The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, June 7, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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LEDGE THE PRESIDENT
MERIDIAN T
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Meridian and Bosque County
IBUNE
VOL. XXIII, NO. 52
MERIDIAN, TEXAS, JUNE 7. 1918
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
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W. S. S. Quota to
Be Pledged Now
The World
“PLEDGE THE PRESIDENT” IS
SLOGAN TO BE USED DUR-
ING THE CAMPAIGN.
Moves On
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CATT:
For Saturday and Monday Only
IT will be to the financial interest of every one to make
1 this store a visit during these two.days. All Specials
will be on display—handy for your inspection. Come
and visit us whether you buy or do not buy anything—
settees for you to rest on, fans to keep you cool and
good cold ice water for everybody.
1
Specials in Gent’s
Furnishings
In order to get every one to look over
our up-to-date line of Palm Beach and
Cool Cloth Suits we offer them during
this Sale—Saturday and Monday at
10 per cent discount
We are showing a beautiful line of
Panamas, Leghorns, Banner Bangkok
and Porto Rican Hats all in the new
shapes—we offer them for the Two
Days at 10 per cent discount.
About Fifty Straw Sailors, all
good styles, $2.50 to $3.50
value offered in this Sale at
75c Each
One-Fourth Off on Ladies and Child-
dren’s Middies and House Dresses.
Specials in Ladies’
Department
500 yards Silks—these are especially
good for kimonas and petticoats, 50c
and 60c grades for the Two Days at
36c
300 yards White Madras, 25 and 50c
grades, special price for this Sale
19c
150 pairs of Ladies’ Oxfords in black,
tax and oxblood, $2.50 to $3.50 grades
95c
A Two Days’ Special on Figured Or-
gandies and Lawns—50c grade 40c,
35c grade 25c, 25c grade 21c.
All Ready-Trimmed Hats and Sailors
will be sold at ONE-THIRD OFF for
Saturday and Monday only.
Plans for national war savings day,
June 28, when all Texas tax payers and
wage-earners will be summoned by the
President to make their pledges to
the Government in war saving stamps
are being perfected and set in motion,
card sumons bearing the facsimile
signature of President Wilson will be
mailed to more than 1,800,000 adult
Texans about the second week in June.
“Pledge the President" will be the
slogan under which the United States
Treasury Department and the Na-
tional War Savings Committee will
operate the June drive in Texas for
the $91,000,000 War Savings Stamp
quota which Secretary William G.
McAdoo has assigned to Texas.
On June 28, National War Sav-
ings Day, Louis Lipsitz, State Direc-
tor of the National War Savings Com-
mitee, has pointed out, every adult
tax-payer and wage-earner authori-
tatively called by Presidential sum-
mons to attend the meeting in his
school district, will indicate to the
President the greatest amount he can
save and invest in’ War Savings
Stamps by December 31st.
While the War Savings quota for
Texas has been made on the basis
of $20 from every man, woman and
child in the State, the Government
will not consider such a pledge suf-
ficient for any person who can make
a larger pledge, Mr. Lipsitz declared.
Stressing the importance that the
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Why Should It Not?
Let no necessary part of its
machinery stop for lack of
vigor and aptness.
The great armies need our
every effort. There is no part
of the machinery of the world
that can stop without affecting
the whole in some degree.
Crops must be planted and
gathered, money must be bor-
rowed, and notes paid, money
deposited in banks, in the
same way as has been—there
is no end to these things. .
We are trying to serve you in
the same way as heretofore.
We want your patronage the
same.
Farmers Guaranty
State Bank
Chat. J. Lewis, Cashier
MERIDIAN, :: :: TEXAS
-Pledge the President-
Staude Mak-a Tractor
to be Demonstrated
Pledge the President-
Pledge the President-
—-Help the Red Cross-
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Pledge the President
W E
H A% F
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
= Government attaches to National
a War Savings Day, a pensonal letter
□ has been written by F. A. Vanderlip,
a National Chairman of the War Sav-
E ings Committee to every county War
§ Savings official in Texas.
= “We can hardly compare the ser-
m vices we are rendering to that of the
a soldier who lays down his life,” Mr.
§ Vanderlip said, “yet, in doing this
a work and pledging the people of the
A Nation on June 28, National War
= Savings Day, to save and economize
= and invest in War Savings Stamps,
e we are backing up the boys in khaki
B and rendering a service second only
A to that of the soldier who goes ov-
A er the top.
a “The entire cost of the war to the
a United States and its allies up to
s August 1st will be approximately
B pointed out. The United States Con-
B gress has already appropriated $21,
a 000,000,000 for the present fiscal year.
. “Remember, though, that this mon-
= ey has been appropiated, not raised
= and actually in the Treasury. The
€ War Savings Campaign is the foun-
dation upon which the Government
a is resting its hope of raising this mon-
a ey. Of course the whole of the $21,
= 000,000,000 won’t be raised in War
s Savings Stamps alone, but it is the
C war savings lesson, practiced through
g the medium of War of War Savings
2 Stamps, which will make possible
A the raising of this great sum of mon-
i ey.
9 Bosque County is away behind in
s the purchase of War Savings Stamps
G and it is hoped that her quota will
be subscribed on National War Sav-
— ings Day—June 28th.
On Monday, June 10th, we
will demonstrate the Staude
Mak-a-Tractor attachment for
automobiles on Judge York’s
farm west of Meridian, and on
Tuesday, June 11th, we will
be on Mr. Bill Griffin’s farm
about six miles north of town.
We will pull a double disc
plow at both demonstrations.
Remember the dates and
places and come to the dem-
onstrations.
Price, as long as our supply
on hand lasts, $255.00, after
June 22nd an advance of
$40.00 comes on which will
make it $295.00—buy early
and save the advance.
Clifton Truck & Tractor Co.
0. M. Pederson, Manager.
The foundation for the new dormi-
tory at Meridian College is being put
down, and work on the building will
be rushed that it may be ready for
occupancy at the opening of this Col-
lege in September.
----—Pledge the President------
Get your extras for your binder at
Meridian Merc. Co.
adv
NEXT VISIT
OF OUR
Optical Expert
From
Nearly One Hundred
Attending Normal
The Central Texas Summer Normal
which is composed of Bosque, Coryell,
Hamilton and Johnson counties,open-
ed Monday with about one hundred
students enrolled. This Normal will
continue until July 27th.
All previous normals held at this
place have been noted for the thorough
and excellent work accomplished, and
from all indications the one this year
will be up to the standard. An ex-
ceptionally strong faculty is in charge
and those attending may rest assured
that the instruction they will receive
will be of the best. The faculty is
composed of C. C. Comer, of Hico, con-
ductor; G.F.Winfield, Meridian; A.
D. Clark, Walnut Springs; Miss Liz-
zie Lockard, Gatesville; H. F. Moore,
Joshua; Mrs. Daisy Bible, Valley
Mills, and A. B. Copeland, Meridian.
A mere ideal and healthful loca-
tion for the Normal could not have
been chosen. Here the students will
find very pleasant surroundings, ex-
cellent boarding places, unexcelled
school room facilities, the Meridian
College and High School buildings
both being at their disposal.
We are glad to have them with us
and trust their stay in our midst will
be pleasant and profitable.
----—Pledge the President—--
To All Candidates.
You are hereby notifyed that your
name for place on the Democratic Pri-
mary Ballot must be filed by Satur-
day June 15th, 1918, either in my
hands or by registered mail on that
date at your home Post Office. Prop-
er filing blanks may be procured from
me. If you desire answer to letter
enclose addressed stamped envelope.
J. H. Alexander, Chairman.
■ Pledge the President----—
E. A. Harroun, of Iredell; Law-
rence Whitely, of Walnut Springs;
Edwin McNeil, of Valley Mills;S. A.
Caruthers, of Kopperl; L. K. Carra-
way and Teel W. Dunlap, of this place .City Council, and the rates were rais-
assisted the County Exemption
Board in registering the 21-year old
men here Wednesday.
------Pledge the President------
For Sale—Some good brood sows;
already bred. R. H. Hopson, three
miles south of Meridian. Telephone
No. 103-2 rings.
advtf
Only a Few Business
Phones In Use Here
It is not only wheatless, meatless,
fatless and such other "lesses" as
are recommended for winning the
war in Meridian these days, but a
large number are telephoneless, and
the merchants will make it deliver-
less in a few days. Only ten busi-
ness ’phones are in service ’and these
were retained mostly for long dis-
tance service, while from thirty to
forty residence ’phones have- been dis-
continued during the past thirty
days and others are to be discontinu-
ed. The telephone company is op-
erating here under an agreement
with the city that rates' would not
be raised without the consent of the
ed without that consent, hence the
subscribers, almost unamously agreed
to discontinue the service which has
been done. The earnings at this ex-
change last year were about $500 and
the officers wanted to increase that
amount for the present year. With
the number of subscribers lost, will
they do this? It seems to us that
they have killed the goose that laid
the golden egg.
------Pledge the President------.
To The Members of The Dem. Ex.
Committee, Bosque County.
In accordance with the Terrill El-
ection Law, you are hereby called to
meet at the Court House in Meridian,
Texas, on Monday, June 17, 1918, be-
ing the third Monday, to attend to
such matters as are provided by said
Election Law.
J. H. Alexander, Chairman.
------Pledge the President----—
The Food Administration has sent
out through all State administrators
a warning to corn, barley, and oats
millers and to wholesale and retail
dealers in the products that at the
present prices of these grains corn
meal and oat meal should be sell-
ing at least 20 per cent below the
price of wheat flour and that corn
flour and barley flour should be sell-
ing at least 10 per cent below wheat
flour.
------Pledge the President------
Are you standing behind the Gov-
ernment or hiding behind it? Count
up your stamps and see.
----—Pledge the President------
Merchants to Discon-
tinue Free Deliveries
Several months ago our Govern-
ment requested all merchants to el-
iminate the free delivery and adopt
the carry plan. All our neighboring
towns have already abolished the free
delivery and have proven that there
is very little disadvantage in doing
.so. Therefore, we the undersigned
merchants of Meridian, feel like it is
our patriotic duty to fall in fine, we
each for ourselves, agree that on and
after Monday, June 10th, we will not
deliver anything for the duration of
the war. /
Meridian Mercantile Co.,
Wm. Connolly & Co.,
W. D. Hale,
City Market.
—’---Pledge the President------
Lost—Between Meridian and Ire-
dell, Monday of last week, a Man’s
Blue Sack Coat. Finder please noti-
fy or return to A. P. Fitzgerald, Me-
ridian, Texas and receive suitable
reward. adv 52pt
I ONE / VCTAD
IONE
OPTICAL CO.
1214/2 MAIN ST. DALLAS,TEX.
Established 14 Years
We have made Glasses for over
50,000 people.
A 5-year written guarantee with
every pair of glasses.
We solicit the cases others fail
to fit.
Ninety per cent of all headaches
are caused from some eye strain.
Thousands of Nervous Troubles
are relieved by glasses.
Beware of Peddlers who have no
permanent address.
Date—Friday. June 28th
Kryptok Invisible Bifocals our
specialty. -
At Meridian Hotel
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
ONE DAY ONLY
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Dunlap, Levi A. The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, June 7, 1918, newspaper, June 7, 1918; Meridian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1630622/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Meridian Public Library.