The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1940 Page: 1 of 28
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The Olney Enterprise
THIh IB *OUR TOWN THIS IS MY TOWN-IF WE ALE SUPPORT IT ONE HUNDRED PER CENT. IT WILL BE A ONE HUNDRED PER CENT TOWN.
New Officers; Run-off
In Precinct Three
Parsley, Womack Go Into Campaign for
Commissioner's Post; Run-off Necessary
For Clerk, State Representative
Olney voters cast approximately 1,500 ballots Saturday as they joined
the rest of Young county’s some 5,000 voters in naming a new judge,
treasurer and tax assessor-collector for county offices. Olneyites aided
in sending the county clerk and state representative offices into the run-
off.
A run-off will be necessary also*
for the position of commissioner
from precinct three. Precinct two
also faces a run-off campaign. In
precinct four one candidate secur-
ed a majority while in precinct
one the incumbent was unopposed.
No run-offs will be necessary for
offices of district clerk, county
judge and sheriff.
Complete returns by boxes,
showing how Young county
residents marked their ballots
Saturday, will be found on
page 2, section two.
Of chief interest to the Olney
area in the Aug. 24 second primary
will be that of the commissioner’s
race. W. H. Womack is seeking re-
election with Joe Parsley, who led
the precinct as he carried five of
the eight boxes, in the run-off
against him.
i Foster Is Constable
Jim Foster won the post of con-
stable for precinct three in a last-
minute write-in drive. Foster poll-
ed 280 votes. His chief opponent
was A. D. Graves1 who received 102
votes. Other names written in—
there were no formal announce-
(See Election back page, CoL 3)
Personality Show,
Baby Contest to
Be Held Monday
A personality contest and talent
pageant will be held in Olney next
Monday, Aug. 8, sponsored by the
Women’s Council of the First
Christian Church.
The contest will include a per-
sonality show, a number of talent-
ed local artists, and a baby show
for the purpose of choosing “Little
Mr. and Miss of Olney.”
All babies between the ages of
one and eight years'are eligible to
enter this contest. Girls' from the
ages of fourteen to sixteen are
eligible for the personality con-
test, and the talent show is open to
boys or girls with no age limit.
The girls entered in the personality
parade will be sponsored by local
merchants.
Prizes include for the winners of
the personality and talent a trip
(See Contest back page, Col. 2)
BOARD OF REVIEW
SET MONDAY NIGHT
Board of Review for Boy Scouts
of the Olney district will be con-
ducted at 8 o’clock Monday even-
ing in the City Hall, according to
B. F. Harbour who is serving as
chairman in the absence of E. C.
Pruitt.
This program is a regular
monthly affair. Scouts must file
written applications by Friday
night with Mr. Harbour.
VOLUME XXX
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT FOR OLNEY
OLNEY ENTERPRISE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1940
BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN VOUNG CO
NUMBER 22
Continental Wins First Game in
Softball Plau-off With Oilers
Batter Up
1 X
(All games called at 8 o’clock
at high school athletic field).
* Schedule
Double header, Olney Refinery
versus Contineutal Refinery, sec-
ond game in play-off, followed by
Continental Refinery versus Cosden
Refining company, Graham, Thurs-
day, Aug. 1.
Double header (in the event of
the third game in play-off), Olney
Refinery versus Continental Re-
finery, followed by exhibition game,
Munday independent team versus
Continental Refinery.
Pet.
.846
.714
.714
.500
454
384
.230
.165
OIL BELT LEAGUE
Olney Red Sox versus Bowie,
there, Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Standings
Wheat Farmers to
Hear Standards
Set by Buyers
In an effort to ave:t possible
wheat market discrimination and
lower prices—a situation which al-
most overwhelmed Texas cotton
growers who refused to heed de-
mands of buyers—information con-
cerning standards of the wheat
market will be presented in a meet-
ing at 9 o’clock Monday morning
in the City HalL
E. A. Miller, extension agronomist,
and J. A. Scofield, district agent,
will be principal speakers. Repre-
sentatives of several mills also
will be on hand to talk with the
wheat farmers, according to D. A.
Adam, county agent.
In a letter to wheat farmers, Mr.
(See Wheat, back page, Col. 2)
Crew Working on
Street Lights
Twenty men, working 42 hours
weekly, are laying underground
cables and replacing standards as
Community Public Serivce com-
pany readies street lights for use
once more, according to A. S. Acker,
manager.
Mr. Acker estimated it would re-
quire 15 to 18 days for this crew
to complete their work. Another
crew will complete the overhead
lights, he said.
If present plans materialize, the
street lights should be in use by
the middle of August.
NO RUN-OFF is necessary for these four men, for
they won in Saturday’s Democratic first primary. Upper left
is George Sheppard who received an overw helming
vote of confidence as he defeated nis sole opponent. Gerald
C. Mann, center, was unopposed for his re-election as at-
torney general. Governor W. Lee O’Daniel, right, outstripped
his combined six opponents to assure his living at the man-
sion in Austin for another two years. Ed Gossett, lower left,
was re-elected to the thirteenth district congressional post
after his first term of two years. He defeated W. D. McFar-
lane and Charles H. Ripley. Election for all four of these men
is assured since nominated in Democratic primaries in Texas
is tantamount to election.
“OX” WEST
PROVES HIMSELF
LEATHERNECK
Dallas, Texas. (Spl.)— Wilbur
Earl “Ox” West, son of Collie West
of Olney, having enlisted in the U.
S. Marines on Sept. 30, 1939, has
proven himself to be a typical
“Leatherneck.”
While in recruit training at San
Diego, Calif., he qualified as an ex-
pert pistol shot and as sharpshoot-
er with the .30 caliber service rifle.
After his recruit training he was
transferred to the second Marine
Aircraft Group, Naval Air Station,
San Diego, Calif., and was assigned
(See “Ox” West back page, Col. 2)
J. E. Mullins
Picked for All-star
North Grid Game
J. E. Mullins, Ci/b. backfield star
who was graduated in May, will
carry Olney’s colors into the West
Texas all-Star grid gaiiie in the Oil
Bowl game Sept. 2 1 at Wichita
Falls. '•/ ■'
The former Cub ace will play
i the North team which includes
three Wichita Falls, three Childress
three Electra and one Quanah and
one Vernon player also from dis-
trict 2-AA. Burkburnett, which
joins the conference this year, also
placed two men on the team, an-
nounced Steve Ford, Mason of the
Maskat temple, Wichita Falls
lodge which is sponsoring the game.
Other district players chosen for
the affray are Rudolph Manz of
Wichita Falls, Curtis Holder of
Wichita Falls, Earl Crooks of Ver-
non, Fred Brown of Burkburnett
and Clark Wells of Quanah, backs;
Jack Sasche of Electra, center;
James Love of Vernon, Joe Ed Elli-
ott of Electra and Albert Williams
of Childress, tackles; Russell Clem-
ents of Burkburnett, Joe Smith
of Electra, Clifford Foster of Chil-
dress and Joe Parker of Wichita
Falls, ends.
Training of the North team, to
(See Fooball back page, CoL 5)
Adam Gets Award
For “long and efficient service
to the agricultu^al'lndustry’’ D. A.
Adam, county/f, agent, has been
awarded a certificate of distinguish-
ed service, f l y/
The award wW'fconferred by the
National Association of Agricul-
tural Agents1.
Gossett Wins
In First Primary
YOUNG PEOPLE TO PRESENT
“RELEASE" SUNDAY AT 8 P. M.
The play, “Release,’ will be pro-
duced at 8 o’clock Sunday, Aug.
4, at the First Methodist Church
by the young people’s department.
Feedstuffs Bought
Locally as Oats,
Wheat Season Ends
Local grain buyers are- not anti-
cipating a rise in price of wheat any
time soon, according to a survey
made late this week of the two
elevators and one independent buy-
er in Olney.
Very little wheat and oats have
been moving here this week, and
the quoted price for wheat re-
mains around 55 and 56 cents per
bushel.
W. M. Creech, independent buy-
er, has bought about two or three
thousand bushels of oats at 23
cents. His largest sales for the
week are in feeds, including the
purchase of about 20,000 pounds of
Sudan and 8,000 pounds of millet
during the week.
These men expect no rise in the
grain prices until the latter part
of next month.
, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Edwards were
I in Vernon Tuesday on business.
♦ Congressman Ed Gossett swept
the thirteenth district, carrying 12
of the 15 counties, for a glorious
return to office in Saturday’s pri-
mary election.
Gossett piled up an early lead and
maintained it throughout Saturday
night’s vote counting. W. D. Mc-
Farlane conceded defeat Sunday.
Ripley, another Wichita Falls can-
didate, was hardly in the running.
Since Young county is McFar-
lane’s home county, he carried this
county although both south and
north Olney boxes voted in favor
of the incumbent.
Congressman Gossett, still on his
job at Washington, expressed his
appreciation Saturday night when
friends in Wichita Falls called him
to advise of the election outcome.
“Please tell the people I am
deeply grateful for the confidence
shown in me. In these critical times
I want the advice of the citizens of
the district. I shall serve them to
the best of my ability,” the con-
gressman said.
As the talley below shows, Gos-
(See Gossett back page, Col. 6)
Teams Play Best
Two of Three to
Wind Up Season
Continental came through with a
9-6 win Wednesday night to claim
first victory in the best-two-out-of-
three series for finals in the city’s
softball league. Olney Refinery was
held to a single run until the ninth
mning when they tore loose and
nearly caught up with the ultimate
winners.
Johnson, Refinery pitcher, walked
eight and his teammates made five
erors. The winners likewise made
five errors and Rodgers, Continen-
tal pitcher, walked five. Patrick
^erved as Refinery catcher with
Smith holding down that post for
Continental.
Scoring:
plney Refinery 010 000 005
Continental 012 012 121
The second game in the play-off
between the Olney Refinery and
the Continental Refinery will be
played Thursday night, to be follow-
ed by an exhibition game between
Continental and the Cosden Refin-
ing company team of Graham, ac-
(See Softball back page, Col. 4)
Golfers Will
Play Sunday
In Graham
With two more Sundays remain-
ing in the inter-city golf league,
Olney’s golfers bettered their stand-
ing Sunday when they won 10 out of
17 matches with Jacksboro. Sunday
the golfing contingent will tee off
the Graham course against the lea-
gue’s leaders.
Results of Sunday’s matches fol-
low with the Olney player listed
first: A1 Lotz was defeated by W.
Stamper, 2-1; Doyle St John won
over Pat Rauschelbaugh, 3-1; Jerry
Nored lost 6-4 to Jack Erwin; W.
C. Leberman was defeated by J.
Massengale, 4-3.
Derwood Corley lost 4-3 to H. J.
Richards; L. C. Boyd won over H.
Wells, 1 up; Earl Williamson lost
to R. Plumley, 5-4; Salty St John
was defeated by C. Wells, 5-4.
Rufus McCasland won over B. B.
Jones, 1 up; Vernie Mayes was de-
feated by J. Shabay, 4-3; Harry Bet-
tis won over C. O. Clark, 6-5; C. V
Morgan was victorious over F. P.
Boone, 2-1; Chas. Wolverton won
5-3 over H. C. Teague; John Haney
dropped B. T. Peacock, 5-4: Claude
Harrison bested C. B. Shaw, 3-2,
and Coe Ellis won out over H. Ste-
wart 5-4.
Mrs. Atchley Dies
Mrs. J. P. Atchley died at her
home in Olney about noon today
(Thursday) following a week’s ser-
ious illness. Mrs. Atchley had been
in ill health for two years.
While funeral arrangements were
incomplete as the Enterprise v/ent
to press, it was believed by Luna
Funeral Home, who is in charge of
arrangements, that rites would be
conducted Friday from the First
Baptist Church.
Team—
Standings
G. W. L.
Continental
13 11 2
Ragle
14 10 4
Olney Oil
14 10 4
Sunnyview
14 7
Holliday
11 7
Jeffery
13 5 8.
King
13 3 10
Lions
12 2 10
W. A. Rushing “Beats Government” to
Diversified Program - No Cotton This Year
Furr Peaches Give
Enterprise Scales
Hefty Weighing Job
“Your scales can do some more
weighing,” declared Miss Adelle
Furr Saturday morning when she
brought in the sack of large peach-
es from the orchard owned by her."
father, Adam Furr.
And the scales did just that .
Each of the 10 peaches weighed
individually, made the scajesr
hand point to over one-fourth
pound. When the entire sack was-
placed on the machine the hand.
zoomed around to 5 1-4 pounds.
The luscious freestone peaches
are but typical, Miss Furr said, of
fruit to be found on the 1,000 trees
in their orchard. This year’s boun-
tiful rainfall has resulted in the'
best flavored fruit that has beer’
produced in years.
Tuesday two more peaches were
brought to the Enterprise. Each cf
these measured 12 inches in cir-
cumference and weighed over 3-4
pound each.
Team—
G.
W.
L.
Pet
Iowa Park
6
5
1
.833
Tipton, Okla.
5
4
1
.800
OLNEY
5
3
2
.600
Wilson Spudders
4
1
3
.250
Bowie
4
l\
3
250
Burkburnett
4
0
.000
(Editor’s note: This is the tenth
in a series of ‘Tarm Personality”
features planned to appear in the
Enterprise each week during the
summer months. D. A. Adam,
county agent, has assisted in select-
ing the farmers to be interviewed).
“I beat the government to this
diversified farming business,” de-
clared W. A. Rushing, prominent
Shearer community farmer, in our
conversation with him Friday af-
ternoon. The many different crops
to be seen from their front yard
offer tangible evidence to support
his statement.
Ranch-bom Mr. Rushing has nev-
ertheless made a success of farming
in spite of the fact that he admits
a preference for ranching. Bom in
San Saba county, Mr. Rushing
went deeper in the pure ranching
country when he moved with his
parents to Borden county in the
spring of 1890. That trip, made by
•wagon, required a month’s time;
they camped out asi they moved to
itheir new home, driving a herd of
cattle.
Live in Hunt
In the spring of 1895 the Rushings
moved to Cole county, Okla., and
there F. M. Rushing made his
first farm crop. W. A. Rushing
farmed a year with his dad and then
in 1898 he returned to West Texas.
He lived in that section of the state
and in New Mexico until July 1899
where he hired as a cowhand. He
returned to Oklahoma in 1900 and
then in February of 1902 married
had moved to Oklahoma with her
parents. They started farming in
Oklahoma and then in the fall of
1908 Mr. and Mrs. Rushing and
their daughter, Carria, moved to the
Hunt community in Young county,
following the F. M. Rushings by a
few months. Today Mr. Rushing’s
land holdings include an interest in
the F. M. Rushing homeplace four
miles south of Olney since his
father died in 1920 and his mother
in 1938.
an Arkansas farm-bom girl who (See W. A. Rushing page 5, Col. 5)
State TAAF Meet
When the state T. A. A. F. tour-
nament in staged in San Angelo
Aug. 25, Bill McDavid will be
among the contestants. He will
represent the Abilene district.
In bouts at Abilene last Monday
night Bill won his decision while
Carney Boyd dropped a decision.
Gatlin Jones lost by decision and
Adrian Daniel drew a bye. Buddy
Die accompanied the group.
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Warren, Len C. The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1940, newspaper, August 2, 1940; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1148609/m1/1/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Olney Community Library.