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THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE, COLEMAN, TEXAS,; THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1939
PAGE THREE
Water Facilities Board May Begin
Work In County In Near Future;
CCRA Group Praised By Engineer
that the best' possible use of the
R. W, Templeton Is
Buried At Silver
Valley Thursday
Funeral services for Robert W.
Templeton, 54, resident of . Coleman
M. K. Witt And Horse Are Honored
limbed water supply Iii the arid County for about a half century,
region can be secured. The Water ] who died at his home at Silver Val-
FftcUittes-Board felt it necessary ffi ley Wednesday.-were held at two
view of thi; poi’ey to have its rep-1 ( 'clock Thursday afternoon with
re. (’ill;it ivcv cheek ever 'the work i Forrest R. Waldrop, minister of the
Evidence that the Water Facilities
Beard of Washington plans to do
some work in Coleman County at an.
early date is seenJn a letter received
this week by S. W. Cooper, secretary
of the Central Colorado River Au-
thority, from W. W. McLaughlin,
consulting engineer .for flit Soil
Nconcm ation Service.
w ThjWetter, in part, is as follows:
“In response to the suggestion of*
Congressman South, I am writing
you further relative to the proposed
work in Coleman County under the] plan is available the Board will im- i three brothers and one sister.
tbs ' ii 1 ■ ’ I 1J1 ( ',,1 --
man County and to plan for ad-
h ttonal work- in this plan these.men
are kept in dose touch with you and
other.;; in the region so vitally con-
Ccleman. Church of Christ, officiat-
ing.
Mr. Templeton was a ’ native of
Bell County, Texas. He was a farmer
Survivors include, his widow, Mrs.
corned in the undertaking. t , .jit. W. Templeton of Silver Valley;
c anhrehensiv" I mm son. Paul, of Silver Valley;
water facilities program.
“As I have previously indicat-
ed, the Coleman County proposal
came before the Water Facilities
Board at a recent meeting and
the Board authorized this area
for planning with the under-
standing that the work would,
begin immediately. In cheeking
on the status of the work I am
advised this morning that if re-
presentatives of the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics have not |
already contacted you thcy^will
do so within the next few days.
“A policy laid down by the Seen - i
tary of Agriculture In connection |
with the water facilities program I
mgiircs that there be prepared a j
canphehensive -over-all plan • for j
witeri and land use before expen-j
dilutes for operations wil bo san-
ctioned. This procedure Is advisable
dotibtedly authorize such operations | Funeral arrangements were under
to -pYdcred tie , .Spring its can be the direction of the J. E. Stevens
contracted,..or completed .eriefcArffegMSSti....•.1.
June 30 Dependent upon further —*--
appropriations bv Congress, it. will
undoubtedly be the policy of the
Board to’carry out as rapidly a’; i.si
deemed advisable the remainder of j KT A II/ 1 117*11
the const ruction Operations indicat-] [VJ„ WCcWdC Villi
ed in the over-all program.
“i may add, as a more or less
personal observation’ that all
members of the Water Facilities
Board Here very complimentary
on the initiative of you and votir
associates, k js generally trut*
that all of u . like to work with
th< «e who are evidencing •con-
cretely their belief in their de-
sire for any development that
looks to the improvement of the
material or ether betterment of
the people.*’
Last Rites For
Be Held Today
si
Why Pay Rent-
Own Your Home
A special representative of the it Own. v< burn
Corporation (a,department of the United Stabs
Government) offers you your opportunity. He will
lie at the office ot .J. M. McDonald, Friday, February
10th. DON’T PASS THIS l IIAM K . . . COME IN
AND TALK IT OVER,.Small down .payment, bniam-e
like rent, with lij years to -pay and only 5ipereoat
simple.(.merest. No extras.
Phone iitii! For Appointment
A
«N»
J. M. McDonald
Sales Broker and Manager
Last rites for Nathaniel Ace Wea-
j vrr, 53, farmer, will be held from
the family residence, 1503 Commer-
] vial Avenue, at three o’clock this
afternoon, with, the Rev, L. B. Peavy
I officiating, Mr. Weaver died, of liver
j trouble, Wednesday.
1 Nathaniel Ace Weaver was born
at Wilniof, Dallas County, Texas, on
September 10, 1885. He had been a
re dent of Coleman County since
1905, He had been ill for the past
j several months. Interment will be in
i the Coleman cemetery. ’
A bachelor, Nathaniel Ace Weaver
j is survived by his mother, Mrs, C.
1!’. Weaver; five brothers, W. F. of
i pieman. W. W. of Barksdale, D. H.
I of Brownwood, and C. W. and Jim,
I both of Coleman; and two sisters,
j Mrs. W. H, Little of Novice and Mrs
L. R. Dumas of Coleman.
Pall bearers included. Henry
: Crabb. E. E. Keller, Rob Saunders,
i Emmett Miller. Truman Williams
and N. D. Van Da.lsem.
j Honorary pall bearers included,
i Albert Smith. Bennett Nance, Gene
i Love, Clyde Thomas. A. ET Turner,
j R. B. Mann, Ira Dubois. \V. C, Gay,
• Walter Dial, A1 Walker. T. L. Staf-
• ford, Hugh Lewis and Neal Green.
1 Flower bearers Included, Mrs.
■Emmett Miller. Mrs. Sam Huskln-
■i son, Mrs. Jet Parker and Mrs. John-
; nie Green.
..Funeral arrangements are under
! the direction of the Mead Furniture
And Undertaking Company.
Eph Davis Speaks
To Texas Senate
Details On Wheat Insurance
Program Explained At Meet;
C
58 From Wic
County agents, assistant agents ]day afternoon
. clerks oommitteemen and others in! state agnniltu
M. JC Witt, Coleman, automobile
dealer and ranchman, hjs been
named a director of ,*ff"Palomino
Horse. Association. He is shown
above w4th his horse, “Pirates Gold.”
Pictures of this horse and another
of “Pirate Chief,” the latter owned
by Mrs. Witt, were carried in the
current issue ol the Palomino as-
sociation's yearbook. Both horses,
-Pirate Gold” and “Pirate Chief”
are Palominos.
4
WOODARD
Funeral services for James Tiro-
mas Woodard, 73, who resided five
miles north of Santa Anna, were
held at two o’clock Sunday after-
noon from the First Baptist Church
at 'Santa Anna with the Rev. Elmer
Dunham, minister, and the Rev. Mr,
Ramsey, officiating. Mr. Woodard,
a retired farmer, died at the Spgfy
Hospital at Santa Anna, following
an illness of several months. Inter-
ment was made in the Santa Anna
Cemetery.
James Thomas Woodard was a
native of Georgia. He was born on
April 8, 1865. He came to Coleman
County in 1904.
Survivors include, three
Benny of New Mexico, and Floyd
and Buster, both of Santa Anna;
two daughters. Mrs. W. M. Stiles
and Mrs. Alfred Williams, both of
Santa Anna; 16 grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren: one brother,
A. N. Woodard; and one sister, Mrs.
G. D. Mayes of Snyder, Texas.
Pall bearers included, Jeff Hor-
ner, Collins Price, Bill Price, John
Woodard, Artie Irby and Mack Mc-
Ghee.
. Flower bearers Included, Mrs.
Duplicate numbered ticket tat pefe/Hcrna*. Mrs. Dennis Smith,
stock at Democrat-Voice Office. MLss Vem Horner. Miss Doromy
... AUSTIN. Fe.b. 8—A former state j
senator, Introduced by the man who]
defeated him, was given the Senate
floor today and told tire legislators
the three great problems of the day
j were: '•
; The “gimmies,”
I The growing tax burden,
, Birth control.
■ ; Eph M. Daws of Brownwood, in
j veterate. corncob pipe smoker whom
Penrose Metcalfe of San Angelo re-, _
j Placed in the new Senate, was the 1 Learning. Washington, co-ordinator
is.w..)k,.r for the Triple-A. at a meeting at
' I belong to the six million people j County Agent C. V. Robinson's of-
, who can tell you how to do it now,” l Lee.
j he told his former colleagues.
Then he outlined what he saw as
Area Attend
this area interested in the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration,
Tuesday afternoon heard talks by
E R Duke. Amarillo, State Crop
irv.ura’ici supervisor, and M P
mitteemen Hov
Santa Amiu anc
bock 4
Those present
eluded. J. Fran
N. Foote ar.d'i
of Coryell Cour
Delma Parr bo;
Palomino' Horses
Owned By Witts
Pictured In Book
Full page pictures of two Cole-
man Palrnnmo horses, owned by Mr.
and Mrs. M, K. Witt, are carried
in the current - i.ssue of the Palom-
the Pal- j
S. Corn. Warn,
1 Details concerning the making out j McIntyre and, J
j of forms in the wheat insurance pro-, of Baird J N
the three major problems. : ‘■’ram thoroughly explained by Shows, both o
Jthe two visitors. ter Hammond
"The first of these is the -gim-1 Little was said about the insur-
mi'es," he'asserted. "Everybody wants -ance program from the fartner's an-
i to get on the government- pay> roll. ] gle althqugh it was explained today
j Half of these underprivileged people ! that 24 policies had been signed in
I we have been sobbing about are the county for the 1939 crop and
I just plain lazy. The only solution, more policies are expected on the!anc!
'for tin, problem is for the people 1940 crop. However, the time limit j CoU*‘!yL ,M ,
to get the good old American mi-! lias expired on the 1939 plan and it's01
hnference wore two
association com-,
ard Kmgsbery of
V. L. Cade of Lub-
fin- tlie meeting tn-
Blftir J. B. Roach,
-Yank J. Brown, all
u Knox Parr and
of Abilene; Myrtle
H Airhart, C. A."
•jpt Farmer, all
Simmons and J. H.
Brownwood; J. Wal-
Taylor.,
W N MeC'ilioeh -Coii-mar
E Kkiund. Lubbock. A. L. (
Taylor County; Pete M,
Meade W McShan. Fred A.
B Hill
tiative and wake up.
"The, tax burden, growing by
leaps and bounds, is the next'prob-
lem.
308, owned by Mr Witt, and [
“Pirate Chief," register number 307.
owrned by Mrs. Witt.
Both tt these horses will be en-
tered in the Palomino division of
Fort Worth
in March.
Mr. and Mrs. Witt are members
of the Palomino Horse Association
and he
rancher—is‘a director of the organ-
ization.
Geo. ’
:ook ol
Davis.
Sailing
of Runnels
J. Thomp-
r ‘ Ozro
both of Cole-
Jurri B. Coop-
ed George R.
County; W P.
A. C.
Boyd, Whit Side- a'nd O. S. Cox,
all of Comanche County.
; Eubank. A
C Pratt,
Taylor.
Duncan a
will be some time yet before farmers'
will be permitted to sign for the]man' Joe K
1940 insurance. W N McCulloch i.-
in charge of the program for this ,P'pp,'r al, _ ,
ip Parade, yearbook of the Pal- j ••Ttl(,.,tMrd u birth control. The county.
omino Horse Association. j,ambitious part ol the population is! Among the 58 persons at the Tues-
The /torses pictured are Pirate , reproducing • only ■■ about'60 percent.]
Gold, ’ stalllen. PHA register numb-, ^he drifters and loafers are repro-
er 308, owned by Mr Wilt, and j duCjng as a., nature lets them
do it and 90 per cent of their off-
spring are kept alive because of new
advances in medical science. In 40, to Help preserve our present* attain- and \v P Weaver,’all of Mills
• '«w,h mot Qw.5^ars' on the iwsem trend.: ment and erect adequate, quarters. CoUnty: E. I Pierson Homer Lee
the Fort worm Fat bioiK b. j. ^ (x,r ren[ 0[ ,hp popuia^on will j to the end that the boys and girls , and Math - all" of. Stephens
'have come from this stock. What; of this district may enjoy equal ad-lcounty; C W. Mainer Eastland; N.
we need to do is to put out some; vantages with the boys and girls of) a. Richardson. Wayland. J. D. Guy,
C. H, Young. G. 1
who loves his children, his neigh-. \y. Griffith and O. C
bor's children and educational lib- Jones County; R C.
erty has any intelligent choice'but or: ;:i J. H BurM-f
to help preserve our present* attain- by anc
the present trend..ment and erect adequate, quarters, county
Ashburn. J.
Mylie. all of
IXiren. J. M.
G, R Goos-
10-1 automobile dealer 'and pro-
duce children they cannot care for."
MWA DELEGATION Will.
ATTEND MEETING TONIGHT
relief | other communities. - To do this, he] Eastland, Fred W Stacy; C. H. Ab-
will enter into such obligations with j bey Coleman; W R Lace, and C.
all his energy, with all his monev ] B waller, both of Stephens County;
jand with all his soul And no onc!and A B Bak(.r A. Watkins and
can escape the responsibility of en-(R w Terry, all of Concho County.
Some 15 members of the local
Modem Woodmen of America Lodge
will attend a meeting In Brown-
wood tonight, Vernon Sewell, prom-
inent member of the local lodge,
sons, .said today
Public Opinion
CENTENNIAL SCHOOL MUST
GO ON?
• listing on one side or the other. No
1 ] man. no matter how fine-grained j
! he may thing he is, no matter how I
culturally superior tojiis fellows he '
] may consider himself to be. can re-J
I fuxe to fight in the battle where !
I victory will provide a common cen- j
Despite the ■ reverses which edu-]tPr nf educatipnai attainment—not •
There will be seven new members ] cation has received in the Centen-ilor lhe adults of this community
of the Coleman lodge to make the j nial Rural High School District In | but p>r "e children who look to the
trip and they may not be feeling as)Cpkman County the people have, adults for guidance and presena-
yrell when they come back as they not lost
were before. They are to receive br ' urn
their initiation.
tilt!'
PIGGLY WIGGLY
(nickers
J’o'und l!ox
12*
Oranjjes
8C
88c
Dozen
Bushel
Peanut
Ilutter
Full Quart
20c
Last week we ran out of oranges before the day was
%ver,so we are giving you another chance to buy them
at this low price.
IN FACT WF HAVE LOTS OF THRILLS
YOU CAN LOOK WITHOUT BUYING,
YOU WOULD N()T BUY WITHOUT
LOOKING 1
■■
Godwin,, and Miss Earlene Woodard.
| Funeral arrangements were made
by the Hosch Funeral Directors of i' 2 cups sifted Sno-Sheen Cake flour
Santa Anna.
CARMAI LOW CHOCOLATE ( \KE
1-2 cup Spry
•3-D teaspoons salt
1 roaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 egg#,,unbeaten
3 ounces chocolate, melted
2 teaspoons baking powder
1-2 teaspoon seda
people
faith.
faith in education as the.tio:'
,i,at a»r>wni!r in-! The most effective something that i
prevaUnordothey feel j you can do about it here and now.!
district have :iRd (‘ver>‘ one, has a personal re-
4 sponslblhiy restlhg uixm him in thfsi
; case. Is to sup|>ort with your cour-;
i by a desire to maintain j age. with your energy, with vour;
ml build upon this faith, the peo- ’time—yes. and with your monev ,
sle (if this chsttjc! are joining hands!which will mean nothing to you
{that this school district may be a I without education—the cause of a i
permanent structure upon which the : community owned high school edu-;
the
Prompt
1 on
111 R T I H
REPAIRS
THE TRUTH
Sitting in a concert hall waiting
for the concert to begin, a man.
seeing a little boy in front of him
looking at his yvatch. bent forward
and asked. “Does ft tel] the time?"
“No," answered the little boy.
“You have to look at it,”
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j 1-1933 CHEVROLET COUPE ,
! 1-1933 PLYMOUTH COUPE •
j 1-1935 PLYMOUTH 4-DOOR
SEDAN
| 1-1938 CHEVROLET SEDAN
J'l-1938 DODGE COUPE
! 1-1937 FORD V-8 TUDOR \
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] 1-1933 FORD V-8 TUDOR
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j 1-1938 PLYMOUTH COUPE
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1-1934 CHEVROLET COACH
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1-1937 DODGE TRK. 2-DOOR
1-1934 PLYMOUTH SEDAN
1- 1936 FORD COUPE
2- 1934 FORD V-8 TUDORS
1-1937 PLYMOUTH' 2-DOOR
TRUNK SEDAN
flour and sift 3 times Add small ] whether he be rich or poor—to the
amounts of flour to creamed mix-1 prese rvation of the educational lib,
lure,' alternately with milk, beating j ertiPS of the boys and girls of this
after each addition until smooth, 1 di. tr® lias no choice but to come
Pour batter Into two 8-inch layer j t0 thf, 0f anv group that is as-
pans jtreaaed with Spry. , | mmins the responsibilities for edu-
Bake in moderate oven 1350 de-.jrational. opportunities for the Cen-
'grees F.) 30 to 35 minutes. jtennial School District Tolerance
Cut marshmallows in halves yvith j'and concern for fair play are vtr-
1 cup milk
24 marshmallows
icsponsibility <f laying foundations
ef good citizenship will rest.- Amert*
ca has been and still is a nation of
heme:: and neighborhoods which
have' bv kindliness, cooperation and
cation for every boy and girl in
this district Children aw* like ten-
ant farmers, they need a home:
some place to call their own; a place
where economic repressions of the
Combine Spry, salt and vanilla, i1 f 1;
ra,XrSSy aWi ™ mLinst these resources have
Add eggs, one at a time, beating /-ceded, but there are encouraged-
thoroughly after each addition. A<ldj‘n« signs that they will be restored
melted chocolate and bleud well. j,ancl consme<
sacriftres built for themsehl’s a I home will not fill the heart of. chU_-_
nourishing culture resting Idren with embarrassment and m-
lety nn local resources. In too ; ferior feelings
If we are men and women, worthy
of our forebears we will not stop
with crying about what has hap-
pened to other communities, or stop
Add baking powder and soda
Anv American who looks ahead-
scissors. Pressing cut sides against
cake, arrange on top of each layer.
$pread Carmallow Frosting between
layers and cn top and sldri of cake.
POTATO SALAD
4 cups sliced cooked potatoes
2 cups diced celery
1-4 cup capers
Salt pepper
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing
Lettuce
Boiled or baked ham
Stuffed olives
Ten's together the potatoes, celery obstructing
enacmimr, Inclfl tl llfl 1
tiiss which do not flourish In the |
stony soils of economic want and
social distress. It is true, to be sure,
that should the ' Centennial school
district be broken down there would
be many students who would con-
tinue their pursuit of knowledge, but
there would be far top many who I
would end their high school career.
The leaders who are pouring out |
their energies to improve the lot forj
the children of this community are I
saviors, not for a class, but for the
district as a whole.
Those whose energies are bent on]
, ___________„ sueh efforts must as-1
capers, seasonings to taste, a’-.d sumr # graVe responsibility. No taanj
salad dressing lo moisten well. On:
round chop’plate place border of j-;-- ' “ j
crisp lettuce. Add row sliced ham, ]
then fill the center of the plate with
potato salad so that the ham slices |
outline the mound of salad. Cut ]
additional sliced ham Im Julienne|
stri|xs and sprinkle them over the J
top of the salad, Garnish the plate ]
with stuffed olives.
with apprehension of what might!
happen to us. Rather we will begin]
right here and now to dp what we j
can. and get down to a clean, hard j
core of realization that the interests j
of this district are one and we. should j
endeavor- to make a community j
which can best serve the children;,
of this community in a common!
endeavor.
Thanks,
JIM H nyER,' Supt. Centennial
jlitral High School. Coleman
County, Valera, Texas.
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