Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 245, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1952 Page: 5 of 8
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Sweetwater Reporter, Texas, Wednesday, October 15, 1952
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Gas Company Asks Increased
Rates Due To Higher Costs
Sweetwater District Manager J.
D. Holbrook for Lone Star Gas Co.
Monday night presented the com-
pany's application for an increase
in rates here, accompanied by
schedules of rates and costs.
The new rate, reflecting rising
costs since the war, would amount
to about 13 cents per 1000 cubic
feet.
The Lone Star manager empha-
sized that "residential and com-
mercial rates charged by Lone
Star have not been increased gen-
erally within the last 25 years, but
conversely were reduced 10 cents
per thousand cubic feet in May,
1942."
He said the proposed new rate is
only three cents per thousand high-
er than the rate charged by Lone
Star prior to the 1942 reduction.
"Under the proposed rate re-
vision," Holbrook said, "the in
crease per customer (family unit)
would average 75 cents per month
or less than 3 cents a day. Of each
additional 75 cents paid by the cus-
tomer each month, 40 cents will
go to various taxes, thus leaviir:
the company only 35 cents."
Holbrook declared that "higher
rates are needed at once if our
standard of service is to be main-
tained and if we are enabled to
obtain sufficient capital to expand
our facilities to meet the ever
growing demand for service."
"But," he continued, "even now
we are asking only the most es-
sential and absolutely minimum in-
crease we can possibly get along
with under present conditions. Mill
being optimistic that there may be
a turn before long iu the trend cf
our costs."
The rate adjustment request
stated that "we did increase our
industrial rates two years ago, and
we are again increasing the price
to these large users so they will
carry their part of essential in-
creases in our revenue." (Lone
Star recently notified by letter its
industrial customers of the new
rate increase.)
Mr. Holbrook cited figures re-
flecting that "everything Lone
Star uses in rendering service, in-
cluding salaries and wages, has
been rising and the inflation of all
these costs, as well and generally
known, continued to rise." He said
that during the past ten years com-
mon labor rates have been increas-
ed the point where they are cur-
rently running nearly 300 per cent
of what they were, and rates for
all other classifications have been
drastically advanced in order that
we might continue to pay these
employes a fair and proper wa?j.
"Pipe, meters and substantially
all materials have been practical-
ly doubled or more in price. The
average cost of connecting a new
user was $75.20 in 1943 while dur-
ing 1951 it averaged $175.58. an in-
crease of 133 per cent. The tre-
mendous Federal expenditures
have resulted in higher and higher
taxes until today we are paying
'■% cents out of every dollar earn-
ed to the Federal Government in
income taxes alone. Our total com-
pany tax bill for 1941 amounted to
SI.41 per customer per month."
"Such huge investments have
been required," he said, "that in
1930 the company found it neces-
sary to borrow 85 million dollars,
and it is now faced with providing
about 45 million dollars in new
money, if our customers are to
continue to rely on uninterrupted
service and we are to keep step
with community growth and ex-
pansion. This new capital cannot
be obtained unless our company
can show that its earnings will be
sufficient to provide a fair return.
Too, it must be recognized that we
must compete for the investor's
dollar with investment opportuni-
ties offered by other industries."
The proposed new schedule of
rates:
Minimum monthly bill SI.00.
Readiness to serve charge S.50.
All gas at $.7833 per M. C. F.
gross; $.705 per M. C. F. net.
The present rate schedule u l-
lo'.vs:
Minimum monthly bill SI.00
Readiness to serve charge S.50.
All gas at 5.0389 per m. e. f.
gross: S.575 per m. e. f. net.
City commission members pass-
ed the rate ordinance on first read-
i ing but said that they would not be
i willing 1 o pass it on second read-
I ing until more information is sup-
| plied about the local structure.
Commissioners Hez Ilawley and
' Lester Reeves agreed that some
! increase is justified but they want-
I ed to know more about the local op-
erations of the gas company be-
fore deciding what could be a
' proper increase here.
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TALL-PERCH POOCH—A Tokyo cyclist pedals his two passen-
gers—a little girl and his pet dog—with little regard for staring
pyps. Th<? ynwtT as many children do. but the pooch,
has a special "box" seat.
Texas Draft Quota
For December Wi
Reach High leve
PERMISSION GRANTED — A
French-speaking farmer from
the Louisiana Bayous authoriz-
ed Boston, Mass., surgeons to
perform a delicate heart opera-
tion on his 8-year-old daughter
after getting permission from a
priest to ignore the child's dream
of a talk with God. Peral Simon,
saying her prayers at the hos-
pital, said she dreamed that
God told her if the operation was
performed she would die. (NLA
Telephoto.)
TOM ASHLEY
Representative
United American Insurance Co.
of Dallas.
Life — Hospitalization — Polio
Off: Across Highway 80 from
Midway Theatre
P. O. Box 708—Sweetwater
More Than Haif Of
Controls Now Off
WASHINGTON. Oct. 15—UP —
I Less than half the thines you buy
| am under full price controls.
The Office of Price Stabilization
i reports that about 43 per cent of
the budget of the average family
| of four goes for goods and services
fully covered by price curbs.
Certain foods which make up
I another 15 per cent of the family
budget are under "partial" con-
trols, the agency reported.
Congress, in revising the defense
production act last summer, re-
moved controls from items which
make up about 35 per cent of the
budget, including all fruits and veg-
| etables and some rents. OPS itself
has lifted curbs over other items
composing about seven per cent of
| tha budget.
The price agency based its break
j down on a survey of some 200
1 items most important in the cost of
living.
AUSTIN, Oct. 15—UP—Texas'
largest draft quota in 20 months—
a call for 2,784 men in December-
was announced Tuesday by state
Selective Service headquarters.
The national quota lor December
is 47,000 men, all for the Army, j
State Selective Service headquar-j
ters said the December induction |
call for Texas is the largest since J
March, 1951, when 4,145 men were i
taken into the Army. Only 3fi2 men j
were called in December. 1951.
Lt. Col. Morris S. Schwartz, dep- j
uty state Selective Service director,
said the state's 137 local boards I
j will receive quotas later this
! months, to be filled mainly with j
men in the 20-year-old age group. |
j lie pointed out that local boards
j must fill the call with men 20 years
I old and older at time of induction.
Only delinquents and volunteers
below the age oi .20 may be in-j-
I ducted, Schwartz added.
Texas draft boards recently were
authorized to examine men down to j
' the age of 19 years and 11 months, i
j hut Schwartz emphasized lhat such j
I men cannot be inducted under pres-
ent authorization. Boards must re- j
ceive authority from national head- i
quarters to induct men under 20. j
Induction of men in December
was scheduled from Dec. 1 through j
Dec. 13. because of customary
armed forces holiday leaves and j
furloughs at, Christmas.
State headquarters also received
a call Tuesday for 14 doctors and j
| six dentists for the armed services i
in November.
Weekly Oil Output
Stays At High Mark
TULSA, Oct. 15—UP—The Oil &
Gas Journal issued a weekly oil
report Tuesday that is becoming
almost monotonous. U. S. average
daily crude oil production set an
all-time record last week—for the
sixth consecutive week.
Output climbed 2,600 barrels to
an average of 6,512,775 barrels
daily.
Texas production jumped 11.825
barrels to a record three million
barrels. New Mexico showed a
fain of 3.125 barrels. Alabama 100
Louisiana 800, Colorado 1,700,
Michigan 300. Montana 300, Ne-
braska 300 and North Dakota 200.
Kansas output fell 6,700 barrels, |
Oklahoma 4.400, Illinois 2,000, Ar-
kansas 350 and Mississippi 200.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 15
.—UP—Judge Phillip Bayt
Wednesday was considering
giving a lie detector a lie de-
tector test.
Bayt said that Tuesday Al-
fred Storey and Florence
Rhodes were given lie detector
tests to check conflicting ac-
counts of an auto accident. The
lie detector indicated both were
telling the truth although their
stories conflicted.
Legal Directory
P. EDW. PONDER
Lawyer
Texas Bank Building
Sweetwater, Texas
HIRAM CHILDRESS
Attorney-at-Law
215 Levy Bldg. Sweetwater
JAINt
BECAUSE IT'S MADE
THIS CLIMATE
£££. THIS CLIMATE
Paint Your Home And Pay As
Little As $5.00 Per Month
AIRGMTE
Venetian Blind Co.
Across From Post Office
Phono 3214
Mrs. Smith Recalls
Nothing of Stabbing
TOKYO, Oct. 15—UP—Mrs. Dor-1
othy K. Smith, attractive brunette
accused of murdering her Army of- j
ficer husband, "has no recollection'' J
of the fatal stabb'ng and may never I
be brought to trial, her attorney
said Wednesday.
Lt. Col. Howard S. Evie. for- i
mer New York attorney who is I
serving as defense counsel, said I
Mrs. Smith is still under psychi- j
atric observation.
BEALL& YONGE
Attorney-at-Law
Doscher Bldg. Sweetwater
MAYS, PERKINS & LEONARD
Attorneys-at-Law
522-25 Levy Bldg.
Sweetwater, Texas
NUNN, GRIGGS & SHERIDAN
Lawyers
Phone 4858 Davis Building
THOMAS F. BERTEAU
Lawyer
217 Levy Bldg Phone 544P
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H0XZ1MA
CASUALTIES MOUNT — As the
fighting in Korea steps up, cas-
ualties in the bloody engage-
ments mount. His wounded arm
in a sling and his face register-
ing shock and pain, Marine Cpl.
Thomas Bateman, Tyler, Tex-
as, waits at a forward aid sta-
tion to be evacuated to a rear
area hospital. (NEA Telephoto.)
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Baker, Allen. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 245, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1952, newspaper, October 15, 1952; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth283953/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.