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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1952
Page
2
A Texas law based column explains that judges derive law from constitutions statutes and prior decisions while jurors must base verdicts on the judge's instructions. The piece stresses that a government of law ensures equal rights and proper trial rules to avoid confusion and injustice. Local notices of visits and family news follow.
In a brief, House and Senate debate last week a fight over the Independent Offices appropriation bill delayed housing starts from 5 000 to 35 000, costing taxpayers about a half billion dollars. The immigration bill drew party lines as an economy amendment trimmed 4 million from the border program and detentions while defending current patrol staffing. The price and wage controls debate remains unsettled as OPS items and wage rules face a conference draft. A rider urged invoking Taft Hartley against Murray CIO steel strikes, with a 228 to 164 vote backing the move.
Charlies A. Stone County Agent announces a peach growers and nurserymen field day July 11 at the Experiment Station in Stephenville Texas. All peach growers and interested people are urged to attend but attendance should be kept down. those planning to come should notify the County Agent's office promptly.
As the 64th Gillespie County Fair opens August 15 to 17, the Agriculture Department invites small grain and corn growers to exhibit crops. Premium catalogs will publish soon. Judges E A Miller, Jim Sawyer, and O L Patterson will assess entries. A youth crop judging contest for FFA and 4-H members debuts with ribbons for winners.
The piece urges producers to maintain cooling in hen houses after last year s July August heat caused losses. It advises staying in contact with houses and following cooling plans. Social notes mention visits by Will Edwards and family, Watkins Tarr group, and Mrs. A C Wendel visiting the Tarr family.
Governor Allen Shivers starts a 15 day Texas campaign swing from July 4 to July 17. He travels from Dime Box to Houston San Antonio and many cities including Abilene El Paso Waco and Lubbock while preparing for the national Democratic Convention in Chicago. He has emphasized listening to Texans and precinct meetings to build support for an uninstructed delegation.
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