The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [43], No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1931 Page: 4 of 8
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Lampasas Furniture Company
“The Best Place To Trade After AH”
A HOUSE FULL OF NEW FURNITURE AT NEW LOW PRICES
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Winter
Coats
Amazing at
$14.75
Dress and sport coats in the
new, smart styles of the season.
Lavishly trimmed with clever
fur-fabrics that look like real
fur! Sizes for women and
misses.
Knitted
Dresses
are Smart!
*4.98
Every one needs a knitted dress
for school or sports . . . these
feature all the better style
points at a practical price!
SIZES fdr WOMEN
and MISSES’
Black Kid
With strap and trimming of;
gunmetal silk kid. Smartt
*2.98
Black Kid
This oxford owes a great deal
of its smartness to its trimming
;of two contrasting leathers.
*2.98
J.C. PENNEY GO.
DEPARTMENT < STORE
MRS. JACKSON PASSED
AWAY SUNDAY AT LOMETA
Mrs. Joe Anne Jackson passed away
Sunday morning, Oct. 11, at 3:30
o’clock at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gene Webb, near Lometa.
She was born August 5, 1853 in Car-
roll county, Georgia, and was mar-
ried to J. F. Jackson about fifty years
ago. They came to Texas about 39
years ago and first settled in South
Texas and later moved to Lampasas
county where Mr. Jackson' passed
away five years ago. Mrs. Jackson
was the mother of seven children,
three of which survive her, and are:
Mrs. Gene Webb of Lometa; Mrs. J.
A. Turner of Houston, and Mrs. O. B.
McConath of Comanche. She is also
survived by twenty grandchildren and
sixteen great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at the Lometa church and.
were conducted by Rev. David M.
Phillips of Lometa, and Rev. A. F.
Avant of Lampasas. The body was
laid to rest in the Lometa cemetery.
Mrs. Jackson was converted early in
life and lived a true Christian life and
was loved by all who knew her.
HOUSTON GANG SUSPECT
WILL START FOR TEXAS
An Unpleasant Subject)
All of the functions of life are not
pleasant to consider. Perhaps this ia
why some mothers refuse to think that
such symptoms as restless sleep, loss of
flesh, lack of appetite or itching nose
and fingers in their children, can be
caused by round or pin worms. Many
mothers have proven, however, that a
few doses of White’s Cream Vermi-
fuge, that sure and harmless worm
expellant, will make these symptoms
disappear. You can get White’s Cream
Vermifuge for 35 cents per bottle from
The Lion Drug Store, Lampasas
Smith’s Drug Store, Lometa, Texas
DES MOINES, Lowa, Oct. 11.—Po-
lice officials of Houston, Texas, who
late yesterday said they identified
William Scrivenor as a man wanted
in the Texas city for questioning in
a series of gang murders, made prep-
arations today to leave the city secret-
ly with their prisoner.
They said fear of a possible attempt
to deliver Scrivenor en route led them
to keep the time of departure secret
and to take other precautions. Scriv-
enor was arrested here Thursday fol-
lowing the killing of his companion,
Adelbert McCabe, in a gun battle with
a Des Moines detective.
P. F. Heard, chief of police at Hous-
ton, made the identification of Scriv-
enor and later checked finger prints
and photographs with Des Moines
police.
20,000 BALES OF COTTON
DAMAGED AND DESTROY-
ED BY FIRE
ROAD CONTRACTORS
ORDERED TO LIST
MINIMUM WAGES
AUSTIN, Oct. 10.—Notice was giv-
en yesterday to contractors bidding
on state highway projects that they
must file a supplemental statement
with each bid, setting out the min-
imum wage to be paid to laborers and
deductions to be made from wages
when the contractor maintains a
boarding house or camp.
The notice was given by the state
highway commission in asking for
bids on projects to be placed under
contract October 19 and 20.
Contractors who fail to comply with
the requirement will be declai’ed ir-
responsible and their bids voided.
GALVESTON, Oct. 11.—Twenty
thousand bales of cotton had been de-
stroyed or damaged tonight by a fire
which has been burning since 4:20
o’clock this afternoon in a unit of the
warehouse belonging to the W. L.
Moody Cotton company.
Five thousand bales of cotton be-
long to the Chicago Board of trade.
The fire was burning tonight and
probably will not be completely
quenched for two or three days, but
was believed to be under control.
The loss on cotton was estimated
at about $500,000 and damage to the
building was placed at $120,000. Con-
structed in 1927 at a cost of $331,000,
the building was one of the finest
cotton warehouses in the United
States. Passing three concrete fire
walls, the fire burned about 500 feet
of the building’s 1,300 foot length.
The burned warehouse is part of a
plant which houses 100,000 bales of
cotton.
With all available firemen and
equipment in the city being used to
fight the blaze, it appeared late to-
night that it was well under control,
even though the blaze could not be
extinguished at once.
The warehouse is located on the
Galveston-Houston highway a short
distance from the Galveston city
limits.
Much of the damage was done by
water. The entire interior of the
units which burned were filled with
flames and smoke, and the walls of
the fireproof concrete warehouse were
badly cracked, threatening to falls
momentarily.
On one of the most traveled high-
ways in this region, the blaze attract-
ed a crowd of several thousand per-
sons.
OKLAHOMA GETS A
GENERAL RAIN
BIG BUNDLE OF $10,000 BILLS
FOUND IN HEM OF SKIRT OF
NEW YORK WOMAN
93 YEARS OLD
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—She has
never seen a movie nor heard a radio
—but she carries bundles of $10,000
bills around in brown paper parcels
sewed in the hem of her old-fashioned
skirt.
Agents of the court found $350,000
hidden in the room of Mrs. Ida E.
Wood early this week, and were sur-
prised. But the little old lady—she
is 93 years old, and her memories in-
clude a waltz with the then Prince
of Wales and courtship by Samuel
Tilden—had plenty where that came
from.
When Mrs. Wood, who resents all
this bother and pother of a guardian
and an administrator and a conserva-
tor, retired last night, her nurse ob-
served her nimbly hiding some object.
After Mrs. Wood fell asleep the
nurse retrieved the hidden article.' It
was a paper-wrapped package; $10,-
000 banknotes—nearly half a million
dollars’ worth.
The nurse notified Mrs. Wood’s
nephew (it was he who first asked
the court to take steps to care for
his aunt and the mysterious wealth
she sometimes referred to). The
nephew turned the money over to the
court, but refilled the paper wrapper
with newspaper, for fear the excite-
ment of discovery of the loss of the
money might prove harmful to Mrs.
Wood.
The wealth of currency, of gems
and of valuable heirlooms found in
Mrs. Wood’s modest hotel room and
hidden in the copious folds of her
■garments totals nearly one million
dollars.
Mrs. Wood, over her protest, has
been moved to better quarters. She
has been provided with a nurse—a
circumstance that brought a sniff
from the nonogenarian. She insists
she is perfectly well and able to take
care of herself.
Indeed, • she is disgusted with the
entire procedure and has confided to
friends that if the courts don’t stop
trying to make her comfortable she
will “run away.”
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 11.
—Oklahoma’s parched fields and pas-
tures benefited greatly as general
rains fell over the State Sunday.
Heaviest rainfall was in the south-
west portion of the State, where Law-
ton received 1.33 inches. The rain
continued into the night.
Harry B. Cordell, president of the
State Board of Agriculture, said the
rain was worth $1,000,000 to farmers
and stockmen of the State.
At Oklahoma City, .51 of an inch
fell during the day and continued in-
termittently.
Wheat and pasture lands, partic-
ularly, had been in need of moisture,
Mr. Cordell said.
Temperatures were generally much
lower following the rain, but in the
eastern section, near Poteau, where
no rain was reported,' the mercury
reached 90 degrees.
Altus, in the extreme southwest
portion, received .8 of an inch. Clin-
ton reported .36 of an inch with a
temperature of 58 degrees.
In the northeastern part of the
State, Miami had half an inch of
rain, while other points reported light
showers. Tulsa reported half an inch
and a temperature of 68 degrees.
Alva, in the northwest, had .26 of
an inch and a temperature of 57 de-
grees. Ardmore, in the south, re-
ported .02 of an inch as the rain
continued.
Word has been received here from
Altus, Okla., that little Bettie Jo,
attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Hinton, has scarlet fever.
Friends and acquaintances of this city
will be anxiously awaiting the news
of her recovery.
COTTON CROP LOAN
PAYMENTS PUZZLE
CLEARED BY U. S.
ABILENE, Texas, Oct. 11.—After
weeks of indecision over the question
of how to repay Federal crop pro-
duction loans made to cotton farmers,
the United States Department of
Agriculture, through its subordinate
channels—the feed and seed loan office
in St. Louis and field agents—Satur-
day announced a clear-cut policy of
liberality.
Carl Ellis, State supervisor of field
agents making headquarters here, said
he had received instructions that when
a borrower had deposited warehouse
receipts on sufficient cotton collateral
at 6c a pound to cover the amount
of his loan, the Government will re-
lease its mortgage on the remainder
of the crop, enabling him to dispose
of that surplus as he sees fit. Mr.
Ellis said:
“When final disposition of the cot-
ton is made, if the proceeds do not
meet the full amount of the borrow-
er’s obligation to the Government, fhe
balance due will be regarded as a
moral obligation, and the Government
will expect him finally to liquidate
it in full. On the other hand, if in
the final disposition of the cotton the
proceeds bring more than enough to
liquidate the loan, the excess will be
paid to the borrower.
“As to the question of extensions
on crop production loans, there will
be no consideration given in any case
until after maturity date, Nov. 30.”
Field ager/ts have been instructed
to issue temporary receipts, to be re-
placed by official receipts from the
St. Louis office. The temporary re-
ceipts will be the borrower’s author-
ity to dispose of his surplus cotton,
in excess of his loan, as he sees fit. j
‘SCARECROW MAN’ RECOVERS
SPEECH AS MEDICS CALL
CASE SPLIT MIND
DENVER, Colo., Oct. 11.—The
“scarecrow man” is no longer mute.
Charles Mays of Beardsley, Kan.,
gave voice to speech for the first time
since he was brought to the Colorado
Psychopathic hospital here from a
corn field near Holyoke, Colo., where
he was found with his body rigid and
arms extended last Sunday.
Although Mays talked incoherently,
physicians believe that within a short
time he may be able to intelligently
answer questions asked him. Mays
was identified Thursday by his bro-
ther, Wesley Mays, of Beardsley.
After hours of observation, phychi-
atrists have diagnosed the “scarecrow
man’s” case as schizophrenia, or a
split-mind. He lives, they said, in a
world of half fantasy and half real-
ity. Persons suffering from this men-
tal disorder are unable, they said, to
associate the reality of life with the
unreal.
FOUR ARROWHEADS OF
EXQUISITE MOLD ARE
FOUND NEAR WEIMAR
WEIMAR, Oct. 12.—Valuable In-
dian relics were found on the Colo-
rado river by two young men of this
city. They are four arrowheads, per-
fectly formed, and each with Indian
profiles in full war bonnets, chiseled
out on one side.
The work is that of a skilled artist,
and is perfect in every detail.
The arrowheads are about an inch
and one-half long, and made of peai*l.
How they came to be in the river
bed is a mystery.
Daily Leader 3 Months for $1.00
Todd Briggs of Houston spent the
week end here with his uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Briggs, and
other relatives.
An Open Mind Wins
Power and Prosperity...
The PERSONS who have heard and hon-
estly weighed ALL the FACTS can make wise
decisions. Only such thoughtful persons
really know when to say “Yes” and when to
say “No”. Use your own good judgment, but
get the FACTS-—get the facts on every prop-
osition.
There is an attitude of mind, a mental habit or
state of prejudice that is a bar against all rea-
son—that is proof against all argument—
that is a barrier to all progress—that will pre-
vent making profit in any enterprise or by
any plan, and that is certain to keep a person
in everlasting ignorance; that attitude and act
of mind is “Condemnation BEFORE investiga-
tion. Then why not, at least briefly, investi-
gate? The wise do. Then they either reject
or accept with shrewd discrimination, but
they DO listen and consider in fairness to
themselves, and thus advance in knowledge
and increase in wealth.
PRESIDENT WILSON said . . .
“It is amazing to how great an ex-
tent some human minds can resist
information. Even some young
minds lock the door, against truth,
not only declining to accept facts
but even refusing to listen to an
honest analysis of an unfamiliar
promlem or situation or plan, and,
as a result, live in ignorance and
poverty when they might enjoy
and possess knowledge and riches.
The highest and most brilliant act
of any mind is to look-at, listen-to,
and consider facts. Integrity to
your own soul demands that you
be open-minded.”
The Lampasas Leader
“Served Lampasas Continuously for 43 Years”
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