Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 183, Ed. 1 Monday, April 4, 1938 Page: 4 of 4
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n GR.' HAM DAILY
MONDAY. APRIL 4. IMS.
SOCIAL (VflVTS
KLll.Nl UKlUt IS UMMLNiED WITH
AURAMVELY APPOINTED TEA SATURDAY
•ml possible weakness (till Katharine Spivey first; sack race—
,,-mains worthwhile and possibly the
means of preventing; serious intern-
al disturbances and worth a great
deal more than it cost.
Mayor’s Opinion
On WPA Printed
Bill Bullock second; potato race—•
I C ’ 1 R ___(. Jimmie Cook and J. Fisher first,
In opeciai rvepon Bj]| Bullock and R j.-jSher *econd;
* UK) yard dash—Jacklyn Fisher first.
A publication issbed recently by Bj„ BuUoek geCond; "chinning the
the United States Works Progress bar—|,cklyn 'Fisher. first. R.
Nets Fao Aston; high jump—Louise
Barrett first, Margaret Kay second.
Third, Fourth, aqd Fifth grade
girls: 60 yard (Lash—VauliiW Curry
first, Pauline Wheeler second; 50
TD ATY urrr | yard dash—Mary Louise Guinn
* * first, Gwendolyn Anderson secOiid';"
~ (Continues fiom page one) j high jump—Patsy Wood, Venus
Rapcr second; potato race—Audra
dagtey first, Bessie Lou Bort sec * SmKb and Pegty ConkJln tflrU#
ond- . . ’ Betty Hayes and Myrtle Stroud
Freshman and Sophomore hoys: j S(>tond
60 yard dash—Jack 'Fisher first,'
1 hird, Fourth, and Fifth grade
boys: 50 yard dash, Shawnee—
Blan Brewster first, Floyd Bird sec.
ond; 50 yard dash, East Ward—Billy
Pankey first. Marvin Phillip* sec-
ond; potato race—Eugene Knappen-
Coniplimenting Mrs. William H.
Mitchell, who before her recent mar-
riage was Miss Frances Street, Mrs.
E. K. Ban and Mrs. Geo T. Spears
were at lioniF~tv her friend* at a
beautifully appointed tea Saturday
afternoon from -4 to 0 o'clttck in
hon * 01 Mls- •SlH“r!' | administration and termed a United p”ghcr seCond; Bicycle race -J.jberger and Horace Wheeler first,
Talisman .oses and other cut SuUg Community Improvement Bjghop first. J T. Privett second; Billy Joe Winter and Billy Ray sec-
flowers were attractively arranged ; Appraisal, quotes Mayor J. J. Gal- ^ race_w U Scott, first, Sam ond; three legged race—Billy Win-
throughout the reception suite. Uher of Graham at length, giving taU;s 5CC<,nd. t 0l war-fresh- ter and Reeve. Moren first, Billy
The guests were greeted by Mrs. hjg opinion along with that solicited mejj fjrgt 1 Spivey and Jerry Butler second;
E K Rigs and Mrs. F.\ C Stovall by the Administration from a num- Kre,hmen* and sophomore girls [»»<* race-Milhum Fawkes first.
Receiving with the hostesses and ^ rtf officials throughout the 50 ^ da*h—Marjorie Jones first. I Dickey Stanton second,
honoiee were Mrs. Homer M.tcheU ; Uniwd states. Low.se Gdldston second; potato
of Dallas, Mrs. H. B. Street, Miss f These appraisal 0f the WPA have race—Mary Dell Butler; soft ball
hihc. Pc-Mi l jlitchell of Da » r** j bwn to Washington for consider*- throw—June Thetford first, LeoU
Dixon Smith. Mrs. R. A urne , tion ^ officials there-in framing W*t4ker second; 100 yard dash—i
and Mrs. Otis Norto* of Dallas, ana, ^ futuIe policies 0f Hist orguni- Marjorie Jones firrt* Inez Wheeler"
Mrs. t. F. Bass of *ene' r*‘ 'nation. second; chnnpi:* th? btr — Inef | ———-
The publication! quotes Mayor J ’Wheeler first, Mai'y Joe Guthrie) Miss Vi lima Bunting
follows: second; three legged race—Mildred i week-end in Dallas.
Brazelton and Mary Beth Smith
F. Bass of Abilene. Mis.
F* F. Parrish and Mis. G- R. L*y
assisted in1 entertaining the guests j ^ailaher
in the living room and Mrs. E. R.
Remington played the piano at in- "The opinion of officials in charge
tervab during the afternoon. of these different projects is that
Mrs. Eugenia Howell directed the the laboi was about sixty percent
guests to the- dining room, where efficient using the average rpah will-
Mrs. E. s. Graham presided at the ing to -do a fair day’s work at a
punch bowl.( The table was laid with standard rate of pay and properly
a beautiful handmade lace cloth supervised on a private project
from Panama, and centered with a a standard My opinion is.
bowl of talisman roses. Green can- many men w-ere benefited from
dies in silver candelabra and the a standpoint of food at the time
J&tefmah
spent the
Jo An- i Miss Minnie Paso hall of Denton
i is the guest of i her niece, Mrs.
George Parsons.
first. Gene Brazelton and
nice Cornish second; bicycle race—
La Margaret Phillips first, Evelyn
Morris second. I
Sixth and Seventh grade boys: 50 Sht'lb>’ BoI,n* vi»ited “» Lubbock
yard .lash—Valton Joyce first. durin* lhc »«k-end »nd w«* »c
!t. “ Jackie Caldwell second; |>otato race companied home-by Mrs. Boling »nd
W 1 * —Herbert Curry and G. Brewster *‘u*e daughter.
First, Gerald JatKsdn and Burns1
Parkinson second; 100 yard dash—•
Miss Elizabeth Spencer returned
, y , .. , ... ... .. , Parkinson second; too yard dash—! ----- ---------- ...........
lovely -cjrystal punco bowl completed they were working, men who were Burng Pur dnaon first Max Brew Sunda>' nfter spending the pasjt
tht ralrff appointmcfltv »vdry ahd qfrsidcred good workmen as far as _ofld. ' 'week with her purenU in Glen Rose.
crescent sandwiches, angel food pin- Jilivi ring a day's work is concern-
wheels, *nd mints were served with «L were slowed up and more or leas
the punch by Mesdames E. B. ruined for private employment bo
- iSteeetr M. - JL Street Phil Uiker. cause of the fact that they gauged
and Miss Annie Margaret Gilmer thvIV^Tfffort*- - m tempo—with the-'
About 120 guests registered ,in slowest 'porkers on the job. and, of
ster second; three legged race
Arthur Shahan and Jack Bates first,'
Bobby Cozart and Edgar Steel sec-
ond;' bicycle race—Charles Atkin,
son first; Milburn Fawkes second
Pat Knieff visited in
Dallas Sat*
_______&
rhe giit-st book which was presided course a certain per rent lost such
over by Miss Louise Street. self-respect as they might have
— -----J— —- __---- had and will expect someone to feed
VISITOR HONORED them from now on. potato
AT BRIDG E EVENT t “From talking to many men con- Anita
sack race—MilbuFn Tawketr first,
Dickey Stanton second; tug of war
first.
—Shawnee
t Sixth
and Seventh grade girls:
race—.Betty Claybrook and
-Aston first. Kathleen Cox
Miss Bernice Crawford of Waxa- cerning relief labor, I am convinced and Gwendolyn Barrow" • second;
hachie, guest of her sister, Mrs. from their expressions that the three legged race—Betty Clay-
. Uvorgt NkWton, was named as hen- majority! of people who have come brook and K. Claybrook first, Helen
«>ree for a most enjoyable bridge >n contact with the work^and who Wisdom and Esner M. Bullock sec-
party given by Misses Edith Fuller, ate informed on things nationally ond; Ward girls three legged race
Ixctta Sparks, and Martha 'Faye from an economic standpoint that —Lillian Brisco and Jean Cordell
McCnrry at the Teachers Dormi- this plan, while far from the ideal first. Pauline Curry and Wanda
tory Saturday evening ——and having mS5^ ‘(n.:aiTce'iu{.c''air*t^urrj' ""second; bicycle race, Mary
Unique accessories for the bridge _----- ------ ■ • 1 1 —--—-
tables were used, dieverly eombin-
, ing an April Fool note with the
pStW-t 'ThvK'...: - it:gii- si:on:. was held
by Miss Florence Corbett, and cut
uwards went to Misses Dorothy
Key, Bennie Lee Smith, Maurene
Scott, and Mrs. George Newton A
gift was also presented to the hon-
ored
Ice cream and cookies were serv-
es! to the following guests: Mes-
<lames George Newton T. J. How-
ell, Blake Allison, Jim Bowron.
(iaorge Parsons; and Misses Floy
Bishop of Valley View. Florence
Corbett, (.race Minter, Mary Kinne,
Ttennie Lee .Smith. Lets Middleton,
Jane Bivins, Maur-.-ne Scott, Dorothy
Key. and Christine Tuekeii
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wadsworth
and Mr. and Mrs.-Floyd-Mann spent
Saturday in Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Nat Price spent
Sunday in Dallas.
Sheriff Henry C. Williams, Jr.
attended court in Albany today.
Dr. Pad] Greer spent the week-
end in Oklahoma City.
Miss Maty Underwood swal, the
week-end in Clovis, N. M.
MRS. E. C. STOVALL
LUNCHEON HOSTESS
Mrs. E. C. Stovall was hostess
lor a delightful luncheon Saturday
at the noon hour in compliment to
Mrs R. A. Turner, Mrs. Dixon
Smith, and Mrs. Otis Norton of
Dallas and Mrs. C. F. Bass of Abi-
lene, house guests of Mrs. E. R.
Barr (
A centerpiece of roses adorned
the table, at which Covers were laid
for ten. The delicious three course
l-inch-or was served to the follow-
ing: Mesdames Turner. Stnitk, Nor-
ton, Bass Barr, M <K. Graham, N.
D. Ftorall, W D. Norman, and Will
Loving. —-
ATTEND ANNIVERSARY
DINNER AT (HILDRF’SS
Mr and Mrs. R. S. Cox spent
the weefc-end in Childress, where
they attended * dinner Sunday in
Tfbservance of the *M)“h wedding an-
niversary' of Mr. Cox' parents. Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Co*. Mr. Cox is
X4 and his wife 82 years old. They
were married in North Carolina on
March 31, 1878.
All of the honorees six children
were present for the celebration,
Mid several ef their grandchildren
and great-grsndehildfen. They have
nine grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.
Mrs. t. H. Bowron left today tm
iHdhart, accompanying Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Hants. Mrs. Honts is
her daaghtor.
. ___
Mias Floy Bishop, teacher of Eng-
hoh and Spanish in the Valley View
School it lows Park, was th*
gaoot of Miss Jana Bivins during
A Statement to the Citizens of Graham
P. M. NICOLETT
Candidate for MAYOR
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• ------------- • ■ • -• .:* » ; • ■
1. I have boen a property owner end taxpayer for seventeen yean ia Graham.
2. I vu employed a* your City Engineer for three and one-half yearn, helped super-
trine construction of water and sewer system, and Started the original paring cm
the square. . V ' . . '
3. I have served as city alderaum (Public utilities Commissioner) for the seven years,
during which time with other members of the council I have helpd:
(A)
(B)
Reduce taxes four times for the taxpayers of Graham,
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Secure without expense, or court action, to the city three general rate re-
ductions from the light company for dommatic, Couusergyl, and in-
dustrial consumers, and two material reductions fqg sight lighting.
Sewer Plant, Water pumping, and other electric saw ice Anqcdresannti,
and the elimination ef meter connection and* transfer charges. One gas
rate reduction and placed in effect the prevailing water rate schedule.
Although utility rates in Graham compare favorably with other towns ia
Texaa the size of Graham and larger, it is my announced intention to con-
tinue (PRESS) negotation* started the past year by your City council, in an
effort to obtain further reductions, in lights and Gas, at an early data.
Carry out Refunding Bond Issue resulting in sawing to
approximately $20,000 over the period ef bond Issues.
City Taxpayers of
'G)
(H)
Provide purest water supply with highest rating by State Department ef
Health. - i -
k
Obtain and maintain lowest Key rate available for fire insurance policy-
holders in Graham resulting m enormous saving.
Extend water mains and sewer service in an effort to keep pace with the
growth of the City where possible and still stay within the budget limits.
Maintain efficient fire and police departments.
Place end maintain A-l credit rating for Graham-pa distinction that few
cities in Texas can claim. '
I have always insisted on equal rights for the taxpayers and their right to a full
hearing.
I am willing to stand on my record as a practical engineer and business man, ful-
ly familiar with your city’s problams, nod pledge you that if elected to the
MAYOR’S office with the Co operation and help of the council, the administration
ef your city government will be handled in an efficient and business-like manner.
Your Vote and support is earnestly solicited.
(PM. Aflv Pg. hr p. M. Ntcnlett)
WHAT HAB GONE BEFORE:
Marco Polo, fomtod Utk Con-
tury Venetian traveler, comes to
the Conn of Kublai Khan ia
Pekin and /aUe in love %oith
Kukaehtn, the MmperoPt dough
ter. Through ike machinations
of Ahmed, the treacherous Min-
ister of State, Marco and hie eer-
vant Btnguccio are sent to the
camp o( Katdu. a * rebellious
chieftain. Mnroute they are at-
tacked. Botoever, they escape. At
Kaidu’e camp, Marco ingratiates
himself with the Chieftain first
by diverting Naznma, his wife,
and later by saving him from se-
sassination by one of fAknvsd's
spies. A meesage from K ukaohin
informs Marco that the Mmperer
has departed for Japan, and IS
his absence Ahmed plans to
marry her and seise the throne.
Kr.idu agrees to take Ms army
to Pdkin and frustrate Ahmed.
Marco rides ahead, alone. '
Chapter Six
>'i.
For days the Palace had been in
an uproar of prsperstion. The beau-
tlful Hardens were gsy with' lan-
terns. In the Royal kitchens, the
loyal chefs were busy
delicacies fit for "
isy preparing
the palates of
ord had bera
to Chen Tsu. the chemist, to
klnge^ and queans. W<
makers ^ bugs ^ quantity of Wrapper
was to be married that day to the
Princes Kukaohin. It was while the
Minister of State was betas dressed
in bis splendid wedding robes that'
Bsysn brought him aewn. KuMat
Khan had "retaraetf—wtOi e ptu-
ful remnant of his mighty uw
Ahmed’s sinister-------- ' * v ”■
••syssji i*v UVliCU U
rled to th- Throne
A* he held her hi s last ham
rled embrace, the bell la the greet
Citadel Tower bogan to booea, her.
siding the approach of sa enemy,
Marco knew that Kaidu had srvtw
ed. Kaidu — and s hundred thaw
sand men.
Ahmed, too. wur Kaidn’s urn. m
proeoh. From the Citadel Tower ha ”
quickly gars orders that all the
ntes to the city be closed bat the
West Oats and the gate to the Pal-
ace. As Kaidu, leading his men. gal-
loped nt full speed through the
West (or outer) Oats, the Palnoe
gate slowly closed In hie knee. His
men were pouring In. when sod.
dsnly the West Gate began to oiose.
He was trapped! Arrows rained
down from thr battlements; hh
men were foiling all about him, and
most of his array was locked out-
side the West data.
Marco Polo had squeesed through
the Palace gate just before it elaoed.
Making his way carefully along the
wall, he found Chen Tib, and saw
that the chemist had followed hb
Instructions to the letter. Aa Inno-
cent-looking horse and esuf. laden
with large boxes of gunpowder,
stood In front of the Aloes gate.
Marco made a hole in the lower
corner of a box end the powder bo-
gan to pour out Then he stpseh the
horse on the rump. It reared sad
boa. Chen Tsu led Moron through
n seoret stairway la the well is
^Ifiid.tr mic __
)y. “We must attack now r
"Attack*" screamed Kaidu. "WKh
less than a hundred men*"
■ XSidu gave the order to so if-
- -------mounted ‘\%ir
horMft. At Ui« MOTH vm
i, r
mi-
's ^
■.. ‘J- i
A skirt, fierce struggle to Boused.
“Your Majesty"' be exoisdmed.
bowing loss. “We tbsnk aU the
bsheyotent spirits of land and-wnur
for your oaM’ return:" < -
“The benevolent sptma did net
disaster to our nruqr ee-the
rS '
prevent
Chinn Sea.'
lowed up by typhoons. Thom
reached Japan must bare bean
masiacred. i hat UtUe halloa is net'
esmy to conquor.' Ha ssarveyed She
room. "Why the decorations,
J Ahmed?"
“The d jcorations," sold Ahmed
smoouily, "are for a wedding.''- ■
"Wedding! Whose wedding?"
"The Princess Hukacuin has de-
cided not to undertake the perilous
Journey to Persia. ‘ He handed the
Emperor a document. "And under
these oonditions It Id neetdsary for
you to sign this at onoe. It Is mere-
ly a formal acknowledgement that
when I am married to your daugh-
ter and you are dead, I am to be
reoogniaed as rightful heir to tbs
throne.”
Khan regarded Ahmed
ng eyes. “Why you — you
J — black-Uvered traitor!" ha thund-
the muscles in his fi
y. Sudden
to reissue
twitching
oared to
iliiughier and
jglnWljr. Suddenly^ lie
bring him the document lfc would
sign it, gladly.
hlaonwhlle, In the poorer section
of Pekin, the kindly Chen Tsu was
busy In his workshop preparing the
Illuminations for tbs wedding feast.
A shadow fell across his door, and
Cboa Tsu looked up to behold Mar-
co Polo. Ma: co examined the kegs
of firs powder delightedly, and in-
formed Chen Tsu (net they would
be used—but not for their intended
purpose. He appealed to Chen Tsu
to help him — It was vital that he
gain unobtrusive access to the Pai-
sas at corn. Chen Tsu, hie wife, two
children and c.TSd mother, nil clus-
tered about Marco Polo to disguise
- limn as a Malay coolie. With the
old of some brown liquid of Chen
Teu’s devising, the transformation
and the tower a . .
. Maroe, With Knidu
close behind, led
lowing i
bled nod fell. /
and Ms
tbs Tartar cavalry at . n .phUop
tree reached it. He mads--
"ring-is- p from Ms boras
ed, and scrambled ever the top.
He uSed the startled guard and
jdmwbrldce was sWWly HM*c SJ
Morco reached iL, He made a swift.
dartnoJeap from his horse — nhd-
sad scrambled over the
sefoed the startled guard
hurled-him Into the chasm bole
Ho metis n !
fierce, breath leas I
between the two men. Ahmed wee
armed with a dagger, but Maroe
was swi.ter and stronger. At the
edge of the ’ trap door, thn»-»s
hich Ahmed hod sent many i
through
______ly on In-
nocent victim to hie death. Karoo
overpowered the Saracen, tbmsd
plunged through it with a grim
smite on ills face.
Marco Polo escorted Kaidu and
his officers through the Paluae Into
the Throne Room. Kublai '
rem and cans
“We beg to ■
h
«•
f
Kublai
with blazing eyes. “Why you — yc
— black-Uvered traitor!" he tbuo
•red. "Where are my guards?*
The Emperor clapped hie hands,
and nt the so I ranees to the 1 hrone
Room several guards appeared, but
they were not his own. They seized
him and dragged him OU to
Ahmed's nparti.:. ms. where be saw
Kukachln bound to a pest lj lbs
^Ib^par^cd^f:.^ "iSmcI Kahn eoathspad, "t bora
■ At s signal from the MaJordomo,
a group of beautiful maidens en-
tsesd.
______ bf nutlfuf
maidens of our court and I beg
lesv* to present them to you as a
wives'
Kaidu looked team Kublai Khaa
to Marco for on explanation of this
trickery.
“Now I can tell you my third
2?hi.ww:,dmS!othT1ust
Parer’s generous offer and go homo
—with your wives!"
For n moment Knidu heal toted
uncertain tly. Then he burst Into
■alee of unoootraflahla laughter
Proneutly, without knowing why.
tbs entire court was laughing with
Snsfirt£ WSiSSS;
amsemenU _ NOW!”
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