The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1920 Page: 4 of 8
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THE CHRONICLE, TEAGUE, TEXAS, APfclL 30, 1920,
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THE CHRONICLE
Published 'Every Friday.
OFFICIAL OR(!*AN OK THE CITY.
Subscription price, $1,50 per Year,
Payable lir Advance.
Entered at the postofflee at Teague,
Texas, for transmisaion through tlie
mails at sec ond ul:tsn rate of postage,
upder the Act of Congress of March
3, 1879.
Obituaries, resolutions, cards of
thanks, and other such matter of no
news value, is charged for at adver-
tising rutes.
Wm.J.Stringer, Editor and Proprietor
FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1920.
Rut let us riot let the warm
political campaign overshadow
the weed campaign. The weeds
have been given a fresh start
by the recent rains and will
soon take possession of the
town if not looked after;
The-Democrats’of Freestone Children’s Entertainment Great
county must not forget precinct Success.
conventions will be held in
every voting hox or precinct
in the county at 2:30 o’clock
Saturday (tomo row) after-
With every available seat
taken last Thursday at the
Opera- House where patrons
and friends had gathered to en-1
noon. Resolutions regarding j0y the patriotic entertainment
the State and National admin- j given by the children of the
istrations must be adopted and Horace Mann school, the cur-
delegates are to >e elected t6
Preparations are being made
for the holding of the Free-
stone County Fair. The prelim-
inaries have been gone over,and
the date will be decided upon
shortly. Application has been
made to the city authorities for
the use of the city park as' a
place to hold the Fair, as pub-
lic sentiment, especially among
the farmers, seems to favof the
park as a Fair site. Definite
plans will in all probability be
announced in the near future,
as committees will be named
and plans set in motion.
Prospects for a creditable
school term for next year is
becoming critical, according to
reports from teachers, many, or
most qf whom say they have or
will resign on account of not
being able to receive a living
wage. The teachers cannot he
blamed. They owe nothing to
the community, to the school or
to the people, and certainly are
not expected to work for less
than respectable salaries, but
the matter deserved the atten-
tion and serious consideration
of the public, the patrons, and
now is the time to begin. Many
schools in this country went
untaught, and many children
were without teachers this year
on acCfilint of the scarcity and
the lack of business system in
conducting school a {fairs, which
reminds us the schools should
receive first attention during
the present crisis. The school
board will, of course, do all in
their power with available re-
sources, but when the where-
with to pay is exhausted, they
are at the end of their row, and
it is up to the dear public.
What shall we do, and when
shall we do it?
attend the County Convention
to lie held in Fairfield next
Tuesday, May 4. In the pre-
cinct conventions there must be
a delegate elected for every
twenty-five votes cast in the
general election in Nevember,
1918. These delegates will at-
tend the County Convention on
next Tuesday and elect dele-
gates to the State Convention,
the numebr of these depending
on the votes cast in the county
in the primary in 1918, accord-
ing to information given out by
State Democratic headquarters.
It seems to be a critical mo-
ment for Democracy when
there are those in Texas claim-
ing to be Democrats who are
clamoring for repudiation of
the achievements of the Demo-
cratic administration during its
seven years of power in the
United States, and who seek
disruption for the sake of some
pet scheme or other aod the
slick tounges and nandsome
personality of certain self-
styled leaders and whose reas-
oning powers have been dazed
into a peaceful sleep to awake
only after it is too late to rec-
tify their mistakes. Let Dem
oerats face tjie real, issues of
the day as true Americans
should and bring those who are
misled to see their mistakes
before it is too late. The first
‘step is activity in the precinct
conventions. Be there.
tain rose on one of the best
trained childrens’ programs
ever given in Teague.
The first half of the program
was called a “Patriotic Pa-
geant*” in which eighty little
girls dressed in native costumes
represented children from Scot-
land, Denmark, France, , Ire-
land, Switzerland and England
Uncle Sam was impersonated
by Harry Zeanon and no more
dignity could have- been main
tained by the old general him-
self than was maintained by
Harry. His words rang dis
tinct and clear when he an-
nounced the different countries
represented as the groups of
girls appeared. Each group
gave a folk dance characteristic
of their homeland and the per-
fect time and rythm kept by
the children showed wonderful
training on the part of their
leaders.
The Soldiers and Sailors
were the last to appear. They
joined in freedom’s revel and
all sang the final chorus, “Bat-
tle Hymn of Republic.”
The second act was called the
“Legend of the Beautiful
Cloth.” In this, beautiful little
Evelyn Alexander as Fairy
Queen, assisted by Louise Mc-
Vey, Mary Elizabeth Marshall,
Mabel Claire Blount, Emily
Jackson, and twenty-six of the
daintiest fairies imaginable por
trayed the simple story of the
search for new draperies for
the queen. From the witches’
kettle was taken a large Amer-
ican flag around which all ral-
lied and sang the “Star Span-
gled Banner.”
Mrs. Clair Clark was the
efficient pianist who so ably* as-
sisted in making the entertain-
ment a success.
One of the leading features
of the program was the read-
ing given between acts by little
Miss Effie Cardwell formerly of
Fort Worth. So well was she
received that a second encore
was given before the house
But remember, while our COuld be quieted. Effie seemed
schools are up against the cold entirely at home and at ease on
facts of a teacher famine, they
are not by themselves by anj(
means. Many are facing like
conditions, but some of them
will be well supplied, and will
have full terms, and let Teague
be among these. What shall
we do? That is the burning
question.
“Hard luck” has attended the
drilling of the Chronicle’s oil
well near Freestone. When the
drill was down about 900 feet
it become contrary and was
broken ofr and turned in the
well so that it could not he
extricated, and the beginning
of a new hole was necessary.
So the Chronicle’s first well was
a failure; the drill refused to
go down, knowing if it did, it
would perhaps pierce the cov-
eted vein.
A BANK ACCOUNT
Your checks provide with an
*
absolutely accurate and consec-
utive record of every cent ybu
pay out.
It trains you to think twice
before spending money. The
second thought often saves it.
OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH
US TO-DAY.
the stage and displayed very
unusual natural talent as well
as splendid training.
As was stated above, this en-
tertainment was given for the
benefit of the Horace Mann
school; about $130.00 was real-
ized and will be utilized for
play ground improvement. The
teachers,* Misses Alta and Clara
Ileadlee, Lulu Johnson and
Ulalia Peace spent a great deal
of, time in the preparation of
this exhibition and received, as
they should, the very heartiest
commendation for their efforts.
When 150 children between the
ages of five and eleven years
can be so successfully trained,
the ideals, not only of the chil-
dren, but of the entire com-
munity as well, has been lifted
in a marked degree.
Precinct Convention.
A Democratic Precinct Con^
vention for Precinct No. 5 is
hereby called to be held at 2:30
p. m. Saturday, May 1, in the
Cohn building on Main street,
recently vacated by J. C. Chris-
topher’s garage,for the purpose
of electing delegates to the
County Convention to be held
in Fail-field on May 4, and the
transaction of such other busi-
ness as may properly come be-
fore it.
J. E. Lindsey, Chm.
Voting Prect. No. 6.
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The Miller Tire mileage, now discussed
everywhere, is not an,accident.
Over $1,000 daily is spent in tests and in-
spections. Fifty inspectors guard against
defects.
Every lot of tread stock is first vulcanized
and tested in the laboratory.
Over 1,000 tires yearly are worn out in
factory mileage tests.
Every tire is signed by maker and inspec-
tor, and both arc penalized if a tire falls down.
Highly-paid experts spend their years in
making betterments.
Mark the results
The Miller Tire is now talked everywhere.
It is today’s sensation.
It is winning countless contests where a
score of makes are brought into comparison.
In the factory tests — radical rear-wheel
tests — Miller cords last year averaged 15,000
miles.
The new Miller treads, in these tests, out-
wear the best of others by 25%.
Defective Miller Tires are a rarity. Some
large Miller dealers last year
had not a single adjustment
If you don’t know these
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BOB COMPTON, Manager.
TEAGUE, TEXAS
Rustlers’ Camp.
The Rustlers, “True Blue,”
are leading this week for the
second one during the cam-
paign. But the Hustlers, those
Faithful Reds,” have the" ad-
vantage, don’t forget, of that
inspiration for service we had
when we were behind in the
campaign count. Now, that
we are ahead, let us^not suffer
our interest to wane, else we
will fall instantly behind. This
happily, is a campaign in
which there can be no defeat,
both sides will win. Of this we
must all feel proud. There is,
numerically, about the same
line up of Reds as Blues, but it
happened that 146 more Blues
than Reds attended the services
Sunday before last which ena-
bled us to overcome their lead
of 21 and lead them by 125.
Last Sunday they moved up
13 in all the services, leaving
us only 112 ahead. If we let
them move up for a few more
Sundays they will be in the
lead again. The burning ques-
tion with us is: Shall we let
them do it? This is our week
to win; if we do not, then we
must suffer the consequences.
The Reds are on the job; let
us rustle also. Remember,
last Sunday 13 more Reds than
Blues attended the services.
After the campaign is closed,
we will all look back and see
where we could have attended
more of the services, and per-
haps changed the result, but it
will then be too late to count—
in this campaign. Let' us take
advantage of the opportunity
this friendly contest affords,
and see to it that whetever else
of Christian good we do, let us
attend the services of our
church; let us support the pas-
tors; let us make a good record
while making is good. We all
win while only one side can be
ahead, but he who puts most
into the work will surely get
the most out of it.
services Sunday—all three of
them—and be sure to stand up
high while the Blue count is
taken, and as sure to sit down
low while the Reds are counted.
And remember, there were 13
more Reds than Blues at the
services last Sunday.
—Count “True Blue.”
Card of Thanks.
The Mothers Club of the
Reagan school request the
Chronicle ' to extend their
thanks to Mrs. R. D. Rhodes
for the nice boxes she contrib-
uted to the box supper held
at the school last Saturday
evening.
Pythian Sisters.
The Pythian Sisters hold
their regular meetings * in the
K. of P. hall the first and third
Tuesdays in every month. Mrs.
O. E. Gaines, K. of R. & C.
For Sale: 54-inch Fumed Oak
Dining Table and Buffet, good
as new, a bargain, leaving town.
Mrs. G. H. Peter.
Play at Shanks.
If you want to have an ever
ing of merriment just come to
Shanks Saturday, May 1, at
8 o’clock. There will be a play
given entitled, “An Arizona
Cow Boy,” the proceeds of
which_)£in go to the school.
A strong feature of the play
is the abundance of bristling,
clean-cut and Western coined
that eliminates all possibilities,
of there being any dull or dead
moments. A mischevious little:
cow-girl, a bossy old woman, a
funny Chinaman always in
trouble, and Heze Kiah Bugg,;
the biggest liar in the State ofl
Arizona, will keep everyone m
continued good humor.
Irene Senter,
Katherine Odom.
The examination of the head
of the dog which bit many
dags in this vicinity showed
positive evidence of rabies, and
you must keep your dogs up ot
muzzle them, effective Satur
morning.
GASOLINE ALL GONE!
and twenty miles from town.
Don’t let this heppen to you,
but drive by before leaving and
get a good supply.
CITY GARAGE & MACHINE SHOP
TEAGUE, T^EXAS
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Stringer, William J. The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1920, newspaper, April 30, 1920; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1048397/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.