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THE EXAMINER, McKINNEY, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 14, 1939
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We Must Get Ready Jail Flowers
Our Poet’s Comer
(Dallas News)
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Huns and Goths
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Uncle Sam, Farm
Owner
Britain-France Fight-
ing for World Liberty
No, We Are
Not Neutral
The Song of the
Careful Motorist
Entered at the Postoffice in McKin-
ney, Texas, as Second-Class Mail
Matter.
CLINT THOMPSON
J. FRANK SMITH
SUBSCRIPTION RATE
Inside County, one year______
Outside County, one year______
$1.00
$1.50
States at this time,
must be done.
“World War No. 1 brought the price
of sugar up from 4c to 28c a pound.”
—Pittsburg Gazette.
Well, don’t be impatient. World War
No. 2 will send it on up a plenty.
A sign on a church bulletin board
in war-ridden London reads: “If your
knees knock, kneel on them.”
Love and truth make free, but evil
and error lead into captivity.—Mary
Baker Eddy.
He is most powerful who has power
over himself—Seneca.
to speak for them—or to go to hell
if he choose to go there.
ASHLEY EVANS.
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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
have returned to England. That is as
it should be. They belong there. Now
let meddlers keep their noses out of
their affairs. We wish them well.
McKinney Examiner Big and Little
Gamblers
Our times of testing will come no
oftener and no more violently than
they are needed to make us listen and
obey.—Jandron.
Go and stop,
Stop and go;
Not too fast—
And not too slow.
Stop and go,
Go and stop;
Mind the signs
And heed the cop.
Japan has declared her intention to
“stay out” of the European war. We
hope she does. But we will believe
that after the war is ended.
Lon Boynton in Paris Echo declares
that we have much to be thankful for,
regardless of whether Thanksgiving
Day will be November 23 or 30. Our
children are starting to school in
America—not to army camps.
The rain Sunday night came as a
benediction to the weary, heat-ridden
people. Monday morning everybody
came down town “all pepped up. feel-
ing fine and dandy.”
The farmers are feeling better now
that the price of cotton has gone up.
The war in Europe has added $130,-
000,000 to the value of their cotton
held under mortgage to the Federal
Government. Many will be able to
clear their mortgages and sell at a
profit besides, if the price continues
to climb a few cents.
Someone says the two World Fairs
* hat were going on a few weeks ago on
'he West Coast and the East Coast
are still doing business. No doubt
about that. But how many people read
about these great world exhibitions
■of progress and civilization now that
Crazy Hitler’s show has opened?
The Van Alstyne Leader has enter-
ed upon its 48th year of publication
with Hon. Scott Fulton as editor and
owner. The Leader has always been
an excellent country weekly paper,
and is now in a deservedly prosper-
ous condition.
President Roosevelt called 100.000
men to the colors, in his proclamation
Friday. The United States does not
intend to be caught off guard.
“Nickle-for-Grandma” clubs are be-
ing formed all over the state to in-
crease tax on the oil companies to pay
old-age pensions. We hope Gov.
O’Daniel will call a special session
to settle this matter. Of course if
the tax is increased on the oil com-
panies they will pass it over on to the
general taxpaying public. But what
else do you expect? This question of
pensions is here to stay. So don’t
think that fooling along for two years
means the people are going to forget
it. The big oil companies have a
market now for every barrel of oil
they can squeeze out of their wells.
And the price is good. This is a
natural resource and belongs properly
to ALL the people of the state. It is
nothing but just and right that these
big companies pay more direct tax per
barrel than they are now paying. At
least MANY WHO OUGHT TO KNOW
tell us so. We believe a just pension
should be provided for all needy old
people. And that provision should be
made to care for every insane person
in our state.
The only way this can be done is by
additional tax on natural resources.
And probably a sales tax. Sooner the
legislature gets to work on this pen-
sion matter, and also to re-enact the
bill providing for the helpless insane
and take them out of the jails, the
better it will be.
There are other ways to cut down
expenses.
Men drawing down $5,000, $7,500,
$10,000 and $12,000 a year could well
stand a cut of several thousand. This
should be done in the higher brackets
instead of the lower wage brackets,
too. Our good governor no doubt
would be glad to cut off say $2,000,
$3,000 or $5,000 of his salary.
Texas offers $10,000 cash prize to
the one who offers the best plan for
raising the cotton consumption. Here
it is: “Get the women to PRACTICE
what the men PREACH—wear more
cotton garments, and less rayon and
other kinds of synthetic clothing.”
Please send check at once.
The ninetieth academic year of Aus-
tin College, Sherman, second oldest
institution of higher learning in Tex-
as, will begin Tuesday morning, Sept.
19, when freshmen report for classi-
fication. Upper classmen will be
classified on Tuesday afternoon and
Wednesday morning.
Texas is now about to get (?)
other $3,000,000 from oil companies.
We notice that Attorney General Mann
has ruled that holders of leases on
University of Texas lands under the
1917 leasing laws owe the state $2
per acre rentals on that land dating
from the date of the lease. It is es-
timated that leases are obligated to
the extent of more than $3,000,000.
The trouble is that there is a dif-
ference in holding or ruling and in
“getting.” But we are hoping some-
thing is done to lift Texas out of the
hole of debt she has slipped in.
Homer Price of Marshal IMesseu-
ger is always having hard questions
fired at him. Here’s one:
A lady phoned me yesterday and
propounded this question: “What is
the difference between a salamander
and a gopher.” I told her I had never
seen either of these varmints but I
was told this evening by a man con-
nected with the government that they
were one and the same but I don’t
believe it. I await definite informa-
tion.”
Why don’t you get up out of that
chair and open your dictionary? A
salamander is a species of lizard and
looks like one, while the gopher is a
first cousin to a rat.
More than $106,000,000 of European
gold was shipped to this country last
week. For safety and with which to
pay for war materials that will be
needed later. We hope it is not being
shipped here to later fall into Hit-
ler’s hands. If he whips Ehgland and
France to their knees, he will lose no
time in paying us a call to get the bil-
lions of gold that we have gathered
into one great pile up in Kentucky.
Sugar refineries in New York City
and throughout the nation are running
at full speed to supply the demand
caused by the nervousness over the
war. Housewives have been laying in
large surplus stocks.
What a world! Only one animal
capable of reasoning, and he becomes
a partisan and forgets how, says Robt.
Quillen.
“A Nickle for
Grandma” Clubs
the people of their heritage of liberty
and equality under the law.
That doesn’t mean that I would
forcibly deny any man the right to
sympathize with Hitler, or Stalin, or
Mussolini, neither deny him the right
The satisfaction of talking with
some people is in knowing that 50
per cent of what they say isn’t so.—
Pittsburg Gazette.
Another satisfaction is that you are
quite sure they do not know anything
more than you do on the subject, es-
pecially if it be who will be our 1940
Democratic nominee or who is going
to win this war.
(Star-Telegram)
The United States has gone into the
farm owning business in a big way. A
half dozen years ago it made loans
to approximately 1,000,000 farmers
and accepted the supposed equity in
the properties as security. One out
of each seven of those loans—145,000
farm homes—has been foreclosed. Of
that number, 55,000 farms were found
to have been insufficient security for
the loan—the property can not be sold
for an amount equal to the mortgage
figure, not to speak of the accrued
interest. A portion of those unhappy
transactions may be accounted for by
the misfortunes of farming, generally.
The majority, however, are regarded
as having been entered upon by per-
sons with no expectation of being held
to their contracts by “Uncle Sam.”
The other side of the picture shows
850,000 or more beneficiaries from
the measure who have secured them-
selves against loss. They have met the
interest and principal payments me-
ticulously and have taken advantage
of all opportunities for improving their
properties. Instances are on record
where such farmers have taken over
the foreclosed farms adjoining and
have made good on both transactions.
Singularly enough, the HOLO report
shows that the huge enterprise has
lost no money. Disregarding the event-
ual disposition of the 55,000 farms not
worth the loans, the small rate of in-
terest charged and being paid by those
fulfilling their contracts will be suffi-
cient to cover the poor appraisal
judgment in the first instance.
The problem of disposal of the
55,000 forfeited farms and the proba-
bilities ahead of an equal number of
none too certain borrowers are
HOLC’s present concern. Working the
farms off through the rehabilitation
plan for tenant farmers may be one
solution.
On November 13, financial experts
from the 21 American republics will
meet in Guatemala City to discuss
common problems in the monetary,
foreign exchange, and banking fields.
Now there 'will be the opportunity for
everyone of us who doesn’t under-
stand a thing about it to get busy with
free advice. In meantime we are go-
ing right straight ahead with “busi-
ness as usual.”
We of the United States did not
bring on this war. Our President
did all he could to preserve the peace
of the world. Now that the war has
been pitched right at our front door
by Hitler’s Huns and Goths (not the
honest, decent, peace-loving German
people) there’s nothing that we can
do about it, except correct our neu-
trality law so as to sell to our friends
and others if they can come get it.
Our people stand to make a pile of
money because of the increased de-
mand for our farm produce, all manu-
factures, etc. Our cotton will go to
a decent price. Our oil will stay put.
No more dropping the bottom out.
Now, if the governor calls a special
session and it passes a bill to raise
taxes on a “nickle for grandma” plan,
won’t things be humming
Good habits are not made on birth-
days, nor Christian character at the
New Year. The workshop of charac-
ter is everyday life. The unevent-
ful and commonplace hour is where
the battle is lost or won—Mattbie B.
Babcock.
(Contributed Editorial by
Ashley Evans)
It may not be wise to talk much
about the present war in Europe, but
if we do not talk about war we shall
find few listeners, because all of us
want to either talk about, or listen to
those who do talk. It is proper that
we give earnest attention to those
who are able to help us get a proper
understanding of the war, and a prop-
er attitude for us to take on the issue.
Most of us express the opinion that
we must do “everything to keep out
of war;’’ and but few seem to under-
stand that we are already in the war.
In an address to a local club the other
day I made the statement that we are
already in the war, and can not get
out of it until the war ends. I could
see by the expressions on the faces of
the audience that some of them chal-
lenged the statement, but I convinced
them my statement was founded on
fact. I do not mean that we are doing
any actual fighting, but I do mean
that as a nation and as individuals we
are directly and indirectly feeling the
effect of that war. It touches us many
ways and in many places. We can’t
escape. And it touches us to our hurt.
If you doubt this, consider the order
of the president which increases the
number of men in our navy and land
forces by a hundred thousand, and
makes necessary the appropriation of
half a billion dollars. And taxation
must raise that money, and taxation
touches every man and woman in the
land.
Consider that the president has been
compelled to take precautions to
guard the Panama Canal, and has sent
a, considerable force to join the con-
siderable force already there. Then
there is the matter of the shipment
of our raw materials and foods and
other exports. None of these articles
that are contraband of war will leave
our shores in ships flying even our
own flag. Texas cotton can no longer
find a market in Europe, or anywhere
else. Our iron and iron scraps can
no longer be sold to Japan, or Ger-
many, England or France. None of
our airplanes, or guns or shells can
be shipped to any of the nations en-
gaged in war.
These things indicate that we ARB
in the war, even if we are never
forced to fire a shot.
President Roosevelt has, very prop-,
erly announced our neutrality. But
are we neutral?
We are not neutral at all. I am
not neutral, eight out of every ten of
the citizens of these United States are
not neutral. They are very decidedly
and very wholeheartedly in sym-
pathy with the democracies engaged
in actual conflict. They want to see
little Poland defeat her enemy which
is plowing through her land with
armored tanks and cannon and ma-
chine guns, while her cities are being
bombed from the air, and her men,
women and children mowed down by
the thousands or blown to bits. They
want to see the armies of France and
England march into Germany and
forever put an end to the reign of ter-
ror that a madman has inaugurated
among his own people, while slaught-
ering the inhabitants of other lands
in his effort to realize a wild dream
of world domination. No cruelty, no
injustice, no horror, no sound of the
death wail of thousands of innocent
women and children, no battered
forms of countless dead nor pale
faces of murdered innocents can move
him to refrain from his devilish work.
He is determined to sacrifice all
honor, all truth, all justice, all mercy,
that he may carry out his ambitious
designs. And, let us remember, that
in his book, Hitler has clearly re-
vealed his intention of not only domi-
nating Europe, but to obtain rule and
territory far to the east and south un-
til he shall bring the world under the
domination of one man, and Hitler
that one man. He has already carried
out part of his plan when he overran
Austria and ravaged Czecho-Slovakia.
He is now attempting to carry out
more of it by overcoming Poland. If
he succeeds in this present effort,
there will be small chance of stopping
him.
This is a fair statement of Hitler’s
plans and purposes. How can any
liberty-loving man, to say nothing of
any American, be neutral in a case
like this?-How can he be content to
stand .by and say: “Let the nations of
Europe fight it out among them-
selves?” Such a course, to me, seems
unthinkable. As unthinkable as it
would be if bandits attacked my next
door neighbor and I were asked to sit
by and watch them rob and pillage bis
house and outrage his wife and daugh-
ters. If I could prevent such an out-
rage if I could at least make an at-
tempt to prevent it and failed to do
so, my neighbors would rightfully
despise me, even though they might
know I would have had to risk my own
life to go to the rescue of the at-
tacked and helpless neighbors. They
would despise me as a cowardly cur,
as I would despise myself.
Under the laws of the land, the
president can do no more than declare
our neutrality, but under no law of
earth or heaven can he make the hon-
est American FEEL neutral in this
contest. I would despise myself if I
were not strictly on the side of those
who are fighting for their own free-
dom, and the freedom of the whole
world.
Last week in my letter to the Ex-
aminer I tried to make it plain that
the war Hitler has forced on three
nations is not a simple contest over
land or spoils, but a contest between
two ideals—the ideal of freedom of
government and individual pitted
against the ideal of ruthless rule by
a. centralized government with one
man at the head. It is democracy on
one side and Nazism, or fascism or
bolshevism on the other. That being
true, don’t expect me to be neutral
in my feelings or in my speech. I don’t
intend to be that. I am for free gov-
ernment under the rule of the people,
themselves, and against ail forms of
slavery and against all efforts to rob
Anti-German riots broke out in
Johannesburg following proposal of
Premier Hertzog that the Union of
South Africa remain neutral in the
European war. Parliament voted to
sever diplomatic relations with Ger-
many after which he resigned
Premier. Read that name again.
This little story is printed as
clipped editorial: “A negro was speed-
ing down one of Huey Long’s mag-
nificent highways with a load of ma-
nure. Stopped by a traffic officer
the negro could not believe he was
going at 65. Asked by the officer.
‘You haven’t got a governor on this
truck have you?’ the darkie answered,
“No sah, dat’s fertilizer you smells.”
I want to play town ball and black
man—I want to hear grandfather
pray—
I want to catch mice in the granary—
roll in the thickest green clover—
want to be thrilled by a circus—-
watch long lines of clouds flying
over—
I want to believe there’s a Santa—I
want to ride on a long sled—
Senators Sheppard
both favor changing the present
trality law.
sition.
Played
China and are now about to do the
same to our friendly England and
France, who are giving their life blood
right now to save the world from Hit-
lerism and the Huns.
The Lamar County Echo says that
■while “it is early to make campaign
predictions for 1940, you had better
keep your eye on Col. Ernest O.
Thompson, member of the State Rail-
road Commission, who ran second to
O’Daniel in the governor’s race last
year. He wants to tax oil five cents
a barrel to pay the pensions, care for
the needy blind and pay promptly the
state’s part of the teachers’ retire-
ment. His slogan is “a nickle for
grandma.” And that might go over in
a big way next summer.
(By Lynn Landrum in Dallas News)
It is dangerous to be thinking so
much about war—just as it is danger-
ous for a man to brood on the matter
of suicide. Thought begets action, in
spite of our judgment, even. But it is
also dangerous not to think about
war when war is the most engrossing
activity of a large part of the world’s
population.
Whether we like to think about war
or don’t like to think about it, we are
going to have to make ready some sort
of individual attitude about war.
Moreover, we are going to have collec-
tively to make ready some sort of nar
tional attitude about war.
As a practical matter, we are under
the necessity of making ready actual-
ly to engage in war. That is as peril-
ous as the use of dynamite in fighting
fire. It is going to call for skill of
self-control at which we Americans
are not as good as we might be.
How Shall We Prepare?
The blackouts and the hideaways
and the gas-mask drills of all Europe
have been going on for months. They
were perhaps of value in phsychologi-
cal ways quite as much as in military
ways. They tend to make the people
of each country a unit in loyalty by
making them a unit in fears entertain-
ed—and perhaps magnified—in con-
preparations
and Connally
neu-
That is the correct po-
As it is we have already
into Japan’s hands against
(Star-Telegram)
Washington reports indicate
special session of congress at an early
date, its chief job being to revise neu-
trality laws along the lines recom-
mended by President Roosevelt dur-
ing the last session. The actual im-
pact of war has enabled members of
of the two Houses to see more clear-
ly the necessities for doing away with
the war-making possibilities of the
present legislation, which the Presi-
dent aptly termed the “so-called neu-
trality law.”
There is ample evidence in our own
history that the simple embargo, as
provided by the current law, does not
afford a guaranty against embroil-
ment. But without historic evidence,
the embargo is condemned by the
common sense of our own generation.
The embargo has not lessened the
points of conflict arising out of the
Chino-Japanese war. On the other
hand, by outraging the sensibilities
of our people, it has actually brought
us closer to war. We have helped Ja-
pan against China, and that is a thing
the American public resents.
The European situation presents a
similar distortion of the neutrality
principle. An embargo must be an aid
to Nazi Germany against Poland,
Britain and .France. It forces us to
take sides in the war, and on the side
with which we have NO SYMPATHY.
In the meantime, the present laws,
which do not embody the cash-and-
carry provisions advocated . by the
President, actually invite attacks on
American shipping which tend to
bring us into the conflict.
There seems no doubt of enactment
of the revision promptly. As a matter
of fact, only the fact that several dis-
gruntled Democrats happened to be
members of the Senate committee
which considered the legislation block-
ed it in the final days of the last ses-
sion.
One of the prettiest sights in Mc-
Kinney during the late summer season
is to be found in the yard at the Collin
County jail. And passers-by and visi-
tors there at night and early morning
are impressed by the beauty of the
cluster, or bed, of Angel Trumpet
flowers. They are cared for by Jailer
Cy Atkinson and wife, who take great
pride in the newly remodeled jail and
keep the jail and premises neat, clean
and attractive. There were 303 of
these beautiful flowers, by actual
count, blooming there Friday night
and early Saturday morning. McKih-
neyites are invited to drive or come
by the jail at night or early in the
morning and see this lovely cluster of
night-blooming flowers. — McKinney
Courier-Gazette.
How did you count the angel trum-
pets in the jail yard—through the bar-
red window? We are told that a pris-
oner finds interest in every little de-
tail of news or gossip from the outside
world like war or earthquake or a
mayoralty election. But few have the
advantage vouchsafed Collin County
prisoners. Few jails have angel
trumpet plants and still fewer have
jailers who are willing to work among
the flower beds. Aside from all that,
is not the Courier-Gazette encroaching
upon the preserves of its local con-
temporary, the McKinney Examiner?
The latter journal is snugly housed in
such close proximity to the Collin
County wickiup it would appear, at
this distance, that the Courier-Ga-
zette, from the other side of town, is
poaching on Editor Thompson’s pre-
serves. However, outsiders should
stay out of all local embroglios. There
is no doubt some right, some justice,
some excuse for Mr. Perkins in his
counting and praising the jail’s flower
garden. There is no tedium equal to
the tediousness of close confinement
with nothing to do. At least State
Press supposes so. He has had no
such experience—State Press in Dal-
las News.
Well, State Press, it is this way.
Editoi* Perkins is rather a “privileged
character” down here on Wall Street.
You know h© was mayor so long that
it got to be a habit. After he quit
“mayoring” he got busy editing his
paper, and to do a good job an editor
has to keep regular office hours. We
had not seen him down on Wall
Street for some time until that flower
article came out. In fact we didn’t
see him then. As you say (or hint)
maybe he was looking through the
bars. When he comes down we will
ask him. Or maybe Jailer Cy Actkin-
son can inform us. It looks rather
suspicious.
England and France are FIGHTING
FOR THE LIBERTY OF ALL THE
WORLD. They tried to line Russia
up for peace. But now Russia is
mobilizing hundreds of thousands of
men on the Polish border. For what
purpose no one knows. But It assists
Hitler to break down the Polish nerve.
At same time England and France
have to go on fighting with no as-
surance that Russia will not later
throw her millions of men into the
Hitler ranks. And there is Mussolini
declaring his “neutrality.” But hold-
ing back just enough to all but break
down the courage of Britain and
France. Here is hoping the President
calls that special session and that
congress provides that our nation may
cell to all nations who can “come get
it and leave the cash on the barrel
head.” That is fair to all. The law as.
it now stands plays right into the
hands of Hitler. He can’t come after
it. But neither can Ehgland get it.
She can pay for it and can carry it in
her own ships .To withhold our mu-
nitions from England and France at
this time is virtually taking sides
against them. By all means change
that law and let our country sell our
friends our food stuffs and our guns
and munitions .airplanes, etc.
nection with these
against bomb attack.
The United States is spared the
menace of air attack for the time be-
ing at least. Efforts to stage black-
outs and to get all America to cany
gas masks would probably be laughed
out of countenance at this time. We
need expect no epidemic of trench-
digging, goose-stepping and home
guard reviews. At least we see no
signs of der tag’s immediate descent
upon us to interrupt our sleep and dog
our waking hours and take our liber-
ties away.
Even so, we must make ready.
Mobilizing; Power
The simplest preparation, from the
standpoint of a military leader, would
be. to raise th© standing army to a
million men and begin running the
young men of the country through the
military mill, with vast maneuvers go-
ing on pretty much all the time.
That is what Hitler and Mussolini
and Stalin have been doing. France
has done a good deal of it and even
the little countries have done as much
of it as they could manage. It is ob-
vious enough—too obvious, in fact.
You do not need to be told that the
thing is unthinkable in the United
Yet something
We cannot drift to-
ward war with as little preparation
as we had in the period from 1914 to
1917. How shall we make ready the
man power of the country without
feeding it into th© maw of a standing
army operating under peacetime con-
scription?
How Hitler Did It
War correspondents tell us that
Hitler’s army is new and inexperienc-
ed. That was not by Hitler’s choice.
But while he was still under the handi-
cap of having to proceed in outward
subjection to the Treaty of Versailles
he had his labor batalions which cor-
responded somewhat to our own CCC
organization.
Th© logical thing for us to do is to
expand the CCC organization to the
point where unemployment among
eligible young men is at an end. The
money now going to relief can be so
diverted in some degree—in the de-
gree that CCC employment solves the
difficulties of the cases concerned.
Reserve officers of the appropriate
rank can be called into service to
manage these additional CCC camps
and the net benefits to th© military
establishment will be these:
1. A large body of physically able
young men will be under disciplinary
training instead of loafing about towns
and villages.
2. They will receive all examina-
tions, inoculations, hygienic instruc-
tions that recruits in the army receive.
3. They will learn under optimum
conditions how to adapt themselves to
ultimate mobilization into the army, if
that should prove necessary.
These benefits would accrue to the
army mobilization program with the
minimum of militarism in time of
peace. Here is a plan which is better
for the country than mobilization in
advance of war and far better than
entering war without this preliminary
training to prospective draft levies. If
we never have a war, these lads will
go back to civil life vastly better off
for their CCC experience.
(Paris News)
While constables ar© busy arrest-
ing crap-shooters, when found, and
police in some cities are breaking up
slot machines and race bookie shops,
the super gambling joints, such as
Chicago Board of Trade, are running
wide open and doing a rushing busi-
ness, providing a rakeoff for the
brokers and benefiting the country
as a whole not at all.
Because they ran wild before the
crash ten years ago, the rules were
changed so that th© gamblers could
not bet that wheat, for instance,
would rise (be pushed up by their
maneuvers) more than five cents a
bushel in one day. When the present
war began this hampered their
operations. Those who professed
themselves willing to bet that wheat
would be worth five cents a bushel
more today than yesterday could not
find other gamblers willing to bet
against them .
So the limit was raised to 10 cents
a bushel.
Under the rules of the Board, a man
who wants to bet that wheat will sell
for more or less puts up with the
broker 18 cents for each bushel that
he says he will buy or sell, though
he is not a miller, nor has any con-
nection with a miller, nor is he a
wheat grower with wheat to sell. It
it a gambling operation, and nothing
else—crap shooting on a larger scale.
The result is that since the war
began the gamblers have sent up the
price of wheat about 20 cents. At this
figure, which set the price near a dol-
lar, they began to “take profits” and
the price dropped a few cents. The
sellers, who had bought wheat at
around 70 cents, made 20 cents a
bushel on wheat that was never even
planted.
In the meantime, the CRAP SHOOT-
ER in the cotton fields is to pay mor©
for his flour.
WHEN A BOY IS TEN
I want to go back to school again—
I want to be ten years old—
want to hunt stolen hens’ nests—
bring baby chicks in from the
cold—
I want to go barefoot and hatless—I
want to squash mud through nay
toes—
I want to catch tadpoles and turtles
—have freckles again on my
nose—
I want to follow the plow team—and
ride in at noon on old Flea—
I want to build dams by the creek
side—I want to climb up a tall
tree—
I want to whistle, shrill, tuneless—I
want to feel rich with a dime—
I want to shiver at ghost tales—I
want to disregard time—
I want to dig worms by the horse
trough—fish all the long after-
noon—
I want to slide down the haystack—
hunt larkspurs and bluebells in
June—
I want to hear little pigs squealing—
as they follow the old mother
sows—
I want to race down to the pasture—
and open the gate for the cows—
I want to fly kites in the north wind
—up to a wide, thrilling height—
I want to be sleepy at bedtime—hear
the honk of wild geese in the
night—
I want to climb up in the hayloft—and
jump to the sweet-smelling hay—
I want to turn cartwheels at sundown
—I want Mother to put me to
bed—
I want to pick armfulls of poppies—
watch four-o’clocks softly un-
fold—
Oh. there’s no time in life so abun-
dant—as when a boy’s ten years
old!
Editors and
WOFFORD THOMPSON j Proprietors
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