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THE PADUCAH POST. PADUCAH. TEXAS. THURSDAY; JAN; 28. 1960
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(Editor’s Note: This is the
tenth in a series of articles
outlining the numerous boun-
dary conflicts dating back to
1716, pointing up little known
facts which shaped the Texas
of today.)
New Mexico took another
but potent bite out of Texas.
“In taking this bite New
Mexico made a dent in the
Texas liquor laws,” Attorney
General Will Wilson says.
People driving west from El
Paso on U. S. Highway 80 cross
Will Wilson says that people driving west from El Paso on
U. S. Highway 80 cross into New Mexico and 500 yards later
are confused to find themselves back in Texas
FARMING AROUND
By Mark Welsh
1960 is the year. Congress
probably will come up with a
farm bill as it has in each recent,
election year. Some farmers will
iiilils? live in hope,
some in fear,
but most will
keep going as
before secure
in the knowl-
edge that good
weather, good
seed stock
and intelli-
gent manage-
ment are still
Mark Welsh ‘h0ertaS°¥acto«
in farm profits. It is probable
that new insecticides, fertilizers,
feed additives and similar con-
tributions from chemical labora-
tories have helped the farmer
more than all the verbiage from
Washington. At least, today’s
farmer seems to have more con-
fidence in research than ip a
politician’s promise.
* * *
spray Parasites
A parasite was once described
as one who went through a re-
volving door on someone else’s
push. There are other kinds,
however, and they cost us mil-
lions. For instance, it’s reported
that in poultry alone, internal
parasites rob us of about $45
million a year while external
parasites cost another $80 mil-
lion. How come more poultry-
men don’t use malathicn to
knock off the external parasites
and reduce their losses? They
must have heard of this ex-
tremely versatile insecticide.
Maybe there’s another kind of
parasite—the man who knows
what to do but doesn’t do it.
* * *
Research is an investment in
the future—but it’s also costly.
Today, we invest more than $10
billion a year in research and
two-thirds of that money is put
up by private industry. As one
result, most children born in the
U.S. can be reasonably sure of
living three score and ten years
—and having a wonderful time.
More good hascome to this
world from prospecting between
the ears of smart people than
any other area of the earth, sea
and sky.
(Editors Note: Dr. Mark Welsh is a former university in-
structor and state livestock sanitary service director who has spent
a iifetime in agriculture. He now is agricultural consultant to
American Cyanamid Company.)
into New Mexico and 500 yards
later are confused to find them-
selves back in Texas. There
isn’t a curve in the road.
The main result is a neon-
lighted area in El Paso where
mixed drinks are sold across the
bar—illegal in Texas but legal
in New Mexico.
This unique situation de-
veloped in 1913 when the U. S.
Supreme Court was asked to
settle a conflict between New
Mexico and Texas concerning
the location of their common
boundary in El Paso County.
This line ran along the Rio
Grande 15 miles as the crow
flies, roughly from near An-
thony, Texas, to El Paso.
Attorney General Wilson says
that the chunk of territory they
scrapped over was four miles
wide and over 15 miles long.
Each state agreed that the
true boundary line was the
middle of the river channel as
it existed on the date the Com-
promise of 1850 became effec-
tive.
While Spain had all of this
territory she established El Paso
Del Norte where the Camino
Real route between Chihuahua
and Santa Fe crossed the Rio
Grande. There was no clear
cut and fixed boundary between
Chihuahua and New Mexico.
In 1824 the Mexican govern-
ment settled this by a line
drawn from east to west from
the town of El Paso del Norte.
After the United States de-
feated Mexico in 1848 came the
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
ceding the western one third of
the present United States.
The line fixed in this treaty
was based on an incorrect map
location of El Paso. This led
to much confusion in land
grants since lands in Texas
were handled through the Texas
state government and lands in
New Mexico through the federal
government.
To make matters worse the
Rio Grande changed its course.
A compromise was reached
by making the boundary the
river bed as it was in 1850.
But where was the river in
1850?
New Mexico said the Rio
Grande ran on the eastern side
of the valley while Texas in-
sisted it ran mainly on the
western side.
Private land suits followed
and eventually came a suit in
the U. S. Supreme Court between
New Mexico and Texas.
New Mexico relied chiefly on
some old Indian and Mexican
cocked a judicial eye at these
witnesses who testified from
personal observations. The court
ancients when Texas pointed
out that the witnesses traveled
mostly at night because the
country was wild and hot.
New Mexico won and estab-
lished a beachhead in El Paso.
Hence, the man who orders
a martini thinking he is slip-
ping one by the law finds he
is drinking a perfectly legal
New Mexico martini. Only the
highway signs note the differ-
ence.
Next week the boundary dis-
pute will be centered around the
strange “bancos” on the Rio
Grande.
I n
AX FACTS FOR THE HOMEOWNER NO. 1"
Some workers have lots of
“get-up-and-go” when it’s time
to get up and go home. Yes,
sir, they’re the ones who get
“fired with enthusiasm.”
You’ll be happier if you are
necessary to somebody.
Seeing is believing — if you
see it in print.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Feb, 1st Our Office Will Be
MOVED
TO BRIGGS BUILDING - ACROSS
STREET FROM
THE PADUCAH POST.
Formerly Occupied by West Texas Utilities Co.
Television Signal Service
Theft, Damage And Destruction
Of Property
(This is one of a series of articles on federal income tax
filing. The articles are based on information provided by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, in cooperation
with the Internal Revenue Service.)
XrOU can get some relief from casualty and theft losses by
JL taking advantage of the legitimate tax deductions you
are allowed.
To help you prepare a correct
return and take advantage of
legitimate tax savings, this news-
paper is printing a series of four
articles prepared with the help
of the state and national orga-
nizations of certified public ac-
countants.
Today’s article considers the
problems you may have in claim-
ing deductions for theft or casu-
alty losses. Later articles will
offer advice on other tax prob-
lems of particular interest to
homeowners.
Time and Destruction
There are a great many ways
in which your property can be
damaged or destroyed, as for ex-
ample, by fire, storm, flood, or
explosion. Generally, a casualty
which will give rise to a deduc-
tible loss must occur with some
suddenness. However, there are
situations where the casualty
occurs over a period of time and
still results in a deductible casu-
alty loss. For example, consider
the damage caused by termites.
Say that you purchased your
house in June 1957 and at that
time a check by experts showed
that there were no termites
present. Then, in February 1958,
you discover that termites have
been eating your house from
under you. Can you claim a casu-
alty loss deduction for the ter-
mite damage? Yes, you can, even
though the damage took place
over a nine month period.
The casualty here, is the in-
vasion of your house by the ter-
mites. However, it is probable
that a casualty deduction will
not be allowed where the ter-
mite damage did not occur over
a relatively short period of time.
The Property Must Be Yours
You must have ownership of
the damaged property to claim a
loss deduction. It is quite con-
ceivable that severe damage to
the property around your house
may cause the value of your
property to decline. Although the
damage occurred suddenly, you
cannot claim a deduction for the
loss in value unless your own
property was actually damaged.
You can claim a deduction for
a drop in the value of your car
due to an accident. This is true
regardless of whether you or
another driver is to blame, un-
less the accident is a result of
your willful negligence. How-
ever, if you are responsible for
a car accident and have to pay
for damage inflicted on someone
else’s car, you cannot deduct the
payment as a casualty loss.
Proving a Casualty Loss
Determining the amount you
can claim as a casualty loss may
be very difficult. Generally you
are allowed to claim the amount
by which your property de-
creased in value. In some cases,
a repair bill will be considered
sufficient to support your deduc-
tion.
The best thing you can do is
gather together any information
that may help support the
amount you claim as a deduc-
tion. For example, if your house
is badly damaged, a qualified ar-
chitect can often give a reason-
able estimate of the before and
after value. The appraisal fee,
by the way, is a deductible ex-
pense.
Theft Losses
You can claim a deduction
for the value of property that is
stolen. The problem in claiming
losses from theft is that you will
probably have to show some
evidence that the theft took
place. Be sure that there is at
least a police record of the theft
and a report of any findings the
police may have come up with.
Also, you might keep track of
newspaper accounts, insurance
reports, and so on. Theft losses
are deductible in the year you
discover that your property is
missing.
You can get additional infor-
mation on casualty and theft de-
ductions from the instruction
booklet issued by the Internal
Revenue Service each year.
Future Calf Crop
Dependent On
Present Management
Your 1960-61 beef crop may
be affected by the management
practices being used now, ac-
cording to Ucl D. Thompson,
extension animal husbandman.
Very few winter weeds, grasses
and legumes had started growth
prior to the early freezes this
year. The husbandman said this
created a situation not experi-
enced every year.
The old grasses killed by the
freezes left cattle with little to
graze except roughage. This
caused cattle to lose weight
rapidly due to a lack of proper
nutrients not obtainable in the
roughage.
Overcoming this situation
and getting the most from dry
pasture roughage means addi-
tional feed. Cattle need pro-
tein supplement now to keep
them in good breeding and
calving condition. Thompson
pointed out that cows should be
fed about two pounds of pro-
tein supplement daily based on
a 41 per cent crude protein an-
alysis.
In addition to the protein
supplement, cattle should be al-
lowed access to steamed bone-
meal and salt at all times. He
added that supplying minerals
and protein supplement will
take care of your animal’s needs
at this time.
Goodness is the only invest-
ment that never fails.
—Henry D. Thoreau
Next Article: Buying, Selling or Improving Your Home.
I GIVE YOU TEXAS
PHONE 54
By Boyce House
We should be freer in the
expression of our appreciation
of others.
Back in the 1920’s when I
was a visitor in Mineral Wells,
an acquaintance called my at-
tention to a tall man wearing
a dark overcoat in a hotel lob-
by, with the remark, “He wrote
“The Slow Train Through Ark-
ansas’.” ^
Thomas W. Jackson! I re-
membered the name well, for
as a small boy had I not read
his book while actually travel-
ing on a slow train in that very
state? The jokes were new to
me; and how I chuckled over
them and re-told them.
My first impulse was to go
over and tell him how much his
books—for he wrote several oth-
ers, including “Through Missouri
on a Mule”—had entertained
me; but then I thought, “He
wouldn’t be interested in meet-
ing me,” so I didn’t. Now, years
and years later, having written
some books myself, I know that
a writer is always glad for any-
one to tell him that his writings
have given pleasure.
.Wherever You Are!
’ROUND
THE CLOCK
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emergency! We fill i
ycur tank, or deliver I
bottles right away! •
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and without his silk hat, I
recognized the elderly physician.
Then came the thought, “He
doesn’t remember me and he
won’t want to be bothered,”
and so I walked on. Not many
years ago, in driving through
Benton, I saw, near the ceme- !
tery fence, the monument at
his grave.
Being older now myself, I
realize he would have been glad
for a former patient to have
greeted him and by that act
to show that a once-little boy
still remembered him as a faith-
ful physician.
We should be freer in the ex-
pression of our appreciation of
others.
ANNOUNCING!
Ronnie Gilbert Announces
The Purchase of Tye’s Garage
OPEN FEB. 1.1960
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GILBERT’S GARAGE
When I was a little boy, our
family lived in Benton, Ark.
Our physician was Dr. Gann.
He wore a silk hat—maybe it
was just once, on some special
occasion, but the circumstance
so impressed my young mind
that his memory is always asso-
ciated with a top hat. He of-
ficiated when my sister, Marion,
was born. One time, however,
when I needed his services, he
was out of town, so another
doctor was summoned. I had
fallen out of a small wagon
and had cut my chin on the
stump of a sapling in our yard.
The wound left a scar and I
remarked, “There wouldn’t have
been one if Dr. Gann could have
been here.”
Nearly 25 years later, I re-
visited Benton on business and,
having a little time before my
train arrived, I inquired about
Dr. Gann. He was still living
but had retired. Learning the
location of his home, I thought
I’d pay him a visit. There were
several persons sitting in the
yard, back from the sidewalk,
and, even in the gathering dusk
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