Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, July 24, 1942 Page: 2 of 6
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PACE TWO
f A L F U M(A 5 tACTS
FRIDAY. JULY 34. 1942
Jflalfnnias Jarta
Established In ltiii
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
At Falfurrias, Brooks County, Texas
HOWARD BEHRENtT. . . . MGR.-ERITOR
Buhscxipticn Frlce )2 PC per ^Tt 1 ayTtjTin Advance
Entered as second class matter, April 2. 190€ at
the PtiVJfice at Falluiriay, Texas, under the Act
of Congress cf March 8, 1878.
AWARDS
1040—Pabst Engraving Company Cup for
be.11 front page in South Texas Press Associa-
tion newspaper contest at annual convention.
Second place for best mechanical appear-
ance.
I bird place as best all-around newspaper.
1941—American Type Founders Cup for
best mechanical appearance in South Texas
Press contest at annual convention.
Second place as best all-around newspaper.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character,
standing, or reputation cf any person, firm, or cor-
poration, which may appear in The Facts, will
gkuiJy be corrected as scon as it is brought to the
attention of the publisher.
PRESSURE POLITICS
O0ME of the most thoughtful Washington
observers have been much troubled lately
by the power and aggressiveness displayed by
certain pressure groups which are hard at
work grinding their axes in the capital. Theo-
retically, the nation is now unified, with all
citizens determined to do their utmost to help
win the war. In actuality, a good many citi-
zens seem more concerned with how they can
use the war to serve their own ends, and how
they can avoid as much personal sacrifice and
inconvenience as possible.
Labor in a number cf basic industries is de-
manding substantial wage increases, despite
the obvious fact that higher pay for workers
must result in higher costs and higher prices
all along the line—thus putting into effect an
inflationary spiral that in the long run would
hit labor as hard and perhaps harder than any
other group.
The heads of some of the big farm organi-
zations, despite their patriotic speeches, are
fighting tooth and nail for more and bigger
subsidies—and they are implacably resisting
any and all attempts to place workable ceil-
ing' on farm prices. If these groups win cut—
and they have tremendous influence ;n a
Congress which is largely made up of men
from agricultural area."—till another infla-
tionary spiral will be well underway.
Incident-' have been unearthed where cer-
tain business interests ; ut ■‘heir own wishes
ahead of tbe needs cf the nation. However, it
is generally true that the record of industry
in this war has been excellent. Furthermore,
industry of all kinds is regulated and control-
led to the hilt by the government—which i-
not true of either labor or agriculture.
Taxpayer groups are also extremely active
in Washington, and all of them, with a few
honorable exceptions, seem to be trying to
figure out ways and means to make the other
fellow pay for the war. They are all for sa-
crifice—so long as someone else does the bulk
of the sacrificing.
The blackest picture of al), in the view of
many writes, is found on Capitol Hill itself.
Next November, all of the members of the
House and a third of the member® of the
Senate will be up for reelection. There are,
<>f course, congressman who are r.ot .-waytd
by political considerations—who are doing
in-t, ar.d who refuse to play old-fashioned
oolitics-a>-usual in attempt to make certain of
i luir.g their job-. Unfortunately for the na-
tion, ’.here are a good many congressmen, in
both parties, who seem to be thinking almost
exclusively in terms of votes. They don’t want
o step on the toes of their constituents. They
don’t want to awaken them to the unplea-ant
realities that total war involves. They don’t
want to vote for bills which will make their
constituents have to go without things. They
are, in short, seeking to please all groups and
all interests—and that means that they are
doing their best to either dodge difficult is-
sues, or to straddle the fence.
Some * fhs election campaigns now taking
place are, in the view of men who grasp the
world situation, almost literally sickening.
Political job-seekers are flagrantly pandering
to special intere-ts—to labor, agriculture,
pension seekers, etc. They treat the war as a
sort of side show—in the face of the obvious
fact that we and our Allies have as yet not
’ak*-:n back a single inch of conquered terri-
tory, and the Axis is making tremendous
progress on the most vital battlefronts. Every
authority is convinced that if we lose this war,
we will be subjected to virtual slavery. We’ll
get precisely the same treatment the people
of France, Belgium, the Netherlands and
other beaten nations have been given. That
is the issue which some of the most active
seekers after high dffice are busy dodging
now.
It can be argued that such things as this
will inevitably happen in a democratic coun-
try—in a country where anyone has a righ
to speak his mind, no matter how empty and
misguided that mind is. and where anyone can
advance himself as a candidate for almost any
office he chooses. It can also be argued that
these “democratic weaknesses” could conce-
ivably lead to our defeat in war. About the
only cure for this kind of politics is public
opinion. Next November, the people will elect
a Congress which, in all probability, will run
the country until the war is over. This will be
one of the most fateful elections in all our
history.
CLASSIC WAR
Some United Nations disasters can be laid
straight at the door of the high commands.
Too many of the Generals seem to think in
terms of “classic warfare.” That was a re!a- i
tively leisurely kind of warfare, and it was
developed and perfected in the days when
tanks and planes and similar machines were
minor weapon-.
The Germans and the Japs think in terms
of dynamic warfare. They are daring. They
take Jong chance-. They use the weapon of
surprise to the limit.
Libya provides a tragic example of that. As
Newsweek -‘■ays, “British generais figured it
would take Rommel a week to ten days to
thrust past the Egyptian frontier after the
British withdrawal. It took him a matter ot
hours.”
Germany has als:o been superior in the
science of logistics—which simply means the
handling of supplies. They have moved more
equipment, and moved it faster by far, than
have the defenders. In short, the United Na-
t:ons still have a lot of red tape to cut—and
they have a lot to learn.
F
ACTS *« FANCIE
LET THE WISE
MAKE THE DISTINCTION
S
REMIND THE: DOOR
There are limes when everyone
has a cump.a.nt—some honest
and others only lukewarm—.so
we are reprinting )»?low a little
classic which covers a multitude
ol tins:
When they gave cut looks
I thought they said ‘ books”
And 1 couldn’t read. . .
When they gave out noses,
I thought they said “rose*”
Sc I asked for a big, red one. . .
When they gave out ears,
I thought they said ’beers”
So I said "give me two long
ones”. . .
Ar.d when they gave out brains,
1 thought they said "trains,”
So 1 missed them!
All trails this week lead to the
election pods where the Ameri-
can people will decide who are to
be office holders for the next two
years. If you haven't cast your
ba:lot, put on your bonnet and
get on down to the poll. . . It’s
a unique privilege in this year of
1942 and we are fighting war to
maintain it. . .
Mumps and marriages are in
the limelight this week as RO-
BIN GARDNER misses a party
because of a swelling below the
ears. . .
Former Fa.furrias residents are
gttting married ail over the map
as reports come in that FAYE
YOUNG, sister of JOHN MYERS
and until recently living in Fal-
furrias, is married to ELMO AL-
LEN at El Segundo, Cal., where
the husband is employed in
North American Aircraft Corp. .
From Athens, Ga., comes news
(hat ROBERT DENMEAD, form-
er employee o La Gloria Recycl-
ing Plant and now in Uncle
Sam’s Army, is married to NAN-
NIE MAE PHILLIPS, a former
F&lfurrias teacher ... He is at-
tending the Fourth Corps Area’s
Signal School. . .
With the city losing some of
its best people to the armed for-
ces ar.d defense projects, Old
Man Stork has a real responsibi-
lity which he discharges in part
this week with a visit to the home
cf Mr. and Mrs. HILMAR NEL-
SON and now there is a young
ciaughtti who answers (in her
own way) to the name cf NELLE
ALIEN E. . .
The ladies are invading so
many sanctuaries which under
happier circumstances represent
man’s temples that it seems en-
tirely natural to see EVELYN
COLLINS presiding over the fil-
ling station gasoline pumps in
her daddy's garage. . . »
EILL HUFFSMITH ol Panama s
a visitor in the Faifurrias area
earlier this week. . .
F.03ERT DONOHOE. former
Facts printer, is now taking care
cl trucks and construction equip-
ment at Eagle Pass where a new
flying base is being laid out. . .
You can’t judge a man by out-
ward appearances. . .Take JOHN
FRIEDMAN, lor instance — from
all appearances a nice congenial
young man who speaks a com-
monplace language cf simple
words and phrases So what hap-
pens? He addresses the Rotary
Club on a topic as follows: “The
Qualitative and Quantitative
Analysis of the American Dime"
—or something to that effect. He
spiels off a bunch of simbols and
dizzying formulas which immed-
iately gives his listener the im-
pression that he is either a Chem-
ist or & spy of World One vintage.
Since he is a chemist with the La
Gloria Recycling Plant he can
give you a bur.ch of simbols like
H20 WPB which explain to his
satisfaction just what a dime is,
but to your reporter it’s still a
glorified penny that'll get you
into the circus sideshow. . .
BETTY HANSON is r.ow an en-
tomologist (we aren’t sure that’s
the right word). . . She’s got a
fruit jar which is serving as pri-
son-abode of a mother scorpion
with more than a dozen little
scorpiona roosting on her back
and going .everywhere the mama
goes . . . Probably nature’s ori-
ginal hitchhikers. . .
There’s plenty of for ad-
vancement in Uncle Sam’s army
for good soldiers and WILLARD
(Woody) SMITH is mrw a corpor-
al after only three mnths in
Khaki. . He 3 stalined at Camp
Bowie. BrowTKWood. . .
And that’s "30” for this week .
ASK FOR
KINGSVILLE
From where I sit...
by Joe Marsh
You ought to meet my friend. Will
Dudley. I mippoHr Will muet he
neventv-eight or nine ... but you'd
never know il He’s tnll and lean
and hard aa a hickory. And al-
though the only formal education
he ever had waa a few wintera in
the old red achoolhouae, I think
that he’a the wiaeat man 1 know in
many ways.
For one thing. Will taught me
the value of what he calls “Just
a-settin!”
a * a
Come upon Will in the evening,
when his hard day’s work is done,
and you’ll find him “just i-settin,”
in a rocker on his porch. In one
hand he’ll have his old briar pipe
and in the other, a tall cool glass
of beer.
“Wholesome, nppeti2in' beer,”
says Will, “is standard equipment
for proper settin! Puts a feller in
an eusy-guin’ peaceful mood.”
You see, Will holds the theory
that in our present mixed-up world,
• usun needs a quiet hour every
day. An how in which to fit down
quietly and restore his strength
and courage.
Will thinks, and I agree with him,
that a man ought to forget all his
own and the world's worries dur-
ing that hour-of-peace. And Will
feels that a glass of fragrant mel-
low beer helps most to bring you
quiet relaxation.
Show me the man who sits
down quietly of an evening with
his glass of beer and I’ll show you
a man who is wise in the ways of
living. Such men, like Will Dudley,
live to a ripe old age, unembittered
by the troubles of the world. They
seem to remain, all their lives,
sweet-natured and kindly.
Time has a way of rendering ac-
curate judgments on the value of
the things men use and enjoy in
the world. And Time... thousands
of years of it... has handed down
the verdict that beer is a pleasant
and worthy companion for all men
of good wilL
ik, 40 of « Strict
Cepy right, 1942, Brewing Industry Fennietien
Drucs
« Y r-
N
Prescriptions Carefully
Compounded
Drops, Jewelry, Kodaks, Leather
and Bristle Goods- Sodas, Cigars
** Bocks, Magazines, Newspapers
Starg md Candy
W. S. BELTON. Druggist
No Substitutes
Fcr Jobs
In the eight principal cotton-growing states of the
Southeast the average amount cf tillable lane per per-
son on farms is seven acres. In the corn state of Illinois
it is 25 acres; in the ccra, wheat, ar.c livestock state of
Kansas 45 acres. Though largely without the aid of
capital equipment, cotton nevertheless supports three
times as many persons pe.- acre as any of the nation’s
other major crops grown on field scale.
This is one very good reason why there can be no sa-
tisfactory suhetotutv ior cotton In pur individual every-
day purchases. As consumers granted by American
democracy the free choice cf hew to spend our dollars,
we have the democratic opportunity to buy the pro-
duct which provides nearly three million American
jobs. Picking cotton Jr. our owt. personal purchases is
our best defense against lifth column invasion of sub-
stitute materials.
ALICE COTTON OIL CO.
Protein-Rich Cottonseed Meal
Ask for our FREE Feeding Bulletins
D. C. DANIEL Manager ALICE, TEXAS
ICE CREAM
JUK, r:. 7Z'X£U’
Efficient Dairy Management
A Wartime MUST
Today—more than ever before in the history of the
dairy industry—it is imperative that we realize maxi-
mum results from our productive efforts.
Mot only, is this good business on the part of each
of us, but it is a vital necessity in the great Food For
Victory program inaugurated to feed the United States
and Allied Nations.
The dictator nations have long known the folly of
waste and today are utilizing every resource to its maxi-
mum advantage in their struggle to dominate the world.
South Texas, and the United States as a whole, pos-
sess vast natural advantages which represent the dif-
ference between victory aad defeat. It is up to us to
exploit these advantage?-.
Good management is goo<J business and good business
is a ittrong *>nk m the victory chain.
\
FALFURR'/.S
CREAMERY CO.
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