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FirkUr, July 27, 1934. — -=THE HOBBS (New Mexico) NEWS.PRECINCT CONVENTION „ IS MOST HARMONIOUSTAX COMMISSION URGES CONSERVATION OF FUNDSWhile in Hobbs Thursday afternoon, on a budgeted tour, Byron O. Beall, chair-ebbs precinct democratic con- man and carried by unanimous vote,, man of State Tax Commission,;orderion at City Hall was called to.no votes being against. and other members of thatr promptly at J10 o’clock this' Lgcn motion and secerned the hody were interviewed by amorning, by Alex Reeves precinct precinct convention ther. adjourned.' ... .„1 Tfc, fall proce^ir,*. lJui ,x- number of citizens otMr. Reeves stated the object of aetly 25 minutes, certainly a record Hobbs community relative tolk« meeting was to choose 24 dele-. for harmony.gats tc participate in the county convention at Lcvingtcm, Saturday,July 28, and asked for the nomina- j ACTION DELAY! lion of a temporary chairman of thej COURT H(meeting. --------,---- ..w„.Map rice Uppmw Dr. Lea county angles, and listened to localexpenditure of the preseent (cash balances of Lea county j (for court house construction. SE ISSUE| Chairman Beal) discussed the subject liberally, from allAllen P. Terrell as temporary chair- ers, in session Friday to handle the' . . , , .. ,manJRhe nomination was seconded annual budgeting of county fman- speakers in detail. He openlv by severeal; C. C. Johnson moved ***^6 to consider the proposal to expressed the view that it that nomination* be closed and that k *“* “J“*Dr. Terrell be declared the temporary chairman. The motion was carried by acclamation. *Tr. Terrell took the gavel and called fcr nomi porary secretary nominated Mm.eras seconded , . , , ...and others. Mrs. Conner was elect- J- L. Burke. Jr., attended the meet- importance.ed by acclamation. ing. representing, the citisteng who Fridav morning Hobbs dele-chair then called for nc»xm- assembled , :n mass meeting here* . t . „for 24 dJe^e* tc the,Thursday night.. gallon composed of O. C.build a new court house with the would be very unwise to spend funds derived from severance taxes, jv:,. mnn.v for f,nnr+ Units* adjourned without taking definite money Tor court houseaction. j construction at this time. HeMembers of. the beard did not in- strongly advocated conservingcounty convention. C. C. Emerson Moved that, in order to expedite the proceeding*, a committee of five pervert he rameed by the chairman as a oamiimtinp committee. The me-tton was duly seconded and passed l^acclamation.j^Bje chairman named as the norr..-Wmam committee O. C. Goodwin, D. II. Radie, Bill Clark, C. C. Johnson and Iff. George T. Harris, and re-gaosted •nee and While ft on*All member* of this delegation Goodwin. J. F. Maddox. Dr. addressed the commissioners and \v. A. Sabelman, John Dashko,SET j-.vEurke-ures favorable to conservation of r the joint session of the State j the $70,000 plus now in reserve. Tax Commission and Lea Byron O. chairman of the county board of commission-Ftate Tax Communion, strongly trecommended that the money be ‘ ers* ? LO\ington. not expended for court house con- ” of the members of thestruction. urrinm it* apolication to Hobbs deleegation addressedReeve* and other®, at repue*t of the j brunt of the argument for opposing terests.chairThe nominating committee reported the list of 24 nomination®, and for the committee D. D. Bodie moved their election, at follow*:O. C. Goodwin, Mr®. A. Caylor. J. L. Emerson, Jack Seay, H. J. Parke, C. C. Jobneon, Bill Clark, D. D. Bodie, Geo. T. Ham®, Glen Bish, J. F. Maddox, Mr*. George T. Harris, Dr. Allen P. TtfTell, W. Kerley, Geo.taxpayer®, and all present state he A • M made a iramtfu! presentation of J 1 .T*1 ^iteratedthe case. j hls *irm opposition to the useIt is certain That the delegates of this money for a court from here made a profound impres-J house at this time, and strong-sion upon the commissioner*. what- i,. .u, . . _ever the ultimate outcome .hall be.| *' commissionersand did so in the face of earnest j not to vote the money for such appeals from Lovington represent*- j purpose, stating that such a tions for the immediate ordering of policv is extremalv unwise He a new court houae to cost aporoxi- j navment ‘ nfmatelv $100,000 urgeo payment otR Bates, Alex Reeve®. J. D. Jone®,WiQ Jackson, Maurice lippmanHeard ?£ Ken* heard on the issue at the August UresHeard. Orm«y inempoc.., rat aer. m##ti 0? the commies5oner*. Many PiexistingHIKE:Balm II]WHdCity amThe Unci’.*TA. C kb AN np lb PAINT Ul»*12^* It i® likeiy that taxpayers from debt.® and a more equitable T/lis* C'firtfidlL / other part® of the county will be distribution as financing meas-—Part 1T- Ci't, „ ,A s S c^T^oT7^ , Election leftThe motion that these ^4 person®, of rrffKs#^ rcur. for heme, the commissionersbe elected a® delegate* tc tve coun-»hu;lding. due to the jack of publicity had not indicated their prob-^ lr ~tV- »»•!• action. The improasionseems to re that the commis-PROGS. REPUBS, t TOGETHER ONckajRian. mouly, amotion.put tThey were elected unani-ail voting in favor of theGrady Thompscn has re- -*oner* will vote to build the ceived word from Mrs. Thomp- court rou-e tolt;lay. or. at best.Cfco. T. Harris moved that in the | son, who has been in Chicago, pofitpore action to the regular cenventjon Jaly 28, all delegatee tW0 weeks, that she was leav- mTetirg in Augustfrom Hobte precinct ®hall vote as J. L. Bmeraon seconded the•nit•^WA;which Win put by the Aair-ing for New York to several weeks.?pendHobbs New* job printing-Re publicans anc sives solidified thei pirations on a fifty at Santa Ft* Friday day. Each is to nar the candidates, to to run as a republilt; gressive ticket, yet termined.The republicans,
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Hobbs, New Mexico, US
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