^l|e tipton €om iti JlKcmmal Officiât Newspaper For Upton County

VOL 2 RANKIN. UPTON COUIJTY TEXAS. THURSDAY, JUNE. 13th. 1929. NO.M Wind Stom Damages City Heavi^ County Board of Equalization in Session on Tax Valuation 1 One Hundred Citizens Attend C. of C. Dinner

i¥hat’s Doing In Chamber of Com­ Board of Equali­ Rankin Masonic Think it Over Heavy Wmdstonn Lodge Elects Rankin represents much to all West Texas merce Dinner zation of County of us. It is home. It is the plac« Swooped Down on New Officers where our-families have beer Huge Success Taxes In Session reared. It is the center of our joy» ANSON is doing a great deal the City Tuesday and sorrows. It is here we hav* >f building. A theatre with a ca- New otiicersto ite installed June lacity of 450 on the main fiuoi The baaket dinner iriven by the The sessions of the Ixiard of given the best years of our lives A hard straight wind attaining *J4th were elected by Rankin ind 100 in the balcony is to erect­ the local Chamber of Commerce equalization of county taxea con­ It is here our friends are. It ii an enormous velocity and which Lodge No 1251 A. F. & A. M.. ’d by Knox Pittard. The plans to ita ii^embero and irueaU at the sisting of the Upton County Com­ here our property interest.s lie. nearly approache 1 a twisUrr in Thursday evening at the stated :all for a modern theatre front, Rankin Beach wto> attended by missioners Court begun Thursday result swooped do a n on Rankin meeting of that body. The better the community th« liree entrances, the foyer of tile more than one hundred public morning at which a larg<‘ number Tuesday afternoon at 6:50 o’clock better it will be for our iiidividu /loor will be of cement and tile, apiritetl citizena who fully enjoy­ of out of town bu.iine.ss men eith­ H. G. Secrest, Senior Warden ind damaged the buildings snd al Intelests. The better it is to> t he dimensions will be 30 bv 12( ed the splendid civic proRram er owning or representing own­ of the lodge, was elected Wor­ residences of the city to sn sm- our individual interests, the bet­ .'eet. rendered dufing the evenintf. ers of property in this county shipful Ma.ster. to take the place ter it will be for the community lunt estimsted at 140,000. were in attendance. of W. H. Holcombe, Ma.s(er. HEREFORD celebrated the Tables were arranged for a The windstorm which was light­ These two are inseparable ii. ipening of a new $80,000 Baptist large crowd and the attendance The county taxes are being John Bizzell was elected to serve community life. ning like in its rise and fall car­ were well taken care in the way equalized in that valuation.^ are for the new term as Senior War­ .’hurch by startings revival in it. ried much hail and rain and last­ Making a more prosperous com­ of refreshments. being raised to meet the increas­ den, Ted 0 . Grocb’l was elected \11 precedents in church con- ed less than twenty-ftve minutes, munity is the work of individuaU itruction were broken in the dec- B. H. Howell, president of the ed expenditures instead of a raise to serve as Secretary, L. L. Tierce ripping the roofs from business working together al«>ng detinite iration. seating and architecture local Chamber of Commerce was in county taxes. takes the place of I. G. Rape as buildings and tearing resideneea and specific lines for one definite >f the distinctive church. One in charge of the affair, H. G. Sec- The average of the raise in val­ Treasurer, and Chas. E. Glebe from their fouadations, in its path purpose. thousand auditorium or theatre rest, superintendent of the local uation could not be ascertained ; elected Tiler. .’hairs are in supply. The rose Swooping in from the south­ achhla, acting as toast master for but it was estimated that in most ! Members of the lodge express- This, nor any other communit> :olored, roof, eaves, andcireular- west section of the city, the storm cases the tigures would mean a led their sincere appreciation for has the resource ana the energy the evening. .opped windows suggest the Span first struck tho business section. seventy hve per cent increase in the excellent work done by the and the man pow’er to gain every , but doing very little damagn ia 1^ A number of interesting ad- thing at once. We must work foi isli motif. property valuations. [ retiririg officers in their respec­ later struck the local wsaer teeroe drsaaae lewehing upon the wel­ one tiling at a time. tive capacities. The LE LEON Free Press re­ oomplotely denMUahiog iC fare of our city were delivered cently celebrated its 40th birth- by Toaat-maatcr Secreat, Presi­ A better town makes a better The roofs of the Harlan Hotel June 24th was the da'e set for lay. It was established late in market place for farmers who art snd th# new High School build- dent B. F. Howell, Reverend H. Lions Club Pro­ the installation of the new officers June 1889, eight years after the a part of the community. A bet­ iaga were next stripped and the H. Washington and other promt- which is to be public. establishment of the town, and ment members of the local Cham­ ter tow’n means better property rooms flooded with hnil and raia. grams Contain De­ values, more comforts, bettor nas been published continuously ber of Commeroe. schools, better streets and more ever since. Power linee throughout the dty Excellent music was furnished If You Would Marry, were tom down and dangling in velopment Ideas attractive living conditions. In O’DONNELL Methodists are the diners by the Rankin Beach the streete and during the eeriy You Must Wait fact any effort to build a bette« «pending $3,500 remodeling their Troubadora, local dance orchestra part of the evening presented a Through a series of programs town repays the community many church. Seven Sunday School dangerous situation, the faat Much credit for the success of to be delivered at the regular Such was the law’ which went fold. It always brings it reward. rooms will be built, besides other luncheons of the local Lions Club work of the crew of the Went the dinner must be given to the into effect Thursday in this state improvements. When completec each Thursday the members of Let us make our our community Texas Utilities Co. had this dan­ ladiee of the Chamber of Com­ regarding the filing of inarriagt this will be a splendid edifice, ano organization will be able to ob­ i better place in which to live, ger cleared within a short time. meroe and those who aided in the notices with the County Clerk of up-to-date in every respect. tain many interesting and effec­ and by so doing make it a better arrangements for the occassion. the ounty in which a license is Poultry snd trjck gardens suf* tive ideas concerning the upbuild­ place in which to make a living. FAHOKA is to have a new bus­ The people of this city have to be procureu. iness block. C. A. Hill of Lamest ered heavily owing lo uiV heavy ing of Rankin if followed. nail stones which .-i >««:U'>r.s wus shown by their attendance of the Requiring applicants for marri­ nas announced that he will erect Thursdays program was taken reported as very Urge. civic organisation meeting, their age license to file a notice of in­ Notice To Tax Payers a brick building 60x125 in size to interest in the welfare of the city up by an address by Lion Bert Telephone service to McCamey tent to marry three days b«.-forr The City of Rankin is now’ in­ house a chain grocery store and and the high aim of the organiza­ Howell who talked on the pro­ and San Angelo was completely license can be issued, the law’ sti­ corporated and city property will an automobile agency. The old tion in building Rankin. posed railroad to be built from out during the night the only out­ pulates a period of three days, have to be rendered for 1929 tax­ Howell builJing, one of the first this city for Iraan. touching on let being to Midland w-hich was It can be stated that many such exclusive of the day of filing a es. We have sent out inventory garages erected in this section the many things which must be outside the path of the storm dinners at interval! in the future notice of intent to marry must sheets to every one whose address A ill be razed for the new struc­ dr ne to aid the building up of any would help to increase the inter­ elapse before license can begraiit could be obtained, and want them ture. The storm seemed to center on growing city. est in the community work and ed, sent in to the City Clerk. A BIG SPRING building is this city as McCamey, Big Lake. bring about a more thorough un­ Next Thursdays program will Fort Stockton and other adjoin­ Th( new law provides for a We are closing our books the nearing completion. It i.s the$55,- derstanding between its members be given over to two speakers, ing cities reported no disturbances three-day period forgiving notice first day of July, after that date 000 Read building which contains and citizens who have our city’s W. H. Holcombe whose subject seven stores on thn ground floor during the evening. of the intent to marry, but under all property not rendered will go welfare at heart, to aay nothing will be, “ Two Things Rankin and a 25 room hotel on the second the construction placed on the on the unrendered roll. Tuesday evenings short tumult of meeting with the approval of Needs; Paved Streets and Sewage floor, it extends the business dis­ statue by Assistant Attorney L. A. Yates, Mayor was Rankin’s first experience everyone. System’ ’. C. E. Moore, secretary General R. D. Cox Jr., the day 6 ,-6 -4t. trict one block on East Seventh. with a windatorm of a damaging of the Club, will also address the upon w’hich the application is Other buildings nearing comple­ nature snd only s smsil portion body on the subject of Rankin’s made must be excluded from the tion are the Alta Viata Apartment of the damage created was cover­ Church Notices Future. required interval. Mrs. H. G. Secrest honored her house, Studebaker plant and six- ed by insurance. little niece and nephew, Jane and Lion President Latson stressed " I f one should apply for a li­ story Petroleum building. the point of a continued full at­ Guilford Jones, of Marble Falla, Methodist Chirch cense on July 1, the county clerk SILV’ ERTON’s new high school ChrisHaa Science tendance of the membership of Texas, who are visiting her, with Rev. H. H. Washington will could not issue it until July 4,’’ building will cost $80,000, and the body, that interest in the un­ a party Wednesday night, June Setvices at 11:00 a. m. preach at the Community Church Cox said by way of illustration. will be completed by August 15. dertakings of the organization 12, at her home. Subject of the lesson "God the next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8:80 Licenses issued before the law The school board will make plans Preserver of Man." will not diminish. The merry guests were enter­ p. m. became effective are still valid to organize both a Junior and a Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. tained by playing Bunco. Flinch, the assistant attorney general Senior High School, according to Union Sunday school will meet Pit and various other interesting Wednesday evening meeCmga held. In regard to other questions C. D. Wright, president of the at 10 a. m. Classea for all—All Harris- Starnes Wedding gamaa. at 7:30 p. m. Everybody welcome raised by the law. he said that board. urged to come. One half block south of Journal one of the contracting parties Refreshments of lemonade and Announcement was made this BROWNFIELD is rushing its Epworth League at 7:30 p. m. should sign the application where sandwiches were to little Misses week of the marriage in Mertzon street paving. At a meeting of All young people invited. one of the contracting parties is Dorothy Faye Hayes, Virginia Pa’s Deliakioa el Ona May 26th of Miss Edith Harris to the city council recently, Wichita absent, a third party must make Rooney, Flada Howell, Johnnie The Wonum’a Misaionary Soci­ Joel Starnes. Falls firm waii employed us engi­ “ Pu,” said Clarence, "what in affidavit as to the age and resi­ ety will meet Wednesday after­ Ruth Hill and Joy Higday and neers on street paving with in­ a highpowered t aiesman?" Both Mr. and Mrs. Starnes are dence of the absent party, and noon at 3:30 and continue the little Messers Joe Glen and Mar­ structions to start actual con­ "He’s a daraed striped puaay,” well known in Rankin, having re­ application cannot be made by a •tudy of ‘ T h e Life and Letters vin Greer Rape, Arthur and Ear­ struction as soon as possible. It growled his Dad, who had sided here for a number of years. third party when both contract­ of P»uL" This is a very inspiring nest Reberson, and Horace Sec- is thought that the proceeds of the victim of one. course, and all ladies are invited. Stamea is Juatice of the Peace ing parties are absent. rest. for Precinct No. 1, while Mrs. the bonds recently voted will pro­ Charles Smith, manager of thn Stamea is manager of the local vide for the paving of several ad­ Mr. and M n. H. G. Secrest and A meeting of the Board of Di­ Ben McDaniel of Phoenix, Ariz. West Texas UtilitiM Cn.. ia in rt- ■tore of the Haasen Co. ditional blocks. little daughter are in San Angelo rectors of the C. of C. will be held is now employed by the Nix Bar­ ceipt of a big catAsh from Hoossr attending to-busineea. Subacribe for the Journal Monday morning at 10 o’clock. ber Sh<9 . ( Continued on bnek page ) Mayas fm m CotuUa. T tn n .

% The I’ptim (\>uniy liouriiai I tfiv** .short pra.\ors \> ith no inter -1 ten so that oven tlie c'lickens that Phone 5 For Job Work. fereiKe. 'cro. s the ’•oad nu.\e Caster than Published Every Thursday m Kankm, Upton County, Texas. ------Uliat. If they don’t they don’t get The most ridiculous thing one!across. Subscription Rate, per Y ear .... «2.00 meets in a c’avs drive is a 12 mile | ------FOR LOTS IN speed limit. l> d you ever try to | C. L. BurreiiM. Kditor-l*uhli»hi»r We No How drive a csr 12 miUs an hour? D id; Tredn Auto Works ¡you ever see any one drive a car Entered as second-cUw mail matter Decvu.i.er l&, 1027 nt If'e ■ ' It hu* «ot Phone S f<»r !r** xi happehitiR.^ W est Lawn poet office at tUiihm, Texas under the of Man h 3, 1870. ItÄKiüN RESIDENTIAL SECfÎÔÏf ' Any erroneous reflection utwn the character of any t^-TSon or per-, sons through the columns of thi.'* ne\vspaj>or will l*e rorroited r’evr î‘l(Hk» Wc.^l t>i" Main Street complaint being made to the publisher in person. s k i ; ,I. Ï . 'lOLME.S. rourt I.’ ouro

There are perhap.s fifty "cun's" for baldness, but they all include What We Think tv' ma.-.sage of the scalp. They are I.' as disai>pointing us the recita's for Woman's hand in connection n with her flipper has played a very success which ahvi'vs include 1! I important part in the work of "hard work.’’ What our advi-o.-si civilization. should realize is that we want to keep our hair without the bother It may not be good form to eat of massage, and that we w ant; Printing Is Like Eggi everything on your dinner plate, success without theanni'yanceof but it’s still considered all right work. In last it caa bj bugsl at alaeit say price sad is alssM^ to squeeze a tube of toothpaste acy quality, but in printiag as ia eggs the ealjr kisR 1« bnjr until your fingers hurt. Probably mo.»t divorces are heads •aused by the husband anti wife Our Battery U tie beif. looking at each other w hen ihey j Everybody knows how to ex­ The ettra cost that goes into better stock sa4 saperiar wark. press a complaint, but few can first get up in the morning. the Procession again this year utter a graceful compliment. It’s Bianship is more than paid tor ia the ezira latisfacliaa MS a matter of practice. I What Itecomes of all the brilli- Once more our batteries have won gets in the use ol a supe-iir article. ; ant children? It uoe>n’t Itxik a» if i first honors in the original equip* We are prepared to .'uppiy yoar waaU. We have laitaye Gene Tunney's literary urge j there is anything extraordinary | ment fieltl. Seventy-six makers o f seems to have got the better of ¡about people whogmw up. ears, trucks and tractors are using slock and the nccesiary eq'jipixcQt and ikilled priaters la pra- illarils in their 1929 proiiiict. No him. At least Mrs. Fogarty’s law­ duce good work. yer says he has letters. When a man drives at danger- other make o f battery oeriipies such 'ous sp«*ed you may depend upt>n j a po»ilion. Phone and we will call with samples ar better stilL came ia jit that he isn’t going to do any-j When s man is serving two There’ s a reason. A T^TIhird Bat­ and let us show you the goad work we arc doiag (sr alksrs* Ithing inifiortant when he gels to masters-watch the one who is tery o f the correct elevtriral size for his destination. paying him the most. the tiwner’ s car alurays do«*» a lictlcr joh. Why not try onr g«>«x] inspec­ I Realizing that the confession The trouble with some married tion service and get acquainted with The Upton County ; more or less definitely places us pucple la that when they’re too Willard quality? as old fashioned we confess to an old to fight they don’t say any­ j utter lack of appreciation for a thing. I woman blues singer. UREDA AUTO WORKS Journal The increasing number of day­ Company never seems to come' CFM iv r \t II.I.Ann BAXTEniES AM> light robberies indicates that ban­ when the children have on their U II L.VIII) OEKVK KOK Ai.l. MAKES dita as well as doctors like to dean clothes and the lawn has Printers & Stationers spend a quiet evening at home or been lately mowed. the Sioviea now and then.

A church full of colored breth­ An optimiatic it a tourist who ren got into a row w ith their pas­ I FOR RENT —New five room; starts out with poor brakes, no tor because they wanted to do the ] house, with bath and convenienc-! spare and a knock in the motor praying. That is where the white ies —near the school, reasonable' and who wirea 250 miles ahead bretliern shine best, they are per­ 1 terms —Apply to Dunn Lowry: for hotal reservations. fectly willing to let the preacher ¡at First State Bank I Í

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