La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 7, 1944 Page: 4 of 10
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LA GRANGE JOURNAL
SEPTEMBER 7, 1944
LA GRANGE JOURNAL
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Heading For a Lively
Tilt at Dallas
Present indications point out that
the democrats, to meet at Dallas,
Sept 12, will have a lively session.
Which means a test of democrary.
Both the anti-Roosevelt and the pro-
Roosevelt factions, are determined to
stand pat, the latter bent on forcing
the antis to yield to the urge to sup-
port the nominees of the Chicago con-
vention. The antis are equally deter-
mined to remain firm and name their
own presidential candidate. What the
outcome of the convention will be is
a matter of conjecture.
When the Austin convention was
held, it became apparent, and it was
that long before the convention met,
those opposed to the fourth term idea
would seek to put their opposition in
force. Gaining a majority vote at
the convention they readily carry out
their purpose. Delegates named on
the anti-ticket were present at the
Chicago convention, placed their cre-
dentials properly and had to eat
crow, half of their voting strength
went to the pro# who were represen-
tatives of a rump convention.
This is history, not fiction; study-
ing the methods of a democratic party,
that a majority shall rule, and that
majority obtained in an honorable
manner, it behooves all lovers of fair
and honorable action in a convention,
to recognise the fact, in the event the
convention of democrats to be held
at Dallas should seek to force the
antis to announce in favor of the
fourth term idea, that democracy has
certainly dwindled down to a “suit
me and I'll support, suit me not, I
won’t.”
The Journal, independently demo-
cratic—and that is exactly what the
paper is, believing in keeping the
stables clean—will watch the proceed-
ing with interest. In the meantime,
it will continue to stand by the regu-
lars. Not that the Journal believes
it meet snd proper to renounce the
idea of a fourth term—which, can-
didly it did not favor—but because
the regulars carried out the wishes of
a majority of Texas democrats, in that
they refused to attend the Chicago
convention, instructed to vote for the
nominee. If instructions are like the
promises made by the disturber of
the peace in Europe, then it must be
admitted that the farce is outstand-
ing. It’s offensive.
The Journal ventures to express
the hope that the boys who were (the
few weaklings to the contrary not-
withstanding) named as electors, will
not be coerced into the idea of abro-
gating what they did at Austin in
May. Democrats have been, and
more than ever, at this time, the butt
of all jokes, their donkey emblem has
had the ears trimmed, the tail wags
with a light swing. In order to save
the emblem, it will become necessary
to use the old idea, and that is, stand
by and fight to the last ditch.
Pointing out, as some of the writers
are doing, that the republicans have
named a strong man to lead them to
victory—and the Journal is not agree-
ing with some that this “victory”
cannot snd will not happen—and that
the democrats will have to stick to-
gether to win in November it be-
comes n mandate to those who know
on which leg their backbone is rest-
ing, to remind these weaklings that
“democrats do not elect a president.”
The power behind the throne, as
some put it, is the independent voter
who believes in right, justice and fair
play. It is his or her vote that will
settle the question in November. Or,
and this is a serious threat, the demo-
crats of the Sooth who do not favor
a fourth term president, will find it
convenient to vote for another man
(By Jee Serra)
As a nation, you know, we are hard
Vo beat for overdoing things. I am
not upset too much about it, because
tomorrow we will
be overdoing some-
thing else versus
whatever it is we
hipped on today.
Today it is “Secur-
ity.” There is noth-
ing wrong with se-
curity—never was
—but the new kind
is a’ sort of syn-
thetic type. And
like other substitutes, not so hot, like
maybe imitation cow butter or imi-
tation maple syrup, etc.
Folks who don’t earn security via
sweat, but have it showered upon
them gratis, except for their vote,
will never be very happy. Folks com-
ing over on the Mayflower got off the
boat and went to work—and found
happiness. The pilgrims didn’t expect
abundance forevermore via any sit-
ting down. They didn’t expect the
Indians or somebody to meet the boat
and hand them abundance on n gold
tray.
Today it is not easy to find any-
body that'll happy or sure about any-
thing, including security. That is a
good omen. We are hot a 100 per cent
sucker all the time, like we are part
of the time.
for president, by their electors, and
the boys, now trembling at Washing-
ton and hoping that it will not come
to pass, will have the job of settling
the question as to who shall be the
next president.
Visionary? Depends on how you
view the situation. We have recently
witnessed a change in sentiment
among those who cast their vote at
the last primary election. Villification
failed in the deepest sense, attacks
on a worthy and reliable public ser-
vant were rebuked, even if by a small
majority. Analyse that to your liking
and decide whether a duly constituted
authority and a convention in all
things meet and proper, should cast
aside a majority decision merely .to
please the other bunch.
Preparing For The Day To
Blow The Whistle
Memories of Nov. ll, 1918, will not
be relegated; at this hour the appeal
has gone forth to all American eiti-
sens to be conservative in the hour
of celebrating, when the news comes
from across the pond that the end of
the European war has been reached.
It is regarded by many as meet and
proper that this appeal should go
forth.
And yet . . . ? Why should a na-
tion’s people not celebrate? They are
talking about post-war plans, the
news is going forth daily that “the
boys who will return will not find
themselves standing on the street cor-
ners and wondering why they do not
get a job. That the readjustment is
being studied and that hopes are be-
ing entertained for a prolonged
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poftcc.
Why do we celebrate? True, in
many instances we are not tar ahead
of the heathens, we become careless
instead of brutal and in the practice
thereof, kill as many people as do the
savages in the jungle. Instead of exe-
cuting the war dance after the kill,
we drop the tears of sorrow.
Request that the liquor stores be
closed when the day of emancipation
is announced, is not bad at all; you
who may scorn the idea of “taking a
drink” when the glorious news is re-
ceived may profit by the statement
that careful scrutiny of a world’s peo-
ple reveals the fact that something
exhilerating, in addition to the news
is certain to become a part of the day.
Take things easy, the news has
not been received as yet, it may be
dangling from a slender thread on
the tree of events, until then let us
study the “big day” as we would study
the problem of a child. And, when
the announcement has come that the
“surrender” has been made, try not
to prevent the tired folks from cele-
brating. Teach them moderation but
dispel the idea that forbiddance is the
best. Close the liquor stores if you
will, the supply will be found in the
small closets at the borne. And to the
imbiber, prove, please, that our con-
tention is right, by your conduct.
The Round-Up
OPA says: If you smoke imported
cigars, you will be glad to learn that
dollar-and-cent prices for importers,
and wholesalers, and at retail for
practically all brands have been estab-
lished . . . Consumer prices on Swiss
Cheese are being reduced nationally
by an approximate average of three
cents a pound, while the price at the
factory level for the product is being
increased by an estimated weighted
average of SK cents e pound,'
Cap*. Steinmann Writes
Dear Journal:
The Journal has caught up with me
on permanent change of station to
Philadelphia, and I thought I would
write you and have the postmaster
save a cross country trip from Utah.
I was transferred to the office of
the Chief Signal Officer last month,
and find Philadelphia somewhat larg-
er than L*Grange. We have subways
for one thing and I have venteared
down into their depths on several oc-
casions.
The proximity of the Atlantic ocean
reminds me of Galveston after my
several years in Houston, hope Hous-
ton will reach the sice that Philadel-
phia and some of the other Eastern
cities have already reached. I hope,
however, that Houston or any of the
other Texas cities, including LaGrange
will not build endless roars of bouses,
all looking the same, and without
front and rear yards.
My address is now: Broad wood
Hotel, Philadelphia. Sincerely,
CHR(S. A. STEINMANN
Round Top Buddy
M Sgt. Vastine A. Brau, with the
38 Field Artillery of the 2nd Division,
has been awarded the bronze star
for gallantry in action, in France.
M/Sgt. Brau is a former Fayette
county boy, having been born and
reared at Round Top. He enlisted in
the service in 1940 and has been serv-
ing overseas since Oct. 19, 1943. He
took active part in the invasion of
France on “D” Day.
For those of his friends wishing to
write to him his address is:
M/Sgt. Vastine A. Brau, 18010076
Sere. Btry. 38 F. A. Bn.,
APO No. 2, c/o Postmaster,
New York, N. Y.
THE RAMBLER—
(Continued from page 1)
Announcing....
CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE
MEYENBERG DRUG STORE
The public is hereby kindly inform-
ed that the Meyenberg Drug Store
has been purchased by EL O. von
Rosenberg. The business will be eon-
ducted as heretofore under the same
name, “Meyenberg Drug Store."
Your continued patronage is re-
spectfully requested with the assur-
ance that you will receive courteous
and prompt service. The strict policy
of Mr. J. Meyenberg has always ad-
hered to will be maintained. Only the
highest quality merchandise will be
offered and prescriptions will be com-
pounded just as the doctor' directs.
You are invited to call on us at
any time. Your patronage will be ap-
preciated.
Open week days from 8:00 a. ra. to
8:00 p. m. Closed all day Sunday due
to the manpower shortage.
MEYENBERG DRUG STORE
H. O. von Rosenberg, Owner
Phone No. 4 LaGrange, Texas
ttfe'w READY
ALREADY I
WITH READY-TO-WEAR, INCLUDING SHOES, HATS,
BLOUSES, SWEATERS, COATS, FOR FALL . . .
EVERYTHING MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
WEAR . . . AND DRY GOODS, TOO!
BARGAIN CENTER
“The Center of Bargains”
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
TO MEN OVERSEAS ...
Mailing Date Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
Mail between September 16 and October 15—preferably before*
the end of September.
No Request Necessary
Overseas Christmas packages mailed during this period may
be sent without the usual written request.
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Overseas Christmas packages cannot weigh more than 5 pounds
when wrapped and cannot measure more than 15 inches in length
and more than 36 inches in length and girth combined.
Addressing
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CLEARLY and LEGIBLY. Address should be printed with a sub-
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address and return address should be enclosed in the package to
insure delivery if the outside wrapping becomes soiled or worn.
Label
Packages should be marked: “CHRISTMAS GIFT PACKAGE.”
Don’t use a label which resembles a postage stamp or mark of any
kind. '
Wrapping and Packing
Pack and wrap securely in a strong box—not a shoe box. If
package contains small items, wrap each one separately and com-
pletely.
Do Not Send
Perishable foods, intoxicants, weapons of any kind, poisons or
any inflammable materials such as matches and lighter fluids.
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the 30-day package mailing period, but MUST BE SENT IN SEAL-
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THE ARMED FORCES.
Rom where I sit... Ay Joe Marsh
Thad Phibbs’
Formula for Fun
Thad Phibbs has a theory of en-
joyment all his own. The more
tired he is from working at the
War Plant, the more fun he has
pitching horseshoes with the
boys these summer evenings.
“That’s because I feel that I
It," Thad aays simply.
And I wonder If he Isn’t right
I wonder If we don’t enjoy
things In proportion as we know
we’ve earned them. Is a little
relaxation ever more welcome
than after a hard day’s work?
Do we appreciate our little
pleasures quite as much as when
we know In our hearts we’ve
done a good job well? 1
From where I sit, that’s oae
of the things this wartime
strain has taught ua. We’re aD
at ua working hard at enr jobs,
doing our level beat to pull our
weight. And we’re learning the
little rewards, the simple pleas
nres—a home-cooked meal, a
closed doors did not deter the smokers
from tapping on the glaoo a» they
noticed someone within, doing the
chorea of cleaning the store.
Rambler knows this to be true; he
was tracking along the South side,
saw first one and then another, and
by great thunder they managed to
get the saleslady to open the door and
grant them the right to buy another
cigar. Too bad that this, sale restric-
tion is on, it helps little to make the
week slaves cut down.
One lone flag, placed by the court-
house janitor, stood at the East end
of the cement walk leading to the
entrance door, and responded gently
at every fan of the zephyr.
• • V
It’s Pitiful to Watch The
Gang’s Disappointment
Rambler has been kind to the Fill-
ing Station Gang, has made every
effort to comfort them and to point
out that, after the carnage across
the seas comes to an end, the lights
will glow again and the old discus-
sions will be made active. He has
made a miserable failure of the job.
Would seem that there was a chance
to get the bunch together and re-open
some of the old controversies, but it
can’t be done. You can find one of the
bunch, seated at the Lester Hotel,
watching the floatsam and jetsam, an-
other standing at the corner and
stroking his chin, another meander-
ing over to where the domino game
is on, and another entering Ed. Zim-
mermann’s place of recreation and
watching the youngsters shoot pool.
Those who had graced the meeting
with their presence after their day’s
work, cannot find time to round up
the bunch. Each has started to en-
courage a personal opinion and each
has his own ideas to nurse. Some-
thing will have to be done.
* • •
Labor Day Monday, Well
Named is The Day
Stores were closed Monday, with
the exception of the refreshment
places and drug stores, the appetites
and the needs of a people cannot be
disregarded. Holiday as it was with
many, visitors came from the cities
to be with their homefolks and other
kin.
Print shops emitted forth the usual
noise of the press or the type-setting
machine, the paper had to be set in
type and printed. The opinion to the
contrary, of many who say: “There
isn’t anything in the old sheet” dosn’t
hold, if the paper isn’t at the post-
office by six o’clock, the telephone is
certain to ring and the usual message:
“What the heck is the matter, I didn’t
get my paper?” comes with a harsh-
ness that breaks iron. •
The old town was quiet, Rambler
admits that and believes his own
statements. The lull in a day’s omis-
sion can create a sleepy-time feeling,
but—on the morning after. Yes, it
was labor day in LaGrange—and it
was not.
* * *
Interesting to Watch The
Boys Get Together
During the past week the Journal
had several mentions of the boys in
the armed forces having come to La-
Grange to enjoy a brief furlough, eat
at the home dining table and chat with
friends who are still among the re-
maining. As the number of boys grew
larger there was confabs of their
own. Making the personal touch out-
standing enables Rambler to add:
Ben Harigel was here Sunday for
a half day, to visit with his parents.
Did I say parents? Heck, he was
home only an hour of Sunday, and
slept from the midnight of Saturday
tyitxUL
until the scent of coffee touched his
nasal bow sprit the next morning.
Then the telephone became a handy
instrument.
When the bunch got together—ah,
well you know how boys can act,
especially chums who have been scat-
tered to the four winds of cities. Joe
Klatt Koss. Larry Klein, Boynton
Oder and others. All very good, but—
When Ben returned to Corpus Chris-
ti, he did not go alone; the two grands
and their grandmother “Oma” Hari-
gel accompanied him to remain for
the week. But the three are coming
back and the two youngsters, having
been granted admission by Supt Sam
Miles will attend the LaGrange School.
Sometimes things work out better
than anticipated. Besides thsre has to
be some noise on the place for the
stay-at-homes.
Sympathetic Touch Displays
The Heart Throb
Mention was made in the last issue
of the Journal that Ens. Alton Wen-
zel Hanisch, naval pilot, had lost his
life in service of his country, which
announcement created more than a
sympathetic feeling among his class
mates of 1940 and to his promised
bride, Vivian von Minden, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur von Minden
of LaGrange. The second message
that tightened the bonds of friend-
ship.
More than a year ago another La-
Grange girl graduate, Katharine Geb-
hardt; married to Lt. Greenwood of
Seguin, received the sad intelligene
that her husband was missing, later
that he was listed with the dead. Mrs.
Greenwood bore up well under the
trevail, she had been happy as the
wife and had waited for his return,
to take up the threads of life snd
begin with the hope that bright sun-
shine and happiness would be their
lot.
Two incidents, yet they differ not
from those of many hundreds of
other. And as Rambler contemplates
the scenes in the homes, watches with
interest the commendable manner in
which Mrs. Greenwood faced the fu-
ture, and realizing that the brightest
hopes were more than wishful think-
ing with the promised bride, Vivian,
he refrains not from creating this bit
of sympathetic expression.
Time is the healer of the open
wound; time will have to be very in-
fluential with the war brides who
gave their blessings to their husbands
and promised husbands, to aid them
in the bridging of the sorrow that
has come to them. Youth may outlive
pangs of sorrow, but it ever remains
a memory. In the quiet hours when
all nature seems restful and peace,
because of the quietude reigns, a sob
is certain to come from the heart that
bleeds because of the war. And the
sobs will not be from the young wife
and promised wife alone; there are
others who helped to bring the boys
to manhood and to teach them the
right way.
* • •
Learning to Cut The Garment
According to Cloth
“Certainly, the war isn’t bothering
me at all,” is the remark made to
Rambler by one of his reader friends
last Saturday. Having heard that be-
fore, and knowing it was only a Sum-
mer joke it was left to rest peacefully
for a few moments. Then Rambler
put the question: “Where do you man-
age to get good, fresh country but-
ter?”
That was the dynamite; he candidly
admitted that he “was up against it.”
Saturday the butter was a scarce ar-
ticle, aside from creamery butter. And
yet the war was not bothering the
friend at all.
What creates scarcity? Until re-
cently the butter shortage was not
serious; drought has reduced the pas-
tures, milk production is on the de-
crease. The cream has to come from
l some source.
..Cozy Theatre Program..
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, SEPT. 6 - 7
“THE SULLIVAN’S”
ANNE BAXTER - THOMAS MITCHELL-The SULLIVAN BOYS
FRIDAY, SEPT. 8 ,
“ROGER TOUHY, GANGSTER”
PRESTON FOSTER-LOIS ANDREWS - VICTOR McGLAGLEN
SATURDAY, SEPT. 9
“MELODY TRAIL”'
GENE AUTRY - ANN RUTHERFORD - SMILEY BURNETTE
ALSO CHAPTER 15 OF “CAPTAIN AMERICA”
SUNDAY, SEPT. 10
'“LADIES COURAGEOUS’
LORETTA YOUNG-GERALDINE FITZGERALD-ANNE GWYNN
MONDAY and TUESDAY, SEPT. 11-12
“COBRA WOMAN”
MARIA MONTEZ-JON HALL - SABU
ALSO SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
SHOW BEGINS AT 7:15 SHARP DAILY
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