The Gilmer Mirror from Gilmer, Texas • Page 10

JPITORIAL THE GILMER MIRROR GJLMER, TEXAS. THURSDAY. MARCH 8, 1951 4-H In Europe "Working Together for World Understanding" that's the theme for National -1-H Club Week which 020 elub boys and girl: of Upshur County will observe with eounly-wide program Saturday. The 1951 slogan is not just a high-sounding phrase, bu has a real practical purpose. Neighborly understanding starts, in the home club, and is broadened lo county friendships in the county-wide meetings, with the fellowship continued at state and notional Hound- Ups.

Nflw 4-H Clubs are being formed in Europe as part of the Marshall Plan. Under the direction of the Plan managers, Austria has already established 1.000 clubs. This work lias gj-eal pojeritial. With the common ground of 4-H work, American and European youth can exchange ideas and develop friendships. There is still another potential in spreading 4-H Club work arnong European youth.

A 4-H ymilh, for instance, raises a pig from a baby to market size. 4-H teaches him that pig is the commissar's. He's raised it. fed it, fattened it. The profit is, his.

Stalin Successors won't get very far if 100 million European youths on farms learn free enterprise at first hand. The young pig owner takes his brood, markets part of them and raises a future crop with the remainder. With this profit he enlarges liis operations. General Molors does Ihe same with automobiles. The way to export and teach capitalism is not by short wave and theoretical speeches, but by pig culture on an Austrian faran; by the way.

with boys on it who will be there 40 years from now. It Takes Work To Keep Up Plans of expansion and development by the small towns in the eastern section of the county forcibly emphasize the need for concerted effort in Gilmer, so that this eily may share in the area development expected from the Lone Star Steel Company's expansion program. Ore City will hold an election in April for incorporation! They expect to get water and gas as soon as this step is accomplished. New Diana has plans along the same lines, nnd also has a house-building program already started. So far, Gilmer has not gotten beyond the discussion stage.

Practically all of the right-of-way has been secured for the direct road to the steel plant, anil this road project should be pushed to completion as soon as possible: with chamber of commerce.and interested citizens working with the commissioners court, in every way to expedite (Ho work. A town-wide housing program should be started, even if on a small Kciile at first. We can't expect a population increase withoti! providing places lo live. Newcomers are usually renters first, and then buy homes after they have ac- cepled-lho town. All the towns in this area will be bidding for this new population.

Twenty years ago The Mirror recorded, "The little village of Uladewater is planning improvements so they can share in the oil boom development." Today this "little village" is our big- town neighbor. Gilmer received a minor share of the oif boom development, but was hampered through lack of good roads and sufficient housing. Will we sit out our next opportunity? The Miles Hove Shrunk! "Come up and see us sometime," our Ore City friends invited, and so we did. A 20-minute drive and we were there; 30 minutes '-for, a pleasant visit and 20-minutes back took us from des only 70 minutes, and yet we had been almost to the farthe.s reaches of the county. Time was when we'd lake a day off to to Ore City, and then wo weren't sure we'd get across Cypres Creek.

The new county road system, with state highways, farm-to market roads and well-graveled country roads, is changing lh, living habits of the people. Saturday.isn't the only shopping da; any longer. County lolk jump into the car and run lo towi whenever they need a dress pal tern or a sack of feed. The one-teacher schools arc passing out of the picture, a school-buses take students 10 miles or more over good roads tc consolidated schools. Union Ridge students ride to Gilmer school, Mings Chapel youngsters go to East Mountain.

Neighbor hopd and community harriers are wearing down under the tread, of rubber tires currying school children, 4-H Club members club women, shoppers and visitors from one side of the county to the other in a matter of minutes. Now we are Upsliur Gounijitns not Gilmerites, Hoscwoodimis. or bound to anv other communi- firte 3 found dead in front house one night "Salpn" is dead! I guess that sentence will a big shock (at first glance) folks' like Bro. Kelly Simmons Bro. B.

C. Wincing, Bro. Vance Bro. Dcriman and other preach ere around here. If it were ex actly true, they'd almost be on of a job.

But you see, this "Sa tan" I'm talking about is th coon Mrs. Cranfill Cox Si of he tlie cooi that had the fancy collar. Satai belonged lo Thomas Hair, win was bemoaning his loss the oth cr day, and 1 happened to hea him. While Thomas was moan ing and groaning about it. In accidentally mentioned tlia Satan's partner, "Jezebel," hat disappeared too, and that he Jidn't know svhat happened icr.

Sec, she was a "she" cool and they were his pets. So now though Thomas may. no world ought to bi better place witli Satan anc Jezebel both dead and gone. Shiulv (Jrovc Guessing 1 hear that Mr. and Mrs.

Abl. out at Shady Grove ire trying lo figure out who im. Several days ago, The and his wife were out there vis- ting and Inking pictures lo usi The Mirror for Upsliur 4-H Club boys and girls this week, and when the Blaek- ilones accused Mrs. Lasehingei if being Aunt Sally, she right- Delioit may have pul Ihe nation on wheels, but Wasliingtor ceitamly put iron the skids. If you've ever been overseas, you can testify that one can gei as drunk on water as on liquor.

We much left-over grub nt our house that the food gets blessed four or five limes. (iiick-in-n-hurry told them sin wasn't. 1 didn't think she hac my right to be so proud she wasn't Aunt Sally. 1 don't know if anything so bad I've done 01 that she should bo ashamed if. I ean hold tjiy teacup as as she can, and 1 know 1, 'ou're not supposed to eat peas with a knife, so I've just'felt right insulted ever since she told me about her visit.

So I think I'll just barrel out to see the Blackstoncs. I sure will be glad when that I'arm-to-market road from Latch to Shady Grove is paved the point where the Big Sandy farm-to- inarket road comes in. I'm prcl- ly handy at sticking my touring car in mud if it's wet weather. Too, it will be so nice for the Shady Grove folks to come to Gilmer on business without any fear of bad and slushy roads. Aunty's Pa), ''Wjr.

Editor" I've been meaning to tell you people that since my dear Solomon died and I've been a widow, I've been living with. "Mr. Editor." Oops, I'd better hasten to explain! Mr. Editor is my dog nnd a very smart dog lie is too. The reason I'm bringing up the subject is to say that when I go anywhere, Mr.

Editor goes along loo. lie's black as the acp spades, and he wears white larness. He sits up on his.liinel Mirror of Bygone Days. Twenty'Years Ago Atiy W. A.

Mclntosh of Memphis, Texas, formed a law'part- net with Ally. W. W. Sanders. II.

Moody of Graham became Chevrolet dealer hero succeeding Will Moore. A drilling contract was signed by Mrs. Mary O'Bvrne for ,1 test at O'Byrne's Mill. John A. Mathis nnd family moved (o Tyler.

Shockey of Stamps, former commissioner, a heart attack. Mis B. F. Petty "died at Pritclietl. Mis B.

A. Floyd, ti7, died at the home of her son. Constable W. Floyd. Ten Years Ago Tags taken from ducks killed by O.

L. Carringtou and Charlie Shellon were identified being from birds lagged in Soi Dakota a year earlier. Pfc A M. Connally was home on furlough from Fl. Bragg, Mrs.

O. B. Finlcy (nee Dana Mathis) died in Louisiana. The Baptist WMU sponsored an egg drive for the benefit of the College of Marshall. Hamlet Kurtz and Miss Bessie Lee Cohen were married in Fl.

Worth. The Gilmer Mirror 11. II. I.ASrlHNliKK, I'liUiHlior Kruindcd in 1K77 Kvpry Member of AUDIT'BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS ER, FIRST PRIZE FOR AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION 1950 Texas Press Association Newspaper Contest I at the Post Ofricv, (iihner, TPXUB, set-mul-cliiss iimtlrr under nc ttt ('itnarifHit. jMm'rb JIIIITIC1N IIATKH: In County inotithi JUKI, li inomhs 12.110, hs SO, Hi iminlh, i nioilllij Jl.lld.

7 montht 43-OA, 10 uiulillu ifO'O. quarters and andtoegs an foi' food. I. can't put a bit in iny mouth that he doesnH si Ihere and' beg me for it. So, i any of "y'all" invite me where; you'll just- have to- Hay a wee b.jt of table scraps 'lef for I.

could give him part of whatever you fed me, guess. Harmony Schwol Proxrapi 1 hear by Uie grapevine lha there's go'nna be a good, schoo program. Harmony tonigh (Thursday), March'8. Nobqdj invited rne to go-out there, so wouldn't feel-righ'i-tq- barging but I' guess get alqng alright without me Harmqny usually dp.es, things i slarls lo dqi in'the right way. All of us here'at The.Mirroi havo had flm this working wjfh tlie t-H boys over t.he cpunt'y andi.getting the pictures and stories appearing in this issue.

fijund oil one thing for surei-Assl: CounlA Agent John Brazzil and Counly HD Agent. Grace Lawrence are just about the besl 4-H'ers, Lhat can be found anywhere Upshur Counly boys and girls are indeed forlunale to have 'eadcrs like they are, who take such pride and patience caching, them the valuable they learn in 4-H work With all the other Ihings these eaders have to attend to, it's a wonder to us how they've accomplished so much. High Costs C. E. Lighl of HI.

2 Pittsburg, in to renew his subscrip- ion the olher day, and said he lad laken The Mirror for 38 years. He also said if it: went much higher, he mighl have lo quit laking il, but thai if lie did, he'd "be. lost without it." Mr. Light's statement set me thinking, and I can see his viewpoint about'wanting to cut down expenses this- day and ime, if a to cul hern down Mr. feels about The.

Mirror usl like we want all our pal- ons to feel. We be worth the.mqney.it costs he arid two -'vtaht im to find it so worthwhile he I be lost without it. not so can collect another $2.50 al end of a year's subscription, ut because we want: to know lat we are'being to im. We want to supply our eaders with Ihe news from all ver Upshur County and rids Upshur merchants Iho reader, will know i-here the best buy for his mo- oy is located: When we are jrced lo raise prices on sub- cviptions or advertising, we're ot just sitting here 'trying to (Please Turn fq Pafju SJ.T) 4-H ACHIEVEMENTS DISCRIIID VIVIDLY THROUGHOUT MIRROR By GRACE LAWRENCE Cuunty Hume tteniiuislrutimi The special National 4-H Club Week is here, and know you are enjoying what Ihe 4-Hers have done. How about letting us agents, as well as 1 he Mirror per- sonel, know w.Ji a I you Ihink aboul his issue.

One Ihing to take into considei- ation is thai every individual 4-H-ei a achievements cannot be told but' only highlights can be given. 4-H-crs, why not set a still higher goal for 1952 qnd-make next year's issue even belter? The Home Demonstration. Clubs report that Ihe meetings on "Our Family History" were enjoyed, and it was so-inleresl- ing to learn more aboul their neighbors. Shady Grove did not jet. through, so Tuesday they will- spend another session on.

i'Otir Family History." So far, in the histories given, seems thai Mrs. W. A. (iie- ma) Bundick's crealed perhaps he mosl interest. Mrs.

Bundick, the daughter of W. T. Pridgeon, was born near Latch March 7, 1889, and las spent all her life in Upshur County. Mrs. Bundick said'that her randfather, Dr.

Nathaniel W. a Portugese, canie to America and settled near Alh- ens, Georgia, when a young ruin. He married Miss Nora -Vice, who had jusl come lo America from Ireland, and lo his union 12 children, eight loys and four girls, were born, Mrs. Bundick's father being ne of the younger children. Nathaniel W.

Pridgeon, wish- ng to inconvenience his family nd neighbors as little as pos- ible, had two of his sons build coffin of walnut wood, us- ng no paint or varnish, bu ladding the inside, and pulling arge chains in place so the cof- 'n could be locked and not op- ned after the body was placet nside: This was done eighl ears before Mr. Pridgeon died "hen hd proceeded to compose ongs to be sung al his funeral As-all was in readiness for preached is. own funeral and sang hit- ongs' lo n. large congregatior our. years before his death.

He elieyed in doing Ihings while ving, saying he had tried' to ve so neople would be glad he ad lived and llial they had met im. His favorite saying was Nolhing is so good thai it can- ot be improved." Even with the above hislory 4rs. Bundick slill is nol able io slablish her family tree far- icr than three generations ack. Do you have your family story, with dates, so that our children can keep a family record? My Experiences In England and Europe By MAItV I'HILUrS KENDALL We've Been Watching Upihur 4-H'ers We've seen them grow gncj-develop into an organization that benefits rural youth in Texas. We've watched them qs they've included more and more activities in their program.

We've watched them, improve their project work as they have leqrned better ways of doing many farm jobs. We've watched them as they have become better and better Citizens We're proud to support this National 4-H we. hope everyone will take ad- vantqge of rhj? opportunity to learn more about Ihis.great youth; movement. i CONGRATULATIONS, 4-H Boy? and Girls MOODY CHEVROLET COiMNY 114 Henderson Phone 166 (Continued from Last Week) Labor in England is very cheap compared to the States. The average weekly salary of a laborer is five pounds, which is $20.

How they exist, I don't know! I was told that not more than 300 people in all England had an income of over $10,000 yearly. In some instances taxei take more than of their incomes. The Duke of Marlborough gets only sixpence (10e) out of every pound he clears from visitors to Blenheim Palace. The necessities of life are kept at a low price by government control of food, public utilities and clothing. Clothing controlled by the government is called utility clothing, but even at today's prices they far exceed the prices 10 years ago.

Such things as fur coats, jewelry, silver, alcoholic beverages, cars, refrigerators, washing machines and radios, tobacco, cigarettes and petrol are taxed heavily. There is a luxury tax on fur coats! Cigarettes, which are always bought "tobacconist's," cost 70 cents for a package of 10. They were less than a shilling before the war; now they are three shillings and six pence! We received our orders 16 come homo in April, and even though we were more than anxious to be home, we suddenly thought of the many things we had planned to do and buy before leaving. We made dashes into town For last-minute shopping, and up until the day we left England I was haunting the antique shops. I'll always remember them, because they had so many lovely things, and I had such fun rambling through them.

It was a grand way to spend a day. We bought a number of beautiful china and silver objects, both in England and Germany, as well as a few pieces of furni- ture. Antiques can be a very expensive hobby, and it can certainly "get in your We were given a chance to fly back to which we readily accepted. We took our car down to Southampton leave on a boat a week before we left England. Our car sailed on June 5, and we were to' report to Warringlon, England, where Burtonwood Air Force Base is located, in time to start for home on June 9.

We thought perhaps we might get a few days' in Scotland or Ireland before we came home, so on June we entrained from London to Warrington. It vvas a 200-mile trip, as Burtonwood Base is not but about 40 miles from Liveiv pool. We took a "first class" train We sat in a compartment which had six seats and was ventilated by only one small window. it wasn't anr-conditioned.) We had to leave the window cracked or else suffocate, and the coal soot poured in oii us. My white blouse was filthy! My face was specked with coal dust and my hands were dirty! I went into the washroom to wash up before getting off the train, and found, that it had neither hot nor cold water with which to wash your hands, much less soap and towel! There wasn't even drinking water on the train, and they called it "first class!" It didn't even compare to our chair car.

In fact, I'm quite sure that American people wouldn't put up with discomfort such as that. It a common joke among the English that they do have two good trains. One meets the Sueen Mary and Queen Elizabeth when they dock at Southampton, and the other is an overnight train to Paris! That changed my mind about ever seeing Scotland! Thanks lo the government-controlled rail- W. A. TmwnsJnds Of Send Hill HovVrfUw Grandson, lorn To A.

SAND and Mrs. W. A. Townsend have a new grandson born to their daughter, Mrs. A.

L. Muckleroy, and Mr. Muckleroy, of Longview. J. W.

Fikes has been among the sick. Granville and Donald Hagler of Dallas visited their dother relatives over week end. Mr. and Mrs. Burl Townsend and family of Tyler visited his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Townsend, over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Loyd and baby of Ft.

Worth spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Oscar Loyd. Mr. and Mrs: J. Mills and son Harold Ray of Houston have been visiting her mother, Mrs.

Minnie Jones, and other relatives here. Denmark encompasses more than 500 ways! If they had a little competition, things might be different over there. (To Be Continued) FANCY-l-KAVEI) CALADIUMS 25 DAHLIAS MIXED GLADS Five Colors in Gamuts Tris all colors Redlnul, Mimosa, Camellias. Hydrangeas anil All Kinds lie.Minx Hants. Pot at Kfasonalili! Prices Pritcherr Floral Co.

I'rltchfll, Ti-xas We're New Here We're glad to join in wishing Upshur County 4-H Club Members continued Success in their Many Agricultural Projects. We invite them and the general public to bring their Farm Implement Problems to us for solving. Effective March 1, we purchased Bidwell Tractor Co. at 705 NortrVWooc! St. We will be Gilmer Dealers for those Wonderful Ford Tractors and that Excellent Dearborn Farm Equipment.

If It's Form Machinery Service You Need, We Hove It! Come To Visit Us At Any Time! Here's where fo GENUINE PARTS and EXPERT SERVICE and One thing you'll like the Ford Tractor it's simple in design amd built right. take much servicing. Vet wttcn it needs something done here or there, it's easy to do. For example, we can reline brakes in almost no have to pull the axle. Transmission, steering every-; thing is designed for efficient service.

With (his new Ford Tractor, you won't need us often hut when you do, you'll like our work. We service all Ford Tractors, and Dearborn Farm Equip- tnent, with genuine parts. BATTLES-WRIGHT TRACTOR COMPANY 70S N. Wood St. (Formerly Bidwell's) Phone 273 ir Hal Newsom Jr.

President Of Spring Hill 4-H Club Hal Newsom son of Hal Newsom of-Newsom's Pharmacy, Gilmer. is president of the Spring Hill 4-H Club in Gregg County. Hal Jr. atlends school at Spring Hill. Joe Stroud, who formerly lived in Gilmer, is also a member of Ibis club..