The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1948 Page: 3 of 8
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0 Albany, Texas, Thursday, May 9,1949
THE ALBANY NEWS
Pay*
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verted commas by the British.
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A famous hole in the wall of the
chamber of the Great Council in
Venice was called the "Lion's
Mouth." Through it anonymous
accusations were passed in to the
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HeattfaAU
lis* aad Abate ml tfce Eyes
Our eyes are expected to serve
us faithfully during every wakeful
moment throughout our lives. Yet,
we abuse our eyes probably more
than we do any of the other or-
gans of the body.
Kighty percent of all our know-
ledge comes to us through our
eyes. We use about a quarter of
our daily output of energy in see-
ing. While the exacting demands
made upon our eyes can be ex-
pected to take a toll, much eye-
strain and many defects of vision
could be avoided with a little care
and common sense.
More than three-quarters of the
people in the United States have
defective vision. In our schools
alone, one out of every five stu-
dents has imperfect eyesight. Most
of these cases of defective eyesight
can be helped considerably if
caught in time and treated proper-
ly.
It would be bad enough if the
neglect of our eyes harmed those
organs alone. Hut when any part
of the eye i* suffering, other parts
of the body often are affected und
Dr. Palmer
at
Porter Pharmacy
Albany
SATURDAY
May I
Eyei Examined
Glaisct Fitted
U1M
our entire physical well-being may
be upset. Chronic headaches,
nervous irritability and even indi-
gestion may be the result of eye-
strain.
Since modern living does de-
mand such constant and exacting
use of the eyes, it is wise to have
them checked at least once every
two years. Your doctor is your best
source of advice on eye care. He
may send you to a specialist who
can detect imperfections before
they become too serious and ad-
vise corrective measures, whether
they be better reading and study-
ing habits, eye exercise* or suitable
eyeglasses.
Kemember that the eye physi-
cian (sometimes called the oculist)
is the one who knows best what
treatment is needed for your par-
ticular sight imperfection. Do not
confuse him with the optician
whose job is to fit you with cor-
rect eyeglasses according to the
eye doctor's prescription.
In addition to having your eyes
examined regularly, and especially
at the first sign of eye trouble,
there are certain rules of eye care
that everyone should follow. The
greatest cause of eyestrain is read-
ing or working in inadequate light
or in glare. While reading, sew-
ing or doing any close work, a per-
son should sit with his main light
slightly behind him. Working with
just n section of light thrown on
the material while the rest of the
room is in darkness strains and
tires the eyes because they must
constantly adjust from light to
darkness. Sit up straight when
you lead, with the material no
closer than about a foot from your
eyes. Avoid close work in the di-
rect sunshine or when the sun re-
flects on the working surfuce.
Heading while stooping, lying down
or on moving vehicles places a
severe strain on the strongest eyes.
Sufficient sleep and a well-lialanc-
ed diet promote the health of the
eyes.
Taking care of the eyes, in gen-
eral, should lie\ el lie left until old
age, when we can expect our eii.-es
to he le.s- than perfect. On the
contrary, n child should fie taken
tn the oculist before he enters
school for the lii-t time. Defects
of \ ision are often <fi-covtied anil
corrected then, when they can lie
improved with the lea t amount of
time, expel)-e and t rouhli.
rnT\y
STRIKE
Production equipment such as
machine tools and industrial ma-
chines are in the war surplus spot-
light again during the month of
May. In Texas and the south-
west equipment has been held
from sale pending a screening by
a special armed forces committee
which earmarked a considerable
portion for an emergency reserve.
Some, however has been released
and is to be offered on a competi-
tive bid basis to all buyers. Sales
of a total of fKOO.OOO worth of
such equipment have been schedul-
ed to be held at the McAlester,
Okla. Naval Depot itnd the Grand
Prairie Dal ! Warehouse during
the latter part of May. In each
case a thirty day Inspection pre-
ceded the sale to allow priority
clalments ample time to select
items needed and also to allow the
armed forces t<o make additional
withdrawals. Another smaller
machine tool sale Is to be held at
Camp tjruber.
Congressional proposals for the
withdrawal from surplus and re-
activation of Camp Maxey, Camp
(•rulier and Sheppard Field w ill
halt Indefinitely any further dis-
posals of real property at1 these
sites. Any personal property
deemed unneeded for the possible
reactivation will prohahly he dis-
posed of by the War Assets Ad-
ministration In many cases, W
AA officials have pointed out, it
is a greater -living to the govern-
ment to market and nemove small,
scattered store,- of -urplus proper-
ty, than to continue the cost of
storage, maintenance and ware-
housing.
Six location- in New Orleans
ami nearby Algier.-, Louisiana, are
heiflg leadied for synchronized
clearance -ale from May 10
through May I t. The goods will
aggregate an inventory with a cost
valuation of about >700.00(1 In
-pertion and put i lia -e at ill loca-
tions will take place I'm \evrans
and other liuyei - at the ame t me.
I'lie -1mt bidding and awarding
I w ill lie held in tin \, w tli lean-
I ii-t l ii t \\ \ V of l In".' ilining at
a. in. May I I
V ealed 11111 offei nl approx
imately >in,ooo « m i h of electri
i ai machinery and industrial et|uip-
I Da lit III'! I > . d tlli 111 ek
Him from Pra|M
It's the captain on one of the
transatlantic air trips that tells
one:
On my last trip, when returning
from Prague, I listened to one of
the passengers carrying on a con-
versation with the stewardess with
the obvious purpose of impressing
his fellow passengers with his Eng-
lish.
I heard him ask the stewardess:
"How high is this planet"
She answered: "19,000 feet." *
He nodded, and thought for a
moment.
"Stewardess," he asked, "and
how wide is It?"
Wins Bet
At noon on a spring day in
Paris 40 years ago. an old motor
truck broke down in the center of
the Place de I'Opera, requiring the
driver to spend a half houi< under
It to make the repair. After apolo-
gizing for Hie trouble he had caus-
ed the policeman who had been di-
recting the traffic around him, the
truckmun drove away—to collect
several thousand dollars from
friends who had bet that he could
not lie on his back for 30 minutes
at' the busiest hour in the middle
of the busiest street in Paris. He
was the late Horace DeVere Cole,
Fngland's u'eat practical joker
who died ill 1!(36.
Seriously disabled firll War It
veterans, eligible far autaraath*
vehicles at government espaaat.
have until'June 30, 1941, to mm-
mit their applications, the Veter-
ans Administration re porta.
VA advised these veterans la
apply for their can as soon aa fea-
sible to allow ample time ta pro-
cess their applications.
The law provides an aatameMM
or other conveyance, at a eeet Bet
to exceed $1,000, for any World
War U veteran wha lost or
the use of, one or both legs at ar
above the ankle aa the result of
service-incurred injuriea.
by WAA's Grand f'rairie regional
office. It is the first catalog of-
fei ing by the regional office in sev-
eral weeks and includes 10!t dif-
ferent types of tools and equipment'
located at the l.onghorn Ordnance
Works, Karnach, Texas. Vibrat-
ors. warehouse trucks, pumps,
presses, mixer- and hundreds of
other items are offered in small
'ist ngs of similar goods. Final
date for receiving mailod-in bids
from all classes of buyers Is May
•"> I. Catalogs are available at the
Grand Prairie Customer Service
Center.
The first part of May will find
the regional War Assets office re-
tocated aero- tile way from the
NAA plant It into the adjoining A
Plant.
Ileal property offerings for the
week n Ti'xa.s include a public
a e iii J07 l'umpa \ii Field build-
ing- concluding Thursday. May 0,
and v ai ion utility facilities of
Ninth Camp Hood near tiatesville.
I i utility sale will lie by ,-ealcd
I>111 .nder tin jurisdiction of the
n.'i'iial office I'm real property
il pii al, with a cut-off date of
Ma\ IT.
■'3K2
Veterans who lose subsis
compensation or pension
should notify immediately the ap-
propriate Veteran* Administration
regional office.
VA said a veteran losing aueh a
check should write a letter giviag
his full name and address, hia claim
number and the date and amonat
of the check. He should also statt
what the check was for and tl*
circumstances surrounding Its
loss.
On being notified of the check's
loss, VA determines first if it may
have been found and retained to
the U. S. Treasury. If so, tho
check will be re-mailed to the vet-
eran. If not, VA will requeat tho
Treasury to stop payment and taka
necessary steps to reimbursa tha
veteran.
A veteran who finds his chock
after reporting its loss should noti-
fy V A and hold the check until ho
has been advised by the Treasury
that action to stop payment haa
been withdrawn.
Questions and Answers
y. How many persons in tho
United States are eligible for Vet-
erans Administration benefits?
IS is estimated that more than
■1(1,000,000 persons (living veter-
ans and dependents) may become
eligible for VA benefits unde.-
present laws. Hy 1!M!2, the figure
is expected to ri.-e to (S2,.'100,000.
tj. What is vocational advise-
ment and why is it required unde'
the Vocational Hehabilitation Act .'
A. The main purpose of voca-
tion advisement is to determin ■
whether a disabled veteran sboul I
train for a profession or for a pai
ticular trade or occupation based
on his previous education, expel'
eine. personal desire- and ability.
belong on
every bog of
CHICK'STARTER...
Look who gets squeezed
Un-on leaders representing less than one-tenth of railroad emplcyrs
rc]ect recommendations ot President's Emergency board refuse
r.2?otiale except on their own terms threaten to paralyze nai z" by i[
liii i: 'iriis nl three lailmad unions, rcp-
I • u ii , ii- s lliaa line Icnlh <>l all railinad
i ,i\iev iiaxc i .died a railroad sliike lad
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'i in m> 1. i i s iei i e tn rii ci"\| n 1 ■ eon's
; n i.' ir v . • i > •• N"V«
tier 1. 1 ;i 1. Tins increase wu recommended
liy an ins ..i' I ial 1 ' r nc\ 1' ■■ ■ I inted
lis Preside I Ti on , ■
This inciea e nl l.V i eni.- .,1m .i4y has been
accepted liy llic lit oilier i I'lnad union Hut
the Hrotherhi'iid ol I • " "motive Kin'itu -i ^
(he Brothcrhnml of Locomotive Firemen and
Knginenion and the Switchmen s Union of
Noith America won't aecept what more than
«M>*; of all railroad employes have aecepted
They have called a sit ike to i^et more'
Unions refuse rules discussion
Certsin rules chances demanded l>> these
nniiin leaders—which would increase waucs
Mill further — were recommended hy the
Board But the union leaders want more
they demand thai the railroads put into effect
Al.l. the changes they asked for including
those the Board fell should he denied.
On top of this. tlic\ insist that certain rules
changes proposed hy the railroads In with
drawn—in spite of the fad that ihe Imard
recommended them! These onion leaders
hsve refused tn negotiate except upon these
arbitrary terms.
Greater wage increase not justified
Engineers and firemen are at:, .tut the Inch-
est paid of all employes in America ,e '
to the box show This strike threat d. . -1 I
justify giving a greater increase than ntlier
railroad workers received
Emergency Boards arc a meat - pi . i led
by the Railway I.ahor Act in the pul n nlet-
est to avoid strikes. The Pre-ident't 1' .ud,
after hearing e\ id* ■ ■ • I
recommend tt ion - I a nl .
tl tii I lit i tilliiatls I
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URINA
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lie i fi'(|uireil to take a series o."
apt tilde test- at a VA fruidatu •
. inter where he is interviewed an I
. 11 ii ti. t -1 ed hy a jrroup of hi^hl
trained .-pecialists. This atlvisi -
incut i.- required under the prt.-
gittni to insure the disabled vet-
eran' propei rehabilitation.
>.). I am tin beneficiary of u
s 111,000 National Service l.ife Iti-
-.ti > a net policy Are the payment;
I am receivinjr subject to taxation '
\ No. National Service Lifo
In.-iirance a such, is exempted
from taxation, except for Federal
e-tate tax purposes.
[) 1 am L'oinc to i hool umb
I e educational provisions of this
ill hill and would like to kno\.
whethci I have to jret pt ior approx -
, from \ \ it I wi. ii to change my
eillll se ?
\ 11 y on are tmly injr ill a pub-
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••ii « in etl ii ior approvtii
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Suits and Pants
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Compare these wages with what you make!
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of a\ I rage annual
earnings of en. me. ■
and (ireniatl ft a ' ' '
iprc-wal i atnl 19t7
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per hunt III. I e e<
fcivd liy the r.olr.
and rejected h> ''
union 1 eadei s 1 ,1
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v, How do you buy
chick sfartet ?
. Do vou look at
ingredient
taq and try to
f'3ur<* out what
it contains?
Or do you look only at
price tog am! buy the
Ihe cheapest?
Or do you ask "which fe«d
will help mo keep my
chicks living and growing
the best?" When you'r®
buying feed for delicate
little baby chicks, the "re-
sults are the most impor-
tant And when vou buy
Purina Startena, you know
you're buying results.
SWANN SHIRTS
LtmpT Wearing
lYrfect Kitting
Model Cleaners
R W. Wallace
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This Year PURINA CHICK STARTENA
is Better Than Ever for life and Growth
YOUR STORI WITH THI CHECKERBOARD SIGN
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The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1948, newspaper, May 6, 1948; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402492/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.