The Hereford Brand, Vol. 22, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, June 30, 1922 Page: 1 of 4
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TUESDAYS—TWICE-A-WEEK—FRIDAYS
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IIKUKHiUlt I KAI' SMITH tWXTt. TRXAM rttll AY. JI NK M. 1MB
That Fat Man's Race July 4th Will Be a Hot Affair
hereford telephone plant will
be improved and enlarged pro-
vided some conditions are met
OFFICIALS OF S. W. BELL TELEPHONE CO. FR<)M Pm h'liul It* Here
DALLAS AND FORT WORTH VISIT HERE 11 rtll,,rtIMUr '" r
AND TALK TO COMMISSION j ford Ass II Ma\
WILL CALL FOR A RAISE IN RATES! Come Here inY.i
My 4 Celebra-
tion Belongs To
All the People
ifeaturing mve solid
New Ring-the-bell Switch-board, Cables on Foiet in Alleys,
Part of Plan Presented by Company. Resolution Ask-
ed of Commission Not Yet Acted Upon by Gty Dads
i ii r | 1 «.
The local plant of the Kouthwesternf' *refully and then tell the Oommlsaioo
Bell Telephone C ompany is to be re-. h t they desire in the matter The
ditions are compiled with, according f0y0Wg
to announcement made here Tuuaday . „ , . . .
m WHKKKA8. It in represented to the
following a conference between the City CUy <v,mml«aion of Hereford. Texan,
Commission and officials of the com- that the Southwestern Bell Telephone
pany Theae officials are Amlatant Company i« operatiug IN telephone
General Manager Baker trf Dallas. property in Hereford at n torn*; and,
Superintendent Caldwell of rortj WHEHBA8, it la the desire uf the
Worth, and district manager Hill of JCIty Commission and of the people of
Amarillo ' Hereford that extension* and additious
be made to the telephone property, ami
About « year ago the commlsalou was oUier improvement* effeited in leie-
aaaared by the company that they j phone service; aid.
would undertake this work about July, WHKHKAS it i* represented to the
1. 1022. A month ago one of their en- city Commission that such extenabm*.
gineers made a survey of the local additions and improvement * cannot lie
made witiioiit an expenditure of targe
turn* of money. ami are uot Justified
tinder the rate* now l eing charged for
telephone service in Hereford : and.
WHBREAH. i lie City Commission
gniaea the right oi' the public wrv
companies serving the people of Here-
jford to churge uch jiiat and reasonable
i rate* a* will not yield more tlisn a fair
return from tin* value of their property
or investment.
plant. The work la now ready to tie-
gin. providing the company receives
certain aasnrances.
The Hewford City Commission hu«
not 'VMomltteed itself to these propott- . . ....... ...
ah, The CJommlaslon is studying The th" ri*hl * ,he "hlU <",rvlw
wafer, and wants to hear from tbe cit
is* na before taking any definite stand
if <joe is taken at all.
BoMed down, as Tbe Brand under
stands the proposals made by tlie com
pany. the problem Is this: Tbe com-j THEKKFORK. in* tt resolved that
pany proposes to put in a rinn-theMI the City Commission of Hereford. Tex
system similar to the one now In use. )a*. hereby consent* to the cbnrgiiig by
but with more room for drop* and , the Houtliwestert; lie!I Telephone Cum
therefore able to nia-omodate more pa- pany, upon completion of the work in
trous. Tlie wires and poles are to be volved in inakiug the extension*!, add!
removed from Main and most of tbe tlon« and improvements to its telephone
residential street* and placed in the i property in Hereford aforesaid, of such
alleys. These new lines will be wrap- a schedule of rates an will produce a
ped In cables, which will prevent the fair return upon the fair value of It*
usual trouble of crossing and whippingi property then used or useful in render
Hereford stands s chance of serur.ng
1933 meeting of tbe Panhandle Here-
ford Breederr Association. it is undei-
stood through local cnttlmneu It l«
rumored that the executive committee
la submitting this qnestiwn of a meetiug
place to the members through a aad
vote aad strong pleasure is beiug
brought to bear to awing the conven-
tion to Hereford. Two good reason*
are assigned why'the ssst-lation should
mine here <1 > liecauae so many mem
her* "ve In this community ; cji Heie-
ford has.the largest and best equipped
sale ring and bull bam in the I'sn
handle, and really the ouly oue tit for
such a hivh class meeting. The lirj";
convention will probably lie held the
last of March or the itrst of April It
H Connor of Claude. president < f the
assis'iation. accompanied by n frlerd.
Mym I'yati. was a visitor here Friday.
Till- i|ile«tioii will doubtless !«• dl*
cu*«ed i>y the locnl Hreedcro' A*.«i>. ia
ti«ii .it their incetiliic al the >'oiirtli«ni«e
Siitnrilai sfteriHM n. .Iill> i Seereinrjr
Wes Itradly ha" 1 km ted a i all for thl'
meeting in tin- followina laiiicuaire
This Is to notify .vihi that we ha* *
I'UlltN1] ;i meetiliiS of the n-Mwtntlnii for
Saturday .Inly I at thr * - o'chs-k. in
the i'ouut> court r>Miiti. when we will
take n[i s4*verui tuatteru of iuiportanre
wlilcli tli>' e*e<-iitlve i-oitimittse "annot
handle l<y ourselves.
"Tills I* isit a tluaiiclul lueetina l<uf
one rcKiinliiiK «otue <'haio(e« Ui our
rules and by-laws, which we tYs1-' are
nw «ssnr7-. if we are to get anywhere 1
so i>oie other important matter*
"iKin't forget the date. time, or
place, and mi hand If pos«ihlc
"Yours truly.
Wes I!r iilh Sm v
i about during high winds and storms.
In return for this the company wants
ing telephone service in Hereford
The new rates will be approximately,
it la undestood. 92.25 for residence
tone* and S&30 for business fones.
, . . ^ . , Nothing in this resolution <f nt«iinMl
permission to raise Its rstea for service. ... . . . ,....
^ j"lu II he construed to abriilge or annul
any right which the City of Hereford
, may have to regulate at all time* the
. .. „ . . rates that may lie charged for hs-al
^ ******* *!L a"i S5! telephone service in Hereford, but su, h
^ r ^ I rirttt and , wer of the City of Here-
a Beaotutlon, to be adopted by the City # V . ... , ,
Commission, in tbe eWthe Coanuia^ u! "
•ion would agree to *'' proposal. This
Bmo'iitton is given below and in sub-: __ t
mltted by the fVnumiaeion for the iU''KQi*io|'| iiPQrll/ *ltl
afeetion of the people The CommU «nailiefl liearlV dll
•ton has not acted upon it In any way
jwt
OThe company claim* that it lose.*
from 9800 per annum up each year in
Hmford, that the city of Hereford has
the cheapest telephone rates of any
town of similar <d*e in Texas, and that ... „
u.__ . . . i « A *ud«leii rain «t rtn hit Heref rn
they hare not heretofore asked for a
raise in rates owing to the ndmlssedly ab°Ht midnight Thursday and left "he
mhatrable <H|uipment they have here urprleing amount of eight-tenths of an
The war and its attendant troubles ami (n<-h in the city proper, although it ex
Is given as the reason why tlie t<.|jwJ ^ fupth#.r ^ fh(|n ^ ^
THKEE PHYSICIANS
MOVE INTO THEIK
NEW HEADQl ARTF.RS
I r- Price. I>e41rand A Hl<*k« mor«-d
from their old lis-ution fo their new j
tiuilding Wednesday. Tin- new offices j
formerly tin- < eo A l^*wis home, !i««v
Iks-ii put in ftr«t class condition and
will afford the physicians ample room
f<«r all their tieed« The building h*«
I-•en rai-<sl mid put on 4 twofisit
foundation, the outside Uus he«-u stuc-
iomI and the Inside rearranged iuiu'
reiKiVi fe i
for the sue
Han of the rtwth mi July wh
hrulieu ar - nmnth alrtelug for
% plMl
ewaffgwartaa
rauatn ami rk)
far thl* n—m
beeti Issued la the Mhfiai
Thh. wimmiiuk) hi pi awl— a
real. Ja)(a KauHh of Mtf «4-
fhratlau a rml HOMK
atw where |
psrfeetl) m
make every
rhUd urhe att
have an
thimiihw, and a
ipatwIbtMt^ is see thai M Is a
"\nd more than anything else
we want the peaple nut In the
fsuiiir) to knew thai this la aat
merely a Herefard attraction,
but thai this gartleulnr Fourth
of Jul) belong* to the country m
well as the rMy. We are all ane
big family, after aK. snsh depen
ileiil upon the other, and without
united Kid cordis I 1 waperntlau
none of us ran hope 10 reach the
full mennire of aur rwamaft)
riUaenshlp.
Won't )«mi arrept (M« pnrtleu
lar Fourth of Jul) roMtraliw a
Vfti K celebration and help ii
make ii one that will be iimim-
tiered for jeors yjtd years aa the
mast Joyful, pleasant, cordial
Fourth ever attempted here? We
Mine you will aid us in this
spirit, and will help us interest
the other fo'ifw in jour neighbor
head. Won't >au please tidl all
jour neighbors and friends about
this particular Fourth, and urge
Ibm to accept It as THKIK cel-
ebration and to come in an the
big day and help make It "go?"
"Vour kindl) reoperation in
thin movement will go a long
ways toward sueeeas next Tues
day and m III be upprerlated more
than we ran tell you b>
The < onununity t'lubs.
Mrs. Homer Wilkinson. Pre*
The Hereford Chamber of
C
II. 1. MrHotmld I'res
citizens of avoirdupois
with andlino ability,
BICYCLE RACE SHOI LD ALSO [ NCOVER START*
LING TALENT HEAL SPEED TESTS
PROMISED BY THE R ACERS
PAGEANT TO BEVERY IMPRESSIVE
Rrbrinini in Profrnu Hinta at (lomplet?nw«
Of Sti|pn|i of Amfrica'* Muaical Profmw Siacr
Thr Undinp of thr Pilgrim FathrM
\nd how's this
ile race Vlleli
Sloll'l 1 it tn > IteeiM'
VV It Kte>iilliiiii
! ' I It s i. well '
Here s the liucup tnr "J t Kat Man's
Race nett Tuesday us k 'em ores'
and pick tbe winner if von --an IM
Conu.il, lieorge Reams. Rill fall welt.
Vern Wltherspis>n, C. P Mhaw. I. H
Mpratt. John M<mm lil, Charlie Ben-
nett. Kiissetl Carroll. C. C It's'kwell.
t.andls Burns fatty ITaHwell. The
different ages «|aes ami speed gear ad-
justment* In that tleld •<t twelve
•tarter« hs " the hsal stHtriiim fra-
ternity up In 'he air as to where u; Jay
the imIiU it 1 a free for all and pick
Voiir own winner
lineup for the blcv
Meli Kren< h Tlliir
Charlie Whitehoad,
Jolinathsii I'ituian
K'ron. «ut fi a hunch
j of tteadi js>rformers it is bsriJ tn liter,
jwho tx number one two or t|ire -
1 a<"e«, nliietn-ii meintiers
|of the Klrt- iH'pnrtmeul will also ha v
a free for ,|l sprint, tn.t i" mention 'he
fact that the • haniploti Hereford High
si hoot tt>atn will fate ihrei- IihuI relay
er in 'he per^oiiM of Joe italley Kill*
ton. Jim ItiSiinson and Aifre<l Walker
KHIsfon iia- -o-veral medals for 'its
■«(s«sl and 'he o'her two an ihi slouch
es when It to covering ground
therefore the hl,f*i si-hisd athlete* ii av
fat e stiffer o(t|Hr«itlnn than rhev art' i)k
tiring ofi
\ large t rtrwtl of *ojm>s Im- lH ->n
ifaIlieretl t'trerv night for tlie iki*' ten
| < I a \ tout t Icing oil the different «eene«
land miisit- which will enter Into 'he
|ir •"•ei.ta t loll of the IIIUs|< al progress of
' -nation *in<e the lawiintf of the (jl!
, grim father" Mr« lloinet Wilkinson
I who i- general manager of 'he entire
t <*teto 11 Ion ii.t' ' III" (hi r c iila 1 aft'-Ht
1 Hon a« lier <|s- nU \ and «he ha« sorl,
■"•it >la an*l ,'iiiflil for "AO weeks f<>
make it a «uecea The speeta^e should
be a beautiful sad laaptiigg «m
S The It reworks -ommittee topsfft
/the «lHt booms arrived Thursdgf-
gtnsl condition and are now on
Hon at Mkelton'a. This dsature
wlnti up the day's celebration.
ning at ' ,"M ti'fdoek at eight
Roy Meeala
(11 the ahseiM'e of Rev J 0.
the fluty of marshalling (be Boy
for the parade Tuesday morning do*
rolved upon Assistant Meout Mauler
f.ce Higg" Mr Biggs aska The Brand
to issue a ••oil III I lie Mi nuts to meet at
the Jtcoiit Itooni friMnptty at nlao
o't'hs'h Tuesday iu«oulng to get ready
foi 'lie parade
Mr* V* llklnwtn and i'reeident Mc
iHUiald ha *e isslietl a iuviutlou to
ettry ins 11 woman and -bihl In tbto
■ «>mmunit> to aid lu making thin
fourth a real one A copy of the 00m-
11111r1.nlI..11 i« given in atiwther odumn
of tlitis yaper laidies from tka 41But
>tit rural communities have been Invit-
ed l .v Mr« Wilkinson to come in aad
heljt matisge :h< different feat tires
informatlan
Kor the 1 ••• netlt of thiate who wnnt in-
formation alsiut aiiv feature of th* <*el'
••brstln here'n a Tew suggestions
T'l Jores hare all agreed fo close at
losoi Ttie da>
Knr general information |4ione Mrs.
limner VVllkm«oii <)enersl Manager,
l-or inforimititin ahout the varloua
•on He... | none \lr« John Vli'ljeoa,
clialrmsn of all > oiumlttee*
y-ir iiiforina' iiot about sport* see 0.
' Hot k well
Inch Over Small
Part Territory
T C. WAFFORD
WIFE visiting; in
HOME OF FRIENDS
MRS. J AMES ROBLV
SON LEWES FOR
VISIT TO MOTHER
Hr« •< .<e« Hot in«oii .md Hit's
• laughter. Kritnkie Beth', left Herefonl
U'tslnendav riioriilng fur Waco where
Mr. i{otori"<tii will visit her toother
Mr Hohin«t>ti i ' .>ni|« n -<l "i<-m i- fir
1- Tetico
has not heretofore been
The estimated <-oat of the **r'r
Southwest of Hereford, In the
additions and betterments planned <la«U and John Hanlan neigh-
odor this new proposal is $UM)00.
Dhrussiou tif tbe telephone question about on^fourtb of an inch
amug members of the Comutsstcm and
ehar informed citiaaas brings ont the
| (hat that while the city originally
[graatad tbe company a franchise, gov-
rates, the company can rulae the
If they so desire, franchise or on
fraachieo. and Hereford could not help
i it Wi ruling was established, we at*
|u litigation between th* tei-
HH ampaat and the city of Hoaa-
aad ether cities Tbe higher court
aaMo the Hntiston franchise rates
he ground that tbe company's earn
shewed they were operating at a
aad the court held that the com
horhood the precipitation amounted to
There
was about a half inch south of town on
tbe Bowaber place, and from there Into
Dbamitt It merely laid the dust. Fri
day was sultry and prosper** were
brilliant for aK>re rain.
MRS. FORREST HAL
SELL'S MOTHER LS
DEAD IN OKLAHOMA
T ' Wafford of Muie-ht*- T< t «.
:rifurm" The ftranil rhat tbe *tork vN
it t| theii hoU'' Mai IS! leu ting 1 line
t«shy gir! usin*sI Connie I\|r and
.Mr* Wafford and 'kauidiier Marie
will leave Hereford Hiindnv riiorniug
for their home They tre now vi-itlng
in the homes of («>. orge anil llenr\
<'l« >d M.ss Mane js chief t|a-ratitr
•Hi tbe Telepleme Kt ■ liang*- at Tulia
J. LI N Y VI HKK
OF MRS. j. J ^ \RI)
PAYS \ ISIT HERE
W J I,una ot f .tiitito. ,t •,.«(. hi t)
Hereford overland \\,«lm^lt ift.i
ii'« ii anti visited in 'in ii« m< of in
•laughter. Mr- J I W,nd Mi I.ntia
left Krlda; morning lor • niioi, iicr>
li. will visit relafitt-. it>.| friend"
Major Simpson is
(oni| litu«*nlar\ lo
(diarils ami Band
V|,itoi I \ "i 1 in)*uin •>' 1 lareiidisi,
* .1 - • oiiiui.tii'l- i -f Mie Hecotnl |ta'
taIi<>ii I IL'ntl HeglSo-nf S ttions!
i.i'jivI '| e!it \V"tliii'4t|ii v arid ^ - tine*
tlav "'giit lift11 >• x 'I"" he ai
< tlat"<l tttrnpani t"rinal iit jiecfIon >t
f lie In,.. ,\ 1 - lietd t • nirft. f the \ r
!lf" '. Viajttr ,"S;j|l|M Oll e < |tf e««..|| <> 101
•ell ,1 - -a e|| ideated * lib 'tie .vul'K it
the hteal nni' lit- 4iai «sld lw t liiini
et, the I lc 1 ef. 1 d Kami «- 'lit .fftt m
fii 1 r•>i< 1*i if za «l*>a' if.11 for M« Ita ttaliofi
I "tr itg ■ tic a nr «'a|ttiiii ">im|ts it
• JH|..ll|i|ei| • (|, I |,i r< i ,|o|, 1 It I '.till
it.titv II *t -.1 'ii** fcgiiMioi 1 ntl
'I .t'l, ! t| I * • 1 tel.,Ill 1 . , tljfh' t|g end
. ■ in Y ■ III. ■
I ...
Ithcoit
tg. t
I' of
phone
Vict
1 n tot mil t in iltoni tie- (is rs<ie
Mr* \re|| I'olli 11* iHtrade Dsn
in t o ma! ton ilwor the I'igealtt
\l 1 « llono" VViisintMiii
f "ot • an' Hint .niv of '}|eae
|S't.|,|e A III n 1
Hi mil , n<l 1 -
1 f 11 • 1 - U
on a nit i hem phone The
• i*tahc« a ill tie reniiernU
itoe
|h>H KINTERROH D
H\s W ACCIDENT
IMI RES HIS HAND
1.
1 'ii piat
In fife ii
•he lent) <
A l|., .- .HI' 11 1 l|f ■
!>• 1' * nifft.r««l *
eff hand m«i
iic --pairing 1 'ir«
"en 1 of III* 'tome
iviiy fo 'W* lbs
'tempting 'o ham
"<l ' III! oil ' ! e ens-
> « nit ttid idfher
lit- 1 Ihi linger tsins
Busy on the Job Again
Mrs. Forrest llaisoi!
, last Saturday for t
left Hereford |
City Mm.
PU9 hud right to charge a rate wMeh to that rtt/hy tlw
wnuld return tham a reasonable proflt
ou the udue of their property
ff this point Is correct then the resol-
ution by the Hereford Commiealon
death of her mother Mr. aad Mrs.
Halseil m-rupy tbe H. H Halseil Ranch.
Mrs Halseil stated Just belere iearing
.. _ ... that her mother died following aa
■■alii uot mean anything, one way or
the otter. II the company ha. made up ~ ,OH
Ita
to raise the rates On the
li, should the Coouniaetflo
adapt tbe resolution tbe com-
uot undertake the huprore-
all. la fact tbe eompoay
lar the abe^e ruling, my
ought to know, rulae the
mm with the old ml|gwt.
la court Out the
to.
to
a0 dm fhrta
MRS. EDGAR JOHN-
SON'S MOTHER IS
SERIOUSLY SICK
Mrs.
by the
r Johanna was called to
N. Max.. Wednesday
ill nana of her mother.
aa far aa
titeo ia
aad will risit r«4a
&
'In firs! ioint end ns« ui|ii|e<l 'l e
'k of i tie hantt 'oil-, ii terabit
I tr Itnngnrill ,;,,l <Stiertwiliriie ate
isimit'it ■ tn- li.jiiri'il iietniter at the
I'loreoce tHn||itii! nn| nl«, 'MMiiiatsd
the pM'oni ,gii ie«f .oti, jaw *Hch Is
prev nei.f if -tii '(in,- ,-if nnf with a
' a mind >f ha' (is Hire
* i. - "ilug .|ii e i ,11 hi* Ik sue
Morulai "v.-ning «ltti«Mtgh <ufferiag
mme from iw effwt. of 'he .-thee
< nriiHi Heaii oii
W'tferroanl lef' Hereford last
Vo emt>er aitU fll« ,<wi.-n>. 4^ Uieetad
i> 1 .rtU-i) 1 ik11 He tia" h—m a atu
lent • ri Western Oklahoma «*hrtattnn
' olleife f'n he pa«' "t h«ce inir
H. L. RICE REACHES
IM)VER. OHIO. AFTER
LONG ROAD TKfl*
v af«l fr..r 11 I., Kh-t- states *.bat
'■ in-eif 4rid fsiaiiy arrived ia Dover.
• bit> after driving I.VtW milea. aad
that fte-y are all oell ami enjoyed a
tf't pies "ant trip
ROCKWELLS ENJOY
VISIT FROM ROTH
OF THEIR MOTHERS
The mothers of Ix h €. C
aod Mrs C. C. Bockwoil si
their chUdrvn tbia weak. Mm. J, H.
Rockwell and Mm
of
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