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VOL. 57.—NO. 18.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, l-'R I DAY, MAY 4, 1934.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY,
S, E. (SAM) SMITH
CANDIDATE SHERIFF
HOPKINS COUNTY
We are authorized to announce
the candidacy of S. E. (Sam) Smith
for Sheriff of Hopkins County, sub-
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary in July.
There is not a better man <ir bet-
ter citizen in Hopkins County thun
Sam Smith nor one better known,
he having been born in the county
and having lived here all his life.
Mr. Smiih served two terms us Sher-
iff, retiring eight years ago. He
made a very fine record while in of-
fice and was deservedly popular
with all who had business with him.
Mr. Smith is asking for the office
again on the record made as an of-
ficer and as a private citizen, and
will appreciate any and all favors
shown him by his friends through-
out the county.
ASA E. RAMSAY
WRITES LETTER ABOUT
NEW COURT HOUSE
ANNUAL MAY FETE
AT HIGH SCHOOL
FRIDAY, MAY 13TH
The annual May Fete will be held
on the high school campus Friday
evening, May 11, nt eight o’clock.
The program will consist of several
interesting numbers; namely, crown-
ing the Queen; May poles, one from
each of the ward schools and Junior
High; formation drills; group dances;
tableaux. The music will be fur-
nished by the High School Orchestra.
UNCLE SAM ISSUES
NEW STAMP HONORING
MOTHER’S DAY
The local Post Office has receiv-
ed a supply of hew stamps issued in
honor of Mothers Day. The new
stamp i* large and very beautiful in
design, bearing the following in-
scription*-1 ——
'•’In memory and in honor of the
Mother* of America.”
The stamps will be placed on sale
May 3rd in time for use for Mothers^
Day, Sunday, May 13th.
SELLERS SPENCE
WITHDRAWS FROM
COUNTY ATT’Y RACE
Eddie Kisterimacher has furnished
the Echo office with the following
original copy of a letter written by
Asa E. Ramsey, Assistant Tax Col-
lector of Hopkins County in 1896,
with Collector T. F. Gafford. The
letter was written more than thirty-
eight years ago on county station-
ery, carrying the petition for a new
courthouse and the following County
officials in charge:
R. B. Keasler, County Judge.
Jasper Thomas, District Clerk.
John N. Cox, County Clerk.
H. B. Sherman, Sheriff.
T. F. Gafford, Collector.
D. M. Finley, Assessor.
R. D. Allen, County Attorney,
J. h. Gilbert, Surveyor.
.1. S. Wood, Treasurer.
County Commissioners: W. E.
Stephens, Precinct No. I; D. Y. Mc-
Kinney, Precinct No. 2; W. W. Chap-
man, Precinct No. 3; R. Carpenter,
Precinct No. 4.
The
The Letter.
Sulphur Springs, Texas,
August 1, 1896.
On the 17th day of July, in the
year of our Lord 1895 the magnifi-
cent Court House was thrown open
and turned over to the County Com-
missioners for use; from that mo-
ment on Hopkins County boasted of
the finest Temple of Justice in the
State of Texas, considering the size
of the place, which was estimated at,
5,000. I had previously contracted
with Mr. Tom Frank Gafford, the
Tax Collector, to run the office for
him the following year. At the time
the Court House was turned over to
the Commissioners 1 was helping to
construct the Telephone System,
and was raising poles upon College
street, just in front of Mr. Ben W.
Smith's place. 1 took charge of the
office at 11 o’Hock a. m. Wednes-
day—1895. I being the first official
in the new house and the one that
issued the first tax receipt from it*
tax roll, which was issued to a Mr.
T. A, Caudell on August 14, 1895.
ASA E. RAMSEY.
SINGING NEXT
FRIDAY NIGHT ON
SOUTH DAVIS
On account of inclement weather
last meeting time we failed to get
together hut next Friday night Bruce
and I will be there, right alongside
Charlie Hamrick with our pockets
full of strawberries, "rearin’ " to go.
But listen, we want to tell you about
going to Sulphur Bluff and Green
Pond the 4th and 5th Sundays.
Now, when we go to Sulphur Bluff
it’s like going home for that burg
was founded by our forefathers 90
years ago and many pleasant sum-
mers have we spent in that vicinity.
But the way they sing over there—
well, you just ought to go over and
hear them and then enjoy the social-
ity and hospitality over at Green
Pond, where the Delicious strawber-
ries grow and the wild flowers bloom
from May till November. There is
where they sing again, making the
welkins ring and the leaves on (hose
stately oaks fairly quiver.
You can’t afford to miss Sulphur
Bluff and Green Pond, along with
many other places in our vicinity
for aside from the singing, the peo-
ple shower you with blessings in as-
sociation never to be forgotten.
Next Friday night let’s be on
hand at the 2nd Baptist Church and
hope for many of the good people
of the various neighborhoods to be
with us. “ ELI HARGRAVE.
DEMOCRATIC BOB
WILLIAMS PASSES
94TH MILE POST
R. B. (Democratic Bob) Williams
celebrated his 94th birthday anni-
versary Tuesday in a quiet way at
his home in Cumhy (old Black Jack
Grove).
Despite his advanced age, he is in
fairly good health with sufficient
vitality and strength to cross the
100 line unless misfortune overtakes
him on the way.
Upcle Bob is a true type of the
old Southern gentleman, and here is
hoping for him many more happy
birthdays before the final summons
comes to lay down arms in the last
battle of a long, useful and well
spent life, which has proved a bless-
ing to thousands who have come in
contact with him.
DAIRY SHOW
AT GREENVILLE
ON MAY 19TH
FORMER CITIZEN
IN WEST TEXAS
BANK HOLD UP
THREE-YEAR-OLD
QUITMAN BOY DIES
IN HOSPITAL
T.L. (BUSTER) ALLEN
FOR CONSTABLE
PRECINCT NO. 1
This is to authorize you to with-
draw my announcement for the of-
fice of county attorney.
I wish to express to my many
friends and the voters of Hopkins
County my appreciation for their
promises of support and the consid-
eration and favors they have already
shown me. SELLERS SPENCE.
DEATH CLAIMS
G. H. ROBINSON
NEAR POSEY
We are authorized to announce
the candidacy of T. L. (Buster) Al-
len for Constable of Precinct No. 1
of Hopkins County, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary in
July.
Mr,. Allen needs no introduction
| to the people yf this precinct, hav-
ing been born in Hopkins County,
where he has lived all his life. He is
a splendid young man in the prime
of life and well qualified to perform
the duties of the office he seeks,
which he promises will be without
fear or favor on thp part of, any
one, should he be elected. Mr. Allen
was in the race for this office four
years ago and received a good vote
for which he is very grateful. He
promises to see the voters during
the campaign and in the meantime
will appreejate any favors shown
him by his friends.
G. H. Robinson, age 90, good man
and good citizen, died at his home
near Poaay Sunday night from aC
stroke of paralysis. He is a native
of Alabama and had been living in
Hopkins County for the past 17
years, where he was held in the
highest esteem by all who knew
him. -___
He I* survived by his wife and one
son, Archie Robinson, of Houston
and Mrs. Della Lee of Brecken-
ridge.
Funeral services and burial took
place Monday afternoon at 3:00
o’clock It the Lindley Grave Yard
near Poaey.
ATTENTION, VETERANS
OF FOREIGN WARS
_
Our regular meeting night* taw
CHARLES F. ASHCROFT
IS PRAISED BY
„• THE PARIS NEWS
Friends in Paris and throughout
this section of the State rejoice over
the election of Charles Ashcroft of
Sulphur Springs the presidency of
the East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce. No man in this entire section
has worked longer years or more
earnestly for this organization than
has Mr. Ashcroft. But few Texans
have ever given more of their time
in doing good for our great State
than he has. As Governor of the 48th
District of Rotary he made an envi-
able record aod in recent years his
leadership in the work in behalf of
crippled children has been outstand-
ing. He has worked equally as hard
for his ho-tpe town and county and
is never too busy to answer a civil
call from homefolks or his fellow-
Texans in other sections of the state.
The East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce has built for itself the repu-
tation of being the best regional or-
ganization of its kind in the United
States. Ernest Kurth of Lufkin made
a great leader last year and other
outstanding citizens of the eastern
part of the state worked before that
in building the organization and in
the development of East Texas. We
need the organisation and everyone
should work co-operatively for the
great program during the coming
year under the leadership of Charles
Ashcroft.—Paris Morning News.
Travis Veitch of Quitman, age
three years, was brought to the Long
Hospital Monday afternoon, where
he underwent a serious operation,
and passed away at 10:30 Monday
night. The remains were carried to
his home in'Quitman for burial.
M, E, (LIFF) MOORE
CANDIDATE CONSTABLE
PRECINCT NO. 2
been changed from Thursday
to first Mondays and third Mondays
of each month. Our next regular
meeting night will be May 7th. Hop-
ing to have all members to attend.
COWAN WILLIAMS, Commander, grandchildren also surrtve her,
MRS. MARY LOU KEN-
NEDY, PIONEER CITIZEN,
DIES AT SHOOKS CHAPEL
Mm. Mary Lou Kennedy, age 74,
pioneer citizen and good, woman,
died Sunday afternoon at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Brom-
ley, at .Shooks Chapel. Funeral ser-
vices and burial were held Monday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at Shooks
Chapel, conducted' by Rev. H. R.
Long.
Deceased was born in 1860, at
Philadelphia, Miss. She was married
to A. H. Kennedy, moving to Texas
soon after marriage. To this union
five daughters were bom. Mr. Ken-
nedy preceded her in death. She is
survived hy two daughters, Mrs, G.
A. Connor of 8ulphur Springs and
Mrs. Ernest Bromley of Shooks
Chapel; one brother, Will Lewis of
Amarillo, and two sisters. Mm. Go*
Hathcock of Amarillo and Mrs.. R.
T. Grafton of Laurel, Mias.; twelve
SCHOOL KIDS SELL
197 TERRAPINS ON
LAST SATURDAY
' County School Supervisor. Miss
Era G. Pierce, reports that the U. S.
Rubber Co. bought 197 terrapins
frim kids at the City Park. One lit-
tle fellow brought in 34 at 10 cents
each. The U. S. Rubber Company
spent $19.75 among the children of
Hopkins, showing we have another
industry over in East Texas.
The Echo is authorized to an-
nounce the candidacy of M. E. (Liff)
Moore for Constable of Precinct No.
2 of Hopkins County, subject to* the
action of the Democratic Primary in
July.
Mr. Moore is. a gooZi man and good
citizen and is well and favorably
known in his precinct, where he has
lived most of his life and has taken
an interest in every move for the
betterment of his home people and
the county as a whole.
A number of years ago Mr. Moore
served as .Constable of his precinct
for five >Vars, first by appointment
by the Commissioners Court, after
which he was elected to the office.
He will appreciate any and all fa-
vors shown him during the campaign.
NOTICE TO SIGNERS
OF HOG AND CORN
GOV. CONTRACTS
According to announcement made
by C. E. Girdner, president of the
Hunt County Purebred Livestock
Association, plans have been com-
pleted for the fourth annuul North-
east Texas Dairy Show to be staged
at Greenville on May 19th.
The exhibit will be sponsored by
the Hunt County Purebred Livestock
Association and will be held at the
Ingram Wagon Yard. A. L. Darnell,
professor of Dairy Husbandry of A.
and M. College, will serve as judge.
N. T. Lawler of Lone Oak, a well
knowrr breeder of prize winning Red
Poll Cattle, will serve as superin-
tendent and chairman of the Rules
Committee.
A generous premium list has been
published and mailed to exhibitors.
Five prizes will be offered in all
male und female classes with both
ribbon and money awards. Likewise,
ribbons and money awards will be
made on get of sire, calf herd and
champions.
Cash prizes will amount to $235
apd will be paid by the secretary,
Joe M. Fugitt, on the grounds at the
close of the exhibit. There will be
open competition and no entrance
fees will be charged. Each animal
must be registered or subject to reg-
istration. All exhibitors must list
their entries either with Supt. N. T.
Lawler, Secretary Joe M. Fugitt,
County Agent J. F. Green or C. E.
Girdner, president, on or before May
15th. The name, registration num-
ber and date of birth pf each animal
together with name and registration
numbers of sire and dam should be
given.
The Hunt County Purebred Live-
stock Association has recently con-
ducted a membership campaign and
now has one of the largest paid up
memberships of any similar associa-
tion in the United States with 106
members.
The three previous Spring Dairy
Shows held at Greenville under the
auspices of the Hunt County Live-
stock Association have not only
drawn large crowds of out, of coun-
ty'visitors, but have been character-
ized as onfc of the best dairy exhib-
its held in Texas in recent years.
A feature of the day’s program
will be a dairy show luncheon at the
Beckham Hotel at noon at which
time a large delegation of agricul-
tural and livestock editors, well
known Jersey exhibitors and Jersey
Cattle Club w.ill be guests of the
Hunt County Purebred Livestock As-
sociation. Mrs. J. Riley Green of
Wolfe City will assist as hostess to
the Jersey Association directors and
will be toastmaster at the luneheort
program.
Notice to those who signed Corn-
Hog contracts, and agreed to reduce
your corn acreage: There has been
another hearing concerning same.
Those who have not planted during
1932 and 1933 on un average of not
more than 10 acres, it wilt not be
necessary for you to reduce. If you
have already clone this, it is a regret
on the part of the Committee, but it
is a thing that cannot be helped at
this time. You will be permitted to
plant anything that you choose on
the acres that you have reduced if
your reduction came from an aver-
age of 10 acres or less.
COUNTY ALLOTMENT COM.
Corn-Hog Organization.
JOHN BAILEY SHIPS
S3 CARS CATTLE
TO KANSAS PASTURES
A Sulphur Springs bank or bank-
er has never been robbed or held up
by bank bandits, but a former citi-
zen, Mis. Irene Ellis (formerly Miss
Irene Knott), cashier of the First
National Bank ut, Levelland, had that
experience Wednesday as told in the
following Associated Press dispatch
from that town:
Levelland Bank Robbed of $2,500.
Levelland, Hockley Co., Texas,
April 25.—Four armed bandits
swooped down to this little Hockley
County town shortly after 2 p. m.
Wednesday and robbed the First Na-
tional Bank of Levelland of about
$2,500. Rounding up all employes
and customers in the bank, and lock-
ing them in the vault, the bandits
worked quickly and were soon speed-
ing westward toward the New Mexi-
co State line.
The gang escaped in a V-8 Ford
thought to he bearing a Texas li-
cense plate.
Two men appeared in the front
door of the bank and announced it
was being held up, waving pistols in
the faces of customers and employes
and ordering them to the rear of the
building. Two or three men were
thought to have stood guard on the
outside of the building.
All officers of the bank, including
John Doyle, president; Harry Mann,
vice president, and Mrs. Irene Ellis,
cashier, ..were shoved into the vault
along with at least eight or nine pa
trons. As they were being forced
into the vault, one of the men rob-
bed several of the prospective de-
positors of their funds. V
The alarm was quickly spread,
there being a telephone in the vault,
but the bandits were out of town be
fore officers could arrive.
The two men who entered the bank
were said to be about 25 years old,
slender and rather dark complex
ioned. They were not masked.
The bank officers, employes and
patrons were forced to lie on floor
of the vault as they were marched
in, and one of the men jammed the
door. -
Included in the customers in the
vault were Otis Burson, auto dealer;
W. B. Little, dry goods merchant,
and Douglas Witt, ginner. All were
released unharmed several minutes
after the robbery.
HOPKINS COUNTY
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
ENJOY BANQUET
Wm
THREE BOYS SHOT
AS HOME EGGED,
MINISTER IS HELD PASSING VIEWS,
BY S. L NEAL,
John Baiiey, cattle king of Hop-
kins County, left Wednesday morn-
ing with 1,500 head of steers—58
cars—from Louisiana for Kansas
where he will fatten the cattle for
the market.
TAX COLLECTOR
LUTHER SHOFFIT
Guthrie, Ok., April 27.—The Rev.
Meeker, Coyle pastor, charged with
assault with intent to kill in connec-
tion with the shotgun wounding of
three 17»y ear-old boys during a re-
ported rotten egg throwing Wednes-
day night, pleaded not guilty when
arraigned Thursday.
The 46-year-old preacher demand-
ed a preliminary hearing and it was
set for 10 a. m. Tuesday. He was
freed on $4,000 bond.
Medfcer told officers the boys had
been tormenting him and his wife
and that he became desperate.
Investigators said the youths were
shot after they had thrown ' rotten
eggs on the Meeker front porch. The
wounded are ’Phillips and Anderson,
shot in the hack, and Sanders, less
seriously hurt.
About seventy-five members and
guests of the Hopkins County Teach-
ers Association attended the banquet
held Tuesday evening in the Meth-
odist Church basement.
The address of welcome and in-
troduction of guests was given by
L. L. Thomas, principal of the Sul-
phur Springs High School, and presi-
dent of the association, and invoca-
tion by Prof. Sam J. King.
' Entertainment consisted of a read-
ing in negro dialect by Buddy
Waits? songs by the high school
quartet, Misses Sarah Brim, Frances
Bullock, Claudia Smiddy and Audra
Waits, who Bang Sylvia and Wagon
Wheels. Miss Webster, head of the
Speech Department of E. T. S. T. C.
at Commerce, gave an interesting
talk on Technique and Standards of
Judgment for Teachers.
Song program by W. B. and W. Z.
Kitts, ‘‘A Lassie Who Loves Me”,
and “When It’s Spring Time in the
Blue Ridge Mountains”. The eve-
ning’s musical program was given
with assistance of Miss Jessamine
Thornton of the Music Department
of the high school, at the piano.
The principal address was given by
Dr. Sam Whitley, president of E. TV'
S. T. C. at Commerce. His subject,
“Problems to be Solved by Teach-
ers”, brought out as high points the
following topics of discussion:
(1) Financial Support for Schools;
(2) Raising Standards of Qualifica-
tions of Teachers; (3) Methods of
Distribution of State Money; (4) Im-
proving and Enrichment of Curri-
culum.
Group singing was led by M. C.
McClain, County School Superin-
tendent, and business brought b«- '
fore the meeting by President L. L.
Thomas, and a report of the first
year’s work of the association given
by Miss Gladps Alexander, secre-
twy- v 4 * l * l
Lilies and garden flowers were
used as decorations, beautifully dis-
played in tall wicker baskets. Table
decorations were bowl* of roses and
pansies and rainbow hued candles in
crystal holders, with miniature
candles in chosen colors, casting
their soft glow.
A most tempting dinner was serv-
ed by the ladies of the Methodist
Church.
The whole program given was fit-
ting for the occasion and arrange-
ment displayed thought of selection
as to entertainment.
COUNTY AGENT
WAIRE CURRIN
TO EXHIBIT OLD
JIME REAPER
Waire Currin, big hardware man
down in No Man’s Land, will have
on display Friday and Saturday one
of the first reapers ever built by
Cyrus H. McCormick.
Some of the old-time grain grow-
ers will remember H and the wonder-
ful impression it made when the
first one ever brought to Hop-
a. a .. SW _a___
County.
COTTON MARKET
11 CENTS TODAY
GETS BACK PAY YOUNG ROCKEFELLER
DAYIABORER AT
HOUSTON OIL PLANT
The cotton market is 20 points
higher today with the price from
10.75 to 11 cents.
Tax Collector Luther Shoffit has
received from Comptroller Geo. H.
Sheppard the official auditor’s re-
port for the years 1931 to 1933, in-
clusive.
The report is okeyed with a com-
plementary letter and $191.43 check
to Mr. Shoffit as back pay.
APRIL RAIN FALL
IN SULPHUR SPRINGS
AMOUNTS 2.32 INCHES
The rainfall in Sulphur Springs
was 3.2 inches during the month of
April, according to the official re-
port of Tom Owen to Uncle Sam.
PICKTON HIGH
SCHOOL ELECTS SUPT.
AND PRINCIPAL
- Brof. W. B. Wheeler, superin-
tendent of Delta County Public
Schools, has been elected superin-
tendent of Pickton High 8chool for
next year and F.” G. Rogers of Sul- -r-------
phur Springs ha* been elected prin- Standard of New
Houston, Texas, April 26.—In oil-
stained elothes and rough boots,
Winthrop Rockefeller, grandson of
John D. Rockefeller, is laboring as
a roughneck in the Tomball oil field,
a few miles north of here.
Humble Oil and Refining Com-
pany officials refused to say any-
thing about the oil king’s grandson,
but he is doing manual'’ labor—haul-
ing Kelly joints and fishtail bits
around in the mud.
Dirty and labor-stained, he takes
his meals at a boarding house and
commissary where meals sell for Me.
The'Humble is a
In view of the fact that there are
some who have been depending on
the Cotton Rental check to help them
through the crop making season this
year, information has been received
that there will be a delay in the Is-
suing of checks due to more work
than was anticipated in the begin-
ning of the program. All information
this year will be accurate, whereas
last year it was more of a guess.
Quoting below Mr. H. H. William-
son’s letter relative to such:
"It is certainly commendable for
anyone to refrain from borrowing
funds, if possible. However, it is our
opinion that there will be very few
checks delivered in Texas prior to
June 1st. We have no authority for
making such prediction, other than
judging the future by the past. In
view of this it may be well for you
to advise those who discuss such sub-
ject with you that the thing to do ia
to make adequate financial arrange-
ments for crop production purposes
so they will not have to be depend-
ing upon an early delivery of their
checks.”
It might be mentioned again that
it is time to begin to think about
your summer pasture. For this aec-
tipn there is ho bettor gram for
grazing than Sudan. It grows rapid-
ly and in abundance in this section.
Cattle like the taste of it, ami JH
thrive where ihey have access to ~
Keep your milk p—’*---*-
tag off, or tare*
have. Plant sudan gram ta
24 to 36 inches apart, and
it lightly. You will be well
trouble and more too.
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