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VOLUME XXXVIII
DEPORT. LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1946
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NUMBER 32
Lowell Read Dies Deport Hopes to
Enlist Federal Aid JVoic in Effect
I
Friday From
Gasoline Burns
Mustang Creek
For more than a year John H.
Loan Cotton 1945 William Evans
Will Be Pooled New Manager
Lowell Read, 39, manager of the
^Deport Gin, died Friday afternoon Moore, Mayor Paul Wood and '
Grant Hospital at Deport j other citizens have been endea-
»line burns sustained on voring to interest the federal gov-
of last week at the gin ' eminent in the matter of channel-
ing Mustang creek below Deport
Funeral services were held Sun- and to establish a soil and water
day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at conservation district on its head-
the First Presbyterian Church, I waters, north of town,
conducted by the Rev. Walter G. Several engineers have visited
Horn, pastor of the Paris Central Deport and records of overflows
Presbyterian Church, assisted by | have been supplied and the creek
the Rev. Carter McKemy, Pres- I inspected by them, but no action
byterian pastor at Cleburne and j has been taken except the chan-
former pastor of the Deport neling work of a few years ago,
church. Interment was in the ! paid for by local citizens.
Highland Cemetery. The matter was brought up and
Pallbearers, all cousins of the ' thoroughly discussed at a meet-
deceased, were W. K., H. P., Far- ' ing of the Lions Club on Tuesday
ris, Bob, Malcolm, Ralph and Her- ' evening, and members voted as a
mon Read, and George Thompson, j club and as individuals, to back
Wilburn and Jerrell Joiner. | plans now being formulated to
Members of the Warren Teague j enlist the aid of the federal gov-
Post of the American Legion, of ernment in the matter,
which Mr. Read had recently A committee was also appoint-
been elected Sergeant-at-Arms, ed to appear before the Lamar
marched in a body to the funeral, j Soil and Water Conservation
Survivors include his wife, the ! Committee on Friday at Paris in
former Miss Sue Ellis, his parents, an effort to have such a district
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Read, and one formed on the headwaters of
brother, Kenneth Read, of Deport; ! Mustang to save the soil and
two sisters, Mrs. Paid Denison of ' make use of excess moisture and
DfiQprt, and Mrs. Milton Adams
jtfBNlas.
^Hing those from out-of-town
^|^King the services were Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Joiner and fam-
ily of DeKalb, Mr. and Mrs. Gra-
dy Jackson and daughter of Mc-
Kinney, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Read
apd daughter of Lubbock, Mr.
ar\d Mrs. H. H. Shull of Lufkin,
Herman Read,
OPA announced Saturday meat
retail ceiling price increases av-
eraging eight cents a pound for
beef and seven to eight cents a
pound for pork in Texas, Okla-
homa, Kansas and Western Mis-
souri.
New ceilings are (gradeAA list-
ed first, grade A last):
Beef—porterhouse steak 56 and
52 cents; round steak 38 and 45
cents; rib roasts (10-inch) 35 and
33 cents.
Lamb—Loin chops 72 and 68
cents; shoulder chops 49 and 46
cents.
Pork—Canadian bacon 82 cents;
sliced bacon 43 cents.
The new ceilings on fresh meat
went into effect Tuesday instead
of Monday as originally planned,
shortening became effective Mon-
shortening becme effective Mon-
day.
After Oct. 1 Of Deport Gin
All cotton still under the 1945-
, William Evans has been named
Crop Loan on October 1, 1946, will ; manager of the Deport Gin Co.,
be pooled for producers’ account I succeeding Lowell Read who died
Mrs. Jim Read,
Ralph Read, Malcolm Read, Mr.
and Mrs. Farris Read of Dallas,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shuman of Mt.
Pleasant, Mrs. Tom Ellis and son
of Detroit, Rev. and Mrs. Carter
McKemy and daughter of Cle-
burne.
Mr. Read sustained the fatal
burns on Monday afternoon of last
week at the Deport Gin. Gasoline
was being poured into a tank
from an open can and became
ignited. Three other men besides
Mr. Read were burned when the
gasoline was accidentally spilled
on their clothing. Adron West-
brook is in the Grant Hospital re-
covering from severe burns, Rich-
ard Harris is in a Paris hospital,
and L. R. Skaines, less seriously
burned than any of the men, is
jjble to be up but is still under
treatment of doctors.
prevent the loss of top soil that
is leaching farm and pasture lands
and silting the creek channel.
Talks that were made upon the
subject Tuesday evening left no
doubt about the sentiment of the
people of this area with respect
to troublesome Mustang, and it
is hoped that sentiment will re-
sult in definite action.
Shorter Cotton
Crop Seen In
New Forecast
A 1946 cotton crop of 9,171,000
by the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration.
According to F. C. Elliott, cot-
ton work specialist of the Texas
A and M. College Extension Ser-
vice, Texas farmers who have
1945-crop cotton under loan now
should give serious consideration
I to marketing the cotton before it
I is placed in pools. The average
1945 loan rate for 15|16-inch mid-
dling cotton, gross weight, was
21.09 cents per pound. Since the
price now has climbed consider-
ably, producers should be able to
dispose of this cotton at prices
that will give them a substantial
profit.
The 1945-crop loan cotton which
is not redeemed before October
1 will, as provided in the loan
agreements, go into pools. Not
until all the cotton in the pools
is liquidated will the producer re-
ceive any payment. Net pro-
ceeds, if any, will then be dis-
tributed among the producers
whose cotton was placed in the
pools in proportion to their in-
5 Cent Air Mail
Starts October 1
bales of five hundred pounds terest. From the proceeds of the
Friday from gasoline burns sus-
tained at the gin last week.
Mr. Evans, who has been em-
ployed; at the Storey & Son gro-
cery, took over his duties as man-
ager of the gin Tuesday morning.
This is his second time to be con- I
nected with the Deport Gin, he
having been with the company
when it was managed by the late i
J. M. Read at the old location in !
North Deport. '
He was ginner at the Rugby | PpmainQ Dry |n
gin for the past two or three years, I •"'IllttlllO Lfl J All
and, all told, he has about
Reduction of the domestic air
mail rate from 8 cents to 5 cents
will go into effect on October 1.
The new rate applies on mail
transported (1) within the con-
stitutional United States, includ-
ing Alaska, (2) To or from the
continental United States, includ-
ing Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin
Islands, Canton Island, Canal
Zone, Guam and any other place
where U. S. Mail service is in op-
ertion. It also includes mall to
and from armed service personnel
overseas.
Farmers Do Big
Job During War
Survey Shows
*\|CION SEEKS FUNDS FOR
MBflAR WAR MEMORIAL
campaign for funds to erect
a Lamar county war memorial—
possibly a civic auditorium—has
been announced by the Winfield
F. Brown Post, American Legion
Paris.
Lamar Fair Opens
September 23rd
Plans are being formulated for
the Lamar District Fair which
opens at Paris on Sept. 23. At
a meeting of officers, directors
and committeemen on Monday,
reports show the Association
headed for the biggest and best
fair in its history.
County Agent Monroe May was
in Deport Monday talking the
fair and said all departments,
dairy, swine, poultry, beef cattle,
4-H and H. D. clubs and com-
munity exhibits were sparking it
to a most pleasant and profitable
exhibition.
the September
Agriculture De-
PICNIC TO HONOR PAUL
MATTHEWS FAMILY
There will be a picnic on the
lawn of the Church of Christ
Friday evening, Sc^pt. 13 at 6:30
p. m. honoring Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Matthews and son who arc mov-
ing to Cooper and will enter
| school at Commerce. Come and
| bring filled baskets.
gross weight is
forecast of the
partment.
The prediction, based upon con-
ditions prevailing on the first of
September, compares with the
August forecast of 9,290,000 bales,
and reflects decreases in prospec-
tive production a month ago in
Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mis-
souri and Tennessee.
This year’s crop will be aug-
mented by a carryover of about
7,600,000 bales from previous
crops. Thus the total supply will
be nearly 17,000,000 bales.
This year’s ginnings in Texas
up to the first of September were
quoted at 363,108 bales, as com-
pared to 299,734 a year ago.
Smallest cotton yield in Texas
since 1889 was predicted in the
forecast of 1,775,000 bales. This
is 125.000 bales less than the Aug-
ust forecast and compares with
the 1,794,000 bales produced last
year.
pool cotton will be deducted all
advances and accrued costs—in-
cluding storage, insurance and
handling charges. No payment
will be made to producers at the
time their cotton is placed in
pools and after October 1, farm-
ers will not be entitled to order
the sale of cotton now under loan.
all told, he has about 15
years experience as a gin man.
Mr. Evans says there has been
no change in the policy of opera-
tion since he took over, and in
an advertisement in this edition
invites cotton growers to bring
their cototn to the Deport Gin.
Mrs. Wm. Evans is bookkeeper
at tlu1 gin this year. She succeeds
Maurice Hobbs, who has similar
employment at the Co-Op. Gin.
Others employed at the gin are
Marvin Betterton, who will be as-
sisted as ginner by Mr. Evans;
A1 Parks and Charles Foster,
pressmen, and Hood Ripley, suc-
tionmnn.
W. I. Kuykendall was manager
of the gin the past three years
while Mr. Read was in the army.
He is now manager at the Deport
Co-Op. Gin.
Red River County
Remains Dry In
Saturday Election
Red River county voted against
legalizing the sale of beer by a
| vote of three to one in an election
i held Saturday.
Complete returns from 32 box-
j cs of 37 in the county showed: to give
For sale of legalized beer, 1,064;
against sale, 3,228.
Al Bogata’s two boxes 490 votes
were east—375 dry and 115 wet.
This was the first local option
election held in Red River coun-
ty in more than a third of a cen-
tury.
The increase in total farm pro-
duction from 1939 to 1944 was
twice as large as during the en-
tire 20-year period from 1919 to
1939, according to Sherman John-
son. official of the Department of
Agriculture.
In summarizing the spectacular
increases of farm production
achieved during the war, Mr.
Johnson stated that the wartime
record was achieved without sig-
nificant expansion of acreage, and
in the face of insufficient supplies
of labor, machinery and other
materials. He listed farm mech-
anization as the most important
factor in the increase. There are
2,000,000 tractors on farms today.
Mr. Johnson concludes that a
revolution in farming has occur-
red and that it is here to stay.
Another conclusion drawn from
the survey is that the federal gov-
ernment may have to intervene
farmers "income insur-
ance” as a counterpart to organ-
ized labor’s minimum wage and
unemployment insurncc.
Deport Lions Chib
Has Far is Visitors
Fewer Hogs Now
But Worth More
Deport Canning
Center Closes, 4000
Cans Processed
Four Lamar Co. Vets
Eligible to Buy Cars
GOING PLACES WITH
OUR CUSTOMERS ...
Our customers find us to be a bank that
will go along with them, and cooperate
with them in their financial plans.
For the ones who have vision and have
charted their plans for the future, we offer
financial cooperation that will go along
with them—a bank confidence in them and
in the future.
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You will find us helpful, cooperative and
pleasant to deal with in achieving your
financial goal.
Deport State Bank
jlfeliiii
DEPORT, TEXAS
Four veterans of World War II
from Lamar county arc now eli-
gible to make application for au-
tomobiles at government expense,
Charles Rasberry, manager of the
Paris VA office, has announced.
Forms are now available for
these veterans who suffered the
loss or use of a leg during ser-
vices in World War II. These
veterans include John T. Conner,
Andrew J. Crenshaw of Paris; Ed-
gar L. McFaddcn Rl, Biardstown,
and Aubrey M. Hines of Pow-
derly.
The veterans administration
does not make cars available. It
is necessary for the veteran to
take his completed form to the
dealer and negotiate for the pur-
chase of a car up to the maxi-
mum of $1,600.
In January of 1867 there were
298,000 more hogs in Tekas than
there are today.
That sounds like a blow to Tex-
as swine production, but a com-
parison of values shows that pric-
es and quality are more impor-
tant than mere quantity produc-
tion. Even though there are al-
most 3,000 less hogs in the state
now than in 1867, today’s value
of hogs is set at $34,0005,000, as
compared with the 1867 value
which was only $4,202,000.
Thc^e figures wore released
from the Agricultural Economics
Service Center which has been
recently set up at the Texas A.
and M. College Extension Service.
Figures from the service center
are reminders of what did and
can happen to values of farm artd
ranch products. For instance,
hogs in 1919 were averaging
$18.60, but were at a $2.59 aver- i
age in 1933.
Mrs. J. R. MeLemore, wife of
j the president of Paris Junior Col-
| lege, was the speaker before the
| Deport Lions Club Tuesday. She
was substituting for Dr. McLe-
more who was unavoidably de-
tained at the last minute and
could not be here.
With a sense of humor that was
refreshing, her talk dealt with
amusing incidents in connection
School Opens
Monday With
297 Students
A total of 297 students passed
into Deport school rooms Monday
for the beginning of the 1946-47
term, according to Supt. W. T.
Hughes. Of this number, 114 were
high school students and 183
grade school children.
The beginning enrollment is al-
most 100 more students than the
200 expected on opening day,
Supt. Hughes says. A peak en-
rollment of about 500 is expected
later.
Ira T. Colley, high school in-
Deport’s canning center, in op-
eration for the summer in the
lunch room in the grammar school
building, closed last Friday as i
funds for the project were ex- j w*fh the college and was conclud-
hausted. J. C. Miller, vocational cd with a recital of activities of
agriculture instructor, was super- boys and girls, ambitious for tw« j structor, has been added to the
visor and Mrs. Jim Short was in- .wars of college training, and
structor. The center was in op- j w*dl httle to pay for it except
eration two days each week as i ambition. She was accompanied
funds were not available for op- ; Deport by Mrs. C lara 1 homp-
eration more than that time, j son’ Baris musician, who directed
several Lion Club songs. She had
the club singing as it has never
sung before. Mrs. Fred Swint
was a visitor.
Many took advantage of the op-
portunity and will eliminate the
high cost of food as more than
4,000 containers of food were can-
ned during the summer.
school bus driving crew and Jim-
mie Womack has been named as-
sistant janitor to Jim Short.
High school students who live
on bus routes registered last Fri-
day. city high school students on
Saturday and all grade school
students on Monday.
Fulbright School
Opens August 28
* FENDLEY COACH AT MINEOLA ' HalesborO ScllOOl
Opens Sept. 16
Farmer Reports
Good Corn Crop
MRS. JAMES SULLIVAN
HOSTESS TO W19 CLUB
1 J. M. Fend lev, former Deport
resident, who has been residing
•- i in Commerce, requests the ad-
Fulbright High School got off dress of The Times changed to
to an early start on the 1,946-47 Mineola where he is coaching in
term. School doors opened Wed- the high school. He says lie has
nesday, Aug. 28. a good football team and would
The school, howewer. will close | enjoy playing the Deport, team in
for a time when cotton opens to
Ben Tidwell reported Saturday
that he had gathered 10 loads of
corn from about 25 acres on his
farm south of Deport and that he
will get four more loads before
he is through. The corn is of the
yellow dent variety.
This is an unusually good yield
for this section this year. Most
farmers report their corn to have Soil C OtlSCr VatlOU
been drowned out by rains last
spring.
allow students to help harvest the
crop.
Faculty of the Fulbright school
is composed of A. V. Price, supt.;
Mrs. A. V. Price, home economics;
Mrs. O. W. Leggett, 3rd and 4th;
Mrs. Oscar Legate, 7th; Mrs. J.
A. Cockrell, 5th and 6th; Miss
Beulah Mitchell, high school Eng-
lish; Mrs. Albert Mitchell, pri-
mary.
the bi-district meet at Deport, and
wishes the Tigers good luck.
Halcsboro school will start its
j 1946-47 term on Monday, Sept. 16.
'School doors will open at 8:30
; Monday morning.
! Mrs. R. D. Cotton is teacher at
the Halcsboro school. Wood Arm-
strong, C. C. Gray and Homer
Hobbs are trustees. The first six
j grades will be taught.
Tractor Destroyed
By Fire Thursday
Meeting Wednesday
At School Building
The Door Is Open
When we say that our customers and
friends are always welcome it is no
casual, polite comment. We meant it.
Cotton insects watched an cne-
North Texas Soil Conservation
District will bold a meeting and
i interesting picture show at the
I Deport school auditorium on
Lone Oak WHD Club met last
Wednesday in the home of Mrs.
James Sullivan, roll call being
answered with a program sug-
gestion for the 1947 year book.
Mrs. Al Parks gave a demon-
stration on crocheted edging. Miss j Thursday night east of Deport.
Arnold, home demonstration A Ford tractor, belonging to. ... c„„j
agent, was unable to meet with I Fred Swint and operated by Doc | fu®s<jdll_____
the members. j Gibson, was burned after it be-
Punch and cookies were served J came ignited from backfire when
by Mrs. Walter Gifford and the i Mr. Gibson stepped on the starter,
hostess to ten members and Mrs. j The tractor was being used in
Walter Grant and Mrs. Roy Wil- dusting cotton to kill insects.
my machine go up in flames last j Wednesday night, Sept. 18, at 8
I o’clock.
Winter cover crops will be dis-
liamson, who were guests.
The club will meet Sept. 18, at
the home of Mrs. Sid Grant.
J. R. BROWN DIES
AT BOGATA HOME
J. R. Brown passed away Tues-
day at 1 p m at his home in East
Bogata, after several months ill-
ness. Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon at the Bogata
Methodist Churoh with burial in
Bogata cemetery.
PAUL DENISON THANKS
PUBLIC FOR PATRONAGE
In an advertisement in this edi-
tion, S|Sgt. Paul Denison thanks
the motoring public for its pat-
ronage of his service station dur-
ing the 14 months he served with
the army counter-intelligence
corps in Europe. His terminal
leave will expire Sept 18, at
which time he will receive his
t discharge from the aarvfca.
ing, terrace outlets, terracing and
terrace maintenance. The public
is invited to attend this meeting.
No admission charge nor col-
lection.
DETROIT SCHOOL OPENING
DELAYED UNTn. SEPT. 16
Opening of Detroit schools has
been postponed until Monday.
Sept. 16, according to The De-
troit News-Herald. The delay»in
opening is due to the trouble in
securing transportation units.
A son was born Wednesday at
the Grant hospital in Deptor to
Mr. and Mrs. Du red Hall of Talco.
This bank is ready and anxious to help
business and responsible individuals
needed loans, whether large or small,
for any worthy purpose.
We invite gou to come in
and discuss your financial
needs with the officers of
this friendly institution
First National Ban
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The Old Reliable Since 1902
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The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1946, newspaper, September 12, 1946; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth923431/m1/1/?q=corinth: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.