The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1956 Page: 4 of 6
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Published every Thuridiy morning at the Star office in
Aspermont, Texas. Snterea as second class nutter at the
pod office at Aspermont. Texas, under the Act of Congress,
March 3, 1879.
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Tf\e Aspermont Star, Aspermont, Texas
thursday, March 22, 1956
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PANHANDLE ftESS AS0*N.
Editorial Comment...
the urge to regulate
(Exchange)
Hie urge to regulate, to con-
trol and to restrict seems bound-
less in some political circles. One
■ot our most competitive business-
es—petroleum marketing—pro-
vides a good example.
Some 15 states have be-n
called upon to seriously consider
laws regulating the oDeration
of servic" stations and other
marketers. In some cases, the
laws Vould amount to ;i corn-
utility typo of con
one proposed in
state, for instance,
other thinijs, fix
minimum prices;
plete public
trol. The
Washington
would, among
maximum and
make possible local marketing
monopolies; empower ;i com-
mission to grant., revoke or
withhold licenses nf retailer-'
and prohibit people from <«nt r-
inc the oil business or continu-
ing in it if the commission re-
garded them as not financially
able, or not properly equ-ped.
Two Canadian provinces have
had a full and sad experience
with comparable legislation. It
w-as found that regulation in-
evitably did away with or great-
ly reduced competition. Sta-
tions were run down, service was
poor, the quality of products
was inferior. The industry was
stagnant. And the laws were
repealed.
Tt is hardly likely that the
American public—used as it is
to the fine service, top qualities
;ind reasonable prices brought
about by free competition in oil
marketing—would aporove such
laws in this country But ag-
gressive groups h a v e often
slipped bad laws over on the
nuhlic almost unobserved --and
then the public has done the
paying and the suffering.
PUNCTURED BALLOON
(Industrial News Review)
Some optimists believe that
we can have federal aid to
education without federal con-
trol of education.
T h e Reporter, of Sardis,,
Mississippi, punctures this bal-
loon by pointing out that "it is
only natural that the federal
government should control what
It subsidizes". It then cites the
Hughes Act, .passed in 1916, pro-
viding federal aid to vocational
education. Its proponents in-
sisted that there would be no
federal control involved.
But now a rule requires that
each state wautlng this aid "is
required to submit a plan which
must meet with the approval of
the Federal Office of Educa-
tion".
Those who pay the bills will
always call the tune.
WHAT DO TOW EXPECT?
(Exchange)
Want to know how much
longer you will live? Subtract
your present age from 80, mul-
tiply the result bv seven, then
divide the whole by 10.
Life insurance men use this
formula for Obtaining a rough
estimate on life expectancy.
Dont believe the result, though,
if you're over 70. because, the
experts say, the longer you live
the longer you can expect to go
right on living.
A LOOK BACKWARD
(Industrial News Review)
History is always interesting—
and sometimes it makes sad
reading.
Take, for instance, the history
of the individual income tax. In
192ft, the tax on a $2000 income
wis $2 -and for a married person
with two children and $10,000
income it was a mere $40.
Now the lax begins at 20 per
cent, on the lowest taxable
income levels. From there it
goes swiftly uo the ladder,
reichm? 91 pe>- cent at ihe top.
It's no wonder that ?eop!e
still talk, wistfully and nos-
talgically, of the en-d o'd dav.i.
Who dares to predict what taxes
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your property if your first
toneficiariea should die before
you do.
You may long ago have had
your son provided for in your
will, but what about those lovely
grandchildren he and his wife
have presented to you since
you wrote the will? What
would happen to them if things
go wrong and your son should
die 'before you?
Or take your widowed Bister
and har children now. Suppose
you and your immediate family
should be wiped out: Would
you want your property to go
eqally to her and to your well-
heeled bachelor brother? Or
would you prefer to leave your
brother some token of your af-
take
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percent«(the ptopk
serials but no
faction, and then really
care of your sister?
You may be impatient with
the law's long memory. Such
things never happen, you think,
but the court records are full of-
iplana which failed. And so the
law has ways in which you can
provide* tor "what happens—if."
One way is the device of
contingent beneficiaries in your
will and insurance policies.
(This column, based o n
Texas law, is written to in-
form—not to advise. No per-
son should ever apply or in-
terpret any law without the
aid of an attorney who knows
the facts beeause the faets
may change the application of
the law.)
Thursday, Mai
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IT'S THE LAW
WHAT HAPPENS IF ?
In this unpredictable Life of
ours, it is the law's business to
take a long look into the future
and say what would "happen
if."
For in your contracts, leases,
wills, insurance policies, es-
crows, and the like, you had
better say what would "happen"
if some of your best laid plans
i;o awry. Such events the law
calls "contingencies".
Who gets the "earnest money"
vnu put down, if you cannot ro
through with buying that house?
What if you want to pay u? that
loan and save interest? What
happens if a partnership Roes
iur, or a partner gets sick or
dies' What happens if the
pnople you name in your will
should die before vou do. or, if
will he 25 years hence, with the
government functions being ex-
panded like the proverbial green
bay tree?
you all perish in a common
catastrophe like a car smash-
up? *
The law is wise but it cannot
do your thinking for you. It
settles such questions—but not
always to your liking. If you
don't make a will, the law says
who shall ig«et your property. If
you leave certain things out of
a contract, the law assumes- that
you mean to put some certain
things in. But how much better
it would be in the first place
to put them in the way you
want them by asking "what if?"
Take your will now: Your
first desire, of course, is to take
care of your wife and children
—those nearest to you. But it
won't hurt anything to put
"contingent beneficiaries" in
your will in case something
happens to thwart your first
intentions.
Review your will every year
or :vo to see if it meets the new
things that have come up, or
arrange with your lawyer to
write in "contingent benefi-
ciaries"—those who will receive t
Frank
Jarry
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rVOWS READ
Etta Featherston of
and Jim Sandlin of
community were
Fmarriage on March
3:00 p.m. in the bi
with the family attei
The Rev. Frank I
tor of the >First Bap
of Aspermont, peri
ring ceremony. Vera
ed traditional wedd
and acompanied t
daughters, Mrs. Dor
of Albilene and
Snailum of Abilene s
"I Love Vou Truly.'
The bride wore
lentfth navy lace
navy satin. Her hat \
lace and net set \
stones. Gloves an
were white. She ca
carnations tied with
streamers on a white
The reception was
home with grandd
the bride and a dauj
bridegroom assisting,
carnations formed 1
piece for the lace-cc
which was lighted
in silver holders. Tl
white two-tiered wi
was topped with £
jridal couple. S
punch was Mrs. B.
•*nf the Sandlin comi
ty Jane Featherston
served the cake. 1
Featherston of Sv
Mrs. James Ma'berry
also assisted in ser
On a short weddi
bride wore pink t;
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Welch, Lowell C. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1956, newspaper, March 22, 1956; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth136234/m1/4/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.