The Avalanche. (Lubbock, Texas), Vol. 23, No. 9, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 28, 1922 Page: 3 of 12
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THE ! imnOCK AVAI.ANO IF.. UJr.5DAY. MARCH 2ft. 1922
This Stove keeps up. with the times
And in keeping with the season's demands we are now displaying a complete line of
Easter Novelties.
The LUBBOCK DRUG
COMPANY
C GRANVILLE JOHNSON Prop.
Tke Nyal Stre" fkeae Ne Ill
Some True Statements of How the
Business Men Are Imposed On In
Matters Pertaining to Town Buildig
"Circulate a lint among the mer-
chaats and raise the money. The
town needs It." It make no dif-
ference what it refers to but if
the town needs it go to the mcr-
hant. They are the only folk in
lown when you get ready to raise
money for anything. This is the
habit that has been allowed to devtl-
p in I.ubbork to surh an extent
that it it time we were calling at-
tention to Home of the good broth-
er! that stand on the outside and
eritiwze and yet never do anything.
A very concrete example of this
wan had in the m hool meeting lant
Thursday night when ne dear
fcrother who lives in the t it y worth
between tlUO.Wlfl.OUO and $300-
WUO.tM) wh) bus n'vT contributed
rent to the Chamber i f Commerce
who d . ri t own a chare of Fair
stock but yet feels that IVUO a
miin;h in 1 part of carrying on j
the m hitol. "I jiif' Hn't afford
anv more" and lets it pais at thai.
The average small hu-'ness in the
rity "f I ui.ioi k wiii invoice 1
tl n $ I O.ooii in). In y. nr ll v:f'
imy I'.lM'O t ' the 'him l-r of j
.'lootnerrr $ .". 00 to the F air A -
o-iVion $JiO0 to the aii'iltorluill .
oi) to the ho. I. 9 1 .' to-j
ward a highway f'ind l'i or j
fliiio toward a d re. lory $.".00;
vr f I ' 'HI ! I he lied ' h:tt that
mu h to the Salvation Army $" l"l
to 1 . 1 1 r y h i ' oily send omi body
uff to .io. I or lake i me of s'fle-
body ht fi- ! h. In. All of tins
in addition t It it regular expenses
pot.Mi.le 1. and other rirks ni-i
tlder'jil to business j
tin the o'l.r hand. we have fmm
fifty to two hundred men who i. '
n the n' y " n lea e I ;
t he 1 it y n vacant ;
r l" l -; on t.'s that ill- 1
he (T!oc:h nod ih-vcl-
opmi nt i f 'e inrn nil holdings
will run ffui $.!.". HI I ';' to $1"".-
fMMUoi w t.o pay rioihi'mr to the
ChuinU r of (.rt no p e arid I he. saoe
amount to ti.e linr iai mn the
mrie ainoiinl to the iddoivim and;
half U-Ht aiiiiei'it to the ... hool --01
fact. I ! "il.'. 'li"ii ' a!' ;
pu t'i j' or towards the irr.'M'Ji and
dnirlor nice of the city are fio'hinir
flat. And .' he howls I. Ice a ai u k 1
pitf !" in' o;i ' Hti I fuel every-j
thing in Li I Imm k tli nt you un fmdi
in Ilallan ex. ret the high taxes j
There air 7aii fann'ies rc:rrcnt d j
in the l.ulihoi k pohi i t- hooU. It j
ia only neic-ary to rai-e t ri.o"" .(hi
to put the . ho.d hoard in the clear.
We draw aia'e phi"l money on aj
baait of le than 14 "I t:nWn: aj
ahown hy an actnul sho!a.tie ien-
au taken iat nnimer while in I
thool today there are Jtt a lew
Wkji than l.pH(U atuden'a. In other
woril.i. we have 4m) ntjdeiitH who
luve moved to town un e Aurit
and are roinif to m hool at the ex-
penaa of the puhlic hoi.W and are
payinir no tax and receiving no
rtate aid upon thi yer term. Of
rourie they will pay taxe for next
year and wi'l come under the tale
apportionment next year but for
thin year we art carrying them
without any provuion bring made
to take rare of them. It 1 not the
aehool board' fault it m not their
fault nor i it anyfmdy elKe' fault
that thu town i irrowitig o fast
their Iwti i
property in
lota an I "'"
rri ae i' I
that the aihool board aUy behind
in their fund but it ia up to the
citizens of the town to take rare
of the rity and it ia being taken
earn of moat aatiafartorily ; and for
the firat time in the history of the
town it ia being taken rare of by
the average citizen and not by the
merchant!! and that la right.
But now to the community audi-
torium: The Farmr Short Courae again
rmphaaizvd the ahaolilte necemity of
having a public auditorium for the
city of Lubbock. There i never a
week patten that auch a building it
not needed at leant two nighta and
from the of thm month until
the Inst of ficxt September It would
be uned an average of four night
a week. l'nl"a muh a building ia
built th" combined churches of t he
iiiy will pay out more than $J-
000 no in taking rare of their dim-
mer meeting and yet thi build-
ing can be built for approximately
$) 1 11 1 .( 1 1 1 and be made avanuMe
for eetthii'g m the city requiring
a gathering for the next eight year.
It will pay for itaelf ten tnnoa over
III the fir.il five year. Ti." f.l't
linui!-e via t' "circiiiile a !;-'
among the merchant: and riuj' the
money The Town Need It." There
are ' name on the Chamber f
Commerce roll. There are l'o
families in I.'.bbo. k. or one null
out of every eight who should be-
long to the Ch.iniber of Commerce
belong. On." man out of every
right would have an opportunity to
i.nitribu'e hi part to the comiii ill-
it y auditorium if petitions were cir-
culated among trie bii'lliesa and pro-fc-.p.r;l
men or the average pro
rata part en- h would have to .i
would he $ ;u (in and they are near-
ly a:! niiMf to pav it; but it 1-
not right ami it d not p-flei t
thi riiijen-bm of I -i !.! k to allow
t he men ban's to do It.
Of Ihe 1"U families or men of
11 ge to have f it in 1 . 1 li'ed und r the
recenf ien-ti evon if v. ai'ow
ine-third iff a unable l pay B'i-
tHrg e h.ne 1 .')"' men It ft
who by jayi'g only J'i.loi a pic...
Would giaralitee l.ublxxk H iihii-
noniity auditorium that woiil.J cre
the n fur the next right ycarv
If every 1 1' ieti in the i;y above
eiglitet-n year i.f ng.- owning proii-
erty r mal.ing this his home would
roiitribu'e $l.ml a month to the ptu-
niotlon of the ellfre of the ity
tot roubj have jne of the most ef-
f 1. lent Cbaiiiber of Cominrn r one
of the most complete Kair A-'.'i-tions
one of the most up-to-date
tourist paiks and a moid service-
able auditorium. We not only rould
build these bu. we rould inam'ain
them and improve thrm from var
to year and reflect credit upon the
ritv as a leader in this section.
In -trad of that 2't men had to
dig down in their pockets and put
up $10000.00 to build the Fair.
Less than 200 nu n dig down in their
pockets and put up the $1000.00 or
$701)0.00 a year necessary to op-
erate the Chamber of Commerce.
If there in no other way around it.
these aame 200 men will dig down
in their jeans and put up enough
money to build the community au-
ditorium but it ii not fair it m
"Wear-Ever"
Two-Quart
Aluminum ii Double Boiler
for a limited
time ONLY
: 11
LIMITED
Taia effe
(xairttaa
AatlS- i 1 l . 11 T (fegolor price
S3.T0)
.WEAR EVER
ALUMINUM
TRADE MARK
madx is u.l. a.
This Double Boiler Goes on Sale Monday April 3
For limited time we are offering thia two-quart "Wear-Ever"
Double Boiler whicK telle rrgxilarly for $3.70 for $ 1.9ft. Get one
of theae most useful most popular utenmle and KNOW two
million other Amerk-an houoewivra do. why it pay to replace uten-
ile that wear out with utenailt that '"Wear-Ever."
Thia offer good only during the week of April 3rd to 8th. Come
early and get youra.
The Western Windmill Company
thi TVlSCffSTk o$n
ruM i it
tilt AfMM I
not right and it dee not repre-
sent the citizenship of Lubbock.
There ia not a man in thia rity
that can not afford to pay $1.00
a month for five months toward
this community auditorium. There
are not 600 men in the city who ran
not afford to pay $.1.00 month for
three months and the same old re-
liable 200 will figure they are get-
ting off light if they should only
have to pay $26.00 or $30.00 in one
lump.
Half of thia $6000.00 rould be
paid in before April 1 and eon-
struction started and the other half
rould be paid by pre-dated cherks
due the first of May and the first
of June and by the firat of July
every rent due on the building could
be paid and nobody hurt.
Theae are things that must be
done if Lubbork ia to hold her lead
as the Hub of the riainn. No 25
or 30 men in the town ran fulfill
the obligations of the rity towards
its ritiienship its trade territory
and the state at large unlets they
are supported financially and mor-
ally by the whole town.
Of course you ran rare ha. k on
your d'gniiy and enjoy the fruits
! of the labor of the progressive men
who are willing to cany .not only
'their part loit the part lift vucant
' by the man who refuses to he a real
I citizen; and Lubbm k will continue
! t boll her head as the Huh of the
j I'lainn. Hot you are not playing
'fair and it is an inji-ti e to the
I man who i willing to ilu thing-.
; T..VH" do not jut hnppm they
j must be liuill and if tai.cn money
'and time and thought and
co-opera' on to build tiu iu. No
man who lives in a town has any
rc'ht to iriti 17.1.' anytlirg connect-
ed wnh the town it government
'its improvement or In. k of im-
i prov. no nt. its financial sot in I or
! moral conditions unicn he hins-
i self has given as Inu. h tune money
j thought am! effort toward the im-
provement of rondi'ioii in propor-
tion '. his ahilny hi any man in
' the rity; and it is a Veiy evident
'fact that in the ti.ai.y q.u-er twit
'of human na'ure tin; old gt.uch
' that make tin- tuo-t noise kicks
j up the unci dut and iloi the most
1 i iuMt.jf ay llie least and does
the lett toui.rd the improvement
i i.f condit ion than any man in the
'town If h.- would put a nvi. Ii tune
'aid thought itilo really doing fome-
1 thing to relieve th" conditions that
' he howl al.iri' he would learn
enough aho.it the problems i.f the
'.ity or tie matter un.lcr i-oiim b-r-'
nt ion to be'tiT appreciate th" d;f-
fii'il'ics attending It development
and improvement.
1 The aine thiri's hold trje in tin-
'. i.jii ral mn of the cities nffai's
! through the city fovem ment. If
'instead of rusmig the officials and
'the operation of the various nui-
I nn ipai ullht.es. you Would take the
) tune to inform yourself of the
actual facts in the various n'.ics-
tions tinder discussion you would
I find that I.ubbock has been most
' fortunate in its selection of com-
' missionrrs and managers and Mtands
' out among other cities of the atute
a one of the most efficient organ-
izations of its kind known
t One good example of this;
I tne citizen of the city rushed up
' to a commissioner all excited and
! about half way hunting a fight be-
cause he was unable to get tied on
to the circuit. "Why all tht-y need
is one pole and a little wire to tie
me un. 1 have my house all wired
and want the lights; and yet they
tell me it will be thirty or sixty
days before they ran tie me on.
It looks to me like somebody n
either just lying down on the Job
or just trying to be hard-boiled."
The commissioner promised to in-
vrtdig.nte and make a report within
a day or two as to just why he
could not be tied on iaO at that
time and this is what be found out.
Ihe line that came near the hoiie
under (piestion was carrying all the
customers that it could carry un-
til a larger transformer had beet
put in that neighborhood. Trans-
formers and rleitric wires are j;i '
like pump and pine. You get "
many folks using juice out of ore
circuit thaf the pressure gets dov. -until
fichody has satUfa tory ligh'
Irr order to tie thia man on it wa
necessary that the rity invest sonic-
thing like $100 011 in addi'ioii.r
equipment to give the neighborhood
satisfactory servi. e. Of course h
rould havr been tied on and every-
body's light in the neighborhood
dimmed below the standard of high-
est efficiency. The transformer had
been ordered and would be erected
just as soon as it rould get here
When the commissioner explained
that to the aforementioned irate
ritizen he Understood the situa-
tion and u perfei-tly willing to
wait until the proper improvement
could be made to take care of him.
The same thing holds true in your
telephone your water your lights
your Chamber of Commerce your
Red Cross and every other civi
nrganiration dealing with the prob-
lems of a town making the growth
that I.ubbock is msV.ing at this time
and unless the citizens of the town
hav enough confidence in the offi-
cials and direi-tnrs that they rle-t.
and in the sIid foundation of the
rit as the Hub of the Mains anf
the first ritv in West Texas f
really ret behind these officials and
director and stinnort them and
their problems with both financial
and moral aid. study these condi-
tions that they do not understand
and ready beroma working part
ft the rifr they are not enti'ted t
the benefits and privileges of nT
city.
Of coarse mistakes are wade In
every organ Isat Ion that eperatea
just they are la every fnt
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LUBBOCK PEOPLE TO
HEAR THE
Southern Methodist University
Glee and Mandolin Club
Personal Direction of Prof. Harold Hart Todd
AT THE FIRST METHODIST AUDITORIUM
Lubbock Tomorrow Wednesday March 29 8:15 p. m.
Auspices Lubbock Epworth League
Buy a Ticket and be a Booster Admission 50c and 75c
bu-:(ies that operates. Then: is nuly
one mail one orguniza' mil or one
in-' it utiori that ha never made a
nn-'ane and that is the nnu that
h.i iiever done anything. The greui-
e: ii ' ii wii ever lived have been
the must bitteiiy critisied and
h.ive made sum. tf thu most costly
mistakes. Tin' ifl'icials arid direc-
tor i.f tint city and its civic or-
gaic7.ition are very human und
do not u.j ;re to a reputation of
gi a-ness. '1 hey make mistakes and
ad nit it lit they are doing their
dead -level unselfish best to cure for
the interest of the city of I.ubbock
aid unless every ciUien is doing
the same thing he has no ritfht to
h -v I about the way things am run.
Are von a liti.en or do you
J:i t Live Mere?
MONEY lo LOAN on FARMS
and RANCHES
Can handle some good brick building
loans. Loans closed promptly.
F. M. MADDOX
Lubbock State Bank Bldf. Lubbock Texas
Spud Shipment
Short Over 3000
Lbs. at Sweetwater
A net weight shortage of 3.11
pounds on a consignment of po'u-
toea from a Fort Worth firm to the
Tubb Produce Company of this city
is reported by G. U. Scott inspec-
tor of weight and measure.
The original shipment to the
Tubhs I'roduce company consisted
of 'Jt'.H sacks of the potatoes giving
the correct weights.
At the instigation of the Wciifht
and Meusure officials the remuitung
sacks were rewTighcd and found to
have a shortage of 3.18 1 pounds
which ahowrd a shortage of approxi-
mately thirteen pounds a sack on
the entire shipment of 'JO 8 sacks
(inly twelve sacks of the remaining
146 weighed thu necessary 114
pounds. The weights of the sack
ranged from ninely-one pounds to
lln pounds.
The local produce company noti-
fied the Fort Worth concern of the
fhortage and were directed Vo look
to the railroad for the loss. As the
seal on the car was undisturbed. Mr.
Sco'.t has taken the matter in hand
and promises full restitution. The
penalty in such cases is double re-
muneration for the (.hortage to the
consignee and a fin of $ a sa. k
on the ronhigner. Kach sack short-
age roust it utirg a separate offense.
The local conmn is whoVy with-
out hljime ar'l all of the p.u hasers
of the conipati have rc. rived the
amounts for which they paid ac-
cording to Mr. S.ott.
"iSin h instances is the re.i..n for
the existence for the Weignt and
Measure Department whictt is sav-
ing the retailers and ronsunii r of
the State huge rums annually"
said Mr. Srott.
The Quality of Our Groceries
and the Service We Give-
Is constantly adding new customers to our list and once
you trade witli us you are sure to remain our customer if
you appreciate good groceries and Prompt Service for these
two things we know we can give you.
April first will soon be here and if you cannot trade with
us before that time we would like to have you for an April
customer. Don't fool yourself by thinking we will not appre-
ciate your business large or small.
JUST TRY US PHONE 792
The Sanitary Grocery
Lewis Ac Woodward Prop.
PROMINENT BROWNWOOD
MERCHANT VISITING HERE
Jno. T. Allen a prominent hard-
ware merchant of Brownwood is
here visiting his wife and daugh-
ter who are here fr the health of
the latter. Ihe daughter under-
went an operation in a local sani-
tarium lat week and at this writ-
ing is reported as doing fine.
Mr. Allen says they are in the
midst of the wort drought they have
had there in years the yearly pre-
mutation for the year cndirg Marrh
20th being less than eight inches
but the people are in mighty good
spirits considering these circum-
stanres. He says this country up here
looks mighty good to him and he Is
f.guring on making some invest-
ments here in trie way of real estate.
Jim Ftroud Sheriff of Hockley
County was a visitor In Lubbock
during the pat week. Jim is well
known by I.ubbock peor'e. and his
visits are always welcomed.
Tm Carter af Dallas has beort
In the city the fast week viaitinf
friends.
The House Votes iShopshire Urges
Army of 115000
Over the President
Reduction in Cot
ton Acreage In 1922
Washington March 22.-Disrt-
garding the rocommrndat ions of;
. ..... .. ...
rresuicnt liril:r.g ami me general
staff the House this afternoon de-
clared f .r an army of not more
than 1 1 .1000 men.
Voting against the adminisri at: n
demand for a military force of 1 11-
000 enlisted men the hoiine sifted
a parliamentary jam from which
emerged :
One Defeat of the administra-
tion's amendment to the army ap-
propriation bill to provide for 141.-
000 men and 7000 I'hilippines srouts
instead of 115000 recommended in
the meas'ire.
Two Refusal to accept an
amendment to reduce the army to
100000.
Three Defeat of an amendment
providing for a 50000 men-rower
army.
Four Acceptance of the 115000
armed forre proposal.
The Kahn amendment to provide
an armv of 141.C00 men was de-
fesed .14 to 4.1.
The .10000 rin pror"'rd was
bt by a viva voro vote and a 100-
000 forre was turned down by a
vote of 99 to 21.
Name your farm aid have your
letterheads envelope and butrer
Tappers rrinted. The Am'anche
job Hepartmert will assis you in
selecting a. suitable name for your
farm and dv your T'rinting in a neat
and satifa.-tory manner.
A. Judd returned Saturday from
San Antonio where he has been as
a delegate from th ceal hxlgw to
the Grand ljf of the Odd Fel-
lows whk'h was l.i session at that
flare.
E. F. Fhrop-.hire secretary-manager
of the I'nitcil Campaign for
Ilettrr Agriculture points out that
the circumstance that the recent
cold weather will "knoik out the
bo!l weevil and pr 'hal.'y eliniinnte
the greatest hazard to a inrmal
prodti. 1 1 ft! of co'ton" makes it. all
the nore essentia! to limit aereag".
"Should the fotnrc bring a reali-
sation of this expeetntitin" Mr.
Shropshire said "it is all the moro
essential that cotton acreage be held
within the limits of the 1321 fig-
ures. Those in authori'y tell us
that this acreage under normal
weather and insert pe?"t conditions
Is sufficients large to produce 10-
000000 to 11000000 bales and
with the erperted carry-over of
some .1.000000 bales world give us
as much to market this Fall as ran
be expected to be handled at a fair
rri-e.
"Viewing the situation from this
standpoint there is no valid reason
for the farmer at the expense of
food and feed crops to Increase his
co'ton ncrrng and bring to mar-
ket a pre-war production. Should
he do this it would destroy the val-
ue of a reasonable tron and forre
the fnrmer wi'h low-prWd rotton
to biiy bis food and f"ed rerj'iire-
meofs on the market at high pri -tn".
Safe farming r-ho-ild ! 'he rule
this season po master what the con-
ditions. That is the only sure way
to pievent disaster.
Oarley Nril of Floydada trans-
artrd b'tsiuMs in the 1 1 'ib of the
Plains Wednesday snd Thursday of
the past week. Mr. Neil reports
conditions rapidly Improving In ir
neighboring rity and county and
the farmers are very optimistic fioce
the rvevnt ralna.
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