Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 8, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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Timpson Weekly Times
VOLUME 56
TIMPSON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1940
Total of 770 Votes
Polled in Timpson
Tabulation of local returns
in the general election Tues-
day reflected the intense in-
terest which prevailed
throughout the nation, a much
larger vote being polled here
than in the election of 1936.
In Tuesday's election Tirap-
eon polled a total of 770 votes,
404 in the North box and 366
in the South box.
Unofficial returns show this
vote as follows;
Roosevelt ..............689
Willkie .................71
Socialists................1
Prohibitionists............2
The proposed amendments
to the State constitution car-
ried by a good majority.
Four years ago a total of
686 votes were polled in
Timpson, 184 less than rec
orded Tuesday. This difference
can probably be attributed to
the fact that a wet norther
was sweeping through this sec-
tion on election day 1936. In
the November election of 1932
Timnson polled a total of 622
votes.
For the office of commis-
sioner of agriculture unofficial
returns show McDonald re-
ceived 555 votes, and W. N.
Corry, the write-in candidate
received 190 votes.
The election confirmed the
Democratic primary results,
all nominees for county, state,
precinct being elected.
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ECONOMIST SMS
Shelby county voters gave
the Democratic ticket a big
majority. Incomplete returns
up to Wednesday afternoon
showed a total of 3,376 for the
Democratic ticket and 242 for
the Republican ticket.
Solid Democratic
Victory in Texas
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 5. (UP)
—Texas gave its 23 electoral
votes to President Roosevelt
and swept 21 Democratic con-
gressmen, 12 of them unoppos-
ed, and Sen. Tom Connally,
Democrat, back into office to-
night.
McNary Congratulates
President Roosevelt
Salem, Ore., Nov. 5. (UP)—
Republican vice-presidential
candidate, Charles McNary,
Nary, Tuesday night conceded
that President Roosevelt had
been elected.
The veteran Senator, who
came to his term home near
here to vote, in a brief state-
ment at 11:40 p. m. said he
felt “the evidence of the na'
tional balloting results Tues-
day showed hopeful prospects
for an even stronger Republic-
an party in 1944.”
McNary congratulated Mr.
Roosevelt.
JESSE HOQPEII tfraWTED
FDREMM flFjERIIMI JURY
The fall term of district
court convened at Center Mon-
day. Jesse Hooper of Paxton
was appointed foreman of the
grand jury. Other members
include: H. C. Eddins, S. B.
McSwain. D. F. Curry, Jack
Taylor, Eddie Bailey, Walter
Feddy, John R. Lawson, Nona
Passmore, A. Q. Askew, Ves-
per Hughes and Clem Eakin.
Austin, Tex.—Still *28,000,-
000 shy of 1939’s total term
cash income up to October 1,
Texas farmers were today as-
sured by a University of Texas
economist their year-end dol-
lars would outnumber those of
1939.
Citing slower cotton gin-
ning, Dr. F. A. Buechel said
1940's farm recsipts are down
8 per cent but claimed cotton
growers may expect *60,000,-
000 more from cotton and cot-
tonseed during the remainder
of the current cotton market-
ing season than in the same
period in the 1989 marketing
season.
The Bureau of Business Re-
search statistician also forecast
probably increased receipts
from livestock and livestock
products.
With only 1,487,000 bales of
a 8,500,000-bale crop this year
ginned to October 1, two mil-
lion bales remain to come in
later in the season—valued at
approximately *100,000,000,
he said.
Last year, with an j«-t}<*l
crop of about 2,800,000 bales,
1,968,000 bales had been gin-
ned by the end of September,
leaving only 832,000 bales for
season-end ginning—bringing
in only about *40,000,000.
“This difference of *60,000,-
000 in itself insures a larger
farm cash income during the
current year than in 1939,” he
declared.
Bureau-computed figures on
cash income from the sale of
farm products—which Dr.
Buechel explained have prov-
ed so complete as to be virtual-
ly identical with census figures
available much later—reveal-
ed a September total of *76,-
227,000, down 4.8 per cent
from September, 1939.
Total income for the first
nine months of 1940 stood at
*264,940,000, or 8 per cent un-
der the corresponding first
three-quarters of 1939.
THE WINNER
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URGE CROWD
The Parent-Teacher carni-
val staged in the gymnasium
of the high school Monday
night, proved one of the most
pleasing events of the early
tell season. Timpson people
gathered in large numbers to
enjoy the evening’s program
and there was fun for every-
one. The various concessions
and shows did a rushing bus-
iness and a neat sum was rais-
ed for the* benefit of the
school band.
WHM e»ES 900SEIELT
19 K0TEH9CBT
According to a report from
Times’ correspondent, Mrs. T.
P. Whiteside, of Wilda, that
community polled 19 votes in
Tuesday's election. All nine-
teen were cast for President
Roosevelt for reelection.
LEAD FOR ROOSEVELT
CONTINUES TO CLIMB
As election returns continue
to be tabulated. President
Roosevelt’s lead over Wendei
L. Willkie, continues to mount.
At noon today Mr. Roosevelt
was far ahead in returns from
39 states, with 468 electoral
votes.
The count of ballots up to
Thursday morning was 47,-
189,494. Of this number Mr.
Roosevelt polled 25,739,894
and Willkie 21,449,600.
Also to Be Counted
Among the modern world’s
transportation aids, 8,000,000
camelB must be included.
U. S. Election Given
Headlines in Britain
London, Nov. 6. (UP)—The
United States election stole the
headlines from Prime Minister
Winston Churchill’s speech
and the Italo-Greek war in
morning newspapers here to-
day.
Several of the newspapers
devoted three to four columns
to the balloting in America
and early returns. Tabulations
were coming into Fleet street
newsrooms by cable at five and
10 minute interv&b.
There Spake True Friendship
By nVIN S. COBB
TO A prosperous desk and nit merohut on the lower Best Side came
. teSroTKrr ass ss
friends tar the mosey," he
Sansenta But he was undismayed and his aaddtisa stQl soared. It
seemed that aew he aspired to open a regular
capital.
“Bat I don’t want I should ask my
explained. “New raid I do that. So this or;/ninjr I go fey that
bank over yonder on the other side of tike street and I talk with the
bank presidwt, a feller narrod Howard, about it. Ho eaya to me I
should make Mm a note with indorsements and thoa ho slips me the
mazuiaa. I asks him what is a note, and what is this bore Indorsement T
So ho asks me who do I know in the neighborhood what has plenty
Bummy, sad I says to him that 1 know yon. And then be fixes up this
here piece of paper, and he says to me I should bring it over here ami
rt you to sign yeor name m the back of it and then bo would right
sway give me the two thoura*! dollars. So, here I am Goldberg.”
0 Jfr* Goldberg’s voice was husky with emotion as he answered:
Moe * he said, -honestly for you I am positively ashamed that
you sheold do thi» thing. AJa*t always we boon friends both in the old
country and over beret, now when you need money do yeu come to
me tad ask me for Itr to man? No, you go to a bey like that
Howard. Orl Oy! Listeu, I am the one which is going to hi you and
not some feller in a bank. You get Howard to sign his ***** ea toe
back of this paper sad then I give you the moneyP*
(American Mew* Fatiflt, Icc.)
ions I0TES ERE TO
OK FOR ROOSEVELT
Write-In Candidate Gets
168.127 Count Against
J. E. McDonald.
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 6. (UP)
—Texas voters, five to one in
favor of the third term, cast a
vote of indignation against
the state’s principal Willkie
bolter but re-elected him to
office as the ballot boxea pour-
ed forth a record general elec-
tion vote tonight of close to 1,-
000,000 ballots.
Party leaders conceded the
re-election of Agriculture
Coramiaaioner J. E. McDonald,
Democratic nominee, who
went to the Willkie camp in
the final weeks of the presi-
dential campaign.
A total of 845,217 votes had
been tabulated tonight from
252 of the state’s 254 counties,
only 78 of them complete.
Gf the total, President
Roosevelt received 682,173
and Wendell L. Willkie 162,-
755. Norman Thomas, the So-
cialist presidential nominee
polled 199 votes and Earl
Browder, Communist, 90.
Texas polled more than a
million votes in its Democratic
primary this summer, but with
Democratic nomination equal
to election, interest wanes be-
fore the November balloting.
The third-term issue brought
out the vote.
Attempts to measure Demo-
cratic party loyalty against
third term appeal In the vote
for agriculture commissioner
was difficult in view of the fact
that McDonald, re-elected on
the Democratic ticket, gained-
ed many Republican votes be-
cause of his support of Will-
kie.
In tonight’s tabulation, Mc-
Donald had polled 285,949
votes to 168,127 given W. N.
(Bill) Corry, Tarrant county,
aa a write-in candidate.
Changing the Direction
Oil wells can be drilled thou-
sands of feet in one direction
and then continued in another
direction.
VETEHMtS* FILD
flEPSESEINTBE
MiKUTNKN
Officer, Here Thurs-
day, Nov. 21.
E. B. Fenton, field represen-
tative for Veterans’ State Serv-
ice Office, will be in Timpson,
Thursday, Nov. 21, according
to information received by
Bex Brinson, service officer for
the local port of the American
Legion.
Mr. Fenton says “It is advis-
able for veterans and depend-
ents desiring assistance with
claims to bring all papers in
their possession pertaining to
the claim; please bring all let-
ter* received from the Veter-
ans Administration.”
Ed C Smite, Weil
Center, Tex., Nov. 5.—Bd C.
Smith, 58, a native of Louis-
iana and long-time resident of
Center, who had been active
in leasing operations for ma-
jor oil companies in Texas for
twenty years, died at Shreve-
port Tuesday morning after a
short illness. He was reputed
to have leased more acreage
in Bast Texas than any other
man, handling large blocks for
Humble and other companies.
Funeral services will be
conducted Wednesday after-
noon at the First Baptist
Church.
Surviving are his wife, three
daughters, Mis. G. H. Keating
and Mias Eliose Smith of Fort
Arthur, and Miss Blaine Smith
of Houston; five sisters, Mrs.
J. G. Harris of Center, Mrs. L
R. Titus of Pecos, Mrs. W. L
Powell of Beaumont, lbs.
Jack Squyres of Atlanta, Tex-
as, and Mias Iona Smith of
Center.
Give cotton Christmas gifts.
They mean added prosperity
for you and your neighbor.
A STRONG HOME INSTITUTION
Serving the needs of the people of die
Timpson territory and community—
our farmers, our business men, our
schools, our churches, and all .the legi-
timate interests of the community,
seeking to render a courteous, effi-
cient, modern banking service to one
and all.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS
The Gotten Belt State Bank
TIMPSON, TEXAS
Member Federal Deposit insurance
Corporation
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