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THE PADUCAH POST
VOLUME XXXI
PADUCAH, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1937
NO. 32
BEER ELECTION SHOWS COTTLE
COUNTY DRY; SLENDER MARGIN;
WILBARGER AND KING BOTH WET
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- JEGAL BEER SOLD HERE
SINCE PROHIBITION WAS
REPEALED.
Three counties, Cottle, Wilbarg-
er an,d King, held beer elections ____
within the pasthv ° the A small pickup driven by Duster
slender margin of nine votes. The Rothwell overturned early Mon-
SSM at the «na...count 347 ab^St
north of town.
Rothwell was meeting a truck
and checked his speed a little
to quickly, causing his wheels to
slide on the slick ^pavement and
on'the the vehicle overturned
Rothwell was thrown clear of
the truck and his right shoulder
against and 338 for the sale
legal beer.
The official canvass of the bal-
lots will be made Wednesday by
the commissioners court. Should
the result be unchanged then, Cot
tie county will be placed tl”
“Dry” list.
Slender Margin
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The result was undetermined was .‘hrown out of^place^whence
until the last box, Tennessee Val
ley, reported Saturday afternoon.
Paducah boxes rolled up a wet
lead but most of the rural boxes
went in the “dry” column.
Legal beer has been sold in
Paducah and Cottle county since
state prohibition laws were repeal-
ed several years ago.
p;,e places selling beer in the
county have received considerable
patronage from nearby counties,
as well as from the tourists, as
this was the last call for legal
beer before reaching the New
Mexico line going west.
King And Wilbarger Stay Wet
One of the most enjoyable of
the Cottle-King singing conven-
tions in months, convened last
iing And Wilbarger Stay Wet SundaystruCteTT’‘Uelwi^ “schod
The wets of King county held bui]dinp. M.uly K0od singers from
a slight margin over the drys in nei„hboring counties and from out
the Saturday election. The coun- » present to make the
ty continues wet by a few votes
Wilbarger county went wet by
Wilbarger county weni J*et uy was packed.
a larfte majority......The wet ma-
jority in Vernon was 646 to 390
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King County Agent
Receives A Medal
Good Work Done " is served
R. L. White, county agent of
Kir" county, has received a hand-
som gold medal from State Club
Leaner, L. L. Johnson, to be pre-
sented to Mauley Graves, county
champion in he beef cattle con-
test porsored by the Wilson Co.
T Is beef contest is sponsored
by his company among over 1
000,039 club members of the na-
tion through the National Com
mittee on Roys and Girls Club
Work of Chicago.
Dr. C. C. Pate prefers to
“bring ’em back alive.” At least
he found a young buck tangled
in a fence on his hunt last week
and brought it back alive. It
die,d after reaching civilization
so Dr. Pate thinks.
His next door neighbor, J. r,
Powell, said he was not going to
let this season get by without
killing a deer—so he went out
in his back yard and shot ur.
Pate’s pet.
June Watts and Carl Crump
would have caught a lot of fisn
the other afternoon—if Crump
had been a good fisherman. I he
two went to Lake Kemp and the
first two minutes June had his
line in the water, he caught a bass
of monstrous proportions. tne
two men fi?he,d the rest of the
afternoon—all but froze to death
—and never got another bite.
J. B. Cabiness, Sr., is seen pur-
suing his duties these days in a
“spanking” new Plymouth car.
As is always the case with county
officers’ cars, registration >s hand-
led in some obscure way through
the state instead of being regis-
tered locally. Cabiness was afraid
folks wouldn’t know he had a new
car so we’re announcing it through
the “catch” column.
Mrs. Ernest Wells says times
are changing. Modern women
are taking Sings into their own
hands. Nowadays, it s mama who
takes in the shows at night and
all that is expected of papa is
that he bring home the bacon and
take care of the children.
We’re going to interview Ernest
next week and get his side of this
story. _
The varied array of uniforms
seen in Paducah on Armistice Day
was more or less confusing to
Mrs. D. A. Goodwin. She was
down to take in the Hardin-
Simmons Cowboy Band concert
at eleven o’clock and saw pep
squad uniforms, school band uni-
forms, veterans wearing their
army caps, etc., and just about
everybody was in uniform.
t“Now I wonder what organisa-
tion that cap represents, Mrs.
Gqodwin exclaimed, seeing a
comely young lady tripping down
the street. Spectators informed
Continued on last page
Car Hits Truck,
Driver Is Hurt;
Accident Monday
Soon ’Twill Be, “Axe Marks Spot’
hit the ground,
badly damaged.
Singers Convene
At Delwin; Best
Meet Entire Year
> P.A.S.-
This touching tableau is being re-enacted daily wherever little tots
look longingly at fat turkey gobblers—and where fat turkey gobblers
Jook suspiciously at sharp axes. Perhaps this plump poultry specimen
remembers all too well “the blow that killed Father.''
of state were present to make the
convention a success. The house
H. R. Jones, president of the
association, presided over the con-
vention. Accomplished trios, du-
ets and quartettes were heard dur-
ing the course of the all-day af-
fair and a delicious basket lunch
at the noon hour.
Among the prominent singers
presented were: Fred and Homer
Ber.nett and Henry Shipp, Stam-
ford; Aubrey Lowe, Kirkland;
the Bruce family from Childress;
V. K. Scott and B. A. Ricketts,
Dodsonville; the Dickens quartette
and singers from Vanzant coun-
ty. Fort Worth and Arkansas,
whose names were not learned.
Homer Nichols read a resolution
of appreciation, voted by .the
congregation, to the teachers and
trustees of the Ddlwin school for
use of the building; for the de-
lightful basket lunch furnished by
the Delwin people, and to all vis-
iting singers.
A vote of thanks was also ex-
pressed for the coffee, furnished
by the Bridwell store for the
lunch at the noon hour, and to
the club furnishing sugar and
cups.
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Last Rites For
G. H. Anderson To
Be Held Friday
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G. H. Anderson, 65, pioneer
farmer of this county, .died at his
home here at an early hour Wed-
nesday morning. Anderson sui-
fered' a stroke of paralysis last
Friday evening and his condition
had been critical since.
Relatives had been notified of
his condition and most of the im-
mediate family was at his bedside
when his death .occurred.
Anderson had been a resident
of this county for 27 years, rear-
ing and educating his family in
the county and city schools. He
lived in the Ogden community,
the center of his farming interests,
to which he had devote,d his time
and energies during his aduit
years, before moving to Paducah
a few years ago. ,
Anderson was a public-spirited
citizen with a broad outlook to-
wards civic affairs of the city
and county. During his years of
residence in the county, people
had grown to love and respect
him. His friends were numbered
by his acquaintances and The
Post joins with them in extending
heartfelt sympathy to the family
in their bereavement.
Funeral arrangements were in-
complete Wednesday afternoon.
Anderson is survived by his
widow, one daughter, Miss Bernice
Anderson, of Paducah; four sons,
J. T, Anderson, L. V. Anderson
and R. C. Anderson, all of Pa-
ducah; H. H, Anderson, LosAn-
geles, California; two brothers,
Martin Anderson, Paducah, and
Ben Anderson, Lubbock; four sis-
ters, Mrs. M. M. Sikes, Mrs. Levi
Mears,' Mrs. Clyde Ashcraft, all
of Lubbock, ai*d Mrs. Abner Con-
way, Swearingen.
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Paducah Girls
Basketball Team
Defeats Dumont
The girls basketball team of
Paducah met the Dumont girls
team last Wednesday evening in
the Paducah gym. The game re-
sulted in a score of 19-18 in favor
of Paducah. Lucille Williams mid
Betty Fay Shavor scored for Pa-
ducah.
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PADUCAH SWAMPS QUITAQUE IN
GAME HERE FRIDAY NIGHT 41-6;
LAST GAME AT MATADOR THUR.
IRONS, GIBSON, HINDMAN AND
LATIMER STAR PLAYERS
FOR PADUCAH
In a game played on the local
field last Friday night, the Pa-
ducah Dragons swept through the
Quitaque Panthers, winning 41-6.
The feature play of the game
came in the third quarter when
Hindman burst around end, got
in the clear and raced 65 yards
for a touchdown.
Starring in the Dragon lineup
were Irons, who accounted for one
touchdown; Latimer, who took a
pass from Gibson and scored, and
Hindman and Gibson, who each
turned in two counters.
Paducah opened the scoring in
the first two minutes of play when
Gibson went over from the 10-
yard line after a drive down the
field. .
S. Herrington made the single
Quitaque score in the third quart-
er.
The Dragons will meet Matador
at that city in a Thanksgiving
Day game. The Dragons are in
goo,d shape and all regular men
are expected to see service in the
game. The teams are about even-
ly matched and fans expect to
see a very interesting battle. Mat-
ador lost to Floydada on Armistice
Day and the Dragons defeated
Floydada in a hard fought battle
recently. In face of these facts,
the local eleven seems to show
up in a better light than their op-
ponents.
The Thanksgiving game is the
last on the Dragon schedule.
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Oscar Cook Family
Injured In Wreck
Near Hobbs, N. M.
Word has been received here
that Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Cook
and family, former residents of
the Cee Vee.. community and now
living at Monahans, were in a
wreck last week near Hobbs, New
Mexico and arc in a hospital at
hat place receiving treatment for
injuries. Mr. and Mrs. Cook
and their daughter, Marcelle, re-
ceived severe injuries, although
details regarding the accident
were not learned.
The people were on their way
to visit relatives at Cee Vee and
Northfield.
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Drivers Put Thru
- Safety Lane Fri;
Buses Checked
A meeting of Cottle c°un^
school bus drivers was held on
Friday morning of last ,we®*
the court house,, with Lieutenant
Butler and Private Lewes of the
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months for $1.00.
First Snow Of
Season In Paducah
Monday Morning
For the first time in many years,
according to old-timers, Cottle
countv has had a snow before
Thanksgiving. A light snow
early Monday morning had the
ground practically covered by day-
light. Large fluffy flak%s con-
tinued to fall during the morning,
but it had ceased by noon.
Heavy frosts during the past
parents.
Paducah Stores To
Be Closed All Day
On Thanksgiving
As has been customary in years
past, all stores will be closed in
Paducah on Thursday in observ-
ance of Thanksgiving, with the
exception of a few cafes, filling
stations, drug stores, etc.
A number of Padueahites are
expecting company or are plan-
ning to eat turkey with friends
and relatives out-of-town. A
greater number plan to attend
the Paducah - Matador football
game in the afternoon at Mata-
dor. For those who remain in
town, there will be a matinee at
both the theatres, and of course,
tin regular evening show.
City schools will be turned out
Thursdnv and Friday. Rural
schools ’ that have not recessed
for cotton picking will observe
two days, some will have only
th‘ Thursday holiday and others
that have lost considerable time
from the school room will con-
tinue on through the week in an
effort to make up for time already
lost, Miss Beatrix Cobb, county
superintendent, said. |
Many college students are ex-
pected home to spend the holi
days with parents and friends.
Duck Season Will
Open On Nov. 27;
Quail On Dec. 1
Cottle county men are clean
ing their guns, buying ammunition
and heavy jumpers and warm
woolens in preparation to face
the cold north winds in pursuit
of their favorite sport—duck hurt-
ing. ,
The duck season opens here
on Nov. 27 at 7 o’clock in the
morning and closes on December
26, Jim H. Cannon, game warden
said earlv this week.
Mr. Cannon pointed out the
regulations covering duck hunt-
ing this year. The limit on the
number of ducks that can be kill-
ed each day is ten, with the hunt-
ing hours from 7 a. m. to 4 p. m.
As to the guns used, only shot-
guns are permitted. The use of
guns larger than 10-gauge is for-
bidden, and automatic and pump
guns must be plugged so that they
will hold only three shells.
In addition a federal duck
stamp is required of all hunters,
and a state license is required
when the hunter is out of his
home county.
Federal or migratory birds
must not be held on storage for
more than ten days.
The same rules apply to geese,
except that the limit is five birds
•per day.
There is no open season on
couts, mudhens or redheads.
New 1938 License
.Tags For Cars And
Trucks Are Here
New 1938 license tags for cars
and trucks were received for Cot-
tle countv last week, according to
W. A. Bishop, Deputy Tax As-
sessor-Collector.
The tags were made in the
Texas prison system. Bishop said.
Heavy irosis uurmg mo Tags for 1,500 Cottle county
week and freezing temperatures passenger cars aie blacx tigure?
have kept cotton pickers out of on a white background and num-
the fields. As a result, the gins bers range from 224-8ol to
arc enjoying no business. How- 351. Tags for 200 commercial
ever, weather condiions are favor- trucks were received in the ship-
able to the opening of late bolls, ment with numbers from • .-001
As soon as it becomes warm to 37-200; 150 farm truck tags
enough, pickers will be about run from 23-651 to eJ-8uu
their work again and the county
cotton crop is expected to be
finished by the first of the year
with the exception of a few
scattering bolls.
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HUNDREDS COME TO PADUCAH ON
TUES: SOME TO CATCH TURKEYS,
OTHERS HAVE FUN LOOKING ON
Sneedville Girl Is
Badly Burned As
Clothing Catches
Miss Ruth Stinson, 16. -.. ighu,
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Str-on of
the Sneedville community, was in
a serious condition in the K; ha: I -
Memorial Hospital U i • -day a
the result of severe 1/uias . ed
about the body on Tu> y night.
The girl had prepared for b< I
after other member! family
had retired. She stood near
the stove and her pajama caught
fire, burning her badly bei’ure
they could be extinguished. Both
parents’ hands were severely burn-
ed in putting out the blaze.
LARGE CROWD FOR TURKEY
DAY’ IN SPITE OF COLD
WEATHER
Tue
from th
which
.day, November 23, was
\ Day” ir. Paducah. Ap-
ly 35 birds were thrown
tops of as many build-
waiting throngs below, at
■id of the fire whistle.
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ONE CAR REGISTERED
officeC°oflnw. A. BiXfp, Deputy the continuation of work
_„_ Tax*- Assessor-Collector, only one
Miss Dora Jameson spent the car was registered during the
week-end in Matador visiting her past week. George Bell register- aa •
i __1 n nmir f’Vl.avrftlot
ed a new Chevrolet.
Tom Burnett Adds
23,000 Acres Land
To Triangle Ranch
It was learned this week that
Tom L. Burnett has purchased
between twenty-two and twenty-
three thousand acres of ranch
land, which joins the Triangle
on the East. The additional ranch
land purchased is the original OX.
known as the “dripping springs
country.” This increased acreage
makes the Burnett holdings in
Cottle, King and Hardeman coun-
ties around 140,000 acres. The
purchase was a cash transaction.
The new land purchase is con-
sidered the best ranch country of
the 140.000 acres because of the
abundance of water from springs
and surftce tanks. Not a wind-
mill is to be found on this sec-
tion.
Tom Burnett, known throughout
the state as one of Texas’ _best
ranchmen, has been gradually ex-
panding and improving his hold-
ings in this vicinity for the past
ten or fifteen years. In 1930
he added 21.000 acres when he
purchased half of the T L ranch.
His cattle and horses are said to
-ignal for the release
Although th. crowd was not as
rge a- was expected, due to the
>ld weather, hundreds of people
gathered ai .und the court house
squari and on North and South
Main Street—some to try their
hand at catching a Turkey-—others
to see the fun.
It is hop.-d to make “Turkey
Day” an annual affair in Paducah,
to be held on Tuesday before
Thanksgiving each year. This
particular day is sponsored by the
Paducah Post and made possible
by local merchants.
The names of the merchants
taking part in “Turkey Day” and
if possible, the names of those
catching the birds, will be printed
in next week’s Paducah Post.
Mrs. D. H. Glover,
Former Resident;
Dies Here Tuesday
Mrs. D. H. Glover, 65, a form-
er resident of this county, died
Tuesday night at eleven o'clock
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
B. H. Marrs, in this city.
Mrs. Glover’s death was attri-
buted to a complication of high
blood pressure and a stomach
ailment. She had been in failing
health for the past year and came
to the Marrs' home about a month
ago from her home in Floyd
county, thinking that the change
might improve her condition. *■
Funeral sendees for Mrs. Glover
were conducted in Floydada Wed-
nesday afternoon from the First
Methodist Church, with the Rev.
Shaw, pastor of the First Baptist
nia laiur dnu nui.-n-o *»*-- rrrdw, paaiui ui uic r u •~>t *■»
be among th«' best in the state. Church in the city, and the
Charlie Hart, who has been a -
Burnett man for the past 40 years
or more, is manager and foreman
of the triangle.
Most Deer Hunters
Return Home Empty
Handed After Hunt
Twelve Cottle county men re-
turned late last week from ,deer
hunts. A party composed of B. F.
Hobson, Dr. C. C. Pate. J. F.
Powell, Ray Loftis, Bill Bigham,
W. O. Jones, Sr. and Dr. Will
McGowan went to Mason county
and brought home eight nice fat
bucks. It is understood that four
of the men were fortunate enough
to get two each and four others
came home empty handed.
Another group composed of
George Brock, Jack Parnell, Lem
Lowry and E. A. Carlock joined
a party of Abilene men and hunt-
ed in the Rio Grande and Alpine
country. These men came back
with one deer.
RETURNS TO DAUGHERTY
Misses Evelyn Doolen and Mary
Belle Howell took Miss Eunice
Howell to Daugherty on Sunday
where she will take up her teach-
ing duties after an extended visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Howell.
The Daugherty school was re-
cessed six weeks for cotton pick-
i- and opened on Monday for
For best results, use Post want
Tubbs, also a Baptist minister, of-
ficiating. Interment was in the
Floydada cemetery.
Mrs. Glover came to this county
in 1912 and resided in the Grow
community until 1916, at which
time she moved to Floyd county
where she made her home until
coming here about a month ago
for her health. She was a conse-
crated Christian and an earnest
worker in the Methodist church.
Her husband preceded her in
death in June, 1936.
Mrs. Glover is survived oy
eight children; three daughters,
Mrs. B. H. Marrs. Paducah; Mrs.
Frank Rogers. Floydada; Mrs. W.
H. Williams, McCamey: five sons,
G. G. Glover, J. D. Glover and
Kermit Glover, all of Flovdada;
Ted Glover, Lubbock, and Joe
Glover, Shamrock.
Complete Check Of
Employment Cards
Monday This Week
Checking of unemployment
cards was completed Monday and
the cards forwarded on th. day
to the national administrator of
the unemployment census, accord-
ing to post office officii!*.
Official instructions were that
the results of the census not be
revealed locally and information
on the cards be kept strictly con-
fidential.
The registration of the unem-
ployed and partially employed was
conducted on a nationwide scale
and will form the basis of a gov-
ernment report of the actual un-
employment in the Umted States.
with Lieute
_ ia rw»»te Lawes of ...
Highway Pdtrol presiding, accord-
5£r
poTof the meeting wastoascer-
l° Sixteen drivers were pres-
ent and J. D. Wilson, superinten-
dent of city acljools, attended the
meLdeutenant Butler gave a very
instructive talk and the dmen
were put through the safety lane.
All trucks were found to be in
good condition with the exception
of a few minor details, such as
tail light and mirror adjustments.
WPA‘officials here
Miss Turlington, WPA social
worker, and L. A. Rodenhlser,
area engineer, both from the Spur
office, attended to business in
Paducah Monday.
These official* cover five coun-
ties in thi*
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Cottle County Game Management
Association Is Organized Meeting
Held Friday By Farmers-Ranchmen
The meeting called by Jim H.
Cannon, game warden, in the
county agent’s office last Friday
afternoon for the purpose of or-
ganizing a game association was
well attended by land owners and
land operators. Officers were
elected and by-laws adopted and
the name of "Cottle County
Game Management Association”
was decided upon.
W. C. Briggs was elected tem-
porary chairman and appointed
M. A. Richards, E. N. Jones and
Jim Cannon as a nominating com-
mittee for permanent officers of
the association. The following
officers were chosen and elected
by acclamation; E. A. Carlock,
president; W. C. Briggs, vice presi-
dent; B. H. Marrs, secretary and
treasure*.
The life of the association will
be for five years.
Several thousand acres have
been subscribed to the associa-
tion and more are being enlisted
daily. Any land owner or opera-
tor wishing to place acreage may
do so at any time at the office
of the county agent, H. L. Wil-
liams. It is understood that many
large land owners such as M. A.
and Dan Richards, J. C. Clary
and E. N. Jones have placed their
land with the association for the
protection of game.
The placement of land in the
Cottle County Gome Association
does not mean that a land owner
or operator mu*t necessarily allow
hunting on his premises. It does
mean, however, that in order to
hunt on this land, a hunter must
have a permit from the owner or
the operator in charge. Special
emphasis is being placed on birds
and a limit ia art on the number
to be taken off each piece of land
each season and hunters are check-
ed in and ant When the limit
has been taken off, said land is
closed for the remainder of the
season, 1 saving efficient birds to
restock for another year.
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