Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, November 27, 1942 Page: 4 of 12
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Drifting Toward Disaster
FT HE problem of manpower utilization for
1 war purpoaes ia drifting ita uncharter-
ed courae toward diaaater. It ia now juat
about where the rubber problem waa when
Preaident Roosevelt appointed the Baruch
Committee to atudy the facta and recom-
mend what ahould be done.
There are i few thinga about manpower
upon which moat of ua can agree. Let’s
see what some of them are. ' ..
First, we can agree that if this country
fit W be-the arsengf Ifid the granary of de-
mocracy, and also to aflpply millions of
soldiers, sailors and marines for fighting,
we must utilise our manpower with a de-
gree of efficiency hitherto never needed in
+ this lush industrial paradise.
- Second, we can agree that industries
I upon which the winning of the war must
depend are having trouble getting enough
qualified workers to do their jobs.
Third, we can agree that there are mil-
lions of persons—notably women and Ne-
groes—who could be used but are not be-
.fcg used. /
Fourth, we can agree that there are rail-
■' ' lions of persons now employed in tasks
which we would like to have continued,
but which are less vital than the winning
of this war.
Fifth, we can agree that we are handi-
•■* capped by shortages of raw materials to
expand our industrial plant without using
materials that otherwise could be made
into armament.
Sixth, we can agree that the plant we
possess is not, for the most part, being uti-
lised with anything approaching 100 per
cent efficiency—that is, that if we had the
men to operate all essential Industry on a
168-hour a week basis, we could produce
much more of weapons and supplies with
the plant we already possess.
Seventh, we can agree that the„problem
, is one of arranging so that all the poten-
tial manpower is used with maximum ef-
ficiency.
The question is, HowT
Some believe that by voluntary co-opera-
tive methods, men and jobs can be match-
ed up with no more waste tHhn is inevit-
able in such a mammoth problem.
Others believe that, human nature being
what it is. men and jobs cannot be match-
ed up without compulsion, applied or held
in usuable reserve — that \yorkers and
work must he shuffled like pieces of a
crossword puzzle, and fitted together.
To our points of agreement, now, we can
add another:
Eighth, we can agree that Americans
hate the very thought of being treated like
inanimate pawns upon a chessboard, and
demand that every other resource be ex-
ploited before this bit of totalitarianism
is applied.
Has that been done,? Surely not. Are the
unexplored possibilities promising enough
to warrant further delay before we adopt
compulsion? Who Jtnows? Is anybody in
Washington tryinglto find out? Why not?
How long shall we drift?—San Angelo
Standard.
* Racketeers Exploit
Patriotism
FliilE Institute of Distribution, represen-
1 tative organization of a number of the
country’s principal chain merchandising
systems, recently issued a warning against
rackets which exploit patriotism. As it
. said, “High public patriotism and war
emotion have created ideal conditions for
flourishing rackets. Such schemes have be-
come so widespread and misrepresentation
so flagrant, that numerous government
agencies, including the Navy Department
and the OCD. have issued statements to
stop them. Examples in point are publica-
, tions describing themselves as ‘official’
Army and Navy organs and seeking either
subscriptions or other financial support
from business men. In some instances, ad-
vertising salesmen have paraded as active
service officers. These publications are
• private profit-making enterprises — defi-
and definitely not wor-
thy of support." ' .
That warning should be widely publiciz-
ed. The racketeers win seelt prey in the
smell towns aa well as the great cities—
and, no doubt-, make special efforts to
“clip" the merchants. The nation’s retail-
ers have been extremely active and co-op-
erative in helping eny honest, worthwhile
charitable or civic endeavor. They give
freely of both their time end money when
will regard them aa easy and profitable
victims. • v"
The only protection the
i« to ehock carefull
if an unknown publication is involved. If
he finds evidence of racketeering, the law
enforcement authorities should be inform-
ed and legal action taken if possible. The
racketeers who are attempting to cash in
on American patriotism ere conscienceless
end shrewd—end ell businesses and indi-
viduals must be on the alert if they are to
be stopped. *
« “Justly Proud”
IhANKING, the one industry above all
D others which of necessity was the so-
ber-sided partner in American progress,
has rolled up its sleeves to fight this war
all-out.
The President recently recognised the
unstinted war effort of the banks in a let-
ter to the American Bankers’ Association.
“For over a year they (the banks) have
met unprecedented demands from indus-
try for the expansion end conversion nec-
essary to win the battle of production," hd
wrote. ‘They have been in the forefront of
the fight againat inflation not only through
the sale of savings bonds . . . but by put-
ting into effect restrictions on consumer
credit and combating unnecessary expen-
ditures of all kinds. They have been indis-
pensable in the freezing of foreign funds
to prevent their use directly or indirectly
by the enemy. I mention all this in the
past tense not because tbe job is done, but
because even now it represents e record of
accomplishment of which you ell may be
justly proud.”
Hie battle has just begun. Tradition
shattering events are taking place every
day. The most that can be hoped for is the
preservation of a framework upon which a
better future for freedom and private en- '
terprise can be built. -The banker knows
the American people are depending on him
to help save that framework—and he will
do his utmost to save it. But he can’t do
it all.'The people must help by keeping
ever in mind the principles upon which
this country’s way of life has been built
Havoc on the Farm
^TOWHERE has war caused more havoc
li than in agriculture.
Almost no new farm machinery Is avail-
able. Repair parts for existing machinery
are iNtvays difficult and sometimes impos-
sible to obtain. The cost of everything the
farmer must buy is at record levels. Worst
problem of all is the farm labor situation.
The draft has taken many farm workers.
And the fartner simply can’t afford to pay
shipyard wages for help—with the result
that tens of thousands of workers have
left the rurah areas to find high-priced
jobs in war industry.
This, in part, is the farmer’s answer to
those who think that the increase in farm
prices means that all is well down on the
farm. The plain truth is that most farm-
ers are wondering how they will be able
to keep in business—and to effect the in-
creases in production the government
wants. *
The situation is particularly serious in
the dairy field, where skilled and perma-
nent help is absolutely necessary. In many
states, milk is a public utility, and ita
price is fixed by regulatory bodies. Vast
quantities of dairy cattle are being sold
for beef, because farmers can’t obtain the
necessary labor. It is time city dwellers
understood some of the grave problems
farmers face.
One More War Problem
A MERICAN doctors are beginning to in-
il. elude with their monthly statements to
patients a small printed card asking that
medical attention be paid for on a strictly
cash basis. “We aak your co-operation be-
cause of increasing difficulty of bookkeep-
ing facilities."
The wording ii dignified and courteous
and touches upon only one of many emer-
gencies confronting tbe medical profes-
sion today—that of office help. This Is
especially true In communities where es-
sential industry is taxing man and wo-
man-power to the breaking point.
The doctors’ problems are legion; war
is taking from civilian life the bulk of the
Journal—As an added
attraction to the Thanksgiving
Day program at tha Limestone
Theatre, Sid Smith .announces that
the film of the Tom Thumb church
... . , . .. at Waco win be shown as one of
younger medical men, and remaining old- the short^ subjects. This Is the
smallest church in the world. It is
a complete church throughout but
it just large enough for a couple
to get married in. The church waa
originated by and belongs to Rev.
Bernie Hayter of Waco, who until
recently was * “
Baptiat chui
er doctors are overwhelmed with work.
The doctors remaining in home service
fully realise their responsibility for main-
taining civilian health during this critical
period. ■
„ _Lot ua not forget that our family doctqfg
any job needs doing. And tha nrttotHfl j ia an IntefraTpart of an American tradit-
ion, and that this tradition has been built,
through the years, upon his paraonal gifts
as an individual; upon his integrity, and
his character.
Lori
* PAT as we go—and stand by.
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A natln Tavaa NTaw M . .. u
the incidence of diptheria she
a aeaaoad in«rap
Health Officer, am n^nm wnhui|
aa
killinjr disease by diptheria tmmu-
According to the State Health
Department, records show that leas
than 60 percent of tha children in
Texas aha inoculated against diph-
theria. T ~
“Inasmuch as toxoid inoculation
can and will prevent diphtheria, it
seems incredible that so many of
our children are allowed to remain
open to attack,H Dr. Cox said.
“Diphtheira is a killer and a vic-
ious one. There are few diaeasea
which cause the victim more agony
than docs diphtheria, and it is cer-
tainly the solemn responsibility of
parents to make sure that their
children do not fall victim to this
disease."
Dr. Cox advised that children be
taken to. their family physician for
inoculation and stated further that
in the event parents are unable to
pay for this service, county health
units will administer the toxoid
without charge.
All children should be immuniz-
ed againat diphtheria before
reaching their first birthday, but if
not, they definitely ahould have
the inoculation before entering
school, Dr. Cox said. There ia al-
ways danger of diphtheria among
school children and until every
child in Texas is inoculated before
achool age there will be no way of
preventing the incidence and
spread of diphtheria among our
Texas school children.
IN TEXAS TOWNS
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Comanche Chief —Over 20,000,-
000 pounds of peanuts have al-
ready been weighed at Comanehe
this fall, according o C. ¥. Denny,
public weigher. Mr. Denny states
that the heaviest peanut movement
is Just now getting underway. Wed-
nesday’s total of over 600,000 Iba.
of Comanehe County peanuts waa
tha largest single day’s run this
fall Comanche County, with over
90,000 acres planted in peanuts
this fall, is the. State’s largest pro-
ducer. Southwest Peanut Growers
Association is shipping out twen-
ty-eight car loads of peanuts this
week, and has an estimated 2,400,-
000 pounds of peanuts stacked in
one pile outside the Denny Wars-
' house. The Durham Pecan and Pea-
nut Company, ahellenk of peanuts,
is running at full capacity with
heavy shipments of peanuts going
out daily.
» Cleburne Times-Rcview, Six miles
of topping on tha Cleburne-Ahrara-
da road had been completed Wed-
nesday night Wtth, the exception
of two small gaptw Turkey Creek
and on the top Of the hill at tha
Murphy farm, the topping was
complete on this six mile stretch.
Brown wood Banner—Work waa
started this week by Cain A Cain
of Fort Worth, contractors, on
construction of a new wing at
Brownwood Memorial Hospital on
Coggin avenue. Contract on the
project, financed by a Federal
Works Agency grant, was let for
$102,000. Construction will be of
brick and will give the hospital
apace for an additional 66 beda.
San Marcos Record—Prospects
for establishing an army, navy, or
WAAC unit of 400 or more persona
on the SWTT campus ara very en-
couraging, President J. G. Flowers
of that college, stated in an offi-
cial announcement Tuesday. App-
lication ia being made for such
pnits in anticipation of the re-
sults of the passage of the 18-19
year draft law and in full cooper-
ation with the desire of the gov-
ernment, expressed recently in a
statement by President Franklin
D. Roosevelt, to use American col-
leges for housing army and navy
units. It has been estimated that
approximately 1,200,000 men and
women could be housed by the 1,-
800 colleges and universities in tha
nation, Dr. Flowers said. The sev-
en Texas teachers colleges have
been working together for several
weeks on the problem of taking in-
ventory of their resource* and of-
fering them to the United States
government Dr. Harmon Lowman,
preaident of the Sam Houston State
Teachers College is in Washington,
D. C., as a representative for the
teachers colleges, conferring with
government official and getting
advance information. Members of
the Board of Regents are meeting
in Austin, November 24, for the
purpose of
of the college with regard to the
placing of government units on
the various cam pi; Dr. Flowers
said.
\ — LOANS
la this f
from a land!
North Africa.
my track la
g barge during operatleas la the,,
British sad Americas soldiers—the I
flag ea the ana—carry
weatherman ca aperated 1M per oeat hi this grand scale operation,
wrested North Africa from Vichy’s pro-Axis hands. At this spot
are often heavy swells, bat ea this day It was calm. (Photo appi
by war department.)
dters—the Uttar wearing a ml
eat the benching operation.
Thirty-Two and Twenty Years Ago
fn STEPHENVILLE an ERATH COUNTY
THIRTY-TWO YEARS ACO
of Empire, Nov. 4, 1910
■ney Eli Oxford of Snyder,
Files
Attorney
Okla., waa in the city Saturday.
Clay Sandidge has bought tha
Bramlette place near the college.
H. T. Hall was hers Friday on
Ua way to Blaff Dais where he
has again taken charge of the
rock hoteL Mr. Hall and family
have been at Carbon the past
several months ia the hotel bus-
iness.
The title daughter of Charlie
Jamison, who lives below Valley
Grove, ia alowly improving after a
three weeks spall of fever.
e
H. M. Vaughan has resigned the
•sition he had with the Mobley
Drug Company and gone
roan aa a traveling
Spratt has soceptod tha place made
vacant
Mobley
on tha
Ed
C. E. Darnell and family are
again happily enscoused in their
old home at Seiden and we un-
derstand that the Selden co an try
looka better to him than it did
whan he moved to Oklahoma.
J. L. Newton of Dublin, father
of S. E. Newton of the Farmers
National Bank, waa the guest of
his son and family Saturday.
Mrs. James Parnell and children
left for Ballinger, their future
home, Tuesday. Mr. Parnell is with
the Higginbotham people hr that
city.
Groesbeek
film shows the ch
of interest in
This film haa
than U
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n tnrougnout
ugh for a cc
i. The church
ri belongs to
’ Waco, who
» pastor of the Central
trch at Thornton. The
the churdh and events
Mias Mabel Wylie of Abilene,
is visiting Mrs. B. C. Cage, her
cousin.
D. W. Sidles of this city has
had an experience within the peat
two months but few men have had.
Six members of hia family, his
wife, and five children, have had
typhoid fever and not a fatality
has occured. Last Friday was the
first dav in eight weeks that the
household haa been entirely clear
of feyer. Mrs. SkUea was the last
to have it The huaband and fath-
er ia indeed thankful that he was
spared and enabled through the
lengthy siege to wait upon hia
loved ones.
'Mrs. Sam Watts want to Brown-
wood Tuesday to spend a few days
with her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence
V-ilkinson and family.
W. C. Howell was in town Wed-
nesday to eMp some of the finest
looking Ben Davis and Arkansas
Black apples we have seen this
season to Donley county custo-
mers. Hia fruit crop was fine all
around this season. He gathered
12 bushels Of plums from one
Mn. S. N. Borders, secretary Uf
toe United Charities reports an
interesting session held at Mn. J.
B. Keith‘s home Tuesday with a
good attendance. Nineteen new
members have come in within the
last ten days. _____, j......
Walter Cobb waa here Wed-
JWfday and told of a family re-
union at the home of hia slater,
Mn. J. W. Glenn at Bluff Dale
z
Ing were present
date that Nath Cobb
Glean can
he will recuperate until strong
enough to resume hia,duties in toe
Cage and Crow bank.
Mn. S. CT Lattimore returned
from Waco Thursday where she
had been with her daughter. Mn.
R. B. Spencer, who was quite aide
but is now recovering ... . Dublin
cotton receipts up to late Friday
afternoon was 6327.—Dublin News.
A. G. Woodward of near
must have struck it
on fruit and potatoes tola _ W&
There has scarcely been a day re-
cently when he has not
with a load of apples,
pears, or potatoes.
not been in
peaches,
His October
peaches wen fine and brought a
fine price.
R. P. Williams of near Thar-
bor Junction was down last week
shaking hands with old friends.
Unde Dick moved from near this
city to his present home aboat
five yean ago and does not get
afound this way often. He haa
the gHstlnctlon of having been
one of the first man to take n
shovel fall of coal out at Thurbcr
in tha days before any houaea
had been boilt there and before
anyone had ever dreamed that
it would become a mining place
of such vast importance.
• TWENTY YEARS AGO
Files of Tribune, Nov. 17, 1922
Carroll King same over’ from
Breckenridge Friday evening to
spend Armistice Day and Sunday
with his family.
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Mn. G. H. Ramsay returned to
her home in this city last Tuesday
after having spent six pleasant
weeks with her sister, Mn. Mary
Blalock in Ardmore, Okla.
Mrs. John Price of Palacios,
Texas and her friend, Mias Mar-
ian Burnett of Tlptonville, Tana*
who haa spent the fall months in
Palacious with Mrs. Price, frere
guests several days this wash of
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Price end
family here. They ere enroute to
Tennessee and will stop over for
visits with friends in Mineral
Wells, Fort Worth and other
points in Texas and Arkansas
while making the trip to Tennes-
see. '
Miss Mary Smith, who haa spent
a very pleasant summer here in
the home of her sister, Mn. J. B.
Gordon and with old friends in
Bluff Dale, left Saturday for her
home in Paradise, Texas.
Mn. Claude Johnson is visiting
her sister, Mn. Guy Wright and
her brother, Manhall Howell, in
Breckenridge this week.
Miss Ben Williamson with tha
Farmen Guaranty 8tate Bank
of Stephen villa, Went over to Ft.
Worth last Saturday and on
* Tuesday hod her tonsils removed
nt the Protestant sanitarinm la
that dtyv After the operation she
visited her slater, Miss Alyne
Williamson until abis to make
the trip back home the last of
the week.
Mr. and Mn. Jack Wilson of
Fort Worth spent last week end
here with Mn. Wilson’s sister, Mrs.
Ed McNeill f
School at thii place is progress-
ing nicely under the supervision trf
MUs May Allman, principal and
Misses Euna Knowles and Sallie
Flncannon, assistant teaehen. —
Lone Oak. .
DR. J. S. NUTT
DENTIST — X-RAY
Offlos Over A. ft P. fltore
Stephen villa, Texas r
Off. Phone 423 Res. Phone 419
Dr. J. C. Terrel!
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
StephenvUle Hospital
Dr. J. A. Whitacre
DENTIST — X-RAY
Offlea Over flurries Brag fltore
Wert Aide flt«ar*
Dr. J. J. MuUoy
PHYSICIAN awl SURGEON
Offlea Over flmrvtee Drug fltore
Offlea Phene 8* Rea. Phene M
Offlea Been: *-18 a.as, 1-6 p.a.
Dr. A. E. Lankford
Offlea Over Sendee Dreg fltore
819 Offlea!
Dr. A. 0. Cragwall
Offlos PheneSU Rea. Phans 9M
Stephen villa, Texas
Complete X-ray Equipment
StephenvUle
Drugless Clinic
Internal Baths a Specialty
§08 N. Race St Phone 3S2
BAREKMAN A FORSYTH
Insurance Agency
Ita. 1SS.
AB r« at
B. tan T« Am
OUR FLOWERS
Say It For You!
NIFTY FLOWER SHOPPE
Phone 488
FLOWERS
For All Occasions
Browns’, Florists
Phone 141 922 W. Tarleton
STEPHENVILLE
HOSPITAL &
CLINIC
StephenvUle, Texas
J. C. TERRELL, M. D.
Surgery, Obetetrics, and
Gynecology
VANCE TERRELL, M. D.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
A. G. BARSH. M. D.
X-Ray, Internal Medidno
and Pediatric*
duties at the office again.
Misa Claudia Robbins apant last
*#k end with ‘
L. Robbins at
week end with her mother^ Mrs. E.
Harbin.
Mm. Leonard Mann spent last
week end with her slater, Mra. Rufe
Carlton, in Walnut Springs.
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