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SWEETWATER, TEXAS
And they went forth, and preached everywhere,
the Lord working with them, and confirming the
Hoards with signs following.—St. Luke 1,16,20.
A strong aid faithful pulpit is no mean safe-
guard of a nation's life.—John Hall.
Illustrating That Railroad Problem
CONGRESS EXTENDS LOW
INTEREST RATE ON FARM LOANS
For a seconcKtime congress has had to over-ride
• President Roosevelt's veto in order to extend lower
interest rates to those having Federal Farm Bank loans
and commissioner's loans. Until June 30, 1940 the loans
will bear a 3Ms per cent rate on the bank loans and
4 per cent on the commissioner's loans under the con-
gressional act. The president based his veto on a pre-
diction it would cost the treasury $48,000,000 per
year.
Considering that interest on farm mortgages
and loans in many instances are heavy over-head
expenses of at least half of the country's farmers,
congress is justified in giving this type of farm
aid. Lower interest means a direct saving in dol-
lars and cents to the farmers and the saving is
not dependent upon any other thing. Working on
the theory that farmers with heavy debt are most
likely to need aid, the lower interest rates are
all the more desirable as a form of farm relief.
Continuation of the lower interest rates for the next
two years will mean real savings to members of farm
! loan associations in this area and to those who have
commissioner's loans.
FLORIDA POINTS THE WAY
IN PUNISHING KIDNAPERS
Florida is setting an example in meting out punish-
ment to the kidnaper of little Jimmy Cash. Just a
little over a week ago Franklin McCall was taken into
custody for the crime. Since then he has been indicted
by a grand jury and a judge has condemned him to
death after a plea of guilty. Even this terrible penalty
will overcome him probably before the month ends.
This action in the cause of justice is warning to
the criminally minded of what is in store for kidnapers.
The record of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is
. further indication of the certain apprehension of this
dastardly type of criminal. With such preponderant
odds against them it seems inconceivable that the idea
of kidnaping can even enter the mind of the most ruth-
less person.
If it is possible to stamp out this terrible plague
against society, Florida's example points the way.
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About this time when mothers all over the nation
start counting the days till the re-opening of school.
A truck smashed a hamburger stand in Peoria 4
hours after it opened for business. Fortunately, howev-
er, it was a quick lunch.
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acorns.
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prized species
of pictured
tree.
17 Bearlike
animal.
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19 Corner.
20 Spiral organ
of a climbing
plant.
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fresh-water
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BY RODNEY DUTCHER
WASHINGTON— Bulk of
the work in the $500,000
monopoly investigation will
be done under direction of
Assistant Attorney General
Thurman Arnold, head of
the Department of Justice's
anti-trust section.
A galaxy of liberal econo-
mists and brain-trusters
who worked in the old NRA
vainly protesting what
they conceived to be the
monopolistic tendency of po-
licies adopted by Gen. Hugh
Johnson and Donald Rich-
berg, will function on the
economic side of the inves-
tigation.
Leon Henderson of AYPA,
once NRA's chief economist,
will play an important role.
Dr. Walton Hamilton, mem-
ber of the NRA board in
the post-Johnson period
and now profesor of law
at Yale, has been signed up
by Arnold for the summer.
Congress
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made since the famous Pujo in-
vestigation of the "money trust"
in 1912. The legislation, enacted
at the president's request, is a
foreword to anti-trust measures
expected to be on the adminis-
tration's legislative agenda at
the next session.
Armed with $500,000 the in-
vestigating committee will be |
composed of two democratic |
senators, one republican, two
democratic congressmen, one
republican, and six representa-
tives from the departments of
labor, commerce, justice and
treasury, and the securities and
exchange and the federal trade
commission.
Garner Names Group
Garner named Sens. Joseph O'-
Mahoney, D., Wyo., an adminis-
tration democrat; Sen. William
H. King, D., Utah, a new deal
foe, and Sen. William E. Borah,
R., Ida., bitter antagonist of
monopolies, to represent the
senate.
The adjournment stampede
was halted in the senate at 6:30
p. m. by threats of a filibuster
from Sens. Edward R. Burke,
D., Nebr., and Robert R. Rey-
nolds, D., N. C. Vice President
John N. Garner departed 15
minutes later by train for his
Uvalde. Tex., home, unaware
that fireworks were popping in
the chamber over which he
presides.
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Skelton To Judge
AAV Swimming Meet
Bob Skelton, Houston, world
champion breast stroke swim-
mer, today noon wired A. J.
Stiles, commissioner of the dist-
rict AAU swimming meet to be
held here July 16 and 17, that
he would accept the appointment
as chief Judge of the meet.
Likewise President Dexter
Keezer of Reed college in
Oregon, former chief of the
NRA Consumer Advisory
Board. Dr. Thomas C. Blais-
dell, another NRA official
who has been studying
prices with the National Re- •
sources Committee, will col-
laborate. Other New Deal
brain-trusters such as Ben
Cohen, Tom Corcoran, Soli-
citor General Robert Jack-
son and Isador Lubin of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics
will be busy in the back-
ground.
Any doubt as to whetfier
the investigation would be
a New Deal show was end-
ed when Congress gave
the president four-fifths of
the money appropriated for
allocation as he saw fit.
Conclusions and recommen-
dations from the investiga-
tion can be at least partial-
ly forecast from Roosevelt's
monopoly message to Cong-
ress, which was written so
us to set out the anticipat-
ed conclusions in advance.
The primary aim, as a pre-
lude to legislation of var-
ious types suggested in that
message, will be to show the
public, through hearings and
other publicity, the defects
which New Dealers claim
to see in the economic sys-
tem—beginning with the as-
sumption that, free competi-
tion now exists only in about
half of American industry
and that liberty and pros-
perity are threatened by in-
creasingly concentrated eco-
nomic power.
Lost And Found Column
Sign in Department of
Agriculture Library: "The
Good Society', Walter Lipp-
man cannot be found."
This Man Hogan
Slated to be next presi-
dent oi' tl.e American Bar
Association is a celebrated
Washingtonian, Frank J. llo-
gan. One of Hogan's claims
to fame is the spectacular
job he did in getting a jury
acquittal of Oil Man E. L.
Doheny, charged with giving
a $100,000 bribe to Albert
B. Fall in the naval oil re-
serve scandal, after Fall
had been convicted for ac-
cepting the bribe. Hogan has
never denied that he receiv-
ed a $1,000,000 fee for that
piece of work, in addition to
a personal gift of a beauti-
ful limousine from Do-
heny.
Hogan also represented An-
drew W. Mellon in the gov-
ernment's income tax suit
against the former treasury
secretary. Former Assist-
ant Secretary of Commerce
William P. MacCracken, Jr.,
who became an aviation
lobbyist as well as secre-
tary of the A. B. A. which
Hogan is to head, went to
jail for burning papers the
Senate airmail committee
had subpoenaed — after
being advised by Hogan.
Hogan was born in Wash-
ington and grew up here,
a brilliant, friendly and at-
tractive Irish boy who has
become immensely popular.
He wears a monocle. Every
year he gives a big party
for the Gridiron Club and
puts on his own show—one
of many methods by which
he attracts innumerable
friends.
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"What do ya mean, 'Come in an' have a chair'?—We're
af'ler the piano this linie, Buddy I"
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1938
Inc. Entered as «econd class matter at pa*
office In Sweetwater, Texas, Feb. 9, lMft
George Bennltt and Russell Bennitt, Puba
STORIES
IN STAMPS
BACKSTAGE IN WASHINGTON
Siom—Will It Turn
To Dictatorship?
T AST of the absolute monarchies,
ancient Siam underwent a
bloodless revolution in 1932,
emerged with a new constitution
declaring a limited monarchy, full
franchise for the people, an elect-
ed parliament. Today there are
signs that the land of Buddhist'
temples, elephants and gracious
manners is turning toward dic-
tatorship.
For democracy, apparently, has
not penetrated the consciousness
of Siam's 14,000,000 people and,
instead, the successes of Japan,
Germany and Italy are said to
have fired the ambitions of Siam's
leaders. Moreover, Siam is fear-
ful lest it lose its independence to
one of the several stronger nations
hemming it in.
If this dictatorship comes, it will
be military. Already the army is
in complete control, expanding its
activities each year. Should Siam
face invasion some day, she will
have bargaining power at least.
Right now China is wielding great
power in Siarn, flooding the tiny
state with immigrants. Britain,
France and Japan must, also be
watched, Siam feels. So she turns
toward totalitarian rule. A cur-
rent Siamese airmail stamp is
shown here.
Movie Scrapbook
By Bill Porter - Caricatures by George Scarbo
Trade Mark Registered U. S. Patent Oltlce.
Looking
Backwards
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
An increase of 150 scholastics of
the county was noted when the
tabulation of the census was
completed. The total school pop-
ulation of Nolan county was
3,563.
* * *
The Board of City Develop-
ment had outlined 12 major pro-
jects, all of which were to be
completed within a year. They
included the new east ward
school and improvement to oth-
ers, city-county hospital, good
roads program, organize county
fair, install white way, play-
ground at the city park, publici-
ty campaign, trape trips, milk
inspection, farm and home work,
beautification of lake.
TEN YEARS AGO
The Maryneal post office was
robbed of $60. Entrance was
gained through a window.
* * *
Misses Ruth and Beulah Dav-
is left for New York. Ruth was
to study theatrical work and
Beulah to attend Columbia uni-
versity.
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FIVE YEARS AGO
More than $3,000 had been
taken in on fishing and hunt-
ing permits at Lake Sweetwat-
er and Lake Trammell.
* * *
A well improved road was be-
ing completed around the shore-
line of Lake Sweetwater. It was
to be 30 miles long, when com-
pleted, crossing the 7,000 foot
dam which is 70 feet high.
By Paul Harrison
NKA Service Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD — The news
about the Marx Brothers in the
epic (epically priced, at least),
"Room Service," is mostly nega-
tive: Harpo will not talk or play
his harp, or chase blonds. Grou-
cho will not sing, nor will he
grow his own mustache, Chico
will not play the piano, and he
will not wear his usual cos-
tume.
All these decisions are as of
the date of this writing. Any-
thing can happen, and usually
does, in a Marx Brothers pic-
ture. However, there has been
a lot of deliberation on the
story, and Morrie Ryskind has
finished the adaptation of the
Play-
Most of the RKO executives,
supported by Groucho and Chi-
co Marx, wanted Harpo to talk
in "Room Service." But Writer
Ryskind and '.Harpo himself
held out for straight pantomime.
Room Service: $255,000
Author Service: $20,000
Off the screen, Harpo is the
most articulate of the brothers;
or at least he is the only one
from whom straight informa-
tion can be obtained. Many a
correspondent has spent a plea-
sant hour or two with Groucho
or Chico and has departed with
the silly realization that he
didn't have a line he could
print.
Harpo said the Marxes long
have wanted to try a proven
play instead of manufacturing
their own out of gagging con-
ferences and vaudeville tryouts.
They were handicapped by lack
of good stories. So when RKO
paid the record price of $255,-
000 for "Room Service," not
counting an additional $20,000
for the services of the play's
authors (who have not been al-
lowed to work on this story),
the brothers broke it]) their
cribbage game and prepared to
go to work.
The play dealt mostly with
the activities of a shyster the-
atrical producer, but Ryskind's
adaptation puts the emphasis on
the troubles of the producer
(Groucho Marx) in staying in
■a hotel. Cliico is a stage director.
Harpo a mute goblin who lurks
only on the fringes of the
plot.
Most painful part of the pic-
ture-making is the deletions
which must be made to con-
form to Hays Office rulings.
The Marxes already are hold-
ing conferences on their next
picture for their home studio,
Metro. Screen rights to Billy
Rose's "Jumbo" were bought by
M-G-M, and that extravaganza
holds the outline of the Marxes
film, to be called "A Day at the
Circus."
Meanwhile they're also dick-
ering for an eight-week engage-
ment in France, in October and
November.
Harpo is tickled with the
prospect of playing there with-
out having to learn any French.
POPTER-HALL
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sgreenoo o o quiet.spoken And
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Groucho and Chico, on the oth-
er hand, will have to learn
French translations of their
lines.
This Curious World Ferguson
High Gravity Oil
tn Cisco Well
CISCO—The G. Willard Rich
No. I Andrews 16.2 miles north
of Cisco in Stephens county
loomed as an important discov-
ery after oil rose 1,400 feet in
the hole in 20 hours despite
bailing.
Showing was estimated at 75
barrels of oil and 500,000 feet
of gas from one foot of Lake
sand pay. The oil, testing 43.2
corrected gravity, is the high-
est gravity oil ever found in
the Lake strata in this area
and is light-green and exception-
al quality.
Three other wells are to be
drilled in the immediate vicinity
of the shallow test. Colonel Rich
flew from New York City to
supervise general operations on
his 1,500-acre block.
The test is to be cemented on
top of the pay after running
5 3-16-inch pipe. Operators an-
ticipate easy flow after closing
open hole.
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TO ASSIST THE
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Each hexagonal chamber shares its parts ... its lix enclosing
sides and threefold base . .. with nine other cells, with which it
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Lower Rates on
Fire Insurance
A general revision downward
in fire insurance rates for Tex-
as, including Sweetwater, has-
been ordered by the state insur-
ance commission'of which Mar-
vin Hull is chairman, affecting
most classes 10 to 15 per cent on
policies written or renewed af-
ter June 15, 1038.
This is a reduction based on
experience, or good fire loss
record over a period of years,
and is separate and distinct
from the 15 per cent reduction
achieved by the good record in
19:57 achieved by Sweetwater.
This is not retroactive accord-
ing to state law, insurance men
explain. Policies in effect before
.June 15 will not he affected,
nor would policies in effect be
altered should it be necessary
to increase the rate at' a subse-
quent date. This system evens
itself over a period of years.
Some classes, it is explained,
were not lowered, and some
were lowered more than others.
Policy holders need not call
their agents regarding change,
since it does not affect those
written or renewed prior to
June 15, and it will be fully
explained when renewal time
arrives.
The American Gladiolus So-
ciety has registereci more than
2243 distinct varieties of glad-
iolus.
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