The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1935 Page: 1 of 8
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The Llano News
’OliUME XLVII
THE LLANO NEWS, LLANO, TEXAS THURSDAY. MAY 30, 1035.
NUMBER 25.
Satisfied Farmers Cheer Agriculture Program
nms UST Fill
[The session of 1934-1135 of the tions have ever known.
Llano Schools came to a close on last
Friday night when the graduation
program was rendered at the High
jchool auditorium in the presence of
In audience which packed the audi-
torium to its very capacity, when
pventy-uine young ladies and men re-
Icived their diplomas from this school
S The curtain rose with the class of
£>35, on the stage, and the first ren-
lition was a chorus by the class, then
the invocation was pronounced by
(lev. T. O. Rorie. followed by the sa-
ltatory address by Fields Keyser, in
ivhicli this young student reviewed
heir past work together, told of plans
or the future and made a very iu*
eresting talk in behalf of his class-
nates.
A piano solo by Miss Ella Claire
ras then enjoyed, after which “Class
’olors” was reviewed by Miss Wanda
Ulonnell in a most interesting and
ileasiug manner. The farewell ad
ress by Forrest Skoog. president of
he Ciass, was also a talk filled with
,ue appreciation, and advice which
urely came as an inspiration to the
ther graduates.
J. L. Conners, Jr, then favored the
udience with a aaxophoue solo,
rhieh was received with great ap
lause. Miss Mozelle Underwood, the
onor graduate of the class, gave the
aledictory address in a most charm-
ig manner in which the talk reveal-
d the fact that this young lady had
Iren her subject much thought and
tudy.
"The piano duet by Me-danies Cott-
ers and Kothmann. like oth *r inus-
•al renditions, was given due ap-
lause, and following this came the
ass address by Rev. Charles Nixon,
i which the speaker congratulated
ie class upon their achievements in
n educational way, and advised them
i continue their school work, because
trained mind is becoming more e»-
■ntial each year. Mr. Nixon adrnon-
hed these young people to always
ild themselves above reproach and
trough their lives he guided by the
onderful lessons of their Redeemer.
Following the class address, l). R
evser, vice-president of the school
rard, in his pleasing manner, pr.-sent-
i the students with their dfpl anas
id he too, reminded them that as
ieir accomplishments expanded! so
d their responsibilities in life. Af-
r the diplomas had been given oat,
e speaker presented to Miss Moselle
nderwood, a scholarship in the State
diversity, site being the honor grad-
tte of the class.
Then came the chorus, “Sundown”
Llano is proud of Its school system
and has a just cause for so being, be-
cause they rank among the best in
tiie state and the graduates invariably
receive marked recognition from the
institutions of higher learning
Members of the 1935 class of the
Llano High School are
Anna E.lzabeth Brewer, Marie By-
field. Jake Logan Conners, Jr . James
Mansfield Farris, Thomas William
Gillespie, Oskar Karl Grenwelge,
Howell Matson Hamilton, Mary Eliz-
abeth Hart, Iris Alberta Hopson. Ella
■Claire Ligon, Fields McKee Keyser,
Jean McElroy, Bonnie Louise McKin-
ney. Frances Ne.l Martin, Lois Mor-
rison, Wanda O'Donnell. Walter Loui3
I’ehl, Junius Paul Ray, Kenneth Glen
Rorie, Ester Emma Schmidt. Elva
Frances Schneider, Wilma Nell Sim-
mons. Carl Forrest Skoog. Margie
Smith, Eugenia Stribling. Claiborne
Summers, John Graham Tyson, Marl
Avant Westermau, Mozelle Shannon
Underwood.
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HOIS HEAR LEWIS MO
SPECK "I tilKWflS
PIONEER TEXAN DIES
HERE LAST WEEK
AM MEEIiNG III WHO
HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT
Mr. John Lewis and E. O. Speck,
delegates representing Llano County
at the Farmers Convention in Wash-
ington are making a series of very
instructive and interesting reports.
The schedule included the first meet-
ing at Lone Grove Monday night.
Here about fifty were present to hear
about the trip. Tuesday night more
than one hundred heard the report
at Valley Springs. Wednesday night
at Mayes Chapel and the last meet-
ing of the week will be at the High
School Auditorium. Besides the de-
legates Mr. H. F. Schlemmer spoke
on the Production Credit Association.
WASHINGTON . . , Above are pictured a group of the 4,000 farmArtj
from agriculture sections throughout the country who marched on Washing-
ton to shout their approval of the Administration’s AAA program, hear
President Roosevelt lsmbast lying critics and professional^viourners shedding
cro^pdile tears and to name a committee to plan a new national agrarian
organisation. *
LLANO CONTINUES 10
Club
W.
L.
P. T.
Brownwood
.... 5
2
714
Lometa
4
■J
571
Ban Saba
4
3
571
Marble Falls
3
2
5(8)
Richland
3
4
428
Llano
1
5
167
LIVESTOCK PRICES HOLDING
OP WITH LIMITED OFFERING
the class, uud the bent fiction,
liich brought to a close the work of
e Llano Schools for another year,
d one of the best years from point
work and service that the iustitu-
ISS ROTH FOWLER WINS
SEVERAL HONORS AT BAYLOR
Belton. Texas. May 3'. Miss Ruth
iwler. daughter of Or y Fowier, lias
rently received distinction on the
mpus, for having won several hon-
l.
With Rebecca Behanuon. she won
? tennis tournament hi doubles by
renting several strong teams. in
A. awards in ciiupel t-.wiiises last
ek. Silt Via* gAeU the Red Ctosc
* saving badge for having passed
it test successfully and she alto
•eived a “B" letter, for having made
> greatest number of points In ath-
Ics for the year.
tilth is a candidate for the B. S.
tree in science in August, but will
ish her work for this term on June
She lias lieen prominent in class
I campus activities throughout the
ir. and is member of Historical-
ita literary society and was vice
sident of the W ytnsn s Sport As
l.it' a.
Price levels held unevenly steady
to slightly weaker Tuesday in the cat-
tle division of the San Antonio live-
stock market. Supplies were heavy,
but consisted mostly of plain and
medium cattle which moved fairly
readi.y in the absence of better qual-
ity. Best grass calves were only good
enougii to bring around $6.50. There
was a good demand for plain butcher
cows and for good steers and heavy
beef bulls.
Hogs held steady at $x.75 for choice
truck offerings with packers offering
a premium for rail lots and part loads
Medium weights continued draggy.
but there was an active outside de-
mand for feeder pigs under 100
pounds.
The sheep market showed a tittle
more strength aud fat muttons and
choice goats moved up 25 c ents. Best
muttons sold readily at $3.50 with
choice goats at $1.75 to $2.00. No
good lambs were offered tor market.
Receipts aud quotations Tuesday,
were:
Cattle: Receipts: Cattle 608 head:
calves 235 head: quotations, caives.
common and rannles. $2.506 3.50: gen-
eral spread of calves, $3.756 5.00; bet-
ter kinds to choice, $5.256 6.75: fed
c alves and yearlings. $8 00® 9.25; com-
mon to medium grass steers*’ YS.JF© '
4.50: better kinds. $4 75® 5.50; good,
finished, up to $700; canners and cut-
ters. $2.00® 3.CO; plain butcher cows,
$3.25(0 4 00; good and fat. $4.25® 5.25:
choice, $5.256 5 75; butcher bulls,
$2.006 3 50; beef bulls. $3 7564.50.
Hogs: Receipts, 80 head; choice,
176-250 pounds. $8.76: medium and
heavyweights, unfinished, $5 006 7 60;
lights and feeder pigs. $4,006 5.18),
Sheep: Receipts, 178 head; choice
milk lambs. $ 500600 plain grass
iambs. $3 506 5 00. fat muttons. $2.50
■>i3.?5; general run. $5.500 178
choice fat. $2 00 « 2 25.
Results on May 26th.
Brownwood 17, San Saba 7
Lometa 10, Marble Falls 3.
Richland 18, Llano 0.
Schedule For June 2nd.
Marble Fails at Brownwood.
Llano at San Saba.
Lometa at Richland—double header.
The local Cowboys of the Hill Coun-
try League lost their last chance for
winning “the ttrsNhalf championship
when they were walloped 18 to 0 la3t
Sunday by Richland Springs, while
Brownwood ran over the champion
San Saba Raogers. to the tune of 17
to 7. Lometa defeated Marble Fails
10 to 3. thereby remaining in the run-
ning for the champions of the first
half season.
On Monday night the League Di-
rectors will meet at Sau Saba for the
purpose of voting Brady and Lam-
pasas into the League for th. second-
half season, which opens on June 16.
Also the question of Llano, Marble
Fails and San Saba playing off their
rained-out garnet will he discussed.
Next Sunday Llano plays in San Saba.
Sunday it looked like a bad gam •
for two innings, with Arnold for Rich-
land. and Kelley for Llano, battling
on even terms; but tile Lions tore in-
to the Cowboys for nine runs in th>>
third inning. This inning saw three
pitchers hi action for Llano; while
Richland counted their nine runs n
7 hits. 6 errors. 2 sacrifices, a wild
pitch, and a passed ball. The locals
turned in their most miserable fie.d-
iug game of the season. Hatch and
Reed alone, helping in their usual wav-
on defense. Lefty Zapp gathered ex
actlv half the Cowboy hits. He sing-
led between third and short in th *
second tuning and dropped a single in-
to center field in the seventh.
Bill Arnold pitched a wonderful
game for Richland, and was never in
trouble. His support was almost per-
fect. The work of J. Smith and B.
Smith saved him on several occasions.
Buck Armstrong led the visitors with
the stick by banging out three singles,
and a home run; in six trips to bat.
However. Brown for Richland was
credited with three singles in his four
trials.
BOX SCORE:
RICHLAND
AB
R
H
PO
A
E
B. Smith. 3b.
6
O
1
o
*>
0
B. Brown, lb.
4
2
3
12
0
0
Parker, cf.
4
2
2
3
0
0
J. Smith. 2b.
5
2
0
2
3
0
P. Smith, c.
5
2
1
5
1
0
Wilburn, if.
6
0
2
1
1
0
Hayas. sa.
5
1
i
18
2
1,
Armstrong, rf.
6
3
4
1
0
0
Arnold, p.,
5
3
3
1
2
0
Totals
LLANO
46 18 1* 27 12 1
AB R H PO A E
Hatch, lb-p-lf.
3
0
0
4
1
0
Ashley, 2b-p.
4
0
0
1
4
1
Reed, c-lf,
3
0
0
4
1
0
Summers, lb,
1
0
0
5
0
2
Littlepage. rf.
4
0
0
1
t>
0
D. McLeod, 3b,
3
0
0
2
9
1
Zapp, cf-lb-p.
3
0
2
0
l
0
Kellar. p-cf-2b,
3
0
1
•»
0
2
Decker, ss
3
0
1
*•
1
t
Knaupp, li-c,
3
0
0
4
0
2
VEIL AAA MEW
RESET FOR NEXT WEEK
Reports from the Washington De-
legates will be made at Cas-
tell next Thursday, June 6th, at 8
p. m Instead of 'tomorrow. th**
change being made so as not to con
filet with religions services being
held at (’astell this week H F Sch-
lemmer will be there also to take
part on the program A program from
business men is expected to add
greatly ’to the meeting
Tota.s 30 0 4 27 11 9
Soora by Inning*
Richland 009 010 710—IS
Llano 000 000 000—- 0
SUMMARY:
Runs Batted In—B. Brown 3. Arm-
>tro».i: 3, Arnold, Parker 2. J Smith 2,
p Smith 2, B. Smith, Hayes
Stolen Bases—Wilburn, Armstrong,
Arnold.
Sacrifice Hits -P*. Brown, Parker,
p Smith.
Two-Base Hit—Wilburn.
Three-Base Hit—Parker.
Home Run—Armstrong.
Lett on Bases—Richland 8. Llano 4
Losing Pitcher Kellar.
Pitching Records
7 runs and 5 hits off Kellar in 2 15
innings.
9 runs and 1 hit off Hatch in 1-5 In-
ning.
9 runs and 9 hits off Zapp in 3 in-
nings.
2 runs and 2 hits off Ashley in 3 in-
nings.
Struck Out—By Arnold 6. by Kdlar
3 by Ash.ey 2. by Zapp 1.
Base on Balls—Off Arnold 1. off K**l-
lat l. off Ashley 1.
Hit Batsmen—iParker (by Hatch):
J Smith (by Zapp.)
Wild Pitch—Hatch.
Passed Ball Reed.
Time of Game—’2 Hours.'* "
Umpires—Hairston and Hill.
Scorers- Martin and Wood
Nearly Foot of
Rain this Month
John J. Lewis and E. O. Speck at-
tended the regular weekly ineetina ’of
the Llano Lions Club at Hotel Llano
on lust Tuesday, where they spoke
ot. their trip to Washington with the
farmers of the country.
Mr. Lewis, the first speaker, told of
the purpose of over 7,000 farmers go-
ing the the Nation's Capitol at oue
time. He stated the primary purpose
of this trip was to thank the Nation-
al Congress, Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace and President Roosevelt for
the help received by all farmers of
America through the AAA program.
Mr. Lewis told of the condition ex-
■j isting among the cotton farmers of
the South prior to the enactment of
this legislation. At that time, Mr.
Lewis pointed out. cotton was selling
for five cents a pouud or about $23 00
per bale. The cost of picking alone
amounted to about eighteen dollars
for each hale, which left the farmer
j some seven dol.ars per bale f ;r his
I year’s work together with the cost
ot seed, cultivation and for ••wr.1::.?
. the land on which the staple was
grown.
The average Llano county farmer
produced aboui eight bales per year,
giving him an incotn * of some $64.00
above cost of harvesting.
The first year of the new program
the acreage was reduced forty per
cent, which reduced the supply cn
hand materially, thereby raising the
price to around nine cents per pound.
The cost of this reduction was made
possible by a processing tax of 4.2
cents per pound, to be paid by the
spinner after the goods were sold.
This tax was so small. Mr. Lewis ex-
plained, that it amounted to approxi-
mately one tenth of a cent on a hand-
kercheif and about one and a half
cents on a cotton shirt. Since the tax
was not paid by the processor until
he had so.d the goods, he was aot
forced to tie up his capital in tax
payments.
The second year of the AAA saw
the price of the staple rise on to
twelve cents per pound, which with
the same harvesting cost borae at
the time five cent* was received, gave
the producer an average income of
$332.00 in this county.
All other primary agricultural pro-
ducts were helped in the same way,
Mr. Lewis stated.
Mr. Speck told of the trip and how
Air Wi.Uurn Benjamin Walk *r, eigh-
ty-four year old citizen of this towu.
died at his home iu the eastern part
of the city on last Wednesday, May
22, at four o’clock. Mr. Walker had
been ia declining health for several
years and his extreme age made him
all the tpore feeble. Despite the fact
that he was given every care and at-
tention. yet only death could relieve
him of his suffering, and surely came
as a welcome messenger to one who
had played well his part in the activi-
ties of this life.
Mr. Walker was born iu Fannin
county on May 25. 1851, and would
have beeu eighty-four years of age
within three days when the end came.
On December 1. 1870, he was unit-
ed in marriage to Miss Mary Jane
Byrom in his native county, and to*
this union six children were born, two
of whom, together with the widow,
Joseph M. Walker of High Rolls, New
Mexico, and Mrs. T. C. Tiilotson of
Roswell. New Mexico. The wife pass-
ed away in 1882, and on May 16, 1883.
he was married to Mias Mary O.ina
McDaniel at Ferderickshurg Seven
children were born to this union, six
of whomb, together with the widow,
survive. They are Mrs. H. S. Gwyu
of Houston. C. L. Walker of Austin,
Mrs. W. T. Mizzell of Luling, John
Walker >f Cushing, Oklahoma, G. C.
Walker and Mrs. Lee Howard of
Llano. Beside his immediate family,
deceased is survived by several grand
children and other relatives.
Deceased was an active member of
the Baptist church for a long number
of years and also one of the c muty's
oldest and truest Masons. He was
loyai to o’ - churdi and his lodge as
long as h“ was able to pursue the us-
ual activities of life. A good citizen,
whose life was a.ways above reproach,
aud a mau who lived for others rath-
er than for self. He moved from the
northeast section of the State to
Blanco as a young man, aud iu 1898.
came to this town where has since
resided, aud for a long number of
years was engaged in the feed busi-
ness here.
Despite the fact that friends kuew
the end could not be far off. yet the
news of his death came as a severe
shock to ail Llano, where this aged
gentleman was always held in such,
high esteem.
three trainloads of farmers from all I Tbe fuceraI conducted
on last Thursday afternoon at the
family residence at three o’clock by
over the country were received in
Washington by Secretary Walllace
who introduced them to President
Roosevelt.
He talked about the buildings they
visited and how they were received
by everyone connected with th * g v-
ei nnient.
These men ar * tnading a tour of
the county this week de.lverlng a
series on talks on this subject.
sms cops mm
FDA EH CSUiili
Rev. J. J. Ray, in the presence cl i
large concourse of sorrowful relatives
and friends, then at the grave the
Masonic service was held, after which
interment was made under the super-
vision of Miles Buttery, and flowers
j >t love and este
on the new made
Thus Llano has
other ot its old.
faithful; a mau
m w 1
ink -d high
id g id-bye to uu-
trues! and most
o fought a good
1
| bereav
j atives,
I sympathy
j hour, the
A meeting was held yesterday w'th
ternoon to formulate a permanent t t .
county organization of the Boy j ,[jetn
Scouts. This meeting was attended | _
by men interested in this work and
progress made on the drive for fin-
ancing the work both locally and for
tile area of eleven counties.
At this meeting Wi.l Collins was
elected county chairman with H. C.
Buttery as vice-chairman and Jim
Watkins, secretary. Rev Chas. Nixon
will head the committee 0n promo-
ilzt&i !.. TayV>r 1? t.n b<* cbetemsm
of the program committee. Th? court
of honor will be headed by Carlos
Ashley and W H Wallace was selec-
ted as chairman of the finance corn-
I fight through the long yt
J exceeded man's allotted tin
I
rs thj
atic
■it
,1 .
md
wsaami
Rains in Llano this week brought
the total amount for the month of
May to 11.81* Inches
According to Mrs K W Torrence,
local observer for th** weather bureau,
run imounttug to <6 In lies !•'; Mon
See Boy Scouts on Page 8)
day night and a .ike amount was re-
ceived on the next night.
In May of last year. Llano had uty
36 inches. The total amount for the
year being 21.32 inches The y^-ar of
1933 was even worse than 1934 wh‘*o
18 09 fnche* of rain fell la twelve
months
HANK HOODIE SAYS*
fH£T CLOCK HE WON
DOWN AT THE CARNIVAL
3QOONOS RUNS FINE-
HE SAYS IT DOES A HALF
HOUR IN NINETEEN
MINUTES FLAT.
| PAW._
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