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Friday , January 20,1928
THE CLARKSVILLE TIMES /
CAR NEEDS EXTRA
■ .CM IN WINTER
BATTERY, TIRES AND DRIVING
HABITS SHOULD ALL BE
b>:. i LOOKED AFTER
From now on you are going to be
bothered frequently with slick pave-
ments and If you are not careful
you’re going to do a little skidding.
Most folks, when their car goes into
a skid, lose their head, grab onto
the wheel and jam the brakes all
the way down, fays a well known
automobile expert.
. "Don’t do It. Hang onto the
wheel sure enough, but don’t touch
the brakes. And stedr in the same
direction of the skid. That is, if
your rear end skids toward the left,
turn to the left; then gently, and in, revolyef raereJy glye8 lhe criminal a
short ‘bites/ apply the brakes to a 'r fleld ln which t0 operate. We
’ Battery Needs Extra Care
A battery is only about 50 per
cent efficient in cold weather. It
should be checked every two weeks
from now on until the first of April.
After adding water to your battery
always run the engine for a short
time and thus mix tlie solution.
Otherwise the water will remain on
top and is liable- to freeze.
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MAKE IT HARD FOR THE
CRIMINAL
(Denison Herald.)
There is a whole lot of talk about
the crime wave and how to reduce
crime. A few practical suggestions
have been made, but most of the
publicity is given to proposals which
would favor and pamper the crim-
inal at the expense of the law abid-
ing citizen.
A law to deny the private citizen
the right to buy and own a pistol or
It’s G. B. S.
slower but surer stop.
already have
regulatory lsaws re-
of revolvers and
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."Another way to keep from Bkid- the Bale
ding* to shift into a- lower gear. thQ carrying of concealed weapons.
It is*t so hard after you try It a Thef}e lawg> ,Q the pa8t> have been
few times. Disengage the clutch, effectlve when they were enforCed.
accelerate the engine slightly and Tfae ayerage man h&8 nQ bu8lness
drop feto second gear. The braking Carrying a concea,ed weapon. If he
power -pt the engine is far safer than bafl occasion tQ he can get a permlt
is the braking power on your
wheels'" \
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Proper Inflation Tires
Urged
"A matter of carrying enough air
la your tires is more important in
the case of balloon tires than the
old high pressure," says a tire man-
ufacturer.
"Inflation tables have been care-
fully figured out (o enable the car
owner to get the maximum cushion-
sad comfort out of his automo-
but a few pounds difference in
preesure on tires which should caj-ry
thirty pounds of air is more serious
than o n the one carrying sixty
over or under
make so
easy rid-
load or
driving' a
is not
mileage be
occasionally will
him long
he hits a sharp
carrying
tire tp properly
is forced sharply Ijston
id lowest'waits of *ttei
making a bad
fab-
sooner or later
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to do so. The crook has no business
being a crook, but if he is a crqok,
still he has no business carrying a
concealed weapon.
Therefore, if he is arrested in the
act of lawbreaking and later con-
victed he should be subjected to the
penalty the law imposed. If he uses
a gun in the commission of a crime,
why not double the penalty?
This would punish the criminal
who uses a gun unlawfully, rather
than the private citizens, who under
the Constitution has a right to own
and possess guns.
In other words, enforce our pres-
ent laws, double the penalty for
criminals where they use dangerous
weapons, and uphold the law-abid-
ing citizen ln# his constitutional
rights.
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UNSELFISH
Here is a new picture of George
Bernard Shaw, lion of London let*
ters.' raken in one of Mr. Shaw'e
STRANGERS SHOULD
BE LEFT OUTSIDE
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ADMITTANCE INTO HOME MAY
RESULT IN BURGLARY
WHEN NIGHT COMES
As a method of decreasing the
number of home burglaries and
thefts which always are prevalent at
this season of the year, the Texar-
kana police department Thursday is-
sued a request to housewives to be
more careful in admitting to their
homes strangers who call under the
guise of merchandise canvassers or
peddlers.
"Police departments throughout
the country are finding that bur-
glars and house breakers are using
this subterfuge to locate and famil-
iarize themselves with homes which
might afford easy and profitable
prey,” Chief of Police I. H. Lanier
and L. H. Simmons said.
"The pseudo salesman gains ad-
mittance to the home on the pretext
of showing his wares. This is just
the opportunity a house breaker
needs to simplify his task. During
Impatient moments recently while i,, „ ... . . . OTi
he was waiting for a friend who the selllng talk he has an °PP°r*un'
was late for an appointment.
The sweet young thing was saying
her prayers.
“Dear Lord,” she cooed, "I don’t
ask anything for myself, only give
mother a son-in-law.”
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Sam. Hughston and Ross Hugh-
are in Hot Springs this week
tending the Southland Life In-
surance meeting. .
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Earl Parker was a Dallas visitor
this week.
Lovely
Spring Hats
—Sparkling with Fashion-rightness—
Soft little straws and felts that will be worn by
women “in the know” of fashion.
Smart coloring—and chic styles—Hats with that
“different” look that makes you want one,
Local News of
Avery Section
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Avery, Tex., Jan. 18.—Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Warthan entertained with
a birthday party Friday evening,
honoring their daughter, Avis, and
nephew, Lynn Warthan, of Annona.
Many delightful games were en-
joyed by the young folks. After the
games refreshments were served to
the following: Lela Mae Moore,
Mary Ruth Edrington, Velma Med-
ford, Mary Margaret Medford, Era
Bell Warthan, Helene Warthan,
Georgia Marie Bryan, Herbert Med-
ford, Lynn Warthan, Harlon Puck-
ett, Howard Puckett, Horace Titus,
Orville Hunter, Jack Lemon, Leon
Medford, Russell Strickland^ Ken-
ney Marsh, Armon Marsh, Hayden
and Glenn Murphy and Aston Wil-
liams.
Hollis Eddlngs of Texarkana is
spending a few days with home-
folks. 5
Miss Amanda Warthan, who is
attending school here, spent the
week-end with home folksy1 in De-
ICalb. . 1
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Moore left
Sunday for Dallas where they will
make their home.
Miss Era Belle Warthan of An-
nona visited her cousin, Miss Avis
Warthan, Saturday and Sunday.
Misa Effie Fox, who is teaching
school in Bagwell, spent Saturday
and Sunday with homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Medford went
to DeKalb Sunday to visit with their
son, .Elmer Medford, who has been
yery ill.
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Burdep.spent
Sunday in Annona with Mrs.- Bur-
den’s aunt, Mrs. Edd Beaty.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Campbell of
Texarkana spent the week-end with
Mrs. Campbell’s sister, Mrs. Tom
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Mrs. J. E. Warthan and Mrs. W.
E. Warthan are spending this week
in Dallas with their brother, J. E.
Moore.
Mrs. W. W. Harvey and little
daughter, Carol Jean, spent the
week-end in Texarkana with Mrs.
Henry Williams.
Mrs. Ida Bearden left Sunday for
Dallas to visit with her ^son, Enos
Bearden.
Mrs. John Medford and children,
Herbert and Edna Dale spent the
week-end at Ashdown, Ark., with
"Mrs. Med ford ls brother, John Ken-
nedy.
Clement Smith of Texarkana
spent the week-end here with rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Ruby Fox of DeKalb spent
Sunday with homefolks.
priced at
The Style Shop
"’nte Place to Shop for Lovely Things” •
ity to familiarize himself with the
lay of the land and to estimate the
probable value of the haul. Once
jinside your home they have plenty
of opportunity to learn the floor
plan, the type of locks which pro-
tect you, the location of the sleep-
ing rooms, the method of ingress
and egress, and the location of val-
uables.
"Some of the more clever work-
ers will deliberately show types of
merchandise. which are designed to
fit in with room color schemes so
that he may have an opportunity to
visit various rooms in the home.
"We do not mean to give the im-
pression that any considerable per-
centage of the house-to-house can-
vassers and peddlers are crooked or
operate on this basis, but the prac-
tice unfortunately is growing and a
warning is necessary.
“We therefore warn householders
that the safest plan to pursue is to
deny . admittance ot strangers. You
can inspect their merchandise offer-
ings at the door and by so doing
will prevent a possible criminal spy
from simplifying the task of robbing
your home.”
Detroit Citizen -'■vr'
Auto Accident
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Detroit, Tex., Jan.,18.—T. A.
Eubank had a narrow escape from
being seriously injured yesterday
afternoon when the spi&ll touring
car which he was driving skidded on
a high bridge on the Woodland road
and turned turtle in the ditch ten
feet below. Presence of mind
caused him to throw himself from
under the steering wheel, but he
was pinioned under the door and
received severe bruises on the lower
limbs. He was able to extricate
himself after having been held pris-
oner for half an hour.
Jesse McDowell and .Carl Billups,
who had been dragging the road,
arrived in time to help him out of
the ditch and brought him home,
where he received medical attention
and his injuries were found to be
not serious. The car was badly
damaged.
Dr. J. M. Greenwood of Fort
Worth is here in the interest of
some oil leases in the north part of
the county.
Misses Burrus Sharpe, • Susie El-
lis, Sue and Kathleen Coffman and
Bertie Freeman were Paris visitors
Tuesday evening. ,
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Stanley were
business visitors in Paris Tuesday.
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Sims Alsobrook came in Tuesday
from Albany, Texas, where he is en-
gaged in the dry goods business.
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SHAW FARM SHOWS
LOSS REGULARLY
ABANDONMENT IS FIRST STEP
TOWARD SALE OF PROP-’
Fil l Y NEXT YEAR
. Additional 1 information concern-
ing the abandonment of the Shaw
prison farm, nine miles north of De-
Kalb, is \ furnished the Sherman
Democrat by Lee Simmons, a mem-
ber of the prison board living in that
city. According to Mr. Simmons,
the properly has shown a loss each
year, with a single exception, and
abandonment of the property is the
first step of the board toward its
sale la<ter, probably next year.
The Democrat says:
The Shaw prison farm of 4,688
acres located near DeKalb, in Bowie
county, has been leased for a period
of two years to Jim Smith, bankey.
and stockman of Paris, it was made
known here today by Lee Simmons,
member of the "state prison board.
For a period of years the farm has
been a losing proposition to the sys-
tem, with the exception of one year.
In 1926 operation of the farm cost
the state about >36,000 and in 1927
something over >20,000. The farm
was purchased during the Colquitt
administration.
Another reason advanced for the
lease was the inaccessibility of the
farm from other units of the sys-
tern^ The board feels that a concen-
tration of efforts by men, machinery
and teams on the lower farms will
be worth much in the efforts to put.
the prison system on a paying basis.
Leasing of the convict farm is an
innovation but it is felt by the board
Mr. Simmons said, that the legisla-
ture at the next session will unques-
tionably tell the Shaw farm. Au-
thority to lease the farm was given
by the prison board in their Novem-
ber meeting to Judge A. H. Carrigan
of Wichita Falls and Mr. Simmons,
the instructions being to do what
the two though* best for the system.
The arrangement was reported to
the January 2 board meeting and
approved.
Recently published figures indi-
cate that the system as a whole will
pay expenses covering Nthe year 1927
and strenuous efforts are to be made
to put the system on i self-sustain-
ing! basis hereafter, .i • v. .
-*_fcl/£ty convicts werej^aittQvnd this
wetft- from the Sha^J farm to the
Clemens farm and arrangements will
be made soon to motta the remain-
ing hundred convicts/
One reason advanced for the lease
is the loss of time required in visits
of various prison officials from the
penitentiary and. > other farms in
south Texas. ’ ■ •'
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Cash Stqr<';: On Market Squt.te
TEACH YOUR DOMBI10 BAVE
M0RECENTS
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WE GUARANTEE TO SAVE YOU MONEY,' |;
BANANAS, per doz. ...:.:.“.25c
10 lb. SUGAR ; i....,.
BULK SOAP, per lb.. . . :./ 5c/
2lb.pkg.PRUNES-.,.... .oe~
We have nearly a half par oh hand and are making thii
attractive price to move same. :
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Watch your seed oats-It CQgts btjt&
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Will have our -seed potatoes sopn,
the price much lower than last year.
Plant your onion sets and plants,
pow-we have them.
With evew $10.00 worth oic^b|^
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Eight Weighers
Bogata Office
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Bogata, Tex., Jan.-18.-J-The con-
Typewriter Ribbons.-—The Times.
dition of G.' B.. Stanton, who was
operated on- for appendicitis at
Paris Monday, Jb reported as satis-
factory.
Relatives received a telegram
Tuesday that Mrs. James Shoffner
of St. Louis had died.
Dr. C. McCain, who has been con-
fined to his bed by Illness for sev-
eral dayB, is convalescing nicely.
J. W. Barnett has moved his stock
of goods to the Wilkinson building
adjoining the Martha Theatre. ,
4 Three more aspirants have an-
nounced for cotton weigher here,
making a total now of eight, in the
race.
J. A. Underwood and Miss Fannie
McCarver accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Giles of English have
returned from a visit to Lubbock. _
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Geo. W. Burrus of Texarkana was
a Clarksville visitor "Tuesday.
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