The Marion County Courier (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1940 Page: 1 of 4
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The Only Home
; Owned Paper In
Marion County
The Marion
ourier
And Official Organ of the Marion County Agricultural Association ~
Covers M " rio n / r d
Parts Of CassArd
Harrison Countie*
Issued Every Friday
Jefferson, Texas, Friday. March, 8. 1940
VOL. 3— No 46
OLD JEFFERSON CITIZEN
LAID 10 RES! F
Martin V. Camp 94, citizen of
efferson for several years, and
neof the few Civil War veter-
ans living here, died at the
home of his grand daughter,
Mrs. A1 E. Mitcham, on Polk
street, on last Thursday after-
oon, February kJ9. 1940, after
an illness of a few weeks.
The deceased was formerlv a
member of the 67th Infantry, of
Indiana, and he attended the
Old Settlers Reunion, at Gettys
burg, last year.
He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Mable Camp May, of Kil
dare, a son, J. L. Camp, of Tiv-
olle, Texas; fifteen grand chil-
dren, twenty-four great grand
| children and one great great
grand child.
Funeral services were held at
ths Methodist church, in Kil-
iftre, on Friday afternoon, at
ReV.
offici
assisted by the Rev. G. A.
Barron, of Linden.
Services were under the di
rection of the Jefferson Ameri
can Legion Post no. 804. and a
full military funeral was given
the deceased. Interment was
made in the family lot in the
Kil dare cemetery.
DOGWOOD TRAIL
COMMITTEE MEETS
STRESS LAID
SOIL CONSE
AT THURSDAY MEET
three o'clock, with the
' Clyde Thomas, of Atlanta,
Gar
Com
The committee from the
den Club and Chambers of
xaerce met at the C. of C. offices
Wednesday afternoon at 5
o'clock, to discuss plans f©r cat-
Tying on the work of establish
ing a route showing Marion
county's famous dogwood and
other scenes interesting and
loved by ail East Texans.
Seventy representatives from
Cass, Camp, Gregg, Harrison.
Marion, Morris and Up hur
counties met at the court house
Thursday for an all day discus-
sion of the 1940 Texas handbook
and an explanation of 1940 iarm
plan sheet in a meeting called
by the AAA.
Stress was laid on encourag-
ing farmers to take advantage
of soil building practice#, which
have been tested and are des-
cribed in the plan sheet.
L
Dewey Kennedy, in charge of
the rodent control in Marion
county, stated that the war
staged in the city this week
against this pest was very suc-
cessful and that the boys from
both the white and negro schools
did some excellent work in
their sections of town.
BAH SHOP IN
NEW LOCATION HERE
Thompson's Barber Shop, form-
erly known as the Riverside Bar-
ber Shop, is no v located o n
Austin street, across from the
City Hall, where Andre Thomp
son, the genial proprietor, is
busily engaged, waiting on his
old customers, as well as many
new enes. See Mr. Thompson's
circular for his special offering
on Saturday of this week.
CITY DADS' VISIT
NAVASOTA TO INSPECT
ITS PAVING PROJECTS
Mayor Robert H. Wood and
City Commissioners J. W. Lem
mon and Benny Moseley and
Gad Jenkins spent Sunday at
Navasota, inspecting that city's
paving project and side walks,
etc.
That city has gone forward
rapidly in its paving and other
wise city building and our city
officials had been invited to go
down and inspeet their work in
an effort to put into practice
h«re some of the ideas advanced-
by other municipalities.
CMES LEWIS
OFFER 1300 PRIZES
BUCKEYE PEA CONTESF
Marion county farmers are
given an opportunity to raise
folackeye peas and get a good
price for them, and at the same
time participate in the contest
for the $800 premium money
being offered by T. J. Taylor,
Jr., at the Jofferson Wholesale
Grocer Co.
Read the remarkable offer
elsewhere in the Couiier.
DENTON. Tex —Charles Lev
is. North Texas State Teachers*
collfge student, was recently
invited to join the Grammadion
club, an honorary society for
freshmen and sophomores To
be eligible, a student must have
a B average or above and re-
ceive a special invitation for
membership.
Charles graduated from Jef-
ferson high school, last May. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. 'fries
Lewis.'Sr., of Jefferson. He is I
majoring in architectural engin
eering.
Mrs. Mary Ramsay, ass't. ex-
ecutive sec'', of Texas Tubercu-
losis Asbo. . will talk to the 1881
club, ac 3:00 o'clock Saturday,
at the Carnegie library.
NEGRO FARMERS ARE
EXHIBITING CURED MEAT
KM (REEK SERVICES
AI FIRST METHODIST
CHURCH TO START
Holy week serv er* vvifl 'e
held at Firsi. Moiihodist church,
beginning with Pelm Surrey,
March 17, a <■ will «•< ntir ur
through Evisi.r Sunritv MHrcli
24. Services vui Iih h Id morn-
ing and evening • a>h Sunday,
and evening a. rvic.-s each night
during the week. Rev. D.
Townes Windham, pastor of the
church, will do the preaching,
and Cruce Stark will direct the
singing.
The second annual exhibit and
sale of cured meats is being
held here this week end, having
started Thursday, on Polk
street, across from Quality
Food Store, with about 700 de-
lected entries, reported b.v T. L.
Wedgeworth, negro county
agent.
Priaws will be awarded for the
three highest places iu all en
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Get In The Easter Parade
With A New
Suit, Dress and Coat
Smart, New Suits, Dress Maker types and
Man Tailored, black, navy, dusty rose
and beige, $10.98 to $16.98
Dresses that breatl* of Spring, Pastel col-
ors and white alst the ever popular black
and white also navy and white
$7. 98 to $16.98
Beautiful selection of dresses just
arrived today in all the soft
pastel colors and floral crapes
$3.98 to $4. 98
Hats, New strawi^f Tfl C AA
and felts |(J 0-UII
Smart Bags, In Patents,
Kid and Fabric's
$1 to 2.98
Latest In Costume
Neck Wear
50c and $1.00
N W .OSIERY
From Mojud
79c aid $1.00
POPULAR DRESS SHOPPE
Just as we go to press friends
of Ci'ty Commissioners J. W.
Lem mon and J. B, Moseley ask
that the Courier announce that
these two commissioners are
candidates for reelection at the
coming city election in April.
Due to the lateness of the news
their formal announcements will
appear next week.
Voting Strength
of County Greater
Than in Years
According to the records in
the ofBee of Tax Assessor Col-
lector J. A. Sterling, the people
of Jefferson and Marion county
are fully aware of the fact that
this is election year, and mat-
ters of vital importance will be
voted on this year, as an unus-
ually large poll tax list for Mari-
on county is shown, a total of
exemptions for unders and those
paying poll tax of 1612 for the
county, and with the large num-
ber of exemptions for over age,
will give Marion county one of
the largest votes polled in many
years.
In April at the Wiiite Citbens'
Additional allotment of $200,- I
500 to the Upshur KEA, with,
which to construct electric j
lines in t his aret has been ^
announced, with additional an-
nouncement Friday that Marion
county is entitled to use as
much of the fund as desired,
provided enough rural users ot
electricity can be obtained to
warrant construction.
At the present time, prospec-
tive users o.< four proposed lines
are being signed, and it was an-
nounced by 0. R Heaton, coun
ty agent, that only a few more
are required to complete a mini
mum list.
Mr. Heaton stated that engin
eers are expected to arrive in
the near future, to map the 80
miles included in the line, which
runs in the Smilhland and Cad
do lake area, 17 miles east of
Jefferson, to Potter's Point, to
Carter's Lake, and the fourth
from southwestern Jefferson to
the Craver community.
SALESMANSHIP SCHOOL
HAS Hit ENROLLED
The salesmanship school,
which started Tuesday night at
the high school auditorium, with
J. R. Harley, of the State Board
of Education, in charge, now has
thiity enrolled for the different
classes.
The school will continue
through next week, ind is free to
all interested in salesmanship.
Celebrates Bicthday
Mrs. A. T. Prop pa. of the
New Jefferson Cafe, was the
proud recipient of many beauti
ful flowers and a birthday cake,
in honor of her birthday Thurs
day, from Misses Winona Baber
and Ruth Lilley.
Many other well wishers
dropped by to extend congratu'a
tions during the day.
Off
CHRISTIAN SEkUCE MEET
Tne Wo sn's Society of
Christian Service met in a busi-
ness and social meeting in the
home of Mrs. R. 0 Daniel, with
Mrs. Bower Mel.se heimer, Mrs.
C. H. Bowman, Mrs Joe B.
Stone, Mrs. Joe McCaSland, co-
hostess,
The meeting was presided
over by Mrs. W. G. Hubert.
Roll call wasansweied with dis>
cusston of how the world day of
prayer had benefited each mem-
ber.
Reports were mude by olHeers.
Mrs. Bowers reported plans
were being made for an Easter
market. Mrs. W. G. Holberfc
was elected as a delegate from
our society to the annual confer-
ence of the Woman's Society,
which meets at College Station.
Mrs. Homer Mtisenheimer is a
delegate from the district.
Starting Monday, the Society
will be divided into groups.
Group no. 1 meets in the home
of M s. Kennon Cox. Oroup no.
2 me«ts with Mrs. S. S, Minor.
Group no. '3 m^ts in the home
of Mi 8 .T J. L'eW a re.
A delightful social hour was
trnj'tved i>y all. The s . Patrick
motif w.ia observed in the games
and also in a very delicious
sal,id plate. There were 80
present.
PGR SALE—Farm. 100 acres
few miles west of Jefferson. See
PKED MEYER.
Mr. and Mrs. O. 0. Herrin,
of Lassater, are the proud
par< nts of a d i u ;hfer, born
Saturday night at S o'clock.
The young miss has been
named Elizabeth.
Mr. and Mr«. Bernie L.
Frank, of Atlanta, spent Sundav
here with Mrs. Alice Frank.
Mrs. Frank returned to Atlanta
with them for a visit of several
weeks.
To Sportsmen:
There being so much confu"
ion regarding white or striped
bass, we felt it our duty to in
form the sportsmen of the Cad
do lake district, of Harrison and
Primary, our county officers Marion counties that there is no
will be named. In July, the 'closedseason on white or striped
state officers will be voted on,
and it is rumored a state wide
prohibition election will also be
held then, and in November will
bass, in the fre*h waters of Cad
do lake and its tributaries.
They can also be taken with
an artificial lure. We are askinu
come the general election,
which time, a president will be
eleoted.
Following is the number of
poll tax paid in each precinct of
the county. No. 1. Mims Chspel,
105. No. 2. La-sater. 130. No 8.'
Kdll.vvillt, 46, No. 4. Jefferson.
82fi. N . 5. Prospect, 86 No. 6.
Lodi. 5i. No. 7. Grange Hall, 53.!
No. 8. Snithltni, 65 No. 9.
Lodwick. 107. No 10. Grays, 71.
No. 11. Littles. 20. No
; the commercial fisL camps along
the laka shore to so inform
their guests.
Signed,
H. R. MORREL,
State Game Warden
1st Senatorial Dist
GEO. H. HARPER.
State Representative
Dist No. 3.
Dress up for Easter!
New Shipment of the seas-
ons very latest Styles In
Silk dresses in all thewant~$ i 98
ed colors and sizes, only I
No two alike
Sport Oxfords and Patent Leather #1 AO
Dress Shoes Pair ^livv
Sport Sandals, In Stripes and
Solids, Wedge Heels, Pair
All Wool, silk lined
TOPPERS, Only
$1.19
$4.95
Suede cloth Toppers, only $1.98
50c and 79c
Lovely Full Fashioned
Chiffon Silk Hose
1a a , Be sure to attend the Easter
y«. H. u M*,b-
Silk Mesh Hose, Black
and Colors, Pair
$1.00
The prettiest line of Prints for your selection.
Fast color*. Yard 10c and 16c. Butterick pat-
terns, 15c
WOLLMAN'S
DRY GOODS STORE
"NOTHING CHEAP BUT THE PRICE"
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Bradshaw, R. G. The Marion County Courier (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1940, newspaper, March 8, 1940; Jefferson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth293156/m1/1/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.