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TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1891
EMPIRE Vol. 58, No. 86; TRIBUNE Vol. 88, No. 80.
IURGIARS GET
>00 IN HAUL
tephenville Motor Company la
^Victim of Saturday Night Op-
eration of Thieves
§tcpljimmUe (Pmplt*c-®ributte
Winner of Belo Cup fbr 1932 as Best All-Round Weekly Newspaper in Texas by Texas Press Association
STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY. TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1982.
WOULD MERGE
TWO OFFICES
Tax Collector and Tax Aaaeaaor
Would Be One Officer If
Amendment Carries
The Stephenville Motor Company
Bported a loss Sunday morning of
Approximately $400.00 after burg-
had gone into their store build-
ing and -piade away with ten auto
ires, a Chevrolet truck, diamond
[ring and a small amount of cash.
plate glass window was
The truck was found
short distance east of the city
here it had been wrecked early
|Sunday morning, but so far no
uther clues have been fcund. Of-
Scers have been at work on the
case all during the week.
No knowledge of the work of the
gpbbers was had until at 4 o’clock
Sunday morning when Roy Staf-
ford, member of the firm, was cnll-
to the plant to get some parts
for a customer. Neighbors in that
vicinity reported they heard an un-
usual disturbance about midnight,
'but thought nothing of it since cars
pnd trucks are going and coming
from the building at all hours of
the day and night.
The work was apparently that of
1 experts, since all indications point
to a systematic routine while mak-
ing away with the loot.
Messrs Roy Stafford and Willis
Higginbotham are owners and op- That Stephenville will get seri
erators of the business, located on * ous consideration as the headqnar
West Washington street, two
Elimination of one constitutional
officer is the purpose of one of the
constitutional amendments to be
voted upon Nov. 8.
It is sought to accomplish this
by combining the forces of tax as-
sessor and tax collector.
Mrs. John U. Frey,
Much Loved Resident -
Of City, Dies Oct. 11
N. Y. Politics
A death which is deeply regret-
ted by the entire city of Stephen-
ville and one whieh has brought
sorrow to many warm personal
friends, is that of Mrs. John W.
Frey, who passed away Tuesday
morning, Oct. 11, at 1 o’clock, her
death being due to injuries receiv-
ed in an automobile accident two
weeks ago.
The body lay in state at the
family residence, 490 North Gra-
Virginia Van Wie, 23-year-old
Chicagoan, is the new women’s
national golf champion. She rout-
ed the five-time champion, Gien-
na Collett Vare, 19-8, in the an-
nual play.
CITY MAY GET
142ND BAND
Considerable confusion has aris-
is adopted. Secretary Bob Barker, of gympathizing friends called at
°l l State Senate has made a tj,e borne to offer condolences to
check of the various stages of the the bereaved. The room wa8 filled
joint resolution submitting the with beautiful flowers, mute evi-
amendment and says it discloses dence of the love and esteem in
. * ,„«g<L?,0Uld bffon'Je effectlve which the deceased was held by all
. in 1986. The combined assessor whn knew her.
and collector would be «*’»cted in
1984 and take office in 1935w
The proposal reallv submits two
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
the First Baptist church by the
Central Location and Use of Cadet
Corps tor Musicians Being
Used As Talking Points
blocks from the business square.
I’LL TELL THE
WORLD
tion 14 of Article 8. The change nagtor of the Firrt Bantist
of county tax assessor and county ,former pafltor of the church here.
UxcollecMt. 1 Both pastors spoke words of com-
The amendment of Section 18 fort to the ^rief-stricken family,
takes care of the counties of small eui0(r,zinff the deceased as one of
population where the sheriff now the niogt deeply consecrated Chris-
acts as collector of taxes. Under tlan characters in the church and
the proposed change: The sheriff a mogt usefui member to society.
°!ve“C5 f«0UT,tJ n .add,tlon to h,“ The auditorium of the chureh
, , ________________ ( other duties shall he assessor and filled to its canscitv manv bp-
ters for the 142nd Infantry band , collector of taxes therefor; but in ing seated near th? doo« In chai£
I became known the past ten days, counties having 10,000 or more in- brought in from Sundav school
| The matter is being placed before habitants, to be determined bv the : roomg to accoramodate the large
CoL Nimon, regimental command-, last preceding census of the Unit- numbers of friends, many of whom
er, and It is believed he will make ed States, and assessors and collec- ________.... -.
a trip here within the next few tors of taxes shall be elected to1
weeks to go into every detail of hold office for two years and until
the proposition. L. G. Rich, com- his successor shall be elected and
pany commander of the local unit, qualified.
of the 142nd infantry, is working I The argument for the consolida-
had come from Fort Worth, Dallas,
Wichita Falls, Strewn, Thurber,
Dublin. Bluff Dale and other near-
by cities to attend the service.
Others found seats in the balcony
overlooking the main auditorium.
The many beautiful floral offer-
ings completely surrounded the
casket and overflowed about the
altar, the flowers having come
from friends in every walk of life
and from various sections of the
country.
Mrs. Frev. the former Miss Bes-
sie Lee Bell, was born Aug. 25.
1880, in Marshall. She was the
oldest child of the late Obed Hay-
nes Bell, and Mrs. Bell, having
survived her father only three
days.
She came to Stephenville with
her parents in 1901. and was mar-
ried here on July 21, 1908, to John
W. Frey, member of a pioneer
family of Stephenville, his father
having been one of the early-day
merchants of the city.
Fonr sons were bom to Mr. and
Mrs. Frey as follows,' John Havnes
who died at the age of 26 months,
Joe Bell, Walter Frances and
Henry Counts.
Mrs. Frey was converted at the
age of 12, uniting with the Baptist
church at Farmersville. After
moving to Stephenville her mem-
bership was transferred to the
First Baptist church here, and
since that time she had given her
devotion to everv phase of church
work with which she had been con-
continued on Pagp Four)
SIZTEEN PAGES—VOL. 60, No. 48
FRISCO traTn
TO STATE FAIR
Tarleton Student Body and CiUseas
of Stephenville To Spend On*
Day In Dallaa
If plans now being perfected am
carried out many of the students
and a large number of local citi-
zens will leave Stephenville at
8:80 o’clock Saturday morning on
a special train, being operated by
New York State Senator Sam-
uel H. Hofstader (Republican),
who headed the investigating
committee that caused Mayor
Walker to resign, has been pro-
posed for a judgeship—in an ad-
mitted trade—and sponsored by
Tammany. The fireworks are now
on.
(with a committee from the Lions tion is, of course, fee and salary
Club and will endeavor to formu- saving. The supporters say the
late a plan that will be acceptable duties of tax assessor are perform-
to Col. Nimon. | ed at one season of the year and
Bringing the band to Stephen- those of the collector at another,
ville would not only add to the so that the combination will not re-
prestige and advertising advan- suit in congestion or work a hard-
tages of the city, but would also ship on the office forces.
. ,, . . be of much satisfaction to local --
newspaper folks don’t have any citizens. Military bands are re-1
BURGLARS, ATTENTION!
T'lJIE burglar who ransacked the
pants of this contributor Tues-
day night should use more judg-
ment; he might have known that
money. Therefore Mr. Burglar the qulred give a eeruin number of
next time you choose to operate in concerta durlng the year, appear-
our vicinity, tip us off so we can anceg before publlc being
place the pants on the front porch, I TOUnted ag drill and active duty,
thus making it unnecessary to Such muaiclal organisations ordi-
break the night latch and explore narily uke rank „ the best in the
the insides of our humble home- Mxmtry, but with the benefits to
Loral Firm Gets
Printing Contract
Higginbotham Stores
. Celebrating 50 1 ears
Of Merchandising
The 50th anniversary of the
store of Higginbotham Bros. &
Company will be celebrated by all
the retail stores of the Arm with
a mammoth fall opening and sales
campaign opening today. Stephen-
From State Board
all
stead. Now let this be a lesson, and
nber in the future do as you
Id.
Clements & Higgs, publishers of
the Empire-Tribune, received no-
will be given in the schools today
and on Sunday each and every
preacher in the citv will take a
few nd.nutes to tell the people
about the importance of keeping
down fires. Fire. it. should be re-
membered, not only causes destruc-
tion of valnes but in many cases
take the lives of children.
JN the same line of thought it
country,
pjgarrffifem-g 11’m
could be recruited here. j SW* M
In the event the band is located ^em. The contract will em into
in this city the Texas National l TSn T&
are told
MAYOR P. E. PAYNE is mak-
T*ing an extra special effort to
inspire more care and watchful
attention to the question of fires, and other regu’,..
and how best to prevent them, bow many men would be recruited lows: Sam Houston State Teech-
meking the last two days of this ■ ° * • «**»*—
week a time when ell the citizens
c«n stop for a few hours and take
stock of hazards that may be lo-
cated a round the home or busi-
ness buildings. A special program
would be
quota.
accepted
Kuteman Cut-Off
Contract Will Be
Let In November
in th« Nacogdoches: Experiment Station,
College Station: Department of
Agriculture, Austin, and the State
Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Carls-
bad.
The volume of business to be
handled is not yet definitely known
but It is e«t!moted it will approxi-
mate $25,000.00.
Contract for the above business
Contract foT the paving of the was awarded the local concern in
Kuteman cut-off, better known as competition with a number of the
the road from Benbrook to the city largest printing concerns in Texas,
limits of Fort Worth, will be the basis for the contract being
awarded by the State Highway , the lowest prices and the abilitv of
be mentioned that a re- Commission at its regular session , the contractor to handle the busi-
rent letter from the Te»«»s *Ve in November. Specifications of the . ness.
Insurance department to Mr. Chat. three mile stretch call for brick | The fact that Clements A Higgs
Dawson, fire chief, emphasises the topping on concrete base. This type operate one of the best equipped
fact that Stephenville is not re- of paving will tie in with the sur- j plants in Central West Texas and
ceivlng the maximum good fire face on the West 7th street boule- | maintain a working force sufflcl-
rredlt of 16 per cent. This means vard in Fort Worth and will give ent to handle a contract of thia
that citizens of this city are pay-, the traveling public a fine intro- type is a distinct compliment to
ing out armroximately 38.600 in duction into the highway leading the city of St^ihenville and thia
prem'ums this vear over what they , into this area an 1 on to D¥1 Rio.
should pev if the maximum credit I Reports circulated from dif-
hnd been secured. Mr. Dawson has ferent sources say that the con-
assured Stste ocicials that the lo- j tract for the paving of highway
No. 10 from Bluff Dale to Steph-
enville will be awarded some time
before the first of January. Work-
men are now engaged on building
a detour of the fifteen mile road,
thus making it possible for con-
tractors to go ahead with the work
unmolested from traffic.
col fire department will do
thing within its power to keep
down fire losses end co-operate in
any manner possible.
JOHN E. BURNETT, head of the
Stephenville schools, is In the
midst of a program that patroas
and the public In general appre-
ciates. Children of Central Ward
school, most of whom have to cross
West Washington street to and
from their homes, are receiving
arterial instructions in negotiating
the street. High school students
are acting as traffic officers and
attend the children in such manner
that they learn ouicldy to protect
themselves. Washington street car-
ries lot* of traffic and the driver
who unthoughtedly sneeda while
passing the school building Is guil-
ty of poor judgment. Whether in-
tentional or not, the car driver who
kills or maims a child will have
cause for sorrow thru the .remain-
ing davs of his life. City officials
are working with Mr. Burnett in
this Important task. All are to be
commended.
Mrs. Horace Richardson and
section of Texas.
1
Safes Comnany
Head Visits City
And Places Ad
H. Brusher, who is developing
the territory in this section of the
state for the Active Sales Com-
pany, was here the past week and
declared that the success of the
company was based upon the fact
STATEMENTS of the five Erath
rhuntv hanks made public here
Mortday showed marked increases
in djeuo"H». and indicate a material
redaction In loans during the per-
| Continued on Page Two)
Mrs. Lonta Trewitt of Fort Worth that there are more buyers now
visited here Friday with Mrs. j because people are ready to sell,
Trewitt’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. | and are not asking for goodwill.
HiD. Richardson. They came to His company, he savs, ounlifles all
attend a tea and miscellaneous business before submitting. All
shower which was given by Mrs. j transactions are treated confiden-
R. L. Mobley and Miss Estelle ; tially. B. Evans, who is to be <H«-
Mobley at the Mobley home on the trict manager of the company with
Dublin highway Friday afternoon headauarters in Fort Wor
in honor of Mrs. Lontz Trewitt,
the former Mias Gladys Richard-
son, whose marriage took place
Sept. 17. On their return to Fort
Worth Mrs. Richardson and Mrs.
Trewitt were accompanied bv their
sisters. Misses Nita and Ruby
Richardson, who will spend several
days visiting in their homes in that
city. '
headquarters in Fort Worth, ac-
companied Mr. Brusher here Wed-
nesday. While here Evans closed
a tentative contract for a large ad-
vertising campaign with the Em-
pire-Tribune.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bordner
and their daughter. Mra. Blanche
Jones and son, Alfred Jones of
Chalk Mountain, motored to Cisco
last week-end for a visit In the
home of Mrs. Bordner’s brother.
Mrs. A. A. McSweeny attended a
PM—-- -- - - - - wotlya’ oonfhegiee of the Fort G. M Meglassop. Mrs. Jones, who
ohuntv honks made public here Worth Preebytcrial at Hemphill, formerly taught at Chalk Moun-
Presbyterlaa church last Tuesday. | tain and Alexander, will be located
Mra. McSweeny is secretary of [ this year at Duffau where she win
young people’s work for the Fort j be employed as a teacher in the
Worth Presbytery. 'public schools.
linger stores, all stocked with
thousands of dollars worth of sea-
sonable merchandise, will throw
open their doors for the beginning
of the big event, which should cli-
max and far surpass any other
sales events in the history of the
company.
The first store of Higginbotham
Bros, was opened in De Leon in
the year 1882, in a wooden shack
25x90 feet. Its founders, R. W. and
Joe Higginbotham, were young and
ambitious and imbued with much
confidence in the future develop-
ment of the then young and fron-
tier country. They had come to
Texas with their parents and other
brothers and sisters, migrating
here from Mississippi. A few years
ago R. W. Higginbotham, or
“Uncle Rufe” as he was familiarly
known, passed away. Since his
death “Uncle Joe” has been recog-
nized as the active head of the or-
ganization. In a short message on
another page of this edition he ex-
presses his thanks and apprecia-
tion to the people of this area for
the support and patronage given
the firm since it opened.
Tom Williams, general manager
FOOTBALL IS
ON AIR TODAY
Tarleton to Match Skill Against
Texss Junior College
Ass’n. Chsmps
The Tarleton-College of Marshall
game to be played this afternoon
on Hays Field will be broadcast ov-
er KFPL, Dublin, by courtesy of
Stephenville business men, accord-
ing to announcement made Tues-
day. The broadcast, which will be
direct from the field, will be dedi-
cated to students and parents of
students now enrolled in Tarleton.
This week’s tilt will be the Plow-
bovs’ first conference game for this
season—and it will be a tough one,
according to Coach W. J. Wisdom.
Marshall, which won the Texas
Junior College Athletic Association
championship last year, is reported
to have a powerful team with a
number of four-year men b«ek. The
fact that three .of the Piawboy
mainstays. Barham, R. Logan, and
Hebison, are injured and may not
be able to plsv also helns to keep
dowp overconfidence on the part of
the Tarleton team.
Tarleton’s record thus far in the
season stands with one victory, two
losses, and one tie.
Marshall’s probable starting line-
op has been announced follows:
. the Frisco to Dallas, where the «t-
> cursionlsts will visit the Daltas
State Fair. A fare of $1.60 for the
round trip is being offered by rail-
way officials, provided a minimum
of 500 cash fares is paid In Fri-
day night. Returning the train will
leave Dallas at an hour early
enough to get the student body
and others home by midnight. J.
D. Killough, local agent of the
Frisco, is co-operating with Tarle-
ton College faculty members In se-
curing the necessary ticket sale.
In other years the Frisco has
onerated special trains to Fort
Worth, Dallas and other points for
special occasions. Each of them
has been handled in a satisfactory
manner and at such reduced prices
that everybody could take advan-
tage of them. Accompanying the
student body this year will be
many citizens of Stephenville.
When the train arrived in Dal-
las officials of the State Fair, Dal-
las Chamber of Commerce and
other officials will meet the stu-
dents and accompany them to the
Fair Park where special admission
rates will be granted.
Other than the features of the
fair there is the annual football
clssslc between the University of
Oklahoma and the University of
Texas to be played Saturday af-
ternoon.
Any who desire tickets can get
them at the Frisco passenger sta-
tion today or tonight. Information
will be gladly given, stated Mr.
Killough.
Loring H, Kiker
Christened at M. E.
Church Thursday
m
I
of the stores, spent much time in. . _ , „ , . . .
Stephenville the past week lending Wrsv and Mui-rav (captain);
his aid and offering suggestions in
preparation for the opening sale
today. He also visited the other
stores where plans were outlined
and sales forces thoroughly orga-
nised; Paul Higginbotham, man-
ager of the local store, together
with all the salespeople associated
with the Stephenville store, spent
many, many extra hours “getting
ready.” <5. P. St Clair, advertis-
(Continued on Pag* Four)
Higginbotham Bros. & Co. President
tackle#. Dean and Cochran; guards,
Nelson and Sledge: center. Grimes;
ouarterback. Crane: halves. Chan-
dler and Hess; fullback, Barnes.
Other members of the souad who
will probably make the trip, as an-
nounced from athletic headquar-
ters at Marshall, are: Rogers. J.
Hardy. Beard. Lcuf. Nichols, Mont-
gomery. Hall, L. Hardy, O'Dell,
Lyon. Blackman. Tolley.
Coaches Wisdom and Sanders
have announced the following prob-
•hle starting line-up for the Plow-
hoTT.; ends, fnwsn and Hoover-
ackles, Katrola (captain), and
Smith: guarrta. Pei-ufngton and
Barham; center. Wet-.'el; quarter-
hack, FUe: hal’-es. Sta.ip and Pal-
mer; fullback, Wolfe.
MVk Bottle* Again
Placed; PTA Asks
Cash Donations
An idea carried out here during
the last school year and fostered
by the Lions Club has been taken
up by the P.-T. A., and soon milk
bottles will be placed at different
places over the citv where contri-
butions will be received for taking
care of undernourished chl’dren at
local achoola. Members of the P.-T.
A. will attend all the details of
Discing the bottles and gathering
receipts. It is hoped that a good
-response will follow the placing of
these receptacles, because of the
need that exists for taking eare of
a number of children at the Cen-
1 tral Ward school building.
| Undernourished children are
given- milk and proper nourish-
ment with the funds that are col-
lected. •
A baptismal service at the altar
of the First Methodist church in
Stephenville last Thursday drew
interest from two states and
brought ministers from Dallas and
Cooper to participate in the cere-
mony. Loring Haynes Kiker, two-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
FH'er of Montgomery, Ala., was
christened at the church by his
paternal grandfather, Rev. O. P.
Kiker, pastor of the First Method-
ist church of Cooper, assisted by
Rev. Ira C. Kiker, pastor of Oak
Cliff Methodist church, Dallas,
brother of Rev. O. P. Kiker.
The maternal and paternal
grandmothers. Mrs. C. M. Loring
of Stephenville and Mrs. O. P.
, Kiker of Cooper, with the baby's
aunts, Miss (Sollie Belle Loring of
Montgomery and Mrs. U. K. Gri-
mes and a great aunt, Mrs. H. A.
Mothershead of this city, joined
the mother at the altar, the father
being unable to attend the service.
C. C. Koker is sanitary’engineer
of Alabama and be and Mrs. Ki-
ker, formerly Miss Wauldeen Lo-
ring, were married In the First
Methodist church in Stephenville
in 1921.
While in the dt ythe Kikers were
guests in the home of Mrs. C, M.
Loring, Mrs. U. K. Grimes and
Mr* H. A. Mot»*«r*he*d. Mrs. C.
C. Kiker and little son, and Miaa
Collie Belle Loring have been visit-
ing for the past several weeks
! with their mother and sister here.
Mrs. Kiker and Loring Haynes re-
turned to Cooper with her hus-
band’s parents, with whom they
will visit wor awhile before they
return to Alabama.
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J. M. HIGGINBOTHAM
Mrs. Bruce Currie and baby son,
, Daniel Kay, who have been visit-
ing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. J. Lidia at their ranch in the
Oak Dal# comm unity for the past
three weeks, are expeettnv to re-
j turn to their home in OVlnbr»ma
, City some time this week. Mrs.
Currie will he better remembered
by her many friend* in this sec-
tion of the country ah Mias Jessie
Lidia. She Is well known In Steph-
enville. having attended school at
John Tarleton College for several
years before her marriage, and her
• Starting a small store in De Lean 50 years ago, J M. Higg- ________________
inbotham has live to see the firm developed into one of the I visits beck to the dty are always
lamest of its kind in all the Southwest. Celebrating the thoroughly enioved.
60th anniversary of the founding of the business, Higgin-
botham Bros. A Company have started one of the biggest
sales campaigns in the history of their business, beginning
lodnjr.
Mrs. Frank Russell and baby
daughter. Jo Nell, are here from
Otona visiting her mother, Mrs.
Frank Neblett.
Lingleville School
To Present Play
Saturday Night
m \ - —
“The Red-Headed Step-Child,” a
comedy-drama in three acts, will
be presented at the school honae at
Lingleville Saturday night, Oct
16. The play has been coached by
Mrs. T. J. Adkins and promises to
be one of the best plays ever given
at Lingleville. Everyone has a
hearty invitation to attend.
The cast of characters is as fol-
lows:
Mra. Edith Russell, Richards’
second wife, Lets Adkins; Mrs.
Oliver Woodruff, society matron,
Mary Faubus; Mrs. Emory Scott
society matron, Stella Wilcoxon;
Briggs, the Russell’s butler, Earle
Bostick; Lucia Russell, their
daughter. Iris Atkins; Dudley
Russell, a financier, Otis Moss;
E|izabeth Russell (Bess) Richards’
daughter from the West Marie
Bostick; George Garrison, presum-
ably Locia’s admirer, Chesley Bos-
tick; Ethel Ashley, society girl,
Marie Johnson; Lucille Christy,
society girl, Ima Lee Eddleman;
Flora Famnm, Dudley’s 1
rata, Marie Johnson.
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