Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1931 Page: 4 of 8
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OUR INCREASING TAXES
Two thingt< are certain. Farm
property in general is de-
creasing in value and taxes on
the farmer are increasing.
This is a serious situation,
and one that calls for much
more stud; and thought than
most of us give it Politicians
in every part of the country
seem to be chiefly engaged in
trying to find new ways of
imposing taxes, in order to give
them—the politicians—m ore
money to spend. 'Too often,
when tax matters are under
conaideration, those who will
have to bear the heaviest part
of the burden are not called
into consultation at all.
We ell agree that improved
schools, highways, and public
institutions are desirable, but
are we trying to provide them
too fast, and at the expense of
an element of the population
which can least afford them?
Many indications point that
way.
What is needed is a thorough
study of the tax question from
the point of view of the farm-
er, and a spokesman powerful
enough to make the fanner’s
voice heard in legislatures. The
main burden on the farmer,
the land tax, is a State affair
with which the Federal gov-
ernment is not concerned. It is
with State and local authori-
ties that the power of relief
lies.
There has been 'a wide-
spread movement in recent
years to reduce or abolish the
personal property tax. That
has not benefitted the farmer
as much as was expected. The
idea was that the personality
tax bore unequally upon the
farmer, whose personal prop-
erty usually consists of such
tangible things as livestock
and farm implements, impos-
sible to hide from the tax as-
sessor, while the rich investor
could hide his stocks and bonds
and pay no taxes oa them. But
the result, where personal
taxes have been abolished, has
been to throw a heavier har-
den upon the land tax, which
comes back on the fanner
again.
There is no other civilised
country in which real estate is
made to bear the chief burden
of taxation. It is an American
system growing up from
pioneer days when land was
about the only taxable proper-
ty most people had. And now
that the majority of the in-
habitants of-the United States
are wage-workers who own no
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to let the land continue to pay
for their improvements and
protection.
We believe that there are
other and more just ways of
imposing taxes than on land. In
the cities, where land values
are steadily increasing, the
burden is not so heavy as it is
in the country, but it is bad
enough. It is a serious ques-
tion whether any taxes should
be levied upon capital in any
form. Sufficient revenue could
be produced, by a proper form
of taxation upon money pass-
ing from hand to hand, to
cover all of the necessary func-
tions of government. We
have an example in the gaso-
line tax, now almost nation-
wide. That system may not be
the best, but it is the most
widely-distributed at all forms
of taxation, in the number of
persons who pay it directly. It
at least suggests on# way
whereby the farmer might be
relieved of the unfair burden
which he now carries.
COMPASSION
While traveling down one
of our highways one day, I
saw a small half starved kit-
ten dart In front of our car and
take the broken body of his
fellow kitty in it’s mouth, then
run to a ditch and safety.
The dying kitty did not
know, prehaps, of its rescue
that came too late to save it’s
life.
I was moved by this com-
passionate spirit found in a
dumb creature. Though only
a cast away kitty, it possessed
a desire to save it’s kindred
kind.
What love triumphant was
shown by a small school boy
when he pulled off his warmer
outer garments that his dear
little sister would not be frozen
by the icy blizzard that claim-
ed a number of his classmates
when the school bus stalled in
the snow storm.
Greater love hath no man
than this that a man lay down
his life for his friend.”
The soul of a Savior was en-
closed in that manly little fel-
low who so generously shared
his raiment.
There are some who say the
land, they are perfectly willing world is tumbling down the
broad'way to destruction.
A compassionate apirit
worketh miracles. There are
footprints along life’s narrow
way. It, too, has it’s travelers.
Submitted.
New Silks in at Blank-
ens hip’s.
Store-wide Easter sale
at Blankenship’s.
Now that Coolidge has turn-
. ed writer, many of us have de-
cided that the reason he was
"silent Cal” was because he
didn’t have anything to say.—
Denison Herald.
Radish Shipments
From Oakdale Ranch
29 Cars Thus Far
Oakdale. La., March 29.—
The shipping report issued
here Saturday shows that 29
cars of radishes and five crates
of strawberries have been ship-
ped to market. Sixteen cars of
radishes and five crates of
berries have left from this city
while 13 cars of radshes have
left from Glenmora.
I The radishes shipped from
both centers have been bring-
ing a nice price this season
and the farmers as a whole are
pleased with the returns.
The farmers around Glen-
mora finished up their radish
harvest last Tuesday. The farm-
ers here will finish next Wed-
nesday. The 30th car of rad-
ishes will probably roll from
this city the first of next week.
JOAQUIN WILDCAT
TO GO 7000 FEET
Joaquin, M^rch 26.—The
12Vii-inch casing has been set
at a depth of 400 feet in Pick-
ering No. 1 Raslam, Shelby
county, between Joaquin and
Logansport. Heavy machinery
is being used and work rushed
to complete the well rapidly. E.
Li. Chapman and associates of
Fort Worth, the promoters,
are prepared to go 7000 feet if
necessary. Considerable inter,
est is being manifested in
trading for leases and royal-
ties adjacent to the well.
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New Silk Dresses at
Blankenship's.
Harlingen Man Has
First New Tomatoes
Harlingen, April 1.—T h e
first of the 1931 crop of valley
tomatoes started moving out of
the valley this week, a ship-
ment of four crates having been
made from here Monday night
by John Morris, Jr. The to-
matoes were grown on the
farm of E. B. Adams, who liVds
two miles from here. The
crates were shipped by express,
each going to a different mar-
ket.
The movement out of the
valley will not attain any
volume until the middle of the
month.
Gatesville—In reporting on
the progress of his pig feeding
demonstration Samuel Weaver,
4-H club hoy of Jonesville in
Coryell county, said, “When I
weighed my pigs 1 was sur-
prised. The oldest pig weigh-
ed 190 pounds and was five
months and 13 days old. The
other one weighed 125 pounds
and was four months and 25
days old.” The ration he used
to produce this growth was
com and protein supplement.
After weighing them Samuel
put his pigs on green pasture
and added to their feed ground
com, wheat, oats and barley.
; Humble Gasoline and Velvet
Motor Oils. A. J. Wigley,
Ti rap son, Texas.
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BEWARE, OH BEWARE!
"Beware—take no stranger’s
word—get your banker’s ad-
vice befove investing.” These
words in bold type headed an
editorial on the front page of
the Tyler Journal last week. It
was pointed out that East Tex-
as with its oil prosperity had
become the scene at operation
of all kinds of grafters who of-
fered every .sort of scheme for
getting some of the money
which has been paid for leases
royalty and in other ways
through oil development. And
says the Journal further:
“Just let the report get out,
for example, that a widow has
come into possession of some
lease money, and she Is imme-
diately besieged by these slick
salesmen with offers of every
kind, the primary object being
to get her to part with bar
money. And colored people—
if they are known to have de-
sirable leases, or to have come
into possession of some money
—they an beset and besieged
and dogged at and bulldozed
by these slick artists for the
'purpose of getting them to part
with their lease or their money.
Nor is this activity of these
professional slick artists con-
fined alone to the 'widows, the
working girls, or to the ne-
groes. Every fellow who is
presumed to have money is
having ail sorts of “dead surd
fortune-maker” money—sales
of stock, of shares, of schemes
put up to him to get bis frac-
tional parts of shares, of inter-
ests, in “acreage” or in rolayties
—just every imaginable way
and every imaginable scheme
to get you to part with your
money.
“Don’t sign a check, or part
with your money, or sign a
lease transfer'or a deed, or any
other dam thing that these
slick artists put up to you to
sign, until you have first seen
your banker, or consulted your
attorney. If the salesman tells
you the deal can’t wait—or if
he objects to your first submit-
ting the matter to your banker
or your attorney—then you
may know that he has got a
skin game, and that you will
be fleeced. There are, of
j course, legitimate lease and
royalty buyers and legitimate
salesmen of bank-approved in-
vestments—but they will tell
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Real values at Blank-
enship’s.
Tornado Injures
Woman, Leaves Baby
in Arms Un scratched
Elba, Ala., March 81.—A
freakish tornado dipped be-
tween here and New Broctonjyou to see your banker or your
today, destroying the home of J attorney.”
Horace HuIIer, killing his 5-1 .....
year-old daughter and Injuring; „ . ^ „
Mrs. HuIIer. An infant in' J”®* good Overalls,
Hi. H,,,'ev’s arms escaped full cut, OBIT 89c.
unscratched. Variety Store.
NEW SHIRTS-
Ties, Straws—FOR MEN
NEW
Silk Dresses
FOR EASTER
$10.75
MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS BEFORE
THEY ARE PICKED OVER r-
Fast-color Wash Dresses in quadriga doth and
a beautiful quality broadcloth
68c to $2.95
It is always best to buy a standard brand of
hose. We carry Iron CUd and have a com-
plete stock in all the new spring colors.
ALSO MONARCH HOSIERY
' You are cordially invited to visit our store
whether you make a purchase or not—just
make our place your headquarters.
R. T. BLAIR
unit mts
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11 TMjjE GBIfTEST
Nacogdoches, April 1.—
Jacksonville high school was
awarded first place • nd the
loving cup in the East Texas
one-act play contest held at
Stephen F. Austin State Teach-
ers’ College here for ue pre-
sentation of "Submerged.”
William D. Russell of the
Dallas Little Theatre, was the
judge for the two-day compe-
tition with 12 high schools
competing.
Carthage high school won
second place by presenting
“Printer’s Ink.” Tyler took
third place as they presented
"Where the Cross Is Made.”
The judge selected the lead-
ing actor and actress among
the group. Hyman Rothstein
was selected from the Jackson-
ville group as the leading actor
and Miss Louise Wakefield as
the leading actress. Other
actors of whom special men-
tion was made were Miss Sim-
mons of Palestine, Mias Sehott
of Nacogdoches, Miss Stephens
of Tlmpsdn, Langston of Ty-
ler nnd Jack Cooke of Carth-
Easter Novelties* priced
right. Variety Store.
Wo appreciate yaur bniafam.
A. J. Wigley at Humble Serv-
ice
The stock market indicates
somethink or other,—Tyler
Courier-Times.
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1931, newspaper, April 3, 1931; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth765700/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Timpson Public Library.