The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1941 Page: 2 of 4
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L. B. MOORE, Publisher
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I Give You
TEXAS
By Boyce House
I was more fortunate than many
boys—my father was a "drummer".
That's what a traveling salesman
was called in those days. And he used
to take me along much of the time,
when I was quite small.
There was the thrill oi riding on
the train (this being before the era
of the "horseless carriage"), and of
looking over the wonderful wares of
the "news-butch"; including glass
pistols and glass telephones, filled
with small, round, red bits of pepper-
mint; California oranges, California
grapes and California figs—(it seems
that al] the fruit was from California
in those days—even the chewing gum
was called "California juicy fruit")
—and such classics of literature as
"Slow Train through Arkansaw" and
"I'm from Texas—You can't Steer
Me."
The conductor was an awesome in
dividual in regal blue uniform with
fifty, or maybe more, gold buttons;
the brakeman was nearly as important
as he hurried down the aisle at night
with a. lantern on his arm or stood in
the door and called out sounds that
Were supposed to be the names of the
towns we were approaching. Even
the porter, in his white coat, played
an important pan as he purveyed
sandwiches--two thick, thirst provok-
ing slices of white bread with a tissue
of cold boiled ham in between, and
die porter again came into promin-
ence as darkness set in as, with a
flame at the end of a long steel rod,
he lit the lamps.
Sometimes mv father would hire
a horse and buggy at the livery stable
and we would visit inland towns, stop
C'ng now and then long the country
ne while he racked up a few signs,
using a marvelous hammer that had
• magnetic tip which would hold a
tack.
But it was the travel by train that
was the most eseating part. There
was a method of counting the clicks
Of the wheels for a minute and then
figuring out how fast the train was
traveling—sometimes it got up to 30
miles an hour; that, however, was
for only a short stretch and usually
down a grade.
Looking out the window, one could
•ee boys and girls who waved at the
Cnin—I always waved back.
One Christmas Eve, I spent on the
train and —would you believe it!
when I woke next morning, there wa#
• stocking full of presents. A few
nights later, we arrived in Graham.
Tens and I had barely fallen asleep
when there was an outburst of shoot-
ing. Maybe Indians were on the war-
was my first thought from hav
the pictures on the covers of
iiffalo Bill", "Diamond Dick" and
"Young Wild West"—but, no, it was
New Year's.
Though too young to pay fare, I
was often given a hat check, punched
With mysterious holes, and once the
OMKHictor allowed me to keep it, so
1 alighted from the train in my home
and marched proudly up the
•till wearing the check, the
n*T of all mr playmates—unlucky
fathers wet* not drum-
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Ailfred McKnight of Fort
of the Thorough*
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the King Ranch and board chairman
of the Thoroughbred Association, al-
so is on the board of the Quarter
Horse Association, which President J.
Goodwin Hall of Fort Worth ex-
plains will "revive and preserve the
Quarter Horse traditions of Colonial
America and the Southwest."
e e e
"The greatest Things" from the
Lometa Reporter:
The greatest sin-—fear.
The best day—today.
The greatest deceiver—the one
who deceives himself.
The greatest mistake—giving up.
The most expensive indulgence—
hate.
The cheapest, stupidest and easiest
thing to do—find fault.
The best teacher—one who makes
you want to learn.
The wisest man—one who always
does what he thinks is right.
The greatest need—common sense.
The best gift—forgiveness.
• • •
Some weeks ago, your columnist
reported that the most brazen act in
connection with the entire session of
the legislature was the forging of a
legislator's name to a note calling off
a committee meeting scheduled to
consider an anti-loan shark bill. The
stakes must be pretty big—I reasoned
for one to make as daring a play as
this: to forge a note, smuggle it on
to the floor of the House and, in a
pre-arranged way, get it to the clerk's
desk. And curiosity aroused, your
columnist began to dig a little into
the loan shark situation in our State.
Some of the facts are astounding-
but more on the subject a little later.
Can you remember back to the
time when a radio band leader gave
you music instead of asking questions?
And awav back yonder when the stage
villains always smoked cigarets? And
here's a storv of "home brew" days:
'It used to be that the men talked
politics and the women swapped rec-
ipe?., Now you hear the women tell
who they are going to vote for and
the men say, 'I take three cakes of
yeast and mats have rushed back and
with a suitcase in one hand iutd
microphone in the other. The drums
ot war have been beaten in the pul-
pits. learned academies have theoi
ized on democracy. Politicians hav
fought and traded for the spoils of the
defense program. Business men have
groaned at the prospect of profit and
investment losses.
Through all of this the public has
maintained a stunned silence. It has
only been during the last few weeks
that this country has begun to col-
lect itself sufficiently to do some
sound thinking. Our conclusions have
been about the same. We are about
When the going gets rough; when I to "shoot the rapids," as they say in
quick, accurate and courageous de-1 the backwoods. Our canoe will be in
cisions are necessary, people forsake | constant danger. Next comes the
question of who is going to handle
Fashion Joins the Vlitzkrieg via
The First "V far Victory" Dress
ROGER ^M.
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Now the first "V For Victory"
tress joins up with the wild-fire
'V" campaign launched by Prime
Minister Churchill. Millions of wo-
:nen all over the unoccupied world
will soon be making and wearing
his new "V" dress designed by the
Simplicity Pattern Company of
New York. Patterns for the "V"
dress are on their way to 7,500
stores across the United States.
* • with sewing instructions in
Sp&nii, are winging their way to
department stores in the 21 Latin
American republics. Others are
bound for England and Australia.
Miss Josephine Johnson, 1940
glamour debutante, chose this ver-
sion of the "V" dress, made up in
light grey wool. It has V-shaped
shoulder sections outlined in bold
red applique, V-shaped pocket
flaps embroidered with the open-
ing notes of Beethoven's Fifth
Symphony — three long and one
short, the equivalent of the gallant
letter "V" in Morse code-
the
ma-
gram—one in defense housing,
other in electrical circuits and
chines.
The first—a three-weeks course
desined for architccts, engineers, ar-
chitectural and engineering drafts-
men, realtors ,and members of social
agencies—opened in Houston last
week, with Hugo Leipzigcr, Univer-
sity architecture and housing author-
ity, in charge. Similar courses will be
held later in the summer in Fort
Worth and Dallas.
The electrical course is planned as
a "refresher" course for electrical
workers in the vicinity of Austin,
and is being taught on the campus.
These bring to a total of 25 the
number of short courses introduced
by the University under its program
to provide skilled technicians for the
nation's defense activities.
Marine Recruiting Officer
At Snyder and Post
A representative of the U. S. Ma-
rine Corps Recruiting service will
visit the Post Office in Snyder and
Post, Texas, for four days,
August 18th to 21st to accept appli
cants for enlistment. The recruiting
office in these places will be open da-
ily from 8:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
Young men interested, and especi-
ally men who have registered for Se-
lective Service are urged to see the re-
cruiting officer and let him explaiki
the many advantages the Mantle ^
Corps has to offer. For example; 17
service schools, where actual shop
training is taught ,a correspondent
school where more than 173 differ?!
tourscs are given without any
whatsoever. .It may be to your advan-
tage to see the rechiiting officer
while he is in your city.
Enlistments arc of two types, the
regular four year enlistment, and for
the actual duration of the National
Emergency. Men must be betweenl
17 and 30 years of age, single, wMk
out dependents and in good physical
condition.
Parents of young men are invited
to call on the recruiting officer ta
the Marine Corps in general may '
explained to them also.
HIS BOUNCING BABY BOY
forth! racy is the only form of government
that appeals to them, and they will
not stand by and sec it destroyed.
LET AMERICAN MANAGE-
MENT HANDLE IT
their popular idols and seek those
quiet, unassuming but confidence-in-
spiring men who are admired not for
their popularity, bur for their ability
to get things done. This country is
fortunate to have the greatest group
of managers in the world, it only re-
mains for the people to wake up and
help in their utilization.
America has been shaken by the
Course Of events in Europe. Diplo-
CORK STICKS
Of all foods which hav* had
their origin ia tho South, torn
broad ia om of tho boot know*. Tho
farther South you go, tho Bore
frequently eorn broad appears on
tho menu. Morning, boob and Bight
thoro are appropriate eorn breftda.
Among the boot liked aro
Cora Stfeka
1 aap eorn meal
% cup flour
Mi teaspoon salt
tt teaspoon soda
% cop sour buttermilk
1 egg
% tablespoon margarine
Sift seeal, flour, salt and soda
three times. Add the milk and
beaten egg yolk, melted margarine,
and lastly beaten egg white. Pour
assail amount into piping hot,
greased eorn stick pans and bake
la hot oven (US' t.) for 15 mta
ataa. Serve hot aad with • finer
ova amount of aottoniead oil
prtne. Yields S to If atteka.
' ' Other favorite
are uses—il la • tor«* fafleaist,
eook t efc,JmT" "
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the paddle. We find ourselves look-
ing for cool-headed men who have
been forged in the fires of adversity
and emergency.
America is about to call on Char-
lie, John and Sam—those great man-
agers who have come up through the
ranks because rhey arc natural leaders.
Even' day is election day for them
because their men must love and re-
spect them as they work shoulder to
shoulder. Such managers have the
courage to make spot decisions and,
vet, their vision enables them to
make a series of correct decisions
that lead to planned results. They
are accustomed to handling manage-
ment on one side and labor on the
other. They must blend the interests
of these two successfully so they can
produce the goods .
America has the best managers in
the world. No matter what turn the
world emergency may take, we have
able managers to handle the situa-
tion. There is more ingenuity in the
American management than in any
other group in the world. Our armv
and our navy are both in the hands
of good managers. If we have an ec-
onomic war to fight, our managers
are equal to the task. If it is manu-
facturing, we can produce it. If it is
food .our farmers can grow it.
Othcr countries have economic re-
sources, but it takes management to
get the most out of these resources.
A natural leader, as a result of his
accomplishments and ethics, can com-
mand thr respect of his fellows where
neither law nor emergency can ac-
complish that end.
Fear has defeated many nations,
even before they put a man on the
field of battle. A true manager knows
no fear. He will try anything because
his life has been filled with the suc-
cessful completion of so-called "im-
possible" tasks. Management will not
only lead America to victory in any
endeavor, but will prove to be he
greatest symbols of democratic in-
spiration. ®
Few people realize if but there is
a fundamental reason why democracy
cannot be destroyed. Totalitarianism
and communism are failing because
of lack of proper management. Social-
ism has failed because of lack of prop-
er management. Why can't these ide-
eologie* interest management brains?
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men bi the wwld T^ey ere ietw>>
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Defense Short Courses
Offered at University-
Two new national defense short
courses have been started by the Un-
iversity of Texas under the Federal
Engineering Defense Training Pro-
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The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1941, newspaper, August 14, 1941; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127058/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.