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Section One
Eight Pages
COLEMAN DEMOCRAT-VOICl
8 Pages
IN ONE SECTION
For Coleman and Coleman County
VOL. NO. 51.
THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE, COLEMAN. TEXAS, THURSDAY, A UP l ST IS, 1932^
NO. 33.
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Sparks
From the Anvil
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, It wont be long now. With de-
pression on the run and copious
rains everywhere, and excellent
chances for democrats to have an
. Inning, people are beginning to feel
letter. Political orators in Texas
will soon hibernate for another two
years and normal tranquility will
prevail again.
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The Democrat-Voice's last big
party for 1932 will come off Satur-
day night, August 27. and people
of the county are asked to be pres-
ent to see the winners go under the
wires. Interest centers around the
governor’s race, which has simmer-
ed down to a contest between Ma
Ferguson and Ross Sterling. From
reports reaching this minister bet-
ting Is more pronounced than in for-
mer campaigns.
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In Coleman county there is but
one county wide runoff. This is be-
tween L. E. Collins, tax assessor, and
H. M. (Shorty) Brown. Both men
have friends on both sides. There Is
a runoff raging in two of the county
commissioners' precincts. George
Pauley of Valera, present commis-
sioner, is pitted against Carl Lohn
of Gouldbusk. Texas. O. H. Kelley
of Glen Cove. Texas, incumbent, is
contesting his seat with Kenneth
Croom. of Silver Valley. Per-
sonally. this mihlster hopes they
will all be elected. We never like to
see a democrat humiliated. Defeat,
however, doesn't humiliate them
much, because they have become ac-
customed to it over a long period of
years. They ought to be the hap-
piest bunch in the world shortly aft-
er next March when they take
charge of postoffices and are given
advantageous seats at the big pub-
lic pie counter.
• * *
The democrats have been down-
trodden long enough. They deserve
more than they have received, but
predestination has been soldiering
on the Job. Vet we have been in-
formed by Dr. S. N. Aston, a Pres-
byterian, that good rains fell last
week at Presbyterianville, and he
says sheep and cattle are fat and
that a doctor will go ten miles
where one blade of grass grew be-
fore.
2.17 Inches
Rain Boon to
Cotton Crop
YOUNG FEED AND RANGES
BENEFITTED BY GENERAL
RAIN IN COUNTY SUNDAY.
G. 0. P. Nominee
Hot winds that last week threat-
ened Coleman county's cotton crop
were tamed and cooled by a 2.17 inch
rain that fell Sunday afternoon and
night. The rain was general over
the county and has been of inesti-
mable value to cotton which was be-
ginning to wilt and shed as a result
hot winds and extremely dry
weather.
Young feed, maize, feterita and
other headed crops, not too far ad-
vanced, will be forced to maturity.
In many fields it has been falling to
the ground. Young com has been
helped by the rain and many acres
of cane have been saved. Luxuirant
ranges have been painted green and
water holes and creeks swollen so
that people in remote parts of the
county will not have to haul water
for domestic purposes.
The county, as a whole, was never
in better shape in August at this
time.
Coleman County Polled Herefords
to Mississippi.
V
„ We want to thank election judges
and clerks for the splendid service
they have rendered us in the past.
With a short ballot we ought to be
able, the night of August 27, to have
complete returns by 11 o’clock. Dr.
J. F. Gaines and E. P. Scarborough
will be on the firing line out on the
platform and a bunch of figure
hounds will be on the inside tabulat-
ing.
School Band
Already Has
64 Members
The Coleman school band for fall
of 1932, already has 64 members; 28
girls and 36 boys. Seventeen are
ward schools and 47 h'gh school, of
which 11 are seniors. 12 Juniors, f
are sophs and 15 freshmen.
Instrumentation
Trumpets—Burl Williams, Leon
ard King, Charles Hickman, James
Flinn. Gray Taylor. Aubrey Beau-
mont, Lena Bert Robinson, Corinne
Allen, Yolen Corum, LaVoy Wil-
liams. Elliott Miller and Gene Ayers.
B Clarinets—E. W. Parker. Oscar
Burns. James Finney. Palma Robin-
son, Chas. Sewell, Elwood Cobb
Bernice Gaines. Lottie Lee McKin-
ney, Billie Ruth Moore. Adele Elkins.
Maurine Williams. Irene
Audrey Belle Beaumont.
E Clarinets—C. D. Allen, Bernice
Hough, Floyd Price. Katherine
Young, Langford Wilhite, Bill!
Olenn Lie
Trombones—Wilma Green. Mar
tha Dunman, Margaret Smith and
Johnigan.
Flute—Sarih Ann Strickland.
“C” soprano saxophone—Ruth
Beaumont,
“B" soprano saxophone—Mary
Beth Williams.
Alto saxophone—John T. William
son
Tenor saxophone—Ella
McElrath
- Accompanist—Patsy Gray Nance.
▼J Melophones—Mary Smith, Ersklne
Robey, Luclle Ayers. Buddie Owens,
• James Price. Roger Gideon, Sam
Cobb, Gerald Holley.
Basses—Milton Autry, John Bur
nett.
Baritones-H. T. Mulkey, Howard
McFarland, Billy King-
Bass drum—Gail Williams.
Snares—Ed Frenzell, Addle Rose
White, Jack Maddox.
The Municipal Band has 37 play-
ers other than the school musicians
High school will have one or more
brehestras as well as band.
Each ward school will have an or-
chestra.
School band uniforms will consist
of band sweaters, band (oversea)
caps, and white trousers' with double
blue stripes.
Maurine
Orville Bullington of Wichita
Falls. Texas, who was nominated as j
the Republican candidate for Gov-
eror at the state convention in Dal-
las Tuesday. The nomination was
by acclamation.
Fergusons
Here Friday
In Campaign
The Gill Ranch. Whon. reports the
sale of a full carload of registered
double-standard Polled Herefords to
Robert Lum of Vicksburg. Miss.
Mr. Lum and his brother. Ray. have
purchased many loads of Polled
Herefords in this section, this being
the second they have bought from
the Gill ranch this vear.
Mr. Lum reports not only an in-
creased movement toward beef cat-
tle in this section but also that Mis-
sissippi farmers and stockmen are
demanding cattle with quality
well as registered papers.
Cotton Picking
To Be Discussed
Saturday Meeting
Representatives' from every com-
munity in Coleman county have
been invited to attend the meeting
at the chamber of commerce Satur-
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock for the
purpose of discussing cotton picking
problems. Reports from each com-
munity have been requested and £
check up of possible needs of the
county will be made.
While it will be impossible to de-
termine exactly what the needs may
be, a good idea can be obtained and
thus give the local organization a
chance to render special service in
securing proper number of hands.
Another very important matter is
the price of picking and cooperating
along this line. If farmers and the
chamber of commerce can lay plans
now and establish a system of hand-
ling the situation many difficulties
will be eliminated. It is often the
case that we have too many pickers
or not enough pickers; some people
get to bidding and increasing the
price of picking too early causing
much heavier expense of gathering
the cotton crop.
Those who are interested should
ettend the meeting Saturday. Com-
munity directors have already done
some work along this line and have
the cooperation of their neighbors.
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Annual Picnic
at Cross Plains
Set For Saturday
Cross Plains Aug. 17.—McDer-
mitt’s annual summer picnic and old
settlers reunion will be held at the
ranch, eight miles west of Cross
Plains, Saturday. The celebraiton.
according to old timers, usually at-
tracts several thousand people. In-
cluded on the entertainment pro-
gram are horse shows, sheep judg-
ing, tournament, rodeo and dinner
on the ground.
The picnic is given each year on
or near, H. H. McDermitt’s birth-
day, August 21.
The McDermitt family is one of
the oldest in this part of the state.
They have been engaged in cattle
and ranching business here almost
50 years.
Friends from 30 Texas counties at-
tended last year’s celebration and
an even larger number Is expected
Saturday according to the commit-
tee extending Invitations.
Dinner on the ground at McDer-
mitt picnics always includes pit bar-
becue and all side dishes of western
fancy.
Boys Having Good Time.
Word received at this office this
morning from boys at Camp Ton-
kawa, Buffalo Gap, is to th eeffect
they are having a pretty good time.
Those there for the two weeks’ out-
ing are Mac Woodward, Jimmie
Gaines, Jack Maddox, Eugene Flew-
ellen. H. T. Mulkey and J. T. and
Jimmie Lee Williamson.
SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE
HERE TO SEE AND HEAR
MA AND JIM.
A colorful array of fluent, re-
sourceful speakers provided political
menu for Coleman county people last
Friday evening when James E. Fer-
guson and his Wife, Miriam A. Fer-
guson, candidate for governor
against Ross Sterling, invadpd the - ches
realm to chastise their political ad-
versaries.
Interest centered around the local
engagement because Coleman is the
home of State Senator Walter C.
Woodward, one of the principal
spekers for Governor Sterling. But
Mr. Ferguson did not “pour it on”
as had been expected.
Speakers who were heard prior to
Mr. Ferguson included Judge J. K.
Baker and former state representa-
tive A. L. Pearce of this city and
James McCartney of Brownwood.
Harry Tom King of Abilene and a
number of other notables were here
for the occasion, but were not given
time for speeches.
Mrs. Ferguson was here and made
an impressive address prior to that
of her husband.
She said that should she defeat
Governor Sterling, asking renomina-
tion to a second term, she would
consider her victory a mandate from
the people to “get rid of the present
highway commissioners.”
Ferguson said charges of Sterling
partisans that the federal govern-
ment had withdrawn highway aid
during Mrs. Ferguson’s administra-
tion were untrue.
“I challenge them to prove that
federal aid was ever denied under
the Ferguson administration or that
any ever will be withdrawn because
a Ferguson is governor,” Ferguson
said.
“I’ll tell you what the federal
government did do about aid,
though. When Sterling and Ills
crowd built that so-called hug-the-
coast highway along the Gulf of
Mexico at a cost of $2,660,000 the
federal government would not put a
dollar Into it.- The Sterling crowd
took every dollar that road cost
from your gasoline tax fund. Noth-
ing but a crane or crawfish could
live along that highway.
They talk to you about respon-
sible government and honesty in of-
fice and accuse me of all sorts of
high crimes. But not a mother’s son
has the nerve to stick his name to
a Justice's complaint charging I ever
stole anything.
Ferguson said he had “two good
engineers” estimate the cost of the
highways Sterling claimed were
built the past five years and that
even by making “most generous al-
lowances” they were able to account
for only $117,000,000 in construction
and maintenance costs.
“There was paid into the highway
department and spent by it $217,-
000,000,” Ferguson said. “They fi-
nally got the state auditor to make
a preliminary report after I insisted
on knowing where that $100,000,000
went, but that’report does not give
us any information. I challenge the
Sterling crowd to take that report
and show where they even tried to
account for your money.”
San Angelo
Man Victim
Of Amnesia
HUSBAND OF FORMER MUSIC
TEACHER IN COLEMAN. WELL
KNOWN HERE.
The following item taken from
Tuesday’s San Angelo Times will be
of interest to Coleman people be-
cause Mr. Stark Is well known in this
city as the husband of Mrs. Maxine
Gattys, a former music teacher to
Coleman high school:
Police officials of four West Tex-
as cities Monday night were seek-
ing to solve the strange disappear-
ance of J. C. Stark, San Angelo cof-
fee salesman, who left his home at
711 North Jefferson Street last Fri-
day and has not been heard from
since.
Stark’s automobile, locked and
parked at the side of the street, was
found undisturbed Saturday Horn-
ing in the negro residential section
of Ballinger. Friday night he hired
a Ballinger man to drive him to Abi-
lene, and from there took a bus for
El Paso. Bus company officials re-
ported that the ticket was used and
that the salesman left the bus in El
Paso.
It was believed that the San An-
geloan was suffering from amnesia
or some other Illness. Mrs. Stark,
who visited Ballinger Sunday, could
advance no reason for her husband’s
disappearance.
Police of San Angelo, Ballinger,
Abilene and El Paso are co-operat-
ing in a serach for the man. Some
of the officers advanced the theory
that the San Angeloan might have
met with foul play.
Stark is 31 years old, 5 feet 9 in
tall, weighs 200 pounds,
Methodist
Preachers
Will Meet
Methodist preachers in Coleman,
Brown, Runnels, Coke and Coman-
che counties have completed plans
for an all-day meeting at the park
north of Colpman next Wednesday.
Those in atendance will be accom-
panied bv their families. The meet-
ing will convene at 10 a. m. and a
suitable program will be mingled
with business.
Ex-Governor
Honor Guest
At Luncheon
MEAL AND POLITICS NOT MIX-
ED BY DISTINGUISHED
TEXAS CITIZEN.
With former Governor Dan
Moody, who was introduced to Lions
by Senator Woodward, the honor
guest the Lions club held its best
weekly meeting of the year Wednes-
day noon at the First Christian
church. Baseball interest, which has
has
dark curly hair and dark eyes. He
wears glasses most of the time and
has a deep dimple In his right Jaw.
Kiwanis Clubs of
Four Cities Meet
at Coleman Aug. 25
The Kiwanis clubs of San Angelo,
Abilene. Brownwood and Coleman
will hold a Joint meeting and feed
Thursday night, August 25th. at 7:30
at the Educational Building of the
First Baptist eliurch here. This an-
nouncement was made at the regu-
lar Kiwanis luncheon held Tueaday
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Negroes To
Sing In City
Next Tuesday
TRUE VINE BAPTISTS TO MAKE
WELKIN RING. WHITE PEO-
PLE INVITED.
The Sunset District Association of
the negro Baptist church will meet
with the True Vine Baptist church
in this city Tuesday, August 23, for
a six days’ session. A splendid wel-
coming program is being arranged, it
is said, by white friends.
An attendance of 150 is expected
from other towns in a territory that
embraces Pecos. Spur, Lubbock,
Stamford and San Angelo.
Much special music is being ar-
ranged it is said, with a sextet from
Abilene featuring the program.
Among those who will appear on
the program from this city include
Secretary S. W. Cooper of the Cole-
man chamber of commerce: H. B.
Williams, representative of Coleman
Baptist churches; Mayor J. C. Smith
and a closing address by Rev. P. F.
Squyres, pastor of the First Baptist
church, Monday, August 29.
Jim Ferguson
Given Lashing
By Dan Moody
RESPONDS TO REQUESTS OF
BIG AUDIENCE AT HOWELL
TO “POL’R IT ON.”
Coleman 4-H
Clubs Enjoy
Encampment
THREE PLEASANT AND PROFI-
TABLE DAYS SPENT LAST
WEEK ON JIM NED CREEK.
Last Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day were epochal days in 4-H dub
history in Coleman county. Those
days marked the first countywide
encampment in the beautiful grove
at Edmundson Park on Jim Ned
Creek between this city and Echo.
During the three days 140 dub
members registered and many adults
Roy Miller of Corpus Christi. who, from this city, Santa Anna and other
has been appointed to take charge communities in the county helped
of the national Democratic cam- to make the program protitable and
paign in Texas according to Jed C. educational.
For nearly two hours yesterday
afternoon at .the Howeli theatre
former governor Dan Moody severe-
ly lashed the public and official rec-
ord of James E. Ferguson, chief cam-
paigner for Mrs. Miriam A. Fergu-
son; also a former governor, who is
seeking the democratic nomination
against Ross Sterling, incumbent.
Before the hour set for the speak-
ing arrived the theatre was filled
and many, eager to hear the vitrolic j
attacks of the red headed fighter,
stood at the entrance of the build-
ing.
Mr. Moody was introduced by
State Senator Walter C. Woodward,
local champion of the Harris county
candidate. Before responding to a
noon. ' i, , , .. . Ht t th request to “pour it on” the speaker
Guests of the club at the Tuesday |[or k>nK ^eld the *_ “J ; paid a tribute to Senator Woodward
meeting were Paul Smith and Glyn weelcl>' lunchews. was c<ampletely. ^ gn outstanding public servant, one
Downey of Gouldbusk, memt«rs^ -""“of “* j of the ablest men in the Texas sen-
with several musical selections on The ex-governor commented on, Governor Moody wasted no time in
guitar and mouth organ. J- P. Me- approaching his subject. Before
gave a very encouraging report j —^uslion o{ the FergUsonS>he
Last Day for Absentee Voting
Next Tuesday.
The last day for absentee voting
In the runoff primary Is next Tues
day, four days before the election.
Ballots are available now at the of-
fice of County Clerk Walker.
Fire Department Had Hard Night.
The Coleman volunteer fire de-
partment had a hard night last
night. About midnight a call was
received from the Jack Button resi-
dence In the Stobaugh addition and
at an early hour this morning a caU
from Santa Anna was responded to.
Cord was asked to report on the bus
iness and crop prospects as
on his recent visit to California.
Ull
the more optimistic feeling now pre
vailing on the west coast. Charles
Wilson made a short talk on good
news of the day. He chose as his
subject the recent upturn In
stock market.
and their civic worth in
I,ions soon found out that they
would have to go to the Howell thea-
tre, as it was evident that while Mr.
Adams, national committeeman,
Woodward To
Speak in City
Saturday Nite
In this issue of the Democrat-
Voice the Sterling for Governor club
announces that State Senator Wal-
ter C Woodward will address Cole-
man county voters on the court
house lawn in this city Saturday
evening at 8 o'clock. He will dis-
cuss issues in the governor’s race
and answer statements made re-
cently in an address here by James
E. Ferguson.
The club says Senator Woodward
is familiar with the history of the
administration of James E. Ferguson
and Ross Sterling and will relate
facts and give information which
should be known to every voter in
Coleman county.
Mr. Woodward says his speech will
be dignified and free from personal
criticism of those suporting Mrs.
Ferguson.
Exchange and
Swap Days to
Be Multiplied
The community board of the Cole-
man chamber of commerce In meet-
ing recently suggested that the swap
or exchange days be more often
once a month and Saturday is des-
ignated as special swap day. The list
bringing —<---- ------( will be at the chamber of commerce
1 ut of muc*1 progress was made he discard- ' cffjce until in the afternoon Satur-
1 cd his coat and rolled up his sleeves j day and gt the court house square in
so that the gestures of giovcless j the .afternoon: .
hands would not be hindered. Listings continue to come in and
He began bv referring to the dif- ] d the people respond freely, the next
ferent highway departments that regular monthly exchange day
functioned under the Ferguson ad- , which will be in September) scores
to-
For
J. L. Wilkinson
Purchases Grist
And Flour Mill
the Moody dined he was not to be both-
ered with politics.
Several guests were present: Sam
Cooper, Chas. Wilson. R. I. Bowen.
| Sr. and R. L. Hunt, Jr., of Marfa.
Evidently the Lions asked Charlie
Wilson down to rake him over the
coals and further humiliate him
thei concerning the defeat of a 11 man
Secretary S. W. Cooper of
chamber of commerce told the Dem- i Kiwanis ball team
ministrations and the withdrawal of
federal aid on projects not under
construction at that time.
Answers Road Charge.
Answering Ferguson’s challenge
“that the Texas state highway de-
partment is $100,000,000 short," Moo-
dy read from the report of the state
auditor in which the statement ap
peared that there was no evidence
ocrat-Voice this morning that J. L. team which was short one man. Miss
Wilkinson has just purchased the Veoma Roquemore entertained with
old grist and flour mill at Olen Cove a vocal number accompanied at the
and will move it to his farm four piano by Miss Will Gideon.
miles north of this city. Mr. Wilkin- Speiking Date Cancelled,
son expects to install some new ma-■ ^ ki date announced for
chinery and otherwise renovate the Ross sterh and Hon Sam
mill before putting It In operation. j McCorkle for this city and Santa
Anna tomorrow, has been cancelled,
the Democrat-Voice has been advis-
ed. Other arrangements were made
that will prevent the visit of Texas’
first lady.
by the Lions i Qf £hortage of money discovered and
Orphans to Sing
Tonight at The
Church of Christ
eight o’clock tonight at the church
-- | (hey will give another program.
Z. D. Barber, super'ntendent of The superintendent and children
the Boyles Orphan Home at Quin- started on a tour of Texas last
lan, and nineteen children from the | Wednesday and will continue it for
home arrived in Coleman this morn- five weeks. The tour is being made
ing about ten o’clock and went di- I as a means of acquainting the people
rect to the Church of Christ where! with the work that is being done at
they gave a musical program. the home.
Mr. Barber and his caravan will The visitors will leave Coleman
remain m Coleman all day and at tomorrow morning.
COURTHOUSE NEWS
Births.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Roe.-,
buck, Coleman, a girl.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bur-
rage, Coleman, a boy.
Marriage Licenses.
Victoria Richardson, and Ira
Hinds, Coleman.
Inea Lankford, Port Worth and
Bee D. Blasingame, Brownwood.
Amanda Clevenger and Horace
Carter, Coleman.
Beulah C. Myers and A. A. Autrey,
Gouldbusk.
Zora McDermett and Jack De-
Busk, Cross Plains.
D. C.
Warranty Deeds.
Snodgrass et ux to H. O.
Snodgrass, the southwest one-fourth
.of the W. W. Wallingford survey No.
692, containing 160 acres. $1600 00.
Temple Trust company to Mrs.
Zoe D. Hayworth, 63x125 feet, being
the south one-half of lots Nos 13
and 14 in block No. 18 of the orig-
inal town of Coleman, $4108.00.
J. R. Pearce et ux to B. T. Vinson,
100x200 feet out of the H. T. &, B. R.
R. Co survey No. 57, and D. A. Jack-
son survey No. 153, also part ol lot
No. 3, block No. 5 out'of the town
of Santa Anna. $2500.00.
Standard Savings and Loan Asso-
ciation to M. R. McAlister et ux, lot
No. 8 In block No. II In the Santa Fe
addition to town of Coleman, $350.00.
that a minor shortage in the pay-
roll. which did not amount to more
than $200 or $300 had been found.
The report continued that employes
In these cases had either resigned or
had been discharged and that In
some cases the money had been re-
turned.
"Either old Jim doesn't know the
difference in $200 or $300 and a hun-
dred million or he is so thlrtsy for
power that he Is willing to sacrifice
the reputations of honest men to
gain it." Moody declared.
In reply to printed reports that
Ferguson had claimed federal high-
way aid was not withdrawn during
a Ferguson administration. Moody
produced a copy of a letter signed
by A. R. Losh. district engineer of
, the Bureau of Public Roads, Wash-
i ington, D. C., and addressed to Eu-
gene T. Smith, then chairman of the
Ferguson highway commission in
which advice was given that federal
aid was being withdrawn from all
federal aid projects not then under
actual contract.
Moody closed by eulogizing great
governors of the past who returned
their togas, to the people unsullied.
He praised Governor Sterling's hon-
esty and plead with his audience to
return him to power for another two
years.
Mr. Moody spoke Tuesday night at
Lampasas and last night at San An-
of people shall derive profitable re-
sults from It. There are thousands
of articles over the county and in
Coleman lying idle and doing the
owner no good, which someone else
would like mighty well to have. The
list consists of such items and trade
collateral as: mules for mares; radio
for cattle, pigs; cream separator for
feed; buggy for saddle; one-row
planter for horse; triple disc plow
for cow; set of Iron, wagon wheels
for calf; pigs for oats; four wheel
trailer for cow; piano for cow, etc.
Now, just take a lock about the
house and place and you will find a
number of things you probably never
gelo, fallowing in the wake of James
tourer!
E. Ferguson, who last week
the sheep and goat section
State.
of the
Band Concert Thursday Night on
Court House Lawn.
Special speakings by candidates
for office are not considered city,
civic or chamber of commerce af-
fairs. For this reason the Coleman
band has always made a charge for
playing for same—the same price to
all. The regular weekly concert will
use and which you can trade for j
something of value to you. This is
one of the greatest benefit plans yet
undertaken and is for the people of
this section without cost. If you de-
sire to load something in your car or
wagon and bring it along, you are
sure to find someone who can use it.
One farmer said. "If the people take
hold of this like they should, the
time is coming when you will have
to have special individual giving his
entire time to handling the ex-
chance.” If that time should come,
it would be the best Investment
Coleman coukr make. This is not
confined to Just Coleman county but
is open to any individual anywhere.
The Democrat-Voice and the
chamber of commerce are cooperat-
ing in furnishing the public a me-
dium and plan for exchanging their
idle commodities. Look over the list
in this week's issue of the Demo-
crat-Voice and also the bulletin at.
the chamber of comemrce office.
Then If you do not find a trade to
suit you just list your offering. Also
be sure and take advantage of the
special events for swapping and
trading. Remember that Saturday,
special attention will be given all
who come in for the exchange. The
list will be on display at the cham-
ber oi commerce Office during the
forenoon and an-extra bulletin will
be at the courthouse square. Bring
your things or If not convenient to
do this make it a point to look over
the lists and mingle with the crowd
at the trading grounds
At noon the first day 125 club
members had enrolled and were
treated to a big chicken feast; a
large tub of fried chicken being serv-
ed. During the afternoon the first
of a series of educational features
was staged by W. I. Marshall, Tom
Green county farm agent. He gave
the boys valuable lessons in judging
beef cattle and C. W. Lehmberg,
Runnels county farm agent, gave
demonstrations in Judging and se-
lecting sorghum grains and corn.
The first real sport and entertain-
ment was enjoyed just as dark en-
veloped the camp site when each
boy had to answer roll call by giv-
ing the name of his “buddy." Each
boy was given the name of another
boy and he had to be able to account
for his mate or run the gauntlet. If
a boy could not immediately account
for his partner he had to run the
full length of two lines of boys with
their belts in hand for keen, friend-
ly, stinging lashes. The narrow al-
ley formed by the boys could not be
escaped by offending youngsters.
Any carelessness or disobedience on
the part of a boy subjected him to
the gauntlet and resulting pain.
Friday the entire group marched
from the encampment site to the
Dibrell ranch bam where fifty head
of fine Herefords were penned for
Judging. The boys took advantage-
ous seats on fences and Mr. Mar-
shall directed judging. Each boy
had to name the points of merits
possessed by the cattle and place
them according to quality. After
this the boys returned to the Ed-
mundson cow pens for dairy cattla
judging.
J. L. Beard, county school superin-
tendent, had charge of athletics dur-
ing the encampment and matched
the boys In games each afternoon,
and the several contests brought the
boys Into actual play. Business and
professional men played baseball
with the boys Friday afternoon and
a large number visited the camp in
the evening to witness activities and
enjoy a program rendered by Paul
Smith, Roile Wheeler. Glyn Down-
ing and Leonard Phillips of Gould-
busk, Curtis Nixon of Valera and the
Kewaha quartette of this city.
Billy Allen and Orvai Robinson.
Red Cross life savers, had charge of
the swimming program, and in ad-
dition to providing safety for the
boys rendered valuable service as
swimming, diving and life saving
instructors.
J M. Blnion, Santa Anna voca-
tional agriculture teacher, was “first
aid” to County Farm Agent Robin-
son in carrying the program to a suc-
cessful culmination, and was active
in everything necessary to make the
camp successful and the' short course
profitable. He was valuable in giv-
ing valuable instruction on feed ra-
tions.
C. V. Robinson, county agent, who
has been here two years, has done
some constructive work in all phases
of farm activity and hi coaching fu-
ture men to better fill places In
community and individual progress.
He Is well pleased with results of
this first summer short course. The
local Kiwanis and Lions clubs and
the chamber of commerce contrib-
uted funds for general expense of the
encampment and short course and
this, supplemented by the boifntilul
supply of edibles from farm pan-
tries gave the ooys and other par-
ticipants an e> cellent menu together
with 300 pounds of beef and goat,
chicken and about 100 pounds of ba-
con.
be eiven this evening at $ o'clock
on the court house lawn. J. E. King,
bandmaster. 33x.
Baker Will
Speak For J.
E. Ferguson
Judge J. K. Baker if this city will
speak In Cross Plains tonight la
the interest of Ma Ferguson's candi-
dacy for governor of Texas. He will
speak tomorrow t Friday > night at
Brownwood.
Judge Baker Is a brother-in-law
of State Senator Walter C. Wood-
ward. staunch Sterling supporter,
and because of the fact their speak-
ing dates are of more than usual Im-
portance. Both men are familiar
with the record* of the two gover-
nors and their messages are always
Interesting.
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Williamson, J. T. Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1932, newspaper, August 18, 1932; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth747738/m1/1/?q=EARTH: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.