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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1953
Page
2
Texas Attorney General John Ben Sheppard released his office opinions for September. Notable items include residency rules for veterans in Texas schools, county employee coverage under the County Workmen's Compensation Act, and farm truck registration fee provisions.
Population grows by 7000 daily and experts predict five eaters per four from 1950 by 1975. Two routes: expand croplands or use current land better. Chemistry may delay famine but not forever, as agriculture needs land and favorable weather. Synthetic foods via photosynthesis and yeast-like production could free humanity from farming bondage.
The article reviews Paul Mazur's book The Standards We Raise from Harper. Mazur argues consumption governs the economy more than production and warns that reducing mass distribution and lagging in retailing will drag the economy into recession or low mood. He praises mass production but emphasizes distribution as essential to employment incomes and living standards.
An Austin report warns Texans face home fires every 65 minutes with 8000 homes lost by 1953 and many more losses anticipated in schools churches hospitals hotels theatres and lumber yards unless care improves. The piece contrasts government costs and efficiency with private business.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Bigott and family along with Frankie Kielty Melvin Fogle Fritz Beken of Pasadena visited the Willfred Bigott family in the H W Haase home Sunday. Edwin Kalischko and daughter of Wallis called on the Alban Schoenfelds Tuesday. Mrs Julius Peter of Weimar spent Monday with her daughter Mrs John E Janacek and family. L B Rossa and daughter Helen with Charles Moore of Schulenburg visited Sunday with H R Haase.
The Texas Water Conservation Association will hold its ninth annual convention in Dallas October 11 12 13 with Judge Guy C Jackson presiding The program features Lyndon Johnson Lloyd M Bentsen John Ben Shepperd Ruben Senterfitt Wilbur A Dexheimer and Trigg Twitchell among others A luncheon speaker and Texas Water Conservation Day at the State Fair are planned alongside the Dimensional 53 Agriculturama exhibit from Texas A&M College.
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