The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1946 Page: 1 of 10
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The T exas Mohair W eekly
INDORSED BY—American Angora Goat Breeder’s Association
INDORSED BY—Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ Association
VOLUME XXVIII
ROCKSPRINGS, TEXAS, FRIDAY AUGUST 2ND, 1946
NUMBER TWENTY-SIX
Goods Due to
Flow to Consumers
WASHINGTON.—A “record vol-
ume” of goods may flow to consumers
in the next six months, civilian pro-
duction administrator, John D. Small,
forecast Tuesday night on the strength
of rapid recovery in steel*, and coal.
Factory output hit a new postwar peak
in June, Small revealed in his quar-
terly report. It toppled prewar month-
ly records in washing machines, vacu-
um cleaners, gas ranges, electric irons
and table model radios.
The automobile industry, still suf-
fring from the steel, coal and rail-
road strikes, turned out only 142,000
cars in June, down 11,000 from May,
but Detroit reports for this month
have shown a marked upturn. Tire out-
put sagged because of the synthetic
rubber shortage but stayed above pre-
war, levels with 5,200,000 casings pro-
duced.
The June records in other goods:
Refrigerators—210,000, up seven per
cent from May but still 32 per cent
under the prewar production.
Washing machines—193,000, up four
per cent from May and 22 per cent
above prewar.
Radios—1,378,000, up 16 per cent
from May, which already was above
prewar levels.
Vacuum cleaners—177,000, up sev-
en per cent from May and 13 per cent
over prewar.
Sewing machines—27,000, down 13
per cent from May and only about 60
per cent of the prewar level.
Electric ranges—*16,000, nearly 50
per cent over May and almost at the
prewar level.
Gas ranges—141,000, slightly above
May and 11 per cent above the 1939
average.
One warning note was sounded: It
is probable that a “serious shortage
of labor is developing" which may
prove to be “an important limiting
factor in production by the end of the
year.”
Election Returns For Saturdays Primary
Elections Held Throughout County
Following is a tabulation of the
vote received by candidates in last
Saturdays Democratic Primary. State
offices are given as the total vote re-
ceived by each party in the entire
county. District and county office re-
turns are tabulated, as the vote each
candidate received in each voting box
in the county.
U. S. Senator—Connally, 476; Davis,
37; Ryan, 43; Sledge, 44; Somerville,
13.
Governor—Brinkley, 1; Brown, 0;
Burks, 1; Hutchinson, 3; Jester, 261;
March, 3; McNutt, 3; Minton, 1; Rain-
ey, 75; Sadler, 90; Sellers, 193; Shaw,
8; Smith, 44; Turner, 4.
Lieutenant-Governor—House, 197;
Mills, 98; Shivers, 144; Walker, 75;
Winfree, 86.
Attorney General—Daniel, 350; Neff,
290.
Railroad Commissioner—Coker, 116;
Culberson, 479; Lyons, 38.
Agriculture Commissioner — Cham-
bers, 111; Hill, 47; J. E. McDonald,
165; R. E. McDonald, 287.
Comptroller—Butler, 82; Sheppard,
540.
Treasurer—James, 510; Williams,
107.
Supreme Court, place 1—Rowland,
329; Sharp, 258.
Supreme Court, place 2—Hubbard,
361; Smedley, 226.
Court Criminal Appeals—Baker, 407;
Beauchamp, 54; Dickson, 12; Owens,
74.
Congress, 21st District
O. C. Fisher
383 229
Representative, 86th Dist.
C. H. Gilmer
Aurora Borealis
Visible Here
/ The aurora borealis or the northern
lights, appeared in the northern hea-
■. vens last Friday evening and was
seen in this section of the country
about 9:00 p. m. This is an atmos-
pheric phenomenon consisting, usual-
ly, of streams of light radiating up-
ward and outward toward the east and
west from the north-polar region, vis-
ible only at night. The lights at first1
looked like a fire, but immediately
formed the rays, which penetrated the
heavens and lasted about thirty minu-
tes. Inquiring about town, we found
one lady, who had seen it about twen-
ty-five years ago, and a gentleman,
who remembered seeing it in the fall
of 1893, while in a sheep camp. We
gather by this, that it appears in this
section every twenty-five years.
District Attorney
Roger Thurmond
County Judge
J. L. Johnson
Sheriff, Tax Assessor
R. R. Corder
District & County Clerk
Joe A. Buswell
382
385
381 231
229
17 723
Veterans Loan
Plan Discussed
17 I 730
17 739
377 231
183
E. I. Miller
County Treasurer
Hattie M. Goodwin
County Attorney
Sam A. Hough Jr.
Commissioner Precinct 1
F. A. Moody_
Commissioner Precinct 2
M. F. Thompson
Nemo Webb
Commissioner Prcinct 3
E. Varga
Commissioner Precinct 4
W. G. Brown
197 163
386
231
384 229
381
17 1 736
17 1 723
288
8 421
17 731
728
381
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Legion Building
Plans on Display
Drawings, plans and specifications
for American Legion Building are
now on display at the Central Power
and Light Company office in Rock-
springs and every citizen of the coun-
ty is asked to look over these plans
and help promote the erection of this
memorial building.
When this building is completed it
will be for the use of the general pub-
lic and will be a fitting tribute to the
veterans of both world wars.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Weaver, Jack-
lyn, Tommie Sue and Barney Lou
left this wek for their new home in
Bly, Oregon.
Vet. Administration
To Supply Drugs
The Veterans Administration has
signed a contract with the Texas
State Pharmaceutical Association to
provide “home town” prescription ser-
vice to veterans with service-connect-
ed disabilities.
“The service will be available to dis-
abled veterans as soon as the state
association work out administrative de-
tails with more than 1,000 member
druggists in Texas,” Dr. Lee D. Cady,
VA’s Medical Director, said.
Under the new project, eligible
veterans simply take their prescrip-
tions to their neighborhood drug store
and VA pays the bill. Formerly, they
had to be mailed.
Q May a veteran pay off a guaran-
teed loan before it becomes due?
A. Yes, the regulations give the
veteran that right.
Q. Can a guaranty be obtained if the
proceeds arc to be used by a minor or
a person under legal disability?
A. This can be done only if the
loan and kins are valid under the
state law governing the transaction.
Many states have enacted statutes re-
moving disability of veterans and for
the wives of veteran?* who are minors
to enable them to make such loans.
Q. May widows or children of de-
ceased veterans obtain guaranty of
loan.
A. No. The privilege is limited to
veterans. A guaranty on a loan may
continue, however, after the veteran’s
death.
Q. Are veterans of World War I
eligible for benefits under the Act?
A. No. Its benefits are for World
War II veterans only.
Q. If a loan is for farming pur-
poses, musts the veteran live on the
farm?
A. No, but the Act requires that he
actually conduct the farming opera-
tions.
Q. Is there any limit on the size of
the loan?
A. No. The limit is on the amount
which may be guaranteed or insured.
Q. May funds from a guaranteed
loan be used to pay operating ex-
penses on a farm?
A. Yes.
Q. May a veteran put any of his
own money into a business, a home,
or a farm in order to get the guar-
anty?
A. No. This is not a requirement
for guaranty or insurance. It is a ques-
tion which is settled with the lender.
The only bearing it has on the guar-
anty or insurance of a loan is that in
the case of a farm or a business it may
affect the likelihood of the veteran's
success in the venture.
Q. May a loan to buy an automobile
or truck be guaranteed or insured?
A. Yes, but only if the automobile
or truck is necessary to the conduct
of the veteran’s own business or
farming oprations, or the conditions
of his employment require that he
have such a vehicle for use in carrying
on his work but not merely for trans-
portation.
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RECONVERSION WHERE IT
DOES THE MOST GOOD
SAN FRANCISCO.—The mystery
—why was the navy hoarding 312
dozen diapers?—was cleared up Tues-
day by the war assets administration.
They really weren't diapers at all,
the W.A.A. said. They were arm
slings.
But conscious of the still-acute short-
age of three-cornered pants, the W.
A.A. put the 27-inch squares on sale
as “diapers” and veterans purchased
the entire stock in a matter of hours.
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