The Ozona Stockman (Ozona, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1929 Page: 1 of 8
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Flower* Grc* try—Bakery
••We Go Th* Limit To Please"
| THE OZONA STOCKMAN f
J The Only Paper In Crockett County—3,000 Square Mile* Of Livestock Territory ■
Flowers Grocery—Bakery
“We Go The Limit To Pleat*”
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“Out 11; The West, Where The Air Is Pure, The Climate Agreeable, And The People Friend ly—The Best Place On Earth To Call Home”
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$2.00 I’*r Year In Texas—$2.r,0 Elsewhere. OZONA, CUOCKETT COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY, AIM
C ents Per C
No. 18.
BACK To .«
AMERICAN
HOW MU( i:
'ViTHOI. T )
TOC KINGS.
’Hi' -FERITY
Kol:
Mann: a*,
st or King-
Vll. t Du! ;*.
* hurt Itf
>velv won
MeMizs’
'eiinemt nr
TlUSt f.K ‘ -
mi versa; ha*
. o \vn> • ..! i
Mai.* vv'imer:
:;mek
.uni nth* r
: vert i sing
• • nut the
afflicting
tat ion ot ,
fistic aim
stocking*.
(
g . > 1 »• n w’est
<**n' .... Bai t leg*
• * • . .*■« almost
i. • > : tccw.ng tobac-
- • * , ; public opinion.
•faltJe that an imi-
ouuh* r *hop is not ar-
>;• go back to
g-. ta;.ned, smiling,
r * alu., :s enthusiaa-
• an prosperity. He
Cftlv
beaming
tic abou*
•veil may
Money * rapidly here.
Three year' , g- a:i investing com-
pany wit* v . n eg with f6.500.000.
Now ,--a*- *24,000,000 in six
t er cer.t > rc:err* d stock, and shows
pro:its <. over ?4*m»uO,000. Never-
theless 1 ‘ON" GAMBLE.
That i.ov.v' . s
The } u't-iic i.gre
•anguished Mr. R
"if we van no: g*.
Government riot:
thing :- to ge*
Too many beii*
Farm#
gent wheat
.rops to; f
price* ;.r* h
until the \v
tile- I1. ' • s
IT*-*
our hi
. rut rye
in incr
■and mi
irobuMy useless.
* with the dis-
r>a*r, who says:
car laces on
ney, the next beat
. .ir hards on it.”
e *r.at gambling is
g»; you bunds on
.?! ir.telli-
*♦11 their
iy when
rkev wait
re d.'Then
A- *
-b
)ior
A savage- » .
New Yu; *; * •'!
.']y ♦ xplaima.
Too many "1
prisoners vu •
Such men are
because they
Lacking h«>j
••«w t.-.at the
, »’•)), oats
.545.000,000,
ban a th >U-
t -.vo months.
: (.onvict.s in
and "long term”
urdtd together,
ir.g to risk death
hopeless.
.rid its courage,
you have a tad situation. Goethe
said: “Money lost, SOMETHING
lost.***
“Honor lost, MUCH lost.***
“Courage lost, EVERYTHING
lost, better you were never born.”
Lions Dine Again
At The New Hotel
New Cafe Manager
Get* Chance To Sat-
isfy Lion Appetites
Members of the Ozona Lion*
Club gathered again in the dining
room of the Hotel Ozona, the birth-
place of the club more than a year
ago, for it* regular luncheon at
noon Monday ..fter having shifted
the scene of the weekly gatherings
to the old Ozomt Hotel dining room expect to come through with a bet*
for the i»«st three weeks.
The club will likely continue
gathering *-<t h week at the new
hotel. J!r< Maye Gann Wilson,
new manager of the coffee shop
and dining room, huving agreed to
serve the club its luncheons.
Two visitors were present for
Monday's luncheon, a Mr. Mauldin.
-*. •- • t. a »• a — — a k- t ^.- *-Ss e%ae%g-
Itl V It. 5 till M *• S «• -'•»* ,
and FM Hudson of San Antonio,
plumbing contractor who is in-
stalling the heating system in the
n*w Baptist Church. Discussion
of several matters of business, a
few talk* and musical numbers
furnished by J. T. Keeton on his
trusty phonograph constituted the
day’s program
RACE NARROWS
IN SELECTION
OF A DUCHESS
Voting Box At Postof-
fice Disappears; Ask
New Votes
THREE IN LEAD
Beth Davidson, Bernice
Bailey and Ethel Child-
ress Head Race
I ■. tat at; i f voting box
pi*. • i r th* • -toffite lobby pro
v,. ! •< 1 e evl. Ti ur.-day morning
or. ••- *tan-iing of cont* stunts in
th* .. •• or th< Junior *.-f represent*
; g * ..*• li ji hi-** from thia
r*. ..* the corona;Ion and pag-
er r.t to r* held during tin* West
W. R. Butler Die*; G^duatMFrom sma .Sheep Men Urge KINCAID HEADS
Funeral Saturday Tariff Support SHEEP & GOAT
MEN 6TH TIME
Resident Of Ozona Two
Years Succumbs After
Brief Illness
Exposition in San Angelo
*:«.rr.b< r JO to 21.
■* v t'ck on th* it mailing box*
h w* *r. howtd thr* < l«ailing
tr.'.tdfaV * in th* rfacc. Mi axes M!'/.*
hI)«:x navidion. Berenice Bail*-,'
a:i-.. E*mT CniIdr*-*>. It iv believed
that the pc-Micflice box contained
more tf.an rifty vote* ami this box
eon!<l have changed the standing
of . • v Cates a;. * h*nvn bv returns
fr.r. ;r.r box *.
Believing that the disap*
pearfame of the post off ice box
is unfair to all candidates in
the race, the committee in
charge of the race has decid-
ed to issue an appeal to all
persons who voted at that box
ft cast their ballots again.
Boxes are located in the
*miih Drugstores No. 1 and 2,
»he O/ona Drug Company, Me*
Lead Motor 1 ompan> and Joe
Oberkampfs si ore. The con-
test is slated to close sometime
next week and all persons who
voted at the postoffice box are
urged to vote again. No trace
ha*, been found of the box
w hich disappeared and the on-
ly -* ay the committee saw to
remedy the situation was to
man* public announcement of
the di-appearance and to issue
an appeal to all those who vot-
ed there to vote again.
i • * t dosing of the contest
h:.s it ye? tr * ti decided but of-
fi •.. :*- * f the J*;.n Angelo fair have
ext--* sseci a <!e;*;re to know the
nan * * f th* ’oval representative by
th* middle of August if possible.
A *w addiUottu! *lays has been
granted, however, to give those
whose vote wa? destroyed In the
postoJT; .'*■ box an opportunity to
\*.f*
-o--
Eleven Games On
Simmons Cowboy
Schedule For 1929
ABILENE. Tex., Aug. 7.—Eleven
games have been scheduled by the
Simmons University Cowboy* for
the coming football i>ea*on. They
include two Southwestern Confer-
ence tilts, five Texan Conference
gam*s, two game* with T. I. A. A.
teams and one with a non-confer-
ence aggregation.
Feature game* of the season are
the * j*ening game with Texas Uni-
versity at Abilene September 28, a
contest with Texas Christian Uni-
ven-it> at Breckenridge the follow-
ing week, and the Thanksgiving
game with Texas Tech at Abilene.
With two games lees to play than
they had last year the Cowboys
Wm. Robert Butler. 7(5 year* old.
i!i*d at .’,:20 last Friday morning
at th* home of his ion. S. L. But-
l<*i. local c niiracioi and builder.
Death cam*- after a brief illness.
1 ..!;* i'.r.i M 1 Vo * Vi tv * OildUCtCd
at o’clml: Si.tiirday afternoon
iron; Mi* i»zona Baptist Church,
the I\. .’1. M, Kalnn r, pastor, bt
ing in charg*- *»f tiu- . orvices. Bur-
ial follow* *1 in Cedar Hill Cemc-
i terv.
j .Mr. i! ii ler had lived with his
(son, S. I.. Butler. ‘2:t years, the
family moving here about two
y* ars ;*go from San Angelo l-lf
was bitten tm the hand by a rattle
snake a little over tv.** years ago
and th* strain on his constitution
in withstanding the poi. on from
th* reptile is believed to have
weakened him so that an attack of
illne-s resulted in his death in a
few days.
Surviving are two sons. 8. L.
Burl* r of Ozoo;; and M. B. Butler
of San Antonio
1-G N railroad, five grand children
and one great-grand child. The
grand children are M. B. Butler,
n *
i Special to Tit* Ozona Stockman)
SAN MARCOS, Tex., Aug. 7. ~
Di. I . L. Holcomb ol Dallas, Gen-
eral Secretary «>: the Baptist Con-
tention «>f Texas, will deliver th*'
'1 rnon to the graduating das* *>:
tlx San Marco* Baptist Academy,
Sunday, August J). at the First
Baptist. Church. Class work will
' Oiii iitiiv itfiv! 4111,11 eAniVutiBUOlis
will be held during th*- following!
eek Oreilij, t trig evercts*-' will J
ike place Friday evening. August)
lb, at which time ;>n address will
delivered t*> the da*.-' by Dr. Ed-
.1 toidbold, piesidcnt of Howard jm*11 i!
• in- College. Brovviiwood. The.-.* jrupjmn
* x* i'cises; will mark the do** *4i |*i*-noun
eleventh summer session op-
•rated under th* auspice* of San
.Marcos Baptist Academy. The
enrollment this year ha* been
borer than for -»•'.<• raj years past,
and the graduatir.g class is
largest of any summer .ession
Valley Producers Join
Stockmen In Memorial
To U. S. Congress
.!<
pro*
lev .
A“
ling
! re-<
eta bit
e Val-
mnual
..pproved
Cor.gr.
rorn Te.xa*
Ozona Man Elected To
Office Again Without
Opposition
30 MEET IN BRADY
Thousands Attend Del
Rio Session; Sales
Are Brisk
follow'.ig j- a L-; of tho-e who ar<
to receive diplomas: Mattie liluhm,
llnwootl; Amirew Culpepper.
Smiley; Lillie Dial. Goliad; Ethel1
credit i
Vote ag;
The r
K i oc a id.
and Go;
th'- r«\a*. .
The *,, lt
tiles which
.•hum
they
■ t ruuon,
. j*r» -idea
li' iv. .S» , -
m! iirovvr
liiv lim.o
eh.
< ommitt*
ih reijuir*
and vege
vvoo! and
Dismuke*. MiDa<:*-; Alton Ellis.aj
Artesiu Wells; John Di.x. San An-
toni**; \\. L. Gibson, Jr.. Hooks:
, .Leon Henry, Floresville; Eugene
eugiueer on the I Hudgens, I’rnirie Lea: Joe King,
San Marcos; Haiti** Kirkpatrick.
Ozona; Lenard Little. San Marco*;
Mary Catherine L* Sassit r. Marlin;
pi* r.t >
;. lib i
ll.oh': r
mi that
t vh
d by T A :
th*- Sh**'p!
sociation ol
t« , t hr u man 1
alley Till-ill'i
hat the tar-1
\ ;.'N-v ti ud '
*r-, and tlieithat
A Knt'aid of Ozom* was e-
i pi"*id*-nt of the Sheep and
!'.«'• set>: Association of Tex-
■ to- sixth term at the clos-
• ' it **f th<- fourt*enth an-
■ *in\*>!ition in Del Kio last
Mr. Kincaid was elected by
•nation and without opposi-
I ro< Ur • n
t* sin
( has. Liitler Mrs. K A. (,ruy and ii.mithy Magee. Lockhart; Eugene
Mrs. R. < . Moore, children of Mr.
ami Mrs. S. L. Butler, and a (laugh- .\,,m*
ter of M. B. Butler of San Antonio j .\|;t,V(1
and her small son, the only
child.
----o----
Visitor Praises
Lion Activities
Lockhart; Eugene Meek*.
Heairiet McCausrhan, San
Richard McKenzie, El
grand J )■{, st); Charlotte* Ne-bitt, San'
l.Mai'i'o*; K. D. Patrick. Jr.. Daiset-I
is... May dean Pratt. Lockhart; V ir- j
Ti >u* Hyland. San Marcos; James
(Ri Beeville; Loi* Sparkman, San!
Inith of th*-.**.- • ,'tiori '
'V at all iii-
ftuenc* - . .g* lu i*'-
tioth *■* lino*
miv- <■ ! «! iti« a! 1„-
"i.Pie to ti,<
pi'Ot* ' t i* t> of p iXIUCt -
of ♦ B < irp
and goat rai.ch*- of T
*\a- and of
tb* Rio Grand* •
b* co-ordin*
at* *t.”
‘ F!.< , h«-*;ult - as
included ii;
* ho I);,v< !• y l.!: 11 ; i t,,
o* the must
pai't. i.!gf:.. a* < • ptable
■ to ;)n pr»-
dti* *f- ••; vs « .• arid y
’■ tair. and,
wiiii* -on.* .n -t.
t • • - tm r*
“boui<i ♦.»*• high* r ,hr «-
1* * *-il. this
btiiiK ; arucuiuriy f.
j' <>! tb*
Mi
Houston
urge
wh
• lit- s
'.**<*!.
lUl.gv
•, U ■
affect *r;>
rags, w.
and fio.
IP .wi* •
lu-’tcr *>
te, tv iIs,
i 1
Lin-
• lioib
Mi<-
vast
accla
1 i«*n
The lt)J0 convention of the a»*
sociation will lx- held in Brady,
*t> having won raxt year's
gathering by a big majority. San
Antonio also bi*i for the honor of
entertaining the sheep and goat
producers in
Thousands of persons attended
tin three-day-* convention and all
visitors w r.- royally entertained
by the city of Del Kio on the occa-
sion. One of the features of the
social side of the convention was
th* queen'd coronation ceremonies
held the night of th*- opening day
of th*- convention. Miss Mary Kin-
caid. (laughter of ihe Association
president, represented Ozona a*
Princess in the queen's court. The
business sessions were well attend-
ed and on the whole the conven-
tion win 'in*' of the lest in veavs.
according to 1 Izona member* who
Ed Hudson Declares MofltagUe May
Club Should Have
100 Pet. Support
Be New Judge
be
-pi* I
ngratulatcd
lid eommuni
organization
Ed II ud ■
tor. hen- sup
Former District Attor-
ney Mentioned For
New Position
M.
th*
*-m •
Pie,
<hir
the
' loiitagtie,
Fort St*
attorney
• i to la
* (listr ct ,i
. te<i ! 12t h
wa- ci *• c * *
‘Ozona i* t
having such .
building, boost* i
this I .foils Clul
plumbing contra
vising installation of the h*
system in the n* vv Baptist < h
declared in a *ln*rt talk I** for
club at its regular mectiiu
day.
“This is one of the fastest g
ing town- in the slate ami
growth may be attributed to
co-operative spirit and the •
munity-niitidcdnc: * of its p* >
as manifested in the member
of this club. Co-operation on
part of every individual ami *v-
ery organization is essential t>> the
upbuilding of any community and
it seems to me that the Ozona
Lions Club is doing so many worth-
while things for this community
that it deserves the unqualified j "bring The’^w
support of every business man ai,(*! int«> «
every ranchman in the town.” J
o’J,
1C< 111
w ley
up*
A«i,
Bill
! I' f.
’end* -I
AH the
old offi
<>! the <<r-
mean ih*-
U’t *•: ;
gaji;;at»oi)
wen* •«-elected without
oi j*• ■ - itioo,
but thn-, n*-« nam*-n
\v * r* a*!*}*-*!
1 ’ t tie eXCf’Ut K * ciini-
n- tto< Tb.
include A lb Brow n,
. i',i -j, - * * i * •
i IF* • t1* r •,
inancii*
Ml Km
Jame-.
raid B
Peril!
on ol
(‘o-
stn* t
. lit-Iiev
merit
. iy cn
which
last legislature.
Although. I • offi,
ment lui* I**■* r : rt
! Gov err' i- I inn M< ,f
is kne'vn to be con*
;pointn t ut *>: Mr. M
judge-hip TI*- :.•■
•likely n*»t In mad*
when the bill bee*
The bill w ill tad* * ffect
days utter adjournment.
. ' i - g-
i* ring
fitagut
.•strut.
11 <-n.
•rnor
i ml
wn
ih. loll
tn*
to the
"'•’*!;• v.i||
.util October
i.e* effective.! 11
ninety
which
Turift B
g-'.e OU
Met loskey
rdlng rot th*
i;s entirety,
quulil led «-11 -
er.er.t to tn. tariff policy laid
n Py Cong-*s-man Hudspeth in
-neech in ft;*' House of K*:*r*
* ntative* ir, Washing;, :i
ourt district I
istence *■!! October 18.
new district include*. Kim-i’MI
ble, Sutton. Crockett, FVco* and
Upton Counties. Key Hr *-t of
Rankin, present district attorney,
will fill that office in the new dis-
trict, it is understood, hi* reci-
ter record for the coming season
Five games were played within
three weeks during the first part
of last November and the heavy
schedule took its toll from the re-
serve strength of the Cowboy team.
The schedule: Sept. 28, Texas
University at Abilene; Oct. «.
T. C. U. at Breckenridge; Oct 12.
'•pm; Oct. 1“ Danic! Biker at
Brown wood; Oct. 28. West Texas!
Tear here at Amarillo; Nov, 1, Aus-
tin College at Abilene: Nov. 8,i
Southwestern University at Abi-j
bnc; Nov. II, Trinity University!
at Warahnchie; Nov. 22, St. Ed*i
wa-.ls University at Abilene; Nov.j
28. Texas Tech at AbHene; Dec. 6,’
Howard Fayne at Abilene.
Laundry Closes
Its Doors Monday
Operations Suspended
Plans For Future
Are Uncertain
The Ozona Steam Laundry, es-
tablished a little over a year ago
by Mr. and Mrs. Will Bennett,
closed its doors Monday morning.! Fermine Aguirre recently sold
It was understood the first of the1300 head of mutton lamb* *o a Mr.
week that financial backers of the!Weaver of ih*' P*yt»*n Packing
project were making an effort to Company of El Paso at .. head,
secure & new location for the insti- The lambs weighed around 82
tution with a view to re-opening;pounds, making th* ppicc about 11
for business at once. The outcome j cent* a pound. The lamb* w ere
of this effort had not been learned, j aoid by the head, however
however, today. No announcement, Delivery was matte at Pumpviile.
an to what disposition will be made
of the machinery and equipment
has been made.
1P2K. ;n which F «■ -aui;
'We want a :* t.l farmer* tariff,
want also . jus; . n* equitable
ff. a her* • very mdu-try will
r* • ♦ ive ♦ *,u». i N net St* and b«-ar e-
quai lui-fiens. L< honest with the
Ipi* .it h«m* ano in Washirigton.
When y*<u tell them you are for a
tariff ,f, West Texas, vot* for a
dence being in the 112th district, i tariff if it carries adequate duties
The remaining part of Judge 5Jut-;OTl the products «<t the farm and
ton’s district will have to choose »i ranch, ar.d then show y*,ui good
new *li.*trict attorn*y to fill thej'^ith to those *plendi*l ptople out.
unexpired term. ! the re arul'v* to for !l
—..............o--------— j passage.’”
Mutton Lambs Bring “w* "'W nf ,h’
d in his speech of ac-
,ti thi • •- p: a no* urged th*- memb*-rs to
"JV.*.(,. ; giv*- a th«*ug; t to marketing con-
! d '.ioii* .»* well .*** the tariff’, cit-
i m e h had b«-*-n said dur-
r; bii! ' • * ‘ion of the liusinosb ses-
. in* relating to the tariff' but I it -
ip to marketing. He em-
pii. - /.' •! it a* owe of the large
probp ,. onfrouting the industry.
Roger fiilli* Nominales
, ii i-.jr. aid was placed in nom-
j 111;.: ion by R< ger Gillis. the second1
nr «p« » ,. h b* ing by Claude Hud-
('p»th, ftog* r Gillis was made
nrst vn t-jii idcut on motion of
it'. hr< •*'i< of San Angelo. V. A.
I Brow n ol Rocksprings is the net-
Ma-, j ’’hd-vk* -p s.olent.
1 Th* < f r*v* ritior. city contest rest-
ed largely with Brady from the
outset, that city providing an or-
chestra and furnishing quite an
entertainment program during the
|convention. Roscoe Rung** of Ma-
json placed Brady In nomination,
I being seconded by C. C. Belcher.
Nomination of San Antonio was by
J. A. Halle and seconded by Geo.
W. Saunders, president of the Old
Trail Drivers’ Association. There
were nine votes accorded San An-
.. ..twin' Mml the remainder went for
11 on the < apdal of McCulloch.
$9 Head For Aguirre*
Fulmer To Conduct
Revival At Irving
Mr. Ai„t Mrs. Harris Barms and
children of Mir.siasippi spent « day Rev. and Mrs. M. M. Fulmer and
and night here the first of the,baby will leave Saturday for Irv-
week a* the guest* of Mrs. Cha*.iinf. Texas, where Rev. Fulmer will
Williams. They were on their way
home after a visit with relative*
in various parts of the country.
Mrs. Barnes was formerly Mlae
Lula TaJley .who taught in the O-
ona schools for several years.
Ik-gin a two weeks revival meeting
on Sunday, Rev. Fulmer was for-
merly par,tor at Irving and re-
sponded to s call from the congre-
gation there to hold the revival
meat ing.
-worn custom employed by j
a: our representatives m' on-j
jgress in claiming re .it for i-chcd-
| UK'* which t! *»> vote agaili*t. and;
Iwowhia th’-*- a charge : th*
t *• lilies of both major j artu- that)
a* vot«r* we will n*,, tolerate a;
continuation of such political tac-l
tics. We shall hold our Senators!
and Congressmen to a strict ac-j
countability for supporting u lar-j
iff policy that visit*
poverty j)w>n our ; ***
We speak for the
Rio Grande Valley ai
and mohair he.lt of T<
our intention ac*,u;
fifty tho.j und quei?
with our views .ir a boy
"Wc re, <<mTTH n*i th*
of a committee: from t
mohair district to
Tl
of th<p
♦ he wool
ii a n*l it i-
;f at least
■d vr ter*
expressed,
jiointment
wool and
11 raU with
Mrs. Wilton Is Now
Manager Of Hotel
Ozona Coffee Shop
Mrs. May* Gann Wilson, who has
b«-t n employed for several months
in th*- Hotel Ozona Coffee Shop,
assumed active management of the
; Coffee Shop last Thursday mom-
jing, succeeding J. I. Hancock, who
relinquished control of the eon-
jeern on tbat day.
Mrs. Wilson has had consider-
able experience in the restaurant
busine-s and is meeting with
j -p*f rgi,*l ntic. *. ss far <« tB, man-
agement of the hotel dining hall.
j Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mure hi non and
* mall sen, Bob Pemer, arrivod 8at-
lurday for a visit with Mrs. Mat?
'Perncr and otiier relatives.
a simitar comma, « from the Low-! Murchison returned to San Angelo
•r Rio Grande • Valley in potting Monday but Mrs Murchison rs-
this tariff policy into effect.” msined. ,
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