The Delta Courier (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 42, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 18, 1949 Page: 2 of 7
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VALUE OF EDUCATION
by Kl’TII TAYLOR
Sometimes we are so busy talk-
ing about the value of education,
that we don t stop to consider that
education is a two-edged sword.
It can be used both for and
against.
The Communists are past mast-
er in the art of educating against.
Granted that the first object of
all education is to train citizens
it follows that if these citizens
can be molded into a tight mass
by ingraining false ideas, by
teaching hatred instead of friend-
ship, by showing only one side
of a picture, they become so co-
hesive that they can be swayed
and used as one at the beck and
call of the creator of their collec-
tive mind.
In democracy it
way. We take the stand of dis-
puting all facts until they can
be proven by the individual. Our
THE DELTA COURIER, COOPER, TEXAS
---i__
TEXAS PARADE
De Lug Set
As Corrupt
BY ROSS PIIARES
Tor over three centuries after
the discovery of Texas, the Span-
ls 1 'at^ an almost free run at
colonization. Why did they fail
*° °hinch posses-
'll sion of this choice
parcel of their em-
pire? One reason
is apparent: Her
colonial rulers, in
the main, were
politic ians instead of statesmen,
Records
Governor
; huh ucians instead of statesmen,
is the other L,L^"1 h-quick adventurers instead
-J -■* ' Patriots—an observation wor-
thy of attention to this day.
be proven by the individual. Our I , Take> for example, Governor
children learn to think for them- Carlos Unites Franquis de Lugo:
selves—which i* nvnoiin-t if »i— Franquis came to the New
selves—which is excellent if they
have some standard by which to
measure the value of their own
thoughts.
Socrates said, “Whom, then, do
I call educated? First, those who
control circumstances instead of
being mastered by them; those
who meet all occosions manfully ,, d not wait for the
and act in accordance with mJ le fiovernor of Tlaxcala
and act in accordance with in-
telligent thinking; those who are
honorable in all dealings, who
treat good-naturedly persons and
things that are disagreeable; and
furthermore, those who hold their
pleasures under control and are
not overcome by misfortune;
finally those who are not spoiled
by success.”
That is true education. If we
could put it into effect in the
world we could solve the prob-
lems that have so long troubled
mankind. If we could learn to
control circumstances, and act
intelligently, we could bring out-
accumulated knowledge to the
solution of our problems. If we
could be honorable in all our
dealings with men of all classes,
creed or color, and treat with
common sense those individuals
with whom we disagree as in-
dividuals, there could be no dis-
sension or group hatreds to stir up
the lunatic fringe, no prejudice
to hamper justice.
Only as we educate toward this
ideal the youth of our nation, the
youth of the world, can we bring
peace to earth and establish the
principles in which we in our
hearts believe, principles of free-
dom and fair play for all people.
Unless we do this we will remain
a prey to war and to the am-
bitions of self-seeking despots
who will arise from the ashes of
bitter strife.
The task is long and it is not
easy but the ending is worth all
it may cost. Education for good,
education in understanding, is the
only way out.
World in 1736 from one of the
Canary Islands. Evidently he had
just come into political favor or
the pickings in his section had
been lean. At any rate, he was
in such a hurry to get into a
political plum orchard that he
could not wait for the term of
----:cala—whom
he was to succeed—to end.
He heard that the governorship
°1 rexas was open; had himself
appointed governor ad interim-
and crossed the Rio Grande in a
run with his mouth literally
watering. y
de Sandoval Disgraced
Governor Manuel de Sandoval
ia( just ended his political career
in “disgrace” because he had fail-
cd to stop the “westward move-
ment ' of the French. They had
moved their fort on the Red Riv-
er westward to higher ground to
avoid the inconvenience of over-
flows. It was an insignificant
move of only a few yards, but
Spanish etchnicalities being what
they were, high authority chose to
make an international incident of
the affair.
If the world had not heard
much of Franquis before, he de-
cided it was high time. He was
eager to let his virtues shine by
conti ast with his predecessor's
weaknesses. Also, he had heard
that his predecessor was a weal-
thy man—an interesting point
worth looking into without delay.
Franquis descended upon Texas
like a whirlwind, insulting, ig-
noring, and bulldozing officials
on his hasty journey to the fron-
tier to put Sandoval and the
cials He had dreams of military
j grandeur. He called for more
troops to lead, telling how he
would annihilate certain uncon-
querable tribes. But his dreams
of military glory fizzled out at
the more practical and safer
thought that live Indians might
be worth more to him than dead
ones. Instead of putting them to
the sword he put them to the
plow. This change from a mili-
tary to commercial viewpoint had
a double advantage: He could
use both the Indians and his
troops in productive enterprises—
a type of reasoning that showed
him not to be as stupid as some
of his critics claimed.
Franquis made so many enemies
that the record is difficult to
evaluate. How much he made
from exploitation of Indians and
soldiers is impossible to say. But
the time element robbed him of
any great killing. Before the
end of 1737 the viceroy pulled
him down from his self-made
throne, and had him sent south
under arrest.
If Franquis could have just at-
tended to his own business and
kept his mouth shut, he, too,
might have gotten rich quick at
public expense—for he was not
without ideas on the matter of
pesos.
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TUESDAY OCT. IS. if,,!,
Dallas and his territory wm ;
*« dfsttTbu.
Mr. May said. d,Vlsl0«.
May also announced the an
pointment of Joe C P'
tendent of Lone Star's Ab.llne'
division of distribution. Darrow
superintendent of distribution fJJ
u'.ar6 Sta* S. Dallas division since
1940, joined Lone Star jn 1007
He will have headquarters in
Abilene and direct distribution
operations for more than se\^l^
cities and towns comprisin
Abilene division.
M. L. BIRD
Hunt County Fair
Opening Planned
GREENVILLE:—Acquisition of
large warehouses and other build-
ings at Majors Field near this
city for the second Hunt county
livestock show and rodeo afford
excellent facilities for the four
days’ attraction, Oct. 26 to Oct.
29, inclusive, in the opinion of
those who have inspected the
properties.
Six large warehouses construct-
ed by the government during the
recent war will house live stock
commercial and agricultural ex-
hibits, affording shelter in event
of rain or otherwise inclement
weather.
Construction of an arena for
the lodeo has been completed,
uer 10 put Sandoval and the The r°deo performance will be
French in their places. If Sand- held each ni®ht during the show,
oval had let the French push him a^d will incloHp enmo ^f *u„
M. L. Bird Named
Lone Star Official
M. L. Bird of Abilene has been
appointed operating manager for
Lone Star Gas Company’s general
division of distribution which
represents gas distribution sys-
tems owned and operated by the
company here and in more than
300 other cities and towns in
Iexas and Oklahoma, according
to Chester L. May of Dallas, vice-
president in charge of distribution
properties.
Mi. Bird, with Lone Star since
1925, will have headquarters in
There are 24 tumor clinics in
Texas for the diagnosis and treat
ment of cancer. If you suspect
cancer see your family doctor
He will refer you to one of these
< limes if he suspects cancer too.
Helen Anderson of Dallas spent
the weekend with her mother
Mrs. Page Anderson.
POLIO
INSURANCE
LIFE - HOSPITAL
HEALTH & ACCIDENT
HUGH C. (Tommy)
TOMLINSON
PHONE 206 COOPER
BEWARE!
THE SMALL SCRATCH
Small scratches are usually, nothing but nuisances.
Sometimes, however, they ielter and become quite
dangerous. Be prepared at all times with a complete
first aid kit.
Is it cancer?
can tell!
Only a doctor
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* *>-**^11 puan mill
around, he deserved what he was
getting.
He announced that he would
put the French back on the “right
side" of the Red River, and if they
trifled with him he might run
them across the Mississippi. He
arrested Sandoval on sight with-
out warrant
Talked Too Much
Like most smart alecks Fran-
quis did more talking than think-
ing. He spent so much time
threatening and boasting that by
the time he got to the serious
business of straightening out the
boundary troubles, a task for
which he recommended himself
so highly, his enemies were well
onto him. Actually, he lost so
much time that the French com-
mandant, St. Denis, beat him to
the draw.
His clash with the French com-
mander arose over a trading in- I
cident only remotely connected
with the boundary problem. The
governor’s direful talk did not
impress the French commander,
who surprised him by standing
up against him and hissing right
back in his very whiskers. When
the hiss turned into a good sized
growl, the governor arrived at
the disconcerting conclusion that
St. Denis could not be scared with
loud talk like his Spanish sub-
jects, and recalled that he had
passed over some important mat-
ters on his eastward journey that
demanded his immediate atten-
tion.
Se he thundered back into the
interior, and turned his fiery,
overbearing energy to suppress-
ing and making fun of the mis-
sionaries and minor Spanish offi-
will include some of the
finest performers in this part of
the state. Contracts for the ro-
deo were signed and sealed some
weeks ago.
An array of some of Texas’
finest horses will be entered in
the horse show which will eclipse
the show held at the first per-
formance in the spring of 1949
Alton Cox of Bonham is moving
here to become assistant to H. H
Lamb, manager of the Lyon-Grav
Lumber Co.
Mrs. Paul Castleberry is re-
covering from illness which con-
fined her to bed last week.
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