Mount Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 245, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 19, 1929 Page: 4 of 4
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MT. PLEAS A XT'1 DAILY TIMMS,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER It*, tfS9:
Terrible Flying Dragon IriYading Broadway
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rl l:p monster shown above, full of helium gns and 100 feet from tip to tip, was one of the balloons which inarched
down Broadway, New York, in a Christmas shopping parade delighting thousands of children.
ITT. PIJ5ASANT DAILY TIMES
G. W. CROSS, Editor.
Entered at the postoffice at Mt. Pleas-
ant. Texas, as secondclass mail matter
All obituaries, resolutions of respect,
•ards of thanks, etc., will be charged
for at regular rates.
Try a Daily Times Want Ad.
L. H. GUNN
PLASTER and STUCCO WORK
First class work a specialty
Mt. Pleasant, Texas
W. T. BANKHEAD
CONTRAC'l UK AND BUILDER
PHONE 261
McCLINTON RADIO SHOP
I Sell R. C. A. and Victor Radios
Repair and Service all Makes
Test Tubes Free
Used Radios at a Bargain
GAS. FITTING
I am fully equipped to do any gas
fitting in Mt. Pleasant and will furn-
ish estimates on short notice. i
J. A. DAVIS
Telephone No. 7
END OF YEAR GOOD TIME TO
MAKE THRIFT PLAN"
Within a few clays wo iv.a!! be face
to face with a new year.
Not in recent years has there b.en
a twelve months period in which the
need of thrift has been so apparent
as during 1S29.
Literally millions of saved dollars
have been swept away through lack
of thrift.
Cha. ins; after the will-o’-the-wisp
of easy money has brought about
the f'nancial downfall of many. Truly
this end-of-the-year period is a good
time to resolve to get ahead through
the more practical but dependable
practices cf thrift.
Oft n during the year we have
hoard the statement that the old-
fashioned idea of saving money for
the purpose of getting ahead had
about gone out of style. The great
book of human experiences, however,
does not rclatj such a story. It was
through raving that such men as
Carnegie, Wanamaker, Hill, Armour,
Marshall Field, Pullman, Rockefeller
and others of that school, who were
at the heydey of tlvir activity and
usefulness at the oeginning of-the
present century, laid the foundation
of their future success. In the field
of statesmanship, the l.Aok of expe-
rience tells us that Gladstone, Lin-
coln, Washington, Franklin, Jeffer-
son and many others owed their suc-
cess fundamentally to patient habits
of thrift acquired in early life •
The rewards of patient saving and
prudent investing do not always
sound as attractive as liie rewards
hat sometimes go to the reckless
peculators. But no better proof of
the wisdom of choosing thrifty plans
is needed than the events of rcc nt
weeks. Here and th re spectacular
profits have been made but where
there has b°en one such case there
have been hundreds who have lost.
Th writer is quite, sure of the fact
that a firm resolve to stick to the
safe, sound plan of getting ahead
will bring gratifying results. It
surely is worth trying for a year.
Those who adopt such a course will,
at the end of 1930, find themselves
prosperous and happy, we are quite
sure.—By S. W. Straus, President
American Society for Thrift.
CHRISTMAS FRUITS
See me for your Christmas fruits,
candies ijr.d all kinds of nuts. I also
serve hot dogs Coney Island Style.—
P>ili Sellers at Frank’s old stand.
Dr. William B"ebe, well-known ma-
rine biologist, recently brought from
an expedition to Bermuda a silver
hatchet fish, whose battery of violet
lights point downward while its eyes
look forever upward. A jet-black
whalelet with a brilliant torch on its
forehead also wart brought back.
-Next to grape wine it is said that
Japanese sake, or. rice wine, is the
oldest alcoholic beverage known to
man; its use dating back over 2000
•years.
.Twenty-five miles of spired thread
would weigh only eight ounces.
££
THAT LITTLE GAME” Inter.nat’ICartoonCo..?LY.-By B. Link”)
'IS EVERYBODY
HAPPY ?'
fly ELEANORE CAREY
Copyright 1!>£9 Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.
This novel is based on the Warner Bros. & Vltaphone production
starring Ted Lewis
S'Y A OPS/N
7"tie Motions. Victor. tnmoiis no
tinist vnd oi ehestra cniului loi, /it s
wife and ins son. fra hoi t ruin
Neva York that Ten may st.<m
his career ns a violinist •nth. gieal
r.r advantages. Lodged >n on mbit
■lnatters on Third Avenue. Ten jot
•/els for the moment the henmlfui
Indy on the first ■ ubm de>-/c ut On
steamer who hud listened so in
'ently to his playing to Ins tallow
third cabin passengers, and mopes
>tj to the y.lcgfejd Thenttr. to rind
his Hungarian sweetheart. Lena
Schmidt, who had preceded the
Moinars to Men ) orh and was a
'lancer w th the show.
INSTALLMENT IV
L-nn. his dear little blotule Lena,
nail as she would have expressed
n, "given him the air!’*' There was
no one now to whom he could turn
in Ills loneliness—no friendly,
happy days ahead. He would like
to tell his parents, but how
could he?
A radio blared forth a song—and
Into the dullness of his conscious-
ness he realized it was the song
Lena sang when he first saw her
on the stage, Oh .well, he would
just have to take himself in hand
—it would not he easy, hut it must
be. . Gone were the rosy tinted
dreams, plans and thoughts of that
romance that built the straight
white road through the lane of tall
green trees to the sliiuy white
house called “Happiness.”
* * • *
.The days were spent In a fever-
wan tinrn next season to eat! He
I uagan to feel very miserable and
I ‘lint he was futile. He couldn’t
■ive up -his parents w,ln* were de-
ailing upon him. needed his help
A-* he walked along Broadway
; ms' feet fell like pieces of lead,
i Men. women, taxis, trucks, and trol-
: eys all moved swiftly past him as
j *!range and unreal ns the figures in
: i hodge podge nightmare of a
| dreamer. His senses usually so
acme had become uumb, and his
head felt dizzy. He thought that
lie must beat his bauds and scream
to the smug complaisant . people
that he needed a job. He philoso-
phized wearily to himself aim in’f
aloud—"Strange—we are th . i <u-
tbis eai" h—we do uot ask iV , nine
-- we are forced to work—and shea
the way oi earning it is made Im-
possible— hut it surely does give
one the right to earn It and ttie
ways of doing so. . My poor father
— my- poor little mother and -1 — 1
am such a failure!”
This next would be Iris last cal!
—at least for today — he was tired
out—with ilie confusion and noise.
It seemed he would never get
there.
When at last he arrived at-
Ahiatus' office lie had reached that
condition which inevitably cornea
ifler Iona hours of effort expended
fiitileiy, and great mental upheaval
—’he 'it: fe of mind when, nothing
mutters any more. He felt, as if
he Just did not care wheiher he
found employment here, hut his
yoiiseiem e would bother hum If he
let this (jinnee go by.
For the first time that afternoon.
Ted did not have 1.6 wait for the
man lie wanted to sec, but was
ushered, immediately, into the pri-
vate office
He gave Mr. Abrams the card as
Ish anxiety—going from ottlee to1 vvel' a'5 line l,f his own.
office — waiting for elevators—
climbing stairs—waiting for the
•powers that be” only to he in
r^MS88iiKr'Ksa*!e»^«—^ mmmMmsam
i'When you can blow a hot sa.ro
phone, come bark."
I’m very sorry, but-” and Mr.
Abrams rose lingering the card.
Tdd interrupted him — “Listen,
Mr. Abrams." he said earnestly and
with great- sincerity, “I've got to
get a job I used up all m.v money,
>nd my parents arc dependent upon
f me! I’m broke! I’ve walked the
streets for five weeks.”
Mr Abrams lent a sympathetic
ear —he had heard this, story so
many times. This poor struggling
musician-all artists striving and
making every effort to succeed Imt
never doing so. without that Infer-
nal period of trial and sini . • • !*>**
And l hi’, mjii ot Victor,Molnar —and
Victor ..ioinar dependent on this
hoy I’H-uma-ivahle! The man had
been the toast of the world only a
few years hack as the recognized
| genius of-the violii’i.
"Now..my hoy, I am going to give
I you ,i l:;'le advice —I know they all
i.give yi.m plenty of advice But you
I'follow
me. and J will rewaid you
! hy tiud.ug you a good place to work
formed, after sitting impatiently ‘ in This
/or several minutes, panic in tut-
soul, that the gentleman had gone,
for the day!
It was to (lie. Philharmonic Sym
phony orchestra’s odices that Ted
turned his steps now And a leel i
mg of renewed hope made his steps j
lighter. If one wanted to suec ed |
one could not afford to become dis j
■nttraged, for when that happened j
me lost the power of controlling
■’heir destiny to a certain degtee
And after all," Ted thought to
i inself as he walked towards the
iffices—"the best thing, I have
• >me to the conclusion, to do, is to
keep kidding yourself along. I will
ne miserable If I accept Hie literal
facts of our situation here in this
country; ‘kidding myself Is just
what I want to do—and shad con
inue to do. Life is only hearable
hat way —it keeps your feet out of
Hie muck of bare reality and keeps
them treading the clouds!”
He arrived at the offices of the
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Orchestra. After the usual wait of
quite some minutes, he was ush-
ered into the presence of the man
ager of that great organization
”1 will keep your name and ad
dreass filed, and if anything should
come up, I will get in touch with
you,” he said in answer to Ted's
plea for a job
"imt—sir, I am sure I can qualify
—1 have studied under my father.”
"You are fortunate—your father
was a great musician —we have a
long waiting list—but—just a min
ute—I have a friend at the Metro-
politan Opera.”
The manager wrote on the back
of one of his own cards—
My dear Gatti;
This Is the son of the great Vic-
tor Molnar.
J. R.
At the Metropolitan Opera House
—the interview granted him was
very short. The second managei
simply Informed him that no new
men were needed until the nexi
season.
“But I'll give you a card to a
friend-”
On the card Ted read "Mr.
Abrams, Theatric*** I uuLmg Outce*
He hurried to the address given
on the card. His spirits had fallen
considerably during the different
Interviews. Next season! Yea.
probably next season he could work
—but now was the time he really
needed It—it was a long time to
asked
city is not. interested in
Hn- : rout., works of funsters - unl'or-.
lima; lv lot New York and for..you.
Tilt > are jazz crazed.' If you were
11 ei: m z or M isoha Elman —you
cm:!'! sail your music and they
w hi ii pay Inigo prices to hear you.
Dm whpi yon want to do to become
successful in iife< is to get busy and
rtj Imw to give the people \yliat
ilmy want and at the present
Dme it is jazz music-. Sell your
fiddle, buy yourself a saxophone
and m no time you can be pa* king
-muses, and your name will be uni-
versally known.”
Ted walked sadly to the door—
"Now you think over what ! have
said, and when you can blow, a hot
saxophone come hack and see me-
ant! [’ll do something for yon!”
Ted looked at Mr. A lira,ms. He
must havo misunderstood—or per-
haps that was the name of ;he
manufacturers of saxophones j’hpse
Americans—such a different lan-
guage than tlie one lie had been
taught.
"Hot saxophone?” Ted
mystified.
Mr. Abrams laughed as lie an-
swered. “Yi-s, red hot!’ and patting
Ted with fatherly affection ho es-
corted him lo the door.
Hip tenement fidi that housed
Ted’s pa reins had taken on a / en-
tirely different us pact since they
had moved in. Little personal
effects here and there lent a
“homey” atmosphere and despite
the din and confusion the new city
represented; the old couple began
to regard it as home—at least ns
much of a home as their slim
purses would permit, it uus huth-
ing, of course, like their home bad
been at. Budapest—hut then, they
were trying hard to get the pull.
oBophlcnl viewpoint. No luxuries,
no servants, hardly enough, at
times, to e.u! But they were being
madu to see the truth-*of the old
saylug that went- something to the
effect—"You never know Just what
you can do until you have to!”
Mrs. Molnar moved restlessly
around t lie robm straightening
whatever disorder she could un-
earth—a cnair here, a "tidy" there
and a magazine on the table. In a
chair.near Hve window sal Mr Mol-
nar reading a Hungarian newspa-
per, oud from time to, time dis-
coursing at length on the* Item* of
Interest to them it contained.
(To be continued! s
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Cross, G. W. Mount Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 245, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 19, 1929, newspaper, December 19, 1929; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth783333/m1/4/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.