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FAO**-. THURSDAY, JULY M, 1M3
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THE SMITHVILLE TIMES, SMITHVILLE, TEXAS
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VACRK** PHARMACY
Taken from the file* of the
Smithville Time* dated July 30,
1942.
•20
Whether the weather la cold
er warm—I line*t may ' strike at
any time, without any warning.
Check your medicine cabinet.
Fill It with quality drugs and
Patent Medicines from VACfK'S
PHARMACY. De not be caught
unprepared. (Advertisement from
20 years ago paper)
20-
Mr and Mrs? Frank Shirocky
of our city received a telegram
Tuesday of this week giving the
distressing information that their
son, Johnnie, who is in a military
eamp near Everett, Washington,
was la a critical condition The
message which was a very brief
one stated that the injury came
from a tree falling on the young
man A second message came
Tuesday evening to the effect
that the young soldier was some
what improved, but that it would
be several days before the final
outcome would be known.
20
Ensign Clarence Y. Mills,
United States Naval Reserve, has
been visiting his parents the past
week He has completed an eight
weeks course at the United States
Naval Reserve Midshipmen's
School, Northwestern University,
Chicago. Illinois, and now holds
a commission as a fleet line offi-
cer.
20-
Miss Jean Maretka, well known
in our city, having been reared
here, hut now with the U. S. En-
gineers in San Antonio, spent the
weekend with her parents in our
city. Miss Maretka was with the
State Highway Department for
nearly a year, but recently re
signed in order to accept the
work in the U. S Engineers of-
fice, which is a decided promo
tion for this very estimable
young lady
•20-
VACEK'S carry a complete lino
of greeting cards for all occa-
sion*.
20-
Four of the six hostesses who
will be employed at Camp Swift’s
houses are "on the job" and two
others are soon to report for
duty, according to announcement
made by Major Cecil E. Stiles,
special service officer.
Mrs Lina Stephens of our-city
is junior hostess of Service Club
No. 1 Cafeteria Mrs Stephens
was formerly assistant regional
supervisor of the National Youth
Admimmstration at Smithville.
20
Reverend R C. Brinkley and
family arrived in Smithville and
will be at home in the .Baptist
parsonage.
The Brinkleys have two daugh
ters, Kathleen, who is IB. and
Norma Jean, 13 years old.
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The Democratic precinct con-
vention for Precinct No. 21, Bas
trop County, Texas, met July 25.
1942.
Motions were made, seconded
and carried that V. S. Rabb Jr.
be elected as permanent chair
man and that E. F. Vacek be
elected as secretary.
The Committee recommended
the following names as delegates
to the County Convention to be
held at Bastrop on Aug. 1, 1942
Yerger Hill, A. G. Buescher,
R W Behal, H. C. Haynie, G. S.
Shade, Mrs Della Marrs, E. M
King, H F Polansky, Dr C. M
Hoch. C. M Williams, G. W
Kunath, Mrs R K. Harris, Mrs.
J W Skinner, Mrs G S. Shade,
Joe Pscncik, A. E. Rosanky, O. F.
Forester. Charles Naumann, G. S.
Woodress, E F. Vacpk, Joe Ebner
and V S. habb, Jr.
The following were elected as
alternates: A. E. Adamcik. J. C.
Kahanek, W R Gerald, Mrs W
R Gerald, L. G. Parsons, R. M
Lelaney, E. C.. William*, J. C.
Webb. H. F. Cox, E. A. G|nael,
C. A. Birge, Rev. Henry Nickel*.
H. W. Davidson, A. E. Crawford,
J C. Milla, W. F. Whittaker. J. I.
Poole, W. H. Tolbert, Mrs W. H.
Tolbert, and L. I. Stalmach.
Motion made and carried that
the delegate* to the county con-
vention vote a* a unit.
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AHenHen, Farmer* and Ranch-
er*—VACIK'S carry veterinarian
•upplie*, vaccine*. Insecticide*,
etc. If Vacek'* de not have what
you want, they will try te gat It
|fer you.
testimony given by Paul Dixon,
current chairman of the Fru-
it may not bo necessary for a
career bureaucrat to not know
what he I* talking about, but
it seems to be helpful.
C b a I r m a
erament law-
national brand* at fair trad*
Ha made a great fuis and
bother over the high percen-
tage nt volume don* by the
major chains on their own
private brands. He then as-
serted that if food items were
fair traded, th* Independent
There Is no question, either
of his honesty according to all
observers. "Diu*. his complete-
ly fallacious statements before
th* Congressional committee
ar* all du* to ignorance of how
business is transacted in these
United States, a common mal-
ady among bureaucrats.
• * *
Apparently Ignoring tbeTleM*
grocer but th* very smallest
can have his private brand on
practically any item he wants
from bleach to coflce. He can
get prices lower than the na-
tional brands, and the packers
of "Joe’s Market Tuna" of
whatever the stores name hap-
pens to be, will not only run
the product under Joe’s label,
but will warehouse it until Joe
has room for it in the store.
This is done every day.
But by and large. Indepen-
dent grocer* find they do little
bnalnea* on private label be-
cause the conaamer wants na-
tional labels.
fair-traded Hem. And no
In addition. Dixon warned
against a danger that cannot
happen.
back irrevocably on potential
chain store sale*, a* without
chain store dlstribntton, he Is
practically closed out of many,
many market*.
oo*
The historical chain position
in this respect is quite easy to
understand. Chains feel when
they stock a brand, they not
only promote it. but also lend
prestige to a brand. If they
cannot sell it for les* than their
independent competiton, they
would then be doing nothing
but helping that competition
‘CONTESTS
No Excuse
Most people can find excuses for anything If a golf game goes
*our, the weather’s too hot — or too cold — or too wet — or too dry
Card players lose because of "rotten luck”—not lack of skill in play-
ing- There is no end to reasons why the housewife hasn't got the bed
made up or the dishes washed Automobile accidents are always
due to negligence on the part of the other driver, even when a persoh
admits to his own blame. We could go on and on
We wonder what kind of excuses people of Smithville are coming
up with for not permitting tbeir children to participate in the sum
mer recreation program (Or not insisting that they take part >
How many times have you heard, "There’s nothing for our young
people to do What this town really needs is good clean recreation
for our boys and girls."?
Well, thia summer there has been something for them to do!
The summer recreation program has included swimming, tumbling,
soft ball, tennia, horseshoes, archery, badminton, volley ball, basket
ball, table tennis shuffle board, etc.—something to interest every
one. This has all been free of charge, except for the regular admis
aion charge at the swimming pool, and even there swimming instruc-
tion has been free The program has been under the direction of
Coaches Lloyd Ray, Doyle Rogers and Tommy Martin—all three highly
proficient in thia type of thing The City, the IJons Club, the Schools
—all have backed the enterprise Now here comes the joker—Out
of a potential of over 200 boys and girls in the required age group,
there has been an average attendance of only 57' (This figure came
up to 108 during swimming classes > In addition to the fun of the
sports themselves and the gaining of knowledge, skill’and proficiency
there have been free watermelon suppers, plus the companionship
of being with other boys and girls
The summer recreation program has been entertaining; it has
been good, clean wholesome fun; it has been properly supervised; it
has cost the participants very little if anything at all—yet. less than
a third of our boys and girls took part! Of course some of these are
high school age with regular jobs; then vacations cut down average
daily attendance; but it is a known fact that some boys and girls
WERE NOT PERMITTED to participate!
Actually, the three coaches mentioned above and the Board of
Directors of the Recreation Association (Weldon Mays, President;
A. J. Novosad. Vice President; Mrs Virginia Guyton, Secretary; W (’.
Homuth and W. A. Hooper) feel that generally speaking t’he attend
ance has been good for the first year But in our book we feel that
it has been low and we are interested in hearing the excuses that
some of the parents will come up with.
Austin, Texas—In an effort to
“prevent confusion to occupants,
mailmen and the public” when
the second of two sleek, pink
marble State Office Buildings on
the Capitol grounds is completed
soon, the State Building Com
mission re-named them after
famous Texas patriots.
First State Office Building—
generally referred to as "S O B
No. 1”—now is designated as
the Sam Houston State Office
Building; the Second, called
"S. O B No. .2’.’, was named
after John H. Reagan, first chair
man of the Texas Railroad Com
mission and Postmaster General
of the Confederacy.
Licensing Study Scheduled
House Speaker James A Tur
man named Rep Will Smith of
Beaumont chairman of a new
Committee to study operations of
Texas’ Examining and Licensing
Boards.
Reps Sam Collins of Newton.
Ben Atwell of Dallas, Don Glad
den of Fort Worth and Travis
Peeler of Corpus Christi will
serve on the committee.
Study group was set up to
effect "an even greater under-
standing between the licensing
boards and the Legislature,” Tur
man said.
Objects of their research will
he the 23 State examining and
licensing boards organized for
the purpose of testing every
prospective practitioner of plumb-
ing, law. cosmetology, medicine,
barbenng or hairdressing and 18
other professions and trades in
Texas
Textbook* Publicised
State Commissioner of Educa-
tion J W Edgar sent a list of 203
textbooks, offered for adoption by
Texas schools, to all county and
independent school district super-
intendents. and recommended
that the list he publicized so the
public will know it's available.
Textbooks are those which the
State Textbook Committee is
studying for the 196364 school
year. Number must be sifted
down to 82 by October This ap-
proved list then will be turned
to the State Board of Education.
Between September 1 and 15.
the committee will hear any ob-
jections private citizens may
have to the books Last,, fall, there
were plenty of protests.
Major complaint was that the
objectors didn't know which
books were being considered in
time to examine them fully.
Strong Vole* Sitent
When the Texas Railroad Com-
mission held its monthly hearing
to determine the August oil al-
lowable. representatives from the
major companies and independ-
ents were heard, but the strong
voice of Commissioner Gen. Er-
nest O. Thompson was missing.
A* on* oilman after the other
went up to urge a low eight-day
allowable, no member of the
Railroad Commission challenged
them. If "the General” had been
there, he might have done so,
but he was seriously ill in hia
home in Amarillo.
Property Tan Still Low
The State's Automatic Tax
Board kept to the lowest legal
minimum when it set the State
ad valoren tax rate for next year
at 42 cents on each $100 valua-
tion .
Tax boards have kent the
States property "tax take" down
to the minimum for several years
now It was up to 77 cents per
$100 valuation before a 30-cent
general revenue tax was abolish
ed in 1951
Coke and Tom Green counties
and the Dallas County Flood
Control District are the only
exceptions to the new rate Rale
is 30 cents in these three areas.
The 42-cent tax rate will pro-
vide 35 cents for free public
school purposes; two cents for
Confederate and Texas Rangy
pensions and the State Building
Commission fund; and five cents
for the college building fund.
Short Snort*
While many other state depart
ments were recommending in-
creases in the biennial budgets,
the General I-and Office decided
to ask for an $82,000 cut. Com-
missioner Jerry Sadler said new
electronic accounting equipment
could get credit for the proposed
cut.
Atty. Gen. Will Wilson collect
ed a $185,873 judgment from the
U. S. government to cover cost of
rerouting 3.7 miles of F. M.
Road 184 in Coryell County,
which the federal governent
wanted to develop Foil Hood
Members of the Texas Water
Commission and the Water De-
velopment Boards have been con-
ferring with the Governor’s Wa
ter Conservation Committee to
map out plans for conservation
storage if the Constitutional
Amendment on that subject
passes in November.
COULD BE
"Did she blush when her shoul
der strap broke’"
“I didn’t notice."
At age 20 we don’t care what the
world thinks of us; at 30 we be-
gin to-worrv what it thinks of us,
at 50 we find it wasn't thinking
of us at all.
JUST ONCE MORE
Shivering wife in rowboat to
duck-hunting husband: "Tell me
again how much fun we're hav-
ing—I keep forgetting."
My Meighhori
•so xFVen
"It’* the only thing kit
The Smithville Times
NATIONAL
FARM SAFETY -
WEEK July 22-28,1962
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SAFETY US TO BE CBLTIVATEB. TOO!
WASHINGTON AND
"SMALL BUSINESS”
By C. WILSON HARDER
AN El ITDRIAL
Need A Brand New Industry?
by Vern Sanford
Manager Texas Pre** A**oc*atien
If so let u* remind you that
recreation is our biggest indus-
try.
So . . . let's dream awhile.
►If you’re overlooking me poten-
tials that a new lake offers you
are missing a huge bet.
Outdoor pleasure seekers are
increasing by the thousands each
year, in Texas alone. Peoule are
becoming more conscious of the
need to relax, to relieve tension,
to entertain guests, or (o just
plain have fun after the day’s
work ends and during the week
end.
With more and more people
working fewer hours recreation
will continue to be a problem.
Cities that solve that problem by
providing recreational facilities
close by will grow in size.
Biggest opportunity the small
town may have to increase its in-
come, as well as its population,
very well could be the construc-
tion of a new lake or some other
type of crowd-gulling outdoor
recreational facility
So, if your town needs to build
back lost population ... io take
it away from the big cities,, or
swipe some from the nearby vil-
lages—consider new recreational
facilities as the lure
Include a “come on" that ap-
peals to boaters, skiers, fisher-
men, swimmers, skindivers, him
ONI WAY
A rookie policeman was asked
in an oral examination what
means he would use to disperse
a threatening mob.
After a few moments concentra-
tion he looked up brightly, “id
start to take up a collection," he
said.
GOOD DEFINITION
“Dad. what is your definition
of money?"
"Money, Son, is something that
brushes by you on its way to
Washington."
Everyone can give pleasure in
some way One person may do it
by coming into a room, and an-
other by going out.
ten, trap shooters, the bow and
arrow boy* and girls—all phases
of appeal to the outdoor lover . .
and you'll have it made.
Few cities iQn build a setup
like "Six Flags.” Not many can
develop a center of recreation
such as San Marcos’ now famous
Aquarena, or its Wonder Cave . .
or the Caverns of Sonora in West
Texas.
But it must be remembered
that these things didn't just hap-
pen. They were brought about by
alert citizen* with vision. Men
and women did it who saw the
possibilities thst these natural
"resources" offered to the com-
munity as well as to the indivi-
dual owners. Townspeople help
create interest in these projects.
Very few businessmen can go
it alone They need help. Maybe
not financial so -much as inspira-
tional.
If your town needs a boost,
start dreaming a little. Then
dream a lot! Dreams do some-
times come true—especially if
you help them along a bit.
Advertising has done much to
sell tourists on "stonoing over".
Have the City Dads investigated
the possibilities of the historic
features of the town? Have you?
Maybe you don't have an Alamo
to draw tourists. But maybe you
do. Look around. Dream a bit.
Galveston didn’t become a tour-
ist mecca overnight. Neither did
Palo Duro Canyon in the Pan
handle o rDam B in East Texas
Or the beautiful impoundment
at Texarkana.
In fact none of the outdoor at-
tractions of Texas developed
without encouragement and hard
work.
Stop for a moment and try to
think of a natural lake in Texas.
There is none. All are artificial—
man-made impoundments.
Most people are amazed when
they see the beautiful hills of ths
Highland I-akes Area of Central
Texas. Smail mountains, really.
They have been there for thous-
ands of years—but only in rela-
tively recent years have they
zoomed in popularity.
It all began with dams—follow-
ed by lakes.
Now seven (7 mind you) large
and beautiful lakes greet the vis-
itors who come to see and enjoy
the view Many stay for weeks to
fish and hunt, to live in attrac-
tive cabins, or to camp out along
the shores in this scenic wonder-
land. Each year hundreds of these
visitors return—to stay.
It doesn’t ’take a great deal of
selling to attract the outdoors-
men.. Just let be known and the
recreation hungry people sell’
themselves?
Again we say—don’t overlook
any possibility your town may
have to offer the outdoorsman.
be he a wallet filled tourist or a
boat-towing member of the Isaac
Walton League.
INFORMATIVE - CONSERVATIVE
Thinking citizens want a government with principle to
manage in the interest of solvency, without fear of repercus-
sions. The citizens should demand a return to fiscal responsi-
bility. They do not want an administration that attacks
business but refuses to control and restrain itself.
Must we look upon the affairs of our government, the
peoples business, as prizes to be awarded the most promising
elected official who offers the most for the vote? Shall we
get on the bandwagon, regardless of any principles, to be with
the winner and get in position for the handout.
Comment from th* Capital —
HONEYED WORDS-NO HELP
by Vant Neff
Honeyed words from the
W’hite House say help is on
the way. Taxes will be cut.
There will be no freeze on
prices. Equipment deprecia-
tion will be speeded up. All
this will mean additional
money for business to invest
in expansion—more modem
tools, new plants, more and
better jobs. Conditions, they
say, are stabilized now and
inflation is just about over.
Then comes the kick in the
teeth. Steel is forced to forego
a price rise, but unions gain
shorter hours and higher pay.
Profits dwindle as labor costs
£o up and prices are leveled.
xpansion plans for more
plants and more jobs are de-
layed or abandoned.
Harassment and legal suits
by Federal agencies hit busi-
ness in many industries.
We see more money and
shorter hours go to union*
while business is denied tax
relief for modernizing plants
and increased employment.
Confidence ebbs. The stock
market dives. Th* Administra-
tion asks what can be done
to restore confidence in th*
economy.
Are they kidding? The time
for honeyed words is past.
You and I want deeds not
words from Washington. We
are fed up with an Admini-
stration that says it wants
to encourage economic growth
and then behaves a* if it didn’t
understand th* first thing
about economics.
When th* stock market
sinks, everyone feels it. People
with insurance policies. People
with bank account*. Insurance
worker* at a cost of |SM mil-
lion a year—$1 billion annually
convention in early May, th*
President told worker* that
they must hold th* Un* on
wage*. But in Washington,
firms and bank* need stock
and bond investments to back
up their promise* to par.
When investments decrease in
value, it affects everyone,
directly and indirectly.
proposal sound non-inflation-
ary to you ?
Consider dividend-withhold-
ing. The way the Administra-
tion tells it, only people not
paying taxes on dividends now
through neglect or some other
rea«on, will be affected.
Not so' say Treasury offi-
cials. We will over-collect $200
million a year. Small investors
will be deprived of funds
which could be earning inter-
est or marked for reinvest-
ment. Many individuals living
in modest circumstances and
providing for themselves in
retirement will have withheld
from them the dividend in-
come to pay for groceries and
rent. One dollar in every five
taken in by the Treasury will
affect someone who didn’t owe
it in taxes, and must take the
time and trouble to reclaim it.
How about “non-inflation-
nry" wage raises in private
industry? The President’s
Emergency Board favored a
10 cent an hour increase
for 451,000 non-operating rail
worker*. The total rail in-
crease will now cost manage-
ment $177 million yearly. The
Board say* this is “non-infla-
tionary".
Th* total net income of
Class I railroad* in 1981 wa*
only $582 million. Some major
line* Ilk* the Naw York Cen-
tral had • deficit. To cover
this raise, the railaoad* will
steel case, the Administration
threatened anti-t rust action
and transfer of government
orders to firms not raising
prices. Will the White House
put the same lid on labor or
will honeyed words hide a
failure to act?
When electrical workers in
New York City won a 25-hour
week, the administration did
nothing. In fact when Labor
Secretary Goldberg addressed
members of this union recent-
ly, he never mentioned the
subject.
Construction workers on the
West Coast demand a $1.15
hourly raise which is four
times the Administration’s
"non-inflationary’’ wage in-
crease formula. Ha* anybody
heard anything about a White
House power play against
these union* comparable to the
pressure* put on the steel
companies? Not a word!
Will the Administration ask
Congress to put unions under
anti-trust laws? This is essen-
tial if the monopoly power of
union* is ever to be checked.
There is no evidence that the
Administration will request
this remedy.
Speaking before a group of
business men in May, the
President assured them that
we have not priced ourselves
out of foreign market*. He
cited $20 billion in exports as
contrasted with imports of $15
billion to prove we have a
favorable balance of trade of
$5 billion.
But—the $20 billion figure
includes what we give away
as well as material we sell
for blocked currencies. These
items have no favorable effect
on our trade balance. Elimi-
nate them and our favorable
balance drops about one-fourth
of what tne Administration
claims the balance is.
The President know* our
export price* hav* risen 11%
while foreign competiton*
hav* not The only good* w»
■ell neeeeafully abroad are
.nateriala *tfll short her*,
ixvdueto Mt obtainable else-
where, and farm good*.
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