The Rocksprings Record and Edwards County Leader (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, November 17, 1933 Page: 1 of 4
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Only last week, we think it was last
Thursday evening, we had occasion to
npte the fact that an automobile, driv-
en by sorhe speed maniac, was pushed
through th>* city at what we would
estimate at around from 45 to 55 miles
per hour.
We had occasion td approach High-
way No. 55 about a block from where
Main street intersects this highway,
and noted that a car was approaching
from the south at a very rapid rate of
speed. Wc stepped back from the high-
way only a few. seconds before this
car swept by, going so fast that it
would have been nearly impossible for
it to have stopped in its mad flight
within a block, had the driver seen
danger ahead.
This sort of thing is very dangerous,
not only to one driving a car, but to
any person that might be approaching
the highway in question from streets
running east and west intersecting this
hard surfaced piece of road.
For instance, had a car from the
western portion of the city, traveling
Highway No. 41, approached this high-
way over Main street where it inter-
sects Highway No. 55, the chances
would be in favor of a very bad wreck,
it not the loss of life, in this instance,
and no question in our mind, had
seme children been walking along
said highway at the time, there might
have been a life snuffed out at the
hands of a speed maniac going thru
the city at such a rapid rate of speed.
The driver of this car made no ef-
fort to warn people of its approach;
did not sound the horn: did not
slacken speed one bit, but pushed his
vehicle through an incorporated city
at an appalling rate of speed, apparent-
ly not caring for any accident that
might happen, either to the traveling
public, or to himself.
Had a stray horse or cow approach-
ed the highway from a side street,
anywhere in the city limits, then there
would have been serious danger to the
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County Commissioners Order |
$12,000 Bond Cancellation
“Investigations”
Very Expensive
The State of Texas,
County of Edwards.
Be it remembered on this day. Mon-
day, Novmcbcr 13th, 1933, there came
on and was holden in the town of
Rocksprings, Texas, at the courthouse
thereof, a regular term of the Cotnmis-
' » rnercoi, a regular ici hi ui me vuiunu.
who was visiting with. his family the
first of the week, that gentleman ask-
ed us just what does this line of “in-
vestigation," running from national af-
fairs, down thru state political matters,
mean, and just what good might he
expected from this series of. “investiga-
tions.”
Frankly speaking. Mr. Bal)l> has
handed us a hard nut to crack. We can
see no good whatsoever coming from
the investigations held at Washing-
ton, neither can we find any good that
will come from the “investigations”
held in the Texas senate and investi-
gations that are now under way at
the behest of the Texas senate.
Morgan, Wiggin, and many others
have admitted that they have been
guilty of the several things charged
before the investigations at otir nat-
ional capital, yet upon lifting the mat-
ter to its very dregs, we find these
parties are all “doing business at the
same old stand.” Some have evaded
(Continued on page Two)
3. 1 day at $5 per day. $5: R. H. Ear-
wood, Commissioner ' Precinct No. 4,
1 day at $5 per day, $5.
sion.
School |Notes
At a faculty meeting Monday morn-
ing. the work of the Interscholastic
League was discussed and plans laid
for an intensive training of students
ior the work. Coach Ward will have
,-harge of the senior track; Mr. Spring-
field of junior track: Mr. Use. senior
ipelling; Mrs. Kirkland, junior spell-
ing; Mrs. Glasscock, sub-junior spell-
ing; Miss Bruce Seventh grade ari-
would have been serious oanger ms tfymetic; Miss Strackbein. junior de- ,Nov. 13, HMJ. it is nerepy uiuc.ui
wild car and its driver oh this occa- ,.ln|n;r^. u;^Sn*U*rd. -senior -sic.. Vn-rhe fonirr that-ar-Spccial lirtrrest
---- 'dantation, extcmporaneoitS| speaking, —< i*,> and the same is
as, there being present, Hon. J. L.
Johnson, County Judge, presiding: J.
L. Balentine, Commissioner Precinct
No. 1; J. C. Pope, Commissioner Pre-
cinct No. 2; O. L. McNcaly, Commis-
sioner Precinct No. 3; R. H. Ear wood
Commissioner Precinct No. 4; Annie
L, Hough, County Clerk and hid S.
Young, Sheriff.
Court was opened in due form of
law, by the Sheriff and the follow-
ing prbccedfngs were had to-wit:
Nov. 13, 1933—The quarterly and
monthly report of Mrs. Cora Rogers,
County Treasurer, was this day ex-
amined and found correct, is hcrenow
ordered approved.
Nov. 13, 1933— It is herenow order-
ed that the County Treasurer of Ed-
wards County, Texas, transfer §100.00
from the Auto Road and Bridge Fund
to the Road and Bridge Fund.
Nov. 13, 1933—It is ordered by the
Court that the following named offi-
cers he allowed ex-officio salaries to
he paid out of the 3rd class fund, for
the past quarter and in respective am-
ounts as follows, to-wit:
J. L. Johnson, County Judge, $303.-
75; E. S. Young. Sheriff, $250; and
the following named officer to he paid j
out of the first class fund, to wit:
Annie E. Hough, District Clerk,
$225; Annie L. Hough, County Clerk,
*22.50; Annie E. Hough, keeping fin-
ance ledger, $22.50.
Nov. 13, 1933—The Tabular State-
ment of Annie E. Hough. County
Clerk, was this duy examined and
found correct and is herenow order-
ed approved.
,Nov. 13, 1933. It is hereby ordered
Order of the Commissioners Court
Providing for Cancellation of Certain
Refunding Bonds Authorized by Court
Order of June 12, 1933:
State of Texas,
County of Edwards.
On this the 13th day of November
1933, the Commissioners Court of Ed-
wards County, Texas, convened in re-
gular meeting place thereof in the
courthouse at Rocksprings, Texas, all
members of said court to-wit:
J. Lee Johnson; County Judge: J.
E. Balentine, Commissioner Precinct
No. 1: J. C. Pope, Commissioner Pre-
cinct No. 2; O. E. McNcaly. Commis-
sioner Precinct No. 3: R. H. Larwood,
Commissioner Precinct No. 4: Mrs.
Annie L. Hough. County Clerk and
Lumbermen
Adopa a
(Kerrville fountain Sun Nd$. 9)
Approximately 30 lumber dealers
from 11 Southwest Texas counties met
in Kerrville Tuesday and approved
the retail lumber dealer's code pro-
posed by President Roosevelt.
The code, will go into effect Nov-
ember 25.
All sales of $10 and over are sub-
ject to a cash discount of five per
cent on delivery of merchandise. A
two per cent invoice discount will he
allowed where accounts are paid on
the 15th of the month following pur-
chase. All accounts thereafter arc net
and interest at the rate of 8 per cent
I
Residents of the city living on High-
way No. 55 tell us that this sort of
thing is a frequent -occurrence, and
should be stopped, if there be any
means whereby it can he stopped, for
sooner of later, a very serious acci-
dent will occur by reason of st^h prac
ticcs with the possible loss of life, v
The State Highway Department is
trying every way to rid our State
Highway System of all possible men-
ace to travel, and has frequently ask-
ed newspapers to cooperate with it, |
and call attention to rocks being left
on roads; to ask ranchmen and far-
mers to keep stock in pastures, ^md not
use the right-of-ways for grazing pur-
poses; have set speed limits over
highways, in order that the least dati-
frdni accidents might accrue to
traveling public.
Rocksprings has a law - prohibiting
this sort of thing, yet the authorities
cannot remain on the job night and day
to take care of these speed demons,
and certainly the lives and property of
our citizens should not be placed iu
jeopardy through the acts of people
who have no regard for our citizens,
nor any respect for themselves.
ers Court, being present when the fol-
lowing was read, considered and ad-
opted. namely:
Whereas, therefore, on the 12th day
of June 1933, the Commissioners Court
of Edwards County, passed an order
providing for the issuance of refund-
ing bonds of said County described as
“Edwards County Road Refunding
Bonds, Series 1933'' in the principal
sum of Twenty-four Thousand Dol-
lars ($24,000), bearing interest at rate
of five and one-half (5 1-2) per cent
per annum, numbered consecutively
front one (1) to twenty-four (24) in-
clusive, in denomination of One Thou-
sand Dollars (Sl.000.000) each; and.
Whereas, it has now been determin-
ed that the necessity no longer exists
for the issuance of a portion of said
refunding bonds, it appearing that
funds either are or shortly will be av-
ailable for the payments of all of those
outstanding v bonds which matured
June .10, 1933.
Now therefore lie it ordered, adjud-
ged and decreed by the Qomm is signets
Edwards County. Texas:
ger
the
Road to Sonora Is
In Good Condition
Hunters visiting us this week state
that they have never seen the Rock-
Spriags-Sonora road in as good con-
dition as at present, and where here-
tofore they came through this sec-
tion by xvay of Junction, or by way
, of No. 30 to a point below (fcrta
Valley, state that the drive from here
to Sonora is not one-fourth as bad as
had previously found it.
and essay writing.
The question of at debating team
was discussed, but because so few
Students arc benefitted, so much time,
required to train, and the distance and
expense so great for practice with ot-
her teams, it was decided not to train
The hoys' of the F. R. A. club are
planning an old fashion box supper at
the auditorium Friday nigbt, Nov-
ember 24. No box will be sold for
less than 25 cents, and prizes will be
given for the most attractive boxes.
The grammar school boxes will be
iu a separate class from the others.
The boys promise an evening of fun.
The proceeds of the supper will be
used to pay the expense of taking
their stock to the Fat Stock Show in
San Angelo in the spring. X'ie boys
arc very proud of their sheep and goats
ami are zealously caring for them in
such a way that they should win first
places in the show. Mr. Tippit is bay-
ing splendid cooperation with his
hoys in all their ranching projects.
Mr. Donaho has started training s
senior male quartet/which can be de^
pended upon to help the town and
school at any time they are needed.
Oftier boys will be annexed from time
to time as interest grows. It is hoped
this modest beginning will result in
a well organized glee club.
The Junior Class is sorry to lose
Marguerite Benskin from, their num
bers, and they hope she will be hap-
py and successful in her new home in
San Antoni *. ,
The class of “1933 and 1934 have
combined resources and will present
the school with a suite of furniture
for the stage—a. divan, two chairs, and
. , , . j Court of
and Sinking Fund be and the same is j_That bonds designated as “Ed-
herebv created for the purpose of pay- vvart|s County Road Refunding Bonds,
ing the semi-annual interest and create | gerjes jqty jn t|le principal amount
a sinking fund to liquidate at niaturi
ty the “Edwards County Special Road
Bonds" of this county.
N6v. 13. 1933. All accounts allowed
at this term of Court will be found in
volume 4, pages 74 to 77. inclusive,
Minutes of Accounts Allowed, here-
now referred to and made a pa^t of the
minutes of this court, and ordered ap-
proved by the court.
Nov. 13, 1933—Whereas. June 12,
1933, this court created a fund in
which to accumulate collection to
meet the interest and principal matu-
rities on a refund of $24,000.00 then
and there authorized denominated
“Special Interest and Sinking Fund''
and further levied a certain tax and
approximated the sum of $(>60.00 for
the purpose of meeting the several
principal and interest payments to be-
come due under such refund: and.
Whereas this Court has today
changed said order so as only to au-
thorize the issuances of $12,000.00 of
of Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,-
000.00) being a portion of the bonds
authorized to be issued under the pro-
vision of said order adopted by the
Commissioners Court on June 12,
1933. and which order is of record iu
Book 5, pages 558 to 563, of the Min-
utes of said Commissioners Court of
(Continued on page two)
:::—
Lions Sponsor the
Red Cross Drive
A very interesting meeting
Rocksprings Lions Club w’as held in
the basement of the Methodist church
Tuesday noon at luncheon, when the
p. T. A., ladies served a most ex-
cellent meal to a good sized audience.
It was voted at thjs meeting that
the Lions, jointly with the Parent
Teacher Association, sponsor the Red
Cross drive in this school district,
Annie L. Hough. County Uerk and r ;mmm, wj|| he charged on account-
Ex-officio Clerk of the Commission- ^ 1()ng(.r th,n olle motlth.
Under terms of the agreement adopt
ed by the district .lumbermen, prices |conip;tjt'ion
must Ik* posted iu all yards. A delncrv | Attention
charge of $1 per thousand feet will
be made on lumber and three cents
1 er hundred on all other building
materials, with a minimum charge of
40 cents.
Insofar as Kerrville is concerned
the delivery zone includes Legion and
Ingram and a radius of three miles
from the post office. The next 15-mile
radius outside of the first zone will
call for 20 cents per mile per load,
and the charge will be 40 cents per
mile per load for further distances than
15 miles.
Wallace Miller of Kerrville was el
ected permanent chairman of the Dist-
rict 23 lumbermen. Alex Brinkmann,
Jr., of Comfort was named secretary.
Three other members elected on the
code comniitee were: Joe Stein, Fred-
ericksburg; H. H. Wheeler. Menard
and C. W. McCarrnl, Junction.
Gerald Meliff of Houston, field rep-
A number frOrti * RofckspHngs and
this section attended the big rodeo
and race meet at Brackettville last
Saturday and Sunday, and, all ai;e
warm in their praise for Jim Clamp
and his co-workers in making this one
of the most enjoyable occasions regis-
tered in southwest Texas, where
clean horse racing, roping and riding
is a sports event par excellent.
The street dance, as well as other
clean entertaining features brought
much favorable comment from those
present at other than racing and rop-
ing events..
Miss Sybil Smart and Miss Mary
Beth McNealy entered the races Sat-
urday and Sunday in Brackettville and
Rocksprings should be very proud of
these young ladies as they won hon-
ors in every racing event they enter-
ed.
Miss Smart won first in the racc9
both days and Miss McNealy won
second.
<). E. McNealy won first and second
in roping events having the hardest
to contend with.
Attention was also called to the
Rocksprings-Bracskcttville road, and
mention was made of the excellent
condition of this road which has been
materially improved within the last
year or so.
Several curves have been taken from
the road, right-of-way widened in
many instances, and road-bed has
been placed on higher locations, which
give proper drainage, and iu fact the
road lias been appreciably improved
from Rocksprings to the Kinney coun-
ts line. From the Kinney county line
tc. Brackettville it is in excellent
shape. v
Commissioner, J. E. Thurman, be-
fore his untimely death, did quite a
good deal of work on this piece of
road; graded and drained the road-
bed wherever it appeared necessary,
and straightened many dangerous
short curves, as well, as placing the
Association, directed the Tuesday
meeting which was held at the Blue
Bonnet Hotel.
Delegates attending the session
were: R. \V. Rees, Center Point; J.
X. Coffey. Bandera; C. T. Vaughn,
San Antonio; A. I'.. Grosse, Mason;
H. J. Hoffman, Mason; John Richard-
son. Rocksprings; S. F. Styles. Hous-
ton: G. E. Meliff, Houston; J. B. Mc-
Farland, Houston: S. E. Morris.
Brownwood: Frank Hardin. Browu-
v.ood: Alex Brinkmann, Comfort; Alex
Briukiuann Jr.. Comfort; H. C. King.
Austin: J. A. Kirkpatrick. Waco; Joe
Stein, of Fredericksburg; Clarence
Knight. Eldorado: W. E. Caldwell.
Sonora; Alfred Ahrens. Stonewall:
C. \V. McCarroll, Junction: W C
Warren, Sonora: B. B. Burk. Meii-
Uerald Menu oi Houston. ..cm J ^i„ good shape.
resentatiVe of the Texas Lumberman sf Comnliss;OIK.r o. L. McNealy. who
was appointed to succeed Mr. Thur-
Elovd.
Heilburn,
Llano.
Menard
Eldorado
and B.
C. J.
Lange,
"man by Judge Johnson, following the
latter's death, is keeping up the good
j work commenced by Mr. Thurman,
and those who have occasion to trav-
el this road are outspoken in their
praise for the manner in which it is
being kept in shape with very little
money appropriated to this district.
Ex-commissioner Rucker also had
a part in the betterment of this good
roads project, and all the gentlemen
win* have been elected or appointed
to the place of commissioner in this
piecinct have shown their interest in
a road that will eventually he made a
part of the state highway system thru
Brackettville and Spofford to Eagle
Pass, giving a port of entry into Mex-
ico.
such Refunding Bonds: /
Therefore, said order of date June I which is now on.
12, 1933. which appears in Volume The Edwards county
5 of the Minutes of this Commis-
sioners Court at page 558-563, is here-
by changed so as to void the levy of
said tax and the appropriation of said Lee Johnson
$<>60 00 It is the further order of this | Rocksprings City
chairman is
Rev. H. C. Suttle, assisted by Elder
James F. Black, roll call chairman.
Rural roll call chairhian, Judge J.
$(>60.01). It is tne lurmcr uw.*. *>• •••■»■ -——•>-----*«- Ko*’ lv,Hk
Court that there be transferred out of | springs Lions Club and Rocksprings
the Special Road Improvement Sink-, P. T. A.
ing Fund the sum of Two Thousand Districts, and chairmen of each d.s-
Ninc Hundred Thirty-five Dollars ($2,-1 trict, as well a^ schools throughout
935.00) to be placed in said “Special the county, and their chairmen tol-
Commltfioner
commend the work of
Balentine in keeping
oad in good condition
5KFTta<= fe? AiTih. . ;■ r-S ■
table, of wiCker guaranteed for life.
The classes will, have charge of the
assembly program Wednesday, Nov-
ember 22, when the presentatton
speech will be made by LaVerne
Henry, 1933: the class of ’34 wdl fur-
nish a male quartet, song, and one-act
W&£ ’
,K ' v*',, : J
Interest and Sinking Fund, which said
sum is to meet the interest and prin-
cipal payments to become due this
year and during 1934 on the $12,000
Road Improvement Bonds, this day
refunded and as follows:
For interest to become due Dec. 10.
1933, the sum of, $330.00: for inter-
est to become due June 10, 1934 the
sum of $330.00; for principal to he-
Come due June 10, 1934, bqpds 1 and
2. $2,000.00. and for interest to be-
I rs?- i
assembly hour Thursday Novent
i Mill
this county will make the proper cn-
• tries in her records to effect the trans-
‘ owoltte
low:
City—Section I, south of Main St.
and east of Sweeten St.„ Forrest Wel-
don. ‘
City—Section 3, south of Main St.,
and east of Sweeten St., Frank Don-
aldson.
City—Section 2, south of Main St.,
and west of Sweeten St., C. L. Huf*
stedler.
City—.Section 4, north of Main St.,
and west of Sweeten St., D. T. Dis-
mukes.
Carta Valley, C. J. Skinner.
Barksdale, Floyd Patterson.
Hackbcrry, Jess Bates.
Deats, Miss Sallie Blackburn
Pulliam, Miss Raohel Maxey
Several vocal numbers were render-
ed by a male quartette, composed of
t I* Hi
• Mac Donaho at the pt-
Many hunting parties are with ns.
and before this paper has reached our
readers no doubt a number of deer
have been killed in this section. \\ e
trust that there will not he any acci-
dents of a serious nature during the
hunting season this year. So. wo ad-
monish all who arc hunting with us to
first he SATISFIED what you are
shooting at before you pull the trig-
ger. Don't get excited and shoot at an
object you THUNK is a deer. Wait
and see it his horns will permit of
your shooting within the law. \V hen
going into ranches, he sure you have
permission. Watch camp fires, for we
are as dry as can he. See that gates
are closed’, and lastly, treat our people
as you would want them to treat you,
and we are satisfied you will he im-
pressed with the bigness of those who
(*vn range lands in this section.
Wc have been informed that six-
tten singers, from the Masonic Scot-
tish Rite, San Antonio, will give a
Good V. A. Meeting
At Fredericksburg
this term of
song recital, in most part sacred num-
bers. at the school auditorium in Rock-
springs Sunday afternoon, November
19th, at 2:30 o’clock. This will be free
to all, and you are invited to hear
these singers Sunday afternoon. The
Masons of Rocksprings are sponsor-
ing this excellent program, so come
out and enjoy the afternoon with the
visiting brothers from San Ar.tonto.
.... Carefully read the (report of the
Commissoiners Court found in the Re-
Saturday Nov. 4, our local Vocat-
ional Agriculture teacher, R. R. Tip-
pit. attended a district teachers meet-
ing at Fredericksburg. Members of
the Federal and State hoard of Voca-
tional Educatiou presented some in-
teresting facts in regards to the agri-
culture teachers responsibility. Some
of the outstanding ones were that the
United States, since 1914 has been
increasing its agricultural production,
and since then European countries
have increased theirs nearly double;
so that our exports have been mater-
ially cut in most agricutural lines.
Loans have increased enormously dur-
ing this period and the government is
faced with the fact that agricultural
production must be decreased by one
method or another. The teacher faces
the responsibility of educating more
along the lines of market informa-
tion and handling products after it is
produced.
Wool buyers showed the teachers
why ranchmen in the future must pay
attention to the way the shearing is
done and such things as branding and
doping worm cases to leave the wool
free Of stain to get tht top price on
their clips. This year found sale* in
>vhich paint free wool and wool iff*
from a large number of second cuts
bringing top prices, and mat year will
find more men with accumulations
paying a premium to the ro$n with
- fleeces "
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