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TiitT&BiUY. August 20,1953.
SERVING THE CENTRAL RIO GRANGE VALLE?
THE MERCEDES ENTERPRISE
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State CAPITOL
By VJSRN SANFORD
Texas Press Association
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AUSTIN, Texas — If you want
tp accept the testimony of two
observers who expressed themselves
here, there is going to be a down-
trend in business in the immedi-
ate future.
That doesn’t mean, the commen-
tators agreed, that there is going to
be a crash in the 1929 manner.
It does mean that business men
are going tp sharpen their sales
techniques if tftey hope to get as
much business as they have been
accustorqed to in the last 15 years
or so.
One of the speakers was Dr. J.
R. Stockton, direetpr of the Uni-
versity of Texas Bureau of Busi-
ness research.
Addressing a group of Ausin
business men, Dr. Stockton ad-
vised tightening of the belt and
holding on for tiipes that may be
a little tougher.
“You won’t go broke,” the speak-
er tpl4: his audience, “so don't get
panicky. You. might polish up your
sales techniques, though. You’ll
have to get out and scramble
again.”
Business will be somewhat less
active than it has been in the
period since 1938, Dr. Stockton
said, adding; “We’ve had 15 years
of boom. We’re pot going to bust,
but all the signs indicate a slight
downturn.’’
As factors indicating the trend,
the researcher listed farm income,
industrial development, and gov-
ernmental expenditures.
A4 of those, Dr. Stockton noted,
point to a leveling off in business.
“Watch your inventories,” the
speaker advised his listeners, “and
cut down on your credit a bit. If
you keep your business on a sound
basis, there’s no reagon for worry.”
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Also noting the business trend
was Senator Lyndon B. Johnson,
who said in a statewide broadcast
that, while we are not on the verge
of another depression, “certain dis-
turbing signs are becoming evi-
dent.”
Retail business is off in most
Texas areas, the Senator reported,
and farm income is down 18 per
cent for the first five months of
this year.
Home builders’ sales are declin-
ing, and automobile dealers are
finding it hard to omve cars, John-
son said.
His answer to the problem of
threatening bad times is to line
up the full force of the govern-
ment.
The Senator is up for re-election
next year. He opened an office here
and announcd that he would do
quit a bit of traveling all over
Texas in the fall.
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Senator Johnson’s is one of many
political races that will be run
next year —— but the'entries are
yet to be posted.
People who try to determine the
shape of things to come have their
eyes on the Democratic State
Executive Committee’s meeting at
Mineral Wells, September 11.
State Chairman Wallace Savage
called the meeting, but did not in-
dicate what subjects are to be dis-
cussed.
Likely there will be some dis-
cussion of National Committeeman
Wright Morrow, who suported Mr.
Eisenhower for president last year.
National Democratic Chairman
Stephen A. Mitchell, during a visit
to Texas, said his committee does
not recognize Morrow.
George Sandlis, of Austin, sec-
retary of the State Democratic
Executive Committee, put it this
way: “You never can tell what
might happen when a bunch of
Democrats meet.”
That’s about the way it is —
and that’s why the politicos have
their eyes on Mineral Wells.
Getting back to the political
races of next year, and trying to
figure out who’s going to run for
what — the whole thing depends
pretty much on what Governor
Allan Shivers decides to do. -
And if he has decided, he isn’t
telling.
Some say the governor will an-
nounce his plans at Mineral Wells.
But the best guess seems to be
that Shivers will keep ’em guessing.
There is reason in that line of
thinking. For example: Should the
governor announce that he is go-
ing to retire after serving his pres-
ent term, then his influence with
any special session of the Legis-
lature, either late this year or
early next year, would be lessened.
As it is, Shivers is in a strong
position, whether he intends to run
for re-election as governor, seek
some other office, or retire from
public service.
He can afford towait.
But his waiting bedevils other
prospective candidates Who will
run for one office or another, de-
pending on what Shivers does.
Prime business at the Mineral
Wells meeting will be plan-making
on the part of the Shivers group,
as opposed to the so-called Demo-
cratic “Loyalists” who have al-
ready perfected their organization
with Byron Skelton of Temple as
chairman.
The loyalists seek to regain con-
trol of the Democratic party ma-
chinery in Texas by overthrowing
Shivers an dthose who, with him,
succeeded in giving Texas to Eisen-
hower last year.
Not to be overlooked in the po-
litical picture are the Republicans
who have been working earnestly
toward making Texas a two-party
state.
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MERCEDES,
TEXAS
REPATRIATE RED POWs . . . United Nations MP’s stand guard as sick and wounded communist war
prisoners march behind barbed wire towards exchange point in Panmunjom, Korea.
women workers. Such an industry
would not bethe answer for a
community which needs opportuni-
ties for its male labor force. Some
industries are inherently seasonal
in their operations; others may be
able to use an apreciable number
of part-time workers. Do these ful-
fill the needs?”
Another essential step, Bailey
says, is to obtain names of filrms
which are considering expansion.
Some sources of such information
include state development and
planning agencies, railroad com-
panies, electric and other utility
companies, banks in the area, in-
dustrial realtors and engineering
firms.
Hearings on ouster charges
against District Judge Woodrow
C. Laughlin of Alice will delve deep
into the dark and mysterious poli-
tics of that South Texas area
where George Parr is reputed to
be the big boss.
District Judge D. B. Wood of
Georgetown was designated master
in chancery for the hearings, which
will develop testimony as to wheth-
er or not Laughlin should be re-
moved from hig office.
Twelve South Texas lawyers are
leading the ffort to remove Laugh-
lin from the bench.
Laughlin’s court serves Starr,
Duval, Jim Wells, and Brooks
counties, where the Parr influence
is felt. Parr was a backer of
Laughlin at his last eelction, in
which he defeated Sam G. Reams.
Reams is one of many witnesses
called to give testimony at the
hearing.
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Everett L. Looney of Austin,
originally listed as one of the at-
torneys for Laughlin, removed
himself from the case.
Looney, newly-elected president
of the State Bar, is in Boston for
a medical check.
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SHORT SNORTS: The state has
on hand a balance of $199,199,868
in all funds, which represent a de-
crease of $7,900,000 during July, ac-
cording to the figures of State
Treasurer Jesse James ... If you
have deductible property damage
and bodily ihjur yinsurance, that’s
not enough to satisfy the require-
ments of the driver responsibility
law, says Casualty Insurance Com-
missioner Garland A. S/nith . . .
Representative Phil Brooks of Bag-
wel lresigned as a member of the
Legislature, giving no reason in his
letter to the governor . . . New
hunting and fishing licenses will
be ready for sale about August 20
. . . The state parks board is dis-
tributing a directory showing the
location of state parks and show-
ing how to reach them by road . . .
If you like lamb chops, here’s an
item: According to the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture (which is
supposed to know) the Texas lamb
crop this year is 2,546,000 head,
eight per cent higher than a year
ago . . . The governor appointed
District Judge W. P. Hamblen Jr.
of Houston to be chief justice of
the Galveston Court of Criminal
Appeals, succeeding the late Judge
Walter E. Monteith. Replacing
Hamblen was Spurgeon Bell, Hous-
ton lawyer.
FOR BEST RESULTS
CLASSIFIEDS ADS
Professor Says To
Survey Community
To Get Industry
“How Can a Small Community
Attract Industry?,' A University of
Texas faculty member suggests
some answers in an article appear-
ing in the McNeese Review.
Many an industry is moving to
“Main Street, U. S. A.,” Joseph K.
Bailey, assistant professor of man-
agement in the University’s College
of Business Administration, writes.
The present trend is away from the
great metropolitan areas to the
small communities.
For towns interested in attract-
ing some of these industries, Bail-
ey recommends an economic or
business survey ofthe community,
ollowed by publication of a bro-
chure giving information about the
town, an appraisal of its advant-
ages and the particular types of
industries which would be most
likely to prosper from these ad-
vantages.
The community also should de-
termine very accurately “what in-
dustry has that we need.” This is
important in balancing the local
economy, Bailey poits out.
“Some idustries, for example,”
he notes, “use a high percentage of
Training Course For
German Teachers At
SWTSTC Starts Oct. 5
Southwest Texas State Teachers
College has been designated as one
of six American colleges and uni-
versities to conduct a semester
training course for German ele-
mentary school teachers beginning
Oct. 5.
Under the U. S. Department of
State program 19 elementary teach-
ers from the United States occupa-
tion zones of Germany will receive
special instruction in American
education methods at the college.
This is the only school in the south-
west designated for the program,
the nearest other schools are the
University of Kentucky and the
University of Florida.
More than 500 teachers from
approximately 50 countries will
study in this country under the
program. German trainees will be
assigned to si xcolleges. Educators
from other foreign countries will
receive training at nine other in-
stitutions.
“I take it as a great opportunity
to this college,,” President J. G.
Flowers commented in announcing
the school’s participation.
The group assigned to the San
Marcos teachers college is expected
to consist of ten women and nine
men. They wil ltake non-credit
training in two seminars set up
especially for them under the di-
rection of Dr. J. Lloyd Rogers,
professor of education. Dr. Rogers
wil lcoordinate the professional por-
tion of their training and Miss Lu-
verne Walton, director of student
life, wil lcoordinate their living,
social and recreational activities
while on campus.
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ELSA—Mrs. Joe Loe and child-
ren, Joe and Mary Lou spent the
past week at Rockport and Hous-
ton.
By LYN CONNELLY
FN REAMS are coming true along
the Great White Way, once ac-
cused of being so eold toward those
with ambitions .. . Mutual’s recent
program addition, “Wonderful
City,” is granting any three wishes
every week day morning right in
the Bowman Room of the Bilt-
more Hotel in mid-town New York
City ... In his new role of radio
emcee sportscaster Harry Wismer
is the man behind the magic wand
who hears the plans and problems
of three people seeking fulfillment
of life-long ambitions and then
promptly turns them into realities
before the broadcast ends.
Harry Wismer has been In the
fast, furious sportscasting business
for 19 years and is finding that
granting wishes every eight min-
utes takes some rapid fire wording,
too . . . Possibly being host on
“Wonderful City,” his first venture
into regularly scheduled daytime
radio, fills his secret longing to be
famous for something besides
sportscasting, but he isn’t telling.
“Wonderful City” has changed a
whole way of life for one married
oouple ... The missus was wor-
ried because she had never cooked
a meal for her husband during their
13 years of marriage—she couldn’t
cook ... Harry had a consoling;
smile for the meal-less husband
and two weeks of private cooking
lessons for the wife ... Wonder if
the gal ever heard of a cook book.’
PLATTER CHATTER
COLUMBIA:—Morton Gould does
a fine instrumental on “Legend”
backed by “Theme from Runny-
mede Rhapsody” . . . Paul Weston
also comes up with a good one in
“Gigi” with “Shane” on the flip
side „ . . Paul and Percy Faith are
probably the best conductors with
the least publicity in the music
world today . . . The Four Lads
continue their good work with
“Down By the River Side” and
“Take Me Back” . . . And Erroll
Gamer with his piano does justice
to ^Lullaby of Birdland” and “Easy
to Love.”
EDCOUCH—Mrs. Dan Hinds and
daughter have returned to their
home in Houston following a two-
week visit here with Mrs. Hinds’
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Mc-
Daniel, and a brother, George. Mr.
Hinds came down for a brief visit
and to accompany his family on
the trip home.
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Ragsdale, Paul. The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1953, newspaper, August 20, 1953; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1060184/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.