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Page 13 THE OOLDTHWAITE KAOLB—MULLIN ENTERPRISE
(Mlhmite, Twm, Thereday. July 5. MU
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NEWS
By VERN SANFORD
Thu heu Association
AUSTIN, Te*. — Politicians
are waving their banners. Party
leaders seek to rally their co-
horts. But right now Texans are
far more concerned about water.
Farm and city dwellers alike
are hard hit. Years of drought
have added up. Sizzling summer
temperatures, unabated- since
the last of May. have finished
off crop prospects for 1956 In
may areas
Few expect relief before the
end of summer. Most despaired
some time ago of rains that
break” the
would “really
drought.
In Austin and elsewhere at-
tention focused on the often-bit-
ter scrambles for dwindling
»t ream flows Prolonged and fre-
quently heated testimony has
been heard by the State Board
of Water Engineers on water
rights from the proposed Can-
yon Dam in South Central Texas.
San Antonio sought permis-
sion to take 100,000 acre feet of
water Annually from the dam. It
is the only way, said San An-
tonio officials, that the city can
meet its future water needs.
Ouadalupe Blanco River Au-
thority strenuously opposed the
request Joined by citizens of
some 20 small towns in the area
OBRA contended that the city
allocation would not leave en-
ough for downstream users, nor
enough to operate a hydro-elec-
tric plant. , __
Testimony Is expected to con-
tinue for several weeks. Ultimate
decision probably will set a pre-
cedent for future controversies.
Farther South, the Rio Grande
reached its lowest point since it
stopped flowing completely in
1953. Falcon Dam was shut
down, and ^ watermaster was
appointed to ration the dwindl-
ing supply among Valley cities.
Legislators making up the
state water resources committee
came out with an idea for the
future. They proposed a $100,-
000.000 Texas Water Develop-
ment Fund Controversy over
whether to finance water con-
servation by an ad-valorem or
water-use tax defeated the pro-
gram last session.
BULGANIN TAKES BRITISH AIR CHIEF FOR A RIDE
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SOVIET PREMIER Nikolai A Bulganin Is shown rowing s boat on the lake behind the Red Army Officers
Club in Moscow during a party given for distinguished visitors to the Moscow Air Show. I" tbs stern is
British Air Chief Nigel Birch. The man in the bow la an Interpreter. Party boat Nikita S. Khrushchev
was unable to persuade Gen Nathan F. Twining to enter one of the craft (International Radiop ioto;
parts
EDGINGTON
MOTOR COMPANY
Goldthwaite
OLIVER
RADIO & T V
ZENITH
Sales & Service
North Side Square-Phone 21
Goldthwaite, Texas
This new approach of financ-
ing through bonds would by-
pass the difficulty, said propon-
ents. But it would take a long
time. First, legislative action;
then a constitutional amend-
ment by the people.
Meanwhile farmers are leav-
ing - their parched fields and
looking for work in town to sup-
port their families.
LABOR UNIONS ARE ACTIVE
— Members of Texas' labor
unions are working hard to place
Liberals In control of state and
j party offices. And, a politically-
[ confident tone prevailed among
| some 1,000 delegates at the State
i Federation of Labor convention,
here.
Union labor leaders, who play-
| ed a mighty Important part In
ousting the conservatives from
control of the Democratic party,
have openly announced that
they will campaign to: 1. Elect
Ralph Yarborough governor: 2.
Elect legislators friendly to la-
bor; 3. Defeat Lt. Oov. Ben Ram-
sey; 4 Gain control of the state
Democratic convention in Sep-
tempber; and 5. Elect Liberals to
the State Democratic Executive
Committee
LABOR LAW DECISION
PENDING — Texas' right-to-
After The 4th
Specials
One Big Lot
LADIES DRESSES
SUMMER SHOES
Ladies’, Men’s,
Boys’ and Girls’
% off
Men’s & Boys’
Short Sleeve
SPORT SHIRTS
'/a off
Boys’ Summer
PANTS and SUITS
Va off
Ladies’
Hats
$1.00
ORBDROllGH & DIM
“The Friendly Store Where Your Money Buys More.’
work law now a waltz state Su-
preme Court ■ ruling, possibly
July II.
Opponents and backers of the
law clashed sharply In filial ar-
guments before the court. Union
attorneys declared that the Tex-
as case parallels a Nebraska suit
in which the U. 8. Supreme
Court recently voided that
state’s rtght-to-work law in the
railway Industry. Railroad at-
torneys objected strenuously.
They declared the Texas case
presents much broader issues.
Said Atty Gen. John Ben
Shepperd, In behalf of the Texas
law, "The Issue before this court
Is the right of any Texas citizen
to work in his chosen occupation
without being forced to give al-
legiance to any organization
which might be against his per-
sonal beliefs "
NEW HIOHWAY POLICY—An
lmportaat new step In state pol-
icy has been announced by the
Texas Highway Commission, for
administering the new Federal
highway aid program.
If and when the state pro-
vides It more money, the com-
mission will begin to assume
part of thw heavy cost of right-
of-way—ndw borne wholly by
cities and; counties. This for
highways of the primary state
system not) Included in the new
federal Interstate system.
CAPITOL AREA TO BE
DOUBLED—Plans for a vastly
expanded, 25-square-block Cap-
itol area have been unveiled by
the State Building Commission.
Originally the commission had
outlined plans for extending the
grounds northward two full
blocks to 15th street. This would
provide space for the new office
building and state court build-
ing, due to be started sometime
next fall.
In adopting the official Capitol
master plan, the commission
designated future Capitol area
all the way to 19th street and
pinpointed locations of two more
future office buildings.
LOCAL OPTION ELECTION
VOIDED—A local option liquor
election is not legal if held In an
area less than an entire Justice
precinct.
By this ruling the Third Court
of Civil Appeals made "wet” a
large section of Austin which
had been "dry” for 21 years. It
cast doubt on similarly held
elections over the state.
The decision Ur subject tp re-
view by the Supreme Court.
RETAIL SALES UP AGAIN—
By early June Texas retail trade
had bounced back from Its
spring skimp. But It failed to
match the 1955 average. Sales
rose U per cent from April to
May. Durable goods were up 13
per cent, But for the year as a
whole, they are still substantial-
ly behind. Reason given by an-
alysts ifl overproducing and over-
selling by many automobile and
appliance makers last year.
SHORT SNORTS — State re-
covery of veterans land funds
was Increased to SI,299,418 tlUj
an Austin district court rendered
a judgment for $45,000 against
J. Paul Little of Crystal City.
Little has been loser In four suits
totaling $179,000. Two more are
pending.. . Texas’ share of fed-
eral highway building funds will
be tripled by the new aid Mil
which has Just received final
congressional approvaL . . Oov.
Allan Shivers Is urging the na-
tion's governors to work for
legislation to prevent federal
laws from superseding state
laws. . . Trial of Francisco Saenz
Jr., former Duval County treas-
urer, on federal Income tax
evasion charges was postponed
by the U. 8. Court at Austin, to
July 9. . . An aO-tlme-hlgh bid
for mineral leases on state land
was received by the University of
Texas when Stanollnd Oil Com-
pany bid a bonus of $4,250,000 on
3,840 acres of Pecos County land.
This was In addition to royalty.
Total bonus payments on Uni-
versity leases at the June awards
reached $18,437,254
-o-
Mr. and Mrs. C. A Page went
to Cisco Sunday afternoon to
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Attractive polyethylene wrappers
assure lasting protection, keep your
sheeis dean end ready for immedi-
ate use, make them ideal gift ilami.
DRY GOODS
“SINCE II
Miss Joan Ware
Enters Beauty
Contest At Odessa
The public It invited t
presentation tough!
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Miss Joan Ware, daughter of
Mrs. Brian Ware of Crane, rep-
resented Crane In the Miss West
Texas Beauty Contest at Odessa
on the 4th of July. Mias Ware's
talent for the contest was danc-
ing. She waa sponsored by the
Crane Jaycecs and the Chamber
of Commerce.
Miss wore will be a Junior at
Texas University In Austin next
year. She la well known here,
having visited her grandmoth-
er, Mrs. J. V. Cock rum, often,
o
Mr and Mrs. P. El
children visited hit (
Paland, and family f
Abilene.
visit his brother.
COP KILLED IN NEW CYPRUS kiGI
Bob Safley To
Show Slides On
Work In Alaska
Bob Safley. a school teacher
in Alaska, will show slides con-
cerning his work there, at the
Center City Methodist Church
tonight, (Thursday) at 8:00
o'clock.
Mr. Safely Is the son-in-law of
H. R. Jackson of Ooldthwalte,
and Is spending the summer In
the States. He Is attending sum-
mer school at Howard Payne.
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Koleber, Victor E. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1956, newspaper, July 5, 1956; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1090813/m1/12/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.