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SIXTIETH YEAR—NUMBER 50
MINEOLA, WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1937
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SOYBEAN CONFERENCE AROUSES
INTEREST OF COUNTY FARMERS'
Sophomore Favorites at T. C. U.
Many Present De-
sire to Plant Soy
Beans This Year
Soybean interest was aroused
by the Wood County Soybean
Conference held in Alba on
Saturday, March 6, and many
of the farmers attending ex-
pressed their desire to plant
acreage this1 year. The county
conference was sponsored by
the East Texas Chamber of
leifce in cooperation with
vocational agricultural
teacher and the Consumers
Lignite 'Coal Company.
Mr. W. F. Guest, Alba, voca-
tional agriculture teacher,
presided over the meeting and
C. A. Woods of the Consumers
Lignite Company, explained the
purpose of the meeting. Gueat
speakers included Curtis Morris,
Longview, W. R. Moore, Clarks-
viile, Cato Knight, county agent
of Red River County; and El-
more ft. Ttflttr agricultural di-
rector of the East Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce.
All .discussions before tjhe
meeting, attended by a repre-
sentative group of farmers were
d&toted to practical explana-
tion of soybean production on a
conservative scale.
"Mr Morris, an authority on
dbybean production, explained
soybeans as one of the better,
if not the best of soil building
leguminous crops. He also caid
"Soybean forage is the finest
hay, second only to alfai-a."
The commercial value of soy-
bean oil and meal was empha-
sized by Mr. Morris.
Soybean production in Red
River County and its benefic-
wial results were tebly described
to the group by Willard Moore
of Clarksville. He spoke of the
increase in production of other
farm crops that followed on
land that had in previous years
> been planted in soybeans.
Cato Knight, county agent,
spoke of the feed value of soy-
beans, and their place in the
agricultural conservation pro-
gram as a soil building crop,
which Mr. Knight explained
was primarily designed to build
up the soil resources of the na-
tion. He also led the discussion
as to the better varieties to
plant in Wood County, time of
planting, methods" of cultivation
and harvesting, and economical
means of threshing.
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Band Scores Hit
In First Public
Appearance Here
r The Mineola High School
^Band made tiheir first public
appearance Tuesday morning at
chapel.
Several selections were ren-
dered and highly received by
^those present.
If-. The band shows excellent
progress since its organization
three months ago,. The in-
structor, Roy O'Brien, is fast
whipping into shape a wonder-
ful organization of musicians,
which with a little more train-
ing will be a first rate band in
every respect.
A special number was played
by Benton, Roberts and Caudle
| which was well received.
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Singing Convention
Will Meet At Van
Next Saturday Night
The East Van Zandt County
Singing Convention will meet
at Van next Saturday Night
and Sunday, March 13 and 14.
The singing will be held in the
First Methodist Church and
lunch or the visiting singers
will be served in the basement
of the church.
A large delegation of singers
have expressed (tiheir intention
j>f being present at this con-
tention and all lovers of Goslpiel
singing are cordially invited.
Guest Preachers
To Fill Pulpit At
Methodist Church
Two gueyi preachers will be
heard Sunday, March 14 at the
Methodist Church.
At 11 o'clock Sunday morning
the Rev. C. E. Peebles of
Jacksonville will fill the pulpit..
Mr. Peebles is president of Lon
Morris College and one of the
outstanding young preachers of
this section. He was elected a y
president of Lon Morris after
having served only four years
in the regular pastorate and is
probably one of the youngest
college presidents' in the coun-
try.
At 7:30 p. m. the Rev. Walter
Gibbs, successful pastor of the
Methodist Church in Quitmian
will preach. Mr. Gibbs, after
receiving his college degree,
spent several years in public
school work in the capacity of
superintendent. Last year he
joined the Texas Conference
and accepted his fist appoint
ment in Quitman. He is- an ef-
fective pastor and is popular
with those who know him in
his work.
The public is cordially invited
to hear tlhese young men.
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Many From Here
Attend Mayer
funeral Rites
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Arnold
Mr. and Ms. C. E. Revelle,
Mrs. R. H. Carraway, Mr. and
Mrs1. O. E. Dyer, R. T. Bradford,
Jeff Turman, David Steed, Jr.,
Misses Malttie Lou Parker,
Courtney Cage, Willie Power,
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Reeves, M. H.
Landers were among the Mine-
ola people attending the fun-
eral services for E. Mayer in
Dallas Sunday.
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Singing Convention-
At Mt. Enterprise
Sunday March 14
The District Singing Conven-
tion No. 2 will meett at the Mt.
Enterprise Church Sunday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock. All sing-
ers and lovers of good singing
are cordially invited to be pres-
ent, according to J. W. Moore,
vice president of the conven-
tion.
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Bi-County Meeting ..
W.M. Held Thursday
A. Weaver Dies
After Sudden
Heart Attack
Orgain Studio. Fort Worth
Four sophomore girls have been selected by vote of their classmates as
che most popular co-eds in the class of 1329 at T. C. U. The four honored
are: Misses Barbara Ann Arnold, Eastland; Emajean Haggard, Piano;
Betty Biimm, Dalir?; and Emilia Mae Bass, Fort Worth.
tions
ongra
Mr. and Mrs.
announce the birth J
March 1, 1987.
The first zone meeting for
1937 for Wood and Rains coun-
ties of the Woman's Missionary
Society was held Thursday af-
ternoon, March 11, at 1:30 at
the First Methodist Church.
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Former Teacher Will
Speak Here Saturday
On Old Age Pensions
Professor Carson, editor of
the Oak Cliff Tribune, Dallas,
and at one time a teacher in
the schools of this1 county, will
speak in Mineola on March 13
at 2:30 p. m. on the streets.
The speaking will be held
either near the. First National
Bank or on the east side of
Brookshire Bros. Store.
The subject of his' talk will
be the liberalization of the Old
Age Assistance.
J. C. Shields
Goes to Hospital
Joseph C. Shields left here
last night for the Veteran's
hospital in Alexandria, La.
Mr. Shields will take a series
of light treatments for Acute
Arthritis?.
Due to the efforts of Dr. W.
G. Jernigan, minister of the
local Church of Christ and
Wesley Taylor, Constable, em-
ergency hospitalization was se-
cured for Mr. Shields.
Elected To U. of T.
Honorary Fraternity
James Hartsfield, Mineola
student in the University of
Texas, has been elected to Phi
Eta Sigma, freshman honorary
fraternity. His scholastic re-
cord in the University for the
fall and winter semester show-
ed five "A's."
The society, as a rule, elects
its members at the end of the
year; nowever, students mak-
ing atraiglht "A" cairds are
recognized at the end of the
first semester. Initiation will
follow a joint banquet March
18 with Alpha Lambda Delta,
freshman honorary fraternity
for women.
Hartsfield is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Hartsfield, and
was valedictrian of the class
of 1936 at Mineola High School.
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Quitman Jail
Fails To Hold
Dallas Negroes
Pair Bore Through
Wall And Escape
Via Drain Pipe
M. He S. Graduate
Married Saturday
Miss Iva Walters was mar-
ried Saturday to W. A. Lanier.
The ceremony took place in
Pickton with the Rev. Carrol
T. Hatchell reading the vows.
The bride, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Walters olf the
Haines'/ille community, is a
graduate of the Mineola High
School.
Crow W. H. D.
Club Meets
Cutting their way through
three feet of brick wall, two
negro prisoners held in the
Quitman jail awaiting the ac-
tion of the Grand Jury on a
charge of pilfering a case of
cigarettes from Mallory Bros,
grocery store on last Satur-
day afternoon, escaped Thurs-
day afternoon by climbing
down a drain pipe to the ground
from their second story cell.
Another inmate of the jail
attracted the attention of the
Court Huse janitor and in-
formed him of the break. Of-
ficers were at once notified and
blood hounds taken to the
scene and put on the trail of
the pair. At a late ihour Thurs-
day night no trace of the two
negroes had been found. Both
have long police records to
Dallas and are well-known to
the police of that city for their
petty thriving activities
The Crow Home Demonstra-
tion Club met Tuesday March
9 with Mrs. C. R. Coker. Miss
Kelly gave a demonstration on
"Quality Selection of Ready-
Made Garments" in which she
gave the following points in
selecting garments: 1. Most
suitable to the need for which
it will be used. 2. Study the
labels and learn to know good
values. 3. Examine the seams
to see that they are at least
% inch wide and properly fin-
ished.
The following members were
present: Mrs. J. B. Coker, Mrs.
Ray Fortune, Mrs. Thelma Dun-
ahoe, Mrs. John Counts, Mrs.
J. W. Shoemaker,, Mrs. B. I.
Moore, Mrs. Lloyd Cosby, Mrs.
Frank Shoemaker, Mrs. Farrin
and Mrs. C. R. Coker.
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Pre-Easter Sale
Opens Here Friday
At The Leader
m
One of the biggest sales ever
to be conducted by The Leader,
Mineola department store, is
set to open in that establish-
ment on Friday morning of
tliis week, according to Sam
Weitz, owner of the firm,
when the Pre-Easter Sales be-
gins.
"Every thought has been
given to Easter and early-
spring purchases", Mr. Weitz
said, and our aim in buying
for this sale has been direct-
ed to the end that we could
offer seasonable, stylish mer-
chandise at an attractive price.
Looking over his many shelves
of bright new merchandise, he
smiled and remarked: "I think
we have merchandise here to
mJUstj every need".
Succumbs After He
Drives Mad Dog
From Cow
Allen Weaver, 50, a farmer
living on the Hainesville road,
was buried Saturday in the
Basuom Cemetery, Smith Coun-
ty, following funeral services at
3 o'clock that afternoon in the
Baptist Church at Bascom.
Mr. Weaver died suddenly and
unexpectedly on Friday df a
heart atack after having driven
off several dogs that had at-
tacked a cow on the Weaver
farm. While thus engaged, the
dogs are understood to have
turned on Weaver and were
driven from him by others who
were attracted to the scene.
Shortly after this Mr. Wea-
ver collapsed and died while
being carried to his home. In
the scuffle with the dogs, one
of the persons attempting to
catch them was bitten on the
arm. Examination of the dog's
head revealed that rabies were
prevelant in the animal, ac-
cording to a report received
from Austin.
Mr. Weaver leaves his wife,
the former Amanda Roberson;
four so ml: Darnell Vermay,
Allen, and Burford; two daugh-
ters: Joyce and Chloe and his
■father, S. H. Weaver, all of
Mineola. Three brothers and
three sisters also survive.
Country Club
Telephones Change From Crank
System to New Flashlight Type
Saturday Night Officials State
Local Girl Is
Student At
Western Union
Elizabeth Wren B£-
gan Duties There
This Week
Enjoy Party
The members of the Mineola
Country Club will hold, their
regular monthly party next
Monday night at the club
house. All members of the Club
are expected to be present.
Brdge, Forty-two, Pool, and
dancing will be enjoyed by
those attending the party. Re-
freshments will be served.
Mill Springs W. H. D.
Club Met Wednesday
The Mill Springs Home Dem-
onstration Club met Wednesday
afternoon, February 24 at 2:30
p. m., at the home of Mrs. Joe
Park. Mrs. Jim Harvey pre-
sded over the meeting.
The President called the
meeting to Oder and the mem-
bers stood and repeated the
club prayer and pledge.
The roll was called and was
answered by a disease which
is caused by inadequate diet.
There were ten members pres-
ent and one new member, Mrs.
J. R. Shaw. There way also 1
visitor present.
Because of the absence of
the secretary the reading of
the minutes was omited.
Mrs. Joe Park brought be-
fore the house, the selection of
a lining for the school quilt.
She also made and Mry. Tom
Park seconded a miotion to
leave the selection to Miss In-
gram, the assistant teacher.
The President appointed the
following committees:
Program Committee: Mrs. Joe
Park, Mrs. Irene Cherry, Mrs'
Bill Boozer.
Finance Committee: Mrs.
Morgan Boozer, Mrs. J. R.
Shaw, Mrs. Andrew Patterson.
Membership Committee: Mrs.
Tom Park, Mrs. Irvin Wisen-
baker, and Mrs. Hayden Glass-
cock.
Mists Kelly, County Demon-
straton Agent, gave a very
interesting talk on the plan-
ning of menu's.
A motion was made and
seconded to adjourn.
The next meetng will be at
the home of Mrs. Andew Pat-
terson on March 10.
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GOES TO FORT WORTH
Elizabeth Wren began her
duties this week as a student
at the local Western Union
teleghaph office where she will
be instructed in this type of
work by the manager, Miss
Marie Sewell.
Some few weeks ago Miss
Wren submitted to an intelli-
gence test and last week the
local manager was informed
that the test had been highly
yatisfactory to the comlpany
officials and Miss Wren was
immediately notified that she
could begin her studies in the
duties of a Western Union of-
fice employee.
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Attends County
Judges Meeting
In Nacogdoches
Judge and Mrs. Jon Russell
left today (Thursday) for Nac-
ogdoches to attend the con-
vention of County Judges being
held in that city.
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Select Theatre
Brings Broadway
To Broad Street
Broadway came to Broad
Street this week as the Select
Theatre ©pened its Wednesday,
Thursday and Fridey offering
with the s'mash musical hit
"On the Avenue" starring smil-
ing Dick Powell, who tuns in
one of the best (performances of
his career, and Madeline Carroll,
the vivacious English blonde.
1 "On the Avenue" is a combin-
ation of what every musical
tries hard to be. It has comedy,
supplied by the goofiest three
men on the screen today, the
inimitable Ritz Brothers who
panic the audience as well as
those performing in the pic-
ture with their dizzy, but
laughable antics.
Irving Berlin, peer of Ameri-
can jazz comiposers, yet his hand
to the lyrical turn-out that this
picture offers, and the result
is six of the snappiest tunes of
the season.
"On The Avenue", to be brief—
has got that thing in a big way.
On Sunday and Monday the
Select will show "You Only
Live Once" starring Sylvia Sid-
ney and Henry Fonda. If you
see "On The Avenue",—you
shouldn't miss it—you may live
through the laughs that it will
hand you to see the dramatic
smash that "You Only Live
Once" promisey to be.
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Texas Is Praised
By Gen. Pershing
General John J. Pershing,
traveling across Texas from
Arizona to Nebras'ka, said this
week this state "seems to be
be going forward" rapidly.
"There is a business attitued
everywhere and people seem to
be going places."
The general, with his sisJter,
Miss May Pershing, and his
chauffeur, drove from Midland
here during the day. They are
en rute to Lincoln.
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MRS. ALFORD WILLIAMS
CONFINED TO HOME
Old Telephones Will
Be Replaced With
New Types.
Final details have been com-
pleted and Mineola's new com-
mon battery telephne system,
will go into service late Satur-
day night, R. R. Brown, dis-
trict manager of the South-
weycern Bell Telephone Com-
pany, has announced.
"The change from the present
to the new system will be made
so quickly that there will not
be a minute's interruption in
service," Brown said. "To make
this possible, every telephone
in the city is now wired to both
the magnet switchboard and
the new common battery
switchboard. When the signal
for the switch to the new sys-
tem is given, two groups at
workmen will simultaneously
disconnect the lines fom the
magneto switchboard and re-
connect them to the new
'flashlight' board. Operators
who have been thoroughly
trained in the operation of tihe
new board will sip into their
psi tions before the board, and
the new telephone system wEI
be in operation."
"Until the company has had a
chance to replace subscribers
telephones with the common
battery type, subscribers should
use the telephones as they have
in the past," Brown said, "ex-
cept that they should not use
the crank to signal the opera-
tor or to 'ring off*. After Satur-
day nigfcfci cranking the tele-
phone wall be unnecessary," he
said, "since lights on the switch-
board instantly signal the opera-
tor as soon as a receiver is
lifted or replaced on the he
"Installers' will start calling
at homes and offices Monday
morning to replace the present
telephones with the new type®*"
Brown stated.
Mrs. Willeford
Entertains
Mrs. Ella Jernigan, who has
been visiting her son and daugh"
ter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Willis
G. Jernigan, of this city, has
gone to Fort Worth to visit
relatives there.
Mrs. Lewis Willeford enter-
tained her Contract Bridge Cluh
last Thursday afternoon.
Those present included the
following members and guegts:
Mesdames R. H. Rodgers, OecflL
Sims, Robert Hooks, R. H. Cole-
man, Carr Kitchens, Kathletta
Flynt, Taylor Greer, and Mm
C. E. Revelle.
Awards for high score Sat,
the guests was' received by Mnt, N
Revelle, and to Mrs. Hooks ft*
the members.
O.E.S. Study Club""
Holds Regular
Weekly Meeting
_.The order of the Eastern
Star met here Tuesday night fit
the Masonic Hall. Mrs. Shal*
Kright, Worthy Matron off the
local chapter, presided over ttae
meeting.
After the usual weekly busi-
ness had been attended to the
meeting was adjourned.
Mrs. T. B. Reed_.
Hostess To
Friday Bridge Club
Members of the Friday Bridge
Club met last Friday with Mrs.
T. B. Reed for their regular
meeting. Those present were:
Mesdames' Green, C. C. Cole-
man, R. H. Carraway, J. K.
Welch, Carr Kitchens, Flynt,
Callaway, Cage, Pegues, Noble
and Henry.
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GOES TO CALIFORNIA
Mrs. Alford Williams has
been confined to her home for
the past few days recuperating
from a slight attack of appendi-
citis and flu. Mrs. Williams is
reported to be recovering
rapidly and is expected to be
able to be out very soon.
Miss Annie Louise Burden
left Wednesday for California
for a three months visit with
Lt. and Mrs. Harvey P. Burden.
Lt. Burden hay been ordered
or. a summer cruise to Hawaii.
Congratulations
Mr. and Mrs. Hardie Hodge,
Lindale, Route 2, announce the
birth of twins on February
Hie girl is named Jean and the
fetyr James. The weiftfhlt Krf
each was Ave pounds at birth.
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