The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 290, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1980 Page: 14 of 20
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THE BAYTOWN SUN
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CITIZENS URGE TAX ■
(('Mliaari f rom Pip li
by Tax Aweuor-Collector Glen Erwin
(Erwins rale was based on current
valuations, bonded indebtedness and
last year’s operating coats,) , .
‘Tm employed In Industry," said
Yaw, "and my Income does not increase
at a rate ol20 percent a year."
He said he did not protest the increase
In his property valuations because "I
had faith In you as our elected represen
tatlves that you would take that into con-
sideration"
WASHINGTON (AP) -
In a second Carter ad-
ministration. most ol the
president’s inner circle
would probably be
holdovers from the first.
Voters will know exactly
what they’re getting
Major changes <in the
Cabinet or White
Former Councilman T E "Tommy”
Cook said, "I think most of our citizens
are Interested in the future ofBaytown
.. but It Is about time you look rather
closely at added expenditures."
Ewell Brigham, who testified at the re-
cent budget hearing, asked Councilman
Perry Simmons how much he wanted to
reduce in the tax rate. (Simmons recent
ly voted against the tentative rate of
*1.35, saying he wanted a larger reduc-
tion I. * i
"I was thinking five to eight cents,"
, Simmpns replied, referring to the
number of cents he Wanted to go below
$1.35. * ’
Although ho said he had iisbme idi
tlon. to come up with recommendations
’ based on "X number of cents” In the tax
rate. '
lion on all taxpayers and will soon force
some longtime residents to fund some
area with a cheaper tax burden. ’ ’
(The Peveto bill Is the tax legislation
that will require countywide appraisal
districts and will do away with assess
ment ratios.)
Enoch noted his valuation was in-
creased by 100 percent "If the present
tax rate Is decreased by only nine cents,___
I am In for a sizable Increase In my cqsh | staff are unlikely if the
outflow president were re-elected,
"At present I am granted an exemp Isays White House press
tlon but In 1MU when the Peveto bill
takes effect and values are increased to
100 percent, if the exemption is not in-
creased, then I will receive another
large Increase unless the rates are
decreased to about *0 65 per *100 valua
tlon. ' ■ • ■
”Jf council cannot see a greater j are likely to play increas-
decrease than the proposed nine cents, mgly visible roles In a se-
then I have my doubts that they wilLsee 1 cond term,
fit to reduce them 50 cents in the future,” j The Carter adminlstra-
Notlng the Increase coming in water tlon had its shakeup almost
bills, Enpch pointed out he will not i a year ago, when all
receive any Increased services or more membeft of the Cabinet
water than he will be able to consume. "I and the senior staff were
wonder where the Inflationary splral.wlll; asked to hand in their
cease."
■ Jimmy Carter - The Inner Circle
Powell said he expects to
remain as press secretary
"so long as the president
wants me "
Jordan is expected to
return to the White House if
Carter wins re-election and
Powell says Watson will
also have a top post in the
secretary Jody Powell
However, some recent
Carter favorites - such as
Moon Landrleu, Neil
Goldschmidt, Philip M
Klutznlck and perhaps
poljster Patrick Caddell -
have gained the pi
confidence during his first
term They include Robert
Strauss, Tim Kraft and
LloydCutler.
Strauss is a wealthy
House administration. I Texas lawyer who headed
Klrbo has never, worked j the Democratic National
In the Carter V^hlte House Commit tee prior to
lit any official capacity; he! Carter’s 1976 election. He
maintains his law practice I has served as the presi
fluence of anyone on her
husband.
A few non-Georgians Jordan at the White House
^resident's
most important political
lieutenants. He worked for
and was one of the first to
Join the re-election commit
president’s pollster, may Goldschmidt, In particular.
move into a broader role In
a second Carter ad
ministration, according to
one White House official
tee where he directs day-to- who did not wish to be Iden-
day organizational duties
Cutler is a high-powered
Washington lawyer who
became presidential
counsel after last year's
staff shakeup. He quickly
became Involved In most of
the main issues that cross
in Atlanta and provides dent's trade negotiator,! the president's desk
Carter with general advise i anti-inflation adviser and
and Impressions Recently,' Middle East negotiator. To-
Kirbo was called in to ad- day he serves as chairman
vise Carter on how best to and spokeman for the
handle the affair concern-
ing Carter’s brother Billy .
The president's wife,
Rosalynn, is considered to
have perhaps the most In
Carter-Mondale re-election
committee. *( -’■
Kraft hocked up with
Carter in the 1976 campaign
and ended up as one of his
For policy advice, Carter
relies on domestic aide
titled. Caddell has worked
for Carter on several pro-
jects In recent years, but
never took a Job at the
White House.
There is a “general
perception" according to
one official, that there are
Cabinet seats" "that we are
not making as good use of
as we could." They include
was contributing “certainly
more than Brock (Adams)
did, without knocking
Brock." Adams resigned
last summer after Carter
asked that he stay on.
The official noted that
Goldschmidt was placed in
charge of a study on the
automobile industry "It’s a
recognition that tfll *
got a lot of talent .'
Stuart Eizenstat; Treasury I Goldschmidt, secretary Of
Secretary G. William transportation, Landrleu, have not only'a degree of
guy’s
The people who end up
giving the president good
advice are the people who
Miller; national security I secretary of Housing and
adviser Zbigniew Brzezln-j Urban Development, and
ski and Secretary of State | Klutznick, secretary of
Edmund Muskie. * j Commerce.
Caddell, known as the! This official said that
expertise in an area, but
also an ability to see issues*
that arise in that area in a
larger context," the official
said. • _•
It was explained that each cent In the
tax rate yields *63,000. * >
* Brigham proposed cutting the tax rate
another five cents and then .making up
the loss of some *300,000 in the budget
with federal revenue sharing funds. That,,
amount could be used for capital items
in the budget, he said.
Also, If the city deferred raising
salaries of employees for another
month, he said, that would result in a
•*100,000 savings.
Simmons read a letter from Hobart
Enoch, former tax assessor-collector
with 26 years of experience in the school
district. Enoch predicted "some very
darktc!ouds forming with the.Peveto bill
that will soon create burdensome taxa-
'an Increase from, I might be able to bear ’refused
the load. But others hWe already given Powell said he did not
their Indication of proposed Increases.
When these are added to utility In-
creases, it seems the only person Vho 4
forced to pull in his belt is the'poor tax-
payer and consumer... Somewhere so-
meone is. going to have to fipd where
governmental agencies can cut their
Wants and consider basic needs as the
citizen is having to do in his budget at
home.
"I only hope council will take a very
close look at the budget and fight to pro-
tect the local taxpayer In his constant
fight to survive." ..
Mayor Hutto commented council is
“mindful of the tax burden" and felt that
*1.35 would be the maximum rate to con-
sider. v -- v.....- ; —- _____ _
An%stimated 75 persons attended the House 3Ms years ago,
hearing
know Whether the president
would seek mass resigna-
tions again, but he sounded
doubtful, say tng;
“There’s a strong feeling
on the part of the president
that one of the things the
country needs is some con
tinulty - not just the presi
dent but also fundamental
policies. That’s why I would
not anticipate any major
shakeup.”
Carter’s presidential
ner circle has several
levels. He still relies on the
same nucleus that ac
companied him to the White
though the group has ex
FORD BEATS DRUM -
tConlinudl From Pi(« ll
excited. I’m cautiously op-
timistic because I see the
people wanting a change.
. "I think we stand at the
proverbial fork in the
road, ” Welds declared.
Fields urged a
Republican vote this
winter, saying to do other-
wise would lead to more
government regulation,
more governmeni spending
and more federal, tamper
ing In local affairs
where-the 0. S. is "now
equal to, or less than the
Soviet Union."
"What^I’m hearing (from
district residents) is that
they want, a national
defense that’s second to
none. They want America
to be superior," Fields said
In addition, residents
have also told him they de-
mand a balanced budget,
Fields said. Their com-
ments on this and the other
issues have led him to one
conclusion:
“There is going to he the
most volatile electorate
panded slightly frqm the
original corps of Georgians
The Georgians include
Powell, Hamilton Jordan,
Rosalynn Carter and
Charles Kirbo, who serve
as general political ad
visers. Jack Watson, one of
Klrbols former Atlanta law
partners, replaced Jordan
as Carter’s chief of staff
Eckhardt’s comments on that ever went to the polls the ^
of "de-emphasizing" na-
tional defense to the point
Jerry Likes
Introductions
the U. S. Justice Depart- on Nov. 4," Fields said,
ment suit to create a1 To support Ford’s conten
county-wide program of! tlon that Eckhardt and
busing to help solveCarter share similar
Houston School! District’s philosophies, Fields said
Fields accused Eckhardt Integrate) woes, also drew the two Democrats share
By Jack
HUMBLE (Sp)- -
Gerald Ford is one
politican who still
recognizes the pomp and
circumstance of his
presence as just that:
pomp and circumstance.
^ Thursday, he appeared
with Eighth Congres-
sional District candidate
Jack Fields After a
lengthy and flowery in-
troduction speech by.
. Fields, Ford turned to the
, beaming young candidate
and said he’d like to offer
a brief prayer, if the local
clergy in the audience
would allow him.
' “Oh Lord," he began
solemnly, “Please forgive
Jack for exaggerating
about me!' \ . •!
“And Lord," he paused
dramatically,“please L
forgive me for enjoying it"
so much."
And housewives across
the country will chuckle
at Ford's remarks about
the role of his wife Betty
as the favorite Ford: ..
“Betty’s always been
■: more popular than me! If
I’d had Betty’s popiilari- ’
tv, i probably would have
been in the White House
for the past 3" years.'
fire from the young Humble
attorney, whose campaign
has been largely door-to*
door.
"I have found no one who
wants to do this,"'■Fields
said.
On nine occasions,
Eckhardt has for bills
which would require forced
busing, Fields charged.
an opinion that a tax cut -
in op!
shelras Republicans pro-
pose— “is Inflationary.”
To the contrary, Fields
said a tax cut — or, more
correctly, tax relief —
would create Jobs, thereby
expanding the country’s tax
base and would bring about
return of economic
security to the U. S.
WOOD SHINGLES - •
(Cootimd From Page I)
must be installed in new
homes and must be located
adjacent to the sleeping
areas, according to another
provision in the ordinance.
Philips told The Sun he
objected to both the omis
sion of the ban on wood
shingles for homes and to
building lines in back of
homes. The latter, he felt,
could resul.t in a density of
housing
“And I’m against wood
shingles for houses," he
declared, fearing these are
a fire hazard.
In the ordinance pertain-
ing to commercial con-
MOORE
HIGHLANDS (Sp)
Funeral services /or Carrie
Frances Moore, 67,
Highlands, will be held at
a.m. Saturday at Earthman
Garth Road Chapel with the
Revs. Rod Hovey and Tommy
Jackson officiating
Mrs. Moore died Friday in a
Baytown hospital.
She was a member of the
Order of Eastern Star and the
struction, council amended Methodist Church
a restroom requirement in
addition to banning wood
shingles for new buildings.
A commercial building that
has five or fewer employees
during any one'shift will
have to provide only one
restroom, rather than two.
Cramer did not recojn-
the reduction of the mend requiring commer-
cial buildings that already
have wood shingles to
change to composition
shingles when these struc-
tures are re-roofed. “It’s a
big expense to go from
wood to competition,” he
said, "and we don't have
that many (wood shingles)
in the city anyway."
She is survived by two step-
sons, Jack R. Moore of Bridge
City and Clesitr R. Moore of
Kountte; two sisters, Mrs
Bargie Hail of Highlands and
Mrs. Mattie Rains of Troup;
and three brothers, Allen
Clinkscales of Grand Saline,
Glen Clinkscales of’ Houston
and Frank Clinkscales
Pasadena. , :
She. is also survived by
grandchildren arid six, great
grandchildren.
Graveside services will
held at 1 p.m. Saturday
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in
Orange.
Services are under direction
of Earthman Funeral Home.
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