Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 26, 1961 Page: 27 of 32
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Wednesday, July 26, 1961
TRAIIiER LICENSE LAW 1N EFFECT
New license plates fdr farm trailers not
ušed for hire are now available, aceord-
ing to Boto A. Lilly, Texas Parm Bureau
legislativě' director.
The Department of Public Safety has
advised farmers that the $5.00 license
tags are now in county tax collectors’
offices across the statě. Owners of farm
trailers of between 4,000 and 10,000 lbs.
igross weight must háve these tags dis-
played o,n their trailers in aceord ance.
with a new law passed during the re g-
ular session of hte 57tli Legislature. The
,law alsoi provides a 30 m.p.h. speed limit,
but exempts trailers up to 10,000 pounds
Igross from, brake requirements.
Tihe DPSi indicated that it will give
trailer owners a reasonable period of
time to secure the tags before strict en-
foreement begins. The law became ef-
fective with the Governoris signing of
House Bili 1082, the farm trailer bili, on
May 29, but the new tags were not avail-
able until just recently.
Lilly said, that the Texas Farm Bureau
has been attempting to secure passage
of a farm trailer law for severaí years.
He explained that the $5.00 license cost
was a compromise to forstall a veto of
the the bili.
The TFB legislativě director said that
the new law was neeessary to permit
farmers to continue using their trailers
to haul farm Products. The DPS had
warned that it was planning to begin
strict enforcoment of trailer licensing
laws if a speciál farm trailer law was not
enacted this year. Before the new law
was passed., farmers were required by
law to .obtain commercial lice,nses for
trailers over 4,000 pounds gross weight
even though they normally ušed their
trailers for only a few weeks each year.
Farmers who fail to obtain tags will
be subject to a fine and also must im-
mediately register their trailer as a com-
mercial trailer and obtain a commercial
license plate. A commercial license for a
10,000 pound, trailer would cost $55.00.
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TI PS ON TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN
A trip with young children won’t age
you if yqu také some sensible steps to
keep your tiny tourists happy. Keep baby
-content by taking along his favorite toys,
the right baby foods will add to his trav-
eling enjoyment — and to your conven-
ience. Older kids will enjoy being given
specií ic responsibilities in connection
with the trip On buses, trains and planeš,
there are ways to keep the kids happily
' occupied and out of fellow passengers’
hair; if Junior gets carsick, hand him a
eut lemon to suck on.
VĚSTNÍK — WEST, TEXAS
TIPS FOR A GOOD CITIZEN
Recognize weaknesses in government,
but do,n’t harp on them.
Bewareí of oversimplifying. Govern-
ment, is a complicated business and to be
fair, one must get the “big view.”
Make clear distinctions between gov-
ernment encroachment on the rights of
the mdividual and neeessary public Serv-
ices; between communism or socialism
and genuine progress in corrécting sociál
abuses.
Ask yourself, what are you now doing
to strengthen local, statě and federal
igovernnient?
Give your moral support to those with
the needed character and; competence
who are thinking of making government
Services a career.
Reminid your friends to think more of
what they nwe their country, and less
íof what it owes them.
Expect ingratitude and setbacks in
your efforts to improve matters. And
Ido.iťt be dismayed by any criticism that
may colme for your lack of ability or ex-
perience.
Be realistie enought to appreciate that
no candidate will please you in every
respect.
■Speak for an intelligent discussion of
issues. Honest disagreement is one way
to: better understanding
Remembcr ťoat “let George do it” is
the motto of those who selfishly expect
others to providé godd govermnent for
them while they do nothing but com-
plain.
Keep your eye on the big problems in-
stead of spending too much time with
less important ones.
When voting, always strive to put the
welfare of the country before political
party, financial advantage or personál
interest,
Pray for govermnent officials that
they may háve both the wisdom and
courage to think and act on prineiple,
,not expediency.
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HOW TO GUARD YOUR HEALTH
WHILE TRAVELING
Whether iťs a weekend jaunt in the
country or an extended vacation, doht
let illness spoil your trip. Instead, be
prepared, Do all you can before you
leave — like getting your car checked,
getting yourself checked, inquiring about
ťhe conditions of the plače you are visit-
ing. Don’t forget essential items ~ the
preseription for your glasses, an extra
car key, tablets to prevent nrotion sick-
ne:ss. And on your trip, be quite as eau-
tious of the drinking water in Eiurope as
the hamburger served at the Greasy
Spoon Diner. Learn the three most im-
portant things to do for an aecident
victim.
Strana 27
■ SOME AVERAGE FIGURES ON
THE; AMERICAN FAMILY
j Everyone knows there is no such thing
( as an “average family” or an “average
day” — but if you believe in averages,
and like to quote them, here is a run-
down o,n whaťs average toclay.
For example, on an average day about
4,000 couples become man and wife.
Average age of the groorn is 22 years,
four months. His bride is about two
years younger.
Because they háve a home to furnish,
or because the young couple want to
automobile they can call their own (or
simpl.y because they wa,nt to start sav-
ing for the future), the average bride
keeps on working at her job aíter mor-
riage.
In this age, automobiles seem to come
first; the average couple who buy a
car secure one early in their married
life. The figures show that the most
popular age for purchasing a ušed! car
is between 18 and 24 years. (For a new™
car buyer, the most common age is be-
tweerí 35 a,nd 44 years).
The serious business of buying and
outfitting a home starts a couple of
years aíter marriage. Most homes: are
purchased after a husband reaches the
age of 25; and that is also the age at
which most young families begin to pur-
chase the bulk of their furniture and
household appliances.
About two years after her marriage
the average wife presents her husband
with a more-than-average son or daugh-
ter (there is a slightly higher chanee of
a boy being born than a girl). If they
háve a chiid, he or she makes an ap-
pearance, on the average, about two
and a half years after the first. A third
child, if there is one, comes along three
years later.
DoiTt be mislead by these figures. As
statisticians point out, American raoth-
ers really háve an average of 2.2 ehil-
dren.
For the average family, the peak of in-
come comes during the fatheťs middle
years, soměwhere between the age of 45
and 55. Although 65 is more or less
thought of as the age when men retire
from wark, this is not the čase with
the avertge father. He is likely to keep
on working until he is 68. After that, he
can handle his grandehildren on a full
time basis.
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We ean make this year, 1961, a greater
success and it is in our power to do so, if
we work together in hannony ever striv-
ing to be friends and work and win out
yollth.
♦ ♦
Cleveland was the only U. S. Presi-
dent to be married in the White House.
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