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SECTION ONE
Two
Sections
the Graham leader
Published la Northwest Tmi.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST IS. 187«.
Sixteen
Pages; _
With Mulice Toward None. With Charity For AM.
VOLUME SfaTY-FOUR
GRAHAM. TEXAS. THURSDAY. JANUARY 11. 1940.
NUMBER TWENTY-THR1
FISHING
AROUND
By Trout
E. H. Griffin Wants
Office of County
Attorney Again
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y.
1
To uvt ■ 1940 election year re-
gret, better pay your poll tax now!
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Helsinki means hell’s-end to many
thousands of Russians by this time.
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A lesson from traffic, Rood for
life: It is more dangerous to stand
still in a highway than to continue
going forward.
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A good admonition for this year
is that found in the words of Gold-
smith when he said: “Learn the lux-
ury of doing good."
Raymon Thompson
Is A Candidate *
For County Judge
This paper is authorised to an-
nounce E. H. Oriffin, present coun-
ty attorney, as a candidate for elec-
tion to that office this year, sub-
ject to action of the democratic
primary. Mr. Griffin has made
it was an inspiration Sunday
* morning to hear 'Mary Arnold sing.|
She has a marvelous voice and sings (
without any affectation.
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“Screw your courage to the stlck-
ing-place, and well not fail," de-
clared old Shakespeare. A little
piece of advice is good for all of
us most all the time.
Kaymon Thompson of Graham to-
day authorized the Graham Leader
to announce that he is a candidate
for County Judge of Young County,
Greene Newell Is
Asking Reelection
For Representative
assessor
! has given me an insight and under-
| standing of business and economic
affairs of the county and its citi-
I sens that gives me one of the ea-
• sential qualifications for the office
Edna Easterling
Is Candidate For
County Treasurer
Greene Newell, Representative in
the Texas Legislature from Young
and Jack counties, known as the 109
district, authorized the announce-
subject to the democratic primaries, ment this week of his candidacy for
Mr. Thompson who has been elect- reelection to that office, subject to
ed to the office of Tax Collector
and Aseessor two terms, and which
otfice he now holds, says he is ask-
ing promotion at the hands of ^he_|_
voters of the county. He had noj
opponent when he asked for his Miss Fdna Easterling today asked
second term. j that The Graham
He one the
the county and has been 1 flee County Treasurer subject to
^IVi soci^j, civic and church affairs:
for a number of years.
“I feel that I am by experience
and training well qualified for the
office of County Judge,” Mr. Thomp- .
sorm said. “I feel that the experi- l
ence I have had for two terms in
i the assessor and collector’s office
Approval Of $127,141
For County Roads To
Give Much Employment
•'Men are but children of a larger of Wends in his diligent \1
growth,” said Dryden How true, «nd asks consideration
how true. Therefore we should get hil record in that
out on the golf course more often, nouncera.nt follows:
shown
work for
^ M nave mvwn by my
in that office. Hi. an-|^e county during these two term.
that I will give due diligence, at-
the Democratic primary.
Mr. Newell, who has been
a resi-
- fice of County Treasurer subject
the democ r a t i c
primary.
Miss Easterling
is well known \
throughout t’h e j
county as a cap-'
able, f ri e n d 1 y !
young woman who !
has by her own j
efforts accomp-1
lished much in ]
her chosen field |
of work.
She has hun-~
dreds of friends in the county, many
dent of Young county most of his 0f whom have asked her to make
If we grown-ups would play a litUe
more we would be eaeie
with and would live longer.
“In announcing for the office of
tention and courteous consideration •* B business man of Eliasville, I the race for treasurer.
i play a mue - ——-— J" ~ | to the duties of my job. I will con- this c
ir to get-along County AtU.m«y of Young County,^ ^ prmctlJ ^ the office of known
of the best I
Texas, I do so with a full realiza-
practice
| County Judge and will appreciate
- „ - , I non of the responsibilities of one, ,
. ... .... ,, . . .__l any consideration given me m ask-
::°*£Zu*L'2z stir: - - —
of much reading During these long rniseioners’ Court in January, 1939;
winter evenings isn't K fine to be ««*», when this year is finished, I
contented with a good book a few have served practically one,
hours each night.
Here s a pungr
i N*» •* /ear geU
A. J. Bryan Again
Reports Profit On
- Poultry Raising
have served
term of office; and I am aaking for
election to that position. To the
Here’s a pungent paragraph from citizens of Young County I wish to
at the Pittsburgh, express ray appreciation for the co-
Editor: “A baby operation end help they have given
along eery well ae ™« *>ri™3 P»*t year in ray
long ea he lives on the milk of hu- attempt to enforce the criminal lawe An interesting report on how he
msn kindness. ^Tt is not long until comiftg under ray jurisdiction. With- has made Ms white leghorn chiejt-
bs changes to corn-breed and cab-.oot the. cooperation of the goo4 one pay profits this past year has (j^ exjieriener in this my first term
base and enters the school of herd-! citizens ad a county ao one asan or been famished by A. J. Bryan, on
j set of men can enforce the low. As aged gentleman who is one of the
s • j you know, as County Attorney, I'old residents of this county end
county, and one
men in this section.
He har served only the one term
in the Texas lower house and says
that his record speaks for itself.
He was regular in attendance on
sessions of the law-making body and
gave diligent attention to matters
of state as well as local interest, in
the Legislature. o
“1 feel that my record of service
this past term wag such that I am
entitled to a second term and will
appreciate the consideration and
support of the voters ed this dis-
trict," Mr. Newell declared in mak-
ing his announcement. "I feel, too.
) Mow
/ tor men in varic
V Meries Marine i,
“T^ cdvy, It it ■ r
lives three miles east of Graham.
For fifteen years, Mr. Bryan has
been in the poultry business at this
that Uncle Sam is calling have charge of all the criminal
in various branches of the eases,* originating in either the
aviation, army. County or. Jnrtlee Courts; and, an
good time for a lot such, I have to the very beet of my j one location and every year makes
ad young , men who are unemployed ability prosecuted these casus. « drtailed report showing all
to get some valuable training and a “In addition to thq above services,
livelihood at the same time. DIs- I have cooperated with the District
cipline is valuable'training received Attorney’s force both in' Grand
in -the service and training which is
badly needed by most of them today,
see
With so much color of khaki in
the Legion hell at the dinner Satur- 1
day night for officers of the Texas
National Guard companies camped !
here over the week end reminded I
us of 1916 and 19V7. And the ment
were given such a hearty welcome'
in Graham they have indicated they I
will probably come here again for
practice, Graham being centrally 1 tr-
eated for the various units of the
131st Artillery.
(Continued from page 1—Bee. 1)
Judge J. T. Rickman
Asks Re-Election
To Justice Place
Justice of the Peace. J. T. Rick-
man, Prednet 1, has asked this
paper to announce him as a candi-
date for reelection to that office.
of operation and profits made.
has better qualified me for another
term of service * and also acquaint-
ance made with other lawmakers
and other pien in governmental
places is s factor worth consider-
ing to make one better qualified."
Mr. Newell will make a supple-
ment to this announcement a little
later, giving more detailed attention
For more than a year she has
been public stenographer, with her
desk in the court house, handling j
much legal and important business
of an official or semi-official nature
and is thoroughly familiar with the
needs and responsibilities of the
office she seeks.
Miss Easterling in making her an-
nouncement expressed appreciation
for the expressions of friendship
and Support given her in the part
and for the promise of support in
the weeks ahead aa she expects to
make an effort to see every voter in
tile county, in person.
Her courage and persistent en-
deavor in overcoming a handicap
and her success achieved, despite
difficulties, have aroused an appre-
ciation and consideration for her
that has made scores of friends who
have promised assistance in her
campaign, and for which she ex-
pressed sincere appreciation.
What is considered one of the
most\ important road developments
in tne county in many months is
the news received that state ap-
proval has been added to Federal
approval on the *127,141 WPA proj-
ect for Young county roads
Pan of this permits the comple-
tion of the Jean Highway paving,
on which work may be started Mon-
du> morning. The whole appropria-
tion thus approved is expected to
mean much in giving employment
in this area immediately.
Judge Remington Monday morn-
ing received word from Senatip- Tom
Connally that presidential approval
had been given to the project, listed
as number 40464, and that the mat-
ter was eligible for state approval.
A slight error was found in the
project and this is expected to be
corrected this week, so that work
may begin Monday.
The project provides $127,141 for
the improvement of roads in the
county, roads to be improved to be
decided by the county with approval
of the State WPA administrator.
All sections of the county will bane-
fit.
First construction under the ap-
propriation will be the completion
of the Jean road, 4 and four-tenths
miles of which are already paved-
Work under the project will in-
clude excavating, widening, clearing
shrubbery, constructing and recon-
structing drainage structures and
other necessary improvements.
On the trip Judge Remington and
Glean Burgess, secretary of the Gra-
ham Chamber of Commerce, stop-
ped in Austin to confer with high-
way officials on the federalizatiea
of the north-south highway to San
Antonio and the Haskell east-west
highway.
He said that owing to the drouthy legislative matters snd proposals,
condition, this pest year has been
Club Boys Of
County Find
Hogs Profitable
one of the hardest in which to make
any profit with his hens he has had
in all his experience.
But despite these -unfavorable
conditions the past year his books
show a profit of $910.92 for his
handlii^ 400 bens. Hs says his hens
averaged 174 eggs each for the year.
We give the following figures
from his careful bookkeeping of the
year:
J. E. Dowdle Asks
Election To Place
Of Constable Pet 1
Constaple John E. Dowdle, of
Precinct 1, has authorized announce-
He received from 400 hens during j ment that he is a candidate for elec-
the 12 months a total of 5,802 doz- j tion to that office this year, subject
en eggs, which he sold at an aver-
subject to the democratic primaries. I age- of I9& cents the dozen, total-
judge Rickman is s pioneer set-
tler of this county and through the
j
Regardless of what it is to be
done to see that visitors to Gra-1 y«"» has been instrumental in help-
ham are properly token care of, ing form the foundations of the
Glenn Burgess, diligent Chamber of j social, business and governmental
Commerce manager, is equal to the, affairs of this section. He is one
occasion—even to packing wood and , of the beat known men of this part
hauling straw. In the worst wea-1 of the state and knows intimately
ther of the year Burgess complied most of the residents of his pre-
with advance request^ of the Na- cinct.
tional Guard officers snd had da-1 “I sincerely appreciate the loyalty js very important
to the camp a ton or two and support accorded me in the past | from hens.
to the democratic primariee.
ing $1106.64 for egg. he sold, over Mr- Dowdle *** *PP°‘nte<1 in °«
and above what he used at home,ltober * the Court to fill the un-
which valued $42.40. He sold also, «Pired th« 1,U J D D"w*
$178.00 worth of fryer, snd hens, f0"’ *ho held 0,fic* for * nc™-
His feed cost totaled $412.12.
He carries on his poultry opera-
seven acres
bar of years.
"I feel that my years of residence
here where I am well acquainted
tions on about six or_______... . ,
of land, part of which he tries to w,tJl the P*°Ple *nd their rM*ds ,nd
keep green feed of some kind grow- iMires in th‘* offic' ,nd
1 ing most of the year. He says this
to get profits
of straw and several cords of wood. «nd will appreciate the considera-
• * * tion and support of the voters again
In one block we saw two little this year,” said Judge Rickman in
girls with dolls playing like they making hit announcement. “My rec-
were nurses in a hospital. And two ord is an open book—and I have
little boys with chemical and builder tried to perform the duties of the
seta enjoying their play. In another, office in accordance to my best
block we saw some boys snd girls judgment, in keeping with the law
with new Christmas guns faking and with fair treatment to ell.”
hold-up men tnd women. In which. -
of these two blocks are habits and 1
thinking being formed that are saf-
est and most constructive for future
conduct t
fj T
I
j^for
jm
■ not
in E
him
k
The stork waits for no man anil
an beat anybody’# car even Perry
xwell'a Ford and the State of
exaa' fast patrol ears, thrown in
lor good Pleasure. That’s what hap-
icd Tuesday night when Perry
ned the Stork’s business would
wait tog Ford business. He was
in Dallas when a phone call told
him an heir was about to arrive at
sham Hospital. He raced home
Friends learning of the ar-
of the Maxwell heir spread
news. Two motor patrolmen
rushed out the highway to meet the
proud nusaled perplexed, perspiring
(Continued on back Page-Bee. I)
New Dry Goods
Store Open
' For Business
The Smith Dry Goode Company,
a new modern store for Grahtm is
now open for buainess at northeast
corner of the square. In the build-
ing formsrty occupied by the J. P.
Alexander company.
Earl Smith the owner Who with
his wife and 16-year-old daughter,
Twila Ruth, moved here from
Hamlin last week. He has been busy
day and night, with the asrirtance
of a corps of workers and sales
people, fllliag the shelve* and
4LL, lap0. tuiiUltu. *ef<»k
ifi vfirfi ,DUii<iing' wiin
on beck Pag# Bee. 1)
Miss Sowell Takes
Leave From Work
On Papers Here
The publisher of the Graham
Leader and Graham Daily Reporter
regrets to announce that Miss Jim-
mie Sowell who has been connected
with these publications for a num-
ber of years ha* asked for an ex-
tended leave for a much needed Vest.
She plans to Isave within e few
days for s visit at home with her
parents in Cleburne, and then for-
some much desired travel, including
a trip first to San Antonio and then
to the Carolina# and other points
my years of experience in similar
work I.am well qualified to fill the
job to the satisfaction of all good
law abiding citisens,” said Mr.
Dowdle.
Mr. Dowdle was one time a dep-
uty sheriff a number of years ago,
also served the City of Graham for
four years and has had other ex-
perience he feels qualifies him well
for the post he seeks.
“I will greatly appreciate the sup-
port and consideration of the voters
of this precinct,” he said.
Henry Williams
Asks Re-election
As County Sheriff
Sheriff Henry C. Williams this
week authorized the announcement
that he is a candidate for reelection
to the office of sheriff of Young
county.
“I offer my candidacy for rcelec -
tion as Sheriff, subject to the Demo-
cratic primary and ask consideration
of my qualifications for this office
again on the basis of my experience
and record of service,” said Sheriff
Williams.
*! have worked hard and been
faithful to the responsibility impos-
ed upon me in this important office.
I have a record of cooperation with
other enforcement officers, always
an important factor in this office
and I am proud of the accoomplish
ment# made. And I wish to express
my grateful appreciation for the
support and confidence given me by
the voters and good citisens of this-
county in the last election and loyal
support and assistance accorded me
in efforts to carry out the duties accompanied mainly by
of Sheriff. I will ever feel appre-
ciative of this fact and continue
to honestly and conscientiously work
with the good people of this county
for enforcement of the law and the
carrying out of the duties of this
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Miss Sowell, who has insisted that
she be permitted to quit the news
paper desk, for a while at least
has don. so voluntarily and will be NOW WHILE SPECIAL CASH RATE IS STILL ONI Special
missed tremendously, not only bif
ns and the whole staff at thee# rata mw only $1, if you live in Young county. To others
NOW I You
od The Loader this big year
can't afford to raise.
Records turned in by 4-H Club
boys of Young County show that
Swine production was a profitable
demonstration to those boys hav-
ing pigs as projects in 4-H Cleb
work in 1939, reports Roy L. Huek-
abee. Assistant County Agent.
Dry weathers and short feed
crops of previous years had its af-
fect on feed prices and proved to
be an obstacle in feeding, but aaert
of the boys overcame theae disad-
vantages in their methods of feed-
ing. Balanced rations supplemented
with native and small grain pas-
tures accounted for the profits
made.
Sixty-eight boys fed a total of
ninety-five pigs for an average of
200 days with an average daily gain
of .9 of a pound. Total amount ef
live meat produced was 15,084 Iks.
at a coat of 4 1-3 rents per pound.
The total coat of the sixty-eight
demonstrations, including purchase
price totaled $1,254.75 and total re-
ceipts were $1,793.22, or a net pro-
fit of $5.14.33. This means that each
pig toph' its owner a profit of $5A3
This cheap gain with feed prices
having advanced tremendously was
the boys
feeding a longer period at tisao,
utilising their native and small
grain pastures to keep down the
cost of grain. Eighty-five percent
of the sixty-eight demonstrators ne-
ed skim milk as a source of pro-
tein supplement valuing the milk
at forty cents per one-hundred lbs.
This means that an extra $3.90
classified as expense was actually
earned by the boys using a product
which has no sales value.
The North-Central District Fair
has helped the production of Swine
in Young County, for the competi-
tion afforded there shows the ne-
cessity for purebred hogs and prop-
er feeding methods to have the ani-
mal* in condition to *how.
office to the best of my sMHty.”
Mr. Williams ir a member of one
of the pioneer families of Yonag
county where he was reared, and It
L
If
county wnere ne was rearea, and it
has been said of him that he knows
more people by their first name in
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Trout, H. I. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1940, newspaper, January 11, 1940; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1116276/m1/1/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.