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THE CANADIAN RECORD, Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5,
ic trust
Our statement of policy
JIT THIS, the beginning of a new year, we
" want to re-affirm our statement of policy
. . . oíír pledge of service to our community
and our country and our faith in them ... an
affirmation which appeared in these columns
when The Record first came under its present
management more than a decade ago, and
one which has been re-stated at intervals
since that time.
These arc the principles on which this news-
paper is operated:
We believe in the freedom of the press. We
are grateful for it. We will defend it to the
limit of our ability.
We believe, too, that in return for that free-
dom, we owe an obligation of service to our
community. We believe that it is our duty to
provide you with complete and unbiased re-
porting of the news of our community.
We will strive always for accuracy . . . and
being; human, wc will not always achieve it.
But we pledge to you that we will never know-
ingly mislead you . . . and we will never re-
fuse to make correction if any error in fact is
called to our attention.
We will do ou* bast to keep you informed
regarding the public affairs of our c mmun-
ity. because we believe that an informed public
is our best guarantee of freedom.
We will strive always to base our reporting
of the news on fact, and to confine our own
opinions and comments on it to our editorial
columns. We will continue to present our own
views on public questions, editorially, as clear-
ly and concisely as possible . . . because we
believe that you have a right to know where
your newspaper stands on any public question.
At ihe same time, wc will not deny you. as
individuals, the right to public expression of
your own views . . . whether your ideas agree
with ours or not. As always, the columns of
The Record will be open to you for publica-
tion, over your signature, of your own views
nn questions of public interest . . . subject on-
ly to the restrictions of libel and the stand-
ards of common decency.
But we will neither publish nor acknowledge
unsigned and anonymous communications, re-
gardless of their content.
The Reord is a private company, operated
for private profit. But it is a public news med-
ium . . . and as such, we hope that it merits,
and will continue to merit, your confidence
and your trust.
Credo for a good citizen
■THE "CITIZEN'S Creed" which we arc reprint-
ing here was written by Hubert Harrison,
manager of the East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce a few years ago. We think iti is worth
passing on:
"I believe in my Community, my State, and
my Country. I thank God that I am an Ameri-
can. and a Texan.
"1 believe that men can play a bl«g«r part
in town-building than natural resources, and
that cities are what men make them.
"I am willing to give of my time, my
thought, my energy and my money to help
advance the welfare of my community in re-
turn for the great blessings I enjoy.
"I am not afraid that my competitor will
make more money than I will as the town
grows.
"I will not be a sponge, taking all I can get
and giving as little as possible.
"I want to live in my town so that I can
(Mi
NEWSPAPER
contests
THE CANADIAN RECORD
Canadian (Hemphill County) , Texas
BEN EZZELL
NANCY EZZELL
TED ROGERS
. Editor
Editor of Woman's Pages
Foreman
Entered as second class matter December 20,
1945, at the Postoffice at Canadian, Texas,
under the Act of March 3. 1879. Published each
Thursday afternoon at Canadian, Texas, by
Ben R. and Nancy M. Ezzell.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
In Hemphill and Adjoining Counties:
One Year .. . $3.50
Elsewhere $4.50 per Year
ADVERTISING RATES
Display . $0.70 per column inch
Rate Card Upon Request
leave as a heritage the memory of some serv-
ice for the benefit of the community.
"I believe that my record on earth will be
largely my record as a citizen of this town.
"I believe in the success of my community
and want to have it said of me that I played
my part well.
"1 believe in the sincerity of other citizens
and will not indulge in backbiting, slander-
ing, or knocking against my town or my
neighbors. 1 am proud of my town and want
to live so that the town may be proud of me.
"I will advance the fame of my town by do-
ing my job the best I can . . . and perhaps
better than it is being done elsewhere.
"I will invest my life where I make my
living."
True story?
•THE CHATTANOOGA News says this is a
true story:
A young man lived with his parents in a
public housing unit. He attended public
schools and participated in the free lunch
program. He entered the Army and upon dis-
charge, retained his National Life Insurance.
He enrolled in the State University, working
part-time in the State Capitol to supplement
his GI educational check. Upon graduation, he
married a Public Health nurse and bought, a
home with an FHA loan, then obtained a
Small Business Loan to go into business.
A baby was born in the City Hospital. He
bought a small ranch with the aid of the Vet-
eran's Land Program and obtained emergency
feed from the government. Later he put part
of his land in the Soil Bank and payments
soon paid off his ranch. His father and mother
live on the ranch very comfortably on their
Social Security checks.
Then he wrote his Congressman:
"I wish to protest these excessive govern-
mental expenditures and attendant high taxes.
I believe in rugged individualism. I think peo-
ple should stand on their own feet without
expecting a handout. I am opposed to all So-
cialistic trends and I demand a return to the
policies of States Rights."
Canadian's Boy Scout Troop 71 is Just about to go out of
business for want of leadership. If you care, it might be well
for you to get In touch with some member of the troop com-
mittee and offer to help.
Jake Keim, who has been serving as assistant scoutmaster
and has tried to keep the troop going in the absence of a
scoutmaster, says (here are 25 to 30 boys who are actively in-
terested in Scouting and would attend troop activities regularly
if they have leadership. Lack of interest among the boys has
never been a problem.
The problem isn't altogether a lack of interest among adults,
either. A lot of men in the community have been interested
in Scouting, and would help to keep the movement going, but
simply lack the time to devote themselves to leadership of a
scout troop.
That isn't an imaginary problem. To be a successful Scout-
master, a man must not only have a genuine interest in work-
ing with boys . . . but must have a considerable amount of)
time to devote to that interest. For many, family responsibili-
ties and/or demands of a Job make it virtually impossible to
give that kind of attention to a Boy Scout troop.
But there must be men in a community the size nf Canadian I
who are not only able, but willing, to devote time to being
Scoutmaster for Troop 71. If you are . . . and if you haven't
been contacted by the troop committee and invited to takc|
over "the troop . . . why not contact them? They'll be interest-
ed, you can be assured. Committee members include Hugh|
Wilson, Dub Houehin. Frank Shaller and Charles Cook.
Anybody interested?
* ♦ ♦ •
Did you eat black-eyed p?as at your house on New Year's]
Day? The custom ... a southern one of many decades stand-
ing . . . seems to be vanishing. At any rate, not a single local
grocer advertised a special on black-eyed peas last week .
and there doesn't seem to have been any unusual demand for (
the delicacy.
This is unfortunate . . . not only because we can use all
the "good luck" which black-eyed peas might bring us, but
because black-eyed peas iwith cornbread and plenty of pot-
likker) constitute a truly delectable dish on New Year's Day
or any other time and, even if you're not superstitious, what
better way can you find to start, the New Year diet?
This is a fine dish for people with New Year's Day hang-
overs, by the way . . . especially if the cornbread isn't too
erunchy.
And, according to Jim Gillentine of the Hereford Brand,
"black-eyed peas are a token of good luck for the next twelve
months . . .and they work every time, provided you have the
proper attitude.
Jim may have unlocked the secret right there. For people
who Just naturally don't like black-eyed oeas, it's hard to eat
them "with the proper attitude" and that has been the cause
of failure if the good luck charm didn't work.
But if you like black-eved peas, they're great insurance!
Have faith, and maintain the proper attitude.
# * * •
"What the women of this country need," says the Second
Street Philosopher, "is a permanent wave half as permanent
as a temporary tax."
inklings
ADVERTISING never yet has compelled peo-
pie to purchase something they do not
want. All it ever does is to acquaint people
with the existence of some product they have
always wanted but did not know existed in a
location and at a price which made its pos-
session possible.
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Ezzell, Ben. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1961, newspaper, January 5, 1961; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth184038/m1/2/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.