The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1936 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXVII
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DEPORT, LAMAR COUNTY TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936
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Supreme Court, 6 to 3, Rules
All AAA is Unconstitutional
Two Hijackings
on Talco and Mt.
Pleasant Road
Lamar Feedstuff
Gains in Acreage
Alford Tract is
Being Surveyed
And Inspected
Red River Feed
Crops Up 20,000
Acres Since 1929
Total 1935 Births
Exceed Deaths by
104 in Precinct 7
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Government Cons;ders Purchase
for Resettlement Purpose
12,000-Acre Tract
CENSUS OF BUSINESS
TO START JANUARY 15
FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY
FOR MRS. C. H. GORDON,
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
MRS. JIM WRIGHT, 77,
DIES AT SON-IN-LAW’S
HOME NEAR DEPORT
OUT-OF-STATE OWNERS
DRIVING CARS IN TEXAS
MUST REGISTER NOW
COUNCIL ASKS REMOVAL
OF SIGN ON GROUNDS
OF DANGER TO TRAFFIC
family in the event the sale is
made.
HARVILL CANDIDATE
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
SALARY INCREASES FOR
DEPUTIES OF COUNTY
OFFICIALS ARE DENIED
BANKS ARE INFORMED
AAA CHECKS ARE GOOD
EIGHT CASINGS STOLEN
FROM W. H. GRIFFIN. J. I.
MATTHEWS THURSDAY
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School Teacher and Travelers
Robbed on Saturday and
Sunday Nights
Tom J. Agnor, who has been
named supervisor of the cen-
«us of businesa for this con-
greswonal district, states that
L. M. Catlett has requested
the address of his Times chang-
ed from Deport R1 to Annona.
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year.
from $1,500 to
Five county
sheriff, county
sessor-collector,
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Name Directors
Community Club
Justice Bailey Furnishes Story
on Vital Statistics for
the Past Year
Land in Farms Increases 37,000
Acres, Cotton is Reduced
60,000 Acres
WILL LET CONTRACT
FOR OIL TEST ONE
MILE WEST DEPORT
SAM E. DANIEL, 85, OF
CUNNINGHAM, DIES OF
PNEUMONIA THURSDAY
TAILOR SHOP MOVES
TO A NEW LOCATION
The 1935 inventory of
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land 8,777 mules in the county.
The total number of farms
on January 1 last year was
5,108 as compared with 5,329
five years previous. Tenants
operate 3,411 of these and full
owners 1,401. The total value
of farm' including buildings,
was set at $9,286,676, making
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Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Reece
of Cunningham, are the par-
ents of a son, born Friday. He
was named Fern Sidney.
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did not have the power to do
originally.
“Congress might redistrib-
ute the entire industrial popu-
lation if this act were upheld,”
he said seriously.
“The United States govern-
ment could destroy local self
as superintendent of Deport
schools.
of the 1930 figure. Full own-
ers operate 1,427 of the farms;
tenants, 3,788, and share-crop-
pers, 1,700. The total value of
farms in the county was plac-
ed at $13,498,672 while the
average value ' per farm is
$2,418 with a per acne worth
of $31.35.
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Awarded First Place by State Fair 1933 for Best Small Town Weekly Newspaper in Texas—Second Place 1934
Class A Rating National Newspaper Contest, School of Journalism, University of Illinois, 1935
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In a sweeping decision, the
supreme court ruled Monday
the entire AAA program was
unconstitutional.
In an opinion read by Jus-
tice Roberts, the original ad-
justment act was declared to
be “an invasion of states
rights” and beyond federal
power under the “general wel-
fare” clause.
If the farm aid legislation
were valid, he said, it would
be possible for congress “to
regulate industry in its most
meticulous forms.”
The decision was 6 to 3.
Justices Stone, Brandels and
Cardozo dissented.
Speculation how the presi-
dential campaign would be af-
fected stirred instantly when
the news reached the capitol.
Legislators turned in private
from the business of the mo-
ment examination of the 1936-
37 new deal budget to mull
over the possibilities.
Republican determination on
farm plan alternatives long had
been awaiting the supreme
court attitude. .
Roberts said the farm plan
was “not in essence voluntary.”
“It had g compulsory pur-
po°e,” he declared.
“If the act called only for ‘a
voluntary plan it would be no
better.”
Presumably the government
will seek to find a way to pay
approximately $500,000,000 due
on contracts still unpaid.
Federal lawyers have indi-
cated belief these can be con-
sidered binding governmental
obligations. It remains to be
worked out, however.
Watched through a p"rtially
open door, Secretary Wallace
did not change his expression
as he glanced at the fateful
message, laid it aside and con-
tinued his discussion with a
visitor.
Roberts said the AAA amend-
ments enacted last August
made no difference as congress
could not ratify something it constitutional,”
T' e Treasury Tuesday night
advised commercial banks of
the nation that all AAA checks
outstanding are good and may
be cashed.
Treasury official' said there
was no intention of trying to
repudiate any outstanding AAA
checks.
The information was convey-
ed to commercial banks thru
the twelve regional Federal Re-
serve (Blanks.
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Sam E. Daniel, 85, of Cun-
ningham, died Thursday night
at his home following an illness
with pneumonia. Services were
conducted Friday at the Cun-
rtingham 'Baptist church by
Rev. J. E. Peaden of Bogata.
Mr. Daniel had been a resident
of Cunningham for 35 years.
Surviving are his wife, for-
merly Minnie Parks, two sons,
Tom Daniel of Dallas, Joe
Daniel of Cunningham, and one
Automobile owners from
states (where licenses expired
Dec. 31, and who operate their
cars in Texas have been warn-
ed that they must obtain Texas
licenses at once to avoid arrest.
Texas licenses issued in 1935
do nnt expire until April 1 but
out-of-state licenses do not ex-
tend over the three months
period until then. Fees must
be collected for this quarter
as tax collector? cannot issue
1936 tags until Feb. 1 and the
plates cannot be used on cars
until March 1.
The beginning of the year,
so far as auto registration is
concerned, was changed by an
act of the legislature last year.
AH Texas owners1 must have
their licenses by April 1 in or-
der to avoid penalty.
Directors for the year 1936
were elected at a general meet-
ing of the members of the De-
port Community Club held
Wednesday afternoon. A nom-
inating committee had been
named to make recommend-
ations for these places. Its re-
port was read and an oppor-
tunity given for the offering of
any other names. The report
cf the committee was unani-
mously adopted, and these men
will compose the board of dir-
ectors for the ensuing year:
J. B. Griffin, T. T. Jeffus, Dean
Oliver, Frank Griffin and Sam
Hollowly.
Before the annual banquet of
the Community Club, which
will be held at the home eco-
nomics building the latter part
of this month, these directors
will select officers for the en-
suing year.
At that meeting a report of
the year’s activities of the
club will be made by President
Jeffus; also a report of the fin-
ancial condition of the club,
and the things for which mon-
ey was expended during the
year by Secretary J. M. Grant.
. J. G. Buell cf Tulsa, Ok., who
will finance the drilling of a
wild cat test for oil a mile west
of Deport, has been in Deport
the past week looking over the
leases, which were secured by
W. A. Childs, assisted by Pete
Storey and others. There are
about 4.000 acres in the block,
and it is expected that a con-
tract for drilling will be let
shortly. Showings made by a
test on the Guest farm a mile -
west of Deport several years
ago, lead Mr. Childs to believe
that oil in paying quantities
will be found. It is thought
the test will be made at a lo-
cation not a great ways from
the Doyle & Jondreau test.
the
clerk, tax as-
county attor-
ney, and district clerk submit-
ted requests for deputies and
appropriations for deputy hire.
Each one asked for a raise in
pay for one or more of his as-
sistants. The applications had
nothing to do with the salaries
of the officials themselves,
which will be set later by the
commissioners court.
J. B. Harvill, superintendent
of the Deport school, stated
Wednesday That he will be a
candidate for the office of
county judge of Lamar county,
subject to the Democratic pri-
maries.
Since his admission to the
bar in July, 1934, Mr. Harvill
has engaged in the practice of
law in addition to administer-
ing his huties as school super-
intendent. Through his prac-
tice he has appeared before the
justice, county and district
courts of the county.
“The issues of the campaign
will be discussed at the proper
time in a formal- announce-
ment,” said Mr. Harvill, ■who
A resolution asking that the
large sign at the extreme south
end of Main street be removed
as a safeguard to traffic was
passed by the Deport city
council in a meeting held Mon-
day evening. A similar reso-
lution was passed by the bor -d
of directors of the Community
Club in a meeting held Monday
morning.
Council members indicated
they would ask the United Ad-
vertising Corporation to re-
move the large sign, which is
on the north side of the new
highway near the intersection
with the lower end of the
street, and that if these meas-
ures fail, other steps would be
taken. The structure was de-
scribed as being in the line of
vision for both westbound traf-
fic on the highway and south-
bound drivers on the street,
making a collision trap.
Eight automobile casings
were stolen from two model T
Ford automobiles at the home
cf Buck Matthews in West De-
port Thursday night. Four of
the tires belonged to Matthew’s'
car and four were removed
from a roadster belonging to
W. H. Griffin. Sheriff Clyde
Shelton was notified immedi-
ately and possible places for
their sale were cautioned to be
on the look-out for the casings.
Several weeks ago a similar
number of tires were stolen
from several residences in
town, most of them being tak-
en from trailers. County and
precinct officers are both work-
ing on the cases.
SVZil LI Mill l/l IV V< j ■ ■ ■ «• * * a
reaches of the Sulphurs accounted for 21,000 acres,
" ‘ ‘ > increase in f
Dr. D. P. Trent and Mt.
Packard cf the Rural Reset-
tlement office at Washington, I
D. C., have been in this sec-1
tion this week inspecting the,
tween the two Sulphurs, twelve tween 1929 and 1934, prelim-
Tn order to reach a mo-re ac-
cessible location, says the pro-
prietor, L. L. Kirk, the City
Tailor Shop was moved this
week to the Dickson building
in the south half of Main
street. Suit samples will be
more adequately displayed and
the new location was selected
with the idea of being more
convenient, specially for. lady
customers and all who call for
their clothes instead of using
the free delivery service offer-
ed by the firm. Th move was
completed Monday, and service
•at the usual standard was re-
sumed very shortly.
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Salary increases for Lamar
county deputies to officials were
rejected, with one exception, by
the Commissioners court in
■session Friday. The one in-
crease allowed was to District
Clerk R. L. Lattimore, who
during the past year was al-
loted $75 per month for one
deputy. The amount was rais-
ed to $100 per month after
Mr. Lattimore had pointed out
that the statutes provide chief
deputies may receive $2,100 a
He asked an amount
$1,800.
officials,
Texas,!011 April 1, 1930, 12,563 head.
Hay and sorghum for forage
, a
► increese in five is now serving his fourth,year
Corn was raised on over
11 per cent
‘. The total
in the new river channel, Dr-. | increase in cattle was 13,314
Stephen H. Grant found the , head, or 76 per cent, with cows
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figures released this
It week by the federal census bu-
! reau of the Department of
' Commerce indicate. Cotton
was reduced approxi-
j, resulting
decrease of over 36,000
i crop land harvested.
! increased while the
number of hogs was pnactical-
Accompanying an increase of
over 37,000 acres of land in
farms, feed crop acreage in
Red River county showed a
l*2,000***acre "tract * "(rf "land be-1 Fain_of,»1™°«t_20,000^acres|jbe-
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miles south of Deport, owned ; uiary
by Jess Alford of Paris. L
has been offered to the govern-
ment for resettlement pur-
poses, and appraisers and sur-1 acreage
veyors are now at work on the' lately 60,000 acres
property. Upon their report in a decrease of <r
will probably determine the acre^ m crop land
government’s action in the mat- Cattle increased
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The tract is one cf the rich- [ ly the aan]e A8
est bodies of land in '
with soil deposits from the up-
per :
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government.”
Since May, 1933, over $1,-
= 127,000,000 has been paid
farmers for crop adjustments.
The com-hog program was
most expensive, amounting to
$378,000,000.
Meat packers, wheat millers
and cotton spinners paid in
about two-thirds of the pro-
cessing taxes. The last figures
showed hog levies collected
were $267,216,306; cotton
$243,139,394, and wheat $247,-
288,745.
Sugar taxes were $88,2Q3,-
559; tobacco $59,380,032; jute
and paper $12,735,692; com
$11,856,473; peanuts $3,687,-
850; rice $153,975; nye $1,266,
and unclassified $171,853.
Cotton ginning taxes collect-
ed under the Bankhead act
vrere $1,158,651, and tobacco
sales taxes, collected under the
Kerr-Smith act, $3,516,991.
Officials estimated that over
$150,000,000 in processing tax-
es now were impounded in the
court’ under injunctions grant-
ed since last spring. These
funds now’ evidently will be re-
turned to those who sued.
Senator McNary, the Repub-
lican leader, planned soon to
introduce a farm plan provid-
ing three optional methods de-
signed to make the tariff ef-
fective for farmers and raise
the farmers’ world price for
surrlus crop'.
They are the old export de-
i benture plan, the equalization
fee vetoed twice by President
Coolidge and the Democratic
allotment plan.
“None of these require pro-
cessing taxes, acreage control
or benefit payments and all are
he said.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Friday afternoon at the
residence three miles north-
east of Deport for Mrs. Char-
les H. Gordon, 42, who died
early Friday of pneumonia ..af-
ter a week’s illness. Rev. C.
S. Wilhite, Deport Methodist
pastor was in charge. Burial
was at the Bethel cemetery
near Fulbright.
Surviving are her husband
and six children, Richard,
Sammie, Jim Willie, Irene,
Opal Fay and Mrs. Dewey
Crews. Deceased was a mem-
ber of the Baptist church.
O. V. Keen, Mt. Pleasant
school teacher, was robbed of
HO, his overcoat and car keys
after another car had crowded
his machine to the side of the
road and he was commanded
to halt while driving near Tal-
co Saturday night. When he
speeded his automobile the hi-
jackers shot a rear tire, forc-
ing the school man to stop.
The men, iwhom he was unable
to describe because of the dark-
ness, relieved Koen of the pro-
perty and fled in a new sedan.
While the search for the hi-
jackers was in progress, two
Gladewater couples were held
up Sunday night on the same
highway, five miles north of
Mt. Pleasant, and relieved of
$22, a watch, their car keys,
and $95 in postal service
stamps.
The hijackers were believed
to be the same men who Fri-
day kidnapped a Dallas police-
man, A report book, cap, coat,
shield and Sam Browne belt,
identified as belonging to th?
officer, were found at a wild-
cat oil well less than half a
mile from the scene of the first
hold-up.
Two of three men arrested
near Wichita Fallas Monday
night after three persons had
been help up and two automo-
biles stolen, were later identi-
fied as the pair who kidnapped
the Dallas officer. No connect-
ion was immediately establish-
ed with the Titus county of-
fenses.
• enumeration will start Jan. 15.
Twenty-eight enumerators wiH
make the survey in this dis-1 daughter, Mrs. Thelma Simms
trict. I of Cunningham.
An increase since 1929 of
over 26,000 acres in feed crops
harvested in Lamar county is
shewn in preliminary figures
i<LiU<d this week for the 1935
federal farm census. The prin-
cipal crops included in the in-
crease were ccrn, oats and hay.
Total crop land decreased 17
per cent or almost 50,000 acres
between 1929 and 1934. The
largest increase in the acreage
of feed crops was in hay and
sorghum.
The January 1, 1935 inven-
tory of livestock compared with
the previous census April 1,
1929 shows an increase in the
number of cattle, while horses,
mules and hogs decreased.
Cattle increased 74 per cent,
5000 head, or 62 per cent of
the increase being accounted
for in cows and heifer’ two
years old and over. Horses
and hogs each declined seven
per cent while mules were 12
per cent less.
While farm acreage decreas-
ed shaiply, the total number of
Mrs. Jim Wright died Wed-
nesday at the home of her son-
j in-law, Richard Slaton, two and
a half miles east of Deport
where she had made her home
for some time. Burial was at
the Aikin Grove cemetery farms, 5,582, is only 42 short
south of Clarksville following
services conducted at the home
Wednesday afternoon by Rev.
J. E. Peaden, Bogata Baptist
minister. Mrs. Wright had
been in failing health for some
time and death came as a re-
sult of the infirmities of ad-
vanced age.
Bom in Alabama 77 years
ago, Mrs. Wright came to Tex-
as and this section as a young
woman. She lived in this area
the remainder of her life. Sur-
viving are two sons, Lester
Wright and Monroe Wright,
both of Big Springs; three dau-
ghters, Mrs. Tom Slaton of Bb-
gata, Mrs. Richard Slaton, and
Mrs. Effie Crawford; and two
step-children, Mrs. Ella Lewis
of McCrury, and John Ander-
son Wright.
Since life and death consti-
tute the very basis of human
existence and the limits of in-
dividual careers, the records of
these not only furnish inter-
esting subject matter, but val-
uable information as well. Jus-
tice P. B. Bailey has kindly
and voluntarily furnished the
following story from the vita!
statistics for the year just
closed:
During 1935 there were 144
births in Justice Precinct 7,
Lamar county, 138 w’hite and
6 colored; 88 boys and 56 girls.
The oldest father of any of
these babies was 55, the oldest
mother 40. The youngest fath-
er was 18, the youngest moth-
er 15. Of the fathers 109 were
born in Texas and 113 of the
mothers iwere also native born.
For a living 124 dad’ depended
on farming, five are day labor-
ers, two teachers, three truck
drivers, three mechanics, one
fireman, one clerk and the
others were not reported. All
the letters in the alphabet
were represented in the begin-
ning of their last names except
q, v and z. There were five
sets of twins among the 1935
births, six boys’and four girls.
Forty deaths were recorded
in Precinct 7—16 males and 24
females, 28 whites and 12 col-
ored. The oldest at the time
cf death was 88 and the young-
est was 3 hours old. Thirteen
of those who died were born in
Texas, 24 in other states and
three with no birth place re-
ported. ,
that has been accumulating for two-thirds
many thousands of years. I years. C:
Twenty feet below what is now 56,000 acres,
the surface in a very deep hole j more than in 1929.
Dr-, increase
vertebra of an animal, classi- and heifers two years old cr
fied by scientists at the State over showing a gain of 7,239
University as one of the hairy ; head. The 1935 inventory of
elephants- that roamed this sec-i livestock showed 3,690 horses
tion thousands of years ago.
The land is now protected I
from overflow by great levees,
and it is believed it would be
rn ideal piece of land for the
government’s purpose. It is
the second largest tract the
government has under consid-
eration. land is so rich that only _________,___,___, __________
40 acres will be alloted to each | the (average per acre value of
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