Willacy County News (Raymondville, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1924 Page: 2 of 14
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THE WILLACY COUNTY NEWS, RAYMONPVILLE, TEXAS
_ ,u ouresues.
In Flanders Field
in Belgium are 29.
In Brookwood In
England are 66.
This number Is
gradually being
cut down, but
there will always
be “unknown sol-
diers’’ in the cem-
eteries “Over
There.”
So there are
many mothers to
whom the thought,
“It may be that
my son si e eps
here,” comes natu-
rally and by right.
Quotations on Fruits, Vegeta-
bles, Dairy Products, Live
Stock and Cotton.
*After every meal
A pleasant
and agreeable nr’^-—4—->
sweet and a \Mw-j-i
I-a-s-t-l-n-g r§| ]m-4
benellt as L
well.
Good for f\U
teeth, breath
and digestion.
Makes fbe
next c 2 a a > IlffaflqlSpg
taste better,
(Copy for This Department Supplied by the
American Lejrton News Service.)
ESSAY CONTEST IS
NOW IN PROGRESS
The third annual essay contest of
the American Legion began April 1
with the chosen subject, “Why Com-
munism Is a Menace to Americanism.”
This contest, conducted by the Ameri-
canism commission of the Legion, is
held annually with a view of enlisting
a majority of thought in the direction
of some vital question facing America’s
citizenship.
Heretofore the contest has closed In
the fall, hut In order to coincide the
work with that of the^ school year Gar-
land W. Powell, director of the Le-
gion’s Americanism commissidfi, decid-
ed to open the contest in fhe spring and
close it with the completion of school
terms.
According to Mr. Powell, 300,000
school children participated in the last
contest held by the Legion, which took
as Its subject, “Why America Should
Prohibit Immigration for Five Years.”
A previous contest conducted by the
Legion enlisted efforts of 200,000 chil-
dren, who submitted essays on the sub-
ject “How the American Legion Can
Best Serve the Nation.”
Each of the subjects chosen reflects
some phase of American Legion activ-
ity and the Legion view of such poli-
cies. The Legion believes that by
bringing the subject before the chil-
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$150 Makes You Stenographer
or Bookkeeper! A $500 course for $150 total! A great
dren of the nation It can cause a dis-
cussion In many American homes that
will be of vital Import to the welfare
of America.
Prizes aggregating $1,500 are award-
ed the. winners. The best essayist re-
, ceives $750 in cash, to be applied as a
scholarship. In any school, college or
university he may designate. Second
receives $500 and third $250, each for
The essays are chosen
t. Beginning with the
superintendent of schools in
advertising offer! $75 scholarship free! 100 teacher*
and H. S. Graduates wanted for positions. Write!
Walden’s Business College, Alexandria and Monroe, La. j
is .May 11. This year
and every year it falls
| on the second Sunday in
■jk ^^7 May—and by no less au-
thorlty than the congress
of the United States; Un-
cle Sam also says: “Fly
your flag!” Custom says:
“Wear a carnation!”
Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia was
the originator of Mother's Day, which
jwas observed in several cities in 1910.
iNow it has become a day of nation-
wide observance, following an act of
congress in 1914. It is set apart for
special observance In honor of "the
home and motherhood. Its purpose is
to recall the memories of mothers who
have gone; to brighten the lives of
those who remain; to stimulate men,
women and children to honor hmjMj
and parents. It is to be observaij
scholarships. '
by elimination,
county t
each county, who selects local judges,
the three most representative essays
are sent on to judges designated by the
state superintendents, superintendents
of public instruction or school commis-
sion. These judges pass on the three
best essays submitted in the state.
The winning essay from each state is
sent into national competition, from
which are chosen the three winners by
a committee of judges selected by the
Legion. Posts frequently give medals
---a----- —.3.. fA.. M,lnnara In thftir OWD
glon provide medals for the three
winning essayists there and the cash
awards are made by the national
judges.
The co-operation of practically every
educational official in the country has
been afforded the Legion since these
contests have been Instituted. In ad-
dition, educational bodies and organi-
zations have accorded the Legion a
great amount of help. Efforts have
been made this year through some of
the nation’s largest fraternal bodies to
concentrate the efforts of school chil-
dren In the contest.
Valley Now Has
Fruit Express Train
SS^iSSSS^f
fflS-sKSSS**-'-
CBESEBBOUGHMork
Harlingen, Tex.—The first daily ex-
press train service to ever leave the
Rio Grande valley was inaugurated
on last Thursday when a solid train-
load of express cars carrying beans
and mixed vegetables left the valley
for North and Eastern points. In spite
of the fact that there has been over
9000 cars of truck shipped out of the
valley by local freight, there has been
a-n avprag® of from three to 12 cars
morning and afternoon speeding for
Eastern points.
Mternzfb«at
‘71ZL
God grant that there is comfort In that
thought 11
Bugles blow;
Proud the homage we show
While tears flow.
But Oh, Oh,
If his Mother could know
Im-her woe! - — = ^
—Mrcircan does not thrill at the fa-
miliar sight here pictured? It Is one
of the things that keeps alive faith in
the race and our destiny. It is this
same mother instinct that gives the
nation its devoted wives and mothers,
Its trained nurses agd Its faithful
teachers. Incidental^, It ndds inter-
est to the pretty little potential moth,
er pictured to know that she Is Mary
Walker Lee of New York, the only
grandchild of that gentleman, scholar
and soldier—Robert E. Lee.
The two contrasting types of savage
mothers shown are proof positive that
there is no color line in mothers
nento, Cal., fourth vice presi-
Mrs. William D. Oldham, Lex-
Kv^dj|fctory; Mrs. Lynn
WL Ind., treasurer;
llfek-hlnirton. D. C.,
W. A. wil-
rajL: Frank Do-
HfcrLfmoth--
Qol{i^SiffHat^rby award of
ssoclatlon. She saw ten sons
(WHllllJItl
CATTLE RANCHES OF
feline
TEXAS MOVE WEST
fluced tan in.
Mothe-*^you
own.
Put yourself—so far as you can—
fn the place of the mother in black at
that national shrine—the stately rest-
ing place of the “Unknown Soldier”
In Arlington National cemetery at
Washington.
Is she there because she cannot be
Ijealde the grave of her son in France?
tt would be a natural thing for a fallen
hero’s mother to do. For the nation
has raised this memorial to show Its
appreciation of the American fighting
Wan. So what more fitting place for
ft Gold Star Mother on Mother’s Day?
But this is not enough. Sixteen Gold
Star Mothers made a pilgrimage to
this national shrine the other day.
There they paid silent tribute with
wreaths and prayer. Then they went
‘‘Americana!’’ with one swift, delighted
glance.
“But yes! We always know them!”
smiled Marie.
"Madame, their look—so proud—has
taught us how!”
(Swinging along the sunlit roads—in
France!)
But, Marie, you would learn what pride
can be,
If you could see their mothers’ fac&s
now!
Fort Worth, Tex.—The big ranches
are being shoved westward in Texas.
An illustration of this is seen in the
fact that A. L. Wasson of Big Springs
began Tuesday to ship 4000 cattle
from the Big Springs district to Van
Horn, where they will be ranged on
a new 43,000-acre tract. The old Was-
son ranch has been sold to settlers
for farming.
Since the outbreak of hoof and
mouth disease in California receipts
Of hogs In the Fort Worth markets
have increased. Shippers in the Pan-
handle who have been accustomed to
market their hogs in California have
diverted them to this market.
A VOID dropping
1 strong drugs In
eyes sore from Alktll
or other Irritation.
The old simple remedy
that brings comforting relief
1* best. 25o, all druggittt
Hall A Bartel, New Tort City
Mitchell
Or is this Gold Star Mother paying
tribute at this national shrine because
she knows not where her hero Is laid—
only that he went and has not come
back? Uncle Sam did his best for his
fighting men. Most of them sleep in
known and Identified graves. But
there are still many “Unknown Sol-
diers” In the American military ceme-
teries In France—483 in Meuse-Ar-
gonne, 157 In St. Mihiel, 154 In Somme,
698 In Olse-Aisne, 224 in Alsne-Marne
Winter Outing Club
New Legion Enterprise
A Winter Outing club is the latest
enterprise of the American Legion and
the Forty and Eight voiture in Keen,
N. H. Imagine, if you can, the thrill
of a tenth-of-a-mlle slide far up on a
hillside, to the landing chute In the
valley, many feet below.
For a long time, the chamber of
commerce in Keen had been endeavor-
ing to build up an interest in winter
sports, but without great success. Pre-
vious attempts to construct a tobog-
gan slide had failed. But when the
Legion men took up the proposition,
the busy ring of hammers of carpen-
ters was soon heard and the slide soon
became a matter of fact. One of the
first to make the trip down the long
slide was Past National Commander
Owslfey who got a perfectly good thrill
shooting down the hillside through the
pine-clad country. The slide was con-
structed under direction of Prof.
Charles Proctor of Dartmouth college,
an expert.
You can safely, quickly, surely BANISH
ROSE FEVER or
HAY FEVER
WITHR.P.L If AUlUlvS TREATMENT^
For Only FIVE DOLLARS-$5.00 f f
A scientific home treatment. Absolutely harmless,
and positively and quickly effective. Sold on money-
back guarantee. That Is fair, isn’t it? At you*
druggist’s, or by mall from
RADIUM PRODUCTS LABORATORIES
Huntington, W. Va. jk
„ WHY SUFFER ? WRITE TODAY W
(Our Reliability and U. S. Postal Laws protect you,)
New Orleans Rice Market
New Orleans, La.—Rice was firm
Friday with some holders advancing
their offerings of fancy and choice lots
l-16c to l-8c. Lack of supplies was
reported as the cause of the firmer
tone. The demand was limited to do-
mestic sources. Honduras grades were
quoted unchanged, and although fancy
lots were offered much lower than
those of Blue Rose, few sales were
made. Fancy Blue Rose was quoted
at 5 ll-16@5%c a pound; choice at
5%@5140, and fancy Honduras at 5%
@5 5-8c. Receipts amounted to 822
pockets of clean. Fancy clean fu-
tures were 1 to 2 points up. More
Interest was taken in the market dur-
ing the morning bids and offers were
numerous. One May contract sold at
5.67c a pound.
§ THE VOICE OF A FLOWER $
By EDGAR HOWARD
I am the Carnation.
This is. my day of days.
Today I speak to all the moth-
ers, living near or living far.
Mothers never die. Some are
called away, but always they
leave behind a part of them-
selves, and that living part builds
for Itself a home in the hearts
of mothers’ children.
Today my address to living
mothers is In the passion tone of
red; today my address to mothers
who have been called away is In
the worshipful tone of white.
Living mothers will read my
address to them In my passion
color on the breasts of living
sons and daughters.
And who shall say to me that
my worshipful address in white,
softly and prayerfully rising]
may not also be heard by moth-
ers no longer in the earth-zone?
HAIR BALSAM
lovesDanarua-StopsHairFaUi
Restores Color and
inty to Gray and Faded H
80c. and $1.00 at Drcf.-|# -. .
HINDERCORNS
Removes Corns, Cal-
, ensures comfort to the
16c. by mail or at Drag-
rts. Patchograe, N. Y.
mother can make good pies. Five
prominent American women have
therefore appealed to the housewives
of the nation to promote the study of
chemistry in the interest of better
housekeeping, better food, healthier
children and happier homes.
Mother love is a passion as old as
the race. Circumstances and environ-
ment may cause it to act serenely,
but on occasion it flares forth In its
pristine elemental strength. Mrs, John
P. Williams of Aurora carried three
of her children to safety from a fire
and fought madly to rush back to cer-
tain death for the fourth. Mrs. Rose
Simiz of Chicago shot her nlneteen-
year-old son “to save his soul” and
keep him from a life of crime. Mrs.
James Morris of Chicago exposed her
past in court in an effort to get back
her daughter from foster parents.
Water Power in U. S.
Nearly one-third of the entire avail-
able water power of the United States
is located in the states of Washington,
Oregon and Idaho.
Many mothers sacrificed their sons
In the World war after they had given
twenty years of service to rear them.
A Journey' to the shrine of their life’s
Work is small compensation for these
desolated women—yet it is all they ask.
Many of them are so poor that they
Will never be able to make the journey
at their own cost.
Department Headquarters
In an effort to secure department
headquarters of the American Legion
for Columbia, Mo., much aid was given
to the Legion men by the Commercial
club of that city, which undertook to
provide suitable quarters should the
offices be moved there. Estimates of
the cost exceeded $2,500, which was
arranged for by the club members.
Fort Worth Stock Market
Fort Worth, Tex.—Stocker and
Any fool can find faults that a greai
number of wise men cannot remedy.
1,U) * «a. k)IvLAcI <1X1 a
feeder buyers supplied with orders for
steers for shipment to pastures in
Missouri and Kansas, practically clear-
ed the yards of its steer receipts Fri-
day. It was the most active market
on that particular class witnessed this
season. A car of West Texas feed-
ers brought $7.65, the highest price
of the week on cattle for shipment
to pastures, a load of good South Tex-
as feeders notched $7.40, and large
numbers of sales were made at $6 to
The National War Mothers’ associa-
tion decided at its last annual con-
vention to move its headquarters from
Indianapolis to Washington. The pres-
ent officers are: Mrs. H. H. McCluer,
Kansas City (portrait herewith), pres-
ident; Mrs. Carrie L. Root, Gardiner,
Hi., first vice president; Mrs. Blanche
A. Beliak, second vice president; Mrs.
Thomas Spence, Kenosha, Wis., third
Vice president; Mrs. Rose Sargeant,
I do not surely know, but often
I half-way believe, that the moth-
ers who live up there beyond the
starline may be, listening-in at
some angel wireless station, and
happily hearing the message of
love I am speaking this Mother’s
Day In tones of white from the
breasts of multitudes of remem-
bering sons and daughters.
Out of Sight
“Some men,” said Uncle Eben, “has
such deep thoughts ddt dey is ’scusable
If dey doesn’t always ’pear to know
’zackly whut dey’s talkin’ ’bout deir-
selves.”—Washington Evening Star.
It is very wrong, of course, for
maids to steal jewel* but so often the
gems are more becoming to them than
to their rightful owners.
The Benwood Mine Disaster
Wheeling, Va.—Rescue workers in
the Benwood mine, where 110 men
were entombed by an explosion a week
ago, located six additional bodies Sat-
urday, bringing the known dead to 85.
Twenty-five miners have not been ac-
counted for.
Canadian Travels 17,000
Miles to Marry Woman
A Canadian recently crossed two
continents and an ocean to marry a
Greek girl and take her back with
him to Skagway in the remote North-
west. The journey to Greece and back
extended over 17,000 miles and cost
nearly £1,000.
- An even more trying journey was
undertaken by a Russian who had emi-
tted to the United 8tates. He heard
his sweetheart in Russia was In
On learning of her refusal the other
149 bachelors petitioned the girl not
to return to England, but to choose a
husband from among them. She did
so, and the former fiance acted as
best man at the wedding.—London
Tit-Bits.
ately he set sail for China. Thence he
traveled overland, mostly on foot,
across Siberia, to his sweetheart’s
home In European Russia, where he
was able to rescue her. The journey
occupied eight months.
Long journeys to get married some-
times have unexpected endings. A girl
sailed several thousands of miles to
marry her lover, changed her mind on
the way. The unlucky man was one
of 150 bachelors exiled In a settlement
where there were few’ white women.
Luther Burbank is said to have
crossed the peach and the plum.
Eventually that man will bring out
the smooth-shaven prickly pear.
A Modest Hope
Detective (thrice baffled)—I’ll get to
the bottom of this thing, trust me I
Client—Before
tom
Ti un.se-'
The salary of the president of the
Turkish nssembly Is $450,000, hut a
smooth candidate for the place cap
doubtless make It appear he is being
pursued by the police.
W. N. U., HOU8TON, NO. 19-1924.
St .Joseph’s
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Johnson, Charles R. Willacy County News (Raymondville, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1924, newspaper, May 8, 1924; Raymondville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth874410/m1/2/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reber Memorial Library.