Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1936 Page: 1 of 8
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DECATUR, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1936
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Saints. The Eagles threw five passes.
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FIRE PREVENTION
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The late Governor Tom Campbell,
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Fire is one of man’s best friends,
and easily preventables causes. You
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its printing. This week the
by the Messen-
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the Wise county fair.
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BAPTISING SERVICE
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of us every Friday for not bringing
up a speech, or for laying out. It
Dodds
Dillehay
Atessenger publishes a call for bids
for the new postoffice site, and in-
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160 Itr 180
131 Igr 142
L. Walker. Jr. celebrated his
birthday Saturday. September
Eagles
player
Green
Young
Shults
Bellah
White
of Decatur, expresses the sentiment which might have been prevented and
of every forward-looking man in the to emphasize the necessity of safe-
county when he urges all to get in guarding life and property against
behind the fair and "put it over in destruction.
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perfectly at home.
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W. X. Cox. former telephone man
of Decatur, now a ranchman in Lam-
pasas county, was a visitor here first
Wise County Students
At C. I. A. Form Club
grants, will be $ 30,000,000.
Of this amount. Texas will have to |
furnish $15.000.000 as it’s pro ratal
of the dollar for dollar matching pro- 1
Published in the Dairy Center of the Great Southwest
Supreme in Newspaper Field and Oldest Business Institution in Wise County-Merging Decatur News Jan. 1935
McClure
Duckworth
Coats
Dixson
Hensley
Cooper
Simpson
Morton
Carpenter Talks About
Big Cost of Pensions
are others yet to come in.
PRIZE WINNERS AT COUNTY
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LOCAL EAGLES
DEFEAT SAINTS
McCurdy as announcer over a loud- three of which were completed for a
when he was serving in the shank 1 J Manire
of his second term as chief executive.
7 Points Each Quarter
Brings Victory to
Decatur High
and he pay yours, the United States
fire loss for 1935 amounted to $1.95
for every man. woman and child.
You can do a lot of good work, by
telling your friends what they should
do in order to avoid fire in the home.
Don’t smoke yourself out o fa job.
Every person should help to prevent
fires, by removing all fire hazards
from around your premises.
BRUCE BULGAREAL
Chief of Fire Department.
something grand is going to develop. ,
and before many years Wise county
will be boasting one of the biggest
and best entertainments in all the
state. It can be done, and Mr. O. L.
Thomas, of the First National bank
Orville S. Carpenter, executive di-
rector of the Old Age Assistance
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of the next fair. Thousands of 1 eo- Most or these fires are from simple
pie were in attendance, and all say
The Decatur Eagles took the Saint
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The salary of $4,000 a year was not
by halt enough, and he came out
much poorer than when he took up
the duties of the office. Texas is one
Jerseys:
Age Bulls:
yards were
said Furd as he boarded his car for I
the ranch. 1-
The Wise County Fair, held at
to be printed |
sure and not
powerful offense. their key man be-,
ing Brumbelow. 150 pound halfback
a brother of Mike Brumbelow of T. day
it was one of the best shows ever
seen here. The circus is composed of
business and professional men and
siciety ladies of Gainesville, and it is
the only show of its kind in the
world.
Atessenger publishes some of the
premium lists in this issue, there
of the week on business. He owns
one of the best small ranches in that ;
E. J. Lanning of Rolla. Mo.,
We had with us Monday, our boy-
hood school-mate and chum. Furd
fifteen for the visitors.
Though apparently heavier than
Jo Saints into
of three states in the union
pays its governor so little.
Ralph Huddleston; 3rd. Jim
Day.
Junior: 1st. Jim Tom Day;
government is cutting
From this
living over again, to get back what
it had cost him to be governor.” 1
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carried two yards across the Saint Jo
goal for the fourth touchdown
Brown added the fourth extra point
by placement, and the final score
was 28-0. Each of the scores followed
tells us to be dead
splendid county to get in behind anHiett. C.A. Van MeteraR. V,Feau
enterprise that promises so much as chamn. " Johnson, om. aryey
Sim Norton. J Royal. Sallie John-
host. hostess and their son
Yoakum.
That the recent stock show of the
Wise county farmers and stock rais-
ers was appealing is evidenced in
what O. L. Thomas, vice president of
the First National bank says. Says
Mr. Thomas. “We have one of the
best counties in Texas in Wise, and
it is our duty as citizens of this
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country had rain a-plenty. and then
some, recently, but no serious dam-
age was done in his immediate sec-
tion. "The Colorado river was on a
rampage for several days, and un-
told damage was done to live stock
and farms." he stated.
structions received
ger with the copy
Students from Wise County in-
cludes Misses Vera Mae Cocanougher,
Ollie Gentry. Dorothy Beatrice Hoyle
ter; an abundance, mark you. It is
due within the next ten days, ac-
cording to statements of the drillers.
small beginning we can build this
county fair to one of the outstanding
shows in all this section. Those who
missed the fair this year at Joe
Wheeler park, missed something, in-
deed. It was a revelation, and just
think what can be done if we will all
get in behind this enterprise. Make
it permanent by all means, and to
o'clock. Twenty-eight
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Secretary Cates of the Der atur । placement and bringing the count
of the days long since passed, when ence game, but the Jack county club
we were youngsters going to school, is a lap ahead, since they have
and getting the mischief whipped out played two games on their confer-
the yearly pension bill, after all
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NOTES FROM THE
COUNTY AGENT
Prevention Week is to call attention
to the vast annual loss by fires
the Eagles the boys from Saint Jo -------
were lacking in experience and had Orville S. Caz veu , -u- :
little reserve strength, so that the 1 rector of the Texas Old Age Assist-
game was not a real test for Coach ance Commission, this week said that]
Wirz’s club. This test comes Friday
night, the 9th. when the Jacksboro
Tigers invade Decatur for the second
| conference game on the Eagle sche-
dule. Last week Jacksboro ran wild
--steady attacks by the Eagles, the
As show managers we are ready feature spots of the game being
to take our hat off to Clyde Holt and | sweet runs by White.
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Wise county has been assessed
$998 by the National Democratic
party, and every democrat in the
county is expected to do his duty.
Give what you can. Every precinct
chairman is acting as solicitor and
you should see him and give some-
thing to the fund.
W. S. GILBERT. County Chairman
noon to the tune of 28-0. Each
quarter of the game gave the Eagles
seven points.
The first score was made on a
neat 19 yard run by Brown, and
this was followed by a pass. Brown
to .May. for the extra point. The
second touchdown was on a two and
eligible applicants
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There is to be a baptising at the
Fundamentalist tabernacle Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. Bro. Marvin
McDaniel. is bringing a number from
his revival at Cottonwood to bap-
tise. He extends a cordial welcome
to all to attend these services.
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continue making grants and that
checks will be sent November 1 if , entertaining and the hospitality of
State money is made available be- these fine people make every guest
fore that time. Federal money can feel fortunate to be with them.
not be used unless State money is Those present on this occasion
in the Texas Treasury to match it were: Mr and Mrs. j Pope, Mr. and
Joe Wheeler park Friday and Sat- Bula Mae Owens. Virginia Loveless,
urday of last week was a decided Mary Ruth Patton. Evalyn C. Slater,
success, and the gentlemen having Ruby Jo Wise, Decatur; Martha Jean
in charge the arrangements are due Caruthers. Alvord; Clivadel Brown,
the thanks of all. and the praises Lena Roberta Rickman. Boyd; Lois
of these promotirs are being sung Young, Bridgeport; Helen Forten-
on every hand. And Messenger is | berry. Mary Marie Kinksby. Green-
glad to note that from this small wood; Amy Jo Durham, Mattie Lee
beginning it looks very much that stem, Slidell.
2 for Saint Jo. 210
gained from scrimmage
Eagles. compared with
. . c, er n sion. In the total egistation of 2265
Best Show of Farm I ro- students. 210 Texas counties are
ducts and Stock Ever represented. 20 states. and three
foreign countries.
youngsters came to help him enjoy
the occasion. bringing gifts that
brought him much joy. Ice cream and
angel cake were the refreshments
of the day.
writing to the Messenger editor
fair committee. “That bunch of
hustlers went to work immediately
and did things," said Cates.
to mark up a 40-2 win over Belle- ------------------------------ - (
vue. and assume command of the gram of the United States Govern-
this end I will gladly contribute
$100. Let us organize properly and
give the necessary encouragement to
the man who can raise the best on
field and farm. We want no divided
sentiment on this proposition. It will
accure to the best interests of every
man, woman and child in Wise
county; something lasting, perma-
nent. I am sold on the county fair,
and I believe that Decatur and all
of Wonderful Wise holds the same
opinion.”
section of the state. He says his ।
Come on girls we are marching to
Zion. Don't lag. don't drag. The
Great commander is watching our
' march from on high.—Couselor.
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again passed to May for the extra
point. White also scored touchdown
numiber three in the third quarter,
with Brown kicking goal from
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gain of 46 yards, two incomplete. |
| and one was intercepted. Saint Jo
I completed two for twenty yards, 2
were incomplete and one intercepted. |
Penalties of forty-five yards were
assessed the Eagles compared with
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was good to see our old friend.
“Coming back soon and spend a
whole day on the old stamping
grounds, and we'll talk for hours.
Yoakum at the piano and Mrs. Her-
, . man Beauchamp sang “The Old Rug-
that present funds on hand will not ged cross "
be sufficient to pay assistance after j ' The pleasant day was finished
October. , with boating on Eagle Afountain lake
He said that the Commission wou d The Yoakum’s lake-bordered farm
voted to observe "For-Get-Me-Not"
day for our Alargaret Fund Scholar- Lawrence Goodger, Jr.;
ship boy. James Lacy. A. M. Wilhite.
Mrs. John Gunn gave an inspiring -
review on Chapter 4 of Mission book
Commission, explained this week
stated he was glad to retire from
the governor’s chair. His modest for-
tune had been depleted and he was
returning to Palestine to again take
up the practice of law “to start
ence schedule while the Eagles have
played only one. Jacksboro has a
Shorthorn Hulls Go to Mexico
Fortenberry Brothers are rapidly
taking their place among the fore-
most Shorthorn Breeders of the
state as shown by a recent sale of
five registered bulls to Rodolf Que-
vado. Chihuahua, Mexico. The sons
of the Governor of the state of
Chihuahua received the calves from
Mr. Fortenberry. These breeders
were enthusiastic supporters of the
County Fair recently held here at
Decatur.
Farm Debt Adjustment
The treasury of Wise County has
received $3,800 during the past year
as a result of voluntary debt ad-
justment reached through aid of the
Resettlement Administration.
Adjustments have been made for
34 farmers of this county to prevent
forclosures or forced sales. A total
of 5.550 acres of land, as well as
other property, was involved. Debts
amountnig to $ 1 44,673 before ad-
justment were reduced by $28,358.
"The long-time purpose of the Re-
settlement Administration is to help
farmers toward ownership of the
land which they operate", said R.
Cal McCurdy, chairman of the county
debt adjustment committee. “It is
just as important to keep them from
losing land which they already own
as to help them buy new land." The
Resettlement Administration makes
no loans for paying delinquent taxes,
interest or principal, but through
committees of loval volunteed work-
ers brings about agreements between
the debtors and creditors for reduc-
ing or extending the indebtedness to
such an extent that the debtor has
a reasonable opportunity of paying
it off.
Unsettled cases pending October
1 totalled 11.
Members of the debt adjustment
committee for Wise County are:
R. C. McCurdy, Decatur; A. B.
Van Meter, Rhome; and A. C. Ben-
nett, Decatur.
Wise County Fair
The general feeling is that the
Wise County Fair was adecided suc-
cess. In view of the fact that no
premiums were offered as prizes and
all exhibits were voluntarily shown.,
the response was far beyond expec-
tations in all divisions.
There were creditable exhibits in
all divisions: Livestock, Poultry.
Farm Crops, 4-H and Vocational
Ilir l I ATTTAinrn Denton. October 7. —Sixteen Wise
WF I I fl I I FNEh II county -irls hav on rolled in Texas
UVLLL nl I LI UM LV ' state College for Women (CIA) for
______ the fall semester of the 1936-37 ses-
Chamber of Commerce, says, “One j to
of the best committees I ever worked
with,” speaking of the Wise county
offers a delightful background for
■ Emory Bradford. Mmes. Naomi
» Bassham. Betty Gillenwater. O .A.
are entirely responsible for the lose
if your property burns. Your neigh-
bor may also have cause to regret
unpardonable carelessness. You may
lose your family and your most
valued possessions in a fire which
could have been prevented.
All insurance policy holders pay
the cost of insurance protection. You
may pay for your neighbor’s fires
receive their
paragraph any sentences, but run
the whole matter together, thereby
saving the neat sum of eighteen
cents for the treasury of the United
States. That is economy with a ven-
geance, and if Uncle Sam saves as
1 much on each bids for postoffice
' sites thruout the country, he will
4 come out gainer probably five dol-
lars during a year. In all probability
the fellow who instructed the Mes-
senger to economise in putting the
bid in type, is some New Yorker
who draws down $10,000 per year,
and every week he asks the weekly
newspapers of the country to pub-
. lish government matter free that
b would run into a pretty sum if
charged at the regular advertising
rates.
It has proven positively that Wise
county can give a, show worthy of
anybody’s patronage. Gentlemen
from Kentucky stated they never
saw better stock.
2nd. Edgar McDaniel; 3rd. E. F.
Hornback.
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The Ward Y. W. A. met Tuesday
with Mrs. Clyde Dillehay. In an in-
teresting meeting it was voted to
meet the first 3 Tuesday nights
each month in Baptist annex and
fourth Tuesdays in homes. Also
C. U. fame. A bountiful chicken dinner with
The probable starting lineup for delicicus salads and dessert was
the game will be: served to nineteen present. The
Tigers table was decorated with cerise
wt. pos. wt. player crepe myrtle and petunias, grown in
Rummage Mrs. Yoakum’s flower garden.
The early afternoon was given to
Halsell, for many years a promi-’situation in District 12-B. Decatur l ment.
nent cattleman of Fort Worth. He and Jacksboro stand at the head of1 _______________
spent an hour with us. enroute to his the win column, with 1000 per cent.
ranch in Clav county, and we talked neither team having lost a confer- DINNER GIVEN MRS. LANNING
Mrs. L. M. Yoakum entertained
Wednesday, September twenty-third,
with a dinner honoring her mother.
Wright; 3rd. E. F. Hornback.
Yearling Ewes:
1st. E. F. Hornback; 2nd E. F.
Hornback.
4-H Club Division:
4-H Club Lambs:
Singles: 1st. Darwin Wright; 2nd.
Darin Wright; 3rd Claude Calvert;
4th Grady Joe O'Neal.
Pens: 1st Darin Wright; 2nd.
Claude Calvert; 3rd. Elton McCurdy;
4th Grady Joe O'Neal.
4-H Club Calves, Baby Beeves:
Senior: 1st. R. B. Huddleston; 2nd
admiring the handiwork of Mrs.
Lanning. Her display of knitted and
crocheted rugs, lace, purses, spoon-
cord. etc., turned the living room
into a varitable needle work bazaar.
But this interesting great-grandmo-
ther does not confine herself to her
needles. She is alert to all the hap-
penings of the busy present and is
keeping m step.
Music was furnished by Max
his assistants. It was demon-
strated at the recent entertainment
at Joe Wheeler park that the gentle-
men are at home in looking after
details of a stock show, and Cal
Sheep: adults.
Age Ram: E. F. Hornback.
Age Ewes (Shropshire):
1st, E. F. Hornback; 2nd.
Wright; 3rd. E. F. Hornback.
Ram Lambs:
1st E. F. Hornback; 2nd
Clubs. and the Women’s and Girls’
Division.
One exceptionally attractive ex-
hibit was the Joe Bialey Community
and School Display put on by the
teachers, pupils, and patrons of that
enterprising community.
The entertainment features were
wholesome and furnished excellent
and enjoyable acts. The most out-
| standing exhibition was given by the
Gainesville Circus. Everyone who at-
tended the performances of the show
were enthusiastic in their praise of
the entertainment provided.
The success of the Fair was due
to the untiring efforts of its General
Superintendent, Clyde Holt; L. L.
Burres. Sec.-Treas.; Advertising
Gus Hughes; Secretary of the Cham-
ber of Commerce; Cliff Cates; the
Extension Agents, and their Assist-
ants. and the vocational teachers,
and the heads of the various depart-
ments as follows: H N. Ferguson.
Beef Cattle; Coy Stephens, Dairy
Cattle; Henry Walker, Farm Crops;
Edgar McDaniels. Hogs; E. F. Horn-
back. Sheep: O. K. Hoyle. Poultry;
Miss Ora Sloan. Women’s Exhibits;
Miss Thelma Welborn. 4-H Club
Girl's Exhibits; C. R Rabb. E. O.
Rogers, and R. Cal McCurdy, who
provided the entertainment features.
These with the many exhibitors
worked tirelessly for the success of
the show'.
Perhaps the iutstanding feature
the show was the exhibits shown by
4-H Club in the lamb and baby beef
classes.
One very popular feature was the
horse show Friday night staged by
Bill Jernigan and his exhibitors.
It now appears that the Fair might
be made an annual event as there is
a widespread interest in it by both
business interest and farmers over
the county.
The hog self-feeder demonstration
lso attracted a lot of interest. The
litter of Duroc pigs shown in this
demonstration is owned by Claude
Calvert, a 4-H Club boy from out in
Ve Joe Bailey Community.
The fair this year was staged by
the urgent demand of farmers, farm
women, and livestock growers from
over the county.
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The Gainesville Circus contributed yet one of his worst enemies.
no small part to the entertainment Fire is a dreadful menace to both
of the visitors, and it is believed our lives and property. A large
that this great show will be a part portion of all fires occur in homes.
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