The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1939 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 64
Oldest Business Institution in Cass County—Established 1876
LINDEN, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 22. 1939
NUMBER 5
Cass County AAA
Benefits $483,000
Farmers of Cass county are in
position to earn approximately
$483,000 in AAA benefits by par
ticipating ta the fullest extent pos-
sible in the 1939 farm program.
About $321,000 of this amount
is offered in "conservation" pay-
medts, designed to award farmers
for soil conservation accomplish-
ed through adjustment af soil de-
pleting acreage, and for carying
out approved soil-building gracti-
■ ces such as terracing, strip crop-
ping, seeding legumes, establishing
pastures and planting green ma-
ture crops.
The other $162,000 is the esti-
mated total for the county that can
be derived through the cotton price
adjustment, or "parity" paymei t.
The parity payment is so-named
because it is designed, as near as
possible with the funds available,
to make up the difference between
the market price and the parity
price of the given crop.
These two sets of payments art'
calculated according to two slight-
ly different sets of rules. Tom
Worthington, secretary of the
County Agricultural Conservation
Committee, makes the following
explanation of how these payments
are made.
CONSERVATION PAYMENTS
The conservation payment is 2
cents a pound on cottcn, and ten-
tatively $ .57 an acre, adjusted up
or down according to the farm's
productivity index, o n general
crops. The rate on cotton applies
to the normal yield of the farm's
cotton acrage allotment, and is
ligurcd by multiplying the pay-
ment rate times the normol yield
times the number of acres in the
allotment.
For example, if a farmer has a
cotton allotment of 20 acres and
Ihe normal yield rstablished for his
farm is 299 pounds of lint cotton
per acre, the payment is 2 cents a
pound on 4,000 pounds (20x205)
or $80,
The rate on general crops applies
to the number of acres in the allot-
ment.
SOIL-BUILDING PAYMENTS
A part of the conservatien pay-
ment is in the form of assistance
for carrying out soil-building prac-
tices. Each practice is measured
in units. For example, construc
tion of 200 lineal feet of terrace
counts as one unite; seeding an
acre of alfalfa qualifies as two units
and an acre of green mature or
cover crop rates as one unit. Any
.the rate of payment, or assistance,
for carrying out such practices is
$1.50 per unit.
PA KIT Y PAYMENTS
In addition to the conservation
payments, the 1939 program pro-
vides for a price adjustment or
"Parity" payment of 1.6 conts a
pound on cotton. The rate applies
to the number of acres in the cot-
ton allotment.
Example: If a farmers cotton al-
lotment is 20 acres, and the nor-
mal yield established for his farm
is 200 pounds an acre, the cotton J
price adjustment payment is 1.6
ccnts a pound on 4,000, or $64.
If the farmer exceeds his allot-1
ment by a fraction of an acre, he j
forfeits his right to any parity
payment.
Cass Farm Debt Group
Makes Best East
Texas Record
The Cass county farm debt ad-
justment committee*' served ten
Shower Given Honoring
Mrs. Orvil Fuller.
A lovely shower was given in the
Civic Room of the Hotel George on
Friday night Night June the 16th.
iWith Mrs.' George Bbnnett as hos-
farm families during May, the best te9s-
record of any county in the state,
it was announced by Henry L.
Gantz, of the Farm Security Ad-
ministration, who has charge of
this work in East Texas.
"The agreements which the Cass
county committee was able to work
out between debt-distressed farm-
ers and their creditors saved the
farmers about $1,300," Mr. Gantz
said, "and arranged for future pay-!
ment of $3,000 a substancial part (
of which creditors would otherwise
have lost."
The county debt adjustment
committee, he explained, acts as
conciliator for debt distressed
farmers and their creditors in
working out agreements for exten-
sions of time and reduction in
principal and interest which bring
the debts within the farmers ability
to pay. When an orderly repay-
ment schedule that a farmer can
meet has been worked out the FSA
will assist him with its loan and
advisory service to farms profi-
table as possible.
A typical example is that of a
Hughes Springs farmer whose live-
stock and equipment were about to
The Guests were met at the door
by Miss Jamie Alice Cooke and con-
ducted to a lovely table where del-
icious Punch and cake was served
by Misses Wynelle Williams and
Pansy Ruth Bennett.
They were then invited to regis-
ter in the brides book, which was
presided over by Mrs. Junior Bea-
nett.
When all guests had arrived and
been seated the Bridal March was
played by Miss Pansy Ruth Ben-
nett and the honoree accompani-
ed by her mother and mother-in
law where conducted to the places
prepared for them.
Mrs. Bennett asked Miss
Florence Teague to take charge of
the program.
Mrs. G. B. Wilson gave reading
not to meddle with newly wed which
was enjoyed by all. A toast was
given to the bride by Mrs. W. D.
Berry.
After a piano solo by Miss Pansy
Ruth Bennett a game was played
called pleased or displeased, which
entertained the crowd for a while.
When Miss Kathryn Taylor said
she was displeased, she was asked
be lost by foreclosure. The com- what will it take to please you, she
mittee worked out an agreement j said for the bribe to go to a certain
with his banker whereby the latter
would accept a smaller amount,
provided the FSA would make the
farmer a loan and field workers of
the agency would advise him and
help him to increase his income.
Provision for both loan repayments
are written into the farmer's plan
of operations," Mr. Gantz said.
The committee worked under
direction of N. S. Ward, county
FSA supervisor. Members are
Robert E.Florence, Atlanta; Stuart
E. George, Linden, and Sam L.
Henderson, Linden. Notice of
meetings, to which all farmers
whose operations are hampered by
excessive debts are invited, will ap-
pear from time to time in the Sun.
W. L.Swint's Birthday
On June the 9th a few of the rel-
atives and friends of W. L. Swint
gathered at his home to celebrate
his 83 birthday. This occasion is
looked upon as an annual gather-
ing along with the celebration.
About 11 o'clock all the folks
lad gathered, and with them came
boxes and plates covered with nap-
kins also buckets covered with pa-
per, but the contents of these were
not known until we were invited
out under the shade of a tree about
noon, and there we found every
thing from a dish of cabbage boiled
with a ham bone down to the best
pies that could be baked. In this
gathering we had with us three
people whose years totaled
250. They were Uncle
Mr. It. B. Whitfield 85, and Mrs.
place and bring back what she
found. After j this little Misses
Mary Kathryn Salmon, Peggy Sue
George and ^ Robbie Grace Finley
brought in a large number of useful
and pretty gifts and presented to
the bride. For which, in well chos-
en words, she gave thanks.
Riddle-Walker
Mr. Clifton Riddle and Miss
Florine Walker were married Sun-
day evening June 18 at 2:00 o'clock
at the Methodist Parsonage, Rev.
A. A. Rider preforming single ring
ceremony.
The bride wore a lovely blue
dress with black accessories.
They left imediately after the
ceremony for Dallas where they
will make their home.
McKinney—Rivers
Mr. Delbert McKinney and Miss
Louise Rivers were married Satur-
day night; Rev. Forest Strickland
performed the ceremony. They
will makd their home in one of
Mr. Roy Fants rent houses in the
Southwest part of town.
Shower Honoring Miss
Florine Walker
Farm Loan Applications
Received June20-fuly20
Tenant farm loan applications
will be received at the Farm Se- j
curity Administration office in the
new County office building at Lin- i
den, June 20 to July 20. More in-'
formation will be given next week.
Shower given in honor of Miss
Florine Walker, Wednesday night
June 14, at 8:00 o'clock at the
American Legion Hall, which was
beautifully decorated.
Mesdames Alton Hill, Eugene
Bill 83, McKeller, Mary Lawrence, Misses
Ethel Carpenter and Chloe Hen-
Thomas, of Laney community, 82. j person were hosstesses.
Uncle Bill and Mrs. I homas at- Mrs. McKeller received the guest
tended one of those split log bench antj Mrs. Hill presided at the
schools in Alabama when just chil- j brides book. Miss Carpenter dir-1
drcn and had never met since un- cctcd the games, and Mrs. Mc-
til this celebration. Rev. J. F. Keller gave an enjoyable reading.
Everett and family were present, j The honoree received many
also a number cf visitors wishing beautiful and useful gifts.
these folks good health and happi- j ice cream and cake was
ness. The day was passed off in
such a hurry that we hardly realiz-
ed it was time to go, but alter get-
ting one of the guests, Mr. A. H.
Ingraham safely deposited in his
automobile, and all saying that
the amount of dinner he ate would
not interrupt hia daily work we all
said good-bye and hope to meet
there June the 9th, 1940,
served
to 36 guests.
From South Carolina
Harold Pruitt, Jr., of Honey,
Path, S. C. finished High School
this June. He gave the salutatory j
address for his class. Young Pru-|
itt is only 15. His mother is the j
daughter of Mrs. Annie Wells of
our town.
Merle Taylor Weds
William Ward of
Austin.
A Wedding of interest to several
communtiesnn" Cass " County • was
that of Miss Merle Taylor and
William Ward- The ring ceremony
was preformed by the brides father
Rev. J. S. Taylor of Redwater in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John R.
Taylor Sunday, June 18, at 9 A. M
An improvised alter, decorated
with blue lavender and marigolds
was made of a rustic fireplace in
the living room,
The bride wore an ashes of roses
lace dress, a leghorn hat, and car-
ried a large arm boquet of blue
Hydrangeas.
The groom wore a morning suit
of gray and had a buttoniere of
small tea roses.
The brides mother was dressed
in a blue and tan creape and wore
a corsage of orchid gladioli.
The bride is a junior in the Uni-
versity of Texas and for the past
year taught in Bryans Mill Texas.
She is a member of Alpha Upsilon
National Fraternity.
The groom is a merchant in Aus-
tin, Texas, and the couple will be
at home there. They left immedi-
ately for Austin after an iuformal
reception, amid a shower of rice.
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Taylor, Mrs. Ralph Tay-
lor, Mr. and Mrs. Taler of Long-
view, Miss Rebecca Murray, Mis_
John R. Taylor and Roland Taylor.
Miss Geraidine Shaddix
Bride-elect Honored
At Shower
Mrs. W. H. Zimmerman and
Miss Ruth Porter were hostesses
at a shower Friday afternoon, June
16, at the home of the latter's
parents Mr. and Mrs. Drew Porter
of Marietta, Texas, complimenting
Miss Geraidine Shaddix, who will
be married Sunday, June 25, to
Marvin L. Mills of Shreveport, La.
The home was attractively dec-
orated with mixed spring flowers, j
After a series of games were en-1
joyed, the honoree was presented
with a basket of lovely gifts.
Miss Frances Porter assisted the j
hostesses is serving delicious ice]
cream and angle food cake.
Those present and sending gifts
were: Mesdames A J Nelson, R
P McDaniel Bennye Ford, L C
Skelton, of Linden, Mrs. C B Floyd
Monroe, La., Mrs. R C Walker and
Miss Johnie Fae Walker, Talco.
Misses Alice and Lucia Zimmerman
and Mrs. D D Zimmerman, Bryans
Mill, Mrs. Dan Watson, Naples,
Miss Annie Lee Wommack and
Mrs. T F Hughes, Texarkana, Mrs
E W Rountree, Pittsburg, Mrs. A
V Shaddix, Birmingham Ala.
Mesdames Alvis Penny, Tom Shad-
dix, Piarce, W A Wommack, Earl
Harris, Roy Franklin, Elijah Wom-
mack Drew Porter Fred]£Zimmer-
man, R J Wommack, P M Moore,
John Anthony, Lewis Rogers, Otis
Betts, Henry Davis, J Nell Robert-
son, May Shandix, Claudine Loffer
Nolan J, and Jennett Moore,
Pearl Day, Dave Finlev, Ellis Har-
ris, Sam Elliott, Ella Burkhalter,
Ouida Mae Milner, J A Penny,
Kate Roundtree, Misses Gaynelle
Russell, Ruth and Foy Wommack,
Frances Porter, Wanda Anthony,
Mildred Harris, Marion Elliott,
Jo Ann Milner Ruby Wommack,
Lucia Pearl Penny, Audry Frank-
lin, and Porter Shaddix.
School Board Purchas
Building For Home
Economic Course
The schcol board of the Linden
Independent School District voted
to purchase the C. R. Newland
home for a home economics cottage
for the school system. A complete
course of home making will be
offered. The building consists of
a six-room native stone construc-
tion with all modern conveniences.
According to Mrs. Finley this
building will be an ideal situation
for the regular high school courses
in home making. This purchase
will add two and one-half acres to
the campus. Additional room is
also provided for the Vocational
Agriculture Department.
The acquisition of this property
will enable the eighth grade to be
organized with the senior high
school. Only the first seven grades
will be taught in the elementary
school building. Within the past
year the elemontary school has
grown to the capacity of the grade
building.
All subjects taught in the Linden
High School are affiliated. The
school is on the accredited list of
state bigh school, thus giving
graduates the right to be admitted
to any college or university in
Texas with full freshman standing.
Beginning with the term cf
1939-40, the course of study will
be completely revised and divided
into (1) College Preparatory, (2)
Vocational, (3) and Business. This
division will give the pupil an op-
portunity to do more intensive
work in the subjects in which he is
interested, and omit subjects in
which he may not be interest.
Graduates will be awarded diplo-
mas in College Entrance, Voca-
tional, or Business.
The WPA project for the Linden
school got under way Thursday of
this week. The project consist of
additions to high school building
and negro school: reconstruct
school buildings; improve adjacent
grounds; including painting; con-
structing wells, walks, and athletic
fields; landscaping, and performing
incidental and appurtenent work.
Clyde French Killed
Saturday Night
Sheriff W. D. Allen and other
officers were called to the Court-
land community Saturday night
about 10:00 o'clock where Clyde
French was fatally shot. He was
taken to the Ellington Memorial
hospital in Atlanta, where he died
a few houre later.
J. T. Ehod was arrested and
brought to jail in Linden, but was
released later on a $1,000 bond.
Cause of the shooting was net
learned.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith have
as their guest this week Miss Sylib
Smith and Mrs. J. W. Richey Jr.
and son J. W. 3. of San Augustine.
Hill—Ritter
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hill annonces
the marriage of their son Ancil Hill
to Miss Eula Ritter, both of Dallas
The marriage was preformed
March 30 in the home of the brides
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ritter
of Dallas.
They will make their home in
Dallas where Mr. Hill is employed
with a Wreckage Company.
Honor Linden Girls
Miss Virginia Cowgill and Er-
nestine Wommack who have been
attending school at WTSTC won
the distinction of having their
short stories published in the
"Avesta" the College magazine,
which is published quarterly.
The tittle of Miss Cowgills story
is "Iron Hook," and Miss Wom-
mack U "Commencement."
From The County
Agents Office
On the farm of Elmer Simmons,
near Linden, a thorough test is be-
ing made to determine if the Cot-
ton Flee can be profitably control
ed. One of the large Sulphur Com-
panies gave county agent R. L.
White $144 worth of Sulphur to
conduct 8 demonstration. The Cot-
ton flee is in every field that your
county agent has been in and the
infestation is heavy. They sting the
tiny squares when it is the size of a
pin head or smaller and when you
examine the plant closely you will
see the tiny square has turned
black. 2/i sulphur and Yi Calcicum
Arsenate will control both the flea
and the boll weevel, if applied
every 7 to to 10 days till the crop
is set. The flea is a yellow, less
than 1-8 of an inch long and when
mashed it has no substance or-
hard frame.
Do you remember about the
Louisiana Unit No. one sweet
potato? This potato is an improv-
ed Porti Rico sweet potato develop-
ed in Louisiana. At the Gilmer
Experiment Station when it was
tried last year it made 150 bushels
of No. 1 potatoes, while the next
best variety, planted and harvest-
ed under the same conditions, made
but 75 bushels. Cass county is the
only county in Texas that has this
potato and several hundred bush-
els of seed will be available for us
next year, certified as to name and
disease free.
One of the most interesting
things at the Farmers Short Course
at A&M this coming month will be
a report from the county agents
who have been getting the free
phosphates that t h e Tennessee
Valley Authority has been furnish-
for demonstrating purposes.
Those who went on the trip to
Hope Arkkansas recently to study
pastures, found the farmer could
expect 425 pounds of beef per acre
on hill land if $2 a year were spent
for phosphate (45%).
From Farm Security
Administration Office
Approval of a loan for the put-
chase of a jack for community ser-
vice has been given to McDaniel
of Atlarta, according to N. S. Ward,
rural supervisor for the Farm S ec-
urity Administration. The jack is
now on McDaniel's farm and ready
for service.]
This loan is part of the program
which has placed 482 such services
n the rural commanites of Texas
since 1932, Mr. Ward said.
Sires, syrup mills, feed mills, harv-
esting machinery, or any other com-
munity facility for which there ex-
ists a real need may be obtained
through the community service
oan if neighboring farmers agree
to use and pay for the service to
the extent that liquidation of the
loan is insured-
Repayment is spread out over
a period of three years. Interest
is three percent.
" The owner of the items purchas-
ed for community service rarely
make a profit," Ward commented.
"Compensation for their time is
allowed, but the real purpose of
the loan is to add to the efficiency
of the farming operation of an en-
tire community Three or fore years
from now aftei the jack has been
paid for and the cost forgotton
about, Cass County farmers will be
breaking in their young mules and
making better crops.
E. H. and Howard Weaver Shef-
field spent the week end in Doug-
lassville with .their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Morris.
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Banger, J. E. A. & Erwin, W. L. The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1939, newspaper, June 22, 1939; Linden, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth341072/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.