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VOL. 3 NO. 6
TYLER, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 10. 1927
HENRY EDWARDS & CO. Pd^a.
EAST TEXAS WEEK AND
CHAMBER COM. NOTES
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Selling Our Own to Ourselves—and
Brief Mention of Activities
of Chamber Commerce
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This .is “East Texas Wee#’ in East
Texas. It is fostered by the East
Texas Chamber of Commerce—for
the purpose of causing East Texans
to understand bstter—and appreciate
more—the resources, * opportunities
and good living assets of East Texas.
During this week members of local
chambers of commerce in East Texas
and officials of the East Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce are not only talk-
ing East Texas and making a survey
of the incomparable assets the sec-
tion has, but are also engaged in se-
curing individual memberships for
the regional Chamber whereby it will
be adequately financed to the end
that it may-continue to enlarge its
sphere of operations and usefulness.
Smith county expects to subscribe to
twice her assigned quota of indivi-
dual memberships in the regional or-
ganization. The undertaking in the
county is being directed by Gus F.
Thylor, Director East Texas Cham-
ber Commerce; W. M. Roberts, Coun-
ty Counselor thereof; E. P. McKenna
And Russell S. Rhodes, President and
secretary respectively of the Tyler
Chamber of Commerce, and John T.
Floore, Secretary Troup Chamber of
Commerce.
Important Local Chamber of Com-
merce Notes and Activities
The Tyler Chamber of Commerce is
fostering a city plan for Tyler to the
end that those crudities and incon-
veniences of future city development’
which have in the past characterized
the growth of every city in Texas may
be obviated in Tyler.
All the State Highways radiating
from Tyler are to be marked within
the city limits so as to make entrance
and departure by strangers more easy
and convenient.
Recent fire losses in the city of
Tyler have been such as to subtract,
in all probability, from the very fa-
vorable'insurance rates which the com-
munity has enjoyed in the past..There-
fore the local chamber is giving some
attention to this -matter.
At its last meeting Thursday night,
the local Chamber went on record as
favoring a special train for Smith
and adjoning counties to the Short
Course at A. & M. College which
will be held the last week in July.
A committee consisting of W. H.
Caldwell, A. P. Ruhnke, E. Gentry
and' Henry Edwards was appointed to
(Jirect the plans for this special train
£ and collaborate with the press of the
county in disseminating general in-
formation about it.
At Thursday night’s meeting, also
it was announced that the general
meetings of the Chamber w*ould be
discontinued during the months of
July and August, unless special mat-
ters should require a general meet-
ing. The various committees of the
Chamber will, of course, continue to
act as matters coming within their
respective spheres may require. The
suspension of general meetings dur-
ing the two summer months was de-
cided upon because that is the time
during which most of the members
take their vacation.
Announcement was made by the
Secretary that among the direct re-
sults already credited to the page ad-
vertisements which were carried re-
cently in The Dallas News (and vol-
untarily financed by individual firms
and business men of the city) is the
location in Tyler of a syrup process-
ing plant and a window shade and
drapery factory. Other enterprises
and industries are expected to locate
here as a further direct result of the
advertising.
Chamber of Commerce Issues
New Booklet
A sixteen page booklet giving a
vast amcunt of data in regard to Ty-
ler and inc uding a number of beau-
tiful cuts has just come from the
press. The cover page is a hand-
some drawing showing the many
things for which Smith county is
prominent. In the center of the draw-
ing is a large heart with Tyler in the
center. In this heart is shown other
cities in East Texas, the two railroads
running through Tyler and in the
distance may be seen the fine high-
ways radiating from Tyler. Ten
thousands of these booklets have been
issued and will be used to advertige
Tyler and Smith, county. Any mem-
ber of the Chamber of Commerce de-
siring a supply of these booklets for
distribution to prospective residents
or business firms may obtain them
by applying at the local Chamber of
Cojnmcrce office.
BLAST BLOWS TWO FARMERS
TO BITS* AT ATHENS FRIDAY
Athens, Texas, June 5—Frank Jus-
tan and Bill Cantrell, farmers, were
blown to bits about 4 p. mi Friday,
when they walked into a blast set
off by the Roxana Petroleum com-
pany, near Malakoff. Red flags
had been all about the hole, which
had already been shot once, but the
man failed to see them, it was • stat-
ed. ‘
Thousands of pounds of dynamite
have been exploded in seismograph
oil tests in this county during the past
month and this accident w,as the first
of any kind.
Finding of bits of bodieg wa^ the
first notice to the blasters that any-
one had been killed. As the pieces
were unrecognizable, it- was not until
a check of those living in the neigh-
borhood had been made that the vic-
tims were identified.
The Boxana company had been
shooting hourly throughout the day.
The two men came through the woods
and apparently crawled into the large
excavation to investigate it, just im-
mediately preceding the explosion of
375 pounds of dynamite.
The operator of the electric battery
which touched off the explosive was
stationed 500 yards away and could
not see the men.
The men were renters living ad-
joining the Kimball ranch, on which
he blasting was' being done, and both
had families.
It is thought that, seeing the empty
explosive boxes about, the men de-
cided that the blasting was over for
the day. The men killed i^ere broth-
ers-in-law. - :
VETERAN LINDALE MERCHANT
DIED SUNDAY MORNING
Lindale, June 7—W. D. Rice, vet-
eran merchant and long time citizen
of this community died here Sunday
morning at 4:40 o’clock at the age of
seventy years. Deceased was bom at
Marietta, Ga., in 1857, but Cttme to
this county very early in life.
Mr. Rice is survived by his wid-
ow and six, children, namely: Mrs.
F. G. Dietz, of Dickens, Texas; Mrs.
S. J. Tucker, Lindale; Mrs. F. J.
Bradshaw, Lindale; J. V. Rice, Lin-
dale; E. D. Rice, Mansfield, La., and
W. F. Rice of Tuscon, Arizona. Three
brothers and one sister also servive.
W: D Rice enjoyed, and deserved-
ly so, the reputation of being a good
citizen and neighbor, and a Christian
gtentleman in all his relationships with
his fellowmen. His remains were in-
terred in Lindale Cemetery Monday
afternoon in the presence of a very"
large concourse, many of whom were
present from other communities of
the county and other counties. His
pastor, Rev. John Shoemaker of the
Lindale Methodist church, conducted
the funeral services. :
WINONA-MT. CARMEL SCHOOLS
VOTE FOR CONSOLIDATION
Winona, June 6—Mt. Carmel, a
one-teacher school four miles to the
West of here, voted to consolidate
with Winona Public school Saturday
by a vote of 14 to 3. At ..the same
time Winona, casting a comparatively
light vpte, approved the consolida-
tion by a requisite majority. This
consolidation will become effective
with the next school year, and the
student body of Mt. Carmel Will be
transported by bus to Winona where
they will have the advantage of a
longer term, a closer grading, and the
inspiration of larger Classes.
While voting overwhelmingly for
consolidation the citizenship of Mt.
Carmel also voted a special mainte-
nance tax of .$1.00 by the same major-
ity given to the consolidation propo-
sition. This tax being voted by Mt.
Carmel to equalize, or “match”, a like
tax already effective in the Winona
district. :
SMITH COUNTY GRAND JURORS
JUNE TERM DISTRICT COURT
The subjoined list of citizens con-
stitute the number from which the
Grand Jury for the June term" of
Smith county District Court will be
made up. Colirt will convene Mon-
day morning, June 13:
L. T. Norman, Troup;
Jim Bradford, Arp;
W. M. Tomlin, Flint;
Geo. Tomlinson, Flint;
W. N. Barron, Mt. Sylvan, RFD;
J. W. Martin, Mineola, RFD 5;
I. B. Rice, Lindale;
W. R. Ward, Lindale;
Hamp Godfrey, Kilgore, RFD 1;
T. C, Reeves, Winona;
C. A. Cox, Tyler;
3'. B. McConnell, Tyler;
Special Train for Smith and Adjoining E.
Tex. Counties for A. & ML Short Course
ROUND$TPIP FARES SO VERY NOMINAL THAT HUNDREDS
CAN AFFORD TO GO; SCHEDULE CONVENIENT—TIME
OF SHORT COURSE JULY 25-30—SPECIAL TRAIN FOR
RETURN ALSO—CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CO-OPE-
RATING—MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, REFRESHMENTS
WILL BE PROVIDED.
This publication is very proud of the modest part it was per-
mitted to perform last year in initiating the Special East Texas train
to the A. 6c M. College Shoft Courde whereby it was made easy for
Smith and her neighboring counties to send at trifling expense the
a.’rgest delegations that attepde3 from any counties, or from any
legions. Nearly one hundred bright boys and girls and W. H. D.
members and others interested in the development of our agricul-
tural and poultry industries attended from Smith county alone.
Thru courtesy of the Missouri Pacific Lines (I.-G. N.), the
special train will be available again this year. As respects Smith
county it appears that there will be a larger attendance at the Short
Course than last year.— There are so many bright boys and bright
girls of the Boys" and Girls’ club of the county, so many members
of the Woman’s Home Dembnstration clubs, and so many others
who want to attend and ought to attend—and the Short Course pro-
vides so fine a week of profitable instruction—that many of the busi-
ness men have already volunteered to contribute the expenses of in-
dividuals under prescribed conditions.
You will hear more about the Special Train and the Short
Course. The total expenses for railway fare, rooms and meals will
fall within the limits of $10 to $12. There couldn’t be a finer way
to invest that much money—it means education, instruction, recrea-
tion. There couldn't be a finer thing than to finance some farm boy
or girl for this trip. No farm boy or girl, nor any one else interested
:r the advancement of agriculture (and who is not interested) could
spend the cost of the trip to better adyantage. If you are going to
go, if you desire to go—and (to men and women who get a thrill
out of helping boys and girls) if you will finance a trip for some
one—drop a line to The journal to that effect. Let’s do this thing
big. Let s keep in the lead. Let’s-be pals,- chums, sponsors), help-
ers of the fine farm boys and girls of Smith county. We want to
hear from every one desiring to attend—and we want to hear from
every one who will finance the trip for some one.
Look How Convenient Train Schedule is—and How Cheap •
Following is schedule of the special train to be operated by the
Missouri Pacific Lines (l. G. N.) from Longview to College Station
July 24th for those who desire to attend the Short Course. Rail-
road fares from the respective points are also shown:
—7 Schedule Ra^e
Lv. Longview Junction, 10:00 a. m. ............$4.05
Lv. Overton, 10:45 a. m............................. 3.70
. - Lv. Troup, 11:10 !Tt m................................. 3.35
Lv. Jacksonville, 1 1:35 a. m. ..................... 3.00
Ar. Palestine, 12:25 p. m............................. 2.45
Lv. Palestine, 12:45 p. m..........:.................. 2.45
Lv. Oakwoods, 1:12 p. m..................... 2.10
Lv. Buffalo, 1:40 p. m............... 1.75
Lv. Jewett, 1 :55 p. m................................. 1 ;50
Lv. Maiquez, 2:13 p. m. \............................. 1.50
Lv. New Baden, 2:42 p. m........................... 1 .50
Lv. Franklin, 2:56 ...................................... 1.50
Lv. Hearne, 3:15 ...............I.......................... 1.50
Lv. Valley Junction, 3:-30 p. m. ______1.50
Lv. Bryan, 4:20 p. m......................t,.............
Ar. College Station, 4:30 ............................
Schedule Returning July 30th
Lv. College Station ............................ 9;00 a. m.
Lv. Bryan ............v..................... 9:05 a. m.
Lv. Valley Junction .......:....................10:00 a. m.
Ar. Palestine ....................................12:45 p. m.
L\ Palestine ................................F2:5 5 p. m.
■ Ar. Longview Junction ................3:30 p. m.
Stops will be made at any point not shown, if advised that there
are any passengers. r :
CENTER 'SCHOOL VOTES A
SPECIAL MAINTENANCE TAX
Special to The Journal.
Center (Rt. 1, Tyler), June 7—By
a vote of 44 to 32, tax payers of Cen-
ter school district on Saturday au-
thorized a special school tax of $1.00
on the hundred dollars worth of tax-
able values for the maintenance of
the school, supplemental to the State
appropriation. Center is a one-teach-
er school, and thi^-is regarded as the
first step of thfpeople toward much
better things ultimately for the school
children of the district.
Nearly 3,000,000 bales of cotton
Were produced in East Texas in 1920.
IMPROVED ROAD TO TROUP
PROMISED IN BOND ISSUE
One of the roads to be built un-
der the proposed bond issue in Cher-
okee county is a highway from May-
delle through Rusk to Troup. The
distance between Troup and May-
delle, by way of Rusk, is about 39
miles, over present roads. The dis-
tance between these two points bver
the proposed highway, however, would
probably be shortened as the new
road would likely have a straighter
course than the present route. A
hard-surfaced road is promised. :
East Texas farm property has en-
hanced 300 per cent since 1900.
TEN MARKS-AND TEN RULES
THE TEN MARKS OF AN
EDUCATED MAN
Gus Pinkerton, Tyler;
J. C. Hale, Tyler;
Chas. Pace, Troup;
Frank Williams, Tyler.
MEET OF SMITH CO. POULTRY
ASS’N. CHANGED TO JUNE 18
TGWNSITE PLANNED IS’EAR
CHEROKEE MAGNOLIA WELL
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J. J, Greever, of Muskogee, Okla
homa, an experienced townsite pro-
molt-iY is planning on plotting amt
All members of the Smith County
, Poultry Associali n ; r - adviced thal
Che meeting of The Association that
has been announced for Saturday,
opening a new’"TWVviialnr in the vicin-
ity of the Magnolia well, on the Sum-
merit eslate tract, just south of same,
<n the land bcl nging t> Van Dorn,
and the proposed town is to hr.r the
nr me of the owner of the land.
\Vjuh the town has njen platted
tl>’ plat has not Uten filed and will
rot be until further developments at
the well, but it is admirably located
and will doubtless have n bo m if all
gets well at the wc.l.—Rusk Chcro-
Lcean. ?
Tt requires one million license
platp3 to supply Texas motor vehicles.
be held at the county court room in
Tyler -at the usual hour in the after-
noon o'f the 18th, the change of date
having been made so that the Asso-
ciation might meet and hear Walter
Burton who can be here on the 18th,
and who is admittedly one of the best
informed .poultrymen in the State.
There will he other practical poultry-
men to visit the Association at-that
time.
Every member of the Association
should be present—and should bring
Some of his neighbors who are not
yet numbers cf Ihc Association.
: THE SECRETARY.
In an article in the Ameri-
can Magazine, Dr. Albert E.
Wiggam enumerates and dis-
cusses what he terms the ten
marks of an educated map.
These are as follows:
™ 1. He keeps his mind open
on every question until the evi-
dence is all in. " _
2. He always listens to the
man w'ho knows.
3. He never laughs at new,
eas. y
4. He cross - examines his
day dreams. 0
5. He knows his strong poipt
and plays it.
. 6. He knows the value of
habits and how to form them.
7. He knows when not *to
think and when to call in the
expert to think for him.
8. You dan’t sell him magic.
9. He lives the forward-look-
ing, outward-looking life.
10. He cultivates a love of-
the beautiful.
THE TEN RULES FOR SUC-
CESS—BY A SUCCESS-
FUL MAN
Ifon. Otto H. Kahn, one of
America’s outstanding citizens,
a banker and financier of New
York, says:
Eliminate from your vocabu-
lary the -work perfunctory.
Think — exercisa yout brain
as you do your muscles.
—The most serviceable-
aSsets is reputation.
Use your imagination.
Know how -to bide yot
and sit tight.
Be neighborly.. Be a good
sport. Remember you can’t lift
yourself by downing Q’.hsrs.
Work hard. It won’t hurt
you.
Take an activo interest in
public affairs.
, MM fcJIlw.r.-an frapk-
iy and fairly. You don t havo
to go through business armed
to the teeth.
If you arc succr33fu), ba pa-
rent, crurtcpus and.ooncilifctcry.
Aviid ostentation.
MRS. JANE THEDFORD,
PIONEER PASSES AT 82
Following an illnes of five weeks,
Mrs. Jane Thedtford, nearly 82 years
of age,.passed away at 10:30 Tuesday
night at the home of her son-in-law,
Dave Horton, on the Dixie Highway
about six miles West of the city. She
is survived by two daughters, name-
ly: Mrs. Elijah Shelton, - Noonday;
and Mm. D. V. Horton; and by four
sons, namely: George Thedford of
Dallas, H. E., W. P. and A. J. Thed-
ford all of this city. A brother, G.
P. Hughes of*9Dean community also
survives her.
Mrs. Thedford was born in Tenn-
essee and came to Texas in 1857
since which time she has made her
homo in or near Tyler. She was a
member of the Baptist church and
had held membership with the First
Baptist church of Tyler for more than
fifty years. Her life was truly one
of devotion to her Master, and her
noble influence of self-sacrifice, of
service to others and concern for tfee
happiness of her loved ones and neigh-
bors, is truly a rich legacy to stimu-
late those who survive her to the
better life, truly a benediction that
cauaes her to live in the hearts of
those touched by her life, even tho her
mortal remains sleep beneath the
flower-covered mound at Dean Cem-
etery.
Her pastor, Rev. J. T. McNew, con-
ducted the funeral services Wednes-
day afternoon.
O. A. ARNOLD, FORMER SMITH
COUNTYAN IS “BACK HOME”
Announcement is made that Oran
A. Arnold late of Florida has taken
offices with N. W. Brooks of this city
and will practice his j^ofession here.
Mr. Arnold is a former Smith county
citizen, son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
W. N. Arnold of Omen. He is a
graduate of Summer Hill Select
school taught so long by the late
A. W. Orr. Following technical and
professional training courses in other
institutions of higher learning Mr.
Arnold became an abstracter of land
titles and land title expert, first op-
ening offices in Pittsburg and Tex-
arkana and thence going with the Sea-
board Air Line Railway as Right-
of-Way and Title man in that cor-
porations large extensions in Florida.
He and his family had some thrill-
ing experience during the great storm
that devasted Florida last year. They
sscaped physical injuries, but like the
railway for which he was working and
all the people of the storm stneken
area, their property losses were heavy.
Mr. Arnold and his' excellent family
constitute a valuable addition to our
community. . :
FOUR INJURED WHEN TWO
CARS CRASH AT TROUP
Miss, Louise Nelson suffered a
severed artery an one of her arms and
painful cut and bruises about her
body in a collision between two au-
tomobiles Sunday noon at Troup.
Miss Florine Denton suffered -^a
spraiped back and neck and b^uirips
and probably internal injuries. Miss
Effie Musslewhite received slight in-
juries. Sam Sharp, driver of one of
tile cars, suffered a fractured shoul-
der.’ None of the injuries, however,
are considered serious.
The accident occurred at an inter-
section of roarfk near the Mrs. Mittie
Wilson residence. The cars were driv-
en by Sam Sharp arid a Mr. Pipes.
Sharp’s car was a Ford coupe. Mr.
Pipes escaped injury, although his au-
tomobile, a light car used for hauling
tomatoes and other farm products,
was badly damaged in the crash.
A. C. DRISKELL PASSES AT
SELKIRK HOME IN TYLER
Terminating a period of acute ill-
ness covering three months and a
much longer period of failing health,
the spirit of A. C. Driskell departed
this life at 10 o’clock p. m., Wednes-
day, June 1, at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. B. Selkirk at 239 Oak-
land Avenue in Tvler. Deceased was
born at Mncon, Ga.. cn January 18,
1853. Arriving at his majority, he
came to Texas in 1874, settling first
in Trinity county. Ha later mo^gd to
Houston county; and ip‘1916 he mbv-
ed to Troup whore he had a home.
A. C. Driskell was a member of
the Church of Christ for 54 years.
He always lived true to... the Faith
which he professed. . He set a wor-
thy example before his fellowmen at
all times. He was kind and^, consid-
erate, always true to his convictions,
disposed alw*ays to that humility
which b'someth Christians, and cer*
ta'nly. without purpose or desire to
b aught, but good to his fellowmen.
Funeral services wero held at 4:30
Thursday afternoon at the Church of
Christ at Troup of which deceased
"’ns a member. Evangelist I. E.
Tackett of Troup conducting the ser-
vices. Pall hearers wore Roy Smith,
O. U Phillips. Fred Todd. T. D. Jones
and C. w. McDonald of TyTcr and
John Pack of Troup.
Surviving Mr. Driskell are
Widow, fear dflUghUYk kfid two sobs,
the children being Mrs. Frnnjk Hn’m^ft
of Carthage, J. D, Driskell ,of Crock-
ett, J. A. Driskell of Oklahoma City,
Mrs. Eugene Kennedy, .Elkhart: Mrs,
J. B. S lk rk. Tyhr and Mrs. W. IT.
Goodson r.f Palestine. T”'o dau"Ji-
rs an 1 cno son preo’tVd hire, the
deceased frn bring the Into W. C.
Driskc)l wlip was pr Uiiocn: in busi-
ness circ'es at Tr'un for a number
cf ycqx3 prior to his dqgiise. :
Approximately two-thirds of tho
hi"red vce-^ablri sY.pmdnls cf tho
*et-|iu 192(1 were from East Texas.
The-e totaled mere than 4,009 car-
1 ads.
Awards home beau-
tiful CONTEST SOON
Judges Making Final Check-up to
Award Six Prizes Amounting
to $20.00 in Cash
This, .publication announced in its
issue of July 2, 1926 tha,t Mrs. Thom-
as E. Swann had hung up $200.00 to
be awarded in cash prizes in a rural
Home Beautiful Contest. This con-
test was to be under the direction of
Miss Ora Huffbines, Smith coanty’a
efficient Home Demonstration Agent.
In our issue of Nov. 5, 1926, the
rules and regulations of the contest
wero published. The $200.03 ca?h
was divided into two divisions or class
es in order to provide conditions up-
on which all of the many contest-
ants who had entered by that time
might compete upon terms and con-
ditions of absolute equality.
Class A awards were to be for
yards making the greatest improvg-
d time ii
expenditure
were fixed thus: 1st—$50.00; 2nd—
ment in the allotted time in propor-
tion to expenditures—and the prizes
$40.00;- 3rd—$25.00.
Class B awards were to be for the
most attractive yards in proportion to
expenditures—and the prizes were
fixed thus: 1st—$40.00; 2nd—$30.00;
3rd—$15.00.
The time for the closing of en-
tries into the contest was then defi-
nitely fixed; and the time when the
final scorings by the judges were to
be made was set as “dependent upon
the lateness of the spring and the sea-
sons.” It was at first thought that .
final decision might be made the lat-
ter part of May, but the cold spring,
the excessive rains and hail visita-
tions to some parts of the county -
caused it to appear best to the Su-
pervisor and Judges that final de-
cisions be deferred till June.
The judges have been for some time
visiting the premises of the contest-
ants, who are situated in almpst all
parts of the county, and making their
scorings. This part of their work is
now reported to be almost completed
and final tabulations and awards will
soon be available. In advance it is
impossible for any one to say who
the winners ef, the prizes generously
donated by Mrs. Swann will be. How-
ever, it is a, matter of comment by
the few who are in position to know
much about the results that have been
achieved in this contest that Smith
County’s Rural Homes Beautiful Con-
test has been indeed effective in stim-
ulating the movement for the improv-
ed appearances of rural homes, not
alone among those in the contest, but
among many others as well. This
publication is very proud of the part
it has had in colaborating in this
movement. An effort will be made to
secure pictures of at least the winning
homes in the contest. Whether we
shall be able to meet the expenses of
engravings thereof for pubication we
can not anticipate now. , :
THOMAS J. INGRAM JOINS ~ '
HIS COMRADES BEYOND
Another of the few remaining old
Confederates that have been spared
to Smith county answered the last
roll call Sunday afternoon when
Thomas J. Ingram died suddenly of
heart paralysis Sunday afternoon at
his farm home five miles southwest
of Tyler. A follower of the fortunes
of Lee and Jackson, a zealous mem-
ber of Albert Sydney Johnson Camp
U. C. V’s. of this city, an outstanding
citizen and Christian gentleman, truly
without guile, passed over the river
to rest under the shade with his com-
rade in arms when Thomas J. In-
gram answered the last call.
'Defeased had been a citizen of the
county from about the time of the
Civil War. He had resided at his
present home for more than four de-
cades. He was 80 years of age. Sur-
viving him are his widow, two sons,
Manning and Julius, and two daugh-
ters, Mesdames Neal and Blake and
Jesse Walker. . .. „
Thomas ,J. Ingram was a member
f the Christian Church and the fun-
eral rites were conducted by Dr.
James G. Ulmer, Pastor of the First
Christian Church of Tyler. Inter-
ment was in Oakwood Cemetery.
BY GOVERNOR MOODY *
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* ' »
* “The important things in the *
* government of America and its *
11 states have always fallen into the *
* hands cf educated people. Our 1,1
* public schools are the greatest se- *
* curity of our governmental ays- *
* tom. *
* “Education ccnstitutea the big- *
* Rest bill paid by the taxpayers *
. ul-Tcatas, ami we pay *-
* it. *
\ - “We no longer look upon ‘The *
* Tattle Scfymlhauaa; me Uw-.canUf t
^(Irenucational life. It has been *
* glorified by political office seekers *
* who wish to appeal to the sup- *
k port of the rural population of *
* America. But today we know *
* that the boy or the girl who gets *
* all of his education in the little *
* red rchoolhouse enters life with a * *
* handicap.
“We are striving toward the *
* clay when every boy and girl in. *
' the state of T xas will receive n *
high school/uducatAri. We krjow *'
* jhia is fhe/onlv meartl of insur- *
' mg the safety of the government *
' cf our state.” *
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Edwards, Henry. The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1927, newspaper, June 10, 1927; Tyler, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth638025/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smith County Historical Society.