The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1946 Page: 2 of 8
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TAGS TWO
Editorials
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What We Think
DRUNKEN DRIVING INCREASES INSURANCE RAt'ES
Accidents caused by drunken driving have resulted in an in-
crease in automobile insurance rates. A nation-wide survey by the
American Business Men’s Research Foundation brings out that
“there is no question but that the post war period has brought a
tremendous increase in driving after drinking.” The unfair fea
ture of it is that the abstainers are the ones who have to pay for
the depredation of the drunken drivers, with destroyed cars and
personal injury. There appears to be but two ways to check the
drunken driver evil which is beginning to extend to the younger
ages. One plan is a more drastic program of enforcement by the
law enforcing agencies consisting of heavier fines and cancellation
of drivers licenses, and if necessary, imprisonment. The other
alternative is a sense of obligation and responsibility on the part
of drivers that they have a moral obligation not to take a drink be-
fore getting behind the steering wheel of a car. They should real-
ize that they have an individual responsibility in the matter of
public safety and good citizenship. The motorist who drinks and
temporarily escapes trouble is not a better citizen than the drun-
ken driver who causes a smashup and physical injury and possible
death. He should be made to feel the public censure and condem-
nation ,
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WHICH IS THE BIGGEST—LEWIS OR THE GOVERNMENT?
Whatever may have been the failures or the faults that have
resulted in producing the present coal situation it is up to the peo-
ple of this country to back up the leadership of the nation in solv-
ing the coal strike. The point involved is not whether the miners
are entitled to more wages and shorter hours. These matters are
open to negotiation and settlement. The point is whether this
government or John Lewis is the sovereign power in the United
States. If the government is the sovereign power coal mining
should be resumed and negotiations for demands carried on to an
ultimate decision that should be final. If John Lewis is the
sovereign power in this country we should know it. We should
know once and for all if we have cleaned up the foreign lands of
dictators only to find that we have produced one at home who is
equally menacing to the peace of the nation.
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The President now has a hostile Congress. We had already
picked out the word to describe the Congress that preceded the
present Congress since the President was unable to get a single
paragraph of his program through the body. We judge from re-
ports that the late 79th Congress was merely a preliminary bout
and that the main event will be staged under the auspices of the
80th Congress.
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It begins to look as though the government which rushed in
and took over the coal mines from the operators when the opera-
tors could not come to terms with Lewis is not doing any better
with the job than the operators did. A suspicion is beginning to
grow in the minds of many that the operators were not such a bad
lot after all. Their fault now seems to be that they fell slightly
short of the impossible,
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The editor of one of our exchanges calls attention to the fact
that the town to which too many people come to rest and live
cheaply is not the best town in which to make money in business.
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I used to know a man, a local reader of this paper -said in the
office yesterday, who was always worried about what the govern-
ment was going to do to hurt big business. He lived in a two room
shack on the creek and eked out a precarious existance on a small
tract of land. As long as the Republicans were in power he felt
easy but he did not trust the Democrats. He used to say that
when the Democrats got in he was worried sick for fear of what
would happen to the railroads, Henry Ford, the General Electric
and General Motors.
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The man who hates to work was born into the wrong world.
There may be a place for a lazy man but we have never heard what
it was. Our preacher tells us that there are many promises in the
Bible as to what may and will be done for a sinful man who repents
and turns from his wicked ways, but no place ifc there to be found
any reference that God has any use for, or place for, a lazy man.
The Fairfield Recorder
THE COUNTY PAPER
Published Each Thursday at Fairfield, Texas, Freestone County
“Whore the Great Highways of Texas Cross”
Entered
second class mail matter at the Postoffice at Fairfield Texas
Under Act of March 6, 1876
L. C. KIRGAN_
Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Year, Freestone and joining Counties___
Six Months, Freestone and joining Counties
is, r roestone and joining Counties
One Year, outside Freestone and joining Counties
Six Months, outside Freestone and joining Counties
TRY US—YOU’LL BE SATISFIED
We Are Installing the Latest Type Dry Cleaning
Equipment—Give Us A Trial
Tommie Dodd
“The Old Reliable”
CLEANING — PRESSING — ALTERATIONS
Located 2 Doors East of Bank
FRANK DIXON
The most important evsnt in the
news as it affects the domestic situa
tion today ia the strike called by
John Lewis, head of the coal mii.eia
anion. 'That Mr. Lewis in so many
words has not actually called a strike
is beside the point. Ho haa accomp-
lished this in effect and it is petty
to quibble over the manner in which
it was done.
The situation as it appears to this
writer, far removed with actual con-
tact of the miners or Lewis, is not so
much the matter of whether the min
ers should have more money for less
work and a one hundred per cent in
crease in the amount of the royalty
paid the Union on each ton of coal
mined, as it is upon the integrity of
an agreement, and the sovereignty of
this government.
A few facts in connection with the
situation might be interesting: The
principal union demands include that
the present pay for the present 54
hour week amounting to $75.25 w<
ly be paid for a 40 hour week, an
sase from $1.18 and one fifth
cents an hour to $1.77, an increase in
the tonnage assessment or royalty
from five to ten cents a ton. ' The
miners’ present earnings are
for 54 hours including 35 straij
time hours and nineteen ove
hours which according to government
figures shows average earnings of
$62.37 for an average work week if of
only 42.4 hours.
It will be recalled that last May
when Lewis called a strike and the
mine owners were unable to come
to terms with Lewis, the government
stepped in, took over the mines and
granted to Lewis all that he had
asked and more. The understanding
was that the arrangement would con-
tinue as long as the government had
control of the mines. At the same
time notice was served on the mine
owners that when they took over the
mines they would have to agree to
grant to the miners all that the gov-
ernment had granted. Up to the time
the recent strike was called not a
single mine owner had appeared to
take over his property. During the
five months that have elapsed the
mines have been operating under
government control and the miners
have been receiving in full every de-
mand made last May.
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The question being raised just now
is whether Lewis had the right to
cancel the contract with the govern-
ment and to peremptorily demand a
■new contract within a space of five
months—or else.
As I see it this isn’t the main point.
It may be a factor or an incident but
it isn’t the main point. The main
point is whether or not we have reach-
ed a point where one man can defy
the government, and get away with
it, and can force the government to
knuckle and yield to his demands.
This it seems to me to be the issue
that transcends in importance all
else. There may be some difference
of opinion upon the hours and the
rate of pay and amount of royalty
Lewis should exact. On this opinion
could vary, but on the matter of the
sovereignty of the government there
can be no question. Either a govern-
ment is the sovereign power of the
land or there is no government.
Two Minute Sermon For Results Try a Want Ad in Th(
By THOMAS HA8TWELL
The Necessity of Harmony: To me
the secret of a happy life is har-
mony. There must be a sense of har-
mony between our desires and our
ability to achieve them. There must
be a sense of harmony within our
physical being if we would escape
the disturbing conflicts that come
from a disordered and upset physical
being. The surroundings in which we
live, our home, our family, and our
frinds must be in harmony with our
particular desires if we are to derive
from them the fullest possible appre-
ciation and joy. There must be har-
mony within us between our actions
and the laws and rules and the con-
ventions of the social order in which
we live if we would live contented
and efficient lives in our communi-
ty. In fact the law of the universe is
harmony. There is harmony In na-
ture, in the universe of stars and sun
and planets else there would be
chaos. We have been created by God
to live in his spiritual and physical
world, and, if we would realize the
most from our lives, we must live in
harmony with his physical and his
spiritual world.
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Buy with Care...
Great Minds
Let us see to it that our livea, like
jewels of great price, be noteworthy
not because of their width, but be-
cause of their weight.—Seneca.
Our grand business in life is not
to see what lies dimly at a distance,
but to do what lies clearly at hand.—
Carlyle.
We can only have the highest hap-
piness by having wide thoughts and
feeling for the rest of the world.—
George Eliot.
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A recent national housing survey
showed that more than 16,000,000
dwelling units were stove heated,
7,500,000 heated by steam or hot wa-
ter and 7,000,000 by warm air fur-
naces.
The office of the FBI is able to
identify a finger print amo^g the
over 60 million on file in from three
to four minutes.
AND FINANCE WITH CARE
There are probably a number of homes available
from which to make your choice. Likewise, there
are various mortgage plans available. Select both
with great care. Our business is making mortgage
loans. We’ll be happy to suggest an arrangement
best suited to your personal needs.
Fairfield State Bank
OFFICERS
W. A. Parker, President
W. R, Boyd, Jr., Vice-Pres.__
C. E. Childs, Act. Vice-Pres.
John L. Bonner, Cashier
Jack Crawford, Assist. Cashier
Lee J. Davis, Asst. Cashier
Charisie Looney, Asst. Cash.
DIRECTORS
W. A. Parker
Jno. D. Burle
H. B. Steward
C. E. Childs
F. B. Peyton
DEPOSITS INSURED
Tits Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* WASHINGTON, D. C.
$5000 f Or'iACH OEPOSITOn $5000
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The situation may be one that has
been bred and fostered by the govern-
ment the past twelve years through
an overwrought theory of humanity
and welfare. It may be and doubtless
is, the natural product of such a
benign philosophy of government.
Be that as it may the time for decis-
ion is here. The choice is riot whether
or not Lewis and his miners are en-
titled to more money and shorter
hours but whether or not this gov-
ernment is the sovereign power of
the land, or that power is vested in
John Lewis.
Home of Quality Merchandise
This Year Give Practical Presents
LUMBER
CEMENT SAND GRAVEL
CONCRETE BLOCKS
CEMENT COLORING
CONCRETE CULVERTS
CEMENT WATER PROOFING
FLAT PAINT ENAMELS
UNDERCOATERS
VARNISHES TEXQLITE
Open from
7.30 A. M. to 5:30 P. M.
McADAMS
Lumber Yard
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Gifts for Him
Gifts for Her
SOX — BELTS — SUSPENDERS —
HATS — HATS — CAPS—GLOVES
—TIES AND HANDKERCHIEFS—
SHIRTS — PAJAMAS — ROBES -i-
HOUSE SHOES — COATS — JACK-
ETS — SWEATERS.
PURE SILK HOSE — COATS —
DRESSES — SUITS — SKIRTS —
BLOUSES — SWEATERS — KER- j
CHIEFS — CHENELLE ROBES —
PURSES — GLOVES — LOTS OF
UNDIES.
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Gifts for the Home
Gifts for the Baby
BLANKETS — TOWELS — CUR-
TAINS — CHENELLE BED
SPREADS — RUGS — PILLOWS.
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DRESSES — SLIPS — SWEATERS
— HEADWEAR — RATTLERS.
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Kirgan, Lee. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1946, newspaper, December 12, 1946; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1109192/m1/2/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.