The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1925 Page: 1 of 18
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VOLUME XVIII
PADUCAH, TEXAS, THURSDAY MARCH 5, 1925
PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY FILLED—SWINT-BURN
MW 0U1EI
CMPM till
WILL MEAN A GREAT SAVING
TO THE FARMERS WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN IT
A move is now on foot to orga-
nize a co-operative gin at this place.
It is proposed to build a double unit
five stand gin. making ten in lal.
No permanent plans have been
worked out, and the move is only
now in its infancy.
The first of the week J. D. Mel-
ton and A. M. Cole of Childress were
here in interest of this move. The>
stated that they would come back
later for the purpose of completing
the organization if the farmers of
the county were interested in the
proposition. Mr. Melton organized
a gin of this kind at Childress some
three years ago, which has been op-
erating very successfully since. He
stated that a meeting of the direc-
tors for the Childress gin would be
held Saturday, at which time the
year’s business would be wound up
and he would be glad for any farm-
ers interested in such a proposition
to visit them at that time and learn
more about such gins.
The plan on which co-operative
gins work is for every man to share
alike in the profits. Each man is
charged the regular price for his
ginning. At the close of the sea-
son he receives a check for the
amount of accrued profits according
to the number of bales he has had
ginned during the season. For ex-
ample, the man who has a hundred
bales ginned gets just ten times as
much profit from the profits of the
season as the man who has ten bales
ginned. Stock is subscribed to be-
gin with to the amount of the first
pament. After this the profits from
ginning are used to take care of the
paments until the gin is paid for,
after which time all profits go to
the patrons who have cotton ginned
at that place.
A REAL "SANDY”
A few days last week reminded
us of some of the old fashioned
“sandies” that are talked of in
days passed anil gone. One day
the sand was so thick in the air
that you could reach out and al-
most drag enough down to put in
the flower pots around the place.
We got our “peck of dirt” all right.
But why should we worry about
these things. History only repeats
itself and we know that if we are
to live in West Texas these “san-
dies” are billed to come around
just so often—and they never dis-
appoint us.
BIG SINGING AT SHORTY
NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Badly Injured by
a Runaway Mule
Ben Howard, who lives in the
Hackberry community, came near
losing his life last week by a runa-
way mule. Ben was leading the
mule down the road with a rope wrap-
ped around his arm. The mule, as
thought, was gentle, and he was pay-
ing no attention to it, as it was fol-
lowing along behind in a docile man-
ner. But the animal became fright-
ened at something, jumped to the
side of the road, which jerked Ben
to the ground and thus frightening
the beast more than ever. It began
running, going through a mesquite
flat of large trees for about a mile
before the rope ever came off of
Ben’s arm. His body was bruised
something terrible. The skin and
flesh on the back of his head was
torn loose until the skull was show-
ing. His face was cut with many
gashes and torn by the trees and
thorns. His right hip was broken
and the bone, crushed.
He was rushed to a sanitarium at
Quanah as fast as he could be taken
where he is being given medical
treatment. It is not likely that the
injuries will prove fatal, but it will
be some time before he is able to be
out again, and will perhaps leave
him a cripple in the limb that whs
so badly broken.
REMODELING PAGE BUILDING
The page brick on North Main
Street is being re-modeled and a big
basement will be placed underneath.
The front is to be remodeled in the
very latest of fashions for business
fronts. The basement is to be used
not as a furnace room but in con-
nection with the store building prop-
er.
This building will be occupied by
the Stone Dry Goods Company. They
have a chain of stores through Texas
and Oklahoma, Paducah making
their seventh location.
This building will be rushed as
fast as possible in order to let the
occupants get in before the spring
months are gone.
WILL PREACH HERE
Rev. W. S. Crawford, pastor of
the Missionary Baptist Church of
this place, will fill his regular ap-
pointment here Sunday at 1 1 and
Sunday night.
He will preach at the North
Ward school house Friday evening
at 7:30 o’clock. Everyone is in-
vited to hear him.
Say, Please Pass
the Rain Now
We are authorized to make the
announcement that a big singing
will be held at the Shorty school
hounse Sunday afternoon. Several
classes from over the county may be
there and everyone is invited.
The people of the Shorty settle-
ment are going to try to get the
Moon folks to go in with them on a
regular singing class and thus have
one of the best in the county. They
will likely meet one Sunday at Shor-
ty and the next at Moon if these
plans do not fail.
President’s Dad
'' At Inauguration
Col. John Coolidge of Plymouth
Vt., who by the light of a coal-oil
lamp and the old family bible ad-
ministered the oath of office co his
son at the death of Pres. Harding,
made the trip to Washington for
the inauguration this week.
In talking or writing about the
weather, or any part thereof, one
deals with a tricky subject, and it
may be by the time this paper is in
the hands of the readers, the folks
will be wearing rubber boots, car-
rying umbrellas and paddling around
in canoes, but if the condition still
exists which does exist as this article
is being written, this part of Texas
will sure enough be needing rain.
History tells us that in days gone
by a certain king got in a tight
place, and he uttered the famous
cry, “My kingdom for a horse, it
is not horses this section is needing,
but much and continued moisture
from upstairs. “Please pass the
rain,” is becoming the universal cry
out here, and as the winds whip up
the real estate and dash it back into
the faces of the dry-throated citizen-
ship, this plea becomes one elongated
appeal to the rain man.
The farmers are wanting to break
their land, for planting time is just
around the comer. The empty cis-
terns are craving the familiar gurgle
of Adam’s ale within their innermost
regions, and poor humanity, wearing
a weary expression, caused by s
much long delayed realization of _ a
most passionate expectation ot tne
falling of the health-giving and re-
freshing raindrops, is certain y
up on having to imbibe for so long
time the stuff called Gyp-
Here’s hoping that the faucet may
soon be turned in the barre , a
that this parched section of the -
verse may receive in full an o
time soaking from the clouds.
TAKEN TO QUANAH
Will Judge Boy’s Comic Drawings
JOHNB.K.ENNEDy f
LtCTED NEW
C.0FC, SECRETARY
OGRAM FOR YEAR WILL BE
OUTLINED IN NEAR FUTURE
FOR C. OF C.
.R$TBobwSatterfield
q
BUD”
FISHER^
These three nationally known men have agreed to act as judges
and pick the winning comic drawings in the contest which this news-
paper is now conducting exclusively in this territory. Boys, 8 to 16,
all over the country have been sending in their drawings of “Old Pop
Gunn” from the comic strip, Folks In Our Town published every week
in this newspaper. More than twenty-five big league gloves, baseball,
bats, etc., will be awarded to the winners. The judges are, Bud Fisher,
originator of "Mutt and Jeff," R. W. (Bob) Satterfield, America’s
Best Cartoonist, and John B. Kennedy, managing editor of Colliers,
the National Weekly. The contest closes March 15. Winners will be
announced the last week in March.
At a meeting of the directors of
>ws a cotton picking scene dr
gden Community, showing*
Mr. Anderson has nothing Wed this place the first of the
to sell this year at $2.50 p^, SAffS S:'.
_m—m its first orgnaization of this
iff, having acted in the capacit;
WILL VISIT IN NEW ORLEANS
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Wilson
will leave for Vernon Saturday where
the will join Mr. and Mrs. Eunice
Wilson of that place and go to New
Orleans to attend the convention of
Coca Cola bottlers of the Southern
District of the United States which
meets there the 10th, 11th and 12th
of March.
BUILDING HERE IS
MUCH TALKED OF
DRUMMERS AND PROSPECTORS
ALL OVER THIS PART OF
TEXAS INTERESTED
A building supply salesman was in
Paducah last Wednesday, and in a
conversation with a Post man, re-
marked :
“I was in Matador yesterday, look-
ing after some interests for my
company, when one of the contract-
ors in that city asked me if I had
been to Paducah recently. It re-
plied that I hadn’t, and did not
have any instructions to go over
there. The contractor then said he
would advise me to visit the county
seat of Cottle County, for he re-
marked that a large number of new
busines houses were going up, and
he had no idea how many residences
were under construction. That at-
tracted my attention at once, so I
beat it over here in high, and words
can not express my surprise when I
landed in this city. Buildings go-
ing up on every hand, and upon
inquiry found that the building pro-
gram was not the result of any
boom, but was a steady growth of
a good town, caused by being lo-
cated in one of the best farming
sections of Texas.”
The expresion of this man is the
story told by all of them. Every
person coming here for the first time
opens their eyes in wonderment
when they note the elegant buildings,
pretty homes, and immense volume
of business done.
This town is growing by leaps
and bounds, but the growth is back-
ed by a fine country which will
keep it on the same high level of
business prosperity the year round.
KICKED BY A MULE
Sunday morning Leslie Swinb, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Swint,
taken to Quanah to have a n
removed from th# fleshy part o
thumb. He stuck the needle i*ne
hand some two weeks ago and i’
thought that it had been rem -
Upon examination under ez 1
however, it was found that a P'jil
the needle was still in the Hess
ing against the bone.
Leslie is getting along fine at
hand will soon be well again.
Several days ago Bill Self of Hack-
berry was kicked by a mule while
trying to catch the animal. He was
bruised on the lower limbs and was
laid up for several days. No bones
were broken.
Mr. Self is up again, but is hav-
ing to “hobble” around and take
things easy. He states that he does
not want to make connection with
the business end of a mule again.
DEFICIENCY BILL IS
SENT TO CONFERENCE
CLOSING Of II
' GREAT REVIVAL
--
MUCH fGOOD SEED SOWN—FINE
PREACHING AND GOOD MUSIC
ENJOYED BY THE CROWDS
Washington, March 3.—The Sen-
ate late Tuesday refused to accept
the action of the House, attaching
a $150,000,000 public building meas-
ure to the second deficiency bill.
The bill was returned to confer-
ence after several Democratic Sena-
tors had declared it could not be
enacted if the House insisted upon
the rider^wiu^Tigtttrf^iftlgored in
""'bed this would be impracticable
the concrete would not stand,
cost of a steel bridge is prohibit
The pile bridge* it is stated, will
the most practical structure, and
one proposed will be the equal
any bridge in this section.
The bridge if built will comp
the last remaining impassable
on the Lee Highway, a transco
nental southern automobile ro
from New York to San Franc!
stretching across the country foi
distance of 3,800 miles and pass
through Vernon. Trnvel on
In the closing of the Methodist re-
vival last Sunday, another page has
been written in the religious history
of Paducah and Cottle County—a
page replete with great sermons,
a mighty influence for good wield-
ed, a season of rare refreshing for
the Christian people of this section.
The visit of Rev. Jimmie Smith
and Singer Moon to this city will
not pass from the memory of the
people in a moment—no, not in
many months, and it is safe to say
that many will never forget the
stay of these good men here. The
meeting just closed was a season of
rare refreshing to the citizens of
this place. The sermons and the
spiritual music lifted them beyond
and above the trials and worries of
their everyday life, and placed them
on planes of higher and better liv-
ing. Impulses for good were stirred
in the breasts of the hundreds of
hearers of these consecrated work-
ers, and saint and sinner alike felt
their powerful influence, as night
after night and day after day they
hammered away at sin, trying to
purge the lives of men and women
of this soul-wrecking disease, and
place them on the foundation of
true, Christian living. In this age
of jazz and hurry and excitement
it is sometimes thought that men
and women, boys and girls have got-
ten beyond the stage of serious
thinking, but in reality this is not
true. When the true Gospel mes-
sage is presented to them in an
understandable manner, according to
Biblical measurements and stand-
ards, it always has the power to
make even the most frivolous stop
and ponder on their ways, and Evan-
gelist Smith possesses the power to
present these Life-Giving Truths in
ust such a manner. He commanded
the attention of all his vast con-
gregations, and the steadfast truths
were presented in such a pleasing,
vivid way that the hours of his
preaching seemed but as minutes
to the listening congregations.
The messages brought in song by
Mr. Moon received the same rapt at-
tention, and there is no telling the
many good emotions which were
aroused by the singing of these
Gospel songs.
Many sinners found Christ pre-
cious to their souls during this re-
vival, and a number of reclamations
were had. The churches of the city
were strengthened as a result of
the meeting.
As the days come and go thoughts
of the evangelist and his able choir
director will pass through the minds
of the citizenship, and many there
are here wjio will wish them God
speed on their journey through life.
0. C. Mitchell and family and
mother of Shaddock, Oklahoma, are
visiting Mrs. B. F. Smith and family
of the Ogden community. Mr. Mitch-
ell is a newspaper man and will
soon go to Elk City where he will
enter buainesa with his father.
.Ml
MOVES TO PLAINVIEW
J. F. Hollingsworth and children
have moved to Plainview where they
will make their future home. Mr.
Hollingsworth is going to open an
“M” store at that place.
Mr. Hollingsworth was in the mer-
cantile business here for a number
of years. He made many, many
friends while here who will regret
to learn of his leaving this good old
place, but will wish him well in his
new undertaking and home.
TAKES OVER OLER DAIRY
The Oler Dairy has been purchas-
ed by L. B. Lucas of Clovis, New
Mexico. Mr. Lucas and family
moved here several days ago and he
now has charge.
Mr. Lucas is an expert dairyman,
having been engaged in this kind of
business for a number of years and
knows every detail of the work.
He is thorough in his line, and be-
yond a doubt will build a splendid
dairy for Paducah.
Many Trees Are
Now in Bloom
Quite a number of peach trees
arc now blooming and many of them
are in full bud. It is rather early
for trees to bloom and the chances
are mghty good that they will get
their “toses” bitten by frost ere
winter takes its flight back to the
oolar regions.
The fruit trees of this country
generally bloom too early, other-
wise we would have one of the best
fruit growing countries to be found.
Will Enter West
Texas Band Contest
of president a number of times a
was always on the important co ..
mittees that had to carry the bru n
of the ‘work. He knows the duti
of a secretary in every detail, and
knows the best ways in which to get
results from such an organization.
A better man could not have been
found. He is not one of the “pop
off” kind of secretaries that might
have been imported—the kind which
would have “spun” more “hot air"
than good honest work—but he is
always conservative, and we are sure
he will follow his old policies in con-
nection with this work. He is a
“booster-rooster” who knows h"\v
and when to boost, but knows thv
conservative side as well.
Mr. Abernathy knows Paducah ao<i
Cottle County and knows its needs,
having come here before Paducah
had even a brick business house.
He has helped to make the town what
it is and has helped with all the
worthy undertakings for the enti/
county.
There is no doubt but what tlie
Chamber of Commerce will do much
efficient work under his leadership
as secretary. A general program for
the year’s work will be outlined in
the near future. Regular get-together
meetings will be held from time to
time, and it is anticipated that the
regular monthly luncheons will be re-
sumed again.
No town can do its best without
an efficient chamber of commerce.
Paducah is no exception to this rule.
We will get best results through co-
operation and loyalty to this organ-
ization. The business fraternity of the
city has always been loyal to the or-
ganization, and even the country
folks are becoming members and
helping in every way they can for a
bigger and better Cottle County.
Now all together for a wide-awake
chamber of commerce.
FUT IN NEW FILLING STATION
L. A. Holley has recently put in
a new filling station in the South-
west part of the city, on the F. F.
F. Highway, a short distance from
the Richards Colony.
This will prove quite a conveni-
ence to the traveling public, as well
as the users of gas and lube who live
in that portion of the city.
HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE
The Chamber of Commerce band
of this city has signed the rpoper
papers to enter the band contests at
the West Texas Chamber of Com-
merce meeting, which will be held at
Mineral Wells during the month of
May. Ail necessary arrangements have
been made for the coming event and
the proper classification will be as-
signed them soon.
The band is now working on their
program for this occasion. A lot
of new music has just been received
from which they will select their
contest program and carry it to
completion.
The boys have been regularly at
work during the winter months and
will now begin with doubled efforts
for the coming Mineral Wells event.
CENTER COMMUNITY CLUB
WITH MRS. WOODS
Last Saturday afternoon, about
three o’clock, the home of Mr. W.
T. Bradford was destroyed by fire,
and with the exception of a small
amount of bedding which was got-
ten out, the building and contents
were a total loss.
The house caught from a defect-
ive flue. There was no insurance on
either the house or the furniture.
Mr. Bradford lives at Sneedville.
The Center Community Club met
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Dink
Woods. Mrs. I. H. Bohner was
leader. The roll was called and
answered by name of a president.
Mrs. Frank Stone gave a sketch
of the life of George Washington.
Mrs. Frank Gibson read of brief
of Abraham Lincoln’s life.
Mrs. Mart Robertson read a pa-
per on the “Life of Thomas A. Edi-
son.”
A delicious salad course and tea
was served.
Others present were Mesdames S.
H. Barrett, Roy Criswell, Tom Boley,
W. L. Pmyfle, Will McGowan, Leon
Wilkins and Robert T. Wilson.
The Club will meet with Mrs.
Will McGowan Friday afternoon.
for The Pnul
Twenty Million j
warn .****. . m*
George C. Carson, miner, roust-
about and genera! workingman of
Butte Mont., nineteen years ag >
patented a device which big copper
interests have since adopted—out
failed to pay him. A court verdict
in his favor last week awards
royalties and daraaces estimated at
$20,000,000.
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Carlock, E. A. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1925, newspaper, March 5, 1925; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth722715/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.