The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1930 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXI
OLNEY, YOUNG COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1930
NUMBER THIRTEEN
WHITEWAY CELEBRATION MONDAY,P.M.
No Change In Traffic Policy of G. T. Lf W. Contemplated Soon
OLD-FASHIONED SQUARE DANCE
AND FIDDLERS’ CONTEST AMONG
FEATURES: FRIZES TO BE GIVEN
* FUTURE DEVELOPMENT DEPENDS Negress Arrested j Services Held For
UPON DECISION OF INTERSTATE i By Vernon Officers j Spoonemore
C. C. HEARING GRANTED F. W. & D.
No immediate changes in train
schedules or operating policy are
planned for the Gulf, Texas and
Western Railway, which was recent- :
ly purchased by the Frisco Railway,
according to Gordon L. Oliver, traf-
fic manager of tine Frisco Railway.
Oliver "just made an inspection of
the new property.
Mr. Oliver indicated that the fu-
ture development of the new line
as a part of the Frisco’s Texas sys-
tem will depend upon the decision
of the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission, which on July 9, granted a
rehearing for the Burlington System
on the proposed extensions of the
Frisco, Rock Island and Fort Worth
and Denver City Railways.
According to Oliver, the new Fris-
co line now is without connections
at either terminus, Salesville Junc-
tion or Seymour.
The Frisco proposes to build a
42-mile line from Seymour to Ver-
non to connect with its lines that
transverse Western Oklahoma from
Wichita, Kansas. This line would
provide an outlet for the Seymour
terminus. The Frisco also has an-
nounced it will build a fine from
Seymour to Paducah.
" ■^C-he._Itoek Island Lines proposes to
build an*'extension from Shamrock
, through Quanah to connect at Bea-
rer Creek with the proposed extern
sion of the Frisco from Vernon to
feeymour. Tihe Burlington System,
through the Fort Worth and Den-
ver, is seeking permission to build
an extension from Childress to Pam-
pa.
Miv Oliver was unable to say
when the Frisco expects to Complete
trackage arrangements with the Rock
Island Lines from Jacksboro into
Fort Worth. He said he had expect-
ed to have the arrangements com-
pleted before now but that it is un-
certain when the contract will be
perfected.
On his inspection trip ihe found
“fair prospects” for a cotton crop
in the territory served by the new
line.
« In order to protect its rights the
Frisco Railway has built 1,000 feet
of track out of Vernon toward Sey-
mour. Under the terms of the per-
mit originally granted by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission . con-
struction work was to start July -1.
But.the rehearing was ordered and
the construction is at a standstill
at present.
Olney Residence
Damaged By Fire
Monday Evening
The frame house pwned by Mrs.
Simmons of Wichitq Falls, and oc-
cupied by Tom Hodges and T. L.
Me Cornell and families, was damag-
ed by fire Monday afternoon about
7:30 o’clock. It was located on Ave.
D., in the north part of town.
Each family suffered about $75
loss to contents. Most of the house-
hold goods being saved.
The fire was well underway be-
fore the alarm had been turned in.
By the time the fire boys reached
it the roof was burning fast, but
was soon extinguished by the two
water hose that was turned on it.
The fire was believed to have
caught from defective wiring. This
causes two more families here to be
hunting houses in which to live.
Wanted In Olneyj Methodist Church
Vernon, July 14.—A negro man
and a negro woman were arrested
by county officers this morning on
request of Olney officers. The pair
are wanted on a charg’e of hi-jacking
involving the logs of $140. Olney of-
ficers are expected to arrive this
afternoon to return the negroes to
that city.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Mehtodist church at 10 a. m.
July 10, for Mrs. Hazel Spoonemore
of Hobbs, New Mexico, who was a
former resident of this place and a
member of the Methodist church.
She died at 2:45 p. m. July 13,
at the Carlbad Hospital, at Carls-
bad, New Mexico, where she had
j been taken a few days prior to the
j time of her death, to undergo an
Sheriff J. B. Foster left here Mon-
day, July 14, for Vernon and brought
back the negro woman held there by
officers, who last week, robbed J.
C. Webb, local hotel man of $200.
Sheriff Foster assisted by a friend
here of Mr. Webb, followed out
clues given them last week, which
resulted in the negro’s woman’s ap-
prehension and arrest by the Ver-
non officals Monday.
She was taken to Graham and
lodged in tlie county jail on charges
Postal Employes
Attend Carriers'-
Clerks' Conventions
'"'The local postoffice was well rep-
resented at the clerks’ and rural
carriers’ conventions last week, which
were held in Lubbock and Wichita
Falls, respectively.
D. B. Woods attended the three-
day session at Lubbock. He report-
ed a fine time while there. Waco
was selected for the convention next
year.
P. O. Parrish and Chas Norten
operation.
Her mother, Mrs. Minnie O. Woods
and borther, Albert, of this city
were at her bedside at the time of
death and with the husband, Orvel
j Spoonemore, accompanied the re-
mains here for interment
New City cemetery.
The deceased was born in Blair I IT"”" 01 ™al “f- *<**
ooniitv a -i-i. . ten was accompanied there by Mrs.
county, Oklahoma, and with her|Norten and childrfen
parents moved to Olney in 1925 She I r j “ chiidien.
was marred to Orvel Spoonemore 3 Laiado was chosen for the next
years later, where they made this
their home since that time, until
in the ;went to Wichita pans for the con-
vention of rural carrier’s. Mr. Nor-
lieve.
Christian Church
Revival To Close
Sunday Might
The revival meeting which Dr.
Paul Henry Packard is conducting*
for the First Christian church here,
will come to a close Sunday night.
This makes the second week of the , _
revival i
’ | At the Rotary luncheon Tuesday,
There has been a large attendance i members heard an earnest address
at. each evening’s services. Dr. Pack by Envoy Lambert, of the Salvation
*™gcu in Lie cuuuty jan on cnarges about 8 months ago, they moved to
of theft and hi-jacking. According | ^°bhs, to make their future home,
to officers, the negro woman was j ^r' Spoonemore was employed in ,
an old offender, with a long police j th<l od flelds their. | MQ Is r* r* n
record from sevei*al different cities. | . •Sesiqes the husband, she is sur-1 « vlluw kjfll/lLdillZ
Many robberies which have o'ccured l^ved ^er m°ther, Mrs. Minnie1
here the past few months’, no doubt ?°ds an<l brother, grandmother,
will soon be cleared up, police be-. ,s‘ ^ E* Skidmore, and a number
’ t ether relatives, who mourn her1
n timely death.
year’s convention for postmasters,
with the hopes of intei’esting the
“onP“Sa,making ‘heI ST“f“afS
Olney’s new white-way system will
be officially turned on Monday eve-
ning, July 21, at 9:00 o’clock, with,
a big evening’s entertainment to
celebrate the event.
Mayor Chas. S'. Richardson will
open the dedication services at 8:30
with an address followed by Wright
McClatchey, president of the Cham-
ber of Commerce, who will have
charge of the affair as master of
ceremonies.
President IVfcClatchey will intro-
duce A. T. 'Shultz of Fort Worth,
vice-president of the Texas-Louisi-
ana Power Co., who will then deliv-
er the pricipal address of the eve-
ning.
Band music will be furnished by
tne local band under the direction
of J. B. St. Clair.
All of the business section will
be roped off, excepting Avenue C.y
which is the main artery and will
Acute; C.of
List Vacancies
Rotarian Meeting
Addressed By Envoy
Lambert Tuesday
C, of Co Secretary
And Family Arrived
Here Last Friday
Olney’s new Chamber of Com-1 n6W
„ c 1 ney to find homes.
The Chamber of Commerce is
making a valiant effort to have all
vacant houses that are available list-
ed at the organization’s office jn
the city hall, to better assist the
new people that are coming to 01-
merce Secretary, Jack Williams, with
The housing conditions here have
reached grave proportions. Many
audiences attention to the last, and; tire county. He told of the wonder- home at k1r W(1Q, M . eral have been hnilt w,u, „ i.......
the beautiful music continues to be! ful work the army is doing the 7 Mam’ the PIace
n” —-*• -■* J’ 1 formerly occupied by Merle Gruver
... , ........ ~ w “‘c aimy is uo mg, tne
appreciable part of the services. | service which they render to *human-
A large number of additions havejity and the various workings of this
been added to the church roll. As gTeat charitable organization for
the meeting will only last a few' good
oays longer, the people are urged
to attend these last services.
Body Of Newspaper
Man Forwarded
To Graham Sat.
School Transfer
A Must Be Filed
Before July 31
Citizens of Young county who wish
to transfer their children to adja-
cent school districts are urged to
file transfer certificates at the coun-
ty superintendent’s 'office at the
courthouse at. once, Mrs. V. W. Ber-
ry, County Superintendent said to-
day.
The tranfers must be made by -- _________,
July 31, according to law and only E- Graves, of Graham.
%6 days remain for filing transfer j --——o-
records.
Wichita Falls, July 13._The body
of W. L. Graves, 71, former news-
paper man, who died at the home
of his sister, Mrs. P. A. Martin, at
9 o’clock Friday morning, was taken
to Graham by the Merkle Undertak-
ing company about 7 o’clock Satur-
day morning. Funeral services were
held at the Graham cemetery at
10:30 o’clock Saturday morning.
Mr. Graves had been making his
home with Judge and Mrs. Martin
for the past two years. While in the
newspaper business, Mi*. Graves pub-
lished weeklies at Graham, Bridge-
port, Estelline, Taos, N. M., and sev-
A farewell talk by W. C. Harrell
wa smade in behalf of the Rotarians
to Merle Gruver, who goes to Colo-
rado t omake his future home.
All members of the Rotary Club
felt their deep loss at Tuesday’s
meeting, when Rotarian Gruver Re-
sponded , with a talk On the splendid
fellowship he had enjoyed from the
and _ family.
Secretary Williams has been very
busy his first week here, meeting
the. business men of the city, and
eral have been built, with a large
number now under construction, but
still the demand for living quarters
far exceeds the supply.
According *
The other streets will be given over
to the contestants and big street
dance which follows.
A feature attraction, just after
the dedication services., will be an
old fiddlers’ contest, open to all
contestants. Cash, prizes of $25 and
$10, will be awarded to -the-best-
fiddle oands. A $10 cash prize will
be given the best caller for the old
time square dance.
The oldest couple to participate in
tne square dance, and members of
the best set are also to be awarded
special prizes.
Some of the contestants already
entered are: Sam Walters and Lu-
ther Gibbs of Newcastle; T. L. Peel-
er of Olney; Jewel Hulse and a Mr.
Burkhalter of Throckmorton, and
Ed Goodwin of Archer City, with
several others from neighboring
towns that are expected to enter
later.
A special solo dance number will
be given by little Miss Betty Joe
° t0 Chamber of Com- o----- miS6 x>etty Joe
meree Secretary Jack Williams, ma-1 ^lathewis, the talented young daugh-
7- -- r-r wW, ay inquiries have been received J ter °f Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mathewis
assisting the committee composed j eaeh ' day in regards to houses. If J of Archer City,
of W. C. Harrell, H. W. Shaw, S. I an.yone having a house or apartment I The celebration
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c-ub in working with the members local organization had mapped out
M. j. Benson and C. V. Morgan, | wdI phone the Chamber of Com-
with the various arrangements of the! m^e office, it will be greatly ap-
foith coming big celebration—the'
dedication of Olney’s new white
way, Monday, July 21.
There was plenty of work the
in various undertakings’
1 wo beautiful .musical selections
rendered by Mrs. R, E. Dailey, were
greatly appreciated.
The awarding of low score in the
minature golf tournament was a
necktie presented M. D. Wolverton,
who won over Merle Gruver with a
48, while Gruver’s score was 50.
for the new secretary, who seems
to enjoy taking up the new duties,
where former Secretary Merle Gru-
ver left off.
Mr. Williams expressed himself
as being very favorably impressed
with the city and the agressive spirit
manifest here by the local business
men.
preciated by the organization.
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Mishap Fatal to Boy
In Rock Crusher
A ccident Tuesday
eial other places. His last paper was
the Home News at Springtown.
He is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. P. A. Martin, Mrs. B. R. Wag-
ner of Abilene, and Mrs. R. J. Mc-
Cloud of Gralham; one brother, R.
] Free Matinee at
Palace Theatre
- TIME TO GET PEEVED
“Well, yer
this,” pM the man charged with; The "Golden Calf” is the feature
d,sturbmg the peace. “Me and the attraction at the Palace Theatre
w^ gets man argument over the Tuesday and Wednesday. July 22
washin money She calls me a lazy and 23, with special musical ' uum-
loafer and hits me over the head bers.
with a kettle. Then I knocks herj On Wednesday afternoon there
down and she comes up and knocks will be a special matinee the fe”
me down and kicks me in the neck.-,tare attraction of the afternoon pro-
what nevt^ nuMOT&?te* ““d Portraying that funny Swede,
7 ' iE* L* Bi'endel, with a bevy of beau-
Well er cource, then we gets tifu] girls, admitting one person free
mad and starts to f,ght.”_En. presenting whole ad, clipped from
*, m UTYVUT . . Theatre ad which appears on
J. it. and h. £ Poskey visited back page of this issue, with one
friends in Wichita Falls Tuesday. adult paid ticket.
Fishermen Return
From 20-Day Trip
To Canada Wilds
Walter P. Reynolds and Elmer
Eaton returned Monday from a 20-
day trip into the wilderness of the
Dominion of Canada. They spent
most of the time after arriving in
Canada, on the boat fishing in Pipe
Stone and other nearby lakes, the
names of which the boys could not
spell. They report catching* a won-
derful lot of fish, whicih. were not
so large but nice, and run from ten
Pounds on down. Mr. Reynolds re-
ports catching about nine different
species of the finny tribe. They kept
a guide and spent most of the time
on the water in a boat.
The climate was cool and fine, and
they only had about four and one-
half hours of darkness up there. The
only way to get plenty of sleep is
to go to bed before sundown and
sleep as late as you wish the next
morning. 0f Canal
The section visited by Reynolds thousand'
and Eaton was about 117 miles in j and. only
the wilderness from Fort Frances. I tire trip, d^
In other words they were in the wilds i old boat nel
Candidates File
Second Campaign
Expense Account
Seventeen candidates had filed
their second expense accounts with
the County Clerk, Miss Pearl Mat-
thews, Wednesday. All others should
Lie by Friday night, July 18, being
the last day for filing these reports.
The second expense accounts filed
thus far are as follows: W. F. Par-
sley, $95.00; L. J. Hester, $113.57;
Chauncey E. Penix, $113 00; M. H
Sims, $129.00; Chas. O. Parsons,
$94.50; Leah Stewart Hartzell.
$147.50; J. D. Dawson, $22.00; A.
C. Anderson, $61.00; C. W. Akers,
$54.00 j. J- I. Guess, $70.00; B. W.'
'Weaver, $1.75; R. L. Reed, $29.50;
T. Rjckman, $29.75; J. W. San-
derson^ ,$47.50; H. L. Leberman.
T. Green, $24.00; II. N.
‘30.00.
$65.00'
Tucker
Funeral services for N L. Wal- ®iav
erel services for Norman’Lee Wal-1 Mo%an*
kei’V 18, killed when he fell into the
belt of a rock crushing machine near
the Throckmorton railway station
Tuesday morning, were held at the
Electra cemetery at 4 o’clock Wed-
nesday afternoon. The Baptist pastor
olfieiating.
The boy has been in the employ
of the state highway department
during the past six weeks and was
assisting in the construction of pave-
ment between Throckmorton and the
Shackelford county line when he lost
his footing and fell into the machine.
His head was crushed. Death was
instantaneous.
He is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Walker of the Clara
community, one brother and five
small sisters, all of Clara.
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commemorates
the city lighting system just com-
pleted of 64 ornamental standards
and 50 bracket lights, which, have
been placed over the entire area 'of
the city limits, which makes Olney
one of the best lighted cities in
this section of the state.
T-hose who served on the arrange-
ments committee, deserving spec-
ial mention were: W. C. Harrell, H.
Wr. Shaw, S. M. J. Benson and C. V.
Uncle Ben Hodges
Died Last Monday
At Archer City
NEW FLORAL SHOP FOR
OLNEY IS NOW OPEN
aer. They drove three
kindred and ten miles
fee flats on the en-
the engine of the
lk?sed a lick.
The Conner Floral shop opened
its doors for business Wednesday in
the Goldsmith Building on North
Grand Avenue, next door to the
Texas Furniture Company. Mrs. C.
M. Conner of Haskell, ' will have
charge of the establishment and will
give it her personal attention. She
is an experienced florist who has
made aspecial study of designing.
Before coming to, Olney she at-
Ben Hodges, one of the oldest
citizens of Archer City, died Mon-
day night at 11:40, at his residence
in that town. I-Ie was 76 years old,
and had lived in Archer county 43
years. He resided on the Luke Wilson
ranch for a number of years, then
moved to Archer City and carried
ithe mail out of town for years,
when a ‘hack and team were used.
He is survived by his wife and 6
children. Funeral services were held
at the Fh*st Christian church with
Rev. Highsmith, pastor of the church
officiating. He was buried in Archer
City cemetery. A beautiful floral
offering was given.
of Chicago, July the 8th to the 12th,
at San Antonio. Mrs. McDonald is
one of the world’s best designers
and this gave Mrs. Conner another
oppoi'tunity to put more efficiency
into her work of designing. The
Conner floral shop expects to be-
, ,, , j come a fixtui*e among the business
,-mJed the school of designing con-! enterprises of this city as it is
c ucted bv Mrsi. -Schiller McDonald j permanently located here.
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Spears, George T., Jr. The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1930, newspaper, July 18, 1930; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1120616/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Olney Community Library.