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TOE CUERO RECORD, CUERO, TEXAS
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1941
tm- CUERO RECORD
Established in 1894
Each Afternoon. Except Saturday, and Sunday
by THE CUERO PUBLISHING CO., Inc.
Morning*
■titered
in the post office at-Cuero, Texas, as second class matter
Under Act of Congress. March 3, 1897.
ERRY
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HRISTMaS
pOLLIWOGS
New Treatments Reduce
Pneumonia Death Rate
• Subscription Rates
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TELEPHONE NO 1.
Race-Juggling
laciax uusmet* grows complicated. One of the mast ■
curious ptonouncements lately is the statement heard in an
Itafcan egoaaeast justifying. Italy’s alliance witfr Japan. That j
*1$ ail right, the broadcaster explained, and it doesn’t violate
Arybn pnncijffes, because both parties are “pure” races.
Antnropoiogists say there are no pure races, that all of
•our.races have been mixed. As for “Aryan” ancestry, the word
itself in ancient Sanskrit means “noble” bu^ no definite race j
of “Aryans” has ever been found. If the term “Japanese Ary- ,
ana” means anything at aH, it can only mean that the Japa- j
nese are noble. But like all the other races, they have various i
strains in them.
* It is most absurd of all, perhaps, for Italians to pretend
tiiai they are a “pure” race. They have in them the blood of
ad ttie races that ever lived around the Mediterranean basin
They got mixed up especially in the days of the ancient Ro-
man Empire, when people came from everywhere to Italy as
they nave come more recently to America. i
Arrows And Parachutes
Ihe St. Louis Arcneiy Chib has had a bright idea. It has
Organized the “Archers’ Anti-Parachute Invasion Squad’.’ and
will start at once to practice puncturing dummies dropped t
over its target range from airplanes. *
That a lot of people will laugh at this particular defense
effort is taken for granted by the St. Louis archers, but they |
don’t mind. Although it may seem somewhat foolish, explains >
one of their members, “it is exceedingly practical. The bow;
and arrow in the hands of an experienced archer Is much j
more effective than a rifle in the hands, of the ordinary citi-
zen.” Furthermore, an arrow is silent. The enemy would have j
a hard time locating the archer’s place of concealment.
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^Markets
COTTON MARKET
Cuero Spot .............— -
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COTTON MARKET
_sa „ .. ^ j NEW YORK. Dec. 24 —(INS)—Cot-1 • boner" ewes
Archery groups all over the country may soon be turning ^ opencd unchanged to 7 points '$4 oo
then* favorite recreation into defense training. There are higher today. Jan. i6.65B-70S. Mar. i —
more of jfchem today than there would have been a decade or '17 07- Ma? 17 2I- J,llv 17-26- °ct- ’
two ago because archery has been such a popular pastime in
recent years. And archers have been using their skill to do
more tfe*n hit bull’s-eyes. Archers have been hunting game,
17.308.
including dangerous wild boar, in Various parts of the United Turkey Hens lb 20c -
BUUs: Archery to part of the recreation program of many !Z !*j
colleges and other institutions- «. . Bakers it> 13c to i6c|
Nothing is impossible in this war. Perhaps there will be a j spring., lb isc to ifl'jc
place in it for the ancient bow-and-arrow along with the mod- tLeghon,i:; <tt>
em tank and airplane.
1 tal receipt:, 500. Scattered deals in Information in Berne indicated j
< the sheep and goat division appear- that an army of 800.000 Germans .was;
ed fully steady. Medium and good being routed “directly southward."
i i shorn aged wethers were considered meaning through Romania and
■ salable around $4.50-5.25 or above. Bulgaria toward the next Hitler ob-!
, A package' slaughter goats realized | Jeciivc.
15.00 $4.25 while a load freshly clipped 70* rrwriNGKING ~Dec 24 -(INS )-
lb. “boner" offerings dropped to | . CHUNGKING Uec n. unsj
$3.65. Late Monday freshly shorn ^ne* forces launched new drives,
and bucks cashed at l1” Hunan. Anwhei and K.angus pro-!
| vfnees today but were pushed back;
__oh two fronts.
1 Field dispatches said that small
j Japanese forces supported by planes
were participating in the three at-
tacks. one , of which gained entry
into* an unidentified Chinese-held)
1 city. ___
WAR NEWS
;
CUERO MARKETS
POULTRY ANT» PRODUCTS CuiiHi..>ed from Prs“
Turkey Gobbler: .....— lb 18c Caucasus oil fields and Spez
(War Needs Money!
“It will cost money to
defeat Japan. Your gov-
ernment calls on YOU to
help NOW.
“Buy Defense Bonds
or Stamps today. Buy
them every day, if you
can. But buy them on a
regular basis.
“Bonds cost as little as
$18.75, Stamps come as
low as 10 cents. Defense
Bonds and Stamps can be
bought at all thanks and
post offices, and Stamps
can also be purchased at
retail stores and from
your newspaper carrier
bov.
“This newspaper urges
all Americans to support
your government with
your dollars.”
By LOGAN CLENDENING. M. D.
• Pneumonia which was once
“Captain of the Men of Death
has, in this year of grace, lost most
of its terror through the applica-
tion of modern methods of treat-
ment and control.
Dr. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through -
his column.
The Year Book of General Medi-
cine for 1941, which is a review
of all the important work done
during the year, reports the death
rate in pneumonia from a number
of clinics.' The Average death rate
was about 6%. The mortality
varies somewhat due to the greater
incidence of the more malignant
types of pneumonia in some clinics.
The social status of the patients
in different hospitals also has an
influence on mortality. Patients
who have been living in good to
fair economic circumstances with
good nutrition and not in an over-
crowded condition naturally show
a better rate of recovery. I read
in a report from one clinic which
had a large number of cases—
over one hundred—that there were
no deaths whatever in the years
1940 and 1941.
Highest Recent Report
The highest death rate reported
from any clinic was 9%. This is
in striking contrast to former
years. In Osier’s Practice of Medi-
cine of the date of 1905, the mor-
tality is put down as from 20 to
40%.
The Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company made an interest-
ing investigation of all the death
claims from pneumonia during
1940-1941. Questionnaires were
sent to the families to try to de-
termine various factors m the
cause of death. A frequent finding
was delay in calling the doctor in
the fatal cases. In only about one-
tenth of the cases was the doctor
called on the first day of illness.
In more than forty per cent a doc-
tor had not b£en called until the
fourth day or later, and in twelve
per cent not until the eighth day
or later.
This is really an important item
now that the doctor can do some-
thing definite and helpful in a case
of pneumonia. Everyone agrees
that the earlier serum treatment
and the sulfonamide drugs are
given, the better is the hope of
recovery.
Symptoms of Pneumonia
vThe early symptoms of pneu-
monia therefore should be known.
The onset is sudden, there is often
a chill. There is a feeling of fever-
ishness with great weakness and
prostration and a feeling of tight-
ness in the chest which may
amount to pain, and perhaps a
localized stitch in the side. Cough
does not often occur early, but
there may be a sticky, bloody, rus-
ty-looking sputum, but not always.
Shortness of breath and rapid
respiration are almost always
present. Any combination of these
symptoms should mean a call for
the doctor.
Even more astonishing than the
improvement in death rate m
pneumonia is the improvement in
incidence. Among white indus-
trial policy holders of the Metro-
politan Life Insurance Company,
the actual number of cases of
pneumonia that occurred, whether
they got well or not, is below 10
per 100,000. Contrast this with
statistics of 1917 .which show a
death rate of 150 per 100,000 popu-
lation. It is indeed probable that
at the present "state of civiliza-
tion, we have reduced pneumonia
to a minimum. We are approach-
ing a figure below which it is un-
likely that pneumonia can be re-
duced greatly. This is like meat
prophecies however —they often
get upset. *
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
B. F.:—“I was told that eatitag
raw garlic was good for high blood
pressure. Is this true?”
Answer: According to some ei\
nay correspondents, garlic has
been successfully used for high)
blood pressure. It is also said t#/
be an intestinal antiseptic and
while I have had little personal
experience with this, I have fouad <
that one must regard old, estab-
lished opinions about drugs with
a good deal of respect. At least it
will do no harm to try it.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. CLoadmia*
•even pamphlets which can be obtained H
reader*. Each pamphlet aeUa for 10 cent*.
For any one pamphlet desired, eead IS
cents in coin, and a self-ad drew ed envelope
stamped with a thrae cent stamp, to Dr.
Logan Ciendrains, fat care of this papsr.
The pamphlets are: “Those Weeks’ Redne-
ing Diet”. "Indigestion and Constipation’’.
“Reducing and Gaining”, “Infant Fend-
ing”, “Instructions for the Treatment mt
Diabetes”. “Feminine Hrgieoe” and “Tha
Care of the Hair and Skin".
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
3y Shepard Barclay
“The Authority on Author!tie*”
Gw«
Ducks
■ 8taggs
jOuinen-s
Radio Blooms
It will be generally, admitted that Bill of Rights Day was i
a great success. The President made a fine and timely speech. Butter Fat, Np. 2
T8& prpfcram blanketing the country with its dramatic pre- i Butter Fat. sweet
sentafton of the origin of the Bill of Rights.
cance, was memorable.
The effectiveness of that performance
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and tat slgnifi , LIVK55'£0f;K
j SAN ANTONIO. Dec. 23. Hogs,j
, „ must have im- I Estimated salable and total receipts j
pressed all listeners with the high value of such a medium for |soo. Hog trade Tuesday appeared
reaching the ears and minds of the American people, especial- slightly uneven as values were listed
ly in a critical time like this. We should have more radio dra- steadv wlth Monday s close, or 15c
mati&tions making the nation clearly aware of its own his- ! $ia60took' ^ and choire
tory and traditions. There is no other medium so effective for ’ 180-270 lb. butchers while sinziar
such patriotic purposes. * , grade 160-180 lbs. claimed $10.00-
Awd |hy stop there? Radio broadcasting has perfected a tn° wei^iu ^l°FeSerSu
wonderful, technique which is used mostly for trivial purposes, generally steady, mainly $9.50.
The nation needs, and should always have, plenty of light! Cattle: Estimated salable and to-
r*dlo entertainment. gpt that purpose can be served without ing ln t.attlc vision progressed
such an excessive outpouring of trivialties and cheap commer- slowly but values remained general!
cialism AS now flood the air. * steady throughout. Scattered lots
The immensely valuable resource of radio broadcasting is L,eprs and vcariingS ranged from
a natiral" for public service along many lines hardly touch- $8.00-10.50 „
ed yet Educationally, culturally, patriotically it could do far 1 °dd lots tom,non {° Just ^*Ki be< f
more than It doe* And if private enterprise fails to meet a 1 ^
wonderful opportunity, sooner or later the government may above. Most can tiers and .cutters
make a real job Of it. {brought $4 00-6 00 with very few
J cat mors ljelnw $4.-50 Sausage bulLs
ranged from $6.50-7.50 with - odd
hend ^notT strongwrights up to
$8 00 Good and choice slaughter
We can sympathize with the people of Mikado, Mich., calves commanded $1000-11.00
for wanting now to change the name of their town. It was whiU‘ cn""»on and medium reaiiz-
named 55 years ago in honor of the Emperor of Japan. Its cit 'jeoo 9 C"U kmds droppcd to
izens. now distressed, want to rename the place “Roosevelt" 1 Quahiv m the docker eai^ divi-
sion held mainly in medium— and
good grade. Good steer calves
An Unlucky Town
In so small a community it is rather easy to make such a
change. Still, the good people there needn’t feel so distressed
Nobody will take them for Japs. And as far as the Mikado is
concerned, from the information available he has always
seemed to be a rather decent fellow, though far from being a
“god” as the people of Japan pretend. It Isn’t likely that h*
would have sanctioned this way if he really had any power
over the Tokyo war lords. And he would doubtless have answ-
ered our President’s letter if the big-time gangsters who have
grabbed the Japanese government had given him a chance.
We're for free speech, all right, but it's a severe test when
radiQJaalesmen yell into our ears the way some of 'em do.
commanded $10.00-11 00 while com-
mon to medium selections ranged
from $8 00-9 75 Good heifers cashed
at $300-10.90. Loadlot.s medium and
good feeder ■ e;trhnu,. turned at
$9.40-9.35
Sheep Estimated salable and to-
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IT N AIAUO VAN ANTON O l f to e S
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
“FR.ED MOSHER." said Susan
uigrily, "if you do such a thing as
to beat up a newspaperman you
might as well tell me goodby for
always. I won’t have you coming
up hare and making scenes. I'm
getting along all night, and I don’t
need any of your—cheap heroica.”
Fred calmed down.
“I’m sorry, honey,” he said. "But
you ought to be able to understand
how I felt when I saw tha Item.
AfteS all, you're the girl I’m going
to marry—anti naturally I wanted
to protect you from any sort of
gossip or—or—anything like that.”
“You were trying to be gallant, I
suppose,’’ said Susan. “I appreci-
ate that—but I don't need protec-
tion. And for heaven's sake, atop
referring to me as the girl you're
going to marry.” She looked at her
watch. “I’ve got to go now. ^Come
on down with me. Perhapa—I can
drop you somewhere.
“I'm going to stay
Astor-Waldovia,” said Fred,
register on the way out."
“But I thought you were going
back to Ardendale at once.
“Well, I'm not. Not un^il you go
with me, anyway."
“But I told you in my letter that
I had about decided to stay on, for
a while after my ten days was up.
“Yes. I know. I’m staying just as
long as you do.”
“You might at least wait until
you're' invited,” said Susan, as they
moved down the hall.
“New York's a city of eight mil-
lion people," said Fred, "and one
doesn't have to wait for an invi-
tation ” They got into a descend-
ing car. "I'm going to drive you to
the Red Cross headquarters."
“You're not." said Susan. 'Tm
going alone. I certainly don’t in-
tend arriving-there with—with—a
strange man."
"Ini not a strange man.” said
Fred.
“You're strange to the girls at
the headquarters." said Susan.'
"They're accustomed around her to
seeing me with Roy Leonard
. . Do you want
elevator to hear
said Fred.
I couM> yell
Do ke^p quiet,
everyone in the
you ?*’
*’I wouldn’t mind,”
"The way I feel now,
from the house-tops.” -
In the lobby, Fred went to reg-
ister, expecting Susan to wait for
hWfcJSut she didn’t And when he
turned Away from the desk, she had
disappeared.
“Well, I'll b4—! he said.
And ’ater, up in his room, he
camA to a decision.
Ha didn’t know- where to find
Susan, but he did know’ where to
find The Dainty Diana Dairies’ lo-
cal offices. All right, he would go
over there and have a look. Maybe
this Roy Leonard was around. He’d
like to give the fellow the once-
over. He would also like to have a
look at this Daniel Van Wert
Jones. There wasn’t a thing he
liked about the entire setup, and
he wanted to get some information
first-hand.
To decide, in this instance, was
to act—and Fred lost no time in
hurrying over to Radio Center.
He was greeted by a receptionist
in the office suite of the dairies.
“I w-onder if I could see Miss Su-
san Farmer?” he said, deciding to
work up gradually to his main rea-
son for being there.
"Miss Farmer is stopping at the
Astor-Waldovia hotel,” said the
girl.
“Yes. I know.” Fred turned on
his most fetching smile. "I was
over there. She's out some place,
and I thought I might find her
over here.”
"No," said the girl. “She's ter-
ribly busy, rushing here and there
- and I can’t really tell you w'here
she can be found."
“Perhaps I could see Mr. Roy
Leonard ?”
“No. He's out, too. He manages
Miss Farmer's publicity, you know.”
“Is Mr. Jones in?"
“No, hes out. He's previewing
some newsreel pictures of Miss
Farmer."
“Oh, so she s got into the
They'll think it funny for me to rmovies!
suddenly start going around with
a man out of—of nowhere."
“Oh. so that s it!" said Fred.
“This Roy Leonard is the white-
haired boy. Well, Well!’
S>TB»n lowered her voice and said
The girl smiled. “Not the movies,
exactly." she said. "Just a scene of
her milking. The newsreel people
are going to use it along with the
war new s and other things.
•*I see. Fred looked crestfallen
‘Gosh, looks like I’m not going to
be ahle to see Susan at all.”
Do you know her?” the girl
asked.
“Do 1? We come from the same
town. I’m an old neighbor of hers.”
"Oh, how interesting!” The girl
thought a moment. "Maybe Miss
Carter could help you.”
“Who’s she,”
“Mr. Jones' private secretary.
Just a moment. I’ll ring.” The girl
did things with a funny little box
on her desk, and Fred could hear
a feminine voice at the other end.
“Yes?” it said interrogatively.
“Miss Carter,’’, said the recep-
tionist. “there’s a young man out
here from Miss Farmer’s home
town. He wants to see her. and I
thought you might know where she
w-as.”
“A young man from Miss Farm-
er’s home town ?, said Irene Carter,
and there was no mistaking the in-
terest she felt. "Send him right in,
Marie ...”
“Yes, Miss Carter.” JPhe girl
turned back to Fred. “Miss Carter
will see you. . . • The first door
to the right.”
“Thank you,” said Fred.
The girl called Marie gazed after
him as he crossed the reception
room. What a good looking young
man, she thought. Funny for him to
know a typical farmer’s daughter.
He looked too much like something
out of Esquire to waste his time on
a girl who lived on a farm and
milked cows. But maybe they didn't
know each other so well. Maybe
the good-looking young man had
only begun showing an interest in
Miss Farmer since she had got into
the limelight.
She sighed and went back to her
work, just as Fred Mosher stepped
into the office where Irene Carter
was sitting.
He stopped in his tracks, star-
ing. Gosh, what a stunning girl!
She reminded him of the beautiful
secretaries he had seen in moving
pictures—girls whom he had al-
ways consi<jered more ornamental
than useful. And now. here he was
seeing one of those beautiful secre-
taries in the flesh! And she must be
capable, he thought, to be working
for a man like Daniel Van M ert
Jones.
<To Be Continued)
AN AGGRESSIVE PASS
MOST BRIDGE player* think
of the pass as a passive sort of
thing—iu> pun intended. It has an
obviously negative sound, as if
the player cannot find anything
else tp do. There are plenty of
chances, though, to use the pass
as an offensive weapon, intended
to help your side put points on the
score, and not merely to sit idly
by and let the opponents gain
some counters. This is especially
true when you see the chance of
luring them into thinking you are
weak, so they overestimate their
own strength.
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passing made. In the bidding at
the first table, South made his side
sound strong, by making an im-
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frogn bidding on the first
This made West sound waak to]
partner, who didn’t even
doubling latei**^vhen North fpfc ”
into 3-Spades. East really expect-
ed North to make his contract. As
he* did. losing only two trick* In
trumps, one in hearts and one la
clubs.
Now notice what a pass bp
South Caused at the other table.
It was followed by West btddMfr
diamonds, making East think
West probably had a very fatr
hand. So when North cut tn with
his 2-Spades. East had visions at
punishing this, so doubled. Every-
body let this alone, and North
made the contract, phis an .AktsA
trick, for a whopping Mg kfc
score, due four-fifths tn the fan
that South had passed on his first
turn.
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