Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 313, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1936 Page: 1 of 4
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MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS,TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1936
NUMBER 313
HOMER WINN, COTTON BELT FIREMAN, KILLED IN WRECK
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Automobile Wreck Today on Talco Injures Four Men, One is Seriously Hurt
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Occurs at Hoffmann
Farm at Noon
Tuesday
INJURED HERE
THREE ARE TAKEN TAYLOR
HOSPITAL; OTHER
GOES HOME
Three men were in Taylor Hos-
pital shortly after noon Tuesday,
and another was taken to his
home in the city suffering from
serious injuries, as the result of
an automobile accident that oc-
curred at the Hoffmann Farm on
Highway 49, near White Oak
Creek, between Mt. Pleasant and
Talco about twelve o’clock.
One of the men, Albert Furr,
who was riding in an automobile
with his brother Robert, and with
Edward Haley and “Babe” Hays,
Was the most seriously hurt of
the foUY. A preliminary exam-
ination by hospital attendants
indicated that he was suffering
from internal ailments and ap-
peared to be in a critical con-
dition.
Robert Furr and Haley both
WILL MAKE EFFORT
TO SECURE TALCO
HIGHWAY AT ONCE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
ASSIST COUNTY IN
ITS EFFORTS
ROTARIANS TO
HAVE CHRISTMAS
TREE NEXT WEEK
EACH MEMBER TO PRESENT
ANOTHER WITH A
10c GIFT
Italy’s Future in Their, Hands PLANS UNDER WAY
FOR ERECTION OF
RURAL LIGHT LINE
The necessity for prompt ac-
tion in securing the right of way
for the construction of the new
highway between Mt. Pleasant
and Talco was brought to the
attention of the Chamber of Com-
merce Monday night, and it was |
decided that this organization
will begin an active campaign
to assist in this project.
A committee consisting of Dr.
W. A. Taylor, A. S. Mitchell
and Floyd Thomas was appoint-
ed to meet with the Commission-
ers’ Court and offer the services
of the Chamber of Commerce
to assist them in every possible
way, even in employing a man
to give his entire time to this
work if the commissioners do
not have the time. It was point-
ed out that Mt. Pleasant is los-
ing out on its development be-
At the meeting of the Rotary
Club Tuesday, it was announced
that on Tuesday of next week,
the club will have a Christmas
tree, with each member to bring |
a present costing not more than
10c. The members drew names
to determine whom they should
get a present for. A specially
decorated tree will be arranged
for the occasion.
The program was an excellent
one this week, under the direc-
tion of H. L. O’Briant, who had
as his guests, Judge Knox Bass
of Pittsburg, Mrs. O’Briant, Mrs.
Johnnie Brooks and Miss Ona|
Campbell. The ladies rendered
a musical program, while Judge
Bass made a short talk at the
conclusion of the music.
The program was as follows:
Solo, “The Song that the An-
cause new people interested in j gels Sang”—Mrs. Brooks,
the Talco oil field are moving
suffered painful bruises and lac- to other places because there are
orations about the face and head,
besides other injuries, and at
press time Tuesday the serious-
ness of their conditions had not
been determined. They were be-
ing 1
trier
examinations.
Hays, the least seriously in-
jured of the group, refused to be
taken to the hospital and was
carried to his home, the native
of his hurts have not been made
public.
Details of the wreck were
meager, and it is not known
whether or not more than one
car figured in the mishap, but
due to the fact that all of the in-
jured were riding in the same
vehicle it seems improbable that j moving it further from that city,
the wreck was caused by a two- He also said that the appropria
way collision. J tion will not be held indefinitely
The Furr brothers and Haley, as other counties are clamor-
were brought to the hospital here ing for road work, while Titus
in a Riddle ambulance driven by i County is showing little interest
Lewis Riddle, who arrived at the j in securing a road which has
scene of the accident shortly aft-
er it occurred.
better roads leading to the field,
and that there is a strong possi-
bility of losing the appropriation
by the Highway Department un-
less more interest is shown.
The new location has been ap-
proved by the Highway Depart-
ment practically all the way
from Mt. Pleasant to Green Hill,
as it will follow closely the route
of the present road, and little
trouble is expected in securing
easements for this distance.
Resident Engineer Claude Rin-
ey announced that the route has
had to be changed twice in the
vicinity of Talco, and unless
prompt action is taken, the road
may again have to be changed,
Piano solo, “Mighty Lak’ a
Rose”—Mrs. O’Briant. This was
dedicated to Ewell McClinton.
Duet, “Christmas Lullaby”—
Mrs. Brooks and Miss Campbell.
Each number was highly en-
joyable by the club.
Monroe Brooks of the Shreve-
port club was a visitor.
This unusual picture brings together before the camera the two
men who will probably direct the future destinies of Italy, Crown
Prince Humberto, left, destined to assume the throne, and Count
Galeazzo Cianno, right, son-in-law of Mussolini and the man be-
lieved to be scheduled as the successor of II Duce.
State Banks Will
Petition Removal
Double Liability
AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 15 (INS).—
Officers and directors represent-
ing several hundred Texas State
banks voted here today to ask
the people, through ai constitu-
tional amendment, to remove
the double liability now imposed
upon stockholders in such banks
and place them on a parity with
National banks.
At a meeting called by State
Banking Commissioner Zeta Gos-
sett, it was pointed out that dou-
liability provision will not
apply to National banks after
Reinforced Rebel
Army Opens Big
Madrid Offensive
MADRID, Dec. 15 (INS).—
38* l.^and"!he*"rep7esentatives *2*&2^^** 1‘Z
present voted unanimously to
extend the exemption to State
fanks.
That the Federal Deposit In-
surance Corporation would not . . ., ... ,, ., ,
oppose the change, the bankers j'vest of Madrid wit ai o
were assured by Marshall DlggsUr°°ps completely encirclmg the
already been approved.
It was pointed out that if Mt.
Pleasant people get busy on its
end of the highway, Talco will
probably take more interest, and
with both towns working on the
project, it should be completed
in a short while.
The Commissioners’ Court is
ready to secure the right of way,
but it needs the cooperation of
civic organizations and local cit-
izens in securing the necessary
right of way. and immediate ac-
tion is needed.
Ex-Postmaster
At Waco Commits
Suicide Monday
WACO, Dec. 15 (INS).—Funeral
services for C. V. McMahan, 57.
Waco postmaster for 12 years
under the Republican Adminis-
tration, who committed suicide
by firing a bullet in his brain
last night, will be held here this
afternoon.
McMahan, postmaster the
longest term ever held in Waco,
shot himself in his room late
yesterday afternoon while his
wife was in another part of the
house.
His widow could offer no ex-
planation for McMahan’s act of
self destruction.
PROTESTS BEING
MADE THAT CITY
STREETS AND ALLEYS SAID
TO BE FILTHY WITH
MUCH TRASH
been “reinforced by fully train-
ed foreign soldiers,” a Leftist
Government communique today
confirmed that a strong Insur-
gent attack has opened north-
of Washington, representing the
Federal agency. He pointed out
in actual practice, the double li-
ability meant little since stock-
holders in banks usually keep
their own funds in those banks
and are wiped out if the bank
fails.
The States recently have re-
pealed this provision.
capitol.
The foreign soldiers, it was
semi-officially alleged, are main-
ly of Italian and German origin.
As long as the earth turns
around there will be men on it,
and as long as there are men on it
they will count, and they wi)l
count money.—Gertrude Stein.
President Back
In United States
From Long Tour
CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec. 15
(INS).—President Roosevelt re-
turned to the U. S. today, term-
inating an epochal cruise to
South America.
Ahead of him in Washington
was the opening of Congress and
inauguration. Behind him was
the Inter-American Conference
at Buenos Aires, now in the pro-
cess of rounding out to a seem-
ingly successful conclusion.
Heavily tanned, the President
came over the side of the cruis-
er Indianapolis at 8:30 this morn-
ing, pausing only long enough to
say a heartfelt good-bye to the
officers and men who had carried
him 12,261 miles in the record-
breaking time of 28 days.
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Lide and
Mr. ;nd Mrs. Bob Conroy spent
the week end in Dallas.
R. L. Vickers of Commerce
visited friends here Tuesday.
A protest was made at the
Chamber of Commerce meeting
Monday night by individuals at-
tending that the streets and alleys
of the city are getting in a bad
condition because of trash and
filth being piled up in various
places and not being hauled away.
Several men made talks on this
condition, saying that it should be
remedied in some way, but did
not know just how it should be
done. It was also pointed out
that the paper and trash left to
accumulate create a big fire
hazard, and the city has so far
had a good record this year.
A good lady telephoned us
Tuesday morning, asking us to
say something about the enforce- i
A PRESIDENT'S
BALL AGAIN WILL
BE STAGED HERE
COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED
TO ARRANGE FOR BIG
CELEBRATION
A committee consisting of Al-
len Phillips, Buster McCollum
and Rhodney Stephenson was
appointed by President McDon-
ald of the Chamber of Commerce
Monday night to make arrange-
ments and have charge of the
President’s Ball, which will be
staged on President Roosevelt’s
birthday, January 30th, or near
that time.
For the past three years, Mt.
Pleasant has held similar events,
the proceeds going for the relief
of crippled children of this sec-
tion, the majority having been
sent to the Scottish Rite Hospi-
tal at Dallas. The primary pur-
pose of raising funds through
the President’s Ball is for the
ment of the ordinance against relief of those afflicted with in-
spitting on the sidewalks, saying
that some places in the business
section are actually sickening.
She also complained about the
conditions existing around many
of Hit; uu&iiieas places in Hie city,
which should be cleaned up in
the interest of sanitation, as well
as appearance.
Instead of waiting until spring,
perhaps it will be a good idea to
have a general cleanup campaign
in the city immediately after the
holidays. The city furnishes
wagons to haul off trash for the
spring cleanup, and it would cost
but a little to do this the week
after Christmas, when there will
be a lot of trash that will be left
over from the holiday rush.
fantile paralysis, but the Scottish
Rite Hospital treats children af-
flicted with other ailments also.
Plans will be started for the
celebration at an early date, and
it is expected that the affair will
again prove to be a big success.
THREE MILE EXTENSION OF
LOCAL SYSTEM MAY BE
ERECTED SOON
A survey has been made for
the extension of a light line from
the local distributing system of
the Southwestern Gas and Elec-
tric Company in a southeasterly
direction from Mt. Pleasant for
a distance of 3.2 miles, to ac-
commodate rural patrons toward
East New Hope community.
This announcement was made
Monday night at the Chamber of
Commerce meeting by J. A. Pet-
ty, local manager of the com-
pany, in the discussion of plans
for rural electrification pros-
pects in the county. There were
Seven farmers present from that
section, all of whom were inter-
ested in securing lights and pow-
er for their homes, and all seem-
ed rather to favor dealing direct-
ly with the power company
rather than try to promote a line
through the REA, where they
will have to borrow the neces-
sary money to construct the line,
and then pay for the service.
Mr. Petty said that practically
enough business has been pledged
to justify the construction of this
line, which will accommodate
about twenty farmers, and if
they install enough electric ap-
pliances in connection with their
lights, he feels sure that the new
line can be built sometime after
the first of the year.
Train of Seven Cars
Is Turned Over
at Corley
FIREMAN
WAS RESIDENT OF THIS CITY
CITY BEFORE GOING
TO COMMERCE
Dr. John W. Brown
Voted Out As State
Health Officer
Lowell Baxter of Tyler, who
has been visiting friends here
for a few days left Tuesday
morning for Texarkana.
Mrs. A. C. Oliver of Texarkana
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. G.
Wilson, this week.
Mrs. T. S. Grissom visited rel-
atives in Greenville Tuesday.
Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-Shek
‘Well and Safe’
NANKING, Dec. 15 (INS).—
Generalisimo Chiang Kai-Shek
is “well and in good spirits” but
still under detention by Rebels
in Sianfu, his Australian adviser,
W. L. Donald, advised Mme. Chi-
ang Kai-Shek by telephone to-
day.
The Generalissimo, Premier of
China, is at the headquarters of
Yang Hu-Chen, pacification com-
missioner for Shensi Province,
Donald said.
AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 15 (INS).—
The State Board of Health
voted five to four Monday to
oust Dr. John W. Brown, who
has been State Health Officer
for four years.
At the same time the board
voted to hire Dr. George W. Ccx
of Del Rio for the place.
No reason was assigned.
Dr. Brown said the board’s ac-
tion didn’t surprise him.
Dr. Brown recently was offer-
ed the post of director of an El
Paso County Health unit, at a
better salary than he received
as State Health Officer.
It has been rumored for some
months that Dr. Brown would
be replaced as soon as the pres-
ent administration obtained a
majority on the board.
Homer Winn, Cotton Belt fire-
man, and former Mt. Pleasant re-
sident, was killed Tuesday short-
ly after noon, when Train No. 6,
fast passenger train of the Cot-
ton Belt, turned over about a
quarter of a miles east of Corley,
about forty miles east of Mt.
Pleasant.
The entire train, consisting of
the engine and seven cars, was
turned over in the wreck, the
cause of the engine and seven
cars, was turned over in the
wreck the cause of which has not
yet been determined.
Mr. Winn was killed instantly,
as he was caught under the en-
gine when it turned over, and at
press time his body had not been
reached, because the engine could
not be moved until the arrival of
a wrecker out of Tyler.
There were a number of Mt.
Pleasant people on the train, in-
cluding Rev .Terry Wilson and
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Sinclair. Rev.
Wilson was reported to have
been considerably bruised, but
no one on the train was said
to be seriously injured, with the
exception of Fireman Winn. K.
M. Pos general manager of the
road, and several other officials
were also on the train, in a pri-
vate car, but escaped injury.
Mr. Winn, whose home is in
Commerce, resided in Mt. Pleas-
ant for a number of years, and
has been a frequent visitor to
the city on runs which terminate
here. He has many friends here
and at Commerce, who will re-
gret to hear of his unfortunate
death.
Details of the accident are very
meagre, and at present it is not
known just how the accident oc-
curred.
SMALL DAMAGE OCCURS
FROM TWO MONDAY FIRES
Ben Thacker of Dallas spent
the week end here with rela-
tives.
The fire department was called
out twice Monday on account of
small fires. The first occurred
shortly after noon, and was at the
home of M. R. Turner, colored,
in the southwest part of town.
Damage to the extent of about $10
occurred to the roof.
Early in the evening, a dress on
a rack at Mrs. O. M. Fuquay’s
store caught on fire from an open
gas stove, and caused a small
damage Cheney and Lewis Rid-
dle ran from their furniture store
next door, and extinguished the
blaze before the truck could ar-
rive, as the driver, Carl Huckeba,
was at supper at the Smith Hotel
at the time, and had to run to
the station when the alarm was
turned in.
GIRL SCOUTS TO
DISTRIBUTE GIFTS
The troops of the Girl Scouts
are busy this week mending
clothes, polishing shoes and dress-
ing dolls to be used in friendship
baskets to be distributed on
Christmas Eve.
These articles of clothing will
be added to baskets of fruits, nuts
and candy. Any one wishing to
help the Scouts in this worthy
cause please call any member of
the troop.
The Weather
The weather for the past 21
-tours according to headings
made at 6:30.
Maximum .....................
........ 58
Minimum ____________________
...... 25
Temperature 6:30 ....
........ 27
Wind from .................
—... SW
Sky .................................
Barometer ..................
...29.32
East Texas—Fair,
slightly
warmer tonight. Wednesday
partly cloudy, warmer on coast.
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