The Champion. (Center, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 16, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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NO. 20
Center, Shelby County, Texas, May 16, 1917
VOL. XL
'iB CENTER SCHOOLS
BITTEN BY RABID DOG-
where a flagman or the gates
TO CLOSE FRIDAY.
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posed of.
will give her permanent relief.
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Rev. C. S. Weaver Will Deliver
Baccalaureate Sermon.
mission and attempts to manipu-
late any of its cranks or levers,
may be fined or sent to the coun-
ty jail, even though he does not
start the car. Records are to be
kept of all complaints of and con-
victions for violation of the law
or any of its provisions and these
records may be produced at a
careless or wilful responsibility
of the accused.
Carrying the emergency clause,
Three Men Go to Austin For
Treatment.
Good Roads in Banking
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^MEMBER
/IPSRAL RESBDvr
Off to Leon Springs.
Norfleet Armstrong and Yan-
dall Carroll left Saturday after-
noon for Leon Springs, where
they go to enter the Training
Camp. Zed Bridges and Louis
-Johnson left several days prior
for the same place, and Weather-
el Short and DeWitt Shillings
left Monday for Houston to take
examination to enter the cavalry.
Other have gone from this coun-
ty, but these are the only ones
from this community that have
gone, so far as we have learned.
fourth Sunday at 11 a. m. and at
night. We hope to have Bro.
Anthong back with us for the
first Sunday in June.
Reporter.
Mrs. Carlton Rogers suffered a
relapse Monday morning and at
this hour (11:30 Wednesday
morning) is lying in a most criti-
cal condition, with all hopes of
recovery abandoned. She has
been ill since Christmas, but for
the last several weeks her con-
dition has been so improved that
her ultimate recovery was hoped,
for.
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Have you ever driven over one of the.
new “good roads ?” If so you know what the
Federal Reserve Banking System is doing for
its member banks and their depositors.
No more ruts and sandy spots, gullies
and steep hills, but a smooth surface and even
grades for the financing of business and farm-
ing to travel over.
Drivers of Motor Cars
Must Beware New Law. show the way to be clear.
Automobile drivers will have to
operate their cars with great care
to keep out of the penitentiary
after July 1, 1917, when the pro-
visions of the Carlock bill, regu-
lating use and operation of vehi-
cles upon the public highways
becomes effective. The governor
has given his approval to the
measure and it becomes the law
of the state at once as it carries
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especially stated that its penal
provisions do not become effec-
tive until July 1, 1917.
And the new law provides a
severe penalty when a motor
driver shall wilfully or with
gross negligence collide with or
cause injury to any other person
upon the public highway. Here-
tofore the law has provided inad-
equate redress unless death re-
sulted from the collision, but the
new law makes the driver charge-
able with aggravated assault, for
which he may be punished as the
law directs for such offenses.
The new law is especially hard
upon the motor driver who col-
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Last Sunday afternoon a num-
ber of Woodmen from Center
Camp No. 250, went out to Sand
Hill cemetery and unveiled the
monument of the late Jim Sam-
ford. A very large crowd was
present and the impressive cere-
ijiony was presided over by Con-
sul Commander 0. F. Metz, who
was ably assisted by other Cen-
another vehicle or an individual
and runs away. Such a person
may be sent to the state peniten-
tiary if the prosecution be suffi-
ciently vigorous It is provided
that when a motor driven vehicle
strikes any person of collides
with any vehicle containing a
person, the driver of and all per-
sons in control of such motor
driven vehicle shall stop and as-
sist the person struck or the oc-
cupants of the vehicle collided
with, giving all necessary assist-
ance, including the carrying of
such person or occupants to a
physician or surgeon for medical
or surgical treatment, if such
treatment be required, and pro-
vides that upon request of the
person struck or occupants of ve-
hicle collided with the driver
shall give his name and address.
Violation of this provision of the
law is punishable by imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary
not to exceed five years or in the
county jail not to exceed one
year, or a fine not exceeding
$500, or both fine and punish- ‘
ment.
It is provided in the bill that
no town, city or other local au-
thority shall have the power to
enforce or maintain an ordinance
rule or regulation in conflict or
inconsistent with this new law.
It regulates the speed of the pub-
lic highway, making the maxi-
mum 25 miles an hour.
In any territory closely built
up the maximum speed is made
18 miles an hour, this including
outlaying city limits, but in the
business district of any town or
city having less than 40,000 in-
habitants the maximum speed is
fixed at 15 miles an hour and in
larger cities at ten miles an hour,
exceptions being made for police,
fire and Red Cross ambulances
and physicians responding to
emergency calls.
It is required that no motor
vehicles may pass each other on
the highways at a speed greater
Especially is it provided that no
intoxicated person shall operate
or drive a motor propelled vehi-
cle upon any public highway in
the state. No person shall em-
ploy for hire as a chaffeur of a
motor vehicle any person not li-
censed as provided in the act.
The new law provides Miat all
motor vehicles exceptmotorcycles
shall carry two lighted lamps in
court house. Members, those
desiring to become members,
and any one else who is interest-
ed, is urged to attend.
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Monument Unveiled. j. R/Thomason, near town, on
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motorcycles and bicycles shall (
carry one red light plainly visi- j
ble from the rear. This will be .
an innovation generally regard-'
ing bicycles, for the law has not
required a red light visible from
the rear.
The law also states that no mo-! Us Scouts?, The orgarJzation
tor car lamps shall be projected | enroUed thirty.tw0 membera and
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„ . j held a most interesting meeting
teet from Judge wmig wag elected Scout
Master and Forrest Cooper was
elected Secretary.
At the close of the business
session Judge Willis gave the
boys a few lessons in drilling
around the public square. The
members are anxious to secure
uniforms, for which they expect
to pay from the fruits of their
own labor, hence it is urged that
those who have work for them to
do, notify Judge Willis or The
Champion office at once for they
are now ready to start. 'The
next meeting will be held Thurs-
This week will bring to a close
the 1916-17 term of Center High
School. Two weeks ago this pa-
per carried a tenative program of
the commencement exercises,
which has been revised as fol-
>ws. Superintendent Adams,
who underwent an operation last
Thursday at Nacogdoches, while
rapidly recovering, will not be
able to be here during these ex-
ercises, and the management of
eame is being ably handled by
Prof. J. R. McElroy:
Friday, May 18, at 1 p. m.,
Awarding of ribbons and promo-
tion cards at the school building.
Sunday. May 20, 11 a. m.,
Baccalaureate Sermon at Baptist
church, by Rev. Clifford S. Wea-
ver, of Fort Worth.
Monday, May 21, 8 p. m„
Graduating Exercises at Baptist
church. At this time the medals
will also be awarded.
Tuesday, May 22, 8 p.m., Re-
Enrolling Committee For
Shelby County.
The following named citizens
have been appointed by Major
E. N. Johnson, Corps of Engi-
neers, U. S. Army at Galveston,
Enrolling Committee for Shelby
county, for securing enrollment
of recruits in the Engineer Re-
serve Corps: P. E. McCarthy, C.
E. County Road Engineer as
Chairman, Hon. T. H. Postell,
’County Judge, J. L King and J.
S. Kennedy. Captain McDonald
of the Engineer Corps of the
Army, will be at Mr- McCarthy’s
office in Lufkin, between 8
o’clock Thursday night and 7
o’clock Friday morning to ex-
amine and enlist all applicants
presenting themselves, who are
qualified for any position in the
Engineer Reserve Corps. Any
information desired will be fur-
nished by County Road Engineer
McCarthy, at the court house.
Monday night at eight o’clock,
Mr. Ed Fitzgerald and 1
Mabel Arnold were united i$
marriage, Justice Samford per-
forming the ceremony. They
will be at home with Mr. and
Mrs. Thomason for a few fiays,
after which they will move to
housekeeping quarters.
At the ^Christian Church.
Sunday School 10 a. m. and
communion at 11.
At 8 p. m. Bro. Clifford S.
Weaver of Texas Christian Uni-
versity of Ft. Worth, will preach
for us. Come and hear him. He
is a fine speaker and it will do
you good.
Bro. B. M. Doggett has con-
sented to preach for us on the
Underwent Operation.
Miss Maude Garrett, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Garrett, un-
derwent an operation Monday for
an abcess in the left side. She
stood the ordeal well and is
ported to be resting easy,
will be remembered that Miss
Garrett underwent a similar op- than 15 miles an hour and no
eration about a year ago, and it railway or interurban crossing
is hoped that this last operation shall be crossed at a speed great-
er than 6 miles an hour, except
First National Bank
Send for Booklet, “How Does it Benefit Me ?”
Tuesday, May 22, 8 p. m., Re- lides on the public highway with
cital by Mrs. C. O. Bryan’s music
class, at Baptist church.
Wednesday, May 23, 8 p. m.,
High School play; at the Crystal
Theatre.
Davis, whom he proceeded to
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daylight* at 8 o’clock" at' the else he may be taken up and dis-
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> / by becoming one of our depositors
Drop in and talk with us about it.
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Last Saturday morning a dog
belonging to Mrs. C. P. Smith
went mad and the first person he
trial to determine the extent °f met was County Attorney T. O.
viciously attack, lacerating one
of his lower limbs in three places.
The alarm was given at once and
a large posse went in pursuit of
the rabid animal, finally killing
him near the home of^his owner.
In the chase-Rev. M. L. Anthony
was attacked and bitten on the
hand. Mr. Davis, accompanied
by R M. Gilmore, left^at once
for Austin tOjtake, treatment at
the Pasteur Institute, going
through the country <in Mr-
Davis’ car. Rev. Anthony left
on the train Sundayjgafternoon
for Austin A telegram was re-
ceived here, Monday morning
from Austin stating that the
lead of the animal, which was
sent at once to that gplace, had
leen examined and prounced a
iad case of hydrophobia. It was
also learned that Charley Morton
near town, had been bitten by
the same animal before he bit
Mr. Davis, andfupon’advice of a
physician, he left Monday ^after-
noon to take treatment. The
three men will remain at Austin
for twenty-one days and Mr.
Gilmore will return home latter
part of this week.
This week some fifteen dogs
have been killed here and the or-
dinance requiring; .the muzzling
of dogs will be put into force at
once. If you have a dog that
you value, you better muzzle him
the emergency clause, but it is front which shall be visible under the bill has become a laW^and will
normal atmospheric conditions at be enforced as soon as the high-
least 500 feet ahead and one way commission has been organ-
lighted red lamp at the rear, ized, for it is to work in connec-
which shall be visible for a dis- tion with and to some extent un-
tance of 50 feet to the rear. der direction of the state high-
All motorcycles and all bicy- way commission, but the penal
cles shall carry one light in front provisions will not be enforced
capable of casting a white light until after July 1 next.—Terrell
at least 200 feet ahead and all Tribune.__
Boy Scouts Organize.
Judge J. F. Willis, Mr. J. R.
i McElroy and Mrs. R. M. Gilmore,
1 together with a number of school
boys, met at the court house
Monday afternoon and organized
what shall be known as the “Wil-
ilis Scouts.”
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the road if such lamp or lamps
are capable of producing light or
glare. In other words, glaring
headlights are forbidden.
‘ ‘Muffler cut-outs” are forbid-
den within the limits of any in-
corporated city of town or in any
public highway where the terri-
tory contiguous thereto is closely
built up.
The law forbids racing on the
public highways. In its 44 sec-
tions are innumerable “don’ts”
' and it is insisted in every por-
tion that the law must be en-
forced, the highway commission
being especially directed to see
that its provisions are carried
out. Penalties are provided for
violations of various provisions,
so as to make the punishment in
each case fit the crime. A
driver of a motor-driven vehicle
which strikes and kills a person
may be charged with homicide.
For infractions of some portion
of the law imprisonment is fixed
as the punishment and for others
a fine is named. A person who
enters another’s car without per- ter Woodmen.
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Gilmore, R. M. The Champion. (Center, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 16, 1917, newspaper, May 16, 1917; Center, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1321336/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library.