The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, January 4, 1924 Page: 6 of 10
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THE OLNEY ENTERPRISE
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MssiMm
Etarl Williamson spirit Christ-
mas with his family in Mineral
Wells. _
Mrs. W- C. Williams of Abilene
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. West.
■Rov Carpenter and G. Parrott
of Throckmorton spent Sunday
with J. J. Hodnett.
Tom Guimarin and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Thomas were
in Wichita Falls Sunday.
Marvin Burris and family of the
Hunt Community visited in
Bowie a few days last week.
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Ernest Edwards returned to Ab-
ilene Wednesday to again take up
his studies in Simmons College.
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Miss Eloise Farmer left Tues-
day for Wichita Falls where she
will enter school for the next few
months.
,speak on this subject they so fre-
quently elucidate upon. We $30
men (of this $30 $6.50 was deduc-
ted for insurance premiums and
about $3.50 to pay for our toilet
articles, some $20 being left to
pay for laundry and other neces-
sities) often wonder if these same
men were.doing their stuff for $30
less the deductions.
It is readily understood that
war could not be carried on very
long if all the men were paid $200,
$300 and $500. They could not all
tie Captains, -Majors and Colonels;
we had to have nigh on to 4,000,-
000 men at $30 per month.
How many of those against the
bonus volunteered to do their bit
for the measly sum of thirty rocks
pei’. Perhaps a great many of
them were “dollar a year” men.
Maybe they, on the declaration oi
the war on Germany, gave away
their jobs, their interests, their
plants to anyone who would run
•im
Young County Schools
H. H. A V A NTS, County Superintendent
Happy New Year, folks; and i mous for a professional teachers’
here is niv hand that we make it j institute each year.
the best in the history of the coun-
ty. It can be done, and that is
the only resolution I am making.
Will all of you 'join me? If tve car-
ry it through we shall be too busy
for personal meanness, and we will
do enough good to prevent the
need of more elaborate resolutions.
The entire school system of the
A splendid, organization of the
Interscholastic League was effected
for the county. Plans are now well
under way for a great field day at
Graham in the early Spring. By
popular vote of the teachers, Mar.
21 and 22 were designated as the
dates for the occasion. Elsewhere
in this issue is to be found the
count v resumed work on December j1fek<#alL schedules. They should
- be read carefully by all persons m-
24th. It seems that everybody had
an enjoyable Christmas, and we.
hope that Santa Claus forgot none
of them, and that among other
things he left all of the teachers
and pupils a greater appreciation,
of the wonderful opportunities
. that lie before them and a keen
them. Perhaps they sold it for a j clesive to make each day just a
song and then sang it themselves.; (il , |(l ]Jet,ter tium the day. before.
Or better yet donated all then’ sal- j The teachers of Jack and Young
aries and income except $30 for
themselves, if single, and if mar-
ried, retained $15 for the worse
half and ten dollars for each ad-
terested in this fine sport.
The Young County Teachers’
Association occupied an important
place in the superintendents’ and
teachers’ meetings of the institute.
The officers for the current year
are: Miss Lillie B. Pate, Graham,
secretary-treasurer; H. Tracy
Hayes, Olney, vice-president; H.
IT. Avants, Graham, president.
The secretary has not reported the
Sam Bird and family spent a
few days last week visiting friends
and relatives in Graham and
Stamford.
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Melvin Sutherlen and family of
Throckmorton spent a few days
of last week with relatives in Ol-
ney. ____
Miss Oma Atchley left Satur-
day for Bowie where she is to at-
tend school for the next six
months.
counties enjoyed a highly profes-
sional institute during the week; number of paid memberships for
preceding Christmas; The teachers j the' year, but it is confidently ex-
of these two counties seem to en-1 pected that the organization will
(1 it ion a 1 dependent to the cause of joy professional fellowship and al- j number on its membership 100
winning the war. j ’ways express their appreciation^ per cent of the teachers of the
Show me one who did this and I of the type of work offered. Near-; county,
will shake his hand and apolo-; \j 250 teachers were in attendance, j Four more meetings of the Y.
gize and say, “Brother you are j The teachers of Young county, C.T.A. will be held during the
qualified to speak,” even though; were asked during the institute! current school year. Six meetings
lie did not tramp the weary way, j to give a written opinion regarding j are held in various parts of the
tote the burdensome load, guzzle I to give a written opinion regarding! county during each school year,
the delicious “slum,” bunk in the 1 Nearly all of the 150 teachers in: One has been held at Graham and
. Mrs. S. J. Marcell has returned
from Ihe bedside of her sister,
Mrs. Lucy Hansom who has been
ill from blood poison.
Reginald Ivey, who has been in
McAdoo for several months, spent
Christmas with relatives in and
around Olney.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Rushing
and children of Grayson county
are visiting his mother, Mrs. F. M.
Rushing of this place.
Mrs. Meda Robinson, and little
son of ■ Colorado City spent a few
days of last week with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. West.
soggy trenches and spend weeks
and months in indescribable hell.
In the last five years we have
said little. Now we demand to be
heard when the shackles shall be
knocked from the eyes of blind
justice and these weary veterans
shall come into a just compensa-
tion which will be the fairest of
any contract or claim the Govern-
ment lias pretended or offered to
settle.
CHESTER A. FARRIS.
Arlington, Texas.
the county expressed an opinion, l one at South Bend this year. The
the same being practically unani-j places and dates of other meetings
B. Y. P. U SOCIAL
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Mrs. Tom Lemons returned to
her home in Paducah Monday af-
ter an extended visit, with her sis-
ter, Mrs. Henry Guinn of this city.
W. E. . Sykes and family of
Hamilton were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. B. L. Pate and Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Rogers during the holi-
days.
Among those who attended the
singing at Padgitt Sunday were
Messrs, and Mesdames Henry
Gibbs, Sam Casey and Odus Wil-
liams and children.
On December 20, the Junior B.
Y. P. U. entertained with a social
in the basement of Baptist Church.
Various games and contests were
enjoyed throughout the evening
and at a late hour refreshments
of hot chocolate, sandwiches and
cake were served by Mesdames W.
N. Lunn and J. L. Jones to Miss
Pauline Bloodworth, Anna Belle
Wade, Francis Farmer, Lillie Mae
and Beatrice Guimarin, Lucile
Iiowery, Laura Webb, Lucille Dun-
agan, Vera Maude and Beatrice
Williams, and Maxine Johnson,
and Doyle Swarthout, Doyle Evans
Thomas Patrick, Grady Boswell,
Gray D. Wade, Willis Ellis, Loyd
Jones, Harold and George Russell,
Harrell Anderson, Robert B. Mar-
tin, Herman Paul and James
Sloan.
The Year 1924 Has
Just Arrived
LET US MAKE NEW RESOLUTIONS
FOR THE BETTERMENT
—so that three hundred and sixty-five
good days can he accounted for during
1924. OUR RESOLUTION is to please
as many customers as possible, and we
assure you that everything possible to
good management will be done to carry
out this resolution. We are carrying
a good stock of DRY GOODS, CLOTH-
ING, SHOES and LADIES’ READY-
TO-WEAR at prices as low as possible.
COHN’S CASH STORE
will be announced in this paper
s<tori,
Young county has more than
sixty members of the State Teach-
ers’ Association, and about fifty
of these attended the recent meet--
ing at Fort Worth. We should
number our entire •teaching forces
among the membership of this
great organization.. The annual
membership fee is $2.00, and in
addition to contributing to the
highly useful and progressive work
of (lie organization, each member
receives the Texas Outlook, which
compares favorably with any oth-
er educational magazine published
in Texas or out.
The next regular examinations
will be held February 1 and 2.
All applicants must register before
January 20th. Proper blanks will
be furnished from the County Su-
perintendent ’s office.
NOTES FROM WOMAN’S
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
The Methodist Missionary So-
ciety, with Mrs. Ralph Shuffler as
President, has just closed a very
successful year’s work along all
lines, this being the third year we
have been on the “Honor Roll/'
For all purposes we have raised
$660, and the members have been
greatly benefitted bv the Bible
and Mission Study classes under
the splendid leadership of Mrs. M.
D. Council.
The year 1924 starts off with
the following officers:
President, Mrs. Ralph Shuffler;
Vice President, Mrs. W. C. Har-
rell ; Conference Treasurer, Mrs.
L. F. Gragg; Local Treasurer,
Mrs. T. L. Bio welt; Recording Set-,
retary, Mrs. J. R. Suite; Corre-
sponding Secretary, Mrs. Harry
Ware; Superintendent of Child-
ren, Mrs. R. A. Drum ; Superinten-
dent of Study, Miss Eliza Ander-
son; Superintendent of Publicity,
Mrs. D. II. Rodgers; Superinten-
dent, of Social Service, Mrs. Dix
Leberman ; Superintendent of Lo-
cal Work, Mrs. Bruce Neel ley,
Agent Missionary- Voice, Mrs. A.
D'. McMillan.
Our New Year resolutions are
•that we will push forward and do
more for our Master this year than
ever before, and our wish is that
every woman of the church may
become a member of the Missionary
Soeietv.—Press Reporter.
BASKETBALL SCHEDU1
FOR YOUNG CO!
The-coaches of the boys’ bl
ball teams of the county ni|
Thursday, December 20, al
ranged the following schedule
ebunty was divided into thred
tricts for senior boys, as foil
District No. 1: Newcastle,
Valley, Mark ley, Murray.
District No. 2: South Ben|
gleside, Loving, rrahara.
District No. 3: Olne}’, Elia]
Proffitt, Padgitt.
Playing Schedule
No. 1 Newcastle and Markl
January 11; Murray'and
Valley January 11.
No! 2. South Bend and I.|
January 11; Graham and Inj
January 11.
No. 3. Olney and Proffitt
ary 11 ; Eliasville and Bads
January 11.
The schedule begins on Jf
11, and one game will be
each week until all games an
ed. Any postponed gamej
lie arranged foi\ by the ante
1 earns. Each teani is to meet
other team in its district i
games, and a third one if
sary. The winners in No’s.
3 will meet about the last wl
February to see who will ml
other winner in No. 2 f|
county championship.
No junior schedule was a$J
as it was not known what
would have teams. Thej
those schools that have not a]
done so, notify the County A
Director; C. A. Thompsl
Eliasville, in order that the]
nle may be made out.
Girls’ Basketball
This schedule is for both!
and junior teams. The coil
divided into four playing dl
each district to arrange fj
games in that district,
school that has a team, eithl
ior or junior, is requested!
tify the chairman in its
not later than January 4.
The county is divided iij
tricts as follows:
District No. 1: Graham
Valley, Bunger, South Ben
Cora Reese, Graham, Chaii
District No. 2: Eliasvilh
ray. Miss Pansy Varnell,
ville. Chairman.
District No. 3: Proffitt,]
Newcastle, Padgitt, Bitter
Orth, Hunt. Miss Lula Rr]
Olney, Chairman.
The Palestine Herald says a'OeaV'- - -District No. 4: Ij.
hero is the editor who throws a
long uninteresting communication
from a regular reader, in the waste
basket, and then has nerve enough
to deny ever getting it.
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J. C. Webb and F. C. Paul were
in Goree Saturday on business.
The difference is the bootlegger
•takes a chance of being arrested,
while his customers take a chance
of being spatted in the face with
a, spade.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilburn and
Miss Mary Miller returned Mon-
day after spending the holidays
with relatives and friends at Fort
Worth and Weatherford,
Herbert West and Ernest Al-
•sup returned to Abilene Tuesday
to resume their school duties after
spending the Christmas holidays
with relatives here.
Miss Pearlie Wells has been con-
fined to her room with the measles
and was not able to return to
Dallas at the appointed time to
resume her school duties.
Harold Marcell and Clyde
Jones returned to San Marcos
Wednesday to resume their school
duties after spending the holidays
with relatives in this place.
Miss Lillian Alsup entertained
last Thursday night witli a party
in honor of her brother, Ernest,
who has been away attending
school. Asliort musical program
was rendered and various games
were played until a late hour.
Those enjoying the happy occasion
were Misses Mattie and Lena
Moore, Lucy Faye Sloan, Viola
McClure Sibyl and Virginia My-
ers, Emma Alexander of Bomar-
ton, Clovie Leflett, Mary Cather-
ine Neeley, Gladys Diggs, and Clo-
vis Johnson; Messrs. Don. Ander-
son, Ernest Edwards, Lawrence
Hutchings, Clyde and Hardy.Nee-
ley, Travis Edwards, Curtis Diggs,
Homer Bird, and Ernest Alsup.
A DOUGHBOY’S VIEWPOINT
Some editors sure can editorial-
ize overtime in taking cracks at
the proponents of the “bonus.” I,
with 4,999,000 other roughnecks
have wondered just how well qual-
ified these same gentlemen are to
Sound Banking Principles
Plus Guaranty—Fund Protection
This bank realizes its responsibility to the community as a whole, and conducts
its business along links of Sound Banking Principles, and in addition to insuring
you a complete banking service, we also offer you the protection accruing from
our membership in the Guaranty Fund Syslem of Texas. Have us explain this.
Since the inception of the Guaranty Fund
System of Texas, in 1910, more than $10,000,000
has been returned to depositors, and no non-
interest bearing or unsecured depositor has
ever lost a dollar through the failure of a
member of this system.
Let us co-operate with you
In Your Fight for Success
Farmers State Bank
A Guaranty Fund Bank
Olney’s Bank of Service’
Jean, Monument, F'armer,]
Oak. Mr. L. J. Hester, Che
If there is any school
county that has a team al
name is not listed, please!
the chairman of the distl
which the school is locatec
The games between thej
will start the second Frit
Saturday in January. All
games are to be played, byj
8th., 1924.
To determine the winninj
in each district, each tearj
meet every other team in
trict in two games, and t|
necessary. Then the winninj
in district 1 will play the
team in district 2; likewl
districts 3 and 4 will play.]
two games will be played
ond Friday or Saturday in
This will leave only the
from districts 1 and 2 and tl|
ners from districts 3 ant
play during the county me
Director of Girls’ At
Miss Cora Reese, 701 Virgil
Graham, Texas.
Mart Guest of Amarillo
guest of Miss Grace Cross
few days last week.
RUPTU
EXPERT COMING T<
OLNEY, TEXAS
Will Give Free Demonsti
on Thursday, January
at
the Morris Hotel
from 9 a. m. to 4 p. nj
ONE DAY ONLY
They Come Many Miles to Sj
On above date C. P. Redlich, tl
rupture appliance expert, will giver
personal demonstration on his laj
pliances to relieve ruptures at
permanently.
Persons with ruptures should nJ
hut promptly avail themselves 1
chance, because postponement, ne,|
an rllfitting, old style truss alwajl
a mild and easily relieved case"
troublesome, even dangerous one,
tating surgical operation.
Large and difficult cases are N
invited and should come at oncej
convinced of the immediate relief J
by the use of these different, and!
appliances. 1
If you have been suffering perse
comfort and are unable to work, ,
fail to call. Remember that demoj
will be free on above date only
his appliances are different and
to others.
Home Offices: Boston Block
Minneapolis, Minn.
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Shuffler, R. The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, January 4, 1924, newspaper, January 4, 1924; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1113585/m1/6/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Olney Community Library.