The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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COMMERCE, HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY. AUGUST 31, 1917.
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AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
TO BE DOUBLED
I
committee was appointed to take up
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TWO BURGLARIES
s
Red Cross Notes.
They’re Getting Busy.
1
Gone To Arizona.
Mulkey,
BOARD OF TRADE.
REPORTER.
e :
but
here.
POPE’S PEACE PLAN
tion.
HOPE TO CLOSE
Austin Lady Weds.
fol-
CHIROPRACTORS
COLLEGE DEAL
Salmon,
an
COMING HERE
Morris,
peace pour parlers.t
It will be remembered that Miss Me-
Another Commerce Boy
Leita
bill
P.
Bridge Party.
Join the Red Cross
the
Young Man Promoted.
Mystic Weavers.
to
Bridge Party.
You
Miss Allie Ray
was
the
A Call to Parents.
I,'
The Weather.
V
January 1st, the i
Fair,
Fair; Friday:
T.
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h
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WHITLEY SELLS
HARDWARE STORE
9 :
FAIRLIE ASKS FOR
ROAD DISTRICT
;s,
cs
rill
ity
in '
we ,
It was also the sentiment of the
use
of 1,000 members,
for this number.
mile south of
city limits, 110
the 1
Cross.
awaited
saying
How-
ous good time.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Nicks on Washington street, Friday,
the 31st.
Rooney
bers.
heaven blessed
Cross.
Till the
the
God
B. F. Douglas of Leonard is spend-
ing the week with his daughters, Mes-
dames J. J. Townsan and W. F. Tho-
mas.
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k-t
Hl
in
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of
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G.
beautiful |
Baker of
No. 35.
COUNTY AGENT
FOR COMMERCE
we
prac-
is a
fully
chosen
a
tongue.
be one
Cross.
' We have set out
Won't let us lose.
i SECRETARY.
£|)c Commerce JJoutrnfll
acres |
Red well.
The following is a list of our pres- i
■ ent membershsip:
Mesdames O. C.
suppose,
tice of the law at once.
and
for
following clipping from
will be of interest to
cannot
there
—join the Cross.
Dr. E. F. Brown and his corps of
‘ > have headquar-
I ters at Greenville, have arranged to
Tonight:
d204wS7 warmer.
, was present
the convention in the morning and
Chris-1
tianity and education as a means
have raising the standard of charge
Markham. G. Harris, John
Carlton England, J. A. Mayes, C. J. |
Mary Devaney. |
Fred
On the morning o
special meeting Fridrh
31st, at o’clock.I
last meeting prior ti
Greenville. All that'
tend whether thev are
OFFICERS COUNCIL.
An ice
present
were: Mrs.
Wesley Janes,
, Miss Maurine
)wen and Miss
E. A. Birdsong of Greenville, who
has recently opened a Ford agency
in Commerce, under the firm name,
E. A. Birdsong Motor Co., identified
his company with the Board of Trade
today, by a substantial monthly dues,
and told us that in ease this was not
VOL. XXVIII. I
COLLEGE MATTER
anxiously I
tomorrow
that the transaction is closed,
ever, it is regarded by the best in-
formed parties here as reasonably
certain that the matt- r will be closed
without any further trouble.
paving the
It is expected
Cross,
or be you
matter what
or
can
among the Red
—Chicago Tribune.
PRECINCT ELECTION
WHEN PAVING STARTS
ney, Wade Debenport, Bill
Jim Young and J. L. Bostick.
tion of winning higl score,
course was served. Those
besides the membel s
Will Hundley. Mrs.
Mrs. T. J. Hubbard,
Mulkey, Miss Della 1
Edna McCarter.
I
>a
«
The citizens of Aberfoyle are cur-
culating a petition today in their com-
munity calling for a good roads elec-
tion in that precinct. A. R. Sartain
is surveying the boundary lines and
the petition calls for $50,000 bond is- |
enthusiasm is
' ’ the people of Fairlie in this elec-
tion. The precinct boundary will join
Wolfe City and Commerce precincts.
—Greenville Banner!
Notice Boy Scouts.
The Red Cross Auxiliary met at
I the Board of Trade room Tuesday
afternoon at 3 p. m. Committees
were appointed to canvass the town
for our 500 membership. Please be
Since speaking of the different ,
churches of Commerce getting inter-
' ested in installing pipe organs
their several places of worship,
are glad to note that the ladies of the
Baptist church are getting busy and
making arrangements to install a fin?
pipe organ in their church. F ror.i the
If you cannot
gun, join the
You can help to
Hun — join
. If you
guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Phillips.
“Next Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. McAnnally will give in
Ruth, to
The mar-
’ a child-
hood romance begun in early school i
days.
Immediately after the ceremony
the newly wedded pair will leave for
Other Town Boosters
a position with a drug firm
All Scouts are ashed to be at the
night, August
s this is our
our trip to
•an should at-
roing or not.
In the contest between the different
superintendents of the various schools
■ • > Greenville District Sunday
School Convention of the C. M. h.
Church held in this city G. S.
— ' ; wen the beautiful gold
> umbrella, F. R.
fhen Messrs. Cornelius and Wynn Klondike a close second.
ta Mulkey. Edna McCarter,
Harris, Elsie Goldsw'orthy,
size or the style didn’t suit him.
A screen was torn off the back of
the meat market and the door un- REJECTS
knife were all that was missed there.
Sheriff Akers was notified and he I
came over and made an investiga-
So far as learned no clue has
been found.
manner they are going about it, we
predict they will have their organ in-
stalled for Yuletide services.
There’s a way to land anyth'ng
that is good; just get busy and do
it, and we believe all the churches
within the next year will have fine
s organs in their beautiful
churches.
- * ’ l The
He has moved his Austin paper
temoon. ,
joyable. The hostess had the distinc- Tra4e and we are $lad to have such
~ people on our list. |
BOARB OF TRADE.
—4---
Members.
Dillard is now ready for
the bar examination in Texas and
will enter the active
He
has
his
Chiropractic as a means of treating
Magee. Richard Ringgold. Plen Malo- diseaoe has come into great popular-
Boykin, ity wherever it has been introduced.
Those who try it are so surprised and
i delighted that they quickly spread the
i good news.
Dr. Brown will spend each after-
noon in Commerce, beginning Thurs-
I day. See his announcement in the
paper.
ride a
is sitll
San Antonio, where Lieutenant God-
frey will be stationed for the pres-
ent.”
Mulkey, Jennie Lee Mulkey,
| Knight. Allie Ray Debenport,
Mae Clifton, Olga Juniger,
Tuttle, Sybil Lackey, Ethel
Cleo Munden, Bobbie Lavender, Ver-
da Reagan, Mrs. R. L.
All parents having children enroll-
ed in the Central [School are urged to
meet at the residence of Mrs. J. P.
Hogue, Friday, August 31st, at 4:30
p. m„ to complete the organization of
n Parents-Teachjrs Association.
FOR SAf'k,—14 acre truck farm 1
fmirt nw»se just outside
ach^s yuck and 4
hog pasturi. WriS^T. C.
Sulphur Strings,
election. gether at once and lay plans for pav-
It was therefore voted to hold a ing, so that this matter will not stand
precinct election fpr such amount of in the way of the road question.
J. F. Whitley has sold his hardware
business here to Mr. H. N. • ornish of
Maramac, Okla. Mr. Cornish has all
ready taken charge of the business.
Mr. Cornish is an experienced man
in this line of business, and intends
to keep a first class stock of goods
in every respect. 1
family here and W
home. We welcome him into our bus-
iness circles.
At the road meeting Tuesday night bonds as may be found necessary. A
the committees re|»rted that while a
county election seemed to be the pref- the matter and report at a meeting
of a good many people if it next Tuesday night.
| could be carried, jet in view of the
imbib- I ■
The Mystic Weavers club met Fri-
day, the 17th, with Mrs, Mat Martin.
An hour was spent in talking and
working, then came the delicious re-
I freshments in pink and green, the
being shown c]ub colors. ' '
dejnirted^declmir^ to have‘iad T'^oy- to »he C,ub Bri<lay by'the'ir” good" worK
p j a. 'ternoon. The gam® were very en-
versions and reclamations, fifty-one
additions to the church by baptism
and a great revival of the old time
Miss I-eita. Knight entertained
Bridge Club Friday afternoon at 5:00
’o’clock.
' A most enjoyablt afternoon was
passed. Mrs. HomSr ( lifton Hundley guffjcient carry on his vfert of the
upbuilding of Commerce, to call on
him for a raise. Mr. Birdsong is a
live wire and brimming over with
We need all such
men in Commerce and such should
be remembered in many ways.
We have also had the honor
place upon our list the names of C.
R. De.Iernett, C. R. Fuller and Jno.
W. Williams. These young men are
among Commerce prominent boys and
who wish to make their presence felt
D All the above
is highly appreciate^ by the Board of
bright young man
equipped himself
work."
“Dillard Estes left Thursday morn- .
i ing for San Antonio, where he will
apply for entrance into the Officer’s
Training Camp.”
A knitting class was formed of 16 .
will meet at the
Board of Trade room every Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. Anyone de-
ternoon. There will be another bap- siring to learn please be present,
tizing at the same place next Sunday
evening.
The two preachers have already be- j
gun a revival about one-half mile
cast of Mt. Zion. You are cordially
Muller, F. Juniger.
| A. L. Day, Tom B.
marriage their daughter,
, Lieutenant Ceryl Godfrey.
The Cumby Rustler contains the | culmination of
following two notice5 of Dillard Es-
tes, a former Commerce boy who now-
lives at that place:
“Dillard Estes returned from Wash-
ington and Lee University of Virgi-
nia, last week, after having complet-
ed a law course in that venerable in-
stitution.
and Miss Pearle Harris tied for high
score. In a cut, Mfes Harris won.
A delicious ice course was served.
Mesdames Will Sa vie and Lawrence progressiveness.
substituted for absent mem-
Special to Commerce Journal.
I PETROGRAD, Aug. 26—The offi-
' fial news agency gives out the
’ lowing:
l “The provisional 1 government
thoroughly deliberated the question of |
. ------- . . Pope Benedict’s note with regard to
ill make this his the friends of the bride in this city. p(?aee pour parlers ’
It will be remembered that Miss Me-, „In vjew of th(? . t that no men Crockett, John Kinslow: Misses Suet-|
Annally visited here this summer, the t-on ma(je jn j>apa| nofe of Rus.
I sia, the provisional; government has
unanimously decide^ to ignore the in-
tervention of the pope.
“This decision will be communicat-
ed to the allied powers.”
] This is the first! direct and defi-
nite word from Pejrograd regarding
Russia’s attitude toward the pontifi-
cal peace note.
’■'..I . . ■ in thc contest Sat. between the'
<or .b.
and abstract to title merce won with Greenville a close I
second.
The colored people here are
ing the spirit of the white peopb
j are hard to beat. ,,„,c „ ........
Capt. W. E. Mangum,one of Com- out o(. quegtjog to have a COunty that the property owners will get to-
the terms of merce’s pioneer citizens, *
3 that the at t—----------
i the 31st of lectured very forcefully upon
Tom Rolierts, Chailie Stem and
Jim Smith left Tuesday for San An- Board of Trade wil| record the names
the U. S. Sig-
rn called to re-
of (
Standard of character
among negroes. He admonished the I
young people upon the necessity of be-
ing careful and especially upon po- j
liteness. Te contributed liberally to
the cause of education.
REPORTER.
tonio. Thev belong t<
nal Corps, and have b
port for duty.
Emma Goldsworthy, B. B.
T. J. Hubbard. Gus Phillips, Sterling '
Hart, Dave Langridge. C. S. Mayes,
Ruben Galyon, J. E. Hicks, Boyd
Bagwell. Geo. Sayle, T.
H. 1
(REVIVAL AT
SUNDAY NIGHT
D. E. Maxwell’s store and W. M. I ... .... . ,
Smith’s meat market were burglariz- of our church closed Sunday night. I
ed Sunday night and a considerable The meeting was conducted by Bro-
amount of goods taken. I thers Humphries and Pastor Des-1
Entrance to Maxwell's store was muke, both of Greenville and lasted
I gained by cutting a hole in a panel of sixteen days.
There were over seventy-five con- ‘
religion was enjoyed by all Christian i ready when the ladies call on y°t6
denominations. J- ----------- —
Something like 1500 or 2000 people members which
1 attended the baptizing about 150
yards south of the church Sunday af-
There will be another bap-
Special to Commerce Journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 27—Con-
' gress is ready to appropriate $1,000,-
000,000 more to enlarge the Ameri-
( can aircraft program. Administra-
tion leaders have given this definite
assurance concerning new plans which
are now' being worked out by the war
department. For military reasons
I these plans are kept secret, but it can
be said that the highly successful
tests of the new standardized United
States airplane motors have convinc-
. ed military experts that quantity pro-
I duction should be stimulated to the
. limit of America’s manufacturing
. power.
I Senator Morris Sheppard of Tex-
as, one of the most prominent and in-
fluential members of the senate mili-
' tary affairs committee, today reflect-
' ed the view of his colleagues in the
assertion that any additional sum the
rKTF’I 1 ATIA PnAUr president and his advisers may deem,
uKUVt necessary for further extending the
aircraft program will be quickly
- •» ft; * I —---- ; » 1 forthcoming. *■ y
The greatest revival in the history 1 -------- *
the car costing but little. x
It seems to tne any good man de-
voting his entire time to farm better-
’ ments ought to appeal to us and be
| worth the small investment in secur-
ing and furnishing his transportation.
We shall be glad to hear from others
on this subject through the columns
| of this paper or otherwise. Don’t
all speak at once.
J. H. ALLMAN,
Secretary Board of Trade.
the back door so that the party could
put his hand through and remove the
: bar holding the daors. There was no
lock. Clothing atid other articles
were scattered about and evidently
quite a lot of goods were taken, but
how much could not well be estimat-
ed. Among other things missing was
a box of No. 14 collars, indicating
that the fellow was a boy or a small
man. A full dress suit belonging to
Curtis Anders, which the tailor had
been working on, was found where it
had been carried to the other end of
the store and apparently carefully
examined by the intruder. Either the i invited to attend.
Homer C. Hundley left Wed. rnorn-
Richard ing for Globe, Arizona. He has ac-
Ringgold. Rosa Goff, P. W. Maloney, cepted
Thomas, there.
Mr. Hundley was raised in Com-
merce. He is an efficient business
man, and will be missed very much.
1. Knight, | Flis many friends wish him success in
R. Davenport, P. M. Green, J. D. his new field.
Jernigin, Ed Hazlewood. Lucy Lack- j Mrs. Hundley remained
ey, L. W. Rutland. J. H. Allman. 8° later.
F. R. Campbell, J. J. Townsan, J. B. I
Magee, Grady Barker, Plen Maloney. I
G. W. Holderness, Mack Long, Victor
Vanden, J. E. Moran. J. P. Hogue, i
O. M. Parker, H. G. Munden, O. P.
| West, Tom O'Neal, Beulah Smith, j
Pearl j
Harris, Elsie Goldsworthy, Mary
Jernigin, Elizabeth Thomas, Maurine Chiropractors,
Leita ----— ----------->----- ----- -
Lillie open up a branch adjustry in Com-
Jewel merce. Dr. Brown was here Tues, ar-
Janes, ran&'nK details. He is a graduate
physician as well as a chiropractor.
Baxter; This firm is doing a large practice at
ing of the warrant fir the $80,000, they
the comptroller insisted that he would
have to be governed liy t-— ------—
the first bill, which states tha» »6“
money is to be paid on t..~
August, 1918.
As the Mayo estate had to
about $30,000 to pay off certain in-
debtedness and meet certain obliga-
tions, which money was expected to
come out of the $80,000, the fact that
the money could not be obtained from
the State for another year created a
bad situation. Wyin and Cornelius
immediately returned home and laid
the facts before the citizens here.
Steps were at once taken to provide
the necessary money, which was done
today by borrowing it until the mon-
ey can be collected from the Slate
next year.
The result is that every require-
ment has been met and a check for
$40,000 will be delivered to the board
of regents tomorrow. They already
have the deed and bill of sale to L—
property with a clear title to same.
It is especially important that the
transfer be made not later than Aug-
ust 31, 1917, as by the terms of the
last bill, which appropriated money
for running the sciiool for the next
two years, the transfer has to be
made by the above Idate or the first P*P®
year’s expense mondy will be forfeit- f—
ed and the school would remain shut
down for a year.
News will be
from Mr. Wynn
; WHEN BIG THINGS !
SEEMS SETTLED COME TO TOWN
H.D. Wynn left ThurL evening for
Austin again for the purpose of com-
pleting the transfer of the E. T. N. the
College property to the State and it
is xfidently believed that the mat-
te“ .11 be closed tomorrow, which is Meadows
w/ty. v
Wnc.. -------------— -
went down there the firpt of the week
everything was 1
ily and the deed and abstract to title
were approved and accepted by the
attorney general and tie board of re-
gents, but when it came to the issu-
Messrs. L. J. Corbin, Dave Langridge. Greenville and the object of opening
O. C. Mulkey, Jr.. O. C. Mulkey, B.B “P a branch here is to accommodate
Thomas, Clifton Langridge, P. M. their patients from this part of the
Green, J. D. Jernigin. J. T. Jackson, county.
Jack Jordan, L. B. England, J. B. ( Chiropractic as a means of treating
Editor Commerce Journal:
We have been advised that we are
now in position to secure the services
of a farm expert, in the capacity of
Assistant County Farm Demonstra-
tor, with headquarters at Commerce.
We believe this would be one of the
best steps forward that could be tak-
en by the^y>‘ople in this community;
the fact that we would have an ex-
pert that we could call upon at any
time and claim as our individual ex-
pert. would reflect credit on our part
of the county And be of great assist-
ance to our fanners. We should take
hold of some of these good things and
secure them. If we do not accept this
I proposition, some other nearby town
l will secure it.
We are informed that the Govern-
ment will pay all salary for this ex-
pert. and will furnish transporta-
i tion for his work, which would be a
small matter with us if we want it.
I We could purchase a very good used
car for this work, which would still
[remain the property of the citizens;
. Will C. Boykin left Tues, for Mar-
I Jin where he will become manager of
This
firm has been composed of Messrs.
E. E. Maloney of this city and J. O.
Simpson, who was at one time in bus-
iness here. Mr. Simpson has retired
from the firm to enter business with
the Hudspeth Dry Goods Co. of
Greenville. Mr. Boykin has been
with the Crawfotd-Norris Co. of this
city for several yjears and has proven
himself capable and reliable. His
advancement is a worthy promotion
and his friends are confident that he
will more than make good.
Messrs. IL D. Wynn and W. F.
Cornelius left Sunday afternoon for
Austin, where they expect to complete
the transfer of the College property
to the State either Tuesday of Wed-
nesday.
Under the terms of the bill the
transfer must be made not later than
the 31st of August, or the appropria-
tion for the maintenance of the school
for the next year will be forfeited,
which would mean that the school
would have to be shut down for a
year.
Every requirement that has been
made of the citizens of Commerce by
the Board of Regents has been met
and it is confidently believed that the
deal will go through all right and
that Prof. Binnion will be on the job
here before the week is out.
fact that Wolfe City has voted bonds meeting that there would be no
in a separate district and White Rock to have an election ordered until work
and Fairlie are arranging to each has at least begun on
have a dstrict laid off, it would be streets of Commerce.
tote a
Cross,
beat
the
don’t
believe in force, if you
horse,
another
course—join the Cross. If you want the Maloney-Simpson Co. store,
to help a bit, join the Cross. Tote a
little mercy kit, join the Cross.
can bring a lot of joys and a thous-
and pain alloys to the Yankee sol-
dier boys—join the Cross.
sod—but join
Economize and trust in
—and join
Be you old
young, no
your birth
yet you
M. L. Duncan, H. P. Credille G. B.
has
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