The Crowley Post-Signal from Crowley, Louisiana • 1

PREPARE FOR JUNE 20 Wednesday, Jane 20, Promiiet To Be The Greatest Trade Day Ever Held In The History of the City. CROWJLEY A Wl DO OUK rr? NUMBER 237. CROWLEY, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1931. Absorbed The Daily Progress 10. 1922 VOLUME 35.

AP Mean Press Large Audience and Loud Applause Attest To Quality of Entertainment Offered Here Friday Evening In Miss Egan's Seventh Annual Revue Crowley Fears Blow As Tropical Storm Moves In From Gulf HOFFPAUIR BILL TO CUT LICENSE IS MAJOR ISSUE Measure By Acadia Legislator LEADERS HOPE i CONGRESS MAY CLOSETONIGHT Collective Bargaining Dispute Legislation Only Action Withholding End. 5 Donations Of S6 Each Are Needed Some $42 Is Required To Par Insurance Compensation For Workmen To. Repair Damage Done To City Fishing Lake To Place It In First Class Condition. Twenty-sis Numbers Receive Commendation of Gathering; Sons; By Misses Smith, Bresui. The larre audience and the loud And Tugwell To Be Argued On Floor Monday.

Crowley Is Anxious During Morning As Wind Prevails And Uain Falls. applause tendered each participant Storm Warning Issued For Almost Entire Ixmisiana Coast Early Today. vouched for the work ox Miss aiary EPOCH-MAKING SESSION Amelia Eran and her pupils in her SOLON'S RETURN HOME seventh annual dance revue, "Pleas BAROMETERS DROP HITS MORGAN CITY ure Island," presented at 8 o'clock Friday evening at the Crowley High who acted as master of ceremonies and assisted the dancers in many numbers. Miss Gertrude Gauthier was the first to receive flowers, Miss Bobsy Faulk receiving a large bouquet when her song and dance number was concluded. Miss Faulk also won the pair of dance slippers offered by Ca-pczio for the pupil selling the most tickets for the event.

Miss Gauthier was again the recipient of flowers for her splendid work with Master of Ceremonies Tatum. Score Hits Little Gloria Parker, who was announced from the stage as having taken only six months of instruction, was applauded for her versatility in more than one phase of the dance routire. After she had had a mis-(Continued on Page Two) Most Lawmaking Job In Peace-Time History Nearing Completion. school auditorium. Thinking Things Over With Stormy Session In Prospect For Next Week.

No Great Amount of Damage Results As Yet; May Not Be Worst Of It. Definite Information Lacking; Hopes Entertained That City Will Escape. With the first $12 raised needed to pay for the compensation insurance for some worth of work on the Crowley fishing lake, which was made necessary for heavy rains washing out some of the large dirt dam, hopes are entertained that five others willing to contribute $6 each will come forward. It takes some $42 to pay for the insurance for the men who will do the work as an FERA project. Work will not be started (Continued on Page Two) Twenty-six numbers on the program with featured numbers held the audience's attention throughout the entertainment.

The two featured numbers, songs by Misses Vera and Rita Smith and two by Roy Breaux won the favor of the entire audience. Each number was introduced by Lerter Tatum of Beaumont, Texas, By Cecil Dickson Ry The Associated Press. Washington, June 16. The senate voted today to drop further inquiry into the petition for the ousters of Senators Long and Overton of Louisiana. It was adopted without debate.

The resolution was submitted by Chairman Geore, of the elections committee, saying that its inquiry the charges by certain Louisiana citizens had shown no evidence to justify the continuance of (the investigation. The Associated Press. Hy The As'iatod New Orleans, June 16. Every-building in Morgan City felt the fury of the tropical hurricane which struck early today. Chimneys were blown down, homes unroofed, windows smashed and merchandise in show windows scattered through the streets.

No deaths or injuries were reported. At Ferriday, 200 miles north of Morgan City, the storm hit between noon and 1 o'clock, totally demolishing the St. Thomas Catholic church, unroofing the home in the local American Legion post and causing other damage. The TEXAS REPORTS ACTIVITY IN OIL HOUSE APPROVES STRIKE MEASURE MRS. ANNA DAL TO GETDIVORCE President's Daughter Admits Purpose Of Reno Trip Is To Begin Action.

Bill Calling For Mediation Wildcatting Divides Interest in Thnr Dismites Pass- tween West Field And Louis- Although the wind continued to blow and the rain was falling early Saturday afternoon the barometer at Culpepper's had started upward after reaching 29.55 and stood at 29.569 or almost .02 above the reading at 1:30 at 3:30. This was taken as a good indication and the general belief was expressed herb that Crowley would not experience any further damage from the storm. Dr. S. R.

Henry's barometer remained, almost the same as it was at the noon hour when it showed squally weather, according to the weather chart. Some was reported from the wind at Rayne where part of the fence at the ball diamond had blown down. The loading racks of the Superior Oil company, located east of Rayne, also were reported to have been blown down by the wind. With a driving wind out of the rortheast carrying with it plenty of rain which appeared to be increasing in intensity and with barometers fear was expressed that Crowley had not escaped the storm which was coming up -from the Gulf early in the morning and which struck at Mor-ran City about 11 o'clock without doing a great deal of damage. Definite intormation as to wheth-.

iana Gulf Area. ed In Morning Session. wind stripped doming irom a o-year-old child, who was injured. Rv Th Associate 'TVnsTiintrtnn- June 16. The house By The Associated Press.

New Orleans, June 16. A wind today passed the administration bill to establish a mediation board to settle collective bargaining disputes. of 75 miles velocity struck Morgan (Continued on Page Three) By Robert Myers Associated Press Staff Writer Baton Rouge, June 16. Facing another week loaded down with major controversial issues legislative activity over the week-end resolved itself today into at least one definite objective attempts of the state administration to strengthen its so-far successful hold over the general assembly, and stubborn efforts of the minority anti-administration bloc to hold its membership in line. The state house was quiet today as legislators left Baton Rouge, many announcing intentions of heading home "to go fishing and think over some of these things." Admittedly, they had many things to "think over." The house, scene of most of the turmoil, will jump immediately back into a floor battle.

Monday night when the session reconvenes, taking up the struggle over the' Tugwell-Hoffpauir automobile license reduction, bill where it left off yesterday. Needing more votes than it has been able to muster so far, administration forces today were hopeful that a week-end with the votw5 at home. will serve to throw overcome opposition to the embattled measure to their way of thinking. Anti-administration members, angered over the killing Friday night of the rival Hamiter automobile tax reduction bill, served notice of dogged opposition to the Tugwell-Hoffpauir measure with its provision to cut out the annual $700,000 state highway contribution to the city of New Orleans. Framed as a constitutional amendment, the bill needs 67 votes to pass.

Yesterday thr administration strength creeped up to 60 when in effect have divorced the $700,000 issue from the automobile tax reduc-l Continued on Two) Crowlev Feels No record vote was talcen ana ine measure was sent to the senate. Republicans demanded an explanation of the measure. After' a brief discussion, it was put to a vote by Speaker Rainey and passed almost before the members realized it. By Roy P. Porter (Copyright.

1934. by The Associated Press) Omaha, June 16. Anna Roosevelt Dall, the president's daughter, sped today toward Reno and divorce. In an exclusive interview on her train last night, the blond matron, who has been a resi- I dert of the White House with her father and mother, confirmed reports that the primary purpose of the journey was to1 begin proceedings against her broker-husband, Curtiss J. Dall.

She said, "I can't positively say 'm going to get a divorce. Many might arise. I don't believe any woman can say such a thing Hurricane As It Nears Coast Associated Press Staff Writer Washington, June 16. The first Roosevelt congress drove wearily today toward f.he finish of the most astounding legislative job in America's peace-time history. Only one major tussle a debate over the resolution designed to avert a strike "epidemic remained before this 73rd congress passes into history.

Leaders hoped the final gavel would fall tonight. 1 The congress has appropriated vaster given more power to the executive and passed more experimental and regulatory legislation than any other in times of peace. In a setting which lasted almost until 10 o'clock last night, both houses ran through a mass oi work. The senate voted about $2,225,000,000 for public works am, relief by approving the deficiency (Continued von Page lliree) STANDARD GETS READY FOR TEST Rigging Up In Progress On Savoy No. 1, Southwest of Discovery Well.

Condition of Atmosphere Always cr the storm would strike in this im- Clearly Indicates Storm Is Brewing. mediate vicinity was lacking but hopes were entertained that it would The Associated Press. Houston, June 16. Wildcatting and development of proven territory divided interest in the Gulf coast oil fields of Texas-Louisiana the week ended June 16. A total of 38 completions were reported.

Twenty-five proved oil producers for a combined initial output of 12,440 barrels. Two gassers were reported, both in the Tomball field. Thirteen tests were failures. Eight new locations were staked out for future drilling. A gas well fire featured the Tom-ball field.

There the Amerada-Stanolind No. 1 Metzler, a half-mile west of the townsite of Tomball, blew in and ignited. This was just at dark Thursday. The flames shot high above the derrick, lighting the countryside for miles and attracting a huge gallery of spectators. Crew Uninjured The drilling crew was eating dinner when the well blew nK and no one was injured.

It is believed that the gas from the well ignited from the fire under the boiler 50 yards distant. The blaze was extinguished with steam after it had burned for five hours. Surface casing had been cemented at 1,100 feet, hence the hole did not crater. Another gasser was completed in 1 not in snite of the fact that storm Br Th Associated Prex. Washington, June 16.

The house today rejected senate amendments to the two and one-quarter billion dollar deficiency appropriation bill and send the measure to conference. One major difference was whether congress should limit possible relief expenditures to around half a billion dollars as the senate proposed, or to permit a possible outlay of about six billion dollars as the house bill The atmosphere at Crowley clearly warnings issued advised bracinir ud indicated there was something in the for the blow as far inland as Op-air besides normal weather Satur- 1 elousas. day. 1 Barometers Drop She has" seen her husband only a ew times in calls at the White House ince trie separation more than a csu ago, she said. She declined to omment as to the nature of the which might be made in the 'a -pective divorce action.

Reticent to discuss her personal affairs, Mrs. Dall had secluded herself in a compartment with her two It is always this way when there Tho barornetcrs here starled their is a hurricane reported a radius dtcent jn tho mornmz and Dn of a few hundred miles of Crowley R. ncnry's instrument during the and that was exactly the condition oon holJ nnaVlV woather Saturday fwnich was prevailing- lie explained which was prevailing morning. The weather was unusual and i that the next reading would show (Continued cm Page Three) 1 children, "Cistie" and "Buzzie" and different. It always is.

There wasj a light rain, at times almost resemb- COTTON CHECKS ling a fall mist, coming out of the north. There was a light wind out 1 of the east and north. i ARE DELIVERED The clouds were low and it was dark. By Th lre. Washington, June 16.

In a determined effort to adjourn congress today, democratic leaders Friday introduced a new compromise labor bill and forced the senate a long night session. Independent republicans loudly protested, asserting congress should remain in Washington and pass the original Wagner labor disputes bill and other legislation which they regarded as needed. New Measure The new labor bill was the second effort to obtain republican support, or to stave off time killing opposition, and contained several changes demanded from that side of the chamber the price of early ad FOUR CHURCHES TO CHANGE TIME Froposal To Hold Church And Sunday School Earlier To Start June 21. The east wind prevailed on Fri day afternoon and increased in velocity during the night and early First Of Series Of Cotton Meetings Held At Court House On Saturday the Tomball field during the week. It is the Texaco No.

7 Shearsr, making 1,240,000 cubic feet of dry gas at 5,655 feet. Three oil producers were completed in the Tomball field. The Humble company finaled two. No. 3 (Continued on Page Three) morning hours.

It helped to make one of the warmest days of the year when the mercury passed the 95 decree mark a negro maid. "Buzzie" Has Cold "Buzzie" is ill with a cold, she said, and she had spent an almost sleepless night watching over Rim en route from Washington to Chicago. Mrs. Dall has leased a home near Lake Tahoe, she said, through an agent and plans to establish residence in Nevada. She ha3 not retained an attorney, she said.

In her discussion, she compared her' situation to that of her brother, Elliott, who was divorced last July at Minden, and married Miss Googins of Fort Worth, less than two weeks later at Burlington, la. "There little reason why the private life of any person should be exposed to the glare of publicity," she said. Then she added, "but 1 Work of rigging up the Standard Oil company of Kansas' Mouton No. 1, which is located south and west of the Hernandez No. 1, the Superior's discovery well in the Bosco field in Acadia parish, was reported underway Saturday with the expectation the test will be spudded in and real drilling operations will be underway soon.

the derrick for the Standard's test was erected some three weeks ago. With the completion of the derrick, however, no rig was moved in and no start was made toward preparations for drilling. Friday, however, found Jse preparations underway with those who visited the scene stating that djjL'ing would be underway soon. The surface casing was being set in the Arceneaux and the Savoy tests while drilling operations were reported to be continuing on the Superior's Mervine Kahn No. 1, the The first of the reries of cotton meetings scheduled to be held in I cool during the evening.

Homes here. Although there is a movement on foot by four Protestant churches. Christian, Presbyterian, Methodist and Bapist, to hold' their Sunday morning services at an earlier hour this program is not to be inaugurated until the fourth Sunday, June 21, it NEWS journment. The measure, intended to equip the administration with power to deal with the threatened steel strike. would authorize the president to es tablish boards to deal with labor dis putes and to conduct workers elec tions in cases where the jurisdic-1 guess I'm up against the same thing tion of a labor organization is dis Elliott was when he divorced anil re Harried." Richard No.

1, the Mire No. 1 Separated Year Ago puted. In response to republican demands, it included a provision limiting its life to one year and several other changes which the demo Argument Ended Saving Sayings. Sometime, somewhere, someone said that Thrift was a habit worth acquiring and cultivating. No one remembers who he was because, he used such commonplace language.

Then along came Benjamin Franklin to say: "A penny saved is a penny a Everybody (well, almost) knows him and remembers him for the saying. Then someone else said to "take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves." The president's daughter has seen which have been extremely warm for the past few evenings, were more than pleasant Friday evening. Especially was this the case where an east exposure prevailed. The wind continued to blow Saturday morning but was swinging slightly to the north. Between 8 and 9 o'clock a light rain almost like mist started falling.

Between 10 and 11 o'clocks the rain had increased and was heavier. A short while afterwards it was back almost to a mist. And Crowley was appreciative of the fact that the weather was unusual. The weather reports and news on the approaching storm were checked frequently. Although there appeared to be no great alarm there was every indication that Crowley would feel some of the wind which accompanied the storm if Jhe storm does not hit this section.

This is the second time within two years that Crowley has experienced a threatened hurricane. on Page Three) -o- cratic leaders regarded as immate the Iseringhausen No. 1. The Richard and Mire tests were reported down to 6,600 feet with indications very favorable, it was understood. The Iseringhausen test, which is in St.

Landry parish and is considerable north of the discovery well and the other tests, is nearing 7,000 feet. It has been reported instruments Arrive For Junior Drum And Bugle Corps Friday June 23 was held at the court house here Saturday morning by County Agent C. A. Brewer when many of the growers from this section were in attendance. The meeting lasted less than an hour and following this meeting the work of distributing part of the checks of the $40,500 which is to be given to some 1,64.3 growers who are co-operating in the cotton reduction program got underway.

It had been previously announced that all of those who tired to secure their checks couhHfet them on Saturday morning following the meeting. The meeting was not as large as was expected and the number who called to receive their checks during the morning was not as great as anticipated. Checks, of course, which are not distributed here Saturday will be distributed then following each of the series of meetings which are scheduled to be held in the parish. County Agent C. A.

Brewer has sounded a plea for those who secure their checks before the meeting in their community to be sure and attend the-meetings. He likewise has sounded a plea for all cotton growers to be present at these meetings whether they participated in the government program this year or not. Data regarding the Bankhead cot-continued on Page Five) THE WEATHER rial. One change asked by the republican regulars was not written into the measure. Second Deficiency This was a stipulation that the activities of the labor boards be restricted to enforcing section 7-A of the national industrial recovery act.

The night session was devoted to (Continued on Page Two) was explained. Church services and Sunday school will be held at the regular hours of 9:45 and 11 o'clock Sunday morning, June 17, and all members and those desiring to attend are urged to bear this in mind. Three of the churches, Presbyterian, Christian and Methodist, have already decided to hold their services at an earlier hour. The Baptist church expects vote on the question on Sunday here. The Methodist church has definitely announced that starting Sunday morning, June 21.

that Sunday school will begin at 8:15 and be out at 9 o'clock. Church services will begin at 9 o'clock and be over at 10 o'clock then. This will be two hours earlier than usual. The Presbyterian church plans to hold its church service first and it will start somewhere between and 9 o'clock. The exact time will be announced later.

The Sunday school will follow the church services. The exact hours for the services at the Christian church as well as the Baptist, if the church agrees to hold its services earlier, will be announced before next Sunday. The change in the hour of the (ConiTnued on Page Five) Cts. The new instruments for the Junior drum and bugle corps were re herl on Friday afternoon and call for the boys who are to be-ome members to meet at 7:30 Mon- DOLLARS AND CENTS thrifty shoppers will save that this test not showing the I same formationsencountered in the discovery well or tho other tests, i Much interest is being centered i in the Mervine Kahn No. 1, how-; ever, which is nearing pay sand am' i which should be brought in between now and the next 15 days.

Should I this test prove a producer, as it if expected to do, then it is likely that other majors will start operations, i The Humble holds a lease on the i acreage west of the Mervine Kahn. them. 'ay June 18. at the home -f Bob Scfclichei, post commander. been sounded.

Richard School To Hold Graduation On Thursday, June 21 AH the boys are urged to be pres- Reverend Dameron To Continue Discussion Of New Deal Sunday 'n for this meeting as it 13 expected "hat definite assignment of instru- ncrtrt will be made and arrange-nerts foi rehearsaU will probably made. Hollier Announces Buick And Pontiac Sales And Service Rev. G. W. Dameren, pastor of the First Methodist church and who discussed various phases of the New Deal in his sermon last Sunday morning, will continue on this sub Preaching into Practice.

Few it' any of these "thrift-talkers" ever saved any money, thereby rise to an argument over the practicality of the advice. Proof that the advice is sound will be demonstrated 'Wednesday, June 20, when shoppers put the preaching into practice. Bid for Fame. Right now we make a bid to share the fame of Benjamin Franklin by offering a bit of capsule wisdom, the logic oi which no one can doubt: "Save a penny, earn a penny, take care of the pennies and let them grow into self-supporting and independent dollars by taking advantage of the bargains to be offered by Crowley's Merchants on Crowley's Trades Day, Wednesday, June 20. ject at 11 o'clock Sunday morning TEMPERATURE REPORT Temperature and rainfall figures riven The Signal hy the Rice Experiment Station, Crowley, for the 24-hour period ending 5 p.

m. Graduation exercises will be at the Richard school at 8 p. m. on Thursday, June 21, it has been announced. The address for the evening will be made by Rev.

J. N. Miller and Supt. A. T.

Browne will present the certificates. The program will open with a song by the seventh grade. This will be followed by the salutatory by Lucy Andrepont and the valedictory by Maurice Thibodeeux. Following will be a solo by Mrs. Newton Link and the farewell to the sixth grade by Nelvin Savoie.

The response will be given by Per-melia Laughlin. A song, the graduation add res and the presentation of certificate! will close the exercises. CI CALL WESTERN UNION IF YOU FAIL TO GET YOUR DAILY SIGNAL Subscribers who" fail to get their Daily Signal may secure a copy or have it delivered to them by calling Western Union. An arrangement has been made whereby errors in delivery may be corrected by this service. The Daily Signal strives to make its delivery service as complete and as accurate as possible, but circumstances beyond the control of the management sometimes cause errors, hence this service.

THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1934 Temperature at 5 p.m. 91 Maximum temperature 92 Minimum temperature 72 when he speaks on The Ethical Basis of the New Deal." He has had a number of requests to enlarge on his sermon of last Sunday and since he did not have ample time to discuss the many and varied phases of the plan he will continue this line of thought this week. At 7:45 Sunday evening he will discuss "The Pronouncement on" Sin by Four Outstanding World Religions." In this he will give a comparative statement on sin as taught by four world wide religious beliefs. L. H.

Hollier has announced that he is now connected with Rene Del-homme of Lafayette and will have charge of local sales and service for Buick and Pontiac automobiles. A service department will be maintained and parts for both cars wil! be kept in stock, he stated. A Pontiac auto is on display at his showroom now and he expects soon to have a display of several models of both makes, he said in hi announcement. Crowley and Vici-ity: Mostly cloudy; occasional rain tonight. Sunday partly cloudy to cloudy.

Moderate to strong south easterly winds, sub siding "by Sunday. Louisiana: Mostly cloud. None to date for Precipitation Precipitation month 1.74 Note to Merchant: Th ay to V-t approximately 10.WQ potential customers know about your bargains June 20. or any day. is through advertising in The Daily Signal.

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