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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1949
Page
4
The Whitewright section notes a stretch without rain as farmers prepare for corn and cotton. It reflects on tax dollars funding schools, textbooks, police protection, and paved roads. Voter turnout of 241 is praised after a city election, emphasizing community unity and shared progress.
A Fannin County delegation asked the Texas Highway Commission for 158 miles of farm to market roads at an estimated cost of 2,615,900. The plan accompanies the new farm to market road program funding 1,250,000 monthly, starting Sept. 1, with counties expected to raise share via bonds and a 75 25 state to county split possible only this year.
The bill allocates money to build two lane, dustless roads maintained by the state. Allocation method not announced. Judge Dickson says mileage will be small regardless of method. F M Davis, district engineer for nine Northeast Texas counties, to visit Sherman for talks with county commissioners to estimate miles possible in the two year program.
Governor Jester urged the Legislature to suspend the two cent property tax levy through January 1, 1953, arguing the Confederate pension fund has $3.2 million by August end to cover pensions for five years. He would let the automatic tax board restore taxes after that date to keep payments generous.
Salvation Army in Texas will build a new $275,000 home and hospital in San Antonio to serve unwed mothers from across the state. The facility will shelter and hospitalize 50 mothers and babies, with a capital fund raised from local and state funds. Lt. Col. John A. Morrison notes the home protects identity, offers rehabilitation, spiritual guidance, and assistance with adoption or keeping the child.
The Senate finance committee in Austin voted 16 to 2 to halt further travel and delay 33 pending bills totaling 19,432,974 dollars for two weeks. Eight of the measures bear the governor's urgent stamp.
Senator Walter F. George warned Congress of a sizable low mood unless spending is cut to avoid a tax increase. He said deficit versus higher taxes hinges on immediate spending reductions and joined Senator Taft in urging economizing under the Marshall Plan. President Truman seeks four billion yearly tax hikes.
A column argues that avowals by French Italian English and American Communist leaders promising aid to the Soviet Union in wartime reveal Communism as deadly. It reiterates a June 9, 1946 piece asserting capitalistic democracy offers greater living standards and stresses the two moral pillars of man: faith in God and freedom.
A wartime address denounces Communism as treasonous and corrosive to moral values. It contrasts material welfare under capitalism with spiritual decay under communism, urging federal action to imprison traitors and defend America’s citadel of freedom. The speech invokes Benedict Arnold as a symbol of treachery and notes government moves toward new anti Communist legislation.
A fragment notes a preference for black over red, seen as a point of contention among unnamed Washington insiders. The line suggests ongoing debate or allegiances but lacks broader context or identifiable individuals.
London reports a treasury surplus of 1.412 billion dollars but Britons are expected to pay high taxes under the new budget due in Parliament. Public demand for relief may yield small concessions, yet increases in other levies likely offset any relief. Sir Stafford Cripps vows to fight inflation with proven wartime weapons.
Washington reports Majority Leader Lucas told the Senate a special session could be called if a backlog of legislation remains after July 31. He said the House and Senate might pass a joint resolution to reconvene or ask the president to call a special session, as Congress should adjourn under the reorganiza tion act.
The Public Health Service reports 415000 divorces in the last year, down from 474000 in 1947 and 610000 in 1946, with marriage totals also slipping to about 1.815 million in 1948 and below two million in 1946. No explanation offered. England keeps to the left for driving.
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