The Rocksprings Record and Edwards County Leader (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1929 Page: 1 of 8
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Rocksprings Record
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Plant Blooming
Plant, about twenty-five
and containing 14 branches,
In torn have three clusters
is beginning to open at the
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
lan, on Kickapoo, and within the
three weeks this plant will no
be in full bloom.
Thurman thinks the Record
a good work for the ranching
try, not only of Edwards county
; over the state, in its persistent
for those things that will be
;nefit to the wool and mohair
“I anv sure your persistent fight for
warehouse men’s associa-
ejrtermination of the fly, cedar
and good roads will have its
and we will arise out of our
condition very much benefit-
persistency you are show-
amount of time and work
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lift promoting the interests
, huge industry, and am confi-
ranchman in the south-
you in your good fight,
interested in the
men getting
1 lorming a cooperative
ad holding our wool
4**<H
a reasonable price,
o all together, or in
the buying po-
in that end of
idea in view of re-
money for these corn-
will allow the ranch-
return on his invest-
as pay for the many
for the successful
flocks and clips; and
care of losses that
years go by, on
predatory ani-
is one of the
the country to-
should be pro-
why we
* the good
“Hotesl Necessary
to Growth’-Boone
YV. D. Boone, secretary-treasurer
Central Power and Light Company,
with ofices in San Antonio, was in
Rocksprings last week, and took oc-
casion to compliment our city on the
modern buildings erected and now-
being erected, and was interested in
the proposed construction of a large
hotel here.
Mr. Boone .among other things,
stated that nothing would redound to
the good of any community more
than a first class hotel, of sufficient
size to take care of visitors to the
city, and aside from this, a modern
hotel building of desirable size would
cause many other improvements to be
built, that would otherwise hang over
for a period of a number of years.
“You know',’’ said Mr. Boone, “the
Central Power and Light Company
is interested in any move that tends
to build a community, and we are
behind everything that goes toward
the betterment of the sections we
serve. In fact, promoting sections
where we have interests is the main
part of our program, for we feel that
if a community is to advance, then
building operations are a necessity.
Good roads should be a part of any
AND EDWARDS COUNTY LEADER
ROCKSPRINGS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST, 1923
/ 60,000 Pounds Short
Wool Sold at 274 Cents
The Rocksprings Livestock Loan
Company sold its accumulation of 160,-
000 pounds of short wool to George
Devine, representing Forte-Moran Co.
of Boston, last Tuesday, at 27 1-2
cents a pound.
This makes a total of 230,000 pounds
of spring wool shipped by the Rock-
springs Livestock Loan Company.
Texas Legislators “Bow In
Shame” at Hoovers' Acts
Austin, Tex., June 18.—The House
of Representatives Tyesday concurr-
ed in the Senate resolution calling up-
on the Texas Legislature “to bow
our heads in shame and regret” be-
cause Mrs. Herbert Hoover entertain-
ed the wife of Oscar De Priest, negro
representative from Illinois, in the
White House. Governor Moody said
he would sign the resolution with re-
luctance.
The vote was 97 to 10, and came
after sentiment in the house had been
to white heat.
The resolution, after calling atten-
v/wu *vaus Buvuiu uw a pai i vi any a
community, also, for I feel that along ‘j0" ,0 the entertainment attended by
with good roads will come many
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rs added an-
Dng list of
asarwwji
met the
‘lot4
tacked
barn door to the
however did not
for they
b the first to the last
large score was due
' were out-
things that tend to advance any sec-
tion that has anything to offer the
investor, and naturally, along with
first-class highways come better and
bigger buildings, and w'ith them come
a larger citizenship, that is attracted
to a city through the push and ener-
gy put into promotion of those things
necessary to a modern, up-to-date peo-
pie. --v ,
“I see from your paper that a great
deal of the perferred stock in the
hotel organization has been subscribed
and I feel that this is the biggest
move you have made in your pro-
gram of advancement.”
This was Mr. Boone’s first visit to
this section, but it will not be his
, »
last one, by any means, for he stat-
that nowhere tout lie found a jmore
and was particularly impress
;d with the wonderful climatic con-
ditions as we are privileged to enjoy
;n Rocksprings and surrounding coun-
try. . ' '• • • •
“Do you realize,” said Mr. Boone,
“that yo*.v have the mes: pleasant
climate I have ever enjoyed? The
days, while warm, yet the heat is not
□ear so depressing here as in many
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the Sluggers were
and Dan Kerchner,
shortstop for eight
pitched in the ninth,
hit tile horsehtde for
while Zeb Newsom made
Right here we wish to
Zeb continnes to play base-
Sonday, we will be
big league, for all
time is a little run-
for he can use the stick
taste, and place the pill
spots. They just can’t
all Prizes
Falls, Tew.—Harry F. Seh-
of Brady was elected presi-
Corpus Christi selected as
convention city at the clos-
1 of the annnal meeting of
Press Association here,
elected were Ray H.
vice president; Sam
rdson, secretary and
La Grange, treasurer,
t two being re-elected.
had served as vice presi-
de past year.
Herald, a weekly news-
in a town of 300 popu-
flrst place in every event
contest spon-
kward for the best
sms present to War-
as'was
two first prizes of
ad of
Junction Has j
Two Big Days
Junction, Tex.—A crowd estimated
at 3,500 persons accepted the hospi-
tality of this city Friday noon at the
big barbecue dinner which was .serv-
ed in the Schreiner Park and proba-
bly 7,000 persons have been here dur-
ing the two-day Jubilee celebration
which closed ' Friday night, with a
dance. '- ;-r -vT. v
Seventy-five delegates from Kerr-
ville, headed by Garland Lange, presi-
dent of the chamber of commerce
there, and former Senator Julius Real,
the only Republican in the last Texas
legislature, were among those here
for the celebration.
One hundred and twenty-five mut-
tons and goats were barbecued and
served. The animals were donated by
ranchmen and merchants of Junction
and vicinity. C. T. Holekamp, presi-
dent of the chamber of commerce
cashier of the First National Bank
and J. S. Sarmer were in charge
of the arrangements for the two-day
entertainment.
Five bands were here and Friday
afternoon the Kimble County Cham-
ber of Commerce band played. It is
directed by I. W. Myers and is com-
posed of 20 pieces. The Kerrville Band
gave a concert Friday morning.
A crowd of about 3,000 or 3,500 saw
the fast Fort Clark cavalry team de-
feat Junction, 6 to 4, in the polo
events after the soldiers had won the
Thursday game, 4 to 2. The outstand-
ing players for the locals were Stator
Fleming and Marion Skaggs, and for
the army team Lieut. Hines and Capt.
Hagor.
O. D. Cardwell again was the own-
er of the horse winning the fist race
of the day. It was a Shetland pony.
The race was the length of the polo
field, about a quarter of a mile and as
was the rule Thursday, no betting was
allowed.
Dances were held both nights of
the celebration on the open-air piat-
among the trees in
Angelo Times.
the wives of many Washington celebri-
ties, commenting on the reports that
De Priest was immensly gratified at
his wife’s social reception, and reiter-
ating the prinicples of “Anglo-Saxon
supremacy,” called for the expression:
“That we bow our heads in shame
and express in the strongest and most
emphatic terms at our command, our
condemnation and humiliation at said
conduct if true, on the part of the
mistress of the White House and her
associates; be is further
“Resolved, That we call to the at-
tention of the voters of the south
that such incidents are the natural
outgrowth of the action of many pre-
tended democrats of the south in be-
ing led away from the faith of their
fathers, and that they be warned that
a continuance of such alliance with the
party which since the civil war days
has been the traditional enemy of the
south, will likely bring further shame
and humiliation to southern men and
women.”
The latter part was added to the
traditional resolution,
amendment by Senator A. J. Wirtz
of Seguin, lone Republican member of
the house, voted for the resolution. He
said later that he would explain his
position in the House Journal. His
brief announcement of his sentiment
on the floor brought loud cheering
from the members.
Mrs. Heleh Moore of Galveston,
one of the two women members, de-
clared the social action of Mrs. Ho-
over was the "most unscrupulous poli-
tical move since Reconstruction days.”
Representative W. S. Hopkins of
Gonzales led the fight for the resolu-
tion.
Representative B. J. Forbes of Wea-
therford, appealing for separation of
the proposition in the resolution, de-
clared:
“If I have to take my choice be-
tween rum on the one side and a
darkey on the other. I’ll take the dar-
key.”
Representative George Purl of Dal-
las led the fight for division, which
involved the raising of many points
Tom Dragoo Is
After Blow-Fly
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dragoo. ac-
companied by their daughters, Misses
Pancho and Della, returned Monday
morning, after a few day’s visit with
relatives at Christoval. Mr. Dragoo
reports that rain is needed in several
sections of the country at this time,
and more especially at some points
between Rocksprings and Christoval,
but taking it all in all, he states that
conditions are very good everywhere.
Mr. Dragoo has several fly traps lo-
cated at stragetical points over his
nine section ranch, and thinks that
if every ranchman in southwest will
get busy and set out a number of
traps over their range, then we will
Hampton Ge
Ready For
T. C. Hampton is a very busy
now-a-days, getting his stock r
for the big show and sale of the Tex-
as Angora Raisers’ Association,
which will be held July 23, 24 and 25,
Tom says that Virge Brown played
hirfi a trick when he made hitft.|{|||p
man of the barbecue committee
Tom knows very little aJ
cuing goats, yet with this
he promises to have plenty
cued chevon for the
will be present on these
days, and goes on record
teeing that this will be
meat as has ever been
j has an ample supply of.
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of order and much parlimentary ma
neuvering.
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'rown Sorry Other
Papers Don *t Join In Fight
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Bown returned
the first of the week from a two
week’s visit to Terrell, Brewster and
other counties in the extreme south-
west and report a most pleasant trip,
catching enough fish while on the riv-
ers in that section to have several good
fish fries. ’ ’
Mr. Brown says that he is looking
for a record crowd here at the big
show and sale July 23, 24 and 25,
and reports thaft the committees in
charge of the general arrangements
seem to have matters well in hnd,
and that visitors to Rocksprings dur-
ing these three days will be taken care
of and entertained in a manner that
will cause them to want to return of-
ten and accept of the open-handed hos-
pitality of the good people of this sec-
tion of the southwest.
“Everything will be provided at this
Meeting,” said Mr. Brown, “that will
assure all who attend w'holesome en-
tertainment during the three days, and
a big free barbecue will be had, that
will take care of all who m:ght be
our guests on this occasion. Dancing
will be engaged in during the three-
day period, and clean sports will be
engaged in. Yet nothing will be done
to deflect from the main program on
this occasion—that of the show and
sale of fine Angora goats. Every
breeder is assured that nothing will
interfere with the ring programs dur-
ing the 3 days, and entertainment fea-
tures will be so arranged as not to
take anything away from the real ob-
ject of this three-day meeting.
“The committee will no doubt have
prominent speakers present, who will
address the gatherings on subjects re-
lative to the stock-raising industry,
and much good will come out of the
discussion of maters that naturally af-
fect the mohair, as well as the wool
industry, such as the tariff, coopera-
tive marketing, predatory, animal mat-
ters, fly control and other things we
are vitally interested in. No doubt but
that Hon. Claude Hudspeth will be
here on these days, as also Hon. Coke
R. Stevenspn, Hon. C. C. Belcher,
F. O. Landrum, T. A. Kincaid and
others, who will discuss matters that
we are all interested in.
“I am giad,” said Mr. Brown, “to
see the Rocksprings Record taking
the stand it is in regards cooperative
marketing, for I am sure that through
this method alone will the ranchmen
find relief, and I trust that other
newspaper men in the southwest will
come out boldly, as you are doing, and
promote those things that must be
done to assure the ranchmen a * just
return for the commodities he has for
sale. Organized forces can accomplish
this very thing, ^hile unorganized
forces are helpless at the hands of
those that appear to be organized along
lines of beating the price on wool and
mohair down, and eventually get it to
a point where we cannot afford to in-
vest our money and devote the time
necessary in order to maintain the
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be able to control the blow-fly that is
taking such a heavy toll among the
flocks.
“Of course,” says Mr. .Dragoo, “if
the traps are not attended to, kept , he*, having in his
as a Senate baited ,and the catches destroyed at ‘
stated intervals, then very little bene-
fit will accrue, but if traps are pro-
perly handled, and looked after as an
accessory to the ^ranching industry,
then much good will come from their
use.”
Mr. Dragoo, like other prominent
ranchmen, thinks that the Record is
on the right track, when it advances
those things that will prove benefici-
al to the ranching industry, and com-
l>Jimented us on the stand we are tak-
ing in regards the banding together
of the warehouse men, so that the
grower will be protected in the sale
of wool and mohair, and not be under
the thumb of a combination that is
beating the price down on both wool
and mohair.
“Another thing,” said Mr. Dragoo,
“is that no doubt much wool and
mohair is entering into this country as
“shoddy,” that should carry a duty,
and we should make a determined ef-
fort to have a tariff on the low grades
of these commodities, in order that
virgin wool and hair would be used
in right proportions, rather than have
this low grade stuff coming in duty
free kept from clothes supposed to
be made of virgin materials,
“In fact,” said Mr. Dragoo, “I
have been told that much virgin wool
and mohair is in some manner get-
ting by as “shoddy.”. Don’t know how
much truth is in this statement, yet, if
such is the case, then it should be
stopped.”
Mr. Dragoo is getting ready for the
big show and sale here July 23, 24
and 25th ,and tells u$ that he expects
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McNealy Looks For Record
Here On July 23,24 and 25
O. L. McNealy, chairman of the
finance committee for the Texas An-
gora Goat Raisers’ show and sale, to
be held here July 23, 24 and 25, was
in town Saturday, and tells us that
the attendance at this meeting will
no doubt exceed that of former years
and front information at hand now
is to the Hfect that breeders over
the country are getting their animals
ready for this big show, and it is ex-
play at this meeting than at any for-
mer meeting of the association.
Mr. McNealy is meeting with a
hearty response in soliciting funds to
take care of this gathering, and tells
us that all money necessary will like-
ly be on hand before the first of
July, when construction will begin on
the. large pens.
Mr. McNealy says that it will be
impossible for him to see all who
might contribute toward this show
and sale, and , asks that those who
5,000 Attend the
Airport Opening
Kerrville, Tex.—More than 5,000
persons attended the dedication and
the formal opening here Saturday of
the municipal airport donated and
equipped by Louis A. Schreiner of
this city.
Besides the 19 Army planes from
Kelly, Duncan and Dood Fields at
San Antonio, there were 10 civilian
planes from that city and one from
Houston, a T. A. T. transport
Following the dedication ceremony
Brig. Gen. F. P. Lahm, commander
of the Air Corps at San Antonio,
stated that the new field named for
the donor, Louis Sqhreiner Airport
will be designated a primary field for
cross-country flights for Army planes
and that Kerrville and the hill coun-
try would no doubt sec a large num-
ber of -private planes using the field
also. . .
In dedicating the new airport “for
the advancement of Kerrville and the
hill country^” Charles Mason, chair-
man of the airport „ committee, paid a
high tribute to Louis Schreiner, the
donor, who was seated on the stand
near the speaker, apparently too mod-
est to maVe the presentation speech
j himself. Mason was followed by Judge
YV. C. Baker, who outlined the nu-
merous gifts the Schreiner family,
father and sons, have given to this
city and to the hill country, and de-
clared that this was perhaps the out-
standing gift of all for the advance-
ment of this section, as many other
gifts had been of a more humanita-
rian nature. He accepted this new
gift on behalf of the citizens of this
section.
goats, and has employed
a real artist to do the
Aside from this, Mr.
interested in the hotel
petition, and is getting
for amounts running
$1500, and tells us
seems to be interested i
proposition, and anxious to
of some of the preferred
aside from the fact
the first move around
a bigger and bettes
will be a good inve
ample hotel facilities
for the good of the ■
Mr. Hamptoa is
gora breeder of
his bucks afe
many distant sect
best animals are
suit that he finds
stud stock each
find Angoras then
T. C. Hampton
Texas!.
Tom will have
fine fellows i
the show and
Rio the week
here.
Mr. Hampton is
operative market!
and mohair,
warehouse n
a proposition
>nt
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Youth
pected that more goats will be on dis-'wish to assist in making this *the
most successful meeting of the as-
sociation, to please mail checks at
once to him, or to V. A. Brown.
The attorneys for Mr. Robison seem-
ed to have tied the big oil companies
into#the persecution program at Tues-
day’s hearing, along with a few poli-
ticians. Well, all we can say is, “let
the band play on,”
eyes on the
keep year
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