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their
. Murphy stated he
the contributions al-
I hope I’J! never get bo big'
, That I won’t like t’ play!
An’ take a girl some'
Or talk t’ folks like the:
Jus’ aittin’ in a ehair!
regretted that E. E. Murphy, Chairman of the Nu-
t a chance at tional Democratic Campaign Commit-
billies in dis- tee for the 21st District^ accompanied
is some hope, by R. F. Crum of State Headquarters,
lem as a non- spent a few hours in Lampasas Tues-
I’m glad I’m still a little guy;
An’, Daddy says they’ll see
The time when they’d give anything
T’ be a kid like met, WM I
I s’pose it won’t be very long'V
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THE LAMPASAS RECORD
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VOLUME NO. 30 '• ) * LAMPASAS, TEXAS. JANUARY 28, 1937 NUMBER 25A Citizen’s Creed”
Stranded—Help Needed at Once
TOWN and wajit to live so that the
stu-
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to
Northington,
LET’S DO OUR PART.
BUSBY-REED NUPTIALSBest
Printing done by The Record.
either of the Banks in
Lampasas,
Commerce.
American People.
TO PAY DEMOCRATIC FUND
28.
and apply
for today
little guy:
11 and 13 cents pound.
25c.
Fred Wolf, President,
T-ampasas Chamber of
make an excellent location
and the nppenriinee of that
likely be Improved l»y the
Is made by TEff local Red Cross Chap*
' ter in this issue that everybody do
A.
E.
the
in
of" other citizens, and will not indulge
or “KNOCKING” against my town or
the
two
and
the
81.55 to |1.75 cwt
grain sorghums $1.55.
paid amounts
$10.00 to the
CHEVROLET DEALERS TO
HAVE NEW USED CAR
Blucher,. Lions
C. Walker, R.
A. Piper,
Mollie Park, Mrs.
Mrs. J. W. Lane,
best I can
ELSE.
been swept away, but the “suffering'
and death will never be fully kpown*'
and told. As you have sat by your
warm fire and enjoyed the comforts
of a good home you have certainly
tried to imagine what it would be
like should an experience come to you
and your family.
But as dark and pathetic as
picture is, yet there is one more, aw-
ful which reaches into every home
and Ufe and few realize its perils,
and, instead of being alarmed, are
lulled into indifference and sleep by
its deceptive ways and powers. This
mighty enemy of every life is the age
old question of 'evil. Across the un-
numbered centuries it has inspired
war which has slain its countless mil-
lions, motivated every ghastly crime
that has darkened the pages of his-
tory, brought tears to every home apd
life, divided families, neighbors, races,
nations and been the iuspirer of every
foul and ugly deed-in all the world
and still after* the long sweep of time
it goes its wi
breath of poison and death into every ’ Mrg T M 78 years ” age
our heartfelt prayer.
Her Children .
and Grandchildren.
Saturday' dwell on the horrors and sufferings J
and1
Director J ho. Rowntree of the
school from Interscholastic Lea-
headquarters that the Class B
districts have been changed
a bit and that Lampasas would
in District 42-B the coming yeay1
Pioneer Burnet County,
Citizen Died Wednesday.
Your heart has been deeply moved
as you have listened to the reports
over the radio of the hundreds of
calls for boats, doctors, nurses, medi-
cine, clothes, homes, food und money
lor the some one-bait millions already
made homeless by the raging waters
along the Ohio river and other
Streams. Not only have multiplied mil-'
I
town may-
have been employed as tar as possi-
ble. The flood is still unabated and
other places will suffer to a greater
or less extent farther down the
As the Baylor Bells toll each of the
ninety-two years, members of the se-
nior class will receive membership in
the Alumnae organization of
Mrs. Olive Chaffee Boggs of
Is state president, and Miss
King the local president.
Misses Betty and Eva Ionise Young
are here to spend the mid-term week-
end period with homefolka and
friends.
to-
il ills appropriating
state’s main op-
the biennium
result.
Funeral services were held from
millions of dollars damage, besides
great k>ss of life. Literally hundreds
of thousands of people are homeless
and without food and clothing./"STMt-
’clhe, vacdtnes,“ yitj sit inns. . tiinu n.
to destroy the body, but rather Him
who has power to destroy both the
body and soul in hell.” "What shall it
profit a man to gain the world and
lose his soul, or, what shall a man-
give In exchange for his soul?” He
stands amidst a world that is sinking
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CARD OF THANKS
H. V’. Campbell,
Noah M. Smith,
C. Penney Co., R.
1*. Graham, Ed 8. Moore,
there will be
the baseball
to determine
needs ten million dollars and more. I
Lampasas county must do her part.
Already one hundred dollars has been
raised and is on its way. Donations
of from twenty-five cents to ten dol-:
lars have been received by the local
chapter. These donations may be left
at the First and Peoples National Pierce, .Ed’ Hocker, Romans O’Hair,
Banks in Lampasas and with J. L. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bodenhamer,
Pickens, First National Bank Building, Dr. M. M. Landrum, A. N. Smith.
Lometa.
Don't fail humanity in this, the '
liens
spring chickens 10c pound.
Bakers 8 cents pound.
Boosters C cents pound.
Eggs 17c dozen.
Turkeys 11c pound.
General
Cream. No. 1 27c;,No. 2
Pecans 0c pound and up.
Wool. 22 to 32 cents.
Green hides. No. l*Te; No. 2 3tec.
Cotton, mid basls.12 l-4c to 12 l-2c,
Cotton seed $35.00.
CHRIST AND YOU
Olin W. Nail, Lampasas
I believe in the SUCCESS of my community and I want to
have it said of me that I PLAYED MY PART WELL.
. A. Brown, B. C. Greeson,
A. E. Crain, F. J. Harris, W. F. Mace;
Central Texas Trading Co.,
Alice Barnes. Elaine Webber, 1
M. Brook,
Carpenter,
Dawson, J.
terfitt, W.
T. P. Newton, Dixie Sewell;
Annie Northington, R. S. Nichols,
Mrs.
Dr. W.
R. T.
Keith
F. Sen-
11. Faires, Fred Wolf, Dr. J. W. Ellis,
Chas. Wachendorfer, W. B. Nichols,
D. R. Fitch, Lee Biggs, Wagle Grocery,’
J F. Gilbert, Dora Sehlomaeh, Dale
Craft. R. M. Jarratt;
Jno. B. Davis, E. L. Key, Lampasas
Record, W. C. Gillen Produce &- Gin,
J. D. Cassell, W. B. McGee, W. M.
$34,718,000 SET
AS STATE EXPENSE
1 AUSTIN, Jim.
John 8. Redclitt of Lufkin, chairmanr ready made,
of the senate finance committee,
day, submitted
$34,718,000 for
era ting expenses
starting Sept. 1.
The bill proposed
executive ami
partments. .$10,704,780
tions of higher learning,
left immediately for a brief honey-] the end of this week. Thu National J. F. Cox, Dr. D. W. Black, Dr. C. H,
moon
home
will INVEST my LIFE where I make my LIVING.
—Hubert M. Harrison.
] county and city taxes must be paid ficant anniversary of the founding of anti-toxin to prevent a }>ossible like
She had lived before that time if penalty and in- the college ninety-two years ago, ac. -£e8U,t-
great floods of the Ohio and
Bozarth has started organization of I Mississippi rivers and some of their
intra mural sports for boys in t h e/tributaries have caused hundreds of
: local higli school and will have a
schedule by .next week for basketbal
and possibly track and tennis. Th|
object of this new set-up is to pro
Red Cross Asks For
Additional Fun
beth Townsen,
Helen Northington. D. W. Black, Jr.;
Ellen Mae Bailey, Joe Bozarth,
Roscoe Bolding, Ed Young, Mrs. Ethel
Last Friday a telegram was reeeiv-' Allan, C. I. LaBounty, Mrs. M. Wr
Howard, W. A. Riemann. Wren Ring-
ing that the Lampasas Chapter raise er, American Legion Auxiliary, C. P.
Fifty Dollars for flood relief. Monday' Cloud, J.
this amount was doubled and Tues- • ”
day another telegram asked that five
times the original amount be raised.1
We feel that it is not necessary to 1
Gatesville. Burial was at Oglesby. I
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HAVE YOU DONE YOUR BIT? I
So serious has the flood disaster be-
come that the Red Cross, after doub-' ment, city, county and state, and it
Hng its original request for funds now behooves every person to pay his tax-
*' ' - - — ... save
lie a
Phil and 1-rfc 15votl\£K5
Zy fjausi-ence 'aurt/orrie
regular athletics does not bar a
dent from intra-mural activities.
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Methodist Minister s
Child At Evant Dies
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Robert Lawrence Greenhaw, infant
son of Rev. and Mrs. L. M. Greenhaw '
of EVant, died Sunday after a brief |
| illness. The attending physician at-
tributed death to diptheria. A young-:
I er child in the family was given the '
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LAMPASAS MARKETS
The following prices are being paid
Cor farm products and produce by Lam-
today, Jan.
I believe the slncerety
in BACK BITING, SLANDER
my neighbors.
am PROUD of MY
be PROUD «f ME.
will advance the FAME of my town by doing MY j<JB the
. . . and perhaps better than it is being done ANY WHERE
day in the Interest of the post
Ilion campaign to raise a little money
to wipe out a small national deficit.
1 While here Mr.
27. — Senatoc^was grateful for
Many people who had
suffered from flood damages have
made real sacrifice in paying a little
for the war chest.”
( Larrfpasas has been assigned a
| quota of $154.00. Because of the flood
$13,083,053 for here when the main and pre-election
administrative de- campaign was being made, no atrenu-
for institu- (>ag campaign was made in this coutv
_> and $10,- ty. Those who can should bring
870,727 for ehtmosynary institutions. ‘ donations in to the Cpunty Chairman.
—-----o ■*— : -- ! JJ C. Griffin. Every persop who do-
Johnny Isimtiert, who has been em- nntes a dollar or more will receive
ployed for tbe last several months from Mr. Farley’s office an official
at the Lampasas Motor Co., left this receipt.
week for Long Beaeh, Calif., where he ~--------
wMl make his home. I Give The Record your printing.
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I "BELIEVE IN my COMMUNITY, my STATE and my
COUNTRY. “»
I THANK GOD I'am an AMERICAN and a TEXAN.
1 BELIEVE that MEN play a bigger part in town-buildinj;
tlinu natural resources, and that cities, are What men make them.
I am willing to give of my TIME, my THOUGHT, ENERGY
and MONEY to help advance the welfare of my community, in return
for the great blessings I enjoy.
I am NOT AFRAID that iny competitor will make more
money than I will as the towp gro^i. '
I will not be a SPONGE, taking ull 1 can Kct and giving as
little as possible.
1 want to LIVE in my town so that 1 can leave as a heritage
the memory of some SERVICE for the benefit of the community.
I believe that MY RECORD on earth will tie largely my
record as a citizen of THIS TOWN.
B --------,
they arc not a drop in the bucket |
compared to what sin'dias done jand is1
doing in our world today. And the
tragedy Is that instead of being alarm-
ed at it, we encourage it, often payipg
onr mouey and participating in it,-
yet knowing that its only reward will
be death and disaster. z
Jesus declared that the body is not
the most important thing in life not-
withstanding our common belief to
tbe contrary. He taught that mau ls
something more than a mere anitnal.
He is created like unto God, being
endowed with well night unlimited 1
sinritunl possibilities. Therefore Jesus jg asj.jng every chapter to raise five es in time if he can, not alone to
said, ‘•Fear not them who have Power tjmeg tjle Jllnount first asked. That the penalty and interest, but to
| means Lampasas County is expected real citizen,
to rAise $250,000 to help relieve the
suffering of flood victims and supply]
them serums;
Let everyone respond to this call of We
Oats 44 to 48 cents bushel.
Wheat $1.10 bushel.
Shelked corn $1.00 bushel.
Ear corn 90 cents bushel.
Barley 65 to 70 cents bushel.
Maize
other
which
Dallas ed from the National Red Cross ask-
Emma
are basketball, track, baseballtenuis. The total number of
a class can make is 100, that being*
possible only In the event the same beeu called qpon by that organization
class takes first in each of the four and by the President whoy backing
sports. .Track will count 40 points for it. .-The last call placed Lampasas '
1st., 20 for 2nd., and 10 for 3rd.; bas-]/county’s quota at $250.00 which seems
ketball, 20, *10 and 5*points; baseball like a small amount considering the
20, 10 and 5; tenuis, TO, 5 and 3 for magnitude of the disaster. /'An appeal
each singles and doubles.
Class spirit should cause every able
bodied boy in school to take part in his bit. If that is done, nobody will
every event possible. Participation in be hurt aud the q^iota will be more
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Make donations at either bank, or
if you prefer not to do that, you may,
drop any amount into containers
which have been left at each drug
store and at the confectioners’ places
I of business in the city. A quarter will
help, but a dollar or more will help
just that much extra. Ix?t all of us
: do something aud nobody will be bur-
i dened.
The following have
ranging from $1.00
fund :
Charles Oliver, R.
Club, W. R. Young,
J. Paine, J. F. Everett, W.
Mrs. W. A. Piper,
Sam Dickens, Sr.,
A.w heck, I can’t have any fun
Around here any morel
No matter what I try t’ do,
K * My brothers all get sore!
Why, even Dick is gettin’ so
He wants t’ read all day,
An’ Bob an’ Bower think they both
Are too growed-up t’ -play I
They use’t’ do a lot o’ things^
That kids ’re s’posed t’ do,^^^
playin’ cowboy, ridin’ bikes-^-' 1
An’ makin* racers, too!
But now they want t’ drive the car . <
somewhere;
was men—.
LOT pasacs buyers
| ’ These prices are subject to change
The lots east of the new Holley-. without notice and apply for today
Langford building have been leased only:
by that company and a new nsed car
lot will be placed there. This is the
location formerly occupied by the '
McCauley Blacksmith shop and the
buildings just east of it.. . ■ - ,1
The company plans to level the
ground in good condition and <>lace
a nice netting wire fence around it.
This will ‘ -------
for them
side will
change. •
The blacksmith shop is being moved
to the lot jnst east of Barnes Lumber
Co. where a building will be erected.
Mr. Alexander has moved his repair
shop into the Sewell grocery store,
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| regular elections go, there doubtless of Texas granted a charter for the1 English of Hamilton and Rev.
will be some elections held over the founding of what is now the oldest Olin W. Nail of Lampasas and at the
state, and regular city election ’is In women’s college west of the Mississip- J- H. Baldridge of Mary L. -Matthews, R. S„ Mills, Eliza-
April. One must possess a poll fax pi, the release said. r’“* **■ 1
dated prior to February 1-to be eligi-
ble to vote.
Taxes are necessary for the govern-
. ... . desire to express our deepest-
humanity. The disaster along the* Ohio appreciation and sincere thanks to
and other rivers, is perhaps the worst everyone who assisted us any way at
in sin. and says to every stranded 0; jtg ju the nation’s history,1 fhe time of the loss of our precious
life, “I am the way. ’ Dare to tie your an(j according to all indications “THE mother,
life up with His and find that rich, ... - ! .
full and free life He is able to give.
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LAMPASAS BADGERS NOW
IN NEW DISTRICT
. various sports. Each of the four high and other assistants are needed and
school grades will have teams in
four events und
round robins in
basketball events _
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winner. A track meet will be held as streams.
well as a tennis elimination pntil the] / That all means that somebody must’-
champjon has been decided In singles ^help. That great organization, the
i? Intra-Mural Sports
Soon At High School
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1 I . I’hysieal Training Director Curtis > The
, Mrs. Jane Reese. May the
WORST IS YET TO COME.” The Red Txtrd send you su<?h friends when you
Cross likely will have to increase its pass through tbe same experience, is
request for donations again before
the emergency is over.
Upward of three-quarters a mil-
lion people have been driven from
homes by the angry waters,
and many of them are destitute. Hu-1
manity is calling. Lampasas Comity
has always done Its part and we can- ]
not fail now. Make your donations to-
day no matter how large or how small'
to „ —
I or J. L. Pickens, Lometa, Texas.
changes which have been ~ ‘ ~ “
made, however, are the removal of
Brady to the district west and Fred-
ericksburg to the San Antonio dis-1 LAMPASAS COUNTY ASKED
trict. Each of these towns will be
nearer their new districts than they
were the* old. It is to be regretted that
the Badgers may not get a chance
the Fredericksburg Hillbillies in
trict
however, of scheduling them as a non- spent a few
conference melee.
champjon has been decided In singles 'help. That great organization, the
aud doubles. / Red Cross, is always the leader in
The four sports to be entered iutoj] such disasters, just as it was whea /
are basketball, track, baseball and) Lampasas county had its flood last
r~3ftt!tons in money are needed
every section of the country hasat 2:30 o’clock. | Monday will be the first day of On Tuesday, February 2, Mary
Mrs. Guess died Tuesday morning February. That means that Mate, ' Hardin-Baylor will observe the signi-|
at 9 o’clock after a long illness, in the ] L
Moline community. H" ”— ..._"*.
there but a short time, moving from' terest are not to be assessed. White cording to a news release this morn-
the Izoro section where she had lived' this is not election year so far as ing. On February 1, 1845, the Republic ^e home Monday at 1 p.,m. by Rev.
many years. " * ” ” - ■ —
The deceased is survived by several
Children.* ’.
Mrs. G. N. Jones, 85 years of age1
and for 58 years a citizen of Burnet |
county, died at tbe family home near(
Lake Victor Wednesday morning, 1
January 27, at 4:45 o’clock. Funeral
services were held this afternoon at
the Pleasant Hill cemetery, conducted
by j^ev. L. V. Nobles and Rev. Walter
Everett
—- Mrs. Jones, who was Miss Mary
lions of dollars worth of property I Bell Singleton before her marriage,
k— -* ------ ■--* xL-xx-xi^—.— 'was born in Huntsville, December 27,'
1851. She was married to G. N. Jones'
in Williamson county, March 18, 1878,'
and they moved to Burnet county
where they have since made their
home. She was a noble Christian
character and a member of the Chris-
. I
tian church. Her long life in that sec- j
tjjjg' tion has endeared her to hundreds
I whose fortune it was to know her and
' l er influence for good will live on
I in t heir lives.
| Surviving the deceased are her hus-]
I band and six children: S. W. Jones'
I of Briggs, Mrs. I, O. Everett of Can-,
I ton, Mrs. A. H. Rowe^rf Houston, Mrs.
Harry Field, Mrs. R. S. Bowden and
Mrs. F. E. Barrett, all of Burnet. She'
also leaves one brother, 8. S. Single-'
ton of Lake Arthur, La., seventeen
grandchildren and three great-grand-
children;
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Mrs. T. M. Guess Is
Buried At Bear Creek
ajT, breathing its foul | runera( alHi burial services for .... . — - li 1 t*
mucao> to jca a Hge, * Taxes Without Penalty Baylor To Observe
life that win givp it entrance, as ap- were held at the Bear. Creek cemeteryi | Due Before Monday Anniversary Founding
palling as the devastating floods are, near Bertrumj Wednesday afternoon ' 1
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Williamson went
greatest disaster ever to affect the to port Arthur Wednesday to visit
| with their children, Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Northlugton, Acting Chair- Tommy Williamson, till Sunday,
man, Lampasas County Chapter,
American Red Cross.
Morris Busby and Miss Nadine Reed
wore united in marriage i
afternoon at the Methodist parson- I f,«»d is causing, the radio
age, the Rev. Olin W. Nail reading newspapers are keeping us constant-'
tl>e beautiful ceremony that made . b’ informed. The estimate now is that'
them man and wife. The happy couple o,le million people will lie homeless I
and will make their future* Bed Cross is in complete charge and
in Hamlin.
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