Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1957 Page: 4 of 16
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CREATION OP MAN
Now it comes to light that our
first father was a bolt of lightening
and our mother, gasious acids.
Perhaps that is the reason ancient
man hid his face when lightening
flashed and trembled when thunder
rolled. Cell memories of his Genesis
troubled him and he said, "The
Gods are angry".
At a recent A.A.A.S. meeting,
Biochemist Btanley L. Miller of
Columbia University's College of
Physicians and Surgeons told how
he filled a glass container with
the gases that were presumably
present in the earth's primitive
atmosphere. Then he shot electric
sparks through them to simulate
lightning. In a week he had an
organic soup in which he identified
nine amino acids, four of which
are constituents of proteins found
in living organisms. Dr. Miller
concluded that nature's first chem-
ical step toward life creation was
rather surprisingly easy.
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SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
I have been reading more and
more about "social control" and
"social behavior." One scientist even
suggests that the social scientists
should attempt to set up social
control experiments, endeavoring to
bring to man a full and contented
life. Of course they would be the
ones to decide what constituted a
"full and contented life."
Tne honey bee lives a full and
contented life. He has satisfying
work among the flowers for his
little wings to do. He has a full
stomach every night, a warm hive
to sleep in and he probably enjoys
a few "wing-overs" in search of
nectar.
This seems to be the ideal social
state, at least for bees. How man
would fare in such an existence
would be hard to say. He would
probably regress rather than evolve.
Look at the Ruskies!
I would rather go along with the
thoughts of Douglas Meador, who
The Claude News
ESTABLISHED IN 1890
Co-Editors & Publishers
Wm. J. B. WAGGONER
CECIL O. WAGGONER
Entered as second class mail matter
at the post office at Claude, Texas,
under the Act of March 30, 1879.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
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ed upon it being brought to the at-
tention of the publishers.
In the case of error In legal or
other advertising the publishers do
not hold themselves liable for da-
mages in excess of the amount paid
for such service.
reported recently In Trail Dusk:
"More majestic than the forest
is the lone tree on the hill. It*,
strength is tested by every stftrm
and its fiber is imbued with the
spirit of victory over adversity. It
is like a man alone whose courage
is sufficient to meet the storms of
life with a fortitude fixed by
strong roots in the soil of faith.
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NOTE TO CATTLEMEN
The U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture has suggested the possibility
of breeding tenderness on the hoof.
Research by Government scien-
tists shows that meat tenderness is
inherited in animals and can be
passed to succeeding generations
through selective breeding
Scientists at the USDA Agricul-
tiual Research Center, Beltsville,
MJ„ are currently testing both rab-
bits and beef cattle for their heri-
tability of tenderness.
,They are also trying to develop a
quick, reliable test for tenderness
that can be used on live animals.
So, don't be surprised in a few
years if you see restaurants ad-
vertising "Super Tenderized Steaks
from Contented Bulls."
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JEALOUSY
It has finally been decided that
jealousy is a sign of a lot of things
cut love is definitely not one of
them.
Dr piiilip Eisenberg, in his book,
"Why We Act as We Do," says
that jealousy in marriage is gen-
erally an indication that the mate
is not sure he can hold his wife's
love (or vice versa), or that the
jealous one regards the other as
personal property and not as a
dearly beloved person. Lack of
jealousy can indicate the partner
is completely trusted without ques-
tion All told, jealousy is usually a
sign of not being an emotional
grownup.
Perhaps that's what going on be-
hind that "Green Door?"
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WHICH REMINDS ME
I'll give a ten dollar prize to the
high school student writing me an
essay on what's going on behind
that "Green Door." It must be or-
iginal, thought provoking, in a
humorous sort ol way, and com-
pletely revealing. Get your imagina-
tion to working. Ten bucks is ten
bucks. I reserve the right to use
any and all entries in this column
whether they win or not.
This brings to mind the ab-
stract science study we were con-
ducting last year at my house.
To get the fellows to do a little
abstract thinking I gave them a
problem concerning planet X. The
planet was more or less like the
earth except for one small differ-
ence, the people didn't have a
•mouth. David Appling came up with
the best solution for eating. He
said the people would plug them-
selves into a "generizor" similiar
to a light socket. They communi-
cated on thought waves.
I'd kinda like to live in a world
David created.
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WINTER DRIVING
"The winter season with its rain,
sleet, snow and ice has always in-
creased traffic hazards," E. C. Mc-
Padden said this week. This guy
must be daffy. However, we did
have a little fog Saturday.
McPadden, President of the Tex-
as Safety Associations, pointed out
that in addition to winterizing his
car, a driver should heed these
recommendations made by the Na-
tional Safety Council's Committee
on Winter Driving Hazards:—Ac-
cept your responsibility. Adapt your
driving to road conditions. Slippery
streets call for skilled handling of
the car. Use good tires and use re-
inforced tire chains on mow and
tot. Uw out stopping stances by
about half, and Increase traction
10, INT.
HOSPITALIZED EDITOR B.
Editor B. hasn't fully learned the
responsibilities of being a weekly
Editor. Still being a civilian at
heart, he reposed in the Northwest
Texas Hospital several days this
week. He should know the VSM
of weekly editing by now! The VSM
is Vacation, Sickness and Money,
none of which a weekly editor can
ever indulge in.
If your paper seems a little
short this week it is simply
because he couldn't carry out his
half of the publishing which
points up the facts of VSM.
He should be home Thurs. or
Fri., minus a few precious stones,
kidney by nature, and hopes to
carry on as usual. You can see by
the paper that he was missed
around this ink splashing enter-
prize. Thanks to Thomas Waggoner,
Eddie Watson and Jack Cobb we
didn't have to burn killowatts until
the wee minutes of 1957.
four to seven times. Always follow
other vehicles at a safe distance.
Pump your brakes with a fast up
and down motion to slow down or
stop Jamming on your brakes is
almost certain to lock your wheels
and throw your car into a skid.
Ease up on the gas pedal at the
slightest sign of a skid.
We probably have a generation
of people here who have never
driven in mud, snow or ice. Its
a new experience for them.
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EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT?
Some interesting dialogue from
"Hoosier Schoolmaster" (1871):
Young Teacher: Aren't you satis-
fied with the progress I've made?
School Board Member: No, "cord-
ing to what I hear you hain't licked
a single scholar for the last four
weeks.
Teacher: I haven't found it ne-
cessary.
School Board Member: But dog-
gone it, that hain't right. Lickin'
and learning go together. If you
don't lick 'em, you can't learn 'em
nothing.
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NORMAL: DEFINITION
It is common habit to wish things
would get back to "normal". That
word has come to mean something
quite foreign from the original in-
terpretation. Now it is regarded as
sort of an ideal existence that must
have at one time or another been
a common thing. In the last half
century we can recall no such
heaven on earth. Actually, normal
is when pocket income cannot keep
up with pocket outgo, when chang-
ing conditions continually keep you
off balance, when births and deaths
alternate joy and sorrow, when
there is always tomorrow in which
to plan to make up for the wasted
moments of today. Normal is living
and breathing and all the business
connected with it. It may be hectic
pace, or annoyingly slow, but don't
aver hope that times will someday
get back to normal If they were
any more normal you oQpldn't stand
it.—Hie Concrete (Wash.) Herald
C3MMERCIAL corn producers
in their nation-wide referenda
last Dec. 11 decided one basic is-
sue . . . they would prefer to leave
the corn price support policy in
the hands of Congress than to give
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft
Benson full power to. fix corn
prices. *
Although a majority of these
corn giowers favored the Benson
plan, the two-third vote necessary
to put it over failed to material-
ize. Thus corn remains a "basic
commodity" and it now remains
to be seon what Congress will do
in the matter of increasing allot-
ments over the base acreage as
sei, out in the Bspson plan. Ac-
coiding to farm leaders in Wash-
ington. promises have been made
by members of the Senate Agri-
cultural Committee to boost these
allotments and to fix a price
around $1.36 per bushel for the
1957 crop.
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The Federal Rese ve Board has
reported that debts of farmers has
jumped about G% from mid-1955
to June 30, 1956, to a whopping
$18^ billion. This is more than
double the total farm debt in 1947
when the last survey was made,
and is in spite of the fact there
are 20 per cent less farmers today
than in 1947. Tim board fixed or
estimated total farm assets at
$176 billion, and said that aver-
age interest rates paid were 6.4%
on loans not secured by real estate
and 5.4% on real estate-secured
mortgages.
Who wins on the increase in
interest rates or. home mort-
gages? The Administration or-
dered a boost of l/fe% in FHA
mortgage rates bringing it up to
5% in an effort to halt inflation,
or in other words to cut dowu-on
home building. Builders say the
interest rate is needed to start
more building since banks won't
loan money Jfor the lower rates.
But more building would increase
inflation. But if money is loaned
at the 5% rate it would mean a
boost of about $1,000 in cost of a
$10,000 30 year FHA loan which
also is inflation. But will the %%
boost bring more money into the
FHA home mortgage field?
the answer is that banks, insur-
ance and other lending institu-
tions can get plenty of loa.is at
rates higher than 5% and some
economists say that the boost in
rates simply will bring about
more competition for the same
amount of loanable funds, which
would boost interest rates higher
and add to the inflationary spiral
The banks and Savings & Loan
Associations have now been au-
thorized to boost interest rates
on savings, which means th /
will also seek higher earnings
on, loans and investments.
There is a definite move und r
way to boost the home mortgage
loan rate on GI loans in th:: ne::t
Congress and the Mortgage back-
ers Association is urging Con-
gress to let FHA and VA inter-
est rates be freed entirely fi'nm
rigid controls to seek their own
economic level. The Equitable
Life Assurance Society, one of
the Bigs on sources of mort-
gage financing, predicts the 5 !>
rate will not attract needed funds
for home financing. So in the
long run, only the lenders win,
the home-builders and home buy:
ers lose, and still there is an in-
flationary spiral.
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ideas from other editors
From the Union Times, Junction
City, Arkansas: Last week in the
news columns of The Times, we
reported a local rumpus in a
Junction City home caused by the '
husband's failure to remove his
shoes before removing his pants.
His wife objected to this proced-
ure, on the grounds that it created
an unnecessary cleaning or laund-
ering problem This started the
row.
We sympathize with the wife-
realizing full well the difficulties
of laundering, even with modern
appliances, when added to normal
home cleaning, cooking, sewing
and other activities
However, there is a matter of
principle involved which is im-
portant not only in Junction City
but throughout the United States,
or perhaps in all nations of the
world in these troubled times. It
Is the principle of individual liber-
ty. In defense of which our fore-
fathers battled the wilderness,
wild animals. Indians, cold, hung-
er and privation as they fought
their way to Arkansas and Louisi-
ana to clear land and carve out
homesteads in this wonderful land.
Today there is precious little in-
dividaul liberty left to a man The
various governments, state, federal
and local, have gradually taken
control of his business, his labor,
his Income and other phases of his
Ufa, so that today the only two
areas remaining fairly free are
home and Church. And we feel
that every man should draw the
battle line here, prepared to fight '
to the bitter end for his last re-
maining shred of individual free-
dom
It matters not whether it is con-
trol of his manner of removing
pants, or some other seemingly
trival matter, the important point
is that at some stage of enslave-
ment a man must turn and fight
back. Cowards may disagree, but
where a spark of courage remains
men know it is better to die on
their feet than to live on their
knees
So, men, let us draw the battle .
line here and now. And let the
chips fall where they may!
From the Chickasha Star, Chl-
ckasha, Oklahoma: Publishing a
great home-owned newspaper like
the Chickasha Star is no picnic.
If we print jokes, people say we're
silly. If we don't they say we're
to serious. If we stick to th^ office
all day, we ought to be out hunt-
ing stories and revenue. If we go
out and try to hustle, there are
those who say we're never in
when they try to reach us. If we
don't accept contributions, we
don't appreciate genius. If we
print thetn the paper's full of
junk.
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Waggoner, William J. B. & Waggoner, Cecil O. Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1957, newspaper, January 10, 1957; Claude, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth355813/m1/4/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Richard S. and Leah Morris Memorial Library.