The Tri-Cities Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 165, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 11, 1932 Page: 1 of 12
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SLANTS
IJI II
HiO<3RKS4J, tfcnugh slight, n
,*• during the part week ’o-
ini getting work startl'd on the
abbs bay, Hogg lolwnd. Merging
"roztf projxt end still fur-
r progress i» indicated during
proarnt aeven-day period.
I idling the paat week, Aasis-
Knt District Attorney Joseph
y.<n wrote an opinion on tiie
ulity of spending county funds
hr completion of tle work. The
Won was given to County
xtitor Harry L. Washburn, who
requested it, and was for-
ty l|im *o the- uttorn-V
nuerai, with a request for a rui-
ng from that auth#rily.;
HI yen nor Wasljjfurn did »:t
•ndunre tl’.c contents of the Ij-
j idthority’a opinion—whether
|t was favorable or unfavorable
ill i» unknown.
VOLUME 14—NO.
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GOOSE CHEEK, TEXAS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER II,
In the event the attorney gen-
t8l rules unfavorably t e work1
jjtely will be d.'lay:d for a com-
idcruble time. If it ia ftvcrable,
hero would appear to be no fur-
ran on for delaying action,
icept—
That Commissioner C. D. Mas-
iCv still h s the opinion the state
HI be willing to spend $K8,00<>
, complete the shot cut to the
out side of the ship channel and
has sivc that sum to the t.x-
yers of Harris county. . .*
jinny people on this side of the
iiannol are inclined to wait a few
is in order to give the com-
ssionots an opportunity to try
is plan,
irtctl
demanding immediate action;
rjV e Sun believes si few more
ys delay would not be disas-
Trustees Laud
Contributors To
Welfare League
At a meeting of the'fcogrd df trustees of the Tri-Cities
Welfare league held Friday, it wa* decided to extend a public
vote of thanks to he many persons and firms in the
Tri-Cities who have donated food, clothing and time to the
league and its commissary, operated in Kelly. 1 " .
Individuals named were:
W. F. Duplar.tis, who provided the space for the commi-
7-*-—* —A vary without charge.
LEAGUE TO POSH '
PROPOSED GARDEN
TRADE WITH CITY
Tra'Jc for Taxes Plan
to Be Discussed With
City Officials
A second attempt will be made
j this week by J. D. Giddings, mem-
the Tri-Cities Welfare League to
effect a trade with the city where-
iy men out of work will be ul-
t,;i Parte eftir,.>n« me i lowed to trade work for garden
to be njore impatient space on land on which taxes arc
due.
At a meeting of the
Creek city commission last Mon-
day night, official rejected the
pbn by w’ich E. H. Kilgore, of
Houston, owner if l.T acres of
land lying within the city limits
would Fare turnfii over the Intel
gardens. The men .woul-l
work' on city streets, and the
V'agei ti’.cy earned accredited to
Kdgore’s tax account with the
city.
Mayor C. It. Afyers, at that time,
—*r -
SLAIN
Capt. Walter Wanderwell, sol-
dier'of fortune, who was shot
to death aboard his yacht, at,
Long Bench, Calif.
TWO EVENTS of importance
Inca I relief work were repotted
|tiring the past week.
Announcement was m '.de that | for
[lie R. F. C. would mvtch monthly
djenditurcs of the Tri-Cities
Welfare Leagi.j and the Lions
feted to sponsor food barrels in
Grose Cr-ek and I’elly similar to
tesc which have been operated (said it was his belief it was “just
commissary committee of the
league, “for his untiring efforts
in seeing the commissary organ-
ised and who constantly has
watched every step of Its pro-
gress.’’ , \
R. E. Powell, who donated 71
pairs of woolen blankets, filling j
one of the most pressing wants of
the league. ,
Mrs. Frank Lang, general chair-1
man of the Parent-Teacher Thrift j
Shop “for her co-operatjnn in get-
ting our quota of clothing from
the county and the "Bed Cross, |
and Mrs. M. H. Bieistein and Mrs. i
C. D. Little for the same work." ]
Organisations thanked included
the Baytown Chamb»r of Com-
merce. and the officials of thst
organization, including J. S. ()t’,i
Goose 1 |(. W. Kuhlman, S. K. Powers ami
| C. H. Miller, and the Goose Creek
and Pelly fire departments.
Firms mentioned were Sloan’s
Grocery, Kelley and Williams, A.
Grensder, P. Goldfield, City Flour
and Feed, M. Harvey and com-
pany. Busch and Casey, and Busch
Brothers and tlie Gulf Cities Gas j
company, Spear’s Dairy, Joe Kil-
gore Dairy, and the Roust-n
Lighting and Power Company.
The Lions Club, Red Cross and
the Tri-Cities Sun also ..were
ROAD BOARD
POST ASKED
BY MASSEY
County Commissioner
Endorsed By Labor
Union In Plea Sent
To Mrs. Ferguson
Jack_
IVddent-olect Franklin D. I
with friends, shortly after be arrive
•tat* fapital, following recuperation at I
-
ami that he
past several weeks in Bay-ja scheme to
♦9 under the sponsorship of the taxes".
get out of paying thanked.
Sppier of Commerce and the
giwn Civic League,
kf. E. Drjscoji, chairman of tlx
trustees, said It. F. C.
ly, «ould Solve the problen
lurrying on the tongue relie.
Jp-ain past February but
F»uM not permit expansion ci
tat program.
* * V'j,- h .
Op.Tit: >n of the foot! barrel
- liny town has made a consider-
Nf contribution tp ths commix-
ry of the League. Similar bar-
id* in Goose Creek and Pell,
ill further lighten tho burden,oi
who are conserving league
ids. ' ■.i ' j. ' Jl -
’Ole Lions are to be commended
g Voir decision to sponsor the
However^ Giddings said Satur-
iv he lielieves that when the
Ian is more clearly explained
j the commissioners, they wall
gvea to it. The land is located
ii what is known as the Lions
tub ball park.
Mrs. E. W. Bruce, executive
ccrotary of the Welfare League,
(Continued on Page 8)
COBIEIGH IS HELD
IN RICHMOND JAIL
$6 REGISTER IN
school visrrs
Wave Sweeps Over
Mid-WeM
With tbs harsh grasp of wintrv
,.ssa«r».;,X j- ■ -(hands of the Texas coast still
_ . f « . ...... unbroken Saturday, , and colder
1 ria] Or L»entftr K.lllirrg vp ther predicted :(ok Sunday,
norther blast* in the Mississippi
valley and in northern Texas
Saturday had left a death toll of
eight and a bl mket of snow and
ice.
C. E. Norquist, United States
meteorologist in charge of the
weather station at Houston, Sat-
C. D. Mammy, county commis-
sioner from tin Tri-Cities precinct,
is an applicant for a position on
the Texas highway commission and
Iwllcves that he will be able to
pel form s more valuable service
for the people of Hsrris county in
that position than in ths one now
held by him. /
Commissioner Massey, who re-
turned from Austin recently, said
Saturday that he appreciates the
endorsement given him by Bayou
j City lodge. No. 145, Brotherhood
(of Railway Trainmen and that
will appreciate my su
him by his friends.
The B. R. T. at Houston recent-
ly addressed a letter to Mrs. Mi-
riam A. Ferguson, governor-elect,
urging the appointment of Mr,
iiiHey.' - .......-
The position sought by the com-
missioner is the one now held by
Cone Johnson, whose term as a
member of the state highway
board expires on February 12.
In the event the appointment is
tendered to him, Mr. Massey said
he would resign his place on the
Harris county commission im-
mediately. He was re-elected in
November as a member of that
body and will begin serving his
fourth term on January 1.
It is understood that a atato-
_____ .[wide labor organisation at its
Eight are Dead as Cold ■**«-■?« V*
SNOW BLANKETS
NORTHERN TEXAS
Susoect Slated
For April
RICHMOND, Dec. II
Clinging to his story that the
slaying of Carl G. Gentor, was an
accident, Arthur Jamos Cobhigb,
122, waited in the-Fort Bend coun-
(Continued on Page 8)
ROBBINS ISSUES
CAMPAIGN LETTER
2 n-CitiesJews To Join In
Observance Of Hanukkuli
Beginning December 23, to continue for eight tlay«, Jews
of the Tri-Cities will join members of their faith the world
over in observance of Hauukkah, the Feast of Dedication.
Although rone of the stores in the Tri-Cities will be
closed for th« observance, the home of every Jewish family
here is expected to participate in; ““ “7“
the Feast of Dedication. ,i
The festival commemorates the!
events of Die period from 108 to I
j 165 B. C., during which E. Anti
Former Instructor In ochus
Schools Seeking
Council Post
W. K. Robbins, fourth man to
make application to have his name practiced. He therefore attempted
the ballot at the special elec-
tion December 81, says he is
j
Eplphancs, king of Syria,!
in an attempt to unite all the ‘
provinces under his dominion into |
one kingdom, decreed that the
Greek religion alone was to be j
OIL FLECKED SAND
IS FOUND IN WELL
Pyrites are Brought to
Surface In Core
of. Wildcat "
to suppress Judaism, and it is
the three year* of warfare elimax-
I file Good-Fellows clttb 'grew
membership during the past
kek and the fund reached a sum
Inch math it possible to guitran-
•F at Santa CI us will visit tho
Junes of needy children.
| Although several contributions
considerable siae were made
ning the past week, more than
Pw stiil is needed if the gifts
r? ta be as nice -im the Good-
ies would like them to K
means it is not top late
r lend :a your contribution. A
rtr a doll -,r will be rece
Leads'ty Ja'* Saturday for trial under aiurdity forecast continued cold,!
murder indictment charging him|with little pro,()ect there would]
with that crime.
Sheriff Rusk Roane returned the, ^ ^ »"»P citixenship.’’
Ashbel Smith
for Week In Honor
Roll Contest | Tm‘"“ w“"”r b”"’ ’** f
Tito Ashbel Smith school, with his movements from a point ncar:Jho gy,f coa8t **ctlon’ but North
• • * Texas, nearly all the way from
Dallas to Amarillo was covered
with a blanket of, snow that
candidate for the office of fire cd by the victory over the Syr-
and police commissioner because ians l,y Ju<las Maecaelms, ending
he believes he "may, be of service
2TT visitors took the lead during Houston, where Gcnter was rob-j
jikfuHy.
-COMING
* m,::
event of
ay that liwd-hitting but
arted Sailor Man. Pcpcye, Humphrey.
P take up* his abode the
page of the Tri-Citie» Sur.
his life will be spread
By. an open book, for the edifi-
(Continued on page. 8)
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the past week among the schools j
competing for the prize to be
awarded at the end of the year
for the school having the greatest
aggregate total on the patrons
QOTlOr TOIL —--———
A total of 66 visitors wore reg-
istered in the classrooms
(Continued on Page 8)
PERCENTE HEARD | started falling e»rly Friday,
BY LARGE CROWD
~K Iccg* andkteef Friday nigh:
- at the Baytown Baptist church
(uring j.e{ir(j joo percmi„t Cherokee In
the week, according to the report >former gatlg lm}er> scoM
made Saturday by W. * Smtth, j ana tr*}ner for thclato President
superintendent-of schools.
ami trainer for the, lkte Presidert
Theodore Roosevelt, preach the
The eold itself took the lives of
>. persons, one in Oklahoma,
Mr. Robbins is an emplyoe of
,the Humble Oil and Refining com-
pany at the Baytown refinery and
has been a citizen of Goose Creek
for many years, Ha formerly was
a member of the Goose Creek
public/ school faculty. ,
In a written statement addressed
cago. At Fort Worth a pedes-
trian was kilted when struck by
a skidding automobile. A woman
in Oklahoma Was fatally injured
when .she fell on an ice-covered
The hongf-caU by schools fol- fjrst three- sermons scheduled ^street,
lows: ‘ ----- - * “
Bobert E. Lee: Mr. and Mm. W.
impor- E, Burch, boagd from Gte pulpit of the hiaVy toll among cattle
E. Burch,
Baytown Junior High: L.
Futvoye, C. F. Allen,. Mrs. H. E.
c. Ansan Jones: Mrs. E. Aron,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hazelwood, Mrs.
T. B. Mills, Mrs. W. R. Hoileman,
(Continued on Page 8)
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for Tri-Cities churches. | The continued eold in Southeast
Percent® Sunday morning will Texas was expected to take
, be beard from the puipit of the
i First Baptist church, and Sunday
nfobt, 'ft Captral Baptirt chureii
two in Montana and three in Chi- “to the Citizens of Goose Creek"
Mr. Robbins wrote: *
“I announce my candidacy for
fire and police commissioner of
Goose Creek, with the belief that
1 may be of service and1 help to
The Citizenship.
the Syrian domination, that led
to the beginning of the observ-
ance,' :
The practice of burning candies
—one the first day, two the sec-
ond, until eight are burning on
the eighth day—arose- from one
of the many legends surrounding
the deliverance, according to Rab-
Presence of pyrites in the
shale and sand .taken from the
cere of the Dyer-Fisher No. 1
wildcat on the Fisher tract four
and a half miles out of the East
Texas avenue extension Saturday
led the belief that oil is not much
farther down, ( ’
In addition to the golden flecks
of the pyrites in the core, a ga*
sand showing discolorations that
were said to be caused by previous
oil deposits were found.
^According to those drilling the
well, pyrites are found in every
iwell which becomes a producer
bi Wade, of Temple K’nesseth Is-
rael here. That legend is tlust on
the day of rededication of the end seldom is found-in wells that Z Zfe'f nrovram
Jewish temples, only a single; fail to find oil » ■■.■■WmMHm
The bit was boring deeper and
cruse of oil was found unpollut*
IRPHI
«d, but this oil proved sufficient ' deeper Into the gas sand forms-
I to burn during the entire period tton Saturday, and hopes of the
of reconsecration.- For this re ason, drillers, Omar Dyer and IMte
be aaid, the festival it kept for. Weaver were high th*t the black
An intimate of A1 Capone, Per.
cer.te was converted seven years
ago, and has been an ev ngelisc
since.
f /-
AROUND TOWN
Mrs. E, W. Bruce -vith ferty-
ven callers to her office—
Manager B. J. Smith late
lunch.... Paul J. King
sing the street....Rev.. E.
Couch telling about the re-
census____Joe Pereente
to wangle a newspaper-
into going to church...,
Dunkerly hitch-hiking to
nt..,. Rosie’a out again
*W. It. Smith braving the
without a rain coat....
Y Evans ail bundled up
i on his way to Houston.,..
L. L Lemon recovering
i an attack of influenza....
■ koima Lawrence reporting
T.A. meeting—the <n‘"o-
reported being all low
jig. .. .The Lions club
Two Boxes Of Cheer Are
Filled At Toy Matinee
little fellows. Boys purpose of collecting toys to be
China dolls and rag given to unfortunate children by
Chubby
Some Hind In one eye but
most of them in fine fettle to
give a year’s cheer to some un-
: appy little girl
Trains with a wheel missing.
Cart with all four wheels answer-
ing present. Harps as sweet ay
(bote that once were heard in
Tara's halls. Knives with res!
Hades in them. Gadgets that re-
quire but a little screw or a dash
of oil to put them into opera-tbn
police again. ’ " ^
j That was the result of the toy
| matinee Fe|fl Saturday morning
(at the Texan theater through the
courtesy of H. A• Brunson,
baraeh ready but not yet ^ for th(, benefit of the’Good
°etwl' Pellnws Christmas tree oartv-.
the Good-Fellows. A toy was the
price of admission. And the ad-
mm
fin
Fellows Christmas tree party-
T’.'.e matinee vw held for
m'ssions were
two large boxes.
To be repaired and painted by
members of the Goose Creek vol-
unteer fire department, the toys
will be turned over to th Good-
Fellows, by Fire Chief N. J. King,
in first class condition, u
The fire station* at Goose Creek
and Pelly both resembled a child’s
fairy^nd Saturday. And contri-
butions were coming in rapidly.
But there are 380 children to he
ade happy, and more toys are y>e
-.— ——gded yet. A xreand nsatmee—. mo, u
I will he held at 10 a. m. next Sat- the l
thejurday in ’he Arcadia theater. jo! ft
Motk*
ir.en have their animals penned
and S iturday were reported to l>3
werkihg desperately to providd
temporary shetler.
Heavy crop damage in the Pan-
handle and West Texfis was re-
ported, with the winter wheai
suffering the greatest setbacks.
Vatttg j&rm grove owners
were firing up their smudge pots
and truck gardeners were said to
be preparing for another invasion
cf heavy frtfst. •:
iiS-SM ■ ;!V"1 '..‘ft-T—’
CHURCH CENSU;
National bank president Sat-
urday held an appointment to the
board of Regional Agricultural
Credit Corporation.
WILL BE
:nsus
Iaken
census of Baytown
in economy, and a Previously reported ..... $103.00 station that he can't turn around.
ring Imunidpal mh- |»tt Nanlw ......j.W chief W. T. Wilkins also has lots
—........... 2.00 of them.
“I h
»moc|| working h»unieipal
chinery, and with these policies in
view, I offer myself as a candi-
date for commissioner.”
and Wooster and vicinity, for the
purpose of a larger Sunday school
enrollment, to be made this week,
was announced Saturday by Rev.
E. R. Couch, pastor of Baytown
Baptist church. -.
The census will be under the
direction of W. A. Harrell, of
Nashville, Term., affiliated with
STOLEN COFFEE
? IS RECOVERED
Who has missed two W-pound
sacks of coffee? City Marshal V.
C. Porter of Pelly has them.
Porter reported Saturday he
the Southern Baptist board, ami had recovered loot worth approxl-
nationally known Sunday school j mately $100 which was stolen from
worker. the H&vis Grocery store Friday
Mr. Harrell will be heard from night and with it he found the
Jhe Baytown Baptist pulpit this two- 50-pound sacks of coffee.
Rev. Couch s ;id. He i* The loot was recovered in a va-
er of Mrs. R. E. Pitts, cant house in Pally.
Baytow*. j The owner of the coffee can j says he
J WILKINSON NAMED
FORT WORTH, Dec. U
Haryy A Wilkinson, Continental the iroB family.
"I am running as an independent i
• candidate, and f am not balked by that period.
any individual, clan, clique, or or- u ........,
ganization of any kind. 1 hrve
not made any promises to any one,
consequently my voting and rights
that I may exercise in the council
meetings will be of an unbiased
opinion, if elected to the office.
“I shall work towards the end
of giving each and every individu-
al the service, and untiring 'ef-
fort that is deserved, to give each
and every problem that may arise
the best judgment that I may
gold would be found.
Pyrite is a sulphide of either
iron or copper, and the specimens
olf'the fool’s gold found Saturday
were identified If .belonging to
The strata of formations encoun-
tered by the bit in the DyeriFIsh-
er No. 1 are tallying closer and
(Continupd mi Page 8)
should be made but
wra -w ^ 7“
Date For Good-Fella
$ i ree
P . I
A. G.. Gregory
TcStal today
Tuesday; assembling of these
toys in a room at Horeco Msnn
| school starts^
Dozens and dozens of toys must
bo purchase early next week.
And then, on December 22,
bags will bo given to more
$j 08.0a
.
By CHIEF HOOD-FELLOW
Twelve more days, and then tbs
Good-Fellows, as assistants u
Santa Claus, will distribute Chris-
rnas bags to underprivileged chil-
dren at Horace Mann school. Tho 500 youngsters who are
party is scheduled for f p, m ' ‘ ‘ ~
Thursday night, December 22.
Three Good-Fellows are busy
making bags-Mra. Hugh Echols,
Jr., Mrs. J. Jj Fromme, ami Mrs.
Oscar S. Pyle. Two ether Good-
Fellows—Mrs. G. A. Lillie ami
Mrs. Frank Read-are ready with
co-workers to start i
these bags. Chief N. J.
“
Parker A
Without
Suspend
East Texas
AU8T1N, Dee. 11
Parkar, chief of the (
vision of the stole
that the new 310,000 barrel ]
tion ordered for
oil field to in effect
ports that it.
authorised by
A. Smith, at Corpus
, i Parker said he had
morning with both Smith t
us Christ! and with
E. 0. Thompson at
said Smith favors a
but said he had not
Parker quoted Thimpson
phatically opposed to
Parker was endeavoring!
municate with chairman C.1
roll of the commission,
reported en route to Ar
a hearing there. < SlIT
Acquiescence of two <
era is necessary to
order.
Monday the railroad comn
will meet hew and at that
will decide whether *a I
be allowed the operators
If such a heating to granted, i
probably that further stay
order will result pending
hearing.
In a resolution unanimously
opted at the oil meeting
sembled declared that
of the acreage factor in the
mission's order to
table and discriminatory.
The oil men acted after
new order had been exp
them by E. 0. Buck,
engineer for the comn
J. S. Hudnall, prominent 1
Texas architect, who dealt
the per well, acreage and
hole pressure features of U<*;»
der. t
■ .......*.............
R.F.C.HELPFOI
POOR CW
Welfare Leagu<
Receives Writter
Rqaort
Henry Cathriner,
the board of directors of the 1
Cities Welfare League,
eeived confirmation of the
tiiat Beeonstruetion
poration money will be remit
the local organization to
The letter was from W. G.
era, chairman of the
County-City Unemployme
committee, and in
tained information given J
riner over the telephone
Winters.
The general relief
considering the matter
day docided that Nov
December allotment:
ment* should be made
monthly basis,” Mr. ’
He explained that R. F.
are received only ta
xtallments and can
only as received.
He also asked
plications for 1
to Wm.
county
W. Mills,
for j
nutted to
Mrs. E. ’
rotary of 1
ofl
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