Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1937 Page: 1 of 8
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NUMBER 46
DECATUR, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18,1937
On
the
Work On La-Tex To Be
Gov. Wants Record of
Banker Wants Business
4
Resumed, Other Wells
All of Country’s
Principles in County
Decatur November 19
To Be Drilled
Out of Work
Official Affairs
To See Applicants
tend must present
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RedCross
First
held ill Bridgeport
meeting
fitly
drive his ear
almost
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stop for signals and perform
traffic situations. Before
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produced.
It is. therefore.
concerns do likewise.
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a
Mann.
left her desk, went out
i
fice three Yale keys found near the
The
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call at this office.
smaller towns and villages
to
rep rod net u
K
TURKEY MARKET
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cards, etc. If you want the very
est in engraved cards, we have them
the
George
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lias in this issue of the Messenger a
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question—gilts.
years ago. C'ol. Gieers was at one
fpcted persons of the Decatur
CHIGAN
there
the last eight or nine months, or since
February 1 of this year considerably
AUTO DRIVERS CARDS ARE GIVEN OIL INTERESI IS DECATUR HAVE
TOBEEXAMINED TO UNEMPLOYED COMING RACK MUSIC SERIES
that’s what I want to be." We start-
ed to give the ••♦‘ply the late Col. Chas.
Geers gave ns when we asked him the
in ordinary
the actual
photography and priming now make it
possible to bring the art of the world
brakes.
other
VETERANS HOLD
BIC CELEBRATION
in that
uble to
1-laden
ds and
in colds
nulsion
rected,
the re-
horized
money.
to. and
plain-
ottle is
enuine
nt. Adv
FINE PICTURES TO
BE ON DISPLAY
The
was
or not has
obtaining a
New
• St.
af-
com-
are
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Decatur Girl Head
of College Society
THOMAS ASKS
COUNTY AUDIT
A th YEAR
on ■
ly
we-a
Mrs. J. M. Mill of Livingston, Tex-
as is, here visiting her sisers, Mmes.
Plaxco, Carswell and Ball.
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
same
gall.
Street
By "Dique"
# .
producitons. These I
t ne to the oririna!
munity and is asked each and individ-
ually to do a citizen's duty in encour-
aging a full registration in this com-
munity. Let’s all cooperate to secure
a full share of the benefits that might
come.
wav of a jury following the law in
O. L. THOMAS
through the medium of faithful
ready for you. Come in and see
an immediate concern in
on
hich is
en fre-
both
acts necessitated
est ^pouters
keys are numbered 416,
gumption and
more than
which the
mother returned. : nd drove away.
mued route under the supervision of
one of the trained examiners. During
the drive the operator must demon-
strate the use of his foot and hand
Lens tq
nut nV
l. wh
- clig
ilk 8
Prof. Cari Bruhbelow, director of Young and his deputies say the drunk
misie of Decatur Baptist College, driver must give Wise county " wide
- - -- birth.
with the possible exception of size.
Even the most delicate variations in
color are maintained. In me ?t instane-
e- the brush strokes in the original
picture are clearly discernable.
"1 feel that we are f< rtunat indeed
to be able to bring to Decatur a col-
lection of these splendid pictures.”
WISE CD. HORSE
IS CLOSE SECOND
in all respects.
visiting the museums in
original paintings hang.
Recent improvements
SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADES
HAVE MEETING ON FRIDAY
■ • ■ - ' 1
The sixth and seventh grades met
Friday, November 5. 19337. Our presi
dent. Mary Lon was not there. Alma
Ruth Day, the vice-president took her
place. The program committee had
at nice program. Everyone had their
parts up well. We will meet next Fri
day, 12. . ..
postmaster,
and treated
study classes in the school.
In making this announcement Miss
Loveless said/'ll has been the privi-
lege of students ami the general pub-
lie to enje y the masterpiees of music
and literature for generations; but
an enjoyment of the masterpieces in
art h;.s, until very recently, been re-
stricted to those who were wealthy
enough to travel throughout the world.
m« her of one of his comrades
time chief reporter on the old
county w ide drilling cam-
thousand dollars
riving a dinner to the returned sol-
dier out at Stoney. several miles west
<f Denton. This writer suggested to
Harry that he attend the party in
the role of reporter for the Denton
County News. The suggestion appeal-
ed to Harry. He said he had a pencil.
We got some scratch paper from th*'
editor’s desk and Withers caught a
ride (in a buggy) to the home in
Stoney, where the dinner was to be
given. This was the first assignment
of newspaper Work Withers ever had.
pictures for
the greens. Usry. the picture show _
man says, this is ideal weather to -
“kill hogs." noise. Miss Lela
meting out justice. Sheriff
Our frit nd, Marvin Roach, with the nothing, as compared with the impor-
traffic department of highway gov-liance of the work, other counties of
er.......nt. Austin, is this week teaching the State of Texas have, their affairs
......... oking women in Fort Worth audited rezularly. and all biK busines5
full registration of
were 5,812 bales of cotton ginned in
Wine county from the crop of 1937.
prior to 11-1-37 as compared with
4.507 bales ginned to 11-1-36 crop of
1930. . .
4 On a recent visit in Dallas, the edi-
Y tor of the Messenger was told by one
““of the city’s prominent literary club
members. that the late John Drew, orleans Pinayune later ", the
famous actor in the inited States Louis Republic But times have chanK-
ami England, had a relative in Deca-", and.it renires something else
tur. An investigation rev.....s that Mrs. Har Withers now editor of the .Dal
John Renshaw of this city is a greatlasonrnal formercity editor of the
grand niece of t he eminent actor. Mrs. Dallas News had Just returned from
mRenshaw’s grandfather was a brother
Dof John Drew.
A youngster, the pride and king-
pin of some household in this com-
munity, about 4 years old, left in a
car to himself in front of the post of-
fice one afternoon the first of the
week, raised merry hades with the
horn, and before the shop-keepers and
store managers in the block became
completely nutty on account of the
be used to pureh:
ensus report shows that
„$
soldiering in the Phillippines.
He wrote up the dinner party in
first class style, with side-lights, and
the story was the talk of the News'
readers in town and country. That
was Harry Withers’ introduction to
newspaper work, and from that day
he stepped rapidly, and today he is
around the top rung of the ladder.
He had it in him; maybe there was
the required amount of guts. gumption
and gall, as Col Geers told us.
Ration. has br light to the Messenger |
Hation.
416, 4:18. and owner is requested ’"truck.
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Claudia Cummings, managerin-
chief of the West Main street filling
Headquarters are at the
in color
Mr. Wallace Gordon and Miss
Lucille Mere were married in Okla
November 8. Mr. Gordon is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. II Gordon of Det
catur. Mrs. Gordon is the daughter of
Mrs. Mece of Alvord. The happy
couple are making their home in May-
field, Oklahoma.
seaSi • !! ticket.
This plan is used every wheie and is
the only successful way of sponsor-
ing such a program.
Mr. Brumbelow invites the earnest
cooperati n <>f all Ike womens ciubs in
town, the Lions (‛lub and the Cham-
her of Commerce. Enough tickets
could be sold in these organizations
to assure the concerts.
A music committe wilt be appoint-
ed t< help select the artists and it is
promised that a varied program will
result. The numbers will be present-
ed at the College auditorium and
special prices on tickets will be given
to college and public school students.
The drive for ticket selling will be
gin November 29th and will continue
one week only. Adult tickets will lie
two de liars and a half, single tickets
or two tickets for four dollars. Stu-
dent tickets will be sold at half the
price of an adult ticket.
ai few days ago, at which demands of
the operators were met by the land-
owne:s, and satisfaction was expressed
all around, guaranteeing a prosecu-
tion of the work ♦ n the La-Tex.
From all indications there will be
S about
e. Upn,
e being
is that
nd that
erds.
i rite to
V. S.,
xas di-
et your r
ngth of
notice of music series in Decatur.
The co-operation of Decatur citizens is
invited in this worthy undertaking.
Some of the country’s outstanding
artists will come to Decatur during
the series.
Under the leadership of Carl
Brumbelow, Director of Music at De-
catur College, this city is to have a
series of concerts by outstanding ar-
tists. Under this plan, season tickets
will be sold thereby assuring the
funds for the programs. No box office
tickets will lie sold but those who at-
Fanner Joe Wilhite threatens to
bring the editor “a mess of turnip
Had it not been for another good
horse. Bill Jernigan’s two year old
“My Choice," with Jernigan up.
would have brought home to Wis •
county the beautiful trophy Paul
Whiteman, noted musician, presented
the winner in the plantation class at
fhe Efancy horse show and communi-
ty circus held in Fort Worth all last
week.
As it stood the fine young Wise
county purebred with* Tennessee an-
vestry was awarded the distinction of
second position in the, keenest sort of
competition. The first place winner
was a hrse from a breeding farm at
< range.
Jernigan also pulled down two
other awurds in contests in which his
stock was entered, third place in one
and fourth in the other.
“My Choice" was an outstanding
performer in the Wise County Fair
horse show and riding contest this
fall. In the contest he was ridden by
Mrs. Jernigan. Last year Mr. Jerni
gan bought the colt from the blue
grass region of middle-northern Tenn.,
and since has been training the ani-
mal on his breeding farm in the
Blewett community: In the Ft. Worth
shew he was entered as his initial ex-
perience as a young animal in contest
with horses with any mumber of ex-
periences in exhibition performance.
Other members zof the Wise Comi-
ty Fair Association help Hie Fort
Worth Recreation Department in its
conduct of last week’s event. Walter
McDaniel had some of his stock on
hand and helped in the maftgemnt
of events ; also Kit and his trick mule,
each contributing their share in re-
turn for favors bstewed on the last
fair by the Fort Worth department.
J t 2 > - 2 12 • •> - .
late measures to provide employmnent
for all.
People should be assured also that
informati n submitted will be kept
confidential and private, m t to be
used for purposes of taxation nor for
any othr purpose to the disadvantage
of the registrant. Cards will be deliv-
ered to all families beginning next
Tuesday. Nov. 16. Where no unemploy-
ment or partial employment exists
among members of a family no reply
is expected. On the other hand all
nnemployed members of a family are
reqnester to reply on separate cards.
Additional cards may be secured by
applying at the posh ffice or to the
carriers.
An unemployed person is one of
either sex or any color who is not
working, who is able to work. and
wants work. A pers n of part em-
ployment may be of either sex or any
color who is employed part of the
lime who is able to do more work and
who is looking for mere work. All
persons employed on Government em-
ergency aid projects should register,
inclusive of WPA, NYA. CCC. or
other emergency work project. Farm-
ers should not fill out and return
cards if they devote full time to their
farms. All unemployed and partly
employed farmers, able to work and
want work, should fill out and re-
turn cards. Housewives should not
register unless they are able to do
Other work and are looking for work
for pay. Every question should be
answered in full nr else the card will
la' returned for correction.
The United States Congress direct-
ed the census to be taken “to aid in
the formulation of a program for un-
empoyment, social security, and un-
employment relief for the people of
the United States.
President Roosevelt said, "if you
give me the facts. I shall try to use
them for the benefit of all who need
and want work ami do not have it
JIQW.". .
The local Mayor’s Committee urges
that every person whether employed
Heard a fellow the other day eriti-
cise the president and congress for
“allowing a woman to hold down a
good job with the relief organization,
while her husband was employed,
when more competent ladies are walk
, ing the streets, seeking work." Mr.
President, or members of congress,
have nothing in the world to do with
the selection of a relief manager’s as-
sistants: neither has an editor. Tell
# your complaints to the proper authori-
ties.
paign « n in a short time, It is under-
stood that Wise county is being talk
ed in oil circles in the cities, ami
quite a number of citizens in these
bigtowns are becoming interested,
he Tulsa. Oklahoma World, pub-
lished in the’ interest of the oil fra-
ternity thruout the natron, says,
it is the belief of oil men that the
field in Wise county w ill prove a sepa
rare and distinct field, and will be
ne that will startle, as did the fields
in east Texas, where some ♦ f the larg
greens," and he intimated that we
° might find a piece of fresh pork i" i
To the Editor of the Niessenger.
Decatur :
In recent weeks ther: has appear-
ed a considerable revival of interest
in the demand for an independent
audit of the county's financial records,
ami if it may be judged from the ex-
ptessie ns of opinion often heard, the
demand is now no less insistent than
it ever was.
In answer to petitions and other
various requests from tax-payers the
principal reason heretofore assigned
for failure to have the audit made
has been that the county was not fi-
nanciaily able t have it done, seems
m w to be of little validity. During
Miss Virginia Loveless, Art’ In-
st ru ctor in public schools has announc-
el thut an exhibitot, 150 of the finest
reptoductions of rrognized master-
pieces of art has been enfayed to be
placed on display to local students
and the general public. The place of
exhibition will be announced later.
A small admission charge will be
made, and the funds thus raised will
taken in Tuesday after-
hoped that <11 Commissioner's Court
I will immediately take steps to have
I this audit made, commencing back for
at least five or six years, and in the
National Bank. You are invited to
contribute ami register in this worthy
cause.
□n get
t such •
costs.
Austin, Nov. 15.—Two drivers
license examiners of the Depurtment
of Public Safety will be in Decatur
n Xovember 19, 13337 to conduci
tests for drivers applying for their
first license, according to Col H. 11.
Carmichael, director of the public
safety department.
Establishing headquarters at the
Sheriff’s office, the uniformed officers
will give the examinations every Fri-
day ( f each teek from S a. m. to
11 a. in. In applying for the driving
tests the applicants must furnish his
own vehicle or one he p.oposes to
operate after he secures a license,
the safety director pointed out.
Afte r oral quizzs are completed
each applicant will be required to
Decatur and all surrounding ter-
ritory included in the postal routes
out of Decatur composes the area in
which the unempl ymnt census will
be directed beginning this Tuesday,
November 16. Every community in
he United States will begin taking
the census the same day. It will end
at midnight. November 20. by which
time all registration cards must be
filed. Burden <f the task will fall on
the local postoffice, postal force and
rural carriers.
Publicity ami dissemination of en-
couragement to every unemployed and
partly employed person to register
has been committed to the Mayoris
Committee. Mayor Ingram ppointed
Cliff Cates, chairman of this com-
mittee. who in turn pp inted the
committee, members of which are:
Rev. R. E. Bell. Rev. Keener Isbell,
Rev. Scott Hickey. Mrs Newton Tay-
lor. Furman Burt n. A. M. haw,
E. R. Williams. Marion Coroanouigher,
R. L. Hunt, Ira Stepp. H. S. Usry.
Dick Collins, Ray Casey. Mrs. L. W.
Keith. Henry Young.
People sfa< uld understand the pur
pose of the census. It will not be a
registration for jebs. It will be an
effort of the President to ascertain
the number of unemployed ami part-
ly employed people at this time, in
the he pe ami expectation that on the
basis of the informati* n compiled the
President and Congress may formn
Denton, Tex., Nov. 17.— Culminating
a round of rush parties. Miss Mary
Patton of Decatur has been elected
to pledge the Philomathis Literary
Society at Texas State College for
Women. She was chosen unanimously
by members of the organization.
Miss Patton, a senior student ma-
joring in kindergarten and primary
education, is the daughter of Mr. ami
Mrs. W. V. Patton.
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cOrTON REPORT
• how to drive.” Before you can get a
Lcense to operate a car, you must
know the law : how to observe it. etc.
It is understood that w« rk on the
La-Tex well, west <f Decatur, will b
resumed today, ami every effort wdl
Im* made to make it a commercial
well. It is believed by oil men that
this is possible, regardless of the ap-
pearance of salt water in the hole.
Another well is to be put down
near the La Tex if it fails to respond
to the test given it in the next few
days.
The base market in Decatur ami
Bridgeport is becoming active again
ami a number of holdings are chang-
ing hands.
As we go to press, the city takes
on a festive air in observance of
Armistice Day. A large number of vis
itors are to be seen on every hand.
While most of the crowd has been at
the high school gymnasium during the
day. streets down town are well filled.
One of the most beautiful things of
the day was the parade of school
children in the morning at 10 o’clock.
Almost all of the students of the
Bridgeport schools agunented by the
addition of visiting schools inarched
four abreast from the high schot 1
building to the main business part of
town, then back to the high school
gymnasium where the exercises were
held.
The memorial service at the gyni-
nasium was well attended and a nice
program w a s rendered. Senator
Grady Woodruff was the speaker for
the occasion, delivering the memorial
address. Immediately after the close
of this servi<e. graves of those who
died in service were decorated.
In the afternoon, beginning at 1 :30
a patriotic program was given by the
schools of the county. The speaker for
this part of the day’s exercises was
D. K. Rogers, superintendent of the
schools of Ellis county.
In the afternoon, the two picture
show houses had large crowds to at-
tend the matinees put on for school
children.
At 6 o'clock, the ex-service men met
at a banquet given in the Coffee Shop.
Hon. William McCraw, attorney gen-
eral of Texas, was the speaker. This
occasion was enjoyed by a large crowd
of ex-service men.
From the banquet hall they march-
ed t the football field where a.negro
football game was played. This event
climaxed a day spent in celebration
of that memoriable day back in 1918
when one of the mightiest conflicts in
history came to a close.—Bridge-
port index.
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"The Bride Wakes Up,” Nov. 29, 30 ($50,000) in delinquen: taxes ave
and Dec. 1, at Majestic theater, It is been collected, and by which the
free. J treasury has been very substantially
____X____ replenished. Besides this, if necessary.
Dr. Skygak says: "The chronic of- ample funds for the expense of an
fice seeker, like the poor and down- audit are available on time warrants
trodden. Will be with us till the last at a very low rate of interest,
day in the morning." ' So far as this writer has been able
" __b+____ : to find out, the affairs of Wise County
Good lath you are invited to at have never been audited by a certi-
, , • • ’ ,o . Cookin'' fied au......r. though it Ikis been pt.....I-
tend Motion. . i—•• from time to time, es ially
Si ho । at the Majes t< ei < • .luring "leefion campaigns. The cost
29. 30 and Dec. 1. Eiven ree " 1 “ would not be unreasonable and the
Wise County Messenger. andit could thereafter be supplement
----— ed from year to year for practically
----
A young man, a country’ hoy, asked
this writer the other lay. "What does
it take to make a newspaperman :
driving test is made the examiners
will quiz the license applicants on
safety regulations and signals, high
way laws and make tests of their eye-
sight and hearing. Any physical de
formities will be tecurded on a grade
card.
Not only will driver s license ap-
plicants be examined as to their abili-
«y to handle a vehicle with safety, but
the vehicle itself will be tested for
defects in brakes horn, lights, rear-
view mirror, and windsield wiper.
If a driver proves his ability to
operate his vehicle with care and
safety he will immediately receive
his license at the examination head-
quarters. If a passing grade is not
made after the test is completed, an
instruction permit card will be issued
which requires the applicant to return
at a later date for another examina-
lion. Examiners of the Safety De-
partment estimate that a complete test
can be given in 12 minutes.
Truck, bus, ami other c« mmercial
vehicle drivers will be issued licenses
divided into three classes, A. B. ami
C. according to the type of vehicle to
be operated. Passenger and school
bus drivers are issued a permit bear-
ing a special endorsement of I he De-
partment.
Col. Carmichael urged that drivers
seeking their licenses verse them-
selves in safety regulation rules of
the highway and the mechanical op-
editions of their vehicles in prepar-
ations for the tests.
An Oklaht man driving a big red
truck i ver a desig-
A deluge of turkeys swamped the
local market the latter part of the
week sending quotations into sharp
drop.
Wholesale prices dropped from 1
to 4 cents, setting at from 10 to 13
cents per pound.
The Fort Wo; th Ponitry and Egg
Co., through its president. John Col-
lier. announced that no more turkeys
would be accepted for the Thanksgiv-
ing market.
Other dealers urged farmers to
keep their supplies until Ilie Christ:
mas market started the early part of
I ecember.
The deluge of 'l hanksgiving ship-
ments caused by weak cotton divi-
dends. a need for ready cash by farm-
ers and by a general run on the mar-
ket. will probably result’ in a reduc-
tii ti in receipts and consequently high-
er prices for the Christmas market.
However, there's little llkelyhood
of a market scarcity.
Fort Worth, the largest turkey
market in Texas, is reciving present
shipments from the north, west and
south. Dallas is receiving East Texas
turkeys.
About 1300 extra workers are pick-
ing and dressing turkeys for Thanks-
giving dinners. After a week's lay off
late this month, the pickers will start
on the Christmas turkeys about Dec..
In nil. the turkey pickers get about
a monhs Work during the rush period.
—The Fort Worth Press.
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R. H. Tudor of Brownfield, is here
visiting his sister. Mrs. T. L. Taylor
the youngster to • me chewing gum
i and candy. This held him until his
meanwhile arrange for a new set-up
for modern methods of keeping
records.
Cabriolet f F
ETE 4
Examiners Will Be In
I ...... y the Sheriffs department and
.. put in the county jail for safe keep-
Our president in a radio address ing. The fell, w was almost past go
the other night, asked the imempb >ed ing nn liquor, ami was endangering
of the country to register. This new the lives of anto drivers on Decatur
order, will of course: create jobs t r main street. The state pat ol officers
thousands, keeping tub ol legist ra- eant be in the neizhborhcod all the
tions, etc., but the order will in all time, and if autoists ami nedestrains
probability, bring some ! od relief to woula take it upon themselves to re-
the thousands now out of work. pert al drunks driving trucks and
- + . , cars ti the local officers, maybe these
Messenger has on display the most miserable wretches can be stopped,
beautiful samples of engrared cards Every man .driving a car while under
ever offered for sale in north Texas the influence of liquor, should be
The very last word in engraved yedzjcanht and given ti........... penalty,
ding cards, calling cards, business The fact that he may be a good M
low, or friend of some prominent man
in the locality where he lives, or his
, , . first offence, should not stand in the
samples. The prices? Just about what
you are willing to pay.
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