Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1939 Page: 2 of 6
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PACE TWO
FAIFURRIAS FACTS
FRIDAY. JANUARY 27,
JffalfurriaH if arts
Established In IBM
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
At Falfurrias, Brooks County, Texas
HOWARD BEHRENT
MGR. EDITOR
Entered as second class matter, April 2, 1906 at
the Fostcfflce at Falfurrias. Texas, under the Ai t
of Congress of March 8, 1879.
its part by the littl c:ip|Ks whom the mala-
dy already ha* left behind. Some can be cur-
ed by .surgery, or restored by healing waters;
others can be trained to earn their way and
support themselves notwithstanding their
handicap.
The kindly Falfurrian can help along that
cause effectively by buying tickets—as many
as he can afford—to the President’s Birthday
Ball which is to be celebrated locally on Fe-
bruary 4 at the American legion Hall.
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IN THE NATION’S POCKET
MEMBER SOUTH TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
SUPPORT THE WAR AGAINST INFANTILE
PARALYSIS
TkURING the five years it has been held in
mJ several thousand communities all over the
land, the President’s Birthday Ball has be-
come a national institution. The annual oh-1 cooperation from newspapers, farm publica-
A GAIN mass distribution is “going to bat”
in aiding a distressed agricultural crop.
On January 12, the chain stores reached the
peak period of a nation-wide “Use-More-
Butter” campaign, undertaken to reduce the
butter surplus, and to impress consumers
with the healthfulness, palatability and true
economy of a commodity which is produced
in every state and helps support millions of
farm families.
As the National Association of Food Chains
points out, throughout the land this cam-
paign has been marked by earnest, willing
servance on January 30 has created a 5-mil-
lion-dollar endowment fund for fighting a
dreaded plague—infantile paralysis.
By that means the Warm Springs (Georgia)
sanatorium has been established permanently
on a self-supporting basis—and now the Pre-
sident is directing the campaign on a wider
front. As he has explained, he desires to see
the methods by which tuberculosis has been
brought under control, and diptheria and
smallpox virtually eliminated, prove as ef-
fective against that other baffling and crip-
pling malady.
tions, producer committees, farm organiza
tions, producer cooperatives, extension work-
ers, radio stations and many others.” And
the food chains themselves have apparently
used every conceivable promotional technique
to encourage sales and make a success of this
vitally important job. Coast-to-coast news-
paper advertising—bulletins to sales person-
nel—handbills to housewives—novel and at-;
tractive butter displays—suggestions show- j
ing how more butter may be profitably used
in the home—these are some of the means |
used to carry the good work of good butter
To mobilize all the resources of science—[to every possible consumer, whether or not
surgery, preventive medicine, research and a chain store customer.
This butter campaign was divided into pe-
riods. Past experience indicates that consid-
erable success was achieved in the earlier
periods. Now the peak period has arrived,
and the mass merchandisers have redoubled
their efforts. That means more cash in thou-
sands of farmers’ pockets, which in turn
means in the nation’s pocket.
WHY PAY POLL TAX
education—under unified direction, in Sep-
tember, 1937, the President called in numer-
ous well-known citizens to organize the Na-
tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. That
philanthropic organization undertook to raise
funds to support research, help local health
authorities control epidemics, rehabilitate
persons crippled by the malady, and establish
and maintain orthopedic centers.
That constructive program went forward
so satifactorily during the Foundation’s first
year that the directors decided to branch out.
Accordingly, they requested each State and
each of 3,000 counties to set up units (or
chapters) to be affiliated with the National
Foundation.
The aim is to get those local organizations
going immediately after the President’s
Birthday Ball. Half the receipts will go to
ccunty chapters—directed by representative
citizens—to be used in aiding the communi-
ty’s own needy cripples, particularly crippled
children. The other half will be sent to na-
tional headquarters, to carry on equally neces-
sary research work, an educational cam-
paign and an organized country-wide drive
against the malady.
By such means, Mr. Roosevelt considers, the
Nation at last may win its fight against infan-
tile paralysis. Certainly kind-hearted people
will not stand by and let that destroyer strike
down 10,000 helpless children every year—
or as many as 40,000 in an epidemic year—j The federal trial of alleged smugglers will
when they can help prevent the suffering. To lack something unless Charlie McCarthy is
repeat, the spread of the malady may be pre- subpoenaed.
vented and—by methods now avaUble to the; -
physician—the crippling after-effects may be Now that Tom Mooney is free he must suf-
averted or mitigated. fer like the rest of us and read all about the
Besides, the community will desire to do Mooney case.
SO SAY WE ALL!
rpHE BEST reasons we have seen for paying
J. the poll tax are printed in the current is-
sue of The Texas Outlook, magazine for
school and college teachers.
Following five reasons were given:
“Suffrage is a right for which men have 1
had to fight and sacrifice. We should appre-
ciate and use the privilege.
“Texas law makes the payment of poll tax
a requirement for voting. Teachers shoud obey
the law. •
“Teachers should set an example of good
citizenship.
‘We should be actively interested in public
affairs and should help determine public po-
licies.
'V'® should be willing to help increase the
available school fund.”
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Indications are that the dem-
ocracies are waking up to the
need ol pr« paredness as a reyi_lt
of what Is going on in authori-
tarian states. College students of
America thoroughly approve
President Roosevelt’s plan to put
wings on 20 000 ci llegiates as
part of his $5**0.000.000 national
defense program, the current
poll of Student Opinion Surveys
reveals this week. Results from 82
colleges, measured from the Uni-
versity of Texas, showed that
only three out of every ten col-
lege students opposed the pr> -
gram which would spend $10,-
000.000 for training young avia-
tors at aerially-strategic cam-
puses over the nation. As a trial
balloon, aviation would become
a vital part of the training for
300 volunteers in the universi-
ties of Washington, Alabama,
Minnesota, and at Purdue Uni-
versity, Texas Agricultural and
Mechanical College, O e o r ,g a
School of Technology and Mas-
sachusetts Institute of Techno-
logy. If successful, the program
would be expanded to include
other colleges and universities.
The course would provide six
m. nths training in solo and dual
flying calculated to build a re-
serve of 100,000 American pilots
with fifty or more flying hours.
Collegians voted 71.8 to 28.2 per
cent to "approve President
Roosevelt's plan to train an air
reserve corps of 20,000 men now
in college.”
Although we wouldn't be justi-
fied in describing Falfurrias stu-
dents as air-minded, they cer-
tainly are showing signs of be-
coming athletic-minded urfter
Coach LLOYD N. DYER'S pro-
gram and plans being carried out
by Tennis Coach THOMAS REED
who will soon have three new
concrete courts on which to show
off his young charges . . .
MAURICIO GANZALES, man-
1 ager of the Habits Store, is back
from that big shoe convention in
San Antonio and he paints glow-
ing accounts of the new shades
and models for milady . . . Inci-
dentally he is something of a
coin collector, having carried an
1812 edition < f a half dollar for
more than 21 years—sounds like
a record . . .
JOHNNY CRAVEN, an old-
timer here abouts, chats with M.
F. ORTH as we drop in seeking
golf information, and downtown
Mrs IRA POOLE exhibits the re-
sults of an experiment in weav-
ing-attractive, too . . .
Don’t know whether or n*-t
he’s a Roo'sevelt fan, but ROY
BENNETT is directing the sale
of tickets to the Presidents Ball
here February 4 . . . He’s look-
ing for all who wish to contri-
bute to this worthy cause . . .
From Premont comes news of
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. LANGEN’S
golden wedding anniversary cele-
bration . . .
This is in the nature of a
wrong righted—Y O R K IE, the
sign painter, complains that he
wasn't even mentioned as the
artist behind the signs reported
in this column last week . . .
Apologies and atonement here-
with . . .
That money can be gathered
with a broom in Falfurrias is
proved Saturday when R. R.
(SCOTTY) SCOTT and JOHN
WAYNE GORE use that means
to gather a bagful of pennies ac-
cidentaly spilled at the post of-
fice . . .
BILL KINCAID this week is
the successful sponsor of a con-
test in connection with the W. O.
W. shotting matches . . . keen-
est sharpshooters are H. B.
STAUDINGER and Mrs. ROY
ALLAN . . .
Like Governor O'Daniel, SARI-
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If Insurance
Means Protection
A protector should have un-
questioned strength and a dis-
position to use It. That Is why
we have picked the strongest
stock insurance companies f*«r
our agency. We could receive a
much higher commission from
some weak insurance compan-
ies, but refuse to represent
them. If you like our way of
doing business why not let us
serve you?
FALFURRIAS
INSURANCE
AGENCY
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN s. COBB
And Then the B’ar had to Hibernate
By IRVIN S. COBB
DOMPEY and Ike were draped over the fence behind the cabin nwop-
* ping yarns.
"Has 1 ever tole you, Ike,” said Pomp, “about one time I got chased
by a big grizzly b’ar?’’
“No,” said Ike, “how wuz ’at?”
“Well,” said Pompey, taking a deep breath, “it was lak this: One
day I wuz strollin along up a mountain side and there wuz a deep hole
between some rocks anil I went un' I stuck a stick in 'at hole and whut
a big black b’ar. Wid that I started
an’ that big black b’ar he wasn’t two
come r’arin’ and tearin’ out but
runnin’ down that mountain side
feet behind me. Well, I kep’ runnin’ an’ runnin’ and the b’ar he kep’
runnin’, too. And pretty soon he got so close 1 could feel his hot breath
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Off
nnm , too. And pretty soon he got so close 1 could feel his hot breath
my laigs. And it was a terrible hot day and the sweat was a’ purin’
off me in rivers but I couldn’t stop to wipe it off—I had to jes’ keep
an’ •’runnin’ that big black b’ar almost a’ techin my heels.
Well, I kep’ goin’ cross lota hell-bent-fur’lection but I couldn’t gam n-ne
on the b’ar—he u.ts ies’ ez nigh ez ever an’ a little nigher. But jes’
then 1 had a piece of luck. I come to a river an’ the river wuz all froze
over. So I snatched a pair of skates out of my pocket, that I happened
to have along an' I clapped ’em onto my feet an' I skated off across the
river an the b ar he started acrost too, but the ice was too thin fur him
an the first thing he knowed he fell in kerplunko ant woz d’owned—an’
I wuz saved. Wasn’t that a narrer’ ’scape?”
Ike hatted an eye.
“You ’spect me to believe that yam?" he asked scornfully.
Hi? friend s face tuok on a hurt expression.
* Course I ’spect vou to believe it.’ ”
“Hur!” returned Ike. “That yarn is a big lie an’ I knows it:”
How come you say that?”
“Well.” said Ike. “You sez fust
ain’t you?” .........~ — *““* off- ’twas a powerful hot day,
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» "’™™' He recovered.
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I American New. Feature.. Ine.i
Things We Fall For
Old Si Chestnut told the truth the other day
when he said: “It’s not the things I STAND for
that get me into trouble. It’s the things 1 FALL for.”
Exactly. Many another person who has attempt-
ed to get rich quick, to fall for high pressure sales-
men, to buy things he WANTS rather than what he
NEEDS, tempted by “Easy Payments” instead of
paying as you go, gets into trouble that may “keep
his nose to the grindstone” for life.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
“/? Qoid IBank in a Qood *Cou>n”
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Falfurrias Creamery
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