The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1940 Page: 7 of 8
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L ■•.} y&Hky member of the Jury that
Jr aektonoed him to the gallows. A
man was sentenced to thirty days
out of jail. A cow gave black milk.
Nonsesen, you say? Or April
Fool! Well, you’re wrong, because
. Bob Ripley’s right as usual and
these “impossobilities” are only a
few of the astounding “Believe It or West T n
Nots” he discovered in 1939. And 1<iXaS °U
when you examine the facts
find that it truly was an amazing
year.
During a trip to Chiapas, Mexico,
Ripley found that money actually
grtws on trees. In this primitive re-
gion, which is the southernmost
state of Mexico, the natives use the
cocoa pods they raise instead of
Boyce House, in his syndicated
column in many Texas newspapers,
has a suggestion:
“See by the papers that the der-
rick of the Santa Rita well, which
marked the discovery of the great
field with millions
of dollars for the University of Tex-
y°u as, may be dismantled and re-erect-
ed on the university campus — a
pleasing, sentimental gesture.
“But more worthwhile would be
for the university to use a very
small trickle of that golden stream
to make possible the writing of the
story of oil. Within a brief span,
oil has revolutionized the life of
money, because the choice cocoa Gur nation; it has made the magic
beans have a recognized purchasing carpet of the fairy tale a reality and
power that is even more stable not simply for a prince, but for
than the national currency, believe every working-man. How much
it or not. 1 simpler and more intelligent it
The death of Will Purvis of would be to write the story now
Columbus, Miss., on Oct. 13, brought while so many of the principal act-
to an end one of the most amazing , ors in the grand drama of petroleum
episodes in American court history, i are still living to give first-hand ac-
More than 50 years ago Purvis was counts instead of waiting a century
hanged for murder, yet he survived and trying to piece the story toge-
every one of the jurymen who con- jther from fragments,
victed him! Purvis dropped through! “Such an undertaking would be
Hae trap protesting innocense of j as worthy of a truly great univer-
the murder of a neighbor. The sity as building a telescope to-study
noose slipped, and before Purvis the stars or a machine to smash the
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could be hanged again, a preacher
so stirred up the watching throng’s
sentiments that the sheriff deemed
it wiser to “delay” the- execution.
The courts second time ordered
Purvis hanged, but he was saved
from again plunging through the
trap by the deathbed confession- of
the actual murderer. And the last
of the surviving jurors died only
four days before Purvis.
Briefly summarized, here are the
facts about others of the most
amazing of the year’s “Believe It
or Note:”
The blind hunter is Walter
Donald, blind chairman of the
Georgia public service commission.
Oti Jan. 2, 1939, he brought down a
140-pound buck deer with two
shots while hunting in Georgia. It;
was the first time in 12 years of
deer hunting that his patient wait-
ing for deer to come within range
at his gun had been rewarded. Only
the sound of the deer running
through the underbrush guides his
aim.
Earl Alderton, an habitual of-
fender at Parsons, W. Va., when
again brought before police of
fltcials, was given the most unusual
sentence imposed on any prisoner;
he was sentenced to spend 30 days
out of jail. He was so accustomed
to.living in jail that being excluded
from the jail was deemed the
only suitable punishment for the
prisoner.
Black milk was given by a cow
owned by Rupert Hansborough of
Ghillicothe, O. Despite its remark-
able color, the milk was reported to
have an excellent flavor and to
be otherwise no different from
ordinary milk.
atom. After all, they have stars
and atoms everywhere, but oil is
peculiarly the story of Texas, for
this state produces 40 per cent of
all the oil of the United States.
Since the Lucas gusher roared in
at Spindletop in 1901, the value of
the petroleum produced in Texas
is far greater than the non-exist-
ent wealth of the cities of Cibola;
it would make all the lost mines and
buried treasures of the Southwest
look like pocket change. The pres-
ent flow of oil in Texas, if main-
tained for 50 years, would amount
to more than all the gold produced
in the world since Columbus sight-
ed America—and the oil has meant
infinitely more in service to the hu-
man race than the gold.”
Misplaced Charity
Cleopatra’s Palace
Believed Found
Rome.—Italian archeologists be-
lieve they have found the site of
the sumptuous palace occupied by
Cleopatra during her two-year
residence in Rome from 48 to 46
B.C. Excavations along the bank of
the Tiber six miles from Rome
have uncovered ruins of several
buildings, with frescoes, mosaic
flooring and fragments of statuary
Where the glamorous queen is sup-
posed to have entertained Marc
Antony.
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For a tank of that Good
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drain and refill of the finest
Lubricating Oil to be had.
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Jameson “Why the anger?”
Jimson “I saw a woman sitting
along the road with all her furniture
and belongings, thought she was an
evicted share cropper or something
and gave her five dollars.”
Jameson “Well?”
Jimson “She thanked me kindly,
and told me her husband was just
papering the first floor of the house
before they moved in the new pi-
ano.”
BRIGHT PUPIL
What happened in the
Teacher:
year 1809?
Johnny: Lincoln was born.
Teacher: Correct. Now what
happened in 1812?
Johnny (after counting his fin-
gers): Lincoln had his third birth-
day.
Pangburn’s chocolates for Easter,
$1.00 to $1.50. City Drug Store.
only
K Bon^John N. CWaite the
_ ocrit to Have announced unqualifiedly that he is a1
presidential candidate—la today the leading choice of his
Party to Bucceed to the Presidency.
Uniformly popular in all sec-
tions of the country and among all
classes of people, Vice President
Garner is esteemed for his sound
common sense, practical liberalism,
and long experience in govern-
mental affairs. Political observers
in Washington agree that these at-
tributes, together with the fact that
his sturdy log-cabin Americanism
is the nation’s best safeguard
against involvement in war, are re-
sponsible for his popularity among
the rank and file of the people.
Ilis name has been submitted di-
rectly to voters in a number of
state primaries, in accordance with
his democratic philosophy that “the
people should decide.” In announc-
ing his candidacy last December,
Mr. Garner said: “I will accept the
nomination for President. I will
make no effort to control any dele-
gates. The people should decide.
The candidate should be selected at
primaries and conventions as pro-
vided by law and I sincerely trust
that all Democrats will participate
in them.”
Patriotic Texans will attend their own precinct conventions May 4
to record their support of their noted fellow Texan.
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JOHN N. GARNER
US
By MARY LULA WILLIAMS
Top Mental Age
Re ached After 50,
Medic Declares
Mian reaches his top mental age
after 50, says Dr. W. H. Kiger of
Los Angeles.
Dr. Kiger, former president of
the California Medical Association,
in a paper presented at the Western
section meeting of the American
College of Surgeons said that former
estimates that man reached his
mental peak between 40 and 50 had
been revised to set the peak after
the fiftieth birthday.
He added that when a man gets
past the 50-to-60 physical danger
age, his life expectancy increases,
going up to 15 years after 60 to 16
years at the age of 65.
1940 Women Thinner
Than Their Mothers
STILL LOST
A Yankee was on a Christmas
walking-tour in Scotland. Snow
Rad fallen and he was struggling
along a narrow road when he met
a Highlander.
“I guess, friend, I sure am lost!”
he said, plaintively.
Scot: “Is there a reward out for
ye?”
American: “Nope.”
Scot: “Well, you’re still lost.”—
Cork (Ireland) Examiner.
Chicago.—American women are
thinner today than were their
mothers, according to the American
Medical Association.
In the AMA Journal for Jan. 13,
the association declares that com-
pared to a tabulation of the weights
of women of all ages and heights
made in 1922-1923, the female of
the species in the following decade
lost from three to five pounds.
EARLIEST EASTER
IN 27 YEARS
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First Grade
We are missing Sarah Anne Dunn
and will be glad when she is able
to return to school.
Third Grade
Mrs. L. L. Morris has been elect-
ed to be our room mother for the
next six weeks.
The pupils who have been absent
from our grade because of illness
are back in school now.
Fourth Grade
Mrs. Hugh Griffin has been elect-
ed our room mother.
The English Club met Monday
with character study committee in
charge. The following pupils were
on the program: Lila Arnold and
Helen Wright.
.Joe Fagan was elected the best
citizen of the week.
Sixth Grade
Mrs. Burks was elected our room
mother.
We are working on a magazine
to be published soon.
| We are selling Easter seals for
the benefit of Texas Hospital for
Cripple Children.
Following is a poem written by
Bobby Nobles.
My Trumpet
I play a trumpet in the band,
And think it is really grand.
Maybe I don’t play it just right,
But after years and years, tho, I
might.
It’s got three buttons right on top,
And if you don’t mash them right j
you’re a flop.
You’ve got to fix your mouth just
so-so,
Or else it’s just awful when you
blow.
The notes go up and the notes go
Easter (March 24) will be earlier ’
this year than at any time within
the last 27 years. The Lenten sea-
son was ushered in Wednesday. St.
Patrick’s day, March 17th, falls on
Palm Sunday. This will not happen
again until the year 2231.
Regulation of the Texas oil and
gas industry by the Texas Rail-
road Commission is paid for by the
oil industry itself through a special
tax on every barrel or" oil produced
in Texas. In 1939 this tax totalled
$860,000.
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were united in marriage
in that city, where they
their home. Mr. Murrell is
sentative of a Dallas wholesale
ware company. He formerly
ed in Deport and has the best
es of Deport friends for a bappF' =
married life. • • «
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Black leg serum, 6c per dose. “wwti™
City Drug Store. ‘
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5$
down—
When I practice you can hear me
all over town.
But if I practice as hard as I caul,
Tune in some day on the radio
and you’ll hear my band.
SATURDAY
MARCH 16
48 lbs. Paris
Special Flour, $1.45
48 lbs. Kimball
Flour $1.45
48 lbs. Gold
Dollar Flour, $1.45
4 lb. bkt. Coffee, 60c
Big bkt. Aunt
Carofine Syrup, 45c
50 oz8. KC_____________29c
STOCK and POULTRY FEED
J. A. Thompson
GROCERY
Don’t put off buying glasses
if you need them, just be-
cause you don’t have all the
money to pay down. You
are just as welcome here as
if you had a lot of money.
If You Buy Your Glasso*
Without Seeing Us First
We both lose money. Visit
our office and be convinc-
ed. We do not use drops.
WHITESIDE AND WHITESIDE
Optometrists and Optician*
302 First National Bank 39 Years In Paris
EMBARRASSING RETORT
“You see, sonny, I always believe
in fighting the enemy with his own
weapons,” said the uncle.
“Really?” Grasped Sammy. “How
long does it take you to sting a
wasp?”
SOCK
Physis Professor: Is heat always
generated when two bodies in mo-
tion come together?
Student: No, sir. I hit a guy
yesterday and he knocked me cold.
—Ohio State SunDial.
WHERE
In the Souhern states there is an
average of only 9.2 acres of crop-
land per person or 46 acres for the
average family. _
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THE NEW
IDEA IN
FIT
NO SLIP
NO GAP
NO PINCH
The new shoes ate meint to sheathe
your feet as your new dresses hug
your figure. And hug they will, if
they are Naturalizcrs... dinging at
bed and sides, but freeing your
iocs. It’s a smart and elegant “cus-
tom” effect that we can promise in
every one of our new Naturalizcrs.
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WHEN THE INK IS DRY?
WILL IT BE.
Thrown into the Gutter?
Hidden Under Shrubbery?
Blown Against the Hedge?
Just Rubbish on the Lawn?
Thrown in the Waste Basket?
Consumed by a Trash Burner?
or WILL IT BE
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