Honey Grove Signal (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1925 Page: 4 of 8
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Mosey Grove Signal
ff. H. LOWRY
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- EDITOR
Published Every Friday
Subscription: $1.50 In Advance
It’s getting time for chills
again, but don’t be unnecessarily
alarmed. You can usually shake
them off in a few hours.
An exchange makes the ^point
that we should change the old
warning of “mind your P’s and
Q’s” to “mind your Q’s and
Hg’s.” The home-made stuff is
never put up in pints.
Now that red flannel neck ties
are again in style, what a pity it
is that red flannel underwear
was not worn the last two win-
ters. Had we known what was
coming we could now be making
our neck ties at home.
us the names of the rivers in
France, and the cross word puz-
zle has taught us which is ver-
tical and which is horizontal.
In its efforts to make ends
meet, the skirt, like other
things, is making progress. In
Paris the lower rim of the dress
is now above the knee, while the
upper rim is rapidly making
more space for the display of
jewels.
A New York society man is
suing for a divorce on the
grounds that he learned after
the wedding that his wife is a
mulatto. This is an argument
against long-range courting.
Those who court should insist
that the lights burn brightly
and should keep within smelling
distance of the object of their
affections.
Because Vice President Dawes
slept, Mr. Warren, who was
named Attorney General by
President Coolidge, lost a splen-
did job. But this was an iso-
lated case, and young men
should not take it as an argu-
ment against sleep. Many young
men have lost good positions be-
cause they ignored
stayed up all night.
CHARLES A. CULBERSON.
Every tragedy, every foolish
practice, has its educational
value. The world war taught impossible to mix or even'confer
A great Texan passed when
the grim monster claimed
Charles A. Culberson last Thurs-
day. Mr. Culberson was a close
student of affairs and a great
lawyer. In him the elements
were so mixed that he made
himself agreeable even where he
was strongly opposed, and dis-
charged his duties without pro-
voking the antagonism or in-
curring the ill-will of those who
opposed his policies. A man of
genial bearing, easily approach-
ed and companionable, he made
friends in all classes. Manifest-
ing a deep interest in all, he
reaped the same deep interest in
return, and when a political cam-
paign came on there were always
numbers of admirers who would
go any length to further his in-
terests. Mr. Culberson was eas-
ily the most successful Texas
politician of his day. For more
than forty years he was in pub-
ilc life, serving as County Attor-
ney, Attorney General, Governor
and United States Senator. Two
years ago, when disease made it
with the people, and when it was
known that he was a hopeless in-
valid, he was defeated, but it
was the defeat of a sick lion
whose strength had been sapped
by disease.
In the United States Senate
Mr. Culberson was a useful ser-
vant. It was seldom that he
missed a vote, and his argu-
ments were clear cut and force-
ful. Texas history gives a page
of honor to the memory of
Charles A. Culberson.
A Kaufman county farmer,
who is a close observer and a
logical reasoner, has decided to
reduce his cotton acreage. He
has looked at the new fashion
plates and says there will be no
demand for a cotton crop from
the knees down.
The announcement, comes that
Henry Ford is soon to place on
the market a $400 flying ma-
chine. We were confident all
along that about the time the
people spent all the money of
the present and future genera-
tions for good roads, the roads
would be abandoned.
If the higher courts do not set
aside the verdict and the Gov-
ernor does not intervene, there
will be another legal execution
in Texas soon. William Lang-
horn, son of a wealthy man of
Fayette county, outraged a
young girl of the community,
ana shot and killed a sister of
the girl who tried to protect her
sister. There was a long, expen-
sive trial, and of course the in-
sanity plea was entered, but the
jury said the scoundrel must die.
It seems a pity that one can not
be made to suffer more than
death for such a hellish crime.
In order to inculcate in his 13-
sleep and year-old boy a sense of thrift, a
New York real estate man has
given the youngster ten million
dollars worth of real estate. It’s
a fine idea. With ten million
dollars as a starter the young-
ster ought to be able to buy sev-
eral good cars, and when a boy
is riding around in a high-power
car all his thoughts are on earn-
ing and saving money.
MARBLES.
The Kansas town in which the
game of marbles has been out-
lawed by the school board will go
down to history as something
worse than a freak. It would
not be more cruel or brutal to
prohibit the mocking bird from
singing or the maid of 17 from
smiling than to say the boys of
a community can not play mar-
bles. Life gives no greater thrill
than came to the boys of old who
possessed and carried in a small
sack with a drawstring five
streaked ring men and four good
taws. Three more boys and a
smooth plot of ground turned
earth into a Paradise. It was a
game that can never fade from
the memory of those who played
it. It taught the floys many
things. It taught them that it is
easier to make a hit by lazily
rolling a marble than by plump-
ing it straight from the thumb,
but that those who rolled never
became first-class shots and
were always ruled out of fast
games. It also taught them that
quickness and strategy are as
necessary in winning games as
skill. “Roundance” was per-
mitted unless stopped by a
“vence,” so were “kicks” and
“dubs,” but the player who was
alert could prevent either by
calling “vence” in time. And
the old marble game taught the
boys that there are those who
will “fudge” if not closely
watched. But aside from the
morals taught by the game, it
was great in thrills. There nev-
er was on this earth a prouder
person, or one who wore a
brighter halo than the boy who
had a record of knocking the
“middler” five times in one
seven.
Kansas has given us many
freaks. It gave us Carrie Na-
tion, John Brown and Sockless
Jerry Simpson. It is the state
that put aside the brilliant John
J. Ingalls and gave his place to
Peffer, noted only for the length
of his whiskers. But the school
board that won’t let boys play
marbles is Kansas’ greatest con-
tribution to freakdom.
The late session of the Legis-
lature appropriated $14,000,000
for the support of the state’s
higher institutions of learning
for the next two years. This is
a neat sum of money; and the
payment thereof means the
bending of many backs and the
stinting of many families in
life’s necessities. It will prove
money well spent provided those
who are the beneficiaries prop-
erly appreciate and make good
use of it, but if it is to mean
brutal hazings, walk-outs and
disgraceful affairs like the one
recently enacted at the Uni-
versity, the burdened tax-payers
will feel that they could have
put their money to better use.
The man who says things and
does things in his own way is
most interesting. This is true
of speakers and of writers.
There comes to the Signal ex-
change table a country news
paper that is always read. It is
the Albany News, edited by a
red-headed Irishman named Dick
McCarty. Dick has never both-
ered himself about the style of
McCauley or Addison; he has a
style of his own, it suits him and
he uses it. He pays no attention
to Webster’s rules of punctua-
tion or anybody’s ideas of syn-
tax, but says things in his own
way, and what he says is always
interesting. Dick can make a
mean devil look meaner, a sweet
woman look sweeter, and give
true nobility and righteousness
a grander setting than anybody
in Texas, and yet his style is
that of a country boy who knows
something and isn’t afraid to
tell it.
The robins have not visited us
this year. The coming of these
pretty birds is always looked
forward to with much pleasure,
for robin red breast is a beauti-
ful bird, and in his chirp there
is gladness. Last year the rob-
ins were with us for a long time,
some of them making their
nests and rearing their young
here, but this year they have
not come. This is accounted for
by the fact that there is a heavy
mast crop in the * north, and
robins like cold weather best,
staying in the north when they
can find food. There is a fine
crop of hackberries awaiting
them here, and we trust they
will yet pay us a visit.
Advertising makes a big dif-
ference, no matter if it be the
sorrowful fate of people that is
advertised. Floyd Collins, an
adventurer, unnecessarily haz-
arding his life, became fastened
in a cave deep down in the earth.
The newspapers played up the
perilous condition of the man
with touching stories and big
headlines. All over the United
States people sorrowed with the
sufferer, and rushed for their
papers to learn his fate. Even
the radios began broadcasting
the news regarding Floyd Col-
lins. A few days later fifty coal
miners were entombed in a mine.
The papers published only a
short news item of the horror
and people paid little attention
to it. Finally the miners were
taken out dead, but many read-
ers didn’t see the item that told
the story of their horrible fate
or the grief of their loved ones.
The catastrophe which overtook
Floyd Collins was given high-
power advertising and the world
held its breath while his fate
hung in the balance. The sor-
rowful fate of the working coal
miners was not advertised and
few tears were shed over their
suffering and death.
The most destructive tornado
in the history of our country
passed through portions of Illi-
nois, Indiana and Kentucky last
week. Nearty 1000 people are
dead and hundreds of others are
injured. Homes were laid low:,
families were wiped out, parents;
were bereft of children and chil-
dren were orphaned, all in the
short period of a few minutes.
The winds are a force with
which man can not deal. When
the forces of the clouds are con-
centrated, life is snuffed out and
the accumulations of a life time
are swept away in the twinkling
of an eye. This is one of the
penalties we must pay for living
on the earth, where no promise
of a home is given. There is
promise of a home
elements do not disturb and
death can not come, and wise are
they who are prepared for the
journey thence, whether the
summons comes through
slower process of disease or the
death-dealing winds.
It’s dangersous to talk about
candidates, unless you talk In a
complimentary way. Remember
this when the campaign starts
up next year. Six years ago
James E. Ferguson collected sev-
eral nice judgments against
Texas newspapers that printed
ugly stories about him; all told
Jim got about $30,000. Four
years ago a Bell county man was
sent to jail and forced to work
on the chain gang several
months for talking about Pat
Neff. Last week Billie Mayfiela
was given a jail sentence of two
years for printing ugly charges
against former Lieutenant Gov-
ernor T. W. Davidson.
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The preferential primary law
was not passed last week, as was
announced in the papers. At
the last minute, after both
houses had passed it, one of the
houses undertook to correct
some of the phrasing, and before
the corrections could be com-
pleted the Legislature adjourn-
ed. Had this bill become a law
it would have done away with
the second primaries. Where
there were more than two candi-
dates for an office voters would
have voted for a second choice,
and if no candidate received a
majority, first and second choice
votes would have been added and
the candidate receiving the larg-
est number declared the nom-
inee. Such a law has been tried
in a few states and works sat-
isfactorily.
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For auto repair work call
Sixth Street Garage. Jimmie
Nangle, a first-class mechanic
well known to this trade, will
guarantee satisfaction. Phone
No. 9.
Mrs. M. E. Kinsworthy died at
her home in Oak Cliff Tuesday
of this week. Mrs. Kinsworthy
was the widow of A. N. Kins-
worthy, who passed away ten
years ago. She is survived by
three sons. This family resided
in Honey Grove many years,
moving to Dallas about twenty
years ago.
The meeting of the Inter-
scholastic League of Fannin
county will be held at the High
School building and grounds in
Bonhaip Saturday of this week,
March 28th. The directors are
looking for one of the largest
crowds in the history of the
Windom Notes.
Moving picture makers know
American audiences — know
what they like and what they
will stand for—and they give
their patrons what the patrons
want. Victor Hugo wrote a
great piece of fiction under the
title of the “Hunchback of Notre
Dame.” His purpose was to pic-
ture the horrors attendant upon
the cruelty of a French monarch
and the intolerance of the church
toward those charged with
witchcraft. His principal char-
acters were a cruel priest, a
pretty, sweet girl, a licentious
young officer in the army, anc;
an unfortunate hunchback.
Hugo had the priest stab the
young officer, who was trying to
ruin the girl, then send the girl
to the gallows because she re-
pelled his advances, the officer
finally recovering and marrying
another girl. The film makers
knew American audiences would
not stand for anything of the
kind, and so they had the young
officer rescue the girl from her
persecutors and marry her—and
of course they lived happily ever
afterward. And they made a
much better story of the Hunch-
back of Notre Dame than Hugo
did. In America “all’s well that
ends well.” It’s all right to go
to the gallows with a hero or
heroine, but the rescuer must be
close enough to keep the halter
from drawing._
Van. baby son of Rev. and
Mrs. J. P. Luton, who has been
quite sick, is reported improved!
J. B. Clark and wife bade Windom
friends goodbye Wednesday and left
for Sherman, which place wlil be their
future home. G. H. Baldwin, who
purchased the Clark residence, is
moving to same.
Aunt Pop Waggoner, of Ladonia,
who is 81 years old but very active,
was a guest of her grandson, L. N.
Huff, and family Sunday.
There are two or three cases of
where the smallpox in the family of Gordon
Cobb, near Spring Hill. Odell Ras-
berry also has the malady. All cases
are very mild.
A few farmers report stands of
corn, but most of them say stands
the ei'e poor.
An interesting revival is in progress
at the Baptist church. Rev. J. C. Mc-
Clain is doing the preaching and T. E.
Vaughn is leading the song service.
Large crowds attend and the interest
is good.
A man who lived six miles north of
town was ai’rested on a charge o±
bootlegging Monday by Deputy Sher-
iff Luttrell. He is in jail at Bonham.
A. J. Laycock, who used to live near
Windom but now resides in Wheeler
county, writes his brother, W. M. Lay-
cock, that three good oil wells have
been brought in on his land.
H. C. Cox, who has been very sick
three weeks, is reported slightly im-
proved but very weak.
Prof. S. T. Smith and wife and son,
Oscar, of Arlington, and O. D. Con-
nelly, of Fort Worth, were guests of
C. P. and Howard Connelly and fam-
ilies Sunday. Miss Annie May Con-
nelly accompanied Prof. Smith and
wife home for a visit of a few days.
C. H. Wood, Linnie Morris and Er-
nest Pulliam are on a fishing expedi-
tion in Oklahoma, near Atoka.
D. A. Whittington has been ap-
pointed station agent of the T. & P.
at Windom, succeeding A. A. Camp-
bell, who was transferred to the New
Boston station.
Friday is clean-up day in Windom.
All persons are requested to have
their rubbish on the roadside, in sacTcs
or boxes. The town will haul off the
rubbish without charge.
The school installed a new piano
this week. The old instrument will
be kept, as two are needed.
W. P. Cappleman and wife are now
up after an extended illness.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
Guaranty State Bank of Windom,
Texas, intends to change and convert
said Bank into a National Banking
Association after thirty days publica-
tion hereof as required by law.
W. Lee Dowlen.
Jessie Floyd.
Chris Runkle.
J. A. Dowlen.
Jno. I. Wheeler.
6-5t Directors.
Pure One Year
iVfebane Cotton Seed
I have quite a quantity of the above kind of
seed, ginned carefully, at $1.25 per bushel,
sacked, or $1.00 per bushel in bulk at ware-
house. Can sell you any quantity.
Very respectfully,
F. W. UNDERWOOD
Petty Happenings
Rev. Walter D. Thompson will
preach here Sunday morning and eve-
ning at the Baptist church. The pub-
lic is cordially invited to attend these
services.
The W. M. U. met Monday after-
noon at the home of Mrs. R> H. Skin-
ner, this being their social day. In-
stead of the social program the ladies
practiced on the play they are get-
ting up. Look out for name and date.
It will be announced soon.
Miss Mocco Dunn, of Paris, has
been a guest of her friend, Mrs. Ralph
McFarland.
Claud Clark and George Bailey
were business visitors at Valliant,
Okla., Friday and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stewart, of
Howland, were guests of Mrs. Stew-
art’s brother, Charlie Skinner, and
wife Friday.
The Lone Star Picture Show came
in Monday afternoon and Tuesday
evening they showed “Every Mother’s
Son,” which was a great patriotic
feature. The show will be here all
the week at the school auditorium and
will present comedies, dramas and
western features. A five-reel feature
and two-reel comedy each night. Fri-
day night “Kazan,” the story of a
great dog. 10c and 20c.
A play from Atlas will be given
here Thursday night at the audi-
torium. The Lone Star Picture Show
will not show Thursday evening on ac-
count of the show from Altas being
here.
Miss Lorene Dellenger, who attends
school in Dallas, visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Dellenger, from
Friday until Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rose and chil-
dren, who have been guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Sidney Dellenger, returned to
their home in Dallas Sunday. Mrs.
Rose and Mrs. Dellenger are sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pounds, and baby
and sister, Miss Della Pounds, of
Frederick, Okla., are visiting Mrs.
Pounds’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Baker, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Toney Manuel and
children visited relatives in Dallas
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Hollingsworth
and Mr. and Mrs. Burney Roden vis-
ited their father, J. A. Roden, and
family, at Bennington, Okla., Friday
and Saturday.
Miss Maggie Roden, who has been
visiting her sisters and brother here
for several weeks, returned to her
home at Bennington, Okla., Friday.
Miss Eloise Hollingsworth visited
relatives in Paris Friday and Satur-
day.
Miss Lois Law visited her parents
here from Friday until Sunday, re-
turning to her music class at Forest
Chapel Sunday.
Claud Clark is having his lot grad-
ed and blocks hauled in -to start build-
ing a bungalow.
Mrs. Claud Clark, Messrs. Malcolm
White and W. L. Hodge favored the
congregation at the Methodist church
with a special song Sunday evening,
which was appreciated very much by
the large congregation.
Miss Catherine Hoge, who teaches
at Grayland, near Ben Franklin, vis-
ited her parents here and her sister
and husband at Forest Hill from Fri-
day evening until Monday morning.
Mary Charles, baby girl of Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Skinner, who has been
quite sick, is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Roddy moved
from the Buzbee old home to Mrs.
Zarah Gray’s house in the southwest
part of town this week.
L. V. Law received an heirloom
from his mother Saturday which he
prizes very highly. It is a piitcher
which, belonged to his grandmother
and is over 100 years old. Mr. Law’s
mother lives in Jackson County,
Alabama.
Woodrow, the little pet dog of Dr„.
Davies (deceased), died at the home
of the Davies’ relatives in Fort Worth
Monday. The dog was nearly 11
years old and was a very smart dog.
Miss Kathleen Nowlen, of Windom..
is a guest of relatives here.
Mrs. Elba I. Rutherford returned
home Monday from San Angelo. She
reports her grand daughter, Miss
Letha Rutherford, about the same.
Robert Gaylor, who formerly lived
here but now living near Ladonia, is
very sick at the home of his daughter.
The pupils of Mrs. Garland Boss,
who teaches at Forest Hill, and some
of the pupils of the other two rooms
and a few friends gave Mrs. Boss a
surprise luncheon Wednesday in honor
of her birthday. They had all kinds
of good eats and spread it in picnic
style. in the woods near the school
building. The occasion was greatly
enjoyed and appreciated by Mrs, Boss.,
The pupils had a great time.
Miss Lois Milafri had a growth re-
moved from her throat at Paris Sat-
urday. She is getting along as well
as could be expected.
Mrs. J. Will Hill is better at this
writing, which will be good news to
her many friends *and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Kirksy, Bunion
and Frank Hill, of Temple, and Joe
Hill, of Dallas, have been here attend-
ing at the bedside of their mother,
Mrs. J. Will Hill.
The eighth grade enjoyed an outing
Tuesday afternoon at Rock Bottom,
south of town. They went to the
creek in cars immediately after school.
Baseball and many other games were
played by all. At supper time a de-
lightful feast was spread. This hap-
py bunch was chaperoned by Misses
Maurine West, Beatrice Beville and
Rose Dunlap.
The third and fourth grades went
on a picnic to Rock Bottom Saturday
morning, where they enjoyed tire (lay
playing games, etc. The occasion will
long be remembered by these "little
folks. They spread their lunch in
picnic style. They were chaperoned
by their teacher Miss Beatrice Beville
and Mesdames Joe McDowell, George
Bailey and Pose Collier.
—Reporter.
For Cleaning, Pressing and Altera-
tion work, see Chas. W. Edens, Petty,
Texas. tf
Mrs. B. O. Walcott has been in
Winnsboro the last few days at-
tending- at the bedside of her
mother, Mrs. Brock, who has
been seriously ill.
When you have a
House to Rent
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good paint before
you tack a sign on
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much and a well-
painted house
always rents more
readily than a
shabby one—rents for more
money, too.
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Lowry, J. H. Honey Grove Signal (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1925, newspaper, March 27, 1925; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth648901/m1/4/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.