Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1934 Page: 1 of 8
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DECATUR, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1934
54th YEAR
NUMBER 5
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a lawsuit. discussed the coming
sen-
ate rial
race, (bearing that the jun-
a
FROLIC FOR PRES.!
MeDonald as postmaster of
While C’onnally’s
a!lv
championship in
reactic n
An accompaniment of
a phonograph
A
Political
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Announcements
Agent Guy Powell.
ident
BAILEY-FOR-SENATOR CLUB
he long until they are rid .
Those win have been using ramp
BOYD WINS IN HISKETETL
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tary John Gentry of the Joe Wheeler
Money is needed to make im-
For Justice of Peace; 1-6:
W. H. Stroud
down and out," stated Gninn.
Altadena. Calif., Jan. 28.—To the
j school won the first place when they
defeated Slidell high school 30 to 2.
DAVIS IS COUNI Y
TRES. CANDIDATE
REID
PHOTO
eral
thru.
from
nia
the
the
that
Wise
night
county
official
school
• here
Flone and County
Mr. Powell open-
had
b111.
bill
his
Dlrs
SeV-
way
members to address him at his office
in the Kirby building in Dallas.
drew J.
Alvord.
of
the
to
th
3—Woodrow Wilson, war-
time President, dies 1924.
ing Bridgeport 32*18.
In the vroliminaries, twelve Wise
CHICO VOLLEY
TEAM IS CHAMP
For County Treasurer:
Roger Barfield
<;. Wash Davis
Roosevelt’s Birthday is
Celebrated in Style
At School Gym
4— Charles Lindbergh, great
Lone Eagle, born 1902.
Basketball Season To
Have Lid Blasted
Here Saturday
Big Reception Is Given
Senator Candidate
In Dallas
For County Attorney:
W. K. Sampson
For County Judge:
F. Arnold Davenport
L. D. Kirkpatrick
(2
For State Senator:
Grady Woodruff
Win Three Out of Four
Conference' Tilts
Play S. M. U.
For County Superintendent:
G. L. (Roy) Patterson
Mrs. Oma Cartwright
For District Clerk:
Miss Fay Walker
Miss Jennie Jo Barnett
Homer I. Watkins
For Commissioner. Precinet 1 S:
Jim Booth
Henry Walker
A. M. (Auz) Shaw
Fort Worth Gathering
Attended by Members
First District
For Fublie Weigher Free. 5:
Kemp Slimp
B. B. Stewart
B. H. Oates
Knox Hutchison
as sponsored by tiie A. & M. College
of Texas for all Texas counties and
For Sheriff:
W. M. Workman
J. T. Faith
D. L. (Dan) Buch
For Assessor-Collector:
Mrs. Bettye Duckworth
Clyde Slimp
For County Clerk:
W. V. Cunningham
C. A. Maples
I~ma
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FEBRUARY
A 1—Watch for the eroundhog
FT and his shadow tomorrow.
"Daputing and calue grf and
sorrosing *
who use camps have paid, but
a! tain I
4 *
Lr -
nlso.— Yours, J. L. Wooldridge.
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the junior senator !
hearing on his bill,
was never consider-
DISTRICT LEADER COLLEGE INDIANS
CONDUCTS MEET IN BUSY SEASON
These gentlemen came
man like him can’t
of fun in them all formed
ile Ununtg Arnzenyer
Published In Dairy Center of the Great Southwest
Supreme in Newspaper Field and Oldest Business Institution in Wise County—Estab. in 1880
JANUARY
A,e29- William McKinley, 25th
* (3 President, born 1843.
t Bailey, has been announced here by literary and athletic events will be
Will Rogers writes Gentry, or forfeit your camp sites. , Washington.
have been “riding" their
will blast
basket kill
determine 1
division at
gy mnasium.
the day before Connally made
senate address on that subject.
of the Cooke county
(in the following Sal
• In the semi-finals Boyd had defeat-
, cd Park Springs. 33 to 18, and Slidell
2 was advanced to the finals by down-
In the basket! all tournament held
here last Saturday night, Boyd high
scured a
off the
a Bailey-For-enator Club to be com- tive committee had selected the week
posed exclusively of the name-sakes end of March 23rd-24th for the
of the late Senator Jos Weldon spring meet, "hen the finals in all
boot ledgers and the drunks
?Jvord high school
Bailey said he voted fi r this
Winter and spring activities of the
Wise county interscholastic League
EXAMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
FOR RHOME POSTMASTER
similar in nature to features
the lid
M ' D I
"If a man deceives me owe, shame
on him: if twice, shame on me.”
It won’t
of I he
BAILEY OPENS
STATE CAMPAIGN
_
ed the proceedings Tuesday night by
dedicating the evening’s pleasure to
the occasion of the president’s birth-
day.
Three skilled leaders were present-
to direct the program. They were:
John Wilson, principal of the school
at Myra, Cooke county: Roy Wilson,
his brother, county superintendent of
that was not justly di e h m in con- |
necti h wh thc do’ln devaluation i
Bailey said thatu Martin Dies from
the second Texas congressional dis-
trict introduced a dollar devaluation
as they meet
DECATUR FOLKS RURAL TEAMS TO
OPEN LEAGUE
voted against
glad for prospective
G months."
he would lx*
Wise County
rexas. — Today
park reunion committee. A number
Something like a score or more of
Decatur folks celebrated the presi-
dent’s birthday in the fun and jolity
of an old-fashioned country party in
Joe Bailey Humphreys, an attorney
here.
“I am of the 1911 er p which
notified that their claims on thejseems to be a fairly heavy one."
sites will be forfeited on February 1 Iunphreys stated. "Those born after
15th. if assessments for the sites | 1913 will not be able to vote,
are not paid on or before that date, iwe will welcome them to our mem- j
is the announcement made by Secre- bership. The ages of the meminrs
will range from 42 years to less than |
but paiticipation in all the activities.
j atmosphere.
charze that he Details of the program were ex-
the farm relief corps from the rural recreation plan
short time. He is a wonderful fel- provements cn the grounds, and
wiil get underway Saturday
when the rural teams of the
Messenger, Decatur.
Monday. He has now returned to
applicants for the positi n, is
report coining to the Messenger.
have been
county by
Agent Miss
sites at the Joe Wheeler park for
several seasons free of charge, are
Dallas. Texas. Jan. 30.— Speaking
to an enthusiastic group of friends
and supporters who gathered here
from all over the state. Joseph Wel-
don Bailey. Jr., in Texas because of
water. Consequently the eliminatien
games were hard-fought and fast.
YThe Decatur College Indians are
engaging in a busy season of basket-
kill this year, and an* making a fine
showing in the central conference a»
far. Of the four conference games
they have played, they have come out
victorious in three tilts. In the laet
of these conference contests, the In-
dians came out winners over T. M. C.
at Terrell Monday night by a score
of 39 to 34.
At present John Tarlete n College
at Stephensville is in the top berth,
having won all the games they have
played. They won over the Indians
in a game at Stephensville Saturday
night. This game was said to be one
of the best in the conference this year
for at the half the score was tied.
11 11. The Plowboys gained a lead,
h wever, in the second period, which
the Indians were unable to break.
The game which was scheduled for
Tuesday night at Gettys gym, with
the Denton Teacher freshmen, was
postponed, however, the Indians are
booked to meet the S. M. U. varsity
quintet here tonight (Thursday) and
a conference game is scheduled with
the Weatherford C’oyotes here Satur-
day nizht. For the latter contest, the
new rym. with its large seating capa-
city. is expected to be jammed, owing
to the long rivalry of the contestants.
and playing old-time games with a
held.
Member schools are urged to re-
meml er the above important dates
connected with the league work this
year, and to work for a 100 per con
The Tnited States civil service
commission, at the request of the
postmaster general, announces a com-
petitive examination for postmaster
at Rhome. Texas. Receipt of appli-
catinn blanks can be secured at the
Rhome postoffice.
Humphreys, said that ’
Letter from Worth Frazier, former
Decatur citizen, now county and dis-
trict clerk of Brewster county, prais-
es the fitness of lion. Benjamin
Franklin Berkeley, friend and fellow
townsman of Worth, for the lieuten-
ant-zovernor position.
In today’s Messenger, in the an-
nouncement column, will be found the
name of G. Wash Davis of Alvord,
who is a candidate for treasurer of
Wise county. It is not necessary for
the Messenger to introduce this man
to the citizens of the county, especiai-
ly those who have been in and about
these diggins for the past forty or
fifty years, for he has been a residwit
of Wonderful Wise for more than,
half century. Mr. Davis is a good
citizen and is in every way qualified
for the place he seeks at the hands of
the voters. He has held public office
in the county before: he knows and
appreciates the responsibilities, and
he gives his promise to render the
best service he is capable of giving,
if the people honor him with the of-
fice of treasurer.
! the gymnasium of the high school
Tuesday night. Marching, parading
and a
There were 7,946 bales of rotten,
counting round as half bales, ginned
in Wise county from the crop of
1933 prior to January 16. 1934. as
compared with 6,008 bales ginned to
January 16, 1933.
half of prohibition with the junior
ater’s less enthusiastic support.
Bailey stated hi*’s f r women in : the program.
’ litirs and favors their participa- i music produced from : phcucg..g.
tion in party rewards. He said that and amplyfying system set up by the
Cornal’y had named no Texas wo I local electrician and radio expert,
man to an outstanding administra- Embry Hoyl, contributed a melodic
More than 65 federated club wom-
en attended the board meeting called
by Mrs. Lee Morris, president of the
first district, T. F. W. C., in Fort
Worth Saturday. Mrs. J. C. Berney,
a veteran club woman, was specially
greeted, having been unable to attend
the meetings for a long time on ac-
count of illness in her family.
Mrs. Berney gave the invocation,
and one of the interesting features of
the morning was the warmth with
which the City Federation of clubs,
joined by the chamber sf commerce,
extended an invitation to mnembers of
the first district. Texas Federation of
Women’s Clubs, to meet there April
9, 10 and 11.
Club reports followed one another
rapidly all thru the morning, and
when Mrs. Guy Rogers, radio chair-
man made her report. Mrs. Berney
stated that this seemed to her one of
the greatest mediums of aid from one
*lnb to another. The radio district
hour of the district will make a fea-
ture of having combined clubs in
nearby towns put on the best phases
of their work.
In addition to the prizes offered
annually. ihree new ones wore offer-
ed. Mrs. C. A. Lilley offered a prize
of $10 to the club or the individual
bringing in the largest donation for
the permanent home in Austin. Mrs.
J. L. Elkin offered a book of one-act
plays to the club putting on the best
play and Mrs. Grover C. Johnson add-
ed another $5 prize for the best year
book if any kind offered each year.
The meeting represented 126 clubs
in 21 counties, approximately 5,000
working club-women.
Mrs. Lee Morris presided thru the
morning and reports were abbreviat-
ed so that everything was finished by
noon.
When the meeting had adjourned
a delightful lunche n was served at
four heavtifnl Ince-covered tables in
the Woman’s building dining room.
zens stand ready to pay for sites Bailey left for Oklahoma City where county school teams participated. and
now being held by citizens who have he participated in a trial of a case most of these teams were of the first
demonstrated in
The Alii rd News announces that
a telegram has been received in that
town, announcing the selection by
(‘oxvrressman McFarlane of Mr. An-
Bailey chided
for using hi-
publicity, and
not paid. Pay np. says Secretary
el by the committee.
Stating that he had campaign'd
Tens for repeal, thus supporting
he ainistration. he charged Con-
Powie, Texas, Jan. 30. — The Chico
high school girls’ volley ball team
won first place and the trophy for
the champit nship of the invitation
tournament held here last Friday and
Saturday. They were stubbornly con-
tested for the championship by the
Park Springs high school girls. Elim-
inating all other competition and
winning the right to go into the finals
these two teams played a brand of
volley ball never before witnessed in
Bowie, and it is doubtful whether the
fans in any city ever witnessed such
a contest as the final game proved to
be. For two hours and 58 minutes
actual playing time. each team fought
with every ounce of energy they pos
sessed and at the end of the game
every member of each squad was on
the verge of exhaustion.
Chico showed in the last game that
the team had more endurance than
the much smaller and lighter Park
Springs sextet, which might have or
might not have been the difference
between victory and defeat. The in-
dividual scotch for each team in the
three games of the match were: Chi-
co 16, Park Springs 14: Park Springs
15, Chico 8; and Chico 15. Park
Fprings 12.
Consolation was won by Alvord
high girls when they met and defeat-
ed a fighting volley bull sextet from
Blue Grove. The (’lay county girls
put up a brave fight, but were no
match for tin* strong Alvord team.
Alvord defeated Post Oak in a hotly
i nteded game to enter the match
for the cons lation, am! Blue Grove
had eliminated Forrest burg to gain
the right to be Alvord’s opponent.
In the semi-finals for the cham-
pionship. Park Springs eliminated the
fighting Bowie girls, and Chico elim-
inated a strong sextet that represent-
ed Henrietta high school.
ior senator from Texas has already
opened his campaign and that he
was “just Irish enough" to like the
light which had been precipitated.
Young Bailey said that for the pres-
ent the issue has been made “loyalty
to the president and the New Deal.”
"I accept that challenge,” Bailey
declared, “and to find the truth, to
determine the difference between his
loyalty and mine, let us turn to the
one place where the truth can be
found. It has no memory, it is a
record—the congressional record of
the seventy-third congress. It shows
that Senator Connally voted against
four important measures, including
repeal of the eighteenth amendment,
the legalization cf the sale of beer,
the N. R. A., and in opposition of
the president's veteran legislative
program. He finally ran out on the
veterans t hemselves."
Bailey stated that during the pres-
ent session, he had supported the
administration measures, while Sen-
ator Connally’s very first v te was
for a higher import duty on wines—
was against the administration.
by invitation to help in the details
of the program.
Lots of actic n and a royal good
time was reported by all who at
tended. Many are in favor of re-
peating the event frequently.
p*., 31—Canada's War Time Pro-
$8? hibitionAct in force, 1918.
ORGANIZATION BEGUN point to an interesting and success
Dallas, Texas. The formntion of ful meet in 1934. The county execu-
Ccoke county, and Jake Biffle, pres-
Claremore, Okla.: “In Cali for- I
we had forgotten there was ' board.
A ,o, 30— France recognizes United
States" independence.
Sg<- 1778.
Home Demonstrati: n
A E_—-------- ,
PRESDENT FIRST DISTRICT. TEXAS FEDERATION WOMEN’S ( LUES
urday eliminations between the oth-
er schools wiil begin at the same
place at 19 o cloc k. The finals will
be played between the teams remain-
ing in the race < n Saturday, Feb-
i nary 17. Several teams in the
county have been showing up in the
invitation tournament, and a stiff
four-cornered fight for the champion-
ship honors between Rhome, Ericge-
port, Boyd and Chico, is expected.
Other league activities are arous-
ing splendid enthusiasm among the
member schools thruout the county.
Volley-ball has been gaining in pop-
ularity for the past several years,
and twelve more schools are planning
to bring their teams to the county
tournament on February 24. Chico,
a consistent winner for several years
and Park Spring, county champions
for several seasons, are as strong as
ever, according to the results of the
Bowie tournament last week. Rhome
has an unusually fine team this year
that will make a determined effort
to take the championship to the
southern part of the county, while
Alvord, rapidly developing into a
winning team, will give them plenty
of competition.
Trophies, loving cups and medals
for the various events are being or-
dered this week and indications
ith "fearfulness" and con-
Shepp id’s activities on be-
bill as finally passed.
“I voted against this bill in its
original form as I doubted its con-
stitutionality and because our plat-
form had demanded a reduction in
the Smoot Hawley tariff and this ex-
periment seemed to be contrary to
the traditional democratic tariff doc-
trine.” After the senate had revised
and amended it many times, and as
it was the administration's only plan
for agricultural relief, after a con-
ference between the senate and the
house on the bill, Bailey voted for
A friend, writing from Austin, tells
the Messenger editor: “I had dinner
with Col. Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald
last evening, and he told me you
are a good newspaper man, and he
recalled the many pleasant associa-
tions with you.” (Messenger editor
appreciates very much the good
words from Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald,
one of the best, if not the premier
newspaper writer in the south: chief
editorial writer in other days of the
Galveston News, 1b uston Post, Fort
Worth Record, Dallas News. Recog-
- nit ion at the hands of such giants
#- in the game, helps a lot. Thanks,
। Mld Politician. )
Guinn Williams, from San Angelo,
was in town, meeting old friends the
E other day: “Just dropped in from
' Fort Worth, where I was called on
VAF5e5
s • j
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Some of these fine days a quarry
of granite will Im* opened in the
gnat Chico country, and the world
wi!l be coming to Wonderful Wise
for a building stone that is equal
to the best in Italy, and superior
to any stone found in the United
States. A broad statement? Yes,
t it what has been discovered in the
Chico section will convince that the
claim of the Messenger is not far-
fetched. Experts, engineers, and oth-
ers have inspected this stone, and
all proclaim it of superior beauty.
And. them thar mountains about
Chico are full of it.
low, full of grit and determination, there is sufficient dues now delin- i the bill as it now appears upon the
be put qnent, to meet this expense. Camp statute book.
sites are in demand, and other citi- j Immediately after the addreqs.
•_/r 7^
Le^ d^orri^—i
There were a number
business. Have bought me a home
in San Angelo, and we have set up
he use -keeping, but it is good to come
back to see my friends.” Guinn
stated that he was out to see Mr.
Tom Waggoner while in Fort Worth,
and reported the pioneer cattleman
improving in health. "Mr. Waggoner
is coming thru with flying colors,
and he will lie up and about in a
4 , 2—U S ends its war with
23 •/ Mexico victoriously, 1848.
such a thing left as bootleggers, but
back in these states, Oklahoma. Tex-
as and Arkansaw, they are thicker
th.in C. W. A. workers.” May I add
to his statement, that if the law ag-
forcement officers in those states
will put forth as great amount of
energy as the enforcement officers
in California are putting forth in i
trying to control the drunks here. |
paironaze to
with eji’mh e
tion position.
Keferring to the
Anton, Texas, Jan. 25.— Wise
County Messenger, Decatur. Texas.—
Dear Dick: This year came around
ho quick I alm.st forgot that my
time was up on my subseription.
Not wanting to miss a copy of the
Great Paper. I :hn enclosing my
check. Dick, am at • s endinn you
one of my bank's stateinents of Ie
comber 30. 1933. Y urn truly. I. W
Clark. (The bank owned and operat-
ed ly our long-time friend. Loon
(ark, former banker at Paradise,
lows health and strength, and is
one of the big institutions of Anton.)
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