The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 9, 1964 Page: 3 of 8
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Looking Ahead
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nCSIOlNT—NATIONAL
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THAT CONGRESSIONAL
SLOW DOWN
Congress gets lambasted for lack
of speed almost yearly by those who
apparently get impatient with the
democratic processes. From Harry
Truman's Do Nothing" Congress to
LBJ’s stalled, cloture-limited de-
bate on civil rights, the Congress is
railed at for its slowness. The empha-
sis is mostly wrong in these jibes
and criticisms. It ought to be the
other way around: compliments for
painstaking, deliberate, careful study
prior to voting. Not that all bills
passed are perfect, but more are
acceptable than would be the case
with breakneck speed
The civil rights debate, drawig
to a close in mid-June after nearly
14 weeks, may prove to be the long-
est debate in Senate history. There
was a two-months verbal battle on
the Oregon question in 1846 when
James K Polk was president A
55-day filibuster prevented ratifica-
tion of President Wilson's Treaty of
Versailles following World War I.
Eight of some 22 filibusters in years
past have involved civil rights, but
the Senate has never before used
the cloture rule to shut off debate
cn a civil rights measure.
Th« Congress at Work wasted If a vote was delayed, the
„ , ..... . people had a better chance to develop
Senators from both Northern and ,hejr vjews ^ re,ay the(n to their
Southern states who oppose the cur-1 Senators. With so momentous a bill
rent bill, however, did not consider under consideration, perhaps the
the recent debate a filibuster. This
time they were not reading the
phone book or giving out recipes for
"Pot likker.” For the most part,
they were going over and over the
bill, in an effort to inform the people.
Time consumed in debate always
buys time for studies that could im-
prove a bill through amendments.
Much time is required for Congres-
sional routine, but a great deal of But h,
time is necessary when the Congress | gencjes tflat it
considers “monstrosity" bills that
hardly any legislator is willing to
take responsibility for.
Apparently H. R 7152 is one of
most significant one of the century,
should Congress push forward with
undue haste, heeding only the array
of pressure groups that raise the
darkest threats if it is not passed?
This is no time for a steamroller
Congress.
Possibly Congress is handicapped
with some procedures and rules that
make it look at times like an anti-
quated Model T in a sports car age.
has shown, in emer-
can act with the
necessary speed when the welfare
of the natijon is at stake. The tax
cut bill of this year and the railroad
crisis of last year might be cited
THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER. FAIRFIELD. FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY », 19M - PAGE THREE
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COTTON OUTLOOK IMPROVES
—The competitive price position of
American upland cotton in the
the May-July quarter—last of the
current season—is expected to in-
crease and raise the total for the
domestic market has been improved 1 full season to 8 6 million bales Thus
by the April passed legislation which j carryover should be down slightly
j cut net cost of raw cotton to users from earlier estimates, to 12 4 mil
The rate of cotton consumption for lion bales.
the worst bills in the history of Con- j as examples of
gress, from the viewpoint of possible j ^or national
deliberate action
interest, without
conflict with existing state and fed-je**^er *°° rnut'h haste or delay. A
eral law. including the Constitution.
It is 55 pages long, contains 11 dif-
ferent titles, and has hundreds of
sections and subsections—a real legal
and legislative freak. Much of it is
contradictory and the terms unde-
fined. It was amended in the House
54 times, and at time of cloture some
100 amendments were waiting for
vote in the Senate. The task of
“cleaning it up" has been the des-
pair of both houses.
No Steamroller
The Senate, however, did not de-
lay in taking up the bill. Not all the
hours of debate, even when the
chamber was nearly empty, were
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deliberative body is no deliberative
body at all if it must rush through
the bills that most deserve to wait.
And No Rubber Stamp
The working methods of the White
House, with its own legislative arm-
twisters, have left much to be de-
sired in recent Congressional rela
tionships. The picture we have now
is that President Johnson, experien-
ced as he is in cloakroom cajolery,
can with a few personally whisper-
ed words put any sort of vote in the
bag. Sooner or later, despite this
much admired reputation, the Con
gress is likely to teach him that rub-
ber stamps are not always available.
The question should be whether the
bill is right, not whether the chief
executive wants it.
Sometimes the lawmakers them-
selves get impatient. When a Senator
insults his colleagues who are cauti-
ous, as one did recently by calling
them "jelly-spined" the implicatio is
that the national interest is being for-
feited by indecision. Such is not the
case. These criticisms merely mean
that pet projects and politically load-
ed issues are not being resolved fast
enough to suit the critic’s reach for
power. A bad law can indeed be
worse than no law at all. That may
be true of the civil rights bill, for
as time goes on there seems to be
less and less of a clear national
consensus in its favor
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lished by George Washington.
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Palm beetles burrow into young
palms and stunt or kill them.
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MONAHANS SANDHILLS STATE PARK — Both children and
adults enjoy the cool, clean sand at Monahans State Park,
a 15-square-mile area of wind sculptured sandhills in West
Texas.
CARD OF THANKS
It is our sincere desire to express
our deep appreciation for the many
kind things done for our loved one
in the past and for us at this time.
We wish especially to thank the
doctors and nurses at the hospital,
those who brought food and sent
floral offerings, those who helped
at the funeral services and those
who rendered many kind deeds.
The Family of Howell L. Childs,
Mrs. L. C. Kirgan.
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Two Texans, Dan Davis, farmer
cooperative executive, Lubbock, and
Jack J. Stoneham, cotton merchant,
Dallas, are among the 12 men named
by Secretary of Agriculture Orville
Freeman to advise him with respect
to the point at which equalization pay-
ments should be made under the
new cotton program.
[ Beginning August 1 the price quot-
| ed for the base quality of cotton,
| Middling 1-inch in each of the 15
I designated bona fide spot markets
will be the price at which the cotton
i
is traded before payments in kind
| * PIKs» are made on the cotton
AND
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INSULATION keeps the cool comfort in and the heat out.
HOW TO GET MAXIMUM
EFFICIENCY AND
ECONOMY FROM YOUR
AIR CONDITIONING
Bacon ----lb. 49c
BOLOGNA OR
Pressed Ham - - lb. 39c
SWIFT'S PREMIUM
Chuck Roast - - lb. 45c
SWIFT'S TENDERGROWN
Fryers - - - lb. 29c Pepper.....
SWIFT'S TENDER
Round Steak - lb. 85c
FRESH 3 LBS.
Ground Meat - - - $1
U. S. NO. 1 RED
Potatoes-10 lbs. 49c
lb. 15c
RIPE
Bananas - - lb. 10c
BOOTH BREADED
Fish Sticks - lb. box 57c
SHURFRESH 4 For
Orange Juice ---$1
FOOD KING
Strawberries - 5 for $1
AFTERNOON SUN should be kept away from your window
air conditioner.
CLEAR SHRUBS from around the back of your window unit.
Hot air neada out
CLEAN FILTERS keep your air conditioner performing at
peak efficiency.
ELECTRIC RANGE makes cooler cooking... your air
conditioner works less.
VENETIAN BLINDS keep the direct rays of the sun out of
the house.
DRAPERIES across large areas of glass will help keep the
house cooler.
SHADE outside reduces the work load of your air conditioner inside.
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7 CANS
Biscuits —49c
SHURFINE 1 LB. CAN
Coffee - --(9c
A. F. PURE •/, GAL.
Ice Cream - - - 49c
SNOWDRIFT I HYP0WER AA ,
SHORTENING - - - 3 lb. can W | TAMALES - No. 2Vi Can L%
DOLE
PINEAPPLE
JUICE
44 OZ. CAN
39c
BLEACH
Vi gallon
MIX OR MATCH DEL MONTE 343 CANS AJ I BONDWARE
SPINACH or KRAUT - 8 (or 51 (WHITE PLATES - - - 40 d. S9(
CHILLIETT CHILI
BEANS - - 3 for 29c
SPRAY—qt. 39c
Rinso
Blue
SHURFINE WHITE
VINEGAR
- - qt. 15c
RIMS0* 50
Specials Thursday, Friday, Saturday, July 9-10-11
FAfRFELD
SUPER
MARKET
BAMA APRICOT, PEACH
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Preserves-4 for $t
NABISCO
OREO 11 OZ.
Cookies - pkg. 39c
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Kirgan, Joe Lee, Jr. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 9, 1964, newspaper, July 9, 1964; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106466/m1/3/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.