Pilot Point Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1950 Page: 2 of 8
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THE PILOT POINT POST SIGNAL
-WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS--
British Laborites Fate Major Test;
Lewis, Miners Clash With Oli Foe;
BA to Continue Egg-Price Support
POLITICS:
Sound & Fury
The sound and fury of ths up-
coming congressional elections was
increasing in volume. II the Re-
publicans could make It stick, they
had found their issue: "liberty
against Socialism."
HOWEVER, it appeared the
OOP was running into the same old
trouble—Inability to get along. The
"me too" element, while pretend-
ing. or appearing, to have changed
its collective minds, was. never-
theless chomping at the nit when
called upon to embrace a more lib-
eral attitude.
In an 11-day dosed meeting, mem-
bers of the Republican national
committee and house and senate
Republicans attempted to iron out
their differences. They had hoped
that a proposed statement of "prin-
ciples and objectives" would
serve to unify the party and serve
as a basic platform for the cam-
paign electioneering.
Out of the welter of discard
came these arguments within the
party:
Vigorous opposition to most of
Mr. Truman’s Fair Deal policy.
A middle-ground on U<8- foreign
policy, advocating continuance of
the bi-partisan policy, but sharply
criticising the administration of it.
Particular condemnation of "sec-
ret agreements" at Yalta and Pots-
dam. .
Opposition to the spread of com-
munism.
Denunciation of any socialised
health program, wage and price
control, the Brannan plan.
RETURN to a balanced budget
and repeal of wartime excise taxes.
A fair price for the fsrmeiv*
products.
That was the scaffolding for the
which the committee
BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET
Attack of Amnesia Transforms
Milquetoast Into Roost Ruler
---By BILLY ROSE-
The other day I picked up the telephone to call Eleanor, and
It was almost half u minute before I could remember my number at
home. At the time, this memory lapse didn’t seem worth brooding
about, but last night I happened to meet up with a wall-known
psychiatrist at the Stork Club, and over a Jigger of ginger-beer I
SsTJXStss tia ;i
Thundering Again
to meet up with a wall-known
oB' Mien a lleeaa ssla ■— L... J
“It Was probably a'mtffTaUack of arltitaala.’^ie Rid. "As t rule, the
victims arc folks who. consciously or unconsciously, want to sscape from
their routine chores, and every now end then their minds blank out aa a
protMt against doing ike saiga old things tbs asms old way."
"Whgt kind of pills should 1
take?”
"Fun pills," said the mind-med-
ico. “Buy yourself a sailboat, taka
up akeet-ehooUng.
or got a EHUESMi
water colors and
learn how to Sm
paint" / W
"And supposing Ik*.
I don’t?"
"Chances are fit, *JK
nothing- will tup
pen except that
you’ll forget a
few mere phone
numbers. On the Billy Read
other hand,
there’s always the possibility that
the spells may get longer and mors
hequent. That's what happened
not long ago to a good friend of
•ad Ut lilt for btrs. Ami willin .
s yam. tbr mam who mad la ka
• gay dag bacama ali dag— a
U'rstcbasSrr vtrsitsn at Caspar
MilnurSonsS.
"After two years of being yam-
mered at by his missus. Jerry
came In to see ms one day and
said that he was having trouble
with his memory—that it was
blacking out on him now and then.
I .shed him some questions about
his home life, and when he told
me what it. was like I advised him
to stand up to his wife, and If neces-
sary, slap her down occasionally.
He told me, quite seriously, she
wouldn’t stand for such a thing.
“One morning several months
later, ho cams to my office, and
told me quite a tala. It seems that
on his way hortie the night before
he had had an sttaek of amnesia,
and when he came to 15 hours later
he was ip a New York hotel room,
wltn no idea of what had happened
In between
"I phoned his wife, and from her
story, managed to put the pieces
together. Jerry’s memory bad
snapped as he got to the door of
his house in Scarsdale—perhaps In
protest against the stuffy people
his wife had Invited to dinner—
and all he l{new was that ht was
standing on a strange stoop.
To One In Sorrow
T ET me come in where you «re weeping, friend,
And let me take your hand,
i—(1, who have known a sorrow such as youa,
Can underftand.
4xt me com* in—1 would be very ftill
Beside you in your grief;
I would not bid you cease your weeping, friend.
Tears bring relief.
Let me come in—I would only breathe a prayer,
And hold your hand,
For I have known a sorrow such as yours, J
And underftand. *
, GRACE NOLL CROWELL J
JERRY—and I’m sure you know
ths Jerry I mean—used to be one
of Broadway’s leading juvonUoe
and stay-up Istcs. Fivs years ago.
as you know, ha put away bis hair-
oil and got a job producing radio
shows. And not long after, be mar-
ried tbs daughter of a network
executive, bought a home in Scars-
dale and decided to settle down.
"IVail, as oflm happtns whm
a girl has tar ssssscb dowry bis
tvifa did most at tbr ttsslint for
bias. Sbt toads him txebanga bit
trirads for bars, MS fun for bars
"At Ibis paiaS, Ut ask#* JE
usalbad in, laid him la stop play-
ing cops aad rabbin, and berm
bad String bito a! tbr tap at Mr 1
ovar-siiad lungs. But lorry, lit
burglar, instead of moiling into
lbs carps!, bslltd bar ana sight
in lbs loath.
"That's all there was to It. Soma- -
how, he got back to New York,
checked in at .a hotel, and whan he
woke up Us amneria was gone."
"Did you tell his wife that bet
husband wasn't himself when Jan
clipped her on the chin?” I asked.
The psychiatrist smiled
course not, and what’a more. I ad-
vised my patient to keep mum.
Jerry went home to ■ Mg recon-
ciliation scene—the old ‘worm-’
urns’ story—and ever tinea, the
more spine he has show* the more
supine his wits baa become.
"I want to his house for a poker
teaalon racentiy. and the cnly
time aha cams in tbs roam wav
whan she brought in the drinks. To
date, there have been no recur-
rences of amnesia, and tt'a my
belief that If Jerry doesn’t take
any more nonrtnaa from bit wife,
there won't be."
"Atopon saggatUng I go homo
and bang a s bistar an Pitapat's
ayaf" I asbad.
"In your cast." said the psychia-
trist, "I doubt If K't necessary.
Howevtr, if you hare any more
trouble remembering telephone
numbers. I’d ruggeat you Invest a
tew doilara In a water-color eat"
an open window, hoisted himself
through, the* recognizing nothing,
stopped to puazle out thf situation.
Who was he? What sort of man
would climb through the window
of a strange house? Only a burg-
lar. of course. Ergo, he must be a
burglar. And ao he tiptoed up-
stairs, entered his wife's bedroom
and began stuffing her Jewelry into
his pockets.
An UK roe platform
An old and hated enemy was hoped would satisfy all the Rapub-
again at grips with John L. Lewia licana. Firgt results Indicated it
and his United Mine workers, will not All of which would bring
After a delay which brought him smiles to Democratic hopefuls, In-
sharp criticism. President Htrry j aamuch as thera is little hope for
Truman had turned to the device victory at . all by Republicans who
he declares he hates in ordaf to j »r» divided. It would be tough
bring order out of the coal strike enough,'If they were all united.
"AFRAID TO RINO the bell, he
sneaked Into the back yard, found
r* displayei
Ka Matves
"1FOREIGN AID
THERE WERE MANY who had
begun to wonder if Mr. Truman-
known for the stubbornness he em-
ploys when balked—ever would re-
sort to the T-H law to resolva the
mine deadlock. Now that be has.
it would cauae much delight in the
ranks of tho political opposition.
The T-H law. however regarded,
has been Used several times in no-
tional emargenciea with an effoct
that gives it a real causa for be-
ing. whether anyone likes It or not.
The miners, however, showed
defiance. They still chanted the old
traditional refrain: "No contract
—no work.” And ft looked like a
Fiction
Corner
. Bat k^ did are her.’ Connie
came aver that night and fonnd
him sitting alone an the porch.
"Hello.” the tald. "when in the
world have you been?**
"Away on business. Unexpected.”
"Well. 1 should think so." She
came dose to him and sat down.
“Jud left this morning. Ha asked
ms to toy goodbye to you."
— "Jud'a a good egg." Marc said.
‘Too good." said 'Connie. "Good-
ness. I'd bate to be married to a
man lika that."
"You would?" said Marc, aston-
ished. "why?"
"Why? why, because—1 would.
He's too self-auftlclont.'* She
laughed. "And besides. I'm satis-
flad with tha man I have—a man
who's big anough to be kind to a
man Uke Jud Morrison "
Abruptly bo laughed, and whsn,
puzzled, aha asked him what was
tunny, be ebook bis head.
“Thare'i nothing molly funny."
ha said. "1 was just thinking about
• close call 1 ones bad—how ntar
I cams to making a tool at myself
—and what a relief It is to know 1
escaped.”
»#tUD'S ONLY going to be hare
I a couple of weeks." Connie
said. "And after all. he's my
brother Tom’s guest and it’s up to
me to help entertain him. You
understand, don't you. Marc?”
"Sura,'' said Marc, not looking
at bar. "sun, 1 understand. You
go ahead and be nice to him. Con-
nie. I understand all right.”
Which was true, bitterly true.
Mare had begun to understood two
days after Jud
“““"““"""""""l M o r i* I a a n had
0*MiNlitt landed at tha
#■ Clation Norberts' for a
riuuoH vtrft,
Jud was big and
handsome and had a way with him.
In college he had been quite a
rage. Tom Norbert. his roommate,
had raved about him before he ar-
rived. but even Connie hadn't ex-
pected such a splendid specimen
of manhood as Jud proved to bo.
A roadster stopped before the
house and Jud cams bounding up
tha walk. "HI. Connie.” he grinned
"AU set for our round'of golf?"
Then ho saw Marc standing on tho
porch beside Connie. "Hello than.
Mare. How about joining ua?”
Marc smiled and shook bis head.
"Thanks." ha said. ’Tvs got a ten-
nis data. See you two tonight."
If, ho reflected, bo eoxM
only got Jod ooi of M* element
perhaps the oellege tart
WmMii'1 ahaw an fin wall.
hold. . He bad a vague idea of res-
cuing Jud from the swirling tor-
rents. thereby establishing Jud'a
weakness In Connie’s mind and his
SUDDENLY RE KNEW that ha
“ was helpless. Then was noth-
ing bo could do about the thing
that was happening between Jud
and Connie. The feeling that be
had toward Jud was not ono bf
condemnation, but envy. If Jud
wore trying to steal Connie away,
he Was doing to unwittingly. Any
one but a fool could tell he wasn't
aware of any understanding exist-
ing between the girl and Marc.
And ao Mare abandoned bis
scheme tor revenge.
They returned home the next day.
and the day after that Marc made
a business trip to Belknap. Whan
ha got back, Judton Morrison was
gone. Marc didn't call Connie. To-
morrow or the day attar ha was
leaving on a month's journey up-
state. Ha didn't want to see Connie
before be left. II would hurt too
much.
Moy *•« T,!
tt*:
41same that
BY INK1 GERHARD
THE SUCCESS of "Halls of Ivy”,
* (NBC Friday evenings.> prove:
that radio sponsors who for yean
lavs bean hackling Ronald Cot
man and hit wife to da a redtc
program ware right. Tor It years,
during which ha had mads but ona
fljm a year. Mr. Colmar, had held
off. and Benita backed him up.
woaldo'l fhaw ap aa well.
Several nights later at tha coun-
try club danca Marc got Connie
alone and suggested a fishing trip
for the next day. "We can take
Jud along," he explained, ‘‘ft'll
be something new in his exper-
ience and probably ha’ll get a bang
out of it”
Connie, wbo liked fishing herself,
thought it was a grand,Idea.
And ao the three of thorn drove
up to Beaver Lake the next day.
NEED NEW
PARTS?
REDUCTION
i ” $141
"Aad, kvaidaa. I’m aattaOad
with Ilia mao I Sava a mao
who's Mg wasogb to be kind
to * man ilka Jad Mentals."
In tha afternoon they put on their
waders and tidied.
Co ante elected to abow Jud how
to ftg his lino and_ce»t, and watch-
ing them Marc knew a feeling of
lUTHANASIA:
fata in Point
Advocates of euthanasia—"neroY
llUng"—would find support for their
lews in tha action of .a Bridgeport,
-onn, Jury In aMMhtfoS bl«uf
larol Ann Palgbt of the Maying M
or cancer-ridden father. ‘y
nSa
© SERVICE PARTS
found the 11-year-old college girl
not guilty sit slaying her father.'
Carol Ann had fired a bulls, through
her father's bead after U tng1
teamed ha had only weeks to live
JACK HritRY, <&tmv
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Usry, M. L.; Usry, F. M. & Usry, Mrs. M. L. Pilot Point Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1950, newspaper, February 23, 1950; Pilot Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1208819/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .