Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 145, Ed. 1 Monday, August 15, 1938 Page: 1 of 4
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VAVA1OTA, TUD MONDAY, AUGUST IB, 1M8
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NUMBER 145
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Funeral Services Were
Held This Afternoon
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School
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Cotton" Root Rot
Investigation Shows
Important Factors
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PRESBYTERIANS
TO CELEBRATE
DEBTPAYMENT
Barbecue Will Be Held
At August Horst Club
Tuesday
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Retrospect
FUNERALRITES
HEID TODAY TOR
MRS. VOELTER
Monday 9:30 a. nMMI
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Brayton To Serve As
Instructor At Annual
Firemen’s School
THIRTY NYA
SCHOOL JOBS
GIVENGRIMES
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Industry
Areaeea's school. Ho ia oonsta-
an authority on fire fighting
throughout the ootuftry.
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Number Of Horses,
Mules On Texas
Farms Decline
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Rio Grande Valley
Sells 29,700 Cars
Of Fruit In
AUSTIN, Aug. 15 — The investi-
gation into the various phases of cot-
ton root rot which is now in prog-
ress at the University of Texas prom-
ises to result in important discov-
eries In regard to that pest which
heavy losses every year to
growers, according to Infor-
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OOLLBGE STATION. Aug. 15
(UP) — More than 100 high school
and college coaches plan to be on
hand here August 14 for opening of
the ninth annual Texas Aggie free
coaching school. It is indicated by
advance registrations.
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R, dhd the government U still trying
‘to provide for the farmers. At any
rate hem’s a oopy of a telegram
that #hk sent us by Congressman
■ Nbt Patton in regard to the terms of
the amendment to the current work
relief act: “ ‘Farmers In need and
who need employment to supplement
_ their farm inoome' will be certified
A quota of SO National Touth Ad-
ministration Schoo! Aid Jobs has been
allocated for Grimes County under
the 1988-39 School Aid-Program to pro-
vide part-time employment for young
people in elementary and high schools
wh cannot otherwise continue * In
school. J. Q Kellam , State Touth
Director, has announced.
M B Thomas, county superintend-
ent, has been notified of the number
of jobs allotted. He has been re-
quested to organize an advisory com-
mittee of local school officials to rec-
ommend an equitable distribution of
jobs within the county bn a basis of
youth need and availability of school
facilities. Mr. Kellam said that as
soon as this la done, the NTA State
office will be in position to approve
schools for participation.
School oficials requiring
tlon concerning the 1988-39
Aid quotas should communicate with
their oounty superintendent. They
should furnish him with data which
will assist the oounty committoe in
recommending the distribution of
jobs, Mr. Kellam said.
As for the last three years, boys
and girls in secondary schools be-
tween the wages of Id and 24 will be
enabled to earn a wage not exceed-
ing $6 a month. They will be selected
for employment by their own school
officials, who will plan and supervise
their work assignments. Students
seeking parttime NTA School Aid
jobs should apply to the superintend-
ent or principal of the school they
plan to attend, since the officials of
school approved by the NTA for par-
ticipation in the program select the
students for the jobs, Mr. Kellam
said.
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Aid To Give Employ-
ment To Elementary^
High School Student*
Automobile Driver*
School I* Launched
MARLIN, Aug IS (UP) —Lunch
west spread 40 years too late at the
site of a wrecking project here.
A suit man helping build a house
misplaced his loach. When the struc-
ture was being dismantled after four
decades, workaeen found the prepared
meal.
The sank was still intact. The oo*>
touts ware brittle. There was a pre-
serves sandwich, a banana, and ether
food.
Lunch Was Spread Just
Forty Years Too Late
AUSTIN, Aug. 15 — State driver’s
license bureau officials announced
that nearly a quarter-million driving
licenses have been issued in Texas
since last September.
The new licensing law requires
state police to examine the qualifi-
cations of. applicants before driver’s
licenses are issued. There were 242,-
384 drivers tested in the ten month’s
period.
Chief Ralph L. Buell of the license
bureau said at least three per eent
Of the applications are turned down
because of drivers’ mental or physi-
cal defects. Many are denied licens-
es because their vehicles are mech-
anically faulty. Thirteen licenses
were suspeneded in July after driv-
ers were convicted of driving while
intoxicated.
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Among the outstanding events of
the week will be the barbecue to be
given by the Presbyterians at August
Horst Country Club in celebration of
the payment of the church debt. Says
the bulletin announcing the event:
•'Every member of the church is ask-
ed to be a committee of one to see
that every other member is present
and that everybody in any way con-
nected with the church is present We
feel sure that we can
' all who desire to
with us. Your presence
COLLEGE STATION, Aug. IS —
H. R. Brayton, professor of Inorganic
chemistry and director of the Stro-
man's Training School at Texas A.
and M.College, has accepted aa in-
vttattan to servo as an instructor at
the annual Firemen’s Training
School to be held by the Extension
Division of the University of Kansas
at Lawrence, Kan., Sept 12-13.
Prof. Brayton, founder of the A.
and M.t Firemen’s school tn 1929. will
give a course In the use of chemicals
in fire fighting and will glvb demon-
strations of the action of various
chemicals. His assignment also deals
with chemicals as fire hazards and
approved methods of fighting chem-
ical fires. .
Brayton Is the only professor of
chemistry tn ths United States who
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Auction sales among stock raisers
are popular no matter where you go
and fine stock, regardless of the kind,
has a quick sale. Last week the
writer attended the Hill County Fair
and Auction Sale at Junction, a beau-
tiful little city among the hills, where
fine bred goats and sheep are rais-
ed. The event was booked for three
Aays; wo visited the sals pens on the
* opening day and saw Angora goats
ia auction sell for as high as three
hundred dollars dhdb. One hundred
of these gefots frifrs MHd the Bret
day, add ths auctioneer announced
that at least two hundred more would
be sold during the next two days. It
just goes to show, regardlees of what
kind Of stock you raise, that it pays
to haV, the best.
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PUBUBH1D BVXBY A7THUI00V ■XOSFT BUXDAY DI MXVASOTA.
period when they are not engaged
i will
be made to place them at work on
rural projects of Integrity. The neces-
sary procodurs for the fanners in
need can be received soon in the ’
Texas Rolisf Commission local offl-
C9B.” 'Naturally the telegram camo
from State Direotor H. P. Drought
The state water polo meet, being
something new for Navasota, drew
muob interest, attention and a good
attendance yesterday. As visitors al-
ways do, the crack teams from over
the state, had much to say in praise
of Navasota's municipal pool. In
fact Tommie Forehand, manager of
to A. A M- pool, declared that it was
“ideal", commented on the attractive
grounds, and said that it had many
advantages over .the indoor pool.
Tom Utoburger of Beaumont was still
another that added more compliments
to the city’s recreation center. The
boys were certainly proud of the
medals that ware contributed by the
city swimming pool corporation, and
had as good time playing in the
games as the spectators did watching.
Rast Texas — Partly cloudy
tonight and Tuesday. Possibly lo-
cal showers In the northeast and
extreme east portion.
West Texas — Mostly fair to-
night and Tuesday.
Louisiana Partly cloudy ia
southeast, showers in tbs west and
north portion tonight Tuesday
mostly olmtdy with local tbunder-
showers.
Snterdagr—.M inch
COLLEGE STATION, Aug. 15 —
Within the past 8 years the number
of horses and mules on Texas farms
has decreased by 279,000, while the
decrease in the United States as a
whole for the past 10 years ie in ex-
cess of 18 million.
Jack Shelton, vice-director and
state agent of the Texas A. and M.
College Extension Service, sees in
these figures a partial answer to the
puzzle of declining farm markets.
"A recent U. 8. D. A Bulletin, en-
titled “The Farm Horse", shows that
the farm work stock will consume
an average of 126% bushels of oats
or 71 7/10 bushels of corn per head
in ths course of a year. That moans
that a market equal to more than 47
million bushels of corn per yssar
has boon loot i7 Texas," he pointed
out
"For the United States as a whois,
ths annual loss amounts to a million
and a quarter bushels of oats or 715
million bushels of corn. Too, >0 years
ago hay was the third largest U. 8.
Whofe today it is in twenty-sixth
plaoe."
Shelton emphasised that bo was not
decrying the use of power machinery
or queotionlag- Mo ottMoncy in many
operottons, but insisted that there
exists a demand for horse and mule
colts that Is far greater than the
supply.
■Texas farmers are missing an ad-
ditional and profitable source of in-
come in tide eonnooUon, and at the
same time are losing a ehanca, how-
ever indirect, to tattooes the volume
of the market for grata produced
on their forms", ho said. “It is grati-
fying to note that production of hero-
es end mules ia Tsus to on the gp-
causes
cotton
mation obtained in regard to the re-
search that Is being made. This work
is being carried on under the direc-
tion of Dr. G. W. Goldsmith, profes-
sor of botany at the university.
He is being assisted by Dr. Leta M
Henderson of Blsbtt, Ariz., and sev-
eral students assistants, includtag R.
B. Mitchell of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture who is study-
ing bacteria, fungi, and soil, and Is
worktag toward his doctor of philos-
ophy degree.
Other assistants Include Miss Pau-
line Toung of Austin who teaches
science in the schools at Port Ar-
tur Mbd will resume teaching duties
in ths foil; Elisabeth Moore, Aline
Nemlr. and John M. Carpenter of
Austin; Brnest Pechacek of Flat-
onia; Evelyn Koernel of West; Sam
■vane of Waco; Fred Spencer of
Temple.
provide for
fellowship
> will help
make the event the grandest of the
year.”
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Quarter - Million
Driving Licenses
Are Issued
One of the oldest and most historic
cemeteries in this section of the state
Is located about two miles east of
Shlro. and is known as the Red Top
cemetery. Many of the early settlers
of this and adjoining counties are
buried there. Recently this ceme-
tery has been cleaned of grass, weeds,
and brush, and all known graves
were Indicated. This splendid piece of
work was done largely through the
efforts of Mrs. Ida Baker Leonard
Of Shlro, and those having friends
and relatives buried at Red Top are
indeed grateful to her.
AUSTIN, Aug. 15 — At a recent
meeting of the State committee of
the University of Texas Interscho-
lastic League, a bi-dlstrlct champion-
ship was authorized, according to R.
J. Kidd, athletic director. Heretofore,
Class C teams, that is teams repre-
senting schools having an enrollment
of less than 150, have played only to
a district championship. As a result,
many of these teams have exercised
the option of competing in Class B,
while others have not found suffi-
cient competition to make the ef-
fort worthwhile.
"From aU Indications”, Mr. Kidd
said, "the new arrangement will
greatly stimulate the game among
the smaller schools. At the same time
It will make Class B competition
less attractive for them, and permit
a grouping of schools for football
competition of more nearly the same
numerical strength.”
In order to be eligible for this com-
petition, a school must accept the
League’s football plan not later than
September 15.
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Class C Teams Will Be
Allowed To Compete
For Bi-District Tilt
Ripped by jagged rocks wherp she rah zgfeund off Gloucester. Mass., the 100-foot fishing seiner, Uasla
Sam, wks pronounced a total loss'by coast guardsmen after being abandoned by her captain and crew. Nearly
N,SM po unde ot frCsh mackerel was dumped info the sea to lighten the boat in an effort to save it.
Ben Harris, 80, and lifelong resi-
dent of Retreat, passed away at his
home Sunday afternoon at 3:20
o’clock.
Funeral services were held for the
pioneer Grimes Countian this after-
noon at 4 o'clock, and interment was
In the family plot at Retreat under
the direction of Lindley Funeral
Home.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alice
Harris; four daughters, Mrs. J. B.
Hughey of Navasota, Mrs. L. E. Good-
win of Retreat, Mrs. W, C. Sullivan
of Baytown; Mrs. J. M. Goodwin of
Houston; one son, Oren Harris of
Anderson; two sisters, Mrs. Alice
Varnadore and Mrs. Molly Lawrence,
both of Waller; one brother, W. G.
Harris of Courtney; a number of
grandchildren aind one great grand-
child.
WORTH, Aug. 15 (UP) —
for axtombbile drivers is
helping to train motortats in the arts
of pahaUei parking, starting the mo-
tor on a hill, and correct signalling.
Bach class sf go drivsrs will re-
ceive M total of eight hours Instruo-
etn of schools also is the director N the MMe od-
“ i is ebarged each driver hy the fog*
fotaftt M OMUMroa, wM9h spon-
Funeral services for Mrs. Fritz
Voelter, 48, who passed away at Er-
win Saturday afternoon, were held
this morning at the family residence
and at the Lutheran Church in An-
derson.
Rev.
WESLACO, Aug. 15 (UP)
reports of the Growers
Committee, one of two committee es-
tablished to administer state and fed-
eral citrus marketing agreements,
reveal that 29,700 cars pf Lower Rio
Grande Valley grapefruit were dis-
posed of during the 1937-38 season.
Of the total of 11,880,171 standard
boxes of grapefruit marketed, 6,443,-
532 boxes word shipped into commer-
cial fresh fruit channels, 113,606 box-
es were moved by express, 125,000
boxes were consumed locally, and 5,-
139,661 boxes were used by citrus by-
products industries.
Into smaller channels flowed 27,415
boxee, while only 30,958 boxes of
grapefruit were dumped as culls un-
fit for use.
A total of 8,567 cars, or 1,430,346
boxes or oranges were disposed of
during the season, the report said.
Questionnaires submitted at the
close of the reason by the committee
to 400 citrus fruit distributors, job-
bers, wholesalers and other handlers
revealed the general opinion that
prices received for Valley ettrus fruits
could be increased by limitation of
shipments to else 96 and larger, to
No. 2 grades or batter, and by pro-
ration of shipments.
Traffic Law Violators
Handicapped If Argue
With State Patrolmen
More than two hundred Preebytar-
lans are expected to attend the
churchwide barbecue to be given at
the August Horst Country Club Tues-
day evening at 7 o'clock in celebra-
tion of the payment of the church
debt.
Chief cooks for the occasion are J.
P. Terrell and G. W. Lott, and their
chairmen, John F. Scott, of the
mlttee to assist the chief cooks; J.
N. Baylor, of the committee cm ar-
rangements; J. A Garner, of the fi-
nance committee; and Lewis Lindley,
of the waiters.
Members of the Auxiliary are also
joining in the celebration and are of-
fering their assistance.
Dr. H. E. Schulze, president of the
Men-of-4he-Church, will be master of
ceremonies during the short program
manned for the barbecue.
Participating will be A. J. Youens,
who will give a short history of the
church debt; Mrs. J. Percy Terrell,
president of the Auxiliary, who will
tell the part the Auxiliary had in the
payment of the debt; C. E. Henry,
Clerk of the Session and Treasurer
of the Debt Fund, who will present
the church the canceled notes and
mortgage release.
Rev. H. N. Cunningham will accept
the papers and will talk briefly on the
future of the church.
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Woman Named
Sheriff At Lelia
Lake, Texas
LELIA LAKE. Aug. 15 (UP) —
Mrs. John Howard, known as "the
protector of Lelia Lake” because she
has caused captures of 14 law viola-
tors. has been made a deputy sheriff
of Donley County.
Sheriff Guy Pierce, who commis-
sioned Mrs. Howard, told how she
broke up an attempted robbery of
the postoffice here in 1930, then di-
rected officers as they staged a run-
ning gunfight with the two would-be
robbers. When the two were convict-
ed, Mrs. Howard was rewarded by tha
federal government.
"If Mrs. Howard hadn't been abls
to direct us over these West Texas
roads when that robbery was brok-
en up, we never would .have been able
to catch that Jackson gang that pulled
the job,’’ Pierce recalled
Seventeen attempts at burglary and
robbery have been made at Lelia
Lak® in recent years. In only three
of the cases have the criminals es-
caped. Of the three escapers, two
were wounded in gunfire exchanges
with Mrs. Howard's husband and their
son. Lon. The criminals who escaped
were traced partially by blood trails.
"When we first moved here,” Mrs.
Howard said, “robberies were so fre-
quent that Lon decided to make an
alarm system. New, all I have to do
is call Sheriff Pierce at Clarendon
when I suspect that something is
about to happen.”
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IM Attend Coaching School
L. Karcher, pastor of the
Lutheran Church, officiated and in-
terment was in the Lutheran ceme-
tery under Che direction of Scott
Funeral Homa
Surviving are her husband. Frits
Voelter; her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fritz Miller, Sr., of Anderson; three
daughters, Misses Julia, Lillian, and
Mabel Voelter; four sons, George,
Fred, Alvin, and Tommie Voelter;
five sisters, Mrs. Minnie Brocksmith
of Houston, Mrs. Lena Schroeder of
Erwin, Mrs. Lizzie Foenke of White
Hall, Mrs. Clara Boehm of Port Ar-
tfiur, Mrs. Sophie Boehm of Erwin;
one brother, Fritz Miller of Navasota.
Pallbearers were nephews of
Voelter.
FORT WORTH, Aug. 15 (UP) —
Traffic law violators begin under a
handicap if they try to argue heated-
ly with Patrolman Fred Holland, for
Holland is abls to record tWr state-
ments In shorthand in his notebook.
Holland recently aeo—■< • track
driver of a parking violation. The
driver retorted that ft was "a blankety-
blank shame'' and told Holland to go
ten the "eo-and-eo Judge” that he
would appeal any chasgee.
Holland tranecribed the notes for
the judge, who issued a warrant for
the track driver's arrest
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Nemir, Lucile. Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 145, Ed. 1 Monday, August 15, 1938, newspaper, August 15, 1938; Navasota, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1381919/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Navasota Public Library.