Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 1957 Page: 4 of 16
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UNCL BCLAUDL
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THE FARMERS PLIGHT
The Amarillo Daily News informs
us "... every farmer should be
concerned about the imposition of
government policies which are in
opposition to economic trend. They
impose another limitation on an
already economically hazardous
business."
But what the daily didn't tell
US is how the fanner is going to
get around having to compete with
his products on a world free mar-
ket but is forced to buy on a
highly protected and controlled
home market.
It is the simple fact that when
a farmer goes to sell he asks
"What will you give me?" and
when he goes to buy, he asks "How
much do you want?"
On the "What will you give me"
market he is competing against
farm products from every country
in the world, much of which
comes into the United States com-
pletely duty free. He also has to
compete against every new synthe-
tic discovery of modern science,
sponsored or underwritten by the
government. But the crowning
thorn is the simple fact that he
has to turn his product over to
speculators without any protection
whatsoever in a free economy.
On the farmer's "How much do
you want" market he finds it
well protected against foreign mar-
kets by high tariffs. Not only that,
the market is skillfully controlled
through secret agreements, mono-
polies and government regulations
and subsidy in favor of the
manufacturer. He is also forced to
pay all freight, distribution costs
and taxes on any equipment he
buys plus the added burden of the
equipment becoming virtually worth-
less on trade in value.
* >.* *
REPUBLICAN TIMES
Putting a mortgage on your
house is no longer considered im-
moral, but it's rapidly becoming
impossible.
The Claude News
ESTABLISHED IN 1890
Co-Editors & Publishers
Wm. J. B. WAGGONER
CECIL O. WAGGONER
Entered as second class mail matter
at the post office at Claude, Texas,
under the Act of March 30, 1879.
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may appear in the columns of The
Claude News, will gladly be correct-
ed upon it being brought to the at-
tention of the publishers.
In the case of error in legal or
other advertising the publishers do
not hold themselves liable for da-
mages in excess of the amount paid
lor such service.
All revolutions of respect
thanks, publishing _of d
card of
MAN A HOPELESS OMB
I had always suspected it, but
now I have backing for my warped
theories of man's crowning glory
when he follows materialism. Prof.
Pltirim A. Sorokin of Harvard Uni-
versity says rulers, modern as well
as ancient, are the most criminal
group in their populations.
He reports that the rate of mur-
derers found among rulers runs as
high as one out of four or even
one out of one.
Prof. Sorokin's research into the
criminality of rulers included Eng-
lish, Russian, French, German, Aus-
trian and Turkish monarchs, and
the presidents and bosses of re-
publics. Rulers' murders include the
killing of father, mother, wife, bro-
ther and so on.
Discovery of atomic energy and
nuclear weapons challenge social
scientists to find a way to prevent
misuse of these modern advances
by criminals, selfish groups and es-
pecially by the governments of
states.
"There is hardly any doubt," he
warned, "that within one or two
decades the nuclear weapons will
pass into the hands of criminals.
And there is no certainty that the
rulers of nations would not misuse
the nuclear weapons by plunging
mankind into international or civil
wars."
The ruling groups of today are
possibly the most dangerous groups
for the well-being of mankind, Prof
Sorokin warned.
But to me, the most significant
thing he said, and the most para-
mount, was in regards to our pre-
sent day philosophies of life. Recent
advances in the physical and bio-
logical sciences, he says, call for
abandonment of many theories of
the social sciences as scientifically
untenable. He included among the
theories requiring drastic revision
or abandonment the Freudian theo-
ry of personality and human be-
havior and the Darwinian theory
of the struggle of existence. These
theories, when taken to their ulti-
mate, show life as an unfortunate
accident that created freaks of na-
ture without rhyme or reason.
These scientists should recalled
that Einstein felt that each indi-
vidual atom was "self-determined,"
indicating an over-all intelligence
at work.
♦ # *
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY
The great scientist scanned the
heavens through the giant teles-
cope. Intensely absorbed in what he
was studying, he remarked rather
absently to his colleague:
"It's going to rain tonight."
"What makes you say that?" his
colleague asked excitedly.
"Corns hurt," said the scientist.
* *
WORKING WIVES
"Changing Times, the Kiplinger
Magazine, asks a question, "Should
Wives Go Back to Work?" I was
always of the opinion that they
worked harder than their husbands.
At any rate, the magazine says,
"If the main purpose is to add to
the family coffers, a wife must
have a job that will pay at least
her expenses plus her taxes, and
a net return that will make the
job financially worthwhile. If she
files a joint income tax return, she
pays at her husband's top rate.
If he's in, say, the 26% bracket,
roughly 26c of every dollar she
earns will go to taxes. And so, the
mere her husband earns, the more
she pays for the privilege of work-
ing." That's what the magazine
says. But what husband around
here has made any money in the
last seven years?
The magazine gives an account
of a woman who had a $461-a-
month husband. She took a job
that paid $250 a month. After all
expenses for clothes, baby-sitter,
lunches, transportation and taxes
had been taken oat she discovered
that she had $81 a month left.
• • • ^
A NEW ANGLE
The Daily Oklahoman, in regards
to the postal deficit, says:
Reports from Washington inform
us that the old battle for an In-
crease in postal rates is about to
be renewed in the congress. Re-
ports have it that the postmaster
general will insist that a five-cent
stamp shall be substituted for a
three-cent stamp on each letter
mailed. This increased postage is
considered necessary in order to
make the post-office department
pay its own maintenance expenses.
Advocates of the increase point to
the annual deficit in postal affairs.
It is rather odd that we should
insist that the postoffice depart-
ment do something that is not re-
quired of any other department of
the federal government. None of
the others pays its own way. The
army doesn't show a proft, the
navy doesn't show a profit, the air
force doesn't show a profit, the
department of agriculture doesn't
show a profit, the White House
doesn't show a profit, nor does
congress itself show a profit. The
maintenance of every one of them
entails a loss. But every time a
new congress convenes there is an
immediate demand for increased
postal revenues in order that the
department may be able to pay its
own maintenance costs.
♦ *
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT
Editor H. M. Baggarly, of The
Tulia Herald, tells us:
We agree with President Eisen-
hower that our interest in the Mid-
dle East is sufficient to warrant the
use of armed force if necessary to
keep the vast oil reserves, Suez,
and important British military in-
stallations from falling into the
hands of Russia. However, we aren't
sure he needs to have the unlimit-
ed power he has requested.
There is no place for the pacifist
in a world which will experience
"wars and rumors of wars" until
the very end. Mad dogs and de-
mon possessed humans can only
understand the language of force.
But we have not forgotten the
days when Presidents Roosevelt and
Truman also were confronted with
similar situations. They too realiz-
ed the importance of military pre-
paredness, of being able and willing
to call the-bluffs of international
bullies. And they were called "war
mongers." Their enemies accused
them of "leading us into war" in
order to create prosperity. The edi-
torial writers and radio news com-
mentators were the chief offenders.
But today the tune is so differ-
ent. We have examined all the
dailies that come our way. Efforts
of these papers to cushion the Pre-
sident's request, to condition the
public, is all too obvious to those
who follow closely news headlines
and the mechanical handling of
the news.
It seems we live in a day when
a doctrine or policy is not evaluat-
ed in terms of its own merits but
rather in terms of which party
advocated it.
*
YOU NAME IT
In Graham, N. C., History Teach-
er Wilton Hawkins apologized un-
der pressure to the city council for
including in a final examination a
multiple choice question: "The
Graham City Council is largely
composed of A) Idiots; B) Ignora-
muses; C) Ne'er-Do-Wells; D) You
call it, you got it."
Interstate movement of all cattle
except steers, spayed heifers and
calves under 8 months old comes
under Federal control, starting
January 1, 1957, to curb the spread
of brucellosis.
ONE of the most interesting
questions which most likely
will arise in the 85th Congress, is
whether the. legislators will accept
the pre-statehood election of two
United States Senators and a Con-
gressman-at-large from the Terri-
tory of Alaska. "*
There are precedents both ways.
For instance about 160 years ago,
the Territory of Tennessee had
difficulty in establishing its own
state sovereignty and being admit-
ted to the Union. The land now
comprising Tennessee was origin-
ally owned by North Carolina which
ceded the territory to the general
government in 1784 on condition
that it be accepted into the union
within two years. Congress, how-
ever did nothing and North Caro-
lina took back its territory. How-
ever in the meantime Tennessee
had organized its territorial gov-
ernment and was ready to fight
for it, until finally in 1790 North
Carolina again ceded the terri-
tory and this time the Federal
Government accepted and set up
a territorial government ct Knox-
ville. In 1795 the territory had the
necessary 60,000 white inhabitants
then necessary for statehood and
a constitutional convention was
called in 1790. The legislature
even though the territory was not
yet a state, elcct?d William A.
Blount and William Cooke as
United States Senators and An-
drew Jackson as a Congrassman-
at-large. The trio went to Wash-
ington and demanded credentials
in the Congress. However history re-
veals they were permitted to sit
as "Spectators" Tennessee was
admitted to the union on June 1,
1796, but the elected senators and
Andy Jackson were forced to go
back home, stand for reelection
and took their seats in Congress
the following December. This Ten-
nessee plan, so-called was adopted
by Michigan in gaining admission
to the union in 1837, by Iowa in
1846, California in 1850, Minnesota
in 1858, Oregon in 1859 and Kan-
sas in 1861.
In the California case, William
M. Gwin and John C. Fremont,
"senators" elect from California,
elected before statehood, were
permitted to take their seats on
the same day the President signed
California statehood bill despila
the efforts to declare them illcgil-
ly elected.
Now Alaska, long denied state-
hood, has adopted the Tonne:-ce
plan, and following adoption of a
constitution by a territorial con-
vention which authorized hold .3
of elections for two senators and a
Congressman last November, is
pushing at the doors of Congress
for admission of their representa-
tives.
Former Governor Ernest Grucn-
ing, and Businessman William A.
Egan, were "elected" as United
States Senators for a six and four
year term respectively, and Attor-
ney Ralph J. Rivers to the House
of Representatives, all Democrats.
These gentlemen travelled down
the Alcan Highway from where
they were scheduled to go to Nash-
ville from Seattle to be greet ,'d
with a full scale reception by Ten-
nessee's Governor Frank Clem-
ents at Nashville. From there
their trip to Washington to impor-
tune Congress for seats in the 85th
Congress may or may not meet
with success . . . Even if Congress
does grant Statehood to Alaska,
they may have to go back home
for another try at election.
in
other editors
From The Dove Creek Press,
Dove Creek, Colorado: Lieuten-
ant General Lesile R Groves,
who headed the war-time Man-
hattan Project that produced the
A-bomb and who has been inti-
mately associated with atomic
development ever since, recently
had something Important and
authoritative to say about the
atoms for peace program.
He reviewed what is being done
in this and other countries to pro-
duce electric power with atomic
fuel. He said that the Atomic
Energy Commission is maintain-
ing our leadership Then he ad-
vised that we ". . . keep a sharp
eye on those domestic politicians
who bend their efforts toward
keeping private industry out of
the atomic field."
He said also that maximum pro-
gress will come from encouraging
private enterprise to do as much
of the development job as possi-
ble, and added: ". . . Certainly
a big government construction
program such as was proposed in
the last Congress . . . would in-
evitably put atomic development
in the middle of the age-old pub-
lic-private power flght. This . . .
would be a backward move which
might well lead to disaster "
It can be added that some of
those who are urging the govern-
ment program have long been
associated with the campaign to
put government ever deeper into
the power business, on a tax-
free, tax-subsidized monopolistic
basis, regardless of whether the
power is to be produced by water,
atomic energy, oil, or coal. Gen-
eral Groves was dead right when
he said that if they succeed in
their current effort, disaster can
be expected
• • •
From The Independent, Fuquay
Springs, North Carolina: Not long
ago a newspaper symposium pre-
sented views of readers on Eng-
lish words—the ugliest, the sad-
dest, and so forth. This leads us
to the observation that within the
English language is a word to sup-
ply every purpose, no matter how
fine may be the shade of mean-
ing to be expressed. The problem
is to have the word available for
use when needed
Most people must explore the
recesses of their memories for
a while before coming up with the
word they want. It eludes others
entirely, and they must settle for
a weak substitute. They are among
the people, probably the great
majority, who never are able to
get words together satisfactorily
to'make known their thoughts and
ideas
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Waggoner, William J. B. & Waggoner, Cecil O. Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 1957, newspaper, January 17, 1957; Claude, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth355552/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Richard S. and Leah Morris Memorial Library.