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BENAVIDES FACTS, FRIDAY, FARCH 22, 1940
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FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1940
THE ECONOMY BLOC
Believe it or not, there is a de-
termined economy bloc working in
Congress and, so far at least, it
has produced some results. There
is, however, considerable question
as to whether it will win out in
the end—the advocates of more
spending are many and strong,
and they are massing solidly be-
hind the farm and national def-
ense measures.
Speai’head of the economy drive
is naturally in the House of Rep-
resentatives, where by Constitu-
tional mandate, all appropriations
legislation must originate. Its
leaders have materially reduced
proposed appropriations for a
number of bureaus and purposes.
Latest reduction was a paring of
close to $3,000,000 in the Interior
Department Supply bill—which
involved the complete knifing of
a projected $25,000 expenditure
for Admiral Byrd’s current An-
tarctic Expedition. So far, cuts
in the budget made by various
House committees have come close
to the $300,000,000 point.
Whether or not those in favor
of cost-cutting will be able to
resist the pressure in favor of
loosing the floodgates of the Fed-
eral Treasury is now an interest-
ing matter for speculation.' By the
lime this is read, Congress will
prbcably have got around to con-
sidering the Naval Expansion Bill,
with its proposed $653,000,000 ap-
propriation. Up until recently it
seemed almost a certainty that
this measure would go through
withoht a hitch, and that the fleet
would be given all it asked. As
the polls show, sentiment in this
country for buildnig a defense
^structure of unprecedented peace-
time strength is extremely strong.
The 'American people, looking
nervously at unpredictable Eur-
ope, are apparently eager to
possess a navy that is more than
adequate to defeat any conceiva-
ble invader or dombination of in-
vaders. At the same time, a cer-
tain amount of doubt has arisen
as to whether the proposed bill is
completely necessary.
The bill’s opponents point out
that the new ships to be launched
would not be completed for
years. Some of the ships are of a
more or less untried character,
and might prove failures as fight-
ing units. Further, they continue,
ships become obsolete fairly rap-
idly, and the old debate as to
whether a large number of rela-
tively small ships is more effect-
ive than a small number of giant
first-line craft has not been set-
tled. And, they say, no matter
who wins the world’s current wars
in Europe and Asia, the victors
will be so exhausted that they
would be in no position to attack
us even if they wanted to. There-
fore, they sum up, there is no need
for naval expansion ©n.the scale
now proposed. Similar arguments
• are used against proposals for the
purchase of tremendous quanti-
fies of new miiltary airplanes
which, as everyone knows, may
.become outmoded overnight.
FIRES AT HOME
Destructive fire has many al-
lies. And one of the mast potent
is disorder. The workshop where
sawdust is allowed to remain on
the floor, where paints and var-
nishes and solvents are stored im-
properly, and where cleaning rags
are dropped in helter-skelter fash-
ion here and there, is obviously
far more pron eto fire than the
shop where refuse is immediately
removed and supplies are kept
neatly in safe containers. That
goes as well for-the corner gar-
age, store or machine shop. Many
a major fire has resulted from an
innocent looking pile of waste
rags in a backroom.
The same thing is''true of the
homes. Your home is neat, order-
ly and safe, you say. Perhaps it is,
but there’s a better than even
chance that thorough tour of in-
spection would result in some
startling discoveries. Remember
all those old magazines you’ve
been storing up to read in the j
future? Probably you’ll never look
at them again—and in the mean-
time, they offer fire an excellent
starting point. And what about
those uncovered cans of varnish,
oil, or turpentine whose tops mys-
teriously disappeared?
Remember, too, those hit-and-
miss repairs you made on lamp
cords—amateur electric work ac-
counts for millions of dollars of
fire loss each year. And don’t for-
get the cartons of old clothes
which you should have given away
long' ago to a charitable organiza-
tion—fire thrives on such accumu-
lations.
Make that fire-prevention tour
of your property today. It will be
a miracle if you don’t find haz-
ards you didn’t know existed.
The prospect that Vice Presi-
dent John Garner may face a
strong fight within his own home
state to obtain the support of the
Texas delegation to the national
Democratic convenion next July
arose in State political circles this
week, as rumors flew rapidly
about the state that “draft Roose-
velt” third term advocates were
preparing to call a meeting and
launch a battle. Prominently men-
tioned as sponsors of the meeting
were. Tom Miller, Mayor of Aus-
tin, a strong Roosevelt supporter,
who, since Austin got multiplied
millions for Colorado River hy-
droelectric development, probably
would be for Roosevelt to remain
in office indefinitely, and Jim
Ferguson, the old fox of Texas
politics, who has always been a
strong Roosevelt partisan. Nuc-
leus of the “draft Roosevelt” or-
ganization would be postmasters,
other Federal employes number-
ing into the thousands, (who are-
n’t proposing to take the Hatch
law very seriously), and other
thousands of WPA, pension, un-
employment insurance and other
Federal fund beneficiaries. The
reports were enough to send the
Garner organization workers,
Gene Germany, State Democratic
committee chairman, and Myron
Blalock, co-chaii’man of the Gar-
ner campaign forces, sclrrying ov-
er the State for hurried confer-
they formed a “job alliance” after
Sadler took office, were worried,
as Gordon Bigham, Sadlers ap-
pointee to the post of deputy su-
pervisor in charge of the Midland
oil proration district, made $5,000
bond on a felony complaint charg_
ing he accepted a bribe of $5,000
to recommend no reduction in the
allowable of an oil company. The
oil company, it is reported, noti-
fied officers when solicited, and
the pioney was paid in marked
bills, later alleged to have been
LITTLE WANTS
SALESMEN WANTED
WANTED — Man with car.
Route experience preferred but
not necessary. Write Rawleigh’s,
Dept. TXC-668-MK, Memphis,
Tenn., or see J. W. Kelley, Alice,
Texas.
Spoils System
Costs Pile Up
The costly spoils system by
which the State government of
Texas is run continued to pile up
discord and waste of the taxpay-
ers’ money this week. Railroad
Commissioners Jerry Sadler and
Lon Smith, who “cleaned out”
employes of the Commission when
Contemporary
Poetry
LESSON
MEAT AND BREAD
There has been bitter fighting
in this war—but the armies have
been hardly involved in it as yet.
The weapons used have been eco-
nomic and diplomatic. And now, as
the war enters its second half-
year, the question of food begins
to overshadow all others.
Well known are the spartan
measures in Nazi Germany to
conserve her meager food supplies
—typical German diet, judged by
American standards, is at a bare
subsistence level. The Allies mov-
ed slower in restricting food, but
they too have recently been forc-
ed to take drastic steps. England
which must import or die, has
clamped down hard on the na-
tion’s dining table. Each adult is
permitted to spend but one-and-
ten a week (about 40 cents) on
pork, beef or mutton. Whiskey
production has been decreased
two-thirds. Across the channel, in
France, home of the gourmets,
still more severe restrictions have
gone into effect—restaurants can
serve only two-course meals, pas-
try shops must close three days
weekly, etc. And spokesmen for
the allies have intimated this is
but the start.
Fear that the Allies may be shut
off from essential supplies has
caused some to forecast their
probable defeat—U. S. Ambassa-
dor to Britain Kennedy is report-
ed to have said that Hitler has
a 55-45 chance of winning. How-
ever, the bulk of experts are bet-
ting on Britain and France if it
is a lengthy war. Germany’s main
hope, they still think, lies in
“blitzkrieg” — lightning war to
force a swift decision.
Don’t try to buy a thing too cheap
From those with things to sell—
Because those goods you’ll have
to keep,
And time will always tell.
The price you paid you’ll soon
forget,
The goods you get will stay;
The price you will not long regret
The quality, you may.
They ought to cut this “price”
word out,
Make “value” what men talk
about.
In food or metal, cloth or woods,
Remember this advice:
Dont let price control the goods,
Let goods control the price.
—Henry Rankin
BABY CHICKS: Straight run
or sexed, from our acclimated
stock. Less loss of hens in lay.
Wallace Hatchery, Corpus Christi
Texas. Phone 4698. 34-tf.
WANTED—A German or Czech
girl to keep house during hatch-
ing season. Write to C. C. Hatch-
ery, Box 720, Corpus Christi,
Texas.
Attention, Patients
DR. F. C. STAMM
OPTOMETRIST
who is now deceased, fitted
thousands of patients with
glasses while practicing in Cor-
pus Christi. Any of his patients
requiring any service will find
their complete case history and
prescription at the office of the
Texas State Optical Company,
217-218 Furman Bldg.
CONSOLE
PIANO
We have in your vicinity a
very fine console piano
which we will sell at a sac-
rifice rather than reship.
Terms can be arranged.
Used Practice Pianos
Priced from $25 up
Write, Wire or Phone
Alamo Piano
Company
336 W. Commerce St.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Schvab’s Jewelry Store
WATCHES - DIAMONDS - JEWELRY
Sold On Easy Time Payments
EXPERT WATCH and JEWELRY REPAIRING
New Rialto Theatre Bldg.
Phone 270 Alice, Texas
The number of points in deer
antlers has little or nothing to do
with the age of the deer, accord-
ing to Texas Game Department
biologists.
Be sure that camp fire is our,
dead out, Texas Game Department
officials warns.
Fish sleep with their eyes wide
open.
JitL
found in Bigham’s possession. Sad-
ler is running for Governor, and
Smith for re-election as Railroad
Commissioner.
The sniping warfare between a
majority of the Board of Control,
composed of two O’Daniel ap-
pointees, and Dr. W. J. oJhnson,
whom the board majority tried to
fire, as superintendent of the San
Antonio state hospital, continued.
The two board members, refused
to approve Johnson’s action in
dismissing three more employes'.
Courts held the board must agree
with personnel changes made by
the Supterintendent to make them
effective.
Some observers here thought
the “investigation” of Dr. John-
son by the Board of Control, and
the row kicked u pby Dr. Brad-
field, of the Liquor Control board,
may have some influence on the |
action of the Senate in confirm-1
ing these and other O’Daniel ap-l
pointments next January.
Ex-Attorney General Bill Me-1
Craw, victim of the four hurric-
ane in the governor’s race two
years ago, emerges as an author.
His book, entitled “Professional
Politiicans,” will be out about
April 1. Texas political circles
await it with considerable interest,
since O’Daniel labelled Bill a
“professional” and Bill cheerfully
accepted the title.
Mallard ducks are effiicent as
a mosquito control agency, Texas
Game Department biologists say.
They eliminate most of the larvae
of the insect, even from the most
badly infected places.
OHETS
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Upkeep.
No other motor car
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The nation looks to
General Motors for genuine
motor car leadership!
You will find convincing
proof of this in the fact
that General Motors’
number one car, Chevrolet
for ’40, is also the nation’s
number one car in dollar
value and in sales!
Chevrolet’s great list of
quality features makes
Chevrolet the outstanding
car value of 1940.
And, of course, it’s the
sales leader—for the ninth
time in the last ten years!
"THE LONGEST OF THE LOT"
181 inches from front of grille to rear
of body—for length where length counts
—Chevrolet for 1940 is the longest of
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NEW EXCLUSIVE
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LEADER
IN SALES IN 8 OUT OF THE
LAST 9 YEARS
Oil Belt Chevrolet Co.
J . B. DONOHO, Manager
SAN DIEGO, TEXAS
Our Work Has Just Begun!
OU think electric service is a wonderful thing—
■ and it is. It lights our homes. It makes our
streets safe at night. Turns wheels in factories.
Lifts the burden of housework. Helps make the
good things of life cost less.
There doesn’t seem much left for electricity to
do, does there?
Yet we employees of Central Power and Light
Company believe that everything electricity now
stands for every service and comfort it now gives
you—is but a beginning of what’s to come.
We enjoy some of the things electricity is capa-
ble of doing every mo-
ment of the day and
night. But we also know
that there are still many
undiscovered tasks, for
electricity.
Who will perform
these miracles-to-come?
MORE for your money!
In the past 10 or 15 years, the price
of Electric Service has been CUT
IN HALF—because of improve-
ments and economies made by CPL.
Many customers now use more ap-
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^ __ refrigerator for very little more
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The men who serve you now—the same great
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Their work, and theirs alone, makes your elec-
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CPL doesn’t often
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Beaman, J. L. C. Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1940, newspaper, March 22, 1940; Alice, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884669/m1/2/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Duval County Library.