Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1942 Page: 2 of 6
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J. H. HAEDT, Owner, Editor utf
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Em Poet Office at Crystal City. Texaa.
■Bdar the Act of March I, 1ST*.
Official U. S. Treasury War Bond Quota* for August
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
One Year In Advance--$L50
Biz Month*-----70
Three Months---50
Display Advertlalng. per coL .SO
Legal Notices and Classified Adver-
tising 2c word for 1st insertion, lc
word for each additional insertion.
Crystal City, Texas, August 7, 1942
GOVERNMENT MAY RESORT
TO FORCED SAVINGS PLAN
“Britain has had forced savings for
over a year,” says Business Week.
“Canada just broke down and put it
in the new budget. We are going to
have it soon. It’s a question when and
what sort. Several agencies are al-
ready working quietly on blue-
prints."
The Government, in both its legis-
lative and executive branches, has so
far shown remarkable ability i n
avoiding coming to grips with the
forced savings issue. Secretary Mor-
genthau has said that he hopes that
voluntary sales of War Bonds will
prove adequate to absorb excess
consumer income. For the most part,
Congressmen have looked upon the
forced savings idea as a political ogre
of horrible mien, which might cost
them votes next November. How-
ever, the bulk of economists seem to
be convinced that, whether for good
or ill .some type of forced savings
will eventually have to be adopted.
The arguments in behalf of forced
savings are simple enough. This year,
tire national income is reaching an
all-time high, due to the $67,000,000,-
000 which is being spent for war pro-
duction. The pockets of the people,
especially those in the lower income
brackets, are better lined with cur-
rency than they ever have been be-
fore. At the same time, the supply of
goods available to civilians is stead-
ily diminishing—and it will keep on
diminishing until the war ends, un-
less an unlooked-for production mir-
acle occurs. The combination of more
money and less goods adds up to but
one thing: inflation. Even today,
despite government price ceilings
and controls, an ominous “black
market,” similiar to the European
black market, is growing in this
country. Unscrupulous men arc boot-
legging tires, sugar, metals and other
controlled items precisely as liquor
THE LIBRARY
in
COMMUNITY BUILDING
open
Friday afternoon—4 to 8.
Tuesday nights—7:90 to 9:90.
The Roman's Chamber of Com-
merce meet* every 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays of each month.
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—Adding Machine paper, caxn reg-
ister paper, sales books, typewrltei
ribbons, carbon, etc. may be had lc
any quantity at Sentinel office. •
Little Bad Money
Out of the $93,772,195 spent by
visitors at the New York World's
fair only $1,376.20 was found to be
counterfeit or bad money.
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Sailors With Beards
The British sailor can now be
identified by his beard. It is the
only one of the armed forces in
which a man can have a beard, but
he must also have a mustache. The
army allows only a mustache.
Total construction continues to in-
crease in Texas, as building permits
for June gained 18.2 percent pver
May and 16.1 percent over June a
year ago, the University of Texas Bu-
reau of Business Reseach announces.
Increases were confined to cities
where war construction is going on.
Washington, D. C., August 5.—While maintaining a
tentative annual level of twelve billion dollars as its goal,
the Treasury Department today fixed the August quota
for the sale of War Bonds at $815,000,000 as shown by the
accompanying map by states.
In lowering the quota from a billion dollars in July
to $815,000,000 in August, the Treasury has given recog-
nition to certain factors which may be expected to result
in variations in sales over the 12-month period, such as
the seasonal character of farm income.
These factors have been taken into account in de-
termining each state’s share for the national quota for
August and will be given consideration in fixing quotas
for subsequent months.
In addition to the state quotas as set out in the
map there is a federal payroll allotment quota of
$9,750,000 and territorial quotas as follows: Alaska,
$760,000; Canal Zone, $213,000; Hawaii, $4,800,000;
Puerto Rico, $440,000 and the Virgin Islands,
$17,000. U. S. Treasury Department
R. H. Posey to Support Mrs. Fenley
TO MY MANY FRIENDS WHO VOTED FOR ME AS
THEIR LEGISLATOR OF THE 77th. DISTRICT
Please accept my thanks and appreciation. Also to the
people who did not vote for me, I assure you there is no unkind
feeling in my heart.
I realize that the ones voting for me appreciated my
platform as my main work would have been for the old folks and
orphan children which had been badly neglected in our State gov-
ernment.
I will also state that I cannot transfer my voters to
either of my opponents but I amglad to state that Mrs. Fenley’s
either of my opponents but I am glad to state that Mrs. Fenley’s
platform is practically same as mine. According to the rules of
the party I am out and am a voter now in place of a candidate
and have no hesitancy in stating that I will certainly vote for Mrs.
Florence Fenley
R. H. POSEY.
position to forced savings—many
economists hope that it won’t prove
necessary, but admit that before long
it may prove unavoidable. In both
conservative and liberal circles,
there is unanimity of opinion to the
effect that inflation must be avoid-’
ed at all costs. The very credit and
solvency of the nation is the issue at
stake. So don’t be surprised if the
used to be bootlegged in Ihe prohi-1 Government tells you one of these
bition era, and they are demanding days that you re going to have to
and receiving extortionate prices. Ajsave a definite percentage of your
ten-dollar tire, for instance, will learnings,
bring $50 and often more in the black
market.
Economists of all the schools agree
that inflation can be prevented only |
if some means is found to absorb and
make inactive a large part of the
public's income. Taxes, the theory
continues, offer only a partial solu-
tion—Congress obviously feels "that
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TIRES AND TUBES AND
RETREADS CERTIFICATES
GRANTED JULY 15 JULY 31
the new tax bill, which is unprece-1
dented in severity, comes pretty i
close to the limit. On top of that, it
is generally believed that the people
will balk and yell for relief if taxes j
go much higher. Sales of War Bonds j
have been excellent, but they haven’t!
closed the socalled “inflation gap.” I
Therefore, the argument goes, forced [
savings constitute- the answer.
In England, the forced savings
plan seems to have worked reason-
ably well. Under it, tax rates are
-hiked to the hilt—but part of what
the Englishman pays will be re-
turned to him after the war. In other
words, he simply builds up a credit |
with the Government, wh->h will be 1
rebated once the guns stop firing. Iti
is likely that if and when forced sav- j
ings is adopted here, we will follow
the English plan in essentials.
There are other possible methods.
For example, Congress could pass a
law making it obligatory for every-
one to put ten per cent of his savings
in War Bonds. Then, to further en
courage savings, deductions would be
allowed for private savings in mak-
ing income tax returns. Whatever
method is finally decided on, the
main point will be to take money out
of the channels of trade—to keep it
from purchasing goods. The less the
consumer buys, in other words, the
more we will have for war purposes.
There is still another argument
which the forced savings advocates
use persuasively. When the war ends,
war production will naturally end—
and there is going to be a difficult
period while we make the adjust-
ment from a war economy to a peace
economy. If people have money
saved, the argument runs, this ad-
justment will be eased. To quote
Business Week again, it would “act
as a kind of automatic unemploy-
ment insurance.”
> There seems to be little active op-
HIGHER HUMIDITY AND
LOWER TEMPERTURES
REPORTED FOR JULY
Rotary News
President O. L. Smith and Secre-
tary-Treasurer S. S. Ivanoff, of the
Crystal City Rotary Club, recently
attended a District Assembly at Al-
ice. They gave a report of the meet-
ing Monday.
Evidently it was a very inspira-
tional meeting, since both these men
assimilated a great deal about Rotary
and were able to impart much of it
to local club members. The theme
of most of the speakers was the good
neighbor policy and an effort to un-
derstand better our Latin American
friends in Mexico and South Ameri-
ca.
President Smith said it took a
long time to make the trip from here
to Alice; said Dr. Ivanoff had to stop
and examine all the peanut fields,
especially if there was a brown spot
anywhere. But since Mr. Smith is
secretary of the Winter Garden Pro-
duction Credit Association there was
some suspicion that he might have
had an interest in the peanuts also.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
For State Representative 77th Dlst.:
C. P. SPANGLER (re-election)
FLORENCE FENLEY
For District Clerk:
J. M. EVANS (Re-election)
For County Judge:
R. S. CRAWFORD
For Sheriff:
W. E. POND (re-election)
For County Clerk:
DON V. MOORE (re-election)
For Assessor-Collector:
H. C. WHITE (re-election)
For County Attorney:
G. C. JACKSON
For County Treasurer:
JACK BARTON (re-election)
For Co. Commissioner Prect. No. 2:
ROY DAVIDSON (Re-election)
For Co. Commissioner Prect. No. 3:
ROY BARKER
For Justice Peace Prect. No. 3:
E. B. TAYLOR (re-election)
For Constable Precinct No. 3:
MAT ROBINSON
JunsL 9n~!
Friday. August 7th
9:30 to 9:45 P. M.
BEAUFORD JESTER
•« Navarra Caaaty
will opto hit c«nnal«* far
Railroad Commissioner
0(11 Station* KANO Corticanoi
WOAI Son Antonio. KPtC. Hooiton.-
KRIS Corpui Chrltfl KRGV W.,loto
KFDM B.oumont KGKB fylor KOCA
Kilqorp KFSO longvlow WFAA Dot-
to* WBAP Port Worth KRBC Abilonoi
KYFO lubbock, KNOW, Auitln. and
KGNC Amarillo.
"fleet a World War Veteran as
your Wartime Hal treed
Commit slosar”
(t*aid Political Adv.)
Market Report
Federal-State Market News Service
San Antonio
Passenger Tires and Tubes:
Judd Peter Warren, 2 tubes.
Willis Pond, 3 tires and 3 tubes.
Rev. Ray McCollum, 1 tube.
Truck Tires and Tubes and Tractor
Tires and Tubes:
R. A. Nash. 2 tires and tubes.
E. Anglin. 1 tractor tire.
F. D. Keller, Jr., 1 tractor tire.
Samuel Rogers Ward, 2 tractor
tires and tubes.
J. A. Hope, 3 truck tires and tubes.
Howard Bluford Robertson. 3 tires
and tubes.
Estate of Blanche Plumly, 3 tires and
tubes.
Albert Carl Dietrich, 1 tire and
tube.
Charles Herbert Clark, 2 tires and
| tubes.
A. L Hibdon. 2 tries and tubes.
Albert Marvin Wilmeth, 3 tractor
tires and tubes.
Passenger Retreads:
George Washington White. 2 re-
I treads.
Ed Lane, 1 retread.
B. T. Northcutt, 2 retreads.
Robert Vaughan, 2 retreads.
Raymond Krai, 2 retreads.
A. C. Wheeler, 1 retread.
Truck Retreads:
William Franklin Nixon, 1 re-
tread.
Robert Lerert Guyler, 4 retreads.
Singer Sewing Machine, 2 retreads.
Jesus Serbantez. 2 retreads.
Jack Chinn, 1 retread.
Felipe Reyes, 1 retread.
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July temperatures averaged 84.4
degrees for the month which is 1.6
degrees below the 12-year average
and one degree lower than lust
month according to Winter Garden
Experiment Station records. The
highest recorded was 100 on July 21
and the lowest 70 on July 6.
Average relative humi lity was I HOGS: Estia^d"7alable and total
68.8 percent for the month, and 5.2
percent above normal. ,receipts 600. The weeks initial scs-
Rainfall amounted to 2.05 inches of sion ln thl‘ San Antonio Hc* divis“,n
which 1.93 inches were estimated to!aPPeared moderately active under
be effective. This all fell on July 4!comparatively small supplies. Prices
and 5. Deficiency in total rainfall to ruled mainly 15c hl«her t',an Jast
the end of July is 1.46 inches. 'voek f nday ^’lth a t0p hf0ed “*!
_ , $14.00 for Good and Choice 180-270
Evaporation amounted to 7.30 inch- d blltchcrs Comparable grade
es which is below the normal of 8.24., 160.180 ds tl|rned at $i3.50 14.00
Wind averaged 2.8 miles per hour for while scaUered lots 140 160 pounds
“LONGORIAS CAFE”
TAKE HOME ORDER OF DELICIOUS MEXICAN FOOD
WE SPECIALIZE IN THE FOLLOWING
TACOS, regular taco, dozen 30c
ENVUELTOS (roll) plenty juicy—dozen 60c
CHICKEN TACOS, dozen 60c
CHICKEN ROLLS ENVUELTOS. plenty juicy
dozen 9^
ENCHILADAS, dozen 60c
The most famous Mexican Restaurant in Crystal City
and Surrounding Areas
126 CROCKETT ST.
"LONGORIA’S CAFE’’
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July which is considerably below j^.d $13;25.13.50.Sows'scaling 450
normal but not as low as July 1941.!pounds and under turned mainly at
Sunshine was below normal for
July and the lowest since 1937. There
were 18 clear, 10
3 cloudy days reported. Six thunder-
storms were recorded.
12.75-13.00.
To the Voters of Zavala County
I express to you my appreciation
of your support of me in the primary
election of July 25th. and assure you
when inducted into the office of
County Judge will give it my undi
best of my ability.
R. S. CRAWFORD.
Men are dying fer the Four
Freedoms. The least we can
do here at home Is to bay
War Bonds —18% for War
Bonds, every pay day.
I
Date
Max.
Min.
Rainfall
1
96
73
. 2
93
69
1
3
92
72
0.03
4
95
74
0.32
5
84
71
1.63
6
86
70
0.02
7
90
71
0.02
8
95
74
9
97
74
10
96
73
U
95
73
!
12
96
73
13
96
75
14
96
73
15
96
72
16
97
74
17
95
74
18
98
75
19
97
74
20
98
73
21
100
74
22
96
76
23
98
74
0.03
24
99
72
25
97
73
26
97
73
27
- 98
71
28
99
73
29
98
74
30
98
73
31
98
75
TOTAL
2.05
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N. Y. Post Office
The New York post office handles
on
an average
14,500,000
pieces «
ffotv to make
fast a fot fonqsr
Feeder pigs held fully
steady at $13.00-13.25. Good and
part* ctoudy fnd!choice 130-140 pounds were quotable
j to $13.50.
! CATTLE: Estimated salable and
Meteorological Record total receipts CATTLE 1650:
CALVES, 400. Slaughter steer and
yearling sales ruled generally steady
in Monday’s business. Loadlots Me-
dium grade mature grass steers
from $11.00-12.00 and a load
n to low Good short feds
$8.75-11.00.
COW sales appeared steady to
weak with instances 25c lower. Com-
mon and Medium kinds cleared $7.00
to $8.75, few Good $9.00 to $9.15. Can-
ners and Cutters ranged from $5.00
to $7.00. Bulls carried a firm price
trend, most common to Good sausage
styles $3.00-9.85. Killer calves of
Good and Choice quality sold weak
to mostly 25c lower and lower grades
occasionally 50c down. Good and
Choice kinds cashed at $11.00 to $12.
A few $12.25 to $12.50. Common and
Medium lots turned $8.75-11.00 and
culls $6.75-8.75.
Stocker calves ruled generally
steady. Good and Choice st^er calves
earned $11.25-12.75 with Common
and Medium at $8.50-11.00. A few
Medium and good heifers cleared at
$11.00.
SHEEP: Estimated salable and to-
tal receipts 300. Light supplies in the
sheep division Monday sold general-
ly steady. A few small lots Medium
to Choice spring lambs cashed at
$9.50-10.50. Cull grade shorn ewes
cleared $2.50-3.28. Common and Me-
dium No. 3 pelt aged wethers claimed
$4.75-5.25. Slaughter goats developed
at $3.50-4.00.
Five neighbors, with only 6,000 miles
left on their tires, can, by taking
turns driving, each ride 30,000 miles
before any re-treading is necessary.
Start or join a driving club today
and save precious tires.
Don’t bump into or scrape curbs.
Check pressure weekly. Thirty per
cent under-i' (lation reduces tire
mileage 50 per cent. Drive “40 or
less.” Avoid "squeaking” on turns
... many extra tire miles will result.
ordinary mail every day, about 360,-
000 pounds of newspapers and peri-
odicals and approximately 72,000
parcel post packages.
Visit a Pontiac dealer ex leastonce a Pontiac’s FREE "Motor Doctor" in-
month for awheel alignment check. spection prevents little troubles from
A wheel one-half inch out of line becoming costly repairs. Regular m-
r.ill drag a tire sideways 87 fret in spection hv your Pontiac dealer i? the
every mile. Have him switch tires cheapest v ay to preserve something
c-ery 4,000 miles, too. youcan’treplacctthewarus on.
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@ Lengthening car life at minimum cost
EASY PAYMENTS ON BILLS OF $25.00 OR MOR£
JACK EUBANK CHEVROLET COMPANY
Cjjalil City, Texas
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