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• TMS GRAHAM LIADCR. THURSDAY, MAY 11. 1*50
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Office a* second-class mail mattar, undar act at Congress
at March 3, 1879
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1949 Winner Best All-Round Weekly Newspaper and Best
Community Service Awards by West Tepas Press Association.
TO THE CLASS OF 1950
To the Class of 1950 of the Graham High School, we ex-
tend our congratulations. You have achieved your first goal,
and your future depends largely on how well you continue to
prepdre yourself for the responsibilities of life.
The road to success is not paved with good intentions, but
through sacrifice and determination. The world’of today with
its atom and H-bombs; with its jet planes, television and
modem tempo of living, is confusing even to the older ones.
But the kind of world you want to live in tomorrow, and other
tomorrows will be built and shaped by you. Many changes have
taken place sipce "grandmother was a girl," but the prin-
cipals and integrity that made America great in those days,
will continue to be the safeguards of Democracy in your world
of today and tomorrow.
There are inony wrjpngs to be righted, and to the timid,
their answerwHgy be the same as the men who were sent to
spy on the people who inhabited the Promised Land, and came
back with the report "that there are giants in the land." To
be sure there are giants of indecision, selfishness, aimlessness
and lock of understanding to overcome. You may be told that
there are no longer opportunity today in America. For those
who are willing to pay the~price, opportunities will bd’found
for a successful life, and don't let anyone tell you differently.
Again, may we say, congratuations tp the class of 1950.
No time in histgry has there been a greater challenge thgn
to the graduates of thttr-yw^V
TEACH WHAT IS RIGHTJN AMERICA
jin one of his Newsweek columns, Raymond Moley dealt
with the people who have been convicted of serving Com-
munism as espionage agents. Two of them, he observed,
"were educated in institutions provided by the profits of the
very economic system that Communism is determined to de-
stroy." ■** 3
Then he said this, "Let us be slow in condemning our edu-
cational system for'these failures. These people were excep-
tional. But it may well be considered by those who direct
higher education in America whether there is not a need to
reexamine their responsibilities and the way they are carried
out. The danger is not that there is too much taught about
what is right in Communism, but that there is too little taught
about what is right in America."
W« all pnze academic freedom. Bid that fredom like all ution the salesmen, and
others, involves grave responsibilities. Education must cleans* the p^pi, whosTloFITTs
itself from within. There can be no question but what a cer-
tain amount of teaching has been Communist inspired. 5onie
has come from fellow travellers who religiously attempt to
follow the tortuous turnings of the Soviet line. And much of
it seems more concerned'with searching for what may be bad
in our form of government and our economic system than in
describing what is good.
The young men and women who ore attending our univer-
sities of today will decide what this country is to be like a gen-
eration from now Unless they know "about what is right in
America," education will hove proved itself o ghastly faildre
—and ocodemic freedom itself will die of disease of its own
creation
1950 Ushers In
lie “Under
Pressure Age”
The year 1950 will go down in
hiitory a* the beginning of the
‘‘Under Pressure Age.” It will be
remembered along with "The Roar-
ing Twenties," “The Aspirin Age”
of the thirties, and "The Atomic
Age.” The . cry of the man on
the street ‘today is, “I’m always
tunder pressure."
Americans, who have more auto-
mobiles, the greatest wealth, the
biggest cities;’ and- -thedJjEeatest
industrial output in the world, also
have Tin equally high rate of heart
diseases, cancer casualties, and
nervous disorders. Doctors have
attributed’ these maladies directly
to the “under pressure” living of
today. Psychological, marital, and
domestic difficulties arising out
of being “under pressure” are, of
course, countless. Pressure is as
inevitable for the American as
death., or taxes.
Industrial leaders were recently
asked to name the ten Jobs in
which men and women find them-
selves most “under pressure.'
When thousands of jobs were dis-
cussed, the startling result was
that everyone was under pressure:
the industrial and professional
executive, the house wife, the of-
fice worker, the industrial worker,
civil service employee, the creative
worker, the industrial and domes-
tic service worker, the transpor-
VOTE!
The failure of millions of Americans >o -exercise their
fight to vote is a national disgroce.
In the last-Presidential election, for instance, less than
hdlYoFTfie eligible voters troubled to go to the polls. In many
elections in which the Presidency is not involved, less than a
third of the voters cost ballots What we have, as o result, is
government by minority ”,
Free elections are at the root of all our freedoms. But free
elections mean little if the people are too lazy or too indif-
frent to participate A man who does not vote has no moral
right to criticise the octs ond policies of officehoders.
When you vote you are building on the foundation of the best
system of government ever devised And that is as true of
primary os of general elections. In the near future, primaries
will be held in many states The candidates of the parties
will be chosen ond will start their campaigns for election in
November If you want your party to nominate the candidate
you believe best'fitted, go to the polls.
If you volue your freedom—if you have any interest at all
in defending and maintaining a free notion—vote. Vote in ev-
ery election, whether it involves a President or local officials.
Every time you fail to vote, you fail to discharge the most
basic American duty.
"It is a curious foct that when we get sick, we want an un
common doctor If we hove a construction job, we wont on un-
common engineer When we get into war, we dreodfully want
on uncommon Admiral and an uncommon General. Only when
we get into politics are we content with the common man."—
Herbert Hoover
"Every Federol officeholder ond deputy do-gooder is in
favor of simplifying the executive establishment and rend-
ering it less expensive, so long as his own agency is not touch-
ed. If anyone suggests that his office might be eliminated
comes close to treason."—Editorial Statement, The Woll
Street Journal
"There is- no future in any job' The future lies in the men
whg holds the Jab "—George W. Crane.
Curiosity Plus $3
Eases Conscience
Curiosity killed the art, they
*ay, and curiosity plus conscience
added up to a cost of $3.08 for
some non-feline creature.
Vice-president Roy J. McKnight
of Baylor University has received
three one dollar bills attached to
the following letter:
“Here is $3.00 to pay for dam-
ages 1 did to the door in the base-
ment of Waco Hall while trying to
open it out of curiosity to see
what is inside. I am sorry I did
it, and I hope this will.-in some
measure make up for it.”
Dr. McKnight was not curious,
enough himself to investigate into
the who, what, when and where of
the .incident. He simply added,,the
money to the ,fund for campus
maintenance. T'
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Conservation of tM wniMHM*-
ests is largely a matter of using
the land in accordance with the
dictates of Nature. _____
YOUNG COUNTY LONG AGO
I tarns of 25 and 50 yoars ago
tokan from tha aarty filas of
Tha Graham Leader.
25 YEARS AGO
Hon Fred T.‘Arnold will address
tha graduating classes of the
grammar schools in their joint ex-
ercise in the high school auditor-
ium tonight.
Jesse Fore and Louis Rubenkoe-
nig are attending the State Fire-
men’s convention in McKinney
this week.
Spencer Mayes spent Sunday in
Bryson.
j. B. Norris spent Sunday in
Fort Worth. *
Mrs. J. A. Wright and children
are visiting in the home of Mrs.
Wright’s sister, Mrs. J. J. Moore,
Dallas.
R. G. Taylor is hiving some re-
pair work done on his rent house
in College Heights.
Henry McCan of Murray was a
Graham visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Boyd Street and children
are visiting relatives in George-
town.
A. E. Caldwell spent the week
end with his family in Graham.
W. T. Finch of Mineral Wells
was a Graham visitor the first of
the week.
Joe Inez Wootten was quite sick
this week.
Rev. J. W. W. Shuler and E. S.
Graham attended a conference of
the church in Graford Tuesday.
I. W. Steele and son of Cedar
Creek were business visitors in
Graham on Big Monday.
Walter Douglas of Mineral WeHs
was a Graham visitor Monday.
D. Walker left Sunday for
Brownwood to attend the annual
meeting of the West Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce.
Earline Wheat returned to her
home near Loving Tuesday after a
visit with her uncle, P. A. Dicken-
<*f Eliasvilte.
Mrs. John F. -On-ell is visiting
relatives in Grandfield, Mangum,
and Elk City, Oklahoma.
50 YEARS AGO
Levin Aynasworth returned on
Wednesday from a trip west.
J. W. Burgess of South Bend
was in town Tuesday.
W. L. Donnell of Eliasville was
here one day this week.
W. C. Burns purchased a new
buggy this week.
Mrs. Ida Walsh of Murray was
in Graham this week.
R. A. Dunlap from Farmer at-
tended court here this week.
Our old-time friend, E. S. Cusen-
bary of Murray was in town Thurs-
day.
W. A. Ribble and family of
Henry Chapel were among the vis-
itors in our town today.
James Porter left, Tuesday
morning for Dallas to purchase
material for tha. firm.
Alfred France and Miss Addie
Horton were-married last Friday
evening.
School closed today and the
small boy can fish and bathe to
his heart’s content.
Geo. U. Stinnett, Markley, was
here Wednesday.
Joe Washburn of the Clear Fork
country was in town Tuesday.
J. J. Scott, Mrs. Scott and their
son Leslie, of South Bend, were in
Graham this week.
Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Padgett of
Center Ridge neighborhood were
in town this week and purchased
a new buggy.
M. -H. Steadham of Bobby Val-
ley and W. T. Steadham of Miller
Bend, visited their sister, Mrs. C.
A. Harmonson, here yesterday.
W. C. Leberman of Olney vis-
ited Graham yesterday. ----- —
W. D. Spivey and family of
Finis visited relatives here sever-
al days this week. .
J. U*^*>w»g-S)*prt, J. T.
Rickman, Dr. R. N. Price and wife,
R. F. Short and family, returned
i Wednesday from a fishing trip to
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
French Toast to litre IiMisi
if slices of bread are dipped as
usual in an egg or milk mixture,
then in fine corn flake crumbs
before frying.
For getting deg hairs eff a liv-
ing room rug, there is no sub-
stitute far a com broom.
Ho be sure that your new broom
will sweep clean, check carefully
to see that the broom corn is of
uniform length.
Shackelford county. They report
plenty of fish and a good time.
"The Graham Normal begins May
21 and continues-four weeks.
R. L. Tankersley of Murray was
in town Monday and rode home in
a brand new buggy.
W. I. Tidwell and little Gray
Howard returned Wednesday from
a visit to little Gray’s mother at
Corsicana.
FREE!
HEARING CLINIC
Waller S. Cochran, tha
BELTONE
District Manager will ha at tha
DRIVER HOTEL
an
TUESDAY, MAY 23rd.
from
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p. m.
lUtunc
BELTONE sf WkMU Falls *
Ml Eighth Street
.(Conner 8th nndLsjnarj
Wichita Falls. Texas
to help us relieve tension, mem-
bers of the theatrical profession.
Further results show that every
one is “under pressure” in every
phase of his life. At the end of a
working day people are tired and
keyed up. "Hiey are met by mari-
tal domestic, and financial ten-
sions no other generation has ever
faced'. There is a crying need to-
day .for more psychiatrists and psy-
chologists. For this “pressurized”
age needs not only doctors to care
for the body’s health, but also doc-
trs to care for the mind’s well
being. Spiritual leaden find their
followers seeking sn answer, too.
The turn of the century was
looked upon by many as our last
"golden era.” With the twenties
came prosperity of a different
sort, and the huiry-hurry snow-
ball of fast-paced living gamed
momentum. There was “flaming
youth” in the "Roaring Twenties,”
youth that by 1930 was calling
itself "The Aspirin Age." With the
forties came the hysteria and fear
of war. Mechanization sped the
snowball along and the “Under
Pressure Age"
You cm tan It m a Maw
... hod mv« plenty of time, too.
Back it up, torn it around, park it
—you’ll find shorter turns a dnch
with a Dodge "Job JUtod* truck.
resulted.
Temporary Change
In Drivers License
Schedule Announced
O. L. Brimhall, Drivers License
Examiner, snnounred yesterday
that no drivers license examina-
tions would he given on May 22,
June 5 or 6, due to vacations now
in progress in his department.
However, with the exception of
these dates, license examinations
are given every Monday and the
first, third and fifth Tuesdays each
month.
When first used, wallpaper was
Aha poor man’s tapestry. Later
wealthy people also adopted it to
supplant the silk and velvet wall
hangings to popular in Europe
until the 1500’s. The Chinese, who
were the first people to use paper,
were also the first to use it as s
wall decoration.
Ym caa rau It hr a mrk
i s: odd have power to (pure. You’ll breast
right by the gas pumps... thanks to an engine
that’s "Jab-fUttd" for on-the-job thrift with
power plus.
Yn cm had H t» the sky
.. . aad cash in on b-f-g-g-o-r
payloads. Whatever your loads,
whittvcf yovr fotdS) yot CM
haul a whale of a lot more ia a
Dodge "J+.KMt*r truck.
Ym cm ■» It far m any chair
.. aad be water of all you survey. It’s
7d lihf* to you look through the
biggest windshield and relax on the widet
•eat of may popular truck.
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Yn cm csMt n It hr ksapa
i. aad get tool dependability,
practically every net and bolt is "Jtt-
Iskd* to it your Job, your Dodge
truck won’t let you down.
Cflome in -today!
Navi FLUID DRIVE I
Available only on Dodge
"M-WottJ" Tracks (M-
ton, X-ton and 1-ton
wodels). Ask ns for inter-
acting Field Drive booklet.
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