Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 1929 Page: 3 of 4
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COSTS MOTORISTS ONE THIRD
MORE TO DRIVE OVER
BAD ROADS
By E. E. DUFFY
The motorists who pays out a dollar
in car operating expenses in traveling
over high type roads, must pay $1.18
in traveling the same distance on in-
termediate type roads. The travel cost
over the same distance on low type
roads is $1.38.
These costs, determined by Profes-
sor T. R. Agg and H. S. Carter of
Iowa State College for the "imagin-
ary" average car, clearly indicate the
high cost of traveling over so-called
low type roads. According to their cal-
culations the cost of driving over
gravel and so on is one third greater
than driving over smooth concrete.
For the sake of convenience, let
it be conservatively considered that
the cost of driving h car over con-
crete is five cents a mile. A dollar
will then buy 20 miles of travel on
hard pavement. The average motor-
ist now travels some 6,000 miles year-
ly at, therefore, an estimated cost of
$300. If the motorist' traveling were
all done over intermediate type roads
rather than concrete, the additional
cost for this "privilege" would be
$54. But if the motorist were compell-
ed to bump over low type roads the
extra travel cost would be $114—
which is $114 that could be better
spent.
A motorists' association has just
pointed out that sixteen states this
year spent less money on highway
improvement than they did last year,
even in the face of mounting car regis-
trations. Obviously, this cannot be
called economy, for every mile of un-
improved road a community tolerates
costs the taxpayer hard cash through
extra car expenses which have to do
with fuel and oil, car depreciation, tire
wear and allied items.
Cheaper motoring can only come
through more extensive highway im-
provements and these must come thru
the expedient of making more money
available for highway construction.
HELPING TO >
BUILD TEXAS
Swift & Co. are to erect a new poul-
try plant at Taylor which will employ
seventy-five persons and which in ad-
dition to packing poultry will be equip-
ped with butter-making machinery.
Fund of $22,000 to advertise the ad-
vantages of the South Plains farm-
ing area has been appropriated by the
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce with
space in six national publications pro-
vided for in the budget.
Special Notice to
Ex-Service Men
"DEAD LINE" OF ADJUSTED COM-
PENSATION IS SET AS
JANUARY FIRST
Pecan trees as shade trees are sug-
gested by the Dallas Journal, which
cites the distance of a Central Texas
man who this year is harvesting rich
returns from a peacan tree planted
8 years ago as an ornament to his
premises.
An 86-mile, 66 k. v. transmission
line is being built by the Central Pow-
er & Light Co. from Larado to Aaher-
ton. Another line leads north out of
Uvalde through Edwards County to
connect with a West Texas Utilities
line out of San Angelo. Developments
necessary.
"I hear Jones fell down on his phar-
macy examination."
"Yes—he got mixed on the differ-
ence between a club and a western
sandwich."
Abilene is to have a new railroad—
the Frank Kell line from Cross Plains.
To get it Abilene citizens, more than
400 of them, subscribed to $400,000
worth of stock in the company, which
was according to the Kell offer. The
line will give Abilene direct connec-
tion with the Katy system and tap a
rich agricultural and live stock region.
Appeal to Texans to be more careful
with fire has been made by the State
Fire Insurance Commissioner in an-
nouncing that, the Texas fire loss for
September was $816,620, bringing the
total for the first nine months to $9,-
614,357. Of all Texas fires 85 per cent
are due to carelessness, the Commis-
sioner says.
18,000,000 AMERICANS OWN
STOCKS IN CORPORATIONS
One reason Americans are not suc-
cumbing so easily to the exhortations
of the demagog against "big busi-
ness" is seen in the statement that
no fewer than 18,000,000 individuals
in the United States own stock in
American corporations and because of
their personal interest are more in-
terested than ever before in their suc-
cess.
Patronize BEACON Advertisers
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The Arnolds wish to inform you they will
Open for Business at 11:00 o'clock on Saturday,
November 16, when they would like to serve you
with a fine line of Bakery Goods, which will in-
clude Pies, Cakes, Cookies, and most kinds of
Bread and Rolls. Danish and French Pastries.
Drop in and look the display over whether
you buy or not, we will be glad to see you.
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Arnold's Bakery
Indianapolis, Ind, — The American
Legion has called attention of World
War veterans to the expiration of time
on January 1, 1930, for filing applica-
tions for benefits under the Federal
Adjusted Compensation Act.
Figures compiled on June 30, 1929,
showed that there were approximate-
ly 1,000,000 World War veterans who
had failed to apply for the adjusted
compensation certificates. On that date
applications had been approved for
3,650,093 cases. A campaign on the
part of the Legion resulted in the ex-
tension of time set in the original act
to that of Jdnuuary 1, 1930. The Le-
gion has attempted, through its mem-
bers and the public to inform all vet
erans of benefits granted by the act.
The average adjusted compensation
certificate is $1,000. This certificate
granted the veterans on a basis of the
time he was in service and whether
he served overseas is similar in many
respects to a twenty-year paid-up en-
dowment insurance policy. It is pay-
able on death or the veteran himself
if living at the time of maturity. The
certificate has a loan value that in-
creases with the years. Application
blanks may be obtained from Legion
posts or regimental officers of the
United States Veterans' Bureau.
Veterans who have not made appli-
cation are warned to act very prompt-
ly, as it is considered that Congress
may not again extend the time of fil-
ing
Those in thi3 community who have
not made application and wish to do
so, should see the adjutant of the lo-
cal Post or their Service Officer, Guy
Stulting.
CARANCAHUA
Sees Cottonseed
Market in Danger
EXPERT SAYS DESTRUCTION OF
MARKET MAY RESULT
IN FIVE YEARS
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Slaikeu spent
Sunday and Monday with home folks.
Mr. Hiney Wehr of Houston, is
building a cottage on his lot at Caran-
cahua Beach.
A new tire chain foj1 an oversize
balloon casing was lost between the
Bussell comer and Palacios Saturday
night. Anyone finding same return to
L. J. Slaikeu and receive reward.
Carancahua Ladies Aid Society met
with Mrs. Elmer Abraham last Thurs-
day afternoon. A social hour was en-
joyed after the business session and
a nice lunch was served by the hos-
tess.
Word has been received from Mrs.
Vird Anders that she is not doing very
well since her operation. Her friends
are sorry to hear it and sympathize
with this estimable family in their
trouble.
The Manager's house at Carancahua
Beach is nearing completion. The plas-
terers, Mr. Calvin and Dale Price came
down from Houston Saturday morn-
ing and put the first coat of stucco
on the outside. They put on the second
coat Monday afternoon, returning to
Houston in the afternoon.
Aladdin Lamps
Are Handled By
Local Hardware
NEW TYPE LAMP BURNS 94% AIR
AND 6% KEROSENE; NO
GENERATING
HOW A SMALL PLANT HAS
GROWN INTO A BIG ONE
Writing in "East Texas," A. C.
Casey tells the story of the Kraft-
Pheniy cheese factory at Denison,
which points the contention of those
who assert the way for communities
to grow industrially is from small
plants started with a good idea and
ambition to succeed.
J. S. Knaur, Denison man who be-
lieved in the dairy industry, started
a cheese-making plant in Denison. It
could handle 10,000 pounds of milk a
day. It received 2,600 pounds the first
day of operation, in November, 1928,
and in March of this year receipts
had grown to 6,000 pounds.
A month later the Kraft-Phenix Co.
took over the plant and increased its
capacity to 20,000 pounds, and now it
can handle 100,000 pounds of milk a
day. Thirty farmers were furnishing
the supply last April, and the list has
grown to 200, so rapidly has develop-
ment followed the creation of a stable
market.
T^aylor Hardware Company, our
progressive local hardware dealer, is
making announcement elsewhere in
this paper which is of particular in-
terest to every home owner who is
without electricity for lighting. They
have just secured the local franchise
for the famous new instant-light Al-
addin kerosene mantle lamp, which
gives a beautiful modern white light
equal to ten ordinary oil lamps. It is
over four times as economical as the
best open-frame lamp, the reason be-
ing that it bums only 6% kerosene
to 94% air. It will save its cost in a
few months' time.
The Aladdin is simplicity itself in
operation—anyone (even children) can
run it. It is perfectly safe. Does net
require generating, pumping-up or pre-
heating. It gives off no offensive odor,
does not sputter, hiss or make the
slighlfcst noise—burns without smoke.
These new Aladdins may be secured
in either bronze or nickel finish and
are available in eather table, hanging,
bracket or floor lamp styles. The Al-
addin Floor Lamp is something new
and distinctly different—never before
available in an oil lamp.
All Aladdins may be equipped with
either plain glass shades or decorated
glass or parchment shades, except the
floor lamp which comes with parch-
ment shade only. All decorated shades
are beautifully designed and are in
five colors.
Every home not equipped with elec-
tricity should have at least one Al-
addin. It would be advisable to visit
this store at as early a dat>; as possible
while the line is complete so that you
may secure a wider choice. Read the
important announcement elsewhere in
the paper for further details.
"Pardon me, old man, but you mar-
ried a rather homely woman."
"Yeah, I got, her in a blindfold test."
—Illinois Siren.
Dallas, Texas, Nov. 13.—Destruction
of the market for Texas cottonseed
may result within the next five years
unless something is done to curtail
free importations of Philippine Island
vegetable oils, according to Clarence
Ousley, former assistant secretary of
the United States Bureau of Agricul-
ture.
In a comprehensive study of the
cotton industry of Texas and its po-
tential competitive commodities Mr,
Ousley discovered what, in his opinion,
formed one of the greatest obstacles
to economic independence of the Texas
farmer.
"This," he said, "lay in the fact that
our own farmers, working in a coun-
try where living costs are based on
supply and demand, are trying to com-
pete with Philipino laborers who get
paid less than 20 cents a day, regard
less of living costs."
Mr. Ousley pointed out that the
Texas farmer has not been informed
sufficiently about foreign conditions
with which he must compete.
"Unless this is done you csnnot ex-
pect the American farmer to under-
stand what he needs for his own sal-
vation and demand it," he said.
"Official figures show that within
the next five years the free importa-
tions of cocoanut oil from the Phil-
ippines will be equal the total produc-
tion of cottonseed oil by Texas and
other cotton producing states," Mr.
Ousley said.
"This expansion of the Philippine
cocoanut oil industry appears inevit-
able in view of the fact that at this
time less than two percent of the ar-
able land of the Philippines is under
cultivation. In addition, land is easily
acquired under Philippine law by in-
dividuals or corporations, labor is
astoundingly cheap and, under this re-
gime, profits are great.
"Profits upon cocoanut plantations
cultivated according to modern scien-
tific methods arc about 45 percent an-
nually upon the investment after the
first five years of waiting for the trees
to come into bearing, and experience
proves that the trees reach their max-
imum fruitfulness within 10 years and
maintain it for at least 100 years."
With such potential expansion and
such a margin of profit Philippine co-
coanut oil production under the pres-
ent American tarriff policy promises
competition with cottonseed oil pro-
duction to the point of the practical
extinction of cottonseed oil as a worth-
while byproduct of cotton production,
Mr. Ousley said.
SIXTEEN BILLION RIDERS SAY
STREET CAR NOT DECADENT
A few years ago and there were
those who seriously urged that motor
busses wduld soon put the street car
into the realms of used-to-be. Last
year 16 billion Americans rode street
cars while all the busses combined-
half of them maintained as subsidiar
ies or feeders by electric railway com
panies—hauled only little mere than
one-eighth as many. And the fact
j that electric street railways this year
are spending $230,000,000 on new
' equipment and maintenance material,
indicates that they will do even better
' next year.
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CAUTION IS EARNING SOME,
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ACCOUNT, KEEPING A CHECK ON
EXPENDITURES, ASKING THE BANK-
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