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WESTERNER WORLD
Friday, February 17, 1950
EINSTEIN BELIEVES:
An H-Bomb Could Ca
Annihilation Of All
There’s a bomb started now. It seems
tthat it goes by the name of the H-bomb.
~“H” stands for hydrogen, and the hy-
drogen is more deadly than the atom.
One bomb could wipe out the largest
city in the world.
Add to this deadly weapon a nation
called Russia and a man in London,
Or. Alexander Baykov, who devoted
inearly 30 wears to the study of Soviet
economy. He believes that Russia will
■’have an H-bomb before or not tco long
after the United States gets a hold on
.•one.
In a poll the other day Mr. George
•Gallup found that the majority of
American citizens favor the making of
of this deadly bomb. The vote among
informed persons was 5-to-l in favor of
it and 3-to-l among persons who had
not previously heard about the bomb.
Half of those polled believed we
should try to settle our differences
with Russia peacefully, but 70 percent
believed it would be an unsuccessful
attempt.
If there’s a third world war, it will
be an atomic war! How many people
will be left then to prepare for another?
Will a nation whose most important
cities have been destroyed recover? A
nation could hardly survive if hit with
even the atomic bomb, but with the
hydrogen bomb, which is at least a
thousand times more destructive . . .
■what would happen?
There’s :a fellow named Albert Ein-
stein who has an answer to that ques-
tion. He believes an H-bomb could
cause “annihilation of any life on earth”
through radio active poisoning of the
atmosphere. Dr. Linus Pauling, one of
the world’s top chemists, says that such
a bomb would mean “death, devasta-
tion, and the complete destruction of
civilization.” Human, animal, or plant
life could never recover.
Mr. Einstein offers a two-point for-
mula to save the world’s people: either
by a ban on violence among nations or
by the creation of a “supre-national
judicial and executive body superior
to any country to decide questions of
immediate concern to the security of
the nation.”
Yes, the scientists and the experts
say there has to be international peace,
which necessitates the co-operation of
all nations. But will Russia give in—
the big, domineering, over-powering
Russia? And what about the United
States? We feel that we can’t give in,
not until Russia decides to do the same.
If we did and were caught unprepared,
then we would be an easy prey to that
nation who sinks her claws into every
particle of soil she can get within her
grasp.
No, we must live in HOPE and PRAY
that God will give us the wisdom to
know what’s right and a love in our
hearts for all mankind that will lead
us to do what’s right.
Editorials Plague Readers
And Writers; Editors, Too
Editorials!!! Nobody ever reads them
anyway—why go to all the trouble—
(shh—here comes an editor.) As I, a
lowly reporter, was saying, “I just love
±o write editorials.”
The purpose of these literary gems
is to shape opinion, inform, or entertain.
Each week d approach the assignment
sheet with fear and trembling. How can
they expect me to write an entertain-
ing essay on the life history of pigeons,
or an informative one on“Why we go
to school?”
Those of you who are ignorant of
publications work probably can not ap-
preciate this to the fullest extent, but
I firmly believe that “news stories
come and go, but editorials go on for-
ever.”
At this point, an editor wiuld like to
inject a brief (?) comment. “It’s easy
enough for reporters to gripe because
they have to write them, the student
body because they have to read them,
but what about your poor editors? They
have to dream up the subjects to be
editorialized. The only thing we could
think of this week is an editorial on
editorials.”
Your reporter again assumes respon-
sibility for these flagrant remarks.
After the subject is chosen (I grant that
it was difficult to choose, and also dif-
ficult to write on.) At any rate, hours
of strenuous thinking, diligent research,
and laborious writing go into all—with
the exception of this one—editorials
that you read.
So, when you read an editorial, be
lenient in your judgement. Be conside-
rate of the people who write them. Hey!
Is anybody reading this?
rWhai Aleut PfiejtecLice
Make Each Week Brotherhood Week
“And the Lord said unto Cain,, where
is Abel thy brother? And he said, I
know not. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
(Genesis 4:9)
During this Brotherhood week, Feb-
ruary 19-28, if you were asked about
your foreign brother or your brothers
of other races or religions, would you,
along with Abel have to reply, “I know
mot. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Racial and religious prejudices eat
away the dreams and democratic ideals
of a people, a nation, a world, just as
cancer cells choke out the life-giving
cells of the human body.
We cannot attain brotherhood in a
week, a month, or even a year. It takes
[time, genuine hard work and a great
Real of tolerance over a long period of
time tp finally attain a feeling of
brotherhood toward all our fellow men.
But the youths of America have at-
tacked and overcome bigger things
than intolerance or prejudice,. So you
ask, “How pan I do something about
prejudice?” You, as an individual, could
help a great deal to make every week
Brotherhood wfeek by working side by
side with those of another race or reli-
gion, studying them, and trying to un-
derstand their problems.
Ours is a country of democracy. We
set an example for the rest of the
world. If we can’t overcome prejudice
in our nation, then how can we expect
other parts of the world to do a better
job?
Next week is Brotherhood week—a
week set aside once a year to recog-
nize the work man has done to stamp
out racial and religious prejudice.
You are your brother’s keeper. Do
you know and understand him?
ly Haney
Saw Nan Wiginton with Allan Clay-
don at the “Howdy” dance at Tech Sat-
urday night.
Don Lester escorted Rossi Stiles to
the Westerner-Sandy game Saturday
night. Frank Ford and Faye Crowley
were there, too. Pat Harkleroad at-
tended with Ex-Westerner Frank Poy-
nor. Kay Smith came with David Bul-
len.
* * *
Congratulations to Elizabeth Mitchell,
$the DeMolay sweetheart. She was
squired to the festivities by F-red Jobe.
Billy Troy Edwards took Mary Aikin,
and Reg Martin took Betsy Fonville.
Ann Bondurant was Don (I want my
name in the paper) Botnar's date for
the dance. They double-dated with
Marlene Veazy and Barry Allen.
Among the stags were Richard Hitt,
Paul Schneider, and Joe Kirk Fulton.
Carl Hart escourted Carolyn Collier.
Carolyn Taylor was Rodney Roper’s
date for the dance.
Pat Martin accompained John Brown
to the DeMolay dance.Joy Jean Sand-
lin dated Harold Clark, Pat Phillips
and James Grace attended the dance
together.
Don Markham dated Opal Johnson,
his steady, Saturday night. Dorothy
Yates went with Techsan Arthur Sey-
bold. Mary Nell Jones has been seen
alot with Buell Martin. Ditto for Joan
Hughett and Kent North.
'pCuttq.
Rome Burned, But The Lights Didn't:
Someone mentioned the lights in the
auditorium to us; so we noticed them
last Thursday in assembly. They were
a dreadful state. One such fixture had
only one bulb in the 18 that would
burn. The others had half or less than
half of their bulbs burning. After some
investigation, however, we found that
the administration has already purchas-
ed new bulbs for the lights. This was
something that we, as students, could
not have corrected; but there is a mat-
ter of thoughtfulness we can observe
relating, to our school grounds. We can
refuse to obey that impluse which tells
us to throw paper on the campus, write
on our desks, or put our gum beneath
them. Our school has just recently—in
the summer—undergone a new paint
and remodeling job and additional new
buildings. When school is out this sum-
mer, will we students have necessitated
a new remodeling job?
Give The Girls Recreation:
While reading the AVALANCHE-
JOURNAL last Friday, we ran across
an article in which Mr. Jack Spratt, a
former school band director, has a plan
for organizing a community band and
eventually forming a Girls’ club in Lub-
bock. The community band would be
a concert band, open to men and wo-
men. He hopes that proceeds from the
concerts will form a “nest egg” for a
Girls’ club, though the band could not
be wholly responsible for such a club.
It would be “a club for all girls, with-
out social discrimination or partiality,”
he emphasized. We believe, too, that
the girls should have a recreational
center such as the boys now have. Our
hats off to Mr. Spratt, who recognizes
the need of such a character-building
organization!
They Fight From Wheelchairs:
Every L. H. S. student who would
like to attend a heart-warming, side-
splitting basketball game should be on
hand tomorrow night when the wheel-
chair “Charioteers”, paraplegic patients
at the Birmingham Veterans hospital
in Los Angeles, play the Thomas Tink-
ers. The home team dons wheelchairs
for this event, which should prove to
make the game interesting. We are in-
deed fortunate to be able to see this
team in action, as they usually play to
larger towns than Lubbock. We hope
to see each of you there witnessing
what promises to be a hard-fought
game.
By Word Of Mouth:
Equally entertaining but different in
content—this easily describes our paid
assembly and last week’s regular as-
sembly. Last week’s assembly in which
Judge J. E. Vickers spoke on early
western days had a touch of spice in
the form of the Kiwanis Hotshot quin-
tet. The quintet tried unsuccessfully to
end their program, having to come back
for an encore when the cries of the
students could not be denied. In a dif-
ferent vain the Southernaires sang
spirituals to—what we believe to be—
a very receptive audience. We hope to
hear again from such talented people.
'Want A $3 5rOOO Coat?
u ■ & J[ v f [ .
Johnny Turpen Thinks Chinchillas
Are Hungry Pests; Not Future Furs
Want a $35,000 chinchilla coat? Who
doesn’t? Johnny Turpen has the mak-
ings of one in the form of several small
pearly-gray rodents called chinchillas.
What does one look like? According
to Johnny, it is a “rabbit trying to be
a squirrel.” They have ears like a rab-
bit—only shorter. Instead of a short,
furry tail like a rabbit, they have a long
one much like a squirrel.
Johnny belongs to the F. F. A. and
the chinchillas are his project. They
were on exhibit at the P.-T. A. open
house last night.
Johnny thinks that taking care of
these valuable little animals us just
work. He doesn’t think of them as fut-
ure fur coats, but as hungry little pests.
Johnny has no names for his pets, but
simply refers to them by number.
Why should a coat made with them
be so valuable? It takes about 400 of
the furry creatures to make one full
length coat. There are only about 25
full length coats in existance. Their
fur is extremely soft and luxurious and
a beautiful pearly-gray.
Step right up with your $35,000.
Expressions Shakespeare’s Creations
(Editor’s note:
The story below appeared in the
February, 1950, issue of the NEA
JOURNAL. We'. think its contents
would interest many, especially those
seniors who will begin studying Shake-
spears soon.)
Shakespeare and Everyday Expression
The high school teacher of English
will often hear, “Why do we have to
study Shakespeare?” If making com-
ment, the student might add, “It’s all
Greek to me,” and, without knowing
it, that student would be quoting from
Julius Caesar. Our debt to Shakespeare,
reflected only by our everyday conver-
sation, is practically without any limit.
For titles of their books, many auth-
ors have taken lines from the works of
the fard. We are probably all familiar,
more or less, with Knight’s “This Above
All,” Fowler’s “Good Night, Sweet
Prince,” Steinbeck’s “The Moon Is
Down,” and Williams’ “Leave Her to
Heaven.” There are countless other ex-
amples that could be cited, but one need
not go to the bookshelf to find quota-
tions from plays by Sheakespeare. We
hear quotations from him everyday.
For example:
How many housewives have said,“He
has eaten me out of house and home?”
How many of these people know they
are quoting from 2 Henry IV?
“Hamlet” has added many expressions
to our speech. Nearly everyone is
familiar with “primrose path, flaming
youth, in my mind’s eye, it smells to
heaven, there’s the rub, dog will have
his day, something is rotten in the state
of Denmark,” and other expressions
which could almost be considered trite
due to their overuse. Still the student
complains that the bard is only for the
intellectual.
’’Othello” has given us “pomp and
circumstance,“ and “the green eyed
monster” that has described jealousy
for years. It has also given us “I will
wear my heart upon my sleeve” and
“foregone conclusion.”
Other common expressions found in
Sheakspeare are: “merry as the day is
long, a sorry sight, elbow room, every
inch a king, single blessedness, as good
luck would have it, throw cold water on
it, play fast and loose, out of the ques-
tion ...”
—Wilbut Willey, teacher, Tilton,
New Hamphsire
Off The
Texas Stale College for Women in
Denton is trying to do something to cor-
rect the belief that newsmen can’t spell.
In its journalism copyreading course,
surprise spelling tests are held regular-
ly and approximately 500 words are
given. Results of the latest tests ranged
all the way from 20 to 235 words mis-
spelled. The DAILY LASSO is the
source of these facts.
Texas in February:
Hearts are gay;
Valentine’s here;
There’s an early May;
No spring rain yet,
But the winter’s gone;
The ground hogs slept;
Hark! a meadowlork’s song;
Remember birthdays
Of famous men
And L. H. S. students,
Whose hearts we will win.
February 11 Helen Johnston, Mary Mc-
Kinley
t 12 Shirley Chapman
13 Betty Garrett, John Gold-
ing, Floy Tucker
15 Clara Ruth Hooten
16 Merry Marsh
17 Kenneth Aldridge
19 Bettie Brown
20 Sammie A<Jams
21 Gerre Hancock
22 Dorothea Garrett, Dale
Bearden
24 Paul Schneider, Cecil
Fouler.
(Names not included in the preceding
issue 18)
6 Rex Phillips
8 Harry Estill
9 Jim Lawrence
Speaking of newsmen, here’s a poem
from Harlandale High School in San
Antonio:
Someday I’ll pass by the Great Gates
of Gold;
There I’ll see a man pass through
unquestioned and bold.
“A Saint?” I’ll ask, and Old Peter will
reply:
“No—he carries a pass—he’s a news-
paper guy.”
The Chief
* * *
The next might be entitled "What a
Terrible Way to Die”.
Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you.
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful—
Gas smells awful—
You might as well live.
The Lumberjack Log
Longview, Washington
* * *
Answers to the inquiring reporter’s
question on the subject of “What
strange things did you find .in your
locker?” will probably pertain to most
of us. The place is Benjamin Bosse
High school, Evansville, Indiana; the
time is locker cleaning time at the end
of the semester.
Helen Chivian—My freshman activ-
ity'book, and I’m a junior this year.
Jack Hale—I haven’t cleaned mine
yet. I’m afraid to open the door.
Howard Miller—A pair of track shoes
that I checked out last year.
Mickey McCray—I’ve got the only
locker in school with a crow bar and
an onion sack in it.
Last, but not least is:
Daun Pace—My half is clean, but
the top half is terrible.
by Hubert Waddill
An cld-fash:oned sandstorm in al
iis fury may color ihe hall of Amaril
to Senior High school wiihin the nex:
year. The sandstorm, which will be or
canvas, is this year’s proposed senio:
gift. Plans are progressing for a canvas
by Mrs. ..Ruth ..White ..of ..Muskogee
Oklahoma, who exhibited paintings a
AHS last spring. Mr. R. B. Norman
principal, has tried for 20 pears to ob
tain such a picture but found it hare
to interest any one in painting it.
This painting may portray a reddis]
colored sandstorm with a herd of catt
rushing before the storm. Through tl
red glow of whirling sand a contrasts
background of modern buildings m«
be dimly seen. The finished picture w
depict the school mascot.
* * *
The end has come:
“If you refuse me,” vowed the arde
swain on bended knee, “I shall die
She refused him, and seventy-two yea
later he died.
The CORNer—School Spii
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