La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1942 Page: 8 of 8
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PAGE EIGHT
LA GRANGE JOURNAL
OCTOBER 8, 1942
LA GRANGE JOURNAL
Bu. F. HARIGEL, PROPRIETOR
La Grange, October 8
PRESS
I^JEXAS GULF COAST
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Character, standing or reputation of
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believes to be right, and opposing
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regard to partisan politics.
[THE RAMBLER—
(Continued on page 5)
the girl was in her glee at our hesi-
tation, Rambler said: “We are at an
•ge that makes us feel old.’’
"Shucks, I wasn’t meaning that.
Don’t you know we have the machine through the efforts of the patriotic
G-NASHING
Ms
AXIS
OtOtH MASH
American freedom ’>
Or else Japaneedom—
Of which are you fonder?
Be a victory bonder!
Hluut ration by Gib Crocket.
BUY WAR BONDS
ANI) STAMPS
V. S. Treanury Department.
and firm enough to stick to facts. He
is the man to whom La Grange is in-
debted for many courtesies, who suc-
cessfully, with the women of La
Grange, saved the sacred spot to the
south of the city, known as Monu-
ment Hill.
L. W. Kemp never boasted about
that, gave what help he could, inter-
ested the State Highway Commission,
helped to secure the tall shaft and
have the highway built to the grounds
on which the tomb and shaft are lo-
cated. The tomb was made possible
age, the iron age and now we have
Uw aalv-age?” And she clapped her
bands. How many of you would have
been able to do better?
“I got that over the radio the
Other night, when Eddie Bergen and
Charley McCarthy were talking,” was
ber explanation.
Yea, we are in the salv-age now,
had what we want to do is stay in
that age until all the junk that we
have lying in and about the city is
bnmght to the junk pile and shipped
to the proper place. It matters not
hew much we have already gathered,
■r who gathered the most, it is a job
■signed to everybody and should be
Moracubcd with a vengeance.
' One of the local housewives, im-
pressed at the manner in which the
fcirl scouts (the juniors) are carry-
ing on their gathering of salvaging
■Ok hose, tells the Rambler of her
Encounter last Saturday. This story
b also good.
Well informed, through the local
papers, that the girl scouts would be
■broad Saturday and ask for the hose
from those who probably had not de-
puted the hose at one of the dry
goods stores in the city, she welcomed
■ bright little girl as she came to the
door of her home.
"We are gathering all silk hose
that you do not have a need for now,”
■aid the girl; “we are junior girls;
bavc you any old silk hose?” Her
method of upproach and manner of
speech was perfect, as if her mother
bad drilled her before she went on
the collecting tour that morning.
Fortunately for the child, there was
■ carton, partly filled, all ready. “O,
thank you so much, we are glad to
get this. Thank you so much.”
Leave it to the kiddies, they’ll get
the job done in the beter way. After
this incident Rambler met up with
Ud. Blume, acting County Superinten-
dent, and mentioned to him that he
thought some junk could be found
in the alleys and behind some of the
business places.
Ed. was busy with his molars on
■ juicy steak and fried potatoes, but
■s soon as he ground the food and
paahed it down, said: “Don’t worry,
the school kids will get all there is,
and from where it is.” So the story
isn't bad at that.
• * *
Historian Will Write The
Story About Texaco
\ Ed. Kilman, staff writer for the
Houston Post, mentions in his col-
umn --"Texas Heartbeat”—in Sun-
day’s issue, that L. W’. Kemp of
Houston, State historian, would soon
write the story of the Texas Com-
pany, a sequel in fact to the efforts
«T the lamented Governor James
Stephen Hogg who, after relinquish-
ing the office of governor, became in-
terested in the oil development of
Texas and located in Brazoria county.
Too lengthy to go into details, but
interesting as the story is, Governor
Hogg died before his dream was real-
ised, it may be mentioned that when
the Texas Company did sink a well
on the Hogg property in Brazoria
county, the sons and daughters of
this governor became millionaires.
L. W. Kemp will do the job, no
doubt about that. He is competent
to handle the smallest details, bril-
liant enough to give it reading color
women of La Grange, Houston Wade
and friends who were interested suf-
ficiently to give financial aid.
* • •
Creating More Apprehension
Because Of That
Saturday evening it was, some were
all set to go to the Fair Grounds and
take part in the dance, and some
merely sat to take part in the dis-
cussion. Rethke of Port Arthur had
been there and gone and the sequel
to his talk on gasoline and rubber
was responsible. The Filling Station
Gang numbered only three, and they
left their underlip hanging low.
“Four gallons a week. May as well
jack up the old boat and get some
angler oil and grease my ponies,
seems like a long winter of walking,”
said one. Why the “long”, was not
mentioned or challenged.
“Read Mike Jacobs article in the
Houston Post,” said one. “Jacobs
said you should not put the old boat
away, and to take his advice, you’ll
be surprised how much you can do
with four gallons a week. Anyhow,
chances are that you will get more
than four gallons a week—if you real-
ly need it.”
That darned “if” always bobs up.
Well, Rambler docs the most walking
anyway, and maybe the family car
will be adjusted to four gallons; it
can be done. Lee Henderson and his
yardstick are in for a lot of Cussing.
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Our Boys
In Training School
St. Louis, Mo.—Receiving instruc-
tion that will prepare him for ad-
vancement in the U. S. Navy, Garland
D. Wiemken, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
G. Wiemken, Rout 1, La Grange, is
now enrolled in the new training
school for electricians at the St. Louis
Naval Armory here.
Bluejackets attending the school
are trained in the use and repair of
all types of electrical equipment car-
ried by the fleet, in addition to ad-
vanced practice in military drill and
naval procedure.
On completion of the 16-weeks
course, Wiemken will be eligible for
promotion to the rating of third class
petty officer. He then will be assigned
to a ship with the fleet, or to a naval
short station.
Enlisting in the Navy last May, he
received his recruit training at the
U. S. Naval Training Station, San
Diego, Calif.
* ♦ •
Camp Barkeley, Texas. — Private
First Class Jessie W. Bell of R£ 1,
Muldoon, has been promoted to the
grade of corporal here. He is a mem-
ber of the Detachment Medical De-
partment.
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MISSION FESTIVAL
Sunday, Oct. II, the Bethlehem
Lutheran Church of Round Top will
celebrate its annual Mission Feast.
Two services will be held. The morn-
ing service will begin at 10:30 o’clock,
and will be in German. Rev. Paul
Czerkus of Reyburg will preach.
In the afternoon the service will
begin at 2:30 o’clock; Rev. R. Heise
of La Grange will address us in Ger-
man and Rev. Czerkus in the English
language.
You are cordially invited!
W. KRALIK, Pastor
THINGS IN GENERAL
(Continued from page 4)
sponsible for the publicity; it is apparent,
however, with all the other publicity given
to him and to his visit, which was believed
by many to have been for the purpose of
getting first facts for the president, side
issues could have been omitted.
Everyone who reads, has read his ver-
i sion of the second front—which has no
connection with his bold front—and has
formed the opinion that it could have been
held in abeyance until he reached the home
portals. Agreeing that the news may have
“gotten on the nerves of axis managers,”
it has not helped the situation very much.
Almost forces the witticism of “nice to be
a good fellow” and have things trust upon
you. Since the report has come of his ban-
quet in China, the hope is great that he
will not, upon his return, seek to impose
the use of sticks instead of knives and
forks. Lots of folks like to eat peas.
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Scrap Metal Salvage Drive Will
Give Some Interesting Stories
Like all other subjects up for action and
especially for discussion, we are in for a
criticism of the continuous demand for
scrap metal. Many still fail to see the error
of our way when we permitted Japan, the
“country that would be whipped in six
months” if they tackled the United States,
to buy all the scrap iron we had to sell.
Many could not see a motive in the mad-
ness of scrap buying, until Sunday, De-
cember 7, 1941.
Learning slowly is not a crime, indolence,
however, is worse than a crime. Where we
were so generous in doing for others we
failed to understand was more than neces-
sary to do for our own preservation. Sane
study cannot hurt the most skeptical.
England, we are told, is using drastic
measures to ’ obtain the scrap metal; the
United States is only asking for your old
refuse. In this instance we can observe and
learn, also profit by the learning. Much
has been brought to our attention that
could have been discovered without urging.
We need only to study some of the reports
that come from patriotic centers.
Ornamental fencing, the pride of the
home owners in many of the old cities, nods
in approval to the wink of the solicitor.
Railroad engines that were the pride of the
owners have been driven to the nearest
parking spot adjacent to the scrap heap and
the throttle closed. Sentimental values
have given way to patriotic urge. And
still it is only half told!
Carrying out of this mandate, if it is
a mandate, to deliver all the scrap you have
to the dump ground, will belie the state-
ment of our enemies, so frequently made,
that “America will not show the patriotic
spirit that we have in our country.”
When subordinate governments respond
to call and remove the iron fences from
their capitol grounds as Massachusetts has
done, smaller institutions can follow. When
printing institutions can say to the scrap
collector, “Here is the old press, we have
a new one,” the owner of an old gun, a
well wheel or an old lawn mower can smile
and say: “Take this, it is all I have and is
given willingly.”
Ere the campaign for salvaging junk
closes, ere the sound of the peace horn is
heard, there will be many touching stories
told, even unto little Willie, the boy who
had received a wagon at Christmas time,
and now running on three wheels, who
said: “I like the wagon but I want my
uncle to have it to lick the Japs.”
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Things One Remembers
(By R. M. Hofer)
One of my earliest recollections as a
child is seeing our family cow which broke
into the barn and ate her fill of barley.
When she was found, she was “inflated”
beyond all hope of saving.
There is quite a similarity between that
poor cow and the actions of millions of our
citizens who have been gorging at the Fed-
eral Treasury for a good many years now.
As a nation, we have not yet reached the
critical condition of the cow, but we are
headed that way as the result of gorging
ourselves on public funds and using the
Federal Treasury as an endless grab bag
to finance every crack-pot idea, every loaf-
er and every political project that seem to
momentarily please the whim of some pres-
sure group.
We have begun to inflate, as the cow
did. But there is still time to save ourselves
if we take our nose out of the feed sa<"k—
which the cow failed to do.
Shareholders in many corporations are
now complaining of reductions in dividends
on their savings and, in many cases, of the
total elimination of dividends. Taxes, a
large part of which have gone for peace-
time waste and political experiments, are
taking the dividends which would other-
wise be going to the people. Strange as it
may seem, those who have favored all of
the economic and social reforms of the past
decade without giving any thought that
they were the ones who, for the most part,
would pay for such reforms, are the ones
who are complaining about the lost divi-
dends. „
The new tax bill now before Congress
would virtually wreck the ability of many
of our industries to operate on a future
sound basis of building up reserves and
paying dividends. Congress, like the cow
and the people, has its nose in the feed
sack and unless it curbs its destructive at-
titude toward business, this nation and the
people will find themselves foundered as
the cow did.
COURTHOUSE
Real Estate Transfers For Week
Ending October 3
Rev. A. Raska to Continental Oil
Co., agreement to lots 4, 5 and 6, in
block No. 1, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6,
in block 2, and blocks 3 and 4, in
Cistern.
S. R. Walker to Continental Oil
Co., ratification of oil lease to 437
acres in — league.
Belle Sandberg Girndt, et vir, to Fk.
Vaclavik, release of oil lease to 42
acres and 39 acres in J. M. Burton
and J. Ehlinger leagues.
Belle S. Girndt to John Dirba, re-
lease of oil lease to 52.83 acres in J.
Ehlinger league.
Belle S. Girndt to Josef Zbranek,
release of oil lease to 85 acres in J.
M. Burton survey.
Peter A. Zapalac, et ux, to Tulane
Gordon, oil lease to 212 acres in B.
Schneider survey, J. Duty league, J.
M. Burton 3-4 league, and J. Ehlinger
league.
Belle Girndt, et vir, to The Public,
affidavit.
John J. Novak, et ux, to Roy B.
Campbell, agreement to 95 acres in
M. Muldoon league.
Otto Raabe to Walter A. Friedrich,
deed of trust to 101.5 acres in R.
Smith league.
Chas. Michael, et ux, to Anton
Tietjcn, deed of trust to 205 3-4acres
in E. Savage league.
E. I. and J. J. Stalmach to J. Va-
lek, et al, release of abstract of judg-
ment.
A. Gau Estate to Chas. Michael,
release of vendor’s lien to 205 3-4
acres in E. Savage league.
Emil Palk, et ux, to August Her-
mis, renewal of vendor’s lien to 62.1
acres in L. Bostick league.
Frank Nollkamper, et ux, to M. F.
and K. Giesecke, deed to 37.97 acres
in Fayette county school land survey.
C. J. Michalsky, et ux, to Wm. Cau-
fal, Sr., deed to 76 acres in J. Murphy
survey.
W. H. Rightmer, et al, to The Pub-
lic, affidavit.
1 John F. Berry to The Public, affi-
davit.
Belle Girndt, et vir, to The Public,
affidavit.
Hy. Bledsoe to Lucy Merrifield, re-
lease of vendor's lien to 67.66 acres
in W. H. Taylor league.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., to R. J.
Sisk, transfer of abstract of judg-
ment.
R. J. Sisk to B. W. Trull, release of
abstract of judgment.
Rodney Walker to M. C. Walker,
Sr., deed to 480 acres in J. C. Sargent
league—interest.
H. N. Schwartz to Victor Schlott-
mann, deed to 24.64 acres in K. Cryer
league.
O. H. Wolters to Silas Johnson,
deed to fraction block 59, Schulen-
burg.
First National Bank of La Grange
to J. W. Holloway, release of deed of
trust to fraction lots 207 and 192, in
block 25, La Grange.
George Brown, et ux, to Farmers
Lumber Company, materialman’s lien
to lots 4 and 5, in A. Castleman
league.
Frank Barta, et ux, to Jos. Mares,
deed to 1.04 acres in — league.
Lucie Chovanec, et al, to F. W.
Kraus, renewal of vendor’s lien to
142.32 acres in — league.
• * •
Marriage Licenses
Allen Wilburn Muske and Miss Lo-
rene Johanna Martha Rohde.
Eddie M. Lemke and Miss Rosie
Marie Mican.
Thartise Mackey and Ollie Mae
Chandler (col.)
Henry Fred Holub and Miss Jose-
phine Srubar.
Alton J. Koehl and Miss Willie Mae
Skopik.
Charlie F. Schneider and Mrs. Julia
Mach.
Clement Joseph Belota and Miss
Lydia Evanicky.
Virge Hamilton and Ruth Steven-
son (col.)
Ulysses C. Grant and Martha
Thompson (col.)
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Sometimes the finest kind of com-
mand of the English language is com-
plete silence.
Notes From County
War Pr. And Rt. Bd.
Machine shops supplying automo-
tive repair, maintenance and rebuild-
ing services are subject to price con-
trols of the Service Trades Price
Regulation No. 165, and should file
with the Fayette County War Price
and Rationing Board statements of
March prices as required by this re-
gulation, and not send them to the
Washington office, Wm. F. Hofmann,
chairman of the Fayette County War
Price and Rationing Board, advised
today.
The announcement was made be-
cause many suppliers of automotive
machine shop services, acting under
the impression that they were cov-
ered by Maximum Price Regulation
No. 136—Machines and Parts and
Machinery Services—have gone to
needless work sending to Washington
the price lists required by that regu-
lation.
Clearly covered under Regulation
No. 165 are the services normally
performed either for the retail or
wholesale trade by concerns which
specialize in such operations in con-
nection with automotive vehicles, such
as crankshaft regrinding, cylinder re-
boring, repairing and rebuilding auto-
motive generators and starters, recon-
ditioning and rebuilding motors,
clutch refacing, brake-shoe relining,
overhauling and reconditioning carbu-
retors, rebitting connecting rods,
align boring of main bearings, truing
brake drums, brake lining installa-
tion, clutch rebuilding, cylinder head
resurfacing and valve refacing.
Printed or mimeographed price
lists such as are regularly distributed
by such concerns to their customers
may be used if the prices quoted are
the highest prices actually charged
in March, 1942, and providing they
contain an appropriate description of
each service listed.
On all service work offered but not
covered by specific price lists, the
pricing method and rate, if any, used
for such service during March, 1942,
Ishould be stated. Also included should
be all customary allowances, dis-
counts and other price differentials
which were customarily allowed or
offered in March.
The Service Price Regulation re-
quires that this statement be kept
available for inspection by any person
during ordinary business hours, and
that a copy be on file with the local
War Price and Rationing Board after
September 10.
Copies of Maximum Price Regula-
tion No. 165, as amended, can be ob-
tained from the Fayette County War
Price and Rationing Board, and if the
requirements are not thoroughly un-
derstood, competent advice and as-
sistance may be obtained by writing
to the State headquarters of the Of-
fice of Price Administration in Fort
Worth.
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—Buy War Bonds And Stamps—
Athlete’s Foot
To quickly curb the itch ana
discomfort use
GOUD- SHOT SALVE
For Athlete’s Foot, Itch, Eczema
Tetter, Ringworm, Cracked
Hands, Soft Corns.
AT ALL DRUG STORES
Druggists will refund your money if
you are not entirely satisfied
with results. (28)
RATIONING
You will not have to worry about
pork rationing if the hog you slaugh-
ter this winter has been fed properly.
To get the quickest and most econo-
mical gain feed DITTLINGER’S
BEST 43% HOG SUPPLEMENT and
plenty of corn. Do not overlook to
give plenty fresh water.
AT ALL GOOD DEALERS
H. DITTLINGER ROLLER
MILLS COMPANY
'Phone 372 La Grange, Texaa
PEARL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
PHONE 317 OSCAR F. ROSE LAGRANGE
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