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■VERY FRIDAY
•ltory, year....$1.50
For The Latest and Newest
IN LADIES READY TO WEAR
MILLINERY and ACCESORIES
Shop At The
New and Beautiful
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|vottt% they will add ut additional
tax to ALL TEXAS NATURAL
RESOURCES—even If every dime
of It comes back to the Consumer
to pay—and In this way get the
money. That Is what a majority
want. Why not give the majority
what they want? There was no
singing and dancing" In the Gov-
ernor's broadcast last Sunday morn-
ing. He got right down to business
:iml let the chips fall where they
may.
Rich Oil Companies, and corpora-
tions, many of them, have accu-
mulated millions on top of millions
of dollars. If one-fourth of their
NET PROFITS were taxed away
from them. It would leave them
plenty and at the same time give
us ample money to pay old age
pensions, the Social Security, take
rare of the blind ancl cripples, and
at the same time eventually pay
(iff the enormous STATE DEBT.
Are you on?
«*fe-flxia« and
wiping
tht Aaurl-
definltely .
can system that hAl made tu great.
He believes that union wafea In
Industry are dangerously out of
balance with agricultural earnings;
OOfeM TAX U (till Wceivlrig tht
attention of the Committee, Al-
though no report has Men made.—
Patmah.
(Colleqhate);.'J.
103 FOLK ST. Amariilo, Texas.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF ARMSTRONG :
To those indebted to, or ho
claims against the Estate of Perry
Samuel Funk, Deceased.
The undersigned having been duly
appointed Independent Executor «f
the will and estate of Perry Samuri
Funk (usually known as P. S.
Funk), deceased, late of Armstrong
County. Texas, by Charles W. Stew-
art Judge of the County Court of
said County on the 13th day of
March, A. D. 1939. hereby notifies
all persons indebted to said estate
to come forward and make settle-
ment, and those having claims
against said estate to present them
to him within the time prescribed ^
by law at his office, Carter Berk-
liam County, Oklahoma, where he
receives his mail, this 13th day of
March, A. D. 1939.
G. C. MITCHEL.
Executor of the will and es-
tate of Perry Samuel Funk
Deceased.
"Think not that I am come to
destroy the law, or the prophets:
I am not come to destroy, but to]
fulfill."—Matthew, 5.
EDITOR CAUGHT WITH
"BRITCIIEST DOWN
Week before last the make-up
man on the Claude News, found
that we were quite short on cuts,
(pictures), to dress up a certain
page. He picked up two very nice
cuts and placed them in the pane.
The editor noticing what lie had
done, remarked: "Some Panhandle
Editor is going to read my half
column editoral on page 2. wherein
I took the 'bark' off of editors who
have been using FREE ads for the
New York World's Fair and that
editor will have a come-back and
rem hid me that this editor was
"caught with his 'britches' down."
No sooner had The Claude News
reached McLean. Texas, when Edi-
tor Landers of The McLean News,
sat down at his typewriter and
pecked off the following editorial,
which we acknowledge being "the
truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth":
"We note that one Panhandle
editor took a fall out of the
New York world's fair for send-
ing out advertising matter to
be run free, and at the same
time ran two of the fair's cuts
on his front page."
We are not going to take the
smart lawyer's dodge and say Edi-
tor Lander's evidence is "incom-
petent, irrelevant and immaterial,"
but Just acknowledge that we are
guilty, thrice guilty.
Being a good friend of the Claude
News Editor, he did not give the
name of the paper commuting this
besetting sin, but we arc going to
expose him. Any man who is caught
with the "goods on him" should br
exposed. This may ik- the means
of keeping a weaker brother from
falling into this same trap of giv-
ing FREE advertising to national
firms, who work a thousand dif-
ferent SCHEMES to get advertis-
ing from the weekly papers WITH-
OUT PAYING FOR IT, while the
daily papers get CASH OVER THE
BARRFTL HEAD, every time lnr",r
national firms and corporations
send them copy for advertisements
HOW TO GET THE MONEY
We still believe that the Texas
Legislature should add enough tax-
es to Natural Resources to get suf-
ficient money to give each man and
woman, over 65 years of age, who
are otherwise qualified and WHO
HAVE NOT MADE ENOUGH TO
PAY A FEDERAL INCOME TAX,
the past year, a pension of $30 a
month if they ask for it. Some will
not ask for it probably, who do
not pay a federal income tax, but
give it to those who do ask, pro-
vided they haven't enough income
to pay a Federal Income Tax. This
would save over a million dollars
of extra and unnecessary expense
in hiring agents to go around over
the state and nose into other peo-
ple's private affairs, and give some
who do not deserve it, a pension,
and others who are in want, v.'lio
do not get a pension.
Another extra million could be
saved by eliminating the huge
Pension Tax Bureau, and allow the
County Judge and Clerk of each
County, with a population of less
than 50,000. say who should and
who should not have a pension
This would be very little work for
them, as they could be supplied
with the Federal Income Tax re-
cords and just name those who pay
no income tax as the deserving
ones, provided they are 65 years of
age and do not MAKE ENOUGH
ro PAY AN IN<f)ME 'TAX. A
small set up, one man and a few
stenographers, at Austin, could or-
der the checks sent out to those
65 years of age, and the post offices
of the pensioners could be the pay-
ing office to all old age pensioners.
There arc many who say this will
all come right down to the CON-
SUMER TO PAY. Probably some of
it would, but not all of it, as there
are companies who are bidding for
business who would absorb it, or
/much of it, and thus cause Texas
Natural Resource income to pay
a part and probably a large part.
But whether the consumers must
pay it all or part of it. the people
-that is 80 per cent of the people—
want the old age pension money
t.i come from Texas Natural re-
sources and we suggest that they
get what they want, even if the
CONSUMER PAYS IT ALL. This
is the easiest way out. This is what
\ MAJORITY DEMAND, why not
give the majority what they want?
TO
THE MEMBERS OF THE
46 (h LEGISLATURE:
Is the county judges' bond as
sumption bill a "COUNTY JUD-
GES" bill or a BOND SPECULA
TORS BILL?
Some of the county judges of
Texas have told their members of
the legislature that they want the
bond assumption bill (H. B. 369
and S. B. 104) so they can lower
the county ad valorem tax rate.
If this Is true, why didn't they
include a plain, sincere and firm
provision in the bill that the coun-
ty tax rate would be reduced in
proportion to the amount of bonds
assumed by the State? The bill
ays the county commissioners MAY
reduce the ad valorem tax rate.
The present law gives the county
lommissioners court the authority
to reduce the tax rate. In 1932 the
State of Texas assumed the pay-
ment of principal and interest on
ounty road bonds in the amount
if $123000.000 but how many of
the counties of Texas took advan-
age of this opportunity to reduce
their tax rate? In fact, many of
the counties, immediately Issued
more warrants and bonds.
If the sponsors of the county
judges bill were sincere in their
efforts to give relief to the ad-
\alnrem taxpayers why didn't they
make it mandatory in their own
bill that the ad valorem tax rate
MUST be reduced in proportion to
the amount of debt of which they
were relieved?—J. H. Goodman.
A rather disturbing not" has been
jinjectrd into the American eronomi"
iiiirturr by Rotter W. Babson. the
to be run in said papers. jno.„,, finnnrial authority. In an
jarticle published in the news, Mr.
Gov. Lee O'DANIF.L gave us his Pabron said: "Eggs would sell at
best political speech last Sunday $2 per dozen, milk at CO cents per One relates to benefits pai l to
A BILL TO HELP TENANTS
Many of the House Members are
cooperating with Congressman Mar-
vin Jones in his efforts to get a
law enacted at this session of Con-
gress, which provides that One Bil-
lion Dollars may be loaned to ten
ants to purchase homes. They will
have forty years to pay, at 3% in-
terest, the payments to commence
at about $160 a year, including
both principal and interest. This
amount is sufficient to provide farm
homes worth $5,000 each to 200,000
tenant farmers. The Farm Security
Administration is doing a good Job
with the present tenancy program,
but the amount of funds is so
limited that only a comparatively
few farmers are helped each year.
Parity Payments
The 1938 Farm Act, which is still
effective, provides that the Secre^
tary of Agriculture shall make pay.
ments to bring the farmer's return
to as near the parity price as pos
sible, if and when appropriations
are made therefor. Last year Con
grcss appropriated $212,000,000 to
this parity fund. It will be paid in
1939 possibly in June or July.
An effort was made when the Agri-
cultural Appropriation Bill was be-
fore the House to appropriate $250,-
000,000 more to this parity fund to
be paid on the 1939 crop. An a-
mendment was offered to Increase
the amount to $500,000,000, as it
would take this amount to give the
farmers 90% of parity. Both amend-
ments lost. However, the loss was
due to friction between Represen
tatives from the country and Re-
presentatives from the city, caused
by n dispute as to the amount to
be appropriated for WPA. When the
WPA appropriation was before the
House, a majority of the Members
from rural districts voted to reduce
the amount by $150,000,000. This
angered the city Members and they
retaliated a few days ago by voting
to strike out the parity payment
appropriation.
2r Per Pound Extra on Cotton
The parity payment is not lost
by any means. There are several
ways it can be provided before the
end of this session of Congress. One
way is to place it on a Relief Ap-
propriation Bill; that is the way
the $212,000,000 was provided last
year.
The Agricultural Appropriation
Bill was before the House for four
days. It was hotly contested and
there were numerous amendments,
substitutes and amendments to
amendments offered, as well as
points of order. At the request of
the Speaker of the House, Mr.
Bankhead, I presided over the pro-
ceedings during these four hectic
days, during the consideration of
this bill.
I predict that the $250,000,000
parity appropriation will be made
this session for the 1939 crop, which
will mean about 2c per pound extra
on cotton. The $150,000,000 for WPA
will likely pass soon.
Cotton Situation
The Government now has in
storage about 11,300,000 bales of
cotton, equal to an entire year's
crop, and is approximately twice as
much as is consumed in America
in a year, while the exports of
American cotton are at the lowest
level in more than fifty years. The
Government has about $600,000,000
tied up in these loans and It is
costing $45,000,000 a year to carry
the cotton. This, of course, creates
an unfavorable outlook for cotton.
The big crop of approximately 19,
000,000 bales in 1937 will have to
be digested in domestic and world
trade before the situation can be
greatly improved. If the Supreme
Court had not invalidated the
Triple A, the big crop would not
have been produced in 1937 and
more orderly production and dis-
tribution would have taken place.
A number of different plans are
now being considered for the dis-
tribution of this huge surplus.
The Churches and Social Security
Any one who raises an issue
against the churches will soon be-
come conscious of their strength,
as they constitute, when once a-
roused, an all-powerful organiza-
tion. An effort was made to subject
ministers and church employees to
the provisions of the Social Secur-
ity Act. In compliance with re-
quests from the Representatives of
churches in the District I represent,
I opposed this proposal. The Com-
mittee only a few days ago by a
unanimous vote decided to permit
the churches to conduct their own
social security system and not bring
them within the Federal Act
Old Age Security
In the newspapers recently, you
have, doubt lesss, noticed many re-
ferences to the changes in the
Jocial Security Act, relative to "Old
Age Benefits." This proposal should
not be mistaken for a change in
the old age assistance part of the
Art. The two are entirely different.
Why should China hurry? After
all ,she has been making history
for four thousand years.
NOBODY'S
BUSINESS
BY JULIAN 0AFBR8 JR.
GEM
at claude
Show Opens 7:15 Evening*
Friday - Saturday
"STAGECOACH"
Claire Travor - John Wayne
Sunday Matinee
Sun. Nite - Mon.
"Four Girls in White"
Florence Rice - Kent Taylor
Ann Rutherford
morning at 8:30 He surely shower-j qua it. strnk at S3 per pound, if
ed down on the Professional Politl- J all classes of labor were paid a
cinns and the CROOKED LOB- murh as building tradesmen rrreive"
BIST, Who are holding back mak-|He goes on to contend that should
lng an appropriation, or raising f farmers organize and fix their
the tax money to give the old age wages, as do industrial workers.
pensioners a square deal.
He remir.ded them that they are
required * by CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT, to get this money
for those 65 years of age. and that
the cost of food would be four
times higher than at present There
is a dangerous lack of balance be-
tween the industrial and agricultur-
al sides of our economic picture.
they must in some way get the Mr. Babson believes there are too
workers, who have contribute;! to
a fund along with their employers
over a period of years to make it
possible. The other "old age assis-
tance" relates to payments to per-
sons sixty-five years of age through
the State.-, and referred to as
"pensions." w
My proposal for the Federal Gov-
ernment to pay $30 a month to all
persons over sixty-five years of
age. WHO DO NOT HAVE SUP-
AUSTIN—The plan of special in-
terest lobbyists to saddle a $40,
000,000 sales tax burden on the
backs of the poor folks of Texas
was shot to pieces this week, fol-
lowing a shattering defeat in the
House of Representatives, where the
Sales Tax constitutional amend-
ment by Alfred Petsch of Freder-
icksburg went down into oblivion
with less than a bare majority of
votes in its favor. It would require
a two-thirds vote to have passed
it, and the same vote would now
be required to revive it, so it is
dead for the session, so far as all
practical purposes are concerned.
Lobby Program Is Sunk
The Sales-Tax Lobby, badly
shaken by the overwhelming house
defeat, turned Its attention to the
Senate, where there are pending
two other sales-tax constitutional
amendments. Both these measures,
however, are much milder In form
than the Petsch measure. Prelim-
inary debate and test votes in the
Senate indicate little likelihood that
either can muster 21 votes neces-
sary for adoption, and the House
situation makes any kind of a con-
stitutional amendment carrying a
sales tax very unlikely of ever
reaching the voters, best observers
here believe. The Senate was to
resume work on amendments this
week, after a plea of Lt. Gov. Coke
Stevenson for harmony and a com-
promising attitude, but the best bet
for additional social security re-
venue now seems to be a tax bill
which would raise a maximum of
$10,000,000 and must originate in
the House, under the constitutional
rule.
The House clearly does not in-
tend to submit a sales tax in a
constitutional amendment, and close
observers here believe its members
will never submit a sales tax in
statuatory form, unless their pre-
sent attitude changes radically a-
gain before the end of the session.
The Senate seems unwilling to ac-
cept an omnibus bill that does not
carry provision for raising some
revenue by a sales impost, although
it may be possible that selective
sales tax, or luxury tax, that would
exempt purchases of food and cloth-
ing up to a certain sum. might be
the basis of a compromise.
Deadlock May Be Answer
There is still a strong possibility
that a deadlock between the two
houses may result without any tax-
raising measure of any kind getting
through. Although nearly 100 mem-
bers of the House have signed a
pledge to remain in session until
money is raised for social security
purposes, this is discounted by
many observers as a political ges-
ture, which would not bind the
members for very long, when the
$10 a day pay drops to $5 a day,
after the 120-day period of the re-
gular session is over.
No Huge Tax Program
One father obvious conclusion
that may be drawn from the week's
tax debate in both houses is the
fact that the $40,000,000 a year tax
program has gone out the window.
Members of both houses who have
studied the pension question point
out that removal of the ability of
children and other relatives as a
factor in determining need of pen-
sion applicants would raise the
total of those pensioned to about
200,000 for the present 133,000, and
would probably take in all "border-
line" cases, and meet 90 percent
of the criticism of the present pen-
sioning system. That, they estimate,
could be done for not more than
$9,000,000 more than present pen-
sion revenue, or a total of $18,-
000,000 a year, with Federal match-
ing, which would give a total of
$36,000,000, or an average payment
of $15 per month to 200,000 pen-
sioners.
Every Man for Himself
There were signs that the "solid
front" of special interest who have
sought to freeze a sales tax into
the constitution has broken under
the decisive House defeat. The oil
lobby, never enthusiastic over the
program, apparently is in open re-
volt. The oil lobbyists figure the
constitutional amendment, carrying
33'A percent increase in the oil
tax, offered them no advantage, as
they can probably fight off any
greater levy than this in an amni-
bus tax statute, and they would
not be "stuck" with the tax frozen
into the constitution. With its near-
solid front broken by defeat, the
special interest "program" lobby at
the week-end apparently was break-
ing up, with every man and every
industry for himself, and Gov.
O'Daniel and his ambitious sales-
tax advisers "out on a limb" so far
as the legislature is concerned.
Meanwhile, economy advocates in
both houses were awaiting a stra-
tegical moment to push forward
their plans to save $5,000,000 a year
by careful paring of departmental
appropriation bills, when the dit6t
rom the tax fight clears up a little.
<«
Wed. - Thurs.
Huckleberry Finn"
Mickey Rooncy - Lynn Carver
Walter Connally
Three Showings Wed.
of 'Huckleberry Finn'
Show Starts 5:15 - 7:15 - 9:15
Two Shows Thursday at 7:15 - 9:15
We read much in the papers n-
bout the present administration
halmstringing DIG BUSINESS, and
that this administration has loosen-
ed up and will allow BIG BUSI-
NESS to have plenty of "rope" to ex-
pand and open up jobs for the job-
less. We hope that BIG BUSINES3
will invest and give jobs to the 10
million jobless at this time. If she
has this chance, will she do it?
Come to think about it, BIG BUS-
INESS had TWELVE LONG years
to invest and get jobs for the job-
less, under three republican ad-
ministrations. Did she do it? Well,
hardly.
With a full hand, to do just as
she pleased, she Gave as several
million more people to seek jobs.
She put the government on "crut-
ches" the third "round" almost
broke her own neck and brought us
busted banks, broke business in-
stitutions and chaos was rampant.
Finding that BIG BUSINESS had
made a complete "fizzle" on run-
ning this government — UNDER
THREE REPUBLICAN PRESI-
DENTS—who allowed them to DO
AS THEY PLEASED, and when
ruin and dispair stared them in
the face they crowled, on their
bellies .to the white house and beg-
ged for mercy, which was given
them by President Roosevelt,. No
sooner had they been helped and
their businesses placed back on a
paying bases, when they began to
bellyache and whine about govern-
ment control again. If they could
bring us nothing but misery, bread-
lines and dispair in twelve long
years, DOING AS THEY PLEAS-
ED, what would they do if allowed
to "gut" this government again?
We might not have another Roo-
sevelt to put them on their feet as
in the past. Let them alone and
they will break their own necks.
That has been tried and proven to
be true. Not enly that but they
will wreck this Government while
breaking their own necks. Big Busi-
ness LET ALONE will exterminate
themselves in a few years. That has
proven to be true in the past and
will also prove true in the future.
The worst part of this is that they
will wreck the Government too.
ADULT DEPARTMENT OF THE
METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Pliebe K. Warner Sunday
School Class, taught by Mrs. II. D.
Grimes, had charge of the opening
of the adult department of the
Sunday School, Sunday morning,
March 26th. at 9:45, in the audi-
torium. The session with Mrs. E.
T. Hughlett. as leader, was opened
by the assembly singing "Blessed
Assurance" and "I Must Tell Jesus"
led by Enimett Jones, with the
leader, pianist.
Scripture Lesson was read by
Mrs. Grimes from Isaiah 53:4-10,
John 3:14-18, Revelation 5:1-10.
Vocal Duet "My Ta.sk" by Marie
and Euna Michael, accompanied by
Mrs. Chester Carr.
The session closed with a prayer
by Mrs. Grimes.
Each class took its place for the
lesson on "The Cost of Redemp-
tion."
Mrs. Grimes expressed her sur-
prise and appreciation to her class
members, of the birthday cards
which she received on her birth-
day, March 22nd. This was just one
of the things that the class mem-
bers have enjoyed doing for Mrs
Grimes, as a way of showing her
their appreciation.
At the conclusion of the lesson,
each class returned to the auditor-
ium and were dismissed with pray-
er by J. H. Wiegman.
Sunday morning, April 2nd, the
Adult Department met at 9:45 in
the auditorium. Assembly sang "Am
I A Soldier of the Cross" followed
by the Scripture: Luke. 9th chap-
ter. read by G. E. Garrett.
Hymn: "Savior. Mire Than Life"
was sung by all present.
Session clnr.ed with a prayer by
G. E. Garrett.
Subject of the "Young Adult
Class" was "Leisure Time an:l Re-
creation". Each of the three other
classes subject were "Starting Life
With Christ." '
Each class returned to the audi-
torium, at the close of the lesson
for a little entertainment by the
"Beginners Class" directed by Mrs.
Chester Carr. The class sang "How
I Love Jesus" followed by Jimmie
Nickell singing "Jesus Loves Me."
Dismissed with a prayer by Rev.
J. F. Michael.
CASH & CARRY GROCERY
(West Side of Square, One Door South of Talfor Shop)
Speciab (or Friday and Saturday
POST TOASTIES, pkg. 8c
Pork & Beans, 16 oz. can — _ 4c
Wheaties, pkg. 11c
(FLASHLIGHT FREE WITH TWO BOXES)
Quick Arrow Flakes 20c
(One Box of Flexo Water Softner Free with Each Box)
TOMATOES, No. 2 can 6c
Preserves, Ma Brown, ass't. 2 lb jar 38c
CARROTS ) t\ | 1 1A
} i bunches lUc
Stringless Beans, No. 2 can 7c
Sardines, 15 oz. torn, or must, sauce 10c
Bananas, lb. 5c
Lettuce, head 4c
Grapefruit, large size doz. 25c
Longhorn Cheese, lb. 15c
Bologna, lb. 12c
Sliced Bacon, lb. 25c
Swift Jewell Compound, 8 lb. pkg. 79c
We sell lor rash only and for that reason we are able to serve
you with better quality merchandise at lower prices. If you live
in the City Limits call us for fast free delivery. We collect on
Delivery. Phone 27.
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Amariilo, Texas
The Department was so clad to
have a large number of visitors and
each of them will be welcome, at
any time.
Sunday, April 9th (Easter Sun-
day* the subject of the Young
Adult Class will be "Easter: Is
death the End?" Subject of each
of the three others classes #i'.l te
"Preaching the Risen Christ."
Will be very glad If each mem-
ber can be present for the open-
ing at 9:45 and then in their class
at 10:00.
New members and visitors are
always welcome.
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