The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXV
PADUCAH, TEXAS MAY 28, 1931
NO. 5
CONT. WITH •
WESTERN U.
AGREEMENT REACHED BE-
TWEEN COMPANY AND
THE C. OF C.
Paducah has been glad of the
privilege of having a Western
Union office. It has proven very
convenient in many cases, and
has been a source of real benefit,
not only to the business men, but
to individual citizens as well.
A change has been made in the
contract this year from the one
originally drawn up in 1927, the
year the Western Union came to
this city. At that time the Cham-
ber of Commerce was required to
make up any monthly deficit sus-
tained by the telegraph company.
This often hit the Chamber of
Commerce rather hard because
these deficits always occurred in
the dull summer months, when
everything was operating on a
more or less loss. The new con-
tract provides that should any
deficit occur, it will be settled on
a yearly basis, and not a monthly
one. That is whatever amount
might be classed as a loss by the
company at the end of a twelve
months’ period w^ill be settled at
one time, and this will not cause
the Cottle County organization to
keep digging at all times of the
year. The payment of any accrued
deficit will now be paid at the
end of each year. The new con-
tract is dated January 1st, 1931,
to January 1st, 1932.
The Chamber of Commerce is
making a special appeal to all
users of the telegraph to pay for
their messages at this end of the
line whenever possible. The rea-
son for this is this city gets no
credit whatever for messages
which are sent collect.
Much interest has been mani-
fested among the citizenship re-
cently as to what kind of con-
tract would be effected by the
Chamber of Commerce with the
Western Union people, and it
seems the present arrangement is
considered fair by all who have
expressed an opinion on the mat-
ter. •
HIJACKERS
WERE BOLD
STAGED HOLDUP FRIDAY
MORNING WITH NO AT-
TEMPT TO CONCEAL
Bible School
Will Be Held
Friday afternoon, at 3 o’clock,
all who are interested in placing
their children in a Bible School
are requested to meet at the
First Baptist Church and register
the names of those who will at-
tend. The school will be known
as the Daily Vacation Bible
School, and all who are between
the ages of five.and sixteen years
inclusive are invited to be in at-
tendance.
After the registration has been
completed those present will get
in cars and parade around the
square. All interested in this
work, especially the mothers, who
have cars are asked to have them
at the church at this time in
order that there will be no
scarcity of vehicles at this time.
On Monday, June 1st, the
school will open, and will be run
for two weeks. The hours for
this work will be from 8:30 to
11:30 each morning except Sun-
day.
This school centers in Bible
study, with teachers and helpers
who will take care of all who are
present Not only the children in
Paducah but those surrounding
the city are given an earnest in-
vitation to be in attendance.
Thpre will be no tuition: no books
to buv. A free will offering will
be taken some time before the
closing of the session to take
care of the actual expenses of
the course of study.
The Vaughn Filling Station, in
the Valley View section, was the
scene of a bold holdup Friday
morning about 9 o’clock.
Two men, seeming to be about
thirty-five years of age, accord-
ing to Mr. Vaughn, the owner,
drove up to the station in a se-
dan, and Mr. Vaughn stated he
thought it was a Packard Six.
However, as he said, he paid but
little attention to the car.
The men entered the filling
station and asked if they could
get something to eat, saying they
were hungry and wanted a lunch.
When told they could, they re-
quested some crackers, cheese
and salmon. Thinking the cus-
tomers intended cutting the cans
there Mr. Vaughn spread a paper
on one end of the counter for
them. When he looked up from
this task he was looking into the
barrel of a six-shooter. He w’as
told to lie on the floor. The sec-
ond man likewise held a gun in
his hand and ordered Mr.
Vaughn’s son to also lie down on
the floor. A son-in-law coming
in about this time was likewise
shown the barrel of a gun and
commanded to “hit the floor.”
After the three men were where
the hijackers wanted them they
were told not to get up for five
minutes after the unwelcome vis-
itors left the building.
The gunmen then proceeded to
take all the cash on hand, which
was between $16 and $17. Count-
ing the amount of groceries they
got, which was in the neighbor-
hood of $1.00, they got off with
about $18.00. After robbing the
register they walked outside, got
in their car, and casually drove
off.
There was a high powered rifle
in the filling station, but only
one cartridge on the place, and
it was not in the rifle. By the
time the cartridge was found and
placed in the gun the robbers
were a considerable distance
down the highway, heading west.
One of the men in the station,
When Bert Wheeler, Robh
Woolsey and Dorothy Lee appear
upon the scene there never fails
to be something doing. In “Crack-
1,,,,..,,,.,,.. xv , ed Nuts” the old circus days are
’ "i'”’ okJ* natV ‘i** revived. It is different from the
wbethm- t ,v c f n otM nr average run. It has all the punch
vnethei it was hit or not, but , nf
BOY SCOUTS OF
WICHITA COUNCIL
TO MAKE TRIP
YOUNG BOY
BADLY HURT
ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE
HOME OF VICTIM IN THE
DUNLAP SECTION
Wednesday morning, about
8:30 o’clock, Eugene, twelve-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
hri«tian of Dunlap, was serious-
o I s*on Dam Lake for two one-week
brought to the Richards Hospital | periodSi beginning June 22nd. A
very fine program has been ar-
PADUCAH LADS WILL HAVE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO IF
THEY WISH
Following is a story of the
Wichita Encampment of Boy
Scouts that will make some of
the Paducah Scouts’ mouths w-ater
at least. But some of them may
want to go. The Post is inform-
ed by the District Scout manager
that Paducah boys may go if they
wish.
“The Boy Scouts of the Wich-
ita Area Council will hold their
Annual Training Camp at Diver-
“Cracked Nuts”
At The Palace
A clock in an observatory at
Sydney. Australia, is operated by
sunlight.
The name of the chemical ele-
ment “Masurium” means the
metal of Prussia, Masuria being
another name for Prussia.
Mr. Vaughn stated the driver
seemed to swerve suddenly after
the shot was fired. It was not
known whether in looking back
he momentarily lost control of
the wheel, and jerked it back sud-
denly into place, or whether he
was wounded, or the car was
struck by the bullet.
Shortly after the robbery Sher-
iff Payne was notified and he
and some deputies went to the
scene of the holdup but found no
clew as to the whereabouts of
the men.
Officers in all the towns in
this section were notified to be
on the lookout for the hijackers.
According to Mr. Vaughn one of
the men was rather tall; was
wearing a pair of light pants,
considerably soiled. He was dark,
and had dark hair. The other
man was small, and was of a
blonde complexion. Mr. Vaughn
stated he did not pay any at-
tention to the way he was dress-
ed.
The men seemed to be profes-
sional workers, and went about
their job in a systematic manner.
They appeared perfectly com-
posed throughout the deal, the
proprietor of the filling station
remarked, and left with as much
grace as though they had been
a regular customer, paying for
what they had bought.
The Vaughn family was unani-
mous in saying that while they
liked for the monotony of things
to be broken, they hoped there
would be no such thrills as the
one given them Friday morning.
Part of County
Had Fair Shower
and glamor of the sawdust days.
Hail the return of the golden
days! Warner’s mastbaum gives
Barnum and Bailey treatment to
“Cracked Nuts,” and grabs top
grosses. Show replete with pink
lemonade, peanuts and cracker-
jack aimed flush at American
youth with big top atmosphere
bring joy to Phillie!
nnetta Brennetnan. 19, weighing
1 112, risked her life to gave
nk Demeck, 175, from drown-
in Lake Sheridan, Pa She won
aroegie medal for her bravery
A real fierce looking cloud
made its appearance Sunday af-
ternoon about 7:30 o’clock, and
it looked as though this section
was in for a bad spell of some
kind. The possibilities of the cloud
looked numerous. The result in
Paducah, however, vfas nothing
but a few drops of rain, several
nlc9 , puffs of sand, a few jerks
of high wind—and then a calm.
It was reported Monday morn-
ing that Chalk and Hackberry
were the recipients of a splendid
shower Sunday afternoon, and
that the wheat and oat crops were
considerably helped by this water
visitation. Things in these two
sections are looking very favor-
able at this time for a real crop,
and it seems that if a shower
falls anywhere in the county
these two communities are the
favored ones.
There has been more or less
cloudy, threatening weather all
the week, but the rainfall has
not been anything to mention in
the city, and over the major por-
tion of the county.
Even in this age of steel, wood
is still the most widely used ma-
terial for construction purposes
in the United States.
Workers Reported ■
Out On Stride
Thursday morning it was noted
there were quite a bunch of men
on the streets, gathered in dif-
ferent groups, and it looked as
though they were talking some
matter over quite seriously.
It was reported that the quarry
crew and the drivers of the trucks
which hauled the rock to the
crushers on the job on the east
end of the highway, had struck,
and were no longer at work.
The particulars of the matter
were not learned, and a report of
the alleged strike was all that
was learned of the issue.
It was further reported that
work on the highway was at a
temporary standstill, pending the
settling of the alleged strike of
the quarry and rock workmen.
BUSINESS IS
ON UPGRADE
PEOPLE ARE VERY OPTIMIS-
TIC AND THE DEPRESSION
IS FAST FADING
A horseback trail is now being
built to the top of Mt. Whitney,
the highest mountain in conti-
nental United States outside of
Alaska.
Iceland’s summer climate runs
a temperature average 50 to 55
degrees.
The so-called glass snake, which
has no limbs, is really a lizard.
Paducah business men report
things looking better now than
for the past several months. All
through the week days they are
doing a better business, and on
Saturdays there is not a store in
the city but puts on extra help,
and they are kept fairly busy all
through the day.
The folks are not talking hard
times any longer. With the pres-
ent crop prospect they feel there
are better times in store for Cot-
tle County and vicinity, and they
are bending every effort toward
getting their crops pitched, and
in getting everything in readiness
for an intense cultivation cam-
paign this summer.
West Texas citizens are used
to adverse conditions, and when
these prevail they fight only the
harder next time in order to
overcome that which a drouth or
a flood might have created. With
this kind of a determination it is
difficult to keep any section from
giving out its best, no matter
what might occur.
Things are looking at this
time as though Cottle County will
be herself when time comes for
the blowing of the gin whistles
and the moving of the fleecy
staple.
Program at
Valley View
Commencement exercises of the • /-i i
Valley View school will be held Loi’Vir'O ^linrloxr
next week. The Primary and In- V 1L.C JUlludV
in Paducah,
Milton White, a neighbor boy,
and Eugene were riding a horse,
Milton being in front and having
the reins in his hand. The boys
had ridden up to a gate and
Eugene had dismounted in order
to open it. When he started to
get back on the horse it acted a
little nervous, and White pulled
up on the reigns to steady the
animal. When he did so the horse
reared backward, falling to the
ground. One of White’s legs was
considerably bruised, but it was
stated no bones were broken.
The horse fell on Eugene, strik-
ing the body in an angling posi-
tion. Eugene’s left arm was
broken between the shoulder and
elbow; his right leg had two
bones broken above the ankle,
and he complained of pains in
his stomach and chest.
It was feared that the weight
of the horse on his stomach might
have ruptured his appendix, al-
though this was not substantiated
at the time of the accident.
There is no doubt but that
Eugene is in a critical condition,
and his parents and many friends
are apprehensive as to the out
come of the injury.
MRS. GRAVES OPERATED
Tuesday Mrs. Babe Graves,
who lives in Guthrie, was brought
to the Richards Hospital, in Pa-
ducah, and Wednesday morning
underwent a major operation.
Thursday morning it was re-
ported she was resting fairly
well, and it looked as though she
will soon be enjoying her usual
health.
termediate grades will have a
program on Tuesday evening,
June 2nd, and a splendid pro-
gram has been arranged by the
teachers of these grades.
On Thursday evening, June
4th, the High School and Gram-
mar graduates will have their ex-
ercises. Dean Tinsley of the De-
catur Baptist College will deliver
the address. Mr. Tinsley is a won-
derful speaker and a man who
has done much for the Baptist
College at that place. You will
enjoy hearing him, for he will
not only have a message adapt-
able to the graduating classes, but
will also be interesting and in-
structive to all who attend.
The public is invited to attend
all of these exercises.
By Legion Post
Killed Many
Coyotes in Cee Fee
J. M. Cook, who lives in the
Cee Vee section, northwest of
this city, made the remark this
week that he and three other men
had certainly slain the coyotes in
his part of the world the past
fall.
These four men have 104 of
the animals to their credit, and
they were killed within 10 square
miles.
There were many of these
depredators in the Cee Vee coun
try the past fall and winter, and
the hunters did a good turn and
a great favor to the citizenship
of that part of Cottle County
when they waged such an active
warfare on the animals.
The suicide rate in American
I cities reached a peak in 1929.
One establishment in Germany The Alaskan brown bear is the
fattens 7,000,000 geese a year. I largest species of living bear.
Big Revival to Begin
Sunday at M. E. Church
Commencing Sunday, May 31st,
Rev. Ray N. Johnson from Abi-
lene will begin a revival in this
city, the services to be held at
the First Methodist Church.
This meeting will be under the
leadership of the young people of
the Methodist Church, but the
meeting is for everybody, and a
cordial invitation is extended ev-
ery Christian man and woman,
boy and girl in this county, city
and adjoining counties to join
in the work and make the revival
one of the best ever held in this
city.
It is planned to run the meet-
ing through Sunday, June 14th,
making the length of the meeting
two full weeke. The singers and
musicians of the town have been
asked to co-operate in the work,
and it is planned to have some
wonderful song services during
the meeting.
Rev. Johnson is a young man,
just completing his college course
and being admitted to the minis-
try. He is said to be an excep-
tionally fine speaker, a most
zealous worker, and will no doubt
bring some spirited messages of
Truth to his hearers in this place.
He is up to date in his methods
of conducting a revival, but never
loses sight of the one and only
Guide and Chart in this work—
the Bible.
There will be two services
daily—one at 10 o’clock in the
morning and one at 8 o’clock at
night. The hours have been ar-
ranged so as to be convenient for
the most of the folks, and every-
one is urged to be at all the
services—both morning and even-
ing.
While being under the leader-
ship of the young people of the]to begin.
Methodist Church they want it
understood this does not mean
this is a revival for the young
folks alone. It is expected that
everyone will lend their hearty
aid in all possible ways, and thus
make this revival one which will
go down in the religious history
of the city as one of outstanding
interest and accomplishment. The
young people had but one object
in bringing Rev. Johnson here
and that was to help make Padu-
cah and Cottle County a better
place in which to live. They be-
lieve in the saying that in unity
there is strength, and taking this
truth as the working basis of the
meeting they are asking everyone
to put their shoulder to the wheel
and make an extra effort to
bring lasting and beneficial re-
sults from the campaign about
On Sunday afternoon. May
31st, 2 o’clock, fitting Memorial
Day services will be held by
members of the Paducah Ameri-
can Legion Post.
All veterans of Civil War,
Spanish American War and the
World War are especially re-
quested to be present at the Le-
gion Hall, courthouse basement,
at 2 p. m., in order to get ready
for the march to the City Ceme-
tery.
Any Civil War veteran, Span-
ish War veterans, World War vet-
erans, and anyone else who de-
sires to attend the program to be
given at the cemetery, and who
does not have a way to reach
that point are asked to communi-
cate with Post Commander Roy
Reid at the Moses Variety Store
and he will see that a way is pro-
vided.
Following is the program to be
rendered:
Assembly of veterans of all
wars at courthouse, 2 p. m.
March to Cemetery.
Members form in square or
suitable formation around truck
Memorial Prayer by chaplain
or substitute.
Song. America, by audience.
Reading names of all veterans
of any wars buried in City Ceme-
tery.
Reading, In Flanders Field, by
Elise Brown.
Song, Star Spangled Banner,
by audience.
Memorial Day, and Its Mean-
ing, by Post Commander Roy
Reid.
Speaker of the Day, Rev. J. E.
Billington.
Placing of flowers upon graves
of dead by Sergeant-at-Arms as
token of memory of dead.
Salue by firing squad.
Taps.
Dismissal.
Beautiful steel markers, bear-
ing the emblem of the American
Legion, will be placed on the
graves of all World War veterans.
A flag will be put on the graves
of the Civil War and Spanish-
American war veterans.
Commander Reid requests that
he be notified of all Civil War
and Spanish-Ameriean War dead
in the City Cemetery, so that
flags may be placed there Sun-
day.
ranged and many contests will be
on every night of camp. A sur-
prise stunt every afternoon, which
includes Field Day, Swimming
Tournament, Battle of Flowers,
Archery Contest,' Special Tent
Cooking Stunts, etc. Each morn-
ing the boys will have two hours
to study Scouting and will be
given many opportunities of pass-
ing tests and for earning Merit
Badges. Two hours a day will be
spent on Handicraft, and many
new Handicraft items will be
added. A Specialist in Nature
Lore will be with us, and he will
give special attention to any boy
who is desirous of advancing in
Nature Lore, special Nature
Hikes, etc. Every night a big
Camp Fire program will be held.
One night after Taps, the Order
of the Tong will meet and initiate
any who are fortunate enough to
be elected to the Honor Campers’
Organization—“The Order of The
Arrow.” This is a National Or-
ganization, and is real Camp
stuff. This year we are going to
cut the price to $5.75 per week.
“And as has been the custom
for the past several years, the
Boy Scouts of this Area, will
make a trip and it will be the
biggest trip ever planned. The
trip will last 21 days and will
cover over 3600 miles, and will
include the following places: Col-
orado Springs, Denver, Laramie,
Cody. Shoshone Falls, Yellowstone
Park. Idaho Falls. Salt Lake City,
Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest,
El Paso, Old Mexico, and Carls-
bad Caverns. Trip will be made
in a large bus, similar to the
Greyhound buses, and there will
be no crowding, every boy will
have his own seat. Trip has been
figured very closely and the price
has been set at $52.00 per boy,
which will cover the transporta-
tion, meals and sleeping, each boy
to pay his own personal expenses,
which will be approximately $10.
This trip is open to any Scout
within the Wichita Area Council,
which comprises of the following
fourteen counties: Archer. Bay-
lor. Clay, Cottle. Childress, Foard,
Hardeman, Jack, King, Knox,
Wilbarger, Young and Wichita
Counties. Trip will be made July
25th. Reservations can be made
any time up to June 5th.”
Former Cottle
Citizen Dies
D. W. Smith, who formerly liv-
ed in Cottle County, and who
made this county his home for
more than twenty-six years, pass-
ed to his final reward in Roaring
Springs last Sunday morning.
Mr. Smith was stricken with
paralysis several days before his
death and was not able to over-
come the malady.
He has a large acquaintance in
this city and county, and was
known as a man who stood for
the right on all questions. It is
with regret his death is chroni-
cled. and he will be missed by
relatives and friends alike.
We do first-class job printing.
Celebrated Three
Birthdays at Once
Sunday, May 24th, was the
birthday of three neighbors—Bob
Vaughan, who was 50 years of
age; Marvin Russell, who was 27
years of age, and George Taylor,
who was 51 years old.
The event was celebrated by
a big dinner at the home of
George Taylor. There were untold
good things to eat, and the hon-
orees and their families enjoyed
the occasion to the fullest ex-
tent
Want Ads bring resuKK"
REV. RAY N.
Who will begin a revival a* the
First Methodist Church Sunday
morning, Max 31st, at 11 o’clock.
An able Biblical preacher—com
and bear him.
1
J.
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