The Rocksprings Record and Edwards County Leader (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 2, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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We understand the city authorities are calculating on
drilling one large well, about 12-inch, and install a large
centiifical pump in the same so that the water supply will
be increased, and much machinery now bejng used in
pumping from several small holes done away with. Na-
turally a move of this kind will reduce the overhead* to the
minimum, and assure an ample supply of water at all
times.
The city authorities have been trying for some time to
devise a plan whereby water might be sold patrons at such
prices as would permit our citizens to use more water on
their lawns, flowers and gradens during the year, thus
keeping the premises in the city in the most attractive con-
dition during the summer months, yet with several small
wells at the pumping plant, operating by as many units,
it is impossible to keep up the overhead and furnish water
at a lower rate than they are now doing.
Mr. Fleischer,, having this part of the city's govern-
ment in hand, and ably assisted by Mr. Tyler, has made
many improvements at the plant, that have caused this
part of the city's management to be able to take up quite
a large amount of the indebtedness held locally, yet it has
been impossible to lower the rate on water, vet the rate on
ice was lowered quite considerably last summer.
It seems that the idea of increasing very materially the
supply of water, and at the same time reduce the operat-
ing costs, is a very good move for the city authorities, and
we hope that they will find a solution to the matter that
will prove profitable to the city and its patrons, as well.
Should this thing come about, then we are told that the
fire insurance key rate would be again lowered to an am-
ount that will equal approximately $700 per year. If this
reduction in fire rate could be thus lowered, then it seems
that the saving in fire insurance premiums would warrant
the move.
Love No. 1 Making 100 Bbls.
Jt was the editor’s priviledge of visiting the dearest
one to any man's life Christpias, when he spent the holi-
day season with his aged mother in Dallas.
While in that city, we had time to visit about and talk
with old-time friends, engaged in the banking, merchantile
and printing businesses, and found conditions very bad in
that city; many men and women are losing their positions
over the city, and a number of these were men who had
been in the employ of firms for upward of twenty years.
The newspapers of the city were full to overflowing
with advertisements, reducing prices on everything in
their stores ranging around 33 1-3 per cent. But the day
following Christmas everything in Dallas was marked
down one-half, and the newspapers were flooded with ad-
vertisements running into many pages.
The result of the few* days remaining in that city we
found to be amazing, when nearly every merchant in Dal-
las reported the largest gross business of any year, despite
the fact that so many people were losing their positions,
and the Salvation Army was so taxed that it had to open
three extra places for meals and lodging.
R. Rude, a l^rge merchant of that city, threw his doors,
open to the poor Christmas morning, and before he closed: benefit the majority,
his place of business at noon, (>000 persons had been given
clothing, underclothes, shirts, shoes, and every other kind
of wearing apparel. This gentleman does this each year,
but he reports that this was the saddest time in his history,
for he was unable to play Santa Claus to the number that
called on account of not having enough goods on hand
to supply them. ,
One firm in that city discharged 40 employes while we
were near their place of business Friday, but the theatres
YVe wish to thank our many friends and patrons for
their kindly expressions of good will and well wishes for
the future w*elfare of the Record and its employes during
the new year now* ushering in.
In connection with this, the Record would extend to
everyone its warmest wishes, and we trust that the years
to come will be free of all community strife, anct that each
person in turn will go about their daily vocations in life
with that degree of friendship for their fellowmen and wo-
men as becomes a great race of people, living in the great-
est God fearing nation on earth.
J he year 1930 has passed; its beat of time is heard no
more; 1931 is now with us, in its swaddling clothes. This
new year will be just what we make it. If we join with our
brothers in things that are uplifting, and throw aside many
differences that arise, then and only then, will this com-
munity be just what we might expect.
This can be done only through cooperation, and we trust
that every person in Edwards county will turn their-faces
toward the business and social life of our community; en-
courage all that is useful and uplifting and discourage ev-
ery move that is not built on the highest plane that will
■ We cannot live within a shell and
enjoy the blessings that might come our way as a com-
munity. So let's get our shoulders to the wheel and pull to-
gether for Edwards county, and at the same time be fri-
endly with our neighbors.
If such could be possible, then we would suggest that
our chamber of commerce be reorganized. If this cannot
be done, then let’s organize a business club or something
that will cause us all to work together for a bigger and
better Rocksprings. It is vitally necessary that some or-
of that city immediately devised a plan whereby they i ganization be formed in order that we might keep step
could take care of many worthy men and'women discharg- with the times, and in close communication with organi-
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It was reported Sunday that the Jeff Love No. 1, in
Kerr county, was producing a large amount of salt wa-
ter, and it was feared that the veil could not be brought
in on this account.
Later reports reaching the Record office from. H, L.
Wade, local dealer in royalties and leases, who visited the
well Tuesday afternoon, is to tin effect that w'hile the well
has a slight slow of salt water. } et operators there are not
fearful that the hole will prove a non-producer.
According to Mr. Wade, underrimming had been com-
pleted and casing set, and the well was swabbed Tuesday,
showing around 100 barrels of high gravity oil per day,
and some gas was apparent late Tuesday.
* It is held by some that this well was drilled into a cre-
vice, and that what oil was coming through at this time,
was coming from this crevice, and that the pool had not
been struck.
It might be that the salt water will be plugged off this
week, and the hole made deeper, yet the belief is that it
would possibly be better to make a pumper of the No. 1,
•and drill off-set wells, in hopes that the pool might be
drilled into near by.
In any event, oil operators are sure a pool lies immed-
iately under this rig, or within a short distance of it, and
much activity will be apparent in this immediate section
within a short time.
Several rigs have been moved into, or near, this loca-
tion, and spudding will in all probability be started in sev-
eral locations before the new year has become other than
a mere baby.
Drillings contract has been entered into, whereby pro-
moters agree to start drilling at some point on the W. J.
Greer ranefi northeast of the city, \yithin a period of 60
days.
Naturally all drilling operations in this section will de-
pend on the outcome of the Jeff Love No. L yet the hole
there has proven that very high gravity oil is either at that
ery close to it.
Love No. 1 is down 3391 feet, and is located
l,0«5b feet from the north line and 1,310 feet from the west
lin&rpf section 1594, CCSD&RGNG Ry. Co. survey in
Kerf county.
Rigging and equipment was moved to Block D, section
5 composing a part of the Marcus Auld ranch, in Real
nty, about three miles south of the Big Paint store, on
' way No. 41, about five miles from the Love well last
rig builders; commenced work on the tower Dec-r
and everything is now in readiness for spud ci-
ne doubt be underway the first of next
own around five miles, air line, nearer
1 the Jeff Love No. 1.
I in this
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ed from merchantile establishments, having clean records.
They cut the city into zones, and immediately put these
people to work selling tickets in the zones in which they
lived, with the result that all the theatres in that city were
literally packed during the week, and in speaking to the
manager of one theatre, he told .us that he felt his theatre
would profit by this procedure for several weeks to come.
Twenty-five per cent was given the ticket sellers.
When advertisements appeared in all the papers in Dal-
las showing reductions of one-half, people literally packed
the .W>ub articles,they needed at
prices they could afford to pay for them, even under most
trying circumstances.
YVe stopped in Fort Worth and found conditions there
about the same as in Dallas.
It appears to tts the depression proposition is rather a
peculiar one, in that when prices were reduced people who
were considered broke and many out of jobs, dug into the
dark corners of the old strong box and brought out enough
of Uncle Sam’s dollars to buy what they needed, while on
the other hand, hundreds were walking the streets look-
ing for work, and thousands were being fed by the Sal-
vation Army and like organizations, and the secret societ-
ies were taxed to the very limit.
In talking to one of the prominent bankers in Dallas,
that gentleman told us that while the situation was grave,
yet he felt that conditions would become normal within a
very short time.
He stated that hundreds upon hundreds of people in the
country were loaded down with “dollar down and dollar
a week” stuff, many of whom had no use for the articles
they were buying on the installment plan. “In fact.” he
stated, “a great deal of the suffering coming to the people
of Dallas, who heretofore had fairly good jobs, is caused
by the vast amount of installment buying. Going on. this
gentleman told us that even in the teeth of the depression
now on, installment men had their agents in the fieid, and
were selling most anything from a radio to a threshing
machine on easy terms. YVhile very few if any were buy-
ing threshing machines, yet during the Christmas time, in
particular, thousands either bought an electric refrigera-
tor or a radio, on the installment plan, while the head of
the home's job was hanging on a very thin thread.
So it looks like here is two sides to the depression ques-
tion, that will take time to solve, Merchants will have
to pull in their “easy terms" signs, and those with jobs that
are not paying large salaries, will have to put on smoked
glasses when they go to work.
Like many others who visited loved ones in distant pov
tions of Texas, we were indeed glad to cross the county
line on our return. It is a fact, undisputable. that this
section of Texas, is in far better shape than many dis
tricts that are congested.
~ anTappreciation
YVhile we have been expressing, in word and gifts, our
love and appreciation to our friends and loved ones, we
want to take this method of expressing our appreciation
t are L A Schreiner and thanks to the Rocksprings Record for the courtesies
shown us during the year. It has been always ready and
glad to give any amount of space to announcements and
other items of interest. We appreciate its stand on all
to it our cooperation in every
zations of like character in other cities over the state.
Our new county officials will take over the government
of our affairs Monday, and we trust that each and every
individual in the county will do whatever is in their power
in assisting them in the discharge of their duties as your
officials, in order that they might serve you in a manner
that will meet your approval.
The Record offers its columns freely to the officials of
the county, and we trust that they will bring to our atten-
tion every item that might be of interest to the tax payers
and _tby.Citt_I;W(Js county. Remembering always,
that a newspaper is a semi-public business, and its estab-
lishment in a county is more for the general public than
for the small amount of money it might make through
patronage extended it.
Articles from our school, city authorities, churches and
the citizens of the county will be gratefully received, and
given space.
Few country weekly newspapers make barely above ex-
penses. yet a majority of the weeklies over the state are
striving always for the good of the community they rep-
resent.
So wishing you all a very happy and prosperous new
year, w e are
(iratefullv vours.
THE'RECORD PUBLISHING CO.
Municipal Tree A Success
The Community Christmas
lawn Christmas Eve night
the cold and sickness. The
year. T(
entire force
Tree on the court house
was well attended in spite of
tree had been in place and
beautifully lighted by the Central Power and Light Com-
pany for several days before hand. Rev. L. N.- Myers pre-
sided and a short program was rendered consisting of
two songs by the children of the school, prayer by Rev.
Texas Stevens, two songs by the choir and a short address
by Rev. Sam Hill. Old Santa Claus arrived on time and
distributed bags of fruit, candy and nuts to all the child-
ren under 14 years of age. 150 were given to the Mexican
children and about 275 to the American children. Every-
thing went off in a very happy way.
The committee wishes to thank every one for the splen-
did way they cooperated to make this a success. All the
committees did their work in a fine way and the response
from all in money, fruit, and time was very fine. We also
wish to thank the Rocksprings Record for publicity ai d
help given to this w*ork. \\t feel that all our efforts have
been worthwhile. The neighborly cooperation from all
churches and people of no church affiliation was fine.
May the Christmas spirit abide throughout the vear.
THE COMMITTEE.
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DEL RIO RANCHER DIES
DEL RIO, Tex—Winston Ed-
wards Sr., S3, died unexpectedly at
6 o'clock Saturday morning: at his
ranch home near Mon tell.
Paul Edwards of Del Rio and Will
Edward* of Brackettvillc, brothers of
the deceased, were with him at the.
time of hi* death.
i in Prescott. Aria.,
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to San Saha,
lie has been ranching near Montell.
Edward* is survived by his widow;
two sons, Winston, Jr\. who resides at
their ranch; Haywood, who i* in the
United States Navy bu^ was spending
the holidays at borne; two brothers,
Paul of Del kio and Will of the
Brackettville section, and oik sister,
Mrs. O. F. Lindsey Sr. of Galveston,
who resided irf Del Rio until recently.
Funeral services were held I
afternoon froth the horn-
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