The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 29, 1940 Page: 4 of 8
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THE CHRONICLE, TEAGUE, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 28, 1940.
The Teague Chronicle
Established in 1806
Published Every Thursday
Chronicle Building, 319 Main St.
Teague, TexaJ*
Wm. J. Stringer Publisher
Mrs. Wm. J. Stringer, Advertising
J. E. Stringer, Jr.............Operation*
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Under 60 miles, one year......51.50
Under 50 miks, six months ■ .75
Over 50 miles, 1 yeaV ..... 2.00
Over 60 miks, six months -... 1.25
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Entered at the post office at
Teague, Texas, for transmission
through the mails at second-class
rates of pivsuig''* undf*r the Act
of CongreSe of Msfich 3, *1879. .
Obiturfries, resolutions, raids of
tl^anlls, and other such matter not
usually considered news is to be
paid for at regular advertising
rates.
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Any erroneous reflection upon
the character, standing or reputa-
tion of any | rson, firm or corpo-
ration which may appear in the
colmuns of lie Chronicle' will bo
cheerfully < orrected upon being
brought to the attention pf ’the
tnanagemei t.
THURSDAY, FEB. 29, 194<>.
OUTMODED
We recently, noticed a list of
popular books for the young read-
er;. and observed that the name
of Horatio Alger, Jr., was miss-*
ing from the listed lot. The pas-
sing of the Alger series, famous
books of the yesterdays,' is not
surprising when you recall that
these stories of boys who rose
from rags to riches belonged to
the period of the late 1800’s and
the years of the World War. Al-
ger influenced the lives and opin-
ions of many of the youths of
that day, and even though the
series was so alike that after
reading one you had practically
covered the entire lot, many were
the Teague lads who read and en-
joyed the complete works. The
lives of thtr heroes were talcs of
virtue and riches going hand in
Jiand and the characters usually
had a fairly easy time of it. In
the present world of business suc-
cess is not so easily attained and
toe often (ireseverance and cour
age do not receive the receive the
rewards deserved. We are less apt
to find the Alger theme holding
true today, the road is not ■ as
smooth as fiction might paint it.
■■ The most enterprising of our mo-
tlfcrn youths have a difficult' time
finding opportunities for expres-
sion, of their talents. But the same
is. true today as when the Alger
books Witte in favor, does youth
dream of success and not failure.
Read the biography of many of
the richest men and you •find their
early life surrounded with poverty
and hardships. It is stimulating
and inspiring to young courage" to
read of the leaders who have
risen from rags to riches by the
process of sink or swim. They
may outmode the Alger books
with modern biography and fiction
but the characters all have an
eepaal hope and spunk to tackle
the job.
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FORCED ‘ PATRIOTS |
A youngster in a grade school
"was expelled from school because
ahe refused' to salute the flage.
'The procedure cauties comment
and gets front page space. The
child was of a religious faith that
disapproved the oath of allegi-
ance. In Germany the matter
"would not be dismissed so calmly
for a concentration camp usually
follows a disregard for the Nazi
flag. 1 he same would hold true in
Russia. Does it do any good to
"expel a child from school or im-
prison Germans and Russians for
“disloyalty”? Is an* enforced and
commanded salute a sign of pa-
triotism? The fact that a Com-
munist meetings boldly displays
the American flag and heartily
Bings the national anthem does
not mean that the heart and spirit
is truly American. Demanding
loyalty will not make a man a
patriot. A false salute is a mock-
fTy. Teach the child the meaning
of the flag, what It stands for,
Ihe value of its protection.
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BE MANNERLY
The age of chivalry has not
passed, for when a few of our
colleges add emphasis to courses
ir good manners for men, it goes
with out saying that all is not
lost in the field of etiquette. This
return to manners jg sponsored
by colleges and universities
throughout the country. The mod-
em version-does not-deal so much
with hat doffing and bowing as
with motor manners, dating con-
duct, smoking, shaving and so. on.
The informal rules being laid
down can lie' conducted successful-
ly in any Teague home. No in
telligent man would .neglect to
follow them if he ^wishes to be
socially correct. We ’ prefer the
College training in manners to
attention to gold*flsh swallowing!
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REBUILDING ■ '
Florida ..,was hard hit * by the
severe cold and the many "growers
of this state are attempting a
I come-back through a vigorous re-
planting campaign. .Many agencies
j have stepped 'forward to lepd as-
| distance in the rebuilding of the
citrus fruit market that has been
■ struck a nasty blow, The veget-
able market., especially the bean
crop, has suffered from the killing
frost. The Teague housewife will
discover the amount of' damage
done'. There is always the business'
of rr\ending, patching, cleaning"
and rebuilding, after a disaster
and the growers of Florfdu are
already busy. They have given
time and energy to bring to the
markets of the country the fruits
and vegetables that decorate the
American board. May the sun
shine brightly upon them as they
go about their rehabilitation pro-
gram.
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MISUSED
Since the topic of war seems to
be ever present in conversation
we respond to a comment made
the other day by a Teague man.
He spoke of the modem inven-
tions ahd discoveries used in war
and blamed the dreadfulness of
advanced knowledge on scientists
who invented the “cruelties”. We
have not forgotten certain history
lessons of ancient wars one of
which lasted thirty years and cost
the lives of a far greater number
than the World War and those of
Spain and China in more recent
years. The fact that inventors
have given us many instruments
of instruction is no reason to lay
the blame of misuse on their
shoulders. The automobile and air-
plane, used for transportation and
pleasure, have taken their toll;
the railroad comes into the pic-
ture of accidents, the radio is a
blessing but through jt we are
aware of too much tragedy. Mod-
ecine gives us new drugs nnd
cures, hut if dope isused by ad-
dicts should medecine be outlaw-
ed! •
The new inventions are not to
be blamed for man’s misuse. The
original knives were hewn for the
purpose of getting food, not for
killing men. .The inventions should
not he ruled out but they should
be put to proper use for the bene-
fit of mankind.
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Blind Flying
WANT SQUIRREL
SEASON CLOSED
A general closed season on
squirrels is being advocated widely
since members of this species are
rapidly declining in numbers. Ad-
vocates of the general dosed sea-
son would, however, make the law
read that the owner of a pecan
orchard would be free to kill
squirrels at any time on his prop-
erty. Squirrels are in acute dang-
er, especially in East Texas,
where they are the principal game
animal, and ar£ rapidly being shot
out, reports of biologists and
game managers to the State Game
Department reveal. One big rea-
son for the decline in the squirrel
population in East Texas is the
fact many counties allow open
seasons during both the summer
and winter breeding seasons.
TEXAS FISHERMEN SCORE
Four Texas bass fishermen and
one tarpon angler won prizes in
a nationally-circulated magazine’s
annual fishing contest. Cliff Bur-
gess of Gladewater was a prize
winner with a 7% pound bass
caught at Burns Lake near Cent-
Tetfas. James M. Yhung of
San Angelq and Ben F. Brooks
of Bagwell each scored with a
pound bass. Young's came
from Lake Nasworthy near San
Angelo and Brook’s fish was
caught in Lake Brooks near Bag-
well. Wade E. Fitzgerald of Fort
Bliss was the fourth Texas bass
fisherman to win, His 6 pound, 13
ounce bass being caught in New
Mexico.
A 154-pound tarpon tnken by
Harry B. Falconer of Dallas off
Port Isabel, Texas, won the deep
a fisherman a prize.
Buy Texas made products.
"Diviners”
As a youth Hlived in the coun-
try -and was much impressed, as
indeed were the entire population
of the country by the antics of
Old Man Pfiel, who was regarded
as a sort of he-witch and sooth-
sayer. He predicted the weather,
told farmers when to plant their
crops, and about the middle of
August would announce whether
the winter was to be long and
cold with much snow ami ice or
mild and gentle.
His general appearance added
materially to whateverr he had to
say for he wore long white hair,
draped about his shoulders, and
had a white beard which went be-
low his waist.
No one ever thought of digging
a well without consulting him for
he always made a “divining rod”
from the branch of tree
in bloom, and witfi it held ap-
parently loosely in both hands,
wandered about the vicinity of
where the well was desired, mum-
bling to himself, invariably fol-
lowed by a gallery of onlookers
who marveled that one mind could
contain all his did and accomplish
the wonders he performed.
When the peach tree branch
turned over in his hands he would
say in a loud voice: “Dig your
well here and you will find a large
supply of water.” His commands
were always obeyed and rumor
had it that for more than sixty
years he had never failed in his
predictions.
The “divining rod” was first
used centuries before Christ and
with the advent of Christianity
the Church ordered the cross and
other religious emblems engraved
upon them. They were also for-
mally blessed which added materi-
ally to their value, in the minds
of the simple..
While they were primarily used
for locating water beneath the
ground, their use was extended to
finding veins of ore and hidden
treasure. Ultimately a hazel stick
was employed for this purpose,
because hazel was supposed to
have magical properties and the
name of the popular after-shav-
ing lotion known as “witch-hazel”
thus derived its name.
The truth is that these so-called
divining rods, witch hazel sticks
and peach tree branches are ab-
solutely useless for this purpose
and the success attained by the
mystics who held them was not in
the least remarkable, for they
made as many errors as truthful
predictions.
In fact it has been proven by
scientific men that hydrogolists
could locate hidden sources of
water wttR far more accuracy
than "diviners” and the chances
are that whatever success these
fanatics had was due to their
general knowledge of the terrains
over which they walked and not
to any assistance from occult
SELECT FEED CROPS
TO PLANT FOR SILAGE
‘ J. W. Richards, Jr.
County Agent
At this time of the year farm-
ers are trying to decide what crop
0T crops to plant for silage.
There are two things to be con-
sidered in making this decision:
First, the relative value of the
different crops on a per ton has
is; Second,- the relative yield per
acre in tons.
It is obvious if we have in
mind two different crops that wfil
make the same yield per acre we
would select the crop that has the
highest feed value per ton. (In
the other hand if we have under
consideration two crops that yield,
on the average, different amounts
per acre, we might seTect the
crop that would make the higher
yield per acre, if the difference
in the yield in tons is enough to
more than offset the difference in
the value per ton*. It is dollars per
acre that count.
The value on a per ton basis
differs some for different classes'
of livestock. The work of R. E.
Dickson at the Spur Experiment
-Station shows that red top sor-
ghum cans has the same feeding
value per ton as hegari for fat-
tening two year old steers. Most
authorities agree that hegari "has
a greater feed value than red top
sorghum cane for dairy cattle and
horses.
Over the most of Texas red top
cane will make more tons per
acre than will hegari. From this
it would seem that for beef cattle,
red top cane would be a more
profitable crop than hegari. For
dairy cattle and horses, this might
not be so.
On a per ton basis for dairy
cows, the following crops are rat-
ed in the order given: com, grain
sorghums (hegari, kafir, mile
etc.), sweet sorghum (red top,
orange, black amber, seeded rib-
bon cane, etc.), Sudan grass,
Johnson grass.
The difference In the value per
ton is not very much between
com and grain sorghum,—Grain
orghums and sweet sorghums,—
Sw^et sorghums and Sudan grass
and so on down through the list.
Roughly, there is about ten per-
cent difference in each case. In
other words if com silage is
worth $5.00 per ton, grain sor-
ghum silage would be worth $4.60
per ton, sweet sorghum silage
$4.00 per ton, sudan grass $3.50
per ton, Johnson grass $3.00.
Knowing the average yield per
acre for the various crops listed
above it is easy to determine
which crop would be the most
valuable per acre. The yield per
acre of the above crops varies
considerably for different farms
within a county as well as for
different sections of Texas.
Over a large portion of Texas
o.i average land the average yield
would be about as- follows: com
four tons per acre, grain sorghum
six tons per acre, sweet sorghums
seven tons per acre, sudan grass
six tons, Johnson grass five tons
per acre. Where these yields per
acre apply and using the above
values per ton, com would be
worth $20.00 per acre, grain sor-
ghums $27.00 per acre, sweet sor-
ghums $28.00 per acre, sudan
glass $17.50 pe acre and Johnson
grass $15.00 per acre. Since the
yields and values of the" above
crops vary from time to time
each farmer will have to work
I this out for himself.
■» It was pointed out at the begin-
ning the value per ton varied for
different stock. The values given
are for dairy cattle. The results
at the Spur Experiment Station
indicate that sweet sorghuni sil-
age is worth'as much as grain
sorghum silage. Therefore, for
j beef cattle sweet sorghum silage
wouI3 be worth $3L50 per acre
in the above illustration instead
of $2«.00.
There has not been enough ex-
perimental work done to be very
accurate about the difference in
J the value of the varirous feeds.
The above crops are the usual
ciops grown for feiTage. However,
this day ant| time we fill trepch
silos with most anything that
livestock eat. Anything . is worth
saving. The trench silo is the
safest; surest and cheapest way
to save feed.
FARM CENSUS TO
BEGIN IN APRIL
J. W. Richards, Jr.
County Agent
The Farm Census, which is tak-
en every ten years by the United
Stateg Department of ■ Commerce,
will g&‘ underway in April of
this year. Information obtained
from this census is very accurate
and is valuable frrom many stand
points. It will be used by many
governmental agencies in shaping
plans and programs for the future
of the nation. It will give a true
picture of the trends in livestock,
crop and poultry production and
of the movements of people to
and from farms, the use of hind,
etc.
Every individual farmer can be
of great assistance in the taking
of .this census by preparing in
advance for the census Enumerat-
who will call at each farm.
The coal driver's strike wa__
as important as striking the bot-l
tom of the coal bin with your]
shovel.
The honeymoon is over 'when|
the Teague groom stops rai
about his bride and startB rav
about his food.
Many a Teagtfe fellow wis
that shoe manufacturers woul<
wear the product a few days
fore selling them. ;
Sample copies of forms to be used
may be had at the office of the
County Agent, Fairfield, Texas.
I armers should avail themselves
of one of these copies and be bet-
ter prepared to answer the many
questions asked by the Enumerat-
or.
All information given to the
Census Enumerator is, under’ the
law, strictly confidential.
COMPTOMETER
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Only a few months in-
tensive training neces-
sary to qualify you for
a good position. Write us
Today.
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on Main Street
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to he in contact. Despite this,
however, "diviners” are today
locating wells and ore veins.
. sections with largest card stock man-
ufacturers, the Chronicle is ready to
meet all mail order or other competi-
tion, with better duality, on Candidate
Cards.
In addition, for 30 years the Chronicle
has been known for prompt and efficient
service, and you will not get the advan-
tage of CLOSE prices, but more durable
stock and better printing.
Candidate Cards in late years are
printed on cards cuts from large sheets
of card board. The Chronicle keeps a
large stock of both 2-ply and 3-ply Card-
boards twelve months in the year, and
will be ready to execute your order
promptly.
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appreciated.
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The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 29, 1940, newspaper, February 29, 1940; Teague, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1126352/m1/4/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.