The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1929 Page: 2 of 8
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bunt of human kindness, ft ww-jy thjlt Mill.
pledge that cotton ehaUnot ad-
vance in pnee or recede in
price more than $10.00 per bale WUnat «">"» 111 **»*«»
• How strange it appears that
the Big Men in both of our
political parties get nervous
when government price fixing
is mentioned to them. They ap-
pear to be as afraid of price
fixing as a Pennsylvania moun-
ts iner is of.witches. They eau-
tion that it will never do for
the govecnirent to enter into
a scheme of pride fixing. I often
bale measure calling for uni-
form prices of gasoline through
out the state. Some other guy
scented “government price
fixing” at onee and told his
colleagues so. Consternation
broke loose and the body was
as much excited as a band of
Pennsylvania mountaineers
wonld have been on discovering
a witch in their midst. Don’t
know what happened to the
guy who introduced the meas-
ure, but suppose he lost his
“witch- lock”, for the legisla-
te some of the leading fund- Dr. Harold H. Hayes on Ms
Ium manufacture® of the ns-! 5, 1928 at Hubbardswoods/IU.
tion. Just last week's carload' 1.13a WALKER,
of walnut stumps wag shipped, priddy, Texas, April 12, 1929.
to Memphis, Tenn., for'use in; 0
furniture manufacturing, the Mimu.im «ftn»
Btumpe being preferable to the ramOM MOW
straight logs because of the] ~
curves of the grain and the1 J •“ bo«^nK for “
‘knot" effects. The timber °*** of Aa* on« *
grows in. different parts of the “"?«
county, but the shipment last bo^k tbeir order* wlth “e at *
week wen from the Center City 6&r^y
section. This is one of the many JNO. W. ROBERTS
reaourcnj of Mills county that --0-
makes it one of the best coun- d F. Jaske, merchant 0
ties in Texas and the best part Priddy, had business in thi
of the known world-----_ ^1 city Monday, ^
Mrs. J. W. Allen
have her address eh
DeRoche, Ark., to
as. Her Goldthwaite
glad she has moved
home.
■* Colyer Hearne writes from
Scottsdale, Arizona, to have
the Eagle sent to him at that
place. 1 1-
~w'dttdsr if these sages of our
legislative halls never heard of
n tariff law. I11 all my ignor-
ance and innocence 1 would like
to ask, what is a tariff law but
a price fixing law T What is our
National Rate Fixing Com-
mission but a price-fixing body
operating under a price-fixing|
We will sell ice through the sftston of
1929 at following prices:
Delivered at Company Platform*
Op to 100 lb» per 100 ------- .60
M0 to 200 lb*, per 100,_______ .50
ing broader and stronger at an
alarming rate.
A. J. HARRSION.
price fixing.
"Price fixing in our great Com-fttV. HAWKINS TO
300 lb. block*____;_____)i,{
Delivered to Residence Section
70c per Hundred
job is now being over-worked
by indiv^Wlrts. corporations and
cflmpaTiies. tYn-e «fiving indeed.
is becoming a real affietiou to
country Quite as bad for
all of us. soil actively, its boot-
legging—yea worse. The boot-
legger fixes the priee on his
hooch and you can pay it or
go dry as you choose. You do
not have to have it, but when
it comes to bread and meat and
clothing on which the price is
fixed about four times a day—
things you must have in every
ice fixing is an evil
“th, REAL BARBER SERVICE
h *“ —This modern. Barber Shop is equip
served for gammers' stakes bp-;
fore covering opr back*?, has
often been regarded as a dis-
reputable business and I"have
a suspicion it often is. Wonder
if this is the reason our patriot-
solons don’t want the govern-
ment to indulge in it? Well, I
will admit that, in my opinion,
price fixing by big companies,
corporaions and boards of ex-
change appear disreputable.
My .suspicion is aroused when
there is a difference of six
cents per gallon on gasoline in
Ttio, will begin a revival
the Star Methodist church,
---. AAttwnnis writes that he
has a message of love and gopd
cheer; that he is coming to try
to save lost men and women,
and to stabilize the character
of Star’s citizenship.
This pastor calls on all
Christians everywhere to corite
to hear Bro. Hawkins. The
world is in need of messages of
love and fellowship. .
ped for the man who wants w expert*
attention without waste of time.
You’re Next!
FAULKNER. Sc RUDD BARBER
Baths SHOP Shine*
5001b,
2*000 lb.________________$10.00
Ice delivered to merchants not less
than 100 lb quantities, 50c per M0
No sales will be made for less than
TEXAS-LOUISIANA POWER CO.
MILLS COUNTY COLD STORAGE
AND PRODUCE CO.
day life—pri,
not hard for anyone to under-
stand.
Only a few days ago a price
fixing epidemic broke out in
the retail gas business. It was
Sporatic in nature, only strik-
ing a few places in our State,
such as Houston. Dallas, San
Antonio, Fort Worth, etc. In
the places named, we are told,
it dropped to 14 cent.^ per gal-
lon, but at Gojdthwa.ite we
were compelled to pay tiiC,
tamo old price, 20 cents per
gallon, or walk. Since we have
divorced old Dobbin and choice
gasoline is about as essential
to the average family as **--
and coffee, of ro»- -**r
D. FRANK SMITH, P. C.
We are now ordering * saw «sr «f tbs Rum
Georgia Marble aad would appreciate a ohanoe fc
figure on say wo kyou may weed. We mu lu a pod
tkm to save you money em your seeds aad at the
same to give you strictly first ease ark both in
materials and workmanship.
THE TRENT STATE SANA
OUR SPECIAL SANDWICHES
Next time you are hungry, it Is
but a step into our place where
sandwiches that literally melt
•'' m your mouth await your order.
They are made fresh, and each
one is almost a meal in itseli.
in the next few weeks. We have ene of the be*
workmen in the South aad aaa giro you work is a
workman like manner. Vo job too large or too null
to receive our pirwul attention end heel efforts.
S8 years in burin— here and we thank our people
fctilia homes* ^■wr I soMort your petfn—fi
WSJ Sf**’1.9. TfjfcBi A *0V Goldthwaite
US on* *•" -rse we pnek
^ .. ears when price fixing
breaks loose, hoping we will
get a reduction. Not so in this
ease however This was just the
big fish swallowing the little
Regular Meals — Short Orders
Bottled and Fountain Drinks
ones whw operations were an-
noying them, so the priee drop-
ping was just a move by the
big bdvs to put the little hoys
ont of the game. If we had had
an independent * (little boy)
operating here, the evidence of
ght have broken
Fuel system of die new Ford
has been
I t 1 9 •
designed fo^ reliability
and long service
—THE—
ROYAL CAFE
W. F. Brim, Prop
priee-fixi g
out here 'on
Just In ior th<f legislature at
Austin adjourned a few days.
Rgo. vor-e • -prohahly.
* Bring Us Your Egg:.
* _
* Custom Hatching at 3
cents per egg
LET ME SELL YOU YOUR
Baby Chicks Every
Tuesday
MRS 0. M. BURCH’S
HATCHERY
DURING 1929
AFTER EATING
Absolutely Free
mad with
Qas on my
VOVy uncomfort-
•Wo. My tongue
was coated and
my color was bad.
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Thompson, R. M. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1929, newspaper, April 19, 1929; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1073599/m1/2/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.