Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 1939 Page: 1 of 8
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Wise (Countn Alessenger
59th YEAR
DECATUR, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1939
NUMBER 44
On
the
BY D. F. EATON
Large Crowd of Fans
Street
Witness Game That
Sittingbull Among
in Electric Show
Ended Scoreless
Early Citizens
Occasion Success
By Staff
I
Mes se nger’s old time friend, Guinn
to his sister, Mrs. Loveless.
startec and how it got its name.
Northwest of Denton, on Highway 77,
drama series prompted the visit.
1) Leon Harp, State Securities Com-
*
Week of Prayer
The womans missionary society of
day vember 6, with an all day service at
Strut" yes sir, they call for
will run for the rest of the week.
over knee high, a
(continued on page eight)
Be Played Here
will
Decatur.
property, down by the new
visiting friends for the past week.
(continued on page eight )
counties. Ilie average homes per mile
in each class cl owners of mares bred
estate a safe investment?
That proverbial "Political Pot”, (he
E. II. Coburn ; Denton, Wes-
istering
t
around 267 miles.
You are ur -d
it,
bring it forw ard;
to
! vo an opportunity to move it back boys of sone eighteen to twenty-five
early training under the late Dick
Collins. here with Messenger, he is the
were no penetrations of the 20-yard
I line on either side. And as for first
downs, each team was able to eke out
R. W. Bounds, Perrin Barton, J.
Harris; Rhome-Boyd, H. E. Por-
should grow steadily and the goal.
300 miles of lines, should be easily
man by the name
generally credited
department has widened, leveled and
made an avenue by which. If you live
entertainmet a
body concerned.
the passer, to give the punter fits, or
to be tile first man down on practica’-
ly every punt by his team, not to men-
tion numerous tackles behind the line
of scrimmage. In short ’ Bur’ put in
resentative of the Extension Service,
will manage the power demonstration.
As rural lines have spread through
in what was as nearly an exact tie
as is ever likely to be seen in a foot-
ball game, the Decatur Eagles battl-
ing of the following day.
The power deminstration will show
shelling and grinding of wagon loads
of local grains hauled in from near-
by cribs, in a graphic presentation of
the great advantages of automatic op-
sewing
street
with
1938.
do not have to drive to Hall’s river
to reach the post office.
EAGLES, INDIANS TURKEY STRUTTO ELECTRIC SHOW GREENWOOD HAS NOTES FROM THE
BATTLE IS A TIE BE MAJOR EVENT DE HELD SOON UNIQUE HISTORY COUNTY AGENT
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
________*__
Cotton Gin Report
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Saint Jo Game to
Annual
Turkey Strut
In Decatur
* November 9
Annual
Turkey Strut
In Decatur
November 9
lads Get Kid of the Rats
We are having many inquiries from
people in town and country abont how
to destroy rats.
We are just in receipt of a letter
from Joe P. Lindsny, Assist u t Dis-
trict Agent, U. 8. Biological survy.
who suggests that we work for him
as a county on a county-wide plan.
Our purpose is to answer this com-
munication and suggest that we are
(Continued on Page 4)
mass head we find that Booth Mooney local work was strssed.
is associate editor. Booth received his
By Dr. Skygak
Since the write up of the Olatim-
With close cooperation on the part
of users and satisfactory service on
the part of those charged with admin-
son cf Nr. and Mrs Matt Mooney of
thought to be in danger of bell’s fire
and accused of not being willing to
Williams is reported to have been very ed the Nocona Indians to a scoreless
ill for the past few days, according
women, are emphasized among the;
rest; schools, lodges, clubs, business
am. industrial firms, farmer exhibits
no boy shall participate Kerr; Chico Circuit. (Jeorge G. Kerr:
j volves lines in Wise and M ntague
Yes. there is a marked improvement
in Crane street from Trinity over to
Church street, we mean that alley that
ran just north of Grover Cleaveland’s
Preparations are over and Decatur Methcdists to Observe
friends and to "dampen the parsons
missioner and Fred G. Prewitt, securi-
ties Division of Secretary ot State’s
school band, with its flock of beau
and open for the first meeting Dee.
11th, night at 7 :30 p. m. The program
will run through ail day and even-
ber ll. It is possible that it will lie
j completed earlier.
Preliminary maps on B section are
about complete and will go into Wash-
ington for approval during the week.
It will perhaps require 30 days for it
to be acted on in Washington. As soon
as it is approved, bids will be receiv-
ed and the contract awarded. This in-
your friends know, you told them, they
told their friends.
Do you attend Sunday School, well
you are invited to attend the Metho-
dist Sunday School, men’s class. Bill
McCraw, our former Attorney-General only three. The Fagles had a slight
is to teach the class Sunday morning, edge in total yardage gained, and a
______ I considerable advantage in the limiting
Among the Indian chiefs of that day.
1 his bid for all-district honors in no
uncertain terms, without once think-
for the fol-
to when the
something of use in lie home or busi-
ness oi any sort of manufactured cou-
Rowden, one of the town’s most
Office, were in Deeatur the first of
the week checking up on the boys in
reference to the new state real estate
act.
। ance of the 202 pound man playing
I opposite him, Bulgarel ripped thru the
I Nocona line time after time to rush
munity. The Decatur band will be in
the line also. 'though a much younger
organization the school musicians are
coming along and will make their eration whereby smaller capacity
presence felt. mills can be satisfactorily used. Lo-
Every school organization in Wise cal farm people can see in actual op-
county has been invited to partici- eration at the show, a much Wider
pate in the parade. The Committee variety of electrically powered farm
has announced an offering of first and machinery, pumps, mills, motors, and
second cash prizes for the largest other farm equipment, as well as a
schcol attendance in line of parade great variety of convenient home ap-
to be based on per centage of school pliances, than they have evet been
enrollment. Also a first and second able to find anywhere in the near vi-
to ten miles per
places where peope will be needed
years ago, after Halowe’en even the
Grandjury was sometimes calle d in
to straighten up things and property
damage often mounted into a large
figure, so don’t be sore, laugh with
the younger generation.
It seems wise to hold up a pattern
of those who succeed as a type for
those less successful to follow.
Some good must untimately come
from these suggestions and compari-
sons especially when arrived at by the
farmers and farm women themselves.
'I his information will be weleom-
tical miasure on which to have ag-
ricutural development.
The farmers have improvised a soil
type map so that these economic unit
farms may vary with the varying fer-
tility of the soil.
ducted on the street platform during
the afternoon. Futhermore every ।
school that enters will be donated a '
tiful majorettes, will head this mov-
ing marching spectacle, as it has done
previously at Decatur and won plau-
dits for its town, school and coi-
now is standing by, ready for eight
days of entertainment ami fun. the
Legion boys move in Saturday, to hold
forth for two days. Monday is First
to Wise county. Humor is current that
the people of Wise county would like
to pay their debt of gratitude to
County Attorney Nolen L. Sewell for
the stand he has made against crime,
and when we consider the fact that he
Bascom Crutchfield; Era Circuit, J.
i Hubbard; Krum Circuit, C. J. Graves;
„ i ----— —- __ ___________ Marysville Circuit, J. W. Gill; Myra-
ing fer their stowing .I ve you u col---- ------------ Mood, j M Cochran; Paradise Cireu-
prizes in this. A fine flower show will
j be held with this exhibit. I L.
pucker.” on his monthly visits was
lowing information IIS
Land Use Planning Meetings
Beginning this week and continu-
ing thru the month, we will bold a
series of meetngs on land use plan-
ning at various points in the county.
The purpose of these meetings is to
get suggestions from the farmers and
farm women us to what the best use
of the soil to secure the greatest re-
turns here in Wise county.
We will seek the cooperation not
only the people on the farms, but all
other agencies having to do with ag-
riculture in the county.
Since every interest in the county
is directly or indirectly related to the
wise or unwise use of the soil, we con-
sider this one of the most fundamen-
tal movement so far initiated.
Denton Circuit,
it now appears that at least 7.1
miles of line will lie energized by
November 16.
All homes on lines in south and
southwest parts of the county have
been wired and will be the first to
receive service.
The eastern part of the county is
also about ready for stringing lines.
The entire project under the con-
tract must be completed by Decem-
with being the first settler, by at least
twenty years. It is said by those who
claim to know, that Breakneck was
not the real name of the early settler
1 but is the name the Indians laugh-
ingly gave him because he nearly
broke his neck getting away from the
officers in his old home state.
early date there are two that deserve
special mention here, Chief Sitting
Bull and Chief Whittlindick. These
two old coo’s were bud medicine in
their time with characteristics that
readily made leaders of their respec-
tive tribes. Old Sittingbull was noted
the program
Increasing
We are very much gratified at the
response to the suggestion for extend-
ing wild life conservation demonstra-
tions.
Since we are having constant re-
quests for application blanks to set
total at present is
teemed elderly citizens
but mind you the bargains advertised the chureh. A covered dish luncheon
Connally; Decatur
ter; Sanger, Roy Andersen; Spanish
Fort Circuit, J. O. Little. supply: St.
Jo. Leon Milner; Valley View, W. W.
Adcock; Sunset, B. I. Smith, supply;
District Missionary Secretary, J. L.
Harris.
Greenwood firs'
We will soon be able to form a
county-wide organization which will
develop its own rules and regulations
for its membership.
The purpose of this movement is
to conserve the present supply of wild
life and to introduce more. Also, ts
protect the prevailing supply and in-
crease the supply sufficient to have
a surplus for public use under super-
vision; to provide food, shelter and
protection from destructiin by undesir-
able animals such as stray cats, etc.
Progress in Kurai Electrification
gineer reports 110 miles of roles
The local manager and resident en-
gineer reports 110 miles of poles set
and holes dug for 120 miles of poles.
They also report that the construc-
tion company will Login stringing wire
" {
Justin-Roanoke, Alexander
the "Chapel in
Monday, then the Turkey season will the Methodist church will observe na-
be in full blast and then that "Turkey tional week of prayer, Monday, No-
Aunt Sallie
do jo : Muke
the Woods” and
tie here last Friday evening befor
trivances other than canned or pre sen -
food, tools, furniture etc. Interest
in the home made candy contest prob-
ably will lead to tne ottering or case
this service
for the benefit of the parade
chairman we now urge everybody to
. make every possible exhibit in the pa-
rude: horses and riders, men and
pIu of filling the office left vacant a pupiHf-llawe turupllim
by the resignation of O. L. Thomas, stellar performances , in view ,f the
C P. Dodson ran on the ticket with fact that it was their first real oP-
... .1 .. * ... A.,.,, ihrhi portunity to show what they have.
no opposition, the vote was Ver} light, « . .. g, . ...
. . ... . .a I hey were Curtis Shaw and Wavne
but carried without an opposing VOL.
First, the general parade: That
fine and spirited band. the Bowie
to w hen
week. They
known as the Harts Creek Settlement,
so named for an early settler by the
name of Hari who was later killed
by the Indians on the creek that now
bears his name, somewhere near the
present town. The first store in the
old Harts Creek settlement was put
in by Dr. M. Caddell, an early prac-
ticing physician. The store carried a
general line of merchandise, includ-
ing whiskey. The brand of whiskey
sold in those days was noted for its
extreme potency and was a brew of
hells-fire mixed with brimstone and
concentrated Iyo. The second store put
in was that if the Goodrum brothers.
Wilford and Linous. This store also
handled a dukes mixture of goods, in-
eluding the old standby, whiskey, as
did many other of the later stores
till the coming of prohibition, which
put a stop to open selling ami usher-
ed in the ‘ Blind-Kitty" age with old
Poker Hollow as the bootlegger’s fa-
vorite hide-out.
It was not considered anything
wrong in those days to take a wee
nip of the cup that cheers (and like-
wise damns) and any church mem-
ber as well as deacon who did not
keep a jug on hand to refresh his
We a re
Tuesday of this
string from seven
your tires, there was soap on your I
the county clerk’s office offers to ad- show windows, but they probably did
Vance funds now to take care of thejneed washing, that old crate or lox
announcement, after having conceded was cluttered in front of your home
the District Judgeship to Barker coun- ‘ or building, but you had intended to
ty for 28 years, it now appears that we have it hauled away. Now take the iecton.o any kind :
room. The City of Decatur’s
supply; Dexter - Woodbine.
cash prize for brief musical or enter- cinit} •
tainment features or stunts to be con- ! . R. ( off, of R. F. A - and 1 rep-
Citizens Asked to Join Many Gadgets, Devices Chief Whittlindick and f| _
free banner designating the name and the country as a result of such com-
place of tin* school organization in munity efforts as those put forth by
the parade. the members of the Wise County Ru-
if the parade phase results in noth- ral lectric Cooperative, poultry rais-
ing but the turn out of hundreds of ing has increaset. New developments
children of the Wise county schools in electric poultry equipment materi-
the event will have been worth the ally reduce the costs and labor of the
indebted to
.... . *• provide that
Wise Cunty home demonstration : . , c. .
„i„i i i i i in more than ten games before Sat- Decatur,
clubs, led by Misses Patterson and . ... .
I,,,’. X . । . । nrday following Thanksgiving, and Circnit,
Barrett, agents, wul occupy a bund- ., . .. ’
ing on the square with exhibits and the Arlington gme would make tn ley V. Hite;
accomplishments of the clubs ana cd- for. theEagles.thus making them in- Hughes,
ucationai demonstrations elucidating * igi for a.dis ric game. , , .. v , . ..
......... or........ truths Coincidentally. Arlington found E. Weaver; Forestburg Circuit, A. L.
The interest in the Hobbv Show themselves in the same predicament. Dennis, Supply; Gainesville, First! reached. The
Home arts and industrialoexhibit°w They are now tied with Diamond Hill, I Chureh E. C Carter; Whaley Mem-
be held is pronounced. B. A. Man and and will have to Play an unexpected orial, C. L. Bowen; Jacksboro, J. J.
Charles Allen Cates are taking the ” "nd therefore had to cancel the Cooper;
, . . . , , Decatur game,
lead in soliciting entries and arrang-
3,517 bales for the crop
The Sproles Freight: Line, Dave
Breedlove, local agent, will have its
nidi > blind here at night for concert.
Finally, will come the big square dance
on the floor of the skating rink, Lim-
ber up your fiot for this.
NIrs. Franklin. Koopvelttis week doyars"wilthe"wina ana 10 40
is visiting with (. I. A.. this is the
second time the first lady of .he against 11
United States has visited with the A defensive star for the Eagles that
school. The occasion Of dedication cfshone Uken new dollar was that boy
Lawrence Bulgarel. In urter deti-
on harvest hands will be prepared in the first crop of Indians was just
range demonstrations conducted by coming on, in fact not up to full
Miss Katherine Harris, REA homei stand, and the biggest to be found
economist. In the cookery demonstra- in the entire country was scarcely
effort. We hold fairs and put on ex- poultrymen. Poultry lights and run-
hibition specimens of all kinds of ning water alone provide healthinr
farm. orchards and garden crops. live birds, lowered production costs, and
stock and poultry fer our own puts larger, better eggs. Electric brooders
lie to see. However, the most valu- do away with that aewry trek to th- help support the gospel,
able crop coming on is the kiddies, brooder house in the middle of a cold s in the year 1872, the first stores
and lives there a Wise county man night to adjust the burners or stir up were opened up and in 1871 the steel--
or ‘woman er citizen who would not 1 he fire. They are safe and dependable, ment was given a pestoffice and then
enthuse greatly given the cpportunity With automatic thermostats to e I-1 it was given its present name. A
of gazing into countenances of droves trol the temperature, there are nobeautiful grove of green trees that
and droves of Wise county children wide variations to endanger the surrounded the place suggested the
to perceive their make up and the health of the chicks. By the use of name of Greenwood, and so it re-
manner of children they are. racks placed under the brooder, the mains t< this day.
However, in Dave Breedlove, gen- chicks can be taught to roost very : in the earlier days of old Haris ed by the state and nation as a prac-
eral marshal and chairman of the pa- early. Creek settle-rat. away back yonder
rade committee named a man who will Meals big enough to fill half a doz when Adam and Eve were school kids,
have numerous other interesting fea-
lures and exhibits in the parade. He
is that kind of a hustling individual
and he surely does believe in his
county.
will be served at the noon hour.
Tie missionary society met in
_______*_______
Edith Teal of Electra has been
one that deals out so many joys and Halowe’en has past, the spooks are
heart aches, seems to reaching the gone, and with the exception of a few
point of more than just a simmer, j cases of property damage, the prank-
listen fellow-man! would you believesters were orderly and just having a
the Messenger it we whispered, one big time, yes you were irritated when
candidate for the sheriff s office tells you discovered the automobile had
us that he is going to win that race, been becalmed, there was no wind in
that another who hold aspirations for
i the largest crowd of the senson. There
not only were no scores but there
There must be a reason for some
farmers succeeding as well as a rea-
son for many failing.
Decatur next Thursday and nurs-i--------- ------- ----------- ------- -
day night requires a lot of partici- to bring ease and .......my to house-
pants ana Ims of coope ration to make held tasks, are central demonstr-
such an event highly enjoyable and tions of the big REA Farm Electric
pleasurable to everybody. Equipment show brought here thin
The-cfore, at the outset of this an-the cooperation of the Wise Cunty
nouncement, it is iu order to name the Electric Cooperative, neishboring co-
operatives in W ise county. the State
ami to request that all join cordially Extension Service, and the Rural
their efforts in making this big home Electrification Administration
happy thing for every The biz tent will be set "" on the
J. M. Chastain farm, 3 12 miles
Volkman, playing the guard positions.
His Judgeship, Mr Harlan Brown Both boys played more than half the
seems just a little "snooty”, but do samenand looked Eood doing it. 1 us
... oN. .. sell McDaniel, another first year boy
not take offence, a boundy baby - - - ■
daughter has just arrived and who was the star of the Eridgeport
•Gramps” W. W. Brown may have to Eame, was held out of the contest on
. ‘ .. f an aCCOUnl of injuries.
retire from the faithful service on .
c ...... Nocona S star was the fleet-footet
route four, becoming a grandfather ........ .
♦ » — .cg -n diminutive back. Martin, whose dash-
seems to have aged him. , . . ’
i es at the end positions threatened to
Messenger has chance to observe untie the deadlock several times.
one of the state's new officials” in the Statistics on the game might well
service of the Railroad Commission, be: No hits, no runs, no errors, but
Mr R B Hopson, commonly known t this is foothaill instead of baseball,
his friends as -Bob.'' about checking 3o they .....k about like this: Decatur,
up on the 'boys' in reference to their 3 first downs, 92 yards total net. gain
permits to traversing the highways, from scrimmage, no score. Nocona, 3
Bob seems to be doing a good job, and firt downs, 71 yards total net gain
still take time out to be courtesus. from scrimmage, no score.
tion as
The football game with Saint Jo,
. Census report shows that 3.246 etc. Decorate with as much color as scheduled to be played in Saint Jo
bales of cotton were ginned in Wise possible, which applies to vehicles, L riday afternoon of this wetk. has
' county. Texas from the crop of 19:9, horses and men, women ami children been changed to Decatur.b mutual
prior to October 18th, as compared in costumes consent of the school officials, and
of The hour for the parade was ..ot will.be played here Friday, Novem-
definitely fixed, but 2:30 p. m. is in ber3d, 7:30 P. m. .. . ..
mind. After this a flock of turkeys . This game is in addition to the rest
will be loosed from a tower to be ular, home schedule, of course, so will
... 5. i r L,.,n, vs.li ...i not be included on season tickets. I Jie
eiected at kiarmon Field where every _ . , 1, , , ,
.... i . . . . usefulness of season tickets endecl
Iicei tooled person who cares may try .111000., , . ,
....... . . g,1 iii - with the Nocona game last week.
in the south east part of town, yon is not much younger than was our t ret of these valuable priz- This change in schedule will give
present eminent Judge Carter when A colt show win be conducted eith the Eagle fans one more opportunity,
first he sought election to this office, er at uarmon Field or the First Mon- to see the team in action on home Methcdist Conference
iml the further fact that there is a dav 101 1. . .. .. grounds before they take to the road . .... . . vI .
Front (be publicity department of growing demand for younger men, as ,. ’ , ai. 5 ? 8 for the Jacksbiro and Newcastle con- Met ill Dalias iast W eek
the Housing Authority of the City of is evidenced by the election of Jerry cos 01 drat, fr . ... f .'t . ntests. ' ______
Fort W rlh comes the announcement Mann, Jerry Sadler, etc., and the still ty"1 oitEutiun°vesouna It was made known Tuesday that The Methodist con ference that met
that they provided dwellings for 502 further fact that lie has proven him- , , . . . . . . ' ’ the Eagles' pre-Thanksgiving game in Dallas last week named the follow-
families in the low eurningPoWer self to be of value to the taxpayer of xouI . 00 1 rvidv wii iI. " ai, with Arlington has been cancelled, ing appointments in the Denton dis-
walks of life, from the W ay the demanl the county, by his vigorous prosecution . " t ‘ “ If Decatur should be in a district trict:
for homes in Decatur keeps rising, of offenders of the law and order, onal, j ’.ii. "i. nat mld t . playoff, the game would have to I* District Superintendent. Emmett
wonder why there could not be more Now that, that is facts, we so stated. cnncelled, for two reasons. The dis- H. Mays : Alvord station, .1. D. < ul
small 1mm. s built f rental purposes: and rumors, well, that's here-say. but I ,, , " I ‘ ’ : ” ' trict game is scheduled for Thanks- well: Blue Mound. J. D. Culwell; Bo-
at a live and let live rate, is not real why is Messenger so sworn to secrecy, I ..80 . > .wn . , ...... I./ giving, and would conflict with the nita Circuit. Basil N. Mote; Bowie,
Arlington game. Too, eligibility rules j j| Westbrook; Brilgeport, R. s.for both counties in A and B sections
will pin slightly under three per mile.
J. S.
of Breakneck is
Received an issue of the “Taxpayers circles last Monday in the hemes of
Digest, that publication of Peter Mrs. W. A. Helm and Mrs. Herbert
Molyneaux, of Dallas, a splendid pub- Ferguson, respectively. Each circle
lication, upon turning to the editorial was well attended and the matter of
A mass festive occasion as aimed 1 How electricity can profitably be
al in the Turkey Strut to lie held at put to work on the farm, to cut pro: ci >"'■ wru up ■" ne .nuiim- demonstr at ions a few ohservation.
Thurs- duction cots and chore drudgery and ers Home Coming in a recent issue of ar. in line
the Messenger we have been swamp-" Leader in a number of communities
ed with reuuests for more informa I are cooperating with their neighbors
to set ureas of 1,000 or more acres in
a game preserve.
They feel that better results can be
secured in this way as there is some
migration of wildlife in a given area
because of food, water and cover.
t. WII first start' d and how it came to Each week orders are placed for
its present name Along in the civil game ........................ signs to
war days of the late sixties and early be displayed at intervals on the prop-
sexenties what is now Greenwood waslerty lines
J. M.
In Making Annual io Ko Demonstrated
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