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FRIDAY,
FR1D
THE COOPEK REVIEW, COOPER, TEXAS
FRIDAY, JAN. fi, 1950
litorial Comment
Help Wonted
n Kill
it and most far-reaching internal issue this
the cost of its governmer t. And of all issues,
the least understood.
when Federal government’s income is at a
}ak, and when the burden of taxation borne by
without precedent in days of peace, the nation
lake both ends meet. It is running a heavy
rill be added to the towering national debt—
|is a direct obligation upon every man with an
ce of property, or material resources of any
[of course, a glib answer to all of this. It is:
man and the rich business — let them carry
the rest of us.” But the fact is that we could
into financial extinction and the proceeds
|n come ciose to paying the bill. It is the tens
|th moderate means — not the few with large
are hurt by extravagant government,
not the end of the story. Something infinitely
lietly happening in this country. Taxes are
^onomic growth.
article in Newsweek describes this. Sales of
in industry largely determine whether we
tod times or bad, an expanding economy or a
ly, more employment or less in the future.
;k says, last year trading in stocks accounted
per cent of the national income where, in the
tr to 1930, it averaged more than 40 per cent,
the magazine goes on, that “if most of our cor-
|re not already in existence, it would be im-
to create them.” The money that once went
rprises upon which our living standards and our
khip are built is being taxed out of existence,
fut one illustration out of many that could be
individual whose income is above the subsis-
iows how onerous taxes are. Practically every-
[one time or another about the cost of govern-
|w something must be done. But talk is gen-
Iginning and the end of it.
igs us to a fundamental fact. Wasteful, ex-
tly government is simply a symptom of a con-
|rwhelming significance. That condition cannot
in cold figures. It exists in the minds and
people.
1st twenty years, there has been an insidious
Ir concept of government. We have turned to
tasks which always before were the duty of
il and the local community. More and more of
>vernment to protect us in every way. We are
■dependence. We ask government to protect our
our homes, care for us if we are unemployed,
trough all the way from the cradle to the grave,
lo provide more and more goods and services.
Irm for this “gimme” habit is “the welfare state,”
Le for socialism. The welfare state always leads
|o conclusions. It impoverishes and enslaves the
|ubjects them to ruthless dictatorship, as in East-
Or, finally, the people rid themselves of its
festations, as the voters of New Zealand and
gently did. But, even in the latter case, the
itions has been dissipated, and the tentacles of
have been woven so tight that it may take
I to recover.
re, taxation directly affects all our liberties. Ex-
pensive government is always super-government,
llistic government. It is, in its more advanced
|rnment by fiat and decree. It is, in its stages,
by terror. The Russian revolution was fought
of the common man. And now, in that huge
kte,” tens of millions of common men and women
My in the medieval darkness, and real liberty is
Letters to
the Editor
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WEEKLY MEWS LETTER
| — CONGRESSMAN — TE HAS —
RFC Under Attack
The Reconstruction Finance
Corporation is under fire in
Washington, and the issue prom-
ises to be one of the hottest in
the comming session of Congress.
The RFC has outstanding loans
totaling $433-million. The most
widely publicized loan is that
made to the Kaiser interests, both
steel and automobiles, which
amounts to about $l40-million.
You hear a lot of criticism of this
loan but not too many facts about
it.
priles will certainly be firm for
the first six months of 1950. If
there is an extraordinarily good
crop in the latter part of 1950,
prices will certainly be firm for
much.
You understand, of course, that
this forecast is only one man’s
opinion, based on his own survey
of facts and conditions at this
time. It is far from infallible.
Dear Editor,
Why is Cooper water dirty?
This situation seems to be get-
ting more regular. I’m sure prop-
er health safe-guards, such as
chlorine, are taken. But is all
this dirt necessary? I would like
to know why?
Sincerely,
(Name withheld by request)
date with God in 1950. Don’t
stand God up!
wood statue of Buddha and two
of Caribon.
Driving across Arizona, we
found that Texas isn’t the only
I state that grows cotton. They
j don’t plant as much but the stalks
are larger and there was cotton
from top to bottom of stalk. In
California we saw the harvesting
of celery, dates, lettuce, tomatoes
and citrus fruits.
Dear Editor,
We returned from San Diego,
Calif., to find that our subscrip-
tion had expired. Herewith en-
closed is the amount for renewal.
Our son, Billy L. Simmons, FN,
was arriving at San Diego on the
USS, Rupertus from a trip in the
Pacific including a call at Philip-
pines, China and Japan.
We met him there and brought
him home to spend Christmas
with us. He brought many nice
presents from China and Japan—
a set of china, rare linens, a rose-
We also went over to Tijuana,
Mexico, and visited their curio
shops. Here’s wishing you a hap-
py and prosperous 1950.
MRS. W. L. SIMMONS,
Lubbock
uine cotton fa mere, in your coun-
ty — counting tenants, of course
— might be r impelled to cease to
farm in your county under the
1950 allotment formula?
Sincerely,
L1NDLEY BECKWORTH, M.C.
Mrs. Ida Webb of Dallas has re-
turned home after visiting here
for the past three weeks with her
children.
Mr. and Mrs. Kuul Smith and
sons and Jeff Blackwell spnet
New Year’s Day in Dallas with
relatives.
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trustingly, falteringly, yet faith-
fully depend on Him and keep
their appointments with the Al-
mighty. You have a standing
Dear friend:
What was the allotment of your
county in 1912? If your county
committee could distribute the
unused 1950 allotment, how many
additional acres do you feel you
would have to distribute?
Of this number of unused
acres, how many do you feel will
come from genuine cotton acre-
age? For example, a reputable ]
citizens in Wills Point, Texas, re-
cently told me he would have to
reduce his tenants from five to
two.
If your county is given the type
of War Crop Credit which is be-
ing talked about, how many acres
will this probably mean to your
county? How many, if any, gen-
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MEET Of
The plain fact is that we in this
country have reached a point
where it becomes unattractive to
people with money to invest in
new enterprises, particularly
where the risk is high. Com-
mercial banks are interested in
lending money for only very brief
periods or in U. S. Government
bonds. The only source, then, for
new business to get money is a
public lending agency such as the
RFC. Incidentally, the RFC has
made a profit of almost $560-
million on its loans. We should
keep this fact in mind when we
hear stories that the agency is
squandering public funds on wob-
bly ventures.
Seeking
the
Kingdom
T'r
TAKE THE WHEEl OF A^SO FORD
By Iloy L. Tyon
DON’T STAND GOD UP!
Sic troubles of the world, from war to human
n one way or another be charged to too much
All-powerful government is simply a reflection
1 of individual self-reliance, initiative, pride, in-
| of spirit, the will to work — the qualities which
jile the founding and the growth of this republic,
eople, are fortunate that we have not yet gone
ke “welfare state” road that we cannot turn back,
save ourselves from the final disaster that has
much of the world. But we, as a people, must
Ives. Big government will not do it for us. We
|urselves this question: “Are we willing, in re-
mirage of material security, for which we pay
lorbitant taxation, to sacrifice those liberties for
have fought and struggled for two thousand
Western Boom
A Western boom is under way.
By next June, the Federal Gov-
ernment will have spent almost
$1,400,000,000 on dams, irrigation
and power plants, conservation,
highways, public housing, rural
telephones and flood control. Our
national 1950 investment in 17
western states, extending from
North Dakota to Texas, is only
the beginning in the vast develop-
ment of the New World’s newest
empire. In years ahead, plans
call for the expenditures of an
aduitional $37-billion.
With the westward movement
of plants, money and people, it
seems only logical to establish a
second Capitol in the Colorado
area.
Predictions
From many talks with business
men, leaders in government, and
a study of all available statistical
trends, I am going to make a pre-
diction.
Business in 1950 will be better
than in 1949. The national in-
come will exceed $210-billion.
Prices will be stable. There will
not be much change in living
costs. There will be a slight up-
ward change in wages. Farm
If you are a Christian, you have
made some appointments with
God. You have an appointment
with Him to be baptised. You
have made an appointment with
Him to partake of the Lord’s Sup-
per. And you have made a stand-
ing date with Him to meet Him
and His followers in the Place
of Worship each Lord’s Day.
If you had made a standing
appointment with the President
of the United States to meet him
every Tuesday for tea, you would
not dare to stand him up. You
would think that anybody who
would do such a thing was a fool.
Yet, when you measure Harry
Truman up beside God, he is a
nobody. You made him a Presi-
dent with your vote, and with
your vote you can make him a
private citizen again. On the
other hand, God made you and
if that were not enough. He
bought you with the precious
blood of his Son, Jesus Christ,
that He might ransom you from
sin, and have you to be His own
Personal Possession. You have
an appointment with God at His
House every Lord’s Day of 1950.
Will you keep it, or will you dare
to stand Him up?
It is not that God needs you,
but rather that you need Him.
It is not that the people of the
church need you so badly, but
you need them and the moral
support that you may derive in
meeting with other people that
Yes, 10 minutes at the wheel will introduce you to the
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quiet of the ’50 Ford. You’ll discover the comfort of
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THE DIFFERENCE
THE DIFFERENCE4
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Faces Bankrupcy
tompson devoted one of her late newspaper col-
lditions in the state of Washington. That Common-
said, “is now up against the inevitable crisis of
state—the same crisis the British people have had
lely, the rude awakening that thero ain’t no Santv
In Years Gone By
\ Review Of The Past In
Cooper And Delta County
)le stems from a remarkable measure, called “the
purity act,” which was passed in 1948. Now, to quote
Jpson again, “this prosperous and progressive state
ipey. Although the people voted to increase al-
lced social security benefits, their representatives
tred to vote the taxes to finance them. That would
1 happy idea the somthing can be obtained for noth-
lult is a deficit approching $100,000,000. . . .
of Washington has been singled out in this in-
|use it has gone to an explosive extreme. But other
?ing tempted to follow the same path. And the nat-
Fnment, with its huge deficits in spite of near-
le, is the worst offender of all. May we learn be-
late that this kind of “social security” can only
and economic disaster.
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Taken from the files of the Cooper Review:
TEN YEARS AGO
Eleven indictments for forgery and one for driving while in-
toxicated were made by the Eighth District grand jury now in session.
Football awards have been made to the following Cooper High
School gridmen: Duane Robertson, Buddy Gilmore, Charles Ray
Morgan, Randall Young, Billy Hocutt, Carlton Grant, D. M Hol-
comb, Joe Kitchen, Paul Ray Scott, El wood Robertson, Jake Carrell,
Tommy Joe Wheeler, Cletus Sanders, Jack Taylor, George Clay,
Jack Boles, Carlock Black and Neal Shepherd.
Miss Nita Fly has been named a beauty at East Texas State
Teachers College at Commrece for the school annual.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Funeral services for J. E. Bobo were held in Paris at the home
of his daughter. He is survived by his wife and four daughters, two
of whom are Mrs. Rube Wells and Miss Nita Bobo, both of Cooper.
Cooper High School Bulldogs are pointing for a district title
this year as Coach Joe D. Garland has four regular lettermen left
from last year’s squad. They are Ernest Hardy, Carl McMillan, Le-
Roy Bailey and Raymond Hagood.
Judge Grover Sellers convened the Eighth District Court here
Monday and a petit jury was selected.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Marriage licenses were issued this week to B. B. Brewer and
Essie Fulser, Floyd Chesnut and Kate Morrill, George Jackson and
Mrs. Rosa Tucker, L. B. Hill and Miss A. A. Riley, J. C. Bradford
and Mrs. Mittie Hawthorne, Jim Summers and Irene Watkins, James
Roseman and Naomi Pollard, L. S. Edwards and Maggie Tennison,
B. F. Henry and Mrs. Myrtle Russey.
Funeral services were held in Pecan Gap for Mrs. Fannie^Cock-
rell. She is survived by her husband, W. A. Cockrell,
Clarence. f 0 -
FORTY TEAM 900 ^ m
Directors elected for the Cooper Board of Trade for the
J. R. Albright, H. H Cooper. T. J. Snell, M. C. Wills.
J L. Ratliff, Dr. J. H. McKinney, R. M. Walker, W. J. Harris, J. A.
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