The Celina Record (Celina, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1935 Page: 6 of 8
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THE CELINA (TEXAS) RECORD
C. C. ANDREWS, PROPRIETOR
Entered as second class matter May
6, 1902, at the post office at Celina,
Texas, under act of March 3, 1879.
Subscription Rates
One Year .......... $1.50
Six Months ....................75c
Three Months ..................40c
Ribbons for all typewriters at the
Record office.
The driver’s license law becomes
effective April 1, but will not alter
present conditions if it is no better
enforced than many other laws in-
tended to govern motor traffic.
1MMI
In discussing whether a newspa-
per should accept whiskey advertis-
ing the Van Alstyne Leader argues
that so much money is alloted for
that kind of advertising and that if
you do not get yours, someone else
will. It seems to the Record that this
line of reasoning would justify the
theft of an automobile, since if you
did not, someone else probably would.
1MMF
Up to Friday the Celina football
team had a record of not having been
scored on this season. That record
no longer stands. In the game with
Richardson at Richardson Friday the
goal line oi the Bobcats was crossed.
They still have a record of having
been undefeated. It may be differ-
ent after the game with Frisco
Thursday. But we hope the record
shall still stand.
.IT IT IT
a hurry. He broke open the tool
chest of F. E. Bradshaw, a Van Al-
styne carpenter, and took therefrom
Mr. Bradshaw’s savings, $1,270 in
currency. Eight $100 gold certificates
were in the lot. Tendering one of
these at Sherman and another at
Grand Saline gave the officers a clue
and soon two men and a woman were
in custody. Now the man who was
on relief needs more relief than ev-
er. We are just trying to decide
which exercises the (poorest (judge-
ment in the matter, Mr. Bradshaw in
the selection of a place to keep his
savings, or the thief in stealing the
money. The banks are safe now and
t ,Xe *s no nee<i hide money about
orie-'s premises. In doing so one not
only runs the risk of losing his mon-
ey, but puts his life in jeopardy.
H IT IT
DANGEROUS LUXURY
Celina Record: The Record editor's
typewriter was turned over and brok-
en first of the week and we had to
drag out the old Oliver to type the
matter that goes into the Record this
_ week. The machine is a little rusty
KT its orthography as well as in other
ways and its spelling may not be
exactly according to Webster. There
is one thing about the old Oliver,
however. It is a whole lot like the
Model T Ford—-it never fails to go.
State Press in Dallas News: Again
we have to remind Editor Andrews
that luxury is liable to enervate
the editorial faculty. The Celina
Record office is equipped with fuel
gas, electric lights, telephone and
typewriter. In fact, two typewriters.
It _ didn’t used to be that way. The
printing office was heated by a box
stove in which were shoved from
hour to hour various lengths of green
wood brought in by a subscriber to
pay for his paper. The lighting was
had by kerosene lamps. The tele-
phone was non est. When the editor
needed to communicate with a news
source, or ask for political informa-
tion, he had to go out and hunt up
the man he wished to see. Now we
observe the Celina editor surrounded
by every modern convenience, in-
cluding water piped into the office
sink and a printer’s towel made of
toweling instead of gunny sacking.
And when Editor Andrews breaks
one typewriter he turns to another.
He doesn’t think of using a pencil
to put his editorial copy into shape.
Handwriting is too laborious. These
do be the strangest times! Even the
small village printing offices con-
tain enough equipment to buy a
farm, if the money had been used as
an investment instead of a specula-
tion. Somehow, the thought of the
editor’s investment makes us trem-
ble for the future of this Republic.
Giving the editor a stake in the coun-
try may tend to make him capitalis-
tic. How can any man own property 1
and still be favorable to the poor and I
oppressed ?
If you intend to
and county tax payment, _____
the amount of your taxes not later
than Saturday, the deadline for split
payments.
IT IT 11
Despite the appalling death list
due to automobile accidents, we see
cars driven without lights almost ev-
ery night. Every person who drives
without lights knows that it is only
a matter of time until he will be
killed or injured or will kill or in-
jure someone. Arresting such a per-
son and inflicting the penalty is
light punishment for such person.
1MMI
A condition brought about by re-
cent liquor legislation has made Dal-
las dry for a short time, pending the
going into effect of the new regula-
tory legislation. This drouth result-
ed in a big slump in the number of
drunks jailed in Dallas Saturday.
While a normal number of drunks
confined in the Dallas jail Saturday
nights is from forty to fifty, last
Saturday night only six persons
charged with drunkenness were im-
prisoned there, and, according to the
Dallas News, there was not a whis-
key breath in the bunch. They had
used canned heat, bay rum or wood
alcohol to produce a jag and were
old offenders who had been jugged so
often that they called the jailer by
his first name. Deputy sheriffs ar-
rested only two drunks Saturday
night and there was not a case of
drunken driving in the city or coun-
ty, neither was there an arrest for
drunkenness at the Baylor-S. M. U.
football game Saturday. This condi-
tion was brought about by making it
practically impossible to get whis-
key. This is an object lesson that
shows how much better off people
are without intoxicants than with
them. The fact that so many did
not become intoxicated does not
mean merely that those in the habit
Got Rid of His Cash;
Still Has His Rheumatism
Last week’s Pilot Point Post-Sig-
nal tells how prayer and the lay-
ing-on of hands relieved a negro of
that place of his roll but failed to
cure his rheumatism:
Joe Varner and his wife, colored,
are minus $105, as a result of a
“prayer meeting,” in which the pair
lost their cash Saturday to three
strangers who promised to cure Joe
of his rheumatism.
Two women and a man, strangers,
driving a 1935 Chevrolet, visited the
Varners at their home, and made ar-
rangements for a prayer meeting,
during which Joe’s rheumatism was
to take a miracolous departure. The
colored couple were instructed to
place their cash on their persons and
close their eyes, after which the pray-
er meeting was staged, the main fea-
ture of which was much “laying on
of hands.”
The supplications for divine aid
concluded with presentation of a note
to Joe’s wife, with instructionos to
open it four days later, when her
complete fortune would be revealed.
She withstood the temptation to open
the note only two hours—and then
the two missed their money and gave
the alarm.
The three strangers, thought to be
gypsies, approached two other old
colored men known to have sold cot-
ton, but were unsuccessful in ar-
ranging interviews with them. One of
the colored men was informed that
the strangers told fortunes of col-
ored people only.
The Record Does Commercial Printing.
Mrs. J. T. Darnall of Cottage Hill
orders the Record sent to her daugh-
ter, Miss Kathleen, who is teaching
at Sweeny.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Patrick and
daughter, Elizabeth Ann Nevins, vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bryant, par-
ents of Mrs. Patrick, and Mrs. Char-
lie Shipley, of Prosper Sunday.
A Van Alstyne man fell on a] of becoming intoxicated did not have
scheme to get off the relief rolls in to spend the night in jail and pay a
fine. That is the least significant
part of the matter. It means also
that a number of persons did not
beat up their wives or children or
become involved in a difficulty that
might easily have resulted in charg-
es of murder, assault to murder and
other crimes bringing anything from
a prison sentence to death in the
electric chair.
IT IT IT
Read the Record for local new3.
Quickest Service On
Dallas Shipments
May be had by Glendenning
Truck Line. Runs made on Mon-
days, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Door to door delivery and pick-
up service. Low rates—unex-
celled service. Leave orders at
Douglas Service Station.
ALEX GLENDENNING
TRUCK LINE
Cook With Kerr’s
milk
Delicious meals are so much
easier to prepare when the milk
you use is richer in cream and
solids. That’s why so many
housewives prefer our milk.
We Thank You
Oui customers and friends, for the liberal patronage
you ha\e given us throughout the year and assure you
that any favor shown in the future will be greatly ap-
preciated. Wishing each of you a happy Thanksgiving.
MATINEE THURSDAY ONLLY—2:00 UNTIL 5 00
WILL ROGERS IN “STEAMBOAT ’ROUND THE
BEND.” ADMISSION 10c AND 25c
Ritz Theatre
Thankful
We Are
We desire to thank our many friends and custo-
mers for their liberal patronage this season and wish for
all a happy Thanksgiving Day.
Nelson’s Cafe
Thanksgiving
Has Come Again
And we take this opportunity to wish you every happi-
ness and thank you for your many favors. May we con-
tinue to serve you.
We have everything in stock to help make
Your Thanksgiving Dinner
Enjoyable to every member of the family
and your guests.
Perkins & Malone
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WITHOUT
DRUMS AND PARADE
Usually those projects of wide
public benefit are initiated with
parades and great gatherings of
the people. However, little
pomp and ceremony attended
the beginning and extension of
transmission line electric serv-
ice in Texas. Yet, no other single
public service has been of more
far-reaching benefit to all the
people. The cost of this service
to TP&L residential customers
is low ... an average of 35%
lower than it was 10 years ago,
in spite of the present sharply
rising costs of living.
RAIL BLAZING is never a bed of roses. It’s
a tough job . . . but it must be done, for it opens the way to
better living . . . progress . . . bigger opportunities.
Let’s take a brief summary of the situation in Texas as it
looked in 1912:
1. Hundreds of Texas communities had no form of elec-
tric service. Hundreds of others had part time service only;
or depended upon uncertain and inadequate sources of power.
2. There was no uniformity in existing services. Electric
appliances and other equipment that could be used in one com-
munity could not be used in other communities.
3. Texas farms had none of the benefits of electric service.
4. Rates for electric service were usually based on the
number of drop lights” in the home, and were so high that
they made electricity a luxury, and limited its use to a few
people.
5. Texas communities needed industrial pay rolls. Indus-
try, on the other hand, needed adequate, economical and
dependable electric power which was not available.
6. Obviously isolated power plants were too costly, and
not dependable enough to do the big job which Texas condi-
tions had cut out for electric power.
This was the situation which inspired the founders of the
Texas Power & Light Company to pioneer an entirely new type
of electric power service in Texas.
It was a tough job . . yes . . but it had to be done if Texas
were to have the balanced development for which she was
ready.
How that job was done is a part of Texas history. In the
m st place it called for a huge sum of money with which to
build transmission lines and suitable generating equipment.
Doubting Thomas” said, "It can’t be done.”
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TAUCTEXAS
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Andrews, C. C. The Celina Record (Celina, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1935, newspaper, November 28, 1935; Celina, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth773900/m1/6/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Celina Area Historical Association.