The next autumn, the quartet regrouped (it had disbanded for the summer), and Fred asked the a cappella director at the college to please send him down a good bass. This photograph's creation, acceptance, or submission date is unknown. 757, 764-765 (1963), on appeal (C. A. MEAD'S FINE BREAD COMPANY, a Corporation: Docket Number: No. Moreover, if the advance had not been made to Angus during the years in issue, there would have been ample earned surplus and ample cash on hand to permit the distribution of a dividend in each of the years involved. We have set forth in our Findings of Fact with some degree of particularity the various factors which petitioner claims caused it to retain all of its earnings during this period. In 1978, the They only cut the price in Santa Rosa, but not in other Texas or New Mexico locations. They all market their bread under the name 'Mead's Fine Bread' and promote the product through a common advertising program. 90 (1954), affd. photograph, Fred joined the Air Force (and died in the service), and Norman, our second tenor, became an airman too. from atop St. Anthony's Hospital about 1960. . BILL MEAD OBITUARY. Book now at Grape Vine Cafe - Buffalo & Lake Mead in Las Vegas, NV. I had to hitchhike from the college to downtown because I couldnt afford a dime for the bus. Daniel Vaughn is the countrys first barbecue editor, and he has eaten more barbecue than you have. Similarly, petitioner carries on its books a liability in the amount of $100,716 to Ed V. Mead for stock he transferred to petitioner on September 14, 1961, in Mead Co., Inc. During the years in issue petitioner owned 98 percent of the outstanding stock in Mead's Angus Mesa, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Angus). During the calendar years 1956 through 1958, E. P. Mead filed joint Federal income tax returns with his wife, Jessie Mead, and reported taxable income thereon which put them in the tax bracket of 20 percent, 62 percent and 53 percent, respectively. I tell you, not a dry eye in the house. Grocery Co. [38-2 USTC 9312], 304 U.S. 282 (1938); F. E. Watkins Motor Co. [Dec. 23,233], 31 T.C. We've created an One large Holy Roller congregation booked us and told me there wouldnt be any need for us to be there before 10 p.m. because things didnt really get started until then. Throughout its entire existence, petitioner has experienced great diffculty in obtaining adequate credit and financing. AnyLaw is the FREE and Friendly legal research service that gives you unlimited access to massive amounts of valuable legal data. Copyright 2022 American Society of Baking. Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court. a digital repository hosted by the The ultimate issue for our decision is whether petitioner was availed of during its fiscal years ended April 30, 1956, through April 30, 1958, for the purpose of avoiding income taxes with respect to its shareholders by permitting its earnings and profits to accumulate instead of being divided or distributed. The Portal to Texas History, . The announcers wife played the piano, and he sang baritone. Although petitioner acquired a plant site in Tucson on March 13, 1958, it later abandoned the project after the years in issue because a competitor that already serviced that market announced that it was opening a plant in Tucson. Reverse of the loaf of bread encased cent. Although Meads Quartet never reached the point of commanding a fee for public performances, it was in demand for revivals, special appearances, and funerals. 160, 169-170 (1950); Reginald C. Vanderbilt [Dec. 2059], 5 B. T. A. Was born December 22, 1919 to W.L. MEAD'S FINE BREAD COMPANY, a Corporation. When petitioner purchased E. P. Mead's stock in Mead's Frozen Foods, Inc., and Bakers Merchandise Company, Inc., on September 14, 1961, a portion of the purchase price, $113,564.78 was carried in petitioner's books as a debt to E. P. Mead. From that time to date, their activities in this business reflect sustained growth, expansion and diversification. Abilene Library Consortium No. By His counsels guide, uphold you, With His sheep securely fold you; God be with you till we meet again! Anderson's Business Law and the Legal Environment, Comprehensive Volume (23rd Edition) Moore ran a bakery in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. to Angus passively continued to hold its farm and ranch land and pay the mortgage indebtedness to which the land was subject during the years involved solely as an investment. Context We sang the Navy hymn while the chaplain intoned Crossing the Bar, and it was so successful that station WCAU recorded it and played it several times that evening. Mead's Fine Bread Company Argued: Nov. 17, 1954. large collection of U.S. government documents. MEAD'S FINE BREAD COMPANY Company Number 244244 Status Voluntary Dissolution Incorporation Date 17 August 1946 (over 76 years ago) Company Type Domestic Profit Corporation Jurisdiction New Mexico (US) Registry Page https://portal.sos.state.nm.us/BFS/on. the Indianapolis Brewing Company, as his bondsmen, for alleged injuries received in the defendant's place of business. crediting McMurry University Library. The following is a consolidated balance sheet reflecting, on a consolidated basis, the assets and liabilities of petitioner and its subsidiary, Angus, during the years before this Court. Mead's Fine Bread Co., 348 U.S. 115 , where such pricing was held violative of 2 (a). . Petitioner, in the period before us, was faced with contingent liabilities in excess of $385,000 arising because of tax deficiencies asserted against the four corporations absorbed by it, interest thereon, and estimated expenses related thereto, including legal and accounting fees. K-12 lesson plans, tools, and other help for history teachers. E. P. Mead and Ed V. Mead extended substantially more credit to petitioner than either received from it. They encouraged their associates to participate as speakers and officers of the American Society of Baking. Petitioner made offers on 10 of these plants. It had also estimated construction costs of $100,000 for the Ada plant and an additional $150,000 for equipment. In 1954 the company was sued by a competitor The Moore Bakery. Music has always had more effect on my emotions than the spoken word. The sponsor was a bakery; the subject was the Bread of Life. The first and only black cheese, creamy and mature and mixed with chilli. And TommyI wonder what did happen to Tommy? to improve everyone's access to primary sources online. In fact, the orchestra didnt want to quit. The company's filing status is listed as Withdrawal and its File Number is 268904. Mr. Edward W. Napier, Lubbock, Tex., for respondent. Between the time the Oklahoma City plant was acquired and April 30, 1958, petitioner, in fact, lost $423,644.89 in connection with its operation. We've been unable to identify the creator(s) of this photograph. Therefore, before we can determine whether, or to what extent, petitioner allowed its earnings and profits during these years to accumulate beyond its reasonable needs, we must consider several factors mentioned by respondent as indicating that petitioner did unreasonably accumulate its earnings. 148, 99 L.Ed. How many times have I walked slowly by an open grave, singing Alseep in Jesus while crumbling a clod of red dirt over the deceased? was provided to The Portal to Texas History It has been viewed 1144 times, with 31 in the last month. Petitioner had in its possession standard architectural plans which it expected to use in erecting these bakeries. My mead has about 12% alcohol, but the yeast could go to 18%. They reported taxable income thereon which put them in tax brackets of 53 percent, 56 percent and 56 percent for these years. Physical Description 1 photograph : positive, col. ; 35 mm. The consolidated accumulated earnings credit is. photograph, Creator: Unknown. These corporations maintain plants at Lubbock and Big Spring, Texas, and at Hobbs, Roswell, and Clovis, New Mexico. Immediately prior to petitioner's absorption of the four predecessor corporations, Angus possessed a herd of 100 breeding cows and a one-half interest in a prize stud bull. Petitioner's management had estimated during the years in issue that trade accounts receivable would increase between 20 and 25 percent per year. We've created an I thought I had it made as a singing swabbie. In 1949 the El Paso and Albuquerque plants were closed because of strikes. Respondent points to the fact that as of May 1, 1955, the date of the tax-free reorganization in which petitioner acquired the assets of the four predecessor corporations, petitioner had accumulated earnings totaling $2,058.20.8 However, the mere size of the previously accumulated earnings and profits is not indicative that they are sufficient to cover the future needs of the business. I did hold membership in the Bluejacket Choir, but there were too many opera singers and famous vocalists for a Texas fundamentalist to hang on very long. The regular bassa "grown man," as I thought of ithad been. Zoom and Pan the map as needed. K-12 lesson plans, tools, and other help for history teachers. Under the present statutory provisions dealing with the accumulated earnings tax, unless petitioner can prove to the contrary by a preponderance of the evidence, the very fact that its earnings and profits were permitted to accumulate beyond the reasonable needs of its business is determinative of the proscribed purpose. Had professional backup: steel, drums, amped lead and bass, acoustic rhythm, Autoharp, and an absolutely wonderful Baptist Sunday school piano. section 1.537-2(c)(4), Income Tax Regs. Petitioner in each of the years in issue realized a substantial profit. I left the fundamentalists years and years gone by and became a Presbyterian in a big church with a paid choir whose members would die of embarrassment if you suggested they sing something as awful as Power in the Blood or Whispering Hope. Sure, a lot of the hymns we sang were composed by people like Handel, Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Weber: We would see Jesus, for the shadows lengthen/Across the little landscape of our life, My Jesus, as Thou wilt, tho seen through many a tear,/Let not my star of hope grow dim, or disappear. But subtle and lovely as those are, the ones I remember with greatest fondness are the passionate old blood-boilers, the ones that had to do more with tears and toil than balm and bliss. Thus, to the extent petitioner was able to make these advances to Angus, such funds were not required for use in petitioner's business. During the years in issue petitioner had definite plans for the acquisition of additional bakeries and for diversification into related businesses. First of all, the evidence in the record affirmatively shows that Angus was not actively engaged in the business of cattle raising or farming during the years in issue and that, at most, it was a mere investment company. Mead and his four sons. See 348 U.S. 932, 75S.Ct. Because of various restrictive covenants and negative pledge clauses in its loan agreement with Penn Mutual, the only manner by which petitioner could attempt to attain these ends during the years in issue was by the retention of earnings. UNT's history and scholarship, library special collections, plus a Eaten claims that he Is a paralvtlc and that on Feb. 22 he fell and broke his collar bone and that on the 2lth of the samo month he went into the saloon to dis pose of some of his stock of matches. In 1954 the company was sued by a competitor The Moore Bakery. We were too good. Recent filings for MEAD'S FINE BREAD COMPANY 14 Jun 1960 However, we also conclude that during each of its taxable years 1957 and 1958, petitioner did have reasonable business needs equal to the amount of earnings retained by it during such year, minus the amount advanced to Angus in such year. Although petitioner purchased the site for a new plant in Ada, Oklahoma, in October 1957, it abandoned plans for constructing this plant in 1961 because its other plant in that town was not operating as profitably as had been expected. ; Electric Regulator Corporation [Dec. 26,236], 40 T.C. On February 1, 1956, petitioner refinanced them with a $600,000 loan from The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company (hereinafter referred to as the Penn Mutual loan). In order to keep up with its competition, rising costs and the increasing population of the areas it served, petitioner was forced to expend considerable sums for replacing old equipment and purchasing new equipment. Subsequently, the Court noted that 'the decisions of the federal courts in primary-line-competition cases * * * consistently emphasize the unreasonably low prices and the predatory intent of the defendants.'