The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 36TH YEAR, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1936 Page: 1 of 10
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POSD. TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1966.
'More People—More Farms"
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Completed
President**
11 January 30
Jfllfl DANCES TO BE HELD AT
l||nV STATE PARK AND AT
CITY HALL
bum la
■an that aa
tha CMy -■*«
Chairman Prentlra Reason m-
umasad that plan* wart twine
Bade to accommodate a hoc*
rowd of fnn-arokera who Join la
tho spirit of tot occaakw aa well
tha two ed rial parpara of too
ohaervatloo. Tha daacm wlUattrt
at • o'clock la tha evening tad
loot aa til midnight- Mask* will
he furalahed by Hart Mndt and
klo orrttotra and bp tha root-
Advance ticket aalaa bn to atari
Moadaa aadar tha anporrlaloa at
OkaJnaaa ioha PaUoo. Tha prleo
of adariarioa wUI bo 91 par cou-
ple. The owe prim allowa too
■Mrry-autoafa to attead either or
both daacm. The dance
too to immpoatd of a Iona Weir,
Paul footer and Boa Wood.
Tha parpara of the oraat la to
proride fuada for a aatloa-wldo
debt against Infantile paralyato.
The drive will bo carried am to
mine 8,008 ritlee throughout tho
United Mates. Boranty par cant
of the proceed* will be retained
la thto conuaualty to be dtetrars-
od to local or adjacent orthopedic
hoopltola or for tho treatment od
local Infantile paralyria cripple*.
u**-,*r
or toraoai that
Local Cagers
Win One, Drop
ThreeOpeners
FRIONA AND HAPPY TO
FURNISH OPPOSITION
THIS WEEK-END
Markin? up only one victory In
four attompta, Hereford high echool
eager* got off to an inauspicious
■tart on their IMA basketball cam-
paign last week end. Coach Tom-
mie McCollum's Whltetaces, ranks
broken by slrkneaa and with little
amre than a week of practice, drop-
pod both tbetr attempts, whllo Jim-
mie Wilson's sestet won one and
teat one of the week's offerings.
Marring teat Friday night
against Tulls, ton girls opened the
saoa la tha high achool gym ns
ms hare with a SO to U victory.
The boys followed ap with a 94 to
18 defeat Invading Dtmmltt Sat-
urday night both date tasted de-
feat, the Hard by a 81-19 score
end the potontal Babe Diddkson
by a 88-81 decision.
la the party but for
they didn't make It
Mia. Jr, W.
Wheat Growers
Will Organise
COURT
NUT
Wheat farmers of Deaf hadth
anty will aaeet nl the coart
aaa hero aval Wednesday after-
oa at t o’clock for tho parpooa
of forming a local organisation,
<). 0. Hartman aanoaacod Tuan-
day.
J. frank Triplett nmaagor of tha
Texas Wheat Growers Aaaodatkm,
of Amarillo, will attead tho soa-
slon and aaotet to too organlaa-
lion wort. Ho came boro Mda-
day afternoon and spoke to farm-
ers oa this arnttor following a meet-
ing of the Consumers' fuel Asso-
ciation. Many farmers appeared
Interested la each an organisation,
Mr. Hartman stated, and decided
on another session to perfect plans.
Mr, Uarimtn urged that all
wheat growam to the county at-
tend tha m sating to order to Ink*
port la tho organisation and to
tears at Its atom and purposes.
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Mrs. A. 0. Ball at aaar Adrian
spent tha waak-ond with her aoa.
James, la Hanford. She also visit-
ed other rate tires and friends, re-
matalng naril Tuesday to attend
tha meeting of tha Pioneer Club,
at which aha has long been a mam-
Ths race eoatlanaa tola week
end. with Coach McCollum hoping
to atare off a riot when the rinba
go to Prions, where the Chiefs are
holding forth with one of the An
sat clubs to the city's history.
Happy Invades Hereford Hatnrday
Bight tor the home tilts of the
week sad.
The Whltefncea were rough and
rugged last week, but true to Mc-
Collum's prediction, they showed
promise of developing Into n fair-
ly formidable outfit to ward tho
close of tho rat* sad before die-.
trlet tournament time. Clayton, ^77" _
of the Herd's
Tnlla, scoring 14
of the dab's 18 points and leading
Walter, Tnlla guard, by one point
la tho fight tor ladtvldusl scor-
ing honor*. Hick* obliged with
a free torn to add tha other White-
face tally.
County**
Agent I*
Selected
Alex R. Bateman of Far well
was appointed Deaf Smith county
agent by the commissioners court
In session Monday afternoon, suc-
ceeding Dewey Reed, who resign-
ed late In December to enter the
soil conservation service. Mr.
Ratoamn la to report for duty
Monday.
Of middle age, Mr. Bateman has
bad much experience lu county
agent and vocational agriculture
work. He was said to be the only
agent available within the district
who has had soriWaalve wheat ex-
perience ami la capable of handl-
ing the office In the manner to
which the commlsekmers desire
tho work to fa* done. Along with
fate wheat experience, he apariallaaa
to animal and poultry husbandry.
Mr. Bateman graduated from
Texas A. A M. College to 1818,
and has been to the agricultural
department atom 1814. Ho spent
several years to the Indian
rice to Oklahoma and with tha
Department of Interior. Ho has
been connected with vocational ag-
riculture for 18 years la Oklahoma
and Texas, Introducing the Work
at Plalnriew where ha wo
for several year* baton going to
Harwell In 1888.
He la married and Is tho father
of three children, the oldest of
whom la six years old. He plans
to move his family as qnlckly a*
possible after making arrange-
ments to locate his home hen. UI
am anxious to meet every farmer
and nil the townspeople as soon
as possible,” bo stated yesterday
Funeral Rites
Are Held For
Joe H. Foster
Mr*. John Miller
It Named Sheriff
To Complete Tori
Judge and Mr*. Brae* Tatum
and Mr. sad Mn. Jo* Witt worn
In Hanford Holiday snroute to
Parweil.
1906 D00 TAO*
MUt^l^OBTAOTD
If you awa a dog that you
like and want to hasp, yoa bar#
a chance to prove It—at a coat
at only |1. CHy officiate hava
rated to# pria an becoming
peal* and undesirable strays
must bo dona away with.
(Coattoaad aa last papa)
Hereford Credit
Directors Named
H. 0. Conkw right, troy Womhte,
George I* Mime. R. H. Inland and
G. W. Bnuatey wen tented di-
rectors of the Hereford National
farm Iran Association, which held
Its annual meeting ban Tuesday.
Alex 0. Thompson was re-atected
secretary-treasurer for 1988.
A feature at tha meettngwss
to* annual reports
anil a radio address ■>, », u. »»»•-
llama, prcaidant of tho Federal Land
Bank of Houston. A radio waa
Installed In tho county court room
so that rim add rasa could be
heard at the meeting.
The Hereford association has
helped more than MO fanners and
stockmen of Deaf Smith, Randall,
Castro and Parmer counties rs-
financs their indebtedness m a
sound baste, the reports showed.
Mam the creation of the Farm
Credit Administration In
1008, tote association has made)
land hank and commtesoner loan*
In Its territory amounting to $1,-
408.800.
DEATH CLAIMS PIONEER
NEWSPAPER MAN HERE
LAST FRIDAY
Joe II. Foster, ho, pioneer Tex-
as newspaper limn, passed away
at 8 o'clock last Friday afternoon
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Isstna Burleson, after an illness
of several weeks. Mr. Foster l»o-
caine ill shortly before Christmas
but rallied after a severe Illness
and was believed to be improving
when death came quietly.
Funeral services were held Sat-
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
tho Church of Christ, conducted
by Minister John C. Taylor, as-
sisted by Minister J. O. Wilburn.
Pall bearers were H. R. Patter-
ran, T. C. Bates, II. V. Heunen,
W. A. Gentry, B. F. Reevea and
B. E. Bruuiley. Interment was
In West Park Cemetery.
Mr. Foster had called Here-
ford his home since first coming
bore with his family In 1917; bow
aver, be sprat several of bis last
years elsewhere. He bad been
making his home with his (laugh
ter since September when he re-
turned after a year in Dawson
county. He retired from active
newspaper work In 1911, but had
done considerable writing since
that time. Ho was also a lectur-
er.
He entered the newspaper busi-
ness on the Rockdale Reporter In
when he stopped here a short time j BIMj jater went to the George-
town Sentinel. From 1887 to 1M01
he published the Texas Populist,
official organ of the Popullat party,
at Ltaao. He ratabltahed Urn
plain view Messenger In 1808, and
took over publication of the Sll-
verton Enterprise In 1807. Ho
then went to the Tnlla Herald lq
1810 and retired from active ser-
vice In 1811.
Survivors Include a daughter,
MM. Burleson, u step-son, O. IV.
Holley of Lomesa, and three aoua,
W. I/»wrey of Georgetown and
Leonard H. and Archie A. of
Hereford: ten grand children and
one great grand child.
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enroll to to an eroaton meeting to
HI want to be of aa
service ‘to them as posel-
Consumers' Fuel
Shows Increase
In 1935 Report
The annual stockholders meet-
ing of the Consumers’ Fuel Asso-
ciation was held Monday after-
noon at tha court house with about
180 members present Two direct-
ors, Carl W. Fry* and Ray L
Johnson, whose terms of office ex-
pired, Were re-elected for tho next
throe years.
Tha board of director* la com-
posed of Mr. Frye, president;
Troy Woutoto, Vice-president; Mr.
Johnson, secretary, and G. C. Hart-
man and H. R. Jennings. The per-
sonnel! of too board of directors
ha* not been changed sines tbs
association waa organised eight
years ago. K. J. Grady has-been
manager and treasurer for too
last seven years.
According to tho annual report
of the manager, tho volume of
buaiueas done la 1988 showed a
marked lucres** over 188-1. The
association lias about 800 mm-
hers. During the past year they
hsndled 158 carloads of merchan-
dise. The cost of ofieratlou for
the last two years was exactly the
May, same, seven and three-quarters per
cent. The local station Is consid-
ered tho most modern and beet
equipped of Its kind In the Pan-
handle.
Attend Erosion
Group Meeting
County Judge Mai Stewart and
members of the commissioners
court went to Amarillo yesterday
to attend a meeting of county
Indges, county agente from nine
soil conservation districts with
representatives of the extension
service, experiment stations and
soil erosion service.
The purpose of the meeting was
to discuss wind erosion problems
of tbe Panhandle counties organ-
ised Into conservation districts
and to work out a control program
to be presented to tbe regional
wind erosion committee.
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Miss Catherine Miller left last
Friday for Fayetteville, Arkan-
sas, to re-enter Arkansas Culver-
Ity after spending the holidays hers
with her parents, Mr. und Mrs.
J. H. Miller.
COMMISSIONERS COURT
MAKES APPOINTMENT
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mrs. John B. Miller last
Friday night was appointed
sheriff, tax assessor and col-
lector of Deaf Smith county
to fill the unexpired term of
her husband, killed the pre-
ceding Monday afternoon In an
automobile accident near (tea-
yen. The appointment was
made by the commissioners
court in session for that pur-
pose.
Mrs. Miller Saturday made ap-
plication for bond and Is to he
given the oath of office aa toon
aa It la approved. J. M. Murchi-
son and J. O. Newell, deputies
under the late Sheriff Miller, will
continue In this capacity under
Mrs. Milter.
The approval of peace officers
over tbe Panhandle and of local
cttlaens waa given over the week
end aa many who had known Sher-
iff Miller and his work during
three and one-half terms In office
expressed satisfaction with the
court's action.
Mrs. Miller la the former Mira
Addle Vaughan, whose parents
were prominent here from 1808
until 1810. Hbe was the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mr*. L. W.
Vaughan and came here from Mid-
land In 1808. Mr. Vanghan. a
grain man, auccumbed in 1000. Mr.
and Mrs. Miller was married In
1807.
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Tax Payments
Coming Slowly
ONLY 310 POLL TAKES,
NINE EXEMPTIONS
ISSUED TUESDAY
Payment of all taxra at the
couuty collect or'e office Is mov-
ing forward* slowly, according to
figures announced Tuesday by De-
puty Collector Pete Murchison.
Only 810 poll taxes had been
paid through Tuesday, although
between 1,900 and 1,800 are ex-
pected due to the Important elec-
tions coming up this year. Only
nine exemption receipts had Iran
Issued to those becoming of age
or moving Into the state alnce
January 1, 1038. Murchison es-
pecially urged that parents luslst
upon young men and women becom-
ing of age obtain their receipts and
learn to cast their ballots. He
pointed out the necessity of muk-
Ing a beginning and the advant-
ages of doing It while the vote
may he cast without cost
Other taxes also were being car-
ed for al a alow rate. However,
current taxes collected through
Decern I s*r III of lust year exceed-
ed by almost $1,#Xl the current
taxes through the same date the
preceding year. The current taxes |
paid llirough Decemlier 31, 11*88.
amount to $27,240.57. and for the
preceding year $2*1,202.01.
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Mrs. F. Streun
Taken bv Death
Exhibitors Win
Several Prizes
In Slaton Show
LOCAL ENTRANTS CLAIM
SEVERAL TOPS WITH
PRIZE POULTRY
Jack Wright, Ralph Smith and
Ruth Calloway carried, off several
honors In the Texus Panhandle-
Plains Poultry Hhow last wtak at
Hlaton, showing winners to sev-
eral classes, In addition to Wright's
champion pullet and champion fe-
male of the show.
Wright's winnings Included White
Rocks, first cock, first, second
cockeroll; first, second, third pul-
let; first, second, third hen; first
young pen, and Golden Seabrght
Bantams, first cock, first cockerell,
first, second, third pullet, and
first, second, third hen. In the
Buff Orpington class, Smith dis-
played first and aecond cock, and
Miss Calloway exhibited the first
cockerel and first, second and third
pullet
All local entrants were compli-
mented by Judge Walter Burton.
He stated that Wright had won
more championships for the num-
ber of years shown than auyone
in West Texas. Wright has been
exhibiting birds for six years and
has a board four feet by two and
one-lmlf feet covered with purpl#
riblmns of grand championships.
He has failed to win one or more
championships only once. He la
preparing to exhibit birds for
the Texas Centennial. Judge Bur-
ton also stated that Mias Callo-
way and Hmlth exhibited as good
Buff Orplugtous as may be found
In Wrat Texas.
The Panhandle • Plains show,
held last Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, was coaalfe
ered one of the best ever staged
at Hlaton or In that section. Ale
though tbe entry list waa not a$
large as usual, more good bird*
were shown and the competltloA
waa keener than ever before, It
waa reported.
local audience enjoys introduction of
FOSTER’S MELODIES BY HIGH SCHOOL BAND
Before an appreclaMva andlraca Tlifpp A11110111100
that moro than half filled tb*j A111 ^ /1HHUUIILL
main floor of tt»o high school audi-
torium, the high school hand under
tho direction of Ralph Mmitb Mon-
day night Introduce*
Candidacy Here
Three candidates for office In
Deaf Rmito county opened too
year's political raca here by an-
Bouncing their candidacy this week.
Mrs. Rssste Hmlth was the first
to aanotmoe, seeking re-election as
county treasurer. Hhe asked the
voters to Inspect her past record
and promised tho asms service to
th. Mum
his
lous. This was followed by Hsfnrl
Overture, the contest niimtier to
la* played at the North Texas Htnte
Hand Contest in Amarillo Ibis
spring. Other band numltera dur-
ing the first |wrt of the program j
Included Vo Te Amo, Texarkana,
The Glow Worm and Ragtime W«?
ding, a novelty iiumls>r with the
wedding party couiimnmmI of Her-
bert Hoard man, Lavlna Wrat, Den-
nis Baker and Carl Wilson Hhlr-
tey. la Nolle Hchelhagen read I
Am Muatc. end Herbert Hoerdman
read I Am a Mush- Teacher, and
gave a Imss solo, as other spe-
cial numbers on tbe program
"•i Preceding the presentation of
•• I Foster’s Melodies. Director Hmlth
rand a short story of the author's
of toe arraagemrat by
II raptor of toa
Hfa and
for
Mrs. Rosa Btroun, 5H, passed
away on January 2 at Goiolto,
Oklahoma, following an Illness of
nearly two years, It has Issm
learned here, Hbe wa* the wife
of Fred Htrenn and the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Zurcher
of Whitewater, Kansas.
Horn lu Isiugnai', Hwltxerlsnd,
oil August HI. IN77, she came to
America with her iwreuts, grand
and other relatives In
1MN3. Hhe waa married to Mr.
Htreun on Heptemlier 24, 1WWI, and
to lids union were born 15 child-
ren, IS of whom survive. Hhe
moved with her family to Moun-
tain View. Oklahoma. In 1908. At
the age of 13 she tieesme a member
of the 8 wise Mennonlte church
and In 102A transferred her mem-
bership to the Baptist church and (
was a consistent meml«r until bar.
death.
Survivors Include Mr. Hlrsaa,
nine sons, four daughters, 17
grand children, her mother, right tend toe heart of America ea
'T'L^virZs. J £“ ^£3
Hite vmmST mm' **• ***
JUMBLED WORDS
ARE ADDED TO
NOVEL CONTEST
Your contest is too bard and
there are too many answers,
said several Brand readers last
week end. All right, It’s yoar
contest, so we are changing It
this week to make It easier,
•**> that all answers must be the
same aud to make It even more
fascinating.
Instead of listing definitions
only lu Hie list Isidow, we arc
Jumbling the letters of the word
uml art* also giving a definition.
The letters must lie unjtimbled
In form a word fitting the def-
inition. Other rulra, given else-
where In this Issue, are the
same?
Here are ibis week’s jumbles:
1. KTIKTOC.WTIK — Attest*
Won.
2. UTDSKA - F\terms or
isdiral.
3. NIVPALKT—Time ef erie-
hr* (ion
4. DFIIIKD—< onrrated.
5. TKLIJCKXC N—Nuperier.
4. TH.ACH—To produce from
•« egf.
7. VIOKDTKPN — Providing
for future wants.
8. N'ACHF.XKT—Doorway.
t. NDKPKHI..ADK — Tnsri-
werthy.
10. CCKKIIKKAN—Ration at
work produced.
Winners will receive ticket*
«> see Wallace lt<s*ry aud Lionel
I tarry mors In “Ah Wilderness",
which will be shown at tha
Gar Theatre Sunday, Monday,
and Tuesday, January 28-27-28,
md at the midnight paaail
Hatnrday night. “Ah Wlttfc
naff* to Mugene O'Neill's gro
American stags play. It was 8
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Odom, Adrian. The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 36TH YEAR, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1936, newspaper, January 16, 1936; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth583888/m1/1/: accessed June 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.