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THE WHITEWRIGHT SUN, WHITEWRIGHT, TEXAS
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To those who have been using the 1940 census for
attacks on the new deal, thus placing difficulties in
the way of census enumerators, effective answer has
been given by Harry L. Hopkins, Secretary of Com-
merce. In a letter to Senator Charles W. Tobey, Mr.
Hopkins points out that the census questions are far
being the sort of new deal prying described by certain
opponents of the administration. Except for the addi-
tion of a few questions on housing, requested by in-
dustrial and business spokesmen, the census questions
are virtually those recommended by Herbert Hoover
when he was Secretary of Commerce and put in effect
when he was President.
The questions on home mortgages, which some
have attacked as a Rooseveltian innovation, were, Mr.
Hopkins shows, adopted fifty years ago in the Repub-
lican administration of President Benjamin Harrison
and were specifically ordered by Congress. The ques-
tions on rentals were added in 1930, in the Hoover ad-
ministration. Instead of being an inquisition by some-
thing approaching a political dictatorship, the census
Entered at the Whitewright, Texas,
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Point of View
Jack—“Only that little scrap of
jam for me?”
Mother—“That’s not for you, that’s^,
for sister.”
Jack—“What! All that for her?”
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In state, county, and national politics the voters
should bear in mind that the candidate who can ren-
der the best services to his community and state is the
best one to vote for. On too many occasions candidates
are often elected who are totally unfitted for the po-
sitions to which they are elected. In the selection of a
man or woman to head a private industry the direc-
tors or owners consider well the man’s ability and
qualifications to manage the concern, but too often
voters only consider that he is a “jolly good fellow”
and so vote for him. Also many are led astray by
promises that are impossible to fulfill. Men of experi-
ence with good, hard, common sense are needed in all
public offices and men who have real interest of their
community at heart and who desire to give faithful
and honest services. As the number of this class of of-
fice holders increase, public service will see a great
change for the better and the tax dollar will be spent
more wisely and economically.—Uvalde Leader-News.
The gray or green color hard wat-
er gives to rice when it is boiled may
be prevented by adding a pinch of
cream of tarter or a little lemon juice
to the water.
When you are believing
That the world is mad.
That both men and women
Are most always bad,
If you pause a moment
To give things their due,
You will find life lovely—
What is wrong is you.
—Good Housekeeping.
NOTICE: All notices of entertain-
ments, box suppers and other bene-
fits, where there is an admission fee
or other monetary consideration, will
be charged for at regular advertising
rates. Memorials, resolutions of re-
spect, etc., also will be charged for.
That’s Different
An Oklahoma mother has been try-
ing Coueism on her children. Finding
some difficulty in getting her young
son to take a spoonful of castor oil,
she reminded him:
“Now, Wilbur, you know all you
have to do is keep on saying to your-
self, ‘It tastes good. It tastes good!’
and it won’t be hard to take at all.”
Suddenly Wilbur had an inspira-
tion. “Mother,” he cried, “I know a
better thing to say. I will say, ‘I’ve
already taken it!’ and then I won’t
have to take it at all.”
Teachers Stay Too
At school for the first time,
small boy started to sob bitterly.
“What’s the matter, Willie?” asked
the teacher.
“Please, Miss, I don’t like
And I’ve got to stay here
14.”
“Don’t let that worry you,”
the teacher. I’ve got to stay here till
I’m 65.”
he? I’ve known him to buy'
bread when he didn’t have a drop of
gasoline in the tank.”
To remove a fresh grease spot on a
rug, cover the spot with blotting pa-
per, then press with a hot flatiron.
Cover the spot with magnesia, let it
remain for 24 hours, then brush off.
pearl-handled | anj my physiological age 6. I sup-
pose, however, that you refer to my
chronological age, which is 8. That is
so old fashioned that I seldom think
of it any more.”
Turn About
Judge—“ You will not be permitted!
to drive a car for two years. You’re-
a danger to pedestrians.”
Defendant — “But, sir, my living
depends on it.”
Judge—“So does theirs.”
Making It Unanimous
John—“I’m not half good enough
said for you.”
Janice—“Why, John, you talk just
| like one of my own family.”
If rubber gloves are sprinkled on
the inside with cornstarch or powder
they will slip on more easily.
Free from the Battleaxe
A woman whose husband had died
went to a medium who put her into
communication with her late spouse..
“John,” said the woman, “are you.
happy now?”
“I am very happy,”
spirit of John.
“Are you happier than you were*
on earth with me?” asked the wom-
an.
“Yes,” replied the spirit. “I am
far happier, than I was on earth with,
you.”
“Tell me, John, what is it like in
Heaven?” asked the woman.
“Heaven!” exclaimed John.
not in Heaven!”
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are thoroughly dried before being
starched they will keep clean longer.
Good English
Professor of English—“Correct this
sentence: ‘Girls is naturally better
looking than boys’.”
Pupil—“ ‘Girls is artistically
ter looking than boys’.”
Up Boston Way
“How old are you?” inquired
visitor of his host’s little son.
“That’s a difficult question,”
swered the young man, removing his
spectacles and wiping them carefully.
“The latest personal survey available
shows my psychological age to be 12,
my moral age 4, my anatomical age
Double Value for His Money
Sambo spent a large slice of his
week’s pay foi' a 30-minute flight in
an airplane.
When he got his feet on the ground
again, he said to the pilot:
“Ah shuah got mah money’s worth
on both dem rides.”
“What do you mean?” asked
avaitor. “You’ve been up once
had only one ride.”
“No, suh, boss,” protested the pas-
senger. “Ah had two rides—mah fust
and mah last.”
Cause and Effect
“Yes,” said the world traveler, “the-
Chinese make it an invariable rule to-
settle all their debts on New Year’s
Day.”
“So I understand,” said the listener,
“but then the Chinese don’t have a
Christmas the week before.”
,Your competitors may be irksome
fellows who take your “sure” orders,
but they are useful fellows, too, who
give you that much-needed “kick in
the pants,” make for more and better
business, and create orders which ul-
timately fall into your lap. This is
the business philosophy advanced by
J. C. Aspley, authority on sales
problems, in the current issue of the
Rotarian magazine.
“Indeed, competition is the
essence of the American system
private enterprise,” Aspley asserts.
“It is the glue that holds it together.
It is what makes it work. Without
competition, business would quickly
degenerate into a system of guilds
and monopolies. The level of prices
To restore fireplace bricks to their
natural color and keep them clean,
wash them in a mixture of two
ounces soda, one ounce pumice stone,
1 ounce salt mixed with water till it
forms a cream.
Why They Know AU
Tourist—“What a quaint little vil-
lage! Truly one-half the world is ig-
norant of how the other half lives.”
Native—“Not in this village, mis-
ter; not in this village.”
IL A Citizen and V
Il a Taxpayer
Changing the Flavor
Wife—“Don’t you think I have put
too much salt in the soup, dear?”
Model Husband—“Not at all, dear.
There is, perhaps, a little too little-
soup for the salt. That is all.”
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Whitewright Sun will be gladly and
fully corrected upon being brought to
the attention of the publisher.
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is an effort to compile statistical information that is
used much more by private individuals and corpora-
tions than by government officials.
If the number of census questions has grown
through the decades, this has been mainly because of
the insistence of industry and business that more ex-
tensive information be compiled. This is especially
desired in making market surveys and mapping sales
campaigns. If the census enumerators asked all the
questions requested by private industry, the blanks
they fill out would be several times as long.
While the answering of census questions is compul-
sory, this has always been true and has met with few
objections. The files of individual answers are not
available to tax assessors or others who might like to
see them. Only the totals for various areas and gov-
ernmental units are made public. It is to the interest
of every community to co-operate fully with the
enumerators who will take the 1940 census.
Washing Pearl-Handled Knives.—
Never allow bone or j
knives to soak in dish water. Dip
the blades into hot, soapy water, then
dry them well.
To keep muslin curtains even
when laundering them, put two cur-
tains together and iron as one cur-
tain.
Use the rinsing water from milk
bottles to water house plants. This
water will make them healthy.
Under the present Texas law, a voter’s qualifica-
tions are determined by his ability to pay a poll tax or
by the number of years he has lived. If he is under 60
and has $1.75 to pay his poll tax before Feb. 1, he is
qualified to vote. If he is over 60, he is exempt from
paying a poll tax and is a qualified voter without even
obtaining an exemption certificate in cities under 10,-
000 population. A Texas voter doesn’t even have to be
able to read and write, for election officials will mark
his ballot for him if so requested.
Because a citizen does not have the money to spare
for paying $1.75 each for himself and wife, it should
not disfranchise them. If a man needs every cent he
can get to buy food and clothes and shelter for his
family and is unable to pay for poll taxes, it doesn’t
mean that he is not a good enough citizen tb be en-
titled to vote. Many times such men, honest, indus-
trious and intelligent, are better qualified to vote for
the good of the state and nation than some of those
who are well fixed financially, or that element who
make their money in questionable means or have some
selfish interest in certain legislation or certain candi-
dates who are favorable to it.
Let us make ordinary intelligence a qualification
for voting, rather than the ability to pay a poll tax.
Only seven states, including Texas, have poll tax laws.
The others have registration laws, which are necessary
to safeguard against fraudulent voting, and with the
abolishment of the poll tax in Texas a registration
law would necessarily be needed. The ability to read
and write should be a prerequisite to voting, and the
prospective voter should be required to demonstrate
his ability to read and write by having him fill out in
his own handwriting an application for registration.
A person who cannot read certainly cannot be well
enough posted on political affairs to enable him to
vote intelligently. Being able to read doesn’t neces-
sarily mean that a voter can vote intelligently, but it
■does mean that he has the opportunity to do so.
In order to abolish the poll tax, a constitutional
amendment will be necessary, and the next Legislature
ought to submit this amendment to the people. It
would doubtless be opposed by some city, county and
state officials because it would eliminate a source of
tax money, but there is no question about the people
giving it their overwhelming approval.
Studied Carelessness
Jenks careless with his mon-
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the purchase of a new
i na-
tional purchasing power, and the
state would have to take business
over to make it function effectively
as a service to society.
“While this competitive system of
ours may not be perfect, it works,”
he reasons. “It may pause to catch
its breath once in a while, but it has
given to the United States a standard
Ahem!
“I had a great time at Sylvia’s
wedding. One man never took his
eyes off me the whole time.”
“Was he a tall, dark man?”
“Yes.”
“Oh, he was the private detective,
employed to guard the presents.”
Whose Third Term?
' Since the meeting of the Republi-
can National Committee, there has
naturally been a chorus, led by the
G. O. P. chairman, concerning the
third-term issue, with all the gloomy
prognostication of dictatorship, per-
petuation in power, and all the other
ghosts that could be conjured up in
this connection.
Now, I am just as ignorant as ever
as to whether the President wants to
run again, or would consent to run
again, or hasn’t the remotest notion
of running again. And this thought
brings me to Mr. Mark Sullivan.
I seem to remember that that emi-
nent publicist was an editor of Col-
liers Weekly in 1912 and he was also
one of the chief cooks in Theodore
Roosevelt’s “Kitchen C a b i n e t.”
Browsing ovei’ the files of Colliers, I
run across this utterance in that pub-
lication. The date is February 10,
1912, and the editor therein states
that:
“Roosevelt is desired by more vot-
ers than any other Republican pro-
gressive.
“He is the only Republican except
Hughes who could run on equal
terms with Wilson.
“It would be unbecoming in him to
seek the nomination, but it is not un-
becoming in him to yield to an un-
mistakable public wish.
“A third term has no dangers.
Washington would have taken one if
he had not been tired. Grant would
have received one if his second term
had contained less scandal.”
(Christian Science Monitor)
With so many markets offering fresh vegetables,
both in and out of season, at prices much lower than
the price at which they can be grown by the individ-
ual, that typical bit of Americana, the backyard gar-
den, might seem threatened. Yet, everywhere upon
the continent, the suburban dweller is busy with plans
for planting. Vast stocks of seeds have been assembled
for his use. In hardware stores sizable selections of
agronomic appurtenances have been purchased to
meet anticipated demand. For dealers know that, as
with the coming of warmer weather the dormant
landscape will surely bestir itself, so, with equal
sureness, will the gardening instinct, slumbering since
summer months, likewise wake.
While others apply themselves earnestly to golf or>
motoring, the gardener finds equal diversion in mak-
ing divots—for the purpose of planting seeds. The
maturing of the first radish affords a thrill akin to
achieving a “hole in one.” The weeding of his care-
fully tended tract affords a closer companionship with
nature than is possible in many miles of country driv-
ing.
Economically, it may be argued that since the ama-
teur gardener can acquire his vegetables of the green-
grocer much more cheaply than he can grow them, his
time and effort are wasted. But that is to reckon with-
out the “harvest of a quiet eye”—in which visible
crops are exceeded in value by the philosophical by-
products that make even a poor gardener a richer
person.
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The Coolidge Vote
Strange as it may seem, I am
afraid that anti-third term agitation
depends on to which party the pos-
sible third-termer belongs. Practi-
cally all the Republicans in the Sen-
ate voted against the resolution that
expressed distaste at the possible
third candidacy of Calvin Coolidge.
Nearly all the Democrats were for it.
In Theodore Roosevelt’s time, nearly
all the Republicans except those ap-
pertaining to the Taft machine,
pleaded with Theodore Roosevelt to
run again. And all of these dwelt on
the absurdity of the dictatorship ar-
gument and quoted George Washing-
ton to back up their arguments.
No Grazing Now
Dad—“Sonny, they can’t tell me
anything about the horrors of war. In
the battle of Verdun my head was
grazed by a German shell.” .
Sonny—“There ain’t much to graze
on there now, is there, dad?”
of living enjoyed by few other coun-
tries today. Do we want to kee p it?
Then let’s stop bellyaching about our
competitors. Let’s stop trying to slap
them down. Let’s stop hating them.
Let’s recognize them for what they
really are—a necessary part of our
industrial and social system, and
think more about working with them
rather than against them,” he de-
clares.
“It is sometimes said that competi-
tion is bad because it is fundamental-
ly destructive. That is a favorite ar-
gument, of those who want to see the
profit system emasculated. But these
idealists forget that people are lazy.
We all seek the line of least resist-
ance. Most of us would rather play
than work. The best of us need
kick in the pants every now
then. It keeps us from getting
soft and flabby.”
“Should we hate a man who helps
us to win?” he says. “We need some-
one to keep us on our toes, and to
prevent our going stale on the job.
That is where a fast-stepping com-
petitor helps us. He keeps us step-
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us put forth that extra effort which
wins.”
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