Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1930 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 51
DECATUR, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1930
NUMBER 8
BRADY BRYANT GSLF PLAYERS
the Zack Liliard service station
PIONEER IS DEAD
SIZE IS GIVEN
WHIPS ROGUE
Former Citizen of Wise
Casey Willis hi Fort Wort Press
Ex-Governor Admits He
Officers
and
Board
County Passes In
Is Is Needed Under
Frederick, Okla.
Big Dome
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Nobles, S. L. Hardwick. Ground
Its average depth
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Publicity:
Tlie visit was the beginning
MARRIAGE LIC ENSES
PLAY POSTPONED
WORRIED OVER WRONG THING
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a
■w
might prove fatal,
will be 31 feet.
Eagle Mountain
Woodruff,
Alla nd.
Lillard.
of what
East Main street: a hydraulic lifter,
and it puts your machine up where a
thorn inspection of all parts can be
made with ease and accuracy.
ils form
ile eass
knows
See "Then and Now" at the high
school auditorium Tueeday night.
about.
I Mr.
t the
Elected, New Rules
Are Adopted
com'
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LIONS OFFER
SILVER TROPHY
OIL WELL REPORT
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WILLIS ENTERS
PREC3RACE
E..LS MEETING
Messenger is requested to state that
Mr. A. M. Shaw, well and favorably
known citizen of Decatur, is being so
licited to enter the race for commis-
sioner of this precinct, and Mr. Fhaw
says his annonncement for the office
will appear in next week’s issue of
the Messenger.
JIM FERGUSON
IN RACE AGAIN
DEMONSTRATION IN MEAT
CANNING
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J. M. WELL IN
9iS. CLERK RACE
Mary Councillor Brook
nent New York writer, cont
"Don’t claim any eredit," said
Lillard when questioned about
When Tom Waggoner, richest man
in Texas, toll the excited depositors
in their mad rush to withdraw their
savings in a run on the big First Na
tional bank in Fort Worth Tnesday
afternoon, that lie stood ready to take
care, in cold cash, of any and all de-
positors who had contracted cold feet
abont the institution's solvency, there
was a let-up in the excitment and af-
fairs started back toward normalcy.
Waggoner has enough money to sink
an ocean-going freighter, and when
he gets roused he places liis dinero
back of his talk. Six millions of dol-
lars were tendered the Fort Worth
bank when the squeeze came, by the
Dallas fededal institution. Waggoner
ran command two hundred millions if
he were cailed to do so.
Williams, N. Taylor, T. J. Kendrick,
F. A. Davenport.
Mr. Ray Nobles was elected ground-
keeper.
The cinb will meet Tnesday night
of nept week in the president’s office.
Every member of the club, old or
new. Is requested to be present at the
meeting. There are over ninety busi-
ness and professional men and their
families who participate in the game.
It is predicted that the mem tiership
will reach 150 by April 1.
Messenger appreciates words like
these, and. coming from a man who
is well informed, and is an extensive
reader. Mr. G. W. Davis says: “The
Messenger is the neatest weekly pap-
er in Texas, in the country newspap-
er field."
Ite Ununty Aezzenyer
Published In the Dairy Center of the Great Southwest.
has been brought
New apparatus for greasing and
cleaning ears has been installed at
The play, ‘‘Then and Now” to in?
given by the O. F. F. Chib of Decatur
for the benefit of Harmon Field piny*
ground, Friday night in the high
school auditorium, has been postpon-
ed until next Tuesday night.
- CARLO D. DAU. BUCKNER DAM
.the emi-
ributor to
Lake will hold
A number of citizens living in the
vicinity of Sunset Hill. west of De-
catur, are registering complaints with
Officer Sharp abont the reckless
dumping of refuse on tlx* hill. and
Messenger is requested to state that
prosecution will follow if anyone is
equght violating the city’s ordinance
on leaving refuse in that vicinity.
Fori Worth citizens, but the Bridge-
port man "kept on the job,” and one
day Major John B. Hawley, chief
engineer, agreed to make the trip to
the proposed dam site with Mr
At a meeting of the members of the
Decatur Golf Club Monday night, a
motion was made and carried unani-
mously that only paying members be
permitted to play on the course. A
keeper has been employed and he will
be on the grounds to see that the
rule is enforced.
several Texas newspapers, began her
newspaper career in her father’s’
office in Decatur, more than forty
years ago, in a building that stood
just off the south west corner of the
square.
All parts of the hog were utilized
to the best advantage when a pig
weighing 13 pounds dressed, yielded
62 cans sausage, serappel, ribs yielded
and liver paste; 17 pounds fresh
sausage, 7 pounds fresh scrapple.
13 pounds lard and 5 pounds crack-
lings Figures show a profit of $10
above the market value of the hog.
This demonstration was carritd out
under the supervision of Miss Mamie
Let Hayden, Extension Specialist in
Home Indnstries and Miss Jennie
Camp. District Agent of this District
at the home of Mr. and G. B. Bow-
man of the Lone Mound community.
Some of tie products have been
offered for sale and the other pro-
ducts will be sold soon. Those who
have eaten the fresh sausage can
testify to its fine flavor and whole-
somentss.
mittee: Grady
Burch. Albert
Dick Collins.
claim that it was constructed in 1890
by J. C. Carepnter, and was the first
stone structure built on that corner,
others are as positive that J. G. Ha!-
sell had a building erected there be-
fore Mr. Carpenter ••nine into posses- ,
sion of the lot. A cafe and rooming
house occupied I he building soon
after it was constructed by Mr.
Carpenter. One old-timer stales that
the Decatur Tribune, owend by Col.
J. W. Booth, was published from an
office in the building.
Hot much water will Fort Worth's
vew Eagle Mountain and Bridgeport
Lakes hold?
Perhaps 1,500,000 acre feet—total
capacity of the lakes ineluding flood
waters—doesn't mean much to you.
Figures seldom do.
Well, listen to this: The amount
of water that could be stored in the
lakes would cover the entire city of
Fort Worth to a depth of 60 feet,
approximately the height of the
Central High School Building.
The rmber of acre feet doesn’t
look so iraposing. When you consider
that there are 327,000 gallons of
water in an acre foot, it changes the
aspect. Multiply it ami you will see
that the two lakes in emergency
could hold 490,500,000,000 gallons of
water.
Quire a little bit. isn’t it?
Another comparison: To look at
L:ke Worth or to drive around, it
seems fairly large. It has only 25,-
0 acre f el of water.
The maximum capacity of the two
lakes is 60 times as great.
It's not much of a task for a swim-
mer to dive and touch the bottom of
Lake Worth, because the average
depth is only nine feet. Very few-
will touch the bottom of Eagle Moun-
tain latke, because its average depth
will be 21 feet.
About the only way you will be
able to reach bottom at Bridgeport
lake would be by tying a sack of
rocks around your body—and that
A revival was raging in a Virginia
negro church. The fruits had been
considerable. One obdurate soul how-
ever. resisted the efforts of the
elders. Called to account for his re
luctance, he replied. "Yo' see how
it is elder. How's I gwine ter git
malt shirt on ovah mah wings when
I gets to glory?"
"Dat ain't yo' problem," .retorted
the Shorter promptly.
"Yo' problem is how yo’ gwine ter
git yo’ hat ovah yo’ horns."
At a meeting of the members of the
Decatur Golf Club, held Monday eve-
ning in the offices of Joe Jenninga
in the McMurray - Gettys building,
southwest corner square, steps were
taken to improve the links and the
orzanization was put on a more thoro
and businesslike basis. New officers
were elected and several committees
were appointed for the year. It is
the purpose of the members to make
the local grounds second to none in
this section of the state, and some in-
teresting programs will be staged thia
coming season. The grounds will be .
kept clean, as a keeper has been em-
ployed who will give his time to the
duties outlined by the club. Only
membors in good standing, those who
have (Kt id the regular dues, will be
allowed permission to play. Players
not members of the club will be re-
quired to pay the keeper when they
enter the links. Members who drop
out will be assessed two dollars when
they apply for re-enstatement
The following officers and directors
were elected : J. A. Jennings, presi-
dent : Mrs. M. W. Burch, vice-presi-
dent : W. T. Hill, secretary-treasurer.
Directors: R. M. Filey. Dick Collins,
C. P. Dodson, Miss Bell Ford. Ray
work he started, "but I remember it
looked very much like a hopeless
undertaking when I began talking
abont a dam out there.’’
rower to redeem any home or other
real estate within two years after
foreclosure," "(5) The abolishment of
the landlords lieu, so that a tenant
may mortgage his crop to his mer-
chant for yearly supplies."’ "(6) For
an elective highway commission of
five. one at large and «me from north,
south, east and west Texas," “(7),
Opposition to he issue of any.state
road bonds, and * for a three cent
gasoline tax* and. the building and
grade! ng of less expensive roads
vhich will give more roads to the
farm and the mill,” “(8) Against the
road “hog” and the banishment of
the present bus and truck vehicles
who nse the public highways for
profit to the exclusion of the travel-
ing public.” “(9) A luxury tax on
factory made cigars and cigarettes."
'(10) For putting the state convict
farms in the hands of farmers and
liberal issnance of pardons to meri-
torious prisoners.
Upon these issnes I shall go to the
people and if needed or wanted I am
ready to serve. If my country calls.
I am ready.
JAS. E. FERGUSON.
date. If on the other hand, they
think that I will make a better gover-
nor than any of the other candidates
then it is their duty to tlx* state and
nut to me to vote for me. I want to
emphasize, that whether anybody,
friend or foe. votes for me or not it
will cause no hard feelings on my
part and our present cordial rela-
tions, I hope will be continued.
I shall not enter into a frantic
mental physical struggle for election,
and I shall conserve my strength for
the performance of the duties of the
office to which I will be called.
If there be those who may find
satisfaction in personal abuse and
vicious criticism of me or my record
let them be at once advised that they
will have the field all to themselves
without murmur or protest from me.
I have long since made my peace with
God and I shall not now permit the
heat of politics to engulf me in per-
sonal hatred.
My platform has been heretofore
announced and the public is more or
less familiar with it. Shortly stated
this platform calls, “ (1) For a busi-
ness administration and the veto of
any liquor legislation by pro or anti
—something to pat and something
to wear without a row over some-
thing to drink.” “(2) The reduction
of public offices notably the combina-
tion of the office of the assessor and
collector and the limitation of fees to
$6000.00 a year," "(3) Preventing any
bank from loaning over 10 per cent
of its capital and deposit outside of
Texas." "ill The right of the bor
and brothers are buried in a country
cemetery near Decatur.
Mr. Hall was born Sept. 12, 1834 at
Pleasant Grove. Harlan county,
Kentucky, where he was roared. In
185 h: moved to Hopkins county and
in 1851 to Wise county where in
1859. he married Miss Clarinda Con-
nelley. daughter of one of the first
families in Wise County.
Joining the Methodist church while
a young man, Mr. Ball was a faithful
adherent to that faith to the end of
his life. He was also a member of
the Odd Follows lodge and belonged
to the Republican party.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 2 o’clock with Rev. R.
H Moreland, pastor of the First
"Tell 'em to take their sturr to the, Mr. Hal came to Wise
dumP grounds," stated oficer Sharp l county. Indians were a constant
rnenace and ho participated in several
A number of old-time Decatur citi- i indian fights
zens have been cortroverting on the. He experienced all the hardships
year the Rice building, recentiy burn 1 ......owing reconstruction days. His
father, mother and several sisters
ging the
at being
ood at
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ead, the**®
of the
, becom
• numer-
tes that
cd, nt the southwest corner of the
public square, was erected. Some
W. C. Shults states the report that
he contemplates becoming a candidate
for county judge is out of line with
his intentions. “I am not a candi-
date, and have no idea of entering
the race. There are enough in the
race, and the people can select a good
and efficient servant from the list
now announced. I am practicing law:
not in politics,” he informed a Mes-
senger reporter..
Responding to the petition and sug-
Kestion of a very large number of
Texas voters 1 hereby announce for
governor.
When Abraham Lincoln was elect-
ed president the second time, he said
i hat he did not regard the election
as an honor so much as he regarded
it as the belief of the people that he
could best serve the people in a
position for which he had been
severely trained.
In this campaign I will tie seeking
an office which I have already had.
I will not be seeking an honor, for me
and my family have had that too. I
will not be seeking vindication be-
cause that has been given me. When
I am elected, as I am sure I will be,
I will feel that the people have called
me to render a public service which
they have not received for the past
three and one-half years, and for
which my experience with state
affairs has especially qualified me to
perform. Every informed person
knows tabt the next governor should
be selected on the sole ground of
qualification, he who can best serve
the state will be the controlling
question in the mind of the voter.
At this perilous time this is as it
should be. I would not have my
friends feel that I am taxing their
patience in again asking their sup-
port. If they feel that some other
candidate can perform the duties of
the office better than I, then I think
it is their duty to vote for that candi-
in announcing this week as a can-
fldate for the office of commissioner
in Precinet No. 3 of Wise county, I
do so at the request and solicitations
of scores of as good citizens as there
are in the county.
I have honestly and sincerely de-
dined to become a candidate this
year, until the present time, but the
demands made upon me by so many
good citizens cannot be ignored in
this matter. I therefore shall make
the race.
In making the race I shall adhere
to honest, clean-cut fair-dealing with
every one. I ask your vote and in-
fluence upon my reputation for
honest, fair dealing with men . If you
place your trust and confidence in
me. I will go to the limit of my man
hood in order not to betray that
trust. I further promise if I am
elected that I will be your commis-
-inner for this precinct.
Sincerely,
W. F. WILLIS.
Troy Walker to Miss Fannie
Bridges.
Forrest B. Giles to Miss Margaret
Montford.
Frank Crista to Miss Viola Milligan
Hicks H. Huckabee to Miss Viola
Met 'ord.
One of the real pioneers of Wise
county. Carlo B. Ball died at his
home at Frederick, Okla,, at the age
uf 96 last week. Mr. Bull came to
Wise county in 1854, six years before
the Civil War and lived near Deca-
tur until 1906 when he moved to
Ochiltree county. Nine years ago he
moved to Frederick to be near his
son. Dr. C. B. Ball, Jr.
Fur about forty years he lived
within two miles of Decatur. Mr.
Ball had been in failing health for
the past two years, but even during
that time was unusually active for a
man of his age Only last spring he
cultivated an extensive garden at his
home in Frederick at the age of 95
years. He was 86 years old before
he retired from farming and stock
raising.
Although he was unable to read,
other people read for him and for
over sixty years he kept in his home
various persons who read to him.
For many years almost every minute
he spent in the* house, he was listen-
ing to some one read. When he died
his hearing was excellent and his
mind was alert. Mr. Ball remained
a student throughout his life and his
knowledge on many subjects, includ-
ing history and polities was exten-
sive. He was not only a humanise
but a humanitarian. During his life-
time he raised many orphan children
and kepi mail) indigent old people in
their old age until death overtook
them.
only 9000 acre feet of water normally
compared with 10,000 for Bridgeport
Lake, but the dam of the latter will
be nearly twice as large. That is
accounted for by the greater depth of
Bridgeport Lake, due to the topo-
graphy of the land.
The Eagle Mountain dam will con-
tain 3,069,000 ruble yards of material.
The Bridgeport dam will have 1,600-
MM) cubic yards.
If those figures don’t sound so big,
consider this: The material in the
Eagle Mountain dam stacked together
would make a pile as high as the
Fort Worth National Bank Building,
as wide as Main Street and extend-
ing from the Tarrant County Court-
hones to the T. & P. depot.
All in all. it must lie admitted that
there will be quite a lot of water in
the two lakes and that Methuselah
would have needed all his years if he
had had to build the dams himself.
When J. F. Lillard of Bridgeport,
first mentioned the possibilities of a
big reservoir, now known as the
Buckner dam, on West Fork. some
nine years ago, the people with whom
ho talked were not interested, and.
it is said, not a few laughed at the
suggestion. But. J. F. was sold on
the idea, and we remember that on
more than one occasion he went to
Fort Worth and talked the project to
civil engineers in that city. At first.
Ne inzevem wna,monifestes by she
Membership: E. R.
Farmersville Times in a recent
issue, told about a Collin county cow
falling in a 15-foot well ; how she was
saved bemachinery being instailed
above the welt, and the animal lifted
out, uninjured. When he read the
article, Gus Hughes. president of the
Decatur chamber of commerce, re-
called an accident something of a like
nature, happening in Wise county.
Said Mr. Hughes. In recniling the
accident: ‘When this Wise county
jersey fell in a well no rope or tackle
were available. and hopes of saving
the cow were vanishing, when a
neighbor, suggested that someone go
down and milk the animal. A man
was lowered in the well, and he
immediately began milking the im-
prisoned cow, and, believe it or not.
In half an hour the cow and man
floated out of the well, both safe and
sound."
Methodist church, Frederick, in
charge. He was assisted by Rev.
James M. Blakey, pastor of the
Christian church and Rev. Moody
Nicholson, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. A quartet furnished special
music.
He is survived by his widow and
the following children: Jackson Ball
Leedy. Okla. ;Mrr. Maha la Fullin-
gim, Decatur; Mrs. Emma Cook.
Frederick ; T. L. Ball, Wichita Falls:
Mrs. Nettle Day. Oklahoma City:
Mrs. Clara Chitwood. Groover: Dr. C.
B. Ball. Frederick Two daughters.
Mrs. Ula Smith and Mrs. Alic.
Outler preceded him in death. He is
also survived by tmenty-three grand
children atid several great-grand-
children
Ik seeds
•ady for
s. (7)
The well, west of Rhome is giving
promise of becoming a producer, a
cording to tile hit st showings brot,xb
o the Messenger office yesterday af-
ternoon ly Mr. Reedy Williams of
Rhome. A good gas and oil sand
were hit in the well Tuesday after
noon at a depth of 835 feet. "Tin
dillkTs gme expecting a producer in
t.ltio or 1.200 feet," stated Mr. (Wil’
Hams. ,.
Reports to the 'Messeuge t frem.tb
Keystone,.. of Decatut. sat
the drill is down about 1.900 feet, and
that the well is running true to the
original Keystone log..
The Carey, west of town, is at a
standstill, with derrick up and ready
to start operations, but disagreement
concerning contracts and acreage ar
holding up activities.
Writing from London, England, to
Conmressman Guinn Williams in
Washington, our good friend, Frank
Messenger, former Wise county citi-
zen. now trade commissioner for Uncle
Sam in Englang's capital city, says
"Our sty in England has dealt very
1indly with us, and theopportuhity to
broaden one's self "is‛ tlimTted. 1
have’ been ‛vry lucky to assigned
work that taks me to every country
of Europe. Jiisf recemtly returned
from Fra rice; Haly and Spain. On
many of my trips I take Mamie along
and she enjoys -it immensely. Our
baby is getting aloug wonderfully
well and the only thing worrying me
is that he is acquiring an English ac-
cent. My work must satisfy the bn-
reua as I have received two raises
since being here, and on January 1st
I was promoted to trade commission-
er. During the past year I have had
decasion to visit some of the livestock
shows and saw the finest cattle I
ever laid my eyes on. especially the
herefords, short-horns, and angus
breeds. You would have enjoyed
them, but would have been disappoint-
cd as no mules were shown, and I
know what you think of them. Mamie
aid I w.-t to thank r n for v nr
Christmas card, which carried a
touch of Washington with it. When
one visits these foregn capitols, he
cannot bnt ndm't none can compare
with ours for cleanliness and simple
bequty."
The Decatur Lions Club at its
weekly luncheon on Wednesday of
this week voted to put up and pay
for a beautiful silver trophy cup to
be awarded to tlie Class A high
school winning the all-around county
championship at the County Meet at
D-catur on March 27-29. The trophy
is a three year cup which must be
won by the same school three years
in succession before It becomes the
permanent possession of the school
winning it.
Mr. J. M. Trussell, one of the best
known citizens in the Boyd com-
nnnity. was in Decatur Tuesday, and
while here he called at the Messenger
office and requested that his an-
nouncement for tlie office of district
clerk be made in this issue of the
paper. Mr. Trussell has been a citi-
zen of Wise county for more than
thirty-seven years, and for tlie past
eight years he has resided in the
Boyd section, moving there from De-
catur. He is an honorable man, and
his life in Wise county has been an
open book, and at all times he has
been found on the side of right: lie
stands for the advancement of his
county, and has taken parts in all
movements in that direction. A
Christian gentleman, and his friends
claim that he teas the qualifications
to make Wise oumnty -a, kood and
efficient distrie elerk. Mr Trussett’s
candidacy is subjeet to the action of
the democratic primary election in
July. He will appreciate your rote
That it is better to pay board bills
than to try to leave the country was
demonstrated in an emphasizing man-
ner Tuesday morning by 2 T0-year-
old man who did a good job of beat-
ing up a 175-pound 24-year old man.
The younger man attempted to obtain
a complaint alleging assault but when
tlie case was explained, tlie district
attorney refused to issue a warrant.
According to the older man, who
during the last election was a candi-
date for the office of constable, the
younger man owed him gio on a
board bill and had promised to pay
him as soon as he received his check.
He was paid Saturday and when he
failed to show up the older man de-
cided to interview him in his room
Tuesday morning. The type of inter-
view was a little bit unusual and
there were plenty of marks to prove
it
The older of the two hurried to the
courthouse after the scrap and offer-
ed to pay a fine in the justice court
of Wiliam Walk but found no war-
rant had been issued. Consequently,
he went to the district attorney's
office, only to find the younger man
there. The argument was renewed
a dare was flung by the younger man
and immediately the coat of the gray-
haired fighter hit the floor. A
second battle was in the making when
the district attorney inervened.—
Oklahoma Newspaper.
Messenger is informed that the ‘old
man" referred to in the above article
is no other than our own Brady Bry-
ant, native of Wonderful Wise, but
for a number of years a citizen of the
Sooner State.
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