The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, June 3, 1932 Page: 1 of 8
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By LeROT
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Time is relentless in its exposures.
Graft can not stay its inexorable
working. Things done under cover
will be exposed by its teeth tug- J
ging at the coverlet. These are
days when the people are determin- §
ed to expose crookedness and woe
to the man guilty of unfair dealings
with the public.
DENISON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd, 1932
VOL. 2—NO 12
MAMMOTH AUCTION SALE ENDS TRADE DRIVE
Oil Outlook
Here Grows
Promising
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Oil activities took a sudden up-
ward trend in this vicinity this
week when the report of the suc-
cessful effort of the Collins Pe-
troleum; Co., northwest of Denison
near Woodville was given out.
That well, which Monday was
showing some 15,000,000 feet of ga*
and a considerable spraying of oil,
with the bit in the top of the sand
at 808 fret, created considerable
excitement. It was the signal fur
other activities to begin and for
the arrival In the city of other drill-
ers.
The Collins well is no surprise to
the drillers as they confidently ex-
pected to hit the pay in this well.
It is planned to drill the well in
deeper this week, it was announced
Wednesday.
The gas pressure is so strong
that the noise may he heard fo”
miles around. Throngs of people
have visited the location and Deni -
son is the scene of daily meetings
of scouts, drillers, lease nounds, and
others v.ho work at the game.
It was announced this week that
TO. C. Alexander, who works as an
independent oil driller, will lie here
soon from Amarillo with a rig and
will proceed to spud in north of the
Collins well.
OIL ACTIVITIES HER
BRING MORE PEOPLE
Culvert Company.
Here Stands For
Texas, Does Well
One of Denison's growing con-
cerns is the Century Bridge and
Culvert Co., of which Julian C,
Feild is president. The plant is»
located on the Feild property on,
highway No. 75, just south of the
free bridge and is kept busy manu-
facturing a high grade of century
creosote,! timber culverts. *
The plant opened by Mr. Feild
about two months back, employes
several men the month around, some
of which are on the road and others
working at the plant.
The culverts arc made of wood
treated in a patented way by creo-
sote, and are said to not only last
as long as any other kind of cul-
vert. but the cost is decidely cheap-
er. Good points about the culverts
are said to be that its cost to the
tax payers is less than any other
permanent culvert. The life of the
culverts is placed at well over fif-
ty years.
The strength test of the manu-
factured product made by the road
testing laboratory, Manhattan, Kan ,
shows a load capacity of 21,000
pounds applied through a lix^- inch
block placed at the center of the
surface of a 48 inch span, five ply
culvert.
The strong talking point of the
Denison plant is the fact that it
is a Texas product from Texas
trees, logged, sawed, hauled, creo-
soted, and handled entirely by
TEXAS men and facilities. Mr.
Feild lias sol forth in practice the
slogan “What Texas Makes, Makes
Texas."
Giant Auction Sale Starts
Rings in city government gen-
erally have something which they
do not want uncovered. But rings
can’t always maintain hold. Some-
body is going to be left holding the
bag in a big way soon. When the
group that is in office fights so
hard that the ring shall not be
broken, the people had best watch
out.
Already the report, of oil activi-
ties to the northwest of Denison
between this city and Woodville,
Okla., is bringing additional fam-
ilies here.
It is reported that rooming houses'
in some cases are full as a result
of the coming of people who are
interested in either the drilling end
or leasing of the oil game.
The rplendid outlook for oil in
this section is reaching the ears of
people away from Denison and
those who follow the game are com-
ing to Denison to take advantage
of it.
With the field near Woodville
gradually coming toward this city,
Denison stands a chance to become
an oil center in the near future.
Denison has ample roming houses
and boarding places and can well
tke care of the situation.
The Hotel Simpson is enjoying an
increased patronage and, being one
of the best hotels in the state, will
attract leaders In the oil business.
Rev. McConley
Has Operation
Appendicitis
Rev. E. C. McConley, pastor of
the First Christian church of this
city underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis at the Long Sneed hos-
pital Thursday afternoon about
four o’clock.
A large number of his friends
and members of his church have
gone to the hospital since the op-
eration to inquire into his condi-
tion.
Reports received this morning at
the hospital indicate that he is doing
nicely and is rapidly getting on the
road to recovery.
Tom Foley and Edgar A. Luton,
of the State National bank force
spent the week end in Austin.
Hilda Lee Crawford, 1932 grad-
uate of the Denison high school has
gone to Tyler to spend the summer
In beauty culture stddy. She is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Cranford living at 110 West
Hull Street
Sale Set For
Saturday 4tft
With Saturday, June 4, the first
month of the Trade Extension cam-
paign as fostered by the Denison
Junior Chamber of Commerce will
be rounded out. The move started
by the young men was with the
sole purpose of boosting business
condition-, and bringing larger nun
hers of visitors to the city.
In order to stimulate trade and
to lay a basis for the happy cli-
max for the first month, it was
planned to give out scrip, dollar for
dollar, with each purchase made
wit it the merchants of the city.
Many thousands of dollars of this
kind of money were, given out.
This scrip is to be used on the
big final day of the first month,
Saturday, the 4th. The use to
which it will he put will ho to give
it in exchange for articles bought
at auction at the giant auction
salt- in the afternoon of that day.
At that time more than fifty art-
icles will he offered for sale to the
highest bidders. ’Phis event will be
staged on the Main street of the
city, the street being fenced off
for that purpose by Mayor Clar-
ence Scott.
A large truck with a platform will
he used for the auction sale, and
by aid of a loud speaker the voice
of the auctioneer will be carried
to the borders of the crowd.
No Shoddy Goods
It is stated by merchants that
positively no shoddy goods will be
offered. In each case the highest
bidder will be handed the article
put up for sale. The whole thing
is to be conducted in a fair man-
lier by the business men and the
Junior Chamber.
No on-> is to profit directly br
the procedure. Denison will pros-
per only to the extent that a larger
number of people and customers
have been brought to the city dur-
ing the campaign. ft is a cam-
paign to help, bring on better busi-
ness days and to help kill talk
about depression.
Saturday should he one of the
greatest days in the history of the
city and the consciencious boosters
of the city are working to that ex-
tent.
People who have assembled the
scrip given out by the merchants
should be in Denison. With the
many articles offered for sale
will be as fair a proposition as can
be offered, it is stated.
Come on to Denison, Saturday,
Juno 4.
Sat. 1P. M.
Ends 8 P. M.
Denison will be the center of in-
terest next Saturday for thousands
of holders of scrip who will be down
town interested in the series of auc-
tion sales which are to be held in
connection with the culmination of
the Trade Extension month spon-
sored by the Denison Junior Cham-
ber of Commerce.
The auction wil loffer for sale
some :>f the very best, articles in
the various stores of the city, all
of which will he on display in the
windows of the merchants Friday
night, it is planned.
The auction will offer for sale
up Monday morning and will be
ready for the giant auction of the
afternoon which will start at 1 p.
m. and be held at intervals of about
one and one-half hours, culmin-
ating at 8 o’clock.
The first of the auctions will be
in the one hundred block at 1 p.
m. The second sale wil be in the
two hundred block starting at 2:30;
the third in the three hundred
block at 4; the fourth in the four
hundred block at 5:00; the fifth in
the five hundred block at 6:30; ana
the sixth in the six hundred block
at 8 o’clock.
A large truck will be used on
which the sales will be conducted,
and Major Clarence Scott has
arranged to close traffic on th“
block on whir*1, ■" i auction is Vic-
ing held at the time of the sale.
Alongside the truck to facilitate
the sale will be a loud speaker
mounted on a car. This will be
furnished by the Denison Radio Co.
More than fifty articles of goods
will be offered at the auction and
only scrip given by the merchants
is to be used. This scrip Ls ob-
tained v. ben making purchases at
the stores. No shoddy goods arc
to be offered for the auction sale,
it is promised.
The citizens of Denison are ex-
pected to be down town in unus-
ually large numbers during the
hours of the sale. Many hundred
from out of the city who have been
gathering up scrip also are expected
to be he:e. The fact that this mon-
ey has been given out for a month
will no doubt mean that the sa'e
will be the occasion for a great deal
of excitement.
What is the trend of the present
relation between banks and the
people? Are we to understand
that the interests of the banks run
diametrically to those of the peo-
ple? The Hoover-Garner discussion:
certainly seems to bear that out.
When the banks reach the point
they do not stand primarily for the
people and for aiding them finan-
cially, they have served their use-
fulness and another system will be
built up. Too many banks are now
buying foreign bonds and letting
the people at home, including tho
local business man, go without fi-
nancial aid
All school boards in a free coun-
try should be elected by vote of the.
people at a popular election. The
schools are democratic. Their
welfare is of primary importance
to the coming generation. To ha.ve.
them in the grip of local politics
is something that should be re-
sented in a pronounced way by the
people. It is too easy for parties
in office to pay off political debts
by appointing as trustees people
who have allegiance to a ring rather
than loyalty to the people.
Sam J. Boldrick and Ed Judd,
who have acted on the tax board
for the past two years, will again
assist City Tax Collector and As-
sessor Jesse Whitehurst this, year.
The appointments were made Mon-
day night at the council meeting.
In an unusual excoriating denun-
ciation of the present situation in
Washington in their dilatory me-
thods in meeting the present sit-
uation, Floyd Gibbons in a national
hookup Wednesday night urged the
people to write strong protests to
the national capitol. He liked the
present situation in this country to
the days prefacing the collapse of
other nations.
Gibbons was pitiless in his de-
nunciation. He pointed to the
plight of the jobless millions. He
indictated the marchers on Wash-
ington and the lack of sympathy
at Washington. He sounded a
note of warning to those in office
of the impending crash. He stated
that it was the first time he had
gotten into the political situation in
his broadcasts, but that present
condition of affairs in this country
was such as impelled drastic ac-
tion.
Are the citizens to get any relief
from tho high costs of utilities?
The same old war prices continue.
Yet there are thousands in this
city who have had their salaries cut
from ten to fifty per cent. Many
have lost their positions. Yet we
are compelled to pay these high
prices. Does the city government
care at all? Can't it raise its little
finger to help relieve the situation?
Is it so completely helpless or in-
different as to permit the people
they serve to continue to suffer this
imposition?
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Anderson and Sons Printery. The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, June 3, 1932, newspaper, June 3, 1932; Denison, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth737441/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.