Red River County Review (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 71, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 1926 Page: 1 of 12
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CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MORNING, FEBRUARY 85, I M
NUMBER 71
Hay ward Thompson
Attracts Visitors
"BLINDFOLD WIZARD" PROVES
UNFATHOMABLE MYSTERY
TO LARGE CROWD.
Representative crowds of citizens
from practically every community in
the entire county stood in wide-evcd
bewilderment on practically every
available space on and around Jho
public square Monday afternoon as
Hayward Thompson, "the blindfold
wizard" performed feats of skill and
science both at the wheel of an
automobile and in stores while com-
pletely blinded by a mask of five
silk cloths covering his face from
the tip of the forehead to the chin.
Driivng a Star touring car, furn-
ished by a Paris dealer Thomp-
son made the drive from Paris to
Clarksville in two hours, stopping at
every town and driving at an aver-
age speed of thirty-five miles an
hour. His uncanny knowledge of
the presence of cars and persons in
his way and the air of perfect con-
fidence and assurance with which he
drove around in the city at twenty
miles an hour and faster, complete-
ly baffled all who witnessed the ex-
hibition and when he left the
wheel of the car he was driving to
deliver a lecture at the Mission
and Coionlal Theaters, he was fol-
lowed by hundreds who wished to
learn more about the "blindfold
wizard."
Thompson has made these blind
drives in many town and cities ov-
er the United States has left the
populace in complete bewilderment
in each of the places.
Miss Olga Athas Wins Auto
By Overwhelming Majority
COPELAND DRY GOODS
CO. MOVES WEDNES~,iY
The Copeland Dry Goods Com-
pany, which lately bought the J. E.
Dorsey Stock on the South side of
the square, began heir move Mon-
day after completely renovating uie
building formerly occupied by Walk-
er-Grant on the East side of the
square and will make that building
their permanent location.
The new store comes here from
Brownfleld, Texas.
Boy Scout Program at Helen's
PlayhouRe Monday night. Free to
everybody.
After holding the unwavering in-
terest of Clarksville and the sur-
rounding territory for the past six
weeks, and establishing a new record
in the newspaper annals of this sec-
tion, the last chapter of the Red
River County Review's big Sales-
manship Club Campaign was written
when the delivery of the awards to
the winners was made Saturday
night.
The last three days of the Cam-
paign, when the balloting was blind,
saw candidates bending every ef-
fort to gain the main objective—the
Chevrolet Coach, offered as Grand
Capital Award.
From early evening to nearly mid-
night the judges counted carefully
the millions of votes turned in by
the club members. Systematic pro-
cedure marked their efforts; the
count was methodical and business
like. Their selection proved ad-
mirable, and the Red Elver County
Review extends to them its most sin-
cere thanks.
Interest Was Keen
That unusual Interest was taken
in the campaign, equaling that in
the last general election in the state,
wag evident in the number of tele-
phone Inquiries. From early eve-
ning until midnight people in all the
territory served by the Red River
County Review phoned the office
asking for information regarding
progress of the count.
Not within the history of this
paper has a newspaper circulation
campalgoc.ettracted such enthusiastic
and widespread interest that was
shown during the race that closed
at 9 o'clock Saturday night.
* The last week of the campaign
was especially noticeable. Rivalry
was Intense but friendly, and The
Review feels assured that the suc-
cessful ones merited the prizes for
which they so earnestly strived."'
Campaign Fine Organization
There were many who amassed
more than 5,000,000 votes, which
indicates a general determination to
win, inspiring all the rest of the club
members. The club members in the
Review campaign represent one of
the finest sales organizations ever
created in a short space of time. The
only way club members could ob-
tain credits was by selling subscrip-
tions and adevrtl8lng cards to The
Review, and receiving the scheduled
number of credits for every sub-
scription and advertising card sale.
The number of credits turned in
by the club member and their friends
was fairly staggering, and when the
committee of judges met at 9 o'clock
Saturday night to undertake the
task of counting them, it would
have been a discouraging, laborious
task but for the keen interest they
felt in the success of the campaign,
and the knowledge they had of the
popularity of the movement in every
section of the territory tributary to
Clarksville.
The aggregate credits of the prize
winners reached enormous figures
as published in this issue of The
Review, The winners of all the
prizes were well entitled to success;
they demonstrated conclusively that
energy and persistency are potent
factors in any game of life.
Campaign Mont Popular
Taking it all in all, it was one of
the fairest and keenest tests of
salesmanship ability ever tried out
in this part of the state and it was
hard work alone that enabled the
nine winning club members men-
tioned above to make the best
records and win the grand awards
over a large field of energetic, de-
termined, and ' enthusiastic club
members; most of whom started
early and worked hard In the early
part of the campaign when subscrip-
tions and advertising cards counted
most heavily in credits.
It was not a grand finish rush
that decided the outcome, but con-
sistent and diligent efforts put
forth during the entire course of the'
campaign that swept the victors to
suceesB. More than ninety per cent
of those who started were still work-
ing hard as the final hour loomed.
In distributing the many valuable
prizeB among the clnb members The
Review gives full value received for
their efforts in its behalf, yet the
intrinsic value of the rewards is not
the only consideration to the club
members; in pursuance of their In-
dividual campaigns for credits they
have learned much in the art of
salesmanship that will be of great
benefit to them in future years. In
fact one of the club members said
yesterday, "I am honestly sorry tho
campaign is over. I have never en-
joyed myself more at anything than
I have in selling The Review. It is
the most popular newspaper in this
part of the state and all I bad to do
was to let the people know I want-
ed their subscriptions; hardly any-
one refused to subscribe."
Educational Feature
The club members have made
many new, pleasant acquaintances,
many have formed new ideas along
business lines, and most of them
have developed a keen sense of ob-
servation that will pay many a
future dividend. The competition
in this race was splendid training
and valuable experience for all who
participated. It taught that courage
iti necessary to overcome the many
obstacles that beset the never end-
ing conflict of life.
Of course it is inevitable that In
any campaign that all cannot win
the big prizes. Candidates under-
stood that when they entered. Right
or wrong, civilization seems td have
accepted and applied nature's rule
for the 'survival of the fittest.' To
accomplish a given purpose some
effort is necessary, and fortune
seems to* TivisK" her gift on those
who are equipped with energy suf-
ficient to carry out the mandate of
ambition.
The Review desires to thank all
of the club members for their earn-
est efforts and also the friends of
the club members who g/ave them
such generous support.
To those whose energy has car-
ried them through the campaign to
the successful winning of one of the
grand awards, The Review extends
its heartiest congratulations. Yet
to the club members who worked so
energetically during the campaign,
but failed to win one of tae big
awards, The Review extends its
genuine regrets.
Were it possible, it would gladly
remember all the club members with
a Chevrolet Coach. If the thanks
of The Review can in any measure
lessen the regret of the grand
award looser, it 1b theirs.
The Review is proud of the club
members who have made this cam-
paign such a remarkable success and
appreciates the kindly feeling and
good will of every club member
that entered, whether they have ten
thousand votes or a hundreu times
ten thousand votes. There Is a
wholesome satisfaction in me
thought that though we try for a
goal and misB—our effortB were
honeBtty put forth.
The Review hopes that every club
member will take possession of the
award won by them, by right of con-
quest, will In turn be proud of
their award.
Results from the point of view of
The Review tar exceeded the most
sanguine hopes entertained by it In-
deed the campaign was a great suc-
cess in every way and even those
who failed to win the grand prize
know that they have received fair
treatment and have profited by the
salesmanship experience gained.
We have dealt with ladies and
gentlemen; our relations have beon
pleasant throughout. They have in
turn dealt with an institution, which
to the 'best oi its ability, made the
campaign one long to be remember-
ed for its wholesome and straight
character. It was a great race and
it left in bold relief possibilities of
that greatest of all virtues—AM-
BITION.
The campaign was conducted for
The Review by the American Circu-
lation Service Company of Dallas,
Mr. V. Y. Scofield being in charge.
North Texas Bee
Keepers Meet
FIRST GATHERING AT PARIS TO
BE FOLLOWED BY LARGER
MEET IN NEAR FUTURE
The Beekeepers of several North
Texas CountleB met in called meet*
ing at the Chamber of Commerce in
Paris Feb. 20, with fairly good at*
tendance. Discussions of various
beekeeping problems in all around
table talks were an interesting fea-
ture of the meeting. Better inspec-
tion service was discussed at length.
Mr. A. D. Hlett of the G. B. Lewis
Company, Texarkana, Ark., was a
great Inspiration to the meeting, and
he demonstrated in more ways than
one, how his company is willing to
assUt the beekeepers in trying to
better their cause.
The regular annual meeting will
be held the first Wednesday and
Thursday in April, 7-8, at the Cham-
ber of Commerce, Paris.
A program committee of three
was appointed for this meeting and
a pledge was obtained from all pres-
ent to make the April meeting one
of the best ever held. Several not-
able beekeepers are expected to be
with us, and a "What Would You
Do" program will be introduced,
which no doubt, will bring out the
beBt discussions or variouB phases of
beekeeping from all present.
CARD OF THANKS
Realizing that without the help
given me by my friends the won-
derful auto awarded me In the Re-
view Salesmanship Club Contest*
would have been beyond my grasp,
I wish to take this opportunity to
thank you very sincerely for the as-
sistance.
— Athas.
PLANS FORMULATED FOR
ANNUAL STLYE SHOW
The ladies ot the Episcopal
Church have completed the laying
of plans for the annual Spring Style
Show which is to be given on March
the fourth at Helen's Playhouse.
Many merchants are planning to en-
ter models in the show and this bide
fair to be the greatest ever held in
Clarksville.
Prizes Set For
Corn Contest
That five prizes be awarded in
the Red River County Corn contest
for 1926 was decided at a meeting
of the committee appointed by the
President of the Chamber of Com-
merce to care for the the matter,
and composed of E. W. Bowers, A.
M. Graves, and J. R. McCulloch, held
Wednesday morning.
The committee's report was read
at the regular meeting of the direct-
ors of the Chamber of Commerce at
their office In the Hotel Main build-
ing at one o'clock Wednesday by J.
R. McCulloch and was unantmously
accepted by the board of directors.
The report in brief was: that the
corn 1b to be cultivated, gathered
and weighed under the direct super-
vision ot county agents Arnold and
Thompson and that men were to be
appointed to assist these men in the
work ot supervision. This 1b done
with the protection of all contest-
ants in view and In this way every-
one will be assured of a square deal.
The report also stated that the five
acres ot land be In one piece and
as near rectangular In shape as Is
at all possible.
The above named are the only
restrictions placed upon the .con-
testants and the expenditure of
Dividend Checks Await
Owners at C. N. Bank
The seventy percent dividend
checks which were sent to the of-
fice ot the comptroller of national
banking by the receiver of the City
National Bank have beet return-
ed and can be obtained by those
holding claims against said banks
.at any time.
much time and the use of much
fertilizer was urged by the com-
mittee.
Prizes for the 1926 contest are;
Upland Bottom Land
1st.—$260 $250
2nd.— 100 100
3rd.— 75 75
4th.— 50 50
5th.— 25 25
EXTENSION WORKERS HELP-
ING GET PURE WATER
Prof. Frank P. Hanson of the Ex-
tension Department ot the Univer-
sity of Illinois has just launched a
project for pure water In every
Illinois farm home that will do more
to cheat the rural cemeteries than
all the dostora In the state, says the
Research Department of the Nation-
al Association ot Farm Equipment
Manufacturers which is cooperating
with the University Extension work-
ers in urging manufacturers and
dealers in pumps, windmills, gas
engines, hydraulic rams and com-
plete water supply systems to help
put over the campaign to give the
farmers hot and cold running water
in their homes for better health and
less outdoor drudgery for the farm
women.
Review Cartoonist
Now on Paris News
"SON" OWEN CARICATURES
PROMINENT PERSONAGES
AT F. M. I.
The issue of the Paris News for
Tuesday of this week carried a car-
toon of personages of importance in
the Old Gray Mare Parade and pre-
sentation drawn by Frank (Son)
Owen, Jr., staff cartooulBt of nie
Review.
Son was loaned to the Paris
News by the Review for the dura-
tion of the Farmers' and Merchants'
Institute ai«d will sketch characters
and events relative to the Instltu'e
at intervals throughout the week.
Boy Scout Program at Helen's
Playhouse Monday night. Free to
everybody.
Mrs. Mabry Injured
as Car Turns Over
(COLLAR BONE BROKEN AS CAR
TURNS TURTLE ON HIGH-
WAY FIVE.
Mrs. Mat Mabry sustained a
broken collar bone and her husband
suffered several painful body bruis-
es at about six o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon when a car occupied by Mr
and Mrs. Mabry and their baby
was overturned between Bagwells
and Detroit on Highway five. The
baby escaped unscathed.
The car turned turtle Into the
ditch along the north side of the
road and was almost Irreparably
damaged. The injured were brought
to Clarksville by one of the sever-
al cars which happened to be near
at the time of the accident and the
woundB were attended by local
physicians.
GREATEST THRONGS GATHER
GRAY MARE PARADE
SMALL BLAZE SUNDAY NIGHT
The volunteer Fire Department
was called ont at about tea o'clock
Sunday night whsta '.V Hod and
Tom Hamburger Ca.'e was slightly
damaged by fire. The bUse was
quickly extinguished however, and
the place was nsver la serious dan-
ger of dettruction.
The greatest throng of people in
the history of Paris gathered on the
plaza here yesterday atternoon to
witness the Old Gray Mare parade,
the most unusual celebration of Its
kind ever known. The spirit of
West Texas and East Texas was
merged in a huge friendship rally
that included not only the parade,
but the mass band concert at 3
o'clock and the mingling of the
large delegations from numerous
cities with the citizens of PariB and
Lamar County.
The number of persons In the
city yesterday was estimated at ov-
er 20,000.
The Old Oray Mare band in bril-
liant cowboy uniforms of chapps,
ten-gallon hats, red shirts and yel-
low neck pieces; beautiful girls from
16 Texas towns also dressed in the
costume typical of the Old West,
and more than 100 gray horses pro-
vided a picturesque scene for cam-
eramen representing two news film
concerns. After the procession ev-
ery unit In the parade assembled In
mass foripatlon on the plaza where
the films were taken.
While the parade was tn progress
Major Joaef H. Noyes. former Par-
Is man but now of Dallas, circled
low over the buildings of the bus-
iness district In his large Fokker
airplane. Major Noyes is actively
connected with the Air Reserve Of-
ficers corps.
Forming at the city hall the long
Scouts Give
Demonstration
Members of the Clarksville Ro-
tary Club and a number of guests
were very delightfully entertained
at their regular luncheon hour at
the Hotel Main last Friday by an
instructive program rendered for
their benefit by the Boy ScOuts of
Trofop two and three .^ndefll the
leadership of Scoutmasters, R. 8.
Bowman and Willard Moore. The
entertainment wa8 sponsored by
group three of the Rotary Club.
As the club members were usher-
ed into the dining room, the scouts
and scoutmasters were standing at
attention and the sdout bugler,
Thomas Campbell, sounded "soupy"
as the diners were seated at their
tables.
Following the luncheon, the boys
demonstrated their ability as wig-
waggers and signaled to each other
for Bome time after which they gave
at their regular weekly luncheon at
the Hotel Main last Friday, comes
the announcement that the Boy
Scouts wtll give a public demon-
stration at the Helen's Playhouse
on Monday night, March first, un-
der the auspices of the Clarksville
Rotary Club. #
No admission to the entertain-
ment la to be charged and the In-
teresting as well as instructive na-
ture ot the program, comprising all
featured of Scout education, bids
fair to attract one of the largest
crowds of the year. v-
Much time and trouble has been
expended by those responsible for
this event to make it one of the
most entertaining affairs witnessed
lu Clarksville In some nine and t
bring home to the majority of the
citizens of the county, the fact that
...... .. . . Clarksville has a Itve-wlre organ-
first aid to supposedly wounded,iaMoa lta Bgy gcout>
ers and displayed an interest, E cU, Clarksville and
their work which .peak, well for Red Rlver £
imselvea and their Instructors. Itnn/i thi. .—a,
(Continued on page 4, Bsc. 1)
members and displayed an Interest
In
themselves
Thomas Campbell related a brief
outline of the history and work of
the Boy Scouts of America since its
organization which brought home
to many, the fact that theirs Is no
doubt a great organization. ,
Those taking part In the rendi-
tion of this splendid program were:
Dick Moore, Jimmy Lee Calhoun,
Otis Hocker Jr., Nelo Hearne, Thom-
as Campbell and Clovls Graves Jr.,
and were assisted ©y scoutmasters,
Wllliard Moore and R. S. (Pete)
Bowman.
Following closely npon the
mooting of tho first otaoo scouts
with members of tho Rotary Club
tend this demonstration.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
J. Leslie Plnnell, pastor of tho
First Christian Church of Paris, will
preach here Wednesday evening,
March 3, at 7:30.
Members of the Christian Church
are urged to be present as Brother
Flnnell will have a great message
for us.
On Friday, March 6, our pastor,
J. Bmmett Moore of Clinton, Ky.,
will arrive, and tho first services
will bo held March 7, both morning
and evening.
The publlo Is cordially Invited.
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