The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1955 Page: 2 of 10
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THE LA GRANGE JOURNAL
EDITORIALS
THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 1955
THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 1955
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PUBLISHED
EVERY THURSDAY
Entered as Second Class Mail
Matter at the Post Office at La
Grange, Texas
Subscription Price:
One Year, $2.50
L. A. DUEWALL
Editor A Publisher ,
NOTICE—Any erroneous reflec-
tion upon the character, standing
or reputation of any person, firm
or corporation which may hap-
pen to appear in the columns of
the Journal will be corrected
gladly if brought to the atten-
tion of the management.
Address all communications to:
The La Grange Journal, P. O.
Box 59, La Grange, Texas
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ANMVHtSARY
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SAVE MONEY
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surance" company—in the
January 31 issue of
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Phone 237 La Grange, Texas
acres—899 farms.
Allotments between 10.0
15.0 acres—568 farms.
Allotments between 15.0
20.0 acres—211 farms.
All farms over 20.0 acres—215
farms.
Total farms—2474.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Charles Edward McGregor
(col) and Clardine Marie Kim-
ble (col), La Grange, Texas.
has a hair-brained idea
week, which he won’t get
where with.
Dear editar:
A lot of people have
complaining about J’
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Austin American, a newspaper
published on the upper Colorado
River, at a little place called
Austin. You will remember Aus-
tin as the city where the Uni-
versity of Texas students worl |
their way through college by
getting elected to the state leg-
islature.
But getting back to -----
.the editor. IL^ therefore logical that editors should take the
lead 1n discussing issues which involve production and payrolls
' bread and butter for all.
National Bank, and others have not “taken this matter sitting
down.” They acted. It proves once again that when and if com-
munity service is needed that there are those here who will de-
vote full time to community service.
When the short cotton allotments first came out, there was
little done. Then gradually and steadfastly, the ball started roll-
ing. Small groups voiced their disgust with the program that was
not allowing them enough acreage to stay in the cotton business.
This movement gained momentum and finally erupted in a spe-
cial delegation going to the nation's capital to voice a protest
against a cotton program which discriminated against the small
farmer.
The Journal wishes to commend this and other groups as
well as individuals that had a part in arousing the people and
leaders to take action in this mtter.
sales of land under the veterans
program in Texas.
As I understand it, a man
goes out to buy up a lot of land
at as low a price as he can get,
divides it up into blocks, and
sells it to veterans at as high
a price as he can get, with the
state of course furnishing the
The Cotton Situation Again
This newspaper has written uo much about the cotton situa-
tion that it is of the opinion that perhaps some of its readers are
getting tired of this subject. However, a subject so vital as the
cotton acreage problem is so basic to the Fayette County economy
that it is indeed difficult for this newspaper to hold its tongue
Of highest commendability is the fact that the Fayete Coun-
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FOR EVERY NEED WHENEVER YOU NEED IT
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laundry to late at night bath*, there'* a constant demand on the hot water supply
ond only a modem fast-recovery gas water heater can meet that demand.
TEST YOUR WATER HEATER FOR FAST RECOVERY . . .
After Dad ha* had hi* shave and shower ... give tho youngster* their morning baths
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who II be the first to complain, "Where's the hot water?" Just one complaint and there's
proof that your water heater Isn't big enough, fast enough for It* hot water fob.
THEN MAKE THE CHANGE TO A FACT-RECOVERY GAS WAT* HEAT*
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keeping way ahead of the family'* f
really hot water moan* brighter, cleaner wash, more sanitary
rinhwashtog. complete comfort In shaving, showering and
fOmi,y d***T“^* • "«*• * a modem
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daily Senate proceedings,
though we didn’t ask Senator
Strauss for these, we do appre-
ciate them very much and have
been reading every word to try
and stay abreast of what is go-
ing on in the Senate of Texas at
this time. One thing about those
Senators, they are good politi-
cians. Never does a member
have a birthday that he is not
recognized on the floor, and
never does a constituent visit
the Senate that he or she is not
recognized by the Senate.
Senator Strauss says many
people have contacted him in
opposition to the proposed 2-
cent per gallon increase in gas-
oline taxes.
How many times we spin
pleasant dreams about when our
ship comes in. Meanwhile, for-
getting we never sent one out.
Here is the answer to the
mathematical problem submitt-
ed by Carl Wunderlich last
week. You will recall, that this
was the problem: A drinking
driver owns two cars. If he
seats himself in the first car,
he and the car under him are
worth twice as much as the sec-
ond car. If he sits in the sec-
ond car, he and the second car
are worth as much as the first
car. What is the value of each
of the two cars, if the driver
is worth 20 dollars.
The answer, according to Mr.
Wunderlich, is: First care $60.
and second car $40. However,
we hasten to add that to begin
1 with the value of $20. on the
drinking driver is too high. A
drinking driver isn’t worth that
much.
What is so difficult for us to___________
The La Grange
Journal
Rules For Helping La Grange
1. DON’T PAY TAXES
Let ,the other fellow pay his. Vote against taxes. Then fuss
because streets and other things are not kept up to your liking.
2. Never attend any of the meetings called for the good of the
town. Find fault with everything.
3. Get all that the city will give you, but don't give anything in
return.
4. Talk co-operation, but don’t do anything for the city unless
you are paid for it.
5. Never accept an office.
6. Don’t do anything more than you have to. Always complain
about the town being run by a clique.
Look at every proposition in a selfish way.
Don’t do anything for the youth of your town; criticize them.
If you have any good leaders, don't believe them; get jealous.
Don’t work on any committees. Tell them you are too busy.
Don’t say anything good about your town. Be the first to
his John-, wouldn’t want em for the whole
this, state, just one county, no use
any-
Industry And Home-Town Paper
The surest way to develop the local community and create
permanent prosperity is to encourage the building up of steady
payrolls.
Information that shows the individual his interest in pro-
ductive enterprise is indispensable to the sound solution of ques-
tions that encourage the establishment or growth of industries
and business.
That this philosophy is sound and has a direct bearing on
the prosperity of every community, every business and every in-
dividual is evidenced by figures released by the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States covering the period from 1940
to 1950. They show that for every 100 new industrial workers
In nine counties surveyed by the Chamber, retail sales zoomed
$360,000, personal income $590,000, and bank deposits $270,000. Allotments between 5.0 and 10.0
An increase of 100 industrial workers meant 174 new jobs
In other lines of work, 112 more households and a population
Increase of 296—new purchasers of aH manner of goods and
services. The survey covered a ten year period and was designed
to measure the impact of new industry on local business.
The problems of industry are the problems of the people.
They involve the welfare of the publisher, who is the spokesman
for the people and every business in the community.
People rely heavily on the home town paper. No other agency
is a substitute for it. From politics, deaths, births and editorial
comment on public issues, local and national, to household reci-
pes, the grass roots press informs its subscribers.
It is the newspaper that people live with, sit down with, and
study. Its editorials help its readers formulate their own con-
money.
Naturally, some men have
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gone at this program too hur-
riedly, and in their desire to
help the state spend its money
have sold land faster than some
veterans could buy it or even
have a chance to look at it,
but as any salesman knows,
when the fellow putting up the
money is ready to close the
deal, then’s the time to stop
talking and start signing, and
if there wasn’t any veteran
handy to do the signing, they
didn’t see any sense in lettin
a technicality stand in the way
of a good profit.
Now I don’t know anything|
about the veterans land pro-
gram, but I have been thinking
and I’m wondering why the
state don’t extend this program
to farmers.
Under the present system of
crop controls and price guaran-
tees, the farmer and the gov-
ernment both know at the start
o' a crop year what the gov-
ernment will pay for the crop
when it’s harvested, but under
this newer system, why couldn’t
I, instead of the government,
contract to buy say all the crops
That's Why The FttMILA Must Be Right!
THAT GOES FOR A BABY CHICK, TOO
A «*•*»••■ •< rataa 1* • tatty diet far a Baky CWrb
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NEW 1955 FORMULA
CEDAR CREEK PHILOSOPHER COMES ____________
Out With Block Crop Sales Plan
Patterned On Veterans Program
Editor’s note: The Cedar in this county this year? I
Creek Philosopher on his John-, wouldn’t want em for the whole
son grass faroi on f state, just one county, no use
in being greedy. Then after I’d
contracted to buy the crops,
without of course putting up
the, any of my own money' aU 1>d
have to do is get an appraiser
who had the proper training to
come out here and appraise the
stuff at 10 or 15 percent more
than it cost, after all, it ought
to be worth something to the
government to get to buy every-
hing that’s grown in this coun-
ty with one big check instead
of a lot of little ones, and com-
plete the deal and deposit the
difference. I have plenty of time
for such activities, as my farmin
operations don’t take up my full
time and if you think this sys-
tem will come into general use,
I would like to reserve this
county for my territory.
Yours faithfully,
J. A.
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point out its shortcomings
12. Don’t support your local merchants. Expect them to support
you, but don’t back them.
understand is why farmers and
farm programs are so misrep-
resented in magazines and news-
elusions on current issues—not necessarily in agreement with4,papers’ Most of, !hest PybUca'
- — - • - . . > tlons make out like the farmer <the NEWSPAPER WITH A
is getting rich at government
expense.
For example take the Pro-
gressive Fanner; it said, “Ag-
ricultural price supports have
made the producers of support-
ed products better off than any
other working group in the U.
S.”
Another example. Life maga-
zine said, "The system (rigid
90 per cent parity supports)
guarantees the 6 basic crops ...
a fixed price no matter how
much is needed or how much is
produced.”
The fact Life didn’t mention
was that farmers cannot plant
all they want to plant . . . and
that's where the Fayette Coun-
ty farmer is so hard hit. Even
with a good acreage allotment,
which he doesn’t have, be still
is not guaranteed anything be-
crop and with the water short-
age that is not an easy thing
to do.
There are two possible rea-
sons why these national maga-
zines and newspapers are paint-
what I in8 a false P‘cture: 1- Pl®in ig*
norance, or 2. premeditation.
started out to say, we noticed possibilities need correct-
an article in the Austin Ameri-
can that said “The City Coun-
cil Thursday told City Manager program, Texas In Review, will
Walter Seaholm to start look- show some ways in which cot-
ing in earnest for a location for
a new city dump and to aban-
don the South Austin dump on
St. Edward’s University prop- keeping up supplied with
erty as soon as possible.”
Now, Austin doesn’t have a
thing on La Grange; our city
council has the same problem
of finding a new city dump
The only trouble here is that
La Grange doesn’t have a City
Manager that it can tell to find
a place for the dump. At least,
this is one advantage of a city
mnager.
Left off the list of Salt Grass
Trail riders last week was the
youngest member of the Chuck
Wagon. He is Larry Gunn, four-
year-old son of Dr. F. L. Gunn,
who also made the ride.
From Mrs. Roger Hinze: “We
enjoy reading your paper. Keep
up the good work! Glad you are
for “more cotton acres for
smaller farms” which includes
us; although we live in Wash-
ington County.”
Alfred Ehlers, Mr. Cotton of
Fayette County, brings us a
breakdown on the 1955 acreage
allotment for Fayette County.
Here it is:
Allotments between 1.0 and 3.0
acres—228 farms.
Allotments between 3.0 and 5.0
acres—353 farms.
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Duewall, L. A. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1955, newspaper, February 3, 1955; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1254135/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.