The Naples Monitor (Naples, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1962 Page: 2 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 22 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
- —
Tht
THURSDAY, DEC. 13, 1962
PAGE 2
m t
I «fl
m
VIEWPOINTS
Aid inequitable
Federal aid to education likely will be a
major issue of the next congress and those
who favor it will try again to assure those who
don't that it would bring on no further federal
controls.
At least two Bowie county school systems
— those at Hooks and at Texarkana — know
better.
Like Paul H. Pewitt school and all others
in this immediate area, those two systems re-
ceive funds under what is generally known as
"impact aid".
That means they are in an area of exten-
sive federal employment and the aid they re-
ceive is for students whose parents are em-
ployed at federal installations such as Red Riv-
er Arsenal.
Pewitt's federal grant under the plan is
about $12,000 a year, or about one-fifth of the
amount paid each year by local taxpayers to
the school district.
The picture at Hooks is considerably dif-
ferent. Federal aid there has been a major
source of income and paid most of the cost of
operation of the school except for teacher
salaries paid for by the state.
Hooks has been paid more than $70,000 a
year in federal funds, and they have received
it with no strings attached.
The present administration, however, has
indicated that strings will be tied to the grant
by serving notice that no impact aid will be
continued to segregated schools.
But that's not the point here. The inter-
esting part is the effect the aid has had on the
school and what can be expected if it is dis-
continued.
The Hooks school, with the aid, has done
well at little cost to those who live in the dis-
trict.
For ad valorem tax purposes, the total
property rendition in the Hooks district is $1,-
216,034 — less than a third of that of the
similar-sized Pewitt district.
The tax rate in the Hooks district is only
two-thirds of that of the Pewitt district.
That results in property owners in the
Pewitt district paying approximately $60,000 a
year in school taxes while those in the Hooks
district pay only about $12,000.
Federal aid to education, with or without
federal control, can be grossly unfair.
ITS HlSH 7MB
I TOOK A HANC>
IN THIS TWINS/
SCHOOL
CURBICULUM
TAKE-YOUR-PICK
HAPW UVIKJ6
ZEQU/8£D
arithmetic
Reaoihg
*■ tverriNs
SPBLL/HG
ENGLISH
wsroev
FOLK DANiWS
PHOTOaeAPHV
•how-to* mousses
er~,erc.
That's What Schools Are For
SAGE OF SULPHUR BOTTOM
be
tax deductible for farmers
fEditor's note: The Sage of
Sulphur Bottom won't get any-
where with his idea this week
but you can't blame him for
trying.)
Dear editar:
The trouble with us farmers
is that we're a little slow about
catching on to a good thing.
For example, take enter-
tainment as a business deduc-
tion on your income tax.
As I understand it from
reading the newspapers re-
cently, the economic well-be-
ing of this country is based on
one business man taking an-
other business man out to din-
ner and being allowed to take
the expense off his income
tax. While they're eating, one
of them sells the other a big
order, and business booms.
I don't understand this, but
if they say it works, it's all
right with me. What I'm in-
terested in is figuring out a
way where a farmer can work
up some entertainment ex-
pense to come off his income
tax.
Now I recognize it would
be hard to convince the in-
ternal revenue service how. if
my neighbor invited me over
for a meal and charged it up
to expense, it'd help either
one of us produce more. I'm
going to work about the same,
whether I eat in or out.
But entertainment is impor-
tant to a farmer. Going up one
row and down another day
after day requires a break.
Without it a man could get
stale and farm production
would fall off dangerously and
the national economy would
head for a tailspin.
Therefore, I would like to
see the internal revenue serv-
ice set up some rules allow-
ing entertainment expense de-
ductions for farmers. Keeping
farmers' happy and producing
is as important to the national
economy as keeping business
associates well-dined and or-
dering more merchandise. I
have worked out a few.
For example, going into Na-
ples after five days of hard
work on a farm around here
is a legitimate form of enter-
tainment, lots of ideas ex-
changed. lots of goodwill cre-
ated, and ought to be deducti-
ble on a farmer's income tax.
Like big business men, we
wouldn't want to be bothered
with a lot of record-keeping
on what we spent in town and
what for, just a simple, hon-
est report like: Trip to town
Saturday, $8.95. ought to suf-
fice.
Or take television. Watch-
ing TV after a hard day's work
in the field certainly ought to
be a legitimate farm expense,
including the cost of the set,
repairs, electricity, etc.
It seems to me setting a
farmer down in front of a TV
set is a boon to next day's ag-
ricultural production just as
much as taking a manufactur-
er of TV sets out to a night
club is a big boon to the pro-
duction of TV sets.
Why, the more I think about
it. I believe even subscribing
to The Monitor ought to be a
legitimate entertainment ex-
ppnse for farmers Let's get to
work on this.
Yours faithfully,
J. A.
December 14
Jerry Ray McMichael
Mrs. Beulah Ragland
Deborah Kay Hackney
Dorothy Fay Hackney
December 15
Billy Gene McCoy
Mrs. M. B. Hampton
William Donald Coker
December 16
Anita Ballard
December 17
Gerald Hampton
Preston McDaniels
Robbie W. Brock
December 18
Mrs. Ola Davis
Hardman Craig
Pearson Page
December 19
Ramona Harvey
Brenda Ann Culver
Mrs. Lee Narramore
Joe Tigert
December 20
Mrs. R. L. Harris
Mrs. Exa Welch
Becky Taylor
Kenneth Falls
Corry Wright
Clifton Wright
Fielding Huddlestcn
Juanita Hughes
The Naples
MQN8TOR
©
newspaper
N ATI O N A L EDITORIAL
" lAS(g)C0TI9>N
This Christmas..
give a lasting gift
Fruit Trees.. Pecan Trees
Rose Bushes.. Blooming Shrubs
JOE'S NURSERY
Omaha
HATE
DOiiMG
KtAVr WORK
Joe Prator, veteran mail carrier, dies
ABOUND HERE,
BESSIE! VJHr
DON'T YOU WAIT
UNTIL I GO
FISHING BEFORE
VOU TACKLE IT?
By Mrs. R. L. Harris
This community was shock-
ed and grieved over the death
of Joe B. Prator, who died in
the Linden hospital shortly
after suffering a heart attack
at his home Sunday evening.
Mr. Prator, who had been the
carrier for Route 2 in Mari-
etta for more than 41 years,
was to have carried the mail
the last time on Monday with
retirement becoming effective
Jan. 1. Sympathy is extended
tc his family.
O. V. McCord is at home
after two weeks in the Naples
hospital.
Mrs. Forrest Tenbrook un-
derwent surgery in the Naples
hospital recently.
Mrs. T. E. Wommack, Miss
Thelma Russell and Mrs. R. L.
Harris attended the Christmas
meeting of Alpha Upsilon
chapter of Delta Kappa Gam-
ma in Linden Monday eve-
ning.
DR. HARRY W. McLECKIE
D.D.S. 1
Private Practice of telfrgjftry
Office: Hwy 77 in rVKes
Phone: 897-283{2
BRYANS MILL
WMII finishes week of prayer program
By Mrs. Gus Bell
The WMU circle completed
its week of prayer program
at a meeting in the home of
Mrs. Viola Jones and had a
covered dish lunch. It met in
the homes of the members
each day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thomas
of Nash visited in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh String-
er.
Mrs. Nettie Hunnicut visited
one afternoon last week with
Mrs. G. L. Davlin.
Jerry Skelton of Commerce
visited over the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Skelton.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Melton
of Omaha visited Sunday aft-
ernoon with Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Melton.
Mrs. Gus Bell and Mrs. Ben
Bell visited Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. Ted Stringer.
Miss Pamela Kay Anderson
of Texarkana visited Vicki and
Jan Skelton over the week
end.
Joe Carter and grandsons,
Bill and Ed Carter, of Texar-
kana, visited Sunday with Mrs.
Dotsie Skelton.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Davlin
and children of Omaha visited
Friday night in the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
L. Davlin.
The WMU met in the home
of Mrs. Maggie Davlin Monday
morning. Mrs. Hugh Stringer
completed the mission study
book. "New Frontiers In An
Old World," by Winston Craw-
ley.
Keep
well
groomed
The Naples
BARBER SHOP
There Is Always A
"BEST PLACE"
For Everything!
AUTOMOBILE
LOANS
PU-'C
fr'AST Action
EASY Terms!
LOW Rui£S!
now open
LOYCE'S BEAUTY SHOP
in my Home
897 5441
Call for Christmas specials
See us fcr a Title I
Hue Improvement Loan
The Morris County National Bank
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NAPLES, TEXAS
WSVAV.V,A\WAV.WrtV.\\V\%V.VAV.V.V.VA\,.V/.,.V.V.W/.V.,,-.V,",V,V,,.V.V.VW,V/AV.SW,,AVTOW
HHfVBOlET... on the reed'every dey!
Published Weekly At
NAPLES, TEXAS
Subscription Rate Per Year
Local 52.00
Non-Local $3.00
Plus Sales Tax
Lee Narramore Publisher
Entered as second class maii
at Naples, Texas under act of
Congress of March 3rd, 1879.
Notice to the Public
Any erroneous reflection upon
the character, standing or rep-
utation of any person, firm or
corporation which may appear
in the columns of this news-
paper will be corrected upon
being brought to the attention
of the publisher.
■".m.. ■■■'i mmmmmm
Eg®
ITS RELIABILITY COMES FROM ITS QUALITY
A nutshell description of Chevrolet trucks could be
"Trucks That Work". It's not exactly earthshak-
ing Lut it says a mouthful. It's what Chevrolet
trucks are best known for—their reliability. Ready
to work, day after day, whenever you are.
You can't build trucks that perform like this
if you don't put quality into engine, chassis and
body. Chevrolet does: double-wall construction,
insulated cab, select-wood body floor, chain-
supported tailgate, ladder-type frame, the careful
attention to upholstery and finish. It's this kind
of quality that makes any Chevrolet truck—from
pickup to heavyweight tandem —worth more on
the average at trade-in!
2 NEW 6-CYLINDER ENGINES
New High Torque 230-
cu.-in. Six is more
powerful than its prede-
cessor. Standard in
Series C10 through C50.
New High Torque 292-
cu.-in. Six —most
powerful truck 6 Chev-
rolet has ever built!
Standard in Series C60.
QUALITY TRUCKS
COST LESS
"Check the Champ"—Test Drive the "New Reliables " at your Chevrolet dealer's
Coker Chevrolet Companu
OFFICE: Phone 897-2101 NAPLES, TEXAS
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Naples Monitor (Naples, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1962, newspaper, December 13, 1962; Naples, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth390309/m1/2/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.