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The Mineola Monitor
A NEWSPAPER, "OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOB THE PEOPLE "
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*5?# MINEOLA, WOOD COUNTY, TEX AS, THURSDAY,
JANUARY A, 1929
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NUMBER 46.
Hep. Baker Replies
To Monitor Edi-
torial of Last Week
Editor Mineola Monitor,
Mineola, Texas.
Dear Sir:
I have before me some clippings
semt to me by one of the citizens
of Wood County, said clippings
have been cut from the Mineola
Monitor and are signed "Editorial"
and contains some very unkind
and untruthful thrusts for which
I shall expect you to publicly
-apologize.
First, you Wave accused me of
going on the floor of the House
of Representatives and making
statements that Mineola was the
wettest town in east Texas, this
statement of yours is untrue. I
have never appeared on the floor
of the House and mentioned Min-
eola and House records will show
that I never.
The Dallas News reporter report-
ed me as saying the very opposite
of what 1 did say in the Com-
mittee Room, while discussing the
search and seizure bill, what I
did say was that in my opinion
e laws could be enforced better
tfcan they are, but it is also my
opinion that it is impossible to
enforce the liquor traffic law und-
er the's present Statutes, and for
that- reason the sheriffs, the coun-
ty and district attorneys, the
county and, district judges and
tha majority of the citizens of
Texas are asking for the repeal
of the search and seizure law,
a::d you have done the very thing
that you have accused me of in
that you took hearsay, which you
say is not permissable in mak-
ing direct jcharges.
Again, yota accuse me of mak-
ing a leap at the throats of hu-
manity's prhnal privilege, this I
deny and resent as another false
statement. Ytu go further and
make another thrust at the cit-
izens of this nation when you say
that there is an utter disregard of
practically everything that a man
holds as their own, yet you are not
satisfied, you say to your readers
that the tendecy now in this na-
tion Is to pry into the private af-
fairs of everything that a man
does and think. Why in the name
of common decency uidn't you
confine that statement to your-
self, and not cast such an insult
In the face of the self-respecting
citizens of your nation. You
further state that if the search
and seizure law be repealed no
man's home would be exempted
from a vandalistic search by of-
ficers. Here I challenge you to
eight one home into which any
Sheriff has ever vandalistically
tramped into the bedrooms and
"wrecked the same, without any
ason as you state. I challenge
^further to sight one instance
which any she riff has become
persecutor rath sr than a peace
officer, of which you say many
of them would p 'actice with the
people; all of which, as a law
abiding citizen, | resent as an in-
sult and a reflection on the in-
telligence of thl voters and the
moral standing/ of the officers.
You again say, f'Let the law keep
hands off of ®ur homes, let us
hStve at least one place that we
can call our o vn which shall be
free from ou side disturbances.
That.is the cry of every bootlegg-
er in Texas.
There are thousands of homes
in Wood County in which no of-
ficer has ever,1 nor never will in-
vade, then why should any man
stoop so low as to try to degrade
th * high toned gentlemen, to
wl om the people have honored
wi -l office.
] ow, in conclusion I again
challenge you to go before the
rand Jury and tell what you
ow about violation of the liquor
•W, and if you will do that and
ten publicljmpologize to me and
citizensj^Athe* nation which
have fBly accussed, then
thrill forgipPyou and refrain
going before the Grand Jury
g What I know, about
^ newspaper editor.
Respeotfu% yours t6" serve,
,H. Baker,. v
Remodel Building
To Be Used As
Drug Store Soon
The carpenters and painters are
busy this week remodeling the
Hart Building, formerly occupied
by Pendleton Drug Store, and
which will be the new home of
the Service Drug Company,
of John Shipp, Vergil Shipp and
W. R. Kenabrew. Mr. Kenabrew
comes to Mineola from Athens,
Texas. This company will install
up-to-date drug store fixtures and
a new stock. The building is be-
ing remodeled and renovated
throughout, having an entirely
new front arranged.
This building was built in 1338
by Dr. V. T. Hart and son Dr.
Sam Hart and was occupied by
these two persons as a drug store.
Later Dick Pendleton assumed
control of the drug store.
Dr. Sam Hart owned the build-
ing until a short time ago when
ho sold it to John Shipp.
Drs. Hart and Reed will con-
tinue to hold offices above the
drug store. Their suites will be
refinished and remodeled also.
Mr. Kenabrew will be active
manager of the Service Drug Co.
T&P Terminal
Busy As Trainmen
Arrive For Work
Director Calls For
Meeting: of Coaches
G. R. Kennedy, director of ath-
letics of the schools in this county
issues a call this wek for a meet-
ing of all coaches in the county.
The announcement follows:
All coaches who have teams par-
ticipating in the basket ball tourn
ament to be held at Alba February
8 and 9, will please meet at the
office of the County Superintend
ent Saturday at 10 o'clock at
Quitman. Import business to dis-
cuss. *
G. R. Kennedy, County Athletic
Director.
With the arrival of approxi-
mately 200 T&P trainmen here
last week and this week, the
general aspect at the railroad ter-
minal being constructed 1 mile
West of Mineola, is one of active
business. Every freight- train
makes a stop at the terminal
and changes crews. At times
there are four and five trains
resting at that place taking on
new crews.
The tracks have all been laid
and are now in the process of be-
ing leveled. Gravel is being placed
over the yard filling in the sinks
and keeping the place free from
mud.
The engine house is rapidly
nearing completion, the brick work
is now being done. The office
building is already completed and
being used. The hotel now under
construction has the foundation
finished and the brick work will
start this week.
The employees have found
rooms in Mineola and practically
all of them are comfortably locat-
ed. There has been a dearth of
room since the arrival of so
many men but the homes of the
city have been opened to them in
this emergency conditions have
been materially changed since the
day the railroad men arrived.
Wood County Basket
Ball Tournament
Landers Sells Half
Interest In Railroad
Terminal Addition
M. H. Landers stated this week
that he had sold half interst in
his railroad terminal addition to
W. E. Storey of Dallas. Mr. Storey
will assume active management in
the sale of these lots so Mr. Land-
ers said. Several lots have al-
ready been sold in that addition
recently.
P. S. You may publish this, if
you wish. I am sending a copy
of same to the "Democrat" for
publication.
EDITOR'S NOTE:—Mr. Baker de-
nies that he made the statement
that "Mineola was the wettest
town in East Texas before a new
city marshall came into -town."
He states that the Dallas News
reporter misquoted him, and that
he did not make that statement
on the floor of the House of Rre-
resentatives. He then states that
he did say other things in the com-
mittee room. Now whether he
said such a statement on the floor
or in the committee room makes,
no material difference. If the I
Dallas News was in error then |
Mr. Baker should have the News i
correct the statement which itj
surely would do. So far it has
not done such. We assume that
Mr. Baker is correct and in fair-
ness to him The Monitor gladly
makes the correction 'in as a
conspicuous place as it made
the charge. At least the Monitor
had as its authority in making the
statement, one of the leading
newspapers in Texas. We can't
avoid wondering how a reporter
down in Austin would know that
a new city marshal! has accepted
the position in Mineola.
The reference made to 'a news-
paper editor' by Mr. Baker causes
us to say that if Mr. Baker knows
anything aboutv him that the
grand jury ought to know, then
let Mr. Baker tell it to it. He
has our, permission. In fact, as
a law-abiding v citizen he should
have; already grand Jury.
According to the decision of the
Executive Committee of the Wood
County Interscholastic League, the
basket ball tournament will be
held at Alba, Feb. 8th and 9th.
Because of the fact that Alba was
generous enough to lend her gym
free of charge for the occasion,
the Committee is going to have a
better chance to put over a real
League program this year than
ever before. The is as follows:
Since the tournament is a part
of the League work, all charges
for the games are to go into the
general treasury for the purpose
of financing the tournament as
well as the County Meet proper.
This condition should make the
public feel that its money is going
for a good cause and is being
used to foster literary events as
well as basket ball by providing
trophies and prizes for all events
where possible.
The games are to be divided
into periods of forenoon, after-
noon, and evening, making three
periods each day; and one ticket
is good for all games in one per-
iod. The tickets are divided into
four classes: a preliminary ticket,
for all games in which no team
is playing for the second time;
for all games in which teams
are playing the second time or
more; a final ticket, for the last
game of the tournament; and a
season teicket, good for all games
of the tournament. All players
must be checked in at the door
by the coaches of the respective
teams. The prices of the tickets
are 15c, 25c, 35c, and 75c respec-
tively as list above.
After Thursday, Jan. 31, season
tickets may be bought from me
or the following men: Supt. E. J.
Hood, Quitman; Mr. G. R. Ken-
nedy, Mineola; Supt. J. M. Mc-
Gee, Winnsboro; Supt. I. H. Turney
Alba; Supt. D. E. White, Quitman.
Get your tickets early and see
all the games.
Guy Lemmond.
New Records Made
For Local Musicians
The East Texas - Sernaders, a
local stringed orchestra, have re-
ceived two new records from the
Burnswick Company. These re-
cords were recorded in a Dallas
stduio recently by the East Texas
Serenaders and are now on sale
at a local music shop.
The personnel of this orchestra
is Henry Bogan, Huggin Williams,
Cloit Hammon, . John Munnerlyn
arid Jack Hopper. M
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Fuller Steed Sells
Business Building
To G. Simpson
The sale of the business building
occupied by The Hokus Pokus
Store and owned by Fuller Steed
of Tyler to Gordon Simpson of
the same city was announced this
week. The total consideration was
not stated but it is understood
that the building brought $5500.
This building is located between
the A&P Store and the building
soon to be occupied by the Ser-
vice Drug Company.
rer (T&P Railroad
Awarded D.F.C. j Official Guest Of
Can't Be Located Mineola Lions
Weekly American
Issues Maiden Copy
In Winnsboro, Today
A new weekly newspaper makes
its first issue in Winnsboro this
week according to the announce- j
ment of Paul Ord of that city, j
Mr. Ord said that the new paper
would be operated by himself as
editor and would begin as a five
column sheet. The name of this
papei is The Weekly American.
We have not received a copy of
the paper yet but feel sure that
Paul will have a nice paper.
Mr. Ord was proprietor of a job
shop in Mineola recently being
.located in the New Beckham
Hotel building. Before coming to
Mineola Mr Ord edited The Winns-
boro News.
Asa Pendleton Passes
Through Mineola Sat.
Asa Pendleton, charged with
robbery of banks in several states
was arrested in El Paso last we'ek.
He was in Mineola last Saturday
in company with several officers
from Shreveport who were taking
him. to that -city.
Pendleton was here some 15
minutes at the Jonas English
English Silling Station. He was
nicely dressed and seemed to be
very calm. He looked to be a-
bout 25 years old but his actual
age is 32.
Makes Improvement
On Business Front
F. E. Adams is having the front
and side of his store building re-
decorated this week. Painters
have been busy painting the wood-
work about the windows and doors.
The awnings have been recovered
and the under portions repainted.
The appearance of the building
has been improved considerably
by this work.
Recreational Club
To Be Built Here
Jesse Craven of Longview was in
Mineola the first part of this
week and purchased two lots in
the Terminal Addition where he
will erect two buildings. Mr.
Craven stated that he would begin
work immediately on a club house
to be used as a recreation club
by the railroad men. He conduct-
ed a similar place in Longview
until recently. The buildings will
be frame.
Buys Lots To Build
Two New Houses
H. Watts bought two lots Wed-
nesday afternoon from E. A. Tharp
upon which he will erect two
modern cottages. He said that
he would build these houses for
rent and expected to finish them
within the next few weeks The
lots are located across from the
hiigh school building.
O. Wilder Receives
Cuts In Quitman Sat.
As a result of a fight which hap-
pened Saturday night on the court
house lawn Owen Wilder was cut
by a knife on the arm. Mart
Bussell was fcrrested for the cut-
ting, according to a statement of
County Attotney Harris., The par-
ticulars of me alteration were not
m
The following letter was received
this week from the recuiting sta-
tion in Dallas inquiring of James
D. Long, a missing flyer who has
been awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross but the War Depart-
ment has been unable to find him
and stated that it was thought he
was in this vicinity. The depart-
ment asks the Monitor to make
inquiry of him.
Dear sir:-
The Distinguished Flying Cross
has been awarded to James D.
Long for his part in the Alaskan
Flying Expedition back in 1920.
The War Department has been
unable to locate this missing fly-
er, and it is thought he may be
living in the vicinity of your city.
They have therefore requested the
Recruiting Officer of the Dallas
District and his Recruiting Ser-
geants to lend every effort toward
locating this intrepid airman, if
word as to his whereabouts is sent
to the Army Aecruiting Office,
7103% Live Oak Street, Dallas,'
Texas it will be greatly appreciat-
ed and a heroic officer receive his
well deserved award.
The decoration which the Army
officials are holding until Long's
whereabouts is located was award-
ed him for "his splendid spirit of
cooperation, perseverance, forti-
tude, courage and skill; which
aided materially in the success-
ful completion of the flight.
Army records show that Long
served throughout the World War,
enlisting August 17, 1917. At that
time his mother Mrs. Mattie D.
Long, lived at Denton, Maryland.
When he was discharged as a
sergeant in 1922, he gave as his
future address, Billings, Montana.
Since the Flying Cross was award-
ed him on August 18, 1928, efforts
to communicate with him have
been unavailing.
Clifford W. Sands, Capt. U.S.A.
Recruiting Officer.
Double Page Adv.
Appears In Monitor
In this issue of the Monitor ap-
pears a double page greeting to
the Texas and Pacific employees
from thirty business firms in Min-
eola. Space allowed only this
number to extend their welcome.
Others would have taken space
had there been sufficient room in
the paper. However, this oppor-
tunity will be given others who
care to avail themselves of such
a greeting next week.
The business firms of Mineola
are first rate hosts and crave the
opportunity of showing every
courtesy to the railroad employees
who have arrived in this city. The
new people in Mineola have 9nly
to let their wants be known; the
business men will do the rest.
Preparation Being
Made To Curb Street
The city of Mineola has ap-
proved the curbing and guttering
of Johnson Street on the north
and Contractor Halmark has plac-
ed material for installing the
forms for this work.
Several property owners have
signified their intentions of lett-
ing the contracts to have -the
curbs and gutters laid. It is
thought that this work will reach
from the business section to Mr.
Mansell's home on north Johnson.
Each property owner will defray
the expense of doing the work in
front of his own house.
Teddle & Puckett
Dissolve Partners
Grady Puckett announces this
week that the partnership be-
tween him and Mr. Teddlie has
been dissolved. Mr. Puckett will
continue to operate the tailor shop
and in connection therewith the
haberdashery.
Mr. Teddlie will move to souths
west Texas,.
O. B. Webb, Assistant to Presi-
dent Lancaster of The Texas and
Pacfic, and an honorary member
of the Mineola Lions Club, at-
tended the regular, weekly Lions
Club luncheon at the Bailey Hotel
last Thursday. Mr. Webb is a
warm friend of Mineola. Our
main objection is he dose'nt come
to see us often enough, as some
of us who remember, among oth-
er things his sermons at the Bap-
tist Church a couple of years ago,
told him Thursday.
Mr. Webb was introduced by
President Rogers, who asked that
Mr. Webb say to the Club some
of the things he had said to Mr„
Rogers earlier in the day, concern-
ing Mineola's latest arid greatly
treasured acquisition, the new T.
and P. Terminal, and the trans-
fer of the men here., After pay-
ing tribute to the T. and F. organ-
ization, which he modestly stated
is, from 'the President on down,
the finest in the world, Mr. Webb
referred to the high type of men
who were moving to Mineola—,
these men including, he declared,
a substantial percentage of earn-
est God fearing Christian gentle-
men—men with families, and who -
had proven themselves good ^citi-
zens elsewhere, taking active part
in the civic and Church life of
their town—and asked for them
that warm hospitality and whole-
hearted welcome he knew from
experience Mineola could sp graci-
ously extend; and that this hospi-
tality extend to seeing that prices
for apartments and rooms and
for things bought in thb stores
and restaurants were not . raised;
he urging that Mineola do her
utmost to make these new citizens
glad they had been moved to Min-
eola and make them want to stay
here; and then Mr. Webb told the
Lions Club some things about the
local bootlegging situation—speak-
ing, as he reminded his hearers,
as a member of the Mineola Lions
Club, and a citizen deeply inter-
ested in the welfare of our town.
The Monitor will not undertake
to reproduce this part of. Mr.
Webb's talk, other than so say
that a Committee was created to
undertake to put behind our May-
or and our Sheriff the earnest
support and co-operation of the
business men and citizenship gen-
erally of' Mineola, that this evil
may be, once and for all, wiped
out.
Following Mr. Webb's talk, Mr.
John S. Cotton, Field Executive
for Circle No. 10, Boy Scouts of
America, was introduced by Pres-
ent nogsrs. Mr. Cotton made a
shorj talk outlining the progress
of scoutcraft, and, while here con-
duced an official Court of Honor
for the Mineola Troop and the
following Scouts received badges
for meritorious work in scouting
during the past year.
L. D. Hale, James, D. Harris*
Olen Dozer, Morgan Danels, John
Eddleman, Neely Wishard, Benny
Pegues, Church Pendleton, Leon
Aaron, W. E. Lawrence, Kelley
Bruce, E. J. Parsons, Edward Bur-
den.
Leon Aaron was awarded an
Eagle Scout Badge, and so far as
the records show he is the only
Eagle Scout in the county.
Star Scout Badges were present-
ed to Olen Dozer, L. D. Hale, John
Eddleman, Neely Wishard, Church
Pendleton, W. E. Lawrence and E.
J. Parsons.
A group of scouts made a sur-
vey of the town last Saturday
and secured a large list of rooms
which' are now available for the
railroad men.
The regular bi-monthly meet-
ing of the Troop was held Tues-
day night, with a good attendance
presence. The schputs meet a-r
gain February 12th.
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_ RETURNS FROM KENTUCKY _
A. W. Fulcher returned this week
from a visit to his old home in
Mayfiekl, Kjfc, where he went on
business. He also visited St. Louis
while away.
A nephew, J. F. Ftiicber return3
ed with him for a visit.
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