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THE WEEKLY DEM0CRAT-GAZETTE,TH1I BSD A Y, DEC. 9, 1920.
THEWEEKLT DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
PUBLISHKD BVBKY TUUB8DAY
TOM W. FBBKlNfl WALTSK B. WILSON
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THANKHG1VUIG.
I Thank Thee, Father, for this eky
Wherein thy little swallows fly;
For unseen hands that build and break
The cloud pavilions for my sake—
This fleeting beauty, hitch and wild,
Toward which X wander as a child.
I Thank Thee for the strenghtening
hills,
That (five bright spirit to the rills;
For blue peaks soaring up apart,
To send down music to the heart;
For tree topB wavering soft and high,
Writing their peace against the sky;
For forest farings that ha\e been;
For this fall rain that shuts me in,
Giving to my low, little roof
The sense of home secure, aloof.
And Thanks for morning's stir and
light,
And for I lie folding hush of night;
For those high deities that spread
The star-filled cliaBm overhead;
For elfin chemistries that ylold
The green fires of the April field;
For all the foam and surge of bloom;
For leaves gone glorious to their
doom—
All the wild loveliness that can
Touch the Immortal in a man.
Father of T.lfe, I thank Thee, too,
For old acquaintance, dear and true
For friends who came unto my day
And took the loneliness away;
For faith that held on to the last;
For all sweet memories of the past.
That makes me know the light con-
ceals
A deeper world than It reveals.
—Charles E. Mark ham.
Dallas has about completed a huge
cotton ware house at a coat of nearly
a million dolars. It is the largest one
West of the Mississippi and la the
third largest in the United Statea Its
capacity is exceeded only by those at
New Orleans and Memphis, Tennes-
see.
A. L. Ward, secretary of the State
Swine Breeders' Association, gives
some timely advice to farmers In the
following: Although the hog market
haj? been dewn present hog values
make corn worth more marketed In
hogs than when sent to the grain
dealer. With corn selling 60o to fl6c
it seems an Opportune time to put the
unprofitable grade sows In the fatten-
ing pens and this winter repltice them
with purebred sows. In fact the
present conditions, all along the line
offer unusual opportunities to cull
closely and Improve the quality of our
breeds.
This from the Sherman Democrat Is
very much to the point: From every
(jection of the country comes news of
hold-ups and robberies. Many of these
are accomplished In broad day light
in business sections of the large cities,
and in nearly every case young men
are the bandits. One is lead to believe
that the officers of the country arc-
not doing their full duty. On the
streets of nearly every city and town
may be found a number of young men
of sound health and great physical
ability who are without apparent or
visible means of support. They dress
well and many of them seem to have
money for their needs. The question
n&turally arises, where do these young
men get their money? They ton not,
neither do they spin. There Is a law on
the statute books of Texas which says
that a person who is a hubltat loafer
is a vagrant and the courts are em-
powered to put him to work. The mere
fact that he has good clothes and mon-
ey in his pocket does not matter. He
must show where he gets his money,
and why he does not work. Idleness
leads to mischief and mischief leads to
crime. It Is certain that these young;
men hove to eut, and have a place to
sleep and must get money from some
source with which to buy clothing. It
Is from the gangs of the men who re-
fuse to wor kat honest labor that the
bandits recruit their following, and it
is the duty of the peace; officers to sec
that the loafers arc put to work. We
notice that In quite a number of Texas
communities the officers arc requiring
the floating population of
loafers to move on, or go to work,
several of the larger cities of Texas
have announced that a clean up of all
immoral places and persons who are
■ ot at work will be made. This senti-
ment should have the solid backing of
every good cltlsen. Too many burglar-
ies are being committed. Too many
petty thefts are reported, and there are
too many hold-ups, bank robberies,
murders being committed throughout
the country, and peace officers should
■ot hoaltate to do their duty in enforc-
ing the law* against Idleness, aud rag-
moey and In doing so, they should
fcave «be h*<P of every person who bo-
arder,"
AMERICA OUT.
America Is a great moral
force in the world. She ha*
lofty ideals. She has righteous
purposes. She is a beacon light to
the oppressed in uli Lands. She must
be chary us to entangling alliances,
for if her light be dimmed to the
slightest extent, all the world will be
the loser.—Waco Times-Herald.
Where do you get those stuffings?
America was the greatest moral
force in the world for a few months,
and might have retained that hon-
erable eminence of Wood row Wil-
son's advice had been taken by hln
countrymen! They didn't take hla
advice, they didn't elect the kind
of Congress he asked for, and ha
was thereby defeated In his effort*
to heal the wounds of the natlonq
and Insure general dsarmament.
His defeat by hiB home folks aston-
ished the outside world two years
ago, and his subsequent Inability to
carry through the lofty and practi-
cal program he had in view, or in
"vision," as his opponents are so
fond of saying, was at once mani-
fest. America Is no longer a groat
moral force. The peoples of earth
look upon this country us a great
money source, but that is about all
the credit they give it. Wo havo
voted to leave Europe, to withdraw
from participation in her reconstruc-
tion, to crawl into our continental
shell and stay there. Perhaps this
was a wise thing to do. Possibly
Europe will be able to recover with-
out our help. It is to bo hoped so.
In the meantime, we are greatly In
need of European markets. Our
cotton and grain are needed acutely
by the Europeans, but we can't
accept their money until it has been
converted into dollars, and it can't
be converted into dollars without
some assistance from us. There the
situation sits. Mr. Wilson endeavored
to do a great work for both America
and Europe, but his constituents
refused him permission. The re-
sponsibility is no longer his.--State
Press in Dallas News.
Time to plant a tree. Don't let the
season pass without putting out a tree
for shade, nuts or fruits. The person
who plants a tree is a benefactor of
mankind.
Several lady members of the Far-
inersville Methodist church have been
electcd members of the Official
Board this j ear. The women of the
Methodist church have been given
equal laity. At the last session of the
North Texas Conference of the Meth-
odist Church, South, held in McKln-
ney a few weeks ago, there were ten
lady delegates. This first time that
the ladies were entitled to sit as dele-
gates in this august body.
From an enrollment of 1200 stu-
dents at Baylor University 216 pay
all or part of their college expenses by
working, by scholarship, or by speci-
al provision of the University regula-
tions. CH this number probably 100
are ministerial students, and are giv-
en their tuition free. The other 116
are students who have won high
school scholarships, are student as-
sistants, members of the University
band, of work at various things
about the University to pay their way
through college.
"Do not permit anything to sepa-
rate you from one another. Life is a
continuous battle and to fight It alonu
Is a sad contemplation. Keep alive
the bonds of human love by bearing
and forbearing with one another. Let
confidence he unshaken and abhor
that which tends to undermine your
faith in the sincerity of your brethren.
It is a pitiful reflection to behold tho
spirit of separation at work among
those who should dwell together l«
unity. It Is too frequent that we see
In lodges two or more members who
are not friendly. We too frequently
forget that much Is required of our-
selves In the promotion of love and
harmony and we very wrongfully set
otirselveB up as Justified In our stand
and expect the other brother to do all
the forgiving."
The grand jury recently took occa-
sion to pay n visit to the county farm
where the officials partook of an ele-
gant dinner spread by the wife of
the farm manager, Mrs. Lee Cook.
The manager of the county's farm was
highly commended for his efficient
work. A portion of report of the of-
ficials reads as follows: "We found
all the live stock in good shape and
]plenty of feed for same. All of the
|buildings are clean, freshly painted
and papered, nnd well cared for. We
[talked with the Inmates and prisoners
|at the farm and found every one well
pleased with the fair treatment re-
ceived at the hands of the manager.
The sanitary conditions maintained
|and strictness required will mako bet-
ter men of some of the Inmates. The
farm Is well supplied with water as
there is a waterworks system, Delco
lights, bath tubs, and everything mod-
ern. Wo wish that every citizen of
the count/ could visit this farm and
see the efficient manner in which It
THE TWO 'FLATIONS.
Prloe reductions seem to be In style
over the country. Adveraity always
has Its advantages, and If a fellow can
buy more with his money he will not
need so much money.—Baylor County
Banner.
True beyond cavil. The uses of an
Inflated currency are mainly In that
debts made cn the deflated basis ean
be settled with dollars Issued under
Inflated conditions. A great deal of
ancient Indebtedness was wiped off the
books In the South with war-priced
cotton. The South is permanently
gainer to that extent. But there were
considerable new debts made on the
strength of the Jack-o'-Lantern pros-
perity which went to tin heads but not
the brains of many of us. These new
debts, pitched upon the dollar which
bought only fifty cents' worth of
goods, may be rather difficult to dis-
charge, with dollars worth more than
when the liabilities were asaumed. But
the new debts are far less heavy than
the old ones were and the country Is
gainer by the difference. Good times
have not gone forever. The new and
the new normul basis will be establish-
ed before a great while. In the future,
aa In the past, the price of cotton and
the price of bacon, pound for pound,
will be about the same. Bacon is now
considerably higher than cotton. This
means either that bacon must come
down or that cotton must go up There
can be no permanent normal establish,
ed on a basis of twenty-three-cent
bacon and fifteen-cent cotton. More
learned economists may jeer the dic-
tum of State Press that cotton and
bacon must rise or l'all together, but he
sticks to it. If we are going to have
fifteen-cent cotton we are going to
have fifteen cent bacon. If we are
going to have twenty-cent bacon we
are going to have twenty-cent cotton.
■State Press In Dallas News.
Sow a little more wheat this year
and you will not have so much land
next spring to plant to cotton.
Our Republican friends needn't
think that because the women voto a
Republican this year, it will be four
years hence. Times chajige and peo-
ple change with them.
"U. S. Loses Millions in Revenue
since 'Dry Era' Started." A headllner.
Even so. But the women and children
have fared bette rthan when King
Booze was on the throne.
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Grass-burning season Is here. It is
a hazardous period for both lite and
property. Fire alarms are sounded
more frequently. Disastrous blazes
are occuring. Be cautious..
For the first time there will be
midterm graduates of the McKinney
High school. Superintendent J. 8.
Carlisle has a corps of teachera sec-
ond to none in efficiency.
>
Farmersvllle Is planning ■ swine
show December 10 and 11 under the
auspices of the Chamber of Com-
merce. These livestock shows stimu-
late every phase of community activ-
ity.
There will be no dancing and no In-
augural ball In connection with the In-
auguration of Pat M. Neff, Governor-
elect of Texas, according to a decision
of the committee, which actod at the
suggestion of Mr. Neff.
The low price of cotton and the
high cost of picking will leave much
of the fleecy staple unpicked. Farmers
say it will be more profitable to turn
their stock In and consume the crop
or turn It under as a fertilizer.
J
Texas should give more attention to
forestry development and preserva-
tion. New York, and Ponnyslvanla are
the two leading states of the Union
in this line. Bach distribute more
than 4,000,000 young troes every year.
SECRETARY TO
GIVE FULL TIME
TO LOCAL CREDIT
At a meeting held Friday night In
the olflces or the McKinney Chamber
of Commerce an important movement
was started In connection with the Re-
tail Merchants Association of McKin-
ney which resulted in the decision for
putting on a secretary In this work
who will devote his full time to local
credits. The Retail Credit Associa-
tion is and has in the past been a part
of the Chamber of Commerce organi-
zation but has grown to such an extent
that it has become necessary to re-
organize the Association and broaden
its scope of work. To this end a sec-
retary will be employed to give his full
time. The Association has a good mar
In view for this position whom they
believe is especially fitted for the
work.
The meeting Friday night was
called by President W. A. Dowell of
the Chamber of Commerce, who, with
Secretary Smith, had previously work-
ed on a plan for the enlargement of
this department as they have lor some
time realized that It had grown to such
an extent that inorj> time was neces-
sary for conducting it,
The local Association is affiliated
with the State organization and the
National Association and has done
very effective work during the pasl
few years.
New Executive Committee.
The new executive committee elect-
ed to transact the business of the Re-
tail Men bants' Association is as fol-
low: : I'M 11. l'ettus, Martin W. Mos-
P. U. Westmoreland, J. <">. Hitch-
ing, l\ J. Smith. Will J. lthea and A.
U. Mayse. The president of the
Chamber of Commerce, under the cor-
porate rule. the president of the Re-
tail Merchants' Association. During
1921 local credits will be handled with
more care than ever before, so the of-
ficials state.
The Retail Merchants' Association
is for t! e protection of every honest
person !c strives to attain a good
credit rM ng. Imo diligence will be
exercised in every case so that everj
ene ill net justice, including the re-
ailer. These Associations are In ope-
ration the country over and in numer-
ous case have been highly instru-
mental in helping men to build up their
cerdit-; and in fact has assisted men
to a better system of financing their
affairs more successfully. It. is the ob-
ject of the local Association to work
along the most friendly lines of co-
operation between retailer and con-
sumer.
o
COMMONS lU^I'S SWT7F7T IH)TA-
TOKB BY THE C'ARLOAI)
J. S. Hargls of Texarana has been
in McKinney visiting his friend, A. J.
Commons, the produce man. Mr.
Hargls represents a number of farm-
ers in a co-operative sweet potato
eerie* of curing planta. They grow,
cure and sell many car loads of the
beet sweet potatoes that can be pro-
duoed every year. Mr. Commons
handled eight car loads last season
and expects to handle something Ilk*
twenty cars this season. These pota-
toes after being cured are sweeter
and they keep bettor. Every bushel
basket of these potatoes sold are
guaranteed to be sound by the Co-
operative Association. Mr. Commons
buys them In wholesale quantities and
sell them to retail merchants. He ex-
pects the first shipment of them be-
fore long. They are Hweeter and keep
better. A. J. Commons handles much
other produce besides poultry and
eggs by the car load.
ODD FELI/OWS NAME
OFFICERS FOR NEXT TERM
Judge F. I- Hawkins of Waxaha-
ohle, In charging the grand Jury of
his court this weeK said: "The devil
has beer running rampant In the last
week or left <iay . I never knew of
■ ■xn a wave In this and adjacent
counties." The last Collin county
grand Jury returned only 60 bills of
ndlctmont.
fc—• —
The one-crop idea farmer Is pass-
ing, The successful farmer Is the
one who raises cotton and corn and
potatoes mid onions and chickens and
J. F. Sparlln Is the new Noble Grand
o" W. C. Burrus Lodge No. 95 3, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, elected
at Thursday night's meeting of the
local lodge. Other officers chosen
are: Q. L. Bridges, vice grand; J. O.
f!ole, re-elected secretary: W. C. Itobl-
inson, tresurer. J. Perry Burrus,
Henry A. Finch and Jerome H. Sneed
were re-elected trustees. Boss Apple
was named representative to the Grand
Lodge to be held at Waco in March
and A. M. Hill alternate.
("HAS. L. SEARS MOVES
BACK TO M<-KINNEY
Mr. and Mrs. Chan. L. Sears and
children have moved back to McKin-
ney from Farmersvllle. They were for-
merly residents of this city for several
years. Mr. Bears was county treasurer
for two terms and was district clerk
for two years. Mr. and Mrs. Soars
moved to Farmersvllle a little more
than one year ago. Their many friends
are glad to welcome them back to Mc-
Kinney.
Eat more bread baked from Whlto
Billows Flour.
hogs and peanuts and cows and a few
other things. Texas needs these
products to make successful farmers.
The farmer Is tho backbone of the
Nation.
Woodvllle J. Rogers will be the
nevt state senator from the fifth sen-
atorial district, succeeding Senator Ed
Westbrook cf Wolfe city. Roger* is
a native of Collin county and served
with distinction In tho aerial forces
of the American Government In the
World War. He has had valuablo leg-
islative experience as a member of
the House of Representatives. A
bright career looms in tho future for
Senator Rogers.
Barrel fresh kraut Just received at
Giles McKlnney's Grocery. Phone II.
White Blllow'a flour Is the hoi
wife* trfead
THINK IT OYER.
THEN A(T WISELY
.. You Are Thinking of Gifts Just .
•• Now. Hi-re's one suitable for •'
Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, *j
or any loved one—a Gift with- ••
T out a peer.
Your Photograph ;;
The only gift your friend cannot
buy—YOUR PHOTOGRAPH.
It's the one gift of all with a
PERSONAL TOUCH—
...Your Photograph j;
Not necessary to be expensive,
say from 50c on up to nny price
you WANT TO PAY. llut havo
the sitting MADE NOW. Leave
the rest to me. It will bo ready
for you. promptly and neatly
finished. Twelve will make
twelve appropriate gifts. ACT
NOW.
GREENWOOD
YOUR PHOTOGRAPH*R.
From 1904 to ill*.
McKlanejr. Tmmm
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That Christmas Gift
should be bought early. Come here and aee an elegant line of Jewel-
ry. Fair prices to all.
J. F. COLE
At Central Drug Store. "Been Here A Long Time."
"Give Gifts That Last"
AN ideal Christmas gift, one that will ever be a con-
stant reminder of your love and thoughtfulness,
yet useful and practical. A gift the whole family will be
proud of—
"The Ford Sedan or Coupe
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—With its comfortable body,
resting 011 the world fnmdus chassis, its neatly uphol-
stering and electric lighting and starting system com-
bined with nil the luxuries of a car will make this a gift
never to be iorgotten.
Let us have your order now for delivery 011 Christmas
Morning.
Jackson-Harris Auto Co.
McKINNEY, TEXAS
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Car Load
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1921 Model Little Six
BUICKS
Just Received
Get one early before they are all gone
C. J. SMITH
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LtXJAL MAN GETS PROMOTION. T. J. RAMSEY KFFICIKNT AGENT.
< luirlle Walters Will Re I'Jin Is
trie I'jiprcw Agent.
Kle*''
Charlie Walters, who lias been
warehouse man In the office of the
Electric Ebtpress Co. In McKinney, has
boon given a promotion. He has been
transferred to Ennltt where ho will be
agent for tho company. Mr. Walters
was born and reared a few miles
southeast of McKinney. C. W. Ueddell,
one of the employes In the local ex-
press office will succoed Mr, Walters
as warehouse man.
Number of Men Under llim Havo
(*one to Higher Positions.
Rarrell dill pickles Just received at
Giles McKlnney's Grocery. Phono 81.
T. J. Ramsey, agent for tho Elec-
tric Express Co. In McKinney, In a
faithful and efficient employe of the
company. He has been with the Elec-
tric Express Co. since Its organization
and worked on tho southern division
before being transferred to Sherman
and later to McKinney. During his
time with the company he has had
fourteen of his employes promoted to
higher and more responsible positions
with the company.
White Billows make the b^st bread.
Home Made
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1920, newspaper, December 9, 1920; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth293286/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.