The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 8, 1956 Page: 13 of 18
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NOVEMBER 8, 1956
The Rusk Cherokeean, Rusk, Texas
LOOKING
AHEAD
W e* G*«g> s. i
Short Days Can Cause Increased Highway Dangers
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PACE 3, SECTION 2
AMERICA —. OPPORTUNITY
UNLIMITED
There are publications being dis-
tributed throughout America — to
millions of people — seeking to
undermine respect for the busi-
ness and industrial leadership of
the nation. Regardless of the pur-
pose behind such writings, they
greatly aid the efforts of the Com-
munists and Socialists to weaken
and ultimately destroy our Ameri-
can system. A favorite claim of
these propagandists is that people
in the lower economic categories
haven't a chance, under American
capitalism, to rise to the top.
Of course there are literally
tens of thousands of life stories in
the literature of American prog-
ress which refute such dishonest
claims, but the propagandists
hope, by repeating untruths over
and over again, 'to overcome the
truth. One of the most dramatia
of all the success stories in 20th
Century America concerns the life
of the foremost symbol of Ameri-
can capitalism, Benjamin Fairless,
recently retired president and
board chairman of one of Ameri-
ca's biggest corporations, United
States Steel.
From Humble Origin
The Ben Fairless story, in LIEEJ.
Magazine, offers three great val-
ues to America: (1) it once again
exposes the dishonesty of the prop-
aganda against American capital-
ism; (2) it inspires every boy an<J
girl in America to unlimited ac-
hievement; and (3) it creates re-
spect and admiration of America
on which our continued economic
progress so greatly depends.
Ben Fairless was born 66 years
ago in Pigeon Run, Ohio, "a town
that had a dirt road, asli sidewalks!
and white frame houses occupied
by perhaps 200 citizens." Most of
the men were coal miners, as was
Ben Fairless' dad. When Ben was
two-years-old his mother was bad-
ly injured in an accident, a n d
thereafter he lived with an aunt'
and uncle. However, he lived close
to his parents and their influence
helped set the pattern of his life.
Mother's Influence
"My mother," ho writes, "was a
truly great woman. She had al-
most no education b u t her in-
stincts were always right. She be-
lieved that everybody should work,
that everybody should be honost,
that no one should expect some-
thing for nothing." Young Ben
didn't mind work. Across the road
lived "the first capitalist I ever
knew" — Clark McClintock, a lum-
berman with a big house.
Ben, when he became school
age, worked in the summers for
McClintock: "1 mowed the lawn,
took care of his horses and plowed
the ground of a farm ... I was a
hired man in overalls at a cash
salary of $.9 a month." In his first
three years of high school he was
the school janitor: "I got to the,
school building at 6 a.m., fired up
the coal furnace and dusted the
desks and chairs in the four class-
rooms. After school I swept the
floors. I considered the job a great
privilege even though the salary
was only $65 a year (not per month
—per year)."
Climbing The Ladder
"At the ripe old age of 17, with
three years of high school behind
me," writes Ben Fairless, "I be-
came a teacher, with 17 pupils, on
a salary of $48." He was supposed
to pay the janitor out of his sal-
ary; so he did the janitor work
himself He taught three years,
and in the summers made up his
fourth year hUh school credits. By
working summers and by burrow
iug f3tW from neighbor Mcfttnt-
ock a he cupiUlist) Ben completed
a college course in emítneerituí,
ami vu'iit to work on the railroad
wtth a cuiistructiun littHg
Hi. first job ih the .le*I tmlu*
tr\ wu* trmuit nun" un a eon
struction job building a ste«< I plant
- at 17ft a month Wliei the planeI
hut It Ote innMfnmm ta MM* of. I
li'i'wl huí i a ¡oh. He took it. Ilw j
Worked haul intuitu, in hMfttf;
hum cvet.v itu|i of th W4> a* hw
to.c tu th. «uuuMtt oí VmerteiUk
mdutti M.i U < tui dup I tuituulb
think Ht >* f|||tv%. thai j
our *• > «I life U*ia> t* the great j
v .t tfcnm that mw haHwiteU ft
mo it mea > Ml* uUuitaiv in tdw
dolti ftNNNik>«* not v 4 i) to lito
attO to wt««k In 4 ttvhl ui his vho
| V but Ut W have uttlituitwl m
'The falling leaves of red and;
brown" mean happy times for
most Texans. Football. Thanksgiv-
ing, deer season and relief from
hot summer days are on the Texas
scene.
But fall also means shorter days
and longer hours of darkness. The
sun sets earlier and twilight be-
gins between five and fix o'clock.
Motorists beware.
Reports made to the Department
of Health's Vital Statistics Divi-
sion show over half of all traf-
fic deaths occur from night acci-
dents, even though less driving is
done at night than during daylight
hours. About one-third of pedes-
trian traffic deaths occur between
.5 and 8 p.m.
portunity, so that a boy from the
wrong side of the tracks can go
just £s far as a rich man's son."
! you actually need them to see the
road.
Dusk is considered the most uld wear light colored clothing, Dim your lights when approach-
hazardous time of day both for and always walk facing oncoming ing a car from behind as well as
motorists and for pedestrians, traffic. for oncoming traffic. In the city.
There is too much daylight for au- For motorists, the first traffic not use ^^ht lights except in
tomobile and street lights to be ef- safety measure should be to re- j t<nu>r^encies.
fective. and there is not enough duce your speed at dusk. In Tex-' Never pull out into traffic until
daylight to see clearly. as, the night speed limit is 55 mil- y°u ¡have turned on your lights,
The early morning hours of win- es per'hour as compared to 60 for and always be alert for vehicles
ter present the same hazard, but the daylight hours. Darkness pre- with burned out or dim lights,
the fatigue factor is much higher sents a new set of conditions de-, Check your headlights frequently,
for evening driving. Everyone is mandittg that you drive more slow- Both should be working and prop-
fresh and wide awake in the morn- ly. t>rb' adjusted.
ings, but may be tired and not so The cardinal rule for night driv- j Human judgment i>* speed and
careful at the end of a long day. ing is never drive so fast that you distance of oncoming traffic di-
For the next six months you cannot stop within the area ilium- minishes at dusk. Use extra cau-
have a greater chance than ever inated by your headlights. Always lion at crossings and intersections,
of being forced to drive after dark, be alert for pedestrians or arti* j At the end of the working day
In addition, rain and other poor mals which might dart out into every worker is anxious to get
road conditions increase during traffic at any time. home. Allow for fatigue, in your-
Turn your driving not park- self and for other motorists. No
ing — lights on at the first -íiinb matter how tired and irritable you
bio for their own safety when of darkness. You may be able to feel, do not rely on the other fel-
darkness falls, because drivers see, but the other fellow may need low's driving ability. He probably
cannot see them easily. They shit- your liehts to identify you before feels worse than you do.
Application of these common t
sense principles can help to re-
duce traffic deaths in Texas. Traf-
fic hazards work around the clock
and they do not care how tired
you are.
11 i «« ■ «—
Thomas Jefferson invented the
sliding doors used on our street
cars, over 125 years ago.
J a m es Madison agreed to de-
clare war on Great Britain in 1812,
if elected president.
RUSK, THE FRIENDLY CITY
fctta Smgletary
CHIROPRACTOR
office Kast of Agriculture Annex
Husk. Text*
these months.
Pedestrians are mainly responsi-
Palestine Livestock Auction
Otfors You th# Going Market for Your
CATTLE, CALVES, AND HOGS.
On Your Next Shipment of Livestock, Ship Them To The
Palestine Livestock Auction, Where Both Buyer and Seller Are
Guaranteed A Square Deal.
SALE EACH WEDNESDAY AT 1 P.M.
Fowler Rhodes, operator
Phone 36240 — Box 119
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Whitehead, E. H. The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 8, 1956, newspaper, November 8, 1956; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150157/m1/13/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.