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THE LADONIA NEWS
Volume 47
LADONIA, FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 1927
NUMBER 38
| as our coach, and all working hard PjlTTfllU PMIB
I together, we shall be hard to atop UUI I III* UllUl
.......... WILL BE SHORT
this season.
Sam Parsons.
LADONIA PUBLIC.
SCHOOL MENTION
- I Chamei in Our School 5y*tom
Since the State Department re- The most noticeable change in
quires that a certain amount of our school system this year is in the
journalism be taught In the High
School, and since it unquestionably
supplies motivation for English
work, the English department in the
l.adoimi High School has undertaken
to edit a section in the Ladonia
News each week, probably designat-
ed as "School News.” We feel that
this type of work will be of great
benefit to all students, as the cor-
relation of newspaper writing and
the English course is both practical
superintendentship and principal
ship. These offices are held by Prof
LABONIA PASTORS
BOOST SCHOOL
News valued readers called the edi-
tor to ask for predicting the num-
ber of bales of cotton ladonia
j xt r* Crr.ii h would receive this fall. These
Grady howler and Mr 0. P Smi«h ^ cditor had hia
respectively. Then another change , etltirely too hlRh. The fig-
dealing with teachers is the chang ^ by thu papt.r werd
Last week more than one of the J Last Sunday night at the Metho-
t<> get by without work and no young JI l||A|y|l M 1 |U
man will receive his justly reward L/lUUIxl/i lll/lll
that goes through life without sac-
rifice in time and work to any call-
ing or business career unless he puts
his best effort into it.
In the few closing remarks by
WINS AT PARIS
that Ladonia would receive between
season that would be weighed in
of Miss Olivia Ferguson from the
history department to the English
department. Mr. Smith has been
changed to the- science department yard"J^“fheae figures were
exclusively, which Mr. Fowler has ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ report
chhrge of the history department., but from hearin(f the many
«nd Miss Watson has charge of the , different expres9jons from cotton
and practicable. | ^Pan's^ an<* mat^ departments. raisers, ginners and business men.
The strengthening of our English Chapel services ormer y i ^ has been said that when the
department is not, however, the only tw'ce weekly by t e superin jjndon;a section has plenty of dry,
6000 and 7000 bales of cotton this'The service was presided over by
Another Ladonia man has come
dist Church a union service of en Rev. Porter he expressed his will-[out winner at the Lamar District
Educational nature was held by the ingneas to cooperate in anyway pos- ^ Fair held at Paris this week. It is
different churches of Ladonia, hon- j sihle for the success of the school. ( W. R. Kerbow, residing east of Ln-
oring the school faculty. A fail 1 He also stated that these meetings donia down near Pecan Gap. Mr.
sized attendance was present. All should not be held anuually hut i Kerbow won in every class of Jer-
the teachers were present except more often, thus encouraging the , s«*ys shown at the Umur District
Supt. Grady Fowler, who was ab- ( faculty and pupils that the different j Fair, and it is said that competition
sent on account of his wife’s illness. 1 church bodies of Ladonia are for was keener this year than ever be-
end to be attained. It is our earnest tndent with a standing invitation to
desire that through our school pa- the different ministers of the town
per the school and community may.to conduct these services w en ey
be drawn closer together. Since it wished. This >ear c aP* serv.t*.
is impossible for every school pa-|W*^ **e held every e nes ay morn
... . . . . intr each minister of the town con-
tron to visit our school and see the in*» ***■" ,
type of work we arc doing, we plan' Acting the devotional exeremer in
to bring you this information to a hia turn, following which will be a
great extent through our paper. Cohort program presented by some
operation is the key-note of success class in echo© . .
in any undertaking, and so it must Two changes will be brought into
be with our section of the paper.'«««<*,n the grading *
When all of the students, faculty. ' «ha» be graded by the A-B^C- math-
and community work together as on our cards instead of the oh.
method of arable numbers. Then,
one great factor, then we shall do
good work. Feel #ree to criticise
our work either favorably or ad-
versely.
The following editorials have been
written by students of the Junior
class of the Ladonia High School:
JUvratNilic Wert in the
Jaaier Claoa
The junior class of Ladonia High
School has been studying journalism
since the first week of school, under
the instruction d Mi- Ferguson ^
for the purpose of knowing what
journalism really is. the kinds of
journalistic writings, and how we
may make our study Of Journalism
practicable. .
ractieapie. ^‘o’clock bell rings. At this time we
Our instructor has pointed ou ^ the bui,di„r and have .
step by step the main facts about
journalism. She has declared that
if we learn the value of journal-
ism, what news is, the kinds and the
sources of news, that we shall en-
joy good journalism much more.
In only one week’s time we hare
found that journalism means pri-
marily the collection and publicatiou
of news. We have learned that two
distinguished kinds 'of journalistic
writings, news writing and editorial
writing, are to be found in almost
every newspaper and news maga-
zine. News writing tells what the
news is, while editorial writing dis-
cusses news and ..ennrggse* opin-
ion ’ about^it. We have not only
lo&mud these facts, but we have
learned that news is an account of
recent events or conditions in which
people are interested, and that the
kinds of news are: general and po-
litical news, society news, sport-
ing news, theatrical news, church
and club news, court news, commer-
cial and market news, etc. We, the
pupils of the junior class, expect to
know and to be able to apply all of
the plans and thoughts of journal-
ism that we have been given in
class when the study of Journalism
has been completed.
Football Protoect. for 1927
The first day of football practice
there were not many boys out, but
the following afternoon Mr. Smith,
our coach, made a talk to the high
school boys after school. As a re-
sult, about twenty or twenty-five
boys began coming out. With the
two teams which we shall have, we
hope to be ablw to win most of our
games this year.
There are nine letter men on the
team: Liston Tate. W’ade Rattan,
Captain Orville Dowell, Bill Hulsey,
John Henry Erwin, Fred Nafus, Al-
bert Sweeney, and Sam Parsons.
The other boys are new, but with
continuous pep and zest they will
make good this year. Two of our
letter men, Litton Tate and R. C.
Lindley, hay* received injuries,
which is a hard bit to the team, but
we hope they shall be back soon.
The first week of practice we did
not rto much fiard work, but the
“play house”v will begin September
20, when tj><| Uniforms are inaured.
Our first jjaine will probably bo
Scheduled in ahopt two weeka. By
tl»t time every one will be In shape
•ad ready for • Mg game. With
Jjoweil m Capuun and with Smith
we shall receive our cards after ev-
ery state examination* which comes
every six weeks.
The method of checking books
from the library is being considered
by the teachers, who think that u
card-index will be more beneficial
than the checking out of books on
the temporary composition books
now in use. Good magazines have
been added to the library, as a com-
mittee appointed by the president of
the P. T. A. has bePB- selected to
nated by the different patrons of
the town.
We ate not allowed to remain on
£he school grounds after the 8'SO
half-hour Btudy period. Classes be-
gin promptly at 9:00 o'clock. All
pupils are counted tardy after the
9:00 o'clock bell; teachers are
counted tardy after 8:30.
No grade student is allowed to
enter the buQding during the morn-
ing and afternoon redesses unless
he receives permission from the hall
teacher. Both grade and high school
students have to receive permission
from this hall teacher at the noon
hoar to enter the building.
Each six weeks, when our reports
are made out, there will he an hoti
or roll taken from every grade in
school of those pupils making A
and "B” grades. This is being pub-
lished In order to stimulate inter-
est among the pupils and also for
the public to see the work being
done by the best students.
Written in English, by Carl Nuhr
Ijot weather that a big cotton crop
can be looked forward to. This has
been realized during the month of
August and the greater part of
Septimber, but where the rub came
were the two or three rains that
prevailed the last of July. These
started the weevils and worms and
with each coming week these pests
multiplied by the thousands and
have gotten in their destructive
work to the point where the great-
er part of the crop has been de-
stroyed. In making a more thorough
investigation this week the News is
forced to admit that its figures are
too high. In fact a drive over the
-section of country around Ladonia
will reveal some staktling events.
In some fields the cotton has been
almost stripped and very few bales
will be gathered. Others it is some-
what different. There ary some
farmers who will make as much as
a quarter or even -a third of bale
to the acre, but these fa^ms are
very scarce. And since the New?
realizes that Ladonia is in for a
short cotton crop it is safe to say
from present indications if the town
receives 5000 bale? it will be a
safe prediction. But with the good
price the staple is bringing some
money will be realized and farmers
and business men as a whole will
realize something after all. A num-
ber have lived In hopes that the
market would reach thirty cents due
to the short crop reported by the
Government. It may do so, but
holding for that price is a risky
business and it would not be ad-
visable to hold for higher prices
than now prevail. After all it is the
farmer that gins and markets his
cotton as fast as he gather? it that
reaps the most out of it. In this
way he receives a uniform price.
Mr. and Mrs. Ladonia High School
request your presence
at
the marriage
of their nihee
Miss Inez Beginner
tb
Mr. Ben Here Before
Wednesday morning, September
the twenty-eighth
at eight forty-five
in the L. H. S. Auditorium
at home after
Oct. 1, L. H. S.
SOPHOMORE CLASS ORGANIZED
On Monday afternoon of this
week, tha Sophomore class of La-
donia High School met and organiz-
ed theif class. The following officers
were elected:
Elbert Dowell—President; Helen
Bartley— Vice-President; Gatteyj
Fowler—Secretary; Vivian Wilburn
—Treasurer; Willie Dee Thompson
—Reporter; Dahlia Jewell Lindley
Henry Sweeney, and Pauline Clif-
ton—Social Committee.
Frochiaan Class Organised
On Tuesday, Sept. 20, 1927 the
Freshman Claas of Ladonia High
School met and organized their
elaaa. The following officers were
elected:
Kvs Mae Mitchell— President,
Carl Edward Smith—Vice-president
Bennie Harper— secretary, Frances
Person*—Reporter, Roger Foaior,
May Winntfred Hanes and Melodea
Tau, committee.
noted for excellent community ex-
hibits that are on display each year
at the County Fair. This depart-
ment is one that has been given
First Baptist Church, was called on mm.h attt,ntjon by the County Agent
first. He responded by reading a and Homt> Demonstration Agents,
passage of Scripture, which he used an<, thp HUCt e8s of the»e exhibits is
as a foundation for his brief | |»rRely due to their efforts. These
marks, and which was also used by j exhibits that wc have each yeur
the other ministers. Rev. McLeroy j -t thp fajr are drawinR the atten-
uated that he was a strong advo- . Uon of the different counties of the
cate of a good school and was will-1 sUtp No( only are the product-
ing to do anything in his power for ^ # ru,e of hi(fh coring
its success and to cooperate in any y but the back ^.ounAs placed
way possible and to ashi«t the .pl«n-1 them are of exceptional beau-
did faculty, and Parent/Teachem ^ back undfl ar<? the work
association. He said our public individual„ IivinK in lheir reaper-
school was one of the most import*! . ... . ___.
. . ... .. . ., r ,'tive communities and are made up
ant institutions of the town and i . _ . . _______
„ . . ,, , . altogether of farm product* grown
community. But he would not have . , ».. .. .
..... . , ... - ... n these communities. The Fan
his listeners to lose sight of the, . ... . , .. f
fact that the church came first »nd' A-castion has received letters from
that we should "Seek firat the King- different section, of the state de-
dom of God" and all other things of *‘rin* to knoW, th* mJdr*" °f ^
artist employed in the decorating
of these backgrounds.
FRESH TURNIP GREENS
The News wishes u> thank J. A.
Williams of this city for a mess of
freah turnip greens Tuesday. The
greens was raised in Mr. William i’
garden at the rear of his office on
the north side of the square.
He has as fine a patch of turnips
as we have seen this year, in fact
they are about the only ones in
town that we know of. Mr. William*
stated that they were the best of
any he has seen on his visits in this
section.
the Methodist pastor, Rev. It. E.
Porter. After two songs were sung.
Rev. Chancellor of the Christian
Church led the opening prayer.
This service was in charge of the
four ministers of Ladonia, who were
allotted some fifteen or twenty
minutes time in which to speak on
Educational matters pertaining to
the good of our local school and
its splendid faculty.
Rev. C. E. McLeroy, pastor of the
our school system.
fore, there being more entries of
The free will offering taken went registered stock. We have always
to the Parent-Teachers’ Association, known that Mr. Kerbow had a very
, select herd of as fine Jerseys as
1 COMMUNITY EXHIBITS i could be found anywhere and it i?
OF FANNIN COUNTY very gratifying to him as well as
OF HIGH STANDARD his many friends to know that he
" I took away first honors in his stock
Fannin County communities aiv* ( on exhibition at this Fair.
W’hile he only entered three
head, had he entered more no
doubt would have captured other
premiums. He won first prize on
COTTON RECEIPTS
V
Up* until Thursday noon of this
week the cotton receipt* at the lo-
cal cotton yard were 1600 bales
weighed this season. Cotton was
selling or. the Iccsl market at 22-25
per pound. Local cotton men think
that the total receipts will not
reach 5000 bales this season due to
the destructive work of the weevils.
SATURDAY SPECIALS
an essential nature would be added
unto us.
Rev. Chancellor, minister of the
First Christian Church, - was next
called on, and in his opening remark?
said that as Rev. McLeroy had laid
the-Scriptural foundation* he would
go a step further. He saad that an
education wa? very essential in this
day and time and that it fully equip-
ped one for life’s duties. An im-
portant fact brought out in his talk
was that most of the cause of our
penitentiaries and jails being full of
folks is due to the fact that these
criminals or lawbreakers had no
definite conrse in life to pursue but
chose that of least resistance. Very
few of these criminals were educa
ted folks. Another fact was that
most of these fellows were users of
tobacco in some form. This is very
harmful to young life he said, be-
cause it stunts the growth and de-
velopment of the mind and body,
and for a man to take up this habit
it will not permit him to think and
act accurately on any business pro-
position. Nearly all the criminals
are excessive cigarette smokers. His
talk along this line was a warning
to our young boys and girls to re-
frain from the use of tobacco in
any form. Rev. Chancellor also
pledged his support to the school
and faculty in any way he could
be of service.
ReV. A. B. Welch, jailor of the
Presbyterian Church, was then ask-
ed to speak. He said that since Rev.
Porter was “Bishop" of the meet
ing that he would get out of speak-
ing and would put the other preach-
ers through. In the beginning of
his splendid discourse he said he
was a strong advocate of education
and would be found ready and wil-
ling at all times to lend hfs help
and influence for the support and
upkeep of our school system and
the able faculty. He brought out
some fine points on things neces-
sary in the training of the young
in educational matter?. In the first
place he said the first and most im-
portant step was in the home, but
sorry to say many of our homes
are defunct. And since the young
These exhibits this year will be
up to their usual high standard and
will consist of several new commu-
partment^for the firat time.
Visit th«f Fannin County FaL
September 27 to ^October 1, and
again view this unusual array of
farm products that are the result of
the cooperation the Fannin County
Fair Association and the Extension
Service are receiving from its high
class of rural citizenship.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Hull Yearling under one year, also
first on Bull over two years of
age. He also won first premium on
Senior and Grand Champion cow.
Next week the Fannin County
Fair convenes at Bonham and Mr.
Kerbow expects to enter these ani-
mals as well a? others. If some one
isn’t careful he is going to take
first place on these animals at tti?
Fannin county capital. .Others from
Ladonia interested in Registered
Jerseys will also enter. The La-
donia Jersey Cattle Club expects to
enter their Senior and Junior Bull,
as well as other stock among the
membership of the Club. Ladonia
should make a fine showing thi->
year as usual, as this section has a?
fine stock as you will find any-
where.
All winners at the Fannin Coun-
ty Fair at Dalian next month, awl
State Fair at Dallas next month, and
nities that are exhibiting in this de- the News has been informed that
all these winners will be furnished
f;ee transportation fui said stock
to and from Bonham to Dallas.
B,. sure to attend the Fanni.i
County Fair at Bonham next week
and see the numerous exhibits, both
agrieuhnral, livestock and poultry.
LOST, STRAYED. OR STOLEN
Read the ad of the Ladonia Bot-
tling Works on another page in this
issue of the News. This concern is | have not had the proper home train-
owned and operated by Alf Robar-1 ing and the parents would not send
dey of this city, and for Saturday their children to church, then the
Mr. Robardey is offering some rp greater responsibility was shifted
rial prices on groceries. Thev aicjon the teachers who should realize
bargains and if y mr larder need' j their duty in giving them the train-
restocking it will pay you lo take ing they should have obtained in
advantage of same on this day.
NOTICE, FARMERSI
I am in the market every day for
your cotton seed. Will pay highest
prices for them at gip. See roe be-
fore selling. It afcean? money to
you.—-L. D. McDonald.
Mr*. B. M. Oatttfc renews for the
New* this week.
the home and church. The press hr
stated should come in for fourth
place. Only a small per cent of our
young men lacking in educational
training really know what profes-
sion they wish to take up in life.
He said every young man should
make up his mind what profession
he wished to follow and work to Avenue, Chicago. Illinois,
make Ms efcoaen work a saeveas. And
K all will require work. The trouble
today is that too many are trying
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Mis*
Ethel McFarland’s c lass of girls will
present the special leatur^'foi
closing exercise? Sunday morning.
Worship at 11:00 a. m. Sermon
Subject: "Fellowship.”
Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p. in.
Special illustrated service at 7:30.
A little child will help deliver the
message at that hour. "Shining
Lights" will be the ?ubject illustrat-
ed.
Mid-week service at 7:30 Wednes-
day. Devotional period will be con-
ducted by different person* on dif-
ferent evening?. The study period
will follow, conducted by the minis-
ter of this church.
Everybody always welcome.
E. B. Chancellor, Minister.
NOTICE
To be held at the Baptist Church
at Pecan Gap, the 4th Sunday af-
ternoon in September, one of the
biggest singing? that has ever been
held at the Baptist church. We are
making special arrangements to ac-
commodate all visitors. We have on
program some of the best singers in
Delta, Finnin, and Lamar counties,
and quartets of all kind* from dif-
ferent places. Everybody be on time
ready to sing st 2:30.
M R. Wood.
At Th« Baptist Church
Next Sunday morning at the Bap
tist Church, the pastor will discuss
"The Unsearchable Riches" as his
subject.
Evening worship, 7:30.
Subject: "Repentance."
Sunday School meets at 9:45.
PIANOS PIANOS
than ship bark to factory.
Manufacturer, 15** West Chicago
Several Methodists at least did not
appear at any of the service* la?i
Sunday. We do not know where you
were, hut God knows. Maybe you
ere providentially hindered. If «o,
yoh are excusable.
We have a special program ne\'
Sunday at 11:00 a. m., given by th*
Laymen, special music special talk*,
you never saw one like it. Be sutv
to come one and all.
The pastor will preach at 7:30.
p. m. Subject: "Was The Thief On
the Cri>?« Saved?”
Only five more weeks till Confer-
ence year is up. I*;t’* do our be?t
in every way. Don't wuit for some-
one else to do your part.
Sunday i* Missionary Day in Sun-
day School and League*.
Stewards regular meeting next
Monday night.
R. K. Porter, Pastor.
MARRIED SUNDAY NIGHT
On lust Sunday night at the Bap
tist Parsonage on East Main Street.
Claud Swearingin of this city and
Miss Laura Alexander of the Y<>*.
ell community were united in mar-
riage. Rev. ( has. E. McLeroy, of-
ficiating. Claud is a son cf Mr. and
Mrs. R. D. Swearingin of this city
and i? well and favorably knr.wu by
everyone in this vicinity, wh’le the
bride i* a popular young lady of the
above community.
They will make their home in La-
dnnin, and have the best wishes of
their numerous friends. Mr Swesi-
ingin is employed at Little Bro*.
Tailor Shop.
TO VISIT IN ST LOUIS
Mrs J. F. McFarland and daugh
ter, Mrs. H. E. Fuller of this city
left Tuesday noon for Ht. Louij*
where they go to spend several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. W.
Leading manufacturer has in this M. Williams and family, who hav«
vicinity one player piano and one b«»n making that city their home
straight piano, will sell cheap rather the i»ast year. They are exporting
• fine tnp and their many frioada
hore trust they will enjoy every
minute of their visit. f
Instead of n«*T**inf y«*t«rday
get busy and prr|wre for tomorrow.
| l
M. A Abernathy was on Ike sick
Bet the firs* «f the week
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