The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1953 Page: 5 of 12
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MARCH 19, 1953
The Rusk Cherokeean, Rusk, Texas
, INC.
IVANIA
TPEA Gives
Data On Wages
Of Its Workers
With prices what they are, do
you think you could run d six
hundred million dollar enterprise
both efficiently and economically
if the largest per cent of your em-
ployees in any one wage bracket
received not more than $139.02 a
month before deductions?
The government of the state of
Texas is over a six hundred mil-
lion dollar business and yet an
estimated 32 per cent of its full
time employees earn not more
than $139.02 a month before de-
ductions, according to W. P. Watts,
executive director of the Texas
Public Employees Association.
The full impact of this fact is
realized when the purchasing pow-
er of the dollar is considered. The
Bureau of Labor estimates the pur-
chasing power of the dollar to be
only 53 cents!
Private industry does ont op-
erate under any such conditions.
In fact, the wage index of all in-
dustry has risen to 277.0 since
1939, with 1939 as a base of 100.
State employees' wages, on the
other hand, have riseh only to
151.9 with 1939 as a base of 100.
The cost of living index rose to
192.3 on the same basis.
These state employees receiving
such low salaries are the people
you entrust with the care of your
mentally ill, your blind, your tu-
bercular patients, your prison in-
mates, etc.
As a Texas citizen you are as-
sured that the water you drink is
fit to drink by your Health De-
partment; that you have safe roads
due to the 24-hour service of the
Highway Department; that you are
protected by the Department of
Public Safety most anywhere in
the state you choose to travel.
Any citizen wants competent:
people guarding the health and
life of his loved ones.
Yet, each citizen wants his tax
money to be spent wisely and ef-
ficiently.
Private industry has long proven
that to succeed it is necessary to
pay a living wage to keep compe-
tent workers who are capable of
producing more for less. Then why
should the state government of
Texas be run on an opposite basis?
The state itself is a large employ-
er and faces the same kind of com-
petitive labor market every other
employer faces. In order to hold
its own in the market of employees
the state must do as well as that
market, said Watts.
In December the average fac-
tory worker in Texas earned
$70.25 per week, while 59.27% of
Texas state employees earned not
more than $52.53 per week—and
the majority of this per cent earn-
ed less, Watts declared. In other
words, the average state employee
earned $71 less than the average
factory worker per month for the
month of December in Texas. Yet,
groceries cost the same whether
purchased by factory worker or
state employee.
Highway Patrol
Gives Report
For District 12
Persons arrested by the Texas
Highway Patrol in Patrol District
No. 12, which includes nineteen
counties, for the last ten months
of 1952 have been assessed a total
of $133,662.96 in fines and court
costs, Captain Guy Smith, com-
manding Texas Highway Patrol Di-
strict No. 12, has announced.
Of this amount Cherokee county
fines amounted to $6,743.40. Chero-
kee County had 8 convictions for
DWI on 15 arrest for a percentage
of 53, with 5 cases still pending.
The fines for these DWI cases
amounted to $1,698.60, and other
cases in Cherokee County amount-
ed to $5„044.80.
Gregg County fines totaled $25,-
276.45, the highest of any county
in the district, followed by Harri-
son County with $16,983.32 and
Smith County with a total of $15,-
216.75.
The average penalty for driving
while intoxicated from March
through December, 1952, in the
District was $107.^9.
Panola County had 27 pleas of
guilty'on 27 DWI arrests and Red
River County had 16 pleas of guilty
on 16 arrests for a perfect 100
percent record for these two coun-
ties, the only two in the District
with such a record .
Captain Smith stated that all
of the money collected in fines
from cases filed by Texas Highway
Patrolmen go into the Road and
Bridge Fund of the county in
which the case was filed. No part
of the fine goes into the state gen-
eral fund, he said.
is, they and their families will be
eligible for benefits even if they
do not continue to work in jobs
covered by social security.
Do you know in which group
you fall? Or whether you're per-
mantely, insured? Call, write, or
visit your social security office
located at 421 East Ferguson in
Tyler, telephone 2-3622. Ask for
a copy of the booklet, "Your Soc-
ial Security," which answers these
and many other questions.
Social Securitv
Benefits Cover
66V2 Million
Since 1937 many millions of
workers have built up protection
under the social security system
until, at present time, approxim-
ately 66 Vi million people are fully
insured for old-age and survivors
insurance. Of these nearly 25 mil-
lion are permanently insured.
What do these figures mean?
They mean that more than 66 mil-
lion persons have worked under
the social security program for
1 Yi years or longer, and have se-
cured at least temporary protect-
ion for themselves and their fam-
ilies. The law says that anyone
who reaches 65 or dies before
July 1, 1954, is fully insured if
he has six calendar quarters of
work covered by the law. But ad-
ditional employment or self-em-
ployment is necessary in most
cases to assure continuing pro-
tection and highest possible bene-
i fits.
| Yes, nearly 25 million people
\ have permanent insurance -- that
Health Dept.
Asks Aid To
Texas Schools
The word which runs through
the State Department of Health
these days is this:
"Give the Parent-Teachers As-
sociation anything they want.
They're helping every kid in Tex-
as."
That's the way State Health Of-
j ficer George W. Cox welcomed
1400,000 new allies in the Depart-
ment's campaign to establish tooth-
j saving fluoridation programs in all
'Texas communities.
| Members of the Texas PTA—all
401,541 of them—have pledged
themselves to work for adoption of
fluoridation in all areas where na-
tural fluoride content of the com-
I munity water supply is below the
Í level of 1 part pef million parts
water as is recommended by prac-
tically every reputable health org-
anization in the country.
! Following the lead of the Na-
. tional Congress of Parenva and
I Teachers which adopted a pro-
| fluoridation resolution in their
¡ convention just concluded in Chi-
| cago, a spokesman for the Texas
organization said the entire mem-
j bership is being urged to actively
i campaign for the measure "which
I will mean fewer decayed teeth
■ for our children."
I Twelve cities are already con-
ducting carefully controlled pro-
grams of water treatment against
insidious tooth decay. If the PTA
is successful in its promotion pro-
ject, many other cities will be
undertaking similar programs.
And future children of any com-
munity where water is treated in
the proper ratio will be better off
than children in other communi-
ties whose leaders have shorter
vision.
Long years of study show that
children who use fluoride-treated
water have 60 to 65 percent few-
er decayed teeth than children who
are denied the benefits of such
water.
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HEADQUARTERS
What Your Stock Needs Is In
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100 LBS. NET
I
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FEEDS
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CHICK I
STARTER i
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MILLERS OP
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see . ..
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«ni, turkeys, dairy cowi, hogs, rab-
hiti, show horses, or whal-
WHAT EACH ONE NEEDS-
IS IN...
Felton Banks Grocery
PHONE 145
RUSK, TEXAS
INTERESTING FACTS
There are three kinds of light-
ning; forked, sheet and ball.
The man who burns his woods to
get rid of boll weevils might just
as well burn his barn to get rid
of rats.
Both sodium and cTilorine, which
compose common salt, are deadly
poison.
Thales of Miletus first divided
the earth in the climatic zones now
in use in 640 B.C.
UNDERSTANDING
Deep understanding for the bo
reaved is inherent in every ruem
ber of our staff. \
Wallace Funeral
Home
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Facts prove: Dodge offers
more features, more value,
more truck for your money!
Yes—listed at right are features you
need for profitable hauling .. features
that save hundreds of dollars over the
life of a truck! Yet of the 3 leading
makes of trucks, only Dodge gives you,
these . . . and many more . . . extra
values! It's no wonder that truck owners
the country over are saying, "Dodge
puts more value in its trucks ... I
get moro profits out!"
That's why it's just good business to
see the new Dodge trucks before you
buy. Thirty minutes now may pay
you big dividends in the years, and
miles, ahead! Stop by today for a
deal you'll be glad to accept!
See... Dh\te...Conif>ahe...Come in today/
Protects Against
fag!
TEXACO UNIVERSAL GEAR LUBRICANT EP protects
transmission and differential gears against scuffing,
corrosion, wear. Use it regularly in car, truck,
and tractor. Its film is tough, won't "break down"
under pressure. Helps gears last longer. Get
TtXACO UNIVERSAL GEAR LUIWCANT EPI
ANY
STATION
OF THE 3 LEADING MAKES OF TRUCKS, ONLY
DODGE "Job-Rated" TRUCKS GIVE YOU ?. . .
7 POWERFUL ENGINES, with 100 to 171 h.p.-3
engines brand-new. Of tho 3 leading truck manufac-
turers, no one offers as many engines as Dodgo. Assures
the right engine for the job.
TRUCK-O-MATIC TRANSMISSION with g£rol Fluid
Drive, for the best in shift-free driving. Available in
Y%- and ton models.
SUPERSAFE BRAKES of the advanced dual-primary
typo in 1- through 4-ton trucks. Of tho "Big 3," only
Dodge offers these up-to-date brakes.
More power in the and 2-ton ranges than the othet
2 loading makes.
More pick-up bodies than the other 2 leaders, including
new 116"-wheclbaso J^j-ton pick-up.
Greatest '/2-ton-panel payload and cubic capacity of
tho 3 leaders.
Fluid coupling, for smoother traction in y¿-, %- and
1-ton models, offered only by Dodge.
2 fuel filter* on all models to assure cleaner fuel and a
cleaner engine.
Floating Coil [intake selects clean oil just below the
top; avoids sediment at bottom of crankcase.
Water-distributing tube on all models directly cools
valve seats . .. means longer valve life.
Exhaust valve teat Insert on all models for better
valve seating, longer engine life.
4-ring pistons on all engines save oil, upkeep.
Independent parking brake on all models is simple,
efficient, powerful.
Rivetless Cyclebond brake linings last longer ... no
rivets to score brake drums . . . linings are tapered and
moldod on many models for quiet stops.
Oriflow shock absorbers on ]/r, and 1-ton models
give smoother riding, greater driver control on roughest
roads.
High-strength rear axle shafts on all models are shot-
peened for extra durability.
Better balanced weight distribution for extra payload.
Dodge pioneers ... others followl Many features—just
adopted by other leading rnakoe—have boon standard
on Dodge trucks for years! For example: chrome-plated
top piston rings in complete lino, spark-plug cover ,
45-ainpere generators, short whoolbaso design.
O OD GEM RM TRUCKS
Trlble Motor Co.
«14 N. Hmfcrton Rotk. T<
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Whitehead, E. H. The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1953, newspaper, March 19, 1953; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149963/m1/5/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.