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the the Me Kinney Daily Courier McKINNEY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOV. 17, 1988. FOUR PAGES FORTY SECOND YEAR ESTABLISHED MARCH 4th, 1897 1939 Farm Program Is Discussed By Farmers At Thursday Meeting MARKETING QUOTAS. TWO HUNDRED ATTEND MEETING AT COURTHOUSE IN DELEGATION DALLAS COUNTY PRESENT. ATTENTION CALLED TO FORTHCOMING ELECTION DECEMBER 10 CONCERNING Discussions of the farm program, and changes from the program of the previous vert, were held Thursday morning in the District Courtroom at county wide meeting of some 200 delegation of Richardson, more, farmers.

Dallas, farm leaders attended, urging Collin farmers to be present at a mass meeting of Texas I farmers in Dallas December 6 at the Fair Grounds, when an authorative explanacion of the agricultural program for the coming year will be made by Dean A. J. Kyle of Texas A. College, and R. M.

high ranking agriculture official. Attention to the forthcoming election on December 10, concerning marketing quotas, was called by County Agent Jack McCullough. Several Collin farm leaders, T. S. Murphy of McKinney, President: of the Collin County Agricultural Association, Geo.

JenJana of Celina. W. A. Gibson of Melissa, and others spoke in connection with the 1939 program, In 1895 While Tax Official Of This County, FUNERAL FRIDAY WIDOW LATE TAX ASSESSOR Mrs. R.

S. Chandler, Native Of Collin County, Succumbs Wednesday At McKinney Home Following Paralytic Stroke; Her Husband Died Funeral services for Mrs. R. S. Chandler.

80, who died at her 802 North Church Street, in McKinney I' bout noon Wednesday will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Crouch Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. R. G. Mood. Presiding Elder of the McKinney District Methodist Church and Pr.

C. S. Weaver, Pastor of the First Christian Church, of this city and Rev. 0. L.

Skelton of Wichita Falls. Interment will fellow in Pecan Grove Comctery, this city. Active pallbearers will be: Frank Coggins, Hugh Kirkpatrick. Otis Nelson, Ernest Wilson, Forrest Walters, Alfred Brown, P. R.

Westmoreland and Sam Hill. Martha Emmaline Newberry was born Feb. 15 1858, seven miles Northwest of McKinney, being, therefore, at the time of her passing, 80 years 9 months and 1 day old at the time of ber passing. She WaS a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

aJckson Newberry. both of whom died when she was a small child, She WAS reared by her grandparents. the late Mr. and Mrs. L.

D. Davidson. She was married in 1875 to R. S. (Stanford) Chandler, who was Tax Assessor of Collin County at the time of his death, Sept.

3. 1895. To this union three chitdren were one of. whom, E. L.

(Lat) Chandler, passed away August 2, 1937. The two surviving children are: Mrs. W. W. Ransom of this city and Mrs.

J. M. Morton of Wichita Falls. Three sisters preceded her in death. They were: Mrs.

J. R. Coggins, Mrs. Chas. Neely and Mrs.

Alec Neely. She in survived by six grandchildren: Mrs. F. C. Dickens of Lawton, Mrs.

W. A. MorMrs. larity 1. of D.

Los Measley Mrs. L. R. Angeles, Baker. Stanford and Jimmie Falls Al Morton, all of Wichita Texas and six great-grandchildren.

She had been for several and on Monday of this week suffered a paralytic days, gradually growing worse mentioned, until her demise, to above Wednesday noon. She had been a member of the Methodist Church since hood. The deceased was the last of her family to pass away, all her brothers and sisters having preceded her to the grave. Mrs. Goodwin Ambrose of Blue Ridge submitted to an operation at the City Hospital Tuenday.

Aaron Childress of Leonard patient at the City Hospital, having undergone an operation Wednesday. Jesse Carlton, Farmeraville, entered the City. Hospital Tuesduty, for further treatment an arm Injury. FARMERS SHOULD NOT BURN COTTON STALKS, SAYS AGENT Collin Farmers Who Rake Cotton Stalks Into Pile And Burn Them Are Losing $6.00 Per Acre Worth Of Fertilizer Per Acre, Says Agent McCullough. Farmers who rake cotton stalks into a pile and burn them are, tilizer losing $6.00 stales worth Jack of Mo ferper acre.

THANKSGIVING PROGRAM AT EAST CHRISTIAN CHURCH East Ward Community Thanksgiving Service Next Wednesday Evening Announced By Rev. Clinkinbeard. Rev. A. L.

Clinkenbeard, Dallas. Pastor of the East McKinney Christian Church, announces the East Ward Community Thanksgiving Service at the East Christian Church. The program, which will be given next Wednesday evening, Nov. 23, at 7:30 ciock follows: Doxology. Hymn "Count Your Blessings." Scriptute Reading and Prayer, Rey.

A. L. Clinkenbeard. Special Music, Russell sisters. Address, "Thanksgiving and Responsibilities, Judge J.

Frank Harrington. Hymn, "Praise Him, Praise Him. There will be a social hour in the Bible School Annex, arrang ed by the Ladies Aid Society and the Pearl Tomlinson Bible Class, with an informal Meeting Thanksgiving Days I Recall and Why." BEAUTIFUL MUMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS AT COFFMAN'S Lovely Flowers At Local! Nursery Attract Season Many, Visitors At This The Year. Mr. and Mrs.

W. H. Cotfman, who own the Coffman Florist house on South Tennessee St Have frequent visitors at this time of the year to view the beautiful are chrysanthemums in bloom. and mums which now Mr. and Mrs.

Coffman, who are courteous: to all visitors. take pride and pleasure in showing these lovely flowers, and often have out-of-town patrons and visitors call on them. Mr. Coffman has had thirty experience growing and years caring for flowers and a deep love for his vocation. He is ably assisted loy his wife and their oldest son.

George, 1S well as ether helpers, to water and tend many plants and flowera the found in this shop. have some forty varieThey ties of chrysanthemums at pres ent which are in bloom and which make e. most enhancing sight. They also have many pot beplants in bloom, such as cycleman, gonia, ornamental cherry plants, primroses and others. They carline of shrubbery and evry and within two or three a ergreens weeks will have A large array poinsetta.

for Christmas and of holiday decorations. In the hot house, where they grOW the chrysanthemums, they have between 10,000 and 12,000 Mr. and Mrs. Coffman make plants. of preparing floral A specialty decorations for funerals, in the of wreaths, sprays, etc.

way They also decorate for weddings kind social entertainments, havquite a reputation in ing this line of their business. gained This genial couple are always pleased to have their friends beau- visit their plant and view the tiful flowers as they bloom from season. to season, and will also fix up any type of floral aTrangement you may want for decorating purposes: as well sadist in landscaping with ahrubs and evergreens. Mrs. S.

C. Morgan of Anna is patient in the City Hospital, B. T. U. Zone Meeting Will Be Held Nov.

27 clarifying a number of points to the farmers. Mr. Gibson, County Chairman of the program, plained the changes being made in the new program. The Dallas County delegation at the meeting was composed of B. W.

Jacobs. Claude Perry, John Julien, and Rev. F. Grounds, MRS. JOHN ALLEN PASSES AWAY AT 1 CITY HOSPITAL Following An Operation; Funeral Services Will Be Held Friday; Survived By Her Mother, Husband And Two Children.

Mrs. Ethel Mae Alien, 38. wife of John Allen. passed away Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock rat the McKinney City Hospital, where she had submitted to an operation. She had in the nospital only two days, The family resides on Oak Street.

The deceased, who was Miss Ethel Mae Cox before her marriage, was native of Ellis County, where she was born Feb. 9, 1900. She had lived in this city and county since 1919. She was a member of the North Baptist Church of this city. Her funeral services will be o'clock at Friday the afternoon Harris at Funeral 3 Home, conducted by Rev.

G. B. Bradshaw. Pastor of the North McKinney Baptist Church and Rev. 8.

D. Lindsey, Collin Coun ty Baptist Missionarv. Interment will be made in Pecan Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers will bet Jess Graves, G. H.

Ramsey, Elmer O'Brien, T. Lou Roberts, J. B. Lee of Dallas. and Rufus Furr.

Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Ida Cox of Dallas: her Husband, who operates a filling station on West Louisiana St. and two shildren, Quinn and Johnnie Allen. Surviving brothers and sisters are Ernest Cox of Palmer. Mis.

Forest Reddell of Mrs. Tera Sims Dallas and Mrs. Roy Allen of McKinney. JACK VESTAL, 21, RICE INSTITUTE STAR, SUCCUMBS Ace Blocking Back, Place Kicker And Former Sherman High Player Dies In Houston Hospital Wednesday. Jack Vestal, 21, ace blocking tack and place kicker of the Rice Institute football eleven.

died in la Houston hospital Wednesday, after a serions illness of several weeks, The athletes death was attributed to cancer of the pancreas. Pneumonia set in two weeks ago, Vestal was credited as being one of the most terrific blockera in the Southwest Conference and was especially outstanding in his kicking ability, He was 8 graduate of the Sherman High School, where he gained fame as one of the state's leadThe young man was welling backfield players. known in McKinney, elevens having in played against local 1933, and 185. Mrs. O.

S. Ferguson of Leonard has returned to her home after several days treatment in the City Hospital in McKinney. "Mission study in the B. r. ham.

U. Eugene Sicalton. E. Pearce of Copaville de direcA Need I At Paradise Church In Hunt County; Several From MeKinney And Collin County Are Expected To Attend. The program for B.

T. U. Zone eons, Rev. Holman. meeting.

which will he held "Buckner Orphans Home with the Paradise Church In Christmas Offering. Mrs. BryHunt County. Sunday. November ant of Nevada.

27. toilows. The program opens from the B. T. TI.

at 2:30 clock. vention." Song nervion. Devotional F. Jones, Benediction, A. N.

Cunning- Reciprocal Trade Agreement Between U. S. And England Signed Thursday Cullough County Agent. The average crop of cottor. has around 2,400 pounds of cotton stalks and leaves on it, and when turned under allowed to rot.

they furnisi considerable nitrogen, phosphorous, and humvalued. at $6.00 per acre. In addition to this. increased yields are made on land where cotton stalks have been turned under, and the land does not wash as bad. Farmers should turn under all vegetation and not burn it.

MELISSA PLANS THANKSGIVING PROGRAM NOV. 23 Will Be Given At Presbyterian Church There Next Wednesday Night, With Al Congregations it ing; Rev. G. 0. Key Of McKinney Will Be Speaker.

The program for the annual community Thanksgiving service, to be given lat the Presbyterian Church in Melissa Wednesday night. No. 23, at 7 o'clock is announced by Mrs. Ardell Arnold. The program follows.

Chairman, Mrs. Raymond Graves. Choir director, Joe C. Moore. Program.

Hymn. Scripture reading and prayer, Song, grades, Public School. Recitation Elementary grades, Song grades, oublic school. Five minute talks, suggested by the hymn "Sweet Land of Liberty." Russell Errett Dickenson. "Land of The Noble Nugent Hall "I Love Thy- Rocks And John Marshall Graves.

Boys quartette, Kenneth Moore, Tom Robinson, James Dickenson land Jack Graes. Address, "Our Father's God To Thee," Rev. G. 0. Key of McKinney.

Report of Treasurer, Miss Alice Douglass. Offetery, Piano and saxophone duet. Messrs. Killian, Doxology. Benediction.

FIVE GENERATIONS ARE PRESENT AT FAMILY REUNION Mrs. T. B. Spurgin Honored With Surprise Birthday Dinner Nov. 6 On Her Eighty- Third Birthday.

Mrs. T. B. Spurgin was honored with a surprise birthday dinner November 6, the occasion being her 83rd birthday. Five generations of the family were present including Mr.

and Mrs. B. B. Spurgin and daughter, Dortha: Mr. and Mrs.

E. E. Spurgin and children, Billy and Della Fay: Mr. and Mrs. Cora Spurgin, Mr.

and Mrs. Jess Ward and Sonny; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathey and daughter, Jerry; Mr. and Mrs.

Jim Spurgin. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gorden and children, Dorotha and Kenneth; Mr. and Mrs.

Cecil Funderburg, Virginia and Colleen Funderburg; Bryon Ray Rose, Mis. Edd ChappeR, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Spears and children, Glen, Evelyn, Mary Ann. Emma Maee, Nancy Faye and Bobby Lynn, and Mrs.

R. D. Wall. M'KINNEY TEAM TO PLAY CELINA FRIDAY Newsome Field Will Be Scene Of Contest At 3:40 O'Clock; Bobcats Defeated Locals Earlier In Season, 13-To-6. The McKinney team and the Celina Bobcats will have gamo at Newsoma Stadium Friday afternoon at 3:40 o'clock.

Admiesion will be 10 cents and 25-cents and everybody is. invitcd. These two teama played early in the season, the Bobcats defeating the locals by a score of 13-to-6 and the team hopes I to even up the score with Friday's tussle. E. C.

Vaughan of Melissa returned home from the City Hospitat, Wednesday, alter having been patient here tor several days for treatment of Teeted hand Filmland Fad- -Overcoat for Dogs Isa Miranda When her Hungarian sheep dog, the "rigorous California overcoat to protect her pet. The hasten to adorn and "Smoky" was unable to withstand actress Isa Miranda fashioned an fad is taking hold as other stars their pets likewise, Lions Idle This Week As They Prepare For Turkey Day Game With Greenville Coach McMurray Drilling Local Eleven For Final Game Of Season, Scheduled Next Thursday In Hunt County City; Junior Teams Play Highland Park In Dallas Thursday Afternoon. Out to finish season with victory over their arch foes, the Greenville High Lions, McKinney's Blue. and Gold gridsters, are continuing strenuous drills each afternoon at Newsome Stadium, hopeful of maintaining their "peak condition" for the final game of the 1938 season to be played in Greenville Thanks: giving Day. Offensive tactics are being stressed by Coach Swede McMurray to the Blue and Golds.

who have already turned in a splendid season. In the Greenville eleven, the local team will face an in out aggregation, capable of playing championship ball, and by Thanksgiving Day may prove to be a retil menace to the Mc- EVERGREEN, FRUIT TREES AND SHRUBS AT LOCAL NURSERY Hedgeoxe Nursery Has Many Beautiful Flowers For Visitors To Admire At This 'Time Of The Year. The Hedgcoxe Nursery, located on South Street, is using the advertisine, columns of the Daily Courier Gazette and the Weekly Democrat Gazette othting they have a line of fruit trees. shruba and evergreens. Mrs.

Lee. Hedgeoxe and son, LeRov Hedgooxe, are proprietors of the nursery, which has enjoyed a thriving business here for a number of years. They specialize in landscaping and planting of shrubbery, and at this particular season. have good supply of plants on hand. They are pleased to have anyone interested, call on theim interested in landscaping or atherwise beautifying your premises with plants or trees.

This nursery also has good florist business, in that beautiful, seasonable flowers are shipped into the nursery each week. which are used for funeral spraye and wreaths. or floral decorations in the home. Mrs. W.

C. Wilson, 1010 North Willis Street, Sherman, is in the City Hospital here for treat- Nazis Are Left Out; Both Make Concessions AGREEMENT DECLARED BY LEADERS DEEPENS GAP BETWEEN GERMANY AND AMERICA IN MATTER OF TRADE; PACT EXPECTED TO BENEFIT BOTH NATIONS. BULLETIN. The United States recalled another envoy homa from Germany today, when Washington officials made known that Douglas Miller, commercial attache of the U. S.

Embassy, had been ordered less than 3 day after Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson was ordered to sail for this nation. The move was regarded in SHERMAN PASTOR WILL SPEAK AT STUDY COURSE Fourth In Series Of Helpful Lessons Scheduled Tonight At The North Baptist Church. Rev. L.

Miller of Sherman will deliver the inspirational talk Thursday night at the Baptist Training Union study course, now in progress at the North Baptist Church. Another increase was noted in the attendance night, when some ninety persons were present and heard Rev. Harvey Nelson, Fastor of the Dallas Springs Baptist Church, bring a fine message. Rev. Nelson is President of the District 13 B.

T. U. activities. Sessions commence each night at 7:15 with a cordial invitation extended to everyone. The faculty of the school is composed of Rev.

G. B. Bradshaw, Van Wood, Mrs. M. D.

Robinson. and Jim Cantrell. The study course closes Friday night. NEW MURPHY SCHOOL BUILDING TO BE ERECTED At Cost $60,868 Of Which $42,000 Will Be Provided By Federal Government. Murphy, enterprising little community, situated in the southern part of the county, is soon to have a new school building, now under construction.

It will cost $60.568, of which $42,000 will be provided by the Federal Government and the remainderby the school district. Hoke Smith is the architect. It will house elementary and junior. high school, students, in its six rooms. be onestory, fireproof construction and is due to be completed, next May.

The exterior will be of face brick, trimmed with cast' stone. The skeleton will: be of concrete. Southeast Collin Singers Will Meet At Copeville Southwest Collin singers will assemble at Copeville, Sunday, November 20, for the regular Third Sunday Singing. The singing will in session from 2 to 4 p. m.

Everyone is invited to attend. Porter James is President the event. Mrs. John Allen, 701 Oak underwent an operation Wednesday at tire local City Hospital. Kinney lads.

Junior Teams To Play. No game is scheduled for the local Lions this week, although two Junior High school teams will be in action. The McKinney Junior teams will be composed of larger and smaller youngsters, who will mect respective teams of Highland Park. The first game is scheduled for 3:40 o'clock on the Highland Park Junior High School field in Dadlas, Thursday. McMurray and his assistant, Morris Wallis, are scouring the countryside for a game Friday afternoon for the "Hot reserve eleven.

In Monday's workout, Hershel Curtis, Lion pivot man, bunged up an ankle and was unable to suit out for Tuesday's drill. Sam Sonntag. the big blonde Co. Captain, and tackle, was moved into the center of the line. Junior Team Linoup.

Coach. James Couch of the Junior High teams announces the probable McKinney line-ups against the Dallas teams will be as follows: Cubs Robert (Stormy) Davis and Alvin Walthall, ends; J. 0. Odle and Tom McClure, tackles; Jimmy Ashley and Billy Brown guards; George Woods. center: Frank Lindsay, Clarence Tucker, William Crim, and Terry Heathington, hacks, Midgets Don Keaver and Fred Eubanks.

ends: Miton Stanley End. Paul Skelton, tackles. Hareld Oneil and Sid Jones, guards: Bob Ed Hamilton, center: Ted Eubanks, Rufus Hines, Doyle Royall, and Bennie Green, backs. Juliette Fowler Offering Should Be Made Early Mrs. F.

M. Warden Urges All Donations For Orphans Home In. Dallas Be Made Before Tuesday Of Next Week. Mrs. F.

M. Warden, urges all ed and Mrs. Warden is anxious who expect to contribute an for big donation this year. fering to the Juliette Howler Orphans home at Dallas, to get their donations to her before Hardy Cody of Blue Ridge is send the articles home. here where he underwent an opTuesday.

At that time, she will a patient in the City Hospital Anything in the way of food or eration Tuesday. He reported clothing will be gladly, accept- doing reasonably well. informed circles as proof of the fact that this nation has lost interest in Germany for the present. A reciprocal trade agreement, designed to further cement friendly feelings between the Uuited States and Great Britain. was signed by leading rep resentatives of botr countries.

Thursday afternoon at 4. clock. in the White House It Washington. D. C.

The treaty which influences about 60 per cent of the American world trade is expected to further strain conditions now existing between this country and Germany. The new agreement links the world's two biggest trading nations who control approxi nately 40 per cent of the trade trade and will be the nineteenth treaty arranged by Secretory of State Codell Hull. Meanwhile the exclusion of Germany from such a treaty, the Nazi nation already being en the American blacklist for discriminating against American trade, was expected to widen still further the gap, which has come to the front during the recent Jewish persecutions in that country. It is estimated some 1.000 tariff concessions are made by each country in the treaty. ERWIN MARTIN PASSES AWAY AT M'KINNEY HOME Funeral Services Friday Afternoon At North Baptist Church; Survived By Wife And Three Children.

Erwin Martin, 62, died at his home, 1101 West Street, at 12:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, after a week's illness. Funeral services, will he held at the North Baptist Church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. conducted by Rev. G. G.

Bradshaw, assisted by Rev. Milton Greer and J. R. Hilger. Interment will be under the direction of Sam J.

Massie Son Funeral Home at Stoney Point, Survivors are his wife and three children, Mrs. Maggie Stonecipher of Sherman: Eddie Johnnie Martin, at home. One brother. Charlie Martin, of Valdasta, survives. James M.

(Jimmie) Hale mingled with McKinney friends. Monday. This editor was happy to meet and greet him. Jimmie Hale was born in Farmersville. where ne still lives and has friends by the score.

That fact suggests to our mind that Timmie is a real deserving citizen. 25 YEARS AGO IN M'KINNEY FROM THE FILES OF THE DAILY COURIER-GAZETTE. (November 14, 1918.1 Mrs. H. A.

McDonald has returned from a visit to Waco and Austin where she visited relalives for two weeks. W. F. Gilliand, who resides three miles west of Allen, WAS in the city today calling by OUT office. on business.

Rev. Jeff Davis, pastor of the North McKinney Baptist Church, has been elected Chairman of the Bureau of Publicity of the City Religious Census Committee. LeRoy Hedgcoxe, the son of Mr. and Mra. Lee Hedgcoxe, is suffering the effects of 5 injuries received from being thrown off a horse on South Tennessee Street.

The Beckrell Gin, at Nevada. with between 15 and 50 bates of lint cotton, WaS destroyed by fire about 3:00 clock vester day morning, The Joint Arrangements Com mittees for the banquet to be given by the Odd Fellows and Rebekans next Thursday night ore requested to meet at the hall tonight with the Rebeckaha.