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COOPER. TEXAS
HART BROS., Publishers.
COOPER. DELTA COUNTY. TEXAS TUESDAY. APRIL 4, 1933.
VOLUME 52, NO. 14,
item WEEKLY
SHEWS LETTER
AUSTTN.—Action of eppronrla-
tton bills thus far carry out the
announced intention of ithe Legis-
lature to trim government expenses
by from 25 to 30 per cent. Sev- ,
emal of the major Moms have been
finally acted Upon by both houses
and are In the Governor’s hands.
There is a difference of some
$600,000 between the House and
on the eleemosynary ap-
•kreprtatSons. The Senate amend-
ed /the House MU to provide for
oomtruew^. Off mukiings. said to
be needed to take care of the in-
creasing number of inmates tn va-
rious institutions.
Farmers Elect
Directors For
Co-Operative Gin
I-, -n-rsted tanners met in a »all- |
e i meeting in the district court i
re cm Saturday afternoon and chose |
directors for a permanent organi- |
-n*:cn .for a co-operative gin oom-
A tngpos ) v orgam/.r ■ •
was affected several weeks ago,
since which time sentiment among
cot/ton growers has been canvassed j
closely, anid this step was taken j
to prepare for applying to the i
State for a charter. |
■Directors elected were: M. L. |
Soott., B. Adams, W. S. Slough, i
Trosie Blalck, Prank Hagood. S. S. ^
Dotson, John Staihmer. j
The directors will elect officers I
amt as .soon as WlllWlB
aold an application will be made
*n>i it c TiiEurtesr,
►About Time To Wean the Darn Thing
By Albert T. Reid
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mm
This is the only serious differ-
ence between the branches of the
Legislature with regard to important
ajppropriation bills. Itor the most
part the House schedules have
been lower than the Senate, but
thus tor differences have been
compromised without serious diffi-
culty.
GOLFERS MET
TO ARRANGE
TOURNAMENT
SIX TEAMS WILL PLAY;
A. R. BYRNS CHOSEN
AS PRESIDENT.
Representative members frcm
The one big question yet to be
determined is the amount of sup-
Slll0 ^s^tuSn clubs of various neighboring
ST than the other major items | towns met, tn Oocper Sunday and
rSp^te. because schools through | organised a six-team tournament
out the State are suffering from j
the double embarrassment of rei j
Annual Trustee
Election Returns
Not Available
The annual election of school
trustees was held Saturday with
the usual apathy among voters.
Two votes were cast at one school
election where three judges held
j the election,
Oliver Cregg and Grover Pick-
ering were candidates at large for
county school board. |
Frank Crawford and J. M. Me- <
Millan were candidates for county
school board from Precinct 3 and
6 and L. B. Taylor and M, W.
Smith were canldates from Pre-
cinct 4 and 5.
The returns will not be canvass-
ed by the Commissioners Court
until next Monday when results
will be declared.
(TTY MARKET
BURGLARIZED
ODAT AND
0M0RR0W
By Frank Parker Stockbridge
Flags, in Germany.
Strother, his death a loss.
Canada, good banking.
Savings, in postal baks.
The German flog has been
changed again. Instead1 of the red,
white and 2°^ striibes of the Re-
public, the new Nlazl government
has gone back to the oM ftag
the empire, red. white and black,
with the swastika, or hooked croeB.
impose^ iuipon it.
Since the Great War these to
hardily a national flag which' ho*
’ not been changed. The Stare ana
Stripes stands out today as <»»
of the oldest hags in w«e World.
Only the banners of Denmark and
Switzerland are older than Old
Glory.
We still think of the United
States as a young nation. As a
matter of toot, our country to
about the only one in the World
which has not undergone revolu-
tionary changes in its form of gw-.
; emment in the past 150 yehrS. R
A young man was arrested and j to me that Americans ought
place q in jail on a burglary charge ■ shake off the idea that other
YOUNG MAN LODGED IN
JAIL; MOST OF LOOT
RECOVERED.
<Juced State support as well as re-
ductions in the payments of local
taxes.
•r:
During the past few years State
hPt of the public schools lias
steadily increased. State appor-
tionment in 1923 was $12,905,960.
In 1931 this h&d been increased
to $27,362,912. Special rural aid
to be played beginning April 16.
A. R. Byrns of Cooper was elected
president and Glen Maloney of
Commerce secretary.
During the course of the meeting j
it was decided that this organize - |
tion will be made permanent. A j
’oving cup will be given to the club |
winning the tournament and Should ■
a team win for three consecutive
years the > UP will bcocmc their
property. Glen Maloney and Will
TAXPAYERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
SHOWS DESPARITY IN COST OF
GOVERNMENT, COMMODITIES
Representatives
Of Cooper P. T. A.
To Attend Meet
Saturday in connection
burglary of J. G.
Thurd-ay night.
Entiance was gained by cutting
the screen wire of the front door
with the j nrtpoTia are older and therefore
Chandler’s store j udser than we. and assert our
j right to tell the rent of the world
where bo get off, since we are not
i only the richest but the oldest
or $15 worth cf tobacco and cig-
arettes were missed.
Most of Che tobacco was recov-
ered from a business house where
it had been sold.
*^™Aatlons in 1923 were $1,-1 Hill Acker of Commerce were ap-
”^931 they were $2500,- j ^nted as a committee to arrange
ooo. Local tax «R«t * '<** j ,that .team
same period increased, though by , confi^ ^ twlw pteyera In-
a smaller ratio. \ a
\
Increases .in support from both
tafcsi and State sources have fa*
outrun Increases in enrollment,
jtMtnaiPg (power of the people and
the wealth of the State. Likewise
r^n/. school costs have mounted
more rapidly than have the costs
of other functions of State gov-
ernment. TUuStrating this P*tot.
total property assessments in 1923
were approximately three and a
haM billion doHars. In 1932 they
Wart increased to slightly less t(han
four bilions, a gain of about 14 per
cent in taxable wealth, compared
wiUh increases in expenditures for
^public arhoois of considerably more
^than 100 per cent from the State
somewhat less than 100 PeT
^lewt from local sources.
Stesd of (fourteen, as was the case
last year. The teams in the as-
sociation are Honey Grove, Com-
merce. Clarksville. Pittsburg, Sul-
phur Springs and Cooper.
A schedule is being arranged tor
the tournament and will be pub-
lished later. j
After the (business session the ,
visitors who were W. H. Acker.,
Glen Mlatoney, John Wendell and j
W. B. Stone of Commerce, Homer
J. Pape off Clarksville, Harry Dial,
C. H. MoCleary, Mlax Wheeler, Dr.
J W. Whitley, Bob Pwron and Pat
Nunnally of Commerce. were
lunch guests of Delta Country Club
at PtarkhlH’s Cafe.
In the afternoon most of the vis-
iting golfers player on the local
course.
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A few daps i3,go I laid on your
desks a statement com,paring sal-
aries of fee Will officers in the ma-
jor counties of Texas with the
price of farm products and wages
for a period of ten years, from
1923 to 1932 both inclusive. I hope
you found time to read this state-
ment but if you did not and have
mtspflooed it I Shah gladly furnish
you with another.
In that comparative statement
pect to attend the annual cornven-
vention off Third District Congress
—' j of Parents and Teachers which
mount allowed toe bill officers in mwtg Tuesdlay. an,d Wed-
the major counties. In as much neflay^ A(prll 4 an,d 5 t)heme
there are only a few counties ^ pj^-pajn for the meefting is
where such salaries
Reipressmitetives from Cooper |
Parent Teacher Association expect, L. L. Allard 300
Charles D. Berry
Elected Trustees
I used
$12500, the
maximum
a- over
Bu. off
Bu. off
1923
$4,000
4,300
5,513
Year
Salary
wheat
corn
1924
$4,000
3,077
4092
1925
$4,000
2,788
5,640
1926
$4,000
5333
6,289
1927
$4,000
3.589
5.556
1938
$4,000
4,084
5,333
1929
$4,000
3089
5,195
1930
$4,000
8,356
6,107
1931
$4,000
9,085
11.193
1932
$4,000
13.953
16,680
Twenty-six bales of cotton
paid this
as
in ithis State
are allowed, I am using a $4,000
basis which win about Strike an
average for the remainder of the
counties.
Here is what it oost the farm-
er each pear in cotton, wheat, com
or oaks to support a fee bill offi-
cer drawing a maximum cf $4,000
>eriod of ten years:
9,750
cats
8533
10,519
10,256
9.091
10,000
9518
12,903
17572
28.301
Lbs. of Balt
12,900
cotton cott
17.466
22,222
23,337
20,000
22523
24542
42.980
72.372
80.000
In 1923, but it
♦
It seems fair to point out that
while school enrollment was in-
creasing about 10 per cent and
taxable wealth about 14 per cent,
public school costs were more than
doubled. Throe percentages are
nvertvre for the State. The fac-i
tors vary in different localities. gouth of
That it will be a difficult prob- j
. Paid Fine For
Stealing Bedding
From Tourist Park
A man from Oklahoma with a
man and his wife in his car were
apprehended by officers one mile
Cooper and >nid a fine
emt proo- j ^ (petty th.0ft Friday night,
tern to adjust these differences ^ had mllted a tourist
goes witfltut. saving. It Is clear,
however, that if the existing stan-
dards of support of the public
spools (It maintained new sources
Off revenue must be found.
The sales tax has been kll.od
agiain in a House committee, but
(Uhdre is talk off it being brought
out on a minority report. Its pros-
pects of passage seem slim, but
search' for needed revenue
Wrie sufficient support to bring
about enactment off a modified
Sales tax on certain specified ar-
ticles.
|j Appropriations tor the support
*af the State board of water en-
gineers and the board of mineral
development have been killed by
Honee. The items are small, the
(two combined amounting to only
.about $36,000 per year. The Sen-
ate has not yet received the de-
partmental appropriation bill
from the House.
cabin cf Mr. Woodall at the City
Park and during the night deprrt-
ed with seme of the bedding sup-
plied by Mr. Woodall for the
night.
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Entertained With
Bridge Friday Night
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wells en-
may j remained a number of friends with
a bridge party at Wellsview last
Friday evening. Three tables cen-
tered with bowls of mints, were ar-
ranged for the games. High score
prize went to Mrs. Joe Turner for
the ladies and Dan Gumming for
the men.
At the close of the games Mrs.
Welto served a refreshment plate
consistng of ichioken salad on let-
tuce leaf, potato chips, pickles and
an iced fruit drink.
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New swiss and other sheer mate-
rials at Penny's,
Why should a farmer, producing
10 bales of cotton a year be requir-
ed to work 16 rears to pay the sal-
ary of a county official for one
year? Do you not think the dif-.
feremce is tco great?
The following tables show the
Gotten—4,445.000 bales, at 5.8c lb.
Corn—102,726,000 bushels at 32c bushel ............
Oats—41.976.000 bushels, ait 13c bushel
Wheat—29,580,000 bushels, at 29c bushel
Barley—3.570.000 bushels, at 17c bushel ..............
Hav—826,000 tons, at $5.00 per ton
Octton Seed—1.981.000 tons, at $8.40 per ton
Sweet Potatoes—7.000,000 bushels, at 30c bushel
Irish Potatoes—4.154.000 bushels, at 60c bushel
value of the principal agricultural
crops in this State and the total
expenditures for the support of all
units of government. Total value
of (principal agricultural crops hi
Texas for 1932, does not include
live stock and poultry:
......................................... $128,905,000
.................... 32.772.320
.................... 5556.880
.................... 8.598.200
................... 606,900
4.130.000
16,640.000
2.100.000
2,492,400
$201,482,100
“Safeguarding Childhood.”
The opening session Tuesday,
aside from the customanv formal-
ities, will include reports from
district officers and of various or-
ganizations. Those from Delta
Delta County will be given Wed-
nesday.
Various .social features are ar-
ranged tor the two daya
A number of speakers are listed
on the program, including several
well known educators.
Alt the final1 session Wednesday
afternoon awards will be made for
year books, publicity, increase in
.memlberOhip and other fields.
Mira. Lud Moss, president; Mrs.
Ed McKinney,. one off the vice
presidents; Mrs. L. B. Oarrell, t
county council chairman, and a
number of delegates, who are
MesdUmes R. J. Harper, L. L. Al-
lard. Tom Robertson. W. D. Hart,
W. T. Bartley and Craig Gumming
of Cooper and Mbs. J. A. Miller
cif Klondike and Mrs. O. Jeter of
Brushy Mound, will attend, leav-
ni!£ e^rly tliiis (Tuicsdlfty) intoming.
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UiJLC; opi v-vi* ** ~ - | Uinj — —
the other door not being closed. ! memiber of the family off Hattons.
Ga^h amounting to $3.40 and $12
No finer gentleman, no abler
journalist, no mere faithful friend,
ever lived than French Strother,
whose sudden ddath in Washington
eit the age of 49 put an end to a
career of high promise.
A native of Missouri, a news-
paper man in Oaifomia, for m»~
noars an editor of Worlds Work,
,author cf half a dozen books
French Stonother attracted Otten-
. tion off Herbert Hoover by writing
were elected trustees of Oocper articlss the work of the
Independent District at the anm^ DepartmePt of Commerce. One of
in which a total _ ^ appototal0ntt,
L. L. Allard and Ohos. D. Berry
were elected trustees off Oocper
election Saturday
; of 244 votes were oadt.
The names of L. L. Allard and
K H. Foster, present members of
the (board, were (printed on the
ballot, but some citizens interested
themselves In Mk. Berry's behalf
and solicited enough votes to se-
cure 121 for his eOtotHon, o««inSt
115 tor Mr. Foster. Mr. Allard re-
ceived 2*4 without apposition.
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Demo Executive
Committee Called
To Meet April 8
The Delta County Democratic
Executive Committee is called to
meet Saturday, April 8, 3 ,p. m. at
the County Judge’s office. The mat .
ter of raising Delta County’s part
off the p&rty's national debt will
be considered.
T. B. CUMIMThG,
County Chairman.
cf Mr.
as President was that of French
Strother as Ms administrative as-
sistant. It was Strother’s torts,
hidden awiay in an obscure office
in the White House basemertt. to
Gaither the data the Plnertdsirt
needed to prepare his message*
and public (addresses, then to pol-
ish thir language after Mk. Hoover
(had roughed them out.
( TMn» everybody else who kmeMr
I him, Mr. Hoover formed a warm
j personal attachment for his ahls
assistant. French Btrothew was
my friend of years; his passing is
a real loss to the world of Journal-
ism.
TOTAL
There was expended by all units the total income frcm all the farm
»f government for the year ending crops enumerated- above, as shown
July 31. 1932, $47,302,105 more than by the following table:
Cost cf State Government, including scholastic apportionment $
Cost of public schools, less scholastic .apportionment........ ......... mi 162 029
Cost of all ether units of government
Plan Community
Garden For Cooper
A community garden will be
grown at Cooper this' year With em-
ergency R.F.C. labor if the Cooper
committee composed of E. F. Smith
Tom dimming and W. D. Hart
is able to secure available suitable,
land tor it. The Committee asks
the Committee asks that anyone j
having available land notify them
Hope Haggard Not
Expected to Live
Hundreds of thousand* of men,
women and children toil daily
through summer’s heat and win-
ter’s cold to plant, cultivate, har-
vest and market the crops enumer-
ated and then awake to the fact
that they have fallen short by
$47,808,105 of paring the expense
of their government. The legisla-
ture can render material aid to
ward1 reducing government cost by
placing a reasonable limit on sal-
aries of county and precinct offi-
cials and by providing for other
economies in county governments.
The Savage Bill is a step in the
right direction.
E. A. CALVIN.
Legislative Representative, Tax-
payers Association.
Sixty-Second District
Court Opened Monday
Judge Newman Phillips convened
spring term off 62nd District Court
Monday.
The docket will be called Tues-
day and oases set for hearing.
R. F. C. Funds For
Delta Co. Approved
Judge J. T. Rountree received a
telegram from Austin Monday in-
forming him t.ath the April allot.,
rnent had been- approved for emeng.
ency employment in Delta County.
Hope Haggard was lying at his
in Cooper Monday night in a crit-
' ioal (Condition with grave fears that
he (Would not survive the night.
He has been tn a serious condi-
tion several week* and Friday un-
derwent an operation at Cooper
Hospital, but little relief could be
given him.
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Carnival at Yowell
School April 6 and 7
There will be a school oamivai ]
* at tire Yowell school, the nights
1 of April 6 and 7.
We will (have many carnival at-
tractions, including bingo, cat-
stiands. eto. We will also have a
apodal advertising feature for in-
terested 'merchants. A Special loud
speaker has been secured tor this
purpose.
J. R. WAGNER, Principal.
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Last week in the Cooper Review
in one place read “wove novelty
shoos 9c and should have been 98c
This was an error in setting the
jyrioe.—Economy Shoe Store.
There are a good many thing*
we could learn from Oinadla, and
one of the is banking.
Canada 'ias (been going through
just as difficult am economic crista
as (the United States, but thebe
has not been a bank failure there
in ten velars. Only two Canadian
banks have closed their dioors since
1910.
The reason for this is that there
are only ten banks in- Canada. All
or there have headquarters either
in Montreal or Toronto. They
have about 4.000 branch banks,
however, so that the smallest com,
murrity entitled to banking facil-
ities has them, and has behind’ it*
local branch all the resources off
the powerful parent institution.
I have never .been able to see
any sound reason why the United
States should not permit branch
banking on the Canadian pllan.
j Certainly the experience off the
pvst three or four years, with
small hanks failing by hundred*,
ought to be proof that the pres-
ent system is a poor one.
More
ju ill ion
than three quarters off A
Americans 'have nearer
seven hundred million dollars on
deposit with the United State* in
the form of Postal Savings. Thafc
is one operation of the Govern-
ment in a field also occupied' by
private business, which has proved
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