The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 45, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 25, 1929 Page: 3 of 8
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I, CAITHACE, TEXAS
Real Bargains
ON FALL GOODS
During the Last Week of the Greatest
SEPTEMBER SALE/
We offer the Seeson'f Smart
Costs end Dresses in a var-
iety of styles, colors and
sizes. They are priced to sell
this week. See them!
LADIES' FALL COATS-
PLENTY OF FUR
$6.95, 8.98
$14.98
LADIES SILK DRESSES. YOU CANT
AFFORD TO MISS THEM
$4.95 “d $8.95
AN ARMY OF FINE
* SUITS!
We have marshalled an
Army of Suits that you will
be proud to wear, especially
when you see the price com-
pard with the high quality.
Pricea range from
$14.79
TO
$23.95
The cotton crop is short. This is the reason we are getting
down low on our prices in the beginning of the season. We realize
that some sacrifices must be made by us to meet the conditions
of the community. You will always find this store ready to co-
operate with it’s customers to the fullest extent for your loss is
our loss. When better prices on good merchandise are made
WRIGHT'S will make them. We are not selling out but are Out-
Selling. READ THESE PRICES.
Boy’s Blue Shirts,
47c and OVC
%
Good grade Men’s Hibhed
Unions, Only
95c
Men’s Blue Work Shirts. A 70^
good $1.00 grade. Each 9 OC
Big stock Boy’s Fall Suits,
$4.98 and
$6.95
Children’s Fall Coats, F4 OQ
Fur Trimmed. Upwards from tPaJeOJr
Good Double Blankets,
Gray with border
$1.39
Sewing Thread. Best grade. This
week only—8 spools for -------£tOC
Fine Dress Ginghams.
Worth 2fic, yard
17c
BROWNBILT AND BUSTER
BROWN SHOES
Men’s Fall Felt Hats,
$3.79
Figurw with us and we Guarantee
you a saving on this itam.
Wide Outings, good grade,
, per yard
14c
Men’s Dress Oxfords, fJQ
Only ........—-------,-------F«tf 9
Men's Broadcloth Shirts
for only .................
1
N
Ladies' Dress Pumps, 6n *9Q
Only ——.—---—......—fffiif v
Boy’s Caps, fancy assortment, jrf
at only ...... ......................... -4/C
Children’s Shoes, £ | OQ
Upwards from - ------------nRlaOaF
Sweaters, any style, color
and price. 69c to—.........
$4.79
81 inch Bleached Sheeting, OQ/»
Per yard -.......-——-—w--------mw%!
Boy’s and Girl's Winter
Unions, each
47c
WRIGHT’S
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Building Taller Than Niagara
Ha$ Ancient Mayan Art Motif
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Koi really! Thff imiT tUtitui lid* K hiaeera
lull* yet. Tin* (ilMitopiplu-r <li>i (Iff* IrU-i. iu
*J«jw Imk (Iu* «u*w L’ltUiil ufflu- MulHliw, (a (lu>
lumirr <*11,. would cuytil (Iu* tall* (u lu*l«lii.
Tlu* luaef aiiow. mw of Itm iltmtgm
tuuUiU Mujau art, rvl wortuil uui
wUa uu (lie iu*w building.
C
HRAWN to Niagara Falla by
nature’* wonder*. vlultora from
all over (he world will ooon Itacl
Interest also In man’s handiwork.
Visible from Canada aiid the
United Htates, a ZZ-story building,
typical of modern structural
achievements, will present In its de-
corative motif, the art of a civiliza-
tion which itourUlied In America
centuries before Its recorded dis-
co v< ry.
Il'ii-re, floo<lllgbt.*d terra cotta
panels, done In coiora and design*
suggestive of the ancient Mayan
builders, will adorn the upper
atones of the structure.
* *#
for centuries, offer ths basis for
the development of truly American
architecture.
“Hometbimr rfoppr-d their pr<K
tenuous work and tln-lr civiliza-
tion, but they have left us ampin
material to develop this American
style."
Ths Niagara Kalis structure,
known as the United Office Build-
ing. will have walls of brick and
terra cotta IlKhtenlmt In shade as
tin y rise, to a pule buff at the top.
The hcijrht of the bulldinir, Ziff
feet, can b« realized by comparison
with the Kails thenni'd vi s, which
James A. Johnson, architect of; are only I <57 feet. Thus If the
thobu tiding, feel* that th<* master- i building rose* from the very foo t
pieces of the Mayas beintf dlscov-1 of the fails. It would lower abovr
cred now after remaining hidden1 them by about 70 feat.
Consolidating
Seal Sale Start#
Thaokiginiif Day
Over vOU mil*. «r Tufeowwlrndb
Feels an* tHw Otmnlmt-
<J th.ougbvut Texas by the Texas
Kubllc Ji_i’b AMtociotiuB iu prepar*-*
lion iuf their annual nal sole whicii
♦tarts Tnattk Uay. Approxi
.-su*ly loo cuaiimeu ore heinx op
pointed.
Is< U seal is M*veu eight* of an
in* a wide and one inch long and
CZ.tKHfhave Iscii allotted tv To*
za. If placed cud tv end they would
reach from Houston, through Austin.
I (alias and lieui&on. The seal this
year has a background of bine on
whicii is shown a beWringer louisit
at a hell, the double-harred crows in
ivd and the words. “Health bfWi
tug* HH," complete the design.
For the past la year, the Texas
Public Health Association, through
its affiliated local aaencies. has avid
Tuheoulo.i. Chiistuias Seal and
with the* funds thus obtained, baa
carried ou a s'Me wide campaign
against tuhertulosi. and other pre-
vent ah h* diseases
The work t (insists of teaching
health habit, tv school children, phys-
ical e* II 4'J.f 'oil, lectures to ail
ages and races, literature, exhibits,
clinks and tuberculosis surreys.
Ninety five per tent of the total
amount <>f money raised has been
naet) in Texas, and has been a great
help to the official agencies engaged
in promoting public health.
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New “Con” Game
Worked On Center
Gin Men Monday
Here i» a brand new confidence
g nine, and is referred In crooks
everywhere a* a sure winner, every
dash out of the box.
A .stranger, dressed as an ordin-
ary farmer usually Is dressed, up
peered al the three public gins Iu
Center Monday, called for Ihe man-
ager and lo him told a hard luck
rimy. Ik* said that he had started
lo (own w|ih a hale of seed cot*
ton on a truck, bringing U in the
gih. Hr the way, u few miles out,
his l ruck had broken down, and
the garage nun who whs repairing
it demanded pay before the truck
could leave Ihe shop, lie asked for
the loan of sufficient funds to pay
j few oilier slates. ... . ,T... ... ..... — ......T„ . , ,—
# | in general Uiese laws provide that Ike bill. All of Ihe gin men readily
Power Units « motorist, III mse of an accident advanced thn money, totaling around
j caused by his own i arelessness, must
Critics of ilm modern trend of b«y «»* Judgments against him ami! The ••farmer" has not been seen
consolidating electric power units' provide « bond or u» Insurance policy( since be obtained the mouey. -Center
Into great ituerconnected /.yatems'nccWefflc before again Chnu-plon.
claim that the. result will lie ‘iriisis'j allowed’Iu drivo. Ibis Is noli ’ ’ ** ——
which will exploit I bo public, <1 n,.w.-“dky‘<lw;ry Insurance In any sense. Are Editor* Popular?
'■ The careful, competent motorist has! ______ W
nothing to fear. The leghdntlvo nnd! . , -
It in likely editors nre the most
fng exoi l.itanl. rates feir set vice,
If any power monopoly chunred- , , ,
oxo:hitanily for Its service, Industry ij*,,. . ji"'\” /' wim ^aiUHt^ucrl 1’f,Hrrp,itor people in Ihe world. If
and thn borne would <,ui<-kly turn ’j '* ' ' . . .they try to please one group they
to various substitute forms of elec- ’ * , , . . , offend another. If they expros* bon*
... f . .1 liio constant liicrunsa in driving , ’ , . , ,
trie g-nn ration. I’uhllc good will is ,, . «m| conviction which they usually
<•■■/ iilohlu linn 'iiitniruiinv hiihIm Mfiimi
the f li* i nerosslty of modem In-
dur>’rial success.
*"■“•*1“ !r, ,i„ cwtrTK
sort of kglelution necessary and
,, , , noiwlt )« .*ndlug •-they are | y many
. liter'; ■ Kwa, white * (imperatively new .... . „
WiKiiiover a monopoly Is grankhl „n(rU,d( woullt M,,em „,u* HUd wikJ‘"^e‘l “*i'1 If ht-
by the people a commission of Th,,ri,
Is no room on
chance, «l rare intervals art editor
I
pens is glvcm charge whose* duty mir hiKl,wilVK fw „U( rot,h,eB«, ih.i ,>r HO *l'rur “>al ^
H Is to protec t both the company or lb„ |Knurui»l/ Nor lJ1 m’ 1n,U sssMiilt on bis Idea
and Ihe public. Til. utility Is o.bera pay for their mls.akes. ,lf »**“*, ,,r /,i0" a l"
locvcd to earn only a determined ,compulsory Insurance, l»‘»Win»»«d. "« In Profoundly relieved
admiu .to return. , j ,,n h u c exemplified by the Massa " l‘ul,,’y , 1(8
The (ictiifll prodiiclion of power Is ordinance, overlooked Ibis ‘‘rn'mcitdailoh l»r any rm.rl or o
nol expensive. It lx the application fact and came Imiimdiutolv ' ",,K ,lM v" * ‘n ” J H,,° U
power- l.rin -in:< it to the borne , , kjvery rill/eii who drive. no u.uiiibly satisfied w h
or I ho factory—l hat re pres mis Hie „ t.al- will awnit wilt Interest the lil°- AM h'* n,l*ds. H freedom lom
major part of tbe electric bill. And results of Ibis newer type of need- ‘'i .e (•*M ° 1 u * 1 a1"8
groat (onceitts, with tlielr unrivaled r|t.ni legislation.—The Manufacturer. |o'»)ilnK for ImparfecUunu or giminds
facilities, their financial reserves and.--r*---- r"r disagreement. There M no clos-
ed season and often ho Is lambasted
without knowing It. hut If he doesn’t
JhligTiW8iy ElRhfc Know 1*. be Ij not hurt, and hu
may even imagine he has escaped
. „ . " ’"" * . , „ 'by unanimous content. We would
The final test must bo the actual Highway Number n. North of Msr• r x who ..ontenudate
cost of power to the consumer. AsjshsU to the Marlon dounty line. jounmiUU(. l(, (,pVelop (hick
our (deetrlo uUllilcs have grown this win be covered wlih gravel during . ^ , pr,ilininary
cost has Steadily decreased. At the the winter, preparatory to hard *ur-|w ^ kftyu B„ 4flllre ,Q
same time servic e has been Immeas-j facing In Ihe spring, according for ^ of tQ w(M gny otber
erahly Improved and good dividends, R. ». flhodes. state highway eqgl- |||rf|i Qf puUir,ty .ontest.-Wyom-
have been paid to the millions oflneer. The luylng of grave! on the ||(j,
citizens who own Interests In our ' - - -------• —j *- —
major utilities.
their ellmlnHiion of duplication ami f ««v#,l To R® Put
waste, create standards of efficiency Vgrmvci I u meV U
and ec onomy Hint- cannot be equaled
by small plants.
t
In the light of aduul conditions
not dubious theories—It Is no won-
der that tbe American people are
whole heartedly In support of govern-
ment--regulated power monopolies.
The critics with their Implied be-
lief in peanut-stand methods, would
live In a dark ago of Industry which
our clvilUston has left far behind.—
The Manufacturer.
........... —*•--—-
A Xaw Yypo of Ac*
cident LefUUtion
The demand for unconditional com-
pulsory automobile Insurance, which
led to the famous—or perhaps In-
j famous—Massachusetts law, seems to
heve diminished. (• Ms place has
appeared a new viewpoint which h*s
produced such laws m those In ef
feet In California. New Yorh and s
Institute, Oct. 3 and 4
highway has been started and is ex
Colored Toscher.’
J’lana for Improvements on High-
way 43 to Karols county line are
bo.'ng coraploted by the force under The Colored Teachers’ Institute
Mr. abodes. Under tcutatlvo plans with Prof. A. I* Turner as conductor
this highway will he covered with'will be held nt Carthage Thursday
a Ml foot asphalt topping. The plans olid Friday, October 8rd and 4th.
call for the raising of ths highway All the colored leathern of KnnotA
about four feet on thla side of! County schools are required to at*
the river for a distance of two miles.
—Marshall Morning News.
-**■»-' ■■—ee — .......
tend this Institute.
MH8. ADA JORDAN,
County Superintendent.
■■" at”--
J. V. Young returned Sunday night
from n two-month'a vlalt to Tipton,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McDonald nod
son, Nlbart. of Denver, Colo,, uud
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Haroaoe of
Perth Amboy, N. Y., spent Friday! (leorgla. He reports the South Oeor-
Ibd Saturday of last weak With their, gla farmers are gathering the finaat
aunt, Mrs. Ettu Baugh, and daugh- feed cropn on record, a good cottoA
turn, Mrs. Arthur Thornton uml (Ire. yield, and * bumper tobacco crop.
Lois Fort, ell of Tlmpaon. Mra. Mo-‘ ' ——-ee
Donald and Mra Ssffisoe were former-! Miss Mary Beth Malooc left Sun-
|y Ihe Misses Ona and Treasia day for Hemphill to begin hey duties
HeJk of Clayton. jns teacher In lh« llomphlll aotoolA
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Owens, John R. The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 45, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 25, 1929, newspaper, September 25, 1929; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1135668/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.