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HEALTH ADVICE
Meairaa Bed Bugs Causa
Chagas Diacaaa
Austin, Texas, Aug. 29.—Discov-
ery in Texas of Mexican bed bugs
(kiaaing bugs) infected with try-
lable
Respect The Flag
ff HEN you see the Stars and Stripes,
displayed, son stand up and take off
your hat.
Somebody may titter. It is In the
blood of tome to deride all expression
of noble sentiment. You may blaspheme
in the street and stagger drunken in
public pluces, and the bystanders will
not pay much attention to you, but if
you should get down on your knees and
pray to Almighty God or if you should
stand bareheaded while a company of
old soldiers marches by with tings to
the breeze, some people will think you
are showing off. But don’t mind. When
old Glory comes, along salute, and let
them think what they please! When you
hear the band play ‘‘The Star Spangled
Banner” while you are in a restaurant
or hotel dining room, get up even if you
rise alone; stand there and don’t be
ashamed of it, either!
For of all the signs and symbols
since the world began there is none
other so full of meaning as the flag
of this country; That piece of red,
white and blue bunting means five thou-
sand years of struggle upward. It is
the full grown flower of ages of fight-
ing for liberty. It is the century plant
of human hope in bloom.
Your flag stands for humanity, for
equal opportunity to all the sons of
men. Of course we haven’t arrived yet
at that goal; there are many injustices
yet among us, many senseless and cruel
customs of the past still clinging to us,
but the* only hope of righting the
wrongs of men lies in the feeling pro-
duced in our bosoms by the sight of
that flag.
Our flags mean a glorious future.
It is not so much the flag of our fathers
as it is the flag of our children, and of
the children’s children yet unborn. It
is the flag of tomorrow. It is the signal
of the “Good Time Cbming.” It is not
the flag of your King—-it is the flag of
yourself and of all your neighbors.
Don't be ashamed when your throat
chokes and the tears come, as you see
it flying from the masts of our ships
on all seas or Hating from every flag-
staff of the Republic. You will never
have a worthier emotion. Reverence it
ns you would reverence the signature
of the Diety.
Listen, son! The band is playing the
national anthem—"The Star Spangled
Banner!" They have let loose Old Glory
yonder. Stand up—and others will jitand
with you. This tribute to the flag is of-
fered to the country in appeal to all
men and women of all races, colors and
tongues, that they may come to under-
stand that our flag is the symbol of
liberty, and learn to love it.—-Alvin M.
Owsley.
tion, Indeed, is the American school
system, and a great land is this Amer-
ica of ours, in which every child has
unrestrained opportunity to equip him-
self for useful citizenship.—Brown-
wood Banner.
Inexperience Breeds Failure
T HOSE who still have faith In the
old fiction to the effect that competition
Back To School Again
I
ScHOOL Bells are as out-of-date now
as bustles and Jeffersonian Democrats,
but if there were any they would be
ringing within two or three weeks in
this and countless other communities
throughout the land. Vacation time has
been mighty fine while it lasted, but it
won’t be long now until the pastimes
that have been so pleasing during the
summer must be forsaken and the more
serious work of the school room must
be resumed.
It may be true that almost everybody
rejoices when school begins, except the
youngsters who must go to school. How-
ever this mav be, the fact remains that
the re-opening of school has a visibility
beneficent effect upon business here
and in most other communities, and
that everybody feels as if we are get-
44«g back jo normal after a period of
inactivity.
We believe, however, that most
youngsters of school age really welcome
the reopening of school, with all the
activities that invariably*accompany it.
We believe they should all rejbice this
year, especially, because they have the
privilege of going to school in a free
land, on' a basis of equality with each
other, with adequate, equipment and -in-
complete safety from physical harm.
Just now, we should remind ourselves,
there are probMrfy .millions of children
in the old wor» who,not “Only can not
go to Behoof tlfta’iyear, but who will
is an important cause of the failure of
small retailers, should read a study re-
cently published by Pearce C. Kelley of
the University of Arkansas.
Mr. Kelley studied 1,710 retail stores
in 17 towns, ranging in size from 1,000
to 20,000 population. Some of the stores
were prosperous, and some were not.
His purpose was to find our just what
previous occupations the store owners
had pursued.
—Thirty—of th«- retailers had— been
salesmen, 44 had been farmers, 17 had
been housewives, 63 had been clerks,
and so on. Only about half of them had
any previous training whatsoever in a
business having any connection with
retailing. And in many cases, the con-
nection was extremely remote.
This ties in with other authoritative
studies of retail operation and retail
mortality. Many a man or woman, out
of a job and with a few dollars of sav-
ings. decides that running a store is a
simple and lucrative undertaking. A
few succeed. The rest simply find the
going too tough. Lack of adequate fin-
ance. lack of experience, lack of sales
ability, inefficiency, wastefulness—these
are the primary causes of retail failure.
The retailer who knows the game and
is willing to work need have no fear of
competition. In thousands of communi-
ties you see chain stores and independ-
ent stores operating side by side—each
with their own patronage, each doing-
a good busiriess, each serving the pub-
lic well and making money. And in the
same towns you can see run-down
stores, on the edge of insolvency, whose
owners just haven’t got what it takes.
A farmer turned storekeeper will find
the odds stacked against him—just as
would a storekeeper turned farmer.
Lack of experience in any calling is the
surest road to failure.
panasoma cruis, a parasite capabl
of causing Chaga’s disease, was
reported this week in the United
States Public Health Service Re-
ports .according to Dr. Ge*. W.
Cox, State Health Officer.
While no human cases of Cha-
ga's disease have been reported to
the State Health Department, the
presence of the organisms in the
insects that transmit the disease
make it a potential public health
problem, Dr. Cox pointed out.
About 65 per cent of 150 speci-
mens of the bed bugs collected in
one central Texas town were found
to be infected with the parasite
trypanasoma cruzi. Experience
with the disease in the tropics hatf
indicated that adults are less sus-
ceptible to the disease than chil-
dren and that in some instances
pei sons may harbor the parasite of
Chaga's disease in their blood
stream without the actual condi-
tion of the disease being present.
It has further been shown in
areas where the disease is pre-
valent that infants of about one
year of age are most susceptible
to the disease and in the presence
of the disease show a low grade
fever at night. During the period
of infection the face becomes
puffy and the thyroid gland and
supeificiai lymphatic glands are
enlarged. The puffiness of the face
accvnipanied by sore eyes is so
characteristic as to be almost diag-
nostic of Chaga's disease. In the
final stages a child develops sym-
ptoms that resemble meningitis or
sleeping sickness and death gen-
erally takes place within a month
of the onset of the disease. Should
the child survive, the disease pas-
ses into the chronic form.
The State Health Department
thiougli its Division of Bedding is
intensifying its activities to secure
piopor sterilization of second-hand
mattresses before resale and to
supervise closely the manufacture
and retailing of bedding products
so as to minimize the potential
infection of mattre3se3 with the
Mexican bed bug and other disease
carriers.
Cooperation of the public is urg-
ed in buying new or used bedding
products by demanding that each
product purchased carry the regu-
lation stamps and labels certifying
product as being approved by
the
the Redding Division of ths Stale
Health Department. Compliance in
purchasing only approved bedding
products will insure that the bed-
ding obtained will be as free as
possible from the carriers of dis-
ease which may be harbored in
mattresses.
IN TEXAS TOWNS
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Name-Calling Dangerous
WITHOUT self-restraint and a cer-
tain chivalry in public men the demo-
cratic system of government will crack
under the fierce pressure of conte/hpo-
rnry events," wrote Waltef LTppmann
recently. "Thus, one of the indubitable
causes of the ruin of France was the
savagery with which the politicians at-
tacked one another and intrigued
against one another. Not only did the
fury of their partisanship render im-
possible a coherent and effective pol-
icy; the manner in which public men
assassinated the honor of public men
bred a cynicism and contemptuous in-
difference which revitalized the people."
Our nation has witnessed some dis-
tressing examples of this lately, such
as the names hurled at Colonel Lind-
bergh for expression of his views in his
recent speech on the European situa-
tion. And when General Pershing urged
that we give Britain 50 destroyers to
aid in her defense, he received simi-
lar treatment. These are men who have
done more for their country than 999
out of 1,000 of their critics. Yet, be-
cause some did not agree with their
views, they are abused unreasonably.
In contrast with this is an incident
which occurred in Des Moines. Secre-
tary Wallace, Democratic candidate for
the vice-presidency, was booed and heck-
led while attempting to make an ad-
dress. He was followed by Republican
presidential candidate Wendell WHlkie
—who soundly rebuked the audience for
its shameful treatment of his opponent.
It is a cardinal principle of democracy
that all sides be heard—and that the
same privilege of free expression be ex-
tended to those with whom we disagree,
qcl i«&a-than Ux thoaa with whom we
agree. Let that principle perish and
democracy perishes. If we are to be per-
mitted to hear only the voices of those
representing: one side, we will have difi-
Jtatorahlp. . . <«,
Lampasas Record—The work pre-
paratory to paving Highway No.
190 from the city limits of Lam-
pasas to one mile west of Kemp-
ner will be started in a very few
days, about the first of Septem-
ber, Albert Cloud, maintainer here,
said Tuesday. In connection with
this it has been announced that
constructibn work on seven and a
half miles of Highway 190 from
one mile east of Nolanville to Bel-
ton will start soon with a Work
order due to be issued soon by the
highway commission. This section
wag“bid in by John F. Buckner of
Cleburne with a bid of $133,755.
With both ends of this highway
paved it should be only a matter
of time till the connecting portion
is taken care of.
Weatherford Democrat—Contract
has been let to L. H. Lacy Co. of
Dallas, low bidders for the concrete
paving of the south lane of the
new 4-lane highway between the
Parker County line and the Z. Boaz
station at the junction of Highways
80 and 377. The bid of $148,707
was for only the south lane of the
highway, a distance of 6.6 miles.
It is expected that work orders
will be given by the State High-
way Department within the next
week or ten days, work on the proj-
ect to start immediately.
San Marcos Record—Contract
for building the 700-foot bridge
over the Blanco river on the new
Highway No, 80 connection with
U. S. 81 and construction of 2.2
miles of new highway was award-
ed to Swenson f- Co., of Austin,
lew bidders at $90,496. Added to
this cost will be about $40,000 in
WPA labor and material, making
a total expenditure of $130,000 on
the project. Work will start on
the biidge about October 1,
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Childress County News—School
officials are directing their ener-
gies toward beginning construc-
tion as quickly as possible on a
hew Junior High building to re-
place the one destroyed by fire
early in the year, it was announ-
ced by Tom Hardin, president of
the school board following Tues-
day’s bond election. The voters
bnllctcd at the bond election 452
to 305 to permit the school board
to issue $30,000 in bonds to be
used in erecting the new school
building The school board has on
hand $37,000 of insurance money
I building burn-
ed and to this will be added the
$30,000 to be derived from the
bonds, the remainder of the funds
needed to build and equip the
structure to be supplied by the
WPA.
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Running Mates in Shirt Sleeves
A picture of Informality, President Roosevelt and Secretary of Agri-
culture Henry A. Wallace, Democratic vice presidential nominee, greet-
ing women Demot ratio party workers assembled at Mrs. Roosevelt’s
Val-Kill cottage In Hyde Park, N. Y. The President drove over from the
family homo to Introduce Wallace as his 1940 running mate.
Forty-Five and Twenty Years'Ago
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In STEPHENV1LLE and ERATH COUNTY
45 YEARS AGO
(Files of Empire Aug. 23, 1895)
L. N. Murdock left Tuesday for
a few weeks rest and recuperation
in Central and East Texas.
W. J. Wright and family and
Phil A. Wright returned Monday
from a weeks visit to Mineral
Wells.
The next term of the county
court sits on the first Monday
in September. Following are the
jurors: First week, Heard Allard,
Frank Danley, E. S. Whitacre,
W. 8. Scurlock, Homer Jackson,
W. H. Davis Jr., J. K. Driskill,’
J. T. Leatherman, Robert Driv-
er, J. C. Gaither, E. Dunigan,
A. Wallace; second week, R. W.
Thompson, Win. King, A. J.
Woodard, Will McCleskey, Bas-
com Crawford, J. T. Starr, R. T.
Hurley, I. N. Cox, J. D. Kerr,
G. S. Britton, T. E. Riggs, W. C.
Savage.
John A. Wallace returned yes-
terday from a four weeks visit to
the plains. He is looking well and
reports having had a pleasant time.
The rains the first of the week
are worth thousands of dollars to
Erath County. It came just at the
right time. Cotton had begun to
need it badly, but the crop is all
right now .
20 YEARS AGO
(Files of Tribune Aug. 27, 1920)
Miss Rachel Jones and Lucy Lee
Young are in Strawn for the week,
visiting Miss Jones’ sister, Mrs.
Alien Disbaroon.
Ned Davis and Ben Higginbotham
were in Dallas the first of the week
on business.
Mrs. W. E. Beasley of Bryan
was here Monday to look after
the shipment of her furniture.
Her husband died of typhoid-
pneumonia the last of July.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Caver of
Comanche, have been visiting
friends and relatives here for the
week.
Miss Fay Lockhart has gone to
El Paso where she will teach in the
public schools.
J. M. Matthews is raising all
sorts of good crops on his hold-
ings east of Stephenville and has
made ninny substantial improve-
ments on the old Cox property
since he acquired it He came
here from Desdemona where he
owns producing oil wells.
Miss Johnnie Sullivan is in Co-
manche for the weak visiting her
brothers and sister.
Mrs. J. W. Wright received in-
telligence Wednesday of the death
of her step-father, Mr. Alex C.
Sherwood, Jefferson City, Mo. He
had been at the Jockey Club
House in St- Louis Sunday night
with some friends and was sud-
denly attacked by paralysis of the
heart, dying almost instantly.
He wag at the time of his death,
deputy state auditor of Missouri
and member of the state demo-
cratic central committee. His re-
mains were accompanied to the
depot by Ex-Governor Francis
and others, and was shipped to
Jefferson City for interment.
Gov. Stone, State Treasurer Ste-
vens and others accompanied the
remains to Jefferson City. The
deceased was about 44 years old
and had held several positions
of honor.
Prof. Chastain returned Tuesday
preparatory to beginning the city
graded school on Monday/ the 2nd
prox. He has only been back a
week from the City of Mexico.
S. L. Rives of Alexander, and
Alvin Cole of Dublin, were exam-
ined and licensed to teach at the
meeting of the board of examiners
last Friday and Saturday.
Mayor John Lockhart is on the
sick list this week—not in bed,
but complaining.
Mrs. J. D. McMullen, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. V. A.
Garrison, left on Sunday’s train
for Fort Worth where she joined
her husband and will return to her
home in St. Louis.
Mrs. M. K. McAufe'n and daugh-
ter, Mary Jo of Austin, are visit-
ing Dr. and Mrs. O C. Boone.
Jeff Vuughan who bae been
here — week or more visiting his
father’s family, left for Marfa
this week. He will be the next
sheriff of Presidio County, and
as such is sure to make a good
record.-. -----------
James lifcNe: 1 ana wife return-
ed last week from a vi,«h to the
homo of their son. William, near
Las Cruces, N. M„ where he owns
an irrigated farm and raises beans,
wheat, alfalfa and a bale of cotton
per acre.
H. S. Ware of Comanche was
here Tuesday on business connected
with the Texas Power & Light Co.
Mr. and Mrs. John Oxford
have returned from a 2,000 mile
trip through Noril western Tex-
as counties Into New Mexico. Mr.
Oxford states that sugar in the
fruit growing sections of New
Mexico off the railroad town was
only 25 rents and merchants
were advising customers to hold
off buying as they anticipated
a heavy decline in the price.
FRIDAY, AUGU8T 80, 1940
Miss Hattie Stewart and moth-
er returned August 16 from a trip
to Wyoming and Colorado. They
had a delightful visit.
A protracted meeting is in prog-
ress at Selden this week, under
the management of the pastor, El-
der Ray of Proctor.
Prof. S. M. N. Marrs came in
from Paria Tuesday where he
haa been conducting the Sum-
mer Normal. He returned to his
home at Terrell today. He is
principal of the Terrell graded
school.
John McCarty, who has been
sick several weeks, was able to be
out driving yesterday.
Will Trox^ll, the efficient ass
Wit Jt?
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Joe Carr of Mineral Wells vis-
ited friends here and at Lingleville
this week.
W. H. Frey of the Farmers-
First National Bank has a gov-
ernment rain gauge at the bank
which gives with great accuracy
the precipitation. Following is
the amount of rain recorded for
1920 .including the time up to
August 23, in inches: January
4.38; February 0.65; March 2.39;
April .00; May 5.96; June 1.88;
July 1.82; August 4.76. Follow-
ing is the amount of rain re-
corded for some of the months
tff 19U: June .00; August 11.46;
September 1.65; October 1.56:
November 6.88.
T. M. Gordon, M. D.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Mta South Sntia Street OwaSa
Clap I aata Os. Baa. A Of. Phasa f«
Dr. A. E. Lankford
LANKFORD CLINIC and
MATERNITY HOME
1M last Laos Straat
Phone 207
Dr. J ohn R. W amsley
and wlfa
Dr. Elva M. Wamsley
CHIROPRACTORS
Next to Stlgler’a Food Stors
Hours 8 to 12 a. m., 1 to 6 p. m.
Pbons 81, Res. at Cllffle Boggnt
YOUR EYES ARE WORTH
MILLIONS
Era. Tested and Glaaaed Fitted.
Don’t fall to •*• mt every flrat Monday
and Saturday btfora.
Dr. J. S. Daniel
Upatatrs ovar McDonald Drut
Our Flower Shop—
la aa alaaa to 700 aa roar Talrphooe
Call ua whan 70a want Cot Flowera.
Potted Plante or Ponora) Plowara.
Remember—We DeliverI
Nifty Flower Shoppe
Phooa 488 Mra. M. C. Nlahak
Dr. J. A. Whitacre
DENTIST — X-RAY
Office ovar Service Drug St
WEST SIDE SQUARB
J. Manley Head
attorney-at-law
Second Floor Stephenvllle State
Bank Building
Dr. J. J. Mulloy
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Offioe over Service Drug Store
Office Pheee U See. Phoae IS
Office Hoar.: t to 11 a. ae.. I to i A aa
DR. J. C. WILSON
CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
LandreM Building (Downstair*>
N«xl door to Stephenv!II* Tire Store
RESIDENCE WE8T FREY STREET
Phone ISO
16 Years In the Medical Profession
JOHN M. WATTS
Life — Automobile — Fire
INSURANCE — LOANS
Ladles Store Bldg. Phone 136
Dr. W. W. Snider
---DENTIST
Dublin, Texas
Office Phone 68 Res. Phone 84
Dr. J. S. Nutt
DENTIST — X-RAY
Oral
Pyorrhea
Special Attention Give
Prophrleile nnd Treatln*
Office over A. A P Store
Stephenville. Tcxae
Offioe Phone 421 Re. Phone
MOST COMPLETE
l.lne ef Cat Flower, end Pet Plaate •
Stephen *|1le and sermanrilng res a try.
The best floral service ef say taws la
ear elass. Oer yrsenhoasss are always
•pea ts rial tars
Cole Floral Co.
PRONE 141
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