The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1973 Page: 4 of 14
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The Clarksville Times, Thursday, December 13, 1973 Page 4
The annual conference I
the Methodist church, Norl
Texas district, held in the J
church, closed. The conferenl
was scheduled to continue ol
day longer. The closing hoi
was moved up by reciept ofl
message announcing the J
ious illness of the twelve yel
old son of Bishop Mouzon. N 1
Doak was named as J
representative to represent tl
North Texas conference in tn
general conference.
Wm. McMaster, secret»rJ
of the Red River County Fail
submitted a financial statemen
suspended business section of town as a for publication showing j
turned tne gun on mmse.i at ^ individu»|B. Last year
Frogville, Okla. sixty-four orchards were start
Dr. S.M. Templeton of ed. . * „ „
Rockwall, who served as pastor The payroll of the Civil
of the local Presbyterian church Works Administration in Red
many years, came in to assist in River for one week was
the funeral of R.J. King. $4,250.60. according to T.D.
Speaking up
For Americans
The following editorial, originated by Gordon Sinclair,
Canadian radio and TV commentator, was given to us by a reader
recently. It has been published in several other United States
If you’ve read it before, you know it’s worth reading
newspapers. IT you ve read it before, you know it s worth reading JV
agian. Here are his comments:
The United, States, which has come to the aid of more
nations of the world tl.an any other nation in the world's history, f (
has been the target of much criticism of late for all parts of the - .
world surprisingly enough from countries which have ^
recipved millions of dollars worth of aid from their country. It is mjtJgQ
for this reason we are reprinting excerpts from Mr. Sinclair's •
editorial as they appeared on the editorial page of the November
9 issue of U.S. News & World Report.
This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the w. A M
Americans as the most generous and possibly the least (T ^
appreciated people on all the earth...
Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent Britain and Italy _ „ VdH
were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured fiCtX?
in billions of dollars and forgave of her billions in debts. None of .
these countries is today paying even the interest on the V
remaining debts to the United States. -
When the franc was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was
the Ammericans who propped it up. and their reward was to be
insulted and swindled on the streets of Pairs.
I was there. I saw it.
When distant cities are hit by earthquakes, it is the United
STATES THAT HURRIES IN TO HELP......This spring, 59
American communities (were) flattened by tornadoes. Nobody
helped.
*' The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions '** ' '
upon billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now
newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent, —
warmongering Americans.
I’d like tb see just one of those countries that is gloating over
t he erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplanes.— 1, Loca
Come on, let’s hear it! j > mmm m.___
Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal i [ 0fltV“
: he Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tristar of the Douglas 10. J,
If so, why don’t they fly them? Why do all the international ' i
lines except Russia fly American planes? i • -
Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a 1, 1
nan or woman on the moon?
You talk about Japanes* technocracy, and you get radios.
You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles. XwCIlty Y©flrS AjJO
You talk about American Technocracy, and you find men on ^ unusual situtation
the moon—not once-but several times~-and safely home again #iled recent weeks in
Jou talk about scandals, and the American, put their, nght Tn,nneclion with the movement
in the store window for everybody to look at. . .. . ,, n croD
Even their draft dodgers are not pursued and hounded, ‘^^use facilities at the
hey are here on our streets, and most of them—unless they are Farmers & Merchants CQm.
creaking Canadian laws-are getting American dollars from Ma were overrun and SOme
"’<1 ....., ....____ 1.900 tale. h.d to b. placed on
Sixty Years Agr©
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J/L ' A mdftV Christmas is 6ne that’s; full
of bliss.,*not bills! Promise
your budget a cuddly nest egg next
^ year for holiday shopping. How?
- By opening a Christmas Club Yddoy! Each little
weekly deposit adds up to a tidy bundle. And there
are many plons available to suit any wallet.
I I I I J* £ Mike Vickers, Robert Smith, Hastings of Bagwell celebrated
* Tommy Taylor. Reed Ussery. their Fifieth Wedding Anniver
In typical government manner, the Department of Health, Buck Cagle. Jim Clark, Gene gary on Dumber 6. They were
Education and Welfare recently hired a team of executives to WhiUell, John Nichols. Nathan honored at a dinner at the home
help devise ways to cut wasteful welfare spending. Crawford, Lloyd Petty and ^eir daughter, Mrs. T. E.
One of the team’s first projects was a $120,000 remodeling Virgil Taylor. Coleman of Claimsville.
job on a suite of federal offices. A HEW spokesman said the work The Kiwanis Club of _^
was necessary to improve communications among top officials. Clarksville was planning to sell
Obviously, communications are a problem. Someone Christmas trees. Proceeds from , Ypnrs A CO
apparently didn’t get the message about cutting spending. — The the undertaking were to be j
Dallas News. — used to aid underprivihged Three men, one a resident
TkeTfeHRive^Viaiitmal Bank
All Accounts Insured Up to S20,000 by F. D. I. C
IN CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS
■JWff Serving Clarksville and Red
River County since 1874
iMMMMMMMMMN
Come now to
New Orleans
( LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE
A ROUGH TIME GETTING OUT
■, OF HERE. CAP'N/
WE AIN'T HERE BY CHOICE,
OOP' TM' DANG BRIDGE
GAVE WAY WHILE WE
WERE CROSSING IT...
o^SSSr'SSs) SST&Eir'SSS?0’
DOWN HERE SO WE / SAW YOU, YTHEBW ROCK!
CAN CLIMB OUT ! / AT ME ...REMEMBER ?
HEY, LISTEN ! \ YEAH1 SOME->iTHAT AINT A
ONOU HEAR /THING'S MOVING/ SOMETHING
ANYTHING ? J AROUND UP THATIS A
/< THERE? rT SOMEONE f
I THOUGHT I HEARD
—.VOICES? WHAT TH'
S \ HECK ARE YOU
EY GUYS DOIN'
P / / DOWN SjV'
y THERE
be an adventure in gracioua living; overlooking a secluded
patio where a sparkling swimming pool beckons.
Stay in the French Quarter
Exquisitely furnished rooms and suites-king end queen
sized beds, color TV, complimentary newsoepers at
your door, free local phone colls, free enclosed corking,
NOT WHEN YOU V M
USE THAT TONE J, ■
OF voice, i
WONT / /l THInO
I \ he up
W> JS1 AN' LEFT
n ' V us, GUZ ?
AW, FORTH' ,
LUVVA......./
AWRIGHT, OO
HAVE IT YOUI
WAY...
'COURSE, NOW, MAYBE , IF YOU
WERE TSAY 'PLEASE' AN ASK
ME REAL NICE.....
rLcAacIi NOW
OBT US OUTA HERE,
^WILL YUH?'
>n our wayl LC ■
•and brochure and rate card! I
HE 5 RIGHT,
YOUR
HIGHNESS?
ADOSESS
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ORLEANS
MOTOR HOTEL
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The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1973, newspaper, December 13, 1973; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1021730/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.