Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 165, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 25, 1937 Page: 1 of 6
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FDR SIGNS COURT REFORM BILL
Automobile Union
Plans Ford Fight
MEMBERS AGREE TO
POOL MONEY IN
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M11AVAUK KF: - (UP) —Mem-
bers of the United Automobile
Workers union roared their ap-
proval today of a proposal to
pool the union’s resources for
a fight with Henry Ford.
‘No matter how much money
it takes,” said Homer Martin,
UAW president, ”1 tell you we
are going to organize Ford’s
workers because they want to
he organized.”
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(iypsi/ Rose Lee Is
Married Second Time
SANTA ANNA, Cal.—(UP)
Gypsy Rose Lee, statuesque one-
time “strip tease” queen of New
York burlesque who is current-
ly a movie actress under her
real name, Louise Hovick, and
Robert Mizzy, young New York
business man, were married for
the second time here last night
—formally.
The couple applied for a mar-
riage license here Friday, Aug.
13, and drove to Long Beach,
chartered a water-taxi and were
taken out to sea where the cap-
tain married them.
The second ceremony hist
night was necessary because
California does not recognize
such marriages.
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RELUCTANTLY
AFFIXED
TAKES OCCASION TO
CRITICIZE SUPREME
COURT ENEMIES
VOLUME XXXX.
SWEETWATER, TEXAS. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25, 1937.
NUMBER 165
Tidewater Crew Leading In Oil Derby
JAPAN BLOCKS CHINESE COAST
Anna Kuclita. student nurse
in Chiciigi., w “lit to her room
in the hospital to rest only to
he murdered h,v a “phantom
killer” who heat her lo death
with u brick and attacked her.
The killer entered the room
by way of the fire escape. Miss
Kuclita was napping on a
rot hy the window.
;ionnaires Ban
Posts For Negroes
SAN ANGELO—(UP)—Amer-
ican Legionnaires of the Texas
department voted overwhelm-
ingly last night against amend-
ing the department constitution
to verm it the ^reapi/^tioi) of
negro posts.
The convention defeated a
compromise plan submitted by
the constitution committee sug-
gesting liial organization of ne-
gro posts lie voluntary, under
the sponsorship of local white
posts, but that the members*
have no voice in local, district,
division or state organizations.
A. Blieden of Houston, chair-
man of the eighth district Amer-
icanization committee and one
of the leading sponsors of the
compromise, argued that it
would he “a means of fighting
communism” in portions of liar-
NEGRO WOMAN
GETS $422
A jury this morning granted
a judgment of $122.18 in favor
of Ada Johnson, negro woman,
whose case against the Univer-
sal Accident company had been
to the Texas Supreme Court and
hack on appeal.
Tom Hayden of Abilene, de-
fendant’s counsel, gave notice in
open court of appeal to the
Court of Civil Appeals at Last-
land.
Thus was temporarily halted
and indefinitely prolonged a
case which has been alive on the
county court docket longer than
any civil case in the remem
branee of present officials, and
which has been mothered with
professional affection by Harry
Bondies, local attorney, since a
county court jury ruled against
the plaintiff several years ago.
The jury set the attorney's foe
at $250, while the amount of the
policy was only $120.
Though the issue of fraud was
not Injected into the case, a spe-
cial Issue of “good faith” was
submitted to the Jury. The jury
ruled that an $11.00 settlement
hy B. V. Stewart, adjuster, after
Buck Johnson’s death, was not
made in good faith.
WEATHER
SWEETWATER — Partly
cloudy tonight and Thursday,
possibility of precipitation.
Maximum temperature yester
day 95 degrees. Low this morn-
ing 75 degrees. Temperature at
2 p. m today 95 degrees. High
last year 104 with low of 74 cle
grees.
WEST TEXAS -Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday, possibil-
ity of local showers.
EAST TEXAS — Partly < lou
dy, probably local showers along
upper coast tonight and Thurs-
day.
ris County with large negro
population.
Phillips Asks Action
After stormy argument from
both sides. Pal La Toushe Qf
H-jiistrin offered a motion to*
table the amendment proposal
but Drury Phillip : of Huntsville,
retiring commander, demanded:
“Let’s show wo have some guts
and get this thing over with.”
The unfavorable vote followed.
Select tiiviin
Austin was selected as the
next meeting place and Dr. W.
.1 Danforth of Fort Worth was
chosen commander of the De-
partment of Texas, American
Legion, in concluding its nine-
teenth annual convention here
this afternoon.
Other officer:; selected Ineltid
od: C P. Engelking, Klectra, de-
partment judge advocate; Gar-
land Adah’, Austin, historian; W.
W. Barnes, Kerrvillo, sergeant
at arms: W. F (Speedy) Spiegel,
Port Arthur, treasurer, and the
Rev. Bruce Brannon, Laredo, de-
partment chaplain.
Rehabiltation and employ-
ment problems held the stage
at the morning session today.
H. Miller Ainsworth, lading,
member of the national rehabili-
tation committee, served as
chairman as discussions were
given by Wynn S. Goode of Aus-
tin. department service officer;
George C. Betts of Austin, stale
service officer, and others.
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15 Roscoe FFA
To Attend Camp
STRIP OF 700
MILES UNDER
BLOCKADE
2000 AMERICANS IN.
DANGER IN SHANGHAI I
SETTLEMENT
SHANGHAI — (UP) — Japan,
determined to smash Shanghai
military resistance, announced a
blockade of more than 700 miles
of the Chinese coast against Chi-
nese soldiers.
Simultaneously, the Japanese
prepared to bring their force up
to 250,000 soldiers.
Meantime, the great Japanese
military machine went into ac-
tion on four fronts along a line
of more than 1,000 miles, fight-
ing Chinese armies totalling
750,000.
Unprecedented Battle
An unprecedented battle was
underway in Shanghai.
In north China, two Japanese
columns converged on five till
nese divisions trapped between
Nankow Pass and Kalgan.
The position of 2,000 Ameri-
can: and thousands of other for-
eigners in the international set-
tlement was dangerous. There
was grave danger that Chinese
.soldiers would be driven into the
settlement.
The Chinese central govern-
ment announced receipt of Brit-
ish proposals for cessation of
fighting in the Shanghai area.
These proposal j are acceptable
to China, the foreign minister
said, in the event that Japan also
accepts them.
SWEEPING 111 I’OHY
CLAIMED BY JAPAN
TIENTSIN — (UP) — Sweep-
ing victories on all north China
fronts were claimed today by
the Japanese militarists.
Double Heart Boss Prepares For Rodeo
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WASH INGTON— (UP)—Pres-
ident Roosevelt placed a reluc-
tant approval on tile lower court
reorganization bill today but em-
phasized that it did not fulfill
his idea and indicated he would
continue to fight for his su-
preme court objectives.
As a climax to six months hit-
ter controversy over his origin-
al judiciary reorganization pro-
posal. Mr lb • volt signed the
lower court reform bill last
night and announced the action
j this morning.
j The announcement was ac-
-------- companied by a statement that
If A Q n Alii VA Ajhe felt the mea lire, which was
lYI V n II V IV & | dictated hv opponents of the
original plan, did not satisfy the
judicial needs of a "great and
growing nation.”
Renews Criticism
The president renewed his
crdicism of the conservative
element of the supreme court,
STILL on which he based his original
demand for the right to appoint
six new justices.
“It seems,” he said, “that a
veritable conspiracy existed on
the part of many of the most
gifted members of the legal pro-
fession to take advantage of the
FAVORED BY
OBSERVERS
COLWELL NO. 1
DRILLING, NEARING
ZERO HOUR
tion of reform.”
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With the Tidewater Oil Co.,
B, A. Waddell, No. 1, leading the
Lewis Production Co. Morrow i technicalities of the law and a
No. 2, by a nose and the Mag- j conservatism of the court."
nolia Petroleum Co. Ella Smith 1 But, he added, the lower court
No. 1, trailing in third place, the bill “moves in the general direc-
'•iweet water Merchants’ oil well
Billing derby was attracting a
ot of attention today in the Ro- i
tan field.
The log book showed the B. A.
Waddell No. 1 drilling at 3,060
feet, the Morrow No, 2, at 3,006
md the Magnolia abv j.it a couple
of hundred feet behind with the
spirits of all crews running high.
Observers were inclined to be-
lieve that the Morrow No. 2,
would probably be first at the
finish line although there were
many who disputed the guess.
Smith Vo. 2 at (!40
ROSCOE --(S| >1.) — Roscoe Fu-
ture Farmers are preparing to
entrain for the annual sum-
mer camp, to he held at Cisco
the last of this month. J. C.
Hattox, vocational agriculture
teacher, said about fifteen boys
have announced their inten-
tions of attending the encamp-
ment.
At the camp, according to
Hattox, the main issue is to
stir up competitive spirit among
the boys and afford athletic con-
tests during t lie three-day stay
there.
Roscoe boys who expect to
go are Cllffe Graham, Billy
Whorton, Harry Coleman, Har-
old Coleman, Buster Duncan,
Claude Walker, J. C, Tomlin,
Ray Kirkman, Hubert Basham,
Jack Norris, Veltie Turner, Al-
vin Leonard, Frank Gray, and
Charles Gray.
Pictured here is (title Cov, manager of the Double Heart Ranch, and some of the stock to he
used in his annual cowboy and cowgirl roundup Sept. 4, 5, and (S. Cox, at right, mounted on
“Gold Dollar,” is here presenting “.Midnight,” left, young, black Brahma hull expected to
"spill” the riders during the three-day show. Lower picture is a group of Brahma rows and
calves in llit- ranch herd. The cows arc to he used In the wild-cow milking event, the calves
foe the co ping contest.
BROWN 7NOT GUILTY’
5 SPONSORS
IN RODEO
Ff • additional sponsors in
the si vonth annual Double
Heart Ranch Cowboy.- and Cow-
girls Round-up were received by
Mrs. 01 lie Cox. director of the
event, this,week.
Other West Texas towns have
iwater OiT'coTErnest! notified Mrs. C< x they will have
their entries in this week.
Ti.e five sp’ nsors entered this
week are:
Miss F’iv Buberger. \bi!ene;
Miss D' ny La Nell Young,
Hawley; Miss France Eddy
Beck, Hand n; and Mi. .- Frances
| Parker. Roby.
Miss Frances Leo Piftard of
Anson ha entered, but is not
eligible to compote for the
grand prize, since Miss Pittard
won last week at the Waco ro-
deo and is therefore disqualified.
However, Miss Pittard will take
Ft. WOrth Operator
AMENDMENTS EEE SYSTEM LEAST FAVORED
APPROVED
Red Cross Council
To Meet Tonight
Members of the council of the
local Red Cross chapter are to
meet at 8:30 o'clock tonight
at the Municipal Building
to hear Mr. Bridge of the na-
DALLAS — (UP) — Five of
six constitutional amendments
submitted to Texas voters in a
special election Monday appear-
ed today to have carried, on the
basis of returns tabulated by the
Texas election bureau, a coop-
erative organization maintained
by Texas newspapers.
The total vote was expected
to range from 120,000 to 125,000
but ballots yet untabulated were
considered unlikely to upset the
ratios already established.
For the amendment abandon-
ing double liability now placed
on stockholders of state banks
that fail, 56,151; against, 28,-
270.
For state aid to dependent
children not in institutions, 00,-
643; against, 26,220.
For rewarding prompt tax-
payers with discounts equival-
ent to the penalties against de-
linquent taxpayers, 64,585; again-
st, —
For state financial aid for
adult blind persons, 65,054;'
against, 21,852.
For return to the fee system
of paying certain state and coun-
ty officials, and abolishing the
salary system, 36,360; against,
10,668
For granting Harris County
permission lo adopt a long time,
pay-as-you go policy of road
building, designed to obviate is-
sues, 40,170; against, 32,127.
As a result of the election, the
governor is expected to ask a
special session of thy legislature
tlonal headquarters, and to lay | next month for a)/.ji’opriutlons
plans for the future, totaling at least 87,520.000.
KEEPING STORE OPEN
ON SUNDAY
It took the jury only 1-1 min-
utes of actual deliberation this
afternoon to agree on a verdict
of “not guilty” for Mack Brown,
grocer, who was charged with
allowing his store lo remain op-
en for business on Sunday
Only three witnesses were
placed on the stand, one of
which was Marshall Morgan,
county clerk, who was called
from his rostrum by County At-
torney E. L. Duncan for im-
promptu corroboration of star
witness, John Moore’s conten-
tion that he saw Morgan exiting
from Brown’s store Sunday,
August 8, “with a sack under his
arm."
on several Sundays.
Judge Charles Lewis over-
ruled a motion for an instruct-
ed “not guilty” verdict, entered
by R. Temple Dickson, defense
counsel,
Exceptions To Testimony
Most of the evidence brought
forth was taken exception to
by either of the sides.
Dickson objected to practic-
ally all of Duncan's questioning
because, Dickson said, Duncan
had failed to establish that
Brown was the owner of the
store.
John Kincaid, wholesale groc-
ery employe, w ho was put on
ilu' stand to corroborate Moore's
testimony, gave the slate no
material satisfaction. He said he
eould not rememlier whether
the day in question was Sunday,
that he only saw Moore drive
up to the store, and that he
could not remember whether
Moore went in.
Moore placed in evidence
BY NOLAN COUNTY ELECTORATE
Complete returns from 1°i following:
boxes show that only slightly Bank stock liability
more than 400, or about a tenth
of Nolan County's qualified vot-
ers spoke through the ballot for
or against the six constitutional
amendments voted on Monday.
Only serious objection appeal-
ed io be against the proposed re-
turn to (lie fee system, killed by
the state-wide vote. For that
amendment the vote was 194 pro
and 170 con.
The other amendments carried
in the county by preponderant
majorities.
Returns from all boxes except
that at White Flat show the
enough picnic victuals for a par-
ty of four, and said lie had a
cash-register’s slip to prove they
were purchased from a clerk ui
Brown’s store.
The first case filed against
Brown was not tried. B. F.
Hawley, complaining witness,
was in a hospital lied because
of an appendectomy, and it was
believed that the case would lx*
passed by mutual consent to the
next term of court.
Fanner Released On
for 251,
against 117.
Aid for destitute cluldren —
for 321. against 83.
Abolishing salary system —
for 194. against 170.
Tax discount- for dil l, against
76.
Harris county road plan —
for 200. against 125.
Aid for blind- for, 3-10, against
.-.bout 177 voted in Sweetwat-
er. majorities being in favor of
all amendments.
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Commission Orders
Ft. Worth Gas Cut
smith, No. 2, which spudded in
Tuesday afternoon, was drilling
it 640 feet today, with the big
iiesel-electric rig working like a
tewing machine. The crew was
nodding tear- lmcause it didn't
get started in time to gel in on
the derby.
The Jeanette Nickless, No. 1,
wildcat drilling six miles east
of Roby, was making hole in
great shape today and Buck
Stembridge, skipper on this
job was watching the bit go
down with a smile on his face.
“With a new motor and a new part in the grind entry each day
string, we are in good shape to land in the daily rag race event,
continue without much trouble,”
lie said. The general opinion on :
this Well is that the story will
all bo told in another week Files I'M It Lease
Uohvell Drilling
I he Colwell, No. 1, drilling j qq - thirteenth ( and gas lease
west of Rolan, has been the j i,y (■ R Hvde of Fort Worth,
subject of much rumor the past independent'operator, was filed
week, but a personal trip to the1 this morning in ijie county
well, indicated that they were clerk’s office. •>
still drilling. The general < |>in- j wink Hvde holds already 12
ton seems to he however, that, ieases on land in sections 21 and
they are nearing the zero hour. 22 of block 1-A of the T. & P.
Big Jim Anderson, boss of the sum \. the latest Iea.se is for
well, wasn’t putting out any ; no arc in section 80 of block
information. m of the T. & P. survey.
The Southern Oil Corporation! ar(, q. R. Miller and
Bacot No. 1, was having trouble u,-. oia Miller
today and were still pegging! ......______}____
away at 1055 feet. It. was thought
they would be going strong .in Well I'll Tell YOil
Thursday. They surprised the !
field last ‘week with a run of Judgin’ from some of the let-
over 500 feet. ’ ters people write me, you’d think
-o___________ I as writing an “Advice to the
! Love-lorn” column. 1 wanfta
\K\Hl I / ll\I i apolog:-' her for not answering
OFmJ IN | these people’s letters, but that's
just a little hit out of my line,
i-lowmer 1 do want’ta say that
j I 1 :v Jv believe that, the right
one is waitin’ for you out there,
! if you’ll just take the time and
(UP) “'patience to look. If vou get the
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PLANE <T>ASH
AUSTIN - (l'Pl — The Tex-
as Railroad Commission ordered
a gas rate reduction for Fort
Worth and officials of the Lone
Star Gas Co„ issued a sharp
statement in Dallas promising
prompt legal action to oppose
the order.
q’he Lone Star Company was
ordered to refund to Fort Worth
consumers the difference be-
tween the old rates and the rates
from Aug 7, 1935 to Sept. 1, 1937.
The new rates ordered would be
on an entirely new scale, mak
ing a reduction on the first ,oo
SAN ANTONIO
Army air corps officials ap-
pointed a board of officers last
night to investigate the crash
and burning of an army train-
ing plane north of San Antonio
yesterday which resulted in the
death of a flight instructor and
a Randolph field cadet.
The dead were Second Lieut.
Robert C. Wood, 26, air corps
reserve, of Haynesville, La., and
Cadet Frank Fisch, 23, ot Mans
field, Ohio.
Onlookers said the fliers were
practicing maneuvers when the
plane suddenly went into a spin the floor of the Ittagraph nffb e,
a re™ and finally,
Bond After Staying]' "!,.
at a height of 200 feet and plum
meted to earth, bursting into
S1NTON — (UP) John Pav
licek, 61, farmer living near Ed-
roy, was tit Liberty under $1000
bond today in eonnneetion with
a shooting last night in which
his daughter. Mrs. Viola Win-
chester 27. and Ivor husband. .1
T Winchester 29 wrr. Idled
fivm si r,7 lo 75c per thousand. I I he ship was a low wing mono
Commissioner Chairman c. \
Terrell asserted that the new
rates were expected to permit
a return of six per cent a year
on the "fair value” of the prop-
t vti The cornmN^ion p^timat-
ed that the new rates would
save 38,000 consumers $350,000
yearlv
plane of the basic training “mod-
el 9" type, one of the army’s
newest ships.
Fisch entered the army “West
Point of the air" last March 1.
Wood was graduated from the j she waited for the night rate
advanced school at Kelly field i
a year ago and was serving ae 1
the (intv as a reserve instructor
right type,
certainly is
worth w h i 1 e
waitin' for her.
My stingy un-
cle had been
corrcs pondin’
with a woman
I that he'd met.
' through a mat-
rimonial col-
umn. Finally one afternoon, lie
sent her a wire and a.-ked her
if she would marry him. All af-
ternoon, he paced up and down
Uj|er
: 11: i' for a roiw a
J ab ut S o’clock that night, lie
r ; a telegram that dd “Ye - ”
The tclcgrunh operator savs,
Mister. I don’t believe that’s
tin relit W i man I'nr you U-eause
it took her a long time make up
Iter mind.” My uncle say , "No,
that’s just the woman for me-
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