Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 156, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 2, 1950 Page: 16 of 30
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COLLEGE STATION— Sharp
iacraaaea in Texas farm and
ranch real estate taxes during
1949 were revealed In a recent
survey made by L. P. Gabbard,
head of the Department of Agri-
cultural Economics and Soci-
ology. and Robert G. Cherry, pro-
fessor of agricultural economics,
Texas A. & M. College.
Levies made by State and local
governments totaled an average
of 25.7 cents per acre, rising
from 22.4 cents the previous
year. This is an increase of 3.3
cents per acre or 15 percent over
the 1948 average.
1949 was the third successive
year that land taxes have ad-
vanced. say the economists Dur-
ing the 11 year period, 1936-46,
taxes were quite stable, varying
only slightly from an average of
18 cents per acre. The typical
farm or ranch tax bill in 1949
was 40 per cent above that level.
Most of the rise in 1949 was
accounted for by increases in
State and school district taxes.
County and special district
levies have increased very little
since 1948. The advance in the
State rate on farm and ranch
real estate from 42 cents per
100 dollar evaluation in 1948 to
72 cents was the largest item in
the 1949 tax increase.
“Gilmer-Aikin” 1 e g i s lation
caused part of the increase in
school taxes. A considerable
number of farms and ranches
were in "dormant” common
school districts with little or no
school taxes before the legisla-
tion was passed. They point out
that during 1949 many of these
school units were consolidated
with active districts, resulting in
higher taxes.
Increases in individual coun-
ties and tvpe-of-farming areas
varied widely throughout the
state. Of 197 counties in the sur-
vey, only three, Jim Wells, East-
land, and Atascosa, registered
declines of as much as 5 per
cent. All type-of-farming areas
showed increases. The highest
increases occurred in the Black-
land area and in the northern
counties of the Grand Prairie.
.Many of the State's common
school districts are concentrated
in these areas, and numerous
consolidations have occurred re-
cently. The lower Rio Grande
Valley, parts of the Coast Prairie,
and the Canadian River Grazing
act approved by Ct
grew aa Wednesday
Wakefield , emphasised that
the DrovWohs of the act, as ex
tended, relating to registra-
tion requirements and other
obligations are- identical with
those of the law under which
the system has been operating.
“All young men, with very
few exceptions, must register
within five days after their 18th
birthday.” Wakefield pointed
out “As to where he should
register, all the young man has
to do is to present himself to
the local board or registration
place designated for the parti-
cular area most convenient in
the place he happens to be
when he becomes 18.
“Frequently the local board
office is not the place of regis-
tration since limited funds have
necessitated the most rigid
economy in the administration
of Selective Service, and many
of the local boards are open
only one day a week or less.
However, the place of registra-
tion in any given area may
easily be learned by inquiry at
the court house, city hall, post
office, or local newspaper.
"Registration requires only a
few minutes. The information
furnished is immediately for-
warded by registration officials
to the local board functioning
in the community the registrant
designates as ‘home.’ For the
purposes of Selective Service
the registrant should give his
permanent home address, if he
has one. if not. he should give
the address with which he nor-
mally identifies himself and at
which he would wish to be
classified.”
Wakefield emphasized the ob-
ligation to register at the age
of eighteen, pointing out at the
same time that there is no lia-
bility for service under the act,
as extended, until the regis-
trant reaches the age of nine-
teen.
"The law is specific.” he said,
"and provides severe penalty
for failure to comply. The law
is also specific in its require-
ments concerning the obligation
of a registrant to keep his lo-
cal board informed as to any
change of address—that is,
where he may be reached by
mail—or change in his status
under the act. These require-
ments apply after the regis-
trant becomes twenty-six as
well as before.”
He warned college and uni-
versity students, as well as all
other registrants, that they
should notify their respective
local boards when they leave
their homes.
He said:
No form is provided for noti-
fying a local board of change of
C
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Sheridan, who’s
N«w England Gain
area had the smallest increases, i address—temporary or perma-
The decline in prices received nent — the registrant mav com-
for agricultural products during j ply with this requirement sim-
1949 at the same time that taxes ply bv writing to his local hoard
were increasing caused a big : or bv appearing in person at
change in the ratio of prices to | the local board office "
taxes. According to the econo- j Genera! Wakefield said that
mists, prices that the farmer re- ' he has been informed bv his
ceived for his products decreas- '
ed 8.9 per cent from 1948 to 1949
while farm and ranch real estate
taxes were advancing 15 percent.
This movement of taxes and
prices in the opposite direction
resulted in a relative increase in
taxes of 30 per cent.
Although the rise in farm and
ranch real estate taxes may halt
temporarily in 1950. conditions
indicate that the upward move-
ment of the last three years is
likely to continue, but probably
at a slower rate. Public demands
for expanded local government-
al services such as schools, roads,
and hospitals, they conclude.
(UP) — Ann
been secretly
sponsoring a “ “Skid Row” Boys
Club since 1947, came out in the
open today to fight Los Angeles'
current “Rat Pack” hysteria.
“Have to," the beauteous red-
read said. “We’re broke. All this
news about ’teen-age attacks has
chopped off our donations.
“Nobody wants to give money
to boys they think are sneaking
up on people in the dark.”
A wave of teen-aged terrorism
has been responsible recently for
a series of robberies and beat-
ings, characterized by the news-
papers as "Rat Pack” attacks.
For tnree years Annie's been
shelling out money, food, tele
vision sets, clothes, and jobs to
Mickey Finn's Youth Clubs.
Finn a handsome 27 year-old po-
liceman, has a local “Bovs
Town" set-up in the heart of
downtown Skid Row.
Most of Finn's contributions
have been dribbling in from bus-
inessmen and civic groups who j
think it's a good idea to keep j
glSwffiWwkld‘ Screwball Interior
“But the rat packs cut those j
off — but good." Finn sighed. I
“Now we've got nobody but An- j
nie.”
She and Finn round up kid'
from the town's toughest dis-
tricts for club meetings on the
top floor of an old business:
building.
For three years Annie kept
her checkbook open — and her
pretty mouth shut.
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SCRAPE WITH DEATH—This new sedan was virtually split through the middle In an early-
morning crash into the end of a drawbridge gate at Cambridge, Mass. The driver, Thomas Rohan,
escaped death by inches, suffering only a broke n shoulder. Passersby pulled him from the wreck.
like holes and other half look
like the pieces that came out of
the holes.
A third is called ‘ Grill.” This
looks like the sidewalk gratings
lover the subway or a modern
... , , - skyscraper or a barbecue grill,
ln" !'mj> r?oms .ctockeji j depending on who looks at it.
We have to be very careful of
this one,” a Schumacher repre-
Deccrations Include
Chicken Wire Walls
NEW YORK (UP) — Paper-
wire keeps claustrophobia out of
the parlor.
i rll,eCu I,aller post-; sentative said, “it looks like a
about $8 for every 81 worth of j ce„ mock to some people,
real henyard fencing, but it | _ ^
, , , . , , * ress agent> comes complete with pale pastel
had strict orders to do likewise ibark„m. | , h ,... '
about the Finn Club. j background and shadows
“But I finally convinced her Impi-essnonist Painter Henry
she had to talk about it.' Finn Billings is responsible. His soph-
said. “The boys need the dona- lslcatP^ yardyard is one of 11
tions her name would bring in." ne'', hand-pained and fabulous
_ wallpapers which I-. Schumacher
! and Go. put on sale.
SINGING SCHOOL It and several other contribu-
ROTAN—A two weeks singing ' tions by Billings are three-dim-
school will start here July 3 at ensional—achieved by showing
the Church of Christ, to continue j the shadows of the chicken wire,
through Friday of each week, for instance—to extend the walls
Sessions will be held daily at ami giv e the pent-up city dweller
8:45 a. m. and 8 p. m. The school -ome of that old Plymouth Rock
will be conducted by Bill Davis feeling,
of the music department of! Another of his designs i- like The first American
Abilene Christian College. i ->ika dots. Half the dots look I were made of wood.
DENTAL LAW CHARGES
FORT WORTH. (UP I —
Charges of violating the state
dental practice act were filed
here against four men.
Complaints filetl in District
Court charged the defendants
with fitting and selling den-
tures without proper licenses.
The men are Jay D. Gross and
H. H. Hamilton, both of Sagi-
naw: and W. H. McKnight and
Baxter Edwards, both Fort
Worth.
NEW SAFEWAY STORE
COLORADO CITY—A new 12,-
000 square foot Safeway Store
will be built here on Oak Street
between Fifth and Sixth Street,
it has been announced. The new
store will be completely air con-
ditioned and will have refrigerat-
ed display counters for perish-
able foods.
BOSTON (UP)— New Eng-
land's population has increased
about 11 per cent during the
past 10 years, complete unofficial
census figures disclosed.
The 1950 population of the six
states touted 9,305,990. an in-
crease of 870,700 over 1940.
Last sUte to complete its
figures was Massachusetts
whose 1950 population was an-
nounced today as 4,711,753, an in-
crease of 395,032 over 1940.
The other states were listed as
follows:
1950 1940
Maine ...... 907.260 847,226
N. Hamp. ... 529,374 491,524
Vermont .... 375,800 359,231
R. Island 786,850 711,346
Conn....... 1,994,953 1,709,242
SPECIAL
PAINT JOB
With a two year guarantee,
we will completely sand your
car all over and chrome pro-
tect it. Any color you choose.
For Only $22.50
American Paint Shop
Back of Hartgraves Bros.
408 Pecan
, . Depart-
■■n —»* — !■ the Dallas
Federal Reacrva District were
up 3 per rent last week, by
comparison with the same week
in 1949.
The Dallas Federal Reserve
Bank’s weekly report, released
today, showed for the major
dues: ^
San Antonio, up 18 per cent;
Dallas, up 12; Houston, no
change; and Fort Worth, down
3 per cent
The federal agriculture depart
ment reports that more than
twice as many livestock were
slaughtered in the west in 1948
as in 1925.
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LOSS?
headquarter- in Austin Wednes-
day that the Korean crisis has
precipitated a rush on Texas lo-
cal boards by registrants seek-
ing information a.- to their
probable status.
.'‘This." he said, “would lie a
normal reaction in Texas in-
asmuch as Texans take more
than a casual interest in wars
where a people's freedom is in-
volved.”
The Hoover Commission found j
that the Army at one time re- i
quested 829.000 tropical uniforms \
for soldiers, at S129 per uniform,
may cause a continued rise in lo- j which was more uniforms than
cal and school taxes.
; there were soldiers.
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Congratulations
to
Sundown
Motel
On Their Opening
We would like to take this opportunity to
congratulate the Sundown Motel on their open-
ing . . . We are proud to feel that we had a part
in adding to the beauty of this modern structure,
since it is carpeted throughout with carpeting from
our store.
gLg* jUIKj
Dial Mil—4612
206-208 Pecan
CONGRATU LATIONS
TO THE
SUNDOWN MOTEL
On the completion of
Sweetwater's newest and
most modern Tourist Motel.
It was a real pleasure
to furnish the building material.
May your business
be a big success, and
grow as Sweetwater grows.
A.ls.t on
LUMBER CO.
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Baker, Allen. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 156, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 2, 1950, newspaper, July 2, 1950; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth748796/m1/16/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.