The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1947 Page: 1 of 12
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Paducah “The
Friendliest Little
City In Texas”
The Paducah Post
Shop In Paducah
Where Courtesy
Reigns Supreme
FORTY-ONE YEARS, NO. 22
12 PAGES
PADUCAH, TEXAS, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1947
PRICE FIVE CENTS PER COPY
School Personnel for '47-
’48 School Term Announced
•fr-
uity School Superintendent,
Alton Farr, announced today,
everything is in readiness for
the opening of the 1947-1948
school term.
Registration of High School
Students began today, (Thurs-
day), but pupils of the Alamo
and Goodwin schools will not
enroll, until until Monday, Sep-
tember 8th, which- is the open-
ing day of school.
The following is a list of the
school personnel for the Padu-
cah Independent School Dis-
trict for 1947-48:
TEACHERS
High School
J. A. Williams, Prin., Social
Science.
Mr. R. B. Braswell, General
Science, Physics and Algebra.
Mrs. R. B. Braswell, Biology
and General Math.
Mr. R. N. Davis, Coach, Amer-
ican History.
Mr. Roy Killingsworth, Alge-
bra and Plane Geometry.
Miss Kathryn A. Phillips,
English III and English IV.
Mrs. Vernon Goodwin, Eng-
lish II and Spanish.
Mrs. S. H. Kelsey, English I
and World History.
Mrs. W. C. Brewer, Commer-
cial.
Miss Dannie Stewart, Home-
making.
Mr. W. C. Brewer, Vocational
Agriculture.
Goodwin School
Mrs. Dudley Walker, Prin.,
Arithmetic.
Mrs. O. J. Riley, 8-Red; Art
and Reading.
Miss Inez Crump, 8-Blue;
History, Geography and Health.
Mrs. C. R. Cross, 7-Red; Arith-
metic, English and Reading.
Mrs. R. W. Whj.te, 7-Blue;
Penmanship and Spelling.
Mrs. Roy Killingsworth, 6-Red
Geography, Health, Civics and
Science
Mrs. Sam Weatherall, 6-Blue;
English and History.
Alamo School
Miss Irene Tippen, Prin. 4th
grade.
Mrs. Haskell Maxey, 5th
grade.
Mrs. R. R. Boucher, 5th grade.
Mrs. B. F. Hobson, 4th grade.
Mrs. Wiley Jones, 3rd and 4th
* grades.
Miss Lorena Prunty, 3rd
grade.
Miss Bernita Fish, 3rd grade.
Mrs. Ted Combest, 2nd grade.
Mrs. Alton Farr, 2nd. grade.
Miss Bessie Fish, 3rd grade.
Mrs. Ray Felty, 1st grade.
Mrs. Roy Powell, 1st grade.
Mrs. S. E. Stockstill, 1st.
grade.
All teachers in the Paducah
School System meet the re-
quirement standards set forth
by the State Accrediting Com-
mittee for the 1947-48 school
year.
CUSTODIANS
High School, L. Hobbs.
Goodwin School, Mrs. L.
Hobbs.
Alamo School, C. A. Burch.
.<* BUS DRIVERS
Bus 1, Oscar Mints.
Bus 2, George Shinn.
Bus 3, H. H. Haston.
Bus 4, Jack Webb.
But 5, L. L. Spurlock.
Bus 6, Eustace Venable.
Bus 7, Frank Jones.
Mechanic, Truman White.
CAFETERIA HELPERS
High School, Mrs. J. O.
Fudge, Manager; Mrs. Maggie
Bratton.
Alamo School, Mrs. Annie
Bridwell, Mrs. C. A. Burch, Mrs.
Hermie Smith.
Births Outnumber
Deaths 5 To 1
During August
Courthouse records reveal
there were sixteen births, as
compared to three deaths re-
corded during the month of
August.
BIRTHS
Ronald Ray Moore, boy, born
to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Floyd
Motfre, July 29.
Patricia Darleen Whisenhunt,
girl, born to Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Whisenhunt, August 3.
Billy Harold Harris, boy, born
to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harris,
Jr., August 3.
Baby Boy Sancheg, boy, born
to Mr* and Mrs. Pete Sancheg,
August 5.
Dixie Lee Davis, girl, born to
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Davis, August
5.
Sotero Hidrago, boy, born to
Mr. and Mrs. Santoz Hidrago,
August 12.
Charlotte Sursa, girl, born to
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin J. Sursa,
August 13.
Jeri Keith Truelock, boy, born
to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Truelock
August 13.
Linda Ruth Willingham, girl,
born to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Willingham, August 18.
Petronelia Tobar Mendez,
girl, born to Mr. and Mrs. Vic-
tor A. Mendez, August 19.
Carl Taylor Davis, boy, born
to iMr. and ' Mrs. Tony A. Davis,
August 19.
Jess Boyd Thompson, Jr., boy,
born to Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Thompson, August 22.
Albert Sidney Williams, boy,
born to Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Williams, August 22.
Michael Ray Scott, boy, born
to Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Scott, Au-
gust 25th.
Richard William Guggisberg
II, boy, born to Mr. and Mrs.
R. W* T. Guggisburg, August
26.
Dennis Dale Cross, boy, born
to Mr. and Mrs. Von Edd Cross,
August 29.
DEATHS
Pete Sanchez, Jr., Date of
death, August 5. Place of burial
Paducah.
Morise Kiser. Date of death,
August 18. Place of burial, Pa-
ducah.
Walter Ransom, Date of
death, May 4th. Place of re-
moval, Childress, Texas.
WILLIAMS TO
ROPE AGAINST
LYLES HERE
The Cottle-King Livestock
and Rodeo Association is spon-
soring another one of its sum-
mer feature attractions, here
Saturday night, September 6, at
8:00 o’clock, when Tince Wil-
liams, of Mobeetie, Texas, will
go against Howard Lyles, Of
Snyder, Oklahoma, in a match-
ed roping contest.
It will be remembered, by
many, that Lyles made the best
time during the entire Stam-
ford Rodeo. He is well known
in this area, as at one time he
resided on the Shamburger
Ranch.
Tince Williams claims Mo-
beetie, Texas as his home, but
in reality, he is a Paducah pro-
duct, and he too, needs no
further introduction to residents
of this section. '
Both Williams and Lyles are
artists, when it comes to toss-
ing the lasso, and the match
should be very evenly contest-
i ed.
Admission will be sixty
cents for adults and thirty
cents for children.
Don’t forget the time and
place—Saturday night, Septem-
ber 6, at 8:30 p.m., Paducah.
Former Pastor To
Preach At First
Baptist Church
Rev. T. E. Shelton, of Los An-
geles, California, a former pas-
tor of the local First Baptist
Church, will preach at the
morning worship hour, Sunday,
September 7. Many friends of
Rev. Shelton,-will be happy to
hear him, at this service.
The Sheltons are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. T. L. Wilkins and
Aunt Sallie Clark. Mrs. Shelton
will be remembered as the
former Bonnie Watts.
OIL NOTE
NEW LOCATIONS
King County: Ohio Oil Com-
pany, S. B. Burnett Estate No.
2, S. Lazarus Survey. Approx.
4250 feet from E. and 2000 feet
from S. lines Sec. 2, Blk. 2, 7
miles north of Guthrie.
NEW WELLS
King, Humble Oil & Refg. Co.
Bateman Trust Est., No. 32, 239
BBLS, new.
Wilmer Jones
Wins Honors In
Quanah Boat Races
Quite a number of Paducah-
ians were in Quanah Sunday
Lo attend the Speed Boat Races
held at Lake Pauline.
Wilmer Jones, of this city,
won second place in the first
round of the 16hp Outboard
Motor race and took first place
honors in the second round.
John Cornell placed fifth in
the 22hp. outboard motor race
and fifth in the “Free for All*.
Loo\
Who’s
Here
Mr. and Mrs. Olen A. Press-
ley announce the birth of a five
pound daughter, Christy Ann, on
September 1, at Richards Mem-
orial Hospital.
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Mr. and Mrs. Leland Gann
announce the birth of a 7 lb.,
3 oz. son, born at 1:00 a.m.
Wednesday, September 3, at
the Quanah Memorial Hospital.
The youngster was named Mi-
ch r cl Lee.
Jimmie Sandlin
Opens Watch
Repairing Shop
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Sandlin
have returned to Paducah from
San Antonio where he recently
completed a Watch Repairing
course at tire Cranford College.
Mr. Sandlin has opened a
Watch Repairing and ring siz-
ing shop, located in the Isbell
Drug Store.
Elsewhere in today’s issue of
the Post will be found an ad-
vertisement concerning the op-
ening of the new business.
Cee Vee School
Opened Monday
County School Superinten-
dent, Mrs. Earl Thomas, and
her office assistant, Katherine
Biddy and Mrs. A. M. Parker
were at Cee Vee Monday morn-
ing, September 1, for the open-
ing of the ’47-’48 term of school.
Teachers at Cee Vee include
Herschel T. Snider, Dallas, Prin-
cipal; Miss Paulene Wilkinson,
of Troop, Texas and Mrs. Tille V.
Black, Anton. Mrs. Seals will be
in charge of the lunch room.
Valley View and Delwin will
open Monday morning, Septem-
ber 8.
Teachers at Valley View in-
clude, Mrs. Vesta Mae Smith,
Principal; Mrs. Roy Wilson, In-
termediate teacher and Mrs
Fred Whetstone, Primary.
Mrs. Emeral Smock will be in
charge of the lunch room. School
will be dismissed at noon the
opening day and the lunch room
will not be open on that day.
Delwin: Mrs. W. A. Lewis,
Principal and Primary Teacher;
Mr. W. A. Lewis, 7th and 8th
grades. The Intermediate teacher
had not been secured at press
time.
Good Crowds
Are Attending
Meth. Revival
Social Security
Adm. Representative
To Be Here Sept 10
Elliott W. Adams, Manager
of the Lubbock office of the
Social Security Administration,
will be in this city at 4:00 p.m.,
at the Post office, on Wednes-
day, September 10, to take
claims for benefits under the
Federal old-age and survivors
insurance program and to sup-
ply information on the system.
The Federal social security
program, which applies to
workers in industry and com-
merce, provides for the pay-
ment of monthly benefits when
the qualified employee reaches
age 65 and retires, for eligible
members of the worker’s fam-
ily, and for the survivors of in-
sured members of the worker’s
family, and for the survivors of
insured workers who die at any
age.
When an insured worker
dies and there is no one qual-
ified to receive monthly bene-
fits, a lump-sum payment may
be made.
Fair size crowds are attending
the Revival Services now in pro-
gress at the local First Methodist
Church, and those persons who
have been present, have been
hearing some fine sermons, both
in word and song.
Rev. I. E. Biggs, pastor, is do-
ing the preaching and Rev. Cul-
well, of Abilene, arrived Monday
and is in charge of the young
people’s work and is directing
the singing.
Services will continue twice
daily, 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m,.
through Sunday evening, and
the general public is invited to
attend.
FARMERS CO-OP
GIN OFFICE
BURGLARIZED
The Farmers Co-Op Gin had
the misfortune of losing two
adding machines, Tuesday night,
as burglars gained entrance to
the office by breaking out the
glass door, turning the lock,
walking in and helping them-
selves. Evidently the burglar or
burglars wanted only the add-
ing machines, as typewriters and
other office equipment remained
untouched.
Jack Howell, Manager, discov-
ered the machines were missing,
on opening for business Wednes-
day morning. Local officers were
notified, and they are investiga-
ting.
NEW TRAFFIC
LAW IS JUST
GOOD SENSE
A period of “gentle enforce-
ment” on most of the state’s
new uniform traffic code will be
observed, but traffic officers will
get tough with reckless drivers
when the new law goes into ef-
fect Sept. 5.
That is the warning issued
by Director Homer Garrison, of
the department of public safety.
“There will be a period of
gentle enforcement until people
get used to new provisions of
the code, but there won’t be any
delay in starting enforcement
of the reckless driving clause”,
Garrison announced.
Garrison pointed out the
reckless driving clause was de-
signed particularly “for those
people who think they ^are the
only ones on the road.”
“Under the present law a
ncrson could drive recklessly
without violating some specific
law, like speeding, and the
police could not do anything
with him,” Garrison explained,
adding that the new provision
was placed in the law especial-
ly for the benefit of the 15 per
cent of the drivers, who cause
85 per cent of the accidents.
Local Softball
Teams Place In
Tournaments
Entering both the Floydada
and Crowell tournaments, the lo-
cal softball players did alright
by themselves, the past few
days, as they won second place
and $75.00 in the Floydada tour-
nament and took third place
honors and $10.00 over at Crow-
ell.
In order to play in both tour-
naments, which were going-on at
the same time, it was necessary
for players to split, part of them
going to Floydada and others to
Crowell. Considering this fact,
the locals did o.k.
RESULTS AT FLOYDADA
Thursday night, August 28:—
Paducah defeated Petersburg, 9-4
Friday night, August 29:—Pa-
ducah defeated Crosbyton, 8-7.
Monday night, Sept 1:—Hay-
good team of Floydada defeated
Paducah 12-2.
RESULTS AT CROWELL
Tuesday night,.. August 26:—
Paducah defeated “Five-In-One”,
13-3. *
Wednesday night, August 27:
Paducah defeated Thalia, 14-
Monday night, Sept. 1:—Chil-
dress defeated locals, 15-1.
Tuesday night, Sept. 2: “Five-
In-One” defeated Paducah, 9-3.
FIRST BALE
GINNED HERE
MON. SEPT. 1
The first bale of cotton for
the 1947 season was ginned in
Paducah Monday afternoon,
September 1, by the West Tex-
as Gin. The cotton was grown
by J. C. Matlock, on the Arbie
Biddy farm, in the Delwin com-
munity, and weighed 385
pounds.
The bale classed middling
and 7/8 staple, is on display on
the west side of the courthouse
square, and will be auctioned
off Saturday afternoon at 4:00
o’clock, to the highest bidder.
Local merchants, “chipped-in”
$134.00 as a prize for Mr. Mat-
lock for bringing in the first
bale of the season.
The firsjt bale was brought-
in last year on August 13, and
was grown by John Geaslin,
on the H. E. Fox farm, in the
Hackberry Community. It was
also ginned by the West Texas
Gin.
GINS READY
FOR SEASON
Paducah and Cottle County
gins are ready for the 1947 cot-
ton season. Most all of the gins
have made repairs or added
new equipment.
Despite the continued dry
weather most ginmen agree the
county will produce consider-
ably more cotton this year than
was made last season.
Registration
For HS Students
Now Underway
Registration of High School
Students is now underway,
with the Seniors registering this
morning, (Thursday), and the
Juniors this afternoon.
Tomorrow, Friday, from 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 noon Sophomores
will register and from 1:00 to
4:00 p.m. will be registration
time for all Freshmen.
All elementary students will
register, Monday, September
8th., the opening date of Padu-
cah Schools.
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GOODBYE JIM AND EULA
Goodbyes were being said
this week to Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Dalton, who left Wed-
nesday for their new home
in Austin, Texas, where Mr.
Dalton will become District
Manager of the Rural Life
Insurance Company.
Comes time to say good-
bye, and about the only
thing Prattler is able to do
is just to repeat a few nice
things we have always con-
tended and said about the
Daltons. For 20 years, they
have been residents of this
city and have been ardent
and hard-working boosters
for Paducah—Paducah will
miss the Daltons, because
they have been an asset to
our town—and towns need
good, solid citizens like
them. "Jim" has also placed
Paducah on the “map", so
to speak, through his magic
shows—if you doubt that
statement as you drive up
and down the roads of Tex-
as, stop along the route and
inquire and you will al-
ways find someone who has
heard of “Jim and Paducah"
—Yes, Paducah needs “Jim"
and “Eula". and we are re-
luctant in giving them up.
Sheffy Mahan
To Resign As
Representative
Sheffy Mahan, Representative
of the 121st legislative district
has sent in his resignation to
Governor Beauford Jester, it
was announced this week. He
left Wednesday for Santa Fe,
New Mexico, where he will en-
ter the insurance business.
Whether Governor Jester will
have a special election called
to elect another representative
from the 121st district, which
includes Childress, Hall, Cottle
and Motley Counties, will de-
pend upon whether a special
session of the legislature is
called, it was said.
The legislature is scheduled
to meet again in 1949 and Ma-
han’s term will expire January
1, 1949.
LAST RITES
HELD FRI. FOR
MRS. STINSON
Last ritds were held Friday,
August 29, at 5:30 p.m., from
the local First Baptist Church,
for Mrs. W. T. Stinson, age 57,
wife of Cottle County Judge,
W. T. (Bill) Stinson, with Bro-
ther Proctor, of Abilene, offi-
ciating.
Mrs. Stinson passed away
Thursday, August 28, at 7:20
p.m., in the local hospital, fol-
lowing two and one-half
months of serious illness. For
the past several weeks she had
been gradually growing weak-
er, day by day.
Born Della Wilson, July 1,
1S90 to A. V. and Tinny Wilson,
of Anson, Texas, Jones County,
she was married to Mr. W. T.
Stinson, on May 15, 1915, at
Paducah, and to this union was
born four sons, J. D., T. C.,
E. E. and J. W. Stinson; who
survive.
Mrs. Stinson had been a
i resident of Cottle County for 46
years. She united with the
Church of Christ in 1917, and
was a. devoted, wife, mother,
whose whole life centered
around service for her loved
ones.
Survivors include besides her
husband, County Judge W. T.
Stinson, follow: three brothers,
Abe Wilson, Paducah; Henry
Wilson, Lamb County; Fred
Wilson, Lamb County; five sis-
ters, Mrs. Bob Cameron, Mon-
tana; Mrs. Arch Carr, Abilene;
Mrs. Winnie Mobley, Brown-
field; Mrs. Homer Sturdivant,
Paducah; Mrs. R. C. Renfro, Pa-
ducah; four sons, J. D., T. C.,
and E. E. Stinson, Paducah, and
J. W. Stinson, Rotan; two
grandchildren, Charmie and
Mike Stinson. One sister, Mrs.
Emma Renfro is deceased.
Pallbearers were A. A. Payne,
Bob Addison W. D. Hutchins,
George Anglin,' Alfred Cribbs,
Buck Creamer.'
Funeral services were in
charge of the Norris Funeral
Home and interment w.as made
in the city cemetery.
Six Year Olds
Cannot Attend
Public Schools ,
According to information re-
leased from the office of the
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction children six years of
age after September 1st. 1947
will not be permitted to attend
the Public Schools during the
coming school year.
The last Legislature attempt-
ed to pass a bill whereby chil-
dren becoming six years of age
after September 1, might attend
school under certain circum-
stances, but this bill was with-
drawn before becoming a law.
As the law stands now, the
only way children who have
not attained their sixth birth-
day, on or before, September 1,
can attend the Public Schools
is for the school district to set
up a program for a kindergar
ten. The standards for such a
kindergarten are set-up by the
State Department of Education,
and the cost of such much be
born by tuition collected on the
students attending.
LIONSlESUME ,
LUNCHEON
MEETINGS
Following a month’s vacation
the Paducah Lion’s Club re-
sumed their weekly luncheon
meeting, today, (Thursday).
Rev. Culwell, of Abilene, who
is directing the singing and
young people’s work during the
Revival Services at the local
First Methodist Church, render-
ed two numbers, which were
thoroughly enjoyed. He was ac-
companied at the piano by the
Club Sweetheart, Mrs. Boyd
Loar.
In the absence of the presi-
dent, Grady Lane, the meeting
was presided over by Homer
Hood.
Pat N. Jones and daughter,
Patricia, returned Wednesday
evening from an eight-day trip
to Washington, D. C.
35 DRAGONS
REPORT FOR
TRAINING MON.
Thirty-five boys reported to
Coach R. N. “Stormy” Davis
Monday morning, and are now
whipping into shape for the
opener, a non-conference tilt,
with Chillicothe, on the night
of September 12, at Chillicothe.
The Dragons have a tough
10-game schedule ahead of
them; however,' the first four
tilts will tj>e non-conference af-
fairs, and the locals should be
in excellent shape, by the time
of their first conference game.
The Dragons have been go-
ing. through two practice ses-
sions daily this week and fol-
lowing the opening of school,
will settle down to one session
daily.
Although the weather is hot,
and the season is yet to be of-
ficially opened, one may hear
considerable amount of talk
among fans over town, and it
appears the “sideline critics”,
or “Monday Morning Quarter-
backs”, are just about as an-
xious for the sound of the first
whistle, as are the players.
Money Allocated
For Repairing
Paducah Bridge
According to information re-
leased by the Quanah Tribune
Chief, a sum of $30,000.00 has
been allocated by the Texas
Highway Department to repair
the bridge over the Pease River
between Quanah and Paducah.
Vance Favor, district road
supervisor says: “lumber for
the work is being hauled to the
site.”
Mr. Favor states that during
the wheat harvest, the already
weakened bridge was reduced
to shambles by truck traffic,
and on one occasion when in-
spector checked the bridge, he
found one section of the struc-
ture to be falling into river.
Traffic over the bridge had to
be blocked.
STILL NO RELIEF FROM
HEAT IN SIGHT
With still no relief in sight,
residents of this area have been
experiencing some of the hottest
weather of the summer, the past
few days. Unless rain comes
soon, it appears September will
be a sure-enough “scorcher”.
Due to the continued dry, hot
weather, cotton is beginning to
open, with one bale already
ginned; however it will be sev-
eral weeks, before cotton pulling
will be in full swing.
Prattler wishes to ’ Congratu-
late Mr. Ed Bathman, Sr. Edi-
tor of the “Quarter Horse Mag-
azine”, for his putstanding ar-
ticle, which may' be found on
the “Editor's Page”, of the Sep-
tember issue of that publica-
tion. In this age of politics and
“passlng-the-buck” attitude, we
are always ready to lift our
hat, to a fellow who has “guts”
enough to come out in the op-
en, speak his sentiments, and
then fight for what he thinks
right. To really appreciate and
understand the article, we ask
readers of this column to ac-
quire one of the September is-
sues of the “Quarter Horse Mag-
azine and see for themselves
what “Ed” has to say in regard
to the Interscholastic’s League
ruling which would make pro-
fessionals out of our poor lit-
tle country kids, because they
want to compete in amateur
rodeos, where modest prizes are
the reward of skill in calf
scrambles. In case you are un-
able to secure a copy of the
“Quarter Horse”, just write box
547, Knox City, Texas, and we
feel Mr. Bateman will oblige.
As the old saying was several
years back, when the late Jim
Ferguson was campaigning for
governor—“Pour It on, Jim”—
so, we say “pour It on Ed”.
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The first football game of the
coming season scheduled by
the Dragons, is the tilt with
Chillicothe, on the night of
September 12, at Chillicothe,
and Prattler would like to see
some 200 cars from Paducah
follow the Dragons to this
game. With prospects bright for
a good season, the entire coun-
try and town should get-in be-
hind the Dragons and back
them to the fullest extent. So
when the whistle sounds for
the start of the tussle down
Chillicothe way, on the night
of September 12—LET’S BE
THERE 100 PERCENT STRONG.
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We’ve always found it’s best
to do unto others as you’d be
done by. Tomorrow you may
be one of the others.
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Probably many persons have
heard about the little incident
we deal with below, but since
this happened some time ago,
we think it worth reviving. The
story goes, back in the days of
gas rationing and tire short-
ages, our good friends, the Sam
Weatheralls pulled into a Min-
eral Wells filling station one
night to have their car serviced
and in the meantime, Mrs.
Weatherall, riding in the back
seat got out of the car without
“Sam” knowing anything about
it. So when the filling station
attendant had finished with the
refueling job, Sam not know-
ing the “Mrs.” had gotten out
of the car, drove off—-and be-
believe it or not, (this is a true
story), Sam drove forty-two
miles before missing the “Mis-
sus,” thus he had to turn a-
round, drive the forty-two miles
back to pick-up Mrs. Weather-
all. Sam said the bad part a-
bout it was, he had to use
some of his hard-to-get gas
rationing stamps in back-track-
ing, to pick-up the “better-
half”.
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“Anti-Down -With-The -Skirt-
Myrt”:—Rebellion was being
incited among the gals in Aus-
tin recently. In so many words
they told fashionable dress de-
signers that skirts should not
be any longer. Banned together
under* the title of “Anti-Down-
With-The-Skirt-Girls”, the mu-
tinous maidens and matrons re-
mained anonymous behind the
state policy opposing personal
publicity. Said paragraph four
of the girls’ charter: “Now we
don’t claim to have ‘Grable
gams’, nor prettily turned ank-
les, a la Turner, but the aver-
age American gal, thank good-
ness, does have a decently pass-
able pair of underpinnings.
And we certainly don’t intend
to retrogress to the days of our
grandmothers and hide them in
yards and yards of ruffles and
laces (however dainty they
may be). The main protest is
the new style will compel the
working girls to replace their
entire wardrobe.
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An article in the Christiap
Science Monitor says: “The So-
cial- Security Board has esti-
mated that around the year
2000 the payments of benefits
alone will amount to between
8.98 and 10.64 per cent of cur-
rent payrolls. “In one way or
another, the taxpayers of the
year 2000 will have to pay that
sum for the benefits of the pre-
sent old-age and survivors’ in-
surance system, the Brookings
Institution points out. If this
was a private insurance system,
the Institution comments, bank-
ruptcy would be inevitable”.
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An optimist is a fellow who
lights a match before askin'
for a cigarette.
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