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The Winkler County News, Kermit, Texas
Thursday, April 21,1977 ,
Lighter cars
ROTARY CLUB VISITORS
Members of the Kermit Rotary Club were treated to brief examples of speech (from left) are Kevin Brewer, Sandy Helmer, Rhonda Fields,, Shannon Lackey
and debate activities at Kermit High School by members of classes taught by and j0ey Cox. (Staff Photo)
Dr. Jerry Helmer (left) and Jerry Knight (second from left). Others pictured
AUSTIN, Texas (Spl.) —
Good and bad things will
happen if cars are made
lighter, University of Texas
researchers have found.
In a study made by a team
from UT Austin’s Graduate
School of Business, it was dis-
covered that if the weight of
U.S. cars were limited to 2,500
pounds, less energy would be
used to make and run cars,
fewer scarce resources would
be exhausted to make steel
and aluminum, and pollutants
resulting from the car-
manufacturing process would
be reduced.
But the economic impact of
such reductions would put one
million persons out of work,
resulting in a loss of income of
more than $12 billion, the UT
study revealed.
SERVE LIVER
WEEKLY
A good nutrition
rule-of-thumb is to serve liver
once a week to help the
family keep fit. Liver is rich
in iron and supplies many
necessary vitamins, explains
Mrs. Gwendolyne Clyatt,
consumer marketing
information specialist with
the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service, The Texas
A&M University System.
Q: Three years ago, when
I was 17 years old, I pleaded
guilty to a misdemeanor
theft charge and paid a fine
of $175. Does that mean I
cannot vote?
A: Because juvenile laws
affect only persons who are
aged 11 through 16, the
law’s provisions allowing
juvenile court records to be
sealed could not be used for
someone convicted at the
age of 17. There are no pro-
visions for sealing an adult’s
conviction records, but an
adult convicted of a crime
may apply to the trial judge
for an order to vacate and
dismiss the charge. Voting
rights, and the right to hold
office, are removed upon
conviction of a felony, but
are not removed on convic-
tion of a misdemeanor.
Q: My husband and I
thought we had a definite
buyer for our old house, so
we signed a contract to pur-
chase a new one. Now, the
deal on the sale of our old
house has fallen through. Is
there any way we can get
out of the contract to pur-
chase the new house without
losing the earnest money we
paid down?
A: The terms of the pur-
chase contract for the new
house probably would deter-
mine your legal liability.
Unless the contract contains
a provision making the con-
tract valid only after com-
pletion of the sale of the old
house, there probably is no
alternative except either
buying the new house or
losing the earnest money.
Although advance legal ad-
vice may have prevented
this type of problem, a law-
yer probably would not be
able to provide a solution at
this stage.
Q: My husband and I were
divorced four years ago in
another county. Now, my
husband is considering a re-
quest for additional visita-
tion rights, and it would
place a hardship on me to
travel across the state for
the court hearings. Could I
get the case moved to my
home county?
A: Any attempt to modify
the original divorce decree
must first be filed in the
county in which the divorce
was granted. That court
then could be requested to
transfer the case to your
county of residence.
Q: If a husband refuses to
buy life insurance and leaves
a will designating his neph-
ews as sole heirs, what re-
course does the wife have to
receive some compensation
for all the years of taking
care of the husband and the
household?
A: Community property
laws in Texas are based on
the concept of providing the
survivor compensation for
his or her contribution to the
marriage. This concept is
carried out by giving the
survivor, upon the death of
the other spouse, one-half of
any property accumulated
during the marriage, except
property received as a gift
or inheritance. This com-
munity property right can-
not be taken away from a
married person, although a
spouse is free to waive this
right.
Q: A neighbor’s child fre-
quently seems to have un-
usual bruises on his body.
My husband and I are reluc-
tant to tell anyone about it.
Should we contact anyone,
and what would happen if
we did make a report?
A: State law makes it a
crime to fail to report an in-
stance of a child being
abused or neglected. These
reports must be made to
local welfare or law enforce-
ment officials. Persons mak-
ing these reports are guar-
anteed anonymity and are
protected from liability for
damages, so long as the re-
port is not intentionally
false. Welfare officials take
prompt action to investigate
all child abuse reports.
Q: My wife and I are
planning on buying a new
house that is presently un-
der construction. The build-
er promised us he’ll com-
plete the house in 90 days if
we’ll sign the purchase con-
tract. How can we protect
ourselves and make sure he
keeps his promise?
A: A promise for a partic-
ular completion date should
be included in the written
purchase contract. Further
protection could be achieved
by insisting that a damage
clause be included in the
contract to provide for al-
ternatives in the event he
failed to meet the comple-
tion deadline. Your lawyer
could draft the damage
clause to either give you the
option of rescinding the con-
tract or, collecting damages
for the contractor’s breach
of promise.
The jellyfish has no skeleton,
and more than nine-tenths
of its body is jellylike.
MOfSTTGO/VUE
ihViA N •
3 TRUCKLOAD SALE
-(- FREE Merchandise Certificate with select appliance purchase April 21-27.
MERCHANDISE CERTIFICATE
+FREE
CERTIFICATE
with Purchase of #6217 component, #11247 port-
able b/w TV, ?316 Cpright/canister vac, #7316,
8316 dryers. Offer expires April 27.
TTCBW
LAST
CHANCE
BONUS
OFFER!
Cut *30
$13988
NOW
ONLY
Cut $12
#6217
STEREO COMPONENT SYSTEM
• 16Vi-in. enclosure houses 6 and 3 ' speakers
• 8-track player with channel indicator light and
auto-manual track selector.
• Solid state FM/AM stereo radio.
• Full size changer w/automatic shut-off.
• 4-D sound capability.
Was 169. 95 Spr. Gen. ’77 * JiN STOCK"
#11247
12-IN. DIAGONAL
BLACK & WHITE
PORTABLE TV
9788*
MERCHANDISE CERTIFICATE
cur+m
mt *to
■ Washer Certificate
TOTAL
*
Offer expires April 27.
• 3 IF stage for far fringe reception
• Reliable picture because it’s 100%
solid state—which lets transistors
operate cooler, more efficiently than
old tube-type chassis, was 109.95 s ’77 Gen.
Cut *60
CANISTER/UPRIGHT
VACUUM
#6316
i
IM STOCK
#7316
AUTO. 18 lb.
Washer $23988*
• 7 cycles; 4 wash/rinse temps.
• 2 agitation/spin speed
combos.
• Water saver control
Was $279.95 Spr. Gen. ’77
AUTO. 18 lb.
ELEC. DRYER
Cut $20
NOW ONLY $17988*
w/4 cycles & 10-min.
cool-down period
was 5199.95 Spr. Gen. ’77
18 lb. GAS Dryer
CUT $20. . . $20988*
was 5229.95 Spring ’77 Gen. Cat.
Colors $10 more
Now
only
$139
• 2 motors; beater bar brush.
• Self-adjusting floating power head
e Auto, edge cleaner for wall-to-wall
carpeting, bare floors, area rugs &
shags.
was 199.95 Spr. Gen. ’77
SERVICE NATIONWIDE
Prompt service, factory parts
* Plus transportation and handling
-(-Certificate Explanation: A Special Truckload Sale Merchandise Certificate, in the denomination specified,
will be given on applicable appliance purchase April 21 through 27, at the Ward’s Appliance and Automotive
Center listed below. The sales unit will notify the customer, when the Certificate arrives from the nearest
Catalog Distribution Center, upon verification of sale and customer receipt of qualifying merchandise. The
Special Certificate is redeemable on any catalog purchase made before 7/27/77, at any Ward’s location.
EVERY APPLIANCE IN THE STORE ON SALE!
Let Ward’s Charg-ALL Account help simplify your budget.
flBit
124 S. Oak
Kermit
586-6631
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REVIVAL
H. W. Bartlett-Preacher Lew King-Singer
12:00 Noon-7:30 P.M.
April 17-24
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
reWufii PAINT SALE
SAVE UP
TO *4
197
I REG. 2.97
JaLl GALLON
SPREADS SMOOTHLY, EVENLY
. DRIES FAST TO FLAT FINISH
. EASY CLEANUP
. COMES IN WHITE ONLY
YOUR CHOICE
,230 REG. 8.99 GALLON ,JS1
15 DECORATOR COLORS . 6 COLORS
COVERS IN ONE COAT . EXTERIOR LATEX
WASHABLE FINISH FLAT PAINT
SOAPY WATER CLEANUP . I COAT HIDES
SIMILAR COLORS
YOUR-CHOICE
REG. 10.99-11.99 GALLON
i COMES IN 50 COLORS
i 1-COAT INTERIOR LATEX
, FLAT & SEMIGLOSS FINISH
, SCRUBBABLE
. EASY CLEANUP
. COMES IN 30 COLORS
. 1-COAT OUTDOOR
FLAT PAINT
. GOOD DURABILITY
. NON-YELLOWING
. EASY CLEANUP
1.3* IA.
. OIL CAULK
• LATEX CAULK
16 FT. ALUMINUM
EXTENSION LADDER
REG. 26.99
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Brewer, Bert. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1977, newspaper, April 21, 1977; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1062802/m1/17/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.