The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1928 Page: 1 of 8
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PUBLISHED BY R. SHUFFLER AT OLNEY, YOUNG COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY,
JIY ANNS PRESENT UNIQUE PROGRAM
.EBRATING ROTARY LADIES NIGHT
imons University Cowboy
^red in concert at the high
iitorium Monday evening
^greeted by a fairly large
appreciative audience.
Frogram was excellent, and
fyed the difficult classical
with exceptional technique,
their ability as musicians to
fuch greater than ordinarily
be expected from a college
organization is under the
direction of D. 0. Wiley, who
eminent among the band lead-
Texas, and under his capable
pe this organization has won
distinctions in the past few
[eir program was interspersed
several numbers in a lighter
jsome popular stuff being given
[r. Kuhn sang several cowboy
which were well received. The
set and trombone soloists were
xtionally clever, and the pro-
in its entirety was well receiv-
ld heartily applauded,
le _Cowboys are on a concert
of Northwest Texas cities, and
from here to Wichita Falls
fe they appeared Tuesday even-
it the Palace theatre under the
lices of the Lions club. The
fresque cowboy costumes add
Jdy to the appearance of this
pie ensemble.
pong those who attended the
lg convention at Proffitt Sun-
^ere: Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Luns-
' and children; Mr. and Mrs. E.
(ox; Mrs. J. D. West; Mrs. E.
larp and children; Mr. and Mrs.
Flatt; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Al-
xd son.; Miss Mary Alice Estes;
and Blanch Howard; Ernest
i; Guy Bryan; Miss Miller and
i Jess McWhorter and children
Jertha Flatt. and Mr. and Mrs.
Fings and children.
JUNIOR ALTRUISTIC CLUB
PLANS CIVICS PROGRAM
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The Junior Altruistic club has
planned a program on civil govern-
ment for its meeting Friday after-
noon, February 3. Mrs. 0. L. May-
nard will be hostess at her home at
3 o’clock. The discussions will be
largely confined- to Stqte civics,
with some mention of the forthcom-
ing presidential and senatorial elec-
tions. Mrs. Edwin Hooker will dis-
cuss “The Three Branches of State
Government,” and Mrs. Bert Blood-
worth will talk on “Elections, Gen-
eral and Primary.” Mrs. Horace Ben-
son will discuss the matter of “How
our Laws Are Made,” tracing a law
from its introduction as a bill until
it becomes a statute of the State.
A report from the critic and a drill
by the parliamentarian will complete
the program.
LOCAL BASKET BALL TEAM
TO PLAY TWO GAMES IJERE
Two games that promise keen com-
petition and much interest are sched-
uled for the Olney high school bas-
ket ball team here this week-end.
The first game will be played Thurs-
day night at 7:30 with the Alvord
Independent school team. This is
reported to be a very strong team,
not having lost a single game this
season, and ~the local fans are given
promise of a fast game at this tiine.
Saturday night at 7:30 the local
team will play the Continental Oil
company’s team from Wichita Falls.
This team recently tied for the
championship of Wichita Falls in the
city toui’nament and will give the
home team some strong competition.
LOCAL LEGIONNAIRES AT
THROCKMORTON BANQUET
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On January 27 thb. following men
went to Throckmorton^ to a Legion
banquet' and had a most enjoyable
time: A. T. Gray, Dr. G. P. Acton,
G. W. Gilmore, W. H. Mullins, W.
SCOUT TROOP COMPLETE;
ANOTHER TO BE RECRUITED
Scout Troop No. 1 has been filled
the backers of the Boy Scout move-
ment in Olney are making rapid
progress in recruiting another Troop.
On February 17 there will be an en-
E. Jacks, T. E. Suttle', G. B. Steph- tertainment staged at the Boy Scout
ens, P. G. Tribble,/L. H. Swetnam hall at which a program for the boys
and O. C. Lealxhr—j and the members of their families
Those who attended. stand ready, will be given. District Scout Execu-
to' say that this affair was something ! tive Frank Creighton of Wichita
different from anything that they j Falls, will be here and is bring an
had ever witnessed along that line j army range so there will be some-
for it was fun from the opening un- ! Falls will be here and is to bring an
til the close. j nouncement in next week’s paper as
There were about 200 men and, to the exact time and date of this
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NUMBER FORTY
WAS ENTHUSIASTICALLY
! CONCERT .
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BANQUET
MINSTREL TONIGHT
BENEFIT OF BAND
ladies present from Throckmorton,
Albany, Moi'an, Breckenridge, El-
bert, Spring Creek and Olney.
Ben Dean, of Breckenridge was j
the principal speaker of the evening;
and his message was one of. interest j
to everyone and to the Legion in
general.
Pei’haps the story is getting a lit-
tle ahead of itself. H. S. Neeley in
his addi’ess of welcome, most hearti-
ly invited everyone to feel at home
“in the free state of Throckmorton.”
Jeff Wright in his response delivered
affair.
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Varying the monotony and depart-
| ing from the usual program followed
at Rotary’s fifth Tuesday Ladies’
Night Program at the Country club
Tuesday evening the wives and
sweethearts of Rotarians took charge
of the program and furnished a very
interesting and pleasing evening’s
divertisment.
After the usual Rotary opening
of the program and the excellent
GRAND RUSH FOR POLL
TAX RECEIPTS LAST DAY
There was a grand rush for poll
tax applications in the chamber of
commerce office Tuesday, and at a
late hour the same evening the ap-
plication blanks were rushed to the
county tax collector’s office in Gra
...............^ ham by automobile. Application
an oration that few people have ever ; blanks had originally been placed in
had the privilege to listen. The word about ten different business houses
he had to say were great and the
manner in which it was delivered
was masterful to say the least of it.
Again it is repeated: “It was a
most joyous occasion.
and up until Tuesday only about
150 applications had been made
through the local arrangement, but
on Tuesday afternoon more than 100
additional polls were taken in.
amber of com-
;heir annual ban-
que’WippiqpBr’TTTTs (Thursday) even-
ing. The meeting was postponed
from last Thursday to this week on
account of a rnixup in their meat
course for the banquet. The feature i ^^/^rverb^the “ladies" of "the
of the meal was to be the serving Methodigt church> Mrs. Chas. T. Wol-
of capon meat from the Powei Cap- verton took cbarge as toastmistress,
on farm, and at the last minute ot- and with each Rotary Ann present
ficials were informed that chicken esenti SOme member of the
was being substituted for capon so Rofcary club> they gave a bur-
the banquet was postponed, it is
understood that nothing but capon
will be served tonight.
Those attending from Olney were:
Mayor M. P. McCracken, W. C. Har-
rell, president of the Olney cham-
ber of commerce, Roy Graham and
M. Gruver, local secretary of the
chamber of commere.
"Let NotThy Right Hand Know-
LOCAL DEPUTY ISSUES
MANY LICENSE TAGS
More than 1,300 automobiles and
trucks were registered during the
month of January in the deputy
tax collector’^ office in Olney. This
office was established for the pur-
pose of registering automobiles and
trucks only and was of great con-
venience to the local citizens. Of-
charge, was furnished in the cham-
ber of commerce rooms.
A home talent minstrel show will
be given here Thursday evening in
the municipal auditorium, directed
by Miss Louise Scott. Miss Scott has j fjce space for Mr. Bates, deputy in
directed a number of local talent
plays that have been staged here
during the past few months and from
all indications the minstrel show
promises to be exceptionally good.
Joe C. Benson will take the inter-
locutor part and will be assisted by
four men: Tom Crowder, Ernest
Edwards, G. B. Stephens and W. 0.
Hurwood. Others participating in the
minstrel pai't will be: Troy Dees,
Skeet Greene, Claude Hipps, R.
Shuffler, Carl Calvary, Bill Hallman,
Pat Fowler and Maxine Johnson.
Two of the specialty numbers to be
rendei’ed will be C. H. Dillehay?
saxophone solo, and Robert B. Mar-
tin, Charleston dancer.
Mrs. Black’s Pink Tea, a negro
travesty, will be given as a finale
with the following local ladies par-
ticipating: lone Wallace as Mrs.
Black; Mrs. W. C. Rice as Sara-
toga; Mildred Douglas as Mrs. White
Inez Parrish as Pansy Black; Jim-
mie Lee Diggs as Mrs. Blue; Au-
gusta Lay as Mrs. Redd and Mildred
Jackson as Mrs. Lincoln.
ORTH NEWS
Vatie Hart, after an operation
at Olney, is at home and doing nice-
ly.
Ola Jones and Lorena Bailey are
recovering rapidly from tonsil op-
erations.
Mrs. Ridley Jeffery visited her sis-
ter at Eliasville Saturday and Sun-
day.
Mrs. Daniel and Mrs. Ebex'hart
entertained twenty-five ladies Wed-
nesday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Daniel’s daughter, Mi's. Looney Dav-
idson, who has recently moved to
our community* Refreshments were
served following games of forty-two,
while a great many talked, but not
many listened.
Mrs. W. S. Bailey has been ill
the past week.
Mr. Wolfe is still trying for a well
on J. T. Lowe’s land.
School is doing nicely under the
supervision of Prof, and Mrs. Lowe.
Mrs. Andrew Gibbs’ small son
was injured Sunday by a fall on
SPRING CREEK THIRD GRADE
ORGANIZES CULTURE CLUB
The third grade of the Spring
Creek school, of which Miss Frances
Scott is teacher, recently organized
a Culture club, electing Pearl Vaught
as president, Bonnie Graham vice-
president and Miss Scott secretary
and treasurer. The club plans to give
parties throughout the year for the
purpose of learning how to express
and conduct themselves easily and
properly on all occasions. Good man
nei’s and good English in every day
use is the declai’ed aim of the organi-
zation.
The first party will be given Fri-
day afternoon, Feby. 3 from 3 to
4 when the third grade will enter-
tain the entire school with a Jap-
anese tea. Favors of fans and chry-
santhemums will be made by the pri-
mary grade, and the third grade
will furnish the program. Refresh-
ments of tea and rice cakes will be
served in typical Japanese fashion.
JIM B. FOSTER OUT
FOR SHERIFF AGAIN
Jim B. Foster, our present sheriff
of Young county announces his
candidacy for re-election, to that of-
fice, in which he has acceptably
served for two terms.
Jim has made Young county a
good sheriff, and he refers the vot-
ers to his record in seeking re-elec-
tion. He promises the same faithful
attention to duty in future which has
characterized his administration in
the past, and will appreciate the
votes and influence of the people.
His announcement, is, of course,
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primaries in July. The Enter-
prise commends' him to your con-
sideration.
OLNEY RETAIL MERCHANTS
ATTEND NEWCASTLE MEET
Several members of the local Re-
tail Merchants association attended
the meeting of business men in New-
castle Tuesday evening, where the
possibilities of organizing a Retail
Credit association for that commun-
ity was discussed. The outlook for an
association in Newcastle seems very
bright according to reports from
those in attendance of the meeting.
Russel Brown and Guy Collins
were appointed as a committee to in-
terview all the Newcastle merchants
and report back the latter part of
the week. Those attending the meet-
ing from Olney were: A. A. Dyer,
secretary of the Olney Retail Mer-
chants association, Eai'l Williamson,
president; H. Byrom, S. O. Dyer,
D. H. Thompson and W. C. Harrell.
lesque of one of Rotary’s regular
meetings.
Mrs. Rhea Anderson proposed a
beautiful toast to the new Rotary
Anns who were present for the first
time at one of these meetings and
Mrs. Henry Thompson gave a very
gracious response. -Mrs. Oscar Mc-
Cary gave a classification talk, her
classification being “housewife.”
It was true to life in every de-
tail, and shows that either local
Rotarians are very confidential with
their wives or else the wives have
been attending the club meetings
without the knowledge or consent of
their husbands.
They offered a most interesting
musical program which included
vocal solos oy Mrs. Fern Robert-
son and Mrs. Seaborn Benson and
violin solos by Mrs. Bruce Schul-
key. An amusing part of the pro-
gram was when Ed Lindsey and Seedy
Drum were asked to choose sides
from the Rotary membership and a
contest v/as staged in which the op-
posing sides tried to call the sur-t
names of the Rotary Anns.
Altogether it was a delightful
evening, and the Rotary Anns have
the thanks of the Rotarians for the^
entertainment.
RURAL SCHOOL BASKET BALL
TOURNEY HERE SATURDAY
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CUBS IN GOOD TRIM FOR
COUNTY BASKET BALL MEET
The Olney Cubs are taking a lead
in Young county basket ball affairs
so far this season, having won 15
games out of the 18 they have play-
ed. Three victories were registered
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
According to reports issued from
W. C. Harrell and S. J. Marcell
captains of the chamber of com
merce membership committees, the
total number of members has been
last week. The local boys won from! increased to 245 during the drive
Megargel, 12 to 6; Graham, 23 to j that is now under way. Reports have
20; and South Bend, 42 to 19. . not been received from all the com-
During the past few games the bas- i mittees at woi’k. From the l’esults
ket shooting of E. Hart has been! obtained so far indications point to
Mi', and Mrs. Edwin Chafin en-
tertained a few friends with a 7
o.’clock dinner Thursday evening,
January 26, the. occasion being their
the railroad, a broken nose feared. 10th wedding anniversary.' A pleas-
-1-o- j ant evening of games and music
Miss Florence Sharp entertained! were enjoyed by the guests who
most prominent. He was high point
man in both the Graham and South
Bend games, making' 15 points out
of the 23 against Graham, and 20
points in the three quarters he play-
ed against South Bend. O’Brien, sub-
stitute guard, has been showing up
exceptionally well.
The county rural basket ball
tournament will be held here this
Saturday, the winner of each com-
missioner's pi’ecinct participating,
Proffitt will represent the local pre-
cinct. H. N. Pruett, instructor at the
Ingleside school is director of the
rural schools.
The Young county basket ball
tournament for Class A and B teams
is scheduled to be held in Olney on
Febi’uary 10 and 11. Those teams
that will take part in the tournament
■are as follows: Olney, Jean, New-
castle, Graham, Eliasville, South News has recently reached Supt.
Bend, Loving and the winner of the i B. C. Schulkey of the^-srplendid scho
a membership of about 300 by the
time of the final check-up.
More than $8,000 of the $9,(TOO
budget has already been subscribed.
From the prospect cards that are
still out', the remainder of the bud-
get will be subscribed without
much difficulty.
The prospect cards were originally
divided into two groups. Three com-
mittees are working under S. J.
Marcell and three committees un-
der W. C. Harrell. At the close of
the drive a banquet will be given
all the committeemen and the team
signing up the most new members
will be the guests of the losing team.
OLNEY GIRL WINS
SCHOLASTIC HONORS
a few friends with a radio and “42”
party Saturday evening of last week.
At a late hour refi’eshments of date
loaf ^*ake and hot chocolate were
were: Misses Lura and Jewel Web
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rural tournament. The following is
schedule of the games to be played
in the county tournament:
No. 1. Jean vs. Olney, 2:00 p. m.
Februai’y 10.
No. 2. Loving vs. Eliasville at
3 p. m. February 10.
No. 3. Newcastle vs. South Bend
at 7 p. m. February 10.
No. 4. Graham vs. Rural at 8 p.
m. February 10.
Winner No. 1 vs. Winner No. 2
at 10 a. m. Saturday, February 11.
Winner No. 3 vs. Winner No. 4
lastic record made during the term
just past by Miss Buth Jones of the
Ingleside district /vho is attending
Decatur Baptist College this year.
Miss Jones graduated from the local
high school las.f year with a good
record, and has?made a sti’aight “A”
in all her studies at Decatur Bap-
tist college this fall and winter.
Mrs. Woodfum of Graham spent
the week-end with her daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown.
County rural school championship
basket ball will be determined in a
contest scheduled for the Olney
high school gym Saturday of this
week.
Precinct champions have already
been determined and these will be
in Saturday’s contests. Winners Sat-
urday will compete in the county
high school contests to be staged
her on Friday and Saturday, Febru-
ary 10 and 11.
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MRS. DROUGHT OF SANTONE
DECLARED BIENNIAL HEAD
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Mrs. Henry P. Drought of San An-
tonio and her committee of woi’kers
for the 1928 biennial session of the
General Federation of Women’s
clubs to be held in San Antonio
May 28-June 7, have fonnally ac-
cepted the action of the General
Federation board making Mi's.
Drought chairman of arrangements
in Texas, and will proceed with the
plans under those conditions. Mrs.
Meade F. Griffin of Plainview, State
chairman of publicity for the Texas
Federation, received a .telegram to
that effect from San Antonio wo-
men during a conference in Fort
Worth Saturday with Mrs. R. F.
Lindsay of Mt. Pleasant, former
state parliamentarian of the feder-
ation.
Mrs. Gi'iffin and Mrs. Lindsay Sat-
urday issued an official statement
in which the Texas Federation of
Women’s clubs disclaim any part in
the action of the general fedei’ation
board, which body recently appointed
Mrs. Drought to succeed Mi's. J. U.
Fields of Haskell. Although the Tex-
as State board received on January
7 a telegram from tlje general board
expressing concern over biennial
funds, and asking that Mrs. Fields’
resignation be requested unless $25,-
000 was reported in biennial funds
at the board meeting on that day
in Fort Worth. No action was taken
by the state board, as Mrs. Fields
was not present owing to a death in
her immediate family. A telegram
was sent to the general board asking
that she be given an opportunity to
report funds on hand. The general
board which met the following week
in Washington, D. C. declared Mrs.
Henry P. Drought of San Antonio,
already chairman of arrangements
In the hostess city, the biennial chair-
man for Texas. Mrs. Fields did not
attend the Washington meeting.
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GRAND OPERA SOON
, at wiciSta FALLS
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When the Chicago Civic Grand
Opera company stages the operas,
“Aida” and “Resurrection” in the
new $750,000 Memorial auditorium
on the evenings of February 29 and
March 1, the first oppoi’tunity will
be given for a glimpse of the huge
stage since the curtains have been
hung and all equipment installed.
An idea of the immensity of the
stage is gained when it is known
to be 120 feet across^with a depth
of forty feet and a 60-foot proscen-
ium arch, The proscenium setting is
so designed to permit the possibili-
ties of a very large stage a small
stage.
The main curtain is of asbestos,
constructed to preclude the most re-
mote danger of fire. On this curtain
a famous scenic artist has depicted
the blue waters of Lake Kemp for''
a center panel and the side panels
Mesdames Horace, Clyde and Sea-
Ruby Gadberry, Florence Sharp and \ at 11 a. m. Saturday, February 11.
Hazel Waldrup, Messrs. Richard ‘ Winners of above two games at j born Benson and W. C. Rice were in
Smith. Edward Barry, Paul Knife 7:30 p. m. Saturday, February 11. j Dallas last week-end for the gradua-
|erved to' Misses Laveta Carter, j and Ted Swafford of Wichita Falls . o- ‘ tion of their niece, Miss Lois Tram-
lary Alice Estes, Florence Sharp and Master Freddy Harrell. Mr. J^Mrs. Brumley and daughter, Missing. Misses Lois Trammell and
jtnd Eaph St. John, Melvin Calvin j and Mrs. Chafin received a num-1 Esther, of Spring Creek were th|^^H>thy Earle returned home with
jind Edward Barry. ber of nice gifts. guests of Mrs. Willis Ellis Tuesdaj^^^B1 for a week’s visit.
show oil field and dairy fann scenes
typical of this section of Texas.
Velvet-velour, with beautiful panels
of appliqued tapestry, art-tassels and
gold fringe complete stage hangings
unrivalled in the United States.
Twenty-four dressing rooms with pri-
vate showers and lavatories and
every other convenience take care
of the actors and workers back
stage.
The accoustics have beem pi-onounc-
ed perfect; one can hear as well in
the balcony as on the lower floor.
Rose Raisa the star of “AidajJ
one of the world’s greatest drai
Rev. and Mrs. Iparr and two chil-
dren of Abernathy were the guests
of Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Matlock j sopranos; she is supported b,
over the week-end. Rev. Mr. Parr noted artists,
conducted the services at the Pres- Mary Garden, the star
byterian church Sunday morning | rection,” is “our Mai’y
and evening. j world over, nntAv.hr V.
-o- J but for h
Paul Rogers was a business visitor j She, also, i^
in Wichita Falls Monday. ’ ous artists^
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