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THE CHRONICLE, TEAGUE, TEXAS, OCTOBER 3U 1940.
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The Teague Chronicle
> Established in 1906
Published Every Thursday
Chronicle Building, 319 Main St.
Teague. Texas
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manage rrvent.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER A1, 1M0.
THE NATIONAL BIRD
The hunting of duck, pheasant,
rabbit, squirrel and deer, with a
number of states having laws for
the protection of certain birds
ard animals by banning the bagg-
ing of various game, gives us
thought for the many states that
have joined in protecting our na-
tional bird, the bald eagle. There
are only seven of the 4fL, states
who do not preserve the eagle by
■nfTering it legal protection.
Back in 1782 the eagle was des-
ignated as our nation’s insignia.
Despite the many stories telling
•of huge birds that swoop down on
^children, carrying them away to
nests, the imagination stretched
istself a hit in most cases for the
vugle has been proven to carry
little over its own weight. There
■was not much evidence offered
!t» back up the tales. Scientists
praise the hawk as a protector of
crops from animal destruction.
They find that the eagle is not
n predatory bird and prefers dead
flesh, mice, fish snakes and rab-
bit* for food. A few states find
sport in hunting the bird by air-
plane due to its destruction to
the livestock. However, if there
is not better care taken to pre-
serve the life of the eagle we will
find ourselves a nation with an
emblem of an extinct bird. The
king of birds should be protected
legally by every state in the
union.
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A DEMONSTRATION
IN DEMOCRACY
In a very few days now we
shall know who Is OTtw the Preai-
dent of the United States for the
next four years. We shall know
it because the votes that we our-
selves have cast, without compul-
sion or threats, wifi have been
counted. Our own verdict will
have gone on record. «.
That is something worth think-
ing about. It couldn’t happen any-
where else than—hr the United
States of America. No other na-
tion in the .world elects its chief
executive by the free exereise of
the people’s voluntary choice. We
have lately read of the elections
in Mexico and in Cuba. Nobody
who knows anything abdfit either
of those nations believes for a
moment that the voters were free
to choose or that the results rep-
resented anything but the superior
armed force of one faction over
another.
Germany goes through -the mo-
tions of popular elections, and so
does Italy; hut everybody knows
in advance what the result of the
balloting will be.
Even in the nations which are
true democracies, of which there
are a few left, the whole people
do not turn out on a given day
and vote for a single individual
to run their national affairs. The
English-speaking countries, out-
side of our own, leave the selec-
tion of their executives to their
elected representatives in Parlia-
ment.
So what is to happen in the
United States on November 5
is something unique in the whole
world. Forty or fifty million men
and women, perhaps more, will
cast their ballots without force,
compulsion or threats, but in the
exercise of their own free choice
for the man who is to head the
nation.
That is true democracy. As long
as it exists we have nothing much
to worry about. We have learned,
in the course of 150 years, that
the average common-sense of the
general run of people, as express-
ed in a national election, is about
as safe a guide upon which to
shape our national course as hu-
man beings have so far been able
to devise.
Whichever way the election
goes, a lot of people are going
to be disappointed. A great many
of them will be convinced, in
either event, that the country is
lieading straight for perdition. We
have our own ideas as to \tyhat
result would be best for the
people, >but we do not believe that
the world will come to an end if
the side for which we are root-
ing is defeated.
Whatever the result of the
balloting on November 5th, the
United States will carry 6n and
the democratic principle will still
remain supreme.
Dale Carnegie
Author of “How To Win Friends
and Influence People."
Assistant Salesman
The Schulte - United Retail
Stores had become overstocked
with Indian moccasins, whlfeh were
meant for sale to boyB. They ad-
vertised the moccasins in the
newspapers, tkey put signs in the
windows, they whooped it up, but
the moccasinB remained on the
counters.
They thought their regular
salesman had fallen down on the
job, so they took him from be-
hind the counter and put in a
man who was supposed to be a
sort of Charles Schwab at selling.
Still the moccasins didn’t move,
Then the company decided to
try Elmer Wheeler.
When a mother came in with
her son, the salesman held the
moccasins up and told thw woman
they were triple-stitchcd, that the
beads were put on ■with wire in-
AN IMPORTANT DATE
On Nov. 5, everyone of the
-KL312 voters take advantage ot
their right, there will be that
mam lie r of voices heard in pro-
daiming whether or not the
Hawaiian Islands will ask for ad-
mission as the 49th state of the
U. S. This is an election to watch,
fer it is part and parcel of I
American history.
I^arl Harbor, located in the
Islands, could accommodate every
-warship owned by Uncle Sam, and
tlntt is an item of importance.
"The Islands are twenty‘In num-
ber and are so situated that the
^weather is always soft summer
time. They are mountainpus and
have About a million acres in
Xarest reserves, while farms
^abound with luxurious growths
•dae to hbundant rainfall. The Sojl
ia very fertile and consequently
fruits and vegetables of tropical
and sub-tropical nature are easily
■jnrdduced. There ate- millions of
vdallars invested in >rapching. You
are aware that sugar cane is the
•chief crop and pineapples rank
■second. In this prolific land com-
munication is kept open through
« system of high grade concerte
roads. When discovered in 1778
there was an estimated popula-
tion of about 200,000 souls, but
' each census finds'fewer of native
Hawaiian stock.
This land so often pictured in
and on our screens to
typify romance and ukeleles, will
of dreams and moonlight
Nov. 5 and more of political
historical importance.
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Teague man’s life
stead of thread, that they were
HOW TO BE YOUR
OWN DECORATOR
By --—
Director, Good Houstkeepmg Studio
Put Your Porch or Terrace
Furniture in a Game Room *
It’s time now to think of how to care for the porch or terrace fur-
niture which must come indoors for the winter. If it is to be stored don t
put it away dirty or in bad repair—it will surely go to pieces. The life
of such furniture may be greatly lengthened if kept
in good repair by careful cleaning, painting or shel-
lacking each season, First of all, scrub it with soap
and water—metal furniture, wood furniture, reed fur-
niture—and be sure to get in ell the turns and twists.
Sand paper off any rust on any metal wheel hubs, or
other hardware. Where a covering is ripped or dirty,
at least clean it, even if recovering is left until the
spring. If it is to be stored, protect it with paper or a
cloth covering wound about with string. Should it need
carpenter’s repairs, it is well to do it now, and paint
or recover in the spring.
If, on (jhe other hand, instead of going into stor-
age in attic, cellar or garage, you can put it to use
in a game room, now is the time to recondition it.
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HSLCN KOUIS
Diroctor ot
Good Houieketping
Studio
game room, now is tne time io reconaiuon n.
If you have no game or rumpus room, and have
an unused space, why not consider making a game
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room? You have the furniture and three walls. What you need to do
is to build a partition to screen your heater and perhaps laundry trays.
Here is a plan
NOT SO DUMB
The young men, recently reg-
istered, undergo numerous tests,
mental and physical, as well as
answering many questions cover-
ing their personal histories, char-
acter, background. When our coun-
try entered the World War and
put the young men into military
service, psychologists of that day
reported the average American
was about 14 yeara old, mentally.
We suffered in silence, each of us
feeling this to be an insult but
couldn’t actually prove the learn-
ed men to be in error. Recently,
when 1400 scientists of the mind,
met in consultation in the east,
they agreed there must be a new
yard-stick to measure the mind of
today’s young men. They are go-
ing to take a fellow’s tempera-
ment into consideration. He may
be smart and yet be a failure in
life. It is encouraging to know
that you don’t have to be an in-
telluctual in order to be intelli-
gent.
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“health shoes’- and would help
her son’s feet to grow properly.
Every word was true. Nothing
had been exaggerated. But the
moccasins remained just where
they were.
A longer selling talk w«.s tried
When the boy’s shoes were re-
moved, they were placed about
ten feet away so that they could
not be reached easily. Then thi
salesman fired more sales talk a
his customers. When they left, the
moccasins went hack ,on the shelf.
Then Mr. Wheeler hit upon 6
different idea. He decided to sell
to the woman’s son instead of to
the woman herself. So he picked
up the moccasins, held them be-
fore the boy, turned them over
and spoke just one simple sen-
tence: . .v. ,—•
“Sont-this is the kind of moc-
casins that real Indians wear.”
The boy’s eyes popped out.
What! Real Indians! He didn't
give a whoop about whether the
moccasins were triple-stitched, or
whether the beads were put on
with wire or thread. All he was
interested in was that he could
wear the same kind that real
Indians wore.
The boy was transformed into
an assistant salesman! He begged
his mother to buy; he teased her.
All the salesman had to do was
to stand there and hold the moc-
casins. The boy was doing the
selling.
Did it work? Of course it work-
ed! the salesman had the best
assistants in the world—the boy
customers! From the minute they
hit on that simple eleven-word
sales argument, the store sold
moccasins to three out of every
thirteen boys who came into the
department. Within a week every
moccasin was sold.
Why don’t you take advantage
of this method? When a boy or
girl comes in with a mother, talk
the child’s language. Put your-
self in his place. Make him your
assistant salesman. He will do
more than all your “triple-stitcfi-
ing - beads - put - on - with -
wire-instead-of-thread” talk irr the
world.
Plan for building a game room
where a room
was provided in
a house, which
may be sugges-
tive to you. You
probably can’t
have the fire-
place, but the
rest is easy. You
can build a par-
tition wall (with
a door in it) just
short of the ceil-
ing, which is
usually 7 feet in
a cellar, screen-
ing the laundry
trays, and use
two folding
screens to shield
the heater. Or,
you can build a
partition wall in
front of heater
as well, accord-
ing to the plan
of your cellar
and your wir’ics.
The co«t is not
great for such
partitions. And
SUCCESSFUL •
PARENTHOOD
By Mrs. C. Edwards
they are something any man, handy with a hammer, can do.
First: Lay 2 inches by 4 inches board plate along floor for base
of partition and then set 2 inches by 4 inches studs upright 2 feet apart
on this board plate.
Second: Apply 4 feet wide wall board to the vertical studs keeping
it 4 inches off floor.
Three: Apply 6 inch solid wood base board (not veneer) at bottom
allowing it to overlap the wallboard by 2 inches. The wood base is used
both for stability and in case of any dampness in cellar.
Fourth: Apply a 2 inch solid wood strip across the top of the wallboard
to bring partition to the ceiling. The material for a space approximately
12 feet would cost about $10.00—and the labor, if a carpenter were em-
ployed, also would be about $10.00. This price includes the installation
of one door. If done the long way of the plan or 24 feet, the cost would
be double.
Once you have your walls, paint them with a cold water paint any
<<ne or two colors you like. To give light, it’s a good idea to use «ff white
and p’t a band of bright color 4 feet off floor as a decoration. Or, even
better, have bright feds or bright Yale blue from floor to depth of 4
t«*t, with the rest of walls and ceiling white.
BE SURE OF THIS
The time is ripe when all good
citizens of thiB land, troop to the
neighborhood voting booths to put
down their mark to make a
choice. We have listened to a lot
of speeches and read a lot of
items that have helped as formu-
late our opinions. We have heard
both sides in an effort to be fair.
Now we are going to be honest
and sincere in our individual ways
by going to the polls and voting
as we consider, right. They may
tell us we are headed for destruc-
tion and dictatorship, they may
say we are oppressed and law-
one, time bound, but as lohg as we can
down the road to our voting
i at our back,
then we ca.
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cent of American voters didn’t
exercise this right during the last
presidential election.
ON GUARD
Manufacture and production
points indicate that we ar» apt
to be engaged in a sort of boom
this year due to war orders. There
are still folks in the Teague com-
munity that remember another
time when we “boomed". The man
living today who went through it
does not desire the war profits
that rose, soar, zoomed and crash-
ed. Recall how the cost of living
was almost doubled and the un-
natural rise in land prices which
was fed upon by a fat war-purse.
Even with added business and
more prosperity than when our
dollar value hit high from 1917
until the crash in ’21, we do not
necessarily have to face the same
unhappy procedure. Economists,
wtfo should know, tell us that
through careful control and logic
in the matter of increased wages,
control of prices where the de-
mand outruns the supply, and the
guarding of credit, all goes to
help in not repeating the past
experience.
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SCHOOL AND PARENTS
Parents are probably weary of
being told that they should know
their child’s teacher. They con-
sider, what with going to a
monthly PTA meeting (if some-
thing more exciting doesn’t turn
up) that they do know the teach-
ers in the local school. But do
you consider that the teacher
knows you upon such perfuntory
acquaintance? She probably knows
you as chairman of this or that
committee far better than she
knows you as Mary’s or Billy’s
mother or father.
In fact, we lost something of
value when we outgrew the pioneer
custom of boarding the teacher
around the neighborhood, although
I doubt if teachers would care to
return to so public an existence!
But they do want to be friends.
Suppose, for instance, your child
doesn’t get along as well with
Miss Brown, his new teacher, as
ho did with Miss Smith. You
don’t want to yank him out. of
Miss Brown’s class and m&ke him
a center of adult wrangling.
Besides, when he grows up and
has his living. to earn, he’ll have
to be able to get along with
many kinds of bosses, fair-minded
ones and some quite the opposite.
So make it your business to know
Miss Brown as a person, as well
as a teacher, then you’ll be better
able to help your child accept her
as she is. Learning to get along
with other people is one of the
major aims of education.
Another thing, you hear parents
complain because they don’t have
any say about what is taught in
the schools. After all, planning
school curricula is a job for pro-
fessional educators. Still, parents
certainly are in a position to learn
whether or not a certain course ot
study is effective. So if parents
are dissatisfied with what thgir
children are being taught, thefr
should first acquaint themselves
thoroughly with the methods and
subjects they criticize, and then
take their complaints to the school
authorities. Above all, don’t grum-
ble to the children about the good
old days when you went to school!
Finally, there’s the question as
to how much parents should help
their children with their school
work. Except for a backward child
or one who has been out of school,
believe that parents should
FIVE HUNDRED
TEXAS FACTS -i.
THEN AND NOW
By W. T. CARLEY
Street
| In Full
For
I., Who forged the first cannon-
ball for the Texas revolution^
As vanishing as the cigar store
Indian, is the quaint old custom
of listening to advice from Teague
parents.
They say it will tg! .a war of
starvation. Perhaps bombing is
more exciting but starving is
slower.
A proof of confidence in her
husband is the Teague wife who
goes home for a visit of over a
week’s duration.
The most dignified Teague citi-
zen looks like homefolks when he
is out raking leaves.
THE HOUSE OF HAZARDS
By MAC ARTHUR
INVENTED.... WHAT A BOY WE HAVE EH, WIFEY?-
LOOKS LIKE Writ NEVER NEED ID WORRY
ABOUT OUR SON.... AND YOU*
BET WE’LL USE YOUR V-
ALARM TOO... SET IT UP;
SO THAT’S A BUR6LAR ALARM YOU
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army?
2. What popular official and
able historian served as count;
and district clerk of Travis Coun-
ty for 40 consecutive years?
8. Who is said to have killed
more Mexicans and Indiana than
any man that ever lived in Tex-
as?
4. What Texas patriot did mili-
tary service under- five govern-
ments, as follows: Missouri in
1821; Tennessee in 1826; the
Mexican regime in 1832; the Con-
sultation in 1835, and the Texas
Republic in 1836?
5. In how many victorious bat-
tles and skirmishes did General
Edward Burleson participate
against Mexicans and Indians?
6. Was General Edward Burle-
son a party man?
7. Who was the first Texas
patriot to be buried in the state
cemetery—“the Arlington of Tex-
as?”
8. What county comprises the
geographical center of Texas?
9. What is the highest tempera-
ture ever recorded in Texas?
10. What is the lowest tempera-
ture ever recorded in Texas?
Answers—
1. Richard H. Chisholm, the |
66th white settler in Texas. ■
2. Frank Brown.
3. General Edward Burleson.
4. General Edward Burleson.
5. Thirty-four.
6. No. Independence was thel
most prominent feature of his|
character. He was never associat
ed directly or indirectly with anj
party, coalition or faction.
7. General Edward Burleson, ii
December, 1851.
8. McCulloch.
9. One hundred and twenty
grees was recorded at Sei
Baylor County, August 12, 1936.
10. Twenty-three degrees belt
zero was registered at Tul
Swisher County, February
1899, and at Seminole, Gaine
County, on February 8, 1933.
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MARCH1
That fellow wasn’t too
who escaped from an ins
asylum to return home in' of
to get “a good square meal’’.
we
provide a studious atmosphere, but
very little actual help. See that
the children have a comfortable
place in which to study—and let
them know that you expect them
to do their work.
A regular study hour is best—
but don’t be too strict about it
if something comes along of equal
value to the child’s education—an
unusually good film, for instance,
or a fine radio broadcast. More-
over, with so many Adult Educa-
tion Classes available today, how
about mother and father joining
in the evening study hour? For
the greatest part parents play in
all their children’s learning,
whether it be school work, man-
ners or morals is setting a good
example!
Trade in Teague and make
good town better.
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Standards of Purity
Wholesomeness.
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Phone 9038F4
Call 68
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All Work Guaranteed.
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Geppert, Geppert
Victery
Attorneys-at-Law
Office In Setzer Building
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