The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917 Page: 4 of 8
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THE MERIDIAN TRIBUNE
CLEAN UP AND PAINT UP
YOOR
ATTENTION
Which Is Your Home?
The One With the Run-Down Appearance
or the One That Shows Prosperity
Owners
Owners
If you have been thinking about painting, have you stopped
to consider that the cost of the material itself is very small when
compared with the cost of the entire job—that your expense lies
mostly in the cost of APPLYING the paint? Therefore the cost •
of using the very best of goods is indeed very little more than when
using cheaper paint. In fact, B. P. S. will actually cost you less
than any other paint, because it will .work easier under the brush,
saving the painter’s time—will spread further, saving gallons—
and will last longer, meaning less repainting.
The point is, you are going to make a permanent investment,,
and it is up to you to see that your dollar does its duty, bringing
in the greatest possible returns. Buy your paint by the square
yards it will cover, and the number of years’ usage you will receive
from it, rather than the cost per gallon. -
I NIT EO STATES STAND ARD
Lumber and labor are expensive, and for this reason you
should use the paint capable of giving long time service; which
thoroughly protects your property against rot and decay, and
at the same time enhances the value of your property.
B. P. S. Barn and Roof Paint is moderate in price, yet
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made for service.
It is the most economical paint you can use for this purpose
for several reasons.
It is extremely durable; made of 'high-grade mineral pig-
ments and it gives you the wear expected of such. It goes far-
ther than hand mixed and ordinary barn paints. This is due to
the extreme fineness of this paint. No coarse, gritty lumps in
B. P. S. Barn and Roof Paint. It works easier for this same
reason, and it is so strong in color that it can be reduced from
75 to 100 per cent with pure linseed oil without injury.
CAN CET IT AT SCH OW S
CLIFTON, TEXAS
My Flag
Your Flag
“Long may it wave."
The Meridian Tribune.
THE DUNLAP PRINTING CO. PUBLISHERS
LEVI A. DUNLAP, EDITOR AND OWNER
Teel W. Dunlap-
Wallace Duncan-
Moran Dunlap.....
....Assistant Editor
Assistant Manager
______________Reporter
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
Entered at the postoffice in Meridian, Texas
as second-class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
Meridian, Texas, Friday, August 31, 1917
Stand Behind Our Fighting Men.
America to-day is filled with young
men of the country who wear their
country’s uniform and who have of-
fered their lives to the service of their
country. Every city, every town,
every hamlet, every country commu-
nity has some of its boys in the mili-
tary uniform of their country. They
are the very flower of our young
manhood.
These are the men who are to go
to the battle front. How effective
they will be there, how safe they will
be there depends on the support that
their country gives them. The slow-
er the United States is to exert its
full power and put an end to the car
nage in Europe the more of those
Americans who are now in France
and those who soon are to join them
will suffer death and the greater num-
ber of American homes will be made
desolate.
It is not to be believed that some
national catastrophe, some calamity miss the opportunity for it.
that will be shameful to us if it comes
from lack of preparation or from our
failure to stand behind our soldiers,
must occur to awaken our people to
their duty.
The soldiers of the United States
are standing by their country with a
steady courage and devotion to duty
that should inspire the Nation with
pride and patriotism and loyalty.
Some of them now are facing death
for their people, are participating in
the great battles in Europe to make
the world safe for Democracy, to in-
sure our own safety and to vindicate
our honor. We who remain here in
peace and safety must surely do our
part.
The Liberty Loan of 1917 was au-
thorized for the purpose of, and its
proceeds are being spent in arming
equipping, supplying, and caring for
the soldiers of the United States and
to assist our Allies who are fighting
by their side in France. In support-
ing the Liberty Loan the people of
America are supporting our soldiers,
are standing behind the men behind
the guns. We should support our
soldiers with all of our means, all of
our resources, all of the combined
might and power of the great nation
that we are.
Chronic Constipation.
It is by no means an easy matter
to cure this disease, but it can be done
in most instances by taking Cham-
berlain’s Tablets and complying with
the plain printed directions that ac-
company each package. adv
When we know we are right, we
can prove it.
The sure way to miss success is to
This Week's Hap-
penings At Clifton
The following items are taken
from today’s Clifton Record:
J. C. Krueger, a well known citizen
and familiar figure in this communi-
ty, died suddenly at his home near
town on Thursday evening August
23, of heart failure.
Deceased was sixty-five years old
on the 24th of last June, and has
made his home in this community
for many years and was one of our
best citizens, having the respect of
all who knew him.
A wife, several daughters and sons
are left to mourn the loss of a loving
husband, and father, and have the
sincere sympathy of the people of
this place in their great bereave-
ment.
About 1 o’clock last Friday morn-
ing while W. S. Mixon was in the
store of Lovelady Brothers, doing
special guard duty, two young men
made several attempts to enter the
store from the rear of the building,
after which they went to the front
door and pried it open enough for one
of them to enter and after he had
passed behind the counter and was
nearing the cash drawer Mr. Mixon
commanded him to put up his hands
and at the same time turning on the
electric light.
Mr. Mixon then used the telephone
to call Lovelady Brothers and City
Marshal Cowen to the store and then
another young man of the town
charged as an accomplice was arrest-
ed and the two young men put in the
city calaboose until morning when
bond was made for one and the other
in default of bond was carried to
Lieut. Robertson
Reported for Duty
Lieut. Leonard Robertson left
Tuesday for Fort Travis, San Anto-
nio, where he will take up his duties
in the regular army and assist in put-
ting into proper fighting shape the
young men who will answer the call
under the selective draft act.
There are no better young men in
the army, or anywhere else as far as
that is concerned, than Lieut. Rob-
ertson. He was born and reared to
young manhood in Meridian and to
know him is to love him—being the
same pleasant, jovial good fellow at
all times. He is a graduate of the
law department of the State Univer-
sity and had opened offices in Fort
Worth where he was engaged in the
practice of his chosen profession
when the call was sent out for volun-
teers to attend the civilian training
camp. He was among the first to re-
spond, and by his having received a
commission shows that he did good
work while there.
We are proud of Leonard, and it
is the most sincere wish of all his
friends here that he will do valiant
service in defense of Old Glory and
when peace has been declared he will
be permitted to return home wearing
honors for the service he rendered.
Meridian where he was placed in jail
to await the action of the grand jury
and trial.
On account of this store having
been burglarized on several other oc-
casions, Lovelady Brothers had em-
ployed Mr. Mixon for this special
guard duty, and he had not been in
their service but the second night un-
til the capture.
Women to Register
For War Service
Everyone knows about the regis-
tration of. men for military service on
June 5, but less is known about the
registration of women for war service.
It is a fact, however, that a great
many women throughout the United
States and some in Bosque county,
have already registered.
This registration is not compulsory,
but is approved by the government
and is being handled thru the Nat-
ional League for Women’s Service.
Those registering are not even obli-
gated, except morally, to do what
they promise. The League takes
registrations of women who actually
want to go to the front and do nurs-
ing, ambulance driving, wireless, etc.,
and turns these over to the govern-
ment to draw in case of need. But,
also, they take a much larger number
of registrations of women who do not
expect to go to the front at all, and
so state in their registrations. Some
of the things that may be registered
for are making home hospital sup-
plies, home gardenening and canning,
assisting in caring for needy families
of those who have gone to the front,
serving lunches and furnishing enter-
tainment to soldiers in camps and en
route through the country, and all
such services that have a direct bear-
ing on the war through food conser-
vation or service direct to soldiers.
And besides all these registrations
may be made to do all kinds of cleri-
cal and office work. This last is for
the purpose of getting the women lo-
cated who will be willing and able to
take the places of the men when a
sufficient number of them have been
called to the front to cripple the
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home industries.
The diplomatic representatives
from England and France who come
over to council us about the war, in-
sisted on this registration of women
for clerical work. Their experience
was that when almost all the able-
bodied men had to leave home, indus-
tries were disorganized—not because
there were not competent and willing
women to do the work, but because
the government did not know how to
get hold of them promptly.
Take for instance, a woman who
has done office work before her mar-
riage, but not for several years. If
her husband goes to war, or even if
he does not, it may be that she would
'like to have a good position again. It
may be also, that there are plenty of
places just the kind she would like
open, but if nobody knows she can
and will do this work, they may be
given to others who are less compe-
tent.
You are urged to do this and thou-
sands of women are esponding to the
call everywhere, and as the war pro-
gresses thousands more will.
Will YOU be one?
Mrs. W. E. Hellums has been ap-
pointed chairman to represent the
Meridian section, and she has blanks
at Red Cross headquarters, where
those ladies wishing to register may
do so.
Whoever has no fixed opinions has
no constant feelings.
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Dunlap, Levi A. The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917, newspaper, August 31, 1917; Meridian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1630296/m1/4/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Meridian Public Library.