McKinney Weekly Democrat-Gazette from Mckinney, Texas • Page 1

TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1928. 14 PAGES -IN TWO SECTIONS. Alc Kinney Weekly Democrat-Gazette ette FORTY-FIFTH YEAR ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY Your Home Town WHAT SCHOOLS DO. thing that makes for Another and worth while city is its school system. McKinney's public! schools rank toward the top of schools in point of affiliation with of Texas.

We have the University one of the best School Boards, supprincipala, faculty, stuerintendent, school patrons to be dent body and anywhere in the state. Co-opfound work is the secret eration and team growth of our excellent school of the system. There's a reason why our annually draw scores of schools students from all parts of the coun- ty. ABOUT THE STORY HOUR. make your plans now to Kiddies, weekly story nour in the attend the Public library room in the McKinney courthouse every Saturday afternoon o'clock.

The first one was held at 2 The next one will be held Saturday. Saturday afternoon, June 9, at next Miss Geneva Horn, librar2 o'clock. conducting the story hour; so ian. is you are assurred of a pleasant time. are inChildren under twelve years vited to be present.

FOR OUR LIBRARY. Some more good news for MeLibrary and the Kinney's Public library. Mrs. J. E.

Gibhigh school to stage two operettas son is going at the R. R. Pope theater, 80011 will 4,0 to these and the proceeds libraries. Not only will you be helpattending these ing our library by when they are presented, operettas but you will see entertainment which forget. Miss Caryou will not soon Davis is assisting Mrs.

Gibrie Jean son in directing. FITS THEM FOR DUTY. of schools, it While on the subject to inform the is not amiss here Y. H. T.

column what readers of the local citizen had to say a prominent McKinney's schools. Hon. regarding well-known and active Sam Neathery, business man of our city, lawyer and returned from Austin, just recently meeting of the where he attended a of State University, Board of Regents which he i is a member. "You call of McKinney High always count on coming out all right, school graduates attend some higher when they learning," ne said. The stitution of get in the schools here training they to enter and successfully fits them any course in any school master great country of ours.

this has students in practically Kinney school in the state, as as in every other states, who are making! splendid records, not only for those who are sending selves and to school, but to their them off high school. Melissa Church Training Classes Well Attended Melissa Baptist church was a The Monday night when the busy place of a series of Training course, first continue during the week, that will was held. the weather was someAlthough bad the several classes were what well filled. Rev. E.

M. Ratliff, pastor, assistRatlift J. L. ed by Mrs. teaching Sunday school Davis, are and B.

Y. P. U. classes. of 98 attended the first A total with fair weather this night and will increase by at least half number double that number.

or time is assured for all A good who come, for along with the study there are some social hours classes the younger set and the juniors, for led by Mrs. R. C. Lawson, have hour and games. So there is story for every one and the felEL place lowship is great.

GOOD CROWDS IN M'KINNEY WEST COLLIN FARMER SAYS SHEEP VALUABLE 7, 1884. CARRELL REFERS TO GRANGER ADVANTAGES OF SMALL FLOCK ON ANY FARM. (Granger) Carrell, substantial R. G. of the Foote community, has farmer found from ten or twelve years' exthat no kind of livestock perience the farm than a smail pays better on flock of sheep.

covering these In his experience he has only been series of years, damaged on two occasions by sheep killing dogs. likes sheep because they are He to raise and subcomparatively easy and obsist principally on weeds which they kill out noxious grasses, other kind of animal and which no will eat at all. the county, in Every farmer in Mr. Carrell's opinion, should have to keep the some land clean and to help of stalks and waste pasture clean up fields the crops have all peen gatherafter ed. He has found that young lambs! into the corn thrive when turned the weeds that grow field, by eating has been laid up the tender blades after the corn by without tearing the stalk and by eating of corn and damaging the ear.

down sheep every two By changing weeks from one field or pasthree ture to another, the animals are healthy condition and comkept in a paratively free from diseases peculiar to such animals, wool nearly always commands The price while the paying market lambs usually sell at young, fat premium. sheep is prolific enough A flock of doubling itself in numto average No other farm bers every year. in an average hunbrings return one year with dred, per cent another as sheep do. Carrell, in his younger days, Mr. worked for A.

P. Mahard, an extenand successful West Collin farmsive during his active career and er successful sheep man. From was a Mahard, Mr. Carrell became Mr. terested in sheep.

Carrell also has several brood Mr. and makes it a point to raise mares several head of young mules He not only raises every year. own necessary work stock, but surplus to sell thus raises a to his annual farm income. H. R.

GEARHART, GUNTER FARMER, VISITS IN CITY REPORTS GOOD GRAIN CROPPROMISING CORN AND ALSO COTTON CROPS. Gearhart, a first class GrayH. R. son county farmer and citizen, loanseveral years ago by Collin, ed to it transacted business in McKinney Tuesday. He was here for the purof getting some tractor parts pose mending done at the Watkins and preparatory to Cockrell garage beginning wheat harvest.

Mrs. B. F. Gearhart, of His mother, Celina, owns nearly four hunnear of good farm land about dred acres West of Gunter. Her son.

mile R. manages it and is cultivating H. the land himself. He than half of it is portion of states that more oats this year, both of in wheat and excellent. He which crops are that his corn and cotton crops thinks to a late start are which got off fairly well now.

Recent also doing been beneficial but setshowers have weather is now needtled. working in which to do their ed by farmers, to work out their harvesting Gearhart and wife crops friends and readers again. Mr. are appreciated Weekly -Gazette of The columns of which they abreast of their through the are enabled to keep old home, county, district was one of news. of North Texas that the few sections normal cotton yield last made 11 year.

All members of Operetta Cast To Practice Tonight in the cast. including characters, members of choruses and Everyone of the operetta to be preall others, sented at the R. R. Pope theater Thursday night, June 14, are next at Mrs. Dr.

J. E. Giburged tonight promptly at 7:30 son's home practice. The rehearsals o'clock forward splendidly and the are going 1 is fast learning each capable cast part. to be presented is The not only one of the operetta, but also modern in Pennant." newer (Miss Carrie Jean operettas, every assisting Mrs.

Gibson in respect. Davis is directing. Odle. who was operaMrs. Vester ted on in the McKinney City hospital last Her mother, Mrs.

Cora Milweek for appendicitis, is doing nicely. and her sister, Mrs. ler. of Waco, Mable Brady and Mrs. Milt.

attending Creason, both of Dallas, are here her bedaide. FIRST PHOTOS FROM CHINESE WAR ZONE and grenades behind Here Japanese soldiers searching civilians ing all Fearful sorts of a civilian uprising, the Japaof arms are of the of the city them. for small arms at one had been nese took infinite pains to every weapon gates find of Tsinan after the Chinese evacuated, leav- they could. troops driven out. The Chinese (International Newsreelhad PACIFIC FLYERS PLOTTING COURSE FOR NEXT FLIGHT FINAL LAP CALLS FOR 1,195 MILES OVER WATER, 500 OVER LAND.

SUVA. Fiji Islands, June Eager to reach the shores of Australia, the air pioneers of the SouthCross tonight plotted course of ern their last flight 1,735 miles across the Pacific. The flight to Brisbane, on which Capt. Charles Kingsford-Smith and his three comrades leave the latter the week. will mark the end part of of their hazardous ocean journey, the longest ever attempted over water.

Only a 500-mile hop down the Sydney remains after that. coast to Australia, the native land of In Captain Kingsford-Smith and his coT. P. Ulm, one of pilot, Capt. Charles the greatest home-comings.

in the country's history flyers. furnish a fitting climax to It will their achievement. the world paid tribute to While them in a flood of congratulatory the two Australians and messages. their American companions. Navigator W.

Lyon and Radio OperaHarry tor James Warner, speeded preparathe flight to Brisbane. tions for PLANO LADY RECUPERATING AT HOME PARENTS HERE P. Lynge of Plano, is Mrs. N. from a several weeks convalescing of typhoid fever.

She severe spell was able in to Plano be brought. from her the home home Mr. and Mrs. Dick of her parents, where her mother is assistMorrow ing to help nurse her back to good and vigor again. Evelyn, little health old daughter of Mrs.

eight year is also here with her mothLynge er. REV. J. A. OLD TEACHES COURSE E.

L. CONFERENCE J. A. Old, pastor of the First Rev. church of this city, is Methodist of study in a disteaching a course League Conference that trict Epworth held in Sherman this week.

is being morning for the He goes up every purpose. RAIN RUINED HIS CORN TOO BIG FOR COW FEED C. Dysart, a well known North W. in the city TuesCollin farmer was that recent rains day. He states a lot of "nubins" have ruined His corn will be too big for him.

for cow feed. He appreciated the and thinks it will be helpful to rain generally speaking but hopes crops continued settled weather for some which to wind up harvesting now in fairly good wheat and to save our and oat crops this year. BOLL WEEVIL ACTIVITY IS REPORTED LOWER WASHINGTON, June Boll weevil activity or emergence to May 16 of this year has been considerably below that reported for the three previous years, the Department Tuesday in of Agriculture announced a tabulated summary of emergence by sixteen Federal, State and college experimental stations throughout the cotton belt. lte buyerenc VISITORS INSPECT PARSONAGE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH OPEN HOUSE FOR ITS INSPECTION TUESDAY FROM 2 TO 10 P. M.

for the inspection of Open house the parsonage and this by cupied, deceided to remodel and reconstruct the parsonage building. The building was moved from its old 1o- cation on the corner or West Lamar and South North portion of Benge the streets, contract was awarded for the reconstruction building. The Social Workers assumed the obligation amounting to $3,000 and the building was completed a few weeks ago. It is a two-story structure, containing 10 rooms, with every convenience assure the comfort of its occuIt is said to be one of the pants. most modern and handsome tures used as a church parsonage in the State.

While the Social Workers paid the remodeling of the building, they were joined by the Woman's Missionsociety, who furnished the both societies jointly welterior, and comed the visitors to the tea. Officers of the Social Workers Mrs. Carl Gallagher, president; Mrs. R. F.

Finley, vice president; Mrs. c. Brooks, secretary; and Mrs. Frank Christie, treasurer. Officers of the Woman's MissionSociety are Mrs.

F. A. Kluttz. ary president; Mrs. J.

W. N. Burkett, president; Mrs. Al Bomar, recording secretary; Mrs. Brack Watson, responding secretary; Mrs.

Meador, treasurer; Mrs. Tip Purnell, assistant treasurer. The building committee of Social Workers which had charge of the construction of the parsonage consisted of Mrs. Gallagher, Finley, Mrs. George Reinhardt, H.

H. Neilson, Mrs. Roy Caldwell, and Glen Stiff and Gibson Caldwell. of the First the new parsonage Methodist church was held Tuesday 'till 10 p. m.

and was attendfrom 2 ed by several scores of members church and friends who called the to view the new structure and pay their respects to Rev. J. A. Old, pastor, and Mrs. Old.

served to the visitors who Tea was the new parsonage home inspected recently completed and occupied. Several years ago the Social Workers, a young matrons organization the church, purchased the lot 0c- of POSTPONE PROGRAM OF PRESENTING GOLD STARS TO MOTHERS DUE TO THE SERIOUS ILLNESS OF L. V. (VERN)E) GRAVES. Due to the illness of L.

V. (Vernie) Graves, prorainent McKinney citizen and business man, the Jimmie Geigas American Legion Post of this has deemed it advisable to incity definitely postpone the Gold Star and presentation to have program been held Sunday, June 10. It was Mr. Graves who conceived the idea. of giving Gold Stars to mothers and has sponsored the movement all along.

He was scheduled to deliver the principal address on the program. W. Clarence Dowdy, post commandthe local Legion Post, says the er of will be held at a later presentation date at which time all mothers will notified in ample time before the be program. WILLIAM D. SMITH DIED WEDNESDAY PRINCETON HOME NATIVE OF GEORGIA BURIED AT ALTOGA THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

D. Smith, 50 years and 7 William days old, died this late home in Princeton at 7 o'clock Wednesday morning, June 6. The deceased was native of the state of Georgia. a he was born May 29, 1878. He where moved with his parentight, Arkansas about the age and two at years later came with his parents to Collin county.

deceased was married to Miss The McGee October 16, 1898. He Callie is survived by the following children: C. C. Smith, Route 1, mond at home; Mrs. Warner Burkett, of Andrews, Texas; Thurman Smith, at home.

The deceased is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Leonard Smith of Three Rivers, Live Oak county, Texas; Alice Clinton, Oklahoma City. Mrs. Martha Benton, Denton; Hyde, Puebio, Colo. The Mrs. deceased Cinda, survived by five grandTwo children died in inchildren.

fancy. Funeral servees were held at Altoga (Thursday) afternoon at 3 this conducted by Rev. John Hilo'clock, of Greenville. Burial followed ger in the Altoga cemetery. K.

Wilson, undertaker. of John Princeton, had charge of funeral arrangements. M'KINNEY GIRL BECOMES BRIDE OF KINGSVILLE MAN MABLE McMAHAN, DAUGHTER MR. AND MRS. W.

J. MISS. McMAHAN. Tuesday morning in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

W. J. McMahan in the west part of McKinney, Miss Mable McMahan became the bride of Willard E. McCracken, of Kingsville, Teras. Only immedlate members of the family were present.

Rev. G. O. Key performed the marriage ceremony. Immediately after the marriage, the happy bride and groom left on a honeymoon trip to Galveston and Houston, after which they will go to Kingsville, where they will be at home in the future, and where Mr.

McCracken is manager of a big laundry plant. The bride and groom met while students in the State college at San Marcos, their friendship ripening into love and culminating in the happy ceremony performed here Tuesday. The bride is a graduate of San Marcos State Teachers' college, as well as Her husband. She taught for the past year at Mansfield. She is a most charming young lady of many sweet attributes of character.

She was in this city, attending and graduating from the Boyd High school. She has a wide circle of friends and admirers living here and elsewhere who are extending congratulations on her happy marriage. The groom is, likewise, a prominent and worthy young business man of Kingsville, where he entered business following his college days in San Marcos. The happy bride and groom are receiving the congratulations and best wishes for a successful journey down life's pathway together from their host of friends. J.

WILSON SPAIN OPTIMISTIC OVER CROPS OUTLOOK Spain. candidate for J. Wilson 2 Commissioner (Farmersville), gave our office a busTuesday. Mr. Spain has iness call bad much sickness in his family in weeks but he is now able to recent get away from home and to prosehis campaign for the important cute office for which he is runcounty ning with 8 little more systematic vigor and thoroughness.

Mr. Spain says that onion growers elated over their excellent crop, were which is now ready, to be pulled, but that marketing conditions are discouraging to them. He sorely all crops to be looking finds most and he joins in the rather promising that Collin may be blessed hope bountiful yields this year and with prices for all of her farm get good products. WILLIAM PRESS, 78, PASSES AWAY AT CITY HOSPITAL, NATIVE OF LONDON, ENGLAND, WAS BURIED AT BLUE RIDGE. William Press, 78 years old, died let at the City hospital at 7:45 o'clock Tuesday night.

following an illness about a month, during which time of he submitted to an operation. was born March 10, 1850, in London, England, and was 78 years, 2 months and 25 days old. Funeral services were held from the Methodist church at Blue Ridge at 3 p. m. Thursday, to be conducted the Rev.

John Phipps of Blue by Ridge, assisted by the Rev. Elmore of Pike. He resided at 1202 South Tennessee street and had been a resident of McKinney for the last three years. for 41 years a citizen of He was the Blue Ridge community. He was twice married.

He was first united in marriage to Miss Sarah Wilson, who died May 29, 1914. To this union the following children born: Mrs. G. W. Watson, were Bob.

Will. Arthur and Asher, Press, Blue Ridge: and CharJames les Press of Laredo, Texas. His second marriage was to Mrs. Blakely of Blue Ridge, who Mollie survives. Their marriage took place June 23.

1916. funeral cortege will leave the The residence for Blue Ridge at 1:30 p. m. Thursday. The following pallhave been named: W.

L. bearers R. L. Jackson, W. W.

Pruett, Barnett. J. W. McKinney, A. D.

J. W. Sellers, W. C. Gerrish, Ed Dowell.

Hope, Sam J. Massie Son, undertak- ers, are in charge. YOUNG PEOPLE TO CONDUCT MID-WEEK SERVICES Attention is called to the prayer tonight at the First Chrismeeting tian church, when the young people's department will have charge of the mid- prayer All services, members to of begin the at 7:45 p. m. people's department, as well others the church are urged to attend.

ED HERNDON TO TRY TO CONTROL POSSESSION VINES EXPERIMENT WITH POISON WILL SOLUTION AS RECENTLY GIVEN IN THIS PAPER. than acres in corn that more looks well and 30, about 35 acres in cotHe also has dorso and maize ton. to raise plenty of his planted so as own poultry feed. has been raising registered JerEd cattle for several years. He is sey judge of this popular breed a good of dairy animals and during past have seen some mighty years good, well bred individual in the livestock exhibit deof his of our home county fair.

partment Ed will have some JerWe hope seys at our fair again this fall. Ed has a few possession vines on his place which he is going to try control with a simple remedy to that was published in this paper about two weeks. He promises to let us know of his results with the Our good Jersey friend, Ed Herndon, who is running the old home of his father, J. R. Herndon, place or 10 miles West of McKinney, has this year as usual.

He mixed crop runs about 100 acres in all. His 15 acres of wheat are good ready to cut as soon as it and now enough. His 10 acres of gets dry oats are not as good as the average oat crop of that community this year. sowed it on corn land and they He did not get off well. He has 5 acres millet for hay.

He has a little in If he does, we will experiment. publish the facts for tne information future guidance of farmers who and may have this obnoxious vine pest anywhere on their land. growing CORPUS CHRISTI FOLKS ARE VISITING HERE Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wooten of Corpus Christi, and little baby are Mr.

and Mrs. Tidwell of visiting this city for a few days. Mrs. Wootis a sister of Mr. Tidwell and for en several years clerked in his jewelry store in this city before her marri- age.

MRS. J. H. LUGENBEEL DEPARTS TO SPEND SUMMER MONTHS Mrs. J.

H. Lugenbeel, mother of Mrs. Charles M. Cooper, left today for Denver, Colorado, to visit some children who live in that state. is the mother of Mrs.

Lugenbeel Charles M. Cooper, wife of the manof the big J. C. Penney Co. ager store of this city.

Mrs. Cooper acher mother as far as Dalcompanied Mrs. Lugenbeel will also visit las. relatives in the states of South Dakota and Kansas fore returning to McKinney this fall. R.

H. COFFEY SAYS CROPS PROMISING AROUND LUCAS R. H. Coffey of the Lucas community. was in McKinney WednesHe stated that corn and cotday.

his land, are both doing well ton on the present time. There is little at planted section but some grain, for feed which are looking fairly well. Mr. Coffey also owns some land in Cottle county, West good which his son-in-law, V. Texas, on R.

Osborne, is living and cultivating. J. C. Enloe attended to in Dallas Tuesday. MANY M'KINNEY FOLKS ATTEND PLANO REVIVAL CRIMM-POWELL REVIVAL IN PROGRESS IN SOUTH COLLIN TOWN.

About two hundred members of the First Baptist and North Baptist churches attended the CrimmPowell revival services which are being conducted in the auditorium at Plano. Dr. M. E. Hudson, pasof the First church and Rev.

tor T. F. Hoffman, pastor of the North church were present. Rev. Crimm brought a forceful and impressive message to his vast crowd of listeners that filled the auditorium to capacity.

Prof. R. M. Crabb, musical director of the First Baptist church here, rendered a violin selecpreceding the sermon. tion, Since Tuesday night was observed as "McKinney Night," a section of the building was reserved for McKinpeople who attended.

Rev. ney Crimm recently closed a successful weeks revival meeting in this three city. FISH FRY AT BLUE RIDGE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. TO BE HELD THERE ON SQUARE; FOR BENEFIT OF COMMUNITY HALL. fish fry will be held on the A in Blue Ridge Saturday night square this week, Mrs.

J. O. Nelson, corof these papers there, respondersday morning in a telephone conversation. The entertainment is to help pay for the Blue arranged community hall recently erectRidge ed. There will be good 1 music and good time for everyone from all 8 the county who will attend.

over L. V. GRAVES IS IMPROVED TODAY We are glad to learn that L. V. (Vernie) Graves, well-known McKinbusiness man and citizen, who ney has been critically ill for the past several days, had a restful night Wednesday night and is better today (Thursday).

This will be very pleasing news to the large host of anxious friends of Mr. Graves, who hope for his early and complete restoration to health soon. SEVEN ACRE FARM BARGAIN. Unusually good crowds have been McKinney this week, people gathering from in all meet their friends and to parts of the county here to and trading with local do shopping Recent rains have made impossible to get in the fields merchants. to it the farmers taking advantage work.

opportunity to come to Mcof the Monday also attracted its Kinney. First share of visitors from many communitios 1 in the county. Seven acres, three miles McKinFive cultivation, two acres ney. Bermuda pasture with running water trees. Four-room house, and pecan barn and fruit trees.

Only $750; possession. R. L. HIGHT. Araki.

superintendent of nurses Ivo of the Tokio hospitals and a. in heroine one of the great earthquake four has come to the United vears ago, States with several members of her staff for the purpose of studying American nursing schools Hon. John Doyle, prominent (McKinney attorney, had business Dallas Tuesday,.