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THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS. SEPTEMBER 30. 1954.
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or trade at a BARGAtH
PEARMAN
J. H. Pearman
24-Hour Emergency Road Service
Phone 188
Alto, Texas
AND BE SURE
IMPOSTURE
!S CORRECT
Good lighting is so inexpensive and
so easy to have in your home. If you
have students who must do home*
work, they deserve the best in light-
ing. There arc a few fundamental
ruJes to follow: ;
The right kind of lamp
The right size light bulb
and the lamp placed
properly for good seeing.
It is as simple as that and your dealer
can show you the new better sight
lamps.
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MSP0SAL0F
FARM SURPLUS
PLANNED
Washington, Sept. 16. — The
t government got set Friday to
launch a $1 biHion farm disposal
program in the hope of bolstering
foreign economies, unloading
American crop curpluses and giv-
ing sagging domestic farm prices
a shot in the arm.
President Eisenhower put the
machinery in motion Thursday
when he set up a 10-agency ad-
visory unit, headed by White
Houre Assistant Clarence Francis,
to administer the program.
Although the President's action
caused a series of late meetings
at the Agriculture Department and
other affected agencies, no one
could say immediately just when
the first move under the program
would be taken.
Informed sources said it was
impossible to make preparations
before the White House acted
The President signed the agricul-
tural trade development and as-
sistance act. the authorization for
the program, on July 10. But the
decision on how it would be ad
ministered had to be made before
the project could get underway
The administration has high
hopes that use of the broad dis
po a! authority in the act will help
bail American farmers out of a se-
rious surplus dilemma and also
be instrumental in cementing
friendships with cold war allies
overseas.
The act provides that over the
next three years the governmen'
may Mil up to $700 million worth
of surplus farm crops overseas in
exchange for local currencies in-
s'.t ad of hard-to-get dollars. It al-
so allows the government to give
away up to S300 million in sur-
pluses to friendly foreign nations
for famine relief or other disaster
aid.
The chief executive Thursday
re-iff;:med the administration's in-
entions to carry out the program
man "orderly" fashion without
demoralizes world commodity
markets or upsetting normal chan-
nels of trade.
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F/RE PREVf^V7"/0/V
WEEK /JV U. 5.
College Station. Sept. 29.—Na-
tional Fire Prevention Week pro-
claimed by President Eisenhower
October 3-9. presents a special
challenge to Texans this year. For
an eight months' period com-
mencing January 1, 87.008 acres
of pineywoods have burned com-
pared to only 15.646 acres during
the same period last year. These
figures do not include thousands of
acres of range lands. Dr. A. D.
Folweiler, director of the Texas
Forest Service, said. "The pre-
vention of this waste of natural
resources is everybody's business."
Fire Prevention Week was first
observed in 1871 following the
historic Chicago fire. Since that
time October 9 has been recognized
nationally as Fire Prevention Day.
Personnel of the Texas Forest
Service will cooperate with civic
clubs, schools, fire departments,
and other organizations in the
observance of the Week.
"One week each year is not
enough to practice fire preven-
tion. Even the smallest forest fire
kills littie trees, trees that arc vi-
tally needed to supply wood for
future generations of Texans," Dr.
Folweiler stated. "Let them grow
up—not burn up."
This year the drought has con-
tributed to the excessive forest
fire losses. Due to the extreme dry
conditions in the pineywoods, the
Texas Forest Service emphasizes
the need for observing Fire Pre-
vention Week. Forest fires can be
prevented by using ash trays while
driving cars, extinguishing camp
fires before leaving, crushing ci-
garette and cigar butts before
discarding, holding matches until
they are dead out, plowing fire-
breaks before a field is burned,
and burning a field or trash only
in the late afternoon when the
wind is low.
S7R/KES
Strikes were on the .increase in
July, but the total was lower than
usual, according to the Labor De-
partment's Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics. There were an estimated
573 strikes in effect during July,
including 375 new stoppages and
200 carried over from June, when
the total was 550. However, the
July strike total was lower than
in any corresponding month since
1950 and below the 1947-49 aver-
age for July.
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50CA4A SECLW7T
The 1954 Amendm. to the
Social Security Ac: have not
changed the definition fulty in-
sured. But there is a special pro-
vision for the familx - of workers
who dted before September 1,
1930. In many cases, c survivors
of these deceased breadwinners
could not get social se^-inty ben-
efits because the worker had not
been under social security long
enough to be considered fuity in-
sured under the old law. With the
new law. the worke: who dit'd
after 1939 but before September 1.
1950, is considered f.;!iy insured
if he had at least stx quarters of
work under social security. His
survivors, with the exception of a
former wife divorced and the de-
pendent widower, ma .- coliect ben-
ef.ts beginning September 1954
No benefits may be collected for
months before Sepcmber 1954.
The survivor mu:t apply for the
benefit and file proof of support,
if it is required, by September
1956.
There is another modification
of the requirements for attaining
insured status under the 1954
Amendments. This provision wa
designed primarily for the benefit
of people whose jobs will be
covered by social security for the
first time beginning January 1.
1955, but it may be found to be to
the advantage of those workers
who have been under social se-
curity before 1955. The present
requirements to be insured are
easy for most people to meet, but
a special alternative has been
made for those who die or retire
in the period between January 1,
1955, and October 1958. This al-
ternative is that when the worker
dies or becomes 65 during this
time, he will be considered in-
sured if he has the minimum of
six quarters of work under social
security after 1954, ana all the
quarters in the period are quar-
ters of coverage. After October
1958, this provision will no longer
be effective. By that time, the
worker who was first covercd in
1955 will be able to meet the
same insured requirements as all
formerly covered workers.
By working under social se-
curity. people earn "quarters" of
coverage. A quarter of coverage
s earned for every three months,
beginning January 1, April 1, July
1, and October 1. To earn a quar-
ter of coverage, the worker must
have earned at least $50 in cash
wages or have been , redittd !
$100 in setf-emptoyn^r. , J
Four quarters an? earned 1 1
calendar year in which -,h,
has earned up to $4,200 - J
or self-employment cr
both. The se]f-c,np]nvudY.J
under social secur.ty .J
earnings on a yearly
We know a man who is .^1],,
to borrow five dollars from
BRAND
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ALL-IN-ONE RATION FOR FAST.
LOW-COST HOG GAINS
* Complete Ration
* No Grain Necessary
* Balanced Protein
* Antibiotic Fortified
* Vitamins, Minerals
GET YOUR PORKY PELLETS AT
LONE STAR FEED STORE
Phone 17 sAMNooNER.MGR. Alto, Texas
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^ FOOD
VALUES
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Oct. !, 2, 3
LILLY MELLORINE
REGULAR PRICE i . GAL.
!ce Cream 49c
HAVOLtNE
OIL
18 PER CENT
5QTS.
$1.50
MHY fEEO $3.45
Sugar89
c
CRUSTENE
Shortening
P!NT0 BEANS
3 LB. CARTON
69c
2 LBS.
25c
ADMiRATtON
CoSSee Sl.og
EARLY BIRD ^
CofSee 79c
SHAWNEE'S BEST
25 LBS.
Flour S1.S9
SHORTS $3.00
BEKA PERFECT
W!RE
12^. GAUGE
$7.00
DRY LB,
SaSt Jow!s 25c
ANY KIND
SNUFF sot
GALVANIZED SQUARE
Roofing $8.50
WOODSBURY
LOTiOM
$1.00 SIZE
50c
LINOLEUM
9x12
$.95
BLACKBURN
GAL.
Syrup
C
Hen Scratch
25 LBS.
98c
80 ROD SPOOL
Barb Wire $5 75
NO.1 DRY SALT
LIGHT WEIGHT
LB.
Bacon
35
Plenty of School Supplies
At Special Prices
Two Miles South
6. WiMiams Grocery
A!t. on Highway 69 Ph^ ,no, . . T,.
Phone 1034 L-S ALTO, TEXAS
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F. L. Weimar & Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1954, newspaper, September 30, 1954; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215359/m1/4/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.