Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1928 Page: 1 of 10
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special messenger.
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION CITY OF BOIU3EU, HUTCHINSON COUNTY, TKXAfl
The Herald Has More Paid
Circulation Than All Other
Hutchinson County Newspa-
pers Combined.
VOL. 3—NO. 24.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
RORGER, TEXAS, FRIUAY, DECEMBER 21, 1928
FULL NEA SERVICE
PRICE FIVE CENTS
JARDINE URGES PASSING M'NARY-HAUGEN BILL
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SANTA CLAUS ARRIVES TO DISTRIBUTE 'XMAS GIFTS
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S.O.M. COMES !H
PLANE TO CITY
WITH BIG CARGO
Reindeer Fail on Last Lap
So Airplane is Called
In Service
KIDS MOB HIM
Santa To Visit Six Places Dur-
ing His Four Days Stay
First Man To Fly Tells Why CHEER BOXES
He Hasn't Flown In 10 Years F?LCSIo?it
ARE GIVEN OUT
By AIJiUXI'l SlMNEIt
NEA Service Writer
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.—Orvillo
Wright, the man who first Hew
"like the birds of the air" u quarter
of a century ago while an under-
taker waited with his rough box ami
bonv horse on a windswept sand
I dune in North Carolina, is perhaps
the only man of aeronautics today
_ who thinks there's "too much pro-
Santa CtyuM landed in town piiecy un,i
too much optimism about
late Thursday afternoon. He J th . future of aviation."
Orville Wright, the first man to
I fly in a heavier-than-air machine,
! has just run the gamut of his 25th
i anniversary of what happened at K it -
' ty Hawk, N. C., on Dec. 17. 1903.
i He has been the guest of honor of
I the world of aeronautics- the hero
'of the First International Civil
' Aeronautics Conference that drew
| aviation leaders to Washington from
1 many nations. There were speeches
' and talk and glowing prophecy of
i the future of aviation—but none of
j it from this quiet little man from
j Dayton, Ohio.
They flipped a coin he and his
j brother Wilbur Wright, now dead
| down in Kitty Hawk that memora-
ble December day in 1903 for the
privilege of breaking a neck, as the
awed onlookers believed, by at-
tempting man's first airplane flight.
But no neck was broken—the plane
flew.
Vim hie to Fly Plane.
CHEATED BY FATE
circled the city an an air-
plane controlled by "Dutch"
Bartgis.
Kids were so glad to see
the kindly old gentleman ot
their dreams that they actual-
ly tore his uniform from him.
It was necessary for Santa to
go and get a new red uniform
trimmed in white.
Shaft to Memory
Of ConiDOser Of
'Suwanee River'
ATLANTA, (la.. Dee. 21 (AP)— j
At llie source of the stream he made]
immortal In song, Stephen Collins
Foster is honored by a granite shaft
soon to be unveiled.
The shaft memorializing the au-i
thoi of "Suwanee River,'' standing! t , . . ,
• strangely enough, the joys of
at the headwaters ot the stream at .
„ VT_ i.,,i piloting an airplane are denied to
Orville Wright today, and have
j been for ten years. He has not been
i able to operate a plane in nearly a
i decade.
I "The vibration of the 'stick' is
(too much for my sciatica," he ex-
Fargo, (la., was quarried from
Stone Mountain. It is six feet high,
foui feet wide and two feet thick,
weighing more than three tons.
Appropriate exercises and a ra-
dio broadcast have been arranged
for its unveiling under auspices of
the Georgia State Automobile asso-
ciation, the Georgia Federation of j
Women's clubs and other civic or-
ganizations.
Foster was born in Pittsburgh, j
Pa., July 4. 18 26. He began song-I
writing in his early 'teens and in j
addition to "Suwanee River," his !
ballads include "My Old Kentucky,
Home," "Old Black Joe," "Massa's ;
In the Cold, Cold Ground," "Oh
Susanna," "Come Where My Love
I,ies Dreaming" and others.
plained, with a smile.
"I can ride, though, and I do, as
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Cheer
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mmam
canned goods, bread, cakes, | the three-act play which brought a
fixin's for Christmas was in- i profusion of laughter and eompli-
Distribution of Christmas
boxes began today.
With more than .10 large bundles
made up before noon, relief to Bor-
ger's needy at Christmas time got
actively under way. bout every sup-
ply In
! and all
| eluded in the boxes destined to | ments
bring a better time to many fam-[ Benge
[ ilies.
J. D. Miller, Phil Trock, Mrs.!
Charles Wyant, V. M. Stone, and j
I Mayor Glenn A. Pace compose the j
| committee making up the boxes, j
I Sizes of the packages varies in ac- I
j cordance with the number and con- i
! dition of families.
General meeting of the Christmas !
Cheer association members and ev- j
ery other citizen interested is called j
for 8 p. m. by Mayor Pace.
"We are doing everything to j
make all of Borger have a happy
Christmas this season, and it will j
take the co-operation and sugges-1
tion of many persons to help," May- j
or Pace said. "Fortunately, there
are not as many needy cases this!
year, but there are so many that i
it will take a lot of investigating to
see that no family is overlooked. If j
we miss anyone, the Cheer associa-
tion has failed in its purpose."
Reindeer Kail Him.
"Mary's Millions"
Brings Good Profit
More than $85 was cleared last
night by high school faculty mem-
bers when they enacted "Mary's
Millions" as a benefit comedy to pay
tinal debt on the school piano. With
funds from previous entertainments
in the treasury, about $75 of the
amount made last night will go to-
ward buying girls' basketball suits
and Borger "B" men sweaters, Prin-
cipal Dan Baker said this morning.
Three hundred persons attended
f
SAYS IT WILL
AID '29 CROP
IF GETS OKEY
Marketing Proposal In
ject of Secretary's
Letter
Sub-
on the good
was director.
acting. G. G.
WRITES McNARY
Further Delay In Legislation
Is Not Advisable, Note
Says
OIL OUTPUT IN
TEXAS DURING
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.
fAP)—Endorsing the new M< -
Nary-Haugen farm r/aketiii"
bill, Secretary Jardine today
wrote a letter to Senator Mc
jNary, republican of Oregon,
9An DCIITi? '07 Iur*ir)y hs enactment at thi<
pj f* k! I j // session of congress in order to
* " fc"E | make the bill applicable to
the 1929 crop.
Production Increase
Reach 20 Million
Barrels
May
B v R. I>. PARK KB
Supervisor, Oil and Gas Division,
Texas lUtilioad Commission
Austin, Dec. 21 (AP)—Texas'
1928 oil output probably will exceed
that of 1927 by 20,000,000 barrels.
During 1929 the proration order
affecting the state's greatest fields
Winkler, Howard-Glasscock and
Pecos, will be removed, with the
Santa Clans was due to arrive j probable result of sending the pro-
Here is Orville Wright, father of the airplane, as he appears today 2i>
rears after he gave his invention to the world. In the accompanying ex-
jlusive interview Mr. Wright tells Allene Sumner, NEA Service writer,
tvhy he has been unable to fly an airplane for the past ten years.
duction total to greater heights.
Several new fields were found In
the state during 1928Jk,the new Cald-
well county field giving that county
seven distinctive producing areas.
Other new fields were found in Aus-
tin, Bastrop, Jones, Winkler and
Glasscock counties.
Cotton Production
Quizzed In Senate
Turks at 30 Cents
Bring Record Price
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (/P)
I Investigation of the Department of
| Agriculture's estimate of increased
cotton production this year was
demanded to day in the senate by
Senator Smith, democrat, of South
i Carolina.
Senator Smith, who conducted a
1 long investigation last year into the
J. M. Thompson, of near Stin- j Department's statement dealing with
liett, was in town yesterday, with (cotton price decline, told the sen-
15 turkeys. The birds went to in-1 ate he believed the government
dividuais at 30 cents a pound, ac-1 had overestimated this year's crop
cording to Officer Johnnie Jones, | by 500,000 bales.
friend of Thompson. This is per-
haps a record price in Borger, it is
said, since turkeys have been bring-
ing 22 cents on foot.
AMERICAN PRESS SETS NEW
SERVICE RECORD FOR 1923
WITH POLITICAL REPORTING
here in usual style—sleigh and rein
deer. But sickness to Vixen/ Dex-
ter and several others of the team
j stopped Santa en route and ^t Ster-
! ling, Colo., he went down for keeps.
I The old gentleman didn't want to
disappoint Hutchinson county kids.
so he called on an airplane to help
him out and came flying into Bor-
ger late Thursday afternoon.
No more royal reception could
have been afforded had the King of
England arisen from his sick bed
and suddenly appeared in Borger.
| Santy was surely welcome and good
[ boys and girls of Hutchinson coun-
I ty who have written to him certain- i
j ly received a warm greeting. ' Two hundred and ten little folks
Visit, Six Places. j already have put their names on a
j During his stay in Borger. Santa' ''iil 'n °'f>ce of Miss Almada
('laus will visit at Gilliam's Tov- | vviie>'- secretary of the mayor, for
land, Thompson's Hardware store, Christmas presents to be taken Mon-
Chenault's 5, 1(1 and 25 cent store, S day eveninK from the municipal tree
"I am firmly of the opinion"
Secretary Jardine wrote, "that
this bill provides a basis for
substantial and permanent im-
provement to this, our basic
industry. I do not believe the
relation of other needed legis-
lation to this measure #s such
§s to necessitate its delay
pending enactment or pro-
longed consideration of such
legislation, since it would re-
quire some time to put pro-
visions of this bill into opera-
lion.
"I believe the bill should br
passed as early as possible in
order to make it applicable to
the 1929 crop."
210 APPLY FOP
XMAS FREE AID
By JAM US W. BROW N
Hi-12 Ulub Cuts
Up High Jinks
IlIO JANEIRO, Brazil. Dec. 21
(AP)—The U. S. S. Utah, bearing
President-elect Herbert Hoover on
his good will tour entered the har-
bor here shortly after noon today.
Large crowds gathered along the
wharfs to greet him when he landed
OIL PROSPECTS
BRI6HTEII FOR
ENSUING YEAR
;-<■ III
Price and Production Chances
Are Said To Be En-
couraging
By J. KIK1AH PEW
Vice-President, Sun Oil Company
DALLAS (AP)—Oil prospects for
the Mid-Continent field, both In
price and production, are encourag-
ing for 1929.
The opinion of southwest oil men
is that the crude market has main-
tained a relatively level trend
throughout the year, considering the
amount of oil marketed during the
period.
Price prospects for 1929 are en-
couraging because operators have
shown unmistakable signs of start-
ing drilling operations only when a
new source ot output Is needed
'CAP PISTOL' IS
PREXY'S GIFT
FOR CHRISTMAS
Superintendent J. A. Dickson gol j
a cap pistol, Principal Dan Baker j
received a "pacifier," and other high '
school officials were remembered
ibis morning in high school chapel
when a Christmas tree ceremony
was held by students before begin-
ning their holidays.
Princlal Baker himself acted as
Santa Claus in distributing gifts.
Mrs. Irene Howard was awarded a
toy pail, Mrs. Dan Baker a scrub
broom. G. G. Benge, musical direc-
tor, got a "Jew's harp," and other
presentations kept the auditorium
in an uproar.
Songs were given by the girls'
glee club, and primary students
dramatized Silent Night, with Prof.
Benge at the piano, and Prof. Max
Cherry singing.
Publisher, "Editor and Publisher"
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (AP)—The
! American press functioned in the
i public interest in 1928 as it has
] done for more than a*century as the
j nerve center of the republic and the
1 market place of the nation.
Perhaps the outstanding public
| service of l he year was the courage
j of the presidential campaign. With-
| out fear or favor I he American press
j unfolded the stories of the parties
| mid the candidates day by day from
the moment the campaign was be-
i gun at a cost without parallel in
! political reporting. The elections
| were reported more elaborately,
i speedily and accurately than ever
before.
Millions Circulation.
Circulations of American newspa-
pers in 19 28 approximated those of
1927, 4 11 morning newspapers hav-
ing approximately 14,000,000 paid
circulation per day, 1,500 evening
newspapers approximately 24,000,-
000 and 500 Sunday newspapers ap-
proximately 2(1,000,000 circulation
on Sunday.
Advertising in daily newspapers
in volume closely paralleled the
course of general business. Its to-
tal was slightly lower than the vol-
ume for 1 9 27 and 19 20. but during
the last quarter showed a pro-
nounced upward trend.
A considerable part of the rjeeline
in tolal volume was due to a slack-
Q leased almost 10 per cent during
the past five years.
As 1928 drew to a close several
corporations were in process of or-
ganization to establish new opera-
tion groups by purchase of existing
newspapers or establishment of new
papers, and it is believed 1929 will
see a greater expansion of the chain
idea than any year of the present
decade.
Billion Dollar Business.
Roughly, American newspapers
did a volume of business appiVxi-
mating $1,000,000,000, about $200,-
000,000 of which represented in-
come from subscribers and sales of
papers. The balance represented in-
come from advertising.
The newspaper business is en-
trenched more strongly in the pub-
lic favor and esteem than ever be-
fore and is destined in 1929 to serve
the public interest more vigorously
and fearlessly than ever before.
Carpenter's Dry Goods store. Nyal
and City Drug stores and the Rig
and Rex theaters.
JAZZ APLENTY
in front of City hall.
Boxes of toys and clothing for the
unfortunate families are crowding
Miss Wiley's office. All clothing is
being cleaned and pressed by the
Borger Steam laundry.
The pressure of wind does not
Twenty-three of the leading dance
bands in the country are now un#er
the exclusive management of the! crease in direct proportion to
National Broadcasting and Concert, j velocity but as the squares of
bureau. j velocities.
in-1
its
its;
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR 1929
BUSINESS THRUOUT NATION
IS SEEN BY C.-C. PRESIDENT
Indications Point to Secure Building For The
Future
By WILLIAM BUTTER WORTH
President of the United States
Chamber of Commerce
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (AP) —
The business situation continues to
be characterized by those elements
| of fundamental strength that, have
supported business activities nation-
ally at a good level through four
consecutive years.
The last four years were earned
High Twelve club members today by the unsparing efforts which were
enjoyed their Christmas meeting | made in the years preceding 1925.
with a luncheon held at the Black Having been earned, they have been
HI-12 CLUB CUTS
UP HIGH JINKS
Rev. A. E. Johnson, of the First j ening in the real estate market and
Baptist church, spoke on "Living
for another."
More than 200 books were
checked out this morning from the
high school library for study by
students during holidays. Semester
examinations will be held Jan. 7.
school resuming Jan. 2.
High school teachers were ex-
cused from their classes at .'1:15 this
afternoon in order that some going
home for Christmas might catch the
train to Amarlllo. Others are leav-
ing by automobile and bus (or their
respective homes.
to a lessening in the demand for la-
bor in Industrial centers as com-
pared with the peak activity of
1926. The outlook for 19^9 appears
to be a continuation of the upward
trend which began In September.
Chains Increase.
The outstanding development of
192S was an increase in the number
of newspaper groups or chains,
which now exceed 50 and control
more than 250 newspapers. Circu-
lation of chain newspapers is about
40 per cent of the total daily circtt-
hotel. Telegrams with "take-offs"
on Hl-12'ers were read by President
Phillip A. Spidy, the "victims" be-
ing Dr. A. J. Jones of Stinnett, Sol
Morganstern, and W. S. Broomhall.
During the heighth of the fun, a
fire cracker was exploded under Joe
Fogaley, program chairman, just as
he started to drink coffee, and the
resulting spill added to the merri-
ment.
Report on charity work conduct-
ed by the club was made by L. J.
Roberts and Joe Fogaley. The club
voted to temporarily aid a Borger
man who has been taking care of
three children left with him by their
appreciated for the chance they
have given for more hard work.
In entering upon 19 29. we could
not ask for better auguries for the
coming twelve months than we find
in strong underlying conditions, and
the devotion of business men to the
discharge of their responsibilities.
This is not a period of prosperity
in the sense that profits are to be
earned easily, or in the sense that
it is an era of large profits. A per-
iod
New Suit Brought
By Marland Co.
Amended petitions .were being
I prepared today by Ove E. Oversou,
I acting as at torney for service on the
j Marland Oil company of Texas, in
j a suit styled J. H. Gunnels vs. Phil-
lips Petroleum, wherein joint action
j is sought against the companies to
I collect $30,000 damages. The case
lias been brought up before, and
he amended petitions will be filed
;n I'nited States Judge James ('.
Wilson's court at Amarillo.
The plaintiff alleges that thi-
I'hillips Petroleum built a dam
which impounded water that was
i later sold to the City *>f Borger. The
I supply, however, has not been used
since June, 1926. Seepage from
wt lis of the Marland Oil company
combined with water backed up In
the dam. ruined springs of water on
the defendant s property, he allege-
The dam in question was built aboil I
a mile and a half north of town.
Overson savs.
San Angelo Raided
SAN ANGELO, Dec 21.
Federal prohibition officers toduv
had sworn out 16 complaints charts
ing violation of the probibitiou act
in San Angelo. Sixteeu arrests o>
complaints had been made at noon
today.
Earlier in the week, officrs lier^
made a number of arrests at Wink
(pand those sections wh'ch are suffer
ing under handicaps, their means
for forging ahead and obtaining an
equality of oportunity with other.
industries and other sections.
There is every reason to believe
that this is a period of building se-
curely for the future. There is no i
evidence in the fields of American!
production and distribution that i
this is the kind of period that cul- ■ HURON. O . Dei'. 21 (AP)—The
mi nates in inflation and in the dls-i air mail service lost another pilot
aster which inevitably follows th«- last night when a plane bearing Leo
sort of prosperity that comes from i McGinn was thrown from th
inflation. during; a heavy snowstorm plunged
into an apple tree near here.
McGin was thrown from the
pit and the plane was burned.
AIR MAIL SERVIC
LOSES VET PILOT
Murderer Walks
To Death In Snow
pork
PARRY SOUND, Ont., Dec. 21
(AP)—John Burowski. convicted of
murder, walked to his death on
scaffold this morning in
storm.
A single incandescent light
a
snow-
when results are obtained only | showed the way for Burowski.
lation of the country, having in- his.
mother, and who are no relation of something better.
by hard work and unremitting at-
tention to sound principles and to
sound practice. la not a time of
rosperfty in such a sense. It is
activity affords
For, Its level of
those industries
The Courtyard in which Burows-
ki died was deserted except for the
regularly accredited witnesses.
More than 1500 people have writ-
ten biographies of Lincoln.
American Steamer
On Irish Rocks,
Rated Total Loss
BELFAST, Ireland. Dec. 21 (AP.
- -The American steamer. "Wesi
gant," went ashore in Bangor hay
today.
It was thought likely that the
vessel which was bonnd for Belfusi
from Glasgow and New Orlesus,
would be u total wreck.
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Byrne, W. G. Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1928, newspaper, December 21, 1928; Borger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth209628/m1/1/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.