The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, July 9, 1943 Page: 7 of 8
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THE CLIFTON RECORD, CLIFTON, TEXAS, JULY *, IMS
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House Fails To Pass Ban On
Subsidies Over President’s Vetn
New Food Administrator Still Withoot Power;
Serious Food Problems Remain Unsolved
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Dear Friends!
As I write you on Friday afternoon
(July 2), it seems very probable that
before it reaches you Congress will
have recessed. As a matter of fact,
we had expected to recess yesterday
afternoon. Each House has passed all
of the bills requested by the Army and
Navy and all ofthe Appropriation bills
but there are still differences between
the two Houses on several of the ap-
propriations. We hope that before the
day is over that these differences will
have been compromised.
About three o’clock this afternoon
the President sent a message to Con-
gress vetoing the Commodity Credit
Bill. His objection to the bill was the
fact that it contained provisions which
forbid the payment of subsidies to
maintain food price “roll backs.” The
House voted 228 to 154 to override the
veto, but since it required a two to
one vote to override it, the veto was
sustained. We then passed a resolu-
tion continuing the Commodity Credit
Corporation > for six months. The
President contends that if the Govern-
ment wiU pay part of the c^st of
everybody’s food from the public
treasury that it will not be necessary
to raise wages and that inflation can
be prevented. I simply can’t believe
-that the Government should pay my
•grocery bill, as long as I can do so. I
don’t believe that we can stop infla-
tion by giving the people money. I
--cannot see why it is not just as in-
flationary for the Government to put
$10.00 of tax money in circulation as
it is to let a laborer put $10.00 in cir-
culation for which he worked. I can,
however, understand that if the Gov-
ernment pays all or any part of my
grocery bill today that you and your
children must pay taxes for years to
come to repay that money. I think
that we should let the farmer get a
fair price for his products in the mar-
ket place, let the laborer earn a fair
wage for his labor, give direct gov-
ernment help only to those in need
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“We usually have
plenty>4f circuits to
any town within 100
miles. Especially if it is
nof a busy war town,
and is not near big can-
tonments.”
“I wouldn’t wont to
dbfay war caffs."
“A great many of our
shorter lines do not car-
ry war calls. Only when
the operator tells you
the lines to a town are
busy is it necessary to
| consider whether you
> up the less im-
personal calls.”
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and absorb the tremendous surplus
buying power of so many of our
people by even heavier taxation and
enforced savings. So long as this war
lasts, the people who can must help
the Government. We must pay taxes
and buy bonds to save ourselves from
inflation as well as to provide needed
Governmental revenues. I, therefore,
voted to override the veto, and then
voted to continue the Commodity
Credit Corporation.
Unless the President unexpectedly
vetoes some more of the bills we have
passed, the House and Senate will both
recess until September. The recess
resolution provides that either the
Majority or Minority Leaders may
call the Members back at any time.
I am going to be in Texas over the
week-end, leaving tonight, and, of
course, if all goes well, I will hope to
be able to stay, in which event 1 ex-
pect to open my office in the Federal
Building at Waco in an effort to bet-
ter serve the people of our District.
The folks up here seem to think that
when we leave Washington, we are
always taking a vacation. As a mat-
ter of fact, I feel that some of our
most important work is at home. As
soon as my Secretary, Mr. Sleeper,
gets home, we expect to visit each
county for the purpose of consulting
with those friends who have matters
of any kind that they want to discuss
with us in person. I will try to an-
nounce the date that we will be in the
various counties as soon as I can. In
this connection, let me again empha-
size that it is always most helpful and
often absolutely necessary for us to
have the serial number of the soldier
when we are making any inquiry
about a boy in the service, his insur-
ance or allotment, and, of course, the
same applies in connection with in-
quiries about priority certificates, etc.
It will be impossible for us to have
our files with us; therefore, we will
have to rely on those interested
in the cases to give us all the facts.
You will be able to remember the de-
tails of the one case in which you are
interested. We will he almost certain
to get confused or forget if you ask
us to recall all the details of every
one of the hundreds of cases that we
will have to discuss. We want to help
every citizen of the 11th District, but
you can help us to help you by giving
us all of the details—in writing if
possible.
The seriousness of the food situation
has been emphasized by the recent
resignation of the War Food Adminis-
trator, Hon. Chester Davis, and the
appointment of a former Member of
the Texas Congressional Delegation,
Judge Marvin Jones of Amarillo. Mr.
Davis quit because he did not have the
authority to shape the policy of the
program for which he had to accept
the responsibility and because he did
hot agree with the policies he was di-
rected to carry out. He stated that he
did not believe in the subsidy and roll-
back program. I will be glad to give
Judge Jones full power over rationing
and pricing of food just as the Agri-
culture Committee wanted to give Mr.
Davis, because I believe that any man
must have these powers if he is to
make a success of this position. Judge
Jones is a splendid, high class man.
He is! honorable and intelligent and
will do his best. I wish him well, but
I fear that he is undertaking an im-
possible task.
A? I expect to be with you in Texas,
this will be my last news letter until
the recess is over. In the meantime,
and with my best wishes, I am
Yours for Victory,
W. R. POAGE, Congressman,
11th Texps District.
INSURANCE BUYERS PAY 12c
TAXES ON DOLLAR OF PREMIUM
AUSTIN, July 3.—Twelve cents of
each dollar paid by an insurance buyer
in Texas go for hidden taxes, Life In-
surance Commissioner 0- P. Lockhart
estimated Friday in reporting that in-
surance companies paid to his departs
ment $5,862,865.97 during the first six
months of this year.
The 1943 payments are about $760,-
000 higher than last year, Lockhart
added.
"It is estimated that the total tax
bill paid by the people of Texas
through their purchase of insurance
would be $12,000,000 a year,” Lock-
hart said. “This would give the fol-
lowing result: Every time a citizen
pays an insurance premium of a dol-
lar, 12c goes for taxes. So one can
see that the people of Texas today are
paying $12,000,000 a year in this form
of taxes.”
Lockhart said state tax collections
from insurance companies are about
one half the total paid by the com-
panies on business written in Texas.
The additional levies are in the form
of federal income taxes and various
local taxes.
Of the $5,862,865 paid in Texas,
Lockhart reported $5,426,802 went in-
to the general fund.
MERIDIAN COURT
AND LOCAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. G. Royalty Hopson of
Texas City are visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hopson.
H. B. Duncan, who is employed in
Fort Worth, was a week-end visitor
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wal-
lace Duncan.
Miss- Irene Ladwig spent the week-
end in Cleburne, the guest of Miss
Maxine M ore.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. McCorkle and
daughter, Myra Nell, of Austin spent
AMERICAN HEROES
BY LEFF
Although wounded by a Jap’s vicious hooked bayonet in hand-to-
hand combat on Guadalcanal, Marine Pfc. Harold Pazofeky of Brook-
lyn, N. Y., finally succeeded in cutting his opponent down with his
machete. Our boys are willing to Bpend their lives. How much more
can you afford to lend by increasing your Payroll Savings allotment?
Take a pencil and figure it out.
V. S. Treasury Department
Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
relatives at Kopperi Sunday.
Fern Downey visited Dor
Downey Sunday.
Mrs. Rufe Hutchinson is in Marik
taking treatment We hope she soon
will recover.
Mrs. Bessiest is visiting in the
home of Mrs. Craig Logan.
Mrs. Fern Downey and Mrs. Dick
Blasingame and baby, Beverly Ruth,
visited relatives in Fort Worth last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Thiele visited
relatives here over the week-end.
Martha Ann Kimbrough is visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. Henry Kimbrough and Mrs.
Dagby visited Mrs. T. A. Blassingame
last week.
Joyce Eckert is visiting relatives
in Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Turk Gloff are the
proud parents of a baby boy named
John Wallace.
Our revival meeting starts the 18th
of July and will continue through the
25th. Everyone look forward to it and
attend.
CHARLIE RHOADES
American Half-Tracks Given
Credit For Big Role In Africa KARL L LOVELADY
CASH BUYER OF
Cream, Eggs, Chickens
And Turkeys.
CAMP EDWARDS, Mass. —The
Army today revealed details of its
deadly half-tracks—part truck and
part tank—and credited the speedy
vehicles with a top-notch performance
in the Allied victory in North Africa.
Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Harriman, who
saw active duty in the early phases of
the battle, said half-tracks attached
to the 2nd Corps downed 78 German
planes for sure—possibly more than
the week-end here visiting their many 10o_ln Tunisia in a three-month
period starting in January.
Self-propelled by heavy duty en-
gines capable of traveling up to 60
miles an hour, the half-tracks are
armed with 37 mm. antiaircraft wea-
pons and 50 caliber machineguns.
The front of the vehicle looks like
that of a heavy truck, with a driver’s
seat, hood and two rubber-tired wheels.
The rear resembles a tank, with cater-
pillar treads instead of wheels. Over
the tread is an open-top, box-shaped
metal body which carries the gunners
and weapons.
An official announcement from the
antiaircraft artillery training center
headquarters here said that “hundreds
and hundreds of hardened ack-ack sol-
diers” had maneuvered the vehicles in
training over Cape Cod’s sandy and
wooded areas.
Features cf the half-track are its
“remarkable mobility, intensive fire
power and extraordinary adaptability
hut the accuracy and fire power of the
half-tracks kept the planes at a re-
spectful distance and prevented them
from doing any considerable damage,
he related.
Brig. Gen. Morris C. Handwerk,
commanding general of the A.AA.T.C.
saw the half-track as valuable in sup-
porting infantry advances and tank
and antitank operations, and in such
tasks as protecting railheads, bridges
and roadheads against low-strafing
planes and high-flying aircraft.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
MERIDIAN .... TEXAS
Your first introduction
# should tell you
WHY
BLACK-
DRAUGHT
friends.
Rev. and Mrs. B. L. McCord and
daughter, Mary Carol, returned Tues-
day from a visit with friends at Caddo
and Granbury.
Miss Alma Miller returned Sunday
from a two weeks vacation spent in
California.
Mr. and Mrs. Moran Dunlap and
Mr. and Mrs. Levi A. Dunlap were
visitors during the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Wiginton of Itasca.
Bobbye Wansley returned to Fort
Worth Monday after a visit with Joyce
Raines and other friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Robinson
and children of La Ward were recent
visitors in the home of his brother,
Omar Robinson and family.
Deeds filed in the Ccunty Clerk’s
office:
W. O. Gloff to R. F. Solberg—258
acres out of the J. Castleman survey,
consideration, $5,160.00.
Ernestine Yarbrough to H. W. to changing battle conditions," the an-
Caughron—NE% lot 4, block A in the
in the town of Morgan, consideration,
$400.00.
Haynie E. Edwards to Harry Sims
—114 acres out of the S. Hensley sur-
vey, consideration, $700.00.
W. R. Davis to W. E. Rogers—156
acres out of the S. Manuel survey,
consideration, $2,500.00.
E. G. Bronstad to F. W. Wallace—
1 acre out of the F. Lundt survey,
consideration, $200.00.
Glen H. Gustafson to Martin Hoel
Jr.—115% acres out of the W. E. Har-
ris and J. Ringness surveys, consider-
nouncement said.
Harriman said that one unit con-
sisting of eight half-tracks kept open
a stretch of road along which it was
necessary to move vital supplies for
the Allies.
The movements had attracted the
attention of German Messerschmitts,
BLACK MARKET IN MATTRESSES
WASHINGTON, July 3.—A wide-
spread black market in mattresses
whose innerspring units were salvaged
from “worn out and discarded mat-
tresses gathered from dump heaps”
was reported today by J. P. Manning,
general manager of the National As-
sociation of Bedding Manufacturers.
He said the mattresses are “gen-
erally rusty, defective and lifeless,”
but nevertheless are sold usually at
$39.50 or higher.
Central Texas Bus Line
Safety—Comfort—Economy
Lv. Clifton for Temple and points
south ............12:15 p.m. 5:45 p.m.
Lv. Temple for
Clifton ............6:00 a.m., 3:40 p.m.
Fare to Temple $1.00. Round trip $1.81
Lv. Clifton for Fort Worth
and Dallas ....7:55 a.m. 5:40 p.m.
Lv. Dallas for Clif-
ton ...............8:05 a.m. 1:05 p.m.
Fare to Dallas ... $2. Round trip $3.60
Fare to Fort
Worth ......$1.50. Round trip $2.70
Lv. Fort Worth for
Clifton ......._...8:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m.
JOE HYDE, Driver and Mgr. tfc
is a
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PROGRAM TO GET
TEACHERS BEGUN
A growing shortage of teachers in
rural schools has caused the women’s
advisory committee of the War Man-
Power Commission to advance a six-
point program for women’s groups
seeking to avert a critical situation in
school systems and lowering of edu-
cational standards. The program fol-
lows: (1) campaign against restrictive
hiring rules; (2) influencing school
boards to raise teachers salaries;
(3) emphasizing education as an es-
sential activity; (4) urging women
who have left the teaching field to
return for the emergency; (5) urging
ation, $3,000.00.
R. F. Solberg to R. W. Ferguson—
258 acres out of the J. Castleman sur-
vey, consideration, $2,250.00.
I. D. Kerlee to H. R. Jones—block
37, Meridian, consideration, $300.00.
Federal Land Bank to Otto C. Reu-
ter—167.6 acres out of the A. Broten
survey, consideration, $5,300.00.
T. M. Owen to Ray Harper—a par-
cel of land out of the R. McClellan
survey, consideration, $250.10.
Marriage License:
Donald J. Howard and Miss Loraine
Herzog.
W. W. Wright and Mrs. Lela E.
Gann.
N. R. Robertson and Ruby Marie
Johnson.
DR. T. J. REEVES
SPECIALIST IN THE EXAM-
INATION OF DEFECTIVE
!: EYESIGHT AND PROPERLY
FITTED GLASSES.
Proper Feed Means Much
When It Comes to Caring For Your Poultry and Livestock
And we make it our special business to keep the best selection and grades of
feed on hand, in order that our many customers can depend on getting what
they need when needed.
The right kind of feed means more for growing poultry and livestock than
anything else, and without that owners can hardly expect the profits and
service desired.
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Our fine selection of the KB Feeds manufactured in the most scientific way
by the Texas Milling Company in Clifton has given our customers seeming-
ly the best of satisfaction, and a fresh stock is almays on hand to select
from and at the most reasonable prices.
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Call and talk over your feed needs and we fed certain we have in stock just
the kind of feed to suit your requirements for both poultry and Hv«'
We have been advised that shipment and installation of our new
modern incubators may be depended upon for use when the hatching
opens early in the fall.
Dyess Feed a
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, July 9, 1943, newspaper, July 9, 1943; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth778727/m1/7/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.