Mangum Weekly Star. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1915 Page: 4 of 8
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Mangum Weekly Star
PUBLISHED BY THE
STAR PUBLISHING CO.
(CAPITAL STOCK $15,000)
HERBERT WILEMAN, Editor
BUILD THE LIGHT PLANT
THE NEED FOR A RURAL CREDIT
8Y8TEM IN THI9 COUNTRY
(Hy IT. 8. Senator Thomas 'P. (lore.)
There are many reasons «vhy a ays-
tcm of ruraL credits ahould be estab-
lished In thla country. There is no
reason why It should not be estab-
—————————————— .(shed. The need for improved rural
Entered at the Postofflce at Mangum, C|.e,mg ha„ b(>c>n „let t)y the i„adlnK
Oklahoma as Second Class MaU Mat- C0mmwrCj,,| anti aRrlcultural coun-
ter. t 0f Kuro|>e. The need for Buch
———————— ——- ruraj credit facilities is In some res-
Subscription Rates pec It more urgent in the new world
One Year $1.00 ,,ian ,n the °,d- T,,e" IeM capita'
Riv AI7in+liu ^0 In the proportion to the need for cap-
OlA JtOIllli* JfaJ ht>re (han there Jn oth.er wor(]s
there is more development 'nere in
proportion to available capital than
In the older countries of the world.
While the Star heretofore lias felt Th)g condition tends inevitably to-
that an adjustment could be made v an, p hlgll r3te of jnt.yost. Apart
wit'n the llghtinK Company that would from usury and foreclosure law-*,
prove satisfactory to Mangum people, ujt.rR are three factors which deter-
and one that would be more satlsfac- ■ ,n the main the rate of Inter.
iory to them than the b"i1ding of a ^ne ^tlo of monev or loanable
municipal lighting plan;, we feel fun(], to the deu'a.id for money; the
now that the city -mmissioners 1 iength of the loan; t'ne character of
should go aht^o " e and sell the t]lft security. Generally speakln'g, the
bonds and bull' »lant. rate 0f interest decreases as th«
That the ma. ' Mangum peo- amount of loanable funds Jncrea3es,
pie are now very much In favor of as the length of the loan increases,
building the light plant, no one who and, I may say, as the character of
has made even a cursory inveatlga- the security increases. In my judg-
tion will deny; our citizens are over- ment rural credits can be devised
whelmlngly in favor of it and we be- that tfill set each of the three factors
live -,e people should rule. , in operation in the direction to lower
As we stated before, we have never interest rates.
felt that a municipal plant would be ! As a rule the farmers of this coun-
a good thing, but on last Thursday try borrow money on their farms for
evening it was made plainly appar- a period of five ears. This means,
ent that there Is no longer any hope of course, that the rate of interest is
of adjusting the differences between relatively high. As a rule, however,
the city and the local lightjng com- when the mortgage-matures it is not
pany; everybody feels that we have Paid it is renewed. This is not the
been paying too much money, not on- fault of the farmer. It is the fault of
1y for our pumping, but for our street the system. The net earnings of the
lights and commercial lighting as farm during this limited period was
well; if we are to be forced to pay | insufficient to discharge this indebt-
such rates we had bftter pay th?m to edness. Such a system of rural cred-
the city and keep as much of the , its never did succeed. In the nature
money at home as possible. of things it cannot succeed.
TT , , . .. , . • In Eurone, before the present war.
Here s hoping the commissioners *
will at once get busy on the propo-
sition and build the plant at the
earliest possible moment; the people
want it and the people's will should
rule.
THE PASSING OF JOHN BARLEY-
CORN
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the farmer could borrow money on
land for fifty or seventy /ears, or
some like period. The rate of inter-
est was relatively low. He paid the
interest each year and paid a small
percentage of the principal each year.
He could make this small yearly pay-
ment out of the net earnings of the
farm *>ach year—at least on the aver-
age. This is sound farm financiering.
Tne rural credit systems of Europe
For several years past it has been
evident that within a few years, with- i hav^ • succeeded. They have stood
in the lifetime of men now living, the t€st ot time and experience. Thev
America would rid itself of the sa- have ,)rotected the interests of the
loon evil, but from the present trend investor. For instance, in Germany
of events It is coming perhaps soon- th,e bonds of some of their rural
er than friends of the cause antici- crP(jjt institutions bring a Higher
PBt®d. price in the market than the bonds
While the present European war of the German Empire bearing the
has been the greatest calamity the , same rate of interest. It is doubtless
world 'nas ever known, yet this war true that these European systems
has dealt the liquor traffic the hard- jcould not be transplanted bodily to.
est blow that was ever dealt it. First this country. What Europe has done
Russia led off by proclaiming abso- for her farmers America can do and
lute prohibition and the good results j must do for her's.
were so marvelous other nations fol- j The ordinary commercial bank can
lowed until today England is about not be expected to lend money for
to adopt the same course and it is a fifty or seventy years. Jt is obligated
sa*e prediction that she will enter the to pay its depositors on demand. It
dry column within the next few weeks must keep its affairs in a situation
or months.
A few months ago Russia was
known as t'ne worst drinking nation
of the world, consequently the most
inefficient among the people of the
great nations- Today people all over
-the world are wondering at not onlv
the fighting ability of the Russian*,
but their activity in industrial and
commercial fields. j
to meet such demands. Rural credit
institutions will meet a demand for
credit which commercial banks never
have and never'can ■supply. Hence
there will be no collision or friction
between - the two systems.
Farm motgages in the United
States aggregate more than two bil-
lirn dollars today. The average rat*
of interest is comparatively high. Tne
farmers' demans for capital on long
terms at low rates of interest i3 con-^
inuou3 and persistent. He needr
GET READY
- FOR HOT WEATHER
Install an Oil or Gasoline Stove
in Your Kitchen
"QUICK MEAL"
' Makes summer cooking a
picnic as compared with
the old way. The use of
them takes the sting out
of the hot weather : :
See Our Line Of "Quick Meal" Stoves
RS GENTRY
MANGUM'S LEADING HARDWARE STORE
METHODIST NEWS
probably not meet all the require-
ments of the situation and will not
justify all the hopes of its friends
and promoters. A peirfect system
can be attained only in the light of
experience. This is an added reason
why the system should be installed
at t'ne earliest possible date.
NOTICE TO BREEDERS
A RARE BARGAIN
My Grey Jack will, be kept this
season at t'ne Star Wagon Yard, by
Frank Montgomery. The Brown
Horse, Napoleon, und Black Jack
will be kept 12 mile? southwest of
Mangum, 1 mile east of New Hope
school 'nouse, at Davis' Store.
42 3tadvt. T. J. WIDLIAMS.
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THOS. J. VlORSLEY, M. D.
Specialist in the
DISEASES OF THE EYE, EAR,
NOSE AND THROAT
Office in Hawkins Building
Office Phone 7 Res Phone 31
MANGUM, OKLA.
145 acre farm located 8 miles'
southeast of Mangum; niolStly bot
toh land; about GO acres in cultiva-
tion; balance good grass land;, small
house and out buildings. Price $600
160 acres 2 miles of McQueen, 40 of
which is valley land; 80 acres nice
level upland; 40 acres rolling: 65
acres in cultivation; good small 'nouse
'and good stables, sheds etc. This
farm has a loan of $1000.00 at 6 1-2
per cent interest, due December 1st
191G. Will sell this farm for $500.00
for the equity.
These farms are the property bf a
loan company that jwishes to dis-
pose of them as quickly as possible,
and have made a price that will sell
them. See D. R. DIAL, Mangum,
Oklahoma. 42 4t adv.
v Wanted
To buy Setter Bird Dog or Pup.
TERRELL PULLIAM, Route 4, Box
18, Granite, Oklahoma. 42 4tad
J. It. Trlsler and wife were mUsed
from the choir Sunday, they being
lil Oklahoma City vlnltlng.
Geo. W. WJnburne was in . tVe au-
i tfrence Sundav after oulte a ':ng ab-
sence. S. H. Crockett W83 nha in
the choir, after several months away."
i Judge Tlslnger, his wife. Arthur
; Cocke and wife and Superintendent
Caldwell were among the visitors
from the other churches Sunday.
Hon. J. L. Carpenter and family,
also Hon. J. O. McColllster and wife,
are back at work in the .home church
again. They add much to our work-
ing force.
Tnrough some erroj; the two musi-
cians, Lee Bradshaw and Estel J)od-
son were not mentioned as members
of the orchestra wanted for the revi-
val music. We want these two to
take it upon themselves to see that
all the orchestra Is present Saturday
night with the chorus-choir. Wj2
want all the instruments to help us
with t'ne new Sunday school music
for the revival.
' Some very fine reports were land-
ed in last Sunday morning. Mr3.
G. W. Hall's class had 17 present out
of a membership of 18; W. H. Dick-
ey's class had 15 out of 18; the Ba-
; racca class had 34 men present, while
i the primary department had 29 pres-
J ent out of 30.
The Baraccas have started a mem-
bership campaign, and have elected
two captains, f. L. Guthrie and W. G.
McGuire; the whole clas3 is divided
I into two companies, and will work for
| the highest score at the close of which
i a banquet will be given and the de-
feated company will eat pork and
beans while the victors eat a turkey
supper.
A revival campaign was organized
Sunday evening by Brother Morgan
and several communities were put to
work. We will meet at the church
Saturday morning at 8:30' with all the
congregation that can possibly come,
and a census of the city will be taken.
Let every member come and help .
A general committee, F. C. Swit-
ze;, W. S. Bradshaw, N. B. Claunch,
J. L. Carpenter, W. iH. Dickey, Mrs. J.
O. McCollister, Mrs. G. W. Winburne,
Miss Bessie Ward, Mrs. Robert
James, with Brother Morgan, have
sele&ed the following persons as
selected the following persons as
tees: Membership, J. W. Page:
Music, Mrs. M. H. Dodson: Publicity,
Mrs. W. S. Bradshaw; Prayer for
men, T. S. DeArman; for woman,
Mrs. J. <L. Guthrie, who, with their
committees, will begin work at once.
Friday night will be given the Flow-
er Carnival at the Methodist church,
whlfch will be one of the most
charming programmes ever rendered
here. Miss Ethel Hall is making pre-
parations to entertain us in her de-
lightful way, and we are anticipating
a rare treat for our people.
It is remarkable to note the flimsy
excuses offered for not attending
church services in towns like this.
About the only r eal reason for not
attending in most cases is real lazi-
ness. A fellow dissipates a little la-
ter than usual Saturday night, sleeps
late Sunday, feels bad, bo he gets his
wife to offer one thing and another
as an excuse for staying away from
his duty. Some mothers with on a
child can't go to church, while other»
with six or eight go all the time. One
man can't leave a weH wife and go,
while -others leave sick ones. You
are a sorry member if you are not In
your seat every sermon, unless you
are sick in bed.
i You are at your office or store ev-
ery day, but you let any aijtt every-
thing get in the way of your duty.
. Will you let such things get in your
way of heaven? We are putting on
an attendance campaign, will you be
a soldier, or will we have to fight
for your attendance? Where do you
class yourself? Are you a church-
member? Are you a church worker
or a drone? Many a wife will wake
up in heaven and look around for her
husband and not find him; she may
become excited, but it will bo too later
; She had better hustle him out to
church now; no husband is good
' enough to get to heaven save through
•I the church. There is sections in
Mangum where just two families in
j twelve attend church.
Bro. Morgan is in Oklahoma City
I tliis week looking after the church's
'interest in the Epworth suit. He 's
I chairman of the executive committee
I of the Epworth University and
j president of the board of education of
i the West Oklahoma Conference,
who is a party to this suit.
! Mrs. Morgan will leave for Little
I Rock, Ark., for ten days where she
j is a delegate to the Woman's Mis-
sionary Council, representing the
West Oklahoma Conference.
Another glorious day was Sunday,
with over 300 in the Sunday school,
and a large atendance at the church
services; wet could not help wonder-
ing what it would be like had all the
Sunday school remained for preach-
ing services. They would have filled
the galleries; what a scene it would
be! Bpt, oh, the tragedy of the
church, seeing her children turn from
the holiest •service! Turn their backs
on the great sacrifice of the ChrietT
REPORTER.
DEMONSTRATION AGENT HERE
Frank J. Foster, who for the past
sixteen years has been actually farm-
ing every year, near Elk City, 'n
Beckham county, has been assigned
to Greer county by the United States
Department of Agriculture as Farm
Demonstration Agent. He arrived
llere'last week and will maintain an
office in the court house.
As stated before, Mr. Fo3ter is an
actual farmer, not a mere theorist,
and one who has made a success of
farming as will be attested by those
who know him; he is enthusiastic in
the work and wants to do everything
he can to assi3t Greer county farmers.
He is anxious to meet the farmers
and ^talk over conditions with them.
He is a bright, intelligent man, and
we believe will be of great benefit to
Greer county farmers.
While the American nation does
not now nor nev»r did suffer from
the drink evil to the extent that It is- monev to purchase or complete the
*ia did, yet alcohol has damaged our purt.hase of h<s hotm> aml t0 lmprovP
- country and will continue to damage hjg home8tead when purcha3ed. He
it so long as we tolerate its sal- neadg a gystem of cm|, s nQt
within our borders. However, we
Imagine that will not be a very long
time.
CROSSLAND'S C O. D.
"THE CLEAN GROCERY"
pri-
marily to enable him to get into debt
but to enable him to get out of
Office Pbon* Res. Pbos»
422 322
DR. PORTER NORTON
PHYSICIAN * SUIVIKON
Special Attention To Diseases O
Women and Children.
uitich
rront rooms over west side aeuare
NTafiriiBt rirn* srere Mantrum. Otto
DR. B. F. CARR
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special Attention to Diseases
of Children
<** MIC HICAN* AVENUE.
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GARRCTT A GARftITT
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Attorney - at-law
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OKLAHOMA
• Thcie are millions of mcney in this
country seeking long time invest-
ments with safe and stable security
and willing to accept lew rates of <u*
terest. Now what we need is a sys-
tem of rural credits that will bring
t ifse tw<K factors together, that will
i ring the fanner seeking long time
Irnns at low rates into contact with
the investor seeking long time invest-
r;*-nt and willing :o accept a low rate
or interest. Such a system would
wtt# the interest of both, wonld sac-
rifice tbe interest of none. Ry stim-
ulating the progress and prosperity
of tfce farmer It vouM iasuiy an!
promote general progresj and pro<-
perV-jr.
To acromp'WIi *heee en4s t secar-
ed an amendment to the agrkultaral
appropriation two years age < reeling
The Tatted States Farm Credits <
I'oamiMiN ~ TW« roasaU*atoa «t«4- ]
M the rartems Farm r«i aystewa I
aa4 «peai H» leiwwt a hail haa heea
rnfand aa4 irwatej to Cratrisi. I
The 2ees4a4taa tor ratal emit s Ut-
Matfcai hm heea imi laM aa4 I
*pare as assat •; <*4 tljN Iftois-
prartkahla f ahau) ra*r#t all I
lap aa»4 aC aarawMy Use Mar I r*a«- j
tee that the fM «y«t«a <a« sited af3 •
USE
iiTHSit HILL
fh
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"Be Convinced It's Better
Than You are Using"
I r guarantee 'Sun-(>ol<l'
lo be Better than you're
uMn£. Let a* prote it?
Order a sack toda*.
CREAM
^ e air Testers aad |
pen M llaad Separated
Cseam. Tr» aa.
BtTTf K FAT
25c Lb. .
48T>ounds "Sun-Gold" Flour $1.90
10 lbs. White Seal Compound 1.00
10 lb. gallon Apples . . . .25
20 pounds Pink Beans • . . 1.00
2 dozen 3 lb. size Tomatoes .. 2.00
3 lb. can Pineapple—sliced . .20
3 lb. can Pie Peaches ... .10
1 Kit nice Fat Mackerel . . 1.00
3 lb. can Good Apples . . .10
60 lb. can pure strained honey 4.75
2 lbs Nice Fresh Walnuts . .35
5 Gallons Good Oil 45c
SEEDS—We have a complete line of
package seeds, also some bulk seeds,
millet, cane, pure Mebane cotton and
alfalfa seed. See us.
LSE
''The Essence of
Purity"
The way to pet the real
cup quality is to use
Folder's "Golden Gate"
Coffee. We guarantee it
better and it Hill make
you more pood coffee
than any cheap coffee
on the market.
I |
Vegetables
| We are prttiap l nr*h
| Wprtahlr. aad Berries.
ri». •or as for the be*.
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Wileman, Herbert. Mangum Weekly Star. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1915, newspaper, April 15, 1915; Mangum, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc286291/m1/4/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.