Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 253, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 12, 1926 Page: 2 of 4
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you want in our line. Come in and
look our stock over.
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ANSWERS QUESTIONS
CONCERNING SCHOOL
MT. PLEASANT DAILY TIMES
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matter.
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g7w7 CROSS. Editor
NEGROES RETURNING SOUTH
Houston Post-Dispatch: There are
no official figures available on the
movement of negroes to and from
the South, but observations at rail-
road stations and upon railroau
trains by those interested in the
matter convince them that there is a
mighty migration of colored folk.;
from the North back to the South
this winter.
The movement is not so apparent
in Texas as in some of the othei
States, since not so many negroes
left Texas for the North during the
boom days after the war, as left the
other Southern States. But, here in
Texas, too, the home-coming of the
wanderers is visible.
Some of those who are returning
are merely coming for short visits,
of course, but inquiry reveals that
great numbers have come back * ~ re-
main permanently. Many who were
lured to the North and East by the
promises of superior opportunities
did not find their new surroundings
Utopian, by any means.
In numerous instances, the cities
and industrial centers into which
they went were not prepared foi
their coming. The result was the ne-
gro immigrants had to put up with
bad and sometimes almost intolerable
housing facilities, exorbitant rents
and discriminations that made them
much less comfortable than they had
been in the easy-going days in the
South. '■*
The health of the negroes trans-
planted from the South to the North
has not been as good as they expect-
ed, either. The death rate among
them has been large. The negro does
not endure cold weather well. His
experience has been in warm climates
almost altogether. He fares much
better from the standpoint of good
health in the South. Recent statis-
tics also give the information that
there is a high rate of insanity
among negroes in the North, induced
no doubt, by the unfavorable condi-
tions under which many of them
have been compelled to live.
The South has a place for the re-
turning negroes. There are plenty of
opportunities in the Southern States
for the honest, industrious negro to
make a comfortable living and to ac-
quire a competency. If, as it seems,
the fad of going North to look for
greener fields, has passed, we shall
doubtless see greater effort on the
Bryan’s WidowWrfees]
In issue of lltli inst. an article
signed “Taxpayer” inquires why
more of school bonds have not been
retired anti why the money for this
purpose has not been applied, and if
used for other purposes, why?
The school board certainly appre-
ciates this inquiry and will be glad
to have any other criticisms or sug-
gestions that the tax payers may ace
to make about our schools. Now,
answering the above inquiry, the
Board wishes to state that if the
sinking fund had been properly re-
served and segregated the outstand-
ing bonds would today be $6000 less
than they now are. The interest on
all bonds have been paid each year
as same came due, but if the sink-
ing funds had been applied to its
proper place, our bonds would be to-
day $28,000 instead of $34,000. As
delinquent taxes began to accumu-
late and as the tax rendition valua-
tions began to decrease the Boara
did not have funds enough to opet
uto a 0 months schools and provide
, for this sinking' fund, and it was
j either to have a 6 or 7 months school
i and pay the sinking fund, or use the
! sinking funds and have a 9 months
j school. We can at this time satisl>
this sinking fund, retire the $6000
bonds that should have been already
paid, by closing our schools now with
a 6 months term. We have on lax
rolls around $6000 in delinquent tax-
es which, if collected, could be used
to retire these $6000 bonds or pro-
vide for the sinking fund we should
now have on hand. Over 135 school
tax suits were filed in December in
uu effort to clean up and to put tho
sinking fund where it should be. You
may ask why are we running behind
as \vc are. Some may say we have
been extravagant. But the trouble
to some extent is with the citizens ol
this district. The tax rolls are open
to the voters of this district. Go
and examine them and you will find
some tax payers with several in
school and with only $2 or $3 taxes
to pay, and are delinquent not onl.\
this year hut for several. In 1920
we had a 50c rate and the rendition
was $4,066,965. In 1920 when the $1
ax rate went on the rendition was
$2,389,935, and in J925 the tax rendi-
tions were $1,880,650 or from 1921
lo 1925 our tax renditions have
shrunk up something over a half mil-
ion dollars, or over $5,000 less
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Remember the questionnaires and
vote for the school board meets Fri-
day evening at 5 p. m. to take final
action on the proposed bond issue.
The School Board.
FANNIE WALLACE AUXILIARY
"axes for the schools while each year
>ur enrollments have steadily in
, reased. We will certainly appre-
ciate any other inquiry for you are
ntitled to know all the facts and
about each and every official act ol
he school board. We invite your
•onstructive criticisms and earnestly
?k for any constructive suggestions.
aart of negroes to realize upon the
opportunities that the South presents
o them.
The Fannie Wallace Auxiliary met
at the Presbyterian church Monday
afternoon with 17 present, with Mrs.
T. C. Hutchings as devotional leader.
The subject for the afternoon was
“At Jesus’ Feet for Instruction.”
Bible reading, Luke, 10th chapter,
38th to 42nd verses. After a short
biisiness meeting Mrs. C. E. Gardner
conducted a very interesting pro
gram on Immigration work.
Mrs T. O. Johnston gave a paper
on “Immigration in the United Stat-
es.”
The French Girl—Mrs. M. J. Wal
lace.
The Ftalkn Girl—Mrs. R. J. Davis.
The Assyrian Girl—Mrs. Mattingly
Mrs. Battie Smith led in prayer,
after which the society was dismiss-
ed by repeating the Lord’s prayer in
concert led by Mrs. T. C. Hutchings.
The monarch of Hedjaz has re-
signed, but the monarch of foot-jazz
still reigns supreme.—Arkansas Ga-
zette.
500 BODIES FOUND
IN FLOODED DISTRICT
_ Mexico City, Jan. 1L-—Special dis-
patches from Tepic, in the state of
Nayarit, report that the bodies of
500 persons have been recovered in
the flooded region in the neighbor-
hood of Santiago, Ixcauintla.
The damage in the region from
flood waters was severe. The wat-
ers are subsiding.
Henry Ford seems to have a pas-
sion for all old-fashioned things ex-
cept tho horse and buggy.—New Ha-
ven Register.
Dangerous Cough
—How to End it
To quickly end a dangerous cough
there is a very simple treatment which
gives almost instant relief and often
breaks the cough entirely in 24 hours.
Thistreatment is based on the famous
Dr. King’s New Discovery for Coughs.
You take just one teaspoonful and hold
it in your throat for IS or 20 seconds
before swallowing it. The prescription
has a double action. It not only soothes
and heals soreness and irritation, but
also loosens and removes the phlegm
and congestion which are the real comm
of the coughing. So the worst cough
usually disappears quickly.
Dr. King’s New Discovery is for
coughs, chest colds, bronchitis, spas-
modic croup, etc. Fine for children, too
—no harmful drugs. Very economical,
as the dose is only one teaspoonful. At
all good druggists. Ask for
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For the first time in years Mrs,
Vui. Jennings Bryan, widow of th«
n ut "Commoner” permits hersell
'• be photographed. She is work!
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m<1—assisted by her son Win!
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Calumet is the w orld ’s biggest sell-
ing baking powder, because it is the
world’s best baking powder. Use it
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Cross, G. W. Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 253, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 12, 1926, newspaper, January 12, 1926; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth783399/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.