The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 10, 1932 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ELECTRA NEWS
THURSDAY', MARCH 10, 1932
THE ELECTRA NEWS
REMINDING PUBLIC
OFFICIALS OF 1
CAMPAIGN PROMISES
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
&t 106 North Main St.
George I. Seitz, editor of “The
(Entered as second class mail matter ^Opinion”, hits the naihon the
August 2, 1907, at the postoffice at'
Electra, Wichita County, Texas, un-
iter Act of Congress of March 8,
1879.
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head this week in his “Reminding
Public Officials”. He says:
“Possibly nine out of ten candi-
dates for office this year will
t! solemnly tell the voters that “a
public office is a public trust/ It
is an old campaign custom. How-
ever, it is a good custom, keeping
candidates and voters alike mindful
that thoses who are. chosen to“
positions in the public service are
not to use such positions for per-
sonal aggrandizement, the reward-
ing of partisans or the punishment
of foes. The only complaint to be
made about it is that, in some
cases, it doesn’t mean anything af-
ter' the campaign is over. Fired by
ambition or prejudice, some office-
holders will use their official powers
to favor their supporters—factual
and prospective—and to harass and
annoy those whom they fear or
dislike.”
We hear much of campaign prom-
ises, especially along another line,
which corresponds with the “public
office a public trust” business and
we have seen in recent years so
much of the bombastic oratory and
crocodile tears in behalf of reduc-
ing taxes and cutting costs of gov-
ernment from city units to federal
! appropriations. We have seen these
Humor and homely philosophy was same men elected on an economy
shown in the speech made by Andy program and have been made to won-
Bourland of Vernon at the annual der if their cases represented wilful
banquet given Tuesday night by the forgetting of campaign promises or
Electra Chamber of Commerce. Mr. if they really were fit subjects for
Bourland admonished his hearers treatment in a psychopathic ward
to put forth every effort toward in some of the government hospitals.
WE FACE FACTS OF
DEPRESSION BUT
ARE NOT DEFEATED
conquering difficulties with the spir-
it of optimism. He said:
“We must not lose sight of the
A large number of the proposed
reform measures must perforce pass
the Texas legislature if they are to
blessings we have—our oil wells benefit Electrta citizens, as was
are still producing oil, but because j pointed out in recent taxpayer's as-
we have suffered so many losses sociation meeings, but it behooves
we are prone to forget it. We still, us to keep this before the aspirants
have fertile agricultural lands. We for legislative offices more .than
still have practically all the oppor-
tunities we had before the depres-
ever before. As to preference m
political affairs for jobs and special
sion struck us, but we are ready j favors, the citizen who votes for a
to give up in despair because we candidate 'on this basis alone de-
have lost money and cannot hope to i serves no sympathy when his favor-
be as rich as we once expected. We ed man is elected and forgets eam-
will have to change our plans to J paign pledges.
Public office is a public trust all
right, but conditions warrant the
conclusion that pledges made in all
sincerity and solemnity have been
meet conditions as they are not
what we had hoped they would be.”
There’s philosophy in that. We
need not blind ourselves nor try to
fool ourselves about conditions as j forgotten within the past two years,
they are. We know that the whole The people are beginning to wake
world is upset. Values have chang- up, howevei', and there are those
ed. Men are unemployed and hun- j who will learn to their discomfiture
dreds of families everywhere are (that the people may not forget.
being provided the necessities of life j •-• • • — _
by pei’sons whose financial affairs
are none too secure. These ai'e facts
but the indomnitable spirit which
has carried our people through
wars, pestilience, famine and floo-1 j
in the past is forcing us to carry
on now. Electrans may be do\JG-
hearted, but witness the fact that
1he chamber of commerce has put O
will power, man power and co-
operation into itself in carrying on
SOUTHFIELD
4 Miles South of Electra
Mrs. W. L. Lake, Correspondent
King Winter made a sudden ap
_ ...... pearance, apparently from “right
a constructive program during the aroum, the corner.. Friday. A num.
last eight months and has paid
debts which accumulated during
ber of Southfield citizens were found
ueuia n «*«**■. j jjUSy their gardens but were
more prosperous years. The chui'ches P
and fraternal organizotions, to say
nothing of the civic clubs, have
risen nobly to meet emergencies in
THE MODERN ST. PAT
COUNTY LIU
6 Miles North, 2 Miles West
of Electra.
Miss Leona Moore, Correspondent
Messrs. S. S. Marshall, Howard
Farley and M. N. Siebman attended
the meeting: of county school trus-
tees and teachers at Wichita Falls,
Saturday.
Mr and Mrs. J. Dillar.d and !$&%•
and Mrs. Carl Dillard of Electra
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs*
Artie Allred. ' -
Mr. and Mrs. Burl Matthews ot
Thrift spenfr-Sunday with' Mr. ,ana ,
Mrs. J. H. Hathcox.
Mrs. J. Adair of ^ Kilgore spehv '
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs^c
J. H. Hathcox. •
John Law of Earth, Texas, is
iting Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Palmer.^.
Miss Helen Isbell spent Tuesday
and Wednesday with Misss Anple ^
Faye Eddings of Electrav • 7 •*
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hayes and
son and-Mr. and Mrs. George Hayes <\
spent Tuesday in Burkburnett, -', r v
Mr. and Mrs. C. MiraSle gaye,a7>
birthday dinner for Mrs.* Mlrable's-
son, Buddy Payton,, Sunday. Those;:' ^
present were Mr. and Mrs. Jo®.,,'
King, Mr. and Mrs. Pete King, Mr.-
and Mrs. Ira Evans, Mr.* and Mrs- -
Johnnie Bristo of Guyer.
Misses’ Helen and Mildred IshelL
spent Friday in Wichita Falls, j,
Josh Crawford of Electra spent
Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Isbell.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hayes and ■■
son of Muleshoe .are visiting Mr-
and Mrs. George Hayes and family.
Mrs. J. W. Swanson and Miss An-;' ,
nie Faye Eddings spent Sunday with '
Mi*, and Mrs. J. C. Isbell.
Mi*, and Mrs. Cecil Isbell of Elec-
tra spent Saturday evenirfg with
Mr. and^Mrs. J. C’. Isbell.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Rowe enter-
tained with a theatre party Satur-
day at midnight. Those attending
| were: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Marshall,
j Miss Voneille Weaherman, Messrs.
Tommie Rowe and A. J. Weather-
| man and Mr, and Mrs. Eddie Rowe.
___^_ | Mr. and Mrs. Eland Stearns of
I Electra spent4 Sunday evening with
viding confections for the refresh- Allie Goetze, of Iowa Park, who Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Marshall,
ments, which included ice cream will seek honors in violin, piano I______
and cake. Guests were Messrs Hen-
ry Nelson, Greer Gladden, Wood-
row Nelson, J. W. Gribble, J. W.
Parmley, “Dinty” Dolan, Mitchell
and Bill Hoxie, Eric Moore, Collin
Frazier and Mancell Doss; Misses
Vivian Mae Crawford, “Peck” Gooch
and Dot Hale of Harrold, “Teddy”
Cooper of Electra.
Pupils from the Harrold school
and cornet divisions.
The county singing convention
met at County Line school house,
Sunday, in an all-day meeting. Many! who plan to attend the state music
communities were represented. Din- j contest, which will be held at Ama-
ner was served by the women at rillo, March 16-17, are Leslie King,
twelve o’clock to all the singers and ! alto horn; Eric Moore, trombone;
6ARWISE
6 Miles North, 6 Miles East of
Electra.
Miss Voneille Weatherman,
Correspondent.
PROFESSIONAL
—Directory—
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. McLaughlin
and children and Bud Looney of
Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Looney, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Bell and
daughter, Leo, of Midway were also
callers at the Looney, home Sunday. I
to await a second coming of spring.
Reports on frozen water lines, auto-
. . . . . , „ mobile and truck radiators may be
the way of indebtedness One d whe nthe thaw begins.
church congregation raised more | Three chuIdren of Mr. and Mrs.
than $1 000 in cash and pledges; R chambers have been quite ill
last Sunday. Practically all the fra- wjth tonsiIities this week. One of
ternal orders here have raised their the smaU boys js said t0 have suf. flu
quota of assessments and the mem-
bership is duplicated in many ot’
them.
We admit we have been and are ba;)'ded ''t;'geth'cr fol.
in a bad way, but we may take
in the fact that we
fered severely. They are reported. morning.
to be improving. } Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Gossage of
Neighbors in this community have Holliday, were visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Moore of this
new courage
the relief of
an aged couple found in dire dis-
t community, Sunday. Miss Mary Jane
| tress here. They were said to have ] Willison accompanied them. Mr.
Gossage had the ligaments in his
ankle sprained about six weeks ago
and he is not able to walk without
have many blessings and opportun- * keen giving in a house temporarily
ities left. The readjustmen .o vaca^ed ^y owners and after the
changed conditions will enable us owners w^0 were moving to Cottle
to see that many of our losses were cq near Paducah> came for their
just on paper and in our dreams. I furniturej charitably inclined per-
Our task is in doing just what we ( sons ^ere collected furniture an i
are doing. Cutting expenses Taking beddi and food sufficient for their
care of our obligations to humanity, immediate needs and arrangements
as we go along and cultivating a
deeper appreciation of the good
things in life which comes our way.
are being made for
as it is needed.
further relief
NATIONS AWAIT NEWS
OF LINDBERGH BABE
Notice of City Election
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that an election will be held in the
City Hall in the City of Electra,
If there is one particular bond Texas, on the First Tuesday in
of sympathy which unites the whole j April, A. D., 1932, the same being
world, it is that of the loss of a the 5th day of said month, for the
little child or grief occasioned by purpose of electing a Mayor, and
tragedy in connection with children,' also a City Commissioner for Place
The kidnaping of the Lindbergh1 No. 3 and a City Commissioner for
baby has brought this forcibly to place No. 4, for said City,
our notice. Column after column of J Said election having been ordered
newspaper space has been devoted by the City Commission in regular
to the story of hte kidnaping. J session and at a regular meeting
Every sort of advice has been prof- t held in the City Hall of said City
fered by disinterested parties, that on the 22nd day of February, 1932,
is, persons who would seem to have j and at which meeting the following
no particular care as to the welfare j persons were appointed as officers
of a golden haired tot like Charles of said election, to-wit:
Lindbergh, Jr., and the world is • Joe Grimm, Presiding Judge,
agog with conjecture over his pos- W. P. Slaton, Associate Judge, and
sible fate. It is to be hoped that j Kate Jackson, Myrtle Cooper and
ere this paper has been published j Mrs, J. T. McDannald, Clerks of
(this is written Wednesday after-.said election.
noon) that the child will have been J in TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I
restored to his mother’s arms. j hereunto set my hand and affix the
Demand for more stringent laws official seal of said City, this the
against such brands of lawlessness 26th day of February, A. D., 1932,
will no doubt be made but in the, E. E. WHEELER,
meantime, we are made to realize) Mayor, City of Electra, Texas,
as never before our helplessness in; ATTEST:
the fate of supreme cunning of a (SEAL)
distorted brain. Education, culture, \ JOHN HOUSER,
power in the political and financial City Secretary, City of
world are not always potent in Electra, Texas.
fighting the underworld. It is an (Published in Electra News March
old problem in a new guise. 1 3, 10, 17, and 24, 1932.)
his crutches yet. He received the
injury while coaching the basket
ball boys in school at Geraldine.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kelly and
children of Electra, were visitors
at the. home of Mr. and Mrs. L. D.
Langford, Sunday evening.
Robert Sefcik is reported to be ill,
this week. He is a student in Har-
rold school.
S. P. Vick, coach of the Harrold
Hornet basketball team, and Mrs.
Vick, senior class sponsor, enter-
tained members of the cage team,
the senior class and some special
guests with a delightful party at
their home, Friday night.’ Tables
were arranged for bridge and forty-
two, and candy making proved a
pleasant diversion as well as pro-
ARE YOU THIN, PALE
AND PWPIY?
Wichita Falls,
Texas—"My s'on
was in poor health
w h e n he was
about twenty
years of age. His
blood became thin
and he was pale.
He was also
troubled with his
stomach and his
face broke out with pimples,’’ said Mrs.
Beulah Singleton of 1101 18th St.
“Finally, I decided to have him try
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Piscov-
ery. By !he time he had taken a few
bottles he was completely relieved of
all these troubles, his blood became
healthy, and he had no more stomach
trouble ” Ask your druggist for
Dr- Pierce's
Golden *fV!edical Discovery
PtsfiS
h-Mm: j
ars^. .i!~ ssrs
ers for the afternoon were: J. 3. music class, and he will accompany
Gore, Sterling Gwinn, Lee Cope- j the entrants in the meet which will
land, Charlie Mauldin, Little Miss, also include his daughter, Miss
Barnett and others. "__
A bridge party was given at thy
home of Misses Veronica and Pe-
niunda Kruse, north of Electra, Fri-
day night. There were two tables
of bridge and the guests were:
Messrs Bill Borton, Bill Mosier,
Tommy Farris, and Misses Verna
Forbes, Lorene Stroud, Opal Greer,
and the hostesses. The party was
given in honor of Mr. Farris, who
recently returned from East Texas.
Miss Lonita Smith, teacher in
County Line school, visited with her
parents in Wichita Falls during the
week-end.
Mr. E. L. Atkins attended the
meeting of county trustees and
teachers at Wichita Falls, Saturday.
Mrs. W. M. Cheaney is spending
some time in Mineral Wells while
recuperating from an attack of the
She left here on Thursday
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