Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 107, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1940 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME L
Graham Daily Reporter
They All Read It — Therefore A First Class Advertising Medium
GRAHAM. TEXAS. %HURSDAY, JANUARY 4. 1940.
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BANK REPORTS SHOW GOOD BUSINESS CONDITION HERE
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Big Improvement Program
Is Planned By Mayor and
City Council For 1940
Mayor P. M. Nicolett is optimls-J;
tic concerning the city of Graham
developments for the new year, bas-
ed on plans now under consideration,
and the work under way.
“Soon the city of Graham will
probably have the best „ grade of
water of any city in all this sec-
tion of the southwest, when the fil-
tration plant now under construc-
tion is completed,” the mayor de-
clared Wednesday when asked about
the outlook for Graham during 1940.
This plant, costing around 135,000,
a project on which WPA funds were
secured, is now nearing completion.
The Mayor said that much work
is planned for jobs fostered by
the city for the new year. He de-
clared that 37,000 square feet of
sidewalks have been laid this year
as well as a lot of street and alley
paving. About 60 men are now em-
ployed in the city on two projects
on which WPA aid is being re-
ceived.
He said plans are under consider-
ation for improvement and enlarge-
ment on the sewer disposal plant.
This, he said, is being made neces-
sary following 350 additions ty>
sewer service secured during the
past two years. Improvements are
also planned for the pumping plant.
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Past Year In
Young County
Dryest In Decade
|Eli Morgan Motor More Than Jwo Million
ln“gu'a" Dollar, Now On Deposit
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FOLKESTONE, England. — A
broken-down ambulance Wednesday
delayed surgical attention for Unity
Valkyrie Freeman-«Mitford at the
end of her strange wartime journey
home from Germany, enemy land of
the man'who was her friend—Adolf
Hitler. Carried down the gangplank
of a channel steamer through ■ j April, ’ .18; May, 2.81; June, 1.81;
A total precipitation of 15.76
inches was recorded during the year
1939 by Miss Lets Black, govern-
ment weather observer.
This is less than for any year
during the past ten, the next dryest
year being 1994, with 17.78 inches
of precipitation.
The greatest rainfall for any one
month for 1989 was recorded in
May, 2.81 inches, while in Septem-
ber there was not enough to be
recorded.
In spite of the rain and snow
ber registered only .45 inches. The
maximum temperature recorded in
December was 76 degrees on Decem-
ber 9 and the minimum was shown
as 19 on December 29. A tempera-
ture of. 32 degrees or less was re-
corded on 14 days during the month.
Rainfall by months for 1939 was
recorded as follows: January, 2.47
inches; February, 58; March, .56;
Service To Graham
The Eli Morgan iMotor Express
has extended its lines into Graham
and is how operating on regular
schedule 'here.
Clem Odom, well known here and
experienced in motor freight work
has been named as the Graham
agent for the line and has opened
a temporary office in the Central
Service Station building, southeast
corner of the square.
It is announced this line is now
making two runs daily out of Dal-
during the holiday season Decern Fort Worth and Wichita Falls
into Graham.
It has been serving a large ter-
ritory for quite a long while and
is bonded and insured, and operat-
ing under a Railroad Commission
permit, it is announced.
Unusual School
Project Wins
Award For Teacher
What is considered a substantial
and unusually healthy financial coa-
| dition of The Graham National
Bank and the First National Banir
in Graham is reflected in state-
ments made this week by them in
response to s call from the 1'ederal
Comptroller of the Currency.
While there is very little differ-
ence in the total of deposits shown
to be in the banks here with a year
ago, they have enjoyed a good buai-
ness during 1939 and both have made
gains in surplus and paid two divi-
dends to stockholders during the
G. W. Riggle Is
... Buried Today
) At Eliasville
Funeral aervlces for C, W. Riggle
of Eliasville were conducted at the
noon at 4 o’clock, with Rev. J. L.
Eliasville Baptist Church this after-
Rooden officiating. With the Mor-
rison Funeral Home in charge, in-
terment was made in the Eliasville
Cemetery.
Mr. Riggle, a retired farmer, had
lived In Young county for a num-
ber of years. He was born on July
«, 1855.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs.
Belle Riggle; two sons, Veal Riggle
of Floydada and Dallas Riggle of
Austin, Colorado; two daughters,
Mrs. G. W. (Falls of Littlefield and
Mrs. Jack Reid of Eliasville; fif-
teen grandchildren, and three great
grandchildren.
University Has
Collection Rare
Children’s Books
line of sentries with fixed bayonets
while three fighter planes droned
overhesd, the blond daughter of a
British peer looked pale. There was
no bandage, however, and nothing
visible to confirm reports she war
suffering from a mysterious bullet
wound. She was placed in an am-
bulance and hurried away.
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WASHINGTON.—Despite his re-
cent statement that he thought oth-
ers better qualified, red-haired
Frank Murphy definitely is slated to
be appointed to the Supreme Court,
It wan learned authoritatively Wed-
nesday. Solicitor General Robert
H. Jackson is to be elevated to
Attorney General, succeeding Mur-
phy. Both men conferred Tuesday
with President Rooseveit, < who is
expected to send Murphy's nomina-
tion to the Senate Thursday for con-
firmation. Jackson's nomination
probably will await Murphy’* con-
firmation.
WASHINGTON. — President
Roosevelt's seventh annual message
to Congress on the state of the un-
ion, delivered in person Wednesday
afternoon before a joint session of
the Senate and House, members of
the Cabinet and packed house gal-
leries, was both a promise and a
challenge. It contained these sal-
ient features: A plea for national
unity. A promise of economy in
government. An attack on dictator-
ships end their apologista. A pledge
to keep America out of war. A
challenge to democracy to continue
reform program.
SVANVIK, Norway.—The Finnish
air force, using what observers be-1
lieved to be British or Italian-type
bombers, was reported to have made
a strong attack Wednesday on the
Russian array’s main base at Liina-
hamari on the Arctic Coast above
Petsam. Heavy explosions were
heard along the Norwegian border.
July, .55; August, 2.63; September,
none; October. .72; November, 2.20,
December, .46.
scribed across it.
This honor was
preciation of an activity which orig-
inated and developed by Mrs. Dennis’
schoolroom at South Bend. The chil-
MONUMENT 4-H ‘CLUB dren constructed a miniature Phil-
HAS CHRISTMAS PARTY j lips 66 service station in their room.
Mrs. L. A. Dennis, primary teach-
er in the South Bend School, re-
ceived a happy surprise this week
when she was notified that she had
been made an honorary member of
the national chapter of Phillboost-
ers, an organization for employees
of the f Phillips petroleum Company, j
She also received a tiny gold ”66 The Gr,h.m NatioMl Bank in
with the word Ph.llbooster” in Graham shows . total of *1,064,-
! 879.93 deposits as of December 30,
awarded in ap and the First National Bank show-
ed a total of *1,182,360.89 deposits.
total deposits
240.82.
here being *2,2*7,-
A survey of banks and deposits
The Monument 4-H Club enjoyed
Christmas party, Thursday eve-
Rainfall by years for the past i ning, December 21, at the home of
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I It is complete with office, two rest in other . cities, show this city to
I rooms, a pump that really works, be the equal to many cities in the
electric lights, and other authentic Southwest even two or three times
details. the population of Graham, sad
A colored motion picture film, I shows better condition for the banks
ten years has been recorded as
followi: \ - . , .
1929, 23.56; 1930, 29.34; 1931, 26.02;
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shepard.
Games were played and enjoyed
by both young people and old. Aft-
“Rating 100 on 66” was made by
Supt. J. Alton Thomas and Fred
Crosland, showing the primary ,
here than most cities this size.
1932, 25.97; 1933, (26.16;’ 1934, 17.78; jer the children were tired of play- PuP‘l*. “> official^ uniforms, operat | Bend McITI
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Of Heart Attack
1935, 39.74; 1936,|38.08; 1937, 20.24; [ ing games refreshments were served.
4938, 24.99; 1939, 15.76. Reporter, Donald Gene Sanders
Annual Report of County
Agents Reveals Unusual
Results; 1940 Plans Big
The annual report of D. A. Adam,*home visits made, and 650 farm
county agricultural agent, and R. L.
Huckabee, assistant county agricul-
tural agent, has been completed on
work directed by them during 1939,
revealing one of the most outstand-
ing records of accomplishments
since the county had its first agent
in 1908. The report contains 63
page*.
After giving a narrative report of
the various activities fostered and
directed during the year, the re-
port concludes with the declaration
that “the outlook for extension work
is the brightest it has been in years
for Young county, in spite of the
serious drouth that prevailed during
the past year.”
“One hundred eleven area and
county land use planning committee-
men are looking forward with antic-
ipation to the beginning of the ex-
ecution of the program as outlined
in the unified report,” the annual
report declared in its concluding
statement. The reaching of other
goals are mentioned also as indi-
cation that the new year will afford
a big program of accomplishments.
It mentions among these the cold
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 3.—Com-
plaints of parents and school teach-
ers about the scarcity of good books
for children have led Univeraity of, from K,rkene, u and evi.
Texas librarian. to declare, “j«!Ztly came from Lilnahamari.' storage locker plant, already estab-
Ju* *ve . ° n<’* w ere 00 ' 1 which is about twelve miles across lished, which was done through rec- In agricultural adjustment ad
k-3Il*5r-»PO,nt-W'tk gt* .ir tb* frontier. ' ommendation* of the Land Use ministration work reported for 1939
hlbit set up in the rare books co - BERLIN.—Nazi Germany’s pub- Committee. Other demonstrations a total of 542 farmers have taken
lie was told for the first time Wed- such as cut ant control and wildlife out wheat crop insurance for 1940
men and women called to the coun-
ty office to receive information
along various phases of Land Use
Planning work in 1939. Close to 400
members were enrolled in the coun-
ty agricultural association by the
epd of 1989, the report showed.
■Tlie boys conducted the following
demonstrations, 90 swine, 55 poultry,
seven cotton, 32 beef calf, 11 gar-
den. 15 wild life, 9 dairy calf, 9
grain sorghum and 8 corn.
All the club boys attended the
North Central District Fair at Gra-
ham, with 55 boys exhibiting their
demonstrations. And a total of *306
in premiums was won by the club
boys of Young county, in competi-
tion with boys from several other
counties.
More than 2,000 acres of land was
terraced by use of the water grader
purchased by the cdunty for use of
the county agent’s office. And
county road machinery has also been
used for additional work along this
line. The agents spent a total of
81 days doing agricultural engineer-
ing work. Also 251 farm and home
visits were made and 472 office calls
were received in 1939.
ing the station. The scene had been
cleverly planned YBt rehearsed be-
fore being filmed. It was shown at
the forpial opening of the station,
at which time the children were
hosts t<T a"large number of patrons
and friendA
The ■pwflfWKi later sen-f lo -"TTiicle ! 9ei4fc£" will be held Friday aft
Frank”' Phillips on the occasion of
his 66th birthday as a gift fronl
the South Bend Phillips plant.
Much unexpected publicity has
come from this activity which, in
the beginning, was designed primar-
ily to create a greater interest in
the “three R’s”. There will be a
feature article and pictures in the
magazine “Selling 66” and also in
“Philnews,” which will be out in a
few days.
Consumption Of
Cotton Reached
Peak Last Month
eraoon for Joseph Simion Eldridge.
47; an oil field worker who die
at his home In South Bend Wed*
day afternoon from ft heart .ft'
"Mr. Eldridge was born in
han county, Texas, Januar - 17,
1892. He was married tRf A Dun-
son at Croaa Plains, Texas,ffa 1914.
and in 1917 moved to Ranger. He
had been a resident of South Bend
since 1920. . ,
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He is survived by his wife, two
brothers, Jim Eldridge of ..Hobbs,
Ndw Mexico, and trof Eldridge'dl
Almagorda, New Mlexico; she sis-
ters. Mrs. Jesse Busby of Patalias,
New Mexico; Mr* Mae Smith of
Weslaco; Mrs. Lamar Smith of Bee-
vile ; Mrs. Kenny Sanders of Oltaa;
Mrs. Venice Yarborough of Alma-
gorda, New Mexico; Mrs. Sammy
Meil of Mora, Minnesota; Ijhree h
sons, W. B., Glen and Derrell, ami
four daughters, Aurita, Dorothy
Nell, Wanda and Josephine, all ef
South Bend.
Services will be held at 2:30 Fri-
day afternoon in the Maples Chapel
with the pastor of the South Bend
Baptist Church officiating.
Pallbearers will be Robert Me-
Cluskey, Sam Easterly, George At-
kins, Mat Harrell, Otis Ribbie, and
Jim Weldon, Sr. Honorary paH-
bearers will be Harry Lindsey, B.
Mosley, Mr. Reedie and Mr. Mc-
I Donold.
lection of the University’s Mirabeau
B. Lamar Library tracing the his-
tory and development of children’s
literature, from an early English
edition of Aesop’s fables through
the Kate Greenaway picture books
up to the latest thing in town—
volumes illustrated by the Walt Dis-
ney Studios]
(Continued on page four)
editions of Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe.
There are shown the very rare
book of stories for children by Mary
Wolstonecraft Shelley; Grimm’s
Fairy Tales illustrated by George
Adding interest to the display, an Cniikahank; Charles and Mary
excellent selection of children’s books
loaned to the library by Mn.
Ifiomer P. Rainey, wife of the Uni-
versity president; Hulon Black, new
director of the University's Develop
Lamb’sjTales from Shakespeare with
the plates for the illustrations done
by William Blake, and the other
Lamb children’s books; Kingley,
Dickens and Thackeray children’s
work have been announced by the
county agent’s office. A favorable
commitment has been received by
the State AAA committee in re-
gard to Young county AAA pro-
gram.
Price of cotton in December gain-
ed more than 2 points above De-
cember, 1938. rising to about 10.50
ment Board; Dr. Rudolph Willard, J books; Lewis Carroll's two famous
professor of English; and Dr. C.l“A,*c*” books •nd bis Hunting of
W. Hall, director of the Wesley th* Snark; Stevenson, Riley and
Bibl* Chair.
The 60 items drawn from the
University's own savaral-hund red-
volume collection of rare children’s
books tell •the story of literature
for children from Its maager* begin-
nings to its rich ptenant.
Starting with the 1763 English
adition of A stop’s Fables, th* vis-
itor can see editions of the fable*
in French, facsimiles of first edi-
tions of Bunyan’s Book for Boys and
Field’* books of poetry.
Joel Chandler Harris's own manu-
script of "Why Brer Bear Lost His
Tail” la displayed, one of six Har-
ris manuscripts owned by the Uni-
versity.
Greenaway and Caldecott picture
hooka, and books illustrated by Wal-
ter Crane, Edmund Dulse, Maifiel* J
Girls and Pilgrim's
Parrish, Arthur Rackham and otk
are indicate the long strides that
have been taken In th* direction of
beauty of illustration in children’s
and total payment to cooperating
farmers amounted to more than
*200,000.00 without which the farm-
ers would be in a much more ser-
ious financial condition. A total of.cent* for middling 7-8 inch staple,
5.013 office call* were made in re- • while the buying power price went
With such a good beginning the **rd to **,'different phase, of the ! up to 13.26 cents compared to 10.7*
agents expect to carry on the piost | Pro8r*'n an< ’ arms last year.
L___| covered by worksheets and contain Nearest approach to the 1939 na-
all the crop land In the county, tional consumption was in the fall
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 3.—In the
face of inflated prices, national con-
sumption of cotton by December 1
shot to the all-time peak of 2,659,-
000 bales, Dr. A. B. Cox, University
of Texas cotton marketing expert,
said last week.
The first four months of the 1939
season also saw booming exports,
totaling 2,338,000 bales or more than
800,000 above the similar period last
year. ____
Despite rising domestic and ex-
port business, supplies continued to
increase above previous years,
standing on December 1 at 19,876,-_ interment will be in the Lower
000 bales, at a million bales »’®vejTonk Valley Cemetery under dirt-
iest year's record figure, the Urn- tion of Maples Funeral Home,
vertity Bureau of Business Rtfttarch | -
director said.
Adam Invited To
4-
Be Speaker At Big
State Gathering
extensive extension prqgram ever
attempted in Young county,” the
report concludes. “And finally Die
county agents appreciate very much
the whole-hearted cooperation and
assistance extended in the district
agent and subject matter specialists
of th* A. and M. College and their
There were 30 range
the report said.
applications.
of 1927, when this country consumed
2,508,000 bales, he said. Exports,
Th# report shows that 30 4-H club how*ver' r*m“in«d below the 1937
total and much under the five-year
pre-depression figure.
boyi fed and finished 39 calves dur-
ing 1JR9. and gives the total sales
value of all 4-H club demonstrations
assistance in the exception of the'as *2,49737 and figure* on original
extension program in Young county.’^ coats and feed costa am cited to
' show that th* total profit was
first literature.
The county agent and home dem-
onstration agent spent a total of
lit days during 1939 working with
the Urea committee and the county
committees In formulating the uni-
report. The committees and
were assisted by 111 commit-
teemen who spent 666 days in form-
ulating the entire report. There
63 committee meetings held,
sixteen new* stories published, 27
circular letters Issued, 80 farm and
*60632.
Th* report snows that encourage-
ment and work for cotton improve
ment results in six communities ad-
hering to one variety ot cotton
It is stated that 50.000 acre* have
been ligned up in wildlife demon
sfrations In 19W In addition to the
*50,000 acres that had already bean
r**d up In ton
Hies la th
show up in
Freaks continue to
Texas vdooda and fields Earl has been
Browning recently killed a white county,
crow. Uerfcld Liberty of Big Spring
killed an albino deer early in the
season. John Nunn of the State
Highway Patrol possesses «a Mack
prairie dog which he shot recently.
County Agent D. A. Adam o9
Graham has been invited to be one
of the chief speakers on the Texas
Agricultural Worker* Association
annual meeting program at Dallas
January 12-1*.
Adam la considered one «f th*
nuts tending authorities in the stats
on this type of work, in which ha
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Trout, H. I. Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 107, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1940, newspaper, January 4, 1940; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1116628/m1/1/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.