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PART ONE PAGE 1 Wichita Falls Boy Scouts to Join Those of World Sunday in Starting Celebration of 21th Anniversary Total of 146 WPA Projects Completed Since July 1 1935 in 14 Counties of This Area -4 1 moeiouvE Over $1154000 in a Federal Money Is Expended scheduled Wedneedsy and Thura-dsy Creighton reported scout leaders will speak at a targe number of dvie organisation and other gathering those two days Radio Programe Boy Bcouta of Wichita Falls Sunday will Join scouts over tha world In launching tha celebration of tho 27th anniversary of the founding of scouting Three feature activities have been planned: Church services Hunday night at the Highland Heights Christian church a father and eon banquet in tha church basement Monday night and the annual Jamboree Friday night at the Memorial auditorium Rev McKinney pastor of the church will give a short sermon during tha special program Sunday night A dramatization Sale of Boy" will be directed by Bryant Creighton Jackson Jr will elng a solo Twelve fomtllM wir anouneed aa approval by thi resettlement ad-minlitratldn for tenancy on thi Wichita valley farma project by McGown fnrma director Saturday mominir fifteen familte an to be iilacted in thi tint group Each of the 13 famlilea will bi signed a farm unit and will be allowed toitart the preparation of thilr land for 1337 crops beginning Monday The approved applicanti will bo allowed to move into their homes now under conatruction aa noon aa thi work on tha project ia complete foundatlona for the IS bouaaa and barni are In varioua atagaa of construction Materiali are arriving dally and conatruction will bi ruahed to allow thi applicants to move into their homes at the earliest possible data Work on drainage structures and irrigation Intern la la under way School taxes for 19S6 collected here during January 1837 ahow an In ere ass of 63984782 ever 1938 school taxes collected during January 1936 according to the report released Saturday by It Hycr collector Delinquent taxes collected for the month in 1937 era 61466738 and current taxes ran $11417630 to total 612878346 For the collection period In 1938 delinquent taxes mid amounted to $768934 current taxes $8134660 with the total showing $8893534 The total amount of 1936 eohoo! taxes collected to data ta $219-46193 The 1936 tax assessment waa $35035035 leaving $13138833 to bo collected before tho May 1 deadline The taxes were payable in two Installments or In one lump sum The first half waa delinquent by Nov 1 1938 the second half must bo paid by May 1 Jan Si waa the Typical Works rrogivee administration projects In operation now Hated aa completed Jobs aro shown district in tho lower left la the bath house constructed th' above pictures taken In the Wichita Falla WPA crews aa an addition to city park facilltlee hi Vernon At tho upper left la the partially restored Fort Belknap historic landmark of Northwest Texas located in Young 'county The structure pictured uaed no storage space for grain Thortartlcnl view is taken on furm-to-market Is the rand Job In Young county near Olney Prayer" a drama-laws will be tlzatlon of scout Roes and an will be played by Orville Pierce Frank Creighton scout executive has urged tha atendanee of scouts cubs and their parents Banquet Reservations Eighty reservations for the banquet already have been made Creighton said and additional reservations can ha made at the scout office In tha auditorium will ha no Tong-winded' peaches but lots of games and contests" Creighton commented An annual social for scoutmas-tara and their wives and executive committaimen and their wives will be held Tuesday night at the First Presbyterian church in connection with the anniversary celebrations Tickets era now being sold here and in other cities of tha council area for tha jamboree proceeds of 10 cents for esch admission going to purchase troop equipment Creighton said Tha program Friday night starts at 7:45 o'clock with troops hero and in the council competing in long list of eon testa Although no program haa been Milter and Lester Jones entertainment committee McCutchen Canon Fite I Karranbrock and 8 Abbott registrations and invitations committee Paul Landes and 8 Thompson golf ANT EXTENDED PROJECTS OF NTA AFFECT THIS AREA Listed by counties thi approved Mitchell applicants follow: Qail Lea Trigg Voylea Thomas Thaxton Raynea flake and Kelly Levell Wichita I Sa county Louie Havana Wilber- Eir county: Lewis a errs and Carr Clay county John Wesley foard county final approval on tha 13 families listed above la expected from the Dallas regional office within the next 10 days FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH MEMBERS TO HEAR ANSWER TO IMPORTANT QUESTION Hie first of 10 feature Sunday night services win he given at tha Flint Christian church Sunday evening at 7:10 whan tha pastor Dr Howard Wood will apeak on the subject: Sin Causes tha Most Sadneaa in the Dr Wood announces that mors than 1800 answers to this question have been received Answers have been received from seven towns outaide of Wichita Falla A beautiful picture Blessing Little will be given tha parson turning In the correct answer Mora than 80 different sins have been suggested Answers will ha received until 7:10 o'clock Sunday evening On the following nine Sundays other apeclal programs have been prepared for tbs Bund hour in keeping with the goal of a 10-week double tha evening attendance 7373 TAXI 25 tutors asking iso YELLOW CAB CO AuioLoant New Low Batee Boflnanctng No Daley With or Without RAYJpuckeTT it deadline for lump payments The following chart will illustrate (he collectiona by date payments First half collected (Nov 1 1936 $4581230 half collected (Nov 1936) 74139 Full payments collected (Jen 31) 17210835 Total $21946193 Hycr stated that delinquent taxes IPfll lift mmIvs $tis nflnntlnn a Alim would receive tho attention of the office as soon aa the January report ta completed He acid that several thousand dollars now in the office are still to be tabulated on the report OLD ACE PENSION CROUP HERE ASKS RESIGNATION OF ORVILLE CARPENTER A resolution calling upon Gov James Allred to the resignation at once" of Orville Carpenter director of the old age aaatatance commission of Texas waa passed Saturday afternoon at a meeting of tha Wichita Cot Old Aga Pension association hi the 78th district courtroom Sixty clgnara of a petition stating the resignation were obtained after the resolution waa passed said aunrauvii "rtH gasscut I IS Georgu A Mawman president of tha association and a similar petition will be circulated tha next several days at Iowa Park Referring to the recent statement made by Carpenter at Austin regarding hta belief persona eligible to a pension should not be entitled to vote tho resolution condemned hta remarks "a unworthy of tho position he holds" A second resolution commended Representative Clarence Farmer of Fort Worth for hta stand In the legislature asking censure of the pension commission director Further action may be taken at the next meeting of the county association at 1 Saturday afternoon In tho district courtroom Mawmcn said COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO ENTERTAIN RANKERS Four working committees to perfect entertainment arrangements for the district convention to be held here for the Texas Bankers association Feta 21 and 22 were appointed Saturday by McCutch-en president of tha Wichita Falls Clearing House association In naming committeemen Mo-Cutchen recommended that each group hold a meeting early this week to elect a chairman to draw up plana for the convention Tha committees follow: McGregor Oral Jones district banket association chairman Harrell and Pat Simmons gait-era committee Carter McGregor Robertson Jack Jeffue A Varioua radio programe during the week will touch on scout topics during tha presentations Creighton disclosed Two press news services will furnish broad-casta several times daily on scout celebrations throughout tha country President Roosevelt will apeak Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from the White House and tha for station WLW Cincinnati will a I cooperate dally Other programe cooperating during anniversary week were Bounced as follows: 4 to 4:30 The People" James FWetna- tlonal scout head speaking to 5 Eddie Cantor hour 1 to 2 United Slate Navy band 4:80 Roosevelt's address and also talks by Walter Head and West Tuesday 2 to 2:43 tn United States Marine band 6:35 to 6:45 pedal national Jamboree program broadcast 5 to 8:13 of Youth" quarter hour 8 to 8:15 Gabriel Heatter Interview with West 8:10 to 4 United Statea Army band 3:43 to 5 Low- 7 to 5: ell Thomas comments 7 to 5 Kate Smith and the program 8 to 5 8howboat" hour 2 to 2:15 apeclal Jamboree program 8 to 6:15 Amos Andy 8:60 to Carborundum band 8:30 to 9:25 Shell Chateau Sunday Feb to 7 mu or program 7 to 7:80 Houm" half hour with Nelson Eddy dedicating a special song to all Boy Bcsute FEATtlERSTON ABERN ATEYlCo INSURANCE jaaai STALEY MM- BONOS 4201 One hundred forly-six construction maintenance and production projects have been completed In the Wichita falls Works Progress administration district since the opening of tho office July 1 1985 according to CL Martin district WPA director figures on tbs complied lest week of A1 Mellnger state projects ngth uDlielty di- complied lest week during the visit pul rector at Han Antonio to tha office here The first project In the district was begun Oct 20 1935 On all these completed Jobe the federal government has expended $1154-065 Sponsors have supplied $413771 aa their ahare Outstanding among conatruction injects were 63 road Jobe Includ-ng Improvements to 459 miles of road in 11 countlea building and Improvament of seven schools con traction of four gymnasiums ewer Installations courthouse improvements dam construction and At present approximately 80 sts are operating In the Wleh-Palta area employing 4100 workers last winter more than 8600 persona were employed on WPA projects In this district Mar tin projects by attention to the fact that many of tha production and malntanance projects uch as sewing rooms and libra rise listed ae completed have been supplemented by similar projects now operation The finished projects in the 14 counties of the district computed by total coat Including sponsor and federal funds are aa follows: List of Projects Archer Three flab hatchery projects $32336 sewing room 54260 surplus commodity distribution 1342 Baylor Two road projects 528790 sewing room 56609 library project $533 tax survey 834 surplus commodities distribution 5061 sewer installation 87893 Childress Two road projects 584252 tax survey $109 surplus commodity distribution $940 park Improvement $31(00 Cottle Three library projects $1293 gymnasium construction $5986 tax survey $73 three school Improvement Jobs $10534: six road Job 594645 Foard Tax survey $lr 470 surplus commodity distribution $298 dam rising project $5144 four road Jobe 55729 Haskell Three road projects $54360: tax survey $136 surplus commodities $333 park Improvement $31546 two school repair projects $3121 library project 51670 gymnasium construction 111793 Hardeman Two sewing noma $29610 swimming pool construction $8716 tax survey $1229 surplus commoditise $519 construction of concrete at or age tanka $4047 construction of agriculture station $4864 conatruction of experiment station $375 four road rejects $87395 two school Jobs InJr Tax survey $38 surplus commoditise $201 road project $13433 Knox Tax survey $51 nine road Jobe 592041 library surplus commodi- ilea $363 tewing room $5567 MR 8L MANN One of Thta Section's Beal Known Huai none Men Who Maya: Never Maw Anything Like VAN-TAGE In My Life I Gladly Endures It" nlsM too as I eon Mb'! ah kut IsM Ultra la ksS aae auftsrse 1 fan wtak anS want sot coMIsuellj fro auf-Icrlnc tack af net Now Mr Mann Telia of Great Relief all IMa list that la for a varied at is rears I kept trying about ail Um SMdtoiaaa I hfarC at and 1 avm bad sir tcath extracted In the hope that this cuM raHava ay differing but I will frankly ear that nothin iw dM a sag teal oo1 you can Imagine what dto-missed man I had haram And Ihm is-ecntly hasid shout Van-Tac Tbs reports about wr aa muarkahla that I got end etartad (akin it at once And I want to eay that thin UMdlcine dri not dtoapprtnt me In fact I can eay without xafgmtton that I never aaw anythin Ilka Vaa-Taee la my Ufa It cleared that awful gas and swilling final siy atom-arh and now for the tint time In Id yeem I can cal anything want and have no palna nr suffering afterward Can go la bed now and Imp all night and Dm gel up In the morning faring Uka another man This to Otnal Medicine sad no doubt about It and I west ta say thta to all who eulfer I did that to: Van-Tags and taka and yes will asm wgrat It Only CobU Few Cents a Day to Take Van-Tage hUFTTRCM! This dreat Compound haa became tha Snmtlua of Wichita Pella It la hripiag thousands I this vtctalty you suffer from gasay apart stomach riucatoh-actlng kldnryi Irregular court I-paled bowtta or toryid Inactive Um ar from rheumatic ar Merit It palne due Is contaminated eyetem grt Vis-Tigs Kate the Immense vehuae whMi arilm the Price of Vaa-Tago to KaseauMt to get IMa Anurias Midi- doe-TOO end alert taking HI A Sptrlal Van-Tic Representative direct from The Van-Tag Lahnratnrtoa la now at AUhnn'i Plug store TI8 Miens a WHO Wlrfills Valla daily nwrtlng smwds af people and introducing sad as-ptalaisf tala JtomsihaMt Adv Wichita County Owes $23202 to Thirty Persons Thirty persona who may or may not ha living In Wichita county era owed money by the county and apparently don't know IL In many Instances attempts have been made for yean by tha county tax office to locate the 16 individuals but efforts thus for have been of no avail said Jim Robin-eon assessor-collector The money Includes refunds on turned In was excessive and also several partial tax payments which were permitted several years ago convenience to taxpayers on property which haa since changed hands and on which taxea have been paid by the new owners Although the amounts are email and tha total on deposit from such accounts Is no larger than $22332 the county tax department le anxious to 'Square the debts" and ha hooka clear tha hooka The money may he had on proper identification Robinson said The following are persons to whom tho money ta owed: Belknap Mrs Booth A Cross Mrs Alice Darnell Joe Donaldson Ellis Corrla Gray Mrs It Green Gueas Jr Johnson Bob Jones Mrs A Lane 8 Teafoteiler Katie Lea Lewie Ethel Madison Mrs Miller Mrs Ham McCrtatlon Mrs 8 McTler Tex O'Cleary Mrs Ada Patterson Parkoskl Prlne A Robertson Sam Bhep-herd Jack Sima Pearl Slaughter 15 Whitfield John Williams Wilson end Zachary GREER BONDS REDUCED BY JUDGE VOGEL HERE Judge Irvin Vogel of 78th district court Saturday afternoon cut In half tho three bonds of $5000 each set on three charges of rota bery with firearms against Jack Greer In Wichita and Archer counties The reduction was announced at the conclusion of a writ of habeas corpus hearing Greer brought to the courtroom by Sheriff A osier of Archer eounty on whom the writ had been served ta one of three Wichitane facing charges in connection with recent whistle" hijackings Walter Jordan Wsllsboro Pa trapper caught a golden rare In hta In a trap Intended for raccoons The Robbins Co Bonds rhone 4328 Waggoner Bldg Attractive AUTO LOAN PLAN Arranged by Forster Finance Company Customer Say Brat by Comparimm Cash Immediately Notes Reflnnnred Payment Reduced Confidential Dependable Service Forster First" Lamar rhona 4444 Naw work projects approved and many already tn operation that ha vs been extended by tho national youth administration in Texas elect the Wichita Falla area district 12 according to A Ziegler as-tatant district director They Include highway right of way Improvement Jobe soil conservation survey projects to be continued sewing room projects public service projects and home economic projects Highway right of way Improvement Jobe Included among tha extended projects affect Baylor Childress Cottle Foard Hardeman Throckmorton Wichita Wilbarger and Young counties Ziegler said Of a total of 21 projects In the state this Wichita Falls district ta given IS Boll conservation survey projects urvey approved for Wichita Wilbarger Hardeman Haskell counties Thirteen administrative districts in the etata with IS sewing room projects will employ 2030 Texts youths Public service that ta clerical aaatatance In public offices outaide the normal budgeted scope of will continue In Childress Wichita Falls Throckmorton Belton Guthrie Aspermont Graham Vernon Quanah Paducar Crowell and Haskell In thta district the Wichita Falla ares getting 13 of tha 19 projects Out of tha four homa economics projects Wichita Falls received one the cafeteria project resbyterianwomETto OVjERVE day of prayer Women of the First Presbyterian rli church will observe the World Day of Prayer at a meeting to be held In tha church parlors at o'clock Friday afternoon On Feb 12 Christiana all over the world will bow in worship In annual observance of the occasion and Christian women of tha world In particular will unite In prayer for their fellow men and women everywhere The World Day of Prayer was first observed in 1937 and last year Christiana of mors than 56 countries kept the day together AU these groups will pray that class and race barriers may be removed that Chriit'a followers may be faithful witnesses and that men and nations shall be able to live together In peace and understanding R0 STANFIELD FUNERAL SERVICES HELD IN RALLS Funeral cervices for R- Stanfield of Rails Texas former resident of Archer City and Iowa Park who waa fatally injured at Hobba Monday night when load of pipe fell on him were held In Ralls Thursday afternoon Burial waa In tha Rails cemetery Stanfield waa an employe of the Walker Tracking company of Hobbs Ha died Tuesday morning at Hobba At tha time of tha accident he was unloading pips in an oil field near Hobbs Ha had been away from thta section about I year Survivors include the widow: one daughter Jo Ana one eon Jerry Lee and hta stater and mother Bullington-Mason Company Surety Bonds City National Bldg Phone 7050 Dalton-Hampton Vaughan FUNERAL DIRECTORS "Mora Economical ScnrM 1302 Tenth Phone 8123 TORTURED ALL NIGHT BY GAS PAIN ATTACKS! NOW RELIEVED BY VAN-TAGE! Final Plans for Calf Show to Be Arranged Monday Committees and final plana for tha 4-H club district calf show to bo held In Wichita Falla Manh and 6 will be made at a Joint meeting of tho county agent's staff and Junior chamber of com-fflc merec omclclc Monday afternoon at tha chamber offices Carson president of tha unlor chamber will be in charge of tho meeting Frank Wolf city alderman ta general chairman of arrangements for tho show this year ae he has been preceding exhibits held during recent years The location for tha show will be determined at the meeting Seventy-two calves have I listed for exhibition to date McNlel county agent gave the rallies aa fol triea by counties as follows: Wilbarger one calf Baylor four calves Knox 10 calves Archer 11 calves Young eeven calves Clay 10 calvee Throckmorton 21 calves Wichita eight calves On the morning of March 4 tha calvee will be graded and Judged by Barnes animal epeclal-let from College Station March 6 tha top 60 will be taken Into the auction ring and sold by Col Earl Garton of Greensburg ind a familiar figure to Wichita Falla cattlemen Twenty prises will be offered 10 In the Junior division and 10 In tho senior dlvielon Tho junior division Includes calvee up to 900 pounds: the senior dlvielon ta composed of calvee of over 900 pounds school Improvement $1961 Improvements to courthouse square $1810 Other Counties Btonewall Tax aurvs 360 surplus commodities $234 lirldge construction $19891 Throckmorton Tax survey $81 surplus commodities $369: library project 6188 gymnasium construction $13524 Namr rooms $42103 surplus ties $360 dam construction 619-548 tax aurvey $237 two school Improvement projects 69848 eight road Jobs $154443 Wichita Four library rooms $109818 airport construction $34630 water line construction $7108 aqueduct construction $9988 water dam conatruction $8675: creek improvement $44297 Irrigation lateral $15267 school Improvement $24865 13 road Jobs 5183968 Young Road Job 512276 Fort Belknap Improvements 615- two sewing rooms 610842 tax 599 survey $1279 surplus commodities -Jneral survey $1110 naeium construction $19874 ccl Improvements $5400 Wichita county haa obtained tha largest number of big money and man power projects Allotment Is made on the basis of need In each county taking Into consideration tha number of WPA clients listed on each county roll DRS HYDE AND POWERS TO CONDUCT CHEST CUNIC Dr Theodora Hyde and Dr Wil liam Powers will be in charge of 'house free cheat clinics In the court basement Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 1 to 2:30 eponaored by the Wichita County Tuberculosis association Miss Mary A Quinn executive secretary said Saturday Anyons who haa not mada good recovery from Influence or pneumonia or who ta a contact case and ta unable to pay for medical services may make an appointment by calling 2-1035 Mira Quinn Mlde Tha tuberculin skin teat will be given children at the Thursday clinic end parents were urged to take advantage of the opportunity trly child- discovered in early hood tuberculosis can ba cured quickly and a chance ta given to build ua body reatatanca" Mis Quinn stated NYA DIRECTOR RETURNS FROM INSPECTION TOUR A Ziegler assistant district NYA director returned Saturday from a three-day tour of inspection that included four counties Wilbarger Childress Foard and Cottle was quite wall pleased with the outlook" Ziegler said upon hta return ta in tip-top WILLIAMS DWYER CO INSURANCE BONDS Phone 6181 8M Scott At Public Auction Sale to He flUchl at the George Hcitli Farm 7 MILES EAST OF CITY ON HENRIETTA ROAD Mr Mann Chief Con sultsnt for Large Texas Business Firm says: Would Swell With Gas Until I Thought My Heart Was Going to Bint Had Terrible Gas Pains and Couldn't Sleep for the Misery But Now VanTage Has Relieved Me I Endorse It to Awful gas and lnd (gut Ion after horrible palna In the spitting up of sour food substance that almost causes a terrible feeling Ilka a maaa of swollen bloat In the sleeplessness a burning tasty around weak worn-out feeling breathlessness choked feeling in wild hurt palpitation from these art some of tho penNltlca of an upset stomach Many Wichita Falla people have suffered in this way FOR YEARS Rut now VAN-TAGE ta relieving them by the thousand! This ta the New Medicine" now being Introduced to crowds dally here In Wichita Fall Tty a Special Vantage Representative direct from The Van-Tags Laboratories at Allison's Drug store 710 Indiana avenue For Instance Just a few days ago Mr 8 Mann of 3000 la Branch street Houston made the following statement Mr Mann ta Chief Consultant for a large Business Firm doing a National Business He Is Widely-Known and we era PROUD to publish hie Remarkable Testimonial about Van-Tags which followa: Couldn't Sleep Due to Awful Gas Misery "I am a man who believes In giving credit where credit ta due so I am gladly giving you my statement for publication endorsing Van-Tags In fact I feci like owe It to my fellowmen to do so after what this Gnat Compound did for me" said Mr Mann the last IS yean had been In a terrible physical condition due to an upset stomach It would bo difficult for me to deecrlbe to you the misery that I want through as thta condition of mine certainly was an aw ful thing to have to endure all those years It seemed Ilka my meele turned right Into gee Inside of ms had gas palne that were terrible In tact Mmetlmea the attache of jee pslns would laat FOR HOURS would simply swell up with gu Saturday February 13 AT ONE USB MB IFeiBiaflQS 36 Head of really high class young Herefords of popular ancestry and ran individuality For sheer quality substance and modern type they are tops If It's better bone heavier loins and rear quarters quality hair strong you'll find them here Sale starts at 1 o'clock Keith anil Sons Wichita Falls Texas II Geo Farley Hereford EARL GARTIN Auctioneer Journal 0 Pctemon Drover's Telegram end thought the gnu pressure wts going to eauae my heart to bunt nut of my body And oh! tha awful nights I had The gas pains and Filling tot a la ntauy ail iwpu i.

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