The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1917 Page: 1 of 6
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ASPERMONT,
TEXAS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER. 22, 1917
NUMBER 18
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from last week)
Home Merchant
Conies In
. pa f-t step''Jurther.
ice we commence asking ques-
tions, we mvsooner -have one of
tswered than we ask an-
ef. Our first question was,
"What's the good of the home
town?" and we answered it by
saying that, among other things,
it really donated $10,000 to one
man and like amounts, propor-
tionately, to every other man
owning land in the community;
And now we ask the second
question. "What makes a real,
lire, valuable home town?" We
might dodge the question by an-
swering, "Lots of things,'' but,
-really, if we are honest, we will
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get close to the truth by saying,
"The merchants," because with-
out the merchants there would be
9.' no town. It is just as impossible
to have a town without merchants
as it is to have a lake without
water. The merchants make the
town, just as the water makes the
.lake. Of course, other things
have to be favorable, but the fact
remains that without merchants,
ou, would have no town, and the
the mercantile establish-
^tfte 'beMer the town—al-
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move along to the
liestion, "How is the home
have good merchants?"
ends, there is no secret
Good stores in
ne town are the result of
They have to be invited
ed and maintained. You
like you ma-
superior cattle, horses and
g them fairly and
sin a chance to grow. In
ge of the street, "You
' a lone hand in your
ty^and get away with it
" and the business game
the same. If the town is
* * ~ you must help the
id the beauty of it is. by
nig the town, you always
lvariably benefit yourself
are direct and
up the town
and other fixed investments,
is settled. Nobody
pates it. . It means
ad-
fits that cannot be
,rt-:'ind'; cents,
tlf indirect,
in the sense
value oi your
I carry a full line of Shelf Hardware, Heating and Cooking Stove, in Wood, Coal and Oil.
Automobile Accessories, Batavia Tires noiie better, 4000 miles guarantee. Buggies, Har-
ness,. jCollars, Lines, Bridles, Saddles, Blankets, etc. I can, do repair work for you. I do
not want to sell you everything you eat, wear or use. But I do want to sell you in the line
of . goods I carry. I also have a nice line of jewelry.
My Motto:—Square Deal to All.
Yours for a Bigger and Better Business.
C11A8. F.GIBSON
have good stores and good mer-
chants, you must give them a
chance to live, thrive and grow.
You must treat them fairly. You
do dot abuse your stock, because
such treatment does not pay, and
the same personal interest is at
stake in community building*
You must consider the mer-
chants of your town as a commun-
ity investment in which you are
both indirectly and directly in-
terested. You are a stockholder,
as it were, in your home town,
and the better you make your
home town, the better your invest-
ment will be.
You can't make your home town
better unless you are on the
square with it and give the busi-
ness interests there the proper
chance for a normal and legitimate
ASPERMONT HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES
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Remember the story of the
farmer who was so selfish and
shortsighted that he tried to make
money-stunting his hogs. When
he finally sold the runts, he found
that he had paid a mighty big
price for the feed that he had
saved!
(Continued next week)
Bryaiit-LinkCo.
Senter— Florey
Last week some time no one
knows just when, Floyd Senter
made bis disappearance, and
upon investigating, we could
not find any trace of h m, until
Monday morning when he wired
some of his friends from Fort
Worth, that he and Mrs. Floyd
Senter would be at home i., a
few days.
Mrs. Senter was formerly Miss
Hazel Flore.v. daughter of Mr.
W. H. Florey of Mt. Pleasant,
Texas. They were married at
Port Worth, Sunday Nov. 18th
at 7: p. m. -
Mr. Senter is one of our most
promient young business men
and numbers his friends by his
acquaintances, and the people
of Aspermont can assure the
bride that she has made no mis-
take in becoming the wife of so
noble and good a character as
use these f- L Senter.
things The people of
The following pupils made 90
or more this week on tests:
Seventh grade Knglish; Rus-
sell Odor 91, Joe Zant 96, Bill
Bingham 98. Lucile McCord 96,
Francis Davis 96, Christine Car-
ter 97.
Eighth grade English; Bulloiih
Tillotson 95. Forest Askey 95,
Ara Nell Thomas 96, Rachel
Davis 90, Earl Senter 92, Lola
Sutherlan 92.
Ninth grade English: John
Davis 94, Thelma Williams 93.
Tenth grade English; John
Wylio 92, Novia Huling 91, Lo-
ree Hill 95.
Eleventh grade English; Dahl-
ia Link 98, Eula Mae Link 97,
Myrtle Lanier 95, Loree Hill 92,
Lonelle Couch 94.
Ninth grade Geometry; ;Novia
Huling 92, Thelma Williams 91,
Loree Hill 99.
Tenth grade Geometry; Ernest
Odor 99.
Rev. E. E Dawson of Abilene
conducted chapel for us on last
Thursday and gave us a splend-
id talk. Bro. Keller also visited
us that morning.
Report cards for November
wi 11 be-out the first of next week.
See to it that your child brings
one home for your inspection,
not later than Wednesday.
Prof. Jones, President of Mid-
land Christian College conducted
chapel for us on Monday morn-
ing and gave us a splendid talk,
Which everyone enjoyed. Mrs.
J. M. Carter visited at the same
hour and said some encouraging
things to the pupils and teach-
ers. Our "latch string" is al-
ways out to visitors,
Eleventh grade History; Grace
Senter 95, Eula Mae Link 95,
Dahlia Link 95, Bill Zant 98.
Seventh grade History; Lucile
McCord 97, Christine Carter 96,
Francis Davis 97. There are
about 15 in this class.
The basket ball games were
played on the High School
grounds November 17. The
chief characteristics of the
es were hard playing and
VVylie, Bill Zant, Floyd Town-
send and Roy Siler.
For the girls' Myrtle Lanier,
Eula Mae Link, Esther Huling,
Ola Lindsey, Loree Hill and
Novia Huling.
Each one deserves your high,
est compliment s, but there are
others who did not play on.the
teams, deserve credit for hav-
ing come out and practiced to
make our team what it could not
have been without their aid.
We thank the patrons and
others who come out and gave
us their support.
Come out Saturday week, Dec.
1st, and help us beat Roby, as
they will bring both their boys
and girl's teams here on that
date The admission for both
games will be 25 cents.
J no. F. Odor.
To Parents of
Boys In Camps
All parents who have sons in
the Training Camps please bring
or send their full address to the
Aspermont Star office not latter
than the last of next week.
The members of the Red Cross
are going to send each boy
from Stonewall county, who is
in Uncle Sam's service an indi-
vidual Christmas box.
Every one in town is sure to
want to help in this. Something
over forty boxes will be sent
and it will be some little expense
however, if every one will help
it will be a small matter.
Please parents and friends
do not neglect sending the ad
dresses next week.
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STORES WILL CLOSE
THANKSGIVING
Thursday, November 29, is the
day set apart by President Wil-
son as National Thanksgiving
Day, and the following have
agreed to close their places of
business on that day.
Bryant. Link Co.
R. B. Spencer & Co.
II. S. Post Office.
City Barber Shop.
J C. Guest.
Perry Siler.
W. G. Rodgers.
B.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE RED CROSS
Just at this time when that or-
ganization is exerting such a
powerful effort to help America
win the war is an opportune
moment to tell of the American
Red Cross.
H. L. Crammer has written a
little cumulation of the purpose
of the Red Cross that expresses.-,
what this organization stands
for. Here is what he says: /'A
cross twenty centuries ago was
made red with the blood of a
Man who was willing to have
the spikes driven through his
naked body that the words
"Peace on Earth and Good "Wilt
to all men" should be your heri-
tage.
If this Master Mind could die
for the sake of Peace, what are
you willing to do for your Red
Cross?
Can you think of the suffering
of some beloved one who has
passed into the Great Beyond,
and deny the little money it is
so easy to give to help some poor
mortal's last hours of this life to
an easier way as he is made
ready to cross the Great Divide.
This is the call of your Coun-
try, how are you going to an-
swer it? With your sword, with •
your money or simply with your
sympathy? .
Soon the trenches of France
will be running red with the
blood of American men making
the "supreme sacrifice" for you.
Soon the blind, the maimed,
the tortured wrecks and shadows
of men will begin to come home.
Then will you bow your head
with grief and pity, then will
the_ iron enter the American
soul now so serene and lightly
stirred by the horrors of scion- *
tific barbariasm
Are you willing to sacrifice
anything at all to shorten this
horror—to end this agony? or/'
will you provide only for you
own selfish ease in the quiet and
comfort and safety of your own
home made secure by your
brothers in the trenches? You
will help of course—but. be quick.
Doit now.
Stand up and fight for your
flag like a man—either with your
money or your sword or both.
"Do today—now— what you *
know is the right thing to do*-k
Join the Red Cross. Do
others that it may some day
done for you and yours,"
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Dunwody, Will A. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1917, newspaper, November 22, 1917; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth126108/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.