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Carpenter Cup
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Little
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bq 30Q CARRAWAY
fear's Day Ernest O.
, railroad commis-
ipetj the Jackson Day
Starting gun and an-
his candidacy for gov-
his announcement the
aer said that he
resign his post on
id commission to
he race . . . that may
to be mistake No. 1.
led with his chin
[ declaring that his cam-
\atform would not be
for some three months.
i *****
Alliance"—
political observers who
mdered about an alli-
Allred, Thompson, and
may add some credence
matter since Thomp-
rancement. Three
any action of
session called
be known. Allred
, everything possi-
hlmseUf politically
"not be in the race
lite likely that he
force his issues
the platform
crowiey .
be Obliged "not to
;the governor seeks a-
will probably
Allred two per-
ring. Theoreti-
cs a "third term bid"
governor. It seems al-
ical that Thompson
ich the run-off, where
vley's New Deal pres-
the governor's ready-
itical machine thrown
' him, it is hoped to gain
for the farmer red-
* mayor of Amarillo. The
itch is: will the people
approve of this three-
??
*****
Unto Many Things—
ipson, an otherwise for-
5 opponent with the sup-
pecuniary) of many oil
lies who will feel a sort
riotic obligation to their
omanissionex, (who, by
of a position he will not
holds the whip hand),
leaving himself vulner-
getting into such a corn-
's political trust . . .
claims to be a trust
. . may be likened un-
great circus combine
.raered all the big clowns
tent . . . the Ringling
i, Barnum & Bailey, and
Bailey merger. Jimmie
be "Ringling Brothers"
ief engineer of the deal;
lopson, next in size, would
crafty "Barnum & Bai-
c\ keeper of the purse;
^Crowley, the little noise,
be "Molly Bailey". In
they would propose
_ everything the custo-
>uWj" ask for . . . they
be the big show which
naturally draw the big-
Or would they?
-*#***
Domination—
Weh, anyway, Governor All-
red is doing well at keeping
himself at the front of the
Ictufre. And whether pr not
is a candidate for a third
in the governor's chair,
certainly a candidate for
ig which might come
easily through political
Thus, when the time
when most second term
sit quietly by attend-
business, Allred is out
political fences and
even new ones. He
make himself another
in ... a power to
with on all things,
months ago some pol-
saw this, but they
Allred jtist couldn't
to maintain a
line for Thomp-
Again, we wonder,
Attorney Ge
He Will Hal?
Time for C
Before Ma^Wimam
ered an
Attorney Gener candi-
McCraw, who is abdicated
outstanding "unoff pressing
date" for governc,. wouW
early this week tlmal an-
affairs of his oiin Feb-
force him to delajfeh.
nouncement untVUortant E
ruaxy or possibpheritance
Hearings on tl
H. R. Green es
tax controversy
McCraw has
sented the Sta
ably will not
until around
hearings will
New York one
day and a confer "Jew York
held in Washingt,he case
Following hearingsaddition-
and Massaichusetl
will go to Florida mportant
al testimony. ssociated
"With such ai saying,
case coming up," %y much
Press quoted hi*j starting
"I won't be able'imounce-
attention to polifote con-
wlth the day of Ompaign."
ment, J intend to railroad
siderable time to th;r mayor
Ernest O. Thompnsidered
commissioner and f oppon-
of Amarillo who hndidacy
as McCraw's stron Thomp-
ent, announced hJtg^not
for governor Januat railroad
son declared thatfhe race,
intend to resign a Allred,
commission to master of
Governor James;so been
hich Mr.
y repre-
s prob-
omipleted
1. The
lumed in
m Mon-
may be
turday.
Mineola, Wood County, Texas, January 6, 1938 fi j -/
Eight Pages Today
close friend and
e thirc
Thompson who hai make
rumored as a p<
term candidate,
no predictions on t]
ing race upon his
a mysterious missi<
ington. Rumors ac{c0, an
that Allred may tfc attor-
an ambassador to
assistant United £
ney, or a federal ,
o—
Judge Jon
Announces
Ask for Re<
►proach-
1 m from
Wash-
have it
^pointed
e.
ssell
Will
tion
The political pa-
eived a
ig here
Jor.
judge,
icy for
good dash of sea
this v^ek when
Russell,-v present ©
annoui^id his cs
reelecttbh.
In the person of
sell is ifgmnd the
nation of politicia
and gentleman.
Wood County knov
and can recall inst
he has stood out ir
of the a|ove ment ^didacy
fications."
In announcing
Judge Russell con
simply to thf bai
je Rus-
combi-
wmaker
one in
judge
where
or ail,
classi-
himseli
tement
ntering
n and
of fact that he i further
the rqse for ree
while * there was
statement forthcoJ^M^nnp
Russell promises thi his
next week will see
of a statement ex
views oifc/the part
tion h# how h:
upon.
o-
Dallas
r Per-
Misg Amy Perdi*ek-end
and' Mr. and Mrs,
due of Tyler, we:
visitors of Mrs. B.
Coy Carte:
Injured I
Mineola's first
dent for 1938, resi
. ..
injury, was chalk
Thursday afterno^
light coupe driv
Carter, of Provi h
Highway 80 at th« vJt
sing, sheared off tl r fijied
posts and finally < j wiien
at the bottom of sBateithe
ditch beside the
the driver failed to
Candidates Usher
In New Year With
Announcements
First of January Was
Official Date For
Political Pot to Be-
gin Simmering
The first of the year—on
even years—is the recognized
official date in Texas for the
political pot to start sim-
mering. Naturally, with longer
days, and hotter weather, the
pot will, begin to boil in good
old Texas fashion.
Only a few of the candidates
thus far anticipating entering
the local political arena have
as yet publically announced.
These are W. D. Williams, tax
assessor-collector, for re-elec-
tion; Chas. O. Blalock, county
superintendent of public in-
struction, and Jon Russell for
County Judge, for reelection.
Wesley Taylor, former sheriff,
has made his announcement to
again seek that office. A. L.
(Son) Calhoun has also an-
nounced for the office of
district clerk. All of these
announcements will be found
elsewhere in the columns of
this edition.
With the campaign now of-
ficially under way, definite an-
nouncements for the various
offices are anticipated, and
each issue of The Monitor and
The Record may be expected
to carry one or more each week
until all candidates intending
to make the race have thus
expressed themselves.
The announcement column of
The Monitor will be found on
page five at the head of which
is a list of the combined rates
to be made on announcements
to be published in both papers.
The Monitor urges subscribers
to read these announcements
carefully .and conscientiously
consider the record and the
qualifications of each candi-
date for office.
The announcement column
of The Record will be found
on page four.
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1,313 Persons are
Lopped Off Texas
Pension Roster
Coaches Escort
State Letterman
To Waco Banquet
Pennal to be Honored
At Waco Banquet;
Copass and Snow
Also to Attend
Judge
)le that
ques-
mind
nglish.
A reduction of 1,313 in the
state old-age pension rolls dur-
ing the past month was an-
nounced Wednesday by acting
director W. A. Little.
The director said 113,568
checks totaling approximately
$1 555,881, would be mailed the
needy between January 10 and
15.
"We recently received a so-
cial security quarterly grant
of about $2,500,000," Little said,
"and with state matching funds
coming from liquor, beer, ciga-
ret and other revenues, it
seems there is no need for
worry over money matters
through the month of March."
January payments will in-
crease the cost of pensions for
19 months to more than $21,-
000,000.
o
Singing Convention
To Meet at Calvary
The Precinct No. 2 Singing
Convention will meet at Cal-
vary Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock, according to an an-
nouncement made today by W.
D. Williams.
I Providence, is First
lly by Traffic in 1938
acci-
in an
) here
Len a
first curve as he departed west-
ward from Mineola.
Carter, alone in the machine
at the time of the accident,
appeared none the worse for
his experience following treat-
ment at a local hospital for
minor head lacerations.
Onlookers at the scene mar-
veled at Carter's apparent good
fortune in that his car did not
overturn in its rough; Journey
to the of
Fridav nierht will be a big
night in the lives of three
local people for on that night
Hugh Pennal is slated to step
forward at a Waco banquet and
receive his award for the prow-
ess he displayed cm the grid
during 1937 and whfch led to
his bein? chosen on Jinx Tuck-
er's All-State selection for
class B teams.
The other two individuals
who will come in for a big
thrill on this occasion will be
Ben A. Copass, who will make
a mad dash from Austin from
a State Teachers' meeting to
attend the banquet, and Coach
Paul Snow who tfftpred the
Mineola star to his wesent pos-
ition. S
At the banquet wi be gath-
ered all the football luminaries
of the State. There will be
coaches galore and it will be
interesting to note, following the
banquet, just who propositioned
who.
The awards are being made
through the courtesy of the
Coca Cola Bottling Company
and the banquet is being ten-
dered by the Waco Chamber of
Commerce.
Jones To Be Honor
truest' at tjackson
Day Banquet Soon
Jesse H. Jones, Chairman of
the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, will be honor
guest at the State Jackson Day
Banquet to be held at the
Adolphus -3otel in Dallas on
the night of January 8. Mr.
Jones has wired Chairman
Myron G. Blalock of the State
Democratic Executive Commit-
tee and Harold H. Young*1
Chairman of the Texas Jackson
Day Campaign, his acceptance
of the invitation given him by
Democrats of the state.. He
promises a message of import-
ance to business and political
interests of Texas.
More than a thousand Demo-
crats, representing every coanty
in Texas are expected ttfs^be
present at this dinner, which
will be the greatest Democratic
rally to be held in Texas dju1-
ing the coming year. *%■
The Jackson Day Banquet
closes a month's campaign for
funds for the National Demo-
cratic Partyin Texas. Each
state in the Union will stage
Jackson Day banquet under
the auspices of the Natiefikl
Democratic Committee. Every
Democrat contributing or pledg-
ing the sum of $25.00 or more
to the National Party's treasury
is being given an Invitation to
the banquet. Hundreds of res-
ervations have already been
made.
"This is the only official
Jackson Day Banquet in Texas",
Democratic Chairman Myron G.
Blalock says. "The Dallas ban-
quet ie sponsored by Vicet-
President John N. Garner,
James A. Farley and the Na-
tional Committee. No state will
have more than one official
dinner under the sanction of
thje Democratic /orgelnizntion.
This is the only occasion that
Democratic funds will be asked
in Texas during the coming
year."
o
Local Chiropractor
To Be Host Sunday
To Etex Association
Low Fire Loss Of Past Year
Will Lessen Insurance Rates
Round-Robin to Determine
Basketball Championship
First Conference Tilt
Here Jan. 12 With
Alba; Others Follow
Rapidly v
The Mineola Yellow Jacket
Basketball team will enter
a round-robin contest with
Alba, Golden, Quitman and
Winnsboro to determine the
basketball championship of
high schools within Wood Coun-
ty. The winner of this contest
will then be required to play
the winner of the rural school
contest to decide the Wood
County winners.
The Jackets play their first
game of the conference schedule
here on January 12 against
Alba, and the second game will
be here with Winnsborq on
January 14. The third game
will bring Quitman here on the
20th. Then Mineola goes to
Golden on the 21st; Alba, 25;
Winnsboro, 27; and to Quit-
man on the 28th.- Completing
the schedule with a game here
February 4 with Golden.
The Jackets suffered their
first defeat of the season Fri-
day night when Gilmer won
over them 40-23. Gilmer show-
ed a fast, mid-season for team,
which has been working out
jbasketbfedr all fall. * The
Yellow jackets show definite
signs of a championship basket-
ball team, and more interest
is being manifested in basket-
ball this year than ever before
on that account.
The Mineola 'High School
band is an added attraction at
each event, and Director of
Athletics is working out a
series of amateur stunts ft>
brighten up 'the periods. The
stunts will include boxing and
other athletie' activities.
-c— '
Western Union
local
tt.'pSniOh
We&nes-
Rouge,
me the
company's
More than fifty Chiropractors
are expected to be in Mineola
Sunday when the East Texas
Chiropractors' Association will
meet In the office of E. P. Bunn>
local chiropractor.
Included in the East Texas
district are Jefferson, Shreve-
port, La., Nacogdoches, Terrell,
Greenville, Sulphur Springs, and
other towns within that radius.
Miss^ Marie
manager for the
Telegraph office^
day morning
La., where---she
managership of
office located ' ih . 'the ca'pitol
building there.
Miss Winnie Moore of Teague
arrived here the first of the
week to relieve Miss Sewell of
her duties here, and will have
charge of the local office
. o——-—-
Supt; Ben A. Copass left last
Wednesday for Austin where
he will attend a state meeting
of school superintendents.
A. &M. Quintet To
Begin Conference
Play This Week
Buddy Harris to Lead
Mates in Attack on
Razorbacks Friday
And Saturday
Primed for conference action
by two victories and two losses
in pre-circult games, the Texas
Aggie cagers are looking for-
ward anxiously to their tilts
with the Arkansas Razorbacks
on the floor of Memorial Gym-
nasium at College Station, Fri-
day and Saturday nights.
Capt. Virgil (Buddy) Harris,
Mineola, forward, has led the
scoring to date. In the four
games played he accounted for lor .^esia^]^ PTOPe!n:y>
42 of the 135 points made by ®ob£e'_ ,hl8hway bri<*ge,
Total Loss During En-
tire Year Slightly
More Than $4,500;
49 Calls Answered
One of the most gratifying
reports made in years was the
annual report made by Chief
Wesley E. Lott of the activities
of the Mineola Volunteer Fire
Department for the year 1937.
For the first time in seven
years, the total of 49 alarms
during the year, marks a de-
crease from the previous year.
In only five of these alarms
was it found necessary to ex-
tinguish the blaze by pumper
streams from hydants. Booster
lines, water carried on trucks
accounted for 37, the method
of extinguishing the majority
of fires. Hand extinguishers
accounted for five, while it was
not necessary for any action
to be taken on two alarms, one
of which was classed as a
false alarm.
Seven alarms called the fire-
boys outside of the city
Three of these were for the
purpose of extinguishing grass
and trash fires, and one each
for residential property, auto-i
the 11 players who have partici-
pated in these tilts. Right be-
hind him is Everett (Jimmy)
Clark, Devers, forward with 36
points scored, while Louis
(Louie) Freiberger, Point, cen-
ter, has made 26 points, the
trio accounting for & total of
104-points.' "
His style cramped by lack
of experienced reserve material,
Coach H. R. (Hub) McQHtfep
has been putting in long hours
and hard sessions with* his
squad in an effort .to develop
some of the eri&ryaL stars. Of
his squad numbern^ri8 men,
eight of them came out for
the team with experience on
freshman teanis, three are
junior college transfers, one is
a squadman, fdtsr-'are letfcermen
krid one has no past experi-
ence at all. It is from these
candidates that "Hub" hopes
to work out winning combina-
tions.
Child of Former
Residents Buried
Here Thursday
Kathryn Hanson, 6, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Han-
son was buried in the Mineola
City Cemetery at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, following
her death last Wednesday night
in a Dallas hospital. She died
from the effects\ of a brain
tumor.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanson, who
formerly resided here now
make their home in Garden
Valley.
Loan Associations Assist Texans In
Building, Modernization of Homes
Dividends through December
31, in excess of two million
dollars will be received by the
43,470 shareholders in the 112
insured savings jjjfd loan
associations in Texas, according
to figures just cqtaipiled by the
Federal Home Loin Bank. The
current year hai| been a very
satisfactory one lor the Texas
associations whi<% have been
quite active in the%ome financ-
ing field. In this past five
months they havf| made 3,777
home loans aggjlgating $7,-
019,456. Of theseM 1,750 loans,
aggregating $3,51S«00 were for
new constructiongand repairs
of Texas homes, pince July 1,
the Texas assafiations have
made 1,011 loandgtotaling $1,-
942,000 to assist fWers in the
purchase of theiw homes.
The aggregate Sloans in the
month of November for the
five states of Tegas, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Missis >pi, and New
Mexico, compririnfe the Ninth
Federal Home Loan Bank Dis-
trict, were $2,910 000, being
$370,000 less than the total for
the month of October. This
decrease is in keeping with the
exacted seasonal decline in
building activities.
The Mineola Federal Savings
and Loan Association whose
shares are insured, had a sub-
stantial gain in assets during
the year, the Bank stated, and
their figures are included in
the report.
Officials of the Bank said the
current newspaper advertising
campaign has resulted in better
informing the public of the
additional protection afforded
savers through insurance up to
$5,000 for each account by the
Federal Savings and Loan In-
surance Corporation. They said
this added safety doubtless has
been responsible for much of
the increased volume otf new
investments received, which
since July 1, in the entire dis-
trict, amount to £9,399,81
hunting lost person.
Within the pity limits,
and . trash fires continued in]
the majority of alarms re-
quiring the need of the ~
Department, these were
Residential property
close behind with 14, wt
dpwntown business
required only " five .
Tke^type of property reqi
other demands was as fol
filling station, 1; saw
2; hotel, 1; school,1; automo*
biles, 2.
The heaviest demands
on the services of the fire
as revealed by the report
Chief Lott, were in the
■and fall (months. July
August showed eight
each, and September
ober seven each, while
March, April, May, June
December required only two
sponses. Three alarms in
ruary and four in Novei
{complete the spread for
year. ^
The insured fire losses during1
1937 were slightly more than
$4,500.00. This low loss win as-
sure the property owners of
Mineola or receiving an ^-'addi-
tional five per' cent>reductioT.
in insurance rates.
As the rate basis is computed
on the average lasses for a fh
year period, and as this year
Mineola gets out from under
the heavy loss of 1932 the c%\J
may receive an additional Ave
per cent reduction for thfo
oause.
The following members com-
pose the present roster of the
Mineola Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment: W. E. Lott, chief; Paul
Mills, assistant chief; E. R. Hor-
ton, assistant chief; M. G
Humphreys, Otis Fleming, C.
J. Moseley, D. c. Baucum Sid
Pillow, R. T. Speights, Raymond
Kennimer, W, T. Allen, Bkf >
Watts, George Cage, B. J. How-
ard, Jim Robinson, M. L. Flows,
E. C. Covington, Earl Thomas^
and Carl Bruner.
o ' I'
First Division
Commander To
Be Legion Guest
Neil D. Armstrong, of Kilgore
1st. Division Qommander of
the American Legion, wired
E. McClendon, local legion com-
mander that he will be pres-
ent here on Friday night to at-
tend the regular meeting of the
local post when that group
will have with them Adjutant
General Carl E. Nesbitt as
principal speaker of the even-
ing.
Armstrong congratulated Mr.
McClendon, and local legion
members. ^ their membership
record m«le in 1937 during
which time the local organiza-
tion reached the quota set for
them by the state legion
uartera.
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