The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1941 Page: 2 of 8
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Mineola, 'Texas, Thursday, January 9,1941.
Editorial Page
Th« basis of oar go'7«rnra«tt being
the opinion of the people, the very ob-
ject shoald be to keep that right, and
were it left to me to decide whether we
should hare a government without news-
papers or newspapers without govern-
ment, I should not hesitate to prefer the
latter.—Thomas Jefferson.
Program in 1941
For Mineola
^Most Mineolans have some degree of
pride and community spirit, at least
to make 1941 our biggest year if it
2* 3 roperly spent.
"We all recognize that it is to our ad-
^ntage U> grow and progress, for if we can-
lot progress we naturally regress. The fellow
who allows himself to get into a rut soon
finds himself slipping backward.
And most of a community's lasting im-
lent results from a definitely planned
Few worthwhile improvements are
With this principle in mind
je Monitor have set forth in
page masthead a pro-
?r the town and
/ill open new
and Playground.
Government cn Cash
ruard Armory and National
Jnit.
itato Curing Plant.
Auditor and Central Purchas-
it.
Lights in the Residential Sec-
>n.
a.)
9.)
Public Sentiment
Deciding Factor
Wood County people have never taken
suaj great interest in local government. De-
the fact that they pay for its upkeep
She general idea seems to be that as long
as we pay somebody to run our local gov-
[^srmnent for us we should not worry our-
js about any detail of operation.
This lack of public interest has allowed
Food County to fall into a financial abyss
ich now presents a serious situation. The
r's indebtedness is near a million dol-
f, the county's tax rate is $1.45, one of
highest in the state, and administrative
have been violating budget laws and
laws of reason right and left. To even
casual observer it would seem there
be a turning around place somewhere.
There can be little doubt that the time
tarn around has come. The National
idget for the next fiscal year, beginning
!ily 1, has been set at seventeen billion dol-
lars. Texans will have to pay three and
ttiree-fourths per cent of this total, a sum
amounting to $637,500,000 which is more
than the value of all agricultural products,
plus farm subsidy payments, for Texas in
1940. Make no mistake about it, this is quite
a. sum and every Wood County taxpayer will
/eel the heavier load.
Wood County people, then, should feel
some urge to offset this burden by cutting ex-
penses somewhere else, say in county gov-
ernment where the simple elimination of
The Case for and Against HE ^ ^HE BOY THAT CAN DO IT!
The Unicameral Legislature
Greater Stress on Fan * Diversification.
No New Local or County Taxes During
the Preparedness Program.
A Complete Farmer's Market.
Greater Widespread Publicity of Min-
eola as the Ideal Home Town.
An Agency to Welcome and Assist New
Resident Who Move to Our City.
.Greater Community Spirit and Greater
"Stress on Fellowship and Cooperation.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fifth
and last of a series of editorials
discussing the good and bad points
of the Unicameral Legislature.)
This article might well be headed "The
Case FOR the Unicameral Legislature" rath-
er than "for and against," for it purposes
to sum up briefly the chief advantage of the
one-house body over the two-house system.
The case for the unicameral legislature
can be based largely upon the causes of fail-
ure of the bicameral system to function ef-
fectively. And if space would allow much
comparative evidence could be offered in
the histories of Texas and Nebraska legis-
latures. Texas with its two houses, and
Nebraska with its one.
The general advantages of the structural
change from the bicameral to the unicameral
legislature are simple and definite and may
be summarized briefly.
The one-house body is small. Thus the
importance of each member is enhanced and
attention is focused both upon the individ-
ual and the body as a whole. The procedure
is simple. Each step in the course of a bill
is final and there can be no shifting of re-
sponsibility to a second house. The con-
stitutional restrictions upon procedure pre-
clude hasty or ill-considered action and three
effective checks on the law-making body,
the executive veto, judicial review by the
courts, and the referendum still remain the
bulwarks to prevent bad legislation taking
a permanent place on the statute books.
The one-house body is economical not
only because it spends less money but be-
cause the funds are expended with a mini-
mum of waste. Corruption does not thrive
in the spotlight of publicity and the lobby
is reduced to its appropriate function—the
dissemination of accurate information to the
legislature. The removal of the time limit
on sessions makes for deliberation, encour-
ages mature consideration, lessens log-rolling
and does away with the careless disposal of
bills in the last days of the session. (A sin-
gle house body should be paid by the year
instead of by the day and should remain in
long sessions or be subject to call at any
time without incurring added expense.) Ef-
fective law-making will induce respect on
the part of the electorate for the legislature
and in time the legislative branch will com-
mand a place of standing instead of disre-
pute as at present. The effect of legisla-
tive functions being carried on in a mod-
ern structure suited to the needs of the
present day will result in the adjustment
of the behaviorism of the legislators to an
environment which will crown their efforts
with popular success.
With the legislature on an equal footing
with the executive and judiciary branches
of state government the competency of the
personnel will improve and legislation will
necessarily be of higher quality.
o
There should be a law passed that pro-
hibits starting a new war until the old ones
have been paid for.
o
Be as anxious to help others as you are
to receive favors.—Henderson Times.
waste should be sufficient to offset the in-
creased Federal tax load. This waste will
be eliminated only when the taxpayers show
enough interest to demand it.
uty? Ultnenla Monitor
Published Every Thursday In Mineola, Wood County, Texas, by the
Wood County Pub lishing Company
Sintered at the postoffice at Mineola, Texas, as second class mail matter under the
Act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any person,
firm, or corporation which may appear in the columns of this newspaper will be
gladly corrected upon being brought to the attention of the publisher.
One Year (In Wood and Smith Counties) ... - - $1.00
THE MONITORS 1941 PROGRAM OF IMPROVEMENT FOR MINEOLA AND WOOD
COUNTY
1. A Modern Airport. 6.
2. Municipal Park and Playground. 7.
3. County Government on Cash Basis. 8.
4. National Guard Armory, Defense Unit. 9.
5. Sweet Potato Curing Plant. 10.
11.
12.
County Auditor, Purchasing Agent.
Street Lights in Residential Section. /
Greater Farm Diversification.
No New Taxes During Preparedness.
A Complete Farmer's Market.
Greater Widespread Publicity of Mineola As An Ideal Home Town.
An Agency to Welcome and Assist New Residents Who Move to Our City.
An improved Community Spirit With Greater Stress On Fellowship and Civic
Interest Among Citizens.
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EVERY YEAR or so Mineola businessmen get together and thresh
out a few things of current interest just to prove that if we're
sleeping at the switch we're not sleeping too soundly. We can
be aroused. And anyhow a town with water as good as that
Mineola has should get together and talk about it once in a
while. If we're not in the humor to let other people know about
it we can at least remind ourselves of our personal good fortune.
WHAT'S MORE, this patting ourselves on the back about what
a fine town we have is often good for what ails us, because
sometimes the grass begins to look greener in the other fellow's
back yard.
THE MONDAY nigh* session was, by and large, a success. A
Chamber of Commerce, a very necessary institution, was organ-
ized. And much of the chamber's financial support was pledged
on the spot. Dramatic but impressive was the talk made by
Buford Taylor who pointed out that every merchant who .has a
soul and liver is a "leading merchant." That's right! Otho
McKaig, former resident of Gladewater, told the gathering that
the Gladewater Chamber of Commerce secretary sent word to
Mineolans to do two things: l.)Do a lot of wrangling and finally
appoint a few committees; and 2) Go up on rent and land prices.
These things, he said, are all that Gladewater will ask of Min-
eola, its competitor for the new oil field trade.
JOE SHARP didn't make a speech, but when the proper time
came he did his talking with folding money. He offered to give
$10 a month to the maintenance of the Chamber of Commerce
if nine others v, juld match it. Otho McKaig was the first to
follow suit. Ray Cooper, president of the bank, was on hand
and put that institution on the line with a $25 monthly pledge.
The United Gas Company and the Southwestern Gas & Electric
Company ante^d up, and H. O. Rogers, an active worker of
former years in the Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club,
offered his assistance at raising the remainder. Numerous firms
pledged $5 monthly to the support of the chamber.
FAIR PRICES and unity of action might be said to have been
the keynote of the meeting. Nearly every speaker stressed the
necessity of keeping rents and land prices within reason. Ex-
amples of che damage done in other towns, such as Grand
Saline on c.scovery of the Van field, Troup on discovery of the
East Texas field, and Corsicana, were offered as argument for
keeping reits within reason.
WELL, OILMEN who have been following the trend of things at
Hawkins are confident that a sizeable field will be developed.
And the town of Hawkins is still booming. Hawkins had one of
its biggesi. days last Sunday in tourist trade. Driving from
Gladewater to Mineola Sunday afternoon a member of The Moni-
tor force passed 764 cars going east. (Note to Highway depart-
ment: We need that new stretch of Highway 80.)
AT'LEAST three newspapermen are optimistic over the outlook
at Hawkins for there are now that many newspapers credited
to that little city. They are printed at Quitman, Gladewater,
and Longview. One of the busiest spots in town is the Haw-
kins Drug Store, owned and operated by Gus Peacock and John
Smith.
NOTE TO MINEOLANS: If a stranger asks you who the night-
watchman is, don't tell him. House-breakers always seek this
information before raiding a town.
CONCERT: The Jehovah's Witnesses have come in for quite a
bit of recognition since filing a complaint with the U. S. Solicitor
General charging violence at the hands of the Mayor, City Mar-
shal, several individuals, and The Monitor which reputedly incit-
ed a riot against them in certain newspaper articles. The Mayor
was_0£psented with a group of records which formerly belonged
[Witnesses and Monday afternoon he gave a free concert
jffice at the city hall.
LOOKING BACK
in the files of the Monitor
Walter Russell, Judge of the
Seventh Judicial District of
Texas, was inducted into of-
fice January 1, 1931. Judge
Russell has just completed two
terms of serevice to the district
as District Attorney.
At the close of business, Dec.
31, 1930, the total deposits of
the First National Bank were
$336,042.94, and of the Min-
eola State Bank $265,936.66.
St. John's Baptist Church at
Redland was destroyed by fire
last Saturday night of undeter-
mined origin. The structure
was one of the oldest in Wood
County, having been built fifty
years ago.
New court house officials in
charge are Hubert Faulk, coun-
ty attorney; Clifton Chadick,
district clerk; George Tom
Shaw, county clerk; Wesley
Taylor, sheriff; Miss Ola Sims,
county superintendent; C. L.
Wood, tax assessor. N. E. Seay,
county judge; R. P. Womack,
tax collector; Harmon Spruell,
treasurer, were the holdover
officials who were re-elected for
another term.
Miss Agnes Jorden, Marshall,
formerly residing in Mineola,
became the bride of Quinton
Heam. The exact date of the
wedding was not known.
The Merry Maids and Matrons
Club entertained with their an-
nual New Year's dinner party
last Thursday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. O.
Rogers.
Rev. R. A. Morris, for whom
Lon Morris College was nsyjaUT
died at his home in Jj£ckson-
ville after a lingering illness
of two or three years duration.
Mr. Morris was well known in
Mineola and throughout East
Texas.
A delegation of Legionnaires
from Luckett Cochran Post at-
tended a meeting in Tyler at
which Department Commander
Hal C. Brennan of Austin was
the principal speaker.
The Mineola High School
basketball teams, boys and
girls invated the village of
Leesburg, Camp County, Frit
night for their fiiufc-game
the year. A number «f
accompanied them.
EDITORIAL SIDELIGHTS
The Mayor of New York
warns the United States it
must stop waste. Millions of
American citizens have been
sounding the same warning for
several years, but the warning
seem to have as little effect
on Congress and the White
House as the buzzing of a bee
against the roar of a hurricane.
—Pittsburg Gazette.
It looks as if the best-dress-
ed man of 1941 will be the one
in khaki.—Dallas News.
The convoy system was a
success at the beginning, but
now that sea-fighting has be-
come so efficient we may find
it necessary to provide a con-
Contemporary
OPINION
A REAL PROGRAM
"A Real Program" would be a
short and snappy way to de-
scribe the platform advocated
by W. T. Black jr., of Quitman,
when he was making his vigor-
ous campaign for the office of
County Judge of Wood County.
At least the majority of Wood
County voters must have felt
that way about it. The big
majority which he piled up at
that time might well be con-
sidered an ultimatum from the
citizenship of Wood County.
In a major plank of his plat-
form W. T., now Judge Black,
stated that he favored the pub-
lication at regular intervals of
a complete account of how the
county's money was being spent.
In one advertisement he said:
"I absolutely do not believe in
using the people's money with-
out informing them at all times
of its use and the values they
are receiving from it."
At one time he stated he
would want a complete audit
of the county's books at the
time he would take over the
duties of the office. That is a
wise desire. He said, "I want
to promise you that my admin-
istration will be one of strict
economy as well as one dedi-
cated to progress." He pledged
that "little leaks" would be
eliminated and that dollars
would be saved when possible.
He said that he favored bet-
ter roads and believed that a
fine system of lateral roads
could be worked out,
W. T. Black jr. has a man's-
sized job} ahead of him during
his administration. We believe
voy to protect the convoy that
protects the merchant ships—
Deport Times.
A lot of us are surprised at
where we are because wo die
look where we were going^
Longview Daily News.
The only maneuver
by Mussolini's crack
troops seems to have
ski-daddle.—Longview _
Journal.
Did you eat blackej
on New Year's Day?
then the whole year wilfl
good one for you. This sout
em superstition has lived down"
through the years. Apparently
it was started by someone who
made their livelihood by sell-
ing blackeyed peas. Stores us-
ually find their stocks of the
delicacy exhausted by the time
New Year's Dall rolls by.—Kauf-
man Herald.
Considerable is being printed
and said to the effect that this
country is more or less mud-
dling and blundering along in
the matter of the defense pro-
gram. Muddling and blunder-
ing is typical of a democrat
It seems to be the der
way of doing things.-'
how, though, this democij
ways manages to get
done in a big way.—Tyle
nal.
Plans are being made to nag
the Legislature in behalf of
the nags.—Dallas News.
A picture of health requires
a good frame of mind.—Long-
view Morning Journal.
Everything is getting high-
er in the war zones of Europe.
Human life is about the cheap-
est thing over there now—
Pittsburg Gazette.
Judge Black is going to hon^
estly try to do those thing
or know the reason why. SincJ
his election he has been busily!
studying county government asj
practiced in other counties an|
his administration should
a success. We believe Jus
Black is going to be a c<;
judge in every sense .
word, in that he will
judge of all the people
ed last summer and
one particular group
Go ahead, and luck
Judge!—Alba Reporter.
One half of the poj
lives upon less than one
of the surface.
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