Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 1934 Page: 1 of 8
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e Program of Interscholastic Meet in Alvord, March 21
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NUMBER 11
DECATUR, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 1931
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stock show.
Th? home agent stood at
Jos. W. Bailey. Jr.
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prove helpful and beneficial.
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a fternoon.
Saturday afternoon, March 24, 1 :00 and Mrs. J.
V. Patterson of Decatur,
member of the Mary
will become a
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That night he
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Delegation—Profit
and Pleasure Visit
"I mingled with the press boys in
Fort Worth Saturday,” stated Robert
T. Sellars, "and I found them a most !
Beloved Citizen Passes
At Home: 86 Years Old
Wise County Members
Are Selected for Re-
lief Work Needed
Cliff Cook Candidate
For Constable, Prec. 1
lives:
Wise
In
the
Decatur theater goers are coming
alive to the fact that the local show
the cellar, J. B. said,
went to a play at the
day went to Sanger
pot
the
imagine Miss Russell in a Mae West
play.”
(3.) Arithmetic contest :—
Friday morning, March 23, 9:30, at
Relief Board Head Here
Receives Instructions
enterprise designed for the benefit of
students .on the principle of the great-
est good for the greatest number. A
genuine spirit of cooperation on the
part of all will insure a pleasant and
profitable meet.
Choral singing contest, all divisions.
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Dody. after deciding that Tames Ison
was not visiting relatives as was sap-
posed at first.
J. B. said that he was “sorry about
it.” but had not thought about it very
much.
13—First man wounded in
Revolutionary War, 1775.
March‘23, 1 :00 p. m.
(5. >‘Three “R” contest:—
Yours very truly,
Adam R. Johnson, Administrator.
Former Messenger
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SCvs cows on Commons, 1830.
• vat ion. Appetite ditto. A surplusage torium. Tin* awarding of champion-
of peanuts, popcorn, taffy candy and [ship trophies and individual medals
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mere he must first make application
I standards and ideals there will
the afternoon his father found
dace is giving big town entertain-
bents to its patrons.
many of the farms in
fun. pleasure and intellectual obser- ’ 24, at 7 :30 in the high school audi-
better and better
of all types of livestock and
it? County Hezrler
Published in Dairy Center of the Great Southwest
Supreme in Newspaper Field and Oldest Husiness Institution in Wise County—Estab, in 1880
ern how and Fxposition that will grammar school building.
"They told me that Mae West re- ! pear
■ tickets to each. They came from all
; parts of Wise county.
Mrs. Frank Bucey anti daughter of
Brownwood, were visitors here Fri-
day and Saturday.
which outstanding breeders |
the great leader of our party, Mr.
Koosevelt, has taken an attitude con-
trary to its passage, that I was bound
not to vote for that bill. That seems
to me to have been the promise which
the democratic party made to the peo-
(2.) (Debate:—
Finals in debate, boys and girls
track and field events at Speer field
west of town. Coaches are respon-
sible for .their teams’ presence at the
appointed place and time.
Individual medals will lie given in
Jill literary and athletic events in two
divisions.
The county meet is a cooperative
A t2 18—Grover Cleveland, 24th U.
i° S. President, born 1937.
। once they were inside. Nothing was
'overlooked, however, that had the
power to cater to the faculties for | will be held Saturday night. March
Decatur citizen: "I saw Mae the
other night, and in my opinion. a ......
comparison of the two is laughable: crais
a downright slander on Lillian: and
Set up of a Wise County Produc-
tion Credit Council, first of four
bodies to be organized in each of the
counties embraced in the Fort Worth
Production Credit Association, was
announced yesterday.
Regulations for making emergency
crop loans from the $40,000,000 fund
recently made available by congress
indicate that a farmer may obtain
such a loan if he can not qualify for
credit elsewhere. the Fort Worth ex-
ecutives were advised by S. M: Gar-
wood. production credit commissioner
of the Farm Credit Administration.
Before any farmer may secure a
loan, he must abtain a statement from
the county production credit council,
where one exists, that he does not in-
tend to increase his acreage or pro-
duction in opposition to the AAA.
Where a county council has not been
set up, applicants will have to give
satisfactory evidence that they are
cooperating with the production con-
trol program, it was explained.
Applications for loans from $25 to
$i50 may be made directly to the
emergeney crop loan offices in Dallas,
provided the applicant does not have
Mad-Cg time
(4.) Spelling:—
All divisions. Friday
<>. L. Foster, bailing from Bridge-
port, is recognized as one of the lead-
ing racehorse men of the country, and
at the coming spring messing of Ar
lington Downs, will have a string of
18 runners. Foster's "Hickory Lad.”
recently won the Louisiana derby
Denton, Texas, March 14.— Miss
Virginia Patterson, daughter of Mr.
Elinor Brackenridge* Club at the Tex
as State College for Women (C. I. A.)
next week, following pledge and ini-
tiation ceremonies. Preferential bid-
ding was used for the first time in
selecting new' members for the nine
campus clubs.
These clubs have as their object the
furthering of social ami literary in-
terests on the campus, and take the
place of purely social organizations
on other campuses. Miss Patterson,
a junior in college, is majoring in
business administration.
Attorney W. K. Sampson, visiting
at the Blewett school Tuesday even-
ing. and acting as judge in a decla-
mation contest of the pupils, was loud
in his praise of the manner in which
this splendid rural school is conduct-
ed. “It was a genuine pleasure to
visit the s« hool” stated Sampson, "and
it did me good to contact the pupils
and patrons. Have never seen a finer
hnneh of votin’ people, and the pn-
trona are justly proud of the school,
declamation—Miss rah (iib-
the entrance and distributed free
Wise county. If we become a part of ! Saturday morning, March 24. 9:30.
Messenger learns that Attorney M all we ses there was brought back to
M. Burch, in the legal department. Wise countv a vast lot of Sonthwest-
g-.Ar 18— James Madinon, 4th Pres-
OA ident of U. S. born 1751.
A feat of organization was per-
formed at Fort Worth last Monday
morning when Miss Ora Slone, Wise
of the southwest have arrayed for ex-
hibition at the fat stock show. Thus
we will improve and that was the
real significance of the wholesale vis-
it to the exhibition. The incidental
fun and pleasure was the froth.
A leading institution of Fort Worth
outside the grounds had the visitors
y< nne and old from all over north
exas a their guests inside its big
weapon, but had no idea at any time
of killing him. said J. B. Then he.
decided to obtain a pistol and got one
from inside the house, after which
he went back out in the yard and
found James Leon playing with a top.
according to his account.
He shot him one time as James
Leon walked away from him. and
dragged the younger boy's body into
Malone. Rhome: music memory—Miss
Bethel Waldo. Sildell: choral singing
—Mrs. Bob Bray. Bridgeport : rural
Texas highway department, is setting
a splendid record in law suits turned
into his hands by the state. No snr
prise to Messenger and Mac's many
friends in Wonderful Wise: he knows
his law, and that convincing, logical
presentation of facts, domed here and
there with oratory—that’s Mac.
annuation from the ministry, we nre and efficient instrnctor ever employ-
farmins, in North Carolina. We on- ed by the local school bohrd. Rosizn-
toy the Messenger verv much. Mr. Inz her position, she went to North
Umherger even roads the fnrmers’ ad- Carolina, where she tanght school,
vertisements." Mrs. Umhemeer. he®npa marrying Rev. Umherger. a prominent
her marriage, was Miss Beulah divine of that state.
Deratur: essay writing—J.
assigned to any federal projet
terminated and the numher on
emergency teacher projects.
Miss Slone Heads Big County-Wide Gathering Angered Because His
March 21-24, In- Teacher Was Told He
so ably conducted by Prof, (’arson,
and assistants, Mrs. (’arson. Miss
Pearl Reed and Miss Ma urine Van
Meter." Mr. Sampson was accompani-
ed on the trip to Blewett by Rep.
Shults and Mr. Sewell.
lemonade disappeared from the mar- will follow.
ket without the formality of contract The directors of the meet are:
or previous agreement. Director general——-M. J. Vaughan.
If it means anything to view ar- | Alvord: debate—Miss Ella Faye Ken-
-hools—Mrs. Oma Cartwright, Deca-
tur: "three-I" contest—J. H. Gentry.
Greenwood: arithmetic contest—O. E.
Phillips. Park Springs: picture mem
ory—Mary Jo Barkley. Alvord.
Program
LITERARY EVENTS—
(1.) Declamation :—
Rural schools, juniors and seniors,
in tbe afternoon. Refreshments ' both boys and girls. Wednesday night,
served and entertainment pro- March 21. 7:30 p. m.
A tour af all departments of Preliminaries in high school divi
resent at i ve of the Messenger. The
Findleys were among the town’s most
prominent people when they resided
here. living in West Decatur in a
beautiful home, where many social
functions were held.
I have ielt that because the demo-
cratie convention at Chicago refused , to the prodnetion credit association
0 aidopt a plank -ailing for payment in his district. Rejection of his ap-
of the bonus, and, further, because ........... by this body will le consid-
occ0 '
Cliff Cook announces in this issue
of the Messenger as a candidate for
constable of this precinet. Mr. Cook
is no stranger to* the people of the
precinct, having been born and reared
in the community northeast of Deca-
tur. He is a member of the pioneer
Cook family, and has a splendid re-
putation among all who know him.
For several seasons he has been
deputy district game warden. and the
records will show’ that he has been
diligent and four-square in the per-
forma nee of his duties. Cook is an
affable fellow, honorable in his deal-
ings. and those who know him best
say he is well qualified to fill the
office of constable ably and credit-
ably. He will appreciate the infhu-
ence and vote of the voters of the pre-
cinct, and gives his promise he will
do his best to merit the support 11
elected to the office.
Following is the progran for the
Wise County interscholastie League
meet to Im? held in Alvord. March 21
Sanger cemetery, with J. B. a spec-
tator.
J. B„ taken to the funeral by Sheriff
G. C. Cockrell. Denton, was unmoved
at the services, or else coneealed any
emotion he might have felt. He was
taken back to the Denton jail and
held on a charge of juvenile delin-
quency. which alleges specifically
that he shot and killed his half
ore t her.
In the jail tonight, J. B. said that
last Tuesday James Leon and some
other boys threw mudbails at him.
Then on Thursday morning, the
younger Wade boy told the teacher
that J. B. smoked on the way to
school, J. B. Wade said. The teacher
talked to him about it, but did no:
punish him otherwise, he stated.
J. E Wade got home from school
first that day, and went out in the
yard with a .22 calibre rifle to do n
little shooting, he said. He thought
of shooting James Leon with this
o'clock.
(6.) Extemporaneous speaking:—
Friday afternoon, Mach 23, 2:00 p.
m.. high school.
(7.) Picture memory:—
Friday afternoon, March 23, 2:00 p.
in., grammar school building.
(8.) Music memory:—
Saturday morning, 10:30 a. m.
(9.) Essay writing:—
Saturday afternoon, March 24. 2:00
p. m.
ATHLETIC EVENTS-
Location—Tennis at high school;
track and field at Speer field, west
of town: playground ball on campus
at high school.
Tennis:—
Prliminaries Friday morning at 9
o’clock. sharp. Finals Saturday morn-
ing at the same time.
Playground ball:—
Saturday afternoon. 1 o’clock. Win-
ners from all districts meet for cham-
pionship.
Track and field :—
Preliminaries in class A and class
B Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
Junior track and field :—
Faturday morning at 10 o’clock.
Finals senior track.and field :—
Saturday afternoon, 1 o’clock. Class
A and class B and rural in one divi-
sion to choose representatives for the
tual count there were three hundred
land twenty-one. They were members
of Miss Slone's clubs, mostly 4-H
girls, with their chaperones. Thru-
out the morning until almost noon,
they arrived in groups and were
guests of the management of the
county Home Demonstration agent. 1 to 24. inclusive:
officiated at the introduction of a Literary events at the high school
small army of happy and expectant and grammar school buildings at the
Wise county furm folk into the Fat time given in this program. Play-
Stock Show and Exhibition. By ac- ground ball on the school campus:
J. B. Wade, 13-year-old farm boy of
the Sanger community, made a state-
ment Saturday in which he told of
shooting his half brother, James Leon
Wade, 8. last Thursday after the
younger boy had told their teacher
that J. B. “smoked on the way to
school."
The body of James Leon was found
Friday in a cellar at their home four
miles north of Sanger, after the
father of the boys, Eli Wade, became
alarmed at the prolonged absence of
his younger son. Funeral services
were conducted Saturday at the
The following is a copy of a letter
received by Floyd H. Helm, adminis-
trator of the Wise County Relief
Board, from Adam R. Johnson, state
administrator.
Mr. Floyd Helm, Administrator
Wise County Relief Board, Decatur
Texas.
Dear Sir:
You have been advised by wire of
the number of your local quota for
the week beginning March 9, 1934.
Your local quota for the balance of
March is as follows:
For week beginning March 10, 202.
For week beginning March 23, 165.
For week beginning March 30. 128.
In addition you will be permitted
to work the number of men definitely
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Mrs. Lena Tinsley of Dallas, visit-
ed in IDecatur Sunday. She will be
remembered as the damzhter of the
pioneer business man. .1. J. Findley,
a Decatur merchant in the long-ago.
This was Mrs. Tinsley's first visit to
Decatur in many years. "Can't locate
but a few of the homes here as I
=2"E8 15—Czar Nichelan of Rumis
« $ it forced to abdicate, 1917.
From 'way over in North Carolina
comes word that Messenger’s “Farm-
ers' Swap" column is appreciated.
That not only farmers thrnout Wise
county take keen interest in this fea-
ture of Wonderful Wise's popular
publication, but thrnout the country state "E" meet. Points will be
where there are readers of the Mes- awarded in three divisions.
senger. interest iu this column is --m-ww-
created. Mm. Beulah Dwver I’mber----
ger. living near Mt. Vila. N. C.. Dwyer, teacher in Decatur hich
writes: "Since Mr. Tmhercer’s super- school, ami one of the most popular
< red sufficient evidence that other
credit is not available. Then the
farmer may apply to the emergency
crop loan office.
Provisions for taking crop liens
have been worked out ami detailed
-emulations will la- placed in the
hands of a local emergency crop loan
nommittee very soon, Garwood prom-
ised. Time ami place where these
committees will receive applications
will he announced later.
Members of the Wise county coun-
<11 are Bob Caraway, hogs: AL C.
Bennett, wheat: H. N. Ferguson, cot-
ton: and T. L. Bini, dairy, nil of
Decatur. The other three connty
councils are expected to be set np
soon.— Star-Telegram.
resident of these parts for more than
fifty years, and was one of our best
citizens: a devout Christian, whose
life ami deeds reflected her christian-
ity. Several weeks ago Grandma
Gage, while in town, fell on a side-
walk. fracturing one of her hips, and
this accident contributed to her death.
Tho passed the three score and ten
years in age. she was active, and was
a visitor from her farm home every
week in DDecatur, where she greeted
friends with a happy smile. She wil
lie missed. Surviving are several
children and grandehildren.
Eugene Miller of Weatherford, for-
mer state senator from this district,
was a visitor at the Messenger office
Tuesday afternoon. “Just passing
this way," stated Miller, “and thought
I would drop in and pay my respects
to the Messenger." When asked if
he intended to lie a candidate for the
senate, against Senator Woodruff.
Miller answered, "probably so. and
you will hear from me in a few days."
In a campaign two years ago Miller
was defeated by Woodruff in an ex-
citing race.
sufficient security to obtain loans
elsewhere. In applying for $150 or
dogs caughryfIng at large over the
city wit hotKaccina tion tags will be
dispo seller in Ne. proper manner, ff
you b a good *NF, vaccinate him
ovEep him up. S,
Signed, 1’. R. BAP Mayor.
COUNTY 4 H U ALVORD MEET TO SANGER YOUTH BAiLEY EXPLAINS CREDIT COUNCIL
AT STUCK SHUN DRAW CROWDS KILLS BROTHER VOTE ON BONUS NOW ORGANIZED
Grandma Keller Gage, age 86 years,
died at the home of her son, Jimmie
Gage, east of Decatur, Tuesday
March 13th. Funeral services were
held at the Methodist church at 2:30
o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the
presence of a large number of neigh-
hors, friends and relatives. Following
the church services the remains were
taken to the Sweetwater cemetery for
interment. The passing of this splen-
did woman brought sorrow to hun-
dreds of people in Decatur and con-
munity, where she was so well known
and loved. Mrs. Gage had been a
than our souls, we might
cheap."
NOTICE TO DOG QWNERS
Dave Martin, former Deratur eiti-
I zen, with two daughters, visited
friends here a short time Tuesday
morning, going down to Fort Worth
to attend the stock show. All the
old-timers will remember Dave. He
has been a prominent cattle raiser of
New Mexico for many years, going
out there when he moved from Wise
county. "Yes, we are coming back,
but the process is slow. Cattlemen
have been hit hard during the past
several years, but they are hopeful
that the worst is over,” stated Dave
to Messenger editor. "Expected to
meet Guinn Williams here, but his
mother tells me that she Is in receipt
of a letter from him, saying that it
will be impossible to visit here this
week.” Williams and Martin are
long-time friends, and were partners
ple and as I heartily endorse that
platform, and that leadership, that
promise binds me.
"Since that time, however, the ad-
ministration has undertaken an enor-
mous program of expenditures to re-
store prosperity: $5,000,000,000 to the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation:
$3,30,000,000 to the publie works ad-
ministration: $2,000,000,000 to the
federal relief: $2,000,000,000 to the
home owners: $2,000,000,000 for farm
mortgages. Additional demands an*
continuaily being made and all of this
has been done in accordance with the
theory that such expenditures contri-
bute to the general prosperity of all.
"If we are going to be just, how
can we deny to do for everyone what
we have done for anyone? How can
we give to anyone and not to every-
one? We must stop all aid, or we
must aid all our people.
“I have, therefore, after mature
study, reached the conclusion that the
payment of the adjusted service certi-
ficates would not only be just to the
soldiers, but would do more than all
else to restore prosperity. Many sol-
diers are in need: many would Im*
removed from the relief rolls: and in
addition many debts would be paid,
many necessities bought, and much
needed currency would Im* put in cir-
culation for the benefit of merchants
and all lines of business. Despite
these considerations, however, I can
not break my election promise at this
time.
“I am now a candidate before the
people of the state of Texas this sum-
mer for the nomination of the senator
representing that great state. My op-
ponent has consistently refused to
favor the payment of these certifi-
cates. In the election this summer I
shall discuss this question fully and
the people can choose between the ar-
guments presented. Accordingly. I
shall thereafter feel free to vote my
convictions on that subject after that
election."
Washington, D. C„ March 14.—Ex-
plaining that while he believed the
payment of the bonus would be both
just and beneficial to the recovery
program, Jos. W. Bailey, Jr., repre-
sentative-at-large from Texas, said he
would Im* unable to vote for it at this
time because of the president's atti-
tude and the refusal of the democrat-
ic convention to adopt it. Bailey will
Im* a candidate for the democratic
nominal ion for the Lnited States sen-
ate in next summer's primaries. His
.statement follows:
ap -Miss Hannah M. Renshaw. Alvord:
on peiling Miss Ze.ma Holland. Bridge-
Jack Rieger and wife were in town
from Austin first of the week, visit-
ing with friends and relatives. Young
Jack is holding down a responsible
job with the state relief association
in Austin. A most capaie young
fellow: with that get -up-and-xet. plus
a good personality.
he plant which has a fL •r space of I .dolt, junior and senior, boys and girls
ourteen acres enlightened the curious ■ aynt grammar school juniors, boys and
• v o the devious ways in which the zirls, Thursday night, March 22, 7:30.
complexities of the vast business are Finals in high school and grammar
rondneted. i school declamation, Friday night,
it was i big day. It was a revela- | March 23, 7:30.
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