The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1939 Page: 2 of 8
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THE LLANO NEWS LLANO. TKAAB THt'RSDAY. txTOBKR i IBM
ACTUAL CONTACTS
It wm* man who Mid. “You
obihii l. Ain to »wub b* wtrrtjr »u
ubk on the tank nod studying a book
ot iwainK-tioa* but lh**r«- nu*t In
nclunl i<>nlact with ih** •»l<-r
N*-nh-r «-»n 4h*r»* to- utMl«-mt*ndmg
id pr-q.l*- and tbvir iM*<d* without
actual contact.
I would like to u-U you sum* of,
th- uui h I lutr kartHl of tbr Bt 'di
ot th»i» u iaje u< u u,<-D tally ill
that I have contacted tu uud out of
im>iU! hoKpitalw.
Th< r should be • < hang-- iu th-
:• -rmim-h-gy used In the -ommiim-nt
law* kuiiMtitutiug m»-nvlly 111 fur
lunatic or inaane Court proceedings
»h«>uld to- entirely divorced from -oui-
m it no nt thereby erasing any sugges-
non that one possessing a sick mind
is a criminal and should be convict
In similar manner. In tact this is
too sc ious a mailer for a jury, judge
or an> pliyaitian other than a special-
ist in mental Illness to pass upon A
more staudarized, utitvertially used
d-d muon of mental illness Often a
person convicted as a lunatic iu one
community would be acclaimed as a
progressive thinker in another.
A complete conversion to (he fact
(bat environmental atmosphere has
moi> to do with psyihotic trends
than hereditary Thereby erasing the
fear 1 will become mentally ill be-
< sus< some of my ancestors did Fear
is more apt to become a cause of
went.il instability than lie- bh-lt-gl-al
inheritance and drive on.- in the very
direction which he wishes to avoid
There is urgent need of i-arent <du-
« .ition in nh'iital hygiene. A child Is
at the mercy of its home atmosphere
• huh is sometimes Infected with
ancestral tradition or h« redlta/y In
flneno- that is a breeder of mental
Illness
A removal of the stigma attached to
commitment to a mental hospital
whit h is a serious obstat le to re-eni
ptoymeiit as well as tilting into so-
ciety or the home again I have In
mind a brilliant girl who a abort
while before sbe was to be dismissed
from a mental hospital said. “What's
ilte use 1 could not get a s-hool
again My family and society have the
atUtu-l- —once a nut. always a nut."
She has ceased to help herself and
will probably become one of the ho*
piuUUcd, preferring life within tie
walls el a mental hospital.
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I
Laughing Around the World .
With IRVIN S. COBB I
Pleasure Out of Pain
By IRVIN &. COBB
JOHN’ GOLDEN, the New York theatrical producer, likes to ro to
f dinners—public dinners. Religiously he sib through the speak-
»»*. no matter how bad it may be—and geueially **, and emerge,
usually with a smile of rare contest on his face.
Not lung ago a friend questioned turn regarding his peculiar
HMK'ldn
OP BUNf
r
my greatest
notion* of an evening's entertainment.
“You must love bad orator}," -aid the friend.
"Not particularly, answered Mr. GoMol "I dr
pleasure after the speaker* finish."
"Just what do you mean by that?”
"I can he-t eaplain." said Mr. GoUka. “by telling you a little
story: Once upon a time up in New England th- village idiot was
discovert-d sitting on a fence and at intervals hitting himself In the
head with a tolerably heavT hammer. ‘Why do you do that?' inquired
atop * Because, answered the idiot, ‘it feel* ao good whan I
( Vestrlemu New, r*stwiw*. lac)
1940 AAA PROGRAM SET
An employe In a Worcester fac-
tory w here Home cm ploy eit are out
on atrike, it la reported, spends hts
evenincs after work picketing the
plant Who say* you cant eat your
cake and have It. too?—Christian
Science Monitor.
* A philosopher la a person who
spends his spare time wondering what
Ike heel —tilth Miller Thomaston
(Ua I Times.
('liege Station Th* AAA announced
Us 1910 farm program here lhi* week
and promised to keep it in tune with
the time*, kbould war depli te present
large supplies of farm produib* and
overtax l’n< le Sam’s laud
At the same time It provided for
more fuuds to help farmers take care
of their soli, and offered a (l iu pay
ineut for family gardens of adeaquate
*!*»• and content
While the seeding of acreage goals
and aUoUnt nta for all major < rops
except wheat was postponed pending
International developments, the pro-
gram is fundamentally the same as
it has been for two y -a rs and comes
out In plenty of time lo permit crop
pl.t 11 li lug well ahead of planting time.
John Weatherly. Last Texas farmer
and member of the State Agrit ultural
Const rvatlon Committee, pointed out
\Vh-‘!»t acreage allotments for 1941*
have la-cti set up already for all af
fected farms In Texas, and comroei ial
vegetables acreage has been allotted
In several counties. Ho far as these
crops are concerned the 1940 program
Is und* r way.
The 1940 Hongc Conservation Pro
gram is yet to be announced
Small farms gel sp«>cljl «otisid* ra
lion in the new program, whbb sets
a (20 minimum on the customary al
low ant e earned by terracing seeding
legumes, turning under green manure
crops or doing something else to
build up soil and conserve moisture
Besides th*- rngular soil building al
Iowan-e. each farm In 1940 will be
able to earn as much as f!0 by plant
ing forest trees for windbreaks,
wo tdlots. watersheds wildlife cover
and similar uses
Farmers m the wind erosion area
*1)1 have to supplement their usual
prartbes with more soil building work
next year. In order to earn as much
as was possible this year by return
ing suit marginal land to grata or to
other natural cover
“OON'TS" FOR HUNTERS
With th* dove hunting season In
full swing some pertinent IMINTS
which may save sportsmen consider
able trouble with state and federal
gattn ward-ns have been formulated
by the IJiime In-partnietiCs executive
secretary They tn< lude
Iton’t shoot doves before 7 am or
after sunset
iKin’t tsb-Mit from a car or from, on
or along a pul-ln road
. I»<»n‘t sb-Mit doves with any gun
except u shot gun not larger Ilian
10 gauge
Don’t forget to plug your gun to
n tliroeshell capacity
Don't forget your hunting license
if you leave the (siunty
Don't kill more than fifteen doves
per day and do not have more thun
IS in your possession
Don't shoot when yon cannot see;
there might be another hunter ta-
li md those trees
Don't leave gai«s open and always
gel permission to hunt on private
land •
Don't forget (hat the quail season
does not op-n until December I.
—..... O—■■-----
In till then- were 3.29S.OO turk-
eys grown In Texas which brought a
total of $6 skC.tNMt or approximately
*2 09 each
WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN
ALLOTTED time
The hug*' power, water and flood
it-du- iwci project of lh« lattser Colo
r*4o River Authority n-ar Austin.
Teaas, will hi completed within the
Um*- allotted by tie Rubin Works
Administration ai-wdiag to advt-es
receiv-d by Aa ting I*W A Commission
or K W Clark
The Authority not lied th« Act .ns
Commission! r th*t i» »«miM —ii-i-I-i--
all phiM-t of the t22.3Stl.PMi project
prior to the June 29. 1940 deadline
Only r-ceptiou was th- |m>»> rhouat-
at Marshall Ford dam whi- b although
equiput- nt contracts hav« already
boon let, will be delayed due to work
on Marshall Ford dam which Is to*
ing raised to height in order to pro
vide greater protection from fl-s-ds
to the area below Austin
The project, largest of Its kind in
the Southwest, in-lude* four dams—j
Buchanan, Marshall Font. Ink* «nd,
Austin Bu< hanan will produce po* j
er and provide storage for Dead water '
V4>c*hal! Ford whl« h will produce |
power to. however, primarily a fl<M>d
storag- dam Inks and Austin will
produ-e power
Powet generated by’ the s« rtfs of
dams will be fed thiougb Iransmissuin
lines. I a-Uig built as a part of the
PWA project, lo communities in n 1C
county area and will < onn>-< t with th--
lines of private -ompanle* wht-h will
take part of the power aa a result of
a r—--nl arreem*-nt between tb-- An
(hority and the < ompantes
Th-- project when complete will pro
vide gnaler protec tion again-t fl-MHls
than has ever been knowu along the
frequently tlea-turoUH lower Colora-
do river.
In addition. I lie project will - reale
new recreational area* wht<h are ex-
pected to prove highly popular
The project, the largest to b»- built
with PWA fund* In Texas, to the re-
sult of nearly a half <e»tury -if effort
to utllix- the waters of the lower
Colorado.
NOTICE TO P. E. C. CUSTOMERS
OF LLANO COUNTY
We have arranged to finance your electrical
appliance on the following terms:
5'- interest, 5% down payment, 4 years to
pay.
Payments can be made monthly, semi-
annually or annually.
These* arrangements are for the P. E. C. cus-
tomers only.
Home Furniture Co.
All Kinds of Electrical Appliances
FOR RENT—2 room apartm- n
Itc MRS LYMAN IIARDIN
— O i ii -
FOR ATHLETES FOOT
Tu --ff-ctlvely relieve the it- htng and
burning discomfort of athletes foot,
ringworm and enema use M--rlann
This liquid medl< Ine gives relief al
once. Satisfaction gubarantced by
CORNER DREG STOKE -PRICK 60e
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BASSE EXPRESS
OVER NIGHT SERVICE
SAN ANTONIO, TXXA8 FREDERICKSBURG. TEXAS
Phone U 9:wr Phone 109
LLANO. TEXAS and • SAN SABA, TEXAS
Phone 7
Union Truck & Transportation
1311 So Flores Bt„ Sun Antonio. Texas
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the Price Rii
Wholesale Prices are Advancing Daily - - -
Take Advantage of Our Low Prices NOW
COTTON
WOOL
MOHAIR
Price June 1st, 8c
Price June 1st, 24c
Price June 1st 30c
Price Oct. 1st, 9c
Price Oct. 1st 42c
Price Oct. 1st 52J/£
While Preseat Quantities Last
36 toebe*
w„rrE SHEETING \
\ to 8 y<fc lcngth
MEN s fast color
khaki
Wo*K PANTS
^hever again
Aawv-*~^ iu.
Mur 0TIE1 SKCMLS .1 EKIT KMITMEST
THE. LEADER
“has the Values'
The Curtain
Of Evening
It is fitting that a loved
one’s last journey bo made
amid beautiful surroundings,
such as are provided for fu-
nerals of any size conducted
in our chapel
Home Furniture &
Undertaking Co.
Jeff L. Hurt-C. J. Whightm
----— *
Ranch Loans
LENOX LIGON
Correspondent Banker’s Life
Llano, Texas
Phone 363
Company
MIL&S BUTTERY
.UMBEB.T AKER and EMBALMER
Umns. Texas-
CASH and CARRY
Spells
SAVING
To Our
CUSTOMERS
Suit or Dress Cleaned
and Pressed— ONLY
60 cents
If cash and carry
BUSTER’S CLEANERS
"We stand behind our
work”
LUMBER AND BUILDING
WALL BOARD
MATERIAL
Spring plans are baing
the most
i ns for aB you nasd
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a*CNCER WEBER.
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The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1939, newspaper, October 5, 1939; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth816860/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Llano County Public Library.