The Comanche Chief from Comanche, Texas • Page 8

THE COMA NC HK CHIEF, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1922. Personal Mention MERCER GAP SCHOOL PLAY TO BE GIVEN i AT NEWBURG, MAKtH 15 INDIAN REEK ESSAY WRITING CONTEST TO BE HELD HERE MARCH 25 of Mr. and Mrs. other relatives. Hilton Burks and Wallace Merrit of Dublin Comanche visitor Friday.

Rising Star Saturday. was a Sum Hancock of a Comanche visitor a Ft, Worth to Monday. was visi youngest and Sun- Hip Arthur was tar from Saturday Mrs. Joe Spencer of San Augelo is the truest of relatives here this week. Mr.and Mrs.

Bahlngton Lewis of Coleman were the week end guests EL Y. Gibbs of Brownwood attend tnl the Style Show on Saturday night. McCollum and in Ft Worth Burly vey are business. Mrs. Mayfield Gibbs of Brownwood spent the week end with Mrs.

Winnie Btatherwlck. Mack McPherson who baa employment at Mexia spent the week end with home folks. Mrs. W. O.

Reynolds of Brownwood ppant the week end with her daughter, Mra. Day Emery. mm. S. A.

Puke Rosa of De Leou visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Odell Atwood and little son ot Ft. Worth the week Hid with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Cobb and children and Mrs. Elna Marshall spent Sunday in Brownwood. Miss Edith Lewis has returned to her home in Gorman after a visit with Miss Alvie Thompson.

Will and Johnnie Nun nelly and Perry St. Clair of Leon were Comanche visitors Saturday. Miss Beatrice Nanee ret.onn*d to her homo in Ballinger after an extended visit with friends and relatives. Miss 1-ouise Hurks returned home Monday from Guthrie, Okla after a three weeks visit with relatives. Mim Alma Atwood spent the week end In Ft.

Worth with her sister. Miss Mamie King and Ernestine Atwood. Special to the Chief. March are having some pretty weather since the had weather of last week which killed the grain. Farmers are blue for they don't see much chance for a crop this year.

Misses Della Wall, Gladys Ripley and Opal Payne went to Comanche Saturday. Albert Rogers and two boys spent Saturday night day with T. M. McKenzie. There were several who spent the day at T.

M. Sunday, P. Gober and family and W. E. McKenzie and family.

Mrs. Chas. Rogers is visiting her parents, Mr. anti Mrs. T.

M. Goie. this week. Grandma Rogers is visiting her granddaughter this week, Mrs. T.

M. McKenzie. Mrs. M. E.

Davis md Miss Charley Har-J0f Brownwood visited tin ir sister. Mrs. this week on jt. It. Waldrop, Saturday and Sunday.

Fid Payne and Ira have gone to De Leon with oats to Aunt Ollie Fletcher is on the sick list. H. B. and wife brought her to R. R.

Gore's Tuesday evening. Mrs. G. C. McKenzie and little llene and Mrs.

R. R. Gore at S. A. Brown's Tuesday.

Mrs. A. J. Huggins visited Mrs M.cKenzie Tuesday. Rice and Mrs.

Ona McKenzie and Miss Texie Courh attendtsl singing at G. C. Sunday There was a very good crowd at Sunday School Sundae Several from here attended at Harmony Sunday evening. of char- Special to the Chief: The following is the cast In piny Home Teil" lo ntvon March 15: Kelley, The Clerk. Mills Diana Garwood, The Heiress, loganberry.

The Spinster Beene Miss Ira stone, The Aunt Jubilee. The Cock Alila Hallford Mr. Mann, The MjMory. Hollis Burton Jim Kyker. The fiotisekceper Molile Macklin, The Henrietta Darby, Tin Ted.

Kish1 The Groom. Bride Senator Tin Adimission 35 Special to the Chief. March was a day that brought sorrow to many of our neighbors and relatives. There were two funeral services held tl at day. At 11 o'clock a.

Rev. J. conducted the funeral service Jennie Row man. Lonnie as one of our home boys and was the son of J. 11.

Bowman. f.onnle was a true Chris- Delinu l'arrar jtian from childhood also a member Troy Wright the Methodist Church at Indian Creek. lie leaves a wife and two children. At 4 p. tn.

Rev. .1. Smoot conducted the other service, that of the days old baby of Mr. and Mrs. fliCc Hicks.

Tn this sad hour let us jremendar our Savior said the ilittle children to come unto me and them not, for of such is the Kingdom of There will he a Box Supper at Indian Creek Friday night, March 17th, everybody is invited to come and take part. COUNTY TRACK MEET PROGRAM FOR MAR. ipu i Vuneleavo Widow. Marthe Wetzel I Seay Mills Father. cents.

School Children 25 cents Wicks for Cash Store. MRS. A. C. CATHEY.

Florence oli stoves at The SCHOOL TRUSTEES ELECTION. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE and Mias Bertha weite Comanche church Phone As good 257 for as any. Snow Flake bread. 29 CARD OF THANKS An election will held a1 the ity Hall in Comanche, Texas, on Saturday, April first, 1922. for the purpose of electing throe trustees for the manche Independent School district.

Said election to be hekl in accordance with the laws of Texas governing such elections, and C. L. Cox is hereby after pointed to hold same. j. FANES, President Board Trustees, Cotnanehc Independent School District We desire to express our most grateful thanks and appreciation for the sympathy and kindness shown us ha tiie sad death of our precious mother.

The thoughful words and deeds of neighbors and friends in such an hour can never be forgotten. 8. P. A NT IS and family DECLAMATION CONTEST NOTICE Mrs. K.

R. Tuesday after her daughter, of Eastland. Little returned home an extended visit with Mrs. Mary L. Smith.

Rids will be recelvod up to 10 a. m. March IS, 1022, for the purchase of the followlng maehinery: Two No. 30 C. I.

Best Traek-laying tractors, Two No. 9 Gallon Premier Graders, Rids will be opened in the commissioners Court roofa at 1:30 p. m. on dato. The right Is reserved to rejeet any and all bids.

D. CARROLL, 29 'iOe County Auditor Friends and parents of the pupils who are entering the Declamation contest will please read this carefully. The preliminary contest for the local schools will he held in the of the High School Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock, March 22, Miss Ory, director of declamation of the Grammar School announces that there iwll be some or twelve contestants in the boys' and junior division. For the benefit of all schools that are planning to enter the county contest we shall repeat the statements published a few weeks ago in our papers. Divisions.

For the purpose of making divisions in the test schools are two'0f Hayne Waring. Rilly Scurry and limile Moore, students in tmi miatrn sf5eut the with home folks. Henry Bettis and Miss Ixrttie Glenn of Maytown spent Saturday in Coma tx-he, shopping and attended the Htjrle Show at night. Mrs. Penn Oden returned to her home tn Dallas, Saturday after an visit with her parents, Mr.

Mrs. Win. Reese sud other rela- IN SPEAKS FAVOR OF TREATIES ttven. Hon. A.

L. McDaniels was a visitor to Comanche Wednesday and made the (Utief a pleasant call. He is one of the members of the legislature that stood finn at the last session for retrench ment and economy in the and for the best interests of the great mass of the jwople of state. ASSISTANT OBSERVERS STILL NEEDED The Civil Service Commission in vites pedal attention to the fact that in the examination held recently in Dallas and other cities throughout the United States for assistant observer. Weather Bureau, applicants were not secured in the number desi risi and that this examination will again held on March 22, Persons interc-tod examinations should Secretary of the C.

Board at the hxal detailed informatimi blanks. in this or oilier apply to the S. Civil Service offhe for and application ml try h. for Tadd gardens and Jennings. und two inch poultry parda.

of Miss Anale Comanche will regret to which oeeurred at Anson evening. Shepherd in learn of her her home in We have not learned the particulars. She was highly here when she lived many years. Chief regrets record the of Mt'H. Elizabeth Jauc antic, agwl mother of S.

P. antis of this city, that occurred Tuesday. She was only sick a few days, being taken witli throat affection from which relief wss not to The bereaved family have the sincere sympathy of all. We ha vi weds a full Todd i should bear in mind that defeat of the four power would endanger the for llmit- tation of naval armament and the failure of naval treaty would shook startle the world ami bitterly disappoint the American people. We must forget the close relation the two treaties.

The of the four power treaty would mean the failure of conference. there be I illusion on that point. purpose of Amerh-an delegation in conference and I think all of the of the United States was to endeavor to do something at once practicable and concrete which would promote of world. They this done witli- out alliances or penalties. Such ex- per have been made In past in Isolated but I venture to that never has nent on such a scale or under similar conditions.

We have through a war, of which has never The mhery and the horrors of the great war must again come if we can do anything stop it. We must try our to secure this great result, know it is only an evperlnient, but 1 have faith to Instincts of mankind are all with us in effort. If we continue to preach suspicion and hatred of other nations, if we decline deal with (them and believe that they all are by the basest of motives, nothing can ever done. I have faith to Isdieve that this effort, strated tills treaty now Ixefore us, will have a large aisl tn aialotaining the world's peace. If we fall, outlook for the future is dark bewt the world for a future where peace may prevail and war diminish is in people of the If we fail, who hojie to We calhsl this eon we the ments and dwlaratlons in which ulniinated.

Are now to stumble and fall at the threshould of the undertaking whteh vve I and brought to fulfilhmmt A re we to sink back into a sullen solitude, a prey to dark suaphdous, a hermit nation, armed to the and hsikiim forwanl always toward as insepar able from of manklm ufxiii the classes, and rural next division made for purposes of this is into division and division. Next, the boys division is divided into junior boys and senior boys. The girls division is also divided into junior and senior; so that we have in all eight divisions in declamation, four for the rural schools and four for the high schools. Please note that any poetn in any of the basic or supplementary hool readers is eligible for the junior girls division. Since there nhout fifty of readings we that a very choice is given in this division from that souree alone.

Besides this however, there are four any one of which way be at from 25c to 50e a piece. junior senior girls, ami senior boys prose Four sources are given from which eligible selections may obtaimSl. In January of Is published a prose entitled which is eligible. The November 15th. has In it a entitled "Ireland Arisen," which Is also eligible.

if you to a -lection containeil in any it must be submitted to the State Chairman, K. I Shorter, for It Is not sufficient to submit merely title a whole select ion must be suhuiittetl, 1 MRS. HI NTER. COMAM HE COI MFIXIN GROWERS HOLD MEETING The Comanche county Melon AsMM-iatlon in 7th, for purpose of Mr. T.

C. Summers was pro tem. A mat ion was made and carried that a to I lie dirts'tors. K. V.

Oill. C. Uiwe and I. Mason were ap- on this and they natmsl following T. Marshall.

M. odian, X. H. Payne, i and Kllis of Couiauche; G. W.

Purvis of Stugner of and and A. jAUeu of Guatine, Op motion Mr Lowe was as convon: tloii. was enroll- to plant- WHEREAS, by their certain deed of trust in writing, dated the 27th day of recorded In the Trust Deed Rwords Comanche In Vol. 7, page IS, W. W.

Forehand and wife, Blanche Forehaml. convey the real estate hereinafter de scribed to A. Holman, trustee, for the purpose of securing to E. D. Otear, payment of a certain note of date with said of trust for sum of One Thousand and Thirty-five Dollars, due and payable years date, with interest thereon from date at the rate of cent annum, which certain notes were attached to said note, one of which matures on the 27th day November of year thereafter, and Whereas, said note is unpaid and due, there being the annual interest on said note for the years ending Nov.

27th and 1921. and Whereas it is provided in said of Trust, that a failure to pay the interest on said note as it accrues or a to pa said note when due that the trustee, the mjuest holder of said note, is author IsmhI and empowered to advertise and sell said land in the manner in said of Trust, and Whereas, the owner of sahl note has notified me of the default made in of sahl note ami interest, and has me to sell the property described in said of trust and san payment of sahl and ac- rued interest and to pay costs this Special To The Chief: The County Essay Writing Contest of the University of Texas Interaclio- lastie League will held at the Gram- Kursell jmar 1 uk 1 building, Saturday, March 25, at ten o'clock. The contest will be to eligible students of any school which is a momlter the league. Schools are grouped in four divisions: class A high class high schools, and rural schools. The composition must be not over 1 words in length on some stibject in the general field of Americanization or some whhh is within the pupils range of siudy, observations, and subjtn-ls Meaning of Our Favorite American Hero," Most Fmharras- slug Moment of My Favorite are typical of the sub- that will be given.

Teachers who are preparing slu- dents for contest should stress the technique of writing. They should drill contestants in punctuation, grammar, paragraphing, as well as in organisation and interest. Applicants must have a supply of liens, ink. envelops, and theme paper, 8 1-2 inches. OLA CUNNINGHAM County Director.

Special to. the Chief: In the interest of the Intcrscholastle league meet will you publish the following The Annual County Interscholastic Track Meet is to he held March 25th at the Comanche Ball Park. The Junior Track Class A and field begin at 10 a. m. Class A and Track begin at 2p.

tn. Each school having pupils qualified to compete in this niovt shall send B. Ray MeCurkle, Sidney, a list entries showing each event for which each man is entered. This list must reach me not later than the 22nd, and must be signed by the principal or other acting head of the school. having Junior contestants send a list to R.

Boswell, De Loon. If you not a member of the league join at once, send in your INt of entries, be at Comanche and help make the meet the its history. B. RAY MCCORKLE, Athletic Director Sidney. Tex Tissue ginghams, beautiful patterns, at The Cash Store.

RECITAL Miss ,1 uel Ray presents her voice pupils and Chib in recital next Friday evening, Manli 17, High School Auditorium, o'clock. Public admission. Cash Store for eggs. will pay the BARGAINS FOR SALE. Mr.

Farmer. We are offering 10 ami 12 Inch Oliver Steel Beam Sandy land Turning Plows, at $10.00 each. price is than Todd Jennings 2Stf. Mallory hats, America's best young men. -The Cash Store.

for Japanese pretty patterns The Cash Store, for make tops and side curtains for any kind of 24-20 Now notice is given, 1 will Tuesday the 4tli day of April, 1922 between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4 p. in. of said day at the Court House door at Comamhe, in said County of Comanche, offer for sale at public outcry for cash to the bidder that certain real and property In and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, Namely: tiO acres of land in Comanche County, being a part of the T.

Bullock Survey No. 378 a part of the W. J. McDonald survey No 208. as follows: Beginning at a stake for the Northeast corner of the W.

J. Mc- IDonald survey No. 208 for the N. E. corner this tract.

775 varas to southeast corner T. Q. Bullock survey No. for S. VV.

or ner this tract. Thence West varas to for eonmr. Thence North 775 varas to corner in North line of W. J. McDonah! survey, Fast 437 varas to the place of March 9th.

1922, A HOLMAN. EVERY COMMUNITY TO FIGHT THE WEEVILS All farmers of the com- inunitms of the county are next Monday 13th to engage in the work of leaning out the fence corners and burning up everything that could harbor boll weevils. It is well known that it is very little use to plant cotton unless the boll weevils terminat'd and this concerted action If general over the county will possibly help to this. Resides, if we all burn the and trash the same perhaps it will have of bringing us rsin. us all join together on the 13th in every community, and what can be accomplished.

LEE TUTTLE Gustine, Texas one eleven cigarettes -V Tissue ginghams, beautiful patterns, at The Cash Store. tnendly VIRGINIA Gentlemen BURLEY The perfect blend of the three perfect cigarette in one perfect cigarette one-eleven when call yard. YOU NEED 1 Chicken J. Grissom at wagon 28p All kinds of ammunition for your rabbit drives at Cash Store. I line.

us fill your car with good gaso- IMia Cash Score cigarettes PAYING For good will pay per bu Comanche. HIGGINBOTHAM FOR PEANITS bet peanuts we delivered at BROS. CO. Acala Cotton Seed For Sale Do you want a Big Boll, 5 Lock, very Early Cotton? Bring Prater. us your cream.

Nor rid 25 2Se NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION. There will be a city ehs-tlon held on Tuesday, April 4th, 1922. in the City Hall in Comanche, Texas, for Mie purpose of electing tliree Ablermcn. Marlon Wilkerson is hereby appointed presiding Judge of said Signed. J.

R. KANES. Mayor. It. MOOR 13, City Secretary.

If so plant ACALA cotton and you will make no mistake. lias short joints, productive, drouth resister good staple, sample and turnout. Stalks rather upright, on fruit faster and earlier than any other variety. Very little foliage which admits an abundance of air and sunlight. Agricultural department says the chief factor of weevil reals a nee is the ability to set a good crop of bolls in a short of time earlyin the fruiting season.

ACALA will do it. IARI) AND Will pay highest Ian! and bacon. IIIGG1N1R BACON WANTED price The ACALA COTTON movt hi glsdl cotton. Is 10 to 20 days earlier than I I I I it WU WILL MAKE NO MISTAKE IN PLANTINK ACALA. BROS A CO.

A lisi of with 404 ing of melons. TOM DOUGLAS will tune repair your piano and do it right. He is a home man and guarantees his work. 2Ke Joe Mcllroy, Blue Gixv Ma.n tures, and Sten and doori now, fPodd on wire doth for Tom Watson ami Halbert Honey at The Cash Located with Todd seed cotton stalk. Jennings where you can see sample of.