Sweetwater Daily Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 86, Ed. 1 Monday, May 12, 1930 Page: 4 of 6
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[4 Civil Service Test Shows One in
I Every Ten Winning U. S. Job Has
Fingerprint Record With Police
Eleven Scouts ot Troop 42 anil
Scoutmaster J. C. Morris, Jr. en-
joyed an overnight camp Friday
night at their campsite 9 miles
south of town. Camp was set up
about 5:30 Friday afternoon, and
while some of the Scouts gather-
ed wood for fires and prepared to
cook supper, the others hiked
around over the woods and explor-
ed some new territory.
Tom Headrick passed the Second
Class test in Signaling; Ira Barry
the Second Class test in Fire Build-
ing; and Jack Cannon a part of the
First Class test in Cooking.
Instruction was given the Ten-
derfoot members of the Troop in
First Aid and Signaling.
Several games were played un-
til bed time came about ten o’clock.
At 2:40 a. m. Scoutmaster Morris
was awekened by approaching rain
and lie woke the Scouts and had
them move to a little Church near-
by where they were protected from
the rain. The remander of the night
was spent in the Church.
The Scouts returned home Sat-
urday morning alter they had
cooked and eaten breakfast. Two
of the boys, Tom Headrick and C.
B. Key, started on their 14-mile
hike from the camp.
ation to enable the commission to
fingerprint applicants before they
reach the appointive stage. Prohi-
bition enforcement applicants were
fingerprinted as part of their ex-
amination because Congress pro-
vided money for it, but they’re
only a small section of the classi-
fied service.
“The results of our character in-
vestigations have been startling,”
Doming says. “It is evident that
the worst crook may sometimes be
able to give a very good account of
himself in a written mental test.
When an applicant is submitted not
only to fingerprinting but to a
searching personal inquiry among
his associates, neighbors and em-
ployers, there is little chance of
covering up a had record.”
What Record Shows
In the 1929 fiscal year 42,133 per-
sons were fingerprinted by the com-
mission and 3296 were found to
have records. More than a thou-
sand cases involved only intoxica-
tion, disorderly conduct, traffic and
city ordinance violations, hut there
were lor types of law violations
listed, including about every crime
known.
There were 3c case • of murder or
larceny,
Dr. P. T. Quast, Chairman ot (he
Council Camping Committee, and
A. (’. Williamson, Scowl Executive
of the Buffalo Trail Council, were
visitors at the meeting of Trooii
42 Tuesday evening. Both made
talks and answered questions re-
garding the Summer Scout Camp,
Practically 100 percent of the mem-
bers of Troop 42 plan to spend at
least one week in camp, and sev-
eral of the Scouts will be in camp
both weeks. Scoutmaster J. C. Mor-
ris, Jr., will he in camp with his
Troop.
The rules for the events for the
Scout Rally May 27 were read for
tho information o (the Troop by
Scoutmaster Morris, and each Pat-
rol practiced tying the knots that
will lie used in the knot-tying con-
test at the Rally.
Plans for an overnight camP
Friday night were made.
Trio Leaves in
Private Plane
J. A. Johnson, vice-president and
general manager Sweetwater Re-
finery, Mr. Shiver and Mr. Chesser
were aboard Mr. Chesser's private
plane, piloted by Boy Mitchell, for-
mer Sweetwater flier. Monday
morning when it took off for llobbs,
N. M.
Mr. Chesser makes his headquar-
ters at Hobbs and Mr. Shriver and
Mr. Johnson were going out to look
after business matters/
Oily flame.-, swirled iu all directions and billows of smoke clouded Hie sky, as pictured here, when a gaso-
line tanker exploded, setting fire to a nest of 16 tanks at a refining company plant at RayonneKN.J., con-
taining millions of gallons of crude oil. Tho entire waterfront was menaced. Damage v.as estimated at
$3,000,000.
More Fire Added to Debate as
To a Return Lion-Roiary Game
Name of Owen J. Roberts
To Committee In a Fav-
orable Atmosphere
WASHINGTON, May 12. (U.R)—
In a highly favorable atmosphere,
the supreme court nomination of
Owen J. Roberts was referred today
by the senate judiciary committee
to the same sub-committee which
investigated the ill-fated nomina-
tion of John J. Parker.
Tlie investigating sub-committee
is composed of Senators Borah,
Republican. Idaho; Herbert, Re-
publican, Rhode Island, and Over-
man, Democrat, North Carolina,
with Borah acting as chairman.
Sexton to Be Buried
WACO, May 12. (U.R)—James D.
Miller, sexton at Oakwood ceme-
tery for the past ten years, who
died bn urday night, was buried
here Sunday evening, at. the ceme-
tery where he had served.
Ten Scouts and visitors of Troop
41 of the First Baptist Chujrch and
Scoutmaster Thomas Cole had
their overnight camp rained out
Saturday morning about 3 o'clock,
when a heavy rain caught them
without tents. The group moved up
to an empty section house about
half a mile from the camp, built up
fire, and enjoyed watching it rain.
The Troop set up their camp at.
"Greasy Corner" about 5:30 Friday
afternoon, cooked and ate supper,
Shriners Return
Sweetwater Shriners who attend-
ed the Spring Ceremonials of the
Moslah Temple, Fort Worth, have
returned home after spending (lie
week-end in Port Worth.
Many Sweetwater members were
members ot the Temple band and
took part in (he programs.
Those attending the session in-
cluded, Homer Dean, M. ('. Manroe,
George Winter, Harry Phelps, Hoy
Cosfephens, Dr. Ben McCorkle, C
A. McCorkle. Angel Davis, Paul
Hicks and Hubert Toler.
More fuel to the Lion Rotary de-
bate regarding their alleged base-
ball abilities was added, today 1o
the already heated argument. It
came in the form of a statement
from (’. I. Reid, Lion manager,
characterizing a3 “razzherries,”
anything the Rotarians have
brought forward thus far.
“It is to laugh,” says Mr. Reid,
‘what W. W. Davis of the Rotary
club, has to say in exalting his
(earn. ‘The best team won;’ ‘We
let them down easy’; ‘knew more
baseball,’ aiftl other such stuff is
too tunny.-
‘Who misinformed him, do you
suppose? And in just what de-
partment weer v.e outplayed?
True, I hey had a fine uniform in
the pitcher's box, but didn’t we
bust him?
Whoa, There!
“Look at. tiic Lions’ base run-
ning. If they couldn’t run, they at
least crawled and that is more
than that line bunch of ball play-
ers of the Rotarians did. Look at
Who
our second baseman, Lewis,
did ilipy show to equal'him?
“As for undernourished,. I guess
we had plenty of. strength in that
last inning, didn’t we? Did any ot
them have to sit down because they
didn’t have strength enough?
“And taking credit for the Ilos-
coo game is the limit. About, the
next tiling these Rotarians will be
saying that, like the Kaiser, provi-
dence was with them. It sent a
sandstorm In keep Roseoe away.
Oh My, Oh Me!
“I don’t know what to say lo the
feeble way they ottered their chal-
lenge to another game. It sound-
ed like the Rotary was somewhat
underfed and that they hoped the
elements might help them again.
“I believe ’’-ir. Davis should have
got informed before ho wrote what
he did. I understand he was In
Austin or some other seaport and
doesn't kno anything about the
game first hand. He just heard it
talked at the Rotary luncheon.
“So, if they have lievye enough,
homicide, 324 of
liquor violations. 20 of breaking (camp a little earlier than they had
and entering, St) of burglary, 2!) ot j planned, but it failed to dampen
It will be a sad blow to those
who wear their derbies low to
and then played games until bed
122 of (time. The rain caused them to break I learn that a scintist has declared
..... ’’ ’ ' ow ears are gradually disappear-
ing.
One of the checkers at work in
embezzlement, 20 of forgery, 27 of
drunken driving, 35 of criminal as-
sault, 75 of robbery, 141 of arrests
as suspicious persons, 20 of va-
grancy and so oil.
These figures, as noted before,
were quite incomplete.
the fingerprint comparison division
of the Civil Service Commitsior. at
Washington is shown above. A
Lions Clubs in
) specimen imorint, indexed by num-
II JN
in-
state Meetino
bers for checking, is also shown.
At the right, the method of taking
a fingerprint.
WASHINGTON.—One in every nient and remove him.
10 persons who go to work for i’li-
cie Sam under civil service turns
. out to have a police fingerprint
record.
That doesn’t repre at al! the ap-
pointees who have min ;• police rec-
ords because in mail' r vs finger-
prints are not taken link: ; a felony
has been committed.
It doesn't include the prohibition
enforcement service because ap-
plicants for prohibition jobs who
“have criminal records are weeded
out before they reacli the appoiut-
, jnent stage.
Four thousand out of 10,000 ap-
plicants for prohibition jobs, after
pa'sing all other examinations
4lave been barred because the Civil
Service Commission, after investi-
gation of their characters, found
With more than 250.000 examina-
tions for federal jobs every year
and only between 40,000 and 50,000
appointments the commission has
to Jiold up its fingerprints until
after an applicant ha:- been placed
on the job. To fingerprint all ap-
plicants at the outset would ho five
times as largo a job. Til ■ nrints of
now appointees are checked with
police records in their own com-
munities and with the great, file at
the Department of Justice in Wash-
ington. More than 50 per cent of
such jobs are in tho postal service.
May Live It Down
A court record is not in Itself
enough to bar one. The commis-
sion may decide that tho offense
was trivia! or that the person lie-
lived it down. But if tho applicant
is found to have lied about his po-
Sweetwater Lions are being re-
presented in Austin at tho Texas
convention of the service organiza-
tion by Sidney C. Mason. Mr. Mas-
on spent Sunday in Dallas before
going (o Austin for the opening of
the convention.
Early attendance was small, press
dispatches indicated, as a steady
rainfall and moisture soaked roads
prevented many of the delegations
from arriving on time.
The convention is to close on
Wednesday evening.
Report of the convention is to be
In urd by the Lions (Tub at next
week’s luncheon.
thefn morally unfit. Advance an-; lie record in his applicn ion he is
nouncement of the character le t. likely lo get short shrift,
may "have prevented the proportion i The commission checks the fln-
froin being much larger. '.'prints within a few days after
These figures are Uncle Sam's I thv appointment so that a man
own. Just ask the Civil Service j with a bad <-i iinln;*l record, enters
Commission. In 1929 only one per- Rut under the present sjrr.era, has
son in every 13 selected for federal j little chance ot keeping a federal
Jobs by the appointing officers was j°'».
Orange Queen
found to have a fingerprint record.
But in the, first 10 months of th
fiscal year 1930 surh record): have
Incumbent federal jobholders
have never been fingerprinted en
masse and toe system is so recent
been found in more than 10 per c ut that only a small minority has
of cases.
“Bad Actorc” Ousted
. . .That’s no reflection on the gov-
ernment's army of incumbent em-
ployes, although It emphasizes the
ciniportnnce of the commission':
' character tests and fingerprint
Studies, Nor should II be supposed
thaf al! parsons found lo hive aMch
records are permitted to stay, in
the led era I claisitiec rcr ice. if
-the record is had enough tlie Civil
Service Commission may, after the
appointee has been sworn In, re-
fuse to . consummate the "ppoint
gone through that ten. but In spe
ctal cases— sur.li us unsolved postal
thefts—employe:: are. often finger-
printed with a view to narrowing
suspicion. When the commission
decided lo Weed out applicants for
temporary Christmas rush em-
ployment In I lie New York postof-
fic.e il reduced mail loss.":: by 5u per
cent. One man who had denied
having an., com! r> u.l t.a» found
to have been arrested 77 times.
The Chairman's View-.
William N. Iicinlni’ chairman of
the tmuuflaswn, want;- an approprl-
their spirits, even tho it did dam-
pen their clothing. Each of the
hoys expresed himself as thorough-
ly enjoying the experience.
Rally Committees Appointed
At a meeting ot the Sweetwater
District Committee Friday after-
noon 1n the Scout office plans for
tho Scout Rally May 27 were com-
pleted and two committees were
appointed: A committee on Arran-
gements consising of Dr. P. T.
Quast, R. S. Calvert, and Monte E.
Owen; and a Committee on Prizes
consisting of C. E. Paxton,. C. F.
Newberry, and V. Lumpkin.
It is expected that at least 250
Scouts and officials will he present
tor the Rally, which will be held at
tlie City Park. Plans call for a bar-
becue dinner to be served to all
Scouts and official^.
A prize consisting of some arti-
cle of Scout equipment will he aw-
arded first place winners in each
event. The prizes will lie contribut-
ed by Sweetwater citizens. A com-
plete list of prizes and the donors
will bo given later.
The American Legion Boy Scout
Troop is meeting regularly each
week under the direction of C. E.
Paxton and is making rapid prog-
ress in Scout advancement. Mr.
Paxton announces that the Troop
will take part in all or most of the
events. About 14 hoys are In the
Troop.
The fashion expert who de-
clared that members of the Eng-
lish Parliament looked like
plumbers probably doesn’t realize
that many of them have Orders of
the Bath.
Sweetwater to Send Letters to
W. T. C. C. Directors, Asking Their
Support to Bring Session Here
we just l“t them know that they
can set the day and well bo rear-
ing to go. And," sayb Mr. Reid in
conclusion, "we’ll let their presi-
dent. Davis Clark, do all the um-
piring."
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Baptist Pastor
Attends Meeting
£
Dr. and Mrs. George Green left
Monday morning for New Orleans,
(o attend the annual Southern Bap-
tist convention. Dr. Green is pas-
tor of the First Baptist church of
Sweetwater. He preached the bac-
calaureate sermon to, the senior
class of Anson high school Sunday
evening.
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Directors ot the Wert Tori: j the right to entertain the conven-
Chamtier of Commerce are to re-J tlon. and it is believed that with
ceive letters wi;hin the nexi lew proper support and endorsement
days from the Sweetwater Board of Du: directors and the chambers
of (’it; Development, asking their of commerce which they represent,
support mid co-operation in Sweet- that Sweetwater will be successful,
water’s fight for the i3th annual A committee composed of J. ('.
convention of the West Texas Jenkins, Judge A. S. Mauzey and
chamb ;'. j B. H. Roberts, is looking1 after the
At a rocon' meeting of the R. (' : Sweetwater interests in this mai-
Same Price
for over 38 vears
25 ounces for 25^
Pure — Economical
Efficient
D., it was decided to fight the Lull- ter together with Hie assistance
MILLIONS OF POUNDS
USED BY OUR GOVERNMENT
j bock Chamber of Commerce for of Die entire board
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Tropp 40 held its regular meeting
Tuesday evening in the Basement
of the First Presbyterian Church
with a good attendance of Scouts
and both tho Scoutmaster, L. C.
Patterson, and the Assistant Scout-
master, J. F. George, present. Plans
for the Rally May 27 were discussed
and several of the events were prac
tired. Troop 40 is intending lo win
Its share of prizes ni tho Rally.
Troop 44 is directing its activi-
ties toward geotlng ready for the
Council Rally May 27 with Scouts
practicing for each event. The
Troop plans to enter teams in ev-
ery event and it modestly expects
in win first places In some.
The Troop has organized a base-
ball team as a sideline to its regu-
lar Scouting activities and will ho
ready to challenge other Troops to
games in the near tint arc.
Charming Dorothy Reynolds,
above, was chosen to reign over
the annual Valencia oruntu lusti-
jval at Drang : Calif., celubratlng j
I the riptning of tho year’s crop -In
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Illustrated: Studepaker Six Four Door
Sudan, $985 at the factory. Bumpers and
spare tire extra.
The greatest value in Sfudebaker’s 78 years of honest
merchandising . . . Hydraulic shock absorbers ... Lancaster Vibration Damper
Double-drop frame ... Gasoline filter . . . Fuel pump ... Timken tapered roller bear-
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Sweetwater Daily Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 86, Ed. 1 Monday, May 12, 1930, newspaper, May 12, 1930; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth561854/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.