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THE ALTO HERALD. ALTO. TEXAS, JUXE 5. 1958
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THE ALTO HERALD
f7p RES 5jT Association
Mrs. Frank L Weimar and Son, Editors and Owners.
A Leader in South Cherokee County Since 189C.
Entered as second class matter in 1896 at the post office tn Alto.
Cherokee County, Texas, under the act of Congress of March 3. 1887
Puolished every Thursday at Alto, Texas.
Any erroneous refiectior upon the character, :tandin^ or reputa-
tion oi any person, firm or corporation which may appear m the
columns of the Herald wit! be giadly corrected upon its being
brought to the attention of the Publishers
LATEST ON FARM PICTURE
Some confusing reports and
developments have oecured in the
field of farm policy, and farm
economy, in recent weeks and
months. For one thing, farm prices
have risen, and this has given rise
to certain conflicting reports.
Supporters of Secretary of .Agri-
culture Ezra Benson are jubilant
over the rise in farm prices and
say this is a vindication of his
farm policies, which have resulted
in steadily worsening conditions
of U. S. farms for five years up
until now.
It cannot be denied that farm
priccs have risen, and if they con-
tinue to rise at a pace comparable
to that of recent weeks, it may
well be that the increase will be
much higher than the increase in
cost and that farmers will, as a
result, be better off.
On the other hand, there are
those who say that the rise in farm
prices is mainly a result of un-
usually sever weather conditions,
,.:id the resulting shortage in
many fields, and that it is political
j iemag 'puerv to attempt to take
credit f <r Nature's acts.
We think it will take several
months, perhaps another six
i months, to see whether the rise
.n farm prices is a result of the
' weather or a change in the direc-
i tion of the movement of the farm
economy. We do not believe, as
one over enthusiastic radio ana-
lyst recently put it, that Secretary
Benson will be the trump card in
the Republican party political
arsenal this coming November —
when Congressional elections are
held.
In other words, we do not think
the recent rise in farm prices
which we hail, is already that
much of an achievement or has
already vindicated the five years
of farm administration headed by
Mr. Benson.
THE END OF SPRiNG
The summer solstice occurs on
June 21st this year, bringing
Spring to a close, and opening
summer.
This year summer will be a
little longer than usual—lasting
until September 23rd. Thus there
will be an extra day of summer,
beyond the usual three months,
in 1958.
Two principal holidays will be
observed in the summer, Inde-
pendence Day on July 4th and
Labor Day on September 1st.
Summer brings memories of
battles in which U. S. forces won
the day or suffered reverses. June
27th is the anniversary of the
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, in
Georgia, which was fought in 1864.
July 1st is the anniversary of the
beginning of the Battle of Gettys-
burg, which was fought in 1863.
The Battle of Santiago was fought
on July 3rd. 1898.
The Battle of Chateau Thierry,
opened on July 15th, 1918. In
addition, there were numerous
battles in World War 11 of major
significance, which were fought
in the summer months.
One of the interesting features
of this summer is that it will con-
tain a month in which there are
two full moons. This occurs in
July, when a full moon falls on
July 1st and July 30th. This occurs
only once in a number of years.
This year, of course, the begin-
ing of summer brings with it the
question of continued recession or
a pick.up in business. If the new
signs of an end to the recession
proves to be accurate clues, then
perhaps the summer of 1958 will
sec a turn of the economic tide in
the United States.
Another thought to keep in
mind as summer approaches is
the fact that several thousand
vacationers will lose their lives,
and tens of thousands will be
injured in automobile accidents.
Others will drown at beaches,
lakes, and in swimming pools.
Others will be injured in the out-
doors, either on their lawn or
riding horseback, hiking, etc. So
summer is a hazardous time, as
.veil as a glorious one, and we
urge you to stay alive and enjoy
"thtrs like it.
A TIME TO FiGHT
Southerners in the U.S. Senate
have been told by leaders of both
political parties that Rule 22,
which controls the shutting off of
debate, is going to be changed.
Consider the simple merits of
the case: The present Rule 22 al-
lows debate to be shut off when
sixty-four Senators out of the
ninety-six Senators in the U. S.
Senate think debate should be
ended. This is a reasonable and
moderate cloture rule. There are
only eighteen Southerners in the
U. S. Senate who can be counted
upon to fight to the last uncon-
stitutional legislation. And of
these eighteen, some of them are
not physically able to do much
fighting any more.
Assuming, however, that the
eighteen were standing together
(and that is becoming a thing of
the past) and were fighting to the
last, then that would still leave
seventy-eight U. S. Senators who
were not in the Southern bloc. A
mere sixty-four of them, fourteen
being cither absent, disinterested
or with the Southerners, could
shut off debate.
Certainly no easier methrxi nf
ending the long-cherished tradi-
tion of freedom of speech in the
Senate should be adopted.
There are politicans who think
that if they amend Rule 22. a rule
which has been damned all over
the country by left-wingers, and
in many left-wing periodicals, as
a terrible rule, and as the "fili-
buster" rule, they will have won
undying fame and support from
the pressure groups.
In fact, the very minorities
which arc agitating so loudly for
simple majority cloture, that is,
whereby forty-nine of the ninety-
six senators could shut off debate,
are the ones with tne most to lose.
F' i Rule 22 is a protection for
every minority. The politicians and
much of the press have blamed
Ruie 22 for ht/ding up legislation
which would have been unwise or
unconstitutional. Rule 22 has been
a scapegoat,' so to speak, for
politicians who did not have the
moral fortitude to face the truth,
and oppose pressure groups.
Record Number of
Tax Refunds Made By
Dallas District
i A record number of tax refunds
j were made by the Dallas District
j of the Interna! Revenue Service
uy May 9 of this year, according
I t Mr. J. C. Bowen. Administrative
I Officer of the Tyler office. Tax
jrcfunds amounting to $64,379,186
I nave been forwarded to 685,576
taxpayers. 6500 other North Texas
taxpayers' tax refunds have been
-edojd A);ncj ;o asncaaq drt p^q
I ration of the return? The internal
Revenue Service is making every
effort to clear the errors on these
tt.x returns as soon as possible.
Taxpayers were requested not to
contact the Internal Revenue Ser-
vice concerning their refund until
after July l.
Mr. Bowen stated that "24.960
North Texans had possible errone-
ous deductions in their tax returns t
that requires a pre-refund audit
before the refund can be made."
The Internal Revenue Service is
advising each of these taxpayers
of a specific time and date for re-
porting for an interview or is re-
quest.m specific information by
mail concerning the deductions
claimed.
Taxpayers involved in the pre-
refund audit program are being
-\hcduit(i a? rap.dlv as possible
y the Internal Revenue Service,
however, this audit program con-
inues until September 30. Tax-
payer wi.' have received notice
that their return has been selected
tor a pre-refund audit do not
.avet write or call the Internal
Revenue Service since they will
c ntacted as soon as possible
... -he au.iitor assigned to their
case.
COArffRE/VCE
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Coilege Station. June 5th.—The
13th annual Rural Churcti Con-
ference will be held at Texas A &
M. College. June 23-25. A program
to meet the spiritual, economic
and physical challenges of rural
people has been planned for the
three day meeting.
According to Reagan Brown,
extension rural sociologist, speak-
ers will include some of the most
outstanding rural church leaders
of the nation as well as Texas
church .,nd lay leaders and Texas
A & M College System staff mem-
bers.
Brown points out diat rural
churches play a most important
part in building community spirit
and improving life in rural areas.
He says that more than 100 new
churches have been built in the
State during recent years as a
part of community improvement
programs in the counties. In ad-
dition, hundreds have been re-
modeled or improved in ordar to
better serve their congregations.
The specialist believes that
rural pastors and lay leaders can
pick up many new ideas and tech-
niques on how to carry out an ef-
fective rural church program by
attending the conference. Com-
munities organized under the Ex-
'tension Service's community im-
provement program are urged by
Brown to consider sending one or
more representatives to the meet-
ing.
Local county extension agents
have copies of the program and
can supply detailed informaition
on questions dealing with the con-
ference. or information may be
obtained by writing to the De-
partment of Agricultural Eco-
nomics and Sociology, Texas A&
M College System, College Station
The Department sponsors the an-
nual meeting.
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Washington. — The four-cent
stamp for local and out-of-town I
letters definitely goes into effect
Aug. 1.
President Eisenhower signed a '
bill Tuesday which raises both !
postal rates and wages. First class
letters will be increased from3 to
4 cents. Air Mail will be hiked
from 6 to 7 cents It will be the
first increase in firstclass mail
rates since 1932.
The President said the bill's
"public interest features out-
weighed its objectionable pro-
visions. But he said several pro-
visions caused him "grave con-
cern." including one which would
assess the treasury for an "ex-
cessive amount of postal services
costs" instead of levying them
against users of the mails.
He said these postal services
would cost about 100 million dol-
lars a year and "logically and
equitably" should have been fi-
nanced through proper rates of
postage.
Other presidential objections
were "failure of the Congress to
provide sufficient revenues to
meet the full cost of operating
the postal service," and a salary-
structure for postal workers
which raises pay of lower
salaried workers whereas some
top bracket employes got no in-
crease at all.
The penny boost in letter
changes is the main item m the
rate increase package, biggest in
history and expected to bring in
an extra 550 million dollars an-
nually when all its provisions
take effect.
The new law also gives pay
raises of 265 million dollars a
year to 520,000 postal workers,
retroactive to last Jan. 1.
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NEWSLETTER
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Dear Friends:
We were finally able to got H.R.
3 favorably reported by the House
Judiciary Committee, of which I
am a member. This bill would
establish a rule of law to prevent
the United States Supreme Court
from voiding the laws of the var-
ious states through its pre-emption
doctrine. The bill is simple, and
merely says that a Federal law
shall not be held to void states
laws on the same subject, unless
Congress expresses such intention.
Though simple m terms, R.H. 3 is
vital to the preservation of the
rights of the states and their citi-
zens to self-government. Many of
you have written me in support
of the bill, so I know you realize
it< importance.
Our Committee also reported a
bill to clarify the Supreme Court's
ruling in the Mallorv Case, under
which a large number of proven
ami confessed murderers, rapists,
robbers and lesser offenders have
been freed without punishment.
Another of our reported bills
would overturn the Court's de-
cision in the Steve Nelson case,
which held that a State cannot
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prosecute subversives
tors. The Senate Judiciary Com-
mittee has also been considering
bills in Otis connection. I feel that
corrective and clarifying laws
should be adopted, and soon.
The opposition outcry seems <to
be based on the erroneous notion
that the Court is aloof from poli-
tics and should be immune from
criticism. Our national history
does not support such a notion.
The Court has always ibeen in-
volved in politics, and if anyone
doubts this, he only has to review
the history of the clashes between
the Court and Presidents Jeffer-
son, Jackson. Lincoln, Gram and
Franklin D. Roosevelt, among
others. Sometimes the Court pre-
vailed. while other times it was
curbed. It was not so intended bv
the founding fathers, but today
thc Court is the most powerful of
the three branches of our govern-
ment, because if is subject to no
restraint, except such rare re-
straint as can be imposed by a
President or by a Congress.
The bills under consideration
! are not a threat to the proper
! authority of the Court, and should
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