The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-31

n others won't do ~, the sec
retary must
n he writes letter. y is too
tong. II he sends a postal, it b. too
short; II he attends committee
meeting he is butting IN ~ ne siaya
aWay he's q shirkeri II the crowd H
aim al a luncheon. ho should nave
called lhc members upi it he calls
thom up, ho'g pest; h De dqns q
member for bis dues, hc'a insulting
n ho does not collect them, he's
lazy. II meeting is bowling suc-
cess, the entertainment committee
rs praised. II h is failure thc hee-
rctary is 90 blame; if he asks Tor
suggeti0ns he's incompetent u Do
doesn't. he's bull headed,
a. the regular meeting 0l thte
Board of Directors of the Lubbock
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday The
resignation ~ tho present Manager
Curtis a Keen was accepted to be-
come effective April lst and Mr.
4. T. Martin, a citizen n chic city
and formerly president of ihg Farm
er's National Bank, Wus elected tp
ln the place Tor the coming year.
Nr Keen came 90 fhc Ilbpp
Chamber 0f Commerce from Clafcn-
don. m August 1890 ISIS upfA
hore .DaaN for Isof and hIs rasla
nation came a slrpuc ~ the
Board 0f Directors, hat wlI "ili
remain citizen Ul Luhho0k auf
wil continue ta ha active in iht
prnmofiun of tho interests oi Che
town ana section. As Managing.
Fl,tor Df Tho Plains Agricultural
Journal. hc n entering "a icld thai
offers on unlimited opportunity io
BE- of service 90 tLc entire Plains
and West Texas in a broad, con-
rructiye way, and in a work very
similar 90 Chamber of Commerce
work.
Mr. Martin has made Lubb9ck
his home Tor several years and a.
eel known, not only y the ciiyi
but throughout The south Plains
and West Texas section. us marx
ed ability in putting over the Farm
ers Short Course. The Rod CfNa.
Drive and other civic problems as
WcH A. hts excellent standing az a
busine.n man and citizen makes
him q most desirable man Tor the
managers position with our ham
Der Of Commerce.
M. Keen win work with M Mar
un for thirty 90 sixty days ao ns
III continue the smooth running H1lE
Of the organization and thus pro-
tect fho best interests 81 She city
srd se.finn Both of these men
t.va fha Intorost of tho city ui
frart ana with o. fuil hearty 1.ui
Of cooperation ou tfa lnr l.'
sitirensh.p of tho city ~ LubhoCk.
Wi continue t0 hc Known ns one
Of The he.f towns ln Wet Iotae,
through the active WORK of the
Chamber Of Commerce.
Possibly fhc greatest regret ln
eavnR The Chamber oi commerce.
Il the man that BE- 90 take my place,
nid Mr Keen, when asked about
De change hy the Avalanche Re-
porter. "llc b. just SO efficient
and good 10 putting things over
that ! am afraid that hc vii show
ue up az q regular Gold .bfiekef
on the JOB. But anyway l. r. pr
going % make the organization
mighty good Secretary and t ne
receives the cooperation thai ii hAH
been my pleasure 90 enjoy J. kno"
That things viii happen regularly,
"Do you know, thnt after ali the
hardest part ~ Secretary JOB in
Chamber Of Commerce Work .. PICK
inc the right town. II he picks
winning town, with the right sort
of folks living IN u. who are nut
afraid % do things and then juhi
kinder keeps up with them be VIII
build an awful reputation a. a good
Chamber Of Commerce Secretary
But on the other hand, II he Is the
best Secretary that ever got cusscd
bv the old Non-Setter and Aginers.
ard picks n dead town that Is afraid
10 start things because u might
cost the individual citizen a little
time and money--why | don't care
how hard he works, he pretty Soon
becomes known a. a dead Secre-
tary. know what ! am talking
about there. We see II happen
every year in Chamber Of Com.
rerce work. A real Secretary will
90 10 some town because they pay
better salary than the town he
h.s been in-and then he sinks out
az sight. The salary u all that
,own gives their Sccretary-when
be needs Just as bad or worse,
ittie support, cooperation, and en-
couragement.
II am glad 20 get out Of Chamber
- Commerce for one or tw', rea-
sa,s---the first Of these Is that ] can
ssv what | think about what ever
shirk and about who ever ] think
!, sbout-if after looking him
aver think can get away with y.
There arc a whole flock Of old,
tick in the bud aginers IN Lubbock
shsf 7 have wanted TO unload on
sor a long time and when ! go out
a. the Chamber Of Commerce office
on April first il is my personal busi-
,e.. what I think about anybody or
ANYTHING. how | vote or don't vote
"a IRE orraniznfion IA not respon-
-. - -.L.t I A nv think