The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 15, 1950 Page: 2 of 8
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PAG*! TWO.
editorials ©he 3#ft <s£nbt«tf
Thurday, Junt* 13
FEATURES
STttft
mbttrhed *v«n ThawOay at Taft, Texx* By
THE RICHARDS COMPANY
Ueary C. Kteharda
Ma F- StlthanD
Mm, Madeira N. Stone
Editor and Publisher
Bwdness Manager
________ Society Editor
A COUNTY-WIDE NEWSPAPER
The Lorgest Circulation Ip San Patricio County
Entered as second-class matter May 10, 1021, at thePost
Office at Taft, Texas, under Act of Congress, March 3, 18 <0.
The Men Who Sold Hot Dogs
There was « man who lived by Ihc Side of
the road and sold hot dogs. Ke was hard of hear-
ing so he had no radio. He had trouble with his
eyes so he read no newspapers. But, he sold good
hot ciogs.
He put up signs on the highway telling now
good they were, Ke stood on the side oi the loau
and cried, “Buy a hot dog, mister?" The people
k°U*He finally got his son home from college to
help him out.' But something happened.
His son said, “Father, ha vent you been list-
ening to the radio? Havent you ^een reading -•*-
newspapers? There’s a big depression, lhe Euro-
t>can situation is terrible. The domestic situation
is worse u
Whereupon the father thought, Weil, my
.son’s been to college, he reads the papers mid he
listens to the radio, and he ought to know.
The father cut down on his meat and bun or-
ders, took down his advertising signs, and no long-
er bothered to stand out on the highway and sell
his hotdogs. His hot dog sales fell almost over-
You’re right son,” the father said to the boy,
“We certainly are in the midst of a great dep-
ression.”
Wanted: A Little Fear
IT’S A FACT
hv.IERRY CAHILL
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A veteran air line pilot who had broken ail
records for safe flying was ask’d how he did it.
He replied that he bad never taken off without a
little fear m his heart.
Fear is a distasteful word to most Americans.
It connotes cowardice. Our forefathers did not
win a wilderness by being afraid. Our fighting
men have not preserved freedom by craven re-
luctance to take chances.
Yet the early settlers took no foolish chances.
They built stockades for protection, and they kept
their powder dry. Military men speak oi the cal-
culated risk, which means that the chance of suc-
cess has been weighed carefully against the dang-
er of failure.
That is what the air pilot meant when he
confessed fear. Not timidity. His was intelligent
fear--the knowledge that there are forces con-
tinuously at work to trap the unwary, that his
experience and skill might be tested and found
wanting.
Such intelligent fear was the pilot s secret of
safety. It made him foresighted. alert, prudent.
As a result, he never had an accident.
On the Fourth of July Americans will set
out to commemorate the birth of this nation s
independence. It would be well to approach the
occasion with intelligent, fear- -recognition of the
extra hazards, determination to meet them with
extra care.
The National Safety Council tells us that the
Fourth of July celebration is one of the most
dangerous single periods of the year. The Coun-
cil’s'exhortion to '“Be Alive on the Fifth” is^ not
just a slogan, because it is statistically possible—
even probable—that hundreds o! persons who be-
gin this, holiday will not be alive on the fifth.
They will be an anonymous part of a short word
—toll—which fits neatly into newspaper head-
lines such as “Holiday Accident Toll Mounts.”
So if you are driving this Fourth of July and
your patience is strained by a slow-moving jam
ui cars ahead, be a little afraid to pull out of line
and race into the unknown.
Take counsel with fear- if you consume a
hearty picnic lunch and then are tempted to swim
alone, or to demonstrate your prowess us a dis-
tant swimmer in college days long gone.
The “dud” firecracker of skyrocket will not
suddenly blind or burn if a touch of fear keeps
you from rushing forward with match in hand
to relight a faulty fuse. Or better yet, listen to
fear -which toils you to forego personal fireworks
altogether, and to give your kids a bigger thrill
at a’public display.
These are the things Fourth of July acci-
dents are made of—the recklessness, the thought-
less chance-taking, the show-off attitude, the im-
patience and discourtesy
Fear—intelligent fear—of the consequences
may <dve you pause -and save your life. Courage
is not" foolhardiness, and a chance in a million is
not the wise man’s odds.
Get a little scared on the Fourth—and be
alive on the fifth.
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Your Pcpe*
No! All Pictures
Are Good Ones
Sy William R Nelson
ft PICTURE may or may not be
*» worth "10,000 words”, as the
Chinese proverb claims, but it cer-
tainly represent* a prett-. penny in
costs, time, space and Judgment,
id published In a newspaper. In addi-
tion, it ts seldom desirable to re-
publish a picture, so all of the ef-
fort, time and money expended is
for a Single use.
Editors appreciate the interest
shown when readers suggest pub-
lication of pictures, and they com-
ply as otter, as possible, But pub-
lishing a picture in a newspaper is
not as easy as it may seem.
Pic!cues are
Piet sires only ‘ ‘v *n rtb
Are 1U.U00 woids"
News, Too when they con-
vey desired in-
formation. That Immediately classi-
fies them as news and means they
should be selected for tlrc-ir news
value. Unless a photograph Is of
somen's or some event currently
in tne news, publication has little
or no meaning.
Assuming thar a picture has news
va'ue, it then must b»? of so n qual-
ity it will reproduce v. ell in the
paper. Many photographs which era
entirely satisfactory far an album
cannot be reproduced distinctly
enough to be recogmaaKr in ». tews-
paper. Publishing such pictures is
a disappointing waste of space, ef-
fort and money.
There are other factors, too. such
as permission of those in the pic-
ture for its publication, its news
value or the amount of interest in
Si among tho paper.' re.sacra, and
■ft'hSiiWi the?w .* him to m*Sf» a cut.
If not taken
Ne Ma®• specifically for
far tha paper, ou
llKttAJfrwIy If® order, t,
photograph
may no* he timely and therefore
ita us* may seem incongruous
Sven if tiraaty but received too late
to tn * cut mss!*, si may not be
practical, to use it in a later Us;<*
because read*- interest will have
w iut«d by ihen.
for these and many other rea-
sons, the cditoi is always the best
judge of whether or not a picture
can, bn or should be putriisfeed.
Ji !h« paper publishes other pic-
tures, some not local in origin, in
the vary issue for which your's was
rejected, it is well to remember
that in addition to the above fs-s-
tor*, iiier*s is still another, ft is
that some pictures, always of new*
value, ere furnished to t,.« 31,per tn
forms that make their use *»*>■ a nd
inexpensive, because they era al-
so supplied to away other uewepa
Rabson's Authentic Statement
Babson Discusses Invest-
ment For Businessmen
By Roger W. Babson
Copyright, 1949, Publishers
Financial Bureau, Inc.
Babson Park. Mass—Many of
tho letters which come to me
are It-mi small investors who
have net funds enough h < sub-
scribe to a reliable Investment
Advisory Service These, T try
to answer frankly and fr-ely.
Recently, however, letters are
<r.i*.n front hihiniwRmAn who
haven’t had any investment ex-
perience .although succi.--.ful in
their own businesr. With ,-uch
letters in mind. I am writing
this column.
Cash In the Bank
Unless World War Hi sudden-
ly comes, I see no "business
bust” in sihgt. In fact, so long
as. the Cold War continues.
President Truman may be justi-
fied in artificially inflating busi-
ness to avoid unemployment.
Therefore, I see nothing for the
businessman to worry about _ .it
the me men . fin the other
hand, .someday tht re v ill bo a
'•bust1' when stock prices and
many eommod'ty prices may sell
for one-ht.lt whet they are fell-
ing fot today. This, mems that
a good ;-ank account the best
insurance and investment lor a
businessman.
Vf
•r.rs file greatest
nppu’!
rtunitics
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ill ."Of.H- t those-
cm pi
uyed ;n
SC
Him: It be
easy
enough
fo
•r busines-ri'u-n t
') L*Cl
L goods
ni.
anufactured inn
the difficui:-.
Government Honda
It Pays To Rend Ttoe A<b
Many successful businessmen
have all their money in a fac-
tory, or store or real estate.
They have made no provision
to enable their family to pay
their “death taxes" so-called. As
a result, the family has been
obliged to •se5’, or mortgage, the
business ir order to pay these
taxes, it the death should come
duting a depression, this could
be very serious. The govern-
ment agrees however, to take
the U. S. government 2Vi per
cent ..mnds due 1967-72 in pay-
men* for these taxes at their
face value upon death, even if
government bonds at that time
may be selling at a discount.
Therefore, businessmen should
figure now what their death
taxes will be and always keep
enough of these government
bonds on hand to pay the tax in
an emergency. These bonds,
however, should be the personal
property of the man and not
owned by his corporation.
Long-Term Corpora lieu Bonds
These are the bonds which are
commonly advertised. They are
mostly bonds of utility com-
panies paying only about 3 per
cent. They are good investments
for insurance compcr.is;, ar.i
other institutions, but I see no
reason why a businessman
should buy any at thh time.
This also applies to most pre-
ferrcc steaks. Even non-taxable
bonds are selling too high at the
present time. Therefore, i think
that the businessman should for-
TSCW PREXX CHOSEN TO
SUCCEED DR. HUBBARD
County Agent's
Column
By R R. CIBB
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Jess Bullard has recently
completed a grain storage inn
on his farm He has also pur-
chased a mechanical elevator to
be used to load and unload the
bin It can also be used to turn
the grain if necessary.
Mr. Buliard built the bin of
lumber and corrugated iron The
walls will be double, lumber on
the inside of the wall studding
and corrugated iron on the out-
side. This gives the bin a
double wall that may prevent
sweating.
get bonds unless they have at-
tractive -■! !-(,!*■ fc-iitUl’:
Merchandise Stocks
Businessmen who want :■ ■- hue
stock, at this time might -.veil
consider nic-rchanth ir-g
i-pec those «.t tho leading
chain s'.oros. Id uch c: potation:',
have few lab-.: trouoio.-.. they
do a crash busin*- - and have a
min iver of -1 m 3 tour; a year,
and if out ot debt, they can take
care of themselve. whetr-c: v. <„
arc entering inflation or defla-
tion. Lot me tak- this or, a -on to
sas t::-.‘ djr.;,a ;he next few
San-ji
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aiil be !■, e‘i them. Young
people who ore graduatim.' this
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rr.otith from t olh.-ge and. high
school will be wise t . t’s.in to
sell, ,‘V‘Mi if it mean i.ou e-i> •
house peddling.
Productive Real Estate
As a rule most businessmen
enough in row estatt but
I -till feel it a twin . mv*. . nt
Well located suburban ; • ••■ae,c
should be tiie most de-sir.mtc
Small fertile larn: near settled
communities should be good in-
vestment . 1 like crowing wood-
land which belongs io "no
union." and ‘works" day. night,
holiduvs and Sundays! X don't
care much for buildings or
houses. Most well located land
is constantly growing more val-
uable; but nearly all buildings
thr-w.n Vl--., constantly growing
less valuable.
Eiliscatiofs And Charchts
Wise businessmen will tiber-
ally invest in the family's health
education and spiritual develop-
ment, In fact, to ire niggardly
regarding these tilings is very
dangerous. The truly most im-
portant investments are those in
the unseen ana intangible.
There h no use in working hard
to make and save money and
then have tt dissipated by chil-
dren LACKING in good judg-
ment or good religion.
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DENTON......It's a long step
from ■< teacher in a 2-ro‘nn rural
school to the presidency of
Texas State College fo; Women,
but Dr. John A. Guinn made it.
He has been chosen as *he ,uc-
eessor to Dr. L H. Hubbard, tne
beloved school lender who be-
comes President Ernes itu, next
September. Dr. Guinn has been
head of She Sun Angelo Junior
College for the past year. He
started his career teaching in a
two-room school in Guadalupe
county.
By MARIK AND
ALSMEYBB
LOTS OF I.OVE AND
GO INTO FRENCH
It isn’t a question ot
fork to ure when oinwj
borne of a French f»W*
only four places set at
20 glasses of varying atr
used by the diners!
Boll weevil infestation mount-
ed during the week according to
the inspection report made this
week by B M. Steele. But w a -
:•till very spotted Some fields
showing stern and some showing
as high as 37 percent infestation.
The two areas where weevil
are the most numerous is the
area west and northwest of Sin-
ton to Mathis and an area from
Gregory to Bay side. In the re-
mainder of the county the in-
festation is light witn the «.x-
ccptto nof a few fields
Farmers should make frequent
and do. c inspections of their
fields tn see if their fields hap-
pen to be infestt .1. Where m-
festafion is found control meas-
ures should be applied at once.
Three rr.atcuals are recommend-
ed, calcium arsenate, toxaphene,
or 3-5 40. These should be ap-
plied at live to seven day
intervals
consisted of fish cooked
do it in N-rrr.a.".d>,
salads, cheese, etc.—tfc
an ' aspcritip ' or appetite
dainty low glass. de)ieioi«
ling burgundy m long
glasses, a special i ,J«r
chubby elar.-v:;. champ
its stately boll-shape1
and a thimble-sized
brandy to finish off the"
Henry i-emons have an out-
standing pasture demonstration
on ins farm and ranch in the
San Patricio community. He has
both ;,ative and cultivated
pasture.
Mr. Lemons has divided bis
cultivated land with cross fences
and uses several diffi-ernt crops
for pasturage. Some field.' arc
plumed to out: and hubarn clover
for winter and early spring pas-
iuro.v Then he has Sudan and
K. R Bluestcm f:*-!ds that are
used for .-firing and summer
grazing. His native pasturc.-
havc had the brush removed and
now have excellent native < le-
an ;l ar<- used for both winter
and rumme-i p.i-ture*
The Bc> ville Experiment St.,
■ion is bedding its annu-1 field
day ori Friday, June 2,7i,i. The
fanners an:! rancher-- of Sun
Patricio Counts have an invita-
tion to attend.
The Station will conduct tour
of the many experiment that
are being carried on there dur-
ing the forenoon, lhe afternoon
will he devoted to a r- und table
discussion of purpose, progress,
and conclusions reached in thee
experiment.
The * airs will visit the experi-
ments being conducted on many
field crops, pasture crops, and
will also ee t[ie cattle feeding
experiments. They will also see
l! | grain storage project that is
i"-ing -ondu; ted with Various
*ypes r,f storage bins.
DEAR AUNT BASH:
Judging fieri, tiie mosnfui at-
titude* : onie fi-lk t-da tuwa] a tiic-
■stiis that arc r-rev.-ie; * ,,, j;,,
c.orht to-day. fei'i iv would
think that God's cause ws, just
about on its last log... N.av. I
am no blind optimist, nor would
f in any way seek to ir.ininiise
the evil iorces at work m the
world. Neither would I insist
that with our puny bands, and
hearts we can ever build a world
so perfect that heaven will want
to move down with t««. Bet 7
have a deep conviction that the
devil! will never be able to
chisel out an .ideology that will
overshadow Christianity, nor
will he ever succeed in stopping
the flow of God’s spring of sal-
vation.
I stood one afternoon bv she
dear cc’.d waters of Tucker’s
spring, to where I had gone with
my father to sec, as he put it,
‘‘about the puniest sight a man
ever laid eyes on," We had
waiked for nearly two miles
from our home, around Brindle
to Mountai nand up into a hol-
low which fxire uuc same r-llny
a- the jsprSng. And there, about
'‘ ,l back ir. the hollow' as a
fellow could drive an iron
wedge, we found Tucker's spring
And it was a gorgeous sight;
the mountain, rasing on ?! rcc
sides of us was freckled with
limestone lucks, partially ,.,;V.
crI'd with the ..<•!; foliage which
rt-ached as far ,;p the moun-
ta--i* om: cc.-uld . through
the- dim shadows cast hv the
Star.! hickyv nitt chestnut tree,
—God hao sprtctried ;n just
enough pine trees to spice tf.e
air with a iangy freshness
From a ciustcr of huge bould-
ers "ole” Tucker’s spring came
The French enjoy *ge~
spend from two to thresl
over a simple meal.
continually asking "HoJ
Americans eat a full tw
mg a 3b r.niute lunch pc
Most villages follow the g
founii in Old Mr \ico—a niL
sieta—so there is little tyflL
hurry through a meal.
An.cricans who are fg
with Mix masters. Fr!
gas stoves, heaters and
find it hard to believe
wonderful incais come
kitchen:: with wood si
ice boxes, and often t
pump outdoor: as the
ply of watci.
Let me describe a 1
country rtyle kitchen. Wei
ed in the Loire Valle?,
grand old home ■* ?
crumbling stone wall
;ng th* courtyard and
Climbing roses added »
of color to the yellow grsy
of the three-story in
side was quiet and cool:
furniture lent an atmosf
formality.
The meal was superb.
wh.,t a surprise to find
la p.epaitu in the hug*
like kitchen A toeplic*
in;; the west wall 'cad *
pet suspended, cvidrai
h> .,Uac v. ,iter On the X
a large bulky wood stove
creri with pets and pan?
g-a-t-n pi .table Butane i{»
or. ti •• flouj' uppbeu gat H
.*• t plate iiCo.bv Ti * is «t|
only ecidtncc of moderni
WC Could ace.
Ttic floor instead of
tiled like the rest 0? the
v. :.e ’v.ughed lime.- tone 0
V, rr. uneven by years of!
M,!k, buttei, and meat
la pt the 1 c-Uar
tuna., h the pantrv and d"|
tiyzeii dat k ti a r r n w *!
bucia.-t be*:l ie the d'>or Wisi
fill' d with water from thef|
outdoors '
Every home, whether tefl
small, has a garden, thM
vtgi-table and green saladf
plentiful Hcwevcr, the rch
house'Wife's shopping is
complicated. She must. vtsH
t>cnk butcher, the oeef iwj|
ana ye. tne horse butcher,
there must be a trip toj
• •• men ;.;.n(. fruit J
grocer and f:sn market.
Th: French av -men are !
d ntent though they
th< • "oh tacic> They
■ i d- t1 ■ ■ .* co, ik and dor.’’
’ the- chores SO tt*fj
in American h>.mcs
!* n. tsc■ one wonder il
■tit American kitchens
11, 1 »il,ti<-s; super n*J
, cset vice s
■J the pride
c.d .V y rut ft prej
.ri: ■ ci oked meal »t
Thtnxic.ivjni
ff::
Ch'
bi>«r:re and rurhir.ji airf J*
I • tr, ti . mountain
i:, : dozen places to spW
ro„r over the rocks. Fifty
belt w the waters came »
to for*;: a quiet stream
wound nonchalantly throw
bottom to join Cane creek
a mile away. I was literal);
tranced by the majestic Vt
ci this bit of Goo’s ct®
And, as I stood in the twl
.-hado* ettai in a iaz>
trip huge trees, breathias
heady mountain air and tof
to the roar of the wStB
heard the story of VM
spring.
"Years ago," papa reas
“these boulders formed * :
biuff that towered trvtr
spring. And then one «S*3fV
parently without cause, the ’■
crumbled and the boaldttfs
into the spring. All that
pened when I wan a yotie#
he continued, ' rind I fte
her how worried I was OT
that the- boulders, faiiwg «
into the spring like they
would make the place lo*
bc-auty and cause the
quit flowing."
A little bluebird light*®
<- w ater’s edge for twer 1
of v.ott-r and then
over to the shallow edge «
ftr: am fo. ran extravagnat *
Toe water spilled • aoit
around tiie bouldettr.
icv moss accu»auti**f* l
**)'•. u.'.C' and. a srh*
tlew away ibr its evening J
k'Nng^thoobl h p r ? n g
lgi: and call out, ‘Bvtflj
friends next tune, I«t *
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