The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1939 Page: 2 of 12
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THB GRAHAM LRAt
THURSDAY. DBCEMBKR 7. lUt
The Graham Leader
PnbHmhnd every Thursday at Qrn-
|M, Texas, and entered at the Post
OHtre as second-class mall matter.
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distinguishing between right and Or if they had, would they hare
wrong he is apt to go wrong Instead permitted such a constant increase
of right unless he is carefully watch- of their public debt to continue in
ed and restrained by his parents or! the meantime without .stopping it?
those who have charge of his moral One hundred million dollars a year
training. • it more than eight million dollars
The home is <the place where boys a month. It ia more than $670.00■
and girls should have the principles a day, more than $11,000 an hour,
of common honesty anl truthfulness more than $190 a minute,
ground into their very being. Would the people of Texas have
Churches snd schools also should permitted their public debt to go on
bear their part in this vital matter, ^increasing at the rate of $190 a
A tx>y sees or thinks of a thing minute, twenty-four hours a day,
he wants. The savage nature in for nine years?
him prompts him to get it, no mat-j We are sure that if they had
ter how he gets it, or the conse- voted on such a proposal they would
qnneces that may follow. Then have rejected it emphatically,
when he gets it and is taxed with j Nevertheless the people of Texas
wrongdoing, his savage nature have been going further into debt
nrompt* him to lie about it. at the rate of more than one hun-
A boy or girl’s parents who say dred million dollars a year for the
their children will not lie are primi- past nine years.
tive boneheads. Most boys are nat- For, according to an extremely
ura! born liars when K suits them conservative estimate, the Texas
to do so. When parents tell people share of the Federal debt has in-
that their boys will not He or do. creased at that rate during that
AGAIN ON THE MARCH!
o’hor devilment, they arc giving period.
them a had break in life because < We feel sure the average citizen
they will take an advantage of this (of Texas has had no idea anything
loving faith and do things that will of thia kind was happening,
bring heratbreaking grief. —"* . j It has been happening just the
A hoy , or girl should have it same, and what is more it is still
ground into his soul that truthful- happening.
The liability of The Graham lea-
der aad of Us publishers for any
error tn any advertisement Is limited | from
the cost of such adverttsment.
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One Year, (out of county)... $2 00
One Year (In county) ........$1 $0
Do all the good you can.
By all the means you can,
In all the way* you can,
In ail the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As, long as ever you can.
—James Wesley.
ness and honesty are the most val-
uable traits in lifa. That without
these things they are common
crooks.
Most nit crooks can blame their
evil ways on the training they got
their parents at home. Of
course there are exceptions to this
rule, but they are rare.
"Teach a child the way it should
go and when he gets old he will not
depart from it.” No truer saying
is to b*‘ found in the‘Bible—Uncle
Bill in Sterling City News Record.
Every minute of every day the
Federal Government 1* putting the
people of Texas $190 further in
debt.
Every four days it increases their
debt by more than a million dollars.
This has been going on for more
than ninp years. It Ts still going
on. Isn’t it time for the people
of Texas to wake up to the situa-
tion?—Taxpayers Digest.
FINNISH TRAGEDY
Offer Winter Drivers
9 Safe Driving Tips
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Furniture "Oil Bath'
Proves Beneficial
THE LIGHTS OF HOME
velvet-
Twilight comes down
slippered feet 11
To dim the sun’s gold shadows
slanting low
Across cool gardens and the vil-
lage street.
She throws a veil of purpU
gossamer
To soften in the west the_ aftei
glow.
She bids the night to quickly fol-
low her;
And a« the dark brings quietness
and iieace.
Ffpm little houses nestling in
__.XT*s.n.....arms.
The lights, through many win-
dows find release
And hum like altar candles madt
for prayer.
They seem to ward away the
Poland had demonstrated so con- -_
clusively that national heroism is The following safe-driving tips
not adequate protection against bet- for winter were offered autoists by
ter armed and more powerful invad- the state motor vehicle commission-
ers that there is less wonder that cr in New Jersey. They will do to
Finland seeks measures to placate study and observe even down here!
J Russia than that the gallant little in Texas: I ----
republic of the north resisted at all. 1 Check electrical and 'exhaust! Giving furniture a semi-annual
As to that, however, it must be kept system windshield wipers and keep bath is suggested by Mrs. Bernice
I in mind that Stalin's murderous and brakes equalized. Keep tire chains, Claytor, specialist in home improve-
| unprovoked attack on Finland fol- defrosters and other vital equipment nu-nt for the A. and M. College Ex-
i lowed no declaration of war. The in good condition for use when tension Service, who says frequent
'Russian assault with fleet, air force needed. Distribute the car’s load dusting, no matter how thorough,
i and army was launched without evenly. | may he sufficient,
warning. Every Finnish death from 2. Speeds on ice should not be ex- |
cesyive even with abrasives on the A good “oil bath ’ is advocated as
ice or with tire chains, t) ja helpful treatment for most fund-
3. The common practices of lower tu,e the dry air in many mod
ing tire pressure or of increasing ern homes is as had for furniture
morr as it is for people. Drying, crack-
>r loosening of
reduced by the
Mrs. Claytor
the oil to penetrate the wood. i gers leave no mark on the surface.”
“Apply the mixture with a soft In addition to keeping the fumi
cloth,” the specialist suggests, “and ture well-oiled, it ia a good thing
wipe off all excess polish with a to keep the room air moist by hav-
clean cloth. To polish, rub the aur- ing a pan of water near a radiator,
face the way of the grain until the register, or stove in cold weather,
wood is thoroughly dry and the fin- Mrs. Claytor suggested.
the load give only slightly more as 11 ** ^or people,
traction and not nearly sufficient 'n*L an<l warping,
for all-round safety. | ^*e vent‘er may be
4. Maintain adequate vision °*1 hath. However,
warns that if the furniture has been
waxed it is necessary to remove the
wax before the oil is applied.
Mixture of two-thirds bolied lin-
night’s alarm-
And let ihr wanderer know tha
love bides there.
—Edith Tatum in Kaleiograph.
MOTOR M \I)N FSS
Council
by appealing to the reasoning pow-
er of the motorists of the entil’d
Nation. It has pointed out the
fearful toll taken each year on high-
way and boulrvard-rot only a
shocking number of deaths, but hun-
dred* >f thousands of injured, many
of whom ran never be completely
restored
Vi the year lfriR. the public be
came so 'aroused, thanks to the good
work of .the National Safety Council
and k'ndred organizations, that the
death toll toot, a -harp deelinp, to
the gratification of many, clearlv
proving 'hat it could be done
proper cooperation were given by
noth motorist and pedestrian. Alas,
this current year has not been so
promising. Despite safety campaigns,
the untiring'efforts of the authori-
ties. the appeals fo safe and sane
driving given out by press and radio,
the American motoring public is fall-
ing bnck into the old order of
(kings, and the corwequent toll i«
fcavv ^
Taght fines and brief terms of im-
prieonm* nt are, seemingly, inade
qnatr to meet correctly this gray
disunion It remains for our law
makers to enact, and cur authority
to enforce, certain statutes or ordi-
nances wiht such positive and defi
■ite teeth in excellent Mkinz con-
dition that the erstwhile careless an ’
Indifferent motorist will think *ev-
aral times .before running afoul of
Re law.
the rain of incendiarism resolves it-
self into a case of murder. Not that
world recognition of the crime will
upset nt all the blood-dyed dictator
of the Soviet. Stalin’s record is
studded too much with .Russian
-laughter to worry about a few hun-
dred women and children in Finland.
The resignation of Premier Ca-1 through windshields and windows.
jamlerTh eTTorUTo wm TPfms for tils j Circulate Trhsh iff by OptJtfig HlP
country does indicate that had Mo*-[cowl ventilator rather thqp side
cow- resorted in finalty to ultimatum j windows which tends to suck ex*
instead ot arms, the loss of life in f haust gasses through the floov|sced oil and one third turpentine
itiated by the heartless Soviet might boards. I"”1 Provid<' a satisfactory oil bath.
V"vi Wn avrrded. Cajander’s act I 5. On wet and even dry pavement ( woo^» while the
has a good deal of the heroic in it. always anticipate ice on bridges in turpentine loosens the dirt and help-1
overmatched, however, by the reso- shaded spots, around curves and over
lute siarrd of the Finnish troops in j hills and when thawing tempera-
the field who in an element where j tures are dropping,
man faces man seem to have held I (1. Start by releasing the clutch
their own The subjugation of Fin- slowly, with engine idling and the
land as of Poland is due to the mod- ear in low gear Vnd accelerate slow-
of'em weapons in which a small coun-1 ly to avoid spinning of rear wheels.
7. Pump the brakes in stopping
i even when using chains, to keep the
Finland’* tragedy ought to coni ! wheels rolling. Slow down in gear
vey a warning to The well-meaning | to about 10 miles an hour, then re-
but overoptimistio who insist that i lease the clutch for the final stop,
neutrality can prevent war. Finland 9- Keep a steady foot on the ac-
has made every effort to preserve ^ celerator to avoid spinning the rear
neutrality. It has given no offense (wheels. If a skid starts, turn the
to Russia, although Stalin has util- j frent wheels in the direction the
ized a trumped-up charge of ag- I rear is skidding.
gression to excuse an invasion which | 9. When it is slippery try out the
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The National Safety ........ -- (
Chicago, 111,, hn-- for some yea*** ■ try can he easily outnumbered* and
been conducting a most praiseworthy ; immobilized,
campaign to conserve human life
retaliation.} brakes occasionaly to get, the feel of
“ —”—---J down and
in Russia is described
No, poor Finland illustrates to i Ike road. Keep speed
the pacific what their fate must be, ear in gear. Avoid situations
if they are helpless to resist a bully, j quiring sudden stops and
The orly answer to totalitarianism changes in direction,
is the mailed fist. Effort to pla-
cate is interpreted, perhaps right-
if fully, as weakness - Dallas Morn-
ing News.
DEBT AT *190 A MINUTE
If nine years ago the people of j
Texas had been asked to vote au- j
thority to issue bonds in their
names, until further notice, at the
rate of one hundred million dollars
a year, would they have done so?
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THE ROY BAVACE
Hast every nnrma) hoy pass-
Brimgh the savage stage. Ha H
groai to do things which bis elder
da not want him to do.
■afore he ranches the age of
now. WILLIE -
IS A Donkeys head
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words than any other
writer ever known.
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about easy Winter
starting could scarcely
mean as much as this
one fact...
Special Winter Blend
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is the high-mileage gasoline
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