Wise County Messenger from Decatur, Texas • Page 1

Hoees AND ERA PLAY TONIGHT IN S0FT-3ALL TOURNAMENT; WINNER AND ALVORD PLAY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP TOMORROW NITt Krii iiiKi and lli-iiilHta tla ir totirnanu nt uaino last win- I t4i o. Wfi didn't nee the game bul reimru are that it was a good one. TO.NKaiT Trailer won by niKbt, plays the winner last niKht for I he Alvoni the morrow (I'riday) the Kra vs Hobhs Trailer of Pt Worth 'vill he played tonight at 7:45 and the championship game Alvord vs the winner of the tonight, will play at 7: 15 tomorrow night for the championship and the 1150.00. Wise County Messeng SLIIK SHIP SIIIK I.VSl llWCE WITH H. B.

PEARSON Fire Idfp Estate Published in the Dairy Center of the Great Southweif Oldest Buiineei IniHhitlon In Wise County VOIiLMF DECATUR. WISE COUNTY. TEXAS Sept. 5, READ THE ADS TOTAL OF OAILMKNTS SLNT BY WKSTWAY; EMPLOYLI) Digger and liefter each month During August 12.E100 garments were by West- Sportswear in Decatur, a nice increase over any previous month. Better stili, the first week of Sepemher saw 6,271 garments shipped from the Icoal factory.

And better still, from the local employment standpoint, 95 persons are now employed in the plant, all residents of Wise County. Pioneer Boyd Citizen Pas.se.s fleorge Hubert Hollis, a citizen of Boyd, Te.xas for more than 56 years was buried in Boyd Cemetery Sunday July 27. Mr Holli.s was born in Sulligent. 7th. 1866 Two Children Are Injured Over Week End In Accidents La.st Saturday the (loram boy, 7 years old, wa.s struok hy a car here, hut was not seriously hurt.

His fatiier works on a ranch east of town where the family lives. The child is sore and skinned in places, but is not badly injured. Little Miss Judy Jennings, year old daughter of and Mrs. Burnie Jennings of Itliome was seriously injured when run over by a fuck-up, in that city, and is in a Decatur hospital where she is resting as well as could be expected Wednesday. James Young liml to the Jennings home Inguire about some oats, and in backing out ran across one side of the, little girl.

Branch, who was called to the scene of these accidents, gave us the above information. Over the week end three cases of drunk driving were recorded, one of the cases at Rhome, where the car had bwn run off in th ditch. One load of liquor was also piekd up last week end, according to the report. Denison Man Hurt In Car Accident M. E.

Whiteheatl of Ibmison is in a local hospital with a i)adly cut face and head, which SCHOOLS OPEN ON MONDAY MORNING FOOTDALL SOUAD IN DAILY PRACTICE Schools opens Monday, Sept. f), and everything is as near ready as possible. Superintendent ilantt informs us. Two teachers are lacking for a full quota a girls physical education instructor and a social science teacher. hoard has made arrangements for fill- ins until a regular insructor can be secured.

Former teachers were re-elected, with the addition of three announced last week. A meeting of the county school superintendents was held at the office of County Superintendent Nichols, with all schooKs of the county represented. Because of so much activity this week we have befin unable to secure full information of opening activities, but we hope to have a weekly column of school news, edited by some cla.ss in school, to keep you informed of what is happening at SYihool. (iolfers From Bowie And Noconn Will Be Here Sunday Coach Iring Clay and thirty boys have working out twice daily tliis week in prejiaration for the opening of the foof.hall season P'riday evening, in a game with Boyd liere. Coach informs us the hoys are looKLng good, and that Decatur will have a fair team.

In practice some clianges Rains Hamper Softball Tournament DEGATOR WINS FROM OAYD; ALVORD AND ORIDGEPORT GAME WAS A THRILLER Hobbs Trailer Won by Default From Ems, Played Lions Instead; Alvord Won From Decatur In Thriller Tuesday, Score 3 to 0 Friday night the Decatur Softball Tournament opened with Boyd and Decatur playing the opening game. Decatur win- nig 9 to 4. This game could have, been made a.s try-outs. i'opeye Shaw being in the back- better had the Boyd lieid, and Taylor at center. A punter and a imsser is needed and someone will be groomed for these jobs.

Material this year is good, but short in which will make reserve strengtli as desired lacking. The boys are working hard, and they are doing their part in getting into condition. Clay is doing well in the short period of time he has been here, and the boys like him, and are doing their best. catcher and been here for tile opening inning. These two arrived for the second inning but Decatur had made 5 runs in the first stanza.

The remainiier of tlie game w'as played, being 4 to 2 in the remaining six innings. In the second game, which was cine of best softball exhibitions w'e have seen on any field. Alvord won from Bridgeport 2 fo 1. with tiwi win- The tournament games for last week end and were rained out, but tournament plav was resumed Tuesday night at 8 as Hobbs Trailer and Decatur Lions played, followed by Alvrird Red Horses and Decaur All-Stars. Hobbs Trailer and Red Teague were here, but their opponent.

of Fort Worth, failed to show up. Hobbs won on default, but desired to play anyway. To fullfill their desire, Ralph Dodson quickly called the Lions team together, and with Chief Williams twirling, gave them a game. The score, 8 to 2, in tavor of Hobbs, called at the 6th innnig, 9:.30. This was a held on found thomaelvns behind Harmon leld morning and af- t.

I i 1 11 1 nig run scored in the last half and was really en- of the final inning. The Alvord Iternoon, with only afternoon workouts afier school opens. By next week Clay will probably haw made up his mind lie re A group of Decatur golfers he will place the boys and the outlook for the year resulting from additional practice. joyed, he local boys mi much better showing one run in the first innlnir as antinipated. Hudson scored.

Several innings and came to Texas in 1888 and result in the los.s of one located in Boyd and has spent the result of an accident of his life ij, night about midnight Boyd. He helped in the build- cjimurgic corner. The ings in the City and was a good failed to make the turn and HOLLIS on 4 the ar- Trinity Program Slory Number 4 This is fourth of a series of tides discussing the Trinity watershed flivod control program. authorized by Coniiress in thj, 1 94 4 Flood Control Act for post-war in soil conservation disrriots with federal assistance provided through the Soil Cons Service of the Department of Agriculture. The article.s were prepared by Loul.s Merrill, regional conservator of the Soil Conservation of Fort Worth.) struck the guard posts, according to information reported to us.

His wife was notified of the accident and arrived in De- eatur last night. Three Teachers Are Cho.sen For (i I School in Decatur At the regular meeting of the Wise County School Board last Tuesday, instructors were elected for the School I. VV. Champion. J.

F. Horu- beck, and Basil Hoyl eUi- to teach Ernest W'atson was selected for the Busines.s course; and H. P. VVarrtui as Flood control begins on the instructor in land where fall. Total has now That is thp prin- 8 1.

and students ciple of the of sign up daily. in- riculture's flood con- t' re-ted to sign Uf) trol program Trinity at as new classes nm-otf and will started soon. wen to Nocona last Sunday, and in the tournament play, Weaver, Johnny Musgrove, balls, winning in various events. Charles Allen Cates and Ralph Finley brought home the golf This Sunday Bowie and Paul intormed us na gofers are coming re. and ttiat the tirsi work in clianging Telephone Change- Over Work to Start with the Decatur duffers, will play a three-handed game.

The course is a face lifting and general overhauling. Prizes are arranged for the events, and will be later. Those making he trip to Nocona sated they had a time, and he Nocona men treated them swell Lions PMucation FVogram Given Wednesday Member.s of the Ijions Club last welcomed seven new memher.s by presentng membership cates in a Lions Education program in charge of the Lions Jim Jr. and Phil T.uk»*r Decatur sysLuii over to a dial system will within days or two weeks. Delays caus- because of late of the materials, many of which have not yet arrived.

Two new leads will be in- stalTed, and as this is all out- may caused by bad weather this fall. Work will be pushed as fast as po.ssible, and Bearden said he hoped the change- oould be made in January or February, provided additional is received now and then. later Alvord tied the score, remained 1 fo 1 until the final inning when errors gave the Alvord team two base hits, and the winning tally. This Bridgeport-Alvord game a and the from Bridgeport, Boyd and Decatur thoroughly enjoyed every minute. The Alvord pitcher fifteen batters; the Bridgeport boys brought a new pitcher, a young with a fiare for showmanship and fast and slow ball pitching, who pitched very effectively the whole game.

In the second game, the thriller was enjoyed by the flow crowds. Alvord had a la of rooters who not fail fo make noise support of the Horses. with P'erguson pitching won over Puryear pitciiing, 3 to 0 in full 7 innings. Puryear struck out 11 bat- Fergu.son 10. Decatur failed to hit in the while Alvord took ad- of all the offered, which were to make their winning scores.

Howard, first baseman for Alvord, was first to get on in the fifth, Si-oring on a hit by third baseman Whatley. Then Latimer, tt) sew up the game, poled a home run over left fielder Car- Fire Destroys Home Of R. T. Rieger Fire Of undetermined bringing in Whatley ahead last Friday morning destroyed the home, furniture and personal belongings of the R. T.

Arbused by smoke around 3 R. and daughter, crawled to the stairway and made their way out safely with only a belongings gathered up on the way. Services At Newark I The had gained such head' way before being noticed that For McCrary Mamie Louise was Football Schedules Distributed has printed i'lood the footijall tor the control This priigram involves 1 land to for which it is frotii standi)oiul long- ut'd control. (2 I in and higlt and cropping (3) on in var- 111 nt of tiK-tidow town. cover, iiiui Mi Bluford had the fion of mechanical strui'iures.

printed for high critically also the Mr. and Keith iiorn at Hope, Alabama music for the luncheon. 2, 1923. She was a no'tnber wtiicb was grt-atly of a family of ten children, Clenn of Cineinnuti, I Lions Watson, Johnnie Drain, New- I by. Franklin, Renshaw ark, Frank McCrary, Saginaw, land i on 4 for i In Decatur the West Cross Timbers, some lands lieen with on the that may, Bluford is a sport fan the far an this is witli has file football material, by Rush.

and elub liud at- in many 11 has as ItXL; at- and all Citizen Of 61 Passes wuole building was burned inside, with only the walls re- appraisers set thy loss at around 1,000.00 which was partly covered by insur- utKie. For the the Rieg- are living with his at her home. The fire call, hut w'as little since such had could do to stof) made. cause of has not loss is clothing aiul of him, making the 3 runs, which proved to be all for the game, Decatur had men on base several times, but lacked the hits to bring ruem in. Ferguson wa.s in good having good control, walking one man.

The line-ups: Po.sition Alvord 3 Decatur 0 so not to aptdy sary measures through the witli metal tags for li- year. Mrs. Joe of Dallas assist flood control program. Public in which a major of waters and erosion is visiting her sister, Mrs. T.

Rogers. the flood See SOIL on 2 Boyd Schools September 9th With 350 Enrollment Expected; Bus Added We school on the 9th of in H. Mrs. Charlene Mot We school on the September. M'e shall have approximately 350 pupils in school, of this number there will be about 120 in High School.

The teachers for the year and their snojeols and grades are as follows: Principal of High School and History; P- Rann: Mathematics in High Morgan; V'ocational Agriculture; B. A. Zorns: Ilomemaking; Mattie Hart: Commercial Subjects; Mrs. Cora Glaze: Grammar grade Principal and 7th. and 8th Grades; J.

C. Granstaff: 5th Grade; Clyde Manning; 4th Grade; Mrs. Arqh Patteraion: 3rd Grade; Mrs. C. P.

Ratliff: 2nd Grade; Virginia Carr: 1st Anna vs of H. Dill Lindsey. on at their home in i I 1 111I 1II IT II urged present on August 25tti at I 1 I I Hi I 111! i is u'ii 11 flits or to make up their p. Mrs. Lindsey was Miss An-1 Mis.si»sipi.i.

January liuh, or dasiroy- and in until 1885 wiuTi she came to Texas with the family and she was married to H. Dill Lindsey at Texarkana, Texas in Feb. 1885. There were 10 children born to -this union, three preceded their 'Wi'dnesday. Furnilure Factory In Operation Now Thf! factory is in oiieration with 12 Mrs.

McCullocti informed us Tiie small number of and tlie small' amount of work so far is by tlie lumber This situation will remedied shortly, she informed us. Products at are being made for a large manufacturer. ed. Mr. and Work- uiiia and son.

Russell og Lamar, Colorado visiting Mr. Charley RF Railey Renshaw IB Howard McNeely 3 Whath'v 2B Lat imer Burklow Bovvers Doan Puryear Railey Truitt irk Johnson Hardwick oiindatioii is being laid for home of and Rasiiury on South Trinity across from tiie home Buz Burton. ry and etjuip- 111 nf iias by for installation soon, will ment now in use, and the other is production. School; Floyd LeFors: English See BOYD on page 6 Native of County Passes Away Robert Lee Gilbert was born in Wise County Texas, near De2 catur, February 16th, 1896 and spent most of his life on a mother in death. One in infancy, one daughter at age nine and one daughter, Angus Stutt, died in 1930.

Mrs. Lindsey was a devoted Christian wife and mother and loved and respected by all who knew her. She became a Christian and united with the Baptist Church in Paradise in 1902 and was a member of the i Eu nie Whittiker is spending a vacation in Tulsa, Okla. has been made of change of meeting date for the Legion from tonight fo 10. leginiinaires are asked to note this ciiange.

church at time of her death. She is by her hus- See LINDSEY on page 4 Paradise School Opens Term On September Patrons Invited The Paradise School will op-' en for the 1946-4 7 term on Sept. the 9th. The are as follows: Henry Kelley-High School Mayor and Mrs. C.

Dodson returned home Sunday from I See GILBERT on 4 Colorado Springs, Colo. Prin. Science. Mrs. T.

P. tics. Miss Georgia Robertson English. Miss Nellie Bly Econics. Voaational Ag- F.

C. Gibbs riculture. Miss Ruth Barnett Prin. and History. Mrs.

Esta Grade. Mrs. Lena Mae Whitaker and 4th Grade. Mrs. Rebecca and 2nd Grade.

J. J. See PARA.DISE on page 83 i i.