The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1933 Page: 1 of 8
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THE COMANCHE CHIEF
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Bruce Barton
At FIRMS OPPOSE SALES TAX
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1 F1f»miner’« I olrp Krpnp ni IVfnrh^M^rrirnent OnrinJ? OftV Nineties
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MAftTER EXECUTIVE'
|ppf>ln« .i vs.-. k In " .*k ii.-|iir»l ion
■ Mbs ln-ur) l>urtl«-iM-U iWbo will find
r> tin ims ti (rial pupwllck-d In thfr
experteaors of
‘•Tin- Mail NoliwI) Kliowjh*-
A CONC KI*TION OK GOD
- 1n J**Hua’ great
ucU of courage Jm
j was the successor,
jof all the prophets
Land the surpasser,
' who had gone be-
foie. We have a
en of thej>rtphe»
"but what they
tacked in the %rnen-
lities of life) they
. *madc up rirfhly in
1Urt0“ vision. Each one of
■Hilupr"Ttr ~rtw mortd'-a-
Dlutiionary idea, and we can
Fleming’s Lake Scene oEMuch M^rrim^nt During Cray Nineties
, j •' • ■ «^T « • « m • m a ft; ft • ft ft ■ * n / »u ft ■ • ft ft ,*•- ° : • *■ *' * . * ’
-TWO CHARGED IN MILTON SLAYING
idUHtMEB CHIIRGE Hi WOULD
SySilas Isn’t Getting Hdirie
-B\ Albert T. Reid
'<W _ A-
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in the gay 90’s, Flemings Lakv,
'tUSZJmT- fsrai$5
TO foundations they had laid. ccrding„ to old tuners who as-.,
iu.« «uv5-m orj, ,= .;.ctna '^Tr'fc ;r
C^rhT.reiSkt Ui Uic lliink- » ««y«ler •» <kW
# »T™*Th«.world was tbile days vhanced to coni, byj
°fr L if Ii! ! J Comanche, he seldom failed to
°, g . " u ! xc,h^( and Flemings Lake, it'is said.;
Jr.d'U 'it ~ was a poverty Indeed, Comanche, among -ome
j’l K li t, rrmM not of the West Texas sportsmen .
efoi'vh^ “ *" M;
w came Moses with one bf‘ inK" Lak^ ■ ' '!
transendent intellect? of hi^p The Lake, now known as An- ■
, "There is one tkxL” he thony’s Lake, has had at least
«i What an overwhelming idea two other name*. In about 1WW
Sow roagnirrcteKr~Tts conse^—Mrr-THeming sold the property,
to, - A. S. Harris and for five'
I Mo,«s- ilied .n,i th, n.Uon c.r- “nSf %1L
on under the momentum [** Cake. June 11, IDOB, ^rr.
ha had Kiveh it, until there Hams sold the property to the ,
Comahche Country club and for
lmAT.,„7SCL the next twelve years it was'
l3h"cJl U a <£d o?T» 1tT,OWM ■" “Club I*akc ” Mr An‘
££u j thony purchased the property in
t asseiiittn is such an ,elc- “ ' y ... Mmrt, «,.* inn.
ntary part of our consciousness . _ nce/ Mart)
■Jt are almost shocked by Veneer c.tuen of Comanche Coun-
it’ra»u pv/r ty. prior to hts death in the
^ ftew^But remembri’ *>’ A**®* ca% to Jlh* co“nty
[jj^ds that were current in >n 1872 from Brenham Miss
»s dav if vou would have Camille Fleming hi* only daugh-
[true measure of the importance ‘f- ®?turd,*y 'vhen, "?*£
contribution. It was XU '^wed at the old homestead in
im P"V(5ST. who c^bl ^otPbe' th«* Wttory ?f the Lake. "Father
gh .
kding in judgment between the
Comanche, —for some data on
fht, whose ears were deaf
*0 aas always of an adventurous
,j,e nattire," Mias Fleming said, “and*!
A»nun an
FiltD Ml
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FROM SM
A charge of murdei^ wftb ina v i rotcstirig the propo ed three
tire afrrctheufM eft nlft| *** a>Mit .a*aie, .SahatijEax. whiA
, A. M- (Ab) White gaUftAay ^nd ha;i been introduced in the State
iniilar' charge was filed against I,.-gi.-,lattlr» at. Austin, represen-
. Crcgor W ei-semianger Meodgy, in uitivea from nearlyevery 1/usi- , ;
connection with the fatal shoot nessirfirm in Comanche attendee
■ ing of Pink MilVpn at fils horpe ng at the City Hall at . ■ •
in Comanche, .Friday night, Jan z. o?cldrk Monday , which almost
uary 20. Rond was set for the tuiiAd into an indignation nieet-
twr> men at $2500<W each bj when the nature and effect ^
' Justice ot the Peace R. B. Wald-,i ,..f the |vroposed ta-,, was explaiij- J
Ti;p after a pretiminiTW hearing. r<r. — —-—------
White made bond and -wa« "rr- i-Tbe meeting wu||t presided over
U-'used . Sunday'.;, . *' ' j by C. P. S'. Ctalr." Those in at- ,
..... The filing of the charge- caule U iai«ine were unanimous in their
ntohe than a week alter' the opp^rttion ^o-the proposed mea-
murder, but White ami Weiaen- ; sure. A resolution was adopted
.danger had been held most of the and sent to State Senator Walter. •
time since early last week. L/C . Woodward andT>Sta'.e Re presen ta
<(uestioning. *. |tiv« (ievrge ' W. Rollins, asking
White and Weisendanger cUng'them to use their influence t#
to their first -tatements that a:d in the defeat of the prpposed
Milton wasJShot down by a ma.-k- measure Similar telegrams were '
ed ma’rTwho o-dered all three to ordered -ent t6 tl>e \V«st Texas
iut Up their hands as they were * hamU-r of Commerce, the East
talking in front of Milton’s home, ,ChambLr of ( «mmerce and
No i arrest has tyeen made of a the South Texas ^Chamber of
third party who was seen by., Commerce.
("lay' Fro^t to- hakve euim* runmiiiT * r^oiution wa> alx> pAsaeu
-from the direction of the killinga committee appointed to
- ami to have passed through his ^ecure signatures of v omar.che
t vani aiui withiu ot > m*»jk to___j>n anti-^alts
’Mr. Frost, v»ho *ai<I wa- un- x*titu>r\ whu-n^......^
able to identify the man . ented this week at Austin by W
^ , ,H. t^*Tl>enter, Secretary of the
! The two "?«n b*ve )be‘ n Comanche Chamber of Cpmmefee
over to await the action of the Su|tf fcnator Woodward and
1 AM term of »he grand jury. KepiesentaUvc . Roll in,.
(omanche officers as^rted by A ,^olutlun was al<rt
^ -A's
♦i.a ,.;, w a„/i his love of doing things prompt-
and weak, the rich and ^ about ^
Ji~z.—-------r—ni—-- . fur Colnanehe a lake second to
Years passed and Hosea nonr jn this section of Wc“t
is. had nrft been a happy- life., (Continued on Last Page)
is wife deserted him;,, heart- _______•
in and vengeful he was de- [ ...... 1
to cast her off foicver. | t otiOll V TOJ) W ill . —-t
TWEXTY-flVL
It. He weht to her.f forgave
Th
Equal hast ^ ear
st his love would not let him
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fer, and took her back. Then!
his hours of lonely brooding Indhations are that the total
great thought came to him! cotton yield in ComahcJu; Poijnty
he, a mere man could love so this season will euuul or surpass
••Ifishly one who had broken that of Iasi year,
ith with him, must not Go«i Six thousand,, six hurtSIreT and
'5 at i-£
TOURNEY 11
.DELEON TODAY
ilfiltLAangers ^d ju..:r ,, w tax- be l.-nej at
fjrom >tepKn'vi.Ue. Ue^inaTrrmw- U;(v ’hut thaF th^Stite
aud.HMtsyilA^Ht. ha . <iu> - u he l ulum.ed bv .Jautting..
I dozens oC people *v,n con- *ns<w_ ^
ilton
tinned
J’oll tax |K»yjnents vveye off Keen competition is expected j( Hi .tv luen week ^are *fi -irfc
can.iMe of as great. *H- great- fourteen"beles had 1 ...... approximately 1000 from the or- lhe Bft* Comity Ra/ketba'I toyment 6H ' ; .
ftss^fasfvs^js shi: ' -......
Closed at "midnight Tuesday, Jan- ,uwt- , H poration fund ulldt
uary •HI, according to Mrs. B.- W. The entire first round and tin'*'under ti e
Ireing?
It he could destiny, yet *o
i>r:der that he would not!
©ne God- A just God. A gocsl
AUTO 1ICENSE
mum ip
.Speed who said the number- this first game- of the ,e-iind round
jThese were* the three \rfeps , in
development of the greatest
aH.ideas. Hupdre<js of genera-___j,__
lions have died since the days of___
Noses, of Amos and Hosea The
ight of the world on almost j v j
other subject has changed;
|ut the conception of God wnifh
three achieved has remain- in Gortianche- County up to Thurs- j
R)a> 1c and T.. 1- Eljuns.
u-. t,..,, with th* iuvrdei Sevgra ,... ised by -
have b*en n.ade to rtetftbboe- . k, ( ^ th, ^ , 1C1„U,
ImgL-tv" ua L" -1 " • • •*! /»- , „ . ncuiui^: in the Htate and -
1>ects.. wdifld" have tho ei^rt of driving :
Milton, f, via- killed as.- be ,t of ' , n« utai
-tuoif "in front >•! his'1 bftme in du- hit'.*- mercjmi t ailfd wouM
lia-t i'oioaiic<ke, ■uic Oic- V oil the- pi act < gltv * wuie out all , profit'*
Feet AV-ma-l—^Rghv. . nt;ile ).< •'v i.-jj-g. j- e-.t abjishnient*.
-.ya- tglkwig.to Wl . • *Gregoj <
Wei-«{iuJ[at!gi r. • who had-driven up will v> Tr-p«*i hunt .Fo-in l- #20,000.
t" hr> home in White - .iiitonivi worth' uf l'u>ine.-- $7.Vtl.fM) Sta^e^
S8S One pr-'-olv-'-’-t*- ’• ewletitl -u .l- _ ti)xy- .n addition' to the" t-xes
-Tin’s Il\ r-».nr ths- t eAt* r of hi* !,*• i-r alr*-*,d■ - p.vying,, ii was
yhe t, ’ arid ' i-a. a! tflj-.e v o l.t* poiptetl ot:t ' * .. ' ■
. i-o up ■ of. ‘ t - bu ^ a i(| ft .. tki ■' e meet-
•Cj.b.sti hi ,<r- _ \fi. «nid tji;i» there ’ <• • yii<•,I In
1*1. ..J. -ei. III!... V. ijy lives' a .m . . so-n,-.,.j. liyi J.:mvng
.. , short Uiktfilwe from TT7 CTuni. ! ;—m—n«^i-----Onrt -- tL..‘ *ate
«!l Coniarnhe. j t_ .■ tax - -. h-. iidv«»n
dll* tlon ' • f < a I i • • • Trrrr 7 - ;v . I ;m-»r
l.f.C. FUNDI
EXPENDED 11 -
CITY STREETS
Th*' work iindentay-h«rw is in d
co-operatiuu,. with... .the—Gltv- ^.of
clerrhoi
year was around 'J >00 as cmn- is; scheduled to ,bi played today..
pared to :tf»O0 last year, The tournament opens ^8'»« i cp-i.pc-rati", wUN ttic.._JLUy .^4»i-wW fWkitir. .-.iut.
' The exact number-wgit/uM «eteek- wh^MM^usttne rtftjrs , Cqnmnchie-ipilei the direction, ff1'tjeph.»ii^ fin a pbfSirtm. nd of
known ThUrsiWy as there were a |,)c**t the Pel.eon Beai * ats.^ Tne <{freet wmml«*iorier^S. S. I>*PJ€*-,'fic« rs. I>r. I.aiie - -u.d Mrtton wp?
number of unopened letters in t omanene Indians an- jpatchtsl j statistic{ furnished the i iiictr- ■ d,.nd n-i-en -hr- s>wws-a Ahtt----*
**-•- *s-u—•—-Ml.- — *----c*.i airainsl Duster m >the seventh'.-.,. .wx ...mmittee bv Mr.
unnKp*1 •*. •,
re mien-.- to u '-.u *.. . t-( not "the eftae^-y .
call flora JI| ..’■ .- * :T- 'uioreriC","*'
■ ’■ ■»■! ajt'.li . 'id school adc • * * '■,
Veayh the '.scene aften
hot. ...coming In
, , ......,.
pioreni and all’ the Stale adval-
rvii- except on Imr.if stead - would
..V.-.,,.. M. ............ — . , ... - ... --------r- .-------—w ... ........... ...... .Gil.be ..111 fffftyt,, The; n,yr. —ip
the Collector's office po-t marked against Duster- m the seventh man of the committee by Mr. j s. • _ __r .________; tax*-. , would t« m' addition to
prior to February 1, many of today. ^ , - I Payne Thursday shows that 2*i8l| miiw> Qnrinoe fiimriuir ’ lb«- 'ax the majority of people
to February l, many
whlch are supposed to contain
today. -J Payne Thursdev shows tliat 2583 Oj.w, NJnrinir'w Cirtiriiiir
Following is the complete first j yardg of giavel have been hauled , P' ulirillgh >>111^111^
llinxi - hnl 4*Afi a \-a Irtlktinn - * Oil. 1 J * to 1/141 /aat /"l___f * f _____!
.. . . .. _________________ _ ^ ^ — ii Comanche t tmntv are near
The registration of automobiles payments for poll taxes. round; DeLeon«vs Guatiijg.; 01i- an,j put on 18,100 feet of street ( C lllSS Is Orflioi/.t’d average of
— — Springs vallaKse! Sipe Springs that ,14^34 feet of... ditches v R *“*' “**•
- -T-_----, . . Under the law persons, subject
In Control of mens thinking day waa. nractically the .iame^ as , poll tax, cannot vote unless
[own to this very hour.
rill Sponsor
-- - P°u lax- cannot vote unless ( Ib-Ht* bw>V l. '*‘anTF*' tbr*^ i,W'i" CU'. '
that on the corresponding, date the payment was made prior to Comyn. Energy J^fa^* »«rta made and insUlled, and
l.« w .cconlinr > 1» a Jimu} ... SSSShC'* -•» C“‘ “•
While the poll tax payment is Drawing wilt' be made duiing! yr-
heing employed
ye*r .
W. Speed, Tax .Collector, who
said that 2002 automobiles lie-
Health Program eia*-* had heed paid at the close unusu*H>’ l°w Ibis year, the paj 1 the* boys tournament for the order i -'VT' '.''"''l''
—m held at De^l^on, FYidav and Sat
------ m 11-day, February lOth and I Ith.
ection -
At a'meeting held Sundfty night
the . Sipe Springs Baptist
f’hurchl plans were made for the
_ ■ , . '. 1 oi-ganitation of a singing class.
Payn.* stated that , about ... ' \
■ * ■ • 1 The following officers were el-
ected: Tom Brown, president and
Miss Gwendolyn Rhymes^ sec re
tary. Singing will b« conducted
each Friday night at- the Bap-
tist Church.
tJ2 50 per pei’sun . oil the
/h-iiiM*st**ttd exemption.
state
The sale*.. tax if passed on te
tContmued on last Page)
men receiv-
ing two days' work each week
and single hands on<d day. The
conjpensatidfris 16 cent* per hour
for nine hours- . ‘ . t‘ '
“ERSKi^K 'u «?{: o/Hlway No.-, 10 Gustiae Future .■
TS^ifSSj', .. . ..: -- ... ^ Farmers Win In
j. . 1 rftch,, Mrs. Speed stated. : SUte Highway department with , ,
- - It - ------- x — kM/murlfr. in Fort Worth, was Officer* of the' Gustine rutUte r*r—. - ill*" conwrwi measures, imei in ue
Famfr Chapter were winners off^P«V Practically evary,^street In County A^,nt> ,t 2:80
if the making"an inspection of Highway the district conte* held at Johh, Comanche, according to the com* p ,n K*turday. February 4th. I
“'off Tarleten College January
Most of the pri/icipal streets
I have already been gryveled and
... . , j ,, ^ J work is now underway onerous
District ( OlltCSt streets, Mr. Pa>-ne said. Bhouhl
Ritz Theatre
RODENT CONTROL MERITING
TO BE HELD RATVRP' “
All those who have rat* 'about
iMSMaVSZ* ^&‘ra!ojS£ ^S^TjSgTSSj. » »«•;**&«**!* <* s* »"«'
,ft*r Wrtn..d.
try af the committee stated.
"Oie work will be can-ied on
altv Will be charged on autos \ in Stephehville the past week
* ---- ‘ j if the ______‘ „ ‘ ‘ .MM
on the highway* No. 1© from 8tephenvitle to Bluff Tarleten
- sZ 7,- , i I loose woo nave rum uuuu*
furttsei ftsd bw given for . March | yoUr prt.mlM. ond are interested
and A'PTll, it will be possible G> COntr»l measures, meet in the
car was
28th.
mittee.
The detfUr freirir here te the
ilgffs-f misgiieaBigs ^ewjr^yggggs
-v ---* the fliSma-fo’^s Kc'senat^a^Tonsti-l^tW^f the'roS^aill he- rSmltpv^ule*. * . ' ... |Comanch*^ wiU ^ve winang^Jbe
receive the Governor’s signature, gin. The de
buildujf, accontour to report- from Austin
_ the* de- T1 uraday. ti-j.-*' — - -]
i^r-thg health nliuCifiU W- tffTIlUthiday Tiu.rning. 228
ixiAumcd, the committee snnounc- trucks had been registered in
the county, Mrs, Speed said.
1«18n avenge license fee
s round *8.00 and the fee for
i t he
Association,
Winning this contest giv»« ttre ^ best ttreeU.in thii section for a
Ho#d county boundary (Justine jf'hapUr the t»r1v1te4go
almost completed and to iwpiw*eot the Stephenvtlle diat-
[gin. The '
| w-estem
Jmt for a ft'W right-of-way rich in a state'
in and around Bluff . Dala. held, at HantaviMe.
len could finish this pact of (Justine officer.* «
state rofttest tc be
ix Payers Ass’n*
Meetr Satuday *b“l ,a'no°
' treasury f or
Into the County
hector fees": (Jo*
Tha Comanche County Tax Paw-, manchc County la allowed (o re
a Association will meet in the tain nli tMi money far road im
^Strict Court room at Comanche
Lt 1:00 p. m., Saturday according
U an > aanouncemont by 'Mr*. A.
prove menG
Probably an addition
cart will
tht - -
■ ’• - -• ,\..f
.finish this
the project ftithin a snort time,
Harvey Boyd and H. P.
son. commissioners
one and three, have recently
ed that condemnation proceeding*
will start on all"property along
the proposed route that has not
been secured wtthift a short time.
I; D. Aitdefc
of ahift
evently *tat-
who psrticioated in
of the Chapter
the content
town of it* Ufa* where there is
taM t)M^5rVr%b.
sis sf school census Robinson Springs
Safe and sure method* will
l*c discussed at this meeting in
the coi^t rol^of these pent*.
if
-Jr A. Barton, County Agent.
*62.00; Hs...
*86.00; Trfmrt
St Joe
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FRIITaY and SATURDAY
Feh. 1-4 •
TOM KEENE.IN
“Renegades of
the West” v
With Betty Furness and
Reeeo A tea.
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MONDAY aad TUESDAY
Feh. «-f
HELEN TWELVETRBE8. lli
»20 00; Mount
Cotton Grow
county of t*”'" sf school census' Robinson Springs *00.00. Liberty
______________ ________ was a* follows: Mercer Crook,1 **6.00; BrvsenvRle *40-00; Jahr-
were; R. J. StalevUl«. president; *26.00; Dingier $ <9.00! Sghana ' hamon *52.00; Masse *08.00;
E. C. F«»es. ' Secretary; Nabers *61.00; Mercer Gap *21.00; Pmii^s tine *2334)0: Procter *1
Gleaton. view president. J. D. *S1.00: Soda SprjngA *62.00; Hicks Comyn *286.00; Beattie *1
Vftrprilllll, ir^i WI . Wl esn
Farm watch doe; 0. D. Gilmore,
treasurer and 0 B Rp-e. Adds Road* W8.00;
or. Buffalo *26.01
_ . Jqdge* of the coateat' were: , Duster *JI7.00; Haaal Dell 6*6,00
the Oten Fenner, Brewnwood; "’
■■ —“ and Dr. Smith of
*170.00;
Spring*
Indian Mountain 636.00; Cross *><v, oo,
_____ ________ Kewburg *190.00;! W expendffu8r of
Buffalo *26.00; Fairview *46.00; »« *ach communHy Is left
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im
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'ted.
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*145.00.
the
Ml
committee appointed in eoeh
* » scati
ft||M '
F 'ftn
district and the scats
Is left te their
•V %
‘Unarfyim^r
With Mk Young a aft
LeerW IK' 7. y-
71 *-712
WED. Mi THU*.
j. Fob. 6-6
MThig Sporting
with jack
—
lisina
* $ ii
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