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The Whitewright Sun
WHITEWRIGHT, GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1926.
VOL. 46, NO. 5.
5c a Copy, $1.50 a Year.
PRELIMINARY REPORT
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CHRISTIAN BIBLE CLASS
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Explosive Whisky Is
Poured Out as Danger
To Prisoners’ Safety
More Money Must
Be Had or Schools
Will be Cut Shorter
ESTIMATE FOR SEPT. I
IS 15,166,000 BALES
HARRY DAUGHERTY ON
TRIAL EOR CONSPIRACY
WILL SPEAK SUNDAY
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE IS NAMED
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION TO
MEET AT PILOT GROVE
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694,877 Bales Ginned.
Washington, Sept. 1—Cotton of
this year’s growth ginned prior to
Sept. 1 amounted 694,877 running
bales, compared with 1,886,394 to
that date last year, the census bu-
reau announced today.
FOURTEEN VOTES POLLED
AT SATURDAY ELECTION
YOUTH SHOT FIVE TIMES
BY 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL
with floral
cards of film
flowers
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Miss Pearl Dooley of Dallas was a
week-end guest of her parents here.
Fourteen votes were polled in the
election held in Whitewright last
Saturday to elect a senatoi' to fill out
the unexpired term of Senator W. S.
Moore and attend the special session
of the Legislature which will convene
September 13th. Senator Ed West-
brook, Democratic nominee for the
regular term, was the only candidate
for the unexpired term, and therefore
was elected.
PRESIDENT OF POWER
COMPANY SPEAKS HERE
CHILDREN’S DAY WILL
OPEN VALLEY FAIR
LEONARD BOOSTERS
HERE THIS AFTERNOON
Leonard
month,
best
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of
C. W. Bryant Jr., traveling sales-
man for the International Harvester
Company, spent several days here
this week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Bryant.
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A surprise gathering of relatives
and friends at the home of J. E.
Smith, three miles north of White-
wright, Sunday, honoring Mr. Smith’s
45th birthday anniversary, was an
enjoyable occasion. A sumptuous
dinner was a feature of the day, to
which thirty-five persons did full jus-
tice. Then all engaged in singing in
the afternoon.
Mr. Smith was the recipient of sev-
eral useful gifts.
Those present besides the immedi-
ate family were Mr. Smith’s father
and mother, his two sisters, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Harrison and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom White and family
of near Savoy, Mrs. Smith’s mother,
Mrs. G. A. Smith, Miss Edna Smith,
Y. B. Smith and family, Mr. and Mi’s.
McGlaughlin and family, Mrs. Steele
and children, of Greenville. Besides
these there were several friends pres-
ent, including Floyd Williams and
family, Fletcher Williams and family,
Curt Brown and family, all of White-
wright; Ben Williams of Van Alstyne,
Fred Clark of Durant, Okla.; Howard
Hodge of Denison, and Lillard Hodge
of Mahurin.—A Friend.
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The Lilley Dry Goods Company,
Badgett’s Millinery and the R and R
Theatre are co-operating in the pres-
entation of a style pageant at the
theatre tonight and tomorrow night.
In addition to a showing of the latest
style creations in things to wear, en-
tertainment features embrace vaude-
ville acts by local talent and Colleen
Moore in “Irene,” a well-known
screen comedy that also features
styles of dress.
J. A. Russell, representative of
Fairbanks, Morse & Company of Dal-
las, met Wednesday morning with the
committee appointed recently at a
mass meeting of the business men to
get estimates on the cost of a munici-
pally owned light plant for White-
wright. Mr. Russell had prepared a
map of the town showing the number
of residences and business houses
here, and an estimate of the amount
of electric current the town would
use and other information the com-
mittee had asked for.
After telling the committee the size
plant the town needed to take care of
its present needs, with a surplus suf-
ficient to take care of normal growth
of towns the size of Whitewright for
several years in the future, Mr. Rus-
sell was asked to prepare an estimate
on a plant of sufficient size to meet
the requirements. This estimate will
be prepared by the engineers of the
company and will be completed by
the middle of next week, Mr. Russell
said. After the engineers’ report is
received the committee will be able to
give to the citizens some facts and
figures on the cost of the proposed
plant.
The new State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee as chosen by the 31
senatorial districts at Tuesday’s cau-
cuses in San Antonio will serve the
next two years. Judge D. W. Wilcox
of Georgetown was elected chairman.
The members of the committee nam-
ed Tuesday and the senatorial dis-
tricts they represent are as follows:
1— John M. Henderson, Dainger-
field.
2— W. J. Tucker, Longview.
3— Benton McMillin, Zavalla.
4— Dave Nelson, Orange.
5— M. L. Bennett, Normangee.
6— Tom Faulk, Athens.
7— Earl M. Green, Wills Point.
8— T. J. Ramsey, Sulphur Springs.
9— G. P. Webb, Sherman.
10— H. A. Finch, McKinney.
11— W. L. Thornton, Dallas.
12— Pat E. Hoaks, Itasca.
13— Dr. N. B. Bule, Marlin.
14— W. J. Embrey, Brenham.
15— C. G. Krueger, Belliville.
16— Alvin S. Moody, Houston.
17— J. R. Farmer, Richmond.
18— J. B. Moore, Port Lavaca.
19— E. J. Cleveland, Buda.
20— John C. Ross, Austin.
21— J. N. Sullivan, Denton.
23— Charles J. Francis,
Falls.
24— Ben L. Cox, Abilene.
25— Sam McCollum, Brady.
26— Clinton Brown, San Antonio.
27— Milton West, Brownsville.
28— Frank P. Culver, Fort Worth.
29— C. C. Belcher, Del Rio.
30— Pink L. Parish, Lubbock.
31— J. M. Simpson, Amarillo.
R. T. Fleming of Houston
pointed to continue as secretary
the committee.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones of Ce-
lina and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dyer of
Sherman were here Tuesday at the
bedside of S. E. Jones, who took sud-
denly ill Monday night. Mr. Jones
was very ill Monday night and Tues-
day, but was reported to be improv-
ing Wednesday;
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Mrs. Annette Harp and Miss Tom-
mie Chenoweth will open their studios
in the schools as heretofore. Mrs.
Harp will teach piano and voice. Miss
Chenoweth, piano and public school
piusic. Mrs. Harp announces a
duction in price to $6.00 a month.
Miss Edith Chambers, daughter of
Mrs. S. O. Chambers of this place,
and Mr. R. J. Dixon, prominent
young attorney of Dallas, were mar-
ried at Cliff Temple Baptist Church
at Dallas, August 2i), according to an-
nouncements received by friends of
the bride here. Mr. Dixon is the son
of Mrs. Lydia Dixon, 3439 Ashbury
Street, University Park, Dallas. He
is a graduate of Southern Methodist
University. The bride is a graduate
of the Whitewright high school and
attended C. I. A. at Denton. For the
past several years she has had em-
ployment in Dallas. The many
friends here of the bride extend con-
gratulations and best wishes. They
will be at home at 5730 Price Street,
Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Wilson and
daughter of Slaton are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Gillett and other rela-
A. P. Barrett, president of the Tex-
as-Louisiana Powex- Company, spoke
to the citizens of Whitewright Thurs-
day night. He was accompanied to
Whitewright by District Manager
Roy Clark and other officials of the
company, together with the twenty-
piece Leonard Band.
Mr. Barrett’s speech was made in
connection with the movement insti-
tuted some weeks ago to build a
municipal electric plant. Beginning
with his arrival in Fannin County at
the age of 13, Mr. Barrett spoke at
length about his life and achieve-
ments before opening the subject of
municipal ownership of power sys-
tems. He carried his audience
through his struggles from the time
he was a farm Jxoy until he became
head of the eight-million-dollar cor-
poration operating seventy-two elec-
trical systems in this and other states.
It had been rumored prior to Mr.
Barrett’s speech that if the city were
to build a light plant, the Texas-
Louisiana Power Company would dis-
continue its service here. Mr. Bar-
rett said in this connection that so
long as there remained one loyal
customer in Whitewright desiring the
service of his company, this service
would be provided. He gave the
people warning, however, that he
would oppose the municipal building
project to the limit of his resources.
Mr. Barrett said that light
rates here are as low as the company
could make them and make a fair re-
turn on its investment. He said that
the people should be thankful that
they had the Texas-Louisiana Power
Co. serving them, and that the mini-
mum rate of $1 was lower than most
towns the size of Whitewright had.
Mr. Barrett’s speech was different
to what the people expected. He
was severe in his criticism of the
young business men of the town who
are members of the committee to in-
vestigate the feasibility of a city
owned light plant. He did not men-
tion the older men on the committee.
It was the opinion of most of those
who heard the speech that it had the
opposite result from what the speaker
intended.
Washington, Sept. 8.—A cotton
crop of 15,166,000 bales of 500
pounds gross weight is indicated by
the September 1 condition, which was
59.6 per cent of a normal, the De-
partment of Agriculture announced
today.
If developments during the remain-
der of the season are as unfavorable
to the crop as in the three years of
greatest decline in the last ten, a
total of about 14,104,000 bales might
be expected, the crop reporting board
announced, but should conditions be
as favorable as during the three years
of greatest subsequent improvement
an out-turn of about 16,379,00 bales
migh result.
The September 1 condition indicat-
ed a yield of 153.6 pounds per acre,
as compared with 154.6 pounds a
fortnight ago and 167.2 pounds the
final yield last year.
A total production of 15,248,000
bales was indicated a fortnight ago on
the August 16 condition, which was
63.5 per cent of a normal. Last year’s
crop totalled 16,103,679 bales, and
the September 1 condition was 56.2.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Flewhart and
children of Dallas are spending this
week with Mrs. Flewhart’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dooley.
A number of citizens of Leonard
accompanied by the Leonard twenty-
piece band will visit Whitewright
this Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
They will visit a number of towns in
this section advertising the
Fair, which will be held this
The Leonard Fair is one of the
small town fairs in Texas, and
citizens of Leonard want to let
people know about it, therefore
advertising trip.
VALENTINO IS BURIED
WITH SIMPLE RITES
persons
gathered early at the little Beverly
fleeting
The Grayson County Baptist Asso-
ciation will meet at Pilot Grove on
September 15 and 16. This promises
to be one of the greatest meetings
ever held by the association. There
will be some great preaching, fine
singing and great inspirational ser-
vices led by some of the finest work-
ers of the state. The services will be
held in the open air tabernacle; din-
ner and supper will be served on the
grounds. Both day and night ser-
vices will be held.
The Baptist Church at White-
wright has volunteered to assist Pilot
Grove in entertaining the delegates
to the association and in providing
homes for those who will want to
spend the night.
The Baptists of Grayson County
are rounding out one of the greatest
year’s work in their history and will
lay plans at Pilot Grove for an even
greater work for another year.—Con-
tributed.
We have been on the job for two
days; That bitter taste that the foot-
ball rooters of Whitewright have had
in their mouths, labeled as follows:
“Whitewright won’t have a team this
year—not even a coach,” has been
dispelled. When we worked out on
the field yesterday with twenty men,
all of whom were on their toes and
rearing to go, it left a different feel-
ing about the matter. W,e feel safe
in saying that Whitewright will have
a real team this year, and we will be
ready the first chance to prove it to
you.
Captain Leon Spindle, a young man
of this town who needs no words of
introduction on the football field to
any of you, will be the leader for the
team this yeai-. Captain Spindle be-
came famous in high school football
last year, serving in the capacity of
end. He was looked to as one of the
best on the best team that White-
wright has ever had. And we be-
lieve that around him, with other let-
ter men who are back, we will see
Whitewright through a successful
season this year.
Boys of Whitewright, we need you,
we want you; so fall in line and do
your part. I will meet the boys this
afternoon at 4:30 at the High School.
School opens next Monday and we
should be ready for hard work by
that time. We expect the town to
stand behind us. Your encourage-
ment and support mean our victory.
—J. E. Montgomery, coach.
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Sherman, Sept. 6.—Unless the
Legislature makes some arrangement
for increasing the apportionment for
the schools above the $11.50 per
capita appropriation now in sight,
Grayson County schools will be cut
short about a month, County Super-
intendent G. W. Acton said Monday
morning. The Denison and Sherman
schools may be able to make other
arrangements for finances, but the
rural schools and those in the other
independent districts in the county
will not be able to continue the full
term.
The schools in this county had
worked up to an average eight
months’ term, although some were
running six months, but the decrease
in funds will necessitate the schools
closing about one month early this
year, Mr. Acton said.
It is imperative that the special
session of the Legislature, to convene*
Sept. 13, appropriate from other
funds enough to bring the apportion-
ment to $15 per student, Mr. Acton
believes.
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New York, Sept. 8.—For the first
time in American history, a former
Cabinet officer went on trial here to-
day, charged with a crime growing
out of his conduct in office. '
The defendant is Harry M. Daugh-
erty of Ohio, who was Attorney Gen-
eral'of the United States under Pres-
ident Harding. On trial with him is
Thomas W. Miller of Wilmington,
Del., former alien property custodian
—both charged with conspiracy to
defraud the Government in connec-
tion with the return of $7,000,000
worth of assets of the American Met-
als Company to German and Swiss in-
terests.
Daugherty came into the court-
room of Federal Judge Julian W.
Mack five minutes before his case
was called. He seemed to betray a
sign of nervousness as he walked
through the aisle, immediately to a
watei* cooler, where he drank deeply.
After glancing over the courtroom,
the man who once sat so high in the
counsels of the Government went to
the defendant’s table and seated him-
self beside James N. Linton of Col-
umbus, Ohio, one of his lawyers. Soon
he was buried in study of a copy of
the indictment against him.
Open meeting, Friday, Sept. 17th,
Grammar School, 7:30 p. m.
Invocation.
Song, “Goodbye to the Flowers”—
by children of pre-school age.
President’s message.
Reading, selected—Alwilda Ryon.
Talk, “Home Study; How the Par-
ents May Help”—Miss Susie Noe.
Ladies’ quartette.
Address—Prof. W. B. Crain.
Song—“America.”
Social hour.
Everybody invited.
Vernon, Sept. 8.—Ralph Adams,
18, who lives nine miles west of Ver-
non, was shot and seriously wounded
Wednesday evening on the square
east of the Wilbarger County court-
house here.
Addie Mae and Johnnie Lou Sal-
mon, living nine miles southwest of
Vernon, were arrested by officers.
Addie Mae is 16 years old and her
sister 17. A 25-caliber automatic
pistol was taken from the younger
girl following the shooting.
Adams was shot five times and wit-
nesses declare seven shots were fired.
Although seriously wounded, physici-
ans hold hope for the youth’s recov-
ery. He has made a statement to the
district attorney.
Adams, accompanied by C. D.
Phillips and his brother, Cecil Adams,
had just left the courthouse. The
three had stopped at the side of their
automobile when the shots rang out.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roscoe Dooley, residing near town,
was buried at Fairview Cemetery,
north of Savoy, Monday.
B. F. CREASON
Rev. B. F. Creason of Oklahoma
City will preach at the Central Chris-
tian Church Sunday morning. He is
connected with the National Depart-
ment of Endowment of the Christian
Church, and will bring a message
dealing with the nation-wide educa-
tional program of this church. He
will explain the success of this move-
ment recently launched in Texas, al-
so the Grayson County Fellowship
Dinner to be given in Sherman Mon-
day evening, Sept. 13. There will be
no money raising at either of these
meetings, it is announced.
P. J. Pierce & Sons are having a
balcony built in the rear of their
place of business. The balcony will
be used for special occasions, such
as banquets and dinner parties. The
Pierce Cafe is one of the nicest
small town cafe’s in North Texas, and
with this improvement will be
above the average cafe.
Anothei' big rain fell here Sunday
afternoon, which will cause delay in
cotton picking. Cotton is opening
slowly and little, if any, has been
gathered.
Miss Roberta Sloan and Ralph
Judd are attending the Teachers’ In-
stitute in Sherman this week.
Miss Louvicy Neely visited friends
in Trenton last week.
G. C. Lovell of Ft. Worth spent the
week-end here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. Lovell.
John Garland was in Dallas Satur-
day.
A. L. Scott and family visited rela-
tives at Sulphur Springs from Thurs-
day until Monday.
Miss Ruth Lovell left for Fort
Worth Monday, where she will attend
a Teachers’ Institute before begin-
ning her school at Saginaw.
J. D. Judd sold his drug store here
to John Garland.
Curtis Ashley went to Savoy Tues-
. day.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Taylor were
Tom Bean visitors Sunday afternoon.
Howard Faulkner and mother of
Dallas spent Sunday and Monday
here, guests of his wife and baby.
Mrs. Annie Wilson and Miss Callie
Taylor visited in Tom Bean Sunday.
Rev. Cash of Leonard preached at
the Christian Church here Sunday
morning. The evening' service was
rained out.
A large crowd was present at the
Community Farm Club on last Thurs-
day evening. Desert musicians as-
sisted by some of the home boys ren-
ered some good string music. Riley
Williams of Bells spoke in the inter-
est of local or community fairs.
Mrs. Lee Hulet, who has a class of
juniors in the Methodist Sunday
School, entertained her class with a
picnic lunch on Sunday.
Fred W. Smith, superintendent of
the Whitewright schools, and his
corps of teachers are attending the
Grayson County Teachers’ Institute
at Sherman this week. The White-
wright schools will open Monday
morning.
GIRL, 2, MAIMED BY PET
WOLF AT CAMERON
A fire at the home of Chesley Rut-
ledge Tuesday morning cost Chesley
all of his wearing apparel and the
furnishings in the room. The fire
started in a bed and was under good
headway when discovered by Mrs.
Rutledge. She closed the doors of
the room and turned in the fire
alarm. The fire was confined to the
one room. Mr. Rutledge said that it
so happened that all his wearing ap-
parel was in this room, and that all
he had left after’ the fire was the
ones he was wearing at the time. The
loss was covered by insurance.
For Sunday, Sept. 12, 7 o’clock.
Subject, “The Second Table of the
Law.”
Leader—Mrs. G. Lindsey.
When is the heart full of love?—
Miss Altha Mae Vestal.
The Fifth Commandment—Mrs.
C. W. Hampton.
The Sixth Commandment—W. T.
Simmons.
The Seventh Commandment—Mrs.
Carl May.
The Eighth Commandment—Mrs.
W. C. Cook.
The Ninth Commandment—George
Gattis.
The Tenth
Frances Giles.
Hills Church to steal a
glimpse of the final ceremonies.
They were held back by police.
The crowds were gaining in num-
bers and hundreds were expected to
line the avenue of march from church
to cemetery when the funeral cor-
tege moved.
More than 100 extra police were
stationed along the line of march to
preserve order.
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Sherman. Sept. 8.—The Red River
Valley Fair will make an effort to
have one hundred per cent attend-
ance of school children from the Red
River Valley on opening day, October
5th. The children must be interested
if the fair is a success. The fair of-
ficials want the boys and girls to
enter exhibits, but regardless of
whethei’ they enter exhibits or not,
the management wants them to at-
tend the fair, as there will be many
things of interest to them. Nearly
every educational exhibit has been
planned so that it will have a child’s
appeal. It is the mission of the fair
to educate and this has been kept in
mind in building the program for this
year.
The exhibits of the club boys and
girls will prove a revelation to the
many visitors. To the boys and girls
the fair is Achievement Week, for
they come to demonstrate what they
have learned from their club leaders
and to compete in the club contests.
As an added inducement for the
school children to attend the fair,
opening day has been designated as
“School Children’s Day,” and every
school child will be admitted free on
this day, and the fair management
extends a special invitation to all
children to be present and enjoy the
many free entertainment features
being arranged for them.
A young men’s Bible class has been
organized at the Central Christian
Church, with an initial membership
of seven. Young men of the city not
members of other Sunday schools are
invited to join this class, of which
Rev. J. E. Montgomery is teacher.
Whitewright has received several
bales of cotton this week. If weather
conditions are favorable cotton pick-
ers will be in demand soon, and busi-
ness will take on new life.
Hollywood, Cal., Sept. 7.—The
great movie plants of Hollywood
stilled today while filmland
paid its final tribute to the memory
of Rudolph Valentino.
Only 600 of the screen idol’s
mer friends and associates were
be admitted to the last rites, but all
of movieland felt the loss of Valen-
tino and the day was set aside in
mourning.
The actor’s body was removed
quietly and without public ceremony
early this morning from the funeral
parlor in Los Angeles, where it. rested
during the night, and taken to the
Church of the Good Shepherd in Bev-
erly Hills.
There at 10 a. m. solemn requiem
high mass was chanted by a priest
and Valentino’s body moved in si-
lent procession to Hollywood Ceme-
tery for burial.
The screen sheik’s casket was al-
most smothered with floral offer-
ings bearing the cards of film no-
tables.
There was a blanket of
from Pola Negri, a floral
from Charlie Chaplin and a white
floral cross from Valentino’s family,
the Guglielmis.
The crypt selected for Valentino’s
burial is just above that of Mrs. Vir-
ginia Ruth Mathis, mother of June
Mathis, who gave the actor his first
important role in pictures.
In the sarn'e mausoleum also is the
body of Barbara La Marr, who, like
Valentino, died tragically at
height of her screen career. ■
Small crowds of curious
Amarillo, Texas, Sept. 6.—Sheriff
Pollard today, on orders of District
Judge Henry Bishop, poured out
forty gallons of potent whiskey
“which was exploding in such a man-
ner as to endanger the lives of prison-
ers in the county jail.”
The Sheriff declared the liquid
was so high-powered it would place
the water of the Gulf of Mexico in
turmoil should it run that far.
Although the liquor was being
stored for use as evidence, the Judge
ruled that it be destroyed, hoping to
convict the alleged manufacturers on
other evidence.
Cameron, Sept. 8.—Winifred, 2-
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Monk Alford of Cameron, was rest-
ing well at a local sanitarium Tues-
day after a furious attack made on
her Monday by a pet wolf in the yard
at the Alford home. The child was
playing in the yard when the wolf at-
tacked, tearing away a portion of the
flesh from the head, one ear and lac-
erating her mouth and face.
Dr. W. R. Newton took 100 stitches
on the child’s head and face.
When taken to the sanitarium
Winifred was given up for dead but
her life was saved after an hour in
the operating room.
The wolfe is a young one caught in
the hills of Milam County and made a
pet. It has.been considered harmless.
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