The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [47], No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1934 Page: 1 of 6
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fampasas CtaiVf
H YEAR
LAMPASAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16,1934
;eral services
HELD SUNDAY FOR
JUDGE W. B. ABNEY
xneral services were conducted
ay afternoon at the Methodist
ch for Judge W. B. Abney, who
ed away Saturday evening, Nov
FUNERAL SERVICES
CONDUCTED SUNDAY
FOR MRS. H. C. FIELDS i
GIVES GOOD ADVICE
NOTICE TO FARMERS
AND STOCKMEN
LAMPASAS TO PLAY CRUCICAL
GAME FRIDAY NIGHT
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian
Darrell Willerson, son of Dr. and Time on pooling cotton certificates j
Mrs. J. E. Willerson, has been a has been extended to Nov. 26. I have j
(By Ellis Bullion)
After playing seven games this
Church in Adamsville for Mrs H C i Eatient in the hosPital at Sanatorium, several certificates that have not been ■ season, two of them conference, and
NUMBER 5
COTTON CHECKS DUE
SATURDAY AND MORE CAT-
TLE WILL BE BOUGHT
>ital where he had been since
fay for treatment for a stroke of
ilysis suffered Thursday,
ae service was in charge of Dr.
Session of San Antonio, a for-
pastor and friend of the deceas-
for many years. Rev. Jack Oran
Itaker, pastor of the local Meth-
|t Church, assisted in the service,
irment followed at Oak Hill ceme-
The pallbearers were: C. C.
key, J. C. Abney, Jas. L. Abney,
b
The majority of the cotton checks
for Lampasas county will be in by
Saturday of this week. County Agent
Graham will be in Lometa Friday af-
grandsons of Mrs. Fields: R. V. Fields ! that befe11 him' His ]et- V, ** >ff *°Se °nly, half j "’on the W-distrirt race and were de- 1 bought some time soon. The
pi-es-
- T , ~ ,, TT. , , iter follows: j the number listed were taken' and con-1 feated by the Tavlor Ducks for the ranf f ,
cats E “H si' ~z r' r; srs s stars x. x k£:£k
He moved when a small boy with 1 Doris Fields of Lockney, Mary Evelyn ! fortune which has befallen me. I S C< un 1 ** ltd® * ! composed of tbirty nien Wlth an av* ceived until it has been ascertained
parents to Pittsburg, Texas, and Willy of Adamsville. ’ ' jwish to refresh your memory by the . a& ai as posslt)ie* A lease : erage of 146 pounds for the whole how many of the original listings
later resided in Austin. Marlin, MiA Fields was born June ! 27, i rePebtion of some facts which may pu' J°m cows ant* small > squad. 1 will be offered,
t Marys and in 1870 the family j 1858, making her over seventy-six ! cause 3?ou to be more careful in the ca vas as we wU1 rake n0 yearlings j This is an eight-pound- advantage j This county has received an eddi-
ed to Rockport. In 1875 he came years of age at the time of her pass-j future* i ^ T % rnn™ A t- r> ovfr the Badgers, and on a wet field tional quota for female goats. Those
ampasas and studied law in the ing away. She was married Decern-j ‘‘There are three types of tubercle ; ‘ __^-e' *’ ’mnet* j this advantage will help them con- interested in selling should call and
of Judge J. A. Abney and Judge ! ber 21, 1876 to H. C. Fields and to j bacilli; tbe human, the bovine and : siuembly. 'give the number for sale and sign
'. Matthews. In 1876 he was ad- ' this union eight children were bora. !dbe av*an' The human and the bovine " * Aft AS COUNTY GETS J The following is Fredericksburg’s the necessary papers.
to the bar, before reaching Mr. Fields and two of the children are bbe bwo bbat cause tuberculosis! EXTRA CATTLE QUOTA : record to date: Burnet 0, Fredericks- Cotton producers running less than
e of twenty-one years, and in ■ preceded her in death. The surviving ! m man* is an accepted fact that . “ ... burg 1; Mason °» Fredericksburg 0; one-third of tillable acreage in eot-
Jaber. of the same year he was j children are: W. H. Fields of Lock- j mosb human tuberculosis and prac-, _ Advice from iexas Relief Commis-
ftd to ‘serve as District Judge, 1 ney, J. C. Fields of Star, Mrs. Dee ! Really all pulmonary envolvement is, s*on ab Austin to County Adminis-
k ■ the: illness of Judge W. A. j Townsen of Adamsville, Mrs. Frank j caused bY the transmission of the!trator Allen, is to the effect that
churn. He was not interested in j Hines of Scallcrn, Mrs. Walter Willy j human bacilli from one person to an-, Lampasas C ounty will be permitted
ling public office and only on spe- j of Adamsville, Webster Fields who * °^er* Bovine bacilli, it is estimated ro • purchase an additional thousand
occasions did he serve as judge) lived at home with his mother. All Mn childhood, cause 10 to 20 per cent \ head of cattle, beginning next week,
the courts. His law practice was \ of the children were present for the ! oi' bbe boba^ cases. This percentage ! or as P00n thereafter as the machin-
ated to the practice of civil cases J service. varies in different localities, being | eiY °( Ihe county can be set up to
greater where the milk supply is con- j handle the situation,
taminated, and less or nil where it is ! This should be good news to the
au ueen a safeguarded. The bovine infection is! entire county in as much as the grass
t and they came to Lampasas to blessing to all who were privileged j confined largely to childhood, and fur- jsnd water situation has become an
ike their home. His widow and the j to know her. She took an interesti bber predominates in the nonpul- | &cute problem, and by relieving the
owing children survive him: C. C. j in her church work and was a very j monary forms. There has been a j range oi another thousand head of
oey and J. C. Abney of Lampasas, : devoted mother. Her passing will ■ ratable decrease in gland, bone and . ‘lve stock, a material benefit will be
H. L. Faulk and Jas. L. Abney ! not only be quite a loss to tbe im- joint tuberculosis since the supply j experienced by all.
Brownsville. He also leaves one i mediate family but a host of neigh- °*' bas been safeguarded by the j -
er, Mrs. J. S. Clearman of Belton i bors and friends in that section where application of the tuberculin tests to; THE PIERIAN CLUB
dairy cattle, and by the pasteuriza-J ----
tion of milk. It is safe to assume; Edith Wharton’s “House of Mirth”
to the practice of civil cases ; service.
The deceased had united with the
le was married December 14, 1882 | church when a small girl and lived
iMiss Arminta Clearman at Rock- ; a true Christian life that had been a
Is.
nine grandchildren and one great- i she had spent so many years.
jrndson. j .-----
fudge Abney was a most devoted
sband and father and during his
(g residence in Lampasas had made
[ny friends throughout this sec- ] The Lampasas Lion’s Club had the
$n. He was a member of the Lampasas Badgers as their guests
fchodist. Church and always took Tuesday evening at a banquet served
LIONS CLUB ENTERTAINS
BADGERS TUESDAY EVENING
New Braunfels 27, Fredericksburg 0; ) ton will now receive additional cer-
T. M. I 13, Fredericksburg 0; Breck-| tificates. This final allotment brought
enridge B (San Antonio) 0, Fred- j the total number of bales for Lam-
ericksburg 0; Sidney Lanier 19, Fred- , pasas county up to 3,845 than can be
encksburg 0. j ginned tax free. The time for pooi-
Distnct standing to date: Lam- j ing any surplus certificates has been
pasas won 2, lost 0, tied 0, pet. 1000; ^ extended to Nov. 24. Any parties
Fredericksburg won 1, lost 0, tied 1, ! who have not pooled their surplus’
pet. 750; Mason won 1, lost 1, tied 1, ; certificates are urged to do so at
pet. 500; Llano won 1, lost 2, tied 0, ; once,
pet. 333; Burnet won 1, lost 3, tied 0,
pet. 250.
Results of last week’s games: Lam-
pasas 13, San Saba 0 (non-confer-
ence); Mason 14, Llano 6 (confer-
ence); Fredericksburg 1, Burnet 0
(conference).
CRACK SHOT TO BE HERE
FOR SHERIFF’S MEET
that bacilli whether of the human or | was the book for discussion on Fri
bovine types are dangerous to human! day afternoon when the club met
beings, and that both types must be ; at the home of Mrs. W. R. William-
considered in any plan adopted for ; son with Mesdames Adams and Faires
the eradication of the disease. . j joint hostesses.
* “It is well to realize the resist- Mrs. Gamel reviewed the book of
te) an interest in the work of his }n the annex of'the Christian Church. ! ance the tubercuIar baciBi to de-, which Mrs. Wharton herself makes
.ireh and was teacher of the men’s ; There were twenty-six members of I structbve agents* K ^ remain, one single comment. The withering-
le class. He was always inter- j the football team and their coaches, Iahve in direct. sunlight for several ly sarcastic title of the book “The
sd in every moral issue which con- j Moore, Terry and Bozarth. i days; buried in the ground for ; House of Mirth,” one of three of hers
|-ned his town, county, state and The’glee club and pep squad girls months and years; exposed for S€V' !in which the pa^e beat can be felt, and holding blue candles, centered the
and would take an open stand 0f the school, under the direction of ! ®ral we®ks at temperatures varying, The slow throb of human suffering ! refreshment table. Each guest ex-
“Ad” Topperwein, special repre-
sentative of Winchester repeating
-----—_ j arms, and the world’s foremost fancy
SURPRISE PARTY j sb°t» W^1 be at the Lampasas Coun-
GIVEN AT KEMPNER ^^ub> Nov. 23, the second day of
__ | the West Texas Sheriff’s convention
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gilbreath of!^hich.is to be held in Lampasas at
Kempner entertained Saturday night, 1 ^kne‘ ^r' Topperwein will give
Nov. 10, with a surprise party in i a short. speech and then wiI1 Present
honor of D. T. Briggs. About twen- aa exhibition oi. skill and accuracy
ty-two relatives gathered at the home Sans and ammunition. The pub-
of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbreath and games !^C ^nv^ed and a ^arS>e crowd of
of forty-two and bridge were the lllberesbed spectators is expected,
order of the evening. j ~ ^
A large angel food cake, iced white
WORK STARTS SOON
ON HIGHWAY 74A
\ what he thought was right, re- Miss Helen Northington, rendered i from 18 to 50 deSrees Farenheit, | and anguish, mental and spiritual. A
r^less of how some of his close several school songs after the guests
[eshds or business associates might were seated. This was very appro-
" on the questions. Regardless of priate and gave the affair the proper
£wn convictions, he was charitable spjrit for a football banquet.
nature and had the kindliest i Lion RoWntree presided and called
seven hours at 158 degrees Faren- J tragedy in all essentials,
heit, and three hours at 212 degrees | Mrs. Perry’s paper depicted Lily
h arenheit, dry heat. j Bart as intensely practical and good
“Being familiar with the symptoms | tempered, lovable and beautiful, a
of the condition is helpful. Any time \ clean character maintaining her self-
g for his neighbors and fellow ' on Lion Moore to introduce the mem- I a coId lasts for several weeks, one; respect all the way through. A vic-
bers of the Badger team. Each young ! ^ouM^ecome suspicious^ and should j tim of circumstances that created her
ping his memory is a poem . man received a big hand when pre-
frem the Detroit Free Press: | sented. Lion Moore expressed his
appreciation of the work the Lion’s
Club and citizens of Lampasas had
w a famous father,
, honor is mine to wear; j
lave me a name that was free ! done towards puttin§‘ tbe Pieties of
the school on a much higher plane
this Season. The new lighted field
has proved quite a financial success.
He also expressed his appreciation
of Coaches Terry and Bozarth who
have been of great assistance to him
this season.
Captain “Bub” Perry expressed ap-
preciation of the team for the as-
sistance of the Lions this season and
rom shame, •
lame he was proud to bear,
lived in the morning sunlight,
id marched in the ranks of right,
[was always true to the best he
knew,
|nd the shield that he wore was
bright.
illow a famous father,
£nd never a day goes by
I feel that he looks down on me up the wonderful record they have
Fo carry his standard high. j made in all past football games,
.stood to the sternest trials | C. J. Alderson and Will James,
pressed some sentiment appropriate j The contract has been let by the
to the occasion and a most enjoy- State Highway Department for the
able evening was spent by all pres- construction of 6 7-10 miles of high-
ent. A Guest. way on 74A in Lampasas county.
- The successful bidders of this work
STOLEN CAR FOUND STRIPPED . ware Hanna & Hall of Waco. There
- | is an allowance of fifteen days for
Last August a car belonging to bbe starting of work after bids are
Mrs. Harry Easters was stolen from accepted and during that time the
this place, and recently a car stolen contractors are to make their bond
in Dallas was found near Hamilton ^or bbe completion of the work. The
take steps toward finding the reason j and led on to a miserable untimely
for its prolongation. Cough, and a i end.
general “tired out” feeling are char- j The life that Lily wished to lead
acteristic. Irritability, loss of weight; and her skill at the game. Her spe- . .
and strength, hoarseness and pleurisy j cial graces and abilities were brought and bad bbe Bcense plates which contractors in case have already made
~ ! ‘ were on the car of Mrs. Easters’, bond and have asked for permission
Sheriff Harvey has been investigat- ‘ start work within the next few
ing the case and has now located the days. This request will be granted
car belonging to Mrs. Easters. The ! and they will be on the job most
car was found north of Hamilton but any day now.
the frame was all that was left. It ! This work is on the road from Lo-
are other characteristics. . Hemmorr- j by Mrs. Gaddy,
hage occurrs in about 28 per cent j Refreshments of sandwiches, cake
of the cases sometime during the dis- j and spiced tea were passed._Re-
ease. Symptoms vary in each ease,! porter,
usually depending on the duration of
the disease.
vanced tuberculosis could have been j r * w B ak , *iCvv out
diagnosed earlier if the proper steps: "john Basse^Mrs"6 J6* SV ^l^ar some arrests will soon be made. ! along that road. There will be
At.ion ie ou o town relatives; Lad been stripped of everything. A meta to the Mills county line and
• r,'" _11UK eie. aa ay to attend , g^e Ranger has been herewith the Lampasas county has secured the
..t timeia ser\ice con ucted f01 > sheriff’s department and it is likely ; right of way for the new survey
no
promised to do their best to keep ! kad bf„en tabea- Physical examina- j man> jU(jg.e m'. M. White of Belton-
' tmn, X-ray tuberculin tests, and b-| Judge Few Brewster and Henry Tay-
brary procedures ar% often necessary. ;lQr of Temp]e; Mr_ and
is only a brave man can;
^ugh the way be long, I must
never wrong
The name of so good a man.
follow a famous father,
plot known to the printed page,
written down in the world’s re-
nown
s a prince of his little, age,
never a stain attached to him
rad never he stooped to shame,
was bold and brave and to me
he gave
[The pride of an honest name.
follow a famous father,
I And him I must keep in. mind,
lough his form is gone, I must
carry on
The name that he left behind,
was pure on the day he gave it,
lit shone as a monarch’s crown,
Ind as fair to see as it came to me
must be when I pass it down.
large bridges but an overpass will
Miss Flora Smith has returned to be constructed at the Santa Fe cross-
her home after a two week’s visit in ln'^ wesb Lometa. The first right
Mr! vZZ. B. IL May, ^ I
coaches from the University of Texas, the X-ray £aib to show the condition, L. M. Stephens of Lometa;’mI. and
another picture should be taken » a|fa ^ clark of BuInet Mra_ M
period of two or three months. A1
were the speakers for the evening.
These men have had years of ex- , ...
perience in handling boys and they i great deal can happen In a chest in
brught a message worth while to the j a sb'orb bl'me‘ the one who is
football squad and the older ones as to read an X"ray picture should be
well who enjoyed their talks. thoroughly experienced, as it is easy
to ovexdook a small diseased area.
“Climate and altitude are not es-
sential in the treatment of tuber-
culosis, but inci'ease the chances of
recovery according to the best au-
thorities.
MISS ANNE STEPHENS
AND S. MILLSAP WED
iss Allie Maud Powell and Miss
ices Dixon of Austin, M*. and
J. C. Fletcher of Cisco were
Its here during the past week end
Ihe home of Mr. and Mrs.- I. C.
Icher and other relatives.
Miss Anne Stephens, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. M’. Stephens, and S.
Millsap of Kempner were united in
marriage Sunday evening at 8:30 by
Rev. A. F. Avant at the Baptist par-
sonage. They were accompanied by
the brother of the bride, L. A. Steph-
ens.
Mr. Millsap is the . son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Millsap of Kempner. The
young couple will make their home
near Kempner where Mr. Millsap will
farm and ranch.
S. Robinson of Hempstead; Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Miekow of Columbus.
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Lane Sunday afternoon
were his sister, Mrs. E. C. Parker
and nephew, K. F. Lane of Rosebud.
Friends here will be glad to hear
Mrs. James Bailey of Bartlett. The
young lady was bora Monday, Nov. 12
and weighed 7 pounds. She has been
named Alice Lucinda.
MILLION DOLLAR RAIN
BREAKS DROUGHT
ilthoueh there ha« been a trreat Mr' and Mrs' P- V- Hickman Jr->
Although theie has been a great d tw0 sons H and j h f
reduction in the death rate, San Antonio spent the week end with
eulosis continues to stand as the j Us moth M
greatest enemy of man during his It,. , ,, . , ,
most productive periods, between the ’ flckmaa “dT^hter Miss Esther,
ages of 25 to 45. About 100,000 peo- them home for a week’s
pie die annually in the United States,
and it is estimated that there are
erty of D. P. Smith and Fred Mason
in the edge of Lometa.
The contractors have an agreement
to use Lampasas county labor where
. * „r , _ I is available and they will get la-
Earn began falling here Wednesday bor through the Lometa relief of-
-t. .. .. . , - , morning about 7:00 o’clock and con-; flee. They will of course bring w-ith
of the birth of a daughter to Mr. and | turned the greater part ot the day. , them a skeieton crew but the major.
'Another rain began to fall soon af- ity of the labor wi)1 ^ f„m
ter night and the total rainfall, as ; county.
measured by the gauge at Stokes | ’ ’___
Bros. Bank, was 1.95 inches.
This rain will be of untold benefit
to farmers and stockmen. In most _
places it has not yet put out stock j Below are the prices being paid to*
water but in some places near here . day by local buyers for the various
tanks were filled in the morning. ; products:
about a million persons who have ac-
tive symptoms at the present time.
“Parents should keep the symp-
toms of tuberculosis in mind. Chil-
dren are very susceptible. Insist on
milk that is from an unquestionable
source. Good nourishing food and
rest are essential to both the child
and the mature person. The child
should pass a thorough physical ex-
G. C. Barnett spent the Armistice animation at least twice a year,
holidays at his home in Goldthuaite. When an adult develops the condition
visit. Mrs. A. T. Williamson will
have charge of the library during
Miss Esther’s absence.
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Brigs Jr. spent
the week end in Fort Worth with
friends.
this
—Local Market Report-
it is usually from a childhood infec-
tion activated by too strenuous a
routine.
“Please accept the sincerity of this
article. Again I thank you.
“Darrell Willerson.”
This is a general rain throughout this t
section and there are many who have
planted grain and it will now come
up and probably furnish winter graz-
ing if not caught by early freezes.
Stock water has been quite an item j
in many places around Lampasas and j
if this rain keeps up it will’ put out |
water in the tanks and branches, j
Everyone had a broad smile Wednes- !
day morning and the rain was the ;
cause of it. Some of our faces had j
become so long that it will take us
a few days to get back to our normal
look again. The last min we had
here was last May, and that is a
long time between showers. •
Grain
Oats...................... 48c to 50c bushel
Ear Corn ............ 60c to 70c bushel
Shell Corn............ 90e to 95c bushel
Barley .................. 60c to 70c bushel
Whfat .................. 80c to 90c bushel
■^a*ze ......................... $1.75 hundred
Poultry
Fryers.....................9c to 11c pound
®ens .........—...........- 6c to 8c pound
Roosters —----------------------3e pound
Turkeys ............ I4c-~llc—7c pound
Eggs (candled) ............. 25c dozen
General
Cream —............. I7e to 19c pound
Cotton middling basis ............12 %c
Cotton Seed ................... $40.00 tea
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