Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1929 Page: 1 of 12
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DECATUR, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOV. 28, 1929
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Mrs. J. W. Patterson la visiting her
daughter. Miss Anita, of Pallas this
week.
Published in the Dairy Center of the Cheat Southwest.
More Than Ihree Times the Bona I ide Subscribers of Any Other Newspaper in Decatur.
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chamier of commerce directors in the
regular meeting last Monday night.
Plans for fitting decorations of the
streets, store fronts and interiors ana
the illumination of trees in the yards
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square and down
with the power cum-
The Decatur Telephone Co. has
workmen busy erecting the new quar-
ters for the company, and when com-
pieted it will be one of the most com
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occasions of the kind which will have @)
preceded this one. but there will be -
A Rev. Ewton, one of the most bri‘-
liant writers, ami pastor of the Bap
tist church nt Paradise, is a regular
contributor to the Messenger columns
\ Mr. Ewton came to Wise county truw
Tennessee, and was a writer for somt
of that state’s leading papers. Mes
senger is glad to announce that this
eloquent young preacher and splendid
writer has joined its staff.
And, on Monday night, December 9, @
there is to be a big Christmas gather- “
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East Main street
lot immediately west of the Messen-
ger building on West Walnut.
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Terrell, of Lni-
bock, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs
John Scott. Tom has accepted a posi-
tion in the advertising department of
the Lubbock Avalanche, one of the
most prosperous and best publications
in that section.
SANTA CLAUS TO
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prominent merchants, was here on
Remember, you get the Messenger
all during 1930 for the low price of
$1.00; subscribe now. and have your
paper dated January 1.
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lbirectors of Ilie chamber of com-
merce, at the meeting last Monday
night, thought it wise to recommend
to the mayor and city council that
the shooting of fireworks in the busi-
ness section be prohibited. The prac-
tice was deemed both annoying and
dangerous, and the directors recom-
mnended that extra police be put on
during the holiday season if necessary
to control the situation.
the fine arrays of substantial and
beantiful goods of every variety and
selection may show up at their best.
about the area of
and assisted in starling off the work
on the new bnilding. The structure Charge Warnino Gliven
will lx* of brick, and will adorn the
by the
Fort Worth hunters, shooting on
the waters of Audnbon hike one da,
first of the week, killed twenty-eight
ducks.
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stocks of roods are to be given special ©
touches of arrangement in order that —'
and there
s|M*«'live store
Clyde Slimp, long-time citizen of
the Rhome-Aurora community, was in
town Monday, and MTessenger learns
that he will be a candidate for the
office of county tax collector at the
coming election.
square. At last accounts the majori-
Workmen are demolishing the side-
walk around the court house lawn, mak-
ing ready to widen the four streets
thru the square and enlarging the
parking space. Fourteen feet of the
walks and lawn will be turned into
the streets. This is done by order of
the commissioners’ court, at the solici-
tation of a number of Decatur cit-
zone and famers.
There will lie a program and a box
supper at the Sycamore Baptist church
on the evening of November 29. The
proceeds «f the entertainment will go
to the church. Everybody is invited
to attend.
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John Alexander, one of Olney’s
There were several applications for
the "office" of walking bailiff. with
Granger Blewett and Charlie Crosa
running a dead heat. Straws were
drawn. and Mr. Blewett got the short-
est. and the place.
Tuesday evening in the Baker Hotel.
Dallas, citizens of Dallas tendered
Col George B. Dealey, head of the
great Dallas News, an appreciation
banquet. It is well that Dallas citi-
zens show their appreciation of this
man Dealey, for he is one of the most
constructive workers for the biggest
and best interests of the "City of the
Hour" of this day. He is a patriot,
and the labors he has performed will
be remembered long after he has quit
the walks of man. Messenger editor
acknowledges receipt of Ihe following
invitation to attend the banquet from
Mr. John W. Carpenter and Mr. Bee-
man Fisher of the Texas Power A
Light Co.: “Geo. B. Dealey of the
Dallas News is to be honored with an
informal appreciation dinner, sponsor-
ed by the Dallas Chamber of Com-
merce, in recognition of his great ser-
vice to Dallas and Texas. ut seven
o’clock at the Baker hotel. Would
like for you to attend with a group
of other prominent Texas newspaper
men as guest of John W. Carpenter
and me— Beeman Fisher."
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Buck Riley, veteran peace officer of
Wise county, and who Is reported to
have assisted in grandjury work for
a long number of years, was heard to
remark Sunday, a clear, bright day.
that in all his experience the first day
of the November term of district court
was a cold, bleak day. Monday, when
court convened, the sky was overcast,
and a cold, chilly wind was blowing.
Ruck dogs not claim to be a weather
propbet. but vows the weather man
opens up his worst spell when our
court has opening day.
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The report of the special committec©
appointed by the chamber of com- 5
merce to suggest a holiday program <
for Decatur, was received bv the •
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Mrs. Marion Gibbon is spending
Thanksgiving in Dallas.
W. O. Lybrand, merchant of Para-
dise, was in the.city on business Tues-
day. "Rusiness is good with us, and
inereasing." he stated.
Tarran county, who will spak on some
phase of hortieulture of interest to
he community.
Miss Jennie Camp, district home
demonstration aren of district 9. Sub-
? t: Home Conviences nt Small Cost.
Guy Powell. county agrienltural
izent of Wise connty Snbject :
Dairying.
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Mr. Homeyer. poultry specinlist of
Univesal Mills, Fort Worth. Subject:
The Selection of Hatching Egus and
the (’arc of Early Pullets.
G. W. Orms, district agricultural
agent district 9 Subject: The Crops
and the Soil.
Gladys Stanford, home demonst ra-
tion agent of Wise county. Subject :
The Need of a Farm Fruit Plot on
the Farm. The talk will be followed
by planting of a farm fruit plot, con-
sitting of 8 peach trees, 4 plum trees,
4 grape vines and 24 berries.
The teams will appear as follows in
the various cimmunities : December 5.
Chico: 9 to 12 o’clock. Team two; 2
to 5 o’clock, Team one. Alvord : 9 to
12 o’clock. Team one: 2 to 5 o'clock.
Team two.
December 6: Greenwood : 9 to 12
o'clock, Team two; 2 to 5 o’clock.
Team one; Boyd: 9 to 12 o’clock,
Team one; 2 to 5 o’clock, Team two.
The places of meeting are as fol-
lows : Chico—high school auditorium ;
Alvord—high school auditorium;
Greenwood—Baptist church: Boyd--
.Methodist church.
| ferent sections of the country. They
I are affable gentlemen, and are strong
believers in the Keystone location.
While at the site we saw the latest,
and what is said to he the most suc-
cessfnl "locating machine" in opera-
tion. and according to its readings,
after a set-up was made within twen-
ty feet of the derrick now 1x4 ng con
structed. an oil well of 3,000-barrel
capacity will be found at a depth of
3,200 feet.
It will be remembered that a good
showing of oil was found in the orig-
inal Keystone at a depth of 3.200 feet,
and this machine, penetrating the
earth at the rate of tour hundred fee:
1 per minute. gave the indication of a
big prodicer iminediately at the ex-
piration of eight minutes. This new
machine is not of the “doodle bug"
type, and the owner and operator
stated that it had never failed in its
readings, and most thoro tests of its
accuracy have been mad? time after
time in proven dry fields. About
twenty people, several from Fort
Worth and Dallas, were present when
the machine made its test Tuesday
afternoon.
Ing and party on the streets of the
square and the store precincts. In
principle this will follow the plan of
visit with relatives and friends first
f the week. John reported his sec-
tion in good condition.
A bazaar and pure food show will
be given on December 13th and 14th
by the Wesley Bible Class of the
Methodist church, for the benefit of
orphanages. The place will be an-
tnced at a later date.
Timber for theKeystone derrick is
► being placed on the locatio, and
i Messenger is informed that all the
। machinery for drilling is being moved,
and actual drilling operations should
be under way within a short time.
I states Hefr Askey, one of the land-
I owners in that section. It is said
( that the new location, a quarter of a
mile southeast of the original Key-
stone, was made after expert geolo-
gists spent several days in the field,
and following a thoro test by the
radio machine that has been so suc-
cessfully used in the most important
fields in the country. At this early
stage of development a number of oil
scouts from other sections of the
country have visited the new site, and
Messenger understands that some fan-
| cy prices have been offered for leases
down there. Owing to bad condition
of the roads, lending from Rhome to
the well site, trucks hauling lumber
for the derrick have been delayed, and
farmers with teams have been caller
to assist in transporting the timbers.
A representative of the Messenger
visited the drillin'! site Tuesday after-
noon in company with Henry Askey
and Attorney H. E. Lobdell, a id we
had the pleasure of meeting the gen-
I tiemen who have taken over the leases
for a drilling contract. Messrs. Clar-
ence Rosenfield and E. L. Chapman
of Fort Worth, are the gentlemen who
are back of the contract, and we un-
derstand that they are two of the
most prominent and successful operat-
ors in the state: men who have had
years of experience in the different
fields of Texas and Oklahoma. At
present. Mr. Chapman stated to the
reporter of the Messenger that he and
his associate. Mr. Rosenfield, had
crews drilling fourteen wells in dif-
novel innovations and new entertain-
ing stunts. What is intended is to
put on a festal night of holiday joy
and revelry and give everybody who
wants lo come and be a visitor and
guest a happy good time. The pro
gram of the special committee will be
worked out to this end, and it is to
be understood that a hearty invitation
goes out from Decatur to the people
of all the county to be present and
have fellowship with the people of
Decatur.
This question was propotndesl the
Messenger editor one day this week
by a prominent citizen of the town:
“Of the iwo "offenses," which is the
greater—tale-bearing six days in the
week, and resting, from exhaustion,
on Sunday; or. working industrious-
ly six dnys in the week, and playing
an innorent game in the afternoon on
the Sabbath?" With altitudinous eclat
and wild acclaim, we decide in favor
of the laboror. A slanderous tongne
is infinitely more damaging, wreck
ing. to the happiness and pleasure o
mortals, than can be inflicted in tin
hearts and homes by a brace of cro
quet mallets. TD true!
Mr. Williams, expert decorator of
. the T. P. Ac L., states that more than
eight hundred additional lights will
Lend beauty and brilliancy to the
Christmas decorations of the business
firms in Decatur during the yuletide
eason. Numerous residence lawns
will have beautiful colored lights
on the trees, and what promises to
be the best decorated little city in
the state will greet visitors here dur-
ing Santa Claus season.
In his charge to the grandjuri Nion-
day. Judge Carter gave the memters
some zood an wholesome instructions
regarding their duty. He warned
them to be careful and painstaking in
returning indictments and keep clear
f neighborhood gossip, report d by
somne tniebearer. "Investigate ami
sifl your findings, and indict those
About Dallying
Water Board Buying-
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December 5. at Chico and Alvord,
and December 6, at Royd and Greer,
wood, have heen selected as the dales
and places when edncational short
courses in agriculturel phases will he
conducter under local auspices of Guy
Powell, connty farm agent, and Miss
Gladys Stanford, home demonstration
agent.
I uchase of 8,700 acres of land was
authorized by the Tarrant county
water control and improvemeni dlis
I rid No. 1 Wednesday to he used in
the construction of the Bridgeport and
Eagle Mountain lakes, which will be
built a love Iake Worth on ihe Wts:
Fork of Trinity River at a cost of
$6,500,000.
With oniy 8,000 acres of land re-
maining to be purchased, directors of
the district are looking forward to
the setting of a date in the near fu
turn for opening bids for the const rm -
lion of either one or both' dams. Ne
decision has been announced as to
which one of the dams will be built
firs’. The land purchases have be a
made for both dam sites.
A total of 22,000 acre has been
either purchased or contracts signed
for purchase. About 30,000 acres will
be needed for both lakes. Dr. C. A.
Hickman and W. K. Stripling, mem-
bers of the land purchasing commit-
tee, announced that all the needed
land probably will be purchased by
first of the year.
When sufficient land is bought for
the lake sites the directors will lx*
clear to proceed with the awarding
of contracts for construction of the
dams, one of which will be placed
near Eagle Mountain, in the north-
west corner of Tarrant, and the other
near Bridgeport, in Wise county.
The first block of $2,000,000 of
bonds has been sold for purchasing
and beginning the construction work.
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dallying witl rumors and rhise re-
ports: indict where you believe the
indictment will bring the guilty to the
bar of justice," he said.
After convening court. Judge Carter
stopped proceedings for a few minutes
in honor of the memory of Deputy
Sheriff Cartwright. who died since
adjonrnment of the last court.
The following named gentlemen
compose the grandjury: W. M. Work-
man. foreman: G. A. Collier. Crafton ■
J. L. Cox. Decatur: R. H. Bridges.
Paradise: O. T. Finlayson. Rhome:
R. IL McClung. Alvord; G. I. Taylor.
Boyd. W. F. Willis. Rhome: T. H.
Wright. Decatur: R. R. Willis. Sli-
dell ; O. G. Lowery. Newark; R. T.
Howard. Alvord.
The following are riding bailiffs •
J. E. Scroggins. Joe Brown. Jack
Seroggins M. B. Williamson, Buck
Riley. Chas. Quisenberry, Marvin
Roach H. E Davis. J. M. Mitchum.
Batiks Bowies.
Doorkeeper: L. O. Patterson; walk-
ing bailiff: Granger Blewett.
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Collins, Dick. Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1929, newspaper, November 28, 1929; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1611244/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .