Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, July 23, 1943 Page: 2 of 4
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Largest thop in Hm Pan-
handle devoted exclu-
sively to Tire Serviee.
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Thos T. Waggon" Editor-Owner
Entered in the Post Office at Claude
Texas, as Second Class Mall Matter.
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PHONE *22*
ONE AMONG the most sensible
statements made by oiu- Congress-
man. Jean Worley. was made be-
fore Congress Inst week when he
advised how to select the Personnel
Of The O. P. A. His argument is
found in another part of this week's
Claude News. Read it and then
pat Jean Worley on the back.
DID YOU hear the Big Four-
including our own Marvin Jones
speak Wednesday night July 7th,
about how "We must co-operate,
if Rationing, and ceiling prices are
to be a success"?
Some of them said they expect
the merchants in all towns to
Co-operate by using display adver-
tising EVERY WEEK, and include
In this advertising a few lines
favoring the buying of War Bondf
and other efforts to win this war
In other words use ads about the
sale of their goods and in each
ad have a few lines in favor of
war effort.
Futhermore they said they were
depending on the Newspapers
throughout the USA to carry ad-
vertising for the sale of Bonds
and that all merchants should use
more advertising placing boosts for
WAR BOND SALES. This means
that OUR MERCHANTS and the
Newspapers are to Co-operate hi
giving the war efforts several Bil
lion Dollars worth of advertising,
as they did last year.
There was a bill before Con-
gress to pay newspapers for this
advertising—advertising being their
only stock in trade, and should
be paid for-but it has not passed.
Some newspapers oppose this meth-
od, while a majority favor it. Mer
chants and newspapers are ask to
pay and merchants and newspapers
being very patriotic will font the
';ill even if it Is several Billion
Dollars Out Of Their Pockets, to
do so.
Our own Texas Senator, Tom
Connally, leader in the Senate,
aid: "I not only favor this bill
paying for Newspapers advertising,
to boost the war efforts, but I
will vote for it when it Is present
c-d to the Senate." Some news-
paper editors believe it will sub-
sidize the press, while others say
it is only just and right that news-
papers get pay for legitimate ad-
vertising they do lor the Govern-
ment. It is Democratic to let every
editor express himself freely on
this issue. After all is said, let
the majority rule. If it is right
no one will suffer from it. but
if wrong, it will be against the
interest of the majority and they
will make a change and right
this wrong. Let the people Know
and let the People rule.
IF THE HEADS of certain Bur
eaus had come to the people with
their suggestions, that they desired
to put certain things over by the
Point System," also by the Price
Ceilings, and asked the people to
I indly co-operate with them, pro
bably these heads would have re-
ceived a hearty response from the
people, a our people are very pa-
triotic and Want To Win This War
But instead they wrote up cer-
tainlng binding So-Called Laws
and said "This is our orders You
must o'jey our orders or else."
Then they said: Now The People
Must Co-operate or these orders
will piove a failure. The people
Did Not Co-operate, although they
were threatened with a $10,000
line and several years in the peni-
tentiary. If this had been wished,
st.s some individuals declare, they
ire -cared halt to death because it
might be pushed, probably 70 per
cent of our people would now
be in jail. You may convict one
man or several men for violation
of certain Bureau's Man Made
Laws, but there L- no way by
which Two-Thirds Ol Our People
cap. be convicted for doing a thing
that They Believe Is Right. A
majority of our people should rule
for this is Democratic. When the
majority decided Not To Co-operate
the people bought 20 per cent more
goods. Including groceries, than they
did when we had no point system.
The lady living in the country,
is ask to get points when she
sells butter and milk Probably the
points will make her cow give
more milk and she can produce
more butter—as points secured Is
to allow the selling party to buy
more goods or produce more goods
for sale. If these "Points" had anv-
food value she could feed them I
to her cows. Sounds silly but no
more silly than trying to use the1
point system. The Celling price
system has caused goods to raise
In price 20 to 3# J*r cent, while
A full-fledged Army officer now
by action of Congress, Col. Oveta
Gulp Hobby, will head the WAC
after September 3, Instead of the
WAAC. "Auxiliary" In the old name
has been dropped.
'She doesn't know whether It's
because her hens are war-minded
or what It Is but Mrs. F E. Wil-
liams, AmarlUo, Texas, Is getting
an average of 30 double-yolked
eggs out of every 38 and she has
one that had three yolks In it.
Les BevlU, price panel chairman,
aid the price of potatoes had been
slashed at about half within a
week, and that tomatoes, lettuce
md green beans had been reduced
n cost by varying amounts, de-
luding upon the distance from
lie point of supply. He predicted
he price of bananas would be
lit by the end of the week.
AS TRUE TODAY
When Calvin Coolidge was Go-
crnor of Massachusetts in 1919,
lie organized policemen of Boston
hreatened to go on strike. The
JoveiT.or wired this message to
Januiel Goinpers, then president of
vFL: "There Is no jight to strike
■gainst the public safety by any-
me. anywhere, anytime."
lit these days of subsidies and
artificial restrictions, it Is refresh-
ing to be reminded that the far-
mer can, U given the opportunity,
shape his own future the same
aa be and other American citizens
hare always done In the past.
ffio£&£ it.' Warner sunday
SCHOOL CtASS
"Our Chief :fource of Encourage-
ment" Members of the Phoebe K.
Warner 8. S. Class of the Meth-
odist Church assisted their teacher,
Mrs. H. D. Grimes discuss this
subject, Sunay morning, July 18th.
On Sunday, July 25th, the sub-
ject to be discussed Is "Bible Teac-
hings on the cost of Drinking".
If any one has any Clippings
on this subject, bring them With
you. i
Everyone Is welcome.
BER NEWS
>
It doesn't make any difference
what the price of food is if no
food is available'.—Alt' M. London.
IVFA IS NO MORE
Scant notice was given the news
ast week that the WPA had pass
•d out of existence. A remarkable
act about its demise was that
here still remained $130,000,000 in
mexpended funds which were
turned back into the U. S. Trea-
uiy. Only enough employees are
retained to close out lis affairs
and complete records for a final
•eport. Created In 1935, the WPA
spent a total of approximately
">10.500.000.000. It carried on its
jayroll about 8,500,000 employees
luring this eight-year period of,
ts existence.
ONE THING NOT RATIONED
Asked for a Carriage license,
Probate Judge C. B. Thornton
of Elberton, Ga„ filled one out un-
til he came to the dotted line
for the bride's name. "Just leave
that out," requested the bridegroom
-to-be. "There are two women I
iave in mind, but I don't know
which one I'll get." When the
judge asked him why he was in
such a hurry to get the license,
ne said he heard they were going
to be rationed.
AFTER some of the leading Man-
ufacturers have spent millions of
dollars advertising their Superior
Brands of Goods, some heads of
Bureaus want to eliminate said
Advertising branus and let the
people buy whatever they can re-
gardless of what brand they buy.
In other words they buy certlan
koods and after a trial they may
decide whether it Is good or in-
ferior. Just Seep them guessing on
a hat they buy. This Is not only
i great loss to the Manufacturer
out a loss to Newspapers and Ma-
gazines who have been advertising
-iich leading brands.
OUR OWN Governor, Coke Ste-
venson had a 2 hour conference
with the head of State Rationing
Board, regarding rationing of Gsls,
Tires, Food supplies Etc. The Go-
vernor ask FOR THE FACTS IN
1HE CASE, and the OPA Head
went to Washington presumedly
.o return with those FACTS. Pro-
jably the facts will reveal that ra-
ioning is a FARCE; that under
rationing, Texas purchased 26 per
ent more gas In May of 1943 over
Vlay of 1942; that with the "Point
System"; in vogue, people purchased
ibout 20 per cent more groceries
ban they would had groceries not
jeen rationed; that the Govern-
ment has stored away millions
tf tires, not in use, rottening, tires
)ur farmers could use In getting
■ heir crops to the market, If they
*ere not hoarded up, Not Being
Used For Any Purpose However.
Our Governor has conslstantly op-
josed Rationing and he is Just as
right as a fox.
IICN'RY J. KAISER
Henry J. Kaiser, the miracle ln-
llistriallst, says that he will put
i new car on the market at the
•lose of the war. He believes that
ndustrial America will forestall a
lepresMon. Henry Ford has ex-
pressed such faith. If the Indus-
trialists are given a chance after
he war, they can bring about
t renewal of prosperity. But If
hey are to be hamstrung and
urrounded by red tape from Wash-
ngton, and forced to accept or-
'er.s from men who know nothing
ibout big industry, then most any-
hing can happan. It Is said in
Washington that war measures will
tc outlawed as soon as the war
s won. but It Is hard to accom-
jlisli such a thing since It involves
lie jobs of thousand* in Washing-
on who have the ear of the ad-
ministration.—Canyon News.
SET YOUR RAT TRAPS
Austin, Texas, July 23. Reports
"omlng Into the State Health De-
partment Indicate the presence of
Typhus Fever In almost all sections
of the State without any particular
'pparent regard to city of rural
oopulatlon according to Dr. Geo
W. Cox. State Health Officer.
In urging full cooperation from
all communities In a campaign tc
exterminate rats and thus control
the possible Increasing incidence of
Typhus Dr. Cox Said, "It must
be kept in mind that the rat acti
is reservoir of the Typhus germ
and the rat flea is the means by
which Typhus Is Transmitted to
man. Rats are known to travel
many miles from one community
to another, and It is therefore ob-
vious," Dr. Cox said, "that it will
be necessary to conduct a vigorous
rat extermination program over the
entire State."
Phillips Petroleum Company
Announces the Completion and First Operation of Its
90,000,000 Lb. Butadiene Manufacturing Plant
J
SHOOTING STARS
\n a few weeks many "shooting
stars" will be seen in the sky.
according to James Stokley of
General Electrlc's Research La-
boratory.
Mr. Stokley, former director of
the Fels Planetarium, says that
"we will cross the path of the
Perseid meteors about August 12.
Around that date as many as 50
to 100 meteors an hour should be j
seen after midnight."
Meteors are commonly called
shooting stars, but are actually
small bits of celestial dust, whirh
vanish In a flash of light when
they encounter the friction of
the earth's atmosphere.
For an annual production of rubber
equivalent to 11,000,000 tires
A MODERN miracle of petroleum research and chemistry
has figuratively transformed a few acres in the Pan-
handle of Texas itivo one-third < t ;i million :tcrcs of rubber
plantation.
Here rubber wiil be drilled lrom the depths of the li. S.
earth, instead of tapped from Kast Indian and Malayan trees.
From wells overlying the greatest raw gas field ever dis-
covered, will come the natural gas to be processed into buta-
diene, the basic and major ingredient in synthetic rubber.
This great plant . . . designed and built by Phillips . . .
based on Phillips research . .. using Phillips own patented
processes . . . independent of German research . . . will make
butadiene for an equivalent of 30,000,000 rubber trees.
Thus is brought nearer the no-longer distant day of U. S.
self-sufficiency in rubber. Thus is Victory made more cer-
tain. And with that great clay will come the full peacetime
benefits of this outstanding wartime development.
fl|l'
Brief Notes about Phillips
as Trail Blazer In the
Synthetic Rubber Field
I ires < ontoini ng rubber predvfdUem
Phillips butadiene have been en the
notion's highways lor moro then two
years.
In 1941 Phillips produced, for
commercial rubber use, more than
Jour times as much butadiene as
any oi'%cr oil company.
ft
ft
Phillips hat freely supplied technical
data en butadiene, (tyrant, and other
related proceisel, te (he petroleum
and other industries participating in
the Government rubber program. Ae
a matter of company policy, Phillip*
advocated the production •! buta-
diene by all dependable processes,
from all possible raw materials, in-
cluding products of the farm.
FOR VICTORY... Buy 0. S. War Savings Bonds and Stamps
traffic of army equipment and
travel. But this is just a discus-
sion of things to come and im-
portant since the auto stands as
an economic feature in our nation-
al income.
STAYING HOME?
Are you one of those who will
have no vacation this year? Many
folks will not have much time n-
way from their work in defen.se
and relief and any productive la-
bor that is tied in with the war
effort. But this does not mean
there are not certian beauties of
nature to be found near ottr Can-
yon In the country, moments of
pure relaxation to be had in your
own yard, simple pleasures to bring
renwed interest In life inside your
home. Snatch a few hours of
peace along some stream, treasure
i few hours in the shade of a
iree with a calming book. Take
advantage of leisure hours Instead
or moaning over the loss of leisure
weeks or months that used to be.
CONSIDER IIIM!
In the trend of complaining of
food cost, produce limitations, black
markets, coupon difficulties, we sort
of forget a person who needs con-
sideration in all of this regimen-
tation and who seldem gets any-
thing but a sigh of impatience
for all his troubles. That's the
fellow in the neighborhood gro-
cery store who stands back of
the counter with more worries o-
ver coupons, supplies, markets and
prices than you have. He will tell
you that he is having his troubles
and he is probably right when he
says there are more to come.
When we step to the counter and
grumble because there isn't any
of this, wonder why a shortage
of that, question price, seek point
answers, remember that lii.s head-
ache Is worse than yours and he
isn't any happier because he can't
carry on 'business as usual' than
you are.
a rod.'' Exodus 4:2-4.
The dividing point between Mo-
ses-the-weak and Moses-the-strong
-and-mlghty was when he threw
down liis staff at the command
of God—and received it back as
a scepter, the symbol of power
in the hand of Israel's first great
leader.
Important to Moses' livelihood,
for a shepherd is at a disadvan-
tage without his crook, this rod
was of no value in God's work.
Moses saw the rod from God's
viewpoint when he threw it to
the ground, for it became a repul-
sive serpent. So many seemingly
valuable things or accomplishments
reveal their worthlessness and
harmfulness when thrown down
before God.
Had Moses not obeyed Ctod's
command: had he argued with
God regarding his dependency up-
on the rod; had he rebelled or
resorted to excuse-making, he
would have missed having his
name emblazoned upon tile pages
of world history. Has God asked
you to throw down this or that?
If so, do not hesitate. And do not
be too inquisitive, for God rewards
obedience—obedience not because
of blind faith, but because of God-
assuring faith.
Strangely enough, that which
Moses cast to the ground Ood gave
back to him—but so changed as to
become the envy of world leaders
throughout the ages. How gra-
ciously God deals with His own I
He never asks that we give up
anything without abundantly reim-
bursing us.
Had the rich young ruler known
this fact he might have cast Ills
riches to the four winds gladly, but
Instead lie kept them, only to
go away sorrowful. What an op-
portunity he missed!
The lad with the five loaves and
two fishes was called to cast away
his lunch and when he gladly gave ^
it up. Jesus rewarded him with
twelve baskets more than he could
consume.
"What is that in thine hand?"
asked God. "A rod." unswered Mos-
es. "Cast it to the ground," com- ^
manded God. Similarly God may
be .speaking to you. WU1 you obey
Him? The blessing will be youre,
with lll'e ubundant, If you will
heed His voice.
REFRESHING REMINDER
Speaking in behalf of marketing
cooperatives before the food forum
recently held in New York City
tinder the sponsorship of the
Dairymen's League Cooperative As-
sociation, Congressman Jerry Voor-
hls of California declared: "I want-
to tell why I believe in coopera-
tives. I believe in them because I
know the economic problems that
have been destroying democracy
and freedom In other countries
must be solved. Free government
cannot, live where there are no
free farmers—(Cooperatives! can
and they have restored to farmers
In this country and in many other
countries the control over their
own economic destiny. I believe
in them because they are the one
means that I know whereby our
problem of poverty In the midst
of plenty can be solved without
EASTMAN URGES CIVILIAN
TRAVEL EASEMENT
"Everybody must realize that the
appeal to refrain from unnecessary j
travel 'means me' and applies to-1
Jay as well as tomorrow," Joseph
B Eastman, director of the office \
of Defense Transportation, asserts.!
"The type of Travel represented |
by trips home for the week-end.
trips to other cities to visit friends,
and other trips lor purely social
or pleasure purpose."-, is strictly
non-essential and should cease. In)
every town and city in the country
the people ask—every day—'what
can I do to help win the war?'
One of the ways is to cut out
unnecessary travel. And-remember
—that applies to you as well as
the other fellow."
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GARDNER'S NIGHTMARE
The victory gardener is in the
process of de-weeking same, try-
ing to seperate radishes, onions,
tomatoes from the vile green things
that always do better in a vege-
table bed than amidst flowers! in
Ohio soil 9GB kinds of weeds and
weed seeds thrive, but maybe a-
round Claude conditions won't be
so condusive for luxurious growth
to warrent a hardy crop of them.
It is well for the innocent gurdener
to become acquainted with the
more virile types of weeds and
be prepared to attack as they de-
fiantly poke their evil heads among
the peas and beans. An tmsus-1
pecting gardener may be fooled
by some of the innocent weeds
and think his cucumbers and corn
are beginning to take hold nicely!
Since weeds cost this country three
billion dollars a year, may he get
educated.
Charter No 7123 Reserve District No. 11
REPORT OK CONDITION OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF CLAUDE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AT THE CLOSE O*
BUSINESS ON JUNE 30, 1943.
(Published in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency,
under Section 5211, U. S. Revised Statutes)
ASSETS
Louns and discounts (Including none overdrafts) $137,340.80
United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed 7«U00.0U
Obligations of States and political subdivisions ti.942.87
Corporate stocks (Including $1,500.00 slock of Fed. Res. bank> 1500 *00
Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve balance, and
cash Items in process of collection 491,909.83
Bank premises owned $19,800.00. furniture and fixtures $1,200.00 21.000.00
(Bank premises owned are subject to liens, none)
Total Assets $734,793.58
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits ol individuals, partnerships and corporations $625,449.01
'1 line deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations &A64.00
Depcsits ol United States Government (including postal savings 30,579.03
Deposits ol States and political subdivisions 17,251.54
Total Deposits $679.143 58
HETTER ROADS
Talk of post-war planning some-
times leaves a Claude citizen in
doubt, but when you bring up the
subject of sending money on
building public highways after the
war, we can follow. The taxpayer
knows this kind of conversation,
he'd be«n there before! When the
Association of State Highway Of-:
flclals got together to discuss the
post-war plans, they spoke for
state highway departments and
federal roads. In mentioning how-
ten billion dollars might well be
spent which goes to maintain, re-;
p h\ rebuild the highways, they1
also spoke of the construction furn-
ishing direct employment for 750,
000 people. War has shown us
the need for good roads. Much of
In East and Central Texas where
crops have been laid by. many far-
mers are seeking the opportunity
to go into defense industries. The
reports also reveal that prevailing
wages for general farm work us-
ually are between $250 and $5
per day. Between $3 and $4 lias
been the rate for haying, but
wheat growers in the Panhandle
have been paying combine drivers
as high as $8 and $10 a day.
Remember the "good old days,"
when the customer, if any. was
"always right?" ,
the work done during this war
resort to government dictatorship j was hurriedly and not under favor-
or to the development of a depen- able Mudtttons, generally. Mac*
dcnce of mllMwia at "
Three Minute Sermon
By George S Scliuler,
Member of Faculty
The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago
WHAT IS IN THINE HAND?
Text: "The Lord said unto him,]
What is that in thine hand? And1
he said, Cast it on the ground
And he cast it on the ground, and i
It became a serpent—And the Lord;
said unto Moses. Put forth thine
hand, and take It by the tall
And he—caught It. and it bacam*
Total Liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Common -stock, total par $25,000.00
Surplus
Undivided profits
Reserves (and retirement account for preferred stock"
Total Capital Accounts
Total Liabilities and Capital Accounts
MEMORANDA
Pledged assets (and securities loaned) (book value):
(ai United States Government obligations, direct and guaran-
teed, pledged to secure deposits and other liabilities
$679.143.58
$ 25,000.00
25.000.00
4.400.00
1.250.00
55.650.00
$734,79358
Total
Deposits secured by pledged assets pursuant to
acquirements of law
Total
$ 38.000.00
38.000 00
38.573.70
$ 38,573 70
V
STATE OP TEXAS
COUNTY OF ARMSTRONG u:
I. B C Wuoldrldge President ol the above-named bank, do solemnly
behei l,'e tiue to the best of my knowledge and
B C. WOOLDRIDOE. President.
•sworn to and subscribed beiore me this 10 day of July. IMS.
J •! Sl\LLINUS, Notary Public, Armstrong Co.. Texaa
CORRECT—Attest:
Mrs. B C. Wooldridge
Mrs Fannie Cavlns
B Cavlns
Director*
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