The Rocksprings Record and Edwards County Leader (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1930 Page: 1 of 8
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ROCKSPRINGS, TEXAS. FR1DAT APRIL 11 TH. 1930
The School Board
Holds Open House
fciof C. Dinner
' A W«U attended meeting of the Ed-
ward* County Chamber of Commerce
was held at dinner in the Balentine
Hotel dining room last Saturday
night, and committees approved, who
will handle the coming show and sate
of the Texas Angora Goat Raisers’
Association, which will be held i’t
Rocksprings, July 15th, 10th and 17th.
It is intended to make of this show
and sate the largest and most attrac-
tive occasions in the history of the
Angora goat industry in the state, an-1 W
those in chArge of arrangements will1 the hoard at this session,
aee to it that many programs will 1 If you have anything to offer in the
be held that will appeal to the large I way of complaints, then theme will
crowds expected1 at this meeting. • be taken up by the board at this
In addition to the show and sale of
the finest Angora goats in the world,
sheep, cattle, horses and other live-
stock will be shown.
1 A local advertising committee is
at work on advertising this big
Coop Movement Endorsed
Raisers’ Association, with Dr. W. W. Nipper, president, iMTt1j1rf<1'fp t<st at the Ho,eman raneh’
The executive committee of the Texas Angora Goat
The school board of Rockaprings In-
dependent School District will hold
an alLday session, Friday, April l»th,
in tha directors’ room of the First
Stats Bank of Rocksprings, commenc-
ing bt 9 o’clock a. m., and closing at
4 o’clock p. m.
All parties interested In the welfare
of Rockaprings Public Schools are m-1 harmony and good will throughout the meeting,
vited to attend this meeting, and if
you have any suggestions to make that
will have a tendency to better our
school, then make these suggestions to
Deep Oil Test
Has Oil Showing
0. E. Star School
Well Attended
presiding, met at the offices of the A. A. G. B, A. last Fri-
day, with a good attendance.
As this was the last executive meeting before the an-
nual meeting, to be held during the show and sale, much
business was transacted, and there was a note of absolute
event, and it was decided that the
chamber of commerce print a small
folder to advertise this section of the
country along with the goat show and
sale.
Big rodeo each day, baseball games,
dancing at night and other entertain-
ing and sports programs will be pro-
vided, so that dull moments will not
be experienced during the three-day
and night periods.
It is the intention of the gentle-
men who signed the papers on this
land to form an Edwards County
Fair Association, and incorporate the
institution as such, and sell -stock for
an amount that will take care of the
present indebtedness on same. Those
who have already contributed toward
permanent improvements will be issu-
ed stock to the amount of their con-
tributions. t
This will not be dene until fall, and
after the fall dips of wool and mo-
hair have been sold, we are told.
The matter of tarviating some of
the city Streets, more especially sur-
rounding the court house was gone in-
to, and the committee expressed hop-
northern portion of Eduards
county, going down only a short dis-
tance from the old Holeman head-
quarters homestead, is now at around
1975 fet, and drilling is going on at
about 50 feet each 24 hours.
Water was struck in this hole
about 400 feet, and was immediately
cased off, after it was discovered that
time.
It ia the desire of the board of
trustees to give the patrons of this
school district the very beat school
possible, and to this end we should all
work in harmony and seal, for the fut-
ure cl our children is tied into the
public schools, and matters having a
bearing on our school should come be-
fore this all-day session.
LON R. SMART,
President of Board.
Women In Charge
The Chautaugua
Twenty men have signed a contract
guaranteeing the Chautauqua Assoc-
iation a certain amount of money for
their engagement here this month,-and
the following signers, together with
several ladies met at the court house
Tuesday evening, in order to perfect
plans for sale of tickets, and make
other arrangements for the entertain-
ment.
The matter was placed in the hands
of the following ladies, who are chair-
men of districts, and these ladies are
to select their co-workers, in order
that the Chautauqua may prove a suc-
cess this year. Their names fellow:
sary in drilling operations.
The log at this time is very pro-
mising, and 20-inch casing has been
set at 440 feet, and will extend down
to 900 feet, when 15 1-2 inch will be
set.
Gray lime was encountered at 115
feet, oil sand at 550 feet, which exten-
ded to 568 feet, and a small showing
of Rainbow oil was noticeable at this
point, and can be seen on the line at
this time. Gray slate at 650, shale and
. . ...... ... , Mcadames Street Gilmer, John R.
that Ous would E Hendrix. Page Car-
Dehter ConstrucUoa--Company was af Rr^.„ pK„r(nn n w
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work on Highway 55.
During the meeting Saturday uight
Mms Pattye Bell* Morriss, winner of
the girl’s declamation contest at
Rocksprings High School rendered a
very pleasing number, taking for her
theme the touching Memorial Day ad-
dress, delivered by our late president,
Woodrow Wilson. This was enjoyed
by all present. Miss Morriss will en-
tar the district declamation contest at
Uvalde.
President V. A. Brown made a pica i
for a large membership, and asked ev-1
try person present to get busy and,
son. Brown Epperion, O. W. Peters,
Laurence Johnson, and Miss Claudinc
Baurland.
It is proposed to give $10 ia gold to
the team selling the most tickets, and
$5 to those selling the second largest
number.
The men present on this occasion
included T. Dismukcs. V. A. Brown.
J. L. Balentine, John R- Bgaister, O.
W. Peters. Dr. J. E. Rogtes. W. G.
Brown, Street Gilmer, O. B. Cloudt,
F. A. Moody, Walker Ragsdale and
B. W. Weaver.
rrj person present to gci uusy mu i _ . . —. .
H. Davis Opens
An Auto Agency
stressing the fact that the organiza-
tion was a coqnty affair, and each ?nd
every man and woman in the county
should get behind the chamber of
commerce, in order that this section
might move aloag with other pro-
gressive sections of the state.
Secretary-Manager Hutt then ask-
ed-the privilege of reading a resolu-
tion, which was granted, and is as
follows:
RESOLUTION *
Realizing that judicious and well-
—-thing and publicity, has
to place all articles for
:ral buying public
that has proven profits-
of the Edwards
of Commerce, in re-
the 5th day of April
advertising and pub-
■Ji
■msi
B. H. Davis has opened a used car
agency in Rocksprings, being located
at the Noitth Side Service Station,
where he will be glad to meet pro-
spective buyers of used or new auto-
mobiles.
Mr. Davis has been in the automo-
bile business in Rocksprings for sev-
eral* years, and was a memberJ of
the Divide Chevrolet Co., Inc., And is
well known throughout this section
of the state, end we are indeed glad
to welcome Mr. Davis among our au-
tomobile business institutions. His us-
ed car advertisement will he fouhd el-
sewhere in this issue of the Record.
Since writing the above we hhve
been informed by Mr. Davis that he
The dates for the annual show and sale were set at
July 15th, 16th and 17th, at Rocksprings, Texas, and $300 more water was coming in than neces-
was voted out of the general fund to advertise this occas-
ion, and a committee composed of L. A. Clark S. W. Dis-
mukes and Harper Rawlings was appointed to look after
this matter. It was suggested that window cards, road
signs, stickers and banners be secured, and that prices on
rubber stamps to be used by the merchants for stamping
dates of show and sale on outside of envelopes and pack-
ages. be secured.
On motion of Fred T. Earwood, president of the Am-
erican Anogra Goat Breeders’ Association, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted by the executive
committee:
“Resolved, That the Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ As-
sociation. goes on record as favoring the movement of co-
operative marketing of mohair, as sponsored by the Fed-
eral Farm Board.”
The sale this year will be private. Heretofore the as-
sociation members auctioned their stock.
Another rule established is that exhibitors must re-
gister the number of goats with the committee upon ar-
rival. and pay the required entrance fee to the secretary
on the number of goats in the pens for show or sale.
The Edwards County Chamber of Commerce will do-
nate to the association $500, this amount to go toward
paying premiums. The chamber of commerce will also
provide a large barbecue, on the last day of the show and
sale, and will appropriate $600 for this purpose. This mo-
ney will be collected by O. L. McNealy, chairman of the
finance committee.
A resolution was offered, which carried unanimously,
that the Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ Association heartily
endorses the actions of the American Angora Goat Breed-
erfc‘ Association in adopting a resolution authorizing the
appointment of an advertising and publicity committee; in
draer that the $ale of mohaiFpro<7lkT$ fitay’tie stimulated
and substitutes given that degree of publicity as deserved.
Another resolution was adopted at this meeting,
which is as follows:
“In view of the fact that there is to be a meeting of the
Farm Board and National Cooperative Marketing As-
sociation in Washington D. C., Tuesday April 8th, be it
“RESOLVED, That we earnestly solicit that Mr.
Fred T. Earwood attend said meeting, and represent this
association in any matters that might be pfesented, affect-
ing our industry.”
Mr. Earwood left for Washington early Saturday
turning.
The catalog is now in the hands of the printers at
Uvalde, The Hornby Press being the successful bidders on
this 60 page catalog and cover; this firm’s bid being $100
for 1750 complete copiesrThe catalog is to be printed on
good heavy book piper, and will have a very attractive cov-
er, and pages will be 6x9 in size.
The executive comimttee was entertained by the
chamber of commerce here at an excllent luncheon at the
Wooldridge Jdotel. _
The following telegram was sent bred T. Earwood
early Monday morning by the Record Publishing Com-
pany of Rocksprings:
Fred T. Earwood,
care Federal Farm Board*
Washington, D. C.’ .
. Ascertain from Census Bureau why registered An-
gora goats are not to be enumerated on cenusus reports,
along with other registered stock.
(Signed) ROCKSPRINGS RECORD.
Friday, April 4, an Eastern Star
School of Instruction met with Rock-
spring* Chapter 51.
The Masonic hall wu beautifully
decorated with rose* and fern*.
The meeting was opened by the of-
ficers of Rocksprings Chapter No. 51,
at j after which the following grand offi-
cers were conducted to the east and
given the grand honors;
Mrs. Beaulah Rawlings, Worthy
Grand Matron; Mr*. Birdie J. East-
erling, Past Worthy Grand Matron;
Mrs. Fay Stevenson, Secretray, Grand
Examining Board; Mrs. Mora V. Co-
chrane, District Deputy Grand Mat-
ron; MrW Beaulah Martin, Deputy
Grand Matron; Mrs. Minnie Kelly,
Deputy Grand Matron; Miss Flor-
ence Horner, Grand Esther; Mrs. Et-
hel Mudge, Grand Representative; Mr.
W. F. Easterling. Chairman Finance
Committee of Grand Chapter of Tex-
shclls at 665, and black slate at 705,
and log running about the same as! After the invocation by Rev. L. N.
the first well from the 705 foot mark. | Myers an address of welcome was
This is one of the most expensive | given by Mrs. Hallie Peters, which
oil rigs made, and it is said it is the j »as responded to by Mrs. Birdie-Eas-
largest in the state at this time.
Other drilling operations in F.d-
wards county are shaping up at this
time, and we hope to report at least
two more deep tests close to Rock-
springs in the next few weeks, as sev-
eral major companies are in the coun-
ty blocking out some leases and roy-
alties.
A deep test will shortly he spud-
ded in, so we are told, on the J. L.
Love ranch in Kerr county, about six
miles from the Rocksprings-Kerrville
highway.
Records at the office of H. L. Wade
oil leases and royalties show that this
firm alone brought around $225,000
into Edwards county during the year
1929, in payment for leases and royal-
ties handled by them during the year,
and Miss Annie Taylor informs us
that this will not cover the total am-
ount of cash paid the ranchmen in thi
terling of Del Rio.
At this time the meeting was turn-
ed over to Mrs. Mora Cochrane, Dist-
rict Deputy Grand Matron, and the
school progressed in the usual man-
ner, lasting through the day. Luncheon
was served at 12:30 in the basement
j of the Methodist church by the com-
mittee, of which Mrs. Mona Frank*
was chairman.
Beginning at 7:30 in the evening
the degrees of the order were bestosv-
ed in a very impressive manner upon
Mrs. W. B. Singleton, by the officers
of Rocksprings Chapter No. 51, with
Irma Ragsdale, Worthy Matron pre-
siding.
After the ceremonies a very inspir-
ing address was given by Mrs. Beau-
lah Rawlings, Worthy Grand Matron,
also interesting talks by other Grand
officers.
At the close of the evening deiic-
county, on account of some business '°us refreshments were served
passing through other firms.
Firemen Have
Interesting Meeting
ilgo dealing with mohair j wy| have the agency in this section
made from mohair wiHJ f<* jj,e Buickand Marquet, selling
deoUUM 'lor mohair -
■ '"**r
'wit#
strengthen the
ty and result
it to the ranch-
raising Angora
it;:*,-
3, That the Edwards
Chamber ol Commerce goes
as heartily Commending
of the member* of the Am-
Goat Breeders' Assoc-
a resolution at its
m, th*
through the Uvalde Buick Co.
Approval of the Abilene and Sou-
thern Railway's proposed construction
between BalKager and San Angelo,
unless the Santa Fe grants complete
trackage rights to the road within 30
days over its line between the tw6
points, would be given by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission under
recommendations submitted last week
by one of its examiners.
Ranchers Win , .New Members
Truck Battle Of School Board
X3BC
' T rTfr1nr*ni
row# is spending the
& fl
iwwS
wmm
.The Texas and Southwestern Cat-
tle Raisers' Association and the State
Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association
and other livestock interests won the.r
battle for exceptions to rates for truck
hauling cattle and feedstuff* which
was fixed by the Railroad. Commis-
sion. Their victory was announced on
March 31.
The commission issued an order ex-
cepting cattle, salt, cottonseed, cake,
meal, halls, and other commodities
used by the stockmen from the rttaa
Minutes of the Rocksprings Volun-
teer Fire Department held at the
Wooldridge Hotel. Tuesday noon.
April 8, 1930.
Meeting called to order by the vice-
president, with ten members present,
minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved, bill of $2.00 for show
books ordered paid, motion duly carri-
ed that any player on the firemens’
baseball team who does not practice
playing ball at least twice a week
Shall not be allowed to play in the
scheduled games unless an excuse ac-
ceptable to the captain of the ball (
team or the fire chief is offered by I
the player not so practicing, and the
same attaches to any fireman who
fails to attend at least one fire drill
per month; the following were duly
elected members of the Rocksprings
Volunteer Fire Department; Dan
Ross, Walker Ragsdale, Dan Kirch-
er, W. A. Wood. A. B. Placker, and
Jesse Stewart.
A letter from the Brady Fire De-
partment was received urging all
members of our department to atend
the next regular convention of th?
Hill Country Firemen Association to
be held at Brady. May 13th next, and
Brady assured that it is “our miss if we
miss” as they are going to make this
meet a good one, also a speaker was
requested from our department for
that occasion; the matter of procur-
ing concessions for the goat show was
discussed and it was decided to try
, , * . . and procure only cold drinks ami ham
An exciting election was held In bttt#er, 0men*„a.< Next fire drill
n U will be held on Tuesday, April 15th.
Rocksprings last' Saturday,
j developed that candidate? .for places
on the Rocksprings Independent
School Board was to be hotly contest-
. a
Friends on each side were at work
early and late, in an atempt to pat
their favorites into bfflte, and while
the election paiaed off in the usual
spirit, yet the contest was
the very beginning,
elected on the board at this
t ■ j ib MUt wraps
eiecuon
“ ' VA E.
duly
ed on the board at this
O. O. Cowgert, S. N.
jWWS
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Meeting adjourned until next regular|
meeting to be held Tuesday noou, at
the Wooldridge Hotel, April 22.
Firemans Ball
Team Victors
The Rocksprings fjre ?oys played a
baseball game in Junction Sunday
where they came out with flying col-
or*. The »core being 18 to 8 in favor
of Rocksprings. Rocksprings visitors
were admitted free at the
c fir? boy* spoke
y -"WWW
committee.
Many visitors were pre*ent from
neighboring chapters. Those Chapters
represented were: Junction. Kerrville,
Hondo. Brackettville, Leakey, Uvalde,
Del Rio.
Those who registered were as fol-
lows ;
Mrs. I. J. Wachter, Kerr Chapter
24, Kerrville, Texas; Mrs. J. W. Bai-
ley. Kerr Chapter 24, Kerrville, Tex-
as: Mrs. Nellie Holdsraith, Kerr Chap-
ter 24, Kerrville, T*xas; Mrs. Susie
Jones, Brackettville Chapter 60, Bra-
ckettville. Texas; Miss Emma Savers
Post Matron, Brackettville Chapter
60. Brackettville, Texas; Mrs. Willie
Williams, Present Matron. Brackett-
ville Chapter 60, Brackettville, Texas;
Mrs. Peal Tameberger, Present Mat-
ron, Brackettville Chapter 60, BrXck-
ettville, Texas; Mrs. Geo. Horner,
Uvalde Chapter 297, Uvalde, Texas;
Mrs. Hydie Felps, Junction Chapter,
497, Junction, Texas; Zena Dairying-
!e, Uvalde Post Matron, Chapter 297,
Uvalde, Texas; Mable Dairying!*,
Uvalde Chapter 297, Uvalde, Texas;
Elizabeth Myers. Alice Chapter 61,
Alice, Texas; Mrs. F. J. Jenkins,
Rocksprings Chapter 51, Rocksprings,
Texas; Mrs. H. C. Sivells, Eden
Chapter, 365, Eden, Texas;
McDongald. Del Rio Chapter 204, Del
Rio, Texas; Mrs. Lillian Spencer,
Post Matron Marfa Chapter 344, Mar-
fa. Texas; Bob Sherrill. Rocksgteaga
Post W. P.' Chapter 61, Rocksprings,
Texas; Claudine Bourland, Rock-
springs, Texas; Mrs. Mona Franks,
Rocksprings Chapter 51, Roekspfings,
Texas; Mrs. Emma Mae Miller, W.
M. Junction Chapter 497, Junction,
Texas; Mrs. Sadie Easterling, As-
sistant Matron, Del Rio Chapter 284,
Del Rio. Texas; Mrs. Hallie Pfctdw,
Post Matron. Rocksprings Chapter
51, Rocksprings, , Texas; Mr*. 2eb
Newsom, Rocksprings Chapter
Rocksprings, Texas; ' L. N.
Rocksprings. Texas; Kathryn
Rocksprings Chapter 51,
Texas; Walker Ragsdale
Chapter 51, Rockaprings,
H. Gilmer, Rocksprings
Past W. P„
Billie Eaton, Rockaprings Post
Chapter SI, Rocksprings. Texas;
Hattie Mae Sherrill,
Chapter SI,
Grace Tyler, Chapter
Texas;- Mrs. Iva
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Hutt, J. W. The Rocksprings Record and Edwards County Leader (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1930, newspaper, April 11, 1930; Rocksprings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1112728/m1/1/?q=Kerr: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .