The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1925 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XVIII
fill your next bill we
Allow us to stigge^
winter is just now ad\
some really bad weatl
again. We will be
give us, whether it be!
ful attention will be ad
Hoping to soon bl
are, yours to serve,
PADUCAH, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1925
NO. 42
I Will Hold Masonic
Service On Next
Friday Night
CONTRACTS LET FOR
ALL CUT WORK
ALLISON Cl
Hii Masonic Lodge at Paducah
I will hold its regular service in honor
I j '-he Washington service next jALL CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN
[f rainy evening, the ceremonial tak- 1
The Flagi
35,000 acres!
as, now on s
tracts.
$30.00 per acre.!
$35.00 per acre)
Cash payment
6 per cent.
Cars make regul
For further infc
Wal
c. c
ing place in the lodge hall. This
P* mi annual affair with Masonic
I lodges to be held sometime on or
I near the birth date of George Wash-
ington. Its nature will be historical
land for the betterment of the lodge
|an:l loyalty to our country.
It was the intention of the Padu-
[cali Lodge to hold an open-door ser-
ai the school auditorium and in-
Ivite the public, but due to the fact
■that the protracted meeting is go-
ing on this plan was changed and
■the- service will be conducted behind
■closed doors along with the regular
|nieeting night business session.
INCOME TAX COLLECTOR IS
COMING
Notice ha- been received by this
liapcr from the income tax depart-
luert at Dallas that an agent will be
pere on Febuary 23 and 24 and un-
til 10 o'clock of the 25th, for the
Ijjrpose of assisting those who wish
|is services,
The agent will have his office at
I. First National Bank while here.
WITHIN A SHORT TIME AND
BE RUSHED
GOVERNOR ASKED TO KILL]
FREE PASS BILL
Austin, Texas, Feb. 13.—Re
resentative John F. Wallace
Teague visited the executive offied
Friday nnd lodged with Gov. Miriaq
A. Ferguson a protest against ap
MOVED BACK
| La.-: week it. K. Beeson and fam-
Bjov d back to Paducah from
lonphis and will take his old place
lining the People’s Cafe again.
left in the early part of last
hi.
In talking to Mr. Beeson he stated
Paducah was hard to beat,
fact,” he said, “I have not.
I found a place that will beat it.”
|e and his family are glad to
T back to Paducah and to make
1 their home again.
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Ife,.
rs
'HIGH
GSADE
ley Will Show
1 Some Fine Picture*
■e baseball organization of the
1 School will stage a special pic-
|,how at the High School au-
Thursday night, February
KHMH
I
When “on come to our ynnl
ing materials you are assured oil
well seasoned and carefully seW
goes with every purchase.
No matter what lumber
may need, we can supply you.
Paints, Glass, Sand, Gravel and
will not conflict with the pro-
meeting as it has been
that the services on this
iwill close a little early in or-
,t the pictures may begin to
at S :45. Their pictures
shown, the feature picture
Cy \\ bit taker’s Ward,” feat-
jp'jrley Mason.
will be one scenic reel and
,1s of good comedy, with
rchestra music all the time.
C. D. Shai
Luml
20th Century Ij
A Ban
Association of Lions Clubs
Ihicago, operating under a
granted by the State of Illi-
[S. A. and Canada,
et ing was held at Chicago
1917, of various independ-
Jinizations, the outcome of
las the formation of the In-
hn! Association of Lions
rst convention convened at
exas, with a roster of twen-
ubs. Since that time more
> hundred clubs have been
d, and through the ac-
ts of their membership,
attained enviable prom-
field of civic endeavor.
Tion is governed by a
ectors, elected by the
the Annual Conven-
sists of a President,
esidents, Secretary-
nine Directors. All
irs are under control
Almost a century]
forefathers declarj
and independent*
indomitable M
pendence was
struggle of yeal
Today, your
erby a Savings.
Why Not Decli
Your Bank Boj
Get one today.
FIRST
1 Directors purpose es-
Lions Club in every
ad city of the United
kada.
[I* a Lion?
ed success who has
awl
Vi
surer.
cial
iis Boi
e Board
lisiiing I
bie toW
es and 0
Wk<
has acto
lived *e'L .
mehed often!and loved much;
ho has gain'l the respect of intel-
ligent
nd the love1! little children;
rho has filled Bis niche and accom-
plished Jia task;
[Who has left * world better than
he foundjit,
Whether by snjimproved poppy, a
perfect PVm» or
A rescued soul;
Who has never lacked appreciation
of earth's! beauty, pr
Failed to epress ft.
Who has always looked for the best
in others, and
Given the best ha has;
Whose life is an inspiration—
Whose memory a benediction-
He Is a Lion.
The City Council was a busy body
the first of this week. It was the
occasion on which the contracts for
the city improvement was to be let.
There were about forty bidders here
on the several projects, all trying to
get the jobs and “explaining” why
their materials and methods were
best. We are sure that the council
was “run ragged” during these two
days, but such is the life of the per-
son who is a city dad—lots of work,
no pay and much “cussins. ’’But this
part of the program is over and now
comes the tug-o-war in watching
contractors carry out their agree-
ments.
The contracts were all let to repu-
table firms and contractors. The
paving proposition was secured by
the Plains Paving Co. of Wichita
Falls, a firm that has been doing
business in Texas for a long time
and lias put down many hundreds of
miles of paving in the large cities,
smaller places and on the highways.
They will put down Willite paving,
which is recognized to be one of the
very best methods known. Their
bid was $2.50 per square yard for
the paving around the square where
they have the old gravel foundation
to work on, and $2.73 per square
yard on the other streets where there
is no foundation excepting the
earth.
A Mr. Edwards of Oklahoma City
secured the contract for wells and
power plant on Tongue River. He
has been engaged in this work for
a >long tjme and knows his methods.
His contract is a turnkey job at
$19,000.00, with a guarantee that
if he does not furnish the water in
sufficient quantity and if the ma-
chinery is not all right in every par-
ticular to do the work, that the
city will owe him nothing.
The sanitary, sewerage water
works and extension lines contract
was secured by Joe Winsett of Dal-
las. His bid was $154,600. He is
an old contractor at this work and
has much work over Texas as his
recommendation.
It is expected that this work will
start within the next thirty days
and be completed within ninety days
from that date.
raTses hisT
OWN FEED
One day this week J. R. Hocker
of the Ginsitc settlement was in our
office and made the statement that
he had lived here ten years and
that during all that time he had
never bought a sack or bundle of
feed. He always raises his own
feed at home, and this year has a
big supply of maize and June corn,
more than enough to run him.
Mr. Hocker believes in Cottle
County and home diversification.
He believes that if you will plant
what you want and take care of the
crop you will get results—and he's
right.
BUILDING NEW HOME
SCHOLARSHIPS IN
ESSAY CONTES
fe of
3 the
,ieigh-
ments
PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY FILLED—SWINT-BURNEXT jDRIin rnwn.Mv^
clone by our up-to-
We clean and press
women and children]
ready for spring hoi{
your rugs here for a s
Order your Suit
snappiest styles. W(
when we deliver tl
moth-
MEANS A COLLEGE EDUCAT™°nia
FOR BOY OR GIRL WHO C/_
BE SUCCESSFUL IN
$ MEETING IS
NOW IN PROGRESS
POD SINGING, GOOD 1NSTRU-
IENTAL MUSIC—SOUND AND
FORCEFUL PREACHING
The peach crop may be killed this
year aa predicted, but there are atill
plenty left from the crop of twen-
ty yean or so ago.
A new home is being erected by
E. H. Archer on the fifth block
west of the square which will be a
modern home in every particular.
It will be a six-room structure, with
bath, etc.
Work is being rapidly pushed to
completion on this building and it
will not be long until it will be
ready for occupancy.
OFFERS SCHOOL PRIZE
Five Ten-Dollar pieces have been
offered by John J. Richards of Coley-
ville to the school of Paducah for
the five students making the best
grades in the school this year. Each
winner will receive a ten-dollar
gold piece.
The details of this contest have
not been worked out yet, but will
be by the secretary of the school
board in the near future.
HAS RETURNED TO HER WORK
Miss Walsie Adcock, Home Eco-
nomic teacher in the Paducah
Schools, returned from Brown Coun-
ty the first of the week where she
had been called on account of the
death of her grandfather.
The feminine art of fainting de-
pends for success upon selecting the
proper occasion.
14.—
Washington, D. C., February l&>Very |
An offer of four years at coll* Ta.r- i
with all expenses paid is contain,rth-
in the announcement made here lord- ..
day by the Highway Educative 1
Board of the sixth annual good roai
essay contest, in which all high school
students are eligible to participate.
In line with administration poli-
cies tending toward economy, stu-
dents are being requested to write
essays on the subject “Economics
Resulting from Highway Improve-
ment,” having in the two preceding
years written papers on subjects
dealing with highways and religion
and highways and home life.
The contest in the various States
usually is sponsored by one of the
leading universities or the State de-
partment of education. In Texas
the co-operating agency Is the office
of the State Superintendent of Pub-
lic Instruction, Department of Edu-
cation, at Austin, which will aid in
the announcement of the contest,
and at its termination will name
competent judges to determine the
best essay from that State. The
best three essays from each high
school are to be sent there for re-
view.
The principal prize is a four years
university scholarship offered by H.
S. Firestone, of Akron, Ohio, a mem-
ber of the Highway Education Board,
of which the U. S. Commissioner of
Education, Dr. J. J. Tigert, is chair-
man. This scholarship, which in the
past five years has been won by
three young women and two young
metf; provides that the successful
contestant may attend any college
or university in the United States,
with tuition, room, board, books and
special fees paid by the donor. It
is said to be the largest single edu-
cation award offered in this coun-
try, and its estimated value to the
winning student is approximately
$1,000 annually, or at least $4,000
for the four years.
Many State awards are offered
by the co-operating organizations
including tuition scholarships, cash
prizes, loving cups nnd medals.
By educational authorities this
annual competition among high
school students, started in 1920, is
declared to have been the first essay
contest to assume national propor-
tions. It annually attracts approxi-
mately a quarter of a million con-
testants, the number who submit
essays depending upon the nature of
the subject. Entire high schools of-
ten participate as part of their
school duties. Essays are received
from every State in the Union, while
many of the best come from out-
lying territories and possessions, such
as Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines,
Porto Rico and the Canal Zone.
The award in 1924 went to John
Liska, a Wisconsin high school stu-
dent, whose subject was “The Rela-
tion of Improved Highways to Home
Life.” The first winner, Miss Katha-
rine Butterfield, of Weiser, Idaho,
was graduated last year from North-
western University, near Chicago.
Other successful students were Miss
Garland Johnson, Bridgeport, West
Virginia, 1921; Karl G. Pearson, Dis-
trict of Columbia and Lindsborg,
Kansas, 1922, and Miss Dorothy Rob-
erts, Harlan, Kentucky, 1923. With
the exception of Liska, all of these
students are in college, and he will
enter when he has completed his
high school course.
Rules of the contest do not limit
participation to high school seniors,
but provide that any student attend-
ing high school may submit an es-
say. No other conditions, except
those governing the preparation of
the paper itself, are provided. Es-
says must not exceed 700 words in
length and must be handed school
principals or teachers not later than
May 1, 1925. Selection of the best
essay is by a process of elimiation.
Complete information will be for-
warded each person who inquires of
the Highway Education Board, Wil-
liard Building, Washington, D. C.
The best essays of previous years
have been collected in pamphlet
form and are available for distri-
bution. These booklets may be
found in most lihrnries, or had upon
request to the Board.
Much happiness is overlooked be-
cause it doesn’t cost anything.
Taxes on autos are high in Vien-
na, say# a newspaper headline, all
of which puts us and Vienna in the
same boat.
M.R.
bamluall nm r«uuc«H
Tuesday the baseball enthusiasts
of Paducah High School met and
organized an association for the pur-
pose of equipping a team to repre-
sent the High School and caring for
any indebtedness that may arise
during the season. Slocum Osburn
was elected President, Glynn Boley
Vice President, and Rhea Wilson
Secretary-Treasurer.
A committee was appointed to
see the business men in order to
raise funds to care for the immed-
diate needs of the team. It is to
be hoped they will be most liberal
in their contributions to the boys of
their home town, in other words,
“To Trade in Paducah,” by helping
the boys to clean athletics as is found
in our national pastime. In a very
short time, then the people of Pa-
ducah may expect to see the Padu-
cah Dragons come forth from their
dens, this being the name selected
by the committee in the recent Sher-
rod A. Williams contest for a name
for the athletic teams of the High
School.
Contract Is Let
For More Buildings
The contract was let last week
for the four new brick buildings to
be erected by Mrs. J. W. Woodley
and J. A. Christian on South Main
Street. These buildings will be
rushed to completion as fast as pos-
sible.
These new bricks will each be
twenty-five feet wide by one hun-
dred and fifty feet long. They will
be modern bricks in every particu-
lar.
WON TITLE
of-
for
The Five-Dollar cash prize
fered by Sherrod A. Williams
the best title for the High School
Athletic teams was won by Miss
Floy Jo Inman of the Senior class.
The lucky title was number 62. “The
Dragons.”
This title was selected from a list
of ninety and is considered very
appropriate.
INTERNAL REVENUE MAN HERE
A man from the Internal. Revenue
Department will be in Paducah Feb-
ruary 23 and 24 for the purpose of
assisting the people in rendering
their income tax reports. He will
have his office in the First National
Bank and will be pleased to give
any desired assistance. 41-2t
He Sees Oars
For Mayflower
Washington, Feb. 12.—Having in-
troduced an electric horse that re-
quires no oats, the next great econo-
my measure to be expected from
President Coolidge will be the plac-
ing of oars on the Mayflower, Repre-
sentative Howard of Oklahoma,
Democrat, said in a speech in the
House late Thursday, during a de-
bate on economy.
“The people of this country were
enthused a short time ago when
there came word from the White
House that the great President of
the United States had refused to
ride in a Pullman car as had been
done by other Presidents, but for
the sake of economy, that he would
henceforth ride in a regular car
along with common folks,” How-
ard said. “The people indorsed
that idea.” ^ ,,
“Today we find that the President
has become more economical in his
means of transportation. We are
informed that he is now riding a
wooden horse. Soon it will be her-
alded that the President is riding
this wooden horse for the purpose of
cutting down the oat bill at the
White House stables. And I have
an idea that when in the future any
program for the benefit of the live
stock producer is referred to that the
farmer will be advised to produce
wooden horses. I should not he sur-
prised to hear that the next great
stroke of economy will be the placing
of oars on the Mayflower.”
The revival in progress at the
lethodist Church is drawing im-
mense crowds nightly, and fair con-
regations are present at the morn-
|g services.
Rev. J. M. Smith, known over
the Southland as Evangelist Jimmy
Smith, of Hattiesburg. Mississippi,
is doing the preaching, and Rex J.
Moon, of Terre Haute, Indiana, is
leading the choir, and doing person-
al work.
These men of God are doing a
powerful work here. Evangelist
Smith is a highly educated man, a
thorough Bible scholar, and an
orator of exceptional ability. But
he is a preacher of the old school,
and founds all his sermons on the
teachings of the Great Book. He
is opposed to this 20th Centroy way
of attempting to mix the world and
the church, and get any results for
the Lord therefrom, and he deals
those Church members who attempt
to straddle the fence some knock-out
blows. He is making it plain that,
he would not have any person a
member of his church who occupies
the Amen Corner on Sunday, and
with sanctimonious expression and
doleful voice proclaims his or her
love for the Lord, but who on Mon-
day attends a dance or card party,
and mixes with the Devil and his
crowd so completely that the world
can see no difference in their life
and that of the most avowed
sinner in the entire community.
He believes among other things
in Church loyalty, and thinks
it as much a church member's duty
to be loyal to his Church as it is to
be loyal to his lodge or other organi-
zations of which he may be a mem-
ber. Evangelist Smith is preaching
a doctrine of Consistency, and says
he would either live a Christian life
in the Church or have his name tak-
en from the Church roster and live
with the Satanic hunch if he did
not intend to follow the Master
while claiming to be a child of the
Lord. He believes in the possibi
ties for doing good and aiding the
Church and the cause of Chrisianity
in this modem day. but he does ne*-
believe that the principles of right
and purity should be sacrificed for
the practices and pleasures of this
rapid age.
Director Moon is one of the be.-t
in the South. He possesses a voice
of rare depth and melody, and is an
accomplished vocalist. His manner is
pleasing, and his personality most
winning. He has made many friends
since coming to Paducah, and bis
influence with the young people in
helping them to lead better lives is
tremendous.
Paducah is fortunate in having
these Christian workers in her midst,
and the seeds sown by them in their
earnest work will live and bring
forth fruit long after they shall
have taken their departure.
A combination automobile and
airship has been invented, and when
the automobile wont fly, the airship
will.
Miss Ruth Stephens, sixteen
yean old, who has been picked
Howard Chandler Christy, i
gSsSKSi
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Carlock, E. A. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1925, newspaper, February 19, 1925; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth721362/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.