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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1938
THE MERIDIAN TRIBUNE
PAGE FOUR
The Meridian Tribune
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are certainly good for this time of building in which “the Law West
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
From the Produce House
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Entered at the postoffice in Meridian, Texas,
as second-class mail matter.
Any erroneous reflection upon the char-
acter or standing of any person or firm
appearing in these columns will be gladly
and promptly corrected upon calling the
attention of the management to the article
in question.
Views expressed in this col-
umn are those of “Cackles"
and are not to be taken as AAd
the views or opinions of The Tribune.
SUBSCRIPTION RATE $1.50 PER YEAR
County H.D. Council.
The Bosque County Home Dem-
onstration Council met at the
Court House here Monday, with
nine clubs represented.
Education funds were turned in.
Mrs. Maurice Jamerson gave a re-
port on the district meeting at Wa-
co. Every district was represent-
ed.
W. B. Standefer was elected
master farmer, first; Will C. Hafer,
second.
Miss Helen H. Swift, extension
sociologist in rural women’s or-
ganization, and Miss Zetha D.
McInnis, district agent, gave inter-
esting talks and resolutions for the
year.—Council Reporter.
Wick Simpson and. D. G. Mc-
Donald, of Iredell, while in the
city last Friday on business were
callers at The Tribune office.
No. 447
BANKS
Official Statement of Financial
Condition of the
Iredell State Bank,
at Iredell, State of Texas, at the
close of business on the 7th day of
March, 1938, bublished in the
Meridian Tribune, a newspaper
printed and published at Meridian,
State of Texas, on the 25th day of
March, 1938.
Resources
Loans and discounts, on
personal or collateral
security .........-........$ 40,367.32
Loans secured by real
estate ................------ 570.30
Overdrafts' ------------------- 95.77
Securities of U. S., any
State or political sub-
division thereof.,......
Customers’ bonds held
. for safekeeping------
Furniture and Fixtures
Cash and due from re-
serve agents ------......
TOTAL......'.........
Liabilities
81,296.99
19,100.00
2,027.50
48,202.69
$191,660.57
One dandy rain or shower and
sure needed.
School meet was a dandy and
the best behaved large crowd of
children you ever saw.
Candy Easter eggs showing up
in stores, and as spring is officially
here, must mean Easter is not far
off.
All corn so far shows a good
stand and grain looks fine.
Grand jury in session and dis-
trict court grinding.
Egg receipts at peak and mar-
ket not showing any strength at
all. Poultry steady, cream a lit-
tle stronger account government
purchasing and cow hides mark-
ing time.
There are so many things that
could happen to strengthen all
markets that something is bound
to happen. The powder keg in
Europe almost looked like it
would be touched off last week, but
failed to do so, and the general
fear seems to have all of this coun-
try in its grip.. Could break loose
and we would all go to town but
everyone seems to try and hold
inventories to the minimum and
do it with as little labor as pos-
sible.
The more money they talk about
being in circulation the less we
seem to see of it; sure would
like to know some one that has
some of it; must be a grand and
glorious feeling to have money ac-
cumulate on you.
For the love Jimmie has for the
dear public and the peace of Tex-
as he has decided not to run—will
have to say this for him, his speech
over the radio last Saturday night
raised his stock in the eyes of the
general public even if the McCraw
bank accounts were' too hot to
-handle with ease.
The merchants’ good will draw-
ing will have the grand prize of
25 smackers Saturday at about 4
p.m. If not drawn will be 30
smackers the following Saturday.
Well, as hatching season is
drawing to a' close, sell, eat or can
year.
There’s several good pieces of
news and scandal flying around
and Meridian is getting up in the
big time for amount of it happen-
ing, but there are always two sides
to such questions and we don’t
know very much of either side so
even if you are in on the in re-
member, nothing hurts like scandal
and even the best of regulated cit-
izens and churches can get talked
about or maybe it’s all scandal and
don’t do anything but hurt an in-
nocent organization or individual.
It has been estimated 4000 chil-
dren attended the county meet
Friday.
Trade in Meridian and feel the
difference.
of the Pecos” administered his
highly individualized brand of
justice is as gaunt as a desert
wanderer, barely rescued from
death by starvation and thirst.
The front porch sags under one’s
tread; blades of sunlight glint
through crevices of roof and walls.
It looks as though the first high
wind that comes sweeping through
the mountains would topple the
“Jersey Lilly Saloon” where a
corpse was fined $40 for carrying
a pistol and a defendant was ac-
quitted because there was no law
in the books prohibiting the kill-
ing of a Chinaman.
IN THE SHADOW
OF THE CAPITOL
By Boyce House.
Audiences in Austin theaters
are the most demonstrative in
Texas. Probably its the collegi-
ate influence. When the title of a
Of course, no one who is intel-
ligent enough to read this weekly
outpouring of ponderous wisdom
has the slightest bit of superstition
in his makeup but, anyway, Judge
Ralph Yarborough of Austin, can-
didate for Attorney General, is the
seventh in a family of 11 children.
Pop-eye film is flashed on
screen, there are whistles
the
and
yells. The audiences don’t hesi-
tate to manifest disapproval, eith-
er—they hiss movie ads.
Recently, reference was made to
poems on trees and to the fact
that your columnist had written
one about the mesquite. An aval-
anche of requests, similar to Dave
de-
Apollon’s one post-card, has
scended. Bowing to public de-
Sign in the window of an Austin
shoemaker: “I had no shoes and
I complained—until I saw a man
who had no feet.”
The Old West still lives!
Memories from a recent journey
into the great open spaces: An
eagle on a telephone pole near
Fort Stockton; a prairie dog (the
species is nearly as extinct as the
buffalo) sitting placidly beside the
road between Big Spring and Ster-
ling City as the car sped by; a
hawk and a crow, forgetting their
ancient feud to dine together on
a rabbit; and a cowboy riding a
motorcycle, and wearing big hat,
high-heeled boots and, of all
things, spurs!
J. Travelstead’s column, “Prick-
ly Pear,” is as forthright in its ex-
pressions as the name, but the ed-
itor of the Del Rio Evening News
is considering an undertaking be-
yond even his skill and strength—
debunking Roy Bean. If one
mand, an excerpt is given:
“The mesquite dares to grow in a
region where the air is crink-
led with heat,
The hills pant,
And the lizards lie breathless un-
der the shade of rocks that
are wrinkled and colorless;
The sand stretches as glaring and
parched as a beach
ocean has died.
Only the thorny cactus
there—and the brave
quite.
whose
Capital Stock $20,000.00
Total Capital Structure $ 20,000.00
Surplus Fund.—. ....... 10,000.00
Undivided Profits, net 2,607.59
Individual Deposits sub-
ject to check, includ-
ing time deposits due
in 30 days................57,503.85
State Funds on Deposit 82,449.13
Customers’ bonds depos-
ited for safekeeping 19,100.00
the roosters,
of them.
The world
Anway, get shut
goes round and
TOTAL.
$191,660.57
STATE OF TEXAS, )
County of Bosque. )
We, Mrs. Cora Mitchell, as Pres-
ident, and Roi C. Mitchell, as Cash-
ier of said bank, each of us, do sol-
emnly swear that the above state-
ment is true to the best of
our
knowledge and belief.
. Cora Mitchell; President.
Roi C. Mitchell, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 21st day of March, A. D.
1938.
R. J. Phillips, Notary Public,
(Seal) Bosque County, Texas.
CORRECT—ATTEST:
Rex C. Mitchell,
Dorothy L. Mitchell,
W. W. Oldham, -
Directors.
round, looks like we all get sort of
squared off and don’t fit once in a
while, but in spite of all govern-
ment interference in farming and
business, the old U.S.A. is the
bright spot of all nations of today
and it’s sure bad business to sell
old Bosque short.
We have a hot tip that there will
be a sure enough oil well put
down in old Bosque this year,
6000-foot test, new rig and no
poor-boy outfit behind it. This
should give us some kind of a test,
as she has gotten a black eye from
oil men from the previous drillers
and as I understand it about 3000
feet has been the best hole dug
yet.
There are still two or three can-
didates to announce before the
squaring-off starts taking place
and the first heat starts. The
boys have only about 120 days left
of their race to the first primary.
Fruit crop so far looks good and
the rancher is getting a good
growth of grass—in fact, pastures
THIS COUPON PRESENTED AT BOX OFFICE OF
CAPITOL THEATRE, MERIDIAN
WILL ADMIT
MISS BERTHA BAXTER, MRS. TOM GILLASPIE
To See
"Merry-Go-Round of 1938”
Saturday Night Preview, Sunday or Monday
Watch this paper for your name—it might be next. We are
giving passes each week to Capitol Theatre. Look for your name
PLANT FRUIT TREES ... PECANS
... BERRIES
EVERGREENS ..... ROSES
FLOWERING SHRUBS
NOW.
Best season in ground for many years, and our trees are of
the high quality maintained for 63 years.
Prices are reasonable.
Write for free catalogue to-day. It contains full informa-
tion about planting, pruning, and spraying, and shows best
varieties for every section.
RAMSEY’S AUSTIN NURSERY
/ Austin, Texas
4-H Report Shows Progress. Morgan W.L.C.
In a progress report of the 4-H Mrs. Hix was hostess to the Wo-
girls, on the work they have ac-man’s Literary Club March 17th.
complished, 18 girls planted 497 Mrs. C. M. Buie was Chairman of
berry-vines and 8 have planted 55 the program on Bolivia. Miss
grape vines in developing the fruit-Eleanor Ann Frazier, and Mrs.
plots in order to produce the Schulze assisted. Mrs. Hornbuc-
amount of fruit needed in the diet kle conducted a drill of words in
of their families. Others have correct spelling. Bolivia, third
said they planted “some” berry largest of the South American na-
and grape vines without stating tions, is the most sporsely populat-
the definite number. Besides the ed of the American Republics,
berry and grape vines which are The most noted topographical
the specific goals that are being feature of the Country is the great
stressed, some of the girls reported central plateau which extends sev-
assisting with the planting of 129 eral hundred miles in length at an
peach, 38 plum, 1 apricot, 4 apple, average altitude of 12,000 feet
and “some” fig trees. above sea level, lying between the
The girls who . have planted in two great chains of the Andes,
excess of their quota needed for Bolivia has many rivers that are
their family are Marie and Ida Lee navigable, has no sea-coast, feet is
Cook members of the Kopperl 4-H easily reached from three parts on
girls club. They having set out 89 the Pacific. The name of Bolivia
berry and 15 grape vines since the was adopted after its indepen-
fruit plot demonstration was be-dence was established in 1825 in
gun. To correct an error that honor of Gen. Simon Bolivar, the
came out in a previous report liberator. The Republic has a
that Mary Alice Barnes had reach- democratic, represenative form of
ed and exceeded her quota first government. The Capital is La
it should have read Ida Lee Cook. Paz so for as the seat of Govern-
Mary Alice has planted 25 berry ment is concerned, but Sucre is
vines, Louise and Jo Helen Meller still the legal capital of the coun-
of the same club 50, and Elizabeth try. The site of LaPaz is attrac-
Osborne 50. From other clubs: tive but peculiar, situaled in one
Pleasant Grove: Bernice Duncan of nature’s gigantic ravines 12,000
32, Marcyle Kerlee 16, Imogene feet above sea level, is one of the
and Betty Sue Harrel 40; Wo- world’s most singularly situated
mack: Gwendolyn Arthur 48, cities. Like most capitals it has
Ethylene Eckert 32 berries and 17 many beautiful buildings. It is
grape, Ora Belle Hampe 36 ber- upon mineral wealth that the Re-
ries and Novella Urban 20 berry public mainly depends. Veins, of
vines. - Others have planted in ore in most of the mountains con-
Political
Announcements
The Tribune is authorized to announce
the following candidacies, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary to be
held July23,1938:.
IRE
grows
mes-
Its frail-ly fringed boughs flaunt
like green flags in the face of
advancing foes.
Horse and rider rest under its
branches at noon
After a little fire has been built of
old mesquite-limbs—
The aroma of the coffee and of
the wood-smoke is very sweet
(There is no other quite like it in
world).
And at night the moon, is kind to
the mesquite;
The gnarled outline is softened
smaller quantities.
In the clothing demonstration
39 girls have supplied convenient
size boxes with sewing equipment
needed in making the garments
that they will sew, the most com-
mon being scissors, needles, pins,
tape measure, pin cushion, and
measuring guage. As a help in
more systematic buying the girls
have studied their needs for school
clothing and 32 have planned
school cloths and are keeping a
record of expenditures to estab-
lish a more even distribution of
the funds available for the pur-
pose.—Nan J. Mangold, C.H.D.A.
tain nearly all known metals.
One of the most valuable products
of Bolivia is Cocoa, from the leav-
es of which the alkaloid of co-
caine is produced. The educa-
tional system of Bolivia include
institutions of many types and
kind. Its colleges are among the
most modern. During the social
hour the hostess served delicious
For Sheriff:
J. C. (CLARK) ROYAL.
P. L. (PRENTICE) ELDER.
DAVE MONTGOMERY.
PEARL BENSON.
For Assessor & Collector of Taxes:"
CLARENCE McCORKLE.
D. PRESTON HORNBUCKLE
For District Clerk:
MAGGIE B. LITTLE.
For County Clerk:
ALFRED HARDWICK.
ANGUS McNEILL.
EDWIN W. SPITZER.
For County Attorney:
S. C. SMITH.
0. B. ROQUEMORE, JR.
For County Superintendent of
Public Instruction:
CLARA F. RICHARDS.
For County Treasurer:
ALMA T. BUTLER. •
For County Commissioner, Pre. 1:
E. A. (BUD) JACKSON.
H. R. ROUTT.
TOM Z. JENKINS.
CECIL TUCKER.
W. C. GILMORE.
* R. V. FERGUSON.
For Commissioner, Precinct No. 2:
JOE MONTGOMERY.
EARL C. MORRISON.
For County Commissioner, Pre. 3:
WILL C. HAFER.
For Constable, Precinct No. 1:
TOM GILLASPIE.
JAKE SMITH.
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Visited Langtry recently —
Bean’s town. The little frame
and silvered,
the tree dreams of sighing
waters, and lyrical birds and
laughing lovers."
Nursery.
We can fill your order for high
grade Nursery stock of all kinds,
Prices reasonable. A visit to the
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