The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1918 Page: 1 of 10
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Tuthe Voters ofCrusby Cotinty:
Desiring the position of County
Judge of Crosby county and feel-
ing that I am. qualified to dis-
charge the duties connected
therewith, I take th]s occasion to
announce to the voters of Cros-
by county that 1. am a candidate
for that" office.
I am thoroughly convinced
that to discharge the duties of a
.public office the holder must have
some qualifications therefor, and
I believe the six years experience
I have had as Clerk of the Coun-
ty, District and Commissioner's
courts renders me ably qualified.
As clerk 'I had charge of the
records of the County, District
became familiar with the routine
business of those courts in con-
nection with the duties of the
Judge. I have studied law and
have familiarized mysef to some
extent with procedure, and feel
that I am competent to discharge
all the duties connected with" the
office of County Judge both in
the court room and ~out, in the
Commissioner's court and as
Superintendent of schools.
It is customary with men who.
run for office to at times adopt a
platform so that the people may
know the ideas of the candidate
on various subjects.^In this con-
nection I will say that I believe
in good roads and other ? public
improvements, using economy at
all times, however, and not in-
Red Cross Rally ~
' and Auction Sale
All Kind if Articles Donated araci
Everybody Expected.
This-,is Red Cross week through-
out the United States, arid a big
drive is on to raise one.: million
dollars for Red Cross relief work.
Each county- is expected1 to fur-
nish a certain amount Crosby
county's proportion is nearly
$4,000. Committees and speakers
have been busy in the rural com-
munities over the county and
the campaign is to wind up to
morrow (Saturday) with grand
dulging in wastful methods.
I believe in keeping the schools J cality, as well as the residents of
up to the highest standard so | Oosbyton, to bring to the court
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very best education it is possible
jfor us to give them.
I believe in low taxes and if I
am elected to this office I will use
my best endeavors to so manage
the finances of the .county,, that
there will be no unnecessary ex-
penditures. I believe in publicity
and if elected my office will be
at 4all times open to the public
and the interest of the public
will be carefully watched.
I believe in enforcing the laws
but, if elceted, every, one will be
given fair treatment. If elected
I shall represent the whole coun-
ty impartially. I respectfully-so-
licit the support of the voters of
the county, the ladies as well as
the men, with full confidence that
I will render them the,best of
service if elected. .
-1 atn personally acquainted
with almost every resident of
the county but if - there are any
.that do not know me I shall be
glad to have them ask any of
my acquaintances as to my qual-
ifications. I intend to make a
personal canvass of the county
every vot
^.JUwasborn mJEexasandhave
liyed in Crosby county for the
past eighteen -years and have the
good of the county and people
first in my desires.
Respectfully yours,'
Wilb F. Ezell
Cedar Posts-
MURPHY.
-big assortment,
—t-fc.
■ Mrs. John Bull is visiting her
people at Rochester and expects
to be gone a month or more.
Hon. W. S. Bell of Crowell,
candidate for the state senate
Irom thialdistrict^was a jpram^
inenTrviaitor to ourcicySaturdayv
Uncle Em English states that
he has not had a letter from his
son Anse for a couple of weeks,
lichissomethnigunitsualvand
'• feels that his soldier son is
•- now on his \ysy to France.
Mrs. Walter Sneit
any
article which they desire to [con-
tribute to this cause. The^e ar-
ticles will be sold at public auc-
tion from the court house steps
and the persons donating will
,?eeeiv^'ere4it"for.contEibuting.to
the Red Cross the amounts de-
rived from sales. Every one is
urged to donate something so
that this sale will be a great suc-
cess and a liberal amount will be
raised.
"The Camp Fire girls; under
the direction of Mrs. Jas. W.
Smith, Jr., will have charge of a
booth and will offer for sale home
made pies, cakes, 6tc. The ladies
of the Red Cross society will sell
lemonade and home made can-
dies. This booth will be in charge
of Mrs. Sep Smith, and the lem-
ons, sugar, ice, etc., will be do-
nated by the Crosbyton mer-
chants.' The lumber to be used
in the construction of these
booths has been loaned by Mr. J.
J. Murphy, and Mr. A. U,
Swearengin and a number of
others have offered their ser-
vices in constructing' them.
announce that on Saturday night
at 9 o'clock there will be an open
meeting held in the auditorium
of the Crosbyton Public School
in the interest of the campaign.
A very attractive program, con-
sisting of musical numbers, reci-
tations and speeches, has been
prepared, and all are urged to
attend. The committee urges
every one to co-operate with
them in making this an occasion
long to be remembered."
Pony Is Given -to Red Cro$jS
Mr. and- Mi's.* J. L. Tinsley
have given their little horse,
,JDixi£," ! ShG~KBcK&ass ±olB£
W HATtH AVEMNEf0 ?—
. ~ IMF1 WIN THE WAR.
By Miss Veiida Baker
It'was not until a short time
ago that I began to understand
what war really meant. Before
that time "war" was only a
word which suggested a vague
picture of fighting and -death; a
word which belonged to history.
Tlkt war was real and that our
nation could ever become in-
volved in one seemed absurd.
Even after the United States de-
clared war it was several months
before I became fully aroused
from my lethargy and realized
that there was work for me to do;
ailiesin -Crosbyton, Rults"'atici|'that't'here-were
Lorenzo.
The Review does not know the
success achieved so far in. the
rural communities, blit we are
told it is a little disappointing,
and in view of this fact we must
all be ready to do our "bit" to-
morrow and help carry the
county "over the top."
We quote from, a communica-
tion from County Chairman Sep
Smith tlie following which gives
an outline for the big1 rally in
Crosbyton tomorrow:
"There will be a rally and gen-
eral get-to-gether meeting at
Crosbyton on Saturday after-
noon, May 25th, for the purpose
of raising funds for the Red
Cross'War Fund.
"The committee in charge have
requested all farmers in this lo-
could do, but should do to help
win the'war., The first thing I
did to help,was td join the Red
Cross society. Our soldiers must
be cared for when they arelsick
or wounded. They must have the
soothing anaesthetics and the
bandages and other comforts
which are supplied by the Red
Cro3s. By joining this society
I hope that I will help save some-
soldier's life. Also I have given
my services in social activities
to raise money for the Red Cross.
I was one of a number of stu-
dents who gave a minstrel. Part
of the proceeds was given to the
Red Cross society. I have assis-
ted in the conservation of food
by observing meatless and
wheatless days, and, by refrain-
ing from eating candies and
other sweet foods. I have resist-
ed many temptations when pass-.
^ or the
confectionary stdres. Food will
win the war and in order to be-
come a producer, as well as a
consumer, I have joined a War
Garden and Canning Club. I am
plan tmg~a. garden* ...and.. .vntend^to.
can vegetables .and fruits for
use.- io. tliis.. way J can..pr.o-j w-i
ilie eonditions~existing in "Russia
to-day is ignorance. The people
are uneducated and have no will
of their own. They are mere pup-
pets in the hands of their lead-
ers. As I advance in nay studies
I am helping to raise the stan-
dard of education in our own
nation and in the world, thereby
lessening the possibility of like
conditions again existing and
other greater wars being waged.
I have tried to keep my health.
This is no time for weaknesses
of any kind. We must be strong
in body and mind; but to be
strong in body is more essential,
for without a sound body we can
not have a sound mind. -
Last but not last, I have tried
to do all things well., EacTTfask
I try to do right so that no en-
no
ergy will be wasted in perform-
ing the task again. In these ways
I am helping to win the war.
The down-trodden people of
Europe must be free. America
has always been and must al-
ways be free, and to' be free we
must win the war.
Adopting the Cash System.
The war conditions are con-
tributing toward putting the
nation on a cash basis, at least
so far as the retail business is
concerned,
Most all the merchants in
Plainview have by agreement
adopted the cash system. This
includes the grocerymen, butch-
ers, coal and grain dealers, and
some of the druggists and" dry
goods firms.
They argue that the cash sys-
sold, at auction tomorrow.. The
pony belongs, to their soldier
boy,; Roy Tinsley ,who is giving
M&3L to ; the cause of his
country, and we. would be
glad to see it goat a good price,
7AR FOR SALE—Overjai
duce a great part of the food
which I eat and I will hot be
drawing on the supply which
should be sent to our soldiers
and the allies. Hungry men will
not fight, arid if we win the war
our soldiers and the soldiers of
the allies must be fed.
I am a member of a - War Sav-
ings society and have invested
my savings in Thrift Stamps. In
the beginning of the war when
France called for money the
greater part of it came, not from
the rich, but from the small sav-
ings of the peasants. Possibly
only a few francs were obtained
from each on§, for the peasants
of Europe work. Very hard and
receive small wages. But they
gave cheerfully of their small
store which had been laid away
usually in a-stoekingv To obtain
the money our-government need
it must have, not only the large
amounts from the rich, but the
Smaller pavings of the pooj'er
people and of the children in this
country. Byinvesting my sav-
ings I am helping in a small way
to supply our government with
the needed money. To earn the
money with which I purchase
the Thrift Stamps I perform
tasks at home and' help my
father with his accounts. In ac-
cordance wilh the pledge of this
War Savings society I am de-
tem is best for both seller and
buyer. The seller Will be enabled
to have his capital in hand at all
times and turn it over rapidly,
will save on collection expenses,
bad and slow accounts, etc. The
CRroiu! cinci
economical in his purchases, and
privtng myself -of- marly small
TuxunesTo which I have been
accustomed. Also I try to per-
suade others to join War Saving
societiesandbuy.ThiiftStamps
and War ' Savings Stamps* By
saving I try to be an example to
others and influence them to
save. I have applied myself closer
' *fudies that I may be o:
In time of distress credit is a
mighty good thing, but as it is
used generally it's a curse. The
man who pays as he goes is usu-
ally better off than the man who
goes pn credit.
Debt is like a pet cub that you
can fondle with, but which in
time grows into a roaring lion
^nd devours you. The man who
plunges into debt nearly every
time'getd drowned. Its best for a
person to stay close to the shore
Most people need not go into
debt if they would live as they
should. Most people get in debt on
accont of living too high. -Aman
on a small salary cannot go at
the same gait as the man of a
large income. When a family
lives too high somebody has to
pay the expenses of the aviator.
dickens- and lives- within his in^"
corne as a rule does"not Spend
his last years in the poor house.
Debt is the most damnable
thing in the world. To tread its
primrose path leads but to woe
and misery. Leave it alone, and
heed St. Paul's advice, to * "owe
750.000 to Be
■ - Added to Army;
One Million Coming of Age Will
Register on June 5th;
Washington, May 21. —Esti-
mates Tuesday by Major General
Crowder, provost marshel gen-
eral, indicate that probably 750, -
000 men will be obtained for the
army by the registration on June
5. of all youths who have attained
21 years of age since June 5 last..
Fully 1,000,000 youths, accord-
ing to Gen. Crowder's estimate,
will be registered. At least one
fourth of them, he .thinks, will
be exempted on various grounds.
—' 'Of—this—number
■Jill's i1' ...
mitting- tiio Oo>v.-.;, ,
for a iierlam hk,, r, ,
era front, says a disp;
the battle front. Here
along the line there h„
finder bvj/n ■
sitions and in all 0=" them
was captured by Che adh
The French have .dt
most of this work. On the
east and northeat of Locie,
the northern side of the^-l
salient in norther,
just to the west of Kemme!, '
where.some of t
ing of the war has been
Crowder estimates three quarters
or about 750,000, will be avail-
able for military service. This
makes proper allowances, for
physical defects exemptions be-
cause of dependents and other
bars to millitary service; ~
"Under President Wilson's
proclamation all male persons,
citizens or aliens, must register.
Th.e only persons excepted are
officers and enlisted men of the
regulanarmy, navy and marine
corps and the national guard and
naval militia while in federal
service, and officers of the, of-
ficer's reserve" corps while in
active service.
"General Crowder plans to
have the local boards keep their
offices for registration purposes
between 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. on
June 5. Between'rth.os.e hours
all young men who- were bom
, «n
on, the , ,
to the souE-n, nyt>
French hcivo advaiu ;
enemy s position;j i<d ■
third line trenches._ y 1:
The Australians on the front,
before Amiens have been active
and improved their positions; \ "M
Heavy artillery firing is
ported: from several points along;
the front, especially near Haw^
gard and south of the Avre neari
Amiens. t
The American sectors have^
been th"e scenes of fierce aerial
battles.
no man
News. -
anything."—Plainview
We are glad to know that Mrs.
J. N. Mabe, who has been ill the
past few weeks, undergoing an
operation following pneumonia,
is improving and we, hope she
may soon he entirely well again.
between June 5, 1896 and June
6, 1897, must register. These
meu are subject to the provision
of the selctive service act under
which the lirst registration was
held."
To All Citizens:
UadieE.axall.fifom fien-JEar,
ing and Mr. Hoover for more
wheat for France and our armies,
State Food Administrator Peden
has asked that the state of Texas
refrain from the use of wheat in
any form untir-after the next
harvest. Wheat is no longer fit
food for loyal Americans, as it is
very badly needed abroad, and
there is a possibility that the
success ol the war may hinge on
the one question of food for our
allies, and for this reason every
red-blooded Texan is asked to
refrain from the use of wheat
from now on.
The mills have been instructed
to sell no more wheat flour to
dealers or consumers, and all
are urged to make the existing
supply of wheat flour last as
long as possible for the use of ba-
"ArBr-SPENCER:-
Food Administrator
for Crosby County.
Plainview Wednesday t^afjefid"
the Chautauqua. Thev also vis-
* J. W. Blair, who has been se ll
ing goods in the bank building
for the past several months,
packed up and moved to Ranger M anli Mrs T <4
Mayor Bob Phoenix of Sta
ford, an old friend of W. A.
Kiriim-
turnino- fi
• Eor sale
Cottou seed $2.00 Per bu.
Mabe-KarrCo.
i Crosbyton, Tex.
Aw- " _ ■l*p> OP*11" '
Horses For Sale. :
15 head of good young horses
and mares at-a bargain.
Call at Review office for futher
imformatin.
Mrs. J, O. McBride, Mr. and
Mrs. G. M. McKee and sons,
The
Ameicans suffered
a se- -
vere 1<Jiss when Raoul Lufbery *'
of WaJlingford, Conn., onbk^i^--
their most famous air fighters,' ^
went to his death in a thrillinrr / >
encounter above the line- ai/TpulJ^^
The French troops in Mae'e^^
donia have taken the offendiye
near
vaqcecT to a depth of more than ^
12 miles.at some points. \S
The unrest which has been re--';y|
ported from timg fn
Austria, in spite of the-efforts i
of censorship, has again boiled
up in Prague, where crowds . of 'M
Czech and Slavs have cheered for 1
President Wi Ison"""affi3''
Clemerjeeau and Lloyd Georg^. ,'1
A ne;\v Germa«"ar^Sy,T Ted by v|?
General Von Buelow, 'is said to.
ave been located in front of
ArraSv-This-army^-^said-^o- be —
made up of units which were 'j
not thrown into the great battles
on the Somme and along, the Lys , ,
and it is believed that it ^has
been brought up to the Arras
front to lead „tli2 coming attack'^ 'M
on the allied positions at that, i
point.. ■ , W
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Card of Thanks.
We desire to thank our neigh-
bors and friends for assis-
tance and many acts of kindess
shown us through the illness and
death of our infant babe J
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. SfaiitKii^^
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Notice.
All persons. owing_me, OT..My, .uL_
oneJ. may owe are req uested to .
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furniture. A. 0. Lilly,
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new auto tops^ put in —-t-:
lights and upholstel'
ited relatives while there.
Let us make a
your old one.
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Buck, James T. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1918, newspaper, May 24, 1918; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth242442/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.