Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 1931 Page: 1 of 6
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CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUG. Zt, 1W1
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Claude Public Schools Opens Monday, September 7
Teachers Are
More Than
Welcome
It is with pleasure the citizenship
of Claude, joins the News, in wel-
coming our teachers back to Claude
again.
To prove that the Board's select-
Ion of teachers .last year was a
good one, we call your attention
to the fact that only two new
teachers have been selected, the
balance of the entire corps return-
ing to Claude for this year. Two of
Claude's teachers got married Is the
reason they are not with us this
year.
Prof I. H. Turney looks for a bet-
ter school year than we have ever
.had before. He believes that the
scarcity of money with which to
buy gas and put on entertainments,
which would interfere with school
work, will enable more pupils to get
down to hard study, pay strict at-
tention to their school work and
less time will be taken up with
car rides, and any kind of an
entertainment which would de-
tract from school work at Claude.
He certainly has the right idea
about the scarcity of money, and
we hope it will have a tendency
to make our boys and girls work
harder than they have ever done
before to make their grades and
finally land that coveted Diploma.
It is estimated that our teach-
ers will spend about three-fourths
of their salary right here in Claude.
We hope this estimate will prove
true this year. The other fourth
Is said to be used In their pre-
paratory work during the summer
months, to better fit themselves to
return and teach our boys and
gills during regular school year.
Our P.-T. A. is another part of
school organization, that should
not lie overlooked. Parents should
attend ever P.-T. A. Meeting, for
without them It is NOT a P.-T. A.
Teachers, every one of them, should
attend cvti/ a. -Mnfc .dlnrl>. for
without them it is NOT a P.-T. A.
Great good has been accomplished
during the time Mrs. H. H Kight
was president and other able and
efficient P.-T. A. presidents who
have served in the past along with
our present very able President,
Mis J. K. Thomas.
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SI'H IAL TO EIGHTH GRADE
PUPILS
A new course is to be offered
tills year taking Lhe place of Anci-
ent History. It will be called Gen-
eral Business Science. Briefly, I
might say the course will cover a
study in the choice of a life career
the most important problem every
boy and girl must solve. Mere
drifting into an occupation or vo- !
cation has caused many individual
failures, to say nothing of a great
loss to society.
This book will not be furnished
by the State. Those wishing to
take the course will have to buy
your textbook. If you are interested
in taking tlia course discuss it
with your parents and have your
mind fully made up when you
come to be classified.
NOTICE TO ALL PUPILS
High school pupils will report at
high school building Monday after-
noon at 2:00 P. M for the purpose
of being classilied. This work will
continue through Tuesday and
Wednesday. Both high school and
G rammer school pupils will report
Wednesday at 2:00 for lesson as-
signments as regular class room
work will be carried 011 the open-
ing day. Monday 7th., with time
taken out for the program that
morning at 9:45. Remember. Gram-
mar school pupils will not report
until Wednesday at 2:00 P. M.
List of Teachers and School Stories
will be found on Page Pour.
W. J. ADKINS, PRIN.
Graduate of the North Texas
State Teachers' College; Graduate
work Ibid summer '31. Taught one
year In the school! of Texas. Be-
ginning his second year as princi-
pal of the local high school
Boy Scouts
Carlsbad Cavern
Last Thursday
Adkins, Sam.
Bagwell, Lewis.
Bailey, James
Bagwell. Wayne.
Byrd, Wilburn.
Brady. William.
Brady. Ralph.
Cobb. Monte.
Day, Glenn.
De Hart, Arthur, Jr.
Dye. Roy.
Dunn, Prank.
Grumke, Edwin.
Houchin, Glenn.
Hughes, Weeks.
Hubbard. Tom.
Isaacs, Sam.
Jones, Wayne.
Kight. Henry.
Kight, Carl.
Lewter, Forest.
Miller, Marvin. if
McClure, Ralph Bennett.
McFarland, Carl.
Patterson, Darrell.
Patterson, J. S. *
Patterson, J. S. Jr.
Robison. James. f
Sewell, Lynn.
Smotherman. Chesley.
Stewart. Boyd. " .
Stephenson. Ralph.
Turner. Lloyd.
Waggoner. Cecil.
Weeks. James.
Wisdom. William.
36 in all.
Chaperons led by Ellott Weeks
included Mr . Stephenson. Pied
Church. Chas. Lee Byrd. Caterer
Sam'l. Allen and herd rider W. A.
Warner.
The Cavern known as Carlsbad
was visited by the above group of
Scouts and BIG brothers.
Early last week the common talk
among the Scouts was—"Hey Bill,
Yuh Goin' "Goln'? Sure." and v.e
went.
Wednesday at C: 15 A. M. wo left
the HUT at the Methodist CllurclK
six autos and one truck. The city
of Carlsbpd was reached at 4 P. M.
After a little jockeying around we
settled at the Municipal Swimming
Pool. By the courtesy of the city
this fine swimming pool is open to
the public all day and until mid-
night. Our gang used it six seper-
ate times, in the few hour,s we were
there.
Cook Alien begun the preparation
for morning meal at 4:30 A M.
Friday. We left for the Cavern at
S:10 A. M. We reached liie Cavern
at 9:35. The first drove sight seers
enternd the Cavern at 10 A. M.
The second class at 11 A. M. It
lakes some little time to get your
ticket and get in line. There was a
four months baby in the class en-
tering at 11 o'clock. All dogs must
be left at the top. The ticket re-
ferred to above costs you S2.00 per
head if you are over 17 years of
age It is worth it.
Missing the 10 o'clock trip our
troop was the first in line for the
11 o'clock group. It is a long trail
you take entering a portal 78 feet
wide ( according to one Scoutp
steps) and about 50 feet high.
My guess is. the cave opens to
the West, so we started down
East turned North and then South.
Lets go from here some direction,
no one but the guide seems sure of
his bearings.
The pilot made his first stop at
the Auditorium. Here in some
future prosperous period seats for
at least 2500 people will be installed
and many conventions from all
over the United States and Canada
will hold short sessions for this Is
destined to become the Greatest
Natural Attraction in the World—I
mean just that. Son. During a few
minutes rest here, Col. Boles supt.
of the Cavern made a short talk
to the wondering multitude. Say
people If the things you see there
don't make your mouth hang open
it will be. because you have the
Lock Jaw.
Before we get away from the
Auditorium I want to say, the
officials. Col. Boles and the Guides
are as courteous and accomodat-
ing to the inquisitive public as a
staff of men could be. Having serv
ed on the guard force at the
World's Fair in Chicago over 7
months I know a little something
of the gamut of questions they
have sprung on them EVERY DAY.
Several of the Scouts told how
much they thought of those men
in uniform.
From the Auditorium we go to
#alry land. No man or woman
either can describe the beauties of
nature you are to see during the
next few hours. Your path has
heen made comparatively easy by
much hard work, and soon you
think you are traversing the Oar-
den of GOD. On the right and on
the left rise staltgmites with out
number. Hanging from a ceiling
so high it seems to reach the
sky are countless stalactites more
numberous than their fellows be-
low them. Totem poles so numer-
ous they have not been numbered.
Columns of various heights and
sices. Mushroom and Toad stool,
both In natural position and invert-
ed. Eagle nest. Baby Hypos black.
Cleaning Off Those Weeds
By Albert T. Keid
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Fifth Sunday
Singing Content1n
Meets At Claude
The Fifth Sunday Singing Con-
vention oi Armstrong county will
meet we have bean requested to
announce, at the Methodist church
in Claude Sunday, August the 30th,
A. D. 1931.
All those who like to hear good
singing, and those who can sing
are requested to come and bring
WELL FILLED BASKETS.
Carson County Singers will have
charge of the program.
Where people can and do meet
in a wide county convention of
this nature, sing, talk and make
merry during a whole day. they
naturally grow wiser, happier and
better, iviay our Claude attendance
be better than any other 5th Sun-
day Singing Convention we have
had for years.
Each neighborhood of the county
will have a special number or
numbers to entertain you with.
They will do their best, with Solos.
Duets. Trios, Quartetts and sex-
tstts, along with congregational
singing. Each church in Claude
will be expecieu to put on one or
more numbers each, besides the
churches at Conway. Washourn,
Goodnight, Llano. Laiceview. Fair-
view, and other neighborhoods of
Armstrong County.
Come On. Everybody and make
next Sunday the gala day of the
year and please don't forget the
WELL FILLED BASKETS.
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PLATE GLASS BROKEN
The large Plate Glass in front
at the Claude Post Office was
broken into a thousand or more
pieces last Saturday night between
II and 12 o'clock when some parties
i—no one seems to know who—
broke through the glass from the
outside as the door was locked on
the Inside, we are told.
As the glass cost considerable
money, and the times are hard. It
may prove a difficult matter to
find the ones who Just played a
little too rough with each other,
when one or more of the crowd
went through the glass at that
time. Claude has 8 or 10 paved
blocks for scuffling, wrestling, and
other maneuvers after night, so
why not use the paved streets and
never, never go near a plate glass
when pepped wp to getting the best
in a scuffle?
Besides the glass being expensive
It also Is very dangerous. We will
relate a story that Is very true and
actual took place a few years
back in another part of this State.
Two young fellows were scuffling
one determined to get the best of
the other when one fell or was
thrown into a plate glass, breaking
the glass at the bottom and the
top slid down severing his head
from his body, yes, like they did in
the old country years ago when
the giletlite was used. Another
Instance a crowd of boys were
shoving and scuffling and one
fell into a plate glass which in
turn severed his Juggler vein and
he bled to death.
So Boys, Beware Where You
Scuffle I
Boy Scouts Have
Big Water Mellon
Feast Friday Nite
I II. TURNEY. SllPT.
Taught in the public schools of
Texas for ten years. Beginning his
third year as Supt. of local schools.
Graduate of the North Texas State
Teachers' College: Graduate work
Texas Tech summer '30
PROGRAM FOR OPENING
MORNING
Song, "America the Beautiful"— |
Audience.
Invocation Rev. B. W. Wilkins.
Piano Solo- Miss Roberta Carroll
Address — Senator Clint Small
Message from School Board—Pres.
B. D. Walker.
Cornett Duett—Marvin Miller and
Hugh Davis.
Introduction of Teachers—Supt.
I. H. Turney.
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Bread Price Down
To Lowest Levels
Since Before War
One of our regular subscribers to
The Claude News, hands us the
following clipping from The Dal-
las News, and asked that we pub-
lish it and asked us "Why can't
we Do Like Wise "
To please this subscriber and
others who think likewise. \w
publish what we are ask to publish
without comment because we do
not understand the situation here,
and do not know.
"Dallasites Monday were able to
buy bread at practically all retail
outlets at the lowest prices since
before the World War This results
has been approached during the
last few weeks In a general settling
of the retail price level and was
mad" conclusive when several of
the larger bakeries holding out for
hloher prices dropped neir prices.
Under State law all loaves must
lie uniform in weight, which is
sixteen ounces One large dtstribu
tor is now selling bread for 4c a
single loaf, or three loaves for 10c
This group price of about 3 and |
l-3c a loaf is also available in the
case of several other bakeries."
If the fellow who purchased
"gold bricks" In the "Nineties"
had saved them, he would be
llch today. They were made of
PLATINUM!
Our Boy Scouts, upon returning
from Carlsbad Cavern, were head-
ed off half mile West of Claude and
directed to drive their cars to the
right onto lhe open praire where
several hundred people, including
the parents of the Scouts had a
large crowd assembled preparatory
to giving the boys a water mellon
feast.
Something like over a hundred
ripe water mellons had been load-
ed on a truck by the Fire Boys.
The Fire Department, leading the
way to the grounds where the
feast would occur. Some one at
Washburn was notified to phone
Claude immediately as the boys
passed through that town, at which
time the Sirene would whistle at
Claude, notifying everybody to get
into their ears and drive to the
grounds for the feast. The Scouts
along with Dr. Warner. Leader,
were taken by surprise, when they
were ordered by some of the Fire
Department boys to head in when
they neared the grounds.
After some of the Scouts were
filled to overflowing, with nice,
ripe sweet. Juicy water mellons
that had been purchased and plac-
ed on ice several days before. Dr.
Warner was placed on the truck
to make a speech for the scouts,
which lie did in his own original
way.
After the speech the crowd re-
turned home, very happy but lull
of water mellon more so than many
of them had ever been before.
Meeting like this draws us closer
and closer togather. and we all
seem to be like kindfolks.
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OUR BOY SCOUTS COMMENHED
Carlsbad, New Mexico: Aug. 21. '31
Mr. Thomas Waggoner,
Editor: "Claude News."
Claude. Texas.
Dear Mr. Waggoner:—Yesterday
there went through the Carlsbad
Cavern a group of Boy Scouts from
your town. i:i charge of Mr War-
iier. The boys seemed to have a |
big time not only in Carlsbad, but ,
also in the cavern: and as a !
slight evidence of my appreciation
of their excellent conduct I threw
in an extra Hip through the "Rat
Hole" of the cavern, which seemed ■
to give them a big kick.
I feel that their visit is not
complete without an expression
from me to their home town: and |
ihe purpose of this letter Is to let 1
you folks know how much we in-
joyed having lhesf hoys here, and
I'hope that we will have more!
just like them.
Yours very truly.
THOMAS BOLES. Superlntenlent
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POOR JOHN
Mis. Nut (handing her husband
a saucerful of white powder i —
"John taste that and tell me what
you thnik It Is."
Mr. Nut—"It tastes like soda!"
Mrs. Nut—"That's what I told
Bridget. She declares it Is rat
Cong. Jones Says
More M o n e y I s
Badly Needed
From speech of Congressman
Marvin Jones to State Convention
American Legion. Monday after-
noon. August 24. 1931.
This is a crucial time in our
country's history. We are at the
cross roads.
There is an age old struggle in
the world It is a contest between
control of governments by a few in
the Interest of a few and the con-
trol by the many in the interest
of ail.
Five great principles are written
into our constitution. Freedom of
the press, treedom of speech, free-
dom of assembly, freedom of relig-
ion and equality of opportunity.
Today a giant has risen in the
old world that challenges all these
principles Russia takes issue with
both our principals and our in-
stitutions
Again this is not a new struggle.
Greece h&u the world's fust dem-
ocracy where the happiness of the
individual was supreme.
Just to the South of Athens In
the land of Sparta was the world's
first communistic government
There the individual existed for the
state. Men and women were the
pawns of the state. Children be-
longed to the state.
The Russians may feel that they
have found something new. but the
Spartans beat them to it three
thousands years.
America must meet this chal-
lenge from the Old World.
This is a contest that will test
her metal and she must clean the
barnacles off the old ship of State
During our flourishing periods
we were so busy chasing the dollar
that a few selfish groups have
undertaken to saddle and economic
feudalism on this country.
We have had too much of Uie
philosophy of Andrew Mellon. He
is a smart man. and when his
interests do not conflict with the
interests of the government he
may be efficient, but when they do
it is too bad for the government
as he looks after Mr. Mellon.
The trouble is that he is inter-
ested in so many lines of en-
deavor.
HE AND HIS CO-WORKERS
HAVE REDUCED TOE AMOUNT
OF MONEY IN CIRCULATION
UNTIL THIS POMCY HAS MADF
HARD TIMES MUCH WORSE
In 1920 the per capita circula-
tion was $53 01 According to the
last Treasurer) Report it is now
$37 09. Tills is a reduction of
nearly one-third.
It is hard to pay debts created
during a period of liberal circu-
lation with money that must be
earned when the currency has
been contracted until it has driven
property values very low
Money is the life's blood of the
nation. If a human being had
one-third of his blood removed, he
would grow anemic listless and
his body would be very much
weakened. The same is true of
the nation's body
The restoration of the circulat-
ing merium would do more than
any other one thing to restore nor-
ma! conditions in this country.
Again this group has encouraged
merger upon merger, the piling oi
holding company upon holding
company, the organization of sub-
sidiary corporations and the is-
suance of excessive stocks and
bonds until business has gotten
on economic stilts so that if re-
turns are to be had on these water-
ed investments the prices are made
too high.
A few people have too much of
the wealth of the nation
There are many discriminations
in our freight rate structure, es-
pecially against the agricultural
sections.
We must meet the Russian sys-
tem face to fare If we are to de
so successfully these discrimina-
tions must be moved. The people
must tak> an interest and see thai
their rights are protected
I have every faith that tills wil
be done. Americans have met every
emergency and will meet this one
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The Court House Lawn at Claudi
is prettier than it has ever been
before, pretty shade trees, anc4
green growing grass which is
made more attractive by trimming
and culture from day to day. Thi.
Is as it should be Judpe Mathew:
and our counts Commissioner:
are to be congratulated upon such
an attractive court house lawn
That would be on ideal place tr
have public gatherings, provided
such run be brought about without
damage to Hie lawn What Claude
Needs now and has needed foi
many years is an auditorium that
would seat 2 000 or 3 000 people
a public meeting place a regulai
get-to-gather meeting plac° when
public gatherings may be had to
thresh out various County and
districts problems of any nature
that comes up. This could be used
for gatherings when church build-
ings will not hold the crowds May
we hare mi auditorium of this
nature. What do you *ay?
Farmer Brown
Slipped Off To
Hills Of N. M.
No one can appreciate his peace-
ful home and surroundings until
lie goes and sees the beautiful
scenery of other states, talks with
other people and finds out how
they make ends meet. We left
Armstrong County headed west
thru Amarillo, crossing the New
Mexico line toward San Jon
Driving from here toward Logan
We crossed a desert-looking coun-
try which hud received an abun-
dance ol rain this year so that all
t lie field crops were at their best,
ft made one think of a desert
country awakened from long sleep,
with he miniature sand dunes
thrusting their lie ads up above
the surrounding velvety green.
Our road rolled westward and
northward over across acres
of ranch iand, on towards the
Cimeron Canyon ana the foothills
of Northern New Mexico. Night
fail found as camped on the Cana-
dian River m Springer. Early morn-
ing came with regular Indian Sum-
mer weather, and we made our
way thru the irrigated lands be-
tween Springer and Cimerron,
where bounteous crops of peas,
beans, corn, row crop, and alfalfa
were growing. Near the houses the
apple trees seemed burdened be-
yond their- ability to hold all
their fruit, but always these apples
were too green to eat.
Then we arrived in Cimerron.
the gateway to the Canyon. At first
lay a wide open valley, with dis-
tant sloping mountains, and the
river rushing to the south east, al-
v (lys in a great hurry, to the low
lands. Then we rose orf up Into
the canyon proper, with the beau-
tiful mountain stream rushing more
violently by us, the pines holding
sentinel with their stately heads
swaying in the cool mountain
jreeze. To tne right and the left
were rugged sheer cliffs towering
hundreds of feet into the clouded
,ky. with perpendicular walls of
,oiid and broken rock of pink, gray
brown, purple and green and al-
ways far ahead and far above a
background of blue smoky-like mist
Oil up we climbed until we were
jut of the canyon and on top. Then
town we went with the immence
nountains. peaks and rock cliffs
behind us until we came upon
Eagle Nest Lake a beautiful glassy
lake surrounded west and east with
towering blue, green and gray
mountains Far out upon the lake
,'ould be seen fishermen trying
their skill against the swift, sly
mountain trout and the beautiful
fully colored rainbow trout.
Along the drive thru the Morone
Valley the luscious grass was top-
oed with little mounds of red— the
home of the prairie dog. their
intics a small moving picture,
with some frisking off thru the
rass. swift as lightening, to stop
stock still and fold their tinv fore-
legs across their breast, still as
statues, not even blinking an eye.
UP Up up we went over a de-
lightful paved mountain road with
sheer cliffs and thousands of pines
ibove and hundreds of feet below,
nigged crevises in the rock, and
■ed clay, where the water rushed
to seek its level always carrying
sediment to make the narrow val-
ley more fertile. Finally came the
top with a height of 9098 feet The
downward journey rushed around
cliffs, pine filled gourges and grassy
lopes, where hundreds of sheep
lazily feasted on lender mountain
grass herded by a holloweyed,
dusky, poorlwlad mexican lad who
has no aim in life other than to
protect his flocks.
In Taos, and Indian and Mexican
town of infinite appeal, yet some-
iow different to our standards of
living. Houses oi mud and straw
tor the most part, yet occasionally
thru green boughs and beyond
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f'T
J. WISDOM
Graduate of the Texas School
of Technology; chief chemist with
a Cuban sugar refining company;
doing graduate Work summer It.
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