Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, June 18, 1937 Page: 4 of 12
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A Big" Hand For Dad
OlTfDAY. Jua* a*k. I*** <*••»*-
o natod U Fatker'* Day—o day wh»r.
momJMTi of thu immediate family will
taka time off to jit* him a haad for hi*
food (Mi. honor him for hu urtiriri
Ttoacftecmce. a* wHI u the counties*
other contribution* he has trade for the
Tueeeae and bappinm* of tboae depend
mf on him. There are not many who will
*ay that Dad doe* not deaerre thia reeor-
nitioo. Perhapa he ha* waited too Jocff
for this day
Moat of our dad* hare on many occas-
ion* ailently ancriftced a *ecret ambition
in order to make it poaaibie for a member
of the household to enter college, take a
vacation, own a iar or have the adran-
tafe of other plea*ore* And it i* Dad
who paaae* the plate of fried chicken and
wind* up to fill hit own plate latt after
hi* loved one* hare taken the choice
niorael*. Da-1 it it who sleeps on the floor
in the back room whim company come*
and there i* a need for extra sleep inf
apace We always call on Dad to inventi*
(rate the eerie sound* at the hack door in
the dead of eight and how safe we feel
when he stead. >y plod* hither and yon to
ward off the intrusion of prowler*.
Dad deserve* everything he get*, but
so many time* he feta little of what i*
romina to him. Give him a r.and next Sun-
day. make him feel that he i* the King—
the beet in the land. When thi* i* done
he will beam with pride and joy and Mon-
day moraine the sloven manner in which
h> ordinarily takes off for work will turn
to the rake walk jaunt.
be arreeable to an amount of each rea-
sonable proportions a* to make it pos-
sible for the library to be kept open every
day in the week. Without financial help
the library wfli suffer, and mar eventual-
ly be forced to charge it* entire program
of operation*.
Bizzell For University
President
THKRE arc many people in Texas who
1 would be well phased to have the
board of regent* select Dr W. B. Bizzell
a* president of the University of Texas.
And there hr little doubt but what Dr.
Bizzell would be pleased to come back to
Texas
For a period of ten years Oklahoma
na# had the guiding influence and admin-
istrative ability of Bizzell where he has
filled the position of president of the
university of that fine state. Prior to that
he was at the head of the A. and M.
system of Texas. In every place he has
made pood Few educators in the nation
have a hifher standing than he.
The University of Texas is classed
among the outstanding institutions of
higher learning in the country. With
physical equipment unsurpassed, an en-
dowment that has reached millions and a
student body of ten thousand the oppor-
tunity for progress and expansion at the
university is almost unlimited. A man of
the type of Bizzell can get the job done.
The board of legent* can well afford to
give him every consideration, although
it is quite unlikely that he will become an
applicant for the pcaition.
Stephenvilie’s Public Library
POH a period of more than thlrty-ueven
X years the Twentieth Century Club of
Stephenville has maintained a public
library, one that has steadily been built
up to a high standard with the best books
and literature available for public use.
In order to operate the institution the
local civic club has been forced many
times to use the very strictest enterprise
in the form of soliciting public funds and
conducting money-raising activities. The
library , incidentally, is housed in a mod-
ern structure that was also financed by
the club
The time has arrived, however, when
the operation of the library requires
more money than can be secured through
the various means of activity the Twenti-
eth Century ladies have sponsored in the
past. There is a definite demand for the
institution being kept open every day,
while new hook, are being called for
every week.
Inasmuch as the library is open to any
and all people in Stephenville or Erath
county and since the benefits are so defi-
nitely pronounced, it ia the opinion of
manv people that the city government
should take over the proposition of finan-
cing it.
A viait to the reading rooms will prove
the need that exists. People are literally
flocking to the library for books they de-
sire to read.
The-eii^ government short Id mot be re-
quired to expend a large sum for the
maintenance of the library, but it should
Opinion* of Others
Capitalizing His Gesture
JkTOW comes the minister who read the
i 1 church marriage lines for the Duke
of Windsor and Mr*. Warfield, and an-
nounce* that he is coming to the United
States on a holiday trip and two months’
lecture tour.
And there will be thousands of people
In the l nited States gullible enough to
pay good money to *ee him and maybe
hear him. but the seeing will be the prin-
cipal object—something to talk about at
bridge parties and country club*, like
operations.
The dominie has spoiled it alL Hi*
kighmmded resolve to give his former
sovereign the Mewing of the church (to
far as a vicar could give it under the
circumstances) now turns out to have
a gesture—something to get him
publicity enough to make hi* lecture tour
of the United States profitable. Ordinar-
ily an English vicar, especially one oc-
cupying such a poor “living” as that of
Mr. Jardine. would take his vacation at
one of the English seaside resorts. There,
however, he would excite no great inter-
est, nor would he reap money from lec-
tures, so he comes to the United States
to tell the people—what?
The only thing he can tell will be some
details touching the marriage which per-
haps have been overlooked by the press
report*, and which could not be by any
means important. Bnt that will not keep
people from buying admission to the
halls where he gives his lecture*, and
some good United States money will go
across the ocean.
It is a pity that so many persons who do
something that puts them temporarily in
the public eye are not satisfied with that
generally deserved notice. It is a pity
that they decide that the world needs
further details of their lives and actions.
But it seems nothing can be done about
it,—Paris News.
To My Father—On His 82nd
Birthday:
VOU have probably forgotten the inci-
I dent. It wa* so long ago—more than
40 years.
In the field* to the north of the old
heme you saw' growing one of the finest
crops of oats you had ever raised. The
long days of hard work given to spring
plowing, dragging, and seeding were over
and now you looked over the level, ripen-
ing field with pride and satisfaction. The
neighbor* thought it would be good for
50 to 60 bushels an acre-and how
proud you were of it!
Then one day a sudden storm came up
which drove you to the house. The clouds
were murky black—the kind that means
wind with heavy rain. You were standing
on the old side porch when the storm
struck and I. a boy fn rsy early teens, was
standing by you.
You looked out over the field and
watched as the heavy wind-driven rain
pounded the be*t part of the ripening
crop to the ground. *
I remember what a tragedy It seemed
to my youthful mind and I looked up to
see how you were taking it. And there
you stood with your thumbs tucked under
your sweat-stained suspenders, and
merely hummed the words of an ancient
hymn of faith, "Rock of Ages."
Yes—you had an oat crop failure that
year, but without realizing it you raised
a far more valuable crop.
I can’t tell you how many times in the
years that have followed, when hopes
have been blasted and disappointments
have come, nfy mind has gone back to
that oat crop failure, and in the memory
of your courage I have found strength to
carry on.
Yes—that stormy day so long ago you
raised a crop that did not fall.—Walter
E. Smith, In Progressive Fanner.
■EALT1 ADVICE
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Dr. Goa W. CmT* 1_ _
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ran mmr k*w a bmd vesmptr. Be
eaa he taught as he grow* alder.
U «serene caotnl ra that it will
sm of'jrm he mmifimwt It would
he better far him had he aegstred
a grad teacyer rmrtead af a had
Today the medical frnfiani n
<htrng ruffuums"o/'kLeU* that
Mrs. ia the eartar** year, of hfe.
ia the warsery, or era® ia the
cradle. Ia the pmc child, as a
rerah of habit. certain type* of
behavior become established
Ftvhap* the child had learned
wt;ie yet « rmfmrrt that he coaid
get what he wanted if he cried
k«g aad load. Perhaps be had
S-arnad when a bttle older, that
lad behavior. a* UBRnou.
oerraaung. rolling on the floor
or raising, bronght bins what he
raanted after his request had been
ref need or ignored.
If he had thi* experience once,
you any be sore that he would re-
peat the action the next tnae the
•wenstoa arose If he found that
vtwfc actions did not bring the de-
nied result* he would not try
H again.
Other behavior habits, good and
bad. are acquired from imitating
older children and adults. In this
way many tikes and dislikes, tast-
es and ambition* which in later
year* become crystallised into
character habit* have their be-
ginning. Calmness and poise, as
well a* nervous and panicky be-
havior habit* established by imita-
tion and made permanent by re-
retjtxm. The elder* are responsi-
ble far more than they* realize for
the conduct of the child in the
family. In this we see a new mean-
ing of the old adage. “As the twig
is bent, the tree is inclined.”
Announcement was made in
Brownwood last week that a sum-
mer Little Theatde was to be pr-
ganized during the week at Daniel
Baker College, said the Brown-
wood Bulletin. It was explained
that the organization would be for
the entire city of Brownwood and
that anyone would have the privi-
lege of joining.
Mariner Plans Sea Cruise in Tub
Eneas BWgapJn of Buffalo, X. T. evidently better** In safety first,
for be has pat an a life pim m before hoisting mil aad moving out
into Labs Erie ia Us rrmsdslsd pickle barrel srhorasr in which he plans
to go te Eaifi this rammer if prmml experiment* pro*
Thia h the second such beat he has built with his Midler's boons m
The 1*39 medal leaked m badly that eoty the timely arrival of the i
guard prevented its wilder voyage from turning into a tragedy.
Thirty-Nine and Twenty Years Ago
In STEPHENVILLE and ERATH COUNTY
39 YEARS AGO
2* YEARS AGO
(Files of Empire June 16, 166*1 (Flies of Tribune June 15, 1917)
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W. H. Crouse, H. A. Mothera-
bead, Baxter A lor and E. B. John-
ston are fishing in the San Saba
this week.
IN TEXAS TOWNS
Plan* for the annua] ExRanger
Reunion to be held in Santa Anna
the fir.rt week in August are be-
ing made, said the Santa Anna
.New*. It was voted several years
ago to hold all future reunions of
ex-Ranger* of Texas in Santa An-
na, the News stated, and every
year then, with the exception of
last year, when they met at the
Centennial, the Ranger* have held
annual reunion there. Deflate
plnns have beer made for the
erection of a memorial building to
be erected in Santa Anna for the
Ranger* to use a* a permanent
meeting place for their reunion*
and will also be used as a com-
munity renter for the people of
Santa Anna and ‘.he city’s trade
territory.
Work was scheduled to begin
last week on hot topping the Com-
anche streets, opening the street
paving project to be carried out j
ir that city, said the Comanche i
Chief. Several of the main street*
that are being paved at this time
have been roped to keep the traf-
fic off while the work is being
done.
Construction should start on a
new school structure to be built
in the Buffalo School district in
Coleman county within the next
six weeks, reported the Coleman
County Chronicle. The new build-
ing. which is to be built of brick,
will have eight or ten rooms and
will house both the elementary and
high school grades including 275 >
pupils. Bonds in the amount of
$25,000 were voted for financing
the building program.
Neighboring towns joined hands
with Bronte residents Thursday in
the celebration of the completion
of paving of the last gap in High-
way 70, the Abilene Reporter-
News (Anted. Delegations from
Abilene, Ballinger, San Angelo,
Sweetwater and Hamilton attend-
ed the celebration.
The Kerrville Times reported
last week that Kerrville’s new
municipal building waa in the
final stages of construction, the
structure to cost approximately
$21,-000 when completed. The site
cost an additional $9,$$$. Kerr-
ville’s fire department moved in-
to the spacious quarters provided
for it in the building and other
departments of the city govern-
ment wil Ibe moved into the Hall
before July 1, the Times said.
Colored citizens in 20 Texas and
Oklahoma cities have been invited
to attend the celebration and de-
dication of the new park for Cle-
burne’s colored residents to be
held in that city June 19, said
the Cleburne Times-Review. The
'lay’s celebration will start with
a' parade at 10:45 o’clock the
morning of June 19.
John Fooibe* aad family re-
turned from a visit to Hamilton
today.
We understand that Messrs.
Odie Wright aad Charley Hook
have been employed to teach the
Smith Spriugs’ school. This i*
a good school. Both of these
young awn have lived ia that
community from childhood aad to
be able to secure the poatiiou cer-
taiuly speaks well for them.
J. C. Bagwell is at Thorp Springs
this week to see his family.—
Kickapoo News.
R. P. Campbell, the prominent
aad enterprising Limgleville mer-
chant, was in town Saturday,
and informed ua that on Tuesday
of this week he would start for
a two mouth- visit to Alabama.
Georgia and Florida.
Crops are in a flourishing con-
dition in this neighborhood since
the last rains. Oat harvesting and
chopping cotton is the work of
the day now since all have quit
working their corn.—Smith Springs
News.
A party is being made up to
go to Corpus Christi July 1. Spec-
ial rates will be given for a ten
days’ trip.
Piak Stramler *f Bluff Dale,
left v ester day for Dallas to join
the army. He will make applica-
tion to join the regulars which
will go to the Philippine*.
Miss Lelia Spradling is attend-
ing the Sunday School conference
at Dublin thi* week.
Edgar Campbell, son of R. P-
Campbell of Lingleville, returned
Thursday from Fort " orth where
he has been a year in Polytechnic
College.
W. S. Telford Has returned
from an extended trip through
the western and northwestern
counties. He will leave again
in a few days for a viait to other
parts of the state, and it seem*
that Erath may lose him, unless
he travel* enough to find that
there is no better place.
Miss Junie Akers, sister of Mrs.
J. C. George, and formerly a pupil
of the school here, came in from
Roscoe last week and is attending
the normal.
Mrs. Bud Smith is at Haskell
visiting her father. B. M. Perdue.
Misses La Roe Hawkins, Mineola
Serimshiri- and Ruth Barham left
this week for Austin to attend the
university summer school
Joe Little has been given a po-
sitkm a» bookkeeper in the Guar
aaty State Bank at Dublin and
wiO give up his position in the
county clerk’s office on the first
of July. He will (hen remove
his family from here to Dublin.
Bob Laney of Arizona came in
Saturday from Arizona for a visit
with home folks.—Salem News.
Dr. L, G. Oxford was here Wed-
nesday from Chalk Mountain. He
states that wheat and oats in that
section filled out unusually well
this season, and that corn pros-
pects are good.
W. H. Hawkin* and wife are
attending the press association
at Galveston this week.
Miss Mary Matheny has return-
ed from Belton.
“Student* at Princeton to Exhibit Rare
Book*." Incladtfig Several text book* that
show signs of wear?—Grand Island Inde-
pendent.
Handsome cash prizes are be-
ing offered the first three winner*
in the decorated float which will
officially open the Twelfth An-
nual July Jubilee and Race meet
to be held in Brady, the Brady
standard announced last week.
Thousand* of visitors are expected
to attend the opening parade the
morning of July 6.
L. D. Moore and daughter went
to Lipan last Saturday, returning
Sunday. They report a pleasant
time.—Smith Springs News.
Judge Strung ban came home
from Hamilton Thursday to at-
tend the sick bed of hi* wife.
C. K. Bell acted as special Judge
during the ulmcnce of Judge
Struughan. who returned Sun-
day. _
W. A. Dowdy, one of the Em-
pire’s good Clairette friends, was
a pleasant caller here this week.
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction. Hon. J. M. Carlisle,
was here from Austin Monday
and Tuesday on business with
our John Tar let on College. His
immediate business was to file
his bond of $15,000 as treasurer
of the board of trustees with
Judge T. B. King, secretary of
the board. Judge King approved
and accepted the hood. lie hud
been all along under u $10,000
bond, but it waa to increase it as
the funds accumulated. The
school is something this com-
munity and county will he proud
of when once gotten under way.
Charles Lcng. V. M. Cox. Alex
Johnson and Reid Bassel went to
the San Saba Monday.
One car load of peaches was
shipped from Stephenville to
Houston, and a car of new crop
of apod* went to Abilene Wed-
nesday. M in Clay purchased en-
ough spuds to send out the second
car tost night. Two cars of Irish
potatoes from Stephenville is evi-
dence that this section has res-
ponded to diversification.
John Watson of near Huckabay
returned tost week from Mitchell
county, and reports that a great
drouth prevails there. Pastures
are bare of grass and cattle are
being fed. Crop have not yet been
planted.
Joe Fitzgerald had all his black-
berries. persimmons and plums des-
troyed by the tote hail storms,
there being only enough plums to
load a car. Besides this there was
great damage to other crops. This
is the second year Mr. Fitzgerald
has been the victim of hail storms.
Corn in the northern half of
Erath county is suffering severe-
ly for want of rain and in the
eastern section the ground on
June 12 was too wet to plow.
A big rain fell there on June 8.
Prof. E. E. Davis of Austin, is
visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Davis and family.—Selden
News.
L. W. Riddle left for Oregon to-
day to visit hi* home Angora
ranch, where large numbers of the
finest gouts in the world are being
raised. He will bring a ear of
these fine animals to his Lingie-
ville ranch.
Robert Slaughter and family
left for Waco Wednesday to
spend a week with relatives, go-
ing from there via San Antonio
to the gulf, where Mr. Slaughter
win fish.
The warm weather and dry winds
are playing havoc with gardens and
corn.
Charles Barnes is now putting
in electric light wires at the new
Methodist church, each room hav-
ing an independent system so that
when light is needed in a room,
it can be turned on by pressing
a button without interfering with
any other room. It required a great
many feet of wire to complete the
system for this edifice.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Wandry of
Fort Worth, are visiting with Mrs.
B. B. Pate, who is an aunt of Mrs.
Wandry.
It awote m u Ta
*e t k*
Q. How many varieties of market-
able mussel shell* are found to
Texas?
A according to the Texas Plan-
ning Board, Texas streams produce
21 varieties of marketable shells of
kinds used in making totalled
pearl buttons.
Q. From what place was Go. Fe-
lix Huston?
A. From Natchez, Misa, reach-
ing Texas too tote to take part in
the Battle of San Jacinto. He re-
mained and in the summer of 1836
succeeded Gen. Thos. J. Rusk in
command of the Army. When Pres-
ident Houston sent Gen. Albert
Sidney Johnson to succeed him, a
controversy ensued, followed by a
duel, in which Johnston was severe-
ly wounded. Houston remained in
Texas some years and was in com-
mand at the Battle of Plum Creek,
near tbe present town of Lockhart,
in 1840, soon afterwaml returning
to Natchez, where he aied in 1857.
Q. How much land ha* the Re-
settlement Administration acquir-
ed to carry on its work in Texas
and how is it being handled?
A. During its first year, recently
closed, options have been accepted
on 34,000 acres, of which 22,625
acres have been paid for. Building*,
are under construction on 125
farms, on which families are now
living in temporary quarters. Most
of these will be given opportunity
to buy land on 40 years time at
three percent interest.
Q. What is the extent of the im-
provement project of the Nueces
River Conservation and Reclama-
tion District?
A. As planned, there will be 23
dams in the 23 counties in the dis-
trict, to cost aproximately $33,-
000,000 from Federal funds when
the district has secured the neces-
sary lands and easements for the
completion of the project.
Q. Whit distinguished man from
Natchez. Mim, arrived at San Ja-
cinto with a company after the bat-
tle, and immediately returned
home?
A. Gen. John A. Quitman, for
whom Quitman. Wood county, was
named. He was captain of the “Nat-
chez Fencibles,” resigned his com-
mand, organized a small volunteer
company and left April 5, 1836, for
Texas. He reached San Jacinto
with his command, which had in-
creased to about 70. two days after
the battle. Some of the men re-
mained in Texas and some, includ-
ing Capt. Quitman, returned home,
reaching Natchez, May 27. Quitman
afterwards was governor of Missis-
sippi and also served his state
in Congress.
It is necessary to have males in
a poultry flock for a week or more
before saving eggs for hatching,
says D. C. Warren, poultry hus-
bandry expert at Kansas State
College.
A nation rarely has more than
one war per generation, as it is
hard to get a veteran back in the
army. Anyone who learns what a
second lieutenant is like never for-
gets.—Atlanta Journal.
follow* thee for the crumbs tn
JUNE
19—Thu United Status
declared war against
Great Britain. 1812.
, II—Maine separated from
the state ci Massachu-
setts. 1820
99—The first patent on the
telegraph was issued to
McrmTlMO,
- .. II—McCormick obtained hie
1 r4?TT I first patent (at a reaping
f IV machine. 1834.
tt—Printing office ol the
Baltimore Federalist de-
stroyed by a mob. 1812.
,w- tt—William Penn made his
— iamous treaty with the
Indiana 1681
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