Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1942 Page: 2 of 8
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THE BENAVIDES FACTS
Established in 1926 in Duval County
P. O. Drawer “CX” Benavides, Texas
Ssteved a* second-class matter at the postoffice at Benavides
Texas under the Act of March 6, 1879.
J. L. C. BEAMAN, Sole Owner and Editor
P. 0. Drawer 120 Telephone 1171-W Alice. Texas
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items.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1942
HYPROCRISCY UNLIMITED
Experience has shown that as
war expenditures have progres-
sively grown, the smaller ha?
been their relative effect on elec-
tric power requirements. This
fact was pointed out by C. W.
Kellogg, President of the Edison
Electric Institute. It explains
why, in spite of cries of electric
shortages from the power social-
ists, the WPB ordered a cessa-
tion in construction of public
power projects.
Prior to the order to the public
projects, the War Production
Board had already ordered the
halting of work on 2,200,000 kilo-
watts of electric generating cap-
acity, in various stages of com-
pletion, by 85 private electric util-
ity companies. Such action was
necessitated by the exigencies of
war. It was evident that there
was enough electricity to do. the
job and the materials were dire-
ly needed for guns, tanks and
planes. Managements of the pri-
vate electric,ocompanies involved,
-^acquiesced willingly. But what
■did the exponents of socialism
do when the stop work orders
were received affecting their pet
government power projects? They
started working to get the orders
rescinded; in the meantime open-
ly defying the war powers of
government by continuing work
on dams and transmission lines.
Even while thev were in the act
of getting the WPB order revok-
ed on the plea of a power short-
age in vital industries, they con-
tinued to campaign to take over
more customers from the private
electric companies by striving to
get communities to vote for mun-
icipal ownership or to adopt Pub-
lic Utility Districts. Their hypo-
crisy is as unlimited as their lack
of faith in the American system.
UNBROKEN VOW
News reports on the transporta-
tion problem leave the definite
impression that this country is in
danger of the same calamity that
even now is perhaps fatally weak-
ening Hitler’s war machine, im-
pairment of rail transportation.
The load carried by the Ameri-
can railroads is increasing
steadily, its weight slowly crush-
ing the life out of -tracks and
equipment. Next year the bur-
den will be much heavier, the
necessity for speed greater be-
cause the punch that will knock
out the Axis must start rolling
right here in this country—on
the railroads. And still the rail-
roads wait desperately for new
equipment, while driving pre-
sent locomotives and freight cars
to the limit with an efficiency
that has amazed the nation.
The railroads have asked for
authorization to buy 900 new loco-
motives, 80,000 freight cars and
2,100,000 tons of steel rail. Rail-
road experts point out that this
is the absolute minimum neces-
sary to do the job. Already de-
lay in approving the request
makes it improbable that much
new equipment can be delivered
before late 1943.
In the critical months ahead,
the best brains of shippers and
railroad managements will have
to make up in some manner for
lack of maintenance materials
and rolling stock. However, the
cushion of efficiency is getting
threadbare. It cannot continue
indefinitely to fill the widening
gap in our transportation needs.
For example, if branflakes are
plentiful and oatmeal is sca"ce,
OPA might say that one point
would be good for six ounces of
branflakes but eight points would
be required to purchase the seme
amount of oatmeal. . In such a
case, most shoppers would buv
the branflakes instead of oat-
meal—you get more of it. One
advantage of the point svstem,
used by the British, is that it’s
flexible—it will permit OPA to
alter point values to gear demand
to supply.
UNTIL THE BELLS RING
HOW IT WORKS
Sometime around January 1,
War Ration Book No. 2 will make
its appearance, and housewives,
who know what’s on grocers’ shel-
ves as well as grocers themselves,
will have to learn how to apply
the dual mathematics of money
and coupons. Ration Book No.
2 will contain four pages of blue
stamps and four pages of red
stamps—the colors to show for
which rationing program the
stamps are used. There will be
24 stamps to a page, each stamp
bearing a letter or a number
(either 8, 5, 2, 1). The letters
indicate the time period in which
the stamps are valid and the num-
ber, of course, the point value.
Methods of combating fires set
by incendiary bombing have un-
dergone drastic change. This is
because incendiary bombs are war
weapons and war weapons are
constantly changing. Present
fire bombs usually contain delay-
ed explosives which detonate long
after impact. Former practices
in handling these missiles are ex-
ceedingly dangerous because they
require a close approach by the
fire fighter.
Director James M. Landis of
the Office of Civilian Defense,
observes that: “Use of a jet of
water enables the operator to
work at a much greater distance
than the “short range’ methods
employing sand, other smothering
agents, or a spray of water. Sand
in the form of bags or mats can-
not be depended upon, because
these bombs, upon explosion,
have a greater fragmentation ef-
fect than the explosive incen-
diary bombs formei'ly used. The
public should be warned against
the use of all such smother agents
as ‘bomb extinguishing’ powders;
also against such devices as
scoops, grabs and snuffers. They
are entirely without merit and
may endanger the lives of per-
sons who depend upon them. The
use of spray and sand is no lon-
ger recommended because the
possibility o f fragmentation
makes it too dangerous to ap-
proach the bomb sufficiently close
to apply them.”
A direct stream of water is now
recommended as the best means
of controlling an incendiary
bomb. An ordinary garden hose
is suitable, but stay as far away
as possible and assume a crouch-
ing or prone position behind the
vest available cover.
Enemy raids are a constant pos-
sibilitv. Vigilance can not be per-
mitted to fluctuate with the war
news. Remember a raid may
come when it is least expected.
Until the bells of armistice begin
to ring, the public, as well as
auxiliarv firemen and wardens,
must remain grimly alert.
The moon would be an import-
ant factor during an attempted
invasion of England because of
its light and its tidal effect.
THE PRINCE OF PEACE
The Prince of Peace came down
to earth
Many long years ago
To bring to all good will and
mirth
Because he loved men so.
He came from mansions bright
and fair
To a lowly earthly state
To live with men and with them
share
And teach them of their fate.
No kingly rulers e’er could touch
The leadings of His word,
For they fell short of Him so
much
The people never heard.
He lived and loved and did good
deeds.
And won a name not odd;
The Kings of Kings who filled
man’s needs,
The Son of Man and God.
—Catherine Reed.
9 On many an important job throughout our
Companies’ properties, the purr of the gaso-
line motor has been replaced by the sound
of horses’ hoofs, as old Dobhin goes back to
work for us, helping deliver the Gas. '
Horse transportation isn’t fast. Often it
means inconvenience and hardship. But sav-
ing precious tires is a patriotic duty, as well
as a necessity. .
Our No. 1 job—like that of all citizens—is
helping to win the war. For us, that means
keeping a constant flow of Natural Gas going
to war industries and military establishments.
Today, because of greatly increased demands
for Natural Gas and because the building of
pipe lines must be kept to the minimum to
conserve steel, all of us can help in our coun-
try’s war effort by careful use of this precious
fuel. The Gas you save will help build more
armaments for Victory. ’
Working With All America for VICTORY
UNITED GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY
UNION PRODUCING COMPANY
BUY A SHARE IN VICTORY ★ BUY U. S. WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
Wrong Woman
By R. H. WILKINSON
Associated Newspapers.
WNU Features.
TT WAS Candida’s idea to be mar-
t ried in England. Every member
of her family except herself had
been born in a little town called
Laurelheath, so it occurred to her
that being married there would give
her a distinction that the others
didn’t have.
Johnny was wholly in favor of the
Idea.
So they set sail on the Urban*
tania—Candida and her mother,
and Johnny and his aunt, Mr*.
Gill. Everything was serene
when the Urbantania left the
docks in New York. Everything
remained serene until that eve-
ning. That evening the wedding
party found that two other peo-
ple were assigned to the same
table in the dining salon. The
two ethers were Mrs. Jasper
Jommel and her daughter, Lita.
Lita was a blonde with lustrous
blue eyes and a perfectly featured
face. Johnny decided she was about
the most beautiful woman he had
ever seen.
After dinner, in the main salon
there was dancing, and Johnny, out
of sheer courtesy, naturally danced
with Lita. She was personified
rhythm in his arms, she was an
electric current that warmed his
blood and caused his nerves to tin-
gle. He was glad when the dance
was over.
The next day Johnny was takings
constitutional around the deck and
he met Lita. The wind was in her
hair and the wind was whipping
her white silk dress close about her
body. He stopped and talked with
her, acutely conscious of her eyes
and her smile and the warm flush of
health on her cheeks.
That night at dinner Johnny tried
not to notice that every time he
looked at Lita she was watching
him. He promised himself that aft-
er dinner he wouldn’t dance with
her. But he did. Twice. After the
second dance he pleaded a headache
and went to his cabin. He lay on
his bed and thought. He asked him-
self what would be wrong with a
harmless flirtation. Lita, of course,
meant nothing to him. When they
reached Liverpool he’d never see
her again. Candida was the girl he
loved.
He wondered if he could carry
on a harmless flirtation without
hurting Candida, without mak-
ing his interest in Lita seem ob-
vious. He decided that he could.
The next night he was halfway
through a dance with Lita when sud-
denly he stopped. He took her by
the arm and without explanation
led her through a door onto the deck.
There was a moon, but deep shad-
ows lay beneath the superstructure
near the bow. He led her toward
the shadows.
“Lita!” he said huskily, and
took her in his arms. She yield-
ed. The kiss lasted an eternity.
They broke away at sound of
voices close by. One of the
speakers was Candida’s mother.
Johnny grasped Lita by the
hand and dragged her swiftly
away. They had not, he was
sure, been observed.
Two nights later Johnny again
yielded to temptation. He made a
secret rendezvous with Lita. With
her in his arms it was easy to for-
get. He said things that he knew he
didn’t mean. He told her that he
loved her. He told her she had giv-
en life a meaning. He told her that
he didn’t want to go on living with-
out her.
Lita reciprocated nobly. She gave
back answers of a like nature, only
differently put. They kept it up for
an hour or more, babbling nonsense
to each other, assuring each other
that no one else existed in the world.
Repetition began to rob the con-
versation of its savor. There were
long pauses, while each tried hard
to conjure a new angle. The con-
versation that had started off with
delightful little intimacies, began to
pall. Johnny became annoyed. It
occurred to him that it was a pity
they couldn’t talk about something
else. It flashed across his mind that
the guy who married Lita would have
a pretty dull time, if this were the
extent of her intelligence. He be-
gan to think of some excuse to get
away. A couple of words with Can-
dida at the moment would be re-
freshing.
Descending the companionway
stairs, Johnny cursed himself
for being seven kinds of a fool.
Now the possibility that he
hadn’t succeeded in keeping his
flirtation from appearing obvi-
ous, struck him brutally. What
if Candida had noticed? What
if she ... He dared not think
of the possibilities.
Two minutes later he knocked on
Candida’s door. She opened it and
came out into the corridor. “Dar-
ling, what’s happened? You look-
queer.” “I feel queer,” Johnny
laughed. He took her into his arms.
You can cure me though—by assur-
ing me that you still love me.”
“Silly! Of course I still love you!”
Hungrily he held her tight against
him. He couldn’t see her eyes, which
was just as well, for there were
tears in Candida’s eyes. She was
glad now—oh, so glad—that she had
relied on her instinctive judgment
of women, rather than carry on and
make a scene and spoil both their
lives.
Many Mexican and Central
American schools and universities
are given high ratings by U. S.
educational bodies.
“Here is the living tree with no
stain of blood upon it, that shall bs^^
the sign of your new worship. Lel^p
us call it the tree of the Christ
Child. You shall go no more into
the shadows of the forest to keep
your secret rites of shame. You JP
3hall keep them at home with laugh- *
ter and song and rites of love.”
This is a statement attributed to
St. Boniface, the English-born apos- v *
tie of Germany who had saved a
young child from sacrifice in the
early days when Thor was wor-
shipped by the Germanic peoples.
The tree the Saint referred to was
a young fir, growing nearby.
Such is just one of the many sto-
ries connected with the origin of
t h 6 ^ ^ ^ i ^ ^ 3 9
quote authorities claiming the
Christmas tree’s origin in France,
Scandinavia, Egypt, England and
also Germany.
Only one of all the legends con-
nects the Christ Child with the
Christmas tree. This story goes
back to the manger at Bethlehem
where trees from all over the world
had come to do honor to the new
born babe. Very little attention was
paid to the diminutive fir by the
other more beautiful, statelier, and
majestic trees. Suddenly, though,
star upon star fell upon the little
fir until it shone with all the bril-
liance of heavenly light.
A Scandinavian tale of woe traces
the Christmas tree to that land. Two
star-crossed, unhappy lovers dra-
matically died. From the spot where
they died, it is related, a tree grew
which on Christmas night gleamed
with brilliant lights.
German immigrants to the United
States in 1843 are said to have intro-
duced the deco-
rated Christmas
tree. According
to claims of his-
torians, the prac-
tice of decorating
the tree at Christ-
mas time origi-
nated in Alsace in
1605. At that time
the natives brought fir trees into
their homes and decorated them
with homemade decorations and
sweets.
Despite the origin of the Yuletide
tree, the sale of trees has developed
into an extensive, profitable busi-
ness. Likewise, tree furnishings be-
coming an enormous business in it-
self. From records available, it has
been learned that over 111,000,000
electric Christmas tree bulbs were
sold in America every year. Pos-
sibly the amount will not be as
large this year as last, but you can
be sure that Americans will have
their Christmas tree with decora-
tions and lights on them.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Anything can
happen during the Christmas rush
in the department stores here. A re-
cent trip by a reporter to the store
in search of a story was the cause
of him being shunted off to the “Lost
and Found Department.”
There he found a story. Besides
being true, it also was interesting
in that it gave a slant on the state
of shoppers’ minds during the rush J*
when presents have to be purchased
for those almost forgotten.
Gloves, said the lady in charge, ..I
are objects that shoppers seem toMfe
leave most on counters and floors of
the store. Each day at least a bag-
ful of gloves, singles most of the
time, are turned in to the lost and
found department. Considering the ^
number of single gloves lost, the £
woman suggested that gloves should ^
be sold in three’s.
Animals are also turned in to the
lost and found. Also such pets as
canaries, turtles and goldfish. Par-
ents buy pets for their children at
Christmas time and then, because
of the difficulty in carrying them, in
holding them when making change,
set them down somewhere and also |f
forget to pick them up when off in
search for another bargain.
False teeth are also forgotten by
the harried shoppers. Most of the K
times\the teeth are turned in from
the store’s tearoom, the telephone.,
booths, or the restrooms. 4'
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Beaman, J. L. C. Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1942, newspaper, December 25, 1942; Alice, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884573/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Duval County Library.