The Lubbock Avalanche. (Lubbock, Texas), Vol. 13, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1912 Page: 1 of 18
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THE LUBBOCK AVALAHCHE
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LUBBOCK LUBBOCK COUNTY TEXAS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5 1912
NUMBER 9
lUBBOCK HIGH
pENING EXERCISES WERE ATTENDED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF
THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE STUDENTS
FOR
Iplendii Enrollment to egin
The faculty it a Strong One And Will Have The
Hearty Co-operation of The Patrons
Jchool days have come! Last
onday began the 1912-13 school
rma nf fH I.nhhorlc fliffh
jiM'hool and there were several
undred pupils present in the
iditorium of the High School
bilding at the appointed hour.
too a number of the parents
f the pupils were there to enjoy
e opening exercises.
The program consisted of
ngs instrumental music se
ctions and speaking.
l'he house was called to order
Superintendent J. K. Wester
after suitable music for the
Mion Kev. Lane was canea
ffor the Invocation after
fi Judge Geo. R. Bean ad-
Wd the audience in a short
forceful speech in which he
uched upon some of the hind-
Incea of the school in past
an and urged the patrons to
ve the school board the sup-
intendent teachers and pupils
(
lore hearty co-operation in this
ssion of the school than in the
kst and although he reviewed
e situation in Lubbock and
lund that the school had made
pid strides he believed that
tester attainment could be
ached if the parents of the
'thool children would see to it
Mr children lived up to
) requirement of the rules
f nd regulations of the school.
'' Following Judge Bean J no
'jit. Baker. President of the First
rational Bank of Lubbock and
''ho by the way is an interest
' ig talker responded to an in-
vitation to say a few words and
'i his usual easy way in a few
Veil chosen words addressed
nose present He spoke along
he lines of great improvement
f the schools of today and those
ttended when he waa a young
ian. and insisted that the
.hildren of today should be truly
haakful for the greatly itn-
! roved methods of teaching and
he advanced facilities ot the
resent age and especially did
U approve of the abolishment of
the six-foot dog-wood switch
aethod of correction or punish-
nent and appealed to the man-
ood and womanhood of the
'iaing generation for perfect
.one
ft
k.
Professor Wester then took
he floor and set forth some of
he requirements of the school
'xard for the pupils and what
fjwy expected of the parents.
I 'also dropped a few strong
Suggestions a to how the people
')f Lubbock should live in the
'liirKt f the school children of the
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bwn. which we believe vere to
he point and appropriate on
c;
hi occasion.
At this point of the program
Mis Brown who conducts the
nusic for the school favored the
iudience with a vocal solo.
Kev. Lane of the Methodist
.hurch responded to an invita-::-jntoaav
a few word and
rst interestingly addressed a
.'ow pointed remarks to those
nrstnt which we art sure will
3 very btoeScitl to all who
SCHOOL BEGINS
II SPLENDID TERM
With And Others Will . Start Later
Hon. W. F. Schenck. who is
always equal to the occasion
told the men women bovs and
girls present that he did not
often say much but did a great
deal or in his own language
was a 'Van of action rather
than word I." However he
urged the co-operation of
parents with the teachers
pledged his own support to
faculty.
After which those of
the
and
the
the
parents present by standing en-
' domed what 1 ad been said and
pledged their support to the
school this term.
I The exercises were then closed
; by a music selection and the
morning session adjourned to
mee at l:30jpk vn. when the
children weire given their lessons
; for the following day and all are
now down to hard work.
1 Following ia the music pro-
' gram for the open exercises:
Hongary Estelle Needham
; and Leila Roberts; Bernice Wol-
ffarth and Fannie B. Carter.
Ah Sin Mandolins and guitar
Misses Brown and Mrs. Hurt
Three Flower Songs-Miss
Brown.
Pollaeco Brilliante; (two
pianos) Misses Wheelock and
Barclay.
Violin Solo Murrell Adams
The following lines were
penned by one of the ladies of
the audience which we feel will
be inspiring to those who read
it:
"In response to the cordial in
vitation extended the public to
attend the opening exercise of
our public school last Monday a
large crowd was present and if
only the teachers could be as-
sured of the continued moral
support of the community su
much 'n evidence on that occa-
sion how their labors would be
lightened.
Every word waa "like an
apple of gold in a picture of
silver" so fitly spoken were
they.
The base ball players of every
denomination were told that
while like the trust their match
games had come to stay still
like the trust they too would
have to be regulated; but no
compromise waa made with any
form of diversion that conflicted
with night study. Mothers who
have in the past used the school
a a nursery while they played
"42." were invited to take their
babies with thorn hereafter.
To have passed the half cen-
tury mark and be there waa to
know how the children of this
community are certainly inheri-
tors of all the ages though dur-
ing hand shaking after the
program waa rendered there
wa a discussion aa to more up-to-date
methods being used in-
our Sunday School one lady
contending that more advanced
ideas would shoot over the
head of the older one at least.
and the other denying it could
be done. To this wriirr tt
kwut it wa ft r'.lil'. bv
feast that informal reception
after the regular program.
An uneducated couple was in-
troduced to Mr. Wester asking
his especial interest in their two
chiidren for to her fatherless
child teaching at 16 on the
frontier they had by their
moral support assured her suc-
cess and if their children will
only be as ambitious for their
grand children as they were for
them Mr. Wester's dream
would come true at least so
thinks a looker on in Venice.
N. B. The music inspired all
this.
fHEFLYPEST
Two Remedies are Recommended
By the State En-
tomologists. That the fly which has been
causing so much suffering to
live stock and so much conster-
nation among farmers in North
Texas is the common stable fly
known scientifically as the Ston-
moxys calcitrans is the report
made by F. C. Bishop and H. P.
Wood Government entomolo-
gists who were detailed by W.
I). Hunter in charge of the
Government Experiment Station
here to make an investigation.
The report of the entomolog-
ists declares that much injury
has been done causing the death
of some animals stopping the
flow of milk in dairy cattle and
driving horses and mules frantic
so it was not possible to work
them.
The fly has been noticeable in
North Texas because of its at
tack on live stock for a week or
more Owners of live stock have
resorted to many experiments to
protect their animals from the
ravages of the fly and from
some point it was actually re-
ported Ithat the owners were
clothing their stock in trousers
and blankets.
Two remedies are suggested
by the entomologists one to
prevent the flies from maturing
the other to prevent them from
attacking the animals. The fly
breeds in manure and the
number of such pest can be re-
duced by the proper disposal of
the manure. It should be ex-
posed to the heat of the sun
while fresh. About dairies it
should be carried to the fields
and schattered about.
Any oily mixture applied to
the skins of the animals will pre-
vent attack upon them by the
flies. Cotton seed oil mixed with
tar or fish oil is claimed to be
effective.
TWO METHODS OF ATTACK
"Two methods of attack
against the stable fly are to be
recommended. One of these is
the prevention of the develop
ment of the insect and the other
is the prevention of attack from
the flies that have developed to
the mature or biting stage.
"The stable fly breeds in ma-
nure. Every farmer can reduce
the number of pest on his place
by exercising care in the disposal
of the manure. It will not be
necessary to apply chemicals to
bring about the desired results.
All that is necessary is to expose
the manure while tresh to the
heat of the sun. The drying out
of the mass under such condi
tions will soon result in the death
of the flies. About dairies and
stables the manure should be
collected daily and carried to the
fields and scattered upon the
ground.
"The disposal of the manure
in the manner indicated is by far
the most important step that
can be taken. It strike at the
root of the evil but unfortunate-
ly hk i.t been practiced exten-
sively during the present outbreak.
CXAJ 1 rKKKMTATIVR
"Ths asceailry !: to be
aUpt lis live i:.ci
from the fly is to prevent their
attack. Several expedients can
be used. It will be found that
any greasy or oily substance
when applied to the animals will
have the effect of preventing at-
tack. The repelling power of
any application will be greatly
increased in fish oil or some sim-
ilar malodorous aubstance is used
in a mixture. Cotton seed oil
used alone or mixed with tar or
fish oil is resonably effective. A
better mixture can be made as
follows: A pint of tar is placed
in a large shallow receptacle and
three ounces of oil of tar and two
ounces of fish oil added. The
substances mentioned should be
stirred slowly in the receptacle
foraeveral minutes. Five gal-
lons of water are added and left
standing for about forty-eight
hours. Bv this time it will be
found that the liquid is well im
pregnated with the odor. It can
than be applied as a wash on all
domestic animals without any
danger whatever of injury to
the skin. The only unfortunate
feature of this remedy is that it
is not very lasting in effect. It
will be necessary to repeat the
application on live stock every
three days.
"Crude oil or kerosene should
not be used as under general
conditions it will injure the skin.
"In towns and under some
conditions on farms attacks can
be prevented economically by
covering the animals with light
cloths and providing them with
'trousers ' as has been done in
many towns in north Texas dur
ing the last few days."
Vital Statistics
Below is the report of the City
Registrator for the month end-
ing August 31st:
DEATHS
Miss Walcie Moores August
7th (no medical particulars.)
Miss Lorena Stringer August
19th: (Typhoid fever.)
BIRTHS
L. L. Lee. August 2 maW
W. G. Wellborn. August 6
female.
J. W. Boiling August 8 fe
male.
D. H. Ruminer August 14
male.
Geo. R. Bean August 19
male.
W. M. Shaw. August 19. male.
V. L. Mears. August 19 male.
Clarence Billings August 24.
female.
W. 0. Burford. August 25
male.
J. C. Lightfoot. August 27
female.
J. T. Bullock August 31 fe-
male. E. B. Green. August 31. male.
R. R. Miller. August 31. fe-
male. 7 males; G females.
Report should be full includ
ing mothers maiden name and
name given child. Records are
permanent and are an identity
for the child in the future.
Parent should see that reports
are full and correct as a protec-
tion to their child.
Fine Tomatoes.
Mr. Scroggan who farms a
few miles out from Lubbock
brought us some of the nicest
tomatoes Wednesday afternoon
that we have seen for many a
day. He stated that he sub-
irrigated with the tiling sys-
tem and were loaded with fruit
which has sold on the local mar-
ket at $2.50 per bushel aa fast aa
he could get them to town.
A. J. Towle went over to
Crosby ton Tuesday to finish a
job of painting and paper hang-
ing which he secured some
time ago.
K. C. Uobbins of Fort Worth
ha accepted a position with the
Red Cross Drug Company.
lion -to Mr. and Mrs It R.
V..:izt oo last &ttu&y a girl.
LUBBOCK WITS
OUR BUSINESS MEN ARE BIDDING FOR THE TRACE WEST OF
US AND ARE PREPARING TO HANDLE IT
SHOULD FIX THE WAGON
The Farmers and Ranchmen Will All Come to Lubbock to Do Their
Trading If The Sandy Road is Put in Good Con-
dition Which Would Not Cost Much
Lubbock wants the western
trade you bet! The people of
that section want to come to
Lubbock too to do their trading
but there is a slight requirement
that the trade in Terry Yoakum
and away over in New Mexico
demands of Lubbock and it is not
beyond our reach either and
that is to clear out about a mile
of heavy sand between here and
Brownfield. It is our under-
standing that this can be done
putting the road in fine shape for
not exceeding $250. That being
the case not another day should
! be lost in getting busy on the
proposition and raising the
money by popular subscription
for this purpose and put teams
and men to work on that portion
of the road immediately. .
Lubbock as we have stated be-
fore is the logical railroad trad-
ing point for all the country to
the west of us. It is the logical
point because we have the whole-
sale houses here. Our merchants
all carry heavier stocks hence a
greater variety of goods than
any other railroad point in this
section. People can come nearer
getting what they want here
when they come after it than
any other town within the Lub-
bock trade territory hence the
desire of the people to come
here. The time of the year is at
hand now when the crops will
begin to move. The farmers
will want to market their pro-
duce and they prefer a good
road to haul it over and Lub-
bock can have good roads in
every direction by only a very
slight effort on the part of our
business men ard those inter-
ested in the development of the
town.
WHAT ABOUT EXHIBIT?
Will Lubbock County Be Repre-
sented in the Agricultural
Exhibits at Fair?
This is a question that is ask-
ed us almost every day but we
are unprepared to say. About
the only thing we can do is to
say that we always have had.
and do not think that wo can af
ford" to fall down on the propo
sition at this time.
There has been no action taken
in regard to having space re-
served in the exhibit hall at
Dallas this year so far as we
know but we believe there
should be something- ;done soon
in order that we may be repre-
sented in that great agricultural
show.
Terry and Yoakum counties
are preparing to send an ex-
hibit and they rather want to
"throw in" with Lubbock and
send their exhibit along so that
the transportation charges will
not fall so heavily upon any one
county. We believe this is a
very good idea and by this ar-
rangement th expen will be
light and get juat a satisfactory
result. It i time we were
awakening to this propueitlon
and Uia the matter up with the
WESTERN TRADE
ROAD TO BR01FIEL0
The merchants of this town
should expect a heavy trade frdm
the country west of us this fall
and winter. The grain and coal
dealers the lumber men and the
wholesale merchants should at
once take the matter up and in
terest enough in the improve
ment of this road to raise a suf-
ficient amount of cash to have
the work done. It will not cost
or should not cost any firm in the
town more than $25 and if all
take an interest in it will be
directly benefited it should not
cost over $5 each so lets get
busy. We are confident that we
can count at least half of the
amount now that will be willing
to contribute toward it.
We believe we will state in
this connection that the Ava-
lanche will have in its office a
subscription list for this purpose
and as all who are interested in
this improvement to call at our
office and put their name down
and the amount they are willing
to pay and we will turn it over
to a committee to be selected by
the business men's league of the
city to make further investiga-
tions and let the contract for the
work. We believe that Vif
necessary that Brownfield wif!v
co-operate with us in this road
improvement proposition and it
would be a good idea to confer
with them anyway as they have
had considerable experience with
sandy roads that we have not
and might be able to.saveus con-
siderable money in connection
with the work. At aty rate get
busv! Let Lubbock business
men take the lead. We are con-
fident that we can get help all
along the line.
above named counties and have
an understanding in the matter
at the earliest possible date. It
is only a few more weeks now
till the State Fair begins and we
should be ready for the first
program.
Davis Shaw was a passenger on
the northbound passenger Thurs-
day. He informed the Avalanche
that he was returning from a trip
to Sweetwater. Rotan and other
places in the counties east and
south of here and says conditions
are not good in any of those
counties. The drouth has in-
jured the crop very extensively
and there will be very little farm
produce raised this year in the
greater part of that section.
Mrs. Geo. M. Hill formerly of
this city now of Fort Worth ac-
companied by her children were
passengers on the northbound
train Thursday and went from
here to Crosbi ton to visit her
parents Mr. and Mrs. N.H.White
and see her brother Frank
White whoUjjtHW health.
Eugene Tl present
ing the S Ptp;r
Company ci PfTfM I to
day in the
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