VISIT
I .'Oieph'-rd received a
wee V. from I A Wll-
rtiarpf <
n every i-iiv yy
here food
Mi
(" i - ia: :n.(i . r of the Waco
stuff war.
impropiTly h
andled by
Cl
t ol Coiumei e. express-
the retail
trade It w
*.s js ii i i t i*d
" appn- at inn 1 .r the fine
out that
tor two years
they had
r«
1 e|>l - given the Waco visitors
been dom
• eriurat. inal
work . nd
In
Ballinger last wi-ek
hereaffer
charge' will f
ollow vio
Tin pecial tram bearing 55
lations of
this -let
■c hiisini a n d professional
Of the - veui c;
have euitered pl<-
paid tines and -
tested A total
was collected
In county r
la-on,ird Croat., t
guilt V to I
th- purpose of
u-.se- -.seel
At
heduled i
e; nie-d her
s of guilty
te w ill b*
1 $130 in
i It this week
-red a plea of
of liquor for
lale and was
Sne- of 4100 and cost .
her liquor law vloluiioi
ase i .(heduled m county court
v nu t, wn met a' Talpie by a dele-
ti n B.illmger and upon
a here- they veil- i-scorted to
, i*1' e tilt hou.v lawn w here
’’ <had b- -ii made for
, >" • t .iu a short program Mayor
, ilie-j lie r(! extendeel a w< le-ome to
"i and Introduced Mr.
". on who responde d and pre-
,'1"1 e-nie-rtainment numbers by
the boosters
thL week end when John Dry of
Winters will be tiled for po-ge*
sloti ol beei for the pun >sc of
sale
,,, ... ..... Just let of the Peace ft A
\il rooms w ill have pe rfect light .
Jarre
fi t study and the- furnishing-
Hr ( \ Ikeessev
f i in. -list
tt was busy the first of the
jwisk with speeding eases State
, ... hlghwnv patrolmen arre ted six
•i of new arm-i hairs wtiichl ....
^ ! peneo here Sunday eve ning and
. . . , , .1 gave the-m five days In which to
teachers desks and i bade have . ... ,
1 apiiear In nistice court All yyho
her equip- I. . . . . ,
, have appeared have entered plea.,
f I j. t K * t lif*
.. .. Iof guiltv and were fined $1 and
with the
| costs One case ol overloading a
truck was filed in the Justice
The building w »* made po-slbie | rourt
by a 55 per rent PW'\ . rant and
M<( arvor Lynn
Leans-Abstracts Insuranre
Ballinger. Texas
nun
vill continue to t»
■her*' desks and
!>. . ii pure 1 tasod and
rnent added that wti
: turiu litng in keepli
Imildtng
$250.00 Reward
Paul for Cony letmn of
Livestock Thieves.
Runnels f qnntT l ivestock
Assoeiation
8;aclal attention has b*-en given- F.erv i-
to the n u-i al im grams for the an invita'l
revival which will In- under the .part In tin
direction <>f Educational Director to mop. i t
Gale Dunn M I cityti will organlzr
j a large chorua for thr gospel sing-
I ing and w ill also feature special
j music at each service He will be
; assisted by Mr* L Srhermerhorn
at the organ and wtu also uaa a
piano and orchestra part of the
PHSO
Rev Mori .i hat announced
moming service* at 10 o'elotk e*eh
week day and eveo' evening at
7:45 Announcement# will be made
of special meeting* tor group*
from time to time during the
rattral All aervtreg wilt be held
Ui the church auditorium
a bond Issue voted in the dirt riot
John Q Becker, Sate Angelo arehl-
of Bailing r hat tect drrw the jilntis for the build-!
atu.ud and take in' and supervised con ruction j
, ol eie| i 1 end for thi hoard ol trustee
v wav p r.iblc ♦
H H Self, sujN'tintendent of the
schiKil, at Rising Star, visited here
Saturday
Mr* Jap Adams. Jr , and ton,
left Friday to Join Mf.
Adam* at Seagrarea. where they
will make home
Agnew-V/right Funeral Home
*0*
/•e/iwi'/rt/i/e t'unrrnl Nrtricp
a I Minli’ratr LuW
Am butane? Service
Telephone 440
IamHy Attendant
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