The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1940 Page: 4 of 8
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"1 wholly disapprove
you gay but will defend to
death your right to nay It."
—Voltaire
What can the public do about the fifth
column propaganda literature circulating a-
round the country? This was the question
this writer asked earlier in the week. The
Louisville Courier-Journal and Times, in a
recent half-page advertisement, has given
one of the most succinct answers have yet
seen. Said the newspaper:
"DON'T LET AMERICA DOWN!
"In every community there are certain
individuals who do not like our old-fashioned
American form of government. Secretly and
craftily, they are constantly trying to breed
unrest, suspicion and hatred, thus laying the
groundwork for the movement to stab democ-
racy in the back.
"They are too cowardly to come out in
the open. Like rats and termites, they work
in the dark.
"WATCH OUT FOR THEM!
"One of the favorite methods of these
tfaitors is the circulation of vicious pamph-
lets attacking some minority group—Catho-
lics, Masons, Jews—pamphlets unsigned and
undated, full of falsehoods and extravagant
charges.
"Some one is paying for the printing,
mailing and distribution of this fifth col-
umn literature.
"WHO IS IT
"Finland, Holland. Belgium, Latvia,
Norway, Denmark, Esthonia. Lithuania,
France—in all these countries democracy is
dead.
"If any person hands you, or sends you
any unsigned attack on any official, or any
racial or religious group, turn his name—
and the article—over to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, or to this newspaper.
"Don't help the fifth column! Don't let
America down!"
Following this advertisement's advice,
this column Saturday mailed the Federal
Bureau of Investigation two pamphlets, one
titled "Facts in Review," a German propa-
ganda sheet issued by the German Library
Df Information, 17 B-itery Place, New York,
and the other, "The Japanese American Re-
view," published by the Nippon Publishing
Company. 16 East 45th Street, New York.
"Is this going to continue," this columnist
asked the F. B. I. "Don't help the fifth col-
umn! Don't let America down! Let's put an
end to this propaganda now!"
In this week's issue of the "Ratzi" sheet
there's an article by German Air Marshal
Hermann Goering, the No. 2 "Ratzi," titled
"America Cannot Be Invaded." Said Goering
in the article:
"American fears of an invasion across
the Atlantic Ocean arouse much astonish-
ment in Germany. There are no airplanes in
Germany which, loaded with bombs, could
fly to America and back. Even if they were
disposed to do so, the Germans could not
march into a country with a population of
130 millions, across 3,500 miles of ocean and
conquer it. America simply cannot be invaded
by air or sea. That is particularly true if her
armaments and national defense are appro-
priate to or commensurate with the coun-
try's size, population, resources and indus-
trial production, not to mention the spirit of
the people."
The marshal of the Reich continued:
"Even if you (America) don't like us, give
us some credit for common sense and rea-
son ... If American defenses are what they
should be, particularly if America's air force
is proporly developed, built up, organized and
strategically based, America can defy any
group of powers. No one would be so idiotic as
to attempt an invasion."
Goering stressed Germany's desire (and
the latter word should be in quotations—
that from this column, not the Ratzi) to pre-
serve and uphold her political and economic
tiee with the United States. A healthy re-
construction of Europe and of the world is
possible only in cooperation with the United
States, he added.
And that, my friend, is "Ratii" Joseph
Goebbels at his best. He's attempting to lull
you and me into a false sense of security. And
he has ever reason to believe he'll succeed.
"Sure, didn'1 i I succeed in regard to Poland,
Czechoslovakia, Norway and France?" I can
almost hear the Berlin propaganda minister
egotisticlly mutter to himself. This same
little fiendish man with warped body and
twisted mind was telling those nations a
short while ago that "everything is going to
be all right; just sit still in the boat."
If he succeeds in lulling America into a
false sense of security, the fuehrer of the
goose-stepping Ratzi hordes will be triumph-
antly surveying Washington within a short
period. One of the most despised characteris-
tics of a race or a man is complacency. The
citizens of our neighboring state of Louisiana
did not worry about what Huey Long (the
"kingfish" they called him instead of "fueh-
rer") was doing or saying until they found
|themselves completely at his mercy. It took
more than 12 years to get out from under his
tyrannical yoke. Stanley Baldwin, Neville
Chamberlain and other policy-makers of
England complacently played cricket and
fretted about the love affairs of the childish
Duke of Windsor while an Austrian house
painter, who never liked the game and con-
sidered the duke a romantic fool anyway,
[armed himself to spoil their field. As a re-
sult millions of hearts will bleed and ache be-
cause a few men sat idly by and contended
that a few swastika-painted planes probably
[wouldn't amount to anything.
There's America's lesson for you. What
are we going to do about it?
♦ 4. ♦
This newspaper and the merchants of
Mexia in today's issue of The News salute
Tom A. Phillips and his employees on the
opening Thursday of the frozen foods locker
storage plant on West Palestine street. The
plant is unquestionably one of the most mod-
ern cold storage plants of its kind in Texas.
Such enterprises as this are the type that
adds tc any town. Mexia owes Phillips and
his staff a vote of thanks. By investing $20,-
000 in this plant, Phillips is putting faith in
Mexia, in the city's progress and continued
upbuilding. Let's keep faith with him.
Here's what M. W. Anderson, past pres-
ident of the Mexia Chamber of Commerce
and now chairman of the chamber's agricul-
tural committee, thinks of the plant:
"It is one of the most complete plants
of its kind in the country and will be of un-
told benefit to residents of Mexia, farmers
and other people of this section. It has the
most modern equipment obtainable and will
render complete service in every respect.
Mexia can take pride in this plant."
Dr. O. T. Christoffer was off Wednesday
for Port Aransas, where he intends to spend
his time fishing for the next several days.
"They always bite at Port Aransas," reads
a sign on the highways. What bites?—the
fish or the suokers?—this column wishes to
know. This columnist has always arrived at
the Gulf coast just a week late for fishing.
"They were really biting last week, but they
just aren't biting this week," is the sad re-
frain I've heard.
Two other Mexia anglers, Bert Hollister
and W. M. Eubanks, Jr., "Old Man Bud" to
most Mexiaites, will be returning from Dev-
il's River near Del Rio within the next sev-
eral days with some tall fish stories. Eu-
banks claims he has to have his fishing trip
at Del Rio before he can dive into his work
as chairman of the Bi-Stone Livestock Expo-
sition. "Too much work and no play will make
Bud a dull boy," he declares.
Ennis Gibson, former employee of the
Pure Oil company here, has been recently
transferred to Cisco, 111. He and his family
have been away from Mexia only a short
while, but they are alreadey homesick as the
following letter will attest:
"It has sure been dry and hot up here un-
til yesterday, when a shower came and a nor-
ther blew in. Since then it has been real cood
and last night we slept under two quilts.
"Tell everybody in Mexia hello for us.
Hurry the paper so we can see what's hap-
pening in and around home."
Most popular midsummer sport in Eng-
land's Midlands is shooting the chutists.
* * *
A new "ham and eggs" plan for Cali-
fornia is the only evidence discernible in the
day's news that indicates all's well with the
world.
Because of the war America is making
its own bassoons for the first time in 150
years. That's blowing our own horn.
If this is the Battle of Britain just start-
ing, the boys sure have been pretty serious
about their gymnasium workouts.
Willkie supporters are reported solicit-
ing funds by chain letter. Just one way a
gent can be linked with politics.
A New Hampshire senator will sponsor
a constitutional amendment to limit the pre-
sidency to two terms. He was one of those
who was very much against F. D. R. having
his first one.
Through the Loopholes
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SURROUNDING COMMUNITY NEWS
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PERSONVILLE
The Baptist revival here closed
last Sunday with one member, Mr.
Conrad McCoslin, added. The Rev.
John Edwin Mills of Mexia, pastor
of the church, conducted most of
the services. He was assisted some
by the Rev. E. E. Rogers and the
Rev. E. D. Dunlap of Fort Worth.
Mrs. Ina McCoslin left this week
for San Angelo, where she will un-
dergo treatment at a hospital.
Mrs. Minnie Webb and Miss
Elise Brown were hostesses for a
miscellaneous shower given in
honor of Mrs. J. E. Hitt of Mexia
last Saturday at the 4-H club
house. Mr*. Hitt was formerly
Miss Ruby Nell Hardison of Per-
sonville.
Mr. and Mrs. Tee Burleson of
Goose Creek, former residents
here have announced the arrival of
a baby girl born Aug. 3 and named
Barbara Sue.
are the parents of a baby g>rl,
are the perents of a baby girl,
named Iva Laressa.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Sandifer
have announced the arrival of a
baby boy, who was named John
William.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Thomat also
have a new arrival, a boy, named
O'Neil.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McClaren
have moved to Texas City.
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Richard-
son recently carried their baby to
a specialist in Dallas/
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Thompson of
El Campo are visiting relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Eubanks of
Mexia "fatted friends and rela-
tives here last Wednesday.
Mrs. Minnie Webb and on,
Stancil were Mexia and Groesbeek
visitors Monday.
Mr. John Webb has returned
home from East Texas where he
has been on his vacation.
Mrs. Johnny Grooms of South
Texas is here visiting her son, Mr.
Claud Brown and family.
Miss Ruby Nell Gibson and Miss
Anna Ruth Sims of Lost Prairie
spent Wednesday night with Miss
Eva Easterling.
Mr. Roscoe Easterling is work-
ing in Mexia this month.
Mrs. Minnie Webb and Mrs. L.
Nolan were visitors m Oakes com-
munity recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Petty of
Axtell are the parents of a baby
boy. Mrs. Perry is the' former Miss
Grace Rogers of Personville.
Mr. Kieth Hardison spent last
week at LaSalle, taking piano les-
sons from Mrs. Tom Ferguson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bartell of
Arieona are here visiting relatives.
Miss Ann Easterling has return-
ed from Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Haney of
Mewin visited friends here this
week.
Herald's
Weekly Sunday School Lesson
Life Holds Something Stronger
Than Forces of Destruction, Decay
Text: Psalm 23
BY WILLIAM E. GILROY, D. D.
Editor of Advance
•THIS lesson is confined to the
23rd Psalm, usually called the
Shepherd's Psalm. There is not
a purer gem in all literature, and
the lines of this Psalm, consti-
tuting six brief verses in our
modern presentation of it, have
taken hold of human experience
as perhaps no other single pass*
age has done.
Why is this? In part, it Is due
to the simplicity and beauty of
the Psalm itself; but is it not due
also to the contrast the Psalm
offers to so much that Is in our
daily life and in the experience
of the world? It is • Psalm of
peace; it is a Psalm of refreshing.
Even to read it when we are in
the midst of trouble is to And an
atmosphere and place of peace.
It is a good Psalm to read,
even when people are in the
midst of want and danger, as
great multitudes of human be-
ings are today. It reminds us
that these sad and dark experi-
ences are not all of human life,
that they are not indeed of God's
purpose and planning, that there
it for man a life of peace and
quiet, of faith and strength, that
goodness and 1«". ng kindness
have not departed from the uni-
verse.
• • •
AND the Psalm strikes an even
deeper note in its tense of
security, even though one walk
"through the valley of the shad-
ow «f death." There i* In life
something stronger than the
forces of destruction and decay.
We speak of this Psalm as the
Psalm of David, because we
think of David as a shepherd as
well as a king. If David really
wrote it, the contrast between
the Psalm and much of his own
life is very striking, for David
was a man of blood and war and
the Bible represents him as be*
ing forbidden to build the temple
because of that fact.
But there was in David also
something very fine and gentle
as well as something strong and
courageous. We see him first of
all as the young shepherd boy,
going out with great daring to
kill floliath. But there was a
later passage In hit life that re-
vealed the quality of hit spirit,
e • •
TTARD pressed in battle, he bad
A made a casual with that he
might have a drink of water
from the well of Bethlehem.
Valiant and loyal soldiers heard
that wish and risked their lives
to bring him a cruse of that
water. But David would not use
it to tlake hit thirst. Men had
risked their life blood to bring
it. It was something sacred, and
he poured it out on the ground
as an offering. It wu a great act
of faith and of worship which
only a man who it essentially a
poet could have conceived or
performed, it wat this quality In
David that made him capable of
writing such a Psalm.
It never growi old or worn
out Men have read It hundredt
of timet; yet it comet with vital-
ity and freshness at a lesson ttill
to be studied, but even more, to
be enlorad.
CEDAR NEWS
—AUGUST 16—
By MRS. G. C. HAMMOND
Mr. and Mrs. Dee York and fam-
ily spent Thursady night with Mr.
and Mrs. Hiram Runnels of Horn
Hffl.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sessum and
Mrs. G. C. Hammond went to Waco
Saturday.
Mrs. H. T. Walters and children
and Mrs. C. A. Norton and children
spent Monday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. G. C. Hammond.
Wilmer Lee Richards spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Dee
York.
Mrs. Frank Neely and children
of San Antonio are visiting her
sister, Mrs. G. C. Hammond.
Marie Hammond spent Wednes-
day night in the home of Mary
Emma Stevens.
Mrs. E. A. Opry is ill this week.
TWO-MINUTE SERMON
„ HEALED SCARS
By E. H. HUDSON
"He Bindeth Up Their Wounds." j
In the yard of my old Kentucky, home grew a fine oak
tree.
Beneath its gracious shade the children had their swing
and playhouse. . + 'A
One day a fire was built against the tree. . • ,
It was burned nearly to its heart.
... Leaves faded and fell; branches were blackened ana
warped. |
It looked as if the old tree would never recover. |
In a happy home next door lived a young man.
He was industrious, generous, honest, a kindly neighbor
and a good friend. \
Wife, children, neighbors loved him.
Led by bad company, he fell into temptation and learned
to drink.
More deadly than the fire against the oak, the fire of
passion burned into his soul. I
In a drinking brawl in a saloon a man was killed. j(
The young man was sent to prison for five years. '■
He would come out branded as an ex-convict. ./ ^
It looked as if his life were ruined beyond repair.
Twenty years passed and I returned to the old home.
And there stood the old tree of my childhood as strong
and fair as ever. .
Deeply rooted it still spread its gracious shade. S
Birds sang and nested in its branches as of old.
The old fire-scar was healed over and living branches re-
placed the dead ones.
Going over to the old neighbor's home, found that the
young ;man had also come back.
He was respected and trusted and honored by his neigh-
bors.
He was a good citizen, father and friend.
The old scar was healed; the old habit was overcome.
.— He had been given a second chance and had made good.
He was a re-built man.
It is easier to fall than it is to come back.
In an evil hour a man may destroy the work of a lifetime.
But a man can come back; never forget that.
And every man deserves to be given his second chancc. i
It is easier to make scars than it is to heal them.
But scars can be healed; never forget that.
Nature has a gracious ministry of healing for all scars.
Trees have a marvelous recuperative power.
There is a Divine healing that is surer than tree surgery.
God is more wonderf ully kind than nature.
He gives every marred man another chance to be what he
has failed to be.-
As the prophet made the marred vessel in the potters
field into a new vessel, so can God make a marred man into a
better man.
"He will not break the bruised reed, nor quench the
smoking flax."
"He bindeth up their wounds."
So long as there is life, this divine healing power works.
Peter denied his Master, but was restored to his place.
A woman was taken in sin and told to go and sin no more.
John Mark failed but Barnabas gave him another chance.
Defeat and failure are never final.
No main is ever beyond the hope of reformation and re-
demption.
As God in his mercy has given me a second chance, so will
I give to my fellow man another chance.
Religion ie a healing power.
All living things can be healed of their scars.
But dead ttiings cannot.
When a boy, I cut a big gash in a tree and cut my nam*
in a big rock.
After many years, I found the tree had healed, but the
letters still graven in the stone.
God heals by making us alive like the tree.
He imparts a new life and a new power.
When we live in Him and He lives in us, the old wounds
are healed and broken lives are mended.
"He is the vine, we are the branches."
As we abide in Him, we find healing.
The Rev. E. E. Rogers of Mexia
had dinner Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Bayless.
Quite a number attended the
musical entertainment at Mr. aid
Mrs. Marlin Palmour's home on
Wednesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stevens visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Opry Tues-
day night.
The Baptist Workers Conference
at Cedar last Friday was well at-
tended.
Mrs. Rip McKensie and children
sepnt Sunday with Mrs. E. A.
Opry.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Robinson loft
Tuesday for a visit with thtir son-
in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrt.
Frank Bevel ing in Wichita Fallt.
Mrs. J. W. Compton bat return-
ed from Huntsville where the com-
pleted a twelve weeks course in li-
brary science at Sam Houston
State Teachers College.
OUT OUR WAY
By Williams
WELL, WHUT DO ^
you CARE? LOOK
WHUT IT WOULD
SAVE VOU/ AND
ME- - WHV, I GOT
PEASAMT ANKLES
FROM PADDLIN'
BACK AN' FORTH TO
HER HOUSE WITH
VACUUM CLEANERS,
BASTIN' PANS,
ELECTRIC IRONS,
AN
PUT DOWN THAT
PHONE/GIVE ME
THAT PHONE BOOK /
THE IDEA-- CALLING
UP ALL KINDS OF
SALESMEN AND
SENDING THEM TO
"/OUR SISTER'S
HOUSE/
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