Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1948 Page: 3 of 12
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Friday, December 24, 1948
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Tuesday Only Dec. 28
VERA RALSTON, JOHN CARROLL,
ROBERT PAIGE, BRODERICK CRAWFORD
“THE FLAME”
Extra: “Camera Four Through Jamica.”
Wed. A- Thurs. Dec. 20-30—
ERROL FLYNN, ANN SHERIDAN, THOMAS
MITCHEL, ALAN HALE, BARTON MacLANE
“SILVER RIVER”
Also: “Basketball Highlights.”
OPENING and
Feature Schedule
WEEK NIGHTS, 6:0o p m.
was 1946 with 119 cases. In 1947
, there were 83 cases of mutilation.
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From Common Colds
That HANG ON
Creomulsion relieves promptly because
it goes right to the seat of the trouble .
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are not of healthy and normal
minds. They are not fit cases for
loose handling in groups and on
farms and because of an inability
to profit by experience they will
not respond to harsh treatment.''
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waste. If it isn’t fed in this
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I mineral per animal per day along
with her feed.
Mineral should be kept before j the past year, under the Ellis ad-1
I stock all time, but when on a ministration, 78 mutilations have oc-
I good legume pasture or
legume hay very little mineral will
be consumed.
The crimlnoliglst points out that
Texas is ti\e only state in the coun-
try where there is a clearly defined
! and consistent pattern of. mutila-
tions in prisons.
“The generally accepted explana-' work to keep the wheels of State I
tion of why prisoners mutilate has turning.”
been that they do it to avoid being Salary increases are also impera-
[ for me nrsi rime, a comprenensive put to work, or as a form of mutiny tive, he declared, in order to bring j
I study of the practice of self-mutila- | against prison officials," Koeninger qualified replacements into the state '
tion in the Texas prison system has .
been made.
Dr. Rupert Koeninger of the Sam |
er gains may ue uuvni..ov.. —- i ~.;.3T , , ■ . j Houston State Teachers college
ing stock need minerals in order < little • odor and should be nearly sociology department turned in a re-
that the per cent of the calf crop white in color. Bone meal is too | port on the Dractice to Prison Sys.
will be higher and the off-spring I expensive to feed m any^old hap- tern General Manager, O. B. Ellis
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reduce j 1<he report shows that Texas is
’ m&u' the only state in the country where
ounce of' the'l seif.mutuation is commonly practic- 1
ed in prisons.
Inflation Costs
State Scores of
Employees
Austin, Texas.—Inflation is a two-
edged blade cutting at the standards
of state government.
W P. Watts, executive director
of the Texas Public Employees As-
sociation points out that:
1. Large numbers of experienced,
state workers are being forced to I
seek other positions, and
2. The best qualified applicants
are no longer interested in state
A Jobs.
While the average state employee
has received a salary increase of
17 2 per cent since 1939, increases
in the income tax have nullified
most of the gain. Walts said.
He gave this example:
In 1939. a married man with two
dependents was paid $4,200: his in-
come tax was $36 and Ins net salary
was $4,164.
The same man today is paid $4,724,
but lifs income tax has jumped $400
I to $436. so that his net pay is $4,328,
or only $164 more than the 1939
amount.
Meanwhile, the cost of living has
, climbed to the extent that the state
worker can now buy less than one-
half as much as he could in 1939,
watts observed. He gave figures to
demonstrate his statement, quoting
figures from newspaper advertising
to show that food costs have gone |
up 117 per cent since 1939. clothing j
costs are 108 per cent higher, and
shelter costs have increased 159 per i
cent.
AAA News For
Farmers
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Cattle need minerals, calcium,
phosphorous plus salt, probably
more so at this season than any
time during the year Qnless they
are fed good legume hay or on
a legume pasture says Truitt
Powell, CountjT Agent. If the
ration is deficient in these three
minerals serious results may be stronger at birth.
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May this be a season of joy
throng the holidays and a hoppy
and prosperous year ahead for all
of you who have made it possible
for me to serve you in the grocery
business in the past few months.
It will be a pleasure to meet your
• needs in the coming year by selling
you a portion of your groceries.
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and the calve* will be 40 to Rv I PY5IQ
pounds heavier at market time. * * <*vl»lvV\l MJ 1 vAdo
Bone meal, th,e usual source of I PwjoAfjAFP
calcium and phosphorous plus salt 11 llcit'Ilt I S
will make a good home mineral |
mixture, tlse 2 pounds steam bone
meal to 1 pound of salt is the [
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' "r.sce'ssary *in order that great- j mineral mixture. A good grade of ,
gains may be obtained. Breed-1 steam bone meal should have but
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which have been los- |
| phlegm and aid nature 4o soothe andl
“ j heal raw, tender ^n flamed bronchial
mucous membra, s. Tell your druggist
to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion
with the understanding you mutt lika
the way it quickly allays the cough
or you are to have y.our money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitif '
Goodyear Tires and LifcGuard Safety
Tubes make wonderful gifts—great-
ly appreciated for their safety and
long faithful service.
This year simplify your shopping and
make sure of pleasing with a Gift
Certificate . . . for Goodyear Tires,
LifeGuards or other merchandise we
«*rry.
It takes but a minute to arrange for
a certificate in any amount you wish.
Come in soon!
Calling for pay raises fob state reduced because of soaring price*
employees, Watts said that the many for the goods he must buy.
faithful workers on the job "should
not be penalized simply oecause they
have remained to do the necessary |
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Friday Xmas Eve Matinee & Night
Dec. 21—Boxoffice open 1:00 p. m.
ROY ROGERS, LYNN ROBERTS ANDY
DEVINE, BOB NOL.AN c SONS OF PIONEERS
“EYES OF TEXAS”
IN TRUECOLOR
Cartoon: “Gorilla My Dreams” Chapt. 4 of
“Adventures of Frank and Jessie James.”
Sat. Xmas Day Continous Matinee
and night Dec. 25. Open 2:00 p. m.
FRED MacMLRRAY, MADELINE CARROLL
BUDDIE ROGERS, RITA JOHNSON,
LOUISE ALLBRITTON
“AN INNOCENT AFFAIR”
Cartoon: “Robinhoodlum.” Also:
“Adventures of Frai\k and Jessie James.”
Sat. Prev. Sun. X- Mon. Dec. 25-27
PEGGY CUMMINS, CHARLES COBURN,
LOYD NOLAN, ROBERT ARTHUR,
AND BURL IVES
“GREEN GRASS OF WYOMING”
One of the Greatest Outdoor Type Pictures In
Beautiful Technicolor.
Cartoon: “Little Hiawatha.”
been that they do It to avoid being
For the first time, a comprehensive I put to work, or as a form of mutiny (tive, he declared, in order to bring
says. I departments,
"Actually it is much more than I ing personnel at an alarming high
that. Baswally, the dominant factors rate. It is impossible to maintain
are the mental state of the prisoner the high quality of state service un-
and conditions around him. I would | less salaries are at least partly ad-
say tliat prison conditions in the justed to the post, of living, Watts
past have been mainly responsible ' asserted".
for mutilations.” | A well-qualified man is worth Just
Koeninger also points -out that as much to the state today as he
“practically all mutilations occur on was in 1939, he added, but the buy-
prison farms, more often than not ing power of his salary is drastically
during the summer when teinpera-
It also points up the fact that in j tures are high.”
He thinks that this is particular- 1
on a ministration, 78 mutilations have oc- , ly significant "when you realize that
feeding i cured, the lowest number since 1935 Texas is the only state where the
I when the practice was just started, majority of prisoners come from
I Prison records show that the first urban areas and then are sent to I
mutilation in Texas happened in prison farms, where conditions are
1932. Since then. 384 prisoners have new and particularly disagreeable to
mutilated 851 times. The worst year them."
In 1947 Koeninger emphasizes that almost!
* ' • , all prison mutilators are mentally I
Dr. Koeninger says that the most1 sick and ought to be so treated.
common method of mutilation- is by "They are not insane in the legal j
cutting the Achilles tendon at the ' sense.” he says, "but they definitely1
back of the heel. Some prisoners
have injected foreign matter under
the skin to form open sores and in
1940 and in 1941. purposely break-
ing a leg was not uncommon, Koen-
inger says.
the outcome, particularly with
young stock, as they are the bone
building minerals.
Milk is very rich in these min-
erals, therefore dairy cattle -should
have plenty minerals before them
at all times. When dairy cattle
are fed commercial feeds in most
cases mineral are adequate, ex-
cept in extremely heav.v producers.
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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/m1/3/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Franklin County Library.