The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 1950 Page: 4 of 18
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AUSTIN, Texas.—At this la
written the prospects are that the
Legislature will finish the job for
which is was called within the
thirty-day limit established in the
constitution for special sessions.
The Governor's suggested program
for providing the money for the
needs of the state’s tw»nty»two
institutions will
eleemosynary
probably be i
County)__$2.00
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• TM« OftAHAM LIADO, THURSDAY. MABCN 2. lfSO
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E. B. Harris - E. B. Harris, Jr._^_
Vdrs E. B. Harris _
-Owners and Publishers
__Associate Editor
Published every Thursday ‘at Graham, Texas, and entered ot the Poet
Otf ice es second-class mall matter, under act of Cong mss
ot March 3, 187V
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upon being brought to the attention of the management
fhe liability of The Graham Leader and of its publishers for any error
In any advertisement is limited to the cost of such advertisement.
--8UMMIPT18W SATIS i------------
One Year (Out qf County!__$3.00 — One Year (In
1949 Winner Best All-Round Weekly Newspaper and Best
Community Service Awards by West Texas- Press Association.
WITHERING AWAY
On the 158th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, a
Sun editorial said: "It-is hard toms ta.realize it now, but the
men who drafted the Bill of Rightsthougijt of it as the protec-
tion of liberty against arbitrary government and its creatures
. . That is why the Fifth Amendment, port of the Original
Bill of Rights, listed property with life and liberty themselves
as among those ultimately precious things with which the Fed-
eral government was forbidden.to tamper 'without due process
of law'
With the disappearance of the frontier, however, with the
rise of big business, with the depression of 1933 and with the
men who came to power in that fateful year, the old constitu-
tionalism“began to wither away The effect upon property is
possibly best illustrated by the state in which the property
rights of mony soft-coal operators have sunk."
The owners of the cool mines have been deprived of the
lawful use of their property, because of the willful, ruthless
actions of one man who holds absolute monopoly power over
all. the organized miners. In spirit, if not in law, this is in di-
rect contradiction to any logical interpretation of what the
Fifth AmendmertMd&r^jfe^ned.to accomplish - . ..
"At We eritf'ofTfs'ecJi f^imrfWP^Suh so icJ,-r,TV is Fi a rtTTy Dpen
to debate that . . . property has been dropped from the trinity
of those concepts whose ultimate protection constituted the
original American idea of freedom." Coal 4s simply one exam-
ple, now in the news, of mony that could be marshalled. And
when property rights are destroyed, regardless of the means.
LETTERS TO .
THE EDITORS
The Texas water problem js a
life and death struggle between
powerful conflicting interests, ac-
cording to facts brought out at a
meeting just held in Austin by
the State Water Code Commisaion.
On one side are huge out-of-
state corporations, already con-
trolling most of the best water
sources of the state, and the large’
cities. On the other side are un-
organized farmers, fighting for
their existence.
The cities are demanding prior
rights above all others for a pe-
riod of at least 25 years, based on
ftheir estimated needs. The corpor-
The only - Longhorn cattle in
JrA-,
the rights to life and liberty a« undermined. When we weak-
en the Constitution, we weaken every freedgm. _-
A PLEA TO CONGRESS
When 80% of grass-roots editors answer "Yea" to
ouestion, "Do you fear that our nation is
Socioliam?" DON'T YOU THINK IT IS TIME SOMETH I
WAS DONE ABOUT IT?
We hove no reason to believe that the majority of Con-
gress wants Socialism. We know that if the victors in the.
last Congressional election hod run on a Socialistic ticket,
they would have been,soundly defeated. Yet it is the votes of
Congressional majoriffes which have created the situation
which makes our country editors see the Socialistic handwrit-
ing on the wall.
What can be done about it?
The editors say these are the big things to do:
1. Drastically reduce the size and cost of federal govern-
ment.
2. Re-establish home-rule by returning government au-
thority, wherever possible, to the states and communities.
3. Eliminate subsidies
4. Reduce social services of the federal government.
5. Balance the budget and reduce the national debt.
Frankly, the editors don't expect Congress to do ony of
these th-ngs Their major hope seems to be that Congress won't
pass too much additional "socialistic" legislation.
But there is no reason why Congress cannot do oil of these
♦hlhgs if enough individual members are willing to put the
future of the country ond their own sons and daughters, ohead
of politics. -
A good politician, it has been said, is one who always votes
for on appropriation and alwoys votes against o tax. We have
hod for too many of sucji "good politicians" occupying seats
in Congress.
It has become such a concern to the country editors that
many no longer ask for tax reductions. They are willing to
let present high taxes stand, and some would even be willing
to pay higher toxes, if only Congress would reduce govern-
ment costs enough to make it possible to chop down our stog-
gering national debt ond return to sanity.
The country editors, almost 100^ strong, stick to sinfple
old-fashioned .beliefs, "You shouldn't spend money you
haven't got " Perhaps the answer to our problems is to elect
more of such editors to Congress.—The American Press.
custom. The conflict ir headed for
a bitter fight in the legislature.
On the side of the big cities and
corporations are unlimited fnBdl:
and influence; on the side of the
farmers, no funds or influence.
Since there is no ftnancetT or-
ganixation supporting the farmers,
it is up to each and every individ-
ual fanner to fight his own bat-
tles by making known his needs to
his lawmakers in Austin, now, and
with determination.
In the —antissi every fanner
in the water which faUs on
Ihis'own land, by terracing to hold
the water in the toil, and by build-
ing lake*. panda and tanka when-
ever possible, to bold his overflow,
and by sinking wells wherever
they may bn needed.
The county farm agent and soil
conservation director ean furnish
instructions on the subject and
explain how to secure financial
aid from the government. The
farmer can save himself hundred*
of dollars, and perhaps his entire
water future by prompt action.
—Wallace Jenkins, Farmer, Box
949, Pemberton Hill Road, Dallas.
Stephen F. Austin State Park,
four miles east of Sealy on U.S.
90, is the site of Austin’s first
Anglo-American colony in Texas:
Paris, Texas, was once’ a port,
when steamboats did a thriving
business on the Red River.
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HIGHLIGHTS
By Son. George Moffett
adopted with only
some minor changes. The Gover-
nnr1, program /IIH not ***•• fnT Mw
Port Aransas is called the Tar-
pon Capitol of the world.
A number of ceremonial Indian^ 'MILK PROD
Mounds are.to be found six mil
west of Alto, Texas.
Fort Parker, five miles iMKth
of Groeabock, Texan, has been
completely restored from pioneer
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A prehistoric stone wall was dis-
covered underground in 1862, at
the site of Rockwall, Texas.
Camp Colorado, east of Coleman,
«—mandad by toed H>Bo
Col Robert E. Lee.
Groves of the largest and most
prolific Magnolia trees in the
world are near Huntsville.
The Texas State Penitentiary
at Huntsvilla was built in 1849.
Gang!oris grocery in Galveston
is the oldest grocery in Texas and
third oldest in the Unitod States.
Sam Bass, famous Texas out-
law, is buried at Round Rock,
Texas.
The Governor’s Mansion in Aus-
tin was built in 1856.
The San Antonio Public Library
owns the greatest collection of
circus mementos in the world.
sources of taxation. It suggested
that increases be made upon many
items already taxed, including ci-
garettes, crude oil, natural gns
sulphur, carbon black, automobile
transfers, and gross receipts of
utility companies. Texas is still
one ad the few states which has
neither a state income tax nor a
general retail sales tax upon ev
erything sold through a store, in-
cluding bacon, beans, and bread.
Every state around us has these
taxes.
Several attempts have been
made to trim down the thirty mil-
lion dollar Farm-to-Market Road
Appropriation passed by the regu-
lar session of the Legislature last
year. All of these attempts have
failed largely because we country
boys stuck together and refused
to even permit the introduction of
these bills • to reduce rural road
appropriations. The support for
these bills came almost entirely
from the four larger cities of Tex-
as, led by the Ft. Worth delegation.
Perhaps it should be noted here
that the Federal Public Roads
Administration consider that Tex-
as has the best system of public
.highways of any state in the union
and counts the Texas Highway
Department as being -.one of the
best in the United States.
A good highway system is a
mark of progress and most mem-
bers of the Legislature including
myself, intend to favor a continu-
ation of our highway program with
special emphasis on Farm-to-Mar-
ket roads.
daTrY^CIn u r<5ed
TO LOWER COST
UCTION
Dairymen should plan to lower
the coat of producing milk during
1960. Sines moat sell milk on the
basis of 100 pounds of 4 par .cant
hut’crfpt, a determination on the
cost of-producing such n unit would
be a valuable aid in cheeking the
profit ratio, eays R. O. Dunkle,
the rnffli.
program
Too many dairy tar—re
pended on concentrates to secure
milk production. Ho says concen-
ttrates, whether home grown or
bought, are the highest costing
source of digestible nutrients for
.the dairy cow. Roughage feeds on
the other hand, be adds, are the
cheapest source of digestible nu-
trient*.
He urges dairy farmers to start
plans now for a silage program in
1950. Silage it the best and cheap-
est supplement for good pasture
and all dairymen ean use silage to
improve roughage feeding, he adds.
YOUNG COUNTY LONG AGO
I turn* of 25 ond 50 poor*
token from tho oarly film
Tho Graham Loader.
25 YEARS AGO
Tits private Normal of 'he Gra-
ham High School will open May
21 and continue four weeks.
E. M. Payne of Olney spent one
day this week in town.
J. L. McCaraon of Upper Boggy
waa in Graham last Wednesday.
J. Y. Johnsop of Boggy Valley
was in town one day this week.
George and Bayne Wadley of
Tonk Valley went to Jacksboro
Wednesday with wheat.
Prof. Albert Johnson hot been
visiting relatives at South Bend
!for a few days.
Miaa Cornelia Jewell returned
Sunday evening to her school at
Fanner.
Prof. W. D. Bolding of Olney
was a caller at our office Satur-
day-
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Greenwade
and their little son were pleasant
callers at our office last Tuesday.
A. Rickies of Cedar Creek was
in Graham Thursday
R. L. Tankersley was among our
many friends in town Saturday.
J. B. Norris started last Friday
for St Louis to purchase hardware
for his firm.
L. ‘H. Harris of the Finis com-
munity was in town this week and
ordered the Graham Leader sent
to his address.
Uncle Joe Hawkins of Lacy was
in town Saturday. ..
Miss Etna Wilkinson • visited
home flolks near Proffitt last Fri-
day. IT " ;
Work oh-th—tone livery stable
50 YEARS AGO
Rtbble, two beautiful young la-
dies of the Henry Chapel neigh-
borhood, brightened the sanctum
of The Graham Leader office with
their smiling faces last Wednes-
day to observe the modern method
of printing on a G. Washington
hand prau.
D.C. Brooke and John H. Wood*
Newcastle visited W. H. Pratt and
family Sunday.
are attending United States court
at Port Worth.
H. L. Mortise nieturned from
tho St. Louis markets this week.
Sam Wadlay, Jr, and Mr, Akaid
Mm hardware sleek
Davis.
a list of those who
have paid us on subocription to tho
Graham Loader since last issue:
M. N. Hardy. J. D. Mankin, J. O
Thorp, W.T. Morgan, 8. G. Hodgas,
S. R. Jeffery, R. Brown, J. Jones,
C. W- Junker, A. Rickies and A. C
Casey.
We loam that there are to bo
some new residents erected in the
•r future.
W. B. Hinsin of Henry Chapel
was on our streets Wednesday.
J. A. Woolfilk of Belknap was
circulating among hi* friend* in
town Wednesday.
The bond issue of $860,000 in
Road District No. 1 was defeated
last/ Saturday. On January-12 a
county wide road bond issue was
defeated.
The Whitehead - Graham well
No. 1 just eaat of the city limits
struck the oand at 4260 foot this
week and has boon flawing by
beads.
Caldwell and Moliondick got a
good well on their No. 1 Hinson
west of Herron City.
Practically every voter in the
Lone Oak District has signed a
petition for an election to raise
the local tax rat* to 76 cents.
J. L. Bratcher of Loving was in
town Saturday.
•Mias Frankie Mae Shepard vis-
ited in Wichita Falla the past
week.
M. A. Stewart of Markley was
in town Saturday.
Misses Verda Barnes and Myrtle
Hubert of, Bryson visited Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Willingham tho past
week.
J. R. Bills of tho Loving com-
munity was in town Saturday.
G. McCluer was in the city Sat-,
urday and called at the Graham
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lifatlcT Ol 1 HWl
Mr*. Tom Howell of Loronso
visited her brother, Cleve Ellis,
last week.
Ward Spivey is at home from
Wichita Falls.
Mr. pnd Mrs. A. A. Johnson have
’returned from Oklahoma City.
•W. D. Spivey and family are
imoving back to Graham this week.
confined
•to her room with measles.
Mrs. James Staplej has resumed
her position aa principal of the
La—r school.
G. C. Lanoy and family are vis-
iting relatives in HOlshore.
G. M. Roden returned Saturday
from a Uftp to AfMkttdl. _
jap
Longview, Texas, is tho south-
ern terminus of tho “Mg inch” pip*
lino extending into Illinois.
Most of the world’s supply of
helium is produced around Ama-
rillo, Toms.
.. Tho world’s largest walled, out-
door swimming pool is in Babaor-
hea State Park near Bahaeikes,
Texas.
! ef ■ Mar* fo— beater ee 81s at MenUe Of 6 tofefag Cs—ey, Hoe—a Tm
Esso Extra is the best
Freedom is-lndivisoble, os even o monkey wittronly 25 per
cent of his paws in a trap well knows --—Thomas W Phelps.
Wealth may not bring hoppiness, but it seems to bring a
pleasant kind of rVji^ery.
When you're on top, remember to look down once in a
while There may be o boy who could use your helping hand,
st Boys
—Col Farley, President
Ronch.
. . to most spokesmen for the administration, 'economy'
is merely a word to be found in the dictionary."—The New
York Sun.
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imagines he is a big shot. h
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