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THE TAFT TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1937
the adventures ofozzie
NEW USES FOR COTTON
E TAFT TRIBUNE
The bureau of agrkultiral economic* es-
timates that the world this fall has a total
supply of cotton aggregating: 51,000,000 bales.
The American crop, earlier estimated at
about 15,000,000 bales, turns out to be more
FSKO t. WtUJAMS, PiililiaS^r
M£Y' SLOW POKE*. ^
WASSAMATTEP CAh/TCMA
MEAW TME WORN?
Society Editor
PWKt) l.. WII.UAMS
IPubllthcii on T!iur«d»y of Roi-li Work.
*J,e# Outside
■ IMMertptfon Rate-ill St a jk'our In County
than 18,000,000 bales.
wliMl'ir Adfartiolng Rato—35* a Column Inch, olasniUsd Ad*
jr rortklo*. t-rijat JUS.*. - It a Word First Inoertton. te Ttcrafto,
'"A" Slirttem! a* Mcoud-rfa** mutter Muy 19, 1KI1, at ttie p«»t office
|y\[ tt Ta?C Toma, staler tha Act >tf Mareli it, Witt.
Consumption of American cotton in mills
! outside of the United States has declined heav-
| ily during the last few years. In the five years
' from 1928 to 1083 of the total consumption of
| cotton mills outside this country, 41 per cent
was of American cotton.
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il» jMtycr’s dufy Is to print oil the news that <* ft* [< print
nmtly uxt fntrly to *11, unbiased by »«» consideration
mi including If* own nil tori* I opinion.
In 1936-37 the con-
sumption of American cotton in mills outside
the United States was only 28 per cent of the •
total foreign consumption,
A knowledge of these figures on the part
of the people of Texas surely should convince
them of the need of their supporting the East
Texas Chamber of Commerce in its effort to :
induce the Federal government to establish a '
cotton research laboratory in this State, in j
which studies would be made for the purpose j
of finding new uses for cotton.
If the American farmers is not to be com- ,
j elled to curtail his cotton production to some-
where around 10,000,000 or 12,000,000 bales per
year, two Clings must be done: His foreign i
MMK9 idrtwwwms reflection* upon the tliftNictert eUmdlu# or rrpu->
tsiivm of tuny person< firm or corBonttkoo which maty mmt
t» the column* ot THK TAFT T1U»1*KK be tor*
iwoted v&wt Ming brought to the ictt«nttoii of the titoMMftftntenf.
£&-~Ob!tuftfkte» x»3tt& poetry mx twWiifbihl in ibt» pmfii
« rake ol I cent per word. A charge of 30s matte «
i «nf thanks*. Stork# «r rteothe and itinera)* pvwlta&A '
to rcteiju their value ore m>i fotadi m vhmwrit-s.
THE COTTON DILEMMA
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Eg. One of the major problems before the
JSC special session of Congress is that presented by :
fe. t£e cotton growing industry* and it recently i
£ *•» fc#nta«te<I government reportsi of ajywu. two *Mnm mmt be doDe; His foreign i
..j recoid breaking pioduction u>i the eu e1 j markets must be enlarged, and new uses for
I- season. It is an emergency situation, demanding cottojl hl lhi, eoutltry rnust be found.
Immediate action so that remed al legisa > | Foreign countries this year have produced
U f**lch T¥ ,be4emict;d wul *>ecome opeiative 12j,000.000 bales. Having found that they can '
before the planting ot a new uop la icgi . j economically produce cotton and that they can
Many members of Congress have many . the- world market, foreign producers will j
c’ ideas as to how this problem should be ap- j no^ reduce their acreage. They may be con- !
|| poached. The administration is apparently in j gidered as permanent competitors.
X; f&vor of a rigid production control program, j There are ways in which the foreign mar- ’
■ designed to curtail the American crop and to k0ts for American producers can be enlarged. I
I* bolster the market and give the producer a gul the hope of enlarging them sufficiently to !
% profitable outlet, for his products. The record a)>sorb the surplus in bumper crop years is not
C breaking crop for this year is ample illustra- • brjght. It is imperative, therefore, that new j
C tion of what may happen when good weather channels of consumption be opened for the j
^f cofidlticas are combined with a lack of a eoR^rol . American producer, H he is to continue to ■'
plan. But this is not so simple as it may ap- ; operate on his present scale.
~ pear to be, for the cotton farmer s welfare is j jn recent years cotton has been put to j
if. not altogether in his own or his governments jmany new uses, but the new developments hifve j
hands. A dozen other countries are now pro- : no^ j,m, carried very far, not nearly as far j
|. ducing cotton in steadily increasing quantities; jag they could have been, had the proper en- j
' and curtailment of the American crop would eouragement been given those trying to stimu- ;
ti. favor other producing countries more than the ja$e consumption of cotton in other than the j
; domestic growers. Sold accepted channels.
A plan suggested by Hatton w. ftumners j Self-interest suggests to Texas and all the !
and others would leave domestic production un- j ootton growing South that it is to their interest j
controlled, and would guarantee the price tor j lo em.ourat,e jn every way they can methods j
|f cotton consumed In the United btates wnile j for uajng additional amount of cotton.
■ throwing the remainder on the markets at the j The proposed cotton research laboratory
world price. This wui’a: tone .o encouiage ; would coaceiitiate on increasing industrial utii-
curtaiiment, because overproduce..;., wou.i. ie j/ation of the staple.
MEBBE I SHOULDA
MAD MY BRAKES
FIXED FIRST I
G~0>-G -G'GOSW 4
MY SPARES WON’T
MOLD’- .
(HiiRU)lld i.s fh*- !{l5r*l«;T4? lUfi ll.y
Hid the Boft'v’kit iii prcti-UF
11! 1 Fish {«•<'} h'l I'iiJp wh»»n 1c•*iK»*d
hocaufj** th-'M frw c,.-j'v* a
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Fiiitcd Sfat
A WOODMAN
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lhe federal government nas given aid to i jhi* week's qui*: <t:what are
the cotton farmers this fall by making avail- ! the hardest and softest precious
able to them loans. This necessarily is but a j stones? <2) Does a fish suffe.
temporary measure, it i.s intended merely to' when hooked by a fisherman’
tide them over until the emergency has passed. J (Answers below.)
The government can not be making loans every
year to aid in the disposition of surpluses.
Help for permanent solution of the cotton
surplus problem is needed from the govern-
ment. Establishment of a research laboratory
where means for increasing consumption will
UtiS.it
Someday tcrUiKc nun i-.iuchiu f
“visiting" when televlBkm ni&kc* tt
jHiHFiihie to stay at. honu? and cal) on
friends by wire. . . . Matrimonial
note: A iong-BUfferimf huslmmj enr-
rle.' a |10o,000 imnimme policy to
r him from damage* he may
j catiBe if h<? ever decides to beat up
his mother-in ilaw' . . . Only a third t»f
|1 he world's people use bed?. Japanese
| and many Kuropcan* sleep on 11>*’
I n«*«- , . . Thirty million Arn-rii-an’-
| spend a nltcht out e-very week attend
I ing’ hume He* ret society tneetJng
j When the !)nlo of Windsor wfus
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IMnpossibla so lor.^ as a *arge portion ot the j vje foun(j would seem to he one of the best eon- !
American crop must be sold on world markets, tributioiiis the government could make for the |iIHC-mnif-v
The Congress will struggle wuh these permanenf solution of the problem
problems with all earnestness, and its delibera- post
Vn ill la ill « iii > A}| mu fpf
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ter on t |*areks . . . aHm-hK (}r*ji*k
jdUkisnpijrj r,f ;»5h B r b.db-v«'d
{iiM hii Hi ah Li'iiiu*. wax a *p«5jvg;t'
tbrmcgh which binj„i p.??>. )»<•
effob-u . . !*• iiiwt:* If you warn to
h’L- U'cbnfoal sttoout if, art* pea*, not
nut*i . . . <.’’at-' an* n;«t. cc ntiuic <1 in
fhe IMbb* dog'* nro im*fuiuned <• i:*b
SANTA CLAUS? MAYBE
We have heard many reports that there is
indeed a Santa Claus, but his existence as a
scientific fact, must be said to remain in doubt.. Jib* bo> Princ« «r Wales, a is
However, if news reports emanating from father, KiIwhui vii nou. -•is;, pre
London prove- true, we will be willing to admit j di..-t«<i he would i«- iii,, last kinx oi
that the kindly gentleman with the trembling Kntd&mi . Pevoiopmi.at of a
tummy and long white beard is more than a starchless potato at McGill r«iv,•!•*«>•
pleasant fiction invented to brighten the lives wi,! « ‘"Wl 10 . . a
of trusting children. ^dped football is heh,f ,„u<io f..t
Reports from London say Great Britain TU>r'‘1 K :t yr'"' - i,!
soon will resume making token payments on ' “ ‘ ‘ “A ‘7 ' ‘,il" k(’r ,|iaB
her huge war debt to the United States. 1 lie j( (llp urIj, „ aJr
rumor is that the payments will begin to flow Haf.OI1 lr‘‘In f„;:s ;hjph fck.
across the Atlantic at ter the Anglo-American j ,y lfl (;is((,,. thlit frnm {iWkef8
trade pact is concluded. j which fake their time a j.
Probably the deal will be worked out, if at i children do most ot their growing
all, as an exchange of trade rather than actual mu the rail ami winter , . answers
transfer of cash from London to Washington. I to thus wkkk's qciz. m The
The British have been excellent traders !
For Chest Colds
Dutnimmit raM in chmt ->r throat,
never safe to r,<-gif-et, generaliy t-tutt-u
up when s-othitig;, warniat; Miw-
terole is appiw-H.
fk-tter than a mustard piaster,
Mueterole j?hh actina U- r,.),.. it’s
NOT jurt a salve. It'* a "counter-
irritant” itirmilating, penetrating,
ami helpful in drawing out local con-
gestion and pain.
Use! by million* for 30 year*.
Recommended by many d. ..-tors and
nurses. All druggists’. In three
strengths: Regular Strength, Chil-
dren’s fmild), and Extra Strong. Ap-
proval by Go yi Housekeeping,
5c Each
AUCTION SALE
DECEMBER 7th to 11th
Buy Furniture At Your
Own Price!
CASH OR CREDIT
Two Sales Daily
2:30 and 7:30 P. M.
DAVIS FURNITURE CO.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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determine the indirect coats of automobile ao |
determine the indirect co»6» of automobile ac-1 jf( when the war debt deal is worked out
cidents, But all experts agree* that they are . jts fjna] form, it becomes apparent that the
substantially greater than even the vast direct j united States actually will be paid back a
costs, I portion of what it paid to help Britain win the
Here is a gigantic, totally unnecessary j Wor|(i War, we will step forth boldly and in
drain on the nation’s economic resources. And, j the strongest kind of language assert there IS
bad, as that, is, it is nothing compared to the a Santa Claus,
human waste that the reckless and incompe- j And how!
tent driver causes. In 1936, traffic, accidents 1 ------------
killed almost. 88.000 human beings. They in- | “Two pints makes one cavort.”—Florida
jitred 1,300,000 more—of whom a large number j (Jacksonville) Times-Union.
will eventually die as a result of the accidents, j -----------------------
Blasted careers, parentless children, ruined “Charges of WrecklesR Driving” were filed
homes--the.se are but three of the consequences jn a New Mexico town, according to the pre-,
of a heavy foot on the throttle, a drunk at the That’s a rather friendly gesture, arresting
wheel, and incompetent at control of a lethal folks for not smashing anything,—Albuquerque
machine weighing thousands of pounds. Journal.
We are now entering the winter season, in -----------
which the accident rate has always risen ini Cynical, indeed, must be the Czecho-Slovaku
tho past. The most dangerous driving days government, which has just issued a triangle
are just, ahead, with rain, ice, snow and early : shaped postage stamp to be used exclusive!v
darkness to add to the always-present, hazards, ton love letters.—Fort Wayne News-Sentinel.
Yet it is within our power to revoke precedent. --------------
and make winter a safe season. All that is j Germans are giving up their gold filling
needed is the cooperation of each motorist and ito the Fatherland. Hitler needs them to re-
pedestrian. Do your partl—Robstown Record, pair the teeth in his peace treaties,-Ranger
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Things are returning to normalcy. Feo- -----------------------
pie have quit trying to find a mistake in the How difficult it is to tune in on a radio
addition of the check for the dinners.—Atlanta program that suits the whole farrsilv.
Georgian. * j --------------------1_
Ai< we understand it, the government wants
to help farm tenants to buy farms, but it is
afraid to let the tenant select the farm.—Dallas
News,
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The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1937, newspaper, December 2, 1937; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth749642/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Taft Public Library.