Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1928 Page: 4 of 8
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WISE COUNTY MESSE
Friday, June 15,1
Page Four—
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HE MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED NEWSPAPER IN WISE COUNTY
How Civilized are We?
'Thui la No SUBSTITUTE for Circulation*
those 15 minutes.
Metered at the Post Office at Deeatur, Texas, as Second (Usa Mail Matter.
talking with friends, I
DICK COLLINS, Editor-Owner
show.
of the union.—Exchange.
Subseription Kate—$1.50 per Year
loading most of the luggage, camp- j
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TELEPHONES
Routhwestern 50
Friday Morning, June 15, 1928
Messenger want-ads bring results.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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GOING IN HIGH..
D you don’t play the game fair the
For Local Representative:
Grady Woodruff
way the destruction of
I become ■ omplete.
Lee Clement:
J. B. (Jaie) Green:
do
ruinz f its life.
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Origin of Dixie
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Lindbergh Takes a Job
Cris Englanc .
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hirhiy moral
Our friend. Tom
• his conduct.
Lindin rgh
up his mind for himself.
It is said that the selz fin~t tane
Be Safe
Early in ih*
of Wonclerfii
But can he?
in the establishment of
portant part
train-and-plane
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Avert financial loss with
WINDSTORM - TORNADO •
INSURANCE. See us Naw.
WISE COUNTY MESSENGER
The farmers of the northwest say
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Henry Walker.
J. H. Rowan.
Clyde Holt
anything that i
partieular tribe.
The world today is going in high
With radios, flivers and ships that fly.
A lot of good roads now lead into town,
The Merchant advises his prices are down.
The payment plan seems now at its peak,
One dollar down and a dollar a week.
But the time, we know, is sure to come
When business stops its prosperous hum.
The City National Bank invites you in
To start an account. It’s time to begin.
It was dedicated as a battle
in the South and today it has
strains of Dixie.
It's beginning was in the minstrel
; made
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For Commissioner, Pree. 16:
Porter Key
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nothing these days; prolobly -avine
his lung power for the Hlouston gath-
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For Tax Assessor:
John M. Harlan
W. H. Stroud
C. E. (Dad) Elliott:
W. W. Boyd _____
For Judge 43d Judicial District:
J. E. Carter.
F. O. McKinsey
But
was as
For
By such tactics, he frequently con-
vinces his prospective customer that
he can offer a much higher quality
at a much lower price than the mer-
chant of Decatur.
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Mat Yiooney
John Mitchel
A. J. Pink ton
Nip Tankersley. son of S. G. Tank
ersley was married Wednesday night
to Miss Margie Fdwards at Ft. Worth
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dickenson, ol
Chico, were here Saturday and Sun
lay visiting Mrs. Dickenson’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Morris.
Bob Carswell returned Wednesday
from Austin, where he has just grad-
uated from the State University, re-
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He sells hosiery, blankets, grocer-
ies, home remedies, and household
conveniences. Usually he knocks the
home merchant and tells the lady of
the house that she is being robbed by
the local retailers.
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ination, is hards sufficiently equip-
ped to advise the voters concerning
their selection of ' ffice-holders.
Are you a member of the Chamber of
Commerce.
We venture to say that there is not
a merchant in Decatur who would
not be glad to compare merchandise
and ’ prices with the transiet bell-
ringer.
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Member of National Editorial Association. World Press Congress, and The
Texas Press Association
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deplorable condition. This statement mules and wagon. For three hcurs
is made by the following gentlemen,1 we fumed and fussed and pushed and
who went our last .Saturday, mid the puffed. Then we sent for one of the
appearance of the crowd upon its re- • Henshaw boys to bring a team and
turn amply attests the truthfulness pull us out, which we did, again re.
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Larry Mills has declared for Ward-
law. In some quarters the feeling is
growing that the Fart Worth candi-
date for gubernatorial honors should
be asking deliverance from his friends
Green are at home at tic old Shoe-
maker home.
The roads leading to the good fish-
ing hole on Denton creek are in a
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK
Decatur, Texas
Wise County Arssenuyer
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ing thing-, and so-forth and so-on, we
put our shoulders to the wheels anl
pushed the wagon and mules out. re-
loading the wagon we proceeded to-
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For 15 minutes yesterday, I was
civilized.
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j Game, Fish and Oyster Department
It is feared that the “come back"
struggle of certain politicians to be-
come prominent in selecting public
servants for the people, will come tk
naught. Too bad these gentlemen a”}
not wise to the feeling among the
voters, that their wire-working for a
candidate is that candidate’s doom.
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Fobody knows!
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any
Dnt, person or corporation which may appear at any time in the colums of
te Messenger will be gladly corrected upo its being brought to the attention
et the publisher.—DICK COLLINS, Publisher.
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For Public Weigher, P; * .
didn’t beleng to hi’
We call it patrio
Befor
And instantly
jungle!
Outwardly I
Is it better to he "hiel pressured" inte lusiug
an article from a stranger, or is it safer to buy
from your local merchant, whose reliability is
re ognized?
We leave the answer to you.
Then someone mentioned the name
of a p rson 1 dislike—
our cizilization. We talk very glibly day from school at A. & M. college
about our progress and culture, Iuat‘Bryan.
we're really only civilized in surts.
enized as Ielonuine t" tie
Jones or Smith, the erep in Wo-
derful Wist are mest pomi-ine.
For Commissioner, Free. 34:
Abe Birdwell.
In the menntimie, get in line for the the actual piloting of an t J
big celetrutiil in Fori Worth: do is at present devoted to a wider pur-
bK “Decatur citizen in pu. • pose. He is keen to Convert uviation
into an, actual publie utility There
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Will F. Willis
Ernest Dten
Oscar G. Lowry.
Frank Kelly.
Dan W il-on.
game womla
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loading the wagon we vent on, an<’<
sometime in the early morning this'
crowd of mud-stained fishermen drove
into tb^ bottoms of Denton creek. On
the return tcip we tried another
route. We stuck up twice on this
road.
haved American lady, all dressed up
in pretty clothes. Actually, I was a
naked savage, crouching in ambush,
with my tonsils inflamed and tie
toes spread yearning for murder.
At that trifle test my civilizatio
went blooey and I was gripped by
spite, suspicion, envy and greed. In
short, I went right back to where
my first great grandpa started. and
that old man-eating abrigine had
nothing on me.
It was a humiliating but wholesome
lesson, and I'll probably act a lot
ward the creek. Along somewhere in
the neighborhood of Lute Renshaw's
we went into the worst bet of Louis
iana swamps. And down went the
for the next two hours I
savage as any Zulu.
that they do
The politicians
party do-
not want Hoover,
of the- republican
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beautiful and sensible. I wasn’c
trying to act smart or put anything
over. I was at peace with the worl I song
and getting on with God.
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Burn, to Dr. and Mrs. B. O. Wil-
kerson, of Chico, on June 4. twin
girls.
Dr. D. H. Payne left yesterday to
attend the dental associatien at Dal
•as.
Misses Ruth Harding and La Iago
Lively are visiting in Alvord this
week.
ism. Patriotism like that won’t
us any good—it will only keep
human I cinu has a right । •
Al the future aviation ir
war between the states, a
Arch Menis
That fellow who join-up with lode
... organizations, klans. ete. for he
purpose of boosting himself in ll"'
political ring and into public office,
is it dangerous person. If he lands
in office, his bondsmen pass restless
nights and miss meals before his term
at the tit is over.
seems little reasoh to doubt that he
has highly praetieal tarent in this di-
rection. As chairman of the techni-
cal committee of the Transcontinental
Air Transport, he will have an lin-
. as l sat
was a cal-
' bookkeeper and stenourupher for the —
lie ' Red Store at this place nne is an ex E
a place aim ng the endurable music
and hizh!v = —
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Judge R. F. Spencer left Monday
better—until the next time. for a visit to his son. Charles, at
When you think it over, that's a ■ Montague.
pretty good description of most of ’ steve Lilard, Jr. came in Wednes.
service.
This does not by tiny means signify
that Colonel Lindbergh will never
again unde rtake a great flight. On
the e utrary .the signs point in the
other direction. But flying will not
South in New orlenns.
couaatry under the auspices of th-
Gugeevheim Fund. He has eoutri-
If he tells the truth, the salesman
at your door will have to admit that
house to house canvassing1 is the
most expensive form of distribution,
and that high pressure methods in
salesmanship must be employed to
obtain profitable volume.
1 r . r 11 ore him. he will be as happy
Mr. Mellon, the millionair, boss of
the re publican parts, had his say at
the Kansas Cit convention, and the
-hy ws sufricient ■
ance was given in that city and ev-
ery part had been taken < ""! a
war song for 'he large cirens. Many 13.
songs wire tried, but "Dixie" was ■ *
adopted. It soon spread to the street 3,
your own civilization. Yon
achieve it only 1'.' cotpuorine
lu: wrance of your own lirart. I
buted 'll important service to hi-
country ty His I.mln America flislit.
and the battle fields and because
the great song of the Southern sol-
dier. It was the inspiring song ol
the Southerner at Gettysburg.
"Dixie” came to be looked upon as
the song of the South.
In the war with Spain, in far off
j Manila. In the battles around Santi-
i ago, in the camps in Porto Rico, in
marches by land, in travels by sea,
the soldiers were cheered by the
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Friend Alec Whatehead. editor of ' be his principal occupation from now
the Chico Review, says here is not on. He will hold down a regular job
a chance of the awful Al Smith re -I of administration He. will devote
Ceiving the nomination at 'Houston- his energies, his exceptional tchica
Great mind- differ Jol m Rosles -ay - knowle dg common seni", mid ills mi
\] has a cinch on the 101ina1ion i paralleled prestige to the “ay day
mmezrartinroffice-yolder-hoib work of luilding up American civil
...... aviation. With -uch it creative ca
cha rining. -wert-manneree
c-ititun vomhg lad: . Mr.
inerely see bill i isistert o1 patwing
Il is believei that the -ood rain him. lic conld no go on all bis life
clerk is ovet-de inu the jol a little bit making an exhibit o1 himselt. 11
in bis schen •1 -asonin= the soil covle not be forever i In- nice nen in
W i-t the showense. Others migut like to
__________ look at the hero, but the iyure in
. i it e > ....... the -iowcast wovle not he whet’.
What has hapleneth: it. hi
several days -ince Mrs. Bloodwort) : satisfit d.
of Fort Worth. ha- .helmed her pjiti- For hi- """ satisfaetin, Lindlenzh
cal survey of the Texas situation. 1 las accepted a regular job. 1 hong.
. „ _____ he will always retain his interest in
bottled in our tixht little caws "*
ignorance and intolerance.
Many men have died tor civiliza-
tion and many men have achieved i.
But no man can achieve it for on.
sehois can't achieve it for you. nr
laws, nor churhes. nor money, no
machines. You alone can achievo
I reverted to the
yemn’ve one that. y- c re as >a\*
a- an ape man -1ou-t n throuici
Returning .u the I litt i Ntates. he
manifestee an increasing listaste for
the crowes that were mu ontent t"
Minstrels at -173 Bronewas. New
York city, on ihe night of Mona}.
September 19. 1W.I.
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Hardly a week passes that some
house-to-house salesman does not ap-
pear in Decatur. Sometimes he trav-
els in a group, working the town
street by street and house by house.
still a well-be
a transcontinental
a nmjorit.v can elect : czendi
office, but : majority oh-er
-ie lav< will mu ret uain
- pH o’ iftl. A -mall 1inc-
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M-'in: Vern
(ihin. o1 (iet. • 1115 nd lied 1 i
1hat 1ow ii on .! ne 1501. 11
futler w:- .! iinek-tit!. The to:
lowing i- ’In ry f iow Emm
• -a me io v rite l ix e."
< Hi Saturday night, in Septemnir
1>53, after Bryantis Minstrel show,*
one of the Brants old Fmmeit
that a new w illa-aronne was wanted
in tim ■ for .. rehearst! on Monday.
Ennmtt worked hard until late in
ceiving the B. A. degree. Bob has
two more years in law at this school.
Mr. ami Mrs. Tom Finch, of Bowie
are visiting the family of Wes. Helm.
The residence occupied by Mr. ami
Mrs. Finch at Bowie burned last Sun
day night, and they lost some «<f their
honsehold goods, on which they had
no insurance.
At rlie home of the bride's pareni:
in Tyler. Texas. Mr. Rufus Green
and Miss Tommie Speer were married
on last Wednesday. Mr. (ireci
classed with the hold-up man
is when caught "with the
him." But. if he "eets 1 '
stealine. lie roid
-hrewe. sucee-ful oliticinn.
didates mighty majorities are made
up id individu: votes mid it takes a
lol of them to get a man hit- office.
The candidate is careful to get every
possible vote. It does him no gu
for you to' say. Mr. Doe' l like you
l personally and I believe in all you
-land tur. but I am for your »pp
nent. Il is fine lo believe in the
game law- ami in coservation. but ii
zame is to win out yon’ve got i,, vot.
for it A running camlidate necds
your vote, but he can live witloit i.
bin a game candidate emot 1ecans,.
j game will play, out. Baseball and
j the hunting game resemble. In hunt-
! ing, the foul ball is the one that is
‘ fired at protected game in the closed
| season, that's a foul ball. There is
this difference: In baseball the foul
• ball does not count for the team but
■ in hunting every bit counts. re
hunter usually fires the foul ball with
the idea that cne wouldn't count
much. No man who disregards the
I lav. feels that the little game lie kills
will affect the grand total: but if
every man should feel mid ac than
Vote for To ' ommali.
State- -eiia i”i
performed a highly valnab’e
for aviation by touring rhe
The rest of the time we're a beast
by ignorance and fear and hire
as any cave man.
And that's true of ns nationally a
well as individually. Take our atti
Hide toward "foreigners” for exam
pie. Just what does much of our
•100 per cent Americanism" amou
to? Exactly what the cave num's
100 per cent avemanism amountet
to—murerons suspicion mid tear •1
tured citizen of the twentieth cen-
turs. I was quiet, controlled, toler-
ant and friendly. My thoughts were
sasing
stranue Hull oil candlidates fur
public off in were brought up on the
farm.
of the charge; Capt. D. J. Moss, late
of shreveport, but for the past three
years a citizen of this place. J. Ve-
nor Pattersou, E. W. Blythe. N. A.
Moore, Bill Beard, J. Loge Wright.
F. Martin Kenny, and a Messenger
reporter, Walter Arthur, a colored
gem’en, performed as cook and gener-
al handy man about the camp. The
roads were very good and everything
was moving like the lubricated wheels
of a wedding bell until we hit a mud
hole just this side of ’Squire Bell's’
place. There we stuck. After un-
The palpitatinu patriot- are vcuiu;i
tiou 1o his ejoinz so. To tillion- • t
his conni r} mes it has secmed «esir-
able that lineberuh ~honle ••<•' mmer
cialize ” himseif. It wonld be "com-
mercialiration" and । he rerore muhol
ii Charles Linberzh took a regular
job and drew a pay envelope. But,
as in most other matters affecting
hi- c unt will owe somnt i Din-’
1i- • :; j i-. Star‘Telezram.
celleut yonng mail. His brice is the
c;nxiiter of Mr. nml Mr- Wil. Speris
ready to move on to lb ni~ton. were
the next president of ili« liniteii
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the night, bnt nothing satisfactory
sugested itself. He rememberet,
while traveling with the ••inn that
he often heard the show people say.
when they encountered a cole seu-
son. "I wish I was in "Dixie." Like
a flash the thonght suggest.al the
first line of the walla-aronnd and a
little later, the minstrel fidele in
hand, was working oni the melody,
which coupled with the words made
Dixie" a genuine song of the people
almost from the instant it was fir-t
sung from the stage of Bryant -
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