The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1946 Page: 1 of 8
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The Texas Mohair Weekly
INDORSED BY—American Angora Goat Breeder’s Association d J
INDORSED BY—Texas Atigora Goat Raisers’ Association
VOLUME XXVIII
ROCKSPRINGS. TEXAS, FRIDAY MARCH, 22ND, 1946*
NUMBER SEVEN
Wool House Is
Adding Addition
Work started this week on the
foundation of the building to be er-
ected by the J. D. Varga Warehouse,
adjoining the present warehouse on
the east.
This building will be 40x120 feet,
and will be all-steel construction, thus
making it absolutely fireproof.
The floor will be of cement, and
when finished this will give this popu-
lar wool and mohair firm an addition-
al 5,000 feet of floor space, and con-
venient to both the firm and the many
customers of this firm.
As arranged two entrances will be
constructed, so that trucks might load
and unload on Sweeten street, as at
present, and a large platform will be
on the north side of the new building,
giving a convenient entrance off Main
street to the new building.
The construction of this building
will give the needed space for storage
of not only wool and mohair, birt will
provide a space for storing salt, feed
and other ranchmen’s supplies.
Several buildings widely separated,
are now housing wool, mohair and
ranchmen’s supplies over the city, the
Carson building is holding a large ton-
nage, while the north room of the
Greer building is receiving much of
the overflow.
Naturally, the new building will
bring this to a convenient warehouse,
practically under one roof, giving a
service to be appreciated, as well as
providing convenient housing of fire-
proof construction that will guarantee
customers ample protection.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION
Baruch Takes
Atom Position
WASHINGTON.—Bernard M. Bar-
uch, elder statesman, Monday tackl-
ed perhaps the most imposing problem
of his long career—making the atom
work for peace instead of war.
Drafted by President Truman as the
United States representative on 'the
United Nations atomic enegry com-
mission, Baruch immediately an-
nounced this team of “alternates and
co-workers” who will labor with him
on the task that may determine the
future of humanity.
John Hancock, Wall St. banker
who worked with Baruch on his rub-
ber and postwar reports.
Ferdinand Eberstadt, New York
investment banker and lawyer and
former vice-chairman of the wartime
production board.
Herbert Baiyard Swope, publicist and
journalist who was Baruch’s assistant
on the war industries board in World
War I.
Fred Searls, noted New York min-
ing engineer who was a dollar-a-year
man with t}he government in several
capacities during the
war.
Pursuant to an order Issued by City
Council of the City of Rocksprings,
Texas, March 19, 1946, notice is here-
by given that a Special Election will
be held on Tuesday the 2nd day of
April, A. D. 1946, at City Hall in El-
ection Precinct No. One, City of
Rocksprings, in Edwards County, Tex-
as for the following purposes, viz—
elect a Mayor to fill unexpired term
of present Mayor, who has resigned.
(S. O. Simpson, resigned).
Alton Owens Mayor Pro-Tern
of the City of Rocksprings, Texas.
U. S. Full Power
Behind U. N. 0.
\Y ASH I N'GTON.—President Tru-
man and Sec. of State James F. Byr-
nes Tuesday reaffirmed full U. S.
support of the United Nations or-
ganization as the best means for ach-
ieving lasting peace and security.
They invited other member nations
to give the U.N.O. similar backing.
Their words virtually on the eve
of the Security Council meetnig in
New York, were especially signifi-
cant because of the Russian-Iranian
crisis.
Drives Opens to
Protect Veterans
WASHINGTON.— Atty. Gen. Tom
Clark disclosed Sunday that the justice
department is making an investigation
of reports from many sections of the
country that some small loan firms
are advancing money to veterans at
usurious rates.
In an interiview, Clark also said he
has ordered several investigations of
what he called “frauds on veterans by
unscrupulous real estate egents.”
Noting that $300 in mustering out
pay is received by all G.I.’s and offi-
cers up to captaincy, who have serv-
ed overseas Clark said “there have
been indications that usurious money
*
lenders are advancing money on the
strength of this pay to veterans.”
“There also has been some indication
that money lenders have been guilty
of advancing money to veterans on the
strength of unemployment checks to
be received by the veterans.
“We are checking into small loan
firms on a national basis to determine
if they are charging veterans high in-
terest rates.”
Referring to the real estate investi-
gations, Clark said "three have been
reports that certain real estate agents
are charging veterans sums in excess
of the purchase price of homes, that
is, the purchase price shown in the pa-
pers.” He added:
“Where false statements as to the
purchase price are shown in papers
filed with the federal housing adminis-
tration or the veteran’s administration,
the federal goverment conceivably
might prosecute.
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0. P. A. Ceilings
Make Black Market
LEES WILL MAKE HOME
PORTLAND, TEXAS
OF INTEREST TO
CITY VOTERS
S- O. Simpson has resigned as may-
or of the city, and on account of suffi-
cient time allowance for a
G. F. Lee tells us that he has eon-
tranctcd the erection of a building
in Porland, Texas, seven miles from
Corpus Christi, which will house a
modern moving picture theatre, which
Mr. Lee intends opening there some
time during the month of August.
In the meantime the Lees will remain
residents of this city until they se-
cure a house in that city in which
they might live.
Mr. Lee is a successful moving pic-
ture man, and we predict he will at-
tain a success there as he has here
notice of | during the past few years.
♦ Anri! I ____ ___ ______ . _
intention to elect a mayor at the April1 While we are sorry to lose these
2nd election, the office of Mayor will ^ good folks from our citizenry, yet
be on the ticket to be voted for, along we feel that they have no doubt made
with TWO aldermen. See notice of a move that will better them in many
this intention appearing in the paper) ways as the years go by, and we hearti-
Blaming the Office of Price Ad-
ministration for restrictions which
tend to force available meat into black
market channels, livestock-short pack-
ers and wholesale distributors in San
Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Kansas
City, Omaha and other cattle capi-
tals throughout the nation Tuesday an-
nounced that large numbers of em-
ployes° are being laid off for an in-
definite period.
The dwindling stock has been no-
ticeable for some time and 'they expect
to see the downward trend continue
for some time.
Grocers reported they had been
working on a hand-to-mouth basis for
months and hoping for the best, but
conditions have grown progressively
worse.
Veterans’ Homes
Blocked By Gov’t
Adequate homes for'veetrans will
not be built unless government price
fixing machinery is set aside long
enough for production of materials
to start, J. W. Richardson, manager,
Alamo Lumber Company, said today.
“With thousands of our small lum-
ber mills still out of business because
of OPA wartime pricing policies; with
a huge percentage of our lumber sell-
ing in the black market at $20 to
$50 a thousand feet over ceiling
prices; with our producing mills still
being encouraged to produce war and
industrial lumber by OPA pricing
formulas; no one need look far to find
out what is blocking home building,”
stated Mr. Richardson.
Neither the threats of government
competition in the housing field, nor
the promise of unsound, uneconomic
subsidies will start home building, Mr.
Richardson averred.
“The Building Industry dosen't have
to be subsidized or coaxed to build.
It only needs to have the shackles
stricken off and to get rid of the OPA
ball and chain,” he said.
Homes canoto be built without
materials. Production of materials is
the only way to whip the home short-
age problem. Production of materials
and homes is the only way to whip the
spectre of inflation. There is no infla-
tion of home prices where there are
plenty of homes. There will be an in-
flationary tendency as long as there
is a shortage of homes. As long as
government machinery prevents the
building of homes—just that long will
the inflation get worse, according to
Mr. Richardson.
“Home prices are inflated now! The
OPA didn't prevent that,” Mr. Rich-
ardson pointed out. “All it can do is
prevent production of materials for
homes.
“Yet even modest homes can be built
at $1000 less than existing homes can
be purchased.
“Get production of materials by re-
moving ostrich-like, head-in-the-sand
pricing poloicies of OPA and we’ll
get veterans homes while the infla-
tion spectre disappears,” Mr. Rich-
ardson concluded.
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this week.
Used to be that when a fellow
bought a tire he’d roll it out to the
car. Nowadays he picks it up and
carries it, to save the rubber.
ly recommend them to 'the people of
that thriving small city.
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The war has made women so inde-
pendent that the GI’s new home will
need two master bedrooms.
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HOOVER, EUROPE-BOUND
STOPS OVER IN AZORES
PARIS.—(Former President. Her-
bert Hoover landed at Santa Maria in
jthe Azores Monday night en rouotc
to Europe for his study of the food
situation, the U.S. embassy said.
Much Wool Is
Now Being Sold
The Sonora Wool and Mohair Com-
pany made four wool sales last week.
Consigned to Emery and Conant was
155.000 pounds of 1943 12 months wrod
bought by C. Thomas Parker. Charley
Angell, representing Angel!, Bron-
son, and DuPont,-bought 58.000 pounds
of 1945 12 months. Bill Fields and
Tom Richey bought 74,000 pounds of
1945 12 months for the Central Texas
Trading Company, and William F.
Drake, Jr., bought 29,000 pounds of
1945 fall wool for Munroe, Kincaid
and Edgehill of Boston.
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