The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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The Olney Enterprise
THIS IS YOUR TOWN—THIS IS MY TOWN—IF WE ALL SUPPORT IT ONE HUNDRED PER CENT IT WILL BE A ONE HUNDRED
PER CENT TOWN
VOLUME XXII.
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT FOR OLNEY
THE OLNEY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931.
BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN YOUNG CO.
NUMBER 35.
"OLNEY CITIZEN IS PLACED ON NEWLY FORMED ASSOCIATION
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First Little Theatre Play Given Tuesday Night
Little Theatre
Presents First
Play Of Season
“WATCH YOUR STEP” FIRST
OF SERIES OF PLAYS GIVEN
TUESDAY NIGHT
Eight Turkeys
To Be Given
Away Next Week
Garner’s Uvalde Homes—1893 and Now
The first regular Little Theatre
play of the season was presented at
the City auditorium Tuesday night.
The play, “Watch Your Step,” a
three act farce mystery comedy, was
well given. It was well received by
an appreciative audience; some
smaller in numbers than might have
been expected but none the less
ardent in its applause.
The story hinged around the theft
of valuable jewels, with a plot suf-
ficiently veiled to make it interest-
ing and a lighter vein running
through the entire play that made
it humorous in many instances.
Those who attended last year’s
Little Theatre plays recognized some
of the star characters again in parts,
while a few new performers had
parts. Comment on each individual's
performance would make an ex-
tended article, and that isn’t . neces-
sary since each character was well
chosen for his or her particular
part and each interpreted and acted
their parts cleverly.
The cast included Miss Edrye
Raines, Frank Cook, Hershal Mc-
Carty, Doss Millsap, Miss Pauline
Braddock, Miss Lela Dalton, Miss
Mildred Creekmore, Jack Williams
and G. B. Stecken.
Dr. Fred Harrell, president of the
Little Theatre organization, appeared 1
before the curtain with humorous
remarks and interesting reference
to the play. Little Misses Siddie
Hunt and Marjorie Richardson ap-
peared between acts with delight-
ful tap-dance numbers.
The merchants who have made
possible the lighting of Main Street
during the holidays will participate
in giving away eight big fine Christ-
mas turkeys next week. Two tur-
keys will be given away on each of
the following days: Monday, Tues-
day, Wednesday and Thursday.
If you’ve been wondering from
whence the big fat Christmas turkey
is to come, make it a point to be
in line for one of these fine gob-
blers that will be given away.
Young County
Coaches Announce
B. B. Program
THE NEW SCHEDULE WILL BE
BETTER THAN FORMER
METHOD OF PLAY
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Thrift Certificate
Sale Postponed Till
Saturday, Dec. 19th
Due to very unfavorable weather
conditions, the Thrift Certificate
j auction sale that was scheduled and
advertised for Wednesday the 16th,
was postponed till Saturday, Decem-
ber the 19th
Many packages suitable for
Christmas gifts will be sold on that
date, and all will be wrapped in
Christmas paper. Bring your thrift
certificates and get full benefit. of
them by making gift purchases. And
remember the date, Saturday, De-,
cember the 19th.
A. A. Cooper
Elected Director
Of Organization
COUNTY TAX HIGHWAY RELIEF
ASSOCIATION IN DALLAS
LAST THURSDAY
Good Time To
Be Careful Is
Before The Fire
Every time the fire whistle sounds,
people should feel the need of being J
cautious about their places of busi-
ness and about their homes. This is
doubly true during the holiday sea-
son when fireworks will be heard'
about the homes. Always during the
holiday season, fire takes a heavy
toll, and for this reason fire chiefs
and state fire departments warn
people to be cautious.
Monday evening the fire boys
answered their first call in several
weeks when they went to the Oran
White home wfhere a leaky gas con-
nction was responsible for a fire.
However, it was out before the boys
arrived and no damage was done.
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Various Organizations
Requested To Help In
Making Up List
In order to avoid duplications in
the matter of seeing that children
and homes have Christmas remem-
^amces, the Chamber of Commerce
i^ges that all organizations as well
The basketball coaches of the
Young County High Schools met in
the office of the County Superinten-
dent on Monday, December 14, and
decided on a plan for determining
the county champion. The county
will be divided into two sections.
Section 1 composed of Graham,
South Bend, Eliasville, and Murray
will play a schedule to determine
the winner of the south half of
the county. Section 2 composed of
Olney, Newcastle, Jean, Loving and
Bitter Creek, will play a schedule
to determine the winner of the
north half of the county . The win-
ners in these two sections will play
a three game, series to determine
the county champion. The tourna-
ment beginning February 12.
The girls volley ball championship
will be decided in the same way.
The games being played as prelim-
inaries to the basketball games.
The schedules are as follows:
Section 1 (South half of county):
Jan. 8—Graham vs. South Bend.
Jan. 9.—Murray vs Eliasville.
Jan. 15.—Graham vs. Murray.
Jan. 16—Eliasville vs South Bend
at Eliasville.
Ja,n. 22—Graham vs. Eliasville at
'Eliasville.
Jan. 22—Murray vs. South Bend.
Jan. 29.—Graham vs. South Bend
(See “Coaches” last page, col. 6)
The upper photo show's the board wall house which was the fii-st home
of the John Garners when they first moved to Uvalde, Texas, on account
of Mr.. Garner’s poor health, in 1898. It still stands today. Lower photo
is the new Garner home, known as “Fair Oaks.” Inset shows John Garner,
of Texas, new speaker of the House of Representatives.
Football Boys
Receive Letters
Sweaters Later
Changes Made
In County Basket
Ball Schedule
Seventeen boys lettered in foot-
ball this season and will be given
sweaters after the mid-term. Fol-
At a meeting- of coaches and
others connected with basket ball
held in Graham last week, important
Program At
True School
Is Success
large crowd present to
ENJOY PROGRAM PRESENTED
BY JR CHAMBER COMMERCE
On Thursday night of last week,
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
put on one of a contemplated jjpries
of community goodwill plojiims.
The program was given at tft# True
School House and was a success in
every way. More than two hundred
people were present to enjoy the
program that was both profitable
and entertaining.
j lowing are those who lettered: Co- j changes were made in this year’s
| Captains ' O’Brien and Duckworth, j schedule. The change has met with
Cooper, Williams
And Mrs. S. M. /.
Benson On Program
Wright, Brown, Vaughn, Ellis, Sloan,
Gilmore, Graves, Rue, (Elmore, Mar-
tens, A. Pyeatt, Perkins, Morris,
Crawford, and Manager Wright.
The football boys met Wednes-
day night of this week at the high
school auditorium to cut their fine
fruit cake given by Mi's. S. R.
Jeffery, and to elect captains for
the 1932 season. Superintendent
Shulkey, Coach A. S. Acker, J. O.
Dodson and Hays were present at
this meeting.
To A. J. Graves and George Gil-
more goes the honor of being co-
captains for the 1932 football team.
This is Graves’ third year to letter
as a backfield man, and George
Gilmore’s second year to letter as
back. Both Graves and Gilmore
are excellent players, tough as whale-
bone and should cai'ry the respon-
sibilities of captains well.
A. A Cooper, Jack Williams apd
Mrs. S. M. J. Benson appeared on
Tuesday’s Rotary luncheon pro-
gram; each with an interesting part.
A. A. Cooper made a timely talk
on Rotary classification in which he
pointed out some facts concerning
Rotary methods of membership se-
lection, and at the same time read
interesting bits concerning the qual-
ifications of a real Rotarian. He
had facts well in hand and made a
nice folk. Mrs. S. M. J. Benson
as individuals hand in lists of names favored the club with two very
of those they have scheduled to beautiful vocal selections, with Mrs.
help. If such lists are furnished the A. Daily, regular Rotary pianist,
Chamber of 'Commerce a very help- i accompanying. Mrs Benson always
ful tabulation can be worked out. j delights her audience with sweet
-o—7- ; vocal numbers. Jack Williams, Cham-
John Jones Killed !ber 0f Commerce secretary, made
f xv tj/ j a very practical classification talk
in IsOT Wreck in which he outlined the duties of
_ , " |a chamber of commerce secretary,
John Jones, who made his home j and incidentally pointed out some
m Olney last year, was killed Mon- j very interesting facts relative
day afternoon in an automobile j to the retail merchant’s business cov-
wreck near Kilgore. Mr. Jones in! ering the past few years.
Olney Girls Defeat
Elbert Girls 82-21
passing a truck met a car driven by
a lady with two children and to
avoid hitting them he was killed.
.. Mr Jones has a mother and sis-
ter living in Olney.
The club went on record as fav-
oring the giving of Christmas pack-
ages to children who otherwise
would likely miss the joys of Christ-
mas insofar as gifts are concerned.
(By Miss Ruthel Lunn)
Coach Lela Dalton’s county cham-
pion high school volley ball team
continued their winning Thursday,
defeating the-Elbert girls 82 to 21.
The game was a thriller from the
start. Both teams displayed a brand
of offense that bids fair to take
them far in their respective county
tournaments. Olney’s attack was
particularly effective with Captain
Myers leading the attack. Poor de-
fensive play by both teams aided
materially in running the scores
high.
Roberst, Armstrong and Riggins
were outstanding players for the
visitors. Captain Myers had sensa-
tional assistance from Crane and
Taylor.
Line-up:
Olney (82)—-Myers, R. B.; Duna- j
g-an, C. B.; Taylor, C. N ; Rose, L.
N.; Faulk, L. B.; Crane,' R. N.
Elbert (21)—Armtrong, R. B.;'
McCarson, C. B.; Riggins, L. B.;
Roberts, N. N.; Kieter, U. N ; Con-
dran, R. N.
approval of fans. Each of the
nine counties comprising this dis-
will be divided into two county
districts. Each team in each county
district will meet each of its oppo-
nents in two games. The winners
of each county division will then
meet in a three games series to de-
termine the county championship.
J his series will be played February
12th. Then, each county champion-
ship team will go to Wichita Falls
February 26th to participate in the
district championship tournament.
By this method much more play-
ing will be provided the vaious
teams.
On December the 10th a meeting
of citizens from over Texas met in
Dallas and set up an organization
to be known as tlhe “County High-
way Tax Relief Association.”
To state the case briefly, this
organization has as its aim the fos-
tering of a $200,000,000 road bond
issue and to get same submitted to
the vote of the people. In short a
concerted effort is to be made to
submit the Sterling road bond pi*op-
osition of two years ago to the
people for their approval or re-
jection.
As the writer understands the out-
standing features of the bond prop-
osition being sponsored by the above
organization, a $200,000,000 bond
issue would be voted to be taken
care of by a gasoline tax With
money so derived from gasoline
taxes money that has been spent by
counties for the construction of
federal and state highways would be
refunded; such refunds to be used'
to- make tax reductions—or proba-
bly to build lateral roads. The
proposal is to take off of real estate
the taxes it is carrying by reason
of bonds voted to build state and
federal highways in said counties;
i and to place the burden of state
Those sponsoring the program
were especially pleased with the fine 1 ^ PlfB. fe burden of state
spirit of co-operation on the part,and federal hl^hway construction on
of the trustees of tihe True School j 3 JasoIme ***• K ls Suite a hiS
the teachers and patrons The<e i under^akin^ and one on wbieh much
people were enthusiastic in arrang-’ ^ be “,d bef°re * is finaIly
mg for the program and showed
every courtesy to the visitors from
Olney who put on the program.
Our good townsman, W. C. Har-
i'ell, made the principal address in
which he stressed tihe importance of
developing children and giving them
the best of opportunities in home
entertainment and community enter-
tainment. Mr. Harrell is a practical
talker who knows how to put
his messages. , His talk was
over
very
settled.
The immediate aim of the “County
Highway Tax Relief Association” is
to get 100 directors from various
points over the state in this organi-
zation and to make a concerted^
effort to get the proposed bond
issue before the people.
A. A. Cooper of Olney was chosen
as a director of the Association and
has been urged to attend their meet-
ings from time to time. If Mr.
Cooper accepts this position he will
number Tf entertaining' features'were ^ qj in Jos*ion to ba<* to
enjoyed; consisting of vocal and mSlde mformation” on what
musical numbers.
In this connection it is mentioned
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Complete county schedule appears tbat tbe Juni<)r Chamber of Com-!
rV. J m AW* A „ . , < • * ***
is going on with reference to the
plan.
The local Highway Committee met
elsewhere in tlhis paper.
Basket ball fans will be interested
in knowing that twenty games will
be played in Olney.
Martin W. Howard
Passes Away Friday
to local highway matters.
on one.
Martin W. Howard, age 30 years,
died December the 11th, at 4:30' -o--_
of E\btthiTehxT three miles -politics And What
Martin was the son-in-law of our
late friend, R. P. Owens, and was
living on the Owens farm at the
time of his death.
He leaves a wife and two children
to mourn his going. He was a mem-
ber of the Methodist Church and
was also a trustee of the school.
The community has lost a good
man, for his place for upright liv-
ing will be hard to fill.—Reported.
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desirous of having such will do well “ weU as. other matters pertaining
to get in touch with some of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce mem-
bers. The programs are highly en-
tertaining as well as profitable and
any community will do well to
operate in putting
co-
Matches-Smoking
| Have You Will Be
Order Of The Day
Voters, the writer has been in-
formed, should begin to fortify them-
selves for the coming onslaughts of
politicians and candidates. With
times as they are—however they are
—and the psychology as it is—how-
ever it is—the dear tax payers and
voters may be assued they will hear
plenty
Olney Girl Making
Good In Baylor
Belton, Dec. 17.—Appearing in
the fall quarter of the “Baylorian,”
student publication at Baylor Col-
lege for Women, is a selection “Our
Street,” written by Miss Modina
Warren of Olney. Selections used
in the publication are carefully
chosen and only the best of material
is used.
Miss Warren, who is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Warren,
is a fresmhan in Baylor and is
majoring in journalism.
Going To Washington
of political wind-jamming
| during the coming election. Won’t Mr. aoid Mrs. C. H. Alvord, of
--- !be interesting to hear the age j San Marcos, were here first of the
So many fires started by matches °id story of “I’ll reduce taxes and week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jack
are due to the carelessness of smok- expenses, etc., etc., if elected” ex-! Williams.
ers that the Texas Fire Insurance pounded with renewed emphasis this I Mr. Alvord is Field Representative
Department has combined the J year. It peally should be a penal j of the Farm Board for the sixteen
hazards under the twin designation, j offense for a candidate to even! Southern States. Mr. Alvord left
Matches-Smoking” and today it i intimate that he will reduce taxes— Wednesday for Oklahoma City, Okla
leads all other causes in its respon-
sibility for fire destruction with an
annual total charge against it ap-
proximating the huge sum of thirty
milion ($30,000,000) dollars in the
United States.
for liars they be (in most instances) j and will, return Friday to Ft
when they go that far afield. But'Worth to meet Mrs. Alvord and both
that is the one big bait that will be j will go to Washington, D. C., where
tossed into the pool of votes this j they will be for ninety days, Mr.
year. Don’t swallow it, my brother, j Alvord being there in the interest
don’t do it. | of his business.
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Warren, Len C. The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1931, newspaper, December 18, 1931; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1120756/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Olney Community Library.