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The Taft Tribune
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TAFT TEXAS. THURSDAY. JULY It*. 1WJ9
VOLUME NINE
| DRIFTWOOD
by A. J. Dunlap **^>
I'm on old fashioned country lam
And. the cynical «liang=*« sneer
At my Uvabby old buddings. card bams
And my quaint, rustic abnospbere.
E>ut I knou> there axe hearts Uial quicken.,
Thee ate eyes that axe dimmed, uilh locus
At the name oftbe Cld Hamc.Tbnm,
IDUJi. ns memonee of vaxushed years;
{ctr theu ybandJaihere staked my ebrelds
Axrd then fo thers tme boyfl cf min*
I xmmm
Taxes arc tlwtyt con*Irtnwd •
deo by Mjtnr at tout we aeoar i
;n*n whe’d smile and nay be ihi
Turner Lumber tonpuay Was
Pre.wwd Into Service When
Rain AI moat Stop* Second
f’irnle.
For to* »*oard • me It looked m if
Jupiter Pluvlu* were going to make
short w«k of the Lr a ion-Legion Aux-
iliary picnic when M rained agaiia
last Thursday and Friday, but the in-
genuous »eu and their "fra us" were
The Joint meeting
m T»(t * nr* CUV commission «uo
Lgyor hare rone Into action within
ib, p»»t work «nd have turned out two
brsn.t new ordinances. which will
I much to curb the "Spr«*«l Demon"
Ld the Peddler." There ordinances
Mr ponied m full on page six of
this issue.
Tuesday afternoon at a meeting of
m commission s traffic officer was
Unloved to patrol the street* of the
ttfwl, incorporated city, and will be-
,ln work Saturday. July 20
Tlv ii(* sliced cop 1» H. C Mur-
^h, sac. Antonin He was in town
to p act his application Tuesday aft-
w,o. n and alter bring informed that
rte hau been hlicd. retnrnri to San
Antonio Hi will come back U> Taft
pyjdey and will tic ready to direct the
trstiir and protect the lives of
“our pedestrians Saturday Mi
Mumln a former member of the
not to ut denied,
and picnic was held In the large Tur- j
ner Lumber company building Friday (
night, July 12.
The paved street In from of the
Turner building was roped off by the ;
city, providing a safe and pleasan- I
.lace for the children to play while;
Jietr elders made whupee indoor* .
The meeting started with the read- j
ing of the preamble to the Legion* j
! const ution Roll cad followed, and j
•would ecm that the "devil-dogs’ woo |’-wns own a piece of timber la
die * .1. This was followed oy the ’ «rom wtvcli thr ooomuui ty is *
i Auxii.-i.ry roil call, and a great deal! pned its fuel The money dseli
‘H satisfaction was expressed when j <_.,m tiie -ale of wood yiea tato 1
j 7o ladies ’.nswered Use call a* full- 1 i own Irea urer. which l.eepa tip
J fledged, pu d up members. ! expense of the village. Colby, a XI
i Following the roll calls, the shout,1 town of around 1390. in Kw
• Coni and get it. ready started the i boasts of getUng along without be
Uen' r: - • ntertUntnrnt Food. food, j -idled. The town ns >U utl»
und more food was set before the pic- land the income eliminates tte_
nicer --chicken, and all Its appropn- icessity of taxea But towns me Oe
ate secessories. cakes with many hued i are scarce Most of hem w*fc*
icing -all of them coming In fori failure In operating util tic* t*
•heir share of attention To top It j countries own and per- e the r
M 0ll or ra-her. wash It all down toads, but Amenra is ran oy »
jjayoi Ben and Will Albin produced i tlcfmns. not business men.
ja punch that thanks to their careful ■ * * *
attention, rivalled anything that Jove The excessive heat hit the the «
Dill Wa> Endorsed By Three
Hundred Local Farmer*
At .Meelinjc. Wh
traffic . eg illation* are sim-
hosc of all other Incorporated
>1 H*ed limit J»I miles an hour,
ip, and tail light* are neerss-
-out and busted’ muffler are
! .Johnson
... .. !<• parking s* • In recoil
i„re comp,.calvd. On Green oral’s department
1 will tc necessary fot motor- that the San
pink t...rallel to the curb on count
t rule of the street, and at gram
,< ut not more than 45 de-
i the vest side On all other
srkltiK must be parallel to
or Dan Moodv has sent
the South Texas Chamber
ierce that he wtl! sign the
Farm Labor bill as soon as
p, ,t from the Attorney Oen
Till* is the bill
and Nueces
Under Ihe Capitol Dome
VAN M KENNEDY in Capitol Weekly Pres-
Patricio
;»r nier* «*ndor»*<i
sent to Mood) when they a- j
sembied in Taft Monday July B
The bdl has been pasted by the V—~
legislature and 1* at present in the A
Attorney General* office awaiting seven
official constltuttona! o k sighs a great -:gh no' tor more But it yo
rta, ? eeBU.1. manager ot 'lie South worlds to conque. but because there fe-m machi
!,v..i c..amber of Commerce talked ; are so marry uncoriquered ones Oov- plane you
•<;:h Governoor Moody over the week -rnoi Moody ha -ubmifted • -his tax. fo
and received this a mrai.cv The new items for the consideration of by the law.
iiie.mred jointly bv Kepresenta- the Third Called 8*-*ion of the fist partmem a
. a P Johnson, of Car:uto Spruig*. Legislature -which nas almost com- frj.OOO.OOO
itid the Farm Labor Committee of pleted the work:.'** program of p estima'
h< South Texas Chambet of Com- slashing the appiu.artatlmi* ’o fit the ihf same
inerce, provides a date license tee of available revenue, omobile r«
«-,(W0 and a county fee of WSe# for -j1m> TTiIrd Cared K> >sr,n wjl ral! pgr rent 1
each county In which labor agencies t>d whel, Govern. Moody was tut- no! become
engaged in shipping Inlweer* outside satisfied with work done on apirrop, x of 1930
oI n„!the:o ly .oc.e, ,imtng m*-‘ uons by the h■ .o Called Session. Governor
South Texas at seasons ih which; thereupon vetoing all of the mom • approvt
there r. a venou- need of farTTI , measttivs The w » subject* for ley- g^aate B
laborers and bv means of impaaslbl- t$|aSon submitted tv the Oovernur, ,j|a(rict at!
promises inn Mexican laborers t«> ar<,- district cor
... ,ui*r beet fields ol ihe northern RewTlting s'.aiu'‘ to safeguard pub- • counties.
lie school land* and mineral rights, j Bi
Special law for Austin ) toimeys’ sati
Speeiai law ha L .ottrark „j five or
Special law f..’ Erow.uwood ; ^ate B,.,
Suggested law to have the State j . ,
retain all mineral right* on public, Iorm
school lands the* .-.re sold 't;<-
The problem* o: protecting *&■ ; ^ftv‘ ‘apuohi
quutely the school lands "may Involve j wh(> !Jwd
many, many miUlor.* of dollars to !.. counlv
Let’.‘..vure veteran
dnv tomt fee* ft developed tXk*:^g|
only one line was in need of hMWf
moved. Tire cast line of the Odwt f-.
dlatelet. sc W L. flililard could XW
In the Odem district thus iwhwwM ;«
from office. Perhaps to make
foolish change, the matter s^Wr.-.y
have to be submitted to a vote at
peoyile of the two districts at Jeekk. ’ •-
But even If all this was done. Hr.
Hilliard could move into Taft.
Grwrary or Tngleslde or over note’ V’g|
his other farm farther In the
tricl. and then what? A brttHTjj’s
Stone’s Sister Here
After Stay in Japan
w M'-xteo I" :*»* p«-1
lormed laborer liti- been taken to the
beet fit id- given work lor a
week- tli.ii turned loose itMin '.he
nmgested center-, .n the Middle West
to form bread Httr-. And become a
burden upon Organlned Charity when
m.a weather com* - This ha- ‘ ause-i
m!’"»«der*tending of Mextcaii I«-
mlg-itUm in the North and the com-
petition uf cheat,- Mexican labor m
Northenv Mhliwtrta! venters in.- <’»>»»-
ed Ch.xniwH! tabor w urge p»s»gr
„I ,he Box Bit! and other similar
measures Intended »o keep Mexican
laborers out of '.he United State*
Th*- Johnson But '*■■ originaliv
pasMtl was blocked by ■» federal in-
junction. and the revised bOI pa*«*
at the second Called Session ‘>f the
Tcxa- Legislature is so written a* to
eUmina*; ’he fearnre* objected to In
' -.in.-:,m. » Ma.-f.em of
Corpus Christ! Judge D B Tariton
ct Corpus Christ! and !*=•• Tempuf-
ioii of ®un Anumto were leading »•
■ ■m: as the work of Iwtpfo* M:
Mr. H W Berkley and two chil-
dren of Pittsburg Pennsylvania, ar-
rived in Taft Sunday to he the gutatoi
or J N St.ia.: for about a month
Mr- Berk if * t. M ifttA-’.
Mrs Berkley im 'u1; recenily re
tuni'fd a vear iMtlf's stay in 1
Japan. s!m Joined he: husband who
ha* b«wii over Jw>t i<n three year* j
•s a representattke of ill* Westing-
hou.-<- Electric Company. Hr. Berkley
is an electrical engineer. The Berk-.
ley's had iuc returned to the states
prey iou • ■■ Mr- Berk levy coming to!
T«a,
The House r>l Hepiexentatives tie- ... -g* | something to do a hen u will
fe.i’“<i a mil appropriating the sum of West ICXM L.eagU« Uae agitating a matter of *hr.« »•*.
v.i/ii-tlO for the purchase o! land fUl‘ tort
iac-,,1 to the historic Alamo m -San Haille Crumpton, who last week ct- * » * . _jM
for the purchase of making , turned to Taft intending to spend the Take off your bat to the Mm&m$
a iwi’k The vote was <® to remainder of the summer here, left , i/etuai It is composed ot men
111 An appropriation ot $25»>.«W w*-s, Tuesday morning for OoiemkR. where • {<s{d the price Some with tb«P ,/
mss-rsi through both house* during the . n» will resume his position « **>oart- f iives*. wane crtppMd We rtniw .:;
Se««Ki Called Session, but met the stop for the (Mb who remained at tiOmo »J»1 proftted ,
veto of Governor Moody. Cat a! two things happened’ Dn n ’ commercial way to *•*■' :J®*‘’J -,
Tliis practically ends he fioiws o( ; “Crump' either felt the call of - the > price*, liven kick on taxer, paid
rhe (.pamaxi of economy adopted to hi* Mood, or the mg. Inflated values is wof. mawf.
the majority of the House member- ,ewesdw min dampened a«V enttovs • »nd tfeOhaamS* who OWtlmMI •» «« ■*
,h»n ' U*»i he might nave brought hom1 kind of coiiaferai went broke • .
P' •” to gathering *im\ they paid mttoi. Mai
farm | your to*' ;o :h* American
; Here Is « paragraph handed » wSJfih ^
• • ; fits here: For guA and Cmmtrg, W&M
' a.-.-«ciatr ouweivm ;og«!tor fw
i to toy wing purposes; To uphold
'defend the ConsUtution of 'he
•ej state* of Amevtee to iMbH
to speak - -hr gut : law order. M ftW and Rgg|i
She iegaue president • newate a ant haudrwd per ct&l
iwaumnii 40enr« i erkasMB*; to ****** «*»
iais.it the if 1» jnextents «f our Asvocmtww
.suiied. The OMwnan fhe Gm.t War; to U*vU*t* a
_» ..... ..i-v.t ... :«t iiHtivifivuti «ht>«*tKsr tt»
; pressing and extraordinary import-
#nce ’’ GKwemor Moody declared in
I hi* message to the Legislature
A special jay cttl.irfc title oi )•"*,-
: owned streets to : City of Austin
: is necessary in order that Austin may
! carry out if* st/er t«*mg program.
, according to Govern •’. Moody,
i Me a!*-'* a*ked «- pecwl law tu
permit the Brownwcod irrigation <H*-
'trict to complete i*A»noe ot its bonds.
.me of it* offktr* being unable to
perform this duty.
Warning the tegt* lat.ure of the need
of earefu! and dehtHrate eomtWerauon
of appropriation measure* Govern.-, ”
, Moody said rh»- ' Is economy of
turn- to be riL'with conference Afte: assuring
commit rues, arid *•"* 'hem time
balance appropriate-” blU*
them within :l*e revenues. By the term Jiptheria,
, 'baUume* I mean
appropriate more money
, iwrtrr,Mi’. or - .. .
S.\ I' VTKKIO TOWNS MAY' :n and fait »a «i«j»ror*ri»te »* much e*
ET HAN1TARY INSPECTOR ^ ^
i i apiuer of B»y*n. T****, is. meaiwtc* sriouic no’
ekn'Fatricui county thi* week and this *ense of ’
ail ui the momporated • l!' fr>'
' " v He 1* here - sideratlon App*avc.*t«m
^ Miss XaBinot be baJan-w bv -he use
w*h i;f . veto becau- that power can
..trfto cmmG ^jngteuead and be urn! only to take from an H*» ** nurse
^ ^ — f^f^tha^wmdd be an their
" ., M.,«ieh town,, in thi* economy of to
^ lm*r mverext ..nraa. at apptopnation ««*,««
’•. % . *n- I* will take !e-« 1-me now titan .ater
*'« «■ '****** f T, P • - - Ihe -mark com-rnsm ’further W
-Pora-cd ’«*» o* «M> f*...... ,fl!ffl>iP,.3Uu.,.' s, eonttrur
*IU»- . vU„. M, wp-Uer hi to mean that ’.be Governor woul
’■ /*• .hL'r “L, Was .J the I call a.mthcr special «T th
■»i sti v«r.. ” ..... . r Le«,-i»'ure if he were unx.uisfi-
with Jilin relative
bumper crop of cotton on
smith of Taft. It mas
Crumpton son* to the
Texas town, nnd will give «
to the Colt* in an effort to relicts' to
this second half of the split nwwoiv
When Crumpton decided to return
herself That quite '
to a number of parents are interented in
and taring having their children inoculated for ;
Mi* sNeil StoJtadu*. county!to the fold -
has saniM»Md that * in touch writ
enough desire It she *111 hoW_’and the CoH
meeting* in the various towns for fir !to return to f
»t mocutotlag children be-; might be ttit
;,jw ages of one and tea. ’agi. station we
Mis.-, moJUftw ju*t recently con-' him. and the
lUciiit1
that you do not (iwtlsti nurse,
to me de- i -hmitd
Sp.-W.jUtMl than :» need
pUi'iK-M
vr<-:.. ’
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*.>-i’ct in ducted * clinic in Aransav V»v. atjno objeetwaa. AI',d thr «**,,- to make
tost-: - S- would <•>"■■*!*: which 2k children were uwcahuad j Brvati will operate H*u»es r,lUj ,, m^n,. ,n
.. . .7 :»gii!*tlve con -; The tr.'.v.’xuor. i- nerfeawwd m gwo-*-j during hi* atksanre. w-.'i - ^ ^ w.., ^ ^rj.: t<>
MIL -.to such these at a very «oa»tw*J eoet^ V» hJkKtoMww oi the crop #8jJ
-Jl live m ttiir issrrri'r , ------~ ’ .L.T'___!-iijits of Mgfjge fnsMom
Parents haw been advised by «»; jdfiTLEY IHHT. SWORE HAS ;-,.y ;o Ml-«
ft,;cr. ADDED THREE FIXTI?RES!tf,, c'tnmdmhin by w *
v,rp,us ph.vwr.toc* *«d theft i --- imWiiai hetp»Rla»*"
w tV >* ?! in «w ran r*»}
".1TTOr; ngpajts, that mm* eottm pi*Ah>g *» ’-h-: A *tm**r nueht .-m**
^i*»eta*n. o B. SOMiey lut* i^uuied^he »>"»* tenwgtK w Torn h
irr Ww Btohs- i tw» new aeettotts at w*8 caws and ajhatetme and Mm to ®m
county about the|dbmtay «*». to the BeHdtbortiood ft* road leadte
three'week* vac*- [9*00 was spent. Ut ealerge the sto;--; highway m the hospital is
'and install the new fixuir*-- ibnanMm and the- rouglsesi
4 ,L.n.. tm } H*e partfUaw «vw»m* the #t»w1p*‘iw*« msr>ewre this dde e
d before iV«nb’ rion ifc-partoww* from the front alt Tim appro**** w the rsaSi
Jas Mtv Stofttfiia the store was mowed hack rrai fee* - Mag. on both xbfe* Head «o
aati Gregory par- and she two reetton* d wad **ws • Then she tawaw> t*»
,wli Itirrmr-'-T- of were i»Ure«l i» this e*tr* ress* leai.»rewdeader of riMBfOt **j
ro>ni u ooc on each arte w*W. and it ‘fraum**. S®E
,* -h* «xkk«»cxs » ■•■ery *ri’.***jve -u-i#Sa* *f rewwr‘i*i»|wwB> it twsiWIbw.’ <•*«<#
.ittMaHA *«p S5SF ate.
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Clark, W. S. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 1929, newspaper, July 18, 1929; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth711058/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Taft Public Library.