The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 1947 Page: 4 of 12
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THE GROOM NEWS, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1947.
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Schools taking part in the Univer-
tion in 1948-49 will be classified
ac-
ai-
Governor Beauford H. Jester
NOTICE
lowed the teachers pay bills to be-
at
in charge
of
the program.
The
richer school districts
He
resolution
ommendation of ways and means to
the highways. We regret that some per-
and pie
oOo
sons have felt that the ditches of Carson
/
County are dump grounds. Warning
is hereby given that trash dumping on
WALL’S CAFE
highways must be stopped. Offenders
will be prosecuted to the fullest extent •
of the law. Please cooperate and do not
use our highways for dump grounds.
GREYHOUND BUS SCHEDULE:
WEST
Commissioners
EAST
12:01 A. M.
4:33 A. M.
Groom, Texas
Phone 58-A
4:25 A. M.
6:03 A. M.
Court
8:12 A. M.
9:04 A. M.
2:02 P. M.
GROOM LODGE
1:05 P. M.
5:07 P. M.
6:18 P. M.
A. F. & A. M.
7:40 P. M.
11:18 P. M.
NO. 1170
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T.G. Fields Grain Co.
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Your business appreciated.
PRODUCT
% REDUCTION
$ REDUCTION
UP TO 10.6%
$10 TO $134
Groom, Texas
FARM TRACTORS
12
Phone 90
1.9% TO 3.6%
$50 TO $300
MOTOR TRUCKS
12
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6.4%
1
$52
Lumber
»
14.4% TO 18.4%
$12 TO $17
2
MILKER UNITS
3.0% TO 10.7%
$9 TO $20
52
PLOWS
4.5% TO 7.4%
$5 TO $10
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CULTIVATORS
1x6 YELLOW PINE FENCING
FLOORING and SIDING
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SHIPLAP
2x8
2x6
2x4
POST
CEMENT
WINDOWS and DOORS
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CEDAR SHINGLES in a few days
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GROOM HARDWARE
LUMBER & BUILDING MATERIALS
Glyn D Harrell
Combine Need
Is Emphasized
Lower Prices
on many types of
I.H. Products
for an exhaustive study of the state’s
entire public school system and rec-
NO. OF
MODELS
Teachers Pay Bill
Becomes State Law
have
Rep.
calling
2-ROW MOUNTED
CORN PICKER
SCHOOLS TO BE CLASSIFIED
IN INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
received less.
Claude Gilmer’s
The Carson County Farm Bureau
met at Groom on Friday, April 18,
j would
endorsed
4
were served.
The next meeting of the organi-
zation will be held at Conway on
Friday, September 5th.
Stated Communication Second
Tuesday night in each
month at 7:30 o’clock.
C. A. MORROW, W. M.
E. G. STAPP, Secretary
Trucks should accompany combines,
and if the yield is large, indepen-
dent trucks will be required. Harvest
labor of all types will be in demand,
if the crop materializes.
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Farm Bureau Holds
Meeting Here Friday
GULF PRODUCTS
Homer Martin
Agent
program of music by Miss Carolyn
Brunnier and Miss Donna Brunnier
and two readings by Donna were
enjoyed.
A two-reel movie of great interest
to farmers was shown by the Sherwin
more than $55 per capita, while the
AMBULANCE
DAY OR NIGHT
PHONE 8
GROOM, TEXAS
THE GROOM NEWS
Entered as second class mail at the
post office at Groom, Texas, Feb-
ruary 27, 1946, under the Act of
Congress of March 3, 1879.
Subscription Rate: $2.00 per year.
Edited and Published by
a Helen and Max Wade
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These reductions were made not be-
cause of any decline in demand, but be-
cause the company believes nothing is
more important than to lower the prices
of the goods people buy.
While prices have not been changed
on all products, reductions have been
made wherever possible, in the amounts
possible. Prices of many of the most pop-
ular products have been substantially
lowered.
Altogether, more than half of the com-
pany’s customers will be benefited by
the reductions, which range from 1 % to
23.8% and from $2.50 to $300 per item,
based on the company’s list prices.
The ability to maintain these lower
prices will depend on the supply and
L price of materials the company buys
A from others and on uninterrupted pro-
• duction at reasonable wage levels.
The prices listed here carry out the
announced policy that “Any price is too
high if it can be reduced.}> As dealers in
this territory, we will do our part!
"It Pays To Look Neat”
Shine Chair
KUNKEL’S BARBER SHOP
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come law without his signature
This is a partial list of price reductions. Others listed at right.
county agents report 98 per cent of
the wheat is in good condition, and
only 2 per cent is in fair condition.”
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' Anticipating a large wheat har-
vest, J. B. Kidd, farm labor field as-
sistant at Plainview, has issued the
'first of a series of bulletins for cus-
tom combine operators.
In his initial report, Kidd points
out Texas wheat and small grain
acreage is 8 per cent larger than the
record acreage under cultivation in
1946.
1 “This crop is in better condition at
this time of the growing season than
in many years,” Kidd declares. “Sub-
states in school efficiency. Then he soil moisture is good and Texas
Frank Dove recently installed a
new neon theater sign on the front
of the Groom Theater building, add-
ing to the appearance of the marque.
It is against the law to dump trash on
Listers and Middlebusters-7 models
reduced $5.00 in each case (2.8%
to 4%).
Corn Planters—4 basic models re-
duced $5.00 in each case (3% to
4.8%).
Grain Drills—11 models reduced
$14.25 to $20.00 (4.4% to 6.3%).
Mowers —2 basic models reduced
$4.00 and $11.50 (2.5% and 5%).
Sweep Rake—1 model reduced $5.00
(5.5%).
Pickup Hay Baler—1 model reduced »
$75.00 (4.1%).
Self-Propelled Combine—1 basic
model reduced $122.50 (3.4%). •
Ensilage Cutters—3 models reduced
$22.75 in each case (4.8% to 7.1%).
Ensilage Harvester-1 model re-
duced $33.75 (3.9%).
Hammer Mills—2 models reduced
$5.00 in each case (1.9% and 3%).
Lime Spreader-1 basic model re-
duced $2.50 (4.9%).
Power Loader—1 model reduced
$25.50 (8.9%).
Manure Spreader—1 model reduced
$13.00 (3.5%).
Milker Vacuum Pumps—2 models
reduced $17.00 in each case (11.5%
and 19.6%).
Portable Milker Vacuum Pumps—2
models reduced $17.00 in each case
(11.3% and 11.7%).
Stainless Steel Milker Pails—2 mod-
els reduced $5.00 and $10.00 (18.5%
and 23.8%).
Cream Separators—4 models re-
duced $13.25 in each case (8% to
10.4%).
Tractor Trailer—1 basic model re-
duced $12.75 (5.5%).
Milk Coolers-5 models reduced
$8.00 to $18.00 (1.9% to 4.3%).
Motor Truck Attachments—7 items
reduced from $6.25 to $268.00, in-
cluding a change in specifications
on two items.
“More outside combines will be sity Interscholastic League competi-
needed this year than ever before,” +i— i- 1040 —1 1 ’ -a ’
four grades in high school. The
Legislative Advisory Council recom-
mended the new rule, and the State
Executive Committee has endorsed
it.
correct its abuses and inadequacies. Williams company.
Refreshments of coffee
Farmers Grain & Implement Company
PHONE 51—GROOM, TEXAS
whereby schools that needed the
money most might have received far Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wagoner were
Mrs. T. G. Fields and. daughter,
Julia, Mrs. Bettie Fields, and Rose
Helen Fields visited relatives at
Claude Tuesday.
HI Announces Details of
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$20,000,000 Price Reductions
*
Details of the International Harvester
policy of making price reductions to save
customers approximately $20,000,000 a
year have now been worked out.
Prices have been reduced on 163 mod-
els. These cover 12 basic models of farm
tractors, 123 basic models of farm ma-
chines, 16 basic models of industrial trac-
tors and engines, and 12 models of motor
trucks, as well as certain motor truck
attachments. The new lower prices are
effective as of March 10,1947.
asked the question: Why is Texas
thirty-second in educational standing
when it ranks fifth in the amount of
state tax money contributed to pub-
lic schools?
He believed that it was not a
question that could be solved merely
by adding millions of dollars more
to the amount already being spent.
r At the same time, he agreed that
public school teachers must be paid
better salaries.
He did not believe the $55 per
-capita plan would accomplish its aim
of raising teachers pay to a mini-
mum $2,000 a year. He called the
per capita system a “patchwork
•plan.” The Governor said he would
have preferred an equalization plan
midnight Saturday. The bills by
Rep. Blankenship of Dallas, are de-
signed to raise Texas school teachers
salaries to a minimum of $2,000 a
year. The bills do not, however,
guarantee such a minimum.
The bills provide for payment of
a minimum per capita apportion-
ment of $55 and establishment of a
minimum salary schedule of $2,000 a
year, when sufficient funds are
available for such a schedule.
The adoption of the teachers pay
bills means the state will pay to all
schools $55 for each child of schol-
astic age who is recorded on the
state school census.
Roughly there are 1,500,000 child-
ren on the public school census.
(This year’s census report has not
been completed.)
At $55 per student, that means
$82,500,000 a year. Double that fig-
ure, and you get $165,000,000 to be
spent for the next biennium.
The current per capita apportion-
ment was set at $35, but additional
money became available that boosted
the figure to $41. Thus, the state
proposes to spend $14 more per
student during each of the next two
years, an increase of $42,000,000.
With the cost of public education
creating the greatest single demand
for more funds—and possibly more
taxes—Gov. Jester placed a question
in the minds of taxpayers when he
announced that he was submitting to
the will of the Legislature by letting
the teachers pay bills become law.
First Jester called attention to
the statement constantly heard that
Texas is thirty-second among the 48
CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS
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at the Groom High School.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Tucker and
OSCAR POWER, Manager
“Satisfied Customers Keep Us Busy”
LUNCHES — SHORT ORDERS
COLD DRINKS — COFFEE
Beer Every Day Except Sunday
th farm labor assistant reports, cording to the enrollment in the last
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 1947, newspaper, April 24, 1947; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1487025/m1/4/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.