Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1926 Page: 1 of 4
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PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY IN NAVASOTA, IN THE HEART OF THE BRAZOS VALLEY
NAVASOTA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEB. 12, 1926.
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Navasota Daily Examine
DENTON, Tex., Feb. 8.—Mina
Evelyn Barry of Navasota, a sen*
ior in the College of Industrial
Arts, appdhred recently in a pia-
no recital in the C. 1. A. audito-
rium. She played “Concert
Etude D flat” by Liszt.
Recitals are givon at frequent
intervale at the eollegwnttBdeAtha
auspices of the music department
in order to develop the student**
stage presence. 4
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Latest tabulations in the office
of County Tax Collector H. B.
Lavender have raised the num-
ber of poll "tax receipts issued to
8,414/ The report given out a
few days age was 2,905, but
afpee. t^at the force have
finished working up remittance
sent in by mall. and the final
number passed the thirty-four
hundred mark:
Following is the final list by
boxes:
No. 1, Anderson ...
No. 2, Iola.....—
No. 3, Navasota ...
No.^4, Planterville -
No. 5, Courtney ....
No. 6, Yarboro-----
tyk 7, Bedias
lfa’8, 8hiro ...—
No. 9, Keith —1--
No. 10, Carlo*
No. 11, Roan’s Prairie.,.120
No. 12, Erwin _.....i
No. 13, Apolouia
No. 14, Cross ...
No. 15, Retreat
No. 16, Richards ...
No. 17, Singleton ._
No. 18, Mesa----
No. 19, Stoneham ..
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APPEARS IN
PIANO RBOITAL
opgrating in
idition to donation here.
». J. T. Swanson and R. A.
It said they would also give
gh 'community organiza-
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: Corpus Chriali—jimlding per
mits issued during 1925, showed
increast <d bl per ceut over 1924. |
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Clarence D. Boyd
■ Addressed Board In
Brief, Pointed Message |
“There is nothing greater thal|fl
you can develop than clear think-^S
ing, clean thinking, and thiafcing* M
for one’s self,’’ said ClarenogD. ‘
Boyd, representative of theiVhoH
tional Chamber of CuflMMfain
l/ere Thursday when h4 adfaMlJfl
ed the board of director!, m ttfl|
local Chamber. He said
was with the editorial 1
merit of the national ort
tion and that the great Body of
the National C1MK *fr fam-
merce is “deeply intereete* the
developing of the * 'i iwiflri
resources of the nMMB.” Ill
this work ba aoHeifad . eeepera-
tion, saying tint the field men
were sent out to gather informa-
tion and that the national or-
ganisation was dependent upon„
the local Chambers for informal *
tion as to conditions the country z
over. • ’ • ■< ■ ?.
“ Your officers and the beard
<.i tbe curly morWRKJJ»m M
said, “ unless the mombesblp of j
your organisation is behind fWh
and the Chamber of Commerai -JB
as a body can do nothing unless.
the citisens stand behind* yott. jl
100%.’’ 1
“It ia up to commereW <wgan- 1
isations today tn have clear j
brains, clear thinking, and think-
ing for one’s self, and
selfish interests,” he m
‘ “Wil •tr““ed ‘M '*Drlt <* ‘‘I
man for the doing ot^l
tive work” in which t
ing, he said,'you meet!
backing of your co®
first in team Work; sebti
operation.
“Let us forget the mistake® ode,
the past aiul start out with
dean sheet—one for all and aU.'
for ohe—in the building up of
Navasota and Grimes County, **&
said the speaker as he got down
to local affairs and talked with*
the directors on the line of de»
veloping their community as a
whole. ‘You can do it,” he said!1'
by working for the interest of
the farmer, the citisen. Here hfc
emphasised cooperation of bust-
neas men with farmer* in *eek- -•
the
been
on-
11 igh school repor-
ter who evidently needed a few
extra points on this month’s
grade, and who seeniN to have
forgotten that the foundation of
all his present knowledge was
laid by the efforts of grammar
school teachers).
Anyhow, to the victor belongs
the spoils, and if anybody asks
you, tell ’em the grammar
school teachers won the game 10
to 8 without breaking a single
hone, or even straining a muscle.
High school reporter, be a
aport and give a little credit to
the best faculty team in forty-
eight states! Fifteen for Lyles,
Sangater, Montgomery, 4 Eitel,
Whitten—and the whole team!
May I use this means of ex-
tending my sympathy to the
ones who received such a shock
in the outcome of this game, and
whose nervous systems I hope
wilt not be permanently impair-
ed! —Reported.
C. of C. Interests Self In Agriculture
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ing to bring about the diversifi-
cation so that there may b* two
or three crop* per year scaring
in from the farm* instead of on*
only. Help the farmer to team
what can best be produced in
this section, he said, centering oa
two or three crops, then seek to
interest th? farmer in giving hi*
extra hours to poultry and dairy
matters. Lend cooperation iD
production and cooperation in
Helling, he stressed.
Wakod Up To Importance
of Agriculture
“It was hnly five years ago
that the business world waked
up to the fact that agriculture it
the greatest industry wc have,”
he sai<l mid he teld-of a forward
movement of this kind lately
adopted in a sister county, Walk-
er, which, he said, for diversifi-
cation, surpasses any county in
South Texas.
“It is service of the local
vImH
uf a buffet luncheon
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There may be some among the
readers of the Daily Examiner
who w<;re a little bit riled over
^thr write-up the Grammar School
^acuity team did not get in the
issue prior to the recent faculty*
;ombat. To these loyal suppor-
ters, and to the team that no
lobly proved its worth, I dedi-
cate theKe few lines,
When the whistle Hounded to
begin the battle at 4:30 yester-
day afternoon, a crowd had as-
Hcnrbled expecting 1 to see the
high school teachers (atarn of un-
usual ability and agility aw her-
alded in the above mentioned ar-
ticle) give a good walloping to
the Grammar School team com-
posed of Lyles, Sangster, Mont-
gomery, Eitelk and Whitten ( as
barely mentioned in this same
write-up). When the Whistle
blew to end the stife, there was
a different story to tell. In the
interim, Miss Rucker, the unex-
celled history stellar forward,
Miss Milroy, the serene center,
and all the Brown’s and Bar-
bers had suffered defeat at the
SATURDAY
LAST DAY
DBT.CT.
CRADDOCK
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/ Committee appointed to work
out this plan, and given power
to,*gt, also to tqur the county
and (perfect county-wide organi-
mtiqu, was named, to-wit: J. T,
Swaftson, J. W. Brosig, T. B.
Cterencc Moore, C. E.
•oaJH, N. Sandal I, L. S, Pierce,
/. 0. Whitten.
Committee named to raise the
amount underwritten by tho
boaigd: T. B. Terrell, J. N. Bay-
lor) J. T. Swanton, C. E. Henry.
Btffot Luncheon.
(lly United I’renn)
DALLAS, Feb: 12.—Through
Dallasites generosity ten room*
are available for every student
h vioiculv hum,iv xj ii made homeless by a fire that
f, J. N. Baylor, J. 8. Harri- 'te^rbynl three 8. M. U. dormi-
tories. Plans are under way for
construction of new buildings in
President Heleoment’s office
where University officiate are
assembled. Classes continued un-
interrupted.
Fire originating about' the
kitchen flue this morning short-
ly before 4:00 o’clock destroyed
the home of Tom Craddock in
the west part of the city.
The fire department answered
the call promptly, responding
with both trucks, but the flame*
had gaiued too much headway
and only a charred frame wa*
left standing. But little furni-
ture was saved by persons gath-
ering when the alarm was sound-
ed.
Planning to go to Houston on
one <
Mr. Craddock had risen and
lighted a fire in the eook stove
that his wife might prepare
breakfast. After the lapse of a
few minutes time it was discov-
ered by them that the roof was
in a light blaze.
The houae, a 5-room cottage, is
said to have been vah led at IS,-1
500 or $3,000. Insurance was
carried thereon in amount of $1,-
000. There wa* no insurance —
ried on the furniture.
Underwrites $500
To Be Awarded As
Prizes This Year
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Underwriting of a minimum of $500.00 to be awarde<l as prizes w1
- 1# agi^icultural contests, qpon conditions to b<» outlined was the Is
•ytstanding feature of Thursday luncheon meeting of the C. of C. |.(
Board of Directors, by a committee, and to he {mid in thA fall of I
| T926, al*o providing for organizing other towns of Grimes County T
t in this movement to encourage farmers. F1
r • Other matters of importance taken up by the board at that f’*’
* weaaion included aunouncement of a buffet luncheon to be held for
association members on the evening of February 19th in the city
4 hall; resignation of Dr. R. D. Harris as a director and declining of
the board to’accept same until he leaves “Navasota, Where Smiles
P and Business Meet;” decision to keep a temporary secretary until
K. B man, experieneed as a commercial secretary, can be obtained;
$ve to send delegation to Austin to protest proposed lowering of
eight rate on flat cotton to the city of Hguston. «
Mimimum $800 Prises. ' -
It was at suggestion of 1*. B.
L Terrell that the matter of agri-
Is ' cultural prizes was taken up. He
stressed the point that now is
f the time to act and delay would
'^defeat success of such a cam-
k' paign. There wu prolonged dis-
| cnsrion that followed the broach-
£ ing of this subject, all being
I heartily in favor of such a plan
R>Ut undetermined as to the best
Lifan to adopt. Result was a
L motion, unanimously carried, to
■■■eat that the Chamber of Oom-
Bhnerce underwrite bhe amount of
MflOB to be used for such purpose
gfatd that that sum be the mini-
r/*nim amount to be used for priz-
It ,ea to farmers on agriculture, reg-
& ulations for the entering of such
■Mmeats to be worked . oqt by
L committee and announced later;
g; also provided for a committee
D the Chamber to tour Grimes
inty and interview business
a in the smaller towns with a
sr to making the mpve ceunty-
wide and enlarging it so ax to
prises, that will be worth
striving for and to increase tlie
number of prizes thus offered.
It was agfUet1) that another
kfatanittec solicit funds, or pledg-
es, from Navasota business men
ifa raise the $600 underwritten
by the board, these pledges to be
paid on . Sept. 1st next. Nearly
every man present pledged him-
self'or firm for a definite sum,
the highest being $50. Several
business men were present who
were not directors but they like-
wise pledged amounts and voiced
'Aearty approval of the plan.
Paul Freeman, President of the
board, announced that
r-ihe Western PuMinBe
Tonight will conclude the
“Loyalty Week’’ Nervines which
have been in progress at the
Presbyterian Church all this
week. Seven-thirty is*the hour
for the meeting to begin and a
large attendance is anticipated
as good crowds have been pres-
ent each night this week. The
congregation will be given op-
portunity to make an offering to
the church’s program for ad-
vancement of the Kingdom of
God.
The young people had charge 1
of the service Thursday evening
and a fine program was render-
ed lasting tor about half an hour.
There was good music, and sev-
eral talks made by members of
the Christian Endeavor Society.
After the service tonight there
will be a social fpr the young
people of the Christian Endeavor
nt tlie home of J. G. Whitten,
given by one of the circles of the
Women’s Auxiliary.
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The Woman’s Guild of the
Episcopal Church will give a
George Washington Silver Tea,
with a musical program, Mon-
flay-afternoon, from 4:30 to 6:00
o’clock, at the home of Mrs. E.
A. Harris.
All 'friends are invited to call.
Advt. 313-3t
Eat oysters- on Saturday^hterv-
ed in the C. of C. haJl—^Ky the
Baptist women, from noon on
through the evening. Cooked any
style. Also candy sold by the
Y. W. A —Adv.
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