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The PADUCAH POST
Serving Cottle County for 35 \ ears
Published Every Friday by
The Post Publishing Co.
Corner of Eighth and Richards Streets
E. A. Carlock........................Owner and Publisher
E. D. Fyke..............................Managing Editor.
Mrs. E. D. Fyke.......................Secretary-treasurer.
Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Paducah,
Texas, under the Act of March 30, 1879. _
The Paducah Post is an Independent Democratic Newspaper,
publishing the news impartially and supporting what it believes
to be rigjit regardless of party politics.
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The Paducah Post
Friday, October 24
That Question of War
America spiritually,
go into the war and
We've all heard the problem of 1 >. entry into the war
debated from so many different >ide-. that we are weary of
thinking about it. But it isn't the lend of thing we can put
aside to think about some day in the future, li probably
has to be decided within the n-xt few m nths—and the
whole future of our lives and of Amer.ca s history will
depend upon our decision.
Here are some of the basic questions we must consider
in making this momentous decision:
1. What will actually happen to
economically, and socially, if we don
if, as a consequence, Germany wins’
2 If we are unwilling to accept the idea of a German
victory, is it necessary for us to go ,nto the war to prevent
such a victory?
3. If we decide that America's help is necessary to as-
sure a German defeat, to what extent and how soon must
we give that help?
4. Would we be better off to wait, produce as much
material as we can. supply Britain with all available sup-
plies and hope to keep out of physical war ourselves.'
5. If we consider it inevitable that we will get into the
war later, should we declare war now in the hope of bring-
ing about a quicker victory?
There are countless other questions, but most of them
revolve around the above. There i> only one question
which we should never even ask ourselves. That is: If we
go into the war would we he assured of victory?
If that was a question in the minds of Americans it
would result in mass spiritual suicide.
Va&CcMsqie
Author of “How to Win Friends
and Influence People "
DISADVANTAGE NO CAUSE
FOR COMPLAINT
In 1327 a now-paper in Baltimore had a headline which
attracted the attention f a fourteen-year-old lev. The
headline stated that the new-paper was going to trv to find
the best harmonica piaye:- in Baltimore. The fourteen-
year-old boy decided he was going to win that contest. Hi-
na me was Larry Adler.
He had a key.-;. and was using it to earn money by
collecting subsi magazines. He had a cheap
inconsequential harmonim. but lie needed a better one to
enter the con;
iea. All lie <••
Then he be
could not off.
ticed with orn
At la.-r the
up a big cri
0 In- took >2 and bought a m*w liarmon-
fi'ord.
I■' ' 1 He wanted a teacher, but
so lie taught himself. And. he prac-
1 as he rode along on his bicycle,
came. The newspaper had played it
a- on When Larry went behind the
......... he found i li g crowd tli re. too. Then he found they
eontestai 24 them He had expected only half
a dozen, hut flier.- was the crowd and he would have to
make the best of it.
Now In learned who the judges were: one. the music
erit.c on tin- newspaper: another, the head of the Peabody
Music Institute: a third: tin* conductor of the Baltimore
Symphony orchestra. A most impressive group.
The ei ntis' in-.r n. Larry was depressed over how well
the) played His heart sank lower and lower. He was tin-
third from tlo- last, and a- they played he realized they
were all tossing off the current jazz favorites. He began
studying the judges to see if he could determine how his
titais were being received, then be suddenly realized that
they were all highbrows. When his til.....tame he played
Beethoven s " Minuet in G He had practiced it very little,
and he didn t do well. He had staked everything on playing
for the judges instead of the audience.
The judges conferred. Breathless moments passed. The
judges came hack. Well, you can guess who was the win-
ner. The boy who had studied the judges.
He capitalized on this success, and finally was booked
tor a \audevilh- tour. He was offered an engagement in
London. While there he made a recording of the song,
omoke Gets in Your Eyes." 210.000 copies were sold.
A manufacturer produced a Larry Adler harmonica.
In a year 360,000 were sold. Still selling. He is now prob-
ably the most famous and highest paid harmonica player
in the world. And he got his chance because of two things:
First, he decided to make himself stand out from his rivals,
second, he studied the judges and decided to play for them
instead of the audience.
These are two very simple principles which any one can
use. Read them over again; study them, and when the
time comes, use them.
Higher tax, increased cost, tlm stop-watch on installment
buying and gas rations will cut nation’s auto use. Well the
new deal promised to put the country back on its feet.
Fall of Hitler is predicted by Queen Wilheluiina. Just
at present that man constitutes the winter of our discontent.
Physical culture expert Josephine Bowman advises ex-
ercising while in an automobile. The simplest auto exercise
is to get out and walk.
Washington
WASHINGTON, D. C. (NW
NS)—Following the invasion of
Russia by Germany it was believ-
ed here that strikes in defense
industries, many of which were
inspired by Communist groups,
would come to a quick end. Tiie
fall-off in strikes immediately fol-
lowing the invasion bore out that
belief—but recently new strikes
have flared up in so many places
that they are imperiling defense
production perhaps more than at
any time since our emergency
program began.
Government officials here,
whose job it is to keep an ac-
curate record of the pulse of
public opinion, are plainly wor-
ried over the reaction to these
strikes which have been head-
lined in the daily newspapers
and on the radio as stopping de-
fense production. These include
such strikes as the one in the
Spicer plant in Toledo, Ohio,
which makes 70 per cent of
transmissions for army tanks;
the month-long strike at the
Caico Chemical in New Jersey,
which would have halted opera-
tions in the entire rubber in-
dustry if the men hadn’t finally
agreed to go back to work pend-
ing a settlement; and the Rob-
ins Dry Dock strike which stop,
ped work on 17 ships urgently
needed by the navy.
Officials in the Office of Pro-
dution Management, who are re-
sponsible for keeping the defense
program going at top speed, fear
that each strike of this kina weak-
ens public morale.
There are many in Washing-
ton, including members of the
President’s cabinet, who favor an
immediate d e e 1 a ration of war
against Germany as the only sure
way to get our .defense program
into high gear. If we were actual-
ly at war the government would
undoubtedly take action to pre-
vent strikes, but it is difficult for
most people to understand why
.--uch action cannot he taken with-
out being in a state of war. It is
clear that many labor groups are
taking the attitude that they will
"get while the getting is good,”
which means they will probably
continue to impede defense pro-
duction if necessary, to serve their
own ends, until the government
puts a stop to it. But when the
public has clearly expressed its
appiroval of stopping all strikes
by law if necessary, it is hard
to understand why the President
and ccngress hold hack so against
taking such action.
Tile President has urged labor
groups to use all of the mediation
machinery of the government be-
fore resulting to strikes and even
William Given, A. F. of L. presi-
dent, has called upon every mem-
ber of the federation to “stay on
the job and keep defense produc-
tion going at full blast until the
enemies of America are soundly
defeated.” But these pleas x'01 vol-
untary co-operation seem to fall
on deaf ears.
Even the Daily Worker, Com-
munist newspaper which had
heretofore favored strikes back-
ed by Communists, has urged
labor to stay on the job. In an
editorial that newspaper said:
"Anything that interferes with
production of needed war sup-
plies can only help Hitler and
weaken the defense of the Uni-
ted States.”
Many congressmen feel tnat
freezing of wages, coupled with
freezing of prices, is the logical
answer to the situation, but most
of them are unwilling to take the
lead in pushing such measures.
More and more in informed quar-
ters here we hear 'the view that
a declaration of war will be sought,
rather than remedial legislation,
as the only satisfactory method
of getting immediate action to re-
move the monkey-wrenches from
oui defense machinery.
Congress continues to show no
hesitation in voting unlimited ap-
propriations for defense produc-
ABOVE ^HULLABALOO
Why do so many of the man-
agers of industry detest the term
“profit sharing’".’ To the ordinary
stockholder (that lowly worm who
merely owns the business hut has
little to say about its manage-
ment) the term has a friendly,
hopeful ring. He visualizes stead-
ier and larger dividends. His ear-
drums vibrate happily to the de-
parting squeak of the “walking
delegate”—who seems forever to
By Lytle Hull
HIGH SALARIES
cruse no system on earth can in-
definitely withstand the internal
dissension inherent in the prevail-
ing industrial setup; government
guerilla warfare; labor leader
sabotage; and, in many cases,
exploitation by those in control.
Profit sharing would amalga-
mate the interests of owner and
worker and there would be no
fuither use for labor unionism.
Jt would fortify industry against
-wnu htiihi -------.•
be forcing the workers to strike | government control. It would do
against their will. He looks for-1 away with government employ
ward gleefully to the day when
the “sitdown strike” is nothing
but an historical nightmare; and
he smiles in mischievous anticipa-
tion of cutting the managers
salaries in half with the assistance
of his new partner.
Could this salary matter be
the reason for managerial ani-
mosity toward the salvation of
private industry? Does the idea
of “profit sharing in industry"
make the $200,000 per year exe-
cutive begin to wonder how he
can possibly survive on a meager
salary of $100,000?
There is little argument over
the claim of many stockholders
that executive salaries in num-
berless instances have risen be-
yond all reasonableness. But what
is Mr. Stockholder going to do
about it? Does he expect to make
his puny voice heard in the an-
nual stockholders meeting, 01 does
he propose to go to a majority
of the other owners and persuade
them to sign their voting proxies
over to him so that he can con-
trol the managers’ salaries? No
he doesn’t! Because it would he
next to impossible of accomplish-
ment, and he feels that his head
might be softer than a stone
wall.
Many of the great industrial
concerns are dominated by small
groups who own enough of the
stock to “get control.” These
groups will, naturally not retain iti
managerial positions men who do
not conform to their policies.
Their policies a r e, as a
rule of course, conceived
with the welfaie of the business
in mind, but there have been so
many cases where selfi.-h inter-
ests have hurt the small stock-
holder who must depend upon
his dividends for his bread and
butter. These selfish interests are
perfectly willing to pay magnifi-
cent salaries out of the stock-
holders dividends if they get
obedience in return.
Now suppose labor—under some
profit sharing system—obtains a
voice in the operation of the busi-
ness and derives a share m the
profits in times when there are
profits. The small stockholders—
who usually own most of the stock
but have little to say—would
have labor’s support in holding
down salaries to suit themselves
ar.d not the “control.”
I his is but one of the many
props which profit sharing would
put under collapsing private in-
dustry. And collapsing it is, be-
ment of tens of thousands of em-
ployees made surperfluous by co-
operation instead of discord in in-
(iusary. It would incidentally save
for the stockholders millions of
dollars with which many execu-
tives are now being overpaid.
Government is fast getting a
stranglehold on both industry and
labor—though labor doesn’t seem
to realize it. Profit sharing would
save them both. Will it arrive in
time?
NEWS QUIZ
1. The so-called Nuremberg
laws, recently expanded by the
Nazis, are (a) laws limiting
the sale of meat; (b) Hitler’s
commands issued to the Nazi
army; (c) anti-Semitic laws.
2. Which of the following
cities is not a part of Italy's
"industrial triangle?” (a)
Genoa; (b) Venice; (c) Turin;
(d) Milan.
3. The Social Security Act
does not now include public
employees under its provisions.
True or false?
SIX
INCH
SERMON
REV. ROBERT H. HARPER
ANSWERS TO NEWS QUIZ
1- (c).
2. (b).
3. True.
NEED MORE FOOD
RECENT DEBATES in the
house of commons have disclosed
that women working in British in-
dustry are not getting enough of
the proper kind of tood. The re-
cruiting of women into industry
and agriculture is part of Prime
Minister Winston Churchill’s ef-
fort, which has oeen onlv partly
successful, to fill the gaps left
when men are called to service
in the army.
DID YOU KNOW
, DID YOU KNOW that Gloria
Swanson, i mer screen star who
recently made a successful come-
back, is head of a New York com-
pany which manufactures plastic
materials for the government?
‘MOST CHARMING’
AT LOS ANGELES, Arlene An-
derson of Davenport, Iowa, was
voted the “most charming secre-
tary.” •
SHE HELPS TOO
AS ONE OP several members
of “United Youth for Defense,
Inc." attending tiie National De-
fense exhibit at the Grand Cen-
tral Palace in New York, Miss
Betty Cordon, 1041 “Glamour
Girl,” helped to demonstrate
safety equipment by leaping from
a window into a net held by New
York city firemen.
The
ELK CAFE’S
Popularity is due to one simple
reason.....
Good Food
Have You Dined At
The Elk Cafe
Lately ?
There’* a differ-
tion, its pussyfoot attitude bedng
confined to legislation which
would antagonize groups of voters,
such as the large labor vote. The
house passed the second lease-
lend bill, amounting to about $0,-
000,000,000, by an overwhelming
vote of 328 to 67.
Thi», incidentally, i* the fir*t
major bill pas*ed by the house
since the beginning of the emer-
gency, in which the vote has
broken through party lines. For
the first time, the Republicans
lined up with the Democrats in
supporting an administration-
sponsored bill, even on favor-
ing aid to Russia which was ex-
pected to be a bitterly debated
subject. It is hoped in Wash-
ington that this vote indicates
a greater unity in congress and
that “party” will play less of a
part in future legislation.
The order issued by the Sup-
p 1 y. Priorities and Allocation
board, curbing both public and
private construction throughout
the United States, came as a
surprise to most of Washington
and is causing major problems.
Estimates of the number of peo-
ple who will lose their means of
livelihood as a result of this move
range from 800,000 to 3,000,000
but whatever the exact figure, it
is clear that a termination on con-
struction will have serious reper-
cussions throughout the country.
SOCIAL Security Books at 85c
each. Paducah Post
Delinquent Tax
NOTICE
The Paducah Independent School District and
the City of Paducah have made a flat 6 per cent
penalty on delinquent taxes. This gives you a sav-
ing of
12 to 44 per cent
n \ ?avin§ taxes MUST be paid in
October, 1941. Old interests and penalties will be
placed back on the property on November 1,1941.
B!RIH ANNOUNCED
Mr- and Mrs R t
°f 0(I(lccn jounced J
a son Saturday, Oct 1
Quunah hospital. Ct' 1
Be Quick To
Bronchit
Civic Responsibility Regarding
Beverage Alcohol.
Lesson for October 26: Deu-
teronomy 5: 32, 33; 11: 26-28;
Isaiah 28: 1-6; Habakkuk 2: 12.
Golden Text: Proverbs 14: 34.
The righteous are concerned to
do God’s will in all things. To
walk in the way of the Lord is
to lengthen one’s life. As in days
of old, a blessing and a curse are
set before men. Sorrow and mis-
ery come to those who turn away
from God.
The only question regarding the
use of a I c o h o 1 as a beverage
should be—“It is right?” If the
use of beverage alcohol be wrong,
good men cannot escape their civic
responsibility regarding it.
Consider the fate of Ephraim,
the northern kingdom of Israel,
which by the drunkenneos and
degenerate living of its people fell
—long before doom came upon
neighboring Judah. The present
world crisis has led Americans
to examine anew the matter of
their national safety. Are we
secure, as one e w e thought,
against all comers? Preparation
for national defense is seen every-
where. This being the case, shall
we be content with the perfect
deluge of liquor in the country ?
Everywhere liquor is on sale and
through every possible medium of
advertising our people are being
urged to drink.
Can good citizens be satisfied
with such a condition? Will they
shake their heads solemnly and
let it go at that? Or will they
try to do something about it? Let
our people be aroused to the
danger that threatens them from
within and resolve to work out
practical means of doing some-
thing effecive about it.
laden ph.e^10^^
G W.
Pearson
School and City Tax Collector
CreomulsionblendsTJ
creosote by special procel®
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Insurance!
Notice To H____
When you die, there 1
deaths — the huibtj
father and the incoinQ
Paul Newso
Republic Nationil ]
T. L. WILKII
AGENCY
Insurance, Abstracts, |
and Bonds
Phone 101
Profession#
L. P. McCRARY,
Practice limited to till
Ear, Nose, and ThroitJ
Special attention
Eye testings, and the|
of glasses.
Office at Richards I
hospital Monday, Thurw
Saturday each week. I
pital for appointment. I
James M. H7iJ
ATTORNEYAU
Office in
First National 1
Rooms 1 and 2, Up
Jeweler*
Watch and Je
repairing
By a Man That
J. H. BRADS
JEWELER
At Brazier-1 shell
Knowu
Rendering
N0TIC1
We pick up dead uni
horses, mules and cow
Call collect, within 2j
of town.
PADUCAH SOAP
L. M. Catlett,
Phone 67
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