The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, January 2, 1925 Page: 3 of 8
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ADAMSVILLE BRIEFS
Blue Bell.
It; has been a long time since I have
seen a letter from our little town.
We have had some real cold weath-
er. but not any rain.
Well, I guess “Santa” came to see
one and all.
Christmas was rather dull, it being
so cold and so much sickness.
The community was made sad
Christmas morning by the death of
Grandmother Hatley. She made her
home with her son, Dave. She seemed
well as usual that morning. Mr.
Hatley carried her breakfast to her
and she ate heartily and said it was
so good. She wanted to get up, but
Mr. Hatley told her it was so cold,
to wait until it got warmer, and in a
few minutes she was dead. She was
S3 years old ,and had been a member
of the Primitive Baptist Church 40
or 50 years. t She was laid to rest in
Straley Cemetery, Rev. Reeves of
Browmvood conducting fire funeral
services. Our loss is Heaven’s gain.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mason of Lo-
rena spent the holidays with Mrs.
Mason’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
McCann.
Mrs. Otha Robberson of Denton
spent part of the holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. W. N. Scott.
Mrs. H. M. Townsen had a letter
from her daughter, Mrs. Robert Don-
nell, who has just recently left here
for West Texas, saying they had ar-
rived there, and liked it fine. We
sure did hate to see them go, but hope
they do well in the West.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Donnell of the
Unity neighborhood moved to the
place Robert Donnell vacated. We
are glad to have them back with us.
Mrs. S. H. Straley, who has been
real sick the past two weeks, seems
some better at this writing.
Mrs. Jack Holley and children, also
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Townsen of Post
are here spending the holidays .
Leonard Mills of Mexico has been
here the past 2 weeks greeting old
friends. This is his first visit since
he left 4 years ago.
Miss Eloise Cook of Mullin spent
part of last week with Eva Townsen.
We wish all a Happy and Prosper-
ous New Year.
I wish to thank my good customers
and friends for all you have dene to
make my business a success this year.
A little success is better than a big
failure.
Let your’ new resolution be to be-
come a customer of mine—just phone
265 or call. I guarantee to please-
Better tailoring, cleaning, pressing,
correct alterations. Your tailor,
(dw) John F. Peeler.
Alvin P. Noyes was among the
Christmas visitors here, being a guest
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Noyes. He had been in South Texas
on a business trip, and departed Fri-
day morning for Texarkana, his
headquarters.
DEATH OF W. A. NUCKLES j
W. A. Nuckles died Monday morn- ■
ing about 7:30 o’clock at his late home
fifteen miles northeast of Lampasas '
in the Unity community where he had
lived for twenty years. For several j
months the deceased had been in- ill j
health and had visited the sanitar-
iums in an effort to restore his health,
but he developed high blood pressure
and his decline and subsequent death
came more rapidly, than expected by
his friends.
Mr. Nuckles was a splendid citizen
in every respect and reared a family
of seven children. He was a member
of the Baptist church and lived a con-
sistent Christian life, emulating the
teachings of Jesus Christ in his ev-
eryday life.
He • is survived by his widow, and
the children are as follows: Mrs.
North Longfield, of Jalapa, Mexico;
Mrs. Harry Key, of Lampasas; Miss
Ruben Nuckles, who is teaching in
South Texas; Jbe Nuckles, Misses
Ruth and Pauline Nuckles, and Nel-
son Nuckles, who are still at home.
Mrs. Longfield spent several weeks
here recently and just left on the night
of December the 14th for her home
in Mexico, and on account of the long
distance will be unable to return for
the funeral. Miss Ruben left Satur-
day for South Texas, but will arrive
Tuesday, and perhaps some of the
brothers of the deceased.
FUNERAL OF W. A. NUCKLES
The funeral services of W. A.
Nuckles, who died Monday morning,
was held- Wednesday morning at
10:30 o’clock at the home in the Unity
community, and interment took place
in the Smith Cemetery.
Rev. Clint Lancaster, of Chillicothe,
and Rev. W. H. McGee, of Lampasas,
conducted the services, and a large
number of friends from Lampasas
and the friends and neighbors of the
deceased were present to pay the last
tribute of respect to one who was
held in high esteem.
The honorary pallbearers were:
C. D. Stokes, M. Y. Stokes, Dutch
Smith, J. H. Langford, J. II. Andrew,
W. A. Piper, Sid Bear, H. C. Town-
sen, J. J. Standard.
The active pallbearers were: Ed
Townsen, Milton Townsen, Lige
Moore, Harris Lancaster, Bud Lang-
ford and John Rove.
T. B. Nuckles and J. H. Nuckles of
Chillicothe, and Mr. and Mrs. Arch
Dunn, and children, of Burleson, were
here to attend the funeral of their de-
ceased relative.
Mrs. E. B. Thomas went to Belton
on the Tuesday night train to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Altemus McGuire,
who has developed a case of appendi-
citis and will enter the hospital for
operation.
Miss Aima Shepperd is at home
from Abilene for the holidays and is
with her father, Oscar Shepperd and
his daughters.
The Gold Weather
We have had quite a continued spell of cold
weather and you have probably discovered that by
making a few changes in your home you would be
more comfortable. Probably you need some parts
of the house weatherboarded in order to make it
warmer or some inside changes would add to your
comfort. We are always glad to have you call and
consult with us in regard to your building or
repair needs.
Don t put off your work but come in now and
let us make you an estimate on the cost of your
building or repair needs. There are numbers of
cases where the home can be made much more
comfortable for the expenditure of a small amount
of money.
W. F. 8 J. F. Barnes
Lumber Company
C. OF C. LUNCHEON
Ther2 was a fairly good attendance
at the regular meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce Wednesday at Hotel
Wachen, and the usual congeniality
of those present prevailed.
Roy L. Walker acted as chairman
of the business session, and called
attention to a report gotten out by
Camp Dallas which showed that the
camp had spent a total of $15,479.00
and had a balance of $400.00 in the
treasury. The report complimented
the Lampasas Chamber of Commerce
for the splendid co-operation and as-
sistance rendered, and Major Deshler
Whiting further stated that a project
was being sponsored by the Dallas
business men whereby a number of
scholarships would be given next year
to Camp Dallas and he also stated
that there was prospect of an in-
creased attendance.
J. R. Key reported for the commit-
tee to secure lights for Santa Fe de-
pot, a letter from Mr. Hull of the
Santa Fe which is as follows: “We
will arrange to have lights installed
as requested by the Chamber of Com-
merce,” which includes a string of
lights on both sides of the depot. The
Western Union Telegraph Co. will
also co-operate and have lights in
front of its office, and on motion the
Chamber of Commerce will pay for
the installation of lights in front of
the postoffice and Postmaster Wagle
will maintain them. On motion Mr.
Key and J. H. Andrew were appoint-
ed a committee to confer with the
American Railway Expres Co. and
see if the company will not install
lights in front of its office also, and
thus co-operate with the business men
of the town.
The chairman called on J. W. Bax-
ter, of Bend, whom he said was there
on a special mission. Mr. Baxter
stated briefly that the people of Bend
sent him before the Chamber of Com-
merce to .ask for assistance in estab-
lishing a telephone system at Bend
which would connect up with Lam-
pasas, Lometa, San Saba and Chero-
kee. He said they had bought out the
system that had been operating at the
Bend, and a new switchboard was
needed which would cost $150.00. Mr.
Baxter had already secured a small
amount by subscriptions, and before
leaving the meeting the list showed a
total of $73.50. He will see some of
the other business men and it is felt
sure that the amount will be secured,
and that Lampasas will have a direct
line to Bend, and the service will be-
gin the first day of January, 1925.
Dr. M. L. Gaffney was called on for
a talk and he said he wanted to men-
tion a few of the things that would
help to build up the Chamber of Com-
merce and the town, and the first men-
tioned was confidence. He said you
must have confidence in yourself be-
fore you can become a success, and
likewise in any organization or town.
He said the Chamber of Commerce
had been accused of starting things
and never completing the task; lack
of confidence was the cause of failure.
The first sign of business decay is
that of being satisfied and contented
with the success achieved. He pre-
sented advertising as an absolute ne-
cessity for the success of any under-
taking. The last thing mentioned as
a help towards building up a town
was service. When you get service
you have rendered something that
money cannot always buy as it has
something besides an intrinsic value.
His talk met a hearty applause.
A visitor was present in the person
of Rev. W. H. Andrew, of Benton,
Ark., and the chair called on him for
a few remarks. Having been born
and reared in Lampasas and well
known as “William Harvey,” he was
greeted with a splendid applause. He
said that he was always glad to come
back to Lampasas, and as he had not
been here for a few months had no-
ticed quite a number of improvements.
As they drove in from Temple he no-
ticed the paved streets the first thing,
and on reaching town observed the
well lighted streets and he was great-
ly pleased and surprised, as this
showed a progresive spirit and proved
that we were doing things in Lam-
pasas. He said he wanted to say a
few words about his new home, Ar-
kansas. The time was when a smile
would be seen on the faces of every-
body when the name was mentioned,
but that time has passed. The name
has been changed to the “Wonder
State,” and he says it is a truly won-
derful state. Within five miles of
Benton half of the aluminum used is
finished from the mines there; it
has an industrial pay roll, and one of
the cotton factories being established
in the state will cover sixty-five acres
of ground, and the power is furnished
at a nominal cost by damming up the
river. He finished up his talk by
telling of an incident wherein he got
into trouble by not telling where his
home town was, and he was given a
splendid applause.
Dr. J. D. Cassell was selected as
speaker for next Wednesday.
ASKS HIGH COURT PASS
UPON BONUS VALIDITY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—The Su-
preme Court was, asked on Tuesday by
Benjamin Catchingsof New York city
to compel the courts of the District
of Columbia to pass upon the consti-
tutionality of the bonus.
His attack is based on the ground
that the bonus insurance is “a mere
bonus gift and not a provision for the
payment of a moral, legal or equitable
debt of the United States”; that it
is class legislation; that it proposes
activities outside the implied powers
of the Federal Government, and that
it was a “waste and diversion of pub-
lic funds and revenues.”
Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Hunter and son,
Edwin, returned Tuesday afternoon
from Austin where they spent the
holidays pleasantly with Mrs. Hunt-
er’s parents.
At the close of business on the day
before Christmas, the Board of Di-
rectors of the Peoples National Bank
presented each member of the bank’s
force, including everybody from por-
ter to president, with a 10% bonus
on his yearly salary as a Christmas
gift, and as a token of appreciation
of faithful services rendered during
the year now closing.
W. B. Abney has leased for the
Vernor estate the building next door
to the Cash Grocery store, for a term
of two years, to the Cash Grocery
store and they will use same in con-
nection with their present store. The
old flooring is being taken up and a
concrete floor will be laid. The Leader
is glad to see these young men branch-
ing out and preparing to do a larger
business.
W. M. Aynesworth went to Brady
Wednesday morning to look after his
business interests after having spent
the Christmas holidays here with Mrs.
Aynesworth and the daughters.
Rev. E. A. Hunter, presiding elder
of the Lampasas District of the Meth-
odist church, received a letter Wednes-
day morning from W. C. Dew, of
Goldthwaite, stating that the Gold-
thwaite Methodist church had raised
$300.00 as a Christmas offering for
the Methodist Home at Waco. The
Lampasas District was asked to raise
$2,200 for the orphanage at this time
which is the annual offering, and
Goldthwaite’s offering is the largest
offering reported this year, and was
the largest last year also. The Lam-
pasas church raised $175.00 on Christ-
mas Sunday and additional contribu-
tions have raised it to $200.00, which
is not yet a complete report for this
church. Bertram church raised $149,
Richland Springs $90, and the other
churches have not yet reported.
ZIMMERMAN-FARRIS
The marriage of James Guy Zim-
merman, of the Naruna community,
and Miss Mabel Farris, of Lake Vic-
tor, took place Monday, Rev. E. J.
Hahn, of the Baptist church, perform-
ing the ceremony. Immediately after
the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Zimmer-
man left for Austin on a wedding
trip, and on returning the last of the
week, they will be at home on the
ranch near Naruna.
Mr. Zimmerman is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Zimmerman, and is an
energetic and prosperous young man.
The Zimmerman family is one of the
best known families in this section
and is highly respected, and the young
man shares in this reputation.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. M. Farris, of Lake Vic-
tor, and is a popular and much loved
young lady of that community. At
different times she has resided in
Lampasas and had employment with
the larger stores in Lampasas, and
she is well known and has numerous
friends here.
Mrs. T. A. Tirado and son, J. C., of
Houston, are here visiting Mrs.
Tirado’s mother, Mrs. Lizzie Allen,
and other relatives.
KILLEEN JOBS ARE
CLEARED BY CONFESSION
(Temple Telegram, Dec. 30)
Chief of Police Wiley Fisher an-
nounced last night that he had ob-
tained a written confession detailing
the robbery of the Killeen stores some
weeks ago.
Charges of burglary in 12 cases
were filed against Steve Lewis, Harve
Innis and Cecil II. Henderson in Jus-
tice of the Peace R. E. Williamson’s
court yesterday and all of the men
were under arrest here last night.
Lewis, held in connection with the
case until he was released on bond a
week ago, and Harve Innis, held in
the same connection until he was re-
leased on a writ of habeas corpus last
Friday, were re-arrested in Cameron
yesterday morning and brought here.
Chief of Police Fisher and John
Bigham went to BrVwmvood Sunday
night on a clue Chief Fisher had and
arrested Cecil Henderson on a bur-
glary charge. He was brought here
and is said to have made a confession
that resulted in filing of the burglary
cases yesterday.
The men will be held to await the
action of the grand jury next Monday,
it was stated last night.
Harve Innis was left at a Belton
hotel, seriously wounded with a pistol
bullet in his side on the night of the
Killeen robbery. He protested his in-
nocence of any connection with the
Killeen robbery and told several sto-
ries, all including the statement that
he was accidentally shot. He was re-
moved to the county jail when charges
were filed against him in connection
with the case and later released on a
writ of habeas corpus.
The confession of Henderson which
caused his re-arrest is said to declare
that Innis was accidentally shot and
that the burned quilt found near No-
lanville was set on fire by the dis-
charge of the pistol in an automobile.
Dr. C. W. LeGrande, who came
here from Hempstead to make his
home here, found that the altitude
here was not favorable to his health
and left Tuesday for his old home in
Hempstead. He came here hoping to
be able to remain on account of this
being the home of his daughter, Mrs.
L. B. Weatherford, but he was not
able on account of his health to re-
main.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hart, of Co-
manche, are the Christmas guests of
Mrs. Sam Hart in the Kempner sec-
tion.
Miss Bernice Pollock and brother,
Sam, left Friday morning to visit
their grandmother at Somerville, and
other relatives at Caldwell.
Bernard and Fred Allen are here
from Sweetwater spending the holi-
days with their grandfather, A. P.
Anderson, and other relatives.
W. H. Walton, president of the
Lampasas Chamber of Commerce, and
the secretary, Roy L. Walker, have
received invitations to attend the an-
nual banquet of the Austin Chamber
of Commerce which is to be given on
January 8th. It is possible that
Messrs. Walton and Walker will at-
tend as the occasion will be especial-
ly enjoyable to them as they are well
acquainted with some of the leading
members of the Chamber of Com-
merce of that city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cobb and son,
Moulton, departed Friday morning for
their home in Cameron, after having
been Christmas guests in the home of
Di\ and Mrs. W. D. Francis.
TAX COLLECTOR BUSY
The force in the tax collector’s of-
fice is busy writing receipts for taxes
and will continue to be for the next
few weeks. There are always ques-
tions arising about the law governing
the payment of taxes, especially on
motor vehicles, and the tax collector’s
office has received the following an-
swer from State department to in-
quiries made: “The law requires
that a motor vehicle be registered for
the current year, when operated on
the highways, if not, they are subject
to a fine.” Get your 1925 plates and
avoid being inconvenienced by not
haying them on your motor vehicle.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Ellis and son,
Wilbur, left Tuesday morning in their
car for San Antonio, after spending
a few days here as the guests of Dr.
Ellis’ sister, Mrs. R. A. Martin, and
ether relatives.
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The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, January 2, 1925, newspaper, January 2, 1925; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth885427/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.