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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
4
Public notice states that events with admissions or monetary consideration will be billed at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions of respect will also incur charges. The item is entered at the Whitewright Texas post office as second class mail matter.
The Whitewright Sun notes weekly publication by J. H. Waggoner with publisher Glenn Doss and editor. Subscription runs $1.50 yearly prepaid. The paper pledges full correction of any erroneous reflection upon any person, firm, or corporation if brought to attention.
A public figure remarks on weapons in the current crisis, stating the need to possess arms for now, but expressing no regret if everyone relinquishes their weapons. He suggests a paradoxical stance on defense and disarmament.
Senator Vandenberg argues for a Republican president who would retain key New Deal gains such as farm relief soil conservation crop insurance and loans continue collective bargaining and Wagner Act reforms uphold social security adjust banking and regulatory policies keep the SEC and federal relief for the unemployed while arguing party loyalty offers little gain beyond job shifts. He notes voters are satisfied with the Roosevelt era when contrasting current conditions with 1932.
The American Automobile Association plans a cross border drive to remove licenses from drivers with major violations until they prove ability to pay future damages. The model law would suspend licenses after judgments and exchange information among states and provinces to bar repeat offenders, aiming to curb accidents and encourage liability insurance uptake.
Reader questions whether Dallas climate reports are manipulated by the Chamber of Commerce after contrasting last summer’s 109 degree highs in Whitewright to Dallas in the 90s and a recent 7 degree nose-dive with a 15 degree Dallas low. The letter implies skepticism about local weather reporting bias.
A Colorado resident over 60 qualifies for a $50 monthly old age pension, $30 more than other states. The federal share rises from $15 to $20 for those over 65, but Denver taxpayers must cover the rest. Denver’s tax rate climbs to $18.70 per $1,000, plus auto wheel tax, cigarette levy, and a $50 annual license for installment firms.
Ver Valley County touts the lowest Texas county tax rate at 28 cents matching last year. Ten years ago the rate was 91 cents, with Judge Roger Gillis of Del Rio noting successive reductions. He urges taxpayers to hold officials to promises and apply solid business methods to public funds. The piece cites higher rates in San Jacinto and others, and concludes with a Worcester Gazette quip about inflated self-importance.
MIT researchers demonstrate a sun powered heating system using rooftop collectors, a heated water loop, and a well insulated storage tank. They envision winter warmth and summer cooling with heat exchange and a refrigeration coil, though a long storage period is winded by regional sun levels.
The U S Army adopted the Garand semi automatic rifle to replace the 1903 Springfield. In a Peekskill test by 12 National Guardsmen the M 1 Garand logged 402 hits in one minute at 200 yards. John C Garand, at Springfield Arsenal, called the debut promising and noted they should have done better. The Garand offers eight rounds per clip and gas operated action, with only trigger pull required for firing up to 60 rounds a minute.
The article profiles John Garand born near Montreal who spent 20 years refining his rifle. He moved to Connecticut as a boy, worked as a precision machinist, joined the U.S. Bureau of Standards in 1918, and after 50 designs and four models, the Garand was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1936. Garand remains at Springfield Arsenal, leading 20 workers, with mass production under way and rights kept for the United States.
J F Rosborough of the A and M College Extension Service urges fall work in fruit orchards. He advises treating peach and plum trees with borers protecting trees from rabbits planting peach seeds saved last summer or establishing a cover crop. In areas with ongoing drought, irrigate once or twice through winter.
Gray Boulware, an octogenarian Palestine salesman aged about 80, shares his simple rule never to pressure a customer. A 60 year veteran, he has spent 45 years with his current firm and earlier with only one other.
William T. Mahoney, 68, jailed on vagrancy at Omaha Central Police Station after seeking warmth. The judge dismissed the charge but Mahoney asked to stay five more days for his old age pension check arriving then, and the judge granted the request.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania receives Bank of North America records showing Benjamin Franklin and peers frequently overdrew their accounts. President Kurtz notes Poor Richard may derive from bank behavior rather than almanac lore. Records cover 1781 to 1929, tracing the bank’s evolution to its 1929 absorption by the Pennsylvania Company.
Government agents hammer down two trucks seized from Fred Perkins as officials threaten further seizures to cover social security tax claims. The York auction marks action against Perkins property to satisfy the tax debt.
The York battery maker had trucks seized last month over $105.36 in social security taxes penalties and interest. The sale is part of the ongoing Perkins versus New Deal dispute dating to 1934 when he served 18 days in jail for NBA defiance. The 61 year old former Cornell football star also faces Pennsylvania unemployment compensation tax charges.
Indiana University medical center developed the drunkometer to test breath for alcohol. Dr. R N Harger, toxicologist, explains its use in traffic cases. Indiana reports over 1,500 drunken driving convictions with few acquittals. The AMA backs similar laws and Maine follows Indiana.
A survey of prison life notes Sing Sing inmates once served as newsboys, explains that convicts receive no punitive haircuts just basic precautions, and recalls Alcatraz cafeteria rules emphasizing take all you want yet eat all you take.
Fragmentary notes discuss prison life terms and policies at Alcatraz Sing Sing and other places. Mentions parole rules, commissary days, censorship of diaries, guard practices, confiscation of money, and harsh punishment methods. Includes claims about education of murderers and Italy's murder rate.
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