Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1928 Page: 2 of 4
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Published every Thursday
t. W. D1SMUKES Publisher
One Year $1.50 Six months $1.00
Entered at the Palaclos Post Office as
second class mail matter
The Corn Borer
The campaigns against the destruc-
tive corn borer depends for their suc-
cess on the co-operation of corn grow-
ers.
The tuiii borer is most destructive in
the "dirty" corn field, just as a disease
originates nnd spreads most where
there are, unsanity, unhygienic living
conditions.
Farmers who cut their corn early
and plow and rake their fields clean
of stubble are not troubled with the
worm that causes great financial loss
to the less careful corn-growers.
The greater the harvest of the corn-
borer, the less the harvest of the
farmer.
Therefore every farmer should fol-
low all of the precautions necessary
to keep the corn,-borer from invading
his ground.
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| The Children's '
j Column
j Conducted by Fairy Godmother j
FURTHER ADVENTURES OF
TOMMY
Chapter Five
AN HOUR OF FREEDOM
Uniform Traffic Codes
Needed
Washington has estimated that in
1D27 there were 20,618 persons killed
in highway accidents, 798,700 persons
seriously injured, and economic losses
of $672,097,000. This economic loss
figure is exclusive of minor damage to
motor vehicles.
The total killed is an increase of
1,316 over 1926.
The injuries and losses awaken one
On the afternoon following Tommy's
little journey into the landscape, he
was back in the pine grove early. He
felt sure that Godmother would have
some fine plan ready for the people in
the picture. He found her busy around
the old cabinet, but she closed its
doors as Tommy came in.
"Oh, Godmother!" he exclaimed, "I
came to see what plans you have for
my friends in the picture."
"Well, Tommy, I think perhaps we
can manage to give them on hour of
freedom. They have certainly been
faithful a long time, and I am sure it
is kindness on your part to wish to
do something for them. Now sit in
this chair and be perfectly quiet. Do
not say anything even if you do feel
startled."
So Tommy sat as still as a mouse
while Godmother took out her beauti-
ful wand. She turned the face of the
picture to the wall, stepped back a
few feet and began to wave her wand
as she chanted a little verse.
Swish! Tommy saw a rabbit dash
out the door and down the steps. God-
mother continued to wave and chant,
and then, Swish! Swish! Swish!
Swish! followed in quick succession
the girl, the woman, the man and the
horse.
When Godmother turned around she
motioned to Tommy that he might
get up. He ran quickly to the door
and looked all about, but not a trace
of the picture people did he see.
"Oh, Godmother, can'e we see what
thoy do?"
"No, Tommy, we must wait until
lettuce bed. I ate enough to last me
for another fifty years, and now I am
sure that I can go back and be happy
again," he concluded, rubbing his sides
contentedly.
"And now, Little Girl, what did you
do?" asked Godmother.
"First of all I ran straight to my
mother for the kiss I have been want-
ing all these years. It made me so
happy to be able to put my arms
around her neck, and I know it made
her happy too, didn't it, mother?"
"Yes, dearie, it did," replied the
mother, smiling happily.
"And then," continued the little girl,
"I ran all about to see as many little
girls as I could. I wanted to know
what little girls out in the world do.
I found some of them playing dolls,
some running about and playing on
the grass, some h? ping their mothers,
and some quarreling and fighting.
I did not watch these last because they
made me feel unhappy. 1 found a
little child crying, and I gave him one
of the apples out of my basket. I en-
joyed that more than anything else
I did. And now I feel sure that I am
ready for another wait of fifty years.
It will seem good to get back to my
place in the gate."
I did that I was about to forget. I
found a mirror in the store and I
looked at my eyes in it. I'm glad you,
were right, Tommy. As I stand iif
the doorway through all the coming
years, it will be a comfort to know
that my eyes are blue."
Godmother smiled and motioned to
the man to make his report.
"There have always been things
that I have wanted to know about the
world. 1 knew that one hour would
not be enough in which to see all, so
I stopped at the first place where
many men were gathered. I soon
learned that a base-ball game was in
progress, and though I did not under-
stand it all, I enjoyed it very much.
A kind old man explained much of it
to me, but it was the action of the
players that I liked. I have sat in a
still picture always, and through the
coniing years, as I continue to sit in
my sleigh, I can recall over and over
the line quick action of the men in
the game. It will make mo happy
always.— —
Godmother now turned to the horse,
but said no word. He understood, and
raising his fine beautiful head, he
snorted and pawed the air in remem-
brance of his wonderful hour.
"I galloped for miles and miles,
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phe woman in the open door, and the
man and the horse were in their re-
spective places.
"Godmother, I think you're wonder-
ful and good," said Tommy. "I'd like
to talk it all over with you, but it is
late and I must go now."
"Yes, Tommy," she replied. "We
can talk some other time." And so
they said goodbye until another day.
End of Chapter Five.
Next Week, The Moon Elves.
KNOW TEXAS
The Texas pecan crop in normal
years is estimated at 30,000,000
pounds.
Iy distributed sand and gravel re-
sources and the great increase in all
kinds of construction work in the last
six or eight years has brought about
great increase in production.
The marble of Brewster and Pres-
idio counties is said to be of surpass-
ing beauty but there is little produc-
tion because of their distance from
railroads.
Hundreds of towns and cities were
connected to gas pipe lines in Texas
during 1927 and gas development was
counted one of the greatest advance-
ments of the state.
"What did you do, madam?" asked,
Godmother of the woman. j stopping now and then to crop the
"Little Daughter told you how we ^ass ?r to roll over and over in it.
began," she said. "I wanted to see l"cre ls.,n°': Ir|uch to tell, but I wish
other women of course, so after we Jf0" could know how happy I was to
parted I hurried into the city, and the rush of the air about me as I
made my way to a big drygoods store, galloped over the miles. As I stand
to the need of expansion of the na- lfhc'y <l°me baPk'th,e" can hear
, ,, frcm them what they did. It was ex-
tion s road-bunding program, and the actly two o'clock when I released
necessity for the immediate adoption j them. They will be back at three. I
of uniform traffic codes.
Of course, it will be said, the human
factor is the main contribution to
these accidents.
But that human factor could be off-
set to a large extent by adequate mo-
toring facilities and regulation.
Added to that, the individual prac-
tice of courtesy and caution is im-
portant.
Of late the great menace has been
the "hit nnd run" driver. There is
no more obnoxious person than the
one who will run on and escape de-
tection after hitting a pedestrian.
William J. Fitzgerald, a member of
the New Jersey Bar Association, has
gave them the speed of the wind so
thuy may travel fast and far if they
wish. It will be interesting to hear
how they use the hour."
"Godmother, suppose they like the
world so well they wont come back,"
said Tommy.
"They cannot do that, Tommy. They
can no more help coming back than
the sun can help rising each morning."
"Oh, I'm glad I'm here to see them
and hear what they will have to say,"
said Tommy. "But, Godmother, what
can I do while they are gone?"
"You may shell these peas for me,
Tommy, while I am working in anoth-
er room. When the clock strikes three
we will go to the door to receive the
picture people and hear what they
; have to say."
So Tommy sat still and shelled the
invented a devicc designed to put a Peas> glancing every little while at
«">«• :hiV»d ™" "7"- " 1 . Tommy gSS/fc.'KS
be adopted by the state for use on all but lie continued to sit while he gazed,
automobiles. This invention will scat- \ first out of doors, then at the clock.
ter fifty metal discs with the license' N°w it was ten till three, now five,
_• l„ it— 4.1, now almost on the stroke. Tommy
number of tEi car on them on the get the pan of peas down by hig cha>.
ground whenever an accident occurs, while he waited breathlessly. God-
The metal discs will be scatered over, mother came in just as the first stroke
an area of twenty-five feet, and so it boomed out, and together they walked
will be almost impossible for the "hit i ol,t uPon the veranda.
and run" driver to stop and collect' Thct. sound of footsteps hurrying
F I over the fallen leaves came distinctly
them. j to their ears, and yes—here they came
The discs will fall to the ground —the rabbit, the girl, the woman, the
when a trigger is released, the trig-, na"dJ?®llho™c-' ™ey stopped at
?. , ... . „ ,, I the foot of the steps and Godmother
ger responding to the collision of the told them to tell her how they had
bumper with a moving part. ; used the hour, motioning to the rabbit
If this invention will work smooth-. *° begin.
ly, it seems as though it ought to be'?1?- " T8., a, wonTderfV' h°Ur f°r
■" _ . , . * me," he said. "When I could stop run-
pretty universally adopted. : ning and kicking my heels, I would
■ cat clover and roll about in the de-
, . . , . licious grass. I had a long talk with
Who's going to make up a list of a white rabbit who invited me to
There I saw many beautifully dress-
ed women. Oh, how the styles have
changed since I was painted fifty years
ago! I have always thought the ar-
tist gave me such a beautiful dress,
but those women stared at me as if
it was not the thing a lady should
wear. After looking about at many
lovely things I tought a new dress for
myself. I kept thinkink how I should
like to look as beautiful as some of
those women, and I knew that I must
change clothes before I could do so.
"As 1 walked about with my new
purchases under my arm, I saw a
poorly dressed woman fingering the
lovely dresses, and sighing because
she could not buy one. My heart went
out to her, and I wished that I might
help her. Then I remembered how
out of place my new dress would look
in the setting of the old, old picture.
I knew that I could not spoil the pic-
ture by wearink it, so with a sigh of
regret, I asked the poor womnn if she
would accept it. She did so with many
thanks, and I hurried back, knowing
that my hour was up. One thing more
in the close stillness of the picture,
I shall be remembering over and over
the delicious feeling of the gallop."
"Now," said Godmother, "I am sure
that Tommy and I have enjoyed your
fun too. You will be glad to hear
that since the spell has once been
broken it can be so again. For one
hour each fifty years you shall have
your freedom. In that hour you may
go anywhere and do anything you
wish. That will give you something
to look forward to. Now Tommy, sit
down and bo perfectly quiet while
they go back to their places."
Again Tommy sat as still as a
mouse, while Godmother waved her
wand and chanted as before. Swish!
The rabbit was gone. Swish! Swish!
Swish! Swish! The girl, the woman,
the man, the horse, were all gone in
turn.
Tommy took a deep breath, and to-
gether he and Godmother walked into
the house. Godmother turned the pic-
ture about and all was as before. The
rabbit sat beside the dried mullen
stalk, the girl stood in the gateway,
■tats
DrJFrank Crane Says
THE BATTLE OF
THE BUGS
presidential impossibilities?
come into his garden and eat from his
In a pamphlet called The Forest
Primer, issued by the American Tree
Asociation, are some interesting sta-
tistics about one of man's greatest
enemies.
It appears that there are some two
hundred thousand kinds of ti-ee-at-
tacking insects and that these little
insects cause far greater losses to for-
ests than do fires.
If unhindered these insects would
destroy thousands of acres of valu-
able forests a year.
In one section of Oregon these pests
have destroyed enough trees to build
eight thousand homes at $10,000 each.
Birds are one of the best preven-
tives of insects. In a way they are
our best friends. Some insects prey
upon others, thus protecting the trees.
But' man must be constantly vigi-
lant. He must fight the pine beetles,
borers, timber worms. Bark beetles
attack the trees of the Adirondacks.
The larch is the victim of the saw-
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fly worm. The pine beetle is well
at the top of the list of insect ene-
mies.
In addition to this trees have dis-
eases, although their powers of re-
sistance to disease are greater than
their resistance to insects.
Dr. L. O. Howard says that if man
does not succeed in combating insects
they will destroy man.
One of the greatest insect enemies
is the termite or white ant. It pen-
etrates the wood of floors, walls and
foundations. Hence we must not only
fight to save the lumber, but to save
the buildings.
There must be no let-up in the fight
against insects.
We must either pay out more money
to protect the forests or pay ever-in
creasing prices for lumber, and in the
end see the foi-ests disappear.
Much has been done in forestry in
the last five decades, but much re-
mains to be done, and the care of the
trees should be taught in every public
school.
Who can fully describe the benefits
of the tree? It is not only a thing
of beauty that enhances the landscape,
but it is useful. We get from it the
material for our houses, for many of
our utensils, and for many other use-
ful things.
Charles Lathrop Pack, who has de-
voted his life to the trees, and spent
much money at this work, deserves
great credit.
Every town ought to have a munici-
pal forest in its environments and
AMD YET THEY
SATISFY
ought to do something for the trees
of the country.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Political Announcements for
office which appear in this column
are made subject to the action of the
White Man's Union Primary:
"E STATE it as our hon-
est belief that the tobaccos
used in Chesterfield ciga-
rettes are of finer quality
and hence of better taste
than in any other cigarette
at the price.
Liccett & Myebs Tobacco Co.
Cm ester.fi eld
CIO A RETT IS
For Sheriff:
FRANK CARR
C. E. MOSER
T. J. (TOM) EWING
JOE MANGUM
A. H. MILLICAN
For Tax Collector:
R. A. KLESKA
A. S. COLLINS
For Tax Assessor:
OSCAR BARBER
F. P. VAUGHN
For County Treasurer:
C. LANGHAM
W. M. MANN
For County Superintendent:
MRS. CLAIRE F. POLLARD
I. T. TAYLOR
For County Clerk:
MRS. RUBY HAWKINS
For County Attorney:
W. S. LESLIE
THOS. H. LEWIS
For District Clerk:
A. D. HENSLEY
For Commissioner, Precinct No. 3:
A. J. BEARiD
GEORGE A. HARRISON
L. G. CRAYMER
F. L. JENKiNS
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patient. "I was crossing the street to
avoid one of my creditors and saw
another creditor on the other side.
While I was trying to escape, a car
Texas has inexhaustible and wide- hit me."
Scientists claim that sunlight gives
health. In Texas the sunlight is not
obscured by smoking chimneys.
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Come in and see us. We
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PHONE 27. PALACIOS
DR. T. F. DRISKILL
DENTIST
Member American Academy of
Applied Dental Science
Pyorrhea, Oral Prophylaxis and
Dentistry
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