The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1928 Page: 1 of 8

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And Commonwealth —
THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR,
MADISONYILLE, MADISON COUNTY, TEXAS, THURS DAY, JANUARY 26, 1928.
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NUMBER 44
LOCAL FIRM IS
SPREADING
LOCAL DRUG FIRM
HAS DONE WELL
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In the year 1908 there was es-
tablished in Madisonville a con-
Madison ville has, in the 'Her-
ring-Turner Hardware Company
one of the most modern, up-ty-1 fectionery by Mr. Geo.L. Turner
date and complete firms of . ii# As in the beginning of all new
kind in this portion of the state, business ventures, all was not
There is to be found at this store easy S°in£ with Mr- Turner and
everything one can think of in the new business. Due to his
the way of hardware, from tacfes business ability and strong char-
to cream separators, and from acter, however, he did make it
heel bolts to the latest and b&t a go. In fact, he more than
equipped riding cultivators and I made it go, for in eight short
LOCAL C OF C. TO
HOLD A BANQUET
Tr"
CO.
DISPLAYED FORD
planters, etc.
Of great interest to the writer
and Mr. Ottie Parten, along with
a horde of other Waltonites, is
the sporting goods handled by
this firm, including a nice line
of fishing tackle. Leather goodf
and harness have recently been
added to the stock also.
Mr. H. A. Turner is president
of the firm, Mrs. J. A. Herring,
of Houston, is vice-presidettt,
and Mr. Harvey Turner, in addi-
tion to being manager of the
store, is secretary-treasurer1 of
the firm.
We are informed that the new
branch of Herring-Turner I3$w.
Company will be opened about
March 1st. at Catarina, Texas,
and in this fast developing new
garden spot, we predict bound
less success for this very worthy
firm.
The capital stock of this in-
stitution has recently been in-
years from the time he estab-
lished the little confectionery
it had become a drug store. Un-
der the able management of Mr.
Turner the new drug store rap-
idly drew about it a large trade
and it, like the earlier business,
was a success.
In 1920 Mr. Turner was elect-
ed chairman of the County Dem-
ocratic Committee and served
in that capacity until his death
in 1926, after which his son, H.
H. Turner, was elected to fill the
vacancy which, though he was
oung, he did in a most credit-
able manner.
In 1925 Herbert, as he is bet-
ter known by his host of friends
here, assumed managership of
of the store, which position he
e still very capably handles. In
addition to keeping a perfectly
arranged display of goods he
has originated many ideas of
his 9wn, which have all proved
creased from $25,000 to $40,000,1 to be good ones, and in the
thus enabling them to handle Turner Drug Store Madisonville
larger stocks, etc. has one of the most modern in-
Like other firms in our little stitutions of its kind in this lo
city, they too, have profited by cality, and it merits the large
advertising. They have in trade that is enjoyed.
this weeks issue a quarter-page We call attention to an ad in
ad, Whertlin they make a! very this week's issue in which will
unique^ soi;far as the writer islbe found something to interest
cdnceriied^offer, thatof a liberal I all of the family, and each week
trade discbunt for old plows, etc., | hereafter don't fail to look for
The Madisonville Chamber of
Commerce is planning their usu-
al annual banquet in the near
future, at which time the mem-
bership will be served with a
free luncheon and plans will be
made for another years work,
directors elected and such other
business as may come before
them. "V
It will be interesting to hear
the reports of the Secretary and
the other officers of the organi-
zation and to note what has been
accomplished in the past year.
Too few of the members ever at-
tend the monthly and semi-mon-
thly meetings to know just what
is being done and we hope that
every member will make it hin
special duty to be at this meet-
ing to to note just what has been
done the past year.
Running on a small scale a*,
we are doing and the work that
has been accomplished will be
ADVERTISING AS A
MEANS OF PROFIT
Turner Drug Store's ad.
traded in on'new ones. We had
not before heard of this being
done in connection with hard
wfire sales, and imagine that it
will prove to be beneficial to
the farmers as well as the firm.
Those interested in hardware,
sporting goods, glass ware, and. m. T 0VTT,0„ - n ...
all sorts of odd little vs*e<T!te J \ u • ♦ , (
will do well to keep ah eyT on l<3,"eh *** m ,ntereatln«
the aids which will appear from
week to weelc in the Meteo£
BAPTIST LAYMEN
MET MONDAY NF1E
NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL
AND BANQUET ROOM!
• The Methodist church has
built, in Connection with the
church, a nice large j Sunday |
School department, which/ will
be ample space to take care of
their Sunday School for the time
being at least. In this new de
partment they also built a kit-
chen and equipped it so as to
have accommodations to take
care of their banquets and other
entertainments when they want
to have a good feed to get out
the reluctant members who go
to church more readily on occa
sions when there is something to
eat.
iiig Monday night. Some splen-
did work was planned for the
coming months and committees
will be appointed to aid in the
programs for the Spring and
Summer. They plan to go to a
number of the churches in this
territory Tsdon to render pro-
the most part on Sun
day afteiritobns. > i4
A number of the laymen of
the Madisonville Baptist Church
will go to Cobbs1 Creek next
Sunday where they will give a
program for the benefit of the
church at that place. They are
hoping to have a good hearing
at that time. Some special mus-
ic will be rendered along with a
number of good interesting talks
by t.hQ laymen.
Miss Lora Minnie Barrett
was up from Waller to spend the
week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Barrett.
surprising to many who have
been putting their money into
the Chamber of Commerce the
past year and we are sure that
you will be more than pleased
with the results when you hear
the reports. •
Mr. H. R. Turner, our efficient
president, is an untiring worker
and the secretary, M. M. Brown-
lee, has been on the job and has
been untiring in his efforts for a
better Chamber of Commerce, a
better Madisonville and Madison
county ,and we want you to hear
what they have to say about the
success of the C. of C. the past
year.

One member who attended
the last meeting, his first in
some time, said that he was sur-
prised that the buisness men and
the farmers of Madison county
were having such a close coope-
rative program and were work-
ing together so beautifully.
Others are just as unaware as
he and it is their business to
know what is being done for the
betterment of all the people of
the county.
Foul years ago when the
Chamber of Commerce Was or-
ganized we did not know wheth-
er we needed it or not, and quite
a number said it would not last;
but the time has come when we
would not do without it. In
fact there has been numerous
problems of interest to both the
business men and farmers work-
ed out that has proven of un-
told benefit to both. The special
efforts of the C. of C. has been
to help the farmers of the coun
ty and surrounding counties as
well, that they might become
more efficient farmers and there-
by make and have a better liv
ing and more money to spend,
for it is a well known fact that
Madisonville is supported by the
farming interest of this section
and when the farmers have more
money to spend the business
men "^ttin? his profits
'ins nxre £<
In last - weeks issue of the
Meteor we.'stated that the Stan-
ley Chevrolet Company was the
only concern of its kind that
had a show room in the front
of the building. This was an
oversight, as the Gray Motor
Company has one of the most
up-to-date show rooms in the
ity with glass front across the
entire building with nice floor
covering and every design to
make the room attractive. Mr.
Gray recently spent several hun-
dred dollars to make it one of
the most attractive in the city
During* the first part of the
week The Gray Motor Company
had on display at their place a
new model Ford Tudor Coach,
which attracted wide attention.
Every one who saw the car was
very much pleased with it and
surprised at the quality and ap-
pearance built into this new car.
In our judgment it has one of
the most beautiful body outlines
that we have seen in any mode-
rate priced car on the market
today. Thosjp who had the pleas-
ure of trymg it out say that it
has the pe$ and speed that wil
surpassi.^r car in its class.
Mr. Gray demonstrated thitf
new Fordb superior qualities to
any number of our citizens as
well as those from Midway, Le
ona, and Bedias. There was
considerable comment with ref
erences to the ease with which
the New-Ford would make six
ty miles per hour over our dirt
roads.
Tom Finney was up from our
neighbor city, Huntsville, Wed
nesday' and called at the Meteor
office 4)jd renewed his subscrip-
tion. Tom says he can't do with
out the Meteor as it brings him
news fjjpjn home each week.
SPEED IS DEMAND
OF MODERN SET
m
The public, in this modern age
is spoiled, not just slightly so,
but extremely so. We are accus-
tomed to ordering things and ex-
pecting them, in little or no
time, as time goes. This is the
result of science and invention,
both of which have played large
parts in.> speeding up the drama
of life, ii| the past few decades.
Nor do we popdemn this, fast
mode of.^ivipg. for were we not
able tti'&t along in a hurry, life
would be a problem indeed.
In th& respect there is one-
profession that has been great
ly helped and given additional
speed jta[ caling for, cleaning,
pressing and delivering any
number' of suits or overcoats,
dresses, etc., that one may poss-
ess, all in one day, and consider
it only a day's work.
It has been said that "Necess-
ity is the mother of invenlion,"
(Continued on Last Page)
In all of Madison county there
is no more complete display of
bright new merchandise than at
the dry goods store of our es-
teemed friend, Mr. Ottie E. Par-
ten. And in addition to this al-
ready apparently very complete
ine of dry goods and ready-to-
wear, there is more on the road
to his store now, and — no, we
are talking facts — Mrs. Parten
has not, as yet, even been to
market, but will go one of these
days, and personally, we too,
would be inclined to wonder just
where all these goods would be
put, if we did not already know.
By the time that Mrs. Parten,
who does the going to market,
has paid a visit to the St. Louis
markets a few weeks from now,
the store's present large stock
and that which is on the road,
will be dwindled to a small ar-
ray of goods, but not for long,
Mr. Parten is ' too shrewd for
I hat; practically all the time a
nice, fresh, complete line of the
highest quality4 dry goods await
the customers, of which he has
many.
You wonder how this is done?
Here is how: Mr. Parten is the
most consistent advertiser, on a
large scale, that Madisonville
has. Almost every week the
Meteor carries from a half page
to a page of up-to-the-minute
advertising for this store. In
addition to this, very frequently
we are given orders for page
circulars, which are scattered
over the surrounding trade ter-
ritory. His ads, due to the ex-
cellent circulation of the Meteor,
are placed in the hands of ap-
proximately four thousand, five
hundred people efch Week. Now
you have the secret Don't tell
anyone though, for some other
merchant might try it.
We call your attention to a
half-page ad for this store, on
the inside of the paper, in which
a few items of his large stock of
goods are mentioned. At pres-
ent, there is over five thousand
dollars worth of new merchan-
dise displayed in his store, in ad-
dition to shipments enroute from
jobbers. If you are not ac-
quainted with Mr. and Mrs. Ot-
tie, E. Parten, and their assis-
tants, then call around and meet
them, for the writer can assure
you that a more congenial sales-
force will not be met often.
We understand that the *B.
T. & S. Railroad officials are ne-
gotiating with the highway of-
ficials whereby they expect to
make arrangements to cross
highway 21 at Midway, and
make this crosing so as to not be
dangerous. They will build
road under the highway as is
done in many localities to avoid
the usual dangers where rail-
roads and highways intersect.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Menefee
were in Houston Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Shanks of
Bedias were here Saturday.

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