The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1971 Page: 4 of 4
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♦—THE WORTHAM JOURNAL. THURSDAY. AUGUST 26. 1971
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Governor Smith Goes to Washington
An Editorial Commentary by Jock R. Hawkins, Editor, The Groesbeck Journal
You Are the Detective
A frantic phone call has
, brought you to the scene of the
tragedy, a camipsite deep in the
thickly wooded area of a hunt-
ing grounds. Here late this
night you are met by the dis-
traught young man, Don Chamb-
ers. By the glow of his flash-
light you see that the campfire
has been carefully extinguished,
and then upon toeing led over to
one edge of the clearing you
find Dick Horton’s toody sprawled
out in the bushes, a bullet hole
•in the center of his forehead.
“A terrible accident!” ex-
claims Chambers. ”1 was-just
too jumpy, I guess. If only Dick
had called out or shouted, or
something. He and I arrived
here late this afternoon to do a
little hunting. After unpacking
all our equipment, starting a
fire, and eating our meal, I was
all for calling it a day and wait-
ing until morning to begin hunt-
ing. But Dick was impatient.
He set out into the woods, and
I heard his gun several times.
Finally darkness set in, and he
hadn’t returned yet.
*T was getting uneasy . . .
don’t care much for darkness
in the woods .... and there are
wild animals hereabouts, too.
Suddenly I heard some noises in
the brush across the clearing
from me, and when I looked ov-
er in that direction I saw two
eyes shining in the light of our
campfire. I grabbed my gun
and fired, and the eyes disap-
peared. Then when I cautiously
made my way over to investi-
gate, I was horrified to find Dick
lying there dead, a bullet hole
between his eyes! Terrible ....
terrible!” Chambers shakes his
head mournfully, then slumps
dejectedly down on a neariby
tree stump.
You now pick up Chambers’
gun, which is leaning against a
nearby tree, and ascertain that
It has been fired recently once.
Then you .pace carefully around
Dick Horton’s 'body, noting the
red leather cap set on one side
of his head, the bulky, stained
hunting jacket with the tops of
a pair of black leather gloves
protruding from one of the pock-
ets. You pick up his gun, not-
ing that it is a new, expensive
WANT-ADS
FOR SALE: 8-room house, two
story house, 2 baths. 765-3241.
for .Monuments see win
Mathfeon, representing Central
Monument Worlca of Corsicana.
FOR RENT: One-bedroom
house. 705-3348 or 765-3283.
EXTRA GOOD—HEAVILY FER-
TILIZED COASTAL HAY. 75c
in field at Stewards Mill. War
ren Await 380-2541 or 380-3212,
Fairfield.
SALE: Children's summer dress-
es, regular $4.95 for $2.75.
All $6.75 ladies dresses, $3.95
Stockton stretch pants, small
leg, $3.75. Stockton stretch
shorts $3.50. OtheT items $1.00
up. Miller’s Dress Shop.
FOR SALE: Taippan Gas Range
Call 785-3293.
model, and after sniffing the
back of the barrel and finding
nothing of interest, you lay it
down again and turn back to
Chambers. :
“I don’t know just how I am
going to explain this to Kathy,
Dick’s wife,” Chambers says.
“It’s going to be especially
tough, 'because she and I were
engaged once upon a time . . . .
until she and Dick met. I got
over our breakup all right . . . .
tout she’s going to think that I. .
»»
“I think maybe you’ve just
given me the motive,” you
break in. “This was no acciden-
tal shooting, as you’ve tried to
tell me!”
How do you know this?
SOLUTION
Chambers’ story that he
shot at the glow of eyes re-
flected by the campfire does
not hold water. While the
eyes of an animal will re-
flect light, the eyes of a hu-
man being do not. Also, de-
spite the tact that Chambers
told you he had heard Hor-
ton’s gun being fired several
times while he was hunting,
you did not detect this when
you sniffed the 'barrel of the
victim’s gun.
Statewide Oil
Allowable Cut
For Fifth Month
AUSTIN. (TPA)—For the fifth
month running, Texas Railroad
Commission ordered a reduction
in statewide oil allowable, fixing
it at 66.1 per cent of potential
for September.
Figure is the lowest since Aug-
ust, 1970, when it dropped to
62.9 per cent.
September allowable, down
slightly from 66.2 per cent for
August, will permit a 3,360,493
toarrel-per-day production maxi-
mum flow, 45,264 less than the
present top.
Nominations by crude oil
•buyers for next month totalled
3,218,430 barrels daily. That is
24,032 less than August figures.
Only one major producer,
Shell, asked more oil in Sep-
tember. Ten asked the same al-
lowable, and three wanted less.
Governor Preston Smith of
Texas shared the spotlight on
nationally televised press in-
terview programs Sunday with
Governor George Wallace of
Alabama and Vice President
Spiro Agnew. The Texas
governor was on Face the Na-
tion, while the Alabama gov-
ernor was on Meet the Press
and the vice president was on
Questions and Answers.
Vice President Agnew de-
fended his criticism of “biased”
television and press coverage
in what appeared to this edi-
tor to 'be an adequate fashion.
Governor Wallace also was
quite capable in presenting his
views on compulsory busing,
opposing same. And this edi-
tor feels that Governor Smith
also handled himself capably
on national TV, though per-
haps making a few remarks
that would have best been left
unsaid.
Let’s give the men of the
press and television lots of
credit too for knowing how to
ask the pertinent questions
and how to go to the heart of
each controversial issue in-
volved and to ferret out pos-
sible hidden motives for the
stand being taken by the per-
son being interviewed.
Each of these three person-
alities was on these nationally
televised programs Sunday be-
cause he was a controversial
figure, each having taken a
position of defiance. This to
some extent gives credence to
Vice President Agnew’s oft-
stated coogd^jpt that the de-
fiant and tHe fg>n -cooperative
are the ones played up on TV
while the “good guys” get
little publicity.
To say the least Governor
Smith and Governor Wallace
were in the spotlight for their
defiant positions on the wage
freeze and compulsory busing
issues, respectively.
This may be the answer to
the questions asked by many:
"Why do these fellows take
these defiant positions?”, it
gets them on national televis-
ion. Of course, they lose some
supporter* on these occasions
but they also gain some. Na-
tional television is a powerful
spot, bringing to mind what
one old-time politician once
told a newspaperman, “Say
anything you want for or
against me, just be sure and
apell my name right.”
Governor Smtih after hav-
ing had his day on national
TV came back to Texas and
then agreed to go along with
the opinion of Attorney Gen-
eral Crawford Martin that
Texas must comply with Pres-
ident Nixon’s wage freeze.
State Comptroller Robert Cal-
vert, who writes the checks,
had already announced that he
was going to ignore Governor
Smith’s freeze decree.
This means that state checks
will be written for the same
amount of salary in September
as they were in August, even
though most state employees
were to have received a 6.8%
increase in salary in Septem-
ber. Affected in this area, for
instance, are the nearly 1,000
employees of the Mexia State
School.
Attorney General Martin,
however, does not disagree
Slate Appointments
Are Announced
AUSTEN. (TPA)—Bill Edd Mc-
Laughlin of Lubbock was ap-
pointed by Governor Smith to
Finance Commission of Texas.
Smith named Robert H. Green
of Houston to Texas State Board
of Landscape Architects.
Governor also announced these
reappointments:
William D. Starcher of Lub-
bock and Dee Estes Wheeler of
Fort Worth to Polygraph Ex-
aminers Board.
Joe A. Myers of Stockdale and
L. B. Davis Jr. of Longview to
State Board of Morticians.
Dr. J. B. Morgan of Austin is
new assistant state commission-
er for urban education.
Harry Burleigh, executive di-
rector of Texas Water Develop-
ment Board, will head the com-
mittee to coordinate a two-year
study of Colorado River Basin.
Jerome D. Chapman, assistant
j commissioner for State Welfare
Department, Will serve on a
panel established toy National
Academy of Sciences to evaluate
community child care programs.
Mexico City has chosen a alto
30 miles from its center for con-
struction of a new International
airport. An official of the govern-
ment's airport board said the
city’s present airport is handling
1,200 passengers per hour but
wilt be unable to accomodate the
volume of 4,200 passengers per
hour expected by 1000.
WlgaOfOM
France imported so much
horsehair from Germany for wigs
in the 17th century that it upset
the trade balance. Colbert, fi-
nance minister to Louis XIV,
sought vainly to have wigs ban-
ned, fearing the French treasury
would be drained .of gold.
Australia has fifty daily news-
papers.
There
stores in
are 87,700 hardware
the United States.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF WORTHAM, TEXAS
Whers Your Business Is Appreciated”
■fr Member F. D. I. C. -fr
SUIT FILED AGAINST
CITY OF GALVESTON
AUSTIN. (TPA) — Attorney
General Martin filed suit against
City of Galveston for environ-
mental law violation in refuse
disposal and city dump burning.
$1 MILLION ALLOCATED
FOR TWO STATE PARKS
AUSTEN. (TPA)—(More than $1
million has been allocated for
restoration and development
projects at San Jacinto battle-
ground and Mission Tejas State
Parks.
1971-72 TEXAS HUNTING
GUIDE IS AVAILABLE
AUSTIN. (TPA)—New "Texas
Hunting Guide” for 1971-72 is
available from Parks and Wild-
life Department showing seasons,
bag limits and game law sum-
maries.
INFORMATION OF RURAL WATER SUPPLY
CORPORATIONS TO BE OVEN AT MEETING
AUSTIN. — Detailed informa-
tion concerning the rural water
supply corporations in a seven
county area will be presented
August 26 in a apecial meeting
in Palestine.
The session, sponsored by the
Texas Association of Rural Wa-
ter Corporations, will start at
7:00 p. m. at Sadler’s MoteL
Water aystem leaders from An-
derson, Cherokee, Freestone,
Henderson, Houston, Leon and
Limestone •counties will be given
information on a new Water Util-
ities Training School for rural
systems, being developed this
summer at Texas A&M Univer-
sity, to be offered this fall in
various sections of the state. The
favorable results of efforts of
TARWC in the field of taxation
will also be explained.
Bill Lawson, Chief of Com-
munity Services of the State Of-
fice of Farmers Home Adminis-
tration in Temple, will discuss
future development of systems
through-out the state and will
answer questions system repre-
sentatives will have concerning
their operations.
Jerry Johnson, Nacogdoches,
and John Spinks, Crockett, Dis-
trict Directors of TARWC, em-
phasised the importance of the
session stating, “Rural waer sup-
ply corporations are new in the
state compared to other rural
services, and it is vital that
meeings be held to allow an ex-
change of ideas and a presenta-
tion of the services offered
through the State Association.”
An invitation is extended to
rural residents interested in the
development of similar water
and sewer systems to attend the
session.
HINTS FOR HOME AND GARDEN
(Frees Texas Extension Service)
AUTO INSURANCE
AUSTIN. (TPA)—Gov. Smith
has been urged to permit the
Legislature in special session
next year to consider a compet-
itive rate system for auto insur-
ance.
More than
cans work
agencies.
12,647,000 Ameri-
for government
Sixteen major languages are
spoken in India.
Americans contributed $18.3
billion to charities last year.
Litter doesn’t throw
itself away; litter
doesn’t Just happen.
People cause It-and
only people can prevent
It ’’People* meant you.
Keep America Beautiful.
It’s back-to-school time — time
to think about providing nutri-
ioua sack lunch meals for your
child.
With planning, sack lunches
can be real adventures for young-
sters. First, consider ways to
make the sack lunch something
your child will want to eat. Re-
member his likes and dislikes.
The plan around the basic four
food groups—milk, meat, fruit,
and vegetable, and bread and
cereal.
In the milk group, choose from
a large variety of items that can
be combined in a multitude of
ways. Cheese, for example, can
be purchased sliced or as spreads.
Or, make your own spread, such
as pimento, tomato-cheese, or
olive-cheese.
As a beverage milk c_pn be
packed plain or flavored in a
thermos. Still another way to
use milk in seek lunch meals is
cream soup, again carried by
thermos.
Beef, pork, chicken, fiato, eggs,
nuts and beans—the sky’s almost
the limit in meat group selection.
If meat is thrown between bread
slices, it is likely to have low
acceptance.
On the other hand, create a
hard-to-resist sandwich by
spreading bread slices with soft
margarine, followed by salad
dressing, and by wrapping toma-
to slices and lettuce apearate-
ly to eliminate aogginess.
The old standard carrot strips,
high in vitamin C, as well as cel-
ery sticks, are favorites from the
fruit and vegetable group. In
addition to fresh fruits, try small
containers of canned peaches or
others.
Use a variety of breads. Make
quick loaf breads by adding car-
rots, apricots, nuts or raisins to
give them a nutritious boost.
Occasionally you might include
a lunch-time surprise, either a
nutritious cookie or cake slice, a
pickle, or an occasional piece of
candy or stick of gum!
Peanut butter is often a fav-
orite for youngsters. You might
try this “P-Nutty Cream Cheese”
sandwich spread.
Whip together V4 cup cream
cheese, (4-ounces) 14 chunk-style
peanut butter, and Y« cup drain-
ed crushed pineapple. Spread
one side of the bread slices with
the cream cheese mixture and
the other side with soft marga-
rine or butter. The recipe makes
four sandwiches.
The average U. S. farm is 155
acres in size.
The 1070 U. S. com crop was
valued at $5.6 billion.
OUR FRIENDLY KELP
CONTINUES EVEN
AFTER THE SERVICE
After the •ervicea are over,
we are Boll there to aaslst
the survivors with insurance _
forms, government benefits jjjjwj
or other settlements.
I. WALKER m
% 1
with Governor Smith's objec-
tive in his insistence that these
state salary raises should not
be included in the freeze. He
has gone to Washington to at-
tempt to negotiate an under-
standing with The Cost of
Living Council which is ad-
ministering the freeze program.
Governor Smith’s position
has been that President Nixon
does not have the authority to
overturn a Texas law, the law
toeing Senate Bill No. 11, the
Appropriations Bill, in which
the 6.8% pay raise was provid-
ed by some 130,000 state em-
ployees in May of this year,
but not to become effective
until September 1, 1971. At-
torney General Martin’s posi-
tion is that the President does
have the authority but the au-
thority should not toe used in
this particular instance.
The Attorney General con-
tends, as has Governor Smith,
that salary raises in most of
the other 40 states have not
been effected, because the fis-
cal year in most of these other
state began July 1 whereas
the fiscal year for the State
of Texas begins September 1.
The contention also is made
that the 6.8% pay raise tor
employees of the State of
Texas was a valid and badly
needed pay raise and to deny
the raise will work great hard-
ship on many of these em-
ployees and their families.
Another contention is that
the pay raises that were to
have gone into effect on Sep-
tember 1 will not put employ-
ees of the State of Texas in a
higher bracket for comparable
positions in other states nor in
the federal government, and
that even with the pay raise
many employees in comparable
positions in other states and
the federal government will
still be drawing higher wages
tor the same type work that
are not subject to the freeze.
Also involved in the dilem-
ma is the teacher pay raiae
question in Texas. In 1960,
the 01st Texas Legislature
passed a delayed teacher pay
raise bill that included $400
yearly increase for each teach-
er under the Minimum Foun-
dation Program which is ad-
ministered by the Texas Edu-
cation Agency. Attorney Gen-
eral Martin also contends that
it is unfair to include this
teacher pay raise in the freeze
for the same reasons as he
contends regarding the salary
raises for other state employees.
It is the observation of this
newspaper that the public is
in sympathy with the overall
objectives of the President’s
decree. The public want* in-
flation halted and is going to
cooperate to the fullest extent,
from all appearances. The
stepe that have been taken by
President Nixon will not be
accomplished within 90 days.
This will be just a starter.
Therefore this newspaper be-
lieves that it would toe the pert
of wisdom to clear up these
inequities at the outset of this
stabilization program. This
newspaper (believes the pay
raises granted to the many
faithful employees and school
teachers of the State of Texas
after long and careful consid-
eration by the Texas Legisla-
ture should be honored.
WORTHAM METAL WORKS
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choose a air management ipdciauvt rat
THE FINEST AIR CONDUIONING FOR LESS!
DR. WILLIAM D. PITTMAN
GENERAL OPTOMETRY * CONTACT LENSES
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FOOD BARGAINS
KEEUNGS
W. Deliver — 765-3931
No Dolivorise After 4:30 P. M.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. AUG. 27-28
HEINZ
SWEET RELISH
9Va Ox. Jar - 29c
HEINZ SWEET CUCUMBER
SLICES
Qf. Jar - 59c
RANCH STYLE
BEANS
2 Cans - 35c
MORTON
SALAD DRESSING
Qt. Jar - 59c
CRACKERS
.....1 Lb. Box 39c
FOLGER'S
INSTANT COFFEE
6 Oz. Jar-$1.29
YELLOW WAX
CUT BEANS
303 Can - 27c
CLADIOLA
FLOUR
- 5 Lb. Bag - 69c
MR3. TUCKER'S
SHORTENING
3 Lb. Ctn. - 69c
MELLORINE
Cream
Vi Gal. - 39c
CHARMIN
TOILET TISSUE
4 Roll Plcg. - 49c
PINTO BEANS..........4 Lb. Bag 69c
• MEATS •
Call Ribs...................lb. 49c
Homo MNk-tf Gal..............55c
1 Gallon ...........9k
1 Gallon - 2%......95c
Biscuits..................5 Cans 49c
■ JK.
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Beirponch, Dolores. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1971, newspaper, August 26, 1971; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106557/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.