The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1934 Page: 1 of 8
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Electra Men Get
New Sand At 1899;
Deep OiF Rumored
Lions Club Holds
Pow-Wow At Park
'. Installs Officers
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Wheat .66’ Oats 30
Harvest Under Way
Brown
Jeanette,
Softball League
Games Draw Large
Crowds Each Night
City Force Get
Short Vacations
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C. D. Bailey, L. B. Slaughter’ and
H. J. Flusche were named Tuesday
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Meeting Thursday
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arrangements for memorial
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Martin was told. He was asked to1 the work.
The lodge was declared at ease
—( anu u nuuiuci vi vichlul3 were wcp
regula- corned. Judge T. A. Hicks of Wichi-
_.i ofjta Falls, introduced Miss Maggie
102 Names To
Appear On Ballot
Election July 28
ic. of C. To Give $50
j Toward Rodeo
For July 3 and 4
Change Name Of
Legion Band To
Municipal Band
Electrans Are
Invited To Horse
Show At Wichita
B&PW-Rotary
Baseball Game
Friday, June 29
Electra C. Of C.
To Sponsor Booth
At County Fair
“Fathers Day” Is
Observed At
Christian Church
Here is pictured Margaret Hayes,
the oldest living nurse who served in
the Civil war, being presented with a
medal from the Los Angeles school
children and from tbe people of Los
Angeles, by Mrs. J. A. Allred.
Mrs. A. F. Mann Dies
At Fort Worth
The test opens
one mile of new
wood Avery, executive assistant
near the city hall, the (Dallas office to W. IL
date for the initial program to be chairman of the board here, j
soon The new director, | adjusted complaints under
LeMaire, has nioxed here j President’s Re-employment
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been a former resident of this vi-
cinity. Her death took place at her
home in Fort Worth Thursday night
and the remains were brought here
compliance t Oklahoma,
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officially relieved of further duties,' among the 29 visitors welcomed at
effective Friday, June 15, accord-; the regular meeting of the Pinker-
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A Constructive Newspaper for a ConstructivejPeople
ELECTRA. TEXAS. THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1934.
NRA Compliance
Board Dissolved
The Electra NRA r-----”-----j
board, set up nine months ago was: eluding
Stepping out of their accus-
tomed roles of the beast known as
king1' of the forest, members of the
Electra’* Lions club played
Thursday evening at the
club park. The occasion was the an-
nual chicken barbecue and instal-
lation of officers who will serve for
the coming year. The pow-wow
was opened with a splendid concert
by an orchestra composed of the
American egion Band director, Har-
ry LeMaire, Mrs. LeMaire, Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Broadwell, J. A. King
and H. A. Witt. Other entertain-
ment features included songs by
■Frances Haliburton and Madonna
Chesney.
C. P. Price led the assembly in a
singsong which terminated in a
snake dance which wound its sinu-
ous way up to the’ long tables on
the park grounds where a bounte-
ous feed of barbecued chicken witn
all the usual accessories .was serv-
ed under the direction of Marvin
(Buddy) Wilcoxson. Rev. Clark Rus-
spll, program chairman, offered the
invocation and served as master of
ceremonies. Stunts and other enter-
tainment features were presented
by Wilbur Presson and Homer
Grizzle. It was then that the tribe
reverted to red-skin roles. Assembled
about the council fire was the Old.
Chief Swimming Fish, easily dis-
tinguished by his princely head-
dress,’'and his lieutenants who have
led the 'warriors on their forays of
1933-34. G. R. Davidson, a short
swarthy hatchet man, served as in-
terpreter.
G. J. Gilles, whose piercing eyes
and high cheek bones identify him
as a member of the Alabama Chero-
kees, was the chief's medicine man
who with solemn mien lifted the
princely, feathered headdress from
the brow of Chief Swimming Fish
and placed it lightly upon the brow
of the new chief, L. G. Throw-em-
bull McLaughlin, while the war-
wearied allies of the retiring chief
’ 7=
• a
William Ervi, manager of the
Rotary club soft-ball team says his.
team is not going so hot in the
soft-ball league but they are put-
ting all their energy in efforts to
defeat the Business and Profession-
al Women’s team in a match to be
played Friday evening, June 21?.
Scouts for the BPW team which is
managed by Miss Adele Moser, re-
port that costumes instead of bat-
ting averages seems to be the prin
cipal theme stressed by the mascu-
line service club players.
MITtTKMr
Prof. C. T. Murchison, University ot
North Carolina economist, who was
named director ot the important'
bureau ot foreign and domestic
commerce of the Commerce depart-
ment. Professor Murchison replaces
Dr. Willard L. Thorp, whose nomina-
tion failed of passage through the
United States senate.
some years ago. Graduating from
high school there, the Pinkerton
‘ sponsored attendance at a
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Krohn and
son, H. B. Jr., of .Houston, are
gpests of friends here this week.
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the Senior-Junior
Speeds ay street,
General admission
fifty-five cents, and
the
Agree-, preceded the confering of the
ment and NRA petitions for excep-, onti
sponsor
booth and rest room as El Paso, the work being now great- jU{jge Hicks, member of the firm,
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of codes for various industries and complimented the lodge for their
these groups ‘u";- —
adjustments under the PRA.
W. R. Martin was chairman of
the local NRA committee. Ben W.
| Tipton was legal advisor and other
Dr. Ridgeways pastor of the Bap- members of the committee were W.
tist church, officiated* in funeral C. Morgan, G. R. Davidson, J.
rites held Saturday morning for Taylor, Mrs. E. V. Haltom and
Mrs. A. ‘F. Mann, 65, Fort Worth. F. Sehmann.
Interment was in the Electra cemc- i -----,
tery. The deceased was said to have Wind And Rain
Here Saturday
Mrs. E. R. Brown and
daughter, Jeanette, and
Brown’s uncle. C. H. DeVault, re- chaplain. Graves of
turned early Friday morning from
Santa Rosa, and other points is the
.Rio Grande Valley where they had,
visited relatives.
arrangements. Survivors include
son, H. G. Mann, who lives i
Electra.
J. B. Hart, deputy constable, re-
turned to duties in the constable’s
department Wednesday morning af-
ter having been employed on th°
city police force for the past ten
days while Night Officer Walter
Suttle was taking his vacation. T.
E. (Red) Lewis is said to be sub-
stituting on the fire department
this week while L. C. Johns takes
his vacation. Ten day vacations ar6
in order for old members of the
city foUe, according to report from
the city halt
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Plenty of barbecue and all the I
trimmings provided* the gastronimk I. O. O. F. Memorial
background for the negroes of this 'G • C J
vicinity to celebrate Emancipation ’ OCrVlCC uJUDCiay
Day, June 19, in a big way. Th?
fete was held at the baseball park
southwest of town and Iwent off j Birchfield composed
quietly with the exception of on.3 tee on r __
fight which landed Luke Great’ in service to be held at the Electra
jail and Annabel Green in the hos- cemetery Sunday afternoon by the
Wichita lodge, No. 887, I. 0. 0. F.
J. J. Baker, noble grand, will be
1 tt’e ( master of ceremonies and Rev. Clark
Mrs. | Russell has been asked to serve as
/ ‘... Z the deceased
Odd Fellows buried in both the old
and new cemeteries will be decorat-
ed ‘ and brief tribute will be paid
them in the memorial service.
A meeting of all candidates for
precinct, county and district office
together with precinct chairmen
was called Monday by Roy J. Dan-
iels, Wichita county Democratic
•chairman, at Wichita Falls. The
committee apportioned primary
■election expenses on an estimated
budget of $3,800 on a graduated
scale. Each candidate was required
to deposit the amount required be-
fore his name was scheduled for the
ballot which will be printed this
week. The assessments cover print-
ing, distributing and collecting bal-
lot boxes, hiring judges, clerks and
payment of incidental expenses in-
curred in holding the election on
July 28. Candidates in the run-
-off will also pay for the second
primary to be held August 25.
Electra precinct candidates
as follows: Commissioner, S.
.Marshall, H. H. Haynes; Justice of
Peace; R. D. Horton, W. H.. Coff-
man, W. A. Ashley; Constable, 0.
E. Whisnand, E E. Wheeler; Public
Weigher, Sterling Gwinn, 0. J.
Byrd, J. Wyatt Austin, Ben Steph-
ens, Brandon Smith; Precinct
Chairman, C. P. Price, voting box,
No. 36; R. E. Gibson, voting box 39.
Members of the “American Le-
announce
which
with
orga-
which
functioned as a community
band more or less, since its incep-
tion, the name of the band will be
officially changed to “The Electra
Municipal Band.”
Plans are under way for reorga-
nization of the band and a lively
practice session was held Monday
night. A series of free open air
concerts will be held during the
months of July and August at the
bandstand near the city hall, the1
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announced soon The new director, | adjusted
Harrj LeMaire, has nioxed here
from Lubbock and will teach instru-
mental music as well a> direct the
band.
Mrs. Mac Sunday and children ot
Iowa Parlo are guests of relatives
in Electra thia week. '
a rich
If this
ing to announcement made by Sher-i ton )odge 88G, Thursday even-
• in ing at the Odd Fellows hall on
• street, Dick Mc-
ovei
which
sep-
---- degree on two candidates,
tions under the PRA will henceforth1 Messrs. Watkins and Lawson. The
be handled at the Dallas office, Mr. I Frederick staff was in charge of
Martin was told. He was asked to1 tXe work.
make provisions for safekeeping of, 7; • j
all files and records of the local j antj a number of visitors w’ere wel-
board, under government
tions prohibiting destruction of |
records and files of government, Holland, a ward of the Electra Odd
agencies and to inform the district Fellow and Rebekah lodges. Miss
executive as to their disposition. Holland was sent from Electra to
lun ilium . xmvuum
.rtfi further east and west Rev. W. H. Woolard, pastor, and erages
he north Electra area. The C.- P. Price, Sunday School super- acre a
cottonintendenr, of the Christian church,
and may possibly save some of the} were largely responsible for a
/’ program
presented at the church Sunday
evening. The affair was a surprise
to the congregation and many of
the church workers. Special songs,
suitable for the occasion were fol-
lowed by a sermon on, “The Won-
derful Father.”
Rev. Woolard announces the sub-
jects for his sermons next Sunday
as follows: morning service, “Thy
Kingdom Come;” evening service,
“The Yoke of Christ Is Easy.” The
young people who attended the
Christian Endeavor convention, at
San Antonio will give their
ports at the evening session.
Twenty members of the Frederick,
, Odd Fellows lodge in-
their degree staff were
Electra sportsmen will be given
a splendid opportunity to return
the visit of Wichita Falls horsemen
and horse-women who turned out
in forcec here for the second an-
nual Horse Show. The Senior-Ju-
nior Women’s Forum at Wichita
Falls, are sponsoring the First An-
• nual Forum Horse Show to be held
at the Athletic Park there on Juno
29.
The sponsors are extremely anx-
ious to have entries from all sur-
rounding towns, incit’d ing Electra.
Mrs. ’
man of
Speck Markham
judge the five gaited class. Infor-
mation concerning entries can be
secured from Mrs. J. H. Brecheen,
secretary of
Forum, 2120
Wichita Falls,
prices will be
the proceeds will be used for civic
and social welfare work.
The program will include thirteen
main events with attractive cash
prizes to be awarded in all classes.
.Lions Hear Negro
Choral Club At
Meeting Today Negroes Celebrate
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The Electra Lions Club e ijoyed
* the unusual privilege of hearing rhe
. Mt. Beulah Singers from the Col-
ored Southern Christian College at
Edwards, Miss., Thursday at their
noon luncheon meeting at the Jow-
ell hotel. Rev. W. H. Woolard and
E. E. Rogers were responsible for
the program and they presented this
splendid ’ company of negro singers
in spirituals, popular ami sacred
song numbers.
L. G. McLaughlin, new president
presided over the meeting, and aP
other new members of the staff as-
sumed duties. Rama Stanford made
a report bn the annua) chicken bar-
becue and installation of officers,
held Thursday night at Lions Club
Park.
gion Band” committee
that due to various things
have arison in connection
the American Legion Band
mzed three years ago and
has functioned as
AFTER SEVENTY YEARS
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Large crowds are in attendance
each night at -the Softball League
grounds west of the Waggoner
school and interest increases as the
contests grow hotter between the
ten competing teams. The Rustlers
manged- by E. W. Presson, and the
Methodists, captained by J. T.
Stephens started the week tied for
first place in the six-team upper
bracket sweepstake, each had lost
only one game. Other upper brack-
et contestants are the K. of P.
team, managed by Max Moore; the
L & F Chevrolet, managed by Cecil
Matthewson; the Panthers, managed
by J. A. King; the Magnolia team,
managed by Ralph Alexander^
The lower bracket teams include
the Waggoner Refining Company,
managed by Oscar Beale; the Sun
club team, managed by Duke Par-
sons the Lions club team, managed
by B. R. Hutchins and the Rotary
club team, managed by Bill Ervi.
The Sun and the Lion aggregations
began the week with the upper hand
in the lower bracket, they had only
lost two games each.
No gate fee is charged but “the
hat” is passed for contributions
which J. C. Scheurer, president of
the city league, says have barely
overhead. However, the
sponsors feel well repaid for the
investment in lights, etc., because
of the recreation provided to some
150 players and the public.
R. Martin,, North Waggoner ,
All un- Daniel, noble grand, presided
the brief business session
executive as to their disposition.
Approximately 75,000 cases pass- the Odd Fellow Home at Corsicana
at the meeting of the board of di- ed through the hands of the 339
rectors of the Chamber of Com- local compliance boards in Texas
merce to assume charge of Electra's during the past nine months, many - lodge sponsored " attendance at a
representation in the Wichita Coun- ’ being adjusted locally, it was said.! Wichita Falls business college from
ty Fair to be held this fall at Iowa | Three regional headquarters forjwhich she completed a commercial
Park. It was not decided whether NRA compliance boards have been course. She is now employed with
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Ted Krohn is general chair-1 wore displaced by the eager braves
of the program committee. I who will sit with the mighty
Markham of Dallas, will around council fires *of 1934-35.
Those witnessing the touching cere-
mony from a safe distance were un-
able to distinguish the exact words
used by the old chief as he relin-
quished his position to the new,
but it was said to have sounded like
the English phrase, “Come up anil
see me some time.” The interpre-
ter, however translated the speech
to mean that both the old chief
and his aids, weary of battle and
desirous of seeking new hunting
grounds, were glad to place their
toga on the shoulders of the new
and virile Chief Throw-em-bull, and
his braves but warned them to keep
peace with the Rotarians and other
tribes, members of which are of-
ten seen about their camps. The
chiefs of tribes from Burkburnett,
Chillicothe and Vernon were invit-
ed into the inner circle of the coun-
cil fire and were welcomed by Chief
Swimming Fish, trough the inter-
preter.
The affair was said to have been
one of the best of many happy oc-
casions of the sort. Dr. R. R.
Ramey was in charge of the barbe-
cuing of several dozen chickens for
the feast. His co-workers on the
menu committee were S. E. Nelson
and Bob Allen. G. R. Davidson was
chairman of the general arrange-
ments committee with G. J. Gillea
and R. J. Bradley, Jr., the other
meinbers.
Charles Orr, Rollo Davidson and
Curtis Chea^ey, high school boys
who have been honorary Lions, as-
sisted Dr. Ramey. Rev. Russell, C.
P. Price, Homer Grizzle and Wil-
bur Presson' shared responsibility
of the program.
Visitors present included families
of Lions -and Lionesses, their guests
and L. K. Kramor and Jack Kelly,
president and president-elect of the
Vernon club; Henry Grace, presi-
dent-elect of the Burkburnett club
and Mr. Sutton, president of the
Chillicothe club.
The new officers installed were
as follows:
, L. G. McLaughlin, president; W,
B. VanDergrift, first vice presi-
dent; C. D. Bailey, second vice
president; Marvin Wilcoxson, third
vice president; Dannie Dale, secre-
tary; C. C. Hair, treasurer; B. R.
Hutchins, tail twister; C. P. Price,
lion tamer; R. J. Bradley, Jr., G-
M. Shaffer and T. E. Shaw, new
members of the executive board.
After having been shut down two
days on account of rain, ail thresh-
ers and combines in this vicinity
were working full time agoim by
; Tuesday noon. The wheat yield av-
i around 10 bushels, to ths
and oats from 15 to .30. The
quality is fair. Wheat was selling
at 66 cents per bushel Wednesday,
oats firing 30 and barley 35. Very
little barley is being marketed.
While each of the committeemen
for the first annual cowboy reunion
and rodeo to be held here July 3
and 4, have been busy this week with
harvesting grain, plans are moving
steadily forward toward making it
one of the biggest and best events
ever staged jiere. Members of the
merchantile bureau of the Chamber
of Commerce met Tueslay morning
and agreed to assist in the fete in
every way possible. The matter was
disccssed at the noon luncheon
meeting of the board of directors
that day and it was voted to allot
$50 to the mercantile bureau, of
which W. M, Austin is chairman,
to be used in promoting the rodeo
reunion.
Placards advertising the fete
have been distributed in all nearby
towns and reports indicate that
many old time cowboys will attend
the affair and will compete for the
valuable awards offered in the
events.
Ace Reid, A. S. Kerby, D. R.
Preston and F. C. Baldwin compose
the committee in charge of the ar-
rangements and nothing will be left
undone to make the program worth-
while.
Launching the midsummer festi-
val with a huge parade Tuesday
afternoon immediately preceding
the first performance at the rode;
grounds west of Waggoner school,
the programs for both the night
and the afternoon events will be
along the same lines with specialty |
contests that are new and thrilling.
The feature event in oil circles
this week in Electra is the new weil
being completed in Waggoner pas-
ture by City Commissioner Dock
Fisher, Charles Weaver and others.
The sand was topped at 1899 feet
and after drilling a few feet with
rotary tools moi’e than 1000 feet of
oil rose in the hole. It is being
sstandardized to pump and is va-
riously estimated at a potential of
from 200 to 500 barrels per day
up approximately
territory to the
west of the Consolidated Oil Com-
pany pool, Mr. Fisher says. Several
new locations have been made in
that vicinity.
Possibly of equal importance is
the report that the Phillips Petro-
leum Company has struck
sand at around 3900 feet.
find proves the presence of a new
producing horizon at that depth it
■will revolutionize the oil business
in this vicinity, makng available all
previously proven pools for explo-
ration to the lower starta. Deep oil
has long been the goal of producers
here and a 3900 foot sand will mean
millions to northwest Texas oil
men.
Jim Turner, Wichita Falls opera-
tor and drilling contractor, was in
Electra, Tuesday, and reported that
he expects to start drilling shortly
on the Mattie Robinson farm in the
Barwise community.
New locations in the pasture in-
clude Consolidated Oil Company No.
V-l, W. T. Waggoner, section 37,
’ ’ • i H&TC survey in Wilbarger
county; J. B. Henderson No. A-4,
Waggoner, offsetting their No. A-3
on the same lease, section 35, block
4.
Hunter Oil Company et al, are
said tn be testing a likcH^capd at
1855-74 feet on the Lazy J ranch,
J. & J. Waggoner, section 2, block
7. GC&SF survey.
The Reno Oil Company is said t.i
be drilling around 1000 feet
their Waggoner estate. B-l. i
miles south of town
Rainfall which registered .97
by train. Totten brothers undertak-1 inches at the city lake Saturday
ing company was in charge, of the night was kccompanied by a severe
’ ’ ’) a sandstorm. It was believed that thez[
near precipitation was much heavier in;
Electra ai
than in the north Electra area. The'c.- ,
moisture greatly benefited
• • n an<* ma>’ possibly save some of the, were largely
Emancipation Day early corn which was suffering from splendid “Fathers Day”
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Three regional headquarters for j which she completed a commercial
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an ex- established, at Dallas, Houston and the firm of Hicks and ’ Heyser.
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has been the custom for the past ly reduced through the setting up SpOke highly of the young lady and
handling their own' work.
Miss Holland spoke in apprecia-
tion of the order and thanked her
benefactors in graceful manner.
Ice cream and cake were served
during the social hour to about 75
persons.
The Plectra lodge accepted an in-
vitation given by the Frederick
lodge to put on the initiatory de-
gree for them on Monday evening,
June 25.
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