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THE CLIFTON RECORD, CLIFTON, TEXAS, JANUARY 25, 1935
NUMBER 48.
Rain Soaks Ground,
Oats May Be Killed
By Freeze
This section was wonderfully
blessed with one of the .finest rains
that has visited here in many months,
beginning last Friday and extending
over Sunday, making a total of al-
most three inches, and falling slow-
ly and steadily as it did, made the
value even greater because the
ground which was becoming rather
dry got thoroughly soaked and run-
ning over with water.
The blizzard which immediately
followed this wonderful rainfall and
ran the temperature down to four de-
grees above zero here some report,
would have caused untold destruc-
tion to the fall oats and probably
other grain crops had it preceded the
rain; and as it is may do much dam-
age, but that is to be determined
within the next few days when the
weather warms up. It' is certain the
oats will be killed to the ground, but
there are hopes that a few days of
sunshine will bring it to life and most
of it recover from this unusually bad
spell—the worst that has visited this
section in more than two years.
While the splendid rain brought
much joy it is’ yet to be determined
just how much sorrow the severe
freeze is to cause.
The plumbers of our town were
kept busy doing repair work on
frozen pipes, hydrants, etc. It hav-
ing been so long since our people had
experienced such a spell, many neg-
lected cutting the water off and drain-
ing exposed pipes—hence the dam-
age and plumbing work that followed.
County Meet Will Be
Held Here, March 21,
22 and 23
Miss Mary Ellison
Called By Death
On last Saturday morning at 5:00
o’clock, Clifton was called upon to
give in death another loved and re-
spected resident in the person of Miss
Mary Jane Ellison. She was born in
Creek Stand, Alabama, September 3,
1857, grew to womanhood there and
continued to live in or near the same
community until eighteen years ago
when she came to Texas and made
her home with her sister, Mrs. Mat-
tie Collins, with whom she lived until
her death.
Miss Mary was the daughter of
Dr. James E. Ellison who was a grad-
uate of Emory College and not only
practiced medicine for many years,
but together with his wife builded a
home of high ideals and refinement.
In this atmosphere Miss Ellison grew
to womanhood, being educated under
private tutors and especially trained
in music and art. This home life and
early training gave to her life a re-
finement and poise that was beauti-
ful.
The background of her life was
deeply religious. Her mother was a
Miss Key, a relative of Bishop Key,
who was one of the honored bishops
of the Methodist Church. Bishop Ca-
pers of the Methodist Church was al-
so a relative of the family. This en-
vironment together with diligent re-
ligious home training produced in her
a deep-seated religious conviction. For
fifty-nine years she was an honored,
trusted and beloved Christian, hold
ing her church membership in the
Methodist Church.
In her everyday life Miss Ellison
was quiet, refined, cultured, of a
kindly disposition, and a great lover
of the beautiful, especially flowers.
This disposition together with her
faith and love for her heavenly Fath-
er made her life a beautiful one.
Immediate relatives surviving her
are: A sister, Mrs. Mattie Colins;
three nephews, Wilson Ellison, Har-
lingen; Alfred Ellison, Austin; and
Peyton Ellison, Dallas.
The funeral was conducted Sunday
at 3 p. m. by her pastor, the Rev.
F. 0. Waddill. A short worship ser-
vice was held in the home; after
which the body was conveyed to the
^Methodist Church where the funeral
Weervice was held. At the close of this
service interment was made in the
Clifton cemetery.
Loving hearts and tender hands
placed many beautiful flowers upon
ihe new-made mound. These flowers
truly to symbolize the life
The Executive Committee of the
Bosque County Interscholastic League
met at the Clifton High School build-
ing, Saturday, Jan. 19, at 10 a. m.,
with the following members present:
6. E. Pierson, Clifton, director
general.
W. D. Raley, Clifton, director of
declamation.
Mrs. Clara French Richards, Me-
ridian, director of rural schools.
J. C. Larkin, Valley Mills, director
of athletics.
Aubrey Shannon, Eulogy, director
of extemporaneous speaking.
Mrs. B. R. Rose, Walnut Springs,
director of story telling.
Mrs. E. B. Harris, Cranfills Gap,
director of arithmetic.
W. C. Perry, Iredell, director of
spelling.
Miss Ruth Craven, Morgan, director
of essay writing.
Miss Sibyl York, Clifton, director
of vocal harmony.
Miss Iva Mae Lacy, Walnut Springs,
director of debate.
The following business was trans-
acted :
It was decided that the dates for
the county meet would be March 21,
22 and 23.
The selections adopted for the vo-
cal harmony contest are:
(1) Santa Lucia; (2) Abide with
Me; (3) All Through the Night;
(4) In the Gloaming.
The resignation of Miss Nona Ben-
son, Kopperl, as director of art mem-
ory was accepted and Miss Gladys
Eubanks, Valley Mills, was elected to
take her place.
Walter Hanson, Womack, was ap-
| pointed director of exhibits.
It was decided to follow the same
plan as heretofore used for the selec-
tion of judges.
The boys and girls’ basketball tour-
naments are to be held at Iredell,
Feb. 8 and 9. A charge of I5c and 30c
is to be made for season tickets and
5c and 10c for entrance any time a
person wishes to enter.
The decision was made to give a
trophy to the winner in each division
of the basketball tournament. Mr.
Larkin was empowered to purchase
the trophies and have on hand to pre-
First Exhibit of Texas Prison System School
This is the first exhibit of the Texas Prison System school ever entered at a State Teachers’ con-
vention. J. M. Reynolds, school supervisor, brought the exhibit to Galveston for the annual teach-
ers’ convention. All articles in the exhibit were made by inmates of the state penitentiary at Hunts-
ville and various state prison farms. (Texas News Photos.)
sent at time of final game.
It was decided to adopt the recom-
mendation of the coaches that the
rural schools have their track meet
and tennis meet Saturday, March 10,
in order to have eliminations to meet
the Class B schools March 22 and 23.
It was agreed to have the Class B
tennis tournament on Friday, March
9th, and the coaches of the winning
play-off in finals.
A plan of holding an invitation
junior tennis tournament at Clifton
some time after the county meet was
agreed upon.
For the tennis tournaments the en-
tries must be in to the director of
athletics one week prior to the date
of the tournament.
Iva Mae Lacy, Secretary.
I.-'
passed.
extends
Nettie Kilpatrick Dies
In Waco Sanitarium
Nettie Lucile Kilpatrick, age eight
years, two months and six days,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kil-
patrick of this city, died in the Bap-
tist Sanitarium Wednesday, January
23, from an attack of infantile paraly-
sis and spinal meningitis, which she
was taken suddenly with at the fam
ily home here early in the week.
For several days the little girl was
treated by Dr. D. A. Carpenter of
this city, and then she was taken to
the sanitarium at the doctor’s sugges-
tion in order that everything possible
might be done to save her life; but
to no avail.
Because of the danger ofethe dis-
ease the funeral services and inter-
ment were as private as possible, and
were conducted here Thursday after-
noon.
The Record extends sympathy to
the bereaved parents and other rela-
tives.
MERIDIAN COURT
AND LOCAL NEWS
By Special Correspondent
Mrs. Clara French Richards spent
Sunday in Iredell visiting her father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. French.
Mrs. Maggie B. Little had as guests
Sunday her children from Clifton,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Welker and chil-
dren.
. Pete Grimland of Live Oak commu-
nity was a pleasant visitor in Merid-
ian Tuesday.
Miss Shirley Arthur, a teacher in
the public schools of Meridian, re-
signed her position Friday to become
the wife of a Mr. Anderson of Weath-
erford. She was accompanied to
Weatherford by her brother, George
Arthur, and Miss Willie Sue Baxter.
Mrs. Mary Wallace, formerly of
this city who now resides in Beau-
mont is visiting friends here.
Miss Dunagen of Waco, was ap-
pointed by the Board of School Trus-
tees to take Miss Arthur’s position.
The District Court room has been
cleaned of all chairs, etc., and is be-
ing decorated in preparation for the
President’s Ball on January 30. This
is one of the outstanding events of
the year and a large crowd is expect-
ed. ‘ -
Wendell Clark has returned from
a business trip to the Rio Grande
Valley.
Miss Nina Joe Goodall, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Goodall, was mar-
ried to Mr. Perry Glover of Coolidge
at the home of Rev. David Irvin,
Methodist pastor, Thursday evening.
The couple went on a wedding trip to
San Antonio and will return to Cool-
idge to make their home where the
groom owns an electric shop.
R. Lumpkin Gandy, former tax
assessor, was sworn in this week as
Deputy Assessor to D. Preston Horn-
buckle who now holds the office of
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teams be empowered to select date of Assessor and Colector of Taxes.
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Miss Gladys Kimbrough, of the
educational department of Ball Bros.
Co. of Muncie Indiana, gave a vege-
table canning demonstration for the
county home demonstrator and all in-
terested in vegetable canning in the
District Court room Wednesday af
ternoon from 2 p. m. until about 4.
District Court
Causes: Duvall vs. Kansas City Life
Insurance Co.; Dr. Stewart vs. F. O.
Ketcham; Gosdin, Williams & Bozart
vs. I. C. Crane Co.; Oswald and Dah-
len vs. Bosque Mill & Elevator Co.;
each having filed appeal bonds and
have requested transcrips for same.
Above causes appealed to tenth Su-
preme Judicial District Court sitting
at Waco.
Marriage License
J. C. Bartee and Miss Lois Morris.
PAVING OF STREETS
MAY START MAR. I
A check was made in the progress
of the street paving project for Clif-
ton in the Public Works Administra-
tion by Senator Connally in Wash-
ington last week.
The administration reported that
the bonds as drawn up by the City of
Clifton had been accepted, and that
they were now awaiting the State
Engineer’s report upon the plan of
the paving. Upon the acceptance of
the State Engineer of the specific
plan and measurements, then the Fed
eral Government will be in position
to order the work to begin.
That is with the understanding
that the portion of bonds to be sold
by the City have been sold in accord-
ance with the contract between City
and Federal Government.
Mayor Tom C. Parks advises the
Record that details are being worked
out satisfactorily, and work should
start on our street paving not later
than March 1.
Roosevelt Picks Garner
As Running-mate in ’36
Washington, Jan. 21.—Word was
quietly passed Sunday that President
Roosevelt wants Vice President Gar-
ner to team up with him again for
the 1936 presidential election.
This information dashed cold water
on the aspirations of some half a doz-
en .prospective candidates.
There had been talk among pro-
nounced liberal Democrats in the ad-
ministration about getting Gamer re-
placed either by Secretary Harold
Ickes or Secretary Wallace.
To end the matter, some Demo-
cratic leaders sought the president’s
attitude. Any doubt about Mr. Roose-
velt wanting Garner to be his run-
ning mate has been definitely dis-
pelled.
Allred Signs Tax
Penalty Measure
Treasure Hunters
Have Merry Chase
With Misses Wilma Parks and OI-
lie Mae Pederson and Mrs. Gus Rock-
way as hostesses, and Lloyd Lane,
Jim Smith and Gus Rockway as
hostess, the treasure hunters were en-
tertained on Wednesday night at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom C. Parks.
From the first clue, which was “the
highest advertised drink
in town,” enuren, reaa tne ordination services
found at the Clifton Mercantile Grain for candidate Lawrence Jenson at the
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INTERESTING NEWS
AT CRANFILLS GAP
By Mrs. Wm. B. Bertelsen
Miss Wilma Caraway, popular
grade teacher in the Fairy school,
spent the week-end with Miss Mari-
anne Christensen here.
Glenn Knudson, who is attending
Howard Payne College at Brownwood
spent the week-end with homefolks.
Rev. and Mrs. Reinertsen and chil-
dren, Bernard and Evelyn of Oslo;
Helene and Luther of Clifton College
and Camilla of Pampa were here
Sunday attending the ordination ser-
vice for Rev. Lawrence Jenson.
Following is a list of some of the
visitors attending services at the
Lutheran Church here Sunday: Rev.
and Mrs. O. T. Boe and son, Theodore
of Clifton; Rev. and Mrs. P. E. Thor-
son and Amos Amundson of Norse;
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Jenson and
daughter, Selma Jenson of Alexan-
dria, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wind-
ham, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Swenson
and son, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Swenson
and Beach Polk of Clifton, and Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Ellingson of Norse.
Prof. E. P. Christensen spent the
week-end with home folks.
Miss Ina Swenson spent the week-
end with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Soren-
son.
A million dollar rain fell here Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Mr. Alvin Sorenson, who has been
attending college at Texas Tech, is
now employed by the Cameron Lum-
ber Co. of Clifton. This company is
indeed fortunate in securing the ser-
vices of a young man of such ster-
ling qualities.
Miss Ruth Knudson of the Cove
Springs community, and Mr. Charles
B. Allen Jr. of the Cooper commun-
ity were united in marriage at the
Lutheran parsonage on January 16,
at 6:30 o’clock. The only attendants
were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wallace of
Clifton. The best wishes of the en-
tire community follow this young
couple.
Our town is still booming. Messrs.
Herman Reesing and Ollie Tindall are
having their filling stations painted
and Martin Sorenson is remodeling
his shop.
Mr. Vern T. Smith of Kansas City,
Kansas, is visiting relatives and
friends at Cranfills Gap.
Dr. N. Astrup Larson, President of
the Iowa District of the Lutheran
Church, read the ordination services
LIONS CLUB GAINS
TWO NEW MEMBERS
Several Committees Are
Working On Projects
Of Importance
At Tuesday’s luncheon, Stanley
Miles, Agent for the Texas Company,
: r.d Lawrence Rasmoson, a prominent
business man; joined the club. New
members are coming in every meet-
ing and the club is made up of a
bunch of men ready to do things for
Clifton.
Several committees are now work-
ing on some projects which will be
reported on soon.
Lion fiamett of the Whitney Lions
Club was a guest of Lion Nuckols;
Stanley Miles of Clifton was a guest
of Lion Floyd Moffatt.
The better roads committee report-
ed that they are working on some
important road work which should
mean much to this section of Bosque
County when their plans are com-
pleted, which they feel should be in
the near future.
Lion C. G. Bronstad was presented
with a beautiful badge by a commit-
tee from the club just before the ad-
journment of the meeting, but not
believing he is deserving of such an
honor, if it be considered an honor,
the reporter does not care to make
further comment on the gift; how-
ever anyone desiring to know more
about the pin or badge may ask Con-
rad to show it to them.
The next meeting will be the first
Tuesday in January, which is the
fifth day of the month, and each
member should see that lie and his
buddie are there.
Elevator to the twenty-first clue: I St. Olaf Lutheran
“What a young man does' when he morning
goes driving with his best girl," which
took treasure seekers back to the
Parks home and the treasure, the
race was close and exciting all the
way; seven or eight cars were run
ning neck and neck nearly all the
time and the finish was closer than
on any previous hunt. The winners
were Prof. Kent Appleby, Mr. Es
Governor James trem, Mrs. Evelyn Jackson,
Ruby Schow, Miss Ruby McFadden
Church Sunday
Austin, Jan. 22.
V. Allred signed today a concurrent----1
resolution to make effective immedi- and Robert F. Cherry,
ately a bill passed by the preceding
special session to release all penal-
ties and interest on taxes delinquent
on last Aug. 1 if paid by March 15.
The bill failed to receive a sufficient
majority on enactment
fective immediately
have become operative u
enabling
It was indeed a well planned “cross-
town puzzle,” the clues being scat-
tered in town and out from Prof. C.
Tyssen’s home adjoining the golf
course all the way to Mr. Clay Ca-
a mile or so east of (own.
to the clever hosts
not on
Dates For Corn-Hog
Signing, Jan. 28-29
Because of, the inclement weather
on January 21 and 22, which had been
set previously as the signing dates
__for the 1935 Corn-Hog contracts in
Miss Bosque County, the new dates have
been designated as January 28 and
29 for the farmers to sign new con-
tracts or renew 1934 contracts, says
C. L. Wilson, County Agent.
The same schedule for signing the
contracts will be followed as were set
for last week. January 28, the sign-
ers
nmittee"
Aged Church of Christ
Members Given Party
Last Thursday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jenson of
this city, members of the Church of
Christ met to pay honor to three of
the oldest and most highly respected
members of the congregation by
spending a short while socially.
The three guests of honor were
T. J. Ford, 85 years old Nov. 18, 1934;
A. R. Clark, 86 years old, Jan. 18,
1935; and C. F. Hyde, who was 82
years old, Jan. 16, 1935. And with all
of them in their eighties and their
birthdays coming so close together,
their friends in the church planned
this gathering and entertainment as
a mark of esteem and respect ir. their
honor.
Upon entering, the guests were
greeted by the host and hostess and
were refreshed with a glass of punch
served by Misses Doris Polk and
Audrey Cottle.
After all guests had assembled they
drew partners for “Forty-two”, and
at the conclusion of a number of in-
teresting games, Mr. W. L. Lynn
made a splendid talk in his usual
happy manner on the meritorious
lives of these three honor guests, and
then presented each of them with a
basket filled generously with fruit
and home-made candies. Mr. Clark
made an appropriate response for
the honorees, after which they re-
ceived the hearty congratulations and
best wishes of the guests.
Upon leaving all thanked Mr. and
Mrs. Jenson for the very enjoyable
evening spent in their home.
Meeting To Discuss
Brazos River Project
A meeting will be held in the City
Auditorium at Clifton on Friday,
February 1, at 7:30 p. m. for the pur-
pose of hearing capable speakers
explain the workings and benefits to
be derived from the creation of the
proposed Brazos River Conservation
and Reclamation District. This pro-
ject will mean much to Central Texas
in the way of power dams and irriga-
tion.
Among the principal speakers will
be Walter R. Humphrey, Director,
Publicity Bureau, Brazos River Pro-
ject and President of
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1935, newspaper, January 25, 1935; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth775983/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.