Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1933 Page: 2 of 14
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PRESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Claude News ts authorized
to announce the following can-
didates for til* office, under which
their names appear. Subject to
the action of The Democratic
Primary to be held July 1934.
For Sheriff A Tax Collector:
J. D. WOODBURN
For County Treasurer:
MRS. H. L. MOBLEY
The Amarlllo Daily News carried
an article this week on INFLAT-
ION OF MONEY, which was writ-
ten by John T. Flyn. Economical
Expert of Collier's Weekly. Of
course the Amarillo Daily News is
not to be censured for the many
and varied Misrepresentations and
Falsifications uttered by Mr. Flynn
against the idea of inflation of
money.
Mr. Flynn says: "With the as-
sembling of Congress in January
the m06t important agitation will
be for inflation of some kind. You
can begin inflation in many ways,
but you will end always in the
same way—with the printing press.
When it is all over the result will
be about as follows: The fanner
will be impoverished."
The above is falsehood No. 1.
The farmer is already impoverished
The farmer will surely sell his
products at two if not three times
what he is selling at just now,
and every thinking man knows
this, if he has given any thought
to inflation whatever.
Mr. Flynn says: "The workers
will be reduced to pauperism."
And this is falsehood No. 2.
The workers have ALREADY been
reduced to pauperism, and inflat-
ion could not make it worse re-
gardless of how much inflation was
brought about. But inflation will
raise the salary of the worker from
fifty to one hundred per cent
If not more. He will be able to feed
and cloth his family and pay out
his home and educate his children, business,
a thing he has never been able to
do without INFLATION.
Again he says: "The debts of
the country will be cut 50 to 75
per cent."
Well, that is just what we want
to do, cut the debts down where
the borrower will pay the lender
the same amount of money which
he borrowed, and not have to pay-
back THREE HUNDRED DOL-
LARS for every one hundred dol-
lars borrowed—and that is just
what he has been asked to do
during the past three years—the
money he borrowed before the
depression was worth 100 cents on
the dollar, while the money he
Is paying back costs him 300 cents
in farm products, labor, or any-
thing else that is selling on the
market today. The farmer and
laboring man does not want to
have to dig up three dollars for
every one dollar borrowed.
And again he says: "The ordi-
nary business man will be ruined."
Just like the ordinary business
man has not already been ruined
under deflated currency. Inflation
will more than double his business
and a reign of good business re-
turn as if by magic. More business
and better business will return to
the American Business man under
INFLATION.
Mr. Flynn also stated: "Under
Inflation the beneficiaries will be
speculators and they will be few."
Under the present system, or
deflation of money, we have had
just what Mr. Flynn says we will
have—a very few beneficiaries—
but the beneficiaries are the cen-
tra] Banks and their allies, to the
detriment and utter ruin of every
business institution, farmer and
wage earner in the United States.
The deflation or taking money out
of circulation has brought about
this Depression and nothing else
whatever. Inflation will surely cure
the Depression, If enough money
is put into circulation to do so.
He stated: "Our crying need is
more purchasing power."
That is Just what got us into
trodbto, a high priced dollar, or a
dollar with too much purchasing
to it. When a dollar
four bushels of wheat when
it should have bought only one
bushel, that dollar was entirely
too hifh and should be lowered to
til its buying power dur-
ing the Depression
In gpMklnf or the Farmer, Mr.
«that quoted
is pot understood by those
who actually think ak the In
Ration lines.
INFLATION means a return to
Hormalicy. Deflation means Stag
nation, ruin and decay. INFLAT
ION means a return to the pros
perity we experienced in 1918 and
1119. Deflation means a continu
ation of the Depression which
means starvation, privation and
Degradation. No one is opposing
the Inflation of our money except
the Central Bank Heads and their
hlred writers and speakers. The
MONEY POWER has been run-
ning this nation a long time and
they will continue to run it IN
THEIR OWN INTEREST unless
President Roosevelt "turns another
trick" and gives us a NEW DEAL,
in the interest of the balance of
this Nation.
o
Christmas greetings to our sub-
scribers. advertisers, and othi f
friends who may become sub-
scribers or advertisers of THE
CLAUDE NEWS. In this, our
Christmas number, we greet ycu
all and wish for each of you a
very Merry Qhristmas and A
Prosperous New Year. May all
your troubles, heart aches and
disappointments gently fade like
sparkling dew before the morning
sun. May Old Santa Claus bring
for each of you Just the present
you anticipated. And as the golden
orb of day gently arises from the
Eastern Horizon thus kissing back
the shides of another night, on
Christmas morning we wish for
those of you who desire, much
joy whether it be a girl of a boy
Old Santa Claus brings to you
this Christmas yuletide. Here is hop-
ing that Santa will be good to
each of you this Christmas Day.
o
Last Sunday was one of the
prettiest days we hr.ve had this
year. But Monday morning brought
up a cold spell end the weather
was about the freezing mark at
5 or G A. M. Monday morning.
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What Is Your Life", was the
subject discussed by Pastor Rus-
sell of the First Baptist church
at Cli'ude last Sunday morning. Aj
de?p subject and a mighty good
sermon well delivered on this oc-j
casion.
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What might be termed the "bat-
tle of the bottles" got into full
swing at Washington during the
week before prohibition repeal be-
came an actuality. The fight is
between the Federal government
and the liquor manufacturers.
The distillers came forward with a
code of their own making, saw
it at once discarded. It was re-
placed with a code drawn up at J
the President's suggestion, which
gave a very different slaint to
the picture than manufacturers
had hoped. Under it a government ;
A Etnas News editorial today
oh -Kinds of Inflation" was In
the main good until it came down
to this:
"The most drastic inflation is
the printing of non-redeemable
paper money, and making it le-
gal tender. This simply means
making money out of paper until
all public and private debts are
settled and value of money drops
to zero."
The objectionable feature In this
are. First, paper legal tender is
not irredeemable money. It Is
redeemable In labor and commo-
dities anywhere in the United
States and could not possibly drop
to zero as long as the Government
was Intact.
Second, no advocates of legal
tender paper wants it Issued until
its value drops to zero. I am per-
sonally in touch with hundreds of
leaders in money reform, and I
think everyone wants proper safe-
guards thrown around Its issue
to prevent excessive inflation.
They make a thrust there at
paper money advocates, which evi-
dently is unfair to them.
The key to all this money re-
form talk will be found In this:
Our policy in the past has been
to let private citizens furnish the
money to the Government and its
people and charge interest. Re-
verse this policy and have the
Government itself issue the money
for service to all private citizens,
and charge no interest. This will
bring us again success as a Na-
tion and a people. "Private sources
for money", was the greatest blun-
der made by our founders.—P. A.
Spain. Paris, Texas.
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GOOD ROADS HELP
$24,250,000 NRA road-building
program, swinging past the half-
way mark, will approach $15,000,-
000 in construction projects act-
ually under contract by Christmas,
the Texas Good Roads Association
announced today from highway
department figures.
More than 25,000 Texas bread-
winners already have been given
jobs from this highway program,
according to the calculations of
the United States Bureau of Pub-
lic Roads—8.500 directly on the
jobs and twice that number in
contributory pursuits such as man-
ufacture and transportation of
materials.
Steadily gaining speed after a
slow start, the state highway com-
mission let more than $4,000,000
per month in contracts during Oc-
tober and November, and expects
to exceed this rate during Dec-
ember and January.
m
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Beautiful With
Christmas Furniture
Club Chair $19.75 up
Here's just such a club
chair as most any man
would choose for him-
self. At this price an ex-
cellent gift for father!
Casual Tables
There are casual ta-
bles _and .magazine
racks from $2.95 to
$35.00
■:3SSHfc/<
m
4 Pc. Walnut Bedroom $112.50
In first quality butt walnut ven-
eers, constructed on solid gum-
wood frames, these four pieces are
fit for the finest home in the ctiy,
and cost only $112.50. The suit
includes bed, chest, dressing ta-
ble and bench.
Lamps and Shades
In our lamp department are doz-
ens of new models priced from
$2.00 to $23.50.
Palo Duro Furniture Co.
706-8 Polk,
1
Amarillo, Texas
corporation would be formed to j
handle the entire wholesale liquor
As revealed by Henry Ford and j
his son to several score news-1
paper correspondents, special writ-;
ers and photographers, the new j
Ford has greater power, more
speed, quicker acceleration per-
formance. more miles per gallon,
especially at higher speeds, and
quicker starting in cold weather,
plus refined body lines and a new
built-in system of clear-vision
body ventilation. The improve-
mements in engine performance
are the result of the use of a
new dual down-draft carburetor
and dual intake manifold which
increase the engine's power ap-
proximately 12 per cent and pro-
vide a remarkable improvement in
pickup.
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Lieutenant Governor Edgar E.
Witt announced from Waco Sat-
urday his candidacy for the Gov-
ernorship of Texas in the Demo-
cratic primary of naxt summer.
The Lieutenant Governor recalls,
in his formal statement, that
he was educated in the public
schools of Texas, and at the Uni-
versity of Texas, that the voters
of the thirteenth district elected I
him to the State Senate in 1918
before he had returned from mili-
tary services, that they reelected
him for 12 years until in 1930 he
was elected Lieutenant Governor
by all the people, and in 1932
reelected by the largest vote ever
given a candidate for office in
Texas.
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The Copcland Bill, or what is
more commonly called "The Tug-
well Bill. <S. 1944) should never
be allowed to become a law. This
bill if allowed to go on our staute
books, would eliminate the sale of
many patent medicines, and other
articles, which people have used
from time to time, and in some
instances cured themselves, or the
medicine of "Their Own Selection"
helped them to get well and saved
a Doctor Bill, the very thing most
people want to get away from If
it is possible to do so. If patent
medicines are a good thing they
should be advertised right along
and they are being advertised. II
The American Medical Association
has something good for humanity,
hey should advertise It, and LET
THE PEOPLE KNOW. To take
latent medicine away from the
paopla, by law and fores them to
WHEN IN AMARILLO MAKE LEVINES YOUR
X-MAS SHOPPING HEADQUARTERS
AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TREMENDOUS SAVINGS
During This Storewide
PRE-CHRISTMAS SALE
NOW IN FULL SWING
WC OO OUR PART
She' sure to
Appreciate
A New
SILK
DRESS
For X-Mas
LEVINE Offers you
your choice of one
group newest styles
VALUES UP TO
$12.95
For ONLY
$4.00
LADIES'
KID
GLOVES
A GIFT THAT
IS ALWAYS
APPRECIATED
$£29 pr.
80x105
BED
Spreads
ALL COLORS
98c
up to
$495
LADIES FUR TRIMMED
COATS
VALUES UP TO S1M.50
A Gift That Will Win Any $4 ADO
Woman'* Heart JLU
_
SILK
CREPE
UNDIES
CHOICE
COLORS
39c
ana
49c
36 in
Bleached
Domestic
SALE PRICE
8c yd.
FREE OF
STARCH
18x36
T urkish
Towels
FANCY
BORDER
10 for
$100
Ladies'
Hand-
kerchiefs
2 for
5c
FINE
QUALITY
BOYS'
Winter
UNIONS
29c
Levines is
the Place
54 in
WOOL
Coatings
ALL
COLORS
$149
per yd
Make 1933
A PRACTICAL
X-MAS. GIVE HIM
SUIT
for Only
$1 195
NEW STYLES —
FINE MATERIALS
WELL TAILORED
OTHERS UP TO
$22.50
MENS' ALL WOOL
OVERCOATS
$1295 $1495 $1095
Styles and Colors to Please any Man.
Ladies Dress
HOSE
$159
ANY LADIES'
FELT HAT
IN THE HOUSE
$100
SILK HOSE
Ideal Gift
69c
LADIES'
Handkerchiefs
In X-Man Boxes
25c Box
6th and
AMARILLO, TEXAS
MENS
Silk Ties
I" X-Mus Itoxrs
49c
Mens' Win-
ter Unions
48c
MEN'S
Dress Shirts
Beady to Give
79c to $1.50
Men's
House Shoes
98c
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