The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, December 30, 1921 Page: 2 of 8
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Happy New Year to Everyone
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To our friends, customers and prospective customers, do we wish that the new year
1922 will be a most happy and prosperous one.
We appreciate the business you have given us during the past year and we expect, with
your help, to make the coming year the biggest in the history of our business.
We expect to keep our store filled with everything that is new and up-to-date in Hard-
ware.
We will have allfthe new improvements in implements—everything that will please the
modern Farmer.
We will also have everything that will make the work easier in the home.
It is always our desire to please and to give you full value for what we receive.
If you have never had any business dealings with us, give us a trial during the coming
year. It will mean money for us both.
If you are already our customer, we ask a continuation of your business with us and
will put forth every effort to ser ire you in the best way we can.
We have had years of experience in the Hardware business and we handle the best
lines that can be bought anywhere.
You will not make a mistake in trading with us.
FOX & MILLS HARDWARE COMPANY
the 7miOf£5T£ktom
COMMISSION FORM ' a city manager, who is competent, and
OF GOVERNMENT j we can secure one, for other cities
I have been asked the question a j larger and smaller than Lampasas
number of ;imes as to what is a Orn- have adopted the plan and gotten the
mission form of Government, ant feel! results, and this manager can be on
that I sho.nd i-tatc as near as I ear. the job at all times conducting the
what the xesuit will be if a Comm s- j work along a well defined plan that
si on Form of Government is adopt? 1. ! will bring results. Under our pres-
If the commission is adopted m- j ent system any employe of the city
stead of a mayor and six aldermen, ■ makes purchases when and where he
you will have a mayor and two com- ! desires, and when presented to the
•.missioners. There will be no other j Council no one knows whether it was
elective officers. The commission will j properly bought and at the right price,
appoint all city officers needed and ; and the city generally gets ,the worst
have the power to discharge if they ! of it. I am not criticising any one,
do not give satisfaction. The commis- jbut do criticise the system. We can-
sion will have the power and authori- \ not expect to get results with no sys-
ty to employ a city manager and , tem, on a hit or miss plan,
place the city business under the man-; Since I have been mayor I have
•ugement of one man. j tried to find a way to get the best re-
li am in favor of the commission suits with the least expenditure of
form of government for the reason ! money, and feel that the commission
that with a commission composed of form of government with a city man-
three men and a city manager who is J ager is the only way. And from the
directly responsible to them for the (reports that I have read and cities I
management of the city, there will be ^ have seen that have adopted this form
a saving of not less than five thous- ! I believe it is the one for us.
and dollars a year to the tax payers, j If the commission form i& adopted
Wader our present system we have a there will be no change in the office
mayor, six aldermen, secretary, as- of mayor. There will be two com-
sesscr and collector, city marshal and missioners elected and this commission
«ity treasurer, all elective, and none will appoint the officers. I favor the
•under the supervision of any one.
Each a boss in his own respective po-
sition, and no direct head of the city
government. I do not believe there
its a business establishment in Lam-
pasas, and we have some good ones,
ihat could exist under like conditions.
You ean take any of the firms of Lam-
jpasas and they have competent men
all their departments, and I believe
we have in the city, but any business
man will tell you that without re-
sponsible head or manager they could
mayor and commissioners serving
without pay, and will favor and urge
the adoption of an Ordinance to that
effect. At present I am drawing $25
per month as mayor, and feel that the
city does not get value received for
my salary, or the salary of the aider-
men, $6.00 per month. This will be
a saving of $61.00 per month. With a
manager on the job enough can be
saved in the salaries and expenditures
of money now being made, that will
pay his salary and much more. I
pot keep in business, and if you will j had rather serve as mayor without
stop to think you will know this is
true. In the city we have no one
directly responsible for its manage-
ment, or in position to make each de-
partment co-operate with the ether
and get results. We have a mayor
a-n.d six aldermen, none of whom give
an hour a day average to the business
of the city, and they cannot, for they
kave their own business to attend to,
and the result is they give their or-
ders and plans, some giving one or-
der and some others, and then have no
way to stay on the job and see that
i&e desired results are given. But with
any pay, and have a competent man
on the job to manage our affairs, and
only meet once a month to audit his
accounts and see that he is getting re-
sults, than to receive twice what I
am and be bothered with trying to
manage a business that I could not
give proper attention and time. I
believe since I have been in office I
have given the city business as much
attention as any other mayor, but
know from, experience that if my busi-
ness was given the same attention
that the city business receives from
all of us combined I would soon have
no business.
I have only one interest in this mat-
ter, regardless of any statement that
has been made or may be made to the
contrary, and tnat is, Lampasas is my
home, and I hope to spend the balance
qf my life here, and I want it to pros-
per and be the most pleasant place
in Texas to live. I have been here
ten year and have been reasonably sue
cessful in my own business, and be-
lieve you will agree with me that I
have tried to take a part in public
affairs and push for the advancement
of Lampasas, and in my j^mall way do
push. I do not believe I can be classed
as a “knocker.” I am a taxpayer and
am as much interested in having a
low tax rate as any one, and believe
the only way to cut the taxes is to
properly manage the city affairs and
cut expenses.
I honestly believe that this can be
done under a commission form of gov-
ernment and want to see it tried.
In 1917 the city of Lubbock adopted
the commission form of government,
at which time it was in debt, had no
credit and had no streets or other pub-
lic improvements. Today, from a re-
cent report in the Dallas News, Lub-
bock is out of debt, has good credit,
several blocks of paved streets, owns
their own light and water works sys-
tem, and is a real little city. If they
can do this why not Lampasas?
If you had a business that was
spending from twenty-five to forty
thousand dollars per year of your
money would you leave it to seven
men to spend who only give a few
hours each month to its management,
or would you employ a competent man
to manage this business for you ? This
is the question you are to answer by
your vote on the commission form of
government. How are you going to
answer it? A vote for the commission
form of government means a step for-
ward in the management of your busi-
ness, a vote against it means you are
willing to leave the management of
your business to a “hit and miss sys-
tem”.
If you are for or against the com-
mission and desire to secure any in-
formation in reference thereto, or to
discuss the question with me I will be
glad to talk with you.
Respectfully,
ROY L, WALKER.
HOME AND SCHOOL CLUB
The Home and School Club made an
effort to exemplify the real Christmas
spirit when it undertook to cancel a
debt of $400 in the athletic department
of the school before the incoming of
the new year. Regardless of weather
<aondi.Vons, Christmas eve morning
found mothers, teachers, boys and
girls on main streets preparing for the
sale of sandwiches, coffee and home-
made candy. All day long the sales
were carried on. High school boys
and girls with their gala-draped bas-
kets were found on every street cor-
ner crying their wares and in such
a co-operative spirit and enthusiasm
that one could but feel they were find-
ing jo$ in the service. When evening
came on each salesman reported, it
was found that $157.00 was the result.
Though the amount showed the goal
had not been reached, the spirit of
endeavor was not dampened and other
efforts will be launched later.
Every member of the Home and
School Club, every child, and every
merchant of the town who was called
upon responded to this undertaking
in the big way they have always done
when any assistance for the school is
needed. They did it without hope of
reward, beyond the whisperings of an
approving conscience, the “inner voice”
saying, “well done.”
We are entering the New Year of
1922 with this thought: “Lampasas
is our Lampasas. The Lampasas
schools are our schools; the town is
what we make it; the schools are what
we make them. Both reflect our im-
age. Plan for the best things, boost for
the largest good. Become active, fear-
less, friendly, useful and we and our
town and our schools will prosper to-
gether.”
Mrs. Fernando Miller, Pres.
The following licenses were issued
Saturday, Dec. 24th: Elza F. Berry
and Miss Helen Myral Lytton; J. jA.
Erp of Oakalla and Miss Delya Be-
bout; John Smart, of Izoro, and Miss
Dora Bruster.
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Some People we Know and We Will
Profit by Hearing Abou/ Them.
This is a purely local event.
It took place in Lampasas.
Not in some faraway place.
You are asked to investigate it.
Asked to believe a citizen’s word;
To confirm a citizen’s statement.
Any article that is endorsed at home
Is more worthy of confidence
Than one you know nothing about,
Endorsed by unknown people.
Will McCauley, proprietor black-
smith shop, Lampasas, Says: “I had
such pains across* the small of my
back, I had to lay off work. I did
a lot of bending over, shoeing horses,
and there were times when I could
hardly straighten up. The kidney
secretions passed very freely and were
highly colored. I felt all played out.
I heard about Doan’s Kidney Pills so
I got some at Hoffman’s Drug Store
and used them. Doan’s brought re-
lief promptly to my back and regulat-
ed my kidneys. I take a few of Doan’s
occasionally when my kidneys feel
sluggish and they never fail to bring
me the desired relief.”
60c, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.—Adv.
Get your Watkins Products at
Pols grove Racket Store, Lampasas.
Ivy & Huff, Lometa.
K. W. West, Adamsville.
Kempner Drug Store, Kempner.
Or phone S. W. 910-F-2, Lampasas,
(wtf) A. A. Lang, Retailer.
Will H. Vernor came in Sunday
about noon and made his mother, Mrs.
J. E. Ve’rnor, a Christmas visit, re-
turning to his home in San Antonio
Monday afternoon.
W. H. BROWNING
Attorney At Law
LAMPASAS, TEXAS.
Office Over Peoples National Bank
Will Practice in AH Courts
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The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, December 30, 1921, newspaper, December 30, 1921; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth895133/m1/2/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.