The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1935 Page: 1 of 8
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El Campo, Texas, Friday Morning, November, 1, 1935.
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BLACK CATS DEFEAT GARWOOD FAIR IS
LOUISE
TOPNOTCHERS
by Ket
DECIDED SUCCESS
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A motorcade of eighty. of the El
po Rice Pirds at Bay City, but iboth Campo Chamber of Commeree. in ad-
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up in one game for them.
leading citizens deliveed an address
We ai think the .Rice Birds played frequent visits with each other.
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The P. T. A. of Garwood served a
We're all behind you. Rice Birds 1 delicious fish lunch in which every-
BOND ELECTION FOR LARGE CROWD MAKES
“Top Hat” at the Normana Theatre,
AT GARWOQ^ 11 TO I
GREAT SUCCESS
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was . held in Garwood
bonds SOME
school
building. Results of the election were
had
visiting their Annual Fairs in the fu-
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To Cheek.'
home and was in
ture.
Two Negroes Get Death
which
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a
Penalty for Murder
Garwood School District is the largest1 both performances.
Wife of Local Pastor
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Breaks Arm
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OLD
TIMERS
nesday night.
fact that we have in our midst one
any community to have.
fell headlong down the stairs receiv-
an alarm la
tion that if the people of the South
would wear shoes, the Easteru shoe who do their work without money and
Well, being a product of the Deep
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ition to the district.
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of $33,000.00 of our own
we
needs *
are going to lose a substantiab bene-
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do not build a new building.
has
we cannot
lose our aftilia-
, above re-
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Joe W
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is the secretary of Labor, and is the
same sweet tempered old sister, that
take things for granted, not thinking
that it makes no difference at what
El Campo vs. Wharton
at El Campo Nov 11th
An in-
trom
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vote
new
Gross receipts from the affair to-
talled above $300.00 and the net pro-
ceeds will be more than$200.00 .This
money will be "divided among several
school organizations, a sum equal to
Attention Hunters _
Word has been received this week
from the game, fish .and oyster com-
mission at Austin that it will not be
necessary for a hunter to purchase a
ARE WE TO FAIL OR NOT TO
FAIL THE CHILDREN OF OUR
A election
Tuesday, Oct.
possible for
We seem to
With this modern plant made possible
by the election of Tuesday, Garwood
is bound to go ahead.
Again El Campo congratulates her
progressive neighbor to the North!
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The Annual November Lth fen -
ball classic'between Wharton , and
Campo will be played on our lot. I
TOP HAT AT THE
NORMANA THEATRE
Marguerite, spent Thursday at Cor-
pus Christi.
E Mr. and Mrs. Will Kubala and fam-
Manufacturers would be
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. ’THESE ITEMS FURNISHED THE
CITIZEN BY SPECIAL CORRES-
PONDENT FROM LOUISE.
SCHOOL’S ANNUAL EVENT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
fans, go along.—Our team appre-
ciates your support.
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ITEMS
IRESTTOALL
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local ’ one participated with gusto,
teresting series of addresses
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Vol. XXXV
IOUSENEWS
a picture of same in last week’s issue,
and the application approved by P. W.
in Colorado County, employing eleven I
busses to transport, its scholastics.’
134 tor and 12 against, or carrying) -The Halloween carnival lias come
by better than eleven to one./
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are not.
There is a story about a sailor and
thoroughly modern school plant, which
completely equipped will cost $60,000.
In addition a Home-Economics cot-
tage will be erected.
The Rice Birds were the offensive Week, the occasion being the Garwood
players lifting the first part of the Annual Agriculturel exhibit.
game but the Black Cats had just too; Shortly after the arrival of El
much power and energy mixed Campo, Mr. Schiller, one of Garwood’s
exhibition dition to the Municipal Band enjoyed
their visit in Garwood Friday of last
NOTICETODOG
OWNERS
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the most unselfish and efficient
SKEET SHOOT
build an adequate
anot be denied
to euu the writer
and Charles Ingram.
This proved to be a very enjoyable
afternoon and it is hoped that at some
time in the near future the Edna,
club can turn the table on El @ampo.
An alibi for the poor scores on both
sides was a high wind and chilly
weatifeter* v
Gome out Friday afternoon at 3
o’clock and try your luck.
with details of actual construction. | amusement to
South, this kinder riled us.
to score three times
quarter.
some labor trouble, advised the ua-1 sounded,, it only takes a very few
Beat Rosenberg! And all you
building, of which this paper
Plans have been drawn for this
The Bay City Black Cats were the
favored team last Friday night in
the game played against the El Cam- |
EL CAMPO BAND WITH LARGE
♦ NUMBER OF CITIZENS
ATTEND FRIDAY
by
29th, to
5
for construction of a
success is putting it mildly. Thruout
the evening crowds thronged the car-
nival grounds where entertainment
and concessions of all kinds offered
a grand game and hope the boys will In the course of the day. the El
play the same strong football in thecampo Band rendered three concerts.
Rosenberg, game. IThe ?. T. A. of Cerwnnd eerveda
took off our hat (you know we would
offer to spank a lady without first re-
moving our hat) and in our best
Chesterfield manner proceeded to ad-
vise the lady that some of our bare-
foot Southland inhabitance were as
proud as if they had been reared on
“Becon Street," nd when she talked
about the South, she talked about
Dixie band, and that (we wished to
advise her that -there still was a
-Dixie in the hearts of some of the
-inutes for this bunch o: firefighters,
Her of this article seems to federal funds to match $33,00000 of
t concerned about the farm-tour money in building a $60,909.90 ed-
gaging their lands to the J ucational plant in Louise.
in the final Garwood and El Campo becoming
better acquainted and having more
7e greatest fold goal
ticker in,'fartbait
Played Mne yer
atsfiMpsota Uruw/fi/.
Wezg 20 pounds,
zs Six foot one
kept busy, without price, to be n the grounds
ready to “put out the fire." Their
equipment is second to none, and the
morale of the department is perfect.
The only thing we see they should.
ning doves, even though the mourning
dove is a migratory bird. This law
applies to migratory water fowl only.
The season opens on doves Decem-
ber 1st.
Couple and Oscar Brown, negro
brothers living near Edna, were given
the death penalty last week for the
murder of Byron Belscher of Edna
on July 11.
The trfals were held in Refugio
and while the cases were based on
circumstantial evidence entirely: the
sfat had already on hand the Signed
confessions of the two negrpes
atter of tabulated tact, ac-
the bondo Awomntoa 1n
No one will take the trouble to
make the least investigation and
doubt that we very hadly need a new
school building in Louise. The pres-
Mrs' W. A. Knight, wife of the
MW*......-- "
E TO THE PROPERTY TAXPAYING
# . .VOTERS WITHIN THE LOUISE ..
h RURAL HIGH SCHOOL DISRICT:
Me There appeared in the October 25th
ssue of the El Campo Citizen, and on
the: front page thereof, an article
j^^gned “Contributed.” This article
82wes undoubtedly prepared by one
Wresiding out side of the Louise Com-
imon School District, but owning pro-
Spperty within the district, or by a
' resident of the district who is not
remotely interested in the building
usual this game, should .draw • Ds sustained a broken arm and several J
crowd of interested fans. severe bruises about her body when
I she-fell down the church steps Weda We notice that the Depart ment. of which was very interesting. The-pub--
mcd: ' Labor 'has shunted Mi-s Perkins ouf lie does not seem tu appreciate the'
LMrsKntght'was starting down'the on a limb. For the benefit of you old
a tourist. The latter, a woman, said:
"My good man, aren’t you afraid to
go to sea where so many people
drown?”
To which the sailor replied with Ir-
refutable logic: “My good woman,
► district with the least possible ready been made that the Govern-
ment will contribute $27,000.00 of
offered hilarious!
crowded house at
various agricultural and educational
experts were delivered. Rev. W. P.
Deatherage and P. B. Holcomb rend-
ered a duet. Later in the afternoon
In the ast with Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers, are dward Everett
Horten, Eric BTore, Helen Broderick.
Erik Rhodes and others. A class A
picture full of high class entertain-
ment that everyone will enjoy.
teams gave a good
of their playing skill.
8171 BALES GINNED
TO DATE AT GINS
In our trip to the loeal gins Wed-
nesday afternoon we found a total of,
8171 bales of the 1935 crop ginned. ]
This number will not be ineteased
greatly during the remainder of the
season-astre cotton crop is pretty
well picked ..in.. this section of the
county. - -
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older ones. Dixie: People with the
Lordly, Courteous People to whom
her ancestors sold the black slaves
hey snatched from the jungles of
Africa, and later, when this slave had
been converted into a race of people,
left their Witch Burning long enough
to come South again, beatdown our
ears and free this same slave they
had sold into captivity. Now this
sweet tempered dame never did ans-
wer our Classical (’) protest, and we
do not care how soon they saw off
that liqb.
there
in M J
f Louise Ru- ent .building has been condemned by
the State Board of Education. We
can arid to pay as little as they can.
and these are the people who are
raising their voices, and who are us-
ing their influence to defeat the bond
issue.
It is sincerely hoped by the friends
of education and those citizens living
within the district, who are interested
in the upbuilding of our community,
and who have some civil pride, that
this bond issue will carry, and that
we avail ourselves of the offer of
our Federal Government which has al-
2000 PEOPLE ATTENDED
where X-rays showed no further
broken bones, although the little body
was badly bruised.
'the local church Saturday night.
{ Mrs. Gus Vajdos and daughter. migratory bird stamp to shoot mounr-
WINS Sunday School stairway, following I boys who have been too usy making <m
the prayer meeting, service, and a living to pay much attentiou to pol -
! inconsistent and unreasonable that
d.it is obvious they are being used
-merely as a smokescreen for the real
purpose of the objectors. The -writer
for one feels confident November 9th,
1935, will stand out as a bright and
"shining .landmark in Louise history,
. marking the date upon whlph the
a year or so ago when there washour of day or night
Louise Needs New School
j Building; Here’s Our Best
Opportunity to Acquire It
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Imd
owners must pay a tax of $1.00 for
each dog owned. That any dog
found on the streets without a tax
tag which certifies that the dog has
been vacinated for rabies by a veter-
arian or other responsible person, will
be impounded and later killed unless
redeemed by the owner as provided
in the Ordinance passed and approved
September 2, 1935.
All dog owners who have not com-
plied with this ordinance are re-
quested to get in touch with Chief
of Police H. D. Shaffer or George
York. The total cost will be $1.50
for tax and vaccinaton, but you must
have tax receipt to protect your dog,
and this can be obtained only from
the above mentioned men.
H D. Shaver, Chief of Police.
OF
BY TRUCK HAS Mr. Holcomb save a short address.
LEG FRACTURED The visitors from El Campo were
------------: much impressed with the number
Florence Marie. 19 months old dau and quality of the exhibits on display
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. E L. Piper which ranged from a 1910 Sears made,
of this city, sustained a badly brokzlautomobile to tapestry of intricate
en leg Monday when a truck-, driven design
; ibythe_owner of the O.K Mattress _ g ,g--.--
land gone and to say it was a grand ractory, backed - her ran The Garwood Community under the
, , ’ . .2 able leadership of Supt. Marshall has
behind the machine. , , . ..
„ , ,. , ,, made an educational event ot their
. Mr. and Mrs. Piper live on the
, . ; y p... , , Annual Exhibit.
street back of the Chrysler Garage;
and the O K Mattress factory is 10- El Campo congratulate, this pro-
cated on vacant lots next door. Un- gressive little City and anticipates
aren't YOU afraid to go to bed where
so many people die?”
The tonowing scores were made Fri-[ Thdt is a good story but of course
day afternoon by the local club: it is only a story, you say. That 19
Shot at 60 Broke true enough but if you wants facta.
Bad Willis .............1e...... 4g here is one: During 1923 one insur-
O L Beasley 410 ga. ........ 46ance company alone paid $15,900 to
W C Sanders .. .......... ..421 peonle injured while getting in or out
g,................ 40ofbea.
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READERS OF CITIZEN oThnncty XT* aan
A. It is contemplated erecting a
The Edna skeet club received a ; ing a badly bruised face and body
challenge from the El Campo club for and a broken arm from the plunge,
a team race Wedesday afternoon and I ---—--------
Thashoptcamspbetamnpobe "HAUNTED HOUSES"
so we
'diversion. The number in at-
tendanee was estmated at between known tthemotherthe bahy had with much pleasure the opportunity of
1500 to 2000 persons, the largest run away from ____" • • •
crowd to attend since this annual! the pathof the truck. unseen by the
- event was inaugurated. Chief amongdrivev . - . _
The Garwood School "Board meets- the amusements was' the "Womantess The baty was rushed to* a d.ctork
at 1:00 P. M. Oct. 30th, to proceed 1 Wedding"
The Rice Birds played, a wonderful of welcome. Response was made by
game until the last quarter when M. L. Moody, Jr., Secretary-Manager
they began to falter, due to not of the El Campo Chamber of Com-
enough practice possibly. and this let' merce, in which was emphasized the
up gave the Blaek Cats opportunity ’ mutual benefit to be derived by both
the victor with a score of 199 out of . - — —-
..- un ..I Is your husband safe when he re-
250 for the five man team, while the. ” ‘o
Edna shooters were able to stack up turns home after a day’s work at the
only 192. The teams were comprised offiee? 18 your wifesafe .working in
of the five high men from each club. I the home? Are your chidren safe
as follows: El campo—M J Webb, W,’** eatins and sleeping at home
C. Sanders, George Willis,Jr., W.. Lar-In short, is your home itselt safet Or
sen and Casey Beck. EdnaE C La is it, as someone aptly said, haunt-
Bauve, D H Allep, S D Scott, W T ed" dy the spectre of accidents ha-
westhorr and Joe Wright. Other zards? Hazards which can easily be
shooters present were A B Westhore, eliminated, but which through care-
E L Faires, Phil Abeck, D A Gens lessness, neglect or lack of knowledge
-—,c
2“-
and must have is a "Trim Down
Roadster,” standing at the ddor of
the Chief every hour of the day and
night, ready for instant use. Thia
would put the Chief at the place of
the conflagration ahead of the rest
of the department and survey wouK
have been made and there would be
no delay in execution of plans. This
is very important and we hope our
city council will see to it that this
additional equipment is provideed, it
will save much time and many dol-
lars.
dnee, i would
e face of the fit if we do not build a new bunle
of the bohds The Deputy State Superintendent
tnis buding, already served notice that roce
i thing that we maintain a first-class affiliated school
. under the present housing conditions,
yre those i
n. unless we
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nt and this ca
imminent to secure ‘33,000,00. If
may get a $60,000.00 building for
HM purposes in Louise by the ex-
That is the question on everyone’s
11ps these days as we near Novemiber
- 9, the date set to vote for the erection
of a sixty thousand dollar school
building for Louise with twenty-sev-
' sen thousand dollars to be donated
E from Federal, funds. The children of
e- the Louise school district are de-
0 .pending on the voters to do for them
N that which they cannot do for them-
% selves in this vital issue which will
38 either strengthen or damage their fu-
w ture and school life. Thus to the
voters it becomes a sacred trust and
duty not to be measured by dollars
T and cents to fight for the success of
$ this school program. It is embarrass-
ing that we acknowledge the fact
Ar that there are those who oppose this
n tine project and the arguments which
are being presented against it are so
caught her heel on the top step. She- itics. we would say, that Miss Perkins
0. youth of our town and its future hope
and strength can say of us—“They
I have not failed.”
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Mrs. Walker Spencer has returned
4 to her home in San Antonio after a
visit with Louise relatives.
V Miss Mildred Wharton of Edna is
k visiting tm the R. B.'Hudson home.''
A. Mrs. Knox Hopper and Mias Louise
O Davis spent Saturday in Vicroria.
E. Wayne Hillyer, a student at the
# Houston Dental, College spent the
week-end with home folk.
& Mrs. Fred Swenson and Miss Ad-
"die Peterson have returned home
mfrom an, Antonio where they at-
Stended the annual Eastern Star
Grand Chapter.
Rev. 8 F. Beall of Yoakum, Meth-
38ist Presiding Elder, preached in
organizations that it is
= X "Roger r^qNEW SCHOOL CARRIES SCHOOL CARNIVAL | CHILD RUN OVER
and greatest hit. One of the greatest--------— — — -
Born, in. Milbank, *5==
Seleot/909 --pPs--
follrfderHusacg—-
ow •° M J of de CkicagoBeer /
musical romances of this year. its
fine dancing by Fred Astaire and Gin-
ger Rogers, good music, good comedy,
. lavish sets and romance make it ex-
cellent entertainment.
The comedy situation particularly
those between Edward Everett Hor-
ten and his butler, Uric Blore, pro-
voke heavy laughs. Fred Astaire
solo dance is a treat; so are his num-
bers with Ginger Rogers. The music
and lyrics are furnished by Irving
Berlin which include "Top Hat”
"White Tie and Tails" and "Cheek
RICE BIRDS 19-12
BIG CROWD OF LOCAL FANS
ATTEND GAME IN BAY CltY
FRIDAY NIGHT •
EL CAMPO SKEET TEAM
. OVER EDNA TEAM
OCT. 23.
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field. Supt. Carrico informs us. lpastor of the local Baptist Church.
$5.09 per teacher to be given to the
elementary grade library, a certain
percentage of the remainder to Mrs.,
"Dickey's Home Economics Rally
Fund and to the Athletic Fund.
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Houston seems to be having trouble
with her City Council and Pottco
force. May we hope that this is
"not catching", we would hate to
see our eficienoy towered.
Just what do you know abbeut an
Undertaker staging a First Aid, or
Life Baving lesson? We know of just
such a asec Reckon this bird has
rehd old platitude vromul- kg
o o o
easure some time age
MaSaving crew of the
Manders u tidO y&lrs $388K)
pay ettablisApd anwid RE, gap,
oTJO} out ora poss-ibie A2ej ,,,
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