The McGregor Mirror. (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. [50], No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1939 Page: 4 of 8
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McGREGOR MIRROR, McGREGOR,. TEXAS
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1939s !
NOBODY’S
BUSINESS
BY JULIAN CAPERS, JR.
form of income levy, either gross
►or net, probably both, which will
j be offered as a money raiser
| which does not contain the ob-
jectionable features of the sales
j tax.
J It is much too early yet to de-
Austin —The 46tli Legislature termine what course the tax fight
began to take on much the same''”11 take. There is always the
, , . possibility that m the general
appearance as its last few pre- wrangle over wl,at is the -best
decessors this week, as the atmo- way ^ ge^ Gie money? the session
sphere cleared, and the tax fight will expire without any new tax
settled down to a three-cornered bills being enacted. That has
brawl between those who want a happened before,
sales tax, those who want addi- As forecast in this column, dis-
tioiial natural resources taxes, sention over appointments by
and those who want no taxes at Gov. O’Daniel to some key posi-
all. I tions, has broken out. Carr P.
The strategy of the sales tax Collins, of Dallas, insurance and
folks, who were responsible for ^ hotel executive, seems sure of
the recommendation of Gov. j confirmation as chairman of the
O’Daniel fur a Townsend plan {Highway Commission. Opposi-
“ transaction tax,” so far lias tion from an east Texas bloc, who
placed them in a strategic posi- contended for an East Texan, lias
tioon. The public reaction to the melted unless Senator Bill Graves
multiplied sales tax embraced by 0f Dallas objects, which he pro-
file “transaction tax” plan has bably will not, Collins will be
been so unfavorable that it lay confirmed. A small stornn is
for a week without a sponsor raging about confirmation of El-
willing even to introduce it. Fin- ster M. Haile, as tax commission-
ally, Rep. Alfred Petsch, ardent er. Haile claims to live at Here-
sales taxer, agreed to sign it, ford, Texas. Sen. Joe Hill claims
merely to get it before the Legis- ]ie lives at Kingman, Kas.,
lautre, but announced at the same 0’Daniel’s former home. The
time he was against it. There is Senate deferred action to hear
virtually no possibility that it further evidence,
will even be submitted. j Approval was given Harry
Meanwhile, Petsch and Senator Knox. Jr., Brownwood national
Sulak will push their proposal o-uard lieutenant, as Adjutnat
for a 2 1-2 per cent retail sales General, despite protests of
levy, which they would submit World War Veterans. Knox is
as a constitutional amendment, j too young to have fought in the
The natural resources tax blue,; late war. Organized labor has
slow to get into action, offered | entered bitter protests against
two tax bills this week. One is confirmation of. Joe Ifunscliik,
an omnibus bill, hiking the oil,1 member of tl\e Southwestern
gas and sulphur levies, by Albert Telephone Workers Union, of
Derden of Marlin, which he esti- Austin. Labor folks claim this
mates will get $23,500,000 annu- is a “company itniun,” disap-
ally. The other, by Abe Mayes, proved by the National Labor
of Atlanta, calls for a levy of 6 Relations Board, and want a
cents per 1000 feet un natural member of one of the nationally
gas, which he thinks would raise recognized unions.
$63,000,000 and most of this, he One of O’Daniel’s majur ap-
claims, would be paid by out-of- pointments—Life Insurance Corn-
state buyers of gas. i missioner and chairman of the
Yet to be introduced is more Insurance Board—went to Truett
=---— -- Smith, district attorney of Lynn
j county, and former law partner
| of Senator G. Id. Nelson. The i
{Senate had not considered this!
' one at the week-end, but some j
opposition, based on Smith’s lack
of insurance experience, may de-
velop.
Judges Form Lobby.
County judges and commission-
ers have formed a puwerful lob-
by behind their bill to devote
part of the 1-cent gasoline tax
now used to retire county road
bonds on roads later taken over
by the State, Yo take up bonds un
non-eligibld,, oh county lateral
roads. Sen. Will Pace of Tyler
is their floor leader. Criticism of
the bill is based on the fact that
28 counties will get 50 per cent
of the benefit, and that bond
speculators, whu have bought up
lots of these county bonds, many
at half price will enjoy a huge
profit when the bonds jump to
par, if the State takes over the
payment of them.
Austin Notes.
Rep. Martin Dies, of Beaumunt,
nationally famous Red-hunter,
recruited a lone negro editor
legalized race track gambling
measure with a local option fea-
ture attached ... In Dallas, they
gave the Linz award, a cup sym-
bolizing outstanding public ser-
vice, to Karl Hublitzelle, theatre
magnate and newspaper publish-
er, who raised over $70,000 in a
single day for the benefit of ref-
ugees from German’s Hitler,
by benefit performances in his
theatre chain . . . Texans are an-
xiously watching the action of
yOeaJuf?
Not now?
. . . thanks to Black-
Draught. Often that
droopy, tired feeling is caused
by constipation, an everyday
thief of energy. Don’t put up
with it. Try the fine old
vegetable medicine that sim-
ply makes the lazy colon go
back to work and brings
prompt relief. Just ask for
BLACK-DRAUGHT..
“An old friend
of the family.”
present silver-purchasing agree-
ment with Mexico shall be re-
newed after June 1. U. S. silver
purchases are about all that have
kept the Gardenas government
going recently, and since the
seizure of American oil proper-
ties by Gardenas, Texas oilmen
are hoping this government will
cease playing financial “angel”
to our unappreciative neighbor.
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Mr. and Mrs. AY. T. Whitley of
Clifton visited relatives in Mc-
Gregor Wednesday.
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Miss Edith Dowis of Waco was
a week-end visitor in the home
of her mother, Mrs. W. F. Dowis.
from Houstin, to appear with hini, Congress, to see whether the
and help protest confirmation of
Ex-Gov, Jimmie Allred as Fed-
eral Judge. The rest of Texas’
6.500.000 citizens don’t seem to
mind Allred’s appointment, so
the national Senate is expected to
confirm Judge Allred very short-
ly .. . Senator Franklin Spears
of San Antonio is author of a bill
that would permit 70 per cent of
the barbers in any community to
fix the price of haircuts and the
hours of opening and closing the
shops, with a criminal penalty
for those who don’t abide by such
decision. The New Dealers in
Washington, who seek to regu-
late business out of existence,
ought to draft Spears . . . Rep.
DeWitt Hale', of Farmersvilte,
young law student, has offered a
reorganization bill, which would
combine the 100 departments,
bureaus and commissions into 18
governmental deparmtents. The
bill probably won’t get to first
base, but it evidences real states-
manlike ability on the part of a
young Representative who will
be heard from again . . . Feb. 7th
will see the first skirmish in the
battle to raise the present absurd
7.000 pound load limit on motor
trucks, when the House Hiways
committee will hold a hearing on
the House measure, authored by
Abe Mayes and Homer Leonard,
of MqAll^n. Seiiatorr Rogers
Kelley of Edinburg has an iden-
tical bill pending in the Senate
. . . Several old favorites have
appeared, including bills to lega-
lize sale of whiskey by the drink.
Mrs. E. B. Gibson and sons,
Bob and Joe visited relatives in
Pendleton Sunday.
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Miss Dorothy Meador of Waco
was a guest this week of Miss
Lois Val Smith.
B3I
THE
NEW
farm Program
ARE YOU IN?
For Rent.—Six room house ;
modern equipment; close in. See
A. J. Mann.
Mrs. Ivin England and son,
Jiggs Blake spent Sunday with
relatives in Dallas.
Glenn Crain spent, last week-
end in Wheelock as a guest in the
home of his daughter, Mrs. How-
ard Hanover and family.
(Reading Time—30 Seconds)
THE “NEW” PROGRAM IS THE SAME AS THE OLD,
OLD FARM PROGRAM YOU HjAVE HEARD SO MUCH
ABOUT AND DONE SO LITTLE ABOUT—
“DIVERSIFICATION”
LIVE STqOK IN THE PROGRAM—any kind better than
none, but the kind you can handle best on your own place,
with your own help, and use wl.^at you can grow to best
advantage. . . . With honest heart and willing hands,
this kind of program
Surely Will Succeed
PERHAPS YOU CANNOT DO IT THIS WEEK, or even this | \
year, but how about beginning NOW? Do not expect
the “government” to lead you out of the bog. Take all
the good the government offers, use it to its full worth, I:
but the individual farmer is his own best savior, or else
his own worst enemy.
WE HAVE THE COUNTRY, THE SOIL, THE CLIMATE—
Perhaps the very best place for us to live, and among the
best people. Let’s make it all more worth while; nobody
likes a lot of debts, not even the bankers, nor the farmers.
It v.as been proven beyond a doubt that the farmers’ situ-
ation can be wonderfully improved by making
M. J. Montgomery of Cleburne,
spent last week-end here in the
a public utility regulation bill by i home of his mother, Mrs. M. J.
Senator Olan Van Zanclt, and a Montgomery.
NEW PATTERNS IN
English Dinnerware
OPEN STOCK
This Stock Has Just Arrived
We have a variety of patterns
in 3 2-piece sets,
GLASSWARE in Cake Stands,
Plates, Bowls, Mayonaize Sets, Cream
and Sugar Sets and a variety of Colored
Cream Pitchers,
FIESTA Ware in all Colors.
CUT ICE TEA GLASSES—new patterns
Lee Hardware Co.
McGregor and Oglesby
John D. Mann Stores
MeGREGOR.....OGLESBY
CARROTS, bunch 3c; 2 bunches 5c
LETTUCE Iceberg head
4c
POT A TOfT Q N0’ 1 IDAHO RUSSETS
I wIlO TEN (10) POUNDS
23c
An A MO 17 Q California—Size 344
^IvAl^VjILiO PER DOZEN
10c
APPLES 216 Winesap each
1c
Of 170 ARMSTRONG’S HOLLY BRAND
Churned in Milk—TWO (2) LBS.
25c
ONE KTY 1 With the Sale of 2 PkSs-
Package IVl/l 1C of WHEATIES at
24c
POST BRAN FLAKES pkg. 9c
PICKLES qt. jar 14c
APPLE BUTTER 2%°A 14c
IP 17 A Q STOLKEY’S HONEY POD
JTIL/^.3 TWO (2) NO. 2 CANS
PI7 A C NO. 2 CAN—SIZE 3
Jr HFIRST AMERICAN BRAND, each
9c
OOOKTI7C OATMEAL
^WV-PlvlllO 1-LB. CELLO BAG
13c
QA & O P. & G. OR CRYSTAL WHITE
OW-tIIT FIVE (5) GIANT BARS
19c
OLII7I7QI7 L°NG HORN
"IJLi^aO'lLa (Full Cream) POUND
19c
SNOWDRIFT !kb 49c T:
95c
Cl AI TO WHITE RLOSSOM OR LA FRANCE—
F LU U R. 24-LB. SACK 73c 48-LB. SACK $1.35
SALT (BEI?K)50.LBS. PLAIN
45 c
/ SULPHUR____________55c
i
THE COW
THE SOW
THE HEN
Lead the way. It takes
work, yes, but everybody
that hasn’t a job wants
one. Here lies the chance
for more work and more
pay. . . What SAY? ? ?
Live Stock Farming?
How about a new FAIRBANKS-MORSE HAMMER
MILL that your tractor will handle easily for $99.50?
—A 50-FT. ENDLESS RUBBER DRIVE BELT AT $16.75—
The S. Amsler Co.
COMMITTED TO BETTER FARMING METHODS
Virgil Money and family of
Little River were Sunday guests
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. AY.
S. Baker.
Mrs. Miller Reed of Blooming
Grove is spending this week here
with her mother, Mrs. F. O. Con-
nally.
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Mrs. Annie Harding and Miss
Anna Frances Anderson spent
last week-end in Temple, as guests
of Mrs. A. P. Anderson.
Misses Lola Fay Hunt of Lo-
rena and Grace Flowers of AYacO'
spent last week-end with Miss
Ruth Howard in the AValstein
Smith home.
Mr. and Airs. Irby Cobb of Aus-
tin visited in McGregor last week
with Airs. Cobb’s parents, Air.
and Airs. John D. Mann, and
’other relatives.
Paul Krause, student
University of Texas, is spending
this week here with his parents,
Rev. and Airs. H. Krause.
Lloyd Harper who is a student
| a|t the University ;of Texas, is
! spending this week-end in the
at the home of his mother, Airs. Lloyd
Harper.
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Friends will be sorry to kijow
Aliss Lois Val Smith has return-
ed home after spending several
weeks in Hobbs, N. AI. with her
sister, Airs. Compton Robinette.
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See our window this week for
some photographs that represent
every member of your family.
Let us make yours. Our Town
Studio.
Aliss AATil]ie Darsey has return-
ed home after spending the past
ten days in Houston, as a guest
in the home of Mr. and Airs. Er-
nest Breeding.
Aliss Daw’ll Isbill, who is a
student at Mary Hardin-Baybor
College, Belton, spent last week-
end here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Isbill.
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Mr. and Mrs. Felix ITonnoli
of Temple and Mrs. Adams of Ed-
dy have visited in Ale Gregor
recently with their brother, J. R.
ITonnoli and wife.
John R. Grantham, Jr., Bruno
Schroeder and Leroy Balzar, stu-
dents at A. & M. College, are
spending this week-end here in
the home of the former’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Grantham.
that Mrs. AY. AY. Cunningham
was taken t0 a Waco hospital
Tuesday, where she underwent an.
operation, and hope that she will
soon be able to return home.
Mr. and Airs. S. B. Ramsey.
Sr. and Mr. and Airs. Henry Ram-
sey. of Hillsboro and Air. and
Airs. Henry Burt of AVaco were
Sunday guests in the borne of Air.
and Mrs. Charles Hering.
Bobbie Williams is returning
to Austin Friday, where he is a
student at the University of
Texas, after a between term visit
here with his parents, Air. and
Airs. Robert AVilliams.
AYliat would that girl friend or
boy friend like better for a Val-
entine than your picture? AYliat
would anybody, for that matter?
Husband? wife? sweetheart?
Alother? Father? See the studio
today!
“LETO’S” FOR THE GUMS
An astringent with antiseptic
properties that must please the
user or Druggists return money
if first bottle of “LETO’S”
fails to satisfy.
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