Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1931 Page: 1 of 6
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NEWS
VOLUME 41
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 1931
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NUMBER U
Sheriff Branson
And Deputies
Make Big Haul
Armstrong County Sheriff, Tom
Brunson and deputies, made what
we consider a Big Hall Tuesday of
this week, when they visited a ranch
home In the Northeast portion of
Armstrong county.
They found at this home two men
and one woman and her small boy.
The two men weie arrested and
placed in the Armstrong county jail,
so we understand.
County Clerk Stewart took us
down into the court house base-
ment and showed us what we con-
sider a mighty good hall. That is
something like 98 cartons of clg-
aietts, two large cadles of chewing
tobacco, 300 pounds of granulated
sugar, three 5-pound cans of Fol-
ger coffee, and many other valua-
ble articles too numberous to men-
tion here.
Sheriff Brunson and deputies re-
turned to the ranch Wednesday to
locate the still, as some good smell-
ing whiskey was captured along
with other articles brought to
Claude.
Mr. Brunson and wide awake de-
puties are working day and night to
run down and arrest law violators
In Armstrong county, and they are
making a showing that is highly
pleasing to the law abiding citizen-
ship of this county. By the hearty
co-operation of the better citizen';
of the county he will be able to do
more than when they will not co-
operate with him. It is their duty
to tender him their co-operation
from every angle. This done and
Armstrong county will have less
law violators, as the sheriff has been
doing his best to make us one of the
best Sheriffs in the State
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Facts About The
Trucks, Busses
And Railroads
While the Trucks and Busses that
travel the Public Highways in Pot-
ter, Armstrong and Donley Coun-
ties, pay very little taxes towards
the support of these roads or the
schools of these three counties we
find that The Fort Worth & Den-
ver Railroad is paying, each year,
large sums of money into the
County Treasuries of these coun-
ties, which the following figures,
taken from the Records show:
Taxes paid into the treasuries of
these counties fn 1029 was as fol-
lows,
Potter County $31,887.4f>
Armstrong County ... 17.602.29
Donley County 21,521.89
His Polities Are Still Sound—.
Unclc Sam,,- Jf tve- /vJJcv Lis
cuzi'Sccy my boy, our country
tViJJ tie-vtr go Wrong "
Ellis,
G. C.
Claude Parent-
Teacher Asso-
ciation Program
We wish to announce that there
will be no meeting of the Claude
Pn rent-Teacher Association until
March third. Tuesday. 3 p. m. At
which time Pebllc Welfare will be
observed. The following program
will be rendered:
Leader—Mrs. J. J. Goodger
Music—Mr. Edgar Pickett.
Juvenile Protection—Mrs. W. D
Westbay, Amerillo.
legislation—Mrs. W. R.
Amarillo.
Library Extent ion—Mrs.
McClellan. Amarillo.
The American Home in Citizen-
ship training—Mrs. J. E. Griggs,
Amarillo.
This is to be one of the most im-
portant meetings of the year, and
only one other besides this before I he
District Conference, so we are anxi-
ous lor a good attendance and hop-
ing that social features will not con-
flict with this date.— P. T. A.
County Flower
Exchange Is
Organized
At the County Council meeting
Saturday afternoon February 14th
plans for a County F lower Exchange
were discussed by Mrs. Jack D Hud-
son and the Exchange put into ef-
fect by the Council, to become ac-
tive Saturday, February 21st. The
plan follows: Every person in the
county who has some flowers, fruit
or vegetable plants to discard when
they finish their spring clean-up
and pruning are urged to bring them
to the County Agent's office each
Saturday by 10:30. The plants or
cuttings should be tied together and
labeled with the rionaters name at-
tached. The County Agent will in-
spect every thing brought in to see
that It is free of disease. Then while
you are there get something to take
Home for your own yard or garden.
The committee appointed to be in
charge each Saturday will keep a
record of those who give and what,
and of those who take and what.
This record will later prove very
beneficial. If you have nothing to
bring come and get something for
truly you arc the person who needs
and wants something. The exchange
will be held in the County Agent's
office in the court house on the
second floor from 10:30 tol2:00 and
from 1:30 to 4:00 for as many suc-
cessive Saturday's, as the season
will permit.
MRS. JACK D HUDSON
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MORE RAIN TUESDAY
Another rain came Tuesday of this
week. The rain came dawn slowly
and gave Old Mother Earth a real
soaking. 8ome estimate that the
perclpitation was over an inch at
this time. It means moisture for the
growing wheat and for ground left
lor row crops that will be planted
at a later date. Thanks to the wea-
ther man for remembering us again.
Total Taxes for three
Counties $71.011.04
That Is not all, there Is another j
very Interesting and very vital part
played by the Fort Worth & Den-
ver Railroad, and that is the money
this road pays out for labor, their
payroll, if you please. For your in-
formation we wish to call your at-
tention to the following figures
which show the money paid out for
labor during the same year as men-
tioned above by The Fort Worth &
Denver Railroad In just three coun-
ties, which was as follows:
Potter County $699,088.01
Armstrong County 67,973.40 I
Donley County 90.177.25
Total Payroll for three
counties ...... $857,239.26 !
Look these figures over carefully |
and then look at what the Busses |
and Truck Lines have done for your I
towns and counties. They have paid j
very little taxes every way you fig-
ure it; the heavier busses and
trucks are wearing out and damag-
ing our public highways much fas-
ter than would be the case if light
automobiles only traveled over
them. The railroads damage no
highways whatever; they pay heavy
taxes to support our highways and
schools, thus they are being taxed
by Albert 7. Kent
F. W. & D. City
R. R. Co., And
The W. V. R. R.
Trade At Home, Patronize your
Home Businessmen
Items Published
In Claude News
11 Years Ago
Mr Euckhanan has moved to Wal-
nut Springs, Ark.
Mrs. Ray Wilson return to Wichita
to
Claude Fire
Department
Makes Run
Saturday afternoon the fire alarm
$129 An Acre
Proiii From
Potatos
Should The Gas
Rate Be Lower
Or Not? Yes!
This is the cry of all Local Mer- Falls Tuesday
Ch'?nts' Mrs- L- E- McKinney went w
As long as the Local Merchant Lelia Lake Tuesday to visit with
patronized his local railroads we friends and relatives
both had a good business. s. E. Smith shipped a car of cat-
Then along came some COMPE- tie to Fort Worth Saturday
i TT°N' Tthc ,Bu* and Truck Li,,es' CileK Phillips of Groom spent Sun-
11 the Local Merchants began to day with his parents, Mr and Mrs
patronized them. ,; n Phillips
When the truck and bus lines R. s. Jones shipped a car of
Marled operating, the railroad em- household goods to Branson Colo
ployed from eight to twelve men Saturday where he will locate
on the section at this place. There, Harry Grumke is at home'after
were more men at the railroad sta- working as telegraph operator in
lion. Et'Ch of you had more men em- Alabama and Southern Texas
! ployed in your business than you H E Sanders returned to' Ark
now have, and you were making first of the week after two weeks
more .nonet As the truck competi- business visit in Armstrong Co
l ion met eased, the railroads of Mr. and Mrs. George Brannan
j course begun to loose business, then left Wednesday night for Austwel
| they began to reduce their force. Texas, for a six weeks visit with
Eveiytime a man was cut off the her relatives
; railroads of course began to loose Mrs. Lillian McClure was shon-
busmess then they began to reduce ping in Amarillo Saturday
| their force. Every time a man was Mrs K. K. Kerr visited Amar-
Icut oft the railroad payroll, that re- ,u0 friends Friday and Saturday
duced the buying power in our town,! PuaI Nunn 0, Goodnight Hudson
and of course reduueed your income, an Essex dealer, was in Claude on
As the railroads continued losing business Saturday
business to the truck line, they con-1 Mrs. m A. Reed of Gainesville Is
[tinned reducing their fore,. Then!visiting with „er daughters M
I vour income began to get so small A L and I C Cobb
that naturally it was necessary lor Mr and Mrs Will Brunson of
you to reduce your force. Merchants, oceola. Missouri are visiting the
Garage men and all alike, reduced former brother. G W. Brunson and
their lorces to cut down expenses family
that you may continue to operate Sam Henderson. age 55. for many
your busines- and patron!a; the!years a carpenter at Claude died at
truck lines. a sanitarium in Dallas this week,
The result is. the section gang is. from the effect Qf an tion f
reduced to three men. The Railroad stone It ls our jvate iniQn
stations is reduced to one man. AH pubUcally expressed that one who
of you have reduced your torce until j recovers from an operation for gall
you have only your self and maybe slon( do SQ IN spiTE op and nQt
In New York, the
to build up and maintain public was turned in and the firemen ralli- potato club annua.
highways for the trucks and busses (ed to the fire in fine order,
to travel over and damage, while Cheif McClendon drove the truck
said trucks and busses are cutting to the location and upon arriving
down prices of passenger fairs and at the fire exactly as a good chcif
freight rates, taking this trade from the truck and pumper over to the
the railroads that pay taxes into supervision of the pumper men,
our counties, as above stated and Guy Burton and Albert Caldwell
give our laboring men, IN ONLY being in charge. These pumper men
THREE COUNTIES, the enormous and truck men had a stream
I of water on the fire and other de-
i tails working in fine order in a very
short time.
I We think our cheif should be
t'.iiplre state | White Deer Review -Consider-
recognizes a! tail: lnis been made among tin
citizens of White Deer as to the
one man left. But you continue pat
ronizing the bus and truck lines.
Now lets figure this out a little.
First: Who is hurt the most by
patronizing the truck lines, you or
ihe railroads?
As business decreased on the rail-
roads, the truck lines' business in-
limited number of potato growers.], , , , , , ,
"•••• u*r gas bills paid for January, creased The railroads reduced for-
| This organization places cost ol pio- jgom(, c|ajm their bills were almost |ces so that they continue to show
duction first as a basis of scoring-- (jol)jjie t]vit 0f November and Dec- a NET income. As the railroads con-
sum of $857,239.26.
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TWENTY FARMERS HAVE RE-
CEIVED DROUTH CHECKS
counting 50 per cent on the cost of
growing each bushel. Next in im-
portance is the yield to the acre of
the same grade el potatoes, being
used as a basis for 10 per cent of the !
score. Total yield per acre while
very important i:. linal returns, is
given only ten p<; cent in the scor-
ing The entire acreage of potato's
grown on each farm is included in
|ember despite the mild weather; tinue to
i some say their bills were more than LOCAL
, , commended for the selection of these .the contest, rather than just a small
Checks totaling $3,500 have been mell fol. their respective positions 1)lot
received by twenty Garza county on the nre force. In as much as the
farmers this week, the first check truck and pUmppr men urt, thl,
going to 7j. P. Lusk lor $350. Mr. (.]eu,s of the whole fire fighting force
Lusk was the first farmer in Texas they musl bo the most leveI headed
to receive money from the govern- skilled and fastest men on the de-
ment. ! partment. They must know when to
Over $15,000. in checks have been giv0 the nozle men water and with
mailed from St. Louis office this wllnt force and many other details
week to 400 counties in Missouri, that the writer is not familiar with.
Oklahoma. Arkansas and Texas. Bui the conduct of those that work-
Additional checks are expected to- ed at the truck and pumper ai the
day according to county chairman fire Saturday proved that the cheif
Ira Lee Duckworth A few of the had made no mistake in his selec-
applications for this county have tion of material for these places In
been sent back for corrections and fact these men are the type of men
only one application out of the 468 that are good firemen any where
for this county has been refused so you put them. They are the type
far. ithat if the cheif would say, men we
When any question arises about must go in the fire, they would obey !a han<lsorae one it they sold at a c, ( >e ,
reduce their force the
merchants began going
(for the nme month last winter,broke and the number each increas-
vvhen tin thermometer registered "s each day. But what is left con-
belo the zero mark. tinue to patronize the truck lies.
The eity council is the only resort, j Well you will say. this is not what
ihat White Deer has as to the lower- 'caused it. Figure out how much rail-
inn the ". is rate. Our neighboring road and express employes spend in
town: ..: lling a meeting with the VOU1- town each month when y°u I e^t of "c'laiide"
officials of the gas company to dis-j were patronizing the railroad and'
CD s the problem. There ls no reason express companies. Then figure out
whatsoever as to why the citizens of j how much they spend here now and
Last season fen New York state white D< '*ihould pay more per ou will see how you have lost a
producers were m(judged premier i oo.i i (••• t'of gas than the citi- • nice profit. If tlu-se men had con-
potato growers, l our were former !zen. 0f A'a.-nllo. Pampa or any <inued working perhaps it would
winners. Oscar Alberding. of Onei-|olil(.,. tmvn m the panhandle. have enabled you to maintain your
da county scored 96.74 points to force and the whole town would
lead the group. His potatoes cost n. 1m:., ;rtli Standard. - Tht 'lave not had to reduce the forces.
42.8 cents a bushel and 315 bushel Jn,.l( | t week in which the City . Second: Who trades the most
of his average yield of 342 btu>Uel.' couiicil . Wellington took the lead with you. the railroad employes or
graded U. S. number 1. The lowest Ifjj protesting the present charge forlthe bus and truck line employes?
cost was made by .lames M. Doran l|!ils this city is not without its re-1 Third: Who pays the most taxes
Monroe county, with 40.7 cents a .ull lH1 py^pt plans mature, jto keep up our schools and good
bushel. The highest cost of the win- j the'ed i;-.en of Wellington will be re- roads, the railroads or the bus and
ners was only 57 cents. ceivin., ya at a much lower rate truck lines?
Nine of the premier glowers pro- ! n in, near fntun Your railroad station Agent is
duced 300 bushel:- or mors per acre, j g., r.U prominent business men out friend who can accomodate you
With costs, all of which were lessjof Welliue in have taken the ini-j u many more ways than the truck
than 57 cents, their acre profit *va- tiative m organizing a Consolidated j anes are are able lo do. It you con
because of the operation, that such
operations are not a success and
never will be.
W. A Warner. M. D. Physician
and Surgeon. Olnce at my residence
one block south and two blocks east
of court house. Phor.e 27.
I sell good laundry soap at only
five cents a bar. C. R Guyn.
Miles Oliver went to Bentonville,
Ark. last week where he has been
prospecting with a view to locating
later on.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brunson of
Vega were guests of the former's
parents, Mr, and Mrs. G. W. Brun-
son. last week.
Mr. and Mrs A. Matthews have
i moved to the Miller farm seven miles
your application the St. Louis of-
fice vfrites direct to the farmer
correction. The St. Louis office also
mails the checks direct to the far- i
orders to the last letter, never giving
high market, point. In any case the\ | ion: are
here and negotia- J anue patronizing the truck lines,
:idv under way for the ihis station will eventually be closed
for back one word of complaint regard-!reallzed a P1-0™ ur neater than
ilso less of what the order might be. itllp avera^ 01 hu h cof for the
might
The fire petrolmen, petrolled the
The New York farm price for pota-
mer. If at any time the farmer does 'how'and'did Vll in'his wiwer'to'keeu ,oes 011 Septemb,'r l5' was 1' !l
not understand all legal details the thp sppct01.s 011t of |he way of the bushe1, 11 the preniier powers
committee will be glad to help firemen, but in spite of his efforts
straighten these details out for him.: some one drove his car across the
Most of the adjoining towns are hose, f am sure tills perticular in-
just beginning to get this drouth j dividual did not realize the danger
relief work under way but due to jle subjected himself and the fire-
the efforts of a most efficient com- to in doing this, not to mention
mittee and Chamber of Commerce |fact that he violated the law in
our county had their applications in it.—ONE INTERESTED
the mails quite a while before any
other town.—Post < Texas i Dispatch. |
received as little as $1.00 a bushel
for their chop, their average profit
was at least $129 an acre, made
possible by low cost methods of pro-
duction.
Dead men tell no tales, spill no
beans and boost no towns.
shmr :t of this company ami (entirely. That will be another boost
pipii.i: of gas to Wellington lor your town
from the Wheeler county gas wells
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Ml >l< RECITAL
The music department of the'
Claude school will give a public re-
cital at the School Auditorium. Fri-[
day evening. February 20th, at 7:30. j
All of the pupils will not be ore-;
I THE CONSIGNEE HAS THE
RIGHT TO SPECIFY WHETHER
HIS PEIGHT SHALL BE SHIPPED
j VIA BUS. TRUCK EXPRESS OR
FREIGHT.
(Signed t B. W WALKER. Agent
What Mr. Hoover really meant is
sented at tin. time but there will that Prohibition is a noble experi-
be a good program. The band will ment if the experiment is success-
play two numbers.
i lull.
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R. W. Hughlett & I >
Ruth Mae Asbury1 --
Married Sunday
Mr. R. W. Hughlett and Miss
Ruth Mae Asbury were quietly mar-
ried last Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Whelehel
Immediately following tl e preach-
ing services at the Llano school
house. Rev. B W. Wilklns, pastor
of the Methodist church at Claude
was called to the above named home
to officiate. A few intimate friends
were present, witnessing the cere-
mony which bound together the
lives of these two young people.
Their may friends wish for them
Prosperity. Peace and Plenty as they
sail over life's seas.
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The darkest hour is just before
dawn, and the hardest work is just
before accomplishment. Do not be
discouraged if the task seems dif-
ficult
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HBBMHL—-— -
Mrs Marv I" llcndcrsi n, widow of the laic Senator Jolm II Hauler <>n of Me^uri, has offered her niag^
nificcut inaiHon on Meridian Hill. Washington, to the t.overnmcnt a^ a penea -.rt Jnnior \\Tiitf House fol
the Vice-President to live in The house has thirty rooms and iwt ,-300,WX). h will take a special Act of Congr
to accept the gift.
S C. W ite Orpington roosters
for sale. From prize pullets and
prize stock roosters. Mrs. Frank Bis-
hop, Claude. Texas. 14-p
Look for Xmas goods that are
useful—at Miller Hardware.
Mrs. Ray Wilson came up form
Wichita Falls Friday for a few days
visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A V Nelson.
Nice line of parlor lamps at a
price that will surprise you. Call to
see them. C. R Guyn.
T. T. McCord mailed out Christ-
inas parcels as early as December
9t.h Mail yours out early and avoid
the rush.
Mrs. H L. Mobley is at home
from a visit with relatives at Tut-
tle. Oklahoma for two weeks.
W. B. Corbin. manager of the
John E. Quarles Co., lumber yard
in Claude, spent last week in New
Mexico on business.
R u. and G B. Jones returned
Saturday from Fort Worth where
they went to attend the funeral of
their mother. Mrs W E. Jones,
who died in that city Nev. 27.
Best Peaberry Coffee only 60c a
| pound at C. R. Guyn's
Mr. and Mrs E. C Lacy cf Amar-
illo have moved to Douglas. Arizona,
where Mr. Lacy has a position as
cashier in a bank Mr Lacy has
been with the Amarillo National
bank for the past nine years, which
speaks well for him as a competent
accountant and banker. *
Christmas parcels should be mail-
ed out early on account of delayed
trains, shortage of coal, and many
trains having been discontinued.
Better mail them now so they will
get there before Christmas.
Mrs. J L. Freeman of Alberts-
ville Ala . has joined her husband
who has the first chair at the San-
itary barber shop Have apartments
at the Claude Hotel.
Mrs. L B Johnson and grand-
son. Teddy Badglpy spent Saturday
and Sunday in Amarillo as guests
of Mr and Mrs. F. W Zimmerman.
Miss Mamie Hood has a posi-
tion as deputy tax collector in the
where
You are urgently requested to send
vour name in to Adjutant Carl Ap-
pling at once.
T he Claude Post as yet unnamed
will meet Thursday night. February
26th. at 8 o'clock, in the court house
The officers of the Post are very
anxious to get in touch with every
x-service man entitled to be enroll-
ed.
The Compension Bill having pass-
ed the House nearly 10 to 1. will al- county tax collector's office,
most certainly be passed by the Sen- she has been employer for the past
ate then President Hoover doubtless ! several days.
will sign it at once, so if you need. , Mrs. Charles Bagwell and sister
or want to secure 50 per cent of Miss Sallie Cobb, were Claude shop-
your certificates face value, you will :pers Saturday.
be in belter shape to have it hooded Mai B Ktght shipped a car ot
after and pushed if you belong to'cattle to Fort Worth last- week,
a Post. Christmas Tree ( ommittees
Come in and sign up. whether you '
live in Armstrong County or not. The committee of the Commun-
you are urged to join us here. Dues
$3 00. —Exservice Man. [ (Continued an out past) ^
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