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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1936
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun outlines subscription details and publication schedule. Notices of entertainment events with admission fees and memorials will be charged at regular advertising rates. Corrections will be made promptly upon notification of any erroneous reflections on individuals or entities.
Halloween night brings cheerful fun for children yet raises fears of vandalism for property owners. Whitewright has avoided major damage before and hopes the pattern continues this year. The note warns that when mischief destroys property it becomes a crime rather than fun.
The special session heeded Governor Allred, levying new taxes to finance old age pensions and altering laws to ensure pensions reach the needy. It passed an unemployment insurance act, despite constitutional doubts, avoiding another special session and noting possible future missteps.
The article argues against the impression that teachers alone fund a retirement plan. It explains that teachers will contribute part of their salaries while state funds match up to 15 dollars monthly, with taxation used to raise the state share. The summary notes the state bears the tax-supported cost portion of the retirement fund.
The article explains a proposed amendment for old age assistance at up to 15 per month for individuals over 65 funded by the Federal government, and a separate plan to grant up to 15 per month to teachers retiring after 20 years. If teachers contribute, State funds would come from state taxes.
A collection of quips from multiple editors ranges from body image to poetry to currency lifespan. Notable lines reference Alvord News, Floyd County Hesperian, Canyon News, Marshall News, Wichita Falls Post, Happy Herald, Wellington Leader, and Bonham News. The items mix wit and social commentary without a unifying event.
The Social Security Act tax will affect over a million Texans, with more than 20,000 employers in the Texas first district paying this year and about 75,000 next year. The act imposes two taxes. the first, 1 percent on payrolls of employers with eight or more workers, starts now and rises to 2 percent in 1937 and 3 percent thereafter, payable by both employers and employees starting next year at 1 percent of payroll.
Scofield explains a new payroll tax schedule through 1939 with rising rates up to 3 percent. Employers with eight or more on payroll for twenty weeks face the tax, while the employee bears part of the burden. Exemptions include farm labor, domestic service, and certain nonprofit work. Age 65 and ship crews are also exempt. Missing tax forms do not absolve liability.
Grayson County home demonstration club women begin judging of a kitchen improvement contest Friday and Saturday. Kitchens will be judged by Mrs. Vernon Brown with prizes awarded at the home demonstration council meeting on November 7. Entrants include Mrs. Vaden Phillips Whitesboro, Mrs. M. E. Rooker Ethel, Mrs. C. L. Woodal Tioga, Mrs. P. H. Connelly Kentucky town, Mrs. Blanche Moore Bells, Mrs. Carl Fink Georgetown, Mrs. J. W. Gilliam Ambrose, and Mrs. Victor Banzer Hyde Park.
A rural father questions his son about spending time on pant creases. The son replies that it is important not to wear baggy trousers. The father retorts with a quip about statues and baggy pants.
A light exchange notes George is fine person but clumsy on the dance floor. The joke contrasts his right foot and left foot lacking coordination, framing a humorous image of clumsy dancing.
New York report says modern agriculture teams with science to save farmers money and labor. An Agricultural Research Advisory Bureau announcement describes a sulphuric acid spray replacing hoes for weed control in grain fields and claims yield increases from 50 to 80 percent. Field tests conducted in California support the method.
The bureau reports that dilute sulphuric acid destroys certain weeds with near perfect efficiency while not harming grains. Since 1933 experiments expanded from a few acres to several thousand across key grain regions, a practice already common in Europe, notably Great Britain and France where hundreds of thousands of acres are treated.
An analysis of rising registration suggests a possible record presidential turnout near 45,473,000, surpassing the 1932 record. States like New York, California, Illinois, and Pennsylvania show large increases, with New York City near 2.9 million registered and Chicago over 1.8 million.
FREEPORT Texas reports show the Freeport Sulphur Company surveys how farmers in Texas control flea hopper and other cotton pests with sulfur. Data note a yield gain of over 160 pounds of seed cotton per acre in one large trial. The study also covers airplane dusting, the cotton plant bug, and the cotton dauber with sulfur methods under review across several states.
In Philadelphia and Pittsburgh regions turnout figures show 640000 registered in 1932 and 316000 in Pittsburgh versus 164000, sparking Democratic and Republican disputes. Some say rising interest signals discontent with the party in power, others that infrequent voters are engaging to back the administration.
Bohn Hillard former UT halfback set the best September liquor law enforcement record, operating in the Beaumont district. He secured thirty-eight convictions in thirty-nine cases, collected 2790 dollars in fines, and destroyed eleven stills, as reported by the Liquor Control Board.
Buster Brown traveled 960 miles within Texas to reach the Texas College of Arts and Industries in Kingsville. He started from Perryton in the North Panhandle, taking four days to reach the campus, hitchhiking 400 miles and riding a bus the remaining distance.
The War Department announced the purchase of 117 modern basic training planes at 1432600 dollars. Built by North American Aviation of Inglewood California, the low wing monoplanes with 400 horsepower radial engines will equip the Air Corps primary flying school at Randolph Field San Antonio Texas. Spend your money in Whitewright.
Local market advertises top prices offered for dairy eggs and assorted produce. Farmers invited to bring goods to market for competitive bids and prompt payment. Contact details provided for consignors seeking best wholesale rates.
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