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W«»te4 money U waited
Uiei. Dea’t watte precious
livea. Every dollar yea can
■pare should be used to buy
War Bonds. Buy your ten
per cent every pay day.
Over Four Thousand People
read The Smhbville
Times every week.
The Times publicity keeps the
people informed through
constructive intelligence.
Smithville Times
Tfco Time*
The Kmterprioe IsiblWitS IMS.
ENTERPRISE AND T&AN80BIPT
Tho Tlnseo Ah
Adolph, Benito and Hire hi to
—the three blind mice. Kiksj
them run with ten percert ef
your income in War Boada'
every pay day.
The Treeacrlpt, Aagmmt 1804.
VOL. 49. No. 33.
THE SM1THVILLE TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1942.
92.00
YEAR IN ADVANCE.
Cotton Farmers Should
Take Notice Of This
There are two important rea-
sons wThy every Cotton farmer in
Bastrop and Fayette Counties
should be sure that they go to the
gin with only dry matured seed
cotton this fall. First of all cot-
ton brings you a fair price and
your Government needs the very
best quality of cotton that you
can produce. Cotton is one of
the vital war materials.
The second reason is that the
differential or points off and on,
is greater this year than ever be-
fore in the history of the cotton
crop.
Last season 11 per cent or 537
bales of cotton out of the 4,896
which were classified by the Gov-
ernment under the Smith Doxey
Act were reduced one grade by
rough preparation. Most of
this was due to either green,
damp or wet cotton being brought
to the gin by the producers.
This means that 537 biles of
cotton brought some $2.50 to $7.-
50 less than it should have. This
year the differential is higher
and the loss will mean some $6.50
to $16.50 per bale when it is re-
duced one or more grades due to
rough preparation. The average
length af staple of the 4,896 hales
ginned by the 16 gins in the or-
ganized Cotton Improvement
Groups was better than 31-32
inches. This means that we have
a good staple length in Bastrop
and Fayette Counties, but that
last year we did not take the pro-
per care of it at harvesting time.
The ginners are also asked not to
get in a hurry with their gin op-
erations. In all oases urge the
farmers to bring in only dry ma-
true cotton, and in case it. is
damp or wet, hold off ginning of
same until it is properly dried
and ready for ginning.
The cotton buyers are paying
for advertising space in your
newspaper to help you same this
$0.50 to .$16.25 a bale. The farm-
ers and ginners are urged to ac-
cept the advice of these buyers
find work together to improve
Bastrop and Fayette Counties
record on rough preparation. Let
us produce a better grade and
staple of cotton than the State
average; let us tnke better care
of it during harvesting and gin-
ning and save some money at the
same time. Let us take the ad-
vice and same the difference. Ex.
HOMER D. WADE LAID TO
REST HERE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AUGUST 11.
Mr. Homer D. Wade, £8, active
in the organization of the West
Chamber of Commerce, later its
general manager, passed away at
his home in our city Sunday eve-
ning.
From school teacher he went
to the work of editing a country
newspaper, and then to the daily
field in Waco, becoming city ed-
itor of the Waco Times Herald.
He left there to become manager
of the Chamber of Commerce at
Stamford, and later was identifi-
ed with ranching interests. In
1919 be became assistant manag-
er of the West Texas Chamber of
Commerce, and its general man-
ager from 1926 to 1929 when he
went to Dallas as manager of the
Chamber of Commerce of that
city. For the last few years he
has lived in our city and has been
manager of the Chamber of Coin-
meree here where he has done
much good in the interests of this
community and surrounding ter-
ritory. in addition to his Cham-
ber of Commerce work he was
active in many state wide move-
ments, including highway im-
provements and many other pro-
jects that are a credit to him.
In his passing our city has lost, a’
valuable citizen and whose place
will be hard to fill.
At the time of his death he was
manager of the Chamber of Com-
feree. a position he had held here
for the past several years, and
among the projects in which he
had interested himself was the
location of Camp Swift in our co-
unty.
Survivors include his widow
and a brother, Henry B. Wade of
San Diego. California. The fun-
eral services where held Tuesday
evening at five o’clock from the
Marrs Memorial Chapel and was
conducted hv the Rev. William
Wright, assisted by Chaplain
George L. Youman and Rev. W.
S. Ezell with interment iu Oak
Hill Cemetery.
SOLDIERS DANCE AT HIGH
SCHOOL GYM SATURDAY
NIGHT, AUGUST 15th.
The Recreational Council will
give a soldier’s dance at the High
School Gym this Saturday night,
August 15th. The members of
the Hostess Company will be tak-
en to «nd from the dance by the
women who are Sergeants. Any
girl not yet belonging to a Squad
bnt desiring to go to the dance
will please contact Mrs. E. V
Stalmach or Mrs. H. G. Trouadal?
•at once. Only girls wearing
the insignia will be admitted to
the dance. * .
Child Under 15 Can
Not Be Employed*
Even Has S. S. Card
It has been reported by Mr.
David S. Pruitt, manager of the
Austin office of the Social Secu-
rity Board, that tome employers
are-under the mistaken impres-
sion that the possession of a so-
cial security < account number
card by a child under the age of
16 indicates that the child has
secured a work permit from the
County Judge in accordance with
State law pertaining to child
labor.
“The possession of an account
number card is not evidence of
the holder’8 employability,” Mr.
Pruitt cautioned employers.
“The responsibility bf an em-
ployer to comply with Federal
and State laws regarding the
hiring of minors is not affected
by the fact that the applicant
for work may display a social
security account card. Posses-
sion of such a card is not evid-
ence of anything except that the
holder has established the right
to have set up for him a wage
account under the Federal old
age and survivors insurance sys-
tem. The wage account is for
use in connection with the event-
ful determination of the amount
of old age and survivors insur-
ance to which the wage earner
or his survivors will lie entitled
when he reaches the age of 65 or
dies” Mr. Pruitt said.
Mr. Pruitt concluded by
warning that the card should not
be accepted by merchants as id-
entification when exhibited by
persons who want to open ac-
counts or have’' checks cashed,
nor should it be regarded by em-
ployers as evidence that a young
person may be hired in accord-
ance with child labor require
ments.
Beauty Contest Planned For
Employees of Camp Swift.
Designed to select the most
beautiful young women employed
at Camp Swift, a beauty contest
will be launched in the near fu-
ture, the Public Relations Office
has announced. Finch office em-
nloying women will be permitted
to enter candidate*, it was report-
ed. but further details will be an-
nounced later.
Some Suggestions Intended To Faci-
litate The Collections Of Garbage
Kitchen wastes should be wrap-
ped in paper. This keeps the
tans clean and prevents rapid
fermentation. This will reduce
the number of flies and other ver-
min about the premises. This
waste should then be placed in a
container which has a tight fit-
ting lid and two handles. The lid
should be kept on at all times in
order to keep out flies, vermin,
rats and dogs. If the container
is placed upon a stand, it will
prevent its overturn by dogs and
the subsquent scattering of gar-
bage about the yard. Too. it will
prolong the life of the contaiuer.
The container should be thorough-
ly washed from time to time.
Waste paper and rubbish may
be placed in sacks, bags, boxes,
or tied in bundles and placed
with the garbage for collection.
Care should be taken to prevent
it from blowing or scattering
about the yard or street.
Dead animals, such as dogs,
eats, and chickens should be
placed in a separate container, or
sack with the garbage, or bury
it. In event a cow, horse or oth-
er large animal should die. call
the City Light and Water De-
partment at once.
The garbage and refuse should
be placed near the alley prior to
collection time each THURSDAY
at which time it will be picked
up by the collector. It must
be in proper containers and in
the designated place in order to
facilitate the collection.
Due to the fact that metal con-
tainers are hard to get, a draw-
ing for an approved wooden box,
which can be made at home, is
given on the reverse side.
The effectiveness of the collec-
tion depends upon your help and
cooperation. Your cooperation
will he appreciated by your
neighbors and by the collectors.
The Sanitarian of Bastrop Co-
unty today reported to the Dir-
ector of the Travis and Bastrop
County Health Unit, Dr. Harold
Wood, that Bastrop County’s
cafes were in excellent condition,
and could be classed as the clean-
est in the State of Texas. Cafe
owners have been asked to keep
their places iu this condition so
that future inspections will find
them the same way. It has been
reported to the Health Depart-
ment thj»t some food establish-
ments have become lak in the
control of insanitary conditions
since they passed the rigid army
inspection recently, but the Sani-
tarian warns these cafes that auy
violations will not be tolerated.
Cafes are checked in regard to
general cleanliness, health cards,
toilet facilities, sterlization of
dishes, and on forty other points
governing sanitary conditions.
VOTE
Installation And Inspection Of
Home Defense Guard Here
Following m rigid inspection
Wednesday evening of the local
unit of the Texas Defense Guard
under the direction of Captain
E. M. King, Major K. W. Linde,
a hard fisted straight talking
world war veteran commended
the officers and members of the
Guard of their progress and
loyalty. “It takes intestinal
fortitude to work all day and
in uniform soft and contented.
Quoting Sherman that “War is
Hell”, and if we expect to win
the war we had to make our sc!-
diers hard not soft. “We should
realize that our boys are going
to have to face hardships and
they should be prepared accord-
ingly.”
Major Linde stated that there
yourselves for Arty emetgency| Kress ffltd been* ’©ne^oL
that hiight arise. ” “It It a? pity! fl*uses for our being late in
that more of your citizens do not paring1 fork this war. The spe
wake up to the fact that we are er warned against sending baliy’-
Regulations Governing Gars
Camp Swift Are Issued.
Further regulations governing
the use of civilian cars iu the can-
tonment area have been anounc-
ed by Col. L. A. Kurtz. Post
Commander. Applicable when the
fire alarm sounds, the regulations
are as follows:
When the fire alarm sounds
in the cantonment area, all civil-
ian cars will immediately pull
well over to the right of the road,
entirely off the black top surface
and remain there until recall is
sounded. Civilian cars will un-
der no conditions block any road,
street or other lanes that might
J. V. Allred
FOR
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Whittaker
and Mrs. Razie Sehott have re-
turned home from Kerrville and
Buchanan Dam where they had
l>een vacationing for a few day*.
REPORT
Thursday, August 13, 1942.
Cotton, middling, ----17:50
Cotton, strict middling. — 17:75
Cotton, strict low middling, 16:25
HutJa, per ton,----------$10.00
Eggs,______________27c and 28c
Fryers,__________-__15c to 19c
Hens,______________14c to 16e
Roosters,_____________6c to 8c
Sour Cream,--------28c to 35«
Green Hides, -------------•*
Cored Hidea,--------— lOe
at war, a terrible war, one of the
worst in the history of the
world,” Major Linde stated. “A
town the size of Smithville should
have 150 guardsmen instead of
49.” The Texas Defense Guard
are the hack bone of Texas Maj-
or Linde said. Loyal in heart to
their State and Country, loyal to
their community and willing to
come out and receive training in
order to protect their homes and
loved ones. Major Linde explain-
ed that it takes months of hard
training to make « soldier and in
an emergency regardless of a
man’s loyalty, untrained in the
path of warfare he would simply
he in the way. The Major stat-
ed that shortly before the pres-
ent war broke out he had the
pleasure of visiting in several of
the foreign countries now under
the iron rule of the Axis. He
found those people had the same
attitude that now exists here in
this country. They failed to
realize and prepare and now they
are under the ruthless domina-
tion of nothing more than mad
men. men who have forgotten
“God”, men who have lost all
pity for their fellow men. Men
iu those occupied nations are be-
ing slaughtered by the hundreds
of thousands, their wives and
daughters ravished and little
ones slain and their clitics and
towns wrecked. Millions of peo-
ple are actually starving to death.
Complacency should not exist
Major Linde warned, “It does
exist and if you don’t wake up
to the fact that, we are at war
and get war minded and help
your Government prepare, or
you are liable to wake up tome
morning to find that the Japs
have invaded your country.”
“We are liable to lose this war".
“So far we have not won a bat-
tle, we are losing on every
front.” “It is also true that we
have won two defense battles in
which our men have distinguish-
ed themselves like true Ameri-
cans.” Major Linde warned that
“Buying Bonds alone is not go-
ing to win the war”, that it is
necessary for us to get war mind-
ed and realize your liberty is at
stake and that you are liitble to
lose it.” Major Linde also stat-
ed that personally he was pot in
|avor of the many organizations
that now exist such as recreation-
hi centers, etc., to make our men
booing politicians back to con-
gress. “We need men in con-
gress that want to win this war,
men that will support our Presi-
dent in this critical hour.” Maj-
or Linde warned labor not to
trade their loyalty for a Union
Card. In closing the Major told
the local officers and members
of the guard to work hard and
build up its membership and
spread the gospel of prepared-
ness to every man and women
and child in their community.
Major Linde was representing
the Adjutant Generals Depart-
ment.
And Evening Gannon
to To Be Bfeerd At Gamp
Swift In The Future.
The Camp Swift soKfiers will
soon hear the boom of a morn-
ing and evening gun. announce-
ment was made this week at
Camp Swift headquarters. The
implacement of the gun was being
prepared last week south of the
headquarters flag pole, and the
three inch piece probably was
completed this week and put into
use. The muzzle of the gun will
point toward the Perishing Boule
vard entrance of the camp, and
it will fire a ceremonial sHlute
when the flag is raised at reveille
and lowered at retreat.
Farmers Not To Sell Cotton
Below 22 Cents Per Pound
Don't sell your cotton below 22
cents for 15-16 middling FOB
ports or mill centers. Commission-
er of Agriculture, J. E. McDonald
today urged Texas farmers, de-
claring that the recent, govern-
ment crop forecast had exerted a
bearish influence on the market.
At the same time, Mr. McDon-
ald urged the farmers to take ad-
vantage of the government cot-
ton loan offer and put every bale
into government loan until the
market reaches the true parity
price of 22 cents.
“The farmer must have this
price for the 1942 crop if he is to
have purchasing power with
which to support other vital in-
dustries, Mr. McDonald said. “It
will be very unfortunate if our
cotton farmers allow themselves
to become confused and market
their cotton for less than its in-
trinsic value.”
Calling attention to the acute
farm labor condition, Mr. McDon-
ald declared that all of the esti-
mated 13,085,000 bales may not
be harvested this year. And next
year it is doubtful if an adequate
ootton supply can be produced be
cause of this labor condition.
Present consumption is above all
previous records, the Commission-
er said.
“Congress provided that oeil-
ing prices on cotton goods should
not be fixed below a price jnsti-
fvipr 21.47 for 15-16 middling
cotton, interior points, Mr. Mc-
Donuld said. They also provid-
ed that no government owned or
loan cotton should be sold below
full parity, set by the. U. S. De-
partment at 18.85. The Congress
also provided a government loan
equaling 85 per cent of parity.”
“There is no justification for
the farmer losing confidence and
selling below these figures. “The
Prices of things the fanner must
buy, the wages he pays for labor
and the increased taxes justify
22 cent cotton.”
U.S. Senate
Hear his broadcast daily over
W. 0. A. I., at 6415 a. m., and
at 1:15 p. m., advocating 25 cent
ootton and 100 per oent support
of the War Effort.
Smithville Binned Its
First Bale
I rc‘vp.ik”
It was ginned at the Gqpd
cotton f
- ft, ■
The first „bi
for Bastrop
week by • 'J. B’
Bend.
man Gin in Bastrop and weigh-
ed 644 pounds with 1,140 pounds
of seed. The first bale last year
was brought in on August 20th.
The first bale of cotton in Fla-
tonia was brought in by Mr. Fritz
Hinze of the Fryburg section and
was ginned last week Thursday.
The first bale of cotton from
the 1942 crop came to the La
Grange market last week. 15 days
earlier than in 1941. the bale
was produced by Joe F. Ryzn of
the Babb’s Prairie community
who also produced the first Fay-
ette County bale in 1939. The
following day Louis Hluchanek
of the Swiss Alp community
brought in the second bale.
• * •
The first bale of cotton to be
ginned tins season came in Tues-
day, August 4th, and was raised
by Howard Burns, was ginned
by the Smithville Gin Com-
pany the hale weighed 537
pounds. This is the only bale
reported ginned here up to Tues-
day afternoon, August 11th, but
from now on the ginned ought to
be kept busy throughout the sea-
son. Below we list a few or the
neighoring towns who have re-
torted ginning their first bale
also last week and are as follows:
OPEN AIR REVIVAL BEGINS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16th., AT
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
The Assembly of God invites
you to attend an old fashioned
revival. Evangelist W. S. Gra-
ham of Austin will he speaking
nightly. Services begin at 8:15
p. m., located in open air just
outside the church building.
Pray with us for a glorious re-
vival. Social fellowship is good
but what we need is these last
days in* the down pour of the
Holy Ghost in our lives to enable
us to live victorious lives.
We believe, because God’s
Word teaches: Salvation by
grace through faith in the blood
of Jesus Christ. The Baptism of
the. Holy Ghost according to
Acts 2. 4. Divine Healing for
the body, James 5, 14. The Sec-
ond Coming of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ for His
JESTER OPENED HIS
CAMPAIGN LAST WEEK
END AT CORSICANA
Buford Jester opened his cam-
paign for the run off election
with Pierce Brooks, the other
high man in the recent primary
election, for the unexpired term
of Jerry Sadler on the Railroad
Commission, at Corsicana Friday
night, August 7th at 9:30 p. m.
His talk was carried over 15
stations radio networks. Ampli-
fying his statement, Mr. Jester
said: “Texas oil and transporta-
tion are vitally important to our
war effort. Most of the oil that
will fly our planes, power our
mechanized divisions, and fuel
theships of America and her Al-
lies will come from Texas. There
millt be no bottlenecks iti Texas
oil production and transportation
facilities. Texans will bank that
statement in the coming elect ion.
bride, commonly known as “The
Rapture.” I Thes. 4, 15 to 18.
W. W. Cothran, Pastor.
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