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STATE GOVERNMENT. 357
Murrell L. Buckner, Dallas (9-1-49); Dr. Will
E. Watt, Austin (9-1-51) ; Frank Jones, Marfa
(9-1-49); Gene A. Howe, Amarillo (9-1-53); A. T.
(Cap) McDannald, Houston (9-1-51); V. F. Neu-
haus. McAllen (9-1-53); executive secretary, H. D.
Docgen, Austin (nonmember).
Goliad State Park Commissioners. (1931);
apptv.; 6-yr.; expenses; three members: Mrs.
Lottie Nell Moore. Goliad (3-25-49); Jack K.
Hays, Goliad (3-25-53) : one vacancy.
Gonzales State Park Commissloners.-(1913) ;
aptv.; 2-yr.; three members: Mrs. Henry Reece
IIIg, Gonzales (-12-49); Mrs. B. Duncan Davis,
Gonzales (6-12-49); Mrs. A. G. Blackwelder.
Gonzales (6-12-49).
Good Neighbor Commission.-(1943); apptv.;
nine members: Ramon Guerra, McAllen (6-19-55);
C. W. Meadows Sr., San Angelo (6-19-55); Nev-
ille Penrose, Fort Worth (6-19-55); Dr. Julian
Saldivar. Dallas (6-19-53); Gen. J. M. Wain-
wright, San Antonio (6-19-53); Hugh Halff, San
Antonio (6-19-53); Bishop C. E. Byrne, Galveston
(6-19-51); Dorrance D. Roderick, El Paso (6-19-
51); Guy I. Warren. Corpus Christi (6-19-51).
Executive secretary. Thomas S. Sutherland, States
Capitol. Austin (nonmember).
Governor.-- (1845 by original Constitution, 1876
by present Constitution) ; elective; 2-yr. ; $12,000:
Allan Shivers, Austin (Woodville) (1-1-51).
Governor's Cabinet.-See "Cabinet, State Ad-
mmistrative."
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority.-(1933) ;
apptv. ; $10 a day and expenses on duty; 6-yr.;
nine member: Chairman, C. F. Combs, Cuero
(2-1-53); secretary-treasurer, H. A. Wagenfuehr,
New Briunfeis (2-1-51); general counsel E. eM.
Cape, .,a Mareos (nonmember); W. H. Smith,
Victoria (2-1-55): E. A.A Schumann, New Braun-
fels (2-1-51: T. A. McDonald, Long Mott (2-1-
51); H M. Davenport, Prairie Lea (2-1-55); Ed-
gar Engelke, Seguin (2-1-55); Hartwell J. Ken-
nard. Gonzales (2-1-53); W. M. Burnett, San
Marcos (2- -53).
Guadalupe River Authority, Upper.-Apptv.;
expeses; seven members: Chairman. W. A.
Fawcett, Kerrvllle (1-1-53); Hal Peterson. Kerr-
vifle (1-1-55) L. T. Davis, Kerrville (1-1-51);
Frank A. Thomason, Center Point (1-1-53); Fred
Junkin, Kerrville (1-1-51); S. Eastland. Kerrville
(1-1-51); Milton Pampell. Kerrville (1-1-55); sec-
retary, Walter Saenger, Kerrville (nonmember).
Gult States Marine Fisheries Commission.-
(1949); apptv. ; three members: L. A. Kurtz,
Seadrift (7-6-52). (Only one appointment to this
new ooard made as of Sept. 1, 1949.)
Hairdressers and Cosmetologists, State Board of.
-(1935): apptv.; $10 a day and expenses on
duty; 6-yr.: three members: Mrs. Ella Mae
Murphy, Corpus Christi (8-9-51); Leo Self, El
Paso (8-9-53); Mrs. Jean Tomberlin, Amarillo
(8-9-55).
Health Officer, State.-(1879): apptv.: 2-yr.;
$4.500: Dr. George W. Cox, Austin (Del Rio)
(1-1-51).
Health, State Board of.-(1903; superseded sim-
ilar department created in 1891); apptv.; $20 a
day and expenses on duty; 6-yr.; nine members:
Dr. L. S. Oates. Center (6-15-55); secretary.
PatriLk .J. Cavenaugh, San Antonio (6-15-51);
Dr. B. E Pickett, Carrizo Springs (6-15-51);
Dr. T. C. Terrell, Fort Worth (6-15-53); Dr.
S. D Cole.nan, Navasota (6-15-51); Dr. O. B.
Kiel. Wichita Falls (6-15-55); J. P. Burden.
San Angelo (6-15-55): Dr. A. W. Rogers. Cor-
sicana (6-15-53); Dr. John H. Mitchell, Tyler
(6-15-53).
Highway Commission, State.-(1917); apptv. :
$4,000; three members; 6-yr.: Chairman, Fred
Wemple, Midland (2-15-53); A. F. Mitchell, Cor-
sicana (2-15-51); R. J. Potts. Harlingen (2-15-55).
Highway Engineer, State.-(1917); apptvy. by
Highway Commission: indefinite term; $8.000:
DeWitt C. Greer, Austin (Tyler).
Historical Board, Texas.-(1923); apptv.; no
compensation: two for 2-yr., three for 4-yr.; five
members: Chairman, Tom L. McCullough, Dallas:
J. J. Carl, Liberty; Mrs. J. L. Staton, Waco.
Two vacancies.
Hogg Memorial Commission, Gov. James Ste-
pher.-(1941); apptv.; 5-yr.; three members: S.
R. Cooper, Mlneola (6-12-49); B. G. Byars. Tyler
(6-12-53): MIss Ima Hogg, Houston (6-12-51).Hospital Council, Advisory.-(1947) ; twelve
apptv, members with State Health Officer as
ex officio member; expenses; apptv. members
serve 6-yr. terms: Mrs. Wanda Reed, Amarillo
(8-13-49); Bert Giesecke. Austin (8-13-49): Dr
Horace Baker. Wills Point (8-13-49): C. T. Mc-
Laughlin. Snyder (8-13-49); Dr. Joseph D. Nich-
ols, Atlanta (8-13-51); Dr. R. W. Kimbro. Cle-
burne (8-13-51); J. V alter Hammond. Waco (8-
13-51); Dr. Harvey Renger. Halletts~ille (8-13-
53); Dr. Merton Minter. San Antonio (8-13-53):
Ben Templeton. Brady (8-13-53): Earle P. Adams
Crockett (8-13-53). Ex officio member. Dr. George
W. Cox. Austin. State Health Officer. (One va-
cancy.)
Hospitals and Special Schools, Texas State
Board for.-(1949); apptv., 6-yr.; expenses: nine
members: W. W. Barnett, Mexia (7-25-51); W.
N. Martin, Vernon (7-25-51); H. B. Zachry. San
Antomnio (7-25-51); Dr. W. C. Goddard, Austin
(7-25-53); Dr. Edgar Ezell. Fort Worth (7-25-53) :
Rt. Rev. John E. Hines, Austmn (7-25-53); Claud
Gilmer, Rocksprings (7-25-55); Mrs. Lawrence
Tarlton. Fort Worth (7-25-55); R. C. Lanr.ing,
Jacksboro (7-25-55). Executive director. Moyne
Kelly. Austin (nonmember).
Indebtedness, Board of County and District
Road Bond.-(1932); ex officio; term in other of-
fice; three members: Comptroller Robert S. Cal-
vert, Treasurer Jesse James and State Highway
Engineer DeWitt C. Greer.
Industrial Accident Board.-(1913): apptv.:
$4,750 to chairman: $4.240 to other two mem-
bers; 6-yr. three members: Chairman, John W.
Laird, Austin (Lufkin) (9-1-49); Leonard Carl-
ton (employees), Austin lCommerce) (9-1-53) :
L. H. Flewellen, Austin (Eastland) (9-1-51); sec-
retary, Miss Ruby Otto (nonmember appointed
by board).
Industrial Commission.-Eugene Thompson,
Breckenridge; Lloyd E. Stiernberg, Harlingen; W
H. Barnes, Terrel I; C. V. Lyman, Midland; R. W.
Schroeder, Houston (all holdover terms).
Insurance Commissioners, State Board of.-
(1876); apptv.; $6.000: 6-yr.; three members:
Chairman, George B. Butler (life). Austin (Dal-
las) (2-10-1): Joseph P. Gibbs (Casualty). Aus-
tin (Seguin) (2-10-53); Paul H. Brown (fire), Aus-
tin (Harlingen) (2-10-55).
Interstate Commission on Crime.-See "Crime.
Interstate Commission on."
Interstate Compact Commissioner.- (1949) ;
apptv ; $6.600: E. V. Spence, Big Spring (9-1-51).
(His function is to negotiate with other states re-
specting water of Canadian. Red and Sabine.)
Interstate 30-operat ion, Texas Commission on.-
(1941); fifteen voting and three nonvoting mem-
bers, as follows: (1) The membership of the Gov-
ernor's CTommittee on Interstate Co-operation of
which two are ex officio. Attorney General Price
Daniel, chairman, and Secretary of State Ben
Ramsey, and three appointed from among state
administrative officials, George B. Butler, State
Life Insurance Commissiner: Director Homer
Garrison Jr. of Department of Public Safety, and
Bascom Giles, Commi ioner of Land Office.
(2) The membership of the Senate committee
on interstate o-operation: W. A. Shofner.
Temple, chairman; Wardlow Lane, Center; Mrs.
Neveille H. Colson, Navasota: Ottis E. Lock. Luf-
kin; G. C. Morrs, Greenville; Searcy Bracewell.
Houston. (3) The House committee on interstate
co-operation: J. A. Benton, Wylie. chairman; G. P.
Pearson, Navasota: Davis Clifton, Farmersville:
C. S. McLellan, Eagle Lake: George O. Nokes.
Corsicana. The three foregoing committees com-
pose the fifteen voting members of the commis-
sion. The three nonvoting members are Gov
Allan Shivers. Speaker of the House Durwood
Manford. Smiley, and one vacancy held by Allan
Shivers as President of the Senate until he became
Governor upon the death of Gov. Beauford H.
Jester.
Interstate Oil Compact Commission, Texas Rep-
resentative.-(1935); apptv. ; $10 a day and ex-
penses; Gov. Allan Shivers. Austin.
Judicial Council, Texas Advisory Civil.-See
"Civil Judicial Council."
Judicial Districts of Texas, Administrative. Pre-
siding Judges of.-See "Administrative Judicial
Districts."
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