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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun explains post office publication as second class matter. Notices of entertainments, box suppers, and bene fits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions also incur charges. Publisher J. H. Waggoner and managing editor Glenn Doss note weekly publication and subscription details.
The speaker argues Republicans will end wasteful spending and restore relief to states and localities to solve unemployment. He questions how his plan would create jobs for farm workers, displaced factory and construction workers, CCC boys, and new graduates, claiming the unemployment problem is permanent.
The State Firemen and Fire Marshals Association, largely volunteer groups, pressed the Fire Insurance Commission in April 1939 to lower all risk classes by 10 percent. The commission reported five year profits of 18.3 percent overall, with dwellings at 23 percent, mercantile buildings 19.7 percent, and mercantile stocks 16.3 percent. A legislative committee is probing rates, and the commission announced a 10 percent reduction would come once new schedules are ready.
California county adopts a soil based land assessment plan using depth and soil class from a USDA survey with values from 80 dollars to 80 cents per acre. It notes that water, climate, and location affect assessed value and a citizens' committee reviews factors. The piece urges Texas to adopt a similar method amid concerns over school district valuation methods and tax revenue. It closes with a note on cotton harvest and lingering calls for public support.
A circular from Port Arthur pitches a Texas state lottery to fund old-age pensions with drawings twice monthly and tickets at 50 cents. Half of proceeds would pay winners and half would fund pensions, but lawmakers reject the idea and recognize federal prohibition. The piece concludes taxes are the true funding path, though everyone blames others for paying.
The Fort Worth Star Telegram discusses the United States Conference of Mayors warning against WPA layoffs and arguing reductions in federal relief hinder reform. It argues mayors prefer private support and questions the availability of local job opportunities for displaced workers. It notes private charity could help in emergencies while critiquing the belief that government must cover all aid.
A social essay argues that parents owe children more than luxury and big education costs. It cites Dorothy Thompson on debts such as health, home, affection, food, and education up to self reliance, while warning against overindulgence and calling for non monetary duties. The piece uses fish lifespans in Michigan as a metaphor for longevity and virtue.
A critical column denounces Republican claims that New Deal relief funds are wasted to secure Democratic majorities. It condemns anti admin rhetoric, cites past wet/dry alignments, and attacks windbreaks as impractical. The piece cites soil conservation efforts, noting 11,000 miles of tree strips totaling 127 million trees, costing about four cents per tree, and argues those forests shield farms from dust storms and store snow. It highlights farmers’ support for more trees despite the critic’s doubts.
An excerpt from the North American Review by Donald Bachart, a former WPA shovel, critiques opponents of the New Deal. He mocks the notion of a dusty Dust Bowl era myth and ridicules workers who lean on shovels while others toil, arguing steam shovels cost more if dole support is added, making government projects seem cheaper.
An appreciation dinner for County Judge Jake J. Loy will be held next Tuesday at 7 p m at Hotel Grayson. Friends from Grayson County will honor him for his county service and for being elected last week in Ogden Utah as president of the National Association of County Officers. The arrangements committee includes Mayor Clarence Scott of Denison and Lee Simmons, Joe H. Durning, Carl R. Nall, John Bean, Miss Mabel Denny and J. Newell Johnston.
A standard dictionary of the Chinese language appeared in 1100 B. C. O. The item notes the early linguistic reference and marks a milestone in philological history with emphasis on its enduring influence.
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