The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1957 Page: 2 of 12
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J. C. WILKERSON
Editor and Publisher
(jUbllibed In IBIS*
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I disasters and misfo
kinds, we now call upott our «uu
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and nation lor akl and usually
! but not always. «et
Today we nave the Old Age
Assistance and Social Security
tv.at have replaced the dread
that old people used to have ol
going to the "poor house"
. n you expect benefits frOM* the
(ovmisiest you awt P*f ^**e
i cod.
m&ss.
trgBl'lSTlritici«Ttsg of course, we *Ull hare pov-
4-ry and .t woys wu. nara. ~
4rsus said. "The poor, you hare
i with yo\i always.”
t j But things are not nearly so
In the "Oood Old Days" when ^ d u mg* used to be.
the income tax was urtheard of.! ...
and when a farmer who'paid as when disaster comes, Uncle
much as $S0 in advaloretn Uxes. Bam ancj the State are usually
got a writeup in the county week-
ly. the people expected but lit-
tle or nothing In return for their
Uxes from the 8Ute or Nation-
al governments, and they acre
not disappointed
There were no paved highways
•r pretty farm-to-market roads
ready to help us. even If ft means
higher Uxes.
That Our Country feels for Its
citizens in time- of trouble wav
illustrated here this week when
a State-Pederal Disaster Team
imposed of three men. visited
this secion of Texas including
A recent rvspr^«
nade 'up to V4.000 d#a: in any
rear. he start* paring the IPW-^
eminent 50 rants oa each addi-t
dollar he makes, and the
more he makes ihe higher U*|
•a* percentage gets until Use gov-
•rrnnent finally takes up to »l
cents on every dollar he clears
and if the country roads were, Comanche *nd gave a public
“traVeMMe" even for a wagon
and team, the men of the com-
munity had to work them so
many days a year free of charge
under the direction of a "Road
Overseer” who was selected from
their number.
hearing on the flood disas
pot
ter
Sidney school and elsewhere In
the county.
There was no fine modem
brick school house with all equip-
ment; and the children had to
walk from a mile up to five or
six to school, a far cry from the
modem school bus service.
In contrast to the minimum of
$3,000 today for teacher salary,
the, average pay for a teacher
was *150 to *250 per term of five
or six month*.
An open meeting was held here
Monday afternoon in the County
Courtroom and the affected citii-
sns and communities were asked
to itemize their disaster losses
and to estimate the cost of'the
damage done.
The three members of the Dis-
aster team were:
Robert W Miller. Construction
Engineer. Oeneral Service Ad-
ministration. PJ8.S.. Dallas.
Holland C. Haun. FCDA.
representative, Denton.
Richard D Vaughan. SanlUry
Engineer. Department of Health.
In the Bible times the Insane Education and Welfare. Public
ran wild in the caves and on Health Service. Dallas
SWsTUnJTS. Si County Jgj R E to -
K,rn"‘. . ,
Today taxes are high, but we seat of the disasters in the var-
get lots In return. By taxation ious parts of the county, where
the stingy people, along with all they could see the damage done
others, are compelled to help the and make recommendations for
less fortunate, whether they want aid accordingly
to or not. i * . » ..
• * j Doubtless the amount of aid
Much of our tax money goes granted will depend upon the
for good roads, orphans homes, amount of damage done and its
the school for blin, school lot ratio to. the total amount of
the deaf, school for the feeble- damage suffered in Texas In pro-
minded. for hospitals, and hund-'Y?ortlon to the total amount of
for YOUR
MONEY!
18”
ROTARY
The Sanger Couhtr. edited by
H B Toon last w**k had a very
interesting article cn old times
as compared to modern times
and the resulting taxation, as
follow*:
From actual experience I
know what It was to live tn a
world 50-65 years ago and I don't
want any more of it.
“The way we Live now costs
more, to be sure. but. by-the-
etemal. it’s worllrinore; it's more
fun to live now than when I was
t knee pants kid
"Oh. we had lots of fun. In a
way. but we also ate cornbread
three times a day, biscuits were
a Sunday breakfast luxury Yes.
sir. no more of the "good old
days” for me.
"LAST DAY OF BONDAGE"
“It is pointed out that on May
10. the average American will
serve a theoretical "last day of
bondage", so far as 1*67 Uxes
are concerned What he has
earned up to that time Will Just
about cover his tax bill for the
year.
"What this means is that Uxes
of all kinds, including hidden
Uxes. In the United States cur-
rently take about 36 per cent of
all our earned income. Putting,
it another way. all that we earn-
ed during the first 130' calendar
days is needed to support our
own governments of one kind
and ano.ther.
"That brings up a slogan which
Is 100 per cent relevant. Here It
IS: *TU I take less from govern-
ment—If* goverfiment will Uke
less from me.”
“So much for 1*53. What of
the years ahead? Will the “last
day of bondage" come earlier In
the year—or will It come later?
“That depends on whether the
people really want cheaper gov-
ernment. with the reduction in
government activity that will In-
volve. or just want .to talk about
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1957, newspaper, May 10, 1957; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892201/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.