The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1936 Page: 1 of 10
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THE BALLINGER LEDGER
VOLI'MI 5i.
KAI I IM.IK n.XM, THI HkDAY. SEPTEMBER 10 l»
NITMKMl I.
Prce Agreement Reached
On Postoffice Location
As Mechanical Cotton Picker Got First Big' Test
A deal has practically been
closed for .i sit* for the new post-
office building In Ballinger The
postal department telegraphed
Henry Jones this wck submitting
a proposal for lots on Eighth
Street near the present pnstnffirt
building and at pr. * lit occupied
by the Greenwood Texaco station
and other buildings, and Mi Jones
accepted the offer No confirma-
Cotton Estimate
On September S
11,121.000 Bales
Ttie cotton crop
announced by the
estimate
Government
lion of the sale has been received n,rsday **•“ UP
from Washington, but the deal Is '13 a* th<* rl,,M' of Uw .
expected to be closed within the market Tiu'^;ly aftpr,,u"n
next few days cotton worth approximately 12 75
Several local matters are to be ™* aJpoun.d ,ocal <tr,‘el
sales and a few bales sold for
attended to before final papers
can be drawn for transferring the
lots Since the site agent for the
postal department was here
several weeks ami. many have
become interested in the location
of the new building All sites
offered for sale were carefully
inspected and reports sent to
Washington Postal authorities
began negotiating for the Jones
property but no agreement was
reached until Wednesday The
above that price The forecast was
for 11,121.000 bales, a drop during
the past 30 days of 1.360 000 bales
The nation's production unv
month previous was estimated at
12.481.000 bales
Most cotton men In this .section
had anticipated a big reduction
in the crop and had guessed a
drop o( around hull a million
bales lor the September 8 report
Weather conditions in the cu*
Superintendents Named
For 1936 Countv Fair
Pickers Arriving
From South Texas;
('otton Opens Fast
Cot to i pickei
county farms air
1 o r Runnels
.Hiving in Hal-
All .superintendent- and depart-
ment hearts for the 1036 Runnels
County Fair were named this
wyek and most of them were con-
tacted and accepted the assign-
ments Meetings arc to lie field
regularly by the various groups
to make plans for the fall fair
on Oelobei 15 16 and 17.
The rodeo committee went to
linger everv di,. from .South Uu; Mon<“»y to attend tlu*
T.-xa Clove, ment . bo. ..genu annual that place. _Whll«
say 1 cmmi pickers from the Corpus
purchase price was not revealed j ton twit were tip main fact* ■;
but will be announced when con- ittributed for the lowered lore
flrmation is recived from tho '-a-st Crops have deteriorated n
postal department (many areas during th» past
i Freeman s
Government experts are seeking to determine when c me Rust broil
picker is economically feasible after the machine j l ed a> ,t an a(.re
public demonstration, tn Stoneville, Miss. While '.lie e. i i ie demur •
large part of the ration. It gathered gicen leaf arvt f.ne i h; and m-vc**** ************* *
w-..uld reduce value of the pickings enough to or! t .: in pakir
left above, as It moved through the cotton Held in ' den nitration
bis brother, John, Is p,,luted right abo d. j :.,ymg piekil
Chrlstl district will Is- here in a
I few days t< begin working in this
I county The federal men are
i meeting the pickers on Seventh
I Street at the south corner ol
| the court house lawn
A falsi rumor claiming that
j cotton picking prices were lieing
| officially set w as current on the
♦
TRI-COl M Y SINGERS Wil l.
MEET AT CONTENT SUNDAY
The Tri-County Singing Asso-
ciation will be held at Content
Sunday afternoon, beginning at
2:30 The public Is Invited to
attend this meeting Many good
singers are expeeted to be present
for the afternoon
♦
MEXICAN IS ARRESTED HERE
ol drouth
several weeks because
and insect ravages
The forecast gave Texas a 52
per cent normal crop with an
anticipated production of 3.046.000
bales
Gtnnlngs on the national crop i r *,■ •
to September 1 totalled 1^73.868 SeUFCh 10Y OI(leSt
bales as compared to 1.135.090 for
1935 and 1.402.835 for 1934
The condition of the crop In
the United States was given a>
59.1 per rent normal as compared
Twentv-six Local Students
Are Leaving for Colleges
* ■
Price Se
• ! I ft !
hen
thi* fir • part of the
wt-fk
Price
‘s urt to i)*- decided
tn*f
■n th
•* pickers and the
lunnn
who
employs t hem and
the
ivemment agents or others
not hit
»* to do with the
1 v ' l}#' I , , ; .. .
report*
f*r Wii,N
informed
(*Ott
4JI1 1
• •jH'Dir.i I apldi v ! li:
ojh i atm
in is providing
good picking
o.rt
the voting cotton
is beginning
ipen Farmers
say that l!
hr
weather remain
dry picking
tx- in full swing
daring the
.*'Xt
few week
K
itimatr.s of th* i
'ourity nop
Terracing in County
Started In Barton
young people wtl. ■ avi this week
end and the first of next week to
begin their hlghe education A
number are begin on.: their fresh-
man year at ....... while some
Where and when were thi first f'u'e been attei nc. tints year
terraees In Runnel, county built"1 ,ll(* start 'heir senior yar
Ballinger will Is well repr* tilled ^ ltt'lllS btTitUSC WC lit'*
in colleges and in iv.-rsittev of the » make satisfied CUStOlll# ■’ to bt ui tn. am.
vtate this year and many lucalj^ Ol'Ctd'S t loeul < otton m< i scitn.i it
“ *"“ “......' ix twee: 41001 o.rt Ml (mo tn.n
for Hi* year
there the Rh-uI representatives
met many ol the best performers
m the Southwest and a number
accepted an invitation to come to
Ballinger this fall The committee
also figured with owners of wild
stock and will have no trouble in
booking some of tiie best
Numerous amusement attrac-
tions have telegraphed for dates
here and the program committee
will select the features for the
fait and sign contracts in a few
days.
.1 D Motley secretary-manager
ol tin fair association, stated that
plcndid cooperation was being
i corded (lie fair by all sections
t tin county lie slated that a
■l>ccia! committees would be
nned Ian i to assist in the final
plans and that these would be
i.ic un ed when the upi>ointmcrits
wen mad< Following, are the
appointments already made
Executive Hoard
W () Wallace president
R P Tunnell. vice-president
.! I) Motley. Secretary
John A Barton, county agent
Troy Simpson E Shepperd, E
i County Agent J A Barton is this fall and r*
anxious to locate the larm having t*1'' ' ■
the oldest terrain in order to Mo*t of the
j study the efleets of terrace.' ovei are preparing 1
ia long ix rio.1 of yeai aid to com and everal wi
cive degrees at
rni next June
talllliger youth.'
jx-clai con is*"
continue their
FOR SKI.EING I'NTAXEII I.MfUOK j with 72 3 per rent one month ago
♦
Cine: of Police Lee Moreland RANI) CONCERT TOMORROW
and Deputy Sheriff Gerald Black WILL FEATURE TWO sitEOs
arrested Ctuz Moran, a San Angelo
Mexican, at Fair Park here Sun- The Ballinger Cheer. Band will
day afternoon on charges of|ap|M*ar in another concert tumor
selling untaxed liquor j row 'Friday evening on the court
The Mexican was lodged in the .house lawn Two local musician'
county jail to await the arrival of will be featured in solos on this!*1'*1' productivity ol land education uU^Lg&pqqrvlnt digit
charge of the case since the sale program Ralph Jamev Erwin will j **r,,,*'c,pd bv t*-* r.n *' with field two In m.dicln* and several other
charge of the cast since the sale j play a clarinet solo and Lamberth j p,,P,w4*tl ,4’ erosion. m special vocations
of untaxed spirits is a federal Carsey a trombone solo The 193d census gave Runnel Scluxil have beet
offense and must be tried in The public is invited to hear county 316.672 aeres of crop land must of the students is .him
federal court i this concert The band will be and it i. estimated that 9‘UH)(I some special course offered tol
When arrested Moran had in ! busy on Friday nights hcroaftci acres of this land havi been ter lowing is a list obtained hen thi:
his possession three full pints of > playing for football games and fared under the supervision of {week Thcie may be others who*
and six half-pints of untaxed this will be the last night concert county agents Tie r terrace names were not learned
whiskey put up in bottled in bond m the summer series have been constructed largely with ( Ml- Nell Shepperd . . t.
bottles, which is another Infrnc ♦ farm i»wcr and often with horn* Wae* t* enter Baylor University
tion of the federal statutes Mr and Mrs Jack Rudd spent made drag Many hundreds of Mis Eleanor William Mis
♦ it he week end In Goldthwalte. the . acre- havt lx* terraced Rosemary Lasater Bill V> *.<!,
highest quality foods
i a fast Delivery Serviet
Frank Cameron. R T
vIfN't#*fl bv
isco
Pail $1.25
3. Pail 65c
Four Public Schools
| Begin 1936 Terms;
Others to Open Soon
Run
Wi
,tln
!ork 25c Extra With 1 Wrapp
Read the ads save money.
, visiting relatives
Preferential Primary Advanced
Instead of the Present System
without any cash outlay In Miss Laura Fdlth Miller ,.:id Ml
recent years the eounty mniniis- Helen Thom-on go to Au 'ii, t*
stoners have used road machinery attend tin University ol r*
to build terraces on many farms Miss*-, Fr..: • Gustavu winnn
The rod of terracing with heavy lee Jon* Geneviev. K:
maehinerv Is usually below $1 an to Belton f. enter Mary H.iidn
acre Havlor College
In the early year It was dlffl- Miss Mar
cult lor the county agents to MeBride Si*
Sack
Imperial
At this time many citizens are I choice votes togethei any eandl
giving thought to a change In date had a majority of the first yiersuade farmers to build terra. * . Join i *
the Texas election law At the land second choice votes cast fot Here and then a lew farsighted1 Kemp w
next session of the legislature a all candidates for that particular men agreed to use their farm Finn :
bill probably will be Introduced office the candidate receivin' a demon'(rations Before . in M.
to provide regulations of elections such majority would he nominated the neighbor could m-c tin i .
in the state which will cut out If by the count of the first and Improved rr*>i growing in thi Tc.u-I.ci t
the second primary and have second choice voles cast .is above fields when terraces protectee: Jack I
clauses which will tend to ellmi- provided, no candidate received a the rich top soil from gullynu It.ci lr.
nate Issues in campaigns that : majority then the third choir* and sheet cr* ion and held th. Mi I
excite the voters to the support of ; votes would be added to his firs' water on th* land until most of) Moiithwr
the candidate who has but one and second choice votes and the it w.. absorbed (town
plank in his platform candidate receiving th* hlghe t Inlormutioi. in th< form *: a! Mi I
There seems to lx- a growing 1 number of first second and third letter a a visit to tin offic-Istdi y I
sentiment for nomination by choice votes would b* th* ,o ut *n* -«• >lcl terrace in th. Tc* hi -
preferential ballot and several, nomine. *• antv will t* appr* laled by the Fred. .
members of the lower branch of j A tt. between two or mort can countv a cut Stone about early junior y.
the legislature have already nidi didates would lx- decided in favor terracu wi. b. given to tic Coll*,,
newspaper as they arc collected temper
♦ Miss M
y|\N tYANTID HERE IN IHttl .Ihw* •
NOW SERVING lift TERM C**:i*
to the
I kolas
I’aiks gin
trial Sch.x
and Ml Gladys
id Hardin Hiiniii iis
iene
telly will begin ni„
t Sul Ross State
gc Alptn*
.III be a senior at
Hi’Ustnn ,
Ward law wtK ent* i iwrs
t'oivci it. Gi-iirc i mitt
Rail
Pea
Pea
\<*w Field F.xecutive
Introduced to l ocal
HovScout (’ommittee
•im tia-s
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unshot
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F. K l viK
williams
General '.upcrinlrndriits
City tv-hiHiis Department H C.
Lyon Ballinger
Rural Schools Department E
( Gnndstaff Ballinger
Horn* I S'lnoust ration and 4-H
<*ni Club Miss Myra Tiu i ken-
icy Ballinger
1 *1 “ ‘Womens De|>artrn.*nt
Mi Chester Cherry Ballinger
lfl11 i YncaLutiai School l>*purtment—
'*rifM.r M Williams Winters
H* '• 4 H club IS partnient -JT.
" ' ’ : A Barton
Livestock
. River
Agrirult ur
Barton
I '■ illry I »* partni.-nt
D* pmi mrnt Dec
Depariment J.
Arthur
b * i (in
Hmnphr
and Mis
The ,
I Ci*
Kr.
M.
Holt
M... i
Rodeo I veeulive Itoard
I! c i Cainpl*. , chairman 7.id
D W I uriier Ji Stan-
Siialiliot. M.WI1-
H J /.api» Hump Byler,
A" M* <;i• .-■ >i trunk c Dickey
li.\isionai l onirnilleemrn
Afff i. uttuf • I/iv ihtun
1 R ! *ii • T ■ i. Route 2 Jess
I i B oi ■ i B* i • Fletcher.
MUM; T.
J McCaii. linn Norton
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rated that they would favor this of the one having the mo t Hr *
plan for the nomination of Demo- choice votes II they wa re equal
cratlc candidates In that re |x-ct then by second
While representing tin district choice votes and if thi did not
In the House in 1921 C R decide then the He would tx
Stephens presented a bill of this determined by lot
nature which failed of enactment, An objection to tin- bill at the
because It wins new and few hart time it was befon the House wa
Fr*
uth Lynn and
. Iitel I t xas
"c l tibbork
wm ix cin lu
at A a. M
ave lu-ta Sop
will attend
i Teacher*
Scout master l
th* lor .
held a r
the city ii:ti. !
muln purpo,* * !
the intrortuctlot:
executive ol th*
trnl, And as Sim
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J.u k SI * a I
in tin-, .'..parity
ye irs T):* n* i
f.n ni.-rlv ax ,ii* i
.* lot. i aid
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1 i ul.tr meet 1
i jti.iv nH* tit
th* rnfflim
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$2:»«.0() lit m;ird
raid f«»r Conviction of
l.ivmtodi
Kunnrls ( ounl> IJvmtwl
IN I \l IMMINI \ I'HlsON Av. > va .
j and lt*f t
Kd I>.ivi ulm w«4.n wanted lo
Rumirh < <»unt> in 1930 on charg1*'
Chester 1
given the proposal much study [that it would be t*x) complicated of kidnapping h.us been appre senior .. .
Hoiis.' bill No 14 was ordered for tabulating the returns An trended in California and Is now verslt. W
printed by the minority and explanation ol this shows that it ervtng . life term in the Call- W.llr s n
although It did not become a law would require but very little nior. lornla state pikson at FoImmii on ! Elizabeth !i
It has been commented on favor-[work than th* ordinary ticket charges of being an habltuu! menred th.o
ably by the press and leuding i however Others stated that it criminal | Payne Coll* *
figures tn the legislature would be too expensive to hold Davis wa- wanted here tn con- Misses Fr
In the preferential primary bill elections of this kind and this1 neetton with th* abduetton of
Introduced by Mr Ktephens a statement is also unttu. pro Dad Brewster night watchman
ballot would have been provided ponent* assert as preferential j at Miles in 193u but was never
which would offer an opportunity election* could be held for levs1 unx-ded oi this charge He was
to vote a first, second and third than the two primaries at this wanted in other I.xas cities on
1.1(0 Miss It,.I'lw -Old mot) recently •*.,
ix .* student then master of th* B:ont. m
i Marc t. > .lay other rmitii,. m.itteis wi n rti
cu.vsed and plans n*.**t»- i t thc
: will hcgli hi work during th. f.i. and winter
.* ik at Baylor I'm f*«*t achievements wen- noted and
Ml Stone expre 1 )'.i apple* tat Im
uth and Miss Mary ,or 1|M' eiaiperatlon ol th. Baffin
v have already com- *rr ^'outers during th. time he
stuthe. at Howard ,»»» bead of this district
choice In every race where inure .time In actual rust to ..»> noth
than two candidates were making j Ing of the time lost by voter
for the office Where only two J going to the polls in two primaries
were running, a first choice only and the heavy exit heaped on
would be registered candidates who are required to
Candidates receiving a majority : campaign for thirty day* hr tween
of the first choice votes east the first and second primaries
would *>r nominated If no randl- A popular feature in this method
datr received a majority »f the
first choice voles east for any
particular office, then the second
choice v o t e a each candidate
received for said office would be
added to his Brat choice votes and
tf by adding the find and second
of selecting candidates would br
that where two are slinging
mud.'' featuring issues that stir
the public to high tension other
good men are In the race who
(Continued on page Id*
charges ol t**bber> with firearms
and burglary
Chief of Police lee Moreland
received a letter this week from
the Folsom prison authorities
seeking further Inhumation con-
cerning Davis and his crime
career In this section
♦
Mr and Mrs K C GrlndstafT
and son James, . pent the week-
end in Abilene with relatives
♦
Mark your butter with a rubber
sump Inquire at Ledger office
Brow tiwood
> and Ruth Hmlth
will be stud. ’ I.- of Abilene Chris
tian Coll*-v* beginning with th.
fall term
Miss Mar. Fay# Ward law will
go to Austin to attend a business
College
DEMMERs WILE Hill D MW
RFWIDIV I ON lmt STRtFT
Mr and Mrs H F Deminer and
family havr moved from their
Tenth Hi reet home to the Eighth
Street Presbyterian manse where
they will reside while their house
Is being torn down and rebuilt
Mr Oemmer plans the construc-
tion of a modem residence on
his Tenth Htreet lot and work will
be started at once
Read th. alls sa.* m nrv
Wr Nlneerel. Belrivc
• THE HOUSE OF
ROTHSCHILD*
with George Arliu and lor
eita Young nr "Han Fran
risen" will he given the a. a
dam. award nf Motion Pie
turr Arts, for the best pic-
ture nl the year
You've seen "San » ran
risen" now see "The House
of Rothschild” starting Nun
itav at the Pit7
Thanks
H Ford Taylor
Jrnninus / urinal Homo
Ml*' tenth 'street
Ambul-
ance
Service
Ballinger
Phone
440
A l)rsin> ttt Dlrasr
Regardless of the ty|M> of work entrusted to us, we havg
only .me desire to pleas*' those for whbm we are working.
This .satisfaction must be at thp time of the work and after-
wards. for we .Xpert to make a lasting friend every time w«
are railed to a bereaved home
A distinctive service at moderate prices
C. G. Jennings
Funeral Director
Mrs. C. fi Jrnnlaga
lady Attendant
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