Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1963 Page: 4 of 16
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4 : THE CLAUDE NEWS
APRIL 11, 1963. Claude, Texas
The Claude News
ESTABLISHED IN 1890
Phone 226-3461
Co-Editors & Publishers
Wm. J. B. WAGGONER
CECIL O. WAGGONER
Local <fc Personal Items
Tom Henry Miller—Dail 226-4281
Entered as second class mail mat-
ter at the post office at Claude,
Armstrong County, Texas, under
the Act of March 30, 1879.
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There are no longer problems of champs perfect their skill. They sides, H. M., olef boy, Have you
the spirit. There is only the ques- carry the brunt of the bruises ever been to the lounge, with
ftion: When will I be blown up?" and none of the glory. However, Jackie?
Like the sword of Damocles this I have also noticed the bench-
fear hangs constantly over us. In sitters become the backbone of Straighten up—ord boy!'
fact we have some who would ra- ithe nation while the champs are Somebody's husband better get
ther be "red than dead" even confused by the absence of a the lead out Some disillusioned
though the former would mean roaring crowd in their later life, individual dropped the' following
an eternity of the.latter, whereas How do I know these things? I little poem in our letter-slot Sun-
there is hope in keeping the faith used to be a bench-sitter.
of our forefathers.
Those who prattle "rather be Tornado time
red than dead" should realize Kd R HaySi Editor of The
that all "reds" carry a death Lockn(jy Beacon teHs ug.
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Common denominator
In studying the wheat program
you run into more fiction than
fact, which reminds me of the
man who drowned in a creek with
an average depth of only three
inches. Or as one prominent eco-
nomist put it recently, "If a man
stands with his right foot on a
hot stove and his left foot in a
freezer", some statisticians would
assert that, on the average, he's
comfortable." Or, take the old boy
who shot at a duck with a double
barrel shot gun. The first shot
was three feet in front of the
duck and the second, three feet
behind. According to the laws of
average, he shot that duck.
Some wheat farmers tell me
they would enjoy being free of
government control but that type
freedom wouldn't buy them beans.
At the same time, one old boy
wondered why start with the far-
mer when everything else is sub-
sidized anyway?
Still another said being subsidiz-
ed is like being a little bit preg-
nant. You eventually have to go
all the way and the farmer will
end up under total control. He
points out that controls become
more rigid every year.
So I will say, according to the
law of average, most farmers are
opposed to the program but most
of them will vote for it. We have
too many farmers who remember
the depression years.
Rather be red than dead?
In his Nobel Prize acceptance'
speech, William Faulkner said.
"Our tragedy today is a uni-
versal physical fear so long sus-
tained that we can even bear it.
warrant. Read on.
This is tornado season and
Gus Hall, General Secretary of here is a bi(. of information which
the American Communist Party
once said:
you might find interesting con-
,, , cering tornadoes: Tornadoes us-
'I dream of the hour when the ua), come on hot stjcky d
last congressman is strangled to wRh southerl winds and a thr_
death on the guts of the last eateningi ominous sky, An hour
day but will forever remain a
nonentity . . . Husbands, wake up,
this may be your wife writing,
Why should I smile at you?
No one approves of anything
I do.
I try to be a good mother.
I try to be a good wife.
But who knows I'm living . . .
I might as well be leaving.
preacher—and since the Chris-
or two before a tornado, topsy-
So why should I smile at you?
I don't care for pink roses,
All I do is clean dirty noses
And wash blue jeans . . .
And cook your favorite beans.
So why should I smile at you?
Dear Unk Claude
Mrs. Flossie Kaffer of Rock-
Little League weather
I ran across this little verse
3n the Lynn County News:
"The toy sits there upon the
urns. seem to love to sing about , c]ouds sometimes
he blood, why not give them a bul i down instead of Thp
little of it—slit the throats of douds Qften haye a ish_
heir children and drag them over b,ack co]or Rain> fl. tlv hail,
the mourners bench and the ede the with a h
pulpit, and allow them to drown dow . after lt has ed Tor_
in their own blood; and then see nadoes ln most caseR move from
whether hey enjoy singing these (he west Qr frQm (ho
hymns. (Gus Hall at the funeral KOuthwest Th ,ravel 25 t0 40 ' ^e '
of Comrade Eugene Dennis, Feb- .... '7 ' WIUC;>-
ruary 1961 ) 1 just cannot resist telling you
this funny little true affair:
Tit for tat My aunt (dad's youngest and
Marvin Tomme, Editor of the only sister, 84 years old) told it
Ralls Banner, gave me quite a to me (Thursday). A friend of
chuckle last week when he wrote: her's has a talking parakeet. The
Editor H. M. Baggerly up Tulia friend also uses the expression,
"be-jich beside the diamond wide, way took issue recently with a "Pete (parakeet's name) mind me
He's so hurt and despondent, sign that's posted in a ladies cr I will pull your tail." One day
there are tears he has to hide. lounge in the Dallas Club. Seems the mistress (friend) was sick in
' His suit is for a bigger boy— the sign says "Jackie Kennedy bed- occasioned need of a doc-
that's why he has to sit—If only would never throw paper towels tor to come to the house.. The
lie could get a chance to see if on the floor." Old H. M. continu- doctor and Mrs', husband went
he could hit! es, saying, "This paper goes to into the kitchen for the doctor
"He goes to practice every day, the White House each week and to sterilize something. On the
at least there he can play. He we hope the President sees it. way back to Mrs. room the para-
ulways keeps on hoping Coach We hope he knows about the in- kee remarked to doctor, "Look
will let him try next day. cident. And we hope Dallas gets out, she'll pull your tail." Doctor
"His team has won most every put on a rural mail route out of almost collapsed. I imagine I
game—for that the boy is glad. Belcherville. Fort Worth, as was would collapse also, f my parakeet
But, always his place is the same once suggested, is much too close. (Chief) talked.
--on the bench, and looking sad. We want Mr. Hunt to get his
"Yes, he's a Southern Leaguer, copy of Human Events a day Notable prayer
I know that sounds real fine. But late." To start with, such a trivial Someone laid this on my desk
you know how much it hurts if matter is nothing uncommon, with a request we publish it and
your boy sits like mine!" Every person who has ever been it is well worth clipping and
In my observation of life I find in politics knows they lay them- using. It is a morning prayer by
it is the bench-sitter that pro- selves and their families open to Connor R. Lundy, a minister of
duces the champions. They are public barbs, whether in jest or The Christian Church in Electra
the backstop against which the in all seriousness. . . . And be- see CLAUDE on page 13
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