The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 270, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 20, 1955 Page: 3 of 6
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Head For The Bam Boys
1956 Is The Leapin’ Kind
jVJI VKM.W W. MCHOLS j Anyhow, research at the Ll-
WASHLNCTON. -(UP) — Thc|brary of Congress should ease the
year coming up, 1950, is the
PIRACY HAS SLIPPED A PACE
leapin’ kind, and you eligible
male young fry had best head for
the ham and hide out for 12-
moriths or so.
I got snnred in a leap year deal
in I tie . king hack there, although
neither mama nor I will admit
any Mame. I'm kidding, sort of.
Hut was -philosopher and invent-
or Benjamin Franklin once ad-
vised the young man: ‘‘By all
means get married."
It may shock you a mite, but
the month of February was nam-
ed after Febulia, the Roman fes-
tival of purification. Historians
tell us that this month is sort of
an assistant cousin in the family
of months.
Romans l{nbl»-d February—
That is because the Roman sen-
ate robbed "Feb" of a couple of
days to make tip a month which
row we like to call "August.”
And getting away from February
for a moment, "August" was
name, after August Caesar who
was flisuielir.cd to play second
i ell )-to his Uncle Julius. Julius,
aln ady had it made because
".1 ;\v” had been named for him.
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S \V( O BABIES ............... $7.93
W II.K1M1 DOM.S
not'MW DOLLS
XMAS TRUE
STANDS
$1.95
$4.95
$1.89
I IU K ID.UTS 88c to $8.88
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UHLS
TRIKES .....
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$1.50 to $8.95
$35.95 • $17.95
. $6.95 • $18.95
... 98c to $8.95
Xarita hemlquarter* where
M.ii ".'ill find a good selection
..( t' . \ s,
Western Auto
ssociate Store
1 a NX BEAKLEV, Owner
minds of folks born on Feb. 29.
The idea of these people getting
presents only on every fourth
birthday is nothing but a calen-
dar problem, according to one
student of Leap Year.
"In reality,” one wrote the late
author George Stimpson who us-
ed to toil down the hall from me,
“There is no problem at all, be-
cause none o fus observe our
birthdays on exactly the proper
24 hours—owing to imperfections
of the calendar.
Calendar Loses Time—
Every four years, the calen-
dar is about 24 hours behind the
astronomical or true solar year.
This difference is made up by
adding an extra day to February
every four years.”
Another historian would like us
to write it down that the Grego-
rian calendar, Introduced by Pope
Gregory in 1582 A. D., put it this
way:
Every year divisible by four is
a leap year, "with the exception
of those years whose numbers
are divisible by 100 and not by
400.
If you are still with me and
can divide, maybe we can wind
up with the same results:
i The years 1700, 1800, and 1900
I were not leap years. The year
i 1600 was, of course,
j Better Take a Dive—
I And if you can add and figure
jto stick around unitl 2,000 you
| swains you can look for another
year that will not be a good one
| for the man-chasing Sadie Hawk-
ing clan.
According to history, the Grego- of the Julian calendar. That one
rian calendar was a modification ; was introduced by the above
mentioned J, Caesar in 46 B. C.
How much debt can your bud-
get stand? How do you decide
whether or not to take on addi-
tional debt? Each month people
have been borrowing one dollar
for every six they spend, adding
$6 of new instalment debt for
every $5 they repay. Alarming?
Yes, say the editors of Changing
Times, The Kiplinger Magazine.
There are yardsticks to use to
see whether or not your family
is too deep in debt. These rules
have been developed by bankers
and professional credit men.
They vary some, but by using
them you can check up on your
own debt and find out if you are
within safe limits.
l.The total amount you owe
should not go much beyond 20%
of a years income.
You should not owe more than
the amount that 10 per cent of
your income would pay off with
12 to 24 months.
3. Debts should not total more
than a third of your income left
over after you pay for food, cloth-
ing and shelter.
i 'Don’t take on any debt that
will run longer than the period
for which you can safely forecast
your income and outgo.
•When you buy on credit, you
are paying slightly more in ex-
change for having the goods or
services now. so don’t repay over
so long a period that interest will
mount to a sum that is more than
you want to pay for the privilege.
‘When buying cars, major ap-
pliances, etc., don’t sign up for
items that will have you owing
noticeably more than the resale
value of the item bought.
‘In general, make your down
payment as large, and your re-
payment period as short, as you
possibly can without undue strain.
‘Avoid "balloon notes” —those
where instalment payments pay
off only part of the amount due
and a lump sum payment is re-
quired at the end.
These days when you can find
comeone who will give you al-
most any terms you want, keep-
ing within your credit budget is
a matter of will power and bud-
W1TH A RHINESTONE eyepatch to ga with the pirate-style beach
outfit, Pat Ryan not only couldn’t scare sailors away, but actually,
It Is reported, makes them willing to walk a gangplank with her.
She's one of Miami Beach’s accessories. (International SoundphotoJ
get balancing. Except in a crisis,
I its wise not to use your maxi-
The size of any instalment you!mum credit capacity but keep it
commit yourself to make is im-1 within safe limits for necessities,
portant too. conservative total; long-lasting goods and equipment
could wreck you if the monthly!that may help pay for itself
payments are too steep. Here’s | through budget savings,
how to see if your payments are | Today, credit has become al-
the right size. First, most people most the lifeblood of everyday
have reached their limit when financial operations, both in busi-
all monthly instalment payments! ness and at home. If you have
total more than 20% to 25% of!debts on personal loans you are
monthly take-home pay. This is! not alone; 55% of the people in I
limit, not a "safe” load. A j this country do, too. But among;
healthy debt picture would pre-: these filks, the majority devote
sumably show payments totaling I less than 20% of after-tax income
less than that. Second, the pay-jto making monthly payments.
! ments to any single creditor! Few of these debts will run long-
POPE PIUS XII Imparts the papal blessing on Italy** President
Giovanni Gronchl on Gronchi’s official visit, an established custom. ,
Gronchl was escorted by Count Carlo Pacelii, the pope’s nephew.
Afterward, Cardinal Federico Tedeschini, papal emissary, rs»
ca^ visiting Gronchl. (International Boundphoto)
I'M EVERYBODY'S
CHRISTMAS CARETAKER . . .
Because I take Christmas
cares off Cueroites minds, I’m
known as Christmas Caretaker
. . . Naturally I'm a Classified I
ad . . .
Have a need? A want? A prob-
lem? Call me at 5-2131, I quickly
Peter Finds Sub
DUSSELDORF, Germany —
(UP)— The weekly Neue Post
said recently Group Capt. Peter
Townsend has found a Dutch-
Belgian countess to help him for-
get Princess Margaret.
In fact, the divorced Royal Air
Force hero wants to marry
Countess Aline Van Limburg-
muciTto make the "calendar'year j S’yrun?,. “a* £0°" as possible,”
that the extra hours added up too tbe PuMlca{Jon sai<L It added that
come out even. ;,ike Margaret, the countess is a
Clear thinking knocked off Feb. horse-woman.
29—except once every four years j -
give or take a few minutes. And ' t t r- i
1956, upcoming, will be one of: ^^ Look For Postman
i those years. And if the swains I WASHINGTON —(UP) — The
The high minds of the Roman as-
tromical society at that early
date fixed the solar year at 365
days and six hours. The six extra
hours added up to a slop over.
But it was discovered, to the
amazement’of a lot of people
should not, in general, be more
I than 10% of monthly income.
|, Here are five ways, suggested
i by Changing Times, editors, to
prevent yourself from getting In
over your head.
er than a year.
Wisely handled, credit is an
asset and worth using, but keep
in mind an old money maxim,
rewritten: "Credit Is a good ser-
vant, but a bad master.”
are smart, as I said, they will do!nation's 100,000 letter carriers
a swan dive.
take it over, bring you help in :
a hurry! j *'atcr is so scarce
To buy, sell, rent, hire re- ,hat i,s 'vhi,e P°,aF
cover a loss or find a job, dial ,hol!f:ht b-v astronermers
5-31;; l for one of my' helpful: hoarfrost only a few inches thick, j elude a switch from gray to blue
Ad-Gals. ' '* ’ ' *- J ' ‘
and special delivery messengers
will spruce up a bit next year,
on Mars Postmaster General Arthur E.
caps are ; Summerfield said a few minor
to be; revisions in postal uniforms in-
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Towery, R. Kenneth. The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 270, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 20, 1955, newspaper, December 20, 1955; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth696634/m1/3/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cuero Public Library.