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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
4
Notice lists posting as 2nd class mail matter and states charges for entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees. Memorials and resolutions of respect will be charged for. Publisher managing editor.
Published every Thursday subscribers pay $1.50 yearly in advance. The publisher will correct any erroneous reflection on character, standing, or reputation of any person, firm, or corporation upon notification.
Texas reports about 1.5 million poll tax receipts and exemptions this year, roughly half the voting age population. Many without real estate avoid paying the poll tax, while some owners pay reluctantly to vote, citing differing local practices and past examples.
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration plans 1940 payments shared by tenants and landlords in the same proportion as crop proceeds. Many tenants report landlords taking over farm operations to claim the payments, while tenants losing work struggle to find new jobs, creating a growing pool of unemployed workers.
The old practice of rewarding the first bale of cotton each year is changing as towns begin to favor premiums for the first bale brought to market rather than the earliest bale. This shift signals a broader move toward incentivizing overall early supply.
The Olney Chamber of Commerce announced a $50 premium for the best bale of cotton grown within 25 miles of Olney and ginned at an Olney gin this year. Other West Texas towns are adopting similar incentives as quality declines prompt state-wide efforts to improve cotton quality.
Whitewright can add shade with hackberry as the best local tree due to hardiness and rapid growth. Small hackberries grow wild and are available from nurseries. Consider planting peach plum and cherry trees in backyards as part of a wider planting effort this February. Poems are made by fools like me but only God can make a tree.
The Fort Worth Star Telegram argues that sweeping staff purges by the State Board of Control fan suspicion of a spoils system and urge adoption of a real civil service law. It notes two year turnover costs taxpayers about $500000 and calls for permanent civil service protections.
Austin editorials clash over Big Tom King's annual report blasting the Texas administration structure. The piece cites King's opposition to the board system, praises the Highway Department, and questions extending gubernatorial power amid recalls of the San Antonio Insane Hospital upheaval and O'Daniel era promises.
G C Morris, a Greenville legislator, issued a statement defending against King's criticism by noting King is a beneficiary of the spoils system. Political pressure arose for King's supporters when his term ended last year and O'Daniel reappointed him, with the Governor's power extension likely a factor.
The doctor survives the charges of moral unfitness by seven women employees as defense cites 300 witnesses. The hearing pauses while Austin courts decide if the board may remove him before his term ends next January. Attorney General Mann says removal is possible but staff firing needs superintendent agreement. Johnson contends only the Senate can impeach. A ruling is expected Saturday with months ahead for final decision.
Veteran Lo Smith faces a crowded field as challengers form for the Railroad Commission post. Bill McDonald and Larry Mills enter the race after previous defeats in state offices. Olin Culberson, linked to gas rate reductions and proration enforcement, is expected to run.
Fifty witnesses including hospital employees nurses doctors lawyers his wife and himself testified at a Board of Control investigation into Dr. W. J. Johnson superintendent of the San Antonio State hospital.
Cyclone Davis, a storied political veteran from prohibition days, remains a prominent voice in local debates. The longtime figure is noted for his storied career and influence across party lines.
Board of Education members report total expenditures of 22582.34 for the new school, 2185.87 over budget, prompting a bond election to issue 4500 to cover the deficit and complete construction. Whitewright city valued at 1 353 000. Local ads note spring stock arrivals and a furniture store sale.
County tax records show 12 393 poll tax receipts and exemptions issued this year. Excludes 800 soldiers in the county entitled to vote on discharge certificates. Jim Sears has purchased a half in-
Obituary and historical notes recall prominent Texas names including Ted Dealey and Governor O’Daniel. The piece mentions local Texas towns, weather records, and civic milestones such as the first pine newsprint mill in Lufkin, plus daily life items from Whitewright and other communities.
Rescuers have labored nearly a week to free Floyd Collins from Sand Cave in Cave City Kentucky. Other notes report Mangrum Bros spending 45286 on poultry eggs butter with 73919 pounds of chickens 20648 pounds of butter 3044 cases of eggs valued 27396. A Sherman road bond motion seeks two concrete highways across Grayson County. J P Autrey recovering from surgery at Bonham and set to return home soon. Joe Hamilton Magnolia agent relocates to Huffines Bailey garage. Grover B Smith sells residence near Mrs Montgomery to Buell Spindle. Jerome May trades Frio County land for a Whitewright brick business building.
In a sharp exchange Miss Elderly calls someone an insulting wretch after a remark about the dreadfully cold winter of 1895. Her friend defends him saying he likely did not mean to offend and knew little of her memory.
James T. Monaghan argues laziness is the root of all faults in his book Push from The Black Cat Press Chicago. He insists conquering laziness eliminates fear procrastination and inferiority, freeing time for productive life and recognition as a busy superior person.
A whimsical exchange features a toe asking to pass and a sock refusing, turning a simple movement into a comic standoff. The tiny quarrel evokes everyday objects negotiating access in a lighthearted, personified vignette.
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