The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1945 Page: 2 of 8
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“I wholly disapprove of what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.”—Voltaire
Mineola, Wood County, Texas, April 19, 1945
The King Is Dead,
Long Live the King!
Under the above beading, commonly asso-
ciated with the ancient British tradition of
looking forward to the new regime, a Miss-
ouri newspaper publisher expressed his feel-
ings about the notion’s new leader—President
Harry S. Truman —in an editorial written
last Thursday night a few hours after death
called Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
This publisher, one of our earliest inspira-
tions for a newspaper career, was one of the
most ardent Roosevelt supporters we have
ever known anywhere. Because we know him
personally, and because he has been very
close to Harry S. Truman through the years,
we believe the viewpoint of Editor L. N.
Bowman of the King City (Mo.) News, would
be of interest to Texans generally and to
Monitor readers in particular. Those who
know anything about the Tom Pendergast
machine and its part in Missouri politics,
don't care much about it. It is an era in
American political history that might be
forgotten. There has never been but one
man who was able to come back from the
crash of that machine. That man is today
the President of the United States. He re-
fused to desert those who had befriended
him, successfully fought it off, made a name
for himself for his work on the Truman war
plant investigation committee, was elected
vice-president and Fate has now placed
upon him the mantle of President. We be-
lieve he will make a good President. We say:
Watch Harry S. Truman, a Missouri farm
boy.
Editor Bowman’s intimate front-page ed-
itorial reads as follows:
“This newspaper’s appraisal of Harry S.
Truman, thirty-second president of the Unit-
ed States by reason of the sudden death yes-
terday of President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
is perhaps unimportant because this news-
paper is small. But our appraisal is based
on a personal and quite intimate acquain-
tance which began in American Legion as-
sociations shortly after World War I, and
a friendship which has remained unchang-
ed during his rapid climb to national prom-
inence. You may take it for what it is
worth.
“In Harry Truman’s hands the country is
safe. That is our sincere belief. As late as
yesterday no one was ready to take over
the reins of government in this great nation,
but no one was more able than the man
upon whom the mantle of F.D.R. has fallen.
“The Misouri farm boy who could plow
the straightest furrow, whom strange quirks
of destiny have precipitated into the most
important position in the world, will some-
how toughen into it, be equal to it, become
master of it, we sincerely hope and trust and
believe.
“Harry S. Truman will never be great in
the manner Franklin D. Roosevelt was great.
He has not the showmanship, the sense of
the dramatic, the convincing oratory nor
perhaps even the great humanitarian under-
standing of his illustrious predecessor. But
his inherent honesty, his candor, his keen
intellect and his remarkable executive abil-
ity, the qualities that have carried his per-
sonal fortunes this far, now stand the nation
well in hand.
“Plenty of Americans can qualify as great-
er statesmen, of course. Abler diplomats, yes.
Smarter politicians, to be sure. But for the
great office of President of the United States
and Commander-in-Chief of our army and
navy, we are fortunate to have had as vice-
president up until yesterday a man with
Harry S. Truman’s honesty, integrity, train-
ing^nd ability.
V ‘Our new president has asked for—he
needs and is richly entitled to—the united
support of the nation in the prosecution of
the war to an early peace along the lines
laid out by President Roosevelt. His is an
awful responsibility; we all must help, not
hinder nor harass.
“Guiding the destinies of this great nation,
our Missouri-born president can be depended
upon to plow a straight furrow. Harry Tru-
man has never deserted a friend; he will
never falter in the responsibilities now heap-
ed upon him. He will turn in a good job.
“God bless the President of the United
States."
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Tax Exemption Racket
There is real humor in the statement that
Uncle Sam’s tax collectors are eyeing the
tax-exempt income of “cooperatives” in the
United States.
Cooperatives, like labor unions, came into
existence to meet a very real need. They
provided a central organization that could
bargain for members in an endeavor to sta-
bilize or find markets for products and labor.
They were granted certain tax exemptions
because they were not originally commercial
enterprises. . v ,v >,
But co-ops now engage in practically all
lines of business. They operate funeral par-
lors, build tanks for the army, produce and
market gasoline, make and sell farm ma-
chinery, process dairy products, lend money,
sell fire insurance run grocery stores, etc.,
etc.
And here is the joke: The government it-
self is the biggest offender in the tax ex-
emption racket with its multi-billion-dollar
government owned electric monopoly. If this
was taxed, the United States Treasury would
be in a better position to ask taxation of all
tax-empt business associations and organi-
zations.
No Bargain
Moves to expand government .price con-
trol over a constantly wider field of private
activity, such as amusements and real es-
tate, should cause no surprise. They are
logical and necesarv steps to the mainten-
ance of the system under which we now live.
Each step, as it is consumated, represents
an exchange. The people give a portion of
their freedom of action in the hope of re-
ceiving material benefits—in this case, a
cheaper theatre ticket or a piece of land at
a lower price. In other words, government
will stretch their dollars a little farther. All
the people have to do in return is suffer
additional subtractions from an intangible
thing of the spirit.
Little by little we have been exchanging
freedom for material security. At first, the
idea was abhorrent and was accepted for
the sake of the far effort. But today we hear
suposedly intelligent business men, farmers,
labor leaders and bankers expressing the
opinion that the new system should be coq-
tinued indefinitely until that nebulous point
has been reached where the danger of in-
flation and economic instability no longer
exists. They put material values ahead of
liberty, ahead of our representative form of
government; for surely such persons cannot
be so childish as to think that government
can tell us how and when and at what price
to produce and sell every luxury and neces-
sity without in the end getting completely
beyond the “will of the people.”
Thousands of retail merchants responsible
for putting in*o consumers’ hands clothing,
food, shoes—hundreds of essential items—
have lived intimately with arbitrary, con-
fusing, detailed regulation for years. They
realize that we are getting off cheap when
security. They also realize, if anyone does,
we give up liberty in exchange for material
that should the exchange become a sealed
bargain, the people will be the losers.
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THESE ARE INDEED MOMENTOUS Times! As the war in
Europe draws ever nearer to a close people are tense—expecting
nearly anything at any time. Probably that tenseness is what
swept American people everywhere, regardless of race, nation-
ality, religious or political creed off their feet when the news of
President Roosevelt’s death was flashed to the world. Even those
who opposed him politically regret his passing at this time when
he was so near witnessing the fruits of his wartime labor. Friend
and foe alike join in the knowledge that he will go down in his-
tory as a great man and that like Lincoln, “he now belongs to
the Ages.”
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LETTERS CONTINUE to come to Mineolans from people they
befriended here a few weeks ago during the flood. The name of
Mineola will be spread from one side of the country to the other.
Its musical name will always have a place in the hearts of thous-
ands stranded here.
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A FEW YEARS BACK a Tyler newspaper had to apologize for
calling Mineola a “hick town” where Tylerites had to catch a
train. Comes now the Dallas News that a few times in recent
months has written stories that referred to this city as “Mineola,
Wood County.” At least one Mineola man is addressing all mail
to Dallas as follows: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. We do not
believe it is necessary for metropolitan papers to tack the “Wood
County” part on in referring to Mineola, even if everyone in
Texas hasn’t been here. Next time you send mail to Dallas, add
the Dallas County. We’ll show ’em!
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REFERRING TO MINEOLA, did you know there are ten
places with that name in the United States. Mineola, Texas is
second in size, being exceeded only by Mineola, (Long Island)
New York with 10,064. Other Mineola’s are in Arkansas, Georgia,
North Carolina, (all so small they record no population), Iowa
(136), Missouri (139). There are three that spell the name “Min-
neola” instead of Mineola. Minneola, Calofornia (no population
listed), Minneola, Florida (269), Minneola, Kansas (490). We per-
dict that someday Mineola, Texas will outrank the entire list!
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WE LIKE THE WAY the new President has invoked the aid
of God and the manner in which he covets the prayers of his
fellow citizens. This nation, if a nation ever did, needs to humble
itself before an Almighty Creator.
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WE ARE GLAD THAT the pastors of this city have asked
every citizen to join them in a Thanksgiving service immediately
following the V-E Day proclamation. That is the best way of cel-
ebrating instead of going on a binge. After all, the war isn’t over
yet, by a long shot.
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AN EXECUTIVE HAS NOTHING TO DO (?): As everybody
knows, an executive has practically nothing to do, says an ex-
change. That is except to decide what is to be done, to tell some-
body to do it, to listen to reasons why it should not be done, why
it should be done in a different way, tc prepare arguments in re-
buttal that shall be convincing and conclusive. To follow up to
see if the thing has been done, to discover it has been done, to
inquire why it has not been done, to listen to excuses from the
person who should have done it and did not do it.
Also to follow up a second time to see if the thing has been
done, to discover that it has been done but not correctly, to point
out how it should have been done, to conclude that as long as
it has been done it may as well be left as it is, to wonder if it
is not time to get rid of a person who cannot do a thing correctly,
to reflect that the person has a wife and seven children, and that
certainly no other executive in the world would put up with him
for another moment, and that in all probability any successor
would be just as bad and probably worse to consider how much
simpler and better the thing would have been had he done it
himself in the first place, to reflect sadly that if he had done it
himself he would have been able to do it right. An executive has
nothing to do.
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WAR BONDS
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GOOD INVESTMENT
LOOKING BACK
in the files of the Monitor
Week of April 18, 1935
Rev. J. C. Calhoun died Tues-
day in a Tyler hospital.
The Yellow Jacket is to be
published in book form with
pictures of interest taken at the
high school and also of each
student and teacher.
In the Hoard News was car-
ried this note: “Our craws were
really filled with sand last
Thursday. There seems to be
quite a few colds, caused by the
awful dust storms. We are
thankful for the rain, it came in
time to save our gardens and
corn.”
A picture of five generations
of the McCarrell famflyws:
carried on the society page.
Those pictured were W. M. Mc-
Carrell, Mrs. J. W. Moore, Mrs.
Eunice Lamb, Mrs. Reba Young
and baby, Jane Marie Young.
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CIVIC BEAUTY
It may be a little early for
concrete action while we are
neck-deep in war, but East
Texas folk should begin think-
ing about civic beauty in the
future. This is not to say that
East Texas towns are not as
pretty as others. But they have
definite, God-granted advan-
tages which can make the re-
gio east of Dallas the most
beautiful in the South.
The average American is
beauty-hungry. When gasoline
and tires are back in abun-
dance, he will go hunting for it.
Maybe it will be a trip after
Sunday ^dinner, maybe an ex-
cursion that will last the whole
week end in spring when the
flora of the Piney Woods is in
splendor. But any community
that can capitalize on a natural
asset not only will enrich its
own life but the lives of others.
We know the uplift that comes
from a bluebonnet fiesta, from
a dogwood trail or garden tour.
We have applauded Tyler’s
prominence through the rose,
we know Mobile for its Bellin-
grath Gardens and Azalea Trail.
But what about the hydran-
geas of the Nacogdoches area,
the magnolias north of Hous-
ton, the crepe myrtle and pic-
turesque lawns of the little
town of Lancaster, the purple
gnetian in the grassy glades of
the Big Thicket.
To develop, and correlate these
assets would be an achievement
for East Texas. The whole state
would come to its door in spring
time. No too distant is the day
when we all will stop thinking
in terms of aircraft plants and
ordinance. The normal life will
return. Part of that life is a
wholesome desire to see the
beautiful, to forget the past in
a relaxing drive over the coun-
tryside.—Dallas News
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FEDERAL SCHOOL CONTROL
Commenting on the action of
the House of Delegates to the
Mid-West Teachers Association
in directing its executive com-
mittee “to use its funds in an
educational campaign in behalf
of a Congressional measure,
now pending, to provide for
Federal aid for public schools”,
The Brownwood (Texas) Ban-
ner warns that Federal aid al-
ways means Federal control,
sooner or later.
Referring specifically to the
Texas situation, The Banner
points out that the teachers
learned long ago “that unless
they continually wage warfare
to secure financial support for
educational work, they won’t
get much” and that “they have
most successfully campaigned
year in and year out, with the
result that Texas schools now
are well financed—so well fi-
nanced that approximately half
of the State’s money goes into
the school funds directly or in-
directly.” The Banner does not
believe, however, that the tea-
chers have fully weighed the
price that must be paid ulti-
mately for Federal support.
“The teachers”, says tne
ner, “thinking rather selfishly
about education, as they are
expected to think, do not seen|i
to have thought that if they
finally persuade the Congress
to invade the States with Fed-
eral school funds, the Federal
authority will eventually take
over direction of our public
school system. If one dances, he
always pays the fiddler; and
if we dance up to the Federal
cash vaults and get money for
education, we will pay for the
privilege by surrendering at
least some measure of control
over the work that is being
partially financed by the Unit-
ed States Government. That
not only a matter of experience'
in such matters, but it is logical
and right. The Federal Gov-
ernment will not spend money
in a work over which it has no
control.
“It is up to the teachers and
the people, too, to decide
whether they want the Federal
authority to take over our pub-
lic school system, or continue
to handle it ourselves as it is
now done. For a long time there
has been agitation for a Ca
inet place for Secretary of Ed-
ucation, which would be ac-
companied by complete control
over the educational program..
What we have suffered of Fed-
eral interference with many
normally local affairs leads to
a confident belief that if the
people will really think about
the proposed Federal grant of
aid to the schools it will be
rather indignantly declined.
Wc have very good schools
now, and they are constantly
improving. Eventually they will
be as nearly perfect as any-
body will desire, if the present
program of state control and
financing of education is con-
tinued. Surely, we do not need
or want Federal aid at the cost
of Federal control or interfer-
ence with our educational work.
The teachers are to be con-
gratulated for their zeal, but
not for their judgment in this
matter.”
This warning probably will
not be heeded by the teachers
themselves, for they insist that
proper safeguards are provided
in the pending bill against
Federal control. But the peo-
ple of the States should not be
so easily reassured on this
point. Once Federal aid be-
comes firmly established and
the local schools have come to
depend upon it, both the oc-
casion and the demand for
Federal control will inevitably
arise. Dependence on the Fed-
eral Government for any sub-
stantial part of support of any
local institution is an inevitable
step toward Federal control that
cannot be retraced. The only
sure way to safeguard against
Federal control of the local
puolic schools is to keep them
independent of Federal support
—Southern Weekly.
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It is even harder to conceal It has been said that when
your elation than it is to hide they hiss and make up, she gets
your grief.—Grand Saline Sun. the and the make'
... up.—Edgewood Enterprise.
A Chinese proverb: Great
men never feel small.*-Troup
Banner.
Hard times are not as bad
as they sound. They couldn’t
be.—Grand Saline Sun.
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Carraway, R. H. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1945, newspaper, April 19, 1945; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth602403/m1/2/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.