The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, June 3, 1921 Page: 1 of 16
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VOLUME Xil
Published by R. Shuffler, at Olney, Young County, Texas, Friday, June 3, 1921
NUMBER 7
ON THE BONO ISSUE
Majority Interviewed Heartily
Favor Both Waterworks and
Sewerage and Believe
Will Carry
As promised in these columns
last week we have' interviewed
several prominent local 'business
men on the proposed bond issue for
waterworks and sewerage, and the
preponderance of sentiment is
heartily in favor of both projects.
If the business interests are a fair
criterion, then the election will
carry by about a two or three to
one vote.
Mr. G. H. Roach, of the Stephens
Roach Company, was the first man
we asked the question “How do
you stand on the Waterworks and
Sewerage bonds and why?” Mr.
Roach replied that he was for the
waterworks bonds but against, the
sewerage. His reason for favor-
ing the waterworks was because he
realized that we simply had to have
water, and he figured that to tax
community- for both of these pro-
jects at the same time would be too
much debt to place upon the city
and would make the tax rate^too
burdensome. He said that at some
future date, when the city had ex-
perienced some of the promised
growth from the water supply, we
could if people were so minded,
then put in sewerage. He thought
it would be a foolish proposition
from a financial standpoint for
this city at this time to go in debt
$140,000, and that the $100,000 for
waterworks would be the limit of
our financial ability.,
Wright McClatchy, Vice Presi-
dent of the First National Bank
gave us the following statement,
and we call especial attention to
the last line of his statement which
is in absolute contrast to Mr. Roach
on the financial issue:
“Olney is logically located to
make one of the best business and
residence towns in this section of
the state. Supported by agricul-
tural and grazing territory second
to none in Texas, and with the best
citizenship both in town.and in the
country it is squarely up to us to
make this town what it ought, to be.
With good railroad facilities, good
churches and an excellent school
we have a nucleus around which to
build substantially. In my opin-
ion there is absolutely nothing
that will do more toward bringing
about a substantial growth of this
town and improve living conditions
in it than an adequate supply of
water and an up-to-date sewer sys-
tem. The soil on which this town
is located will grow almost any-
thing, and if we had sufficient
water for irrigation of lawns and
trees, what a change would be
wrought in a few years! We now
bear the reputation of having a
clean town, but how much more
sanitary and clean the town would
be with a good sewer system! I
am for the bond issue, first, be-
cause I expect to live in Olney per-
manently and know that living con-
ditions would be bettered by hav-
ing good water and sewer systems;
second, because I believe they
would prove good investments for
the town, increasing property
values many times the amount of
the tax that would be required.”
W. L. Meaders said that we cer-
tainly needed both, but that we
needed a lot of things that we were
unable to pay for, and he opposed
both propositions at this time. He
also stated that city taxes were al-
ready high, that he had been pay-
ing high taxes all of the time and
that he got absolutely nothing for
it, and that the tax money was
wasted by the city officials.
Jack Marcell, of the Marcell
Auto Company, resented even be-
ing asked the question, as he said
lie failed to see how any sensible
man could oppose either proposi-
tion. He believed that it was, ab-
solutely necessary not only for the
town’s continued growth, but for
it to even hold its own, and said
that if the bonds failed to carry
he would not spend his money
building a new home as contem-
plated and further that lie would
e fifty cents on the dollar
property.
. Alexander stated that he
and emphatically
bonds for both puiposes
before we were able to
to his reasons, how-
rtain that they are
sufficient and convincing.
E. W. Hunt, President of the
First National Bank, favors the
waterworks and will vote for it,
but says he opposes the sewerage
bonds because he figures that it
will make taxes too high and that
$140,000 in Olney Bonds will not
be readily sold, while the $100,000
for waterworks alone may be read-
ily disposed of. He also mention-
ed the fact that he had a private
system in use and did not need the
sewerage.
W. N. Lunn said that he would
vote and work for both bond issues
because he believed we needed both
water and sewerage, said that he
was ever for the upbuilding of the
town, and figured this the most
forward step we had ever attempt-
ed. He said he realized it would
cost us some money, but that he
was of the opinion that it would be
worth many times its cost.
M. P. McCracken was an enthusi-
astic supporter of the bond issues,
believing that it would not only
pay for itself, but would pay a
handsome dividend to the property
owners in the savings on insurance,
in increased property values and
in the increased population which
would be drawn here as a direct re-
sult of the improvement. He figur-
ed that a very little over $100,000
would be needed to complete both
propositions on account of recent
declines in the prices of labor and
materials and that the increase in
taxes would be a small item.
Rev. T. H. Burton made a busi-
ness trip to Wichita Falls Wednes-
day.
The committee which has been
working on the cemetery subscrip-
tion list reports that they have be-
tween seven and eight hundred dol-
lars subscribed for the employment
of a sextan, and will guarantee col-
lections of same. It is now up to
the trustees of the association to get
busy and employ a man.
OLNEY SCHOOL IS
GRANTED AFFILIATION
Just before leaving for their
homes, which Mr. Dillehay and Mr.
Bedf 'vd did the first of the week,
they received from the University
of Texas a report on their request
for affiliation of the Olney High
School, and we are indeed pleased
to state that we were accorded all
of the units possible out of the
twelve units asked for this year.
Units granted were as follows:
Mathematics_____j._______3%
English _________________ 3
History _________________ 3
Science ----------------- 1Y2
Total ---------------- 11
Material was sent in for twelve
units in all, but only three out of
the four units of work in English
could be given in one year, Which
means that we got credits on every-
thing possible on the work sent in.
Are you not proud of tile Olney
School? The Enterprise is.
Mr. and Mrs. WY-A. Simmans
and Mrs. John HujR visited L. C.
Wallace and family, of Jean, Sun-
day. f
5 DAYS
JUNE 17,18,19, 20 and 21
GET SEASON TICKETS
_ ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY _
-O-
One of the prettiest social affairs
of the season was given Tuesday
afternoon when Mrs. A. M. Smith
announced the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Lena Maude, to Mr.
C. H. Dillehay, of Deeature, Texas.
The guests were taken into the
dining room where, suspended
from the electric light above, were
pink and white streamers which
were drawn by the guests at the
end of which was a tiny card on
which was written the names of the
bride-elect and C. H. Dillehay.
After several contests and games
refreshments were served to Mes-
dames Carl Donohoo, F. J. Hurl-
but,. Morris Murphy, J. C. Ander-
son, Jr., Chas. Flack, W. L. Har-
rington, H. T. Brotherton, Arilla
Peterson, C. D. Boyd, J. W. Iseral,
Marshal Phelps, Ray Ivey, R. S.
Beard, Harry Phelps, R. W.
O’Keefe, H. L. Grammar, S. C.
Auld, and Misses Lula Blair Neal
and Flora Meadows and Mesdames
C. E. Duke of Tulia and L. F.
Sheffey of Canyon.—Plainview
Evening Herald.
Look at a picture of Lenine or
Trotsky and you’ll savvy the trou-
ble.
Billy Sunday said in Cincinnati
the other day he wanted to meet
a man whom the spoils of office
would not buy. Gracious, Billy,
there hain’t1 no such critter.
We have been preaching Ithat
we should all try to curb our bad
habits, and trying to live up to it
but what’s the use? Soon all of
them will be abolished by constitu-
tional amendments, anyway.
-O-
There is nothing much new under
the sun. Ancient dames are said to
have worn skirts slit clear up to
the hips. What the ancient man
thought about it history sayeth not
but doubtless he rubbered, all
right.
BEGINS JUNE 17TH.
Five Day Program Promises to Be
One of Best We Have Ever
Had in This City
Olney’s 1921 Chautauqua begins
on the 17th. of this month and
will continue through five days as
usual, and will be held under the
big Chautauqua tent o n the old
grounds where we have had it for
the past three years.
The program is furnished again
this year by White & Myers, and
they assure us that it will be the
best one we have ever had. Local
men are behind the Chautauqua
with a good guarantee, and we cer-
tainly hope to see it well patroniz-
ed and feel certain that it will be.
Let us urge however that people
procure season tickets, and get
them early, as the season ticket
sale is the only thing that is of any
help much to the local committee.
A big New York production with
a New York cast of players,
‘ ‘ Friendly Enemies, ’ ’ * and
Quintano and his band are prob-
ably the feature numbers of the
program this year. A big band,
and an exceptionally clever one,
and a fine play. Quintano’s band
was a stellar attraction at the Dab-
las Fair a few years ago.
Following is the complete pro-
gram, and although we cannot give
it deserved comment, you see what
we will have, and can get descrip-
tive literature concerning the
talent from the regular programs
which will soon be delivered to
you:
Afternoon—First Day
“The Comedy Male Quartet”,
Music and fun.
Night—First Day
“The Comedy Male Quartet”
and Henry Clark, Lecture, “Play”
Afternoon—Second Day
The Gypsy Serenaders, “Music
of the Far Away Countries. ’ ’
Night—Second Day
The Gypsy Serenaders, and
Clyde Wilson McCord, Lecture,
“Modern Jekylls”
Afternoon—Third Day
Frank G. Armitage, “Fun
Maker. ’ ’
Night—Third Day
“Friendly Enemies,New York
Play and Cast.
Afternoon—Fourth Day
Howard Russell’s, Scottish Re-
vue.
Night—Third Day
Cyrus S. Nusbaum, Lecture,
“The Real Community.”
Fifth Day—Afternoon and Night
“Quintano and His Band,” Di-
rect from New York City.
Mrs. Chas. Gay, of Graham, was
in Olney a few hours on business
yesterday afternoon.
A committee was appointed some
two weeks ago to arrange for a
banquet at which it was hoped that
a commercial club or some such
organization would be formed, but
this committee has gone the way of
many others similarly appointed,
and so far as we can learn has
made no ef f ort to do anything. The
editor takes the position that if a
man does not intend to serve on a
committee he should refuse the ap-
pointment.
Mr. Dillehay was married in
Plainview yesterday morning to
Miss Lena Maude Smith, of that
city. We are not acquainted with
the fortunate young lady in the
case, but knowing Mr. Dillehay as
we do, we are perfectly willing to
risk his his judgement and are cer-
tain that she. is 9, young lady of
much personal charm and many
graces. We heartily extend con-
gratulations and best wishes, and
hope to get better acquainted with
the bride when- they come here to
live during the next school term.
Harveys’ Comedians have been
giving some excellent plays to a
nire audience every night this
week and on Saturday night of
last week. The company this year
is much stronger than any Messrs.
Haverstock and Hill have had
heretofore, and they are presenting
a bunch of new plays which are
very pleasing. They will be here
the rest of this week, and we are
informed that their feature play is
to be presented Friday night.
Their prices are reasonable, the
show and the music are good, and
those who attend are sure to en-
joy a pleasant evening.
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Shuffler, R. The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, June 3, 1921, newspaper, June 3, 1921; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1113568/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Olney Community Library.