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ATLANTA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1938
no. six
Important Farmers
Meeting February 19
Cass Farmers Assn.
Numbers Over 500
• Membership in the Cass County
Agricultural Association was boost-
ed to better than 600 members at
the regular weekly meeting held
Friday in Linden. The district court
room was filled with agricultural
leaders of the county.
It. L. White, Cass county agent,
introduced the speakers for the af-
ternoon. The first speaker, M. C.
Jaynes, Harrison county agent, and
former Cass county agen, told of
the Harrison county agricultural
association's accomplishments for
1937.
R. G. Arnold of the Farm Bu-
reau of Federation, urged the farm-
ers to organize and get behind their
county representatives by letting
them know what they want through
the organization.
Paul Hayes spoke on organiza-
^P,!ion for people in general. "The
benefits through organization are
manifold—the county can do any-
thing by systematic organization—
the farmer must organize if he de-
sires to accomplish the things he
wants, and must have" Haynes said
Cass county farmers are urged
to attend the farmers meeting at
Linden this Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Three noted speakers will
be present. County agent will make
a short talk inviting the farmers
to plant tomatoes for the market.
Plans will be announced whereby
25 Cass county farmers may win
free trips to the National Conven-
tion in Chicago in December by
helping explain to interested farm-
ers plans of the organization.
Pasture Specialist
Visits Cass County
T. R. Lancaster, pasture specia-
list of the Extension Service, visit-
ed in Cass county today, Thursday,
to help the Cass county cattlemen
learn how to grow his pasture.
It takes good pastures for cheap
gains in a cow. It also takes much
modern knowledge to know how to
"pasture farm".
Mr. George Johnson, district
agent for the Extension Service
accompanied Mr. Lancaster and
with Mr. White, county agent, and
a group of 30 farmers visited sev-
eral improved farms.
"Grass farming is easier than
cotton farming and is more profit-
able. Cattle, both beef and milk,
have a real place in Cass county
but we must grow the feed for
them. Grass is the cheapest feed to
grow,' 'stated Mr. White.
Distributes A. A. A.
Checks Here Today
R. L. White, county agent will
be in Atlanta Thursday, Feb. 17
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to distribute
checks to farmers. He has received
.some $80,000 in checks for Cass
county farmers. Checks will be
delivered only to the person to
whom they are issued.
He will be at Kildare Friday,
Feb. 18 from 9:30 a.m. and Bivins
from 10:30 to 12 o'clock. He will
be in Linden on other dates.
Lyster Well On
Inactive List
Activity at the Lyster well in
the western section of Cass coun-
ty has been shut down for several
depth of 4,4(10 feet has
Drillers recently
but no information was
given out. The machinery and der-
rick are still at the well. We under-
stand arrangements are being made
to resume drilling soon.
vy lias uccii on\
days. A depth
■ ten reported,
took a core but
Grumbles Attend
Memphis Clinic
Dr. E. W. Grumbles is in Mem-
phis, Tenn., this week attending
the fifty-third session of the Mid-
South Post Graduate Medical As-
sembly. He was accompanied by
Dr. O. R. Taylor of Linden.
1925 Ford Gets
First 1938 License
S. P. Hamilton, Linden, was
issued the first 1938 car license
by Tom W. Finley, county tax
collector. License number 165-
451. The tag was bought for a
1925 Ford roadster.
Mr. Finley urge® all car own-
ers to get their licenses early
and avoid the rush. Final date
is March 31. He reports a to-
tal of 5,903 licenses issued in
1937.
Strictly for farmers interested in
truck farming.
In a growers meeting Saturday,
Feb. 12, we learned that definite
plans has been made for building
a canning plant in Atlanta, that
will handle the following truck
crops: Tomatoes, spinach, green
beans, cabbage, mustard greens,
and pickle cucumbers.
Although we are familar with the
growing practices of some crops,
we realize there are many prob-
lems concerning the commercial
growing of some of these crops,
we are not familar with. Some of
these problems as set up in the last
meeting are: Time of planting.
Best variety for this section. Type
of soil best for each crop. Kind
and amount of fertilizer for each
crop and many other problems.
Considerable effort is being made
to have an experienced man with
us at ourmeeting in Vocational
Agriculture classroom Saturday,
Feb. 19, who will assist us in solv-
ing these important problems. All
growers in the area are urged to
attend, and it is hopeful that we
can have strictly a truck growers
meeting. If we are to successfully
become a commercial truck grow-
ing are, it is very important that
we do some sound cooperative
planning thinking.
Several meetings strictly con-
cerning the problems of truck
growing must be held and lots of
cooperative efforts must be made.
We are entering into what possibly
will be the most profitable farm
program we have carried out in
this area. Similar programs have
bf on proven successful in other
areas, let's make it a success in
ours.
Gordon McLendon
Receives Honors
Word was received here Wednes-
day that Gordon McLendon, 16 year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Mc-
Lendon, of Atlanta, had been award
ed the best speaker's medal at the
first annual Piney Woods Debate
Tournament at Stephen F. Austin
Teachers' College, in Nacogdoches.
Gordon won the contest over 80
other debators who were appear-
ing in the Nacogdoches tourna-
ment. He and his colleague, L. V.
Ray, also took second place honors
and a gold trophy in the affair, los-
ing to Gladewater in the final
round.
Atlanta's debate teams will meet
Byrd High School, of Shreveport,
Louisiana state champions, at the
local auditorium Thursday after-
noon. The Atlanta teams have al-
ready been to tournaments at Hous
ton, Waco, New London, and Nacog
doches. Gordon and L. V. won nine
out of ten debates in the John
Reagan High School debates at
Houston, winning fifth place.
At the Baylor University Tour-
nament in Waco last week, Frances
Morriss and Anna Mae Jerome, the
girls' team, went to the semi-finals
and took third place honors. All of
the teams will go to tournaments
at North Dallas next week end, and
following that to Denison, Paris,
Kilgore and possibly to Wichita
Falis.
Cass County Polls
Show Large Increase
Tom W. Finley, county tax as-
sessor, reports 4,750 polls issued
this year. This, together with 213
exemptions issued to persons be-
coming 21 years of age and those
over age will give Cass county a
voting strength of around 6,000.
Mr. Finley reports tax collec-
tions much better this year than
last January. A complete report
will be made as soon as possible.
Linden Woman
Injured In Fall
Mrs. Arthur Burke, Linden, was
injured when she fell at the skating
rink in that city. The accident oc-
curred Friday night, causing inter-
nal Injuries. She was carried to
Michael Meager hospital, Texar-
kana, Sunday in Allday-Caver am-
bulance for an operation.
Baptist Preacher
Rev. Hyman Appelman, of Fort
Worth, Texas, Evangelist for the
Baptist General Convention of
Texas was educated for a lawyer
in Chicago. Rev. Appelman is a
full blood Jew. He was a member
of Bro. Squyres' church in Fort
Worth and is one of the most wide-
ly used Evangelist in the state. He
has many calls from other states.
Appelman stays dated more than a
year in advance for meetings. His
Atlanta Receives
10 Pet. Fire Credit
Marvin Hall, state fire insurance
commissioner announced that ef-
ceive the following fire record
fective March 1 the following fire
record would apply to Atlanta: 10
per cent credit.
Commissioner Hall explained that
once each year the Texas Fire In-
surance Commission promulgates
and publishes a fire record credit or
penalty for all eligible Texas cities
and towns. These fire records, ef-
fective for one year, are based on
the loss ratio by a comparison of
the fire insurance premiums writ-
ten to the losses paid over a "fire
record period" of five years. An
average annual net fire insurance
premium of at least $1,500 over
the fire record period is required
before fire records or promulgated.
GARMENT FACTORY REGINS
OPERATIONS IN ATLANTA
Outpost Well Sets
Second String
The G. H. Chamblee Trustee,
White & Walker fcumber Co. No. 1
J. J. Potter survey, has set second
string of casing at 2,000 feet. As
visit to Atlanta is the result of the soon as cement sets drilling will be
third invitation. His visit is looked ' — '
forward to with most interest by
the people of our city and sur-
rounding communities.
Linden Boys County
Basketball Champs
The Cass County Interscholastic
League boys basket ball tourna-
ment was held at the Kildare gym
last week end. The final game was
played Monday night between
Queen City and Linden with Lin-
den being declared the 1938 county
champions by the score of 32 to 17.
Other results of the tourney:
Junior High
Marietta 0, Bivins 2; Queen City
38, Douglassville 12; Bivins 6,
Queen City 14, junior high champs
Rural Division
Bryans Mill 24, Bear Creek 22;
Rock Springs 16, Cass 25; Blalock
0, Mill Creek 2 (forfeit); Bryans
Mill 29, Cass 23; Bryans Mill de-
feated Mill Creek 19 to 18 for the
rural championship of the county.
Senior High
Hughes Springs 29, Atlanta 13;
Bloomburg 24, Huffines 13; Hughes
Springs 30, Bloomburg 10; McLeod
10, Linden 28; Kildare 22, Avinger
35; Linden 27, Avinger 25; Linden
32, Hughes Springs 12. Linden de-
clared the senior high champs.
Bryans Mill 0, Linden 2 (forfeit)
School Group Visited
Friday, February 11
Friday .February 11, was visit-
ing day for the following schools
who went 100 per cent, Union Hill,
Pruitts Lake and Douglassville.
The teachers of these schools
accompanied by Mrs. Pierce and
Messrs. Culpepper and Boon visit-
ed Liberty Grove, Almanace and
Smyrna. At each place we receiv-
from trustees, pupils and teachers
ed genuine southern hospitality
from trustees, pupils and teachers
also found their schools still in line
for standardization.
We had lunch in the Home Ec
room at Smyrna where the girls
prepared and served us coffee.
That afternoon we attended the
sing-song at Bloomburg which was
quite a success.
Mr. Moses came in a little late
but in time to make the day per-
fect for us.
Our wide awake supervisor, Mrs.
Pierce, had the visiting teachers
with the help of Messrs. Culpepper,
Moses and Boon do a stunt which
was enjoyed by all.
Commissioners' Court
In Session Monday
The Cass County Commissioners
Court met in the County Judge's
room Monday. Kermit Wommack,
Judge, presided. The court passed
an order that all accounts pre-
sented ta the commissioners court
onre gular meeting day be filed
with county auditor on or before
first Monday in each month that
they be paid on second Monday
which is regular court day.
resumed. This outpost well is two
miles north of nearest production
and developments are being keenly
watched.
G. H. Vaughn-Riley No. 1, J. Tay
lor survey, is drilling around 5,200
feet.
Clark Oil Corp. Sharp C-l, sec-
tion 4-23-16, Caddo parish, com-
pleted as a good producer.
R. H. Long-Greer No. 4, section
10-20-28, Miller county, has been
completed.
Magnolia Mary Rives No. 12, Jno
Collom survey, Cass county, drill-
ing at 4200 feet.
Oil interest in the Jefferson area
shifted to the western part of Ma-
rion county where the Sun Oil Co.
has assembled a 5,000 acre block
for a test near the L'pshur county
line.
Douglassville
Farmers Meeting
The sixth of a series of meetings
of the farmers of the Douglass-
ville community was held last
Tuesday night in the high school
agriculture room. Fifteen local
farmers were present and had a
lively meeting on cotton variety for
this community.
Material from the Nacogdoches
Experiment station was used in our
study last night and the report
from the Tyler Experiment station
will be used next Tuesday night. It
is believed that we can take the
results of their experiments and be
safe in selecting a variety most
suitable to this community. It was
decided that it will be to our ad-
vantage to adopt a one variety for
this community and those present
voiced their willingness to abide by
the selection made by the group. It
was decided to wait until next
Tuesday night to decide definitely
upon the question of one variety
and in the event that the group de-
cides to all plant one variety then
that variety will be selected. Those
varieties that are being given most
attention at this time are: Kasch,
New Boykin, and Harper. Those
men in this territory that are in-
terested in planting cotton should
come out and voice your opinion as
to the best variety to use.
It was suggested and approved
by the group that we make a trip
to the Tyler Experiment station
and Linden project in the near fu-
ture and it was also suggested that
perhaps some ol' the neighboring
groups would like to go and make
it a real group. Farmers in Cass
county that are interested should
get together and us all go together.
The date for the trip has not been
set.
Tomato Meeting
Here Saturday
At 2 p. m. Saturday, February
19 there will be a large meeting of
all farmers in the vicinity of At-
lanta who are interested in growing
tomatoes, beans, cucumbers spin-
ach and turnip greens for both the
fresh vegetable market and for the
canning factory. This meeting will
be held in the high school building.
Since the canning factory is as-
sured and will be constructed in
ample time to can the early crops
of all varieties of vegetables it is
necessary for all who will grow
these crops to decide on the kinds
and varieties to be grown.
Mr. E. P. Barrios, the agricul-
tural agent of the Texas and Paci-
fic railroad, has wired the Cham-
ber of Vommece that he will attend
this meeting Saturday. Mr. Bar-
rios is one of the best informed
and most practical farmers to be
found anywhere. He served for
some years as a county farm agent
in the government extension ser-
vice and since that time has been
hte Agricultural Agent for the
Texas and Pacific railway. He has
had general oversight of extensive
truck growing and farming opera-
tions all along this railway and is
conversant with not only the most
desirable varieties to be grown
but also with markets and buyers
and general *--• " ' — conditions.
Cass county can produce a crop
of vegetables that will sell for far
more money than any crop of cot-
ton it ever produced has brought.
Wo have the itin'st'-
climate and the ability; all we
have lacked has been a cash mar-
ket. Now this is being supplied;
the cannery will pay good sound
United States " " for all the
usable vegetables brought it.
The County Agent has over 100
4-H club boys growing 50 acres of
tomatoes in cooperation with the
Atlanta effort to build a tomato
shipping center.
U.S. Deputy Collector
In Atlanta March 2-3
Each year, this office has sent a
deputy collector to your city for
the purpose os assisting your citi-
zens in filing their income tax re-
turns. Many people have availed
themselves of this privilege.
This year, Deputy Collector R.
C. Hawley will be in this city for
this purpose on March 2 and 3. He
will be at the post office building
on the second floor from 8:30 a.m.
until 4:00 p.m. Anyon desiring his
assistance may call on him between
these hours.
For the benefit of your citizens,
please give Deputy Collector R. C.
Hawley's visit as much publicity as
possible.
Automobile Tags
Now On Sale
Nineteen hundered thirty-eight
license may be purchased now but
can not be used until March the
first.
A 1937 (Texas) registration must
be shown before 1938 license can
be issued. In other words, if your
car has not been registered in
Texas for 1937, it will be necessary
to register for the unexpired time
of the Texas Registration year,
which ends April 1st, 1938.
It is important that you bring
your 1937 registration receipt when
you come to register your automo-
bile or truck.
In registering a truck (farm or
commercial) if the empty weight
the | is not shown on a previous regis-
teration receipt, have it weighed
and bring the weight certificate
with you to avoid delay in registra-
tion.
Your cooperation in this matter
will help us in serving you.
Fouche Barber Shop
Is Remodeling
The Fouche Barber Shop on
Main street has underwent many
changes this week. A new floor
has been laid and new linoleum
coverings fitted. New lavatories
have been installed and new bar-
ber chairs ordered. When this re-
modelling is completed Mr. Hub
Fouche, owner, will have one of
the most up to date barber shops
in this section.
County Represented
At A. & M. College
W. D. Moore has sent the Journal
the following news concerning his
trip to A. & M. College recently.
He stated that he spent a night
at one of the project houses with
some of the Atlanta boys and that
he was very happy to be with the
Atlanta school boys again. He is
proud of the record that all of the
Cass county boys are making.
The following Cass county boys
are attending A. & M. James Mor-
ris, Lester Lummus, Richard
Thompson, Norman Boland, Paul
Thompson, Henry Johnson, G. W.
Stewart, Clayton Glover, Grady
Fitts, James Earley, C. B. Fant,
A. L. Stanley, Jr., J. C. Draper,
James Puckett, Homer Rainey,
Morris Pettit, Curtis Godrey, Mr.
Hall and Mr. Rowe.
Mr. Moore states that he may
have unintentionally failed to list
all the boys from Cass county as
he did not know all of them in
person.
Cass Teacher
Receives Honors
Mrs. It. C. Wood of Bear Creek
School recently received a notice
from Miss Mary Nelson, sponsor
for Alpha Chi, a national scholar-
ship society that she had been
elected to membership in the so-
ciety. This is a district honor for
any graduate of a college or uni-
versity as the organization only
elects the highest-ranking ten per
cent of the students to membership
A breakfast honoring the new
members will be held in Commerce
on May 29.
Mrs. Wood has been teaching in
the Bear Creek school* a four
teacher standardized school for the
past three years.
Mrs. Wood is deserving of the
honor bestowed upon her as she
is one of the most progressive and
one of the most successful teachers
in the county.
District Sing-Song
Linden, February 21
The district Sing-Song of school
students will be held at the Linden
gymnasium on Monday, Feb. 21.
At this time 13 schools will meet
to sing as a group and then com-
pete for district honors in three
competitive sing-songs. Mr. G. B.
Wilson of Linden is director of the
intermediate high school division,
Mrs. Grady Glover of Cave Springs
is director of the primary group
and Mrs. Matilee McCrary of Kil-
dare as pianist.
The program will begin prompt-
ly at one o'clock. Since this district
has the largest group it is neces-
sary to begin on time. The inter-
ested public is cordially invited to
attend this gathering and enjoy the
singing. Much good work is being
done in music throughout the coun-
ty and these sing-songs are thor-
oughly enjoyable.
J. I). Moore With
First National Bank
J. D. Moore has been employed
by the First National Bank of
Atlanta as bookkeeper. He assum-
ed his new duties Tuesday of this
week. Mr. Moore was previously
employed by the Grogan Manufac-
turing company. He is no newcom-
er in banking circles as he has
been cashier of the Queen City
and Bloomburg State Banks in re-
cent years. He hold the position
formerly filled by Mrs. W. D. Man-
ning.
One of the busiest spots in our
county is the new home of the All-
In-One Garment factory over
Hughes corner. Machines are being
set up, cutting table sare being in-
stalled, operators are being train-
ed and some garments are being
made.
Mr. Black appears to be highly
elated because he has found some
operators herfc who can use his
machines and turn out acceptable
work though he anticipated a delay
of some weeks before he would be
able to get his work shop geared
to actual production. The help which
he has found in Atlanta has sur-
prised him very much and he says
that many of his helpers will soon
be earning good wages.
Orders contimie to come to this
factory in surprising volumn. So
much that Black has already
been compelled to put on double
shifts, starting his machines at 6
in the morning and runing till after
the supper hour. Mr. Black says
additional machines will be install-
ed as rapidly as possible and the
present work force of about 40
will soon swell its numbers to more
than 100; if all goes well this fac-
tory may be employing 150 to 200
helpers before the end of the year.
Mr. Black himself and his indus-
trious wife and Clara Belle and
Herbert are welcomed additions to
our city and they appear to have
no regrets at leaving Cincinnati
with its big city ways and adopt-
ing Atlanta as their future home.
May more Black's bring more
factories to Atlanta.
First Baptist Revival
And Ordination
Next Sunday night visiting min-
isters will assist in ordaining our
new deacons. Rev. Lee Nichols of
Arkansas will preach the ordina-
tion sermon. He is a brother of
Dr. Joe Nichols one of the dea-
cons being ordained. Other mem- I
bers being ordained are Gunter
England, Morris Bottles, R. H.
Price, Dr. Ernest Grumbles, Oval
Harden and J. W. Harrell.
Our Evangelist will arrive some
time Monday. Monday night will be
special for deacons and their wives;
Tuesday night Sunday School offi-
cers and teachers; Wednesday
night all First Church night; Thurs
day night B.T.U. night; Friday
night rally night.
Everybody invited every night,
but special groups will be featured
each night.
F. R. Fen ton to
Assist Veterans
E. R. Fenton, field representa-
tive Veterans State Service Office,
will be in Atlanta, Feb. 21. He will
be located at the Chamber of Com-
merce office. Everyone bring all of
the letters they have received from
the Veterans administration. He
would like to personally contact as
many desiring assistance as pos-
sible. It is advisable for veterans
and dependants desiring assistance
with claims to bring all papers in
their possession pertaining to the
claim.
Cass-Marion
Doctors Meet
President E. W. Grumbles pre-
sider over the regular monthly ses-
sion of the Cass-Marion Medical
Association Wednesday of last
week. Meeting was held at the new
Hotel George. Dr. Kitchens of Tex-
arkana lectured on Pediatrics. Bus- j S. E. George, C
iness session held and reports of i J- W. Hanner.
cases. I
The next association will meet
in Atlanta at the Ellington Mem-
orial hospital, second Wednesday
inAp ril.
Cass Oil Committee
In Austin Friday
The Cass County Royalty Own-
ers Association met in Atlanta
Friday night. Meeting called to or-
der by the secretary, Elmer Bate-
man. He read a letter written to
the railroad commission referring
to the Cass County oil allowable.
Many new members reported and
an enthusiastic meeting held. They
agreed to carry on the work of se-
curing an allowable for Cass coun-
ty on a parity with Louisiana and
Arkansas.
A committee was appointed to
meet with the railroad commission
at Austin this Friday. The follow-
ing men compose the committee:
Elmer I'atman, R. P. Willis Sr.,
R. Newland and
Cream Station to Give Farmers Butter Fat Market
The Blue Valley Creamery com-
pany of Chicago, rated at several
million dollars and operating near-
ly forty large creameries through
the midwest, is opening an agency
here in Atlanta under the manage-
ment of L. A. Holcombe. At pre-
sent the cream station will be at
the side entrance of the Howe
building. Some of the equipment
is being shipped in this week and
will be placed in this location until
larger quarters can be obtained.
Mr. Holcombe reports a most
satisfactory response by all with
whom he has talked. The man who
sells his whole milk to a creamery
knows that he is being paid for the
butter fat only and that he is giv-
ing away the skim milk, which he
needs to keep at home.
The Blue Valley Creamery is
ready to build a modern creamery
here when receipts of cream at this
station will justify and this should
materialize before the end of the
year.
Mr. Holcombe has worked out a
most ingenuous plan for increasing
the number of dairy cows in our
county; without knowing it, he has
almost duplicated a plan that has
been in operation in an east Vir-
ginia dairy association for many
years, and which has resulted in
the accumulation of a fund of more
than $400,000.00. The plan is that
each dairyman deposits in this
fund one cent for each pound of
butter fat he sells. An accurate
record is kept of each man's pay-
ments. The merchant pays into
this fund 5 per cent of the sales
that he makes out of each creamery
check he cashes and of this an ac-
curate account is kept and is ac-
credited to the farmer cashing the
check. The merchant never gets
his money back except through the j
increase in business but the farm-
ers can use the amount that stands
on his credit at any time in buying |
a milch cow. These funds cannot I
be used for any other purpose ex- j
cept for the purchase of milch
cows. The fund would be in the
custody of the banks.. Of course
this plan is purely optional with
the farmers and he can either par-
ticipate in it or not,
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