The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1929 Page: 4 of 8
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The Wortham Journal
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
Entered pt the Wortham Post Office
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Methodist Episcopal
Church Services
aa second class mail matter.
WEDNESDAY
CLUB
Subscription Pri<* per year—-$1.60
Ed. Satterwhite _
Editor and Publisher
Friday August 9, 1929
WHY OWN A HOME
Only a few days ago we
heard a young man talking to
the owner of a home he had
been renting. The owner pro-
posed to sell it to him on in-
stallments only two dollars a
month more than he was pay-
ing rent. The young man said
he wanted a home but he was
afraid he could not meet the !
Recently a leading store serv-
ing the buying public used the
radio in a broadcasting pro-
gram. Among other things to
which they called attention in
their new mov-ern building is
the “Washed Iced Air” for the
purpose of trying to help the
people keep cool.
Now, for a^ long time min-«*
isters have been preaching to
beat heir out of the souls of
men. In other words we have
been trying to help people to
find a cool place. Our church
building i^admirably equipped
to aid in this. Electric fans,
big windows in every direction
will aid in bringing a cool
payments, small as they were, breeze. Music and worship
Yet he is driving a car that ac- direct the mind of man away
cording to his own statement, is from the region of sulphuric
The club was entertained this
week at the home of Mrs. John
David Burleson. The house
was very attractive with color-
ful flowers.
After bridge a salad course
was served to the following:
Misses Lucile Calame, Annie
Lou Jones, Katherine Newell,
Una Vay Summers, . May me
Weaver, Natalee Bounds, Ids
Louise Lindly, Athene and Aud-
rey Posey, Margaret Stubbs,
Mrs. Waller Cashion, and Mrs.
Hunter Wise.
The club will meet next week
with Miss Lucile Calame.
M. P.
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costing him fifty per cent more
each month to operate than
the payments on the place
amounted to.—Bonham Favor-
ite.
Why own a home anyway?
Does it give the pleasure that
it costs? Fifteen years ago this
would have been a ridiculous
question, bgt we ask it now,
and millions of others are ask-
ing it, in all seriousness.
There is no doubt but that
there are many advantages to
home owning. A family is
more stable, it is more interest-
ed in a town’s development.
Through taxes they are help-
ing to build a permanent city
and at the same time give
children the benefit of being
reared in more sacred and per-
manent surroundings.
But owning a place is a costly
experience—so much so that it
takes the installment buyer
from eight to ten years to pay
it out.
That is not the greatest draw-
,'however it is in taxes,
are necessary in every'
heatY Avoid the heat-wave home of Oliver
here and hereafter. Worship social meeting.
Last Tuesday " evening the
members of the C. E. Society of
the M. P. church met at the
Bounds in a
with us Sunday.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m
C. K. Bounds, Superintendent
At the morning hour
pastor is discussing a subject
that should be of interest, “A
Christian Interpretation of
Life.” The past two Sundays
we presented our view of
“Life” and “Opportunity.”
Next Sunday we shall discuss
“A Christian View of the Busi-
ness World.” Can a man do as
he pleases in this world? Are
there no honest goods to buy or
sell? Must a Christian man
quit or give up business? Can
an honest man make money to-
day?
At the evening hour we are
giving attention to the general
subject: “-What Is The Mattel
With The World?” Next Sun-
day evening at 8 o’clock we
want to present this subject:
“Grubbing Ir. A New Field
With Oldfashioned Hoe.”
Tke pastor needs your help
and your presence. Come let
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After W pleasant Yiour spent
in playing games and singing
on the lawn those present en-
the | joyed a watermelon feast.
The Society will have* a
montly social and they are anx-
ious to enroll as many as wish
to become members.. Virgel
Bounds is President and he is a
live wire. Come out next Sun-
day and enjoy the lesson with
ggd all loads adaptable at this season
Banan&s, lb.
Cabbage, lb.
Yams, lb.
Onions, lb.
Spuds, lb.
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A®P Grape Juice
E&.2SC cs45c
Yukon Ginger Ale
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j Bulk Rice & . 4 - «Sc )
4 N.B.C.
Chocolate
Marshmallow
Cakes *
(Eatwell Mackerel 2 - 2Sc)
Ed Bounds, Reporter.
Freestone Motor Company
will trade you a New Ford for
any make of used car.’
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Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Peurifoy,
and sons J. T. and J. C.;J. R-
Bounds and Theda, visited in
Edgewood Saturday and Sun-
day.
Helping to Build Tepcas
By Public Service Newa
Panhandle-Plains of Texas,
Inc., will send exhibits to eight*
een expositions and fairs in dif-
Sultana Fruit Jelly ’
3 — 2$c
NECTAR TEA
c 9c 17c
( Buffalo Matches”:.. 2 * - 5c ^
I Rich Creamy Cheese ■»-29< |
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( Nutley Oleo
A&P Grape Jelly
/ 2*— 25C
Tomato Soup
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burden increases here, (respffe
the loss in revenues when busi-
ness firms fail, leaving the city,
or ask for logical reductions in
renditions. This means the
small home owner is bearing
what he thinks is an unfair
burden while business proper-
ty that brings in revenue
should be the one. It is hard to
do this because it is difficult
Dr. GrtJRam Griffin of Fori
Worth will assist in the song
service at the morning hour.
Fixer M. Noe, Pastor.
WATERMELON FEAST
Last Tuesday evening at 7 o’-
clock the Shriners of Wortham
with their families and friends
gathered atlhe J. J. Stubbs pic-
nic ground for a good fellow-
ship meeting. Mr. W. B. Lee
for assessors to determine how ,introduced *hr entertainer for
much stock a man owns. But !occasion, Mr, A. Burton, a
they can spot a home and with- j^’*nGr ot note and one who
purpose of showing out
just what Texas can do.
in a small amount of
and worth. A man
his payments but when he is
called upon to dig up $100 an-
nually in taxes, he wonders if
it is worthwhile. That Is one
reason why there are more car
owners and fewer home own-
ers.—Waxahachie Light.
coat has moved to our city recently
can meet an(1 gxme in the jewe,rY bu*|-
City Depository Notice.
Notice is hereby given that
bids will be received by the
City Council of the City of
Wortham up to 4:00 o’clock p.
m. on Wednesday, August 28th.
1929, from banks desiring to
act as depository for said City
for a period of one year from
September 1st. 1929, to August
31st. 1930. All bids must be in
hands of H. J. Watson, secre-
tary, not later than the above
named date, when they will be
opened. The depository will
be awarded to the bank offer-
ing the highest rate of interest
on daily balances. The deposi-
tory will be required to make
a good and sufficient bond to
secure the City from any loss.
The City Council reserves the
right to<reject any and all bids.
H. #. Watsom, Secretary.
Bjpfepd wire strung along the
idian border as a measure
rum-runners has been
Fine! And
ness at Seely Drug Co. He per-
formed some lnterestnig and
mystifying tricks and U quite
an efficient sleight-of-hand
performer which delighted his
audience.
The wives and daughters of
the Shriners were pleased to
be made members of the Wor-
tham Shrine Club. A very im-
pressive initiation sgryice was
held w^H Mr. E. A, Peurifoy
officiating. ■*-
The Shriners served water-
melon to their guests. Every-
one enjoyed this refreshing ser-
vice after which a number of
interesting speaches were
made. Some of Wortham’s
most fluent speakers were
heartf namely : J. P. Stubbs, W.
B. Lee, E. A. Peurifay.and Guy
Leverett president of the club
gave an outline of the plans of
the club for the coming season.
In biding goodnight each one
expressed appreciatioh for the
plqasing entertainment of the
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moore
of Dallas are in Wortham this
week visiting Mrs. Moore’s
parents Rev. and Mrs. George
Bounds.
The Famous Crown Double
J.hen Speed Mower, cuts tough grass
• hole snagged in
l could be subject to
bwAkcger.—Kan
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w^lere other mowers fail. Hay
Rakes, bale ties and all kinds
of Hardware. —Longbotham
Hardware Co.
To take care of the increased
demand incident to the gypsum
plant abandoning its own pow»
er plant to take that company’s
service, together with other
new Industrial plants to be ser-
ved, the Texas Public Service
Co. is building a new sub-
station et Sweetwater, The
gypsum company found pur-
chasing current cheaper and
more satisfactoM than main-
taining its own power plant.
Remarkable growth in two
Texas porta—Texaa City and
Corpus Christ!—j* shown in a
report of the U. 8. Shipping
Bewrd, From handling 283,880
tons in 1917, Texas Cjty climb-
ed in 1$28 to 3,751,012 tons
with a peak of 4,075,819 tons
In 1927, Corpus Christl’s jump
was even more dazzling, jt«
total in 1928 having been only
54,941 tons and two years
later 3,554,873 tons,
During the past year the Bast
Texas Chamber of Commerce
held 404 farm meetings, put on
a fruit tree planting campaign
that increased the number of
trees by 271,500, started 236
bull clubs to aid the growing
dairy industry of that section
and created *n interest in di-
versified farming that East
Texas has never had before.
Writing in a chain of Texas
papers, Will H. Mayes adds
another feather to the organi-
zation, saying: "It has so thor-
oughly sold East Texas to its
own people that they have quit
moving to other sections and
have become East Texas boost-
ers,” which, by and large, profc;
ably is the biggest achievement
of all.
Earnest of the permanence of
the dairy industry in Texag if
seen in the fact that within
cent months iWe than 92,000,
000 has been invested in dairy,
new cheese plant is at the
small town of Abernathy, Hale
County, with a* capacity of 1,-
•000 pounds a day, and Denison.
Wichita Falls, Denton, Valley
Mills, Round Rock, Taylor and
other points with several other
Texas towns organizing or pre-
paring to organize companies
for cheese making. The Bor-
den milk plant it Waco, the
Carnation plant at Schulenberg
(with a second planned for
Sulphur Springs) the new milk
plants at Tyler, Sherman, Mar-
shal) and several other cities
are also new factors in the
dairy business in Texas.
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Texas has 34 cities with popu-
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is fifth among the States with
an estimated population of 5,-
487,000,
The Texas Railroad Commis-
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Satterwhite, Ed. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1929, newspaper, August 9, 1929; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1056027/m1/4/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.