Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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Review and Courier
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COOPER, DELTA COUNTY, TSXAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1940
VOLUME 61, NO. 5
.645 Pay
•'ll Taxes
iil County
v Average Amount,
600, Pay Poll
Taxes In Cooper.
Candidates in the July primary
election can expect about 3,400
vote8 to be cast this year accord-
ing to figures released iby the Tax
Assessor-Collector’s office Feb-
ruary 1. Paid poll taxes that have
been recorded reached 2,645 be-
fore the office closed Wednesday
night. Numerous receipts will be
issued this week as many people
sent money through the mail.
Of the total of approximately
8,400, 128 receipts were issued
to persons who have just reached
the age of 21 and are eligible to
get a free vote. About 700 of the
total will be persons that have
reached the ago of 60 and are
eligible to vote without paying the
poll tax.
Due to a ruling by the Texas
Supreme Court, persons that live
in Cooper were required to pay
the city poll tax in order to vote
In the countj election. This is the
first year that this has been re-
quired. Some cities revoked their
ordinances requiring citizens to
pay the poll tax.
According to City Secretary
Tom Gumming, about 600 persons
paid their taxes in Cooper. This is
about average for an election as
only 604 ballots were cast in the
last city election. Morn* poll taxes
were expected this year as it is a
W1 r 'id^wtisl election year.
— Correct tabulation of the total
number of poll taxes paid in both
the county and the city cannot
be made for about a week or tc*1
days, or until all taxes are re-
ceived through the mail, bearing
a postmark of not later than 12
o’clock Wednesday, January 31.
Meeting To Help
Farmers Tighten
Hold On Farms
An opportunity to tighten their
hold on their farms will he brought
to debt-distressed farmers of Delta
county by the farm debt adjust-
ment committee which meets at
10 a. m. Tuesday, February 6, at
the FSA office here.
“Nowadays with the pressure
for more land created by increas-
ed use of tractors, it is pretty
hard for the small farmer or
rancher to hold his place on the
land,” said C. D. McKinzie, Farm
Security Administration supervis-
or. “Tenants as well as owner-
operators need to keep themselves
In the best possible financial con-
dition.”
“Creditors of debt-distressed
farmers and ranchers are willing
to grant more time to pay, to
grant re amortizations, nnd some-
times scale-downs in principal and
interest,” the supervisor said,
“when the debt adjustment com-
mittee has worked out an order1 y
repavmnet schedule that is witnin
the farmer’s or rancher’s ability
to pj^V.” ,
Th* farm dfebt adjustment com-
mittee, whieh is composed of local
men, works with cooperation of
the Fqym Security Administration,
services are free and confi-
antial. Farmers needing debt
.b.lment services should call at
litbnty FSA office, or go to
one of the committeemen, or they
might appear at the meeting.
Committeemen are: Homer D.
Stephenson, Klondike; David T.
Miller, Pecan Gap; and Luther E.
Foster, route one, Cooper.
SHIPPING WATER
35,000 Fish Transferred
From Upper To Lower Lake
Between 30,000 and 35,000
fish, ranging in size from ginger-
lings to two and one-half pounds
in weight, it was estimated, have
been transferred from the upper
to the dower city lake by local
dub lake officers assisted by Gua
Cochran, game warden, whose
authority was necessary for sein-
nig the fish from the water.
Twenty-two bass and one chan-
nel cat that weighed around five
pounds each were not put in the
lower lake as this size fish prey
on smaller ones. It is estimated
that the larger fish will; sonsumo
their weight in smaller fish in
nine days.
As it is against the law to sell
fish caught under such circum-
stances, Mr. Cochran took the
fish to Paris to ha donated to
Paris hospitals.
Boy Scout
Cabin Site
Is Donated
Game Warden Cochran pointed
out that the fact that only one
channel cat was found in the lake
was proof that this species didj
do weM in this water. Hubert
Stewart, president of the club,
disagreed with this opinion. He
said that 400 small channel cat
were put in the lake a few years
ago and he was sure many of
them were still there, but it was
his theory that earlier in the season
when most of the water was run
from the upper lake to the lower
through a 12 inch opening at the
bottom of the deep water thlat the
catfish were attracted iby the run-
ning water and passed into the
lower lake. Bass, crappie and
other species in the lake remained
near the top of the water and did
not leave; the lake until taken out)
by the nets.
George Click
Succumbs In
Charleston
Funeral Services
Will Be Held
Today At 2 P. M.
Scout Leader
Ten Lots Secured
Through Efforts
Of W. I. Bartley.
W. I.
in Boy
Through the efforts of
Bartley and other leaders
Scout work in Cooper, the Repub-
lic National Bank of Dallas has
donated the Boy Scouts of Cooper
ten lots opposite! the home of Miss
Buna Tillman on West Fi-st
street extending, through East
First street. A Boy Scout cabin
will be erected on the site.
The ten lots will have a front-
age of 125 feet and extend
through the entire block. Plans
have not yet been formulated to
build the cabin for the Boy Scouts.
Behind Cooper scouting for a
number of years, has been Mr.
Bartley, whose activities in scout-
ing have not been confined to
Cooper but has been an important
figure in the Lone Star Area
Council, a group governing the
activities of thousands of Boy
Scouts over a large number of
counties in Texas and Oklahoma.
Mr. Bartley was first made a
commissioner of the Lone Star
Area Council in 1930 and in 1934
See BOY SdOUTS Page eight
Mrs. Herbert Emory
To Give Book
Review Tonight
The Tom A. Lambeth Dramatic)
Club will present Mrs. Herbert E.
Emory in a book review tonight at
7:30, at the First Christian
Church. :
The book to be reviewed is
Frances Griswold’s “A Sea Island
Lady”. It is an excellent romance
with a historical background.
It Las been reviewed several
times in Dallas iby Mrs. Emory.
BARTLEY
Oscar Tidwell
Candidate For
Commissioner
Announces For
Second Term In
Precinct Two.
Oscar Tidwell announces as a
candidate for re-election to the
office of Commissioner of Precinct
No. 2, in the Democratic primary.
Mr. Tidwell was elected to this of-
fice two years ago and has just
concluded his first year in office.
During this time he ha* gotten the
work in hand.
He has financed a WPA road
project, repaired his equipment,
secured another unit, built a ware-
house for bis material, kept up
the roads of his precinct, and kep;
well the limited resources at his
disposal.
He hopes to be able to do more
for the roads another year, and be
is asking for a second term that
he may be able to carry out his
proe-mm for roads in his precinct,
is replenished.
Hubert Stewart, is shipping in
water to supply his rural custo-
mers and now has a car on the
track where he is serving them on
the south platform at the freight
depot. He will continue this
grand theatre
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3
- , “UNDERCOVER DOCTOR”
rom a real life story by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI, with a
noted cast headed by J. Carroll Naish. Also “Oregon Trail ”
OWL SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT
„ “KID NIGHTINGALE”
The story of a singing prize fighter with John Payne, Jane Wyman
and Robert Catlett.
SUNDAY and MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 - 5
“THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER”
With James Stewart, Margaret Sullivan, Frank Morgan and noted
cast. Also a special added attraction “Remember When,” featuring
the Eaton boys.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 6 - 7
“MEET DR. CHRISTIAN”
With Jean Ht'rsholt, the grand old radio character. News and comedy.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 - 9
“THE EARL OF CHICAGO”
With Robt. Montgomery, Edward Arnold and Reginald Owens. The
swankiest, smartest gangster picture ever turned out. Cartoon-comedy
DELTA THEATRE
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2-3
“THREE TEXAS STEERS”
With the Three Musquiteers. Also “Lone Ranger Rides Again.”
SUNDAY and MOND AY, FEBRUARY 4-5
“GOD’S COUNTRY AND THE MAN”
George Click, 62, was found
dead in bed Thursday Corning at
his home at Charleston. Funeral
services will be held today at 2 p.
m. from the church at Charleston,
conducted by Rev. J. C. McClain.
Burial was in the Charleston ceme-
tery, with Smith Funeral Directors
in charge of arrangements.
Survivors are three sons, Jim,
Clarence ar.d Hib Click, two
daughters, Mrs. Pearl Hendley and
Miss Daintie Click, all of Charles-
ton.
Pallbearers will be Frank Me-
Guyer, A. W. Templeton, John
Wickersham, R. W. Chambliss.
Loomis Hemby and Willie Worden.
Cooper Win* First
Conference Game,
Drops Two To Paris
Beginning the current champ
ionship cage race in basketball in
Delta county, Coopt r High School
cagers slipped by the Klondike
Yellowjackets to win the first
game of the round robin 23-22
Tuesday night in the Klondike
gymnasium.
The game, one of the most
thrilling ever witnessed in this
county, was never cinched by
either team until the last 30 sec-
onds when Cooper dropped a field
goal through the net and held off
Klondike until the final whistle.
At the end of the first quarter,
Cooper lead Klondike 4 to 2 but
dropped a point to end the half
with the score of 9 to 8. Ending
the third quarter, Klondike had
crawled up to knot the count 16
all. Defensive playing by both
clubs kept the score down low.
The game was the first of a
series to be played by Cooper.
Klondike, Enloe, Ben Franklin
end Pecan Gap. Games will be
played on Tuesday end Friday
nights in the Cooper, Klondike
and Pecan Gap gyms.
The second igame between
Cooper and Klondike that was to
have been played Thursday night.
Jan. 22, will be played Monday
night here in the Cooper gym.
The game will begin at seven
o'clock.
Fruit Tree Committee Has
Easy Plan For Getting Trees
The Delta County Cooperative
Fruit Tree Buying Committee,
composed of T. B. Craig, L. E.
Foster, Mrs. L. S. Noland and
Mrs. Robert Singleton, recently
appointed by the Land Use Plan-
ning Committee, have announced
the fiuit tree buying program.
Anyone who wants to buy fruit
trees through this cooperative
plan may do so by following thi3
procedure. The first thing to do is
to clip out the schedule of varie-
ties and price on another page in
this paper. Next, mark the num-
ber of trees or vines you want,
figure out the total amount of
money your order comes to, thi n
deposit that amount in the First
National Bank in Cooper, get taro
copies of your deposit slip, bring
one copy with your schedule of
trees and vines to either the
county agent’s or home demon-
keep
stration agent’s office, and
the other for your receipt.
The committee says that all
orders must be in by February 17,
and they' expect the trees to be
here ready for delivery on Feb-
ruary 24. These trees are two to
three feet high, and two years oil.
The Land Use Planning Com-
mittee points out there is only
about one farm out of ten in
Delta county with enough or-
chards. They also point out that
with these prices, any family may
secure enough trees for a home
orchard for only a few dollars,
and at the same time have the,
satisfaction of producing their
own fruit at home.
The varieties of fruit herein
mentioned are those recommend-
ed by the Extension Service of
Texas A. and M. College for this
section of Texas.
Succumbs Wednesday
The Bulldogs extended the Paris
High School Wildcats Wednesday
night but wire finally beaten in a
return game with the Parisiars
42-36. Field goals for the Wild-
cats and Bulldogs were even but
the Wildcats were more accurate
with free tosses, putting 17
through the hoop to provide the
margin of victory.
The Wildcats and the Paris Kit-
tens swept the twin bill as the
Kittens beat a less experienced
Cooper B team, 30 to 20. In the
game between the first teams,
Duane Robertson, playing basket-
ball for the first year, led the
Bullodgs with 10 points.
vice until the city water supply | An epic of the great outdoors with an all star cast. Also comedy.
Rav Wilson And
Dobson & Co. Will
Continue Business
It is gratifying that Ray Wilson
and Dobson & Co., wlmso business
cs were destroyed by fire last
week, will continue in business in
Cooper and will occupy their same
stands as soon as a new build'.ng
is erected.
Mr. Wilson has opened up in a
temporary stand in the Tynes
building on West First street
where be is putting in a complete
stock of groceries, feed and mar-
ket and is now ready to nerve his
customers.
Cyclone Davis
Passes Away
In Kaufman
Former Congressman
And Dry Leader
Succumbs At 85.
Report Made
On Projects
In County
Report Made To
County Judge By ,
WPA Supervisor.
Mrs. A. P. Miller, who has
been ill for two^ceks, is able to
sit up some.
J. H. (Cyclone) DAVIS
E. T. Trapp
Is Candidate
For Sheriff
Long Time Citizen
Asking For Office
For First Time.
In announcing to the people of
Delta county for the office of
sheriff, I should like to mention
the fact that I believe in law in-
foroement to the fullest extent
with no partiality to anyone.
I am not making this race on a
lot of promises, but do say I am
against all violations of the law
and will enforce the law to the
best of my ability without perse-
cution, if elected. I realize the re-
sponsibility of thig office and feel
that I am qualified for it.
I have lived in Delta county
practically all of my 48 years,
farming most all this time. This is
my first time to ask for office of
any kind and I would appreciate
any consideration which the peo-
ple of Delta county would give me.
E. T. (7. nk) TRAPP.
KAUFMAN, Jan. 31—J. H.
Cyclone Davis. 85, active and pic-
turesque figure in Texas palitics
a generation ago, died here at
3:30 p- no- Wednesday.
Davis had made Kaufman his
home since his marriage here in
December, 1935, to Mrs. James
Wood. He had; been in ilTfbealth
during the last two years. Funer-
al and burial services! were held
in Sulphur Springs Thursday.
Survivors include four sons by
a former marriage, Arlon B.
(Cyclone) Davis, Jr., Dallas; Val-
ton Davis, Sulphur Springs; Lan-
don Davis, Hamlin, and a brother,
Dr. Jeff Davis, Sulphur Springs.
The oearded one-time Texas
congressman at large and prohi-
bition leader lately had interest-
ed himself in o)d age pension
questions.
It was in the Populist move-
ment that blanketed the agrarian
sections of the country in the dec-
ade before the turn of the century
that Davis attained his greatest
prominence. He was one of the
founders of the group that split
from the old parties and grew in-
to the Populist party.
Davis, with evengelical zeal and
burning oratory, threw himself
into the movement that placed an
aggressive bloc in congTess. The
Texas leader was not of it, but
William \. (Wind) Allen of Ne-
braska, the long-distance talker
of his day, and William A. Pef-
fer of Kansas, he of the mighty
whiskers, battled Nelson Aldrich,
Matt Quay, David B. Hill and oth-
er Eastern conservatives in the
See DAVIS on page eight
Cooperation Making
NYA Shop A Success
Report on work done in Delta
rouniy WPA professional and
service projects in the last sis
months of 1939, was made Friday
Lu County Judge J. T. Taylor by
Mrs. Evelyn Nash McKinney, dis-
trict WPA supervisor of profes-
sional and service projects.
The report saidj the oounty
sewing room, located in Cooper,
produced 4,016 garments during
the six months period.
Through the Surplus Commod-
ity Project, a total of 68,98*
pounds and1 4,100 cans of food in
addition to 7,965 articles of cloth-
ing and 839 household article*
were distributed. Commodities
distributed included! apples, beans,
creamery, butter, corn, grits,
corn meal, dry skim, milk, gra-
ham flour, wheat flour, rolled
oats, onions, fresh peaches, rice,
wheat cereals, fresh pears, grape
fruit juicei, canned peaches, in
addition to the clothing and
household articles to 6491 clients-
Adult education: Three teach-
ers have held1 classes in the coun-
ty since the first of July but none
for the entire period. They hav«
enrolled 104 students. These in-
clude classes in English, citizen-
ship, commercial subjects, health,
safety, and shop work.
Library sendee has given aid
to all sections of the county. These
librarians have been employed^
in Cooper schools, Klondike, Char-
leston, Enloe, Ben Franklin^ Pe-
can Gap and in the rural circu-
lating library in the office of the
county superintendent during the-
past twelve months. Work fox
the period shows 8,171 new book*
have been made available for di»-
tribution, renovated 3,449 books,
circulated 2,300 books from coun-
ty library, catalogued 2,120 books
and extended library service to
every section of Delta.county.
Workers have been compiling
an index to the probate record*.
This index, which will include a
cross-index to all probate cases in
the county, is approximately 95
per cient complete, Mrs. McKin-
ney said. The inventory of Delta,
county archives, comprising all
records now in the courthouse i»
80 per cent complete. Plans are
that the completed inventories to-
gether with a brief historical
sketch and an outline) j of its or-
ganization, be mimeograplhed in
separate books and copies distr -
buted among the public deposito--
ies at central points in this and)
other states. The indexing of
deed records is about 40' per cert
complete, this is a very important
piece of work. The completed
index will be of the most modem
type to be found any where.
A table accompanying th* re-
port showed there are 10 units of
professional and service project*-
Through the cooperation of
civic and county officials and
business men of Cooper and the
National Youth Administration,
locally beaded by lea C. Hethcork.
Delta county boys are getting the
finest experience and education
that is offered anywhere by the
NYA.
Much credit is due County Judge
J. T. Taylor, County Superintend-
ent Alvin O. Welch, Mayor Tom
Rountree and many others for
their aid in getting projects for
the boys. Through the complete
cooperation of these and other
men, the boys have been furnish
ed work that has resulted in some
of them becoming expert crafts-
men in woodworking.
NYA in the form of a workshop
for boys came to Cooper In Aug-
ust and was first located in the
Seaman-East building near the
depot. After a number of weeks
in this building, the boys tore
down the exhibition building at
the City Park and built a perma-
nent structure on the city lot due
east of the old post office build-
ing. All of this work was done en-
tirely by the boys, only materials
being furnished by the city.
The Federal government furn-
ishes the wages for the boys and
all the tools. Two weeks ago a
power saw and drill press were
added to the already modern
equipment in the NYA shop. Wsgp
scales for the boys are in two
classes, A and B class. A labor is
See NYA on Fagc Five
See REPORT on page eight
Former Stars To
Meet Cooper High
Girl Cagers
A girls basketball team from
Lake Creek composed of former
stars of Cooper High School will
meet the Cooper High School girl
team here Thursday night, Feb-
ruary 9 in the high school gym.
Some of the Lake Creek girl*
starred when they played for
Cooper. The starting team will
probably be composed of FLa
Petitfils, Nora Beth Russell, La-
verne Russell, Lanlear Black,
Clyde Ola Shumate and Joyc*
Hendley. The team is coached b7
I-avorne Russell.
Hoyle Nobla has accepted 2. Tu-
ition with Toney’s Service Station
end invites bis friends to visit
him at his new place.
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