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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
1
Whitewright Boy Scouts will hold their annual good turn Friday afternoon March 8 led by Scoutmaster Mack Pierson. They will gather books for the Grammar School library and collect old clothes for the needy, while seeking donations for a scout library. Public cooperation is urged to ensure a successful event.
Amarillo publisher Gene Howe, sponsor of Mother-in-Law Day, praises the second annual event held Tuesday. Thousands of mothers of married children were guests as the celebration expands across cities and states and aims to curb crude jokes about mothers-in-law.
Bonham News reports a new Federal Highway 69 will leave Denison then go to Whitewright and Greenville before reaching the oil fields. The plan cancels the proposed Highway 73 and would have passed through Fannin County.
Members of the First Lutheran Church of Waco adopt a penny a meal plan to fund relief. Each meal sees a penny placed in a container by all members, continuing for a second year of the effort.
University of Arizona experimental farms claim a world record cotton yield of over 4.6 bales per acre. Dr. Ralph Hawkins notes no comparable record elsewhere and credits varied irrigation experiments rather than single high production aims. Other items mention California spinach plans and Michigan researchers on reading.
Miss Druliner, assigned by the National Red Cross, began three months of weekly school health inspections in Whitewright Grayson County. She will visit each Monday to examine first graders for eye tonsil and skin defects and teach health and home hygiene to mothers and teachers, with no cost to locals.
Secretary Wallace told a Senate agriculture sub committee he supports a Bankhead bill allowing government loans to farm tenants to buy land. He said it would aid national recovery, reduce relief costs, and create a substantial group of farm owners from tenants. He noted about half of U.S. farmland is rented.
The Friday Literary Club reports completion of the West End Main Street beautification project funded by contributions. Work included enlarging beds, planting 57 shrubs, transplanting old shrubs, and selling old plants. Donations came from Kay Kimbell Fort Worth and the club, with city services and mayoral support noted.
Three Green Valley farmers Phil Fornoff, Fred Fornoff, and John Fisher faced possible federal charges in Peoria for refusing to disclose farm values and mortgage debt. Haled before U.S. Commissioner William Moore, they await grand jury action with bond posted by local neighbors. If convicted, penalties include up to 60 days in jail and $100 fines per person. Fisher said the group will learn their rights.
County Agent B F Gray says all who signed cotton reduction contracts last year must sign supplementary contracts and declare the expected reduction percentage for this year. Local committeemen Bryant King J Dixon I E Brown and Barrett Scott will meet March 11 to 16.
Grayson County received 64000 in 2 cent payments on pooled cotton tax exemption certificates. County Agent B F Gray and assistants distributed checks in Whitewright starting Monday morning. Pooled certificates covered 8000 bales valued at 163000 with about 80000 sold by the government. unsold certificates will be returned for use in the 1935 ginning season.
Grayson County Home Demonstration Club adopts a new plan for the Red River Valley free fair to valuate each booth with 260 points for educational exhibits and 37 points for twenty crop displays totaling 1000 points. An all day recreational school is planned with Miss Hines and county agent B F Gray to set the date. Members from Basin Springs Dripping Springs Georgetown Gordonville Hagerman Hyde Park Oak Grove Layne Sadler Tioga Welch Whitesboro and Whitewright attended.
Washington reports nearly four hundred cases involving New Deal legislation are awaiting decisions in federal courts. Attorney General Homer Cummings announced 389 cases pending across courts. 332 relate to the NRA, 46 to the AAA, 3 to TVA, 3 Kerr-Smith tobacco act, 2 Bankhead cotton control act, 1 emergency railroad transport act, 1 railroad entitlement act, and 1 silver purchase act.
Latest census estimates show the United States and all possessions increasing by 4,566,565 since the 1930 census. The estimated population is 141,574,000 with about 15,000,000 living outside the continental U S. The figures indicate a gain of 939,000 over 1933.
The local relief office was ordered to resume work relief this week after a Friday suspension. Work began at Ambrose yesterday and Whitewright today, with Pilot Grove Tom Bean and Hebron slated Friday. About 120 workers in Whitewright are affected by the order.
The regular P T A meeting will be held Tuesday March 12 at 3 30 p m in the Grammar School auditorium Rev J R Waldrum will conduct the devotional followed by a business session Then the program includes songs readings numbers and a talk by Dr F D Layman with performances by Thomas Kirk May Janis Jayne Horton Mrs Alyne Hanna and the Rhythm Band and Third Grade numbers
Washington reports say administration plans to simplify the NRA by dropping about 80 percent of its 600 codes, focusing on large codes and wage provisions. Senate Finance Committee will hear Donald Richberg to detail future NRA plans as inquiries begin.
The Supreme Court added the Frazier Lemke mortgage moratorium measure to its review list. The act, a key New Deal provision, drew mixed lower court rulings with five federal district judges upholding it and one circuit court affirming its constitutionality.
The Denison cheese plant bought four registered Jersey bulls to enter at the Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth in March and then sell to local farmers who supply milk. Cuba’s boot and shoe production last year reached a record 3,028,253 pairs.
The Ways and Means Committee voted 14 to 11 to study the Vinson bill over Patman for a $2 billion bonus plan. The decision leaves the payment method to be decided by Congress and the Treasury, with next week’s action anticipated.
The Whitewright Board of Education reelects Supt H W Key and High School Principal W S Cunningham for the 1935 36 school year. Key to revise the High School course schedule removing Spanish and adding social science. A gymnasium plan is to be discussed with city officials at the next meeting.
President Roosevelt said prices remained too low despite rises and debt relief, triggering a brief market rally and White House clarification that there was no plan to devalue the dollar. The discussion centered on price levels near the 1926 average, with 79 percent current alignment and a debt-purchasing power argument.
Washington reports say Chamber of Commerce committees opposed a broad batch of administration bills including work relief, banking omnibus, and a slower security program. They supported the President on one work relief point but urged state and local control of relief projects, marking a forceful business stance since White Sulphur Springs.
The North Fannin County Singing Convention will be held at the Baptist Church in Orangeville this Sunday March 10. The public is invited to attend.
Sherman report shows Hubert Bookout criminal district attorney earned 10025.99 in 1934 to yield 4000.16 after expenses with 0.33 excess returned to the county. R B Caraway Grayson County tax collector kept 4750 salary with 20491.38 in fees and 3817.96 returned. J Benton Davis sheriff had 18812.40 in fees with 3923.16 uncollected and 4061.31 net salary, returning 122.63 to the county.
Dr. John W. Brown notes Texas diabetes deaths jumped from 367 in 1929 to about 700 in 1934. He links sedentary white collar work and leisure lifestyle to higher risk, urging weight control, proper diet, annual exams, and regular exercise under medical guidance. Weather records show 1934 had 76 true tornadoes, with 32 deaths and $2.8 million in losses.
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