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STEPHEN VILLE EMPIRE-TRIBUNE. STEPHBNVILLE, TEXAN
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Garnett W. Froh
THE death Tuesday of Garnett W. Froh
1 was a great loss to students and
faculty of John Tarleton College and to
the citizens of Stephenville. Mr. Froh
was a willing worker, donating much of
his time and talent to civic enterprises;
and with his music he added greatly to
the value of life.
Two brothers who had worked together
many years were separated by the death.
The determined fight for life made by
Mr. Froh during his illness reflects the
spirit of the battle the Froh family has
waged in interest of one of the greatest
arts—music.
New Enterprises
TWO weekly newspapers in neighboring
I sections of the state last week an-
nounced new management. The Hamilton
County News published at Hamilton and
the Menard Messenger published at Me-
nard have new proprietors. First issues
of both papers show that the new pro-
prietors are experienced in the industry.
Hamilton county is a rich agricultural
section and Menard is a stockmen's cen-
ter. Both are progressive sections and it
appears that promoters of the new enter-
prises had no little vision in choosing lo-
cation.
First Things
A GLANCE at a paper proves that first
a things, no matter how trivial, make
news. A first bale of cotton is just a bale
of cotton; yet it is the delight of many
farmers to bring the first bale to town.
The first person to cross a new bridge or
receive a check in some sort of campaign,
we see by the news, is next kin to a hero.
Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic and be-
came a national hero. Since that time
many aviators have accomplished much
more hazardous feats, but they, are un-
known because they were not first.
In probing for a logical reason for the
significance attached to first things it is
difficult to find even one. It seems to be
nothing more than a peculiar twist in the
nature of the average American.
Fire Prevention
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT will proc-
Jf laim a Fire Prevention Week to be-
gin Oct. 9, according to dispatches from
Washington. During this week an organ-
ized effort will be made to impress upon
the nation the waste, the non-necessity,
and the tragedy of fire.
.During the past years a steadily in.
creasing number of cities and towns have
joined in the program. Many governors
follow the President’s proclamation with
their own, as do city officials.
Past Fire Prevention Weeks have done
much good, saving thousands of lives
and millions of dollars worth of proper-
ty, statistics show. But it seems that the
public has only half-learned during the
week and for a few weeks following;
then rises again to previous levels.
With this thought in mind it seems ap-
propriate to suggest that a year instead
of a week be proclaimed as the period to
wage a battle against. The designated
week, of course, is for the purpose of
training the public how to handle the
fire situation and to build enthusiasm for
a continuous campaign.
Fire loss in Stephenville is compara-
tively low. But any move to cut the
losses to a lower level seems a wise in-
vestment. Therefore, every citizen should
regard it hie duty and privilege to take
an interest in Fire Prevention Week and
to practice its teachings throughout the
entire year.
Current Comment
Imprisonment for 50 years is certain-
ly a more drastic penalty than death.—
Warden Lawes of Sing Sing.
I am too busy to grow old.—Mussolini.
The NRA is designed on the simple
principle that 100 men earning $10 will
spend more money than one man earning
$1,000 and 99 earning nothing.—General
Hugh S. Johnson.
The great depression was no strange
or accidental happening. It was the in-
evitable outcome of the uncontrolled op-
eration of destructive economic forces.—
Donald R. Richbergb, General Counsel,
N.R.A.
It is an accursed gvil to a man to be-
come so absorbed in any subject as I am
in mine.—Charles Darwin.
Opinions of Others
Something Wrong
ITIHEgreatest drawback we see to Texas
1 journalism is the fact that nine out
ten papers have no opinion or else they
are afraid to express it. One-half of the
other tenth use “canned” editorials, writ-
ten possibly in New York or Boston and
made to fit any community. These “can-
ned” editorials express no opinion of the
editor who uses them. There may be no
brilliant outpouring from these columns
but at least what is said expresses the
opinion locally. Readers may not agree
with us. Frequently they don’t but at
the same time they let us know they ap-
preciate the editorials. Many editors give
the excuse that people don’t read editor-
ials. That may be true in some cases, but
it is a reflection on the editor and not on
the people.—Athens Review.
Caring for the Books
IlOWEVER drastically we have to re-
11 duce and cut, two things must be
kept. Now is the time to mend as never
before. With the new book supply cut off
or greatly reduced, many libraries are
practically running on their capital. The
increased circulation is causing more
wear and tear on the books in stock, mak-
ing inroads on the collection which has
been built up through the years and to
which the patrons now turn in the ab-
sence of new titles. Mending must be
kept up, but how?
There are many people in every com-
munity who would like to be kept busy.
In some cases, a call for volunteers
would result in a class in mending from
which it would be possible to select a
few who would be able to do it well. In
some libraries the janitor work is being
done by those who are receiving aid from
the community. It is no less important
that the book stock be kept in such condi-
tion that it can continue to serve the
community. An active Library Commit-
tee of the Women’s Club in one Wiscon-
sin town was the nucleus about which an
earnest group of book menders centered.
—Wisconsin Library Bulletin.
Steady Recovery
fFHE NRA Campaign proceeds with
I growing public co-operation and it
is likely to reach its greatest power to-
ward the end of the present month, at a
time when there is usually a seasonal up-
turn in business. One thing that should
not be overlooked in appraising the prog-
ress of recovery is that we have been re-
cently going through the period of the
year in which there is usually a seasonal
decline. The full effect of all of the or-
ganizing of industry under the blue eagle
will be felt between October 1st and the
end of the year. We shall know prettty
definitely during that period the extent
to which the plan is succeeding. We are
frank to say that we are not expecting
any miracles, and a degree of success
which may be disappointing to some of
the more enthusiastic warriors of the
blue eagle will content us. If there is con.
tinued progress toward recovery that will
be success. One of the dangers during
the period just ahead is that public op-
timism and confidence, which are impor-
tant, may be shaken because of failure
to realize exaggerated hopes. A reaction
in public opinion with respect to the ad-
ministration’s program would be very
unfortunate and would make the task of
recovery a little more difficult. We be-
lieve the NRA is going to succeed, but
we think the process of recovery will re-
quire a little more time than is generally
anticipated. The influences making to-
ward recovery, many of which we enume-
rated last week, are operating steadily,
and they continue to operate during the
months ahead. But this does not mean
that there may not be further ups and
downs. If the public psychology which
NRA is creating is manipulated with suf-
ficient skill so as to bring about a gen-
eral realization at the proper time that
we are in for a long pull, the progress to-
ward recovery will be steady. We do not
doubt that this is fully understood at
Washington, and that reaction will be
adequately guarded against. Meantime,
wild statements about what will happen
if the NRA does not “succeed” are de-
cidedly out of order. Whether there is re-
action or not, recovery is on the way and
will continue.—Texas Weekly.
Heavy Economic
Losses, Disease
Are Toll of Rats
By DR. JOHN W. BROWN
(State Health Officer)
Texas sustained a fifteen million
dollar loss last year on account of
rats. This figure is a very low
estimate based upon the probable
number of ratq, in the State, two
for each person. No doubt many
suffer losses that would pay their
taxes, and this does not take into
consideration the losses from dis-
eases, time and money, caused by
the rat.
Typhus fever is on the increase
in Texas and the rat is the cause
of its spread. Old World typhus
fever has a high death rate, while
the type we have in Texas, some-
times called Brill’s Disease, has a
low death rate. It occurs among
persons who work or live in rat
infested buildings. It was the ob-
servation of thU fact that led to
.the discovery that rats are car-
riers or transmitters of the dis-
ease. It appears that the rat suf-
fers attacks of this form of typhus
fever and that the fleas harbored
by th sick rat bite man and thus
human infection results.
Although this disease is not
commonly fatal, it cannot be con-
sidered lightly. The intense head-
ache, the high fever, and the great
mental depression are its most un-
pleasant features. Like in sea sick-
ness, the patient’s greatest fear is
that he is not going to die. The ill-
ness generally lasts about two
weeks.
Control of typhus is very diffi-
cult and depends upon the extermi-
nation of rats. This is no easy
matter. Trapping and poisoning
help, but best results are obtained
by starving the rats. This is done
by having all buildings where food
is stored ratproofed. The State De-
artment of Health and the U. S.
epartment of Agriculture will be
glad to assist communities in their
program for the extermination of
this pest.
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IN TEXAS TOWNS
Kerrville Times: Deer are more
plentiful all over Kerr county and
vicinity than they have been for
era!
seasons.
* * •
Comanche Chief: The Comanche
county tax rate was set by Com-
missioners’ Court at 51 cents Mon-
day as compared to 50 cents for
the preceding year.
• * *
Scurry County Times: Word is
being sent throughout the state
that Scurry county will have no
need this fall for transient cotton
pickers.
* * *
McGregor Mirror: Times are get-
ting better, business is improving,
cotton picking giving hundreds em-
ployment, and everyone is looking
forward to a brighter future.
• * •
The Lampasas Record: The high-
est prices for mohair are being
paid here tliat have been paid for
several years bjr the local buyers.
Brownwood Banner Bulletin:
Brown county commissioners court
next week will launch a determined
drive to secure payment of $177,-
641.10 in delinquent taxes.
• * •
Rising Star Record: Arrange-
ments are being made this week
for a full, diversified program for
the Rising Star free Fall Fair
Sept. 15 and 16.
• » •
Hamilton Herald-Record: The
city health officer and the city
sanitary engineer wish to an-
nounce that all dairies will be gra-
ded on Oct. 2.
• * *
Uvalde Leader-News: Harvest-
ing of the pecan crop in the Uvalde
section was started this week and
indications are that the crop will
be about 20 per cent short.
• • •
Nolan County News: Spurred to
action by a rumor that George (Ma-
chine Gun) Kelly was in this sec-
tion, officers Saturday night ran
down an automobile in which they
thought the gangster and some of
his confederates were riding, but
they found its occupants were noth-
ing more than innocent travelers.
PUNNY PARAGRAPHS
Henry seems to be in a sort of
model “T” mood. As we remember,
however, the "T" wasn’t stubborn
except on chilly mornings.
A university professor has been
named president of Cuba. They’re
going to fool around and get the
notion into politics yet.
What we really ought to do ia to
put the depression on some small
island and let the Marines and war-
ships take care of the situation.
A look at the latest score on the
prohibition game Indicates that the
drys are going to get a chance at
some moisture.
We wish to go on record as the
first to say anything about “Blue
Eagle Blues” as a title for n song.
Postmaster General Farley says
he is coming down to Texas to
make the state liberal. That makes
us remember that we’ve been try-
ing our damdest to get a postoffice
building.
As a general thing, the rooster
says the same thing every time he
crow*.—Dallas News.
Now comes the season’* prime
fishing story in which, it seems, the
Kil
a Long Island left hook.—Nolan
Louisiana Kingfish was caught on
Mid I
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Peggy Joyce Heads
Cast In New Movie
At Majestic Sunday
One of the largest and most not-
able casts ever to appear in a sin-
gle film will be seen in “Inter-
national House” Sunday and Mon-
day at the Majestic Theatre here.
Peggy Hopkins Joyce, famed in-
ternational beauty, heads the im-
posing cast, and W. C. Fields takes
the comedy lead. Stuart Erwin and
Sari Maritza supply the humorous
romance for the picture.
And there is more to the show
than Peggy Joyce. Rudy Vallee,
George Buww'and Gracie Allen
are prominently cast. In addition,
there is Cab Calloway and his or-
chestra and Baby Rose Marie. A
chorus ensemble of 50 girls, "The
Girls in Cellophane,” introduce a
number of song hits and dances.
“International House” is one of
the most lavishly-produced films
leaving Hollywood in recent
months, and its cast includes prob-
ably more and bigger names than
ever before assembled for one pic-
ture.
Music in the picture is lively and
fresh, and at least two numbers,
“Thank Heaven for You,” sung by
Vallee, and “My Blue Bird’s Sing-
ing the Blues,” sung by Baby Rose
Marie, already are popular favor-
ites.
Cab Calloway and his band sing
and play “Reefer Man,” one of the
hit tunes.
LIBRARY NOTES
Girls between the age of 7 and
12 years are frequent visitors at
the City Library each week, and
loan records show that they aye
particular about the authors they
read. Among the most popular
books with small girls are “Just
Patty” by Jean Webster; “The
Princess and Curdie” by George
McDonald; “Carmella Commands”
by Walter S. Ball: “The Out-Door
Series” by Laura Lee Hope.
“Jean Mary Series’’ by Ella D.
Lee; Miss Minerva Stories by Em-
ma Speed Sampson; “Susie Sugar
Beet” and “A Day With Betty An-
ne” by Dorothy Baruch.
Caraway Herd Wing
After winning prizes at the Mis-
souri State fair at Sedelia and at
the Iowa State Fair at Des Moines,
the herd of shorthorn cattle belong-
ing to C. M. Caraway and sons of
Comyn is being shown this week
at Lincoln, Neb. The herd is on its
annual circuit of Mid-West fairs
and has won a number of prizes
this summer. Autrey Caraway who
is with the cattle will return them
to the Texas State Fair at Dallas.
Bluff Dale School Opens
Practically the entire Bluff Dale
community was present Monday
morning for the opening of school.
Talks were made by each member
of the teaching staff. The Bluff
Dale school is retaining the elev-
enth grade and will run nine
months. Prospects are good for a
record enrollment.
45 and 20 Years Ago
In STEPHENVILLE and ERATH COUNTY
45 YEARB AGO
(Files of Empire, Sept. 15, 1888)
C. J. Shapard reports that many
inquiries are now being made for
lands in Erath county.
was a little in excess of 450.000
bushels, and now it is estimated
that the 1913 crop will be in ex-
cess of a million bushels.
The carpenters of Stephenville
have been quite busy the past sum-
mer, and a good deal of improving
has been done. If we had a rail-
road stephenville would be one of
the liveliest towns in Texas.
Mack Creswell and Miss Grace
T. Williamson were married on
Sunday evening, Sept. 9, at Capt.
John Hyatt’s residence, by Rev.
Mr. Steele.
During a game of forty-two at
the home of Mrs. C. O. Blakeney
last week, Mrs. Wallace Lyle made
high score and received a hand
embroidered guest towel.
Commissioner Miller of Thurber
was in Stephenville Wednesday
and talked of the public roads.
The hum of the gin saw is now
heard in the land. Verily, its music
is pleasant. In its wake follows the
jingle of the silver dollar.
While out riding last Monday,
near Bill Oxford’s residence, Miss
Mqjlie Collins was thrown from
her horse, but was not hurt.
On Sept. 6 a Cleveland and
Thurman Club was organized at
Pecan Grove voting precinct No.
6, with J. W. McKinzie as presi-
dent, A. B. Risley as vice-president
and R. G. Jeffreys as secretary.
Two bales of cotton were
brought to town Tuesday.
Will Carter has moved from
Wilbarger to his old home in
Erath county. He was not pleased
with Wilbarger county, and was
pleased to get back here.
There are millions of grasshop-
pers in the Panhandle, and Erath
county may look for a visit if the
wind proves favorable within the
next few weeks.
A notable gathering of town and
country people is what the meeting
at Green Creek Baptist church
Wednesday might be termed. The
personnel of those present repre-
sented the best of Stephenville,
Dublin and adjacent country, and
they gathered there—not with
blood in their eyes, but for busi-
ness—and there was no time lost
in getting down to business. They
were there for the purpose of dis-
cussing road building.
The Erath county Fanners Un-
ion meets with Big U. or Shady
Grove, October 9.
Bob Reagan who left the Lingle-
ville country six years ago and lo-
cated near Des Moines, N. Mex.,
left that place Tuesday enroute to
Erath to make his home.
The two-story house of M. D.
Gallagher of Dublin was totally
destroyed by fire on Sept. 12.
C. W. Roberson and E. K. Jones
have furnished Stephenville people
with many pounds of tomatoes this
fall.
A correspondent at Mount Zion
writes that cotton picking has been
commenced.
20 YEARS AGO
(Files of Tribune, Sept 19. 1918)
In 1912 the peanut crop of Ten*
Dave Livingston farms on a ter-
raced farm. The terraces hold the
rainfall and prevent mineral ele-
ments from washing away.
George B. Golightly, cashier of
the state bank at Clairette, was
married Wednesday, Sept. 10, to
Miss Ola Plemmons, daughter , of
Dr. J. T. Plemmons.
N.R. A. Designed
To Check Tides of
- Disaster, Distress
By GEN. HUGH JOHNSON
(This address was made recently
at a N. R. A. mass meeting at the
Capitol in Washington.)
It is great to see in the Capital
of the nation these gay fireworks,
the gala floats in the parade, the
outpouring of the people, to cele-
brate this day and deal.
We are here in the shadow of
the Capitol to tell with pageantry
and pryotechnics the beginning of
the end of perhaps the greatest
peril that has ever beset this na-
tion.
What the National Recovery Ad-
ministration is doing is to check
the tides of disaster, distress and
deprivation and launch our coun-
try on a new.era of prosperity. It
can be done, and it is being done.
We will do it easily if everybody
does his part. We will do It des-
perately if any considerable num-
ber hold back and try to block u>
either through lack of faith in the
gTeat program devised by the
President of the United States or
with the selfish hope that he can
evade taking the chances that are
his legitimate portion and so profit
by the patriotism of others. There
is no corporation rich enough, no
group strong enough to block the
effort of the nation. And it ia the
nation’s effort. From every section
of the country we get echoes of a
popular rising to make the pro-
gram a prompt and complete suc-
cess. Everybody know* what we
have gone through. Everybody
knows that we drifted nearer and
nearer to the precipice, until Fran-
klin Roosevelt took hold of the ship
and pointed out the only way in
which we could be saved.
He has headed us up-stream
again and long after this sapling
from Mount Vernon which we
planted here has become a great
tree people will come to this spot
to see this ever-growing monument
that commemorates these great
deeds.
I know and you know that it is
not all plain sailing. The Inspired
idea of our President is not self-
executing. It is the people of the
United States who have got to put
it across and make it stick—and
they are doing it. The tedious busi-
ness of drafting codes, framing
regulations, the pointing out of
what must be done and what it is
not permitted to do is only a part
—perhaps the smallest part—-of
the enterprise. No, there Is even
a smaller part than that, and that
is in the matter of dealing with
those of little vision who can see
only the immediate sacrifice and
not the long-range advantage of
realigning industry so that not on-
ly will the stars of the four-year
depression be removed but that we
shall have a chart which will make
any repetition of the hidedoa ex-
perience impossible. We have^ao
cruse for worry iff regard ta tne
fellow who thinks he can cut cor-
ners and by subterfuge and evas-
ion get his share of the coming
prosperity by sacrificing other*.
That kind of a person can no more
stop this great plan than can the
income tax cheater cripple the rev-
enues that come to the Treasury.
There will, of course, be provisions
in the execution of this law that
will take care of the man who
chisels and shuffles and trys to
pass his burdens on to somebody
else. He may get away with It for
a time but not for long. The slack-
er may think he is a smart busi-
ness man, but he will find that his
petty-fudging is the surest pass-
port to disgrace and bankruptcy
in the world.
The people themselves, without
any incitement from anybody, will
know how to visit the proper pun-
ishment upon the fellow who tries
to stand in the way. He may evade
the legal penalties. There m*y
never be a harsh word spoken to
him. But day by day he will see
the customers pass his doors to buy
where the Blue Eagle Is displayed
and where the pledges for which
that bird stands are being honored.
Amid the turmoil of the substi-
tution of the new system for the
old process of cut-throat compe-
tition which was the father of
child-labor, low wages and busi-
ness destruction, it is perhaps not
easy to appreciate how far this
movement has gone. It Is plain
enough In the factory towns where
the smoke ia rising from chimneys
that have been cold for years. But
In cities our progress is not so ob-
vious. There are more people in
the stores, both behind and before
the counters. In Cleveland, 1,000
people are going back to work each
day. The bread lines are shrinking.
From these minor evidences we
can scarcely realise that perhaps
2,000.000 people have been remov-
ed from the ranks of the unem-
ployed and are again self-support-
ing citizens. Well, 2,000,000 peopk
represent, at the lowest estimate.
$30,000,000 more in the payroll*
every week, a billion and a half
dollars more in a year and this
money goes right back Into the
hopper of trade and is spent over
and over again, which means more
work, more comfort, more happi-
ness. And yet Uhl* great effort n*»
Just started. As the Autumn rolls
on you will see that the old gospel
of dospalr, the theory of human
helplessness, and of our Inability
to do anything to prevent Ihe
ghastly economic depressions was
a false gospel after all. ,
The doctrine of the New Deni i*
a doctrine of action. The pl*n ”
simple. It is based on the propo-
sition that American people eejado
anything if we only provide xaejn
with the means to flgl *
Franklin Roosevelt has don# a i
pie but a very great thlng-
glven back to the American
the conduct of their own
and the right to help them*#!*
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