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GAINESVILLE, COOKE COUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1936
NUMBER 13
(Eight Pages)
VOL. LV1.
CALL HEARING
Dies Suddenly
SENATE TOLD
On Second Reading
, I
| FUNERAL RITES
coopera- .
FORW.D. POTTER
KE AUTO
HELD THURSDAY
WASHINGTON, March 4 (AP).
43
FORMER GAINESVILLE
PASSED
CE
$
13,000.
7
mum of 2,310,100 by June 30.
IN GAINESVILLE
gaged in conversation with Theo*
S
at noon today after a mild early
3k
He urged the organization
of
resentative of the profession.
no
of the Empire refineries.
stated that Mr. Jones had
appar-
Title will not be transferred to the
tenant purchaser until he has ac-
dissolves
add 1
The only event on the opening the Metropolitan stage three years
WORK ON ESSAYS
a. m. at Fair Park.
Washington
t bacco Company
le United States
O)
hi
doubled
irettes
county third with 98,098
ranches.
large
1935
1936
southwest.
Panhandle.
Totals ....$5,818.30 4.974.21
In 60 years
GROUPS
i
2 cups milk and the following county, to prevent pollution by
tion
$
off the handle and struck him in
1934.
More than 43,000,000 acres of
in
could be expected, Wednesday.
1934.
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COOKING SCHOOL
IS BROUGHT TO
A CLOSE TODAY
ANTONIO SCOTTI,
FAMOUS SINGER,
DIES IN NAPLES
SPRING SHOWER
AT NOON HOUR
GOVERNMENT TO
BUY FARMS FOR
200 TENANTS
COUNTY SCHOOL
MEET TO OPEN
HERE MARCH 14
member and
of the Battle
him. the idea of a kingship was
out of all harmony with the fun-
damental principles of his coun-
Bend
the
LAWYERDIES i
SUDDENLY IN:
OFFICE HERE
debating societies throughout the
country to discuss “the most mo-
mentuous problem in generations?’
Sch tend to ’
I he bottom
smoke. It is
h approach
able, acid-
cky Strike
es are used.
Lawyers Argue Virtues of
Two Proposals at Alder-
manic Meeting
Grain men said there was
crop damage in this section.
or
’urpose!
Robinson Answers Attack
On New Deal Made By
Senator Dickinson
suddenly in his office shortly be-
fore noon Wednesday. He had been
in ill health for some time.
LOUIS MANN GIVEN
MARKED PROMOTION
DUST STORM IN PANHANDLE
FAILS TO DO ANY DAMAGE
TO THE GRAIN CROPS
conscience dictates and that Cali-
fornia will be safely Republican.”
he declared.
unique program is planned. There
will be patriotic decorations. Cen-
tennial relics on display, and Blue-
bonnet girls will sell candy and .
women dressed in pioneer day cos-
tumes will be hostesses.
FORMER STAR OF OPERA IN
NEW YORK. PASSES AWAY
AT HIS WINTER HOME
HERS
tnut Street
PLYMOUTH
AND
I( E
in the season.
CAR JI'MI'S 120
FEET OVER GAP,
TWO KILLED
WIRE CUTTERS ARE
SOUGHT BY POLICE
CLOSED SEASON ON
FISHING IN EFFECT
to Ardmore where he has contin-
ued. without break, in the practice
WEST TEXAS IS NOT
CHIEF COW COUNTRY
Hopkins said yesterday the ad-
ministration believes 100,000 per-
sons a week could be placed in
private or other employment from
new until July 1.
While refief needs in the fiscal
Percy M. Johns of Tulsa.
Mr. Potter has always occupied
a prominent place in the law fra-
ternity of Southern Oklahoma. He
was a member of the Carter Coun-
the Chickasaw club lake. He was
fond of fishing an sports and an
ardent fisherman. He was a mem-
ber of the Rotary? club, the Elks
lodge. Woodmen of the. World and
of Beta Theta Phi.
20 feet from the wrecked car. Miss
Hand's body was wedged behind
the steering wheel.
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g -0
fold in fruit and whipped cream.
I Pour mixture into spring form
ned to gold
- profitably,
al chores of
emand their
others have been killed here since
the bridge was washed out.
German newspaper circulation
dropped a half-million in the first
six months of 1935 .
GAINESVILLE
MMain Entrance’
TO
CENTENNIAL
EXPOSITION
1936
Dg
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country in the
western part of the state and the
ON PRORATION „
for march is Passed b} Council
Fe‛44
4
La
King” is the very interesting sub-
ject of the essays which boys and
girls are writing in hopes of earn-
ing one of George J. Carroll and
Son's three cash prizes,
The incident at Newburgh in
1782 which Hintermeister has por-
trayed in his striking picture, of-
fers an interesting field of study,
showing both the condition of
those times which made the army
want to set up a King and also
the character of Washington. To
The 1935 record setting a new
high in air mail business, showed
------ . ---com-
"Thousands of good tenants in
Texas are having to look for farms
Nebraska farm and ranch land died at his home here today. Fu-
have been mapped by government i neral services will be held tomor-
soil and scientists. ( row afternoon.
Webb county, on the Mexican
border led with 206,364 head,
head. Kenedy county, home of
the huge King ranch, was second
with 102.048 head and Victoria
on the
Ads for results.
000,000, the! president gave no indi-
cation how; much he will ask the
present congress to appropriate
for this purpose He said, how-
ever, there! would be no unobli-
gated funds left from the $4,000,-
000,000 works fund at the end of
this year. I
The program for the closing . of 16.96 for the two months
day, Saturday, March 28, includes: t A comparison of figures is as
9 a. m. Field and track prelim- follows:
TRAGIC | ACCIDENT OCCURS
AT RED RIVER BRIDGE
NORTH OF BURKBURNETT
must be in by March 7. .
On Friday, March 20, story stance of an artist appearing con-
telling and declamation contests stantly, in leading operatic roies
for rural junior boys and girls and for so long a period.
grade school junior boys and girs Scotti learned of his remarkabie
will be held at 7:30 p. m at the 1 vocal powers while studying for
high school. All contestants must the priesthood in Naples, his na-
be present at 7:00 p. m and all tive city, and changed his plans
entries must be in by March 14, । for a career with the church to
, On Saturday, March 21, a full begin studies with Mme Trifart
day's program has been arranged Pagannini. An unheralded debut
as follows: in 1899 in Malta, in which he sang
mortuary for burial
Born in County
Mr. Jones was born January 6,
1887 on a farm east of Gainesville,
the son of James H. and Nannie T
Jones, his father being a county
official for a number of years.
He was educated in the Gaines-
ville public schools and received
his degree in law at the Univer-
sity of Texas, where he was a
member of the Longhorn football
team.
cherries and lemon, remainders of
sugar, tapioca, nutmeg and butter.
Allow top crust to overlap lower
crust % inch. Cut off with shears,
moisten edge of top and fold un-
Mr. Potter w^a
one of the directs
ars
or
urse!
waste oil or salt water. He seeks
the cooperation of the oil men in
this regard, in order to preserve
the fish infesting these streams.
quired an equity of at least 15 per
of his profession. ! cent. In the meanwhile, he will op-
In 1900 he was united in mar- erate under a lease-option con-
i iage to Miss Lena Stonum of tract extending for not more than
Gainesville, Texas. From this un- five years. Average price of the
ion came two children, William farms will be around $4,500, mak-
Woodson, until a month ago Car- j ing the annual purchase payment
Miss around $200. A carefully prepared
Mrs. farm and home management plan
will be worked out for each fam-
ily, fitted to the individual farm.
«rhAreAAe n eA, . +.-.4.
since 1899. There is no other in-
westerner and is a graduate of the
University of Washington, receiv-
ing degrees in science and engi-
neering in 1910. He joined the Em-
pire in 1917 following service with
the Union Oil Company of Cali-
fornia. Since 1920 he has directed
the operating and technical work
January .... $3,048.28 2,764.83
February ... 2,770.02 2,209.38
j MANY ATTENDANCE PRIZES
ARE AWARDED AT FINAL
SESSION WEDNESDAY
The taking of crappie or bass
from streams in Cooke county
during March and April, is pro-
hibited by law, according to Sam
Turner, state game warden oper-
ating in this district, and he re-
quests the people to obey the law
strictly, to prevent prosecution.
He reminds the people it is
against th law to use nets or
large seines in Cooke or Grayson
counties, both of which are in his
district, and also says that min-
now seines, not to exceed 20 feet
in length, must be used only for
catching bait.
In addition to looking out for
violators of the game laws, Mr.
Turner is patrolling the streams
in the various oil fields of the
British Columbia
of their own today, because of the
increase inf use of farm machinery
and other agricultural develop-
ments which encourage owners to
work more land with fewer men,”
the local supervisor said. “This has
brought a heavy increase in the
number of' farms opened up in the
past five years in unproductive
areas, where the farmers will never
be able to i earn an adequate liveli-
hood. It has intensified the need
for helping such families to buy
good land on easy terms.”
To Remodel Buildings.
Plans call for remodeling in
most cases, rather than for new
buildings. j Farms to be purchased
will, for this year, be the ones on
which the selected farm families
are now living, since it would be
morning norther had clouded the
air with silt.
In its height, the dust limited
visibility to one mile. It reached
a maxmium velocity of 40 miles
an hour in the open
1 poYthedgfouna .
r*111.3. E
ick a vein 22 Peet 1
nail stamp mi
‛ marketed sev.
Ore. •
day will be volley ball competition ag%
for rural school, grade school and | Antonio Scotti had appeared in
high school girls, beginning at 8 leading baritone roles with * he
— — All entries Metropolitan Opera Company
The gain more than
(AP).—Skies were clear of dustThave registered as Democrats for
of nonn thdev nfter a mild ooriv various reasons, will vote as their
coming critical last Monday.
Survivors include his widow;
one son W. W. Potter, former coun
ty attorney; one daughter, Mrs.
Percy Johns, Tinsa; one brother,
Roy T. Potter, Gainesville, Texas,
and a sister, Mrs. C. A. Kinnear.
Seattle, Wash.
Practiced Law Since 1898
Mr. Potter had been continuous-
ly engaged in the practice of law
since 1898. He has devoted his en-
tire career to civil litigation and
has a wide reputation over the
state as an astute, able and skill-
ful attorney.
He was born in Gainesville,
Texas, on August 14, 1876 — the
son of Judge Clement Clay Potter
and Zella (Bogardus) Potter. His
father was an attorney, who win-
ning distinction jn the practice of
law, was called to the bench and
made a splendid record as a rep-
FALLS. March 4
of pan. Add
from which he graduated in 1898. . — — -— —----
On Aug. 15, 1898 the day fol- and a fraction percent annually,
lowing his 22nd birthday - he went Title will not he transferred tn the
ter county attorney, and
RUDD LEADS RAID
ON ANOTHER STILL
Constable W. W. Rudd at Callis-
burg led another successful raid
on a liquor still in his district
Wednesday. He was accompanied
by two federal agents from Sher-
man.
The raid was made on a farm
one mile south of Callisburg,
where 250 gallons of mash, an 80
gallon dopper still and six gal-
ons of whisky were confiscated.
Paul Owens was arrested and
taken to Sherman where he was
charged with possession of whisky
without revenue stamps. in federal
court. His bond was set at $300.
bution of 65 attendance awards.
Miss Hogue presented another
series of tempting recipes for
Thompson under the firm name of
Potter, Potter ad Potter. Later
when Lee Cruce became governor
and with his brother, A. C. Cruce
moved to Oklahoma, City, Mr. Pot-
ter formed a partnership with W.
1. Cruce. The firm of Potter, Cruce
Memprial 'Methodist church, of
which the deceased was a member,
officiating. Burial will be in Fair-
view cemetery under the direction
of George J Carroll & Son
Mr. Jones is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Howard Perkins, 623
South Taylor street, with whom
he made his home: and Miss Ruby
Jones of Dallas; and five broth-
ers. Rev. Guv F. Jones, pastor of
First Methodist church at Hunts-
ville; Rev Earl- M Jones, pastor
of the Methodist church at Iowa
Park; Lee Jones of Okmulgee,
Okla ; Wade Jones, Muskogee.
Okla ; and F. I.. Jones of Monroe.;
inaries, all divisions; finals in
junior division, Leeper stadium.
1 p. m. Field and track finals.,
all divisions except juniors. Leeper
stadium.
1 p. m. Tennis, junior division,
he had been suffering from a
stomach ailment hut was feeling
"pretty goodSuddenly his head
■ fell back, and Mr. Kaden. alarmed,
went to the office of Dr. Hankin
Hardy, dentist. for aid.
As Dr. Hardy went to summon
a physician. Mr. Jones fell from
his chair to the floor. Mr. Kaden
returned and placed a pad under
his head, then went to a telephone
to summon an ambulance.
A physician arrived a moment
Most of the
however, are in the Big
Having completed the
ROME Feb .28 (AP).—Antonio
Scotti, 70, noted baritone, died
Wednesday.
Death came to the former Met-
ropolitan opera star at Naples, the
winter home to which he retired
after he made his final bow on
the head, cutting a deep gash. It
watenesctosaezu‛"thetwouneyeza 13278,023 pounds carried,
was reported resting as well as pared with 7,411,004 pounds
mean return of more than 1.500,- the "country on the whole is now
ma W , . ,, I prosperous.
000 to work by July 1. He said P .
WPA woula start this menu, tonniektnsonwhaidhtsrornnunned
cut the rolls from the high point, publican presidential nomination,
of 3,037,440 in February to a mini- ' started the Roosevelt third anni-
speech and declamation contests day.
Helen Potter, who is now’
MANiyear beginning next July 1 were
MmP estimated unofficially at $2,000,-
Investigators said the
jumped a 120-foot gap without
touching the river bottom. Four
tion. The meeting came only a
day after the American Federa-
tion of Labor reported 12.600.000
to Potter. Ownl
(AP).—Two were killed today
when a speeding automobile hurt-
led through a gap in the inter-
state bridge across Red river
north df Burkburnett, and
crashed into the structure’s un-
derpinning.
Victims were Thomas Harrell,
26. employe of a national banking
firm, and Miss Vera Hand. Both
were of Wichita Falls.
The bridge was washed out in
May, 1935, and has never been
rebuilt. Harrell’s body was found
WICHITA
Gainesville and Vicinity — To-
night. cloudy, cooler; Thursday,
cloudy.
Today noon. 55: low last night,
46; high. yesterday, 74.5; for year,
high. 82! low. 8.
try.
George J. Carroll and Son are
offering $5 for the first prize, $3
for the second prize and $2 for the
third prize in grammar and high
school divisions. The picture is
hanging on the wall of every
school room and every school boy
apd girl have been invited to com-
pete.
night or at .least 6 hours.
4. Cherry Pie
3 cups cherries pitted.
1 tablespoon minute tapioca.
% cup sugar.
1 tablespoon butter.
Dash nutmeg.
12 lemon cut into small pieces.
Roll pie pastry, line pan. Fill by
1 permitting a daily output of 1,-
110,480 barrels, which was 6,480
barrels more than the consumer
demand as calculated by the
United States Bureau of Mines.
will be held for rural senior boys _
and girls and high school boys an January's increase over the pre-
girls. Entries must be M by vious year, which amounted to
March 21. : 12.5 per cent, for an average gain
AUSTIN, March 4 (AP). — The
Railroad Commission today called
a statewide ofl and gas proration
hearing for March 18 to consider
revisions in allowable schedules
and other conservation matters.
The commission called for nomi-
nations by purchasers of gas and
crude oil needs in April, a factor
used in determining the market
demand as a guide in setting al-
lowables.
A special hearing also was
scheduled March 18 on the method
of allocating production of the
body was taken to the
3 to 5:30 p. m.
, Sponsored by the women
First Presbyterian church.
The city council passed on sec-
ond reading at its regular meet-
ing Tuesday evening, an ordinance
granting a franchise for the con-
struction and operation of an elec-
tric light and power plant and dis-
tribution system to the Independ-
ent Light and Power Company, a
Texas corporation capitalized at
ty Bar association, the Oklahoma
State Bar association, and the
American bar association.
When he first went to Ardmore,
he was associated with a firm al-
ready establisheddpy his father
here under the nrhe of Potter.
Ownby and Thoras. Thomas re-
.tired soon aftervards due to ill
health and the fir name changed
OPTIONS ARE TAKEN, LOCAL
RE-SETTLEMENT OFFICIAL
HAS BEEN ADVISED
Purchase j of farms for 200 ten-
ant families in North Central Tex-
as has been approved at Washing-
ton, and options on the farms are
now being taken, according to in-
formation received by F. H-Jones,
county supervisor bf the Resettle-
ment Administration.
"It is hoped that this is the be-
ginning of a farm purchase move-
ment that; will be extended to
worthy tenant families in all sec-
tions of th state,” the supervisor
said. “Projects are now pending
approval in Washington for a lim-
ited number of additional farms in
Texas. Legislation (the Bankhead-
Jones farm tenancy bill) is also
being considered by Congress which
made in the shape of the map of
Texas and covered with bluebon-
nets. It was presented to the old- Camp is a member of varioui
est woman in attendance, Mrs. M. ! committees of the American Pe-
A. Pearcy, 79. troleum Institute’s refining divi-
Recipes which Miss Hogue used sion and has taken active part on
in her Tuesday afternoon program several committees of the Ameri-
include the following: can Society of Testing Materials
for specifications of petroleum pro-
1. Date Roll ducts and is widely known in the
3 cups sugar. petroleum industry.
1 cup milk. Mann received his degree in en-
The second
jobless. Commenting on this re-
port the president said employ- Criticism of the New Dears first
ment always dropped off in Janu- three years of operation by sen-
ary: * j ator Dickinson (R-Iowa) prompted
Hopkins’ estimate of reemploy- the reply from Democratic Leader
ment, if it materializes, would Robinson in the senate today that
WASHINGTON, March 4 (AP)..
New Deal officials plan to thin
out WPA rolls by more than 700,-
000 personi in the next four
months.
They count on a spring expan-
sion in private employment and cn
such government activities as
road-building and public works
projects to i absorb many persons
now getting relief through the
annual Kitchen
cut into small pieces.__ ____
dissolved, add 2 cups nuts. 1 tea- Oklahoma City, Cushing, Okla.,
spoon vanilla. Beat until creamy, i and Gainesville, Texas, before be-
roll in buttered paper, ing called to Tulsa in 1926 as as-
: sistant to W. H. Camp.
2. Mocha Frosting --:------
Beat 1, lb. of butter to a cream,! K~UAAT pUTT nRFN
I add gradually 21, cups confec- -hsrREm
Ownby later
attorney and in 5210, Mr. Potter
became associate with J. C.
sifted dry ingredients:
14 cups bread flour.
2 teaspoons salt.
4 teaspoons K C Baking Pow-
der.
% cup broken jumbo peanuts.
Mix thoroughly and pour, mix-
ture’ into greased pans. Bake
(Continued On Page Three)
DALLAS, Feb. 27 (API West
Texas it has turned out, is not the
chief cow country of the big Lone I
Star state. |
A bureau of census report of.
LUMBER COMPANY
MANAGER PASSES
ELGIN. Texas, March 4 (API.
Tom J. McClendon, 67, lumber
company manager, and long ac-
tive in civic and Masonic circles.
CENTENNIAL TEA
AT SHERWOOD HOME
A delightful Centennial ea
will be held at the home of Mrs.
F. H. Sherwood, 721. North Dixon
street, Thursday afternoon from
Granville Jones, well I
Gainesville attorney, who
would greatly enlarge this pro-
gram.”
The farms are to be purchased
public, for families chosen as a reward of
merit from any tenants who may
desire to become owners. Selection
ently died almost instantly. The
Carroll
Cook to 330 degrees. Schnectady, N. Y., and began sery-
package dates stoned and ice with the Empire in 1917. He
Stir until was superintendent of refineries at
of
a
Granville Jones Passes
A wav; Had Been In III
Health Several Months
• Yates field in West Texas.
- * Texas production of crude was
known , raised to a year’s high in the or-
i died der which became effective March
Sidney Holley, employed by an, ------
oil company operating in Cooke WASHINGTON, March 4 (API.
car county, is in the Gainesville hos- Postoffice Department figureg
pital, being treated for painful in- showed today that 1935 air mail
juries suffered when an axe came poundage nearly doubled that of
Refuses to Be
.mine the attitude of the council
Fon renewing it at this time.”
He pointed out that the applica-
louisiana, and a number of nieces
and nephews. I
ii. , r . in । Chautauqua, voted a huge success
. , AC, in Q _ ! by the women of Gainesville and
Mr Jones had beenillof astom.cooke county, concluded
sch disorder for some time, and Wednesday afternoon with a large
had lost considerable weight in re- weuesday arternoon Win a targe
nad 103 conseravre weigni in re , crowd present for the lecture of
cent Weeks He apparently was I „ T pesen Ior Ine .6 ctue. 01
feeling better Wednesday morning Miss Jessie Hogue and the distri-
than for several days, and was en-
impossible: to close the transaction
and move .to a new farm CM* late 1
tioners sugar and a scant 3 table-
spoons of very strong Admiration
coffee, 1 tablespoon vanilla.
3. Jelly Pancake
1 box of raspberry or lemon
jello.
1 cup boiling water.
12 cup sugar.
2 cups fruit.
% pt. whipping cream.
1 jelly roll with red jelly.
Dissolve jello in boiling water,
let cool. Whip cream until stiff,
when jello has thickened slightly
California ships -more than
two-thirds of all the cauliflower
grown in the United States.
■
Granville Jones, 49, prominent
Gainesville attorney and Demo-
cratic partv leader, died suddenly
in his office on the north side of [
the courthorse snuare about 11:30
o'clock Wednesday morning He
had been in ill health for several I
months.
Funeral arrangements have not I
been completed, but services will
probably be held Friday, the Rev.
M L. Hamilton, pastor of Whaley
works progress administration. 4 ordinator of industrial
Relief Administrator Harry L.
22ND ANNUAL COMPETITION
IN LITERARY, ATHLETIC
EVENTS IS ARRANGED
The twenty-second annual meet
of the Cooke County Interscholas-
tic League will be held in Gaines-
ville beginning Saturday, March
14, and will be concluded on Sat-
urday, March 28, when all awards
will be made.
school course, William D. Potter
continued his education at the ---------------
University of TexUs. Later he en- has been under way for several
tered Vanderbilt university at weeks, from families nominated by
Nashville, Tenn., where he studied county advisory committees,
until 1897. He ifhen completed Forty!Years for Payment,
preparation for tl bar as a law With up to 40 years to make re-
student at the Unersity of Texas payment, tha purchaser’s debt will
be amortized at the rate of four
Dust Storm
AMARILLO, Tex., March 4
and Potter continued until 1928
when Mr. Cruce died. Since that
time Mr. Potter has engaged in
law practice in partnership with
his son, W. W. Potter.
W. W Potter was elected coun-
ty attorney at the last county
election. He served a year in that
post, resigning in January of this
year, to return to his partnership
with his father, whose failing
health made it difsiult for him to
carry on the affairs of the office.
Member t Cub
Two announcements made pub-
lic recently by Herbert R. Straight,
vice president and general mana-
ger of the Empire companies, are
of interest in Gainesville, since
they involve two men well known
here, one a former citizen, Louis
D. Mann, formerly superintendent
of the Empire refinery of this city.
W. H. Camp has visited here on
many ocassions.
Mr. Camp was appointed mana-
ger of the refinery division of Em-
pire Oil and Refining Company, a
position vacated by the recent
death of P. M. Miskell of Tulsa.
Louis D. Mann was made general
superintendent, succeeding Mr.
Camp.
The Empire operates three re-
fineries with a daily capacity of
41,000 barrels of crude oil from
which a complete line of products
from gasoline to coke is manufac-
tured, They are located in Ponca
City and Okmulgee in Oklahoma,
and at East Chicago, Ind.
“Hi,” as Camp is known, is a
showed how to make the best of
modern kitchen appliances.
Tuesday afternoon, a second
large crowd attended the school
and enjoyed Miss Hogues’ practi-
cal talks. At the conclusion of
her program, she was congratu-
lated by many of the women for
her helpful lectures.
Among the attendance awards
Tuesday was a beautiful cake.
OF PROMINENCE
A typical Spring shower of rain
fell in Gainesville during the noon
hour Wednesday, the precipitation
amounting to .18 of an inch.
The rainfall stopped about 1:30
o’clock, and the sun was shining
brightly from a clear sky soon
afterward. The temperature
reached a high of 55 degrees at
noon, after dropping to 46 during
the night. The maximum Tuesday
was 744 degrees.
EL PASO, March 4 (AP). —
The El Paso Electric Company
strike remained a many-sided situ-
ation today as union workmen
continued an attempted boycott
and officers sougnt two men po-
lice said were seen cutting power
versary debate with a declaration
i that the New Deal started off with
j "unified popular support,” yet to-
{day the “entire nation is indignant
, and disillusioned” and its "faith
has been destroyed."
As soon as the Iowan completed
his speech, Robinson jumped to his
feet and said:
"I accept the challenge and
maintain with fervor that in spite
of all the senator has said, condi-
tions have so markedly improved
that even the political blind ought
to be able to take note of the im-
provement.”
Jan. 1 shows the 10 counties hav- adding 1 cup sugar and 1, the
ing the largest number of cattle, tapioca in bottom
including beef and dairy animals,
are in South and Southeast Texas.
high school courts.
7:30 p. m. Choral singing, rural grew from 36,000 population to a
and grammar schools, high school I province of 700,000 residents.
building. ---——
OIL WORKER CUT ON AIRMAIL AQUND AGF SE
head by axe blade SHOWS AN INCREASE
lines las night
Company officials said wires
were cut in three places as the Springs club, andalso a member
latest trouble darkened 200 street of Dornick Hills County club and
8 a. m. Ready writers, all di- the baritone part of Amonasro in
visions, high school. • "Aida” was so successful that he
9 a. m. Music memory and num* ‘ immediately appeared in Milan,
ber scene, all divisions, high For the next seven years he sang
school. I in South America. He was guest
10 a. m. Spelling, all divisions, artist afterwards in Madrid, Pet-
high school. rograd, Warsaw and Odessa.
11 a m. Picture memory and ,----------
three-R contest, all divisions ior ! POSTAL RECEIPTS
former and rural schools only for A A IF„r ncn rrMT
latter, high school. i GA-n 25 TR Ctrl l
1 p. m. Playground ball, all dt- ------
vision, Leeper stadium. Postal receipts in Gainesville
1 p. m. Tennis, seniors, high ‘ for the month of February showed
school courts. t a gain of 25 3 per cent over, Feb-
On Friday evening, March 27, at ruary of last year, Postmaster Gil-
7:30 o'clock, extemporaneous bert Holman announced Wednes-
lights for more than two hours.
Police said the men sought were
riding in an automobile bearing a
New Mexico license. Damage to
equipment and cutting of wires
have caused service disturbances
since 60 union employes went on
strike a week ago today.
E. L. Alexander, president of
the Central Labor Union and Sec-
retary of the local Public Utilities
Ownership League, presented to
the city a petition urging public
ownership of power and light
service.
and Potter.
tion for a franchise had been pre-
sentd on a standard form, that
it grants the city all the regula-
tory powers vested in the coun-
cil by the home rule act and the
city's special charter, and the
right to acquire the property of
any utility is vested in the city by
statute. He observed that he
“could see that the city might de-
sire to obtain an option on such
property at stated intervals and
should want to know the basis of
computation of the value of such
property. He said the right to
engage in the utility business was
already vested in the city, and in
conclusion pointed out that in the
past 10 years, his company had
reduced residential light rates in
Gainesville 52 percent and com-
mercial rates 45 percent.
Could Buy Present Plant
Mayor Culp asked the speaker
if the city of Gainesville had the
right to exercise the power of
condemnation to procure utility
property as provided under home
rule, when the city had not adopt-
ed all of the home rule provisons.
Worsham replied that if the
city qualifies under the home rule
as Gainesville does, it has the
privileges of home-rule chartered
cities whether it had formally
adopted all of the provisions or
not, in his opinion, pointing out
that the city had adopted the city
manager form of government, as
provided under home rule, with-
out obtaining legislative action to
provide for the change.
dore Kaden at the time he was _ _
stricken food, demonstrating her practical
Mr. Kaden had just inquired as i cookery as she talked. .. r r
to his health and Mr. Jones said , She. gave many suggestions for
- household improvements and
Light F r an chise Is 1000 R II IS I i e PROSPERITY - ‘
° * WPA Rolls During Next Four Months ggpurpAy
It was recalled that Mr. Roose- , 11 VEm M,
velt in his budget message said he ‘ • “ • “ •• •• “
did not anticipate the need for ad-
ditional relief funds would be as
great as $2,136,000,000. In his tax I
message he reiterated hope of bal- *
ancing next year’s budget except
for relief outlays.
At the White House discussion
were Secretaries Roper and Per- ]
kina and Major George Berry, co-
der lower crust. Crimp edge.
Place in oven that has been pre-
heated to 450 degrees and reduce
control to 350 degrees and bake
45 to 50 minutes.
5. Coffee Ice Cream
16 marshmallows.
1 cup hot Admiration coffee.
114 cups whipped cream.
Add marshmallows to hot coffee
and let melt. Add whipped cream
and mix together, put in tray and
freeze.
6. Peanut Bread
Cream together 1 tablespoon
Mrs. Tucker's shortening.
14 cup peanut butter.
Add 1 egg well beaten.
Vote on the proposal, which was
termed by Alderman Jack How-
eth as “a partnership in which the
city has no voice,” was 3 to 2, as
was the vote to place the meas-
ure on its second reading. Aider-
men Reece A. Hays, William R.
Block and Austin Reed supported
the franchise, while Mayor John
W. Culp and Howeth voted nega-
tively.
But for the intervention of G.
B. Rogers of Waco, promoter of
the power plant, it appeared the
franchise would not be brought
up for discussion. After trans-
acting routine business. Mayor
Culp asked in turn, the visitors
present, the city Secretary and
the members of the council if they
had any business for considera-
tion. and receiving negative re-
plies, remarked “then a motion to
adjourn is in order.”
Rogers called for action on his
franchise, stating that he consid-
ered it regular order of business
and didn’t think it necessary to
call for action on it.
Aiderman Howeth expressed the
belief that the first reading was
for record only, but Alderman
Hays moved that it be placed on
its second reading and Aiderman
Block seconded the motion. The
vote was 3 to 2, opening the mat-
ter for discussion.
Previously, Joe A. Worsham of
Dallas, attorney for the Texas
Power and Light Company ad-
dressed the council, stating that
his company’s franchise with the
city expires in 1937 and that they
“considered it practical to deter-
GainesbilleWeellD RRegisk
later and after an examination
AWAY IN ARDMORE, OKLA.
--2—
Funeral service were held at 2
p. m. Thursday at the family resi-
dence in Ardmore, Oklahoma, for
William D. Poter, 59, widely
known Ardmore, Okla , attorney
and former Gaineville citizen.
Dr. S. W. Wiams, pastor of
First Methodist caurch, officiated,
and the body was brought over-
land to Gainesville, for burial at
3:30 o’clock in Falrview cemetery.
Pallbearers were R. C. Tate,
Thomas W. Champion, Earl A.
Brown, Edwin B. Cox, Harold B.
Fell and Frank Gates.
Mr. Potter had been in ill health
for some time, his condition be-
Set over slow flame until sugar gineering from Union college.
After receiving his degree, he
practiced law at Pauls Vaey. Ok-
lahoma. for several years, return-
ing to Gainesville to establish a
practice which he had since con-
tinned.
He served two terms as county
attorney, and for six years was
chairman of the Cooke County
Democratic executive committee,
and took an active part in party
activities. He was also an active
member of the Little Theatre of
Gainesville for a number of years.
When Eugene A. Wilson was
county attoruey. Mr. Jones served
as his assistant in 1933 and 193#.
Since that time he had engaged in
Hoover In Confident
LOS ANGELES, March 4 (API.
Former President Herbert Hoover
said today he is “confident Cali-
fornia will be safely Republican.”
He was enroute to Colorado
Springs. Colo., where he will de-
liver an address Saturday night.
A preponderance of Democrats
in California registrations since
January 1. failed to cause the
president any concern.
"I am confident that when the
elections are held, that many Who
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REVISION IN ALLOWABLE
SCHEDULES AND ’ OTHER
MATTERS TO BE AIRED
his private practice.
Mr. Jones was well known :
throughout North Texas, -and
there were many, expressions of j pan which has been lined with
regret over his un ime ydei- slices of jelly roll. Let stand over- i
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