The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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• plunge into the politic*! tank
by authorizing u* to announce hi* candi-
dacy for Representative of Archer and
Clay counties in the Tex** Legi»lature, sub-
ject of course to the usual restrictions and
result of the coming democratic primary.
* Thu Householder of Clay county, and
bee holder in the State of Texts, not only
bolds the proper certificate for jury serv-
ice, hut at the same time he also holds
rame colorful credentials for the office to
which he aspires. _ :■
He U one of our strangers—never
him. And so we here done what you should
do before the primary election—we bunted
up some men In Archer City whom we
knew were acquainted with him, and—be-
lters it or not—they were all in accord with
the statement that Householder U a right
tort, of ieiiow—an honorable man, a busi-
ness man, and a successful sun. And,
whether you believe it or net, that was posi-
tively the gist of the testimonials given ut
by bis several Archer City friends we hap-
pened is approach.
We have always thought—and, «f course,
what we think it right—that the voter
spends too much time investigating the
qualities of a candidate for dog-catcher to
the extent that they clear lose tight of the
kind of political timber they sanction plac-
ing in the State Legislature. This is
wrong. It should nMEf^h
Thu Sam it now wfiM on the political
clothes-line for inspeSwn and examination
lor this office, and it U now up to the
voters to find out whether or not he U
the preferable man for this particular posi-
tki* " C' < *-V \ '
He hat the following to say for himself:
_ to try having a good time
_ you do the same—and really we
do sincerely wish everybody the kind of
Christmas that he or she individually
craves.
To the old maids, we wish s “Marry
Christmas,'' and to the grass-widow* we
wish alimony. To the mothers, we hope
that they can serve a bountiful Christmas
dinner, and have luck in all their efforts
of cake-making, turkey-stuffing and the
various cranberry-custard side lines. And
if the old men choose a self-inflicted inoc-
ulation of alcoholic halitosis, may that also
he their lot and privilege.
” \ ■ » --------O--
R. A: Duke and family left Sunday for
Littlefield, Texas, where they will spend
the weak visiting k» father. Mr. Duke
expect* to spend the daylight hours shoot
ing quail, and has pronounced hopes o!
killing the Unit. He has been led to think
that those birds are too fat to fly.
The difference between Gandhi and
Grand:, is ths! Gandhi wants England to
let India alone, and Grand! wants America
to give Italy a loan.—B’nai B’ritb Messen-
ger (Los Angelas).
Jim Pool Visit Vast
4 rmy of U mm ployed
Sam Householder For
Representative 110th District
Kindly announce to ybur reader* that
I will be a candidate at the forthcoming
Democratic primary for the honor of repre-
senting this district (Clay and Archer)
as their representative in the lower house
of the state legislature.
Haring bed prnvftws legislative experi-
ence and having been identified with farm-
ing and handling of cattle in this section
almost all my life I fed that I am in
position to understand the needs and wishes
of the people of this district a* far as (he
asm can be affected by legislative action.
Later in the campaign I expect to present
some ideas as to reforms in tax methods
and the building and operation of public
toads, economies in the administration of
government and other matters concerning
our welfare.
It is IP- opinion that our progress to re-
covery t, hi the effects of this depression
will depend in a large measure on the
amount of common sense and co-operation
that we exercise during the next few years
and I expect to contribute all I am able to
(Ms program.
Respectfully,
SAM
HOUSEHOLDER.
Junior Red Cross
, Enrollment to Limit
The Archer City high school and gram-
mar school students are enrolled one hun-
dred per cent in the Junior Red Cross.
The Junior Red Cross seeks: “To pro-
mote health, to develop the altruistic ten-
dencies in children, to give practice in good
citixenship, and to promote friendship
among the children of the world."
Every enrolled room receives one copy
of the “Junior Red Cross Magaxine” and
the one hundred pupil* in high school re-
ceive “High School Service." Both m*
zincs are monthly and through them each
junior member is linked with the other
member* throughout our country. They
foster international friendliness by means
of appealing stories and articles and illus-
trations of life in other lands.
Every child in school is wearing a Junior
Red Croat button of which he is extreme-
ly proud. As he writes his name on the
membership roll he pledges his support to
this organization.
The Junior Red Cross fosters a citizen
ship and a type of patriotism expressed
not by “My country against the world,"
but by “My country for the world.”
Through the splendid cooperation of,
Supt. H. V. Pearaton and the teachers we ’
were able to make this enrollment o
hundred per cent.
MRS. S. M. COWAN.
Chairman, Jurion Red Cross.
Jim Pool, Eoq., returned Monday from
a mysterious visit to somewhere, or some-
where else on a sort of inspection of the
ranks of Hoover’s army of the unemployed.
Jim says that about 7,OOOfiOO men—ap-
proximately the same as were called for
service in the World War, have been draft-
ed into this great army of American ua<
ployed by the Republican underwritten
giants of American finance who own and
control most all the money in the world
sad have seen fit to take most all of it
out of circulation in America in order to
lend it to foreign countries and South
America at a higher rate of interest. |
Jim says that they made the interest
rate so high that it look* like they have
lost shout 70 per cent, of the principei they
lent.
And in order to take care of this stupen-
dous collection of frozen assets by the
privately owned banking interests of Amer-
ica, Hoover A Con will extend the merotor-
istn on what they owe Uncle mm, snd fix
some way where our government can take
care of these billions of dollars of frozen
assets so that ottr hig international bank-
ers can once more get this big money with-
in their vaults.
Jim says that he had read where Hoover
said that times were better, snd that he
made this lengthy trip to see if he could
find where, or how, they were better.
He says that he didn’t see any good times
anywhere on the trip. Possibly his specs
don’t magnify sufficiently. These good
times, if any exist, are doubtless exceeding-
ly ralaam' and a long distance swsy.
It is said that one of our national ob-
servatories hat Instilled a telescope so pow-
erful that it will bring the Dog Star up so
close they can tee the particular flea he
Saturday morning, made
th# Archer City pwm'*
The safe contained
of money, in fact it might have
er had the safe been left open
probably take more money to
damages that was contained In
The knobs were all knocked off
ed. Tv 1
The robbers did not suffer a so
water-haul, though, as they obtained
from the change drawer of the desk.
Freddie Gragg, the newsboy, noticed
some men making an exit from the build-
ing, snd realizing that something was wrong
rushed to the Archer County Abstract of-
fice, the second door away, and notified
Nightwatchman Tom Rowlett, who was
stepping out the front door after having
just finished reading the morning paper.
He notified the sheriff's department, hut
the robbers succeeded in making a clean
get-away—without leaving a tangible due.
Ingress to the building was made through
front window, and egreaa out the back
door.
Postmaster Hairiici informs us that these
robbers were certainly on s cold trail, con-
sidering the risk involved, as he it not
permitted to keep more than tlOO in the
safe, save at hia own risk, which he doesn’t
choose to take.
Mr. Rowlett, the nightwatchman, tell*
us that he feels sura that the same two
men tried to rob the postoffice a few nights
mviousiy, or at least he found two men
oitering near the back door, and when they
saw him they started to run, and when they
failed to atop at his summons he took a
pot shot or to at ’em with hia pistol.
--o--—-—
Brazil, which has a surplus of coffee,
'* 1* burning it in locomotives. When they
start burning it in airplanes, we’ll take the
brand that’s good to the list drop.—Detroit
Nears.
happens to be scratching at.
if Jim wants to see prosperity, he should
get him a pair of these telescopes to use
instead of the spec* he is now using.
With them, he might see past Hoover, yon
side of whom the nearest prosperity is now
visible. It can really be seen to the naked
eye—that is, to those who could see a
darn thing when they voted for Hoover
at first, or have had their eye* opened
since.
The wabbiemeter is a new device design-
ed to test the physical condition of sviaton,
like i
on candidates for public office.-
kee Journal.
but it sound* like an excellent thing to use
mg to usi
—Mihrau
Since clothing became less confining,
avers t London doctor, girls who dance
seldom have a stitch in their side. Nor on
the back, either.—Boston Herald.
—o—
Student Night At
The Baptist Church
December 27th st 7 o’clock P. M.
Another lesson in adversity is that a tire
isn’t 'the only thing ytnr esn patch.—Pub-
lishers Syndicate.
Strange ailment is said to be affecting
thq eyes of wild lions in Africa. Could it
be KJeig eyes?—Arkansas Gazette.
Program:
Opening hymn—“All Hail the Power.”
Prayer—by Homer Bailey.
Hymn—“Faith is the Victory.”
Scripture—“Romans 8:31-39” by Miss
Angie McCurdy.
Offertory.
Duet—“He Lives On High” by Marion
and Jean Hooper.
My Christian experiences before college
which have helped me most while in col-
lege—by Howard Baker.
The occasions in college when I have
most seeded Divine help in winning spirit-
ual victories for Christ—Miss Beth Aber-
crombie.
What is now being done, and what 1
would like to see done at college, to help
students win victories for Christ—by Mias
Hazel Herron.
The five greatest influences for good
that I have observed while in college—by
Mrs. Oliie Raulston.
are for senior
junior boys' basket
games par week for the
game each, for vof-
baaket bell. The
round robin schedule:
Friday, January 8
M Bakins at Geraldine.
Dundee at pollidsy.
Archer City at Megargd.
Saturday, January 9
Dundee at Geraldine.
Mankin* at Archer City.
Holliday at Megargd.
Friday, January IS
Geraldine at Archer City,
at Holliday,
at Dundee.
Saturday January 16
Megargd stGeraldine.
Mankins at Dundee.
Archer City at Holliday.
Friday, January 22
Holliday at Geraldine.
Mnnkin* at Megargd.
Dundee at Archer City.
Saturday, January 23
Dundee st Holliday.
Mankins at Geraldine.
Megargd at Are hoc City.
Friday, January 29
Megargd at Holliday.
Mankins at Archer City.
Dundee at Geraldine.
Saturday, January 30
Archer Chy at Geraldine.
Mankins at Holliday.
Dundee at Megargd.
Friday, February 5
Geraldine at Megargd.
Mankins st Dundee.
Holliday at Archer City.
Saturday, February 6
Geraldine at Holliday.
Mankins at Megargd.
Dundee at Archer City.
bie. J t Hill, E. H. Trigg
Bert Herron tad W. H. Tsy
Our program was begun
^“Thl CowwTChrirtm*s*BalT’ and “The
Great Round-up” were given by the lender,
Mr*. C. Cowan.
“Plantation Songs” were ably discussed
by Mrs. J. E. Shelton, after which a group
as negro spirituals and plantation tongs
•e rendered on the piano by Mrs. Sam
Oowan
Mrs. J. W. HiU gave a charming violin
interpretation of “Old Black Joe," “Old
Kentucky Homo.” "Horae, Sweet Home”
and “Old Folks st Ho mat” Mrs. Ben Her- {
nut was at the piano.
Mrs. J. S. Melngin gave two pretty
bers on the guitar.
By request, Mrs. Hill played
Love C*H” and “The World is
For the Sunrise,” which were beautifully
rendered on the violin.
A delicious refreshment plate was served
to the guests and the following member*:
Mesdames J. E. Shelton, J. L. Prideaux.
Douglas Strange, J. S. Mdugiu, J. H.
Turbeville, Claude Cowan and Sam Cowan.
—Reporter.
thought. Woodrow Wilson,
ing the Peace
invited to speak „__________
greet and cultured audience and we are
•brined with Edward W- Bok’s description
your attention to a
j
while attend*
IPP—i I in Pari*, wan
invited to t
and __________________
with Edrasrd W. Bok’s t
of the scene snd Ungrate. “He stopped
for an instant, and,^lookrog^invo jhefocee
that ever confronted a speaker, said in »
clear voice: "There i* a triad Mowing thru-
otrt the world.’ The next moment was
even more thrilling, when, as «f one ac-
cord, the vast audience beat into ths grata
eat applause of the occasion, several times
, w *
“Mumblings”
By One Not Connected With This
Neon paper
Once
ice again Gene Tunney puts it ail
Jack Dempsey.—Springfield Union.
It has been discovered that Los Angeles
bootleggers hare been hiring men to serve
their jail sentences for them. This looks
like the end of the unemployment crisis.
—San Diego Union.
Postmaster Returns
Shipment of Bucks
—Wichita Falls Record-News.
Six foil grown Mallard docks, vigorous
and hungry, were enclosed in a cardboard
box received at the postoffice here Monday
night. They were sent by J. F. Smith,
Archer City, snd addressed to receivers at
Rosebud, Texas. Postmaster O. P. Maricle,
observing the poaSoffiee regulation that
only 24-hour old fowl* and animals may he
sent by mail, halted the shipment. The
appetizing birds will he sent back to the
sender Tuesday, Mr. Maricle announced.
Methodist Church
Last Sunday morning’s service was a
good one; yet the weather was unfavorable.
Three united with the church at the morn-
ing service. The Sunday school had 60
Let every one become a
worker for the school. Unless we know all
’ can one turn aside from
joyous message’?
thrill of the birth of the
k”
Our calendar is centered to His birth.
Peace is His whole message. Stay with
Him in Hia “good maws” to tbs whole
world.
Worship with us at Sunday •chonl at
10 a.m.
Sermon at 11 a. m. by the pastor.
League at 6 p. m.
Sermon at 7 p. m. by pernor.
Womans Missionary Society each Mon-
day a, i p. m„ unite* otherwise tnttmraeed.
let us make *1! of our college beys
dthefLte dUri“* lHeir W ^
at our church for all to
from orphanage at Waco,
Come! A great program.
L- D, Sfcawwt. ftaatr.
Ex-magistrate Melugin, recently referred to
as svelte in this paper, approached Chas.
Martin with “Wotthell does ‘svelte’ mean?
It’s not in any one of s dozen dictionaries
I've looked at, and 1 don’t know whether I
should be sore or not” Judge, I don’t
thipk you are svelte, but you era rneno-
gynistically and dithyrambically inclined,
as well as plethoric and rubicund insofar
as your physiognomy is concerned. 1 can-
not justly accuse you of being liquidly
convivial to the point of bacchanalian ism
scr dors your saluhriousness douuie ex-
treme sybaritic tendencies toward kinetion-
eurosis, but the fact remains. Judge, you are
a durned monogamist and a monoglot,
spending a great deal of your time on
ovigenous methods. No, yon are not svelte.
For me that word describes a young, vi-
brantly alive feminine figure, (face and
body approved by Fisher, of course) draped
in black silk or velvet in such ■ way *»«,
when she sits down to play, sc one laughs,
but continues to look at bar, impressed by
the svelteness. To illustrate: Clara Bow
is svelte; Marie Dressier is not. Is that
clear?-Edith Riley, the torture child, is
rapidly regaining her health after yean
spent in a small dark closet, continually
beaten and kicked by her cruel stepmother.
I look at my four healthy, robust young-
sters, and ponder on what is lacking in any
human make-up capable ef the cruelties
that the trial court unearthed. To ora
having a normal love for children it is not
clear-To my notion, the school board is
to be commended on the selection of Harry
Peanton as superintendent-Mrs. Jess
Prideaux always appears fresh as a daisy.
The looks are all on ono side in that fam-
ily-No, these are not posies being hurl-
ed, but mere mental observations-Prob-
ably for inexpensive advertising purposes
Joe L Matthews wean on every pair of his
shoes some of those rubber soles that he
sells. You might even say that is the
sole propose-Wonder if Joe Fudge’s
face sweats even in freezing areatber like
that fellow said it does. ’S healthy habit,
at that, and Joe can use a handkerchief
freely. It could be worse; I know fellows
with feet that sweet——kb pint drammer:
“Keep your dirty paws off me, you brute!”
she said tensely, striking him with small,
well-gloved hands. He was more eager
now, and she saw with increasing terro.
his bared teeth and hairy face. His quick
breath vaporized in the cold air as aba
futilely attempted to force back the soiled
shaggy coat. Suddenly he gave a sharp howl
of agony as she managed to land a well-
placed kick from the point ad shoe, and the
playful dog ran yelping down the alleyway
-Those boys should not carry too far
their fun with Dutch. Sometime* he would
be justified in administering an old-fash-
ioned spanking to some of them-Wish
I had a new Chewy, but trust Henry to
meet the emergency—he will spring some-
thing soon in the way of a super-oar that
I will want to unde my Ford for instead
of the Chewy-What constitutes an eraer-
fency. anyway? Once a fellow accidentai-
y fell in from of a moving automobile,
breaking both legs and an arm. He was
confined for five months even under the
care of a capable doctor. When at last he
was able to get about, be remarked to bis
medico, “Doc, you don’t know bow grateful
for the wxy you've looked after me.
I’ve get to get back to work now and try
to pa? you your bill.” “What?” asked the
doctor, is consterratio*, “You :oid mo
had *1600 in (be hank.” “Ok that?
but you see Tm saving it for an
!” Pay your doctor and your
so they will be able to pay their
Don’t let credit
y of as are liv-
ing on it for that-Now we know what
The speaker had expraroad, the audience
felt. A deep sense had baeg tnnaletod ipM
words. What was this sente? A universal
hope that the world would be deeper and
safer. Whatever the ultimate estimate of
Woodrow Wilson ip history, hie innate
mental attitude as reflected in his Meets,
of human freedom and polities! liberty
will inspire and ennoble mankind through
unnumbered ages.
Going beck to the depression in 1929
and on up to the present, let’* not join
that band called the Defeatists. It make*
me think of Joseph Morris, who said:
“Some folks git a heap of pleasure out
of looking glum; hoarding their cares like
it was • trouuure—fear they won'? bars
some. Wear black border on their spirit*;
hang their hopes with crape; futures
gloomy «nd they fear it- Sure thetas no
escape.
“Beet the frogs the way they croak, see
with goggles blue;
Universe is cracked and broke, host
to split into two.
Think the world is fuH of sin, seen go
up the spout;
Badness always moving in, goodness mov-
ing out.”
But let’s think right and try to get some
good out of all the bad, in other worthy
let me quote Ella Wheeler Wilcox:
“It is easy enough to he pleasant.
When life flows by like a song.
But the man worth while is the one who
will smile
When everything goes dead wrong.”
How about loyalty to ypttr friends and
to your country. When the stupendous
American tragedy of Civil War was shout
to break upon our people and the South
was to secede from the Union, a greet grad-
uate of West Point, a colonel in the United
States army, was tendered the commend ef
that army, but in respectful language he
declined the honor and the reward. He
resigned his commission and returned to
his native Virginia to cast his lot among
his own people. He went down to defeat
and to poverty but the entire world todxy
applauds the character of Robert E. Lee,
whose life of loyalty to principle and people
has served to stir the hearts of young man
the world around. Loyalty therefore was
the outstanding mental attitude and contri-
bution of this great soldier.
When we are trying to be clean, safe,
loyal, we most have zeal and plenty of
ranee. I am reminded of that great
leader, John Wesley. When the formalism
of the Established church dried up the
foundations of religions faith and experi-
ence in England, John Wesley stood forth
to arouse a nation to its
For fifty years he lived
a year and
000 miles on
titude* ef
for human betterment and died a
man with a record of religious influence
and activity unsurpassed in human annals.
He founded the great Methodist churck
His body, with that of his brother,
Charles, reposes in Westminster Abbey
among Britain’s most distinguished deed.
His life was a compelling demonstration
of zeal and perseverance in good works.
Now comes ambition. Contrast these
two men. Alexander the Greet, at 33 years
of age, had conquered the world and wept
because there were no more worlds to con-
quer. Ambition was his ideal and his
mental attitude toward self fixed his name
in history. Take another and worse illus-
tration in American life. What led Aaron
Burr, magnetic m*n uni public official,
of brilliant promise, to cast aside every
principle of patriotism and public honor
snd attempt to sell his country to *
foe? Ambition of the baser tort aad
for place rod power. Was not this
attitude entirely responsible for Us
ary his
guv.
what Mr. Babftott fe&s totty.
i|
rewey mwu iw«u
ts religious duty,
am forty pounds
supported his family, rode 250,-
on horseback preached to mul-
gave away 200,000 dollars
' died
bills. Pay your haul
completely die. Too
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