Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1940 Page: 3 of 8
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1940
THE COOPER REVIEW
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W. E. Canada
Candidate For
Constable
Ben Franklin Man
Is Candidate For
Constable, Prceinct 3
W. E. Canada announces this
week as a candidate tor 0011
stable of precinct 3, subject to
the action of the democratic pri-
A Letter Defending
T he Preaent Site Of
The Courthouse
Compact Brick Cottage
^nary.
\ Mr. Canada has resided at Ben
^ftmklin for the past 15 years,
having moved to Delta county 20 i
years ago. lie is an industrous,
energetic and trustworthy citizen
and if elected will do his duty in
enofrcing the law without fear or
favor to anyone but without treat-
ing any one unjustly.
In making this announcement
Mr. Canada says that he is yield-
ing to the solicitations of his
friends, but that he expects to
see all t ehvoters o fhis precinct
and solicit their supiport.
Pecan Gap New*
BY MRS. C. A. COCKRELL
Quarterly Conference at Pecan
Gap Sunday Night ,Feb. 4
The first quarterly conference
jwill be held here at the Methlod-
ist Church, February 4 with Rev.
G. A. Lehnnhoff, district super-
visor, of Sulphur Springs in charge
and all members of the Methodist
Church are urged tot attend this
pieeting.
Fire Losses Make Fire Insurance
Rate* Higher
Let us all extent ourselves to
do all we can to keep our fire
losses as low as possible for the
remainder of 1940. In so doing
we are all helping both ourselves
and the insurance companies in a
financial way. The greater our
fire losses are each year, the
higher our rates are on fire in-
surance, while the reverse is
equally sut true. “The smaller fire
losses we have, the lower the rate
becomes.”
Unfortunately Pecan Gap and
Cooepr have started of this new
year with extremely heavy fire
losses. We extend our sympathy
to all the parties who have suf-
fered losses and we are fully
aware of the great handicap that
(the fire fighters have endured in
extinguishing the flames during
the cold weather.
My sugegstion is that both
Cooper and Pecan Gap as well as
other places in Delta county
could well afford to spend a few
hundred dollars now for better
and more efficient fire fighting
equipment which might in turn
save the people of this county
seevral thousand dollars in the
next year or more.
Mrs. J. W. Sandlin was in Par-
is Saturday* for medical treat-
ment. i /
Mrs. D. L. Brooks of route 1,
box 120, Colexico, Calif., has re-
hewed her subscription to the Re-
view and Courier.
W. E. Cummings and son,
Ralph, Miss Carrie Cummings,
Mrs. J. W. Sandlin ;and little
daughter, Jane, spent last Sun-
day. at Leonard visiting their
uncle, A. J. Cummings, who is
Seriously ill.
Mr. anal Mrs. A. A. Huokaba
Mr. and Mrs. Bascomb Bornw and
children ’dsited relatives in Paris
the first of thei week. •
Mrs. J. T. Williams, who has
been under medical treatment at
the Paiy,-, Sanitarium and also at
Pehan Gap in the home of her
parents.^Mr. and Mrs. iSam Mor-
gan, for seevral weeks, returned
to.faer home at Frisco Tuesday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Reid, Mr.
fend Mrs. John S- Reidl, Jr., and
little daughter, Peggy Jean, were
in Celina Sunday to attend a sur-
prise birthday dinnpr in honor
of their daughter, sister, and aunt,
Miss Ophelia Reid.
Rev. Guy E. Perdue and son,
Harold Cook, were in Paris Mon-
day.
Mi** Or wnc eTiopnirir* u»
Commerce Tuesday.
Mrs. Floy Houchln, who has
been on the sick list for some
time, is able to be up and hopes
to return to her work as assistant
postmisstress in a few days.
Thel Garrison of Hillsboro, who.
holds a Responsible position as
'assistant farm supervisor of TTill
County, spent the past week end
In the Review of January 16th
appeared the photograph and
other interesting things about thei
proposed new court house for
Delta county. The .location is to
be one block west of the west
side of the square- The total
cost of the building to be $ 110,-
006, this amount to be ^divided
between the Federal government
and Delta county, Delta county’s
contribution to be mude “without i
raising taxes”. The last part of
the above sentence—“without
raising taxes”—presents a cross-
word puzzle, which certainly
needs seme clarification. In
other words, how can it be done?
It( seems the slogan in Delta
county—“without raising taxes”
—is becoming very common-
place, assuming that everybody
is very well satisfied, and, per-
haps, agreeably surprised that
anything can be done without
“raising taxes ” It just occurs
to me that people are or shoul 1
be very much concerned about
reducing taxes; although I am
very well aware how difficult it
is to get a tax reduction in Delta
county, even if you have one
coming, as there is always some-
thing in anticipation to absorb
every penny just a Idttle faster
than the Tax-Collector can turn
it in. The Review of last week
states Delta county’s contribution
will be $40,000 to Ibe raised by is-
suing warrants Ibearing 5 per
cert for 22 years.
We ate bofld the present court-
house was builfl 42 years ago at
a cost of $40,000 with $7,000 yet
to be paid. At the above ratio
cf payment, can you figure when
the proposed new court house
will be clear of debt? No, you
can’t. The youngest child in
Detja county at this time will
have attained the age of Delta
county’s oldest citizen ere this
obligation is discharged. Per-
sonally, I think this is an under-
taking that the taxpayers should
decide, and it should be taken
very seriously.
Give us some facts that every
citizen of Delta county should
know.
How much does the architect
get for his work, and who pays
for it? Who is going to buy the
warrants, and when will they turn
into bonds, if they do? What
will the new proposed location
cost the taxpayers These are
questions that are being asked all
around the town, and1 I am sure
it is no secret, but the people do
not know as much as they should
about an undertaking of this size.
Now as to/ the location, I do
not think a majority of the peo-
ple of the whole town would like
to have it moved; and I do know
a largo majority around the
square wouldl much prefer the
present location. So, if we are
bound to spend this^nuch money
for a court house at this time, by
all means put it where the people
*want it. The present sipot was
picked and approved for th\e lo-
cation of Delta county’s govern-
ment by men of brain, brawn, and
sinew, who pioneered, deared
the brush, broke the ground, and
made Delta county and Cooper
what it is today. Businesses have
been built around the square that
will suffer materially when the
court house is moved to the pro-
posed location.
To build at this time,, at the
above estimated cost, is bad
enough, but to change the loca-
daughter, Mrs. W. K. Fisher, «.nd
family, returned to their home ;n
Hot Springs, Ark., last Friday.
Bobbie Lee, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Landers, is ill this
week.
Mr. Whitlock, father of Mrs.
Wiley Bower's is ill this week.
Mrs. J. E. Hendley was shopping
in Cooper Monday.
Misses Joyce Hendley and Mar-
tha Jean Fisher visited in Cooper
Sunday.
Henrietta Meadlin has missed
several days of school on account
of illness.
The farmers of this section arsr
enjoying the pretty weather aa*
most of them are able ot plow
some.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jeter mov-
ed to the Stewart place Wednom
day. We are very sorry they haw
moved from our community.
C. A. Cockrell
INSURANCE
NOTARY PUBLIC
PECAN GAP — TEXAS
HHS
Mipt;
The floor plan of this home follows the general rectangular design
popular with many medium-cost houses. Compact and complete for
an average family, the property was financed with a Federal Housing
Administration insured mortgage of $5,100. Monthly payments of
approximately $36 will pay off the mortgage over a period of 1914
years. Local taxes and hazard insurance are not included here in the
monthly payments. *
Special on Cleaning & Pressing!
Suits and Dresses cleaned & Pressed 25c
2 for 45C
Pants Cleaned & Pressed . 15®
We will appreciate your pat onage.
G. FRED TURNER
•Floor. - Pum-
tion is even worse. Surely we do
not want to do both I Conditions
could perhaps justify re-building
the old structure, but whut con-
ditions could justify or even
commend building a court house
in Cooper any place other than in
the middle of the square?
1 cannot subscribe to all this)
bugaboo about the court house
being about ready to topple. I
feel- justified in saying that twicie
the amount of money paid the
architect alone for the proposed
new building will enlarge the pres-
ent structure to take care of all
Delta county’s needs at the pres-
ent time and preserve it for at
least another 42 year period.
Don’t condemn the “Old! Girl”
just because she’s old, just give
her a new pair of shoes, ja new
dress, a fresh bonnet, some ruge,
a face lift and a permanent, re-
lieve the strain of debt she’s work-
ing under and let her stay right
where she is as a monument to
Delta county’s “pioneers”. That
is the finest thing we country
folks have to look at when we
come to town. It (wouldn’t look
good anywhere ellse. •
Sincerely,
H. D. CLARK
here with relatives and friends.
J. C- Grady and Clyde Craw-
ford were business visitors at
Bonlham Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. K- Early, who
have both been on the sick list,
are improving nicely.
Roy Garrison and Ralph Rich-
ardson, both students) of ESTSC
of Commerce, were here a few
days ago visiting their relatives.
We are indeed glad that the
city water tower lines have been
fixed and we are again enjoying
the benefits of this water. Many
tanks of water are being sold to
farmers and others of neaiby
towns at the city water station,
located at the southeast corner of
John Shaw’s grocery store
The scran iron and dtebris from
the big Delta Gin fire of Septem-
ber 4th of last year is being re-
moved and work will start at anl
early date for the building of the
Pecan Gap co-operative gin asso-
ciation gin. This assocnatiOh now
has 130 members and some of the
directors predict that the mem-
bers will be increased to 150 by
next fall.
nett Thurmond, and Rudolph Mil-
ler and Clyde Black.
Ninth akgmba: Jack Hays, Ben-
nett Thurmond, Nina Walker,
Rudolph Miller and Clyde Blaok.
Ninth biology; Jack Hays, Ben-
nett Thurmond, and Rudolph Mil-
ler.
Tenth history: Betty Jo Lay,
Helen Myrtis Waller, Georgia
Nelli Johnstn, Nina Mae Branch
J. W. Graham, Bennett Kerbow
Joe Foster, and Mary D. Morris
Tenth) English: Nina Mae
Branch, Helen M. Waller, Betty
Jo Lay, Georgia Nell Johnston,
Mary D. Morris, Joe Foster, and
Bennett Kerbow.
Tenth geometry: Mary D. Mor-
ris, Joe Foster, Helen Waller
Betty Jo Lay, Bennett Kerbow,
Georgia Nell Johnston, Nina Mae
Branch, and J. W. Graham-
Tenth science: Bennett Kerbow
Mary D. Morris, Georgia Nell
Johnston, Betty Jo Lay, Joe
Foster, and Helen Myrtis Waller
The school has several pupil
absent because of illness.
SUIT SALE!
We have about a
dozen Suits that
we are closing out
at the following
prices:
PERKINS NEWS
Miss Mary Trevillion of Klon-
dike and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Rod-
inson and baby of Paris visited
W. T. Wood and family Sunday.
Mrs. C. A. Matthews and grand-
son who have been visiting her
$12.75
$14.75
$16.75
Extra Pant* if wanted
C.URTIS DAWSON
Ben Franklin
Chatter
The Ben Franklin' School has t<
report that the first; semester
went over very smoothly. Mid.
term examinations were givei
last Thursday' and Friday. Th<
high school exemptions were:
Eighth history: M a r g a r c
Moore, Mary Ruth Waller, Bon-
nie Jean Lay, and Odelle Harris
.j^ighth Englpsh: M a r g a r e
Moore, Mary Ruth Waller, and
Bonnie Jean Lay.
Eighth mathematics: Margaret
Moore, Bonnie Jean Lay, and
Mary Ruth Waller.
Eighth science: Odelle Harris
Mary Ruth Waller, Bonnie Jearf
Lay, and Margaret Moore.
Ninth history: Jack Hays
Clyde Black, Bennett Thurmond
and Rudolph Miller. 1/
Ninth English: Jack Hays, Ben
jgaeffm
^tyoUTH CAN'T AFFORD TO
SMILE AT TH' AGED tUZ Ol‘
POP TIME HANDS OUT A
FULL YEAR to TH' YOUNG
as WELL AS TH'OLD.
Unheard-of Low Prices
V!
Our
Customers
To our many friend* and cuttomeri, we
appreciate the consideration and kiud
words that you have extended u* in this
catastrophe. Our building will be rebuilt
as soon as possible into a modern and
greater grocery and feed store . . . we
shall continue to serve you until the new
home is completed at our temperary loca-
tion in the Tyne* building behind Hooten
Drug Co. Until then we will operate the
same service as usual, on a Cash Basis.
Ask about our coupon books, soon avail-
able for youl
Your usual good cooperation and kindness
will be appreciated! Thanks.
RAY WILSON.
OUR LOSS YOUR GAIN
Included in this sale is all the merchandise, cans with
torn labels, and other merchandise from our large
stock of goods saved from our fire of Last Friday night.
A number of items are as good as ever ... their labels
and cartons damaged by fire and water .... we have
marked them all at prices to clear quickly!
Starting Saturday
February 3, 8 a. m.
A TRIBUTE
No Exchanges"No Refunds
PRICES SLASHED
Almost A Give-Away Event!
There Are Too Many Items
For Us to List Prices, Come
LOOK! YOU’LL SAVE*
RAY WILSON
Groceries - Feed
^j'SmWSBlJ TEMPORARY LOCATION
TYNES BLDG. BACK of HOOTEN DRUG
We wish to extend our sincere appreciation to the firemen
of this city, and the Paris Fire Department in their handling
of the ravaging fire of last Friday night. All that could be
done was done . . . and those that braved the severe weath-
er deserve* the commendation of all.
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