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The Graham Leader
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AUGUST 1*0. UN,
WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE; WITH CHAVUTT FOB AlX
OLDEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN NORTHWEST TEXAS.
faBAHAM, TEXAS, THURWAfr OCTD—t I, 1M1.
NUMBER SEVEN.
BRAZOS BRIDGE EXPECTED TO BE IN USE TOMORROW
Local Teachers Volunteer To Accept TeniPercent Salary Reduction
PROPOSAL MADE
MONDAY TO THE
SCHOOL BOARD
A most commendable civic ssrvice
hs.s been rendered by the 'faculty
members of the Grahsm schools, who
have voluntarily suggested a ten
percent reduction in their salaries.
' This plan was made known to the
xchoel beard Monday, and was grate-
fully accepted. Members of the
board stated that no request for
salary reductions had been made
«n their pert, the action o(jtbe
teachers coming as a pleasant sur-
prise. They wqre especially ap-
preciative of the wove becausK of
tha fact that It' originated within
tlie faculty.
The proposal came from the en-
Charity Board
Now Working on
Campaign Plans
Tentative plans for handling local
charity calls during the coming ytar
were discussed at a meeting of the
United Charities Board at the Cham-
ber of Commerce office yesterday
afternoon. No definite plan was
adopted at this time, though con-
siderable discussion was heard ftf.J..?
the advisability of launching a cam-
paign for lands. A committee
composed of W. F.' Fults, O. O.
tiozurt; -^t - V. Tidwell, and P. K.
Beats was gp pointed to consider
the type" ofcampaign beat adapted
to the needs of the organization and
to work out d-. tails for the under*
taking.
NMH ANNUAL YOUNG COUNTY FAIR 'Final Report
BROUGHT TO CLOSE SATURDAY NIGHT! Mad,e by Grand \
Jury for Term
nights.- Red Top
mpetil
Hie ninth annual Young County play contests on Thursday and ,Fri-
niirhti - Red Top won the
etition Thurs-
dhptional entertainment and a — ““ “““■ w,“‘ Je,n *Bcond *nd
Fair was brought to a cloae Satur- ;oay
I firm
Idly night.
day- night after five- days of ex-1 fi.rst Prile in *** CZ
dIg, ........ With
; Colston third. Only two communi-
play of livestock, poultry, and IWH L* competM oW p^y ni?ht>
Hhk - - -
crop specimens that surpassed any j lnjt winning fint place and South
exposition in the history of the Fair Bend- sceond. One act plays were
Association. ! presented by the five communities,
Several thousand people visited th«ira<rh of which showed both command-
fair grounds during the exposition, I able judgement .in selection and
including a number of out of'town much talent in presentation. Judges
delegations. A party of Ft, Worth
business min and civic leaders were
in attendance on Wednesday, Breck-
enridge and Wichita Falls were both
for this event, were Mrs. F,arl Mor-
tis. Mrs. W. N. Varblc. and Kcv.
R. C. Edwards.
No definite statement as to the
well represented on Thursday, and • financial outcome of the exposition
I a large crowd of Mineral- Wells peo-j ran be made at this time7'UMJWgh »
pie accompanied the resort city’s preliminary check indicates a- small
they realise that e:
are different from what they
last spring at the time their con-
tracts were signed.
This action will mean iquch in
the efficient conduct of the schools
during the year aa tha school fund
has been seriously affected by-Yhe
great amount of delinquent taxes.
Many seAools in other sections of
the state face tha necessity of a
bo^ lwereuXctS,0 jjjjs hrr^be re
T'enix. president; S. B. Street. vtafi °" \thm« C0Vered by th* b*U'^ *TOm
Tht Grand Jury for the September
term of the 30th. District Court
made' a final report for the term
at' the close of a one day session
last Friday. At that time three
indictments were added j to the list
reported at the close ot their first
-ession during tha. first week of
the term. The complete report of
the jury, of which M. K. Graham
was foreman, waa as follows'.
"To the Honoraule Allan D. Mont-
gomery, District Judge of the 30th.
Judicial District of Texas:
DUE TO BE MADE
THIS AFTERNOON
The new J95.000 bridge over tha
Brazos at South Bend is now com-
pleted, and if no unforeseen delay
prevents its formal acceptance by
the state, it will be "In use tomor-
row. D. M. Puckett, distrfifif high-
'way engineer of Wichita Falla, is
expected to make his final inspec-
tion of the, bridge this afternoon,
following which the span will bn
thrown open to traffic. No formal ■
opening has been planned. The bar-
riers will simply be removed to al-
low access to the bridge.
Hereby respectfully submit the foj-
iarpi cruw<L>i^M»-j> avij Is^jpa.^^Thk revenge was con. ^UrlnTVe" have Trttlnod"!?
and ^rMurrisr-raUry. Other ™ ^£ 1 8 ^
ytnir CramL Jury 'fb? tha
September Term of said Court" dO^TCquirad far caiaplef ion.of tha bridge,
A tittle more than six months was
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members of the board are I. T.
Gilmer, p, K. Deats, W. B. Fultz,
and G. O.Cozarfc
The board is composed of sfeven,
directors, one being appointed from
each of the following organizations:
Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club,
Lions Club. Methodist Church, Bap-
tist Church, Presbyterian Church,
gnd Christian Church. In addition
necessary
here'had not the genero-
[ sity and loyalty of the teechers made
’ this saving possible.
Much favorable comment on the
’ faculty proposal has been heard
among business men and community
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term; and suet* a yy p Burris, secretary-manager Of
— ----.------------ - Prospects foir obtaining the neW
~*p7~v* the Chamber of Commerce, eervee federal fish hatchery were discussed
if) qn tx Officio capacity.
^AIl indications point to an even
greater arndunt of tmemployment dur-
1 nunts and 2 misdemeanor indictments.
sented, and on the last afternoon, solicited for the. premium catalogues-}^. ., investigated all
S zzzsxz “S, -jsr irsi S aa «
---i-ii--,-.. ._.L _,-irin.-LXn-vnrvnnrtvwuwuuw mattreggeg are very much in need of
work " having been started *n—R"-
March 14 by the Brown-Abbott Com- T
party of Dallas. -,D- G.. Me Kim,
resident highway-engineer, has sup-
ervised the building of the structure^
matters
In in-
while Joe W. Grace sertre$-ar sup- x
.ruction.
C. C, Discuss
Fish Hatchery
at the Chamber of Commerce lunch-
isea Tusediy the comrfittee express-
ing much hojpe' for a favorable de-
ing the coming winter than existed cjsion by the government authorities.
last year, and ft is the hope and ‘The applicants have now been eliirii-
ixpcctatioa of tha eharity beard to
perfect plans whereby no needy per-
— I son in this city will suffer for lack
MOKE PRIZE LISTS
yi was impossible to include all /V* 1 f)
oi the Young County Fair prize KGS6rV6S
swnr.1 listsin this issue, but the
bets omitted thSa~we*lr—wBl—fee^
published next Thursday. |
Among- the awards not listed
; this week are those tn the poultry
! department, which was one of the
outstanding exhibits of the ex-
position. In this department,
which was managed by ’ C. 8.
"j Hocksday, 474 birds were display-
ed. Both Miss Myrtle Murray,
poultry specialist for the state
extension department, and C." P.
Van Winkle, editor of Poultry
News, declared that the poultry
department had the best display
they had seen at a county fair and
that it equalled the state ex-
poeition in quality of the birds
displayed.
of food, cieShing, or other-necesk mged-tliat, the new one win
sitie*.
Dated to two, Sen Angelo end Gra-
ham. * Since one hatchery is el-
hem.4 * Since one hatchery
ready located at San Angelo
it is
tablished here. J
Considerable -discussion
of .the
Moratorium Bill
A bill of tremendous significance
to'TexkiTkxpJ^-efs became s law yes-
terday when Governor Ross Stirling
signed , the so-cafled “Moratorium
bilK* which provides that interest
and penalties on all delinquent state,
Bounty, and district taxes up to Octo-
trintendent of const:
The bridge is substantial through-
out its 830 feet qt length, oontain.
ing 1748 cubic yards of concrete,
221,000 pounds of reinforcement
steel, and 558,000. pounds of struct-
ural steel. It rests on piers 60
teet high which hps a foundation
T»f solid 'ruffe 20 f?et below the river
assistant and the County attorney (bed, assuring safety in time of
for the wood, manner in which they flood. Every precaution waa taken
have co-opetated with the Grand > to guarantee the safety and per-
jury, and to the bailiffs and other; manence of the structure, and it ia
court officers for their able sssis-; one" to which the county can poiqt
.•with pride. ^ f “■
kbeing renovated and that the plumb-
i log is in need of repair and reeom-
Signed Wednesday expisslu^p^c
iation for ;the assistance of the
-
her 20. TMIr'shsll be relinquished If! , "nUhed °U' HcKto stated that he is
rltm we ask that we now lie diacharg
ed for the term.”.
the taxes are paid on or before
January 31, 193£. ____|
We-TSSHT mir-^y were: ^ Rux. chawd.
dersement of D D. Cusehbary. Young wHh fgihlrc st>0 aml render >id
countv tax collector. ImmcdiAte)^ an<j ^
bi" Mr influence
now completing his survky of the
river at- Newcastle. for tha State-
Three indictments reported last highway commission, and it is hoped
that bids for construction of a bridge
mi <*, ™ >,rd. rf,k. XWaC.tr*’ *“ ""d" '*•
Cusenbnry sent the following
of intoxicating
mess- (j0|,tr^ McPherson, charged with
“Have
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liquor;
Han
burgTary; and
county tax collector.
MSI lair was Heard, many cl tne^ - 1
members declaring that each depart-J(
Resume Meefil^ii|f
mit penalty and ioterest on 193}0
and Iwck .taxes. This in my judg-
ment would give much needed relief
OffiCCrS t0 th<‘ t«* payer- Please
would appreciate it, they are en-
ww>
The Oirt‘ Reservelr'--qf‘ Graham
High School held their firsf'
of the current school year
nasday afternoon, September 88 .At
this time the cabinet member* for
this year were introduced, including:
Frances Street, president; Pauline
Jones, vice president; NSU Newman,
reWetary; Mary Glidewell, service
chairman; LaRue Huffines, program
chairman; Nadine Harrington, pub-
licity chairman; and Kathryn Cook,
social chairman.
A large number of new members
were accepted at this time, and the
Girl Reserve# are hoping for a most
successful year. . >.
G. H. S. Pep Squad
^>y 1'aNe representation.
Fish Received
The G. H. S. Pep Squad has elected titled to it under present conditions.
DR. W. W. CHANCELLOR TO SPEAK
AT BAPTIST CONFERENCE TUESDAY
Dr. 'W. W. Chancellor, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Mineral when every Baptist in the entire
Stuthehp Baptist Convention will be
Wolis, will be the principal speaker
at the Monthly Workers’ Confer-
ence to be held at the First Baptist
vass, November 29 to December 6,
approached ad given opporunity to
inter into this great stewardship
Chmrch hare on October 6th. Dr. movement *~—“
Chancellor is one of the outiUndiqg The complete program for the
preachers of Texas, and the public | conference here next Tuesday has
is invited to |i«ar him. " 'been aimouneed.as follows:
One of-the chief topics for dis-
cussion during the ■ one day ciyifcr-
11 ba tha Every Member Can-
0:00 A. M. Devotional, Rev. T. R.
Pagan.
of fleet* for the year aB follows:
La Rue Hufhines and Mary Bunger
leaders; Christian McLain and Mild-
red Walker, seargenta at arma;
Marie Talley, treasurer; Vera Mae
Babb, reporter; and Mis* Nell Sam-
mons, sponsor.
Other members of the squad in-
clude: Genetic Caudill, Florian Moore,
Sibyl Fitzgerald, Juanita Cole, Mo-
zelle Bennett, Juanita Potest Vir-
ginia Ellen Riggs, Gertrude Morgan,
Helen Wright ,Ruby Rinks, LaVerne
Bigham. Frances Morton, Katherine
Cook, Nadine Harrington, Lorena
Martin, Iona Curtis, Pauline Jones,
Wilms Davis, Mary C- Johnson,
Elisabeth iBowron, Nell Hubbard,
orma Wilkins, Lois Graves, Pauline
His, Ouida Bell Vanhooser, Laura
Vanhooser, Billie Phinney, Bessie Lou
Phinney, Lx delis Cole, Louise Hutchi-
son, Kathleen Corbin, Allie Lowery,
Mary Pearl McKinleV, Mary Eva
Wood, Suaette Pauli, Maxin* Herr-
ington, Mary Louise Mayes, Kate
Hawley, Irene Stewart, Letha Ro-
and they need it.
An answer from Senator Oneal
was received by Mrr Cuttnbary as
follows: “In reply I beg to say that
yesterday the Senate-passed the tax
Mil refemd to in your telegram.
T supported the measure because of
the fact that I believe it would be
a rtlief to the hsrd-preased tax pay-
er and should enable fhe counties
and subdivision to collect more taxes
at a time when they are most need-
ed.”
From Hatchery
uJ
Nor
•ftll
Oil Operator Is
Lion Club Speaker
Two tnick loads of fingerlings
fmnfthe state fish hatchery at Dun-
dee have been received here during
the past few days. On Saturday
■Several thousand of the fish were
distributed among individual owners
of lakes and tanks in this vicinity,
and on Monday another load was
brought, including about 9,000. for
the rearing ponds at Lake Eddleman
and also a number for individuals.
The fish received included bass,
crappie, bream, and goggle eye perch.
Sometime this month a shipment
of bass, erappie, bream* and channel
cat is expectnd from one of the fed-
eral hatcheries. ~ ' "—1
late.
and it will mean an enormi
of time and trouble te
structure replaced.
bertson, Estilene Willis, Rose Mway
ence will be the Every
vaSs Movementi " Rev. J. D. TMorn,
pastor of the local church, states
that this ls perhaps the must sigipii
"cahrmovemeak launched by Southern
Baptists in many years. The move-
ment was formally launched in T<
M, Reports from ’ the, Henderson, Helen Hankins, Opsl
10:16 A.
Churches. —
10:80 A. M.' The F.very
■Ganvass-Movement: *.......
Member
Gardner, Louise Lisle, Kstherine Reh-
D.r. Wisecup of Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia, was truest spdkker at the
Dons’ Club luncheon Wednesday, fir.
Wisecup, who was the guest of E. ,C.
R.ed, ia an independent oil man of
many years experience _ and is now
erterihg the marketing field by es-
tablishing a refinery oh the Bank-
h«sd Highway near Freckenridge.
He has had-production in that artKli?c£S-.--Si!liitdnl*
1. phjective
H. Townsend. p jt
2. Oigunization—20 njinuUs. Rev.
del s, snrt Mattia Fa^-Cuseaberr—- fm- ltnrWr~T/~ yrsfi,'. ab'd~ stated that
”'One qf the most effective floats he had spent eleven out ef the last
a - i _____* s— utl___ n_ nr:..
sss,.tws.ss.» r w-n,,™. ^ ^ TmiM
by Oiney Church.
11:15 A.4' M. Atfdress, DA W. W.
than two thousand Workarl attended
a state-wide rally.
In Texas this movement is known
as the Baptists Stewardship Revival
awd has for lta goal the following:
100,000 tithersf 8750^00 for tha
Co-oparativs Programs; fS,600,000
at Iona! Mssions, Christian
meficenee, and ohurch
i 3^
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20 minute*. Rev. 1^.1 in the fair parade last week was a
Jlyuek, kindly loaned by Porter Brh-
Iht-rs, which was completely covered
jn, purple and gold, representing the
Graham High School Pep &)uad.
Iii the center of the float,' on a
twenty years’ in Texas. Dr. Wise-
cup described the many difficulties
now besetting the independent pro- long, end of the score,
ducer. and stated that the'present
raised "TlatJ»th. were t£e mascots, to market the production.
Bobby and HiUy Bolth who) were The club members also heard
Chancellor, Mineral Wells.
ll;00 LUNCH.
1:00 P. M. Executive Board Meeting
and W. M. U. Basinaas Meeting. the members of .... -------
8:80 P.’ Ml Round '■able Discussion gave Y>*ppy yells and songs through-1
CAMPAIGN OPENS
In another section of the paper
will be found . an advertisement
announcing the opening of the
Leader's annual reduced "rate sub-
scription campaign. For several
years Jt, has been the practice of
this paper to give its subscriber*
the opportunity for . a limited
period of renewing their Sub-
Beginning today this low rate
will be available to old friends
and new friends alike. At this
time it rannot be stated how tong,
it will be possible to continue
Ihe special offer, and for that
reason it is'Urged that all take
advantage of it without delay.
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STEERS TO PLAY THROCKMORTON HIGH
ON G. H. S. FIELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The H S. Steers are this week i the sise of' the crowd in attendance
pointing “for their third grid battle tomom w afternoon.'
of the season and the last game be- s*vt‘r,,1 ch,n*e" wiU * «"•«*«
fore they launch into their confer-
the starting line-up tomorrow. Coach
.^liDicfL-jmnouiuang. -the foliowtpg-gr
-wsy—pliy ‘tne crobalilv the startamr eleven: Ends.
Throckmorton eleven cn Steer Field
probalky the starting eleven: Ends,
(Lincoln Walker and Rex Repass;
at 3:3(1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, tackles. Clark Jarnagln and Sebe
and from all report* will have their! Parslry; guards, Jame^ KimbTel and
hands full if-they come ouc with the .)f,hn Elliott; center .Charles Hamer;
long end of the score, Throckmor- guarterbsch4 Roland Turney; halves,
ton High has the rejgutatiau of al- - Carl Kicftja* and Cotton Starbt^k
Ituatlon had-resulted in his decision Ways having a hard fighting 'foot- fullbartr, Dempsey Parsley,
to enter the refining.field in order *
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on Every Misniber Canvass led by
Rev. J; T* Furalss.
•8:00 P. M. Adjournment.
..........B * vsiiksmv n, t>viii|;orjr i hi ..n| *
ball squsrd. snd the 1931 organize- The first conefrence game wiB"be
tion appears to be. »a exception. j played, at Newcastle on October %
Announcement was made this week Otjier games scheduled include: Gra-
dressed in "their football uniforms, 'report from Couch Otto Deats of the j that a mductlon in price will be | ham vs Weatherford, here. October
Seated afound thU 'platform wire! polo match playfcd with the American' effective for this game, the rates j 16: Graham v» Jh«ksboro. wt Jaeka-
he members of the pep squad who Legion at the fair last week. being 85 cent* for adults, 16 cents fhoro, October 83; Grabs
“ .....----far,/high school students, and 10 ford, heire, October M;
G. H. S. football team. These were cents for grade school children, j Nocona, At NpCona,
awarded fiat place in the school Whether these low rates are affec-! Graham vs Bowie,
school colors, on whisk, reds float division. • • • v , tiva for future gamea depends open | November 26.
,ut ihe parade. T*rt« float followed
by another, also decorated in the]
school colon, oh which rode the
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Spears, George T. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1931, newspaper, October 1, 1931; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884317/m1/1/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.