The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, December 5, 1930 Page: 3 of 8
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BILLBOARDS
The war against defacing the
dcenery and endangering the lives of
highway travellers by advertising
billboards i gaining new recruits
daily. The latest is the Fox Film
Company, which has announced ita
abandonment of billboard advertis-
ing in favor of newspapers. News-
papers are better advertising media,
the Fox people say, and of that there
in no possible question. If there
were no other argument against bill-
boards, that should be enough.
Safety on the highways depends
upon every driver keeping his eyes
on the road. There should lie no sign-
boards by the roadside, except those
which call attention to the wares of
the roadside retailer on the spot,
direction markers and signs estab-
lished by the highway authorities to
indicate the condition of the road
ahead.
"SPORT"
Two-thirds of what passes for
"sport" in the United States is pure
commercialism. Some of the inside
of the "boxing game" was revealed
the other day when a fight promoter
sued Tunney for half a million dol-
lars, claimed as commission f<>r ar-
ranging his bouts. The court decided
against the claim, but in the course
of the testimony the whole business
of prize fight promition was exposed
tu< the money-making scheme which
it is. , - . .
There isn't any reason why people ^.lf all the time and still keep his
who like boxing and wrestling |aw practice going? The answer is
matches, professional baseball or col- t(iat he can't. Bobby is giving up
lege football or any of the other so- ^olf, except as a means of recreation
largeat amount of cash newly not in-
to circulation at om time will find
ita way into the tills of merchants all
over the country. That is the annual
disribution of the Christmas Clubs,
maintained by 8,000 banks. Eleven
million persons have been depositing
small amounts every week since the
first of the year, in order to accumu-
late a fund for Christmas buying.
The average in these Christmas ac-
counts is $56.40 this year, but the
grand total runs to six hundred and
twelve million dollars.
Not a.i of the money will be spent
for Christmas presents. Some will
go into permanent savings and in-
vestments, some to pay off debts in-
curred during the year, some for
other purposes. About a third will
be spent for gifts; but all of the six
hundred million will change hands,
and it is money changing hands that
makes business good. The faster it
changes hands, the better business is.
The stimulus of this immense sum
starting to circulate again should go
a long way toward restoring pros-
perity.
POLITICS
Both major parties are tightening
their lines for the Presidential cam-
paign of 1932. The Republicans know
they have a fi.'iht on their hands to
retain control of the Presidency; the
Democrats believe that if they can
agree upon a candidate acceptable to
all sections of the country they can
win easily.
That is frequently the situation two
years before a Presidential election,
it does not always follow that the
"out" party wins over the "ins." Hav-
ing possession of the machinery of
government is a great advantage.
At the moment it looks as if it
will be more difficult for the Demo-
crats to agree upon a candidate who
can rally all Democrats to his sup-
port than for the Republicans to
mend their political fences.
fees to know indicate that the
President's commission on Law en-
forcement, hotter known as the Wick-
ersham Commission, will report that
the present prohibition law cannot be
enforced, and will recommend some
changes.
There will be more serious attempts
made at the coming session of Con-
gress to break down the "dry" law
than at any time since it was enacted.
There is little likelihood of anything
being accomplished by the "wets" at
this last session of the 7lat Congress,
but if the Wickersham report proves
to be tnendly to the modification of
the present law, watch for fireworks
when the Congress juat elected be-
gins its sessions.
JONES
"Bobby" Jones has at last answered
the question: How can a man play
FOOTBALL
It took the appeal of charity to
bring the Army and Navy football
teams together. For several years
the annual Army-Navy game has
been omitted, because of a quarrel
over points «,í uportsmanship.
When the two teams meet in New
York on December 18, it will be
frankly for the purpose of helping to
raise money for the relief of unem-
ployment. Early estimates of the re-
ceipts indicate that they may run to
a million dollars, or almost as much
as the "gate" at the last Tunney-
Dempsey fight.
It is a strange but interesting kink
of human nature that people will
pay fancy prices to see a football
game for charity, who would never
think of giving the same amount of
money outright. As high as $5,000
was offered for a box at the Yenkee '
Stadium as soon as the Army-Navy |
engagement was announced.
Secession Document
Enshrined at Austin
Yoakum Plant To
Build Own Water
And Light Plants
YOAKUM, Nov. 26.—Yoakum has
retained Montgomery ft Ward, en-
gineers, of Wichita Falls, to make
plans for a new light and water plant.
After the engineers' work is com-
Cleted, the city will advertise for
ids. It is now estimated that the
new plants will cost approximately
$450,000.
The city previously had offered
$418.000 to the Texas Louisiana
Power Company for its light and
water plants here, but the company
refused the price, and offered to
take $592,000 for its properties. The
present franchise, held by the Texas
Louisiana Power Company, expires
December 3, 1931. The city plans to
AUSTIN, Dec. 4. (UP).—A shrine
in the State Capitol rotunda, inclos-
ing the Ordinance of Secession under
which Texas withdrew from the
United States, will be dedicated here
during the State convention of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
December 2 to 5.
The ordinance of secession is be-
ing placed behind a grill similar to
• •'if t* inclinan <#i ,,IV "«.«sv iruit, fxifjn a menu* < u i trv i cauwn. . - . . , , , , . . -
called "sports" which are promoted it remains to be seen whether Mr. '""l. lif inlniní
fdr the I ik gate money, should not go j,,nes will de as well in law as he
to see them. It is a degradation of hus done in golf. He has proved that
the word "sport," however, to call he has the important quality of
such things sporting events. They thoroughness. Those who know him
are in the same class of entertain- say he has a natural taste for law.
ment as the circus and the movies. and high intelligence. He will not
have the struggle for existence which
DUPONT 18 many young lawyers face, for
Although related to one of the | while his amateur standing has kept
richest families in the world. T. Cole-! nm: from making money out of his
man Du Pont started in life with j *ame. he is to get a sum, reputed
nothing but his bare hands and a ' !"' a, <luarter of a million dollars
keen mind. He worked as a coal |Jor making a series of educational
miner, with pick and shovel, in a coal ' film How I I lay Golf. '[iat
mine which he later owned. He loved ¡ ' ught.to keep him going until he has
to build, but cared little for the thing j MUbhshed VÍ™ !? \
he had built after it was done. When i
the Du Pont power industry was dy-
ing of dry rot and his cousins, who
owned it, wanted to sell out. Coleman
Du Pont offered to take hold and see
what he could do. He built the busi-
ness up into one of the most im-
portant industrial corporation in the
world, and then retired to do some-
thing else.
A great American passed away
when Coleman Du Pont di^d at the
age of 66.
Probably Mr. Jones is doing only
what his class and caste instincts and
environment urge upon him. There
are still too many people who think
that being a lawyer is a more re-
spectable way of making a living than
being a golf professional. But it
seems to me that we have too many
lawyers now and not enough good
sportsmen.
of the Texas Declaration of Independ-
ence from Mexico.
The ordinance was ordered en-
graved on parchment and as present-
ed to delegates for signitures on the
night of February 1, 18*il. Beside
the original 1,000 copies were print-
ed for distribution. These were
printed in English, German and
Spanish.
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Send th" Caldwell News to a friend.
Aspirin
MATING
The head of the Westfield, N J | ¡nT,d7rn\7aTi7tiC"drama. "h." thought
BEL ASCO
David Belasco, a San Francisco
Jew who dressed like a Roman
Catholic priest, was the father of the
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS
schools, told a convention cn«o< i thft, on the m ht to
nurses the other day that one of the j nc, an(, ta)k ,ht> ,e ,n
things which high school students . r,,al ,jfe ant, (hat th(, ^settingj, and
should be taught is how ;o select their ¡ furTliturr of thc staK(. ,)U|cht to make
future husbands or wives, and how to
the scenes look like the sort of places
judge the characters of men and wo-1 fht>y wt.r(1 SUpp,lStMÍ t0 represent.
That is extremely practical advice.
The problem of muting wisely is the
most difficult one which the young
man or woman faces, and the one in
which he or she usually has had less
help from parents than in any other
of the problems of real life.
Three-quarter*, at least, of all the
marital difficulties which have
brought the divorce rati1 up so high in
this country, arise from the fact that
young folk - have had no instruction
at all as to the qualities of the othei
sc\ which make for married happi
nes -. In a completely civilized state,
the proper mating of young human
beings will be regarded as of equal
importance with the propel mating ot
livestock.
(ASH
Within
the next three weeks the
Belasco's work in drama began
about the time Mr. Edison invented
the incandescent electric light. The
electric light probably did as much
a^ any other influence to change the
drama from the old ranting panto-
mines into what, it is today. It en-
abled the audience to see the actors
clearly, and mads facial expression
arid careful make-up more important
than they had been.
Belasco was the first theatrical pro
du'.-ei to realize the possibilities of
electric lighting on the sage and to
-hape hi- productions with the new
lighting in mind. Today everybody
in Ui< theatre business, including the
inovie producers, follow the principles
which Belasco developed.
prohibition'
All the reports from those who pro-
MATS0N1AN THEATRE
CALDWELL
FRIDAY, December 5th Only
"Tom Sawyer"
The world's greatest junior stars. JACKIE COOGAN and MITZI
GREEN, in the most enjoyable comedy of boyhood ever written.
Millions have laughed at Mark Twain's sly humor.
SPECIAL MATINEE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM 2:00 TO
6:00 P. M.—SPECIAL PRICES, 10c and 20c.
SATURDAY, December 6th
A big outdoor western featuring—
Hoot Gibson
-with all the trimmings. Come, bring the family.
I fir and rtOc Matinee and Nile. Don't forget to bring your friends.
MONDAY-TUESDAY, December 8-9
"Those Three French Girls"
with FIFI DORSAY—REGINALD DENNY
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, Dec. 10-11
"Her Wedding Nite"
See Holubec's SYMPHONIE POWDER display and cast
your vote for the most popular lady and get a free put
to the show December 12.
LOOK for the name Bayer and the
word genuine on the |vickage as pictured
al*ne when you buy Aspirin. Then
you'll know that you are getting the
grnutnr Bayer product that thousands
of phvsicians prescribe.
Baver Aspirin is SAKE. as millions
of users have proved. It does not de-
press the heart. No harmful after-effects
follow its use.
B.iver Aspirin is thc universal anti-
do tt t.'r p.i¡11- of -ill kinds
lb- ie hes Neuritis
( . .. N .'iir i'i;ia
Sore Ihro.it Lumbago
Rhetima'ism Toothache
Genuine Haver Aspirin is sold at
.>11 t in l>o\es ot 12 and ill
bottles "t J I and 100.
Aspirin is the trade-mark of Bayer
manuf.K ture of monoaceticacidester of
salicylicacid.
una &
fitzgerald
Plumbing and Elec-
tric House and
Motor Wiring. All
kinds of pipe and
fittings carried in
stock. Also Electri-
cal Material. Come
to see us.
Quality Above All!
Office located below the
City Water Works on
Broadway Street
Telephone 278 and 253
Give Something
For the Home
This Xmas
Something
that every
member of the
family can en-
j o y. This
T elephone"
Cabinet Wf>44
sells for—
$5.35
Another very
charming item.
A circle top Tele-
phone Cabinet of
unusual beauty.
Have one of
these installed as
a gift to the
family.
$8.15
Christmas shopping is always
mere or less of a problem. De-
cide on this "useful" idea, and
your problem is over. See our
display.
Woodson Lumber
Company
Phone 6
have ita new plants completed sod
ready for operation by the time the
franchise expires.—The Houston
Chronicle.
Methodist Church
Sunday School, 9:46 a. in.
Preaching, li:U0 a. m.—"Universal
Bible Sunday."
There will be no evening services
during the Baptist Revival, and all
are urged to attend the services.
NOTICE
No hunting or trapping, no hogs
or dogs allowed on Wm. Peters,'
Luksa's or Windel's land.
(12-19-p) Wm. PETERS
Stop Coughs!
Don't let caught develop into
wriout ¡Une . Check it
with Severa'* Cough Bal*
•am. 8top the tickle,
soothe the throat. A
standard cough remedy
lor 49 yean. Safe,
effective. At your
druggists'. Two
sises, 25c and 50c.
Um Stvera't Cold T*M«U
EVE RA'
COUCH BALSAM
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666
¡¿titam
la a doctor's Prescription far
COLDS and HEADACHES
It is the SMMt apeedy reaMdy
666 Also in Tablets
Notice to the Public
This is to notify the public that I
am not connected or associated with
J. P. Sheffler in mv business traa*
a.tions in any way whatsoever.
(12-5-p) J. M. TEAGUE
Notice to Farmers
We wili pay top market price for
seed cotton and cotton seed froas
now until Christmas,
tf WOLMAN ft BERAN
Beautiful home grounds giva
pleasure, and add value to property.
Valuable information is found in frea
catalogue of Ramsey's Austin Nur-
sery, Austin, Texas. Write for it.
(adv.)
Fresh
Pure
Bread
We hold up our bread, baked daily, as an example of
perfection. The more you will eat of it, the more you
will want. Made of the finest ingredients with the
utmost care, as is everything that comes out of our shop.
Values in cakes, pies, and cookies made on the premises
are featured daily.
CALDWELL BAKERY
B. RISSE. Proprietor
Hendler'S
DAYS
Friday, Saturday, Monday
Again we are offering our economy event of the month for
Caldwell. Our monthly Coupon Days are your real chance to save
money. Bring your coupons and share in these tremendous
bargains. Come early, before they are all gone.
This Coupon and 59c will buy one
pair of Men's Good Grade Blue
Overalls.
This Coupon and 25c will buy one
pair of Ladies' Felt House Shoes.
This Coupon and $1.75 will buy one
large size Bates Rayon Fancy
This Coupon and 50c will buy one
?ood grade heavy wool Shirt. Reg-
alar $1.00 grade.
This Coupon and 29c will buy one
Child's Winter Union, sizes 4 to 16
This Coupon and 25c will buy one
J-lb. roll of good grade Quilt Cotton.
Remember, come early. An opportunity to do your Christmas
shopping and save money. Special prices all over the store. Take
advantage of these savings.
Always
the Best
for Less
Hendler's
Cald-
well
Texas
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Cromartie, C. E. The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, December 5, 1930, newspaper, December 5, 1930; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth174928/m1/3/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.