The Waller News (Waller, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1927 Page: 3 of 4
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THE HEMPSTEAD NEWS, HBMPUTEA9, TEXAS
QUALITY, PRICE, SERVICE
GROCERIES
There' a reavon why Burnett *ell« more grocerie* than any other torc
in Hempatead-- -quality plu* price coupled with the price and quality
goe* the Burnett ervice which ha« Ik(«ik famous for it ptompliKK.
Once our cu tomer. we lo e no pain* in keeping you our customer.
CHICKEN FFEDS
of ail tort* except the poor sort. Baby chiclu r.vjst have the right sort
of feed to do well, Ll us send up a sack of the feed that «tarts the
chiclu off in fine shape. BABY CHICK STARTER saves thousands
of baby clucks. Don't pay high prices for baby chiclu and then neg-
lect them. Feed them the best.
HIGHEST PRICES
trill be paid for eggs and chickens. Bring you 'hicks and eggs to us
and receive the highest prices. We believe the farmer and chicken
raiser should be paid a good price at all tims, and leek to pay that price.
COME IN TOMORROW
AND LET US SHOW TOU
A. O. BURNETT
HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS
A gay sea captain lies here hi this
grave.
lbs !<oor life was wrecked by a per-
manent wave.
Ih-nry Ford has one machine that
nobody can laugh at and that's his
adding machine.
"That's thaky busines." cried one of
our butiness men as he threw a crap.
The new helper at the cemetery says I
hi time is practically his own. He
can itart anytime before seven and
quit anytime after si*.
An old maid's home burned down to-
day.
H^r "gosh knows when" chest passed
away.
Sandy Fablish don't believe in wast- j
ing money. Last week when his rao-
ther-in-law died he bought a cemetery j
lot two feet square and buried the old
. lady standing up.
Ladiei purse left in my car while.
parked. Owner can have same by
paying for this ad. If she will explain,
to my wife how the purse got there I!
Anahuac
PICKING UP PORK ] stranger, ti. watch had not hnt a mm
Judge Perry says that he bought, ute, the gill action of the fish having w,'l l,iy f°r he ad myself.
in the fall, from a negro, three young kept the wound. No. it watn't Progress.
hogs, and sent them out on the river stated that it was a Waterbury.
bottoms where they were on the pecans
and mast for about two and a half [ think that I shall never see
month. He then brought them home. A poem lovely as a tree;
and was sure that they would weigh A tree whose hungry mouth is pre it
200 pounds each. Against the earth's sweet
He paid $5.33 apiece for them; af ¡ breatt
ter the free range had been enjoyed A tree that looks to Cod ail day
he could have sold them for $20.00 a- And lift her leafy arms to pray.
piece. That would be tome $14.67 A ttee that '.-.ay in summer wear
pick up in pork. A nest of robins in her hair.
Judge defies anyone to get more Lpon who*'- v>sorn snow is lain,
"home living" than he enjoys. He_ intimately ir.es with rain.
says his wife can now fish out of her Poems are nade by fools like me,
lard cans, fine sausage, while he eats Upon Dhote hosom snow is lain,
often the best cured country ham. Who intimately lives with the rain
fresh eggs, butter, and other home- But only God can make a tree.
grown products.
Judge ha* not yet caught the auto Uncle Jake says:—""Bout the only
fever, and is to be envied in his being May ^ ^ a bargain in matrimony is; trict and county officers, to-wit:
able to find satisfaction in things that . . . . The District Attorney. County Judge j
waiting until ya ts bout eighty years . c¿ ,, n ~ '
are of home. ¡ ,, . , .. County Attorney. Sherriff. County.
M y* !hen d,e y°un« ,|<rk. District Clerk, County Tax A -:
T. ■ ■ i ' , i se sor. and the County Tax Col
t** „ j j "'** mrC 'n* 00 Flappers are going to wear long lector, by prescribing their duties, and
the first Monday in June. ,(, yea- just like bird dogs *'*" * alane« in lieu of fees, comm,-
j feather* *ions and other perquisites as now pro-
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
H. J. R. No. 321
Proposing an amendment to the Con-;
ititution of the State of Texas by add-'
ing thereto Section 60, Article 16 so
flowing • provide thai the Legislature may
fix the compensation of certain county
officers by salarie in lieu of fees, com-
mission and other prerequisites; pro-
viding for an election and making ap-
propriation to pay exjjenses.
I
Be it Resolved by the Legisla!«re of
the State of Texas
Section I. That the Constitution of
the State of Texas be amended by add-
ing thereto another section to be j
known as Section 60. Article 16, to j
read as follows, to-wit:
Section 60. The Legislature may i
provide compensation for certain dis-
I
TRACT TRACES THE INFINITE
HAND OF JUSTICE
Uncle Sam hat flayed th* surgeon's
part with pitileu intelligence, cutting
out a thousand feet of levee, turning
the Missiiiippf loo*e and wrecking one
community to save another.
Mnddy water «lands five, 10 and
20 feet dee¡, over dooryards where the
children played happily a week ago
and where ihey wanted lo go on play-
ing forever. Rooms made dear by
years of occupancy and adorned
through painful economy have suc-
cumbed to tlie ooze and «lime of an
overflow.
It is ca y to justify the thing by a-
rithmetK the property o' 500 sacri-
ficed to lave the property of 500.000.
You can t quarrel with the logic of it
Besides, the great city will (jay and
pay more |<erhaps, than the buildings
and crops were actually worth.
TW«ry
II is an epic of modern civilization,
of organized society dancing a tune of
scientific knowledge, of a few individ-
uals brushed complacently aside in or-
der that more individuals may be sav-
ed discomfort •
The theory is <ound, but somehow
you can't reconcile yourself to the
practice.
When an emergency arises there is
nothing else to be done, but you can-
not help thinking that scientific know-
ledge should be employed to prevent
such emergencies instead of meeting
them in this ruthless way.
TW Many
The inundation of St. Bernard's par-
ish it riot so appalling when measured
by the number of people affected or
the amount of property destroyed.
New Orleans can well afford to pay for
if she is psared. So, too. New York
could afford to pay for the demolition
of Terre Haute, Ind., or El Paso, Tex-
as, or Newark, N. J„ if, by so doing,
she could protect her people from dis-
aster.
"But can we afford to put life on
such a basis?"
We jay that the law is unjust unle «
it offers the same degree of protection
1 1 1
Bargains for You
Good Pure OP, Good Sugar £f
Coffee, lb. ««)C 15 lbs. for}*
THEN
Cut-Prices on Everything
We had rather be busy swapping Hollers than
dozing in in-activity so we are going to cut price
until you come and buy.
City Cash Grocery Store
At W. W. Chapman old stand
to the humblest citizen that it offers to
the most powerful. Doesn't the same
thing apply to the government in the
way it safeguards life and property
and doesn't the vital point in this case
consist in the fact that if the govern-
ment had done what it ought to con-
trol the Mississippi it would not have
! been confronted with the necessty of
flooding St. Bernard to save New Or-
leans > The Press
Mist Lucille Haining left Monday
for her future home in Hcuston.
Mrs. Leo. Gordon and baby of Beau-
mont are guests of Mr. and Mrs. B.
, Schwarz Jr.
Renew Your Health
by Purification
Any physician will tell you that
"Perfect. Purification of the System
| Li Nature'* Foundation of Perfect
Health." Why not rid yourself of
chronic alimenta that are under min- j
ing your vitality? Purify your en-
tire system by taking a thorough
course of Calotabs,—once or twice a
week ' r several weeks—and see how
Katun- .« wards you with health.
are the great**t of all
■>>U.-rn purifiers. Get a family pack-
age, containing full direction- . Only
00 ct*. At any drug «tore. (Adv.*
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wheeler spent
last Sunday in Houston.
CONSTIPATION
And Attendant lib Relieved
By Talusf Black-DraafhL
The Rev. Orauvllle Ed-
wards, who llvea at School-
field, near Danville, Va., was
troubled for a )oag tima with
constipation and its attend*
ant Ilia, wbleb kept him from
feeling fit. He writes:
"Luckily I than, which waa
about twenty years ago, heard
about Blaek-Draught and be-
gan to take it After tak-
ing Black Draught for a little
«hile I noticed that my trou-
ble began to disappear. The
poisons, which had accumu-
lated In tbe body, an a result
of constipation, were elimi-
nated, and I felt a hundred
per cent better. The dizzy
feeling, which I had felt al-
most every morning before
breakfast, was gone.
"Black Draught la a house-
hold art Ide with us. We al-
ways keep It on hand."
Try Thedford's Blaek-
Draught for constipation.
Bold everywhere. 2(0.
TkediortTa
BLACK-DRAUGHT
Partly Vegetable
vided by the Constitution.
Sec. 2. The foregoing constitutional
amendment shall be submitted to a
The men were organized into a Lay-
man Team, for more definite work for
the church. J. A. Todd was chosen An Eagle sub^nber want, to know
.. why a Scotchman never tpankt his v<*« oí «he qualified electors of thi
.i . -«i State at an election to be held '>:• ;he
paBU W1" first Monday ,n August. A. D. 1927. a,
¡which all ballots shall have printed;
president, and R
tary.
M.
Johnson. Secre- wrty a
kids. He's afraid
wear out.
/ CHEVROLET
OvrvwJet
; thereon "For amendment to the Con
•!id down the dilution of the State of Texa1 giving
day and' l^esp'la'ure power to proVid'- com
THE GRUMBLER
One of the great fish stories of the A Hankamer coup!
season was recently told on the streets banister on their "~j nation for the District Attorney and
of Anahuac. A certain party was nrrw «hey have a ttepchild. , coun|y 0fflcert through salaries and in
fishing at the mouth of Cedar Bayou — — - I jjeu of fees, and commissions and ¡>er-
three years a20. His walch fell into What a red hot mama will do for a ; juiiite* as now prescribed by the Í on
the water and all efforts to recover man. Heat hi, ardor fire his fancy, j and "Against amendment to
, , 11 1 < 1 11 i- ! 'ne l.on*titution ol the rotate ol l -xa«
the tim* ptece were futile. The other warm his heart, .et his bra.n on fire ^ L^^jslature- power to
day this tame party was fishing again, burn a hole in hi bank roll and cook vide compensation for the Di trict .V
arid hooked a bull red fuh. He haul- his goose. j tomey and county officers through al
ed the fish out and entwined in the gill j ***** >n lieu of feet. comrr'.v ion« an--
of the bur f sh the watch. a>J still laKnptioa on a Galveston tombstone: I V*'by h-
v onstituiion. leaving the one expre
" ing his vote on the proposed arr • ■
meni.
, Sec. 3. Fheie is hereby appro- ria'
-y¿ jjI of any money on hand in 'he .Si.;'
; r« «aiy no! otherwise appror>n 1
he sum of live thousand (Íj.000.0"
^ iollars or as rnu<"h «hereof as may I.
Ejj 1 necessary to defray the expense <
i the hoHing of this election, inducir
: the exj>en e of prin'ing notice and a :
I vertisements.
í Sec. 4. The Governor shall issu'- 'h>
; necessary proclamation for said e|ec
ion and have the same published a
required by the Constitution and lav.'
of this State.
Approved March 25, 1927.
(A Correct Copy)
Jane Y. McCallum.
Secretary of State
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Get
Before
Our Prices
you buy groceries.
Then remember that
we add to our prices,
Service
Promptness
Courtesy
Throwing in as good measure
an appreciation
that is genuine and bountiful.
I. A. SANDERS
\J\ever before —
So many fine car features
at such low prices !
Mr. and Mn. McDade Chamber
and daughter Eva Kathern and Mr
Eva Thornton spent last Saturday anc
Sunday here with relatives.
Nothing Like It on Earth
Th< new treat merit for torn
flesh, cutí, wounds, wires or lar-er-
atioris that is rloiníí curh wond< rf¡d
work in fle^h heahng Li the Boro-
zone liquid and powder combina-
tion treatment. The liquid Boro-
zone in a powerful antiwptie that
puriñes the wound of all poisons
and infectious vrmf, while <ir
Borozone powd< r i-s the vj'
healer. There in nothing like it <
earth for «peed, «afety and effi-
ciency. Pri'-e ^liquid) 30cf
and $1.20. Powder 30c and G0e.
Bold by '
Jaa. F. McDadc
The Most f^eautiful Ch ev-
rolet embodies the largest
number of fine car fea-
tures ever offered in alow-
priced automobile.
Bodies by Fisher, for ex-
ample ... beaded, paneled
and finished in attractive
colors of genuine Duco...
smartened by narrowed
front pillars, upholstered
in rich and durable fab-
rics... completely appoint-
ed—and enhanced by
«uch marks of distinction
as full-crown, one-piece
fenders and bullet-type
headlamps.
An J, in addition, theMost
Jieautiful Chevrolet pro-
vides many mechanical
improvements. A new AC
oi! filter and AC air clean-
er add to t!ic- performance
and de o nd ability of the
Chevrolet motor. A full
17-inch steering wheel,
coincidental steering and
ignition lock, improved
transmif-sh-n, new gaso-
line gauj;e,newtire carrier
— all of these are now
standard equipment on
the new Chevrolet.
Come to our salesroom
and see the new car that is
breaking every precedent
for popularity. Learn for
yourself why it has every-
where bi.cn . cclaimed as
the greatest automobile
value of a!! time.
Qi, COACH
595
'625
'695
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COUPS
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Check Chevrolet
Delivered I'rices
Tt>«-> ituluJr il.« Krwol
lr« t.tiling and liti.incinf
tiur^ ^' <l.
Sorsby Chevrolet Co,
Hemcstead, Texas
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Adams, S. W. The Waller News (Waller, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1927, newspaper, May 6, 1927; Waller, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth184270/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.