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THE GOLDTHWAITE EAGLE
Published Every Friday by The EAGLE PUBLISHING CO.
Mrs R M THOMPSON
Editor and Publisher
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"America's ideal and objective is still peace — peace at
home and peace abroad. Our security is not a matter of
weapons alone. The arm that wields them must be strong,
the eye that guides them clear, the will that directs them
indomitable, - . *"
"These are the characteristics of a free people, a people
devoted to the institutions they themselves have built, a peo-
ple w illing to defend a way of life that is precious to them all,
a people who put their faith hi God.” -*---
—PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
In his defense speech to Congress May 16, 1940.
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*• LESSON ■*
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Lesson for June 23
Council o1 R«£*lou* Education. UMd by
MALACHI DEMANDS HONESTY
TOWARD OOD
LESSON TEXT—Malachl 3:1-18.
GOLDEN TEXT—Brins y* all th*
tithe* Into the itorchouse, that there may
be meat In min* house, end prove me
how herewith, ealth the Lord ot hosts.
If I will not open you the windows of
heaven, and pour you out a blessing,
that there shall not be -room enough to
receive it.—MaUchl 3:10.
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See Editorial—“America Can”
BIBLE THOUGHT
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the
throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy j
and find grace to help in time of need.”—
Heb. 1: 16.
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AMERICA CAN
Those who are old enough to remember
the events leading up to America’s participa-
. tion in the first World War are able to note
many resemblances in recent happenings.
President Woodrow Wilson was laugh-
ed at for the persistence with which he sent
notes to Germany, protesting against viola-
tions of American rights. When America, fi-
nally outraged past the breaking pointS?nter-
ed the contest on the Allied side, German war
lords scoffed at our military impotence.
It was true that we did not have enough
of an Army to catch Pancho Villa in Mexico,
but once the American people set their minds
on building one, it grew by leaps and bounds,
-, From almost nothing in April 1917 when
the war was declared, it jumped to approxi-
mately four million men when the Armistice
was signed in November 1918, and over half
of these were then in France‘with more than
a million in the front lines.
Now certain quarters have called atten-
tion to President Roosevelt’s recent threaten-
ing -notches in which “fighting words” are
used about-Germany, Italy and Japan. ■ One
newsnajrer; chain says’that lie’ is speaking
loudly while carrying a feather duster instead
of the traditional big stick. Or as Lindburgh
puN it. the President is threatening “with an
empty'gun.”
T.he same interests denounced his Chi-
cago speech in 1937 in which he urged the
quaVantine of aggressor nations. They have
also called attention to the fact that demo-
cratic government in Amnesica foredooms her
to a snail’s pace inarming.
If there were no hope or possibility that
-America could re-aim more quickly now than
it did in 1917-18, there might be some ques-
tion as to the advisability of the president’s
plain speech. But America is far better pre-
pared at this time to -proceed with re-arma-
ment than she was in 1917. Plans for such an
emergency have been prepared in advance,
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A COMEDIAN once was asked why he worked so hard during
a matinee with tew people In the audience. “David Belasco
might be one ol them," was his answer.
Between the great things we cannot do and the little
things we will not do. the danger Is that we will do nothing.
Some day, we tell ourselves, we will write a great book or
lound a big business, or paint a masterpiece. II we would
arrive later we must start now. We must be willing to play
to a small house. Wc must pay the price. We must start at the
bottom and do our best today.
A man can’t be the head of a great enterprise all at once,
but he can make a start; he can do hU best; he can set a
good example for at least a few others; and he can be an
executive over himself. Even if your job Is small, do It as
though It Is the most Important job In the world. Only thus
will you approach perfection.
—THE SILVER LINING
and the nation’s war industries will be able to
swing, into full stride with a minimum of con-
fusion and delay. Within twelve months mu-
nitions'and mechanized equipment as well as
airplanes should be coming off the assembly
lines in a steady stream. - \
It is this knowledge which implements
the arm of the President inhis speeches today.
Only Congress, of course, has the power to
put the machinery into motion, but the Presi-
dent is undoubtedly relying on its doing so
when he gives the word.
The American'Army can train 50,000
men a month so that within a year it can have
600,000 trained men in addition to those al-
ready in the ranks. This depends upon Con-
gress instituting some form of conscription,
but this also Congress will do if convinced of
the heed. v
There may be some who question the
totalitarian nations waiting for one or two
years to give America time to arm. If they
strike sooner, it will not be the President’s
radio speeches that are to blame. Certain-1 y
the neutral nations of Europe gave Germany
no such cause for attack, yet Norway, Hol-
land and Belgium are nonetheless ground be-
neath the conqueror’s heel today; Those who
think that a stifling of the indignation which
the President shares with most other Ameri-
cans would protect America from aggression
are lacking in the very realism they have urg-
ed upon the President Theyarerto state it
mildly, naive.
The gist of the matter is this: America
nOw realizes that in a world dominated by
force, she must be armed. The President’s
strong words are neither a substitute for re
arming nor an incitement to aggression.
Though his protests seem, so far, to have fall-
en on deaf ears, America can place herself in
such a strong position that |he words of her
President will receive respectful attention
from even the most unreasonable of the dic-
tators. America can build an army of defense
that.will protect this nation from the world, if
need arises. America can raise, equip and
train an army of 400,000 or 4,000,000 men.
The American people are ready, Con-
gress is willing, industry is eager, the Presi-
dent has pointed out the way.
When do we start?
10 YOU KNOW TEXAS?
Citizenship thought: ."Teach
your children to obey the com-
mand* of God, to love good gov-
ernment and struggle to make It
better.”—James Stephen Hogg.
Q For what does the “T' hj
Stephen F. Austin stand?
A. HU. middle name was “Ful-
ler."
Q. When was Houston Incor-
porated as a city?
A. In 1840.
Q. When was the famous “For-
ty Acres” on which the Univer-
sity of Texas was located first
•et apart for that purpose?
A. By an act ol the Congress
of the Republic of Texas In 183B.
The University was established
and endowed by acts of the State
Legislature in 185S, 1870, and
1881. ~
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Q. How much' Public Free
School Land was there originally
In Texas?
A. Bascom Giles, Commissioner
of the Oeneral Land Office, re-
ports that records reveal approxi-
mately 43,400,000 acres.
Q. How much surveyed School
Land remains unsold?
A. Approximately 550.000 acres,
all recorded In the Oeneral Land
Office.^
Spiritually sick—and desperately
so—was Israel in the days of Mal-
achi. The nation had been released
from captivity in Babylon and had
been back in their own land for
almost a century. The outburst at
religious enthusiasm which charac-
terized. their return had resulted In
the rebuilding of the tempi! (Ezra
1:1-4). In this they were Encour-
aged py Haggai, as we recall from
our lesson of last Sunday. They had
later been led by Nehemiah in re-
newed interest in spiritual things
and In the rebuilding of the city
wall, but now again they had turned
away from .God. Malachl came
with what one might call God's last
word before judgment upon, their
sins. The lesson centers around
four words.
I. Apostasy.
' “Ye have, turned aside” . (v. 7,
R. V.).- This was God’s complaint
against His people. In spite of His
blessings upon them, they had inter-
married with the heathen, they had
dealt treacherously with their breth-
ren, and had neglected to worship
God. What was even worse, they
felt no conviction about* their sin
and denied that they owed God any-
thing, not even the debt of common
gratitude.
Read the insolent, self-confident
questions and assertions ot the
people in verses 7, 8, 13 and 14.
Think how perfectly they fit the atti-
tude of thousands of unbelievers and
backslidden Christians in our day.
One might almost think that Mal-
achl were reading- the secret
thoughts of our own people, and pos-
sibly of our own hearts,
n. Bobbery.
Illness commonly has Its center of
Infection, whether It be physical or
spiritual sickness. Malachl struck
at a very vital point when he re-
vealed that the heart of Israel’s^dif-
ficulty was dishonesty toward God.
That dishonesty reflected Itself in
spiritual things, but, since Malachl
was talking to an arguing genera-
tion (just like ours), he gave them
a concrete illustration of their deceit
—they had withheld from God the
tithes and offerings.
Men who would never cheat the
telephone company out of a nickel
will rob God consistently Sunday
after Sunday by sanctimoniously
slipping a thin dime into the collec-
tion plate. If that is all a man can
and should give, God Will bless it
and multiply it for His glory. But
certainly it does not befit one who
lives in luxury to give God’s work
the smallest piece of change which
he cari decently slip !"♦« the
Tithing may be said to be an Old
Testament principle. Doubtless It/
Is also true that the principle of Newt
Testament Christianity is that all'
we have belongs to -God, but often
the one who hides behind that fact
does not give as much as the people
of Old Ttotament times. Is that
honest?
III. Judgment.
God Is love, but that does not
mean that His patience is without
limit nor that He will forever with-
hold judgment. He says, through
Malachi (v. 9), "Ye are cursed with
a curse." The blessing has been
withheld (v. 10). The devourer Is
in the land (v. 11). He promised
them release and blessing if they
repented and returned to the right
way, which obviously means that
their failure to do ao would bring
judgment We knpw that Israel
despised "Goffs warning and to (his
day Is paying for its sin. Will
America be wise enough to heed
God’s call?
IV. Blessing.
So often the loving God had to
■peak through His prophets of im-
pending judgment on sin, but how
gracious He Is In that He always
holds out the promise of for
repentance and obedient*.
Look at the precious promise In
verse 10. Thousands cf Christiana
join the writer In saying, "That la
true in A. D. 1940 just as it eras
in 400 B. C” Read vanes II and
12. Note that our God is not only
a great God, but a good God.
Consider the blessings of spiritual
fellowship—the certainty of victory
revealed in vanes II and 17. One
marvels that Israel could resist such
a loving idea just as one wonder*
also why man of our own day of
God's grace still resist His gracious
invitation.
IEIIIIIIIII NEWS i
ITEMS FROM LOCAL PAPERS OF TOWN8 MENTIONED j
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San Saba
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Twelve carloads of San Saba
county wool making a $100,000
shipment from the McConnell
warehouse rolled out of the San
Saba freight yards early Wed-
nesday morning bound for east-
ern markets. “The wool sold for
various prices ranging from 29
rto 31 cents net to the grower,”
J T. McConnell said Wednesday.
A..E. Morgan and Ken Long of
the Morgan Construction com-
pany will meet with Hank Clewts
contract engineer ^or the WPA,
and J. P. Mlnter, district auperr
Visor for the WPA, In San Saba
county, court house Thursday af-
ternoon to set a starting date for
the county’s $75,500 road paving
project, W. W. Wllkerson, resl-
de'nt engineer for the State High-
way Department, said Wednes-
day. , • :V
Dr. A. T. Williamson, of
Brownwood, who spent the great-
er’part of his life In the Chero-
kee community, and a retired
Brownwood physician, passed
away last Monday morning at
1:00 o’clock, two weeks after an
operation was performed to re:
move a broken bone from his hip.
Succumbing to a stroke, after
years of illness, Mrs. Arma B.
Walters Kuykendall, widow of the
late Judge John Walters and J.
M" Kuykendall, rancher-banker,
passed on to her reward Thurs-
day noon, June 6.
Mrs. Amelia Cowan visited
from Tuesday until Fridays of
last week In Fort Worth with her
son and his family, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph B. Cowan and their nine-
months-ofd son, WlllianvGllllam,
who were visiting there enroute
from Lubbock (where Mr. Cowan
has been an Instructor In the
Journalism department of the
Texas Tech College, the past two
years) to Columbia, Mo., where
Mr. Cowan will take further work
this summer In the school of
Journalism at the University of
Missouri, -toward receiving his
Ph. D. degree. .
The Rev. George J. Stelnman,
pastor of the San Saba Method-
ist church, gave an Interesting
lecture to the Pastor's School At
Georgetown on hobbies, last
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Nina Jean Terry, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrsr'B.’ R. Terry
of San Saba, and H. N. (Choc)
Westerman, son of Mr. apd Mrs.
Ous Westerman of Temple, were
married at three o’clock Sunday
afternoon, June 9, at Burnet.
Live vbak.—Miss Bessie • Burns
of Brady and Brantley Barker,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan
Barker, were Joined in th» holy
boncJ^^'-'Cf matrimony Sunday
wTflrnlng at Brady.—News.
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summer training near Craven
Louisiana.—Banner.
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Lometa ~~ '
The past few days the Stalling
warehouse In Lometa has sold th
famous Wltteriburg clip to Muir
ro, Kincaid, Edgehlll, Inc., of Bot
ton, Mass, at 33 cents per pounc
which represents th* highe-
price paid in Texas tflLto dat
for fine type-wools on* scoure
basis, the pripe clean landed Bos
ton being 88 cents. The Stall
Inga warehouses at Lometa an
Goldthwaite loaded 350, Of
pounds of wool this week to. vs
rlous Eastern firms at a pric
range of 29 to 31V4 cents, tt
latter price being paid the A. C
Kirby clip ot 75 bags.
If work orders are received, ac
tual construction on grading an
drainage structures will atari-th
week on the section of Hlghwa
from Lometa to Red Bluff.
For many years Lampasas wt
the meeting place for a host <
Texas Baptists In their annu
encampment. For a long tin
now no such event has been hel
This year, the Lampasas Baptl
Association Is planning an ei
campment, not only for the Bai
tlsts of the association, but f<
all who will attend. The date
July (M4.
Miss Mary Dae Humphries
Lampasas, Is here this week f<
a visit with her grandparent
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Simms, $r
other relatives.
Dr. and Mrs. O. A. Kirby, Ton
mye and Tlnce, came In Tuesd;
from Ozona, and will again mal
their home In Lometa. They w
reside in the Autry retodence.
Rev. and Mrs. L. C. MCtthls le
Wednesday morning for Ham!
ton where they will visit Mi
Forest Nicholson and other r
la tires. Saturday they will go
Glinrose where they will attei
the Baker reunion. This w
make 21 consecutive yean of tl
reunion and they have not mis
ed one. —Reporter. . . J
Comanche
Lamp.
asas
A Belpfal Heart
It la • (Ins thing to do kindly,
helpful deeds. It is one Of the very
finest in the world. But there to
something finer then the helpful
bend; It to the helpful heart
End to Death
There to e wey that eeemeth right
unto a men. but the eod thfflof an
way* of death. t-- » ■
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For several weeks it was feared
by some that a low prlfe would
be realized for the wool clip this
season, but it is moving strong
now and big accumulations are
being purchased, by representa-
tives of Boston firms. Prices
being here this week have rang-
ed from 28 to 31 cents, depending
on the grade.
The marriage of Miss Mary
Frances Casbeer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Casbeer, to J. V.
Hammett, son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. J. Hammett, took place Sat-
urday morning, June 8, at 9:30
o’clock at the home of the bride’s
parents with the Rev. R. H. Ma-
thison, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, performing ‘the cepe
mony.
The highest bid received for
the Lampasas State Park was
$3,100, Die bids being opened
June 10, as advertised. The coun-
cil refused to accept the bids and
the park still belongs to the city.
—Record.
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I. Sadler, well known ritizen
Comanche county and druggl
at Oustlne for more than
years, died Sunday at his Gu
tine home. , ~
The piano pupils of Mrs. J. -
Rudd will be presented In recw"
next Tuesday morning At nl"
thirty o'clock and Tuesday eve
lng at eight o’clock, at the Ce
tral Christian Church. I
A group of farm men and w;
men numbering between 75 ar
100 addressed our commission;
court Monday of this week In »
appeal to that body for an a
propriatlon'” of county funds
supplement .the Federal to
State ftunds to be used *s sala
for a home demonstration agei
R. L. Eaton, df Blanket, w<
known Comanche county farm
and landowner, and father
Robert Eaton, cashier -6f the i
manche National Bank,
Monday morning In a Brown wo
hospital following several wee.
of Illness. t
Funeral services for Jair
Alexander Stevens, 94, Confe
erate soldieF and resident
Lamkin for 50 years," were co
ducted Monday. Burial was
the Lamkin Cemet
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Brownwood
Brown county's first demon-
stration in growing baby beef
turkeys thus far has been highly
successful and Is expected to lead
to extensive introduction of this
type of turkeys in the courfty,
says County Agent C. W. Lehm-
berg.
Brownwood population showed
an Increase of 807 persons in the
last ten yeara-lfrom 13,788 In
1930 to 13,308 in 1940.
Brownwood National Guards-
men—178 man and nine officers
Hamilton County is about
suffer the serious loss of t
county sewing rooms.
The sudden and unexpect
death, Thursday afternoon* .
Mrs, Addle Tate, adored wife [
County Attorney William-----
Tate, came as
to the people
surrounding terrlt
Mrs. C. D. McKinley
went an operation at a
hospital, Saturday. She M
ported doing nicely.
Mias Mary Ella McCullcragh <
tertalned at the home of
parents last Thursday aftemc,
with a bridge part/ In honor
Miss Jane Wolfe, whose raarrit
to Sidney Wleeer of Hamllt
took place Wednesday night
the Hlco Methodist
Frank Taylor
lng two pretty bad
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