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Published Every Friday Morning
PM-«
(Established /<V<Y.yI
$2.00 Per Year In Advance
Volume XLVI-No 13
Albany, Texas, The Home of the Hereford January 3, 193Q
Whole
W—K ——
Bridge With Mr*. Rok it>
Mrs. Leon Rusts of Dallas and
Mrs. Joe Ward of Waco were
honorees a a pretty bridge party
last Friday afternoon, with Mrs.
Hadley Robert as hostess. Mrs.
Joe Ward scored high in games
and received a pair of silk hose.
Mr*, Robert served sandwiches,
cake and tea, to Mrs. Klla Webb,
Mrs. W. G. Webb, Miss Virgin a
Mae Webb, Mrs. Krunk Roeser,
Mrs. J. C. Miller, Mrs. A. M* Russ,
Mrs. Geo. D«I<ufosse, Mrs. John
F. Sedwick, Mrs. Frank Hooker,
and honorees.
*
Called to Lubbock.
Mrs. John Sutton, who is with
the Vacuum Oil Company here,'
•was called to Lubbock Tuesday
night on account of the sudden,
death of his father-in-law, Mr.
O'Neal. Mrs. Sutton was with her
parents, having remained over
from her holiday visit.
Honoring Mr. Hunter.
Mrs. Frank Whitney enter-
tained with a pretty bridge party
last Saturday afternoon
complimenting Mr.. Max W. Hun-
ter of Dallas. Silk hose went to
Mrs. Frank Roeser a-, high score
reward. In a cut, Mrs. Frank
Hooker received a pretty fruit
knife, and a telephone pad was
the honoree's favor The hostess
served a salad refreshment.
Typographical Union Banquet
The Typographical I'nion of Abilene staged a banuuet in the city
of Abilene Tuesday night, December HI, l'.'2!i. It was a spread of
a hundred plates or more. The menu was par-excellent. Yes, in-
deed a feast. Max Hentley, editor-in-chief of the Abilene Reporter-
News was toast master, and Max is possessed of Irish wits like unto
a mountain brook, just bubbles over. Yes, kept the hunch keyed up
to a high note And you can never tell just where he's going to light
next, keeps all a-guessing just where he will break a-loose next. The
Typographical Union is an old organisation, composed of Master
Printers, banded together for the uplift of the Craft. It has built
a home for the boys when they are no longer able to answer roll call,
and then a pension on the side. Yes, a noble organization, possessed
of the spirit of Brotherhood. We glean the following proceedings
from the Abilene Morning News:
M. M. Jones, secretary of the local union, outlined the history and
work of the organization in a brief talk. Organized in 1HT>2 and IT
years later named the International Typographical Union of North
America, the organization now boasts 70,000 members. It provides
special benefit policies for all union members, a pension fund for aged
and disabled printers and a union home for those who have served
their period of activity in the trade.
MUSICAL TREAT
Musical numbers enjoyed by the crowd included two solos by Mrs.
I,. Johns, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. N. H. Moore, and vo-
cal duet selections by Misses Fredda Morton and Roma Baker, with
Mrs. Moore at the piano. W. M. Love, president of the local union,
presided at the affair, and Max Bentley acted as toastmaster. The
invocation was offered by the Rev. W. A. Nicholas.
Short talks were made by I). IV Russey, editor of the West Texas
l.abor Journal; George S. \mierson, George C. Hill, publisher of the
Winters Fnterprise; Luther M Watson, publisher of the Nolan Coun-
ty Times, Sweetwater; Miss Kli/.a Gilliland. M inly Hanks, Geo W
Mi Daniel, Jr., Homer II llutto, Clyd. Miller of th Stamford \ineri-
can, and M. T. Scott.
The affair was held at the St. I'aul Methodist church, with mem
brs of the lli-n ati da- preparing and -••rung tin- feast limpuet
Northloop Bankhead Distinguished Chamber of Commerce
Completes Active Year
O yes, Uncle Sam has taken notice of Northloop Bankhead High-
way. It's now a United Sates mail route. Not only is this famous
highway from Albany to Abilene a Military Highway, but now its
a federated United States mail route now. All mail going north out
of Abiler e is now routed over the Northloop of the Bankhead High-
way. Yes, a federal mail truck leaves Abilene every morning, mak-
ing connection with the westbound Katy, whit a arrives in Albany at
4:45 a. m. The Abilene Reporter-News has the contract for this
mail line. And be it said that the Abilene Reporter-News will ar-
rive in Albany early, so that everyone can have their newspaper on
their breakfast table—Read all the news of the world white they are
sipping their coffee, eating scrambled eggs and hot biscuits. O yes,
that Abilene Reporter-News is going to make somebody hard to
catch out here in West Texas Why doggone yes, the mavericks that
have invaded its range had better look out, less they get dehorned.
O yes, this journalistic young giants has got some redblooded fellows
in its pilot house Messers. George Anderson an I Bernard Hanks
are experiem eed sailors of the sea of Journalism. And then there's
George Ml Daniel, that circulation hustler, spreading his paper out
over West Texas like a saddle blanket. Then last, but not least,
here comes Max Bentley and Frank Grimes, both old country boys,
right out of the sticks, who have been called to head the editorial
department of this paper. O yes, you can't hide a jewel, it will just
shine out in spite of the devil, and the big guys will catch the sparkle
from unpolished human jewel, and then they say come on up here
country boy and get the green rubbed off And gosh
country boys do shine in the editorial pilot housi
newspaper giant. Shake boys, you are doing a good job. Just keep
hitting it a littl. harder, l'lant plenty of pep in its make-up—-Make
it kinder hot like Selah.
how those old
of this West Texas
TNI TOWN MfMIN,
mv 'omm
Albany Visitor Complimented.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover King had
as guests Christmas day afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. I'aul h Deats of
Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Russ
of Dallas, DeWitt Reynolds of
i Dalhart, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Car
ter King and Mr. and Mrs. J. R
)W ebb, complimenting Mrs. lithel
/*>M< M ii rty of Montreal, Canada
The hosti Mrs. Deats, Mr- Rus-
Mr. Reynold.-, Mr Carter King,
Mr. \\ ebb .ml th limioi. • <>i •
arrangements were conilui
Scott, M M Jul. and I
<)ut-of-tow n viMtors incl
of Albany : Joe Lee Kirga
water; Miss I'll/.a Gillilla
Baird; Clyde Miller, Gu> '
Hill, and George R. Hil
til by a f• >iniiiitt ■ eompos<>d of M. T.
H. Baker.
led Charles A. Frvar and R H. M. a'arty. i
II. I.. Hardin and I. M Wa Swct >
. A .1 Robcrson and Haytti Gilliland, «>f j
'annon, Stamford: I. R. Able-, Geor;. C i
Winters
Abilenians included (I orgi
K. H. Baker, R. K. Aiki r
Thompson, I). I' Russey
olas, W. M Love, H. I
Baach O. R Coleman, II
Johns, Frank Dealing, (1.
H. Hutto, II R. Coas, H.
I!. Slagle, Frank Grime-,
.1 1' Huff tn'!■ r M M I
\ 11 Moore
Harris, I'at Calvert, H. O ileasley.
i, M. I! Coughran, R. M White.-ide, R M
M. H. I'ruitt, Kdgar demons. W V Nieh-
Kawlinson, Johnny Rutledge, Theodore
Manly Hanks, Georgi S Vtiderson, I. ('
orge VV McDaniel, Jr..Max I>«■ i■.111■ \. Homer
K. Andrews, Na C. Floyd, Bob Wl.ipk -y, \
C. 0. Lynch, Max ll.iacl'. rt I I'lirry
ei M I Scott. Mr I ' .1 ■ ■ • iiel Mi
were member-
girls' club iii re
S. C's and the
there wer mat
cetiec of a decf'
Dun m.' tie
Mr- K.ng i-
coffee.
of a boy-
knowu ;i. tl
T. B. D"
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da or mom
eiriot.il Mr
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Re-Election Office Tax Assessor
s i: I'lumniei !,as author!d us to pla his name in the Albany
\Yw lor re-election to the ofI 'e if fax A- essor of Shackelford
County And of . eiir •• a personal new. item placed in the Albany
News ■ read by most everybody on earth, especially over here in
Shack IfonI County. S. R. I'lumnu r i.« one of Shackelford county's
nati\ H' 's been h-re so long don't anybody remember when he
.in . II - one of the old-fashioned kind of fellows, tends to hi-'
own bu in. and that of the fellow who he happens to be working
for Well, he has been working for the county in the capacity of
Tax Assessor, and he has made good. State officials have compli-
mented him on his class of work. He's fair and impartial to all in
bis official acts, hence very popular throughout the county. S. R.
Flummer. Reason, most of us call him is one of our best citizens,
he tits in like an old shoe, no rubbing or friction as he goes along
down the trail of offic al dutie- Travel- up and down the highways,
row tra:' and piir trai1- too, looking up the land, the cattle and the
i, e|i md '.oats. bank stock and merchandise, getting a fair and
impartt i r>• 1111it1 ■ n. making everyb My t* good about it. Now h>
comes before I'm voters of the county ;
•.ire, igaii* on m:s pa.- icord, proinisin
a in the p:ut 11 nomination of oui
Dei ...-t,,- ,. • , i . W. nk tha
ig to le- re-elected to this
do In - duty in the future
ihject to the action of
tiler- of the county to
. • N'.iff -aid. ever*
M F
Tr. asu
\lbanv N
• w tp
Mi \• Mu .•> i i
.-pending the Christina, vacation
day- with her parents, Dr uui
Mi Ii (I M m . .an V\ I
I.esday to S. M l\, where she isI
a student th: y. ar.
o
Mi I). •• McRiinmon and Mi
May mi 1 i lui oi Slai : id. and
I)r. V\ .Hard Mi Ri. hoi •' San
Angelo, were Albany visitor i-!
Saturday.
Mr. and Mr- .1 D LlB|fonl n
turned Friday from Gri •• nville
and other points where they u
ited during the ho iilay •. Wh.. n
i bod
\ . w
books ii!
Greenville Mr I.. i
pleasure of nil et i tig
famous Tenas tenor
the "D.'D-i rt Sonc
Rita," which recent
the Aztec tr. aire h.
ford had th
John Bole
and star i
.'' • - the glad hand in off yea w 1 i l.-.-t m
efficient, whet tee court n ■' ,a ■' tl. re a ii
aticed up, -how ing cancelled warrant, mil check-. amount of a-ii m
hand, with all of Ii r t's cm I and d«>tt d I'b- «ci . , oil ;
of matne- Now -he 1'onii - betoi • the soli r of tin* county, i-king
tor re-election to the office of County Tea n r. pr- illcatillg 'n'C
claim- for re ection upon her past record Her nomination will be
-object ' th. let .on of th ■ Deiu . rat i ' l'ri mar\ V\ id' vol .r-
of SI ickelford County to give Mi Fronie's claims due , onsidera
tion when they come to cast their vote in the July primaries, be
li ving that she will fulfill every promi->
4 M« TOMN
I LIVK
Mr. and Mr
Leon R
and
children, M Virginia, Icon, J:
.ml Simp, of I)alla . and Mi and
Mrs. Jo, Ward nd son-, lo Jr.,
and Webb of Waco, who w o
here during tin holiday . returned
o their home- Sunday. They
were comp iinenteil while here
with a number of ial affair
Mr. and Mi J C Mill - .'til r
tnined on Monday ey ning w til a
Mexican dinnr; Mr and Mi
Joe Matthew with an aborato
luncheon on Tuesday; Mr. and
Mr- W G Wtbb and Mrs. Fll'.l
Webb with Chr tma.s lay dinner,
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Ru- irav' a
lovely dinner party Friday eve
nine 'id Mr Frank R . or
tertained with a pretty lunch ■■■
Saturday.
o
Dr. and Mr- D C
Mi. Keiinetl U .S.-
Miracle" in Dallas Saturd;
o
Mr. tnd Mrs, Buster 0. orj
u re over from Ba rd during tli
holidays. They visit, d Muster"
nie ler, Mrs. A M. Gem g. and
other relatives.
Wont 'tn. - • ■ u -i th.
W that Jud'.' Malt
many frii nils throughout West
Judg. Ma'thews hi had a lot
hard on him, as all his life hi
Joe M ittiiew -ay ill tIn
that he remembered of vi r
i been strong and ad
r day that this wa- th.
i:his f ii her on a bed
II ir
l"ha". a .od record, but h it I tic Shack' ford county i a Sim .air !
great climate, producing h. altlifi
we ar looking for you, htii
Shackelford coutrv- W b• - n l
•I ii ir I i v I folks \ I right Jud:
■ip and • • i ba k to grand .
Down From Amarlllo
Unu'A Lipsoomb wa down t'mi V'n.u llo f w . k, looking th«l
<>!ti honi- town owr 1 rsi• ■ k !..i ■ n ^o?'. t':irty y tr' , now he ha<
i hankering to como buck and I) on of m. In alt probability ho
will conn back in the n-ar l it Tin y J! com** back, over have
a ) mki rin^ f >r the old rasu; It' • - i jfra/ n *, .rid t; \ iter iv
fi tii
Str.tu Of Oil Operation
\ ,. .T 1 \rv J. ii' <• i new wells art drilling in-
.), | o , ' ol VI'. iir ill-iwi'ig he e\tt.nsi'in and ap-
nt -; • . •' tic t I.u p.."l «(. by Hart & (Jis! et ai. tieorge
I n A I . D .■ .ii i i. I' deiuail iV St i I ibout I -I
mil' east of \ bain Tiie Lit ■! coi-.p. <>n in the pool being that of
\\ ,,-t i |' i i f !•' "'t W .i juiIi offset to the Callilian-
Carter pi .du er; making i tot i1 ■>' producers in the pool V
ithw I e\t. n "i. w II w . dr.I <1 by Tom Jauie- Kltti • t et ai, of
•he W I M i I. 11 d : ■ hail ' : ic r w.i obtained, indicating
good tl nd. l o t'. null -f the I" , McClan n . t il. of llrecken
vid.-c, -inI nig on town lot owii '.l bv J. F. Collin-, and Dyess and
Hatchet, of A icinv i drilling in ! • • owned by the Nixon family,
, jtion, r family in tin- —i-iion I • on small tracts have brought
a . n gh a-' - .tl HO |" r a. i ■ , and i i a .' r of welts are obligated to b"
In ,|. I K II Caperton al \ i I, J R. Davis on Hlock 13,
|'.art.-' \ Id u in Mhan; i V put on the pump and storage is
. *,| it I i i ''I •. n> pr i lo r, and Callihau-Cirter have
ta,I \ , i I late, i i ' I .i> t " t from the dty limits and
near 11, t .; rt lvidl .> i Dai I' o. k
\i ii|11 in|_. t ,t i s bi i.r ,1 lie t I I mile northward in the J
\ i • i,• i , |; ,ck by Hook. • > t al, . ovv at 350 f ■• i, drilling. Should
,| « "i 111 id rn port hi of VIbany for de-
o|, „ a pra cally pro\ d hasi Mthouu local inter t ha-
ll. City Limit- 1' >1. there are a number of wildcat op
f.,rd. Cr.u Morton & Co., Inc., is drilling on
r,. i. n Nort ms. I 1 of Sec. 39. Blk. 12, T. & P.
. | |, ,00 t. • • first of tin ■■ wells to be drilled
Company on the Davis ranch. S; ell, Continental and
holdinc around tie Morton .ipera ions, and ihe three
1 on b urfa 1 work and findings in surrounding
reported that Stat • Oil Corp. of Hast I and has made in
..., v ■ i I ll Nail r.i'ich north of Albany; otlier
drill I on the „inn ranch by Carter Develop n-nt Co..
•.i. c, F. (i bson of \ bany, and R H Ritterhusch of Ft
TNI TOWN WMtHI I UVI It • «* TO#H >
N. R. Had His Teeth Pul'ed
\ J; down to Fort rth pa a . 'k "d i , a
;|, , ..rst to extract all "f hi-- teeth Hut g.. h, hi does look
The Albany Chamber of Commerce has just completed one of th*
most active years in its existence. In reviewing some of tha tkllfl
that the local Chamber of Commerce has accomplished in the
twelve months, untold credit must be given to the untiring efforti *f
the business* men of Albany toward keeping Albany in itep,
even a pace ahead of other West Texas and Texas cities. Not oftijr
have they been behind the organization financially, but alao hav
they contributed much of their time from their businen ill Of
that they might render service as a committeeman, or do other tak>
assigned them by their fellow members. G. R. King retiring prut-
dent has seen a very progressive and constructive adminiitntlMKi
and has left a notable pattern for his successors to follow. B. t*
Jackson, incoming president for 1930 has already pledged himnlf t*
a period of work, and has already called his board of directon to
meet with him the first week in January that a program of WoA
might be mapped out for the New Year.
In reviewing some of the things done in 1929 tome of them
seem trivial, and some of them are, but nevertheless a constant ay-
plication to the various things that arose during the courae of fe*
year shows that almost everything attempted was accomplWMt
Starting out the 1929 year the committee in charge of the yopft?
subscription went over the top and turned in the best drive ever
corded, following that here are some of the things that were doaof
assisted the Lions Club in giving away Hereford, assisted many fam-
ilies in finding houses, apartments, light housekeeping rooma, etc.,
and tried to keep listed in the Chamber of Commerce offleoa d
places to rent, board, etc.; many columns of advantageous publicity
were sent out to the Dallas Morning News, Port Worth Star Tola*
gram and Abilene Reporter, many of these articles being released to
Associated Press from these points and carried throughout the South.
The bad curve that had existed at Metcalf Gapsince the building of
State Highway No. 1A was finally eliminated and Highway No. 1A
placed on a parity with Highway No. 1. The electric lighting of tha
sign over the bridge on the sout' ern outskirts of town over the hi^l-
w:>y has been partially maintained by the Chamber of Commerce.
Albany played ipiite an important part in the perfecting of plana and
carrying out of the plans of the Annual All-Texas Tours sen ling let-
tors of invitation from this office to every school superinti.ident ia
Texas; gave prize for the first bale of cotton; gave away pen of P*-
igreed white Leghorn chickens; conducted first baby show and cUait
ever held in the county and had the most splendid Woman's exhibit
ever put on in connection with assisting Magee in Poultry Show}
gave away three Jersey cows; went before railroad commiaaion la
February to continue train service of M. K. 4 T.; sponsored deea-
rating tow n car for Annual Hereford Show and Sale, and bought an4
erected permanent sign advertising this sale; distributed hundred*
of maps and literature about Shackelford County to scores of tottf*
ists and publishing companies; wrote every map making concern aat
tourist bureau informing them of Shackelford County's highwayej
conducted municipal Faster egg hunt for children; sent represent**
tive.s to Austin to uphold Albany's interests in r>ad matters; played
a arte part in sending a delegate to ery town in Northwest Texas
compiling needs of that section in road marking and road construe-
: ion which wer • in turn presented to the Texas State Highway Coin-
mis..ion; -"cured i -fund from the Broadway of America Associatioaj
conducted a survey of the needy families of Albany in cooperatloa
with the u literi Charities, and delivered Christinas packages where
needed, als.. contributed to needy families during the year; attend-
•I many highway meetings affecting Albany and played large pait
it the organization of two n, w transcontinental highways; employed
band dit , tor for .mi ner months for High School band; without
ny nut-id' ub ription und< took to build and did build one of tha
fin.- t airports in West T x.is and vnt information concerning a!*>
port to map inak. r.-, map distributors, and Department of t'ommj
held unofficial dedication of airport in.I several thousand
from all over county present; conducted seve-il Good Will ta
virion- community school houses; presented petition carrying
i'.y of subscribers ignatures to telephone company asking nel
ti m be installed.
Some of the things attemiited but were unsuccessful were
tablishment of a pig club; tree planting campaign, bouse mail
. ry, out going day mail route by bus; installation of Vocatiol
m ulture in public school; and seeking good turkey market for
elford County turkey raiser-i.
In addition to the above mentioned things many other smaller pra-
jects were put over but limit of space prohibits their being named
here. All in all, it was a vet successful year.
4
tni town whlal
ITS M« TO«N
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led on
ons in
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le Molt
lire ill
It is
will b
„rt Wo
Worth
lysiognoms
has the aiip. arance of
(••¥• «N|*|
McCord
ttended "
ni
if! SSiSWMI
ft Ulli
Dr. and M I IS Buchanan a b u-k I'rot
where th' spent the holidays w ;c Dr Buchanan
b'-itig thtH Gold. " \nniv- • ir> .1 f. ■ ir
■ '. uigJiif all t- . i.
old hc.meste.c.i
v«t rt>wn
of M. -sissippi
parents, This
■int the home
Jim I an
cults. Ji
1 UKKI "i MAN IN TOWN
a in town Monday, doing bu •
our
, \v. i our lit' i'-
urfcey man, i , •■ • more turkeys ard nut s"
i (i.tton Say t'r.t III . .. ady ha. a n ,v cro ■ f turkeys com
on. \ ... *t -i an tart The ir'y bird gets the worm
Ami -o n ni th" '.'.irkeys.
For Tax Assessor, Shackelford
County
Will 1'owiisend ot Moran dropped into our office this week and
said hello Mack, just say to the Shackelford county folks that I ana
;n the race for Tax Assessor of Shackelford County at large. Fink
place I am running for the office because I want it—Secondly, I aia
running for it because I feel that I am able and competent to fill tha
place. Yes, 1 have aspired to this office for the reason that I want
to serve my county as an official, will take it as an honor to aerve
my constituency as Tax Assessor, hence I am in the race. Of couroot
this office belongs to the people of the county, it'a theira to giT%
mil i a citizen of this commonwealth it's my democratic privilega
to ask fur it In other words, I want to be elected Tax Asaeasor of
this c ,unty. Now, Will Townsend has been down there at lforaa
ever - nee u • , n r, collect, and that's i|uite awhile. He's an oldtlme
lb .mer it, for v ar has been identified with th - young Democratic
bunch of Moran He was reared on the farm near Moran, come of
old pixni'i r stock. For -ix years he s -rv. I his precinct as County
i in- ion r. a I he made a doggoned good one Standing for the
inter, t of h precinct and the county as a wh le Will is a good
• i • .... on of the property holders of his city, owna homa aad
lei in. property, hence he feels that he's able to fill the office of
'lax \ ,i or His nomination will be subject to the action of the
D rat ic l'i id will stand hitched on the decision of the
.. f the major tv. lTomlaea if elected to do his duty in the pe^
'" nan of Ir official du s. Using economy and common bona
ii e, and we believe that Will Townsend will do this. Look the bojr
o\ r with due consideration at hi polls in the July primaries.
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