The Nolan County News (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1933 Page: 6 of 8
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THE NOLAN COUNTY NEWS
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Published every Thursday afternoon in Sweolwiitor. To«a», by
THE WATSON-FOCHT COMPANY
311 Oak Streot, Phone 2411
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By Mail in Nolen. Fisher, Scurry, Mitchell, Jones, Taylor Coke and Runnel. Counties
$2.00 a Year, Payable in Advance. Elsewhere, $2..»0
Advertising Kates on Application.
a Year.
MEMBER OF
West Texas Press Association
Texas Press Association
National Editorial Association
LUTHER M. WATSON
Manager
0. S. BOYLES, Jr.
Editor
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Just as soon as prosperity is
definitely back it will be great to
once again be able to buy the
things we can’t afford.
e * *
Anyhow, Secretary Wallace has
probably made a big hit with
youthful cotton pickers of the
South.
* * *
Texas cowboys are counting
the days now, until they can
spend a short vacation riding,
roping and bulldogging at the
Stamford Reunion.
* * *
Personally our family can never
make a round-the-world flight be-
cause no plane ever built could
possibly hold all the neces-
sary suit cases, hat-boxes, pillows,
face creams, water jugs, graham
crackers, milk bottles, dolls, dogs
and soda pop.
* * *
Nearly everybody is cooperating
for national relief except radio
announcers.
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“SHOOT SQUARE”
Farmers who might be tempted
to drain the last possible clime out
of the government in their cotton
acreage reduction contracts are
doomed to disappointment.
Throughout the agricultural south,
workers who are now busily sign-
ing up those joining the movement
have repeatedly emphasized that
the whole success of the plan de-
pends, first, on volume, and sec-
on, on fairness from the farmer
when he gives his estimated yield
figures.
They point out that the farmer
who concientiously strives to ask
for pay on the basis of his aver-
age production will be met half-
way by the Department of Com-
merce when it accepts his con-
tract. Any contract, however, that
has a questionable estimate on
the probable yield of the plowed-
under ground will be promptly
thrown aside and that particular
farmer will have lost his only
chance to cash in on a plan that
was all in his favor.
The safe course to pursue is to
treat the government with every
degree of fairness that would be
expected in a deal between two
individuals. It can truthfully be
said that most farmers will do this.
There are always a few men, of
course, who think nothing of
stretching the Tacts a trifle for the
sake of a few additional dollars.
The risk in this case is not worth
while. Unfair yield estimates,
when they reach government of-
ficials, are likely to be detected
and that particular farmer, as a
SQUEEZE THE OFFICIAL
SPONGE
If there is “watered stock” in
industry, there is certainly “water-
ed stock” in government when
measured by the same yardstick.
If there are industrial organi-
zations where the investor gets
only $1 worth of value for $2
worth of stock, there are certainly
government operations where he
gets only $1 worth of value for $2
worth of taxes.
The difference between stock
in a private corporation and stock
in government, is that the inves-
tor does not have to buy the
former but he certainly has to
subscribe to the latter and any
property that he has may be taken
by government to pay his bill.
There is as much or more need
for “wringing the water” out of
government operations, as there is
for wringing it out of private
operations. In fact, there is more
need, for the simple reason that
there is not the same individual
incentive to keep government sol-
vent as there is to keep private
business solvent.
When government is running
in the red, the powers that put
it there simply ask the taxpayers
additional sums to make up the
deficits of bad management. When
a private industry runs in the
red, it eventually goes out of ex-
istence and its managers lose their
jobs.
There is so much water in the
management of government today
that if the official sponge were
squeezed, the savings to the tax-
payers would revive our economic
structure.
result, will lose
gain.
all he hoped to
A TEXAS EXHIBIT
Probably no other state in the
Union has as wide a variety of
things to advertise as Texas, and
yet this big state was conspicuous-
ly unrepresented in the depart-
ment of states’ exhibits in the
early weeks of A Century of
Progress Exposition. Not only was
Texas not represented—but worse
than that, it was misrepresented,
since the very fact that it had no
exhibit was indicative of lack of
interest, financial helplessness,
and listless leadership in the Lone! bathers and
HOLIDAY DANGERS
On July Fourth Texans will
celebrate the 157th anniversary of
our national independence. Thous-
ands of people will lay aside their
business cares and in various ways
celebrate the occasion. The Texas
State Department of Health be-
lieves in this observance but de-
sires that it be as free from acci-
dents as possible and have issued a
warning in this connection.
Perhaps it is asking too much of
“Young America” to insist that
the use of blank cartridges, fire-
crackers, and other dangerous
noise makers be dispensed with,
but certainly their use should be
indulged in with great caution. If
an accident should happen with
any of the above articles, the first
thought should be of lockjaw or
tetanus. Every wound should be
cleaned thoroughly and all foreign
matter lemoved. Every puncture
or lacterated wound should receive
prompt attention. A doctor should
be consulted at once and tetanus
antitoxin administered if neces-
sary. The use of this serum is a
preventive of lockjaw. Care should
be used in case of burns.
If swimming is to be a part of
the day’s activities, care should be
taken to select a safe place. Of
course pools that have guards are
the safest places, but unprotected
places will claim their number of
those that cannot
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Star State. swim should be very careful and
This condition, however, is on not venture beyond their depth,
its way to being speedily correct- In case of accidental drowning
ed. Funds are now being raised artificial respiration should be
and it is considered certain that started at once and continued un-
this state will soon be represented til medical assistance arrives,
at Chicago. The Texas Weekly,1 According to_ the Vital Statistics
Dallas, announced in its Saturday records automobile accidents al-
edition that following organize- ways show an increase on holidays
<i'q« of a new movement which as there are more people on the
gwwbig into immediate action, road on those days. Care should be
'‘withi* the next few days every- used in driving; keep on your side
thing will be going forward of the road, give the other fellow
smoothly and it will be demon- a little more than half the road,
Strated that all Texas is united to have lights all tested and inspect-
ephold the honor and good name your brakes. If every one would
•f tb#state in relation to this mat-'drive carefully and practice cora-
-#.»» ti | mon courtesy a large number of
The plan of finance is simple. (accidents and deaths would be
The Texas Weekly points out that avoided,
communities of 1,000
people are asked for
to 15,000 ,--°--
contribu- The States all around Texas
tions of only one cent per person. ' permitting beer, it looks as if this
These sums would be added to j State may reverse the saying and
funds already being raised in j become a desert in the midst of an
Texas’ larger cities and by cer-|oasis.—Denison Daily Herald,
tain regional organizations. News-
papers in communities under 15,-
000 over the state are authorized
to ask for and accept these con-
tributions.
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TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Finally Jesus knew the necessity for repetition and practised it. One
of the sons of President Garfield was traveling with him through Ohio,
when the President was addressing county fairs. At the close of the
day he asked his boy what he thought of his speeches. The boy was
embarrassed by the question:
“Why . , . why they were fine, dad,” he stam-
mered, “but I felt awfully uncomfortable part of the
time. You repeated yourself so often; once you said
the very same thing jjL different words four times
over.” ...
Garfield slapped trie boy’s shoulder with a
hearty laugh. ,, , ,
“So you thought your old dad was running out
of ideas, did you?” he cried. “Well, I don’t blame
you- but there’s a method in his madness. Tomorrow
when I reach that passage in my talk, you watch the
audience. The first time I make the point, you 11 see
by their faces that a few folks near the platform get
it. But further back there will be noise and com-
motion; people will be turning their heads to find out
who has just driven up, or what sort of a hat Mrs.
Jones has on and they won’t hear me at all. When
I repeated it the first time a few faces in the middle of the crowd will
show a response: on the third go, I’ll make still more converts, and on
the fourth trial '.hey’ll all have a notion of what I am talking about.
But it takes four shots to land them >11; experience with a.l sorts of
audiences has made me sure of that. .
It has been said that “reputation is repetition. No important
truth can be impressed upon the minds of any large number of people
by being said only once. The thoughts which Jesus had to give the
world were revolutionary, but they were few in number. God is your
father,” he said “caring more for the welfare of every one of you than
any human father can possibly care for his children. His Kinedom is
happiness! his rule is love.” This is what he had to teach but he knew
the necessity of driving it home from every possible angle.
So in one of his stories God is the shepherd searching the wilds
for one wandering sheep; in another, the Father welcoming home a
prodigal boy; in another a King who forgives his debtors large amounts
and expects them to be forgiving in turn—many stories, many adver-
tisements, but the same big Idea.
Because the advertisements were unforgettable, the Idea lived,
and is today the one most powerful influence on human action and
thought. To be sure the work of the advertisements is far from com-
plete. The Idea that God is the Father of all men—not merely of a
specially selected few—has still to penetrate some creeds, and to
establish its dominance in society.
A TEW YORK, June 29.-305,-
11 679,727 persons came into or
departed from New York on rail-
road, ferry and automobile routes
during 1932, a decrease of 14 per
cent from the 1931 total.
* * *
Trunk line railroads running in-
to New York suffered a decrease
of 35,000,000 riders in 1932 as
compared with 1931.
* * *
More than a half million per-
sons commute on suburban trains
to New York every day.
* * *
With beer here, the quantity of
cheese consumed in New York has
jumped 100 per cent.
* * *
For some reason there is an un-
usual demand for Chinese food in
New York.
* * *
Vendor appeared on subway
with armful of magazines. Pas-
senger bought one. Vendor quickly
disappeared. Passenger looked at
magazine and saw it was a year
old. A new racket.
* * *
While thousands of Americans
at this time of the year are trying
hard to acquire a tan, down in
New York they are selling a
preparation to keep the skin white 1
Speculation is rife all over the
country as to the one best method
to pursue in convincing govern-
ment agents on pertinent facts as-
sociated with loans with which to
promote public buildings. Stephen-
ville is no exception. Already, ap-
plications are being forwarded to
Washington for new school build-
ings, road programs and perhaps
many smaller projects. It is not a
question of whether or not these
various proposals have merit—our
opinion is that most of them are
needed—but the idea seems to
center on building something and
giving jobs to idle _ labor. —
Stephenville Empire-Tribune.
For a country that’s not only
broke but so far in the hole that
the deficit runs into many mil-
lions, the United States can spend
more money than any nation on
the map. Behold the picture of a
flock of public projects in which
millions will be spent to give com-
munities things they never expect-’
ed to have and many of which
they would never have lived to
possess. Communities everywhere
have suddenly become civic-con-
scious and already are visioning
public libraries, hospitals, swim-
ming pools, parks, civic centers
and paved roads. These are the
strange gifts a busted Uncle
Samuel may place in their laps—
gifts of a staggering depression.
Nobody knows just exactly what
it , all about or where it is com-
ing from. Then, there’s another
strange picture of paying farmers
the cold cash for destroying
something before they produce
it. All of it, of course, is aimed at
shaking the sticky slime of the de-
pression off our boots and pulling
onto hard ground. These emer-
gency measures, regardless of who
eventually pays the bills, should
help. We have faith enough in our
Administration to believe they
know what they are doing. Never-
theless, it is worth note that such
astounding measures as these are
probably without parallel in his-
tory-—but they are chapters in a
new history that will be the talk
and the wonder of generations yet
to come.
A DOWN TOWN PARK
A park in the heart of the city
to benefit every citizen of the city,
county and tourist is proposed and
should be put over. Those of you
who have visited El Paso, Los
Angeles and other cities with a
small centrally located park know
what a pleasure so many people
derive from such a place. A minia-
ture “big spring” should be made
the motif of this park since every *
visitor who comes here wants to
visit the spring for which our city
was named. So it would be nice to
have a spring right close-in so ’
they would be saved a hunt for
the original spring.—Big Spring
News.
It’s a splendid idea. Not one, but
several small and attractive parks
at favorable close-in locations
would be worth while to all West
Texas towns. A few small beauty
spots, even if only an improved
50-foot lot, would help the appear-
ance of any town in the area. This
country, no matter how much you
like it, frankly is a bleak-looking
prairieland to visitors from places
where vegetation amounts to more
than mesquite saplings. Grass,
trees, flowers, shrubs and green-
ery of all kind, with a few bench-
es, a fish pool perhaps, and sun-
dry gravel walks, could easily and
economically replace some of the ,
vacant lot eyesores that now mar
not only Sweetwater but prac-
tically all towns on Broadway
across Texas. Perhaps they’ll never '
be built. Beautification of towns
in West Texas is something that’s
been talked about for many years,
with never much accomplished in
that line. This territory, sad to
say, hasn’t much beauty on the
surface to impress the casual
tourist or other visitor.
even if exposed to the sun.
* * *
The Bronx Zoo has just received
a shipment of 41 snakes, five
lizards, and a box of African
scorpions.
They’re selling
phones here.
yellow tele-
They’re using paper cups here
with which to transplant flowers
from nurseries to homes.
* * *
On the Bowery is the Citizens’
Savings Bank and a large propor-
tion of its depositors are residents
of Chinatown.
* * *
It was 125 degrees F. on the
street in New York the other day.
That’s hot.
* * *
There arc business firms here
which do n6t permit employes to
remove coats in offices even on
the hottest days.
* * *
There is a firm here which asks
its male employes to wear stiff
collars and to refrain from wear-
ing colored shirts.
There is a hotel here
serves buffet breakfasts.
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Boyles, C. S., Jr. The Nolan County News (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1933, newspaper, June 29, 1933; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth559051/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.