The Saint Jo Tribune. (Saint Jo, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1926 Page: 1 of 2
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SAINT JO. MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXVZ^T^y
Vol. 25. No. 46
oil industry BROADENING FIELD OF OPERATION
Saint Jo School Had Largest Opening Matriculation in it® Histoiy
NOTES FROM THE OIL FIELD
A tide of oil speakers saeco t.o
be flowing steadily toward Saint
Jo and vicinity, anu new wells
are o^ing started a.« rat id-
ly a prospects warrant ana pre-
parations wul permit.
Xut .vi i ;uior vv'.nit^cii Cvpuvid
b is been drilling through white
rock vliis week, and has gons
down a little than WO leet.
•RECKLESS
DRIVING
CONTROL
A representative of one of the
bin producing companies with
liaidquarier-j at Wichita Falls
passed through Saint Jo a d.!iy
oi two ago and stated the t the
Dig companies are w&tcbiog the
ti€*.d closely. arid will see that
it has every possible opportuui
tj for fall deve,opu ecu-
Mrs. Myra Hcmphtll. !
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Mrs. Myra Hemphill -died at|
the home of her daughter Mrs. I
( J. D. Weaver at Sunset Sunday
at 1:00 o'clock p. m. at theatre
of 84 years, 10 months and 15 Austin, Texas. Sept. 29.-With-
days She went to Sunset with in a short time it may be possible
Mrs. We i' or Wednesday of last to turn reckless drivers into care-
week. !ul ones by means of the invisible
_\Ii s. Hemphill had been a re- ray. Since the World War much
sident o: ihia city fox* mai~yyeais (discussion has been aroused by
ai.d -snj jyA the '• acquaintance ot -he so called ' Death Ray," with
community which, it is claimed, enemy air
many people in tru
who h:ld l.er in 1 \?b.st i .aspect I planes can be brought down f?om
and esteem. 'mid-air.
She is survived b> four cfc.il-! W, E James director of the
h'.. A. Rcnpir.U and Mart Texas Council vf Safety, in
dr-.r
an
The Hooser pool in the Bulcher
commuuity, 10 miie* tortli of
Ss.-c.. Jo, Sjaday added cv,o
more prooducei* with ;Le com-
pletion of Hoosers No. 4 and "
J. A. Deurij. ISc 7 is ..swabb'.n.;r
360 barrels ftom sand at 1153-
1260 feet, This well, which is
the biggest producer so tar com-
pleted in the Ituloher he id. ox-1 a?0> a son 0f )ierS) u a; jn the hard If this device were universally
we-t of VVare business here for many years J accepted, [and ir, capable of per
A. Hemphill. . this city Prof. |interview Monday called atten-
I Andrew Hemphill of T:r. Worth tioiito the fact that scientists are
jand Mis. G 1) Weaver, now lo-jattempting to make use of a 3im-
joated at Sunset. George W. liar device for the protection of
j Hemphill, who died three years: the public at grade crossings,
tends the pay 1000
ma origiaai well/
teei
Funeral service:- were held at forming according to the claims
No- 4 Denuis is swabbing bg-
tween 12"> and 140 barrels from
the usual 1,180 foot sand
The Sun Oil Co."No. ->u
Hyman land uorlLwcst Cook
• ouuty, has passed llb2 ieit iu
J.ep;h and is swab&iug seveu
f.'arrels per hour
the Methodic t Church Monday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. "fc,
Patton, and ^ttcncUd by a large
j congregation of sorrowing re-
latives and fiiends . ^any ap-
',iy proi iat© " floral offerings were
heaped on the'casket present sd
I by sympathetic frierx,'. •
WTL
Joe Norwood and assistants of
Wichita Falls have started drill-
ing a test well ora too Cunning-
ham farm just east of Sa^ov Jo-
American Refining Co js pre-
paring to open up tie bennis No.
1, in the Hooser pool, Cook county
to offset the Hooser No, 7 juat to
one west
Sun Oil Co. brought in|
The
Nos 3 aud 4 oa tba August Hy.-I nsual Places
)
man firm this week aud each | if couple remain encaged long
are producing about ift'J barrel.1.' j enotiuh. pcopiv* are as surprised ■when
per day.
ol' Charles Adler, its inventor,
accidents at grade crossings, short
curves, and o'her dangerous
places will be practically elimina
ted, Mr. James pointed out. Mr.
Aulcr claims to have invented a
device which automatically cuts
i down the steed of any automo-
j bile to ir miles an hour ot a given
——— (point. This rate cannot be in-
V^/,CRAPEo creased, according to the invent-
or. until the car has passed the
crossisg. or curve, or other dan-
gerous place, no matter how hard
the driver may strive to speed up
h;s machine.
'Within lecent years numerous
safety devices :or street, highway
anci railroad trafficliave been in
vented and many of them are op-
erating successi'ally in the pre.
yention of accdents." Mr. James
said. "The wigwag signals and
automatic alarms on railroads,
and improved lights and brakes
on motor vehiek^nave been of
*■*- TVT,^tiTP'v* r
titno tA It
"t is h-.r'A vr«ri to keep up sr r.vor-
th*\t to?, ilor.'t■hif'.
A rr.ir.y bii^lrbits r.w thr«vn
r.t 'oc cty liy thoso wno cannot cet In.
Knoxvinj; when to sive and when to
withhold sympathy _ /imounts to In-
spiration.
Truth has a startllns way of show-
In? itself in unexpected jnilso in un-
they set. married as if they had never
•one to^iher" at all.
John Hoosfei s No. 1 P. Denni-
Is drillin? almost to th e oil sand*
VVestheiroer's No i Fraivklm
is to spud m today
r.
Lrillins
QIT/:.:,Ll SAYS
Camp Oi. & Gas Co, is ^i
tTrs mile? north of Bomon P.ov.
A good .-workman renomily hi' no
difUmlty In pelt ins a Rood job
Always clean out the chip pan bp-
fore michinir- eopper t>r brnaf
N. B. Haralso"n'3 farm
down 900 feet Tuesdav
Was
Dansioger's No. 1 Mitchell \s
abadonded ^eanesday as ad
hole at a depth of 2501 i tet.
rienr.r of pood ol1. in the ripht""jHr.cc
holpr. to take the kinks produc-
tion. but It never doc? any pood on
•Ttho floor.
■* a
^tfeep Uto ways of lathes and planers
«n and "weU ol'.efl - frequent wip'rvu
with de.sin waste lcpop.ji tho mnijiiinc
in the pink of condition
">l
ry
1
Guy Sinclair, yd .scout for the1
Guu P.odaction Co., w/b head-j
quarter? at Wicbita Fails, ams a j
Jontigie cojLt.y tbj early part'
of the ween looking .>ver the
A few men 0 to take credit for.
all that • i aOout a Job and'
blame nojTjjrono else for all that ts
xituation,
expecting
tns visit-
Knowing one
tw hear moro
wron.f. I"':
Popuii.r Sci(
We ar.
on"*' 'jet
.v.a.y.
ry f;vr.—
iive extra
Day,
-Mot day, October i'lffl^'ieioing's.
ar9| special Ihlues o* Twides
about!
The Panhandle oil field alone,
despite the cool weather, deliv-
ered 122.134 barrels a day lor
weelc ending Monday.
X
oil
\ lower freight rate on crude
is ^-XDeciea to result from
investigation just beginning
interstate Commerce
^ I'he Commission
st Port
Guns and Amftiunuion '^"?ht
prices. B. B. Da^. .*
Don't wait until the bad
weather fcoine3; l>e r^d>, phone
30, and place your order for coal.
October delivery E B Davi^
Need icr Board cr Trade - -
a stron? board of trade or similar other box under the hood of the
orpanlzatioT. which unites all the
inestimably value in saving life
and property at grade crossings
"The great problem for safety
i engineers and safety directors,
'however, has been to discover a
more effective safety device—one
that will be more universally ob-
served by all classes-of motorsts,
n^k merely at grade crossings,
ut intersections, sharp curves
id other dangerous places."
„ A description of the Adler in-
vention. as reported in the Liter-
y Digest and also in the Popu-
ai Science Monthly, follows:
'"5r.t littlf device that turns
reck ess drives irNto careful ones
in such perfunctory fashion con-
jists, esstntially. of, a powerful
jjagne: concealed in.ja concrete
box bur?c<i benoath tKcfe surface of
the toad way at a propeldistance1
from the ralroad crossing, as
tr e approac'nin? cat passes over
the magnet, L operates a small
relay fitted in a metaF Wb!? on the
front axle of the car a few inch
above the ground. The pull
the magnet momentarily opens a
normally closed contact 'which is
connected in series within the au-
tomobile battery and the coils of
the selective relay placed in an-
contact tha* closes th*91 ar
mature is attracted t^ne Q* the
coils and opens when^earma.
ture swings to the ot.t coiig.
When closed, this contoc, again
forms the normal path f the
current that operates the ig-jtion
of the car; and when it is opn«d
by the pull of tht magnet buied
in the roadway by way of the
lay on the axle, the ignition cui.
rent is forced tc travel through
another contact that is attached
to a speed governor so built that
it will allow current to flow
through the ignition system at
speed below l" miles an hour but
cuts it oil when the car '$ travel
ng 'aster than that rate
'This action continues until
YEAR iN SIGHT
FOIST. JO HI
hardship on the student in the way
of falling behind in subjects.
The facultv have urged those
that must with-draw from school
at the present time to see the faculty
for outlines to follow in their scudy
at home.
There have been several visiting
patrons sincc the opening o*.
school. A register of all visitors tr-
the school is being -ept
, Superintindent and the
With heads ereot and eyes ahead -vpressed. a dcsiiv
vhe students of the Saint Jo High,L^ry patron of the school will
School hV^'begdl. tTIe"^^-76 ^me in the register at
•^26-27. With an envolknent* tha5le3c of the soh°o1 -vearv
far exceeds any previous enrollment^®^05 shown a more de
the High School fonudit necessary ^^d "his year
to make additional students an ad
ditional hall is beitg kapt for the
, Juniors and Seniors The enroll
vhe road magnet at the danger I ment is only gjventeen $hoTt of be-
ing sufficient to ge: Class A stand-
ing from the S te Department.
This might easily be reached if all
of the Students of scholastic age
would enroll now. There are many
students who are being kept ouc of
school to gather the cotton Jcrop.
This condition can not be avoided
but it is a hindersmce to real school
| work and if necessairly impose; a
po'nt is reached, when another
impulse is received that causes
the pendulum-armature to swing
back and dose its contact, there-
by restoring the ignition current
to its normal path.
"The road magnet is made up
of *at strips of magnetized steel,
placed 3ide by side in the con-
crete beneath the road surface."
COMMUNITY NEWS NOTES
i iusn mix items
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Siaton spent
the week end with Mr and Mrs
W. T. Eades
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Perkins
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Flowers last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jordan spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
*ohn Siaton.
George Baker and ar. nncle Dun-
ford Oliver'.
Mr and Mrs. Lonnie Young
spent Saturday night with her ;eac:
I. 1 :r MlS2
More inter-
being hown by tho school
T^ual. The uitne of th%
ac-«iams ha? been changed
b.v the student body The
repre^j ^ th school will
honceforta 4Trn n3 pauthftrs
lather than yei..yarfl __
School colors haveXeeu changed
from Purple and White to Orange
and White.
There are One Hundred and hl'ty
Sve enrolled in the Grammar Grades.
The
'rimary Department un-
der the Supervision of M?So Huch-
ton is full to capacity ana good
work is being done in Department.
Miss Waldon. who has charge oi
the Second and Third grades, in
doing exceptionally good work.
Miss GiUum who has chatge oi ihe
Fourth grade has pnfteu to be a
teacher of ability and enthusiam.
brother, John Cook and wif^
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Baker,
Ora Wade and Mary Baker were
guests of Mrs. M. F. Watson
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Holland of
Greenwood were here Sundav
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Wilson hunting cotton pickers.
were guests of her mother, Mis.
G- B. Rone, last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Reid were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs
M. E- Wilson.
Glower Thompson returned last
Sunday from Gatestille
Bonnie Ruth Wilson spent last
week with her; brother. Marion
Wilson
Cline Cole of HOlj's visited his
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Ead3; last week.
Zelma Reid spent the week end
with Bonnie Ruth Wilson.
Mis: 7Tatson in
oharge of Fifth
industrial, business, civic and social
interests of the community for the
purpose of concerted action in sup-
-wins those activities which are
■•nder than any sSrsle business or
"try. hot wfc'ch promote the ln-
iuc* >f rhe community
■if ov-
car
' The selective relay consists of
two coils nounted on opposite
sides of a pendulum which serv as
as the common armature for the
two coils. Attached to one side
of v'" pendulum-a^iatur# is a
TIE X.QVX2 XEWS
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Seibold and
son Cecil were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Winder at Stoneburg
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brumbeau
and children of Fort Worth were
the week end guests of his par-
ents, Mt. and Mrs. A. J Brum
beau.
Bro- Gideon of Forestburg fill-
ed his regula* appointment here
at the Methodist Church Sunday
evening
Mr. Turner. Charlie Rowe. J.
B. Jackson! and W S. Dennis
left Tuesday for Duncan. Okla',
Clate Bennett left Thvxsday
Lubbock
and Mrs. Lonnie Young
n Leon were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George Umberaon Sun-
day.
Mrs. Will Petree who was poi-
soned Monday night on okra,
was so e better at last report
Grandma Stout is also on the
sick list this week
Wallace Baker returned Mon.
day to Dallas.
Abe Nirider returned Monday
to hi* home at Corpus Chriit,
after visiting his aunt Mrs.
Mrs. Dunford Oliver returned
home Saturday alter a long visit
with her people at Rachelis
Texas.
and Sixth grade* has, with ccr.rc.c-
teritsic energy, begun her second
year here with the .school. In tht
Seventh grade Mrs. Ware it? cap
ably taking care of tho ever present
crowded condition in that grade.
Here as no other place in school do
wc iind. the pressing need for moit
teachers and more room more pro-
nounced. this room are housed
the Seventh and part of the Sixth.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cook werei *s tiie In tils program
the week end guests of his father | foundutitt. for high school
Charles Cook at Stony Point. ^cd with conditions a
Mr. and Mrs. John Moore Were > tQe>' &re ^ is tdmost an impopsibi.
visiting relatives at Fofrestbur," j hnish oU the loundacion io
last week end. ' i ^ " has no flaws.
Miss Irene Angeil spent the In the high school every teacher
T. cok end with Mardell Dav's at I ^ai registered an A. B degree from
Saint Jo
I some standard university :n the
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Mitcheii.are State. Mr. Wright, principal, is a
man of sterling character and has
qualities that mane him a compe-
tent leader of boys. Miss Field,
heaaof the English Department,
has begun her second year in the
Department and the success that
she hai had may be defected in
every other Department of thi
School. Her energetic work wou
for the- School first pluce m the Es.
say contest l&it year, and secosa
, , .. ^ .. . . i a: the district rheet at Iowa Park
visit th4y left gomg on to Okla-J A „ ^
t * ... _. . . iAUsw mun heads the Department
moving to our community this
week from Mallard.
Mrs. Alice Akins and son Alto
of Roston were here Sunday visit-
ing her mother, Mrt. A. V.
Williams.
Mr. Griffith and sons of Cali-
fornia came in last week to visit
Mr. Watson. But reached here a
day too late as Mr Watson had
left ior Waco. After <* short
homa wher« they will make their
homes.
Mis3 Mildred Von Ree was the
guest of Mildred May Wilson
Tuesday night.
Harold Angeil was the week
end guest of Herman Tompkins,
Notice to Tribune Patron#
—o—
Having sold The Tribune, all
subscription accounts outstand-
ing are payable to Mr. Reynolds,
the purchaser, and he assumes
the completion of unexpired
subscriptions.
Ad and job printing accounts
up to Monday, Sept. 27, are pay-
able to me and are now due in-
cluding court citations and legal
notices.
Prompt settlement is urg-
ently request-ed.
Respectfully,
W. T. Hays.
of Spanish. Mr. Bailey of Fort
Worth, comes highly recommend id
as a scholar and teacher of mod in.
Language. Hi has already utte*t
his ability through the -
growth of his alajses.
Tht school is indev
Citireas for a new C
Auditorium, and soi
on the stage. The
shows a great interest in the k
this year and the members ot
faculty have expressed their a>
preciation of the fact many timss/
It remains for the teachers and'
the cititens and patrons to build
one of the grandest little high
schools in this section, byJabor,
brotherly interests,cooperation wf
plenty of industry.
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Hays, W. T. The Saint Jo Tribune. (Saint Jo, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1926, newspaper, October 1, 1926; Saint Jo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth335422/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .