The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1939 Page: 2 of 8
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THE COMANCHE VKlCT JUNE 9 J^.fh
flage tfr a tJl-a-week-clerk. has buyers' the benefit of lower prices
.s-eqd m news every week - and
other.* at less frequeht-tntereals.
We consider this departnunt cno
of the most valuable part* of o'Ur
paper. „
The suat^ Supreme Court “last
wet k uphfld the right of <:iti?s
to retfulre poll tax payments be-
fore dtizeffs may participate ::i
any^UMdion The question aixj^e
in a case from Baird wher*” per-
sons who had not paul their city
poll taxes were denied the right
to vote in a city bond election.
—o~*■
This ruling meatu that here-
after tlipse who are subject to a
probably tlye most unusual ;rfi
been sentimentally, described' as than
a "story-book romance " It la too
bad It iA hot Just a story, Inst ran ! Tile Wallace “tMS-pric^ plan"
ol actuality, for in fiction a ypung J would be for the. gp* eminent to is uu‘
couple’s problems all end at tlu I buy surplus crops through the
altar, while In life, as it Is grimly! Federal Surplus Crop Corporation
enacted, that is the place where !at * low" unce than. th* .bufif)
they only begin. To. unake main-1 hiarket will pay. the grower^, Cneo
mony span the chasm, between! hiduce railroads to make a ---——
two widely separated social classes sp*cU1 ,ow rate- and at terminal And toothpicks as any hatel
Is not impossible, but It is a handl-1 hiarkets offer the
capped bonteet. like a one-legged > h*hdled only to 0«
athlete’s attempt to win the 440- ito. PRV full ,*n*£k.®ta
yard dash. , Price t0 be fixed by
; l -—ft— —«—
Secretary of Agriculture Wal- Entry In "oldest J
lace has suggested a project for An Irishman, seeing
nhH/ino farm cnmliicao a*%<4 >» ______■__«___i •»
| quest that even an ever-actomxm
I dating jural carrier has ever -n
Bob Blake of Heart
I is reported writing a. history <
| Texas entitled "Under Six FUi
and a Flour Sack."'. . . L. 1
Wade of Livingston, who used i
be a traveling talesihan in A
kansas, tells of a hotel sign
Corauig: "We have as good su
JL C. WUJCERSON. Editor
wad" Publisher
till- daylight.” the cowboy replied'
a*eond Cum Mftll Vf*tUt
•crip t is n Prl» HI# Per Year
to Comanche and Adjoining
Counties—Elsewhere Sl.M.
From Ocljdthwaite jEagle: OoU
thwaite need.- a fanners' mark
place where the producers of tl
county can sell and exchange the
produce. It should be located <
the square and should too pr<
tec ted from usurpation by trave
ing peddlers and out-of-coun
truckeT.s Mills County fdrme
should have first choice of spa
without charge, and any out
space coukl toe rented to tho
with out-of-county products. i
utilizing farm surpluses and it
the same time contributing to the
rblief of the needy one-third of
the population The Wallace idea
is what might be termed "domes-
tic dumping" of the agricultural
surplus instead of giving foreign
Bible- Thought released is he
whofe transgress Ida is forgiven
who.-e sin is covered "—Psalm
32:1, •
Business Thought: Patience
can become a vice ”
How long will you. live? Look
at James 4:14 For what is your
: life? It is even a vapor. Unit ap-
I peareth for a little time, and
their vamsheth away." We are
here today and gone tomorrow.
Life is so uncertain, as we are
reminded In Proverbs 27:1. "Boast
not thyself of lomorrcw: for thou
knowest not what a day may
bring forth."
On the average, a citizen of
this country has command of
about 14 times as much goods and
services as the^ average person
elsewhere . in the world/
Seventy-nine per cent of world
automobile production Is In the
United States and Canada.
*■ "It doesn't matter to most peo-
ple wliat is taxed or how muen.
Just so it hits the other fellow'-i
property and does not effect their
own." says The Clifton Record.
The Comanche Chief is for-
toutt in having men in the back
toad of the shop who are quite
atpable of dolfig the. work of the
front end If necessary: but most
Gem of Thought: Let lum who
Is without sin. cast the first
stone
«r ftto time, they are busY with
•hatr own work.
„Aa a rule afcouy ninety-five per Tj,e following concerning what
Mat of the. stories in The Chief the Bible teaches about capital
arc locql or county and we toe- punbhment was submitted by a
■eve from an examination of .pur reader, most of it beuig taker,
•■changes that we carry as great from Lynn Landrum's Thinking
a per cent of county news as any out j^oud" column in The Dallas
paper coming to our desk New’s:
—o— The fifth commandment de-
Ttaere is enough material com- mands idu! respect lor parents
tag to every editor's desk through Its penalty was capital punish-
the mail each week*, to—Fdl the merit. '"All the men of his city
■•per without going to the trouble, shall sfone him with stones, that
«f working up local news. Some' he die "—Deut 21:21 »
•f It is good, some bad. and much Perhaps Mo«es didn’t under-
«t it propaganda Most of thl« stbrn the spirit of the Ten Com-
tosually goes into the waste bas- mandments^ All we can -ay on
Bet. The best is saved to be used \ this puuu is that Motes had the
«n the occasion when it is needed Ten Cotnni>ndmer.ts at fust hand.
We are using some pf thii type ; wh.t .: b .Ci-i c^.an any candidate
«f material this week and believe or publicist in Tex^is can claim
ghat you will enjoy the temporary for himself ^
•fitotofc ..... ^ However that, may be. the sixtlv
—o— commandment denounces murder.
Years ago County papers tried and the penalty for murder was
gto cover; the State news, but this j capitalpunishment •"He that
tou been abandoned by the bet-|killeth a man, he shall be put to
AFTER A COMPLETE 1938 FAILURE OF’A FRUIT CROP—WE ARE NOW
DOUBLY BLESSED WITH AN OVERFLOWING ABUNDANCE OF THE FINEST
QUALITY FRUIT—SAVE IT—AND WF CAN HELP YOU.
wer session between Wage-Hour officers
Administrator Elmer F Andrews puncture,
and-' TjtanvcT businessmen, the
Rocky Mountain News quotes the
following:— ...... j
Businessman - Can a|n employ-
er permit a Worker to iork over-
time, oi must he lock him out?”
Mr Andrews—"In1 my opinion,l
such a w orker should be dealt J
with th? same as one who per- - .
slated in quitting early. He should tourist printers It would not bej
be fired ” good taste to ask where he is from!
"Thank you siri“ ,^*hi* only answer could be, points
"Wz?ll. bood-bye. young man I east or points west As a rule the |
won’t see you again. You're fired'" tourister is a fair printer—his ac-
__o—. curate haqds have set up many I
Whatever trouble Adam had. an id or Job of printing He does)
No man in days—iaf vore 1 ; not want a regular Job—just
'Could say. wheri Adam enough work to get along and|
• cracked a, joke. tours from coast to cast He is notj
• Here's
High-Po
VENIEB
"Every newspaper office is fa-
miliar with periodical visits of
Finished
Oven
cleaning,
small e*
laundry
ing-top
Large “
See thi
rlbow-h
five Hig
t. Oft you-
?nief office
Include
I
-COOKERS
-SEALERS
-BALL JARS
-TIN CANS
-JELLY GLASSES
-SEALING WAX
-JAR RUBBERS
-GLASS JAR TOPS
--JAR RUBBERS
-AND OTHER FOOD
SAVING ITEMS
-.ALSO COLD PACK
CANNER8 ,
ATT
FA1
I I T ME S
ANI) FA
A Bountiful Harvest
I . . _
With our plentiful crop* of vegetables and fruits this
season every thrifty housewife will want to can for
Winter’s neds. Now while quality is at its height of
perfection we suggest that you lay in generous supplies
for future use.
Baby
Week
have ri'tu
|nd the i'ii
pl.lt > <>U list
at
Jhiv i* .1 trij
•h’f* Jn an
rin k' TS to 111
rU'irterv. i.isfl
In Short Lengths *.
ODDS and ENDS
AT 10—25 AND EVEN 50% OFF
REGULAR PRICES!
YARDAGE
One-Half
i SAFE — BE SURE
USE BALL JARS—AND NATIONAL
PRESSURE COOKERS.
4 Bliv k
On
BALL JARS
ALL KINDS
yiu/tii/UfTwiM
WIU seal them Ugtht and
they will stay seahsL
You had better be safe
than sorry—
We have named this
our BABY WEEK—
featuring Baby Items
froih- our Furniture
Department.
Our big furniture win-1
down will show you the
great variety of nursery
items which will add to
the restful pleasure and
comfort of mother,, as
well as the baby. '
Cater to His Majesty—
KING BABY—with in-
fant needs Which he can-
not express tat words.
USE BURPEE
SEALERS
PRICE ONLY
3 Yards
IN EACH PACKAGE
BaU Round "Ideal"
With Glass Top and Rubber
A PRE-INVENTORY CLEAN-UP
WITH A REAL PUNCH
For this sale, we have assembled all short lengths of our
Spring fabrics all new fresh materials-..’yartlligd -and sale
prise marked in plain figures—at far below real values.
—COTTONS
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Hr~UNEN8
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THEBES MANY PIECES YOU CAN USB
IN MAKING COMPLETE GARMENTS.
GOME EARLY FOR FIRST CHOICE
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1939, newspaper, June 9, 1939; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth888621/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.