The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1952 Page: 2 of 8
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THE GOT.DTHWAITE (Texas) EAGLE— THE MULLIN ENTERPRISE— FRIDAY^
l'HE GOLDTHWAITE EAGLE
^ AND
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ihwaite. Texas, under the Act of Congress, March $, 1879.
WHEN THE OLD BIRD
WAS YOUNGER
10 YEARS AGO-
(Taken from Eagle Files
of September 11. 1952.1
The first bale of 1942 cotton
raised In Mills County was
brought to Goldthwaite Mon-
day, August 28. by Emil Schus-
ter of Prlddy. It was ginned by
the J E Greathouse gin here
Tuesday It weighed 482 pounds.
Mr Schuster received as a
premium for the first bale a
war bond and $2.50 in cash. He
did not sell the cotton or the
seed.
LeRoy Miller was Injured In
a car wreck that occured In the
CHEERS TO LOUISIANA’S GOVERNOR
Governor Kennon of Louisiana, a Democrat, had
the courage to come out during the past week with an
announcement that he will vote for Dwight DrEisen-
hower for President. Governor Kennon based his po-
Mtinn on principal. Louisiana, like Texas, is concerned * “ty limits of 8an Antonio Tues-
>vith the fate of the tidelands — which the federal
bureaucrats want to steal. Governor Kennon believes
that \\ ashington needs a house cleaning — and he
does not believe that thedearrmg up can be done bv
those who made the mess. NX e don’t know what will
happen to you politically, Governor Kennon, as time
ces on, but we surely do admire your intestinal forti-
tude in putting principal above party and in recogniz-
ing that the public welfare comes first and foremost.
. T-has editorial was written before the Amarillo
State Convention of the Texas Democrats so at the
Moment we Jo not know whether we can extend to
them the same hearty congratulations that are due
lu. the Governor of Louisiana. W e hope, however,
mat the Governor of Texas has heard about rtic
Governor of Louisiana.
25 YEARS AGO-
lTaken from Eagle Files J
of September 18, 1921.)
Goldthwalte High School
opened this year with an un-’
precedented enrollment of over
200 atudents.
Workmen last Saturday com-
pleted.....Installing Hudson Bros.’
new $$.500 liquid 100 per cent
mechanical soda fountain This
fountain Is the last word In
soft drink dispensaries. It me-
chanically keeps several kinds
of cream frozen, cools all syrups
and fruits, cools the drinking
water, etc., electrically, without
the aid of Ice.
Born to Mr Ubd Mrs. Clem
Hodges of the Moline commun-
ity. a baby boy last Monday
morning.
Mr and Mrs W R. Melton
and son of Arlington and Mrs.
J A. Pruitt of Grand Prairie
spent the weekend visiting
their sister, Mrs B F. Geeslln.
Mrs. Tom Meadows left last
Thursday for her home In Mex-
la, after a visit with her par-
editorial ]The Eagle s 1 p\
(Editors Bfote: Amidst sfl of
the discussion over the Texas
tidelands and the theft of
them by the Queer Deal. It »
time to emphasise that the
Issue Is whether the states
own the tidelands and the
minerals under them or
whether the federal gov-
ernment has "paramount
rights ’’ Adlal Stevenson,’ the
candidate of the Democrats
for the Presidency, goes along
on the "paramount rights”
doctrine with Harry S. Tru-
man, as he does on so much
else The clearest statement
of the Issue that we have
seen was published by the
Houston. Chronicle. We reprint
the following paragraphs from
the Houston Chronicle because
they are so clear and to the
point.)
Texas claims Its tidelands on
two basic points. First, It claims
that the federal constitution
grants to the federal government
only those powers expressly glv-
By The Editor
Critters, fncluding Fire Ctflef
Jack Reid’s parrakeets and a
leatherwing bat plagued the Ufe
of the editor this week. The bat
caused entanglement with the
government and a learned at-
tomey-at-law and, since the
bat Is dead 6Y now, let’* take
up first the matter of Chief Jack
Reid and his parrakeets.
Last month the editor wrote
In this space about how Chief
Reid, through his rearing ’of
parrakeets. caused one to bar
come the cherished property of
Harvey Eklns. Since then, the
editor hlmaeUweakened and got
a Jack Iteld parrakeet for his
very own. And Mr. Reid has
given parrakeets to Max Shep-
herd, son of, Mr and Mrs. E. O.
Shepherd, and to Dale Owln,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John L.
"Hi Neighbor’’ Owln.
Both Max Shepherd and Dale
Gwln are havlnz a tough time
SCHOOLS. HERE AND ELSEWHERE
In last week's Faijle there was not sufficient space
1.1 report in f_y.ll the important speech that was made
i n September 2 by Goldthwaite School Superintend-
ent J. T: Jones before the Goldthwaite Lions Club.
So we are printing here this week one or two of the
points that were made by Mr. Jones and that merit
emphasis. They included: ..........T’
t— With the preponderant aid of State funds, the
fioldthwaitb Independent School District is spending
an average of approximately $200,00 per year per
pupil while the average for Texas generally is approxi-
mately $2’A\00 per year per pupil.
2— So long as the tax rate of the Goldthwaite ln-
■lupeildyrkt School District remains at only $1.00 per
$;00.00 of rendition and so long as so much of what
little money is raised locally must go for servicing
bonded indebtedness at relatively high rates of inter-
est. an enrichment fund of any consequence is not in
prospect for the local schools. That is why. during
the past two vears. Goldthwaite has spent precisely
nothing for new text books or for new books for the
School Library which, as Mr. Jones indicated when he
snoke before the Lio'ns Club, could do with a great
deal ofvimprovement.
In the course of his address Mr. Jones reminded
the Lions that school administrators and teachers re-
main dtplo/ably under-paid and that they work not
for the financial return but because of their devotion
to higher educational standards. He said that during
recent years great strides forward have been made in
public education in Texas and that the prospect is for
continued progress. The Gilmer-Aikin law, Mr. Jones “
emphasized, places the stress on an even higher stand-
ard of public instruction but he pointed out that Texas
suffers from a shortage of approximately 7,000 tea-
dier*- Many towns are meeting the shortage of teach-
e • K operating double shifts in classrooms or by
over-crcwdmg classrooms.
Mr Junes deplored any operation that would
make it necessary for any teacher to have to work in
a e.LassP «>rn, containing SO, 00 or more pupils.
A' we reported last week, the budget for the school
\ur in (mldthwaife is approximately $120,000.00 with
only about $15,000.00 of that amount coming from
local funds if ALL local school taxes are collected.
The facts of the address by Mr. Jones, including
those that are printed here and those that were print-
ed in last week's Eagle, speak for themselves. We
. know that they were eloquent so far as a number of
the Lions and their guests were concerned. We heard
several persons say, frankly, that it had been some
time since they had thought of the extent to which the
Goldthwaite Independent School District is a major
business operation. Along with such thinking there
ought to he realization of something else that was
pointed out by Mr. Jones — that in 97 per cent of the
, Counties of Texas the*S1 00 tax rate is EXCEEDED.
While we are on the subject of schools, there is
something else of major importance to every parent,
not only in the Goldthwaite Independent School Dis-
trict but in the Star, Priddy and Mullin school dis-
tricts. The number of teachers that our schools may
have and other portions of State aid depend upon
ADA or Average Daily Attendance. In simple terms
that means that our schools are hurt every time a
pupil is kept from school unnecessarily.
By maintaining a top level of attendance, day in
and day out throughout the school year, our parents
can be helping everybody who has a child in school.
Bv maintaining a high Average Daily Attendance and
by increasing the ADA some, hut not all, of our school
problems can he solved. The importance of Average
Daily Attendance is to he remembered EVERY
MONTH — not merely during the opening weeks of
the school year.
ents. Mr. and Mrs L Steph-
ens -■ „ , 1 en to'it by*the states, that The because of trouble with their
Dr. and Mrs. J''>£ Brooking1 states have never granted the Both are patients of finn-
spent last Tuesday afternoon tidelands to the federal govern-1 ous bone surgeons at the Hlll-
and evening In Brown wood at a; ment, and Instead, have held es- ^est Hospital In Waco From
, r, nr Brook tabllshed title to them for more a» accounts nothing has quite
Medica* Association. Dr Brook-! . ,00 claim ?o much brightened their lives
day about twelve o’clock. The
car was driven by Charlie Mc-
Lean and collided with a car
driven by a lady who lives In
San Antonio.
Mrs. Charles Bowman of Star
and Mr and Mrs. James Wil-
liamson and daughter, PatriciaT
were among those who attended
the funeral of S. V. Williams at
Mullin Wednesday.
Fairman Company, serving
Mills County as collector of
scrap metal, will ship the third
car of scrap iron this week.
Ttiis car will be the ninth car
shipped from Goldthwaite since
our entry into the war. Mr.
Goldberg of Waco shipped six
cars from Goldthwaite earlier
j ,n the year. When Mr. Goldberg
closed his business here and the
War Board was unable to se-
cure an experienced and reli-
able buyer for this County.
Fairman Company volunteered
their services to keep the scrap
moving. This Company has en- j wane ruonc acnooi. t national socialism. The second for Dale Gwin’s parrakeet. his
tered the scrap metal business I Mr. and Mrs. Joe Townsen of one, peculiar to Texas. Involves name Is Sparky, which Is a fine
only, as a patriotic service and! Lampasas spent Thursday night the question whether, (Siq feder-
not to make money Scrap met-! of last week here visiting In the a* government will honor agree-
J v 1 ments solemnly made by pre-
, ... . . , than 100 years. This same claim, ,
ing stated that he listened to| ls advanced by the other costal! for the several months that
some very Interesting discus-J states, notably California and they have been patients as the
slons on Infantile Paralysis, , Louisiana.
Pallegra and other subjects.
Joe Taff of
rheerv, i pretty, intelligent and
mischievous parrakeets* that
] second. Texas has a special to Max and Dale by
Bellville, Texas, ciaim_ more powerful than the Chief Reid..
has been spending his vacation’ first This Is that the congress.
of the United States in Its Joint
here renewing old acquaintan-
ces.
G. D. McMullen of Indian ____________
Greek community had business! expressly
In town the first of the week. I would
Miss Essie Brim of
resolution setting up the condl-
1 t
fi
keep, title to Its
Max Shepherd, who must
back to Hillcresst
tp
tlons under which Texas would.' Waco on September
onger he
pt
be annexed to the United States i how much Ioi
fated that
Hospital In
25 to learn
must re-
Texas, main encased In a cast, has
public named his parrakeet Chipper,
Hurst lands- I ond he ,i teaching the bird to
„ , _ Both claims .Involve funda- talk—which can be done. Max
Springs. Texas, came In the first mental principles The first In- iTso hds some goldfish but he
of the week to spend the winter volves the encroachment of the has found Chipper to be much
months here with J D Brim federal government on the more amusing company. Here's
and family and attend Ooldth-, °,f st,at" and individuals, booli)* that Chipper continues
o,■ kit„ ksomb refer to It as a step toward to keep you chipper, Max. As
Waite I UOIIC ocnooi. T national snrlnlism Tlfcp sprnnH for Da Ip Owin'* nnrrnlrppt hht
lltuT boy\':Lbl!iireadWynhut
stretch before™hrm° ha*
- The parrakeets at th(.
isjttyrspl
while Mick and uL
learned to nmi out TL.
nails and at lastfreDort
takta* down ’K*
lea that were not sum
be taken down The ed
decided to try to kptn
quiet by teaching themto
Blue Blaze, which U the i
cation of the Lone star ,
Company. Its current issue a
tains an article about
keets and It is expected t™,
any minute now L C Bnft
be going to Jack Reid to •
parrakeet for the Byrd I
The bat story is ,u
else again. When the mail i
came over from the Post!
last week for out-of-fl.
Eagles, one of them coots
an Ugly old leathering |
seems that the. Gcldtu
Post Office has become il
■ml habitat if bats udl
Eagle’s Miss Ruth Ervta j
Mrs. Editor, both of Ahorni
at sending Ear les out o'I
County, wish that Posts*
Ensile Fairman would keesl
bats at the Post Office
■
The trouble .., that ? $;a_
Fairman disowns the PsitT
rice bats, claiming that tbetl
long to E B Gilliam Jr, ’
leases space to the Post QQ
The editor found ou’ about I
because last Saturday men
after the unwelcome bit L
been in the Eagle office lg]
whole days; it w as upturn
Our Chester EdWard Brood I
(Continued on Pate 11 1
College this winter.
Mrs. Dow Hudson Is In Lam-
al Is purchased at the price Dow ’ Hudson home,
fixed by the government anil is
shipped under government reg-
ulations
Lieut. John H Bowman stop-
ped off for a short visit In
Goldthwaite Wednesday night.
He leaves Friday for Mather
Field. Calif , where he will ba
an Instructor in the Advanced
Flyihg Field
Mr. and Mrs W J. Weatberby
motored to Brady Sunday for a
vi.lt with their daughter, Mrs.
Talbot Ledbetter, and Mr. Led-
better
On September the second, Mr.
and Mrs Luther Geeslln were
very haDpy ty have ah ihctr
children home for a family
dinner.
Sergeant Allen Jarrett and
wife visited two days with home
folks and friends. They and
Mr and Mrs. M. C. Partridge
and Mr. and Mrs Ernest Jarrett
visited in Breckenridge with the
Jarrett families.
Mr. and Mrs Hay Berry and
son, Herbert, and daughter, Mrs.
David Watters, returned Tues-
day from a weekend visit with
their son and brother, Pvt. Wil-
lie1 L Berry, who Is In the Coast
Artillery stationed at Camp
Haan. California. W. T. More-
land, uncle of Willie L., accomp-
anied them on the trip. His
family report that Willie L. Is
looking well and Is optomlstlc
about the war He seems to have
an unshakeable faith In the
vlous congresses and admlnlS-
P*7
Mr and Mrs Kelly Soward of traftlons, through regular eon-.
Rubstown visited Mr. and Mrs. stltutlonal processes. ,
Albert Hunt last week.1 They Presl(,ent Truman, in his re-
were accompanied home by Al- cent message to congess vetoing,
bert, Jr., who will visit there the bill passed by oowgreas to
for a few days 1 quit-claim title to the tidelands
„„„„„„ 1 to the states, even recognized1
_Mrs Ernest Tyson, accomp- the special cialm of Texas Here:
anted by her daughter. Miss u the story of how Texas camel
Frankie Tyson, visited friends (Continued on Page 7)
and relatives in San Antonio last - j
W^' ... a. , „ . 1 bran and feed stuff. They have,
Miss Mina Steen left Monday lea#ed the Wood aad Harrison'
tCyrning for Brown wood, where bulldlngs on the West ^ of the
she will attend Daniel Baker g e and are preparln({ to * |
ability of the U. S. Army to lick
the enemy
gin business October 1.
... . . The County Commissioners
pasas this week visiting home have declded huUd a fence
qts„ _ ’ around the Court House, we are
Julian Evans has accepted a lnformed. Thls cannot „ri-
posltion at Hudson Bros, new fled unU1 the Novembel meet-'
fountain, taking the place of M. I j of ^ oiftolnly
D Queen, who Is attending j hope that ,t ^ proveW
, C. B. Mohler was In the city
Thursday and Informed us that
he would, start- today for H. R.
Starkweather’s ranch in the
lower edge of Coleman -County,'
where he has accepted a posl-
school.
50 YEARS AGO-
i Taken from Eagle Flies
of September 13, 1902.)
Mr Oeorge W. Nowell, and tion. He shipped one load of his
Miss Loudle Baird, both of Big furniture to Coleman Thursday
Vqlley, were married at the j and wju move the remainder
residence of Mr. J. H. Burnett through the country,
in this city on Thursday eve-, Mrs. Jennie Wallace and two
nlng at 8:00 o'clock, the Rev. little sons of Holland, Bell Coun-
O. W. L. Smith officiating. j ty, are vlsltmg her uncle, Mr.
Messrs B F" Geeslln, J. H.,L. Covington and family at
Burnett and C. C. Yarborough Pleasant Grove. Mrs. .Wallace
have associated themselves to- came here August 22 for the
gether under the firm name of benefit of her health and has
The B F Geeslln Grain Comp-) gained In weigh, a pound a day
any, for the purpose of buying, since she arrived,
and selling grain, hay, pecans,’ Mr. F. A. McCasland and Miss
hides, furs, and handling flour,' Ina D Evans were married at
the residence of the bride's
mother in the Center City com-
munity last Friday night, Judge
J. F. Jones officiating:
Mrs. Brockenbrough left Wed-
nesday morning for San Saba
to spend some time with Mrs.
Alice Brown. She expects to go
from there to Cherokee to visit
her brother, Hon. Joe Frazer
Brown, and will remain with
him and his family until No-
vember, when she will return to
her home at Velasco.
- A-—taUphnm* Irom
Star yesterday morning Stated
that a hall storm destroyed a
great deal of the cotton about
jLong Branch Thursday night.
The hall extended from W. S.
StreeVa residence this side of
Star^toXong Branch and was
followed by a very heavy rain.
Up to yesterday afternoon at
4:00 o’clock 1,453 bales of cot-
ton had been received at the
public yard, against' 383 for the
same time last year.
L. Covington was One of the
prosperous and Influential citi-
zens of the Pleasant Orove
community who had business
In this city Thusday.
Miss Alta Hamilton of Center
City has accepted a position
with Rverly Company’s Bator.
Constitution day
^ SEPTEMBER. 17
♦TUB AMERICAN CONSTITUTION RANKS ASOVC EVERY OTHCR |
~ WRITTEN CONSTITUTION IN ITS ADAPTATION TO OROJMST*
"a Sts SiMrucr. z, wee very ano prscision, its mixture v
PRFINITENESS m principle with elasticity of DCTAU.'
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TO PRESERVE OUR PRREOOM ANO ID GUIDE US IN
directing tmc oestinv op a world power
POPULATION OP A40RE THAN fPO NULUON
What ERYCg wrote, more than fifty years a»,
’YtN HIS’AMERICAN COMMON WEALTH* IS TRUE T0D*Z-
"ano, ip we PROTECT (IS PRINCIPLES AND PRESERVE
rlrs SPIRIT, WILL EE TRUE TOMORROW.
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Ekins, H. R. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1952, newspaper, September 12, 1952; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1046993/m1/2/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.