The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1958 Page: 2 of 12
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Editorial
GRANGE JOURNAL
Qlljr ICa (gratujp Smirnal
Comment and
Opinion
THUR9DAY, »EPT. 11, 195S
Back To School
Hie end of the summer is near, the first leaves are beginning
to turn, and occasionally, even if it is imagination, ■ rustle through
the trtes or • breeze seems to be a little cooler these days. The
nights, although the days are still hot, seem to be just a shade
cooler.
To the young student, either in high school or college, the
end of the summer, whether it seems long or short, heralds another
nlw months poring over books. It also brings to mind memories of
football, parties, school events, ad other social and school functions.
The young people of today are no worse than were their par-
ents, although life has moved along to a faster pace and the college
student of today is confronted with far more sophisticated sur-
roundings than that which confronted his or her parents. The fun-
damental values of lif« remain the same, however, and although
some of our young people are following the Mlywoei mwnpie, a
graft number of them remain steadfast to the Klaals end RradtHens
which made this country great.
These Ideals, in gdberal. Include a serious stfkrt to gain ham
ledge In school, a standard of honor which rules out ■ pattern of
dishonesty In the classroom, a personal moral code in dealing with
others, and religious convictions.
Of course, no one is perfect, and mistakes will be mage by all
students. Nor should going beck to school entail necessarily dep-
ressing thought, because school life can be highly enjoyable as well
as educational.
Mftor Vehicle Inspections
September 1 marks the beginning of a new motor vehicle In-
spection period for more than four million vehicle owners in Tex-
as, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Inspection stations throughout Fayette County will open their
doors for the inspection period that runs through April 15, 1959.
There are more than 4300 stations in the state which have been
authorized to check automobiles and trucks.
In announcing the opening date, Col. Homdr Garrison, Jr.,
director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, suggested that
Texas residents have their trucks and automobiles Inspected at the
beginning of the period, This, he said, would save motorists con-
siderable time and Inconvenience annually accompanying long
waiting llm at the inspection deadline.
Alcoholics Anonymous
We feeX sure that very nearly everyone has heard about this
wonderful organisation. We feel sure that most of us are glad tha
we do not have to belong to it personally, but all of us should have
a working knowledge of it
Nearly every person who honestly wants to stop drinking can
learn to Mvg without alcohol and like it. To more than 200,000 men
and women throughout the world who are members of Alcoholics
Anonymous, that statement is no exhortation or preachment. It is a
simple Ret that'they have learned from their own personal exper-
ience and from their continuing work with other alcoholics.
RAldents in the Fayette County area who may have a personal
drinkink problem, or who may be Interested in seeking help for
• relative or friend are invited to Join in the formation of a local
group of Alcoholics Anonymous by writing to P. O. Box 324, Wei-
mar, Texas, it was gtmounced by a member here.
What is this thing called Alcoholics Anonymous that has been
the route to aobriety for so many “hopeless” problem drinkers?
Why does It seem to offer so promising an approach to what has
Men termed our number four public health problem? How does
the aociety function and what principles bind its members together-
and to sobriety,
A statement found in most A. A. literature gives part of the
answers: “Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men aad wo-
men who share their experience, strength and hope with each oth«r
that they may solve their common problem and help others te re-
cover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is an
honest desire to stop drinking.”
AA came into being in 1935, founded by an ex-stock broker
and a doctor who had once been considered hopeless drunks but
who found that, by sharing their experience with each other and
with other alcoholics, thay were able to abstain from alcohol.
Today there are about 7,000 local groups and lone members in ap-
proximately 70 countries.
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Notebook
Jt. A. ^bumoll
What does a newspaper editor
do on a holiday like Labor Day
If bo isasn't want to gat out on
cur sAaqgbteroas highways? Us-
Js fAanlf of work a-
rouoMl the house, hat this editor
happened to -pick up « copy of
the State Farm Road Atlas,
which was a gift of our college
buddy, Arthur Fridtael who Just
happens to sail Insurance here.
(This plug is going to cost Ar-
thur the coffee next time I a
him.)
While looking through the At-
las, which is a complete road
map of every state in the Union,
we came across a fine index to
the cities and counties of the
United States. While we realize
that Friemel is going to be
swamped for requests for this
atlas after people read this col-
umn, we felt that you ought to
know our source for our facts
for the remainder of this column.
Here’s what we put out our
eyes doing. We went through the
entire United States to see how
many “Fayette Counties” there
are. Silly thing to do, but it was
fascinating to us. We’ll bet our
average reader will be amazed
(as we were) to find out how
many counties in this great na-
tion of ours is named Fayette.
Here is the list as we found
them: There is one in each of
these states: Alabama, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentuc-
ky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ten-
Texas, and West Virgi-
ROTARY NEWS
The regular weekly meeting
of the Rotary Club was held as
usual at the Cottonwood inn
Fritz Lobpries was the speaker
for the day and gave an intend-
ing talk on Football rules, duties
and place of operation on the
field of the various officials dur-
ing a game and how and why the
fans in the stands often think the
officials are helping the other
side with their penalties on the
playing field. He also mentioned
a few of the new rules and some
of the changes in some of the
rules that have been in force. He
spoke gs • member of the South-
western Football Officials Asso-
ciation and told how one could
become a member if he wished to
do so.
Why pay more for out-of-town
printing when you can get faster
service, better quality, and low-
er prices from your home-town
printer. Dollars spent at home
stay at home. Journal.- Phone 42.
nia. This Is a total of eleven (11)
states.
But that isn’t all of the story.
The following states have coun- _ __
tto named Lafayette: Arkansas, ^ pgye^ Counties. So, no
We found 21 cities and towns
named either Fayette, Fayette-
ville, Fayette City, or Lafayette.
Strangely enough Fayetteville,
Texas was not listed. (Blame
Arthur.)
La Grange, Texas is the only
place you can live in toe U. S.,
however, and also live in Fay-
ette County. Nona of the other
La Grange’s are located in any
Florida, Mississippi, Missouri,
and Wisconsin. In addition Loui-
siana doesn’t have a county
named Lafayette, because Loui-
siana doesn’t have counties, but
it does have a Parish by that
name. Also in addition, Georgia
has a La Fayette County too.
So here is the box score on
counties or parishes in the nation
that bear the name Fayette, La-
fayette, or La Fayette: 18.
Just to be complete about our
v/ork, we wanted to see how ma-
ny towns in the U. S. were nam-
ed La Grange. Here is the list we
found with the population of
each listed right after it in par-
enthesis:
La Grange, Arkansas (500).
La Grange, Illinois (13,026).
La Grange, Georgia (25,025).
La Grange, Kentucky (1558).
Lagrange, Indiana (1892).
La Grange, Maine (300).
La Grange, Missouri (1106).
La Grange, N. Carolina (1952).
La Grange, Texas (2738).
Lagrange, Wyoming (221).
So there are 10 towns or ci-
ties that are named La Grange
or Lagrange! in the United States
ranging in population 'from 221
Incidentally there is only one'
county in the Nation which is
named Lagrange County and it is
in Indiana.
matter how common the names
“La Grange” and “Fayette” are,
we home folks have the distinc-
tion of being the only residents
of La Grange and Fayette Coun-
ty both.
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Duewall, L. A. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1958, newspaper, September 11, 1958; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth998216/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.