The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1930 Page: 1 of 4
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THE SEMINOLE SENTINEL
Vol. 23, No. 43
SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1930
$1.00 Per Ykaf
NEW MEXICO'S OIL
OUTPUT JUMPS UP
8ANTA FE,—Nearly two mil-
lion barrels of crude oil were pro-
duced by the New Mexico fields
last year, the exact figures being
1,998,854.31 barrels, State Geolo-
gist Glenn 8taley reported.
That was an increase of 1,064,-
570.44 barrels over the 1928 out-
put.
CIOVIS CONSTRUCTION
TO BE ON BIG SCALE
SANTA FE,—Mayor D. L. Lan*
caster of Clovis, in a letter to
Govonor Dillon, reports that $2,-
015,000 will be spent for building
in Clovis this year, of which $350
000 will be for dellings
Amoung the major improve
ments he lists: $400,000; new
hotel, $350,000; paving $250,000.
Dale Estep from Houston, Tex
as is visiting relatives in Semi
nole .
The Vocational Agriculture
Class of the Seminole school
made a trip to Guy Stark’s place
Friday morning in the experi-
ment of culling chicken.
A FEW FACTS ABOUT
RAISING POULTRY
“During bad weather my White
Leghorn pnllets dropped in their
production because they were
crowded in the house. I would
have made mo-e money from
them if I had sold half of them,
as it would have given me more
room per bird’’, say* J. E
Woodard of Seminole. Mr.
Woodard also stated, “my Rhodd
Island Red pullets didnt drop in
production as there was plenty
of room in their house and I could
keep them up. The same was
true of my White Leghorn hens.
A crowded house means a small
profit from poultry. Every hen
needs three square feet of space.
Mrs. Frank McAfee left Fri-
dry, for Temple where she will
undergo an operation.
AFRICA’S SAUSAGE TREE
ONE OF OLDEST KNOWN
A tree which bears fruit apparently
only to deceive Is the so-called "sau-
sage tree” of East Africa, a queer
tree If a queer one Is to be found.
As the sausage tree Is approached
while bearing fruit often reaches a
length of two feet, with a most Invit-
ing look but a most disappointing re-
sult upon inspection.
The exterior seems to be edible
upon a glance, but the Interior Is hard
and weedy pulp, neither tempting to
the palate nor edible,
The tree, which Is a member of the
catalpa family, has a use, however,
and enters Into both the religious and
What time is the best time to
buy White Leghorn chicks? This
thought is uppermost in the
minds of many Gaines County
farmeas today. An answer to
this question can be found in the
records of four Gaines County
Poultry Demonstrators.
The flock of 187 White Leg
horn pullets belonging to J. J.
Green of Seminole was hatched
on March 26. These pullets made
a good profit in October, cleared
32 cents each in November and
34 cents each in December. A
commercial mash and a scratch
ration of miio wasted.
Mrs. J. A. Childers’ flock of
122 White Leghorns were hatch
ed on May 12, They made a pro
fit of 5 6 cents per bird dnring
November and 38.7 cents per
bird during1 "l^ceinUer. isot'e
that her flock did not get into
good production until December.
Mrs. Childers feed a scratch ra-
tion of milo, and a home mixed
mash made up of 100 pounds
bran, 100 pounds shorts, 100
pounds meat scraps. 150 pounds
ground corn, 25 pounds ground
alfalfa, 25 pounds cotthn meal,
and 212 pounds of salt.
The flock of White Leghorn
pullets belonging to Mrs. W. G
McDonel of Loop is just beginn
medical life of the natives of the
country where It Is found. The negro ing to get into good production,
tribes of Nubia consider the tree The pullets were hatched in May
sacred and hold religious festivals In
the moonlight beneath Its branches.
Poles made from the trees are erected
before the houses of the chiefs and
are worshiped by other members of
the tribe.
The natives cut and roast the sau-
sages and place the cut sides against
parts of their bodies afflicted with
rheumatism and similar complaints.—
Washington Star.
CURED SMALL BOYS OF
“FINICKINESS” AT MEALS
and June.
The above records show that
the March and early April chicks
pay better than those hatched in
May and June.
Terry Stark who has heen
working with the Bradford Gro-
cery Company in Brady, Texas
for the past several months, re-
turned home Sunday,
Meal time ~geherally~was~a Tryftig
period In the Brown household. In-
variably Bobby didn’t like half the!
things that were served, and Billy ex-
pressed a dislike for the other half.
Often they agreed on the same Item.
It required threats and persuasion to
force them to partake of the food pro-
vided, but at length the Browns de-
cided on a new method.
For weeks they compiled a list of
the eatables that the boys hated, and
served them exclusively for dinner.
There was a howl of anguish from
the two urchins as they glanced at
the table. The parents passed the
various dishes Instead of Mr. Brown
serving them, but the boys, with a
pained look, took tiny helpings or
passed them np entirely. They pecked
at the food and went to bed hungry,
for Mrs. Brown bad seen to it that
there was nothing in the larder to at-
tract them.
This went on for several meals—
and the boys finally bad to surrender.
Now they actually are fond of aome
of the victuals they formerly detested.
However, neither has been heard
since then to kick about any Item of
the food. They are afraid they'll have
to eat It for days at a time.—New
York Sun.
[COLD WEAHER BRINGS
SEVEARL NEW CARS
Whether or not the cold
weather was the cause we do
not know but there were four
new cars purchased this week
by Seminole i>eople. Amoung
the new owners are: W. P. Mark-
ham, who now drives a new
Ford; Frank McPatridge, a new
Chevrolet; Dr. L. I) Richards,a
new Buick; Jap Morrow a new
Chevrolet; and C. Rollins lias in
the latest achievements in the
new Chevrolet which he has
bought for private use and a de-
monstration car.
Owing to the sudden death of
Mrs. H N. Stone’s father, Mr.
Slaton, she and Mr Stone are a
way, leaving the publishing of
the Sentinal in charge of Lewis
Whitaker this week.
Young Slayer Wants
Long Term Prison Pals
Detroit—Verne Hall, twenty,
six-year-old bandit, sentenced to
life Imprisonment for slaying
Ulysses Goble, wants to make
sure that he will not lose any
new friendships he contemplates
making In prison.
Before he was sentenced Judge
Donald Van Zlle asked Hall If
he preferred being sent to Mar-
quette prison, which being In
the northern part of the state Is
a rather bleak place during the
cold winter, or to Jackson pris-
on, which Is reputed to be more
lenient teward prisoners Hall
chose Marquette.
"Most of the men. sent to
Jackses are Short termers," Hall
explained. If I make friends
there I will lose them as soon
as they are released while at
Marquette wfcere most of the
prisoners are In for long terms,
I won’t have to hunt new friends
_ every Uttle while."
BRIDGE CLUB Nf WS
MIDLAND SEEKS
MEM0RAL SITE
MIDLAND,—Midland is seek-
ing the location for the proDOsed
monument to the late J. T. Rob
ison, veteran Texas land commis-
sioner. W. F. Scarborough,
prominent ranchman, guarante-
ed $1,000 for the monument if
placed at Midland.
Scarborough hopes to have
th® monument placed on the
lawn of Midland’s new $295.0U0
courthouse.
C0UHTY CLERK COBB
ASKS FOR RE-ELECTIOH
The F. c. F. Bridge Club met
Friday evening at eight o'clock.
Misses Cleo and Bernice Doss
wore hostesses on thi* occasion
After several games of bridge, a
delicious club supper was serv-
ed. The table was decorated in
bridge colors of red and black.
A house of cards was the main
point of i iterest., marking the
center of the table1 from which
individual place cards were trac-
ed. After each guest was seat-
ed, fortunes, in the form of hi id
ge rules, were read in a novel
ordel’ and arrangement of cards.
The club supper consisting of
•wndwichei*! pickles, and
hot tea was enjoyed by the fol-
lowing guests aid members:
Misses Edna Jo Cobb, Willie Joe
Zaclcery, Evelyn Richards, Julia
Frances Hays, Winifred Bulky,
Annubeth Curry, Bernice Doss,
and Cleo Doss.
GAS COMPANIES TO SPEND
MILLIONS IN IMPROVEMENTS
As their contribution to Prosi
dent Hoover’s “momentum for
industry” campaign, American
gas companies will spend $125,
090,000 on improvements during
1930, an increase of 9 per cent
over the 1929 total An addi-
tional $50,000,000 will be exnend
ed to maintain existing service
facilities according to B, J. Mul.
laney, president of the American
Gas Association.
The gas businsss showed an
increase of 9 per cent in 1929
over 1928, preliminary figures
indicate.
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Wants to Go to Jail;
Judge Turns Him Free
Buffalo.—A “tough break”
the way Roger McGuire, seven- ] |
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ty-elght, no home, described it
Brought Into court as a vag-
rant, McGuire pleaded to be sent i
away for 30 days aa a birthday J J
present having advised the
court he bad Just attained that
ripe age.
City Judge VVelsa pondered,
\; reflected and gazed out of the £
window.
;; “I am very sorry," tie said *
after much deliberation, "the <»
penitentiary Is too crowded now. *
I cannot grant yonr request.”
McGuire was given a hot meal
and then told to tM “on his < >
MEN WANTED immediately by
giant international industry; ovsr
7,000already started; some doing
annual business $13,000; no ex-
perience or capital required;
everything supplied; realize suc-
cess, independence Rawleigh’s
way; retail food products, soap,
toilet preparations, stock poultry
supplies;,your own business sup-
ported by big American, Canad-
ian, Australian industries; re-
sorces over $17,000,000; estaab-
lished40 years; get our proposi-
ion; all say its grout! Kuwleigh
Company, Dept. TX-190 J, Mem-
his, r<J;i 1.
In announcing my candidacy
for re election to the Office of
County and District Clerk, in
and for Gaines County, for my
second term, I wish first to again
express my thanks and appreci-
ation for the past, and I again
submit my candidacy to the peo
pie for re’election subject to the
action of the Democratic pri-
mary in July 1930'
And if elected I shall continue
to rinder to you prompt and ef-
fecent service at all times, and
you will always find me ready
and willing to serve every one at
all times in the afrairs of the
office.
The Southwestern Bell will
spend $19,000,000 m extensions,
improvements and general bet
terments in 1930. si considerable
increase over what it spent in
1929-
The mo«t densely copulated
county of Texas i^Dallas’ wltli 848
persons to the square mile (1920
census estima1**). The must
thinly populated is Loving with
one person tuevery four st|j&ie
mUes.
H. Capps and Crowder Whor-
ton made a business trip to
Meadow, Friday.
Dr. L. D Richards, accom
panied by Misses Evelyn Rich-
ards and Bernice Doss, were
Lamesa visitors Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stark and
Miss Julia Frances Hays are
visiting sick relatives in Ft -
Worth this week.
LONG EYELASHES CALLED
SIGNS OF ILL HEALTH
Negroes in 1890 represented
20.4 per cent of Texas popula-
tion. In 1920 they were 15.9 per
cent, I lie rate of increase Horn
1910 being only 7 5 per cent
against.27.2 in the decade ifrom
1890 to 1900.
The only graphite mine] in the
Souohwest is in Texas, near
Buruet. It supplies a consider-
able part of the graphite pro
duced in the United States.
'I’lie greatest distance between
eastern and western points in
Texas is 825 miles; from the
extreme southernppoint1 to tin
northwest coner is ;740 imiies.
The altitude range of jTexas i*
from nothing (sea level) to 9,500
feet.
GOOD WEATHER FUR
POISONING OF DOGS
Texas trappers had their part
in the fur coat, made exclusively
from Southern furs, that recent
ly was presented to Mrs. Hoover
Many of the 225 pelts used came
from the OrangeCameron game
reserve near Orange.
Quite a numberof farmers are
taking advantage of the favorable
weather to poison praire dogs on
their land. The poisan consists
of milo maize soaked with a
prescribed solution of the poison
and can be bought from the
county agent, Frank McEatridge
by Gaines County farmers for
just what it cost to make the
preparation.
Mrs. E. S. Caffoy of Sergraves
found that skim milk was worth
19c a gallon when she "sold it to
herself by feeding it to poultry.
Fortv five hens averaged 13 3
eggs a day when fed two gallons
of skim milk daily with other
rations and dropped to 1 eggs
a day wheu the milk was left
out.
Long eyelashes always TiaVe heell
considered a mark of beauty, but It
remains for a Japanese physician to
take the Joy out of life by pointing
out that they ar* also a sign of poor
health. Doctor Tamaokl of the pedi-
atric department of the Kyushu Im-
perial university, has made a two-year
study of about 7,000 children and has
concluded that most children with
long eyelashes are In poor health, it
has been reported to the American
Medical association. ^
The lashes of consumptive cnlldren
grow twice as long as those of healthy
children. Sickly children have longer
and prettier lashes than those In goo,|
health. The lashes of healthy chil-
dren will grow about an eighth of an
Inch during the first year of life, while
those of children suffering from
scrofula grow nearly a quarter of an
Inch, Doctor Tamaokl has found No
explanation of the cause of this con-
dition has been made, nor has It been
accepted as a definite criterion of the
state of a child’s health.—Kansas
City Star’s 8elence Service. k
MANY STILL HAVE FAITH
IN MIRACULOUS WELLS
There are numerous wells FhTbfiuK-
out the British Isles where the passer-
by has but to breathe a wish or drop
a pin or other offering Into the water
to obtain what he wants. From what
was learned of St. Helen’s well near
Sefton In Lancashire, young ladles
still continue to throw pins into It te
find out whether their sweethearts
are faithful to them, the dates of their
marriage and other details on which
their future happiness bangs, and this
they learn from the turning of the pin
to the north or to the south, possibly
to some other point of the compass.
At Tober Kllna-Grelne or the well
of the Sun church, found s century
ago In County Cork, when a marsh
was drained, a spring was disclosed
where, according to legend, a nymph
of the well once lived. This woman
had a gift for prophecy, and there was
said to be a little wooden Image of
her there^whlch would communicate
with the people. Naturally, as this
report spread, the people of the coun-
tryside flocked to the well. Three
draughts of the water were taken by
the pilgrims, three times repeated, and
three times they made the rounds on
their knees, thus making a circuit of
the well three times. After etch
round the pilgrim laid a white stone,
about the size of a pigeon’s egg, on
the ancient altar In the circle which
was called the Well of the Sun. The
revelry, dancing and drinking that fol-
lowed led to the discontinuance of the
observances, which were an example
of sun worship surviving Into modern
times. The nymph of the well mani-
fested herself In the form of a treat,
but left when the well was desecrated.
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Stone, Harry N. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1930, newspaper, January 23, 1930; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth577882/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.