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THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, JULY 19. 1934
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Fifth Installment.
SYNOPSIS—Three weeks after a
cream colored roaster had been found
wrecked in the sea at the foot of a
cliff, a girl calling herself Ann Cush-
ing appears at the desert town Mars-
ton. She has bought, sight unseen, a
mockingly. "Anne! Anne! Anne!' ’
Hope had slipped from Anne with
the vanishing sun. How many miles
she had walked and climbed and
stumbled since she had faced that
blank wall of rock she had no means
of knowing.
ranch located thirty miles away. Bar- And then night had come. Her
ry Duane, her nearest neighbor and clothing was torn by thorny branch-
his man Boone Petry produce a reli-les, and she fairly reeled with fatigue.
able woman for her and in Barry's
car, loaded down with supplies they
start across the desert. In Marston her
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Barry's chair went back with a
rasp. "1'11 be with you,” he said brief-
ly, and was close on Petry's heels as
he went back to the corral. It was the
same corral where Comet had former-
ly been kept, and from which he had
whickered a shrill welcome whenever
"Martha will know that something
is wrong." she reminded herself.
"Perhaps Comet will go home. Of
course he will."
She caught her breath sharply as
the realization pressed home. There
was no telephone at Trail's End. No
car. Martha could no nothing, unless
she could catch and saddle one of the
old horses and find her way to Eagle's
Perch.
A chill wind set the tree tops
whispering. Anne shivered and began
Barry had approached. The sound
came at that instant, as clear as a bu-[ looking around for a sheltered spot
gle call. . in which to spend the night.
"That's not Captain!" I On her left, half way up the slope
They exchanged a quick glance, there was a dark blotch which looked
There were only a dozen horses in like a clump of close-growing ever-
the corral. Captain was there, close to greens. She made her way toward
a riderless horse. | them cautionsly.
Without a word the two men ex- There was a tiny clear space inside,
amined him. Comet had come by a shut in and ringed around by those
shaggy branches.
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rough way. Saddle and stirrups, glos-
sy hide and dainty hoofs, they missed
nothing in their quick search for evi-
dence.
“The saddle is all right,’ ’said Bar-
ry presently. His throat felt harsh and
dry. “It couldn't have slipped. Of
course — she might have been
thrown."
“Comet's awful sure footed." Petry
was cautious. "And he don't buck,
sca’cely ever. See that?" He pointed
to a streak on one hoof. "Wherever
else he's been, he's come through Pul-
pit Pass. There ain't another stretch
of dirt like that in fifty miles. Better
go that way."
Barry was already in the corral. He
was saddling Captain, his fingers
working with swift precision.
"Ling!"
Ling came pattering at the preemp-
tory call.
"Light up every room in the house.
The lady at Trail's End is lost."
That was all that he would admit.
The illuminated house might be a fu-
tile gesture but if she had strayed
anywhere near the Perch she might
see that blaze of friendly light and
take comfort.
“Take a gun," he said to Petry.
"Then we can signal to each other.
The one who finds here will fire two
shots and the other will answer. Sin-
gle shots will be location signals.’ ’
A scurry of hoofs and he was off.
They branched into different trails,
peering, shouting, calling her name.
Only echoes answered.
All that Barry could be sure of was
that Anne must have been taking the
same route that they had followed on
their first ride, since that was the
only trail which would be likely to
take her through Pulpit Pass. If she
were unconscious, or worse, he might
easily pass her by. but it was im-
possible to wait calmly for the light.
Just one thing was becoming increas-
ingly clear to him, and that was that
the most precious thing in the world
to him was Anne Cushing, and that
the thought of harm coming to her
was unbearable.
One might even feel around for a
comparatively soft spot and lie down,
curled into a snug ball. Anything for
rest.
Little by little, sheer weariness
overcame her. The rustling sounds of
the night lost their menace and grew
fainter and fainter. Anne slept.
It was not a peaceful sleep. Now and
then she stirred restlessly, tossed,
sighed and lay still again. A voice
drifted down on the mind, calling,
"Anne! Anne!" but she did not hear
it. From somewhere in the distance
came a faint crack of sound and from
somewhere nearer by a single shot
rang clear.
The sharp sound brought her to her
feet, stumbling with leep and fati-
gue. Another sound was beating light-
ly and steadily against her ears. The
click of a horse’s hoofs on rack. Go-
ing away from her!
"Anne! Anne!”
"I’m coming Barry!”
She began to run, slipping and
sliding down the slope, smooth with
fallen pine needles forgetful of the
impetus of her own rush and the
sheer-dropping ledge at the foot.
That was when Barry saw her.
There were, after all, to be more
poignant moments in Barry Duane’s
life, but none that could so shrink
time into its racing seconds.
Through the scattered pines he had
caught sight of a small running fig-
ure. racing in a headlong haste down
a slippery incline. Going too fast, if
she were going to pull up well inside
the ledge. God! if she should go over!
His heart seemed to stand still as
Captain’s long legs pounded over the
intervening space. He put Captain to
the very edge, thrusting in between.
Barry heard her say "Oh!" in a hor-
rified voice, and caught her with one
and I woke up and heard you going
on—"
"I know But you're safe now, pre-
cious. Everything’s all right. Every-
thing-—"
He had both arms around her now.
For a moment she lay there, close and
still. Then with a little quiver she
raised her head and her hands slid
away from their drowning clutch of
him.
“I ought to be scolded instead of
comforted." She straightened up and
laughed shakily. "If you hadn't come
racing back in time, Barry—"
"If I hadn't life wouldn't mean
much to me now.''
She looked up at him with wide
dark eyes, heavy with fatigue, and
her head moved in a faint negation.
He felt her slipping away from him,
and he did not know just why.
It was no time for lover's impor-
tunities. Barry said "Steady, boy," to
Captain and reached for something.
"I’d better signal Petry that the lost
is found.”
Two shots cracked and echoed. The
answer came from far on the right.
One shot and a pause and then a
staccato outburst of rejoicing. Barry
laughed.
"Boone is happy. Now we re going
back to Trail's End, and I am going
to carry you. Here, put this on first.”
"This” was his own coat.
"I won't!”
"Orders!”
He bent down and swept her up
in front of him. swinging her across
so that she lay like a child in his
arms. She looked up to protest, but
already they had started. Once he
looked down and smiled, and after
that she did not look up again. Bar-
ry loved her, and she couldn't—she
couldn't. She lay passively against him
for mile after mile, with her cheek
pressing his shoulder and a dull ache
in her heart.
The next morning was an awaken-
ing to strange aches and unsuspected
bruises. Martha ordered her to stay in
bed.
At noon the autocrat permitted her
to get up. Shortly after lunch Barry
appeared, riding Capitan and leading
an unabashed Comet.
“Do you think you can forgive the
little devil enough to give him an-
other chance?”
"Of course. It was my fault that
he started off in the first place. He's
an imp, but I do love him."
That might have given him an
his eyes.
opening for light love-making at
ALLRED BARS
NEGRO VOTERS
Per-
sist In Permitting The
Blacks At Primary
| the question. Morriss said grounded him in his life-founded
I Morriss said he based his decision theories on taxation and the changes
lon a thorough study of the last con-he proposes to equalize the burden
j volition's record, that in Texas, for so many years, have
I Last week in announcing his decis- weighed too heavily on homeowner
ion, Morriss said “As 1 regard the and landowner
Officials of the rice division of the
farm administration said today the
signing of the agreement had been
delayed because of the necessity for |
completing preparation of the docu-
peanuts 2 per cent
Fruit crops also have suffered from
drouth, the report aid “The outlook:
for peach production is considerably
below that of a month ago,” it was
question, it is exclusively a legal Witt came to Waco a year or so
question Neither personal opinion or later and begun law as a profession recently nt a hearing held in Lake
preference may be considered." He in the office of Judge William Slee-
pointed out that the courts were di-lper. Later he became senior member
vided on the question.
ment. reported. The prospect for pear pro
Final amendments were agreed to duction also is somewhat lower The
duction also is somewhat lower. The
of the firm of Witt, Terrell & Witt.
Charles, La. Louisiana is the coun-
try's major producer of rice, which
| also is grown in Texas and Arkansas
grape crop still gives promise of *
fairly good yield. Dry weather re-
| arm as he swung down.
I "Anne, darling!"
| "Oh Barry!" She clung to him,
| burying her face tightly against his
■ shoulder. "I knew you would come
soon!”
“Of course I'd come. There it's all
He raised his voice in a call. “Anne! over."
Anne!”
The echoes flung it back at
"But I-1 forgot the ledge, and then
him I couldn't stop. Only I'd been asleep
-o
least, but Barry let it pass. His man-
ner gave no suggestion that he re-
membered his checked ardor of the
night before. Anne wandered over to-
ward Comet to avoid that new look in
The pinto was standing dutifully
where he had been left, merely giv-
ing an impatient stamp now and then
to remind them that motion was his
business and he was all ready to go.
"Look at him! He doesn't know how
to be ashamed. Rascal, you just watch
when we start out again! I won’t get
out of the saddle for a second with-
out dropping those reins over your
nose."
Barry watched her as she stroked
the ingratiating muzzle.
"Then the morale is all right?”
"Oh, yes, for riding.” She looked
at him with a very small smile. "I
still think that mountain hiking is a
much over-rated sport, but that won't
last."
"Then how about my coming down
for you in a few days, as soon as
you're feeling yourself again, for an
all-day trip and lunch at the Perch?"
“All day? What about work?”
"What you need now is play. Be-
sides, if you don't come I shan’t have
any excuse to play around myself."
He smiled.
Why shouldn’t she? One didn’t stop
seeing a man because of a little frag-
mentary love-making.
"I’d really love to. Thursday?"
"Thursday. I'll come down for you
right after breakfast. Now I shall
have to get back. I'll put Comet in the
corral first."
“Barry!"
DALLAS, July 12 Attorney Gener-
al James V. Allred in an opinion here
today held that negroes are not en-
titled to vote in the Democratic pri-
mary.
The opinion, prepared by the at-
torney general's department, was sent
here for Allred's approval
The opinion was based upon a res-
olution adopted at the state conven-
tion of the Democratic party on May
24. 1932 Tire resolution said:
"Be it resolved. That all white cit-
izens of the state of Texas who are
qualified to vote under the consti-
tution and laws of the state shall be
eligible to membership in the Demo-
cratic party and as such entitled to
participate in its deliberations."
Reviews Decisions.
Allred’s opinion reviewed the sev-
eral decisions of the United States
Supreme Court, including the five-to-
four decision on the Nixon case, writ-
ten by Justice Cardoza in May, 1932,
just prior to the passage of the reso-
lution at Houston. In the Nixon case
the Supreme Court held the Demo-
cratic state executive committee was
without authority to bar negroes.
However, the opinion further said:
Whether a political party in Texas
has inherent power today without re-
straint by any law to determine its
own membership, we are not required
at this time to affirm or deny."
The Houston resolution was passed
shortly after the Supreme Court de-
cision.
Challenged in Bexar.
“The validity of the action taken by
the state convention in adopting the
resolution was challenged in the case
of the Bexar County executive com-
mittee vs. Booker." Allred’s opinion
said. "The court of Civil Appeals at
San Antonio by a two-to-one decision
upheld the validity of the resolution.
Certified questions to the Supreme
Court of Texas was dismissed on the
ground that there was an absence of
necessary parties to the suit," the
opinion continued.
"I think this opinion by the court
of Civil Appeals was correct," Allred
said, "and election officials through-
out the state ought to follow it." The
attorney general said “the Democratic
party has always been a white man's
party in Texas, and the attorney
general’s department will do every-
thing in its power to keep it that
way."
Courts Recognize Right.
Allred said "practically every court
decision recognizes the inherent right
of a political party to determine the
content of its membership. Certainly
when the party spoke through its
state convention it was the voice of
the party itself. I think this resolution
of the state convention was valid and
I stand ready to defend it should it
be attacked."
The opinion was written in answer
to a query by D. B. Wood, county at-
torney of Williamson County. Allred
said his department had received nu-
merous queries regarding the right of
negroes to vote in the Democratic
primaries.
No action was taken on the matter
of negro voting at the recent meet-
ing of the state executive committee
in Austin. At Houston a resolution
was adopted by the county Democrat-
ic committee that in effect excludes
negroes. Here at Dallas the county
committee passed the buck to the el-
ection judges. Other counties have
taken action to ban negro voting in
the Democratic primaries while sever-
4-H Club News
All in Day’s Work.
Hard luck was all in the day's work
for Ralph Herber, a Lawrence Coun-
ty, South Dakota, club member. He
took it as it came and made the most
of it It gave him many a hard jolt,
but he always managed to come up
smiling and hopefully.
Ralph started his club work with a
pig, like many boys. He cared for it
the very best he knew how and show-
ed it at the county fair. He did not
do so badly in this first show as he
won seventh place in quite a large
class of pigs. The next year he re-
peated the project and improved his
winnings at the county fair, being
awarded third place. That was doing
well enough, as the boy was still
young Then the third year he repeat-
ed the pig project and won second at
the county fair. The pig made the best
gain of the three he had fed.
Then the boy decided to branch out
in Ins fourth year and he took on a
baby beef in addition to his pig proj-
ect. For months he gave his charges
the best care he knew how and
dreamed of the day when he would
lead them into the arena. At the
county fair he won fairly well on both
pigs and steer .but when he took
them to the state fair the baby beef
wasn't even in the money. It was
quite a blow, but softened by the
placings of his pigs.
The lad did and started his new
livestock projects the following .sea-
son with high hopes. After no more
than average trouble with his animals
he had them finished for the county
fair achievement day show and won
well enough, but not enough to win
the trip to the state fair be had
hoped for. It went to another boy, but
Ralph took it like a good sport that
he was. Then it was discovered that
the boy who qualified was too young
and eventually it went to Ralph. The
livestock was shipped via truck and
plenty of trouble was met wtih en
route, but it landed in time to show
and at last Ralph won a first place
with his entries. That was a bright
day, and he forgot all his bad breaks
of the years before.
For one term, Witt served in the
house of representatives, 1915-16, but
did not offer for re-election He be- |
came instead city attorney for Waco. |
Then the war Then home to find
himself a senator.
As long as he asked it, the thir-
teenth senatorial district returned
Witt to his office. His record was
such, his service so in accord with
all that was progressive in govern-
mental affairs that in 1930, when he
became a candidate for lieutenant
governor, Witt was given the support
of almost every member of both house
and senate with whom he had served
over the years. He was elected over
five opponents
In his office as president of the
senate, Witt has presided through
trying times. Oil replaced cotton as
the leading source of Texas revenue.
Prohibition and repeal problems
cropped out. The force of the 1929
stock market crash hit and engulfed
thousands, hundreds of thousands, in
destitution. Crime was rampant; out-
laws defied the government. The leg-
islature had real problems.
When election time arrived, the
TEX. CROPS SUFFER
FROM DRY WEATH’R
AUSTIN, July 13. Acute drouth
conditions, which spread from a few
sections to the entire state in June,
had made serious inroads on Texas
crops by July 1, the department of
agriculture reports,
"All crops . give promise of
yields much below average with the
exception of Irish potatoes," the re-
port stated. A high yield of potatoes
was obtained prior to the drouth.
Acreages planted to various crops
except potatoes, rice and cotton were
reported greater than last year. Com
acreage was increased 5 per cent,
wheat 45 per cent, oats 30 per cent,
barley 20 per cent, grain sorghums 12
per cent, tame hay 10 per cent and
governor was opposed and defeated
for a re-election to a second term in
one of the bitterest campaigns ever
staged in Texas.
Yet Edgar Witt's fairness, his state-
craft was of such caliber that neither
of the factions embroiled in the fight
over the governorship even offered a
candidate against Witt. He was giv-
en his present second term by a vote
of 973,041 the biggest vote ever cast
in Texas.
RICE CROP SET
AT 35,000,000
suited in a sharp drop in the reported
condition of oranges and grapefruit
| compared to a month ago." a
The Texas cotton acreage standing
on July 1 was 10,914,000 acres, which
was 32 per cent less than a year ago.
HELP RESCUE FISH FROM
DRYING STREAMS AND LAKES
WASHINGTON, July 14 —Sports,
men throughout the country and
game department officials are rescu-
| ing fish from fast drying streams and
lakes, according to reports reaching
the American Game Association. This
summer will be especially hard on
fish on account of the drought coming
in the spring when, usually, streams
and lakes are being filled with run-
off rains, so everyone is urged to help
rescue fish and transplant them %
suitable waters. This also affords they
opportunity of destroying turtles,
predators of fish.
READ THE WANT ADS
Dye Silk
Lingerie
Miss Edna Wood At
Camp Waldemar
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCCES FIG-
URES AS 619,004 UNDER
1933 PRODUCTION.
An estimated production of a half
a million bushels less of rice than in
1933 is the forecast of the department
of agriculture as of July 1. The crop
for 1934 for the southern rice pro-
ducing states and California has been
placed at 35,000,000 bushels compared
with 35,619,000 bushels last year. The
five year average amounts to 43,-
700,000 bushels.
SLIPS
DANCETTS
COMBINATIONS
Miss Edna Wood, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. E. E. Wood of Bay City,
and one of more than 200 girls at-
tending Camp Waldemar, near Kerr-
This is the first year that the crop
has been under an acreage control
' plan The reduction called for 20 per
cent less than the five year average.
It has been originally estimated the
ville, is making a record in athletic
achievements at camp, according to
advices received here from Miss Doris
Johnson, camp director.
Miss Wood, wearing a "ten gallon"
Western hat, rode in the Western drill
staged as a part of the Fourth of July
celebration at camp. She was one of
20 campers making a long canoe trip
up the river last week and is a mem-
ber of the Tejas tribe’s rifle team. She
also won first place in the distance
plunge in recent swimming competi-
tions.
The first six weeks of camp will
close July 22 with a banquet and
awarding of trophies for athletic
prowess. A number of the girls will
return to their homes, others remain-
ing for the entire summer camping
season. Some 150 additional campers
will arrive at Waldewar July 23 for
the final six week’s term, according
to officials Registrations will remain
open until July 20, those in charge
have stated.
crop did not need to be under that of
last year.
It is not believed by local rice lead-
ers that the figures announced will
include all of those who are not par-
ticipating in the program but there
appears to be no question but what I
this year's crop will be one of the’
smallest produced in a number of
years.
WASHINGTON, July 11 The rice
marketing agreement, only recently
whipped into final shape, will be
signed by Secretary Wallace within
the next few days, possibly becoming
effective as early as the end of this
week.
Pure-dye French silk crepe
slips that fit slimly, wash
beautifully, wear well and
n‘y cost $1.95. Either in
tailored, straight or fitted
tops or in embroidered top
and bottom. All types and
sizes in stock. White, pink
and tea rose.
D. P. Moore Dry Goods Company
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al have in effect given permission for
negroes to vote.
The opinion of the attorney general
“Yes?" He stopped and looked back, brought a question into the open that
de ryes warming, has threatened for some time to em-
"I haven't even attempted to thank barrass party officials. It had already
you. You understand, don't you?"
He gathered her hands into both of
i been charged from the stump that
one candidate for governor would be
WITT EXPERIENCED
IN STATECRAFT
his and held them close together.
“I don’t want to be thanked. Just
seeing you back there ought to be
thanks enough for anybody. Good-
bye.”
He gave her fingers a quick
squeeze and let them go. Then he
was off with Comet to the corral.
more of a beneficiary of the negro
vote than others.
Allred came here for a conference
IS MAKING RACE WITHOUT AL-
LIANCE OR FEUD WITH ANY
CLIQUE OR FACTION.
I They did not skirt the desert this
time, but turned directly into the
hills, until Anne had lost all sense of
direction.
Late in the morning they were
standing at the mouth of the pass,
with tumbled ridges and beyond the
ridges another blank stretch of de-
sert sand and sparse vegetation. It lay
in a rough triangle, bounded on two
sides by hills.
"It looks like a little Junipero."
Anne exclaimed. “A wicked little Ju-
nipero.”
"That’s the Pinos Valley, but it's
larger than it looks. If you were
down there, you might find an occa-
i sional surveyor’s stake or even the
| remains of a shack or two, That’s all
j there is of the town of Duane. Ever
! heard of it?"
I “No, I haven't."
j “I'll tell you after we get up to the
Perch. There's nothing more to see
I down there—it’s just as dead as it
| looks.”
; His voice sounded hard. That was
unusual for Barry. They turned their
| horses and went back through the
i pass again.
Presently Anne caught a sapphire
1 gleam.
j "Oh, beautiful! Is that Eagle Lake?"
i “I knew you'd like it."
1 It lay like a jewel at their feet. At
i the head of it, topping the pine-car-
j peled elope was a two-storied house
♦ of peeped logs, built on broad, gen-
1erous lines.
i “Welcome to Eagle’s Perch" Barry
j I swung off quickly and held up both
I I hands for her. "Make yourself at
home while I put up the horses. Oh,
1 Ling!" This as a bland yellow face
' appeared, hovering back of an open
| door. “See that Miss Cushing gets
. anything she-wants_N Tres Anna Cush.
Sing, this is Ling Foo, the best all-
with supporters and will leave later
for Greenville to continue his cam-
paign for governor.
In the face of a ruling from the
attorney general’s office holding ne-
groes cannot vote in Democratic pri-
maries this year, Chairman Will A.
Morriss Jr. of the Bexar County Dem-
ocratic executive committee, Thurs-
day reaffirmed his decision to permit
the negro vote in this county.
Morriss asserted he believed Attor-
ney General James V. Allred had act-
ed “without full knowledge."
Until he is proved wrong. Morriss
said, his decision to permit Bexar
County’s approximately 3500 negro
voters to cast ballots will stand.
Political observers declared the
question of the negro vote in Bexar
County is important this year because
of the close races expected between
congressional and criminal district at-
torney candidates.
Morriss openly declared Allred’s de-
cision apparently was not based on
the full record.
At the party’s last convention, held
in Lubbock in September, 1932, no
resolution to bar negroes from pri-
maries was adopted. Such a meas-
ure, he said, was offered, but was
tabled in committee.
At the previous meeting, however,
such a resolution was adopted, but
each party convention must decide
■
I round cook west of the Atlantic.
| We’ll cat on the veranda. Ling!"
“Alli', boss." Ling grinned briefly
at the compliment, said “How do”
politely. Anne felt a bright and spec-
ulative eye taking her measure.
"I shan’t need anything, Ling Foo.”
"Alli', Missy.’ 'The bright eyes were
benevolent. Ling ducked his head and
padded softly away, and Anne was
free to explore.
She looked around the big living
room with a faint sense of surprise.
It was spacious and restful, furnish-
ed with a man's idea of comfort, but
the things in it had never been bought
in Marston, nor even in the more up
and coming county seat. There were
books and magazines scattered around.
Some of the books looked technical
and dry, others were more promis-
ing.
"Like it?" That was Barry's voice
behind her.
"How could I help liking it? It's
perfect.”
—Thets-4—la-ge-erdor,” he laughed.
“My uncle was a collector of Indian
rugs and things in a small way, and
he picked up the Spanish stuff too."
They went out, wandering over
scented pine needles, down to the lake
and up the elope again, answering
the mellow music of a Chinese gong.
Barry chuckled.
"You've made an impression on
Ling. Usually he just sticks his head
out of the door and yells‘Aleddy!’"
(Continued Next Week.)
4
The following was given to the
Tribune for publication by E. O.
Taulbee, chairman of the Witt cam-
paign in this county.
It has been proof of deft diploma-
cy that Edgar Witt, through the most
turbulent of administration of affairs
in Texas, has served in the senate of
six legislatures and presided over two
as lieutenant governor without alli-
ance or feud with any political clique
or faction.
Edgar Witt’s schooling in statecraft
and his record of sincerity in pur-
pose gave the basic strength to Witt's
candidacy when he announced, in
December, 1933, for the office of cen-
tennial governor of Texas.
A man of more than fifty, mature
judgment instilled through an envi-
able legislative career, there came,
after his announcement for the gov-
ernorship three immediate declara-
tions, conceded in every part of the
state: Witt was the best qualified man
in the race; Witt has more personal
friends than any other man in public
life in Texas, and Witt would make
the best-loved governor Texas ever
had.
The senate service of Edgar Witt
dates back to just after the world war.
when the khaki-clad captain return-
ed bom' in December, 1919, to learn
that ou that very day he had been
elected to the state senate.
This was in a special election to
fill the vacancy caused by death of
Senator A. R. McCollum. Witt’s name
had been filed on the ballot by civili-
an friends, who conducted a cam-
paign in his behalf that brought him
a live-to-one victory in the election.
N SIX MONTHS
A record breaking demand has sent Chevrolet production
to its highest total in four years
SINCE January first, Chevrolet has
produced more than half a million
cars and trucks. This tremendous
total has broken all Chevrolet records
for the last four years and here is
the reason behind it: No other manu-
facturer has so much to offer as
Chevrolet. Chevrolet is the only low
priced car with patented knee action,
and only patented knee action gives
you shock proof steering combined
with the new jolt proof gliding ride.
Chevrolet alone in its field provides
Fisher bodies, controlled brakes, Y K
Frame and a dozen and one other im-
portant features. Do you wonder that
the trend is to Chevrolet?
NEW REDUCED PRICES
.STANDARD MODELS
Sport Roadster........
Coach.................
Coupe .................
MASTER MODELS
Sport Roadster........
Coach .................
Town Sedan...........
Sedan.,..............
Coupe.................
Sport Coupe...........
Sedan Delivery.........
COMMERCIAL CARS
Commercial Chassis...
Utility Long Chassis...
Dual Long Chassis
Utility Chassis and Cab
Dual Chassis and Cab
New
Radar ad
List Price
.....$465
.....495
.....485
... 540
... 580
... 615
... 640
... 560
... 600
... 600
. 355
. 515
535
575
595
Amount
Reduction
$25
25
25
35
35
30
35
35
35
45
One of these campaigners was
Witt's vivacious wife She is the for-
mer Gwynne Johnstone of San An-
tonio. Schoolmates in the University
of Texas, they were married a little
more than a year after Witt's gradu-
ation in the class of ‘04 from the
University of Texas. That finished
the classroom education that had
-beenbegt-hr-the-publie-sehools of -
Eddy, McLellan County, and continu-
ed in old Thomas Arnold High school
at Salado, in Bell County, Witt’s
birthplace.
In earning his way through school
by waiting on tables and soliciting
guests for the boarding house where
he worked, Edgar Witt also had oc-
casional temporary jobs around the
capitol. Out of college, he got a job
in the comptroller’s department and
his training in that department .
CHEV ROLETMOIORCO., D ETROIT,M ICHI.
Compare Chevrolet’s low delivered prices and easy
C. M. A. C. terms. A General Motors Value
CHEVROLET
Utility Long Chassis and Cab 605
Dual Long Chassis and Cab... 625
Commercial Panel .....575
Special Commercial Panel.... 595
Utility Panel 750
Dual Cab and Stake Body. 680
Dual Long Cab and Stake Body 740
35
50
50
50
Above are list prices of passenger ears at Flint,
Mich. With bumpers, spare tire Sha tire loch, the
list price of Standard Models is $18 additional;
Master Models, $20additional Listprioesof com
mercial cars quoted areT 0. FTE, Specr
equipmentextra. Pricessubject tochande without
notice.
ALUN ADVERTISEMENT
ANDERSON-RUGELEY AUTO CO.
Bay City, Texas
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