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SIXTIETH YEAR—NUMBER 48
MINEOLA. V/OOD COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 1937
EIGHT PAGES
Electrification
Project Assured
Of Completion
Response Of Farmers
Indicates Early Ap-
proval
OVER Tfi00 SIGN
Expect Many More
Names On List Be-
fore Saturday
e number of Wood County
jers, according to Jack D.
__ idson, who have signed up
for rual electrification on their
property, has reached a ;figure
icre the success of the pro-
it Is more than assured.
Early this week the figure
id well over 1,000 actual
^-jers who have indicated
their desire to share in the
benefits which the rural electri-
fication plan will bring to the
farmers of the county. Before
the end of the week Hudson
expects to see a considerable
number of other farmers come
in. with their signatures.
Hudson pointed out that the
Wood County Rural Electrifi-
cation Committee, composed of
J. W. Kennedy, Vergil Shaw,
J. C. Adrian, Horace Cathey, J.
B. Ziegler, J. A. Williamson, Roy
Gamblln, J. E. Fulghaan and
Chas. O. Blalock, hay been in-
strumental to a great degree
in presenting the benefits of
the project and what its reali-
zation will mean to the farmers
of this section.
The rural teachers also, ac-
cording to Hudson, turned in a
fine Job of stimulating interest
and the continuance of that
interest by all interested par-
ties is asked by the county
agent so that the goal, so near
in sight, might not now be
missed.
* Despite the fact that enough
signers have been obtained to
others are still bqing
sought, as a means of bolster-
ing final action. In other words,
the grekter the display of in-
terest on the part of the farm-
ers in the project, the greater
will be the interest of those
whose duty it will be to in-
terest themselves in the needs
of Wood County. Therefore,
wholehearted cooperation on the
part of all the farmers of Wood
County is asked by Hudson to
insure success of a plan that
means a new life to many in
this section.
The survey in Rains County
has already been oomtpletojd
and approved and in a short
time the signers in that section
will begin to use the cheap
electric current in their homes,
farmers are urged to turn
their signed applicatins to
county agent's office be-
fore Saturday, February 27, so
that the work of the commttee
which will meet on that date
m^eempile all applications for
the preliminary county survey,
might be lessened.
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New Funeral Parlor
Announces Opening
The Nichols-Steed Comjpany,
funeral directors, formally open-
ed here this week in the build-
ing occupied by the J. O.
English Furniture Co.
Mr. Arthur Nichols of Winns-
boro and Mr. David Steed, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. David
Steed, Sr., fomerly of Mineola
\ and now residents; of Winnsboro,
will have direct charge of the
new establishment. Mr. English
is connected with them in the
business.
Mr. Steed, a licensed em-
balmer, has gained valuable ex-
perience and training through
his association with leading
funeral directors; of Fort Worth,
Dallas and Tyler. He comes
here direct from one of the
known funeral homes in
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Lions Club Meet
Well Attended
Members of the Mineola
Lions Club met Thursday at
noon in the Beckham Hotel for
their regular monthly meet-
ing with a good attendance of
members present.
Mrs. D. E. Brooks entertained
with vocal selection consisting
of : "The Old Refrain" and
"Sunshine of your smile." She
was acompanied on the piano
by Mrs. Alford Williams.
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Members of Club
Lake Elect New
Officers for Year
Dr. T. O. Walton, President of
the A. & M. College of Texas,
together with J. W. Chapman
of the Texas Extension Service
visited Washington, conferred
wth Dr. C. W. Warbuton, Dir-
ector of Extension Service for
the department of Agriculture,
and then appeared before a
committee of Texas Congress-
men who had been selected by
Representative Morgan Sanders,
Chairman of the Texas Dele-
gation in the House of Repre-
sentatives. Soil conservation
was the main topic for discuss-
ion and the conference with the
legislators lasted several hours.
Chairman Sanders had chosen
Marvin Jones, Representative
from the 18th District and the
Chairman of the House Com-
mittee on Agriculture, to be
chairman of the committee to
receive the distinguished visi-
tors from Texas. The other
members of the committee were
Representatives Buchanan, Kle-
berg, Johnson and Poage. The
picture shows, seated, left to
right, Congressman Kleberg,
Jones, Sanders and Johnson.
Congressman Patman is on the
extreme left, standing, Con-
gressman Dies is standing di-
rectly back of Congressman
Jones, Congressman Poage is
to the right, between Mr. Jones
and Mr. Sanders; Congressman
Maverick is, directly back of
Congressman Johnson, and
Congressman Mahon is at the
extreme right. Dr. Warburton,
Dr. Walton, Mr. Chapman and
representatives from the De-
partment of Agriculture appear
in the picture which was made
in the office of Congressman
Jones.
Ford Company
Issues Almanac
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Jjgt 1
iwyler.
-The formal announcement of
the opening of the Nichols-
Steed Company Will be found
lere in thisx v edition of
jnitor.
id Mrs. W. E.
jhter Mary
brth, spent
i friends in
dwell,
Brimful of useful facts and
information and other ma-
terial of human interest, the
Ford Home Almanac for 1937
goes to the homes of the U.
S. this week, distributed free
by dealers of the Ford Motor
Company.
Readers of the Booklet will
find that, in addition to the
time of sunrise and set, ad-
justed to each latitude; moon
phases, eclipses and the usual
other information given in Al-
manacs, the Ford Home Al-
manac is replete with interest-
ing reading material dealing
with ancient and modern
prophecies, some of which
shaped the destiny of different
countries; sea mysteries that
generations of research have
not solved and other miscellany.
There are also short articles
dealing with the views of Hen-
ry Ford on various subjects, as
well as an article showing in
detail what he has done with
the $13,000,000,000 which the
public has paid for Ford cars
and trucks since the Ford Mo
tor Company began business in
1903. Most interesting are the
facts that, of this vast sum,
the Ford Motor Company re-
tained for itself but 6.4 cents
out of every dollar, spending
the remainder, totaling nearly
$12,500,000,000 for wages, taxes
and materials.
While such information about
one of the modem wprld's
greatest industries will be found
interesting by students, teach-
ers) and economists, the house-
wife and mother will also find
the little book handy because
of the reliable information it
brings for first aid treatments
in many different kinds of em-
ergencies, hints for the kitchen
and care of the garden and a
well planned garden chart. The
motorist planning a trip to any
part of the United States will
find in the Almanac a chart
giving accurate mileages be-
tween important cities.
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Mallory Bros. Offers
Specials for Monday
The Friday and Saturday
specials as offered at the
Mallory Bros. Grocery Store,
as advertised in this issue of
the Monitor willvbe offered also
on Monday of next week ac-
cording to an official announce-
ment from that company this
week.
DISTRICT COURT PREPARES T0~
ADJOURN UNTIL MAY TERM;
PRICKETT TRIAL EXTENDED
New Grocery
Firm To Open
Here Saturday
The firm of Bedsole & Wil-
son, composed of Q. L. Bed-
sole and G. C. Wilson, both of
Van, will open for business here
in Mineola on Saturday, Feb-
ruary 27, at the location for-
merly occupied by Vergil Shipp's
grocery store.
The new firm, who purchased
the stock of the Shipp store, will
operate a combination grocery
and meat market.
Bedsole and Wilson recently
purchased the stock of the
Shipp store and for the past
week the store has been the
scene of continued activity as
new merchandise moved in and
as rearrangements of fixtures
went ahead.
Mr. Bedsole, who will man-
age the store here in the in-
terests of both himself and Mr.
Wilson, stated that "Uncle"
Billy Wren, well-known grocery
man who formerly worked for
Vergil Shipp, has been retained
by them to serve as meat mar-
ket man.
Both Mr. Bedsole and Mr. Wil- I The Mineola High School
son are ifully conversant with J Band will make their first ap
DuBose Funeral
Home Offering
Family Insurance
Cooperating with the Empire
Insurance Company of Paris,
Texas, the W. C. DuBose
Funeral Home of Mineola, is
providing a means for local
residents to take advantage of
an insurance policy issued
by the Empire Company that
covers all members of a family
under one blanket policy.
Representatives of the comp-
any are already working here
in Mineola introducing the
benefits o)f the policy and re-
port a splendid reception. Fur-
ther information concerning
the company and their policy,
may be obtained by calling at
the W. C. DuBose Funeral
Home where all policy dues
will be paid by those receiving
the coverage.
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High School Band
Will Play First
Concert Here Soon
Meeting Friday night, H!he
stockholders of the New Mine-
ola Club Lake, elected the fol-
lowing officers to hold office
for the coming fiscal year:
President, Q. Clements; Vice-
President, Hardin Cooper; Sec-
retary-Treasurer, C. E. Revelie.
Among other things discussed
by the stock holders was the
proposal to limit the member-
ship of the organizaton to the
present number of shareholders
and to provide ways and means
of stocking the rapdly forming
lake on the club's property with
fish.
It is understood that corres-
pondence has been entered into
with government officials re-
garding the obtaining of game
fish from government fisheries.
While this source d* supply is
granted to hold promising
prospects, nothing definite has
yet been heard on the matter.
Members expressed them-
selves as complete^, satisfied
with the strides which the new-
ly formed club has made since
its inception and all indicated
a favorable reaction to the
manner in which the lake has
been filling in during the past
lew months. When the lake is
finally filled it will supply
club members and their friends
with one of the finest bodies
of water in this section of the
state and once the place has
been well stocked with fish, it
will afford one of the most
easily accesible sporting clubs
in this territory.
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J. M. Bateman Is
Injured In Mishap
Near Glade water
the grocery store business hav-
ing been engaged in that busi-
ness for several years at Van,
Texas1. Mr. Bedsole will manage
this store while Mr. Wilson
will look after the interests at
Van. The opening announce-
ment advertisement of this new
firm to open here in Mineola
is contained in this issue of
The Monitor.
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NESBITT VISITS HERE
Adjutant General Carl Nes-
bitt was a visitor here Tues-
day. He visited with friends
and business acquaintances
and departed for an unstated
destination.
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Funeral Services
Held for A. T. Geddie
Funeral services were held at
Sand Spring Thursday after-
noon for Allen Thomas Geddie,
83, a native of Alabama, but for
years a resident of Wool Coun-
ty, who died Wednesday morn-
ing at his home near Haines-
ville following a protracted ill-
ness.
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Miss Betty Bryan Rogers was
home from Baylor Unversity,
Waco, visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. O. Rogers.
pearance on a chapel program
at the High School in the near
future.
The Band director, Mr. Roy
O'Brien, says he will bring the
band up in town some after-
noon for a marching exhibition.
The selection of the Drum
Majors will take place some
time next week. The band is
making good progress.
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Woodmen Install
New Officers
Installation of all officers
from the four Woodmen Circle
lodges of Wood County was
held at Wnnsboro last Thurs-
day night with Mrs. Lena A.
Shugart acting as the install-
ing officer, Mrs. Addle Hamlin
instiling chaplain and Mrs.
Louise Wells installing attend-
ant. A short talk was made by
Mr. Wages, of Austin, district
manager of the Woodmen of
the World.
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RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. L. D. Bertillion, who un-
derwent an operation at Tyler
last week, is now resting at
her home.
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Kathleen Lawrence of Dallas
wmf home for the week-end.
J. M. Bateman, local oil
operator, was painfully injured
Tuesday afternoon between
Kilgore and Gladewater when a
passenger who was riding with
him in his truck suddenly ap-
plied the emergency brake and
caused the heavy laden truck
to come to asudden stop.
The force of the stop was so
abrupt that Bateman was flung
forcibly against the windshield
of the vehicle and sustained
what is thought may be dis-
covered to be a fracture of
both jaws.
Bateman left Mineola on
Wednesday afternoon for a
Dallas hospital where he will
receive treatment for his in-
juries. His companion, it is
reported escaped without seri-
ous injuries. It is understood
that as the Bateman machine
traveled along the highway,
another machine suddenly en-
tered the highway ahead of
it. The sudden application of
the brakes more than served to
impede the forward progress
of the trucks and caused Mr.
Bateman to strike the wind-
shield.
Mrs. C. D. Payne
Starts Farm Fruit
Plot in Oak Grove
Realizing that fruit in the
diet is necessary for health be-
cause of the vitamin and min-
erals it contains, Mrs. C. D.
Payne, the Home Food Supply
Demonstrator for the Oak
Grove Women's Home Demon-
stration Club has started her
farm fruit plot by setting 50
Mastodow Everbearing Straw-
berry plants, fifty McDonald
Blackberry plants, and 25
grape cuttings of the Concord
and Nlagra variety. She also
has plum, peach and pear trees
to set out.
Quaker Oats Co,
Turns To Weekly
Papers for Sales
National Advertiser
Seeks To Reach
Rural Trade
The Quaker Oats Company
is coming back to the country
newspapers ifor advertising
their excellent product. To in
sure the success of this initial
cam/paign, the dealers are to
make a special effort to co-
operate.
Grocers appreciate the value
of an established brand name—
they know that their customers
appreciate the privilege of call-
ing for a nationally advertised
brand of goods, knowing that
it means they will receive the
quality they expect.
When a large concern decides
to use local newspapers for ad-
vertising service, it means in-
creased sales for the local mer-
chants.
When the Quaker Oats ad-
vertisement appears in The
Monitor on Thursday of next
week, it will contain the names
of all the dealers in the Mine-
ola trade territory. The Monitor
is given this lineage f^ee, to
help the campaign along to
make it a success in every store.
In -addition to this, The
Monitor will distribute the
NJE&fc. Book" -to each person
who brings the Quaker cut
from a large package of Oats,
or two Quakers from the small-
er packages. The Trick Book
contains simple tricks which
any boy or girl can perform
for the entertainment of them-
selves and others. They will all
want one.
The dealers will cooperate in
the campaign by using special
displays in their stores and by
adding to their advertisements
a section calling attention to
Quaker Oats sold by them.
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Western Auto Store
Will Open Here
Saturday Feb. 27
An event of considerable im-
portance in the business history
of Mineola will occur here this
week on the opening of the
new Western Auto Associate
Store, in the old Pendleton
building, owned and operated
by Parker and Gresham, both
of Fort Worth.
Mr. Parker and Mr. Gresham
have both had considerable
business experience in the auto
parts line having been in the
employ of the Western Auto
organization for a numfoer of
years before deciding to branch
out on their own. Before decid-
ing on Mineola as the city in
which they wished to conduct
their business, these two gentle-
men were offered the oppor-
tunity of opening similar stores
in four other Texas locations.
They decided upon Mineola1
after having been impressed
with the general attitude dis-
played in the town and Satur-
day will demonstrate their con-
viction that Mineola offers an
opportunity for their type of
busines enterprise when they
open the door of their es-
tablishment.
The Western Auto Associated
Store here in Mineola wi31
carry the same general line of
supplies, accessories and tools,
including such well known
brands as Davis DeLuxe tires,
Wizard batteries, Truetone ra-
dios, Rubber-Coat top dressing,
etc., hitherto offered only at
the big city stores.
The new store hopes to open
for business on this coming
Saturday, but Saturday March
6, will be official Opening Day
and Parker and Gresham prom-
ise to have special prices on a
number of popular items in
honor of the occasion, many of
which will be advertised in
the company's -opening ad-
vertisement which will appear
in next week's Monitor.
Several Important
Cases Heard la
This Session
With only two more cases
set for trial during the re-
mainder of the week, the Wood
County District Court prepared
to adjourn until May 17 when
the spring term of that bodjr
will open in Quitman with.
Judge Walter G. Russell call-
ing for order in the court. "Hie
Prickett trial was again k£ pt
over.
During the ses6ion now con-
ing to a close several important
cases engaged the attention of
the court. During the past
week the following casis came
before the jurors at Quitman.,
State vs. L. B. Powell, rcto-
bery, 5 years.
State vs. Morris Louis, drunk
driving, 2 years suspended
sentence.
State vs. Clyde Scott, drunk
driving, 2 years suspended sen-
tence. '
State vs. Bill Pugh, chicken
theft, $50.00 fine and 30 day*..
State vs. Cr'uce Miller, cattle
theft, instructed verdict of not
guilty.
State vs. Carthee Henry*
Mineola negro, rape, 5 years.
State vs. Vernell Jackson,
rape, extended for term.
In the cases of the State vs.
Ike Jackson, on a charge of
incest, and the State vs. Orvflle
Prickett, murder, there was an
extention until the May term,
of court.
Archie Gillim was granted a
divorce#rom Jewel Gillim.
The newly selected jury com-
mission is made up oiM
lowing: Taylor Greer, Mineola;
C. A. Wood, Alba and A. E
Hawkins, Wnnsboro.
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M. P. Legion Post
To Stage Texas
A. A. U. Tourney
Houston To Be Scene
Of Boxing Carnival
March 23,24 and 25u
The Texas A. A. U. Boxing
Championships will be conduct-
ed in Houston, Texas, on Marcb.
23, 24, 25, 1937 by the Missouri
Pacific Lines Post No.425, the
American Legion. The sane
for this meet has been granted
by the Gulf Association A. A. IF.
of the United States, accord-
ing to Jack Rafferty, President
of that Association.
All boys 16 years of age, re-
gardless of age or coloj whet
reside in the state of Texaar
and are ameteurs holding 199T
A. A. U. membership cards am
eligible to enter this meet. A.
A. U. membership cards nay
be received upon application tor
A. P. LaTouche, secretary of
the Gulf Ass'n A. A. U., 311
Union Station, Houston or
the Southwestern Association.
A. A. U. in Dallas.
The eight winners of the
Houston Tournament will quali-
fy for the National Junior JL
A.U. Championships to be con-
ducted in St. Louis, Mo., on.
April 5, 6, 7. The representa-
tives from Texas will have aB
expenses paid to the National
Meet. In addition to the trip
the winners will receive beauti-
ful boxing trunks and robe*.
The runnerups to the cham-
pions will receive boxing trunks
All boxing trunks will be ap-
propriately lettered. The A. A-
U. of the United States wfll
present each boy with a cer-
tificate.
Entry blanks may be re-
ceived from L. Gilmore,
Tournament Director, 204
Union Station Houston, Texas.
Entries will close on March 20.
1937.
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GRAHAMS CALLED TO
CADDO, OKLAHOMA
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Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Graham
were called to Caddo, Okla-
homa this week because of the
serious illness of Mr. Graham!*
mother, Mrs. W. M. Graham
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