The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1942 Page: 2 of 8
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i,‘f the pern,, ^
land fiow (nj6
your hittoriw
vour >pir!$ aa*,
I In" servlc* a(stj ,
your d«tr count}
and l;« victory
fiy friend), a
'wi'y. uf rattle
‘"'I ship, and at
ii:( busy br»y<j
■iin'!hiri|. ^ ,
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Burtt Potter Gives
Record of Statistic*
During Term of Office
1L S, MARINES 1776 AND 1942
Austin Texas Nor. 11 In «»*■
, uszing seasonal health hazards
for young children today, Or Uen.
W Cox, State Health Officer
stated that hahies and young chll
dren >»*d as careful
er complaints os aid-
against dor
FRAZIER HUNT
lift!,- of Ameri' i >'■ t t-alk -u
much about It you cotoe out. here,
conn* deep Into the hoar' of lex-
and you'll sto|i your fault find-
I;IC your cheap fMtlcistn and sud-
d„.,iy you'll find yourself lifted
up until you can almost touch
fair stars that b n tin- won-
derful land so much that they
hang low in the skies, so an to
be near it.
! lure never felt, so tuie of
my country us i it* and at
thu very moment, f have never
hail so much strength and sure-
liber'v I'm ness and dory come to me Hon
rstly, It's almost lilf>* getting roll-
Inn! far —
i In
H, n. gtnrdnr in
in the h»art, ME IWM I rlycflrTt Jm
\ Statistics on cases of ml.de-
: meanor nature in the county for
J the past eight years,
j Stnnce January 1, 1933, the
| county peace officers. Justices of
: the peace, and county court have
handled a total of more than
| 7,000 mlsdi.mcaiim cases in San
Patricio County, C Burtt rotter,
i county attorney for that period
reflects in a report
in each year is shown the num-
ber of convictions had in the jus-
1 th •* courts and county court.
protect ion
I now against wint
they do hi hot sumtn
summer , omt.il.aint."
Influenza tonsllltls pneumonia, stands as ■
*iro.:ehttls and .-sthma are Inrlud- m«M t0 ,r"
ed among those diseases which San Jarinto
m»c he dangerous winter Illnesses T, .sas »
among young children since they ho
affect the respiratory or breathing of
system Such diseases as pneii-
! monla may develop from a
j lected cold, they may folio
i an after-effect of meanlei
whooping cough, or they may oc-
cur suddenly and with very lit
j tie warning These diseases of the country
j reaplratorr system
And here almost winthi mm..
the San Jacinto monument. I
would like to comment on t, '
ntg the descendants of those courage-
out Texans. M by Sam HouiIM.
have ,1 trim determination to pro-
tect 'hat dearly won
not sure that this busy heautlfu!
—. —, around Houston I
more than merely ‘'Deep
Heart of Texas
feel that It Is deep
ailments of America
,t For newbere elite
_ar felt the i«P0> *nd
hiss and magnificence (hat i
i stated P»st lwn d»*» rid‘"*
. .rI>ead rl,r}l an<) ‘’nd“‘"8 p
-rom the booming harbors, gr
n not in rising lndu.tr
naturally "* oil derrick., *M|
... emu. eres; all expressing
I faintest *n<t JW
,f’-" said the forwsrj
"so I fainted gggtg*
"What happen*,, tl
"Well, then th*™
two raoT»o
Co Court
21
Justice Court
633
563
>92
537
105S
467
853
707 Oct. 1
i There were !b uuh eight year*
: approximately 1,000 natea not
j shown above due to uifliuiansiB
I resulting front arrests on suspt-
! cion Insufficient evidence or such
j causes. The larger percentage of
convlcitlons were pleas of guilty, j
The greater portion were charges
minor crimes
of drunkness
growing •ait of drunkenness The
county court dealing with crimes!
of misdemeanor of greater degree j
than justice court cases, and less
- degree thin felonies, hit a high
Whereas the justice
in all time high in
in 1949
’ courts i
I the history of the county in 1939.
; The greater portion of all cases
tried In the past, eight years were
1 filed by the sheriff's department,
I considerably fewer by constables
1 and highway patrolmen. Potter (
Millions of American young men have gone to war!. states.
They have set aside their hopes and dreams. They have. A ,,rrat(.r (,ffkU:n,y has resu„.!
left comtortable homes. Postponed careers. Declared a mo- ,rmn the ,.ar(,ful consideration
nttoriutn on life! j nf a case prior to filing same.
Turned abruptly from the ways of peace—they are ; this results in more convictions of
now digging ditches, building roads, peeling potatoes, I meritorious cases and the dismis-
swabbing decks, emptying garbage, drilling, training— isal 'a,,‘s resulting from spite,
learning to shoot! We may thank our lucky stars they don’t ! p"!t>- s-:n,rtp‘“R etf; r:,"’’r *ta,e*
to to learn to die. They are Americans. They Just
HKe being kicked around. of offl(l, on ,hl.ir ,ui1K1,nt .-n.vrt to
They went cheerfully—went where they were sent.; bring in only cases where evidence,
and no questions asked. Rich and poor. Republicans ann . supported the charges This has
Democrats. Catholics, Protestants. Jewy, ueut.ies. Wealth , brought about a more efficient
position, religion, color, politics—liie.se don’t matter when j y* expensive system of jus-
the question is one of freedom or slavery. j uce-
There are no eight-hour days where these boys work ; -SiUI riltrlcio ('nim,y- ',|,R8i‘,P'
now. No rules decide their pav. They’ve got a grim, tough (lne ,he. r'f"rt‘” °« criI"c ^"orally
2-W a- ___i eu„„ Hu----ft U much lower than the mean av-
the United Statfs
W4S Haw* I*
Appointed An Official Stall*®
the IJ. S, Truck Conservation tm
Appeal to Hunter*
To Aid Salvage
‘SOLDIERS*’ BEHIND THE LINES
TOM DAVIS, President, Rotary International
* Your truck* .m- more important now th.m®
before! Not only to you, but to America. Haft*
Uncle Sam lia* asked you and every other n|
operator in America to sign the pledge to keep®|
-------j-j-j-j-j-—- trucks roilirtij, Andikt
itertMai milM w*'v you '^ou^ come a*
tmtlftl IlAlWB Official Stationformsdi*
nn ice by truck t{weblitzi
H I sure your truck dtspiettl
emblem that say* jof
TRUSS signed il.e pledge. Agjl
ttMSIStViSfSfltf u,s *kow you how Mtg
mmm, cialired truck tervtct*
____________ costly wear be j tyre it ssf
-----------------:------- Saves time. Saves an*
Slaves trucks.
Washington The Fish and
Wildllfo SiTVfro has renewed its
appeal to hunter* to -avt> sliol-
gun -hells, rifle cartridge*, down
f,-at hers of wild waterfowl and
fats and hide* from game animals
for the national salvage drive.
Powji and small body feathers
dry picked from ducks and get-.—
are needed for lining in aviation
suits, cold weather garments and
sle. ping bags for the armed
forces. The feathers nr.iy be sent
to the Igent; Walton League In
Chicago or to I lucks I’nlimlted,
Seattle
Light leathers made from deer
hides, are needed to replare the
heavier leathers used bv the arm
ed forces, and the ha»e of used
shotgun shells contain bras*
neeiled in the war program, the
service said ,
!erage over
| which bespeaks well of its clti-
I zenry. he ascertained by compari-
son.
In addition to the tnlsdmeanor
cases tried, some 20 or more e>
aminlng trials are held each year
In felony cases. Potter pointed
out 'hat greater efficiency could
be meted out by a continuous
term of all courts, and a combin-
ed office of county and district
attorney for this county There
would be no need of an accused
waiting for six months in some
instances for a grand jury Indict-
ment and trial, where he wants
to plead guilty anyway.
In ending his tenure of office.
Potter, was of the opinion that a
prosecutor could not have worked
officials
CAGE IMPLEMENT COMPAJ
S. J>. (.ROW. >lgr. (.RANT ( ROWLEY,
TAFT TEXAS
Mft f>srf »tr k»«
SHf. DkI '• i*l O* (Ov'M I
«w I*, anti f er, yoitny to
obotf* * fm yjosebj
*'A man ran he pretty accurate-
ly measured by the size, of the
thing that makes him angry."
they would operate perfect, be-
thought. However there are only
a f>'« si}, h "gimme everything"
citizens, he stated. In commend-
ing the fine citizenry, generally.
He particularly pleads with ev-
eryone to cooperate toward great-
er economy and efficiency of
county government. ,i ■ out
form of democracy is very much
on trial ur this time.
with a finer group of
and officer S in an eight year
period. They are all trying to do
their heal to live up to their oath
of office, in spite of g scattered
few opinions that everything i«
"politics in the courthouse." If
fewer persons would put their
own selfish interests first, in di
mamls on the courthouse bunch
Scit TSart -Sat <■> „! to!*
rzodif-g Ihu p*ip*. C,c,,.yl-i'
0-3 the, ,* go-ny t , b. -jl„<
o ,«-xi I*-.,, „vi ,ix.1
they watch. If they fail—there will be no life—but alow,
liying death 1
Our supreme duty—our only duty is to deliver to these
young men the planes, tanks, guns arid ships they need. De-
liver them at top speed—and work as many hours making
them—as they willingly work using them.
They are out there now. Waiting with the coming of
each dawn. And for their courage—their bravery—their
sacrifice-—they’ve asked just one thing of us—“Don’t let
us down-!”
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Buckner, T. A. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1942, newspaper, November 12, 1942; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth711623/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Taft Public Library.