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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1937
Page
2
Washington may 4 congressional leaders await the presidents return before deciding how much of the farm program to shelve for economy. Efforts to cut spending already prompted recommendations to postpone additional flood control projects and an Army housing program.
This week marks the end of the second year of the Resettlement Administration in Brazos county with 208 loans totaling 32996 dollars to farmers. It has also granted 1477 non repayable grants totaling 19054 dollars. The program aimed to move relief families toward self sufficiency through farm and home management plans backed by loans for supplies livestock and equipment.
Rev J J Pipkin preached Sunday morning but attendance was light due to many at Kurten singing convention. Brazos County Singing convention slated for fall on first Sunday in October with Edge. Several local residents traveled to George for singing. Family visits marked the week with weddings of neighbors. a bruised leg keeps Mrs J T Cross at home. Mothers Day program planned at the church with songs and poems. Admissions May 4 include Clarice Mixon College surgical, Mrs Weldon Stone Bryan surgical, Mrs Mary Salvato Steele's Store surgical.
County 4-H pig club members from Brazos and Burleson counties prepare for the Caldwell show with county agent C. L. Benson aiding. The piece urges farmers to inoculate legume seed and report legume practices, noting agronomists warn peas are soil robbers without proper inoculation. It also discusses concerns over farm programs, cotton acreage, and the potential impact of 10 cent cotton on farmers.
Two official AAA visits in Brazos County assess progress of the program for tenant farmers. On April 9 State Leader C H Waller with James P Davis and Dr J C Austin visited Canaan and Stone City. A second group led by Mrs I W Rowan and three district agents visited Canaan Minster Springs and Roans Chapel on April 28. Demonstrations covered home food supply and yard improvement with five homes inspected. In each home the husband answered questions about family benefits from AAA participation.
The first Friday in May is set as 4-H Club Girls Play Day with Brazos County 4-H girls holding their second celebration on May 7 at 10 a.m. at the District Association Tabernacle. All club members should attend with a friend and the public is invited. Speaker will be Mrs. A. A. S. Greene, county sponsor for 4-H clubs.
In a Saturday meeting the 4-H sponsors announced a county wide training program on parliamentary procedure for club members. Those lacking the bulletin were advised to consult their local home agent before the next club meeting.
Beulah Carroll, tenant on Sterling C. Evans' farm, has enrolled as a repair the home demonstrator. She works with the home agent to plan improvements including canvas and papering walls, painting woodwork, adding light enhancing windows, building clothes closets, and choosing storage space for foods.
Cedar Grove led clubs in hatched and living baby chicks with 400 under M. J. Harris as demonstrator. Amy Bradley reported 150 living chicks as the largest total for an individual. Countywide, about 2000 chicks on hand. cull flocks this month and provide green feed to sustain late summer production. See county agent for details.
In its fifth year the program aims to restore agricultural equality and soil fertility. The piece asks if local practices actually improve productivity or merely seek government money, noting the common attitude of “What can I get out of it?”
Edge 4 H club president Edwin Rychlik calls for Friday night gathering with local musicians aiding the program. A possible surprise is hinted as the group invites members to be on hand for a lively evening.
Otto Lockstidt president invites members to Kurten to attend the Kurten club meeting in the school auditorium. The venue is described as ideal for 4 H club gatherings and other recreational programs. Meet at Kurten Saturday night.
The final date for acceptance of work sheets under the Agricultural Conservation Program is set for May 15 by the Texas Agricultural Conservation Committee. About 240 000 work sheets are expected, with 15 000 ranches covering 53 000 000 acres in range conservation. Farmers should file now to avoid being left out. submitting a work sheet entitles payment if soil building practices are followed, but does not obligate entry.
Frank Wallace files a California Superior Court suit claiming he married screen star Mae West on April 11, 1911 in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He seeks recognition of the marriage and related claims.
Dr. A B Cox warns that a Treasury move to cut the dollar price of gold would raise gold content of the dollar and lower cotton prices, reducing incentives to sell. He notes world output may rise and quality of Texas cotton could improve with better seed and weather. He cites strong Texas demand and predicts acreage and production shifts will shape 1937.
Louis Ruffino aged seven years died at a local hospital Monday morning from a stroke after ten days of paralysis. Born in Italy he came to America and Brazos county, living in Bryan for forty years. Survived by six sons and three daughters, two sisters and a brother in Italy. Funeral Tuesday at 4 pm St. Anthony Church with Rev. Peter Villani. interment Mount Calvary Cemetery. Sanders McCullough Mortuary in charge.
More than 10,000 of the 22,391 job seekers in the Houston district were in semi skilled and unskilled occupations. The figures come from a report by W. J. Rogers, district manager, based on a periodic survey for the United States National Reemployment Service.
Sharecroppers in the Birds Point New Madrid flood way began evacuating the southern section as the Ohio River forecast a 48 foot stage. Authorities issued the order with rising flood threat for a second time in five months near Cairo.
Twenty one persons arrested in a raid on a gambling house in East Donna early Sunday. They will face preliminary hearings Tuesday before Justice of the Peace Forrest Hester.
The Texas Rangers transition to a streamlined force under the Public Safety Department. Now the 86 Rangers and 147 highway patrol operate with automobiles and airplanes, crime labs, and ballistic experts while maintaining the Lone Star State’s lone wolf detective ethos.
Rt Rev J B Gleissner Rev Tim Valenta of St Josephs Catholic church blessed the new 45000 St Marys parochial school in Bremond with Bishop C E Byrne of Galveston and 15 priests present. More than 300 received confirmation and an immense congregation attended.
Hubert M. Harrison of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce travels to Washington with Burris C. Jackson to secure funds for a new cotton products research laboratory. The Moffett bill has passed the House and appropriates 250000 dollars for construction, to be funded by the federal government. Harrison will invite Secretary Wallace to speak at the East Texas Soil Conservation and Flood Control meeting in Nacogdoches.
In Austin on May 4 the house heard charges that Texas cement manufacturers would not make fair bids to the state highway department for cement used in building and maintaining roads. The accusation was voiced by Rep. Ben Sharpe of Paris.
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