The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1924 Page: 1 of 12
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Hammond Plays Great Game. Only
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The football season for 1924 was
fittingly brought to a close for the
Eleetra Tigers when the team from
Grandfield high school was defeated
on the local grounds Thanksgiving
day by the score of 14-5. The Okla-
homans brought over a very small
team; but they were lightning fast
and had been exceptionally well
coached. They gave Gilstrap’s men
the scare of their lives by leading at
the end of the first half by the score
of 3-0.
In the first half Eleetra made a
miserable showing. Ragged, poor
1 * football was played in this half with
three costly fumbles with Grandfield
, men recovering in each instance
which put the ball in scoring posi-
tion and Chambers kicked a pretty
goal from the 20-yard line. Al-
- though the local boys were able to
gain in spurts and accounted for a
number of first downs, they were
unable to get within scoring dis-
tance and were held for downs at
critical periods.
Hammond Scores.
In the second half things were dif-
ferent. Coach Gilstrap had appar-
ently told his players a few things
and the Tigers came back with blood
in’ their eye. Grandfield kicked off.
. jDowh the field the Tigers went.
Playing straight football with Ham-
mon bearing the bigshare of the
work, the lighter Grandfield line was
torn to pieces. On a majority of the
. plays it vteis Hammond that hurled
himself forward for gains of five
yards or more at every down. And
it was Hammond that bucked the
ball across the last white line for
Electra’s first score.
Again the visitors kicked off. And
7,'again Hammond -began the same
-^'marcli down the field. One long
-7 buck after another brought the ball
. .to, the 25eyard line at the quarter.
Following the two-minute rest, the
same tactics were pursued which re-
sulted in a second touchdown by
Hammond. Hayes again kicked
goal. Near the end of the last
"quarter one of the Grandfield men
Automobile Smash-Up
Wrecks 2 Cars Thursday
An automobile collision Thursday
afternoon at the corner of Eleetra
and Roosevelt streets •.Almost totally
wrecked a Ford’ ’copper1, driven by
“Bob" Meadors of I6wav’ Park and
badly damaged a hew pase touring
car driven by Mrs, J.fOl Baxter of
this city. , : \\t, *
The occupants of the two cars es-
caped serious injury; Meadors re-
ceived a number of cuts and gashes
from flying glass.
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C. L. STILL JEWELRY STORE
IS ROBBED SUNDAY NIGHT.
The C. L. Still Jewelry store was
entered by a burglar Sunday night
and five dollars in currency was
stolen which was on display in the
show window. No other articles
were reported stolen. The intruder
gained entrance through a sky light
and lowered himself inside by means
of a rope.
ALL IN READINESS
FOR BIO CHRISMS
PjASli TONIGHT
Many Invitations' Have Been Mailed
'io Ouc-or-Town Business
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Bully
Invitations have been sent out to
the leading merchants and business
men in all of Electra’s neighboring
cities and towns to attend Electra’s
Christmas party Thursday evening.
Indications are that the Christmas
party will be well attended. The
Committee on decorations headed by
W. A. Asbill of the Lina Motor
company, sent a truck to the coun-
try on Wednesday to collect ever
greens for use in decorating the
business district for the party. The
other members of the decorating
committee are Harry Minor, of the
Manhattan Store; S. B. Merchant,
and Carl Mader.
The entertainment committee com-
posed of H. C. Hill, G. E. McDavid,
K. T. S. Totten, \V. P. Slaton and
W. L. Underwood has arranged a
program of entertainment running
tnrougn tne entire evening. The
Mayor and police force are cooperat-
ing with the entertainment commit-
intercepted a Tiger pass and started. tee and will rope off Cleveland ave-
on a long run for a touchdown. He nue between Wichita and Main, and
had evaded ail but Hammond and: Waggoner streets from Cleveland to
had the assistance of one man as in- x point near the postoffice. All
terference; when he Mas pulled down. n0tor traffic will be kept from these
wby the local quarter about 15 yards streets and the streets will be given
from the Eleetra goal line. At this ( over to our guests at the Christmas
point the Oklahomans opened up paity. ’me band stand will be lo-
with some forward passes, two of 1 cated at Cleveland avenue at the end
which they completed with short ■ ,»f Waggoner. Music will be pro-
gains. With but a yard to go for a vided by the Eleetra band. Among
score one of the Grandfield backs
bucked the ball across but fumbled
the ball and Sargent recovered. After
a-lengthy discussion, two points were
awarded the visitors for a safety,
making the final score 14-5.
The teams lined up as follows:
Grandfield— Eleetra— /. A. Stidham Will
ouier entertainment features arrang-
ed for are selections from the Ro-
tary quartet and the Lions Club
Cow Pasture Jazz band. Special
entertainment will be provided in
several places of ousincss.
Potts ------- -------------- Aven
Left End
Tant ---- Hayes
Left Tackle
Smart .. -------------- Gilger
Left Guard
Maricle _____ Martin
Center
Clemmer __ _____________ Brewer
Right Guard
Hanna____ ______________Coolidge
Right Tackle
Dykes _____ Sanderlin
Right End
Chambers __ _ __________ Hammon
Quarter
Housh -------------------Trammil
Half
Eversole------------------Sargent
Half
JSpeckman ----------------Wright
Full Back
Officials: Harrison, referee; Un-
derwood, umpire; Vanhoove, head
linesman.
install 10,000 Egg
Incubator At Once
Vernon Lions Play
Oak Cliff Saturday
...v^Althpugh the football season is
X?over for ’the Tigers, the- Vernon Li-
* onsvcarry the battle into the enemy
i .territory with a battle against Oak
V Cliff High School in Dallas next
.Saturday afternoon. All local fans
who have followed the fortunes of
this team from the neighboring city
wish them good luck in the coming
game; and the majority believe that
'Vernon should win. They base this
prediction on their belief that Ver-
non this year has a much stronger
and better balanced team than Wich-
ita Falls did last year.
With Bourland, Withers, Walker
and Gelhausen m the line-up it will
take the best that Oak Cliff has or
any other high school team in the
state to stop them.
J. A. Stidlmni has just purchased
u very large incubator capable of
handling 10.3G8 eggs at one time
which he will install at his filling
station at the north end of Wag
goner street. His entire investment
will be approximately $3,000.
It is Mr. Stidham’s belief that
there is a big demand in Eleetra and
vicinity for an incubator of this
size and he has already had appli-
cations for 7,000 eggs from those
interested in the poultry business
around Eleetra. In the event that
he finds that there is a large
enough demand demand *for incuba-
tors of this type, it is quite likely
that Mr. Stidham will add another.
The incubator, which is equal in
-ize to any in the state of lexas,
»vas purchased through the Texas
lardware company. It is planned
o have everything in operation on
>r about January 10.
Good Rain Falls
Here Wednesday Eve.
A hard rain started falling in
Eleetra a little after seven o’clock
which fell in sheets for a short
while. The storm was accompanied
by thunder and lightning and a drop
in the temperature which left every
one ^shivering Thursday morning af-
ter the warmth of Wednesday. The
rain will be of much help to the
wheat which was badly in need of
moisture.
BIG MINSTREL IS
PROMISED BY LIONS
CLUB NEXT WEEK
Home Hill, Hardy Totton and Wortlt
Sbanafelt Will Hold Down End
Positions.
FIRE CAUSES SI,500
LOSS TO H. WOLF HOME
JOSEPH F- LEOPOLD
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
AT C- OF C- BANQUET
Excellent Talk Heard by Good
Crowd.—J. A. Wise Talks On
Work of Chamber.
K. P. Elect Officers
At Monday Meeting
Eleetra Lodge 303, Knights of Py-
thias elected the following officers
for next term at the regular meeting
held last Monday night. Those
elected were J. Ray Corder, C. C.;
H. Rippy, V. C.; D. W. Michel,
Prelate; Sam E. Brown, M. at A.;
T. E. Shaw, M. of W.; Joe Grim, M.
of E.; G. W. Strait, K. of R. and S.
$nd M. of F.; W. E. Latham, I, G.;
B. C. Cross, O. G.; and C. P. En-
gelking, trustee.
The lodge ^ has a class of five or
six for rank’s of Esquire for next
Monday night. Every member is
asked to be present at this time.
Joseph F. Leopold, manager of the
southern-central division of the U.
S. chamber of commerce,'- was the
principal speaker before the joint
meeting of the Eleetra chamber of
comm err j, Rutary emb, j_,iuns club
and Parent-Teacers’ association held
in the local chamber of commerce
hall Friday evening. About 75 mem-
bers of these different organizations
were present.
Mr. Leopold Main Speaker
Mr. Leopold lived up to his name
of being one of the best speakers in
the south. He held his audience in
rapt attention throughout his ad-
dress one the subject, “Does It Pay."
He spoke of the many benefits de-
rived from a live chamber of com-
merce and impressed every one with
the necessity of actively supporting
such an organization. He was highly
complimentary of the things that
had been accomplished by the local
organization in the past and said
that it was imperative for this city
is well as other communities to
keep up the high standard of their
chamber of commerce organizations
m order to make that city a live,
progressive city.
J. A. Wise Makes Talk.
J. A. Wise, president of the Elec-
tra chamber of commerce talked on
some of the things which had been
lecomplished by this organization
during the last year. One of the
most important of these things was
the conducting of the campaign for
the precinct road bond issue and
which was subsequently carried by a
majority of ten to one. Other works
of this body as brought out by Mr.
Wise were, the monthly trades days,
the Christmas party, agricultural de-
velopment, and civic work.
New Membership System.
Byron Johnson, secretary of the
Eleetra chamber of commerce spoke
briefly on the new plan whereby
membership to this organization
would be made continuous instead of
having the yearly drive as in the
oast. He discussed the advantages
nf the new method and when it was
put to a vote of those present, it
’arried practically unanimously.
W. A. Hughes said a few words
tbout the Christmas- party which
will be held in Eleetra Thursday
evening. The Methodist ladies served
the dinner, and music was furnished
throughout the evening by Paul
Smith’s orchestra.
FIRE IN BUSINESS
SECTION CAUSES
LOSS OF $25000
Wichita Falls artd Iowa Park Fire
Departments Lend Assistance.
A. E. Harris Loses Stock.
Fire Tuesday evening shortly after
six o’clock caused damage of approx-
imately $1,500 to the home of H.
Wolf on West Roosevelt avenue. The
fire is thought to have been caused
from a gas pocket which had re-
sulted when the house had been
piped for gas. The roof of the
house was badly damaged as well as
one side. The loss is entirely cov-
ered by insurance.
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OPERATORS EXPECT
PRICE INCREASE IN
THE NEAR FUTURE
Machine Shops for Oil Companies
Working Overtime. Magnolia
Very Active
The general feeling among local
operators is one of optimism. Al-
though no advance in the price has
been recorded to date, many of the
small refineries are paying bonuses,
a condition which usually exists pri-
or to an increased price. Only re-
cently a local operator sold 3,000
barrels of crude for $1.40 a barrel
and soon after was offered $1.50 a
barrel.
Drilling activity has picked up
in the last few weeks with the lar-
ger companies. The Magnolia com-
pany is running a very large string
of tools at present. Reports? from
the various machine shops located
in Eleetra indicate that the larger
companies and independent operators
Loss in excess of $25,000 resulted
from fire early Thursday morning
which totally destroyed the large
stock of the Harris Racquet store
on Cleveland avenue and caused ex-
tensive damage to the stock of the j are getting everything in readiness
assie Drug Store as well as con- for niore extensive drilling in this
siderable damage to the Jefferson j section in the near futre.
o e and the Crown Theatre. The Several new rigs have started up
™ n°Wni ii *n district west of the Eleetra I who will convince you that you are
alairn was turned m shortly j field towaid Vernon in hopes of listening m a ironkloman
before o a. m., the local fire depart- developing some new production. Al-
nient responding to the call saw so lease activity in this section has
that there was eminent danger of j been active during the last month
the fire spreading throughout the ■
entire business section as a strong ■
wind was blowing, so aid was asked
from Wichita Falls and Iowa Park j Pools_
What promises to be the biggest-
theatrical event of the season comes-
to the Grand theatre December It
and 12, when the Lions club pre-
sents its second annual minstrel
show under the direction of Lion R.
A. “Gabe” Brollier. It is seldom
that theatre patrons of Eleetra have
opportunity to witness a better en-
tertainment than this promises to
be, and although it is presented by
home talent, it can not be classed
with the usual amateur productions,
as it has a distinctly professional
flavor, being under the direction of
an experienced and practical pro-
ducer.
The role of interlocutor, upon
which much of the success of any
minstrel show depends, will be filled
by J. R. Stalcup, principal of the
Eleetra high school, who last season
gave such a creditable performance.
AH Late Song Hits.
All the ballads for this perform-
ance are the latest and biggest hits
from the New York publishei’s and
have been selected for their special
fitness for each soloist. I. W. Smith
will sing a song which will linger m
the memories of most of us after
hearing it, “That Wonderful Mother
of Mine;’’ Bob Richardson, who will
be remembered for his particularly
sweet tenor voice in last season’s
show, will favor his audience with a
charming Venetian serenade, “One
Hour of Love;” “In the Garden of
Tomorrow,” will be presented by
Morgan Hall, one of Electra’s prom-
ising young tenors, and Ed. Latimer,
who makes his premiere appearance
as a soloist before Eleetra audiences,
will sing, <T Wonder What’s Become
of Sally.”
Some Stars to Shine.
Hardy Totten, who in last? season’s-
show received so many encores and
danced himself breathless, has an-
other breath-taking number this
year in a new laughing song, “Haf
Ha! Don’t Make Me Laugh;” “Andy’*
Anderson, who at rehearsals is vroV-
ing himself a jovial t'unmaker, and
or so.
Below are the runs by pools
SPECIAL MARMON DISPLAY
AT FRITZ MOTOR COMPANY
A special display of the new Mar-
in ons has been arranged for Eleetra
by Roy Miller local manager of the
Fritz Motor company, for Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of this week.
A number of different models have
been specially secured for this occa-
sion and will be on display at the
local salesroom. In addition to the
display of Harmons several of the
new Reos and Rollins will be shown.
fire departments. Both cities gra- Eleetra
ciously responded and both offered! Burkburnett
much neeaed assistance. The Towa ■ Archer County
Park department connected up its j iUV/a Park
hose line and the Wichita boys un-! clay County
der the direction of Chief McClure j
and five men with the combination I Last week’s total
listening to a real gentleman of
color, will sing “Bringin’ Home the
Bacon;” Homer Hill, who has so far
been unable to live down his success
and notoriety of last season in “It
Ain’t Gonna Rain No More,” has
Barrels Daily yielded to the popular demand and
Last Week will sing another rain song funnier
------j UKUIIIII JUKI 1UIIU1CI
18,920 j than the last, “It Looks Like Rain,’
1G,565 i and Worth Shnnnafelt, who insisted
39,975 to his last season’s audience that he
3,050 was “Mindin’ My Business,” and who
3G5 produced innumerable laaghs, will
j sing “Go Long, Mule,’ i.. his droll
men*:* Last week’s loss---- __ ---- 935 ' Mason, who do their share all
BD N2etaoithemaninthem oo through the performance to keep
The principal loss was sustained
by A. E. Harris, owner of the vari-
ety store. His stock was almost a
complete loss, estimated at about
$18,000. His merchandise was all
practically new having just been re-
ceived for the Christmas trade. The
loss was only partially covered by
insurance, being protected to the ex-
tent of $7,000. The damage to the
Massie Drug store was almost en-
tirely caused by water and will
run in excess of $1000. Two rooms
above in the Jefferson Hotel were
Twenty-Four Babies
Arrive in Eleetra
During November
For the first time in many months
the girl babies born in Eleetra led
the boys. During the month of
November the record shows that
fourteen girls arrived in this city
compared with ten boys. During the
badly damaged. The Crown Theatre same time there were eight deaths.
adjoining Harris’ store to the west
sustained a small loss from water.
The fire ’ was particularly hard to
handle according to reports from
the fire boys. There was little flame
visible, but the fire managed to get
between the walls of the different
buildings and was exceedingly hard
to bring under control. It was not
entirely extinguished until after five
o’clock.
Newt Dird, one of the Eleetra fire
boys was slightly injured when his
knee was badly wrenched when he
fell through the floor of the burn-
ing building.
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Vernon Special Train
Will Stop Here Sat.
For the benefit of those from here
who expect to see the Vernon-Oak
Cliff football game next Saturday
afternoon in "Dallas, a special train
will be runr^ from Vernon for the
occasion which will leave that city
about 5 a. ni. Saturday morning and
will stop in Eleetra to pick up pas-
sengers here.
Superintendent Densmore advises
that a special rate of $7.85 has been
secured from Eleetra to Dallas and
return.
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The News Job Department produces
only “Printing That Is Better.”
Girl babies arrived at the follow-
ing homes: Mr. and Mrs. James
Winchester, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mc-
Phail, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy C. Johns,
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Huey, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Cli ord, Mr. and Mrs.
R. T. Hefner, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Holt, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Comstock.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Myrick, Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Dain, Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Lackey, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Er-
win,- and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Dress-
ier. Boy babies were reported by
the following parents: Mr. and Mrs.
John Israel, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Woodall, Mr. and Mrs. Kikluri-k,
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cummings, Mr.
and Mrs. R. K. Mitchell, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs.
W. P, McCarty, Mr. and Mrs. P. L.
Gowdy, Mr. and Mrs. E. L, Edwards,
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Neff.
MI*. AND MRS. W. C. ORR
-LOSE INFANT DAUGHTER
Edith Clyde Orr, the two month’s
old baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Orr of this city, died Sunday
in a hospital in Dallas where sh'*
was taken following a serious illness
of short duration.
Funeral services were held in Ver-
non Monday afternoon with burial in
rhe cemetery in that city. Eider
Don Hocknday, pastor of the church
of Christ in Vernon, conducted the
services.
things pepped up. You will not for-
get for a minute that Decker and
Mason are among those present.
God Singers in Chorus.
The personnel of the chorus is as
follows: E. H. Archer, Glenn Mc-
David, Roy Bessent, W. L. Hill, B. C.
Davis, E. V. Haltom, Dave Brown,
G. D. Ezell, Rollo Davidson and J. H.
Harris.
Officers Here Arrest
Men Wanted for Forgery
Local officers placed under ar-
rest three young men accused of
forgery in Floydada by officers in
that city. Officers here had been
advised to be on the look out for the
men and were told what kind of car
they were driving. The car was lo-
cated near the Cicero Smith lumber
yard Saturday night and ail of the
men were placed under arrest. They
gave their names as A. Reed, W. K.
Moore and A. B. Colwell. They
were taken back to Floydada Sun-
day.
State Fire inspector
in Eleetra Wednesday
E. R. Miller, state fire inspector,
v/as in Eleetra Wednesday making
a survey of business conditions. He
said that conditions here were fair-
ly good and that he had few sug-
gestions to make.
He urges the public, however, to
i take all of the necessary precau-
tions during the holidays in order to
prevent fires. Every one should take
care that nothing flimsy is brought
near lighted fires during the holiday
• ’tetainment and requested that
Christmas trees should be watched
’■oseiy, especially where there are
lighted candles placed on the tree.
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