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The Aspermont Star, Aspermont, Texas
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Thursday, November 22,1956
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Published every Thursday morning at the Star otfice in
apermont, Texas. Boterea as second class matter at the
oat office at Asparmon*.. Texas, under the Act of Congreas,
March 3, 1879.
LOWELL C. WELCH
Editor and Publiaher
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MEMBER 1955
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Editorial Comment...
DIVIDING UP A DOLLAR
(Industrial News Review)
The word "spread" is used to
describe the difference b e -
tween what producers get for
raw materials of various kinds
and what consumers pay for the
finished products in the stores.
And just about everyone must
have heard that this spread is
too great—and that stme group,
like the retailers, are profiting
excessively.
A top authority, so far as the
prices of farm products are con-
cerned—the Oklahoma Farm
Bureau—has now performed a
public service by making a
factual contribution to this dis-
cussion. Out of each dollar
spent by consumers for food,
the farmer gets 39.5 cents—-i
decline of 23 per cent since
1947. Labor gets 31.5 cents—a
rise of 30 per cent since 1947
Handlers such as the retailers
and processors and others, get
2.9 cents—decline of 42 per
cent since 1947. Other costs —
including packaging materials.
insurance, depreciation, rents,
etc.—account for 23.3 per cent,
up 42 per cent since 1947. The
balance of 2.8 cents goes for
federal taxes.
One biig reason for the in-
crease in labor and related
costs is that people now de-
mand and get more and more
foods with "built-in maid ser-
vice"—that is, foods so pro-
cessed and prepared as to de-
| mand a minimum of work on the
part of the housewife,
i Finally, the fact that the
handlers' part of the dollar has
steadily and materially dropped
! since 1947 shows that there is
no profiteering there—and that
keen competition holds their
share to the lowest possible fi-
gure.
What is true of food is true of
all manner of other thi'fs at
retail.
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THE ART OF LIVING
(The Hamlin (Tex.) Herald)
The people who really know
how to live are those who cai
get enjoyment out of the little I
things along the way. ,
Let two men walk down the
same road each day, and one
will complain endlessly of the
chore. The other will watch the
seasons change, the comings and
goings of the birds, and the
cloud effects; he will soon have
a friendly acquaintance with
those things along the way.
It is not what we do in life,
but how we do it; it is not what
there is to see, but how we re-
act to whit we observe. Money
or the lack of it will affect
happiness but little, for we
will get out of life just what
we put into it.
IT'S THE LAW
(Thiri legal column is pre-
pared under the supervision of
the State Bar of Texas and
distributed a< a public service
by the lawyers of Texas.
Every effort is made to in-
sure that it reflects
curate interpretation
law as applicable
•tated facts.)
an ac-
of the
to the
WORK IS FUN
(Exchange)
It has been written that we,
at best, have only a few days
to pass going through this life.
Then why not be pleasant?
In the great edifice of hu-
manity, in the toil and turmoil
of building the race, it is given
to no man to look at the plan
the Almighty has traced upon
the trestleboard.
The solution of the labor prob-
lem lies in the ability to solve
the riddle of how "work" may
be made "play". Every factory
mill, office, farm, store, mine
and railroad is cryinu out for
fit. capable, enthusiastic hands
who will attack work in the
spirit of play.
"LAWYER TALK"
Many persons' feel that the
"whereases", "aforesaids", and
other legal verbiage used by
lawyers are intended only to;
confound and confuse the lay- j
man. I
Nothing could be further*
from the truth. In drafting
legal documents, the lawyer at-
tempts to draft them in such a
way as to exclude all ambi-
guities. In the last analysis, a j
GRASS ROOTS OPINION
"Scouting for almost half a j
century has carried forward a ]
program, attractive to boys, i
which has produced a generation !
of several million men of good, .
moral character, men of whom |
America can be justly proud."
The Scott County News (Gate
City, Va.)
legal document means what
some court at some future time
shall declare that it means. As
a consequence, it is the law-
yer's duty to his client to at-
tempt to draft the instrument
in such a way that it can mean
only one thing.
Most any paragraph of non-
legal language contains numer-
ous ambiguities. When a
lawyer refers to the "deed
aforesaid," he is attempting to
make it clear beyond question
that the deed he is referring to
is the deed mentioned in a
prior portion of the instrument.
Likewise, when-he prefaces a
legal document with a long
list of "whereases", he is
cimply reciting pertinent facts
for the benefit of the court to
they're describing rival candi-
dates for office or men wanted
by the police."—Abilene (Kan.)
Daily Reflector-Chronicle.
show the facts of the situation
that lead to the execution of
the instrument.
The difficulty with drafting
a document in layman's lan-
guage is that to the trained
analyst such language is sus-
ceptible of several meanings,
and consequently is likely to
lead to litigation. It is the
draftsman's purpose to avoid
litigation, which is usually ex-
pensive for the client.
Another reason why lawyers
use legal language is historical
in nature. Thus most deeds
declarc that the grantor "by
these presents does grant, sell,
and convey" the land in ques-
tion to the grantee. Each of
the words recited has a techni-
cal meaning. The words to-
gether have frequently been
construed by the courts and
consequently the lawyer knows
in using them that their mean-
ing is settled, and that they
Thursday, Novel
will operate to properly trans-
fer the title. He would be in-
viting litigation for his client,
if instead of using those words,
he devised new language to
express the same purpose,
could say, "While I think tin
language that I have used will
accomplish the purpose, I can-
not be sure of it,"
As a consequence, the law-
yer, in the interest o fhis dim*,
naturally uses the time-tested
language instead of experiment-
ing with new language.
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(This column, based on
Texas law, is written to in-
form—not to advise. No per-
son should ever apply or in-
terpret any Jaw without the
aid of an attorney who is
fully advised concerning the'
facts involved, because a
slight variance in facts may
change the application of the
law.)
"After listening to speakers of
both parties belabor one an- i
other. you wonder whether j
"Come unto Me, all ye that
labour and are heavily laden,
and I will give you rest. (Matt.
11:28. A child in its mother's
arms dismisses fear and weari-
ness. Christ was a carpenter.
He honored labor. Labor did
not make men untouchable to
His teaching. There are no
slave labor camps in Christian
lands."—Norwalk (Conn.) Hour.
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Welch, Lowell C. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1956, newspaper, November 22, 1956; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth136270/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.