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the Ladonia news
Volume 48
LADONIA. FANNIN COUNTY. TEXAS, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17, U)28
NUMBER 7
LEVEE AND DRAINAGE
DISTRICT CREATED
MERCHANTS TRADE
INDUCEMENT OFFER
The Commissioners Court has es-
tablished the hounds anil created a
HATCHER HIVES OUT MERCHANTS I’LAV
DANK INFORMATION IMPORTANT PART
In reporting the proceedings of a Merchant eerd time and monej
V.Y FRIENDS
AND CUSTOMERS
Tuesday night, February 14th,
the Ladies Aid Society of the First
Christian Church of this city, had
charge of the Sunset Theatre pro-
gram. With every paid admission meeting of the Banking Board, held to bring naves
On account of business conditions
the Lyon-Ofay Lumber Company has
traded their yard at Ladonia to the
Clem Lumber Co. for their yard
nt Karmersville. On leaving for
!• armersvil;e 1 take this means of
thanking my friends anil customers
n Ladonia ami surrounding terri-
FANNIN COUNTV
INSTITUTE MEET
creations, inventions
levee and drainage district, known ticket a chance was given at the February 7, the press has referred etc., for y.. i approval,
as F’annjn-Lamar-Delta District No. different articles given away free to action of the majority of the Have you ,.Vt.r noticed what a
3, on Sulphur. The district embraces be the various business firms of the Foard as voting an assessment of ]ar^e part o)- t|u, [,.uionja ,|0wn town
some eight thousand acres of land town. There were sixty-three of $258,000 for the purpose of paying or neighborhood store plays in your °‘T for Ficir patronage during the
beginning at the crossing on the Go- these articles given away. The plan non-interest hearing depositors of everyday life? Although you may miin>’ J’vais I have been with this
her and Wolfe City road and ex- to the winners, you pay for the ar- failed banks. I beg to call the atten- bavt> neV(,r thought of the store in tirn’-
tending to Ben Franklin in Delta tide specified and receive some ar- t'on to the minutes of the proceed; ^is connection, yet when brought I has always been my desire to
hcounty. | tide of merchandise free. in^s of that meeting, offered by the to your attention, the dose relation- r,'nder the best of service possible,
Three commissioners were named, The title of the picture shown Banking Commissioner, and those gbjp jg obvious and feel that 1 have been well paid
one from each county, as follows: was “The Broken Gate” a Tiffany certified to by me, both of which -pbe merchant is not a social score- the patronage 1 have received.
Hamon Harrell, Jr., Lamar County, production, an inspiring screen ach- show that only this reference was tary to be slm, t agj( R woman
Alvin Miller, Delta county, Dr. ,J. ievement, and a picturization of the made to the disposition of the funds: wbere she saw so and so and she in-
M. Barnett, Fannin county.—Bon- n0Vel of Emerson Hough. It was “for the use and benefit of the guar- variabjy says u( SU(.h and gurb a
ham News. exceptionally good and enjoyed very anty fund.” The only act, or acts, „tore shoppers, urban or rural ex-
The News had something to say much by those in attendance. A good taken by the Banking Board since pect to jncouatpr thejr frienfj9 jn
concerning this levee and drainage two reel comedy of college sports the Honorable James Shaw assumed the gtore they visj( shopping lowers
proposition some few weeks ago, followed this feature. * the duties of Banking Commissioner, ajj c]ags banj
which would be instrumental in re-
Following the first run, Dr. M. C. looking to the payment of any sum There is another light in which
claiming quite a lot of fertile land Thompson announced the drawing to anybody, has been the action of j tbe merchant is seldom seen show-
on both sides of Sulphur. This land and the various cards entitling those the Board to pay to certain banks (jnK. a]Ways present and that is as a
tiatron of all progress, art, comfort
find invention. lie is the first to
which is subject to overflow, has to the free merchandise gifts were $780,000 (not those from whom the
rendered it almost worthless to many awarded to the lucky ones. majority of the Board now attempts
in the specified district on account i Special music was furnished by to levy an assessment of $258,000, brjnp to us (j’(i 'invention* the“new-
^kof the big spring and summer rains, the colored band of Sherman who plus interest), and no attempt has
considerable part of this land were here for a meeting at the Ne- been made to pay any sum to non-
washes to a large extent, and the gro Methodist Church. interest bearing depositors of fail-
waste goes into the creek, filling up j --- ed banks, notwithstanding the fact
the channel to where it is impossible ] METHODIST CHURCH : that about two million dollars is in
for the flood waters to pass on
the guaranty fund in cash and in
through the main channel of the The sermon subject for next Sun- banks where this money was deposi-
creek. This stopped up or clogged day morning will be “And Christ ted by the Banking Commissioner,
channel causes the stream lo over- Walks With Me Every Day.” These depositors, when they deposi-
flow, thereby damaging crops. In 1 The evening service will be in the ted their money in the guranty fund
years gone by when the stream cal- Union Service at the Christian banks, had a right to believe and
ried off the water more freely good Church. Remember the Sunday they did believe that state officials
crops were made on this bottom land, i School at 9:45 a. m., and let’s make would discharge their duty in pro-
but it is a rare occasion now that a this a great day. The Leagues at
real good crop caa be made.
In December and January an en-
gineer and a force of surveyors
were here from Dallas making the
^necessary surveys and cost estimates
in order that the proper steps might
be made toward creating the district
with a view of floating a bond issue
to make the improvement of deep-
ening and widening the channel of
the usual hours.
L. G. Hagard, Pastor.
PIONEER CITIZEN
viding protection for the deposits
made, and I am resolved that they
shall receive every dollar they are
entitled to under the law, and that
every bank shall receive every dol-
lar it is entitled ’to under the law,
in so far as my acts as a state of-
ficial will go to bring about this re-
sult. The “rush act” given this mat-
ter by a majority of the Board, in
the face of numerous suits pending
very near future, when the Commis-
sioners Court of Fannin county will
set the date.
^ Everyone will admit that if the
®above proposition can be financed
without too much expense to land
owners in this district it should ma-
Alonzo Davis was born near La-
this stream to take care of the big donia, Texas, May 12, 1849, and in the courts to determine the rights
rains. They believe when this is j died at the place of his birth, Feb. of all parties, may have been taken
done the stream will carry iff the 10, 1928. Having lived in the same jn guod faith, but if so it was done
water, thus protecting the land and community nearly all the time. For without necessity and, in my opinion
crops from overflow. I many years he was a member of the without legal or moral warrant; and
It is not known when the election Rehobotht Baptist Church. About jt is the first time that such action
will be called, perhaps within the sixteen years ago he became a mem- has been taken since the guaranty
her of the Seventh-day Adventist fund law was enacted. I shall con-
Church, to which faith he adhered tinue to insist that the winding xp
until death. ! of the guaranty system should be
April 2, 1871 he was united in done by the law and the courts and
marriage with Miss Mixanda Brown, not by discretionary acts of the
To this union were borh two sons, Banking Board, or by laws promul-
and three daughters. Three of these gated by members of that Board. I
terialize- It would mean the recla- j w. Davis of Coleman, Texas, J. would further call attention to the
mation of hundreds of acres of land ( \y. Davis, of Ladonia. and Mrs. Jen- fact that from time to time eover-
that now is worth very little to the ^ nje Boren, with the faithful wife ing nearly two years previous to this
owners from the standpoint of pro- , an<j mother,^till..lives, The other two date, the former Banking Commis-
duction. | are dead. There were eighteen grand sioner withdrew from me a total
--—-- I children and ten great grandchildren, amounting to over $900,000, for the
ANOTHER FIRE SUNDAY j Brothe,r Davis was widely known purpose of paying the same to non-
- I throughout the communitty as a interest bearing depositors in fa.il-
On last Sunday afternoon about fa;thful lawabiding citizen, reaper- ed banks more than was necessary
5:15. Ladonia had another fire, the ^ed for bjs honesty and fair deal- for such payment; that the present
^^larm being turned in from the home jnp, jjjs many friends and neighbors banking Commissioner has about
^Prom Mr. and Mrs. Grover Bishop rea|j7e that they have lost a kind $500,000 of this fund deposited in
on Mill Street. When the truck and hearted friend and a good citizen, banks of his selection and that 1
fire boys arrived they found the j Funeral services were held at the have about $268,000 of this fund,
blaze had started under the floor, ! home Sunday at 2:00 p. m., but on and that no attempt has been made
and it was not exactly learned how j account 0f bad roads, interment was by the Banking Commissioner or the
it started unless caused by rats. A 1 not matje until Monday. Banking Board to return this money
hole was torn in the under pinning j jje wag |ajd £0 res^ jn ^e Be- to the banks from whom it was un-
on the east side so they boys could hobath cemetery until awakened by lawfully withdrawn, or to pay it to
the Life giver on the Resurrection anybody.
W. Gregory Hatcher,
State Treasurer.
est creation in art, the latest ap-
pliance or commodity, for our com-
fort, aid, or amusement. The wond-
ers that he brings us are not less
amazing or dazzling than those col-
lected from the four corners of the
world by the merehantships of me-
If at r>.iy time I can be of assis-
tance to you, do not hesitate to com-
mand.
With best wishes for a more pros-
perous future for all. 1 am, truly,
your friend.
K. C. Carmack.
CHICKEN SHOW GREAT
The chicken show attracted a large
number of admirers Friday and Fri-
day night, the room being comfor-
tably filled with people who bail
come to see what progress had been
made in chicken evolution, since the
last show. Some of the best chick-
ens ever seen here, of various va-
rieties, were on exhibition. Fannin
ounty has thoroughly awakened on
dieval times. Even to day, how of-j the subject of diversification, when
ten is the modern store seen as a it comes to chickens. When we get
fairyland and palace and dream the cows and the hogs and the small
things. j crops, iJvC will have solved this cot-
The wags and wits have discover-1 ton proposition, and King Cotton
ed the distinction between the defi- will be a monarch without a throne,
nitions of (buying and shopping) —Bonham News,
but not such distinction is recogniz-
ed by the merchants themselves. An
antiquated and now discredited
business model was (Make a sale be-
fore the customer leaves the store)
Today business men do not jam their j John R. Avery, commissioner of
merchandise down your throat and this precinct, was here Tuesday and
drag your money out of your pock- ] calted to see the News. Mr. Avery
et. They welcome you into their place : has made this section a good com-
GOGD ROAD WORK
get to the blaze with the hose. It
was soo nextinguished with very lit-
tle damage, save that to the build-
ing and some water damage.
morning.
Services were conducted by Elder
I. A. Crane, S. D. A. Minister of
Keene, Texas, who used the follow-
ing scriptures in his discourses:
- I Job 14:13-15; Rom. 5:12; Job 17:-
^ Methodist Missionary Society 13. H(?b 11:13. 1 Thohs. 4:16 17;
Vieets February 20th, at 3:00 p. m. lgt Cor i5:5i_56; Job 19:26-27.
METHODIST W. M. S.
with Miss Elizabeth Neilson.
Leader—Mrs. H. M. Bramlett.
Song.
Scripture lesson—Mark 2:13-23.
Prayer—Mrs. Minnis.
VALENTINE PARTY
Quid Est Club and friends with a
SUNSET PROGRAMS
Old Vision and old Versions , Valentine party at her home Tucs-
Mrs. O. L. Merrill.
Woman’s work for Woman Mrs. forty_two were enjoyed by the guests
Lizzie Laird. (Mrs. W. F. Haden winning high score
New Vision and New Version ’phe Valentine motif was used in the
Mrs. G. C. Waggoner. I decorations and a color scheme of
red and white was carried out in the
SOAP SPECIAL
The following programs prevail at
the Sunset Theatre commencing with
Friday, February 17th:
Friday and Saturday, February
17 and 18—Wiley Wales in "The
Mrs. J. W. Gay entertained the | Meddlin’ Stranger.” This is a good
j picture with plenty of thrills and
action. Don’t forget to see it.
Monday and Tuesday, February
20 and 21—.lames Oliver Curwood’s
“A Captain’s Country.” Curwood al-
ways produces a good one. You will
like this picture.
Wednesday and Thursday, Febr-
uary 22 and 23—Richard Barthel-
men in "The Drop Kick.” A college
of business as their buyers or shop-
pers. They show what they have for
sale and they leave the sale to the
customer, they encourage shoppers
because every shopper is after all
a huyer.
Your physician recommends a
physical examination for every mem-
ber of the family at stated intervals,
Dentists urge regular examinations
and cleaning of the teeth, the piano
and automobile are overhauled once
a year. Why not as a periodic tour
of the home town stores as an ef-
ficient and effective way of diag-
nosing the needs of the family in the
home.
By occasional visits to the stores
one may find-that a little■ household
utensils or appliance so long desired,
or see just, the right paper for the
library walls anil curtain material
which will harmonize well in the
living room. The Hardware store
will be found a regular store. The
only way to buy books is to see them
on the bookstore shelves.
You can always find something
you need at department, stores and
more than one man on a chance visit
to a men’s shop has found a pair of
trousers that will match that odd
coat and vest.
S. II. Shelby made a business trip
to Paris Tuesday.
UNION SERVICE
day afternoon. Several games of
plate favors and refreshments.
A\Vr have a Dandy Special in Sev- To learn the truth, the whole picture with thrills a plenty,
en wonders Toilet Soap, regular truth and nothing but the truth, | ^ good two reel comedy with each
$1.00 seller. Box containing seven meet us at the George Washington of tbe above programs,
cakes of real toilet soap, all for the tea at the home of Mrs. Lucian Fry,
price of 35c. This is a real bargain. Tuesday, Feb. 21st, from 3 to 5 and
We give silverware coupon tickets. (from 7:30 to 10:00. Everyone cor-
—Square Market. dially invited.
Quite a number of Ladonia citi- Our two buyer* back from the
There will be a Union Service held
at the Christian Church next Sunday
evening at 7:00 o’clock in the inter-
est of Law-enforcement. There will
be some very plain facts presented
in a way to bring a deeper apprecia-
tion to the community of this vital
question. This is an important meet-
ing, and the general public is urged
to turn out in large numbers. A
choir made up of the churches of
the town will furnish splendid mu-
sic.
The principal addr ss will be de-
livered by Rev. A. B. Welch, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church.
missioner, according to reports re-
ceived from over the district, anil
his numerous friends are anxious for
his re-election and from present in-
dications it looks as if he will have
a clear field. Mr. Avery has had the
county force at work on the roads
leading to Ladonia, in which the
grader has been used to a good ad-
vantage, and most of these roads
have been placed in splendid con-
dition. He has had bridges and cul-
verts placed where necessary and ex-
pects to continue the good work in
his precinct where he deems it nec-
essary. He says the rains work a
hardship on the road crew, as it
tears the roads up and places them
ip a bad condition. .However, since
they have been graded, the drag
can be used effectively on all these
graded roads.
GOOD WORK
News has been received here of
the very commendable class work
which is being done in S. M, U. at
Dallas by Miss Elizabeth Carlock,
granddaughter of Mi (1. A. Scott,
and daughter of T. W. Carlock of
Pecan Gap. After mid-term exami-
nations, it was announced by I)r.
Beaty, head of the department of
English, that Miss Carlock had made
the highest grade in her class. The
significance of this honor lies in
the ' faef^that this is considered one
of the “stiffest” courses in the cur-
riculum of the University.
She spent the mid-term vacation in
.Ardmore, Oklahoma, in which city
she was graduated from the High
School with the spring 1 !a-s of ’26.
C ontributed.
The second scsshin (if the Fan-
nin County Institute met in thi>
1 irst Baptist Church at Bonham.
Friday, February 10th, with 263 of
the 267 teachers in the rural anil
small town schools present. (Inc
teacher was sick, one was at the
bedside of His mother in West Texas
and two were absent unexcused. Tho
two big things of this day were:a
First, “A Standardization of The
Seventh Grade Work in Rural schools
Second, “Teacher’s marks and pro-
motion.” l)r. H. H. J. Ming, head
of the Department of .Education of
Fast Texas State Teacher’s College.
Mr. W. T. White, Superintendent of
schools of Bonham, Mr. Sam Z. Hall
Superintendent of schools of I/eon-
ard and Miss Minnie Gribhle and
Mrs. L. C. Coffman of Bonham
Schools were the persons appearing
on the program and discussing theac
questions. Mr. Fling and Mr. White
discussed in two different messages-
“The standardization of the seventh
grade work in the rural and small
town schcols.” These same two in-
structors gave two discussions each
to groups of teachers on, “The Giv-
ing of Examinations and The Grad-
ing of Papers.” Mr. Sam Z. Hall and
Miss Minnie Gribhle gave to two sec-
tions of the Institute, a discussion on
"points and grades meriting prorrue-
tion from one grade to another."
Mrs. L. C. Coffman, reading teacher
in Duncan school, brought a group
j of fifth grade students before the
| Institute and conducted an oral
reading lesson in fifth grade read-
ing. All of the discussions before the
Institute were very valuable and the
intcrest shown by the teachers in
the Institute, showed that all dis-
cussions were of vital interest to a®
the teachers and for the student*
and public at large in the county.
There was nothing liking in put-
ting over the exact program that was
attempted and plans were made for
' a one day session sometime in the
1 middle of March, for ft discussion
| of the results of Standardization
Tests, which is to be put on for all
of the schools of the county, sub-
sequent to that date. The last period
in the afternoon from 3:20 to 4:00
o’clock, a business session was held
A review of the day’s work was gone
over together with a discussion of
high points which the third session
of the Institute should include, with
the following results:
It was decided that all of the sev-
enth grade students in the county
should he gjven.,standardization tests
in reading and arithmetic, said tests
to !>(■ fini hed by the 10th of March
if possible. Every teacher in thn
county voted to give their heartiest
Isuppori to this movement and make
j this one of the outstanding achieve-
ments in recent years for the boys
'and girls of this county. Every pa-
rent and seventh grade student is
'urged to do their best to help make
.this movement a success.
There was never a more interest-
ed, hard-working corps of teacher*
'serving the schools of Fannin coun-
ty than were in this Institute.
Contributed
W O. W MEETING
Find Man’* Body
1 There will be * meeting of the W,
O. W. at the lodge hall next Tue»-
dny night. All Sovereigns urged to
A CORDIAL INVITATION
It is to worship with ns at the
Presbyterian Church, Sunday, Febr-
uary 19th.
Sunday School at 10:00. Pretfching
by the pastor at 11 00.
At the evening hour we will join
with the other churches in a Union
Service, at the Chris* ian < hurch.
A. B. Welch, Minister.
NO MORE SUNDAY TRAINS
Elsewhere in the News appears an
ad from the Santa F'e railroad call-
ing attention to the fact that rn»
more Sunday trains will be operated
on the Ladonia and Honey Grove
branch. The mixed trains daily will
be operated. The reason of the dis-
continuance of this service is lie-
cauMc of individually' owned car*
which have seriously affected pass-
enger travel, especially short hauls.
This service is effective at one*.
Thus the crew on “Old Boh" will re-
ceive- a day of rest on the Sabbath.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Bonham, Texas, Feb. 14.—Jim be present as there will be important
Whitehead, 22, was found north of business iQ come up in the camp.
Savoy in Fannin County Tuesday | r j West, C. C,
tens were in Bonham Wednesday at- Northern and Eastern Dry Goods « bullet hole through his heart,
tending court, the case of the La- markets with unusual cash value* and B pj§t0| by his side. He lived j Rig New stocks of Spring Goods
donia Independent School District for our trade.—U. C. Spivy * Co., by himself and it ia thought that he R0W on Display,—14 C. flplvy A Co.,
▼s. T. D. Mayo having been called. Bonham. 'had been dead several hours. Bonham.
R. C. Haden. the plant man, has :
been very busy this week shipping
onion and cabbage plants to differ- j
ent sections of the United States.
Monday night on No. 61 he shipped
265 crates, while on Tuesday more J
than three hundred crates were bill-
ed out by express. In fact from now
on until the flnit of March Mr. Ha-
den will he e busy man.
The News is requested to an-
nounce that Mrs. R. N. Graham, a
representative of the Prwhyterian
Board of Missions, will be in La-
donia Tuesday, February 21, and
will speak *t the church in the af-
ternoon at 3:00 o’clock, and at 7:15
night.
The public in general invited
hear this lady.
Subscribe for the home paper.
R. M. Kelley, district manager eif
the Texas Power A Light Co. *£
Commerce, was here Wednesday amtf
paid the News office a friendly calL
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