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EDNA WEEKLY HERALD
(ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER 22, 1906)
PubUbhed <rwU; by The Herald Publishing, Company, Inc., at
206 "North Ed Lynn Street, Edna, Texas.
CHESTER EVANS, EdiU'i and Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION BATES (IN ADVANCE): In Jatiaon Co\a-
ty, per year $2.00; Outside Jacksoa County, per year $3.00.
Entered at the Post Office in Edna, as second ciaa* mail mat-
ter, under Acts of Congress, March 3, 1S79.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC: Any erroneous refledioe upon the
chara^fcr, standing or reputation of any person, firm, corporation
which may appear In The Herald will be gladly corrected If U
Is brought to the attention of the publisher.
WRONG TREE
The 1500 members of a housewives league in a
Texas city recently announced that they have
agreed to reduce thtir weekly grocery bill by three
dollars apiece. They call the action a semi-boy-
cott” of the grocery stores. The league also sent
letters to the President and a Congressman asking
for immediate price controls based on the average
prices charged over the past two years.
The worry that the rising cost of living has caused
is certainly understandable. But here is a case
where the housewives in question are barking up
the wrong tree. The food merchant—or anq other
kind of merchant—is not responsible for inflation.
He, like the consumer, is one of the victims of it.
And the fact is that, in.this crisis and in those of the
past, he has fought inflation with all the weapons at
his disposal.
The figures tell the story. The grocers common-
ly keep as profit only a cent to a cent and a-half of
the money spent across their counters. The reBt
goes out for supplies, wages, taxes and other neces-
sary expenses. Other kinds of food stores have a
similar financial ‘experience. In the general mer-
chandise business—which is complicated by style
and seasonal trends, and other inventory problems^
_the profit runs to only a lew cents out of the con-
sumer’s dollar. «...
In their letters,to the government officials, the
housewives would have been wise had they demand-
ed the strictest kind of economy in domestic govern-
ment spending. Government waste and extravag-
ance, accompanied by ever-recurring, ever-growing
deficits are the most powerful inflationary forces
that exists and that goes for government of all
kinds, from . a little school district to the huge
Federal establishment itself. To blame the mer-
chant for a condition which is completely beyond
his control is to do him an injustice—and, far more
important, to divert the minds of people from the
real causes of booming prices
EDISON’S BIRTHDAY.
On February 11th, the birthday of Thomas
Alva Edison was observed once again. Few men
have contributed so much to the happiness and wel-
fare of the people of the w'orld.
A list of Edison’s inventions would fill many
pages. Many of them were of the highest import
ance. But one stands out above all others—and
that one is the electric light. «
When Edison produced the first crude lamp, a
revolution had begun,, though most people thought
it useless and dangerous, and the majority in those
days regarded it as being a little mope than amus-
ing sort of toy. Yet, from that lamp came a force
which changed the face of nations, and which JeYp_
lutionized industry, agriculture and the life of the
home. .
The electric age brought living and working
standards which had never been dreamed of before.
It has directly and powerfully influenced every
phase of civilized life. It has reached its fullest
flower in this country. And we should never for-
get one factor of utmost importance—it was the
work of, free men and free enterprise. The great
industry whose beginning was Edison’s lamp was
pionered and developed by free individuals. In
spite of the scoffers men risked their time and en-
ergies and savings—and the splendid power indus-
try of today is their monument.
The Mason and Dixon Line was established to
settle dissensions between Oxford of Baltimore and
the Penn family.
The highest elevation in Florida is 325 feet.
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EDNA WEEKLY HERALD—EDMA. TEXAS
Texas Venture
In Education • 1876-1951
Onr tat stale coB*9»—1team A. mad H. is new
ki to arraotT-®* T*®
lj His eon, who was serious-
ly wounded in the shooting affray,
is reported well on the road to re-
covery. ’*;
L. E. Keizer and Wesley Miller
hare returned from a prospecting
trip in New Mexico. They are
yjontrinp of moving to that state
J H. Knopp has had a Urge
warehouse erected at the rear of
his store.
Judge J. W. Bagby's court be-
gan the fall term Monday.
Mr. and Mre S. G. Sample
the proud i<arents of a winsome lit
tie miss—Rachel Louise.
The Francitas Bee says if Edna , liked
turns down incorporation it should are now
lose the court house. Surely
can’t afford that. ,
C. M Dugger of Lockhart Mon- will
day, and Tuesday loaded his house
hold goods and shipped them to Ed-
na where he has bought a tract of
. land and where in the future
are i will have his home. He and Mrs.
Dugger came through in the car.
Mr and Mrs. Dugger were well
In Lockhart The Duggers
domiciled with Mrs. Flora
we Simons. Mr. Dugger owns a nice
I farm a few miles from town and
have three tenant houses
erected on same. The Herald wel-
comes Mr. and Mrs. Dugger to
Jackson County.
Our carload of buggies and
wagons are now in and you are in-
vited to inspect them. Jv W.
Brickel.
When interested in buying an
auto you cannot afford to pass up
the old reliable Overland.
new 1914 model is a complete car
in every detaiL
The public schbols were dismiss-
ed two and a half days because a
windmill refused to operate.
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INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
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A Texa, and
Ee^elr“gainh!KT?wo ^tfter" efirat rtud^in road building
F«»innnrintr Director of Texas Engineering Experiment station
dunng the* 1917-22 period, when much nioneering of Te>**
development was doniby these agencies dn
W- „7*e* Hi^waf Co^ion^
■tate°highway engineer, half of the state highway department’s district
engineeraand a third of all its professional engineer, are A. and M.
graduates. __
Visiting Our Neighbors
EL CAMPO
(From The Citizen)
R. E. Meek, chairman of the
rural trustees representing eleven
school districts involved in consoli-
dation plans, announced that the
survey by a disinterested expert
or educator would be started Feb-
ruary 4th.
T. H. Shelby, dean of the Exten-
sion Division of the University of
Texas, notified Mr. Meek last week
that he would be able to conduct
the survey and would be here Feb-
ruary 4tb.
The cost of the stirvey will be
$50 per day for Mr. Shelby and
$25.00 per day for an assistant.
Benito Garcia, 26, was given 50
years in the penitentiary by the
District Court when he plead
guilty Monday to the murder of
his common-law wife here last
July 15. Garcia plead guilty to
stabbing to death Janie Cuer, 43.
land Lockhart
WHARTON
(The Spectator)
The Wharton High School pre-
sented the annual mid-winter band
and a capella choir concert at the
high school gym Sunday. Joe Ur-
banovsky directed the band.
EDNA
38 Year* Ago.
OCTOBER 23, 1913
Will Thompson, charged with
killing W. B. Davenport at Fran-
citas on the 8th inst., was brought
to Edna last week by Sheriff Egg
and Deputy Young and placed in
jail. Thompson’s wounds are not
serious and he soon will be entire-
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Edna, Tcvas
(From Advance Guard)
Chamber ot Commerce directors
to replace those whose terms of
office expire will be elected at an
important meeting of the CofC,
which will be held in the court
room on February 12 at 7:30 p. m.,
Alton Griffith, presient, has an-
nounced.
Frank Shannon, Jr., 1950 grad-
uate of Baylor University and
1943 graduate of Wharton High
School, traveled to W’aco the last
week end to attend the annual foot-
ball banquet honoring the 1950
Baylor Bears. Shannon, playing
the last season with the Bear foot-
ballers, was one of the 33 lettermen
to receive leather jackets.
The chamber of commerce has
voted to sponsor a livestock show
_ Goliad on March 10. A com-
mittee consisting of L. H. Yon
Dohlen, June Suttle and H. F.
Albrecht was appointed to work
with the 4-H club and FFA boys.
VICTORIA
(From the Advocate)
The fame of Victoria Music Fes-
tival U spreading. The high school
band from Iraan, 400 miles
out in West Texas, will participate
in the two-day meet Feb. 16 and
) Several other new entries
ire been received during the
ist week to bring ^be total of
Mnd participating to 35. Con-
certo will be given by the Baylor
University Band.
YOAKUM
(The Herald-Times)
A blowout on the odorlzing unit
of the Southwest Natural Gas
lines from the well* left at least
three towns without any ga* Wed-
nesday and caused severe short-
ages in three others, including
Voakum. The odorixing unit. In-
stalled near the local cemeteries,
some ten years ago, blew out un-
der pressure Tuesday night and
lines back to the gas wells started
icing up. The blowout reduced
gas supplies at Gonzales, lading
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Evans, Chester. Edna Weekly Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1951, newspaper, February 15, 1951; Edna, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth762152/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jackson County Memorial Library.