The DeLeon Free Press. (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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Howe place kicked the goal for the
extra point. D. H. S.7, C. H. S/0.
Comanche again kicked off and the
ball was kept in mid-field for the re-
mainder of the quarter. The Indians
never jiad the ball inside the Bearcats
10 yardjine in the firsf quarter .
The Indians threatened in the sec-
ond quarter when Howe got off two
bad kicks. Comanche, witji the ball
on or neqr, De Leon’s .30 yard line,
carried the ball to the five yard line,
but passed over the goal line- and the
ball was brought back in on our 20
yard line a^ul Howe kicked out of
danger.
The second half started and C.H.S.
tried hard to score but to no avail.
They never seriously threatened our
goal <luring the rest of the game. The.
Bearcats were on the defensive.
De Leon clearly outplayed Co-
manche in all departments and the
Bearcats also made 11 first downs to
the Indians 4.
It is hard to pick an individual star,
as all of the team was fighting with
all it hail, but Howe, Smith and Pol-
nac were the highlights of the game.
Howe was the one who made the
touchdown and he was on the receiv-
ing end of more passes that were for
good gains, and with the exception of
the two bad kicks in the second quar-
ter, his punting waa exceptional.
Smith was a power on defense and
Was a “plunging fool" when given the
ball. Polnac made good gains and
caught passes that were good for 10
and 15 yards. He featured when he
intercepted a pass but it was so low
that he could not regain his balance
to run off with it. — - -■—
in the baekfield Smith and Polnac
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The game started with De Leon de-
fending the west goal and receiving.
Comanche kicked off to Nance who
returned about 6 yarib’. Smith then
plunged the line once and, Howe kick-
'd. Comanche, after one live -play,
nunted out of danger. The ball was
on De Leon’s 45 yard line. It was
plain that Comanche was going to
play a defensive game. On offtackle
plays and passes, the Bearcats then
brought the ball down to the Indians
20 yard line. On the next play, Whal-
ey passed to Howe over the goal line
for the only touchdown of the game.
Although the pecan yield has been
materially cut down since mid-sum*
mer. said C. C, Hampton of De Leon
Pecan Growers Association, there in
still the largest crop being harvested
since 1919. The decrease in yield has
been brought about by worms and
blight. The blight was largely among
improved varieties and was caused by
excessive wet weather said Mr. Hamp-
ton. Case bearers have not proved
the major pest harming the crop this
year, he declared.
Mr. Hampton called attention to the
fact that growers of improved varie-
ties this year have had occasion to
note comparison in resistance to the
blight of >the t aster^ gad. western
varieties. The Halbert and Burkett
were each originated in Texas and
are typical western varieties. These
have suffered more from scab or
blight during the wel late summer
and early fall months than the typi-
cal eastern varieties, embracing the
Stuart, Delmas, Schley and others.
Many of the owners of pecan groves
this year have sold their crop in the
orchards and groves. Others are now
busy harvesting. The price is lower
this year than in some former years.
Small pecans are offered as low as 7c
,per pound and from ihat figure up to
15c for the best native varieties. Pa-
per shell varieties are quoted at 50c
per pound and more, accoriNng to the
excellence of the quality.
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— ' (BY CRATG NICHOLS)
When the De Leon Bearcats beat
the Comanche Indians 7-0,. last Friday
it was the first time since 1919 that
De Leon had won over Comanche in
football.
Bearcats “Pour
It On” Comanche -
Indians on Friday
Bible Class of De I^eon
Church to Breckenridge
If you’ve been saving up for a rainy
day, buy a rain coat or rubbers Now
—Steakley & Smith.
Qrugs and druggists sundries at the
Corner Drug Store
Dr. A. M. Allen and his class of
man of the Methodist Sunday school,
received an invitation from the J. E«
Hickman class of Breckenridge to be
their guests last Sunday. The Hick-
man class has an enrollment of some
200 member.^, and 1.32 were present
last Sunday. The ainixd- the Hick-
man class is to enrolPiOOO members.
The visitors were Rendered a lunch-
eon at the noon hour at the Brecken-
ridge YMCA and a speaker of the or-
ganization of national character was
present and delivered an address.
Those attending the affair from De
Leon were: A. M. Allen teacher; Ol-
lie Henson. J. L. Funderburgh, W. C.
Bagwell, Evan Barker, W. R. Green-
waidLrE. W. Morton, W. C. Lightfoot
A. A. Hansf<5hl and Clifford Allen.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Patterson,
late of, Virginia, hereafter to be resi-
dents of the Lone Star State are ex-
pected to arrive the last of the pres-
ent week and will visit until conferen-
ce with his mother. Mrs. C. W. Pat-
terson. Joseph will join the confer-
ence at the Waco meeting- which con-
venes just after the 1th of November
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Locke of Alex-
ander City, Ala., arrived on Thurs-
day laat week and will spend some
time visiting in the home his broth-
ers and with other relatives and
friends. Mr. and Mrs. Locke lived
near De Leon one year, about sixteen
years ago.
On Monday and Tuesday,, the Lib
erty ureseji.ts beautiful Corinne Grif
.fith in “Into Her Kingdom” a dram:
of the dark davs of Russia and th<
happy hours of a little princess, hid
den away| in our own dear America
A big huhian interest story brough
to the screen in inasterful fashion.
The Liberty Magazine calls Corinne
“the most beautiful woman in the
world.” Then see the motet beautiful
woman in, the world in one of the
most beautiful roles ever brought to
the screen. Also Fox News.
Beautiful Corinne
Griffith a* Liberty
Mon. and Tues
The contest in the county, clerk’s
race, filed by John Slaughter follow-
ing the run-off August 28th, in which
he lost on the. face of the returns by
20 votes to Miss Clyde Coan, was fi-
nally decided by trial before the Dis-
trict Court at Comanche this week.
The case was galled on Monday morn-
ing and the Hon. Joe Eidson handed
down his decision on Tuesday. The de-
cision awarded the nomination to Miss
Coan. - •>’
Although the plaintiff attacked the
validity of some sixty votes cast for
the defendant, and the judge recog-
nized a portion of them as being il-
legal and threw them out* still after
the plaintiff’s list was exhausted he
still lacked a number of votes having
enough to overcome Miss Coan’s ori-
ginal lead. -
Mr. Slaughter was represented in
the suit by Oscar Calk^qy, Mark Gal-
laway and George Smith of Coman-
che. Miss Coan’s defense was hand-
led by C. C. Hampton of this city and
Judge Bob Grisham of Eastland.
In their answer to the claims of the
plaintiff, attorneys for Miss Coan
challenged 2.3 votes that were cast for
Mr. Slaughter and had witnesses
present to prove that at least a large
majority of these votes had been il-
legally cast, it is claimed. However,
when the plaintiff failed to present
a sufficient number of illegal votes to
alter the original result of the elec-
tion the defense did not present the
evidence.
Miss Coan, therefore, is the official
and rightful nominee of the democra-
tic party and her name has been or-
dered printed on 'he ballot for the
general election to be held on Nov. 2.
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Tomlin-Young Co.
Lose Stock Drugs
In A Cisco Fire
> c-.eding the game.
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Loss of approximately $30,000 was
suffered Tuesday at midnight when
the Tomlin-Young drug store at Six-
th and Main was swept by flames, and
the Kleiman department store next
door was damaged by smoke and wa-
ter. Cisco firemen fought the blaze
-for nearly two hours before it was
brought into submission and in the
face of a brisk breeze.
Following the fire, Ben Young,, a
member of the Tomlin-Young firm,
announced that the store would be re-
- built immediately, as soon as the in-
surance adjustment can be made. He
said he intended replacing the fixtur-
es with 'new ones and that the front
*- and interior would be rebuilt and re-
....___I. He estimated rebuilding
would take GO days after the adjust-
ment can be reached.
As to how etao.b......jpinaetaoin
As to the origin of the fire nothing
could be learned. Mr. Young said <the
store had been closed only about half
an hour before the flames were dis-
covered just before 11 p.m. and that
he was at a loss to know how it had
started.
Firemen found the fire confined to
a small area in the rear of the store.
Five streams of water were played
on the building for more than an hour
The Tomlin-Young store, recently
purchased from T. L. Shepherd by
Ben Young and D. Tomlin, the latter
of De Leon, had furniture and fixtures
valued at $10,500 and insurance to
the amount of $10,200. The Cisco
Furniture company had furniture
valued in excess of $2,000 stored in
the rear with $2000 insurance carried
on it. The furniture was regarded
as a- total loss. The buildings, own-.
kS; 4d by Mrs. M. E. Hol col m, was insur-
ed at $10,000 and it was estimated to
hove been damaged to the amount of
«1.000 to $5,000.
Morris Kleiman estimated the stock
in his department store, valued at $50
000 *had been damaged about 30 per
cent. The department store was dos-
sed Wednesday awaiting the arrival of
the insurance adjuster--Cisco -Daily
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, Band Concert , • *
Dublin has shown a distinctively
friendly spirit by bringing tlieir
“Pride of the West” Band over to
play a concert on the street here pre-
The concert will
commence at 2:30 and last for half an
hour or more. Everybody come and
hear the concert, then go to the park
and witness the game.
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Miss Clyde Coan
Declared Nominee
By Dist. Court
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De Leon Section
Has Best Pecan
Crop Since 1919
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Dublin high school team will come
to De Leon this afternoon for a game
at north side park at 3:30. The Bear-
cats are in fine trim and feeling
“chesty” over their three straight vic-
tories over Breckenridge, Cross Plains
and Comanche. * It is understood that
Dublin has a splendid team and the
...Bearcats will not have a walk-over
should they take the big end of the
might
Friends of D. Henson have been
glad-handing” him Ahls week and ex-
pressing their hearty approval of his
/eturn to this city as manager of the
Reid Auto Supply Company. Not that
they were dissastisfied with Mr Couch
as,a manager. Mr. Couch has filled
:he place well during the year, but
Henson won a warm place in the
hearts of De Leon people during the
.- jfears he lived here, a place in the es-
teem of a wide circle of friends and
acquaintances that any man
' envy.
Mr. Henson took charge o£ the
plant Monday this week, returning
from Dublin where he has been as-
sistant manager of the three Reid
Ford stations, at Dublin, Stephenville
and De Leon. Free Press understands
that Mr. Couch is returning to Cole-
man, having formerly been in busi-
ness there for himself. Best wishes
of his De Leon friends will follaw him
wherever he may go.
Dublin Hi Team
Coming for Game
Football Today
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Popular Manager
Ford Station Is
Back on the Job
M's.
Set of Use-
P. T. A. Meeting
at South Ward on
Drugs and druggists sundries at the
Corqgr Drug Store
Again we say Feed Your turkeys,
so they’ll be fat. Also read our ad on
page eight of this issue—W.W. Nance
Mrs. A. M. Allen and tittle daugh-
ter, Jocie Beth, were visiting in Gor-
man and Eastland Sunday. , ,
John Tarleton college students here
attending the De I*eon-Comanche foot
ball game last Friday were: Raymond
Van Zandt, Edmund Grizzelle, Sher-
rod Stover. Emmet I^ee Howard, Chas.
Carter, Alan Short, Robbie Nance of
Thornton and H. W. Findley of Knox
City. j.
FORMER PASTOR ON VISIT HERE
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Griffith were
in De Leon Tuesday this week renew-
ing old acquaintances. They are lo-
cated at Thrall in Williamson county.
Rev. Griffith was back in this section
doing Masonic work at Gorman apd
Thurber, this week.
Parent Teachers
Program For Next
Meeting, Nov. 4th
Mrs. H. H. Inzer
Has Operation At
Dallas Sanitarium
DORRIS HAD OPERATION
* Friends of Dorris McGuire, daugh-
ter of Jack McGuire, will be glad to
know that she is recovering from an
apphedicitis oneraition which she had
at Gorman Sanitarium Tuesday.
Again we say Feed Your Turkeys,
so they’ll be fat. Also read our ad on
page eight of this issue—W.W, Nance
Mrs. G.P. Donnell and children now
making their home at Groesbeck, ar-
rived last week and are visiting her
mother, Mrs. R. L. Wall and other
relatives and friends.
Yes, str, that’s my drug store—
teach the baby to say “Tomlin Drug
Company.
On the twentyfirst of October, the
Parent-Teachers Association met in
the seventh grade room of the South
Ward school. Mrs. Grizzelle presided
The following program was given:
Reading, Lady Grace Whaley.
Reading, Doris Morton " ►
“Vocational Guidance as a Com-
munity Assessment” Mrs. Black.
“Our? Playground Problem”
Coley.
“Give Your Children a
ful Habits” Mrs. Barker.
A short business session was con-
ducted after the conclusion of the pro-
gram.. The minutes for the last meet
were read and the committees made
their reports. l'—
The Sophomore class received the
banner for getting the most votes.
There were thirty-four parents
and teachers present at the meeting.
Forty-seven have paid their dues.
All parents, fathers as well as moth
ers, should belong to the association
and should attend as often as is pos-
sible. All parents are urged to join.
Fifty cents is not much money, and it
is used for a good cause. Show the
teachers your interest in your chil-
dren by attending the next meeting
which will be in the high school build-
ing.
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Rev. B. L. Nance and his little
grand-daughter, Dorothy Ann Neal of
ElPaso, arrived Wednesday and aie
visiting his brothers and sister here
Rev. Nance has been in charge of the
Sunday school work of the Methodist
church in New Mexico and Arizona,
and has recently been transferred to
the Northwest Texas conference and
will have headquarters at Abilene.
See bur Hart Schaffner & Marx
Suits—Steakley A Smith.
Mrs. W. B. McCain is leaving the
last of the week, returning to her
home at Somerton, Ariz^ after.apend-
ingr two or three month? wither sis-
ter, Jfrs. E. E. Dabney and brother.
A. C Martin.,
Mrs. H. H. Inzer, wife of Dr. H. H.
Inzer, of this city, undePFebt a ma-
jor operation at Baptist Sanitarium at
Dallas last Saturday. Dr. Inzer and
their daughter, Dr. Patti Faye Inzer,
were with her through the operation,
which tfas performed by Dallas sur-
geons. Returning here Wednesday,
this week. Dr. Inzer reported her con-
dition as satisfactory and that bar-
ring complications she will recover
steadily. It is expected that she will
be in the sanitarium three weeks.
Mrs. Inzer was very sick during the
past Sunday and Monday, but after
the immediate effects of the operation
had worn away she showed evidence
of improvement which has continued
into the week. De Leon friends have
shown a solicitude for her welfare,
and hope for her speedy recovery.
W. J. Phelps continues in the em-
ploy of the Charlotte hotel at East-
land, Mrs. Elia Nabors also -*being
employed there. .„
DeLeon Girl
Injured by Thug
At Breckenridge
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While returning to her home from
work at 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, Miss
Faye Ruff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson Ruff, who is employed at
Breckenridge, was attacked by a
highwayman and severely injured.
Miss Ruff is cashier and book-keeper
for the Kress store, and lives with her
sister. Mrs. B. F. Beery, about nine
blocks from the store. The street is
lighted the entire-distance and Miss
Ruff has been accustomed to going
home alone at night after the store
was closed.
Miss Ruff could give no definite de-
scription of the man who approached
and attacked her further than that he
was low and heavy set and wore a
cap which was pulled down over his
face. He struck her across the right
temple with a club, just touching the
corner of the eye, inflicting an ugly
bruise- She was not stunned but
screamed and ran away from him, to
a house which she was passing. The
thug ran away and although police
have combed the city, he has not been
apprehended.
Miss Ruff’s wound, while not ser-
ious, has prevented her from working
during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Ruff
and daughters from this city went up
to Breckenridge unon being notified
of the occurance, returning after it
was found she was not seriously hurt
The following program will be giv-
en at the next meeting of Parent-
Teachers Association which meets on
November I, at the high school build-'
fa'.g:
1. “I Haven’t Time”" Mrs. Compton.
2. Piano Selection, Allene Weaver.
3. “Adolescent Years are the Dan-
ger Years” Mrs. Nichols.
4. Business.
Last Thursday Methodirt Ladies
Attend Missionary
Meeting, Eastland
1 The ladies of the Women’s Mission-
ary society of the entire Cisco dis-1
trict "assembled at Eastland Tuesday'
for the district.meeting at which time
annual reports were submitted. More
than two hundred ladies and eighteen
pastors of churches inJthe Cisco dis-
trict, representing the twenty-five
churches in the district were present.
Mrs. S. J. Rucker, wife of the pastor
of the Cisco church, is. district presi-
dent and presided at the meeting.
Twenty-three persons from the De
Leon Methodist church fittened the
meeting. This number included Pas-
tor Kirkpatrick and W. C. Streety.
The reports of work done in the var-
ious parts of the district were inspir-
ing, the delegation from De Leon re-
ported. The ladies of the Rising Star
church, a society of twenty-eight mem
hers, raised a total of $1,400.00 in the
past year. Breckenridge society pre-
sented an inspiring report, the. social
service feature being the outstanding
feature.
Those attending from here were:
Mesdames W. C. Bagwell, G. *B.
Milner, M. E. Phillips, C. C. Morris,
A. M. Allen, W. C. Lightfoot, J. T.
Ross, W. P. Weaver, C. L. Greenwaldt
John Mohon. Will Colev. M. Z. Stovall
W. R. Poole, 8. G. Underwood, A. A.
Hansford, W. R. Greenwadlt, Abbie
Atlee, Seba Kirkpatrick, Harold Stock
man, May S. Whaley, W. C. Streety
Rev. Seba Kirkpatrick and W. C.
Streety.
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Joyland Shows
Are Now Located
Saturday, Nov. 6
Red Cross Drive
Date for De Leon
First Lyceum
Number to be at
City Hall Tonite
De Leon kiddies who like to ride on
the merry go round, ferris wheel and
swing—and that includes all kiddies—
have been having a fine time since
Wednesday evening when the Joyland
Exposition Shows opened for a week’s
engagement at least for the balance
of the present week. The show came
here from Hamlin and is enroute to
winter quarters, at* San Antonio, the
management said. <
The Joyland carries a complete car-
nival, rides, side shows, athletic show
with a “Big Swede” wrestler and a
lot of other amusement features. The
tops and equipment are clean, neat
and attractive.
Carnivals are like
a lot of other
things—harmful if people seek harm-
ful things. But on the other hand, a
clean carnival provides, kiddies— and
’grownups—opportunity to have a hil-
arious good time on the rides and in
the blowing of whistles and eating
candy and crackerjacks. It’s largely in
how one behaves after all.
Among the visitors 'to De Leon to-
day was Major A. D. Mudd, of the
American Red Cross, who is on spec-
ial duty with the war department.
Major Mudd has had many interest-
ing experiences both in Disaster Ser-
vice and service among the Disabled
Ex-Service Men in government hospi-
tals.
He informs the writer that there
still remains in the government hos-
pitals some 30,000 permanently dis-
abled ex-service men for whom the
War is not over and will not be oyer
until taps sounds for them. Picture
♦to "yoUrself splendid physical.„spe< i-
mens of young American nianhood
who but a few years ago left* "their
homes to give all for you and me and
their country. Today those same boys
are in mental darkness, unable to rec-
ognize members of their families—
yes even mothers are unknown to
these boys. ,
The government is doing all in its
power <0 aid and assist them, but as a
matter of fac^ can only deal with
them as a mass and not as individuals
There is absolute need for a person-
al attention, a sympathic interest, a
mother’s love and care that no gov-
ernment can give.
Each and every mother is entitled
to a contact with her son, a' repre-
sentative who"can and is willing to
represent her at the bedside of her
son, one who will do for her son
what she would do if she were there.
It is necessary that there be in
each community some group who are
willing to assist and aid the soldiers
family who remain at home, the gov-
ernment cannot do that, even though
it desired to do so, the; cost would
prohibit.
This duty and obligation is assum-
ed by the American Red Cross and
you as an American citizen are re-
quested to respond to the Annual Roll
Call to be held .in De Leon on Satur-
day, November fith, 1926.
The first of the series of Lyceum
entertainments, being brought to De
Leon by the Parent-Teachers Associa-
tion will be given at the city hall au-
ditorium tonight. The number is
.Sarah Mildred Willmer, dramatic read
er anil entertainer.
Miss Willmer will give character
interpretations using a variety of
costumes in dramatic effect. “The
Sign of the Cross” by Barrett is
among her masterpieces. Her pro-
gram will be varied so as to have the
greatest appeal to the masses, ming-
ling humor and pathos in such a man-
ner as to move her audience to tears
or laughter.
Those who hear Miss Willmer will
be well repaid for having done so, at
De Leon city hall, Friday evening—
October 29, —Tonight.
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