The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943 Page: 2 of 8
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The Paducah Post
Friday, October 15, 1943
The PADUCAH POST
Serving Cottle County for 36 Years_ ,
Published Every Friday by
The Post Publishing Co.
Corner of Eighth and Richards Streets____
E. A. CARLOCK ........................................ Owner and Publisher
K. G. PADDOCK ............................ Adv. Mgr. and Co-Publisher
HOWARD POWELL ........................................ Mechanical Supt.
F. H. OSBORNE ............................................ Linotype Operator
Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Paducah,
Texas, under the Act of March 30, 1879.
The Paducah Post is an Independent Democratic Newspaper,
publishing the news impartially and supporting what it believes
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How Lenient?
One now reads from time to time articles by different
individuals urging leniency for our enemies at the Peace
table.
This will be one of the major problems confronting the
allies, providing of course we win the war. If our ene-
mies tvin, it Avill not be a problem for them, as every in-
dividual knoAvs Iioav much leniency the Japs or Germans
would shoAV tOAvard us.
Being religious countries, there are individuals in the
allied nations who Avould follow the biblical passages that
say: “WhosoeAmr shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn
to him the other also.” And—'“Therefore all things what-
soever ye would that men should do to you, do ye eAren
so to them.”
"We wonder hoAV the Aranquished persons in the invaded
countries feel about following these passages to a letter?
True, any retribution Ave might make tOAvard our enemies
around the peace table will not erase the unAvanton dam-
age that has'been done—Avill not bring back those Avho
have been so unnecessarily killed. But. Ave must be sure
of one thing when the final peace is written. That, is that
our enemies cannot, ten—twenty—thirty years from iioav,
again become conquerors and throw the world into an-
other conflict such as the one Ave are uoav engaged in, or
the one that ended 25 years ago, and Avhich Ave all hoped
had been, a Avar to end wars.
Whatever is necessary to insure everlasting peace—that
is Avhat must be done! If it. can be accomplished by
“forgiving and forgetting,” then let’s forgive and forget !
If we can only achie\re this end by chastisement, then
let’s chastise and do it with a firm hand!
Revenge is sweet, for a time at least, and there are
going to be a lot of Russians, Czechs, Poles, Dutch,
French, Austrians, Swedes; Norwegians, Greeks, Yugo-
slavians, Belgians, Danes and Chinese’, as Avell as English
and Americans A\rho are going to clamor for revenge!
Personally, while believing in the bible, we think some
stern measures are going to liaAre to be taken against* our
enemies. Just like punishment is meted out to individuals
found guilty of breaking hnvs of our country, the severity
of the punishment being decided by our courts, so must
Ave deal with those Avho have brought so much suffering,
killing and destruction onto the Avorld!
We should be humane, but firm! Let’s punish those
responsible for the crimes that have been committed
against civilization in accordance with austerity of the
acts they have done. We should not seek punishment
merely for the sake of revenge—but for the attainment
of one end—a permanent and ever-lasting peace!
—Buy War Savings Stamps—
Author of "How to Win Friends
and Influence People
CURING AN INFERIORITY COMPLEX
Have you an inferiority complex? If so, here is a help-
ful idea on Iioav you can cure yourself. It is from Mrs.
Patricia Sanford of Southbridge, Mass. This experience is
entered in. the contest on “Hoxv I Cured Myself of an In-
feriority Complex.”
When I married into a family of musicians, my ignor-
ance of music greatly distressed me and made me sensitive
to the opinions of those with whom I Avras daily associated.
“My husband was a good violinist and his brother and
sister Avere pianists. Therefore our guests were largely
musicians. I felt very insignificant indeed Avhen in their
society.
“I determined to set about, correcting this lack of mine,
and began taking piano lessons, hoping to accompany my
husband. But I soon realized I Avould always be a \rery
ordinary pianist and would have to Avork terribly hard
and consistently to remain even that.. The family musi-
cians, and our guests also, so far outshone me that I Avas
very self-conscious and miserable.
Analyzing my feAv assets, I knew I possessed a good
■memory, an ability to feel and to interpret the other fel-
Ioav’s point of aucav, and some dramatic ability.
“Fearing ridicule, I said nothing to anyone of my in-
tention but, went to a good teacher of dramatics. The in-
terpretation of various emotions and circumstances Avas a
grand foi m of self-expression and caused me to fopget my
self-consciousness by actually BEING the character I Avas
interpreting at the time. This assurance that I kneAv my
subject, restored my self-confidence; and after I had suffi-
cient sketches in my repertoire, I accepted engagements
Lor P.T.A., men’s clubs, church gatherings, and other or-
ganizations.
“Our friends were delighted, and I soon became an
active member of our group, contributing to the happipess
of others. In so doing, I found my rightful place.”
Mrs. Sanford s method Avas simple and psychologically
sound. She found something in Avhich she could excel and
this helped banish her feeling of inferiority. It is a prin-
ciple anyone can apply. Substitute something you can do,
something for which you have a natural aptitude, for some-
thing you can’t do, regain your feeling of self-confidence.
Washington
Washington, D. C. (NWNS) —
j “Expect little and you’ll not be
' disappointed,” Rep. Earl Wilson
of Indiana wrote his constituents
in regard to the new session of
congress. Representative Wilson
declared that congress has no
program and that most members
of both parties are primarily
concerned with getting re-elected
next year.
The black picture painted by
Representative Wilson may be
over-pessimistic. But there is in-
creasing evidence that politics,
which congress finally did side
track on a few occasions during
the past year, will .from now on
play a stronger and stronger part
in the consideration of all legis-
lation.
The big demonstration of this
will come when congress begins
analyzing the gigantic new tax
programs proposed by the Presi-
dent. A general principle of good
“politics” always has been to
vote for all appropriations and
against all taxes. Every congress-
man knows that the easiest way
to lose votes is to levy increased
taxes on those he wants to vote
for him.
But since congressmen know
that some new tax legislation
must be passed, there will be a
grand scramble, on the part of
most members, 'to see that the
new taxes are levied on anybody
other than those they represent.
Congressmen from farm areas
will oppose all levies that would
take tax money from farmers,
congressmen from industrial
areas will try to protect labor
from further taxation, and con-
gressmen from wealthy areas will
fight against higher taxation on
high incomes and on corpora-
tions.
The President’s program, which
will be the starting point for
working out tax plans, calls for
increased taxes on medium and
high incomes, part of which
would be rebated after the Avar.
It also asks for high excise taxes
on luxuries, including a big boost
in the tax on alcoholic beverages,
cigarettes, cigars, theater admis-
sions, transportation and toilet
preparations. Under this plan
theater admission taxes would be
raised from 10 to 30 per cent,
liquor taxes from 8 6 to $10 a
gallon, transportation tax.es from
10 to 30 per cent, cigarette
taxes from $3.50 to $5 a thou-
sand and there would be neAV
taxes on soft drinks, candy, gum,
greeting cards and other non-
essentials.
It is likely that these excise
taxes, with some revisions, may
go through. They don’t hit any
consumer group too hard and
their passage wouldn’t influence
votes as would direct income
taxes. But it seems very doubt-
ful if the whole amount asked
by the President—a total of. $10,-
650,000,000 in extra taxes—Avill
ever be provided.
There is expected to be si great
deal of debate over the proposed
high increase in taxes on alco-
holic beverages which may take
on the complexion of a debate
on the enaction „ of national pro-
hibition. For it is feared that
additional taxes on liquor would
make the cost of it so high that
it would act as an open invita-
tion to bootleggers to go back in
business on almost as wide a
scale as during prohibition days.
The most optimistic predictions
of congressmen are that congress
might enact from five to six bil-
lion in additional taxes but there
are few that expect any new tax
legislation to be passed before
next year. And the working out
of a program will be slotoed up
by pressure groups.
But until tax legislation finally
goes through, there is no doubt
that congress will consider little
other major legislation. Members
will continue to discuss the draft
of fathers until each member has
had his say “for the record” and
will probably then spend its time
with such intangible considera-
tions as postwar planning and
postwar relationships with other
countries^
‘Mission to Moscow’
CAT PROVES IT
HAS NINE LIVES
SUFFOLK, ,Va. — O. J. West
believes now in the old adage
that a cat has nine lives.
West, a farmer, started to drive
his automobile and had proceeded
only 50 yards when he heard the
fan rattling, the radiator hum-
ming and the cries of a cat.
The farmer opened the hood of
the car, and out jumped a big
white cat. The fan was torn to
bits, the radiator was broken,
and the car wouldn’t ;;un.
The cat didn’t even get a
scratch.
Oatmeal helps save meat points.
Use it in soups and stews as a
meat stretcher.
WoklDER IF JOE
IS REALLY‘TOO BUSY
OR IS1 HE JUST
STALL! W’ ?
-jf-jUj jg
KIRIMILIM
JL
will be permitted to have on
hand only a small stock in com-
parison with normal years, he
said.
ABOVEd**’HULLABALOO
By LYTLE HULL
The Constant Search for Peace on Earth
About 4,000 years ago a dreamy
poet, in the ancient land of Sumer,
was theorizing upon the imaginary
wonders of everlasting Peace on
Earth. He inscribed his thoughts
upon a tablet made of clay. This
tablet was unearthed 50 years ago
by a University of Pennsylvania ex-
pedition and was translated by Dr.
S. N. Kramer of that seat of learn-
ing. This Sumerian rhapsody pic-
tures a world free from want and
fear; a world of security in which
the decrees of the rulers are right-
eous and just; a universal God wor-
shiped in a universal tongue; peace
on earth and a union of all peoples
in one harmonious whole.
This charming visionary was ap-
parently not as optimistic as was
the tenor of his verse, for he ap-
pears to have been writing of a Uto-
pian period which did not, had not,
but might have existed. “At the
time Qf writing” his country seems
to have been involved in the peren-
nial pastime of warfare, which then
—as now—makes life only about
half worth living.
Is it not extraordinary that of all
the great men—and women—who
ha\re lived since, and before, that
day, there have been so many who
could wage glorious warfare—but
so few who could keep the peace?
Is it not incredible that knowing
the devastation which war creates,
the great leaders of world thought
and culture have been unable to
devise a means of preventing it?
If the world was completely ig-
norant of the “past performances”
of the god called “Mars,” and had
no record of the millions upon mil-
lions upon millions of human lives
which had been sacrificed to his
insatiable hunger, it would be rea-
sonably understandable that the
world could become involved in
such a holocaust as humanity is
suffering today. But the world
knows what war means. It has a
record of destruction dating back
5,000 years. It has only to look
back 25 years to find these pitiful
statistics: Total mobilized forces—
65,038,810. Killed and died—8,538,-
315. Wounded' casualties—21,219,-
452. Prisoners and missing—7,750,-
919. Total casualties—37,494,186.
Thank God the fighting forces
have not fared that badly as yet in
World War II; b. t they are on their
way toward that ghastly record if
the reports of losses on the Russian
front are to be fully credited.
Civilization is still in its swad-
dling clothes but it is nevertheless
old enough to know that it may
never get out of them unless it de-
vises some scheme to put an end to
the slaughter caused by warfare.
This war, Heaven knows, is serious
enough, but try to conceive what a
World war fought 50 years from
now would be like. On? fleet of
great airships could land a huge,
fully equipped, army overnight in-
almost any part of the earth. An-
other could carry enough high ex-
plosives—of even today’s vintage—
to destroy New York or London or
Berlin, and every soul in those cit-
ies, in one round trip. A war like
that could very easily break down
the control which keeps us func-
tioning and bring on a world-wide
state of anarchy from which we
might never recover.
It is possible to put an end to
warfare; but it requires a combi-
nation of, brains and selflessness
which the world has never 3 vi
known. Will the sufferings of tins
war bring forth the man who pos-
sesses that combination?
10 Years Ago
In Paducah
The Lions Club, the American
Legion and the High School are
sponsoring a movement to char-
ter a special train Friday to take
the Dragons, pep squad and a
large bunch of fans to Floydada
where the two high school foot-
ball teams will play.
The general committee of the
NRA is very busy these days,
having one regular meeting each
week and several called sessions.
Friday night at his home, Rev.
R. C. Brown united in marriage
Mr. Leslie A. Swint and, Miss
Letrice 'Viola Adams. Leslie is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Swint.
Mr. Thurman Favors and Miss
Eloine Cowart were married
Saturday night.
Saturday night Rev. Brown
performed a double ceremony,
uniting in marriage Mr. R. L.
Hood and Miss Janeice Gary, and
Mr.’ Cloyd N. Gary and Miss Myr-
tle Fay Moss.
Mr. Forest Flemming and Miss
Virgie Popes were married Sat-
urday night.
Last Sunday, in Childress, Rev.
Hankins, pastor of the Baptist
Church of that city, united in
marriage Mr. Pat Mink of Chil-
dress and Miss Rose Lynn West
of Paducah.
Chan Smith of Dumont came
in this week and did some trad-
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tyson
announce the ari'ival of a daugh-
ter, Mary Ruth, born Saturday,
October 14th.
Four hupjred and fifty bales
of cotton have been ginned here.
V. M. Hand and Aubrey Brew-
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Board For Stoves
Persons eligible for stoves un-
der the new stove rationing pro-
gram should apply to their local
war price and rationing boards,
Howard R. Gholson, district di-
rector, said today. He pointed
out that eligible persons include
those who have no stove of any
type suitable for both heating
and cooking and those whose
stoves have been declared unfit
for use by a stove examiner ap-
pointed by the board.
Persons eligible for stoves
should apply at once to the board
and present their certificate to
the dealer in order that he "'may
forward it on to a distributor ol-
factory, the director said. Dealers
TWO HEADS ON ONE SNAKE
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Farmer
Wesley Amos thought he7 was
seeing double when he came upon
an 11-inch house snake with two
perfectly formed heads. The rep-
tile grew 4 1-2 inches in four
days.
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ster were in Houston, Texas, last
week with a load of cotton.
Cotton picking is in full swing.
Pickers are plentiful. A few
farmers are over for the first
time. !
A 9-pound boy Avas born to
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Stennett
October 14th.
The Sorosis Club observed
their Tenth Anniversary1 Thurs-
day at the home of Mrs. V. H.
McClintock, with Mesdames_Leon
Wilkins, Mart Robertson, C. B.
Bobo and V. H. McClintock as
hostesses.
Mrs. Doc Armstrong of the
Valley View community Avas in
Paducah this week.
Mrs. Sax-ah B. Hill of Guthrie
was shopping in Paducah Monday
afternoon.
Bob Biddy came in Saturday
aftex-noon fx;oixi Buck Creek.
B. Lennis Smith of Ogden did
some trading in the city this
week.
Mrs. J. M. Bax-ron visited in
Dallas this week.
Tom Sivells of Ogden was
gx-eetixxg friends on the streets
Saturday afternoon.
Nelson Coxxxbest was in Floy-
dada this week.
Jim Norman from Ogden was
in town Saturday.
James Meador of Valley View
came in Saturday afternoon.
Ed Moss from Hackbei-x-y was
trading here Saturday.
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