The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1929 Page: 1 of 16
sixteen pages : ill. ; page 25 x 18 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
■ -v;
w
■, ■ '■>'J :■ ' ' .
. ■ v . • . .
K8U21.
CROSBYTON, CROSBY COUNTY, TEXAS FRIDAY, MARCH 1,1929
MASONS OBSERVE WASH*
INGTON'S BIRTHDAY WITH
FITTING MEMORIAL PROGRAM
To Measure Temperature of the Moon
CROSBY COUNTY WJ
... *!
SELLS RALLS PAPER TO
J. L. DOW - -
A deal was consumapted Monday m
which Dick Hyatt sold— The " "~
Dew -of Lubb&ck,
Hyatt received The Dow Printing
Company of, Lubbock in' the deal. Mr.
Hyatt wijl go to Lubbock and operate
the printing establishment, and Mr.
Dow will place his son, James R.
■Bow, asnwflggf ftf tlM gannei-., Mr.
Dow will remain-in Lubbock.
The 196th anniversary pf Wash-
ington's birthday was observed here
last Thursday evening by the Masonic
Order of Crosbyton, commemorating
this event with a well planned pro-
1hrr^i^mr~This~h^se been an i
with the A. F & A. M
Crosbyton for a number of years
looked forward to jvith great
sure. Abolit 150 were present,
is
including members, visiting members
and friends. A delectable feast was
spread and the unique feature of this
was, that the men prepared the spread
.without. Ihg. assistant-? <>f-the women-
Rev. 'T. Mr "Johnston was master Of
Dick Hyatt has been a moving spirit] ceremonies for the evening.
in his community as editor of the Invocation was said by Rev. C. E.
- „ , . . ... , Dick; Song: "America, led by.Dr. F.
Banner. He is a good editor, a good ^ Green. Music for the occasion
'
sport and he Will b,e missed by his
city and the county. The Review is
wishing for him and his- family
abundant success in his "new field.
Mr. 'Dow is a pioneer-in the news-
3 aper ^business, an editor of unusual
ability. His son is an experienced
newspaper man and The Banner will
continue its standard of service to the; church of
city of Rallfr and the county. I Mr- Owen
was furnished by the Crosbyton high
school band, with Prof. John C. Allen,
bandmaster. Addresses were deliver-
ed by Prof. C. R. Owen,-superintend-
ent of "Crosbyton public schools; Rev.
Kl. Horn, pasfoFof^the Pirst Bap-
tist church of Post, and Dr. W. R.
White, pastor of the First Baptist
Lubbock.'
said: "To
DENY SANTA FE NEW
RAIL LIKE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26—The
Santa Fe will not be permitted to
construct a sixty-six-mile line from
Hale Center, to Parmerton, Parmer
JUDGE HU'
county, under a denial of that road's
application announced Monday by the
Interstate Commerce Co - emission. The
proposed line would parallel the Den-
ver at an average distance of thirteen
miles; and divert much traffic from
that line within the area, the com-
mission found". The Santa Fe's ap-
plication was supported by Plainview
and Lubbock. ^ "
There has-been-much recent build-
ing'*of railroads in. the South Plains;
section, and the commission finds
there is now some check to agricul-
m a i * ■
. mm
Crosby County Warrant
HHBHHHRcwssaaiBi'BJMffias
The legislature has recently p
a bill giving the Commissioners
of Crosby county permission to i
and bridge 'warrants and'
them in the form of serial1 bonds,
warrant* are drawing from six
eight percent interest, while the
bonds will draw not more than fi\
and a half percent. It is obvious th«
this bill will mean a great sa\
interest, and at the ss
warrants into a bond issue, making it
unnecessary to take money from the
local commissioners maintenance*
funds to pay them- This will mean
more money for the working* of la-
teral roads in the county. |
The bill was sponsored in the leg-
islature "by Hon. Pink L. Parrish in
Pasadena, Calif.—Dr.- Seth B. Nicholson and Pr, Edison Pettit, of the Mt.
Wilson observatory, with thermocouples, instruments used iii measuring1 the
temperature of the moon. A thermocouple consists of a .junction of two ele-
ments, which, when heated, generates an electric current, that can be meas-
ured with a galvanometer, which is an extremely sensitive ammeter. Ther
tural development in that portionof j^3enate; and Hon Carl Roundtnso
Texas. The Santa Fe's proposed ime j in the House of Representatives. We
would have-^nly a limited use as a afe grateful for the interest these
cut-off, chiefly for shipping of hogs men have taken in our local measure,
to El Paso and California, the opin- and it goes to show that they are in-
inn . a/]i«b—. In .'Viaw rtf f hn nofurifir in ^ i • 1 •
Erroit tiTFralin Drug Store
" L Ad Last Week
The Re
t~made—amighty- Bad-
error ih the Fralin Drug Store ad
last wetek, in extending the prices on
three of the. articles. The first one
was one pint of peroxide: we Had it
and it -shout<1 "have Been ^->
cents. The other was Coty face pow-
der with compact; we had it 39 cents,
and it should have been $1.00. The
next one was one pint Milk bf Mag-
nesia; we had it 25 cents, ami' it
Should.have been 39 cents.
This error was regretted very much
by The Review force and we want the
^public to know that it was our mis-
-•take and .not the Drug Store, that
madfe.it. It is always a source of
mental worry for us to make an er-j
ror of this kind and we try to avoidfchristian. Masonry , seeks to know
them as much as it'is humanly pos- the truth: inculcates friendship, that
sible to do so, realizing also, thai the we may know each other better-;
newspaper.is less excusable than from-teaches fundamental things; joins
any other source. j handts with the world. every man is
— x^l— j> a .friend to every other'mail. It is ll
Sttpnhpns; Rrns Take Charffei c°-he,Per with the church "
Oiepnens DIOS. IdKe *. lldlgci The master of ceremonies request-;
--of~6ttyHHotel~"~~— ,;(l that Lite.woryltlpful Manterrtf?^"4
' " ,.-r I Aycock, stand and was,introduced to
who recently' audience. J. L. Tihsley, 81 years'
nr.V mind Ma> ( moOouples made of very, minutest wires, so that the rflass to be heated is
sonry is nothing more tijj^n jiracitcai] ^malL ajid ^a«ed a vaeUum so that^the l^W^eat by conductio« is dimin-
.religion; there;1 is a feeling between ished, are sensitive enough to measure the very small amounts of heat re-
men that want to make them he;lp que j. reived from .a stal\ The Weight of a complete thermocouple with receivers*
another." The speaker gave a des- J one-half millimeter in diameter, including the connecting wires, is about one-
cription of Solomon's ' Temple. "A > tenth of a milligram, or one thousandth that of a drop of water.
MaWwv," he said," htul tho fooling th;;t fd' Aha. receiver whk'h is heated by the star is one-third tttet of a com pie?'
the all seeing eye was- upon them, j thermocouple., " * - -• •
iFhe... thing that makes this . order: ______ ' .
staml out, is the character of mgn whoji
represent it." - - |
"Mv sflbject wTH Be 'A Broa<h:ast,'"
said the Rev. W_, ty. Horn of Post.
"The first Masonic Order that was or-
ganized on the American continent
was in 1870. Now there are more
than 30,000 scattered over the entire
world. It is said that Benjamin
Franklin was a Mason; Washington,
whose "Sirthday we are commemora-
ting, was a Mason.. Masonry is build-
ed on. a firm foundation arid that is
the Bible.™ If one lives up to the high
standards that it teaches, he is a
HUBERT ALLEN IS KARR BROTHERS
ROTARY SPEAKER BUY PIGGLY WIGGLY
^ ^ - —. — - x - -
Hubert Allen, district manager of ! A deal was madt the first of this
the Texas Utilities Company, and - week- in which Ed and Henry Karr
president of-the Lubbock Chamber ofHbecartu the owners of the Pigg'v
Commerce, spoke-at tha regular week-.} ^ Iggly .stock of grocerie.-. Jfht">ur-
ly meeting'of Crosbyton Rotary Clu1 chase was made" from. J^fTMull, who
.Tuesday,~pn "Club Service*" j has owned and opei^te^ the business
. There has J^een -a great
changes brought about in Rotary by
necessity, said Mr. Allen, in order to The Karr brothers will take charge
sysfemize a better working plan, and of the busrriess on Wednesday, March
many the pastfyearp/i more, he-having; chants of Crosbyton- fof^assisting us 1
purchased the stock from -Albert (o secure it. An^t we also wish each'
Lieske and C. l/ Dyer. , j and everyone of then; to be present |
at our next entertainment,which isn't:
going to be long off.-—Contributed, j
°,f r^e- semngl the peopte of- ttii*-
ratlroad^HtTtttn g^a nd The progressive; part of their district.
extension of truck service in that part . Jfjal
of the state, the commission says it. Dnvs W-^L. Plane HidlinMl
is unnecessary to anticipate a possible * " UUHulWI
future need for this line" by .building- For l929
/it -now. | ^
4" CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—Programs for
Leather wood School Has A worldwide observance of Boys*
IVow- Pur to in j Week have been prepared for the an-
.new tlinain I nual obser.vanC£ .tl-iis. veax Aprii 27-
, ^ May 4. Under the chairmanship of
A new curtain, especially made for Walter W. Head, president of the Boy
Leatherwoo f school, has been huhg. j Scouts of America, 66 of the most
This curtain was bought by* the mer- j prominent T"nr in America are co
chants of Crosbyton, their advertise-; operating to focus public attention '
ments ^pealing along the top of tho upon the. Boy and boy problems.
scener>. ■' j One of the most*active men in fur-
This curtain is the most
of its kind that has eve;
in tlw ruiM-Schuols^f^ Ci-osby county^ |
TfTs^also something that has been"!
needed a long time at this school. ;
We are all much pleased with our |
curtain and- certainly thank the mer-
<4 Ipl
ae^utiful thejcajice;tl^s?ijw©hderful activity is
been huog; Presideht-Elect Herbert.Hoover.
In the briefSgpaii of nine^years the
idea of BoysJ/Week has attracted the
active interest of community leaders
in more thap 5,000 cities in all parts
of the world. . - -
It -waCfW^ conceived- in New York
City in. 1920, by William Lewis
Butcher, and promoted that year by
the New York Rotary C'ub. More
than 100 national and international
'W
added.
he said,
Club service
made. They, expect
open -for-
ingCourse
of age, was the oldest Mason present.
The Stephens Bros.,
purchased the City ■ Hotel"Troth" Mrs., ... .
Fullingim, have taken charge of lti He has Been a Mason for_s.xty yeais
«.. - • the- fatnilies"-hav<?j_Others tnti'otiuce<( were: H. M^ Stea.
ham, J? F. Stewart, N. \. BicknenT''classification, anTl then
and W. M. Bicknell. N.--Y. Bicknell understanding can be hat
personally. Both ^
moved here and are with the hotel.
, C. C. Stephens, one of the brothers,
called at The-Review office the other
day and placed an'ad for this week.
JHe also ordered some stationery. Mr.
Stephens said that they were doing
some repair work on the hotel. He
also said that they wfere serving meals
now. • •
His Father Died
;> '
■*-
T. W. Smith, 79, father of W. B.
Smith of Crosbyton, died at the home
near Watson Saturday, February 23.
The. deceased leaves a wife arid, five
boys. The family was all present-at
the time of his death," ... - I
Mr. Smith came to Dickens county j-
in 1903, since that time he moved toj
Crosby county near Watson. Funeral j
services were conducted by Rev. J. S.
Billberry, and interment made in the f
Red Top graveyard*
claims the distinction of Being mad<3
the first Mason in Crosby County.
"What Masonry HasDone for Civil-
ization," was the - subject of" Di-,
White of. Lubbock.. A story of his
trip to the Holy land, and different
foreign countries wan graphically told
To flie intense interest of the audience
The speaker said that the influence of
Masonry had been- a leven for Dem-
ocracy; it has had much to dp with
the forming of the Declaration of
Independence. "Eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty." Masonry has
liad ar, effective part in giving ecTu-
cation to the country, said Dr. White,,
and is a friend to the public free
schools.
up aTT other departments of the club C. Bakel1 will have charge oT' the i
work. The fellowship committee has! meat market. „ f
a hard place to fill, the speaker said,' The.Karr brothers are long experi-f and Mrs. A. J. Cowafl arid Mr.
for it has 'w Break down embarras- f enced business men. R. E. Karr and-Hw)t' Mrs. S. J. Dendy Will lfeave j
ment and create a closer Relationship! W. M. Dorsey operated the Karr & ! Mtirch 3 for Dallas to attend the I
between men. l^tery is l>ors-ey grocery business for ,ined tm ^ ^^ Churches, M
a better ■ ber of-^years and were the original. ^0,k' .fac,als...aml rschoolsrin iridusfry, {h enjei^fii®^
by --bring-"f purchasers of- the M System franchise'
j-wrvice clubs, orp
f- • catioHal and s^jah w-ejfare ^agencies
are now cooperating in the concentra-
1 t'ion of national attention upon the
boys of the country.
Starting with Loyalty Day bn*t<at-
urdav, .\pril 27, this year's program
with^Tlaily^pFOgrfiSS^
ing men who have different avoca-
tions in life together.
Mr. Allen said that imagination
was essential. Imagination, he said,
and which business they operated for
a year before selling out. Previous to
that time and for a number of years,
Ed Karr was associated with the
is the germ; of ambition, and each in- Mabe-Karr general store whidli stood!
dividual must be ambitious if * he i 011 tlie corner where the M Systenft
makes the best out of Rotary that it stoi'e now stands. ^1====^^ j
is possible to do. He emphasized the Jv.B;"MuTT"will take a much needed !
importance of Rotary schools atuJ^rSst at some health resort, perhaps j
that teachers be Secured in the Ipw Mineral Wells or Hot Springs, New
cliib. He stressed the importance of uMexico. He says that he • hag^ihe,
club, service in ironing out the weak I business plang for the future^at this j.
spots that may-<be •found._^x '"!' time,^_^--. "" ' "TZ <
— Visiting—Rotariamr present at thtB JiffimTe~Mull, wlio has had charge)
meeting from Ralls were: , Lloyd of the meat market* has not decided 1
yet, what he will do when he goes out|
pf the market..
waving*
. Mr. Dendy said that__the3
to "bring bac}f^iHnr~T)T the
latest rjiH-tfianent waving
tliat.-Cari be bought.
riiLctr i ar"! atth1etics'Lin citizenship, in he —
1 1 ' and home activites and concludes
best and
machines
MARRIAGE LICENSE"
Miss!
Bennie M. McDuffey and
Agnes Tinker.
Ora Bembry and Miss Tommie
Simpson.
s
Real Estate Transfers
C. B. Livestock Co^to-Ed—fcieske,
/Lots 1, 2, 3 and * ffrBlock 39, north
addition to town of Crosbyton.
C, B. ; Livenlock Co. to; A. E. arid
-Edljieske-, Lots ■&, 6 7 and 8 in BIbck
39, north addition to. Cro byton.
R. J. Coffey and wife to C. C.
Stephens and . CJay Stephens, Lots 1,
2, 3 and 4 in Block 37, north addition
Xo Crosbyton.' u «
D. L. Weller to H. B. Mayes, half
interest in Lots 11 to 16, in Block 137,
: east addition to the-town of Crosby-
ton; also lots 1 to 12, BlOck 7&, east
addition to Crosbyton. -
Attends Chevrolet Meeting
At Lubbock
-Ed Lirakekjnf the Lieske Chevrolet
Company, attended a district
of Chevrolet dealers recently at
The only trouble at the pres-
ent time, said -Lieske, . was getting
cars, and it was told them at this
meeting that distribution was being
up and that they would soon
able to get cars when they want-
Mr. LieBke said that he
far behind now and that he,had .intendent of the schools.
able to receive as near as
cars as his sales amounted to.
Cap Rock Ban-
kers Assn.* Will
Meet at floydada
The Cap Rock Bankers Association,
an organization of bankers which
comprises the counties - of Crosby,
Fl<iyd, Motley and Dickens,^ will meet
.h their regular quarterly meeting at
Floydada Saturday, March 2, accord-,
ing to T. S. Stephenson, 'pre^I(lent of
the Floyd c(ouhty "national bank, and
also president of £he association^:.
"R. A. Und^r^ood-jof Plainview,.is
scheduled for an address before the
association which will be held in th«
Olympic Theatre and the banquet will
be served by the. ladies of the Metho-
dist churcl}.
. The afternoon will be speitt at the
Floydatl^ Country Club where an en-
tertaining Ita-ogram ia arranged.
E. M. Perkins„qf the Fii'St Nation-
al Bank and W. W. Cooper of the
Citizens National Bank, and perhaps
employees of the two banking insti-
tutions here, will attend the assod-
Atiori Saturthtyv
Sander Re*Elected Supt. of
— - Rails School
from Ralls
I Wicks, Reed Loflin, Ben Cole, A, B. |
j Sanders, Froggy Lovvern and Will i
Marr; and Hubert Allen of "Lubbock |
Messrs Workman and Corbet of the
| Texas Utilities Company of Plain-T
j view were present as visitors. -
Bill Romane chairman of the enter-
| tainment committee, announced that
J" there would be no Tuesday's meeting,!
j March 5, but would be' held on the
| evening of March 7, at which time
! 'he Crosbyton Rotary Club will en-
| tertain the*Halls and Spur Rotary
Clubs and their Rotary Anns.
Chautaqua Dates
Announced
• May 7
BRO. BUIE, FORMER CROSBYTON
7 PASTOR, WRITES US ^ r "
Opens
Battery Charging
Service
L. C. Long announces that lie" has
just lnstalled'a new HB Constant Po-1
- . Balmorhea, Texas
-- Feb. 19, 1929
Mr. W. M. Curry,
Crosbyton, Texas.
Dear Bro. Curry: ■ .
You may be a bit surprised to h^ar
from me, but I'm sure it will be a
happy one when you see this check,
for a year's subscription to The Re-
view- ' r~- - ~ -
Wg are getting along just fine, ex-
cept all three of the children have
whoopjng cough. They are doing ar
welil as can^oe expected. ' —~ —
My chui'ch work is good, and wj.
tential, ifffcinh, tihMwt satosmt-i iit ^ ... . W1...,,
tfve and radio batteries in one-third lik« here. Balmorhea isn't near as^ ~Sl0re" "iflformation concehiing pro ! Jienship .of the world may
nl. > i .1. , i i . •1 4.1 .-..A'
batteries in one-third
the time heretofore required. " Con-
stant potential jts not new, having
been used for "years in charging rail-
way car lighting .batteries.
Mr. Long says that he thotoughlv
investigated this ' modern equipment
before purchasing his _ outfit arid
found that it, was recommended by
large as Crosbyton, but I think there
is a good future for it. "I'm enclosing
a leaflet put out by the Chamber of
Commerce.- We have a live C> of C
~"-Be aflftuted that I gieatTy appreci-
ate. your many kindnesses to me while
1 was.in Crosbyton, and I shall al-
ways think of our associations with
each other with deep pleasure.
With best wishes, and highest per*
sonal regards, I am
E. M. Perkins has received notifi-
cation from C. -Benjamin Franklin,
president of the Associated Chautau-
■quas, of Topeka, Kansas, that the
Crosbyton Chautauqua dates this
year will begin on May 7th.
In the communication the presi-
dent states: "That the program, we be
lieve, is a real advance. The Associ-
ated organization during the past four
or five years has been Spending tre-
mendous amounts pf " money and de-
voting the Utmost possible consider-
ation to program improvement. I
belieye that it is Absolutely essential
thatfehautauqua programs be brought
up. to date and still retain the old
chaUtauqua ideals. We believe we
have a winner for 1929." . -
There will be eight numbers: of the
ehautauqua, "twa numbers each
fflaein the afternoon and one at nigl>t-! ing them but in Order
with Boys' Day Out of Doors on Sat-
urday, May 4.
In the few short years since its in- £«
ception. Boys' Week has brought
about some wonderful result?. It is
not alwa^-r- possible to analyze
spiritual -values in such a mv/ement
as Boys' Week. 11
But there is an undoubted awaken-
ing of the community, the state, the
nation and the world to the reio«nii-
tion of the boy and his pt;oble tv * l
something fundamental in the future
life of the nation.
The boy of today is confronted with
a much more complex world than the
day of -his father's boyhood, and the
sense of responsibility for equipf..""
the boy to meet and conqUer his cotn-
ing environment is growing in the .
minds of his elders. - .,T!
Many , of the larger cities have es-
tablished .Boys Work Councils. Fou*^
teen jEpverpors issued Boys' Week-; ' >
proclamations last year and
other state executives gave out
ments urging public support and
ticipatiort,
•* The Federal Depai-tment of
tion of Mexico made it mandatory
all communities .. to observe Boys'
Week and conduct programs, as <1
educational m^sure. ' r
Boys must be advertised," said 1
or-t-Be sake off
grams, etc. will be given later.
Annual Old Fiddlers Contest
' to Be Held In Amarillo —
RALLS, Feb. .2^.—At a* recent
meeting of the board <6f trustees of
the Ralls independent sehool-diatrict,
A. B. Sanders was re-elected super-
TVH. Holmes was re-elected assess-
or and collector of taxes for the dis-
trict at the same meeting. :vyv \
of Mr. and
night,.
and children
. .. m* mm
lots north of
... " ' -
the leading car arid battery manufac-
turers and approved by the U. S.
Bureau of Standards. More than
17,000. other shops are using it with
excellent results and it's only a mat;
CordiSirf yours, .
v E. P. ByiE.
of a garage and
week for Lawrence Starrett. It is tp
be located on the highway just outside
the city limits west, just east of CJris
Freemafl's place.
RECEIVES DRESSED DEER HlUgj- O. J. Edlei- witl
FROM SON .
Mr. .and'Mrs. J? B. Coffey from
south of town was in Saturday. Mr.
Coffey stated that he had just receiv-
ed by parcel post a beautiful dressed
deer hide from his son, Harley, of
Pheonix, Arizona. The hide was from
a deer he had recently'killed.
— ji -■ :ri
Mrs. Annie Hulme and
Crosbyton relativmt.
ing Station
The Wayland College
band gave a program"
volunteer
AMARILLO, Tex., Feb. 27.—Plans
are virtually complete foj; the second
annual. Tri-Sta^e Fair association's
Old Fiddler's contest to be held in
the municipal auditorium here on
March 7, according to Wilbur C
Hawk, president of the fair. Entiles
v?Ml colSe on Mareh 1.' The contest is
o^>en to old fiddlers ot the Panhandle
their, assistance, provide
velopment, safeguard their
see to-it that the world is
for the-leaders of the days not
ahead of us." - , ~
county
testant.
Ten prite8 totaUng^20O~will be giv-
r ffrsf prize wml
this' year." I
; second $50; third. fourth
$16; fifth $10; and five $6 prizes.
The cdWtejgt pRpgram will be broad-
cast over radio station WDAG. Fur-
ther details on the contest may be
secured from Wilbur C. Hawk, presi-
<*#t'of the Tri-State Fair, Amarillo
■ppppvppnB
Faculty To Give
*' March 15
- •
"Kembv," a modern
presented; on Frida
ning at 8 o'clock 1
members Of the
is the scene of a
family from eight
ing until two o\"
ing. The meml
the Various
This bi
play, ev
get the
fail to
, /< .' «■.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Curry, W. M. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1929, newspaper, March 1, 1929; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth255765/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.