Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. [1], Ed. 1 Friday, January 3, 1941 Page: 1 of 5
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COOPER. DELTA COUNTY. TEXAS FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1941
Smith Funeral Home
Phone 109
Lady Attendant
Ambulance Service
VOLUME G2, NO.
Flu Racing Over
County; Number
flf Cases Double
No letup has yet occurred in
the influenza epidemic that hit
Delta county and Cooper during
the past week, as large numbers
of persons are having to remain
at home with the disease. Hardly
a family in the county has escap-
ed during the past two weeks.
So far, only one death has been
reported in connection with the
epidemic as the attacks arc ex-
ceeedingly light in nature and few
run into serious complications.
The death recorded was that of
Mrs. Frances Jackman Harred
who succumbed to an attack of
pneumonia after being ill with
the flu.
Only a few scattered cases of
pneumonia resulting from flu have
been reported over the county
during the past week but the num-
ber of cases of flu have jumped
from the first reported number
of 300 cases to more than double
that numocr.
Funeral Services
Held Tuesday For
Mrs. Frances Harred
Funeral services for Mrs.
Frances Jackman Harred were
held at 2 o’clock Tuesday at
Smith Funeral Home. Lust rites
were conducted by Rev. Hugh S.
I’oretr, pastor of the Methodist
Church of which deceased was| a
member.
$27,000 Saved By
Delta Women And
Girls In Clubs
Public Schools
Open Monday In
Face Of Epidemic
The public schools were opened
in Cooper Monday in face of the
numerous cases of flu that has at-
tacked almost every home in
Cooper and the county. Although
many schools in a large number
of the towns of northeast Texas
have not opened on account of
the epidemic, classes here opened
on schedule.
One resignation was accepted
by the Cooper School Board dur-
ing the holidays. Mrs. Grady Fos-
ter, formerly Miss Lucile Ratliff,
teacher in the East Ward School,
resigned before her marriage dur-
ing the holidays. Miss Anabelle
Jones has been teaching in her
place until an election of a new
teacher.
The total estimated savings due
to the home demonstration and
Mrs. Harred passed away at her 4-H girl’s club work in Delta
home in Cooper Monday morning county in 1940 was $27,767.87.
at 11:15. She is survived by one j This amount was| distributed as
daughter, Jo Lynn Harred, her i follows:
parents, Mrs. Lottie Jackman, | Home food supply, $13,301.87;
father, Frank Jackman, three sis- clothing, $2,725.85; home fur-
tors, Mrs. W. E. O’Steen, Mona-
han, Misses Thelma Jo and Joyce
and one brother, Dayton Jack-
man, of Cooper.
The pallbearers were Earl Trip-
lett, Hot Springs, Ark.; Ray Hoot-
en, Olan Jones, Rhoe McClain,
Mouncie Simmons, and Aster John-
son, ali of Cooper.
Youths Confess
To Attempted Fire
In Ward School
nishings and interior improve-
ment, $11,730.15.
In the/ home food supply dem-
onstration carried by the women
25.000 quarts of vegetables, 14,-
501 quarts fruits, 4,010 quarts
meat, and 25 quarts nuts were
canned, brined, preserved or made
into jellies and maramades. 31,-
250 pounds vegetables, 1,350
pounds fruit, 5,000 pounds meat,
1.000 pounds nuts and 2,361
pounds of lard were stored fresh,
cured, or dried. Eighteen ventilat-
ed pantries or cellars were added
and 31 pantries were organized.
To achieve their goals in the
Three youths, one! 13 years of
age, the other two 15, have con-
fessed to the looting of the East fruit phase of the home food sup-
Ward School building and the ply demonstration, the 4-H girls
attempt to burn it Sunday night in the county canned 3,275 quarts
about 8:30. All of the boys have tomato and fruit juices, 3,382
records and one was on proba- Quarts orchard and garden fruits
tion for a crime that was commit- and prepared 975 fruit dishes, 421
ted recently. fruit drinks.
The fire in the school building Together, the club women and
was discovered about 8:30 Sun- j tfirls worked to increase the num-
day night by Travis Toney as he ' ber of home orchards in the coun-
was passing the school. Firemen ty by planting 30 farm fruit plots
extinguished the blaze before it °r orchards, 5, 211 trees and
gained much headway. All of the vines, 3,787 peach and other fruit
pencils and fountain pens that seed for budding in 1941; bud-
were taken from the school have ding or grafting 630 trees, 1040;
been recovered. ’ i rooting 1,478 cuttings for 1941.
| The total number of farms in
j county with gardens that qualified
for soil building payment under
^ 104 0 AAA was 040. The number
j of row feet in these 040 gardens
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mills of ' wore 9,086,644 with a total earn-
Cooper, route 3, had their chil- j incr 0f $1,410.00.
The good moisture season and
Mills Family Has
Reunion Christmas
riren, grandchildren, and great '
EAST DELTA COUNTY
SINGING
Everyone is invited to Pacio
next Sunday afternoon at 2
o’clock for the East Delta County
Singing. Come. Bring your
book for an enjoyable afternoon.
MRS. T. L. DARBY, Secy.
grandchildren with them on Christ-
mas Day, and the family with
| four of their friends, number 40
present. An old family dinner
was served at noon, and/ the af-
ternoon was spent in relating
family experiences. Mr. Mills
has not been very well, but he
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Strectman
and sons, Bob, Dave and Bennie
Streetman, left Cooper the day
before Christmas Eve to spend
the holidays with Mrs. Streetman’a
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mor-
row, of Liberty. They have re-
turned home and are all improv-
ing satisfactorily after being ill
with the flu during thei rvsiit.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rascoe and
g-nnddaughter, Wanda June Ras-
coe, of Memphis and their daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude Rascoe, of
Brownfield were guests of R. R.
Foster and family and J. J. Fos-
te- and family during the holi-
days. Mrs. Rascoe is a sister of
the Foster brothers.
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Robinson
/and sons, F.lgene and Joe, and
daughter, Miss Billie Robinson, of
Austin, who visited Mrs. Robin-
son’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
IWntson, of route 3, and Mr. Rob-
inson’s brother, Wallace W. Rob-
inson, and sisters, during the holi-
days, left for their home Monday
morning.
Miss Margaret Watson, seere-
furv in Highland Pari- school re-
turned to her work Wednesday
after having sne.it the Christmas
holidays with her parents, Mr.
nrnl Mrs. ,T P. Watson, and with
her aunt, Mrs. Lowell Lewis, in
Searcy, Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Smith and son,
Larry Wayne, of Wichita Falls,
visited during Christmas with
Mrs. Smith’s sister, Mrs. Handel
Pratt, and family.
the AAA payment of $1.50 for
not less than one-half acire con-
sisting of at least 10 different
kinds of vegetables grown for
home use—either for consumption
fresh during the growing season
or for canning, drying or storing
were largely responsible for the
Arrest 41 Persons
In Holiday Raids
More than 40 persons were ar-
rested during the holidays by of-
ficers of the constable’s depart-
ment as domino halls and pool
hall were padlocked by officers,
were Jesse Jones, constable, and
Carl Swearingen, deputy.
All of the persons were releas-
ed without payment of fines after
an agreement was reached that
the establishments would not be
operated.
was able to be up Christmas Day j well filled pantries the farm fam-
and enjoyed the fellowship of ilies are enjoying during these
those who came to visit with him non-productive months,
and his wife on thsi special day. i In the kitchen improvement
1 demonstration, the women have
many more comfortable, cheerful
and convenient workshops in
which to prepare the family meal.
Twenty-nine cabinets were built
which to prepare the family meal,
in or added, 15 cleaning closets
added, 30 work surfaces adjusted
to comfortable height, 3 kitchens
added, 59 kitchend improved and
21 refrigerators added.
Eight hundred and eighty five
mattresses were made in the gov-
ernment mattress program, 11
other mattresses were made, 4 ren-
ovated and 16 factory mattresses
added.
Improve Homes
The improvement made in the
kitchens and the making of the
mattresses encouraged other work
to be done in the home. This
consisted by addition of 6 living
rooms, improvement of 10 living
rooms, 1? roofs repaired or re-
placed, 16 foundations made se-
cure, 15 houses painted, 26 win-
dows added, 21 steps and porches
repaired, 2 bath rooms equipped,
35 articles o<f living room furni-
ture added, 39 articles of bed-
room furniture added, 86 pieces of
hod linen added, 25 bedding pro-
tectors added, 37 bedspreads add-
ed, 67 dresser scarfs added, 18
woolen covers added.
Helping to plan and make a
part of the clothing wardrobe,
the 4-H girls reported making
these garments in their clothing
demonstration work:
Aprons, 165; tea towels, 59;
scarfs, 185; nice dresses, 75; cot-
ton dresses, smocks, play dresses,
106; undergarments, 52; robes,
42; remodeled garments, 70.
Jurors Named For
Second And Third
Weeks Of Court
Petit jurors have been selected |
! for the second and third weeks i
of the 8th District Court that will '
covene here Monday, Jan. 6, in
the Odd Fellows hall on the sec- |
ond floor. The grand jury is in j
session this week.
Jurors for the second week of !
J court will be J. E. Anderson, C. T.
Talley, R. C. Doolin, A. D. Bran-
non, D. E. Bledsoe, W. M. Cross,
.1. A. Lancaster, R. L. Ham, J. E.
Henry, YV. H. Bond, Glee Taylor,
J W. Holcomb, E. E. Birmingham,
N. W. Fairchild, H. C. Young,
Lloyd Cross, J. T. F. Cooskey, W.
C. Ragan, T. L. Reel, Hollis
Ilooten, YV. M. Foster, J. D Shults,
A. P. Cathey, J. T. YVilliams, Glen
Stanley, L. P. Donaldson, G. C.
Coston, C. W. Fowler, R. C.
Humphries, G. E. Wicks, J. B.
Black, O. N. Shepherd, B. A.
YVilson, Floyd Jeter, Alton Wright,
and W. H. Presley.
Jurors for the third week of
court will be R. L. Woodard, Al-
vin Humphries, Randall Toon,
Owen Hooten, J. G. Whitaker, M.
F. Pendergrass, F. J. Ilethcock,
YV. B. Burns, YVesley Wallace, E.
YV. Stegall, Luther McCollough,
J T. Moon, E. N. Holt, Noble
Foster, W. H. Garner, J. W.
Young, D. G. Hanna, II. R. Mul-
ligan, YV. A. Devaney. R. O. De-
weese, L. A. Edwards, R. L.
Chambless, C. B. Lake, W. C.
Jones, Morris Daniels, YV. P.
Teague, Manton Miller, Bud
Wicikersham, Raymond Hagood,
A. F. Williams, Howard Pickens,
YV. A. Berry, L. E. YVheeler, and
Ben Anderson.
Progress Rapidly
On Concrete Work
On New Courthouse
Cross Hotel Curns
Tuesday Night;
Damage Slight
The Cross Hotel, one block
south of the square on YVest First 'fed feed grown on land taken
Street, was seriously damaged j out of cotton. This is one way of
by fire Tuesday night about 11:30 turning this land into a profit,
when a blaze of undetermined
origin started in a vacant closet
County Agent W. H. Jones re-
ports the following as some of the
accomplishments in connection
with his work during tho past
year. Terracing was one of tho
main features. He reports that
terraces were built on 93 differ-
ent farms, representing 3,490
acres during the year. This makes
a total of about 30,000 acres of
land terraced during the last six
years in Delta county. He points
out, though, that(one of the big
problems in connection .with ter-
racing is the control and protec-
tion of terrace lead ditches. This
can best be done with bermuda
grass.
Another thing that has grown
during the last few years, and
especially during 1940, is the
production of beef cattle and
sheep. Three years ago, there
were only about 300 head of sheep
in Delta county. Now there are
around 2,500 head. Sheep are be-
ing used to improve and use pas-
tures and surplus feed. At the
same time, in most cases, they are
proving very profitable.
D. C. Moore, a 4-H Club boy of
Ben Franklin, started three years
ago with two ewes and one ram.
He has been turning his profit
back into more sheep. He now
has about 70 head representing an
investment of $90. In other
words, his flock just lacks this
much of having paid for them-
selves.
There are at this time 325
head of beef cattle on feed in
Delta county. This probably is
the largest number ever to be on
feed at one time. In all cases,
these sheep and cattle are being
Almost all of the concrete col-
umns on the outside wall of the
second floor of the new court-
house building have been poured
this week and the last part of the
week should see concrete being
poured for the vaults for the
county treasurer and tax assessor
and collector.
If the weather remains clear to
afford full working time, almost
all of the concrete work on the
second floor should be completed
by Friday of next week. Almost
all of the forms have been com-
pleted for the concrete work on
the second floor and the work
should push ahead rapidly.
Excellent progress has been
made on tho building in the past
month. Even more rapid pro-
gress is expected as the building
goes up and permits more work-
ers on the job. Unless unforeseen
circumstances hinder the work,
the courthouse will be ready to
move into by Sept. 1.
Delta Official
Family Takes
Over Wednesday
used
Trench siloes are being
more all the time. Last vear,
and burned through to the roof there were 35 trench siloes in thc
being extinguished by the Cooper * countv. There was stored in theso
Fire Department. ! siioes 3,850 tons of good feed.
The house, belonging to John This feed, when put down this
Smith of Oenaville, was not bad- 1 way, is safe from fire, storm, rat,
ly damaged but no Insurance was j weevil, and other damage corn-
carried on it. Furniture in the
house belonging to Mrs. Cross
was badly damaged but was cov-
ered partly by insurance.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Taylor of
Overton;, who visited during the
holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. YV. H. Grant, and sis-
ter, Mrs. Allie Phillips, have mov-
ed to Overton where they will
live. Mr. Taylor is with the Gulf
States Telephone Company.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Pratt are ill
wi h influenza this week. Others
who have been ill are: Mr. and
Mrs. C. V. Flanary and two sons,
Dr. YV. G. Ellington, his brother,
C. S. Ellington, and Miss Maud
Ellington.
Mrs. P. A. Lee and daughter,
Martha, of Goose Creek, Miss
Anna YY’oodruff of Dallas, and C.
J. Kinard of Houston who were
here to visit during the holidays
with relatives have returned to
their respective homes.
Mrs. Cleveland Ratliff has
been ill this week with influenza.
Gaza Janes
influenza.
is ill this week of
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Cass^day
and daughter, Corrine, have re-
turned home after visiting Mr.
and Mrs. R. YV. Sandlin and fam- 'about 200 founds per acre
ily in Abilene. Mrs. Casseday sped sel, for about $15 per hun_
has been with her daughter since (Jred This repre8ents a pretty
•he birth of their son on Decern- profit> especially after the
mon to feed stored in barns.
Three years ago, an alfalfa
seed harvesting demonstration
was conducted at Homer Gar-
ner’s farm. As a result of this
demonstration, alfalfa seed is
being harvested every year. The j
average yield of nlfplfa seed is
These
ber 3.
nice
1 Sc^me alfalfa has yielded 2 to 4
are planting
See Terracing on Page Two
cuttings of hay.
Miss Earline Davison returned | Several farmer3
home Sunday night after spend- _
ing three weeks in Old Mexico.
SPAR’S T H E A T RE S
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4
“MEN AGAINST THE SKY”
'Most thrilling air picture ever filmed with Richard Dix, Wendy Bar-
rie and Kent Taylor. Also two part comedy.
SUNDAY-MONDAY, JANUARY 5-6
“TOO MANY GIRLS”
A musical comedy introducing a number of new faces to the screen,
l along with a lot of old stand bys like Lucile Ball, Richard Carlson and
Hal Leroy and Ann Miller, the King and Queen of tap dancers. Also
selected shorts.
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7-8
“THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE”
With all the fun makers in Hollywood assembled together to furnish
you one hour and forty-five minutes of hilarious fun. Also News and
comedy.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JANUARY 9-10
“COMRADE X”
Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr. Comedy thrills, romance and what
have you all rolled into one. It’s a wow. Put it on your must see list.
Also News and comedy.
fit J; 'T'Lg ^
FRIDA Y-SATURD AY, JANUARY 8-4
“BAD MAN FROM RED BUTTE”
With Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight. Also “Green .Hornet” and
last chapter “Fu-Man Chu.”
OWL SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT
“CALLING ALL HUSBANDS”
The greatest marital mix-up ever to flash across the screen.
SUNDAY-MONDAY. JANUARY 5-6
“THE MAN FROM MONTREAL”
YVith Richard Arlen, Andy Devine and larger supporting cast. Also
Liquid Gas Heads
Achievements Of
Utility Industry
The achievement of reducing
gas to a liquid for storage is list-
ed at the head of gas engineering
accomplishments in the annual re-
port of Alexander Forward, man-
aging director of the American
Gas Association, who told ulso tho
part the industry is playing in na-
tional defense, its use of adver-
tising, and its growth in many
fields.
A huge plant built at Cleveland,
Ohio, reduces natural gas to a
liquid at a temperature of 250 de-
grees below zero and stores it in
a special container from which it
is later withdrawn in its original
form and fed into distribution
mains. Some of the advantages
are saving in storage space, avail-
ability of gas in emergencies, and
the meeting of peak demands.
The industry is taking a lead-
ing part in supplying the vast
heating needs of national defense.
“From hardening intricate parts
of machine guns to the final heat
treatment of the largest guns,
specially designed gas furnaces
are speeding production at an ever
increasing pace,” says the reporr.
“In the navy yards, some of the
largest industrial furnaces ever
built are annealing fully assemb-
led gun turrets with gas. Equip-
ment developed for peace-time
uses through cooperative re-
search and engineering under
sponsorship of the American Gas
Association, is rapidly being put
to work to speed production in
war industries.”
American housewives bought
than 1,600,000 gas ranges in
1940. The gas industry, supply-
ing towns and cities with a pop-
ulation of more than 84,000,000,
served a total of 17,980,300 cus-
tomers, an increase of 481,000
over 1939.
Much of the increase is attri-
buted to expanded advertising
programs. The industry has an-
nonneej its intention of increas-
ing advertising to promote use of
gas for the four big jobs—cook-
ing, water heating, house heating,
and refrigeration.
Delta county’s official family
for the next two years was sworn
into their offices in several dif-
ferent ceremonies Wednesday and
Thursday an 1 all but one assum-
ed office.
The oath of office was admin-
istered to J. Elmer Thmopson as
County Judge by District Judge
Newman Phillips on Wednesday at
9 o'clock in the presence of a
large number of admiring friends.
Judge Thompson and Judge
Phillips have been friends for a
number of years and each desired
the other to administer the offi-
cial oath. Immediately after the
oath was administered to Judge
Thompson, he in turn and as his
first official act, administered the
oath to Judge Phillips for his en-
suing term as district judge.
District Attorney Ramey A.
Smith, who will begin his work in
Cooper on Jan. 6, was given the
oath of office by his wife in Sul-
phur Springs Wednesday. Mrs.
Smith is a notray public. District
Judge Charles D. Berry of Green-
ville administered the oath of of-
fice to officials in Hunt county
and County Judge Bill Parker
swore in Judge Berry.
Other officials given the oath of
office Wednesday and Thursday
were E. G. Pharr, county attorney;
Clarence L. Cates, sheriff; Ed-
wina Miller,, district cilerk; G. W.
Morgan, county assessor-collector;
C. V. Stephenson, county clerk,
j Sam Morgan, county treasurer;
j C. V. Flanary, justice of the
| peace, precinct 1; Jesse Jones,
j constable, precinct 1; Jack John-
; son, commissioner, precinct, 1;
' Paul Brown, commissioner, pre-
j cinct four; T. C. Wilhite, commis-
j sioner, precinct three and Oscar
! Tidwell, precinct two. All other
precinct officers were given the
| oath of office on YVcdnesday.
Some of the officials named
their deputies and assistants on
I Wednesday but some places yet
remain to be filled. Clarence
Cates named as deputy sheriff,
Wayne Blackburn, formerly with
the Liquor Control Board; G. W.
Morgan named as his assistants,
Morris Young and Mack Smiley;
C. V., Stephenson named as his
deputy, Miss Bertha Edwards. Mr.
Stephenson is confined at home
with influenza and has not yet
been able to assume his duties.
Mrs. Ijivina Layer and sons
visited her children, Mrs. S. S.
Hemby, Mrs. Eugene McLarty,
Mrs. Sam Dillingham, and son,
Joe M. Boyd, in Dallas during the
holidays.
George Bolger, Dr. Olen Janes,
Barton Good, T. B. Good, Gene
Good, and Handel Pratt were in
Dallas Wednesday to see the A.
and M. and Fordham football
game.
White Family Has
Luncheon, Reunion
Here Sunday
Mrs. E. M. White had the pleas-
ure of having her children home
with her Sunday and a turkey
luncheort was served at noon.
The following were here: Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh E. White and
daughter, Carol, of Tyler, Mr. and
Mrs. Leon White and children of
Austin, Mrs. W. D* Hollon and
family of Klondike, Rev. and Mrs.
Joe Russell and sons of Terrell
who were here to visit with their
mother, had to return home on
account of the illness of their
two sons. Rev. and Mrs. Russell
and sons returned to Cooper Mon-
day and will visit with their moth-
er this week.
Mrs. Lilliam Lambeth returned
home Wednesday after visiting
Miss Buna Tillman and Miss Eliza-
beth Tillman.
Mrs. Chaney Horton and Miss
Juell Horton had as their guests
over thc holidays Mr. and Mr:>.
Jeff Keeling and son, Glenn, of
Seminole, Mr. and Mrs. Mason
Smith of Waco, and Miss Alavan
Moore of Lubbcck. Mrs. Smith
will be remembered as Miss
Frances Keeling.
I
| See Delta Women on Page Two comedy,and cartoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Herman of
Sulphur Springs visited their par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilson, and
family during Christmas.
Ed F. Smith, Gene Good, Tru-
man Ratliff, and Eldon Stewart
have returned to College Station
to resume their studies in A. and
M. College. Wren Harold Hart
will be unable to return until
Sunday on account of having
I been ill with influenza.
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