Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 19

Thursday Morning, April 13, 1939. LOSING BATTLE TO PNEUMONIA, UREMIA- THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS Tune In OB XRBO PAGE FIVE Ira Texan, Dies Peanut Digger Gained Rank Of State's Richest AUSTIN, April A. Yales, of fabulous wealth, luck and life, died here today, while 550 wells on his rock-crusted West Texas land churned up ol! to add to the staggering total of 240 million barrels already taken from it. The 79-year-old ranchman and former peanut digger, butcher, mule trader and country store owner fought off pneumonia for but uremia set In last night and he died today In Heton Infirmary. Yates roamed over Texas In his early days, buying cattle, speculating on horses, operating ranches and worklne for livestock commission houses.

In the 1907 money panic, Vates--then 48 years old--lost his capital and was forced to start over. He turned store owner and after a few years traded his little establishment at Rankln, for a "ranch across (he Pecos." Friends thought tlic property was worthless and "were certain I going broke," Yates laughed later. "It was tough going, but I fenced it all in, dug tanks and put up wells, and thanked God the Pecos didn't dry up through those long parched years." Tile top land may hove been dry most ol the time, but oil soaked the subsoil and finally, Oct. 29, 1926-Yates' 67th birthday--a wildcat well drilled by (lie Mid-Kansas Oil and Gas company came in and Introduced the richest oil pool in Texas. That same well--the No.

1-A. Yates--has produced more than 2,000,000 barrels and still has a high dally potential. The cattleman said oil came from Ihe discovery "with a rush, mixed with rocks and jtas, anil the hillside for several hundred yards was smeared with black oil. We didn't know very much about oil but we knew we had something." Yates became Texas' richest man --a far cry from the day when he dug peanuts in Wilson county at cents daily. Yates added 23,000 acres In San Saba county to his 25.000 Pecos county ranch.

He was president of the Wool Growers Central Storage company of San Angelo, and had served one term, in 1889, as city marshal at San Angelo. WEI) IN 1883 Yates was married in 1883 to Mrs. Annie Shockley Brooks, a native Texan. Yates also was a native of this state. He was bom in Hopkins county, Oct.

29, 1859, the son of Yra G. Yates, a transplanted Mlssourian. The multimillionaire's i school education lasted three weeks, but he said his schooling was obtained from the saddle of a cow pony. He will be buried In San Angelo at 5 p. m.

tomorrow. He was survived by three daughters and five sons--Airs. Bess V. Hudson of San Antonio; Mrs. Curt Corzelious of El Paso; Mrs.

T. B. Rhodes of Austin; Ira Yates of Jacksboro A. of Van Horn, Mack of San Saba. and A.

O. and Louis, of San Antonio. University Players Offer 'First lady' "first Lady" goes on the boards UiU evening at llardln-Slrrunoiu university. Presented by Ihe University Players' club, the play will be presented two evenings, Thursday and Friday, Written by Katharine Dayton and George S. Kaufrnfan, the play Is the story at making and unmaking of president--a behind the scenes view ot American politics.

Katharine Boyd, head of the HSU speech department, directed "First Lady." Jn the role of Lucy chase Wayne, the leading part, Is Prances Thomas, while opposite her will play Marvin Miller. S. T. Brlggs and Edith Lewis also have outstanding roles, while 26 other students are in the cast. Technical director for Ihe performances is Manclil Shaw.

Conducts Tests In Runnels Schools BALLTNGER. April (Spl-- With the cooperation of county physicians, Sarah Harwell, Runnels county health nurse conducting a series of skin tests on school children the county. Cattle Market Remains Weak FORT WORTH, April --Weakness was pronounced at the outset of the cattle trade here today and Ihe clearance was very draggy at prices of around 25 cents lower lor the past two days on the steers and yearlings, cows were weak and spots 25 cents lower, but a good pan. of the supply found outside outlets at near steady rates. Slaughter calves continued to move at the recent 25 to 50-cent declines and few of the better kinds were on hand.

Good (o choice stacker calves and yearlings found a ready outlet at steady rates, but the medium and plain kinds were very slow. Bulls sold unchanged. Swine drew steady prices with the previous close as big packers topped at (640 and shippers and small killers took supplies at Shorn fat lambs drew strong to 25 cents higher rates with a top of $8.25 and other classes drew unchanged schedules. Genuine Spring lambs drew $9:50 down. Top beef sale was scored by a lot of 40 steers from Texas Tech and were fed by W.

Fowler. Brownfield, as a fellowship given the Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association. The steers averaged 920 pounds and cashed at $10. Canner and cutter cows realized W.25 to S4.25 and the fair grades of butcher cows drew $4.50 to $5. Better grades of butcher cows drew $5 to $6 and fat.cows brought $6 io $6.65.

with odd head higher. Prices of $5 to $623 took the offering of hulls. Plain slaughter calves ranged around and the medium grades drew to S7.50. Fat calves ranged from to and were scarce. Genuine Spring lambs cashed from $8.50 to $9.50 and shorn fat lambs brought $7.50 to few- good wooled fat lambs realized $8.50 down and shorn aged wethers went out at $5 down.

J. D. Patterson Peacock sold six steers averaged at 1090 pounds at $9.65. Ben Wilson, Coleman, sold 24 spring lambs averaged at 58 pounds at $8.50 and 13 cull Springers at 53 and $6.50. One ewe at 80 pounds drew $4.50.

R. G. Kollingsworlh. Coleman, marketed seven wooled lambs averaging 97 pounds at $8.25 and 35 Spring Iambs weighing 65 pounds at $9. Two cull Springers averaged 65 pounds Cole Brothers, Brownwood, sold Rumble of Polish Tanks Answers Nazi Warning (NEA Service Radlopholo) toward the German frontier.

Rising Star School Gets WPA Allotment RISING STAR, April -Announcement was received here today thai. had been allotted by works progress administration to Ihe Rising Star Independent school district. The allotment makes possible a project planned by jchoo! board members 18 months ajo, the cast of which aggregates Included In the project will be a new home economics building, a rock veneer for Uie gymnasium, a deep well for the school's, water supply, rock fence for the athletic field, and landscaping tut both ward and high schools. H. B.

Self Is superintendent of schools and Fred Buford, Abilene architect, drew plans for the project. STOMACH UPSETS? a stomach upsets, ffas, "sour risings" or heartburn, yo'j "-ill find Uocfor Pierce' Mfiiical Discovery a beneficial tonic. It stimulates the appetite and has a tendency to increase the Row of Fort iijj "I froni acid ir.4 bid EO sppetite and feft out-of jotii. Afttr uiiax LJr Pierce's Medici! DLieoverr I hid more pep, slept belter at mi- ifomich no longer trfiub'H me laA I Mt 'it a fidd't." GM it in taWed ct Iwuiei Irtun Jf 221 aged welhers averaged at 92 pounds at $5 and 31 two-year-old wethers averaged S6 pounds at $6. Six yearling wethers averaged 60 pounds at $1-50.

Ballinger Men Plan Runnels REA Projects BALLINGER, April Following an informal dinner at the Central hotel a group of Bal- linser business men and civic leaders met at the city hall Wednesday night to discuss plans for the rural electrification of Runnels county. A committee composed of E. White, Tom Guin and G. P. Teague was appointed to outline the work to be done in signing up rural rest- dents on the REA plan.

This committee will be aided by other business men of the city and members of Ihe Ballinger Board of Comsum- Ity Development. The BCD has endorsed the rural electrification program and Is working with the leaders of the movement in securing as many customers for the power line as possible. Members of the BCD committee who are working out details concerning personal visits with farmers and ranchers are R- T. Hall, W. O.

Wallace, Levy Lee and Motley. SPEAKERS Speakers at the meeting were 6. R. Hale, REA project superintendent; Carroll Land, assistant Homer Pitts, president of the Coleman county electric cooperatives. They explained the program as it Is being Smarting stops aad hwliag of the raw, red you baits wilK Kesincl Soap and apply Eesinol Oin (menl.

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HILLEY i PHONE 7881 operated in other counties and outlined the possibilities Runnels county. Representatives were also pre.sent from the Crews community, located northeast of Ballinger, who told ot the Interest of their section in securing the electrical service. They were P. R. Dietz and L.

A. Faublon. Under the plans made by the BCD committee and the general committee every farmer and rancher in this'sectlon of the county will be contacted by the commitees and the plan explained in detail. Jtaps of the county, sowing proposed power lines and location of every rural home will be displayed in a downtown Ballinger office within a few days. JVM.VV SIGNED Many rural residents have al- ady signed up the electrification project, but an effort will be made to include every farm home in the county on the lines.

The government Is loaning up to so percent of the amount of money needed for wiring the homes. Many farmers plan to take advantage of the loan so as 'to install the electric service sooner than if they were forced to wait until ready cash was available the project superintendent stated. TOWN NEWS Here for a ID-day visit are Mrj. Jess Mathis; her daughter. Mrs.

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