Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1948 Page: 2 of 12
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Mrs. T. Ashley Knox, Prop.
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Floral Offerings,
Cut Flowers
CARPET-BAGGERS
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Dead and Crippled Livestock
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Bottles
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WHOLESALERS’ SALES
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CORPORATION CHARTERS
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SULPHUR SPRINGS. TEXAS
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Mt. Vernon Insurance Agency
Phone 88
First National Bank Bldf.
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By WRIGHT PATMAN
Congressman First District of Texas
TEXAS BUSINESS
NEWS
Rroadwag Theatre
"ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW"
20c and 12c, Tax Included
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Refreshing
DR. J. B. FERRELL
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Mt Pleasant Rendering Works
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Cement shipments rose 2 per cent
from September and 3 per cent from
October 1947. Despite an 11 -per-cent
drop from September, stocks of ce-.
merit were 40 per cent above Octo-
ber 1947.
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approached by Northern Democratic
liberal and urged to oppose the ele-
vation of Dawson, since they’ could
"do so with good grace”.
The Southerners did not take the
bait but answered that they were
going to support seniority straight
through and that Dawson was en-
titled to. the post. Were the senior-
ity practice once breached, it would
expose Southern Members, particu-
larly those who were anti-Truman,
to lose some of the most important
Chairmanships.
Ice Cold COCA-COLA Is Every
Plaxe Else—Keep a Carton
In Your Refrigerator at Home!
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
SULPHUR SPRINGS
Wayne Morris in
“Valley of
The Giants”
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fellow, they are asking that the bas- I +
ing point system be restored. One
thing they fall to tell and that la,
the basing point system has never
been outlawed except where used as
a vehicle to fix prices or create a
- monopoly. So, in effect, what is at-
tempted now is to get Congress to
legalize price-fixing and monopolize,
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sentence for a substantial number
of small businesses.
Carpet-baggers are descending on
thirty principal cities in the Country
from Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, for
the purpose of organizing local
groups in these cities to help the
big steel trusts convince Congress
that the Hitler-Cartel basing point
system should be restored to steel
and cement.
In 1945, the Supreme Court held
the basing point system unlawful
ir. what is known as the Corn Pro-
ducts Case, where used to hurt
eompteitlon or in a conspiracy a-
galnst the public interest by fixing
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Every person is opposed to un-
necessary spending, or spending that
does not contribute to the general
welfare of the people. While this is
true, it is also true that without
spending and without the ability of
the people in the low income groups
tc buy. our high-geared industrial
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Compared with October 1947, sales
slid 7 per cent, and inventories
stepped up 11 per cent.
Sales increases during the
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unchanged, the University of Tex-
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cent drops in country general stores
and eating and drinking places to
2 per cent decreases tn filling sta-
tions and food stores. Apparel store
sales slid 6 per cent during the
month.
Retailers believe that December
sales will be high, setting a new
record for all-over Christmas buy-
ing, despite declines In November’s
sales.
Compared with November 1947, re-
tail sales rose 1 per cent. Durable
I goods sales climbed 9 per cent, and j
I nondurable goods sales fell 3 per
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THE MT. VERNON OPTIC-HERALD
Fublisned Bvery Friday
Mt ▼mxHi'OMte Mtabltehed ItM-Franklln Herald artabUiM 1W«
Mount Vamon. Franklin Countf. Ttaar
• CHARLES K. DEVALL, Editor-Publisher
OLIN HARDY, Manager __
Bntare4 in the poet offire at Mt. Vernon as second elaae mattar.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Un Monte In Franklin„and Adjoining Countiee
An Montba Elsewhere-------------------------
WB Tear In Franklin and Adjoining Countiee
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Yuletide season.
Tuesday and Wednesday—
Mark Stevens in
Street With
No Name”
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Sales by Texas wholesalers In
October fell 1 per cent from Sep-
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Thursday and Friday
Dick Powell in
“Station West”
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30c and 12c Tax Included
; Saturday Only—
Irene Hervey in
“Mickey”
the Supreme Court rendered the ‘
same kind of decision as in 1940.
Monday and Tuesday—
Randbiph Scott in
“Coroners Creek”
Sunday and Monday—
Danny Kave in
“A Song Is Born”
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MAKING CHRISTMAS LAST
z Christmas comes but once a
year.- Christmas Seals, too, come
only once a year. But the work
they support goes on 62 weeks
a year. When we buy and use
Christmas Seals we are con-
tributing to a year-round fight
against tu-
berculosis, a MFPPY
disease InJ
which ^llls
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Buy and Use Christmas Seals
sion. The money spent, including
that spent for veterans.
old age assistance, military defense charters, the largest number
and foreign aid, has Kept buying charters issued to one group
power going to the extent that our
huge National debt has not been
too much of a burden so far. War
veterans will soon be getting in-
surance dividends from the Govern-
ment, which 'will increase buying
power among the people. This will
amount to over $l-billion. A num-
ber of States, at the recent general
election, authorized the payment of
war bonuses, which will also boost
buying power.
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CEMENT PRODUCTION
IS UP 2 PER CENT
October cement production
Sunday Only—
Lois Collier in
U()ut of the Storm”
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made by machinery equipment in Texas was 2 per cent over Oct- I
Charters were issued to 228 Texas
businesses in November, with a to-
tal capitalization of $5,271,000, the
University of Texas Bureau of Bus-
iness Research reported.
There were 254 businesses formed
in October and 228 in November
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Merchandising businesses rcce’iv-
economy could not survive. Without ed the greatest number of charters
crop supports after World War II, in November—71; followed by real
we would have had a serious depres- estate, 28; and manufacturing, 18
Corporations with a capitalization
farmers, of $5,00o to $100,000 received 135
largest
81st Congress—51st Legislature
The National Legislature, U.
Congress, meets every odd year; so
does the Texas Legislature. In Jan-
uary, 1949. the 81st Congress will
mePt and tne 51st Texas Legislature
will meet. In other words, Texas
entered the Onion and became part
of the United States and commenc-
ed its legislative procedure sixty
years after the Congress commenc-
ed.
■■ • ■ ■ =;__ , However, October production fell!
groceries, 13 per cent; tobacco pro- 2 per cent under the previous month i
and drugs and to 1,178,000 barrels.
for seasonal!
Friday ;ind Saturday—
Tim Holt in
“Indian Agent”
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MwrtUna rataa.
ance policy on the furnishings in
ducts, 1 per cent; and drugs and to 1,178,000 barrels.
sundries, 3 per cent. After adjustment
Inventory changes during the vacation, the Bureau’s index of ce-
month varied from an 8 per cent ment production slipped 2 per cent
decrease in automotive supplies to from September.
a 6 per cent rise in the electrical
group.'
The big steel and cement interests
have hired a Pittsburg publicity man
as their lobbyist to get the job done.
He is tq receive the unprecedented
amount of $11,000 a month, Or $132,-
COC a year, ]rlus all expenses, to
form what lie calls "chapters" in
htese thirty cities to lugh-pressure
Congress. This is the fattest salary
by far of any registered lobbyist. It
is very unusual that big steel re-
presentatives expect Members of
prices. We did not hear a chirp out Congress to believe they are sincere
when they make the argument that
the basing point system is against
/ can make
a lot more money if .t is outlawed
but they want to help rhe little fel-
low. and in the interest of the little
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of the steel and cement interests at
that time; but three years later, in
1948, when the toes of big steel and their interest—that they
big cement are stepped on. they
make a noise that you can hear al-
most around the world. Incidentally,
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COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS
Holdings of most fruits, vegetables
and dairy and poultry products de-
clined from October to November,
the University of Texas Bureau Of
Business Research reported.
In the fruit and vegetables group,
only holdings of frozen vegetables
rose during the month. Frozen
poultry stepped up 25 per cent;
mt at and meat products. 10 per cent;
and hides and pelts, J10 per cent.
Holdings of nuts in cold storage
increased more than four-fold from
November 1947. lor tile greatest
gain over the year.
Dairy products holdings fell 17
Texas retail sales were estimated per cent from October and 25 per
to reach $433 million in November.’ cent in a year’s time.
a 1-per-cent decline from October
dollar sales, the University of Tex-
as Bureau of Business Research re-
ported.
Sales of durable goods stores step-
ped up 2 per cent from October
but sales of nondurable goods fell
3 per cent.
In the durable goods group, jew-
elry stores increased sales 35 per
cent for the greatest rise during
tlie month. Sales of automotive
goods and furniture and household
goods were up 3 per cent from Oct-
ober Building material, lumber, and
hardware dealers' sales slipped 6
per cent.
Only florist and department stores
turned in sales increases in themon-
durable goods group from Oe’ober.
7 to 2 per cent, respectively. De-
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MISSION THEATRE
SENIORITY
When the 81st Congress meets
January 3rd, Committee assiginents ported
will be made for the Members. tFor
the first time in' history, a negro,
Dawson of Illinois, is scheduled to
be Chairman of a major House Com-
mittee (Expenditures). Some South-
ern Members state that, they were and SUppiies" (except electrical), 16 ober 1947, reports from the Bureau
per cent, And automotive supplies, of Mines to the University of Tex-
12 per cent. Declines from Septem- as Bureau of Business 17--------
ber to October in sales were shown showed,
by the electrical group, 17 per cent;
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Devall, Charles K. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1948, newspaper, December 24, 1948; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1267581/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Franklin County Library.