Timpson Daily Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 162, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 11, 1943 Page: 4 of 4
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DRY GCX)DS, CLOTHING
HATS and SHOES
Buy Merchandise Now
while stock is in fair condition
New Fall Merchandise In
%
Wool Goods, Cotton Goods, Hosiery,
Underwear and Silks
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Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats and Shoes
STAR BRAND SHOES
ARE BETTER
J. E. BLANKENSHIP
CURLEE
CLOTHES
v Butterick Pattern, and Publics
FARMERS BLAMELESS
FOR FOOD COST RISE
College Station. — Recent'
rises in food costs are due
largely to higher handling and
marketing margins, and very
little to increased prices to
farmers.
According to a recent U. S.
Department of Agriculture
study summarised by C. E.
Bowles, these marketing
charges now are 12 per cent
above the prewar period,
1935-1939, and in May, 1943.
rraeched the highest level since
1931. Bowles is the organiza-
tion and marketing specialist
for the A. and M. College Ex-
tension Service.
In the period covered by this
study (mid-April to mid-May,
.1943); Bowles explains, retail
food costs to consumers rose
three per cent None of this
was passed back to farmers
who produced the food. Fresh
fruits, vegetables and meats
were among the foods showing
retail advances.
In May, for example, sweet
potatoes retailed at an aver-
age of 17.9 cents a pound. Of
this price paid by consumers,
fanners got 4.1 cents and
marketing costs and profits
took 13.8 cents. The govern-
ment supported price an-
nounced for the bumper 1943
sweet potato crop will pay
growers about 1.5 cents a
pound for number ones deliv-
ered at the sheds, Bowles ob-
serves.
Beef, pork and lamb prices
as a group rose more than one
per cent at retail,' but prices
paid to farmers and ranchmen
for their live animals actually
In The Good Old
Summer Time
You’ve heard it before but you may change the tune
on hot summer days if your tires have ' been neg-
lected.
Unless the tires on your car are extra good they will
require special attention to survive the hot days
ahead.
Cheek tire prepare regularly; pressure builds up
after driving several miles on hot roads.
Inspect tires carefully for tiny dry-cracks inside
walls. Apply rubber preservative paint for protec-
Havi your tires recapped before all the tread
sign is won off.
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declined.
incomes of all groups in
the nation, including salaries,
dividends and wages, have
risen more rapidly than food
costs, Bowles continues. Dur-
ing the five years immediately
preceding the war, 22 per cent
of the average Income was
spent for food. But early in
1943, the bill for the same
quantities of food could be
paid with 16 per cent of the
average income.
will serve. But H should be or-
dered as early as possible.
A few years ago many han-
dling crates were made in
East Texas from rived boards.
If suitable timber is on the
farm the only cost for home
made crates Is the labor and
nails, Bentley says.
Crate lumber can be nailed
with less danger of splitting if
it is soaked in water just be,
fore nailing.
Tip to Storytellers
A good story, like a Christ-
mas stocking, has the orange
in its toe; very faw stories but
depend upon climax, and the
sooner and more unexpected it
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We ll do Our Beal
-to feed you, and while at
times we may not have just
what you want, we’ll come as
near to it as we possibly can.
Flaw Lunch
Shed Orders
Cold Drinks
Cold Soda Water
CURING SWEET
POTATOES IN CRATES
From the U. S. Department
of Agriculture comes a hint of
a possible shortage of contain- is, the better.—Channing Pol-
ers for handling sweet pota- lock in Year Life,
toes in the field and curing
house. It is considered well
worth while to obtain crates
for use in curing the potatoes
rather than to cure them in
bins.
M. R. Bentley, agricultural
engineer for the A. and M.
College Extension Services,
suggests to those concerned
that they should begin collect-
ing containers at once. Gro-
cery stores are one of the best
sources for obtaining crates of
all kinds suitable for sweet po-
tato handling.
Many growers make their
own handling crates. But in
view of the current heavy de-
mand for most types of lum-
ber, shortage of desired mate-
rial always is likely. There-
fore it should be arranged for
well in advance of need.
A plan for making a han-
dling crate can be obtained
free from the eounty agricul-
tural agent, but some of the
material recommended, such
as laths of three-eighths or
one-half inch thiekness may be
difficult to get at lumber
i yards. Perhaps some of the
(farm sawmills can furnish
rough sawed materials which
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Hours: 6 A. M. to ft P. M.
Sunday—Closed All Day
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Graduate students at the
University of Texas out-ranked
those fear midwestem state
universities in grades scores in
mathematics, chemistry, social
sciences, literature and voca-
bulary. Last year marked the
first time graduate record ex-
aminations have been given at
the University.
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Daily Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 162, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 11, 1943, newspaper, August 11, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth813081/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Timpson Public Library.