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THE DENISON PRESS, DENISON, TEXAS
FRIDAY, JULY 1, I960
^EDITORIAL
In sacred waters
It was during the first world war we had occasion to make
Baltimore on a speaking trip in connection with the patriotic an-
gle of the hour. At Baltimore we were invited by Capt. Lavendar,
in charge of a vessel that made trips from the guarded harbor
down Chesapeake Bay to the Atlantic where the big ships were
in anchor. We were on a secret mission.
As we neared a certain spot on the bay waters, Capt. Laven-
dar said, as he pointed to his left a spot on the bay waters: "That
is where Francis Scott Key was held in a vessel when he was in-
spired to write the Star Spangled Banner.' And hardly with-
out hesitation, divining my inquiring soul, he answered be-
fore I could speak: "And right over there," pointing on the right
side of our vessel, "is Fort McHenry."
One must be on such sacred "ground" to get the feel in the
soul that shall never be forgotten. And never since that exper-
ience has that song and its inspiring spirit and meaning failed to
come as we with bowed head and heart recall that patriotic
awakening that day we had on Chesapeake Bay.
To everyone there comes some special experience in life that
awakens one s soul to truths that have always been but which
we have never experienced. Holy things are made in this fashion.
Tempers in battles-or wars
When men are under the impact of extremes, they show up
their real self. No man can do his best nor gain the most unless
he is in earnest and excited somewhat. Neither is a man "worth
his salt," stated the great late Theodore Roosevelt, "unless he is
willing to enter the ring where the issue is death or life."
Now every man is not willing to be a martyr. Some may
talk big, but even when the income is cut short and the family
faces need and the job is threatened, some men decide they are
net so heroic. In fact they discover it is not worth the price of
risking one's head in some of the engagements in life—especially
if such engagements are not a basic part of his work or calling.
Nor is his task urged by a sense of vanity or love for self-praise
or desire to be a hero for the day.
It is so easy to be a hero when the people applaud. It is not
difficult to feel under the impact of overstating and over-enthus-
iastic backers (who do not take the big risk) to send another into
the ranks to take the heat of battle and the chagrin of a loss of
a position, the need of making a change to some other climate,
or most anything to soothe a soul that has become convinced that
he has been fighting with a short sword and still could not add
any steps to make up the difference.
In most cases a man who has his family depending on him
for a living, must yield to the orders of a man over him. And to
be really scriptural "as much as lieth within you, live peaceably
with all men."
The devil is a wily creature. He did not dare the Christ to
turn water into the pure wine for a marriage ceremony—Jesus
did that on His own. His divine puwer in this case met a need
and showed that the Christ was not adverse to the social ameni-
ties of the day and hour. As some one has said: "The water
saw its maker and blushed into wine."
But, on the other hand when bread was needed, and the
devil challenged the Christ to "command that these stones be
made bread," that was different. Jesus had the power, but
not to be released on the whim and dare of the devil.
There must be some relation then between motives, deeds,
occasions, needs and results. The Christ turning water into wine
to meet a social need and Paul instructing Timothy to "take a
little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmaties" are
such cases that no one would have the unrighteous attitude of
challenging the wisdom of God.
When a person can't differentiate between a scriptural
practice and injunction and his own narrowed prejudices, we
take our position on the side of the practice of Jesus and the ad-
vice of Paul.
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WASHINGTON AND
"SMALL BUSINESS”
By C. WILSON HARDER
Steelmaking Capacity Outraces
Peculation in the Past Quarter-Century
One of the greatest mysteries
of our times is how govern-
mental leadership, in a democ-
racy, can maintain policies that
are in conflict with the people.
* * *
In a just recently completed
nationwide poll of the nation's
Independent businessmen con-
ducted by the
National Fed-
eration of
Independent
Business,
6 4 % ex-
pressed
themselves
In favor of
the bill intro-
duced In Con-
gress by Sen-
ator Keating C. W. Harder
which would require tariff rates
to be set according to foreign
wage rates. This measure
would go a long way toward
stopping ruinous flood of im-
ports made with 17 cent per
hour labor competing with
goods made at American wage
rates.
* * *
Of course, there are some
who will jump up and say that
the nation's 4,000,000 indepen-
dent businessmen do not repre-
sent the nation as a whole.
* * *
Yet just recently Congress-
man Alvine Bentley released
results of an extensive poll he
made in his district, the eighth
district in Michigan comprising
some six counties in mid-Mich-
igan where the composition of
the population among farmers,
businessmen, manufacturers,
labor and other segments are
about equal to a cross section
of nation as a whole.
# * *
In his questionnaire Rep.
Bentley touched on the Amer-
ican deficit in world trade and
the loss of gold and dollars,
pointing out that low cost for-
© NbUobiI Federation of Independent fimlneu
eign imports is one of the fac-
tors. He then asked how the
people In this typical Amer-
ican district he represents
would attack the problem.
* * *
The results were interesting
and Illustrate the wide cleav-
age between the people and
Washington leadership. Over
one-third, 33.9%, voted to raise
tariffs and impose import
quotas. Another 37.2% are in
favor of preventing U. S. cor-
porations with foreign plants
from shipping the products of
these low wage plants into the
U. S. Another 33.5% expressed
themselves as in favor of lim-
iting foreign give aways and
U. S. spending abroad.
* * *
As to be expected with the
technique of questioning used
by Rep. Bentley, there was not
a clear cut majority for any
one of these solutions, but it
is evident that at least 90%
of the people in the midlands of
Michigan are opposed to the
present national policies in the
international field.
* * *
Actually, this supporting data
should not be necessary, be-
cause the nation’s 4,000,000 in-
dependent businessmen arc a
quite representative segment of
national thought.
* * *
But the sobering question re-
mains.
* * *
How long can a democracy
exist if the national policies
are framed and executed by
the theorists, the monopolists,
the internationalists in opposi-
tion to the beliefs ef the ma-
jority of the people.
* * *
The situation can be cor-
rected.
* * v,
No matter how firmly en-
trenched, bureaucracy can be
routed by ballots.
TOTS
‘Greats,
NOW IN
American Business Fields
THE ARRIVAL OF
ANDY R08USTELLI at
Yankee stadium in ids6, and
the New York Giants'
A\ARCN TV THE WORLD TITLE
WAS MORE THAN MERE
COINCIDENCE. ANDY'S SAVVY
SKILL, AND LEADERSHIP
WERE BIG FACTORS IN THE
BRILLIANT DEFENSE THROWN
UP BY THE GANTS GAME
AFTER GAME.
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The growth of America's steelmaking capacity has exceeded
the growth of population during the past 25 years according to
American Iron and Steel Institute. That increase, together with
the capital investment which made it possible, has been a major
force in raising our nation’s living “-mdards.
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In New York
AND WHILE WITH THE LOS
Angeles rams. Andy's fierce competitive
SPIRIT HAS MADE HIM A PRIME FAVORITE WITH
THE FANS AND COACHES THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY. OFF THE FIELD HE IS A
GENUINELY MODEST YOUNG,MAN.
SOFT SPOKEN AND GENTLE.
SiTATE CAPITAL
Highlights
Sidelights
'oif Verm Sanford
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DENISON and GRAYSON COUNTY
Grayson county, accredited by Texas Almanac 1955
of having the "most diversified economy of any Texas
county, with income from crops, livestock, manufacturing
and trade, oil, tourists and recreation seekers."
Blackland soils and terrain in the southeast, grand
prairies characteristics in the southwest, gray lands on
divide in central section; sandy lands and hilly topo-
graphy in north part along Red River. Drains to Red
River on north, Trinity on south. Post oak, walnut, hickory,
pecan, elm, bois d' arc. Oil, brick clay, cement material,
silica.
Lake Texoma has six million acre feet capacity, many
bays for fishing, boating on large scale, lake 1300 miles
around perimeter, and declared the ninth ranking in
capacity among tfe world’s reservoirs. Lake four miles
north of Denison.
County has a population of 79,500; 53.4 per cent urban;
90.9 per cent Anglo-Americans; 8.7 per cent negro; .04
per cent Latin American. Annuai rainfall 37.55 inches;
temperature averages Jan. 43 deg., July 84 deg., mean
annually 65 deg.
AUSTIN.—Amid the searing,
summer weather, Texans are put-
ting new emphasis on getting a
statewide water plan.
Though Texas Is supposed to
be mid-way in a seven-year wet
cycle now, unexpected harsh
drought settled on parts of south
and south central Texas in late
spring and early summer. As one
scorching day followed another,
crops were stunted and pasturage
began to burn.
Though conditions were better
elsewhere, the difficulties of the
farmers in the areas around the
capital city lent emphasis to Gov.
Price Daniel’s plea for a "crash
program” to develop a water plan.
If Texans don’t do it, said the gov-
ernor, the federal goverment can
take over.
Target is to have a complete
master plan for development of
Texas’ water ready by May 1,
1961. To help meet this deadline,
the governor asked representatives
of the river authorities and dis-
tricts to file updated master plans
for their areas with the water
board by Nov. 1. He also asked
the river authorities to lend engin-
eers and technical personnel to
help prepare the state plan.
Meanwhile, farmers, watching
their corn burn up in the fields,
took what comfort they could
from the often-repeated statement
that “Texas has plenty of water;
it’s just a matter of distribution.”
Steep grades ahead
Looking ahead 10 years at esti-
mated costs of state government,
the governor’s state finance advis-
ory commission got a dizzy view
of spiraling expenses.
Sub-committees of the commis-
sion will study the problem of fu-
ture costs and how to meet them
through the summer and make re-
ports to the entire commission
September 10. Commission’s re-
port and recommendations to the
governor are due Oct. 10.
Estimates of their future needs
made by major state agencies for
the commission indicated a need of
spending $29,000,000 more each
year to meet growth needs.
Governor Daniel told the com-
mission he hoped they could find
ways to scale down the new money
needs some and find revenue
sources that would grow as popu-
lation and demands for services
increase.
Finance study groups
Making up the finance commis-
sion sub - committees which will | Ability oi saving through
With school out and the sum-
mer holidays here, the number of
persons enjoying the great out-
doors is increasing tremendously.
Week-end driving is especially
hazardous. Add to the ever-pres-
ent dangers of highway accidents
a big holiday week-end, such as
the upcoming Fourth of July va-
cation period, and you have an es-
pecially dangerous time for the
motorist.
July Fourth, this year, falls on
Monday.
That means Saturday, Sunday
and Monday traffic will be heavy,
“There was a time in our his-
tory—and not so long ago—when
political debate over ‘Protection-
ism or Free Trade,’ 'Isolationism
or Internationalism,’ and other
subjects concerning our national
very heavy. In fact, the greatest | relationshp to the rest of the
Some panel members observed
that the funds now invested in
federal bonds were not earning as
much as was being lost through in-
flation.
For the past three years some
of the university’s permanent fund
has been invested in corporate
securities which has increased its
earnings over what it had been
from government bonds.
Senators also discussed the pos-
uni-
traffic load of the year — any
year—is the July 4th weekend.
And this one this year has an
extra day!
That mean you’ve got to be
careful!
You must observe the speed
warnings as well as all other safe-
ty signs. These signs are placed
on the highway us a warning for
you—not to you.
However, there will be patrol-
men on every highway and in the
greatest number ever, come July >' ed, informed person can even
2-3-4. | dream of the United States trying
world, was legitimate and valid.
But not so anymore!"
These words were spoken by
Admiral John M. Will, represent-
ing the Committee of American
Steamship Lines, at a recent
World Trade Council meeting. He
amplified “Today, when one can
fly to any part of the globe in a
matter of hours and man is liter-
ally poised for the count-down for
a blast into space and exploration
of other planets, no .serious-mind-
can
work through the summer to find
answers to Texas’ worrisome mon-
ey problems are a group of citi-
zens with more than average ex-
perience in public affairs and fi-
nances.
The panels and their chairmen,
as named by Commission Chair-
man John Redditt are:
Sources of additional revenue:
Dr. George C. Hester of George-
town.
Financing law enforcement,
welfare, hospitals unr the indus-
trial commission: E. B. Germany
of Dallas.
State's fiscal system and deficit
problems: Ben H. Wooten of Dal-
las.
Public schools: Thomas B. Ram-
ey of Tyler.
Higher education: Dr. Frank
Connally of Waco.
Highways: Herbert C. I’etry,
Jr., of Carrizo Springs.
More from funds?
Facing a money-short future, a
state senate committee is studying
the possibility of earning higher
returns from the investment of
state trust funds.
Sen. Hubert Hudson heads the
panel which is studying the admin-
istration and investment of four
funds totaling $1,200,000,000.
They are the university permanent
fund, the permanent school fund,
the teachers retirement system
fund and the state employes re-
tirement fund.
Mortgage bankers suggested to
the panel that the funds could
earn higher return without sacri-
fice of safety by investng in gov-
ernment-insured home mortgages.
fied organization for administra-
tion and counseling on the four
funds.
Gas decision awaited
State of Texas and the natural
gas pipeline companies are wait-
ing for a decision in the first
round of a long scries of court
fights on the validity of the natur-
al gas severance beneficiary tax.
A total of 108 lawsuits have
been filed against the tax by pipe-
line companies. Their attorneys
argue that it, like the old natural
tax gathering tax that was knock-
ed down by the courts, is uncon-
stitutional because it constitutes a
burden on interstate commerce.
Companies have paid the $6,-
363,878 in severance taxes under
protest, if the law is struck down
in the courts, the money will be
refunded to the companies.
Atty. Gen Will Wilson, rguing
So, be careful and play it safe.
It’s your life, as well as the lives
of others that's at stake. Your
property and their property, too.
So don’t let even one tiny black
mark appear on your insurance
record. That can prove rostly
too, you know.
Not more than two out of ten
outdoorsmen know that a motor-
ist can be arrested if he drives
more than 45 mph while pulling a
boat.
Did you know that;
Well, it will pay you to remem-
ber it—and especially so during
the July 4th week-end.
A jackknifing trailer can do
tremendous damage.
to ‘go it alone,’ to exist within the
scope of its own resources and
without a close economic, social
and political common understand-
ing with the rest of the world.”
Admiral Will's subject was for-
eign trade and foreign aid. This,
as he pointed out, poses probably
the most complex and baffling
problem in the world today—and
it is one that cries loudest for so-
lution. There is small doubt that
a balanced and scientific inter-
rate for boating accidents.
The dangers of water are hidden
ones. They develop suddenly and
unexpectedly, and without warn-
to proper- j ing.
ty and to people. So if you’re j On the highways you often can
trailering a boat, be sure that the see an accident coming. On the
trailer is well hitched. See that a
safety chain is attached from
trailer to car. Double-check to be
certain that the cable pulls the
boat snugly forward to balance
your craft properly and seat it
tightly.
See that the transom tiedowns
are tight. Be sure that the tires
are properly inflated and have no
thin spots that may cause a blow-
out, or lost traction.
Either a red warning light must
be on the rear of the trailer, or a
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NAJION A L EDITORIAL
for the state, declared the law is red reflector attached to the stern
not unfair to interstate commerce
because it treats gas sold outside
of Texas and gas sold within the
state exactly the same.
Warning for drivers
This year’s Fourth of July falls
cn a Monday, making a longer
holiday for fun—and accidents.
Department of Public Safety
has predicted 27 traffic deaths in
Texas between 11:15 p. m. July
2 and 11:59 p. m. July 4.
Col. Homer Garrison, Jr., DPS
director, said all available patrol-
men, including those from licens-
ing and weights and inspection
would be on the road.
“Their purpose is to render a
service to the traveling public,”
said Garrison. “They need the
full cooperation of all motorists
in driving safely and sanely at all
times.”
Saunders case argued
Court of criminal appeals is to
rule next fall in a case hinging on
whether a witness can be convict-
ed of perjury in connection with
testimony before a legislative com-
mittee.
Defendant in the case is J. By-
ron Saunders, former chairman of
the state board of insurance, who
was convicted and .sentenced to
two years imprisonment for lying
to a legislative committee nbout
funds received from ICT Insur-
ance Co. while he was in office.
Saunder. ’ attorney contended that
perjury is possible only before a
judicial body, not before a legis-
lative committee.
of the boat, where it is clearly
visible, when you’re driving at
night.
Equally important, be sure you
have a 1960 trailer license . . .
and that your boat is numbered
in keeping with Texas laws.
Okay, you’ve launched your
boat, and you’re on your way.
Do you have a coast guard-ap-
proved life preserver aboard, for
each passenger? If not you’re
violating the federal and state
laws regarding safety afloat. And
you’re violating the first rule of
safety if you don’t make the kid-
dies wear life vests.
Do you have at least two pad-
dles aboard, just in case of motor
failure?
And speaking of motors, did you
gas up properly—carefully?
Outboarders should remove the
tank from the boat and fill the
tank either at the filling station
pump or on the dock, not while
the tank is in the boat. Inboarders
should exercise even greater care.
Two inboards have exploded on
Lake Austin, already, this very
summer. Accumulated gas fumes
in the bilge ignited when the ig-
nition key was turned on.
Boating accidents are increas-
ing. The Winslow Co. of Venice,
Florida, reports that last year, in
New York state, there were more
fatalities from boating accidents
than from cars. In New Jersey
less than one per cent of the auto
accidents proved fatal—as corn-
waterways an accident develop
instantaneously. It can be caused
by lighting a match, by a careless-
ly thrown cigarette, a safey belt
that didn’t hold, a ski that broke,
a barrel that sank, a floating mat-
tress or innertube that lost its air.
There are hundreds of different
ways. Nearly all are due to care-
lessness. Some are from stupid-
ity — like trying to carry eight
passengers in five - passenger
boat. Some are from pranksters
wdio just must have their fun. But
—ninety eight per cent of the ac-
cidents on our waterways could
have been prevented—if the per-
son involved had been safety
conscious.
Policing for safety in equip-
ment is one thing. But policing
the individual is equally important
—and more dif/icult.
Take water skiing for example.
There are more skiers this year
than ever before. I’ve seen men,
women and children, from 6 to 60
trying to ski—and most of them
doing it, too. Truly it’s becoming
more and more popular as a fam-
ily sport.
There is one dark blot orb the
enjoyment of water skiing, how-
ever. I refer to accidents. The
distressing thing about it is that
none of them is necessary. They
seldom happen to the beginning
skier. He or she usually is cau-
tious and follows instructions to
the letter, while trying to learn
the sport.
Usually the man who gets hurt
is the good skier. The man who
thinks he is so good that he does-
n’t have to take even the normal
precautions.
He’s the guy who will go out
without a life vest or belt-type
preserver—and never comes back
alive.
He’s the guy who will ski close
to tree stumps and docks and oth-
er boats . . . and motors.
He’s the guy who isn’t with us
any more. But as Barnum once
said—there’s one born every min-
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TV OPEN UP A SPORTS STORE IN COS
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FAMOUS MANUFACTURERS OF
LEISURE-WEAR AND FURNISHINGS
FOR. THE AMERICAN MALE.
change of goods among the nat.ons
can contribute enormously to the
cause of peace. The difficulty is
to properly blend trade and aid to
the end that the industries and
economics of both donor and re-
cipient nations are protected.
As everyone knows, the compe-
it on of foreign producers lias
become a very real and big thing
n this country, and in the mar-
kets of the entire world. Many
of our best former international
customers have become sellers in-
stead of buyers. Last year, as a
result, we had a trade deficit of
about $4 billion. In other words,
that was the dollar difference be-
tween what we spent abroad and
sold abroad. And this increased
foreign competition, Admiral Will
asserts, was engendered by our
foreigh aid program.
The first needed step we should
take, in hjs view is "vigorous and
dynamic support of the adminis-
tration’s campaign to rebuild our
former overseas markets and to
seek aggressively to develop broad
new world markets for our ex-
ports.” Then, beyond that, we
must recognize and act on certain
facts. One is that ‘‘foreign trade
has to be promoted . . . and it has
to be transported.
This is where the U. S.-flag
Merchant Marine enters the pic-
ture. This great national asset is
almost universally regarded as
being essential both to our econ-
omy and to our military security.
The highest authorites, from the
President on down, have said that
again and again. Yet we Ameri-
cans just aren’t adequately sup-
porting it. According to the lat-
est information, only 11 per cent
of U. S. foreign trade cargoes
move in American ships. By way
of contrast, in excess of 70 per
cent of all United Kingdom car-
gos are carried in British ships,
and 57 per cent of Japan s arc
handled by Japanese ships.
The reason for this huge dis-
crepancy, Admiral Will reports, is
that when foreigners buy here,
they commonly insist that the
goods be carried In the ships of
their countries. Our own export-
ers and importers don’t — even
though, barring isolated cases, the
rates and fares on American ships
are the same as on foreign flag
ships.
At the present time, the 15
companies represented Ly the
Committee of American Steamship
Lines are involved in a program
to replace virtually their entire
fleet of some 300 passenger
and
cargo vessels over the next 12 to
15 years. The cost to the steam-
ship companies and the gov-
ernment will be approrimately $;>
billion. Government participation
is made necessary by the fact
that, because of wage and other
cost differentials, it is much
cheaper to build and operate mer-
chant ships abroad and so, with-
out some form of government as-
sistance, we could not have a
major Merchant Marine.
The point that Admiral Will
stresses is that it would simply be
good business for Americans to
take advantage of and to use our
splendid Merchant Marine. On
the purely practical side, Ameri-
can flag carriers have their own
world - wide sales organizations
that can be of great help to Amer-
ican industry in developing over-
seas contacts and new markets,
lie offers this little slogan: “Ship
and Travel under the American
Flag!"
pared to a 14 per cent fatality ute.
While few slow drivers ever
run afoul of the law, they’re still
a highway hazard. Driving too
slow can cost a life—your life, or
the life of a motorist who takes a
chance and passes you when he
shouldn’t. Keep pace with traf-
fic.
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