The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1931 Page: 1 of 10
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The Graham Leader
AUOUW I Mi. im.
WITH MAUCK TOWARD NON*; WITH CHARITY TOR
VOLUME LVL
GRAHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY
OLDEST NEWS TAPER PPRUSHED th NORTHWEST TEXAS.
St, 1921.
NUMBER TWENTY.
NEW YEAR TO BE GREETED WITH OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK
winSvork IS STARTED ON
NEW COURTHOUSE THIS WEEK
With the pouring of concrete about
9* per eent complete, facing work
wee started Monday on Young coun-
ty’* new 6297,000 courthouse.
Jaee William*, euperiatendant in
charge of the work ter the J. T.
Taylor Construction Company, Tort
Worth contractor*, reported that two
carioeda of granite for thp beae and
three qKlpds of UmsmM already
bare been unloaded. Other teeing
materia la will be available well in
advance of the building requirements,
it te gddjrfL ’ ■■— ■-"-g
With work on the feeing actually |»-
under way, plane were in the mak-
ing, county official* announced, for
an appropriate ceremony on the oc-
casion of the laying of ih'e corner
■tone., The date for that event
cannot be eat, although plan* will
be discussed at the meeting of the
county oommiseionora court. 7JG
Granite being used ter the exter-
ior baae of the building wee obtain-
ed from the quarries at Marble
Veils, Texas. - Indiana limeatqne will
be need for the upper
The only concrete yet to poured
is in t|ie basement of the
W. D. McFarlane
Is Candidate
FamrBoard To
Be Completed
At Early Date
While balloting still continued dur-
ing the week to determine the banker
-representative on the couniy term
beard, tentative preparations ware
being made for an organisation
meeting of tho group, to be held in
the very near future.
C Tile members already chosen era
Earl'Hutchings, representing tbe
county commissioners court], W. M.
Creech, representing the Olney
Chamber of Commerce; John Bullock,
the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce;
Dr. H. E. Grifflp, the Graham
xacr
Chamber; Victor Kunkel 0f Olney and
Tom Butler of Red Top, repreeenting
farmers; and Mrs. C. E. Donnell of
Murray and Mrs. G. E. Caskey rep-
resenting wivee of farmers;
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Tentative Plans
Made For Annual
C. o/C. Banquet
1932 IS EXPECTED TO BRING
IMPROVEMENT IN ALL LINES
<
Plans are now being formulated
for tho annual membership meeting
of tho Graham Chamber -of Corn-
Officers of the organize -
mcrce.
probably be held about January 10,
Many Gifts On
Library Tree
Santa Claim has been good to the
tion state that tbe banquet will «h*m ' Tubi ic Library, but' Mr*.
M. Dowdle.'the librarian, ia hoping
but that a definite 'date will not be Ithat **• ,tiH wil1 »PP“«r wi,h the
established until tbe speaker has I Vfneti*n shade* and the typewriter
been secured.
,The annual report will be preetnt- c‘*si<m hi" Christma* visit. \
ed in .printed form and the program! ln the h°P* that th« much needed
of the annual meeting will be o„tcr-! and much dean
ed around one speaker Who will de-! t<»-rhcoming, the
.liver the feature addreea of the even-1 ',*ninK h*a been left in ite place
ing. * inside the entrance to the library.
It is the plan of those in charge Upon il are P**ced the protective
to make the program short, snappy,! paper .covers of the SO-odd books
nrwl —«■—a - *— »- _ ' whir'Vi nma a a Di v*i ■ t m a ■ n>ift a f mm
With the year llftt drawing to a
close, internet is centered on UH
and what it may bring to t hut conn try
and this community. "-A spirit at
quiet optimism appears to pervade
the citisenabip , of Graham at thia
time, and business men, profeaaianal
mtn, oil men, fanners, ranchers, and
official* look for ataady improve-
ment of conditions during tho next
h« wax asked to bring on tin nfc twelve months. They do not pra-
and entertaining.
W. D, McFARLAKE
Show For Charity Poll Tax Payments
Fund Big Success Beat Last Year
Jacksboro Wi
Xmas Day Game
The Midnight Show presented at presumably by the
th. .jj,.! PteMO'nti*1, gubernatorial and v»ri-
tba National Theater Saturday night 0(u, other elections * ^ duri
folr the benefit of the Onlted Char- 8
The first hat wax thrown in the
local.political arena this week,when
Senator W. {>. McFarlane authorized
t *rn TxmM'uam:™
- — - ---- -- !definitq report.of tho fund raised ----- **— ---- . ..
be .made until the last of
cratic primary in July, 1932. Me-!
vflfc
also baa
" 'A fighting squad of formerjajka, this and neighboring
boro football stare invaded Steer tua. Senator MeFarian# ala
.....JMd on Christma. Day to hand the announced hi,
Graham All-Aar* an 1S4 defeat, which will be found in another aec-
The game was salted p*wiljM»8ilMBlM^ ^ '■
t AO o'clock, with a crowd of 600
\ Graham end Jacksboro fans present.
The - Jacksboro aggregation was
mnaf uara n ktla
•WM6 VBiBBUlv,
K.rlane has served in both tba's’iata J* made until the Inst of tho
senate and the house of represents- ftnafeommittee reports
will be made on Friday.
-A large crowd was,in
tires, and needs no introduction to
rat weighty, groep of roan aver seen
on Stter
Fiald In a post
classic.
They were able1
I ------——
Keathley Speaker
At U6n Luncheon
in the first tew ■
after Turner’s punt
oh the six yard Una
Graham. ~ 'Hie ball
fumbled
Wrf Mayas of
rolled! over the
goal line and Marti* recovered for
U]e .first touchdown of the game.
Graham chose to receive, after Spear-
man failed to make the extra point.
of Pl*r the Lions Chib Wedtusday da “Tak-
ing An Inventory”; giving av moat
Rev. Brykn H. Keathley addressed
and thoroughly enjoyed the delight-
ful musical comedy, “JOe* M» Again”.
The attendance, however, did not
reflect the full suoease of tho event,
since many tickets were purchased
-by people who wished to hid the
charity fund1 but had other plans
. ., _ ri ■
interesting discussion of the situ-
ation--faced by the world today, to-
gether with the background tho.
past few years and She outlook for <( st
the future. t. 1 "
Dividing his discussion into
The event was sponsored by the
Liona Club, Rotary Club, and Ligon-
Daniel Poet of the American Legion.
LOCATION MAJ)K l)f
same time last year, according to
information given by D. D. Cusen-
ba'ry, county tax collector.
Up to the present'’week, a total
of 460 poll taxes have been paid,
as compared with 34« at the same
time last year. The payments have
been- homing in steadily.
County officials generally, hew-
ever expressed the opinion that the
total of poll taxes issued when the
deadline is passed at midnight on
YWi«brary,-*he remmdedris whh-|-a*>h*mo and making no new ebiiga
out funds with which to buy new tion* they are getting by and meet-
book* during the present year,_gpd.!obligation* already made.”
1f-the shelves are to be kept up to I B. W. King, president of th*>Ckam-
date, it must be through the dona- i bar of Commerce, stated ihit that
for the evening apd did not attend. January at will he sheet 0f last
The United Producer*-huv<, staked
out location for1 its No. 4 lnnmore
; to be drilled 200 feet from the
east, and ifiO feet from the north
line of. southwest corner of its 41-
acr* laasn pul of • IB
the toe* jewminutaaW ^criUd tel i" section 2246, T, JU*<K*0r?ey;
‘ when Spearman interG yuarn >0* jnrT_^ north of -----
cepte<l a pass on the Graham 40 ^
]y|^ liOfl til- lltoh the ynmaininy
year’s record total of 6,767.
Mr. Cusenbary. reported also that
payments of state and county taxes
during December continued well a-
head of December, 1930.
VVhH
ITITRE NEEDED
diet . .booming prosperity, Experience
b— proven that skyrocket advances
desired gifts will be are not desirable; but they do be-
tree arranged fot lieve'that a 'elefinite turn hae boan
made toward better times and that
stabilization will be effected in the
near future. ». 1
Irby Rhodes, president of the Re-
tail Merchants’ Association, expressed
Confident expectation of an upward
4rtnd in business daring -th* coining
year, saying: “The bottom has baon
reached, and now business men are
making the necessary adjustments.
to f hanged conditions for .-building
up again. Prices of merchandise are
the ^lowest th*t they have been in
16 or 18 years. Farmers are In bat-
ter shape now than they have been
in three or four years. By living
which came as Christmas gifts from
various individuals during the holi-
rtay season.—•— ------1---—- ■■
Mrs. Dowdlu.Jjas not yet had op-
portujuty. to index and acknowledge
the new books received during the
holiday season. Numerous others
are expect* d to be received before
the tree is removed, however, and
acknowledgement will be made with-
in the next few days, Mrs. Dowdle
explained..'
■ssaRf—BM s is u« axiu.ia<i
must be through the
lions of Yulumes, Magasine* also
ere much -needed, and almost any—
regardless of the date of issue,
will be welcomed, it was added.
u..
r?s.-
fommunitv Xmas
Tree Enjoyed
vities of the Christmas season was
the Community Christmas YVee at
the First Mathothist Church on Tues-
day, December ft: ■ ' . ' ,
^ IWu$m
organization ia looking forward to
op# of the most active yean in its
history. “We have much work be-
fore us, and it ia oar hope that it
will be successfully accomplished,"
he said. In commenting on tho
economic outlook in the county Mr.
King declared that a substantial
hno.r in the price of o;! would do
more than any one thing to advance
prosperity in this locality, and ex-
n„„ Li , '.7rTpreS*«U1wpe that a tariff bilk will be
—* * *' passed by the present congress, which
he believes would materially kelp
... i
'herilupfibn.
!fc*l community wor^ .t.te ^ to^^UA,.-
T T* r ^ 'y, jirtt.,-tko—4rrafTif“of^^srnall^c^ildi^rT
and girls were not over-
In Oklahoma
tain» a^trd shades,
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distance for Jacksbon/s second touch
down. Jacksboro failed again, to
convert on a fake line buck.
With the opening of the second
half. Graham was encouraged by the
entrance of Red Moore into
advancements were made with amas
ing rapidity. He declared that the
speed and high tension of those
years could not last and „that the
“Throwing oi the brakes" brought
______fr the present situation. ' In
fmeaa, and appeared to gain con- 10oktng to the future he urged the*
; fidenee. Cromer got' away on a long
end run to make the only score of
the game for Graham. After Moore
failed to convert the extra point tha
ball wa* carried up and down the
field by both team* until almost tho
close of- tho game, neither team
being able to score. A peas from
Spearman to Turner was corn
in the last five minutes of -play ter
20 yards and a touchdown for tho
last scoring of the game. Jacksboro
failed to gain the extra point for the
■ —-j- - -
Exceptionally good work on tha
part of Martin, -Turner, and Spear-
' man featured the game, while the
‘ atelier players ter Graham ware
Cromer, Moore, Mayaa, Cook, Clark
and Stewnrt. Tha starting line-up
for tha game was:
wwj uibh wan dhubt, fURnaii
Reach and Williamson, tackles; Stew-
\ tis and Starbock, halyes; Clark, full-
back. '•
Jacksboro: Hall and Turner, ends;
H. Martin and R. Tuner, guards;
and O.
chairs, dre«er..;.(^
E. Short and
waahstards, tables, and stoves. Any-,
leaving such articles to donate ■
necesslfy.of taking inventory, saying
that “we must think our way out
of the depression”.
> • . :r- •: . •
A
f-
Gulf Station
Is Burglarized
son, gtispded tHe funitel of
Mrs. Short’s cousin in Ennie Satur-
day- While enrotite home they
stopped for a visit with their daugh-
ter in Dallas. .'
Funeral services wept held pit Mar-
ye, Oklahoma, Sunday afterno
'Or Ch^eT Curtis" V’eatch who
Christmas atorite were tqld by suddcnly Frid.y night wh.le enrout.
-.-T-^irt 1( It| ^rl Thcy; to his home here following a ho!i-
Miasts Archetta Clark of Range]; 'a|s<1 sang beautifUl carols, and the day visit in Okjahae*.
and Jennie Ruth Craver ol Eastland' nieiry group of children and their
is asked to.'call 417 °t l®1!-
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-Li.
On Friday afternoon Mr. Veatch,
ment in the pro-! P‘ris"m^1 ,*** ** Ut*n‘
i *'C-,
Salvation Army Has Busy Program "
At a "hushed
rid
red" mom
Santa 'yt l
During The Christmas Holidays
—• medical
up and
•T*
A successful Christmas program \ were sold, the proceeds helping to
was conducted by the Salvation Army j swell the Christmas fund, and tha
again this year. . Twenty-four has- ! others were placed in hordes where
frets were delivered on the morning ] there was no money to have had one
Two mtn were interrupted ia the
act of robbing the Golf Refining
Company wholeaale station trdha
west part of town Saturday night
whan Night Officer Don Howard
surprised them on tha premWaa. Tho
men were discovered when Mg.
Howard flashed tha lights of hie
car on the building, hut leaped over
tha nearby fence and made their
getaway before tha officer could
that an adding machine waa mieahtg.
Nfi tTRFR nf It. flP tkn kltowlaM Itoa
t*«n round. ,a
♦
H. J. Keathley of Frost and Mr.
and Mrs. M. M. Keathley and Uttie,
daughter of Dallas ware holiday. ’
of Christmas Eve, each containing
a chicken, potatoes, sugar, coffee,
milk, two cans of vegetables, butter,
bread a 24 pound sack of flour, a
can of fruit and some'cookies. Several
other families were taken ears ot
through private citiscns.
At 3 o'clock on tha afternoon of
Chris trims Eve the program and tree
for under-privileged children waa
h«ld, an interesting program being
arranged. Several delightful read-
inM **r« rlvm hv nunilm flf Mite
and two selections ware praaontsd
by tho Toy Orchestra under tha dL
recti on of Miss Mattie Queen Price.
Old Santa gave tha boys an! girls
soma good advise, after which pros
ante and boxes containing fruit,
ts, and cookies wore diat
A total of 166 children were
otherwise. The scouts also. canvassed
the city and secured toys, some
clothing, and food. Adjutant Saun-
ders stated that the Army is sin-
cerely appreciative of all thia ser-
vice. She- declared that the dinners
and trees were made possible by
the donations and labor provided,
and that “Graham did It—we only
aelod as an agent”.
On Tuesday afternoon a special
Christinas party, waa conducted at
tJ>. RA. Noma tk. Jnnmr flnMUr.
with a box tit good things to oat and
a gtft- Jph
At the regular Sunday School hour
Sunday morning a program and a
tree for tha miss tire was bald, gifts
being exchanged and a plea*eat hour
enjoyed. Wednesday night another
program and tree was staged ter
the Amy eerpe at
S*!,u i---mcnm * trtt.
ded with bags of nuts, fruits, arul
candy.____ Little hands" went
littlp faces were lighted with
thrilled expectancy. About .125
persons' were made happy by tjhih
splendid affair, and the group of
women and girls—who planned and
carried out the program felt that
they had.had a reel Christmas.
Girl Reserves took their cars and
brought all of tha children and their
mothers to the church.
' , | became ill just before reaching Rand-
* td+«> • anrl £t(rpp<*<1 ♦*■>*'«* diPHPR
V Jf*
Legion Play To
Be Staged Soon
there to
attention but succumbed
trithin a short time.
Mr. Veatch, who wa* 42 years old,
had lived in Graham since January,
1930. He wm born at Dentdh but
spent most of his boyhood in Okla-
homa. Surviving him are hie wife
and four children, his father, two
sisters, and three brothers.
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Bargain Rate
IsExtended
Plans for tha play to ha presented
soon were discussed at the regular
tentatively as the date of
tion. Tho east ia net yet com-
plete, it was reported.
At this time aleo a resolution was
passed to nrgo Congress to peso a
bill authorising cub payment of all
adjusted servlet certifies tea It waa
stated titot approximately DMJtO
would be paid to ax aarvloe' raca In
Young county if Ria bill ia pasted.
Friends of the Leader are remind-
ed that tha bargain aubacriptien
rate has been extended and will bo
in affect through January SO. All
waa announced last weak, tkia ox-
have been hindered by *e hnd teth-
er which prevailed daring the month
preceding Christmas. Those who,
for- any reason, failed to taka ad-
vantage of the |1.60 rata before
Christmas ars urg*4 to attonft to
their subecription. without delay no
no further extension ana bo sands
the regular rata of 62A6 moat
be resumed after January 60.
WA. and Mrs. John B. Rente ed
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Spears, George T. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1931, newspaper, December 31, 1931; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884276/m1/1/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.