The Delta Courier (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 51, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 22, 1936 Page: 3 of 4
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1936
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DEAR SANTA:--I am a littl
Kiri three year* old. I am a good
, lietle girl. I am looking for you
Christmas. Please bring me a
•‘nigger” doll, table and chairs,
dishes, blocks, broom and rocking
chair, some fruits, nuts, and candy
and chrwing gum. JOY JUAN-
ELL KEKLOW.
DEAR SA,NTA: I am a little boy
five y ars old. T have been a good
boy at times. Please brin? me
dominoes, some picture books, a
jigsaw puzzle, a now sweater,
some colors, some nuts, candy and
f ruits.—M ORRIS FREELAND
■•A nro:’.
DI|VR SANTA:—I would appre-
ciate If you would bring me a lit-
tle d sk, fruits, candies and fire
■Aroks. riease remember my
ter.ch r and all my classmates
with Christmas gift*?.—JAMES
ALFRED COCKRELL, Pecan Gap
Mr. and Mrs Pill Braokeen, Jr„]
•pant the week end in Oklahoma
City with relative*.
Claud Brack etn of vAnUers,
Okla., visited relative* here over
the week end.
Tommy Richardson, of East
Flret Street who has been 111 some
{.ime, is in a critical condition.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Brodhcad of
Dallas, visited friends in Cooper
Monday.
DEAR SANTA,: I am a lit boy
three years old and have tried to
be a v ry good boy. I wish you
would please bring me a carpen-
ter S ’t, pair of riding britches, a
train and lots of fruit. Don’t for-
get my sister, Nell, she wants a
Shirley T mple doll, washing set,
and a dress.—GARLAND and
NELL TOPPINGS.
PEAR SANTA: I am a little boy
.0,ft years old. I go to school at
Brushy Mound. My teacher is
Miss Avon Janes. I am in the!
third grade. Pi aae bring me a1
fountain pen, a cowboy suit and
lots of fruit and candy. PDasc
Santa don’t forget my mother and ,
papa.—DARRELL CHUATE.
DEAR SANTA.—I am a little boy
two years old. I have been a pret-
:y good little boy this year and I
want you to phase bring me a big
red wagon, a top that will spin,
little red car and apples, oranges,
nuts and candy.—RICHARD LEE
MORRIS.
DEAR SANTA: We are three
little boys that play together
nearly all the time. We have tried
to be good boys since last Christ-
mas, but Santa, you know that
little boys just have to have some
fun. Santa, bring us a little toy
train, a G-man set, a football and
and pi nty of fire crackers and
don’t forget the fruit, nuts and
candy.—AVON PENDERGRASS,
ROY HERRON and RANDELL
SKINNER.
DEAR SANTA:—I have been a
> ->od little boy. There are lots of
things I want but if you will
bring me a toy pistol with lots of
caps, a color book, a bed time
story book, a train with track,
some littl; working tools, marbles
jifnd colors I’ll be satisfied. Don’t
fi : ”ci iiiy "sister,' 'iN'ornr.i dan .
C. S. RORIE.
Grady Foster, student at A. & M.
College of College Station has ar-
rived home to spend Christinas
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J.. J. Foster, at Giles community
and friends in Cooper.
Miss Edwini Miller who is at-
tending Mary Hardin-Baylor Col
lege at Belton, has arrived home
to spend the holidays with .*)er
mother, Mrs lA. P, Miller and
family.
VISITS PARENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Jackson
and children of Linden, returned j
home last Sunday after spending j
a week wii'.h their parents and
ether relatives of Lak? Creek. Mr. |
Jackson is the son of Mr. and J
Mrs. R. M. Jackson.
Being a professional paper
hanger and painter. Mr. Jackson
papered and painted woodwork in
a bedroom and th; post office at
Lake Creek, for his sister, Mrs.
Robbie Phipps, postmaster at .that
place. He also papered a bedroom
for Mrs. L. J. Williams.
Mr. Jackson will be f’emember-
ed by his many friends, as he
formerly lived at Lake Creek and
was bom and reared near Enloe.
Mrs. T. J. Robb and daughter,
Marie, of Mexia, were visiting
friends in Cooper Saturday and
while here renew d their subscrip-
tion to the Review and Courier.
Thomas Wilson, coach at Gil-
mer, arrived Sunday to spend
Christmas with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. A. Wilson.
Frank Miller who is dj with
with pneumonia was moved Mon-
day to Jan s Clinic and Hospital.
Mrs. S, B. Turbeville who has
been ill for several weeks is able
bo up in her room.
Mr. and Mrs. W- E. McLarty of
Lake Creek rout one, were Coop-
er visitosr Saturday.
O. L. Nelson of Cooper route
f,vo, was a Cooper visitor Satur-
day.
Rol Cornish of Commerce, was j
in Oooper Monday looking after'
interests of the Gulf State* Tele-
phone Company.
Dr. F, Jungle who has been con-
fined ..... home eight weeks on ac-
count of illness was able to be up
town last Thursday.
Mrs, Jack Stewart and Miss
Helen Boyd, teachers in Enloe
schools were Cooper visitors Sat
urday.
Mr and Mrs. Tom Rutledge
spent the Week end in Paris with
Mrs. Rutledge’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Yeager.
Lyndol E. Hc.rt arrived Sunday
from Waxahachie, where he at-
tends Trinity University, to spend
the holidays with bis parents.
Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Moore were |
•A.i.oti.v Sunday. -Tb.y • o«-(
companied to Greenville by Dr. (
Ii^oore's sister who will visit her
mother, Mrs. C. C. Moore of
Greenville.
Muss Helen Brock who teaches
in Shreveport, La. arrived home
Sunday to spend the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Brock.
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Harris have
rent <1 the Highway Inn on Dallas
»\venue and will move as soon as
repairs and repapering can be
finished.
HOLIDAY GIFTS
We have anticipated your needs for Christmas gifts
for relatives and friends and have a well selected stock
of High Grade Perfume, Perfume Sets, Fountain Pens,
Cigars in Christmas Packages, Candy, Stationery and
many other wanted gifts.
HOOTEN DRUG CO.
Hal McKinney, student of
S. M. U. Dallas arrived Sunday
to spend th? Christmas holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chester McKinney.
Max R. Wiecks who is with the
Texas Public Utilities Go., left
Monday for Dallas to spend the,
Christmas holidays with his aunt,
Mrs. E. D. Brodhead and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bd L. Adair and
sons, Blaine and John Ed, will
leave Thursday for Fort Worth to
spend Christum* with relatives
Alvis Martin, who teaches at
Ben Franklin, and Mrs. Martin
will spend the holidays with rela-
tives here.
Mrs. E. T. Trapp of Brushy
Mound, was in Cooper Monday
and had the Review and Courier
sent to her mother, Mrs. J. L.
Fuller, at Leonard, as a
Christmas present. Mrs. Trapp
said her daughter, Miss Iva Lee
Johnson, who is attending Paris
Junior College will not be honne
until Christmas day, as she will
work a few days after close of
Kchool.
Mrs. W. F. Cornelius of Com-
merce, visited in Cooper Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Balcntine
left Sunday for Waxahachie to
spend Christmas with their daugh-
t.r, Mis. Lawrence Barnes.
FILLING PRESCRIPTIONS
is the most important part
of our business.
City Drug Store, Inc.
"W« Make Mistakes, But Not On Prescriptions"
Phone 33
Coker Wei to of Lake Creek
route one, wa* to Cooper Satur-
day.
We Have Opened The
Highway Service Station
East Dallas Avenue
And invite your patronage.
Texaco Gasoline and Oils
Candy, Tobacco, Cigarets,
Cigars
Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Harris
To The Citizens 0 f Cooper:
There has been circulated in Cooper this week a letter
attacking Texas Power and Light Company’s reputation
as a taxpayer.
For the benefit of any who might challenge this com-
pany’s desire to do that which is right and proper in such
matters, herewith is presented the facts in the case.
"Texas Power and Light Company’s city taxes for 1934
were paid on an assessed valuation of $33,500. For the
year 1935, the company’s property was rendered at the
same amount but the assessed value was increased by the
city equalization board to $36,620 which amount was 75
per cent of the total value of the company’s property as
determined by an independent app^aiaal company em-
ployed by the City of Cooper. As the company did not
feel that property generally was being assessed in Cooper
for city taxes on a basis of 75 per cent of its appraised
value, the payment of city taxes' for 1935 was deferred in
the hope that a fair and reasonable settlement could be
reached.
The above mentioned letter which was circulated in
Cooper this week contains the following statement:
“They HAVE NOT PAID their 1935 taxes to the City
nor in the school.”
This statement is in error in that a check for school
taxes was delivered to the Tax Collector on December 10,
1936. A check, dated December 15, 1936, the same date
on which the letter was circulated in Cooper, has been de-
livered to the City of Cooper.
As previously stated, payment of 1935 taxes was de-
layed by the company in the hope that an equitable ad-
justment might be made, an adjustment thought in order
because of the facts set out above. Despairing of such an
adjustment, on December 12,1936, a check was ordered
written in full payment on an assessed valuation of $36,-
620 which was an increase of $3,120 over the company’s
rendition.
The circular letter further calls attention to the 1936
rendition of $22,300 made by the company. This figure
was placed sufficiently low to guarantee a call before the
equalization board in the hope that an assessed value for
1936 could be agreed to which would be more in line with
that of other property. Since the equalization board pass-
ed the 1936 assessment at $34,000, the company believes
it was justified in protesting the 1935 assessment. The
company has accepted the 1936 assessment and is prepar-
ed to pay on that amount before January 31* 1937.
Texas Power and Light Company likes to be known as
contributing to and participating in all of the tilings es-
sential to community development. It takes pride in be-
ing a good citizen and a good neighbor. Payment of just
taxes, therefore, is one of the qualifications of this citizen-
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In brief, then, it can be said honestly, that had the City
of Cooper delayed one day its circulation of the letter at-
tacking the reputation of the company, there would have
been no occasion whatever for the letter having been
written.
Texas Power &
Light Company
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The Delta Courier (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 51, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 22, 1936, newspaper, December 22, 1936; Cooper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth983330/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Delta County Public Library.