67A. Memorandum dated March 27, 1961, to chairman,

Texas ASC State Committee, from Acting Director,

Southwest area, CSS, re memorandum from Mr.

Bradshaw dated March 6 in regard to transfer of

pooled allotments to Texas and Oklahoma...

67B. Memorandum dated March 27, 1961, to chairman,

Oklahoma ASC State Committee, from Acting Di-

rector Walter L. Bieberly, Southwest area, CSS, re

transfer of pooled allotments.

68. Memorandum dated January 27, 1961, to Lewis F.
Wolfe, State administrative officer, from Floyd R.
Hawk, Comanche County office manager, re transfer
of cotton allotment from allotment pool for Bonnie
and Scott Walling, with attachments_

69. Letter dated April 4, 1961, to Joseph A. Moss, Director,

Cotton Division, CSS, Washington, D.C., from B. L.

Collins, State administrative officer. Subject: Infor-

mation on purchase of land by farmers having cotton

allotments in the pool...

69A. Copy of blank sellers and purchasers contract_
69B. News clipping from the Birmingham Post-Herald, "No
Requests Reported To Sell Cotton Land".

69C. News clipping from the Birmingham Post-Herald, "Tex-
an Comes to State With Scheme To Obtain Extra Cot-
ton Acreage".

69D. Memorandum dated April 12, 1961, addressed to chair-

man, Alabama ASC State Committee from Deputy

Administrator, Production Adjustment, CSS. Sub-

ject: Mr. Collins, memorandum of April 4 to Mr.

Joseph A. Moss, relating to pooled cotton allotments

(see also exhibit 65).

*May be found in the files of the subcommittee.

70A. Memorandum dated May 29, 1961, to Alabama State

administrative officer, Alabama State ASC, from W.

Lewis David, Texas State administrative officer.

Subject: Transfer of pooled 1961 cotton allotment and

history of acreages_

70B. Memorandum dated June 7, 1961, to State administra-

tive officer, Alabama State ASC, from W. Lewis

David, State administrative officer, Texas ASC

State office. Subject: 1961 pooled allotments....

70C. Memorandum dated June 20, 1961, to Mr. Bernard L.

Collins, administrative officer, Alabama State ASC,

from W. Lewis David, administrative officer, Texas

State ASC. Subject: Transfer of pooled 1961 cotton

allotment and history of acreages_

70D. Letter dated June 27, 1961, to Joseph A. Moss, Direc-

tor, Cotton Division, CSS, Washington, D.C., from

B. L. Collins, State administrative officer. Subject:

Transfer of pooled 1961 cotton allotments_

70E. Memorandum dated June 30, 1961, to chairman, Ala-

bama ASC State Committee, from Deputy Adminis-

trator, State and County Operations. Subject:

Pooled cotton allotments-Mr. Collins' Memoran-

dum dated June 27, 1961_

70F. Letter dated July 27, 1961, to Emery E. Jacobs, Deputy

Administrator State and County Office Operations,

ASCS, Washington, D.C., from B. L. Collins, State

administrative officer. Subject: Pooled cotton allot-

ments Mr. Cox's memorandum of June 30, 1961..

70F-1. Contract agreement, warranty deed and lease agreement

as result of meeting with J. R. Early...

70F-2. Contract agreement, warranty deed and lease agree-

ment as result of meeting with L. R. Richardson..........

70F-3. Contract agreement, warranty deed and lease agree-

ment as result of meeting with F. H. Cartridge. - - -.

70F-4. Contract agreement, warranty deed and lease agree-

ment as result of meeting with Louisa Y. Compton..

70F-5. Contract agreement, warranty deed and lease agree-

ment as result of meeting with N. H. Bullock....

70F-6. Contract agreement, warranty deed and lease agree-

ment as result of meeting with John D. Mobbs..

70G. Memorandum dated August 2, 1961, to Emery E.

Jacobs, Deputy Administrator, State and County

Office Operations, ASCS, Washington, from B. L.

Collins, State administrative officer. Subject: Pooled

cotton allotments-Mr. Cox's memorandum of June

30, 1961.

70G-1. Report of meeting with producer A. T. Money.

71. Letter dated August 8, 1961, to chairman, Texas ASC

State Committee from Acting Deputy Administrator,

State and County Operations, ASCS. Subject:

Pooled cotton allotments..

71A. Memorandum dated August 11, 1961, to State admin-

istrative officer, Alabama State ASCS, from W. Lewis

David, Texas State administrative officer. Subject:

1961 transfer of pooled upland cotton allotments...

72A. Press release that appeared in the Birmingham Post-

Herald, dated April 18, 1961, "Plans To Transfer

Cotton to Texas Not Approved".

72B. Article from the Birmingham Post-Herald Wednesday,

April 18, 1961, "Land Allotment to Texan Illegal".

73. Minutes of the Alabama Agricultural Stabilization and

Conservation Committee, April 17-18, 1961.

828

834

May be found in the files of the subcommittee.

74. Check No. 1446, dated March 14, 1961, payable to

Jimmy Work in the amount of $99.25, drawn on the

account of Billie Sol Estes, First National Bank,

Pecos, Tex..

74A. Check No. 5183, dated August 29, 1961, payable to

Jimmy Work in the amount of $183.75, drawn on the

account of Billie Sol Estes, First National Bank,

Pecos, Tex_

75. Warranty deed from H. T. Crenshaw and H. R. Cren-

shaw, No. 73295, in the State of Texas, County of

Yoakum, to Cecil Putman__.

76. Minutes of Yoakum County ASC Committee, February

24, 1961.

77. Letter dated March 10, 1961, to Cecil Putman, Frost,

Tex., from W. N. Overton, ASC manager, Yoakum

County

78. Speed-Memo dated March 8, 1961, to H. H. Marshall,

program specialist ASC, from W. M. Overton,

Yoakum County ASC manager. Subject: Pooled

cotton allotment, Cecil Putman..

79. Memorandum to farmer fieldmen of January 1961

conference. Subject: Pooling and transfer of com-

modity allotments for eminent domain farms_

80. Contract dated December 12, 1960, between Billie Sol

Estes and T. E. Bell___

80A. Blank form of an extension agreement.

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81. Letter, certified mail, dated May 8, 1962, to W. P.

Mattox, Pecos, Tex., from R. T. Price, chairman,

State ASC Committee, College Station, Tex...

81A. Letter dated June 8, 1962, certified mail, to W. P.

Mattox, Pecos, Tex., from R. T. Price, chairman, State

ASC Committee, College Station, Tex___

82. Deeds, leases, and agreements, etc., pertaining to dis-

placed farmers who had land transactions with Estes

brothers on sections 10 and 27 in Pecos County, Tex-

83. Deeds, leases, and agreements, etc., pertaining to dis-

placed farmers who had transactions with Estes

brothers in various sections in Reeves and Pecos

Counties, Tex..

84. Letter dated January 12, 1961, to Edward M. Shulman,

Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washing-

ton, D.C., from Linton B. West, regional attorney,

Atlanta, Ga. Subject: Possible improper transfers of

allotments from allotment pools in the State of Texas,

with attachment_-_.

84A. Letter dated February 20, 1961, to Linton B. West,

regional attorney, Atlanta, Ga., from Edward M.

Shulman, Deputy General Counsel. Subject: Possible

improper transfers of allotments from allotment pools

in the State of Texas.

85. Minutes of Pecos ASC County Committee, Fort

Stockton, Tex., meeting of February 2, 1961, prepared

by Mrs. Ruth Minear, secretary.

86. Minutes of Pecos ASC County Committee meeting at

Fort Stockton, Tex., on February 21, 1961, prepared

by Mrs. Ruth Minear, secretary-.

87. Affidavit of C. W. Flowers, who did not appear in person

to sign for land purchased in Pecos County.

88. Telegram to Mrs. Ruth Minear, office manager, Pecos,

Tex., from W. Lewis David, executive director of the

State office, requesting her not to approve any more

applications__

*May be found in the files of the subcommittee.

70A. Memorandum dated May 29, 1961, to Alabama State

administrative officer, Alabama State ASC, from W.

Lewis David, Texas State administrative officer.

Subject: Transfer of pooled 1961 cotton allotment and

history of acreages_

70B. Memorandum dated June 7, 1961, to State administra-

tive officer, Alabama State ASC, from W. Lewis

David, State administrative officer, Texas ASC

State office. Subject: 1961 pooled allotments____

70C. Memorandum dated June 20, 1961, to Mr. Bernard L.

Collins, administrative officer, Alabama State ASC,

from W. Lewis David, administrative officer, Texas

State ASC. Subject: Transfer of pooled 1961 cotton

allotment and history of acreages..

70D. Letter dated June 27, 1961, to Joseph A. Moss, Direc-

tor, Cotton Division, CSS, Washington, D.C., from

B. L. Collins, State administrative officer. Subject:

Transfer of pooled 1961 cotton allotments..

70E. Memorandum dated June 30, 1961, to chairman, Ala-

bama ASC State Committee, from Deputy Adminis-

trator, State and County Operations. Subject:

Pooled cotton allotments-Mr. Collins' Memoran-

dum dated June 27, 1961.

70F. Letter dated July 27, 1961, to Emery E. Jacobs, Deputy

Administrator State and County Office Operations,

ASCS, Washington, D.C., from B. L. Collins, State

administrative officer. Subject: Pooled cotton allot-

ments Mr. Cox's memorandum of June 30, 1961..

70F-1. Contract agreement, warranty deed and lease agreement

as result of meeting with J. R. Early...

70F-2. Contract agreement, warranty deed and lease agree-

ment as result of meeting with L. R. Richardson...

70F-3. Contract agreement, warranty deed and lease agree-

ment as result of meeting with F. H. Cartridge..

70F-4. Contract agreement, warranty deed and lease agree-

ment as result of meeting with Louisa Y. Compton..

70F-5. Contract agreement, warranty deed and lease agree-

ment as result of meeting with N. H. Bullock......... -

70F-6. Contract agreement, warranty deed and lease agree-

ment as result of meeting with John D. Mobbs....

70G. Memorandum dated August 2, 1961, to Emery E.

Jacobs, Deputy Administrator, State and County

Office Operations, ASCS, Washington, from B. L.

Collins, State administrative officer. Subject: Pooled

cotton allotments-Mr. Cox's memorandum of June

30, 1961

70G-1. Report of meeting with producer A. T. Money.

71. Letter dated August 8, 1961, to chairman, Texas ASC

State Committee from Acting Deputy Administrator,

State and County Operations, ASCS. Subject:

Pooled cotton allotments.

71A. Memorandum dated August 11, 1961, to State admin-

istrative officer, Alabama State ASCS, from W. Lewis

David, Texas State administrative officer. Subject:

1961 transfer of pooled upland cotton allotments....

72A. Press release that appeared in the Birmingham Post-

Herald, dated April 18, 1961, "Plans To Transfer

Cotton to Texas Not Approved".

72B. Article from the Birmingham Post-Herald Wednesday,

April 18, 1961, "Land Allotment to Texan Illegal".

73. Minutes of the Alabama Agricultural Stabilization and

Conservation Committee, April 17–18, 1961 - - - - - - .

828

834

May be found in the files of the subcommittee.

74. Check No. 1446, dated March 14, 1961, payable to Jimmy Work in the amount of $99.25, drawn on the account of Billie Sol Estes, First National Bank, Pecos, Tex..

74A. Check No. 5183, dated August 29, 1961, payable to Jimmy Work in the amount of $183.75, drawn on the account of Billie Sol Estes, First National Bank, Pecos, Tex..

75. Warranty deed from H. T. Crenshaw and H. R. Crenshaw, No. 73295, in the State of Texas, County of Yoakum, to Cecil Putman__.

76. Minutes of Yoakum County ASC Committee, February 24, 1961

77. Letter dated March 10, 1961, to Cecil Putman, Frost, Tex., from W. N. Overton, ASC manager, Yoakum County

78. Speed-Memo dated March 8, 1961, to H. H. Marshall, program specialist ASC, from W. M. Overton, Yoakum County ASC manager. Subject: Pooled cotton allotment, Cecil Putman..

79. Memorandum to farmer fieldmen of January 1961
conference. Subject: Pooling and transfer of com-
modity allotments for eminent domain farms_.
80. Contract dated December 12, 1960, between Billie Sol
Estes and T. E. Bell___

80A. Blank form of an extension agreement.

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(*)

81. Letter, certified mail, dated May 8, 1962, to W. P. Mattox, Pecos, Tex., from R. T. Price, chairman, State ASC Committee, College Station, Tex---81A. Letter dated June 8, 1962, certified mail, to W. P. Mattox, Pecos, Tex., from R. T. Price, chairman, State ASC Committee, College Station, Tex--82. Deeds, leases, and agreements, etc., pertaining to displaced farmers who had land transactions with Estes brothers on sections 10 and 27 in Pecos County, Tex83. Deeds, leases, and agreements, etc., pertaining to displaced farmers who had transactions with Estes brothers in various sections in Reeves and Pecos Counties, Tex.

84. Letter dated January 12, 1961, to Edward M. Shulman, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., from Linton B. West, regional attorney, Atlanta, Ga. Subject: Possible improper transfers of allotments from allotment pools in the State of Texas, with attachment_.

84A. Letter dated February 20, 1961, to Linton B. West, regional attorney, Atlanta, Ga., from Edward M. Shulman, Deputy General Counsel. Subject: Possible improper transfers of allotments from allotment pools in the State of Texas

85. Minutes of Pecos ASC County Committee, Fort Stockton, Tex., meeting of February 2, 1961, prepared by Mrs. Ruth Minear, secretary.

86. Minutes of Pecos ASC County Committee meeting at Fort Stockton, Tex., on February 21, 1961, prepared by Mrs. Ruth Minear, secretary..

87. Affidavit of C. W. Flowers, who did not appear in person
to sign for land purchased in Pecos County.
88. Telegram to Mrs. Ruth Minear, office manager, Pecos,
Tex., from W. Lewis David, executive director of the
State office, requesting her not to approve any more
applications. _ .

*May be found in the files of the subcommittee.