The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Gillespie County Area Newspaper Collection and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Harper Library.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
^Z>OC=ZZ>0<=>0<->o<
>0<->o<
HELP KEEP o
America Safe!
0<~7=>Q
DO YOUR PART TO
HELP IN DEFENSE
->o< ' >o<->n<"O
The Harper Herald
BOOSTING HARPER—A PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ON THE NEW EL PASO - HOUSTON HI-WAY.
rr>oc
—>o<->Qd>ocr~>o<-snj
A WONDERFUL REGION
HIGH IN THE HTT.T S
>o<zy
VOLUME XXVIII, NO. 3.
Harper, Gillespie County, Texas, Friday, January 15th, 1943.
rz>o
u
o
>Q<-3Q<
I READ THIS
(Contributed)
->n<-DQCZ300
I READ THIS
Money, Money, Money.
These are days of big things
in almost every field. There are
bigger planes, bigger bombs, big-
ger ships, and what not. The
budget, estimated cost of the war
for the year beginning July 1, is
no exception. Record breaking is
the request of President Roose-
velt made last Monday, for 109
billions of dollars for that pur-
post.
One hundred and nine billions
that’s $819 for every person in
this country, men women and
children. To spend that amount
means about $3500 must be paid
out every second of every day
of the year.
No one questions the necessity
of huge expenditures to wage the
war successfully. Money cost is
not the most regretful item in
war, it is human cost. But, one
cannot help but think how well
this money could be spent
otherwise. That one-third that is
ill-clothed, ill-housed, ill-fed, ( or
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 A YEAR
Two-Man Jap Suicide Sul Will Be DEPOSITS CONTINUE TO RISE IN
On View In Fredericksburg Jan. 22 FIRST STATE BAM OF HARPER
Annual F.F.A. Stock
Show Still Under
Consideration
U. S. Treasury Dept. Officials
Arrange For Visit of Captured
Underwater Craft
The Hill Country will have its
first view of a Japanese submar-
ine when the United States Trea-
sury brings to Fredericksburg on
Friday, Jan. 22nd, the two-man
a , . .. , , .suicide torpedo boat captured at
was), what it would do for them. Pearl Harbor last December.
They could all own little places
of their own, probably for the
first time. We wouldn’t have to
worry about subversive propagan-
da then, everybody would be
provided for and have no desire
for a change of government or
anything else. Isn’t it regretful
that money which could do so
much constructively, must be
spent to wreck destruction in the
world.
History will assign causes for
this war. No matter what they
all are, so far as we are now
concerned, there is one cause for
it—Hitler. He is obliging us to
The submarine is touring the
country on a tractor-trailer and
has already visited some 133
points in California, as far north
as Eureka and Redding. It was
brought to Mare Island on the
deck of a freighter and was there
refitted by the Navy with facsim-
iles of batteries, gauges, dials and
controls that had been taken out
for study at Pearl Harbor.
Those who buy a War Savings
Stamp or Bond and look into the
interior of the sub will also see
two “Japanese” in proper uni-
forms at their battle stations,
ready to launch the two torpe-
1942
By MRS. A. T. WHETSTONE
spend this money, which could be j doeg gince the only entrance is
used otherwise to great advant-|a 16.inch hatch in the conning
age, for war. That’s reason t0 some thirty viewing ports
enough for me to put him right have been cut in either side of
near the top of the list of men the hull and glazed with plexi-
I Don’t like
And, it might be
good to re-
glass. Cat-walks with stairs at
either end have been hinged to
member that, when this war is gideg of the sub. These are let
oyer and appropriations must be., down when it stops for an exhi-
made to help our own people, no b^jon
amount should be too much for The submarine itself is 81 feet
that purpose after what we are long and the tractor adds 13 feet
spending to stop a genius, cer- ^bis. whole weighs 80,000
tainly, but one who has misused pounds twenty tons of which is
his talents, and merited the con-
demnation of all civilized peoples.
He isn’t the only one in his class,
but right now he is the worst and
most dangerous, and most de-
structive.
And, so after all, whatever it
takes to put him into a room of
his own, well built, reinforced,
guarded, will be willingly spent
by any people who know what
it would mean to have him as
their “Fuehrer” also.
That is only the first step, it is
weight of the submarine.
This first trophy of our war
with Japan, captured when it was
grounded on a reef near the en-
trance to Pearl Harbor, will be
I shown here in front of the Court
House from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
January 22nd.
Burton Davis, staff member of
the War Saving Staff, Washing-^
ton, D. C., and Jack F. Criswell,
member of the U. S. Treasury,
Texas War Savings Staff of Aus
. ... . , tin, Texas, were in Fredericks-
true. Other things are lust as , ’ „ . ’ ,. ,
imoortant if we are to make the burg Saturday afternoon to make
j? f ... . . . ! arrangements for the appearance
cost of this war a good invest- . “ s T , , _
ment for the future of the world.. e sa re ', . „llhrri;fr
Ways of thinking must be chang- j ^er-truck hauling this submar.
ed wavs of acting must bp alter Ime started lts lonS Journey m
ed’ values must be reassigned to 1 California on Nayy Day> last °c*
things wMch have teen sighted af is scheduled to be in
by men and nations. We V | “I?s^oSe ^ugTVesi
ind is rsiFrrr
ss.’svrsssxsr
c f ^ . , ,, P. I ! From here the sub is scheduled
scribe for a sick world which:. . . .. +1
has had its worst attack of ill- it? to Austllb thence to South
ness in many generations. With-17ex,as’ C2rPusA C,hrlst1' ‘^ valley,
J s t who. ‘back to San Antonio and then to
out these changes also, the world
may convalesce, but it will not
be cured, and we can only live
and wait for the next spasm.
NOT SUPERSTITIOUS
In the Great Seal of the United
States there are thirteen stars,
thirteen stripes, thirteen arrows
in the eagle’s talon, thirteen
clouds in the glory, thirteen let-
ters in the motto, thirteen laurel
leaves, thirteen berries in the
branch, thirteen feathers in each
wing, and thirteen feathers in the
tail.
LEFT - HANDED DRIVING
The English custom of driving
Houston before proceeding on to
the Eastern Atlantic seaboard
states.
Mr. Davis was very much en-
thused over the possibilities of
the submarine being placed on
exhibit in Fredericksburg, the
birthplace of our Admiral Ches-
ter Nimitz who is commander of
the Pacific fleet. A tremendous
turn-out is to be anticipated here
and people from throughout the
Texas Hill Country are urged to
make a date now to attend the
showing of this captured Jap
submarine here.
Committees have been appoint-
ed to assist in the appearance
of the submarine here. Plans
call for the Fredericksburg High
to the left, not to the nght as we Sch00l Band members 0l the
do in this country is believed to American Legion, county and dt
have onginated in the days when ! offl ial an* civic OI4ai2ation'
most travel was on horseback t0 head a parade Up and down the
length of Fredericksburg’s broad
Main Street at the time when the
large trailer-truck makes its ap-
pearance here that afternoon at
about 5:30. Following the parade
down Main Street to Hotel Nim-
itz, the parade will return to the
, Court House Square where the
Miss Madge Romell Whitewood submarine will be parked next to
is spending a few days visiting , the curb and arrangements will
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. j be completed to allow visitors to
J. S. Whitewood, this week.
-000-
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Strackbein
and small son returned home
from Fredericksburg.
-000-3
and every stranger was a poten-
tial enemy. Whenever two riders
approached, each would sidle over
to the left so that his sword or
pistol arm would be next to the
stranger and ready for instant
use.
-000-
Friends will regret to learn of
Mrs. George Smith’s being ill
for several days and unable to be
at school. We are glad to report
her being better at this writing.
peer into the inside of the two-
man suicide sub.
As the showing of this submar-
ine is being made possible purely
on a patriotic basis, an admission
fee of a 25c War Savings Stamp
for children and $1.00 or more
in War Savings Stamps, or the
purchase of a War Bond, will per-
mit young and old to view the
strange underwater craft.
It is no dead, it cannot die,
It’s deeds will light heaven’s
blue sky.
It will walk beside all honest
men
It’s vision will outstrip all
mental ken.
It will move with Russia to
snow-clad fields,
Where valor her bounteous
harvest yields.
It will smile once more on
Africa’s plain,
Where plowshares will hide the
sword again.
It will march back again across
the sea’s
Freemen’s desire for justice to
appease
Its spirit will again in Pearl
Harbor abide.
And be a guest at Corregidor’s
fire-side.
It is not dead, it will not die!
Beside the Thames they share
to-night.
This years sorrow and delight.
On Frances’ soil, young
soldiers pause.
To talk of it who sought to
bring,
On sown, green fields of home,
an end
To red harvesting.
It is not dead, it cannot die!
While we lift up our banners
high,
For beautiful America for
heroes proved
In liberty’s strife,
Who more than self their
country loved,
And mercy more than life!
--000-
The First State Bank of Harper
will be closed on Tuesday, Jan.
19th, observing Robert E. Lee’s
birthday.
-000--
Birthday Party For
Martin Feuge
Those attending the birthday
party honoring Martin Feuge’s
birthday anniversary last Friday
nite at Seipp’s hall in Fredericks-
burg were:
Mr. and Mrs. Max Lange and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz
Wendel and daughters, Mr. and
Mrs. Arnold Wendel and son,
Waldermor, Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Wendel and little son, Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Wendel and little
daughter.
A delightful time was report-
ed. We wish Martin many more
such birthdays.
According to George Smith, vo-
cational agricultural teacher of
the Harper School system, the
annual F.F.A. and 4-H Club stock
show is still under consideration
by members of the class and may
be held at a later date than usual.
Present plans indicate that the
stock shows in nearby commun-
ities will be held this year, and
it is hoped that the Harper show
will also be staged. It is possible
that the local event will take
place following the Kerrville and
Frederickburg shows, which are
scheduled to be held some time
early in February.
-000-
Attends “Gunnery” School
In Florida
Deposits Now Total $130,974.30;
Drop Registered in Loans
And Discounts
S/2C JOSEPH D. LANG
Seaman second class Joseph D.
Lang, age 19, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hilmar Lang, was transferred to
St. Augustine, Florida, some time
ago where he is attending gun-
nery school as a member of the
U. S. Coast Guard. Joseph attend-
ed Fredericksburg High School
up to the eighth grade. He enlist-
ed in the Coast Guard on Sept.
6th, 1942, and after a six-weeks
training period in New Orleans
he was transferred to the Gun-
nery School in Florida.
-000-
No. 3A Gas Coupons
Good Only Until
January 21st
Gasoline Coupon No. 3 is good
until Jan. 21. If not used it be-
comes void after that date.
Sugar Coupon No. 10 is good
until Jan. 31. In the same book
Coupon No. 28 is good for one
pound of coffee until Feb. 7th.
All coupons which had not been
redeemed on expiration date be-
come void.
Deposits in the First State
Bank of Harper reflect a sub-
stantial increase over the last re-
port, as indicated in the official
statement published elsewhere in
this issue of the Herald.
Total assets of the banking in-
stitution have risen from $162,-
067.47 as reported last year in
July, to $176,207.41, while total
deposits have increased from
$117,774.00 to $130,974.30, an in-
crease of $13,200.30.
In April, 1942, almost a year
ago, the deposits totaled only
$93,284.69, indicating a handsome
rise in deposits during the past
nine-mont£ period.
Following the general trend o..
banking reports throughout this
area, the Loans and Discounts
item of the First State Bank re-
port show a decrease from $66,-
658.88 to $61,178.98, which reflects
the possibility than many per-
sons are paying off on their
loans.
The prevailing good prices on
cattle, hogs, poultry, dairy prod-
ucts, wool, mohair, and agricul-
tural products of all kinds, no
doubt, have aided considerably
in creating the advance in depos-
its, which, in turn, reflect gener-
ally good business conditions
throughout this section.
Officers of the First State Bank
of Harper include Chas. J. White
wood, president; H. P. Gartrell
vice-president; John Morris, cash
ier; Chas. E. Bein, assistant cash
ier; H. P. Gartrell, Fred White
wood, Herman Harper, Belton
Tatsch, Chas. J. Whitewood, and
John S. Morris, directors.
-ooo-
Harper Voca. AgrL Teach-
ers’ Brother Reported
Missing In War Zone
North End of Auditorium-
Gymnasium May Be
Completed Soon
Possibilities of completing at
least the north end of the un-
finished auditorium - gymnasium
portion of the Harper High
School building were revealed
Thursday afternoon by a visit
here of Mr. Thompson, W. P. A.
official of the San Antonio of-
fice.
Mr. Thompson conferred with
Supt. James E. Box and assured
him that everything would be
done to expedite the completion
of this portion of the unfinished
WPA project which would house
the school busses and which could
also be used as a work shop for
students attending the high
school. These plans are under
consideration, according to Mr.
Thompson, although it was not
specified when work would be re-
sumed on the building.
Work on the gymnasium-audi-
torium section of the school
building was halted recently
when the federal government can-
celled all WPA work through-
out the United States. Efforts
are being made, however, to fin-
ish numerous projects and it is
hoped that the Harper School
system will eventually receive the
support it was originally assured
by the government in order to
complete this much-needed and
much-desired structure.
Large quantities of native
limestone rock have already been
hauled to the school grounds and
other material also remain on
the grounds for use in comple-
tion of the auditorium - gymna-
sium.
P.-T. A. Will Sponsor Chemistry
Laboratory For Harper High School
Sgt. Al Jenschke Enters
Officers Training School
Addition of New Subject Will
Add Greatly To School’s
Affilition
i iSIWn^
-000-
Belton Tatsch Reported
Overseas
-ooo-
Gordon Harper of San Antonio
spent the week end visiting his
family.
-ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. David Schmidt
were business visitors in Fred-
ericksburg Wednesday.
-ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roeder
and little daughters and Mrs. Os-
car Fiedler accompanied Carlos
Roeder to San Antonio.
-ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Sellers
and little son visited Mrs. Sellers
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Cosper.
-ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Webb of
Goodfellow Field near San An-
gelo visited in the home of Mrs.
J. K. Webb’s sister, Mrs. James
Box, and family.
-ooo-
SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD
Tax
Assessing Now Underway
Coaly .
1943 Assessments are Now Being
Taken on Values Based on
January 1st
<♦>-
Tax assessing for state and
county purposes is now underway
in the County Tax Assessor-
Collector’s office. All assessments
are based on values as of Janu-
ary 1, the date on which assessing
begins each year. Quite a few as-
sessments have been made local-
ly since the first of the year, ac-
cording to Assr.-Coll. Wm. M.
Petmecky.
The State Comptroller and
Commissioners’ Courts of the
state are urging that as many
assessments as practical be made
in the office this year to avoid
a great deal of unnecessary tra-
vel. Office assessing not only
voids the need of the assessor’s
making long and impractical
trips at the county’s expense, but
may also prevent an unnecessary
trip by the taxpayer who would
be compelled to make a special
trip if the assessor failed to find
him home when he called there.
Opportunity will be offered a
great many taxpayers to assess
their property when they pay
their taxes during January and
otehrs wall have an opportunity
to make their assessments when
they secure automobile or truck
license in February or March,
the Comptroller’s office has
stated.
Lt. Robert Wilson Smith, age
24, brother of George Smith, vo-
cational agriculture teacher of
the Harper High School, has been
reported missing in the Euro-
pean War Theatre, as of Jan. 2nd,
1943, according to information
received this week by relatives
and his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Smith of Thrall, Texas.
Lt. Smith, a bombardier serv-
ing with the U. S. Army Air
Force, reported to overseas duty
in November and was stationed
in England. It is not definitely
kown whether he is reported as
missing over the North African
or Eurpean war zones. Prior to
his entrance into the Army Air
Corps in November 1941, Lt.
Smith attended Texas University
for four years where he majored
in physical education.
It is possible that Lt. Smith
may have bailed out or that he
was taken prisoner, and that, as
yet, no information has been re-
ceived to this effect.
According to latest informa-
tion received by Mr. Smith of
Harper, it is believed that Lt.
Smith may have been lost in
flight operations over Western
Europs. Lt. Smith was a member
of the B-17, better known as the
Flying Fortress.
According to information
available, it is reported that Bel-
ton Tatsch has been transferred
to “overseas” duty. Belton was
drafted several months ago and
took a 60-day training course
with an engineers battalion in
Louisiana prior to his departure
recently for foreign service.
-ooo-
Officials Furnish Bond
To Assure Perform-
ance Of Duty
Court Approved Bonds Furnished
By Various County and
Precinct Officers
SGT. ALOIS JENSCHKE
Sergeant Alois Jenschke, re-
cently visited with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jenschke. Al,
who is well known throughout
our county, was formerly em-
ployed as bookkeeper at Stan-
dard Motor Co. and for several
years he served as assistant in
the County Tax Assessor’s office.
Sgt. Jenschke, who was induct-
ed into the armed forces on
March 19, 1941, has been station-
ed at Camp Wallace where he has
been assigned to do office work.
Sgt. Jenschke reports that he
has been transferred to the Aber-
deen Proving Grounds, Maryland,
where he has entered a 3-month
Officer Candidate Training
School. He left Camp Walace on
Dec. 28th.
-ooo-
Carlos W. Roeder, son of Rich-
ard Roeder, left last Saturday
from San Antonio for his station.
Carlos has enlisted in the U. S.
Coast Guard, and at last word
was on his way to the New York
area for his initial training.
Corp. W. H. (Bill) Boening,
age 31, a brother of A. O. Boen-
ing and Erwin Boening of Fred-
ericksburg, has been reported as
missing as of Dec. 11th, 1942, ac-
cording to information received
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Boening, of near Moulton, recent-
ly. Corp. Boening was a member
of the U. S. Army Air Force, and
was drafted into the service from
the State of Ohio, where he was
working at the time, last sum-
mer. He was believed to have
been either in England or North
Africa at the time he was report-
ed as missing. '
The Gillespie County Commis-
sioners Court in special session
recently approved the bonds and
accepted the oaths of the various
county and precinct officials el-
ected at the last General Election.
Bonds in varying amounts were
furnished, including $4,000 by
each of the four Commissioners,
$3,000 by the County Judge,
$5,000 by the District Clerk,
$5,000 by the County Clerk,
$8,000 as county bond by the
Assessor and Collector of Taxes,
$10,000 by the County Treasurer,
$2,500 by the County Attorney,
and $1,000 each by the Justice of
the Peace and Constable.
All of the officials furnished
surety bonds except District
Clerk E. L. Schmidt who signed
his bond as principal and had
Anton Staudt, Hugo Kallenberg,
Louis Kott and Richard Herbort
as sureties and Sheriff Robert
Loth who signed as principal
with Cyrus L. Heard, Ad. Meurer
and Louis Stieler as sureties.
-ooo—-
Miss Pearl Boatright of Austin
spent several days visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Boatright, and other relatives.
-ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rahe and
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Rahe and
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Oehler went
to Novice Saturday to visit Mr.
Rahe’s and Mrs. Oehler’s sister,
Mrs. Bob Corbile, who has been
ill for some time.
COMMISSIONERS HOLD FIRST
MONTHLY SESSION FOR YEAR
Fox Bounty Will Not Be Paid
This Year; Salaries
Established
The Gillespie County Commis-
sioners’ Court on Wednesday
afternoon concluded their first
monthly regular session for this
year. Routine business matters,
establishing the salaries for coun-
ty and precinct officials, hearing
and examining of the monthly
reports, among other things,
came to the attention of the
court. No road matters were dis-
cussed at this January session.
A fox bounty, which has been
offered by the County for several
years, will not be paid for this
year, according to a decision of
the commissioners.
The monthly report of County
Treasurer Elgin Crenwelge indi-
cated a healthy balance in the
various county funds as follows:
Jury Fund .................... $ 5,618.19
Road & Bridge Fund .... 14,988.41
Gen. County Fund ........ 11,325.91
Court House & Jail Bond
Fund .............................. 7,791.50
Special Road Tax Fund 9,453.61
Highway Fund ................ 16,945.72
Interest & Sinking Fund 7,064.80
(See COMMISSIONERS, pp. 4)
Morris Bein Promoted To
Sergeant
Morris Bein, son of Chas. E.
Bein of Harper, has received a
promotion in the U. S. Army
from Corporal to Sergeant. Sgt.
Bein is stationed at Camp Bark-
eley, near Abilene, Texas.
--ooo-
The First State Bank of Harper
will be closed on Tuesday, Jan.
19th, observing Robert E. Lee’s
birthday.
-ooo-
Misses Wendel Entertain
Luther League
The Luther League held their
regular meeting Sunday night
at the church with 24 members
present.
After the regular meeting
Misses Magadelen and Adelena
Wendel, who were hostesses
served refreshments of chili,
beans, crackers, apples, and
coffee.
Afterwards games of bunco
were enjoyed.
--ooo-
Ollie Scarbrough left Monday
for San Antonio where he will
find employment.
-ooo-
Miss Bernice Udeck of the
University of Texas visited in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Robertson.
Members of the Harper Par-
ent-Teachers’ Association met on
Friday afternoon for their regu-
lar monthly meeting at which
time plans were revealed for
raising funds to install a
Chemistry Laboratory in the high
school, the addition of which will
require a fund of several hundred
dollars. If these plans materia-
lize, Harper High School will
add to its curriculum one of the
most important of all science
subjects now being taught in any
high school, and, at the same
time it will also add greatly to
its growing list of credit afflila-
tions with the State Universities.
Students who now graduate
from High School are compelled
to make up this work when they
enter college, and often times
lose an entire year of study in
their attempt to earn a college
degree. A student desiring to be-
come a nurse, doctor, labortory
technician, engineer or almost
any other highly specialized
field of activity in our modern
world, finds himself or herself
compelled to learn chemistry in
college. It is one of the most
fascinating and interesting sub-
jects that has been made avail-
able to students in most high
schools. Graduates of a high
school who already have had a
year of chemistry are just that
much “ahead” of those students
who graduate from high schools
where it is not included in the
school’s curriculum.
The business meeting of the
P. T. A. last Friday included an
interesting program and discus-
sions by members of the organi-
zation which included:
“One’s Code,” by Mrs. Max
Lange.
“The Fear of Failures,” by
Mrs. Douglas Duderstadt.
“Spiritual Toughness,” by Mrs.
Carl Oehler.
About twenty members at-
tended the meeting last Friday
and it is sincerely hoped that
more members will be in attend-
ance at the next regulay monthly
meeting for February, despite
gas rationing, etc. Much in-
terest is being manifested in the
proposed addition of Chemistry
and it will be remembered that
last year the P. T. A. successful-
ly sponsored the Hone Economics
department for Harper High
School. Much praise has been
conceded to the P. T. A. for its
great interest and splendid activ-
ities they have undertaken in
order to provide for a better
school and better facilities for
the students.
-ooo-
Pfc. Rollie Peril Visiting
At Home
Private First Class Rollie Peril,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Peril, is
at home this week on a furlough
with his parents and relatives.
Rollie will report to Fort Bliss,
Texas, within the next week or
so, having been transferred to
that camp from Kansas, where he
had been stationed until last
week. He is a member of the
U. S. Cavalry.
-ooo-
Robert L. Kaiser, an enlistee
in the Naval Construction Battal-
lion (Sea Bees), has gone to
Virginia to enter training, his
parents were advised by phone
last Friday.
-ooo-
SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD
Catholic In
THINGS WE ARE FIGHTING
AGAINST
That was the title of Monsignor
Sheen’s second radio address of
his 1943 series. (WOAI, 5 p. m.
Sunday.) That thing is the-anti-
Christ, totalitarian view. Its four
forms are: 1. Historical, (Italian
fascism); 2. Racial, (German
nazism); 3. Theological (Japan,
the divine emperor, etc.); 4.
Ecomomic, (Marxian Socialism,
in Russia). All these four have
three things in common: 1.
They deny the value of a person.
This is the first dogma of total-
itarianism. 2. They deny the
equality of all men. Our Ameri-
can democracy is founded on the
essential equality of all men:
“all men are created equal.”
They maintain that men are
equal only in so far as they be-
long to a specific race or dynas-
ty. 3. They make evil the
method and the goal of the revo-
lution. The German philosopher
Nietzsche, 1844-1900, provides the
ideas, the first of which is: Be
Hard. It’s a doctrine of power,
lust and cruelty.
One thing the war is doing as
a service is to explode the false
doctrine that it doesn’t matter
what one believes. It does. The
evil of the Nazis is that they
practice what they preach, they
act according to their believe.
There is too great a desparity
between the effort on the battle
front and on the home front. If
we were fighting a nation we
could leave the battle to the
armed forces. But we are in com-
bat with a demon, which can be
driven out only by prayer and
fasting. This is not merely a war
but a revolution. Its supreme
reason is to drive demons back
into hell. They will obey only
when we are on our knees, pray-
ing, fasting, and watching. A
prayer book, “The Shield of
Faith” will be sent free to anyone
who writes for it. (National
Council of Catholic Men, 1312
Massachusetts Ave., Washington,
D. C.)
St. Anthony Discussion Club
Harper, Texas
cz=>oczz>o ay
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1943, newspaper, January 15, 1943; Harper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth896855/m1/1/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Gillespie+County%22: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harper Library.