The Devil's River News. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1931 Page: 4 of 8
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THE DEVIL’S RIVER NEWS
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GEORGE BAKER
W. E. James - -
- Editor and Owner
- - Associate Editor
j “The Devil’s Dream”
| (By W. E. James)
Entered at the postoffice at Sonora, Sutton County,
Texas, as second-class matter.
Shall I loll
Day of Publication
Friends ure like melons,
you why?
To find one Rood, you must a hun-
dred try. —Mermet.
Friday of Each Week
Rates of Subscription-
* lit* Year
Six Months
Three Months ________
Payable in Advance
WILL ROGERS’ STEER
Any erroneous reflection upon the character,
standing or reputation of any person, firm or corpo-
ration will be cheerfully corrected upon being
brought to the attention of the editor.
THE FEAR THAT CLOSES BANKS
The fear thut closes banks is a senseless
thing . . a morbid line of thought with no logical
foundation . . the product of sometimes idle rumor
and sometimes malicious gossip. It has no economic
foundation. It is nut justified by good business, nor
by sound reasoning, ever.
All that your bank, or any bank, needs is cus-
tomer confidence. Without it, it is lost. With .hut
confidence—not blind, but based on tin successful
record of years of business dealings—banks can
withstand almost any kind of business illness.
True that a few bankeis have through their own
deficiencies caused bank failures . . that some few
are dishonest and have created sensational scandals
when exposed. Hut to offset those few instances of
personal shortcoming, we have thousands of "X-
amples of right dealing and of good business man-
agement in the person of bankers the country over.
We need more news about the bank that is sound,
more said of the man who is doing right in the
bank. The fact that a bank has a successful record
of years and that it is sound fin.-ncially and has the
unlimited confidence of customers is real news; It
is news that we should spread; it is news that begets
eofidenre in the hearts of the timid, and in the
minds of those who fear.
Financial statements have just been returned by
hanks the country over. Check the statement of
your bank. You'll find that it is worthy of your
full confidence, and that the only thing that could
wreck it is unreasoning fear on the part of sheep-
like depositors,
»—■ ..............o-O-o-
The steer that started Will Rogers on to fame
and fortune wasn’t a hum steer.
Will was just a cowboy with a Wild West show
at Madison Square Garden in New York. During a
performance a steer broke loose, jumped the barri-
cade, and landed among the spectators. A panic was
in the making, hut Rogers was “there” with his little
rope and brought the steer to its knees in the
twinkle of a lasso. Next day he landed on the front
page with his boots on, and he’s been there ever
since.
Now, wasn’t that a lucky break? If it hadn’t been
for that steer breaking loose, the chances are that
Will Rogers would have been just a cowboy the rest
of his life. But wait a minute; let’s see.
When the steer broke loose, Will knew just what
to do, and how to do it, and he <1 id it. That was
something. There were other cowboys who could
have done the same thing, but they didn’t—they are
still cowboys.
But that's not all. A week elapses and Rogers
lands a vaudeville contract as a result of the pub-
licity. There’s more money in the vaudeville con-
tract n a result of the publicity. There’s more
money in vaudeville than in roping steers, if you have
what it tak. a and Will had it. If he hadn’t deliv-
eied on the stage he'd soon have been back on the
ranch at thirty dollars a month. Now he gets
about thirty dollars a minute for making after-din-
ner speeches—with the dinner thrown in.
A steer broke loose in everybody’s life some
time, if we only knew how to lasso it. It has hap-
pened several times to each of us, but we didn’t grab
the steer by the horns. It is likely to happen again
j before very long. Don’t let another steer get away;
bring him to his knees, and ride him to fame and
fortune, like Will did.—Western Field News.
King George of England has asked for a cut in
income. King Cotton didn’t have to ask.
Two-Gun Ike says: “It makes no difference how
many bridge games are played, nor how many prizes
are curried away, nothing is ever said or done about
it. But—let me play a game of poker ail night, I not
j only have to face a grand jury ami tell ’em all I know
about it, but get heek from the ol’ woman when I
get home in time for breakfast! ’N it tain't fair, by
gum, tain’t fair.’’
Bronchos Suffer
(Continued from page 1)
side. Fi less carried the ball for u
small gain, nml the quarter -ndert
yards and a first down. A succes- PrPVPIlfinn
sion of plays advanced the ball to' tctuiuuil
the Sonora !• yard line before the
Bronchos stiffened and held their
heavier opponent; on downs. Ory
attempted to kick out of danger,
but the kick was blocked and Rock-
.n the issue of December 20,
IK 1, The Devil’s River News re-
fit ted the influence of .he Christ-
mi s season, in both advertisments
and reading .natter.
A story in that issue told of the
influence of Australian wools on
th' American market. Overproduc-
tion in Australia had flooded the
market, and in spite of a tariff
duty of 11 cents a pound, the low-
er., I price on the wool enabled for-
eign wool to enter the United
States on a basis lower than the
pri es then paid for Ohio wool,
wh.ch was Tie.
A story stated that Sonora need-
ed a hank, citing the only condi-
tion which might make its success
doubtiul—the common abuse of the
privilege of overdrafting. A sug-
gested solution of this problem >vas
for ihe bank’s ustomer to enclose
a note for the amount of the over-
dr; ft. Th? banker seemingly had
no voice in whether or not he
wished to make the loan.
Sn. 11-r stories are reproduced
fro n the issue as follows:
'1 hotnas Morris, of Caldwell
county, was in Sonora .his week.
II is a brother to George Morris.
I ostmaster Cusonbary intends
pu ing in more boxes in order to
at mimndate the increase in Sono-
ra mail business. He requests the
su -cribers of The Devil’s River
Nc .vs to ask for the paper partic-
ularly when calling for their mail,
until he can have the office better
quipped.
W. J. Fields, another of the well-
to-do cattlemen was in Sonora Fri-
day. He has f>0() steers that average
960 pounds that he will ship this
fall.
Geo. S. Allison last Saturday
bought from Doc Fowler 8 head of
the Cusenbary bucks.
The work of excavating for the
foundation of .lie Edwards county
courthouse was commenced last
week, so one of the contractors,
Ben Davey, informs us. He has
opened a splendid quarry half a
mile distant, which places .he rock
Highway to Cave
to Be All-Paving
H. Y. I*. U. PLANS OUTING
FOR LATE THIS MONTH
■ — 1 Fifteen members and several vis-
Nt tv Mexico ami Texas Co-operate itors were present at the Sund y
on Route lo Carlsbad
New Mexico will meet the Texus
highway department more than
half way on the new road from
Pecos to the Carlsbad Cavern, ac-
cording to F. Fancher Bell, secre-
tary of the Pecos Chamber of Com-
merce, after conferring with repre-
sentatives of the New Mexico high-
way department.
Two bridges, one over Delaware
Creek and the Salt Draw in New
Mexico are to be erected at a cost
of $150,000. The road is to be en-
tirely black-topped from the state
line to Carlsbad, joining up with
\he Texas part of the road.
New Mexico has already a sur-
faced road from Carlsbad to Mala-
ga. The remaining 17 miles of the
road from Malaga to the state line
will be surfaced and black-topped.
evening meeting of the Baptist
Young People’3 Union, held at the
church. Miss Mora Lee Meckel led
the inspiring devotional program
and W. M. Armstrong conducted
the Bible quiz drill. Miss Mary
Louise Gardner sang a solo, “My
Saviour’s Love,” accompanied by
Mrs. W. M. Armstrong.
The group discussed plans for a
picnic, to be had the week before
Hallowe’en. The night has not been
decided upon as the Union hopes
to place it so as to have a full
moon. The outing will probably be
in the form of a hayride.
o-
Mr. and Mrs. Orion Brown and
daughter, Kathryn, returned Sun-
day night from a three-day vaca-
tion trip and visit to Austin, San
Antonio and other central and
south Texas cities.
Charter No. 5466 Reserve District Number 11
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF SONORA
THE STATE OF TEXAS, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON
SEPTEMBER 29, 1931
It E S O U R C E S
Loans and discounts _____ .............
Overdrafts
United States Government securities owned
Other bonds, stocks, and securities owned
Banking house, $22,700.00. Fur. and fixt. $13,300.00
Real estate owned other than banking house
Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank ........
Cash and due from banks
Outside checks and other cash items
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from
U. s. Treasurer ...... ......
$565,469.69
1,684.59
100,000.04
46.000. 00
86.000. 00
4,800.00
27,006.54
38,879.70
154.10
5,000.00
15.
16.
17.
19.
Aldwell Addresses School ■
Drills Are Practiced
will, the ball on the Sonora 30 yard , l|)l inKS covcrcd tht. on the Ko.
line. Rocksprings 0, Sonora 0. j 7 yan, |il|P
I’haris Covers Blocked Pant
j nora 7 yard line. The first play
failed to gain, but on the second
To open the quarter briess made j RockHprilw, t.orried it over. A try
an 8 yard gain at end. Kring’s drive | for extl„ point was gucC0ftsfu)( a
at center netted 2 yards and a first I fake pa8g working beautifully,
down. Kring then made 8 yards at ,, , ...
tackle and on the next play broke kicked to Sonora
through for a first down. Following \aml *nn" retU,"e'1 16 *“"»-• ^
an incomplete pass Kring failed io . ... , .
gain and Archer punted 15 yards.! ,“ml° seco"d ,,;lss "us
Rocksprings .-.■turning 5 voids. ’Krm,r 5 in Dvo , school. He Stressed the importance
Rocksprings hacks made « first ! !’°yS’ “'A"* th‘‘ ba" 0,1 l°f lournintf <’f Ihe ways in which
downs on five plays, but on .he “S th‘‘ third |may originate, and also .he
iw nine r..n...oi.............. ir._......., j'luurter ended. Rocksprings 9, So-| necessity for
nora ().
Sonora Scores in Final
Sonora punted 20 yards. Rock-
j within easy access, and Mr. Schott,
I the junior of the firm, will start
lu niicaevorl next week to commence the erection
y eeit is uoservea of lhp buildin?i taki„K with him
I several of the masons now eng iged
I' *re on the Schreiner edifice.—Kerrville
[ News.
Judge Jim Farr an able attorney
of Granbury, Hunt county, arrived
in Sonora Saturday, and will hang
out his shingle and practice his
profession in the trading center.
Mr. Farr lias liis office for the
present with Judge Dunagan
A. B. Prior was in Sonora Sat-
urday and bought from Doe Fowler
National Fire Prevention Week,
designated from October 4 to 10,
has been observed effectually in So-
nora, with schools, city administra-
tion and civic organizations co-
operating in encouraging lire pre-
vention.
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in .. ... . ..................
Undivided profits—net
Reserves for interest, taxes, and other expenses ac-
:rued and unpaid*
20. Circulating notes outstanding' ..........
21. Due to banks, including certified and cashiers' checks
outstanding _________
22. • Demand deposits
28, Time deposits
26. Bills payable and rediscounts _____
$824,944.08
$ 100,000.00
100,000.00
37,878.82
5,306.09
100,000.00
11,028.79
333,881.66
76,812.26
60,037.06
$824,944.68
TOTAL .......... ... .....
State of Texas
County of Sutton—ss
f, Geo. H. Neill, cashier, of the above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. GEO. H. NEILL, Cashier.
CORRECT—Attest: Roy E. Aldwell, E. E. Sawyer, E F. Vnnder Stuck-
en, Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of October, 1931.
(Seal) MAYSIE BROWN, Notary Public.
Roy E. Aldwell, mayor >f Sonora,
Tuesday addressed die entire stu- J h head of the Cusenbary bucks,
(lent body of the Sonora public
formation of habits
ol e.ireluliness in lealing with n-
ilummuhle materials.
During the entire
first play following drew a 15-yard
penalty.
Ory stopped a runner after 8
yards progress. Rocksprings ailed I - "'.oia punted 20 yards. Rock- j Duiing the intire week special
to gain at tackle, and punted. The 1 "as Penalized 20 yards on attention was given to instruction
punt was block, d and ovcved :’orl,lu‘ ",xt “"<1 ^on '"‘ik'd to on fire prevention in various rooms
Sonora, hut Sonora was off-side jK,,in’ kicking on the next down to|<)f the school,
and drew a 5 yard penalty. Rock- j •tfeher, who fumbled but recovered.: The children in each room were |
springs gained 2 yards, and then Kr,in* ma,le Yards- then failed .o I given instruction in ihe proper pro- i K
attempted another punt, which was , l"ain’ tla'n n’ail<’ ' •V1U<,S “'"I Tirst ndiire in case of fire. Marshals and j
again blocked and covered for So- ! lost a •v,"’d- Hill ! assistants were appointed in each
nora. Logan was the Sonora star. I,ttUKht a l’ass ,ind >»»<le 20 yards, j room, their function to he the clos-
Kring picked up a fumble on .he K",nr «llun«cd over for ’> .ouch- ing of windows and doors in order
first play but failed to gain. A 28 , down ,m th'’ mxt !’>n.v. Try for •<> stop circulation. Fire drills were
yard pass, Archer to Hill, was in- |,xtr“ l’oint waH npoik’d by a fum- keld and tin- time required to cleur
hie, leaving the score, Sonora 6, the building recorded.
Rocksprings, 9. | . 0—_.
Rocksprings chose to receive the Bryan Hunt brought Mrs. Hunt
kickoff, and returned it 10 ..arils. ““‘I tkeir new son, Tames Theodore,
Former Sonoran Cans I <>; I
■Mis. H. C. Saunders, laughter
in-law of Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Saunders, Sonora, and who now
lives near Hays City, in Hays
county, has been doing food can-
ning on a large scale for the last
two years, according Lo a ec-nt
story in the San Mnreos Record.
Mrs. Saunders finds a ready mar-
ket for her products, which include
hevon.
complete. Kring li it tackle for 7.
and then added 2 more at tackle.
Kring made 2 more at tncljle, and
a first down. A pass was incom-
plete.
Sonora had the ball on the 18
yard line. Kring made 3 yards and
Hill made a yard at tackle. Kring
made a nice off-tackle play but
failed to make first down and the
bull passed over. The time was
short as Rocksprings took the ball.
Two plays failed to gain and the
Lull was punted to Archer, who ran
it back 5 yards as the half ended.
Rocksprings 0, Sonora 0.
Rocksprings Scores Safety
To begin the second half Rock-
springs kicked to Fries* on the So-
nora 12 yard line and he made a 10
yard return. Fries* failed to gain at
end. Barton fumbled and failed .o
gain. Rocksprings covered .he fum-
ble and had the hall on Sonora’s 22
yard line. Friess and Barton stop-
ped the next two attempts. Rock-
springs fumbled and recovered, and
then failed to gain at center, then
made 2 at center. Sonora covered a
fumble. Friess attempted a punt
but was downed behind his own
goal, scoring a safety and two
points for Rocksprings.
The ball was brought out to the
Sonora 20 yard line, still in .he
Bronchos’ possession. A 10 yard
punt was returned 2 by Rock-
springs. Rocksprings made 10
Mrs. J. A. Parker left Monday
i night for a visit of several weeks
in Sanderson with her daughters,
Mrs. John Clark and Mrs. R. V.
: Mussey. She will then go to Lords-
, burg, N. M., for n visit with her
I son, Joe.
The next two plays failed to gain.
Rocksprings kicked to Archer, who
returned 5 yards. Sonora drew a
penalty. Kring made 2 yards. A
pass, Archer to Logan, was incom-
plete. Kring gained only a yard
and Sonora punted Hill made a
smashing tackle and his shoulder
was hurt. Rocksprings made 10
yards and first down, leaving the
bull on their own 10 yard line. Two
plays failed to gain, and the next
made only a yard, but on the next
they made first down. Three plays
netted only a yard, and a kick was
received by Sonora on her own 20
yard line. Sonora made a poor
kick, giving Rocksprings the Dali
on the Sonora 30 yard line. The
first effort failed, but the neat
made 20 yards, leaving the ball just
short of the goal as the game end-
ed. Rocksprings 9, Sonora, 6.
The starting line-ups are as fol-
honie from San Antonio Monday
morning, after a prolonged absence.
Upon house has been held at the
i heodore Saveli home for .he many
callers upon young James Theodore.
Orion Brown
1’haris
Rigid Tackle
Tiner
Hill
Right End
Dollahite
Archer
Uloiidt
Barton
Quarter Back
Full Back
Taylor
Friess
Ellis
Half Back
Ory
Ross
Kring for
-lows:
Sonora
Logan
Position
Rocksprings
Left End
Allison
Cowscrt
Roberson
Left Tackle
Henry
Center
Glasscock, V. J.
Rudncill
Right Guard
Half Buck
Substitutions: Sonora:
Barton, Barton for Allison; Allison
for Roberson; Edgar Glasscock for
Barton, Barton for Kring; Jamie
Glasscock for Edgar Glasscock;
Kring for Barton, Barton for Jamie !
Glasscock; Jamie Glasscock for
Hill; Hutcherson for Logan; Earl
Smith for V. J. Glasscock; Fields '
for Jamie Glusscock.
Rocksprings: Whitten for Henry;
Ridley for Brown.
Officials: Blackburn, Junction, 1
referee; Bowers, function, umpire;
Bean, Rocksprings, and Covey, So-
nora. timekeeper*.
Will Save Them
Our electric shoe repairing
process saves shoes from
destruction, restoring them
to additional months of
smart, comfortable near.
Round up all the old shoes
in your closet, and bring
’em in. We'll makr it worth
your w hile.
Sonora Cash
GROCERY
The Store That Lowered Prices in Sonora
A. W. AWALT, Manager
Specials for
F riday --- Saturday
BACON—Wilson's Best, sliced—35c value
COFFEE—t-ih. Zinc I'ail Peaberry Coffee
MEAL—20 lbs. Honest Abe
FLOUR—18 Ills. Worthmore
SYRl'P—Gallon Royal or Pals
MILK—6 large or 12 small, Libby's
l’RESER\ ES—4 lb. Tomtor Fresh Fruit
CORN—No. 2 can Fancy Yellow Del Maize
PINEAPPLE—No. 2 cans Broken Slices
Cocoa—2 lbs. Runkel's
CAKES—Brown’s Fresh Fig Bars—2-lhs.
CAKES—Brown's Ginger Snaps—2 lbs.
SALMON—2 Tall Pinks
PEANUT BUTTER—Fresh Temtor-2-lb. Jars
A Cheap Brand 2-lb. Jar
30c
PLUMS or PEACHES—Gallon Cans
RICE—Extra Grade Rulk—per th
BROOMS—A Good 80c Broom for
SOI P—Campbell’s—each
27c
79c
39c
89c
S9c
49c
78c
16c
19c
30c
25c
25c
25c
38c
30c
49c
05c
49c
10c
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