The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 1946 Page: 2 of 6
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THE FLATONIA ARGUS, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1946
THE FLATONIA ARGUS
Geo. W. Bridges
Owner and Publisher
USE OF MINERAL OIL
IN COOKING MAY BE
A DANGER TO HEALTH
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Tommy was asked by his
teacher to write an essay on
agriculture. “Agriculture,” he
began, “is about like farming,
only in farming you really do
It.”—The Progressive Farmer.
R.F.MUELLER
Furniture
and
Paints
FLATONIA, TEX.
Many ingenious housewives
have been trying to solve the
tat shortage by substituting
mineral oil tor tne cooking oils
and shortening they can no
longer lind at the grocery stole
Olisslully unaware that such a
practice is condemned by med-
ical authorties. Instead of sup-
plying needed fat, mineral oil
actually robs the body of es-
sential food elements and its
prolonged use may cause such
harmful effects as “mineral oil
poisoning.”
Because of the widespread
use of mineral oil in foods, a
special study was made on the
problem by the Council on
roods and Nutrition of the
American Medical Associa-
tion. As a result they issued a
warning against its use which
concluded:
“It has been shown that the
ingestion of liquid petrolatum
(mineral oil) is capable of in-
terfering seriously with the ab-
sorption of carotene, vitamin
I), calcium and phosphorus,
and vitamin K. The etiects ol
its prolonged use have not been
thoroughly investigated, but
there is sufficient evidence of
possible harmful eftects to jus-
tify the conclusion that its in-
discriminate use in foods or in
cooking is not in the interests
of good nutrition, and any such
use should be under careful su-
pervision of a physician.”
“Well,” you may say, “I
don’t cook with mineral oil. 1
only use it as a laxative.” No
matter how you take mineral
oil, as a laxative or in food, it
is a sufficient slick thief to
steal away some important vit-
amins and minerals your body
needs. Dr. Norman Jolliffee in
Nutrition Notes, December,
1944, says, “This absorption of
the vitamins by the mineral oil
may take place even when the
vegetables or fruit may be
eaten at dinner and the min-
eral oil taken at bed time. He
further says that use of min-
eral oil in foods may* have se-
rious nutritional consequences.
Some of these serious conse-
quences are-discussed by still
another authority, Dr. James
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Stuffed Toys
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SACKED HEART CHURCH
Holy Masses on Sundays at
7 :30 and 9:00.
Holy masses on week days
at 7:00, except Saturdays, at
8:30 followed by instruction
for children.
Confessions are heard every
day before mass and on Sat-
urdays from 4:00 P. M. to 6:00
P. M. and 7:30 to 9:00 P. M.
Rev. E. J. Bily, Pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH
FIATONIA, TEXAS
Rev. L. L. F. Parker, Pastor
Preaching every First and
Third Sunday. Morning at
11. Evening at 7:30.
Sunday School every Sun
day morning ut 10 o’clock.
MULDOON METHODIST
CHURCH
The Friendly Village Church
Arthur G. Elley, pastor
Schulenburg, Texas
Service every 1st and 3rd
Sunday in the month.
Sunday School ........10 a m
Every Sunday morning
John Null, Supt.
Morning Worship ........11 a. m
Night Service ................ 7pm
Come and let us worship
the Lord our God together.
We will have night service
in Muldoon Sunday night, be-
ing the fifth Sunday night.
Arthur G. Elley.
THE METHODIST CHURCH
Morning Worship Service
every Sunday at 9:30 o'clock.
Vesper Services every Fjrstr
Third and Fifth Sunday of the
month at 5 o’clock.
Church School at 10:30
o’clock every Sunday morning.
• Woman’s Society of Christ-
ian Service every Second and
Fourth Monday afternoon of
each month at 3 o’clock.
The public is cordially in-
vited to attend all services.
JValter L. Froehner, Pastor
W. Morgan, in the Oct. 18,
1941, Journal of the American
Medical Association. Among
the harmful effects of con-
tinued use of mineral oil, he
cities what he terms, “mineral
oil poisoning” and describes
the condition as being charac-
terized by loss of appetite, in-
digestion, flatulence, fatigue,
nervousness, loss of weight and
other symptoms. Most patients
show rapid improvement after
discontinuing use of the oil.
The pregnant woman who
uses mineral oil may be in-
creasing the dangers of child-
birth due to the lowered body
supply of vitamin K. Vitamin
K is essential for the proper
clotting of the blood and is par-
ticularly important in prevent-
ing hemorrhage of the new-
born.
THE OLD JUDGE SAYS
GEORGE: "Yes, I certainly would like to
hear why you call that an old fashioned
idea. Judge.’’
OLD JUDGE: "Glad to tell you, George.
Until recently, a person known as an al-
coholic was generally treated as a social
outcast. Little if anything was done to
understand him or help him. But, during the
past few years, medical research and study
has developed that alcoholics are really sick
people... that there is usually a deep-
rooted physical, social or emotional reason
behind their behavior. That’s why today so
much is being done to help them by finding
out and correcting the condition that leads
them to excess.”
GEORGE: "How many folks are there like
that. Judge?"
OLD JUDGE: “ Well, according to scientific
research, 95% of the people who drink,
drink sensibly. 5% do so unwisely, at times.
Included in that 5% is the small percentage
of the sick people I’m talking about."
GEORGE: “That, certainly gives me a
clearer picture. It’s the most sensible ap-
proach I’ve ever heard on the subject.”
This •dfwrtiMmmi spenmrtd by C—vfrrtnct •/ Akokoltc Bmgrmgg hsdmhkt. Im.
THE BULLDOG
BARKS
HONOR ROLL
First Grade: All A’a, Ira Sy-
ler Jr., honor roll, Harlene
Bruns, Mary Ann Juiiuk, Viola
Koricanek, Constance Gaye
Rollig.
Second Grade: All A’s, Max-
ine Nikel; honor roll, Patricia
Niemann, Viola Mica, La
Verne Loth, Agnes Kocian,
Doris Johnson, Margie Mae
Grasshoff, Camille Freytag,
Maxine Diennger, Lawerence
Zouzalik, Jerome Phillipus.
Third Grade: All As, Ed-
win Barta, Lloyd Koopman,
Audrey Jean Otto, Joy Pavlica,
Etta Williamson, Ervan Zou-
zalik; honor roll, Mary Baca,
Abel Cardenas, David Johnson,
Robert Mica, Adolph Novak,
Betty Earl Plowman.
Fourth Grade: Honor roll,
Franklin Kocian, Doris Pospi-
sil, Ruby Helton, Boyce'-Need-
ham, John Jurica, Shirley
Lilie, Laura Jean Brunner,
Jane Ballard, Dolores Hajek,
Angeline Novak.
■ Fifth Grade: All A’s, Lucy
Hopper; honor roll, Weldon
Fisbeck, Alfred Janak, John
Joe Migl, Elaine Vickers, Rob-
ert Boggan. * ‘
Ninth Grade: Honor roll,
Dorothy Freylag, Billie G.
lingerer, Iris Wiedemann.
Tenth Grade: All A’s, Doris
Walker; honor roll, Patricia
McCall.
Eleventh Grade: Honor roll,
Bernice Walker.
Twelfth Grade: All A’s,
Norma Ann Albrecht, Richard
Earl Brunner; honor roll,
Jeannine Olle, Jeanne Wheel-
er.
SENIOR IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Winona Yvonn* Webb
The Senior personality of
this week is Winona Yvonne
Webb, who was born at Fla-
tonia, Texas on Dec. 11, 1928.
She entered school here in the
first grade and has continued
here ever since.
Winona is five feet five
inches tall and has brown eyes
and brown hair.
When Winona is not play-
ing tennis, you will find her
enjoying a show with Bette Da-
vis or Humphrey Bogart. The
thought of steak and French
fried potatoes gives her a big
appetite. Winona's hobby is
collecting dress patterns. Her
ideal car is a Buick. ‘Miss You*
is her favorite song and Eng-
lish her favorite subject.
The type of boy she admires
is the outdoor type. He is well-
mannered and ambitious.
When Winona graduates
she will attend business school
in San Antonio. After she fin-
ishes business school she would
like to become a dress de-
signer.
Glee Club Activities
Friday, March 15, the Glee
Club gave their first concert.
It was presented in the Baptist
Church at Muldoon. They sang
the following songs: “Bells of
St. Mary’s,” “My Blue Heav-
en,” “When Your Hair Has
Turned to Silver,” “I'm Always
Chasing Rainbows,” and “The
Bluebonnet Flower of Texas.”
Then the members of the
chorus rested while an inter-
esting picture was shown. Fol-
lowing showing of the picture,
the group returned and sang
“Sometimes I’m Happy” and
three negro spirituals, “Steal
Away,” “Were You There?”
and “Nobody Knows the
Trouble I’ve Seen.” We hope
it was enjoyed as much as the
members of the Glee Club en-
joyed giving it.
The members of the Glee
Club wish to thank Mr. Froeh-
ner for giving us the oppor-
tunity to present these con-
certs. Without his leading it
would be impossible to carry
on this activity.
Easter Egg Dyes. Arnim &
Lane.
We’ve never seen a hot head
who didn’t have cold feet.
r siRvict
M,. BUREAU
EDITOR'S NOTE: This newspaper,
through special arrangement with the
Washington Rureau of IItslFm Newspaper
Union at 1616 E>e Street, N. W., Washing-
ton, D. C.t is able to bring rentiers this
weekly column on problems of the veteran
and serviceman and his family. Question*
may be addressed to the above llureuu and
they will be answered in a subsequent cob
Umn. No replies can be made direct bv
mail, but only in the column which will
appear in this newsjHsper regularly.
Guard Against Rackets
Veterans' administration officials
are urging discharged veterans to
“stop, look and listen” before they
engage in business. There arc
scores of rackets being worked
against veterans who get out of the
army or navy with cash in their
pockets and with the privilege of
borrowing money under the G.I.
bill for purchase of a farm, a home
or a business.
“We won't tell the veteran what
to do,” says N. D. Hathaway, di-
rector of contact service for VA,
“but we will advise him to the best
of our ability.
“The best advice we can give him
Is, ‘Use your head. Don't rush into
an investment. Seek good tglvice.
Investigate until-you are satisfied
yourself. It is better to be sure
than sorry.' .- ** • .
In the meantime the veterans’ con-
tact service .refers veterans to
banks, or to the Better Business bu-
reau in the city or town where he
plans to invest his money. They
give him the address of the legal
aid bureau where legal assistance
is free to veterans, if they cannot
afford to hire a lawyer. Contact ad-
vice always urges veterans to con-
vert their national service life in-
surance. The VA does not tell the
veteran where to invest or in what
to invest his money. There are
too many variable factors, so their
only counsel is extreme caution. .
Questions and Answers
Q. My brother Is 21 and has been
in the merchant marine since De-
cember 4, 1944. When can he quit
the merchant marines and not be
drafted in the army?—Header, Elk-
mont, Ala.
A. Your brother has been de-
ferred from the draft by reason of
his service in the merchant marine
and he will be eligible to be drafted
until he is 26 unless he (1) has been
in the merchant marin.s for not less
than 32 months on or after May 1,
1940; (2) at least 75 per cent of his
time has been L. active service;
and (3) he has applied for end re-
ceived from the War Shipping ad-
ministration a certificate certifying
he has completed his wartime serv-
ice and is eligible to be relieved
from further consideration aj a
draft 2 under the selective service
system.
Q. 1 am the widow of a World
War I veteran and haven’t been re-
ceiving a dime of pension since his
death, seven years ago. I've tried
getting a pension at that time, but
was told that we, in Wisconsin, did
not get any. Is this true? If I am
entitled to a pension what must
I do to get it?—S. W., Ellsworth,
Wis.
A. If you are the legal widow oi
a veteran of World War I, you are
entitled to a pension wherever you
live. Take your husband's record,
his discharge papers and all avail-
able information you have and file
a claim with the nearest office ol
the Veterans' administration. Youi
local Red Cross chapter could hel(
you file this claim.
Q. I would like to know if a box
Is eligible for draft deferment who
is the main tractor and truck man
on a hundred-acre farm?—J. N..
Falrhope, Pa.
1 A. That would be a question to bt
determined by the local selective
service board. If the board deter
mined that the boy was essential ir
raising food for the community oi
for the armed services, he could
be given an agricultural deferment
' as being of greater use on the farrr
than in the armed services.
Q. My husband enlisted in tli*
Seabees and our son was born tw<
months after he went overseas. I
did not receive any allotment oi
our son until he was six month'
old. My husband is home and ha»
, his discharge now. Is there an>
way I could get the allotment now'.'
—Wife, Glenwood Springs, Cnto.
A. The navy says the most com
mon reason for failure to receivi
allotments is that the servieemai
| failed to apply for an allotment
when he became eligible for one
Yes, allotments are retroactive and
may be obtained after discharge
Suggest you write to the Bureau ol
Supplies and Accounts, Allotment
Division, Navy Department, Cleve
land, Ohio.
Q. Is It true that a serviceman
can take a trip around the world
or across the ocean free and only
pay half-fare for his family?—M. B.
Superior, Wis.
A. The war department has nc
knowledge of any such plan.
Q. My brother was discharged
from the army November 9, 1943.
Will ho bo eligible for pensions or
anything under the G.I. Bill oi
Rlghta?—Worried sister, Gunters
vllle, Ala.
A. Yes, if he received an honor-
able discharge he is eligible for all
, benefits under the G.I. bill.
Subscribe to The Argus, $2.
Try to Get It In Flatonia First!
APRIL SIXTH NAMED AS
ARMY DAY THROUGHOUT
THE UNITED STATES
President Truman has pro-
claimed April (5 as Army Day
and asked the nation to give
full support to its soldiers.
A round up of activities
scheduled indicates a warm re-
sponse not only in answer to
the president’s request but
through spontaneous tributes
springing from the hearts of
the people in gratitude for the
magnificent job that has ‘al-
ready been accomplished and
for the job that remains to be
done, that of securing the
peace that has been won at so
great a cost.
The general theme of the
celebration which will be the
first time since V-J Day that
civilians will have a good look
at the now peacetime Army
will be “The American Army
in Peace” which is attracting
thousands of our highest type
young men.
In many cities where Army
units are not available, the
celebrations will be -partici-
pated in by local organiza-
tions and honoring local Vet-
erans, especially those' of
World War 11 with’many of the
latter -participating. *
In San Antonio, ‘one of the
four cities selected in the U. S.
j for major celebrations, eh'-
j ments of the 2nd Armored,
j “Hell on Wheels Division now
stationed at Camp Hood will
! parade as the biggest single
1 event of the day. t fought with
the 7th, 1st and 9th Armies
through Africa, Sicily, France,
Belgium and Germany.
The most complete array of
Army equipment in years will
be displayed on McArthur
Field, in Fort Sam Houston,
for Army Day.
Numerous local parades
without the aid of Army units
will feature local organizations
and veterans. Parades will
also bo held in Austin with
troops from Camp Swift, Camp
Hood and Bergstrom Field as
well as parades in Temple and
Belton. Window displays in
various cities will be arranged
and personnel will be on hand
in many places to answer ques-
tions concerning the Army,
w Generally speaking, all posts
and fields in South Texas will
hold open house for everyone.
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are authorized to an-
nounce the following as candi-
dates subject to the action of
the Democratic primary on
July 27:
For Sheriff:
T. J. (Jim) FLOURNOY
ROBERT G. (Bob) KOENIG
CHARLIE PRILOP
For District Attorney:
J. LEE D1TTERT
For County Commissioner of
Precinct 3:
A. L. VRANA
WALLACE CHERRY
(Re-election)
For State Senator, 15th Sena-
torial District:
GUS RUSSEK
WALTER A. SCHAEFER
For Justice of the Peace, Pre-
cinct 6, Fayette County:
R. E. SULLIVAN
(Re-election)
' For State Representative, Fay-
ette County, District No. 66:
R. B. SPACER
J Re-election)
Fof Representative of 9th 'Con-*
gre’ssionaJ District:
CLARK W. THOMPSON
HENRY E.: ZIMMERHANZEL
TO BE REASSIGNED
If you can’t find it any-
where else, try Arnim & Lane.
. MANILA.—*Pfe. Henry E.
Zimmerhanzel, whose wife,
Ethel, and their two children,
Jo Ann and Fred, reside on
Route 1, Smithville, has been
sent from his former unit to the
5th Replacement Depot near
Manila to await reassignment
in this theatre.
Entering the Army in Feb-
ruary, 1945, Pfc. Zimmer-
hanzel, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. D. Zimmerhanzel of Route
3, Flatonia, arrived overseas at
Manila last September to serve
with the 120th General Hospi-
tal.
THE VERY BEST OF
EVERYTHING
Good Steaks, Regular Meals
You’ll want it and get It——
when you dine with us. You
will find enjoyment on our
menu.
For your coffee drink the best
at our cafe
CITY CAFE
Felix Brunner, Prop.
Flatonia, Texas
Phone 139
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You Are Invited
We cordially invite you to visit us and enjoy
the showing of our Azalea Gardens while they
are in full bloom during the next two weeks;
day or night. They are lighted each night.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL---IT IS FREE
We Will Be Glad To Have You
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Waelder, Texas
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delayed, but building and
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the war) is beginning now
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distance service.
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