Lockhart Post-Register from Lockhart, Texas • Page 1

READ the advertisements in the post-Register thin week; then patronize the hometown pays. THE LOCKHART POST Established ISM THE LOCKHART REGISTER Established 1879 9 I t. THE AMERICAN MUTUAL AID LIFE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION T.B. FIELD, Secretary '4 YEAR LOCKHART, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1931 NUMBER 28 Around Our Town If Lockhart is a good looking town, those interested in its growth should bring here every they run induce to come. Good impress' 0 of a place may not govern trade but it certuinly can work no injury.

Invite them here and treat them nice when they come. Major Lea Benty says the court home lown would look better and his work would be lessened if men and women, boys and girls would follow the cement walks instead of treading on the grass. "Keep off the grass" says Major Beaty, "tad don't damage the flowers in your recreation or play upon the court house lawn. J. T.

Gillctt is a good gardener. They may beat him on some of his specialties once in a while but he nearly always has something to come back with. This year his egg plnnts are unusually fine. He brought one to town the other day that was only a little short of two pounds and at wholesale price of this delicacy was worth about 25 cents. Mr.

Gillctt says he has this year some of the largest tomatoes he has ever grown. You can't keep a good man Gillett is irrepressible. Wednesday morning, Lockhart was full of club boys and girls on their way for a three days camp at the Luling Foundation Farm Short Course. the camp outfit they had an abundant supply of good things to eat. Not the least noticeable in the outfit was the squawking of fat friers.

Not only is the program valuable to the young people who attend this course but they arc made better by mingling with the best from other communities. Young people are quick to learn from each oth- If you desire to know who the future leaders will be, watch these boys and girls groups in attendance upon the Short Course. Sheriff W. M. Ellison says it is KUison who is doing the beau tifyinK at the jail and its The grass is green and well kept and is bordered with everywhere.

Then besides, every little nook in the building is blooming with a box has the nppearancc of bursting out of the walls. Prisoners are made better by such surroundings and Mrs. Ellison is to be commended for her efforts at beautification which mesn work for her and entail no cost upm the public. The fawn which Mrs. Ellison received the other day from Kerrvllle is an interesting sight to the children.

Sheriff Ellison and Mrs. Ellison live on the lower floor of the jail. 0, Tempora Mutantur, runs the Latin phrase, which being interpreted, is the the Times are Changed. The times are changed and time other things, our attitude toward things and circumstances. A man falls downstairs and as he sits nursing his bruises and swelled up as the boys say, woe be he who would laugh or make light of the misfortune.

But times changes the attitude of the injured one and he laughingly recounts the incident. This happened, long enough ago to be funny now. Two boys flat as to tires and finances drove up to Hugh Magoe's filling station and desired to trade shotgun for wares upon which they could run and which would afford power. W. K.

Scott began inflating the old rotten tires while John Withers examined the gun. He was tinkering with the lock when F. L. i Fuller) Smith stuck his finger in the barrel to determine the bre. Just then the old rotten tire I'urst and Fuller Smith thought he was shot, and John Withers was sure he had shot Smith.

Vnnee Smith who had been an interested spectator ran over from the bus station to vender uid to the one or two ho was sure had been shot, lie found Withers and Smith pale as tfhosts and Scott rolling on the cement driveway in convulsions of laughter. Vance Smith joined Ncotl in his mirth as soon as he found that the explosion was from the tire and not from the gun- Only with time did the two who had hands on the gun appreciate the joke. They now laugh and tell you the thhig was so real that they heard shot fulling on adjacent buildings. Smith says it was not question of whether not he was shot but how much of his linger or hand was gone. All this commotion was In the face of the Citizens Invoke Peddler Ordinance A number of groccrymen present at the meeting of the City Commission Tuesday night and very earnestly requested that the ordinance regulating peddling be enforced.

The ordinance was passed about seven years ago but was broken down by the. number of exceptions that were permitted. The exceptions made the ordinance discim- inatory gainst those who came under its terms. The terms are not drastic and the city officials will endeavor to make them apply impartially to all whose business is covered by them. The ordinance will be put in force in manner to work as little hardship as possible upon all affected.

Each one coming under its terms will be given opportunity to regulate his business to comply with the requirements. Peddling in Lockhart will be stopped and the city will issue no more peddlers' licenses Those buying products and selling from trucks about the public square will be asked to discontinue business of the kind It should be remembered that one selling his own product of farm or factory is not peddling under terms of the ordinance. Tree or Fence in -o- MODERN SOCIETY DRAMA IS FEATURE AT BAKER THEATRE THIS WEEK One of the smartest, most modern society comedy dramas to play at the Baker Theatre since the sensational "Holiday" is the Fox Movietone production, "Don't Bet on Women," "which plays on Thursday and Friday, July 9-1 Oth. The featured players in "Don't Bet on Women" are Edmund Lowe and Jeanette MncDonald. "Don't Bet on Women" is a fast moving love comedy, with a laugh in every line, sophisticated and smart, aimed directly please women and men alike.

An extra added short feature on the same program is Paul Ash and his "Merry Mad" Musical Gang, with Jean Boydell in "I'm a Wild Woman." A Fox tone News concludes the well balanced program. Another freshly modern story is "Doctor's Wives," which plays on Tuesday and Wednesday nights July 14-15th. Doctors Wives features Warner Baxter and Joan Bennett. City Tax Rate Is Reduced 4 Cents 1 i Large Crowd Attend Trades Day and Street Dance Trades Day, Friday afternoon, attracted the usual large crowd. The program was that usually carried out on such occasions with a number of prizes given as heretofore announced.

The streets were full of people and the business section of town full of parked automobiles for the street dance Friday night. The west side of the square was closed to traffic and the space was used by the crowd in which to circulate between the two orchestras established at the north and south ends. A large part of the crowd were on-lookers and enjoyed a social occasion with their friends. The old-time dance and the modern dance was each well patron ized. The light fantastic was tripped until twelve-thirty, thus ushering in the Glorious Fourth.

New Manager of Planing Mill Is In Charge Here W. O. Shaw, formerly of Lockhart and Corpus Christi, announ- nianagement of the Brownwood ces that he has taken over the Planing Mill. Mr. Shaw is experienced in the work, having been connected with pinning mills both at Lockhart and Corpus Christi and having been in the wood working industry for the last quarter century.

Mr. Shaw took charge of the mill here July 1. Mr. Shaw has moved to Brownwood with his family and will make his home Bulletin. More Comfortable Living Rooms In Caldwell County ENGLISH WALNUT GRAFTED ON BLACK WALNUT News Budget A.

A M. College In spite of hard times a total of $1013.56 was spent by the 176 home demonstration club women who cooperated in the improved living room work in Caldwell county. Of these 90 were home owners and 86 tennants. Natural light and ventilation were improv ed in 42 homes by adding 18 new windows and changing the location of 2-1 windows and doors. Better artificial light was provided for 11 rooms.

Heat was provided for tho first time in 14 of the rooms and better methods of heating worked out in others. Eighteen walls were improved. Eighteen cummer eial rugs and 10 hand made ones were added to the rooms. In 84 rooms new furniture was added, in eight 52 pieces were rofinished, and in 48 it was rearranged. Draperies were added in 32 rooms.

Un desirenble pictures were removed from 8(1 rooms, useless bric-a-brac from 18 and useless furniture from 15. Pictures were reining in 27 rooms. The cost of these improvements ranged from 30 cents to 178.00. The money to pay for many of them was made by the club women themselves. O.

J. Camp who has been ill at his home northwest of Lockhart, is reported considerably improved. Mr. Camp some time ago was operated on for intestinal ulcer and was moved home to fully recover. Last week complications set up but it is now thought he will soon be in his us- unl Htate of health.

fact that Withers had broken the gun and looked down the barrels. Those boys now believe the saying "An empty gun is most dangerous." On the old Lane place, which is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. B.

Blundell, there is a black walnut of native growth budded with English walnut. The tree has a considerable crop of the budded fruit. The work was done by Mrs. B. W.

Klingeman and the experiment is being watched with interest. Mrs. Klingeman has won statewide renown for her success in such budding. Rainbow Girls Called meeting of Lockhart Rainbow Girls, Tuesday July 14, at 8:15." Initiation of new mem bers. All Eastern Stars, Masons and visiting Rainbow Girls are in vited.

WINIFRED DRESSEN, W.A. FRANCES BROCK, Secretary. ROYAL ARCH MASONS New Factalty Is Complete The Board of Education of the Lockhart Independent School District at its regular meeting this week filled the last vacancy in the teaching force. The personnel of the faculty for the ensuing year is as follows: W. Z.

Bates, Superintendent. High School J. W. Gladden, Principal. Harold Dement, Athletic Direct.

Mrs. Frances Dement, English Miss Elizabeth Boren, English Miss Venice Gillespie, Home Ec. S. M. Willbanks, History C.

P. Lasay, Spanish. C. J. Monroe, Commerce.

Elementary School Mrs. Connie Notley, Principal. Mrs. Naomi Lipscomb Mrs. Pauline Ellison.

Miss Emma Burleson Miss Bessie Randle Miss Ana Perle Huffines Miss Edith Grigsby Miss Irene Santhoff Miss Bessie Smith Miss Anna Patron Miss Willie Lynn Miss Bessie Copelahtf' Miss Laura Hilliard Mexican School Arthur Ohlendorf, Principal Miss Ouida Shinn Miss Dorothy Lipscomb Miss May Belle Tery Colored School Felix Garret, Principal. Maude Ella Garret Cleo Hysaw Ara Hutchinson Alice Kinchion Former Lockhart Man Heads-the Austin Airport Lockhart Chapter No. 208 Royal Arch Masons in stated communication Monday night, July 15th. Officers will be installed for the ensuing year. Refreshments will be served.

O. B. WILSON, H.P. C. A.

PLOEGER, Secy. Business was entirely suspended in Lockhart, July Fourth, although it was Saturday, and a few merchants declared that they could not close. But the fact that the town would be closed was well advertised and except passers-by who were served at the cold drink stands there was exceedingly little business done in Lockhart. Most people went to neighboring towns to join in festivities that were put on. Boy Scout Troops Make Plans Jfor Camp Austin American: Appointment of W.

Douglas Frierson as terminal manager and traffic representative of the American airways at Austin was announced today by C. R. Smith of Dallas, general manager of the Southern division of American Airways, Inc. Frierson, who for the last four years has been connected with the University airport and as field service manager during the latter part of his services, will assume his new duties at Municipal airport at once. He is relieving Jesse Maxwell, who is being transferred.

Young Frierson is a son of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Frierson who for a number of years lived in Lockhart.

Swimming and Boating Will Be Features in This Year's Camp At their monthly meeting Tuesday night, the City Commission fixed the tax rate for the coming fiscal year at $1.40 on the hundred dollars valuation. This rate is four cents below the rate in force for the last ten years. There was a slump in property renditions of more than a quarter of a million dollars, mostly in business property and merchandise stocks. The renditions for several years has been about three and a quarter million dollars but are now about three millions The board of equalization holds its meeting to hear citizens concerning changes as to renditions of their property, July 15th, and until that time the exact figures will not be known. On account of the slump in renditions it was necessary to increase the rate to carry the street improvement bonds, but in spite of the reduction in valuations and this increase in rate, the entire tax rate for the city is reduced from as in past years, to $1.40 for the coming fiscal year.

About five years ago the city poll tax was abrogated. The City of Lockhart is very fortunate in having provided those appointments and refinements necessary for a modern residence and business community. With the income cut, about $4000 economy in all departments will be necessary and reductions in expenditures have for some time been in effect. The only department in which no reductions can be made or will be attempted, is the Fire Department. The equipment necessary to purchase is no cheaper and the other outlay will remain about the same.

The only call for increased expenditures is represented in requests for additional street lights in the residence sections. Arrests Made for Murder of G. Mann May Hold Zinia Show The Woman's Club, of which Mrs. Fred W. Storey is president, have under consideration as a project the holding of a Zinnia Show, to be given in connection with the August Trades Day.

A plan similar to thnt which was employed in the. very success- ful flower show held In June will likely be followed. The town is full of zinnias and will be for some weeks to come, i so an event of this nature can be made a highly interesting affair. Interesting prizes will be offered ns before, Watch for definite announcement of details. County Students on U.

T. Honor Roll Austin, Texas, July 8. total of 480 students in the College Arts and Sciences at the University of Texns made grades during the spring semester entitling them to places on the official honor roll of that college. Both quantity and quality of the work done by ench student were considered in compiling the honor toll. The list has just been announced by Denn H.

T. Parlin. Those from Caldwell County are as follows: Lockhart: Isabella Ahrens, Raleigh Roy Ross, Mrs. Lorraine Robertson Horner, Eleanor Russell Flowers, Eloise Connolly Robertson, Lytton Springs: Margaret Fran ces Brewer, Alma Jeanette Brewer. Aunt Emily Johnson, called by soma Aunt Emily Wells, a ncgress of the Clark's Chapel community, was a hundred years old Saturday, July Fourth.

A big celebration was given in her honor at the Methodist Protestant Church. Sheriff Ellison arrested and jailed three Luling negroes in connection with the murder of G. W. Mann, Luling merchant, some weeks ago. Mann was found dead in front of his place of business with the stab of an ice pick in his left breast.

For some time the murder was a mystery and it was thought by many that it would ever so remain. The sheriff's department, however, have been continually at work on the case, and as a result Willie Ray Autrey, Louis Rogers and Robert Cubit are now in jail in Lockhart. NARSALLA MOUS8I DEAD Nnrsalla Moussi, aged seventy- nine years, died at his home on Plum Street, at seven thirty o'clock Sunday evening. He was born at Mount Lebanon, Syria, near the spot where the timbers for King Solomon's Temple were cut. He came to America forty-one years ago and had been in Lockhart thirty-one years, all of the time engaged in general merchandise business.

Religious service was held at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tuesday afternoon, after which the body was conveyed to Austin ami laid to rest in Mount Calvary Cemetery beside that of his wife who died a short time ago. CONTRACT LET Cus E. Brown and French Tiller were awarded the contract for gravelling the McNeil road out of Luling in Commissioners' Court last week. Their bid was $4850.34 and was the lowest According to J.

L. Leslie, field executive of the Austin Area Council, the 1931 Camp of the Austin Area Council which will be held at Camp Comal, near New Braunfels, Texas, will specialize in swimming, boating, and handicraft activities. The Guadalupe River, which flows by the camp site, will meet the requirements of the "Old Swimmin' Hole" to the satisfaction of all. Parents will be satisfied with the safeguards, including life-guards, rafts, boats, check board and the buddy system. Plenty of good, deep water with lots of room to swim will satisfy the boys.

A large coast guard boat, with which each cabin will make at least one trip down the river during the period, will furnish much amusement for the boys. Some canoes will be on the ground and a taste of this sport will be enjoyed Mr. Clay Milstead, who for many years has directed the water front and who is an American Red Cross Life Saver, will be in charge of all instruction in swimming, life saving and boating. Following the rest period in the afternoon, Scouts will find a good deal of enjoyment in the grove of trees near the river, under which have been placed three rows of long, heavy tables. Here handicraft projects in leather work, bead work, plaster work, will be enjoyed.

This camp site and buildings have for many years received a grade while in use of the San Antonio Council, Boy Scouts of America. It is safe, clean and sanitary, and will easily nccom modate two hundred boys. The camp will be divided into two periods of seven days first period, July 30th to August 6th, and second period, August 6th to August 13th. Sundays will be special Visitor's Day. However, parents are welcome at any time they see fit to come to the camp.

Scout troops in Lockhart are making preparation for this trip and hope to have a good delegation of Scouts for this year's camp. During the fiscal year just closing, a number of extensions of electric lines have been made and many new lights installed. The expense to the city is in paying the monthly rental on these new lights. Fritz Alves Dead Rushing to the sound of a gun shot, Thursday morning July 2nd about 8:30, the family of Fritz Alves were shocked to find him in dying condition slumped against the wall of the ba'th room, a twenty guage shot gun leaning against the body. A shell was fired and the load had taken effect in his mouth.

He had for some time been in ill health and of late had complained of extreme nervousness, being afraid to drive his car. He had been about as usual during the morning and the family had no intimation of a complete collapse. WHEELBARROW EXPERT PASSES THROUGH CITY Thursday near noon, a trim young man about 19 years old stopped briefly in our town, ho was pushing a wheelbarrow in which sat a modish young lady sun protected by a large straw hat. The boy is Walter Hofer, the girl his sister, Margaret. The two are on a unique journey from Brownsville to New York City, selling post cards, for their upkeep, and attempting to beat the record of Ralph Saunders, who left Brownsville astride a bull May 1st of last year and arrayed in the "wicked town" 10 months later.

The Hofer brother and sister loft Brownsville May 27th and apparently are none the worse for their strange and laborious mode of travel. Just another one of the strange stunts pulled off in free City Citation. Miss Sadie Heliums made the nearest estimate of the value of the coffee and tea in the show- window of the Blanks Cash Grocery on Trades Day and was awarded the $5.00 basket of groceries. Miss Heliums estimate was $203.49. The value was $203.

Mr. and Mrs, 1. S. McCarty and Miss Rose May Stone are here from Douglas, Arizona, visiting at the home of W. H.

McCarty. Warehouse Elects Directors for Year The stockholders of the Farmers' Union Warehouse Company in annual meeting June 30th elected directors for the ensuing year as follows: C. A. McMillan, A.W. Jolley, Albert Ohlendorf, B.

W. Pyland, C. F. Richards, J. Young, John P.

Horner. The board will meet later to organize and arrange for business incident to the next cotton season..