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EDITORIALS
Strengthening The Foundations
The Hoover Cmmission found that the federal government ope-
rates about 3,000 business type enterprises, many in direct competi-
tion with private enterprise. It recommends that the government
get out of 1,000 of these enterprises, and states that many of the
* goods and services produced can be obtained cheaper from taxpaying
private business.
The list Of government businesses runs an astonishingly wide
gamut—from ice cream freezing plants to electric systems; from
garden nurseries to railroads; from a mail bag factory to banks;
from a fertilizer plant to steamship lines. In each case the tax-
payers are the losers in three ways; first, the tax-exemptions of
government businesses increase everyone else’s share of govern-
ment costs; second, capital investment fo rthese enterprises adds
directly or indirectly to the national debt and increases the interest
payments which are part of the tax burden; and, third, hidden
costs and losses help swell the total and also add to the debt and the
interest.
A point made by Herbert Hoover himself should guide the think-
ing of the Administration, the Congress, and the general public
towards the Commission’s reports. He said: “Our job is to show a
safe road to a balanced budget....But over and above even that,
many of these reports spell out ways to strengthen the foundations
of the Republic.’
Tomorrows Farm Problem
The basic agricultural problem today is found in the stagering
surpluses of major crops. That of the comparatively near future
will be entirely different. As the Portland Oregonian put it, “The
problem in a few years will not be how to set aside farm land
and avoid surpluses of foodstuffs, but how to produce sufficient
food on the remaining cultivatable land.”
This view may seem startling, but it stems from the hard rock
of fact. From 1942 through 1956, reports the Soil Conservation Ser-
vice, some 17 million acres of cultivatable U. S. land will have been
converted fp tncn-^gi\,elu;ieural purposes/industrial areas, housing
developments, airports, highways, and so on. An additional 3 mil-
lion acres has been planted to trees. To quote the Oregonian again,
“Recently President Eisenhower recommended that 25 million acres
be taken out of cultivation and placed in the conservation reserve
part of his proposed soil bank. This is not much more than has
been taken permanently out of cultivation...in a decade and a
half.”
That trend, it is expected, will not only continue but probably
intensify. At the same time, our population is expected to reach
the 210-220 million level in a mere 20 years. We will thus have a
great many more mouths to feed—and a much-reduced acreage to
produce that food.
It is evident from all this that agriculture’s future job will be to
make the croplands more productive, not less. That will require the
use of more and improved farm equipment of all kinds, along with
the other tools and techiniques that science and technology have
made available to the modern farmer.’
Bar Association To Meet
In Aransas Pass
The Rockport Bar Association
will be host to the 36th Judicial
District Bar Association at a
shrimp supper at Live Oak Coun-
try Club on Thursday evening.
Fried shrimp, shrimp gumbo
and other shrimp dishes will be
included in the menu, according
to Judge W. B. Moss of Sinton.
John Barnhart of Beeville is
president of the 36th Judicial
District Bar Association. John
Flinn of Sinton serves as secre-
tary-treasurer of the organization.
Directors of the association are
W. B. Moss of Sinton, Richard
Hatch of Aransas Pass, Harry
Schultz of Three Rivers, Ellis
Clark of Rockport, and ReeseWade
and George Morrill of Beeville.
The membership of the 36th Ju-
dicial District Bar Association is
drawn from San Patricio, Arans-
as, Bee, Live Oak and McMullen
Counties.
T. C. U.
Summer School
In Mexico
Civil Defense Training Aimed At
Helping Individuals Survive Attack
AUSTIN, Tex. — President Ei-
senhower jerked the platform , out
from under the Republican Party
in Texas, and his Democratic sup-
porters in the Lone Star State,
when he vetoed the now famous
natural gas bill.
“To sign the bill,” said the
President, “would risk creating
doubt among the American people
concerning the integrity of go-
vernmental processes.” This state-
ment referred to a $2,500 cam-
paign contribution offered a Sena-
tor, presumably for his vote fa-
voring the measure.
Strong support was given Ike
in Texas, when the native son
ran for President, because of his
State’s Rights stand. Another fac-
tor was his expressed belief in
the private enterprise system of
free competition. This stand made
Texans feel the President would
sign the bill.
U. S. Senator Price Daniel said
“The President has made a great
mistake.”
Gov. Allan Shivers, Atty. Gen.
John Ben Shepperd and members
of the State Railroad Commission
joined in criticizing the President’s
action.
Jack Porter, the Republican
party’s national committee-
man from Texas, said that he dis-
agreed with the advice upon which
the President’s action was based.
The veto will make Porter’s job
in Texas more difficult.
Public officials and oil men in
general seem in agreement that
passage over the President’s veto
is impossible. Therefore, Texas’
next move may be a campaign
to bring industries to Texas. This,
because gas produced in a state
and used by manufacturers lo-
cated within that same state is
not subject to control by the Fed-
eral Power Commission.
Ike’s veto was a set-back to
Senator Daniel who promised to
report his future political plans
by March 1. “Delay in passage
of the farm bill, and the Presi-
dential veto of the natural gas
bill, may mean that I will not
be able to reach a decision as
early as I had planned, regard-
ing the governorship race,” said
Daniel. “But we may have to fight
this out on the home front in
Texas,” he added — still paving
the way for entry in the gover-
nor’s race.
Two Question Marks
Two big question marks remain-
ing in Texas’ current political
scene are the' intentions of Atty.
Gen. John Ben Shepperd and Lt.
Gov. Ben Ramsey. No one seems
to know what either will do.
Shepperd, only recently regard-
ed as definitely planning retire-
ment to private business, again
is being discussed as a possible
candidate, either for re-election or
for governor. His only comment
has been that, “The frost is still
on the dogwood,’ —interpreted as
“it’s too early for political an-
nouncements.”
FORT WORTH, Feb. — Plans
for Texas Christian University’s
sixth annual Summer Session in
Mexico have been completed.
Dr. John H. Hammond, asso-
ciate professor of Spanish, will
be director of the six-week event
at Monterrey Institute of Techno-
logy July 14-Aug. 25.
Intensive instruction in the Span-
ish language at all levels as
well as classes in Spanish-Ameri-
can literature, history, education,
geopolitics, geography and sociolo-
gy, government and law, folk lore
and many other areas will be of-
fered. Both graduate and under-
graduate work will be available.
Students may enroll for six se-
mester hours of college credit
which will be recognized by an
U. S. university. Monterrey Tec
is a member of the Southern As-
sociation of Colleges and the As-
sociation of Texas Colleges.
The session in Monterrey also
affords American students a fine
opportunity to become familiar
with Mexican life and to make
friends among Mexican students.
High school graduates or stu-
dents now enrolled in college may
apply for admmission. Students
from high schools will be under
the supervision of Miss Mary Lee
Poindexter, whose Vacation Tra-
vel School will form a part of
the TCU Summer Session. Miss
Poindexter is a teacher of Span-
ish at Fort Worth’s McLean Jun-
ior High School.
Veterans may enroll for the
Monterrey session under the G.I.
program, Dr. Hammond pointed
out.
Monterrey Tec is one of the
outstanding technical schools of
Latin America and has first class
facilities for summer study. U. S.
students are housed in modern
dormitories and the cafeteria serv-
es both Mexican and American
food. Campus buildings are mo-
dernistic in design. There is a
large outdoor swimming pool, as
well as recreation and game
rooms.
One of the many purposes for
Civil Defense training is to teach
you and your family what ma-
terials you need, and what you
can do now to maintain sanitary
conditions in your home or bomb-
shelter during the first days after
an enemy attack on your city or
in the event radio-active fallout
requires that you remain under-
cover for an extended period of
time. This part of the training
has been prepared for Civil De-
fense by tlie Division of Sanita-
tion, Public Health Service, De-
partment of Health, Education and
Welfare. I
You know that impure water
and unsafe food can make you
sick, or even kill you. You know
that garbage and human wastes
can help spread diseases if not
disposed of promptly. You know
it is important for health rea&ons
to keep clean and to keep your
home and shelter clean. Yet, you
probably take for granted the pub-
lic services that now guard your
gamily against infections of all
kinds.
Many of these public health ser-
vices would be temporarily knock-
ed out by enemy attack or dis-
aster. If your local water utility
were damaged, your household
water supply would be cut off un-
til repairs could be made. If the
sewer mains were broken it would
not be possible to dispose of wast-
es by the usual methods until
they were fixed. Lack of garbage
collection and garbage disposal
service would encourage the in-
crease of rats, flies, and other
disease carrying agents. It would
be hard for the people who sup-
ply you with fresh food and fresh
milk to resume their usual ser-
vice for some time after diaster
struck. You would be on your own
until these facilities could be re-
stored.
There are a few simple steps
you can take now to assure your
family safe water and safe food
free from harmful contamination.
Also, you can be ready to han-
dle the disposal of garbage and
other wastes if you take a few
prior precautions.
Every family should prepare
now to have in readiness it’s own
food, water and sanitation pro-
blems for at least seven days
following a disaster. Don’t wait
for an enemy attack before act-
ing on' this problem. Home pre-
paredness strengthens National Se-
curity, and it would be equally
useful in the event of a natural
disaster, such as earthquakes, hur-
ricanes, floods, tornadoes, explo-
sions, and disease epidemics.
Contact the local coordinator of
Civil Defense in your city, if you
can’t conttact him, then call or
see your Director of Civil Defense
in your county, and see that your
community is given the oportuni
ty to prepare for any kind of
disaster.
tian College. v
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Pawlik
from George West visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Morris Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Kleen spent
Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Vickers and David Kleen,
Jr. in George West. Sunday the
Kleens, accompanied by the Vick-
ers and David, visited friends in
Burnet, and in Austin they visited
with Miss Mattie Lou Kleen.
Mrs. D. B. Kleen left Tuesday
afternoon to spend several days
with her daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Vickers, in
George West.
Mrs. J. A . Howse, Mrs. Pete
Mussman and Linda visited in Del
Rio Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Sutton and family.
Guests of Mrs. Ethel Freasier
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Tuffy
Grossman and daughter from
Orange Grove, Mrs. Lottie Gre-
gorcyk of Robstown, and Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Weir from Corpus
Christi.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Galloway
and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Humble
and daughter, Marylin, attended
a “School of Design’ at Harlingen
Sunday. This was the Rio Grande
and Gulf Coast Association meet-
ing. Marty and Jan Swartz of
Dallas were commentators for the
meeting which featured Mother’s
Day and Easter designs.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stein were
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Gallison in Brownsville.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dobie were
business visitors in George West
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Crouch
were in San Antonio Thursday at-
tending the Live Stock Show.
Airman 2nd Class Darrell Mor-
ris, who has been stationed at
Scott Air Force Base at Bellville,
HI., is spending ten days with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Morris at Sandia. Darrell is being
transferred to England Air Force
Base in Florida.
Mrs. Bob Lotspeich and mother,
Mrs. Henry Maikotter visited in
Robstown Wednesday with Mrs.
Herbert Mandell and Mrs. Edwin
Wright.
Public Records
District Court
In addition to the academic
work, the TCU group will have
an extensive program of excur-
sions, picnics at nearby ranches,
fiestas and visits to industrial
plants and points of interest.
Places to be visited include the
famed Garcia Caverns, Saltillo,
Haujuca Canyon, Horsetail Falls
and others.
A growing number of editorials
urging him to continue in public
office have appeared in several
Texas dailies. The latest have
been the Lufkin Daily News and
the Cuero Daily Record. It was
the latter newspaper that broke
the veterans’ block-land-sales sto-
ry. The Cuero Record commended
Shepperd on his work in the vete-
rans’ land investigation.
For Ramsey the suggested possi-
bilities include (1) running for
governor, (2> running for re-elec-
tion, (3) waiting for a possible
U.S. Senate race, or (4) retiring
to San Augustine. He has given
no public hint.
Insurance Story
Texas’ once-explosive insurance
story is beginning to lag. Industry
spokesmen hopefully termed the
new stage a “curative period.’
Both legislative investigating
groups have adjourned. Though
more hearings are expected, pre-
dictions are that they have about
run their course in making head-
lines.
* Carbons of 11 letters written by
A. B. Shoemake, head of the de-
funct US Trust and Guaranty Co.,
to the then Insurance Commis-
sioner Garland Smith, made head-
lines. However, the commissioners
had reported earlier that they
knew the firm was selling securi-
ties. What they didn’t know was
how to get them stopped;
Insurance commissioners are ur-
ging companies-to file replies to
solvency questionnaires ahead of
the May 31 headline, if possible.
Those passing the-' test will be
announced in groups, starting per-
haps in March.
See CAPITOL Page 5
Total cost of the six-week ses-
sion will be $230. That will in
elude tuition, lodging, meals, med
ical care, laundry, use of swim-
ming pool and gym, picnics, ex-
cursions and other features. Trans-
portation to and from Monterrey
will be at the student’s expense.
There are excellent connections
by plane, train, bus or private
car, Dr. Hammond points out.
Students will need only the $3.00
tourist permit to enter Mexico.
Full information op the Summer
Session, including catalogs and ap
plication blanks, may be secured
by writing Dr. John H. Hammond,
Box 433, TCU, Fort Worth, Texas.
NEW FILINGS:
Lillian Tumlinson Crawford vs
Robert Dale Crawford. Suit for
divorce.
In Re: Gregorio Sanchez Ozuna.
Petition for removal of disabili-
ties as a minor.
Ben F. Benson vs Fred L.
White. Suit on note.
Ernestacio Maldanado vs Jofela
Guierra Maldanado. Suit for di-
vorce.
William,Huggins vs Oscar Hiatt
et al..Trespass to try title.
Norma Sunquist vs Gustave A.
Sunquist. Suit for divorce.
Norris Hall vs Old Republic In-
surance Co. Suit to set aside award
of Industrial Accident Board and
for damages.
In Re: Marshall Roane, a mi-
nor. Petition for adoption.
CASES DISPOSED OF:
Mildred McCann New vs James
K. New. Divorce. Further testi-
mony heard. Defendant fails to
appear. Defendant held in con-
tempt and punishment fixed at
one day in jail and until he pays
the sum of $230, amount in ar-
rears.
County Court
NEW FILINGS:
State vs A. W. Duglasch. Swind-
ling with worthless check.
State vs R. C. Krank. Swind-
ling with worthless check.
Ruth W. Cheek vs San Pa-
tricio Broadcasting Co. Suit on
debt.’
Farmers Warned
Against Sorghum Seed
From Transit Peddlers
Reports have come from farm-
ers and seed dealers not only in
Texas but also Nebraska, Kansas
and Oklahoma that ordinary white
and in some cases red grain
sorghum seed are being sold by
transit salesmen as hybrids.
Farmers and seed dealers are
reminded by Jack G. King, Texas
A.&M. College System agronomist
with headquarters in Lubbock, that
only a very limited supply of
hybrid grain sorghum seed is
available for planting this year.
Most of the seed produced in 1955
is being used in demonstration
plantings of from one to five
acres. These demonstrations are
widely scattered over the entire
State and demonstrators are be-
ing supplied with planting seed.
Adequate supplies of hybrid sor-
ghum planting seed should be
available to all farmers for 1957
plantings but the supply to be
sold for 1956 plantings is very
small.
Finally, King says, buy hybrid
sorghum planting seed only from
a reliable local dealer or seed
grower.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stewart of
San Antonio spent two weeks with
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Murphy.
While visiting with the Murphys,
Mr. Stewart built a porch for
them. Next week-end Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Stewart, also from
San Antonio, will be here for a
visit with the Murphys and Mr.
Stewart will paint the porch for
them.
Mrs. R. N. Goodwin from La-
garto spent from Monday through
Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Beall and son.
Mrs. Mae Fusselman is in Abi-
lene this week visiting her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Billie Galloway, and also attend-
ing a lectureship at Abilene Chris-
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