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8, 1940
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We’rd busy making the
1940 Ux roll this week. The
report has gotten around that
we’re operating a hay-bailer
in our office and we want it
understood that the machine
is a perfectly good bookkeep-
ing machine of the vintage of
1928. It does the job of mak-
l ilig the roll if we eo-operntpf
by keeping our mind on what
we’re doing.
You may think you know
fts much about taxes and tax
rolls us you want to know, but
we suggest you read. tha ar
ticle about valuations and
HRch, which you will find else-
surpriwed to see how much
valuation^ have dropped in
ten years. -.1——L
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i Best
eacon’
Around town; the weekly
Pay Day draws a bunch of
people .... and the three
drawings next Tuesday should
at ait of us . . . wonder how
t would be to, win some Fay
>8y money . . . our porter.
[Run nit* Johnson, declares that
there v.'tre as many bats in
[the library as there |aie tn
[Carlsbad Cavern . . . he has
had difficulty getting them
[out because there were twice
as many bats as books . .
visitor to Stamford Tuesday
morning was Bessie Owen,
aviatrix from California, fly-
ing a Beechcraft plane that
was a “lulu” . , . she stopped
the municipal airport long
enough to get a weather re-
port ... if the gal who wanted
to call the police about the
language used on, the football
field ever goes out to the golf
course, she’ll probably want
to call the marines. ...
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Facts about j some folks:
Woodrow Cook, machinist In
the Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire navy yards, writes that
he is wearing a pair of shirts
and Mm pairs of trousers and
thgt the natives tell him the
weather is “nice and mild” ...
Royce Carrigan and family
are leaving for Portsmouth
this week . . . another Carri-
gan we know is tall, red-
headed Jim. who was recently
voted the best third baseman
in the state of Kansas .
Bessie Smith dodges wasps
. . . she has been stung three
times and the results are far
from satisfactory . . . the
wasps hide in the shrubs
around her front porch and
when she goes out to sweep
. . . they blitzkrieg her in a
big way ... no more sweep-
ing until after the wasps go
south . . .'we heard one young
man about town crying be-
(Jnnae he Was bounced out of
Whosr driving over the dips on
tn2 scehic drive east of town
... . he didn’t mind all the skin
he lost but he feared the seat
of his seven dollar britches
was gope for good . . . which
reminds us of the definition
of the good old days which-we
read in the Star Telegram
Sunday ... “when men’s pants
covered their shirts and wom-
en’s skirts covered their
pants.” ...
*, • •
Cool days remind us it
won’t be long until football
season gets Under way. We
can’t get worked up about it
until we get this baseball busi-
ness out 6f the way . .. we’re
hoping the Yanks won’t re-
peat as pennant winners this
year, but they insist on steam
rolling here in the last days
and we can’t tell.
Bill Johnson of Stamford, Arch-
ie Dolgeish, of California, Vernon
Thomas of Balen, N. M., Carl Glaso
of Lubbock, and Frank'Matthew*
of Aibuquotque, N, M., left Stam-
ford Sunday for South
Jupior Collar* at Keane, Texes.
STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 194Q
MERCHANTS PREPARED FOR GALA EVENT
Motion Pictures
To Feature Cotton
Study at Anson
A»C. Wiliams, President of the
Federal Land Bank,-wig present
motion picture* in natural colors
showing agricultural practices in
England, Norway, Sweden, Den-
mark, Holland, and Germany, at
the annua! meeting Of the Stam-
ford National Farm Loan. Associa-
thwr-at- Athod, September 17. B.
L. Janes, Secretary-Treasurer of
the association, anrl will hi fmn
GOVERNOR 0’DANIEL
HAS PROMISED TO BE
SPEAKER OF THE DAY
The Fall Festival grows as it goes.
The latest addition to the program is this: Governor
W. Lee O'Daniel will ]be here ddring the day for a short
atay. And, that stay means thaf thousands will be here to
see and greet him.. If we knew the exact hour he will be
here—If he could tell the exact hour, we would say so, but
-thatr-’Phjft-fwfstmsstlnu "■
here and the people
to everyone.
The picture were taken by Mr.
Williams, who made an extended
cotton study tour of the countries
or Narthem Europe in company
with a group of students from Tex-
as A A M College. During the
showing of the pictures, Mr. Wil-
liams ■ will discuss agricultural
method in these foreign countries
and explain z number of interest-
ing scenes.
These pictures are both enter-
taining and educational. They will
give many people theii- first view
of foreign agriculture. They are
rich in color and full of scenes
that were selected on a tour of ten
thousand miles. \
Those attending the meeting will
havfc an opportunity to compart
the appearance of American cot-
ton bales with those of other coun-
tries as they arrive in Liverpool
and other cotton importing centers.
They will see how the cotton is
handled on the docks and in the
warehouses and then processed in
the mill and manufacturing plants,
as well as interesting pictures of
farming aetivities in foreign
lands.
MRS. R. E. WENDLAND
of Temple, President of the
Texas Federation of Music
Clubs who will be here Sept.
24-26 for a meeting of the
executive board at the Stam-
ford Inn.
Sagerton Woman
Would Have Won
Pay - Day Bounty
Slftmford unamber of Commerce. Charlie Green, manager,
and he makes the announcement to us personally. So. be
here and get your share of the enjoyment of the day.
Moreover, they are going to scatter through that vast
throng a lot of real money, starting with $100, which may
last all day—will last all day, and have, an addition to it to
boot—how that thing grows as IT goes—so be here and «ee
how kind Old Lady Dame Fortune is to YOU!
Just three sessions of the regular Tuesday program, re-
member. x
Just 5,000 people or more now, since th* governor has
signified his intention of coming.
Plenty of music? Speeches—if you care to make one, or
two or more. Plenty /of square dancing and round dancing
if you care to trip tjhe light, fantastic toe. Plenty of good
welcomes from everybody and plenty of folks to carry on
the show in every respect.--, ——--
$1,200 Raised In
...
Drive for Funds
To Assist Scouts
More than 91200 has been raised
in a city-wide “round-up” for an
expanded Boy Scout program. The
drive is being made to raise a bud-
get of 9300 a year to provide for
a scout field man to serve Jones
and Haskell counties. Similar drives
wfl be held at an eariy date in the
other towns of the two counties.
At a supper after <the field man
has been employed, the “foreman”
of the winning side will have the
privilege of clipping the shirt tail
of the “foreman” of the loaors as a
souvenir. The foremen are C, E.
Brownfield and J. H. Kinney, each
with 16 “Cowpunchers and’wrang-
lers.” Results of the dniv# will be
kept secret until the night of the
supper.
£. M. McClure, Dallas, deputy
regional scout executive, L. C.
Haugness, Abilene, scout executive
of the Chisholm Trail area, and
Jack Vogel, Coleman, field man for
the southern half of the area,
spent considerable time in Stam-
ford during the past week working
with W. G. Btrrett, district chair-
man, and scout committeemen and
others interested in scouting.
Officers of the Jones county dis-
trict were elected at a meeting of
the district committee Tuesday
night. Barrett was re-eected dis-
trict chairman; the Rev. Wiliam F.
Rogan was elected commissioner;
Goodson Sellers, Hamlin, vice
chairman; E. L. Hamilton, Anson,
vie* chairman.
The dairy herd of J. W. Chandler
for the 3rd consecutive year, has
topped highest record ef Jowes and
Tayor counties, O.H.LA. The test
average being 999J pounds. Owe
cow tested 91 p winds In
according to Henry Spaulding, of
fieial teeter
Stockholders of
. Cowboy Reunion
In Business Meet
There was a meeting of real
merit of the members of the Tex-
as Cowboy Reunion at the Cham-
-ef Commerce Rooms here 8,941,628 bales.
Tuesday at. 1 p. m. This was
Anneal Sleek holders’ meeting.
There nr* fifty-two shareholders
In the company, but about a doten
af them were preeent, enough of
the ether* sending in proxies in
order the* a guarani would be pre-
Prot ideal and General Manager,
V. O. twieisu, erne In the chair
Another big crowd was here last
Tuesday. The. folks came to the
weekly Phy Day, which occurs on
Tuesday, as is well known.
The 9160.00 tick *t would have
gone to a lady in Sagertpn. She
Wa* not here. She was sent five
dollars just the same.
Many tickets were drawn from
the box, but.there were jio callers
for the 95 that is given away in
spit* ef who gets the money. Fin-
ally, e lady of Luedera was called
*nd she received the fiver. Presi-
dent Roy Arledge and manager
Charles Green, both of the Cham-
her of Comawree, presented the
lucky person with the cash.
Tuesday, next Tuoedey, the 17th,
which eleo happens to be “Consti-
tutional Day,” the Declaration of
the Independence of the . United
States being Declared oil that date,
1779, shell have thro* sessions ’.f
the Pay Day. One will be at 10 a.
m., one at 1 p. m. and one at 4
p. m. The first money Tuesday
morning to bo offOrid will he 9100.
Think ef that, then be here. Regu-
lar amounts at usual will ha offer-
ed in the remaining pays, should
somebody get that $100.00. There
will be music, dancing, fun for all
and 5,000 people are expected to
be her* for these three events. Re-
member, next Tuesday at the hours
of 10 a. m., t p. m. and 4 p. m.
Local Guardsmen
Out for Shooting
Practice Sunday
Large Enrollment
At Schools
of Wkrhitg Falla, Second Vice-Preaident of Texas Federation
of Music Chiba who will be here Sept. 24-25 for a meeting
of the executive board. Stamford Inn will be headquarters
for the meeting. *
Texas Music Chib
Heads Will Meet
Here Sept 24-25
With adamant determination that
Texas will stay at the heed of the
music dubs of the nation, Mrs. R.
E. Woodland of Temple, State
president of the Texas Federation
of Mhaic Clubs cells the officers
and chairmen of the organisation
o general conference in Stam-
ford, Soptomber 24-26. Plans will
be formulated at that time to cor-
relate the work of the state with
the National Federation. The
youthful, 'but dominant president,
announce* the election and Ap-
pointment of many competent mu-
ijpians at the state, who will com*
together for this congress.
Mrs. Wend land says, “that Texas
has been accused of being the most
cheuvivistk of all the states, but,
she feels that the music- clubs of
Texas may say, without fear of
contridiction or boasting, that she
has maintained her ^musical pres-
tige without interruption for yewra.
For twenty five years Texas has
moved forward in her musical de-
(Continued on Pag* Five)
The attendance of the Stamford
Public Schools is showing fine at-,
tendance. In the High School dis-
trict, by grades, we find the fol-
lowing figures, taken from the
school records:
In tha 9th grade,. 84, Seventh
grade, 80. Eighth grade, 98. Ninth
grade, 99. Tenth grade, 78. eleventh
grade, 104. Total, 682.
First grade, 88. Second grade, 99.
Third grade, 19. Fourth gr%da, 77
Credit
Here in
Members of tl
duction Credit
get-together meeting
ooon at the school
Avoca. The purpose ef 1
was to study the
Association. Dinner
Chuck
son, wi
cook, after the
Members preseng wore:
Dick, L F. Goad, I. C, Hs
L. H. Lawrence, A. W.
W. Neinast,: fc R. Reid,
Smith, L. H. Thomas, Frank
and C. A. Williams.
Others preseat at the
were: John Young, Sid
J. C, Williams. J. L. Hill, Jrj
tsry-Treasurer of Production <
Association and Richard
Employe. Mr. Hilt report
the Association had the
ume of business in the
the organisation and t
farmers and rancher* ere'
advantage of the services
ed by it eaeh year.
The Aseociation makea la
the , following Countiee:
King, Dickens, Knox, Jones,
well, HeekoH. and
with the home office in
1
City Tax Rate May Be Lowered to
i. $2.00 Next Year
Estimate on 1940^
Cotton Crop Up
Over Million Bales
Not a month paum in tha
cotton season but what some
argument is started about
just how many bales of cotton
were produced in the last ten
years, the number for each
year. We are going to go fur-
ther than that and give the
number of bales of cotton for
the past fourteen years, as fol-
lows, which is the United
States Department of Agri-
culture’s report, so it must be.
correct, the said information
coming to us through the
courtesy of the Houston Com-
press Company:
In 1926 the United States
produced 17,988,374 bales, and
Texas, alone produced 5,630,-
831 bales.
For 1927, 12,956,048 bains
were produced and Texas pro-
duced 4,356,277.
For 1928, 14,477,874 bales
were produced and Texas pro-
duced 5409,989 bale*.
For 1929. 14,824.861, were
produced and Texas produced
The following is a report, for a number of years, of as-
sessed valuee in the City of Stamford, taxes levied for each
year, and report of bonded indebtedness at the end of each
fiscal year. This shows 'a reduction of 43.22'' in taxes from
1980 to 1939. '
Population
Censes
Heal
ITruonal
Total
Hole
Tn*e*
4MS
...» J sts
11.44*,STi.St
$1,0*0,7 17.00
$4,507,897.00
$1.00
$90,153.84
mt
1.144.111**
*78,51 J 00
3.»70.*7-,.00
7:00
79,418.5,4
4
last
1,*11,114.*0
• 17 8,194 00
3,4*8,80* 00
7.50*"
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IMS
1,117,1*1.**
840,570 *0
1,4*1,431.00
1.50
87,480 *0
1**4
1.IIVM.M
*38.0*3.«0
1.407.0** 00
1.50
(It .877.70
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l.tn.tl*.**
•53.70*. 00
2.1*5.17*.00
54.07* 70
mt
1.511,11*00
*7*.581.00
1.199.660 00 ,4 -1.50
54.9XX.75
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1,1*4,711.**
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1,147.171 *0
1.50
5*.171.45
mt
1.til,715.*0
745.15* 00
1.19*.974.00
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ArPKOXIMATKLY SAME
PUilTKKR AH
1079
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
For 1980. 18,981,597 bales
were produced and Texas pro-
duced 4,089486 bales.
For 1981, 17,095,694 bales
were produced and Texas pro-
duced 5428,462 bales.
For 1982, 18,001,608 bales
were produced and Texas pro-
duced 4,601,800 bales.
, For 1988, 18,047.292 bales
Mr*, were produced and Texas pro-
1 (Ceatkmed ee Pig* 9)
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Tns Supported Rondu
Heventie Tt"iul-
Am
of
$-$!-$$
$777,000.00
Am
of
$•$!-$ 1
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743,500 *0
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Am
of
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714.600.00
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of
1-17-14
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1-31-1$
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Am
of
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• 41.500.00
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of
3-31-IR
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Am
of
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837.500.00
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104.000.0*
The assessed value for year 1940 will be approximately
the same as 1939. On this basis it will be necessary to
maintain rate of $2.20. < »
Under normal operating conditions, with assessed value
of $2,360,000.00, the city should be able to cut the rate to
$2.00 for the year 1941. With assessed values remaining the
same, after this period, it will be necessary to hold the rite
at $2.00 If the city is able to meet all of its obligations, in-
asmuch as annual requirements will remain the same._______
With reference to bonded indebtedness, totalling the sum
'of $707,000.00, the city owns, as an investment, $17,000.00
of 4%, $10,000.00 of 4U* and $6,000.00 3 3/4*. This makes
the net bonded debt $674,000.00. ,
In $986, before original bond issues were refunded, bonds
wore offered on the market at 62c on the dollar. Today the
shorter term maturities ere selling at s premium.
Under date of -August 28, 1940, the following was re-
ceived from the Dellas Union Trust Company: “Subject to
prior sale and change in price, we will sell $1,000.00 City of
Stamford, Texas, Refunding, 1937-A, 4* Bond, due 3-1-66,
optional 1947, at per end interest.” This is indicative of
Total am.
One hundred end four have en-
rolled in the eeafar dees.
J..C. FINN BY CO„ INC,
DECORATED FOR TUESDAY
Manager Duble, ably aaaisted by
Asaiatan Manager Roger*, haa put
in a nice decoration of windows
for th> atore. There are three large
window* at the Penney atore and
Under the direction of Captain
Frank M. Locke, the new member*
of the National Guard who have
not had aa much training in Rifle
Markmanahip aa other member* in
the company, have been training
each Sund y in learning to fire the
U. S. Rifle. The training atoned
Sunday September firat and ia ex-
pected to continue throughout the Firth grade 56 Total
month. i “
At the preaent time, the Nation-
al Guard* have hod inatroction* in
Guard* have had inatroction* in
firing at the cloae range of 1,000
inchea. Next Sunday the men will
have their final firing for record
at «lo*e .ange. and the following
futfday they plan to atart training
for the long range, atarting at 200
yard*. For thia long range firing
the Guard* will probably go to
Ranger, where there la a regular
range" for thia purpoae.
With the help of Lieutenant*
Feria and Hughe* and Sergeant
Adama, the men have done very
well'in learning the safety and
correct way to fire the rife.
The rifle ia a 30 caliber one, and
muat be treated with utmost care.
Last Sunday the men scored fair,
ly well for the preliminary firing
record at cloee range. They fired
front four different poeitions: ait-
ting, kneeling, standing and prone.
A perfect acore for sitting was 25;
kneeling, 25; standing, 50, ahd
prone. 50. A total perfect score
waa 160.
The purpoae of the training ia to
teach the Guards how to handle
and fire the rifle safely and ef-
ficiently. . / ~ .
Following 1* a ecoTT board of the
men who fired: ”
(See Table of Scoring on Page 2)
Wildcat May
Of Town May
Extension of
*T7 =
•Indication at tha opaalag
mw oil pool or irtmha oft
m the Joaaa HaahaB
ning of casing on the J. C.
of AMfane No. 1 Mr*.
Strand.
The wildcat ia cast at j
in extreme northern Jonee munij.
approximately half mil* aootk of 1
Perdue ranch production Jn the
Adams Branch line developed ia
February by K. B. Now lea of Abi-
lene.
(Drilled with
. Wi
rotary, the teat
thayara filled with temping items (cored through shale into Urn* from
9,413 to 3,428 feet, recovering only
for thh occasion, that of the Fall
Festival, when Governor Lee O*-
Deniei will be with us.
You will find m knotty pine ef-
fect in the windows, and we op nc
there will be not a reqhte when
from the managers and help of the
j‘orc when those fine windows
meet the gase of the public next
week. Drop in there and see for
}oviMlvea just what ia there.
at the core which showed
FIRST
IT„BA
PTI8T CHURCH
Rev. Dick O'Brien, (Pastor
•Dr. E. B. Atwood, of the Bible
department at Hardin • Simmons
University, will teach the Harvest-
ers dess and preach at the morning
hour next Sunday. The paator will
preach at the evening service at
6 On Strangers and visitors are
welcome.
five fe^. wi iir vurr wittcn iwaw
odor and stain of oil. Casing area
to bo cemented at approximately
3.428 eet, atop the lime, Monday.
The wildcat is located 4S7 feet
from the west and 490 feet from
the south lines of the northeast
quarter of section 5-54IATC son
•Another Jonee county wildcat
which showed so^e oil in Hope
lime last week but developed water
in deepenhig, the Charter Oil A
Oaa company No. 1 A. Nobles, east
of Hawley, era* reported drOlint
ahead yesterday bvlow 2450 feet.
It is located in B. Trevino aorvay
■No. 190, 310 feet out of the north-
west corner of the Nobles 91JB mtta
Participation of the Federal
Government in the second annuel
Chemurgie Show at the State Fair
of Texas), OdtoMrr 9th to 20th.
promises to make the 1940 Chemur.
gic Exhibits of national import-
ance. » . ' _
Attends Beard Meeting
Mr. R. B. Bryant left Wednesday
for Waco, where attended a board
meeting of the Methodist Orphan-
age. He waa accompanied on the
trip by his sister, Mrs. Chas. G.
Ingllah, who will visit relatives in
Waco.
PIONKE* STORE. STAMFORD.
DECORATING IN A BIG .WAT
Fall Festival Amateur Contest Entry
Blank, Chamber of Commerce
I (We) would Nkd to' cuutmt in your .Mutour hour
Tuesday night. Sept. 17th, beginning at 7:30. Prison $10;
$7.50; $5.00.
NhiMB......... ............... .....................
(If more than one in act give name of group and name of
each individual member.) _____ ■
(Name of Community.)
«f set ................
Name of musical number ............................... ...
Inch contestant limited to Five Minute*.
(•Please have, retry in Chamber of Comma roe office by
Noon. September 16th.)
Many of our merchants are deco-
rating in a big way for The Fall
Festival which takes place Tuesday
next, the 17th, which alao happens
to be “Constitution Dajfli"
Among the first t° decorate far
thia occasion is The Bryant-LUkk
Co., the window* to be started m
decoration Monday morning. Mr.
Joe Geddene, the advertising and
decoration man; has charge of the
work and he will have something
nice for the folks to look at whan
he gets through the job, -in requir-
ing a day and better part of a
night to get ready for the occasion.
This form was here when the
town started and it is still going
steady and troe. we take note. Call
end see the decorations of Mr.
tlCeddens. Drop inside and png
store anj the managers and clerks
your best regards.
By the way—Governor Lee O'-
Daniel will be
Itself, will b
team.
1 tog) and that, ef ,
thousand* to J
Bam
Monday
INI!
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position uf tlM city today compared with 1935
rib#
to
Pauline Wiley, who Is a at-
nurse In Scott and WhRe
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Inglish, George L. The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. [50], Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1940, newspaper, September 13, 1940; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth992661/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.