The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, February 6, 1942 Page: 5 of 8
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February 6, 1942
The Paducah Post
on Tire Sales
Affect Accidents
Will the ban
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r t' new automobiles
I t ie State’s traf-l
Safety association's
i.l. hiiayf-e-.
. Irr l-neiit may cut deaths
WEST TEXAS ART:
SHOW PLANNED
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«ia use.
sharply the number
owners to con-
Ihfllletel'S i
by driving less.
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motorists to drive
.“C,,vent excessive wear.
[L,. are opposing factors
f ,'j.vht balance or might
t’S CLEAN
|0UR CAR
noday
comes to a real wash-
ed polishing job, you'll
, long way to beat our
; Vitnum i leaning, too,
Lir.. char, ' I low about
190" '
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(HOLES ALE — RETAIL
FORT WORTH, Feb. (i.....The
annual West Texas Art Show,
sponsored by the Fort Worth A>t
association, will be held here this
year simultaneously with the
Southwestern Exposition and Fat
Stock Show, March 1,3-22.
The first prize of $100 will
he awarded by the Fat Stock
Show; second prize of $50 tiy
The Fair Store of Fort Worth;
third prize of .$25 by the West
Texas Chamber of Commerce, and
a special prize of $25 given
anonymously will go to the artist
whose painting receives the great-
est number of popularity votes
by the gallery visitors.
Prizes are to be given for
tile best exhibits in any- medium
—oils, water colors and prints
may be sent without regard to
size. All entries should be sent
direct to the Fort Worth Art
Association in the Public Library.
Any artist of professional
standing who considers himself
a resident of West Texas is
eligible to ’make entries. Tarrant
couuty entries ate not eligible.
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"Old lack’s” Film,
Are I o Be Shown
even tip the scale the other way.
They are:
1. Motorists will he driving old-
er ears and might find it a tough
job to keep them in safe condition
because of shortages of spare
parts and mechanics.
2. Tires in many instances, will
be used beyond the safety point.
(1. Many vehicles discarded ai
unfit for service, will go back on
the road.
4, The tempo and urgency o
war production and transportation
will increase daily, fuither aggra-
vating problems that have sent
the death toll to near-record pro
portions.
5. Blackouts have become com
mon in many cities.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl The mas and
daughter and Price Sandlin and
family visited Mrs. John Wesley
Henderson in Dallas last Sunday
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The New 1942
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PATTERNS
Florals, Solids, Geometries
Matched or Unmatched
Come in and see the latest
in wallpapers! All the new
colors and textures! And at
prices that will enable you
to paper the entire house
very reasonably. See the new
washable type paper for
kitchens — it will not fade
or discolor — and it will
make your kitchen look like
new.
We have the largest stock of
wallpaper in the history of
our firm.
*ucah lumber CO.
SCOOPS .... gossip
It is a peculiarity of the hu-
man race that moct of ur. con-
sider it a feather in our ■_ ;.ps to
get news first—whether it is win
news, news of a marriage, a birth
or a death. We get real satisfac-
tion out of telling our neighbors
something which tuey haten't yet
heal'd.
In America it sometimes seems
as though we are a nation of news
reporters all out to got a "scoop.”
When a friend a-ks, "Did you
hear what happened to so-and-
so.’ ’ the most disappointing an-
swer you can give is an out and
out “yes.”
That desire to oc first with the
news, which used to be confined
to hack fence gossiping abo.it
events in the lives of common
friends, is now broadened to in-
clude all of the neus of the day
—the rumors, the bulletins and
the news interpretations.
Radio, with its opportunity to
speak first in the news field,
since it can get an announc -
merit to the people a few moments
before the fastest newspaper can
be on the street with it, has be-
come the envy of a!! gossip-laml
~ mid many a listener tunes in
lor a last-minute morsel before
joining friends to whom he or
she can say, "Did you hear the
latest'.’"
RADIO tireles.sr.e&s
It this war is going to lust I’m
ten years, as some people predict,
one of tile groups I feel most
sorry for is the ladio news com-
liientutois who liii'.'t to <ut {.an-
il ky about some new news de-
velopment every iii.il hour of the
day.
If the same man reports the
news bulletins every half hour
for an eight-houi day for ten
years, he will make a total of
58,400 such announcements.
Almost an equal amount of
sympathy should he extended to
those hardy souls who plan to lis-
ten to these announcers for the
duration—who are going to per-
mit their emotions to he lifted
and dropped several times ;, day
as the news man reports the
hourly successes and failures of
all the armies of the world.
Some of these listeners may be
rewarded by being in on the kill
—by being the first in the neigh-
borhood to hear such news as the
surrendei of the German, Japa-
nese or Italian foiccs—tint even
anticipation of being the first to
hear such joyful announcements
hardly seems sufficient reason to
keep the radio blasting for months
or years to come.
TEMPO . . . . hunger
The chief difficulty with the
present radio news set-up is tinit
the news hasn't yet caught lip
with the tempo of radio.
J oday news is happening faster
than at^ any time in history, but
the half-hour announcement plan,
with break-ins between times for
special announcements leaves the
commentators constantly hungry
for bigger and better stories to
broadcast to their eager listeners.
Even in this day of mass produc-
tion of news, events don’t happen
fast enough to satiate the ap-
petite of radio.
That's why radio headlines must
created through the voice of
e announcer and a news item,
which might be an inside short in
n e w s p a p e r, is sent flying
through the ether with all the
fan-fare of a five-alarm file.
Whether the excitement of the
announcers can be sustained or
will he toned down by time is still
question, hut all the evidence
points toward its being continued
indefinitely. For over the years
the announcers have been able to
keep themselves in a-frenzy over
the vitamins in a cereal, the tasti-
ness of a cigarette, or the fiuft'i-
ness of a soap su;i.
CENSORSHIP . . . sli—h—hi
Censorship, now in force in the
United States, calks for a re-
vamping of our whole mental at-
titude toward news reports.
Instead of passing a news item
on florn its source to the people
as if it were a hot potato, news-
casters and newspapers are obli-
gated to muli o\ei it a little, de-
cide if it's an item which fits
the rules of censorship, and stifle
it if it might certain information
valuable to the enemy.
Radio listeners and newspaper
leaders, to encourage this neces-
sary withholding of infoimation,
must revise their news appetites
that they find such stories
distasteful. Nothing will make the
censorship job »vork better than
the expression uy the public of a
real antipathy toward all news
which could conceivably aid Hit-
ler.
News of troop movements, news
of the sailing of ships, news of
the war work being done in
specific factories — such things
must not he published or talked
about.
In addition to objecting to any
news being printed or broadcast
which reveals such information,
all of us can add to the effective-
ness of censorship if we carry it
even into our owt. conversation.
Instead of gulping down the “se-
cret” information which our neigh-
bors may confide iii us, we would
he serving our country better if
we ft owned upon them for not
keeping such information to them-
selves.
—Buy Defense Bond*—*
Typewriters, new and used,
for sale at The Paducah Post.
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Residents of Singapore are shown standing around a bomb .rater
in famed Raffles square, after a Japanese air raid on Britain'* Far
East “Gibraltar.” In background one of the modern buildings of Singa-
pore which was damaged in the bombing. Air raids over the fortress
city have become more frequent with the Jap advance.
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Guess Is Taken
Out of Farming
COLLEGE STATION. Ft
—The guess has been takei
of cotton farming this y* . t
cording to Frank B. Scab .
AAA committeeman a ml lb curt-
son County cotton farm-:.
“Heretofore, we've pi: . • i cot-
ton and hoped to sec it -...rough
to harvest, hut with .■nu-ni.cv
it’ll he a different .-tm . this
year." .Seaif said in poo- out
uut
ac-
state
Home
Blackouts
Not Expensive
COLLEGE STATION, Feb. 6
—Homemakers who plan carefully
and use materials they have on
hand can blackout their homes
with practically no exp- use.
That's the news from Mrs.
Bernice Claytor, Extension Ser-
vice specialist in home impicve-
ment, who says it’s a go-.-.i idea
to to be prepared, even if black-
a- t- llect.-sai l. IT
that Federal Crop Insurance pro-{±ii-s"t pointer Make us of ma-
tects the potential crop against in- terials already on hand. Such
sect infestation, flood, drouth,
storms and all other unavoidabL
hazards.
Insurance does not mean that
farmers can plant cotton, let the
grass and weeds take it, and sit
hack and wait to collect, the com-
mitteeman said, since insurance
does not protect crops against
losses caused from poor farming
practices or use of inferioi seeds.
Landlords, tenants and share-
croppers having an interest in a
l'*42 cotton crop may insure
either 50 or 75 percent of their
average production. Each interest
may be insured independently of
things as blankets, quilts, bed-
sprea is, rugs, carpets, slip covers,
or dark oil cloth may be ade-
quate. Test the material select-
ed by holding it before an elec-
tric bulb; make certain it admits
no light. Then when the material
is hung, send someone outside
to see if any cracks of light sh::ie
through.
Cloth used in blackout curtain-
ing need not be black. Mrs. Clay-
tor says, but dark materials screen
the light best. Dark blue, dark
green, very dark brown, or dark
red is acceptable. Materials of
other colors—unless they're too
fc-ssr rjsarsg s* * **
Amounts
since they are based on actual
risks of growing cotton on in-
dividual farms.
"Insurance is money u: the
pocket whether a boll is picked
or not. It’s just another method
Texas farmers are using co get
their financial house m good
shape," the AAA official said.
Premiums for insurance are due
at approximate ginning tune and
may be paid for in cash, cash
cquivul'. ut, ioss payments, if any
are made, cotton loans, if avail-
able, or from AAA checks.
"Fanners who need cash to
start cotton crops can use their
insurance contracts as collateral
because 50 or 75 percent of
normal production is already on
the dotted line,” Scale said.
Charlie Blount
Asks Re-election
Charlie Blount, district at-
torney of the 50th judicial dis-
trict, today authorized the Post
to place his name in the political
announcement column as a can-
didate foi re-election in the first
Democratic primary July 25.
Mr. Blount, a resident of Pa-
ducah for many years, was elect-
ed district attorney in the last
general election after serving
as county attorney of Cottle couu-
ty for a number of years. He is
seeking a second term.
In announcing his candidacy,
Mr. Blount thanked the voters
for their support in the last
election and asked for their con-
tinued thoughtfulness and help
during the coming election.
The district attorney also ex-
pressed his appreciation for the
cooperation of the residents of
It’s not necessary to blackout
the entire house, so one room
or two that is safest should be
selected. In hanging the blackout
curtains, try to take care of
your need for ventilation. British
families have learned that often
it's necessary to leave windows
open, part ic u lari y on warm
nights. This means curtains must
be heavy enough not to blow and
expose light or they should be se-
curely fastened above'and below
the windows.
All effective black-out cumins
-whether they’re new or made
over—must come four to six in-
ches above the glass and hang at
least six inches below the sill.
Allow one and one-half times
the width of the window for lull-
mss, the specialist advises. A
lightweight f l' am e fitting into
each window offers one solution
It can lie covered with heavy dark
paper, oil doth, or several layers
of old sheeting dyed black. These
can be slipped into windows in a
hurry.
Loosens Up Thick
Choking Phlegm of
BRONCHIAL
ASTHMA!
Spend 4“>c today at Bk'hani Knur. 1
hell hrue or an> <i. i -r ^toi-e i"f a bot-
tle of Buckley’s CANAPIOL M
11 id pie acting 1 i • ' ’
spoonful, let it lie on your ton cue _ i
moment then swallow -low'ly. Teel it
instant powerful effective action spread
through throat, head and bronchial
tubes. Start at once to loo-cn thick
choking phloem making breathij.c
easier:
No claim is mane that BuckIo- i
a cure for Chronic Bronchitis A-! li-
ma b* it sufferers often find l .ckley'
CANAPIOL Mixture ithe i.m ■. clliny
couth medicine in all Canada* st T
riyrht in to quiet coimhi*,. p i r • nru
loosen up that chokinir phlegm which
the entire district during the past I diTc • ii*he i*u*h*'i• i111)!,. Jy1'1
year. I vel a better niy-hCs rest.
Don’t Let A Chocolate Soda Ruin
Your Afternoon!
Suppose you do spill something on your dress. Just send it
to us. The spot will disappear after your garment has been
put through our regular cleaning process!
Paducah Steam Laundry 6* Dry Cleaners
PHONE 205 OR 43
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spectacular
:: tion picturea
at technicolor
Jack Lamb while
•O! Tack” Howe
• on a fishing
Alaska- -will
h'ess next Mon-
- ' a*, l: nigh school audi-
("i picture in-
-t.ots of all types of
ga • .r.d fish, the
• ‘."C i,. views of in-
i' A.u-r a.v. beautiful scen-
iitri, much of
• fore been re-
C hi [dress will
xas except, a
illo tn Decem-
1 16,000 per-
• will be spon-
■ ss Laons club
. he 25 cents
■nts for chil-
.. start at 8:30
ime).
of the court I ■ 'i Padu-.r..
Work frori. the art. classes will
be displayed m the space opposite
the office of the county superin-
1 tendent..
The publii is cordially invited
to attend th, exhibit, which will
remain on display a week or
longer.
he;
show '
-av.ng
Art Exhibit Will
Open Saturday
TRY CONOCO
KEROSENE
Thi* Kerosene is especially
recommended to be used for
Electrolux Refrigeration.
ONLY
7c Per Gallon
schools will |
-. t exhibit, be-1
fternoon, Feb.
• second floor |
j. F. POWELL
AGENT
CONTINENTAL OIL CO.
R. B, WALLACE CR0.
PHONE 283
DR. IRA
BOWMAN
Is returning to PaducaJi and will be lo-
cated in the same location where he
practiced several years.
He will assisted by Miss Jewell
Mead.
Will open for business Tuesday, Feb.
10, and be glad to meet old friends and
patients.
All Modem Equipment.
BOWMAN DRUGLESS
HEALTH HOME
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Fyke, E. D. & Carlock, E. A. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, February 6, 1942, newspaper, February 6, 1942; Paducah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth723396/m1/5/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.