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33 YEARS
Of Service
Vol. 34 - No. 6
Seminole, Gaines Co., Texas, Thursday, March 20, 1941
Ten Pages
W
ISE, UNWISE
OTHERWISE
By CHARLIE GREGORY
When we came to Seminole
everyone warned us about the
wind and dust storms but not one
mentioned anything about the
snow; and what happens, before
we are really good and settled,
but a 12-inch snow sneaks in on
the tail of a late afternoon dust-
er.
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Several of the old-timers say
its a record for snow in these
parts. Not from the fact there
was more snow but due to the
fact there was no wind with it.
It was even pointed out that snow
came so straight down that on a
four-inch strip of board on top of
a fence the snow stacked up six
and eight inches deep.
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No casualties were reported
due to the slippery footing,
but Arthur Duff, Jr. was
seen making a beautiful three-
point landing which proved more
embarrassing than painful.
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Distance, we have found, really
makes no difference to those in
West Texas. We believe there
were more from Seminole thai
attended the Fat Stock Show in
Fort Worth than there were from
our former home town which
was but fourteen miles away and
when the highway through Sny-
der is completed we'll have a
heck of a chance keeping every-
one from going to the city to do
their shopping.
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The snow certainly retarded
the house numbering campaign
but the "tacker-up" committee
assures us that nothing will stop
them now. To some the
movement will seem insignificant,
therefore, they will not share in
the small cost asked of each in-
dividual. As all the money deriv -
ed from the numbers goes to the
purchase of badly needed street
signs it wouldn't be out of the
way for everyone to double the
amount | V. ^>7 service. j
I
former publisher of The Sentim^'
bought the first business house
number Thursday. Business num- j
bers sell for 50 cents while res-
idence numbers are 25 cents.
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The number that Mr. Stone
purchased from the Chamber of
Commerce was for 111 W. Bren-
nand St. Mr. Stone will buy five
more business numbers.
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The main topic of conversation
for the past week has been the
combination Community Center,
and Fire Hall, which is proposed
to be built on the city property
just south of the water plant. On
first thought some might think
the proper thing to do is just up
and build it, while others might
think the cost would be too great.
Under the present plan of build-
ing, the question is not whether
it would give Seminole a beau-
tiful building or whether the cosl
is a little more than some might
want to go in debt for. buc
whether we need such a build-
ing and whether the public is
willing to do their part in its
construction.
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If there is a demand for such
a building, now is the chance !<•
get a structure valued between
$14,000 and $15,000 for a little
over $7,000. The N.Y.A. labor can
be secured now and no one knows
how long this service will be
available, and we can be assured
every undertaking they have
completed has equaled the work
of expert craftsmen for their
work must come up to govern-
ment specifications.
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Regardless of one's belief on
this question, we invite each and
everyone to use the columns of
the Sentinel to express them-
selves. Our only request is that
all articles be signed by the
writer giving his own views and
not those of others.
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Mrs. C. C. Cothes, Miss Newell
Mitchell and Miss Roberta Kelly
of Hobbs drove to Midland Sun-
day afternoon where they visited
Miss Almarene Heard.
Proposed Community NYA
" " " „ Would Cost
Half Of Value
Sample copies of the Spring
Fashion Exposition special ed-
ition of the Seminole Sentinel
will be mailed to all rural box
holders, April 4, giving full
coverage of the entire trade
territory to the merchants who
will stage a city wide Sales
Day, Monday. April 7, pre-
ceding the Fashion Show
which will be held at the Tow-
er Theatre that night
Plans for the proposed com-
munity building and fire hall
which would be built with NYA
labor call for a Spanish type
building of concrete blocks and
rtucco with a tile roof. With the
use of NYA labor a building
worth $14,000 could be built for
$7,100 which represents the cost
of material.
Not only would the govern-
ment pay for the labor on such
a project but it would offer the
services of expert supervisors al-
so.
The building which would be
located on the city property just
south of the water tower would
oe 64 by 63 feet. The architectu-
ral drawing which has been done
by Haynes and Strange calls for
a city office, Chamber of Com-
merce office, home demonstra-
tion kitchen, mayor's oflice, two
iiremens' ft runs, and a fire sta-
tion with &j."ice for two trucks,
and a recreational room which
could be used for a variety of
thing:-: such as a display room
for heme demonstration clubs,
firemtns' display room, and a
meeting place for small groups
al! 1< cated on the first floor.
On the second floor is located
the assembly and banquet room
which would be large enough to
accomodate 250 persons. A dumb
waiter connects this room with
the home demonstration kitchen
below.
The new fire station would re-
duce the lire insurance rate 25
pei cent, according to City Secre-
tary Airhart.
The home demonstration club
has agreed to equip the kitchen
and provide the necessary dishes
for the serving of banquets. A
plumbing concern has offered to
furnish the plumbing fixtures.
Plans are being worked where-
by the building can be construct-
ed without the increasing of city
taxes. It Jias l/^en suggested that
eld on the xourt
se lawii^f which tile blocks
would be /fjBto the public at a
profit to/^ir<*ide money to buy
material '/oi- 'the building. The
drawing ana specifications are on
display at the Chamber of Com-
merce office.
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House Numbers To
Cost 25c Diget
Prices have been set on a diget
of house or business numbers by
the Chamber of Commerce, and
the business numbers will be 50
cents for a diget, and the house
numbers will be 25 cents for the
three numerals.
This charge is being made to
provide funds for the purchase
of metal street signs. The all-
metal markers will be set in con-
crete, one to every four cornered
intersection. The dividing street^
for the four directions are High-
way 51 which is Main Street and
Highway 15 which is the East-
West highway. The names of the
streets will remain the same as
they are named on the city map.
Every business front will have
its own number.
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Spring Exposition
Committees Named
Plans for the Seminole Spring
Fashion Exposition which will be
held at the Tower Theatre April
7 were rapidly taking shape
this week with the calling of a
meeting of the members of the
womens and mens committees
who have been appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce.
The Spring Exposition is open
to all merchants and they are in-
vited to exhibit new spring mer-
chandise. Included in the exhi-
bitions will be automobiles,
building materials, new foods,
furniture, hardware, hair dress
styles, and new spring clothing
for men and women.
Mrs. C. V. Singleton. Mrs. W.
E. Cox Jr.. and Mrs. Morris
Stark have been appointed as the
wpmens committee which will
cooperate and work with the
mens committee composed of Al-
ton Freeman as chairman, W. E.
Cox Jr., and Lee Ogg. This is the
first time that a womens com-
mittee has been appointed bv
the Chamber of Commerce to as-
sist in one of its projects.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chester Browne,
P-TA Officers to Be
Elected Next Tues.
AU parents and teachers are
urged to be present at the high
school auditorium Tuesday,
Mar. 25 at 4 at which time offi-
cers for a Parent-Teacher As-
sociation will be elected. An
initial meeting for the organ-
ization of a P-TA here was
held at the school Tuesday of
this week at which time Mrs.
D. II. Starling was elected
temporary chairman of the P-
TA. The nominating committee
will report at the meeting next
week and additional nomina-
tions from the floor will be
in order. Details of the initial
meeting can be found on page
7 of this issue of the paper
under the heading, "Officers
for P-TA Elected," which
should have read, "Temporary
Officers for P-TA Elected."
35 Future Farmers
Exhibit In Show
Thirty-five boys exhibited in
the successful swine, poultry and
stock project show which was
held by the local chapter last
week-end. Following are the win-
ners in the show in the order in
which they placed:
FAT STEERS
Garland Kelley, Lon G. Hill,
W. D. Hart, 3rd and 4th places.
Roy Manning.
BREEDING GILTS
Jimmie Winn, Billy Blanken-
ship, Wilburn Brandon.
FAT BARROWS
Perry Bowen, Slim Heath,
Charles Margenthaler.
POULTRY White Wyandotts
Roy Alexander, winning 1
2nd and 3rd places.
Anconas
Joy Howell, Junior Si
2nd and 3rd places.
Rhode Island Reds
Elmer Adkins, 1st and 2nd, Roy
Alexander.
White Plymouth Rocks
Ralph Derrick. Larry Flagg,
Ralph Derrick winning 1st and
3rd.
Barred Plymouth Rocks
Hally Knight, Garland Kelley,
Fred Knight.
Brown Leghorns
Junior Sullivan, 1st and 2nd,
D. E. Maloy.
White Leghorns
Ben Ashlock, 1st anci 2nd, El-
bert Rogers.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
Miss Thelma Palmer and M. M
Smith of Abilene were issued a
marriage license at the county
clerk's office last Friday. They
| were married by Rev. J. H. Craw-
lord, Methodist Church pastor.
Miss Leona Wright and James
Walker of Seagraves were issued
a marriage license March 10. They
were married by the justice of
peace in Seagraves.
New Precinct 2 Roads
Increase Seminole
Trade Territory
Seminole is being made more
accessible to 100 families living
in the northwest part of the coun-
ty by a new road which is be-
ing built from Wasson west to
the old Seminole-Lovington road.
Already families on the road art
being served by a new mail route
out of Seminole and grading of
the road is expected to be com-
pleted by April 15, according to
Precinct 2 Commissioner Reb
Blanchard.
The right-of-way for another
important road to Seminole in
Precinct 2 has already been se-
cured, opening up the Bennett
oil pool territory to Seminole.
Farmers living in that section of
the county will probably bring
th^ir cotton to Seminole to be
ginned as a result of the new
road. This new road is about 7
miles out on the Denver City
Highway and it goes due north
some 10 miles to the Bennett oil
pool.
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Roark Places 2nd
In High Jump At
Stock Show Meet
William Roark, local iiigh school
track star, placed second in high
jump at the Fort Worth Fat Stock
Show track competition last Sat-
urday. Competing again:-,t 47 oth-
er Texas high school teams,
Roark's jump was low in com-
parison to his practice record be-
cause of the inclement weather
according to Coach Horace Jones
who accompanied the boys to the
city.
The local team was also treat-
ed to other sights at the annual
show. They witnessed Blaine and
Wayne Rideout, nationally known
hurdlers, give exhibition perfor-
mances. Cy Leland, track star of
1930 and at present a famous
sports announcer, was introduced
to the Seminole delegation. The
local boys also met and talked
with Jack Hughes, star discus
thrower of the University of Tex-
Largest Spring Snow In 37
Years Helps Farms, Ranches
Scout First-Aid
Team To Compete
In Lubbock Meet
The Council First-Aid meet
for Boy Scouts of the Lubbock
Council will be held in that city
Friday night, March 21, at 7 p.
m. in the high school gym. The
Seminole Troop will be represen-
ted by the Flying Eagle Patrol
team which qualified in the
Southwest District meet held here
the 7th of this month.
Thoes boys who composed this
winning team are Louis Roark,
Sale Celebrates 1st
Anniversary of S. & S.
Grocery This Weekend
The S. & S. Grocery Store is
celebrating its first anniversary
this week-end with a big birth-
day sale. The store, which opened
one year ago this week, brought
four new families to Seminole.
Construction of the grocery
building was begun in February
of last year, but due to a heavy
snow it was not completed until
March. A. L. Stovall, who has had
"5 years experience in the gro-
inole and once attended the Sem-
inole public schools.
Reeves Cothes, local druggist,
and Mr. Roark, father of William
Roark, took the track team to Ft.
Worth in their automobiles.
According to Coaches Horace
Jones and Marlin Hayhurst, the
Seminole high school track teams
are in excellent condition for the
coming Interscholastic League
competition scheduled for March
27 and 28. Seminole is to com-
pete in a Bi-County meet here
on that week-end against Sea-
graves and Andrews. Winners in
that meet will go to the district
meet to be held in Midland which
will incorporate all the high
schools in this section of Texas.
Winners in the Midland meet in
turn will go to the Regional meet
at Alpine, Texas. Mr. Jones
states that he will have several
boys to come through the local
competitions and go on to Alpine
later on in the spring.
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Mrs. Eddie Jameson and child-
ren spent last week-end in Can-
yon where they visited her la-
ther, C. R. Holland.
Ira Elkins Jr., Ralph Freudiger, | eery business, and his son, Hubert
L., spent much time and thought
in planning the store so that the
customers could be served the
most conveniently.
The S. & S. Grocery is the only
grocery store that maintains its
own slaughter house. A. L. Stov-
all stated that the store has al-
ways strived to buy. the best and
that Saturday there will be three
4-H Club calves on display. One
of the calves will be in a pen in
front of the store, and two dress-
ed calves will be hung in front
of the meat department,
Mr. Stovall plans to have a
demonstration Saturday afternoon
on the different cuts of beef in
order to familiarize his customers
as to what kind of meats are
suitable for different types of
cooking.
The S. & S. Grocery has a 70-
foot front which provides plenty
of parking space. A 70-foot awn-
ing across the front provides pro-
tection from the heat in summer.
.Hubert Stovall who moved to
Seminole from Lubbock has ac-
tive management of the jtore. O.
S. James is in charge of the meat
department and Clyde Stovall as-
sists in the store part of the time.
The Stovalls expressed themselves
as being appreciative of the pat-
ronage that has been given their
store from the-fcifisi.*
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Albert Lindley, Lester Roark, and
Roger Green.
Each team competing in the
Lubbock meet will be awarded a
Certificate of Honor, and the two
teams winning first and second
place in the meet will be given
banners. Seminole should feel
proud of these boys, because it
is a distinct honor to have gain-
ed the privilege of competing in
the Council meet. The public is
invited to the contests without
charge and we are hoping that
Seminole will be well represent-
ed.
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Sno-White Laundry
Has 1st Anniversary
Much new equipment has been
added to the Sno-White Laundry
since it began business in Semi-
nole one year ago this week end.
All of the original washing ma-
chines have been replaced with
improved new machines and the
total number has been increased
from 9 to 11. Other new equip-
ment added includes a dryer and
a high pressure steam system.
The Sno-White offers complete
laundry service as well as wash-
ateria facilities. A. M. Cunning-
ham, owner, stated that business
has been good from the first and
as, ■ who at one time lived in Sein- he-is continually striving to
give his customers more efficient
service. He appreciates the way
in which his laundry has been
accepted by the residents.
Employees in the laundry in-
clude Mmes. Eddith Goodwin, Sud-
ie Flowers, Sally May Hill, and
Maudie Carney.
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Six Seminole Men
Leave For Training
Guthry Noel Burns, Sam Grady
Turner, Edgar Raymond Smith,
William Amos Mudd, Alvin Lee
and William Arlus Motley left by
special bus Wednesday morning
for Fort Bliss where they will be-
gin a year's training under the
Selective Service law.
Two special buses from Lub-
bock picked up 50 men at Taho-
ka, La mesa. Brownfield and Sem-
inole for the Fort Bliss trip.
George Lee French, Roger Stan-
ley Novels and Robert Calvin
Blair of Seminole have been sel-
ected for training and they wi'!
leave April 2.
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Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Bandy vis-
ited in Lubbock, Wednesday.
House Numbering Committee
Named By C of C Directors
Roy K. Shiflett
The main purpose of the Fri-
day evening called meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce served its
purpose in advising officers and
directors of the procedure to fol-
low for a forthcoming meeting
which will be held in Seminole.
An advisory committee was ap-
pointed by President Scroggie
with instructions to meet Sat-
urday morning and report their
findings to him following the
committee meeting. Chairman of
this meeting was Lee Johnson
with members being Bill Stell,
H. C. Kyle and J. H. Crawford.
Saturday morning this committee
met at 10:30 in attendance with
Judge A. J. Roach, Reb Blanch-
ard, R. W. Pittman and Alton
Freeman. Their report after dis-
cussion was turned over to Dr.
Scroggie, with suggestions that
at the called session came reports
on a Highway meeting recently
held and the prospects of bene-
fits to Seminole, when all prop-
er briefs are compiled to secure
the aims in view which involves
important cooperation already
secured. Decision was passed ud-
on the naming of streets for the
signs which will be erected after
house numbering. It was voted
that the street signs will bear
the names indicated on the orig-
inal and additions of the Semi-
nole map. The organization also
set the price for service and
house numbers at 25c for each
residence or rent house and 50c
for each business address. The
proceeds will go to purchasing
the needed wtreet signs. Incle-
ment weather postponed the
numbering wort* which was in-
and gave an interesting report
regarding its construction which
can be noted at another place in
today's paper.
Committers Named
Committees which have been
appointed for the coming Fash-
ion Exposition are Mrs. C. V.
Singleton, Mrs. W. E. Cox Jr., and
Mrs. Morris Stark who will head
the ladies group while Alton
Freeman will act as chairman
for the mens committee consist-
ing of W. E. Cox Jr., and Lee
Ogg. After the ladies appoint
their assistants a joint meeting
will be held Thursday evening to
make complete plans for the
spring showing. The exposition
will be held in the Tower Thea-
tre.
Members present for the Fri-
day meeting were, Dr. Val O.
accompanied by her father and i jts contents be treated as confi
mother. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Tay- j dentia] untj, the proper tim(
lor who live near Lovington. j This committee was not acting! Crawford Ramsev
spent the week-end in Ft Worth upon any proposed project spon- Buel Wharton and
and Dallas where they visited j sored by the membership at large
relatives and attended the Fat Reports Made
Stock Show. Before the meeting of members
tended to start Monday. The foi- i Scroggie who presided over the
lowing will assist the secretary I session, Max Gray, Eddie Jarnc-
with distributing and erecting ■ son, J H. Crav/ford, I^ee John-
house numbers, J. H , son. John Greenwood C harlis
fyongbotham. ' Gregory. H C. Kyle. Bill Stell.
H C Kyle, j Buel Wharton Ramnv Longbo-
proj H-r
J B Airhart. city secretary,
showed architectual plan for the
proponed Community building
tham Harry N Stone J B Ait
hart, Alton Freeman and R<-\ K
Shiflett
Monday's snow was the heav-
iest ever to have fallen in Sem-
inole this time of the year, ac-
cording to many old time resi-
dents, and it has provided ranch-
ers and farmers with a moisture
that is considered better than
rain at a time of the year when
it can do the soil a great deal of
good.
Judge A. J. Roach, who keeps
a record of the moisture for Sem-
inole, reports that without offic-
ial snow gauging instruments,
his estimated measurement is one
foot.
M. S. Doss, well known ranch-
er, said that the best grass that
the ranchers ever had during the
boom cattle years was after a
good snow. Mr. Doss also said
that while he had seen larger
snows, that this was the heaviest
that he had seen in the spring in
37 years.
The snow prepares and seasons
the land better for the year than
any kind of rain, and Freeman
Curtis, administrative officer
with the AAA, said that the
snow was of such great valuf1'
that it is hard to estimate it
Since the farmers are doing their
plowing this is the best time oi
the year for moisture. Only a few
peach and plum trees were in
bloom and were damaged. Mr
Curtis predicts a good fruit crop
if there isn't another freeze.
It is expected that the snow
will have reduced the number o!
sand storms this season, and snow
is considered much better for re-
ducing sand storms than rain.
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Lions Organize
New Contest
Seminole Lions shied at thi
beautiful snow Tuesday and th<
meeting revealed a slight droj
from the usual rUend tnce. Twen-
ty-live were pre - nt for the lun
cheon and after the expected In-
formal fun of the memebrs the
meeting settled < wn to business
and committees u < uious capac-
ities were instructed to meet with
Lion Bos:; Nemir during the
week. Each committee has a job
to accomplish and their work will
be regularly reported.
A new attendance contest was
started by dividing the club into
two teams with Bear Curfman
heading one team and Tommie
Thomas as captain of the other
The team with the greatest num-
ber of absentees during the com-
ing month will be fined 25c each
which will go to the convention
fund, in addition to the losers
having to dig down and entertain
the winners at a not jfet named
affair.
Jack O'Brien Is New
Owner Shell Station
Jack O'Brien of Hobbs has
bought the Shell Station on the
Hobbs Highway which is located
about three blocks west of the
signal light intersection. The best
service station equipment obtain-
able has been installed and road
service is being offered.
A new hoist pressure car
washer, and the most modern
grease guns have been added. Mr.
O'Brien has the distinction of
holding a certified lubricant cer-
tificate from the Shell Company,
and any customer who is not sat-
isfied with his grease job can
write the Shell Co. and he will
be sent a check for. the amount
of the grease job.
Mr. O'Brien who has had many
years experience in the service
station business takes great pride
in the type of service that he
gives cars, as the different makes
of cars are serviced like the mo-
tor companies prescribe.
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Alton Freeman Is
Rotary Club Speaker
Attorney Alton Freeman gave
an interesting feilk on the law
profession at the Thursday Ro-
tary Club luiifcheon, bringing out
the highlights of the profession
Mr. Thomas was the guest of
Mayor Finley Moore, and Charlie
Gregory was introduced as a new
member.
Dr. C. Y. Murff invited the Ro-
tarians to attend the Scout First-
Aid contest in Lubbock Saturday
in which a local patrol will par-
ticipate,
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TO IKM'K
IS KEAGRAVEK
L. P Smallin, deputy sheriff
and tii x colector is going to Sea
gra\es Friday of this week aiu'
he will maintain an auto herns"
-.ales office there through nex
confined to her home u in»rt" of I ww>
thir due to illness. L»cen*e*> will continue to tj>
issued here by tax office clerk*
County Officials
Attend Hearing On
Bond Assumption
Judge A. J. Roach and Com-
missioners James Stanley and
Reb Blanchard attended a house
committee hearing in Austin last
week on the extension of the road
bond assumption law from Jan.
2, 1939, to Jan. 2, 1941. If the
road bond assuniption law is ex-
tended, it would mean a saving
of $400,000 to Gaines County.
The county representatives at-
tended the hearing at the invita-
tion of the Texas Highway Im-
provement Association. Under
the former road bond assumption
law, a part of the money spent
on highway construction was as-
sumed by the state. Advancement
of the time to Jan." 2, 1941 would
mean that later bonds would be
assumed by the state.
II the time is extended to Jan.
2, 1941, the $250,000 bond issue
voted during 1939 and the $100,-
000 bond issue voted in Precinct
1 in 1940 would be included. The
county has also issued approxi-
mately $50,000 in county war-
rants for road construction.
An old bond issue of $100,000
which was voted before th• * Jan.
2, 1939 expiration date is includ-
ed in the former bond assump-
tion law although the money is
just now being spent to widen
State Highway 51 which will in-
clude the widening of the streets
here and in Seagraves to 80 feet
on the highway through the
towns. The contract for the work
has already been let and the wid-
ening is expected to be started a-
bout April 15.
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AAA Mails Food
Acreage Allotments
Food acreage allotments are be-
ing mailed to producers this week,
.and any complaint in regard to
these allotments must be made to
the AAA office in ' the county
court house within 15 days from
the date of the notice.
Freeman Curtis, administrative
officer with the AAA, has reques-
ted that as soon as cotton ginning
is completed that cotton produc-
tion be reported. If no cotton i«
produced the county AAA office
should be notified of this fact.
Combination of work sheets ik
hcinsc stressed by the >tate AAA
office more than ever There will
tie several farm^ in Gaines Coun-
ty that must be combined for !9-
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