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The Hereford Brand
Published Every Thursday
Our Slogan—“More People—More Farms**
HEREFORD, DEAF SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1929.
FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
Elf CITIZENS UNSTINTEDMany g!udcnts. H°me_foL^hr:stmas Holidays JELEPHONE SITUATION TO DE
praiseFreception of
SlfORS TO FOOTBALL GAME
Chamber of ommmmi
Dnr Mr. Mfftor:
f m afniM my vocabutofy la
«riw to prana Inadequate aa 1
toy to toU you hoar much 1 ap-
prilh too our oonrtaatoa ex-
tended ear football totes end our
W were (a Here
her to your part
at the etoto Mr cot cold at
tlmsa, hot no one to OInay will
eror believe toe baaeta at Uie peo-
ple to Hereford ever set cold. You
certainly know the ml monolog
of hospitality, tor you did every
eoooel noble thing to make oor vlalt
to your city a pleasant one. Your
WISehay,
ire not want for a
thing.* You can coot assured that
ere Shall romoteber ear pleasant
visit for many days to coom, for
every Oleoy rttlaeo who made the
trip has only words of praise
far ^Nlf fflftJbWBMTF*
Yon are certainly Justified to
staring the pro lass of your foot*
f Ml team. Wo foal that you hare
a wonderful team composed of a
ideas hunch of follows, who have
hoou properly onurhod. Our hoys
da not hesitate to atate that your
foam Is the hast team they have
ever played and at raoree receiv-
ed a rsal thrill to pet a derision
Veer such a team. Aa I t«M
team could not f«ri very
had anon If defeated by a Uom
Oka yearn
I again want to thank you for
tenet It will ha panama lor us to
aotertata you to Otaoy neat year
Dec. 1*
l My Dour Mr. DtiUhapi
{ t was sure hoping you would
Inter, and I hoar that you
have done as If Uma had
ly hoou a moment longer,
▼cry truly yonre,
I. II. CAftSOTH. ftapt
a H. Dlllahey,
Teas*.
want to express my personal
ttoo and the appreciation
Coach Acker and our hoys for
any courtesies extended us
In Hereford. You, your
high school principal, and
Hopkins did every conceivable
thing to make our visit to your
city a pleasant one, and s want
you to know that our satire ckl-
araeblp appreciated aU that you
did for aa
have a wonderful team,
merits the proles and sup-
of your dtteanebip. Our
da not hesitate to say that
It Is the boot team they have mat
year, and composed of fri-
clows who are dean and sports-
tesnllkt at all ttema. Of coom It
eras a Joy to pat a derision from
yau, hut it would certainly not
have hoou a disgrace to hare been
defeated by a team Ilka yours. We
Mks you, respect you, and are
any kind
■ay want
at aay Uma
I trust that It will bo yiwlhti
to satortate yau to Otooy
asst year aad try to partially re-
to vote os-
toMhow to Can-
tod whs are vislt-
thts week are:
Bigler, AmariHe i
Weatherford i Mr.
of Hartford Churches
Thors will be Christmas trees
with a Santa Clans end appropriate
program at each of the Christlan,
Methodist, Presbyterian end Bap-
tist church this (Tuesday) eve-
ning at T :80 o'clock, end Hereford
cttlaeoe are cordially Invited to
attend aad participate to the
Christmas Kve festivities.
Students Name
Five Seniors to
High Positions
In a contest to elect the dla-
tlnguMied characters in high school
for representatives In the annual
year book next spring, the senior
class took high honors by win-
ning live of the six place#,
Tor most representative boy,
Wright Ireland, senior, won over
lack Burnell, freshmen, by MSI
to 4800.
▼or most handsome hoy, "Babe"
Ruaeell, ccnlor, woo over Melvin
Harris, freshman, by Ml to 470.
Tor mod papular girl, Ploronce
Shore, senior, won over Peggy
Mitchell, freshmen, MM2 to 8108.
for most beautiful girl, Tiny bra
Bprlnpar, senior, with 8038, won
over Annans Weedea, Junior, with
1800, and Anna Lae Houaer, fresh-
mm, with 818.
For most representative boy
T. K. Belgler, won over George
Mitchell, Junior, 780 to 881.
For moot representative girl, La-
Verna Wombla, eoptiomore, with
<1310, eon over Kathleen Cronin,
senior, with 8711, and Wilma Jo
JOUee, freshman, with DM.
Tte* seniors demonstrated their
leadership by taking a majority
of the plaoeo, the freshmen show-
ed a tremendous potential power
for the future by running n good
men for each position, the Juniors
wstw conservative by select tag but
tern candidates tad putting their
votes on them, hot the sophomores
worn craftiest and made tbdr race
a certainty by rup*'^ but one
candidate and pooling all their
rotas to put her over—uad they
to Halcyon Donnor Hurt
In Fall frogi Tank Tower
Mine Halcyon Downer, daughter
of Postmaster K. I* Danner and
assistant at the pod office, woe
seriously Injured la at Priday noon
when the foil from the platform of
a windmill storage tank at their
home In the mat pert of Here-
ford.
■be hall climbed up on the plat-
form to dip water from the tank
and wna standing on n small box.
This turned or slipped from under
her when die lifted up the bucket
of water, end she foil about 12
feet to the ground. The fall In-
jured her epine to such an extent
that her limbs hart been paralysed,
end her condition Is regarded as
tiring too critical to permit her
removal from her home for an
X-ray examination.
Miss Donaer la popular with
thorn about the pod office end
will he missed by the petrous dur-
ing the time she will be gone,
wblh, It la hoped, will not be for
lond.
— a ■—
J. D. Buchanan was In Friona
teat Thursday on a hualuaaa trip.
BTC. •HULKET, ffupfc Otoay
Otety, Dae. li-
ter. C. H. Dillebay,
Hereford, Texas.
I wish you people could hove
boon la Otoay tba day the football
special train returned aad heard
the good things that ware being
said about Hereford’s hospitality-
Barb member of the group seemed
to hare enjoyed the trip thorough
ly, aad vetoed nothing abort of
prates for your boys aad satire
ritlaeeehlp I think R was en-
tirely fitting that the gams akould
hare resulted la s tie. , , ,
I didn't atari sat to write you
a long tetter, but merely wasted
you to kamr that these af aa who
‘ hare
aa
yau. Maturely yours.
at. tt WmJTmKWOU.
Tba Oily
The scores of young people of
Hereford nnd Dcef Smith county
who have t>eeti - uwny from homo
the pnst four months attending
college or university have
or will tie home this week with
bams folks for tlie holidays. They
are having a great time talking
over their respective schools, their
programs, recreations, etc.
The t'humber of Commerce has
extended an Invitation to all young
folks homo from * bools to M the
Trains Running Late Past
Several Days; Traffic Heavy
West bouud (mins huve to**n
running lute for the |*ist week.
T,nst Saturday morning the Fri-
day morning train No. 21 arrived
here st about 4:30, stiout twenty
Itours lute. Heavy passenger tnif-
lle, plus excessive liaggugo nnd
express made double-header* nnd
long trains coonuun. causing over-
time train service.
guest of that liody next Monday
■noon at the regular Id-weekly
luncheon. Several of the young
folks hove agreed to take part In
the program of entertainment uml
a good time for all la In prospect
Where the Brand has toun able
to loam of the return of the city's
college uud university student*,
IK-rwm U mention of them has been
made throughout the local happen-
ing this week.
TTIF BRAND is extending to its reader* this week tin1 sincerest greeting of
the Holiday Heason. The paper could not begin to reach the ideal ita
management purposes to attain without the assistance of every forward
looking enterprise and person of the community. That this help has
been freely given, alt who read The Brand are fully aware,THd it is to
those whose services are giving this assistance and permitting the paper
to participate in matters of civie interest, that the management feels
the most deeply indebted.
HEREFORD IIA8 the greatest asset any community may possess—hearty
cooperation and accord among its citizens. This in itself makes future
development possible. When the time comes, and indications point it to
be not far distant, Hereford should be ready to move nearly unanimous-
ly in the direction beat suited to the city’s needs.
IT IB WITH the most sincere appreciation of the hospitality and coopera-
tive spirit of Hereford and Deaf Hmith County that The Brand greets
its readore this week in grateful remembrance of the courtesies of the
past year and with a lively anticipation for the coming New Year.
BROUGHT UP AT MEETING OF
Milk Ordinance Goes Into
Effect Next Wednesday
The now city milk ordinance
No. 05 will go Into effect Wednes-
day, January 1, as stated In the
Brand lari week. City Health
Inepector Karl Marsh la busy lin-
ing up the milk producera that
aell whole milk Inside the city
lllmto.
Hereford All
Dressed Up for
Holiday Season
l!en>ford certainly has blow
aimed out In beautiful colors since
the pnst week. Hiring* of red, yel-
low, blue and green lights huve
tit*eu crlaa-croaard over the street
Intersections and across the mid-
dle of some of the blocks, other
strings are looped over the weat
nnd Mouth shire of the <*ourt house,
the big evergreens on the south
Hide of the court house square are
literally covered with the lights,
uml lighted trees are out In front
of the Presbyterian, Baptist, Meth-
odist and Christian churces. Many
merchants have followed suit with
small trees and evergreens deeorat-
inI with colored lights und tinsel
in front of their buslncea places.
Thom* Who miss seeing Hereford
iih It la utl decorated up for the
Christina* season will regret it,
for really and truly it la beauti-
ful.
Hereford and Deaf Smith County’s Children
Plead With Santa Claus In Their Own Behalf,
Not Forgetting to Put In a Word for Friends
Door SaflU CUoe:
I aa a boy four yean old and
I lava a brother and llUla tester.
]Moose bring my llttla brother a
trteyele and pair of gloves; ay
little stater a doll buggy aad doll,
aad 1 want ft pair at florae and
a mooter, If you plem, ter.
Youre truly,
WAYNE PHILLIPS.
Dear Santa Claus:
I want a doll, I want a doll
buggy, I want a tittle Iron sod •
set at diteas. I want a little cook
•tore I went soots oranges, ap-
ples and eoae candy. That la all
I want. Age §.
MABTffA OKACB CULWELL.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me * little auto-
mobile. g windmill, • kiddy Irat,
• farris wheel, a train, a fine
■aglet that win put out fire, a
Heavy Snows
Boost Prospects
for Wheat Crop
In
r*m
**»-«,
The biggest snow of the year
foil late test Thurefoy night to
a depth ot about three Imdtea.
Extremely cold weather followed,
the thermometer In some pieces
falling as low as from five to
eight degrees below aero, the cold-
est weather registered so tat this
year. The last few days have been
warmer with the return of sun-
shiny weather.
good boy. Age 4.
DON KEITH OULWKLL.
Dear Santa:
You didn't bring me a teddy bear
lari Cbi-itemae, but I guana you
didst have enough for everybody.
Plea aa bring me oue this time, also
• ring, n set ef dishes, some sandy,
.fruit end nut* And please. Sen
ffo. don't forg* my Mttia
i Your haew I didn't
Ohrlrimax Wo both love you lots,
BOBBIE TURNER.
Deer Santo:
1 am tex yeuns old ami If you
have a tricycle please bring me
one. If you have given away
all your trbyrire bring me a
wagon. I lore you, Santo.
HELEN ANTHONY,
Dear Hants:
I have been very good nnd I
want you to be good to me and
bring me e big aa<-k of oranges,
applet and randy. My oock will
In* hanging by the fire pla<« and
you will not have to hunt long
for It. Bring ma in addition to
aiHdot, randy and oranges, a bicy-
cle, a little <iir, Nome tin soldiers
and al«o have good grades on my
report card. Youre truly,
IIAUOLD BUGA DWELL.
P. A.—Don't fotgut mother and
father and my sister. II H.
Dear Serial
I want n doll bad. and a pair
of skates end a doll and story
bowk ad Mary Ruth a doll and a
doll bed and a <4dus set. And Don
1*4 n toy <«r and a drum.
KORA jr.ASK 8UMNSA.
W. M. 8. Elects Officer*
and Offer* Resolution
The retiring and newly elected
offlcere of the Woman’s Missionary
Society of tho Methodist church
lunched together at the parsonage
Wednesday, Dncerubeer 18.
Immediately following the lun-
eheou the new riected officer* were
Installed by llev. J. M. Fuller,
IwNtor of the church. During the
executive session, committee* for
the yeir and officers In each were
selected add the program of work
and study outlined for 1880.
Officer* elected: Mrs. J. F.
Word, president; Mrs. J. K. Bey-
ers, vice president; Mrs. J. O,
Cummins, recording oecretury;
Mrs. J. P. Hluion. corresponding
secretary; Mm. II. H. Hawkins,
treasurer; Mrs. II. L. Bice, local
secretary; Deportment Huperlnten-
dents: Young people, Mrs. Jim
Black; Children, Mrs. Fuller; Hup-
I plies, Mr*. I>. II. Bryant; Htudy,
Mrs. <\ O. Itnvnnn; Hmial Her-
vice, Mrs. J. O. Newell; Litem-
j tun- uml Publicity, Mrs. F T. tiolo-
non; Gibson Auxiliary, Mrs. O. M.
Shore; Music, Mrs. A. <*. Thump
Ison; Kitchen Oostodtan, Mrs. II.
I I,. Fair; Voice «g»-nt, Mrs. <!. Ma-
jors; Iss'hI work, Mrs. M, L.
Hteele.
Tho following ramdution was In-
t reduced hy Mrs. Nettle Price Hin-
ton, «*>rr«**|H>iidli>g secretory, and
unit nine msly Indorsed hy tin* #xe-
cutlve Isittrd:
"Whereas, onr town is growing
In population nnd the quest Ion of
health I* one that concerns one
«iiul all, as from tiane to time we
have a fow case* of communicable
discuses, we realise that by tho
pco|**r handling of nrllk ami food
supplies and enforcement of sunl-
tary conditions, tin* health and
happInewN of our citizens will be
greatly protected.
“Tlierefore, be it resolved that
tbs meintiera of thte orgarization
extend to our Honorable Hty ‘Van-
m lssloner* ami to Dr. B. L. Will la,
city iMstllh offloar, a vote of ap-
preciation for tbs riciw taken re-
cently In ixdialf of tlte health of
the community and lurtlier be U
resolved that a sopy of th<-ss reso-
lutions In* m-nt to the <’lty <>«>•
mission awl ti> Dr. Willis and be
ptildIteied In the Hereford Brand
<H!gncd) Mmits-rs of the Method-
(Hlgiusl) ; Member ot Mlssknmry
HiM-tety of Methodist tliureb.
.....-.....♦..........—
Esru Norton find Family
Vifitlnff In South TdSM
Mr. and Mrs. Kars No*ton and
son. Painter, and Mr. and Mrs.
T/lgar Norton slid family of <ih-s
Rio, N. M., toft tori Hundsy for
McAUrii, Texas, where they will
visit relatives. Mr. sod .*<*9. A.
J Norton, an unrto, and Rr. and
Mm M. «. Wlntewrry. contone ef
! toe NettiWe
That tlie telephone situation la
Hereford la due for close scrutiny
at the Chamber of Commerce lun-
cheon next Monday noon la evidenc-
ed by a statement by T. B. Brig-
lor, president, given in an Inter-
view Saturday.
“It la time Hereford la doing
something," raid Mr. Belgler,
"about IU telephone*. The city
has tried to be patient, has put up
with obsolete equipment which la
turn must give poor service, for
a long time. We have been prom-
ised relief but It has failed to oome
and now we are told It is very In-
definite when our equipment and
service will be made better. Ths
city has done everything possible
to get modern telephone equipment
hut It la Impossible for coopera-
tion to he on only one aide of a ques-
tion. Our patience is at an end
We now have a proposition before
u* for a new syah-ra by a differ-
ent company, and if our present
company won’t live up to their
promlHea, It la time for us to get
buoy. We want, every buteneoa man
and citizen who can possibly get
out to the luncheon next Monday
to to* there. If la time to act
The City of Hereford Is entitled
to better telephone equipment and
service, and we propose going af-
ter it.”
The worst critlriam strangers
are beard to give of Hereford In
about the telephone system and
Its arrvlco. Undoubtedly tho city
will he a Joke to proH]*v'tlve citi-
zens as long ns Uwy have to tarn
a crank to call central—4n a town
of four to five tlioueand people—
until they learn that the etticenry
have been helpless In the matter.
There Is nn Indication now that
condition* have changed and Here-
ford la In a position to help Itatef
and propore* to do so. la>t every
ooe who can be out ai the luncheon
Monday noon.
Min Parker Borne from
Eaet to Spend Ohriitmae
Miss Anne Fttahugh Parker,
daughter of Mr. and Mr*. G. A.
F. Parker, came Haturday night to
spend the Uhrlstmns holidays with
home folk*. Miss Parker It tench-
log history In tit. Timothy's Sem-
inary, a preparatory school for
girls, at Csntonvlllc, Maryland,
la nr Baltimore. Her brother, Wil-
liam, who is a student at Texas
A. A M. Oollefe, la expected borne
for tlie holiday*, but another bro-
ther, George, who la attending the
Ktate University at Amtln, will
not lie home for OhrlHtmss owing
to the short holiday given.
A. Lawrence »ud Family
Here This Week Viaitin*
A. J.nwretK-e ami fninlly, of Law-
rence, Kansas, were visiting old
friends In Hereford over the past
week end. Mr* Mwreim* will be
remembered by acquaintance* liere
a* Ml** Vivian Stockman. The
family wiim on Its way to tiluten
to spend i'hrlstiiia* with Mr, amt
Mr*. Carl l*-wl*, Mr. and Mrs.
W. It. Kteckman, now of OarlelMUl,
New Mcxho mooting tliwn ttoire
for the holiday season.
Rev. Harold Hick* to Profioh
At Bapttet Church Sunday
Her. Harold IHclut, *oti of Mr.
and Mrs. W. K lllcks, who to
M|s*odlng the holldsyw at borne
fnnn (lastoriai similes in Fort
Worth, will preseh at tin* evening
hour next Hundsy for Itov V. M.
tfloyd of the First Baptist <4iurcb
Itov. Mr. 4'loyd will praa<h at the
morning boar service.
HTORK HPRTlALti
Born to Mr. and Mrs. -
Willard WUhrspooo, December
20, a daughter.
II. It. Gwyn, Lhwvmbvr 22, a
daughter.
G. W. Oook, December 20, a
daughter, who has been mimed III
lie Idete.
♦ - -»-
County Court DUpora* of
Several 0mm Part
fares In tbs local Omnty Court
disposed of the pari week:
Western National Bank ve W.
K. Dunlap, Judgment for plaintiff.
E. M. Barber ro Fteri Mate
Bank, J«
Mr* J a Pi
4a»
altos* to Flog 4*4U •
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Kessie, R. E. The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 29TH YEAR, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1929, newspaper, December 26, 1929; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth583859/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.