Wise County Messenger from Decatur, Texas • Page 1

Published in the Dairy Center of the Great Southwest Supreme in Newspaper Field and Oldest Business Institution in Wise CountyMerging Decatur ISews Jan. 1935 59th YEAR DECATUR, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 15,1939 Nl MBER 24 BIRDWELL.HANNA CHICO FARMERS NAMEDJY JURY Two Chargred With Misapplying County Funds Frames to reports our 4 town, liridjitix i't. will put the pot in the little on 4 and o. 1 ----------------------Walter of Angeles, was a welcoiiH' visitor with eiiilof iiday niorniny. ter was enroiite I i-oin a isil, "ivith his danuliler in Wanrika.

liinna. Years auo aller left I M-eat nr, lie was boin, and to make his and and iie has riulit woll. so we le.irn. errami jury to the report of whieli the last Wednesday thret' wei'e five of theso and twenty- REFUSEJTO POOL Want to Hold Back One- Half of All Acreage Blocking Test The land-owners in the ('hico country opposed to pttdlnjr land for oil deMdopnient. and it ap- that this is to eon- FARMER BECAME RICH OVER NIGHT What An Oil Well Did for A Poor in IlUnois ROBT.

BENNETT WEDS MISS STONI 'und. on lack of Abe BirdwHI, of i'iv-1 fai iners inet hieli hu neiuhitorhooil. For sunie liinej lihotno. and l'aradiso. lias hem niade t.

uet is char.u.'d willi ion of and f.Min ai sitlid blocU l'or (Iriilinir puriiosos, and a iiH'posil il beon lo sink la i ni aller ttic bbwk of land is thesi Wednesday Evening at Bennett Home by Rev. R. E. Bell RUSTIC EDEN CHOSEN AS HOME OF EARLY TEXAN wiiii-ii 111 fif- Charley well known Deeatiir showed ns nn old letter day, one written by his to his mother, day following the battle of Pittsbnrir I.andin:;. swenty- seven yeaj's Mr.

Sharp was a in and was in that contest be- twiHMi the fedfi'M and conlcderates. I'art of the letter was inissinii. Kev. in to the first of the week. Sunday, hen cele- birthday.

The cliildien lioiiK'. and till- party Bi idut'port, here a a trala day lasi biated his TTlti gathered at the went over to on Lake bij; dinner ua joins many friends of in the inanv retni'iis of 1 4 1 hi; in veteran ishinir Sii'itli. I 1 the iiimunity newspaper man. and lay leader of church, to a at the church here inoridnir, a splendid ser- jnon. lie has from York, where he on the tellinji iiistory of the cii'cus.

Smith ileliv a talk to Oak church Sunday afternoon. I count fnniN. imi' i lamia lier (if Xo. ,1 includes was named teen sinolar I IM Siiliiiis. f'U'Uier i aiitoniobile In Decatur, was on to tnisapply I county fund' wiili tlie.f.

$. 10.00 Attoiiicy N(den Sewell, re- porfinti these cases, said about was invohed in the liii-dwell and about in those ilanna. 'I'he iiulictnients forth that jtiesented claims to ccni- missioiu'ts' conit and that liirdwell and Ilanna theiii no goods or services delivered to tiie county. liirdwell. I.lie (f ilie best known men in llie served iluit tor a of years coiiiiiii-sioner, iniiiicdiatt'iy made with some of the mttsl promineni ami sjk iisilde in that on it.

The bond was worth several times what w.is leijuired. 'I he the indictments, or when beard of it. almost ship of yd came fer had friend and tor so many Trobablv ow of ijieir spot 111' hi- IlirdwM'll's the lo Decatur to of- to man, wiu) neighbor no more popular with the lives in that their commissioner for hein.i' defealed one time, Im served tei'in as lioyd He has many hy Jiui Nix, conuiiission- The to be in his second ruee by Hii'dwell, and Hoyd him was mi ticket. Hird- well is fellow is a with the and his say is loyal all times. continuing; his as and the has been acting on beard of ion foi- the lianna, loriner counts by jury, was in by lioy a farnu'r.

It is that imlictnu'nts aie result oi' an in that Yes, we still coiiteiid that the effmt w.is made to correct what will when tiaffie laws are ob- (', I. year-hook is off the and it is most iiful and artistic schod has issued. of was done b.v Lou I in and as result Miss Lou's has by the facidty to do work during the which she will take a vacation trip to Califoi- nia in eomi)any with Camden. Ark. friends.

want to hold half i he block which inv ruinous it ion, if il should be found. Some not desiriim any production, or an oil field, in th.at locality is in- fluencinr the in that ti( n. which is bound to in the 1 not any tests (til. from Dallas proposition that it' land- ow will and a lid block acres, a thontuuh test will be Aviihin 1 hours. 'I'his o-ition is now 'I'liis is fir-'t time in fif couu- (v.

that anur.int ac- it.iue askiMl for a ot' the ones ewninu' land is almost jtosiiive that oil pnu-nt is not wanted in that loc.ility. In a acre block c.atur. in of their holdings ntraet from an Not person in all this but wants to in the Not lie acre was held out. Hut in the land- want to only half of theii' holdings. Probably out ihirty owners have all their i wells.

CV'iitralia, Illinois. Oliver and had to onl.v of while lillinLT iCit of land. retf'iiriy the 71 b( light lu'vv aut( niobilt's Svife liis house, two a room and installetl iriiieiatii.il, oil he.at modern nit I low 1 had been of of Sha- n.afelts in Sontln'in Illinois, llis is a of luuiiic lution which to fifth place among the nation's st.ates during an oil boom now two (Id. Sh.uiiifelt rural church. Young's It couhi not jcistor.

oil was in the 'I'he tinv has in oil royalty in its treasury. Its last month from two prt-duclni; tfficei-s plan to tain a mile has oil its ground (f best wi'lls in oil and district isj paid for 11 eighth of total oil i ('eiit''alia a ii'Ui's of oil production, i the i)iiich of tax i ri'sult but the of oil in residential W(rth est.ite. Six pro-j wells in muni-j city sha of he It had felt as erty valiums, its ivestern ed the dncing inarri.ig** of Stone. of and took place at the Mr. A.

Dr. liell read the cercmoiiy in pre and friend-, the panv descended ('d i I bridal clioi from nmin. Sl.iv satm "The Lver 'I'old." vdws were be the altar banked with ferns iiilerminul ed with chasta liuiil with tall white l.ap**rs. I'lie a navy white ensemble witii navv was only attendant W.IS cousin, K. who a with and a of cainatioiis.

at- his as man. H.irdin Simmons and North l-'or past t'ew ye.ais has taught in neiuhboriag tow us. is an and is with the Soil sei valion ice at a couide h'fi tor a short rip. uuests and llurh'v. Franklin; and K.

and Mrs. Wise County Fairyland Graced by Log Cabin Built 86 Years Ago Deep lo. ner (d' of the North el', alinosi I ri'cs of one county. in the Kugle b.icks up waters the 'I'riiiity liiv- lost in the hills and the recept it I ui (d' Mrs. S.

Ibu'ace -Mrs. .1 ('ari Slay and Lou and Slav park. The city royalty owner. it has royalty in -tl lami. in iVeainr.

You would think so after viewing the Saturday afternoon on the W'est side of the But the day of is as sure as you are born. A nund)or of boys, driving (iar.s and triu-ks, still believe laws are made for the other they hold that it is Htnart to show their for was tlu'ught to be an error in bookkeeping, a discovery was made by ('oiinty Attorney Sewell. As reported by Sewell: Two accounts were handed in to the court and they were so much alike, the county for two months the same amounts. took the accounts to the Hridgeport filling station, whose bill heads carried the accounts, and asked that they he and that an laws of this Yes, some 'error had been Uiade, in that the two day Ihe traffic laws will be bills were exaclty the same. I The station operator, son-in-law of Toni Bail, the city and a one, too, is iui the first water.

According deductions, is at hand vvhen auto will the traffi(i laws of Decatur. is have a traffic one will on job day and night, will round up all violators, is to stop tiiuies tlu corner of the sipiare, and auto drivers will lights. New'S placiHl in Masonic block Monday morning, and cars were parked in the space all day. investiffatioiis have that an alarming number of young people violate the drunk driving the report said. do not mean that these are confined to the young people, but it that the offense is increasing more particularly among the young.

We do not understand the reason for this, but believe that a proper training parents at home, and also in the could do much to help this the Wichita Grandjury. Mr. Sullins, immediately stated that had hi county any sup- ami that he did not know Mr. Hanna, Ihe Then, it "as ('oiinty turn lo be surprised. Things picked up, and busy; investiga- licns folhnvi'd, ami Sullins and Ilanna in by con- of uuty attorney, and Sullins talked things.

came this in- by the grand It is that jury will meet again soon, as some nniuu-s are going the rtmnds that work is half finished, that the iiudit, kept quiet since its completion but Jiow on exhibition to the public rev.eals a number of startling shortages in accounts, mysterieus deals and other Editor Visits Fruit Farms About Town In last wei'k's Mes- the said crop on (Jus Huulu's ju-operty nth Trinity Tuesday in company with th.it fruit man, Dr. T. (j. lingers, who owns very fruit farm west of to of Rieger in on 'rrinitv and what we saw in the way a voung was an eye-poen- On a small acreage, has one of the best plum and peach orchards we have seen in the comnmnity. The crops are something w'onderful, and the fruit is large and luscious, and Jack and Mrs.

Kieger are supplying the neighborhood. What Jack Kieger has done at his on North Trinity can be done by other tnr citizens and property owners. It is a kind of a hobby with this tur merchant and after work hours at the store, he employs two or three hours each locking after his orchard. After a visit to the Kieger place w'e visited the Rogers farm west of town, where the doctor has some S.r)(K) bearing fruit trees. City Manager Ready to Enforce Traffic Laws Ball and workmen are this week putting the final touclu's To the about the square, s('tting markers and I signs.

A uni offict'r is be dt'signated by city and real laws to be observed, they say, in Decatur. In the last poiuilation has in any similai And, as new oil two years city than in its in in iireas, war-time of honu's and became in counties. th.in houses have c(Mist ructi'd in Mt. ly all towns biiild- inu' Itooms. In shanties snp- jdy coniiiany gro- ci'iy and buildings and c.imps mushroomed virtu.illy ovei'iiight.

St. Klnu in F.ayette county, was a rural of the of Fayette county It-now boasts a of Itecause more than doubled during the yefjir, the 27 were forced to stvuly iu two shifts. Millions of acres are under lease for throughout Central and Illinois and more than half the state's 102 counties have had wildcat oi)erations. No less than 19 of the counties have production. State figures show barrels produced were in IJKUJ: 7,420,000 in and 2 )2 in dnction during the first five months of this yeiir already has the T.as yield.

And each swells the small of Shanafelts. will remember Ira as a great lover of birds, rabbits, snakes, owls, cats, and his home here reminded one of a well kept zoo. We remember a prank that Marvin Simmons, former Decatur boy, tried to play on Ira. Marvin had caught a mouse, and as Ira passed him iu front Jim Ilen- According to Dallas newspaper reports, our old friend, Dr. Ira Nash, is having some trouble w'ith his i in mi.smanagenients of county funds.

It is rumored that an investigation of government funds si)ent in the county is to be made by Uncle representatives, the F. B. I. Messenger would suggest that the withhold comment and criti- until these serious charges are threshed out by the court, and it is suggested that we refrain from peddling and the many stories going about. It is not believed that Arthur Hanna and Abe Birdwell are Colored Here to iiive Celebration Dodson-Christian Wedding at M.

E. Church Several didve to tur Wednesday for marri.ag*' -Miss Kitty daughter of D. Christian, Oak Bouh'vard, am! Ralph .1. Do.isoii. son C.alvin P.

Dodson. took a. m. at the First church, R. Hell, pastor (d First ISaptisi church given in bv i'alluT, a navv dress with a hat and navy Her vvas ot ortdiid''.

at- bride maid of a blue froc'i with a straw hat, blue and a of sprin.g blossoms. Miss Doris Dodson, hrideimiid, wore a pink crepe dress, a toast-cohjred hat blue acc Her shoidder also of spring blossoms. Calvin P. Dodson his son as best man. and Francis was usher.

Mrs. C. Milligan, Decatur, the wedding music. The oliurch was with ghulioii ferns. The bride is a for Women 2 i.

Mr. Dodson rt'ceived a Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees A. M. Included in out of town and Mrs. ,1.

F. Fernald. Mr. Mrs. C.

Malcolm Smith, and Il.ir[K‘r, (ir.ace Mr. and liugji Wynne. Dallas, and '-((iioiis (d lies stream flow limpid I in 111(1 its fir'-t man in county was S.im Woody, and fi(un all surroumling this b.anks to build Ik which was the ,1 W(tody to 'I'i'xas the l.it** hast century with of his p.irty through Dallas and It Worth on Parker tv. m.anv its tlu ir Hut was not satis- with sm-h ions, so st I'licU to luMth in solitary built for his indivjdu.al Deep fouml it in out 111 for .1 i-abin ami shop b.ank 'I'rinity and then Io( werd to his and in lu rford and that was for a house raising. During sumnu'j- 1.S54 an on by ox I and herseb.i* a large group front to the wlu're they am! while the W'oody luMiie being built.

With his young began to cle.ar him.s(*If a farm out of the in to be the and to find comfort in mnghborliness. Jim home up cn a hillside than from that of Woody a it burned. Tom built his cabin to the south. F.y iSCiO was a had boi-n and luid the es- talilishnu'iit of a eld burial is still kept in spick and and its an the pio- who county. The stand Paschal, Wjird many ot hers.

I Deep Creek retains beau- I ty which originally attracted Sam I The Woody 17,000 of tiiem are ownwl by J. J. of I Worth, only surviving Tlu? cabin and shop of the foua- der still are intact in the shade of the modern farm house and barns I that have since Ihh'U built, (irover Ashlock, the tenant, has been occiqiying the farmstead since the re- i of the thirty- i two years ago, Sam Wooily was born in 1820 and in his life falling short of the span hy less than six years. His memory will lingtM- in Wise county as as Deep flows the fiehls and he c.arved our of a (iaston Thompson is Graduate of lAl, U. ''riu' of Di'catur are lireiiifring lo celebrale! and a big and picnio will he given.

has iisked of Joe park ciminiittee to allow folks io use park for day. Baseball guunes aiul dancing on according to Brookes, oue of committeeuien. Walter Spencer Back from Golden West store, on the south side, he sidled up and put the in solely responsible for the miserable coat pocket. As ran his hand i plight the county affairs are in, ac- Ira's Ipocbet, something caught neighbors. These neighbors have gone to court, asking that Dr.

Ira be stop- from having pets about his prera- 'ises, that said pets are annoying, keeping said neighbors awake hen they want to sleep. Old-timers in Marvin by the finger, and when he jerked it out a small terrapin was dangling on his The last time we saw Marvin, he told us that to that day, he had kept his hand out of the other coat pocket. cording to the report of County Attorney Sewell and the statement of the Wise county grand jury. The trials of Sullins, Hanna, and Birdwell are scheduled in district court for next Wednesday before Judge Carter. Walter is from a it with relatives in California, where he spent several Walter says it is a fine country, and he will probably return there.

His many friends glad to see him, and he states that his shining parlor is now' open to the public. Wttlter is a native of this section, born and reared here, but he says he may go back to the West" to seek his fortune. His several relatives in that state are doing well and like the country. BUY IT IN DECATUR Eastern Star Lodge Elect Chapter Officers of ilu i'astern Sl.ir, installed recently at the Dec.itur Hall, LoUie was Lhe iii- staling officer. '1 honipson was graduat- Soutlu'rn Univer- 7th with high honors.

Gasto S. r. from Decatur after gradu- with hon- (iaston from sity Juiu toil WiMlt Hapiist colle.ge ating from that ors. He was a studi'ut in tlie School of Commerce majoring iu accounting and statistics. He was a member of Al- The new officials are: Lizzie Mae Kappa Psi, an honorary and pro- Jerpisoii, Worthy Matr()ii O-j fessional fraternity in the business circles.

Bailey, Wortiiy Patron; Mrs, llii Carson, Mutr(-n: Dr. T. G. Rogers, Associate Patron; Mrs, Pearl Renshaw, Conductress; Manila Smith, Treasurer; Mrs, Lollie ulu Mrs. Pirdie Morris, Marshall Miss liinnie Blewett Organist Mrs.

Minnie Adah: Mrs. Hcr- tense Fullingim, Ruth; Mrs. Catherine Richter, Martha; Mrs. Sula Hays, Electra; Mrs. Miania Griner, Warder.

Installation of the Secretary. Associate Esther and Senti- nal will be held at later date. Mrs. E. Canada and RGss Badry Hill of Fort Worth are spending the summer in Alexandria, La.

During his at S. U. his high scholastic brought him honors when he wa.s eksitod into Alpha Theta Phi chapter of Phi Beta which is the highest honors in the university. He also electetl into the honor society of the school of commerce Beta Gamma Sigma, which represents only three cent of the students. Even before his graduation he w'as employed by and Sons, owners of one of largest paper mills.

He is now employed full time the main billing clerk and assistant accountant..