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WHITEWRIGHT, GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1939.
VOL. 54, NO. 51.
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Christmas Pageant
Attended By Many
Political Writer
Thinks Third Term
Is Less Likely Now
Rotary Governor
Visits Club Here
Drouth Slashing
Wheat Crop Daily
Bethel H-D Club Has
Christmas Party
Average American
Family Has Income
Of $1160 a Year
THOMPSON TO OPPOSE
SALES TAX IN MO RACE
Miss
and
The people once belonged to
kings; now the kings belong to
people.—Heine.
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ant, pianist.
Following the program,
served by the hostess.
Mrs. H. C. Willis, mother
MEMPHIS, TEX., AWARDED
U. S. FOOD STAMP PLAN
Juniors To Give
Christmas Program
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per
en-
any
Aid For Finns
Receipted Here
Militarizing CCC
Urged, Attacked
In Radio Debate
Application for
Work Order on
Two Road Jobs
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Pilot Grove Missionary
Society Meets
GRAYSON ONE OF
TEN LOW IN TAX
RATE IN TEXAS
Mrs. H. C. Willis, mother of the
hostess, was a guest of the club for
the afternoon program.
The club attended a tea last Thurs-
day at the home of Mrs. J. A. Stin-
nett at Van Alstyne.
Public education of the citizen was
given as the first of the guarantees
for the preservation of our represen-
tative democracy in the address of
Senator Connally.
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in Whitewright'and is well known to
the people of this section. For the
past several years she has been asso-
ciated with her father in the grain
and seed business, and has gained the
reputation of being a capable busi-
ness woman. She is active in church
and civic work, and when she starts
in on a task she never stops until it
is completed.
Mr. and Mrs. Felker have been re-
ceiving the congratulations of their
many friends since their marriage
was announced. They will
their home in Whitewright.
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MEMPHIS. — Hall County today
prepared for establishment of the U.
S. Government’s food stamp plan. It
was the second area in Texas desig-
nated for trial of the scheme where-
by relief clients received additional
food through purchase of the stamps
with their government checks. Five
thousand persons will be eligible in
The Mormon settlers of Utah once
organized an independent state
known as Deseret.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Felker have
announced their marriage, which was
solemnized on October 7 at Henriet-
ta, Texas, with Rev. E. O. Moody,
pastor of the First Baptist Church of
that place, officiating.
The bride is the former Mrs.
Alyne Hanna, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Haile, of Whitewright.
The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
J,. A. Felker of Gainesville. Before
coming to Whitewright he was en-
gaged in the cafe business in Whites-
Pop—“Well, I received a note from
your teacher today.”
Son—“Honest, Pop? Give me a
quarter and I won’t breathe a word
about it.”
An acre was originally defined as
the area a yoke of oxen could plow in
a day.
A Christmas program by juniors
will be given at the First Presbyte-
rian Church Sunday evening at 7
o’clock.
The following is the program:
Song, junior choir; prayer, Eugene
Reeves; scripture reading, Jack
Sears; reading, “A Christmas Wish,”
Lorraine Simmons; songs, “Away in
a Manger” and “Silent Night,” begin-
ners’ class; reading, “At Christmas
Time,” John Dale Reeves; songs,
’‘Sleep, My Little Jesus” and “The
Meaning of Christmas,” sextette from
junior choir; playlet, Mary Alice Da-
vis and Joe Earl Call; reading, Bev-
erly Bassett; reading, Connie Comp-
ton; trumpet solo, Billy Rhom Pen-
nington; song, junior choir; reading,
“Jesus’ Birthday,” Margaret Greer;
reading, “A Christmas Wish,” Pat
Gray; song, junior choir; benedic-
tion, Bobbie D. Montgomery; an-
nouncer, Kirk May; pianist, Marga-
ret Hanna.
think that a strong military
could be built up by adding
hours of military training to
CCC enrollees weekly schedule.
“If it is desired to set up an
listed reserve let it be free from
relief undertaking,” McEntree said.
“What difference is there between
this plan for military training in the
CCC and the practice of Nazi Ger-
many, which, before the European
war, attempted to solve its unem-
ployment problem by regimenting its
youth into the army?”
AUSTIN.—Col. Ernest O. Thomp-
son, runner-up in the last campaign
for governor, today had indicated his
campaign for the office next sum-
mer will oppose a sales tax.
He will advocate 5 cents a barrel
tax on oil production to pay social
security purposes, and 5 cents a bar-
rel on pipe lines to create a perma-
nent education fund.
Thompson outlined his views in
an address to the Austin Labor
Temple Association here Tuesday
night.
WASHINGTON. — An appeal by
Raymond J. Kelly, National Com-
mander of the American Legion, for
voluntary military training in the
CCC camps drew a reply Sunday
from James J. McEntee, acting CCC
director, that militarization would
be costly, inefficient, ineffective and
impractical.
The two men discussed the subject
on the Radio Forum of the Air.
Kelly contended such a training
program would build a reservoir of
potential citizen soldiers, basically
trained and ready to assume their
burden if the emergency arises. The
added cost, he said, would be negli-
gible.
McEntee said it was a delusion to
reserve
a few
the
family of readers. We seldom
lose a subscriber, and when we do it
seems that some one takes his
place immediately. We know we can
not please everyone, and we make no
effort to do so. But we do try to
print a readable newspaper and give
the news on both sides of political
and other questions. And most peo-
ple like to get both sides of any
question.
The Sun wishes for all its readers
a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
"Year.
The following have had their
names added to The Sun honor roll
this' week:
J. M. Parrish.
H. M. DeBerry.
A. E. Daniel.
J. T. Robinson.
Guy Hamilton Jr.
J. T. Williams.
A. P. Stanford.
J. P. Ownby.
Mrs. Lena Freeman.
Dr. L. B. Holland.
Mrs. J. C. Gaines.
F. S. Call.
WN. Stone.
C. N. Bowie.
Delmor Bowen.
Joe W. Carr..
E. O. Ingram.
Mrs. Earl Denton.
Lester Martin.
W. O. Houston.
Miss Mae Hall.
M. D. Oliver.
J. W. McMurry.
Mrs. Albert Patridge.
W. L. Kincaid.
Mrs. N. C. Wilson.
Lucian Sloan.
Mrs. W. C. Musser.
John Freeman.
Mrs. J. F. Holland.
Howard Hedgpeth.
J. P. Williams.
R. L. Holland.
Miss Dessey Reynolds.
J. G. Burks.
Of the 500,000 farms in Texas,
nearly one-fourth do not have cows to
provide the farm families with milk.
Home Demonstration
Club Has Party
The Whitewright Home Demon-
stration Club held its annual Christ-
inas party in the high school gymna-
sium Thursday night. Games and
contests were supervised by Mrs.
Lloyd McSpedden and Miss Viva
Phillips.
From the beautifully decorated
tree gifts were distributed.
A “cotton”, shower of gifts was
presented to Miss Myrtle Badgett,
the retiring president, by the mem-
bers and a club gift to Mrs. W.
Hatfield.
Refreshments were served to Mrs.
Fred Cook, Mrs. Otto Russell, Mrs.
T. A. Gray, Mrs. Ed Kent, Mrs. Jack
Harper, Mrs. Lee Norris, Mrs. Roy
Belew, Mrs. Elmo Wallace, Mrs. Ed
Martin, Mrs. Lester Haile, Mrs. W. T.
Simmons, Mrs. Phillip Norris, Mrs. J.
C. English, Mrs. Claude Dillon, Mrs.
Clyde Gibson, Mrs. Lee Wilson, Mrs.
Oran Sears, Mrs. Horace Ashlock,
Mrs. Jewel Mullinix, Mrs. W. L. Hat-
field, Mrs. Van Claborn, Mrs. S. By-
Badgett, Mrs. A^ E. Daniel, Mrs. Roy
Mrs/
The Pilot Grove Woman’s Mis-
sionary Society met in regular ses-
sion Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. J. H. Ashinhurst with the
following as co-hostesses: Mrs. Bud
Caraway, Mrs. Grace Sloan, Mrs. Bill
Henderson and Mrs. Eula Andrew.
Thirty-one members and ten visitors
were present.
A Christmas program was given
and gifts were distributed from a
beautiful Christmas tree. Mrs.
Charlie Davis of Tom Bean gave a
reading, “The First Christmas.” Fol-
lowing the program, refreshments of
hot chocolate and cookies were
served.
Contributions to the Lottie
offering totaled $12.00.
Rev. Noel Ashinhurst and Rev. T.
H. McSpedden were guests.
LONGVIEW.—With a tax rate of
only 50 cents on the $100 assessed
valuation Galveston County has the
lowest 1939 county tax rate of the 70
counties in its area, the East Texas
Chamber of Commerce announces.
Other East Texas counties in the
low 10 are Gregg, 56 cents; Grayson,
60 cents; McLennan, 63 cents; Wil-
liamson, 65 cents; Harrison, 67 cents;
Waller, 70 cents; Van Zandt, 71 cents;
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Charles W. Wooldridge of Pales-
tine, district governor of Rotary, paid
an official visit to the Whitewright
Rotary Club Friday. In the morning
he met with the chairmen of the va-
rious committees of the club and
went over the work the club has
been doing and assisted in outlining
a program for the coming year. Mr.
Wooldridge complimented the club
on the method it used in keeping the
dues of all members paid up in full.
The club has a substantial balance in
the treasury, and has contributed to
many charitable and civic appeals.
The Whitewright Rotary Club was
organized in 1925. Since that time
the membership has- never been less
than fourteen and at the present
time there are twenty-three mem-
bers, the largest the club has ever
had. Four charter members are still
members of the club.
Mr. Wooldridge spoke to the club
at the luncheon hour on the impor-
tant things of Rotary. C. B. Bryant
Jr., president of the club, introduced
the speaker. .
Mr. Wooldridge declared what he
had to say was given in an effort to
make members better understand
what Rotary was attempting to do. It
is hard to make a gentleman out °f
a cold-hearted man and it is hard to
make him share his good with oth-
ers. When one shares what he has
with others it makes the soul warm
and magnifies the character of the
giver.
An outstanding novelist, who once
criticized Rotary for many years,
became aware of the principles of
the club. Later he said Rotary was
doing more toward peace and under-
standing than all the statesmen.
Rotarians speak of' service, but it
is clearer if they say being useful,
he declared. Rotary is composed of
men of different nationalities, creeds
and ideals, but they are bound to-
gether by a common desire to serve
their fellow-man.
There is a great need for fellow-
ship in the world today, he said. Our
greatest trouble is the lack of under-
standing. Rotary takes in men of
character and educates them to in-
others.
[Fellowship is the foundation stone of
j Rotary, he said.
Each member of the club is an
T in his vocation.
Each member should dignify his vo-
cation through individual efforts.
The community service creed of Ro-
tary bases its thoughts on the golden
rule, he said. Rotary is non-political,
but all members should take an in-
terest in government and conditions
of the nation, he said.
Rotary does not deal with world
conditions, but does try to study
causes of such conditions. Rotary is
spreading in South America, he de-
clared. Peace will come when
treaties are made on a generous and
equitable basis and not on revenge
and selfishness, he declared.
Guests were Dr. Jack McGee, Dr. ‘
Herman Klapproth and S. P. Tucker
oLSherman.
Booher, I” ~
Booher, William Howard ___________,
Albert Melugin, Charlie Massey and
Misses Laverne Kilgroe and Mary
Alice Harrison.
Clever games were played and ev-
ery one welcomed the bride in a
grad way. We hope she will be very
happy.—A Guest.
Billy Rhom Pennington;
“Dad’s Boy,” Pat Gray; _________
Waltz, dance, Mrs. Kaiser; reading,
“Worried,” Maurice Coursey; read-
ing, “The Christmas Story,” Joan
Anthony; reading, “The Little Gray
Cottage,” Betty Margaret Sears.
Mrs. Kaiser closed the program
with a reading, “A Christmas Wish.”
A social hour preceded the pro-
gram at which time Mrs. Kaiser, as-
sisted by Mrs. Compton and Mrs.
Fred Starr, served tea to the mothers
and friends attending.
SHERMAN.—County Judge Jake
J. Loy Friday signed an application
for a work order for two road proj-
ects in precincts 2 and 4.
The application*'will be forwarded
to the work projects administration
office in San Antonio, and a work
order is expected to be received by
County Engineer H. M. Scott next
week.
White rock base is to be applied to
7.73 miles of connecting roads in the
Pilot Grove community, giving em-
ployment to 203 men for several
months* at a total cost of $81,658, of
which the county is to contribute
$15,108.
Gravel surfacing is to be applied
to a 6.9 mile stretch between Locust
and Georgetown, giving employment
to 63 men for six months. The coun-
ty is to contribute $11,070 of the to-
tal cost of $30,158.
WASHINGTON.—The. most severe
fall drouth in more than 50 years is
reducing 1940 wheat prospects by
millions of bushels a day, Agricul-
utre Department crop experts said
today.
The government has not issued an
official estimate of 1940 winter wheat
production, but private reports indi-
cated a crop of 150,000,000 to 200,-
000,00 bushels below the 1939 crop
of 550,710,000. Every day of con-
tinued drouth adds to the decrease.
J. B. Incer, chief of the crop sec-
tion of the Weather Bureau, said that
in the “critical area”—nearly all of
Nebraska, Western Kansas, Eastern
Wyoming, Eastern Colorado, North-
western Oklahoma and Northwestern
Texas—it was the worst fall drouth
recorded by the bureau since about
the last century. Rainfall in
area has been between 15 and 29
cent of normal since August.
PERFUMED INK NEWEST
THING IN PRINTING OF
UP-TO-DATE NEWSPAPER
TULSA, Okla.—Perfumed ink ad-
vertised perfume here Sunday.
Green ink in a two-color full-page
department store advertisement in
the Tulsa Sunday Tribune gave off
the aroma of a perfume part of the
ad described.
The newspaper, which believed it
was the first in the Southwest to ap-
peal to the sense of smell in adver-
tising, used about $250 worth of per-
fume for blending with ink.
Mrs. Aileen Pennington Kaiser
presented her expression and danc-
ing classes at a program tea at the
Grammar School auditorium
Wednesday afternoon. She was as-
sisted by Mrs. Printess Compton,
pianist. Mrs. Kaiser greeted the
guests and introduced her pupils.
The following program was given:
Reading, “A News Boy’s Idea of
Christmas,” Billy Rhom Pennington;
Rainbow Fantasy, dance, Betty Mar-
garet Sears; My Lady Goes a Walk-
ing, dance, Connie Compton; Doll
Waltz, dance, Beverly Ann Bassett;
reading, “Daddy’s Christmas Gift,”
Sara Sue Compton; reading, “Don’t
Hold up Santa,” Pat Gray; playlet,
“The Mumps,” Betty Margaret Sears,
Billy Rhom Pennington; reading,
“Talking to Santa,” Connie Compton;
reading, “Christmas Stocking,” Bev-
erly Ann Basseft; Tinkle Doll Walk,
dance, Maurice Coursey; Eighteenth
Century Folk Dance, Joan Anthony;
trumpet solo, J'Moonlight Echoes,”
reading,
Shadon
“The Soul of Christmas,” a pageant
of the White Christmas by M. C.
Cox, was given at the Central Chris-
tian Church Sunday evening under
the direction of Miss Gladys Ray.
Two performances were given in or-
der to accommodate all who wanted
to witness the pageant. The pro-
gram was in three scenes with 22
characters taking part.
For a number of years the Central
Christian Church has presented a
Christmas pageant, and each year
interest seems to grow. It has proved
to be one of the most popular Christ-
mas programs given in Whitewright.
The offerings and gifts each year
are unusually large for a congrega-
tion the size of the Central Christian
Church, and are sent to the Juliette
Fowler home for orphans and the
aged at Dallas.
terms, forcing himself into a third
term. Republicans wouldn’t have to
do a thing except to keep that pic-
ture before the country. They could
forget the'nation’s problems, nomi-
nate Henry Mencken’s Chinaman and
offer only to save the country from a
dictatorship.
Not Ready for Fight
I don’t believe Mr. Roosevelt is
ready to put his country, his party or
himself through any such experience.
Those who talk blithely of a third
term are not thinking through the
kind of operation that would be nec-
essary to renominate the President,
and its effect upon the country.
The foregoing is merely my own
analysis. You find much conflicting
opinion here as to whether Mr.
Roosevelt will ' run. Ambassador
Joseph Kennedy, with Ambassador
Joseph Davies seconding the nomi-
nation, . says Mr. Roosevelt must run
to save the country from the back-
wash of creeping chaos in Europe.
Some Democratic party workers are
convinced that the White House is
making preparations for the third-
term race—some who are violently
opposed to it think it is coming. But
you hear a cabinet member, a New
Dealer, say privately he does not
think the President will run.
LaGuardia Is Clew
Recently Mr. Roosevelt sounded
out Mayor LaGuardia of New York
on the Democratic vice presidential |
nomination. That is interpreted in
two ways. Some say that since the
Constitution prohibits a President
and vice president from the same
state, it means Mr. Roosevelt has de-
cided not to run and is trying to line
up New York’s mayor to insure a
strong liberal on the ticket. Others
say that Mayor LaGuardia’s New
Deal friends have unsuccessfully
tried to get him into the cabinet and
that the vice presidential talk was a
complimentary kiss-off.
I suspect that Mr. Roosevelt is in
some perplexity. Not whether to
run again, but because he hasn’t
found the man to carry the ball.
Friday Literary Club
Mrs. Roby Childress was hostess to
the Friday Literary Club Friday,
Dec. 15. Mrs. Joe B. Hamilton, pres-
ident, presided for a brief opening
and closing session. Mrs. C. P. John-
son, program chairman, presented
Mrs. J. Earl Selz, chairman of music,
second district, and other members
of the Denton Ariel Club in a Christ-
mas musical program. Mrs. G. F.
Bryant, a member of the Denton
club, who formerly lived in White-
wright, introduced the guest artists.
The program was as follows:
“Silver Spring,” William Mason,
“Diversion,” John Carpenter, played
by Ruth Andrews, pianist; “Nobody
Knows the Trouble I See,” arranged
by Harold Harvey, “By the Cradle,”
Eduard Greig, arranged by Harvey,
played by Rosemary Walters on the
viola; “Flower Waltz,” Tschaikausky,
played by Martha Mitchell, pianist;
“Dedication,” Schumann, “My Love
Is So Fair,” Brahms, Mrs. J. E. Selz,
vocal soloist; “Preste Agitato,” Men-
delssohn, played by Mrs. G. F. Bry-
Saturday, December 23, is the last
day of The Sun special subscription
. bargain days, and the publisher
hopes that every subscriber that has
not already taken advantage of the
special offer will do so before Satur-
day night. After Saturday the regu-
lar subscription rate of $1.50 a year
will be in effect.
Many newspapers have been forced
to raise their subscription rates since
war was declared last September,
but The Sun will make every effort
possible to keep the subscription
price at the old established rate of
$1.50 a year. If you want a real bar-
gain, subscribe or renew your sub-
scription before Saturday night. At
the present rate you will be getting
The Sun at lass than cost of produc-
tion.
The Sun appreciates the hundreds
■of new and renewal subscriptions re-
ceived during the special fall sub-
scription campaign. We have a loyal
family of readers. We seldom ever
for
the
department
reports. There were sharp reduc-
tions in county rates from 1938 to
1939.
Galveston County’s rate is un-
changed from 1938. Gregg County is
down 25 cents from the 81 cents rate
in 1938. Other reductions in the low
10: Grayson down 20 cents, McLen-
nan down 2 cents, Williamson down
9 cents, Harrison down 13 cents, Van
Zandt down 24 cents, Harris down
1 % cents, and Dallas down 2 cents.
Waller was up 5 cents.
The median county tax rate in
East Texas for 1939 is $1.15. Half
the counties are under this figure and
half are above with the maximum
rate of $2.60 for Sabine County.
The high ten East Texas counties
are Madison, $1.60; Hopkins, $1.62;
Limestone, $1.70; Panola, $1.70;
Chambers, $1.80; Trinity, $1.80; Har-
din, $2.15; San Jacinto, $2.30; San
Augustine, $2.45; and Sabine, $2.60.
Growing interest in improved ad-
ministration, demands for lowered
costs, and the spreading influence of
the chamber’s tax control program
are expected to bring further reduc-
tions in county rates in 1940, the
chamber’s tax department states.
North Circle Has
Christmas Program
The North Circle of the Baptist
Missionary Society held their Christ-
mas social at the home of Mrs. Mack
Pierson Monday afternoon.
Various games and contests, led by
Mrs. Olive Myrick, were enjoyed.
Then gifts were distributed from a
beautifully decorated Christmas tree
by Mrs. Pierson and Mrs. J. L. Mc-
Spedden.
Refreshments were served to the
following: Mrs. O. L. Jones, Mrs.
Olive Myrick, Mrs. Ed Martin, Mrs.
- - ------ Ben Savage, Mrs. R. S. Morehead,
boro. Mr. Felker purchased the Ben- Mrs. Madeline Terry, Mrs. T. J.
1 1 ' Giles, Mrs. W. E. Pennell, Mrs. j. A.
Mrs. Felker was born and reared Yeager, Mrs. W. C. Musser, Mrs. M.
1X7U4+------ 11 1------±_ BeleWj Mrs. J L Bow> Mrs. J. L. Mc-
Spedden, Mrs. Leland May, Mrs. W
H. Stedham, Mrs. W. F. Fields, Mrs. .
B. W. Newman, Mrs. B. G. Gowdy
and Mrs. Pierson.
By Raymond Clapper
WASHINGTON. — The main sig-
nificance of Vice President Garner’s
presidential candidacy is that it
serves as a forbidding barrier to a
third-term race by President Roose-
velt.
Mr. Garner plainly means to go to
a showdown in the nominating con-
vention, holding his delegates to the
end. That is anothei’ way of saying
that Mr. Roosevelt cannot obtain the
1940 nomination without a fight in
the convention.
As a matter of practical politics,
Mr. Roosevelt cannot afford to make
such a fight. It would be suicidal.
When you fight in a convention, I
mean you fight. You fight with brass '
knuckles. You use every form of
pressure available. You strong-arm
delegates. You put the squeeze on
them from back home. You try to
buy them off with promises. You
smear your opponents in every pos-
sible way. A convention fight always
is a dirty fight.
Set-Up for GOP
A first-time winner can live down
such fights. He must butter many
bruised egos, and stitch up the
wounds of the defeated rivals. But as
it is all part of the game, a family
fight, most of the damage is quickly
repaired, all is forgiven and everyone
pitches in to win the election.
However, it is scarcely likely to
end that way in the case of a Pres-
ident forcing a third-term nomina-
tion for himself. He might safely
challenge the third-term tradition if
drafted unanimously by his party.
But what kind of picture is going to
be' given to the American people if
the President and his workers go in- :
to the Democratic convention and '
force the nomination by beating '
down Garner and the othei- candi- !
dates, most of whom would be ex-
pected to ally themselves with him ,
temporarily to block Mr. Roosevelt? ‘
News reports going out of the con- ;
vention sessions would describe the ’
strong-arm tactics being used. By creac.p thpir ahibtv +n bpln
the time the convention was over, Pol1n„,r),;„ J
the country would very likely be in a |
state of revulsion and alarm at the I
spectacle of a President, after two . ambassador to all
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Mrs. T. L. Cowart was hostess for
the annual Christmas tree party of
the Bethel Home Demonstration
Club Tuesday afternoon. Christmas
decorations were used throughout
the house, and gifts were exchanged
from a tree. Mrs. Floyd Harris and
Mrs. Edgar Bow read Christmas
stories. Miss Ouida Nell Harris and
Miss Louise Autrey presided at the
silver service.
The following were present: Mrs.
L. L. Windle, Mrs. Floyd Harris, Miss
Ouida Nell Harris, Miss Louise Aut-
rey, Mrs. Edgar Bow, Mrs. Dale
Clowers, Mrs. George Jarvis, Mrs.
Pearl Garner, and the hostess.
A shower was given in the home
of Mrs. Ernest Harrison Wednesday
afternoon for Mrs. J. B. garrison,
who before her marriage was Miss
Ethel Hicks of Clovis, New Mexico.
Gifts were sent by many who were
unable to attend. Refreshments were
served to Mesdames Grover Smith,
Mary Harrison, C. M. Miller, Ernest
Harrison, Ross Booher, Ernest Booh-
er, Josie O’Neil, L. H. Rush, R. P.
, Elmer Sanderson, Alden
„ — _ZZ-----J Harrison,
WASHINGTON.—If you want ____(
exact picture of the average Ameri-
can, the labor department’s bureau
of labor statistics can fix you up.
Bureau field workers recently
made a sample census in 54 cities and
invented a mythical “Mr. and Mrs.
Middleton” to express then’ findings.
Mr. and Mrs. Middleton are the
average Americans. They’re right in
the middle: Half of the people in
America have higher incomes; half,
lower.
And what are they like?
How Middle Class Folks Live
Well, they have an income of
$1160 a year, are parents of two
children, live in a rented house (pay
about $19 a month) and spend all but
a few dollars of their income on
food, shelter and clothing. They
spend about $465 a year on food; this
will buy an adequate diet, if they
follow the tips of the bureau of home
economics—a pint of milk a day
apiece, dessert once a day, and
enough meats and vegetables to keep
them healthy.
They can lay by $46 a year for
medical care, which means that if
anything really serious hits them
they can’t pay for it. They spend
slightly less than a dollar a week on
recreation (including newspapers,
movies and smokes) and about $11 a
year on gifts. They spend around
$110 a year on clothing, and their
sons don’t get to college unless they
work their way through or win-
scholarships.
The bureau points out that share-
the-wealth plans wouldn’t help the
Middletons much. Current earned
income in the nation is $60,000,000,-
000; divided equally, it would bring
each family $31 a week—just $9
more than the Middletons now have.
Harris, 72% cents; and Dallas,
cents.
East Texas county tax rates
1939 are the lowest in 10 years,
regional chamber’s tax
num, Mrs. R. D. Maddux, Mrs. E. M.
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Yowell, Mrs. R. _____7
George Burnham, Mrs. Elmer San-
derson, Miss Lattie Brown,
Myrtle Badgett, Mrs. Sublet
Miss Viva Phillips.
The next regular meeting of
club will be in the home of Mrs. Les-
ter Haile Jan. 12. .
Whitewright citizens have been
asked to contribute to the Finnish
Relief Fund, and arrangements have
been made to receive donations at
the First National Bank and receipts
for same will be issued by C. B. Bry-
ant Jr., who has been requested to
act as chairman for the local com-
mittee.
Every dollar contributed to this
fund will reach the Finns, as ar-
rangements have been made to get
the funds to Finland without cost
from the funds contributed. Former
President Herbert Hoover is direct-
ing the campaign for relief of the
Finns, and sent $100,000.00 to Fin-
land Tuesday to aid the distressed in
that country.
Those wishing to make a donation
to this worthy cause may do so by
calling at the First National Bank
and leaving the donation with Mr.
Bryant.
William Mason,
by Ruth Andrews, pianist;
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