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NEW INTEREST IN
OLDEST EERO STORY
From Oxford comes word that 50
ore lines of the epic of Gilgamesh,
he traditional Babylonian hero, have
een found inscribed on a stone tablet
ately excavated at Kish, a very an-
cient city in the desert of Irak. This
is regarded as a most' important addi-
tion to the oldest adventure story in
the world. One estimate of the Kish
tablet places its writing at about 4,000
iyears ago.
But even that does not necessarily
eau the beginning of the Gilgamesh
ic. From time to time contributions
this adventure story have been made
records have been unearthed, with
ddences of earlier production. As
ging is continued and older and old-
cities are brought to light earlier
sions of Gilamesh may come to
For Gilgamesh is the funda-
al, basic story of heroism. His-
bally Gilgamesh is reputed to have
n a king in the first dynasty of
ach, to whom is attributed a reign
126 years, which is doubtless an
xaggeration to be understood in the
light of some of the great ages report-
ed in very early records of man. Gil-
gamesh was a soldier who became a
'sun god. To him were attributed
Imany feats of great valor. He sought
'the secret of immortal life and per-
petual youth. In him are embodied
ithe nature myths such as are ident-
ified with all primitive civilizations.
From the Gilgamesh epic ramified in-
numerable legions throughout the Med-
iterranean area and southwestern Asia.
iThere are traces of Gilgamesh in the
■folk tales and myths of the Hebrews,
Phoenicians, Syrians, Greeks and Ro-
mans, throughout Asia Minor and even
in India. The finding of 50 new lines,
presumably dated earlier than those
hitherto available for study, is conse-
quently an achievement of moment,
and it is hoped that these lines may
supply gaps in the story of this oldest
tale of heroism of which man now has
any records.
FLYING CHAFF
Compliments are reciprocal.
No religion is composed of doubts.
Being happy is largely forgetting.
The characters
are always bad.
tf illegible writers
Excellent Business in
Breton Marriage Mart
No depression exists in the mar-
riage mart of Brittany. After the
~nal count following a three-day mar-
ge festival there, it was discovered
a conservative estimate placed
number of ceremonies at 1,400.
s made a day’s average approxi-
tely 466 brides and bridegrooms,
is is the result of a century-old
badition which claims that the best
days for getting married are the Mon-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday follow-
ing Easter. To comply with this cus-
tom in all Breton towns the men and
maidens, clad in their picturesque cos-
tumes, are married each year. Breton
bagpipes play the wedding marches
and there is dancing in all the public
squares. The vows of fidelity are
made in French at the mairie, but in
Breton in the churches.
A man's temper improves the more
he doesn’t use it.
The man who is never idle has no
time to be mean.
If might doesn’t always make right
it seldom gets left.
Some men seem to think a woman’s
mission is submission.
A sheriff would hate to be known
by the company he keeps.
Many a stage-struck person blames
it all on the omnibus, driver.
The cup of happiness usually
springs a leak just before it begins to
run over.
Speaking of literature, many a man’s
love letters have made a decided hit
with a jury.
There’s nothing longer than the
summer days to the girl who is to be
married in the fall.
Buy many things you don’t need,
and you may be obliged to sell a few
things you do need.
When'it comes to acquiring a knowl-
edge of school books the small boy
prefers absent treatment.
Every mind is full of common sense.
It is like conscience. Very little at-
tention is paid to it. Hence, trouble.
Most men wouldn’t care for the re-
turn of their jrouth if they had to take
their ignorance of the world’s ways
that accompanies it.
MUSICS
Unlucky Dogs
One of the unluckiest things that
can happen to a breed of dogs is to
get fashionable, says the Cleveland
Press. This means that the dogs will
be transplanted in huge numbers from
their natural environments to over-
heated apartments. It means in many
cases, that hardy animals bred to hunt
and fight will have to eat chocolates
and sleep on silk pillows.
One of the popular breeds these
days is the Scotch terrier. Certainly
a rugged, warm-coated, tough-fibered
outdoor dog if there ever was one.
Yet—believe it or not—full-grown
Scotch terriers may be seen on the
streets of Cleveland wearing knitted
sweaters on cold days. Think of the
humiliation!
Ancient System Revived
The old craftsmanship of the Middle
ages is being revived by the Green-
wich house workshops in New York.
Youths are trained there in stone cut-
ting, wood carving, cabinettnaking and
bronze work, under the five-hundred-
year-old apprenticeship system as it
was practiced in the days of the old
masters of arts and crafts. In this
school where, it is hoped, the machine-
made art of the present day may be
counteracted, there are already 30 or
40 students at. work. They are all of
foreign parentage, the majority be-
ing Italian and most of them from
poor families.
“Nuggets” Were Brass
Jacob Lowstuter of Charleroi, Pa.,
found two nuggets in the gizzard of
a chicken. The butcher who sold the
fowl said it came from a village near-
by, where there was a gold strike 30
years ago. Excitement ran high and
there were visions of a gold rush un-
til a jeweler assayed the nuggets and
found them to be brass. Every one
lamented, particularly the butcher. He
had killed six chickens looking for
more “nuggets.”
“Who’s Afraid?”
. Women outnumbered men by 15 to 1
it the recent South of England mouse
ihow at St. Albans. They forgot
ibout skirts and crowded about the
■xhibit pens to see mice from all parts
>f the country, brought to compete for
!0 challenge cups and 44 special prizes.
Ch-are were mice of almost every “col-
as the British spell it, and only
i few were valued at less than $50
vhile one was priced at $250.
Guard for Pigeons
A unique form of guard duty is prac-
iced at Fort Monmouth, N. J. Many
f the army’s carrier pigeons are kept
here under care of the signal corps.
?o protect them from hawks and owls,
vhich have killed or injured several
if the homers during training, a spe-
:ial pigeon detail has been added to
>ost guard.
Welsh Singers Persist
Not even the collapse of the plat-
form on which they were standing
could deter a Welsh choir which was
trying for a prize at the recent Eis-
teddfod at Nebo, Wales. During the
chief choral competition the stage gave
way when the third choir had assem-
bled on it preparatory to giving their
number. They were hurled to the
ground and, despite the shock and in-
juries, the singers tried for the prize
later.
Modernistic Piano
Modernistic art has transformed
the piano into something new and un-
fai’illiar. A new art piano has been
exhibited at the Leipsic fair in which
the solid piano legs are replaced by
steel supports, no thicker than a
linger. The sides of the piano, a tri-
angular grand, are made of plates of
red glass, while the top and even the
music rack are covered with glass.
He Said a Potful
“Why did you throw the pot of
;eraniums at the plaintiff?”
“Because of an advertisement, your
tonor.”
“What advertisement?”
“‘Say it with flowers.’ ” — Der
Aistige Sachse.
Keeping in Practice
“What’s become of that hit-and-run
river?”
“He’s now doing his stunt on the
rison baseball team.”—Boston Tran-
cript.
Pocketbook Anxiety
“Why does your husband object to
our smoking? Afraid you will ruin
our health?”
“Not Jack! Afraid I’ll drop sparks
nd ruin my gown.”
In a Strange World
May—Is your husband tight?
Iiae—Is he? Say, every time be
takes a nickel out of his packet the
Indian blinks at the light.
Every man’s friend, every man'?
fool.
Common sense has or.e great key-
word : No!
We live by the sweat of our face
•—or someone’s.
A man of what age was Adam when
he was created?
Fairplay is the beginning of chiv-
alry between men.
Some men are too slow to make
successful pallbearers.
Our superstitions now arise from
what we know of science.
No man can add to his greatness
by trying to belittle others.
One likes a fine old home, though
one may scarcely ever stay there.
This is largely a world of tears;
a baby doesn’t have to be told that.
■ There is a struggle to be hardboiled
because the hardboiled don’t have
heartache.
Roadside tenting is charming to
think of if there were not so many
dangerous men.
A man may like making a fortune-
even better than preparing his son to
take care of it.
There seem to be organizations for
cultivating every virtue but making
oneself agreeable. «
Reproof is best delivered to the
lAass instead of to individuals. They
are sure to resent it.
It may be the people don’t scold
half as much as they ought—especial-
ly about public affairs.
No one can get over the feeling
that submarine warfare is treacher-
ous; and savages employ treachery.
All science knows of the hereafter
is speculation—which, for all we
know, may come close to the truth.
First Woman Soldier
The honor of being the first woman
listed officially as a United States sol-
dier goes to Miss Julia Marcum of
Williamsburg, Ky. She saw service
In the Civil war and for 20 years has
served her local G. A. R. post as sec-
retary.
Knew the Symptoms
Gert—Gee! I’ll be glad when the
boss’ wife gets through the house
cleaning!
Myrtle—How do you know she Is
house cleaning?
Gert—By the ugly humor he’s been
In for the last few days.
Applause Always Due
“1 have one friend,” said Senator
Sorghum, “who is always sure to win
the plaudits of the crowd.”
“To what party does he belong?”
“He isn’t a fellow statesman. He’s
a circus clown.”
Light in Darkness
A state health officer in Virginia re-
lates in the Survey the story of a
farmer who was delivering vegetables
to the public sanatorium. A patient
salutes him.
“You’re a farmer, ain’t yuh?”
The farmer allowed that he was.
“I used to be a fanner once,” said
the guest of the state.
“Did yuh?”
“Yes. Say, stranger, did yuh ever
try bein’ crazy?”
The farmer never had, and started
to move on.
“Well, you oughta try It,” was the
former farmer’s parting shot. “It beats
farmin’ all hollow.”
Death-Dealing Accuracy
Air experts state that fighting
troops themselves are not a worth
while target. In so far as air bombers
attack an army, they will aim at its
bases, or its routes of supply. Roads,
like railways, are fixed and easy tar-
gets. One well-aimed bomb, one
wrecked vehicle, and the whole trans-
port column is blocked. But If such
transport were composed of powerful
cross-country vehicles these could turn
off the road, climb over ditch or bank,
crash through the bordering hedge,
and pursue their way across the fields.
Once free of the road, vehicles are a
difficult air target.
Identified by Love Letters
Yellowed love letters penned in 1890
resulted in identification of a body
as that of John J. McCarthy, sixty-
one, and saved him from burial in
Potter’s field at Peabody, Mass. A
check found among the man’s effects
was traced by police to a trunk, long
unopened, in storage in Boston. In
the trunk were found the love letters
written by McCarthy in his early
manhood. Through these, authorities
located a brother and a sister at Pots-
dam, N. Y.
Her Preference
“I don’t think I like self-made men
very much, dear.”
“No, darling; I’d rather have one
made to order.”
Well, Well
“How did you hai len to get a kiss?*’
“By special perm'ssiou of the copy-
right owner,” answered the crooner ad-
dressed.
Shark Got Half “Catch”
As far as the records go, Ernest
Pilman of Nantucket is the only man
on the island who caught half a blue-
fish. Already having caught five, Pil-
man felt a mighty tug on his line
and was positive he had hooked a big
fellow. When he pulled it up on the
shore he found he had hooked the
front half of a bluefish. A shark had
apparently made a grab for the blue-
fish after it took the hook and had
bitten It off amidships as clean as
though cut with a knife.
Device Tests Lobsters
An electrical device, developed by a
professor at Boston university, will
determine whether a lobster is fit to
eat or not. The device was adopted
by the Massachusetts fish and game
department. If the lobster does not
contract its tail or move its clippers
at the shock, it will be thrown away.
He’s Crazy
Insurance Inspector — Would you
mind telling me if there is any in-
sanity in your family, lady?
Wife (a policy seeker)—Well, no,
not exactly. Only my husband thinks
he’s boss at home.—Hummel, Ham-
burg.
Second Thoughts
“Fred isn’t going to marry Winnie,
after all,” said the knowing miss.
“But I thought he fell in love at first
sight.” put in her friend.
The girl smiled.
“Yes; but Fred took another look.”
Economy at Any Cost
Smith—My wife sure is thrifty. She
made me a necktie out of an old dress
of hers.
Jones—That’s nothing. My wife
made her a dress out of one of my
ties.—Capper’s Weekly.
Willing to Listen
“Money talks."
“Well, it can draw an audience now,
I*m thinking.” — Louisville Courier-
Journal.
POLICE HOME BUILT
ON HISTORIC SITE
Scotland Yard, the popular name
for the headquarters of the Metropol-
itan police in London, for many years
was located in Great Scotland yard,
a short street off Whitehall, London.
The name Scotland Yard was derived
from the fact that at one time this
had been the site of a palace built
for the reception of Scottish kings and
chieftains when they visited London.
The last of the Scottish royal family
to reside in this palace was Margaret
queen of Scots, sister of Henry VIII
and wife of James IV, who fell at the
battle of Flodden field. During the
reign of Queen Elizabeth it fell into
ruin, but some time later was replaced
by government offices. It became the
residence, among others, of John Mil-
ton, who stayed there while acting as
Latin secretary to Oliver Cromwell;
Beau Fielding, who died there; Sir
John Denham, the poet, and Inigo
Jones, the architect. It was also the
home, for a time, of Sir Christopher
Wren and of Sir John Vanburgh.
Early in the Nineteenth century it
served for a while as the Marshalsea
court, and in 1829, when Sir Robert
Peel planned a new police force, Scot-
land Yard was made the principal sta-
tion of the force. In 1890 the head-
quarters were moved to New Scotland
yard on the Thames embankment,
close to Westminster bridge. These
new premises were designed by Rich-
ard Norman Shaw (1831-1912), and are
considered to be his finest work. As
a rule the “New” is dropped, and the
headquarters are generally known by
the old familiar term “Scotland Yard.”
Again We Express Our
APPRECIATION
TO THE TURKEY GROWERS OF
THIS SECTION
While the prices for turkeys the past season
have not been what we would have liked to pay
and what you would have liked to receive, we
want to express our sincere appreciation for the
turkeys sold us. We have tried to treat every-
body alike in this deal and hope you are satisfied
so far as our efforts are concerned.
We are still here to serve you with the very
best markets possible for your produce of all
kinds. We want your Chickens, Eggs, Cream and
any Turkeys you have left to sell.
Producers Produce Co.
J. H. CLARK, Manager.
RARITY, NOT AGE,
GIVES COINS VALUE
How valuable are old coins? A study
of the dealers’ lists will surprise you,
first by the smallness of the premium
attached to most coins of venerable
age, and second, by the small number
of coins of modern issue that com-
mand any respectably sized premium
at all.
The value of any coin, of course,
depends not only upon its rarity, but
upon its physical condition, says Pop-
ular Mechanics Magazine. A bright
uncirculated coin gets a topnotch
price, and this value lessens progres-
sively with the wear it undergoes, but
if you do happen to have a rare coin
of considerable age, don’t clean It—for
that automatically halves Its value.
As regards the small value of some
coins of great age, the dealers offer,
for example, less than $1 in premium
for a half-cent coined in 1794, or the
large copper cent of 1800. And a sil-
ver dollar of 1794, or a large copper
cent of the same year, commands a
premium of only a few cents.
The only common coin of compara-
tively recent Issuance that is quite
valuable Is the 1913 “Liberty Head”
nickel. You can exchange it for a
fine, complete outfit of clothes any
time.
Another common coin of great value
is the 1S94 “S” mint silver dime, which
is valued at several hundred dollars.
The 1876 “CC” mint 20-cent piece can
buy you a fair second-hand car.
Mass for Vanished City
Memorial services were held recent-
ly on the cliffs In Suffolk, a short dis-
tance from the vanished port and
cathedral city of Dunwich, a nursery l
of Christianity in eastern Britain,
where a bishopric was founded in 630.
By the middle of the Eleventh cen-
tury Dunwich had already suffered
from the inroads of the sea upon the
coast, which later caused its total ruin.
The Benedictines, Franciscans, and
Dominicans all maintained establish-
ments there, but only a few relics now
remain, including the ivy-colored walls
of the Franciscan.—London Times.
Reads Own Death Notice
In August, 1918, Mrs. Addie Cline-
felter, then of Coldwater, Mich., re-
ceived notice that her two sons, Rob-
ert O. and Clyde C., had been killed
in action in a drive on the Germans.
But Clyde was not killed, and the War
department never has retracted its
death notice. He was captured. When
he returned home, his mother pre-
sented him with his death certificate.
Now each year he looks over his
“death notice.”—Indianapolis News.
Supercilious Youth
“When that young man asked you to
marry him,” said Mr. Cumrox, “why
didn’t you tell him to see me?”
“I did,” replied his daughter, de-
murely. “He said he had already seen
you and that he didn’t find your ap-
pearance especially objectionable.”
Lit by Dummy Windows
Dummy or imitatiou “windows” are
providing a superior kind of illumina-
tion for new office buildings in Lon-
don. Concealed electric bulbs that
simulate daylight are in the windows,
which are constructed so as to resem-
ble real windows in size and shape.
Explanation
Diner—Waiter, these are excellent
biscuits, and not near as tough as my
wife makes.
Waiter—Oh, sir, you forgot to re-
move the cellophane wrapping.
Makes an Impression
Visitor—Is it true that the elephant
never forgets a face?
Attendant—Well, of course some
people make it easy for him.
Concrete Work
“Beaver are reported In the Boulder
Dam country.”
“Probably went to get some point-
ers about dams.”
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(By Rustic)
We
are
having some
real
winter
weather in
this section
this week.
Will
Landry, Clyde
Bagley and
Jess Nance
attended district court at
Lampasas this week.
Mrs.
Dutch Bagley
and
Mrs.
Faught and Mrs. Allen Clark were
in Lampasas Monday shopping.
Willie Ross was in Lampasas on
Monday.
Jess Nance and Will Landry were
in Lometa Saturday on business.
Mrs. Mont Montgomery of Unity
visited at Alley’s one day last week.
A. J. Batty from Santa Anna vis-
ited at Lile Petty’s one day last week.
Lile Petty and wife visited rela-
tives at Izoro one day last week, and
her niece, Velma Morris, came home
with her.
Floyd Jennings has returned home
from a two week’s hunt.
Arl Hightower is attending dis-
trict court at Lampasas this week.
Mrs. Jarvis has been real sick but
is better at this writing. We hope
she will be up again soon.
J. B. Jennings and wife and Dan
Clark and wife visited Band Carlile
at Senterfitt last week.
Mrs. John Brown and children vis-
ited in the home of George Jennings
and family Sunday. They are from
McCreaville.
Miss Ora Bryant of the Atherton
community was in the home of Mrs.
W. H. Landry, Monday.
Jess Nance and family were in Lo-
meta Sunday afternoon.
Haywood Tompson and wife and
Ollie Nance and wife attended the
funeral of their daughter and sister
of Mrs. Ollie Nance, at San Saba
Sunday week.
W. J. Hedrick and wife attended
church sei’vices at Lometa, Sunday.
Howard Covington and Winfred
Alexander have returned from West
Texas where they have been picking
cotton.
Lloyd Jones and wife have moved
to the Willie Garner place.
Mr. McElroy and family have mov-
ed to the Live Oak community.
Roy Turnbo and wife were in Lo-
meta one day last week.
FOR SALE—Good used Ranger bi-
cycle in extra good condition. This
bicycle would make an ideal Christ-
mas gift and would make some boy
happy this Christmas. Will sell it
at a bargain. See me at the Leader
office.—G. C. Miller. (d-w)
I’LL TELL ALL, WIFE WILL GO
FREE, SAYS WINNIE’S HUSBAND
PRESCOTT, Ariz., Dec. 14.—Dis-
appointed in the action of the Ari-
zona Supreme Court in refusing Win-
nie Ruth Judd a new trial, Dr. W. C.
Judd, the condemned woman’s hus-
band, said he would leave here for j
Phoenix at once to tell all to Sheriff j
J. R. McFadden of Maricopa County.
The State Supreme Court, in refus-
ing to grant a new trial to the trunk
slayer, set February 17, as the date
of her execution. She was convict-
ed of murdering Mrs. Agnes Anne
Leroi, a former friend with whom she
lived in Phoenix. The dismembered
bodies of Mrs. Leroi and Miss Hedvig
Samuelson, another former friend,
were found in trunks shipped from
Phoenix to Los Angeles.
“I am going to do now what I
should have done months ago,” Dr.,
Judd said. “That is to tell all the
truth of this case. When I do there
will be another person in a prison
cell and Winnie will stand exonerat-
ed of this crime of which she has been
accused and convicted.
“I am going to tell Sheriff McFad-
den the whole story and place the
life of Mrs. Judd in his hands, hop-
ing and trusting that he will do as
he promised and what is fully his
duty—to see that justice is done in
the case.”
Dr. Judd is a patient here at the
government hospital at Fort Whipple.
Warden William Delbridge of the
State penitentiary said Mrs. Judd
spent a fairly restful night after be-
ing informed^he had lost her appeal
for a new trial.
Her mother, Mrs. H. J. McKinnell,
spent the night with her and was
with her constantly Tuesday.
PROUD OF OUR CUSTOMERS
We are proud of our customers as
that is all we have and we take
great pride in keeping them satis-
fied. We are unloading a car of
cotton seed hulls we can sell you
cheap at the car. We also handle
caVe and meal on a small margin.
Bring us your Turkeys, Chickens,
Eggs, Cream and Green Hides. Let
us grind your corn. We are in the
market for some white milling corn.
When in town pay us a visit. We
will end our ginning season Satur-
day, December 31, so arrange to have
your cotton in by that time.—GIL-
LEN’S PRODUCE. The home of
satisfied customers. (w)
BERTRAM WINS OVER BADGERS
In the first basket ball game of the
season played here Wednesday night
in the opera house, Coach Moore’s
Badgers were roundly out-played and
beaten by Bertram, the score being
65 to 36. The Badgers looked very
well from an offensive point, although
their passing was ragged and they
missed numerous easy shots. How-
ever, from the defensive view-point
much was left to be desired as evi-
denced by the top-heavy score their
opponents were able to run up.
Considering that the Badgers have
just started training and most of
them are new to the game, these
faults can be overlooked this early
in the season. We believe that with-
in a few weeks Coach Moore will be
able to place a splendid team on the
flooi’, as he has two or three men
of more than ordinary ability. Coach
Moore used his entire squad giving
every man a chance to display his
ability. We give the players taking
part with no attempt being made to
classify the first and second teams.
Centers, Rush and Bird; forwards,
Yazell, Burns, Priest and Gillen;
guards, Brown, Asher, Dunklin and
Berry.
As stated above the games will
be played in the old opera house
again this year. The machine booth
has been torn out giving more room
to both the players and spectators,
seats will be built and a stove put
up for the comfort of the spectators.
It is understood that an attractive
schedule is being arranged and local
fans can be assured of a brand of
high caliber basket ball.
Notice to Eastern Star Members
There will be a call meeting Fri-
day night, Dec. 16, at 7:30 for the
purpose of initiating a candidate. All
members are urged to be present.
Mrs. Verlie Jackson, W. M^
Alice Casbeer, Sec.
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