The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1956 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS. JANUARY 19, 1956
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THE ALTO HERALD
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MEMBER
A Leader in South Cherokee County Since 1890.
Entered as second ciass matter in 1896 at the post office in Alto,
Cherokee County, Texas, under the art of Congress of March 3, 18H7.
Published every Thursday at Aito, Texas.
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tion of any person, firm or corporation which may appear in the
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brought to the attention of the Publisher
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HOLIDAY TRAFFIC DEATH TOLL
The discouraging number of traffic and highway deaths ex-
perienced during the recent holiday period indicates that despite
safety campaigns out- efforts to prevent accidents are not succeeding.
During the Christmas holiday period the nation experienced more
highway deaths than it ever had before. The evidence points to an
inadequacy of modern, safe highways, coupled with the steadily in-
creasing number of cars and trucks using them.
The recent tragic holiday season proves conclusively that the
motivation behind President Eisenhower's federal highway progtam
is a valid one. In other words, there is an urgent need we are al-
ready behind time—to bring the nations highways up to adequate
standards.
The methods to be used and the program involved is a matter of
debate. We are inclined to favor state programs, with a limited
amount of federal collaboration, and. perhaps, federal guaranteed
!oans, to get the job done.
However, it is done, it is obvious that the only way we are going
to decrease highway fatalities is to build more highways, better
highways and safer highways—to handle the everincrcasing volume
of traffic using them.
DELUXE THiEVERY
CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION UP
M0RE!NC0ME
FOR FARMERS
!S ADVOCATED
S!N)STER, TWO-FACED WORLD MENACE
It is an established fact that some theft is certain to occur in most
communities. While the good citizens, churches, law enforcement
agencies, and others, attempt to decrease the amount of stealing and
correct those who so err. a few of us sti'l go astray.
In San Francisco just a short while ago, a thief went astray in a
big way. Instead of concentrating on smaller items, or even automo-
biles, the thief decided to reatly live it up while engaged in Ms
thievery.
As a result, the owner of a three-bedroom home discovered one
day that his house had been removed during '.ho night. The founda-
tion was left but the house was gone.
As this is written, we have had no report of success from the
police, who were slightly perplexed at the whole thing, understand-
ably. The obvious conclusion one must draw from this is that his
house should be solidly attached to its foundation.
Another danger invo'ived is that inhabitants might be taken along
with a house that is stolen, especially if such inhabitants happen to
be the celebrating type, who might awake one night to find the
walls moving and turn back over in bed, thinking the walls weren't
moving when they were.
Washington. — Farmers appear
certain to get more income for
raising smaller crops in this elec-
tion year.
The Eisenhower administration,
Dcmociatic and Republican lead-
ers in Congress, all advocate
mving farmers millions of dollars
tor taking land out of production.
Democrats have been talking
in the largest figures so far—a
minimum of $750 million for
such "soil bank" payments. Most
reports have put the administra-
tion plan at about half this
amount.
A Democratic proposal gaining ^
support also would increase the ;
mcomc of some farmers by giving
them federal price supports of
from 90 to 100 per cent of the
"fair income" parity level for *
high quality corn, cotton, pea-
nuts, rice and wheat.
Talks to Senators
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra}
Taft Benson stepped up his ef-
forts to sell the administration
program to Congress with two
meetings Thursday with key
senators. He invited GOP mem-
bers of the Senate Agriculture
committee and agriculture ap-
propriations subcommittee to a
hotel breakfast.
Ellender was picking up Repub-
lican support for his proposal to
give high price supports for high ]
quality crops. Sen. Karl E. Mundt
I'R-S.D.) said he favors it and
predicted Congress will approve
it.
Mundt told a reporter that
several members of the Senate
Agricuiturc committee expressed
approval at a closed-door session
Wednesday, while none disap-
proved.
DON T NEED POLL
TAX TO SERVE
ON PETIT JURY
A lot of women of Houston
County are needlessly disfran-
THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE
The number one issue facing the new Congress—the second ses-
sion of the Eighty-Fourth Congress—is the farm issue. This has
been written so many times that the statement is no longer news.
However, the situation confronting the Republican Party is a
delicate one, which might affect this party's chances in this year's
election considerably.
In the first place, the Democrats have already pusiied their ninety
per cent parity price supports bill through the House in this Con-
gress. Last year, this bill was passed by the House, by a narrow
margin, and went to the Senate. The Senate failed to act on it in
1955, but it is expected that this bill will be passed by the Senate
at this session of Congress.
If and when the Senate does pass the House-passed farm bill,
the issue will be put squarely up to President Eisenhower. He will
either have to veto the higher price supports bill, which Republicans
say he will do, or sign it in spite of the fact that it is not the farm
relief bill he favors.
If the President vetoes the bill, which is likely, he will face a most
delicate situation, since the Republicans are not in the majority in
Congress and will probably be unable to pass their own farm pro-
gram. If this occurs, and the farmer gets no relief from this session
of Congress, the mood of farmers in this country will certainly be
disgruntled in November of this year. President Eisenhower, and
the Republicans, will be placed on the defensive.
This is the strategy Democrats arc expected to employ in this
session of Congress and the fight over farm reiief may be the most
important issue to be fought out in the halls of Congress during
this session.
The Department of Agriculture has reported that cigarette con-
sumption in the United States increased in 1955. Moreover, the De-
partment believes that cigarette consumption will continue to in-
crease in 1956.
Despite this increase, from 1954 to 1955, cigarette consumption is
not at an all-time record. The record consumption was in 1952.
Output in 1955 was reported at 414,000,000,000 cigarettes com-
pared with 402,000,000,000 in 1954. In both 1953 and 1952 produc-
tion was higher. It was at its record 435.5 billion, in 1952.
Cigarette consumption is related to generai prosperity, and as
long as employment and incomes are high, consumption is usually
high also. The price factor is less important in times of prosperity,
although the retail price of cigarettes does affect consumption even
in times of high prosperity.
The Department of Agriculture reports that king-size and filter-
tip cigarettes are making substantial gains in consumption figures.
There are reports that filter-tip cigarettes now comprise about
twenty per cent of the total production.
It is interesting to note that while cigarette consumption increased
in 1955, consumption of tobacco for pipes and roll-your-own
cigarettes decreased. Also decreasing was the production of chewing
tobacco, which has been declining lor many years.
SCHOOAS-
7HE AWfLfZ,
Ten years from now 23'! more
children will be entering elemen-
tary schools than today, 55*^
more in high schools and 40%
more in colleges. We will need
some 600.000 more classrooms to
accommodate them—a jump of
about 601. according to the Kip-
ingc Letter.
We'll also need 200,000 more
teachers every year for ten years
'o cover school growth and to re-
place those who quit or retire.
The main problem, of course, is
money, which in the end means
more taxes. The total cost of
schools, public and private, now
is eight to ten billion dollars a
year. In the next ten years this
may double and most of it must
come from taxes.
What kind of taxes will support
the schools? Mostly property
taxes collected in states go to the
schools. So there will be higher
local taxes, higher property as-
sessments. and fewer exemptions.
H/dH /NOME GROUP
During the past five years, the
SlO.OOO-and-up income group has
grown by 90'^. This class, which
is economically important, in-
cludes the upper middle class,
the well-to-do and the so-called
rich. But it represents only 7% of
the total number of families in
the country.— The Kiplinger Let-
ter.
cation for jury service."
Petit jurors in Houston County
are seiected by t)ie jury commis-
sion, usualiy composed of five
persons from various sections of
the county. The members of the
commission may use the telephone
chising themselves from voting in; directory, pity directory, the pot]
tax roll or property tax roll of the
the coming primary and general
elections this year because of a
misunderstanding, according to
John B. McDonald, district at-
torney.
"It is erroneously thought that
failure to pay a poll tax disquali-
fies a person from serving on a
petit jury." he said, "but article
2133 of the Texas Statutes pro-
vides in part that a juror must be
a citizen of the state and of the
county in which he (or she) is to
serve, and qualified under the
constitution and laws to vote in
said county: provided, that his (ot-
her) failure to pay poll tax as re-
quired by law shall not be held to
disqualify him (or her) for jury
service in any instance. Thus it
can readily be seen that failure to
pay a poll tax is not a disqualifi-
county to select a petit jury, or
they may select jurors without re-
ferring to any list at all, if they
think a person wouidmakeagood
juror," McDonald said.
The law does require, however,
that a person have a poll tax to
serve on a grand jury. The
chances of a person in Houston
County being called for grand jury
service are slight, since there are
oniy about two grand juries per
year which means that only 32
people would be called, and out of
that number, about 24 would be
sleeted.
Much publicity was given re-
cently to a criminal case which
was reversed because a member
of the grand jury which indicted
the defendant had not paid a poli
tax. Because of this, many people
have formed the idea that failure
to pay a poll tax disqualifies them
from serving on petit juries.—
Crockett Democrat.
Notice
I have moved my office to the
old Alto Gin & Crate Co., office
building and wiil be there at all
times for assisting people with
Income Tax. Notary Public and
other business. Telephone Num-
ber 49-
W. AT. Williams.
CAR INSPECT^;
LAGGING IN
TEXAS
Long lines of veh ' i
doors of the Statt' ) ,
censed inspection a'ir
to be imminent unit
mototits make ha-tp'
their cars inspected)):
That was the warnn,. ]
Captain Guy Smith. Ci,
Of'icer of the Tyler D
the Texas Highway P.,-:
The Patrol Captain
some3mii!ionmot[irv;
Texas have yet to be
during the current
period which ends Apri :
noted that of the 220.37'.' -
registered in the 1!) cnt
of this Tatrol District
25.0H9 have already s.
safety checks in spite '
that just three more
main during whicti t) <
secure new approved in
stickers.
Captain Smith cautions'
Patrolmen and local
would begin issuing tick
April 16 to operators of
hielos not bearinga curt :
er. He said that a maxin
aity of $200 could be as?c
the courts for this violator
PFOP/ E /IRE
MOV/JVC LESS
Since World War II. ?
from state to state and p.
place has lessened progrt
In the past year only five -
people moved from one ^
another. 126 million stayedr
same house, same city - T:
linger Letter.
Kiplinger editors point
this expansion of"mi(it!li
comes" is largely respon i*
the boom in sales of autos
and appliances.
Correspondingly, the ntirr
low-income families is shi "
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DR. A. NASH HOGUE
OPTOMETRIST
CARE OF VISION
Rear of Hamilton's Jewelry Store
PHONE 185 ALTO, TEXAi
Ive €jot ro&KM for 9 of us
The number of families making
$5,000 to $10,000 increased 80%
in the past five years, according to
the Kiplinger Washington Letter.
In 1950, there were 8.7 million
such families, just 19% of al!
families. In 1955, there were 15.7
million families in this income
bracket, and they represent 32%
of all families.
For a city to provide free, or practically free, parking space on
major streets at the same time it is spending millions of doiiars to
build new streets, is boondoggling of the rankest sort.—Traffic
Quarterly.
Meets second Monday
night in each month.
Special meetings each
Tuesday night for
work in the first three degrees.
A!i members should attend.
Visiting brothers invited.
T. E. CUMMINGS, Sec'y.
PHONE
OXYGEN
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SERVtCE
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FUNERAL HOME
ALTO, TEXA3
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ranging up to a hot 205!
Here's a zippy, exciting kind of
power that's fun to handle. And the
closest thing to sports car perform-
ance—split-second steering reaction
and the knack of holding fast
around curves—that you'll find in
a full-size automobile. Seat belts,
with or without shoulder harness,
and instrument panel padding, are
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