Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1927 Page: 2 of 8
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WISE COUNTY MESSENGER
LOCAL NEWS
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
■ Is so unsettied and unstable under the
Comparison of the value of the baby
crop of the state with the value of the j present conditions that Texas oroduets
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were week end visitors in Dallas.
Waco, visited relatives here Frieay.
affore not to attend
Waco, spent the week -ene visiting in . been conducted
rolnty previonsi y.
the city with friends.
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Nothing higher than $35.00
Straws for Eastei
sober wiscom of our officials
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Priced within reach of all -
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A complete line of the famous Roberts, Johnson and Rand oxfords at a reasonable
Come in new tan, brown and black.
Wonderful values for the money that is being asked
Only, per pair
$5.00
Priced 50c, 75c and $1.00
Priced 35c, 50c, 75c, $1.00
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would amount to the enormous value
of $210,000,000, and, computer accorc-
TEXAS MUST IMPROVE
MARETING CONDITIONS
visited her
week-end.
production of all minerais, ineluding
ptrolenm, sulphur. natural gas. elay
Attorney John Fullingim was here
from Amarillo first of the week visit-
ing relatives ami friends.
W Falls
11 :05 am
2 :00 am
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inarkets.
In I92G. from a report published 1:
J. M. Scott reported to a M -senger
reporter that a portion of the dam on
the lake near the white leghorn ranch
was washed away by the heavy rain
of Tuesday night. He said a number
of the fish that had been placed in
the waters were washed down the
4 rea m.
REVISED NCHFDUK.E OF DENVER
FASSEMiER TRAINS.
Misses Pearl Taylor. Hazel Hiathor
and Pearl Meadow were shopping in
Fort Worth Saturday.
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Miss Nannie Gerge visited relativ
in Dallas.
Captain H. E. Brady
Worth Wednesday.
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The
Milk weed is n-ed in pgur surgical
iressings, textiles, glmoM-. cattie food,
fertilizer are rubber.
.3 Elaster straws are here galore
7 in a wide range of styles—plain
[ sailors, fancy straws, Bancocks
and Panamas. Now is the time
to select you straw while stocks
are full and range is wide.
Company of Jalles. js also assisting
virtue In I
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Mrs. D. 1. Jones and daurhter. Mi-:
Billye Marie, are visiting relatives in
Stamford this week.
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Mrs. W. T. Ionard of Rhome, was
here Friday.
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Where Is Our League
of Appreciation?
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l’asral lewis of Baylor University.oates ..f the Denver Road.
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New Neckwear Here
Big shipment of Easter ties, in
both four-in-hand and bows a
wonderful assortment to select
from is on hand here.
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Mrs W. E. Wood of Wichita Falls.
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Oran Spann of Archer City. visited
friends in this city Sunday.
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Drew Rhine and wife and daughter.
Miss Sue, spent the week-end in Fort
Worth.
the Metroplitan life Insurance Com-
1 puny, the value of the Texas baby
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PERKINS-TIMBERLAKE COMPANY
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have clubs, societies, lodges, services, m
fellowships, unions, federations, fra- ! =
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Fit
Broadcloth and Madras Shirts
Just in time for Easter showing came
a big shipment of fine shirts at re-
markably low prices. With collars to
match, collars attached and in collar
band styles. Glad to show you these
new ones. Priced—$1.50 to $1.95.
New Shipment Men’s Wearables
ternities without number.
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Mr. and Mrs. .1 J. Rieger and • til- 1
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Don’t miss the thrill of Ty toleis
(Penn Dickson home runs at the hall
game between the lean men ami fat
men at the colleze krk on Thur-’ny.
April 21st.
me re- than
C. W. Ferguson. het
the desired style in this line of men’s fine suits—-
and they’re priced to please you — at
for tonst ructive statesmnanship
Dcatur, Texas f
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Under present marketing conditions,
according to authoritative statement-,
as much or more Texas produce is
| lost thru waste than there is sold.
Climatie and soil conditions of the
1 state are capable of producing enough
PaMimli Ray of Fort Worth, w:-
in this city Sunday.
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Ray Iawson and family ndurmd
from Houston last week.
The world’s most ardent motorist is
an Alaskan who owns an expensive
automobile which he drives back asd
forth over his own private road, (wo
hundred feet long, because Alaska *
soventeen hundred miles of splendid
highways are not available to him in
his barkwoods home.
antagonistic* foree they go far
"pussy footer," the shirker, the
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Natural I hair) cow-hide is being
used for women’s coats, hand bags and
ha l trimmings, showing the natnral
shades of jersey. guernsey, holstein
ami old nil ciw.
meats moving out of the state at all
seasons of i he year, or to provide a
mammoth cannery with sufficient ma
terials for its useage. cer. marketing
M. D. Akard of Weatherford, was
here on business luesday.
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Miss Sallie Mitchell visited first of
the week in Wichita Falls.
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Miss Isobelle Hum spent the week
end visiting in Fort Worth.
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Mrs. R. I. Hunt visited relatives
in Dallas over the week-end.
Ing 10 the new values placed upon life .
hy Dr. Louis 1. Dublin, statistician ..i to keep a constant stream of ship
for Easter Dress Up! )
dren. Miss Sylvia and R. T.
Wichita Falls visitors Sunday.
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Ray Reed of Fort Worth, visited his
parents. Mr and Mrs. Iuther Reel
here Suuday.
fresh produets from the fields. There
is somethinz wrong in the system that
reguires shipments of fruit and vez.--
I tables products over a thousand miles
to an establishment for canning .
preserving in the form for grocery
a colciliat:os
rlude G. W Omis and Miss Jennie
in For
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Miss Eva Jo Gireer visited Sunda.
in Wichita Falls.
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Miss Ruth Payne is visiting this
week in Arlington.
that Texas exportation of fruits 11
vegetables amounted to approximately
twenty-six million dollars, thie year be
ing one of the most prolific on recore,
fhen, ac< ording to authorities, an
equal amount, or twenty -six million
dollars mnore worth of Texas fruits
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L. llaxco and daughter
Kims and the Decatur chaminr .1
commere <• A K. Short, farm exlei:
sion direetor of the Nicholson s.c "rop 'T"*d approximate
hair a billion dollars.
visers for two big farm mncetings ter
which arrangements have been cun
cluded by County Agent E. C. Jane -on.
lome Demonstration Agent Miss Alm i
p-rtam community meeting. and no f.
farm family that can convenient Iy
reach cither of the locations mu
and vegetables went to waste in Texas
fields or farm bouses because of xek
of proper marketing systems anbe-
cause of lack of a Texas canning
establishment of the proper proportion
to titre for Texas needs,
There is ■ something fundaentally
wrong when Texas comumers buy pro.
duce from northern or other points
that might lie bought directly from
Texas producerx. There is something
fundamentally wrong when ‘Texagkon-
sumers buy canned goods of norCern
or other brands when the same prod-
uct of equal grade and quality could
Is- canned in Texas from Texas’ ample
supplies.
The problem of production is sAved
already. Texas’ repeated showingsand
victories in competitions displaying
products proves that Texas soil wi
grow practically nil fruits, berries and
vegetables. Texas’ problem now is
Hint of providing proper marketing
and proper native or home facilities
for cunning and preserving her own
proinets. Ami the problem is not an
indiv ieual one; it must lie solved by
co-p ration of the state as a whQ
products, ement, asphalt, coal, sand, i ayafem that dot not conduce "omplete
gravel, uyp-u prluers, lim, an sale of Texas vegetables unit fruit-
lime stone ’ when the nation is erying for mor •
Spring suits in new styles and materials in young
men’s and men’s models. You are sure to find
in numbers to hear the stimulatine
dliscussions aud to bring iir lum-hi - i
for the noon meal. T‘le full range of
agricultural ami live -t ck topics, in
which the pple lave an interest, will
be thoroly aired at these big and in-
vonstantly at work. They insinuate
and intimidate. Why should not the
const ructive forces ie eqnally alert
and assert themselves in the promo-
tion of honesty and courage in our
public men. They need it, these public
officials, for we have not yet devel-
oped people who can live nnd grow
outside the sunshine of publie favor."
with the meetings and will be preeut
al one, it not Iwoth. the short courei ’ ,...... |
other specialists secured thus far in annual mineral produetion it is found
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go to waste while the- worie
figuratively. In want.
The world needs }exns vegetable'-.
Supply is not In exeess of demand,
fhere is something wrong in the
New Phoenix Hosiery
Phoenix hosiery is our specialty.
Every pair guaranteed to give
satisfactory wear. Lots of the
new snappy ones are shown.
SOUTH
Dre Ft. Worth Dallas
2:14pm 3:25pm 5:00pm
4 32 am 6.00 am 7 :45 am
9 (0 am 10:30 am 11 :55 am
Mrs. W. A. Helm and daughter. Miss
Cathryn Ruth, and Miss Addie Hum-
bright were in Fort Worth Saturday
and Sunday visiting Mr and Mr-
E W Bass.
Baptist Woman’s Missionary Soriety I
will meet Monday afternoin at three :
oclock in n missionary program a; '
rhe chercl.
Georgi* Bond, former Jni.r । r..;
lege student, living will Dr Lmli
here when attending sehonl. was I >
this week visiting old frienet- (;er1 .
Is now a prominent busines- man t
Enid, Oklahoma. Ilis many dd
friends were glad to see him.
Following is a notable excerpt from
an adelress delivered by former Secr
tary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane,
in 1320 to ihe student nody at the
Williams College, Massachusetts:
“I wish it were possible for ih
public to speak more directiy to thuM
who represent it in public life. We
an* a great people for orzanization-
but we are one organization short. W»
J. II. Lynch, manager of the (icero
Smith Lumber (‘ompany here, and J
Warron Lillard. cashier of the (‘iv
National Bank, attended the barbecue
given in F it Worth yesterens 1o the
state lumhermen's gathering.
sponsibilit y shirker, the psser l the ~
buck in ordinary times is a successfal =
man in politics. And, when soc cty ■
finds a man who shows nerve helm
should Ih- promoted. But his serve ~
should Ih* linked with sanity. We =
should not mistake hysterical obses 5
Messenger accepts advertising on
the guarantee that it has more
bona fide circulation than any other
newspaper printed in WIse county;
that its actual, bona fide subscrip-
tion list is greater by three times
than any other pubiiration in Deca-
fur. Beoks and records are open
to advertisers.
Copy for advertising should be in
the office not later than six o'clock
Wednesday evening to insure good
position. No advertising accepted
after nine o’clock Thursday morn-
ing for Friday's issue.
that the baby crop amounts to one-
four a billion mnore than the conbined
Associatee l'ress, it was show n
NOITH
Dallas I t Worth Dec. w. Fai’s
8 :30 am 10 Hi am 11 :28 am 1 :55 pm
6:40 pm 8:20 pm 9:40 pm 11 :55 pin
11 :00 pm 12 :40 pm 2 :06 am 4 :40 am
Messehrer has been reeque-steit 1-,
ennonnce that an all day cemeter;
working will be held at onestown on
the first Fridas in May. hit* rest, d
parties are urged to attend me help
keep tin* grave yard cleat
Attorney M. W Burch and II. E
Iobdell wen* in Bridzeport Tuesday
on business.
All uccounts payable L. the Eagle
Drug House are pryable only ta the
Renfro Drug Store. Deer Tar J D.
Shinpanzh. Manage r
figure. Eight different styles to select from
Burglars Monday nizhi ontered the
Thompson Brothers store in Sanger,
taking three shot gun several boxes
of shells, three casinvs. rhree inner
tubes and several zmirs of tron-ers.
Entrance was gainer )r . n reit
window in the uilding.
W E. Torrell and John Renshaw
were in Fort Worth Sunday.
SHORT COURSES TO RE Texas 1926 Baby Crop
CONDUCTED IN COUNTY Vatued t221,oon,o
• Texas baby crop for.1126 uumbered
" . eighty-four thousand, and mounts to
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Earl Prigmore and family of Dall:,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs 1. T
Owens here Sunday.
First minding will be condnctea .2
l.. L. Mudsn of California, wa. Wotnrslix April 27th.at Ied willow
her. wednesday visiting ..1.1 friris M I"r11 of ‘hie........nt four
o ____ nuh-.-. and the stconel tin* following
Mrs. .1. V. Patterson and Miss Adadas. Tlursday. April 28th. m a 1-
Harding were in Fort Worth ins: j tion vast of Ithome.
weekrnd. * ommittee nt Ithomn, comp,- of
esty is not a rare
men. but couraze
soon find that by
Esquire H. E. Brads and (‘onnty
Attorney F. A. lavenport were in
Dallas on business ‘Tuesday
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W. M. Iove. former connty agent of
Wise county, now of Waxahachie, wa-
in the city on business Wednesday
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Air. and Mrs. Fred Freeman ami
daughter. Miss Mary Neel, of Denton,
visited relatives in this city la<t weok.
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One bundled ane twenty-six prsons
were killed by a tornado at Ick
Springs, Hdwurds county, on ‘l’uesday
night.
--- ' Toc Wren. Lloyd Douglas and other-.
Mr and Mrs S < Ross and Mr hasthemaiterof selecting the nhom.
Archie Morris were in Dallas first ol location and will report next wock.
the week. The committee will also have chrze
l.. N Donglas ormaylor Iniv.rsits.of the auivertising and loral erranue
wac., spent tl„. orek.nd visirisg"niforthemeetinK
friends in Un- <nv. . A day sesnion will h carrind
______&______ in both places, following the cjettjeal
Loy Barksdale of Haylor liniversity. j plan of the short courses that hnve
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Owl (’bib i- slonsrinu : pnme
betwetl the leni and crpoaletit ch n
of Delightful Ieratur. ■. b played on
April 21st Aefini: sicl ten ccns for
grade pupils: fifteen mil- for high
school and college pupils: ami twenty
five rents for adults.
go so far is that their only opponent - -
who have conrage are unbalanced ex 5
iremnists. who feel right but who w sh ■
to take a mountain at one leap ma
“My appeal is on brhalf of those m
steady minded men of vision who push -
■ff with one hand tin* corrupting 5
forces that atiemupi to sway their offi ■
cial action by bribes given to thcir m
vanity or their ambitlon. and with tin —
••'her arm «rnw toward themn tho-e =
who plan purposefully and practicall, ■
for improv ement. ma
“Let me make my idea conerete. “
<eeretary of the Treasurer Housl* n —
somne time at mace a statemnent to/™
conrress regarding a proposei h«»m - ■
for our soldiers. It was in plain lir- m
of duty, but it took great courage in -
an election year to mnke such a state 5
uicnl. How ninny of us have sent him ■
a line of appreciation? ’I’he bureau m
of Indian affairs has. in the pas: —
seven years, hundled hundreds of mil- —
lions of dollurs belonging to the fribes •
of Indians more money than has ever m
passed thru its hands before. It has mi
boen the only seven years in our -
history in which there has not been J
a scandul in that very* delicate depart M
ment of pblic work. How many of ’ m
us have thought to drop (‘ommissioner —
(‘nto Sells a word of appreciation? _
"l‘he forces of malevolenre, the de- i ■
structive forces have thetr ngenciesu
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hundred million people that ever liver ■
have b<*en so unionized for one pur lm
pose or another, but we need one more 1 s
Where is our league of appreciation: —
“When a man does a fine thing in 5
public life we should let him know m
that we appreciate it. There sh uld g
be a common understanding that when =
a man pri forms his duty he sh.ule 5
get more com p< ns.it ion than his salary ■
or his own self approval. I can speuk Im
frankly aud boldly on this subje, 1 l>.- —
cause I am out of public life and when =
I was in it I was tretteci witi tin- ■
utmost zenerosity. m
“If democracy is to be a sueress we ~
must siimulate in every possible way =
the c uruge. the constructiv eues< and 5
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