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IALSCHOOL
ler's Children in
Pexas Handicapped
in Education
BRYAN, April 13 (Sp).—Prof. I
■-.late. Our city children
$51) per capita, leaving only $£0
per capita for the rural children
Can we afford  uch unfair • dis-
crimination?" i
Prof. Hughes does not contend
that city children are receiving
too gieat an expenditure from the
state for educational facilities; but
rather than rural children are re-
ceiving too little, and that th«.
civic and social forces of rural
communities are unprepared to
successfully contend for their
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OF GROESBECK
PIONEER HERE, DIES AT 5 A. M.
f the rightful' share, so long as th'e
iati<m. distribution of funds may be man-
W. L. Hughes, president
Trx.t-; State Teachers' Asi^.—...j
paid high compliment to Parent- ipulated by and through politic*
Teacher organizations and their and other strategy.
Gives Figure* ,
Prof. Hughes gave figures to
show that it is not poverty that
handicaps Texas school systems
"Foir," saj's he, "a state that
spenkls $1.60 . for tobacco every
timejit spends $1 for education
whose cold drink bill i.  $30,000,000
annually as compared with $15,-
000,000 paid out annually for edu-
cation; -whose candy bill each year
amounts' to ??5,000,000 chewing
gum, $3,000,000; jewelry, $15,000,-
000; periume and cosmetic*, $10,-
000,000;  r l whose peoflle find it
convenient
and their
accomplishments when he address-
ed the Ninth District Convention
o' Parent-Teacher Associations in
seiion here last evening. "The
Challenge of the Rural Child"
was the subjcct of Prof. Hughes'
discourse, and he brought plenty
of concrete evidence that any ap-
preciable improvement in the gen-
eral educational systems must
have it's beginning in the rural
schools of the state.
Prof. Hughas brought the scath-
ing indictment that there are
500,000 school children in Texas
whose educational opportunities
are bo limited that they leave
school before they reach the fifth
grade, and to whom high school
advantages are practically im-
posnible. "It is obvious," says
Prof. Hughes, "that the great
army of children of whom 1 speak
are the boys and girls living on
Texas farms. '
Few Own Farms
Considering the changed social
order in rural communities in
Tuxas, since the day when land
owners lived on their land and
gave to their communities the
benefit of their ability as men of
sound business judgement and
civic leadership; to this day when
less than 50 per cent of Texas
farmers own the land that they
till; Prof. Hughes reminded his
listeners, that neither the preach-
er nor the teacher lives in the
community where they attempt tc
lead now-a-days, and thai: usually
they are young men or women
whose chief interest in theft" work
^is to bridge a gap between school
days and a professional career or
matrimony.
No Poverty
"We spend," says Prof. Hughes
$70 per capita annually on the
children of scholastic age in the
1, to pay maintenance
and upkeepi on more than 1,000,-
000 automobiles; will find money
to finance a well organised, ef-
ficient system^ of scboolsr just as
soon as thoy ibecome convinced of
the unfairness, and inequality of
facilities as npw functioning in
our cities <ind' in our rural sec-
tions." ' t .,
"Men," says Prof." Hufchjes, "are
too busy buildiiigr towns nnd in-
dustries to see! clearly the situ-
ation as it is; 'it will be up to
the good women \ of this state to
solve the educational problems
that are holding Texas down in
the national scale of eciycation.
GROESBECK, April 10.—Cap-
lain T. II. Hayes, Confederate vet-
eran. commander of the Joe John-
ston Camp of Confederate Veter-
ans, and resident of this state
for the past 74 years, died at his
home here at 5 o'clock Tuesday
morning after a short illness with
flu and pneumonia. Captain Hayes
would have been 84 years old hi t
next biuhday, being born in Clay
caunty, Tennessee, Nov. 17, 1814.
Hayes has bine prominent i,l
politics of this county during his
life here .being a member of the
legislature some £5 yearn ago, and
wa* chairman of the Democratic
protest mars meeting held at
Groe beck several weeks ago,
which went on record as against
the nomination of any wet candi-
date for the 1928 Presidential race.
In Hood's Brigade
t Captain Hayes was a private in
Hood's Brigade, a'"^jfkivc Texas
command in the Civil War, an 1
one of the most famous fighting
units ip the war. He returned to
his adopted state, Texas, after the
Civil War, and spent the remain-
der of his life here.
Hajres was a member of the Joe
Johnston camp since it was s.-arted
here/ He was always active in the
woiik ot the camp and was serv-
ing his second term as commander
at the time of his dealh.
• -T
He was a widower, his wife hav-
jing'' died several years ago. He
was a life-long member of tho
Methodist church, South.
Captain Hayes is survived by
FAIRFIELD TO
ENTERTAIN AT
M. E. SESSION
Marlin District to
Fairfield; Bishop
Is Expected
FAIRFIELD, April 12.—The
Fairfield and Dew circuit of the
Methodist church will entertain
the Marlin District Conference at
Fairfield next Thursday and Fri-
day, April 19 and 20. Wednesday
evening at 7:45 o'clock at the
Methodist church the first service
of the conference, will be held, a
sermon by the Jlev. P. T. kamsey,
of Cameron. The Conference prop-
er will begin Thursday morning
at 9 o'clock.
An interesting feature of the
DEEP OIL HOPE
OF MEXIA GOES
WITH NEW TEST
Best Machinery Ever
Assembled Here •
to Be Used
SIX MONTHS JOB
Has 138 Foot Derrick
and Three Boilers
for Operation
With one of the largest drilling
rigs in the country, C. F. Lytle
will spud in \.he deep test on the
J. L. Thompson farms Thursday,
west of the Mexia oil field, and
with the bit will go the hopes
of Mexia fqr a deep oil field.
As Lytle, assisted by eight oil
conccrns and individuals, drills
away at tho 6,000-foot hole to
bring pay fro.n the prove i Trinity
GLEE CLUB OF
SOUTHWESTERN
C0MINGSUNDAY
First Methodists
Feature Music of
Visitors Here
to
  ,, depths, discovered in thn E. L.
opening sess.on will ha an address gmith oi, c ^ et al stubon.
of welcome by Sam McGorkle of rauch tegt ft ycar ag0i M in.
and place Texas schools in a posi- ^°ur sons and five daughters:
tion second to none in the United
States. I hope you will continue
your work in behalf ot your chil-
dren and your neighbor's children
until every child in Texas, wher-
ever born or reared, may have a
chance to develop mentally, moral-
ly to it's fullest capacity."
Corpus Christi — Building per-
mits issued here for February
totaled 1,370,635 , compared to
$59,427 for February, 1927.
from this place to Tahoka, dis-
tance of 24 miles.
Parker Hayes, Groesbeck; John
iHIayes, Groesbeck; Zeke Hayes,
vGroesbecJc; V. B. Hayes, Durant,
< Okla.; and Mrs. Rich Kennedy of
.Groesbeck; Mrs. Louis Jackson oi
Groesbeck; Mrs. E. L. Shipp, Dal-
las; Mrs. -N. G. Thompson, La-
■donia, Texas, and Mis* Georgia
playes, of Groesbeck.
Funeral services will be held
jfrom the home at 2:30 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. S.
U. Culwell, pastor of the Groes-
beck Methodist church, officiating.
iBurial will be in the Faulkenberry
cemetery here.
...
SUPER
VALUES
Mexia, and a response by some
member of the conference. The
church people will serve two
meals a day while the conference
is in session, one at the noon
hour and one at 6 p. m. This
will give every Methodist on the
Circuit a chance to come and
furnish some part of tho refresh-
ments. The following committees
have been appointed: Entertain-
ment committee to provide a home
that will furnish room and break-
fast to guests spending the night,
the Women's Missionary Society
of Fairfield with Mrs. T. J. Hall
as chairman; Committe to provide
barbecue meat, D. B. Shelton, J.
R. B. Cain, and W. L. Giazener;
Committee to arrange tables at
tabernacle, where meal will be
served: W. E. Jones W. A Park-
er, and W. F. Richardson; Handy
Man and Maids: J. E. Lott and
Misses Elizabeth and Mar.v Vcrna
Huckaby; Committee to furnish
cakes, pies and coffee, every
Methodist on the Circuit.
According to the latest reports
Bishop S. R. Hay of Houston will
be here for at least one service
probably the II o'clock service
Thursday morning.
 o———
JIM BRADLEY
SAYS ECONOMY
TO BE POLICY
Will Give Affairs of
Groesbeck Fullest
Publicity
Fine Granulated
SUGAR
16 Pounds • $1.00
Libby's Apple Batter
"sr sic
Rock Crystal Salt
% Pkgs. §C
lona Ketchup
Bottle 9C
8 o'clock Coffee
lb.«
lona Corn « Peas
2 ctJ 25c
Prunes Fancy
3*2Sc
Octagon Soap
2 13c
Shredded Wheat
n*llc
A&P Baked1' BeSttS
. 3 — 25c
GROESBECK, April 11 (Sp).—
Mayor J. E. Bradley of Groesbeck
in a letter made public this week
has thanked the voters of Groes-
beck for their hearty support in
his election to this office. In the
letter Mr. Bradley pledges himself
to working toward the best in-
terests of the community.
A statement of the financial
condition of Groesbeck with the
full list of Groesbeck indebtedness,
bonds, warrants, and all accounts
will be made through the office* of
the new mayor, the letter to the
public stated.
Tax amounts will come in for
discussion by the mayor in lh 
near future also, he said. The
amount of money collected eacn
year, and the actual cost of run-
ning the city government will ba
put before the voters clearly, Mr.
Bradley said.
The mayor and two commission-
ers of the city have expressed
their regrets at not being able
to accept the applications of the
nlany persons who wish to work
for the city. A platform of strict-
! est economy will be adhered to by
the present administration, it was
added by Mr. Bradley.
terests throughout the mid-con-
tincnt will watch reports of find-
ings.
Swung to a 136-foot derrick,
the largest ever built far this dis-
trict, Mr. Lytle has blocks capable
of lifting many tons, and has
machinery and boilers larget than
anything ever used here before.
All machinery and tools, used in
the deep test are new, the best
obtainable.
Mr. Lytle -istimates it will take
six months of steady work to
drill the test.
Twenty inch casing /will be
set at the surface.
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Operetta with
54 Voices Will
Be Given Apr. 20
Elaborate plans are being made j
for presentation of the operetta.!
"The Wildmills of Holland," by ]
the Mexia high school glee club, \
under direction of C. II. Ward, on'
Friday night, April 20, at the |
municipal auditorium.
A chorus of. 64 voices will be
blended in the beautiful operetta,
a musical production surpassing
anything ever offered here by a
high school organization, it is
said. Every singer will *ve dress-
ed in Dutch costume.
glee club at f
first methodist
At 11 a. m. Sunday the Glee
Club of Southwestern University
will sing at the First Methodist
Church. This aggregation' of sing-
ers are at present, on * ,concert
tour and are passing tl\rough
Mexia, and are visiting this church
for the first time. As thqre .*re
quite a number of students fro.W
Mexia at the great old collego
tiowu on tho San Gabriel, the an-
p'earance of the Glee Club will at
tract unusual attention, and receive
a cordial welcome.
At the evening servlct, 7:30,
the pastor, Rev. ,H. L. Munger, be-
gins a series of sermons on "Ob-
scure Characters in the Old Tes-
tament." The subject Sunday
evening being, "The Kine Who Lost
His Thumbs." There will be a
■ ouslng song service as an intro-
ductory to the service. ;
There was a great crowd at
Sunday school last Sun(Jay. The Undley 1
attendance is fine and the intercut
is even better. It meets at 9:45
a. m.
Attractive programs have been
announced for tho Epworth Lea-
gues. The Senior League meets
at 6:30 p. m. and the Intermediate
at 5 p. m. |
Junior Church every Sunday In
the basement auditorium at 11
o'clock.
There is always a warm spirit
of fellowship in these services and
'you are a stranger but once."
BAND CONCERT
Wort ham High Band
Play at Coolidtf#
Will
I
By News Special Correspondent.
WORTHAM, April 13. — Tiw
Wortham High School Band will
play an engagement at Coolidg.-j
Ariday evening, appearing on the
stiVet il\i a concert and entertain-
ing late? in the theater. A 40-
pieco bark! will make the trip.
Many of tH^ high school boys and
girls are i^so members of the
Wortham Mimlcipkl Band and' will
play with the Vnembers of this or-
ganization at nie musical contest
tc be held in GrA?nvilIe during the
first of next mc^ntl^
$1.00 Typewriter Ribbons T5c
at OrmsV>y's.
by Shot
WORTHAM, April 13. — «
burning tmsh in the bade yn
Mrs.-J. P. Lindley was injur
the shell from a pistol
which expknled in the fire,
empty sheH entered the leg ,i
above the ankle and cau'
tense pain but it is thought thi|
th injury will not prove to be 0
a serious nature.
WATT
Play Saturday Night
Benefit of Watt
Chunch
n
WATT, Aprilll.r—Women of tl^
Watt community are to give
comedy, "The Poor Married ManJ
Saturday night, April 11, ^t tli
school auditorium for the benefi
of the church.
Rev. R. L. Brown preached
the regular morning service hen
Sunday.
Eddie McHargue of Catoi v-illiil
visited "his parents, Mr. and Mrs,"
V. B. McHargue, Sunday.
H. L. Lester gave an Easter egg I
hunt for, the intcrmediato Sund&lfl
school (iae s Saturday.
R. A, Yarborough and family
and Mijis Morine Tinsley went to ]
Mart Siaturday.
 mm pin be men!
That Is, Compared With Women
A man always shows by his counte-
nance what his thoughts are—a woman
—not even thp serpent in the Garden of
Eden could tell what the lady thinks if
she but wants the man not to know—
and there arc times when she doesn't.
The fool man comes home with a bus-
iness proposition and fool like he tells
his wife exactly what he thinks about
it—woman-like, she tells him he's all
wrong and then foolish man gets mad.
flED
HOT
mm
where if  he had really been smart he
could hav^s fooled his wife by saying ex-
actly op^dsite lo what his real opinion
was. ' i
A contratflctlion then would be an a-
doption of Jiis? own viewpoint and the
brains of th e f?imily could still rest with
the wife, where they really exist any-
how, regardless of Tunny remarks to the
contrary. . ,
HORN HILL
New Trustees; Waco Sends
Mission Band; Picnic
for Children
Bargains For Saturday & Monday
SUGAR
Free Sugar
Post Toasties
CATSUP
TOMATOES
With a purchase of $3.00
or more—5 lb. bag Free
or KELI.0 KG'S CORN
FLAKES, EACH
Limit 3 pkgs;.
5c
WtKvT.
BITTER'S, LARGE 14
OZ. BOTTLE ,
HAND PACKED, Njj. 1
CANS, EACH „
Limited
HBMBnUHHV
15c
4
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Toilet Paper Kg
4 Roiu 19c
PaSnaolive Soap
Cakes
PERSONVILLE
Little Damage From Coll;
Box Supper Saturday
Night
Hershey's Cocoa
lb.
can
28c
Peanut Butter Bum"
* 17c
Rsel Salmon
can
£9c
EaiMi Msssfard
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4 h* 2§c
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PERSONVILLE, April 11.—
Little or no damage wan done by
the sleet and snow of the Easter
week-end here.
The egg hunt "at the home of |
Mrs. .7. P. Webb was well at-
tended and a good time was had
in spite of the cold.
Mr. and Mrs. Newman of Elec-
tra are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
C. R. Worsley.
Miss Oneda Webb of Mexiu
spent the week-end with her pa-
rentf, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Webb.
Mr. and Mrx. A. L. Lucas visit-
ed In Rockdale Saturday, return-
ing home Sunday in time for
Sunday school,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rogers
visited relatives hare Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Brown is visiting
HORN HILL, April 11..—Satur-
day being trustee election, three
new trustees were electd in this
district. Th yare Herman Smith,
J. D. Shipp, and Laurnce McClain.
A missionary band of 10 from I
Waco came over with Mrs. Foltz,
wife of the pastor, and gave throe
very interesting programs at the
Baptist church Sunday.
Miss Sammie Lewis is visiting
in Waco this week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Ezell and
Galen Stephens from Groesbeck,
spent the day with Mr. and Mr:<.
W. W. Richardson Sunday. Mr.
Brooks and Mr. and Mrs. Kelley
Simmons of Waco were also tho |
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard-
son.
The high school pupils are get-
ting up a play, ' The Colonel I
Maid," to be given the last o"
school about May 10.
Miss Trixie Reynolds visited her
sister, Mrs. Gene Hunt at Point
Enterprise last week end.
Miss Pauline Harvey visited her
parents at Jewett Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. Richardson, Miss Reynold-5
and Miss Everett gave their pu-|
pils a picnic at Comanche Cross-
ing Friday night. The girls took I
snndwiches and the boys fruit and |
all had a good time.
Anne Murphy, who has been ill I
for two weeks with the flu, is
back at school. Virgil Moody of
Tehuacana taught in her placd |
during her illness.
PRAIRIE HILL
Quart JAM
BUTTER
Pork & Beans
POTATOES
ALL KINDS—EACK
BROQKF1ELD, Quality
and Purity—Guarding a
Cnod Name—LB.
CAMPBELL'S
EACH
RBSaSBOra.^.
NO. 1 GRADE
GOOD COOKERS. LB.
49
47.
ftm
4;
*(&#-'■
2;.
MR OiSEty ~~WE WILL HAVE ir^NDREDs 4
' 1 ' bargains for mexia hols,
Market MQllQgCV, boys: wifes saturday aiyp monda
ROAST
FANC
FOREQUARTER
PER LB.
CHEESE
FANCY WISCONSIN
CREAM, LB.
Dry SALT
Ti
STREAK OF LEAN
STREAK OF FAT
PER LB.
SAUSAGE Pure Pork
w. A. Rivers Injured
Accident; Rain In
Benefit to Crops
in
PRAIRIE HILL, April The
rain of Thursday morning will be
of great benefit to all term cropir,
as the ground was becoming very
dry and farmeis were reporting
damage to corn and oats from the
dry weather and high winds.
There has been quite a bit of cot-
ton planted in this section.
W. A. Rivurs is suffering from
an injury received Friday moring
loading cattle tu go to market. He
received a cut f«n the back of his
ribs broken and
BACON
y—irtffTfP—
Pork Roast
1 LB. PKG.
NICE AND TENDER
PER LB.
BACON
FANCY SMOKED
PER LB.
LIVER
YOUNG AND TENDER
PER LB.
Plenty Dressed Hens and Hpt Barbecue!
imwmiaw r ftiw''"1"
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her daughter, at Oakos thii week.
There is to be a box supper at j head several
Personvllle school building Satar-1 bruises. 1
day night, April 11, for th<- i Mr. and Mrs. Elliott. Jones- and, [
of tho women's club. Tlu' daughter, Joyrs Lou is visiting
ted. I Mr. and Mrs. W D. Jones.
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