The Mullin Enterprise. (Mullin, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1931 Page: 3 of 4
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TB MULLIN ENTERPRISE
NEIGHBORING NEWS
Items From Local Papers of
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BROWNWOO1
l\ t B. H. Baxter of the
I ' -Wholesale company, has pur-
chased the stock, fixtures and
accounts of the Grissom-Rob-
I ertson Dry Goods comp#|t^ of
this -city.
Funeral rites were held Wed-
**nesday afternoon for Rev. W.D.
Vinson> well known Baptist
minister, who died at his home,
1409 Second stree, Tuesday af-
I--'- ternoon, after an extended ill-
ness.
District couvt in Brownwood
opened Monday morning with
one of the heaviest dockets ever
to face a court in Brownwood.
There are a total of 151 cases
on the docket and on the crimi-
nal docket will be found al-
most every charge known in the
category, of crime.
County Superintendent Oscav
J. Swindle, now in his third
term of office as head of the
rural school system, confirmed,
the report Saturday night that
he had tendered his resigna-
tion to the board of trustees
and that his withdvawal would
take place within a month.
When questioned as to his plans
for the future, Mr. Swindle said
that he did not care to make a
statement at this time, but
would issue an announcement
soon.
The heroism of Edward Kaul-
fus, 16, probably saved the life
of his younger brother Thurs-
day night when he plunged into
Blanket creek and saved the
lad from dvowning. There were
six people in a light sedan that
' on its way to Brownwood
w the bedside of a sick relative
when the driver lost control of
the c*fr as he was approaching
the narrow bridge across Blan-
llrcfc creek between Zephyv and
Mullin. He applied the brakes,
which caused the car to sewrve
to one side and plunge over the
bank into the creek. The car
landed on its wheels and all the
family succeeded in getting to
the bank save the younger son.
His brother, who had sustained
a broken arm in the plunge, div
ed into the water and ‘rescued
hime.—Record.
SAN SABA
Robert L. McConnell of San
Saba last, week purchased the
I lease contract of J. M. BeiVy
and took charge of Hotel San
iSaba on March 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill DeWolfe of
. ott Worth were Sunday
Quests of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
)eWolfe and Miss Hildagene
in San Saba.
W. B. Baxter of Brownwood
was down last w'eek and closed
a deal by which he sold his ‘riv-
er farm near Algerita to Frank
Chamberlain of the Richland
Sjynngs section.
L. W. Yarborough, manager
on the Barnes ranch in the
southeast part of the county,
wa&,in town the fivst of the
week receiving a couple of fine
young- bulls. Mr. Yarborough
states that the buffalo placed on
this ranch are doing fine and
/are healthy and alert.
.Mrs. John Seiders came home
Monday morning from the
Temple hospital, where she had
been with the Judge. She w'as
accompanied by J. D. SeideVs, a
brother, engaged in the insur-
ance and loan business in Tay-
lor, who has been assisting in
looking after the Judge’s office
tnd business this week.—News.
LOMETA
['he fixtures of the post of-
thave been placed in the
p' end of Stalling gvocerv,
lile the old building is under-
foing a complete overhauling.
The afternoon of February 26
^Tas enjoyed, by the “Bridge
pang” and several additional
tests at the home of Mrs. Bud-
ly Jackson with Mrs. Myra Dee
^armer hostess.
Lometa Baptists revival be-
Igins Jpne 28 and continues fov
two weeks. Rev. David M. Pliil-
ps, pastor, will do the preach-
ing and Brother Ollie Nance
dll direct the singing. Mrs.
Phillips will have charge of the
shildrhnfe work and choir. Miss'
ra Davis and Mrs. W. J.JIed
rick will play the pianos dtfvlhg'
i the; sMi^s, g1
About " two miles n^rth ofdth#-;
lion where the'Tndian skele-
HAMILTON
Robert H. McKinley made a
business trip to Goldthwaite
last Tuesday. Going via Priddy
he reported the roads good.
The opening of the term of
District Court in Hamilton is
always attended with much in-
terest and an unusual stiv. The
mills of justice and law en-
forcement started grinding
here last Monday morning, Mar.
2.
Mm. W. F. Hiller, of the
t?hive community, is a patient
in the Hamilton sanitarium for
medical treatment. She is re-
povted to be doing nicely, and
there is every reason to hope
that she will soon be able to re-
turn to her home.
Sounding a clarion note to
the world that the spirit of
progress is not dead nor even
dormant in Hamilton county
was the move than 2 to 1 vote
cast last Saturday by the citi-
zenship in favor of the $65,0.00
bond issue for additions and
improvements to the county
court house.
The gas man’s troubles usu-
ally reach a climax during the
winter when consumption is at
its peak and the customers bills
are for maximum amounts. Not
in many years, if eveV before,
however, has there been such
widespread protest against
high gas bills as during the
present month; and the city
councils in many Texas towns
have been urged to take cogni-
zance of the situation witih a
view1 of regulation.
In a free for all head on col-
lision three automobiles on the
northeast covner of the square
early Wednesday mrning two
of the -cars were badly crippled.
C. Rounsaville, driving a se-
dan, and Mrs. W. P. Huddle-
ston, a. coupe going east, met
Miss Pat Secmst in a sedan go-
ing west onto the public square.
Miss Secrest had halted at the '
stop sign, when Mrs. Huddle-
ston’s car hit 'My. Rounsaville’s
auto in front of her and swerv
ing her car away after the im-
pact crashed into Miss Secrest’s
car—Record-Herald.
LAMPASAS
0. B. Nichols, age 84 years,
was called by death Sunday af-
ternoon, March 1, at 4:30 p. m.
at his home in this city.
Clarence (Fats) Hetherly
left Saturday morning fov
Woodland, California, Avhere he
will report for spring training
with the . Seattle baseball club
of the Western league.
Rev. Geo. W. Holloman, a pio
ueer citizen of Lampasas coun-
ty, died Wednesday afternoon,
March 4. at 6 o’clock at his
home in the ClayVook commun-
ity, death resulting from pneu-
monia.
All the property, which con-
sisted of nine automobile
wheels complete with casings, a
windshield .other automobile ac
eessories, a car robe and an over
coat, that was stolen in Lam-
pasas Tuesday night was recov-
ered late Wednesday after-
noon.
Wednesday afternoon, the
tkvee-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. M. Hairston,, who live
about three miles from Moline,
Avas kicked in the face by a
mule. He was rendered uncon-
scious for some time and is
thought to have isusutained ser-
ious and painful injury to his
face.
A Ford sedan, the property
of Nathan Westerman, was al-
most completely destvoyed by
fire Sunday morning at 8:30
at the home of his father-in-
lawpJ.B.Cockrell, near the edge
of the city. The car was parked
underneath the porte-cochere of
the house and when Mr. Wes-
terman turned on the switch
a spavk caused from a short cir
cuit caused the car to burst into
flames. — Leader.
•tons, mentioned in last week’s
Reporter, were unearthed, an-
other skeleton was found by
the men wrho are pursuing this
work. This skeleton was found
on the old Huffstuttler ranch
and wras partly uncovered, Mr.
Hicks said it was the most per-
fect one yet unearthed. These
skeletons were all buried in the
manner employed by . ancient
Egyptians, lying on one side
- with the kpees drawn' up under
-the, ehip;. p?la0|piii?s..^ere.-. s£uck
fofrm a tomb.—Reporter.
COMANCHE
Seven city officials will be
chosen at the election held in
Comanche, April 7.
W. W.Wilson, for forty years
a citizen of the Gustine commu-
nity, died at his residence Mon-
day, following several week’s
of illness.
Nineteen thirty-one has seen
probably the gVeatest number
of fruit trees set out in any
single year in the history of the
county, according to tho<se who
watch the fruit situation.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Fowder
of Stephenville are moving to
Comanche, and Dr. FoAvlev will
open his office in what is
known as the Dr. Green resi-
dence, just off the square, Mon-
day. Dr. Fonder practiced at
Pottsville and Hamilton for
twmnty-five years, moving to
Stephenville two and one-half
years ago.
A four room house in the
northeast part of Comanche
OAvned by the Todd estate and
occupied by Robert E. Barry
Avas destroyed by fire of unde-
termined origin at 2:30 a. m.
Thuvsday, the building and con
tents being a total loss. The
house Avas partially coArered by
insurance. No insurance Avas
carried on the household goods.
—Chief.
HEADLIGHT LAW
A FAILURE
The Texas, headlight laAv
serves no other puvpose than to
force automobile OAvners to con-
tribute 25 cents to some garage
OAvner in return for a slip of
paper. This receipt for alleged
examination and adjustment of
headlights costs automobile oavu.
eVs of Texas approximately
$300,000 per year.
The headlight law, Ave once
thought, Avas good legislation.
Its purpose Avas to reduce the
danger of night driving, but.
like a great many other laAvs,
do effort has ever been made
to enforce it. Some testing sta-
tions are actually conscientious
in the performance of their-
duty, but many take a glance at
a. car, write a receipt and collect
their tA\'o bits.
Although only a few Aveeks
have elapsed since neAv licenses
Avere issued, one may count cars
by the hundreds that travel our
highways at night Avithout a
tail light, and frequently Avith
only one headlight burning.
Some of these cars had the tail
light fixture broken off at the
time they received their light
certificate. Most of them Avould
not burn, but the alleged offi-
cial testers took no notice of
them. The ear Avithout a tail
light has no place on the high-
Avays after sundoAvn. They are
a menace to life and propevty,
for a car ahead cannot be seen
by the driver of a car follow-
ing, in the-event another car
approaching.
In the cities about once a year
the police, or some highway of-
ficer, are instructed to arrest
all drivers of cans not properly
equipped. These good intentions
last about one week, and then
instructions are avI their awn. It
appears that, our enforcement
officevs are to Avink at Jaw-
breakers unless they receive in-
structions to arrest them. —
Farm and Ranch.
LIVING COST LOWER
Anyone Avho makeis regular
tours of the markets for food
or clothing must have realized
that the cost of living has been
steadily decreasing duving the
last year, but statistics compil-
ed by the Labor Department
’strikingly emphasized the ex-
tent of that decline. Over the
whole United States, these fig-
ures shoAv, the cost of living
now is 25.8 per cent lower than
ten years ago. In Philadelphia
it has declined 23 per cent.
Even more striking, howevev,
is the fact that in this city food
prices have declined 13.9 per
cent during the last year and
the decline over the entire state
is approximately the same. This
means that the purchaser’s dol-
lar, on a basis of last yeavs val-
ues, is uoav worth $1.16 in the
food markets, While compara-
tive figures on the prices of
clothing and other everyday ne-
cessities are not available, the
judicious buyer is finding that
the .increase in the dollar’s val-
ue in those fields is at - least'as'
gVeat. — Philadelphia Public
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Patterson, R. H. The Mullin Enterprise. (Mullin, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1931, newspaper, March 12, 1931; Mullin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1115885/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.