The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1937 Page: 2 of 8
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^>4GE TWO
THE MINEOLA MONITOR
AUGUST 19, 1937
THE MINEOLA MONITOR
flklkhed Every Thursday, in Mlneob
Wood County, Texas
By the Wood County Publishing Co., Inc.
One Year (In Wood County)
Year (Other than Wood County
.$1.00
.$1.50
Altered at the Postoffice, Mineola, Texas, as
leeond Class Mail Matter Under the Act of
Congress, March 3, 1879.
m
Member—North East Texas Press Association
Any erorneous reflection upon the character
•tending or reputation of any person or
Unn or corporation which may appear in the
columns of this paper will be gladly corrected
^pon being brought to the attention of the
publisher.
The Monitor's Program
Of Development for
Mineola
1. City Hall
8. Mmlilyil Airport
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14. Mm Pralaatlra aal MrarallM Vvrmtme
Cooperation le Needed To
Buud A Better Town
Your
LONG-TERM PLANNING
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
For a great many generations people re-
garded their physical ailments as something
set apart for medical men alone to cure.
lere was no general moral compulsion to
take an interest in disease beyond submit-
ting it to a man who knew how to deal with
It.
Fortunately, through the efforts of leaders.
In the medical profession itself, a new atti-
tude has come into existence; an attitude
based on the responsibility of the individual
to know exactly what causes disease, what he
can do to avoid getting it, or once having it,
know how best to cooperate with the doctor
In getting rid of it.
The question of public health, therefore,
is becoming as much . a matter of public
policy as -wages, working hours, or living
costs. But it is a mistake to think that
adopting the attitude settles the matter and
that we are automatically ushered into an
[ era of freedom from bodily ills.
Just released, the report of the Hospital
Burvey for New York indicates another big
>>£tep necessary to the final success of the
new public health policy.
The public already has an immense in-
Yestment in hospitals and allied institutions,
the report points out. And while this invest-
ment has been made with the best of in-
tentions, it has been made haphazardly. The
result is that in many cases the benefits
are not properly distributed, facilities of
many hospitals are never fully used, and
new and more efficient methods of fighting
disease are not placed universally within
reach of the people. /
In the light of expanding knowledge in
medical science, the hospital is an indis-
pensable public utility because of the wide
•variety of resources for diagnosis and treat-
ment that it offers.
For that reason, the report emphasizes
Uiafc the organized care of the sick a gen-
eration hence will best be provided for by
the orderly growth and coordination of
present facilities.
Now the great majority of institutions
for the care of the sick are provided and
maintained by taxes or voluntary contri-
butions of the local population., this, then,
places the duty of forwarding a great human-
itarian work directly upon those individuals
who make up each community.
Untold sums of money and the genius of
qualified experts have been turned to the
co-ordination of our endeavors in many
other fields, commercial, cultural, and phil-
anthropic.
It seems that it would be good economy,
las well as good sense, that the public health,
f through our facilities for guarding it,
'should have the same advantages.—Hender-
son Daily News.
MAIN
STREET
CHARGES OF VAGRANCY, according to the
local justice of the peace, Dick Pendleton,
will be filed against all persons in this pre-
cinct without a visible means of support.
Pointing out the path to the cotton patch,
the officials are thus making an effort to
give such persons an opportunity to go to
work, and thereby materially assist the far-
mers in this locality to harvest their cotton
crop, otherwise, vags will be taken to the
pea patch.
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R. G. MACLIN brought the editor this week
a watermelon weighing slightly under 100
pounds. His crop of this mammoth variety
has averaged this year between 80 and 90
pounds although a few reached as high as
110 pounds. Mr. Maclin has found a ready
market for his entire crop this year at a
nice price. His experience in farming has
shown him that it is the new and novel
merchandise that attracts the buyer just as
in any other line of merchandising.
* * *
THE GREATER TEXAS and Pan American
Exposition has desiginated Friday, Septem*-
ber 3, as Mineola and Wood County Day. All
of us plan at some time during the tenure
of the exposition to make it a visit, and
we certainly should because we will probably
never have another such opportunity to
visit a world's fair right in our own back-
yard. And since we do intend to go, this
particular day desiginated for Mineola and
Wood county should receive our first choice.
The county will benefit by worth while pub-
licity from a strong attendance, there is
more fun in going in a crowd, and the ex-
pense of the trip is much reduced with a
group attendance. In fact, the advantages
of a special day is so alluring to the indi-
vidual that he can't afford not to consider it.
And of course, the Mineola Yellow Jacket
band will head the parade in full regalia.
"X* &
THE YELLOW JACKET BAND blossomed
out yesterday for the first time since the
arrival of their new uniforms and presented
a very impressive parade in the business
' section. The business men were outspoken in
their enthusiasm for the striking display
their appearance made.
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IT IS BEING planned for the delegation to
the Pan American Exposition on Mineola
Day to escort one of the most popular young
ladies in this locality to the exposition as
"Miss Mineola." This young lady will receive
from the hands of the" officials of the expo-
sition certain privileges there that will re-
main in her memory as priceless for the
rest of her life. A military escort will be
furnished her and she will be taken to all
of the entertainment within the grounds. Far-
ther details of this wonderful opportunity
will be given in later issues of the Mineola
Monitor and the Wood County Record.
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THE MINEOLA PUBLIC Schools will open
the 55th annual session on Monday, Septem-
ber 13, according to present information,
with exactly the same faculty and board
organization that was in effect at the close
of school last spring. The Mineola High
School is the only school in the county that
is a member of the Southern Association of
Secondary Schools and Colleges. To have
acquired the high standing that the Mineola
school now possess among the schools and
colleges of the country it goes without say-
ing that the bo^rd has always subjected
applicants for positions on the faculty to a
high standard of requirements, and that
those who are now members are all really
fine teachers. They have proved this to be
true by their excellent work in the past and
it is a fine thing that all the teachers are
able again this year to continue with their
work in the schools.
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THE COMBINATION of favorable* early
summer rains, which built up a heavy grow-
th of weeds and grass, and the heat now
prevalent, which has dried them out, create
a special fire hazard. Late summer grass
fires are always a menace; considerable
property loss is traceable to them; the fire
department is put to much trouble and ex-
pense in responding to alarms; the wear and
tear on fire-fighting equipment is heavy. So,
for many reasons, householders and others
should be extremely careful about fire.
Precautions about home premises, especially
in burning trash, will prevent most such
fires. Obviously, no person should deliber-
ately set fire to a mass of grass and weeds
on his own premises or on a vacant lot with-
out first taking adequate precautions against
the blaze's getting out of control.
JUST HUMANS
B* GENE CARR
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"And WhatTth' 'Rlnj Yoy jxst UkeiH
"Like a .Real One,"
Laughing Around the World
With irvin s. COBB
What the Wild Ducks Meant
By IRVIN S. COBB ,
A MEDICAL man of rather dubious repute in and out of the pro-
fession, became interested in his ancestry. He went to an authority
on heraldry and family trees and the like, and stated that he wished to
secure a copy of his family's coat-of-arms. He was sure the family must
have had a coat-of-arms, or at least a crest.
The expert set a professional researcher to work, brought to the
physician a coat of arms bearing two battle axes, a scroll and, in each
of the quarterings of the central shield a wild duck rampant.
Now, it so happened that the researcher had a brother who was a
reputable practitioner and he had heard this brother express a decidedly
poor opinion of the present customer and had, himself, absorbed that
opinion.
The patron examined the drawing which had been brought to him.
"What," he asked, "do you interpret from this device ?"
"The motto," said the researcher, "is probably 'QUACK, QUACK 1'"
.(Ajaerican Ntwi Feature#, Inc.! :
THE MAYOR SEZ-
Well folks, I'm getting
smarter day by day and some
of this smartness comes from
reading but most of it is from
careful observation, as you will
observe when I tell you that I
read a quotation from Senator
Glass which said: "All bankers
are conservative," (which prob-
ably 'means CLOSE or TIGHT)
But this week I had occasion
to note their conservatism when
they mailed me my statement.
It read: "on deposit $ .seventy
cents," but did they waste let
ters spelling it out as it should
be? Not on your life, but in-
stead only a little "O. D. .70".
During the past week I talk-
ed quite a bit with our town
flapper and among other things
she said that the world was
certainly undergoing rapid
changes and most everything
in it was changing except time.
When I asked her to account
for times' stand still, she re-
plied: "well, long ago Greek
maidens were supposed to sit
and listen to lyres all evening
and now the modern maids do
the same thing.
I read a piece in the papers
last week which said that this
old U. S. A. was the greatest
country and I believe with all
my heart that it is true. But
reading further I found that
the cause of our greatness was
attributed to the fact that we
Americans are the wisest peo-
ple in the , world. Which is
probably the reason we dig gold
out of the earth, declare it un-
constitutional, and bury it in
the earth again.
This young generation is sure
an up and coming one. Now,
ihere is the boy who is too
tired to curry Dad's horse, but
will spend two hours washing
and polishing his own second
hand car.
The women, God bless 'em, I
don't know how we could get
along without them. But they
sure do act funny sometimes.
Only last week a woman in
Connecticutt was seeking a di-
vorce from her husband, absent
from home for 35 years, be-
cause "she believes he isn't
coming back." That's the eter-
nal feminine—always jumping
at conclusions.
Yours very truly,
Mayor of Yantis.
TEN YEARS AGO
Announcement was made of
a proposed good will tour to
be made by the merchants of
Mineola, August 23 and 24, to
include all the towns and com-
munities in the local trade ter-
ritory. Plans have been made
for an airplane to fly over the
territory mapped out for the
tour and drop dodgers con-
taining the program and sched-
ule. The uniformed Mineola
band is scheduled to head the
parade.
Mrs. Annie Mays is recover-
ing at Mexia from the effects
of a severe injury received
there last week when struck by
an automobile.
A. F. Judd, superintendent of
the Palestine Division of the
Missouri Pacific, W. B. Hamm,
trainmaster, J. M. Ball, assist-
ant traffic manager and C. E.
Woods, general agent, were here
from Palestine the past week
making an inspection of the
railroad property.
Mrs. R. H. Coleman, T. M.
Binford and Tommy, and Mrs.
S. H. Binford returned last
week from a visit to Goldsboro,
Abilene and Ballinger.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cofield
of Quannah were guests of Jim
Newman in the Mt. Enterprise
community.
Mrs. Gertie B. Harris and
Miss Amelia Bolding returned
to their home in Hallsviile after
r. two week's visit with their
sister, Mrs. J. E. Williamson.
Prizes in Dress making were
awarded at the Old Settlers'
Reunion to Misses Louise Wil-
lingham, Nanalee Pendleton,
Elizabeth Gatti, Annie Louise
Burden, Vendelia Vandiver,
Mary McCain, Juanita Huff,
Erma Wisenbaker, and Tacy
Bruner of Mineola; Mable Reich
Jenny Flourney, Versanoy Mc-
Dougal and Alamo Laminack, of
Hainesville, and Miss Connell of
Quitman.
"I do not choose to run in
1928," declared President Calvin
Coolidge.
B. L. Chappell rounded out
this week ten years of mer-
chandising service to the Mine-
ola trade territory, having been
in business here for that
length of time.
Buying the interest of J. W.
Cage in the DuBose and Cage
Furniture Company, W. C.
DuBose, popular mayor of the
City of Mineola, chief of the
Volunteer Fire Department and
past president of the Mineola
Lions Club, redecorated and re-
stocked the W. C. DuBose store.
Formal opening was held Fri-
day, August 19.
Pope Duncan caught a 7 lb.
6 ounce bass last week and
this week beat his record with
a catch of 7 pounds 12 ounces.
He told of an 8 pound 1 ounce
catch but failed to bring this
one in for display. The fish
were weighed and entered in
a contest at the Thompson
Hardware.
Rev. R. G. Behrman and
family heve returned from Mor-
gan and Temple where they
accompanied Mrs. Behrman's
mother, Mrs. M. H. Cole, to the
Scott & White Sanitarium for
a major operation.
Drive
Carefully
AND SAVE A LIFE
Automobile accidents in
Mineola and immediate
vicinity in 1937 have
claimed victims as follows:
INJURED
KILLED
34
4
DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY—
You or a* member of your
family may be next.
r
DR. A NEDDER
OPTOMETRIST
Cordially invites you to visit his new office, per-
manently located in the W. D. Williams building; in
Mineola.
CLEAR, ACCURATE VISION RESTORED WITH
CORRECTLY FITTED GLASSES
(Twenty-Eight Years Experience)
THIS IS THE
flew '/turn™*
THAT ENABLES
US TOtf^ALL
THESE POINTS
> ACCESSORIES
STARTING
• This remarkable new Willard Electrical Check
Equipment^ checks the entire starting system without
removing any part from your car. This service is FREE
on any make of car. 4
W. E. LOTT & SON
GARAGE
THE TREND OF THINGS \
LIGHT THROUGH
THE AGES
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SINCE THE INVENTION OF THE 'edison
ELECTRIC LAMP THE EVOLUTION * LAMP/
OF LIGHTING HAS BEEN LARGE-
LY IN THE HANDS OF DESIGNER^
WHO FASHION SPECIFIC LAMPS-
FOR EACH ROOM.THE TREND IS
TOWARb THE AESTHETIC AND
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