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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1935
Page
1
The Junction Eagle column quotes readers on civic issues and local life. Topics include golf club trades, lizard herding humor, dust nuisance from No 29 and Old Spanish Trail, and calls for stricter parking and roadway land donations for the enchanted valley road.
Governor Allred appoints Vernon hardware merchant Jesse L Showers and San Antonio editor Jack O Brien to the State Game Fish and Oyster Commission replacing A E Wood of Austin and Murrell F Buckner of Dallas. Showers becomes chairman. other members include Gus Schreiner Caesar Kleberg S J Pillot Mrs Hal Peck.
Clay Maddux shows good recovery after injuring his arm last week when he struck it against auto door glass. The fall shattered the glass, but doctors indicate injuries are less serious than initially feared and healing progresses.
Mr and Mrs H H Kelly and their son E O Kelly of Houston are enjoying their annual vacation in Junction Texas this week.
Representatives from Rocksprings Ivy Segovia Roosevelt and Junction attended the Second Annual Union Meeting of Kimble county and Rocksprings Presbyterians held beside the South Llano River near Evergreen schoolhouse. Ed Barfield and neighbors prepared the grove for a hearty picnic dinner for about 200 as Dr. B I Dickey preached on the Home Program of the Church and Rev L H McCutcheon shared mission highlights from Africa with a follow up sermon on foreign outreach.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Joseph left last Saturday to Dallas and St Louis then by train to New York to purchase a large fall and winter stock for their Junction and Winters stores. They have long operated in Junction and expect a strong season. They will be away about ten days.
Ranchers use water and Blackleaf 40 to attract and kill blow flies by placing decaying meat in a tub to lure thousands of pests. The method aims to cut fly numbers with farmwide cooperation. Also notes Mrs Callan Graham’s photo in the Times Sunday brides feature and a Rhode Island defeat query.
Miss Inez Lung of Austin lectured at Junction Baptist Church on her seven years in Canton China as a Baptist school teacher. She described Chinese manners and customs and how Christianity is shaping China. The nearly full house enjoyed her talk and she noted her Austin roots and local connections.
The State Automatic Tax Board in Austin set a 62 cent rate per 100 valuation, a 15 cent cut from last year and below the constitutional max. The school tax dropped from 35 to 20 cents, while general revenue and Confederate pension taxes were fixed at 35 and 7 cents respectively. The board projects a $12,000,000 general revenue deficit for the year ending August 31, 1936, due to Centennial funding, increased rural school aid, and interest and sinking fund costs on Texas relief bonds totaling $7,707,000 of the shortfall.
Mrs Lenora Brown of Salano Beach California departed last week for home following a pleasant visit with her brother W M Allen and family.
At the Hill Country Bankers' Association in Kerrville L. S. Johnson cashier of Junction National Bank was elected secretary. The next meeting will be in San Antonio. October 26 George Neal of Sonora was elected president.
The Rocksprings Fair Association announced a two day rodeo and race meet on August 16 and 17 with a full program for both days. Special features include a wild mare race each day and extra entertainment in west Texas style.
L. D. Borden traveled to Austin for business, making a two day visit that included meetings and work engagements Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Kimble County Canning Plant reopened Wednesday August 7 in a new building west of Powell Motor Company. Mrs. Alfred Bannowsky oversees operations with about twelve workers planned for the canning season. Alex Wood delivered the first produce, bringing 1600 ears of corn for processing as tomato season begins.
The town shows a surge in construction with carpenters fully employed on several projects. Repairs occur at tourist camps and Kimble Courts while new homes, a church addition, a race track grandstand, and a cannery addition proceed, all contracted and timed with available local carpenters.
Tuesday and Wednesday at the Ranch Experiment Station drew 1500 ranchmen who heard live discussions on livestock, with emphasis on sheep and goats. Optimism ran high as Kimble County ranchers praised the well planned Round-ups urging continued effort and benefits from their labor. Mrs J Holt Smith and family returned Wednesday from Santa Anna after visiting relatives.
The Junction Parent-Teacher Association schedules its first meeting of the year in the high school auditorium on Wednesday afternoon August 14. Mrs Robert Loeffler will preside with an officer staff, the Mother Singer group will perform, Superintendent Geo H Mitchell speaks on School Objectives, and Miss Karrie Ethel Hubbell directs a skit from A Ready Made Family. Visitors welcome.
Local business leaders pledge cooperation to establish a Retail Merchants Association to strengthen morale and cement business relations. Officers will be chosen after preliminary arrangements, with low membership fees and access for all active business and professional members. Charter members from Junction include hardware, grocery, service, gas, bank, bakery, pharmacy, and related firms.
Mrs. T A Ard returned Tuesday from a visit with her daughter in San Angelo.
The Concho Valley Council leads 122 scouts and leaders including Billie Riley Tom Hardeman Sam Stewart Glenn Day and Amos Floyd from Station B toward San Angelo on August 15 for training. They ride the 7 30 pm train to Fort Worth then travel to Washington DC arriving August 18 for the 1935 Jamboree starting August 21.
Mr and Mrs J A Heyman and daughter Miss Charlotte and Mrs Emma New of Lockhart visited Mr and Mrs Roscoe Heyman and family in Menard on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bowers have been in Dallas two weeks as Mr. Bowers attends a coaching school at Southern Methodist University.
Mrs Emma New of Lockhart is visiting her sister Mrs J A Heyman.
Dallas game warden Frank Cowsert, a former local pastor Bolton Boone and his Rotary Club visit are noted this week. Boone, once a standout church leader here, now recalls his tenure at the Methodist Church before moving to San Antonio.
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