The Banner-Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1930 Page: 1 of 6
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BALLINGER TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1930.
NUMBER at
Night Good Will Trips
Are Adopted By Board
ne board a actons of the Cterlie Supporters
Ballinger Chamber * Commerce CUE S DPT $0D
==:= Meet Here Monday
matters before that body _____
A Saehth E E a meeting of the voters was
- =MPHcaild Monday night at the
MPEcount house here for the pur-
seen saN C pose of organizing a Runnels
Pair was heard ‘s the board Her County Sterling-tor-Governor
: 3 * ′ 1Club About twenty men attended
seD made to soums im the meeting and business was
* These mm reare dispatched rapidly
to * PT 5 Frank C Dickey, of Ballinger,
tens were of the opinion that TIF and Geo Hill, of Winters, were
See people were reached these named county chairmen, and Fr*d
trees and that # wol be ! Kiechle will look after the vote
( exrite, to set * - SEnNe at Rowena and Olfen Mr Hill
on short stops The substitute Ne will look after the north end of
the trade trip that met with the county and Mr Dickey after
favor from the pre -* general details of the work
was the visiting of somejet S It is planned to stage a county
nine localities at might The wide rally in Ballinger Friday night
Heard, voted to adect this kind when a prominent out-of-town
• EP and an mean *** speaker will be here Following
drawn up whidh wi Ben AxE the speaking and program a
* S and a wist seice a week county-wide Sterling-for-Govern-
will be made until September or Club will be formed. Commit-
HOOVER CALLS GOVERNORS TO DROUGHT PARLEY
Aasuciuted Press Pioto
Keever called a White House conference of governors of states most acutely affected by
) map out a breed eseperative federal-state program of relief in the stricken areas
MMMBMOd by the President were: Gov. Harry G. Leelie (upper left) of Indiana, Gov
■ter (lower left) of West Virginia, Gov. John G. Pollard (upper right) of Virginia ant
Jemetie (lower right) of Kentucky.
19th.
tee for different phases of the
The program committee cf the work were named and those in
chamber, composed of K M. charge of the rally will start at
Lynn, Geo. Holman and Chas once to secure a speaker who
Coombs, was instructed to ar- will draw a Mg crowd.
range a program of emtertaln- A rally committee named Mon-
ment including a good band con-dy night is composed of W C
cert for each community to re-lsscCarver, w A. Bridwell, C J
Rev. Dunn Dies
Following Stroke
cert, for each community to re-
hearse the program and have it
Lynn, E C Baskin and O L
WINTERS Aug 12 Stricken
with partial paralysis while he
Burns from Explosion
Fatal to Mrs. Ira Sims
Dean No. 1 Making Gas
Thru 1200 Feet Water
Fair Catalogue
Copy is Ready
Dean No 1 which has been
shut down for the past two weeks
on account of lack of piping, is
making considerable gas through
1.256 feet of sulpher water. At
C W Lehmberg J D Motley the time of the drilling was sus-
and Mrs Lura Hollingsworth pended a small amount of gas
committee on the printing of the was noticable but since then gas
Runnels County Fair catalogue, has increased until it is contin-
have completed arranging the ually boiling up the 15-inch hole
copy for the rules and premium and throwing a spray of water
list and will have in the hands from six to eight inches above
of the printers in a few days the surface
The executive committee of the There is only fifty feet of pipe
association will be called to- in the hole and slightly more
gether to look over the chang s than 1200 feet or of hole is open,
mad. in the list this year and John Castor who blocked the
give its official okeh to the copy acreage stated Wednesday morn-
or make what change, considered IE that in the present formation
necessary drillers dared not go deeper with-
The list of premiums win re- out setting casing to the depth of
main standard in every respect the hole in case a flow of strong
and exhibitors again will be of-gas and oil was encountered *
.... _would ruin the hole it was de-
fered the opportunity to win sev- .
eral thousand dollars from dis-.
, . ____. . Mr Castor stated that a place
plays of agriculture poultry live- . , ___.
.— had been found where a suffice
stock, women's work community „ U
and school exhibits Boys girls went amount of casing, could be
. . secured to complete the bote for
and womens clubs will be offered _ „
about $800 A showing of oil ac-
special pr:re« on displays arain cording to the strata of other
H year wells in the territory, should be
The committee is anxious to encountered about the law-Mot
have the catalogue published as mark The well will remain in-
soon as possible so that the tug active until easing can be se-
demand for the books can be cured
supplied The office of the Bal- C. R Dutton is drilling the wen
linger Chamber of Commerce is with a large standard spudder.
was teaching a Sunday school
class at the First Baptist church
ready by the opening date On!
each of these programs the com-_________-__
munity visited will be asked to It was also decided to mail here, Sunday morning, the Rev.
furnish at least one number on mterature to every voter in the * ’ Dunn. veteran Baptist
the evening’s program Speakers county this week and E M Lynn minister, died Sunday evening atireceived about 3 no o’clock Thurs-
will be few and talks short on was named chairman of this 8:30 clock day afternoon when a pan of gas-
these programs and the evening committee Mr Lynn is having f e Rev Mr Dunn was the oline in which she was cleaning
will be devoted to amusement to printed a summary of the cam- father of Mrs Bert E Low of clothing exploded She was res-
paign arranged in questions and Abilene wh . with Mi Low cameicued from the basement of the
answers and these will go forth to Winters, when notified of her home where the flames were
fathers illness. ‘leaping, by her son Davis Sims,
who also sustained serious burns
in an attempt to save his mother
Physicians were called at once
and did everything possible to
save Mrs Sims but death relieved
her suffering a little more than
twelve hours after the accident
occured
Parish These men will meet at
l once and arrange a program
Mrs Ira L Sims died at her
home on Broadway, Friday morn-
ing at 4:15 o’clock from burns
churches in musical intertain- receiving daily calls for premium The hole to its present dapth is
ment She was a favorite soloist lists and all these requests i* , excellent condition and the
on local programs and will be being filed and atalogues will be spur der wil be able to go on to a
missed especially in this respect mailed on as 1 we3 epth - 2.500 to 3,000 feet Oper-
Mrs Sims was a good mother Before the tnai pubisting f ate enthuastic over the
and always thought of her child- the catalogue eve art : ct and to abandon the
ren first in everything Even in a few
her
of
which everybody in the temtory
will be invited to attend The
few speeches to be made will be to the voters this week signed by
short announcements regarding leading men and women of the Funeral services were held at
the fair features that will be couraty the First Baptist church at Win-
seen this year nar. Dickey stated Tuesday ters Monday afternoon, with the
The itinerary adopted Tuesday morning that by Friday night Rev. W. T. Tamor, pastor of the
M as follows: Norton, Tuesday, therce could be formed and church, and the Rev. * A Quin-
August M. Crews. Friday. Ancust working in the county a women's dlen officiating. Burial was made
W; Paint Rock. Tuesday. Septem- sterling-tor-Governor club. in the Fairview Cemetery here,
ber 2: Wingate, Friday. Septem- - finance committee to raise Born in Davidson, Alabama, the
her st amen. Tuesday. Sepiember zund. zor Carrying on the work Rev. ^ Dunn came to Texas
•. Bronte. Friday. September 12. was named composed or J Me while 3 youth, settling in William-
Rowena. Tuesday September 16. Gregor 3 j Beck, Harry Lynn, son county
and Winters. Friday Septewaher T B Saunders and
19. Geo mill and others from Win-,
Ballingerites will be asked to ters who were present agreed to time
eat an early supper get it their raise a certain amount of money The R
cars and join the boosters Exact at Winters and also to secure
time of departure from Ballin- signers for the circular to be years Although he : d been out tee-woman for the 17th district
ger will be announced before each mailed from here this week The of the actr* inistry for
trip so that the party can arrive finance committee will have a past several years, he had
at the community and be ready budget and call on Sterling sup- the pulpits of churches near Win Friday morning telegraphed for
to present the program by 8 00 posters for financial aid in tak- ters at call a floral rememberance for some-int
o clock ing care of the campaign in this Besides his widow Mrs Georgie one to represent the Auxiliary in
One reason tor savoring night county Alice Dunn, and his daughter, anything that could be done
trips is because more local ati- Those present at the meeting Mrs Low of Abilene the Kev Mr.,
zens can go and it is the hope Monday night were enthuastic and Dunn is survived by one other
at the committee that more than are willing to take off their coats daughter Mrs James W Smith
100 cars will line up for each and work for their candidate of Winters, thirteen grandchil-
jaunt. The communities will be in the short time remaining dren. seven brothers and five
notified at once of the date of before the second primary Fur- sisters
Mrs Sims passing leaves a
place in the social life of Bal-
4_____He came to Wintersinger that will be difficult to
John Weeks 35 years ago and had made his fill She was active in civic dr-
home hire continuously since that cles, fraternal organizations and
Du b ame a
church work here for many years
At the time of her death di-
Baptist minister at the age of 16 cedent was serving as commit.
the of the American Legion Auxiliary
filled The state department at Austin
suffering she spoke words n ade
encouragement to the loved tr
by
re appointments to be
the executive mmit
C immunity chairmen
ones who would be left behind partm nt pe tends
and showed devotion to her fam judges are yet •. be
ily until the end
proj ct now would be to lose one
of the best opportunities for a
wildcat producer
Ballinger citizens interested in
mad t ■ oil dev ...,..:. in this section
this will require only • rt ses- should make a visit to the Dean
The tragedy cast a gloom over sion
the entire city and Thursday
No I and see for themselves the
No special offers will of made gas boiling in the well It is be-
night and Friday morning friends this year besides the
regular lieved they would realize the fine
by the hundreds visited the Sims awards which have been offered prospect for a well in this to-
home to offer assistance and at recent fairs The committee cation
' sympathy in the sudden death feels that the condition of the It requires a strong gas pres-
of the wife and mother
Mr and Mrs Sims came
county will make exhibits harder sure to push its way through
to to secure this year than usual 1.200 feet of water to the surface.
: Runnels county from Beeville in and possibly might affect
1907 Mr Sims at
that
bought the cotton gin at
time tendance S have kept the ex
Pony pense to a minimum The amuse
at- and with casing set and water
and has since operated the plant ment on matter will keep
They have been making their same
thought in mind
home in Ballinger for the past the same € wil
twelve
new
seven
years moving into their somethir .•
residence Broadway the great
years
Funeral
the
o’clock
the R v
ago
services will be
family home at
Saturday mornir ■
held tracti
10 00
with TO MANAGE II MRER
Willis P Gerhart pastor
1 ARD AT K<M HELLE
shut off the flow would become i
much stronger, it is thought
The area .....by Mr Castor
the sandy part of
Sout Ba ger which has always
bo id-re fine location
nber -.. citizens are
interested in the pro-
ittle financial
• can be drilled
make a com-
the visit and publicity will be ther activities will be planned
sent to each regarding programs next week after the rally here
to be presented Friday night and the county
The board also heard a report club organized
on the 100 questionnaires sent
♦
out regarding the location “ a M: and Mrs. C R Stone re-
branch office of the farm board turned Sunday from Dallas, Fort
to Ballinger Only 25 of the 100 Worth Waco and Itasca, where
answered the questions and 24 of they had been for the past week
these were unfavorable to the buying goods and visiting rela-
proposition One man answered tives
that he would like to see an
office here but believed his com-
munity would not be interested
The board voted to let the matter
stand as it is and do nothing
further at this time in the future
■ the farmers became interested
Last year Mrs Sims served the of the Abilene Episcopal Church.
local chapter of the Order of' officiating assisted by Rev E * - ,
I McLaurin of the First Presbv-coIe ’ with ..• Ball er BALLIRGER PEOPLE IN
Eastern Star as one of the fore- Lunn 01 At 5* 1 ■ . .. c.anau
. . . Iterian Church of Ballinger Fol-Lumber ompany for some time CAR WRECK SATURDAY
most leaders ol that organization. Ienian 04 ,
She attended many out-of-town lowing the service at the house 2 a promotion which
meetings of workers in this the body will be taken to Ever- take him away from Ballir Miss Burma Carroll and little
order was ruithrul to her green Cemetery for interment ger He leaves next Monday for brother and Mr and Mrs Lester
C G Jennings who had been injoath of office at all times Two brothers me a sister. Rochelle to assume manacemes : Daueherty ** m . ear wreck
5 Charlie and Luther Davis, and of the Wm F Carey Company a short distance this side of Mel-
.She was also a leader in the Mrs john Olass. of Houston ar- yard at that place He has served win Saturday afternoon Miss Car-
all Saints Episcopal Church ° rived here early Friday morning the local yard for the past four roll was driving the car going
this city Sh. posesse a uU- Decedent’s father John Davis Sr years as assistant and has many after her sister who was visiting
full voice and used it in her a brother John Davis Jr and friends here who will regret to in that community y rear tire
church to assist in the services three other sisters were en route learn that he is leaving Ballin- blew out which set the ear go-
She was not selfish with her tal- here and expected to arrive Fri- ger but are clad . h : of his ins from one side of the road to
ent. and often assisted other , tarptan promotion .
day afternoon ′ the other and then turned over.
Mr Sims mother and two sis- ♦ None of the occupants of the car
ters of Beeville are en route to Ruiraan was - riously hurt Minor cuts
attend the funeral Another sis- wuICGE ARNUNCS and bruises were received by all
ter of Mrs Sims and her hus- J J the party and the car was badly
band Mr and Mrs Gibson of LOLONSE ( sed wrecked
Del Rio and two children were
on their way here An aunt and wASRINOTOS
uncle Mr and Mrs Stobaugh CTON Aug 13
of Coleman came in Thursday census bureau today a
shortly after the accident nounced cottonseed crushed
house Mrs Sims was born in Cole-the year ending July 31st
man county and was 40 years of 5.014,562 ons compared to 5.061
age 058 tons durimo the ......preceding * Dey who has been a member 4
"At the funeral service Satur- twelve months ..........of the faculty at the University
Mrs Frank Pierce Cottonseed on hand at the mills of Texas for the past year, has
will sink and a choir composed was announced a 44,606 tons accepted a position with the
the Episcopal compared with 41 606 tons for the Tex hnological School at Kings- 1
church and Order of the Eastern tame date previous year ville and will be in charge of the
Star will furnish the other music * * business administration depart-
Higginbothan undertakers were Be Wise and advertise ment there next term Suslins
in charge of all funeral arrange-
ments
Active pallbearers are M Mc-
Gregor A McGregor Floyd Carr
Bruce Creasy, M C Atkins H H
Carsey C W Cheatham and H
Voelkel
Honorary pallbearers are O R
Lasater, Edwin Day, R B Creasy,
Lon Mapes Alfred Crager A K
Doss, Uncle Johnie Fox J Mc-;
Gregor, C A Wilson Jess Jones,
Ignac Kre, F Shepperd E A
Voelkel. Roy Reeder Carl Carr, l
and W B Woody
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Miss Addie Alexander county
health nurse returned Sunday
from Pilot Point, where she had
been spending her vacation with
her mother.
- •
the Halley & Love Stgutarium for
the past ten days, is able to be
back on the job at the Higgin-
botham Funeral Home
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Wisconsin has about 8,671,000
acres of pasture land
County-Wide P.-T. A.
Erection to Start ..
On Water Tower Meet Called August 10
hi the cooperative marketing The erection ot the new steel . ................ - -----
plan and want such an office here water tank will begin here Tues- A county institute has been auditorium
th wincal. comm-L , oeranic ray oznine The material has called, to meet in Ballinger Aug- a“d in "rd' r
= the " a . oumadeotrRaapo for .he -t-nnener NEiaton h requested to brine a .until
The boad voted resolution of .uitin.h. which will in the county The nature of the w.sued - 3 *
thanks to R J Deens fur the the institute is simply an all-day which will be spread, pienic style
contemplated paving or. Hatch- support the tank . . lactated meeting where all phases of on the court house lawn at noon
mes Avenue from Tenth Street , * sitan will a Marya PT A work are studied and Drinks will be furnished locally
to the Colorado River bridge on Pit Street st Me: members from chapters are Miss Addie Alexander county
"*a tioi tec .Ne"corporate‘imidl ine -.....mairuettons.....- ways nt z™.. z™ Par
secretary to have signs giving the city acquired this ground for the and means of carrying on the Pure the preorcant the „ „ , ine
erected at each bridge tadin The tankthe hemispher- • I was first planned to hold health pros.....for the ensu.....
into Ballinger Ballinger tourists teal-bottom type and will be of the meetings in the fall but so * 5
, found this information on bridges 250 000 gallon capacity The en- many are very busy ihen that of- Mrs Simmons is mailing let-
hi many states this summer andi tire supply will be elevated to a ficials thought best to have the ters to each unit in the county
!of 24 feet 4 inches by institute in August when every- urging representation with as
Imeans of a one-panel tower one could attend Mrs J M Sim- large a delegation as possible She
tank is mons, of Ballinger county ex- feels that the more from each
of peak] ension chairman, is issuing the unit to attend this meeting the
more workers the unit will have
pense(a!l O'
the court
to make the ex-
any unit everyon
day morning
f members of
Geo McCulley returned to his
work at Austin Monday after
spending the week-end with his
is wife and children at home of Mr
and Mrs J M Skinner Mr Mc-
believe that it is information that
everyone wants to know the
sens will be placed '* the rieht. The capacity of the
side of each bridee sufficient to take care
---•--loads at all times Ballinger will all for the meeting
Rev and Mars E w McLaurin also gain fire protection from Mrs E O. Slecke, state ex- when school opens and the real
Lent Monday morning for Marshall the new tank, as there will al- tension chairman, has requested activity of the organization be
and other points to visit rela - ways be enough water in storage that the meeting be called at gins
for an emergency this time The district president The meeting will be called to
T O Nelson, of the Chicago and a large number of visitors order at 10 00 o'clock in the
tives and spend their vacation
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Mr. and Mrs David Gregory. Bridge & Iron Works, is in charge from other counties will be here morning and will adjourn at 4:00
meat Sunday here while en route of the crew erecting the tank for the meeting A number of the p. m The program will include
to their home at aBaaado from The steel for the structure was visitors will appear on the pro-many short addresses which will
*!E ***
sricat
ed by this company at gram,
ntral plant in Chicago I
be of vital interest to all at-
The meeting will be held in the tendants.
There is Still Time—
with seasonable weather for the planting of certain feed and
cover crops to provide winter pasture
These will materially improve the fertility of the soil, and
may be plowed under in ample Um ■ for spring planting
Those who are interested In reducing their feed bills,
keeping Texas money in Texas and putting their land in
condition to produce bigger and better crops next year, will
find it well worth while to raise more feed buy less feed-
and keep more money in our own community
The Winters State Bank
Winters
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“The Dependable Bank Since 1906.”
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