Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1939 Page: 3 of 4
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BENAVIDES FACTS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1939
NOBODY'S
BUSINESS
By JULIAN CAPERS, JR.
Austin — The contempt in
, which Gov. W. Lee O’Daniel holds
the press of Texas is one of the
singular phenomena of an admin-
istration that has been marked
by the smashing of precedents.
Inspired, no doubt, by the spec-
tacular success which rewarded his
freakish radio campaign a year
^^ago, the Governor is said by those
^nn his confidence to regard the
^^printed word as unimportant, and
rapidly growing less important, in
the conduct of state affairs. The
governor held two or three press
conferences after his inaugural,
and then called the whole thing
off. Since early January, he has
j not received the representatives of
the newspapers. If a correspond-
ent wishes to ask a specific ques-
tion of the governor, concerning
any particular public matters, he
* may write out his question, and
send it into the chief executive,
by one of the secretaries. If the
governor wants to, he answers.
V If he does not, (and he usually
goes not), he doesn’t answer. Per-
sonal audiences have been grant-
ed only to a few correspondents,
on rare occasions.
Why He Prefers Radio
A great many people do not un-
derstand why the press has a vest-
ed right, well recognized by the
statutes and the constitutions of
both state and nation, to inquire
into public affairs and the offic-
ial acts of public servants. It is
not that the newspaper business
is singled out for any special fav-
or or consideration that this wise
provision has been made. It is be-
cause the press is the only artic-
ulate representative of the people
—it is the only agency which can
ask questions about matters of
public policy, and which is equip-
ped and inclined to present both
sides of controversial issues.
The newspaper reporters, when
they interview public officials, lis-
ten carefully to the statements of
the governor, or whoever the par-
ticular official being interviewed
may be. They accept his state-
ments, weigh them, and then,
when there are obvious ommis-
sions, or controversial issues, they
ask the questions which these is-
sues suggest, and record the an-
swers.
California Style Home Suitable for the South Texas Family
J
Asks No Questions
A radio microphone asks no
questions. It merely takes what-
ever the governor - (or any other
speaker) pours into it, and trans-
. mits that to the people, or at least
I to whichever of the people may
■ ** happen to be listening at the mo-
ment. If the governor sponsors a
certain piece of legislation, for in-
stance, he selects all of the favor-
»^able aspects of that legislation,
r - ^Kid discusses them over the ra-
^Tio. If he desires to tell half-truths
■ or downright misrepresentations,
1 or if he omits explaining at all,
certain sections of the legislation,
the radio makes no complaint and
asks no questions. Neither can the
The 1-shaped home pictured
above has a definite Californ-
ia character and is typical of
the style that is increasoingly
popular throughout South Tex-
as and the entire country.
The exterior is a frank ex-
pression of the interior, with
living roo, dining alcove, kitch-
en and one bed room located
in the main body of the house,
and one bedroom forming the
wing.
This house can be built for
several thousand dollars in this
section and will afford am-
ple room for a small South
Texas family.
For building plans and esti-
mates call or write:
J. M. Macias of the Vaello
Lumber Company, Benavides.
DiNiNq Alcove Kitchen
■
people who listen ask questions.
For example, Gov. O’Daniel in
a recent radio broadcast, urged
the people to attend the hearings
upon the county budgets in their
communities, in the interest of
economy in government. The fol-
lowing week, the Automatic Tax
Board, which includes the govern-
or, the State Treasurer, and the
State Comptroller, met in the
Capitol—behind locked doors—
and—and increased the State ad
valorem tax rate about 60 per
cent. The public was not invited,
nor permitted to attend and hear
the board’s discussion. Newspaper
reporters, if there had been a press
conference, would have asked the
Governor to explain this incon-
sistency in what he tells the peo-
ple, and what he does himself. The
reporters didn’t get to talk to the
Governor about" the matter, and
the radio microphone didn’t ask
any embarrassing questions.
The radio is a comparatively
new agency of communication,
having come into general use only
within the past decade. The press,
since Guttenberg and Caxton be-
gan nearly four centuries ago, pro-
ducing printed words into quant-
ity, has been the agency which
pioneered the breaking down of
monarchies and . dictatorships,
and building up freedom and dem-
ocratic institutions. Until print-
ing came, there was virtually no
liberty in the world; since it came,
the printing press has been more
potent than artillery in every bat-
tle where liberty has been at
stake. The first act of every dic-
tator has been to suppress or con-
trol the press. The pet hate of ev-
ery demogogue has always been
the newspaper. People have long
since formed the habit of believ-
ing what they see in their news-
papers. The psychologists tell us
that a man remembers seven tim-
es as much of what he reads as
of what he hears.
_ The governor, if he actually be-
lieves what those near him say he
does—and his relations with the
press would indicate that he does
—may learn yet that the press is
a symbol of a very sacred and
jealously guarded right of the
people of Texas.
Oil Crisis
every person
and Correctness appre-
and dignity of genuine
however, just how many
yet to discover that we are head-
quarters. in this community for genuine engraving?
Our craftsmanship is as fine as human skill and
superb materials can make it.
Yet, we have found it possible to bring the ad-
vantages of genuine engraving within the means of
person, and every business firm.
A generous supply of engraved visiting cards,
for instance, costs only $1.65 — and this includes
engraving the plate! A year's supply of engraved
or monogrammed social stationery costs only $3.95
— including the plate. Business letterheads on fine
Hammermill Bond are only $7.95 — with no extra
charge for engraving the steel plate.
Surely then, there is no need to do without the
prestige and beauty of genuine engraving. Won't
you plan to visit us? See how'much we have to
offer — and for how little!
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The oil industry in Texas to-
day faces what many oilmen de-
clare to be the most serious cris-
is since the days of martial law
in East Texas. Federal court de-
cisions over-ruling the allowable
granted in East Texas by the
Railroad Commission to Rowan &
Nichols, and later to the Humble,
Texas largest producter of crude
were followed immediately by
price cuts led by Sinclair, and
Humble. For the first time in ov-
er two years, East Texas crude
price dropped below $1. The pub-
lic doesn’t understand the more-
for-gasoline and less-for-crude
policy of the major companies at
the peak consumption period of
the year. The entire proration
structure may be undermined as
a result of the lawsuits, and if
that happens, particularly if gas-
oline price hikes continue, while
crude prices fall, it seems inevi-
table that the Federal govern-
ment may revive the movement so
dear to the hearts of some of the
present national administration,
to take control of the oil busi-
ness. The hot oil scandals in Lou-
isiana, which indictments involv-
ing both the Huey Long political
ring and some Texas operators,
has not helped the situation.
Greed may yet kill the goose that
lays the golden oil eggs in Texas.
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MAGAZINE OFFER
First Cotton
Report Issued
On Texas Crop
The first report £r Texas show-
ing the grade, staple length, and
tenderability of cotton ginned pri-
or to August 1 was released today
in the Dallas office of the Agri-
cultural Marketing Service. Sim-
ilar reports will be issued semi-
monthly during the ginning sea-
son on the dates that ginning fig-
ures are released by the Bureau
of the Census.
The Agricultural Marketing Ser-
vice estimates that cotton ginned
prior to August 1 this year was
lower in grade but longer in staple
than cotton ginned to the same
date last year. This season about
12 per cent was Strict Middling
and better in grade; 53 per cent
was N iddling; and 30 per cent
was Strict Low and Low Middling.
Spotted cotton accounted for 4
per cent of the ginnings.
Less than 1 per cent was 7-8
inch and shorter in staple; 45
per cent was 29-32 to 1 inch
inclusive; and 54 per cent was
longer than 1 inch.
Ginnings prior to August 1,
1939, according to the Bureau of
the Census were 137,066 bales,
compared with 157,847 bales gin-
ned to the same date last year.
For only $2.50 you can get a full
years subscription to this NEWS-
PAPER and 12 big issues of any
one of the following magazines.
WOMENS HOME COMPANION,
SILVER SCREEN, FACT DIGEST,
Me CALL’S, MODERN ROMANC-
ES, OUTDOORS,' PICTURE
PLAY. (Adv.)
Navy Recruiting
Officer Seeking
Men For Training
During the month of August
there will be enlisted 36 appren-
j seamen from the South Tex-
as recruiting division it was an-
nounced here this week by Wil-
liam H. Ballard.
Ten of these young men will be
transferred to San Diego, Calif-
ornia from El Paso, to be enlisted
at the Naval Training Station.
Twenty-six will be enlisted at
the Navy Recruiting Station, 320
i the Post Office Bldg., Houston
later transferred to San Diego for
their recruit training.
this month there will be
1 four negroes in the mess-
branch. These will be sent
to Norfolk, Va., for training.
Among the many men who have
enlisted from this district, are but
few who have not had the oppor-
tunity to visit many places of in-
terest during their first year of
service. This including the transit
of the Panama Canal, Cuba, and
other caribean ports as well as
ports of the East and West coast
in the United States, in some cas-
es the man being able to visit one
if not both of the Fairs in prog-
ress this year.
To those civilians who might
have the opportunity to visit the
Fairs on one or both coasts, there
are many Navy ships and shore
establishments that would be well
worth a visit.
On the west coast about thirty
miles from San Francisco is the
Mare Island Navy Yard, with its
equipment Lor building and re-
pairing ships of the Navy. Cross-
ing from San Francisco or Oak-
land to Treasure Island is Goat
Island which was a large training
Unemployment
Compensation for
Able Bodied Men
“An honest desire to work and
a spirit of cooperation with the
employment service which finds
them jobs,” was the commenda-
tion this week on local claimants
for unemployment benefits by
Wright Riley, who has seen 19
months service as supervising ex-
aminer for this district.
Riley was specific: “Unemploy-
ment compensation is for the in-
dividual who is able to work,
available for work, and who wish-
es to work. In the Texas state em-
ployment service we have the as-
ners have complained that Amer-
ican has been carelessly packaged
and handled and that grade and
staple in some bales was not uni-
form,” Miller said. “There have
been lots of complaints, of course,
over the general deterioriation of
grade and staple.
station during the war and since,
until the commissioning of the
Naval training Station at San Di-
eg, California where the young
men enlisted today from South
Texas receive their training.
sistance of the most modem and
effective job finding agency in.
the United States. When it finds
a claimant a job suitable to his
ability, experience and training,
the individual either takes the
work or faces penalties imposed
by law.”
The supervisor pointed out that
the job refusal penalty is the loss
of from one to four benefit checks.
“The law is fair,” he added.
“It requires only that a claimant
accept work suitable job when
accept work suitable for him when
all factors are considered. How-
ever, refusal to accept a suitable
job when offered through the em-
ployment service or by an employ-
er direct, or refusal to return to
customary self-employment lays
the claimant liable to penalty.”
A musical condctor would nev-
er think of putting the band in
boundary. ' •
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Experiment
30,000 Bales
At Victoria
The U. S. Department of Agri-
culture has selected the Victoria
area as the source of the Texas
cotton in the Department’s 30,-
000 bale export program, now in
its second year of operation.
The 30,000 bales of uniform,
carefully picked and properly gin-
ned cotton will be selected by the
Bureau of Agricultural Econom-
ics, E. A. Miller, agronomist of
the Texas A&M college Extension
Service, has been advised.
The bales will be covered with
cotton bagging and samples will
be taken at the gin press bov,
Miller said. Information as to the
variety, grade, staple, and point
of production will be made avail-
able to foreign buyers. The best of
care will be used in compressing
and shipping.
Representatives of the, USDA
will trace the bales through to
the foreign mills in order to get
comments from the spinners. Re-
ports from a similar program in
1938, handled by the AAA, have
been gratifying. Typical is one
from an Italian spinner, who com-
mented, “I will pay a premium on
this cotton and all like it.”
“In recent years, foreign spin-
Cotony at riymouin teas a snort-
age of beer on the Mayflower.
Bound for Virginia, the voyage
was shortened, the landing made
on New England's rocky coast,
because ... "we could not now
take time for further search:
our victuals being much spent,
especially our beer.” This is the
rock, 37 miles southeast of Bos-
o other beer duplicates
the Flavor, Body and Quality
that make PEARL Famous!
One of Governor Bradford's constant complaints in the early
colonial days, was against the scarcity of good beer. Pity
that robust character could not have survived to enjoy the
rich, robust goodness of delicious, sparkling PEARL Beer.
Today's ever increasing demand for PEARL Beer is but the
fulfillment of wholesome American tradition. Your enjoyment
of it is the fulfillment of your better taste-judgment. For purity,
flavor and palate-pleasing tang it can't be matched. That's
why you always enjoy saying, "Bottle of PEARL, please!"
This brewery is completely
San Diego Distributing Co., Inc.
J. C. PEREZ, PresidentTelephone 35 and 36 San Diego, Texan
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Beaman, J. L. C. Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1939, newspaper, August 18, 1939; Alice, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884625/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Duval County Library.