The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 1978 Page: 1 of 14
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eneral Election Set
uesday, Nov
The General Election
^0 take place In Mllla
Coeniy on Tuesday. Nov
7th. MU will be open
fuf 7 s.m. to 7 p.m. V
Mills Count* votera will
iheir ballota in the
ive (12) voting boaea.
„t includes the abaentee
ijug box. The voting
Kind, locations, and jud-
4 are aa follows:
rnncinct #1. Baptist Youth
r, Robert Butler; Pre
12. Senior Citizen
gdisg. Ray Standley;
Kinct 13, Mount Olive
•list Church. Mrs. Glen
t; Precinct #4. Center
i Methodist Church.
_t Tubbs: Precinct #5.
School BuikNng, Man-
i Soules: Precinct #0,
Lutheran Church in
dy. Earnest Kohler;
Hart 17, Democrat
Mrs. Cleto Hedgaa;
Hact 16. Community
in Mulliu. James D.
s; Precinct #4, Gold-
■ High School. Myra
g. Holland; Precinct #10. Big
Vgfcy Baptist Church, Mrs.
: Davia; Precinct #11,
Udge School (House in
Mrs Glenn Nichols;
act #12. Absentee.
Cleft's Office. Mrs.
i Knight.
The absentee voting bon in
open. Absentee vot-
tag will close three days
I the election.
The candidates in the U.S.
ators race are Robert
Krueger. Democratic
y: John Tower, Rapob-
Party; Lula A. Dina
■ Racn Unidn Party;
■d Miguel Pcndne. Socialist
BBm Pasty.
Caadidatea for U.S. Ke-
ative, 11th Congreo-
daatl District, ate Marvin
, Democratic l^rty i
la the gavernec’a anae,
dates are John Hill.
Party; BUI Cle-
ments. Republican Party;
Mario C. Compaan, Baza
Untdx Par!-, and Sara Jean
Johnston, Socialist Workers
Party.
Bill Hobby, Democratic
Party; Gaylord Marshall.
Republican Party; and An-
drea Doorack. Socialist Wor-
kers Party, art the candi-
dates on the ticket for
Lieutenant Governor.
The Attorney General post
candidates on the ballot are
Mark Wklte, Democratic
Party; Jim Baker. Repab-
lican Party; and Agnes
Chapa, Socialist Workers
P^rty
For Stats Treasurer, the
caadidatea are Werren G.
Harding. Dean sciatic Party;
and Derrick Adams. Socialist
wwiCTi riny.
The office of Railroad
being coe-
I by Moot Wallace,
and Jane
debut Workers
ind Republi-
cans aw the only parties
running for the office of
Railroad Commissioner (ue-
ezpired term). They are John
H. Poerner. Democrat; and
James W. Lacy. Republican.
Those unopposed on the
ticket for offices are Demo-
crats Bob Bullock for Comp-
troller of Public Accounts;
Bob Armstrong, Commis-
sioner of General Land
Office; Reagan V. Brown,
Commissioner of Agri-
culturo; Jot R. GreenhiU for
Chief Juetice. Supreme
Court; Franklin Spears for
Associate Justice. Supreme
Court, Piece I; Sam D.
Johnson, AuocUtc Justice,
Supreme Court. Pined 2;
Charlue W. Barrow, Assoc-
iate Justice. Supreme Court,,
Place 3, (4 year anezplred
Supreme Court. Place 4 (2
year unexpired term).
Also unopposed on the
Democratic Party ticket are
Wendell A. Odom for Judge.
Court of Criminal Appeals,
Ptaco I; Sam Houston
Clinton, Jndgo. Court of
Criminal Appeals. Place 2;
and W.C. (Rill) Davis for
Jadge. Coart of Criminal
Appeals. Piece 3.
Also on tha Democratic
ticket. Sun ScMaeter is
unopposed for State Repre-
sentative. 43rd District; Mrs.
Warren B. (Laura) Tynes.
unopposed for member of the
State Board of Education.
11th District; end John C.
Phillips, unopposed for Chief
Jnetice.Court of Civil Ap-
peals. 3rd District.
On the local level. James
Ledbetter is on the ticket for
County Judge: Walter A.
(Toby) Bryant for District
and County Judge; Dee
Harris - County Treasurer;
W. O. (Bill) Bishop • County
Commissioner. Precinct I;
Lewis D. Wilson - County
Commissioner. Precinct 2:
Hawley B. Jernigan - County
Commissioner. Precinct 4;
Ernest H. Thorne • Justice of
the Pent. PfecIncrT; and
Anna Lou Schlee - Justice of
the Peace. Precinct 6. ‘
Goidthwaite Eagle
Thursday, Nov. 2, 1978 ★ (.oldthwaite, MiUs County, Ttxas 76844 4 Vot 8$, No. 98
h 1194
Congressional and Gubernatorial Candidates Represented —
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Candidates Address Farmers & Ranchers
At Farm Bureau-Sponsored Event
About sixty people were in attendance for
the ‘‘Meet the Candidate” program Saturday
night hosted by the Mills County Farm Burea u
and sponsored by four counties - Mills,
Lampasas. San Saba and Comanche.
Congressional candidates. Jack Burgess
and Marvin Leath, were there to represent
themselves, and gubernatorial candidate!!
John Hill and BUI Cements were represented
by Ben Sudderth and Omar Harvey,
respectively.
The candidates and their representatives
drew numbers for their place to speak, then
each had six minutes before time was called.
They then had one more minute to sum up.
The audience wrote down questions, and then
there was a question and answer period. Then
the candidates and their repreanetatives were
given a final two minutes to sum up.
MARVIN LEATH
control over that marketing, because he’s at
the mercy of a few people who buy those
commodities, and at the mercy tf the Federal
Government, who, in moat instances, sets the
policy for that market.
Farmers want control ov»;r their own
destiny, not at the mercy and whims of the
Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of
State, which is so often the case. 1 totally
agree with that philosophy, and 1*11 work
diligently to help farmers achieve that goal
and have that opportunity.”
BOX CLEMENTS
hping Sponsored
ly FFA Chapter
October 28th
On Siturdsy. October 21.
1178 the FFA Chapter
iponsored a Roping in the
T.A. Head Arens in Goldth-
mt.
The activities were under
hr direction of Alan Stem-
FFA advisor, and
rt*rt **re many local FFA
8«yt helping. All this was
Mly appreciated.
It a beautiful day. We
Md a good Bar -B-Q. and 70
"•"t °f ropers from as far
*wy « Abilene.
N®tte of the local teams
iB ‘be roping contest,
«<he day was enjoyed by
- w attendance.
***********AAAAA»
Week Humber Tore
United Fuad Drive
Progresses
Marvin Leath, Demo, candidate for U.S.
Congress, spoke first.
“I’ve spent most of the last sixteen years as
a country banker in and around the Falls
County area, and I would say that during that
period of time, probably 80% of my business
baa had to do with agriculture in one way or
another. I’ve given a great deal of thought
dmra through those yearn as to how we might
begin to solve and approach the solution to'
some of those problems that have figured into
agriculture for so long, but that have become
so much more critical recently.
Anyone who thinks that the farmer, and
particularly the row crop fanner, can compete
in onr economy under the same set of
opportunities as the banker of the gat
distributor, or any other business for that
matter, just simply has not looked at the facts
as they reeliy are. In the economic poker
game, the farmer is most always playing
against a stacked deck.
We no longer have a form problem hi this
country; we have a farm crisis. Farm income,
between I960 and 197S. Went up less than
150%. where in that same period of time, debt
on form real estate went up 425%. Debt on
farm machinery and equipment went up'
380%; operating expenses went up over
300%. Two-thirds of our form families today
could not stay in business if they did not have
outside, non-farm, income.
The fanner is really the only business man
that I know that stand* to lose 100% of his
investment. He has no way to control
production. He cannot market his product 12
months out of the year. He does not have
Omar Harvey, who was Bill Clements
esmpaign manager in the primary election,
was the second speaker:
“BUI Clements is what this country is all
about, when you come right down to it. He
started In the depression with nothing. He got
a football scholarship to SMU and soon
dropped out and went out ti) the oil fields and
started working day labor - roughnecking- to
help hit family meet the bills. As things got a
little better, he borrowed some money In 1948,
and bought two old. used, broken down,
drilling rigs. And from that very humble start.
Bill Clements built the largest drilling
contracting company in the world. He’* a
drilling contractor; he is not in the ownership,
espial Hdte and production of oil. In 1972. BUI
was asked « go to Washington as Deputy
Secretary of Defense. He served In that
position for four years. In that Job, he excelled
in every way that can be measured. He is a
man of very wide and good experience -
business experience, business budgetary
control, and personnel management.
. Quoting from BUI Clements. Harvey said,
‘Depressed form income is a serious problem
with farm production costs continually being
driven upward by government • caused
inflation and over-regulation. The long range
solution to this problem can best be met
through a vigorous exportation policy rather
than through government regulations and
restrictions. If true net profits are to be long
lasting, they must be achieved through prices
obtained in the market place and not prices
dictated by the government*
Bill Clements strongly urges that every
possible means be used to increase the
exportation of agricultural products. He
recognizes that farmers and ranchers need
some immediate relief while these long range
goals are being met.
One of the greatest problems for formers
and ranchers has been the increased burden
of taxation. BUI Clements testified before the
Special Session of the Legislature advocating
the Proposed Constitutional Amendmnnt
which would aUow agricultural land to be Rond
at productive value or market value whichever
is the lower.
1 think It bolls down to this: How long have
we been asking, when will a man of
recognized business experience - a successful
and experienced executive give hi* time and
talents to serve the people of our state and
country? BUI Clements is that kind of man. It
would be a shame and real tragedy for this
state if we pass up the opportunity to have a
man of his capabiUties in Austin.”
JOHN HILL
Ben Sudderth, former State Representative
of this district and a former county prosecutor,
and stnior member of hit law firm in
Comanche, was the third speaker. He
John HUI.
John is the finest man in the state of
Tease. He’s the finest man in politics that I
have ever known, and I’ve been knowing
politicians, and being around them and
--r—fr--* with them for the greater part of
my Me.
John’s father was in the oil'tank cleaning
business. John cut his teeth from the time he
was a teenager crawling in oil tanks when the
temperature was 110 degrees and cleaning
that oil out of those tanks. If you think that
won’t make you appreciate a dollar, then you
haven't had the experience that John has had.
Everything that John has. he’s made; he’s
made It the hard way.
In 1966. John was appointed Secretary of
State. He went to Austin and immediately
severed himself from all business connec-
tions so he could devote his full time. He
(See CANDIDATES, Pag* 11)
Historical Commission
To Begin Book Distribution
The Mills County Historical
Commission executive com-
mittee gathered Tuesday
afternoon to examine the
second printing of the book
“A No Man’s Land Become*
a County.” Those'who have
ordered a book are advised
that they are ready to be
picked up and paid for at the
Mills County Museum on
Fisher Street in Goidthwaite.
On hand were: Seated, L to R
-Miss Love Gatlin. Mrs.
Allen Campbell. Julian D.
Evans. Standing, L to R
-Mrs. Hollis Blackwell, Mrs.
Woodrow Boykin. Mrs. O. H.
Renfro, Mrs. Gerald Head.
Mrs. V. A. Hudson. Mrs. E.
B. Gilliam. Mrs. M. F.
Horton, James W. Ledbet-
ter. Mrs. Delton Barnett, aa
executive member, was not
present when the picture was
taken.
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Agenda For Tonight's Council Moating
** United Fund Drive le
Ihe second week. All
•acted are urged to
■ember that this la a
•TED PUND. msanlng
)u«t the one drive will be
^ this ye«.
he United Fund covert 15
■ciss. both local and
pledga is one day’s salary.
This may be given in one
sum. quarterly, or deducted
monthly from your checking
account.
All workers sre asked to
return cards ss soon as
completed to June Roberts of
r State I
N. K. MAZUMDAR
The City Council of the
City of Goidthwaite will meet
in regular session on Thurs-
day, November 2, 1978, at
7:00 p.m. in the Council
Room at Goidthwaite City
Hall to dlscuus the foBowtug:
• Call Meeting to Order
• Invocation
• Minutes of Previous
Meeting
• Operations Report A
Paid Bills
• Ordinance Continuing
1% Sales Tas on Residential
Gas A Electric • Final
• Cajble Franchise - G.C.
Head
• Water • Dairy Queea A
Landrum Ford
• Cable Vltioa - L-W
Communications • Scott
Witcher
• Reprots A Requests from
Council
• City Manager Report
Jody Conradt To Addrem
I .inn■ Club November 7
•Ml l« scope Tour If you have not]boon
«« *hould reflect the contacted, a pledge card was
donated to all printed la last woefc’s Eagle.
■"«* who usually make They are also avallofil# at th*
*hui drives throughout bankers. Roberts wM he
Dr. 1M. A.” Childress.
Irion Tn!£.I Komar
U with Childress
Binder will un-
practice of
The Goidthwaite Lteae
Club will meet Tueeday,
November 7,1978. The guest
speaker will be Coach Jody
Couradt. head coach of
womeas basketball at the
University of Texes at
ery and ho Is a follow pf
United!
October 16th at Chlldroaa
while In High School still
stood todoy. She has a RA
and MA degree In Physical
Education from Baylor Uni
«0MV.
Her talk will be about
and college recruiting of
of the Lions Club will be *M
coaches of gMs basketball h.
' St,
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Bridges, G. Frank. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 1978, newspaper, November 2, 1978; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1168338/m1/1/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Mills+County%22: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.