The Wellington Leader (Wellington, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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THE WELLINGTON i^EaDEK
WELLINGTON, Collingsworth County, TEXAS, FRIDAY’, MARCH 24, 1922.
VOLUME XIII.
NUMBER 34
COUNTY COURTUNITED WILI
COUNTY INTERSCHOLASTIC
DISPOSES OF
BE DRILLING
LEAGUE MEET
IN A FEW DAYS
MARCH 3! AND APR!'
1 RACK
AND FIELD EVENTS VI V!!
EOFNDS
the ,
lonty
•fmor
AA
T
20 Yard Dash
NOON 12 1 P. M
IF
aft. r
an-!
r .j‘‘ommerctal W*U’ an,l that “ther wells
‘ tato "'** started soon. He firmly be-
pending
PLYMOUTH DIN- NEW L All!* DRY
leases this
IS N 0 ¥ OPEN
NER AND PLAY
all th.- ••ntri**: xrc --an
GREAT AFFAIR
County
•nt
Ih.mn
•u<h
3
4:23—
M
w. rk
otherI HE ( III RCH <>l ( HRIST.
PRE EASTER REVIA XL.
AMERICAN IHH GHBO1S TO
*« wei migrat'<>n to this country be stopped , w
"I have a detailed report that will P»ay, because of their able interpreta-1 their appreciation for the time. Work; directing the return to the United
Many well’meaning peo- country-, and the Plymouth people,|-j A. TUNNELL RE-
ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT
will
or
Wichita Falla, March 20.—The con-
over paymeet by
before inmigrant* are permitted In
■tmnpa
of the
man of
Box
Girl.-
..
finding
until
nt ere* ted
and all
M 12 MARCH
into
She
'.vm
• -rm
Scott v«. J A and Fd
acount judgment f- ■
county
Of tha
AA *■!.
p’rvn-
al
ff
Dash
Relay
Dash
Relay
Relax-
Song.
Prayer.
Song.
of fexas ' 1 roy FuH»'t
EPWORTH LEAGUERS ENTER-
TAINED TUESDAY EVENING.
i for a period of five year*.
Ml-- Ru sell return* <1 last night tin
the Aquitania.
SA I CRD AV. APRI1
BASKET BALL CONI I
Mr
and I
Junior
n < r
Jun "r
Senior
oe Thon is
forof t-in' of
Al I BREEDERS
♦ >l REGISTERED HofMl PROGR AM.
The school board met last Monday
night and besides transacting other
buaint »s re-elected T. A. Tunnell su-
perintendent of the Wellington pub-
lic scl-ools for another year. We un-
derstand that Mr. Tunnell has not de-
cided yet to accept the position an-
other term, but his many friends hope
he will, for he has made good in ths
two yyan he has been at the .head bf
the schools. In feet Wellington may
veil be proud of her school* under
the direction erf M>. Tunnell and as-WELL1NGTON HIGH SCHOOL
DECLAMATION CONTEST.: 00 Y:<r-’ Dash
T» Yard Dash
.. \lji-.- RUB
-•» Yard Dash
BROKE THE RECORD
FRIDAY SELLING FORDS
> one of
the greatest. <>i!
Tuesday evening the Epworth Lea*
gue member and friend* were enter-
tained by Miu Malli* Salter at her
mother’* home in thia city. A rpost
enjoyable evening was spent by all
present, and at th* dee* MIm Salter.
LILLIAN RUSSELL. WHO, ERNEST L. WINN FOR
COf NTY SI PERINTENI>ENT
Boy
Box ■
Bov
Box
PAMPA I AbY ( AUGHT IX
BLINDING SNOVX STORM.
." n • r
Sen - r
.1 unior
Son---.
book* of the Bible a* well as other
There will be preaching next
’s day at both merniqg and exen-
Come and bring some one with
Subject nt 11. a. m. ‘•'Workers”';
amaze Secretary of I.abor Davis,"
she -aid today. “Our representatives
diate future
!«.■ th. fir: ♦
county. He
■ thi -
HeaiCh Survey <>f the public.
Mrs. Powell
Subject: “Missionary Doctors”
l-.sa.ler—Norma Grace Wildman.
Vrgl AV-lkm-
L’>
A
’ worship again last Lord’s .lay.
-other meetings xvere al*.
funded. Some inter,- ',n
I.. John <-n.
of guilty.
fn<- -m<l
Alodical Missionary in
Assistant Supt.
Missionary iMctorand Nurse.”
S 1’. M.
DECI AM ATION CON ’"
Ti-.e new launder, installed b%i
Pitta and Blackburn, began opera-j
ta.ns th. week. , The laundry perthal
f - the patronage of the people oft
tl«' community and premise* satisfac-1
t >>n m every detail. They are here
I P. M I P. M
PARENT AND
TE ACHERS ASSOC I ATION.have a set time to begin a meeting
but are governed by circumstances as
to time of closing.
Get ready for the revival. Subject
at the First Christian next Sunday
k "The Hire and Fail of a Nation.”
Meet us at the First.
FRANK LANEHART.
The Wellington High School decla-
mation conteetof the “University In-
terschoiastic League will be held ih
the High School Auditorium Thurs-
day, March 80 at 8 p. m. Eighteen
speakers have entered and cola* com-
petition i> expected. The public i* in-
vited to attend.
On Friday the county contests
he heard in the auditorium.
.......—: e -.......
LADIES BIBLEXLASS.
The ladiei met at the Church
Chriat last Thursday aa had a nice
lesson. Seventeen present and all
seemed to be interested in the study.
The 4th chapter of 2h dTimethy will
be our next lesson. . We extend a
special invitation to all ladies to
I eader.
A
Loves that < killings worth «unty will
the greatest, if not
field in Texas. He
and his company believe it >o strong*
' pending thousands
Mis.
Mr«.
urge that every rnomlier l>e
present; also all who are ntere-ted
in the Pyramid Building plan vs we
xant to -ii«ru*x it and hear rep- rta ■
pa>’ xveek work.
'••■•A! ••
to make
’of the 1
1 county i
enters tl
"A
Alf
“A
Zook ITomas
nice congregation • • t f--r the
The
well at-
the present term of ,>n' wi|l **' ‘‘f’tablisihed m the immo-
1 'ite future and Mr. W.nn de-ires to
uperintendent of the
ha br>en a resident o»
for eleven years, nine
time he has been engag-
in the rural <hools oi
AMERICA HOODWINKED.” SAYS
WILI
\>lv IMMIGRATION SUSPENSION.
ENTERING OF EXHIBITS AT F' ROUNDS
COM FSTS IN ESSAY WRITING AT HI< HOOJ BUILDING
JUNIOR. SENIOR AND SUB-JUNIOR i i.|\g CONTESTS
guilty and fine*! !■•
Stateof Texas v< W A- F'.ad* pet-
ty theft, 430 fine and thirty dav n
The order includes the return by thing:
llie object of the Asso-, the end of the fiscal year of the en- Lord'-
---• - •---------—’; vi a,vw men
. . , .. onditions affecting child-life; ■ excepted from the previous order of i
A few weeks ago the business men tn < reate a better understanding be-1 < ;
It is my own per- ,,f Wellington and Shorn rock purchas-, tw.on parents and teachers, and to ’ homeward movement of the majority
on the* Pivmouth rurt_ain. I f 11 S'* F A r- f V* A i ■■ nrt-yitxevni «** nil • 1/1 _ t . 1 _ a .
MiTsionancs in th. Foreign Fields.—
By the members.
Offering.
Natom* I Secrets
William Vaughn.
Business -ossion.
Minute of the meeting.
Roll call.
E. Benediction.
Mr. D. A Kitsos, manager
company, and .Mr. Page, head
the drilling rew, are N'th here and
i.x I’-r-.M-ing th*- activities. The ytbink
■.vill be ready for 'anting the
-ome time next week. Mr. Kit-
very enthusiastic, believing
can bring in a well in a short
He -n> • they ~-rv nrrt ’rTo*
Fort Worth, March 20.—A 'long
distance message to the Star Tele-
gram from doctors at the bedsdo of
Congressman Lucian W. Parish in
Wichita Falls this afternoon said he
was unconscious and could live only
a few hours. He has menigitis and a
fracture at the base of the skull, said
the message. Similar messages were
Part H Mr'
Part *
I .eader
I/rt m.-
Uibi* Stu-iv.
Prayer.
i’<'r-<-n.il .<<
I'bc ••bjr-ct >f the meeting is
■ n the P< land Ch ina
Show and th* Duroe
it <>ui county fair
-ntrie- 'f u-t >w» maile
\DVMS IO Pl AY WITH
PARIS Ulis SE ASDN. - tbex
This week Section 60 .six tnlles
n- r»h <-f ’ -wn has Ijeen the cene o>
much activity J’he United Drilling
i• ton- down the rotary derrick,
over ninety
and erected a n< w der-
more feet high tn be
standard tools. Boiler
t ■ en worki n 4 w: er- '.he
'' !«'.•• r pu’ting in n--w flues, etc.
la irge truck - f the company were
t-ioug’.t from Wichita Falls and have
1 . -<•'! m hau ng out the tandard
tools, timber f<?r the derrick, and the
pool of steel cab!®
a load
flee of r
friends in
the jaxiple. They have the ma--
nery necessary to do goo<l work
will do good work. Their prices
lie reasonable and it . < up to the
••as to help make it a growing in-
ut ton. I’he Leader l>e)icves that
' • people will be loyal and keep the
it home instead of sentlmg it -
to help build up some
The Campbell te-t n the Y O U.
ranch in the northwest com- r of the
rt>unty ).a- re'-urhed dolling after
being but ■ own a few weeks. Tke're
I* talk of'th*’'’ Shteidg wolf Kre'ng
started again
It looks l.ke that Colling-worth
county is coming n for a >t of oil
well testa this vear
j tire force of approximately 2,000 men jn<.
I you. ,
several weeks ago, un<kr which the) at 8 p. m. “What Is It To You!
• 'fpp.-rt ’
f the . I.pt \ .
he v I! .<ppr.s
.hfbmn • f th
reading: Mat
e. One
gl.inv i ■ • r two ton; made
Yard
I Mile
10 Yard
t-th A'ard Dash
Broad Jump
Broad Jump
H gh Jump
H i’h Jump
The Pre-Ea*ter revival b»g»n>- at
The First ChrjHian Church <>n April
5th, and will run over Easter Sunday
I L. SANDERS, Minister.
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now in progress. PARRISH MAY ONLY
Secretary Weeks said that the op- SURVIVE FEW HOURS,
eration of two army transports now j
being employed in the return of the ~ — - --
troops had been ordered continued up
to July 1, by which date all of the
force would have been withdraw*
from the Rhine.
The action of the War Department
was merely a continuation of policy
previously announced for withdraw-
ing the American forces from the
Rhine teritory .aa early as possible,
Mr. Weeks said.1 It was Indicated
that the status of anny legislation In
Stat* *)f Tgx«« m- W C;
swindling, pica of guilty, U> r ne anU
-me «iav in jail.
State of Texa>- vn. B E Brown,
unlawful axrembly. H fine and co*ts.
Stateof Texa* Emmett Trues-
dale, unlawful a -embly. H ' "• i‘nrt
! Adam*
' |u?st -dubs
and hi-
attention
Clarendonwhich was something
feet in height,
rick ixty or
u.-ed with the
Young « f this county ha* makers hq-.e
ted by a number t-f friends
I race f- r Representative
’nd Di-trict, of which this
a part. Mr. Young, if he
race, will be a hard man to
■ - good tityilier for the of-
■epresontatix* His many
th-’ county and over the
glad for him tn • nter '
with some oi
part of the
has attract.*! the
larger leaguer*.— <-''x*'lnp
W. M Ead et
Stat* of Texas v*. T. A Hudson,
carrying pistol, plea of guilty, fined
11W
State of Texas v R<>y G«ung.
swindling, plea* of ' ned ? •
and one -lay. in jail.
State of Texas vs. 3- M Rro*-n.
swindling. 15 fine and one i*v n ;ml
A R. Trimble, swindling. »'• ne
ami one day in jail.
Stare ft T.xa
disturtrfne the peace,
costs.
State <>f Texas v*.
aggravated a; ault, plea
fined 135.
State of Texai v- Adolph Bmerie
p. m.. >n the <
A gent
to li»t all entr’
P g From-'ion
Futurity Shew
tbi- fall Ail
on thi' -I it«- rind every no
-hould l«o here. Bring any
Mi.-- Bess Winter*, oounty home
■'iemnnstration agent, w Th ’ • adquar-
• ter* here, had quite a thrilling exper-
ience last Week when h. xxa- l--*t in
the blinding n-w -turm of last
I'hurxday Mi« Winter- was drix-ing
her car from Mcl/an to Groom, xvhen
India'’ the storm began laging.aml became so
had that -he # .c unable ’ > -te the
road- ind upon __f pding the lane in
instances blocked, drove
pasture' inri thu*
was fortunate n
hop-e and -.helter
abated.
Mis- Winters was forced tt> leave
i.her car and return from Grooin by
letter John. -ti' I'ampa News.
Co. vs. R. I ;
judgment f--r
Aubry Moore
D\ -art.
Mr- Jim Howell.
Bowman. \
Stone.
Fam
C.»-tl<*herrx.
judge Marion Reynold*J. O. WOOD MAKING 'h:‘f th”> arC
I ARGE BATHING POOL. ’7* K 0U’Quito a bit of activity m
week and busmen is r» j»orfo») better
Postmaster J. O. Wood is prepar- in a„ line, as a f|f th<> „,npw„(1
1 ing a place for the u-e of the public*
“"on i- farm three- rrnjes southwest of[
I? f k D DTTvlAICOC ’’ ‘n ‘ :‘u nP:lr Li* dwelling la-
1 OK OU axing a argc‘”am built to im-
pound water. It will make a lake
nearly .. rule n length and tying
in depth to. some sixteen feet. He
j expects to stock it with fi-h. ami
; make it a great place for an touting,
fishing, -wimming and boat ruling.
----o— — —
JI MOK C. E. PROtiRAM
FIRST CHRISTI AN ( HI RCH.
making money out of what they call | we have seen in this part of the
humanity.” 1 ,
pie are hoodwinked by these parasite* lri>t up this great dinner and play, in-;
who are trying 1° bring to this coun- - vited the busineess nun who had
try men and women who <h» not under. *P»ce <>n the curtains, to show their
stand our language. appreciation. No charge was made
“It sotms to me a crime that Am- “n*1 wcre ™*d« feel home as
erican boys have to traita until they, onb' *he Plymouth people know how.
are 21 before they have a vote, when '
such aliemCtu I saw abroad can with-
in a period of five year* have the
privilege our forefather* fought for.
Our slogan should be America fo&
Americans.”
As a result of her investigation*.
Miss RusseU is convinced that there
‘ The leader is authorized to an-
(nounce the canddacy of Ernest L.
Winn for the office of County School
CrX/CD A| f A QFC ■<'JI'cr fdendent of Collingsworth
V Isl\nL* VAOLO ‘ ounty, ubject thp action f th“
J Democratic primary July 22
1' is the understanding that the
The following case* have l^en dis- joff e ->f Ounty School Superintend-
posed of during
court:
Phoenix Chair
♦It on account,
ndant.
Bob Glenn vs.
nit on note, judgment for plain
J. .A. Richer-on vs. J F. Carter.
suit ou n- *<; and f’ r . f -
judgment for plaintiff
G. Stallings v«. T. M S’dinga,
‘uit for debt, judgment f >r plaintiff
M. L. McClain x RE. Brett, uit
for debt, judgment fop plaintiff
J. D Camp x x. H Thoma uh
for debt, case et for Friday before
pec i al
pointed
R. L
suit on
tiff.
State of Texas vs. Trey Fuller.
rying pistol, plea of guilt and
leased $100 fin*
Stateturbo ng pence, pirn of gm!--, fined
I*.
State of Toxa* vs. J
petty theft, judgment «>n
bond made final.-
Stat* tof Texas vs W U M"dg it g.
carrying pistol, ncquital
State of Texas vs. C. F.. Ew-ng. ag
grax-uted aitault. plead guilty to - tri-
ple assault and fined |!0 amt eori-
State of Texas x J C. Martin.
Swindling, plea of guilty fine-! |i>
and three day* in jail. - <>ur nrighlsor
Stat* of Texas v-. Ira McMurray, a Aj|| nPr
BE RETURNED HOME. ar<' h«,nF di-cusscd ir prayer
, meetings .in which several are tak-
A\'ashington7~ March 20—Orders I '7’ *n n<'t’Ve part Th’ iromort*l»ty
, of the soul wiH be the theme for
next Wednesday night. Children’*
of all American; Bible drill continues with interest.laMt Friday night the editor and
better half drove out to the prosper-
ous and progressive town of Ply-
mouth, arriving in time to partake of
IVrirwi Mrs. a plmdiii ,linnet served at the school
li.-ure by the good f-eople of that live
i-.mmunity, and then had the pleasure i uild up a buxine- whore patron*
of retng the high school jxipils pre-1 are all satisfied customers, and will
ent the remedy play, "Topgy Turvy.”} leave nothing undone to accomplish !
Shortly after arriving there Judge v. it.
Smail and family and Cha* D. Slay ! This is an enterprise that Ateliing-
ami wife of thi* :*ppeared o> the t-n luw les-n having to do without
scene and helped to dispose of some i A - ome time, and if it succeed® must i
of the good dinner. We knew beriire b:, -- the co-operation ami patronage
going that we woul-i ret a rood feed. <-f
foY we had teen th«*re before; but we it
were surprises! because of the im an
rncnsitv "hnd quality of this pread. u
Most anything that reuld lie mention- rr.
«d was there to be eaten. Exen to
tho itwd dd-faahioned dried peach
pie* hot from the ‘oven, just like
“Mother used to make."
X -«on v> the table* were c leared
away we were all invited into the au-1
j h<XHiw>nke,l by untrue Tories of eon- to ••nterained with the THE
..lions in Europe. Ltllian Rus-eil. fa- H®>’. "Topey Turvy.” and for some
twto l>ours were entertained by the
high whool pupils who lad -pent!
ome hard work in getting it ip o conducted by
5. Those young a wonderful -access, through'
of I-dwjr J turn • I. Davis that all im- excellently and -leserve: v, -operation of the ductor* andmuch praise for their able mterpre- ^ ^ ^ Without
tton of the different characters. On» t.heir aai the survey could not haxro
could not bv lp but lo*e sight <-f the - reiMi,<Hj ?uc}, a height of aeomplish-
playere aqd ««t into th* spirit of the mrnl The AstociBtj(m to show
• R-d Whit,- and Blue
f the Rhim
grndi de i-f .* Juni- r
a '- a- '■ < r‘ perman-
Hv th-roughly
office which
of rulin' -chool u-
Ij»-’ Friday the Wellington Motor
Co. -old five Fords and one on Sat- ‘
urday. ’Uhi* is a record breaker and
is getting the auto business liack to
. omething like it was two years ago
when t xva-- impossible to supply the
demand. It is also an evidence - f a
revival in hu-ine- One ef the rea-
ons fur the am* the plendid'
pro-pe- t '!i! - - un'x • ■ f, r liec-m-
:ng an - fold n ’l'- near future.
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M AY ENTER RACE
FOR REPRESENT XTIVE.
AAinx Adams, of this city widely! °
■known n Panhandle baseball circle*|
a* fir’t b.;i*oman'T’the first claissJ U,n“ .....•” ’ ” * "
he* rignod a contract to try out wi<hl‘he '>q P0*’1 prAIM'r in the "eI,« but hc
Par . thi- ,'ason ;n the T. O I/'iuroe *’in »»nng in a
ras played
in this
playing
tof the
I -lit
fnmu« tage beauty, who was rent
abroad a. a -pecial commissioner of
immigration, said today she would
recommend in her report to Secretary Prei6ent ,0 pubhe.
tv th- ba- l;
Alt AV;nn
College and )
ent <-i r* . i
Junior Mr -ii'nnv : - Mtxu.i.
w I' |x» * meeting f all the
of regi tcred he g■ n AVel-
;aturriay, March 25th at 2
tw,n' and nterest these men devoted to this States by July 1
---------- Jost before the play started, Judge| gmt mnvement The slogan of the, troops noxv on the Rhine were issued { several have already !• xmni •FMho
at \\ a^hinKton have no real concep-. Small wan called to make a talk celt* > State Parent and Teachers A&socia* > today by Secretary Week1*.
tion of the immigration situation that <erning the school. He prai.red the .tion is “make Texas children the best |
actually exists. work done by the teachers and pupils i in the world.
"America is ‘oxer propagandeered.’ Rmi the hearty co-operation of the i nation it to study, promote and im-
Stories of suffering humanity in Eu-. patrons. , | prove c<
rope and oppression all have the dollar '
sign back tof them. 1 , , . iirT ,
reqpl belief that there are organize-, °n the Plymouth curtain, further their co-operation in all child-'of the American Rhine contingent
tjona finanod for the relo purpose of i which by the way is one tof the nicest welfare work.
York, March 1H.— Declaring
disturbing the iw*m< plea f guilty, phat th- American people wore lieing
filed |5.
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