The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, August 21, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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IIICIIDAIIPt w* write FIRE. LIFE end ell kind* of GOOD
■ndUMnwC INSURANCE, Is your Automobile Insured?
C. W. HOLLOWAY - H. C. EDWARDS
Cervenkn & Vanzura
REAL ESTATE, LOANS, NOTARY
WORK, WILLS, ETC.
Phones. Office 67; H... 299
WEST, 1-: TEXAS
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11.60 Per Year
THE WEST NEWS AUGUST
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PERMANENTS
Fredric Vita Tonic
$ 10 & $ 12 Permanents $8.00 or 2 for $14.00
$7.50 Permanents now $6.50 or 2 for $12.00
$5.00 Permanents 2 for........... 8.00
$3.00 Permanents 2 for ................... 5.00
Shampoo and Set ....................... 75c
Without drying ................................— 60c
Wave Set ............. 40c
Without drying 25c
Henna Pack ...... 50c
Lix Shampoo, $ 1.00 ttze ................ 89c
WEST BEAUTY SHOPPE
Phones: Shoppe, 112; Res. 206
WEST, TEXAS
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Taxpayers’ League to
Organize Saturday
A mass meeting >f ell taxpayers of
this section la called for Saturday,
August 22nd, at the City Hall at 2:00
p. m. The purpose of this meeting is
to organise a local chapter of the
McLennan County Taxpayers' League,
there being Mich chapters in every
place in the county except West and
Leroy
John Strauaa of Waco, the organis-
er of the County League, will be
here to deliver the main speech end
•xplain to the local taxpayers the
purpose of the organisation. Ho will
also firing other speakers along and
the meeting will be devoted to a die-
suasion of the method by which taxes
may be reduced. All farmers and
taxpayers of this section ere urged
to bo present and assist in organis-
ing a local chapter.
Dr. Geo. A. Pasdral and family ra-
ined recently from a week's trip to
Louisiana.
Best Theatre
PROGRAM
ATTENTION!
Business Men of West
On next Monday night, August
24th, at the K. of C. Hail at 7:30
o'clock, ail business men of West
will meet in a good old-fashioned get-
together meeting. The purpose is to
have a simple round table diecuasion
of the serious situation which now
confront* the business life of Writ.
Men, we have reached the moat
critical period in our whole existence,
and the situation demands that we
come together and work out plans to
get the fall business that rightfully
belongs to West. The situation de-
mands our best thought and coopera-
tion right now.
A barbecue dinner will be served.
There will be no admission charge.
Dr. U. E. Biggu, President
Weat Chamber of Commerce.
Mules For Terracing
Demonstration Today
M. J. Mazanec, County Commis-
sioner from this precinct, will fur-
nish mules for the terracing demon-
stration to be given on the Youwell
farm this afternoon, Friday, August
2lst. The Youwell farm is locatod
on the Fort Graham road near Chalk
Bluff, ami a large number of Mc-
Lennan County farmers are expected
to attend. County Agent Dick Miller
will have charge of the demonstra-
tion, which will last from 9 a. m. to
S p. m. John Gorham, Bo«qusviU*
farmer, will be the principal speaker
and the Indies’ Home Demonstration
Club will serve lunch at a nominal
cost.
Mr. Mazanec states that the reason
for using his mules instead of the
county tractor and road grader is to
allow the farmers that a tractor is
not absolutely necessary for terrac-
ing. Since the majority of farmers
do not own tractors, it is necessary
that some use mules, and this demon-
stration is to show how this can be
done.
Earthquake Shock
Felt Slightly Here
Though the earthquake shock which
did heavy damage in Southwest Tex-
as early Sunday did no damage here,
several residents of this city reported
that they felt the tremor*. One wo-
man stated that she was awake when
Public Schools to
Open September 14
Announcement was made Monday
by R. Wendopf, secretary of the West
School Board, that the West Public-
Schools will open for the 1931-1932
term on Monday, September 14th.
This date is a little earlier than the
school* have boon starting in the
past few years.
Professor W. E. Cantrell, t i.perint-
endant of m-hoia, was here Saturday
and stated at that time that he will
be here next week in order to make
finnl arrangements for the opening
of the fall term. Most of last year’s
teachers will be back for the coming
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Wall* AcilWT ■ "a vmv IrAEre*, *•%> IIvW»
years in history is expected.
George E. Kacir Opens
His Law Office In West
George E. Kacir, who ha* been as-
sociated with his brother in a law-
firm in Waco, has opened an office
here and will practice law in thin
city in the future. Mr. Kacir will be
Chamber of Commerce
Officers Are Reelected
In a meeting at the C. of C. offi-
ces Monday night all old officer-
were re-elected for the coming six
months' term. A goad attendance
was recorded, and interest was showr
in the organization'* activities during
the coming month*.
A further discussion of the plan to
gravel a stretch of road between :
Menlow and West was held. It is ex-1
pected that the committee with this |
in charge will get in touch with the j
proper authorities and will arrange j
to have the rood graded soon. Thin j
stretch will connect with the Menlow j
rood at the County line road and will i
prove a mean* of more farmer* com-
ing to this city to trade this fail.
Plan* were perfected for the hold-
ing of a big get-together meeting in
the local K. of C. Hall next Monday
night, August 24th, at 7:30. Vital
matters in regard to the business life
of We*t will be discussed and a no-:
admission barbecue will be served.
Fish Fry Held For
Lake Park Members
A Good Appetite
and a loaf of West’s own
“CR£AM LOAF” BREAD
Are about all that one will need to enjoy
life. Just give it a trial, and you will
never accept any other bread.
When you buy from us you keep West
Money in West.
CITY BAKERY
WEST, TEXAS
Texas Congressman
Endorses Payment of
Soldiers’ Certificates
The members of the Lake Park As-
sociation and their friends were en-
tertained at the lake last Friday even-
ing with a fish fry. About 176 pounds
of dressed fish were brought out and
cooked. A total of 225 persona were
present to enjoy the feast. Most of
the fish were caught in the lake and
the remainder from Aquilla Creek.
This entertainment climaxed sev-
Wright Patman Says Hr Expects
Take Steps te Impeach Andrew
Mellon When Congress Meets
Congressman Wright Patman of
Texas recently addressed the eleventh
annual convention of the Disabled
American Veterans of the World War
in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Fol-
eral weeks' work on the larger lake, j lowing are excerpts from his address,
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY—
Victor McLaglen
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“NOT EXACTLY
GENTLEMEN”
it came and that she felt the house in the ofn"s «,wve th*
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUN-
DAY NIGHT and MONDAY NIGHT:
“CONFESSIONS OF A
CO-ED”
0*, From Her Diary, with
Phillips Holmes, Sylvia
Sidney, Norman Foster
lihnke a* the tremor hit this section.
Others were awakened by the shock
hot most of the people of West slept
through it ail and knew nothing of
it until the newspapers reported it j
I Monday morning.
Guardsmen Return
From Encampment
BOW
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY:
~ CLARA
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“KICK IN”
It’s that ’’Redhead-
Girl.
AND
The local Medical Detachment of
143rd Infantry, Texas National Guard,
returned late Saturday from Comp
Hnlen, Palacios, where they had been
for two week* on their annual sum-
mer camp. Capt. F. M. Pope had
charge of the Weat guardsmen.
Members report an unusually good
ramp this year, and all of the Weat
men who made the trip had a pleas-
ant time. Drill took up a large part
of the guardsmen's time at the en-
Adams Grocery Company in the Will*
building.
Mr. Kacir has had extensive ex-
perience in the law, having graduat-
ed from the University of Texas Law
I School at Austin and later having
studied for a year in Charles Univer-
sity, Prague, Czecho-Slovakia. He
practiced law at Temple for two years
and for the past few mouths ha*
been located in Waco with offices in
the Provident Building. He is asso-
ciated with J. W. Taylor of Waco in
criminal cases.
The people of West are glad to
welcome Mr. Kacir to this city.
which has been partially drained in
order to facilitate the removal of cat
tails. These cat-tails were about to
take the lake despite previous at-
tempts to kill them, and it was final-
ly decided to drain the lake in order
to gel rid of them. During the pro-
cess the lake was also cleaned of
other sediment and a large number of
small fish placed in the small lake.
Ben Keen to Open
Store In West Soon
Ben Keen of Waco, who formerly
conducted » dry goods store in thia
ifity, visited here Saturday and an-
nounced that he will open up another
store here in the near future, to be
located ii; the old Star Store build-
ing in the North block of the busi-
ness district.
Mr. Keen owned a store here for
many years until a few years ago,
when he sold out and confined his
attentions to his store in Waco. He
is well known here, and his friend?
will be glad to welcome him back to
West.
Boy Scout Archery
Tournament In Waco
West Firemen Have
Semi-Monthly Drills
Tho West Fire Department mem-
bers have arranged to have drills
... - . , , ’ every two weeks during the month i
of war being stressed About thirty
members of the West detachment
made the camp.
1
West Mutual Benefit
Association
a lot: At Mt'TtMl AID ANWOCiATION
Operating By Permission of Tua Insurance Commissioner of Texas
Life IiiNiiranee iif Cosl!
Class “A” Policies Now Pay $1000.00
Why not carry your Mutual Life Insurance
in your own West Mutual instead of send-
ing your money away?
GET ONE OF THESE POLICIES TODAY
C. W. Holloway, Praatdent; Jewell H. Carroll, Sec'y.-Treasr.;
J. F. Svaeak Field Agent
-Office at -
West
STATE NATIONAL BANK
Texas
To determine the champion Boy
Scout archers of the Heart O'Texas
Council, an elimination tournament
will be held in Waco Saturday, Aug-
ust 22nd. The match will be held at
Cameron Park on the archery range
of the Waco Boy Scouts and will
start promptly at ten o'clock.
Archery has been one of the handi-
craft feature* of the Boy Scout
ramps and several boys have develop-
ed into pretty good shots.
The two best archers in the Junior
and Intermediate classes, a* deter-
mined in the meet Saturday, wilt be
taken to the annual tournament of
the Southern Archery Association,
which will be held Labor Day in
I being to increase their efficiency in
, the fire extinguishing tine. To mak.
I those drills more interesting, the
I mcmlwr* of the organization haw
> been divided Into two equal group*,
I with R. Wendnrf and Frank Busby a-
captnins, and these two groups will I
! vie with other to decide the fastest | Memphis, Tenn.
j in making a run and connecting the i ^“8t **** Calvin Curran and The-
hose in readiness to put out a fire.* ™> «*"*• ‘">‘h of W*c0- won‘ to lh*
i Each group will hold two drills ' Association’s meet in Pino Bluff, Ark.
| monthly during this month and net. j »"d *"«* «"» P1*™ in ttwir
! to increase their speed. At the end , classes.
i of this period a final contest will bo yMr- according to Cha* V.
held In order to determine the cham- ; Meyers. Camp Director of the Heart
pion. Each group will he given a * O Tm** r*“Ps- » number of Promi’'-
track and a certain fire plug to go »reher'' 1***n P*r"
to. They will then go to th-se plugs j Ocularly from Hamilton, Belton,
j named, each equal distance from the j 'V'*'' Rosebud. W sco. Jonesboro and
City Hall, and connect the hose, the 1 McGregor.
ono which finishes the task first be- ,n *h* **•* Saturday, all boy* Br-
ing declared the winner. The losing <*»r »•***«» F**» * »** *•»*«
team will be obligated to feed the American Round*, each
winner, at a big feast to be arranged ^Prising thirty arrows at fifty,
by thorn. |fprt* and thirty yards.
The dnte of the final eonteat will I Tb* Intermediate*, over sixteen |
in which he heartily endorsed the
payment of certificates to the D. A.
V. members.
“It has always been the policy of
our government to reward its defend-
er* while they are living by the pay-
ment of compensations and pension*
and when the veterans have died to
provide for their widows and orphan
children. You have heard talk rela-
tive to the payment of the adjusted
narviee certificate* that you would
ruin the country if these be paid- in
cash. My friends, remember that this
urn would represent only one-half of
m<* per cent of the national wealth.
Wc hsv - more money in the treasury
now than we had in 1920, and I say
that the adjusted service certificat-s
should be paid in cash srd m full
now.
"The United States government
paid to contractors two billions of
dollars out of the national treasury,
to the federal employee* an average
of $240 a year adjustel bonus, to'
foreign countries ten billions of
dollar* much of which was used to
pay their own soldiers bonus’ running
as high as $7,000 per man; yet we
are told our government is not able
*o pay it* own soldiers. There is an
average of $1,010 due by Congress to
the veterans of the World War. Twice
bills have been passed to give the
soldiers that amount due them, but
each time a presidential veto ha*
killed it.
“When Congress meets again I ex-
pect to file in the House of Repre-
sentatives a resolution to impearh
Andrew Mellon on the theory that he
Cow Stolen From A. P.
Moore Farm at Abbott
A. P. Moore, tnrmer residing south
of Abbott, reported to Hill County
officer* Tuesday that some one had
stolen a cow from hi* place some time
during the previous night. The
thieves were forced to cut through
three wire fences before getting the
animal from a lot in the rear of Mr.
Moore’s barn. Hiil County officer*
investigated the theft, but have not
thus far caught the thief or recovered
the missing cow.
This marks the fifth cow theft kn
the Abbott neighborhood within the
past few weeks, but those who had
their cows stolen previously did not
report the looses to authorities until
some time after the cows were
missed.
is bolding hia office in violation ad
the law, which states that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shall net bn
concerned or interested in the trade
of commerce. The plain fqjks arc
the ones who protect the country in
time of war and they are entitled to
consideration in this country today.
If Mellon would pay the vetersma
their certificates now the country
would not be in debt one dime more
than Congress said by law ten years
ago that the country could he in debt
at this time.
“The four things that the veterans
are interested in most now, and the
things that I, too, am interested are:
the speeding up of hospital construc-
tion, the pension measure for widow
and orphans, the striking out of
pauper’s oaths for veteran* to re-
ceive their payments and the payment
in full of adjusted service cert ifieateu.
I am going to re-introduce the bill for
full payment at once and I am going
to stay in there and pitch until thorn
certificates are raid 100 per cent hi
cash.”
Mrs. A atone Hajek underwent aa
operation in a Waco sanitarium bast
Saturday. Her many friends hops
to see her home again soon.
The Pioneer Gin Co.
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
. * and under nineteen,
shoot
be announced later. There will be. K ■
‘judges and timer* appointed to de- ***» Y,rk and *
termine the winning team, and much Round,
interest is expected to be "hown, The
ritSscnshlp will b weieom#
1,"‘
J. B. Smith, formerly of Abbott, has pur-
chased the interest of Wm. Itschner and will
have the management of the gin. We have
also employed Mr. J. W. Brannon, an experi-
enced ginner, who will have charge of the
gins. We solicit your ginning on the basis of
efficient service and courteous treatment.
The Pioneer Gin Co
J. B. SMITH, Mgr.
MS«rvics With » Smile
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The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, August 21, 1931, newspaper, August 21, 1931; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth590096/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting West Public Library.