Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1950 Page: 3 of 10
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all we can to (rant relief to the
taxpayer*, called upon to make
up from general taxation the
difference between the revenue
and the expense of the post dffice
department. Because of the Post-
master General'* order cutting
residential mail delivery to one
per day, for the first time in mo-
ern history the post office de-
partment contemplates reducing
the number of employees on its
rolls. Your Congressman believes
the Postmaster General's order is
a sound one. a fair order, an or-
der for economy and a break for
the taxpayer. Your Congrs&man
is fully aware he will be attacked
by the national officers of a post-
al group on his vote for economy
and efficiency in the department.
But this will not be the first time
lobbies have attacked your Con-
gressman for his votes and he
doesn’t expect it to be the last.
Visitors
Visitors in the office last week
included Mr. and Mrs. Jose Vil-
arreal. Miss Yolanda G. Roel,
and Miss Frances Pena, all of
Laredo, Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Stahl
and daughter, Bobbie, all of Wes-
laco.
ADIOS.
-WGD--
—BEFORE YOU BUY Evapora-
tive Coolers, Refrigerators, Air
Conditioning, Floor Fans or any
Electrical Appliance think of this;
anything we sell we can service.
Krakow Refrigeration and Air
Conditioning. Crystal City. 9-tfc
-WGD-
La Pryor News
H I). CLUB HELD
PICNIC AT PARK
The H.D. Club held its annual
family picnic at the park Tuesday
night.
After the delicious covered
dish supper a short business
meeting was held.
It was decided that since the
president Mrs. Phil Stone, is
moving away, there should be a
meeting held on Tuesday, August
29, at Mrs. Glen Parker’s.
Families enjoying the outing
were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hunter,
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Schaefer,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Crawford, Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Scott, Mr. and
Mrs. Phil Stone, Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Mel-
vin Eaker, Mrs. J. V. Blinka, Mr.
Planxflixg, maintenance and re-
pair plus good operation on the
part of the ginner should result
U! better prepared cotton for the
spinner and higher grades for the
producer
Card «f Thank*
We wish to extend our most
humble thank* for your sincere
kindness regarding the death of
our mother and wife.
THE LEON THOMPSON
FAMILY
—HOUSE FOR RENT Furnished
or unfurnished. Mrs M V. Word,
just east of Mrs. Shell’s house. Itc
LLOYD M. BS&T3J
DOVE- WHITE-WINGED DOVE OPEN SEASONS 1950
MOURNING
Too often public officials talk
economy — but they don’t vote
economy.
Just like the House did on the
Postmaster General's order re-
scinding mall deliveries in cities
to one per day and other read-
justments of postal activities. He
ordered mail deliveries cut on
July 1, 1950 He showed it would
save a debt-loaded nation about
70 million a year. His was one
of the rare cases where a depart-
ment head had the courage to
stand up against political press-
ure to demand efficiency and to
promote economy. His move fol-
lowed much talking on the part
of the Congress about saving
money.
A bill was introduced in Con-
gress to throw out the PM’s or-
def. After talking economy, the
majority of the members of the
House voted for the bill, against
the postmaster general’s economy
order. ^ r
No Service Impaired
The PM said he didn’t consid-
er his service curtailment order
of April 17 took any essential
service from postal patrons. He
further explained that an aver-
age of 85 percent of all mail is—
and always has been—delivered
on the first trip to residential
areas.
As far as business districts are
concerned, there’s been no reduc-
tion on delivery there other than
the elimination at one trip on
Saturdays. To keep the record
straight, it must be remembered
that the postal service now serves
the business districts three times
a day, and, in additions to this
service, serves the residential
areas once a day. Prior to cur-
tailment, residential areas were
served twice a day. So residen-
tial areas now are on the same
basis as the rural areas. There,
residents have always had only
one delivery a day.
There were those who said we
had to have two mail deliveries a
day because of the present emer-
gency yet during World War II
75 per cent of the residents had
only one delivery a day at one
period or another because of
shortage of man power—and we
didn’t hear a word of complaint
or criticism.
70 Millions Saved
The PM has assured us he
could save 70 millions on this
move and not curtail any essen-
tial service. Yet, he said, within
48 hours after the order was pub-
lished in the Postal Bulletin, a
campaign was started by the na-
tional officer of one postal group
to defeat the economy program.
Here's the quotation from his let-
ter:
“The dissemination of these
misrepresentations through bul-
letins and on the radios, was evi-
dently calculated to mislead the
public into believing that their
postal service would be seriously
impaired. It was urged that the
public make complaints to mem-
bers of Congress.
“As a result of this, resolutions
were introduced in the House to
require the Postmaster to revoke
this order and to restore the
postal service to its status prior
to the issuance of this order. Most
of all these resolutions were in-
troduced before the service
changes had been made in the
larger postoffices throughout the
country."
Taxpayers’ Relief
This Congressman feels in a
time like this, when this country
is faced with a most serious in-
ternational crisis, it is necessary
that we mobilize our man power,
resources and wfealth to bring a
speedy conclusion to the war in
Korea.' That this necessitates ad-
ditional economy and efficiency
in the executive branch of the
government. The post office de-
partment was operated at a- defi-
cit of over 550 million dollars for
the fiscal year of 1949. Your
Congressman feels we should do
MCK'RNINO ooves
OPEN SEASON - NORTH ZONE S*pi I
to Oct IS. both » inclusive Sho\>ti:i|
hours, one-half hour before sunrise to
luiuvt
Unlawful to tike whitening* or . M(ImUc«
of U $ H f’ way $3, formerly Slut#
Highway 4, in ft uthet i up of Texas marked
on the map a* GAME SANCTUARY. ’*
SOUTH ZONE Oct .*0 to Dec 3 both,
days inclusive. except in Cameron. Hi-
dalgo. Starr. Zapata. Webb. Maverick.
Dimmit. LaSalle. Jim Hogg, Brooks.
Kenedy and Willacy counties whet* mourn
ing doves mav be hunted only on Sept IS,
'IT. and 19. from 4pm until sunset,
and from »X't 20 to Nov 30 from one-
half hour before sunrise to sunset
No hunting permitted in game
refuges and game preserve*
BAG LIMIT Not more than 10 per day and
not more than 10 in possession
McMULLEN COUNTY State law Nov 1
to Dec IS Federal Saw. Oct 20 to Dec 3
A hunter may not
have more than 10
a day of either or
both species (White*
aings or mourning
doves) in the aggie-
«aia.
WHITE-WINGED DOVES
OPEN SEASON Sept IS. 17. an
inclusive, only in area indicated
Shotgun* mu*! be per-
manently j to three
sht‘11 . opacity
SHOOTING HOURS 4
more than 10 per day
n 10 in possession
Sh.'tp* t
lh-.ii L £.,
McMULLEN COUNTY State law
to Dec. IS Federal law, seasor
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Hardy, J. H. Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1950, newspaper, August 25, 1950; Crystal City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1115503/m1/3/?q=war: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .