The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1970 Page: 9 of 12
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The Clarksville Times, Thursday, December 3,-4.970,. Page 9
According to experts housing built during
the last four years has been more than a
million units short of the amount neces-
sary to keep up with the country's grow-
ing population and to replace Inevitable
losses In dwellings. -V s <
The same experts say that not enough
progress has been made In replacing or
rehabilitating substandard units. All the
while, coats of. building and financing
have Increased raptdly--much faster than
the rise In the overall cost of living.
It would appear that the Congressman
Is right. The discriminatory “Double
Standard" should be abolished as soon as
possible to enable housing production to
equal demand.
Another question posed by the congress-
man concerned the definition of “Prime
Hate." Termed by bankers and econo-
mists as the rate of Interest charged to
a bank's best and most credit-worthy
Customers there really seems to be no
standard.
The term Is seldom used by banks In
small towns such as Clarksville but the
trends--up or down--of such banks as the
Chase Manhattan are a long, long time
reaching rural East Texas.
Any benefits which the homebuyers,
fanner or businessman In this area may
expect from the lowered "prime rate’* of
the big banks will be slow In coming.
At least, as Congressman Patman con-
cluded, reduction ‘of KHA rates to the
homebuyer would be tangible, effective and
out In the open.
By Jimmy Hurt
ago has been modified to an appreciable
degree.
The change which has taken place does
not rule out anticipation of brisk holiday
trade. Confidence that such will be the
case Is evident In the manner and extent
that local establishments have stocked
goods and engage in the push for sales.
Big Construction
Year in Prospect
Forty Years Ago
Just exactly where do we live? That
question was propounded by The Times
after Editor and Publisher had lssuedthe
annual Market Guide for 1031. Paris and
Texarkana both listed Clarksville as a
suburb, Which- was confusing to market
analysts as well as Clarksville people.
Black Brother? Company have shipped
five cars of pecans this season and will
load several' more, according to K. P.
Black. The firm buys pecans from Bon-
ham to Texarkana, also In Oklahoma,
recently shipping a car from Idabel.
Mrs. H. G. Wootten recently completed
a fur coat from 14 wolf pelts, kupplled
from the ranch' of Cliff Lowery, a friend
of Dr. Wootten, In Maverick County.
Clarksville High School students res-
ponded to an appeal by Supt. R. M. White
for canned foods to be given to the poor
In the community, by contributing 125 cans.
Clarksville High School closed the foot-
ball season by defeating Mt. Vernon 12-4.
Several Red River County poultry
raisers were represented at the East
Texas Poultry Show in Paris.
McCoy School entertained Sherry School
with a Thanksgiving party. Refreshments
were served to 60.
GRASSROOTS
L OPINION
“Despite a vocal minority to the con-
trary, we suggest America by tradition
and by the groundswell of public opinion
surfacing lately, that ww are a Christian
nation, that Indeed ‘In God We Trust’--lf
only the people are allowed to say so.’’--
Hlalrstown, N. J., Press.
Surplus Equipment
at r£d river national bank
We 0ct Nowhere in
Talks With Reds
Discussions In Helsenkl between the
Tliilted States and the Soviet Union on
strategic arms limitations follow a pattern
which has emerged In every negotiating
session between Communism and the free
world since the first attempts duVlng World
War II. Nothing final and advantageous for
the democracies has been achieved, but
much has~been lost. ^The history of these
frustrating and futile conferences strongly
supports the conviction that the SALT talks
can be written off as a waste of time and
effort. In this category also are the peace
negotiations In Paris betwc Washington
and Hanoi.
When a member of the Politburo Is
moved to declare In a public address that
“United States Imperialism Is a policy
of criminal aggression against the Soviet
Union,’’ he leaves no room for flexibility
In discussing arms limitations. His feel-
ings are shared by others In the Red
hierarchy, who have concluded that the
United Slates has lost the will to fight as
well as superiority In weapons.
Any agreement with the Russians In
Helsenkl which they will approve will not
help, but be detrimental to the United
States. Nothing therefore Is likely to come
from the SALT talks.
Sixty Years Agro
The most damaging drouth In many years
continued Its paralysing effect throughout
Northeast Texas. Efforts were being
made to ship 10,000 gallons of water dally
from Clarksville to Detroit. Mayor C.E.
Terry announced water would be available
to all local farmers who could arrange
to haul It. All cisterns In the Cuthand
community were dry. Avery residents
were endeavoring to have water shipped
from Clarksville. Timber fires were out
of control In several areas of the county.
Rev. R. F. Bryant of Pilot Point was
sent to Clarksville as pastor of the Metho-
dist Church, succeeding Rev. I. M. Bryce,
who was assigned to Bridgeport.
Clarksville school enrollment gained
104, according to Superintendent Camp-
bell.
Lee Hays and family moved to the Walker
farm south of town. The Hays residence
was occupied by Ernest Collins.
G. W. Whiteman Joined the force at the
county collector’s office.
The “Wizard of Wlseland” was present-
ed In the Clarksville Opera House.
The Hamilton place on East Broadway,
where The Times was first published,
was damaged by fire. The house was
occupied by Capt. Jim .Clark and family.
will Weaver, former sheriff, was
moving to his farm, four miles west of
town*
S. E, Clark and family were preparing
to move to Dimmltt County.
Accounts at our bank arc insured for safety
to $20,000 by an agency of the federal
government. Bank where your money is
always available when you need it. Start
The Red Rivc^ViatioKol Bcuvt/
All Accounts Insured up to $20,000,00 by F.D.I.C
Clarksville Ready
For Yule Shoppers
Parades, decorations, Santa Claus ap-
pearances and other attractions to enhance
the Christmas spirit and encourage gift
buying have become commonplace, but
they continue to draw crowds and help the
cause. Expenditures of money, time and
talent In these exercises could, however,
experience diminishing returns because of
the stultifying effects of Inflation and the
depressed buying mood, occasioned not
only as a result of the declining value of
money, but unemployment and precarious
job security for many In the work force.
Clarksville has Inaugurated another
holiday shopolng season Impressively and
delightfully under more favorable pros-
pects than may prevail In somo localities.
Nevertheless there Is an awareness here
that the free and easy spirit which was
reflected In the buying habits of a year
IN CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS
MIGHT AS WELL GO BACK
TO TH' PALACE AN'
GET TO WORK'
BEIN' A KING'S NOT
WHAT IT'S CRACKEP
K W LIP TO BE...
...CAN'T EVEN GO
FISHIN' WITHOUT A
MESS OF LOW-
GRADE HELP/
\ FROM WHERE l STAND
' IT PONT SEEM ROUGH,
T'SIT TH' THRONE AN’ .
DO KING'S STUFF/
...IT'S JUST ONE
DING-DONG
THING AFTER J
ANOTHER/
FINE, FOOZY,
YEZZ1R, MY
FRIEND, JUST
FINE...
WELL, WI-YAH, OOP.' LONG
TIME NO SEE.' TELL ME
v BOY, HOW DO YOU BE?’
TSO, 1 if \ ivtu.. i iru.
ONE MUST CHOOSE TH' TRUTH, I
EXECUTIVE STATUS / DONT FIND IT
HIMSELF JO J GO AMUSIN'..
AMUSE/ ^A. ..
Insure your sports and hobby
equipment against damage
an<3 theft. We have coverage
for loss at home or away.
..Come in and talk this over
with us soon.
I KNOW THAT BETTER'N
YtXJ, BUT I DIDN'T THINK
^ IT SHOWED SO PLAIN/ ^
...IT SURE DOES HAVE
A LOUSY KING/ ----
OH, I WOULDNTSAY) BUT DEMANDING,EH?
IT WAS ROUGH, J SAY LESS OR MORE..,
^ EXACTLY A DIFFICULT,
V to- -S \ FRUSTRATING "
CHORE
AW, MOO
ISN^ SUCH
BUT THERE IS
ONE THING.
Hughston & Son
Insurance Agency
First National Bank Bldg,
Phone 427-2855 '
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