The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1929 Page: 1 of 8
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Madisonvi'.le—
Where the East
Begins
The Madisonville Meteor
Madison Land—
A Kingdom of
Contentment
— And Commonwealth —
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR
MADISONVILLE, MADISON COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1929.
NUMBER THIRTEEN
CONCRETE HIGHWAY FROM SOUTH LEADS INTO MUNICIPALITY OF MADISONVILLE
Approximately Nine Miles of the Finest Constructed Highway Now Wends Its Smooth Surface Over Vast Domains of A Magnificent Land of Agriculture
TRINITY RIVER BOTTOM FIRMS ARE BEING REPLANTED TO VAST B IN COTTON SINCE TIE OVERFLOW
Laying of Concrete Began On
April 2nd and New Highway
Reached Our City on Tuesday
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During the pretty weather the past
two weeks Gibson & Gibson have
been rushing the concrete work on
highway 75 to the limit. The road
was completed into town Tuesday up
to highway 21 and the machinery is
being moved to the north end of the
road where work will be commenced
for the finishing^of the road through
the county.
The ancients centuries ago had
great highways, some of them paved
MEMBER OF SWANSON
GROCERY COMPANY DIES
as near permanent as is possible to
build in this day and time. The road(
leads from the Walker county line {
and runs toward Madisonville for Mr. Blackshear had many friends
approximately nine miles.
The concrete laying was completed
Mr. E. D. Blackshear, member of
the Swanson Grocery Company of
Navasota and Madisonville died at
his home in Navasota Saturday night
about 11:30 o'clock. This is the se-
cond member of this firm who has
passed away in the last month. Mr.
Wilkerson died some two weeks ago.
This leaves. Mr. J. T. Swanson the
only original organizer of the firm.
in
Madisonville and Madison county. He
was a traveling salesman in this sec-
into Madisonville Tuesday of this tion before his connection with the
week. The first work was started on Swanson Grocery Company.
April 2nd, and considering the rainy. He was laid to rest at Navasota
season of many weeks, the construc- | Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J.
tion of the new road has been very j ^ Byers; Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Byers,
For many weeks no work: and Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Madole at-
rapid.
with rock and brick; the European' could be done on account of rain and tended the funeral from Madisonville.
countries have had paved roads for
ages; but Madison county has just
this year built a modern highway.
Time alone, will bring all things to
each of us, for everything comes in
due time.
A solid stretch of concrete road
wet weather, but every time the
weather permitted the work was
rushed along.
The next step will be the construc-
tion of the highway north from
now runs into Madisonville from the j People from the southern portion and
south, a super-constructed highway j adjacent sections of the county can
of magnificent strength, and pro- now come to Madisonville on a mod-
nounced by highway experts to be1 ern constructed concrete road.
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BRYAN AND BRAZOS COUNTY i for district No. IT is preparing to put
READY FOR BETTER ROADS j in a 60-foot span at Pitts' bridge
across the Brazos river on the Brazos
Paul Robinson left Monday for A.
& M. College where he joins the other
club boys of Texas on the trip to
Washington, D. C., and other points
(or interest in the East. Paul will
Madisonville on through the county., have a good report of the trip out-
lined for the Meteor on his return.
It will be remembered that he won
this trip by becoming the Corn King
of Texas in 1928.
MADISON COUNTY MAN
MARRIES GIRL FROM SHIRO
Miss Emmad Duke of Shiro and Mr.
Emniett Savell of Houston were
quietly married at the home of the
bride at Shiro last Sunday evening.
The groom is a promising young
business man of Houston and the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Savell of the
Fellowship community of this coun-
ty. The bride is the accomplished
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duke of
of this
Replanting In The Lowlands
of Madison County Now Well
Under Way In Many Sections
Sunday afternoon the Editor drove
down to the Trinity river to see what
the latter part of the year. But they
expect to begin poisoning as soon as
damage the high water had done to | the cotton is large enough to begin
Shiro. The many friends of this j the farmers and w* found that the j to put on squares and keep it up until!
young couple extend congratulations larger part of the crop was destroyed j the cotton is made. By this method
and best wishes for their future hap-
piness.
A short bridal trip was taken after
and that practically all the farms in i they will doubtless make a fairly
the bottom would have to be replant- j good crop even at this late date.
ed. We learned from J. B. Knight
which they will be at home to their j and John Starnes that they would be-
friends at 7920 Myrtle St., Houston,
Texas.
CHRISTIAN MEETING BEGINS
WITH GOOD PREACHING
The Meeting at the Christian
church began Tuesday night with
Elder R. R. Brooks doing the preach-
ing and Tom Shine leading the music.
The meeting starts off well and the
membership of the church are ex-
pecting a good meeting and invite the
entire citizenship of the town to come
and participate in the services.
The Madisonville Chamber of Corn-
mere* h*> ashed Bryan abodft tb
work needed on our Highway 21,
and together with what the Meteor
has told about the past several weeks,
evidently has had some effect on the
matter of Better Roads over at Bry-
an, as the following article appeared
in the dailies of Texas the other day
and it seems they have actually
awakened themselves to the needs of
this important highway that leads
from Madisonville to Bryan, or from
Bryan to Madisonville, any way you
wish to say it. The daily dispatch
reads as follows:
Bryan, Texas.—Good roads is now
the battle cry in Brazos county. The
need for better roads was emphasized
by the recent floods and the people
now are wanting better roads.
The chamber of commerce has
started a movement for the paving of
highway No. 6, north and south, and
highway No. 21, east and west, entire-
ly through the county. A strong com-
mittee headed by Travis B. Bryan,
cashier of the First National bank,
who is the chairman of the chamber
of commerce good roads committee,
has been named to work out plans
and they have gone to work in dead
earnest.
J. E. Blair, state highway engineer
county side. The bridge was damag-
ed by the recent overflow. He said
that the commission will open bids en,
June 25 for resurfacing highway No.
6 from the A. and M. College to the
end of the concrete paving near the
Navasota river in the southern part
of the county.
Boy Scouts of Madison County Now
Have Regulation Uniforms And The
Squad Is Enjoying Great Enthusiasm
MARVIN AKIN DIED
AT CONROE MONDAY
Raymond Akin died at a hospital at
Last week the entire troup of the
Boy Scouts went- to Houston where
they bought their uniforms. They
accompanied by Scoot Master J. L.
Broadway, Assistant Scout Master,
G. B. Randolph, Roy Fannin and J.
W. Mathis. They got their suits all
right and they now look real scoutish.
Conroe Monday, of appendicitis. He This organization is one of the livest
was a 24 year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Akin of the Hollis community.
in our city and the fine bunch of
youngsters that compose the troup
He is survived by his wife, one child, are the best boys in town and ocuntry
a father and mother, four brothers
and five sisters. His body was
brought to Rock Prairie for inter-
ment, Tuesday at ten o'clock. Funer-
al services will be conducted by Rev.
U. C. Bracewell. The family has the
sympathy of their many friends
through out Madison county.
as many of them are from the coun-
try. Every one of them are trying
with all their might to carry out the
obligations and precepts of the orga-
nization and are not subject to any
decipline according to their Scout
Master.
The boys with their escorts left
Madisonville about 5 a. m. and got
back about 2 a. m. the next morning.
Mr. G. W. Simpson, field representa-
tive of the Missouri Picific lines met
them and assisted in showing the
boys and their guests a good time.
The boys were given tickets at noon
by Mr. Adcock for the Boy Scout
Round up meeting which was held
at the city auditorium Thursday night.
They were shown through the Ford
plant and carried to Herman Park
where they enjoyed most of the after-
noon before the meeting at night. A
most enjoyable time was had by the
whole party and of special benefit to
the boys and their leaders.
Mrs. Egbert Henry of Beaumont,
was a visitor in the Anderson home
last week. She was matron of honor
at the Anderson and Sandel Wedding.
Mrs. C. W. Kennedy and daughter,
Ruth, and Mrs. Stafford, of Grape-
land were here last week to attend
the Anderson and Sandel wedding.
FRIENDS ENTERTAINED
WITH MORNING PARTY
New Size Currencey Will Be Paid Out
at the Madisonville Banks Beginning
About July 1st or Few Days Thereafter
A sample of each of the new $1,
$2, and $5 and $10 bills can now be
seen at the Madisonville banks where
they are framed so the public who
deal in this commodity may be in-
formed in advance that a new size
currency is soon to be issued broad-
cast over the: United States. The
Madisonville bankers say they expect
the new currency to be issued some-
| where between July 1st and 10th.
The new bills will be about two-
thirds the size of the old currency.
The government's Bureau of En-
graving at Washington has been
busy day and night turning out the
biggest job of money printing the
world has ever known. Every 24
hours over six tons of this new cur-
rency is being turned out, and this
has been going on for months and
months. And then only the $1, $2,
$5, $10,and $20 bills have been print-
ed The $50 bills and those which
run up to the $100 and even $1000,
have not as yet been printed, but are
expected to be ready by July 1st,
some of them at least.
This new currency will be swaped
or traded by the banks for the old
currency, so do not get the idea that
there is going to be any inflation of
Uncle Sam's money. Not at all. He's
just decided our bills were too large,
carried too many germs, and wants
to clean up the old evil smelling things
and destroy them and give us nice-
clean new money.
With the banks co-operating in a
systematic mtmner, it is expected that
the old bills will quickly and entirely
disappear from circulation, unless
some folks have Bome hidden' away
somewhere. The government is print-
ing over 700 tons of the new bills,
which has been estimated will be
necessary to replace the old bills now
in circulation.
Mrs. J. M. Hendrix entertained
with a delightful morning party,
Tuesday morning. Mrs. W. D. Mc-
Adams, a recent bride, and Miss
Venora Hendrix of Houston as honor-
ees. Floor baskets and bowls of
spring flowers made this beautiful
home a bower of beauty. Bridge and
"42" formed the diversions of the
affair, followed by an iced course.
The personel was composed of the
following. Misses Venora Hendrix,
Verna Bell Hendrix, of Houston,
Elizabeth Goodwin of Fort Worth,
Melba Dean, Lettie Cleere, Mesdames
W. D. McAdams, H. R. Turner, J. B.
Hensarling, Geo. L. Turner, W. K.
Hendrix, V. B. Herford, Cecil Hen-
drix, C. Wakefield, C. O. Drennan,
Fred Evans, A. H. Menefee, J. L.
Cooper, John Bergin, Jas. A. McKay,
A. Standley, Jno. Viser, J. O. Thomp-
son, and O. E." Parten.
NEW MAYOR ELECTED FOR
MADISONVILLE SATURDAY
At a special election last Saturday
N. M. Wycough was elected Mayor
of Madisonville in the place of T. A.
Byers, resigned. Mr. Wycough was
elected without opposition. He will
make a good Mayor, too. He has al-
ways had the best interests of the
city at heart and has served in the
past as alderman and his activity in
this capacity well recommends him
as the head of our city government.
The pronositk>n now is for the en-
tire citizenship to co-operate with
him and the city council in making
the necessary improvements in our
fast growing city and in keeping the
streets in good condition. The most
important of all, however, is keep-
ing your own premises clean and
sanitary, not only for your oWn sake
but for the sake of your neighbors,
who might have to be exposed to un-
healthy conditions if this is not done.
gin the replanting of their cotton
Monday morning. Mr. Knight started
twelve planters and would be able to
plant about 150 acres per day and at
that rate would finish the planting as
fast as the water would get out of the
way and the ground would get dry
enough to plant.
The river planters are not at all
discouraged and think they have
plenty of time yet to make a crop.
Their only fear are insects that may
have to be combated during the late
growing season. The boll weevil and Mr. Robert L. Mitchell made a trip
leaf worms are always to be feared in to Houston Sunday,
The fertility of the land that has
been overflowed will be greatly in-
creased by the silt left on the land
and when these crops are planted they
will grow and make very quickly. No
note of despondency was evident in
the minds of the farmers along the
river and they are all at work this
week with that determination that
means there is no defeat for him who
still keeps his faith in the productivi-
ty of the soil and the reward that
will come to them who keep on keep*
ing on. Ultimately they always win.
HARPER & HARPER APPEAR ON
SCENE IN MADJ0ON COUNTY
In view of the decision of the Su-
,preme"€«urt in the case oi Harper
and Hamper as stated in the Meteor
some weeks ago, wherein Harper and
Harper had a contract with the com-
missioners Court of Madison county,
in 1925 to provide a block and map
system for Madison county, and where
in the Said Harper and Harper were
to recieve a compensation for said
services of $7500.00 and 25 percent of
the delinquent taxes due and collected
the Court held that the contract was
valid in most of its parts. Harper and
Harper appeared on the scene in
Madisonville last week and asked the
Commissioners Court to instruct them
in this matter.
At a called session of the commis-
sioners court Wednesday, June 12th,
it was decided that no instructions;
would be given nor any contract made
with them at this late date on the
ground that ti e said Hamper and
Harper had failed to comply with
their part of the contract and tliat the
Commissioners Court should not obli-
gate its self thereto at this late date.
The openion of our best legal talent
is to the effect that the contract has
not been fulfilied on the part of
Harper and Harper and that the coun-
ty does not owe them any thing on
this contract, they having failed to
perform their part thereof under the
terms of said contract.
This case h$« attracted wide at*
tention over fte State of Texas, m
many other bounties were involved in
the same way with thaaame parties.,
and the interest and final outcome
has been watched by practically tha
.entire State.
CITIZENS ADVOCATE
OPENING TOWN BRANCS
THE FAITH OF MADISON LAND
Your faith kiad friend, is perception all pure and free from thought,
It is the vision of your soul—the truth Divinely taught;
The faith of you is like unto a shining lam pleas light,
k shines upon Mad-i-son Land throughout the day and night!
Your faith oh soul of earth, it was not born of speed nor pen,
It is the sword and shield that will protect all kinds of men;
The faith that you now have is never proven to the eyes.
It brings harvests upon Mad-i-son Land—oh do be wisel
Yoar faith was cast before that glorious eternal time.
When first the stars were set and angels tolled the golden chime;
The faith within oh mortal friend, it knows not how to fail,
' It brings upon Mad-i-eoa Land the fruits that <do avail!
Some of our most progressive citi-
zens have been talking to the editor
the past few days and suggesting
that steps should be taken by the city
and citizens whose property adjoin
the town branch to open the channel
wider that the overflow water might
be carried off and the property along
the branch relieved of this overflow
water.
Marsh and Hensarling did con-
siderable work adjacent to their gin
plant last fall but this is not suffi-
cient to carry off the water below
them. The branch should be opened
through town, giving an outlet so that
the water would not be held back
after passing through part of th«t
city. We believe that a workable
plan could be suggested by the prop-
erty owners and city to get this work
done at a nominal cost while there are
those in our city who can do this
work and have the machinery to do it
with. Let's start something and see
what can be done.
Summer Solstice Culminates Friday
Afternoon and Days Will Thereafter
Begin to Shorten Their Daylight Again
The two longest days of the year
1929 will be Friday and Saturday of
this Week, June 21st and 22nd, and
beginning with Sunday the days will
again begin to shorten its daylight at
the rate of from 1 to 2 minutes per
day. The sun is now as far north in
declination as it can go, and what
looks to us on earth as the north
and south movement of the sun is
really caused by the earth's 23-
degree angle of its axis. It is this
angle that causes winter and summer.
We are now in the summer period.
The length of daylight just now is
tremendous north of the equator,
while south of the equator it is
the reverse and winter time. The
solstice of the summer season culim-
nates this year on June 21st, at 3:37
o'clock p. m., longitude 96 degrees
West, which almost exactly crosses
the town of Madisonville. At this
very moment the aun will begin its
apparent "southward journey toward
the automnal equinox on September
22, and then hasten on toward the
winter solstice which takes place
December 22nd. In other words, al-
ter Friday of this week, spring shall
be no more for this year. It will be
summer time, good and warm and
perhaps hot as some of us are always
referring to the warmth of the sea-
son. The sun during the summer
time is approximately three millions
of miles farther away from us than
it is during the winter season. Thus
it goes to prove that distance from
the sun makes no difference, as it is
the angle of the sun's rays that pro-
duces the heat, just exactly the same
way angles of the various planets
produce their influences upon human,
life here upon the earth.
Mrs. Esther Hendon, 103, of Brom-
wich, Eng., has been a widow 8ft yeart^
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Knight, J. A. The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1929, newspaper, June 20, 1929; Madisonville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192311/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .