The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1954 Page: 2 of 6
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OUR DEMOCRACY-
EDITORIAL
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■putd with
from firearms for all of Texas
throughout the entire atate during
the IMS wildlife harvest.
The new ruling on DWl’s
Perhaps one of the best checkers in the way of reducing
the menace of the driver who drinks is the recent ruling
that there is no escape from a jail sentence in DWI cases.
Heretofore at the capriciousness of the judge, one might
escape with a relatively small fine, and, perhaps a season
of withholding his drivers license, or both. The matter of a
fixed jail sentence, which was attached to the law as passed,
has been passed up by the judge before whom the case was
tried.
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This stigma, and a stigma it is, has been spared some-
where down the line in the dim past for the first time. A
precedent set, lawyers employed by the drunks, have ap-
pealed to the rule and we have come upon the time when
there is nothing any more said about the jail sentence. So,
many John Does have paid a small fine and gone merrily
on their drunken-while-driving way, constituting the worst men-
ace possible on the crowded highways of the state.
Happily the recent decision of the State Supreme Court
has gone back to the milk in the cocoanut that will throw
the fear of God into the heart of the DWI and the ruling is
that there is no escape or appeal from the minimum three-day
jail sentence.
Here in Grayson we have been having plenty of cases
where men get off with a light fine. This is true both as to
bootlegging cases and that of the DWI s.
But the day is over and the people of Grayson county will
enjoy some sense of relief from the most dangerous person
on the highways, namely, the DWI man.
All that is now needed is for the officers to keep a
careful checking of all accidents and go over the drivers
of cars as well as the physical wrecks in the way of autos.
It takes no magician to locate who is drinking when
checking on car accidents. To turn in a drunken driver as
a factor in car wrecks is worth far more to society's pro-
tection than to give a detail of the damge done ears.
That phase of investigating wrecks and those involved is
highly more important than the physical damage recorded.
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*7W£legend of sleefv hollow' as a thriving.
Contented, liberal-hearted farmer, who was a
PICTURE OF ABUNDANT LIVING IN THE DUTCH COMMUNITY
ALONG THE HUDSON. (N THE VAST VAN TASSEL BARN
’EVERY window AND CREVICE SEEMED TO I3UR.ST FORTH
WITH THE TREASURES OF THE FARM."
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Nowadays,the farmer has tractors, his home electricity
AND RUNNING WATER, HIS CHILDREN THE SCHOOL BUS.
MECHANIZED OR NOT, VAN TASSEL AND HIS SUCCESSORS
HAVE IN COMMON THEIR INDUSTRY,THEIRTHRIFTINESS
AND THEIR DESIRE TO PROVIDE FORTHE FUTURE SECURITY
AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR FAMILIES.
Two of the deaths involved
mourning dove huntera, who came
out in force for the north cone
opener on September 1.
One hunter was killed by his
own shotgun when he stumbled.
Another, a 12-vear-old boy, died
instantly when struck in the head
at close range by a shotgun held
by his 19-year-old brother.
In the other hunting deaths:
A West Texas rancher was kill-
ed as he pulled his shotgun toward
himself, muzzle first.
A Central Texas boy, age nine
yeara, waa fatally woundad while
squirrel hunting whan a rifle held
by hia brother-in-law was acci-
dentally discharged.
Another death involved a South
Texas hunter whose gun fell and
was diacharged as he went target
shooting with his youne son.
The Executive Secretary said
actual shooting results in the
north dove zone were “generally
satisfactory.” He said reports
from some areas indicated a high
dove population while other field
observations showed that the
doves, as is their nature, “were
here today and gone tomorrow.”
The Executive Secretary said
game wardens’ reported fairly
good hunter discipline, with some
violations concerning over-limit3
and a few involving shooting bob-
white quail. The quell season un-
der the General State Law does
not open until December 1. Some
arrests have been made for tak-
ing doves in the South Zone
where the season does not open
until October 1.
Hunters were counselled by the
Executive Secretary to be very
careful when hunting in pastures,
sc^ that shotgun pellets do not
injure livestock.
Carelessness in this respect, he
suggested, could have a negative
effect on farmer-hunter relations.
“The average hunter knowi all
about this,” said the Executive
Secretary, “but some inexper-
ienced gunners get excited and lat
go, without intending to harm any
stock. But if the animals are in-
jured, it leaves a very bad im-
pression on the landowner.
The Low Down
From Hickory Grove
The Press would like to see the driver checked first and
then the physical loss. And if there is another equally import-
ant phase of the case it is carrying through on the part of
the trial judge and observe the law in such cases in his de-
cision and give the DWI violator the three-day jail sentence.
There is to be no half-baked justice in the DWI cases,
as we understand it, taking the court ruling as the basis of
our own conception. There will be no more penitent per-
son in the case, measuring the tears of a caught drunk,
than can be seen at the bar of justice. But the tears the DWI
has caused others by his reckless and wilful violation of laws
framed to protect human life and property, may have some
standing in a court of law, but not so the drunken tears of a
law breaker who got caught in his deliberate law breaking
escapade. (
Some decisions recently in Grayson courts did not take
cognizance of the three-day sentence. It may be an ex post
facto case, and very likely is, otherwise the ruling judge would
not have permitted the parties involved to go with only the
old fine.
Denison has been having entirely too many cases of boot-
legging, and also the menace of the DWI. A slap on the wrist,
a small fine, and a gentle spanking will not throw the fear
of God in the ranks of violators.
A man with one eye, and a desire to see law enforced
in the case of liquor violations, whether it relates to the boot-
legger or the DWI can clean up the situation around this com-
munity. If we have the law, let's enforce it. If not enforce it,
and sentiment is against it, then why not consider the matter
of voting legalizing the trade, collect the taxes, and place prop-
er policing of sales and sales places?
For heavens sake, let's do something?
Now comes the statement that while the Southwestern
states are making per capita growth since 1939 in the way
of prosperity, which average is above the national level, still
the great S. W. is second from the bottom of the list in the
seven regional districts of the U. S.
If we put confidence in the claims of men on both sides
of this national political setup, it is in the bag for both of them.
However, there is such a thing, says the prophet of the fate
of situations in olden times of placing coins in a ' bag with
holes.'
We are not bragging, but just stating facts, when we say
that the Denison Press is receiving praise and support from
many quarters. We also get a few of those backfire results
and that make us know we are not yet ready for the mellineum.
THE DENISON PRESS
“Entered as second class matter May 15, 1947, at the Post Office
at Denison, Texas, under the act of March 3, 1879.”
LEROY M. ANDERSON .... .................. Editor and Publisher
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CHICAGO ocnon MM voax
Dedicated to clean and responsive government, to individual and civic
integrity; to individual and civic commercial progress.
This “land of the free and the
home of the brave” slogan of ours
needs some scrutiny. We been tak-
ing it for granted. But when you
look close there are some leaks
showing at the seams. The “free-
dom” part of the slogan looks
dubious when you say to your-
self, “1 reckon it would be a
good idea to have a little speck
of gold in the sugar bowl for an
emergency.”
Since 600 B. C. when the King
of Lydia first minted some coin,
there has been just one world-
wide item that his always had val-
ue—gold coin. And before that
time, gold nuggets, hammered
gold or what had you in gold
came first and always the de-
sired possession. And this leads
up to why our “land of the free”
notion may need a valve grind,
new spark plugs or something. We
are not clickin’ just right. This
notion of “freedom” gets a crimp
—and you get in the jail house,
if you are caught with a coupla
10 buck gold pieces in your den-
ims.
Regulation and regimentation
has been heaped upon us for 20
years— we would hardly know
freedom if we met it down on
Main Street. Other countries—
world wide—let their citizens
possess gold if they choose, but
for us “enlightened” folks here
in this “land of the free,” ’taint
so. It is time to slow down and
check our oil.
Yours with the low down,
JO SERRA
Other Eds Thoughts
Now They Can See It
(Greenville Morning Herald)
The members of the United
States Supreme Court who hand-
ed down the anti-segregation
opinion int early summer now
have an opportunity to see with
their own eyes effects of their de-
cision. Monday hundreds of white
boys and girls, shouting and jeer-
ing, put on a protest demonstra-
tion against admitting Negro
youngsters to their public school
classes in Washington.
races thus far has come either
from the North or fringe terri-
tory?
Anyway, we are not sorry the
demonstration occurred in Wash-
ington. It will give Supreme Court
Justices Tom Clark, Hugo Black
and the rest of their learned
brethren some experience which
may serve them in good stead
later this month, when they hand
down the dicta. We indulge the
hope that it will not mean the
return of Federal troops and the
carpetbaggers.
Amendment No. 2
to be urged by
group Nov. 2nd
It is this month that the Su-
preme Court is to hand down its
decision telling how the opinion
it wrote several months ago shall
be implemented.
President Eisenhower had asked
a quick integration of the races
in the Washngton public schools.
He asked that the nation’s capitol
become a model for the rest of
the country. Well, there is the
model. The President should have
known better. There are perhaps
more negroes that whites living
ir Washington now. Many of the
whites have moved clear out of
the District of Columbia into such
nearby cities as Bethesda, Mary-
land, and Georgetown, Virginia.
Isn't it strange that most of
the trouble over integration of the
DALLAS—A state-wide group
to work for passage of the hos-
pital district amendment in the
November 2 general election has
been announced here by John W.
Carpenter, civia and business
leader and former president of
the Chamber of Commerce who
is serving as chairman.
The State-Wide Committee For
The Hospital Amendment, Mr.
Carpenter said, will stress the im-
portance of amendment nine on
the ballot. This is the amend-
ment which would permit voters
ir seven of the larger counties
to hold elections at a later date
to decide whether they want to
establish county - wide hospital
districts.
“Although only Bexar, El Paso,
Jefferson, Harris, Tarrant, Gal-
veston and Dallas counties are dir-
ectly affected at this time, every
other county will benefit indirect-
ly from more efficient public hos-
pital systems in the larger coun-
ties,” Mr. Carpenter said.
“These larger hospitals provide
facilities for training doctors,
nurses and other personnel for
smaller hospitals, furnish serums,
blood and medicines in emergen-
cies and assist in epidemics such
as polio and other dread diseases.
The amendment will not increase
taxes and will not directly affect
any except the seven counties
mentioned. It permits more effic-
ient operation of the public hos-
pitals in the larger counties which
are now facing increasing admin-
istrative preblems.”
The amendment has been en-
dorsed by the Texas Medical As-
sociation, Texas Hospital Associ-
ation, the Texas County and
District Clerk’s Association and
other groups. Mr. Carpenter said
the committee would encourage
the organization of local groups
to stress the importance of the
amendment in raising the general
health standards of the entire
state.
Accidental deaths
for 1954 hunting
season lead all
AUSTIN—Tne Executive Sec-
retary of the Game and Fish Com-
mission reports the accident toll
for the .1954 hunting season was
running ahead of the recent year-
ly rate.
Reports showed four fatalities
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