The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1929 Page: 1 of 8
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Madiaonvi'.le—
Whwe the East
Begins
The Madisonvilie Meteor
Madiaon Land—-
A Kingdom of
Contentment
And Commonwealth —
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR
MADISONVILLE, MADISON COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1929.
NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN
MADISONVILLE BAPTISTS PLANNING ERECTION OF MODERN EDIFICE OF WORSHIP
Magnificent Brick Structure of Two Stories With Basement And Auditorium !s The Aim ot The Membership And Committees Who Are Now At Work
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REPORT OF MADISON COUNTY GINS SHOWS 6,945 BALES OF COTTON GINNED UP TO NOVEMBER FIRST
New Baptist Church Building
Is Emergency Need of The
Membership And The Town
A building and finance committee
has been appointed by the Baptist
congregation looking to the erection
of a thirty thousand dollar build-
ing program that will be launched
in the near future.
It has been decided that the present
place of worship is r.ot in keeping
with the rest of the progress of Mad-
isonville and that the present quart-
ers are not sufficent to take care of
the needs of the rapidly growing con-
gregation and the church work.
It is being planned to build a chur-
ch that will take care of the needs
of the congregation for some years
to come, and that will be a credit to
our rapidly growing little city.
Several plans are being considered
and the outcome has not been defin-
ately decided but the citizenship of
Madisonville can rest assured that
tho church will be a pride to every
one who lives in or near Madisonville,
not an elaborate affair but one that
will be substantial and modern in
every respect and one that every
citizen will be glad to have a part in
building.
Rev. W. A. McKinney has had wide
experience in church building and the
Baptist people are fortunate in hav-
ing him as pastor at this time, to ad-
vise and help in the erecting of this
modern new structure of worship.
N. M. WYCOUGH MAKES DONA-
TION TO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Mr. N. M. Wycough handed the
Meteor editor a check for $25.00
Wednesday morning for the Madi-
sonville Volunteer Fire Department
as a token of his gratitude for the
splendid and efficient work done by
the members of the Fire Department
in saving his building when fire re-
cently threatened to destroy it. The
work of the fire department was
very creditably done as will be sub-
stantiated by all who wittnessed the
fire and the readiness in which the
Fire deparment smothered it out and
saved the building and perhaps a
number of other buildings had the
fire ever gotten great headway.
We deposited the check to the cred-
it of the fire department to be used
by them as they see fit to use it.
Mr. Wycough's letter which ac-
companied tho check reads as follows:
Madisonville, Texas, Dec. 4, 1929
iviadisonville Volunteer Fire Dept.
Madisonville, Texas.
Gentlemen: Enclosed you will find
my check for $25.00, which I am
sending you as a small token of my
sincere appreciation of your valuable
services in the fire in my two-story
brick building.
I am sure that your prompt re-
sponse to the call and hard work
saved me and others a much greater
loss than we had, and I am truly
grateful. Your friend,
N. M. WYCOUGH.
DOCTOR AND MRS. MORRIS
RETURN FROM CUBA TRIP
George Wallace, Junior, was here
to spend the weekend with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mr. G. F. Wallace. He
has resigned his position at Houston
and will accept a position with a Bus
Company in which Mr. Wallace, Sr.
and Mr. G. W. Hyde have bought an
interest.
On returning from the Southern
Medical Association which met at
Miami, Florida, last week, Doctor
Morris has a very Vivid description
of Cuba and the wonderful progress
that has been made in that country.
He sfn^that Havana is one of the
most beautiful cities he has ever
seen, and is the cleanest city in the
world. Not even a car that has not
been thoroughly cleaned is allowed
on the main street of the city, and
the young men and boys do not go
on the street without their best
clothes and coat and tie. The pride
and self-respect of the people there
seems to be something marvelous and
the co-operation that they get from
; the citizenship to keep it clean is
wonderful. Of course being in a
semi-tropical climate every precau-
tion must be taken to prevent any
contagious disease from spreading
by keeping the city clean.
He visited some of the large sugar
plantations, an industry that Cuba is
famous for. The chief resources of
that country are sugar, Manilla rope,
and the brewery business. Doctor
Morris says that they had everything
to drink and eat that heart could
wish for and more, but did not say
anything about how much the medical
fraternity was able to use. We are
sure that the Doctor stayed weel
within his limit, as Mrs. Morris was
tlong to take care of him.
They report a most wonderful and
delightful trip, but were glad to
again be back home.
YOUNG COUPLE MARRIED
HERE THANKSGIVING DAY
On Thanksgivving Day Mr. Dean
Robinson of this city and Miss Ruby
Dawson of Waller were quietly mar-
ried by Rev. B. C. Anderson at the
Methodist parsonage.
Mr. Robinson is the son of Judgt
and Mrs. W. L. Robinson, and is one
of our most promising young men
His bride is an accomplished young
lady of the highest type. They are
both teaching at Jenkins. Their
many friends will join the Meteor
in extending congratulations and best
wishes to the happy couple.
Hon . W. E. Pope of Corpus Christi
was a business visitor in Madison-
ville last week.
Mrs. J. B. Creed and baby spent
the week-end and Thanksgiving in
Brenham, visiting relatives and
friends in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Norwood of
San Marcos were here to spend
Thanksgiving, the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John R. Burtis.
69 Turkeys Trot Six And A Half
Miles to Madisonville For $133.05
Last year Madisonville saw the
first turkey trot that has ever been
driven in Madison county as far we
know. ThiB was done by Mr. J. M.
Rigsby, who drove a bunch of 90
turkeys about six and one-half miles
to a local buyer here and sold them
for a good price. The 90 turkeys
brought him a little over $265.00
Last Friday Mr. Rigsby drove an-
other bunch of turkeys to town, but
the price was not near as high as
last season, and the 69 turkeys sold
this year only brought him $133,05.
This is not a bad sideline however,
and very little expense was had In
raising the turkey crop.
The $133.05 will help Mr. Rigsby
a lot in his living expenses and help
even up some of the extra expense
he has had this year in hospital bills
and serious illness in his family. The
turkeys were sold to the Madison-
ville Produce Company, which has
handled quite a large part of the
produce in this section this year.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Stoddard re-
turned home fast week from Dallas
where they attended the Theatre
men's convetion. Mr. Stoddard tells
us that he has let the contract for
a "Talking" equipment to be install-
ed shortly after the first of January.
THE R. B. SYSTEM STORE
MAKES IMPROVEMENT
Mr. W. D. McAdams, the efficient
manager of the R. B. System store
has made another improvement in
their store this week. He has added
a double checking system, and now
instead of having to vvait so long
after goods are purchased, he has
two checkers to let the customers out
twice as fast as before.
The growth of any business will
stop when the limit is reached un-
less such improvements are made
that will meet the demands of the
public and this rapidly growing busi-
ness is always alert to the needs of
their many customers.
SHOOTS BIG TOE OFF
WHILE BIRD HUNTING
Tuesday evening while the editor
and Mr. J, H. Ash were hunting, Mr.
Ash shot his big toe on his left foot
so badly that it had to be amputated.
The accident happened when he had
shot a bird and had laid his gun on
the ground to put the bird in his hunt-
ing bag and as he picked up the gun
and straightened up, the gun dischar-
ged, mangling the toe so badly that
it was necessary to take it off. The
too next to the big toe was hurt some
but not very bad. Mr. Ash was rest-
ing nicely Wednesday morning and
had some sleep Tuesday night.
The accident was a very regretable
one in the loss of the toe as well as
loosing some of the best hunting
season which Mr. Ash enjoys very
much. We hope he will be up and able
to enjoy his favored sport again soon.
Cotton Crop of Madison County
This Season Is More Than
One-third That of Last Year
DR. J. A. McKAY AND J. L.
BROADWAY MOVE OFFICES
j Tho government ginners' report
for Madison county up to November
15th, shows that there were ginned
6,945 bales of cotton during the pres-
sent season or the 1929 crop. For
the same date the year before, 1928,
the total gin report was 18,141 bales.
This is as large a failure as the
oldest settlers know, and yet this is
a long ways from a failure compared
with other section's of the state.
In the year 1925 we saw thousands
of acres of the finest land in the
State that were not even planted to
anything because of the drouth, and
not a penny's worth of anything a
all was raised on that good soil.
There are sections of Texas that fre-
Misses Annie Lou Coleman and
Birdie Walker of the University of
Texas were the guests of Misses
Margurite and Mamye Bullard for
the past week-end.
Doctor J. A. McKay and Hon. J.
L. Broadway have leased the upper
story of the Price building and have
moved their offices there. They are
very nicely fixed up and have all the
modern conveniences that can be had
in our city making it an ideal place
for their offices, The stairway in the
front has been replaced and they
have a front entrance instead of the
rear entrance. Dr. McKay will oc-
cupy the front office, while Mr.
Broftu'Aay ^yill ..occupy the back part
of the back building, either of which
is now an ideal office location.
While no one approves of the ac-
tion of the speeder, few people will
Misses Marguerite and Mamie Bul-
lard spent the Thanksgiving holidays
quently make a complete failure, but
such a failure has never*happened in
Madison county.
Th1?' result of the short crop here
is that there is not quite as much
money to spend as when a good crop
is made, but most of our farmers
have paid out of debt and are ready
to go after another big cotton crop
next year. You can not beat a farm-
er for faith in Madison county. A
short crop doesn't discourage them
completely, and they go right in and
work for another good crop which
they know will be much better.
Fire prevention is the difference
between care more and care less.
choose to stand in the way of his car. with their father, Mr. C. E. Bullard.
Telephone Company To Make Service
Survey Of The Madisonville System
If you object to getting up in the
middle of a cold night to go down-
stairs to answer the telephone; if
tho mouthpiece on your instrument
is chipped or broken; if your tele-
phone bell rings too loud, or not
loudly enough, J. L. Britton, District
salesman of the Southwestern Bell
Telephone, will give you the Tele-
phone Company's remedy for all
such ills.
Arrangements have been made tc
conduct a Systematic Service Sur-
vey in Madinsonville, Mr. Britton an-
nounces. He will visit every resi-
dence and business office here dur-
ing the survey, which will cover sev-
eral days.
Through conducting the System-
atic Service Survey, the Telephone
Company acts as a conscientious doc-
tor calling on his patients to pre-
vent illness before it occurs, instead
of curing it after the illness has
developed.
The Survey is a plan to review with
the subscriber his telephone service
situation to determine if it is satis-
factory and adequate. Non-subscrib-
ers will be interviewed for the pur-
pose of explaining the varied uses
which telephone service may be put
in each individual's case. The sur-
vey is not primarily a selling plan;
Mr. Britton declared; it is rather "a
means of service assurance before
service is actually impeded; and
! means of explaining telephone bene-
fits of which the subscriber is pos-
; sibly not informed, such as inter-
j communicating systems which pro-
j vido the means of talking from loca-
tion to location within the premises;
portable telephones which may be
: transported from room to room and
! plugged in to a wall fixture; loud
! bells for the deaf; deaf sets for am-
plifying the voice through the re-
ceceiver; wiring plans for larger
residences."
During Mr. Britton's call oti the
subscriber, he will examine the phy-
sical condition of the equipment, such
as tho cord, mouthpiece, and tele-
phone book, test the instrument, ex-
plain the proper method of placing
long distance calls; in short, demon-
strate to the subscriber how to obtain
the maximum benefits of efficiency
from his present telephone equip-
ment.
The sunrvey will prepare a run-
ning record of present equipment and
forecasted needs of the subscriber
the record being kept as long as the
citizen remains a subscriber of the
telephone company. In this way, the
future growth of Madisonville and
I its subsequent telephone expansion
may be forecasted and provision
made for the central office, plant,
equipment before such growth be-
comes an actuality. Adv.
GREATER WORLDS ARE BEYOND
When God laid out the world He made it right by thought of brain,
From dreams of heart's unfathoned power Rprang forest, hill and plain;
He made every atom, all things with rich divinity,
Upon Mad-i-son Land He made (he lovely things we see.
And God knows all his world—the infinite, beautiful thing,
We see it all and wonder how such great glory can swing;
The stars were set automatic with great precision true,
Over Mad-i-son Land great things they plan for good of you.
The ten planets we have to guide our destinies so fast,
Beyond all this domain we see great stars of worlds so vast;
Our life is eternal and greater lands we are to see,
Upbn this great Mad-i-son Land we should so thankful be.
OTTIE E. PARTEN STARTS HIS
ANNUAL DECEMBER SALE
The readers of the Meteor will note
this week the page ad of Ottie E.
Parten, wherein he is offering his
stock of merchandise through his
annual December sale to the public at
greatly reduced prices. Mr. Parten is
always alert to the needs of his great
host of customers and has in hia splen-
did store $30,000.00 worth of the best
merchandise that the markets afford
at a saving in price that will be to
the advantage of the trade to see his
offerings before bying their winter
supplies.
Mr. Parten has been in buisness
in Madisonville for more than 25 j
years and his fair dealings and qual- j
ity merchandise has won for him the
confidence of the trade and has made j
his buisness grow from year to year
until he has one of the most out- j
standing dry goods stores in all east j
Texas. Do not fail to call on him at
this time for your needs.
Mr. Parten is not only a substantial
buisness man, but he has been one of
the outstanding figures in Madison-1
ville and Madison County in the j
great progress that has been made
here in the last quarter of a century j
in building roads, schools and all;
other improvements of the town and
county.
WHOLESALE GROCERY AT
AT MADISONVILLE ENTERED
Grimes County Review:
The Swanson Grocery store was
burglarized again Tuesday night,but
this time it was their Madisonville
house instead of the main house here
in this city.
According to reports received at
Navasota headquarters, entrance was
effected through a window of the
warehouse. All that was checked up
as missing was several cases of
smoking tobacco and some chewing
gum. J. T. Swanson said that they
were probably looking for cigarettes,
but they did not find any.
Within the last year the local
house of the Swanson Company, was
entered by burglars and a consider-
able amount of cigarettes were stolen
each time the burglars entered.
Mr. anr Mrs. Stevie Williams, of
Elwood community have a fine baby
boy at their home.
SPITFIRE IS HAPPY OVER
THE ARRIVAL OF GRANDBABY
Spitfire came home, from Houston
Tuesday, where she has been for the
past five weeks. She tells us that she
has the big head and does not expect
to recognize any body now for she
has a grand daughter, the little baby
girl of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lackey, of 1
Houston. Spitfire was very happy and
highly elated over the arrival of little
"Miss Mary Lou Lackey", at the
Baptist Hospital, Monday, November
25th.
AND THE STARS FAR ABOVE
SHINE THE GLORY THEREOF
A tiny form of angelic loveliness
from Glory sent arrived in Madison-
ville Monday morning at 7:25 o'clock,
just as the sun was rising in the
East, and has made her home with
Mr. and Mrs. William Black and fam-
ily. Of her birth the Heavens de-
clare with Sun, Mercury and Mars
in cluster of conjunction on the As-
cendant, marvelous intellectual pow-
ers of enormous intensity; a strong
sunny disposition; a trine shines from
Uranus and bestows stupendous al-
truism—the glory of all humanity;
and the glorious Venus (the morning
star in the East) sat in the 12th do-
main and protects as an Angel of
Love all the troubles that may come
to the little Queen's career. The ben-
efic Jupiter had just sunk below the
western descendant and bestows its
great powers of good for the health
of tho great life just begun.
Two Madison County Boy Farmers
Are on Trip They Won by Farming
The two winners of the trip to the
International Stock Show at Chica-
go in the persons of Luther Hensar-
ling Jr. and Lamar Farris left last
Sunday to attend that great gather-
ing of men and boys from all over the
nation. This trip was won by their
splendid crop records and the trip is
given by the Chilean Nitrate of Soda
educational Bureau. A message from
Ft. Worth stated that they had reach-
ed that city Monday morning and
later a wire from them stated they
had reached Chicago in fine shape.
This is one of the outstanding re-
cognitions offered by any organiza-
tion to encourage the young farmers
' of Texas and the United States, by
the Chilean Nitrate of Soda Company,
.and will doubtless encourage other
young farmers of Texas, to strive to
win this recognation in the future and
not only make their crops pay a bet-
ter dividend, but have the pleasure of
making a trip like this to see what
the other farmers are doing over the
United States.
Again we extend our congratula-
tions to the young men and to Madis-
on county, that she has the distinc-
tion of furnishing two out of the six
that have won this honor in Texas.
We would be glad to win the whole
six next year. Why not?
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Knight, J. A. The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1929, newspaper, December 5, 1929; Madisonville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192335/m1/1/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .