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f«L XXXIV, No. 7
ALBANY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1917
Whole Nmber 17S1
GET THE ROAD," THE SLOGAN
ny Good Roads Boosters Adopt the Slogan
and Secure Six National Highways
hear the honk of the tourist cars day and night. They are
coming in droves.
The writer ot this article lives just east of the city, on
Quality Flat, on the main thoroughfare—yes, five great
highways in one: The Southern National, the Dixie Over-
land, th Fort Worth-Roswell, the Fort Worth-El Paso andj
the Alhany-Bronk highways. And while coming to town ;
.the other morning, as earlv is h.^o, we met five tourist c.;
'going east and three passe 1 us going west. Yes, we think
.Ti . ... „ ,. 0, . ... m it would he sate to sav one hundred tourist cars come our
Nlregard to securing a branch line ot the State Highway trorn
Weatherford to Strawn, thence westward, cil<>nvr the Texas & ^ '■ div. An I still tiie\ Come.
(Pacific track, instead of branching off the Mineral Wells line at We have five first Cl iss garages, good hotel facilities
®etcalf Gap. and. including: Strawn, leavinK the towns of Millsap. m i plentv ot eating houses: and they are busv day and1
0H>to, Bennett, Gordon, Thurber and Mingus out in the cold, night.
MISS BILLIE BURKE
i
The World's Greatest Film Star, in "Gloria's
Romance" will Play Third Chapter
Tuesday Night, July 24th
Mineral Wells has proclaimed neutrality, and incidentally left the
ter up to others, until the question is settled, when she pr<>-
to join with the successful one in boosting the project.
The Mineral Wells Health Resort has the following to say in
this regard:
"Two routes have been designated from this place, west
— one leading through Albany to Abilene; the other through
Strawn ami, Cisco t<; Abilene. Si. far. Mineral Wells has
been neutral, and will not support either route, contending
that whichever is decided on by the Stat'1 Highway Commis-
sion will be acceptable here. Strawn is threatening, how-
ever, to work with Weatherford and Cisco, to get the route
designated from Weatherford to Strawn and Cisco, down
the Texas & Pacific, leaving this city <>tT of the route, unless
Mineral Wells declares herself with Strawn. The Health
Resort thinks our Chamber of Commerce is doing the proper
thing by remaining neutral. At first sight, though, it
might appear as if we should side in with Strawn, because
she is in this county. But we must not lose sight of the
fact that Albany has done possibly twice as much to get this
Highway than has Strawn. She also got in the running
ahead of Strawn. and now has a good r<>:ii! to oiler; where-
as. the lower side of this county has practically nothing to
offer in the way of roads. That is neither here nor there.
Mineral Wells is, and should remain, neutral until the route
has been designated. Then, we will not be found wanting
when it comes to working in harmony with the cities so
selected."
IN all the thousands of motion pictures which have been given to
the public, never has a star been gowned with the sort of frocks,
hats, shoes and lingerie that Miss Billie Burke is to wear in "Glo-
ria's Romance," the new motion picture novel from the pen of
It pays to hustle and advertise and build good roads-
Ik -ill'.- bird cat.:lies the worm "—and that's what Albany I Mr- and Mrs. Rupert Hughes, which manager McCarty of the
has don .. And now some of the towns which had gone to
■-leep have it last waked up, and made the awful discovery
that they let tK-ir opportunit\ slip by: and now they are
gnawing the b< nd growling, md doing the baby act by
whining ovtr spilt m k. \n I tiiev ue raising the Devil
and lom Walker because th" travel don't .-..me their wav.
Birchwood Theatre has booked, and the first chapter of which will
be seen on the screen on Tuesday night, July 17.
In stageland Miss Burke is famous for the wonderful gowns
that have graced her person, each season seeming to have found
her w ith a more gorgeous array than the preceding one, but dur-
ing the course of the new animated novel she is going to wear
costumes especially designed for her by Henri Bendel, Lucile and
Kiill ! 1 roads it vou w int to get designated. A black Balcom, that will outshine any gowns in which she has been seen
lit,e cross i blank sheet of paper don't spell anything.
Promises tin t worth i hoot; but shovel dirt, and level
down the high places, md blast down the mountain side:.
and get the boulders out of the way—is the only music
that makes the traveling public dance.
The Russian Drive on the Twenty Thousand Ameri-
Eastern Front Startles World can Aeroplanes to Europe
The Russian Bear is now play- Congress appropriated six hun-
ing havoc with the Austrian and dred and fiftv million dollars this
German armies. From the first week w ithout a dissenting vote
to the llith of July, they have for an aeroplane campaign in
captured 115, INK) prisoners, some- Kurope. This will be the most
thing like a thousand officers and | gigantic war machine in the
guns and army supplies galore, world if the Senate sustains the
The separate peace propaganda lower house, .lust think of it!
i has crumbled and free Russia Twenty thousand aeroplanes in
As the Journal sees it, the Health Resort otte.s a logical ^as sturtled the world by her action, on the battle front in
argument for the stand taken; but in regard to the infer- succ>essful movements on the Kurope. Nothing like it in all
ence that the southern part of I'alo Finto county is handi- ,,usterM front. She is making a history. Yes, the daring Amer-
aapped in the contest because it has practically nothing to otler in wfoirlwind move and driving the ican aviators will play hiue and
(he way of good roads, is a confession that clinches the fact, and armies like chat? before seek among the clouds, and with
dhows all the more reason why that section should, at this late day j a wm)j The Kaiser and his le- machine guns and bombs, the
ffen. be favored with a larger amount of the (iood Roads money ^jons ar,, on the run, and as we German armies will think that
has and will be spent in that county, hrom a standpoint of vjew Germany is standing on
lity, no part of the county should be disqualified because its ^u,r |aS[ Yes, there's a
toads have been neglected, while other sections have been built L.rjsja on and what its termina-
Jf the Health Resort's argument is a good one, will it work ^on wj|[ no oru, liari jt,|| t,ut
!■ the future, should the southern section get the proposed route, there is a rift in the war cloud,
—(Thurber Journal. and it would not surprise us if
.... ... rv, , • I Germany's war machine would
Yes "Get the Road, the slogan. That s just what
its, vjci i go to pieces any day. There is
the Albany Good Roads Boosters have done. They have stron>f talk of the abdication of
the Kaiser.
got the Highways—just six in number. Only one other
town in this great State excels us, and that s the 1 anther
town
City
Road to be Estahlished
in the past. Dramatic critics in mentioning Miss Burke or. the
speaking stage have worn threadbare such adjectives as "ador-
able," "exquisite" and "lovely," and all of them have fallen far
short of describing this fascinating little star. Photography can-
not Hatter Miss Burke, for it requires a Henner to portray the
wonderful red goldness of her hair, the milk-whiteness of her skin
and the slender girlishness of her figure. Whether wearing a
sapphire-blue velvet dinner gown, cut in Grecian lines with a gath-
ered semi-high waist lino and flowing sleeves of pale yellow chif-
fon, her hair done high on her head and piled into a fountain of
curls, or dressed in one of any "inexpensive" street gowns of
serge at $S."> to $96 apiece, she is adorable. As for shoes, she ha«
more than a hundred and thirty pairs to choose from, ranging all
the way from black, white and tan shoes for street wear, through
sport boots and dancing slippers, with diamond buckles, to foot-
gear of wonderful Persian material that cost more than $100 per
pair.
In "Gloria's Romance," in which Miss Burke portrays the role
of a wealthy society girl, a $15,000 Russian sable coat will be seen,
together with a $12,000 ermine coat, a $9,000 chinchilla coat, a
blue and gold and metal embroidered evening coat, trimmed with
silver fox fur. valued at $2,500, and a dinner gown trimmed with
lace that was priced at $150 per yard. Feminine picture goers
will find the picture a regular fashion bazaar and undoubtedly will
follow it with interest.
Don't miss a single chapter in this great Drama. It's
all hades has turned aloose. a beautiful love story in which beauty, romance and youth
Uncle Sam never does anything play an important role. Two chapters a week, Tuesday and
by halves. He has flung his hat Thursday night.
in the ring, and all his gold and!
resources are called into action, j
and by the living God Germany's
war machine is going to be
crushed, and that mighty quick.
MAKE THE EFFORT
Another substitute for wheat
The Albany Boosters saw the handwriting on the wall: ilour was suggested to Washing-
tnd while other towns were asleep at the switch, Albany j A petition was presented to ton, I). C., Saturday, when Con-
Was on the job and going after the goods. We repeat that1 the Commissioners Court this! gressman Blantonof Abilene had
the citv ot Albany read the signboard.
Bianton Puts it Over Enthusiastic Railroad Mass Meeting Held at
Courthouse Wednesday Afternoon
week, praying said court to ap- baked by the Bureau of Stand- '"pHH citi/ens >f Albany met in mass meeting at the Court
With the advent ot the auto, a demand for a system ot
So, the town
point a jury of review for thei ards a quantity of milo maize
purpose of running out and the i bread and biscuits, which were
house Wednesday afternoon at *.oo o'clock, a large
representative assemblage responding to the call.
Through reliable sources it had come to the city of
Albany the information that the M., K. & T. Ky. Co. con-
great highways was knocking at our door. w, >.>•<. g^blishment of what is known served to Congressmen and news-
of Albany got busy, rolled up their sleeves, got m the light as t^u, Albany and Abilene road.' paper correspondents in the
—not in opposition to anybody else, but they were after jjhe road has been laid out and | House of Representatives res-
the Highways They attended ill the road meetings: most of it surveyed, but it was taurant. Jtemplated making or establishing new treight divisions
fcirne 1 nsolen and drove sometimes, as far as 150 and necessary to do it in legal form. The cereal was grown in West between Waco and Kotan. Hence, the people of this city
rniks between suns to be OH hand when the roll was 80 thut ttd can Ttaaa and the Hour was milled together tor the purpose of taking the matter up with
be made and presented to the
Highway Commission, and thus
we shall be in line for our pro
IOO
called. And they got the roads! A matter of hustle, boys.
And now there is Strawn and a lot ot other towns along
Ibe Texas & Pacific—as they thought, on the Main I~hor- raja ^ roaij funds coming
tttghfare, and the travel Hist had to come by, notwith- 1 from State and National sources,
gland in" the canyons, hollows, ro .ks and sand dunes, and
had roads id lib. " The public be durned I" and they had j Mr. and Mrs. K. 8. Murrie left
, a „ , , ^lslr.ir ,n,i ennrv/iner u.-ic last week for an auto trip down
to come by. And while all this sleeping and snoozing was
going on, Shackelford and Stephens counties were voting
%onds, building roads and taking the Good Hoads meetings
storm. And the result of ill this rustle and spending ot -n Texas. They will return
#ur hard-earned cash is, that the dust is dying, and we can the last of this week.
in the piney woods in Kast Tex-
as. They will visit their old
home, Quitman, and other points
at Coleman.
The bread was baked with a
fifty-fifty mixture of wheat and
milo maise flour, while the bis-
cuits were two parts milo maize
and one part wheat.
Those who partook of the
bread and biscuits were highly
pleased.
Blanton believes, if the Gov-
ernment will urge its wide use, a
large quantity of wheat can be
saved.
the railroad officials.
After discussing it pro and con, a committee of five
was appointed to take the matter up with the proper
authorities, and learn whit could be done with a view of
establishing one of the freight divisions at Albany, and to
co-operate with the railroad company with that desirable
object in view.
The committee selected includes Mayor Dave Diller, S.
Webb, John F. Sedwick, F. B. Cloud and Judge J. A. King.
The committee will act at once in the matter, and rq|ort
results at the earliest moment practicable.
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