The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1942 Page: 4 of 8
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2 To Conquer or to Die!
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Dearer Mill as
While the torch of Faith it burning,
Long a Freedoms'* «kan glow!
A PATRIOTIC MONTH
February, the second month of the year, may well be
designated a month of patriotism by the American people.
Two outstanding past leaders of America were born in the
month; other great Americans dated their life's beginning
within February and some historic events o* the Nation's
history occurred in the second month of the year.
In any list of the great of the Nation claiming a birth
date in February, the name of George Washington must be
found. February 22 will long be remembered as the birthday
of the Father of the Country, and the memory of Abe Lin-
coln, the great Civil War leader, is especially recalled an-
nually on February 12, his birthday.
Among the February events which have had to do with
our National history may be listed an important one which
occurred in Havana harbor. On February 15, 1898, the United
States battleship Maine was blown up in that harbor. The
American board which investigated the "Maine" incident
reported that the explosion was caused by a submarine mine,
and the culpability for the explosion was laid at the door of
the Spanish authorities, although it was impossible to abso-
ltKely prove that the responsibility rested there.
Public sentiment was so outraged and the facts so over-
whelmingly pointed to Spanish guilt in the matter that war
followed, actual hostilities breaking out following our coun-
try's declaration of war on April 25. That war was soon won,
one of the results being the gaining of a foothold in the
Pacific by the United States, in the region now in the lime-
light. Our naval forces suffered a loss of 266 men from the
explosion which sent the Maine to the bottom. "Remember
the Maine," became the battle cry which nerved Admirals
Dewey and Sampson as they fought the Spanish fleet at
Manila and at Santiago and helped our land forces to win a
succession of victories under Generals Shafter, Miles, and
Joe Wheeler and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in Porto Rico
and Cuba.
February, 1942, finds American fighters in land, sea and
&ir battling violently under the inspiration of anoher battle
cry—"Remenfber Pearl Harbor." Civilians, too, are lining up
for whatever task may be rewired to help win the war that
has been treacherously brought to our shores. America can
not expact to win over its 1942 enemies as easily and quickly
as in 1898, but the final victory we must and will win.
There will probably be much that can be done this month
to help win World War No. 2. And whatever other tasks and
sacrifices pile up for each of us during months to come, must
and will be accepted and willingly performed.
PRICE CONTROL
—Oiirtr RftndtU Helmet
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on a replacement system. , , .
4. When increased sales made it possible, merchantshave
absorbed increased costs out of their own profits That ac-
counts for the fact that many large retail systems are doing
a greatly increased business—but are showing little if any
increase in net profits.
The results of these policies are clear. In the food field,
for example, the price paid farmers has increased 56.2 per
cent since June, 1939, and wholesale food prices have risen
31.5 per cent. Yet retail food prices have risen only 19.2 per
cent.
The future of legislative price control is shrouded in
mystery. In the meantime, the consumers of America owe a
vote of thanks to the thousands of far-sighted retailers who
are battling price inflation with all the weapons they possess.
COURT NOISE REVS
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The new price control bill has an unusual distinction: It
pleases no one. It is a complicated hodgepodge of conflicting
points of view, and most economists are exceedingly doubtful
of its ability to really hold down prices.
In the light of this, a report recently made by a sub-
committee of the Retailers' Advisory Committee is of great
interest. It observed that there is no such thing as a good
price control plan and that, when price control becomes neces-
Editor's Note—One hundred and sixty-six yearn ago. George Wash-
ington addressed a few remarks to his soldiers before the battle of Long
Island. Spoken in August, 1776, his first few sentences might well ha\e
been addressed to the American people and their armed forces today.
The battle against tyranny and f^; liberty is still on. Washington's intro-
ductory remarks on that historic occasion follow:
THE time is now near at hand which must probably de-
termine whether Americans are to bt; free men or slaves;
whether they are to have any property they can call their
own; whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged and
destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretched-
ness from which no human effort will deliver them. The
fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the
courage and conduct of this army. Our cruel and unrelent-
ing enemy leaves us only the choice pf a brave resistance,
or the most abject submission. We have therefore to resolve
to conquer or to die.
sary as a result of scarcity, the only fair method is to apply
a cost-plus system. It then cited four policies adopted many
months ago by the nation's organized retailers, chain and
independent alike, designed to safeguard the consumers' in-
terest in these unpredictable times.
1. The retailors have discouraged speculation and scare
advertising, either one of which could have caused serious
and unjustified price increases.
2. Inventories have been kept on a reasonable basis.
3. Prices have been based on the cost of goods, and not
Marriage Licenses
T. Luna and Orteneic Columgu.
Joseph J. Cahill and Helen Reg-
mund.
Lloyd Whitmire Jr. and Irene
Padgett.
Alex Diaz and Juanita Garcia.
I.and Matters
1). E. Brooks and wife to E. I).
Brooks; deed to 4 acres out of
James Foster League near Lyons.
Elijah Brooks and wife to Addie
Mae henderson; deed to lots 11,
12 and 13, blk :th in Lyons.
Marlin Brooks and husband to
Lillian Brooks Jones, deed to lots
1-1 and 15, block 38 in Lyons.
W. E. Hodge and wife to J. H.
Baker; deed to lots 29, 30, 43 and
44, Lauderdale addition to Somer-
ville.
Certified Copy of Judgment re-
moving disabilities as a minor, of
Fritz John Miman of Deanville.
Estate of G. W. Grant, by Gregg
P. Easley, admr., to R. S. Bowers;
deed to 1-4 minerals in 98.52 acres
in J. S. Cox league, east of Cald-
well.
Adolph Gold and wife to Henry
Gold; Deed to 100 acres of land
Cooper League East of Caldwell.
John B. Luedke and wife to Gus
Brink man; deed to lots in Dean-
ville.
Miss Julia Hill and Mrs. Ellen
Teague and uhsband to Mrs. Sallie
Rowland and John Addison; deed
to 50 acres south of Caldwell' on
State Highway 36.
Henry Sefcik and wife to Joe
Stalmach, deed to 51 and 1-5 acres
1 mile east of Caldwell.
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M to talk «boat it.—tMr Bumuth ami
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HOLUBEC DRUG STORE
Heads U. S. Fleet
Admiral Earnest J. King, com-
mander in chief of the United States
Meet and in supreme command of
all na\al operating forces in Atlan-
tic, Pacific and Asiatic waters.
Send The News to a Frieno.
Guild To The
On* of the biggest war Jobs i
that of the medical profession.
Many thousands of doctora hav
been eelled into army servir . Ot'
or thousands are giving • const
erabie part of their working ti
to governmental bodies of a
tary and quasi-military nature
most cases, this involves a fii
cial loss for the doctor. But yoj
don't hear him complain. He rea
ices the responsibility that is hi
and he moans tu discharge it, i
respective of his own individu
welfare.
A Hard Job Becomes Harder
War and defense make the job
the banker—which is hard in ai
period—¡finitely harder.
It would take many pages
chronicle al lthe duties that full
banking in this emergency. Her
f< r instance, is u partial list
what banks, large and small, ail
doing now: financing war produi
tion; selling government socuiHtied
handling payrolls for war indul
tries; providing banking facility
for service men ami civilian
ployes of war plants; furnishir
vast amounts of cash for payir
enlisted men; advising customed
on government contracts; workir
with the government in fretzir
foreign funds; cooperating in co^
sinner credit control; helping
maintain confidence, prevent hoard
ing and encourage orderly securi^
and money markets.
To relieve
Misery of
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Salve
Nose Drops.
Cough Drops
Try
RubMyTiant"—a
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Wondi
Business & Professional
DI-RtCTQRY
Card of Thanks
We wish to expíÁtk our sincere
thanks and appreciation to the
many friends of títg family for
their expressions of sympathy on
the occasion of the recent death of
our mother, Mrs. M. E. Norville.
May we also i^mu our deep
gratitude for the' Veaütiful floral
offerings. ,
The Children.
14 WORDS EXPLAIN SENSATIONAL
POPULARITY OF SOUTHERN SELECT!
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the second sip judge it for
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C A L L • • •
Caldwell
Tailor
Shop
For Your Cleaning-Pressing
F. J. Jancik, Prop.
Phone 234
J. W.GRAY
INSURANCE
Phone 46
Dedicated
te Service
for
VICTORY!
F. R. PSENCIK
FOR
WATCH end JEWELRY
REPAIRING
Stone & Hitchcock Store
Santa Fe
From the farms a s i the ranches
i ¿ small communities . .. large
cities end iodustrisl centers
America is snswering the call to victory.
The things you grow, the work you do
is dsily becoming more importsnt to the
sid of our nstion. This community, what-
ever its service msy be to our nstion, will
find Sams Fe ready and able to perform the
transportation services needed.
For the trsnsportstion tasks at hsnd snd
for those shesd, Ssnts Fe hss dedicsted its
services to victory!
TIRED" of worrying
wHh your car?
Trs* J by trsin. Secure a car
rent Santa Fe timetable from your
agent for travel reference.
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Fe Agent
(Jmith & ajanas
Fresh Beef, Pork
and Sausage
Dealers fn
Livestock & Hides
PHONE Stl
SHAW'S
FOR SERVICE
Plumbing
Wiring
Radio
Butane Gas
PHONE No. S
WE HAVE IT !
Come By and Inspect
Our Stock —
See For Yourself
POEHL'9
VARIETY STOR1
FARMERS
If you want some DA PL
Foundation cotton planting
grown and packed at S
Misa., with Pine Tree ft Seal
the sack, PRICE t7.75 per
lb. sack, delivered to your st
tion . . . See, Phone or Writ
GREENWOOD MERCANTIL J
CO.. Planternville, Texan.
GOOD *
BARBECUE
and
HOT DOGS
Every Saturday
Smith & Manas
R. S. and Hays
BOWERS
ATTORNRYS-AT-LAW
Kelvinator
REFRIGERATORS
Speed Queenl
WASHING MACHINE!
R. C. A. Victor
Klectrfe and Battery RADIod
And Rveready Radio Battarrie|
V. J. SKRABANEK
Phone Sfti or 229
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Smith, G. A. The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1942, newspaper, February 20, 1942; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth175490/m1/4/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.