Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XLVII.
DECATUR, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1926
NUMBER 19.
Deputy Workman Nabs
Colorado - Gulf Officers
Timmons on Leslie
Plan Great Things
Farm Place
Membership
for Session
agent and broker in Dallas,
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Functioning of C. C.
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BANK Roberts, who has been
a citizen of Decatur since it
set up shop on this hill, was
in a reminiscent mood the
Pensions Granted for
Spanish War Veterans
STREETS TO BE
IMPROVED SAY
COMMITTEEMEN
Free Band Concert on
Lawn Planned Tonight
All-Day Meeting to Be
Enjoyed by W. M. S.
ESCAPED THIEF
CAUGHT WHEN
HE GOES HOME
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HIGHWAY MEET
IS TO BE HELD
IN BOWIE 17-18
coring to the re oni
‘•ha 1br cf comiere*
<vel: thie Lamk r: !
Paradise Next in Line
for Services of Band
WOLF CATCHERS GET
BIG HAULS IN MONTH
FISHERMEN FIND
FEW FINNY FOLK
Lodge Is Mother's Day
Service Leader Here
BRIDGEPORT TO
START HIGHWAY
T.
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County Agent Figures ;
in an Attractive Role
Happy—ho
With such a Mother!
Faith in womanhood
Beats with his blood,
And trust in all things
High comes easy to him,
And though he trip mid full
He shall not blind
His soul with elay.”
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"When all the world
Seems to turn its back
Upon you—whose love
never wavers?
Your—Mother's!
Who's sacrificed much
And suffere for you
Without a word of
Complaint or thought
of reward? Your—Mother 1"
Stopping in the midst of a series of
concert tours to county communities,
the Decatur Band will entertain Deca-
tur and folks of the surrounding coni-
munity with a free open atr concert
on the lawn of the court house tonight
(Friday).
The dtroctor i boplug for a larg
turnout of local dLiz
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COMMISSIONER BUYS
A ROAD MAINTAINER
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Sampson Chairman of
Interscholastics Here
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The commiitee in charge cordially
invites the public t • attend the service.
thonxht the <t ranger
wanteri.
When the officer t<
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was in the city Monday on business
other day when a Messenger repre-
sentative found him in the courthouse,
nd he mused: 'When I came to this
country there was no Decatur; this
hill was covered with rank grass and
deer were as plentiful as cattle today.
There were no buffalo, but occasion-
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OE I.. Blewett, former Deca-
tur boy, but for several years
Kemember--
Sunday
Mother’s
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real estate
“Home Maker” Great
Film of American Life
President Coolidge late Saturday
signed the bill to increase pensions of
Spanish war veterans and their de-
pendents nearly $19,000,00 annually.
At the same time, in a formal
statement, he said his approval was
not to be taken “as an encouragement
to further laws for large continuing
appropriations.” He gave a warning
that it might be necessary to increase
taxes if governmental expenditures
are greatly increased.
The president waited until late in
the last day on which, under the law,
he could act on the measure. He made
it clear that he had delayed his deci-
sion solely on account of the govern-
ment financing involved.
watch the wanton violations
There will !«• and all day meeting of
the Methodist Missionary Study class
at the reunion gronnds Monday, May
10th. All members of the society are
requested to be at the church by ten
o’clock and bring a dish of food, a
spoon, a fork, a cup and a plate.
('onveyanco for those who do not
have a way is proiisel by those in
charge of the meeting.
becat r citizen to a Me- huer TepTe
sentative. and । »ntinning, he ~ie :
"The * ther evening I took the miin~ to
cars while they were
mnpletely taken up by
I • «i tin
of i
Following the Land concert on the
lawn of the court house tonight—Fri-
day- the next out-of-town band and
chamber of commerce program will be
ziven in the high school auditorium at
Paradise next Tuesday night, May
11th. Any who may desire are invit-
ed to go along from Decatur, and to
th* l'aradise people a general and cor-
lin! invitation is extende to attend
the L d w ill mecting.
it? Ununtu Mrzzenger
“THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR CIRCULATION"
More Than Three Times the Bona Fide Subscribers of Any Other Newspaper in Decatur
house- on rie-
HAT have you done with that
weather prophet, Mr. Flori-
da?" asked County Judge
Sum Ward, in the presence
that had hexn parked
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l<» : •> opinion
District chairmen for frotlil! dis-
tricts of the University of Texas Inter
scholastic League have been an
nonneed by T. H. .Shelby, dean of ex
tension and chairman of the Inter
scholastic Icague state committoc. It
it the function of these chairmen t »
call a meeting of the sut printendents
and principals of their respoctive dis
tricts for the purpose of creating an
organization which will conduct the
football championship in the district,
Sheby explained. Each district may
choose its own method of organizn
lion.
Superintendent H. H. Sampson of
Bridgeport is chairman of the district
of which the larger Wise county
schools. Class B, are members.
Acceptances of the football plan are
being received at Die state office of
the league every day, the total already
accepted being in excess of one hun-
dred schools, Mr. Shelby said.
County Agent Warren figured in a
new role at Newark school last Fri-
day night—and a successful one, ac-
cording to information receive.
He receive an invitation to deliver
the cmmencement oration before the
graduating class of Newark school
and rendily responde, delivering suen
a goo hearty talk that he was in-
vited back again to sak before
another class.
the Messenger, and writing from Aus-
tin, he says: ’Dear Dick: I have
intended each time I was in Decatur
Jo renew my subscription to the Mes-
lsnger, but I have failed to do so. We
feel that we are missing all the news
from our old home town without it,
and I want you to add my name to
your list for the next issue and ail
succeeding ones. Please send me bill
and I will remit immediately. With
kindest personal regards to all the
boys, I am sincerely yours, c. V. Ter-
rell.”
H7 A I A M
rve Mothers Day
m in the morning
(continued on page four)
limmnons, one of the men recently
arrested on the Pat Leslie farm in the
Audubon country on charges of steal-
ing chickens, ami who afterwards es
caped from the Montague county jail,
following a conviction in that county
for burglary, was captured Saturday
morning by dignities from the sheriff-
department.
Since his escape from the Montague
county jail, limmnons had-been in hill-
ing, and Sheriff Workman was on the
lookout for him. The man’s home in
the Audubon country had been
watched by the officers on several
nights, but Timmons could not be
found. Early Saturday morning the
sheriff’s department received informa-
tion that the man was in the neighbor-
hoor, and immediately three deputies
went after him. A thoro search was
made, but no track of Timmons could
be found. About the time the officers,
widely separated, had decided that the
chase was a water haul. Charles
Workman, one of the searchers. in
turning a sharp Bene in the creek, ran
into limmons. who had just come out
of the creek lottoun. Mr. Workman
ton ale! । atlett treek -ven: ttho
Vaniver. Moore, thristinan. Pinker-
ton of Elack ereek country, nine; Tol
Caldwell, Indian crek. two; Caleb
Ikeing. on the skirts of Wise and
Denton counties, three.
Two dollars for each -alp has been
collerte from the county. Following
the completion of the effort now being
mhde by the chamber of - mmerce, it
is hopxi that more can b added to
cuch ounty.
In’ the districts where the pest is
being cleane up pople are hearten-
ing ami feeling that they can with
more safety re-engage in the business
of raising chickens, turkeys an sheep.
It is hopxI the effort will be continued
until the wolf post will be cleaned up
in Wise county.
In the meantime the post of thieves
has been active. John Syler of Alli-
son was cleaned of chickens, several
hams and lard last Sunday night. At
Nurora a night roving truck backed up
to the chicken house of Grant Ellers
an loailel on seventy fowls
rs of This pest
raisers Bud
ver creek, ac-
btainei by the
aV* despatched
ON. C. V. Terrell, railroad
commissioner of Texas, is
another of the “old home-
town boys" who appreciate
diminishing the niml*!
of uliry and sherp
ami B«» Stok.- of । d:
koe1
HNNFN(iFIN deductions, at-
comnpnied by pwliticul prog
nostications. etc. are all
right. states W W Boyd.
south side of the ~quari. ami l counted
four • ustomners of a certain business
house who hae to go elsewhere to do
their purchasing on account of the
jam of cars in front of the store.
These customers had driven to the
store, but when they arrived they
fonne the space suppwosed to 1 lised
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The fourteenth annual convention of
the Colorado-Gulf Highway Associn-
tion will be held in Bowie on May
17th and 1Sth. This announcemevt
was made by J. Allen Wikoff, of Clay-
ton. New Mexico, president of the as-
sociation, who has just completed an
inspection of the larger part of the
highway. Bowie is the original home
of the association, it having been es-
tablished under the leadership of citi-
zens of Bowie. Cam vans of automo-
biles with visitors fro mall along the
highway will move into Bowie on the
opening day, Wikoff stated, and the
largest attendance in the history of
the association is planned.
After a three-hour business session
the first day the visitors will be enter-
tained with rabbit races over the new
coursing grounds. More than three
hundred of the West Texas jackrab-
bits have been penned for the event.
The night entertainment will consist
of band concerts and dancing.
T'he business of the association will
be complete the morning of the sec-
ond day and in the afternoon a rodeo
will be staged for the benefit of the
visitors, followed by a chicken barbe-
cue at the Johnson poultry farm, the
largest in the world.
Mr. Wikoff states that the program
for the business sessions, which will
nclude some short talks by men prom-
inent in highway circles as well as
other forms of entertainment, will be
worked out and given publicity by
May 10th.
The Colorado -Gul f Highway Asso-
ciation has maintained a tourist bu-
reau at Fort Worth for the past sev-
era 1 years ami according to Mr. Wi-
koff this is one of the principal activi-
ties of the association and results in
much additional traffic over the high-
way. The bureau is oprrate in con-
nection with the tourist bureau of the
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
and Automobile Club and during the
touring season will L- in charge of
Mrs \licc Irwin.
hrothers on Den-
A large crowd went out to the mu
nicipal lake Saturday, the opning
day of the fishing season, and a num-
ber of fish were caught, but the ma-
jority of the fishermen returned with
empty bags. Two or three bass of
about three pounds each were caught
and several strings of crappie were
taken.
Sime opening day the weather has
been unfavorable for fly fishing, but
with the arrival of warm weather, the
experts say some fine sport will be
enjoved. Mr. Priddy, keeper of the
lake, has a good supply of minnows
on hand, and he states that he will
endeavor to have a stock ready ul all
times.
there for hours. This is wron. and
the merchants are well within their
rights in registering complaints with
the city ntt i rities. Why is this
parking ordinance so wantonly and
flagrantly viiatel in Decatur? It is
the talk « f all strangers who drive to
the city, and it is more than pssing
strange that other towns in the coun-
ty, and thruout the state, have such
ordinances observel. I want to com-
pliment the Messenger for calling at-
tention to these violations, ami we ci..-
zens who believe in law enforcement
hope that some good results will come
from the publicity.”
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former state game commissioner, pro-
vided, however, they pan out, but from
the views of Mr Boyd, these dedue-
"tions, and $, forth. go too fur. in
saying that Lynch Davidson will get
the gutwrnatorial plum if he get- in
l he M’-omI primnary. In the first
dlace." quoth our friend Waller. “Mr.
Ihvid-on stand little chanre of get-
ting in the run off primary, but if
somethinr like cioaith ami dolrmiion
shoule overtuke Dan Mowuly. and Da
vids 1 uot . in. you are riult, he will
seen 'Timmons. but he
Mrs. IL |L Collins returnel Weines
day from a visit with relatives in Dal-
las. She was accompanied home by
her sister. Mrs. Burnett, wlio will
.-pend soveral days
mens' arm and tole him he was Want-
ed, the man dropped a bundle he was
carrying and threw up his hands. ‘The
other officers were callerl from their
seareh. ami Timmons was brought to
the county jail. He hail visited his
home on the Leslie farm, seeing his
wife and six children, and hail sup-
pliel himself with a large quantity of
food.
Stone, the compnion of Timmons in
the raies that have terrorizetl the com-
munity and nettel the thieves hun-
dreds of dollars worth of chickens,
was Brouzht to Iecutur immeliately
after his trial in Montague connty.
fimmons was left in the hands of the
Montague county officers for further
questioning, ami while in jail there he
.hi nther 1risnn rs made their escape.
Life, just as it is live by the aver-
age American family, with its many
vicissitudes, some of them small in
reality but mountainous to those di-
rectly concernel, is laid bare in dra-
matic style in “The Home Maker,”
Universal-Jewel King Baggot prodnc
tion which plays at the Majestic The-
atre oMnday and 'Tuesday. Alice
Joyce and Clive Broow are being fra
lured in this gripping picture of
everyday interest.
"The Home Maker.” whicl was di
rected by King Baggot. pictures a
story the living scenes of which are
daily being enacted in countless homes
thruout the land. It gets over its
leison without having the heavy ap-
parance of attempting to do so for
the Knapp family, the subject of this
dramatic study, is a well known type,
easily recognized among our own
f riend# and neighbors.
The thread-bare “eternal triangle”
Ims been completely sidestepped in the
production of the picture, much to its
bptterment.
itepoorts from most of the committee
chairmen delegated with the respn-
sibility to seek co-opwration in the
improvement of the surfaces of sev-
eral leading streets were received at
the chamter of commerce meeting on
Monday night, and it is a fact that
work has already started on most of
the streets concerned. Report on the
suggeste permanent surfacing of the
public square is delayed pending the
possibility of making a better deal at
u slightly later date.
Other matters that engaged the at-
lent ion of the members were the visit
to St. Jo in connection with the pro-
posed Texas-Oklahoma Highway sug
gested for 'Thursday, and also the
home-coming event of the Baptist Col-
lege si-lulel for the commencemelt
prior at the end of the month.
The menbers very heartily entered
into plans for the college occasion,
which were ontlined by l’resitient J. I..
Ward and l’ M. Curry A formal mo
lion prevailed which granted the full
co-op ration of the chamber of com-
merce and the appmointment of a spe-
cial arrangements committee to pave
the way for the part of host the town
will play.
It was set out that the event will
be conducted in response to plans ini
tiated during the recent Baptist con
vention at Mineral Wells by former
students and urged on the college offi-
cials. The celebration is expected to
relound to the college benefit in many
ways. Realizing its inability to care
for the large number of visitors, the
college officials have asked for the
co-operation of the citizenship of all
ereeris to mke the occasion such a
success as shall confer credit both on
the town and the institution.
The proposed Colorado-Gulf High-
way convention at Bowie May 17th
ami 18th was endorser at the meeting
and it appears that Decatur will be
largely represented. A goodly number
of member visitors were present at
the directors’ meeting.
If liberty is not maintain-I with
regard to education, there is no us"
trying to maintain, it in any other
sphere. If you give the bureaucrats
the children you might just as well
give them everything else —Greshan
Machen.
for his company, ami while here he
calks) at the Messenger office. "There
seems to be an air of prosperity in the
old home," statel Mr Blewett, “and
everything is on the jump, showing
you people are progressive. Understand
there are flattering prospects for
bumper crops in this county, and with
your growing dairy industry, Ild Wise
should take its place soon at the head
of the procession of Texas counties."
Joe L. will be remembered by old-
timers; he is the sol of the late
George Blewett, pioneer ranchman in
the Oliver creek country, afterwards
becoming a leading banker in Denton.
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sup. < ltoir liretor of 1 he ■
lts li ii । Iot o1 imius-
••1. rs at work during
• ther and altogether
The Bridgepurt district is on the
eve of building a road that will meas-
ure among the highest of the class in
l’exas.
The contract is scheduled to be let
at Austin next Monday. May 10th, ac-
cording to the statement of County
Judge S. M. Ward, who has done yeo-
man service in putting the detail and
plan thru. The finished highway,
which will be a unit of the Thirty-
Ninth. from the rock crusher by way
of Bridgeport to Sandy creek in th”
direction of lcatur. will cost approx-
imately $25,000 a mile .one of the
most substantial and lasting roadways
in Texas, with an asphalt topping.
(’ounty Engineer Hays is on the
zround ready to proceed with the work
immediately that the contract is let
next week.
mke- a cleur -Wep of F.. slat i- in
the f;: d primary, ueitinz - :: tjorit)
of the vote- lnk- that wa ;
stage f play. I think."
of Commissioner Henry Walker. The
Messenger scribe replied that Profes-
sor Florida was still on the job, but
that the weather clerk nan been act
ing in such a lady-like manner here of
late that his aid had not been solic-
ited. “Well," continue the judge,
“you may gel in communicution with
him and demand that he use his good
offices in having a let-up, or stopper
put in the leaking clouds. We have
had enough rain for a spell.”
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The 1 4.tic- * f th ■ Hu-terl Star, th*
De Nol:y 1y~ and ull the churches
•*f i he tow 1 will cu-wrate in I he serv-
which will b hele at the First
Metlwiist . hur 1 1: •. S U Wilkins
of Dallas will icliver the address.
11ml Wollei be the ca 46 in < o1n is-i
er Witlker’s leratur pre inet. nnyhow
W ith six humin .I mib- of r d i
kerj in the Decatur precinct the local
cominissioner c«»ul‘i put soveral main-
tainers to practical and -ving 11-0
in some sections of the country it i-
prcticable to use a one-man maintain
er on each seven miles of the hivhwav
constantly dragging and mnaintaininz
in both wet and* dry weather Really
sorviceable roads are maintainei by
this methel even in cases of unsur-
faced dirt roads.
‛k - M. ~*t- r to
tle rerkles- purkinu
• in fr nt of h-in--
.-qua re." remutrkexi i
< ommissioner Dick Robinson of tho
\ovord-(‛hico precinct has bourht a
new Fordson- Behr road maintainer for
operation on the roads of his district.
It is a strong but light implement that
wil keep in condition the roads that
have been expensively built up and
graded by the larger and heavier out-
fit the district owns and operates.
Undeniably Mr. Robinson’s new
move in road maintenance is one be-
shot with wisdom. Anyone familiar
with road work knows that mainte-
nance is money-saving enterprise in
connection with road upkeep. It is
provinr to be the height of folly to
expunk time, money ami machinery in
road grading and then leave the rone
to the merciless attack of the elements
for months ami even year- at a time.
The heavier grader 11-, in biiildiim
ami shaping the roac Ic can not
practically and r« onomi a ily Im- used
lo maintain the work, but the lizhtec
maintainer implement built for tin
purpose can effici ntly ami chinazls
Donbtless Mr. Itobit -on imiter ;
to precinet finanee-. lns fiuuroe ill .
lie can tot along with one munintainer
btter i han he can w i’ h ’ 1. . ' :
But w it !i “-Verl 2!- i:.[ •• • • l
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