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Still, there is an undercurrent
of uneasiness in the administra-
tion, a- chilly foreboding that the
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There seems to be general agree-
ment Um people can take caro.of
this debt total without too much
OKAY! vou GOT IT RUNNING ...
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offered information.
In Australia it was Vladimir
Petrov. In Canada it was Igor
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buying' has climbed to a record
peak of more than 32 billion dollara
or more than 11 billion dollars in
out of line with the workers' abil-
ity to pay. After all, even though
consumer credit has reached a
record level, it represents only 9.3
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and director of one of the spy rings
there. In April 1954 he and his
wife deserted to the Australians,
asked for asylum, told their story,
and backed up their statements
with documents they had taken
with them.
In 1945 Gouzenko, a cipher clerk
PUBI IC ENEMY
were concealed from one another.
Petrov and Gouzenko could talk
best about the networks in which
they took part. The Australian
commission said the only Austral-
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What If you did own an oil well--
and did need a "doctor" for It*
crults. Their most trusted agents
acted as talent scouts.
But If one ring found a recruit
it thought could be trusted, he
couldn't be put to work unless
Moscow approved. Moscow either
had a file on the man or used
one of the other spy rings to check
on his trustworthiness.
In addition to their spy rings,
the Russians sought to set up fifth
columns in both countries. These
would be agents, undercover, of
course, who could be depended on
to work for Russia in ease of war
when the Soviet spy chiefs would
have to return home.
Neither the Canadians nor Aus-
in the Russian Embassy in Ottawa,
turned his back on Russia and .
went to the Canadians just as
Petrov did later. he carried docu-
ments with him to support his
story.
pulled from Moscow. The reason
the Kremlin didn't want one of its
spy rings to know the other existed
was simple enough:
In case one ring was exposed,
or one or more of its members
were caught, no information could
be obtained that would endanger
any other ring.
Although nine years separate the
Canadian and Australian discover-
ies of what the Russians had been
doing to them, the Soviet spy oper-
ations were the same in general.
The Russian masters of the spy
rings found the Canadian and
Australian Communist parties the
By JAMES MARLOW
Associated Prose News Analyst
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 U—Ev-
ery time an American ally uncov-
ers a Soviet spy ring in its own
country, it raises an old question
here: Is there an espionage not-
ing to live with debt as a normal
way to achieve the sort of Mie they
want. They want to enjoy the good
things of life now.
Some are going over their head
in debt, tempted by the credit
terms which look so easy to meet.
The American collectors estimate
that some six million families are
delinquent tn time payments.
But on the whole, Americans are,
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WHAT FUN YOU GUYS GET
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was spent annually
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in the hundreds of millions.
Don't believe you need an o'l
well "doctor"—one wearing a hard
tin hat, who may use a million
dollars worth of equipment and bul
you as much as $29,000 for a single
visit?
You would if you wanted to keep
your well at a top production levei.
This "doctor" bill is one of the
or cementing casing leaks nought
run you only about $300, if your
well is a ‘
-,ig- -L credit buying
could lead to inflation and then
perhaps to a depression—unless
SENTIMETAL KEEPSAKE
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By DON WHITEHEAD
AP Stall Writer
Main Street U.S.A. Is a big, wide,
wonderful world of easy credit.
It's a treasure lane where homes
automobiles, stoves, refrigerators,
vacations, television sets, radios,
phonographs, furniture, clothes
and almost everything else can be
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percentage was 8.2. both cases they were set on the
if you add the consumer debt trail by Russians who were part of
. and the mortage debt. the total; a spy ring and then voluntarily
of 114 billions is loss than half w -.....
like this:
Deepening a 7,000 foot well and
giving It a 5,000 gallon shot nt
acid, around 10,000. The acid cuts
new channels in the rock and al-
lows a smoother flow of oil.
If your well was in a producing
formation where the crude had
corrosive sulphur in it, you'd prob-
ably have to put in new casing
from time to time. Depending on
the amount of casing, which may
cost $2 a foot for some 30%-inch
pipe, and the price for a work rig
and crew, the bill runs around
$25,000.
WAR
< MENT
By WILBUR MARTIN
DALLAS, Sept. 11 u—If you
wish you owned an oil well, you
probably wouldn't like your annual
''doctor'* bill.
Industry spokesmen have figured
this "doctor" bill for ailing welts
THE WORLD TODAY
- Is There An Espionage
Network in The U.S.?
Safety Drive
PITTSBURGH - The Auto-
mobile Club of Pittsburgh distri-
buted 10,000 safety strips to motor-
ists when school resumed this fall.
The strips, attached to rear bump-
ers of cars, read: "Schools Open--
drive carefully.'*
On a 10,000 foot well, giant unite
can run up to $29,000.
If that well you wish you owned
happened to be one of the new
ones drilled out in the oceans and
gulfs, you might really get a head-
ache on the first of the month.
Vessels designed to cement these
wells cost up to $200,000 each and
the operators have to sink many
thousands of additional dollars In
specialized equipment. Use of a
rig might cost $i,250 a day
Not all of the oil industry’s
"doctor" bills are big ones
credit and house debts are Increas-
ing at a terrific rate.-if our econ-
omy and its well being is depend:
ent on that sort of increase, what
will happen if we don't continue to
increase at the present rate?
there's the danger.
"II prices start rising, then the
Hundreds of specialised compae
nies thrive by playing doctor to
the nil business. .They’re the spe-
Mrs. Chris Ruthenberg was ser-
iously ill in a Pampa hospital.
Mrs. Lula Shoemaker left by
plane Saturday for North Miami.
Florida, where she will visit with
----- ------ ----— --------- her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
They were’always looking for re- and Mrs. Weldon Knight, and her
to live in a house they call their
------------- _ own. The mortgage debt has
bought on the cuff, jumped 12 billion? in the past year the nation’s income after taxes.
"Buy now and pay later!" la alone. IUE
Main Street's theme song. I The fast upsurge in consumer
It's a street tht encourages debt and mortgage credit has the Eisen-
in a competitive fight for business. ! power administration worried-
its a place where a young couple worried not so much by the size
like Jim and Helen Delaney are of the debt as the swift pace of
The Texas Mid-Continent OU A
GasAssn. compiled some figures
it Mid showed at least 41 million
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EDITORIAL?
-Important -Te-AllCitizens-
That Two City Issues Pass
whole thing could go spiraling up.
-________- It would be better to have tne debt
paying their bills promptly. The total increase at a slower pace In
percentage of delinquencies la so Une with the increase in income."
low that it‛s a small probel in this T.
time of prosperity. omists say, the nation has piunged
in the past few years, consumer1 into a new era of prosperity in
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it any more. . imost people do.
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two years. Americans owe 12M
billion dollars on their automobile percent of the people's income____________.... ___________
debt With easy terms, they've after taxes. Two years ago tin through their own police work. In
piled up more than 92 billion dol-
lars' worth of mortgages in order
after it is brought to their attention. AU adverttaing orders
id on this bates only
MEMNEN OP THU ASSOCIATED Pkuss
hied Press to enuted exelusively to the use tor pubiteaton of
al Dewa prtnted this newepaper, as well ah nil, AP hewa ela-
chief arguments industry spokes- Ing. That's when your well quits
men use when they claim that the “ ' “ "
Scraping paraffin from a shallow
flowing well might run only $12
or 913 Checking fluid circulation
i r’om Mpore wortabou Dallas tarta credit <whlch Indudto installment'which the soaring d
busy day Eaat Bay of Grand Trav. -rn — - -— .....—
The Kiwanis News says, ’'Con-
gratulations to four Kiwanis fam-
ilies who have new members tbi?
week. The Frank Martinos have a
new son, born Sept. 1: this pros-
ective Kiwanian has been named
Frank. Jr ; his maternal grand-
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Rowe
i. Newman. Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Roberts have a new grandson,
born Sept •. Major and Mrs. Ed-
ward W. Hess announce the adop-
tion of a daughter; this lucky
little lady's name is Brenda Kay
and she is six years old.
While there has been no frost in
this immediate section, frost end
United Fund Campaign
The atory is told of a little boy whose mother sent
him to the grocery store for a down eggs. While cross-
ing the street on his return home, he tripped and fell
y just as he reached the sidewalk, breaking allthejeggs.
Frightened by the accident, the little. fellow imme-
diately burst into tears. Quickly a small group of peo-
ple gathered around him, as people are prone to do.
Seeing what had happened, one of them said: "What
a pity!"
Another remarked: "Poor little chap, I hope he
doesn’t get a whipping.'*
Another man spoke up: "I'm sorry to see him cry-
ing, loti comfort him."
Then one man in the group stepped forward, put
his hand in his pocket, drew out a coin and said: "I
care 25 cents."
Turning to the man beside him, he asked: "How
much do you care?"
The man replied: "I care 15 cents."
Within a few minutes after the people started trans-
lating their feelings into action the little boy had
. enough money to buy a down eggs—the goal in this
particular case.
In this simple story is an Important moral—the
moral that action, not words of sympathy or pity, is
what counts when some deserving person or move-
ment needs help.
Millions of people In our country believe in and
live by the moral of this story. Each year when the
cal of the Community Chest or United Fund rings
out across the nation, they quickly respond by translat-
ing their feelings into action.
The call of the United Fund rang across Denton
County last Week. Deadline for the drive is Oct. 5. It
is a worthy project that aids 13 different agencies
this year.
- The UF cards have been distributed in the city and
county. So let's step forward, as did the man in the
sjory, and translate our feeling of care into action
and help the Denton County campaign meet its quota
this year
OU tWK NOU \idMOW iTh SHOT’
WANTTOGPEND) ALLIWANTISTQQETIT
MNEN FIXING , MRUNNING,EVEN IF If DON’T
THi WATCH?i$ 1 KEEP TIME SO GOOD’SORTA
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -Trav-
erse City and ether Michigan re-
sorts semingly have had the best
year that they have ever had,
as there have been more tourists
here than in any previous sum-
mer season. Those in position to
estimate, claim that the tourists
during the three summer months
have left more than five hun-
dred million dollars in the state.
Tourist money of course goes to
many other states during the sum-
mer months, with Texas getting
a big part, but probably not as
much as it could were its offer-
ings advertised more widely.
There are some few of the people
here who travel to Texas during
the fall and winter but most of
them head toward Florida.
work operating now in the United
States? .... . ------—— -----
This country was shocked shortly its 733-page report in 1949. The
after the war., and the public got i--- Criitu..
Its first insight into Russian es- was made public this week- .
plonage, when- a Soviet spy ring * ......
was exposed in Canada This week
Australia produced a 100,000-word
report on Russian spying there.
Both governments found out’that
not just one spy ring was working
against them. There ware several
rings, each Independent of the
other and concealed from the
other.
Some sought military informa-
tion. some scientific and diplomatic
information. The strings were
13,000 feet, It would
As much as the
sound, all of these
designed to keep a i
or increase its prod
if the "doctor" bi
could be the reward
in any other land. . One Federal Reserve expert
. It's a place where the Jim gays;
Delaneys and their neighbors n "I don't know if the rise in con-
longer avoid debt as their elders sumer debt is too fast or just right,
once did. Instead, they are learn-1 "If it's just right—then every-
thing is wonderful. But consumer
erse Bay. In recent years, has
become like some busy city strvet,
as it is lined with tourist camps,
homes, lodges, eating places, trail-
er camps, curio shops, lodges,
fruit and vegetable businessas,
fishing bait places and oven places
to buy heavy winter hunting anf
pleasure clothes. We think we are
most fortunate to live on that part
of the Peninsula where there's
never any big conjestion of traffic
We've heard of such things, bat
never before in our automobile
driving have we experienced an
accident such as we had this sum-
mer. We were stopped at a red
light, going one way, a truck stop-
ped going the other direction. We
heard a sound that was similar to
that of a 'pistol shot and Mrs.
Roundabout wondered who was
shooting at us. The truck in its
start hit a small rock, which hit
our windshield with such force
that the shield now has a "deck"
in it. Too wo had one of the park-
ing lights broken, so we think
it happened at the Mme time. The
windshield was not broken. just
a small fleck on the outside shows
Ians who knowingly assisted the
Soviets were members of the Aus-
tralian Communist party, ex-mem-
bers. pretending ex-members, or
sympathizers.
- But the Australians expresseil
doubt they have stopped all Soviet
spying there, even though they
have exposed a lot of it.
grandson. Jimmy.
Marriage license was issued to
Billy Paul Sonntag and Melva June
Lange.
‘ TEN YEARA AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Baker
and daughter, Barbara, returned
from an automobile trip, which
carried them to New York. Can-
ada and other Atlantic Coast
states. ,
Born: To Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Warren, 707 Barnard Street, a oov.
who has been named Ronald Lynn
Warren.
Misses Janie Lou Riney, Sarah ,
Whitley, and Patsy Ann David, all
of Pilot Point, had registered as
students at North Texas State.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
James F. McCrary, former Den-
ton man. has been appointed man-
ager of the Dallas office of James
E. Bennett 4 Co. of Chicago.
Born: To Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Denny of the Green Valley com-
munity Tuesday morning, a girl,
who has been named Dessie Marie
Denny.
Dr. and Mrs L. W. Newton re-
turned from a trip to California
and while there attended the Ex-
position at San Diego. They stop-
ped at Yosemite National Park.
Grand Canyon and the Petrified
Forest.
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slicing up a $64.60 take-home wage its increase. Nobody can My pre-
each week, mixing the money with cisely where it's heading. The debt
easy credit, and achieving at least is growing faster than the pedpie's
temporarily a standard of living ability to pay, measured by income
far beyond the dreams of people after taxes . splurge. In easy
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sunacnrrox RATES AND INFORMATION
I • ■ Singie coplee: Be for weekdnya; 10c tor Bunday -
City Carrier: Me. per wesk.
Dr mau la Denton and hajolning oountiea, only where Carrier service
la not axaUable 00.80 per year; ela months. 96.00; three months, 00.80:
one month, 9140. ‘
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leave for his homo in Cincinnati
that ho Mid. "Why don't you pra-
pare the meal; bring it over hece
for our maid to cook and have
This afternoon the bay is rather
rough under a strong south wind,
which is bringing a little warmer
weather, a welcome change. Last dueIin9
night we stood out in the yard for “Sf:
several minutes, cold as it was.
to view and enjoy the first North-
ern Lights that we've seen this
year. It was a beautiful sight,
the north sky being covered with venr
‘ brlliant «lowandthesstingersQ his
skyward. The lights didn't Wh
long as some teat 1
aeon in past years, but, at that
they always bring a feeling of awe
and mystery. '—
the trend is slowod. . -
The Federal Reserve Board has
taken Mme mild steps in this
direction. It has raised its redis-
count rate from 1 1-9 per cent up
to 2 1-4 per cent in some districts.
This means it costs member bonks
on additional one half to three I
quarters of a per cent to borrow
money Presumably this higher
rate should deter member banks
from a further expansion of credit.
On the Mme line, the govern-
ment has tightened home-buying
credit under its mortgage insur-
ance program, increasing down
payment requirements by 2 per
cent and cutting the longest re-
payment period to 25 years from
30 years.
Apparently the people, like a lit-
tle inflation if it means good times,
and if good times continue through
1936 the Republicans arent likely
to suffer from it at the polls The
trick is to, keep the boom going
but not let it get out of hand.
Thus the administration is mov-
ing cautiously and taking no dras-
tic actions while anxiously check-
ing the nation's economic pulse.
The lowest tempersture right here
was reported at 33 degrees. For
three days ths weatherman has
been predicting frosts and he's
going to hang in there until he
gets them. Perhaps after he zets
over the frost-ice obcession he'll
come along with a few days M
Indian summer, which would be'
quite acceptable, though these
clear, crisp days are enjoyable tf
we stay indoors by a nice fire. ।
Traverse City, in years past. ‘
has paid no attention whatever to
pedestrians in crossing the streets,
with or against traffic. This year
the Police Department, or the City
Dads, have taken cognisance of
jaywalking and crossing streets.
They have installed pedestrian traf-
fic lights that really can be aeon ,
and understood. The signs are in
big letters, too. so that they are
easily read even by the near-sight-
Od. They spell out the word, "Walk
and when that changes It's to
"Don't Walk." The traffic sig-
naif governing auto traffic are in
unison with the pedestrian lights.
Pedestrians seemingly have ac-
cepted the new signals and most
of them are observing them.
Traffic, which has been pretty
heavy in front of our place, is
extremely quiet now, as moat of
the resorters have gone home, and
most of the automobiles that go
by are sightseer, many of whom
stop here to get (th view down
the bay and intoKThverse City.
When we travel to Efir Lake, we
realise that, wo have never had
much traffic, as highway 31, which
goes from Traverse to Petoskey.
Charlevoix, Ray View and Sault
Jusr GET THE wArCH-A-RUNNIN’ .
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Petrov was third secretary el
l as employment the Russian Embassy in Australia
_____________ light now employ: - - - 5-
ment-is at a record high with 65
million people at work.
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PotFIXING IT!
i Well, Mid-Continent figures it,
ROUND
ABOUT
TOWN
By R. A (oB EDWARDS
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His name shall be called won-
derful. Counsellor, the Mighty Fath-
er, the Prince of Peace — Isaian
9:6.
Many centuries after prophecy
was uttered it came to be applied
in a baby born in a manger in a
stable, because there was no room
at the inn. Some have not yet
made room for this babe.
.1 ns.
and its future welfare. One is the school bond election
on Sept. 27 and the other is the Charter Amendment
election on Sept. 30.
The Record-Chronicle believes both issues should be
given favorable approval by voters here. In fact, if
the future of our city and our children is protected
properly, these two issues must be given approval.
The school bond election is for 12,000,000, moat of
which would be uaed in constructing a new high school
building. The Denton Independent School district
grows each year and figures supplied by the school
board show that by 1960 an enrollment of 1,000 is
assured considering only the ones enrolled in school
now. This does not even take into consideration the
new students who would be gained by families moving
into Denton. The enrollment in high school this year
is approximately 725 and space conditions ire def-
initely crowded.
' Within two to five years the present building facil-
ities cannot possibly take care of Denton’s school chil-
dren and youth. We must plan now for this situation
and the solution is the new high school building. There
is no way to provide space other than by construct-
ing it and if we, aa citizens ever do anything, it should
be to protect the educational interests of our chil-
dren. Frankly, we do not see how anybody could sin-
cerely oppose this issue.
The Charter Amendment election will decide wheth-
er the city commission, governing body of Denton,
will have the responsibility and right to annex prop-
erty into the city whenever it deems it necessary to
maintain an orderly growth of Denton.
Right now the commission has to wait until a peti-
tion u drawn by property owners requesting annexa-
tion. If there happens to be a property owner in the
area who does not wish to be annexed it hinders the
whole plan. This chokes any attempt by the city to
extend its borders in an orderly manner as the town
N grows.
There are actually "property islands" in some parts
of Denton’s outskirts created by persons who do not
wish to be annexed but are surrounded by property
in the city limits. The holder of this "island property"’
does: not pay any city taxes but receives fire and po-
lice protection and other advantages of being near the
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Under the present set-up the city must annex when-
( ever a petition is voted on and passed. If the city had
the power to annex it could call its shots and bring in
property whenever it is financially advantageous to
do so. So the right to annex would enable the present
commission and future commissions to better keep the
city budget balanced.
The right to annex belongs to any governing group
of any city. The larger cities had to have this responsi- ;
bility. Denton certainly needs it. As for giving the city
commission too much power, the council now acts on
city business of much greater magnitude.
The right to annex by the city commission means our
town will have the proper chance to grow and develop
i- a eity. This means added advantages to every
citizen. -ms -nt"
- . o if you are interested in your children’s future
and the future of your city, support both elections this
. month.
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