The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1918 Page: 1 of 6
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THE SEMINOLE SENTINEL
Vol. 12, No. 16
SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1918
$1.00 Per Year
NINE MEN CALLED
FROM GAINES COUNTY
The local board of Gaines
county, Monday, received notice
that this county would have to
furnish nine men for the U. S.
army, to leave for the canton-
ments May 25. Those who will
fill this quota are: H. V. Black,
J. H. Chilton, Con Hood, Clyde
Lister, Lenard Parkinson, D. Y.
Bates, Lewis Tinker, Lester
Hatchett and Albert Oneal.
The board mailed out notices
Wednesday of this w«*k to the
above to report and be ready to
go to Camp Travis May 25.
When this quota leaves there
will remain only one man left in
class 1A in Gaines county that
has not been sent to the training
camps, this being Paul Wozen-
craft. Roger Sherman recently
enlisting in the Forest Ranger
service, and expects to be called
any day.
Texas has been called upon to
furnish 42,236 in this call.
SPEAKING AT COURT HOUSE
MONDAY AFTERNOON
We are requested to announce
that J. M. Caldwell, of Midland,
will speak Monday afternoon at
5:30, opening the Red Cross
drive for next week. If you are
a slacker—stay away. If you
want to help humanity—come.
Gaines county must raise $1,055
next week. We can, and will.
CANDIDATES HAVE
LESSTHAN ONE MONTH
BLANKS FOR NEW DRAFT
REGISTRATION RECEIVED
In order for candidates for
county and precinct offices to
get their names printed on the
ballots tor the coming primary
election in July, they must go
before the County Chairman and
make the proper affidavit, and
pay his pro rata part of the ex-
pense for holding said election.
This must be done within the
time prescribed by law, which
is not later than Saturday before
the third Monday in June, mak-
ing June 15th the last day.
John Haney is County Chair-
man for Gaines county.
SECOND RED CROSS
DRIVE NEXT WEEK
dif-
the
has
Gov. Hobby urges that every
Texan aid in the National cam-
paign to raise a fund of $100,000,-
000 during the coming week for
the Am^rnan Red Cross.
The Second Red Cross War
Fund Campaign begins Monday,
May 20, and continues to Mar
27, with the $100,000,000 mark
in view.*
Mr. S. C. Doss has been ap-
pointed Chairman of Gaines
county in this great drive. He
will appoint helpers in the
ferent communities over
county.
Although the campaign
not yet opened, Seminole has a
$50.00 Liberty Bond to begin
with.
Let us all join in this work and
put forth our very best efforts
that Seminole may go “over the
top” for once.
Reporter.
Miss Lillian Boyd Returned
Friday from Durant, Okla.,
where she attended school the
past term
Cards for the new draft regis-
tration were received the latter
part of last week by the loc^l ex-
emption board of Gaines county,
and the board has notice that
complete instructions will be
forwarded at an early date for
the registration of young men
who become 21 years of age be-
tween June 5th of last year and
June 5th of this year.
The law requiring men becom-
ing 21 years of age to register
was passed two months ago by
congress. It is expected that
between 500,000 anh 700,000 men
will be made available in this
manner for the national army in
the United States.
ENTERTAINED IN HONOR
OF MRS. W. 0. HOPPER
SLACKERS WILL NOT BE
fOLERATED IN U. S.
LIGHT SHOWERS OVER
COUNTY THIS WEEK
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THE HEROISM OF MERCY
By OPIE READ
Thursday afternoon of this
week local showers fell over dif-
ferent parts of Gaines county.
While the precipitation in Semi-
nole was rather light, reports
come in from other parts that a
good heavy rain had fallen and
will do lots of good.
Grass is coming fine from the
rains of ten days ago, and with
Thursday’s showers many pre-
dict that it will only be a few
days until ranchmen will have
good grazing for their cattle.
Farming is beginning to show
up, and nearly all farmers are
busy plowing and planting.
CQn Hood, who has been, em-
ployed on Cox & ^eardV Wrich
in the west end of the county for
some time, left Wednesday for
his home at Aledo, Texas, where
he will visit homefolks a few
days before entering the ai my.
He is one of the number to go in
training from Gaines county on
May 25.
W. G. Gibbs, of Weatherford,
a former schoolmate and boy-
hood friend of M. 8. Doss, has
been here this week visiting on
the Doss ranch. Mr. Gibbs ex-
pects to come to West Texas in
the near future to make his
home.
Miss Margaret Clark, who has
been teaching school for the past
term at the Arnett school, left
Wednesday evening, at the
home of Miss Carrie Ramsey,
the members of the Merry Bid-
ders club entertained in honor
of Mrs. W. O. Hopper, who will
leave next week for Lockhart,
Texas.
Appropriate score cards, a
hand painted map of Texas,
showing Seminole, were passed,
and the guests gathered around
the tables placed for playing
“42.”
At the close of the games Miss
Wragg and John Haney were
each given a thrift stamp,
as high score favors. The club
presented Mrs. Hopper a cake
plate in token of their love and
friendship for her,
Ice cream and cake was served
by the members of the club to
Messrs, and Mesdames Hopper,
Cleve Cobb, Pickle, Will Rich-
ards, Rufus Mitchell, Haney, L.
D. Richrrds, F. D. Stark, C. B.
Richards, Cothes, Slaton, Rut-
ledge, John Cobb, Stone, Mrs.
Longbotham, Misses Webster,
Wragg, Little and Ramsey,
Messrs. Proctor, Levy, Calvin
Stark and Robert Hughes.
WESTERN PASSENGER
TRAINS ELIMINATED
Chicago, May 6.—One-third of
all the passenger trains between
Chicago and the Pacific coast will
be eliminated after June 1, ac-
The following letter was given
us by a member of the Local
Board for publication. Read it:
May 11th, 1918.
To County Exemption Boards.
Gentlemen: “It has been said,
“Food will win the war.” That
it is one of the most essential
things, cannot be denied. In
order to have food, we must
have producers of food. The
productive forces of our state,
at this time are far short of our
needs, the cry comes to me from
every section of the state for
farm help and I am writing you
to call attention to a service, you
have the power to render in this
emergency. '
“It is a fact that many men
have succeeded in having them-
selves placed in deferred classes
on the plea of dependents, some
of these pleas have merit, many
have not. It has been ascer-
tained in many cases where such
men secured deferred classifica-
tion that they not only were not
supporting dependents, but were
being supported by the said de-
pendents.
Some of our boards have ex-
amined into this situation and
found the man an idler and the
wife working to support herself,
whereupon the board called in
said parties and transferred
them to class la and sent them
to training camps for training.
“You have that power and you
are urged to take action wher-
cording to word received from
Washington by railway officials whenever such cases
tonight. This step, it was said
would save approximately $12,-
000,000 a year and cut off 11,782,-
000 miles of train haul. .
It was explained that officials
would take up reduction of ser-
vice from the Missouri river to
Texas and the Southwest imme-
diately.
Manning Lewis, for a number
of months employed on the ranch
of Bert Ancell, left Wednesday
for Austin, where he will take a
special mechanical training in
State University. He being call-
ed from this county for Uncle
Sam’s army.
We have been authorized to an-
nounce C. E. Hair as a candidate
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There is no greater heroism than the
heroism of mercy. There is no truer
bravery than the bravery of tenderness.
Out of the crash of nation against nation
arises a Christ-like sympathy, and the
insignia of its tenderness is the cross of
red. It is the only remaining glow of a
Christian hope. It is religion under
shell fire. It is a sigh set to the music
of sympathetic action. If a man who
speaks truth should say to you, “ Wilh
the use of five dollars you can save a
useful life, alleviate a hundred nights of pain,” you would
grant him the money. You would not feel that you had
lost, but gained.
This is what the Red Cross says to you: M Give of your
safe and secure substance and I will sooth pain. I will gather
up men, heroes who have been shot to the earth, and housing
them I will nurse them back to life. Fdr myself I ask no
recompense. My reward is my conscience. My applause is
restoring man to his family.”
Hearing these words and feeling that they are true,
would you hesitate to open your purse, whose contents were
gathered in times of peace ?
The Red Cross appeals to you personally. To you it
opens its merciful heart and begs you for assistance. The
cutting down of one luxury a day would mean a soothing
tenderness on the red fields of France.
Saturday morning for her home tor the office of Commissioner of
in San Angelo. Precinct No. 3. Ilia name will
W. G. Warner and M. Wilhoit,
of Knowles, N. M., were here
Tuesday of this week and loaded
out with feed and ranch sup
plies
Remember the American Red
Cross campaign. Remember, it
is expected of YOU to do your
part.
Mr. and Mrs. Bedford Roach
have moved to town and are oc-
cupying the T. Elam residence.
Baxter Culp, of Monument, N.
M., was in Seminole several
days this week on business.
Shug Roberts and son, of near
Lovington, were here the first of
this week looking for grass.
Guy Stark returned this week
from San Antonio where he has
been on a business trip.
Mrs. Victor Wolf, of Brady, is
visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. Eubank.
] iW A. Cox made a business
trip to Midland Wednesday.
appear in the Sentinel's an-
nouncement column next week.
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T. H. Morrow, general mana-
ger of the A. G. McAdams Lum
ber Company, with headquarters
in Dallas, was here looking over
bis company’s business the lat-
ter part of last week.
J. J. Lane, of Caprock, N. M.,
was here this week looking for
grass and visiting friends. He
states that range conditions are
in bad shap, as they have had no
rain in that country.
H. M. Simpson and family left
the first of this week for Wise
county where they expect to re-
side in the future.
Lusk Bros., and Johnnie Gra-
ham were here Tuesday from
Lovington in search fo pasturage
for their cattle.
E. A. Jackson and daughter,
Miss Una, were here from the
east part of the county this week.
Chas. Logsdon, of Andrews
county, was here the first of the
week.
are found. A man that will not
work now should be made to
fight, in the present emergency
our territory is too small to fur-
nish a habitat to the loafer and
idler. The man who refuses to
work for our faithful Allies and
soldier boys, is the most abomi-
nable slacker and should not be
tolerated.
"Thia class sent to the “front”
will release for a season those
who will produce food for our
fighting forces. It is your duty
gentlemen to handle this situa-
tion, we therefore appeal to you
to do it in the interest of “Our
Cause Over There.”
8incerely,
Taz. W. McClellan,
Texas State Farm Help Spec-
ialist, Box 266, Capitol Station,
Austin, Texas.
E. B. GILLIAN BUYS RANCH
NEAR BIG SPRINGS
E. B. Gillian this week pur-
chased of J. J. Hair, three sec-
tions of land twenty miles south
of this city; consideration $8,000.
Mr. Gillian intends to move here
from San Angelo and will make
his home on the place purchased
from Mr. Hair. —Big Springs
Herald.
Cox & Heard have placed on
their ranch in the west end of
the county for the coming sea-
son, 800 two-year-old steers be-
longing to Ingham & Chancellor
of Midland, and 700 yearling
steers for John Bludworth, also
of Midland.
On account of the pastor leav-
ing Andrews, Rev. Annis will
give one Sunday to them each
month leaving one for Seminole.
Miss Vernon Birdwell visited
homefolks on the ranch a few
days this week.
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Stone, Harry N. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1918, newspaper, May 16, 1918; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth555783/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gaines County Library.