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The Clifton Record
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR
THE CLIFTON RECORD. CLIFTON. TEXAS, NOVEMBER 4, 1932
NUMBER 36.
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MERIDIAN COURT
AND LOCAL NEWS
Local Dots
Sheriff L. S. Lewis, Deputy Will
Golden of Clifton and Tyler Hill, con-
stable of Clifton went to Roswell Sat- ad(lress
DEMOCRATIC RALLY
On Friday evening, November 4th.
at 7:15 p. m., Clifton and Bosque
County will have the privilege and
pleasure of having two outstanding
speakers. The Hon. 0. H. Cross, mem-
ber of the U. S. House of7 Represent-
atives and representing the district
in which this county is a part, will
national issues. The
FINE ENTERTAINMENTS FEATURE
OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS FAIR
urday night to investigate a cutting jjon prank Tiny, prominent lawyer
scrape. They found both of the 1 than ^ ^-lu.0> alK| well known t
boys pretty badly cut on their necks
and throats. They arrested Odie Bush
placed him under bond to await
a nd
the action of the grand jury.
Mrs. Tom Mercer, who was reared
at Morgan, died at her home in Big
Springs last Friday and her body was
Bosque
County, will also speak to us.
Mr. Tyssen of the Clifton College
will introduce Hon. O. 11. Cross. Mr.
J. N. Fallis, member of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of Texas,
will introduce Mr. Tirey. Mr. M. J.
Hofl, Precinct Chairman, and Mrs.
The first social affair of the Cen-j que County upon ’their harmonious
Jtral Texas Fair was a turkey din- "ork in every phase of animal hus-
. handrv and agricultural progress. Mr.
I nor at six-th.rty o clock Thursday j shjrU>y (,xU,n,M the
the dining room of the j port Worth delegation, one lmundred
tlie banquet lion-ian(l forty-seven in number, who could
oring the Karein Shrine Band and not remain for the banquet. Mr.
Patrol of Waco, was sponsored by Hugh White, of Keller, one of the
the Clifton Lions Club and served by best-known Shorthorn breeders ot
brought to Morgan for burial Sunday j)u,y Helm, co-chairman, will have
afternoon. Mrs. Mercer was the ()f tj,(. meeting,
daughter of Mi. and Mrs. 1. L. Rog- Clift on is to he congratulated on
ers of Morgan. The following Merid- se(.urjn^ t|u, speakers of the evening,
ian friends attended the funeral: Mr.
and Mrs. D. Preston Hornbuckle, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Wintz, Mrs. J. A.
Cochran and Mrs. A. D. (lark.
Dr. L. H. Jordan and small son.
Billie of Dallas, accompanied by Miss
Bessie Lee Grandberry also of Dallas
were here last week-end visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Jordan,
and his grandfather, A. R. Ellis.
Mrs. L. J. Stockard and daughter,
Miss Belle, returned last week from
a ten days’ visit with her daughter.
Mrs. Ray Payne of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stockard and
sons, M. L. and James, visited rela-
tives in Clifton last Sunday.
Baker Ekrut of China Springs is
].t>re on a visit with his mother, Mrs.
E. B. Ekrut.
All the churches of Meridian^ held
•i union service last Sunday night
Music will be had for the occasion.
If you have more money than you
can spend you may be satisfied. If
you do not, it is your duty as citizens
to come out. This is a turning point
| in the Nation’s history. Will you be
at your post of duty?
j City Hall, Friday night, Nov. 4.
'at 7:15 p. m.
Dury L. Helm.
FALSE CANVASS OF ELECTION
RETl'RNS IN COMANCHE CO.
evening
municipal building
the ladies of the Civic Society. Many
local and visiting citizens were pres-
ent. Mr. 0. L. Stuart, president of the
Lions Club, was host for the evening.
No formal talks were made, hut all
enjoyed to the fullest the most excel-
lent dinner and social discourse.
At seven-forty-five in the auditori-
Texas. talked along the lino of breed-
ing (fine livestock, emphasizing the
fact that Texas can raise as fine
stock as any state in the
.White said Clifton’s 11)33 Fair would
be much better and larger than this
• year’s. He spoke of the need of at
least one new building and offered a
LIONS ('Ll B
Lions Club met in regular meeting
at City Hall, Tuesday noon and much
was said about the success of the
Central Texas Fair which was held
in Clifton, Oct. 27, 28 and 21). A com-
mittee was appointed to draw up res-
olutions of thanks for the many en-
tertainments furnished for the Fair,
Clifton Band, Gatesvillr Band, Shrine
Band, T. C. t'. Band and t he Pint"
School of Dancing; also the Norse
school for their part in tlm parade,
the livestock exhibitors, poultry ex-
hibitors, and farm products which ex
hibits were second to none.
A committee was appointed to work
on the maintaining of the County
Union Mr Agent and Comity Demonstrator for
1)3,3.
The
SCHOOL NEWS
AT CAYOTE SCHOOL
dismissed on Friday of
so that the pupils and
ould attend the Central
Clifton. Everyone re-
•rijoyahle and interest-
Comanche, Get. 31.— W. D. Carroll
was indicted here Saturday on
charges of illegal canvass of votes
in the second democratic primary at
Box No. 1 in Comanche.
A recount of ballots, at the request
I ,,f H. E. Stewart, apparently defeated
; for county judge, revealed that Stew-
are ac tually had won, and Mrs. B. W ■
uni was the opening program of the j donation of $50.00 for the same,
series of entertainments. Music by j Our own Elder C. R. Nichol greeted
the Karem Shrine Band, dance num-jthe guests and uttered worthwhile
bet s by members of the Pinto School i thoughts pertinent to the work of
of Dancing, Waco; a one-act play by j educating the masses for better liv-
the high school Dramatic Club and a l ing. Mr. Lee O’Daniel of Burrus Mill,
minstrelette by the High School Pub-j Fort Worth, and sponsor for the
lie Speaking Club, furnished a varied j “Light Crust Dough Boys,” praised
program that was highly appreciated the ladies who served the banquet
by those present. Each part of the and other special meals during the
program was distinctly superior in its Fair.
class. | Josh Billings, Livestock Secretary
Friday noon a large number par-! of the State Fair at Dallas, gave a
took of the turkey dinner, served spicy talk, which brought forth
family style. Visitors praised the civ- hearty applause. Hon. Roy Sander-
ic ladies for maintaining their repu- ford, Senator-elect from Bolton, made
Sc hool was
last week
teachers e
Texas Fair at
ported a most •
ing day.
The Cayote all-star basketball
11 am met at ! He* school building last
Wednesday night for the purpose of
organizing. It was decided that on
Thursday of this week the boys would
moot to got the court in readiness so
that workouts may begin soon.
The Home Economies Department
pwill be moved into a “new home” this
fair secretary and president L t.,,)<. The vacant house of Mr. J. M.
were not ready to make a filial report i Brittain, just off the campus, has
on the fair, but this) report, will be j rented for this purpose, and
ready for next meeting. I promises to be an ideal home eoo-
The luncheon committee strutted m-,mjes cottage,
their stuff this week, as the duck sea- | jh(, Glaude Miller of Waco
son opened at high noon and baked I delivered an interesting address to
duck was served at 12:10--that’s tp(, Roosevelt-CJarner Club at the
plenty good service.
Every member is urged to be pres-
ent next meeting for very important
discussion.
Come one—come all!
school building Monday night.
We
CARD OF THANKS
wisli to take this method
of
EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA!
Spooks! Ghosts! Screams! Witches!
What an air of mystery pervaded the
house as the guests made their en-
trance. On each side of the door sat
witches elother in black. Down the
tation for good dinners.
Friday evening at six o’clock, the
Feeders and Breeders Banquet was
the social feature. Mr. O. L. Stuart
acting as chairman, called upon Rev.
a short talk, first claiming the priv-
ilege of introducing his brother as n
better-looking member of his family.
Craig M. Logan was introduced and
the guests stood to show their appre-
ciation of liis untiring efforts for the
Fair.
thanking our many friends for their hall sat ghosts clothed in white. Dim-
kind deeds and words of sympathy colored lights, gay paper hangings,
during the illness and death of our apples hanging in doorways; all
with the Nazarene Church. Rev. h. E. gj)(,0(j |ia(, defeated her opponent for
Kirchner, Baptist pastor, did the
preaching.
Mrs. Jesse Davis visited her moth-
er, Mrs. T. C. Day of Kopperl, last
Friday and Saturday.
Ed Handley of Clifton was here
last week shaking hands with his
many Meridian friends and also look-
ing after business matters.
Quite a good many of the business
people of Meridian attended the lair
at Clifton last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lomax moved
into their new home just completed
a few days ago on Bosque street.
the office of county tax collector, in-
stead of losing to him.
No date for Carroll's trial was set.
Frank Nixon to return thanks. At
the close of the dinner, Mr. Stuart • success of the Central Texas
introduced Prof. A. L. Bronstad, who! All the exhibitors a' the Fair wore
became master of ceremonies. Inter- asked to stand, that the guests might
speised with witty remarks, Mr. | see the men so vitally interested in
Miss Tessi" Seeding accompanied
Tilden Anderson and family to San
Antonio Monday to visit for a while.
Pecan Meeting At
Meridian, Nov, 14
Some of the best pecan and walnut
authm it ies of the State of Texas, as
well as of the nation will speak on
1 i ■ ei the program of the Central I exas Nu'
This is a very nice residence which. 1 “
adds much to the looks of that part
of town.
We passed the cotton gin here
Meridian
| Growers' Association at Meridian
| Monday. Nov. 14. A pecan show in
I connection w ith the meeting is ex-
sseu ine c,mu„ , (() attract a large number of
last Saturday evening ami P“«* ....... ............. ,
Bronstad called upon a number of,
gentlemen, each of whom in his own ^
individual style spoke words of en-
couragement and inspiration, or
voiced the future needs arid prospects I
of the Central Texas Fair. May
Tom ■('. Parks, chairman
Association talked of the success of
the 19.32 Fair and the needs of ihe
Fair of next year. Then Mr. Parks.
Secretary I). C. Holverson, and all
others responsible for the success of
the Fair, were given a rising vote of
thanks for their efficient work. Mr.
Clint Shirley, a native Cliftonite,
now living in Fort Worth, made a
talk complimenting Clifton and Bos-
f t he Fa i r I Audit orium
i
| samples of native and improved nuts
from Bosque County pecan groves, as
(well as from adjoining counties. This
I will be a rare chance for those who
[have b
I thin-shelled native nuts, to show their
product to the public. However, em-
phasis is plated on the fact that the
largest, thinnest shelled pecan does
not always win the ribbon. Pecans
are judged on their size, percentage
of kernel, ease of shelling, and qual-
ity of kernel.
Some of the speakers who have
they had just rolled out the 850th
hale and some more on ihe ground to
gin. They think they will get about
900 bales before they are through, , ,
,11 have been telling about those jumbo,
ginning. This is about two hundred j navt M ‘ 1 . . ,
more bales than they figured on at!
the beginning of the season.
Russell Lace, of Burleson, a former
student of Meridian College, was vis-
iting friends here last w'eek.
Miss Charlita York who is teach-
ing school at Hearne, was here last
week-end visiting with her parents,
JUMrC and Mrs.’ Billllobbs^of Dallas-!been invited to appear on the program
were here Sunday visiting in the
home <>f her parents. Judge and Mrs.
W. A. York.
Laurant, The Magician
To Be Here Nov. 5th.
are Ross Wolfe, Stephenville, who
markets more pecan wood than any
other man in the world; J. F. Rosbor-
ough, Horticulturist of the A. and M.
College Extension Service; 0. S.
Gray, Arlington, an outstanding au-
thority on pecan soils; J. Y. Cha’.ick,
Glen Rose, an outstanding tree sur-
geon and nut specialist; H. G. Lucas,
Brownwood, President of the Nation-
al Pecan Marketing Association; W.
T. Moore, Bend, one of the pioneer
see
the Fair.
After the banquet the “Light Crust
Dough Boys’’ gave a short musical
program on the lawn.
The closing entertainment was Sat-I
r unlay evening at sevent-t hirty in the
Prof. A. I.. Bionslmi i
was director of the program. A most ;
excellent miscellaneous program of I
music, both instrumental and vocal,
and readings wa
ent. In fact, the program could well
have been called “Artists’ Night,"
for each number was truly artistic.
Indeed this was a fitting close for
the entertainment features of the
Central Texas Fair.
this
and father, Richard; made the place very attractive and
1 weird.
Everyone joyfully took part in var-
iola- games and contests. In the
midst of the chatter, laughter and
noise, our attention was arrested by
a high, squeaky voice from the stair-
way. There on the finding we saw a
____ ghost in the dim light. The voice bade
Marion Grimland and son, Y.j'1 A eomnEte silence per-
Mrs Clara Grim- 'vaded the room for an instant, and
, then we formed a line and started up
loving husband
Sormntd.
May the Lord’s richest blessings
rest upon you all, and when hours of
sot row come your way. may you have
just such true friends, is our sincere
wish,
Mrs, R. Sormrud and Children.
M r
(’.. came up to visit
land last Friday and attend the
and returned to their home in Waco
Sunday afternoon.
Fort Worth Visitors
See Our Big Fair
TERRACING SEASON
OPENS NEXT WEEK
RECEPTION IN
AND MRS.
HONOR OF MR.
BAXTER PEYTON
The fall terracing season on row
crop land will open in Bosque coun-
ty next week with demonstrations at
three farms in the county. Terracing
demonstrations will be held on Will
Summers’ farm at Spring Creek at 9
a. m., Monday, Nov. 7th; W. B.
Moorman’s farm, near Cayote, Wed-
Laurant, the master magician, has
few equals in his field. Suave manner,
smoothness of operation, and finish
of presentation, all combine to make
him a superb master of his art. Skill- pecan enthusiasts of the State; A. C.
ful tricks, vanishings and appear- Eeasley, Waco, another “old timer
ances, oriental magic, both Hindoo in pecan improvement.
hut a part of his) The pecan show in connection with
finale, “The the meeting will include ribbons of-
nesday, Nov. 9th.; and J. M. Ruse’s I at the City Auditorium, the reception
farm at Norse on Thursday, Nov. 10. I began at nine o’clock. Mesdames Mc-
Farmers who are interested in set j Caleb, Tom C. Parks, O. P, Peder-
ting terracing demonstration dates j son, P. E, Schow, K. L. Baldridge,
with the County Agent may do so! and J. M. Bettis were hostesses,
during these demonstrations. j The numerous vases and bowls of
marigolds gave the rooms a golden
HALLOWE’EN BRIDGE PARTY 1 glow of autumn that was a fitting
Mrs. Hector Hill entertained for j background for such an occasion,
members of the J. O. V. Bridge Club | M' *• Howard had charge of the
with a delightful Hallowe'en Bridge ; guest-book
party on Tuesday, Oct. 25th. The
Back in Fort Worth Saturday ttf
given by home tal-iter their visit to the < etitral Texas
Fair at Clifton, 147 I-’ort Worth cit-
izens were looking forward to the re-
turn visit of the Bosque County del-
egation which will he during the
Southwestern Exposition and Fat
Stock Show next March. Tom C.
Parks, president of t he < entral Texas
Fair Association, declared that 2.000
will he the minimum goal when plans
for bringing Bosque County citizens
to the Exposition tire started.
Last March about 1,300 Bosque
County citizens came to the Exposi-
tion on a special train and a larger
number came the year before.
Special cars attached to a Santa
Fe train took the Fort Worth boost-
ers to Clifton and returned them
Friday night.
I Several thousand persons were at
the depot to meet the F’ort Worth
visitors. A parade had been formed
by the fair and visiting delegation,
'headed by the Texas Christian ldi-
versity hand, directed by Claude
Sanunis, was placed in the lead.
The T. C. U. band gave concerts
at the fair grounds and on street eor-
A reception and shower was given
Saturday evening for Mr. and Mrs.
Baxter Peyton, at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. McCaleb. It will
he remembered that Mr. and Mrs.
Peyton, nee Miss Alice Jenson, were
recently married in Houston.
Because of the Fair entertainment
the stairs.
Feeling our way along dark pas-
sages, hearing we fid noises and
clanks of chains, stumbling along, we
finally arrived, in a nervous state of
mind, in a room funiisht d only with
a table and chairs. The only light was
a flickering of candles from the walls,
Ma\ing taken our places around the
table, we were ordered to complete,
silence by the ghost. A talk with su-
pernatural beings took place.
On hearing music, we rushed to
the living room and grabbed our part-
ners for the ensuing dance. A few
hours later our hostess led the wTay
to the dining room where we were
served in buffet style the following
menu:
Black Cat and Moon Sandwiches
Broomstick Salad
Potato Chips Stuffed Olives
Salted Nuts Orange Mints
Cocoa
The hostess of this delightful par-
ty given last Monday evening was
Miss Hazel Hill, whom vve all thanked
for an enjoyable time.
Out-of-town guests were Messrs.
Bob Petty and Vernon SoRelle of
Waco. —A Guest.
Marriage License
The following parties have filed
their intention of making application
in the near future for marriage li-
cense :
Miss
ception rooms were attractively dec-
orated with Hallowe’en motifs, orange
.and yellow marigolds, and fall roses.
At the close of the games a delee
and Chinese, are
repertory. His grand
Flag of Nations” or “The Columbian
Illusion ”, is one of the mystifying,
colorful, patriotic demonstrations
seen on the stage. One surprise fol-
lows another in rapid-fire succession.
There are beautiful flowers, fountains
i of fire and water, cooing doves, and
the inevitable magic rabbits.
Laurant will present his show of
mystery in the College auditorium,
Saturday evening, Nov. 5, at 7:45
p. m.
The more you look, the less you
see. 1 f'c
NOTICE
Plans have been made for the an-
nual Buckner Orphan’s Home Thanks-
giving car of provisions. Those desir-
ing to help in this worthy-cause, will
please have your offering ready.
Watch for further announcement.
—Reporter.
fered for 1st, 2nd. and 3rd places on
the best 5 quart jars of native pe-
cans. the best 5 quart jars of im-
proved pecans, in which at least 2 va-
rieties must be shown, the host quart
of native pecans, the best quart of
improved pecans, the best report of a
topworked tree for the year, the best
samples of pecan pie, cake, and can-
dy, the recipe to accompany the sam-
ple, and a ribbon for the individual
farmer who has topworked the larg-
est number of native trees on hi* j
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jenson, parents
of Mrs. Peyton, were in ihe receiv-
ing line with the honorees. After the
guests had greeted Mr. and Mrs. Pey-
ton, they were invited to the dining
room and served with sandwiches,
..... ....... Nblda Mueller of near Hurst
Attractive exhibits of agriculture, | Springs and Mr. Raymond Lammert
farm this year.
The hundreds of owners of pecan
and walnut, timber in Bosque coun-
ty, as well as those otherwise inter-
ested in nuts are urged to attend this
meeting and bring show samples to
the show. The program for the day ,
table refreshment plate consisting of j
orange congealed salad, cheese crack-J Plckles- ulivc"- rnints- u’a ltnd
ers, individual pumpkin pie a la. mode. At t,le b<’«ul,,ul tl)bl‘’- '«"> wilh
sand tarts, orange candy and coffee Mr-S- P«“'^ a"(l Mls-
was served to the members, and Mrs. pouted tea.
Homer Carpenter and Mrs. Willard) Since looking at beautiful and ap-j
Mur,three who were guests. propriate gifts never grows old, some
Mrs. Robert I,. Baldridge was pre-|t,m« was sPent 1,1 ,ht‘ room whll'h|
sented with an ornate lamp as high »«""«• flltl of beautiful things. 1 cott(|n
score prize. An exquisite picture went - Needless to say that Mrs. Peyton was
to Mrs. Durv Helm as winner of see-! profuse ,n her thanks for such a tok-
en,! high score. Mrs. Home. Carpet-1 of love and friendship. Many
ter was the recipient of a wine «et j ^'onds who could not attend the te-
as high prize among the guests. ception. sent gifts.
Mrs. Alphonse Mitchell will be j A» t'Pa,ure of the shower-
hostess to the club on Thursday, \was the presence of so many
November 10th. —Reporter. j
livestock and poultry were viewed at
the fair.
En route to Clifton, the train car-
rying Fort Worth’s delegation made
] brief stops tit intermediate points
j where the T. C. 1 . hand gave short
I concerts.
! Parks was well pleased with the!
exhibits which reflected the diversi- j -
lied farming program of this section | Begin now to look forward to the
He said that the farmers and busi ; big annual event in Clifton known
ness men already have felt the revi-
of near Meridian.
Miss Velma~Parks and Mr. E H.
Thompson, both parties of near Ire-
dell.
Flower Carnival Dates
November 17, 18, 19
val of business. He said that
and other crops are
pecans,
putting
in
I
as the Flower Carnival which is
sponsored by the ladies of the Civic
Society.
thousands of dollars in circulation in Only two night entertainments thi*
i Bosque County. I year given in the City Auditorium—|
i Craig Logan of Valley Mills, su-1 that being on Thursday and Friday
, perintendent of the livestock depart-j nights by home talent players, with
! men) of the Central Texas Fair and ' adult season tickets only fifty cents}
; also superintendent of the Shorthorn single admission 30. cents, with
m*n ' department of the Southwestern Ex- 1 school children’s season tickets 25
with their wives. This apparently j position, commended the type of ani-(cents and single admission 15c. The**
new experience for the men, but , mals which were exhibited at the fair j will be no reserved seats sold th
SMOKE BOMB EXPLODED
IN THEATER IN WACO
Waco, Texas, Oct. 31.—A
bomb was exploded early Sunday
will start at one end of the pecan in-(evening in Orpheum Theater, one of
dustry and end with the sale of the the theaters here operating with non-
nuts. Show samples will be returned union men. A white girl was burned
slightly on the arm, a negro suffered
i they added much to the merriment of j which was brought to a close Satur-
the evening. All in all, the party was | fjay pj^bt
so pleasant that none thought of the J ,, f Holverson, manager of the
s loke ! k,*ene8S ^ie b<)UI as hade the fajrj vvas pleased with the attendance
! hostess good night. hn tfint of last
which, he said exceeded that of last
year. Favored by fair weather the
to the owners following judging.
Come and bring your pecan and wal-
nut problems with you.
a broken arm and another negro re-
ceived a slight cut.
year; every one attending getti:
their choice of seats at the time they
arrive.
The usual big turkey dinners w|l
all the trimmings will be served on
Friday and Saturday, the 18th
and the price will be only I
Miss Millie Anderson came up attendance was. around 8,000 for each 19th --------«—-
cents.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Anderson i delegations came from practically ev- Remember the dates, November
and came with them to the T. K. Rea ery community in Bosque County.—
golden wedding celebration. I Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
i
18, and 19, and at the City au
um.
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