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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1949
Page
1
Rain gauge readings show 7.43 inches for January 23 to Sunday with possible overflow adding about 0.42 inch. Snow added about 0.30 inch, bringing January total to roughly 9 inches, one of the town’s heaviest January rainfalls in years. Rain resumed Thursday as The Sun went to press.
Grayson County poll tax receipts totaled 12 857 when the office closed late Monday night. Tax Officer Robert Dean said about 1 000 more polls would be collected in the remaining mail. Total polls and exemptions for 1948 reached 19 728 with a few taxpayers reaching the deadline.
President Truman promised ongoing loans to expand electrification in rural areas, urging speed as funds permit and cooperatives grow on a sound basis. John R. Steelman delivered the message at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association meeting with Rep. Poage pressing REA for rural telephone extensions amid Bell System concerns. Over 4,000 cooperative representatives attended.
A Colonial Office survey of 2000 British adults found three percent see the United States as a British colony. The report notes only 24 percent think most colonial inhabitants were white, 22 percent say colonies pay taxes to Britain, and 25 percent confuse colonies with dominions. The office calls British knowledge sketchy and inadequate.
Hinton West Virginia a radio shop operator Jimmy Coste has created a printed United States map dial that flashes a light to identify the listened station instantly. The device saves waiting for announcer IDs and embodies years of work. For sale two corner lots east of Rev C C Childress home write P O Box 475 Whitewright.
Dallas experienced the city’s largest snowfall as the coldest day of winter arrived with a strong cold front and ample moisture in the air. Retired SMU physics professor John D. Boon explains snow can still occur at very low temperatures, though drier air reduces chances.
Sun subscribers renewed for another year and the following names were added to the Sun honor roll in the past week. Boyd Sanderson Mrs. Bessie Norwood Mrs. E. E. Carter N. L. Bennett Mrs. David R. Price W. W. House R. F. Hagler Mrs. O. L. Jones Elmer Sanderson Y. W. Reagan T. L. Cowart H. O. Miller Lee Norris J. H. Gosnell Mrs. Eva Reid Miss Myrtle Badgett Louis May Paul Stephens Mrs. C. J. Waits Preston Hefner G. C. Brown Riley Smith Herman Bedford H. M. Gentry.
Churchill the Boston dog of Mr and Mrs Raymond Wunsch sensed danger at home and alerted by barking and bumping into the kitchen An exhausted gas stove hose had burned through and flames reached the wall prompting a quick exit and a reward bone for the canine hero.
In Salem Oregon Crook County voters known for backing winners since 1896 are seen as a predictor for the national election. The piece notes the county’s Republican tilt in 1948 and implies their long standing voting pattern from McKinley era onward. An odd aside about ants and kerosene is included.
The WHS Tigers earned the Region Four title with a perfect conference run and playoff wins over Ladonia and Bridgeport. Coach Sam Montgomery received the gold trophy Friday. it rests at Craig's Cafe, engraved 1948 Region Four Champions.
The Whitewright chamber clinic, postponed by weather, runs today and Friday with multiple sessions at Craig's Cafe and the High School. Griffin Dollarhide Jr leads the first day sessions, followed by Earl Blanton and George Hight. Charles D. Berry Jr of the East Texas Chamber directs the program for community development.
Washington. The Truman administration opposed congressional moves to pension all veterans. Veterans’ Administrator Carl R. Gray Jr. told the House committee the plan conflicts with the president’s program, estimating initial yearly costs near $2 billion with annual increases. The proposal would grant $60 monthly at age 60 and $90 at 65 plus disability supplements for all World War I and II veterans.
The Labor Department reports manufacturing employment fell from a postwar peak of 16.7 million to 16.24 million by end of December, about 100 thousand below December 1947. Most losses occurred in soft goods industries.
J. H. Washman, district manager of Southwestern Bell, visited Whitewright to inspect ice storm damage to lines from Denison to cities including Sherman and Bonham. He said many local phones could be repaired by splicing simple down lines, while broken cables would take longer. Long distance circuits should be repaired by Thursday or Friday, with portable shortwave transmitters aiding emergency communication already in Whitewright.
Garagemen offer advice as extreme cold strains batteries. Steps include pumping the accelerator, holding the clutch until the engine runs, pulling dash choke and returning after start, turning on the switch and engaging the starter, and avoiding racing the motor while warming up.
In San Francisco Dr. Will Durant argues that horror in the world is normal and inevitable due to human nature. He predicts one more great war in about 15 years and says the winner will reorganize the world.
New York describes a shift in cold wave paths this winter with Western and Plains focus. Meteorologist Ernest Christie notes patterns tend to persist once set, explaining milder Eastern conditions and record lows in the West. Predicting duration or long-range shifts remains uncertain.
Services at 7 p m Sunday at First Baptist Church honor the 39th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. Rev Ashley D Jameson of the First Methodist Church will deliver the message. All Boy Scouts and parents are urged to attend.
President Truman backs expanding Social Security to 20 million workers including housewives farmers and domestic staff such as maids cooks and seasonal laborers. A payroll tax funded by stamps would be shared by employer and employee with self employed individuals also contributing. Kingsley said plans are ready to implement in homes and farms unless Congress acts.
Senator Taft warns federal state and local taxes now total about 60 billion annually, or 27 percent of national income, risking the free enterprise system. He backs a proposal to cut President Truman's budget by 3 to 5 billion and possibly trim military spending by about 1 billion. Nebraska reports underground water at roughly 50 degrees.
An ice storm lashed Whitewright and North Texas last Tuesday causing widespread outages. Electric lines collapsed, water service was halted, and linemen rushed from other properties to repair damage. Temperature plummeted to near zero with additional snow.
Washington reports that food prices now take a smaller share of income than before the war. From April to July last year the average family spent 21 percent of spendable income on food versus 23 percent in 1935 39. The Agriculture Department notes incomes rose faster than prices during the war and many prices are out of line, but overall level is not high enough to justify widespread protest.
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