The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 1948 Page: 3 of 8
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Jttsiw Boots
$22.95 to $29.95
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Dry Goods Co.
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March 12, 1948
Dear friends:
While this week has been one
of intense activity on a number
of items, I have found much of
my time occupied by the hearings
which are still in progress before
the Agriculture Committee, on
the proposal to repeal the special
taxes and license fees on the man-j
facture, distribution and sale of
Margarine.
I have long felt that such dis-
crimination as now exists against
the sale of this wholesome food:
product is unfair. I believe that
every healthful food should be1
available to the American pub-;
lie through our local grocery'
stores. I believe that in the long!
run this will result in the great-'
est good to the producers of food,
and. certainnly to the consumers
of food. This freedom of trade
has enabled the farmer to greatly
increase his sales. It has made
possible the distribution of food
on a lower margin of profit, and
has contributed to the ability of
the consumer to buy what he
wants at a fair price.
I know no other wholesome
food product which is taxed as is
Margarine. It is made in very
large part from cotton seed and
soy bean oil. It has been many
years since more than a very
small percent of the oil used in
the manfacture of margarine
was obtained from abroad. More
than one-half of it is, and has
been for many years, cotton seed
oil.
No one will now seriously con-
tend that margarine is not as
heathful and as nutritious as
butter. No one will contend that
it is not as clean. The first mar-
garine was produced from animal
fats. It was this fact that gave it
the name oleomargarine. That
was before the .passage of the
Pure Food Laws, and much of
it was undoubtedly poorly made
under unsanitary conditions.
Within the last 18 years, however
the records of the Pure Food
and Drug administration show
that there were 652 presecutions j
for filth in butter and only 12
in margarine.
Actqhlly the restrictions on
the sale of margarine are there
only for the purpose of prevent-
ing the sale of margarine. These
restrictions are not simply the
much discussed 10 per cent tax
on colored margarilie. In addi-
tion, there are a whole 1-4 cent
per pound on all margarine, but
far more serious, there are a
whole multitude of special bur-
dens on those who produce and
distribute margarine. These run
from $600 on the manfacture of
colored margarine to the liost^
of forms and reports which are i
required of every dealer in mar-j
garine. Incidentally, less than
one-half the retail stores of this!
country handle any kind of mar-
garine, and less than one in ten
handle colored margarine. This
is, of course, due to the restric-'
five taxes and regulations
against margarine. Actually,'
most of the 'chain stores and
larger independents in Texas
sell margarine. (It is primarily!
the very small stores that are un-j
able to pay the fee.
This means, in most cases, it
is most difficult for those with;
the lower incomes to convenient-J
ly buy margarine. Surely, these
taxes are unfair to the public, j
Nor do these taxes actually
help the dairy farmers. The am-1
ount of butter per capita sold in!
this country is today only about1
60 per cent of what it was the
year before the passage of the
great taxes on margarine. In
1901, the last year the American'
people could freely buy colored
margarine, they bought 20.0
pounds of butter per capita.'
Last year, they had only 11.2
pounds, and never in a single
year since the passage of the tax
on colored margarine has there
ever been as much butter pro-
duced or sold as before the pas-
sage of the tax.
In view of these facts, it seems
clear that these laws could not
have helped dairy farmers. On
the contrary, it seems clear that
the leaders of the “butter”—as
distinguished from the “dairy”
Jindusftfryt—have 'sought to res-
trict use of table spread in the
hope of holding up prices just
as every other monopoly or par-
tial monopoly does. I think that
“dairy” farmers would do bet-
ter for themselves, and the na-
tion, if they would try to increase
their market for whole fluid
milk. Even at five cents a glass
of fresh milk brings the produc-;
er far more than milk sold for,
butter at a dollar a pound. The'
dairy leaders should try to keep
the price of retail milk cheap
enough to build up the market.'
Actually, just last week I went'
to Wisconsin and paid 13 cents
a glass for milk in a restaurant, i
The farmer is not getting a com-
parable price for his milk. He
should insist that his so-called i
leaders try to expand his mar-
kets and fair prices, like Coca-!
Cola.has done, rather than to'
simply try to keep other whole-:
some products from the public. •
I have introduced a Bill to re-
peal all taxes and Intense fees
on the manufacture, distribution1
qnd sale of margarine. If the
Committee will favorably repeal
it, I am sure that the House will
pass it.
Your friend,
W. R. POAGE I
CARD OF THANKS
We are indeed grateful to our
friends for their kindness and
consideration shown us during
the sickness and death of our be-
loved one.
Frank Spencer family
Loyz Terry family
Mr., Mrs. * C. C. French
A. E. Reynolds family.
BABY CHICK
INSURANCE!
Mr. and Mrs. Scotty Rogers of
Dallas, spent the week end in the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Cook.
a®
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chicks and turkeys, so why risk losses when'
DURHAM’S COCCI-DINE in feed and
water gives you real insurance. COCCI*1
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EVERS DRUG 2
RENEW for The Mirror TODAY
FROZEN FOOD LOCKER FACTS
More than half the people you meet have never been inside
a locker plant, much less know how they operate. Here are
a few of the A, B, C’s of Frozen Food Lockers:
^ The average locker is 18x24x30 inches, and holds 6 to 7
Cubic feet of foed, or around 200 to 250 pounds of food
(packed flat).
# It will hold a good size hog, or an average yearling, a
whole flock of fryers, fish, squirrel, a deer or two, butter,
home grown fruits and vegetables. (There is no law against
buying 'em.)
# These lockers are slacked six high in a room that is held at
zero (F) temperature. Each locker has its own key that
you carry.
£ A small calf or hog bought at wholesale will more than
save enough to pay your rent for a year—$12, $15 or $18
CONTENTS of each locker are FULLY INSURED for the
small amount of 50c per year.
Come down and look around—it don’t cost nutin’. Besides
we like to shoot the breeze, too. . .
MCGREGOR’S
FROZEN EOOD LOCKER
McGREGOR
HIGHWAY 84
PHONE NO. 85
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WEDNESDAY
March 23rd and 24th
NOBODY LIVES FOREVER;
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THURSDAY, MARCH 25TH
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The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 1948, newspaper, March 19, 1948; McGregor, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth889220/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McGinley Memorial Public Library.