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DICKSON-PIOR, OUTLAW-BARBER INTO RUNOFF
Nolan Co. Gives
Jerry Sadler
Big Majority
Jerry Mann Leads
Woodul in Race for
Attorney-General
Nolan county voters respond-
ed to the plea of a fellow citi-
zen, Hariey Sadler, Saturday
and cast a majority vote for Sad-
ler's kinsman, Jerry Sadler,
who went into the runoff with
C. V. Terrell for state railroad
commissioner. Nolan county vot-
ers gave Sadler 2398 votes and
Terrell, present commissioner,
713.
Gerald Mann led the county
in the race for attorney general.
Mann polled 1616 votes and his
nearest opponent, Woodul got
968. Mann and Woodul went in-
to the state runoff on basis of
returns from the Texas Elec-
tion bureau.
Complete totals in county and
district races are as follows:
Congress—
Clyde Garrett 4443.
Governor—
King 1, Brogdon 0, Hunter
430, Self 2, O'Daniel 1702,
Thompson 957, McCraw 643,
Ferguson 3, Crowley 73, Ren-
fro 2, Miller 1, Farmer 1.
Lieutenant Governor—
Davisson 976, Brooks 879,
Smith 284, Meade 258, Nelson
1028, Stevenson 625.
Comptroller—
Biffle 256, Terrell 269, and
Sheppard 3735.
Treasurer—
Foster 789, Barnes 415,
Lockhart 2870.
Land Commissioner—
McDonald 2574, Mills 277,
Giles 459, Browning 467.
Attorney-General
Yarbrough 957, Mann 1616,
Woodul 968, Calvert 329, Good-
rich 274.
State Superintendent—
LeMay 969, James 879,
Woods 2154.
Agricult ural Com in issioner—
Westfall 1710, Allen 490, Mc-
Donald 1735.
Railroad Commissioner—
Christie 114, Wood 344,
Stuart 402, Sadler 2398, Terrell
713, Morris 213.
Supreme Court—
Davidson 1934, Smiley 664,
Critz 1309.
Criminal Appeals—
Hawkins 3539.
Criminal Appeals, unex. term—
Pippen 1098, Graves 817,
Stephens 1910.
Associate Judge—
Funderburk 3525.
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VOL. XLI
SWEETWATER, TEXAS, MONDAY, JULY 25, 1938
NUMBER 93
$1,500,000 Loss In Weekend Floods
Attorney's Race
Count Incomplete
Returns in the district attor-
ney's race were still incomplete,
since there were a few votes
yet to be reported in Borden
county.
Latest totals gave the follow-
ing results:
Steakley—Nolan 1679, Scurry
754, Mitchell 479, and Borden
20, total 2932.
Barber—Nolan 585, Scurry
1143, Mitchell 1899, Borden 95,
total 3722.
Outlaw—Nolan 2026, Scurry
898, Mitchell 472, Borden 114,
total 3510.
Final Vote In
District Rep. Race
The final vote on the repre-
sentative's race was as follows:
Dockery—Nolan county 75,
Mitchell 1026, Fisher 951, total
2052.
Jones—Nolan 306, Mitchell
368, Fisher 1105, total 1779.
• Hubbard—Nolan 487, Mitchell
280, Fisher 264, total 1031.
Pior—Nolan 1137, Mitchell 571,
Fisher 506, total 2214.
Dickson—Nolan 2173, Mitchell
471, Fisher 918, total 3562.
British Seaplane
Off To Home Port
MONTREAL — (UP) — The
British Imperial Airways' pick-
a-back plane, Mercury, took off
at 9:50 a. m. CST for Newfound-
land on the 744-mile second leg
of its 4550-mile flight from Port
Washington, N. Y. to Southamp-
ton, England.
WEATHER
SWEETWATER — Clearing
skies, somewhat unsettled.
Maximum temperature yester-
day 82 degrees. Low this morn-
ing 70 degrees. Temperature at 2
p. m. today 82 degrees.
Dozens Marooned
By Colorado; Aid
Needed at Bend
Six Inches of Rain
Has Fallen Since
Sunday Afternoon
SAN SABA—(UP-)—Further
loss of life in this flooded area
was feared today when "two
or three dozen" persons were
reported marooned at Bend,
small town 20 miles southeast
of here on the Colorado river.
Damages from floow waters at
San Saba and Brady have been
estimated at $1,500,000.
An appeal for help was re-
ceived here from Bend. The last
bridge on the highway from
here to Llano, only means of
escape bv automobile from in-
undated San Saba, was washed
out.
Six Inches of Rain
At noon six inches of rain
had fallen since Sunday after-
noon. Rains of five to six inch-
es were general over the area.
An emergency relief commit-
tee was caring for nearly 1,000
made homeless here, at Brady
and Menard. The river was ris-
ing slowly. They expected the
new crest, believed equal to
that which invaded the city Sat-
urday, to reach here by midaf-
ternoon.
Despite the rise, Boh McCon-
nell, member of the committee,
said there was little danger of
loss of human life.
"Most of the people, living in
the affected area, already have
been brought into town and
are being cared for. There are:
few homes and no people left!
in the lowlands for the flood j
to destroy," he said.
lirady Gets Relief
Reports from Brady said that
most of the heavy rains had
fallen downstream from that
See FLOODS, Page 2
Floods Wreak Havoc in Texas Over the Weekend
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Rotarians Hear
About Ginning
Members of the Sweetwater
Rotary Club are better informed
about the cotton ginning indus-
try as the result of an interest-
ing and instructive talk given
at their meeting today by Ro-
tarian Clayton Williams. Rotar-
ian Williams, prefaced his de-
tailed explanation of the cotton
ginning business by giving a
brief chronological history of
the fibre.
Cotton, he said, was known as
early as 800 B. C. as a fabric.
The first Whitney gin was
put into operation in 1794 and
the principle then utilized is the
same today. Custom ginning
was not common until after the.
Civil War when many of the
large plantations were broken
up.
Today there are 14,364 gin-
ners in the United States, of
these Texas has 3,536 active
gins. Gins divide themselves
into four classifications on the
basis of ownership, including in-
dependent, oil mill-owned, line
gins and cooperatives. There
are 200 to 300 cooperative gir(;
in the state which have been
financed largely by government
loans. Invested capital in gin-
ning is $200,000,000 with an
average of $15,000 per gin. There
are 500 oil mills in operation
with total invested capital of
$88,000,000.
He also touched on the sub-
ject of cotton classification
showing samples of several
grades of the staple.
Visitors at today's meeting in-
troduced by President Luther
Watson were Rotarian Have
Murray, Lamesa; Pat Dooley,
Austin. James Ferguson, man-
ager of J. C. Penney Co. was
a Sweetwater visitor.
Birthdays of James H. Bcall
Jr. and Charles Harrell were
announced.
i
Havoc was created in San Sa-
ba over the weekend when
the San Saba river went out
ot banks and swirled through
the city, reaching almost to
second story windows as
shown in the top picture
which shows a part of the resi-
dence section. The lower pic-
ture shows the flood as it
crept into the business sec-
tion. Four lives were lost as
cloudbursts .sent the river
out of banks. Damage esti-
mated at .SI ,000,000 was suf-
fered by residents of Suu
Saba.
W> Lee O'Daniel Declares
'He Never Expected It'
FORT WORTH — (UP) — W.
Lee O'Daniel, the Fort Worth
flour salesman who appeared to-
day to be headed for the gover-
norship of Texas, declared that
he had never expected to reach
the goal. O'Daniel, surrounded
today by his family who worked
by his side during his campaign
said that at no time did he pre-
sume that he would win the
nomination.
"I've made no preparations
for what happened", he said. "1
have never dreamed that I
would be governot" of Texas.
"I'll give all of the credit to
some higher power that must
have directed my campaign", O'-
Daniel said. At the First Christ-
ian church where ho went with
his family to worship Sunday
night, the flour sales man told
the congregation! that "it is a
great victory foi*-clear-thinking
Christian people. I appreciate all
of your | ravers for me."
O'Daniel said that one woman
in Houston, Tex., had directed
a number of prayer meetings in
his behalf in the closing days of
the campaign.
Lik<>d Campaigning
O'Daniel returned to his home
yesterday where1* friends had
filled every room With flowers.
The candidate declared that lie
wished he "had another four
weeks of campaigning because
1 enjoyed every moment of it."
He plans to take his family on
a vacation this week as soon
;.s he gets several business mat-
ters straightened out. He an-
nounced that he would answer
each of the 51,000 letters that he
Mary Crutcher, Former Local Girl,
Gets Coveted Hollywood Assignment
Miss Mary Crutcher, daughter
of Mrs. Tom Crutcher, who is a
feature writer on the staff of
the Fort Worth Press, was com-
plimented with a pleasant as-
signment for this week when she
boarded an American Airlines
plane Sunday afternoon for the
Pacific coast to interview film
notables.
Miss Crutcher, a former em-
ploye of the Sweetwater Report-
er, has traveled to many remote
areas since becoming ;i staff
member of the Fort Worth pap-
er to write a series of features.
This probably is the most
coveted of the number, since
Miss Crutcher is to interview
Norma Shearer and Clark Gable
presenting to them more than
100 letters from readers of the
Press asking that they use true
southern accent in their new
production, "Gone With the
Wind."
While in Hollywood Miss
Crutcher is to stay at the Am-
bassador hotel.
The letters explain that long-
suffering Southerners are fed up
with hearing Southern accent
butchered on the talking screen.
Many of them suggest that
though it is a tough assignment
for everyone has his ideas about
how Scarlett and Rhett should
be played, the citizenry below
the Mason-Dixon line beg for
just one production that depicts
the true accent.
"If you really wish to con-
quer the South, lay off a phony
Southern drawl and win the
grateful plaudits of us down
here," Miss Crutcher is to tell
them, when imploring "Holly-
wood, won't you listen to this
plea?"
Miss Crutcher passed over
Sweetwater late yesterday for
the coast.
received from Toxans asking
him to run for governor.
O'Daniel said that his first
work would be to organize a
"business men's council" that
he proposed to help him run the
state. He said that as yet lie had
"nobody" in mind for the unof-
ficial body.
To Continue Programs
The flour merchant said that
his radio programs advertising
his flour would continue while
he was in office, but someone
else would direct the programs.
His sons, Pat and Mike, will en
tcr the University of Texas when
the family moves to Austin.
O'Daniel said that he expected
no trouble with the Texas leg
islature.
"I've had a great deal of ex
perience cooperating with busi
ness men and anticipate no dif-
ficult v in cooperating with the
See O'DANIEL Page 6
Reporters
Election Partv
Was Success
Western Union, Magnolia
Dealers and Texas Elec-
tric Service Aids
Sweetwater Reporter's elec-
tion party Saturday night eclip-
sed all previously held. An esti-
mated attendance of 10,000 peo-
ple heard the state returns
broadcast by a public address
system and saw the county re-
turns posted on the huge black-
boards fronting the Reporter
building. The entire block on
Third street from Pecan to Oak
was closed to traffic through
the cooperation of the police de-
partment, affording a safe place
for the congregating crowds.
First returns on the election
were broadcast at 6:30 o'clock
as they were received by direct
leased wire to the Reporter of-
fice from the Texas Election
bureau. From that time until 1:30
a. m., Sunday frequent bulletins
kept the party in touch with
developments from all parts of
the state, the district and Nolan
county. In all more than 200
bulletins were received and an-
nounced or posted a few mom-
ents later.
Keenest interest was maintain-
ed throughout the long hours
with more than 5.000 persons
still on hand at midnight Satur-
day Center of attention was the
contest for governor and as was
consistent with Nolan county's
votes, shouts of approval went
up when majorities from var-
ious counties were announced
for W. Lee O'Daniel. A feature
of the party was broadcasting
music of one record of O'Dan-
iel's hill billy band, when it was
ev ident he had been elected in
die first primary.
O A. Boyer, Western Union
orator, was in charge of the
Reporter leased wire.
Cooperating, to make the par-
See PARTY, Page 6
Sheriff Wade and
Lambert Sui>ive
First Primary
Ed Neinast and K. W.
Boyd to Battle For
County Superintendent
Saturday's primary in Nolan
county took several unexpected
turns in district and county rac
es, upsetting several pre-elec
tion forecasts in several major
races.
Final, complete and unofficial
returns from Fisher, Mitchell
and Nolan county placed two
Sweetwater men in the August
runoff for representative from
the 117th district.
R. Temple Dickson, young
Sweetwater attorney, set the
pace in the five-man race for
representative. Dickson's unof-
ficial final count was 3562. His
opponent in the runoff will be
Marshall H. Pior, Sweetwater
and Bittercreek ranches, who
polled 2214 votes to lead R. T.
| (Ranee) Dockrey of Mitchell
j county by 162 votes. Dockrey's
| total was 2052.
John Barry Hubuard, Sweet-
I water, student in the law school
of the University of Texas, poll-
ed a total of 1031, trailing Char-
lie A. Jones, Fisher county min-
ister-farmer, by 748 votes.
District Attorney's Race
Two Sweetwater attorneys
'and one from Colorado staged
one of the most spirited races
| in Saturday's election—that for
| the district attorney's office.
Unofficial, complete returns
| place George Outlaw, Sweetwat-
1 er, present district attorney, in
! the runoff with Truett Barber,
Colorado, who led the ticket.
Barber held a lead of 212 votes
over Outlaw, whiie Steakley
trailed Outlaw by about 575
votes.
Incumbent Sheriff Leads
Tom Wade, present sheriff, led
the field of four in the race for
the sheriff's office and is faced
with a runoff with Jess Lam-
bert. former sheriff, in the Aug-
ust primary. Wade polled 2089
votes and Lambert obtained 1670.
| Jack Yarbrough. a former sheriff
j was third and D. H. Alsup of'
| Blackwell ran fourth.
Neinast And Boyd
I Ed F. Neinast, former princi-!
I pal of Sweetwater high school, j
! and Robert W. Boyd, former tea-
j cher and county commissioner
I from Divide, went into the run-
| off in the superintendent's race
when they emerged ahead of
| Mrs. Virginia E. Stanfield, in-
cumbent. and Jim D. Weatherby,
a school teacher.
Neinast led the ticket with
1619 votes, Boyd was second!
with 990, Mrs. Stanfield third
with 936 arid Weatherby polled;
S02 votes.
Seott Sets Pace
L. W. (Dock) Scott, bookkeep-
er and manager of a Sweetwat-j
er gin, was ahead of Marshall j
Morgan, present county clerk,
and the two were paired up for |
an August runoff. E. K. Willis, |
Roscoe, former county commis- j
sioner. trailed the field. Scott's j
See LOCAL RACES Page 6
Sadler To Face
Terrell for Rail
Commissioner
Sheppard Wins Without
A Runoff; L. A. Woods
Receives Majority Vote
DALLAS — (UP) — Candi-
dates for minor offices in Tex-
as began runoff campaigns to-
day with the unusual situation of
being without a governorship
fight to stimulate public inter-
est. The runoff will be August
27.
The nomination of W. Lee
O'Daniel in the first democratic
primary Saturday took the gov-
ernorship race out of the run-
off. With more than 870,000
votes counted, the election bur-
eau's tabulation gave him a ma-
jority of more than 26,(XX). The
official count will be made Sat-
urday in Austin by the state
canvassing committee.
The election bureau tabu-
lation gave O'Daniel 448,-
267 votes. Thompson had
173,157 and Attorney Gen-
eral McCraw 123,072.
Pierce Brooks of Dallas led
in the race for lieutenant gov-
ernor and will meet Coke Stev-
enson in the runoff.
Sheppard Wins Majority
George Sheppard of Sweet-
water easily won a majority
- for renomination as state
comptroller. Suite Treasurer
Charley Lockhart also was
renominated.
Railroad Commissioner C. V.
Terrell, seeking reelection, led
the ticket but was forced into
a runoff with Jerry Sadler of
Longview.
J... A. Woods, state school sup-
erintendent, received a majority
See SADLER Page 2
Engineer For
Vets* Bureau
Visits Sites
inspects Locations
Offered By City For
Veterans' Hospital
A Board of City Development
committee was showing C. H.
Stratton. Veterans Administra-
tion engineer from Washington,
sites for a proposed hospital to be
located in West Texas this after-
noon. Stratton arrived this morn-
ing on a Santa Fe train from
Houston and was met by a dele-
gation of members of the com-
mittee.
At noon, Stratton was honor
guest at a luncheon attended by
Sweetwater ex-servicemen and
civic leaders at the Blue Bonnet
hotel.
During his tour of the city the
engineer was shown the city's
filtration plant by City Manager
Sani H. Bothwell. Lake Sweet-
water was included in the itin-
erary of points visited.
The committee showing the
sites included Mayor Ben Rob-
erts. City Commissioner D. A.
Clark, City Manager Sam H.
Bothwell, George Bennitt, pre-
sident of the Board of City De-
velopment: Aubrey S. Legg. C. C.
Johnston, James H. Beall, Jr., H.
A. Walker and George Barber,
secretary-manager of the BCD.
SWEETW ATER RAINFALL CHART
Jaii Feb Mar
Apr
May
Jne
Tiy
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Totl
26
.77 .04 3.02
2.56
2.28
4.09
6.46
1.95
3.42
5.68
.72
3.31 33.99
'27
.491.661.05
1.69
.05
2 42
4.77
.81
7.75
.92
XX
.90 22.57
•23
.41 .91 .33
.81
6.78
2^46
7.48
3.53
.75
.94
.64
.48 25.52
>29
.401.101.94
.81
6.70
52
3.03
XX
5.10
1.41
.22
.09 21.35
•30
.27 xx .27
1.68
3.31
1.47
.82
1.72
1.51
7.40
1.70
1.75 22.00
31
1 50 2.881.29
2.24
1.32
1 30
2.32
.68
XX
8.90
2.52
7.18 27.13
32
2.542.58 .05
6.07
8.20 14.67
1.16
9.04 14.76
.17
XX
5.25 64.95
'33
.101.01 .28
.35
4.14
.16
.62
5.66
1.79
1.03
1.70
2.1919.43
'34
.24 .50 3.15
2.72
.13
1.69
.76
1.88
.33
.33
3 48
.0615.02
35
.12 2.34 .54
3.05
8.89
6.80
1.64
.16
4.20
1.22
1.21
.26 30.43
'36
.11 xx .75
1.78
2.78
XX
3.67
.01
6.31
1.77
.72
.80 18.70
'37
.59 .02 1.62
.41
3.99
.75
.43
.91
.66
1.86
.85
135 13.44
'38
1.67 2.47 2.62
1.46
2.36
2.74
6.92
20.24
Rainfall Nears Record Total in
County; Lake Roars Over Spillway
With another week to go in
July, this month ranks as the I
wettest July for Sweetwater j
since 1928 after 1.05 inches of
rainfall up to Sunday morning j
pushed the month's total to 6,92 j
inches. In 1928, 7.48 inches were J
recorded with previous second
high being July, 1926, with 6.46
inches.
Although no rain fell Sunday
afternoon in Sweetwater prop-
er, both city lakes reported
showers with precipitation heav-
ier from Lake Sweetwater south
Lake Sweetwater is overflow-!
ing. following a week's rain and
additional fall of 1.92 inches Sat-
urday and .7 inch Sunday. Sat-
urday Lake Trammell received
.92 inches while a .04 shower fell
Sunday. Lake Trammell is
about six or seven feet below
the dam.
A brownish mass of water
surged down Bittercreek Sun-
day morning, overflowing the
banks in places as it reached
its highest stages in years, and
sent Lake Sweetwater roaring
over the spill\vay.
To the south of Sweetwater,
hard, driving winds whipped
lashing rains at Blackwell, Di-
vide. Winters and neighboring
towns. Most of the sector was
cool Sunday with Sweetwater's
maximum posted at 82 degrees
after a low recording of 69 de-
grees.
A rising barometer indicated
clearing skies for Sweetwater,
according to M. C. Manroe, vol-
unteer weather observer.