The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1949 Page: 2 of 10
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THE PADUCAH POST PADUCAH, TEXAS THURSDAY, AUG. 11, 1949
The PADUCAH POST
Serving Cottle County for 43 years_
Published Every Thursday by
The Post Publishing Co.
Corner of Eighth and Richards Streets
E. A. CARLOCK and ALFRED HINDS .................... Publishers
ALFRED HINDS ........................................................................ Editor
HOWARD POWELL ............................................ Mechanical Supt.
ROY J. HUFFMAN ............................................ Linotype Operator
BILLYE JOYCE CRISWELL ............ Proof-Reader, Bookkeeper
Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Paducah,
Texas, under the Act of March 30, 1879._
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PROGRESS WITHOUT POLITICS
According to a statistical
bulletin published by a large
life insurance company, a typical
baby girl born in 1900 could
count on surviving for 50 years.
In 1946, the expectancy was
69 years.
In the last 20 years, according
to the same study, maternal
deaths connected with child
bearing have dropped to one-
fifth of the former prevailing
rate. In a brief period of time,
there has been an amazingly
heavy decline in child death
rates from such diseases as
measles, diphtheria and scarlet
fever.
Such facts as these have a
great significance today, be-
cause of the organized effort
now being made to force this
country to accept compulsory
government health insurance, on
the theory that our health stand-
ards are woefully low. The
truth is that during the present
century absolutely revolutionary
progress has been made in treat-
ing the ill, in preventive medi-
cine, and in improving longevity.
And every impartial observer
has found that in this regard
we are far ahead of the coun-
tries which have accepted so-
cialized and regimented medi-
cine, where the doctor is nothing
but a civil servant and poli-
ticians establish the policies and
give the orders.
No on denies that we must
seek by every sound means to
attain higher health standards
yet, and to see that the masses
of the people get the best pos-
sible attention. But if we are
to reach that goal, we must
keep politics out of the picture.
Socialized medicine is not the
answer.
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GOOD NEWS—BUT!
We have scored a small, but
encouraging, victory in the end-
less war against fire. Loss for
the first six months of the year,
according to the National Board
of Fire Underwriters, was almost
10 per cent under the total for
the same period in 1948.
That is good news. Every fire
that is prevented means that the
nation saves jobs, materials, re-
sources and other tangible and
intangible assets that would
otherwise be lost. And, far more
important still, it means a sav-
ing in lives and injuries.
However, we have only begun
to do the job. Despite the
decline, the waste for the first
half of this year was nearly
$350,000,000. The indirect waste—
which cannot be measured in
terms of money—is estimated
to greatly exceed that figure.
All in all, values of one kind
or another totaling on inesti-
mable amount went up in smoke
during that brief span of time.
Why did this waste occur?
People were careless—they took
chances with smoking materials,
heating plants, and other
hazards, and they lost. Com-
munities failed to provide adequ-
ate fire protection. Business-
men didn’t trouble to educate
their employes in the simple
techniques that will prevent
most fires before they start. So
it goes, down the sorry list of
failures.
Let’s really go after fire—
and beat it to the punch.
Texans To See
Mammoth Ship
Texans will have a chance
to see the Navy’s giant Con-
stitution, the world’s largest
commercial-type airplane, when
the mammoth ship visits the
Naval Air Station in Dallas
Saturday, Aug. 27.
It will be on display from 9
a. m. to 5 p. m. on that date
and civilian visitors will be ad-
mitted to the naval base during
those hours to see and be es-
corted through the big ship.
More than 28,000 Texans were
taken on a tour through the
Constitution when it visited Dal-
las, unannounced, in May. Twice
that number are expected to see
it on its August visit.
Aboard the big plane will be
midshipmen from the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Md. who
are making an air cruise of the
nation. They will be given a
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PHONE 215 PADUCAH, TEXAS
-AWARDED THE FASHION ACADEMY GOLD MEDAL AS THE "FASHION CAR OF THE YEAR”-
formal greeting by the Dallas
Invites You civic hospitality
committee on arrival at the
Texas air field.
Built at a cost of $15,000,000
the Constitution’s size and fa-
cilities make it comparable to a
“flying city.” A Pullman car,
two box cars and a city bus
could be stored in its fuselage.
Twenty-five homes could operate
at a peak load off its electrical
system. Its rudder towers five
full stories high.
Three decks of cabins on the
big craft allows a passenger
capacity of 180, plus a crew of
twelve. In the ship’s galley, 300
meals can be prepared on each
flight.
The Constitution cruises at 300
miles an hour, carries a gaso-
line load of 10,000 gallons and
could fly non-stop from Dal-
las to Paris, France.
GOOD TIMES ARE NOT JUST
AROUND THE CORNER
President Truman says that
if there is no upturn in our
National economy this Fall that
he will recommend to the Na-
tion a decisive program that
might embrace some of the
pump-priming measures written
into his so-called “Economic
Expansion Act of 1949,” which
is now being kicked around by
the Congress.
One thing the matter with
these so-called statesmen is that
they seem to think the way
to cure our troubles is to spend
billions and billions of dollars
on cock-and-bull schemes.
Mrs. Mable Bowman and son,
Thomas, of Lubbock, visited in
the home of Mrs. Ola Combest
Friday.
For Chiropractic Adjustments,
Bio Engineering Alinements,
Colonics, or Morse Wave
Electric Treatments.
DR. ANDERSON
One block west of Bank,
Paducah, Texas
Phone 218-M
Paducah
Lodge
No. 868
A. F. & A. M.
Stated meeting 7:30 p.m.
Friday Night, August 19th.
All members urged to attend.
Visitors welcome.
M. B. RICHARDS, W. M.
W. A. BISHOP, Secretary
DUSTS and SPRAYS
For Your Cotton
We are warned that insects are liable to be bad this year
on the cotton crop. Now that cotton is in the making it will pay
you to keep a close watch on your field and see that insects do
not get the upper-hand.
At our warehouse we have plenty of dusts and sprays for
all kinds of insects that infest cotton in this country. They in-
clude such powders and sprays as:
-SULPHUR -CALCIUM ARSENATE
-LEAD ARSENATE -D.D.T. and SULPHUR MIXED
-SULPHUR AND T0XAPHENE MIXED-
These powders and sprays will kill any insects that work
on cotton, and the Sulphur and Toxaphene is supposed to handle
any kind of insects.
Watch your cotton closely and be prepared to dust or spray.
We’ll be glad to give you the recommendations by the chemical
companies as to the best way to achieve results.
Quanah Cotton Oil Co.
BRUCE WASHBURN, Mgr.
PADUCAH, TEXAS
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Hinds, Alfred. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1949, newspaper, August 11, 1949; Paducah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1015799/m1/2/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.