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DEATH CLAIMS C. E. PAGE
OF KEMPNER
‘THE THREE BIGGEST FOOLS
IN LAMPASAS COUNTY”
WPA PROJECTS FOR LAM-
PASAS COUNTY APPROVED
CONTRACTORS WORKING ON
NEW WOLF-McLEAN BUILDING
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LAMPASAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1935
NUMBER 52
DAY
Saturday was^PP^Hpikiness day
lampasas merchants have had in
}any months. One merchant we talked
stated that it was the best ’ cash
fcsiness day since Christmas Eve of
hst year. The public square was
Irbwded with cars practically all day
Ind the people were buying in all
les,
Cotton is being marketed and all
ies of livestock are advancing in
t’ice and it has been ideal fall weath-
for harvesting all crops. With
tie general improvement throughout
be country, it seems that with the
3per effort put forth by Lampasas
rehants we should have an unus-
fly good fall business this year,
lines of merchandise handled here
re a good assortment from which
l choose and there is a market for
kinds of farm products and live-
3ck. The buying public just needs
be reminded that the merchants
bre want and appreciate their busi-
es.
)ST OFFICE TO REMAIN
OPEN ON WEDNESDAYS
IM. P. Adams, postmaster, has an-
punced that in the future the post
fice will not be closed on Wednes-
=ty afternoon. They will be open
^ularly six days a week from 8 a.
[I to 6 p. m. This will be much more
tnvenient for everyone, since no one
rer thought to buy stamps or mail
leir packages Wednesday mornings.
KATHRYN HARKEY TO
MAKE TRIP WITH DONATHS
and Mrs. A. C. Donath, accom-
by Miss Kathryn Harkey of
impasas and two other young ladies,
ft the Donath home in Mart, Mon-
jiy morning for a trip to Richmond,
Washington, D. C., Nashville,
pnn., and Oklahoma City, Okla. Bro.
math is making the trip to Rich-
>nd and Washington in order to re-
five final appointment as a mission-
to Nigeria, Africa. Dr. and Mrs.
T. Harkey and son, C. T., took
fiss Kathryn to Mart, Sunday.
Kiss merle watson
WEDS TYLER MAN
liss Merle Watson and Carl Stew-
were married at 9 o’clock Satur-
night at the Baptist parsonage
Rev. Asa Franklin Avant per-
led the ring ceremony.
Irs. Stewart is a daughter of Mr.
Mrs. Ed Watson of Briggs. She
i graduate of the Lampasas high
pi, and made many friends here
offer congratulations and best
Jes for the future. Mr. Stewart is
[engineer at the CCC camp in
er.
jr. - and Mrs. Stewart will make
fr ho.me in Tyler for the present.
tMER MEMBERS OF BAND
WANT REORGANIZATION
Several members of the oid Lam-
ias Municipal band have been talk-
lately about the possibility of
^ganizing the band again. They
all very enthusiastic about the
•and have been talking the plan
with Director A. B. Ronald. If
of the old members of the band
[other townspeople would like to
the band going again, let your
timents be known.
Lampasas has had a good band in
past and there isn’t any reason
they should not have another,
band ..was disorganized a few
Lrs ago but in 1927-28, we had one
[the best bands in the state. It
in 1927 that the Lampasas band
the official title of The Gold
|dal Band at the West Texas Cham-
of Commerce Convention, com-
Jiting against dozens of other bands
over the state.
|f a new band is organized, it will
the same class of music that the
band was using when it was dis-
tanced. It will be made up pri-
rily of experienced musicians and
of beginners. If you are inter-
ed in seeing Lampasas have an-
sr municipal band or are inter-
bd in playing in such an organiza-
p, you are invited to come forward
let it be known.
j, L. Hardin is home from a busi-
es trip to Levelland and other
its in that section where he spent
[past week.
. and Mrs. Warren Everett and
, Adams visited Sunday in Kerr-
with Mr. Adams’ son, W. J.
ims.
Contractors began work this week
on a new building to house the Wolf-
McLean Automotive Repair Co. The
part of the old building now occu-
pied by the service station, office and
washing and greasing rack is being
torn down and the new building will
be joined on to the main part of the
present structure. It will be 66 feet
by 69 feet and will extend to within
20 or 30 feet of the north curb. The
building will be constructed of stone
and covered with stucco, with tin
tile at the base. There will be an
18 feet by 24 feet service station at
the northeast corner of the building.
Ruble Shanks, contractor, estimat-
ed that it would take approximately
60 days to complete the structure.
Pelham Wolf and Joe McLean are to
be commended on making this for-
ward step in the improvement of the
business section of our town.
S. D. JONES INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
S. D. Jones of Buda, former opera-
tor of the Keystone Hotel, was slight-
ly injured in an auto accident Tues-
day afternoon near Hempstead when
his car collided with another driven
by Russell F. Ryan of Houston. Mr.
Jones escaped with minor bruises
and lacerations, but his car turned
over three times and was a total
wreck.
Mr. Russell, the only occupant of
the other car, died a few hours after
the accident as a result of his injuries.
Mr. Jones was in Lampasas Wed-
nesday attending to business matters.
TANNING DEMONSTRATION
TO BE HELD IN LAM-
PASAS OCTOBER 16
There will be a tanning demonstra-
tion held in Lampasas, Wednesday,
October 16, at 10 a. m. The demon-
stration will be conducted by M. K.
Thorton Jr., leather specialist of the
extension service.
Anyone interested in this phase of
work is invited to attend the dem-
onstration.—W. P. Graham, Co. Agt.,
Lampasas County.
MAHOMET BOY KILLED
BY RUNAWAY TEAM
Kenith Gailon Smith, 5 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Smith of
Mahomet, was killed almost instant-
ly Monday, Oct. 7, when he was run
over by a wagon and team. The
boy had gone with his older brothers
to the field where they were gather-
ing corn, and had lain down under
a tree and gone to sleep. The team
became frightened ^nd [ran /away,
causing the wheels to run over the
boy’s body and one of the horses
stepped on him also.
Funeral services were conducted
at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at
Mahomet.
NEW MEMBERS WANTED FOR
PARENT TEACHERS’ ASSN.
The Parent Teachers’ Association
requires leaders and an active work-
ing membership. It needs men and
women with vision, understanding
and enthusiasm. The association is
a volunteer organization, free from
individual or group control, demo-
cratic in objects, non-political, non-
sectarian, cooperative always.
The objects: First, to promote child
welfare in home, school, church and
community; to raise the standard of
home life; to secure adequate laws
for the care and protection of chil-
dren. Second, to bring into closer
relations the home and school that
parents and teachers will cooperate
intelligently in training of the child
and to develop such united efforts as
will secure for every child the high-
est advantages in physical, mental,
moral and spiritual education. The
children are America’s greatest as-
set.
The membership includes all per-
sons interested in children. Are you
a member?—if not, why?—Pub. Ch.
FREDERICKSBURG WINS
FROM LANIER
The Fredericksburg Hill Billies de-
feated the Lanier high school of San
Antonio last Friday by a score of 8-0.
The Hill Billies scored a safety in
the first quarter and made their touch-
down in the last two minutes of
play.
Fredericksburg won over Melvin
week before last by a score of 25
to 7. It looks like they are going to
be hard to beat for the championship
this year.
Judge J. C. Abney is in receipt
of a letter, dated October 5, from the
office of Congressman Chas. L. South
in which the approved projects un-
der the WPA are set forth for Lam-
pasas county. The letter received is
published as follows:
Hon. J. C. Abney
County Judge
Lampasas, Texas
My dear Judge Abney:
You will be interested to know
that the president has just approv-
ed the following WPA projects for
Lampasas County:
Improve roads. Federal funds,
$10,018; improve bridge. Federal
funds," $5,355; fence State Highway
Nos. 53 and 74. Federal funds, $11,-
700; improve roads. Federal funds,
$9,594; improve 15 miles of farm-to-
market roads. Federal funds, $33,-
322; construct masonry walls and
storm sewer and improve 268 blocks
of streets. Federal funds, $88,931;
improve 20 miles of lateral roads.
Federal funds, $26,003.
For your information, We are quot-
ing from an announcement of the
WPA:
“The president has approved an
allotment of Federal funds totaling
$11,780,976, to be used by the Works
Progress Administration in carrying
out the works program in Texas.
“The approval includes the proj-
ects which meet the president’s re-
quirements of man-year cost, adap-
tability to the relief load problem in
the localities affected, time of start-
ing, and period for completion. From
these projects H. P. Drought, State
works progress administrator, will
select those to which the presidential
allotment will be applied.”
When you find that Mr. South can
be of further assistance in any way,
do not hesitate to call on him or his
office here.
Sincerely yours,
Irene Williams.
UDC MEETS WITH MRS.
J. F. WHITE
The Mildred Lee Chapter of the
UDC met at the home of Mrs. J. F.
White on Oct. 4, for the first meet-
ing of the year.
Mrs. R. S. Mills presided over the
business session. Delegates to the
state convention to be held in Sau
Antonio, Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 were elect-
ed as follows: Mrs. Mills, delegate;
Mrs. Walter Martin, alternate.
Mi's. J. R. Key was leader of the
program. A story of the life of Joel
Chandler Harris was read by Mrs.
Thomas Bigham. Mrs. B. C. Green-
wood read an article on Wesleyan
College of Georgia, oldest woman’s
college in the United States. A trib-
ute to Mildred Lewis Rutherford,
southern historian, was given by Mrs.
Mills. Mrs. Key presented the final
number on the program, the life of
John Reagan, Texas hero, a member
of the president’s cabinet in the Con-
federate States of America and a
leader in the restoration period.
Mrs. J. F. White presented a pic-
ture of the signing of the Declara-
tion of Independence to the chapter.
This will be given to the high school.
At the conclusion of the program
a salad course was served by the hos-
tess, assisted by Mrs. Jack White and
Miss Cynthia White.
Members present were: Mesdames
W. B. Abney, W. H. Browning, E.
S. Hunt, W. R. Williamson, J. R.
Key, R. S. Mills, Oscar Bolding,
Thomas Bigham and J. F. White.
Two guests present were: Mes-
dames William Moore and Jack White.
—Contributed.
D. F. MOORE EXHIBITS
BIG PECANS AND WALNUTS
D. F. Moore of Bend came into the
office Saturday afternoon with an ex-
hibit of pecans and English walnuts
that you would have to see in order
to believe the true facts about them.
The pecans were in clusters of 10 or
12 and were as big as the average
hen egg. The English walnuts were
some that he had budded into an or-
dinary black walnut tree. They were
as large as an average size lemon,
believe it or not. When Mr. Moore
starts out to produce something, he
isn’t satisfied if it isn’t the best.
Mr. and Mrs. William Webber of
Chicago spent Sunday night here
with his aunt, Miss Elaine Webber,
while enroute to Mexico City for a
three weeks’ visit with his father.
Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Dorbandt of
Llano spent Sunday here with friends.
C. E. Page died at his home near
Kempner at 11:30 o’clock Friday
night, Oct. 4, after an illness of sev-
eral months. Funeral services were
be conducted at 3 o’clock Sunday af-
ternoon at Hubbard by the pastor of
the Methodist Church of that place.
The body was taken to Hubbard
early Sunday morning in the Briggs-
Gamel funeral coach.
Mr. Page, who was 66 years of
age, had been living at Kempner for
the past three years. Prior to that
he had made his home in Hubbard.
MONDAY CULTURE CLUB
HOLDS FIRST MEETING
The first meeting of the Monday
Culture club was held at the home
of Mrs. C. C. Abney, Monday after-
noon, with Mrs. Ryan Howard and
Miss Helen Northington as hostesses.
The president, Mrs. Howard, pre-
sided over the business session. Mrs.
Sylvester Lewis was elected treas-
urer of the club. Mrs. Travis Jones
was appointed a member of the year-
book committee.
Mrs. Weldon Cloud, retiring presi-
dent, made a report to the club on
work accomplished during the sum-
mer.
A special number on the program
was a vocal solo by Miss Olene Cas-
beer, who sang “Texas, Our Texas,”
State song, accompanied by Miss
Helen Northington.
A parliamentary drill was conduct-
ed by Mrs. Shaw Norris.
Mesdames William Lee Lockhart
and H. R. Buchanan were elected
new members.
The hostesses served refreshments
of heavenly delight and macaroons
following adjournment.
Members present were: Mesdames
Bedel O’Hair, O. O. Smith, Elton
Casbeer, Sylvester Lewis, A. J. Bas-
sell, Weldon Cloud, Travis Jones, R.
S. Nichols, Glenn Gamel, Shaw Nor-
ris, Evelyn Jackson, Ryan Howard,
Thomas Bigham and Misses Olene
Casbeer and Helen Northington.—
Contributed.
Rev. Lawrence Williams stopped
in front of our office Monday morn-
ing for a little curb service and wfren
we went to the car he handed us a
small potato grown in his garden—it
only weighed five pounds. He did
not wait long enough for us to get
any figures on the yield of his patch
and we thought maybe he was afraid
we might want to know the exact
location of the garden. Bro. Williams
is an agriculturist and always has
a good garden at his home place.
This was indeed a fine sweet potato
and one of them will easily make a
meal for the average size family.
With ’possum and taters it would
take more ’possum than taters.
Thanks, Bro. Williams for number-
ing us among your friends.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday school 9:45. Morning wor-
ship 10:45. Evening worship 7:30.
The services of the Presbyterian
Church are not conducted exclusive-
ly for the membership, but the pub-
lic has a cordial welcome awaiting
them. We are always happy to have
visitors in our services.
Rev. E. C. Lambert, minister.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M, Milford of
Honey Grove came in Saturday for
a visit with their daughter and son-
in-law, Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Rollins.
Ms. Milford has returned to his home
but Mrs. Milford will remain for a
longer visit.
Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Rollins are the
proud parents of a baby girl born
Saturday night at the local hospital.
The young lady has been named Mary
Ann. Mrs. Rollins and the baby are
both doing fine.
D. T. Briggs, Mrs. R. H. Whigham
and Miss Annie Maud Whigham re-
turned Sunday from Wichita Falls
where they visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Ulrich. Miss
Whigham will leave this week for
Vernon where she will be employed
in a department store.
Mrs. H. R. Gaddy and son, Howell,
visited with relatives in Walnut
Springs, Sunday. They were accom-
panied home by Mrs. Gaddy’s aunt,
Mrs. R. J. Farmer, who will visit here
for some time.
Misses Wilma Davidson, Iva Lee
Gibbs and Verna Belle Huffaker spent
the week end in Burnet.
Rev. Glen Clark, Speaker
Next Saturday afternoon at 3:00
o’clock Rev. Glen Clark, pastor of the
Central Christian Church, will speak
on the courthouse lawn on the sub-
ject, “The Three Biggest Fools in
Lampasas County.1’ This service will
be the second in a series planned for
the month of October by the Lam-
pasas Ministerial Association. Last
week a good crowd heard Rev. E. C.
Lambert, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, speak on the subject, “What
is the Greatest Sin in America?”
Plan to cooperate with your ministers
in this work they are trying to do.
Lampasas Ministerial Association
Glen Clark, Sec.
BADGERS OPEN SEASON
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
The Lampasas Badgers open their
conference season here at 8 o’clock
Friday night against the Lometa
team. They have lost their first
three games to Waco Methodist Home,
Hamilton and Gatesville, and are
working out with a determination to
make an end to that losing streak,
beginning with Lometa. Lometa
hasn’t fared quite so badly in their
first games, but have just as strong
a determination to down the Badgers,
something they have done only once
in the past few years and that in
1933 by a score of 18-0. Lometa will
also be fighting to maintain their
rating as a Class B team, which was
restored to them this season.
Fan predictions of the outcome of
the Lampasas-Lometa game are ex-
tremely varied. Some are predicting
that Lometa will win by two touch-
downs, while others are saying that
Lampasas will win by 20 points.. In-
cidentally, the ones that are predict-
ing the high score in the Badgers*.
favor are people that have been-
privileged to witness the secret work-
outs this week. It is believed that
the Badgers will show great improve-
ment over their playing in their first
three games. If the locals begin win-
ning now, the loss of the first three
games won’t worry anyone.
MISS MAUD EDENS MARRIES
JOHNSON CITY MAhf
Miss Maud Edens was married to
V/. J. Crider of Johnson City at 8:30
o’clock Wednesday evening at the
home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Edens. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Asa Franklin
Avant before a small group of rela-
tives and (intimate friends of .the
couple. —
Mrs. Crider is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Edens of this city. She
received her education in the public
schools here, and for the past three
years has been employed by the
Rural Telephone Co. Mr. Crider is
a son of D. A. Crider of Johnson City
and was associated with his father
in the ranching business until a few
months ago. He has been visiting
here with relatives for the past
month or so.
Both of these young people are
well known here and have a host of
friends who offer congratulations.
They have not decided just yet where
they will make their home but it will
possibly be in Houston.
The missionary society had a very
interesting and applicable lesson on
home missions when they met at the
home of Mrs. Joe Bozarth, Tuesday.
The short business session was pre-
sided over by Mrs. W. Smith and
the study period turned over to the
leader, Mrs. Jack Jones.
Mrs. Frank Baker commented on
the scripture Luke 14:23, applying
the Master’s command to go into the
highways and byways to our own
situation today.
Following this Mesdames Glenn
Gamel, Lawrence Williams and Ev
Word enacted a playlet “Around the
World” which was an interesting and
thorough discussion on cooperatives.
Mrs. Roy Walker gave a paper on
the rural work our brotherhood has
done in this country, and the strug-
gle some of these rural churches are
having.
Round table discussion of local
needs gave everyone a chance to tell
of problems as she knew them and a
possible solution our society might
have a part in.
The international convention which
meets in San Antonio, Oct. 15-20 was
also discussed.
Mrs. Bowden, co-hostess, assisted
Mrs. Bozarth in serving refreshments
to sixteen members present. We
were pleased to have Mrs. Lytton as
a visitor.—Reporter.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO .45 IN.
Rainfall Wednesday night amount-
ed to .45 of an inch, according to the
gauge on the Stokes Bros. bank. It
will tend to delay the cotton pickers
a little but will be of great help to
the grass and for settling the dust
on our streets and highways.
PROGRAM ON TEXAS WAS SPON-
SORED BY PARENT-TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION
The Wondermap of Texas and a
talk on “Texas Under Six Flags” was
presented by Charles W. Hodges,
Wednesday morning at the Leroy
Theatre under the auspices of the
Parent-Teachers’ Association.
Mr. Hodges gave the entire history
of Texas from its beginning up to
the present date. He traced the com-
ing of the first settlers, the establish-
ment of the first missions, the later
abandonment of some of these mis-
sions, the settlement of town§, the
shifting of population from the! orig-
inal settlements to the permanent
towns and cities. He told the his-
tory and legends of the lost gold
mines in Texas, and the six stages of
Texas under diffprent flags.
The Wondermap is an invention of
Mr. Hodges. It showed the mis-
sions, towns and lines of march of
Texas and Mexican armies in colored
lights. The rivers were outlined with
lights and he told how each river
was discovered and named. He told
in detail the story of the Fall of the
Alamo and the Battle of San Ja-
cinto and other battles in which Tex-
as fought for its independence, and
how it was finally won in 1836.
The lights in the theatre were
turned off at the end of the program
and the ones on the map lighted, mak-
ing a very effective display for the
audience.
The students and faculty of both
high school and grammar school
were admitted free of charge as an
act of courtesy from the Parent-
Teachers’ Association.
Gordon Mackey of Temple spent
Wednesday and Thursday here on
business concerning his two local
drug stores.
Raymond Dell Jones of Lometa un-
derwent a second blood transfusion at
the local hospital Thursday morning
and is reported to be doing fine.
Mrs. Edward Tittle and daughters,
Jeanette and Gayle, returned to their
home in Taylor, Wednesday after vis-
iting here with friends for some time.
Leader Want Ads Get the Job Don©
—Local Market Report—-
Below are the prices being paid
today by local buyers for the various
products :-
Grain
Oats ...................... 22c to 30c bushel
Ear Corn ............ 44c to 50c bushel
Shell Corn ..................:... 55c bushel
Barley .................. 40c to 50c bushel
Wheat ................ 60c to 80c bushel
Maize ................ 70c to 75c hundred
Poultry
Fryers ................ 10c-llc-13c pound
Hens ...................... 11 to 13c pound
Roosters ............................ 5c pound
Turkeys ......... 5c-7c-9c pound
Eggs (candled) ................ 20c dozen
General
Cream ...............*............... 21c pound
Cotton middling basis ..................11©
Cotton Seed .................... $33.00 ton
Pecans .................... 4Y2c up, pound
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