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The Paducah Post
The PADUCAH POST
Serving Cottle County for 34 Years
Published Every Friday by
The Post Publishing Co.
Corner of Eighth and Richards Streets
E. A. Oarlock........................Owner and Publisher
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Runoff Races
Outcome of the Saturday primary in which runoffs will
be necessary in but two state races but in scattered con-
tests in the individual counties constitutes a timely and
earnest reminder that the use of the preferential ballot
system would save time and energy devoted to another
month's campaign in a gruelling Texas summer. The utility
of adopting this procedure is all the more apparent when
the races to he decided are few instead of many.
One of the two races in which runoff becomes necessary
serves to illustrate a point often made here that in spite
of the ignorance of the average layman on qualifications
for the judiciary, the state has been remarkably lucky in
obtaining as a rule a high class of nominee for the bench,
especially in the appellate and highest courts. Out of a
fairly congested field, Texas voted Saturday for two
outstanding candidates and whether H. S. Lattimore of
Fort Worth or -James P. Alexander of Waco is named next
month Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, there
will be no break in the high tradition of the place.
The remaining state contest find* Olin Culberson of Jack-
son County facing Pierce Brooks of Dallas for the post
on the Railroad Commission left open by the decision of
Lon Smith not to offer for re-election. The Railroad Com-
mission, a three-man. body in charge of some of the most
important of our natural resources, is one of the most
important offices in Texas and the qualifications of the two
men should he very carefully weighed. With an utter lack
of logic, Texas puts not only its transport facilities but
its oil and gas regulation in the hands of this commission.
No place in the state calls for a higher quality of intel-
ligence, leadership and integrity.—Dallas News.
A Personal Victory
The sweeping victory of W. Lee O'Daniel in Saturday's
primary leaves no doubt of his hold upon the electorate of
Texas. It is difficult to find any significance in the victory
in the hour of triumph because it is as much of a victory
for the personality of the individual as it is* possible to
imagine.
The O’Daniel campaign raised no issue other than that
of O’Daniel against the field—the professional politicians,
as he labeled his opponents. While the Governor did de-
fend his reeord, including his support of a sales tax for
meeting social security commitments, he did not advocate
that method of paying the benefits to the aged and others.
Rather he sought chiefly to show that he had made an
earnest effort to pay the benefits. Also it is significant
that many opponents of the sales tax were returned to
jthe Legislature.
So in the return of the Governor for his traditional *cc-
ond term it is difficult to recognize any mandate from the
; people, in spite of the overwhelming vote recorded by the
victor. It is doubtful if the winning voters gave any expres-
sion at the polls except an enthusiastic preference for
man O’Daniel.—Vernon Reeord.
American Blood Important
With relations between America and Japan becoming
urly more critical, it surely is time for President Rouse-
felt to give serious consideration to invocation of the pow-
ers that now rest with him to discontinue shipments of
American oil and srr;ip iron to Japan. We have been feed-
ing the Japanese war machine for a great many months
now, and it was rather difficult to justify in view of the
fact that our sympathy and our interests have been with
Japan’s victim. China, but it is far more difficult to justify
continued strengthening of the Japanese military power by
United States now in view of the fact there is a strong pos-
sibility that we may have to fight the Nipponese.
This scrap iron we are sending across may come back at
us in the form of guns and shells, propelled within striking
distance by the oil which we have so eagerly furnished the
Japanese. Trade is important to this country, to be sure,
but so is American blood.—Vernon Reeord.
Women are said to he less susceptible to color-blindness
than men, which might require a new explanation for the
cop stationed at the traffic light.
A heavily armed cutter was badly damaged in a collision
with a whale. Mike Jacobs could have marie a fortune with
Kid Jonah who was horn a few centuries too soon.
A General Stuelpnagel runs the works for the Nazis in
France. All h** needs is an underling named Budd.
The Duke and Duchess would like to find a nice quiet
spot somewhere in England. Who wouldn’t?
This year’s Texas primary turned out to be something
of secondary interest.
About the only power King Carol has left is the power
to cede land.
That Havana blend seem* easier to effect in cigars than
in diplomacy.
Henry Wallace’s hope this year is to plow under a lot
of Republican votes.
This is one year when the English won’t object if the
foggy season comes early.
What the candidate wants is not a toboggan, but a
landslide.
WEEKLY YEWS AYA LYSIS By Eon,ham F. Dudgeon
Congressional Attention Centers
On Plan for ‘Peacetime Draft’:
Air Rattles Rage Over England
(EDITOR'S NOTE—When opinions are expressed in these columns, they
are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.)
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NORTH WARD NEWS
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AW* from London reports
that members of the House of
Lords and Commons, doctors,
lawyers and ministers are be-
ing put through their paces
as members of the local de-
fense volunteers. Dr. Jocklyn
Perkins, sacrist to Westmin-
ster Abbey, is shown here be-
ing instructed in rifle drill by
a member of the local defense
volunteers.
Sow that Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have ended their 22-year
independence by voting themselves into the Soviet I'nion the influence of
Russia turns in a new direction. Reports indicate (hat Moscow is inter-
ested in seeing a “popular government” set up in Rumania and some
sources claim that King Card is said to be preparing a shift away from
the Nazi-like cabinet of Ion Gigurtu. Is the bear's paw reaching out for
another “grab”?
THE WAR:
‘Dice Are Cast'
When England's foreign secretary
Viscount Halifax replied to Adolf
Hitler's “last chance peace offer”
he left very little doubt as to the
firm intention of the Churchill gov-
ernment to resist until the last any
attempted invasion by Germany, for
in part of his address he declared:
. . we realize that the struggle
may cost us everything, but, just
because the things we are defend-
ing are worth any sacrifice, it is a
noble privilege to be the defenders
of things so precious ... we shall
not stop fighting until freedom for
ourselves and others is secure.”
Back came Berlin with bombs
plus bombast. As widespread aerial
raids were launched up and down
the British coast, official German
circles let it be known that the
talking was over and henceforth
“facts must now speak.”
Just what shape these "facts”
would take was not announced by
the Nazi high command but London
believed that a “stagger system” of
increasing air and naval attack day
by day until it would be capped by
a general offensive in conjunction
with a wholesale attempted landing
of troops would be attempted by
Hitler's forces.
Cost of If ar
England’s biggest wartime budget
was announced as the heaviest taxes
in British his'ory were introduced
to meet the demands of the govern-
ment's war piogram.
Income taxes were boosted to 42*,-4
per cent and experts declared that
this in connection with other in-
creased taxes would demand that
Britain surrender almost 70 per cent
of all normal income to finance the
fight against Germany and Italy.
U. S. residents of those states im-
posing a sales tax of 2 and 3 per
cent who are inclined to grumble as
they lay down the pennies may take
whatever comfort they can from the
news that the British now pay a
“purchase tax” ranging from 12 to
33Vi per cent on entertainment,
beer, wine and tobacco. Rate on
non-luxury items is 12 per cent of re-
tail prices.
U. S. DEFENSE:
Fall In
With legislation still pending be
fore congress for the first Unitec
States military draft since Work
war days, the army has announcec
its preliminary plans for a citizens
training program, should the Burke
Wadsworth compulsory military
training bill become a law.
Testifying before the house mili-
tary affairs committee. Brig. Gen
William E. Shedd, assistant to the
army chief of staff, declared thal
if the conscription legislation passed,
training for 400,000 men would begin
on October 1, this year, and for
400.000 more next April 1 and an
additional 600,000 October 1, 1941.
Registration of all U. S. male citi-
zens between the ages of 18 and 64
would take place September 1, this
year but only those between 21
and 45 would be liable for active
service. The other age groups would
be used for home defense purposes.
First draft would probably call to
the colors men without dependents
between the ages of 21 and 31. Gen-
eral Shedd said flatly in part of his
testimony that “never in time of
peace" would legislation require
men with dependents to enter mili-
tary training.
While the senate military commit-
tee started the compulsory training
legislation on the road with a de-
cided majority for the approval of
the measure a real legislative fight
looms on the floor of both house and
senate. Typical of the opposition
faced by the measure is the attitude
of Senator Norris (Ind.-Neb.) who
has raised his voice against the leg-
islation with the statement it would
gradually transform the United
States into an “international bully"
bent on the destruction of other na-
tions.
Only present member of the sen-
ate who voted against U. S. en-
trance into the World war, Norris
claims that the effect of military
training on American youths would
have a tendency to make them even-
tually recognize no ideal "except
that of military force."
N A M E S
... in the news
C Haile Selassie, long a name-in-the-
news while his native Ethiopia was
under invasion by Italy’s Benito
Mussolini, popped back into the
spotlight with the announcement
that he was returning to Africa from
London to direct his nation's fight
for freedom.
0. When told that an Italian had quot-
ed him as saying that Britain would
lose the war, George Bernard Shaw,
world-famous author, bristled,
branded the story as untrue, burst
out with the statement that "I don't
know whether Britain is going to
lose the war, even with the help of
God.”
ft Communists and Bandsmen were
scored by FBI Chief Edgar J. Hoo-
ver, speaking before the New York
state convention of police chiefs.
The top G-man declared that this
new enemy “is far more crafty,
scheming and despicable than the
kidnaper, the highwayman or the
burglar.”
C Henry Morgcnthau Jr., secretary
of the treasury, made things easier
for U. S. citizens who file Income
tax returns, with the order that
henceforth the duplicate, or “green
copy" of the return would not bo
required.
POLITICS:
No Moth Balls
While the bunting of both major
political conventions is safely
packed away in moth balls for an-
other four years, the 1940 presiden-
tial campaign is beginning to warm
up and is taking on the aspects of
the most spirited campaign contest
since Woodrow Wilson defeated
Charles Evans Hughes in 1916.
Biggest news on the Republican
front is the announcement that Wen-
dell Willkie has chosen August 17
as the date and Elwood, Ind., (his
birthplace) as the place, to be of-
ficially notified that he is the G. O.
P. presidential nominee.
Out in Wyoming, the man who “is
glad to run” against Franklin Delano
Roosevelt turned his vacation into a
campaign trip and started a series
of personal appearances throughout
the wild and politically important
West.
Willkie also announced the forma-
tion of a committee of four Demo-
crats and former New Dealers who
have broken with the President to
lead a national campaign which
would enlist Democrats and inde-
pendents in the support of the Re-
publican ticket next November.
PAN-AMERICA:
Hull in Havana
As representatives of the 21 Amer-
ican republics gathered at the Ha-
vana. Cuba, conference were thresh-
ing out their problems of (1) Euro-
pean colonies in the Western hemi-
sphere, (2) fifth column activities
and .(3) relief for disrupted econom-
ic systems resulting from Europe's
war, principle challenge to United
States leadership in a program of
unified activity came from the Ar-
gentine delegation.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
outlined the program advocated by
the United States which calls for im
mediate financial aid to any country
in need of it (congress was speed-
ing work on a $500,000,000 fund to
aid Latin-American countries whose
markets had been lost because of
the war), diplomatic and consular
planning aimed at suppression of
subversive and fifth column activity
and a joint trusteeship of foreign*
owned possessions in this hemi-
sphere by all of the American re-
publics.
Argentina particularly objected to
the latter suggestion for that coun-
try has some very definite ideas
about the British Falkland islands,
and in case of England's defeat by
Germany would prefer actual pos-
session of them rather than a joint-
rule with 20 other nations. Vene-
zuela would like the Netherlands
East Indies and Guatemala is re-
ported to have designs on British
Honduras.
Main reason that the Argentine
delegation was hesitanf to immedi-
ately fall in line with any proposal
that might be construed as a slap
at the dictators was because of the
effect upon her future trade rela-
tions with Europe.
BUSINESS:
Pile Up
As numerous mills and factories
continue to run at the highest levels
since 1929, orders for defense goods
are piling up much additional busi-
ness for U. S. industry.
Since the beginning of the gov-
ernment’s preparedness program,
over one billion dollars in army and
navy contracts have been awarded
and while little cash has actually
been expended these orders and
those placed by the British govern-
ment in this country are directly re-
sponsible for the current climb in
business indices.
Defense projects, including ship-
ways, ammunition and fuel storage
facilities, barracks, explosive plants,
machine shop extensions, addition
to orders for airplanes constitute the
major factors in the general rise of
business activity.
Other business firms of a non-
military nature seem to be following
the general trend of the "war-
babies.” For example, as the mo-
tor car industry reported that sales
are unusually high for this season
of the year, Schenley Distillers cor-
poration (liquor) announced that net
earnings for the first half of 1940
were up almost 50 per cent over the
comparable period of 1939—return-
ing $1.44 per share on common stock
as compared to 78 cents last year,
and Brunswick-Balke-Collender com-
pany, maker of billiard and bowling
equipment, reported a very similar
increase in business by showing a
net profit of 87 cents a share for the
first six months of this year as com-
pared with 45 cents in 1939.
MISCELLANY:
*Great I Am’
€. Twenty-four leaders of the “Great
I Am” cult were indicted by a Los
Angeles federal grand jury on
charges of a $3,000,000 mail fraud.
The indictment charges that the cult
sets itself up as a charity organiza-
tion but actually defrauds those who
contribute to it. The cult has
claimed a million members through-
out the country and was founded in
1930. Its founder, George Ballard,
died last December.
•••*•**•
By Melba Stennett
A box supper and candidate
rally was held here Wednesday
night of last week.
Mrs. W. H. Hamilton and Lois
visited Mrs. J. H. Howell last
Friday evening.
.ill. and Mrs. Ed Davis and'
daughter of Erick, Okla., spent
Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Hooper and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Tucker visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. Max Conway
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wilson
Jr. visited Mr. and Mrs. Clark
McClendon last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Horn and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carr visited
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Horn and R.
J. Tucker last Sunday.
Ruby Hooper spent last Friday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Flowers of Paducah.
Mrs. Frank Cunningham Visit-
ed Mrs. C. M. Hooper Thursday
of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Young of
Grow visited Mr. Young’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Young, last
Saturday.
Martha Jo Jones visited Helen
and Melba Stennett Monday eve-
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Clements
visited Mr. ard Mrs. H. C. Jud-
kins last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Childers
visited Mrs. Mattie Parker last
week-end.
Alvis Hooper spent Saturday
night with Randall Tucker of
Dunlap.
Beatrice Findley visited Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Fonville Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tucker vi-
sited Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hooper
Thursday night of last week.
Mrs. C. W. Fonville’s mother
and bi other of Wichita Falls, a
niece and her husband and E. V.
Williams of Houston have return-
ed to their homes.
Evelyn Galyean visited Irabill
en^ Gidene Tucker last Sunday.
, Ruby Hooper spent last Sunday
with Martha Jo Jones.
Friday, August 2,
Political /
Announcements
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primaries to be held in
For State Representative
Diltrict:
PAUL EUBANK OF Mrm
COUNTY UTl
E. E. (RED) WALKER
MEMPHIS, HALL C0U
For County and Diltrict Clerk*
MRS. C. C. (L U M) v
ARTHUR ' *
GUS HARPER
For Commissioner, Precinct 1
NATHAN S. MORRIS* '
N. S. (NED) GALLOWAY
For Commiaiioner, Precinct 2*
OSCAR L. STOKES
R. M. (MARVIN) TOW
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* SALT CREEK *
•eeseaeeaes*****************
By Mrs. Darrel Hanks
Woodroe, Betty Lou and Shir-
ley Russel, Z. C. and Lorene Cor-
nell, Argus, Clifton and Don L.
Havens and Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Sunday enjoyed a swimming party
at the springs last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moore and;
daughters, Doris and Billie, visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Reedy
Wednesday evening of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. C. Cornell and,
children spent last Friday in
Afton as guests of Mr. and Mrs,
Maurice Campbell.
Mr. an,d Mrs. B. Branscum and
children visited Mr. and Mrs. El-
lis Parks last Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moore and
daughters, Doris and Billie, of
Paducah, visited in the Wilder
and Darrel Hanks home Thursday
evening of last week.
A union revival started here
Sunday with Rev. H. H. Haston
preaching at both morning and
evening services.
There were 45 at Sunday
School and church services were
well attended.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Phillips of
Paducah attended church services
here Sunday night.
Rev. H. H. Haston and Mr.
and Mrs. Ches Flowers of Chalk
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan Parks.
Omega and Vondell Tatum are
visitng their grandmother, Mrs.
E. L. Burton, at Brooksville.
Jimmie Lee Fudge spent Sun-
day with Gladys Kathern Frazier.
Sunday guests at the L. C.
Hanks home were Mr. and Mrs.
Hope Rushin and son, Donnie, of
Lubbock, Mrs. C. C. Hornbuekle
and son, Chester, of Conroe, Mr.
and Mrs. G. F. Givens, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Axe, all of Paducah, Mr.
and Mrs. T. A. Majors and Mrs.
and Mrs. Buster Hanks of Wichita
Falls.
Miss Jeanie Willis of DeQueen,
Ark., visited Betty Lou Russell
las* week.
Betty Jean Nixon of Brooksville
is visiting Corine Tatum.
Sunday guests at the Z. C. Cor-
nell home were Mr. and Mrs. Mar-
vin Cornell and son, Mr. and Mrs.
H. M. Cornell and children and
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Campbell
of Afton.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sunday and
son, Bobbv Roger, visited Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Russell and chil-
dren Sunday.
H. A. Wilder visited Mr. and
Mrs, Dave Brewster of Paducah
Sunday afternoon.
James M. Whall
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
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Rooms 1 and 2, Upstsin
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New oil reserves found in
last five years are equal to
total United States oil produ
of the first 70 years.
BROOKSVILLE NEWS' •
By Mrs. N. S. Galloway
W. A. Biddy and son, Bub
Biddy, made a business trip to
Quanah Thursday of last week.
Miss Iris Galloway of Childress
visited her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. S. M. Jolly, a few days
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Galloway
and son, Thad, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Powell last Sunday.
Mrs. Kate Mayo and mother,
Mrs. W. W. Galloway, were in
Ch«tk last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. S. M. Jolly and Iris Gallo-
way visited Mesdames W. W. and
N. S. Galloway last Friday after-
noon.
Mrs. Kate Mayo visited Mrs.
R. L. Murray one evening last
W©ck.
S. M. Jolly visited his sister,
Mrs. G. F. Galloway, at Childress
Monday afternoon.
Try Post Want Ads. They Get
Results.
The fact that I led both
opponents in Cottle co
Saturday helped put me
the runoff.
Naturally, I want yon
people to know just
much I appreciate the
fidence you showed in
To all those who worked
my behalf in the first
mary race and those
favored me with their vo
I extend my thanks.
To all others, I respectf
solicit your support in
second primary.
REMEMBER THE JOB
NOT COMPLETE
WE GET A LEGISLA
THAT WILL COOPEBA
PAUL
EUBANK
Of Motley County
FOR
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