The Mountain Eagle (Sierra Blanca, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1926 Page: 3 of 4
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THE MOUNTAIN EAGLE, SIERRA BLAHCA,TEXAS,FEBRUARY 12,1926
Rev. Millican
Preaches First
Sermon In
New Church
Rev. L. R. Millican, pastor of
the Baptist church in Sierra
Blanca was present and preached
the first sermon in the Millican
Memorial Church, which was
opened last Sunday. The new
building is not yet complete but
the inside, as well as the outside,
cao be finished while the building
is being used.
'I he services last Sunday were
very impressive. Everyone was
tilled with joy over the reward of
their efforts in erecting the new
church. A good program was
provided for the occasion and
Rev. Millican remarked that he
was enjoying it so much he would
i.ot care if it continued without
the sermon.
The pastor's se«*mon was more
in the fo-m of an address, which
was very appropriate for the
occasion. He reviewed briefly
some of the history connected
with church work in West Texas
in the 80's. He is a pioneer of
this part of the state and had an
interesting story to tell of early
day cattleman and their religion,
and woven in with it all was a
very pretty thread of love, frend-
shit) and kindness, some of the
finest threads in the woof of life,
after all. It is not likely that Rev.
Millican has an enemy in the
world today and he is seventy two
years of age.
He thanked those who had
given so generously to the new-
church building, and the church
as a body piesented J D
Willium* with' a beautiful set of
cuff buttons in rememberance of
his genetosity, A. E. Polk mak-
ing the presentation.
The Peterson family favored
the meeting with a violin quartet.
The funds for erecting the
church has been raised so far
without placing a burden on the
community.No higlf pressure col
hctions have been taken. Friends
of the church have dot ated liber
ally without it. When completed
the inside of the- building will be
plastered and the painting be a
light oak. The outside will also be
fini h'd. The window panas are
of frosted glass. A marble cor-
nerstone bears the inscription of
the i astor and church officials.
Postmaster Reed Smith of Van
Horn was iu Sierra Blanca Sun-
day.
Van Horn Lodge Re-Chartered
Van Horn, Texas, Feb. 2—The
new Masonic lodge was instituted
here last night by Dr. James
Camp, diitrict deputy, and W. A.
Hsndrics, grand marshal, of
Pecos. The lodge is known as
Criberson lodge. No. 1232, and
the officers installed, were: Thos.
E. Neil I, worshipful master, Ed
Ray, senior warden; C. G.
Durrill, junior warden; Ca l
Garner, secretary; R. Durrill,
treasurer; J. M. Dowdy, tiler;
J. F. Provine, senior deacon; W.
J. Dees, junior deacon; J. H
Moore, senior steward; M. C.
Lofton, junior steward. The
lodge meets third Thursday
night of each month.
Church Directory
Millican Memorial Baptist
Church Sierra Blanca, Texas '
Preaching services l*-t and 3rd
Sundays of each month. Morning
hour 11 o'clock Evening 7:30
L R. Millican Pastor
Sunday School every Sunday
morning 9:45 Come. Everyone
Welcome.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening 7.30 Everyone welcome.
Come "Let him that heareth
come, and whosoever will, let him
come," and enjoy the services of
song and prayer,
Baptist Womans Missionary
Union meets every Tuesday after-
noon at 4 o'clock.
To Excavate Roman Stadium
It Is planned to excavate the Circus
Maxlmus at Rome which was the great-
est stadium ever built. It seated 350,-
000 people and would miike some of
the modern stadiums such ns the Yale
Bowl and the Yankee stadium look
like county fair amphitheaters. The
Ctrcus Maxlmus was throe times as
large as the famous Colosseum at
Rome. It was first built in the time of
the early Roman kinsrs. was used dur-
ing the republic and had its best days
during the empire. Here .lulius Caesar
entertained the Roman populace on a
magnificent scale. Indeed the scale
was so large thaf he had to sell one of
his private villas to pay for the games
and chariot races. In this great sta-
dium the gladiators fought in mortal
combat with wild beasts imported from
Africa and Asia.
The Woodrow Willson
Birthplace Memorial
Many of Woodrow Wilson's
friends throughout ail the South-
land are now trying to raise funds
to buy the parsonage of the
Presbyterian Church at Staunton.
Virginia, the place where Wilson
was bora, and set it apart as a
national Woodrow Wilson shrine,
with the assurance that it will be
appropriately furnished and pro-
perly cared for in that capacity,
in prepetuity. Such a shrine will
be a permanent inspiration to the
youth of America.
In additiorr-fco this they seek to
restore the chapel on the grounds
of Mary Baldwin College, and
to build on a new site of the col-
lege a Wilson Memorial Hall, the
whole to form a complete birth
place memorial of the late Presi-
dent
To complete a birthplace mem-
orial worthy to btar the name of
this historic character, at least
$500,000 will be needed.
The con nitfcees whichhave been
formed to present this appeal irr
this count are as follows:—Mrs.
John Ballew (Chairman,) Mrs.
Harry Moore, Carl McGlothlin,
Sierra Blanca; Supt. Shaw Fort
Hancock; Mrs. R. L. Pitzer,
Allamore; S. H. Underwood, Hot
Wells; Miss Joyce Hassell, Tor-
nillo; George McClure, McNary;
Ibb Cavender, Davis Community.
The committees solicits your
co-operation and your contribut-
ions.
Quot-i for Hudspeth County is
$300.00
W. B. Den man
County Chairman.
Mr. Robison realizes how this
country has been hard hit and we
feel sure he will in revaluing the
land take that into consideration.
He will soon complete the work
west of the Pecos. He has the
country around Fort Davis to go
over yet. Mr. Robison seems to
think West Texas has a great fut-
ure before it, He said he thought
the cattle industry will conw
again and that duo to the fact
that irrigation is itppowible in a
large portion of Ityfp country
the presout time it will remain a
cattle couutr? for some time to
come.
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Send The (Jingle to some fr iend.
We are making it better and
better.
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PRICES TALK
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Carnal
■t) Carnation milk, small
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I 1 Cr.vsa' White soap
Carnatici. milk, tall cans
9c lb. Tomatoes No
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2'h
| | Pinto beans 6 lb
I j Calumet bak pwd 1 lb's
[ ■ K. C. Bak. 25 oz.
| HIGHWAY GROCERY
]2c Tomatoes No.
6c Corn large
5c Corn small
50cCoffee, Schillings, Hill Bros.
28cor Maxwell House - 581
23c
The Wise Doctor
The doctor was calling on old Mrs.
Canny. She was not very 111, but she
always had some question to ask the
doctor that had nothing to do with
her own case.
"Doctor," she said on this occasion,
"can you tell me why It Is that some
people are born dumb?"
"Why—hem—certainly," he replied;
"It Is owing to the fact that they come
Into the world without the faculty of
speech."
"There, now," she remarked. "Now
Jnst see what It means to have an edu-
cation. I asked Thomas more than a
hundred times why It was, and all he
could say was, "Cause they Is.'
Baltimore News..
State Land Commissioner Here
J. T. Robison, state land com -
missioner, was here from Austin
the latter part of last week and
the first of this week for the pur-
pose of revaluing state lands that
have been forfeited for taxes.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
LEAVE SIERRA BLANCA
TO BUY GOOD SHOES
Eeveryone knows what the Packard shoe is—
quality in the superlative oegree. We handle this
shoe. If you wish something cheaper for rough
work, we can supply you. We have counters of
shoes out of style at very very low prices
Shoes for men, for women and for children; will in
crt ase our present stock soon.
Try us first
THE BLANCA TRADING CO.
Caravan of Death 660 Miles
Long Is Nation's Auto Story
Michigan
New tbrK
Pennsylvania
NEWYORK TO DETROIT
The 700,000 persons Killed
and injured by AutompMas
in 1924would form an un-
broken Chain of 060 milea/
Virginia
Maryland
CTCWART.WAItNtK AOTOI
A CARAVAN of death and suffering 860 miles long Is what the annual auto-'
mobile casualties of the United States would form If placed In one
continuous line. From New Tork to Detroit, painful mile on painful mlla,
this ghastly and pathetic human chain would reach. This graphic picture
prepared by the Stewart-Warner Safety Council for the prevention of automo-
btla accidents, tells its own story. Twenty-two thousand killed annually by
automobiles and 600,000 Injured Is the present toll cansed by thoughtleas,
drivers and careless pedestrians. Only a small par cent of the accidents
are due to defects In the cars or can rightly be called unavoidable.
Built to Give Service
The Ford Tudor is built through*
out tothe highest Sedan standards.
The graceful body is of all'Steel
construction. Windows and doors
are carefully fitted and weather*
stripped to insure protection frot t
any Weather. The upholstery is a
high grade, durable fabric of at-
tractive color and pattern.
Of course, the performance fa
everything you have come to ex-
pect in a Ford car.
The nearest Authorized Ford
Dealer will gladly show you this
good-looking car and explain the
easy terms on which it may be
purchased.
O) Detroit. Michigan
TUDOR SEDAN
*580
F. O. B. Detroit
f
II
'Runabout .
Touring Car
$260
290
Coupe . . .
Fordor Sedan.
$92
660
Cloted car* In color. DemountmbW
rfmi and (tarter extra on opan can.
All pricei f.o.b. Detroit
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Warren, C. J. The Mountain Eagle (Sierra Blanca, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1926, newspaper, February 12, 1926; Sierra Blanca, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292724/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.