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THE SPECTRE OF the days of
the Carpetbagger, following
the great war between the states,
was raised in the Texas House of
Representatives the first of the
week, and its bones were rattled
mightily by various of the repre-1
sentatives—so much so, in fact, VOL. XXVI., NO. 97
that Texans will continue to pay
poll taxes, if they desire the right
“f franchise. What started the
irbal pyrotechnics was the pro-
posed constitutional amendment to
abolish the poll tax, and according
to newspaper reports, it proved a
good topic for the debaters.
• * *
The following pictures the pro-
ceedings:
Representative W. A. Shofer,
author, said: “You don’t ask a
man if he has paid a poll tax
when we have a war.”
Representative George C.
Roane of Rosenberg pointed to
pictures of carpet-bag Legisla-
tures with negro members.
“That’s why the poll tax is in
the Constitution,” he said.
“Don’t be a political coward.
Vote this thing down,” urged
Representative J. F. Lindsey of
Anson.
"If you want to do something
for the common people, vote for
it,” countered Representative
Edgar S. Keefe of Frankston.
A proposal to substitute a lit-
eracy test failed. It received
39 ayes and 92 noes.
• * *
SPEAKING OF Carpet-Bagger
legislatures, Dallas county is
faced with situation also reminis-
cent of “aftah de wah” days.
Since Representative Sarah Hughes
was appointed a district judge,
there has been a wild scramble of
candidates for the legislative va-
cancy. The candidates range from
chronic officeseekers, politicians,
newspaper reporters, sports writ-
ers to a colored gentleman. At last
count, there were 57 in the race—
and it begins to look as tho, should
Dallas county’s colored population
all back the colored gem’man, that
he will probably lead the rest of
the bang-tails in the race.
* * *
Should that happen, and it now
appears likely so, there would arise
another big fracas, and that would
be to get the winner seated. The
constitution says that the legisla-
ture shall have the power to pre-
scribe the requisites for member-
ship in that august body—and it
just doesn't look like a gentleman
of color is going to stand much
chance to pass the legislative test.
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8 Pages
THE BRADY
TWICE-A-WEEK
ABSORBED THE BRADY ENTERPRISE AND
ANDARD: P
THE McCULLOCH COUNTY STAR,
MAY 2, 1910.
H. C. SAMUEL
TO REMODEL
WEST SIDE
Building Activities To
T VALARTL"NC ARISE Brady, McCulloch County, Texas, Friday, March 1, 1935
TUESDAY-FRIDAY
New Rock Crusher
Installed by City
The city’s new rock crusher was
installed Wednesday, and began
the task of crushing rock north
of the Mexican Methodist church
in West Brady. At the present
time the crushed rock will be used
in building culverts, drains, etc.,
Continue Unabated; Boom within the city limits.
Biggest In Five Years; Later official. -1.-
Geeslin Erects Building
Building activities that are as-
suming proportion of “before de-
pression days” is the center of at-
traction in Brady, and if there are
those who doubt that business
prospects for the future are grow-
ing better, let them look about at
the definite and concrete evidence
of a revival of confidence and faith
in the future of this city.
One of the latest announcements
in the way of major improvement
in Brady is that H. C. Samuel will
remodel his west side store build-
ings, now occupied by H. C. Sam-
uel’s West Side Dry Goods Store,
Skagg’s Drug Store, and McClure
Grocery, all three stores to be pro-
vided with the most modern and
attractive of fronts.
The contract on this project has
already been let to N. J. O’Connell,
and work will commence upon com-
pletion of remodeling of Commer-
cial Block, which will be in about a
month or six weeks. Mr. O’Con-
nell is contractor on remodeling of
Commercial Block, which began
the fore part of Ja. ry.
The Samuel project will include
the installation of black and white
tile and light colored brick in the
modern fronts, with the attractive
show windows adding considerably
to the appearance of the three
buildings. The work will be sim-
ilar to that being done on Com-
mercial Block, and will complete
the modernization of the entire
west side of the Brady plaza, mak-
ing the block uniformly attractive
in appearance.
While plans for other business
improvements and new residences
are being contemplated, contract is
to be let soon by Edward Geeslin
ONE OF THE THINGS which is on modern and up-to-date building
3 a never-failing marvel to diagonally across the street from
dance, is how little folks appreciate the city hall, where the city ware-
freedom while they have it, and house now stands. The warehouse
8 how desperately they want free- E %
dom, when deprived of the same. "S
Just the other day at Lockhart two
prisoners dug their way thru the
walls and out of the county jail
with a spoon. And they were not
in the rank of desperate criminals,
at that, being charged with burg-
laries.
Almost daily one reads of the in-
genuity, the patience, the clever-
ness, the strategy employed by
prisoners to effect their freedom
from jail or penitentiary. One can-
not help but wonder, if all such
clever traits had been directed into
the right channels, what marvel-
ous leaders of men and business
they might have been, cr become.
* * *
is to be moved this week or the
of next to a location near the
Brady Municipal Water & Light
plant, where the street swepeer,
trucks and tools will be housed.
In addition to the remodeling of
Commercial Block, building going
on in Brady includes the follow-
ing projects:
Contract has been let to J. E.
Coston for the remodeling of the
former Cantwell Mattress Factory
building. A modern roof is being
placed on the entire building. On
the north side new windows are be-
ing added to give modern lighting
effect. A new ceiling will be plac.
ed, while the interior will be re-
decorated. The improvement cost
will total approximately $1,000.
Construction of F. R. Wulff fill-
ing station on
street.
North Bridge
If steel bars offer no obstacle
to files crudely fashioned from [ Improvements of hound
spring steel or from razor blades; SoutiSchool
if stone and masonry fail to hold South Ward School
out against such puny instruments
as knives and spoons—why then
Uncle Sam ought to be able to dig
the Nicaraguan canal with a pick
and a shovel. Provided he employ-
ed these same desperate criminals
at the task.
of
Removal and rebuilding of W. S.
Proctor tourist camp on South
Bridge street.
THE TRAGIC AUTO accident
on the highway near Blown-
wood the first of the week again
brings to mind the necessity of im-
pressing, if not enforcing, upon
autoists the necessity of observing
rules of the road. Present-day
highway building is so planned that
there is no occasion for an auto-
mobile or a motor vehicle being
stopped or parked upon the travel-1 street,
ed portion of the highway.
* * *
Addition to residence of Dr. D.
W. Jordan.
L. Zweig of Coleman remodel-
ing and repairing of residence on
South Blackburn street.
Covered drain by city on South
Eighth street, extending one block
east on South Bridge to sewer gut-
ter on South Blackburn.
Two new projects recently com-
pleted and now open for business
include the Kimbell - Diamond
Company’s warehouse north of
Crystal Ice Company, and a filling
station on Highway No. 9 at the
intersection of West Commerce
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There is ample space for stop- left Sunday
ping off the pavement; in fact, the
highways now are built with such
gradual slopes to either side, that
one may drive down to the outer-
most edge of the highway—and
back onto the highway proper,
without difficulty. • ‘
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Mrs. James Finlay and little son
. for Lampasas, and
where they will join Mr. Finlay in
making their future home. Mr.
Finlay recently established him-
self there in the auto supply busi-
ness, after having disposed of his
Brady interests.
Everyone knows, or should
know: that parking lights must be
kept burning upon vehicles stopped Jumpers, or
upon a highway. Another rule of seated within
road is that, in courtesy to
Row-motorists, one should use
his dimmers when meeting another
car. Keep the right of the road,
most especially when topping a
hill, is another essential of safe
driving. Slow down when meet-
ing another car, so you will have
your own car under complete con-
trol. YOU are a good driver, of
course, but you never know when
you are going to meet a fool!
iously and conscientiously. Permit
no one, at any time, to ride on
your running boards, fenders,
bumpers, or anywhere, except
'1 your car. Remem-
ber, too, pedestrians have right-
of-way.
***
If the motorists will observe
these rules, life for all will be
sweeter and longer.
* * •
FINALLY, SAUCE would like to
have one million motorists join
him in a move to require the plac-
ing of red reflectors in every
bridge and culvert abutment, at
every railroad crossing, and at
every danger spot upon the roads
and highways. Too, red reflectors
in the left-hand rear fender
of every motor vehicle would com-
pletely counteract that
The rules of safe driving on the
highways, apply even more forci-
ble within city limits. Stop signs
mean STOP. Do not disregard
them. Traffic lights are safetv
beacons for both motoristsAnd :^ apunreract, that age-worn
pedestrians. Observe them relig- were not butidine know my lights
TWO KILLED, SEVEN INJURED
IN CAR ACCIDENT TUESDAY
McCULLOCH COUNTY STAR
Vol. III, No. 7
Whole Number 2428
Later, officials plan to install a
screen and elevator and will then
use the crushed rock to pave
streets, such a program of work to
be inaugurated this summer, with
several blocks of paving, two-
course inverted penetration, to be
lain.
FORMER McCULLOCH WOMAN
BURIED AT EAST SWEDEN
Funeral sei-vices were held at
East Sweden Wednesday after-
noon at 1 o’clock for Mrs. 0. B.
Johnson, 33, who died at her home
in San Angelo Monday morning.
Burial was made in East Sweden
cemetery. The procession left
Johnson Funeral Home at San An-
gelo Wednesday morning at 10 o’-
clock.
Gene Underwood and Ward Vinson
Lose Lives W hen Car Sideswipes
I ruck on Highway Near Brownwood
Re-Elected Director) ASK DISTRICT
McCULLOCH
ANDCOLEMAN
Survivors include the husband
and three children, one of whom _______________
was born about six hours before 9:00 o’clock near Breezy Tuase,
Mrs. Johnson’s death. The family about two miles south of Brown-
formerly lived at Mercury where wood on Highway No. 23.
Mr. Johnson operated a grocery’
store.
Grim tragedy stalked a party of Brady merry-makers
enroute Tuesday night to Brownwood to attend a dance at
Memorial Hall there. Gene Underwood 28 was killed in
stantly, and Ward Vinson, 32, was fatally injured where thin
highway by G. C. Stewart, sideswiped a truck parked on the
highw ax. Stewart suffered several broken bones in his right
hand, while the other members of the party, which included
the wives of the three men, and three children of the Stew,
arts, all suffered cuts, bruises and from shock. The truck
which was sideswiped, was driven by Robert Byrd and
Ezwort Rainey of Brownwood, accessory salesmen, both of
vhom were standing away from their parked truck, and so
escaped injury. The impact of the collision overturned both
the ti uck and the Stewart car, Vinson receiving fatal head
injuries as the car crashed over on its side, while Underwood
was crushed to death by the impact of the collision.
The accident occurred at about
Point,
Rotary Scout Troop
Has 27 Members
Rotary Club Troop 24 is steadi-
ly increasing in membership, 27
Scouts having registered. The boys
are all actively working for ad-
vancement, four members of the
troop having appeared before the
last Court of Honor held on Feb-
ruary 26, to pass their second class
tests. At the next meeting of the
troop on Friday night, eight Ten-
derfoot Scouts will receive their
badges.
Those now registered with the
troop are Warren Adkins, Hugh
White Calvert, T. H. Marsden,
Dick Marsden, Glen Roloson, Ber-
nard Kirklin, J. M. Kirklin, Junior
Tally, Leonard Wood, Jr., Elton
Holliday, Clyde Wilhelm, Shadrick
Simpson, Billy Jones, Jack Wom-
ack, Ralph Dowling, Milburn Dowl-
ing, Ray Massey, Norman Hurd,
Charles Arnspiger, Harry Schwen-
ker, Jr., Leroy Anderson, W. R.
Kelso, Victor Doyle, Beecher Huff,
Dalton Heflin, Franklin Johnson,
and James Townsend.
Uncle Billie Sansom
Was Beloved Citizen
A beloved citizen of Mercury
community and a pioneer of Mc-
Culloch County passed away at
midnight on February 20th in W. J.
(Uncle Billie) Sansom.
Having been in ill health for
several years, his death was not un-
expected. Mr. Sansom was 80
years old.
managed to extricate himself from
the wreckage, and pulled his wife
and the three children, who had
been riding on the front seat with
them, out of the car, and as well
Mrs. Underwood and Mrs. Vinson.
In the meantime, help was at hand,
and the injured were carried in an
ambulance to the Medical Arts
Hospital at Brownwood for treat-
ment.
_ —. ----— Ac-
cording to statement made by
Stewart, he was driving about 45
miles per hour at the time of the
crash. He was blinded by the
lights of an automobile proceeding
south on the highway, and slowed
down to pass this car. Just as he
got beyond the range of the head-
lights, the parked truck, also head-
ed towards Brownwood loomed
just ahead. Stewart swerved his Bobbie Gene: 4 Y A# & 1 AY son and
car sharply to the left, which threw of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart. X-ray
the rear of his car against the examination, however, disclosed no
-
truck overturned on the right side 1 * - enabled
of the road.
IRA Q. MAYHEW
Prominent in business and civic
circles of Brady, Ira Q. Mayhew of
Mayhew Produce Company, has
been re-elected a director of the
Texas Poultry, Egg and Butter As.
sociation. The annual meeting of
the organization was held in Dal-
las recently.
Grave fears were entertained at
first as, to the extent of the in-
juries suffered by Mrs. Vinson and
to return to her home
nesday.
here Wed-
The glasses in the doors of the
sedan were broken, showering the to have suffered
occupants with broken bits, and in- but unless
flicting cuts. The front part of expected
t le car was not damaged, and the covery. 01 one o
side was only slightly dented, of the Stewarts,
but small damage was done to the
truck.
Little Bobbie Gene was thought
1 2 1 a fractured skull,
complications arise, is
to make a speedy re-
Of the other two children
. . Billie Ray, 9,
sustained a broken collar bone, and
Dorothy Lee, 7, sustained a severe
on cut across, her lips, besides other
Mrs. Stewart
was also treated for cuts and
bruises.
Underwood, who was seated o..
the right in the back of the sedan, I cuts and bruises'
caught the full brunt of the col.
lision, his life being snuffed out
instantly. Vinson, on the left side
of the rear seat, with Mrs. Vinson
and Mrs. Underwood in between
himself and Underwood, had his in the meat market business
car dherushed when the overturned being now associated with Houston
car hit on its side. He was un- kyzar in the Modern Way Grocery
conscious when he was pulled from . and Market. He is a son of MTX
the wreckage, and died at a Brown- M. M. Stewart of Brownwood Mrs
wood hospital at 12:30 Wednesday Stewart was also raised at Brown-
morning. -— 1 1-ii-
Stewart, despite his injuries.
Mr. Stewart came to Brady in
1928 from Brownwood, where he
was raised, and has been engaged
wood, being a daughter of Mrs. S.
II. Richardson.
Double Funeral Held
For Auto Victims
He was laid to rest in the Cox
cemetery at 3 o’clock Thursday af-
ternoon, with Rev. Mr. Reese, his
former pastor, Rev. Mr. Crawford,
and Rev. J. T. Hamilton, a friend
of fifty years, all assisting in the
service. White & London of
Brownwood was in charge of fun-
eral arrangements. The Masonic
Lodge of Brady carried out the
regular Masonic rites as Mr. San-
som had requested. His father,
T. W. Sansom, was buried in Llano
in 1889 by the Masons.
William Jefferson Sansom was
born May 27. 1854 in Carnes Coun-
ty, Texas. He was married to Miss
Judith Bennett in Gonzales, July
31, 1773. Four children were born
to this union; the two living are:
Mrs. Chas. A. Long, Mercury, and
L. P. Sansom of Eden. Mrs. Judith
Sansom died in 1883, following
which Mr. Sansom moved to Llano.
He was married in 1885 to Miss
Mary Lou Smith of Yoakum.
Eleven children were born to them,
nine of whom are now living. They
are: Mrs. James 0. Deeds, Mrs.
Ed Penn, Mercury; Mrs. W. N -----.......
Kilmer, Placid; Mrs. W. N. Rob- two children, Greta Moneta, 3, and
erts, Brady; Mrs. .I. C. Beasley, Harold Wayne, 1 year old, sur-
San Antonio, and Wesley, Willie, v've
Milton, and Harmon, Mercury. There also survive his father. J.
These children, besides his wife, a Underwood, of Brady, and the
sister, Mrs. Mattie E. Gossett; two " ' *
brothers, J. B. and T. L. Sansom,
his grandchildren, and great-
grandchildren are left to mourn
his passing.
Mr. Sansom joined the Method-
ist church at the age of 16, and he
had been a member of the Masonic
Lodge for over 30 years, having
lived a life which reflected honor
upon both his church and his
lodge.
The large concourse of friends!
and relatives who gathered at the
cemetery, as well as the beautiful
floral tributes, were expressive of
the esteem in which he was held
by all who knew him.
A double funeral was held at
2:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon
for Alfred Eugene Underwood and
Ward M. Vinson, victims of the
fatal automobile accident which
occurred Tuesday night near
Brownwood. The joint services
were in charge of the Rev. C. E.
Marshall, pastor of the First Meth-
odist church of Brady, and were
attended by a large concourse of
friends, both of Brady and McCul-
loch county, and of Rockwood and
Coleman county. A Santa Anna
funeral home had charge of the
Vinson funeral, while the Under-
wood arrangements were in charge
of a Brownwood mortician.
Eugene Underwood was born
February 9, 1907, near Calf Creek,
and had lived in McCulloch coun-
ty all his life For the past
five or six years he had been em-
ployed as barber with the Polk
Barber Shop. He was married on
February 7, 1928, at Levelland to
Miss Freddie Brusenham who, with
There also survive his father, J.
following brothers and sisters, Ed,
Fritz, Arthur, Jack, Elmer, Elmo,
Elbert and Albert, and Mrs. Claude
Collingsworth and Mrs. Clarence
Moore, all of Brady, Bob Under-
wood of Lohn, and Mrs. John
Rodgers of Pecos.
Pall bearers were E. E. Polk, G.
0. Darley, Jack Simpson, Oren
Bauers, Clifton Fowler and Hous-
ton Kennedy.
Ward M. Vinson was born Sep-
tember 15, 1902, near Rockwood,
in Coleman county, and where he
grew to manhood. He was married
to Miss Lucille Banks of Santa
Anna June 19, 1932. To this union
was born one daughter, Beverly
ALEX ABLE APPOINTED pogIaged about eight months, and who,
MASTER AT MELVIN TEXwith the widow survives. He is
Alex Able last Saturday received also survived by his father, Ed-
notice that his appointment a ward M. Vinson, of Rockwood, six
postmaster at Melvin had" been sisters, Mrs. WM C. Pierce of
confirmed by the Senate and ap. Shreveport, La., Mrs. Asa Keever
proved by President Roosevelt Mr of Shields, Miss Reba Vinson of
Able has served the past two years. Santa Anna, Bessie and Elma Vin-
-- - 4 , (Turn to Back Page, Col. 1, Please)
as acting postmaster.
Scouts Get Badges
In Court of Honor
The Brady Boy Scouts received
merit badges, and five members of
Troops 23 and 24 were made Sec-
ond Class Scouts at the Court of
Honor held Tuesday night.
The Court of Honor was presid-
ed over by Clarence Snider, and at
which Raymond Thornton was rais-
ed to Life Scout, merit badges also
being presented Nolan McDonald,
Jr., Billie Schultz and Howard Mc.
Shan.
Tenderfoot Scouts who were
raised to Second Class were Glenn
Roloson, Bernard Kirklin, J. M.
Kirklin, Elton Holliday and Dawn
Ray Jordan. Jack Stone, assist-
ant Scout e. ecutive of the Concho
V alley Council, was present for the
ceremonies.
Following the Court of Honor,
the District Committee of which
Dr. Wm. C. Jones is chairman, held
a meeting to discuss future plans
of the movement.
Wednesday morning Jack Gart-
man presided over a breakfast for
the committee at Hotel Brady.
Sand Is Missed By
McCulloch Test
The sand that produces 36.7
gravity, sweet oil from 666-70 feet
in northern McCulloch county's dis-
covery well on the ranch of G. R
White and W. N. White of Brady
has been missed by a second offset
drilled by the Cardinal Oil Co. of
San Angelo. The new test, No. 3
W hite & Baker, 660 feet southeast
of No. 1, will be carried to around
1.50C feet, however. It had drilled
yesterday morning to 720 feet in
lime without encountering oil, gas
or water.
Byron Eckert’s Calf
Mason County Champ
“Bobby’s Pride,” the 4-H Club
project of Byron Eckert of Art,
won the grand champion of the
Mason County Fat Stock Show yes-
terday, with August Jordan's sen-
ior champion being judged the re-
serve champion. Ray Mowery of
Texas Tech, was the judge of the
show.
There was a large crowd present,
many of whom were visitors from
surrounding counties, among whom
were County Agent J. D. Prewit
of McCulloch County, F. M. Rich,
ards of Brady, and Dick Bratton
of Rochelle, who had four rams on
exhibit.
A section from 650-55 feet in No.
3 White & Baker was believed to
correspond to the pay level in the
discovery well but it was lime in-
stead of sand and carried no satur-
ation. No casing has been run and
6 5-8-inch pipe likely will be set
at around 1,000 feet. No. 3 White
& Baker is 1,802 feet south and
1,031 feet west of the northeast
corner of section 2, Wm. Dewey
original grantee. No. 2 White &
Baker, 660 feet southwest of No.
1, recently was abandoned dry at
745 feet in lime.
No. 1 White & Baker, bottomed
at.785 feet in shale, is flowing a
daily average of 10 barrels of oil
through a 500-foot line into a
1,000-barrel tank. It is about 5
1-2 miles west of Mercury.
George Poulter of San Angelo
and, Oklahoma City associates
spudded a test for oil on J. C.
Hall’s land about 11 miles north
of Brady and nine miles southwest
of the producer on the White &
Baker ranch. Testing of the Ellen-
burger is planned.
Location is 3,930 feet south and
50 feet west of the northeast cor-
ner of state survey 192. Perry Fox
of Mertzon has the contract. Mr
Poulter and associates have leased
land, from both J- C. Hall and J
S. Wyres.
The Mason calves averaged from
745 pounds to 1050, and there were
44 on exhibition Twenty-six of
the best left last night for Hous-
ton where they will be shown under
the supervision of R. B. Tate,
Mason County agent.
Judge Mowrey stated that the
calves would dress about 75 per
cent, and estimated that they
would bring their owners approxi-
mately $150 each when sold They
will average about 15 per cent
more in weight than those of last
year.
: Pessovat mention :
Mr. and Mrs. Houston Kyzar
spent Wednesday in Brownwood,
where they visited Mr. and Mrs.
G. C. Stewart and other members
of the party which figured in the
fatal auto accident near Brown,
wood Tuesday night.
W L. Matthews of Ennis visited
he re Sundday with his son, Harry
Matthews, and family, incidentally
bringing with him his four-year
old grandson, Master Walter Mat-
thews, who had been visiting in
Ennis since Christmas.
NEW CAR LICENSE PLATES
MAY BE ATTACHED TODAY
Effective today, the new 1935
car license plates may be attached
to automobiles; this by reason of
a bill recently passed by the
state legislature, amending the old
law. Car owners have until April
1 to purchase new license plates.
DAMROSCH MUSIC CLUB TO
SPONSOR CONCERT MAR 15
The Damrosch Music Club will
sponsor a concert on March 15, the
singer to be Ed Norton of San
Marcos, a talented baritone singer.
There will be no charges for ad-
mission to the concert, the club de-
ciding at its meeting Saturday to
bring the concert to Brady people
as a gift to the community.
The club also outlined its pro-
gram for Music Week, to be cele-
brated throughout the country in
May. The program will be pub-
lished at an early date.
Senator Davis Sponsors
Central Colorado River
Authority for Conserving
Water; Remit State Tax
Austin, Feb. 26.—Another pro-
posal to establish a governmental
agency to sponsor conservation
l projects on the Colorado River was
i introduced in the Legislature to-
day. Senator E. M Davis of
Brownwood proposed in a bill to
form the Central Colorado River
Authority, composing Coleman and
McCulloch Counties. State ad va-
lorem taxes would be remitted for
20 years as the basis for financ-
ing construction of dams.
Low water dams to provide
municipal water supplies, prevent
overflows of adjacent creeks and
provide for irrigation were the
mam purposes. The district would
be authorized to issue to $1 000..
000 in bonds.4
.. Larger in scope was the aim of
the proposed Upper Colorado River
Authority, composing Tom Green
and Coke Counties, Senator Daria’
bill to form that district also
would remit state ad valorem tax-
es for 20 years as the nucelus for
financing a $6,000,000 dam tenta-
tively located above Robert Lee in
Coke County.
The upper district hoped to ob-
tain a $3,000,000 federal grant,
which would be supplemented with
$3,000,000 in district bonds.
Interest created by progress of
the Lower Colorado River Author-
ity and the Brazos River conserva-
tion and reclamation district to-
ward reclamation and development
projects, Senator Davis said, pro-
vided the impetus for the two new
proposed districts.
Prewit Club Boys
Attend Mason Show
County Agent J. D. Prewit
several of his 4-H Club boys, and
a number of stockmen of McCulloch
County yesterday attended the an-
nual Mason County Fat Stock
Show.Stock
The Mason calves, some of the
finest ever produced, will win their
share of the honors in competition
the San Angelo, Tort Worth
Houston, Amarillo a ha Lubbock
stock shows this sprinN The Met
Culloch County calves will com-
pete with the Mason calves at the
San Angelo and Fort Worth shows. •
Sammie Hoerster’s Mason calf
last year was the grand champion
steer at the Fort Worth show, while
J Jordan and August Jordan
placed high in several shows with
their projects.
The McCulloch County Stock
Show will be held here a week
from today.
BRADY DELEGATION ENJOYS
LAMPASAS C. C. BANQUET
r J. S. Anderson, Carl A.
Blasig, Sam W. Moffatt and Grady
Skelton composed the Brady dele-
gation that attended the annual
banquet of the Lampasas Chamber
of Commerce, Tuesday night. Dr.
Anderson, as toastmaster, proved
an excellent entertainer.
Over 300 persons attended the
affair, with a nice program being
given. Attorney General William
McCraw was the principal speak-
er, delivering 8 fine address. He
also will be the main speaker at
San Saba’s annual Chamber of
Commerce banquet on March 12
Brady PTA To Meet
Tuesday, 3:45 P. M.
The Brady Parent-Teacher As-
sociation will meet Tuesday after-
noon at 3:45 o’clock at North
Ward school.
• ‘The Power of Motion Pictures
in Character Building,” will be the
theme of the program.
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