The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 184, Ed. 1, Monday, June 4, 1928 Page: 4 of 6
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SHIN K.SAl'l' III' MJH VOIIK
l'olltlea In nn ugly game and
Uirrv ao many who Invade the
unc who pay Mie price. That f
if convicted of wrong doings. Klor
"h c K. S Knnpp 'if Now Yotk
IiuniiiK ... ........ . - -
legislation to show them how to
lint woman over elected In t' take the worn-out soil of cast Texas
fflce In the empire coninionwealth' nnd turn It Into a gold mine.
. . feeliut teun In the p.nltentlary Thw ft '" " nntX rnn.
hli wm convicted by a Hupreiuel for f(re w nre neat
' curt Jury on a charge 'f stealing glIc 8(rpin wrn the excitement
ZST crimiia check ImiiihI In the of a crttlMIKn jH There are
me oi nci uie v.iHiigniri ir
i l.mehn Knap. n Vermont College
iilniclor. Slhe was Indicted for
n nnd laicrny ThU was the scc-
inl time she bad been tricl At
th first time tho Jury disagreed
toilful the presa carried a story
t the time with the Information
'bat eleven of the J.irora were
'iivtctlon nnil one for aciulttal
;iei step-danchter wtia the prln-
if-il wiluess against Mia Knnpp
fhr ileclarrAl n3ltlvely that bcr
ituniv wsx nver on the rll of the
eniua wTnl.eiT. that file was In
intonl nl the time whon the
ate censua was taken that sb
nrvet received the check and
Ml never known of Its exlstance
tutil tho grand Jury hnd returned
ii indictment against her stc-
other
'is verdict on the grand Inicony
. irles with it ltnptli.onn.unt in the
i-r .u-ntlary for a term rnuglng
m lour to ten years discretion
with the jhdgf Mr Knnpp Is
II. -fie tired woman Khe wim a
1 in ihe fight for suffrage
wmt an ouUtantllng ehnmplon
in it'puoucnn iwiriy imiorc nmi
fr. suffrage came in tmlccti
't wha annulled in ue me imihii
l)ar nnd the host rtiilppcd
'Mtii.ii on the lepubllcnn side for
-trj nf slate when the lenders
the imitjr placed her name on
l.e ticket.
vm was elected secretary of
;tnu when Al Smith Vas given a
''ttU- Jorlty for goveirior unit car-
ii d wirh him to victory most of
i -la patty nominees. As secretary
of stcte lie ronducted through
et organization the cennuii taking
r be opulntlon of the rommnn-
s.;jh U was chargrd by new-H-iiPV
that large sums of money
vr ..' tmtJ to pctnons who did lit-
si nw wervlce nnd that gross
tevrtlu. .a shown In maklnt;
the nppolntnit-nta of the census
d mg division
Aer her icIittMnent Ironi office
iVi Cnnpp bccnnie Dean of Wont
-n .it v' if the foremoitt colti-gvs
tli.. .i-.rilrc state of Ihe east
r-i uv Hhe u m down anil outer nnd
.t.i wear th m) of a convict In
;. neat future oigo Cohan
. right. "Life U a ipiecr prool-
ftoi. wftcr all"
.MCktiH Of TKXAS IkCH
wbiary imlldlnK nhd lhre ad-
iiitti. iu.i nu. the ndmlnlstra-
linn bu.'ldlni; mv -badly needed nt
Ihe Texas Tceb Coile ncconllng
t tli- hoaid ft legrnls of that In-
rOlnlion Apptixlmately Ji.isVl.000
...! ie neeeMitnr' to construct the
....rtinf Whv not iell it to the
-irtv..le for governor who Is tell
litr. lV people that he will keep
he total upproprtaiions nifne ny
)1" next lectstnture below $0.00l.-
r;i- Ilia proml ho;wl Is that he Is
l .... k llkr hi ..!.. V. Il.i.
xtve lwlngs" liach year In Texns
Mie pjiropriatlons will (trow larg.
e nml riie benefits will fcroW rvtU
-i At lenet this Is the verdict of
'ik (jo fnmlllnr wllh govcrnmenlal
rt.ilra and the coat of modclh
:y f-nment
r.VI A.N Till: OH. S0ANUAI.S
etmlo Ucrald P Nyo of Noith
f. Krrfu h nil editor nnd n publisher
JV 'oinwH the vnllie of ptilllcitt
?U ijcld tho. center of the stage
.wt inurnment dny or bight. He
rtrriited'that the tainted oil mqtjey)
had tn landed to domocrnis as
vrll n republicans f6r campalKn
J)WtlK)is. This aroused tbe Ire of
..n.iior ' WnUh. H upAnhrtl the
vouup man. Let it B "l-
CoJJliwfiXiigati
yuzgeralq
there aio potato klna In cast
Tr.xns The romance of their rite1
from r-owrly to nffhienrc In told
by V C Hat grove. Industrial com-'
rnlftsinnrr of a Hallway and Navl-'
Itntlon comptmy s foreword In1
that tho Hiuiis HtcMiers. near
PltUhuiR. arr mnlttnK' a fortune)
annually ralnlnp Irish pntatoes. i
They deKertcd the little city of
1'itUlmrK to ko to fnrmltiK In Oiei
country They bought 120 nerei
of the poorest land In the country
1ldn nix yenra nfto
It had been opernti-il hy tenantu
nnd for yearn the owner had not!
received enough to pay taxei". and
ImpiMvementii were nej;lretd They
boucht their lantl fo $11 nn aeie
They uetl ncU'ii innlei to tho plow
hrmklnR It np nuuv than a foot
drep Ko the last tluve ear
they haw been nmklnt? a rvoss In
romp of $0000 to WOi) on It Kmm
Ihclr pt"l frop nlonr they pto-
duced firvm $300 to $100 of pota-
toes per acre.
They plnnt Ihe name ground a
soon an potatrwi nre off the lrtt
of May In cotton and nweet poU-
toen. making over a bale of cotton
to the acre and 200 bushclu of
aweel potatoes
Ihnv nlso r.ilar llhbotl cane HVrilPi
Willi an income oi inure man imi
an acre. They hope In a few years
to make some of thin land brlnp a
ijroB.i Ineomo of pcrhni $1000 per
acre. They ko In strung for pedi-
greed cow. pedigreed hops and
pedUrred poultry and they arc nowi
imklnc the ivolltlcal laimers i"r
i. ..i. . k n i. n il c or
the road with tongues that aic un
bridled and hearts unafiald .
Oeoigo it Terrell Is state com-ml"-ioner
of ngrlctilturc Ho hai
held the office several terms. He
Is a candidate for leelectlon. Ho
know where to find his bat. This
f-rjfrnm Hn a contrtlon to
the political llteratme of the day
"The majority i tile Is democrat-
ic and should be observed In all
party affairs the majority vote
controls In Texas In convention-.
prlmarlca and general elections;
president arc elected by majoilty
vote In the cleetornl college so why
should tho two thirds lule prevail
In Ihe national convention?"
Announcing himself a plain dem-i
ncrat without n handle ho sends!
this monngc across.
"I want the democratic national '
convention to decline for Ihe inn-!
Jorlly rule In all further 'onven-l
lions I am opposed f letting unvj
man -r net of men hand pick the(
icicftpica 10 ine naiionai conven-
tion I Want the dlstilct to elect
all diititct delegates by n mapotlty
. i. .n.i.i i i ii
..... Irma(rtll'j wnv nnd let
the delcgaie-at-largc bo elected by
the convention ' i
Commissioner Tcirell bcllevea
that the democrats should elect
outstanding delegates who are not
seeking such positions In future.
This Is his viewpoint "Honors of
thin kind should not be given to
the snme men continuously but
should be passed around to deserv
ing men who have not been dele-
gates in ihe past These honors
do not belong to certain men. Wo
havo plenty of good democrats who
have never hnd this honor "
National Committeeman Jed Ad-
ams Is the champion nf a presi-
dential prefetence primary law.
There IS a dint i let primal y law for
the nomination of nil candidates
from United Htales senator to pre-
cinct tohstable. Col Adams' pro-
poial Is that Ihe lawmakers next
winter enact a presidential dlicct
primary law .
As for the two-thlids nominating
rule it was Invented M yearn ago.
it Is moss covered nnd molh eaten
nnd out of tho place In a democm-
cy or an organization of chntnpionH
of democracy founded by Thomas
Jeffcmon.
ThU rule will be 100 yearn old
In 1D.12. Then It should bo sent to
the political jraveyard.
Senator E H. Smith of South
Cnrollun Is a democrat a grower
of rotton nnd a scientific fnimer.
He Is (he chairman of Ihe sub-
committee which made an extended
Investigation of the r-otton pile de
cline In the fall of 1KT7 He has
made a teport He saya n loss ot
M0 a bale or a total of $300000
(100 to -t00.00)0i0 wan sustained hy
producers or touon ns a result of
tho price prediction rcpoit made by
tho Uurcnii of Ecoaomlcu. United
States Department of AgrlcuHuro
September 15 1N7. It is nnclent
hhumy how If the price predic
tion coet the cotton growerb of the
South StUO.000.000. the Texas ten
ant was right who uald "CotOn
Gi'owln' is hell"
"Another argument In favor of
.Jones la that there seems to be oiv
ly ono way to spell It" remarks
the Dallas Newt. Pago Will Roe
era.
f
In flvcynra Iherc has bcen( an
Incrense ofrflo nor "cent In flio num.
ber of telephones In the'clt'v'of
Toronto. ' ' J
W1 m A Ii1!1 r I1! TTj A TrnTn CT1 ?l7 7
. wn n i lj .n . z i i .
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ZWnfORV- PAY SONS SWEETHEARTS CONFESSIONS' OF A
1 . 'ftrrrtfU. li. bT CtfU rr AjmcUUoo (it.
HhAD THIS rillST : "I have seen some of your w-ork
Lynda. Fenton daughter of JohnauI naked Mlsi Gallop about you.
Fcnton. n periodical drunkard hnland at last asked her to send you
obtained her first Job In the office! to nic-"
or Atmltngv k .Son.
Htir father Is always telling her
that every woman has hor price
and that her own mother had do-
aerlei! them for n wealthy man
Lynda's one friend nnd constant
uompanion Plnco childhood is Da-
vid Kenmorc a salesman for Ai-
mitage. At the office Lynda mecta Emily
Andrews who chrviahes a secret
romtness for David and determines'
to make It as uncomfot tabic ns pos
Hlblo fot Lynda.
All at once it dawns upon David
that although he Imagines he wna
Interested In Emily he Is teally In
love with Lynda .and when her
father deserts her. he tells bet he
loves her and Hint if she'll wall un-
til tho first of the year he'll n&l;
her to bo his brldo.
Lynda finds nn old uchnot tic-
"pialntance .Claltc Stnnhope work-
ing in the office nnd askn her to
come and live with her.
Ralph Arhtltnge sends for Lynda
to conic to his office. v
(Now go on with tho utoty)
CHAPTEIl XIII
LYNDA HAS A NEW JOH
"Will ho novcr speak'" Lynda
asked bet self na Italpli Armitngc
continued to regard her curiously
At that moment a pcculinr smile
started nt the corner of his mouth
nnd traveled llko a ray of light to
his eyes
"You ate really very small and
vciy young. Miss IVnton." ho said.
"I'm over nineteen nnd Miss Gal-
lop told me yesterday that I was a
Very good stenographct - as good as
any In tho office."
"Yes site told me the same thing
nnd the last few days nhe has been
testing you out. nt my reiptest."
' Lyndn's hcid bowed. She vvna al-
most sure thai be was going to tell
her she would bbt do.
"I don't mind working overtime
until I learn the routine of the of-
fice." she Intpulhivcly exclaimed. "If
you will give me n little time I'm
?ure I can satisfy you Mr. At ml.
lage
"You satisfy mo now. Miss Ken-
1"" (
M.ti.i. d.v niuiiiu in oei .
i.omr. nun wonoetcii wiiciuer site
heard aright. I
OUT OUIC WAY
mv.V-VKiiWri
THE fMKCKENMDGE AMtiiUGAtf
.i ... .
J-.mlly Andrew i whlsicrcil: "Did Jm can .youT"
"Miss Calla. my secretary. Is eo-
Ing to take a long vacation; In fact.
I am almost sure she Is not coming
back nnd I've been looking about
I In the outer office for someone to
take her place. I hnd almost de
elded to go outside for someone
when ou popped Into my vision.
Whenever I passed through the of-
fice you did not sec me at all.
Yolr Iack iicn'1 ws "bvaya bent
"v ""' wu"-- "'si say u in
itiguca me pnrticuiatiy as you
were always so busy you novcr
flaw anyone nround you In working
houtd. When J asked Miss Gallop
about you. sho wna most enthusl-
nitic Of cotttfic. I wanted the beat
stcnographet In 'tho place. She
Kcemo to think thnt Is you."
Italph Armltitge'a smile was now
very winning as he walked around
to vsherc Lynda wns alttlng She
thought ho was going to put bis
hand upon her shoulder hut he
did not. Hhc felt n throbbing In
her slender throat ns his eyes
tiaveled over the slim lines of her
figure. A tingle of excitement ran
through her voittu Was this what
Iter father meant when he said
there w:w something In every wom
an mat tesponded to the worst aide
of a man?
Wltnt waa this Mr. Armitngc was
saying?
"Miss Fenton would you llko to
take MIsh Calla'o place fot a few
weeks with the understanding that
If you can do hor wotk the piniv
will lie yours permanently?
"Mian Calla was n kind of left-
over when my fnthet vacated thlu
office and at times nhe made me
feel like n little boy. her inlet est is
so motherly. For some time I luivc
wanted to suggest solne Innovations
or my own In the dotnlln of mv
wotk but to lull tho truth. I didn't
dato"
Ralph Armltngo said litis with
iiiiuuict oi ma rare smiles as
though lo weto nlteady sharing ti
sect ot with I.yndn.
nun unc waa ttnniile to sav n
word. Hor heart was beating so
fast that she had a feeling lie
could sw it fluttciliicr thtouah the
flimsy silk that covered bet young
uuAum.
fine rose to her feet. Ho wan so
much Inllcr that ho could still look
... a. wiv.l. . j-yCm. sy ia sumcc. inc. j
?..
xr irr-v
rIM?6lONE
.. k. W ww " r
WIFE-. ETC.
down upon hor
"I hope you understand how
grateful nnd proud I am. It you
think I can do your work nnd I
will try very hnrd to make good
Mr Armitngc. If I don't. It will be
becnusc I don't know how"
"Then that's settled Miss Fen
ton" the "young boss" snld holding
out his hand. She put hern into
It and wondered whether he felt
tho electric shock of the contact.
as she did.
How could she havo thought he
was sad or that his mouth wns
somber? Hli facd was triumphant
ly happy and he was smllllng In n
way thnt drew her very soul to her
tremulous mouth.
She slowly wltltdtew iter hand
and lold herself that she wan silly
to Imagine that there wns the
slightest lingering In his elnsp al
though she waa not nt all uncon-
scious tho.1 Iter fingers wctc ting-
ling. Lynda never knew how she got
cut of the "young boss" office but
site wail so pale when nhe returned
to her desk that Emily Andrews
whispered: "Did he can you?"
The uestlon recalled hor to
earth.
''No. Mr Armitngc wnnta me to
take bin dictation for a few days"
she answered primly.
Emily looked murderous for nn
Instant nnd then exclaimed! -
"Do you mean to tell mc Lynda
Fenton that ;t Tell for that old
Btuff? Any one rculd sec that he
was nutty about yon the fittit min-
ute he caught a gllmps? of you."
"I didn't know Mr Armltago ev-
er bad seen me mil II today" began
Lvndn finite haughtily
"Don't try to high-hat me. Ho
ynut age. my dear bo your aRc"
was Emilys contemptuous tetott.
"I'll tell the plnk-oycd planet that
you know yoiu Hermudas ftom tho
common oi garden variety. You've
wotked pretty fast too I'll say but
lot me wise you up to one thing.
Every girl In this place Is going to
Mgh-hnt you plenty for every ono
of tlium has hoped that some day.
the 'young bosa' would reach out
and single her out of the crowd
lo grace his office. Just ho has you.
Every otic lias known for the last
month that Calla waa going away
nnd when thoy find out you're cop-
ped the big plum oh boy! I'm
sorry for you. ull right."
"Would you give up the Job
" '
"viaaiBMiHHiBHaMaMamaHiB
n WH.MAMM r?-r.K A JK ' VM1 I
Emily just because the glrla In thlu
office rntgbt hato you foV gctllni;
It?"
tTO BE CONTINUED)
Local Merchants
Help Clean Cily
Local merchants arc being allied
to coopetale With the city Mnltnry
department by cleaning out nlleya
buck Of their stolen nnd placing
trnah where it can be hauled off by
the city watfohK nefcording to an
nouncement ftom the depnttment.
It Is hlito iciineslcd thnt stoic
owners sweep hash front the side-
walks Into ttiudt cans placed fot
that purpose Instead of Into tho
streets.
"We will ham the trash off nnd
nld In uny way possible In putting
tho sttects In n better shape but It
Is the dutuy of thoire owning stoics
In Urcckcnrldpc to care for the al-
leys and sidewalks." City Sanitary
Engineer I. L. Illuton said.
TO AHHANOE FOU
HAULING TKASH
After the npcclal "Clean-ttp"
week or during the clean-up week
the city sanitary department will
not haul the grn.su cutting or lawn
nraris from any patt of Cite cll us
It Is tho duties of the pel son do-
ing tho lawn mowing to properly
dispose of this by hauling it to
the city dump gtuunds. Nor will
the city hash wagons luuil nny
trash that contains any kind of
garbage ouch as swill mange or
lemon ncels. Herat! bread and Hiirh
like There is a special gailmgo
wagon mai tnuca up such gar
bageand who will nmingn with
tenants to haul this tmihnrc lv
phoning 89 city sanltaty depart
ment nnd the garoagc wagon
driver will bo scht to urrango for
the future hnullnc of garbage.
FAUIHON MAKES HOND
Jack Faublon under nrrcat on it
chat go of selling whiskey inndo
bond sot nt $1000 late Saturday nnd
was teleascd from the county Jail
Sheriff H. C. Thornton nnnounced"
Monday motnlng Faublon wna
among a group or nbout 20 alleged
"bootleggers" who have been placed
under an est following Investiga-
tions by the grnnd Juty dining the
past 10 dnyu.
SA.NITAKY KANGH MII-XTKK
AMHEKKT. Mai UP A IIrIiI
movable range sheltet foi (irnvvim
chlckn Is advocated hy the agil
cullilt.tl college heie It lias i
wcathcr-ptoof top but the enda and
olden nn mode of cl'violy woven
wire On n Miittnlile tnnae It nn
vides conditions similar to those
enjoyed hy wild blrdn.
POULTRY HOOK POPUI-VIl
WASHINGTON. P Sixteen edi-
tions of bulletins on the control ot
llco nnd nil tea of poultry have been
printed by the government for dis-
tribution to owners of town nnd
farm flocka. Tho entlte ptoductlon
approximates one million copies
making tho booklet ono of tho
most popular pieces of farm lltera-
tuic.
ACIDITY TESTS OENKHAL
WASHINGTON. (An - Tho Trtiog
test for soil acidity has conto into
general ui?o fot field woik It Is
iccommcmlcd hy the department of
ngtieultuio as simple nnd onally
ceiricd out. although some appara-
tus ind chemicals nto necessary.
The degiee or acidity Is detoi mined
by the extent to which contontu of
tho soil dntVcn white Hipor moist-
ened wllli n oui'ar or loud solution.
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Refusal oi Thomas To Enioi- Governor1?
Race Clarifies Political Situation
Cullcn F Thomas' dcHnltc re-
fusal to bo drawn Into tho race Tor
governor has clarified tho uncer-
tain condition or state polities
muddled by tho Heuumont national
lielegnte convention and has re-
vealed Governor Dan Moody's posi-
tion sia sltonger limn beforo.
The fffiverfloi 'a ine In loft a
clear-cut division between Iho to-
gular parly support and lite JnmeM
E. Foiguson following with Gov
Moody lltllo worried us to tho out
conto of ids mco for a uccottd
term.
An long an' a tepresenlntlve of
the tittin-dcyii threatened to enter
the rnco there v;m a degtet! of
spoculutlou as to tho possible ex-
tent of defection from Moody over
th tumult nnd turmoil of tho
Beaumont convention.
Had It been believed nny consid-
erable clement of tho ultra-drys
would abandon nuppoil of Gov.
Moody either Mr Thomas or somo
othet candidate wruld have been
brought Into the race. Apparently
the only element of possible "bolt
ers" from the regular pitrty sup
port will lc somo of tlte radically
pro-Smith followers who claim lo
have rated worn than did Iho con
stltuttonnl democrats nt Heattmonl
The i-eeoor.lred pro-Smith lenders
have tefused to take part In ntiv
bolt.
The i cai on Tor this element'H pos-
sible split Is that It his a cntidldute
Education Hoard
Honors BludworUi
AUSTIN. Jvnc I.MSpl Highest
honors wltljlii tho gift of thu Gen-
eral Education board havo been ac-
corded G. T. tlludwoith Its repre-
sentative in Toxns.
Mr. Bludwottli has been chosen
an tho only person In Texas to
ho awarded it Genornl Education
bontd postgraduate scholarship nt
Harvard university this year. He
will attend the sunimur term at
Ha-vnrd doing research work In
educetion an applied to Texas.
Mr. ntttdworih baa gone to
Chattonooga Tenn to report at u
meeting of the boinl on work of
'he past yenr In Tix.is He will
irtiirn In two wctkn and leuvv
ihoitly bcfoie July t fr Cnnt-
Inlde. He Is a neHnl tural school tep
ti'sentntlve of the state ilep iituvnt
of eilurntlon. in conneellon with hiu
General Ehientioii board wotk. He
dlrecln In Texas for the board nnd
administration of fotfr national
f.mis the Slater fund tho .leanee
fund the Uoaenwnld fund nnd tho
Gereuil Education lioanl's fund.
The Txas man will spend p-
proxlmatcly throo months at Har-
vard. In un o.xhatiHtlvo tesenirli
into education ns applied ndmtuls-
trnttnn in Texas. All ospennes of
his tilp nnd his nttundancr in tbe
pioslgiadttatw work will be hot no
by tht Genera! Education hoard iw
R recognition of Itia sorvicos to
tho rmis of education dining tho
past year.
WKIII! LV CADDO
Alliens Webb supeiinlandcnl or
the IVxns Antl-Snloon Longiiu or
Dallas delivered an address Sim-
dy nt Caddo. Mr. Wobb spsnt
Sntuiilay night In tliockcnrldgc. Ho
Is limiting n viuoroiis ctimpalgu at
Huh ilniv- in the interest of prohi-
bition and was very hopeful as to
the outcome or the political year.
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MONDAY JUNU -J
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to whom Its votes can go. J'
Di Ferguson who claimed teal
ship of ono element of tho Sit
3l
i mih
pecpic is actively supporting
Fort Woi Hi mhn Tor trnvninnp.
H 1 1 oxieclod that Ferguson's nMi
lonowing win represent a hub3t
Hal pint of the votes given WnU.
low.
Governor Moody bus filed for le
nominal Ion and aflor The nntlort.f
I'onvcnllon ot Houston. Will mnko
two or linen unii.plini In II a 1...
terest nf hla conddlncy dt has be
come Known. He will do this
though such errott Is considered
by his rrlemlfl to l.e needless oo Tar
as his renomlnatlon In the rirst
primary Is concerned because he
fools the votcia nre entitled to hafp
n rcpoit direct ftom their gover-
nor on hiu sltva.dsltlp and ?
vicwo on public questions or state
Interest.
Governor Moody has not yet de-
cided when o: whole he will make
his campaign apeeches One or
more llkelv win tn nn.i i t. .
Texas where a local situation ban
p.nyed upon by Ferguson followers
as an npp-ircnt source of discord
That situation niose out or Gover-
nor Moody's lef using to take part
In n progtnm nt Tyler In which
Mr I-eigusnii wih to pnttlclpale
Moody m fiiemb. would not be sur- f1
pHscd ir he should go dlrce.t' to .
Tvlet to make one or his campaign
spieehes ' b
UNIFORM ROAD
MARKERS OUT
Bids Being Asked Oifr
New Systen
AUST.N June 4.- A net oBi!
form state highway mnrkrriAld
Hon and warning slgna. has' been
designed by tho state highway de
IMitiment. and bids ate being asked
on tho reunited number of slgna
to be placed on all state and fed
oral highways. A check or the
road system la now under way to
asceilaln Ihe number or each type
or maiker needed
Two 'color schemes will be Hard
The "marker" setles to designr'
the numbei or toad ami wheh
federal or slate will be with wh;
uackgiound and black Icttera.
Tho "cnutlon" and "warning"
signs will be yellow bnckgtotind
with black lettnrs.
Tho principal atatn numbering
sing will bo tho Lono Stnr on a
"-'(Inch square of metal with the
woida "Stale Highway" eliding
tho stni-. and tho number or tho
highway In the hlack and the cen-
ter or tho whlto star. "Right"
"left" and arrow markers will be
13 Inches In length.
Tho "caution" itcrlea includes
warning of curves tight nnd lcft
double tut ns winding ro.id nivrf
row road "slow" dips narrow'
bridge ono way bridge cattle
guard end of pavement draw
Inldgc "111011 wot king" underpass;
rresh oil surface now grading hill
loose gravel ru.nl ' closed "soft
shouldoin" detour tunnel low
bridge 0 1 id nf dolour steep hill
church zone toad repairs croa
roads dips side toads crossing
through highway hospital sone
sehool zone and "keep to light."
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Adair, A. Garland. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 184, Ed. 1, Monday, June 4, 1928, newspaper, June 4, 1928; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth69980/m1/4/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.