Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 1944 Page: 4 of 12
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National Editorial
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Preae A Mioeiation
No Parallel
A FTER reading of atrlkea in various
** lines of industry over the most trivial
causes, while millioBs of our boyg who de-
pend upon production at home are battling
for their lives, one lacks words to express
. condemnation of such practices. And then
when one hears the leaders of men who
■ strike, describe them as "soldiers in the
army of production," one becomes almost
nauseated With all due respect to the
workers on the home front, there is not the
slightest basis for comparing them with
the soldiers.
To begin with, the worker on the home
front enjoys short hours, high pay and is
4his own boss. If he works a miaaJd; over-
time, he gets time and a hfrtf or double
pay. If he wants to quit and go fishing, he
stays away from work- If any littls thing
bothers him, he quits. If one of Jils labor
bosses can’t get what he wants soon 4
enough from duly constituted authorities
for settling grievances, a hundred work-
ers, a thousand workers, ten thousand
workers or fifty thousand workers watte off
the job, regardless of the needs of the
armed forces. During all this time, the
worker lives at home with his family.
Compare this to the life of a soldier. His
base pay is $50 a month, his hours are any-
thing that occasion demands. His work’
- week is as many days as it takes to do the
job. He doesn’t lay off to go fishing. He ,
doesn’t quit his company if his officers
happen to ruffle him. He doesn’t strike. He
doesn’t live at home with his family. But
month after month, and year after year, he
lives in surroundings which no home front
worker would voluntarily accept for a mo- *
ment. On top of this, his life is constantly
at stake.
If a soldier disobeys orders, he is sub-
l_- ject to court martial, with imprisonment
or execution—the verdict depending .upon
the offense. The home front worker, when
he disobeys orders, suffers no penalty, and
when he strikes, is in most cases actually
rewarded by higher wages or some other
device to induce him to return to work. ■*
The least one can say is that the term
"soldier in the army of production” is a
misnomer that any honest workman should
shy away from, because his activity bears
not the slightest resemblance to the activ-
ity of a soldier.
Future of Nation at Stake
\TEWS accounts tell of the struggle to
11 pour supplies into nations suffering
from the ravages of inflation—Belgium,
Greece, France, and others. It is said that
an increase in supplies will relieve a glut
of money. Here in our own country the-
people are told that war production has
cut into civilian production that consumer
competition for the remaining goods would
soon send prices out of sight but for strin-
gent Federal control.
As a matter of fact, our Federal govern-
ment could no more control prices than the
countries of Europe if money and supplies
ever were to get as far out of balance in
the United States as they have in other
nations. We have been able to control in-
flation because we have *been able to pro-
duce both "guns and butter."
Every industry that has had a part in
getting the "butter” to the people has help-
ed to hold the line against inflation. The
railroads are a dramatic instance of this.
They have hauled'guns and the butter of,
civilian goods in quantities that defy the
imagination, and at a price that any-
thing but inflationary—slightly less than a
cent a ton-mile on the average. They have
been able to do what they .have as a result
of years of preparation for just such an
emergency; years in which'many began to
believe that the usefulness of the railroads
was past. Consequently, there has been no
failure in distribution of supplies, mili-
tary or civilian, anywhere withn the range
of the Amercan railroads.
The country ha**had living proof of the
value of strong railroads. When the issue
is raised of how much the railroads are to
be paid for their services, the facts should
be weighed carefully. The future of the
nation is at stake.
Most successful men think they did it
themselves. Their wives just smile and let
it go nt that.
Wonder if they use Latin on tombstones
because it is a dead language?
HEALTH ADVICE
Remedial Carelessness fas Ameri-
eaa Homes Q Cans of Tfcoa-
sands of Deaths
Austin, Deed 27.—In America it
has long been thought that home is
the safest place an individual can
spend his time. The facta, however,
prove that far from being one of
the safest, it is often one of the
most dangerous places. This con-
dition need not exist if proper at-
tention is given to making our
homes safe.
In commenting on the urgent
need for the protection at life and
limb in the American home, Dr.
Geo. W. Cox, State health officer,
today declared that accidents in the
home are the cause of as many
deaths as diphtheria, scarlet fever,
ui iiwiny hb iimny uiuucuhj UJL
over two-thirds as nuftiy as auto-
mobile accidents; and of aver a
third as many deaths as tut>ercu-
l j tods.
"Slippery floor surfaces, lack of
handrails on cellar steps, absence
of protective rates at the top of
stairs in homes where there are
small children, toys left dn stairs,
unanchored small rugs on polished
floors, and the careless storage of
poisons, sharp tools, and firearms
are some of the more prominent '
hasards resulting in home acci-
dents,” Dr. Cox said.
"However,” he added, ‘in the
last analysis, the problem boils
down to one of reasonable individu-
al caution. When we consider that
most accidents result from careless-
ness, we cannot view complacently
the more than 80,000 deaths an-
nually from this cause. These
deaths, chargeable to remedial
carelessness, can and should be re-
duced. ”
Dr. Cox declared that such a
needless and profitless loss of life
is a neglect that cannot be con-
doned, and one which can seriously
cripple our war effort*
STUDENT NIGHT CHRISTMAS
PROGRAM TO BE OBSERVED
An annual feature of Baptist
churches over the South is Student
Night at Christinas. It v<ill be ob-
served Sunday night at the First
Baptist Chutch here.
The entire service will be given
by students w<i> arc home for the
holidays. The program will consist
of music, talks, and reports by the
young people. The choir will be
filled with local high school 'and
junior high students.
Some of those taking part on the
program are Laverne Russell, Tar-,
leton; Virginia Bond of N. T. S.‘
T. C.; Holland Smith and Wilson
Lamb of Baylor; and Mary George
Howard of Hardin Simmons Uni-
versity, and others whose names
we doTiot have at this time.
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FRIDAY. DKCWraa.
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osaaty Antrim, Ireland. F/O Pinkerton skirls a mean bagpipe, if the
enthusiasm at the crowd sf French kfcto whs follow him areand the air
held la any criterion. —'
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The present classifacation of vis-
ible Rtars into constellations is be-
lieved to have been originated by
the Babylonians abdfct~.fi,000 years
ago.
The average c(ty school is open
182 days in the year.
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ATTENTION!
Butane Gas Bottle Users
This company is discontinuing servicing all Butant bot-
tles that have had fires built around them (to produce
gas)—until same has been sent in to the factory and re-
tested at a nominal fee of $10.00.
We do not believe your insurance company would carry
your policies if they knew of this.
BUTANE IS A VILE AND ViqDUS FUEL AND
SHOULD BE HANDLED ACCORDINGLY.
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HOMER NIX
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Thirty-Five and Twenty Years Ago
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In STEPHENVILLE and ERATH COUNTY
TBIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Hon. Jess Baker was sleeted vice-
president of the statewide prohibit-
ion convention recently held in Fort
Worth.
John H. Johnson of Morgan Mill
came to town yesterday to pay tax-
es and push his Empire figures to
1912.
Misses Georgia Buck and Dora
Watson and Mr. Ira Clift cams
home from Baylor University,
Waco, to spend the holidays.
Wedding number two in this city
occurred at the home of John W.
Gray on Thursday evening before
the holidays, when his second dau-
ghter, Miss Mary C. Gray became
the wife of her long time tweet-
heart, Harvey Boyd. Mr. Boyd is
a son of ex-Commissioner J. H.
Boyd, and is a fine business man.
The nuptials of John Stone and
Miaa Gertrude Pond were solemn-
ised on Tuesday evening before
Christmas. The niarriage took
place at the home of the bride’s
father, I. N. Pond, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. E. B. Mc-
Laughlin. The home had been
tastefully decorated for the occas-
ion. The groom, a son of Mrs. B.
H. Stone, is favorably known to the
people, he being an energetic and
honest young man whose entire life
has been lived in Stephenville.
Dr. J. W. Day of Homer, La.,
and -his son, J. W. Day of Okla-
homa, spent Christmas with his
son in this cit), Dr. M. Day..
W. Hancock end wife of Purves
have raised a remarkable family,
five r^ns and five daughters, all to
be grown and married with never
a death in the ranks. All these with
their families assembled with the
old folks in the old home Sunday,
and had a glorious reunion, as is
their custom- each Christmas. The
five daughters are Mesdames W.
A. Houston of Proctor, J. T. Turn-
bow of Stephenville, R. L. Good-
win, Dixon'Pickett and J. A. Turn-
bow, all of Purves. The five sons
live at or near Purves, and are as
follows: T. J., M E., Will, Joe and
Jep Hancock. There are twenty-
three grandchildren, all of whom
were present.
'A chafing dish pirty by Miss
LaRue Hawkins in honor of Miss
Lucille Scott of Hamilton, was en-
joyed by a number of guests Wed-
nesday afternoon. As they arrived
each wrote a chafing dish recipe in
a dainty bell-shaped book with a
handpainted cover, which wgs af-
terward presented to .the honoree.
The guests were Misses Annie Mc-
Clellan, Fain Naylor, Beryl Long,
Annie Watts, Alesa Knight, Nell
Mothershead, Laura Ator, Carrie
Bell MeOardell, Ileta Griffith,
Kathleen Wallace and Wright Sty-
lea.
C. C. Winters, who exhibited a
flock of hia English White Leg-
horns at the De Leon Poultry
Show this week, was dec la rad win-
ner of the first prise. Cad hoa made
a special study of the leghorns for
several,years, and has built up one
flocks in Texas. The
show was cut short by the
cold weather.
Miss Mary Sensing of Sim-
mons Collage is spending the
holidays with her mother, Mrs.
W. B. Sensing.
" W. P. Murphey, district manager
of the Texas Power ft Light Co.,
with headquarters in Brownwood,
was here this week and stated to
the Tribune that the local business
of the company was exceedingly
brisk, being a close second to
Brownwood for first honors. - ”
Riggs Roberts, Junior in A. ft
M., came in this week-to spend
two weeks with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Roberta at Valley
Grave.
Iidays
Reil. ,
Miss Rowena Reil, a teacher in
the Seymour High School, is here
to spend the Christmas holidays
with her mother, Mrs. McD.
Misses Lucy King and Elizabeth
Hawkins, students in S. M. U.,
Dallas, arrived home last Saturday
night to spend Christmas with
their parents.
Mrs. Nape Oxford of Granbury
spent Christmas with her moth-
er. Mrs. B. H. Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hawk had
a family reunion Christmas Day,
which was attended by all the.
children, grandchildren and Mrs.
Hawk's brother, S. B. Hanna, and
family. It was a happy throng of
old and young who mixed and min-
gled through the beautiful home.
A number of practical jokes were
played unon the young bride hand
groom. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. (Carrie)
Ballard, which caused a great deal
of merriment to all. The dinner
was a bountiful one. In the even-
ing the family gathered around
‘land sang farewell songs, while a
feeling of sadness pervaded all at
the breaking up of the large fam-
ily. .
TWENTY YEARS .AGO
Mrs. Lura Hollingsworth and
two sons, John, Jr„ and Sam, came
in Sundav night fifiom Spur. They
will spend the Christmas vacation
with friends and homefolks hare.
Tatty Tate of the Unlversity^of
Texas arrived at home from Aus-
tin last weak to spend Christmas
with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. L.
F. /Tat*. •‘Car! Tate and wife, also
of Austin, are hare.
Mias Lucille Neblett is home
from Texas City, where she has
been employed as s teacher the
past few months.
Miss Lucy Lee Young, a faculty
member in the schools at Wichita
Falls, is here to spend the holidays
with her parents, Judge and Mrs.
A. P Young.
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Baker have
been here this week visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bal-
lentine. They have recently been
located at Lamesa, where Mr. Ba-
ker was in the grocery business,
but he decided to sell before the
slump, receiving a handsome bonus.
Mrs. D. C. Willis, who is teach-
ing expression in one of the Abi-
lene schools, is here for the holi-
days visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Wood, and her
sister, Mrs. N. W. Hudson.
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While Eb Jones was in Houston
attending the convention of Texas
newspapermen, who had been in
business over a period of thirty
years, his name was signed E. F.
(Fisherman) Jones. Eb places the
blame for this signature on George
Boynton, who was attending the
convention, saying that Georgs
wanted South Texas to know that
Mr. Jones ts a fisherman. Aside
from the many good programs and
other entertaining feaures from old
timers, Mr. Jones said they had
Borne "fine eats” but that he wasn’t
much hungry, never eating more
than two ducks at one meal, top-
ping off with sauce, gravy, celery,
etc. For the Information of those
who do not know, the Tribune will
atat/thkf .Mf. Jones was owner of
Jhe Alexander Times 80 years ago.
Water holes in the Gobi Desert
have no foliage. „
Dr. J. J. Mulloy
PHYSICIAN aad 8URGEON
Offloa Over Berries Am I
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Offloa Horn Ml a. at. M p..
Griswold
Insurance Agency
INSURANCE — LOANS
Griswold Bldg. Pfc. M0
Stephsn villa
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Dr. J. A. Whitacre
DENTIST — X-RAY
Offloe Ovar Berrios Drag M
Wart Bide Bqnaxa
DR. H. HAMPTQN
OPTOMETRIST
Oamplate Optical Samoa
Paiaoo Theatre BnUdlng
Phone 44
Out of Town Mondays
N. H. (Homer) STEPHEN
Phaae 1U r.0.taN
Licensed Real Batata Dealer
V ps km no*ll t* ter as y*e
wkk ts s*B as* ■* .
Also Handle Rental Property
Watch Youk
Kidneys/
Help Them Cleanse the Blood
of Harmful Body Waste
Toer ktdflin ar* constantly filtering
oaat* mmttar from tk* blood straus. Bat
kldnaya souMtlmw Us la ttetr work—do
not set as Natura Bltadtd—mu to n-
no,« InputtUt that, if ratatnad, BIT
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pojaon tk* «MS Rod npaat I
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gaums op nights, swelling. puffin***
und*r tk*
uloty as
Otter signs
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too frequent urination.
Thor* should b* no doabt that
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anility and loaa ef pap sad Rtraaftk.
Otter signs ol kidney or bladder dis-
order an ■ornatlm** burning, saaaty ar
Tterasboald b* no doubt that prompt
ttuatasat Is trims than naglaot. Uae
Dni’i PiUs. Dane's baa* tern winning
n*w (Hands for more than forty yuan.
They ter* a natloa-wida reputation.
Ara raaommandsd by grataM paopi» the
aanntry or*. Ask goer urighter/
Doan s Pi us
J.C. Terrell, M.D.
F. A.C.S.
Surgery and Obstetrics
Vance Terrell, M. D.
F. A.C.S.
Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat
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W. V. Bessonette
M. D.
Radiology and Pediatrics
A. J. Scherman
M. D.
Diagnosis and Internal
Medicine
Dr. L. G. Martin
DENTIST—X-BAT
Stephan villa, Texas
Office Phone 488
FLOWERS
For All Occasion*
Stephenville Floral
Company
Phone 141 922 W. Tarletos
Insurance and
Loans
H. J. NEBLETT
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BAREKMAN ft FORSYTH
Insurance Agency
SMeteoatll*, Taane
Second Floor
Stephen villa State Bank Bldg
pum tee. suBu*.. aer
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B* Sat* Tea At*
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Not Just "ANOTHER FLOWER
SHOP" but a FLORIST af
DISTINCTION and QUALITY
Nichols Flowers
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Phone 488
Dr. A. E. Lankford
Oftea Over Earvtea Drag Star*
Bee Phone 810 Office Phone «r>
JOHN M. WATTS
Life — Automobile — Fir*
INSURANCE — LOAM*
Ladles Store Bldg. Phone laa
Dr. A. O. Cragwall
Office Phone tig Bee Phone tnv
Stephenville. Texas
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