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it Jess A horn Box 276 THE DEMING HE HEADLIGHT Established in 1882 Member National Editorial Ass'n. DEMING, NEW MEXICO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1932. Member N. Mex. Newspaper Ass'n.

Volume 50, Number 49. New Relief Committee is Named By Board Of Trustees Monday Old Board Resigns With Record Of Much Good Work Done Since Last October Resignation of the Deming relief! committee was accepted Monday night by the boar dof village trustees. This committe has done excellent work for a period of many months, during a trying period, and the trustees expressed their thanks to the committee. The committee was organized last October when it became apparent that organized activity wuld be necessary to care for the needy in the community. Subscriptions made by local people provided funds for the committee's work until April.

Since that time the committee has supervised the distribution in Luna county of flour made available by the government, 460 barrels in all having been given out to hundreds of families in this county. Having accepted the resignation of the committee, and realizing that organization is still needed to handle relief affairs, the trustees have appointed a new committee, comprised of the following: Fred Sherman, chairman; A. A. Temke, Rev. J.

B. Brown, Father Reis, Mrs. Geo. W. Dexter, Mrs.

A. J. Evans of Columbus, and Miss Esther Witt, secretary. A carload of our is now enroute to Deming from Buhler, Kansas, and is expected to arrive this week. The car contains 310 barrels, which will be stored at Fred Sherman's office, from which place it is to be distributed on Mondays and Thursdays, from 9 to 12 a.

m. Another shipment of flour is to be made about September 15. NAB CHECK PASSER Floyd (Lefty) Smyer of the Park hotel was the recipient this week of a cold check given by Chas. O. Buckhauser of Wilmette, Illinois.

The check passer was traveling in a Ford coupe, which had been stolen at Evanston, Illinois. He registered at the hotel, gave a check to pay his hotel billand received $11 in change. He told a hot story about why he had no baggage. He was nabbed west of Lordsburg, after Lefty had informed local, officers of the matter. The culprit is 22 years of age, was headed for the Olympic games--but saw the inside of the Luna county jail instead.

UNION MEETING AT CRUCES the Methodist enuren. Sunday the young people of the Methodist churches of Deming, Las Cruces, Berino, La Mesa, Alamogordo, Hot Springs, Lordsburg and Hatch met at Las Cruces. An enjoyable program was presented by a Las Cruces quartet, a speaker from Deming and another from Hatch. The group elected officers for the coming year, as follows: Miss Edith Lynn, Las Cruces, president; Miss Blanche Hooker, Hatch, vice-president; Miss Emma Garcia, Deming, secretary and treasurer. The name "Cliff Dwellers" was selected for this union meeting.

Refreshments were served by the young people's division of Las Cruces. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Franey entertained Wednesday night with three tables of bridge. G.

M. who is working in Rincon, spent Thursday here with his family. AT THE PRINCESS THEATRE "The Coolest Place In Town" Sunday- August 7-8: The glorified romance, "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," featuring Mar Nixon and Ralph Bellamy. In heart appeal, sweeping grandeur of backgrounds and settings, supporting cast and immensity of production this presentation of Rebecca stirs and stimulates with spellbinding interest. If you want people alive and real, whose adventures will be yours, see this memorable story of a love which triumphs over See Rebecca, she's grand! Fox News; ocmedy, "Its a cartoon, "Dear Old London." Tuesday-Wednesday, August 9-10: The complete entertainment.

Alr. plane crash, thrilling stunts. In "Broken Wing," an airplane traveling 80 miles an hour was crashed into the haciendo on the ranch of Paramount, 40 miles from Hollywood, for one of the scenes. Lupe Velez, Leo Carillo and Melyn Douglas are featured. Sky high thrills, ace-high romance, the heart-skidding drama of a daring avia-1tor who fell and fell and fell--in love -and how! Also Universal News and comedy, "Skull Murder Mystery." Tuesday night is gold gift night and its $20 this Tuesday.

Thursday- Friday, team August in the 11-12: comedy screan, "The Unexpected Father," Slim Summerville and Zasu Pitts. Nothing but laughs! A plot that's crazier than a loon, complications nuttier than the crazy plot, an oil well spouting where the cabbage blossoms, a comic maid as only Zasu Pitts caning. play the part and a cute little heart breaker by the name of Cora Sue, with Slim Summerville, prince of laughter to mix it all up--and there you are all set for a grand, and swell evening of joy. Also: Paramount comedy, "Where East Meets cartoon, "Bosko at the Beach," and Mage Car Carpet, "Birds of the Sea." Friday night is band concert night. Enjoy a good show as well as good music.

Saturday, August 13: Calling Car No. 32-W-32--W. The criminal hunt is on. Racing fleets of police radio cars, sirens screaming, guns flashing. Action, thrills, excitement, and a whirlwind finish.

Carl Laemmle presents "Radio Patrol," with Robert Armstrong, Lila Lee, June Clyde, Russell Hopton, Andy Devine, Sidney Toler. A story of love and sacrifice, duty and courage that flashes and roars with a staccato tempo of a rapid-fire gun. Also: comedy, "Torchy's Two Paramount pictorial, and cartoon. Saturday night is Home Products Night, five prizes, Piggly Wiggly, Kid Hall, and three by the Princess. Mr.

and Mrs. W. O. Hall spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Deming from their ranch home near Hatch. Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Field and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Clark spent Sunday in Silver City. Sam Agee and son, Sam, were enroute from Silver City to El Paso Monday morning.

I TOPNOTCHERS by KET PRO' Extraordinary Hagen's Record in Classic Golf Duels Won BRITISH OPEN 4 TIMES 1921 1924 1928 1929 Won. U.S.A. OPEN 2 TIMES 1914 1919 Won WESTERN OPEN 4 TIMES 1916 1921 1926 1927 OPEN 3 TIMES 1916 Won METROPOLITAN WALTER A 1919 1920 C. WNU CAPTAINED the WINNING WON CANADIAN WON INNUMERABLE) OPEN tru CHAMPIONSHIPS RYDER CUP 1931 of LESSER TEAM 1929 MAGNITUDE. We Got to Get Rid of Him OH DEAR.

I JUST HATE TO SEE HIM TO THE BUTCHER GOVERNMENT, TAXES 70 Cavalrymen Leave For Camp At Vegas Tomorrow Afternoon Will Travel On Special Santa Fe Train And Are Scheduled To Reach Vegas Early Sunday Deming's National Guard units are scheduled to leave tomorrow afternoon at 2:45 on a special Santa Fe train. Troop of Silver City will arrive here at two o'clock and the two units will make the trip together, being joined at Albuquerque by Troop Headquarters Troop, the band and medical detachment of the 111th Cavalry. They are scheduled to arrive in Las Vegas at six o'clock Sunday The units will return home on August 21. It is regretted that shortage in the appropriation for training eserve officers of the medical department has caused Dr. G.

T. Colvard to lose out on this training period. He was first advised that he was to go, but later his orders were rescinded because of lack of funds. Second Lieutenant Lucien S. Wells, has been ordered to Camp Luna for the training period.

He will make the trip by car. The following Deming men will be in camp, leaving here on the train: Major Charles G. Sage, commanding Second Squadron, 111th and 1st Lt. Oliver B. Witten, tant of the Second Squadron.

Captain Memory H. Cain, command(ing Troop 111th Cavalry; 1st Lt. Paul W. Schurtz and 2nd Lt. Claud W.

Stump. COMNG Old fashioned dance, to be given by the Pythian Sisters at K. of P. hall, Monday, August 8. Music starts at 9.

Admission 50c per couple. Punch and cookies served free. At a business and social meeting of the Wesley Bible class of the Methodist churhe Tuesday night Mrs. V. R.

Hon was awarded the quilt for having the most feet of pennies. The quilt brought $103.00. Mr. and Mrs. C.

I. Patterson and two children of Mediapolis, Iowa, have been visiting for two weeks with Mrs. Patterson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

F. Holiday. They left Friday for a visit in California. Mr. and Mrs.

Otto Klaudt are the parents of a boy, born July 27. Mr. Klaudt was manual training teacher here the past two years. The Klaudts are now living at Pollock, South Dakota. Messrs.

Frank R. Coon and A. A. Temke are enjoying a fishing trip in the Black river district near Alpine. Buddy Bassett, son of Mr.

and Mrs. C. C. Bassett, was aperated on Wednesday for appendicitis. He is reported to be doing nicely.

Miss Louise Marr of Albuquerque arrived Thursday morning for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dexter. Mrs. M.

J. Moran, Miss Marguerite Moran and Miss Mary Jo Schoepf left yesterday for a visit to Flagstaff, Arizona. Cecil O. Boswll arrived here yesterday morning from Las Cruces and immediately joined Troop so he could make the camp trip. Mr.

Platt, new manager of the Safeway store, was dismissed from Deming hospital Wednesday, having recovered from his recent appendictis operation. Mr. and Mrs. Truman Collier and Mr. and Mrs.

A. G. Collier of Fort Bayard left yesterday for a three weeks' visit at Hamilton, Texas. Mrs. E.

T. Love and son, Billy, are visiting relatives in Colorado Springs, Democrats of Precinct One Name Delegates To County Convention Record Crowd Attends Meeting To Assist In The Selection Of 36 Delegates WILDER-GREEN Miss Mary Cornelia Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D.

Green, became the bride of Mr. Raymond Wilder on Sunday, July 31. The ceremony took place at high noon at the beautiful little St. James church of Mesilla Park. The Rev.

Hunter Lewis officiated. Mr. Lewis is the minister who married the bride's parents. Mrs. Lionel Haight sang "I Love You Truly," and then to the strains of the wedding march from Lohengrin played by Mrs.

W. J. Stevens, the bride, preceded by the maid of honor, Miss Margaret Whitmore, entered the church on the arm of her father. At the chancel steps she met the groom, attended by his best man, Frederick E. Powell, a brother of the bride.

Here a portion of the service was read and after the father gave the bride away the party proceeded to the altar while Mrs. Haight sang "Oh Perfect Love." Here Mr. Lewis, using the double ring service, After completed benediction the beautiful ritual. party left the church as the organist played Mendelsohn's wedding march. The bride wore a costume of white crepe with white felt hat trimmed with angel skin.

Her shoes were white kid and she carried a white purse. The maid of honor was dressed in white crepe with white accessories and also wore coral rosebuds. The church was decorated with golden cannas and Shasta daisies. A reception was tendered the bridal party at the home of Prof. and Mrs.

Lionel Haight in Mesilla Park, where the wedding cake was cut. Immediately after the reception the bride and groom left for Coorado. The bride wore a traveling suit of rust and brown. Mrs. Wilder was born and raised in Deming and was graduated from Deming high school.

After her graduation she was for two years employed as assistant cashier in the offict of the Deming Ice and Electric company. She resigned this position and studied two years at the university of New Mexico. Mr. Wilder, the son of Mr. and Mrs.

F. W. Wilder of Santa Fe, is a native of Colorado. He came to Deming in February, 1930, from Trinidad, Colorado, where he had been in the employ of the Trinidad Electric Transmission Gas and Power company, to accept a position with the Deming Ice and Electric company. Mr.

and Mrs. Wilder will be at home to their friends after August 15, at 900 West Pine street. Those present at the wedding and reception, in addition to the contracting parties, were Judge and Mrs. H. D.

Green, Mrs. Edward Pennington, Judge B. D. Pennington, Frederick E. Powell, Mr.

and Mrs. R. H. Hughes, Mrs. Chas.

Schoepf, Mrs. Daisy Upton, Prof. and Mrs. F. H.

Lynn, and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stevens of Las Cruces and three classmates of Mrs.

Wilder, the Misses Alice Henderson, Santa Fe; Louise English, Carrizozo, and Maxine Cantril, Anthony. LET CONTRACTS FOR SCHOOL BUSSES AT MEETING TUESDAY The Deming school board Tuesday night awarded contracts for transportation of pupils as follows: Luxor, Tunis, Mayo and Southwest to Andy Hall. Sanatorium to L. D. McDonald.

Black Mountain to Henry Finn. The proposed route for Mirage was deferred until it is determined if there are enough children the district to justify the establishment of the route. BIRTHS Born, July 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Amelio Acosta, a boy.

Born, July 31, to Mr. and Mrs. Saturnino Lozano, a boy. orn, August 3, to Mr. and Mrs.

Louis Perez, a girl. Capt. M. H. Cain returned home Saturday night from Beaumon hospital, Fort Bliss, where he had been confined as a result of injuries received about a week ago.

He came out second best in an argument with a horse. Although he is able to get around pretty lively on foot, he will be unable to ride any while in camp at Las Vegas. The A. J. Tidmore sedan was wrecked Sunday afternoon about two miles west of town, when it skidded and landed in the ditch on its nose.

The occupants, the misses Roberta Tidmore, Dorothy and Virginia Orcutt and Martin Wehmhoner fortunately escaped without serious injury. Miss Dorothy Orcut received a slight cut on one ear. Joseph Caldwell, young nephew of Mrs. A. W.

Marshall, is returning to his home in El Paso Saturday, after a two weeks' visit at the Marshall home. The Democratic precinct convention was held Wednesday afternoon in the court room of the court house and the following delegates and alternates were named to represent this precinct. at the county convention to be held August 24: Delegates, Ackerman, Dennis Rutland, G. W. Dexter, W.

H. Jennings, Chas. Hughes, C. H. Siler, S.

J. F. Hamilton, Mrs. Myrtle Longley, Mrs. Tom Clark, Mrs.

O. D. Berry, H. D. Stutts, W.

E. May, S. M. Alvarez, Mrs. Ophelia Estrada.

Rev. E. M. Yrene, Jack Tidmore, N. C.

Jennings, Jack Noyes, Dr. P. M. Steed, W. J.

Evans, 0. B. Witten, Mrs. Vic Hon, Clarence Hon, Blas Leyba, A. H.

Lowe, Fletcher Brem, Joe Janecka, Mrs. Jim Todd, Mrs. Daisy Upton, Mrs. C. H.

Paulk, W. J. Berry, Geo. P. Watkins, Dr.

G. T. Colvard, Frank Tarazon, Mrs. Vera Scott. AlternatesJack Agee, Geo.

Ackerman, Mrs. J. Greene, A. W. Marshall, Albert Field, Geo.

Chester, L. E. Wells, A. N. Fail, Carl Collins, Jim Hougland, Jess Thorn, P.

H. Argall, Myrtle Williams, J. A. Mahoney, Walter Burke, G. C.

Voiers, Sam Fulton, H. Guyon, C. D. Grabert, F. Kretek, R.

L. Miller. Geo. D. Robinson, Chas.

Schoepf, H. Lindauer, Henry Raithel, Mrs. W. O. Hall, Joe Deckert, James McKenna, W.

M. Whitehill, Florention Pacheco. Clarence Hon was selected as temporary chairman to preside at the meeting, and O. B. Witten was named as secretary of the convention.

A large crowd was on hand, the court room affording standing room only, and not much of that. P. L. Snryer and Homer Jones were named as delegates from the Florida precinct at an enthusiastic meeting of Democrats held Wednesday, and will represent that precinct at the county convention on August 24. It has not been learned who the delegates are from the other precincts in the county.

First Sgt. John Hamilton, and sergeants Howard G. Craig, Gerald B. Greeman, Steve F. Jirush, Blas B.

Leyba, Earl F. Wyckoff and Albert K. Field. Corporals Simon H. Chaires, Benjamin W.

Fields, James P. Byrne, Willia mRussell, Harold E. Thornberry and Manuel G. Parra. Privates first-class Joe H.

Craig, Henry A. Diaz, Alex Estrada, W. 0. Hendrix, J. B.

Hudson, William H. Katz, Selestino B. Leyba, Louis M. Lucero, Juan C. Montoya, Herbert D.

Rambo, Harold W. Soper, Pomposo C. Vega, Joseph M. Wells and John J. Yates.

Privates Jose C. Armendarez, Manuel C. Armendarez, Polo C. Armendarez, Maclovio C. Armendarez, Lloyd M.

Bassett, Onesimo N. Chavez, Daniel T. Costales, Benjamin A. Cook, Gerald L. Darling, Carlos C.

Fernandez, Ismael Gallegos, Caldwell C. Hendrix, Clement B. Hudson, Lloyd Kerr, Julian O. Lopez, Charles W. McKissick, Emory E.

McKeen, Miguel A. Ochoa, Jose J. Ordonez, Lupe J. Ordonez, Miguel G. Parra, Joseph J.

Protis, Andrew Russell, Joe G. Schaerer, Robert C. Thorn, Valentin C. Vega, Marcus A. Ward, Charles K.

White, Loice M. Wright, Philip E. Wyckoff, Rafael B. Zuniga, Cecil 0. Boswell, Ray J.

Nard and Raymond J. Phillips. TAX LIENS ON SALE Tax liens on Luna county property on which the 1929 and 1930 taxes are delinquent were put on sale August 1. There are about 700 of them. They can be purchased at any time.

Mary Katherine Coffin of Hope, who spent the past week at the Fred Sherman home, returned Monday to Hope. She was accompanied by Mr. Mrs. Frederick Sherman and Ben Sherman, who returned to Deming the following day. Mr.

and Mrs. Frederick Sherman and Benjamin Sherman left Thursday morning for California. They will attend the Olympic games for two days an dwill be the guests of their uncle, Dr. B. H.

Sherman of Hollywood. From there they will return to erkeley to reenter law school, which opens August 10. Mr. and Mrs. J.

F. Seaman will have as their guests next week Mr. Seaman's sister, Mrs. Abram Cole and daughter, Lois, of Brooklyn, New York. Recently Mr.

and Mrs. R. A. Crawford and children of Greenville, Texas, visited the Seamans. Mrs.

Crawford is also a sister of Mr. Seaman. The Crawfords were enroute to California, the northwest and Yellowstone park. At a recent meeting of the Baptist Missionary society the following officers were elected: Mrs. B.

E. Prosser, president; Mrs. F. C. Dick, vicepresident; Mrs.

C. H. Siler, vice-president; Mrs. J. P.

Sykes, vice-president, and Mrs. R. D. Berry, secretary and treasurer. Mr.

and Mrs. N. B. larsh will arrive in Deming Sunday from their home in Tyler, Texas. Mrs.

Larsh has suffered a breakdown in health and will make her home here with Mr. and Mrs. James G. Reed until she is improved. V.

F. Tannich won the second flight at the golf tournament at Silver City Sunday. G. C. Trowbridge won the consolations of the first flight and Postelle was runner-up in the consolation round of the second flight.

Fred Perry underwent an operation Tuesday at Deming hospital for ruptured appendix. MIRIAM M. LOHR Mrs. Miriam M. Lohr, mother of E.

B. Lohr, Southern Pacific roadmaster, died Tuesday evening at the home of her son after a lingering illness. She came here from San Jose, California, where she had spent much time in a hospital. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon from the Mahoney mortuary, burial being made in Mountainview cemetery. Sincere sympathy is extended to the surviving ones.

FAREWELL DANCE DREW BIG CROWD WEDNESDAY The farewell dance given Wednesday for members of Troop as 1 happy send-off to the boys who will leave tomorrow for the annual encampment, drew a big crowd to the armory. Dancing continued until about 2 a. m. All who attended thoroughly enjoyed the affair, which was more than orderly throughout the evening. GOLF CLUB TO MEET MONDAY Members of the Deming Golf club are requested to meet Monday evening at 8.

at Russell Cooper's office, for the purpose of making further plans for the Labor Day tournament, to be staged on the local course. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Card and daughter, who have been in Magdalena for the past few weeks. have returned to Deming and are staying at the home of Dr.

and Mrs. A. M. Ferguson. MICKIE SAYSTH' BIZNESS MAN WHou STILL BE DOIN' BIZNESS Ar "TH' OLD STAND WHEN THINGS CLEAR UP IS TH' GUY WHO IS TEMPTING HIS CUSTOMERS WITH BARGAINS IN LOW-PRICED GOODS AND TELLING 'EN ABOUT IT WITH NEWSPAPER ADS 67 WISE JUST DARKEST CAR.

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