Tri-Cities Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 48, Ed. 1 Monday, July 27, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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ngE CREEK Independent
/district with modem struc-
, in Wooster, Baytown, Pelly,
Creek, a highly trained
[[ and an enviable standing
'school system of the state,
pride of the Tri-Cities.
l^ut of the area would re-
sanction any curtailment
Lpenses which would tend to
l the standing of the schools.
e,ery patron will welcome
anouncement made Saturday
laperintendent W. B. Smith
[115,000 has been trimmed
the budget of the coming
VOLUME 13 NUMBER 48
FIR:
GOOSE CREEK. TEXAS, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1931
—j- |
them! Telephone 15 no
order a mibacription. And
eya and hia friend* will be
daily alaot
Successor To Daily Tribune
I MUCSI
ANNOUNCEMENT is ac-
hy a statement from
toteiident Smith on behalf of
ar<i of trustees that' no
{yds are to be lowered to
^ the saving.
f, 5,000 saving has been
| from the expected operating
of administration, main-
sad allied departments,
sed appropriations we
t in the “instructional service”
s "co-ordinate activities” de-
. tej-i , ........... ;
nts.
lerintendent Smith explains
I'this includes teaching salaries
[health program.
I '» * * -
[IS IS ANOTHER action
i will receive the wholeheart-
fcport of the patrons,
i increase in teachers’ salaries
s indicates a better brand of
and increased expendi-
: for health programs means
care for the physical wel-
Kof the student body,
ether, patrons of the Tri-
schpols 'vill approve action
! school board.
* » *
| WHOLE MONTH and not
case of communicable <34s-
|in Goose Creek—and during
t the most dangerous months
i year, too.
M. S. Alexander, Goose
(health officer, points to the
DISMISSAL OF CHARTER WRIT REFUSE
Death Claims ‘Grandpa’ Dickson at Age of 99 Years
*_* * * ****** **** ****** * * * * ****** ******
CORONER TERMS CO-ED’S DEATH MURD
■
FINAL RITES
ARRANGED
ON TUESDAY
.
Patriarch Survived By
Four Generations;
Lived In This Area
For 75 Years
..w.
GOES TO FINAL REWARD
IWI
IDAY :
n Clast
and Pelly have equally
St thing is to prevent that
I being marred.
|good way is to keep prem-
^otlessly clean and to trim
and grass regularly, Dr.
der says, ,
: them to keep their prem-
t a sanitary condition and to
I the mosquitoes,” he urged.
| they do that we will end the
a with an enviable, health
/ ri'#'’ I, ' -A
Richard Hogue Dickson, nesg
centenarian known' to all Tri-
Ckians as "Grandpa” Dickson, died
today at 11:45 a. m. atythe- hotne
of his son, R, L. Dicksortj 20X West
Murriel street.
— Mr. Dickson, had he lived until
September 13, would have been 100
years old. fc: ,
His death followed a 10-day fll-
Thursday when He lost eonscii
■ness, '
1 ‘ ■ ■ , Rites Tuesday
Funeral ries';wili be held at 3
p. m. Tuesday. {-.Bjirial will be in
Cedar Crest , cemetery at Ceoar
Bayou. ’ ~
The body will repose in the Paul
U. Lee funeral chapel until 1(1 a. m.
Thursday when it will be moved to
Grace Methodist church where it
wilt lie in state until funeral ser-
vices are held.
TO THB l
Of
Benda, 1
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mm
tsHoCotl$
mgs ottrj
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String
to an attendance
(previous Sunday,
*1* of the Sunday school
jthe idea that some people
laot attending because of the
lof transportation facilities.
Rev. Ervin Jaekson, pastor of
Grace church, will be in charge of
the services. All former pastors of
the church have been invited to
assist him.
Mr. Dickson is survived by four
generations, which include four
T#'
-ICATION OF modern meth-
conduct pf Sunday school
results.
M. Kilgore, superinten-
of Cedar Bayou Methodist
i Sunday school, reported 150
tier the Sunday session as‘sons, R. U Dickson, Goose'Creek;
RICE YOUTH
KILLED HER,
THEN SELF
’
Massey Ready to Report
Tuesday in Wage Dispute
j Worker* of the Tri-Cities are asked to attend a meeting at the
i 1'dlly city hall at 7.30 p. m, Tuesday to hear a report from Charles
, Ala sey, county commissioner, on hi- finding* eonct-rning the ditputo
of wages paid by contractors in this area, R. L. Carter, commissioner
<j00W Cmk*anri •** of th<-
EVIDENCE
CASE HEARD
LATE TODAY
i
Love Tangle Grows In Butcher Says .
Deaths of Two Stu-. He Found Camion
dents; Official Probe Ball In Fish
,/Nlot Ended
committee n a med' investigate; .J Ru]e8 £yan8 an(j
wages, announced Monday. ,,, ° ... *,.* ,
1 Hamilton Had
Na
_ -T DETROIT, July 27 (INS)—
HfrtlffflN, July T Aril—Dan M. L. Cowan, local butcher, 1.-
Stratton, ID-year-old former Rice telling that he found a small
j Institute student, killed his secret- rgnnpn hall in. a pickerel be
ly-wed co-ed wife with poisoYi, and . wds cleaning. He displays the
then took his own life by the. ! ball ns evidence,
means. ^ .j^ j pq * j...•*,.*
That was the inquest, decision I <■ * .
Monday ’67 Justice Overstreet, whoi^FTpY AC rtCpIFpRC
retunied u ip.d'H ,,r i U I IdA/lJ Ul.A. JVA'It-.
&W IN BATTLE
The girl whom Stratton wedded
secretly- was- Miss. .ILaxeL ^Qipyer, __
seek.-M«,wt
She lived at 2420 Oakdale ave- j Shot Pair 16 Death .
nue and he i.ved in two room*1 at Raymohdville
over a garAge *t 2212. Tangtey.j. “
Mr. Carter indkated:Mr. Maaaey i _ __ d,., ■■ - .xsamm
would read to the,workers certifi-j Right lO Sue City
ed letters from several of these j Commissioners
contrartors purporting to show _____
that none but the regular wage! Hew4„f of evidence in the.
was being paid for labor on their j mandaatUK „kcg dty
pm., •', , . commisstoneni j was started
Continue Protests *i»rtly before 4 p. m. today.
Workers of the Tri-Cities,: Judge Campbell ruled, before
though, are still protesting that ■ taking of evidence began, that
25 cents an hour is being paid on George C. Hamilton and D.
some of the jobs, despite reports i hvans. cpflydfl
Goose Creek, had no right to sue
the officials. This was in an-
swer to Joe Reid’s plea of shale-
ment macle earlier in the day.
t G. M. Smith, employe of the
' hiternalional I’aving Company on
the Highlaniis.Crosby road. aald
‘GRANDPA” DICKSON
Patriarch Lacked 48 Days
Of Being Centenarian
Death came today to “Grandpa” Dicksonband the entire Tri-Cities
area, bowed its head in grief at the loss of this patriarch, foved, hon-
ored and respected by thousands in all walks of life. —---
“Grandpa” died peacefully following a lO-dfty illnes*. And some-
how it seems unnatural to believe that this hearty old soul, who for
R. A. Dickson, Ceuar Bayou; John
R. Dickson, San Antonio; W. L.
Weteon, Portland, Oregon; five three quarters of a century lived*-
lfhoo!t
[ h> *1! wh o
the Jmb, system of- hBTngi Jfra- White, Craw-
±z^m
1
all the* additional attend
Irts accounted for by those
[accepted the free rides,
fie are just naturally- in-
(i >n anything where they
| ^ere is something going
t Mr. Kilgore explained
nee "was almost twice
at the evening service
*n. Gilbert Haynes of Cedar
1 united with the church," he
daughters,* Mrs. ,C. W. Skidmore,
San Antonio; Mrs. F. A. Huck, Saji
Antonio; Mrs. Hugh Smith, 'Cle-
ford; and Miss Maggie Dickson .of
gteftt graigkb^ren ; and T f great
street,
‘y Justice Verdict
cidn to me,1
*aid. '‘Inrthe first place, everyone
(Continued on Page 4)
great grandchildren.
, Born In 1831
Mi- Dickson was born September
13, 1831, at Russelville, Alabama.
He lived there nine years before
his parents mowed to Texas and
settled near Richmond. - -
Shortly after their arrival in
Texas, with the country in a tur-
SOCIETY BEGINS
CHRISTMAS WORK
the jlighlands-Crosby toad, said
Monday he had wqtked on that!
particular job for the past four;
weeks and that he wa* being paid
The court plea then went on
trial on Ms merit*.
The charter change dispute will
■tfinaam* iw-. «r *
n solt of a sh wting hear a ceme-
Presbyterian Worker* j
To Meet Tueeday
At Church -----
Christian Endeavoip
Tlie Senior
'WnSTfcre last night.
, The officers slain were- W. J
Haywood, 44, constable and Frank
Cisneros, 33, deputy constable.
They were sho£ to death when
they,attempted to question a man,
and woman m a parkc,! auto, -am
Jose Gusman, who was wounded
slightly by a shot.
The woman was held for inves-
Armdijieiid of , the firm in- Heus-
(Cohtnued on Page 4)
ZEPPELIN BEGINS
LONG POLARIRIP
moil as the res
betwi
here and at Cedar Bayou, making J near
everyone his friend, has departed, Thp ^ feeHnj, evidently was fWu'ety of the First r^resbytertan
‘‘jsrsiL** .*-* *£*
' ”"‘il ™ h'"‘i niJ.II .Co n.oio f, pay him ” * -« <*
with heavy hearts by these who wh,|(1 m, his ^.thiied. st the church -7:30 p. m.
know his sole ambition for the ft n,a„ lo.i,.v Tuesday, the members will make
past few years ha.,I been to live hig‘ L Dickson evcr a|ert the first preseatetiona for
Idm?***w Tt^T.
when death came. "Grandpa” drjn|{_
would have been 100 years old on repiie(); «No> n„t a,ny
September 13, ’ _• ■ - , m0re.” Me went to sleep. „ „
Rev^ Efvin J^ksQri, pastor ^ At 11:45 he wa« dead. Death,
Grace Methodist church, only Sat- ^an)e peacefully to “<?randpa.’>
ligation wW ofnccre sought
Ray ,F. Campbell no its
This was .decided Monday mo ,
ing when a plea of rtiatemeitt was
fifed by Joe RJid, city attorney. T
representative of the commiwilon-
ers m the mandamus heartng.C
Comntissionera appeared
court on a mandamus citation ;
ing that they lie ordered to
election on propose,, charter
changes as originally petitioned
council. This petition asked
an increase in the mayor’s sali
V _ _!and for abolition of the city mana-
16 Passengers and 30 ger form of government.
In Cr«iw Listed On
Arctic Jaunt
Christmas box to be sent to Afri-
can children. 7~7T~
Charges. Bielstein, president of
the class, will have charge of the
meeting. Attendance at the social'
-ik not limited to members of the
society, he said. Everyone who at-
to
Chamberlain who officers said had
been a defendant many times in
‘p-'w
.uirkm ear ImgHn ehmAmg before ^ t>1(, fr„, n Antic Thc. tria, wg* „p
* ni'““•
neros and Haywood was .shot be-
North Pole.
fore he could ;,raw his gun. ! 1V ^
After the shooting the autoist Hugo
The council changed the provi-
sion* to give' increases in salary
for commissioners and the court ;
plea seeks to separate there
creases before the jgituthajk
his care
. .1 i
• * * »
[May be THIS is an ex-
he followed by other
1 with profit.
yrire method! pay in busl-
| Insure and religion.
between the Mexicans and pio- "■ laKen, 10 ,P‘“n a was f^qu.-nt visitor on a toy or some wearing up- RfFTuiv 27 . ' trom anotner e«
neers, Mr. Dickson’s fkttfer joined in **> Ditkson * hAnor on h“ ““ the streets of Goose Creek!’ mak- suitable'for■ . child , ^‘ThVS to^^has eL£d to 39 '» the r.i* hear the case on
Faimto’s army. .He died with that ........ .... _ ing the trips unassisted, walking ^ ^ ArcUc ^ brought .in the day. *
■■ along briskly ami greeting* friends
ppupt
immortal group in the massacre at
Goliad.
Mrs. Dickson somehow managed
to keep her family, together
through those troublesome days
Later she married a Mr. Suther-
land.
of those aays, gave him
slaves and put him “on his own."
But settled life did Hot appeal
him. He hired out his slaves to
neighboring farmers, and started
»ill beheld at 4:30 p traveling over to Alabama, where
he visited his birthplace, and about
other states, journeying in all one
year.
earned by selling game which he
killed along the route of his jour-
ywdchil- ney.
nh **. Cruse, proprietor o
Itruse garage at'Pasadena
* * P- m. Sunday. He was
i old.
with Rev. Albert F.
f officiating. Interment will
rtuiuiena cemetery. ~ :r :
“[“*0 is survived by his
' _ 2«li* Cruse; one son,
‘ utese, and
Tentative plans'-were set for
celebrations in his honor for the
past two years but they were fin-
ally limited to his family and
friends because everyone was con-
fident Mr, Dickson would reach
the century mark, and felt that
events at that time would detract
the century celebration. . jating him on Ms health, and ex-
Srandpa’ retained Ml contrM]^^^ the hope that hc W0Btd
realize his ambition,
n
Worker*
l0-Year Awards
£®kftieid and W. L Tripp,
1 ^ the Humble refinery
> **re awarded lO year
a in July,
are made to every
_ ™ completes ten years
Ynth the company.
Returns Here
When he returned to Texas, Mr,
Dickson visited a brother-in-law,
J. R. Hamilton, at Cedar Bayou.
(Continued on Page 4)
REPORT GOOD CATCH
on every hand..
His circle of friends extended
farther than the Tri-Cities to in-
clude Harris county, and a large
portion of the state. On his last
ten anniversaries he had received
hundreds of telegrams congratu-
V * Sn * veteran of hit her major flights,
panlon am! fled Into the niftit.^ lijrfji. Tru£
The airship—famous for It's world
abandoned
com;
Reach
Home Fire Deaths Ruling tour m 1929 and otiwr
tSal ol
rsui of 39";;
The trial was expected to
underway late Ibis afternoon.
Judge Campbell refused U<
in the plea made by Joe Reid.
Goose Creek attorney pleaded
the backers of the original-
tion had no right to sue the off
rfalsi and, if they old have such
for ills world right.' it was to sue them as '
dividual* and not as rommis
an,
Judge Campbell, who wag
Sunday schtfol department of the
church.
H
of his senses until the last. Fob
lowing his fatal attack of illness,
which reached a crucial stage last
week when he Ipst consciousness,
close relative# felt Ms death was
“Grandpa” too, was confident of
reaching his goal Until his last
attack. The illness upped alt hf
(Continued on Page 4).
Revolt Ends Rifle
Of Leader In Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile, July 27 UJB
---Gan; Carlos Ibanez del Camp
wa» in hiding today, shorn of bis
presidential power.
A wild popular uprising forced
him to relinquish his authority
for aged person*. Six died oVreri afhlB ‘^a ^ 15>2S‘ Dr'
the week-eno. Fear and shock auf-!admlttc<< that we8thLfr rondlt,”n'
fered by the 250 victims may re- f alter the course but
suit in other deaths, hospital ho^J * r"akt'
sicians said today, [extensive experiments and perhaps
__ • s discover various areas of unknown
. land
GREINER RKTI RNN
Quartz, and Collin
■' The dlrigible is using both long %
as avpnue, has retoreed home af-’^d short wave-radio apparatus,
ter spending Abe past Mgrtswnthe i w’iu' two operators working sim
in Trinidad, Texas, on * job tor! uitaneopsly to keep in---
from another case, stated he
ite evidence
He returned
first case and the hearing os
mandamus asked was to be i
lato in the afternoon,
Only a few Tri-Citlans
sent in court. These included
four commissioners—fiobt
ter, L. P, Thibodaux,.
attorneys for both
and MStfk M C****-
and turn #m the government to|u» Rpger* Asbaitos com)Miny of;touch with the worhi througMEu-j
Pedro Opaxo teotnlicr, president of Houston, He oxperto t« be here ro|mnn. Russian and Arctic atari
the senate. ' J for an inoefinite stay- - 1 i
IB1
—
And Fun, Was Not Had by All Over
* * • * • * # • • • • • » • **** * • * * * • •„.*-* • * * ■ • *
It may be hot times or it may day night started a brawl which.
be hard times but the past week-
end should be styled "Fight Week
end” because of the numerous fia-
tic encounters reported in the Tri-
Cities.
resulted in need of first aid for a celebrated
Sorely bruised optic of the offen-lhard
der,
A number of cars were lined up
on the west bank of the bayou re
One youth was taken to a local turning from Tri-Cities beach when
hospital after a --------
Saturday night.
Bill Collins and R A, Jackson j in hjg gca)p
motored to Cove Sunday for a Ksh-i a motorist who tried to move
jug'trip. They report thgt 26 fishj ahead of a string of jars on the
^ ■
-SCW.«.
late arrival decided to “shove*
combat in Pelly
55TJSS5 ZZ,
edging, somebody yelled
him 1" and the fight started.
west bank of Cedar Bayou Satur-
1 ■
TWO MEN, BOY
KILLED IN CRASH
Negroes in Oakwood addition with wild cries of "murder, mur-i ——‘‘
the hot weather and! der,’ A negro officer found a wo- MIAMI, Okla., July 27 rt'P) Two
with aearly a down man sitting on a porch. A gaping mf,r] boy were dead here
wound in her bead spouted blood, today, victims in van automobiJe-
After the wound was given first train collision,
aid by neighbors and the flow of
battles on both Saturday and Sun-
day nights.
One negro man broke a negro
woman's arm when he hit her with blood stopped, the “Victim' ran
wooden box.
his way into the line near the front. .Another negro man _ _
Kiar-:^. *-*-*|| ♦..iwgw * *«»»
She was cut on the shoulder and <
^1, ******
The
of negro town
out the back door of a house, leav-
used .•ling - IMi Ik
A brawl at a house in Mexican
quarters In k ‘ ‘
E. O. Garner, 40,
Oklahoma,
were kMled li
•.-. ’4
Sunday batanta.
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Matherne, Robert. Tri-Cities Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 48, Ed. 1 Monday, July 27, 1931, newspaper, July 27, 1931; Goose Creek, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1020554/m1/1/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.