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The Lampasas Record
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LAMPASAS, TEXAS. OCTOBER 27. 1238.
VOLUME NO. 32.
NUMBER 12.
Dr. Jno. W. Ellis
Wednesday morning, October 26, at th( opposition Friday night at Badger
Ipasas to Hm X’UCTriL WBttU Une/TS'
I be eligible to receive thia allocation
pub-
W. B. Preston Passed
Hughes Family Reunion Mary Anu
Iwirn ill KaI
W. B. (Uncle Curley) Preston, 85,
r .r
Mar-
baa
for
attack
LAMPASAS MARKETS
(See THIS WEEK, Last Page)
TOMPKINS DIED AT KYLE
70c
TEMPERATURES BY DAYS
to fl tper year.
JOf G//H
thanks
during
of our
and gave of
and experi-
where possi-
deaf ear to
bis in San
appreciation
Mrs.
one
the
and
long
the
being
Tbe following prices are being paid
for farm products and produce by
Lampasas buyers today, Oct. 27, 1938.
These prices are subject to change
without notice and apply for today
only:
Langford and Children
Mrs. Raymond Langford
Langford
Mrs. M. B. Daughtry.
of
and
the
an d
Mrs. 1
Mrs..
Mrs.
Earl
and
Brownwood.
Mr. Preston was born in Van Buren,
Arkansas, August 1, 1853, and thirty-
$ED-TIME
•TORY
FOR THE
Hens 10 and 12
Springs 12c
Roosters 5 cents
Turkeys, 6, 8-11
months ago.
Mr. Briiey suffered a heart
(laughter,
Oklahoma
Townsesn,
Miss Elsie
This Week In
Washington
i from letter of some 200 words on the sub-
ject “How Modern Service Equipment
Mrs. Helped Me To Solve A Difficult Prob-
City, km.” r
Miss
Moses
LOCAL RADIO REPAIR MAN
WINS HIGH HONOR
Cream, No. 1, 20c; No. 2, 18c
Wool, 16 to 24c.
Green Hides,
Cotton, Mid.
Cotton Seed
given for delinquents to pay in' guttered just before noon
monthly installments, according to iaat.
those in charge and many have availed' — ■ - ■■ ■
themselves of this feature. I
I the Lampasas high school, of the
llPIlfll 'if hnr father T \V Tnmnblna
this way. The
* | early reading coming first
Friday, Oct 21 .......
magazines which
one of them writ-
for pictures to 11-
submltteg by him
For several months now those in
whose bands is the matter of collect- H t ___
tag delinquent taxes have worked, about 2 o’clock, Dr. John W. Ellis KTelcl Lampasas will piuke a hard
up clouds over Washing-
ton by blasting. 1924.
88—Morse code patented,
183&
31—Alleged that Connecti-
cut's charter concealed inSUPERINTENDENT OF NO. 53
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION DIES
tbe daughter of
i Hawkins. She
born In Bell county November
are
of a reconciliation
which'
most
, i
i real
When ex-' water; one daughter, Miss Ollie Pres-
and
Nellie Holley of
The prize was really something of
which to be proud, a $65.00 Weston
Oscillator. Mr. Piety has submitted
articles to radio
have been accepted,
ing recently asking
lustrate an article
a short time ago.
two sons, J.
and
two
Miss
one brother,
ters, Mrs. Joe Cox and
Townsen of Lampasas;
N. C. Hawkins of Ft. Sumner, N. M.;
and three grandchildren, George Ed-
ward and Dorothy Townsen of Lam-
pasas and Bettie Lou Townsen of
Tuscola.
Monday, Oct 24 42 72*
Tuesday. Oct. 25 ...47 82
Wednesday Oct. 26 ...^,54 83
ters, Sadie and Dixie, of Energy; Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Hodge, Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Standard, Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Hawkins and daughters, Verna and
SUITS BEING FILED TO
COLLECT DELINQUENT TAXES
Following a serious illness of only i A letter from 8. H. Gulledge to the
two weeks, Mra, J. G. Townsen died /taimpem>s CommifiwtonerB Court a few
Grain
Oats 22c to 24c per bushel ~
Wheat 50c to 52e
Shelled Com 40 to 46 cents bu.
Ear corn 35 to 40 cents bushel
Barley 30c to 35c bushel
Maize 65 to 85 cents
Other Grain Sorghums 65c to
Poultry
cents.
In order to be eligible to get this
Andrew ' paving, it is necessary that the right-
pallbearers. proper vision length required for road
Mrs. Towusen, who was Miss Car- construction at the present time. Tbe
rle Hawkins before her marriage, was1 commissioners' and county Judge are
the daughter of the late P. O. and' waiting to see what the reaction of
was'the landowners to this matter is bb-
20,1 fore placing an order and stating that
calls, written letters and done other senger and went to bis eternal reward. after two straight losses. Since the
necessary things to get all delinquents He died in Kerrville where he had Glass A Brownwood High club playik
to pay up without taking the matter been since July for treatment, but Thursday night, tbe Brownwood “B"
to the courts. Opportunity has been' death was due to a stroke which he *4UU<1 will probably be composed of
—a, t* pay ln 1 iuffervd just before noon Saturday,' “** ,hl' Brownwood players except tbe
regular starters. If this is the case
there will be a real battle In Lam-
' board of stewards both in the Lam-
pasas church and in the Travis Park
church, San Antonio. He was a mem-
ber 0^,1 he Masonic fraternity, having pasat City Limit to about six miles
completed the degrees in the Scottish out east, which is being done at this
• and the lime, passed away here. He and his
was a past family had lived in the Mrs. A. Peeler
a few
major differences, i
the opinion of
beginning of a
Mrs. J. G. Townsen $187,000 Allocated
Died Saturday For Paving 66
P. E.
daugh-
Naomi
pound,
cents
General
Fancy White Eggs, 24c
No. 1 Eggs, 21c
i Colored Eggs, 17c
I No. 2 Eggs, 12c
and whole. day from Oct. 20 to Oct 27.
Throughout the suffering world they readings are taken twice daily,
touch the doors
That opeu wide to life. The bitter bowl
Of pam they sweeten till weary rest,) Saturday, Oct. 22
As though the hantis of Christ had
. serve J and blest. -Ji
family, located and built their home
near Evant where he and his wife
spent the balance of their lives, Mrs. 1
Preston having preceded him to the
grave. Those who knew him best say
Want tu buy, sell er trade. Call 46. Thursday, Oct. 27
Rev. E. G lambert and H. V. Camp-
bell were business visitors Tuesday
power,!n Austin. ..
j The body was brought to Lampasas ‘ ' ' "e a real oa“M
... | by the Briggs-Gamel funeral director I,afca lhe “W ot Oct- 2s-
more hopeful However, they state that some have ( aud carrled to the home of Mrs K Thus far the Badgers hav<
from the various owners. Sojgge have
... , Mrs. 8aid per acre, some hate said *
Mrs. Hughes had all her children in Townsen was a member of the Pres-. *bey will gladly donate the land.
-- ----- - - - —*— ----- - - - ' Others have asked for more. The
I county commissioners will have to bq
' nnvnvnnri hv th'o ns thA otinntrintf
Tuesday, November 25, at 11:45 p. m. Attending the funeral services
8. L. Briley, superintendent of the out-of-town were:
" ork on Highway No. 53 from Lam-1 8id Townsen anu
Clyde Patterson of
Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Ruth Towusen, and
of Fort Worth; Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Harmon and sons, Martin and Bowers
and wife, of Ireland; Dr. and Mrs. J.
B. Townsen, ’O. B. Townsen aujl sou,
Billie Joe, Mr. and Mrs. Dow Hud-
Lewis Townsen and
where he was stricken again. Return- Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hudson of Gold-
H.g home, he lived but a few days. He thwaite; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Towusen
waa a comparatively young man, be- of Temple; Jim Baskin and daugh-
iug only ubout 45 years of age.
The body was prepared for burial
and carried Wednesday to Winters,
his former home, where funeral ser-
vices were held this morning at 10
o’clock.
.badgers play hobt to
> n .1 BROWNWOOD “B" FKI. NIGH JI* Called By Death ---- ,
------ | Brownwood’s “B” team will furnish
mains, setting up mu re poles, run-
ning more wires, and adding to the
capacity of the generating plant, or
providing - additional switchboard
facilities. , ,
' That means that in order to give
service the utilities continually have
to invest more capital in their plants.
That has always been true, and It
accounts for the increasing monetary
size of the big utilities.
Every new customer means so
Great hopes pf peace between
Government and Industry are
voiced here, not only by Admiutetra-1
tlon supporters but by impartial ob-
servers.
Everybody wants to see business
pick up In a big way. It is the feel-!
ing here that the greatest obstacle
to recovery has been tbe more or
less open warfare between the Ad-
ministration and the big power com-
panies. There
signs than ever
of the
would mean, in
economists, the
business boom.
It works out
lie utilities have been for years stead-
ily extending their services. ' As
population increases, especially in1
the larger cities and their suburbs,1
the demand for electric light, gas1
and telephone services increases.
Every new home built anywhere In
America today means a new. cus-
whivh whs spread together. I ligion and joined tbe church at Cen-
The following were present: Mrs. ter City in 1885, and was a member of 6°veTne,l by the cost as the changing
Hughes, Perrin Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. the local Presbyterian church at her, t*le fences W1U cos^ about $7,000.00.
K B. Hallmark, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. death. She was loyal to ber church
Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Miller, and to her Saviour and those who
;w her life well said of her that
also
till his health failed In 1932 when he I Ernest Hughes, several grandchildren u loving wife and mother, quiet and
came back to Lampasas and continued and one great grandchild. Little Jack- ' unassuming, she found delight in be-
Campbell. , ing tbe kind of wife and mother that
' Then Tuesday, October 25, relatives made, a real home for her loved ones
1 and friends who were dinner guests nnd those who came her way.
m. ’ ** *• • *- Surviving the deceased are her hus-
not made an effort and seemingly do MMrtJn l rrlvinK aboUt 7 m Wed.
not intend to do so. Therefore, they flesday luneral servlces were ,
say a list of tax accounts will be sub-1 from the Methodl8t chnrch at 3 p. m.
mitted to the Retail Merchants Credit the Kev w
Association as taxes are just as any EzeU belug ln charge and Dr T
other obligation, and if the taxes are Sa„ anrt th„ i
not paid at an early date legal action z y Lyie8 of 8eguln> formet
will be talren. Some suits have already ] trlbute to the deceaswt
been tiled and a number of others are' - - - -----
being prepared for filing next month
in time for the December term of
district court.
No. 1 5c; No. 2, 2M»c.
basis 8 l-4e..
<20.06.
that he lived to bless and help those 8l8terS:
i R. A. Martin of Lampasas and
, Madden Reed of Ozona; and
‘ brother, J. M Ellis of Austin.
| Dr. Ellis was a member of
' Methodist church since childhood
1 was consecrated to its service as
Rite.Jftie Knights Templar
ShrlrfW chapters, and wa
Worthy Patron of the Eastern Star home since they came here
of San Antonio, Chapter No. 3.
Service was the virtue that directed
the life of Dr. Ellis: Regardless of some tbyee weeks ago but Improved
54 67
57 64
the financial standing of his patients, and several days ago went to Mason son and son,
he treated them all alike
his scientific knowledge
ence in restoring health
ble. He never turned a
the physical needy.
One former patient of
Antonio in expressing her
of his service in restoring her health
paid high tribute to him and then en< '
closed in the letter the following poem
by Ida Norton Munson, entitled “The 1 FATHER OF MISS
Surgeon’s Hand”, which she said so;
completely described her benefactor:
His face? I know not whether It be1 4 telephone message Wednesday
7alr_ , morning told Miss Elizabeth Tomp-
Or lined and grayed to mark the slip- teacher of home economics In
ping years.
His eyes: I do not glimpse the pity "eath her father' J- w Tompkins,
there, . | He died suddenly about 6:30 Wednes-
Or try to probe their depths for hopes day morning. She left shortly after
or fears. receiving the word for her family
Only upon his wondrous hands ’ I hom*' Mr' TomP^tas bad been ill for
gazej ‘ about u year, but his death was un-
And search my memory through so '*Proted. Miss Tompkins received a
fittingly " • letter from him Just after receiving
To voice their loveliness. In still amaze th*“ bls death.I bow before their quiet dignity.
They make the crooked straight' and __
heal old sores; Below is carried the temperatures
The blind to see, the war-torn clean for each day of the week, except Sun-
The
The
ore
ra
to
about him. He loved the beautiful,
the upright, the noble and Godly things '
of life and his influence for such is
lasting and will continue to do so.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. A. B. Dehart, Rev. Ben Reynolds
and Di H. Carter. Burial was in the as he wa8 aWe- He »«» ‘be
Murphee cemetery beside his wife who
scheme to get something for nothing sixteen years ago.
out of the public’s pockets.
Hence the statutes designed to
eliminate jnany of the holding com-1
panics, the establishment of the
Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion to supervise all future offerings
of bonds and stocks, and the setting-
up of a “yardstick”, in the shape of
the TVA power development, by
which to establish fair costs for elec-
tric service to consumers.
Those, and the Government’s fur-
nishing-of funds to municipalities to
enable them to go into the light and
power business, have had the natural)
effect of frightening capital away'
from further investment in
securities.
What President Roosevelt . means
CARD OF THANKS
Words cannot express oijr
for all the acts of kindness
tbe illness and at the death
mother and grandmother, ? and yet
Ora, and Mrs. Itillta Hawkina of Tus" words mU8t convey OUr d“P ’ppre'
elation of all those expressions of
love. Thank you again and again.
Gertrude A. Vaden
B. C. Knight
Mrs. B. C. Knight
Mary Hela Knight
Frank Knight
Mrs. W. R. Hughes, Perrin Hughes, for more than 47 years;
Mr. and Mrs. K. B.- Hallmark, Va- P. Townsen of Tuscola
den Hallmark, Mrs. M. C. Hallmark,' lownsen of Lampaisas;
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Miller'and.Mr.
and Mrs. Ronald Davis of San An-
tonio.
His first practice was in Bertram be-
fore his graduation and following bis
completion medical school he' 'en-
tered general practice in Lampasas.
Just before the World War he enter-
ed the Post-Graduate Jledical College
in New York doing special work in her home, each family preparing lunch byteriau church, having professed re-
the study of the eye, ear, nose and
throat. There fce volunteered his ser-
vices and entered the army as a flight
surgeon of the aviation corps and
served during the war. Following the1. .
armistice, Dr. Ellis went to San An-] Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Beswlck, Mr. and'kot1
tonlo and practiced his special work Mrs. W. R. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. I “she walked with God.” She was
rill lilo nihnn l.o I l^s*swiK.-t UvioKao 1
Harl Piety, radio service man for
Gartman’s Music Shop here, received
quite an honor recently. He was
awarded third prize in a contest con-
ducted by the Weston Corporation cel-
ebrating their 50th Anniversary. The
contest, which was nation wide among
1 service men, was one requiring a
J. E. Webb of Kempner stopped us
on tbe street Wednesday and paid up
his Record dues for another year.
The reduced prices ate in effect: In
this section $1.00 and elsewhere $1.50
| It seems that a paved highway
1 would be worth a lot to those alofl$£~’~’"~
the road and the spending of the above
amount of money would mean a lot to
the employees of the county. Those
favoring the proposition might aid in
the matter by talking .with their
friends and neighbors abort’ it, as the
■ court will be governed entirely by
I the reaction of the land owners.
here as long as he was able.
September IL 1900, Dr. Ellis mar-
ried Miss Lavenla Robeits who sux-
I vives him. Besides his wife, he leaves °f Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hughes in-!
two children, Mrs. L. L. Stephenson clllded Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Beswlck, band whom she journeyed life with
of San Antonio and John Wilbur El-
lis of Lampasas, one grandchild,
. , | ooru in neu county November 26, lore placing an oraer ana stating mat
Held At Kempner 1867, the family later moving to Cen- the right of-way will be provided. Some
! ter Qty, where she was married £o1 fifteen of the owners have been con-
• Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Beswlck re- Ur- T°wu»en March 5, 1891. Six 1 tacted und all but otie or two ’have
turned to Winfield Kan Wednesday children were born to this union, two1 expressed their willingness to cooper-
after a few days’ visit in the home of sons ln Infancy. Besides her' ate. it requires only a few feet to
ber mother, Mrs. W. R.. Hughes oflowu four children who lived, she was1 meet the requirements in the places
Kempner, and with other relatives, 1 al8° “ m<,‘her to four nephews which where needed, aud only a fraction of
They were Joined over the week end “he reared and these and all her ne- «n acre to about two acres is Required
by Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hughes of Phews loved her as a mother.
Houston and on Sunday, October 23,1 A noble Christian character,
We wish to express our thanks and
appreciation to our friends and rela-'
tives for their kindness and sympathy
during the Illness and death of our
dear wife and mother. May God’s
richest blessings be upon each a nd
every one.
John. E.
Mr. and
Herman
Mr. and
cola; Mr." and Mrs. J. Y. Hamilton
and son of Evant; Frank Shaves and
Mrs. Eva Kingsbury and daughter of
Star; Cole and Irl Hawkins and Mrs.
| Alberta Shanks of Rotan; Mr. and
Mrs Garrett Hawkins of Amarillo;
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hawkins and Her-
man Hawkins of Lookeba, Okla.;
Frank Hawkins of Chickasha, Okla.;
Beu Hawkins, Mrs. Lucy Crawford,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bird of Abilene;
Emmett Hawkins of Center City;
Shelby Hawkins of Moline; Willia'
Hawkins and son, Jack of Savoy;'
Andy Smith and sons, Eugene
Rufus, of Galesville; Mr. and
Oscar Bird of Baird; Mr. and
Jess Bird of Merkel; Mr. and
P. E. Bird and two children,
and Addie, of Brownwood; Mr.
Mrs. Roy Giazener of Nolanville,* Mr.
and Mrs. Red Hafley of Hamilton;
S. E. Guthrie and Joe Wolf of Bur-
net.
the Badgers have a full
season record of three wins and
held tosses. In compiling this record
! they have scored 60 points to their
at I oppoueuis 70. Brownwood B lost to
j. i Llano 40-0 but did not have as strong
! Sessions of San Antonio and the Rev.' a bunch of P'«yers as they will pa-
rade at Badger Field.
Two more melees will be staged on J Northington. All other elders^ a nd dea-' of-way t* widened in certata ptaees,
te local aridiron after thi« trama— a# »«.i. At------k were honorary ' on hills und curves bo as to give the
proper vision length required for road
much more copper wire for trans- end came. Surviving his passing are
mission lines, so many more poles,' seven sons, Tom, Sam and Boyd Fres-
no much - additional equipment to be' ton of Midland, -Edgar and Roby Pres-
furnisbed by the electrical manufac-1 ton of Pearl, Barney Preston of Lam-
turers, and, naturally, so much more! pasas, and Kirby Preston of Glade-
employment for labor.
pension of utility service lags a1 ton who lived with her father;
hundred kinds of Industry slow1 one sister, Mrs.
down.
Ready te Spend Billions
The atilities have stated that they . _ .
are ready to spend literally billions ,“iue Jears “«o he, with his wife and
of dollars in extending their services
and enlarging their plants as soon
as they are satisfied that the Gov-
ernment is not going to render their
investments worthless by competing
with them at the taxpayers’ expense.
The Government’s attitude
been that the power companies were
charging tbe public too much
their services, in order to earn divi-
dends on fictitious capitalization.
The device of ^holding companies”
to control many subsidiary com-
panies has been, it te contended, a
| Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery
| with Masonic rites, military taps be-
ing sounded by the American Legion
Post official. • •Dr. Ellis was a native Texan, bofn
in Hillsboro July 11, 1877. At the age
of about four years he wks brought
to Lampasas county by his' j>arents,
the late W. D. and Sarah Ann Elite.
. He attended medical colleges in Tenn-
died at his home near Evant Sunday at DaUaS( aud gt
morning, October 23, just before dfi^n. whe^.
"he was graduated with honors. ■
He had been ill for some time
his death, and his ad
were too much for skill and
avail in restoring him to health.
His children from other parts
the state came during his illness
were all at his bedside when
NOVEMBER
1—Flrzt tlmultaneous mete-
orological observation*
taken, 1870.
1—North and South Dakota
admitted to Union, 1889.
1-William Cullen Bryant
• __—* IlttA
sent out Statements, made telephone answered the call of the death mes- ”7 get back Into the win column at the family home here Saturday, (days ag.» stated that $187 060.00 had
written aanrt Anna eaAWrnlS _____ _ j» _____■ ■ 3__~ a*-— ruu.,.1, . w e e* ree
October 22, at 1:15 p. m. She was!been allocated by the State Highway
taken to a hospital in Temple two I Department out of the aid funds for
weeks before her death, but the phy-1 lim pave Highway 60 from Lam-
slcians said there was nothing to do
but wait and she was brought home.
Funeral services were conducted by and have tbe paving done, bids for
her pastor, Rev. E. C. Lambert, at same must be advertised before Jan-
the Presbyterian church Sunday after- uury 1, 1939, Mr. Gulledge explained,
noon at 3 o’clock and burial was in Since the allocations are made three
Oak Hill cemetery. Gorgeous flowers years ahead, taking care of 1939, 1940
covered the mound paying silent tri- and 1941,' unless conditions Are met
bute of many loved ones, neighbors and the contract called for, it will
and friends of her and the family.1 be at least 1942 before the highway
Active pallbearers were E. B. Mini- is paved, he went on to say,
can, W. R. and J. H. Wagle, 8am j
Dickens, Shaw Norris and
the toeal gridiron after this game—' cons of the Church
Star and Mason—and tbe fans should
turn out Friday night to support the
home team.
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