The Coolidge examiner., 1941-09-12
A RIZ0NA
IA AIR
WHO'S HONE ST
by TEX HANCOCK


honest For Tie past three months
this public Jiou has revealed to lis
readers tn number Of persons en-
gagged in Garage. radio and watch
repairing Wao are honest and who
are not Tn -tatistics are really
depressing.
They give one the impression
that the old say ing Honesty is
the best policy has been dumped
definitely by 4 majority in those
businesses and they proceed.
rather. on the assumption that
every person who patronizes them
is a suck,~ unless he isn't. The
motto OF the many who seem to
b. Never l6t a good chance go
by."
II the garage. radio and jeweler
men feel badly about these expos
ing articles they should wait a
bit because the Digest promises TO
reveal that this dishonest streak
extends further into the business
fabric of the land and not only
misery but thieves love company.
NOTHING NEW
That there are crooked men In
various businesses is nothing new.
There never has been an over sup
ply Of honesty in the world. Just
as there has never been an over
supply OF love or truthfulness. In
fact the lack Of these and certain
other qualities in the human be
ing makes really honest. or
truthful man stand out as a sort
% curiosity.
But We are not TO become dis
couraged Neither are we TO be
come overly suspicious. True that
there are persons who will take
advantage when an opportunity
presents itself But in time II will
rob that individual of any passing
gain he may receive by dishonest
methods. No man can be dishonest
with the public for any consider
able time without IL becoming
known. And when II becomes
known he looses not only his bust
mes but his reputation.
Ana long before the public
knOws-he knows what sort of
man be is. and this fact robs him
OF inward self-respect that is so
essential 10 true living.
We suppose the articles are
good. That il is good for the
public to know about these things.
Il Is good for men of a craft TO
know what their fellow-craftsmen
are doing But we doubt that i
Is good for any Of US TO become
too suspicious of our fellowmen
After all 10 be deceived by a
man is not so bad as TO dis
trust him"
A GREAT CATTLEMAN
out in West Texas last week l.
c. Brite died. To a lot of people
that doesn't mean a thing. But 70
the Cattleman OF the nation II
means a great deal. And to liter
ally hundreds of people who have
been up against il at times in the
past sixty years il means a great
deal.
Luke Brite came TO the Big
Bend section OF West Texas fifty
sin years ago. with a herd OF cat
tie being driven from down in the
San Antonio section. An old-timer
who knew him in those days told
me last week that when they
reached Del Rio. Brite owned loo
head OF the herd of 500 cattle. BY
the time they reached Maria he
owned the whole business. He set
tied in the Maria section and there
began the growth of his career.
his herd. his land and fortune.
had known OF him for years. |
never met him until about month
agO. had heard that he owned so
much land that he lived so miles
from his front gate. | knew that
he had given away large sums oil
money to the church TO endow
Bible College at Texas Christian
University. And | knew he was
rich.
/ met him for the first time in
Maria last month. II was sun
day morning and | found him Ia
church. He was teacher of mems
Bible class.
He didn't look like "rich
man." Just a regular. Simple IN
his ways. likes. habits. A man
honored and loved by people all
over the state and nation
THINGS HAPPEN FAST
The other morning | rode down
with him. We talked little while.
Then he left for FL Paso with his
daughter. There he became i'll and
died in a few days.
| was unimpressed by what he
had. Someone said he was worth
$4,000 600. The thing that impress
ed me was what he did with what
he had. All his life he has given
a tenth of all he made TO good
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