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THE MEXIA WEEKLY HERALD
FRIT>AY, KEPT. 17, 1937
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Textbook Order
Cancelled Due
Error on Etker
New York Physician Sees Fruit as Hard Grid Year
Diet Necessity Prevent Paralysis Ahead Lions Are
Told by Foster
WASHINGTON Sept. 14 (U.R) Dr.
Irving Sherwood Wright of New
i York reported today that resist-
11, (U.R) ance 0f infantile paralysis appears
cancelled t0 jue ]owerej by lack of sufficient
fruit and diets and by too much
exposure to sunshine.
In a discussion of Vitamin C lie-
fore the Georgetown medical
school's annual extension course,
Dr. Wright cited experiments in
which monkeys exhibited a higher
resistance to infantile paralysis
when their diets include this vita-
min found in oranges and other cit-
rus fruits.
He suggested that parents might
find it "worthy of attention" to
give their children extra amounts
of citrus fruits during the lata
summer and early fall when infan-
tile paralysis outbreaks are nor-
mally at their highs.
Dr. Wright emphasized that the
work done at' Columbia University
had not been extended to human
beings, but he insisted the results
The text says: "In 181fi, Moo showed conclusively that there ap-
ton and Warren, of Boston, used : peared to be some realtionship be-
ether in performing an operation tween resistance to this disease
and since that date civilized so- and the amount of vitamin in the
cisty has been freed from the hor- j diet.
roi-s of the barber surgeons;" i The atetmpt to connect infantile
Rivers refuted the statement) - • ~
and pointed out that "the first 1 rt
use of ether as an anesthetic in 'p Orffler UlUVe
the performance of a surgical op- j
eratior. was by Dr. Crawford j
Long, at. Jefferson,
UO, 1842."
ATLANTA, Ga,. Sept.
—Th# stale of Georgia
an order for textbooks with Hen
ry Holt and company of New
York because the book said Mass
achusetts was the first state in
which ether was used as an anes-
thetic.
"It is generally accepted," said
Gov. E. D. Rivers in announcing
cancellation of the order, "that
Crawford W. Long of Georgia
was the discoverer of ether as
an anesthetic. School children of
the state must be taught the
truth of the matter." ,
The book in questioned was
"Descriptive Chemistry and Phy-
sics." The author is Sherman R.
Wilson, head of the exact science
department of a Detroit high
school.
Wilson credited two Boston phy-
sicians with the first use of eth-
paralysis infection with dietary de-
ficiencies is a new upproach to the
medical problem of controlling this
disease, which usually strikes chil-
dren of school age. An outbreak
now is claiming a more than nor-
mal number of victims, particularly
in Chicago and Toronto.
While the experiments are too
new for their basic principles to be
fully understood, Dr. Wright said
that apparently the Vitamin C
"neutralizes" the infantile parly-
sis virus. The Columbia professor
said that the sunlight exposure
factor apparently arose from chan-
ges in metabolism which make it
possible for the sunburned individ-
ual to assimilate the requisite a-
mount of Vitamin C even though it
was in his diet.
Dr. Wright reported that with
crystalline Vitamin C, doctors were
able to cure the disease scurvy,
with its accompanying increased
fragility of the minute blood ves-
sels. Eventually he explained ad-
ministration of this vitamin may
"be useful" in treating rheumatic
fever, rheumatoid arthritis, pneu-
monia, and other pathological con-
ditions.
Ga., March j
After 24 Years
He Reweds Bride
JAMESTOWN, N. Y., ttl.R) -
Twenty-four years ago In Sicily
Joseph Spano kissed his 16-year-
old bride goodbye as he marched
off to the World War.
The bride, Mary, came to the
United States with her parents af-
ter extracting a promise from Jo-
seph that they would be re-united
here after he was discharged from
the army.
At the years slipped by and no
word was received from Joseph,
Mary married Charles Anadalora
of Jamestown, thinking her girl-
hood husband dead.
Two years ago she learned Jo-
seph was in Italy, but that he could
not get permission to leave the
country.
Then a year ago Ondalora died.
A little later the Italian govern-
ment rewarded Joseph for distin-
guished war service by allowing
him to go to America.
Joseph, now 41, and Mary 40,
were reunited in matrimony by
City Judge Allen E. Barger, 24
yearR to a day after they kissed
each other goodbye in Sicily.
FREAK BOLT
HOUSTON. (U.R) — Lightning
struck Tom Gohmert, 17, while
he .was washing dishes at his
home, discolored a knife he was
holding and a ring on his finger.
He was uninjured.
Although birds have a regular
molting season, a lost feather is
replaced by a new one at any time
of the year.
Says He's 112
COVINGTON, Tenn., <U.R)—"Un-
cle" Jerry Edmondson, Negro, who
says he is 112 years old, laughed
heartily as he told about the time
he was "killed."
Another Negro shut Jerry be-
tween the eyes when he was a
young slave.
"He'll be dead before morning,"
decided the physician ( who exam-
ined Jerry.
Jerry lives, but the physician has
been dead many years.
The aged Negro pointed to a
deep scar between his eyes where
the bullet struck. There is a bulge
over Jerry's left eye, where, he
said, the slug still remains implant-
ed.
No record of Age
There are no records from which
Jerry's age may be ascertained. H.
P. Cash, member of the Tipton
County Court, however, vouched
that the Negro had served the Cash
family since 1868. Cash also said
that a 70-year-old member of the
family "couldn't remember back in
the 70s when Uncle Jerry wasn't
an old man.
Jerry said he was born a slave
on Christmas day, 1824, on the
plantation of Charles Edmonson,
five miles from Fayetteville. Ac-
cording to his story, he remained
there and served "young marster''
through the Civil War, later going
to Stewartsville and entering the
employ of the Cash family.
"It warn't such a hard life being
a slave," Uncle Jerry recalled,
crossing his toil-bent and creaking
knees. "Niggers lived a heap bet-
ter dan dey do now."
Believes in Prayer
He attributed his longevity to
"prayin' to God."
"Bible says God can prolong yo'
YOUR SUIT
Cleaned and Pressed
while U wait
J im Brady
Majestic Hotel Bldff.
Phone 78
yeahs.
"Yassum, I'se drank an awful lot
of whiskey in my time, but I al-
ways made careful to be sho' it
was mine," he laughed.
"De bes' president we'se ever
had?"he mused.
"Well, now, I likes Mr. Roosevelt,
but I thinks Mr. Woodrow Wilson
was de bes' president we'se ever
had 'cause he jes scattered de mon-
ey around. Why, during the war I
made f-5 a day."
"Yassuh, I'se a Democrat, but I
ain't been one all my life 'cause de
Democrats ain't dat old."
Loan on Cotton
Rapped Hard hy
J. E. McDonald
AUSTIN, Sept. 14 <U.R) — If the
government cotton loan regulation
had purposely been written to pre-
vent farmers from taking advan-
tage of the loan the results could
not have been worse than they are
J. E. McDonald, Texas commission-
er of agriculture said here today as
he launched an effotr to retain re-
vision of the rule.
McDonald said an agreement
with the U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture and the Commodity Credit
Corporation was the plan would be
as similar to the 1935 plan as pos-
sible.
Mount Lassen is the only "live'1
volcano in the United States.
Competition in District 10 is the
toughest this year that it has been
since I have been coaching football
in Mexia Coach J. D. Foster of
.Mexia High School told members
of the Lions Club Tuesday noon.
"Lufkin lost only three men from
last year's club and will be tough-
er this year than they were last,"
ho said. "And Athens has no reason
not to come through since they
have u veteran team. Palestine, if
the performance of some of their
backs at the track meet last spring
can be used as a criterion, they
will have a fast smart ball club
Then Nacogdoches can be counted
on to have a hustling bunch of ball
players," Foster added.
In regard to the Waco game next
Friday night Coach Foster pointed
out the Tigers have a veteran ag-
gregation. All of them being big
and fast. "We are going over there
to give them a battle. We may lose
but they will know they had a ball
game," ho said. He predicted Mexia
and Waco would play before the
biggest crowd to witness a Central
Texas game during 1937 provided
a bi-district game is not played in
this section.
Assistant Coach Floyd Bounds
spoke briefly and promised the
Cats would really fight.
As the musical portion of the
program, Lon G. Brown, program
chairman, presented Mrs. Harry
Humble of Groesbeck who sang
two selections. She was acoom-
panied by Mrs. Sam Werner.
W. L. Williams, J. D. Foster,
Floyd Bounds and Talmadge Crook
were guests.
Cotton Ginned
to Sept 1st Is
Thrice That '36
Cotton ginned fcn Limestone
county as of September 1, 1937
was over three times the total
of that ginned for a like period
in 1936, William J. Gillespie, of
Coohdge, special agent for the
Bureau of the Census said Tues-
day.
A total of 14,246 bales were
ginned for the 1937 period while
1936 records reveal only 4,265
bales were ginned to September
1.
NEW STYLE SHIPS
MARIE ISLAND, Cal. <U.R) —
Steram-lining has become an ele-
ment now in naval construction.
The destroyers McCall and Maury
will show the latest lines in stream-
lining to the enemy. They will join
the fleet next year.
MEXIA FIESTA
STOCK SHOOTS
UP AT MEETING
In a meeting at the Mexia Cham-
ber of Commerce it was voted to
make the Fiesta De Mexia this
year "bigger and better' 'than ever
and Dr. Marion M. Brown was giv-
en the assurance of those present
they would cooperate with him in
every way possible.
The annual Fiesta De Mexia will
start on October 6 and will last for
two days, Wednesday and Thurs-
day.
One of the outstanding features
of the Fiesta will be the big pa-
rade. With entries from many sur-
rounding towns and a large num-
ber of floats from Mexia promised
the parade promises to be the best
and most colorful of any ever seen
in this section. Assurance for 20
floats have already been given and
it is expected that even more will
be entered before the parade date.
Another outstanding feature of
the Fiesta will be the Pioneer's
Day, or Homecoming Day when
aged residents of this section and
those who have moved away will
gather for a general homecoming.
W. K. Boyd, chairman of the Pio-
neer committee said Tuesday he
expects a larger crowd than was
here for the Pioneer Day year be-
fore last.
Jimmy Blair, who is chairman of
the parade committee, said his
committee has already gone to
work to work in a big way.
"Regardless of obstacles we are
going to have the biggest Fiesta
that we have ever had. We have
made up our minds we are go-
ing to put it over and put it over
we will,'' Dr. Brown asserted.
At the meeting it was also de-
cided that the Mexia Chamber of
Commerce issue an invitation for
the District elimination contest of
bands in District 3, which includes
Mexia, to be held here.
It was voted that the chamber
appoint a committee to accompany
Dean Shank, Mexia High band di-
rector, and superintendent of
Schools, Frank L. Williams to
Hearne Sunday afternoon to pre-
sent the invitation.
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DATE-FIG TREE
MARYSVILLE, Cal. (U.R)—Or-
chard experimentalists here have
succeeded in growing both figs
and dates on the same tree and
hope to develop an entirely new
type of double producing plant.
TRAFFIC SPEEDED
MOSCOW. (U.PJ—In one month
since the Moscow-Volga canal was
opened for traffic, 189,500 passen-
gers and 121,000 tons of various
freight have been transported a-
lor.g it.
Important Change in Schedules
Effective September 19
A NEW Convenient Service
FOR OUR PATRONS
Carpenter Asks
Completed Forms
before Sept 25
AUSTIN, Sept. 14, (Spl)—
Forms for reporting August pay-
rolls, issued to 12105 Texas em-
ployers, should be completed and
returned to the Unemployment
Commission before the 25th of
September, Orville S. Carpenter
chairman-director of the Commis-
sion, said today.
According to estimates made
the first of September, approxi-
mately ninety-three per cent of
the covered employers In Texas
are registered with and reporting
to the Unemployment Compensa-
tion Commission.
Dui'ing the first eight months
of. 1937, registered employers
rose from 11,000 to more than
12,000. A corresponding increase
in the number of employees was
from 561,781 to 605,250 in that
period.
According to these figures,
Texas' average "covered" employ-
er had fifty employees in Au-1
gust.
Each of the 605,250 employees
is a potential beneficiary for pay-
ments from the "jobless fund"
now $14,405,057, which has been
contributed by Texas employers,
payments will begin January 1.
1938, to qualified employees.
FLEW THE COOP
IIATTLSBURG, Miss. <U.R) —
Jailer Edmund O. Marlowe of the
Forrest county jail has learned
that "jail birds' 'can fly. Hir two
pet canaries deserted through an
open window.
TO STUDY JAPAN
BERKELEY, Cal. <U.R) —In an
effort to create a better under-
standing with the Far East, the
University of Califot^n has estab-
lished a new courea ffi history and
government of Japan.
An arrow can be shot from a
bow at a speed of 130 feet a sec-
ond.
Just Installed
k
New Hammer
Mill
Bring me your Hay, Corn, Maize,
Higeria and Kaffir Corn
Felz Feed Store
Mexia, Texas
Between HOUSTON and DALLAS-FT. WORTH
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OWL—Completely AIR-CONDITIONED—with Ch.lr C r , Cn.rliee, Sleeper., Ot.serv..
tion-Lonnge Sleeper, Houston-Dull.■: through Sleeper.! Hou ton-I't. Worth;
G.lveatsn-D.lUe; Houston to Auatin; New Orleana-Denver (via Houston and
Dallas).
CENTRAL EXPRESS—With toaehea <n«l Alr-Conditioned> Houston-Dallas. AIR-
CONDITIONED Sleeper and Coach, Auatin t. Houeton on train 20 from
Hempstead.
, ' TRY THE TRAIN NEXT TIME—Safe, Feat, Comfortable.
SouflhoEii Pacific
F. P. Htxhinwon, Agent Phone 20
MiAffscmm VAMWm
COLLECTINQ LIQUID
RUBBER ON FIRESTONE
PLANTATIONS IN LIBERIA
From these plantations
comes an cver-in*
creasing supply of the
world's finest rubber.
Money saved here and
in manufacturing and
distribution enable
Firestone to sell first
quality tires at 1 ower
prices
PRICES
AS LOW AS
reater
these
THAT'S WHY
YOU GET MORE FOR
YOUR MONEY IN
FIRESTONE
STANDARD TIRES
Firestone builds a first-quality tire made of
top grade materials and sells it for less money
because Firestone passes savings along to you in the
form of extra values. Firestone controls rubber and
cotton supplies at their sources, manufactures with g:
efficiency and distributes at lower cost. Because of
economies —
YOU GET EXTRA PROTECTION AGAINST
BLOWOUTS—eight extra- pounds of rubber are added to
every 100 pounds of cord by the Firestone patented Gum-Dipping
process. By this process every fiber of every cord in every ply is
saturated with liquid rubber. This counteracts dangerous
internal friction and heat that ordinarily cause blowouts. ,
YOU GET EXTRA PROTECTION AGAINST
PUNCTURES —becausc under the tread are two extra layers
of Gum-Dipped cords.
YOU GET EXTRA PROTECTION AGAINST SKIDDING
— because the tread is scientifically designed.
YOU GET LONGER NON-SKID MILEAGE—because of
the extra tough, long-wearing tread.
Make your car tire-safe now for fall and winter driving. Join the
Firestone SAVE A LIFE Campaign today by equipping your car
with a set of new Firestone Standard Tires — today's top
tire value;
DON'T RISK YOUR LIFE ON SMOOTH WORN TIRES!
DO YOU KNOW
THAT last year highway accidents cost the lives of more than
38,000 men, women and children?
That a million more were injured?
THAT more than 40,000 of these deaths and injuries were
caused directly by punctures, blowout* and skidding due
to smooth, worn, unsafe tires?
ftresfon*
for passenger cars
1 4.50-20 s8.70
4.50-21 9.05
4.75-19 9.55
5.25-18 11.40
5.50-17 1x.50
5.50-18 13.95
5.50-19 13>10
HEAVY DUTY
4.75-19 11.75
5.25-18 14*25
OTHER SIZES PROPORTIONATELY LOW
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sentinel
4.40-21 $5.65
4.50-20 6.05
4.50-21 6.35
4.75-19 $6.70
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5.25-18 8.00
OTHER SIZES PROPORTIONATELY LOW
Tinstone
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worn tire, with non-
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off. Tires in this
condition are liable
to puncture*, blow-
tuts and skidding
At left is fiction cut
from a new rirestone
Tire. Note the thick,
non-skid protection
against skidding,
blowouts and
punctures. Come in
and see * demon-
stration.
Is Your Life
Worth
Two Six Bits
That's the
Difference
between a
First Class
Brake Job
and a Cheap
Job
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Mexia Battery & Tire Co.
—WUNSTOP DUZZ1T
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