The Odem-Edroy Times (Odem, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 6, 1949 Page: 4 of 8
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THE ODEM-EDROY TIMES
cl he (Ohrm-Hhemi CLtmes
Published Every Wednesday By
THE RICHARDS COMPANY
Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Odem,
Texas, June 25, 1948, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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Address communications to The Odem-Edroy Times, Box 15,
Odem. Texas.
Wednesday, July 6, 1949.
AHEAD
w GEORGE $. BENSON
Pttsidcnt~Hatdiug College
Scanty. Jltkamas
ON SELLING SOCIALISM
Sometimes political prophets
predict things they wish would
come true, not just what they
believe is actually going to hap-
pen. On the one hand, some of
these prophets are saying:
“Things are bad. They will get
worse, and fail completely unless
the government takes over.”
Some others are saying: “Things
are bad. They will get worse,
and if they keep getting worse
the government will surely take
over.”
You see, these prophets of
doom always breathe the same
answer. Either things will get
so bad the government will then
take full and complete control,
or the threat of possible failure
will cause the government to
step in. These two warnings are
the same. They equal one idea,
and they show what certain
politicians are thinking: governr
.ment management. \
Would-Be Managers
Today, these salesmen for so-
cialism are feverishly but quietly
goin gabout setting the scene for
chaos. They are devoted to the
cause of government manage-
ment. These are the fellows
who claim we in America are a
generation or more behind the
“social” progress ' that European
countries have achieved. As if
America needed to catch up with
Europe! I always thought we
were spending billions in Europe,
to help them start to catch up
with us!
These would-be managers of
MARTIN
Water Wells
Drilling
PRESSURE SYSTEMS
WIND MILLS
Phone 902F11 Box 722
ROBSTOWN, TEXAS
SINTON LODGE No. 1012
A. F. & A. M.
Sinton, Texas
Meets Second and Fourth
MONDAY nights of each
month, 7:30 p. m.
Visiting brethren fraternally
welcome.
n. a. McKinney, w. m.
W. B. BRITTAIN, Secretary
Sinton IOOF
Lodge No. 824
Each Monday
Night — 7:30
IRA KNOX, Noble Grand
R. E. HARWELL, Secretary
all of us know what they want.
They want control. They aim
to be in the saddle. If govern-
ment handouts and subsidies are
just the thing for everybody.
There’s hardly a thought about
who’s going to pay for the sub-
sidies. The impression is left
that they are “something-for-
nothing.” We, the American
people, have got to start ques-
tioning some of these ideas.
Another Nostrum
There’s the Department of
Agriculture, for instance. For lo
these many years the USDA on
the whole has turned in a great
performance, both for the farm-
ers1 and for the whole nation.
Then came the war and guar-
anteed prices, at a time when
food was needed desperately, and
when prices of other things were
being controlled. But apparently
the USDA has fallen in love with
support prices, incentive pay-
ments, and subsidies.
Mr. Brannan, the secretary' of
agriculture, has worked up #
plan to keep these subsidies go-
ing—at no-telling-what cost. The
magic nostrum offered as the
“Brannan Plan” would keep
some kinds of prices low to some
people, tend to keep other kinds
of prices high to other people.
And the cost could run into
untold billions of dollars, all of
which would be added to the
high cost of living, through
taxes.
Aid for Everybody
So, Mr. Brannan’s men have
been working quietly but ener-
getically. They have been pass-
ing the word around that all
farmers are going on the rocks,
unless the government takes
over with permanent subsidies.
Then they also argue that if the
idea of permanent subsidies is
not accepted now, a bit of de-
pression will drive Congress to
it. In short, we are to get our
government management come
what may, whether' we like it
or not.
Who’s to be favored? If the
farmer, what about the steel
for machinery with which to
raise our food. The same line
of reasoning would say we must
therefore subsidize the steel
worker. Already the long-faced
“securocrats” have imagined that
witohut federal aid for teachers
our schools will collapse, and
without subsidies for doctors and
“compulsory” health insurance
we’re sure to be a sick nation!
Who’s next?
It Pays To Read The Ads.
Cooperation Of
Employers Asked
Social Security tax returns and
wage reports are filed by em-
ployers every three months, ac-
cording to H. M. Cleveland, man-
ager of the Social Security Ad-
ministration in Corpus Christi.
The reports for the second quar-
ter of 1949 (April 1 through
June 30) are due in the office
of the Collector of Internal
Revenue by the end of July.
In a special appeal, Cleveland
asks all employers to be sure
to show the correct name and
Social Security account number
of every employee.
Reminder letters have just
been mailed to those , businesses
wihch filed incomplete reports
for the first quarter of this year.
“The great majority of the em-
ployers in this area regularly
file correctly completed reports,”
Cleveland' said. “However, there
are quite a number who do not
do so, and as a rule, it is the
same ones who file incomplete
reports quarter after quarter.
This appeal is directed to those
few, with the expectation that
they will cooperate in the
future.
“Employers are urged to copy
the name and number from the
Social Security card of each new
worker when he starts on a job
or before he is paid the first
time. If tfeis simple rule is fol-
lowed,” he added, “all employers
will be able to file correctly
completed reports when due.
“The wages which are record-
ed in each worker’s Social Se-
curity account, as reported by
his employers, determine the
amount of retirement or farhily
insurance which may be paid
after age 65 or death,” Cleveland
stressed.
Hew Motor Oil
Introduced By
Humble Stations
HOUSTON—At more than 2,-
000 retail stations in Texas,
Humble Oil & Refining Company
this week is introducing new
Esso Extra Motor oil, companion
product to premium Esso Extra
gasoline.
The motoring public is hearing
about this new detergent-type
motor oil through one of the
most aggressive advertising cam-
paigns ever placed behind a
product by Humble. Advertis-
ing is being carried in more
than 400 Texas newspapers, and
this effort is being supplemented
by radio, poster board, point of
sale, and direct mail programs.
Service stations in cities, towns,
and hamlets over the state are
decorated for the occasion. On
the driveways of these stations
are more than 4,000 salesmen
who have learned about the new
product in a series of 30 educa-
tional meetings held in recent
weeks.
Get your Trade Coupons.
Head-On Auto
Collision Near
Edroy Sunday
SINTON—Mrs. Dora Burriola,
34, and her 7-year-old son, Wil-
liam Lee Burriola, two of eight
persons injured early Sunday in
a head-on auto collision near
Edroy, still were in critical con-
dition at Sinton Hospital.
James Aaron Jackson, 30,. of
Naval Air Station, Corpus Chris-
ti, driver of one car, and his 13-
year-old stepson, Gerald Brown,
were cut severely. They were
treated at Mathis Hospital, and
later were transferred . to the
NAS hospital.
Valentino Burriola, 19, 645
Mohawk, Corpus Christi, driver
of the other vehicle, his brother,
Milton, 8; his sister Naomi Ann,
10; and Earl Bristo, 17, Crebs,
Okla., were not seriously injured.
Highway Patrolmen F. H. Enck-
ahusen and William Fuller in-
vestigated.
Beginning next Monday, ask
Odem merchants for your trade
coupons, which may get valu-
able prizes for you on the first
Monday of August.
STOP AND THINK
......very IMPORTANT-Diamonds are not stamped
as an Elgin or a Ford. Names inside the gold mean nothing
whatever-just sales talk and higher prices.
Use utmost care ofr grade, weight and cost. Risk only trust-
worthy jewelers for diamonds.
If your watch or clock stops think of McCurdy’s Oldest
Jewelry .Store in all South Texas. Anxious to please as for
28 years past, at “Let Live” repair prices. Don’t forget us.
McCURDY'S — Old Reliable
51 Years Experience 28 Years In Nueces Co.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
417 Schatzel St. By the 3 Banks
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lane spent
Monday, the 4th, in McFadden
visiting her sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Ingram and family. Kenneth
Ray Ingram returned with them
to visit for several days.
John Panos of San Antonio
was a recent visitor in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Janicke.
Bill, “the barber” Smith and
family returned from a visit to
relatives in Brady.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lane and
children, Betty Frances and Ron-
nie, left Wednesday afternoon of
last week for Honey Grove where
they will visit Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Lane, Sr.
We’re Here To
Serve YOU!
—and are doing our best to provide the people
of this progressive community with
A Complete Hardware Store
We are always glad to have you visit our store
and look around—inspect our stock, and if you
don’t see what you want, ask for it—if we don’t
have what you want, we will get it for you, if
possible. We appreciate your patronage.
HARDWARE, FURNITURE AND
HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES
Odem Hardware Co.
Summer's The Time-1® Drive
Nothing to beat the heat like a stready stream of air enter-
ing your rolled-down windows . . . nothing so thrilling as
continuous, powerful motion! Let us get your auto ready
for summer driving enjoyment by flushing the engine,
changing oil and grease, checking all safety points.
IT’S A PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU—DRIVE IN!
Car, Truck and Tractor Repair
Custom Welding
PHONE 66 ODEM, TEXAS
Phone 68
Odem, Texas
^^VCKildren Need
Government
Branded
Inspected Meats
SPEAKING of the CHOICEST MEATS, just
visit EDGAR’S and see for yourself WHY the
meats sold here are—
“THE TALK OF THE TOWN!”
.... and the COURTEOUS, FRIENDLY
SERVICE that goes with the sales makes it a
treat to trade here.
L. & M. Garage & Service Station Edgar Grocery & Mkt.
I. G. A. STORES
J. S. EDGAR, Prop. ODEM, TEXAS
Free
Installation
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YOUR
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LIFE ANNUITIES
Sincere — Reliable
Phone 305W Sinton, Texas
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TANK AND SALT
WATER PITS
Wedegartner & Co.
Day Phone 161
Night 326W or 100R4
Box 652 SINTON, TEXAS
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• Automatic Oven Temperature
Control
• Oven Indicator Signal Lamp
• Cooking-Surface-Top Lamp
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• Fast-starting, pan-hugging
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Peek’s Electric & Hardware
“YOUR HOTPOINT DEALER”
A. C. (Ted) PEEKS, Owner
ODEM
‘Phone for us . . . and we’ll wire for you”
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