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Thursday, June 10, 1948
PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
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DR. JACK KAHN
OPTOMETRIST
Eyes Examined — Glasses Fitted
Phone 233 Collect for Youi
Appointment
Fifth Floor, National Bank Bldg
Victoria. Texas
The typical Navy recruit is 17
years old, unmarried, has no de-
pendents, comes from a rural area,
left school at the age of 10, and
joined the Nuvy to travel or to
learn a trudo, according to a recent
survey conducted by the Bureau of
Naval Personnel among 2,400 new
enlistees.
SERVING . . .
SEAFOODS . . .
SUPREME . ..
PHONE 157
DINING ROOM OPEN 11 A. M. TO 10 P. M.
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The revolutionary new Ford four-door sedan for 1949 it lower, wider, roomier and provides
nearly 25 per cent more visibility. ~ -
How Much Is A
Dollar Today!
By Graham Patterson, Publisher
Pathfinder News Magazine
The value of a dollar must be
reckoned not as 100 cents but what
those 100 cents will buy. For money
is, after ail, only a medium of ex-
changing one’s labor for food, cloth-
ing, shelter and other necessities
of living.
We all know that a dollar today
will not buy nearly as much as it
did a few years ago. But what all
of us do not realize is why it won’t.
Some will say “inflation" and
blame high prices as the cause. But
actually high prices do not cause
inflation; they are simply a symp-
tom of it, must as fever is a symp-
tom of disease. The reason for our
present inflation is the unsound-
ness of our money, brought on by
years of inflationary Government
policies. Back in 1936, Alf Landon,
then running for the Presidency,
warned that the mounting national
debt resulting from huge deficit
financing and unnatural economic
measures would eventually land this
nation in an inflationary spiral.
We are now paying the piper for
having ignored his and others'
warnings.
It is impossible to get some-
thing for nothing. A government
cannot do it any more than an in-
dividual can. A government can
double its money and credit out-
standing, by a simple matter of
bookkeeping, but that doesn’t auto-
matiaally double the supporting
value. And it’s the value behind the
money that determines its worth,
and in turn, its purchasing power.
Ours is"by no means the first ex-
ample of a government debasing its
money, and then by means of price
control attempting to compel its
people to accept its previous pur-
chasing power. Among the earlier
records of “managed” money are
those of China under Confucius,
Italian President
ROME, ITALY — (Soundphoto)
—Photo shows Luigi Einaudi, 74,
former premier and director of the
budget, who was elected first pres-
ident of the Italian Republic. Ein-
audi, a banker, was elected on the
fourth ballot by a joint session of
the Senate and Chamber of Depu-
tise. He is a Liberal.
V\fe can hardly wait to
show you The Car of the Year!
And we just can't wait to tell you a
few of the reasons why you're going
to say, “The '49 Ford is the Ford in
my Future!" So here's the good newsi
A 59% more
rigid "Lifeguard”
Body! Road-hugging
safety, with a low
"dream car" silhou-
ette in the revolu-
tionary NEW Ford I
ardthatsjusfca hint 0f what
'49 Ford will bring you! You've got to see it
to believe it! So watch our showroom win-
dows for the announcement date. You'll see
“The Car of the Year" there, soon I
CofYlfoi't Th« Ford's seats
rival a fine sofa for comfort—they're so
soft, so wide! Plenty of room for 3 BIG
people! Front seat 57’ . . . rear seat 60'
widel The ’49 Ford's a living room on whee/s/
IMid Ship Rids in Ford's smooth-riding,
new low center section ... extra-long, extra-
strong "Para-Flex" Rear Springs ... "Hydra-
Coil" Front Springs ... it rides like a dream
on any road I
Your Ford Dealer invites you to lltfon to the Fred Alloa Show, Sunday itenhtgs—NBC network.
Listen to tho Ford Theater, Sunday Afternoons—NBC network. See your newspaper for time and station,
MADDOX MOTOR COMPANY
301 MAIN STREET PALACIOS
i— Vour Detojhkd fad Deskr.
PHONE 323 or 324
Rome under Diocletian, Syracuse
under Dionysius, ancient Greece
under the planners who followed
Pericles and wrecked the brilliant
achievements of his reign. They
all proved miserable failures.
Our present financial plight can
be traced back to 1932 when the
Government authorized the issu-
ance of money secured only by Gov-
ernment bonds. This was followed
by our departure from gold as the
backing for our money .and 16
years of a Government policy that
held there was nothing wrong with
spending much more than it took
in. Our national debt increased by
leaps and bounds. But not the col-
lateral behind that debt. Dollars
naturally became worth less when
measured in goods, so, of course,
goods became worth more when
measured in dollars.
Lenin, the first ruler of Com-
munist Russia, is quoted as having
said that “the best way to destroy
the capitalist system is to debauch
the currency. By a continuing pro-
cess of inflation, governments can
confiscate, secretly and unobserved,
an important part of the wealth
of their citizens.” Some months
ago Stalin confiscated 9(K1 of Rus-
sians’ savings by decreeing that the
ruble was worth only one-tenth as
much as it had been.
Stalin, being a dictator, could do
it openly, yet the same kind of con-
fiscation is being accomplished here
in our own country by government-
al practices that further inflation.
If inflation is to be stopped, the
Government must rigidly reduce its
spending, make substantial pay-
ments against the national debt,
refinance Government bonds thru
banks at rates attractive to indi-
viduals to facilitate their sale by
the banks to the public.
The Government should also elim-
inate speculation by the Federal
Reserve Bank, and reduce taxes so
as to make available more “vent-
ure capital” to provide the plants
and machinery to increase produc-
tion of the things our people need.
When that is done the cents in
Aloe Field At Victoria
To Be Sold Soon
DALLAS, June 3.—War assets
administration Thursday announced
the Aloe army air field near Vic-
toria is to be sold.
Applications for the multi-million
dollar airport property will be con-
sidered by W. A. A.’s regional of-
fice here until June 15.
States, political subdivisions and
municipalities have priority rights
to the field.
W. A. A. said its Grand Prairie
office of real property disposal "has
indicated that Victoria county is
interested and is expected to take
steps to assume operation.”
HI, FOLKS!
Here's a letter we received from
A. B. Dickens, of the Sportsmaas
Lure Co., of Corpus Christi:
Dear Mr. Oldham:
Under separate cover we are
sending you a few lines for your
tackle box. We appreciate the good
job you are doing with our line, and
hope you will continue. Trout are
biting here, very good on the sam-
ple I sent you, also amber shrimp.
Would like for you to try these
lines for bass with the tail hook and
eye removed. Gives you a wonderful
bass action. Had very good luck
in Louisiana in April. The green
Seale job is 0. K. for bass #500-
S01—all translucent colors o. k. ex-
cept the amber-black #510.
Please try these and let us hear
from you. Would like to fish with
you in the near future.
Yours truly,
(Adv.) A. B. Dickens.
TAXES, LAWS, IN-LAWS,
OUTLAWS HAD HIM DOWN
A white-collar worker, pressed
for paym ne of a bill, explained
that his delay in paying was due
to business tax, amusement tax,
head tax, school tax, carpet tax,
income tax, food tax and excise
tax. He said this condition was due
to federal laws, state laws, county
laws, corporation laws, in-laws and
outlaws.—Pathfinder.
The first Wave assigned to over-
seas duty during peacetime was re-
cently sent to the Navy's public
relations office in San Juan, Puer-
to Rico.
your dollar will have more pur-
chasing power and make more
“sense” when you go shopping.
Many Improvements Noted In Inferior
Of 1919 Fords To Be Announced Soon
A precedent has been established
in the low-priced automotive field
by combining handsomeness and
beauty with durability a»d com-
fort in the interiors of the 1949
Ford cars.
Ford has broken away from the
neutral tones which have been tra-
ditional for mass production auto-
mobiles as designers have turned to
textured fabrics popular in fash-
ions and interior decorating.
Of the three new fabrics, the
most unusual is a soft gray tweed
mixture with a blue stripe which
gives the 1949 Ford interiors a
freshly tailored look. It has been
combined with a bolster of blue-
gray broadcloth to protect the up-
per section of both front and rear
seats.
The same tailored good looks are
obtained with the other fabrics—a
smooth green striped broadcloth
and two new adaptations of mohair
in a green and maroon stripe and
green and gray stripe combination.
The instrument pnnel of the new
Ford has been simplified. All in-
struments are combined in a single
cluster directly in line with the
driver’s view. Projecting slightly
for better visibility, the large fig-
ures on a telescoped dial Indicate
speed, fuel level, rate of battery
charge and oil pressure.
The clock dial has been centered
on the panel and placed higher.
Night glare is eliminated on all
instruments by "black lighting."
Chrome trim throughout the car
has beei reduced. On the panel it
is expressed in a neat arrangement
of uniform knobs which control
choke, windshield wiper, lights,
heater and defroster.
On each door, the chrome strip
makes a decorative arc over the
heavy artificial leather kkk pad at
the bottom. Flame-shaped center
pillar lights provide plenty of il-
lumination for the interior and for
stepping into and out of the car.
Ulterior door handles pull up in-
stead of down to open the door.
This eliminates the possibility of
the car doors swinging open if the
handle should be pressed down ac-
cidentally.
The new Ford’s functionalism has
been extended to the roomy seata—
57 inches wide in front and 60
inches in the rear, plenty of room
for six persons.
New windows demonstrate the
new trend. The rear window alona
is 88 per cent larger—as large as
the ordinary windshield. The wind-
shield is deeper and wider. They
give a picture window effect to the
entire car and greatly improve all
around visibility.
STATED MEETINGS
PALACIOS LODGE
NO. 990. A. P.AAIL
lit Thursday each month 7:30 Fit
Visiting Brethem Always Welcomt
M. O. Burton, W. M.
T. E. Friery, See.
NOTRIM6 Foe ME To DO.^
you must iweju^r-
come our or the AaM!
The Navy looks after the health
of its men. Also trains them for
good paying jobs. If you are be-
tween 17 and 31 and otherwise
qualified, the Navy will train
you. '
Call or write your nearest U. S.
Navy Recruiting Station.
MOVE0
TO OUR NEW LOCATION
The Bay Cleaners, Formerly The Hiway
Cleaners Are Now Operating In Their
Location At 215 Fifth Street. We Were
Formerly Located On Main Street.
BAY CLEANERS
—We Will Appreciate A Trial—
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ices, wall and floor surfaces, baseboards and
around sinks and drain pipes. Flit Roach Killer
leaves an invisible film that keeps on killing
roaches for a long time. So powerful it will kill
any roach that comes in contact with it.
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Dismukes, Mrs. J. W. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1948, newspaper, June 10, 1948; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth724340/m1/7/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.