The Champion (Center, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 29, 1925 Page: 2 of 8
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WENDELL W. MAYES, Publisher.
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Exclusive bottlers of Coca-Cola in Shelby County.
Shelbyville Street
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Banking
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Read our message in this week’s Farm and Ranch.
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Center, Texas
EXAMINATION FOR
TEACHERS WILL BE
HELD IN AUGUST
on the popular side of any question.
But at no time did anyone doubt his
sincerity, and always did those who
differed with him admire and respect
him for his honesty and faithfulness
for what he believed to be right.
dience with an emotional
equaled by few American
For Bargains
IN NEW AND USED
FORD
ON EASY TERMS SEE
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SALESMAN FOR
Parker-Motor Co.
Center, Texas
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1A. H McKNIGHT NEW
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on Refrigerators,
out our remaining
SUBSCRIPTION RATES—One Year
$1.50; Six Months $1.00; Three
Months .60
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CALL FOR ASSESSMENT NO. 16
Local Home Aid Society; A Local Mu-
tual Aid Society.
(Association No. 2)
You are hereby notified that the
directors of Local Home Aid Society
have levied an assessment on each
member -of $1.15 on account of the
death of a member, Mrs. Lucile Smith
Center, Texas. You are hereby re-
quested to pay the above to T, Wood
Smith, secretary-treasurer, on or be-
fore July 25, 1925. Please call or
send money at once, because July 25
is the last day on which this can be
paid.?—T. Wood Smith, Secretary-
Treasurer, Local Home Aid Society.
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THE CHAMPION
Published Wednesday Afternoon.
Entered at the postoffice, Center,
Texas, for transmission through the
mails as second class matter.
Special prices
We are closing
stock of Refrigerators under cost, for aad county apportionment;
cash only. Hurry if you want to
save money.—Harris Hardware.
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Texas Towns Are Improving.
Almost every week some half dozen
Texas towns vote bonds for street im-
provements. Breckenridge has an am-
bitious program for paving streets
on some 28 blocks. Athens Is organ-
izing local improvement districts to
build better streets. Kerrville has
voted $50,000 for street improvements.
Nearly all the towns are at work mak-.
ing their streets better. They are
by poor crops are philosophically fig-
uring in terms of several years and
reasoning that, taking a period of
several years, the average annual rev-
enue will be ail that could be desired.
Fortunately the banks nearly all have
plenty of money to carry over most
of those who need and deserve assist-
ance, and have money left to be used
in promoting the industrial enter-
prises that are starting nearly every-
where.
The above is insured by the Willarp Storage Battery Company.
ADVERTISING RATES: Local read-
ers 2 cents per word;, display rates
made known upon application. All
resolutions, cards of thanks, pro-
grams and other matter not general
news, will be classed as advertising
and charged for at the rate of one
cent for each word, and the sender
will be held responsible for payment
of bill.
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for Fords, Cheverolet, (Overland
and all light cars for
$13.50
bers- Then sign up as a member of
the new club.
READ THIS THEN
COME TO SEE US.
We have recently added to our
store an up-to-date cafe, where you
can find good hot coffee and all kinds
1 of eats usually served at such places.
■ We also serve the old fashioned din-
■ ner if you prefer. Try our ice cream
1 and cold drinks.
BUSY BEE CAFE
' Mrs. Booty Ross, Proprietor.
See us for Building Material. We
have an experienced man in charge
of this department who has followed
the building game for years and can
give any information desired in this
line. We are carload dealers as well
as local.—J. G. Harris Hardware &
Furniture Company.
Notice, To The Public
We haven’t got any cotton story
to tell you, but we have this story to
tell you, about September the first
last year we opened up a cotton yard
here in the town of Center, down on
Shelbyville street hoping to weigh
some of the cotton that came to Cen-
ter and by our efforts we succeeded
in weighing a good many bales.
About January the first of this year
Mr. Guy Crawford came to me and
offered to rent to me his yard and
shed for this year, as he desired to
look after his farming interest. Wc
made a trade and I will now be found
every day at the Crawford yard,
which you know is close to the public
square and one of the best yards and
shed in Shelby county. Bring me
your cotton and let me weigh it for
y°p- Respectfully,
B. H. MUNNERLYN,
Cotton Weigher Center, Texas.
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The Jasper News-Boy, one of the
oldest newspapers in the state, cele-
brated its 60th anniversary last week
by issuing a mammoth special edition.
The edition was liberally patronized
by merchants of Jasper and near-by
towns, and was a credit to Editor J.
M. Ratcliff and his associates who
publish the paper. One of the most
interesting features of the edition was
the reproduction of the initial issue of
the News-Boy, in a special four-page
section.
Southwestern Bell Telephone I
pany—Twentieth Dividend.
The regular quarterly dividend of
one dollar and seventy-five cents per
share on Preferred Stock will be paid
on Wednesday, July 1, 1925, to stocky
holders of record at the close of busii
ness on Saturday, June 20, 1925. J
R. A. NICKERSON,
Treasurer.
We carry a complete line of Federal tires and tubes; gas and
oil- Electrical equipment. We charge batteries in one day and
have plenty of rent batteries-
Metz Says
If you owe him, try just half as
hard to pay him as you did to get
in debt, and he will be satisfied.
LET METZ DO IT
A CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for the kindness shown us
over
and
certificates; all certificates issued by
college training will be first class cer-
tificates.
2. Free School Age.
pondence in the office indicates that
a mistaken idea prevails concerning i
the free school age. This extends ’
from seven to twenty-one as hereto- ’
fore. The bill reducing the age to ‘
six years failed to pass.
3. ~ Transfers. Since the Court of
Civil Appeals has not given any writ- 1
ten opinion in the case of transferring
pupils, they will receive credit for
: STOVES AND RANGES: We carry
; a high grade guaranteed line of ■
11 Stoves and Ranges at pricces you can I
------L afford to pay.—Harris Hardware.
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The Texas Spirit of Progress.
Those who have
watched the devel-
opment of Texas for
the past .decade or
so must be impress-
ed with the progres-
sive spirit that pre-
vails almost every-
where. A quarter of
a century ago a
drouth as severe as that which has
prevailed in a large part of the State
spread discouragement
Now it is accepted as :
THE PASSING DAY
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WILL H. MAYES
Department of Journalism
University of Texas
The delightful MARVELAX is a re-
cent discovery of medical science for
the treatment of constipation and the
kindred bowel disorders of adults and
_ ......... vuc xxu ux ms children. It is a snow-white, creamy,
profession in the stae is quite a trib- de^cdoas product that is pleasing to
work in the bowels without griping^
: purging or nausea Sold in 6 oz. and
16 oz. bottles by Jno. C. Rogers,
would have
everywhere. „ ,
an incidental matter, discouraging to ;
be sure, but a condition that will soon i
pass and be forgotten. Those who are i
directly and somewhat seriously hurt j
lives. Mr. Sanford will return home Meeks, Mrs. L. M.
the latter part of this week to re-
sume his work with the Yalina Oil
company where he has been employ-
for the past eight years.
Written indelibly in the annuals of each community is
record for service extended J>y its banking institutions,
Toe growth of oUr financialjnstitutipnslis evidence of the
soundness and safety of ouf banking system.
^The advancement of this community and the success of its
industries is a substantial and permanent monument to banking
achievement.
done in the way of irrigation.
I fortunate that people i
1 duced to follow good c ..x.'
thrift and progress set by their neigh- .
bors. If all Texans could be per-
suaded to go to Wichita Falls and
Cisco, or to the lower Rio Grande I
valley to study Irrigation, it would j
not be long until irrigation would be ?
undertaken wherever it is possible. I
The land owners of San Saba county j
are much interested in irrigating the ; x
Colorado and San Saba river valleys j f
and have already started a movement ' I
to that end. ,
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ute to his standing among the attor-
neys of Texas.
In spite of his continued success,
and his long residence in Dallas, Shel-
by county still retains its hold on
. him, and he is a frequent visitor to
, Center.
THE GOLF CLUB.
A.fter a number of preliminary
moves, the Center Golf Club has been
permanently organized, leased a plot
for a course on the Nacogdoches high-
way, and has begun laying off the
links. The club is beginning an ac-
tive drive for new members, and
whether or not it is a success depends
upon the interest taken in it by the
people of Center.
The organization of the club is a
big boost for Center, and all who are
at all interested in golf or in increas-
ing the advantages of Center, should
support the new organization by be-
coming a member.
Golf is now one of the foremost
games in America. In the number
of people who take part in it, it pro-
bably is the leading game. It is one
of the only games played today that
can be entered into with equal ben-
efit by people of both sexes and all
ages. Youth holds no' advantage in
golf. It is a game that can be play-
ed at almost any season, by one per-
son or any number of players. It af-
fords ample exercise, but also affords
an opportunity for either strenuous
or moderate recreation, for the game
can be so gauged as to be either hard
work or light exercise.
Go to any city and visit the golf
clubs and you will see how fascinat-
ing the game is, and how many take
advantage of the courses. Read any '
advertisement of the advantages of- :
fered by almost any city, and golf j
will be one of the first mentioned. Be-i.
cause of the universal appeal of the ' j
game, having a course is a big ad-' |
vantage to any city.
The officers of the Center golf club ‘
have’ wisely made the initiation fee ’
low, and the dues very reasonable.
It will not be a burden to any busi-
ness man to be a member, but the
having of a course here will help all,
whether they play or not.
But the most important thing just
now is the securing of a sufficient
number of members to make the club
worth while. Go out today and play
play a round with one of the mem-
You can now buy a genuine
Willard Battery
; but as the schools are being cared
for, the people are building streets
and sidewalks, improving the water
supply and otherwise getting ready to
live in some comfort.
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Looking After the Water Supply.
The drouth is teaching some places
good lesson. So long as rains fall
regularly many places do not worry
about an extra supply of water, but
when the rains stop many Texas
towns find that they are woefully in
need of greater water storage. There
are dozens of Texas cities and towns
with plenty of water stored for any
emergency, but. scores of them are not
so fortunate, and in a few places
water is being shipped and sold as a
precious and scarce commodity. There
will never be a better time than now
to prepare against such a condition
ever arising again. Comanche is one
of the thrifty places that has recently
voted bonds for improving its water
supply. An ample water reservoir is
to be built near the town.
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Properly Caring for the Sick.
The announcement that Bowie is to
build a $30,000 hospital again starts
the thought that very few places have
ample hospital facilities. Just why it
is thought more important to properly
care for the criminal than for the sick
is hard to discover. Most counties
have splendid court houses and jails,
but very few have proper public hos-
pital facilities. Church and privately
owned hospitals are found in many
places, blit by no means wherever
they are needed. Nearly everywhere
hospital fees are so high that only
two classes can afford to use the hos-
pitals at all—those who are rich and
those who are paupers. For that rea-
son the middle class—those who can
only afford to pay reasonabty—dread
any kind of medical treatment that re-
quires hospital service. Every place
should see that the sick have suitable
hospital facilities and at prices that
the masses may be able to use them
when they are needed.
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Farm-Home Demonstration Agents.
In this day of progressive farming
it is hard to see just how any Texas
county can afford to do without farm
and home demonstration agents. If
they know their business and are ener-
getic they are worth far more than
they cost the people, and if they do
not meet the requirements they can’t
hold their jobs very long. Often a !
farm agent’s advice and assistance to j
one farmer is worth more than his en- i
tire year’s salary. Certainly the home
| demonstration agents have done much ;
! ? improve the living conditions of the i
j -’Ptry homes in the counties in '
. ...Hi they have .been employed.
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County Superintendent Tom A.
Cook is in receipt of the following
letter from S. M. N. Marrs, State
Superintendent:
To all County and City Superintend-
ents :
1. Teachers Examinations and
Certificates. There will be a county
examination held throughout the
state on August 14th and 15th, 1925,
in order that builders under the old (
law may complete their examinations j
for permanent cerificates. The certifi-1
cate law provides for the continuance j
of examinations but no more perma-
nent or permanent primary certificate j
will be issued on examination after
September—elementary and high
school and the elemenary certificates
may be built upon to secure the high
school certificate These certificates |
are second class, because they are ob-;
tained by examination. The second
class elementary certificate is legally
valid in any public school in the ele-
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Irrigation Projects Under Way.
The big irrigation enterprise i ‘
Wichita Falls is attracting Statewide
It not only promises to '
make for the permanent enrichment i
of Wichita Falls and the surrounding
country, but it is causing people in
: every part of Texas to study their
local conditions to find what can be
tpmLpr 1 1Q9Q , ’ii k ' j done in the way of irrigation. It is
tember 1, 1923, will be second class j fortunate that people are easily in-
examples in
I R. P. Sanford of Houston is visit-
jing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. o
Sanford of Center, and other rela- (brother.—Mrs. Viola Lout, Mrs. C. R.
4 nr.. -nr , '".’^Keheley, Davis
Lout.
an oversize, 13 plate Willard, with solid rubber box, for
$16.50
but tuition should be paid the district
i to which the transfer is made after
the free term has expired. In the
case of high school students, this tui-,
tion should be aid by the state; and
for pupils below the high school, the i
tuition should be paid by the district, having to do it to keep their streets
unfortunately, the last legislature de- ' at all on a par with the highways and
Mined to authorize the payment of countl-y roads.
this tuition by the state, and the bur- 3h%SiT tn-0?™ has
|jpn j- x ■ x x! i *° d° 1<;s desirability as a home
P e or the par- i .—that the comforts and conveniences
ent. if the xiome district does not are the things that count. Many towns
offer the grade in which the child is ! h.ave had to bond themselves” to the
classified, the district trustees should i limit to build amPle school buildings,
pay its tuition in a neighboring school
for so long a term as is maintained in
the home district. At any rate, it is
unfair and unjust to require the re-
1 ceiving district, with a high mainte-
nance tax, to give free tuition for the
entire term to all transfers.
Mined to authorize the payment of 9*?un^ry roads. The people are learn-
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are the things that count. Many towns
William Jennings Bryan, for a
' quarter century one of the dominat-
ing figures in the Democratic party,
died Sunday in Dayton, Tennessee,
of heart failure. It was typical of
the man, and probably as he would
have wished, that the end came when
he was engaged in a battle for what
he thought to be right. He died at
the culmination of his sensational
prosecution of John T. Scopes for
teaching evolution in the Tennessee
schools, ip violation of the laws of
that state. Bryan was one of the
most forceful orators of his day, and
on any subject he could sway his au-
an emotional control
orators, nientary grades but the second class
Bryan made many enemies during his high school certificate is legally valid
turbulent career, and seldom was he only in unclassified high schools and
high schools of the third class. All
certificates issued prior to September
1, 1925, have the same validity as 1
heretofore. The certificate issued, :
valid for life, to a person who has
taught six years on a state first grade ;
certificate since 1910 is only a first'
grade certificate and not a permanent attention,
certificate within the meaning of the
law. It has not been legal to issue
a county certificate of any kind since
September 1, 1923. All certificaes
obtianed by examination after Sep-
in the darkest hours of our lives,
the death of our darling son
A. H. McKnight, son of Mrs. D. M.
McKnight, and formerly of Center,
was elected president of the Texas
State Bar Associaion at the recent
meeting of the association in Austin.
Mr. McKnight has made a conspicu-
ous success of his law practice in Dal-
las, and his success has been a source
of pride to his friends and relatives
in this county. His election to the
highest office within the gift of his I
the taste and does its great purifying
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THE CHAMPION, CENTER, TEXAS, JULY 29, 1925
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The Champion (Center, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 29, 1925, newspaper, July 29, 1925; Center, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1328091/m1/2/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library.