Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1946 Page: 2 of 14
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THE CkAUDE MfWB, CLAUD*, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAT S, IBM.
lift Claube Mmm
Editors * Publtthers
Wm. J. B. WAGGONER
cecil o. Waggoner
The*. T. Wagfoncs
Owner
Entered os second class mall matter
at the post office at Claude, Texas,
under tne Act of March 30. 1879.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
Subscription Rates
In this Trade Territory, year $2.00
Outside Trade Territory, year 2.50
teaching of the older members of
the faculty.
THE CANYON NEWS
We heard a cltuen regret the
other day that there were so lew
local candidates. We happen to
know the man, and know hi? atti-
tude toward candidates. We happen
to know that he is anxious to have
a lot of candidates to vote ajalnst,
rather than have a tew to" support.
We happened to know that this
voter, and many others like htm,
joy In having a large group ol can-
Republican. Yej many leading
Democrats W suspicion!!^ a land-
slide might come about because
of the troubled mind about Bureau-
cratic Rule.
• •
WHEN our Government went 'r.-
to the market offering 30c a cushel
bonus for wheat and com: it ac-
knowledged right there that O. P.
A. price? were entirely too low.
And it put oui- Government in
competition with black markets. It
paralyzed all grain buying agen-
cies. It leaves cattle feeders and
MEMBER
PANHANDLE PRESS
ASSOCIATION
Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation of
any person, firm or corporation that
may appear in the columns of The
Claude News, will gladly be correct-
ed upon its being brought to the
attention of the publishers.
clldates. They start in as soon as p0l|itrymen not arthorizcu 10 pry
a candidate annources, finding
fault and picking the candidate to
pieces. When such voters get
through with the candidate, the
lowly buzzard would have a hard
time finding a decent bite. It is
;uch an attitude on the part of
public spirited men and women
which keeps them from offering
for public office. Every voter should
carefully analyze the training end
character of each candidate. But
when they start into the realm
of speculation, and see what ima-
ginary defects they can uncover,
the whole political atmosphere
becomes clouded, and the intelli-
gent voter becomes disguste'j.
the bonus, without legal means
to buy needed corn and wheat.
Competition, the life; of trade,
when let alone, can and will
place a, price ceiling on goods
jor grain which will be satisfactory
to the buyer and seller. With an
open market and no Bureaucratic
Rules to licnder progress, this na-
tion forged ahead and over a
period of 100 years became the
most progressive nation on earth.
With a very small portion of the
population of this world, this na
A. O. Parker, Roc1? Island depot
agent, tells this one: It was during
prohibition. The railroad station
was packed with a gay going-away
thrcng. Over at one slo-j of the
waiting loom stood a quiet, little
man, fidgeting about, and attempt-
ing to l ie<j himself from the crowd.
The s*e' Ci agent noticed that the
strar.cer had something in his ccat
pocket from which drops were fall-
ing In clow tric'Ues. The agent,
with a f.!eam :n hij eye, collared
c aent, put a Il ige*- out under
the diops, caught one and to,-ted
it. Then he spoke to the man.
"Scotch?"
"Nope," replied ths man, "Aire-
dale pup!"
Trail Dust. . .
(By Douglas Meador)
Silver bubble drifting on ths
gulf of night, the moon licks love's
altar with white flames thai con-
sume fuel of hours. Fantastic sha-
dows move beneath the whisper-
ing trees and there is a p,littering
Hon forged ahead and irnrie more 1 P'1"1 on waters. H'e hills aie
wealth than all tile nations of
the world put together. But that
was when we had purely Demo-
cratic Rule, with no Paternalism,
soft pillows tossed against, the hori
zon. Life's most sublime ecstacy
dances to the songs in yoang
hearts; each night through the
new puppetr enter the stage.
THE DALHART TEXAN i , . . „ _ ae(,s
n,.t ,v,„ j_, .r„v„c Communism and especially Bureau-
But the chan„e in Texas Pan- to-day 'Each ni8ht some mllst leave- To
handle newspapers is taking place ™?uc KUie' Vs "
now and will continue for some : When a monkey wrench is thrown
In the case of error in legal or
othev advertising the publishers do
not hold themselves liable for du- „„„ ,
mages in excess, of the amount paid tlme_ ^ GI>S are taklng over. At | Into the wheels of production, dls-
for such advertising.
All resolutions of respect, card of
thanks, advertising of churoh or
society functlr.ni, when admission Is
charged, will be treated as advertis-
ing and charged for accordingly.
Announcements:
The Claude News Is authorized to
announce the following candidates
for the office under which their
names appear, subject to the action
of the Democratic Primarv which
is to be held July 27, 1946 The star
way for a .scn-in-law with a lot
of promise. It i.' right and pro-
per. The old heads aru not only
tired but they real1..' that the
ambition and energy of the se;-
dates for REELECTION vlce men ,,u,st have a iililrt a,ld
to his respective office. they are toing to g..e way fo>-
[ them. Watcii your Texas. Pan-
Tor DiM. Judge 47th Dlst: handle newspaper grow bigger, bet-
preceeding each name below in-
dicate Candida
j trobution and consumption,
perity and Progress gently
like dew before the morning sun.
pros-
fades
Memphis, Clarendon, Claude, Per-
ryton, and many more good town;
the returning service men are
stepping in and taking charge. |
Over at Canadian, Major Vincent j qf Local Interest . . .
Lockhart has bought and is oper-
ating two newspapers. Down a' JR KASI BAI , ,!OYs TO
Canyon Clyde Warwick U r.u.King ,.LAV m0|K v SrNI//\V
The Jr. basebnii club of Claude
them the shattered vase of h;;pc
lies in a barren garden among
the debris of broken promises. The
white, haunting light reflect" from
dried cheeks and pours into the
hollow eyes of little dreams whose
laughter and song have been si-
lenced. Love lights its ancient lire
from the moon and returns the
cold caresses when the last em-
ber is gone and the ashes crumble.
HENRY S. BISHOP
For County Judge:
RICHARD S. MORRIS
For County Sheriff:
ROY V WOODS
RAY BURTON
For Co. and I>ist Clerk:
ANNIE McINTIRK
tel. and. we hope, more pr,ispero"s.
For County Treasurer:
LILLABEL ROAN
MRS. H. C. TIMS
For Cnmmissioner
ALFRED RECK
.tf Prect. 1:
For Commissioner of Prect. 2:
R. B. CARTER
CHARLIE BROWN
CARROLL BHOWN
THE AiUARII LO GLOBE
AND I looked and beheld a pole
horse, and his name that sat on
him >vas death, and Hell followed
with him.'—Book cf Revelations.
"We. the peoples of the United
Nations, determined—to reaffirm
faith in fundamental human rights
—and to promote social progres;.
and better standards of life in
larger freedom—have agreed to
the present charter of the United
Nations."—Preamble to the United
Nations charter.
India is facec! with a famine
as disastrous .is that of 1943.
In the Middle East, countries Pan>-
hitherto self-sufficient ior food are
is to go to Heiilev to play
Jr. Team there „ext Sunday.
This ball team iias just
organized by -erne of our
the
"TRULY YOURS"...
Every prescription your pharmacist fills
for you is as personalized °..c your finper
print. Each is written to correct certain con-
ditions your physician recognises. j*e names
specific drays, in correct combination and
dosage.
The prescription is truly yours. When your pharma-
cist compounds it he gives you what your phvsician ha;
decided to be the remedial agent best ?uiied to your
case.
People sometimes take a prescription preoared for
someone else because they feel they have the same con-
dition. This practice is dangerous. Symptoms whir;\
appear similar to the layman can indicate wde'y dif-
fering diseases, requiring entirely different treatment;
dosages effective for you can be harmful or inadeo.iate
for another.
CITY DRUG COMPANY
V. G. WOODBURN, Pharmacist
♦*•♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦ ♦**eeeaeeeeeeeeeee♦ ♦♦ ♦* ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ *• ♦♦ •*•♦•*♦•
Somewhere in the night a mock- |
ingbird is singing through a door
been left open by spring. Filtered by
gooii the wind, the notes are mellow and
men of this city, who vish our rich with a haunting beauty of
glowing youngsters to h've some!having parsed through the corn-
clear. and wnoie«ome entertain- dors of so many memories.
lr.ent. We a ho hear that these « • •
youngsters gave theii seniors a
good work out last Sunday.
The boll game next Sunday
be at 2.00 p. m.
will
• Mr. and Mrs. ,7. r. Thomti.s ant;
children of /marilio, spent, the
week-end in Claude visiting
parents, Mr. and Mrs
ford.
he:
Jess Ruther-
It is easier to assume a woman's
thoughts in .silence than to at-
tempt to understand them after
an explanation.
* ♦ *
Ingratitude leaves a sore that
will not heal despite the sooth-
ing oils of forgetfulness.
softly curscri a btib-talled cow that
grazed at young sage and tried to
leave the he:d. No trace of twi-
light remained when the shipping
pen gate wa£ closed and the
dinky switch engine moved more
cattle cars on the siding. Squatted
around the chuck-wagon the riders
swallowed their beef and sour
dough biscuits and washed it down
with black coffee. Half a mile
nway lights of the small town
twinkled in mute Invitation. Th:'
bronze eowbov was shaving by
ianternllght when the cold, spring
,vlnd struck. It was like disdain
in a haughty woman's laughter.
He changed to a woo! shirt and hi.
heavy California breeches, wrappitip
i black silk scarf about his throat
and rubbing his dried boots with
a piece of bacon rttni. Music of a
■rjing violin c'imbed through stairs
with my feet on the rame oil
9 Call us for your traitor furl wherc j had stood as a child. It
requirements. Large or.lers cr was difficult to realize that trains
small, both are hlfiluy appreciated. had passed on thls rlght of wa>
Prompt service with as fine a PVery (|ay and night during the
motni fuel as you ran wurf.- |(,ng years that bridged a lifetime.
R. C. BALLARD, '1 lie Feyas Com- perhaps our itineraries in this
world mighl be less complicated if
rails ran straight into eternity.
clamoilng for imports. Even South ® Mls " Haired is under the •
Africa is petitioning fcr lood a'.ip- jcare ut Drs- 'n Nirth West Texas
plies. Hospital in Amarillo. She had a
of the wind as he sought the
A train passed while I watched ;)ance. Ten men were waiting to
dance with each of the few girls
as he walked up .tfid dropped a
■liver dollar In v!ie musician's hat.
His turn was a waltz with the
smiling blark-haired giii who held
a tiny white handkerchief in hei
hand. She was soft and smelled oi
soap and ironed starch. Life drop-
ped its ugly ;nask and his neart
sang with the music. Suddenly the
music ended and he saw the wide
Yesterday's futility is the empty
stable where tomorrow's prancing
l-'or Commissioner of Prect. 3:
" • "DELTON C. DYE
The ration in Great Britain is heart attack last week and was hopes were fed to await the slack
For Commissioner of Preet. 4:
LEE GOODIN
Clippings from
Our Exchange . . .
THE PANHANDLE III KALI)
The story in last week's Herald
that teachers of the Panhandle
Independent School District will
receive a minimum salary of $i,-
1500.00 next year is a step in the
light direction. The minimum has
been raised $120.00 a year.
A check shows study of the
salaries indicates that any arbitrary err) f:un,jx>
below the lowest poir.t of the war.
The greatest food exporting v.reo
of the world is normally that part
of the Far East, over which war
has raged. There is no reserve of
rice in Burma to meet tne needs
of India and Ceylon.
In Australia, one of ihe t'oor
'treat wheat-producing countries of
the world, there hn.; been a disas-
trous drought and a :.nortage of
farm workers and phosphate ferti-
lizer.
In continental Europe diversion
of manpower and shortages of
fettilizer and machinery cut wheat
production from 42,000.000 tons be-
fore the war to 2?,000,000 in 19-
15.
No wheat is now reaching west-
from East-European
rushed to the hospital and placed 1 ,.tj rejn
under an oxygen tent, and her
condition is thought quiet serious.
of dawn.
plan lor the minimum has its in- countiles. normally the bread and
iquities. For instance, Startlers with [M)tato basket of all Europe
up to
as much as 20 years of experience tjje Rhine,
will receive no more salary than! fn these countries the deporta-
beginning teacher; tion of native German-speaking
The school board should work populations, and hasty and ill-or-
out a plan to give teachers some juni/rd land reforms have dis-
kind of annual increase based on :istroasiy reduced production
experience and efficiency. It Just xhe British zone, the poorest
doesn't make sense that all I'an- f00d-proc!ucin[; area of Germany,
handle teachers should be paid es- J Ilow augmented bv 2.000,000 refu-
pentially the snme salaries. i gees, is forced to reduce rations
to 1,000 calories per day.
Austrians in cities are starving.
There is no inti rzonal pooling
of food in Germany. '
In most European countries the
non-farming population is getting
less than 2,000 calories per day.
Meanwhile, the victors play pow-
er politics and the politicians, hun-
gry for votes, appeal never to the
people's best instincts, but only to
their worst—to selfishness, greed,
and stupidity. Mayor O'Dwyer oi
New York, a "progressive," I be-
lieve, rushes out to assure roller
and ice skaters in flushing Mea-
dow Park that their rink will not
long be occupied by U. N. O. one,
not even a roller skater, must
be disaccommodated in order to
help save the world from famine
and ourselves from another war.
Skate on, lads and lasses, you, loo.
will be voters, soon! Skate on
Into the abyss—and vote for
Dwyer!
A minimum salary for Meginners
plus $30 00 to $60 00 a year in-
crease up to a certain maximum or
some other plan .should be aevel-
oped. In addition there should be
made adjustments for years of
Only Exclusive Dyer
in the Panhandle . . .
We Handle tne Most Delicate
Fibers with Expert Care and
Precision ...
Potts Dye Works
IN OUR NEW HOME AT
608 W. 36th St.
On Canyon Highway Amarillo
NOW REAt>V
P!rh/f -16 Big league Toami
Official Rult«-Av*rag«*
LIU Story -Profuwly IlluitraUd
-A. I. (Happy) ChandUr,
Commiulontr of taiobflll
Dab* Ruth's Comploto Horn*
Run R«tord, •>(., otc.
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tcifen tUUi.ii.6 - H. lOUII 1, MO.
O'-
The Former
Editor Says . . .
iBy Thos. T. Wagoner)
WHEN that great middle class
voters get ready to change horn
Bureaucratl" Rule, as we have now
and also to STOP drafting citizens
in peace time, whicn Ir a, dhcct
violation of our National Consti-
tution. 'hey will bring abou. a
change, regardless of the whimper-
ing sighs of the C. I. O. or any
other labor union. That Great
Clasii gave us a landslide vote
from Republicanism to president
Wilson, if you remember. And a-
gain they gave us anothei land
elide from the Democratic Party tr
Hoover, at the time Texas went
Horns and hooi's •. hitter cd in
rythmic thunder torn at intervals
• Mr. and Mrs. Larry Turner ana. <,y synchronised bellowing as the
daughter, Jessalyr. of Ccmpton Cal- moved ;lowiv north. Behind
ifornia, left last Tuesday after n )ay the wide oath like a brown
weeks visit with hei parents Mr. tapestry on the shoulder of hills,
and Mrs. Jrss Rutherford. Ihe;, where the young grass and yellow
plan to visit Larry's father, Daddy , buttercups were partly buried in
Jim Turner in Albur uerque, New trampled-out graves. Swaying with
Mexico on their vav home. tfie rocking-chair walk of his horse,
the bronze cowboy watched clouds
• Mr. an' Mrs. Bo.j Ashworth 0f just rise from shadows below
and Hack January spent the week- (he caprock and hang for a few
end in Denver. Comrade, visiting! moments like red steam when
Hack's daughter lno.gene, I nty re-jstrUck with rays of the to-." sun
He breathed the stench ol dust
and sweat in ills nostrils and
ported a nice trip and it rained
all the way irom Crhorado springs
to this side of Amaiilo on their
return trip nome. This could indi-
cate some of us don't pay om^
preachers enough.
Advertising Pays
♦ It is the time of
year to see
Chas. W. Stewart
for Wind Storm £
Hail Insurance on
your property
wedding band on her left hand
The wind seemed colder as ho
• went baLk to the wagon arcl un-
rolled his bed. The violin con-
tinued playing in his theuights as
he watched the stars; the smil-
ing girl came to his arms and
they danced away across the ball
room of forgetfulness.
* • ♦
We need only to remember our
good deeds. The world Is full o:
eager souls who find joy in re-
minding as of our mistakes.
• • •
Life's loom will have no other
than gold and put pie strands to
weave into the fabric of love;
all else Is stronger but rough
and common.
Don't Forget...
We Serve the Biggest
Steaks in Town!!
Drop in for a friendly meal with Black-
ie and Blackie. Special Sunday D nner
every Sunday.
i CAPROCK CAFE
V GI Y BLACKWELL FAGE BLACKWELI.
We Now Have...
Pyrene Fire Extinguishers
Cast Aluminum Sauce Pans
AI la- [in Mantles & Globes
Wrenches
Grease Guns
Tarpaulins
Saddle Pads
Weed N<. More
destroy
Flit
May tap Repair.
Water Pags
Tin Snips
Pipe \\ renches
Radio
Wall Paper
Mitchell-Goodwin Lumber Co.
Hardware. Paints. John Deere Impls.
Butane Gas
Phone 94 Claude
Try Us First-We May Have It!
tjione :tu
CLAUDE
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Expert workmanship on letterheads,
envelopes, statement blanks, note
heads or on any form in the printing
line.
Check your stock now, and call 'is
when in need of printing.
THE CLAUDE NEWS
"Where Advertising Pays"
Phone 97 Claude
Make his
Graduation
Gift...
A Wearable One
Here Are Some
Suggestions
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Slacks
Sport Coats
Swim Trunks
Beltsor Suspenders
Jackets of All Types
Sandals
Jewelrv
*
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A miracle has happened -
\
Japanese want the Scriptures
Jam before Chrl.inia., Ivan L. Bennett, Chaplain (Colonel)
U. S. Army, sent a letter to the Ameriean Bible Society
. asking for the immediate shipment of 100,000 Bibles anil
2,500,000 New Testament, for distribution in Japan. Now
that the Japanese may worship they please, millions of
them want to read the Book that provides the greatest com-
fort, inspiration and outline for better livinS _ The Bible.
1,000,000 New Testaments are now on the presses. Trans-
portalion has been provided, but hundreds of thousands of
dollar, are needed to pay f„r the Book, that will be shipped.
Use the coupon NOW — today!
Thit nd
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American Bible Society, 450 Park Ave.
Bible House, New York 22, N. Y.
□ I enclose $ to provide Testaments or Bibles
for the Japanoso.
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Address
Ci*y Stat*
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