Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1929 Page: 1 of 8
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DECATUR, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1929
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Dr. R. L.
Long List of Graduates to Receive Diplomas
Play In College Chapel Saturday Night—
Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday Morning
Hear Interesting Talk By Government Repre-
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Lois Breedlove
The Prayer Perfect
Annie Beth Gray
The Butterfly
Floyce Tally
Charge of the Hussars
Maxine Christian
Study in C-Minor __________
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The Little Old Garden
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been on the north route and also on
Ilie route leading directly west from
the power station at Ilie underpass. -
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Mr. and Mrs. t has. Cates and chil-
dren o' Paris, have been risiting rela-
tives in the city. 4 has. is one of the
bead men" of the Paris Morning
News, one of the vigorous small city
dailies in the state: while here he
dropped around at the Messenger of-
fice, and a nuzber of tales were
swapped.
Ite Ununty Aenzenger
Published In the Dairy Center of the Great Southwest.
More Than Three Times the Bona Fide Subscribers of Any Other Newspaper in Decatur.
George Kincaid, with the Decatur
Motor Company, discovered a mare,
unusual, very unusual the other day,
on the publie road in the Stony com-
munity. "She is a fine looking ani-
mal," said Kincaid, “and she is the
mother of two of the best-looking mule
colts I have seen in many days; twins,
and they are as much alike as two
black-eyed peas.”
roads — Denton-I ecatur.
Sunday via MeKinney."
The condition of the Decatur-Den-
ton road seems to be known, or rather
feared, by people outside Denton colli:
ty. Saturday Roundabout had a tele-
gram from a man in Paris. "How are
two proposed routes, at
On Wednesday. June 12. in the
afternoon there will be a demonstra-
tion in a cotton field near Chico, by a
boll weevil poisonins machine. This
machine will be furnished by B B
George achinery Co. Dallas, and
the demonstration will be conducter
by an expert under the county demon
stration agent.
Everybody is invited to attend this
demonstration and especially will it.
be interesting and beneficial to the
farmers. All questions pertaining to
poisoning boll weevils will be answer:
ed and the advantages of poisoning
insects will be demonstrated ami ex-
plained.— Ohico Review.
Guy Hughes, with the Lubbock Ava-
lanche, one of the best newspapers
published in the plains country, was in
Decatur a short time Wednesday, en-
route to south Texas on a business
trip. Messenger learns that Guy is
making his mark high in the news-
paper game and a late report comes
that after Jan. 1 he will take charge
of a newspaper in New Mexico, own-
ed by the company that is in control
of a number of publications in that
section of the country.
Plan trip
The reply
buses were
Farmers present were: Bob Cam-
way. George Phillips. (» C. McDaniel.
Barney Wise Sam Pavillard. Ed
Cates. Thurman Cook, Jim Medaries,
Heart ranch, Glynn Boley ; Bob Hen
shaw, his son, Herman Jones: Princes,
the Indian servant, Martha Reyn old a,
Rose Crandall, the maid. Annette Me-
Mordie; Queenie Dugan. Isabelle
Hunt : Jane Hamilton. Bernice Can-
trell; Deering Hamilton, visitor from
Chicago, H. Casstevens: Arabella Jeu
nings, Anna Beth Gray: Gaynell Jones
of Chicago, Dorothy Patterson: Wil-
liam Hamilton, of the firm of Hamil-
ton and Blake, Truman Eddins.
The baccalaureate services will be
held at the college chapel on Sunday
morning, at 11 o’clock, with the fol
lowing program :
Those who receive diplomas at D. B.
C. are: Minnie Pearl Arnette, Marv
Mabel Baugh. Margaret Boyd. J. C.
Boyd, Jr.. Glynn W. Boley. Leeman
Broadus Barnett. Mary Kathleen Ben-
nett. Hammel Casstevens, Paul Counts.
Anna Eloyse Cook, Aubrey Deaton,
Mildred Louise Dillehay. John Thomas
Dunn. Truman Charles Eddins. Welton
James Fulps. John Morris Gilbert,
Paul Gilliland. Isabelle Hunt, Harold
Jones. Hermon Jones, Alice Frances
Kerr. Archie Lewis, Marjetta Moody.
Maicolm R. Moore. Ernest H. Moore,
Marian Morgan. Annette MeMordie,
Frank V. McMordie, Naomi Lee New-
ton. Gladys Lavaga Petty, Samuel
Jack Rieger. Flora Reeves, Jewell
Reeves, Clara Maye Reeves, Jessie Lee
Ramsey. Hanna Marie Renshaw.
Daisy Alene Russell, Arthur B. Van
Arsdale, Adelia Fa Isom Wilcox, Carl
Barry Weaver, Venus Estella Whet-
sell, Gilbert W. Wilson, Dorothy Wolf,
J. H. Lynch, Jr., Clarence Eari Liles,
Imogene Moore.
Program of the Fine Arts Recital
at Decatur Baptist College. Friday
evening, May 31. at 8 o’clock :
The boys" who go. regardless of
weather conditions: in sunshine or
rain: when the thermometer is hover-
ing around the freezing point, or a
geniel summer sun is pouring down its
slants on man and beast alike—the
rural mai! carriers were with us yes.
terday in annua! convention, and a
merry. happy , rowd it was, celebrat-
ing the one piay-day of the year: their
own, when they come together to dina
and talk over their experiences, and
make plans whereby they can better
the service they give to the public.
Rainy weather interfered with a
pari of the program, the reunion
grounds picnic feature, but they all
reported a most interesting and pleas-
ant time.
The following program was carried
cut:
Called to order by President W. E.
McKinney, Iowa Park.
Welcome address, si M Ward. may-
or Decatur.
Response to welcome address. J. F.
Furlow, postmaster, Alvord.
Reading, Miss Jewel Gladys Brad
ford. Decatur . •
Luncheon.
Wise county business session.
Address, “Service,” M W Burch,
Decatur.
Special meeting of the Women’s
Auxiliary.
Talks on "Ways and Means to Im-
prove the Service," E. B, Karstetter,
Bowie: Ellery Lynn, Wichita Falls:
B. B. Box. Bowie: E. W. Roes, Me-
gargle.
Beeman Fisher, advertising director
Texas Power & Light Co., Dallas. was
a welcome visitor at the Messenger
office yesterday afternoon. We trad-
ed a few whoppers, and each threat-
ened to be on the grounds when the
Texas press meets in Wichita Falls
next month: in fact. Fisher tendered
the Messenger editor a free ride in
his big new car if we wonld accom-
pany him to the convention. Beeman
is one of our best friends, and he is
one of T- P. A L‘s. moving spirits. He
was accompanied by C. P. Dodson,
local manager of the company, ou the
visit to the Messenger office
Maley. Guy Powell. Dick Collins, Dale
Stephenson. J. R. Moore, J. H. Lynch.
Ray Christian. Newt Taylor, M. W.
Burch, O. D. Gose, Dr. T. G- Rogers.
K. W. Renshaw. T. C. Husted.
Calm, matter of fact, Yankee argue-
ment and sense, describes the talk de-
livered by Delos L. James, assistant
agricultural director of the chamber
of commerce of the United States, be-
fore a group of farmers and business
men assembled in the Decatur armory
hall last Monday night.
There was no resort to oratory. no
demogogie statement or appeal that
the speaker felt he was talking to the
greatest people in the world populat-
ing the best region of the world.
It was a business meeting of th*
community and practical every-day
problems connected with markets and
agricultural developments stood upper-
most all the while.
President W. A. Hughes, of the
local chamber of commerce presided.
Supper was provided in abundance by
the Manhattan Cafe. Frank McMordie
made music at the piano. Despite a
big black cloud that rolled up in the
oast at dark, about eighty men got
together in the big newly improved
several elays, visiting relatives. Jay
has recently returned to the flying
game in California, and Messenger
learns that he has become identified
with one of the most important and
successful air transportation compa-
nies in the west. It will Ik* remember
ed that Jay was among the first in
Texas to take up flying. and in the
early days of the game, he was asso-
elated with the pioneer, Foster, who
constructed the first airplane ever
built and put in the air in this section
of the country. After joining the
army. Jay quit flying, and when he
returned to civil pursuits he took up
other lines of business. About a year
ago he moved to the Golden West, and
now i! is learned that he has again
become interested in air crafts. Mr.
and Mrs. Ingram will leave in a few
days for their home in Los Angeles.
might have been dangerous, and even
yet Ronndabout has some fears thai
he may see this party before he has
forgotten the good road.* But. now.
the state highway engineers are doing
The court house clock has been on a
"strike” for several days, refusing to
strike, or keep anything like the cor-
rect time. Gordon New, keeper of the
courthouse, has endeavored to tune up
the time-piece, but his efforts have
not brought abont the desired results,
and the commissioners’ court will
probably call in an expert to do the
job. The clock has been on duty
since the courthouse was erected.
of years ahead.
The growing of leguminous erops is
an insistent demand of the farm in-
dustry, naming in this class: alfalfa,
sweet clover, soy beans, cow peas, etc.
He said that the one crop of sweet
clover has the power to revolutionize
this community for the better.
Business men and farmers were
urged to get together often for help-
ful study of their mutual problems.
Each is necessary to the other, the
speaker said, and they should work
together in mutual harmony. It would
tie a good thing for farmers and busi-
ness men to get together as often as
once each month.
Following his address, Mr. James
conducted a round table discussion
that brought nut many problems of
the local situation and that proved
very helpful and interesting.
All in all, the gathering was of
great benefit to all. From time to
time other meetings will be held:
other farmers will be invited to be
guests of the Decatur business men.
As President Gus Hughes of the chain-
ber of commerce, stated Monday night.
"We wanted all our friends from the
country to come at one time, but we
found that this was impossible, wing
tn lack of room : so ws decided that
we have them with u- in smaller
crowds."
The interest of Mr. James in the
meeting was attested in a letter re-
ceived from him after his departure
as per the copy below :
“Mr. Cliff Gates. Secretary Chamber
• f Commerce, Decatur, Texas—Dear
Mr. Cates: In hurrying to make the
train last night I neglected to bid you
and others I had met good-bye and
to thank you for your most excellent
cor juration. Your meeting was one
of the best it has been my privilege
to attend and I have no doubt as to
what the outcome for agricultural
betterment in your section will be.
There were some high type farmers
in that meeting, and they, with your
good business men. are sure to get
constructive action. Wishing you sue-
cess, I am. Very indy yours.
DELOS L. JAMES.
Capt. II. E. Brady. Jun. A. Simmons
and A. Y. Leslie spent a few days on
Carrol creek in Jack county this week
fishing. This stream, running thru
the ranch of Col. Tom Cherryholmes,
is one of the best fishing preserves in
the state. Years ago it was stockel
with large quantities of the best xame
fish, and Cherryholmes has been par-
ticular about who comes and enjoys
the sport. His friends are welcome,
but all are requested to have written
permits, signed by Col Cherry holmes
or his manager, before they are allow -
ed to enter the preserve. Cowboys
are constantly riding I he big rancii
and when they come up on a person in
the ranch thru which tht fishing
stream runs, they demand "what
authority he has for being there.’ If
the "pass" is not produced, the strang-
er is escorted to one of file big mates.
"I was compelled to adopt this method
of protecting my property by reckless
hunters and fishermen coming into
the ranch.” stated Col. Cherryholmes
to a Messenger representative when
the seribe. several years ago, got a
“pass," authorizing him to try his
luck with the gay find festive bass
and erapple that abound in the rip-
pling waters of Carroll. Messrs. Sim-
mons. Leslie and Brady are long-time
friends of Cherryboles.
REV. ALONZO MONK. JR.
Rev. Alonzo Monk, Jr., of Dallas,
Texas, a general evangelist of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south,
will arrive in Decatur, to begin a
meeting for the local church and com-
munity. Sunday, June 2nd, at S p. M.
Rev. Monk is one of the most promi-
nent and successful evangelists in the
Methodist church. Before entering
ihe evangelistic field, he held several
important pastorates, Arlington, Min
eral Wells, and First Church, Corsi-
cana. He has a strong personality,
and will have a message for Decatur.
T. A. Bradley is the chief adver-
tising man of the Perkins-Timberlake
Company, at Wichita Falls. Mr.
Bradley has been in the advertising
game for many years: he knows his
advertising as Charley Lindbergh
knows his Spirit of S. Louis. Mi.
Bradley had made advertising a
study, and for years he has held down
the "Head man” job in advert iisinz
for the headquarter’s store of the big
Perkins chain. As stated. Mr. Brad-
ley knows advertising, get-up, attare-
tiveness, etc.. -’i good and attractive
advertisement enthuses Mr. Bradley,
and. looking over the Perkins-Tim-
berlake display advertisement that
appeared in last week’s Messenger,
he wrote from Wichita Falls to Mr.
Gus Hughes, manager of the Decatur
store as follows:
"Gus:—The Wise County Messenger
sets ’em up good. The nd. Is O. K.:
looks awfully good. You sure have
got the right slant.”
Wanton destruction of camp proper-
ty at the reunion grounds has beel
brought to the attention of the reun
ion committee, ami efforts are being
made to find out who is responsible
for the reprehensible conduct of cer
tain visitors to the grounds. Boards
and posts from camp-sites are being
used in fires, and many frames from
these camps have been torn down ami
scattered over the grounds. Partici-
pants in wild parties, probably stimu-
lated by a few bottles of bad brew
or a gang of small town "cut-ups,"
out to put on a "real mean” stunt, are
responsible for the miserable conduct,
so a report says.
Grace Bell
Concerto Op. 25 ............ Mendelsohn
Emily Bellah
The commencement play, “Mail
Order Brides,” will Im* given Saturday
evening, June 1, at 8:15 o’clock. witn
the following cast of characters :
Pinkey Butler, ranch hand, Ernest
Moure: Skeet Snyder, ranch hand,
Raymond McKee: Nance Henshaw,
ranchman’s daughter, Margie Siddons :
program covering every phase of agri-
culture ami its subsequent aggressive
execution. Pres. Hughes announced
each of the suggestions received shall
have the careful attention and positive
action of the membership of the cham-
ber of commerce.
Previous to the night program. Mr.
James, accompanied by County Agent
Powell ami others, had made a brief
examination and survey of the com-
munity. having made a trip to a part
of the farm country, checked up on
statistics of local production supplied
by the chamber of commerce, visited
local market plants, and asked many
questions. During the afternoon he
conferred with a body of business
men.
The substance of some of his sug-
gestions follow.
The agricultural territory hereabout
needs to improve its marketing sys-
tem for all manner of production, par
ticularly the output of dairy and
poultry commodites. He advocated
the establishment of the midwestern
system of clearing all products thru
one establishment as nearly as possi-
ble. Sending cream away from the
community in the raw- and unmanu-
factured form, he contended, is creat-
ing an annual loss of something like
$30,000 a year, figured on the present
agricultural territory output. Ami the
production would be greatly encour-
aged were the market and outlet 1m
proved. He said sufficient butterfat
is available to justify the operation
of a large creamery. He also said
l)ecatur needs a poultry killing and
dressing plant to operate the year
around. Local control and ownership
he advocated for the separate or com-
bined plants.
Selling whole milk for fluid con-
sumption is a superior and more pro
fitable market to farmers than oc-
curs thru sales to a condensary or
cheese plant, althongh many ftrmers
may profit in a greater derree by
selling cream direct and retaining the
skim milk for livestock and poultry
feed, provided the market at command
is a sweet cream market. Generally
speaking, the ratio of return to farm-
ers were stated to come in the follow
ing order: sale of cream, sale of mill:,
supplying a condensary. supplying a
cheese plant. The condensary market
is not so good a market as that en-
joyed by communities which have
found an outlet for whole milk.
Truck routes, he said, reaching
every rural commnnity is the modern :
saving and economical method of get ■
ting prornets to market. Therefore,
la said, good gravel or surfaced main
roads are indespensible to a prosper- ’
ous agricultural territory.
Qunlity in all products was stressei.
He ade it clear that, ns matters now
stand, the lowest grade product of any
inilnstry. whether wheat, cotton, cows,
chickens, or what not, is setting the
prevailing price standard of the com-
munity and creating a net loss. Rnise,
also, he emphasized, what the market
wants and will pay for. not what it
particularly pleases us to grow.
It was declared, emphatically, that
based on the scale of prices paid at
present, that dairying is a profitable <
business to the farmer, provided the
producer becomes a business man, :
wleomes improving suggestions ami 1
will do what is required of him. He
denied that there is any probability i
of over productict for a long series 1
What is left of the display balloon
which broke away from Ihe top of
the Worth Hotel Thursday night has
been found.
Manager Marsline Moore of the
Worth Theater was notified Saturday
by Mrs. O. Richter. Decatur, that the
wreckage of the balloon had fallel in
the front yard of her home. Mrs.
Richter told Moore that she was able
Io identify the balloon on account of
a story of its disappearance carriei
in the Star-Telegram Friday.
Apparently, Ilie rubber bag was
struck by lightening Friday afternoon
ane was badly damaged when it fell.
It had been filled with hydrogen gas.
Manager Noor had placed the bal-
loon, loaned him by a lire corporation,
on top of the Worth Hotel as a pub-
licity stunt. The wind broke the
quarter inch mooring rope some timne
Thursday night.—Star Telegram.
rington. Frank Kerr Will Phillips.
Ed Gentry. Ed Hornback. Archie
Hoyle, Earnest Gilliland. Coy Steph-
ens. Elbert Brown. Merlin Gage. C. O.
Shaw. Lute Gage. Lee Hall, R. E.
Neely, Bryson Williamson. Robert
Howard. K. W. Howard, J. R. Buch-
a nan. Bill Rosenburg. J. H. McCarter.
S. P. Privitt, Stanley McCormack.
T. I. Gentry. Roy Stocks, Fate Ren-
shaw; W. S. Gilbert.
Chamber uf Commerce members
present: J. J. Rieger. T. H. Wright,
J. H. Cates. W. C. Milligan. H. M.
Butt rill. H. T. Breedlove. N. A. Moore.
J. A. Parr. W. A. Hughes. C. P. Do-
son. W. N. Cox. C. L. Christian. Gus
Pickett, W. P. Thurmond. J. A. Sim-
mons, Gordon Roberts. Cliff Cates.
E. P. Gibson, Harold Walker. Wallace
Gregg. 11. G. Woodruff. Terrell Lil-
lard. S. M. Ward. T. J. Dillehay, E. L.
Walker, W. IL Walker. Edgar Simp-
son. W. W. Boyd, W. A. Helm. Ira
interior of the armory building, freely
put at the disposal of rhe chamber ot
commerce by Capt. Newton P. Taylor
Formerly connected with the mar-
keting division of the United States
department of agriculture, Mr. James
elosely analyzed the selling system for
farm preducts of this community.
Formerly a connty farm agent and
university agriculturni specialist in
dairying in the intensified dairy re-
gion of northern Illinois, his talk deal*
largely with the problems of dairy
and poultry production. His talk
ranged, however, over the whole prob-
lem of agricultural prouction an 1
marketing. Always, he was on the
side of the producer securing the full
nerket value for his products. and he
left numerous suggestions here possi-
bin of being worked nit alona ’•» Jines
of improvement by the action of busi-
ness men and farmers working to-
get her.
The speaker strongly advocated the
sei up of a joint committee of farmers
ad business men, each to make its
own committee selections, for the sug-
gested efforts of making a detailed
Petite and pretty, but possessing
the courage and determination to do,
characteristics of big stout and ad-
venturous men. Miss Margaret Thom-
as, 19 years old, and barely tippins
the wale at 107 pounds, dropped our
of the skies here one day recently,
landing her big Ryan monoplane in
the Charlie Davis pasture east of
town. Following an adjustment uf
some part uf the machine, the intrepid
little flyer took off for Fort Worth,
joining the crowd that staged a rous-
ing reception to the champion airmen.
Robbins and Kelley, who smashed the
world’s end u nt n«*e record. Miss
Thomas is a graduate of the flying
school in Fort Worth, and was out on
a little morning lark when she came
down in the Davis field. She is a
niece of Mrs. N. R. Taylor of Decatur.
When the Skylark Mounts the Blue
Blue Sky Smart/.
Floyce and Ruth Tally
Polka Staccato Rolfe
Mary Alice Jones
Vocal Duet Selecteu
Venus Whet sell-Betty A. Workman
Presentation of Diplomas Dr. J. L.
Wan!
Benedict ion
The summer session of Decatur
Baptist College will open formally at
9 o’clock, June 3, 1929. From reports*
and inquiries, there will be a good at-
tendance. Courses in the departments
uf history, science and education will
be offered. The date for the school
is from June 3 to July 13, making six
fuH weeks- This period will meet all
requirements for the making of two
majors toward graduation from the
college. These majors also may be
transferred to any other college or in-
stitution for credit. All classes will
meet in the morning leaving the after-
noon free for study. Those in charge
of the summer session are Mr. Mc-
Pherson, who comes from Nocona high
school, as head of the education de-
partment an dcoach of the college for
the coming year: and Mr. Morgan,
who is the present head of the science
department. They are anxious for a
good attendance and will do all they
Offeratory
Chorus
Sermon Rev. McKinley Norman
Hymn Savior Like a Shepherd
Benediction.
The thirty-fifth annual commence
merit graduation exercises and presen-
tat ion of diplomas will close the com
mencement week activities on Monday
evening, June 3rd. The program is
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