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THE MEXIA WEEKLY HERALD
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TEXAS PEOPLE MUST BE AWAKENED
(An Editorial)
THE TIME HAS COME for the citueus of Texas to
awaken to the breakdown of Upv enforcement, the
utter inability of law enforcement agencies to cope with the
criminal, and the need for speedy, drastic action to rid
Texas of the desperate criminal.
The robbery of a bank, kidnaping of a woman, and fin-
ally the murder of two officers near Dallas gave Texas an
exciting week-end, with crime gaining the upper hand. The
two fine young men, members of the crack Texas Highway
Patrol, will not have died in vain if the people of Texas will
r^ecome sufficiently aroused over the situation to do some-
thing.
In the first place there is no thoroughly organized,
efficient law enforcement in Texas. The state needs 500
Texas Rangers, employed for their ability and not for poli-
tical purposes, to form the major fighting unit. Then every
county should have its sheriffs department and police force
working directly with, if not UNDER direction of, the
State Rangers. The entire force should be coordinated, or-
ganized, trained and regimented, with efficient means of
communication, identification and dispatch.
We can talk about our local rights to maintain our own
law enforcement units, but we have the answer in the black
week-end. Our elective system, also, must be discarded for
more efficiency. About time a sheriff learns what it is all
about, serves his apprenticeship, he has filled his custo-
mary two terms and must retire to the farm or some other
job, leaving a less efficient officer to replate him.
The whole system of law enforcement is antiquated, in-
etficient and inadequate. New legislation, couragous leader-
ship in a definite, state-wide program, and liberal appropria-
tion of funds will be required before Texas, or any other
state, will end the orgy of crime. But expense must not be
spared. The very foundations of civilization and organized
society are threatened.
CAKES, CANDIES
TO WIN PRIZES
IN CASH MONEY
COMMENT ON CRIME OUTBREAK IN
TEXAS BY NEWSPAPERS, OFFICIALS
NEWEST RELIEF
PROGRAM GETS
START MONDAY
MEXIA WOMAN
RELEASED BY
RAY HAMILTON
By HENRY T. .UORRELL
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. (U.P)-the rov-
"rnment today ended its direct re-
'ief activities through the Civil
Works Administration and trans-
ferred 2.000,000 needy persons to
Mire of states, cities and -oun-
ties.
The CWA, through which 1,000-
000 Americans were fed, clothed
end housed during a five month
■jeriod at a cost of SI,090,000,000
vns officially terminated, and
Uceeeded by President Ro'ise-
>lt's there-fold, long term relief
>|jr,v.
Work divisions throughout tlv
..untry today assumed supervis-
es over thousands of flexible
•tibiic works projects which will
ifford work to city dwellers at a
ninimum wage of 30 cents an
tnur and will provide farmet:t
aith a cash income to supplement
heir farm revenues.
Approximately $600,000,000 re-
".mined in the treasury, credited
v the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration, It- will be ap-
lortioned in installments to state
•elief administrators who will au-
.home expenditures by state, citv
Hid county relief officials.
Survivors of the CWA demobil-
ization were automatically sever-
ed from the Federal payroll.
In communities of over 5,000
population, work divisions began
a systematic apportionment of
needy unemployed to six types of
work. It was expected that 30
per cent would work on improve-
ments to public properly; 15 per
cent on housing; 16 per cent on
production and distribution of
goods needed by the unemployed;
7 per cent on public welfare,
health and ,recrf-ation service, and
10 per cent on emergency activi-
ties in public education, the arts,
and research.
Wages will be the prevailing
rate for the occupation and the
locality but not less than 30 eent.«
an hour.
The ' stranded relief" program, ]
Which eventually will embody
physical transplantation of fam-
ilies stranded in single-industry
communities, is still in the initio'
stages of development. A survey '
will be made to determine the |
number of famillni included in
"stranded populations."
The government's share of ex-
penditures under the new policy
it expected to be between $15,000,-
000 and $20,000,000 a week, in
contrast to an average of $50,-
000,000 weekly under CWA and
• peak of $70,000,000.
Mrs. Cam Gunter of Mexia was
back at home safe and little excit-
ed from her venture of Saturday,
when she spent 23 hours the hos-
tege of Raymond Hamilton, bank
robber, and his red headed woman
companion. Mrs. Gunter, kidnaped
when her car was commandeered
by the bandit at Thelma, was re-
leased in Houston Sunday morning,
where she reported to police.
Sheriff Will Adams, Police Chief
A. B. Mckenzie, Cam Gunter, his
son, Jolly, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Gun-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett and
Johnnie Davis went to Houston on
receipt of information that Mrs.
Uunter was tnere, and returned her
to her home here.
Mrs. tiunier was forced to direct
the bandit to Mexia, turned right
on Belknap street, thense to Rosa
avenue, and from there to the
Teague road. Hamilton drove a
wandering tour of Freestone coun-
ty, passing through Kirven twice,
and finally reaching the state higti |
way No. 75 near Buffalo. He drove
on to Houston after spending a
part of the night on the roadside,
where the women slept.
In Freestone county Hamilton
counted nearly $2000 in money tak-
en from the bank at West, He had
considerable tire trouble, stopped
along creeks to fill the radiator, ate
sandwaches purchaseed near Hunts
ville, spent three hours in a garage
at Madisonvillv, and talked freely
about his exploits throughout.
Hamilton and the woman both
boasted that officers would never
take thein alive. They were armed
with machine guns and both were
prepared to use them.
"Late Saturday," Mrs. Gunter
said, "we drove around the state
penitentiary at Huntsville and
Hamilton proudly explained that
he was once an inmate in t hat in-
stitution."
She said Hamilton told her the
other woman was his wife.
"Neither of them drank or smok-
ed during the entire trip," Mrs.
Gunter said, "and they were botii
very courteous to me."
A meeting of the several com-
mittees of the pure food and style
show to be held in Mexia April 12,
14 and 14, was held on Monday ev-
ening with Mrs. Roy Leamon, the
general chairman, and several
present reported progress already
made and others outlined their
plans, and the various phases of
the show was discussed.
The food committee composed of
Mrs. A. H. Berry, Mrs. W. A. Jack-
son and Mrs. C. R. Notes reported
their decision as- to prizes offered
as follows:
For best plain white cake— first
Prize $2.50, second prize. $1.50.
Angel Food cake — First prize
$2.60; second prize $1.50.
Two layer white cake — First
prize $2; second prize $1.50.
Devils Food cake — First Prise,
$2; second prize, $1.
Bread — White loaf — First
prize $2.50; second prize $1.50
Whole wheat loaf — First prize,
$2.50; second prize $1.50.
Boston bread—First prize $1.50.
second prize50 cents.
Nut bread — First prize $1; sec-
ond prize 50 cents. ,
Candy: Chocolate fudge 1 pound
—First prize $1; second prize 50
cents.
Divinity, patience and fondant:
one pound each— First prize $1;
second prize 50 cents.
For the best three pound box or
basket of assorted candies, a prize
of $2.50 will be offered.
No other prizes have been work-
ed out as yet. But other prizes are
being worked out by the quilt and
rug committee, Mrs. J. W. Swann
and Mrs. Bert CapPs.
The Better Babies Contest will
also announce plans soon.
All food products entered for
prizes will become the property of
the Pure Food Show and will be
auctioned off each night.
The entries will be open to ladies
residing, not only in Mexia, but in
Limestone and Freestone counties.
Those who are interested in en-
tering articles of food as listed are
requested to get entry blanks from
Mrs. A. H. Berry of the food com-
mittee.
The booth committee has drawn
up plans for booth space and will
present same to local business con-
cerns Tuesday, before offering
space to out of town concerns,
The vacant building known as
the Higdon-McElroy building,
which is now owned by Dr. T. F.
Oates and Roland Gardner, will
house the booths and exhibits, and
the two Phillips buildings opposite
Prendergast-Smith bank will be
utilized for the Better Babies show
and other attractions.
S. C. McFarlane and Guy Stokes,
the ticket committee announced an
advanced ticket sale to start this
week, offering a bargain for three
(lay and night season tickets.
The efforts of the Lions and Ro-
tarians and their ladies are ex-
pected to be rewarded by whole-
hearted cooperation by nil in Mexia
who are interested in concrete ten-
nis courts in the city park.
Mexia schools are lending every
assistance in the project as the
value of such needed courts is
known only too well to them.
The very small admission price
to the shows each night will afford
opportunity for every one to have
some Part in erecting the courts.
The brutal slaying of two stats
highway patrolmen . near Grape-
vine touched off a storm of protest
today against the recent wave of
outlawry in Texas.
Comment of prominent citizens,
officials, and newspapers as col-
lected by the United Press here:
State Senator Walter Woodward
O. Coleman, candidate for attorney
general: Activities of public ene-
mies such as Barrow, Hamilton and
Trammell are evidence of the ne-
cessity for this state to establish
a police system second to none in
the United States, and in connec-
tion with that a central identifi-
tation bureau. Local authorities are
powerless to cope with such des-
peradoes. Juries should inflict
more death penalties. That stops
the breed."
war without quarter on criminal
forces, not letting up their vigil-
ance in the least until gangster
forces have been routed.
Sterilization is one of the best
methods of evving the crime
wave, believes J. W. Mills, past
president of the Texas Conference
of Social Welfare, who as former
Harris county probation officer for
14 years came in contact with
Clyde Barrow is a juvenille of-
fender from Houston's root squara
gang.
Deplorabieness of shootings such
as that near Grapevine yesterday
is generally felt, he said, the prob-
lem is to change conditions which
breed such conditions. "At least 85
per cent of the criminals come
frftm very badly neglected homes,''
he found in a study of 250 cases in
the Texas prison. "We have simply
used our institutions a burial
grounds to get rid of the offenders
for a while. When juvenille offend-
ers come out of the institutions at
least 80 per cent of them go on to
get in serious trouble. We must
get away from the idea of punish-
ment, diagnose each case and out-
line treatment needed. Every case
is a separate Problem. We must
learn, too, that something must be
done with the dependants of the
men sent to prison for they are in
neglected environment which fos
tera trouble for the youngsters
growing up."
The Dallas Dispatch: In tha
search for Clyde Barrow, Ray
Hamilton and Bonnie Parker every
law enforcement agency in Texas
and Oklahoma should be immed-
iately engaged. . . If it takes the
National Guard to comb any area
which they are supposed to to be
hiding, the guard should be called
out.... Reports bear out tha con-
stant assertation of the Dallas Dis-
uatch that Texas needs a state po-
lice with a command that has au-
thority to coordinate and direct all
the rangers and where was the
peace officers in the state....
Where was the governor, where
were the rankers and where was
the state highway commission af
ter two members of its force had
been shot down?
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NO MILITARY
IN CCC CAMPS
WASHINGTON (U.PJ—Secretary
of War George H. Dern has call-
ed upon all Army officers to "re-
fute misleading propaganda" lin-
king the Civilian Conservation
corps with militaristic activities,
it was disclosed today.
"There is an element in our
society which is constantly ex-
erting effort to distort the poli-
cies of the president and the de-
partment," Dern said in a mem-
orandum to the chief of staff.
"Misrepresentations are con-
stantly being made to the effect
that the CCC movement is a mil-
itary organization in disguise.
'I am confident that every
member of the Army organiza-
tion will be happy to renew its vi-
gilance in the dissemination of in-
formation concerning the Army's
part in the CCC work and will
avail himself of every oppor-
tunity to refute misleading pro-
paganda."
MACHINE GUNS
ADVOCATED TO
COMBAT CRIME
AUSTIN (U.R) — State Rep. Har-
ry N. Graves, Georgetown, here to-
day proposed a state criminal idan-
tification bureau and patrol of
state roads by 200 machine gun of-
ficers using automobiles instead of
motorcycles.
"The state might as well realize
that the only way it is going to
get the upper hand of bandits is by
a systematic effort. It will cost a
lot, of money but it will be done
sooner or later," Graves said.
"Motorcycle officers are handi-
capped," he continued. "They'can't
ride and shoot too. The officers
should be given small but fast au-
tomobiles manned with machine
guns. There should be enough of
them to thoroughly cover territory
where a hold-uP occurs."
The state identification bureau,
he sai<C should get finger prints of
all major offenders and co-ordi-
nate the work of officers.
After the bad men are caught
Graves said, the state should then
throw some restrictions about par-
dons and other clemency. Publicity
for pardon applications, giving op-
portunity for protest, he consider-
ed a good plan.
Now the pardon board makes
formal inquiry of officials in a
county whore a man was convicted.
There is no general notice until a
pardon proclamation is filed.
Chief of Police Henry Lewis, Ft.
Worth: Clyde Barrow will be pick
ed up if officers stay after him.
We have some definite plans hers,
but our scope of course is limited
to this city."
The Fort Worth Press, in an edi-
torial:
"Whoever the criminals of yes
terday were, they have flung into
the law enforcement in Texas
challenge that must be met.
"If the law stumbles and fails in
the face of this savage blast of
gunfire as it has stumbled and fail
ed to catch Barrow since he was
unwittingly turned loose upon the
state— a maddok with the rabbie3
of murder in his brain — it is tiin«
for the people of Texas to consider
drastic reorganization of their
whole law enforcement machin-
ery."
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TEXAS* LARGEST SELLER
When a Child Wont Study
Kept after school!" And it isn't
he child's fault, or the teacher's.
the
His mother is to blame. How can a
boy get his lessons when his senses
are dulled day after day by dosing
with sickening purgatives? When
a child's bowels are stagnant they
need help, of course. But not some
drastic drug to upset the stomach,
perhaps weaken the entire system;
or form the * "
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happy solution of this problem
Here's a boy who gets good marks,
has time and energy for play. He is
never ill, hardly ever has so much
as a cold. When he does show any
symptoms of being sluggish, his
mother knows just what to do. She
gives him a little California Syrup
of Figs—and that is all. It's a
natural, fruity laxative, that is
agreeable to take, and ita gentle
laxative action comes from senna*
Parents are urged to use just
Lhe laxative habit On Parents are urged to use just
, parents will find a pure California Syrop of Figs,
lution of this problem: Be sure bottle says California.
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PATROLMAN DIES
FIRST DAY OUT
FORT WORTH, (UP)—Djath.
awaited H. D. Murphy, slain
highway patrolman, on the first
day he took over his task of
patrolling the state highways.
The 24-year-old officer, who
was slain near Grapevine yester-
day believed by Clyde Barrow and
his aides, finished his training
at Austin and was assigned to
duty only to be shot down by a
bandit tria.
His slain companion, E. B.
Wheeler, had been with the high-
way patrol for nearly four yen vs.
Wfc*ei«r is married and lives lieie.
PEBJonm
PflEflGEtoW
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Peeples and
baby and Miss Maggie Bransom
have returned from a week-end
visit with relatives in Houston.
Miss Bella Altman has ratur-
ed to Austin where she attends
Texas University after spending
the Raster Holidays here Jrtih
her parent*. She had at her guest
while here Miss Goldie Bleeker
of El Paso, who i* also a stu-
dent of the university.
Mrs. Battie Anderson had as
her guests during the week-end
har brother, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
of Denton.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Newberry
and son James Scott and Mrs. L.
S. Patterson have returned from
Jewett where they visited rela-
tives during the week-end.
Mrs. J. D. Foster and Mrs.
H. R. Martin spent Saturday vis-
iting in Dallas. .
Mrs. O. Wylia and Mrs. Nora
Buchanan have returned to Gro-
esbeck after a short visit in
Mexia.
Mrs. Adn I'atlon of Comby is
visiting in Mexia the guest of
Miss Nannette Birkhead.
THREE IN RACE,
EDGAR WITT SAYS
HOUSTON, (UP)—I,ieut. Gov.
Edgar Witt said here today thar.
the gubernatorial race would be
a three-way battle between At-
torney General James V. Allred
C. C. McDonald of Wichita Fells,
and himself.
At his hotel room where he
is completing his campaign plans
for South Texas, Witt said he did
not consider seriously Maury Hu-
ghes of Dallas, former State De-
mocratic chairman.
"The race will be between All-
red, McDonald and myself," he
said, with Allred having the best
chance to get in the run-off."
His reasons for selecting the
three are that McDonald is a
Ferguson nominee, Allred has
made three campaigns recently,
and Witt himself has stumped the
state three times.
The liquor question will not
be a primary issue in the cam-
paign, he said.
W. A. Paddock of Houston, chait
man of the Texas Prison Board,
said:
"The ordinary peace officers of
the country seem to be entirely
helpless in the face of gangs of
bandits running wild in automo-
biles and carrying complete arse-
nals with which to meet anyone
who interferes with their plans. Of
course when public sentiment is
sufficiently aroused against this
sort of thing it will be stopped, but
as long as we sit by and look on it
as an exciting game being played
by the officers and bandits, inno-
cent people will continue to suffer
from these criminal depredations.
Perhaps the horrible slaughter of
those brave young officers near
Fort Worth will have the desired
effect."
Gov. W. H. Murray of Okla-
homa: The wanton slaying of
two Texas highway patrolmen by
gangsters only emprasizes tr.e
need for an organized drive by
officers against crime in the
southwest. My position on crime
is well known. I favor strict pun-
ishment and non-interference with
the courts where the verdict is
sustained by evidence. Swift and
sure punishment would go far to-
ward crushing crime. In addition
officers of the southwestern sta-
tes should conduct an organized
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