The Hutchinson County Herald (Stinnett, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1935 Page: 4 of 6
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"THEFT WITHIN LAW"
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CONGRESSMAN RANKN SCORES POWER TRUST FOR
CORRUPTION WASTING MILLIONS FOR CON-
SUMERS IN AMERICA. | r
uess in general—has developed The congressman praised the power (ron) privately owned com-
iiito a racket; a legalized rtfo- Federal Trade Commission for its pjtnies, the American people are
iket," Hie representative stated, long and careful investigation of j paying between five hundred mil-
utilities, adding: "I do not hesi- lion and a billion, prt.bahly more,
tate to say to you that the Ameri-
can people owe the Commission
a lasting debt of gratitude for the
services they have rendered in un-
Quotiug an article wMtten by Pres-
ident ttoosev.elt in 1932 entitled
| "Theft Within the Law,'" he cbn-
'tfattfettWsfe
"(real I'ina acini losses liave
'ciiiie from unbound holding «'oiii- learthing and exposing the great-
I panics. . . . They have enabled i est system of legalized thievery
1 • ———————— | ambitious maiWgeincnt lo mntr jover known in all the history of
Present electric light and power rates over the I fiotitiouN values never justified bv | mankind."
United States have been labelled "theft within the law" | existing earnings.', . Instance at- Ho especially commended
by Hon. John E. Rankin of Mississippi in his address ,, l< ol' pUhigc, deceit oi J chairman
beiorc the House of Representatives on Feb. 12. ,l,,a ,'?uw "r """ 1,,'os" lal" liKlu to save l"e water-pow-,
Referring to the birthday of Lincoln, the great
emancipator, Rankin said: ''What we are trying to do
now, in our fight on the Power Trust and the other tcftiul in the
utility monopolies, is to emancipate the American peo-1
pie from economic bondage
power than
Representative
for electric
I'houlcl pay,
kin declared.
"The Power Trust has succeed-
ed in organizing its victims," the
Congressman stated. "They are
the only racketeers in all history
who have ever been able to suc-
cessfully organize their victims.
from economic bondage; to rescue them from a
system of economic feudalism that is grinding them into
the dust."
O
"I do not liesilate to say that
say
if Abraham Lincoln, George
Washington and Thomas Jotfer-
son could push back the veil th.y
hides us from that mysterious
realm, and seo how the electric
consumers of the United States
are being plundered with light,
and power rates and note the leg
alized thievery that has taken
place in the utility field, tlv y
would wonder whether or not the
Constitution, which they created,
or gave their lives to preserve, has
not tailed in its ultimate purpose
of insuring equal and exact jus-
tice to all men and special priv-
ilege to none.
Is (riientest Issue
In discussing the power iiues-
tion generally, as it affects the
people in every state in the Union,
and with special reference to the
magnitude of the two great na-
tional projects. Representative
Itankin pointed out that the po'tv■-
er generated at Muscle Shoals ex-
ceeds the combined physic.il
strength-of all the slaves It v.l
as a result oi' t,l\e War bi'txreni
the States. He further stated that
the power that will be produ e.l
at Boulder I)am in a day of - I
hours will exceed the combined
physical strength that could l>"
■ xerted by the entire manhood of
the United States, working ■>
hours a day.
"The power question is oie
of the greatest issues with which
we now have to deal, one of the
McNiueh for Ills gal-; Yet they have organized them, by
the public, and even of the -pros-' luut light to save the water-pow-1 selling them preferred stock
{tit.utiou of public agoniies ami of-, er resources of this country fori which amounts to nothing In the
the American people. "We
tend that the liydro-electric pow
er in these navigable streams is
national wealth; it belongs to all
the American people and should
be used for the benefit of ail.
tVhere did the. Power Trust get.
any divine right to monopolize the
Ii, ,—for which tlu-se sanu
managers have often been respoie
sfl;lt—niuj he toinid in
die federal Tralje Coinmls-i
lion's • ii\ 'sligatioh of public util-i
Kirs'. ... I will a'dtl that nothing
nil.Ul'iicions in the way of j
tlii(\ei \ In-itV' the law lias ever |
l>(;i -ii essfully attempted a-. power resources of this country
gaii the \nieviean public." j 1'owcr is Wealth
I.i: ntieis Overcharged j -when Thomas A. Edison
' • « - ntative Rankin contiu-
n (1; -i have the statement ad-
visedly that the ultimate consuni-1 it was tl)(1 ,jawn 0f the electric
ol electricity in America •'ij aj^e. revealing to us a new source
of wealth that is worth more than
all the oil wells, all the gold
in-
| vented the electric light 50 years
iago, we stepped into a new era;
ors
I oday
overcharged anywhere from
;i half billion to a billion dollars
a year, and at the same time, 'u j fields, and all the diamond mines
a result ol their high rates, the> I ^ both the ancient and modern
are curtailing the domestic use ^ J world. Its supply is inexhaustible,
electricity by at least yne-hali. i I(; js tjle ()Ile gl.eat natural re-
Tlie representative quoted niapv | source that we do not exhaust by
samples of exorbitant salaries j usei ljut by its use we help to con-
paid power company officials at j sorve other natural resources."
the expense of the ultimate con-j congressman Rankin called
| sumers. "The Power Trust 'ias j pm-tie.ular attention to the T. V.
j A. rates as apifiied in Tupelo.
most important problems of this j sumers ..The p()Wer Trust has
age. Representative Rankin con become a great octopus that reach-
tinned. "Electric energy is no1^ not ()llly into ev,>ry |lome, bu,
longer a luxury: it is a necessity jts tentacles reach Into ev'ery light
and must be dealt with as such. bulb. It is litetrally sapping tin?
"The power business in this lifeblood from the people who
country—in fact, the utility bus!-.'use electric lights and power."
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YOUR MEAT
BILL MUST
BE AWFULLY
HIGH!
REALLY—IT'S
VERY LOW.
1 WATCH
GOODWINS
SPECIALS!
SEE GOODWIN GROCERY
FIRST
PHONE 380
PHILLIPS CAMP
New Line Of
PRINTS
Per yd IQc
PIQUE
Several Patterns
Per yd—27c
BRESSES
Full Line of New
Sprjng Frocks
89c each
10 Lb.
Bags
COFFEE
R. & W. or
Maxwell House, Lb.
Pink Tall
Cans, 2 for
TOAST1ES or
CORN FLAKES, 2 pkgs. for
No. 2 Can
R. & W.
Phillips
2size can
No. 1 Reds, 10 lbs. 21c;
White 10 lbs. for
FORK & BEANS
SPUDS
31c
26c
25c
19c
lis
\h
Strictly Fresh
Country, Doz.
Id- C
VINEGAR
1 Qt. for
12
RAISINS
2 lb. pkg. for
or PRUNES
20c
PINEAPPLE
PEACHES or
APRICOTS
In Heavy Syrup,
No. 2Vz Cans, 2 for
35c
PORK SHOULDER
Small, per shoulder
ROAST
Beef from Young Beef, Lb.
19c
16c
BEEF ROAST
Best Grain Fed, Lb.
BACON
Slab, per pound
23c
32c
Compound
8 lb. pail $1.15;
4 lb. pail
60c
BUTTER
Sweet Cream,
lb.
35c
PORK CHOPS
Per lb.
28e
STEAK
Yearling Beef
Loin, Lb.
STEAK
Short Cut, Only Lb.
25c
BACON
Sliced, per
lb.
34c
.Miss., the first city to contract
for power from Muscle Shoals.
These rates, incidentally, are in
effect at many other towns and
communities in northeastern Mis-
sippi, as well as in portions of
northern Alabama and southern
Tennessee.
The basic commercial rate is
shown to be :l cents per kilowatt-
hour for the first 250 kilowatt-
hours. per month; 2 cents per
kilowatt-hour for the next 750
kilowatt-hours, per month; and
1 cent per kilowatt hour for the
next 1.000 ' kilowatt-hours, per
months.
Contrasting the Borger com-
mercial rate for electricity with
the Tupelo basic rate, it is found
| that 11 cents per kilowatt-lioui
is charged for the first 60 kilo-
I watt-hours, 7 cents per kilowatt-
hour for the next 60, and I cents
per kilowatt-hour for the next 60.
In Tupelo, 1,000 kilowatt-hours
cost the merchant $22.50. while
in Borger. 1.000 kilowatt-hours
cost the commercial consumer
046.00. The Tupelo rate for do-
mestic consumers for 1.000 kilo-
watt-hours per month is
while in Borger it is $.'{2.75.
T. V. A. I'raised
Representative Rankin termed
the Tennessee Valley Authority I
"one of the greatest organization,- j
cennected with this or any other j
government." He declared: "It '
has done more for the American
people during the short period of
con-1 world but a note for that amount,
-1 and have been fighting the T.V.A.
and fighting Boulder Dam and
fighting everything else that tends
to bring down the rates f; r elec-
tric light and power, when, as a
matter of fact, they are simply
serving the very influence that
got them into trouble.
Representative Rankin pointed
nit that the enormous sum that
the American people pay pi wer;
companies unnecessarily goes to
pay dividends on watered stock,
for the immense salaries and
bonuses the Power Trust officials
pay themselves, for propaganda
purposes to buy tip newspapeis
and magazines, to pay campaign
expenses of political henchmen, to
pay lawyers, to maintain high- ]
priced lobbyists in Washington
and around every state legisla-
ture. and trying to defeat Roose-1
velt in 1932 and in 193(5.
Consumers 1'iiy Cn (s
For all of these things, the con- j
•turner pays, the Congressman de-
clared.
In conclusion. Representativ
Rankin said: "This situation, in
my humble opinion, is one ol the
gravest lltitl lias ever ci litronted i
the American people. This great
wealth of power is at our com-
mand; let us use it for the bene-
fit of all the American people;
let us electrify every home in Am-
erica and enable our people to u-
a sufficient ami ii lit of electricity
to enjoy all the appliance. and
facilities that this great modern
age affords. Let us electrify every
farm home.
"When we have done that. w<
will have added one of the most
glorious chapters to the hist' ry j
of our great country. Not only will
we have provided for the common
ilefense and pr< moled general wel-
fare, but we will have laid the
foundation for the building ol a
new civilization, based upon th<
most sacred, if not the most en-
during, of all earthly institution
tht American home
15)35.
MAKCH
FRIDAY,
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SUNBRITE CLEANSER,
2 for
LAUNDRY SOAP,
Leader, 4 Bars
CORN,
No. 33 Can
BEANS,
No. 2 Can
SPINACH,
No. 2 Can
HOMINY,
No. 2 Can
2 FK.GS.
SALT
WAXED PAPER,
2 Pk<?s.
MARCO JELL,
Any Flavor
Sc
9g
8c
9c
9c
Ss
15c
15c
5c I
VIENNA
2 Cans
POTTED
6 Cans
SAUSAGE,
MEAT,
CORN BEEF,
1 Can
OVALTINE,
Med. Can
TEA,
y4 Lb. Pkg.
CHIPPED BEEF,
21/h OZ. .
RICE,
2 lb. pkg.
BROWN OR POWDERED
SUGAR. 3 Pkg.
"Not Guilty" Is
Verdict Given In
Ferrel Lee Case
STEAK ^
BEEF ROAST L,
im
HAMBURGER 1 ,tc d
15/2C
PEANUT BUTTER ,
15c
SALT PORK u,
17'o
FRESH FRUIT ND VAEGETABLES AT LOWEST PRICES
in
An instructed verdict of not
gililty was given in the murder
trial of Ferrel Lee, when his case
onnectian with the death of
at. the Lee farm in
part of the county
it has j on October 26. 1934. was brought
rates) to trial in the 84th district court
it Stinnett Monday.
Nine persons were sworn in t!>
Lestifv in the case, after a ,iur>
At-
. K.
the forenoon.
Corroborative testimony
Adams' coming to the
its existence than any other one
organization I have ever known, j John Adams
By applying its yardstick, showing j the northern
what are reasonable rates,
brought light and power
down all over the eountrf, there-
by reducing costs to the ultimate
consumers hundreds < f millions of
dollars." i had been selected by Dist
"Where a public utility gives j torney W. L. McConnell and
the people the benefit of its oper- ■ Hoover in
ation," he continued, "we find the I
rates in line with the rales in Ta- uf
0. Jams, K. K. Kemp, R. L.
Meadows, (' j. Sweeney, Carl
Evans. E. (' Hamilton, R. Ruthei-
ford, Paul Wilson, and B. T.
Brinton.
Oil Well
Is Underway
Near Courthouse
A derrick for an oil well is
now under construction on the
site of the « Id Starnes home place
.insi across the street from the
courthouse in Stinnett.
Work was begun preparatory to
| drilling for oil at the first loca-
t°'d | lion within the city limits of the
lal'lii i onntyseat last week.
coma. Wash., and the T. V. A., I home and making threats again -t , •* <>f.-\m;yillo. wliji
and the rates in Canada, but un- Lee and his family and.twp nelgTI-^ leased ^tiqn
fortunately we hafe a great many I i)0r women who with tlnsir foil! j 22, em ,vn"
ildermen and mayors 01 j small children were, guestt in tb• .|t(. v
about twi nly-five wells were to
be put down within the city limits
during the current year.
Mr. and .Mrs. Dick Blake and
their two children have been snf-
fering from influenza this week.
Dr. Thurst' 11 of Texhoma was
called to their bedside.
Mr. and Mrs. E. II Kmitli and
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Sochrist nivl
Willie Scchrist 1" Borger '.v-«■'
called to Elk City Saturday w
the illness of Mrs. Smith's sister,
Mrs. Halln Button. The party re.
turned home Sunday.
the
"That is
boards of alderm
cities who hold their people up
for higher rates in order to turn
money into the municipal treas-
ury. In doing so, they prevent the
liberal use of electricity."
Representative Rankin stated
that the power Trust tells people
that the majority of them are
beyond the reach of any of
potential public projects
not true." he declared
inch of ground in America is
within the distribution radius of
one of them. As a matter ol fact,
j thev are transmitting power from
j Niagara Falls ^25 miles to Wind-
I sor, Ontario, and selling it for
I less than one-fourth of what peOr
J pie are paying for power in
I Brooklyn. N. Y.. and less than
one-fourth of what they are pay-
I ing in New Rochelle, N. V. Power
| can be transmitted 100 miles with
a loss of only 5 percent."
Kates Exorbitant
Under the present system in
which most consumers receive
Lee home. 1
After Adams bad struik
Lee, the other frightened
hurried to their cars and
tempting to leave, each K-
j as the drunken man .iunf
I the running board and de
the key, then ordering tl1
I pants into the house.
Adams had a heavy re if
Ered
Mr
I5 XT
VALUES
"every I hand, witnesses testifi
ifiej|
g 1 I?
he threw once, hitting
of a car, and lie armed
again with the rock.
Adams then insisted
take a drink with him. T
farmer refused, he test
was at. this point that
tacked Lee, who fired
with the 22-caliber pi
which he had armed hi>
the disturbance began.
Jurors who had beei
liaar the case were
brook. J. C. Cox. E. P
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McCann, Lloyd S. The Hutchinson County Herald (Stinnett, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1935, newspaper, March 1, 1935; Stinnett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth252341/m1/4/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.