Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1938 Page: 1 of 8
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DECATUR, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1938
NUMBER 7
58th YEAR
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Popular County Teacher
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Raise to Return As
Wise County, 1938, Eat
Asks the Voters for
ing Distance of
Up Half Planted
House Post
the Champs
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Our inquiry about the name of tine
citizens of the
propounding the
Decatur Baptists although
He is
number * f years.
in every
■ utstanding
Baylor
with the
fot tball squad last sezsi n in the face
doing his duties
the execution wa
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Atkins.
Mrs. Albert MeNeeley, Mrs.
Tom
Maxwell. Mrs.
womeil
wrong. decidedly wrong.
negro in his cell, prepared
wrote
$
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s
volunteered in two wars, but El Caney
cleared of Spaniards and
Local Store to Sponsor
First Foot Clinic Soon
RICHARDSON IN
LEGISLATIVE TILT
the jailor’s
county jail.
Khome.
county.
educated,
the county
way well qualified for the
sepks at the hands of the
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Home, Skygak Given
Invite to Join
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which
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To the average male reader, notices
that have appeared from time to time
etc.—€
of the
TARLETON NOW RURAL MEMBERS PETTY WILL BE HOPPERS WILL
SETTING PACE OF CLUBS MEET CISCO COACH DESTROY CROPS
Mrs. L. M. Cobb visited relatives in
Ponder.
Published in the Dairy Center of the Great Southwest
Supreme in Newspaper Field and Oldest Business Institution in Wise County-Merging Decatur News Jan. 1935
Quail Supply to Be
Replenished in Wise
of
a
Munn Will Run
for State Legislature
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Buried Pleasant Grove folks are becoming strong for
1 they claim this exercise the
Tarlet« n plays here.
_______*--------
Decatur Boy With
Big Co. in Houston
Cotton Com. to Meet
in Dallas March 24
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Sparks Announces for
Public Weigher, Rhome
a young man * f splendid address, well
m. until 4 p. m.. for the purpose of
men
it as
for General Motors 4 ‘orpe ration in onstrations is the proper spacin
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i points but Texas Tech lost to them by
! six points.
commented on by a large num-
the latest style of haircut to give
Street
By "Dique"
hale. ohnson grass to get best
mixer cockle burr to make it loo
in perfect condition and when spring
comes and all the shrubs ami fl wers
Hon. W. E. Munn of Boyd, was in
the city Wednesday, calling at the
Messenger office, and stating that he
will probably be a candidate for lo-
cal representative from this county.
He stated that he will make an an-
nouncement in the next issue of the
Messenger.
paign ami endeavor to
voters * f th** county.
________*__
• >f the county. He will visit all sec-
tions of the county during the cam-
well versed on public questions, ami
Fhey lost to Ada Teachers a
that it
lived with his
(‘. U. and North Texas Teacher’s ami
have won three out of five of these.
lie refused tei
was standing *
likable whatever else one may say of
pack fiettys gymnasium
vidence takees care of
minded.
------ the landscaping and planting shrubs
Another Decatur preduct has gone and flowers and sodding the yard,
out from the old home town and made one of the important things these
M i . gond. Jack Rieger. Jr.. is now audit- good ladies are learning in these dem-
minute talk for him. 1
plete and full story of
murder in the Denton
We all got to work in < ur print shop;
put the copy up in type, printed it.
filling the frent page of the paper.
We printed a large number of extra
copies, folded them ready for deliv-
ery. We then closed the doors of the
office, locked up. and went to the
A hanging. Immediately after the execu-
TA. tion we returned to town and opened
• ‘ Sthe office, and put about twenty five
boys on the streets and public square,
selling the paper at 10 cents per copy.
It carried a full and complete report
of the hanging, story of the execution.
an.I Ithome.
negro who wa
forty years ago
parents in Decatur.
and Porter. The E. P. Gibson resi-
dence, in West Decatur, will be one
of the town’s most beautiful homes
when completed. This home is being
built by Fred Spain, contractor. It
seems that the west side is coming
alive with new homes.
________*________
John Newberry is
depot and town, and b
dispatch, keeping it a
Acct R even 11 e ( nllec or zet 1,11 their glorious lints, will be one
ASl: nE5ue " °c1 of the prettiest to 1.,. seen in the eu
Will Be Here Mar. 8 tire county.
______ There were twenty-one ladies pres
everything, with the exception \ oiuniere
e little talk the negro had been had been
assisting our citizens in filing their
income tax returns.
New Homes Being Built
in West Side of Town
Alvord. Newark.
having taught
of great obstacles, not the least
ami beloved citizens of that communi-
ty south of Decatur, died suddenly
of a heart attack at his home about
one o'clock Thursday. February HMh.
The interment was had at Pleasant
new 'paper. ami we won, the play go-
ing over big.
4 ter the public execntion. which took
• place on the prairie southwest of
town.
Valley. Cuba, Elm. Greenwood, Lone
Mound. Midway. Mincy. Newark. Oak
boy between the passenger
Jones f0 and Motiey 62.
31-50 per cent: Dicken:
of Denton county.
John Newberry, one of the
talk. The
about ten
Claud Bryan.
Kcowan, Mrs.
! get in digging up the yards will
‘55 toughen them up and make them bet-
Tuesday night. Wise
was the long period of
This Messenger editor visited the
condemned man in his <<■11 in the
county jail a few hours before he .ir. „uiil .r.
was taken to the scarfoid. We had ■' m Wise colnty in a short time, to af-
heart to heart talk with the ne: ...... .....ting for local ninreds
telling him that he was expectedtnext stan. The birds cme from the
make a short talk, beforetho.b ac state game department. E. R.
tup was put over his heat W- V• l lims, hunter.....luxe, sometimes, was
him the win <!' to sax o u <" ■ , around getting subscriptions for the
dme nishing about bad ............ail. costing ab cut 0c eaci. The
strong drink. ete le promied J state gives one bird with every pur-
would make the talk suggested. but
when Sheriff M* ore asked him it he |
s set for; that somt
parties caught tie
B. W. Sparks, who has been living
in and around Rhome for the past
27 years, and probably knows every
man and woman in the community,
announces in the Messenger as a
candidate for the position of public
weigher of that precinct. He never
before aspired for public office, but
says if the voters of his precinct
see fit and proper to honor him with
the office he now seeks, he will give
them his very best service. He is hon
est, capable and in every way worthy,
and he respect fully asks the due con-
sideration of all voters in the pre-
cinct.
competition which the team
instructed to make, this was the only | Vimmy Ridge was a part of history,
descepency in the entire front page before we got going. And, Uncle Sam
report. The bold effort and results says we’ll do.
well known
and young
John Tarleton is setting the pace
with no losses in the conference but
I,., » i v y.. in previous issues of the Messengel
won over Decatur Baptists } o1113 1
1 ii;ii I . . ,;,tq concerning Hie activities of the Fome
one point ami Fillshoro IWo po1I1L8 , ,
1 .1 » -i . .............. Demonstration 4 lubs. con!uctec by
in one game, though they olLlistalic*ti
Hillsboro in a second game. Hillsboro an" 0 1 “
hanged here sour
for killing th** jail r
Today J. I. Richardson, instructor
at Blewett, announces as a cundidate
for 1« cal representative from Wise ।
county. 4Sth district. J. T. is the son
of Mr. ami Mr*. Ed Kichardson of
Hichardson has
fell w. Mr. ami Mrs. Jack Jr.. located excellent women they certainly km w
in Houston about three years ago, their onions, turnips and celery when
county will
when John
ent at this meeting, all Messenger
readers, and proud of it. The names
of those present that I recall are Mrs.
T. I’. Foster. Mrs. Dan Warren. Mrs.
Newton, Maxwell. Mrs. R. S. Stene.
Mrs. Bryan Stone, Mrs. J. W. Wat-
son, Mrs. M. A. McCarter, Mrs. Joe
Howard, Mrs. Leo Atkin*. Mrs. C. E.
Grove, Paradise. West Academy, Wil-
b w Point. Allison. These clubs meet
twice a month ami I have a working
agreement with Miss Farquhar that
I will time my visits to these respec-
tive places so as to appear on the
dates she cannot Im* present. To say
that this movement is spreading fas*
feet from the negro tolei
---•---
The other day the writer overheard
a gentleman of this community unbur-
den himself of much bile and some
wrath: evidently an accumulation of
much time. The fellow was hot under
the collar ami perspiring copously
under the neck band. He had been
on the old age assistance pension list
and had heen unceremoniously re-
moved, ami he was hot all over. He
was giving the pension law unshirt-
ed hades in general. ami all pen-
sioners hell ami high water in par-
titular. All pension laws were snares
ami delusions, ami calculated to work
havoc and such things among a free
people. Said he. among other things.
While making my rounds as a sort
of circuit rider to the lost sheep of
Messenger readers in th** Greenwood
country J purposely by accident stop-
ped at the he me of Mr*. Carrie Bryan
where one of these club meetings was
in full blast. It seems that this meet-
ing wa* an all day affair with dinner
on the ground and Mrs. Bryan being
stuck for the vats. Miss Ruth Far-
quhar. Home Demonstration Agent,
was present to direct the meeting
and see that the minimum amount of
hair pulling was engaged in. The pur-
pose of this particular meeting was
of the
.. .. county, was something to be passetl
won over Deea tur W ■■< n 1y with - humorous sinile and 'f no
Ia 11 had " * ■ | ' h! | 1 In. special reading interest to him as the
(‘liften both previously. which hat *
..... । -ri .. "so-callerl head of tin* home.
won over Hlillshor . rhen Weal her .
ford had won over N. T A C. :..... , The wri ter confes that I. until
X. T. A. c. over Decatur ami set De-Friday " la-t wek. he too, w:' one
, ... ,, .... . of the ahove nitwits that would n0i
catur won from W etherforcl. .
. , . . . . ... 4 (, 1 rea* anything printetl * 11 erlinz Hie
It looks noW as thougl N. I. A. " ’ ... i, ...
place he -eks at the hands of the ha- a cinch f. r second place. Decatur mHvKles of this of ex. ellen
voters of Wise county. Richardson/Baptists have a frelmen team with farm W‘........ and rather considern
believes in the people of his homeja new coach in Clyde Johnson and the whole movement ahu J" ' "
counts, and his best efforts, if elect-1 are pointing toward next year when1 axper* n o aj .1111 1
ed representative, will be devoted to the other teams lose a buneh of their ' hanzee man,an 1 " , " a an
their welfare. He b-lieves th- ........ stars. Decatur Baptists are playinz aliye to tell 1 he taleo f my recent.,1-
of the state have enough laws, and strong teams in building for the fit xersion.cn a h'o '" in vine pin
contends that those we have Should ! ture. rhey play S. M. V. Colts Fri- el ’ 1 1 ‘ '
he well enforced. He is a close ol-day night in a curtain raiser to the vidence takees care of the simple
is putting it mildly. All the
previously he was
athlete and student
versit \. His suzccess
school in
The O. L. Thomas residence on
West Main has about been complet-
ed. and it is one of the most sub-
stantial homes in all this county.
Sidewalks and yard terracing is be-
ing done by workmen this week. The
Cleveland-Stepp firm, local contrac-
Several crates
man 34, Knox 47. Montague 50, Scur-
ry 37. Stonewall 42, and Wise 50.
16-30 per cent: Archer 28, Bay-
hr 30, Childress 25, Floyd 23, Gray
2D. Hall 16, Haskell 28. Wheeler 17
ami Wichita 25.
5-15 per cent : Doney 10, Jack 10
and Throckmorton 0.
Major hopper attacks can be ex-
pected in the Panhandle, the report
added.
The board of education of the Cisco
Public Schools last night re-elected R.
N. Chuk for his eighth term as sup-
erintendent of the local sehool system.
In Hie a ie mt ting th** board re-
elected J. 1’. Petty for hi- second year
as h« i«l coach of Cisco high school
athieties
<’luck * record while head of th**
schools and that of Mr. Petty in
coaching the Cisco Lobo football team
last fall were warmly praised in
statements from bozird of officials
teda . l‛ tty came to (‛Iseo fr* m No-
cona, a (’lass B school where he made
a brilliant record, cupturing the reg-
ional B championship in the last year.
had anything to say.
for a
J. T. is a produet of these diggins,
ami they tell us that he is develop-
ing ini** one • f the best conches in
the country. He is young ami full of
that stuff of which good coaches are
made. We an* informed that the Cisco
school per plc tossed a nice raise in
salary to "have ami hole" Petty.
Mexican boh-
b<* turned loose
Mr. M. M. Rudd, deputy revenue
collector of Dallas, will Im* in Deca-
tur on March Sth. headquarters at
the First National Bank, from 8:30
rural w* men
Every time I meet an old gentle-
man who is polite, courteous and
friendiy, think of the late Capt.
Bellah, with ilie red flower, or bud,
in the left lapel of his coat.
--T--
One of Dallas’ most brilliant and
intellectual instructors writes in to
the Messenger, saying: Just received
my first cepy of the great and good
Messenger today, ami am enjoying it
very much.” Such bouquets are appre-
ciated : we like to smell 'em while
here on this mundane sphere, while
we are about and our olfactory or-
gans are functioning. After the dra-
peries are drawn about our couch,
and we lie down for the last dream,
sweet friends can pile high the flow-
ers about us. and we can't distinguish
between a jimpson weed and an Amer-
ican Beauty. So, let’s have ’em now.
ami thanks.
Mrs. Carson. Mrs.
the college in Oklahoma by
and Jack’s splendid qualities have been it comes to beautifying th** home
1 newspapers of the state at 1 i* recognizerl. Score for another Deca- yards The yard of Mrs. Bryan is now
it was somtthing that never
been attempted by a country
a representative
General chairman Burris C. Jack
son is calling tin* first meeting of
Texas for Thursday. February 24th.
the State-wide Cotton Committee
at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, be-
ginning at 9:30 A. M. to plan a pro-
gram of work to carry out the com-
mittee’s three sole objectves : Cotton
improvement, better ginning, ami a
new use for cotton research labora-
tory.
R. J. Cheatham, in charge of cot-
ton utilization for United States De-
partment of Agriculture, will bring
the principal address of the morning
session on “New Uses for Cotton."
Also discussing the need for extended
cotton uses will be Victor H. Schoffel-
ma yer. Agricultural Editor of the
Dallas News, ami A. M. Goldstein of
Waco. Chairman of the Committee’s
New Uses Section.
In discussing cotton improvement
work, Mr. Jackson said, “we fully
realize and appreciate the good work
now being done in East Texas on
cotton improvement by the East Tex-
as Chamber of Commerce in coopera-
tion with Extension Service ami Vo-
cational Agriculture Department, ami
this same type of endeavor must be
extended to all of Texas to accomp-
lish the desired necessary results.”
The one-variety cotton communi-
ty program will be thoroughly dis-
cussed by recognized leaders and the
better ginning discussion will be led
by Dr. Bradford Knapp. President of
Texas Tech and F. E. Lichte, cotton
ginning specialist of the Extension
Service. Lamar Fleming. Jr., of Hous-
ton. Chairman of th** Cotton Im-
provement Section, will discuss the
proposal he has made for a Federal
Cotton Improvement Corporation.
Chairman Jackson, who will pra-
side over the meeting, in issuing the
call ami extending a cordial invita-
tion to all persons interested in recti-
fying the present cotton dilemma to
attend, stated he is planning the pro-
gram so as to allow for informal dis-
cussion on each subject as the sched-
uled talks are completed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rieger have re-
turned from a visit with their son.
Jack Jr., and wife in Houston. They
also visited in Beaumont and Cor-
pus Christi.
tors, did a splendid work on this
residence. Another beautiful and
substantial home is that of Mr. and
Mrs. Robertsen, on West Walnut,
finished recently by Messrs Spain
a last
a com-
had endured, was highly commended.
In announcing Mr. Chick's re-elec-
tion, th** board reviewed the progress
which has been made in the 1* cal sys-
tem since he became superintendent
seven years ago. At that time the fi-
nancial condition of the system wa*
serious During hi* administration
costs of operation have been cut from
about $100,000 a year to around $70,-
000, despite that enrollment ha* been
increased ami • irriculum revisii n ha*
been carrie out not only to broaden
the practica! and cultural benefit* of
the system to i be student body and
the community.—(isco News.
him to go ahead with the speech we
had suggested to him. the negro look-
ed down at us with glassy eye*, giv-
ing us a 1«»< k we well remember, and
in a whispering, halting voice said,
“mister, I am too scared."
Mrs. H. T. Bridges has returned (
from Edinburg accompanied by her
daughter, who will visit here.
Cn p losses from 1(1 per cent to 100
per cent in Northwest Texas counties
are possible from this year's infes-
tation of gras* hoppers, R. R. Rep-
pert. Texas A. A M. college exten-
- «»n service entomologist, announced
Monday at College Station.
Reppert estimated Wise county’s
maximum loss at 50 per cent of sus-
ceptible crops.
Three species of grass hoppers will
lead the attack, the long winged mi-
gratory. the yellow ami the jumbo,
with tile migratory species presenting
the greatest threat. Reppert based
his estimates on surveys made the
past fall in cooperation with federal
entomologists and county agent*. Sci-
entists know they ran expect severe
hopper infestation the following
summer if they find as many as eight
egg pods a square foot along ditches
or fence n ws or two pods a square
foot in exposed areas.
Hopper control measures hinge up-
on setting out poisoned bail, usually
i mixture of bran and sodium arse
mite, a* Hie hoppers emerge and be-
fore they have time to spread and
multiply. Unfavorable weather may
act as a controlling factor in grass-
hopper development, bin the winter
to date ha* been favorable to insect
life, experts have pe inted out.
Severity of the probable 1938 in-
festatie n is shown by estimates that
Texas will require 14,000 ton* of
bait this year or six times the amount
used in 1937. This bait will cost ap-
proximat ely $281 M wo.
The federal government appropri-
ate*! $2,000,000 for purchase of bait
material throughout the country the
past year, a ml a like sum is includ-
et in the budget now being considered
ed by congress.
As was the case last year, a state
rasshopper control committte. with
Reppert as state leader, lias been set
up to cot perate with county commit-
tees and county agents in allotting,
distributing ami mixing the bait.
Counties listed by Reppert a* fac-
ing infestation, and th** per cent of
susceptible crops likely to Ik* endang-
ered. included :
76-100 per cent : Wilbarger 77 and
Young 100.
51-75 per cent: Clay 55. Foard 70.
Athletic Head
DR. SKYGAK
________*________
PRESIDING ELDER WILL
PREACH SUNDAY MORNING
Dr. Stanley Haynes. Methodist
presiding elder of this district, will
preach at the First' Methodist church
at 11 o'clock next Sunday morning.
Grove cemetery Friday afternoon.
Ilie services being conducted by Rev.
I*. S. Warren, assisted by Revs. Is-
bell and Hughes. Mr. Newberry was
75 years of age. He was a member of
the Sand Hill Methodist church.
Surviving are his wife, three children
and four brothers.
Then Sneriff Moore, probably the
coolest man of the many win* were
standing on tin* scaffold floor, ad-
justed the cap on the negro's head,
-and the trap was sprung. Before
Henry was pronounced dead, half of
the immense crowd was on th** road
back to town, and it was the largest
number of people that had ever been
in Decatur at one time. They were
here from every county in this sec-
tion. and Denton county was repre-
sented by several hundred friends
of the murdered jailor.. The day of
the hanging was truly a "wide open”
day for Decatur. There were much
liquor drinking and gambling, poker
seven-up and roulette, were played
almost openly. In a gambling hall
<»n the west side of the public square,
big city sports plied their trade in
the open. The tables were loaded
with money, one Denton gambler tell-
ing this writer he had ten thousand
dollars in arm’s reach on the table.
Other places around the square car-
ried on in much the same manner.
-----4.-----
A St. Louis Republie special writ-
er, here to cover the hanging for his
newspaper, told ih»* present Messen-
ger editor that we pulled the great-
est and best country weekly stunt he
had ever seen, and was very profuse
with his compliments, bouquets, etc.
It was like this: With a young fellow
y by the name of Shaw, we were operat-
a paper here, and to play the
game into its last analysis for such
. an occasion, we pulled what became
the talk of country newspaper folk,
phis writer visitee the condemned
th** Houston Zone. Jack has
friends in Decatur; lie is :
hearty young fellow, a good
among pet pie. ami a me st
ter hands to wrestle with the John-
son grass in the cotton a mi corn when
spring time comes.
Another organization that deserves
special mention and will Im* Liken
up in a later article, is the 4 II Club
for girls conducted by the assistant
Home Demonstration Agent. Miss
Jesse Rhea Watson, a demure little
Miss of about sixteen summers. 1
had planned to join th** home dem-
onstration club up until I heard <f
this girls 4-H club and now I will
probably make application for mem-
bership with the girls just as soon
as I can visit one of our beauty par-
lors and get a permanent shave and
hair cut.
Local College in Strik- Given Treat at Bryan Decatur Boy is Given Predicted Will Ravish
and against all decency ete. for the gov-
ernment to pension a man, unless
that man had bared his breast ami
had daylight shot thru him on a field
of carnage: that no man was entitled
to remuneration from Uncle Samuel
unless he fought, bled ami all but
died on the battlefield. Ami so. But
your Uncle Sammy does not look at
it like that. He says that any of
his many nephews who were ready,
but thru circumstances were prevent-
ed from participating in actual war.
has the same recognition in his eye.
as the fellow who was fortunate in
being called to the first battle line.
Ami he is given th** sain** recognition
as his brother in the front trenches.
That's what yer Unde says, and we
are accepting his viewpoint. We
question to Hiram Monroe l him. who
claimed the hanging took place bef re
he was born, has elicited some com-
ment from readers of the Messenger.
Dolph Conley of Boyd, writes in
abont the hanging, giving some side-
ligiits about the crowd, etc Attorney
Frank Ford tells us interesting facts
about Hie hanging. It tot k place just
forty years ago tomorrow, Friday.
18th.
Believe Culberson was governor at
the time, and it is reported that he
sent a telegram to Sheriff Moore,
staying the execution until a private
hanging could be arranged for. The
telegram, so the report goes, was re-
ceived in Decatur a short time before
An announcement of a Dr. Scholl's
Foot Clinic has just been received
at our office, and we feel sure that
it will be of interest to everyone in
this territory.
The Clinic, which is the foremost
of its kind, will Im* held in Decatur
February 21st at J. J. Rieger Dry
Goods Company. It will be the first
complete exposition of its kind. The
entire line of Dr. Scholl's shoes, a
total of 622 fitting*, every size and
width ( children’s shoes, mens 6 to 15
a mi women's 3 to 13. AAAAA to
EEF) will be open for your inspec-
tion. A staff of four Chiropodists will
accompany the demonstration, com-
plete with X Ray fitting machines
ami all other equipment. All in all,
the merchandise. hoes. equipment,
etc. will In* valued at more than
$40,0000.
Vaughn, and some two or three oth-
ers of the best looking ones whose
names I failed to get while they were
all talking at once.
One astounding thing I learned
about this Home Demonstration
movement is there are some twenty-
one or two dubs in Wise county and
they have a total membership of
around four hundred and fifty. The
names of these local chapters are as
follows: Arnolds Chapel. Blewett.
Boyd, Briar. Chico. Crafton, Pleasant
server, a man of good, clean habits. Rice- S. M. U. tilt. Decatur ha* play-
honorable ami thor ughly capable f ed Hie freshmen teams of Baylor. 1.
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