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SWEETWATER, TEXAS
REPORTER-Features
THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 1938
Publiahed each afternoon except
also Sunday morning and Its weekly nuwu
on Thursday by The Sweetwater Reporter,
Inc. Entered as Becond class matter at post- q
office In Sweetwater, Texas, Feb. 0, 1920.
George Bennitt and Russell Bennitt,- Pubs.
|p '/ y® theit be risen with Christ, aeek those
tilings which are above where Christ sitteth on the
rev right hand of God.——Colos iatis 3;1.
The name of Christ — the one great word —
well worth all languages in earth or heaven.-:—
Bailey.
MEMO: ALL ARMIES
CONSIST OF PERSONALITIES
As the threat of war deepens in Europe, people nat-
urally are trying to figure out which of the rival na-
tions is likely to be the strongest in a knock-down and
drag-out fight.
The easiest way to do this is the obvious way—
count noses among the opposing armies, and as-
sume that the side with the most troops has the
advantage. But the fallacy in this is the fact that
not all soldiers are the same. Take two battalions
of equal size, equip and train them in precisely
the same way, give them leaders of equal skill
—and still they won't be the same in fighting
power.
This was touched on by Major John H. Burns in a
recent article in the Infantry Journal. Major Burns
suggests that we pay altogether too much attention to
the "genius'' of famous military leaders, and not enough
to the qualities of the humble foot-sloggers who do
the actual fighting. The deciding factors in a battle, a
campaign, or a war- he believes, may be the psychology
of the opposing soldiers, their racial and national back-
ground, their general adaptability to the business of
fighting.
Major Burns, points in illustration, to the way the
famous Swiss ^infantry of a few centuries ago
broke up the cavalry charges of the armored
knights. The Swiss carried long pikes, and in
line of battle formed a bristling, steel-pointed
hedge that ruined every cavalry charge directed
against it.
The French decided to adopt the same tactics,
and trained their men accordingly. But what the Swiss
did perfectly the French were unable to do at all.
For some queer reason, the "pike hedge" that worked
so well for the Swiss did not work at all for the French.
The armies of the Centra! Powers in the World
War gave equally striking examples of the same
sort of thing.
In connection with the most modern of all weapons,*
the airplane, the same truth is evident. Students of
"the war in the Far East, for instance, report that al-
though the Japanese are vastly superior to the Chi-
nese in air power they are likely to run into real trouble
the first time they face an air fleet equal in size to
their own. Man for man, the Japanese just don't seem
to be as good aviators as, say, the Chinese—or the
Russians. No one seems to know just why this should
be; but that the difference does exist all agree.
That "next war" we are all dreading may well be
won by just some such difference—some little
v quirk in psychological make-up or racial back-
ground which no one was able to figure on in ad-
vance.
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BACKSTAGE IN WASHINGTON
BY K01>\ BV DITCHER
WASHINGTON — Both
Mr. Roosevelt and Senator
"Cotton Ed" Smith of South
Carolina agree that no one
could—or should — live on
50 cents a day.
But now the President's
own statisticians have in-
formed him that at least one-
fourth of all the people in
the United States—32,000,000
women and children— are
living on 50 cents a day or
less, sometimes much less.
The National Resources
Committee in its report on
"Consumer Incomes in the
United States" didn't put it
exactly that way. But it's
what the figures show.
Twenty-seven per cent of
American families, it report-
ed had incomes under $750
in the relatively good years
1035-36. The typical Am-
erican family is one of four
persons, so that meant that
the 27 per cent were getting
less than 51 cents apiece.
Further figures show that
11 per cent of families—
about 18,000,000 persons—
live on less than 37 cents a
day. And about 4,500,000
do it somehow on less than
17 cents a day. These fig-
ures include income of all
kinds, including home-grown
farm and garden products
used by families.
Buying Hnblts Analyzed
Many other interesting
important facts and figures
are in this notable report,
a great new gold mine for
social scientists, business
men and government. NRC
already has publicized the
fact that 80 per cent of the
nation's 29,000,000 families
and 10,000,000 single per-
sons, considered as "consum-
er units," receive less than
$2500 a year. About 2 per
cent receive more than $5000.
One-third had incomes of
less than $780, one-half less
than $1070 and two - thirds
less than $1150.
This monumental report,
prepared by Dr. Hildegarde
Kneeland and her staff, is
only a by-product developed
from data on more than 300,-
000 families covered by a
\YPA consumer purchases
study project.
This study of buying hab-
its, yet to be made public,
will be of enormous value
to business corporations.
The first report itself is use-
ful to those studying new
federal and state programs.
It tells manufacturers, oth-
er producers, distributors
and advertisers where their
best markets are, plus im-
portant facts as to regional,
size-of-familles and source-
of-income phases.
Economists suggest that
since two-thirds of families
and individuals have in-
comes of less than $30 a
week, industry will recog-
nize that one of its chief
problems is to gear itself to
a low-wage market.
Both labor unions and
employers probably will use
the figures in wage negotia-
tions.
Some politicians and re-
formers will use Ihem to
argue for a more even dis-
tribution of wealth. Others
will point out that if the
50 billions of income receiv-
ed by families and single in-
dividuals in 1935-3G were div-
ided equally between 128,-
000,000 persons, each would
receive less than $9 a week.
No such exhaustive study
was ever made before, here
or abroad. About 7000 WPA
white collar workers were
employed on it. The best
simplified and comprehen-
sive summary of the recent
report vvil appear this month
in the fifth anniversary is-
sue of the Consumers' Guide
of AAA. which devotes its
entire space to the study.
Family Life Still With Is
Family life is not disap-
pearing as fast as some sup-
posed. I)i'. Kneeland finds
ill per cent of the popula-
tion is included in families
of two or more persons.
About 2,270,000 families in-
clude seven or more persons.
About 4,500,000 families,
only 15 per cent of the to-
tal. received some sort of
work relief on direct re-
lief during the year. Average
size of a relief family is 4.5
persons, compared with the
n< n-relief family's average of
3.8 per cent. The non-relief
families receive 03 per cent
of aggregate income, the re-
lief families 7 per cent.
The average number of
persons per family ranges
from 3.5 in large cities to
4.5 on farms.
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B&PW Reports
Read at Meeting
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Twenty members of the Busi-
ness and Professional Women's
club were present for the regu-
lar supper-meet Tuesday even-
ing at the White Kitchen.
Mrs. Ella Vinson gave the in-
vocation.
Miss Edith Bradford, presi-
dent, was in charge of the even-
ing business. The treasurer's re-
port and that of the secretary
were a; proved and Miss Edna
Cordell, chairman of the parade
committee that officially open-
ed the Midwest Exposition re-
poised on the splendid coopera-
tion they received and the num-
ber entering.
A rising vote of thanks was
extended the parade committee
for its excellent work.
Miss Pauline Graves was
elected corresponding secretary
to fill the tfnexpired term of
Miss Grace Lackey, who is at-
tending Southern Methodist
university this year. The group
appointed Miss Graves to write
letters of thanks to the parade
judges and to the International
Harvester company for the
use of trucks in the parade as
well as a driver.
Mrs. Trudie I!. Stone, state
chairman of health committee, i
urged that the club have a 100
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usSfe 1-isr
corp. 193ft BV NEA SERVICE, INC
STORIES.
IN STAMPS
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The First "Dark Horse"
In American Politics
rpORN by dissension and the
wracking policies of President
John Tyler, the Whigs faced cer-
tain defeat in the stormy campaign
of 1844. So the Democrats as-
sembled in frenzied convention in
Baltimore to pick a leader for re-
turn to power.
Van Buren, defeated four years
earlier, demanded renomination,
but Cass of Michigan, Johnson of
Kentucky, Calhoun and James
Buchanan pooled their strength
and held Van Buren short of the
required two-third's vote for many
weary ballots. The convention ap-
peared hopelessly deadlocked.
Then someone mentioned James
K. Polk, former Speaker of the
House under Jackson. Polk had
just returned to the public scene
when he earnestly advocated the
annexation of Texas. He even
prophesied that if the United
States did not take Texas, Eng-
land might. The convention was
struck by this chance for com-
promise, unanimously nominated
Polk. He thus became the first
"dark horse" candidate in an
American political convention.
He was elected, defeating Henry
Clay, the Whig candidate. Texas.
Oregon, and California became
American possessions during his
term, but only after bloody con- ]
quest during which Polk himself
was labeled "Napoleon." After
serving one term, he retired to
Nashville in 1849 and died almost
at once of cholera. He is shown
here on a stamp of the new U. S.
regular series, enlarged. "
(Copyright, 1A38, NBA Service, Inc.)
Movie Scrapbook
By Bill Porter ^ Caricature* by George Scarbo
Trade Mkrk Registered U. S. Patent Office^
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"Little Business'
Blasts New Deal
PITTSBURGH — (UP) — The
National Small Business Men's
Association. Inc., met in conven-
tion yesterday to attempt to
bow itself into the American
political scene with an attack
on the new deal and the deter-
mination to form a "national
policy" before the four-day meet-
ing is closed.
With only a disappointing 210
of the anticipated 1,000 delegates
registered, order of the opening
sessions was in marked contrast
to the demonstrative crowd
that moved into Washington last
February when Secretary of
Commerce Daniel Roper spon-
sored his now-called "tl>ee ring
conference" of "little fellows."
Alfred P. Haake of Chicago,
an official of the National Fur-
niture Manufacturers' associa-
tion, key noted the convention
with an address that accused
President Roosevelt of discard-
ing democratic principles.
it is unfortunate", said
Haake. "that President Roose-
velt should forget his own warn-
ing against the doctrine of reg-
ulation and legislation by mas-
ter minds, and drop that warn-
ing into the wastebasket along
with the splendid platform of
the 1032 democratic party."
Haake was not the only speak-
er to denounce new deal actions.
He was followed by Royal C.
Johnson of Washington, former-
ly representative from North
Dakota and now the Washing-
ton representative of the small
business men, who attacked huge
expenditures for relief and said
relief could be provided for
"worthy" needy while taxes
were being reduced.
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Texas Secretary
Bars GOP Candidate
AUSTIN—(UP) — Secretary
of State Edward Clark declined
today to ratify the nomination
of W. C. Roche as Republican
candidate for ^t;ite representa-
tive from the 10th district.
Clark said that Roche partici-
pated in the .luly primary. The
10th district is composed of El
Paso, Hudspeth and Culberson
counties.
BY PAUL HARRISON
hollywood — All over the
lot:
A child actress, after signing
her first studio contract, was
given the usual biographical
questionnaire to fill out.
To the question, "What is
your greatest fear?" She replied:
"That I won't be able to sup-
port my parents."
Out in the San Fernando Val-
ley lives a farmer named Tony
Cicero who raises, among other
things, a lot of corn. Tony al-
ways had managed to keep a
pretty straight face about the
AAA, which paid farmers to
grow less of certain products,
and about the crop loans, which
a thoughtful government made
toward a stabilization of prices.
But he was completely flabber-
gasted the other day when some
men came and offered him $1000
to let them pick and husk his
corn. He could keep the corn,
and he wouldn't even have to
feed the workers.
But it wasn't, as Cicero first
supposed, a new WPA idea. The
visitors were from 20th-Fox and
they were looking for a location
to film some corn-husking se-
quences in the next Jones Fam-
ily picture, "Down on the
Farm."
So Jed Prouty and the other
actors and a camera crew went
out to Tony's place on eight
successive days and did the
harvesting. They made a fairly
clean job of it, too.
Tea Is Served
Everything about the set of
"Dawn Patrol" is fearfully Brid-
dish and polite. Director Edmund
Goulding thanks the actors
when they do a scene and the
actors thank Director Goulding j Dickson and some
and each other, murmuring j End kids. Soon
"Well played, old chap".
The principals include David j
Niven, Basil Rathbone, Donald
Crisp, Peter Wills, Melville |
Cooper and Michael Brooke (the!
Earl of Warwick). In fact, they-j
're all Englishmen, except Irish
Errol Flynn, who's annoyed be-
cause he has had to change his
accent.
Niven has had more amusing,
if less exciting, adventures than |
Flynn. About seven years ago, J
for example, he found himself [
broke and with nobody clam- We both moved, though, when
oring for his services. Unable ! the irate cameraman told us we
those, then, he proceed- j were in the scene. And sure
-reflected by
posite wall of
Forked in Silent comedies
AND EDDIE CANTOR'S KID FR°M
SPAIN"..«.
functioned satisfactorily for six
months. Indeed, he might never
have become an actor but for
an unfortunate meeting with
some genuine connoisseurs from
1 jondon.
On the set of "They Made Me
A Criminal", I found that a
window in one of the walls
built on the sound stage offered
the best view of a scene being
played by John Garfield, Gloria
of the Dead
was joined
by Perc West more, head of the
makeup department and hus-
band of the actress.
We watched several unsucces-
sful takes of a different scene
supposed to end in a tender
clinch between Miss Dickson and
Garfield. The latter finally came
to the window and said, "Perc,
please get away from there. I
can't make love to a gal while
her husband is peeking through
at u^."
But Westmore wouldn't move.
to Si
ed to sell his body to five Lon-
don hospitals—for future deliv-
ery, of course.
A shocked and affluent bro-
ther later went around and
bought up the conflicting com-
mitments. and for a Christmas
present gave David a deed to his
own mortal remains.
Landing in New York at the
time of prohibition repeal, Niven
cast about for some sort of gen-
tlemanly occupation and decided
he might well become a wine
expert. Nobody seemed to know
much about vintages and such,
so Niven bought a book for 35
cents, read it, and introduced
himself to some awed, confused
officials of a new liquor con-
cern as a wine expert and con-
sultant from London.
He was hired immediately and
were in the
enough, we were-
a mirror on the op
• he set.
If any of the early takes had
| been approved, astonished aud-
! iences would have noticed a cou-
' pie of complete strangers peek-
ing through a window and smirk-
ing at a heavy love scene.
Westmore told me later that
he wasn't in very high favor
with his wife anyway. Before
going on a recent vacation trip,
Miss Dickson wrote an order
assigning him the exclusive right
to collect her pay check. Re-
turning a couple of weeks later,
she discovered that she couldn't
collect her own money; the as-
signment was irrevocable, ex-
cept with his consent.
And. for a gag, he had re-
fused to surrender the letter.
THIS CURIOUS WORLD
By William
Ferguson
TRAINS
CROSSING THE PLAINS
IN THE EARLV DAVS
SOMETIMES WERE
HELD UP RDR
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BUFFALO HERDS.
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ay NEA SERVICE, INC,
"Am I ambitious? Say, if you hire mc I'll be gunnin*
for your job in two weeks 1"
per cent report on physical ex-
aminations for the year.
Three new members were vot-
ed in at the meeting last night.
They were Willie Locke, super-
visor of home management at
Snyder, Ethel Fowler, assistant
home management supervisor in
Sweetwater, and Mamie L. Bak-
er, in charge of anesthetics at
the Sweetwater hospital.
HERRI N<SS
SFl PCM ARE SEEN IN
/AQUARIA, BECAUSETHBR
fragile scales rub
OFF, AND DEATH ENSUES.
1-IS
EACH
TADFOt-E
DROPS HIS TAIL
BEFORE
HE BECOMES
A PROS/
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RIGHT OR WfiDNS f
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them.
HERRINGS have scales that are known os "deciduous," because
Of the ease with which they rub off when the fish is handled.
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