The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, May 17, 1935 Page: 4 of 6
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TWO KILLED IN WAR GAMES
AS SHIPS CRASH
HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 12.—
A destroyer collision which killed one
man and injured four and a plane
plunge into the sea that took the life
of an aviator were revealed Sunday
as the casualties in the American
fleet’s secret mid-Pacific war opera-
ti ons.
The casualties were disclosed when
thirty-two of the 153 warships steam-
ed into Pearl Harbor and Admiral
J. M. Reeves suddenly lifted the rigid
censorship that had shrouded the op-
erations since Thursday.
Simultaneously Admiral Reeves
made known that the forty-three
planes which took off here for a mass
flight somewhere in the mid-Pacific
area had reached their secret des-
tination safely 1,200 miles westward
and were executing their missions.
The great maneuvers simulated war
to a surprising extent. The destroyer
Lea tore into the stern of the des-
troyer Sicard just out of the harbor
Sunday morning while leading the
bigger ships through an enemy net-
work of submarines.
Only prompt work by a damage
PLAYGROUND BASEBALL
w§iiht ^
JJxmpasasnigh School
VOLUME 9
Edited by Pupils of Lampasas High School
NUMBER 33
BADGER STAFF
STUDENTS ENROLL IN 4-H CLUB
Editor-in-chief............Mary K. Walker
Assistant Editor..........Vivian Dickens
H. E. Rep’tr.........Annie Louise Berry
Joke Reporter..............Athene Ramsel
Sports Rep’tr...............Harry Goodman
Columnists..............Meredith Campbell,
Nel Jo Hastings and Rosalie Martin
Assembly Rep’tr.........Jessie Standard
Typists....................................Ruth Wolf,
and Jessie Standard.
Reporters for this issue: Alma Jones,
wiujf V*«!.«. ~.y - —Maggie Jo Flanagan, Norma Louise
control officer prevented the Lea from Irvinej Ruth Wolf) Laura Bell Jones,
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Dions Smart, Dixie Nell Perkins and
Nova Dell Gray.
sinking. It moved into harbor under
ite own steam, but its sharp bow was
crumpled like a smashed automobile
fender. Rendered helpless, the Sic-
ard was taken in tow by a mine
sweeper. It had a great hole in the
under side of its fantail stern.
The destroyer collision occurred in
darkness. They were weaving back
and forth to shield the bigger vessels
from submarines when the Lea ram-
med the Sicard.
Richard Chadwick, second class
gunner’s mate of Blissfield, Mich.,
was killed aboard the Sicard; three
enlisted men were hurt slightly and
another thrown over the side, suffer-
ed from submersion.
Lieut. Mathias B. Wyatt, 26, of
San Diego, Cal., a native of South
Carolina, was the victim of the plane
crash 200 miles east of Hawaii.
Wyatt, in one of eighteen fighting
planes, had taken off the aircraft
carrier Saratoga to ward off an enemy
attack of submarines coming out
from the islands. His ship flew into
the propellor current- of a companion
plane. His ship plummeted into wa-
ter three miles deep.
The destroyer MacLeish and a plane
guard reached the spot one minute
after the crash but the plane sank
, without a trace.
The destroyer crash was the first
warning to Hawaii that the surface
fleet had broken through a patrol of
nineteen submarines to enter Hono-
lulu Harbor, a navigation feat con-
sidered unusual.
Ten dreadnaughts, running at high
speed in absolute darkness and keep-
ing within four miles of the coast,
reached their point of safety in
Pearl Harbor.
The Lea and the Sicard had pre-
ceded the fleet through Kaiwi Chan-
nel, reached a point of Pearl Harbor
and were weaving a patrol against
the submarines when the sharp prow
of the Lea, skippered by Commander
G. A. Miller, cut over the fantail of
the Sicard. Commander T. G. Pey-
ton commanded the Sicard.
The aviator’s death was the first
casualty in 500,000 miles of flying in
the north Pacific waters by aircraft
of the 153 ships of the fleet partici-
pating in far-flung maneuvers.
Wyatt was the fourth plane off the
Saratoga when hia squadron of eigh-
teen fighting planes left under or-
ders to ward off an attack by sub-
marines from Hawaii on the main
White fleet in command of Admiral
Reeves.
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ssociatioN^
The items appearing under this
heading are written and furnished
The Leader by pupils of the Lam-
pasas High School, and the paper is
in no way responsible for these news
items.
Under the direction of W. P. Gra-
ham, county agent, 26 students in
the Lampasas public schools enrolled
for 4-H Club work recently. 4-H
clubs are organized over the United
States for the development of the
future farmers of America and the
business men of tomorrow.
The boys will have as projects the
feeding of calves, lambs, chickens and
ducks. They should raise feed for
their project so that it may be car-
ried on as cheaply as possible. Shows
will be held for the exhibition and
judging of the boys’ work and the
boy who holds the best record will
be awarded prizes or honors.
Members of the club learn how to
enter business for themselves. The
members of the club are: Billy Lan-
caster, Hoffman Hendrix, Ted K.
Standard, George Haby, John Kyle
Oliver, Hiram Ross, Carl Collier, Win-
ston Smith, Sherman Elliott, W. C.
Clay, Lewis Walker, Frank Alexan-
der, Edwin Witten, Van Dyke Gillen,
Rojbert Allen Speed, ,Roy jDawson,
Billy Bales, Early O’Neal Jr., Rich-
ard Landers, B. C. Cantwell, Elmer
Berry and Jimmie Shelburn.
THE ALLEY.CAT
L. H. S. DAY BY DAY
LITTLE BITTA GOSSIP
Diary: Invitations for junior-senior
banquet have been received.
Lurline Creekmore has quite a task
finding enough girls to make enough
pies, and finding enough people to
buy them.
Commercial law students are hold-
ing their breath until the “office”
| decides whether that course is a sen-
ior subject or not.
Mrs. Bigham even dreamed show
tickets last week when the annual
staff was attempting to raise more
money.
H. E. Ill girls are now playing
games with the children instead of
observing them.
Students of L. H. S. enjoy swim-
ming class more than any other class.
Besides fun there’s plenty of work.
As others see it Auby Brown
thinks the juniors can have plenty of
fun on a hundred dollars.
Woodrow Tumlinson thinks 5 min-
utes isn’t too long to stay up on
study hall floor—especially if one’s
talking about English III.
Mr. Moore declared the other day
that nine out of ten conversations
he overheard were concerning chain
letters.
Bagatelles: Rosalie has a good
swimming stroke. Royal Williams
has been nicknamed “Lightning.” Joe
Harwell has decided he won’t be an
usher at baccalaureate sermon. The
annuals are here.
L. H. S. ROMANCES THAT
HAVE MATERIALIZED
WANTED—To trade one McCormick
binder for livestock. Also have
some pigs for sale. See R. L. Nor-
thington at Campbell Motor Co. (wp)
SUIT ASKS BALM OF $35,840
FOR CHAIN LETTERS
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 12.—A
civil suit asking $35,840 damages
from seven purveyors of chain letters
was filed here Saturday as the
“chainomania” reached its breaking
point and disappointed investors
sought to “get even with somebody.”
Charging breach of contract, the
district court action declared the de-
fendants sold chain letters to the
plaintiffs at $5 each and promised to
sell other letters until the top of the
list. It was alleged the sellers prom-
ised a profit of $5120 to each of the
plaintiffs.
“The defendants refused, neglected
and failed to sell sufficient letters
for the names of the plaintiffs to
reach the top,” the petition set forth.
RUSSIA WILL BUILD
SEMI-RIGID AIRSHIPS
MOSCOW, May 12.—A program of
construction of several small semi-
rigid airships for use mainly in the
far east was announced today by
S. Khorkoff, head of the government
airship construction department.
Father Cronin and P. A. LeCompte
were Tuesday visitors in Temple.
Some students graduate, other quit
school but romances in L. H. S.
still go on. Some of the romances
of L. H. S. that have materialized are:
Paul Brown and Daphne Jones.
John Matthews and Veryl Alexan-
der.
Laverne Reynolds and Edward
Tittle.
“Buck” Farris and Louella Rath-
man.
Laverne Standard and Mark Feild.
Bloodworth Bailey and Jo O’Hair.
Norman Butts and Doris Sewell.
Delbert Yazell and Ethel Mae Per-
kins.
Roy Yazell and Katherine Field.
G. W. Asher and Opal Hart.
Lloyd Smith and Margaret Wooten.
Daniel Bird and Lyda Moore.
Alton Hallenbeck and Willie Alli-
son.
Marvin Dickason is getting gener-
ous in his old age. He gave a penny
to the annual the other day. Some-
one has suggested putting the an-
nual’s name on a chain letter, but
Lamar H. says that you can’t get
money without working for it.
Speaking of chain letters I think
everybody in school has* received at
least one, but if thefy* haven’t and
want one, just go to' Mrs. Bigham,
she’ll give you one. J^he hasn’t time
to write them.
Nova Dell G. certainly is standing
before the mirror a lot these days.
Could Odean be looking at another
girl, or is she just getting ready for
the bathing beauty r?vue she is go-
ing to be in? |
“The annuals are here,” is the only
thing that could be heard in L. H. S.
Thursday afternoon, and “Will you
trade your name here?” was heard
all day Friday. Mrs. Norris says she
should sign her name with an “X.”
What’s this school coming to? An
end ? Of course it’s coming to an
ends, and in only two more weeks, to
stay ended for three perfectly love-
ly months, but that’s not the way I
mean. When an English teacher like
our Honorable Mrs. Norris gives the
principal parts of the verb “bring,”
as “bring, brang, brung,” something’s
going to happen!
Your little snooper, with these 50-
odd words, hereby takes its “nose
for news” from the ground to send
out a nice “meow” of thanks to the
junior and senior classes for coming
to the rescue of the school and giv-
ing the remaining money necessary
to get the annuals from the express
office.
Speaking of annuals, there was a
jubilee at the school Thursday when
they were distributed. I wonder if
any of the seniors had “Writer’s
cramps” from autographing them.
Well, well, the dear old chain let-
ters surely are making the rounds.
Maurice Feild says it’s worth a try,
but Buster Smith and Mr. Moore
have used them in rapid succession
as fillers for the waste baskets, which
was hard on somebody’s chain.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoon, the town wasn’t safe. All
that could be heard was sales-talk,
and the high school boys and girls
were using it to an advantage. One
unfortunate person who had seen the
show before, admitted that it was
good, and was convinced by a sob-
story of George Gartman’s that it
was a matter of life and death that
he see it again. A certain school
girl would have been dead today, if
looks could kill, for she remarked to
a prospective purchaser of a ticket
that she didn’t think the show would
be good. But it was!
That’s enough, even for a column-
ist, so,
Meow ’til next time.
The playground baseball league
came to an end with the juniors in
first place and the freshmen second.
These two teams will start a three
out of five games series to determine
the winner. The loser, with the
sophomores and seniors, will give the
winners a picnic.
The juniors finished the league
without a loss. The freshmen were
second, having lost two games. In
games played this week the juniors
defeated the freshmen 8 to 0, and
the sophomores forfeited games to
the freshmen and juniors. In games
played so far the juniors have had
little trouble winning, and are still
favored to win.
Baseball Standing.
Juniors’ team, played 5, won 5, lost
0, percent 1.000.
Freshmen’s team, played 5, won 3,
lost 2, percent .600.
Sophomores’ team, played 5, won
1, lost 4, percent .200.
Seniors’ team, played 3, won 0,
lost 3, percent .000.
TOPSEY STUDENTS
ATTEI D PICNIC
The students from Topsey were
given permission to attend an all-
day barbecue at the Topsey school
Thursday.
The barbecue was given in cele-
bration of the closing of the school
term. The students who attended
were, Beatrice Roberts, Viola Adams,
Alma Falkenberg and Agnes Lazen-
by.
WHY SENIORS HAVE WRINKLES
The hurry and scurry of the last
few weeks of school.
The worry of passing final exam-
inations.
Getting in last minute
ments.
Worrying of the girls in
dates for social functions.
assign-
getting
TARLETON CHORUS GIVES
MUSICAL PROGRAM
HIGH' SCHOOL MUSIC
IS AFFILIATED
EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE
CHORAL CLUB TO SING AT
LIONS CLUB MEETING
Eight members of the high school
choral club will sing at the Lions
Club meeting which will be held at
the Christian Church next Tuesday.
Miss Helen Northington, sponsor,
selected Marie Largent, Vivian Dick-
ens and Nova D. Gray, sopranos.
Frances Yarbrough, Athene Ramsel,
Marie Morgan and Theda White, altos.
They are to sing two popular se-
lections, “The Isle of Capri,” and
“Little Dutch Mill.”
WHY AMERICAN HISTORY
STUDENTS TURN GRAY
CHORAL CLUB TO BE PRE-
SENTED IN SENIOR ACTIVITIES
The Lampasas Choral Club, direct-
ed by Miss Helen Northington, will
be presented at baccalaureate ser-
mon May 26, and at commencement
exercises May 27.
The club is practicing two songs
and an anthem. The songs “Some-
where a Voice is Calling,” and “The
End of a Perfect Day,” will be sung
at commencement exercises, and the
anthem, “He Leadeth Me,” will be
sung at baccalaureate services.
The hymns “Onward Christian Sol-
diers,” “Holy, Holy, Holy!” and
“Come Thou Almighty King” will be
sung by the congregation at this
service.
“I haven’t given you too much to
do,” says Mr. Moore to his history
class, “if you work on each one an
hour each night for a week, you’ll
finish in no time.” That would be
working three hours each night on
just history.
The students have to hand in a
2500-word theme by Wednesday and
an outline on county government by
Friday, 17. Mr. Moore is reviewing
the class over the whole book and
examinations will be given on it soon.
So, do you wonder why the American
Histry students turn gray overnight?
For Sale: Entire stock of bookkeep-
ing supplies: 2 bottles of ink, partly
used; 2 penstaffs; 1 blotter thorough-
ly used. Free: 1 workbook cover.
Lewis C. Walker.
Going out of business. Want to
sell 1 empty ink bottle, 1 penstaff,
old notebook, paper, 4 used book cov-
ers, bad condition; locker No. 11,
$1.98; Free: Algebra book, used rein-
forcements.
Lucious C. Montgomery.
For Sale: Good used locker, needs
cleaning out, $1.98.
Thacher Gary.
Free as long as they last: Chain
letters, old notebooks, teachers of
L. H. S.
Athene’ Ramsel.
For Sale Cheap: Trig, notebook,
remainder of Physics Lab. manual,
clean and unused; free with sale, 1
used, patched notebook.
Jessie Pearce.
Almost giving them away: Argu-
ments with M. Dickason and J. D.
Harwell.
D. S. Moore.
Free: Two practice sets, almost
completed.
M. Dickason.
LAFAYETTE, THE AN-
NUALS ARE HERE
THANKS TO JUNIORS,
SENIORS AND L CLUB
We wish to thank the juniors, sen-
iors and L Club members for their
generous donations to the annual ^
fund. Words cannot express our ap-1
preciation.
Lurline Creekmore
Earl “Doc” Lindsey.
—and they are here.
It was one of the most exciting
events of the school year.
If a passer-by had received a
glimpse of the students with their
heads in the blue-white books, he
would have thought them an indus-
trious group.
This is probably the first and last
time these boys and gii'ls will ever
autograph their own pictures. Con-
gratulations to the annual staff.
BUY A TICKET!
POP GOES YOUR HEART
Every student’s heart in the pub-
lic speaking class pops and jumps
when Mrs. Norris calls his name to
give their memory work.
The class is learning the poem
“The Barrel Organ” by Noyes. It
is 157 lines long. The poem must
be memorized in three weeks as pub-
lic speaking may be made into a
senior subject.
“Do you want to buy a ticket?”
This was the question, but no an-
swer was given.
Finally, “Now, Will you buy a
ticket from me?”
Students turned to see in the back
of the class room, Joe Harwell chok-
ing his friend, James Spann.
When James could answer he said,
“Yes, I’ll buy two, if you’ll leave
me alone.”
“If you can’t make them buy a
ticket one way, try another one,”
probably this is Joe’s slogan.
A musical program was' presented
at the high school auditorium on
May 3 by students from John Tarle-
ton College.
The entertainment consisted of
group songs, a male and girls’ quar-
tet, solos, a violin quartet and a
trombone soloist. Old and popular
songs were featured.
A number of visitors from the
town were present.
DO YOU WANT TO
GET RICH QUICK?
“Prosperity” letters seem to be all
the rage in Lampasas high school.
Students urge one another to take
letters, telling them that they only
have to invest a dime for which in
time they might receive $1,562.50.
Some looked puzzled and rather
dazed as they rub their hands over
their eyes as if they were dreaming,
while some appear in doubt, and
positively refuse to part with a dime
which they are afraid they will never
see again.
FLORINE ALLISON RE-
TURNS TO SCHOOL
After a long period of recovering
from injuries received in an auto-
mobile accident, Florine Allison has
resumed her position as secretary of
Lampasas public schools.
Florine was injured in an automo-
bile accident on March 23 in which
she received some very bad burns.
She returned Monday evening after
her long absence and declared she
was as strong as ever.
JOKES
are those
Mrs. Norris: “Auby,
eggs strictly fresh?”
Auby Brown: “Say, I’ll have to
feel of them to see if they’re cool
enough to sell.”
Coach Terry: “Why do you pre-
fer Wagner?”
Helen' Northington: “Because he
composes about the only kind jof
music one can hear above the con-
versation.”
Doris Smart: “I caught my foot
on the stairs.”
Norma Louise Irvine: “How far had
you chased it?”
Katherine Gartman: “Aren’t those
chimes melodiously beautiful ? Such
harmony! So inspiring!”
Buster Smith: “You’ll have to
speak louder. Those bells are mak-
ing such a racket I can’t hear you.”
Maurice Feild, watching Lewis
Walker spread out a stack of hay to
dry, could contain his curiosity no
longer, so he politely asked, “Is it a
needle you’re looking for?”
THREE STUDENTS PASS TYP-
ING SPEED TEST TUESDAY
Three students of the typing 1-B
class passed the speed test Tuesday
afternoon. Eiarl Lindsey made 37
words with three errors, Maggie Jo
Flanagan made 35 words and four
errors, and Lamar Ilocker made 30
words with three errors.
This makes a total of five students
who have passed the test.
A CHILD’S OPINION
OF THE PRINCIPAL
Leroy Hammock, a small visitor
in H. E. Ill, indirectly expressed his
opinion of Mr. Rowntree, during H.
E. class the other day. He began
telling an exciting story about a lion
which he had seen (?). In order
to encourage him to talk more, one
of the girls asked him what a lion
looked like. After looking all over
the room, he saw Mr. Rowntree
standing in the doorway. Then Leroy
looked down and confidentially an-
swered, “A man looks like a lion.”
Supt. Charles Wachendorfer has
been notified by the State depart-
ment of education that high school
Music I has been given affiliation.
Acquiring affiliation in one year
is quite an honor to our school and
its music teacher, Miss Helen Nor-
thington, for it usually takes a num-
ber of years to acquire credit for
that course.
fie Ain’t
Heavy,
tie’s My
Brother!
Suppose this child represented in
the picture was your child. What
would you give to see it taken care
of? Then why not contribute your
part in aiding another’s child?
See Mr. Eugene Key at Key Bros.,
and make a contribution to the “So-
ciety for the Care of Crippled Chil-
dren.”
Asa Franklin Avant, chairman.
ROOSEVELT IS FOR
NRA EXTENSION
WASHINGTON, May 10.—Speak-
ing almost directly into the face of
a decision of senate democrats to
lengthen the blue eagle’s lease of life
by only ten months, President Roose-
velt today reiterated his preference
for a two-year extension of NRA.
Reserving full comment until the
senate has acted, the chief executive
nevertheless let it be known at his
press conference that in his opinion
the shorter extension would not per-
mit a revision of NRA needed to
clarify several uncertain points.
The decision of the senate demo-
crats was reached at a party confer-
ence. Leaders said this course was
intended to avoid the possibility of
an extended fight that might prevent
legislation from being enacted before
June 16, when the present law ex-
pires. They contended, too, that the
move would hasten adjournment.
The net result of the president’s
remarks was an impression that he
was counting on the house to approve
and insist upon a two-year extension.
Senators who took the same view,
however, were quickly warned that
such a plan would arouse opposition
and possibly extensive delay.
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Taylor, Mrs.
T. L. Cauthen, Mrs. Dallas Forbes and
Mrs. J. C. Ramsey visited Sunday in
San Antonio with Mrs. Lula Little.
BILIOUS
Condition Needs Double
Action Treatment
Stimulation of liver bile flow is not enough
for complete relief, but combined with in-
testinal stimulation that relieves temporary
constipation, quick, soothing results are cer-
tain. Herbine, a combination of herbs, com-
bines BOTH actions and so those dizzy,
headachy, indigestions, gas, rundown feelings
get relieved when both liver and boweis re-
turn to normal action. Get your bo;tle of
Herbine from druggists.
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