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Section One
Eight Paget
COLEMAN DEMOCRAT-VOICE
Published Continuously for Coleman and Cole man County for Over 52 Years
8 Page
IN ONE SECTION
VOL. NO. 53
City Extends
Time To Aid
Delinquents
Tax payers living In the city of
zWColeman have 60 days within which
a o pay th' ir delinquent city taxes,
Million Collins, city secretary, an-
nounced today.
Although added penalty and In-
terest Is necessary In the payment
of delinquent taxes to the state and
county, only the six per o nt Inter-
est necessary heretofore will be nec-
essary at city hall.
The extension /time was made
by the city commission In session
Tu'sday at city hall.
WOULD ENFORCE LAWS
Pleas for the enforcement of the
laws of the state were made by
three principal speakers when mem-
bers of the Good Citizenship League
met Sunday at the county court-
house.
The principal talks, made before
a crowd of about 25 persons, were
by Rev. P. F. Squyres, paster of the
First Baptist church, Rev. John A.
Slceloff, pastor of the First Metho-
dist church, and Rev. Hal C. Wingo.
pastor of the Santa Anna Baptist
church.
SAFE AND SANK FOURTH
Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Coleman
are back at work today following
the celebration Wednesday of a
‘‘safe and sane" Fourth of July.
Golf, fishing, hunting proved the
leading diversions for the stay-at-
homes while the July Jubilee at
Brady, a dance In Brownwood, a
political gathering at Pecan 8prings
and other entertainments proved to
be popular with those persons who
left town.
SOUTH ON STUMP
District Attorney Chas. L. South,
candidate for congreas, has been
busily engaged during the past sev-
eral days making talks in this sec-
tion of the state.
He has been receiving excellent
response at all of the places he has
visited. On July 4 he talked at Mc-
Anally Bend. Shaw Bend and Brady.
Tuesday night he spoke before a
large audience at Brownwood.
THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE, COLEMAN, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 5,1934.
No. 27
OFFICER SUED
Colorado River
BridgeNearing
1 • || loot taken from
Completion Here^^r
~ Work on the new Colorado river
yyi tdge will b? completed July 11. ac-
cording to the county engineer.
Construction began December 11.
1933, thus a total of seven months
wcr» consumed on the project. It Is
likely the bridge will be ready for
traffic during the latter part of this
month.
''"me or 'be '’v-cifications of the
bridge: floor slab is of reinforced
t./i.uete, tne roadway Is 22 feet
wide, It Is 546 1-2 feet long and
consists of three steel truss spans
and six reinforced concrete girder
spans, the high point of the road-
way is 57 rect above the present low
wai'r lev-] in the river, the founda-
tions rest on hard blue shale a
depth of 18 feet below present low
v ...cT lever in trie river and the ex-
treme height of steel trusses above
the present low water level is 80
feet.
The state of Texas will have
spent approximately $73,500 on the
structure.
There Is plenty of weight to the
bridge, the total approximating
7,335,000 pounds consisting of 6,664,-
060 pounds of concrete, 665.00)
1 rounds of steel and 6,000 pounds of
[■mint.
General contractor for the project
Is Jensen Construction company of
Austin.
It is probable that all of High-
way 1G from Brady to Rockwood will
be under contract for surfacing
within ninety days affording an all-
weather road from Brady through
Santa Anna and on to Coleman.
JUDGE KILGORE IS VISITOR
Judge and Mrs. Dixie Kilgore and
son. Robert Dixie, Jr., have return-
ed to Dawson county following a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Gal-
lowav and family at Valera.
Judge Kilgore was born and rear-
ed in. this county but has been a
resident of Dawson county for the
past 25 years. In his home county
he served eight years as county
derk and eight years as county
Judge and was never defeated for
office.
He is the son of the late W. O. D.
Kilgore who came to Coleman coun-
ty in 1876. Both he and his father
are well known by Coleman coun-
tlans.
Mr. Kilgore and M. Q. "Pie’" Mar-
tin. another former resident who
now resld's at Lame-a. usually visit
Arlends In this county about once a
wear.
The crops out in Dawson ccunty
are badly in need of rain, Judge
Kilgore declared. However, that
county made a bumper crop of feed
last year although no rain was re-
ceived until July 15.
Barney Finn, resigned secretary of
the Police Department Benevolent
association, Fort Worth, Is being
sued for $7,400 by the association
and Is being urged to deliver the
books to the police d partment.
(Texas News Phctos.)
Four Charged
With Burglary
E c h o Station
Fred Penkard. Henry Cain, Bob
Lamb and Mrs. Bob Lamb may have
to (ace charges of burglary In dis-
trict. court here In connection with
the burglary last Thursday night of
the Rushing Wells filling station and
grocery store at Echo.
Charges of burglary were filed
against the four persons in Justice
A. H. Brewer's court here Monday
afternoon following tlieir arrest in
Abilene. They were arrested and
most of the loot taken from the
filling station was recovered by Abi-
lene officers.
Tlie men w?re arrested at an Abi-
lene filling station on drunkenness
complaints.
Penkard, in a statement made to
Abilene officers and Sheriff Frank
Mills, said that he and Cain bur-
glarized the station while Mr. and
Mrs. Lamb sat In the Lamb's car
nearby and that all of them came
to the Lamb home In Coleman fol-
lowing the robbery About five
o'clock Saturday morning the four
persons left here for Abilene.
Tires, tubes, patching, and flash-
light batteries were Included in the
loot taken from the station
fine work in cap-
suspects was given
Sheriff Mills and Deputy O'Bar to-
day by Ru-khlng "Wells, owner of the
station.
Mr. Wells states that the two of
ficers got right on the job and
worked until the capture of the
men
COURTHOUSE NEWS
More Relief
For Coleman
To Be Asked
Thl; ccuntv will be given thro?
es as much Federal relief in the
iture as it obtains now if the gov-
ernment includes this county In the
th relief area. Major Karl Wal-
county administrator, said to-y
Apjlheallntr la plane Cij! Irian
county in the drouth area is to be
made through County Judge A O.
Newman Just as scon as necessary
data can be obtained, Major Wallace
declared.
The application will show that
crops here arc rapidly d teriorating
because of lack af rain and for that
reason It will be necessary for the
Federal government to extend re-
lief.
Many of the count! s In this
section of the state already have
been included In the drouth area.
WATER “SHIPPED” DOWN THE RIVER!
GRAIN MARKET
The following buying prices on
grain were quoted today by the
Wilson Grain Company:
No. 2 Oats- 39.25c.
No. 1 Wheat—76c.
No. 2 Barley—50c.
No. 2 Threshed Milo—$1.25 per
hundred.
McDonald Makes
Excellent Talk
To Large Crowd
wtm,
Sapp
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Water from Lake Brownwood, Brownwood, Texas, is shown above
starting a 480-mile trip to the drouth-stricken rice fields of Matagorda
and Wharton counties in a unique experiment. The Gulf Coast Waiter Co..
Bay City, bought 4.573.800,000 gallons of water frrm, tile Brown County
Wat r Improvement District No, l.for $10,000, Flood gates of the dam
were opened to allow 14,000 acre-feet of water to (low into Pecan Bayou,
then Into the Colorado River and thence to the stricken area, where huge
pumps will pick it up. It is estimated that 50 per cent of water will reach
Its destination after a 12-day journey. The price was cheap at that—4,574
gallons of water for one cent! (Texas News Photos.)
News Here And There Over County
Coieman Loan A Building Associa-
tion. in a meeting Thursday night
at the county courthouse, declared
a four per cent dividend for the six
YOUTH IMPROVING
Young Smith. 10, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Rowe Smith who resides six
miles south of Coleman. Is said to
be Improving at the family home
following treatment for snake bite.
The youngster was bitten by a rat-
tle-snake while herding sheep about
10 o'clock Saturday morning. He
wai! brought to Coleman where a
serum was given him by Dr. W. L.
Jennings.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr: and Mrs. Aubrey L.
AlVcy, Coleman, boy.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Horace C.
Williams, Coleman, boy.
DEATHS
Reed Williams. 5 days. Died June
27. 1934. Place of burial,.. White
Chapel.
Mrs. Mattie Kyle, 67 years. 10
months. 18 days. Died June 20, 1931.
Place of burial, Santa Anna.
Marriage Lleen w
Marv Wilson and M. F. Garn“r,
Louise Miller and Charles Koberg
La Verne Lockey and M. R. Sim-
mons -
Mary Atkins and Clifford Berry.
Gertrude Hill and William R.
French. Jr.
Mary Joe Smith and Truett M.
Alford.
Tommie Gordon Montgomery and
Joe B. Hancock.
Catherine Ellis and Alfred E.
Wyatt.
Anna Belle Culpepper and W. C.
Warrick (col).
Pauline Gray and Chas. Wesley
Thompson.
Opal Baker and W. Raymond
Beard.
Willie Cchand Jackson and Ever-
ett L. Mitchell.
Ethel Williams and Thomas Car-
ter.
Arrc Etta Hassell and Charles W.
Smith.
NEW CARS REGISTERED
J. M. Colbert. Coleman, Plymouth
sedan.
Alfred Godwin, Coleman. Chevro-
let coach.
O. V. Bivins. Santa Anna, Ford
coupe.
MAKE PAGEANT PLANS
Officers of Coleman P. T. A. Coun-
cil were meeting Thursday after-
noon w consider the presentation
here on Friday, July 20. of a Pag-
eant. "The March of Tim'’."
O. A. Porter, of Breckenridge, ad
vance representative of the pageant
Is explaining the proposition to the
officials with a view to showing the
pageant here at City Park, the pro-
ceeds to go for the benefit of the
work being carried on by P. T.-A.
Should the pageant be approved it
will be staged with a cast of 300 per-
sons drawn from Coleman county
rural sections and the city of Cole-
man.
has not been a good rain since that
time so the tanks are getting dry.
Between 1,500 and 2,000 acres on the
Morris ranch are planted to oats,
barley and wheat. Die oats this year
made about fifty busliels per acre,
while barley made about 30 and
wheat from 10 to 14.
Carp were taken from Pecan Bayou ____
Saturday morning, near the Burkett Bennett. The women
bmtg-, because they were making cellent manner handl
the water so,muddy it was unfit to
drink. Citizens pf Burkett have
been having , water hauled .for seme
time. Catfish and crappie were plac-
ed In the stream by Deputy State
Game Warden Joe Wood of Brown-
wobd."
elite ~ , . .
Mayor W. E. Baxter of Santa Anna
has been named adjustment director
'for Brawn county. He will have
charge1 of all gbvernment reduction
programs in that county and will
be associated with the county agent
at Brownwood.
In a well delivered talk which was
frequently punctuated with applause
C. C. McDonald, Wichita Falls, can-
didate for governor, discussed the j month."-, period ending July 1, 1934.
eight planks in his platform before 1 ---
a crowd of more than 500 on the j Prcss Morris, a visitor in the city
courthouse lawn at eight o’clock; Friday, states that cotton is knee
Monday night. > high However, there is a shortage
Mr. McDonald was introduced to
the audience, seen early in the oc-
casion as a pro-McDonald crowd, by
Judge J. K. Kaker of this city.
Judge Baker made one of the best
talks of his long career as a speech
maker in introducing the speaker of
the evening. He told of having met
Mr. McDonald in 1908 at a Demo-
cratic party convention and he was
high in his praise for Mr. McDonald
and his platform.
Judge Baker stressed the impor-
tance of efficiency and experience as
qualifications of an office holder.
Mr. McDonald's speech:
“I pledge my full support and co-
operation throughout my adminis-
tration to President Franklin D
Roosevelt and his entire recovery
program, for social- justice, for "a
more just division of the national
Income, and a greater buying power
and opportunity Tor property owner-
ship of all kinds by the masses.
“If out of this depression, we can
emerge a nation of home owners in
town and country the Republic is
safe. As the Federal Government is
new furnishing capital to finance
railroads, banks, insurance compan-
ies and other private corporations,
I favor extending like assistance by
the government to those who do not
own a home to enable heads of fam-
ilies to purchase homesteads.
“To be plain, I favor a constitu-
tional amendment that will permit
the" state to extend its credit and
guarantee th? payment to the extent
of one-half the purchase price and
actual value oi a iwiraestead not. to
exceed two thousand dollars to any
one family.
"We must.cut out extravagance in
public and private affairs. Tax pay-
ers can only control government ex-
penditures by united action.
. "I pledge a continuation bf tlic
state policy of reduced appropria-
tions, to consolidate duplicate of7
fices and to abolish useless jobs and
the fee system, the foundation for
which was so ably laid by the pres-
ent administration. •
"I oppose tli- future issuance of any
tax exempt bonds omacarltles In the state
or nation.
“I favor: ill The two years equity of
redemption law.
“'ll The.final repeal of all ad valorem
t: xes on real estate and personal property
fer itate purposes leaving such property
to be taxed for county and local.pur-
poses only, because these subdivisions of
rovemmant have no other means of sup-
port while the state can impose other
forms of taxation for state purposes, and
In order to equalize taxation and to re-
store value to homes, farms, ranches and
lactones.
Wants Regislratien Tax
“I favor; (!) A registration tax on ail
r.olcs. mortgages, deeds of trust and Hens
recorded or (lied, and a maximum contract
hneresl rate for the use of money, Of
six per cent per annum and no more, such
indebtedness not to be collectible by iaw
it such tax is not paid or if excessive in-
terest is charged
“131 The guaranty pf Ban's Deposits law.
"13» A Capital stock tax on all corpor-
Bank Declares
Dividend of 5
PerCent Here
Indications that conditions this
year are much better than they were
a year ago may be seen In the ac-
tions taken during the past few
days by the First Coleman National
bank and the Coleman County Loan
and Building Association.
The bank has declared a five per
cent dividend to stockholders while
the loan association declared a four
p:r cent dividend.
Dividend of five per cent declared
by the bank means that $5,000 has
been distributed to the stockholders
of thr bank. It represents five per
cent on the capital stock of $50 000.
The action by the batik was the
first time that the re-organized In-
stitution has declared a dividend
since it was organized on February
15, 1932. The bank opened at that
Elected
Frank L. Stevens. Sweetwater, was
elected prestd-nt of the Sw et water
Board of Citv Development at the
annual meeting ef the organization
time with a capital stock, surplus Monday night Mr. Stev ns, brother
and undivided profits of $120,000 ; of w‘n and om Stevens of this
while the capital stock, surplus and i cilV" formerly resided here He is
undivided profits today is $145,000 ' associated with his brothers in the
Besides that $5,000 has been paid -I E Stevens company,
out In dividends.
At the close of business June 3)
the bank had: leans and discounts, |
$357,036.30; quick assets, $596,444.80;
circulation, $98,550, and' deposits, !
$830,253.93.
County, Agent C. V. Robinson Is
attending a meeting of county
agents in Abilene today. Tile meet-
ing .stalled yesterday. Government
reduction programs are being dis-
cussed by the agents'
Honorary pall bearers at the fun-
eral of W J. Sayers, Talpa insur-
er) the huge Morris ranch. The flood ance agent and pioneer of this
of July 4. 1932. broke dams in 19 j county, included: W. Roberts, G. F.
tanks on the ranch and, although Givens. J M Parker. A. H. Hollin-
the dams have been re-built, there I ger. Bob Kennedy. E. H. Richey. Ira
Deakins, Floyd Hollinger, Owen
Freeman, Frank Author, Lester
Freeman, Floyd Patridge, A. V. Liv-
ingston Will Cox, Mgrk Thompson,
W. W. McKissack, John Kennedy,
Dr. H A Robertson, E. M. Jones
and 21. W Courtney. Active pall
beams included: W. T. Gregory,
Ralph Edens, J. Ben Harris, Elbert
Evans. Frank Alexander and Wayne
who in an ex-
handled the flowers
were: Mesdames Ira Deakins, E: H.
Richey, Noble McIntyre, Frank
Alexander, H. E. Evans, and Corine
Simmons.
Eilly Jack and C. Lee Williamson.
Jr., sens of Mr. and Mrs. C. Le Wil-
liamson of Greenville, formerly of
this city, nre back In Greenville to-
day telling their friends of an ex-
perience they had at Huntsville re-
cently. Last week Mrs. Williamson
and the two boys were visiting in
Navasota and Huntsville. At tile
latter place a prison guard allowed
.the two youths to sit in the electric
chair. Jack Wilson, Coleman, grand-
father ef the lads, said he was pleas-
ed that the guard "fail'd to turn
:on the juice."
atlons. Uthjted partnarsh'ps and Joint, stock
association:.
"ill 8uch laws m any t'-' necessary to
place upon- the tax tfills ant) "falitrtt the
liroperty note escaping taxa-
WATCH FOR JAIL BREAKERS
Coleman county officers are on
the alert tod’V frtr any information
concerning the three persons who
July 4 slugged the wife of a Gold-
thwalte jailer and escaped. Deputy
Sh'riff H. T. O'Bar patrolled the
Coleman-Brown wood road Wednes-
day In an effort to locate the throe
men.
A certificate showing that depos-
it at the First Coleman National
bank are 'insur:d has been received
here from the Federal government.
Life of the Federal Deposit insur-
ance Corporation recently was ex-
tended from July 1, 1934, to July 1,
1935, by Congress.
Most of the right-of-way on High-
- j way 191, from Coleman to the Cal-
Mlss Sara Tom Jones of this city | lahan county line will be fenced
is a member of the Spring semester
honor roll at Texas Techonological
College.
Absentee voting is to begin next
Monday morning, forms may be
obtaInert from County Clerk L Emet
Walker's office.
within a short time, according to
County Commissioner R. D. Kinney.
The right-of-way is being fenced as
rapidly as field notes can be ob-
tained.
Rehabilitation
Work Will Help,
Wallace States
Rehabilitation work 1s meant to
aid fanners indirectly. Major Karl
E. Wallace, county administrator,
told members of the rural board of
the Chamber of Commerce in ses-
sion here Monday afternoon.
$50,000 Added
ToCapitalOf
US Loan Bank
State Board
Approves CCC
Park Project
With the stamp of approval of the
State Park Beard upon the Cole-
man CCC project and the assur-
ance that thi state and national
park board requirements will be met
by Coleman citizens and landowners,
Major Karl Wallace, county admin-
istrator Is today awaiting the de-
cision of the National Park Service
in regard to building a state park
in Coleman county.
Secretary S. W Cooper of the
Chamber of Commerce and Major
Wallace are working diligently to
secure the cooperation of land own-
ers who must make concessions be-
fore the national board will assent
to the Col-man project. With prac-
tically everyone in Coleman working
to get the camp here, local officials
arc optimistic concerning the feasi-
bility of the park plan
A telegram was sent to R. O.
Whitaker, chief engineer of the
State Park Board. July 3 by Major
Karl Wallace assuring him that re-
quirements for the state park as in-
dicated by D E. Cc lp would be met
and that public officials arc! Utzons
of Coleman would cooperate to close
the deal and assist In getting the
work started.
Approval of the site was given by
Chairman D. E. Colp of the State
Park Board after a personal survey
of the old lake district made Tuesday
morning He was accompanied by
Major Karl Wallace, 8. W. Cooper,
__ I Ben Jackson and Malcolm Autry.
Mr Colp suggested a acenlc drive to
Coleman Petroleum Credit Amo- | be built around the east side of the
elation has a capital stock of $200.- | hill nrar the lake, starting in the
000 today. i Newsom addition, thence south and
Originally granted a capital stock
of $150,000 by the Federal govern-
ment, the local association has been
granted the right to increase that
stock by $50,000, according to W E.
The work is not meant as ap aid Melton, secretary-treasurer.
to undesirables and fanners need
not worry about obtaining that kind
of people for neighbors when the
work gets under way, he added.
Case records will be made of each
applicant taking part i$i the re-
habilitation work and those in
charge will soon be able to learn
whether the applicants are desirable
or not.
Those persons not wanted can be
taken from the government roll at
any time, it was explained.
Major Wallace showed that a re-
forestration camp here would be of
much benefit to all the people in
the eounty in that soil erosion and
flood control projects would be un-
dertaken by members of the camp.
The rural board pledged cooper-
ation in obtaining the CCC camp
here.
The group went on record as fav-
oring a free fall fair hero if weather
conditions will permit; it favors a
breeding exchange; and favors an
Improvement in the community ex-
Indication that the Houston office
of the organization is well pleased ,
with the work being done by the j
Coleman association is seen in its
action concerning the Increase in
stock. The Houston office made
the suggestion that the increase in
capital stock be made.
Further indication that the local
office Is one of the best in the state
is seen in the action taken by simi-
lar organizations There have been
several to relinquish their charters
and still others to merge with larger
associations.
The organization here is one ol the
few in the state to be capitalized for
as much as $200.KKL___- a ___
In regard To the change Mr Mef-
ton had the following statement to
make:
"The board of directors ts wry
much encouraged with the growth ck
the association for "
reduced from 6 per cent to 5 per
cent, its
change that was started last year, j non anri
hoar^r/no^infLr^^VIn0' T Pach month. crease in
““ capital will enable the association to
eminent drouth aid, many of the ,Qan m.m» to any one individual
while they heretofore could loan on-
ly $30,000 to any one person.
"While the number of applications
has decreased, due to the fact that
the smaller borrowers are not asking
for money, the sheep and cattle Vnrn
are taking advantage of this low
rate of interest, which accounts for
the increased volume of, business."
Mrs. Reinhardt Hanke of Burkett
received painful bums about the
face last week when a glass Jar
exploded while she was engaged in
canning according to Mrs. T. A.
Burns. Democrat-Voice correspond-
ent at Burkett. Mrs. Hanke was
carried to Sealy hospital at Santa
Anna for treatment.
Also writes Mrs. Burns: "It was
estimated that 2.500 pounds of carp
fish were seined from Pecan Bayou
over the week end. The carp are
so numerous that, they have become
a menace. Si,me have canned them
and report, they are as palatable as
the pink salmon. Maiiy persons from
nearby towns have, been afforded
fish for their menus."
members state that crops are suf-
fering because of lack of rain. It
also was learned that cattle may
have to be moved unless rain is re-
ceived within a short time.
J. L. Wilkinson president of th?
board, presided at the meeting.
Camp And Short
west to the lake The drive would
be constructed around the east side
of the lake and north to the Glen
Cove road.
Mr Cclp has been chairman,
without pay, of the State Park
Board since its creation 11 years
ago He was appointed to that
board by Former Governor Pat
. M Neff who Is now a member of
the board. Other members in-
clude: Tom L. Beacham of Tyler
and Paris. Mrs. James Welder of
Victoria, and Gus Urbandpke of
Austin.
The State has 258,405 acres of
park land worth about $2,500,000
on which the Federal govern-
ment has spent three million dol-
lars, Cost to the tax payers for
obtaining the park land has
amounted to only $2,520.
Mr. Colp assisted to opening
• the Palo Alto Canyon Park
Wednesday. It is expected that
more than 100.000 persons will
visit the park this week.
Ohairtnan Cclp agreed with Ma-
jor Wallace and Mr Cooper that the
old lake site offered varied oppor-
— the pas_t five . . ....
months. Its interest rate has been tuniUqs for a good camp He pointed
out, however, that a 200 foot right
capital has-been increased Of tvay'Jor the projected drive was
nd its loans are indmis- heoettary before the application
tax
tion.
“A fair system of IftAttlop demands
that utilities and corporations enjoying a
monopoly should pny more taxes In pro-
portion than business exposed to open
competition.
"I favor: (U Such tax Uwa as will
Impose and collect A reasonable tax upon
the intangible assets of Immense value now
escaping taxation on all business operating
under a franchise or permit or charter
which confers the privilege of monopoly.
■ lit A fair tax on all natural resources
as depleted
"I fa^or: (li The passage of all neces-
sary laws that will make plain the right
of Ltborfng men and women to organize
and bargain collectively Through represen-
tatives of their own choosing and to be-
free at lal times from restraint, influence
or coercion of employers in the designa-
tion of such representatives or In self-or-
ganisation.
“♦It A fairer division of labor in the pro-
ceeds of all industry, and I would make It
impossible by manipulation to pay exorbi-
tant salaries and extravagant bonuses to
a few executives while stockholders, eo
without dividends and wagg earners are
unpaid end thrown out of
• 3* A six hour day and a thirty hour
week for labor m all industry.
■ <4> Unemployment insurance.
“<5i A substantial direct tax to be lnv-
ied and collected upon all manual labor
saving machinery. «i direct proportion to
the number of men and women such ma
chJnery removes froift honest toll.
<Gi A retirement from the ranks of
labor of sll men and women over sixty-
five years of age. on reasonable pay for
life, and to be paid out of a Joint retire-
ment fund contributed by industry and by
employees 'out of their earnings.
"<7» Old age pensions not to exceed
$U> nn per month for our aged and infirm
without a sufficient Income or relatives
able to support them, or who are not elig-
ible to share in th? retirement fund to be
OTovid^d for those engaged In industry,
who have reached, the age of slxtv-flve
No greater Indictment ron be leveled
against our civilisation than to say that
these good people must now go to the poor
farm to spend their declining years, but I
would safeguard such law with proper res-
idence requirements so that transients)
from other -states could not come under
its provisions.
Favors Repeal
I favor the submission and r*-*v»9l of
A shipment of prints, ginghams
and nainsook has been received at
the local relief office. It will be
lurnfid ever to the sewing rooms in
this city and at Santa Anna and
will h? made into garments for the
needy.
Ail persons in this county classi-
fied as employables on direct relief
are to be given work. They wilt be
under the supervision cf cijtv and
county commissioners in any type of
public work.
Relief clients should not misrepre •
sent their conditions to the relief
office, they are warned by Major
Karl Wallace, county administra-
tor.
Viete Kelley is to b? named cot-
ton tagger for the Federal govern-
ment in this courtv. Tags are ex-
t,h» MatrwMe prohibition amendment and peeled to arrive within the next few
'day,'.. Cotton thus Ragged wtll be
exempt from tax.
the Dean iuw.
therfTor
Course Be Topics Persons Able To
At Council Meet Work But Refuse
Barred From Aid
substituting
Amendment and legislation strictly regu-
latm'* the liquor traffic,, providing a sub-
stantial tax now so much needed, that
will form-er impossible a return ot
the many evUs of the open R*1oon, which
will outlaw the bootlegger and racketeer
and will fully protect ininofs
I favor:
"'ll A. strict enforcement of the law
which prohibits any state1 official from"
employing his relative in any position un-
'l":"i!‘"wnta,i t0 tuch liK w!th I County Agent C. V. Robinson says
suitable penalties which win stamp out [tnat a report has been made on
the practice of trading m fobs for reia- government cotton contracts here
p.V"mc^u ^ thatchcckssliould begin arriv-
that more families may be represented 111 & wlthin a short time. Persons
and that ability and competency may dis- | holding contracts. Will be notified.
« MfUT-igSI VTSK Coleman county got »
John Newton,.about 30. convicted
in 119th Judicial District court of
the robbery last February 2 of the
First Coleman National bank, is In
state prison at Huntsville today. He
received a 15-yeftr sentence.
Final plans for the home demon-
stration club encampment and the
annual Texas A<kM College short
course are to be made by members
of the club council when they meet
next Saturday afternoon nt 2:30
o'clock at the FI rut Baptist church
educational building.
Nearly every club in the council
plans to send delegates to the short
course and much enthusiasm is being
shown by the various clubs In the
encampment at Kdmundson park",
according to Miss Gertrude Brent,
county home demonstration agent
Two more club members recently
stated their intention of attending
the short course. They are Mrs. R.
C. Averett of Concho Peak and Miss
Lillian Parrott of Valera.
Miss Brent expects s large num-
ber of the club members present at
the Saturday afternoon meeting.
AIR MAIL LOWER
Air mall postage rates have been
reduced from eight e:nts to six
cents per ounce, effective last Sun-
day. July 1, it was announced by
Mrs. Pauline Saokett, acting post-
master.
For several year* the postal rates
have been eight cents for the first
cunce or fraction thereof and thir-
teen cents for each additional
ounce. * ,
The new reduced rates resulted
from action cf the U S. Postofftce
Department in granting new air
(mail contracts to private companies
on a lower cost basis.
SHOWERS TOO LIGHT
A ccunty-wide rain report Sun-
day afternoon at five o'clock dis-
pelled any illusions as to the
amount of rainfall registered over
the' county during the Sunday
showers.
"Persons physically able to work
arc offered employment at the pre-
vailing wage scale in the locality
where the work is to be performed
and those who refuse to accept the
same without good cause shall hot
be furnished relief."
Thus reads a new regulation issued
this week by the State Relief Com-
mission and sent to all county ad-
ministrators
It is requested that persons who
have offered employment to others
to advise their local county boards
when the employment offered is re-
fused; such advice to include the
name, address, employment offered
and wages offered to be furnished
the local relief board, in writing.
The county boards are prohibited
by the State Relief Commission to
furnish either dlreot or work relief
to persons who refuse to accept jobs
under the conditions as stated above.
extqqd such ft law to Include all county
and city employees.
"Since education Is the lamest Item
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I
good allotment of 'cotton tax ex-
mpt from the government was that
the year 1930 was eliminated In the
v-r? per'ed.
COLBERT RETURNS TO CITY
W W. Colbert of Dallas Is now in
charge of the radiator department
of Bob Leav ll's radiator and weld-
ing shop. Mr. Colbert Is a sheet-
metal worker of years of experi-
ence. He is a brother of J M. Col-
bert who is a sheet-metal worker
new employed by J. E. Strvens Co.
Many persons living here at the be-
ginning of the century will remem-
ber Mr Colbert as the boy who
floated down the creek in a covered
wagon during the flood of 1900.
Burkett Baptist
Church To Have
Home Coming
The Baptist church at Burkett will
celebrate its twentieth anniversary
The city of Coleman was blessed j July 1 with a home coming, accord-
with a grand total of .22 inches, a ! lng to an announcement made today
falr*y good dual _ settler. Report j by Mrs. E. P Watson,
from eighteen towns show that only | An .Invitation is extended the gen-
five communities felt as much as a j eral public to attend, with a special
sprinkle; Lawn, Rockwood, Santa | invitation extended former
Anna. Trtckham and Fisl.
and members of the church.
would b sanctioned,
tors of the Chamber of Commerce
and the Junior Chamber of Com-
merce, city commissioners and coun-
ty commissioners was called to get
a public exprssion of the opinion
of the people of Coleman on the
projected State Park to be built by
CCC youths.
Without one exception, an affir-
mative vote of support was given by
the directors to the commissioners
in their eforts to secure the camp
for Coleman. Karl Wallace,, chair-
' man of the meeting indicated that
i the enthusiasm shown illustrated
| the desire of Coleman citlaens to
I get the State Park project.
1 After the meeting Major Wallace
| wired the State Park Board for an
application blank which was receiv-
i ed Saturday. A map of the site hi
I question was drawn up by City En-
gineer William Leach and. together
with a survey, was sent to Austin
Sunday.
Although all applications were
supposed to be in Washington by
July 1. R. O. Whitaker, chief engi-
neer of the State Park Board, ex
pressed confidence that extension of
time will be granted to the Cole-
man proposal. It was made plain in
the application that title on the
land does not have to be transferred
until the property is approved and
allotment for development made by
the Federal government.
It was expected at the beginning
of the movement to so the camp
for Coleman that f woui. last for
only three months but _ r infor-
mation discloses that the sup will
last nine months. More than two
hundr d men win be employed on
the project. Materials and equip-
ment will be purchased in large
part In Coleman.
Ninety-eight acres of the approv-
ed site belong to the city and 47 to
the county
HOSPITAL NOTES
Mrs. Marian Hayes, Coleman, a
surgical case has been dismissed
from the Overall Memorial Hospital.
Mi.ss Mary McClellan. Coleman,
has been dismissed following an ap-
pendicitis operation.
Rev. R. B. Young has been dis-
missed from the hospital following
surgical treatment.
Tom Fitzgerald and Bill Fitzger-
ald of Brownwood has been dismiss-
ed lollowing surgical treatment.
Miss Mary Wilkerson, Coleman,
has been dismissed following surgi-
cal treatment.
Mrs A. T. Berden has been dis--
missed following medical treatment.
Mrs. Albert May, Doole, has berm
dismissed after surgical treatment
Mrs. Dorothy Wade, Fort Worth.
Is doing fine after. medical treat-
ment.
Rosemary Beck. Talpa. Is report
ed doing nicely after medical treat-
ment at the Overall hospital.
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Pouns, Joe B. Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1934, newspaper, July 5, 1934; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth748165/m1/1/?q=wichita+falls: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.