Burleson Dispatcher (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1959 Page: 4 of 8
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MEMBER F.D.I.C.
burrs to
country.
But this of course was much
later.
O. Henry took the part of
an able seaman in "Pinafore”
and his wife was in the froijt
once we didn’t have to be told.
"Today new buildings are
going up all over the land, with
flagpoles not even included in
the architects* plans. On the
older buildings the halyards
hang limp and flapping. Yet
the flag used to fly from tens
of millions of homes whenever
a holiday provided a reason-
able reason. . .
He caricatured visitors in
the Land Office and embel-
lished maps with sketches,
sometimes humorous. Some of
these maps (Webb, Kent and
Tyler counties, for example)
are still to be seen in the Land
Trade for Livestock or
A
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“All right—I AM flag-wav-
ing! And in a day when courts
have to rule whether or not an
American must take an oath of
loyalty to his country—patrio-
tism may seem somewhat corny
and outmoded. But 1 will point
out that patriotism—love of
country—was almost the sole
motivating force of those
whose memory we honor and
cherish in this country. Name
me such a man and I will be
able to point out at what
sacrifice of time and money—
and even life itself—he served
his country.”
As we said, there is still time
to prepare for suitable recogni-
tion of Flag Day—even to buy-
ing a new flag. And do not
feel badly about the inability
to purchase one with 49 or 50
stars. With any number —
from 13 upward—the American
Flag may be flown proudly—
and legally—so long as it is
in presentable condition. And
even Old Glory with 50 stars
can never mean so much to us
as a presentation flag or one
that was cherished—and dis-
played—by our forebears.
D
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Dear Editor,
Right now, while there is
still time remaining before
Flag Day in which to fix the
pole, buy a new rope, get the
flag cleaned (for free, you
know), we would like to pass
on the highlights of a speech
of Charles H. Brower, presi-
dent of BBDO to Treasury
officials in Washington a while
ago and as printed in the
libertarian magazine, USA:
"Among the great skills that
we Americans boast is our
ability to package things . . .
cars and furniture and even
life insurance.
"Finally, I am afraid, we
are learning how to package
people. They will shortly be
coming bright and shining
from our collegiate assembly
lines. They will be shaped on
one side by taxes and on the
other by benefits. All impuri-
ties, such as ambition, discon-
tent, curiosity, deside and
pride, will be carefully remov-
ed .. . and replaced by security
and welfare.
“Yes, we are soon going to
be packaging people and we
are going to homogenize so-
ciety. Furthermore, we are
going to save millions of dol-
dars on statues. For statues
are erected—not to commit-
tees or bureaus—but to great
men and women. And in a
homogenized society the cream
will never come to the top.
. Our greatest dangers do
not threaten us from across
the sea. Our greatest dangers
are within ourselves. For our
creed of rugged individualism
has degenerated into an indi-
vidualism that is no longer
rugged. We know how to ask,
but we have forgotten how to
give. We know what we are
owed, but we have forgotten .
what we owe. . . .
“Today there is a sign be-
side the Parade Ground at
West Point which reads: ‘Visi-
tors are reminded to stand and
remove their hats when the
flag passes by in review.’ But
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Tl |g CORSICANA
O. Henry worked in
General Land Office of
State of Texas from Jan.
1887 to Jan. 21, 1891. He
an assistant compiling drafts-
man and his salary was $100
a month. These four years
have been called the happiest
of his life.
He wrote bits of humor for
newspapers and magazines.
“The Final Triumph” and "A
Slight Inaccuracy” hhe sold to
“Truth” (New York) for a
total of $6. An associate (Don
W. Hollis, in the Austin
American Statesman) in 1925
recalled Will Porter as “a
quiet young chap.”
A ijiore detailed description
pictures, him as being five feet,
six inches in height, weighng
about 130 pounds, wth coal-
black hair, gray eyes and a
long, carefully twisted mus-
“ tache, his voice soft and musi-
cal — an inveterate story-
teller but never relating a
vulgar joke. His narratives
often were in the first person
and listeners wondered if they
were true or invented. He said,
“Never question the validity of
a joke.”
Office and, in the old Land
Office building, now a museum,
there is a desk which he used.
On the desk is a large ink
splotch; one likes to think that
the light-hearted young drafts-
man was responsible.
O. Henry (although of
course he was not yet known
by that name) went hunting
and fishing but showed little
interest in shooting or in catch-
ing fish, enjoying rather the
talk about the campfire.
His closest friend in the
Land Office was Herman Pres-
sler, who signed his note for
$250 when O. Henry bought
the press of “the Iconoclast”
from W. C. Brann in Austin
and established a humorous
weekly, “Rolling Stone."
He sang in the chorus of
St David’s Episcopal Church
and also in the First Baptist
choir. Miss Athol Estes was a
member of the Southern Pres-
byterian choir and young Por-
ter sang there also. At a cere-
mony, Miss Estes placed, in the
Cornerstone of the capitol,
objects representing her high
school class and Porter
present as a member of the
Austin Grays.
On July 1, 1887, he and
Miss Estes were married. His
rival had been an enterpris-
ing young business man and
it has been said that he was
the figure on whom O. Henry
based a character in “Cab-
bages and Kings” — the go-
getter” who chartered a steam-
er and took a cargo of cockle-
a Central American
Sincerely,
Bob Taylor
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Academics was the name
given to a series of philoso-
phers who taught at the Athen-
ean Academy.
JUNE 11, 1959
line of the chorus in the old
Millet Opera House on East
Ninth. He would sometimes
sit in the lobby of the Dris-
kill Hotel as he waited for his
wife to complete a singing re-
hearsal.
Their first-born, a boy, died.
A daughter, Margaret, was
born, Sept. 30, 1889.
He drew on his service in
the Land Office when he began
to write stories. “Buried
Treasure” was based on an
experience of Land Office
clerks, including O. Henry, in
treasure-hunting in Pease Park.
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Deering, R. G. K. Burleson Dispatcher (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1959, newspaper, June 11, 1959; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1256038/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Burleson Public Library.