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Sweetwater Reporter
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THE VOICE OF WEST TEXAS
SWEETWATER, TEXAS TUESDAY, JAN. 26, 19.17.
NEA Service
United Pres*
NUMBER 298
DIVIDE RANCHER SHOT AS OFFICERS WATCH
Hope Revived In Ohio As Rains Stop;
$790,000,000 May Be Alloted Relief
E, B. PERRY. US. MILLIONS FOR
SAID TO HAVE RELIEF READY
KILLED SELF IF NECESSARY
Tom Wade, our new sheriff has
sold his bangtails and gone out of
the race horse business. Guess Tom
figured that racing and sheriffing
wouldn't go so good together. Any-
way just to keep his hand in, he
has bought him a few sheep and
probably some goats. This just goes
to show you that Tom is a good
business man as well as a good
sheriff.
* * *
Its worth the price of admission
to the wrestling matches just to
see the way L. C. Rust holds his
face when he watches the grunt
and groan boys go through their
paces. He'll screw his mouth first
one way and then the other and
twist his shoulders accordingly,
just depending on how his man is
doing. Its a fact he is just as tired
as they are when the match is over.
That boy certainly does take it
serious.
6 * *
Bill Powell, that steam engine in
trousers, who carries on as adver-
tising manager of the Reporter was
reelin' pretty cocky the other morn-
ing. It seems that Ills Monday
Shopper’s Guide is working out so
good, that the Abilene paper start-
ed the same thing "That is not only
a feather in our cap" said Bill, "but
it certainly is real recognition of
the progressive spirit of our mer-
chants-. Imitation you know’ said
he “is the most sincere form of flat-
tery."
* * *
W. C. Ransberger, the wrestling
impressario is feeling pretty good
over the way his bouts are taking
on in Sweetwater. He said he pick-
ed this for a live place and he
isn’t a bit dissappointed. Bigger
and better cards is going to be his
motto from now on he says.
* * *
You know sw'eetwater has a nice
start on tree planting and with the
fertile soil abounding here, trees do
uncommonly well. A real systematic
tree planting program, however,
would transform this city into a
regular tree-embowered commun-
ity. There is nothing lovelier than
tree-lined streets to set off any
I city. It is doubtful if a more hand-
l/ome tree than the Chinese elm is
to be found anywhere and it just
seems naturally adapted to this
country.
Almost desolate quiet reigned over this ordinarily busy street of Ports-
mouth. O. as Ohio flood waters topped the city's 60-foot wall and covered
the low-lying business and residential district.1
PERMANENT NEUTRALITY LAW
IS PROPOSED; $899,717,318
WOULD BE USED FOR RELIEF
Appropriation Vionltl Inclmlt* $655,000,000 To Fin-
aim* \N PA For Next ."j Months: $80,000,000 To Farm
Aid Program; $95,000,000 To Givilian Corps
Pinto Roan Removed
From Child’* Throat
Emergency surgery proved
successful In a difficult opera-
tion last week by a Nolan Coun-
ty physician, who removed a
dried Pinto bean from the
throat of a three-yeal--old dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M.
Taylor, who live near Roscoe.
The child sucked the bean
down her throat while at play
last week, pneumonia was fear-
ed and an operation was per-
formed immediately.
-o-
D
SWEETWATER—Generally fair
and warmer tonight and Wednes-
day.
WEST TEXAS—Generally fair,
slightly warmer tonight and Wed-
nesday in northern and eastern por-
tions. Wednesday generally fair,
warmer except in extreme west.
EAST TEXAS.—Partly cloudy In
northern portions, cloudy In south-
ern portions. Occasional rains to-
night and probably Wednesday.
Slightly warmer in northern and
western portions tonight. Wednes-
day slightly warmer.
WASHINGTON. (U.R)—Moves to keep the United States out of foreign
wars and to finance a continued government battle against human suffer-
ing advanced in Congress.
A favorable appropriations committee report cleared the way for
house action today on a deficiency appropriation bill providing $730 -
000,000 to carry on the federal work-relief and direct aid program for
needy unemployed until June 30.
Chairman Sam D. McReynolds, D.. Tenn , of the house foreign affairs
committee introduced a permanent neutrality bill designed to isolate this
country from foreign conflicts by ,-----—----
banning arms shipments to bellig-
erents and giving the president dis-
cretionary authority to restrict
trade in war-useful materials.
Money For WPA
The first appropriation bill of the
session carries a total of $899,717.-
318. It provides $655,000,000 to fi-
nance works progress administra-
tion projects on a reduced basis for
the next five months; $80,000,000
for the Resettlement Administra-
tion's farm aid program: $95,000,000
to continue the Civilian Conserva-
tion Corps at a strength of 350,000
and other funds for miscellaneous
needs beyond 1937 budget estimates.
The WPA program for spending
Sweetwater (/il ls
To Get Decrees
DENTON.—Two Sweetwater girls,
Misses Nina Mae Brand and Gur-
thelle Lenox, are candidates for
bachelor of science degrees from
Texas State College lor Woman at
the mid-winter commencement ex-
ercises to be held Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 2. Thirty-four girls are sche-
duled to receive degrees at the
time. Miss Brand will receive her
the $655,000,000 calls for a gradual i degree In education, and Mis.- Le-
iSee PERMANENT, page 2,i I nox will receive hers in English.
BCD PLANS DRIVE TO GET
FREIGHT RATE ’BREAKING
POINT NEARER SWEETWATER
IVare Justin* S. II. Shook
Coudiirting Slitjiicst
Into Tragedy
E. B. Perry. 48. residentof Divide.
22 miles south of here, wiio oper-
ates a ranch in Taylor County, is
said to have sent a .38 calibre pistol
bullet crashing through his brain
shortly after noon today as Deputy
Sheriff Ruck Sibley and Sheriff Sid
McAdams of Taylor County stood
watching.
Accordin. to information ob-
tained here, the two officers had
gone to tlie Perry home to consult
with Mi. Perry. They were stand-
ing in the yard and Mr. Perry went
into the house, while they waited.
Ferry is said to have returned to
the yard with a .38 calibre pistol
in his hand.
Before they could stoo him. he is
alleged to have placed the end of
, the muzzle against his temple and
pulled the trigger The bullet em-
erged from the lop of his head. He
i died instantly.
Peace Jo ti e S. H. Shook. Sweet-
| water, is holding an inquest.
NELL H ARVEY
CASES TO BE
PASSED HERE
i Court To Await Establish-
ment Of Identity Woman
Charged In Forgeries
Three indictments charging for-
gery against Mr.-. Nelle Harvey
il.a- Mr Robert Granger, of Wich-
ita Falls on the criminal record of
j the district court docket here are
to be pass-.-d for the January term
! of court until investigations are
completed in the case of possible
mistaken identity, according to
George W. outlaw, district attorney.
The charges are not to be di’s-
. missed. Outlaw said, though will
be left on the docket until proof
i established concerning an all-
| oged "double" of Mrs. Harvey, a
Mrs. Billy Bell, who has said it wa,
she and not Mrs. Harvey who passed
the forged instruments, for which
Mrs. Harvey is charged in Sweet-
water and elsewhere.
Fill ire $790,000,000 \|»-
propriatiou To ID- Allot
<*(! Sufferers Is Needed
WASHINGTON. (U.R)—Presi-
dent Roosevelt is prepared to
allot the entire S790,000.000 em-
ergincy relief appropriation for
flood relief “if necessary,"
Chairman Buchanan of the
house appropriations commit-
tee said today.
The announcement came as the
Red Cross estimated 700,000 persons
were driven from their homes. The
Red Cross raised its appeal from
$1 ,0.000 to $10,000,000.
The Bell woman is serving a
term in the Arkansas State pen-
Ma\ Fmplnyp Counsel In Fiislit To Hrlain Tilt > Tlaim
To "Ili'lriluiliit)' (Tiller Of W c«l Texas :
Ulan Recreational Events
j itentiary and is said to have con-
1 fe.ssed to he crimes in which 17
| indictments were returned against
Mrs. Harvey.
The trial of Mrs. Harvey had been
i set in the 32nd district court for
I the first week in February. She wa,-
I arrested after a trial of bad checks
j had been left fn central West Texas
She had been convicted in three
| counts and sentenced to nine years
in the penitentiary.
Her lawyer. J. E. Kuntz, while
reading a detective magazine, noti-
ced a resemblance between Mrs.
Harvey and Mrs. Bell and made a
trip to Arkansas where he obtained
a signed confession. Outlaw vva- in-
formed.
Stiles Is Speaker
\t Lions Meeting
Directors of the Board of City Development voted in regular meeting
Monday night io have the secretary continue effort:, in getting the freight
rate "breaking point" more favorable to shippers of incoming freight to
Sweetwater and authorized him to secure additional information as to
the probable cost of employing rate counsel.
It was pointed out that many commodities carry an average rate of
ten cents per hundred pounds more to Sweetwater than to points less
than 100 miles distant. Adjustments
downward are to be made in the
new schedule effective April 9. it
was revealed, but the differentials
existing after that date will still
be detrimental to local shippers.
To Be Long Fight
The board is determined to do
everything possible to keep Sweet-
water the distributing center of
West Texas. President H. A. Wal-
ker explained, but it, Is going to be
a long fight, and possibly a costly
one, before the goal of equalized
rates has been reached. It has been
estimated the penalty on incoming
freight amounts to many thous-
ands of dollrs annually.
Members of the recreation com-
mittee were requested bv the board
Monday night to select earlier dates
than July 3-4-5 for the third an-
nual Water Carnival and Sports
Festival. Several expressed the opin-
ion that dates in June might be
more acceptable, on a Thursday
and Friday.
Following a report from the sec- ,
retary on suggested plans for an
invitation golf tournament in April.
(See BCD, page 2.)
WAR DEPARTMENT
CONCHES ALLOCATION
WASHINGTON. (U.R)—The War
Department today cancelled, with-
out explanation, its previously an-
nounced allocation, Of $900,000 for
f.mogency construction of refugee
camps in the flood zone. It was un-
derstood technicalities in the law
prevented use of the funds.
TEXANS CAN REPAY
DEBT TO CINCINNATI
I CRT WORTH. (U.R —T e x a n s
were reminded today as the Red
Cr-elicited funds for the Ohio
River flood sufferers that they had
an opoortunity to partially repay
a debt more than 100 years old to !
Cincinnati,
They were reminded that Cin-
cinnati church women solicited,
fund; for the purchase of two can-
nons, "Texas Twin Sisters," which j
be)p:d Gen. Sam Houston win the1
battle of San Jacinto more than
1C; years ago
Scout Court Of
Honor Here Feb. 11
A court of honor for Boy Scouts
is -ch'-du>d ;ar Feb. 11 at Newman
Hiaii . ciiooi. In connection with
this meeting, there is planned a
program celebrating the 27th an-
niversary of scouting. Ross Covey,
chairman of the court of honor
committee, is to nreslde. Further
details are to be announced later,
liar her. Walker To
Attend C Of C Fete
H a. Walker and George Barber,
president and secretary, respecti-
vely, of the B. C. D. are to attend
the Chamber of Commerce ban-
I quet in Abilene tomorrow night,
at 6:15. Peter Molyneaux. the editor
1 o; Texas Weekly is to bo the prin-
cipal speaker of the occasion.
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Fxhihil Ki*|*l Sinn- 1859
BURLINGTON. Ia. 'U.R'—Wii-
■ liam Calendine won his freedom in
; 1859 on a charge of passing coun-
icrfeit money after appealing to
, the state supreme couit. but the
evidence on which the charge was
! based is still in the court house
here.
83 KNOWN l)E \D AS S\\ IRLING TORRENTS
REACH RECORD CRESTS: PANICS ADDED
TO FOOD. \\ ATER. MEDICINE SHORTAGES
Riyrr Threaten- To Go Over OO Fool Hood Wall \t (.airo. HI.: ! . S. Vriny En-
gineers. Prepare Lor Long Siege Al Portsmouth: Alartiai
Law I- Declared At Louisville And In Indiana
By United Press
Rains ceased in the flooded Ohio valley today but the river reach* •: a crest which
threatened to add thousands of other victims.
Cessation of rains brought a new hope that the end of the disastrous flood was in sight.
The crests threatened a super flood a; they r oiled around Cairo, 111., and started south-
ward down the Mississippi between the bill ion dollar levees, which have been untested
since the 1927 flood.
In the eleven states, 83 were known dead and scores were believed drowned.
The river crest was at 80 feet in Cincinnati, more than 9
feet higher than ever before, and 30 feet above flood stage.
In southern Illinois, however, the crest was not expected
until Friday. Xew rises threatened to send the stream over
the 60 foot flood wall at Cairo where 4,000 men remained be-
hind after 10,000 women and —
children left and were packing
bags against the levee.
At Wheeling. W. Va . the Ohio
was li feet above flood stage and
was expected to rise another two j
or three feet.
UGAKI’S PLANS
ARE RETARDED
BY ARMY BLOC
‘Everything Depends On
Military.’ Leaders Report.
In Reorganization
TOKYO. Thursday. (U.R)—Gen. Is-
sei Ugaki, backed by youthful Em-
peror Hirohito. moved cautiously
today to overcome military opposi-
tion to his efforts to form a gov-
ernment to replace the super-party
cabinet headed by Pi...her Koki
Hirota which resigned Friday.
The premier-designate was in
constant contact with leaders of
the army and appeared to be mak-
ing some headway in his eftorf to
induce them to cancel their declara-
tion of yesterday opposing his ef-
(See UGAKI’S PLANS, page 2.)
J. T. Ball. Nolan
Rancher. Dies
.Funeral services for J. T. Ball
8C, Divide rancher who died at
i 8:45 o’clock Monday morning in
Abilene, were held at 2:30 o'clock
| this afternoon in Abilene. Burial
| was in the Masonic cemetery at
Abilene.
Mr. Ball, a resident of the Di-
vide for the last six years, had
been in Abilene hospital for more
than 35 days, undergoing major
'See J. T. BALL, page 20
U S. army engineer; prepared
for a long seige at Portsmouth O
where the 25.000 refugees were told
that the city would be inundated
for another two weeks.
Added to the menaces of floods,
fires, pestilence food and water
shortage, was the danger of panic
among the marooned and homeless,
(Mai ,,st iaw was declared at Louis-
ville. where 200,000 were housed in
temporary shelters. Indiana regions
were governed by martial law. An
emergency dictatorship was set up
at Cincinnati Reports of panic
among 10.000 at Mounds. II!.. result-
ed in a request for guards.
The government's warning that
the Ohio was rising south of Pitts-
burgh sent many men into the area.
Gen. Malin Craig, chief of staff,
said 'every available resource" of
the army was being used.
The 3,000 of Huntington, W. Va,.
fled to the state caoital at Charles-
ton. Evansville sent 10.000 refugees
to other communities and planned
to remove 5.000 more. Smaller towns
along the river were evacuated.
Shortages of food, medicine, and
water plagued the larger cities. Cin-
cinnati's supply was one-quarter
gone Louisville's supply was limited.
A food shortage is feared.
A survey showed:
Known dead: Tennessee. 5; Ar-
kansas. 17: Missouri. 16: Ohio. 12:
Kentucky, 12: West Virginia. 9;
Pennsylvania. 3; Mississippi. 2; and
Illinois, l
$7,225 REAL
ESTATE DE ALS
ARE RECORDED
All Property Involved Are
Residence Tract- In
Sweetwater
Transfer;
erty Jbr tJ.v
6.000 DEPENDENT CHILDREN
BEING CARED FOR IN TEX AS
BY CHILD YELFARECOl'NCIL
A1 J. Stiles, scout executive of the
Buftalo Trail Council with head-
quarters in Sweetwater, was the
principal sneaker at the meeting of
the Lions Club Tuesday noon on
the Blue Bonne: roof.
The reason for my being here Is
to show this club its responsibility
as sponsors of their troop." said Mr.
Etiles. The speaker went further to
explain the duties of the troop com-
mittee mad? up of Lions members.
visitors ,yt Meeting
Homer Williams was in charge of
the program Charles Nunn, was a
visitor. Ansel Frown and Allan Ta-
tom, members of the Lions Club
scout troop were visitors.
George Thompson led the club
singing. Routine club business made
up the remainder of the program.
More Money Needed!
The following telejn'atn received by Dan Shields,
who is acting for Ross Covey as chairman of the No-
lan County chapter of the American Red Cross,
speaks for itself.
It tells a story of disaster and suffering that
wrings the heart. More and more funds will be need-
ed for the relief *».' the flood-stricken. Let Nolan
County now demonstrate the friendly and kindly
spirit of true Texans in this great hour of the na-
tion's need.
Dan G. Shields, Chairman,
Nolan County Chapt* r American Red Cross:
Because relief need in flooded areas of Ohio and
Mississippi valleys increasing every hour as contin-
ued rains send rivers to highest levels in history
with more than four hundred thousand persons
driven from homes, urge you double your relief fund
quota and go as far beyond the doubled figure as pos-
sible. We are contributing million dollars from na-
tional funds. Three hundred Red Cross relief work-
ers now in disaster areas giving immediate emer-
gency relief to flood refugees. Three hundred fifty
Red Cross nurses in field engaged in battle against
feared-epidemic. Food, clothing, bedding and medical
supplies being rushed by train, truck and boat. Res-
cue work continuing at top speed. Please intensify
your campaign efforts and keep midwestern office
advised daily of amount raised. Feel confident your
people will not fail in this great national emergency.
CARY T. GRAYSON.
100 Dental Cases Cared Lor By Nolan County Group:
1.315 Denial Examinations Given: Alneli
Immunization Work Is Done
At the fourth annual mee'.rn. Nolan County Children's Coun-
cil last night. Mrs. Elizabeth V . ■ ' r of - as- work in the state
division of child welfare. •.... ■ -c ires In a brief history
of the council. Mrs. Wyatt n ' ( ' he or; m '):■■ first council, called
in 1913 by President Them! • Roow.!:’.e purpose of establishing
mothers' aid. Since that t. -ie mo.*-; of the ; res have adopted some
measures for the protect; ; v lfa. of (hildren.
"Four years age Mr.- W\a; (ateri institutionalization was the
thing. The neglected, dependent child was placed in an institution—
which though our Texa; institu 1 ---—---
are very good—cannot mpniv a nor-
mal family life for the . avi sai
child. As happens so frequemiy.
children from the same Jams' an
torn apart and dispatch1-! to "ip
far ends of the state, par:u larly
in the rase of private institu; 'ns
Behind Other Stale-
At the present tunc, v "mar,.: to , , - ,
Mrs. Wyatt. 6.000 dependent chil-
dren are being cared for :n om-
parison with better than 30.000
cared for in New Jersey a state
equal to ours in popuiaiion The
present method is to leave the child
in its own home insofat as is pos-
sible. but to provide financial as-
sistance where needed. It, however,
the home is totally inadequate and
undesirable, the child, under the
Plans Completed
For BCD Banquet
of Nolan County prop-
■ it..;: Lav of the week
were brisk, with seven deeds, in-
volving a consideration of $7,225.
recorded with Marshall Morgan,
county clerk.
The property represented des-
identia! property ail of which is
located in Sweetwater including:
E. C Brand et ux to Charles E.
Spauiding, $375. lot. 4 and north
one-half lot 5. block 43. original
town of Sweetwater; W. W. Hudson
et al, B. C. McCall, trustee, to W.
P. Freeman. $4.50? west 85 feet of
lots 7. and 8. in block 3. Eastern
addition; Metropolitan Building and
Loan Association to W. C. Walker
et ux S7C0 fraction of block 27.
Eastern addition.
Myrtle Kearse to Knox Kearse,
$75. lots 2 and 3. block 35. Bradford
addition; J V. Da- and Zoria Janet
Day to E H Hendricks. $809, part
of block 43 S and w addition: Mrs
Ruth Butler and J W- Butler to
Mrs Myrtle Robertson, $400. lots
3 and 4. and lot 2. block 127 of the
TrumnwMcCauley addition:
Mrs. F >ra Dunahoo. administratrix,
to Charles B. Spaulding. $375. lot
4, and nort.. one-half lot 5. block
43. original town of Sw-eeiwater.
—----o--
Seventeen Dead
In Hun Tragedy
,Y ear Miami, Fla.
MIAMI Fla. I P—An inves-
tigation was pressed todav into
the bus disaster that took the
lives of 17 persons when they
were trapped inside a sightse-
ing coach that fell into a drain- ',
age canal near here Pean- In-
tier O. B. Sutton set an inque.t
for Thursday
MIAMI F . UP A Ta : *-
. bound Tamtam Trail Tours motor
; coach careened o .: of control a c
yesterday into t drainage .-.tnai
: about 30 miles from here, carrying
j al least 17 oi its
1 in one of the
in history
Ten of the c
today. Eight ot
mortuaries still
Bus company
were 16 known
.vaster of whom
si bus tragedies
were identified
were in Miami
identified,
ictals said there
Ivors of the di-
wpre in hospitals
Plans are rapidly beng completed
lor the "Forward Sweetwater" ban-
BCD to be held
Thursday night.
This will be the banner civic af-
faii of the year according to the
committee handling the arrange-
ments and many are expected to at-
tend from neighboring citie-
“We wish to impress upon the
ladles." said George Barber, secre-
tary-manager, "that thev are ex-
measures used now is placed in as pected to attend a- well as the men.
good a faster home as Is available. In fact the Business and Prole.—
-See SEVENTEEN page 2.)
Registration Of
Students Delayed
Thai child welfare is being con-
sidered is evident by the fact that
'See 6000 DEPENDENT, page 2 *
sionai Women's club ha-- already
sold twenty-five tickets for the ban-
quet.'
Superintendent Ross Covey an-
nounces a change' hi the high school
registration After a day's postpone-
ment at the high school and a ha!!-
day delay at the other schools, re-
gistration is to be resumed Wednes-
day morning.
All high sophomore; are request-
ed to register at 8 30 Wednesday
morning All graduates of junior
jhigh and a)! others who have not
, registered are urged to register
! Wednesday afternoon.
Regular classes are to be resumed
Thursday.
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