The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1961 Page: 4 of 6
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JPAGE FOUR THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1961
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Aspermont
now seems to have narrowed
down to one question.
It is whether to have a sates
tax on specified items or one on
all but specified items.
First is known as the Pennsyl-
vania-type- sales tax. It is favor-
ed by Governor Price Daniel as a
means of raising $303,000,000 of
the $360,000,000 he feels is need-
ed. It would list the items on
which a 2 per cent sales tax
would be levied. Goal would be
to cover all items selling for 50
cents or more except food to be
eaten at home, prescriptin drugs,
clothing costing less than $10,
feed, seed, fertilizer, books, farm
machinery, livestock and gas and
electricity used in manufactur-
ing.
Other approach would be a bill
like the Senate passed last ses-
sion. It does not attempt to list
all the items to be taxed but ap-
plies to everything except the
items exempted, including the
usual groceries, drugs, farm
needs.
Aim of both bills is the same:
to raise a lot of money with a lot
of retail sales taxes. There is no
serious attempt to raise the bulk
of the needed mony by any
means other than retail sales
taxes.
To some it might seem a
Tweedle Bee - Tweedle Dum
choice. But not to Governor Dan-
iel and to many legislators. A
sales tax that applies to every-
thing except exempt items is, in
the governor's eye, a "general
sales ax," against which he is
dead set.
Objectors to the Pensylvania
tax contend it would be one long
pain in the neck, both for state
tax collectors and retail mer-
chants, to keep up with what is
in "the long, long list, and what
isn't . . . Too, they point out
that new products are constantly
coming on the market and would
be tax-free.
Atty. Gen. Will Wilson appear-
ed. at the hearing as one of, the
critics of the Daniel (Pennsyl-
vania) plan,
IN THE MILL—Legislature is
moving swiftly in its short ses-
sion. trying to avoid re-ploughing
the same ground covered on tax
bills last session.
Among revenue raising meas-
ures under consideration are
these: v'"*"r
GOVERNOR'S PACKAGE
BILL, by Rep. Charles Ballman
of Borger. This would include
the Pennsylvania-type 2 per cent
sales tax, a provision for a mini-
mum levy of 1 cent per 1,000
when you buy
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8RAND-NEW U. S. ROYAL
TIRE; ALL OTHERS ARE
EXCLUDED.
(•"Low Profie" is United States Rubber Com-
pany's trade-mark tor its lower, wider shape
tire.)
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ALL SIZES —ALL TYPES
BRAND-NEW U. S. ROYALSUsed Tires - Quality Retreads
tires -
FEATURES-
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DAMAGE EXCEPTED; BASED ON SERVICE
RENDERED AT LIST PRICE FOR THE PER-
IOD SPECIFIED.
GUARANTEED AGAINST DEFECTS BASED
ON SERVICE RENDERED AT LIST PRICE
0NTIL THE TREAD WEARS SMOOTH WITH
9BT LIMIT AS TO TIME OR MILEAGE.
Per tall explanation of coverage and conditions,
read yonr guarantee certificate.
LOW PROFILE TIRES
INCLUDED
porations, a 50 per cent increase
in drivers' license fees, a trans-
fer of that portion of gasoline
tsxes allocated for schools at the
end of August each year and a
leveling of the tax on coin-op-
erated machines at $10 each per
year.
HINSON PACKAGE BILL, by
Rep. George Hinson of Mineola,
frequent sponsor of measures
favored by the governor. Hin-
son's bill would include a sales
tax on purchases of $5 or more,
a corporate income tax, real
estate transfer tax, a severance
beneficiary tax on natural gas, a
utilities tax and a 1 per cent
transfer from the permanent
school fund. Estimated yield:
$368,00,000
GAS TAX BILL, by Rep. Bob
Eckhardt of Houston. Bill is de-
signed to insure that the state
would collect a minimum tax of
1 cent on each 1,000 cobic feet of
Texas gas. If the present 7 per
cent gas production tax did not
supply it, the purchaser would
have to pay the difference. Esti-
mated yield: $30,000,000. It is in-
cluded in the Ballman bill.
SELECTIVE EXCISE, TAX, by
Rep. Ben Atvvell of Dallas. It is
similar to the Pensylvania tax,
also, and would yield an esti-
mated $355,000,000.
ESCHEAT BILL, by Rep.
Charles Hughes -of Sherman.
This is the well-worn proposal
to provide enforcement proce-
dures so that abandoned pro-
perty, bank accounts, etc., would
go to the state.
BATTLE OF THE POLLS —
Two citizens groups are engaged
in a duel of poll taking, each
trying to demonstrate more pub-
lic support for its tax plan.
Citizens for a Sales Tax an-
nounced that of 11,000 persons
replying to its post card poll,
83.6 per cent favored a retail
sales tax.
Citizens for Fair Taxation, a
group which supports Governor
Daniel's tax program, immediate-
ly declared that the CST poll
was heavily weighted with
Chamber of Commerce mem-
bers and not a true reflection of
public sentiment.
Citizens for Fair Taxation is
at work on a poll of its own.
SPENDING BILLS PUSHED—
A general appropriations bill
and a bill to raise teachers'
salaries are moving through both
houses with a little re-hashing.
Senate quickly approved a two-
year appropriations bill calling
for spending of $2,469,000. It is
essentially the same as the Sen-
ate appropriations bill in the
regular session.
Both Senate and House educa-
tion comraittees approved bills
that would give public school
teachers an across - the - board
raise of $810 a year. House pas-
sed the teachers' bill on the
floor, 141 tt> 1.
Senate committee also ap-
proved education bills providing
for educational films, driver
education, assistant principals
for larger schools, and five days
sick leave a year for teachers.
MONEY NEEDS UPPED —
State Comptroler Robert S. Cal-
vert had a new revenue fore-
cast for legislators at the begin-
ning of the session that showed
an expected revenue from exist-
in gsouroes at $24,000,000 less
than the January forecast.
Part of the difference between
the old and new forecasts was
due to same $6,000,000 in addi-
tional school and welfare pay-
ments authorized during the
regular session. Most of the
rest of the drop was attributed
to a decline in revenue from
auo sales taxes and franchise
taxes.
Calvert also estimated that
the general fund deficit at the
end of the fiscal year Aug. 31
will be $64,000,000. This is $1,-
000,000 more than his January
prediction.
LOBBY REGULATIONS OF-
FERED — At Governor Daniel's
suggestion, a bill to impose fur-
ther lobby controls has been in-
troduced.
Daniel has consistently blamed
"lobby interference" for the
session to agree on a tax plan.
Five House members are co-
sponsors o! a bill that would re-
quire that all contributions of $50
or more to be used to influence
legislation be reported. It would
also prohibit lobbyists from be-
ing on the floor of House or
Senate during sessions or call-
ing members off the floor dur-
ing debate.
Sen. A. R. Schwartz of Gal-
veston has said he will sponsor
a companion measure in the
Senate.
INSURANCE INQUIRY SET
—House has authorized a special
five-member committee to look
into the reasonableness of a 15
per cent raise in auto insurance
rates recently ordered by the
State Board of Insurance.
Rep. Will Smith of Beaumont
sponsored the resolution to set
up the investigation.
Resolution expressed concern
that the higher rate might cause
many drivers to drop their auto
insurance and thus become un-
able to pay for accident damage.
TEACHER TRAINING HIT —
Member of the Commission on
Higher Education looked over a
140-page report on teacher edu-
cation courses being offered in
state colleges and decided that
there was too much folderol.
A number of legislators also
have been critical in recent
months, both of the content and
the amount of time spent on
teaching method courses. State
Board of Education has recently
reduced the number of method
courses required for teacher cer-
tification.
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summer's the saving season. Then,
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finally, at trade-in time, you can
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ASPERMONT, TEXAS
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On" July 10, A. D. 1961, th
the monthly reports of Sail
found the same to be corr
proceeding report.
FUND
Jury
Road & Bridge
General
Court House & Jail
Officers Salary ..."
Precinct No. 1
Precinct No. 2
Precinct No. 3
Precinct No. 4
Lateral Road No. 1
Lateral Road No. 2
Lateral Road No. 3
Lateral Road No. 4
F&M Lateral Road No. 1
F&M Lateral Road No. 2 .
F&M Lateral Road No, 3
F&M Lalaral Road No. 4
Social Security
Delinquent Tax Roll
Special Road District No. 7
Special Read District No. 8
Special Ruad District No. 1
Special District No. 1
Special Road District No. 1
50M Spec. R nid Refunding
6(7M Road & Bridge Refundi
35M Park Improvement Boi
54M & 20M Road & Bridge '
130M Permanent Improvem
TOTALS ....'
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130M Permanent Ir
Comm. Prec. 4—4tl
Comm. Prec. 4—5th
Comm. Prec. 3—4th
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130M Permanent Ir
54M Road & Bridge
20M Road & Bridge
Special Road Distrl
Special Road Distri
Special Road Distri
35M Park Improve]
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The requirements of Art. 4
as required.
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PAT MITCH
County Clerk, Stonew
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Foil, Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1961, newspaper, July 27, 1961; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127645/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.