Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1939 Page: 2 of 4
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BENAVIDES FACTS, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1939
THE BENAVIDES FACTS
PUBLISHED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK
Established in 1925 in Duval County
P. 0. Box 842 Benavides, Texas
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FRIDAY, MAY 5 1939
PARTY DEFEAT
The current item of highest po-
litical interest, and perhaps of far
reaching significance, is found in
an address prepared by the Presi-
dent and read to more than 1000
junior Democrats at a banquet
held some days ago in Washing-
ton. Among other things, Mr.
Roosevelt is quoted as saying:
“In the campaign we are now
approaching there is just one
agency potent enough to defeat
the Democratic Party, and that is
the Democratic party itself. There
is no use fooling ourselves. If we
are to have a reactionary regime
—or if that term is too horrific—
call it a conservative regime, you
may depend on it that it will be
the other fellow’s regime.”
Thus it appears that the gage
of battle is thrown openly. Con-
servatives must get in line or go
elsewhere. It was a bold and hardy
definition of the Administrative
viewpoint. The air has been clear-
ed considerably. Regardless of
whether or not the President’s
statement was a diplomatic politi-
cal move, it is evident that Mr.
Roosevelt has entered upon a
course of action from which he
does not propose to retreat.
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EUROPEAN WARS
tional income is the measure of
goods and services, that govern-
ment today is taxing Americans
more than twice the amount of
time that Franklin thought so un-
reasonable.
Poor Richard? — possibly. But
how about poor John Q. Public,
1939 edition.
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ECONOMY DRIVES
There is now every indication
that tke recent economy drive in
congress was made of the same
stuff of which all economy drives
in recent years have been made—
ballyhoo and buck passing.
This is a paradoxical situation.
On the surface, as recorded by nu-
merous pools and speeches, the
■B, Bob Crosby | Gained
WHILE THINKING,
NAPOLEON often
whittled on the
ARMS OF HIS CHAIRS •
By Science
even the Poorest
JAPANESE BATHE
4 and 5 times a DAy,
VET IN THE US. even
WITH AUTOMATIC GAS
WATER HEATING - -
THE BATH IS STILL
CONSIDERED
A ONCE-A-WEEK.
CELEBRATION /
THE PRIVATE CAR
of j Ay gould
MULTI-MILLIONAIRE
OF THE I860'S
IS THE HOME OF
A railroad VaRD-
MASTER AND HIS
FAMiU/ IN
TEVASvs
I Give You Texas
By
BOYCE HOUSE
Business Giants of America”
himself
One of the most colorful fig-
ures in the history of Texas oil
passed away recently. Colonel
Robert D. Gordon was bom in
Germany, spent 19 years i nthe
American army, serving in China,
Cuba, the Philippines, Mexico,
and in France during the World
War. When the big Eastland
county oil boom died and a drouth
hit, Gordon—a merchant in East-
land—drilled a gusher on an is-
land in newly completed Lake
Eastland. This well caused the
drilling of 200 others over a per-
iod of several years and saved
Eastland from the fate of Des-
demona, Leeray and other “ghost
towns.”
He discovered and extended
other pools. He liked to share his
good fortune with others. At
Christmas time, the inmates of
Here’s one so wheezy with age
that it’s amazing it hasn’t been
entered sooner in the “oldest joke”
contest:
A new trav e 1 in g salesman
turned in an expense account and
one item was “Overcoat, $20.” The
manager protested, “We can’t pay
any such item as that.” Two
weeks later, when another ex-
pense account was turned in, the
manager congratulated the drum-
mer that he hadn’t listed an over-
coat this time. The traveling man
replied, “It’s there all right; you
just don’t see it.”
j “The control of typhoid fever
j in the United States represents
| an outstanding achievement in
j preventive medicine. In 1900 the
national death rate from this di-
sease was 31.3 per 100,000 popu-
lation. Today the rate is 2.1 na-
tionally, but 6.5 in Texas. This
j marked decrease in typhoid’s
j killing power is based on know-
l ledge of its cause, how it is spread
and the application of scientific
control measures,” states Dr.
Geo. W. Cox, state health offi-
cer.
Today no other disease is more
vulnerable to scientific attack
than typhoid. Indeed, it is no
exaggeration to say that, from
a public health viewpoint, there
should be no typhoid fever.
“Typhoid fever is caused by a
germ. The organisms are found
only in the excreta of persons
suffering from it, or in those of
carriers, the latter being persons
who harbor the germ but are not
ill. If it were possible to prevent
people from becoming infected
with germs coming from these
sources, typhoid would cease to
J be a problem.
“In cities and towns, thanks to
safe water and milk supplies,
adequate sewage facilities, and
environmental sanitation, ty-
phoid has been almost eliminat-
ed. Unfortunately, sanitary and
environmental protection on a
community basis cannot be of-
fered to those living in rural
areas. While control methods are
the same for both city and coun-
try, in rural districts it is essen-
tial that not only public health
officials but the householder be-
public is all for economy, But pub-
lic office holders, quick to accept j the county jail feasted on turkey,
the views of public opinion, are ?ue to «?e Colonels generosity and
frequently, he sent baskets of
One year ago Congress struggled
with its “naval authorization bill”
before it okehed the blue prints
that served notice on the dictator
Governments of Europe that if
they shook their fists under Un-
extremely reluctant to do more
than talk about it. They know
that demands for economy are on-
ly “skin deep” as far as the pub-
lic is concerned. Their constitu-
ents back home, pools and speech-
es notwithstanding, still demand
“free money” for this or that
“worthy civic project,.” Economy
is all right they say, in effect, so
long as the fellow in the next state
or the next county bears the brunt
of it.
The next time you are tempted
to curse the politicians in Wash-
ington for not pulling the draw-
strings on the public purse, just
remember this The average pub-
lic official won’t buck public opin-
ion. Therefore, until the public
cle Sam’s nose that our Govern-
ment would vote the money to honestly demands economy and all
fulfill the approved “authoriza-
tion.” It was a warning in the
shape of a build-up to show how
America felt. Chairman Vinson of
the House Naval Committee ex-
plained that we were putting “our
house in order” to which Con-
gressman Maverick gave a “Rol-
and for an Oliver” that “ a man
of us are ready to grin and bear
the resultant pinch, the country
will have no economy.
Civic organizations, local politi-
cians and business men who advo-
cate economy on one hand and on
the other beg like paupers from
their represenatives in the nation’s
capital, are a shameful menace to
who stayeth at home with his the welfare of the country.
gun and mindeth his own business J --0-
stayeth out of trouble.” Anyhow,
the money has been appropriated.
Today, the desks of Senators
and Representatives are flooded
with demands to “keep the Unit-
ed States out of war.”
We all know that the European
situation produces fear. The rec-
ord shows that if they can’t settle
their own troubles that we can’t
settle them for them— any better
that we did last time. But we shut
our eyes, and stumble blindly on
toward European wars.
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fruits and cartons of cigarets to
them, though all were strangers
to him.
Any World War veteran could
count on the Colonel for help—
if it was illness, a doctor; if it
was a criminal chai’ge, a lawyer;
and he saved the body of more
than one ex-servce man from the
potter’s field He was never too
busy to listen to a hard luck story
and he could never turn down
anyone in need. He liked to
plunge, he was a fighter and he
was loyal to his friends. A novel
could be written about the Col-
onel. Perhaps one will be.
RAINY NIGHT
POOR JOHN Q. PUBLIC
Benjamin Franklin, in the-
course of filling one of his “Poor
Richard’s Almanacs” with sage
counsel and observations, made
the following declaration back in
1758.
“It would be thought a hard
Government that should tax its
People one tenth Part of their
Time, to be employed in its Ser-
vice.”
Franklin thought that he was
making a more than liberal allow-
ance for the necessary expenses
of government. It is difficult to
speculate what he would think
today if he could see the burdens
of Federal, State and local taxa-
tion constantly mounting, while
spending increases even more rap-
idly. Today he would find taxation
A deep blue stillness settled down
On country-side and weary town
And rain-drops scattered all
about.
And lightning flickered in and out
Of clouds that hung about the
night,
And hid the moon and stars from
sight
A dog crept from beneath a shed
And wagged his tail and raised
his head.
He shivered in the chilling air
And longed for days all warm and
fair
And watched the blueness settling
down
On country-side and weary town.
—Georgie Adams Wilke
Here and there over Texas:
Homer Olsen, Austin newspap-
erman, sold two short stories re-
cently to national magazines.
Congressman Clyde L. Garrett,
after reading in this column about
a prospective opponent, writes:
“Give ’em all you’ve got of Texas
but please don’t be a party to
helping give Texas another and
different Representative from the
Seventeenth District.” Thanks,
Judge, for the visitors’ card to
the gallery of Congress—it is an
appreciated memento.
Futher vindication for his stand
in last summer’s campaign has
come to Ralph Yarborough. When
he humorously came to the de-
fense of Judge Roy Bean and
pointed out that the building
where the Law West of the Pe-
cos had held forth was about to
fall in, Yarborough was rapped
by opponents in the Attorney
General’s race who sarcastically
took up the cudgels for Captain
Xidd and Jean LaFitte. However,
the Legislature has directed the
State Highway Department not to
tear dow nthe old building at
Langtry but, on the contrary, to
strengthen and preserve it, rec-
ognizing that Bean has become a
legend that helps bring tourists to
Texas.
HERBINE •
When headache, dizziness, soui
stomach, biliousness, nausea, lack oi
appetite, and listlessness or that tired
feeling, are associated symptoms ol
temporary constipation, HERBINF
will bring relief. It is strictly a vege*
eating up 22 per cent of national I ta^e medicine, free from harsh min'
income; which means, since na- 8a^* <?0c a bottle. *
Texas is going to have enter-
tainment this summer as magnifi-
cent as can be found at either
of the World’s Fairs. Casa Mana-
na in Fort Worth will present
Kenny Baker, Russ Morgan and
his orchestra, as well as other
stars, the first two weeks. And
Bob Burns will appear for one
night.
“A visit this summer to Mexi-
co would be very much worth-
while to teachers of Spanish, geo-
graphy, Texas history and art,
and to students in those subjects,
especially to those studying Span-
ish, as it would give them an op-
portunity to use the language and
to visit historical spots, art gal-
leries, parks, markets and shops,
thereby observing at first hand
the life of the people.” So declared
State Supt. L. A. Woods recently.
He suggested that the larger
school systems which require
summer study by teachers give
credit for educational tours and
that consideration be given to the
idea of allowing extra credits also
to students.
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South Texas
C of C Board
Meeting Set
Date for the thirteenth annual
conference of the board of direc-
tors of the South Texas Chamber
of Commerce has been set for May
23 in San Antonio, Ray Leeman,
executive vice president of the re-
gional chamber announced this
week.
New officers and directors of the
South Texas Chamber will be elec-
ted, bureau chairmen will be ap-
pointed and the annual report of
the regional organization will be
presented by Leeman. President
Max Starcke will preside.
Among other matters which will
be discussed will be plans for the
annual South Texas Jubilee and
convention of the South Texas
Chamber which is held annually
in the fall of the year and for
which Laredo was the successful
bidder in the STCC Jubilee con-
vention last fall at Brownsville.
Plans are also being made for
a conference of the South Texas
Chamber of Commerce Managers
Association, to be held in connec-
tion with the regional chamber’s
meeting, at which local chamber
of commerce managers from town
in the fifty-five counties served by
the South Texas Chamber will as-
semble to discuss their problems.
One of the important matters
this group will discuss is spring
training quarters for major league
baseball teams in South -Texas and
Frank Quinn, Manager of the Se-
guin chamber of Commerce and
chairman of the STCC baseball
committee, will make a complete
report to the group.
Presentation "of a valuable aw-
ard by the South Texas Chamber
of Commerce will be made to the
local chamber of commerce mana-
ger chosen winner of the annual
report contest sponsored by the
regional chamber, Leeman said.
, come personally interested in
them if they are to be effective,”
Dr. c6x warned.
“If every rural dweller in Texas
realized his personal obligation
in the anti-typhoid campaign
and conscientiously took the ne-
cessary precautions, the typhoid
rate in Texas eventually would
come close to the vanishing point.
It is an attainable objective.
Personal cooperation in elimi-
nating typhoid hazards and wide-
spread typhoid immunizations
are the key.”
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Fingerprinting
To Be Extended
Every Child
-71*
Colonel Homer Garrison, Jr.,
State Police Director this week
urged the extension of universal
fingerprinting to every child a
year old and up.
Most of the juvenile prints
among the 26,000 non-criminal
cards on file at State Police Head-
quarters are those of school age
children.
“Now we want to carry univer-
sal fingerprinting to an entirely
new group — youngsters of pre-
school age down to a year—and
we’re asking their parents to help
us in this big job,” the police
head said.
There is negligible value to fing-
erprinting babies under a year be-
cause it is hard to get a clear
impression and the ridges on their
fingers .although formed, are not
distinct, experts pointed out.
Colonel Garrison cited a num-
ber of reasons for including young
children in universal fingerprint-
ing, which has been endorsed by
President Roosevelt.
“God forbid we’ll have a kid-
naping case in Texas, but if we
should, fingerprints would be the
means of positively identifying the
child, and remember that no
child is really safe from the mad
snatcher, the crank, the pervert.”
Prints on file at the state iden-
tification bureau are likewise val-
uable for identifying children in-
volved in traffic accidents, drown-
ings and public disasters such as
school fires and explosions, theat-
er panics, tornadoes.”
Many victims of the new Lon-
don school disaster two years ago
were identified from state police
records, he said.
“Even the lost child, strayed
rrom his mother in a big crowd
Change in KTSA
Schedule Brings
Home News Daily
Effective with the time change
on most radio programs on Mon-
day,, May 1, “the Home Town Edi-
tor” now presents his program
daily over radio station KTSA
from San Antonio.
These columns have featured
many items in the news which
heretofore has been heard three
times weekly on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday at four o’clock.
The program is devoted to news
of interest throughout South Tex-
as as it is read from the columns
of the newspapers over this sec-
tion. The cooperation of the radio
station makes it possible for news
of interest from your home town
newspaper to be broadcast over
the Southwest.
Your attention is directed to
KTSA for news of happenings as
found in these columns.
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safekeeping, may be more quick-
ly restored to his distraught par-
ents if there is some quick means
of identification.”
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turalnsss about his way of talk-
ing, and his homespun philosophy
and humor delight audiences. He’s
the nearest thing to Bob Burns,
the sage of Van Buren, Ark., that
that can be found in Texas’ of-
ficial circles; and a touch, now
and then, brings just a reminder
of old Will Rogers.
Lynn Landrum, the Dallas
News columnist with the perpetual
intellectual stomach-ache, sneers
that President Roosevelt is a per-
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Jefferson died broke. And since
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