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fATER, TEXAS TUESDAY EVENING, JUN
it it cor runcr it uiiicb tv/ mo e>»*
Ion of gas, its owner pays one cent
every six miles when « two-cent
tax is In effect: one cent every
four miles with a three-eent tax;
one cent every three miles with a
four-cent tax; one cent every 2.4
miles with a five-cent tax and one
cent every two miles with a six-
rent tux.
A person who drives only 6,000
miles a year must, pay $10 to $30 in
"gasoline tolls'” in addition to li-
censes and other levies on his car.
The fact that gasoline taxes are
expected- to reach $550,000,000 this
year ami represent 20 to 30 per cent
uf tlm r«inlt price of gasoline, pre-
sents a problem for consideration.
The public does not oppose a
reasonable gas tax even though it
is class taxation, when all the re-,
venue is used for road purposes.
But unless American motorists re-
sist exdrljita’nt taxes or the divert-
ing of special tax funds for general
statu purines,' we may look for-
ward Jq £ lime not far distant when
a gas tax of ten cents a gallon will
1 be proposed.
E 3, 1930.
Pamphlet Tells
Of Resources
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Only Ohe Alarm During
Month- and- No-Damage
Done by Small Blaze
AH-thus the month of May lacked
of bethg a perfect month for n6
fires was one alnrm, on Friday,
May 9. There was no damage and
as a result May showed a perfect
record for fire losses.
Other months of the year have
totaled fire damage amounting to
$6,950 with a total of 25 ulurms.
February showed the heaviest
damage foh any month with one fire;
loss being $4,150. There were spven
alarms during that month hut there
was only a loss in one instance.
Many alarms were sounded for
automobile fires and only the
alarms are recorded. A rgcord of
the damage to automobiles from
lire Is not kept. Only a few resl-
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TAKING TO THE AIR
till-! American public is taking to
the air.
I-ast year 90,000 persons made
scheduled trips on passenger planes
— double the 1928 number, and
more will ride this year.
The people are becoming air-
minded. The airplane has ceased to
he a novelty and has taken its place
along with railroads, buses and au-
tomobiles as a standard mode of
transportation.
Little more than a year has pas-
sed since the modern passenger
transport planes came Into use.
They are models of comfort, speed
and dependability.
Who can wonder that they are a
popular means of travel?
STARV ING RAILROADS
\ R8TTN, June 3.—Feminine vl-
»» gilantes are on the road at
work in the cause of helping Thom-
as 1Love’s race for governor.
Many women have pledged them-
selves to secure the signatures or
pledges of 100 other women to sup-
port him.
These workers are busy over the
state. In Dallas' several hundred
women are circulating the pledge
lists.
* * *
This evidently shows that Mr.
Love still believes in the pledge,
though lie is willing to take it
himself for as long as Ills conscien-
ce may dictate its obedience; since
a considerable purt of his race ap-
parently will depend on the pledge
of these women workers to hunt
votes for hfm, and the pledge of
the signers to cast their ballots for
him.
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These women workers, as would
seem probable, largely are those
devoted to the efforts of prohibi-
tion and temperance organizations,
and those who were hostile to the
election of Alfred E. Smith,
workers, in general, are those who
helped defeat the democratic par-
ty in Texas two years ago.
A new pamphlet tailing about
Sweetwater' the Distrlcating ('en-
ter of West Texas,” lias been pub-
lished by the Sweetwater Board of
City Development and last' week
more than 2,til)9 of these folders
were distributed at the twelfth an-
nual convention of the West Texas
Chamber qf Commerce.
This felder gives interesting
facts and figures Concerning tills
city ami Nolan county. It was com-
piled from data obtained in the re-
cent economical survey of the city
and gives all of the latest Informa-
tion regarding Sweetwater.
There is an additional supply of
pamphlets at the offices of (lit* B.*
C. I)., and if citizens of Sweetwater
desire to send some of them out
to prospective citizens in other
sections of the Cnlted Slates they
rimy obtain them by calling for
them.
Each day inquiries coiteornlng
Sweetwater'are asked for lit mail
received at the 1! ('. !)., and lie c
pamphlets urn to lie sent ■■ replies
am^Draw PI^STTuMia
The camels are coming
see “ships of the desert”
on one o flhe Soviet’;
Russia.
deuces suffered from fire damage, to the queries,
the records show. [ >
Number of alarms sounded and j Judge Is Reappolnotd -
losses Incurred for each mouth this | ...... „ . ,
year are as follows; January, six I WAc O. Jtiti< .-. Li’ajipmn
alarms, damage, $1,080; February, I ••"dp.e I. I Dryan ot v, u< o
seven alarms damage $4,250; to he reh roc in hank rapt r,v lor the
March, eight alarms, damage, $370;
April, three alarms, damage. $1,250;
May, one alarm, no damage.
John D- Rockefeller, tht? oil magnate, is shown here presenting shitty
new souvenir dimes to a group of Boy Scouts after attending church
with them in Lakewood, N. J When the boys presented him with ;f
Tenderfoot Scout Badge, Mi Rockefeller said, “I am a Scout now, so
I must study up and learn how to lie a good one.”
stand you have withdrawn your
statement to them you would run?”
was the next question.
“Let them understand whatever
they Want to; this is all 1 am say-
ing now," flov. Moody answered.
And John F. Wallace, Mr. Woods
and the county judge am! others
drove away with him to Teague
with the newspaper correspondent
in possession ot an interview whose
meaning he did not know.
The correspondent got back to
Austin a day after Moody returned,
anil found that not merely all the
rest of the news writers, but
Moody's close political friends as
well were puzzling over whether lie ]
had said “yes” or “no" as to his
new campaign.
(HE railroads are facing a crisis.
Nineteen-twenty-nine was a
year of Intense industrial activity.
Yet the railroads were able to earn
’h return of hut 4.8 per cent, in spite
of the fact that, by increasingly
economical management, their op-
erating expenses were $1,275,000,.
000 less than irt 1020 and $400,000,-
POO less thafi in 1923. It was the
first year in railroad history in
which total earnings failed to reach
a new high mark in a period of
great business progress.
Several reasons are responsible
for litis condition. One of the most
important is the revolution now
taking place in transportation. In a
few years thousands of miles of
highways have been built, millions
ot automobiles have come into use
and motor trucks and buses have
increased wholesale. As a result,
„fitie-third of the passenger business
of the railroads has been diverted
into other channels, causing a loss
of $450,000,000(1 annually. At the
peak of traffic last year the rail-
roads had a surplus of more than
100,000 freight curs.
Added to the above condition is
1 he steadily increasing railroad tax
harden and the mania for legislat-
ing against the lines. Now the gov-
ernment proposes to build freight
waterways, using tmbltc funds sup-
plied in part by the railroads, to
compete with railroads which mast
be. huilt and qperate dwith the
money of private individuals.
Nineteen-thirty, in contrast to
1929, had bedtt quiet from an indus-
trial standpoint. Consequently,
(luring the first quarter railroad
freight business declined about 10
per cent and passenger business
about 8.5 per cent. Net operating
Income was 33 per cOnt less than
last year and yielded the smallest
rfqtur}! since 1922. ■
The railroads cannot be economi-
cally Supplanted by other kinds of
transportation, The fact that they
are facing financial starvation
should be of vital interest to every
American business1 and Individual.
Farmers near Fort Saalshary,
Del, nsKM the eoTnYhantlant there
to stop gun firing to protect their
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their own to Wdlfjr About, "•
A..picturesque campaigner, who
could even turn a hole in his sock
to political advantage, lias arisen
in the Valley country to contest
with the veteran Archie Parr as
senator from the big block of coun-
ties extending from Corpus Chrlsti
around by Brownsville all the way
up to Laredo. He is James E. Neal,
successful cattleman of Webb
county, former county attorney of
Williamson county.
...
James E. Neal’s remarkable cam-
paign afoot, shortly after he gra-
duated fro mthe university law
school, that made him county attor-
ney of Williamson county, is still a
political tradition of this section.
Neal Is more than six and a half
feet high. He proved an excellent
county attorney, and retired from
office only when he moved to the
Rio Grande country to engage in
the cattle business.
Neal once weathered his herds of
Williamson county cattle 40 days
without a drop of water on his
ranch, according to his old-time
friends. He did this in a drouth
year when the only green stuff on
the land was cactus, lie made in-
numerable brush torches, and with
smoke in his eyes, he burned the
thorns from the cactus plants, thus
nmking it possible-for tlie cattle to
eat the green, moist bulbous
leaves and survive.
* * *
(June when a seasoned lawyer op-
posed him- in joiul delwte for coun-
ty attorney, the lawyer ridiculed
Neal for wearing fancy socks. Un-
obstruaively the giant candidate
punched a big hole in one sock;
and when his lipie came to speak
lie pulled up his trouser leg and
displayed flip hole, "If my oppon-
ent,'' he stlicT, 'doesn't know the
difference between a hole in a
sock and a drop-stitch sock, • ho
hasn't got sense enough to be your
county attorney,” Neal answered.
* * *
Friends of Neal announce that
he is going to make a vigorous
campaign, with many of the busi-
ness people of his district, and the
great number of his personal fri-
ends In the cattle industry ready to
get in and fight to the last ditch
for his election.
• .* *
Interviewing Gov. Dan Moody
at 2:20 o’clock in the morning,
when he first learned of It. S. Ster-
ling's candidacy for governor, was
not difficult; hot understanding Ills
cryptic, guarded words, was anoth-
er matter. Gov. Moody got off a
train at Mexla, to go to Teague
and Fairfield to make school spee-
ches. A delegation waited for him.
The newspaper correspondent that
landed up in Teague at the same,
hour cornered him; and, silting at
the counter of an all-night cafe,
secured from him a “statement."
That statement'itlflil that he “had
Intended to announce Sunday and
file Monday for .governor," etc.,
und clrised with "Mr. sterling has
been my staunch political friend
and I would not like to run against
l|im.”
“Does this mean von are going
to run or not?" the writer asked.
u "It means hist wjiat It says,"
gov. Moody replied.1
“Tes, but still your friends under-
LYRIC THEATRE
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New Equipment is Added
In Show First-Run Films
In Sweetwater
The remodeled Lyric Theater has
been opened with new carpets, new
fans, new lights, and a new inter-
ior decoration design, it bus been
announced by the management of
the It Ai It theatres.
Because of over-bnyitig feature
pictures for tlu! l’alace Theatre,
„ . i many of the first-run pictures are
But, as compensat on, the writer » the Lyri(.
learned, While on the rip that , ..0up „ la t0 keep np with
Moody s friends were to tile his „e late8t pimires,” it WB8 explain-
The them-elveii, and chronicled t by Henry Rogers, “and in doing
this fact just 24 hours before those j ^ we bongbt more pictures than
friends did put Mr. Moody on the [ we (.a]1 liumjle at 1he Palace. Wt.
are forced, t herefore, to show t hem
| at the Lyric.
"in under to Uo -«i tq, the best'
iadvantage vve have remodeled the
: Lyric theatre to where it is mod-
j era throughout and the new pic-
| tures - including talkies can he
! shown to the best advantage."
Forest Fires
Sweep Canada
WINNIPEG, Mail., June 3. (U.RJ-
' Raging forest fires crackled
; through thousands Of acres of tin-
] tier dry timber lands in western
; Ontario today as forest laagers and
volunteers hastened to the aid of
ballot.
Waco district for a t-rni of two
years was nmunnicc 1 in El Paso by.
District Judge Charges Boynton.
DALLAS. June J.(U.R) Two of the
13 men Indicted in the Sherman
tint on May 9 and brought here on
change of venue were at liberty
.today on bonds of $5,000 each.
Grayson county officials approved
the sureties and presented them
lien* yesterduy, after which Webb
Purriom and Jeff .'ones were re
leased. Eleven .others remained in
the yallus coutily jail.»
To Seek More Funds
SAN ANGELO, June ’3. (U.R) —
Members of the Livestock Sanitary
Commission ill session here prepar-
ed a slightly increased budget to
submit to the Stale Hoard of Con-
trol for 1931-32. Tite pre.sent2budget.
is approximately $500,000 and an
iucrSuHO is being sought to under-
take tick eradication in new ter-
ritory.
Brownlee Woman is f»i\< n
First Flare in Dress
Contest Saturday
Mrs. E. K. Mathis, of the Brown-
lee club, was given firsts prize* for
her dress which was entered in
lh<* sheer dress contest held last
Saturday in the offices of Miss
V.ada Floyd, comity home demon-1
stration agent, at the Swr««|water i threatened communities.
Board of city Development. i Mll<u wintlf! '1”"1 tl,H flames leap
Mrs. Mathis was awarded a free I "'K ril''' «»«> clearings
trip to the Texas A. it VI. college 1,11,1 im l,lm<l;' lllll»'l,k'm Unc of
is to lie held iiri‘
Mrs. Mathis
short eoiirst', which
lule this summer,
was also winner of last year’s con-
test.
Other winners were Mrs. Dal by
of the Black!,*111(1 cluli, second, and
Mrs. Hudson .Lincoln, Plum (hvtk
club, third.
Mrs. Dal by wii.s presented, with
a bed spread and Mrs. Lincoln was
also awarded a bed spread.
At the conclusion of the judging,
which was (lorn* by .VHs.s Ahim*
Sevier, Mitchell county mcent, the
HI contestants, donned the dresson
and a large number of rural club
members viewed the products. j
“This contest wan one of the',
most successful that has been held
this year,” Miss Floyd said in ex
pressing her satisfaction with the
result of the contest.
Miss Floyd To
Start Contest
most
extended from Nipigon,
northerly point of Laid*
perior, down t.o Duluth,
Clark With Elrod Furniture Co. !
A. A. ('lark, for the punt 7 years
riqiroHonlative of the Belknap Hard- ]
Ware and Manufacturing Co., has I
accepted a position with Elrod Fur
nilure cu., as salesman. Mr. Clark j
has made Sweetwater his heudqttur I
ters for the past, two years and has j
a number of friends hen;.
Bribery Trial Continues
LOS ANGELES, June .,. (U.Rt
The trial of S. c. Lewis, former
president of the Julian^ 1‘etiTeum
Corporation, on jury bribing
charges was to Continue today.
♦ - -r-
Mrc. Hoover Recovers
WASHINGTON. June 3.
Mrs. Hoover has recovered suffi-
ciently from t lie hack ip jury she
suffered two mouths ago to dis-
coid her wheel chair.
For 4-H Girls , .......*
An appropriate 'dress (oiiti*sl for
the 1 11 Club girls of .Nolan county
is to be lteld on Saturday, June
28, It was announced Tuesday by
Miss Vnclu Floyd, eotlnl.v home
(demonstration agent, who has
been making preliminary arrange-
ments for the contest.
Mitts Floyd said she expected
about 15 cut t ies in this contest.
The winner of first prize is to
he given n free trip to the Texas
A. & M. Short Coarse late this sum-
mer.
Many of the dull girls aro al-|
ready interested In this contest
and an- busily engaged making
ureases for display on the contest
data.
Powder Blast
Fatal to Three
TAMAQUA. Pa., June 3. (U.R)
Three men were killed when the
gelatin mix house of the Atlas
I’rtwdcr Company at WetiHler ex-
ploded lodnv.
The deud are: George Stemm,
foreman..of New Ringgold;.Irving
Miller, West Penn Township; El-
mer Hill, Reynolds.
Balloon Race Postponed
- The
elimination balloon race,
scheduled to he lteld at Houston,
Texas, June In, was postponed to-
day by the National Aei'ouautlc As-
sociation until July 4.
Jail Under Quarantine
AMAItll.LO, June 3. (U.R)—Potter
county’s jail was placed under
qunrantfne today following discov-
ery of two eases of smallpox among
Its three-score prisoners. Inmates
scheduled for trial must await lift-
ing of 14c* quarantine before their
eases will lie (fledT
■*“**- — - ♦ • - ——
Here From School
Shirley McGluun, who has been
allending school In Columbus. O.,
lias returned to 8we(gwater to
spend several weeks with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. II. MrGlaun.
Back From College
Miss Mary Crutcher, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crutcher, bus
returned to Sweetwater to spend
the slimmer after attending C. I. A.
.it Denton daring the past yein-.
To Inspect Sites
DALLAS, June 3.(U.PJ—Committee
members of the federal hospitaliza-
tion will arrive here Thursday to
begin inspection of munurouH sites
within icm miles of nallns'Jor the
proposed tiHuropHyclilatifc’'hospital
for World War Veterans.
YOU CAN’T HIDE FAT
CLUMSY ANKLES
When tempted to over-indulge
'Reach for a Lucky instead
Be moderate—-be moderate In all things,
even in smoking. Avoid that future shadow*
by avoiding over-indulgence, if you would
maintain that modern, ever-youthful
figure. ‘‘Reach for a Lucky instead.”
Lucky Strike/ the finest Cigarette
you ever smoked, made of the
finest tobacco—The Cream of the
Crop—"IT’S TOASTED." Lucky
Strike has an extra, secret heat-
ing process. Everyone knows that
heat purifies and so 20,679
physicians say that Luckies are
less irritating to your throat.
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It’s toasted
Your Throat Protection—against irritation—against cough
*"No special dietary, but moderation In eating and drinking and not more than three meals daily,”
is Dr. F. McKclvcy Bell’s advice in the New York Medical Journal to all men and women who
want to keep a proper figure. We do not represent that smoking lucky Strike Cigarettes will hring
modem figures or cause the reduction of flesh. Wc do declare that when tempted to do yourself
too well, if you will "Reach for a lucky instead,” you will thus avoid over-indulgence in things
that cause excess weight and, hy avoiding over-indulgence, maintain a modern, graceful form.
TUNE IN—*The Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra, every Saturday and Thursday evening, otfek N.fe. C. ite‘ ./orM,
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Sweetwater Daily Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 105, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 3, 1930, newspaper, June 3, 1930; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth561898/m1/2/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.