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THE NEOSHO TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1930 J. J. Jack and Prof. G. E.

Barlow rna'do a business trip to Finer vllle, Monday. A' Y. P. U. program, rendered by the members from the First Baptist church at NeOshb, will be hero next Sunday evening at tho Baptist church.

Everybody is 'cordially Invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hutchison who have -sp9nt the last threo months with relatives in California returned home Monday. Boyd Wilson who' has employ- Branson, visited several days of last week with his father here, J.

M. Wilson. Airs. Dora Laurancf; and son, Orover, were business visitors in Neosho Thursday. W.

G. Mullens of Neosho and R. K. Hughes of Tulsa were looking after business Interests here Saturday. Mr.

and Mrs. T.oo Armstrong have a new Ford sedan. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Boehn- Ing and L.

N. Barbee and children of Joplin were Sunday visitors with Mrs. Amelia Sanders. Mr. and Mrs.

Lemon Douthitt and family of Granby and Mr. and Mrs. P. Deprlest and family of Mountain Grove community attended at the Baptist churclFhereSunday evening. Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Largen and daughter, Eliza, and Mr. and Mrs. Douthitt and daughter, Naomi, attended the postal employes' banquet Friday evening. Mrs.

Clyde Douthitt and chll- Betty Lou and Glen, spending a few days visiting friends and relatives in Kansas Cfty- Miss Bertha Street spent tin- week-end with her parents of Pitts- biirp, Ivans. Mr. and Mrs. O. It.

Douthitt and little daughter, Millie Francis, spent the week-end with relatives ami friends here, Little Johnnie and Helen Smerdon have been on our sick list for tho past several days. Loren Hilton who has been working In Oklahoma was visiting Sunday with his parents of this community. Miss Eathel Loving spent Saturday evening with her slsteK Mrs. Wm. Stockton, of the Shiloh community.

Miss Eliza Largon who is attending teachers' college at Pittsburg, visited over the week-end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Largen. Harold Douthitt went to Joplin Tuesday, Feb.

18. to take the examination entrance to the Naval academy at Annapolis, Maryland. He was selected as third alternate out of 28. Rltchey should be proud of such a record. Miss Tola Godfrey spent the week-end with her folks of near Sarcoxie.

IP TREKS COULD TAIJv (By Chas. Bailey) If talk I would give much to have heard the last words of a giant burr oak which D. S. Brown, living near Polrce City, recently cut down. This old monarch was well known to many and its passing will be learned with keen regret by some who knew it best.

It could have told of many sermons by pioneer preachers at the old Brown shed, the scene of many happy revivals in the days before church houses were near by. Uncle Daniel Brown who owned tho farm for many years prized the old tree very highly and no doubt had ofteii prayed beneath its branches. Little girls who are now aged grandmothers played under it and may read this and rom-rmbor those days. It died a natural death or e-lSo the present owner of the farm, Saunders Brown, would have let it stay. His son, Clyde Brown, counted the rings and thinks the old tree was at least 250 years old.

It made 624 posts. 21 ranks of wood and there were 4 ranks of bark chips and waste. It stood proudly for many years and now it will warm and sorve those who loved it. Kitchey, Mo. PRQGRESSIV1-: IIOMK CJLUB The Progressive Homumakers' Club met at tho home of Mrs.

Wm. Loighty on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The president called the meeting to order and after singing and repeating the Lord's Prayer the secretary called the roll which was answered to by "Proverbs." Fifteen members and one visitor were present. The business being disposed of, Mrs.

Balrd conducted a round table discussion of the topic, "Styles for Mother and tho Girls. What Shall I Wear this Season?" This was made helpful and interesting by the leader. When the lesson was finished the hostess served de- licioug refreshments. Tho usual social hour was taken up in various discussions of the, day. When the meeting was adjourned each proffered Mrs.

Lolghty and her daughters who had assisted her, thanks for, a pleasant afternoon. The next'meeting will be held at the home of Mrs, Grover Mtldren, Wednesday. March 5: leader, Mrs. Emma subject, "Planning the Vegetable Garden." Roll call, "What Would I Buy to Make My Work Easier If I Had $60 to spend." Mrs. A.

P. Nichols, Reporter. FIVE DOIAAR CHURCH DINNER Tho five-dollar -enureft dinner has, made its apon.rance In Independence, Mo. Two churches, tho First M. E.

South and the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints, gave five-dollar dinners for the purpose of raising money and both of them were successful. It was frankly stated that the dinners would not be worth $6.00 and the object was purely to raise money. had turkey and 1 ifpreod a dinner worth i' 1 icr MM on SUNDAYSCHOOL LESSON Comment on the Improved International Scries for March 2, 1930; 25-30. unto me, all yc that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28.

"ART THOU HK THAT (By Wm. Southern, Jr.) John the Baptist, tn prison facing death, asked the question which has asked about Jesus thousands of times since. The samo question is being asked today from every nation. At that time the whole world, or that part of it interested, at all in tho matter, was weighing Jesus, sizing up the man, watching His and asking itself the question John asked from his prisoji. "Art thou He that cometh, or look we for another?" Who is Jesus Christ of Nazareth? We may all agree that Jesus was the name of a real person.

H4s- life is just as real just as much an historical fact as that of Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Tamerlane or Tiberius. Tho name Jesus was a very usual name tn those days. Dr. Joseph Port Newton says, "It is a little difficult for us to realize what a common name 'Jesus' was among His people, as common as 'James 1 or 'John' is among us. It has no magic, no glamour, no sanctity.

Only two men had ever lent it special luster: Joshua the son of Nun, 'Joshua' being the Hebrew form of the Greek and Jesus the son of Sirah. Indeed it was so common, if not commonplace, that when two prisoners stood before Pilate, both had the same name, Jesus Barabbas and Jesus of Nazareth." John's question also carried the great expectations of the Jews for the fulfillment of prophecy, the promised Messiah. Are you the Messiah, or shall we look for someone else? Again quoting Dr. Newton, "The word Christ was also familiar: it is simply the Greek form the Hebrew word the title of an office, the name of an ideal. It means the Annotated One, describing the dream of a Perfect Man, who watj to bo the Deliverer and Savior of humanity; the character divinely christened of God.

It was the uni- versal ideal, haunting the. myths, legends, and dreams of all races and tall lands, not confined to the Hebrew race, but a world-wide expectation of mankind, Krishma in India, Osiris in Egypt, the Mithra in Persia, Tien, the Holy One, in China; in tiny tribes in remote lands, everywhere we long tradition of forward-looking, expectant faith, dreaming of a De- llverer from the ills, sins, woes and dark fatalities of life." John had identified and vouched for Jesus and had baptized Him. He had told his own disciples that Jesus was the Messiah. Jesus himself had been a follower for a time of John. Then John was arrested and cast into prison.

His was a fiery nature, he was a man of direct action, he wanted results. In prison doubts began to come to him. A man locked up and facing death may well be assailed by doubts. Rumors came to John that Jesus was not militant and that He was going about preaching peace and love. Jesus 'answered John's question'directly; I used to wonder at that, why Jesus did not in so many wards resolve all the questions which bother the theologians birth, why did He not tell us about for all the matter of the virgin birth, why He did not tell us about forms of baptism, and how a church ought to be organized and operated? Why in short did He not give us a sot of rules and regula-, tions which we could follow and know that were right? Long ago I have understood why.

As far as virgin birth and baptism are concerned they were not even a question in those days. If Jesus had proclaimed in so many words His divinity and Messiahship, it would have been His word. Christianity is not to be bounded and circumscribed by a set of fixed rules and by-laws. That was exactly what the PhaTisees were trying to do with religion. Any loophole which was not covered by a law was taken advantage of.

That is what we try to do with our laws. Our courts are technical and operated upon rules and precedents until it has come to pass in these days in the United States that judges are not on the bench to do justice but to enforce the laws. Jesus sent back word. "Tell John," He said, "the things which so yee and hear: the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, and the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them." In Missouri we say, "Show me." We do not take just any man's word for anything, we do not believe everything any man says. Actions, as they saying goes, speak louder than" John got back this answer lie began to think.

What would tho Messiah, tho Expected One, do should Ho come? Would Ho go about sHout- ing His claim from' the housetops? John knew that many men had already done that very thing and had gotten nowhere-. They had proven spurious. Just what would be expected of-a Messiah? The full force of the, answer Jesus sent back to John then burst upon his mind. The Messiah must, be known by what He doos. How are we to answer tho question today? How are all Christians answering with decision tho question John asked in this day twenty centuries afterward? Was Josus of Nazareth the one who comes, the MosJsiah of idealist ic promise, or shall we throw Him overboard and look for another? Tho answer lies in Christianity tofTa'yY When Jesus was hoaling and helping He said to His disciples, "Ye shall do gn.ater things than these." I wonder', if He diil not see this day, wide flung gospel, the thousands of churches in His name, the earnest, honest preachers of the' gospel everywhere? wonder if He did not see the hospitals of civilized lands Everywhere, the relief from unbearable diseases through the skill of physicians, tho disappearance through scientific vaccination of the dread smallpox, tho life-giving surgeon's knife, tho arresting of leprosy in Christian over the wide world? I-wonder if He did not moan these miracles which we of this day take as a matter of course, tho wireless method of talking across oceans, the radio through the air, the flying man, tho conquering of time and space, when Ho said: "Greater things than tbeso shall ye do, yo men who wonder at my work, and do them through, my teachings." their fruits shall ye know thorn.

Christianity is tho proof of Jesus, and tho answer of John'f question. If. the Christian ot today do not measure up In the accomplishments which prove otir Josus, they will disappear from-the earth, be rut down as the tree which bore no fruit, and forgotten as wood burned in a fire. IlKAL KSTATK 1 IKS Warranty deed's filed for record during the past week: Hoy Hunter to E. Jeffries, lot 2.

Dunwoody's sub-division, for $1 and oxchange of property. William Deal to Wm. Harry Deal, part of no qr and of qr of sec. 22, twp. 24, rge.

33, for $1 and other cons. J. K. White to J. V.

Oipson. no of nw -qr ami nw of ne qr Of nee. 32, twp. 24, rge. 32, for and other eons! Frod North to Chas.

A. part of lot 1 of nw frl. qr of sec. 30, twp. 25, rgo.

31. for $1. Brn English to John W. Smith, lots 8. 10, blk 8, for $1 anil other cons.

S. Huriburt to Gladys M. Law- ivncc-, part of so qr and hf of no qr ot HOC twp. 2fi, rgo. 33, for other "Stella Jacobs to Hazel M.

Hickman, sw qr of no qr of HOC. 25, twp. 27, rgo. 33. for $1 and other con.s.

Hazel M. Hickman to A. Brown, samo. for $1 and other cons. May Campboll lo In-iv Campbell, part of so qr of no of 'sec.

24, twp. 33. tor other cons. Sarah Footo to Brookshire, hf of no qr of of soc. 3fi, twp.

24, rgo. $1 and other cons. A. Fain to William I.Hg-hty, lots 12. 13, blk MoElhan.Vs addition' to Neosho, for $1 and other cons.

Freeman 'Realty Co. to o. M. North, i Prater, lots 507. SO8, 4.

blk 1, Lentz aria tion to Stella, for $800. Hattlo L. Watson tp Jane A. rico. lot 287, Freeman's (3rove plat, for $1 and other cons, Jane Newhart to Herman A.

tf Foster, int. in half of ne 0jr sw qr of sec. 25, twp. 24, rgfe. $4.

for $10. Chester A. Campbell to E. Ift Hakftr, part of se qr of ne qr ot see. 24.

twp. 27, rgo. 33, for and' other cons. Kffie Campbell to Sam'l H. Walker, part of sw qr of 'nw qr ot 5, twp.

26, rge. 32, for $150, qr $1 iv for plat. Freeman's Grove, for and other cons. .1. O.

Jeffries to J. A. Ganior. lol TIORSKS AND MtJIJSS IN BETTER Col. Al Hudson reports that horses and mules are selling higher at public sales this year than for several years.

At.the W. A. Nanco side, one mile southeast of tonia, tho first mule offered for wale sold for $127.50, the second on- for $155 and the third one for $147.50. A 12-year-old mare with blemish sold for $65.00. Unintentional Suicide Mainy people are slowly poisoning tbrauMmi just as surely as if they, drank iodine every morning for breakfast.

They 'are daily absorbing the toxins, or poisons, created by accumulated waste matter in their constipated digestive systems. Sooner or later disMM conquer their weakened bodies. you have coated tongue, baa VWOVVVt ItuugUO, UtWVUy no appetite, buioua attacks or pains relief rpr tWa condition ja Herbine, the: THREE IMPORTANT FACTORS ENTER INTO THE COST OF YOUR ACTOMORIL Ifotr much it costs to mahe the car 2. Jffoir much extra you Howe much It costs for operation and up-keep 1 HE PURCHASE of an automobile involves a considerable amount of money and it should be carefully considered from all angles before a final decision is made. The value of the car to you depends on the value built into it at the factory, how much extra you pay the dealer for distribution, selling, financing and accessories and what it will cost to operate and tain the car after purchase.

Each of these factors, as it relates to the Ford car, is frankly explained below. Economy In production 1 HE FORD CAR is made economically because of the efficiency of Ford production methods. The money saved through this efficiency is put back into the car in improved of material and in greater care and accuracy in manufacturing. The constant effort is to eliminate waste and find ways to make each part better and better without increasing at lowered cost. Because of Ford economies in large production and because the Ford tion operates on a low-profit margin, the price you pay for the car is much less than it would be under any other conditions.

Yet it brings you many unusual features of construction and performance. At least $75 extra value is represented alone by the Triplex shatter-proof glass windshield, the Rustless Steel, the four Houdaille double-acting hydraulic shock absorbers, and the five steel-spoke wheels. The unusually large number of ball and foller bearings and the extensive use of fine steel forgings instead of castings or stampings are additional features that reflect the high quality built into every part of the car. Throughout, it is a value far above the price you pay. JLou) dealer charges THE SAME PRINCIPLES of efficiency and economy that characterize the manufacture of the Ford car are applied also to distribution.

Obviously it would do the public little good to save in production if these savings were sacrificed later in excessive costs of selling, financing and accessories. Eord dealer, therefore, operates on the same low-profit margin as the Ford Motor Company, his discount or commission being the lowest of any automobile dealer. He does a good business because he makes a small profit on many sales instead of a large profit on fewer sales. NOTE THESE LOW PRICES Roadster $435 Phaeton $440 Tudor Sedan $500 Coupe $500 Sport Coupe $530 Two-window Fordor Sedan $600 Three-window Fordor Sedan $625 Cabriolet $645 Town Sedan $670 (All f. o.

b. Detroit) Low charges for time payments duroofli the Universal Credit Co The lower cost of selling, combined with the low charges for financing and acces- eories, means a direct saving of at least $50 to $75 to every purchaser of a Ford, in addition to the savings made possible by economies in manufacturing. The money you pay for a Ford goes into value in the car. Il is uol wasted iu high dealer- charges. -V Low up-heep costs IT IS IMPORTANT to remember that the' cost of your automobile is not the first cost only, but the total cost after months and years of service.

Here again there is a decided saving when you buy a Ford. The cost of operation and up.keep_is— lower because of simplicity of design, the high quality of material, and the reduction of friction and wear through unusual accuracy La manufacturing and assembling. The reliability and longer life of the car contribute to its low depreciation per year of use. -J The intelligent, painstaking service rendered by Ford dealers is under close factory supervision and is a factor in the low up-keep cost of the Ford. All labor is billed at a flat rate and replacement parts are always available at low prices through' Ford dealers in every section of the United States.

In two, three or five years, depending on how much you drive, the saving ini operating and maintaining a new Ford wil) amount to even more than the saving the first cost of the car. FORD MOTOR COMPANY.