Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1970 Page: 4 of 12
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PIONEERS ON PARADE—Ten Years
Ace Reid
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PIONEERS ON PARADE—Twenty Years Ago—
Christmas to Of f icially Open Here Dec. 1
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PROVEN LEADER
PoHlkal advertisement paid for by
Gas Range FALL SALE!
J-275
SALE PRICE
not favored. Such a
exclusively?
. Retail Trad^-gnmmittee
of the Stamford Chamber of
Commerce Thursday momine.
398.102. Texas growth rate is
well above the national aver-
age of 4.5 per cent. Figures
are nrelimlnary.
Public Junior college enroll-
ment Jump was phenomenal—
IS 21 per cent—totaling 112419
Public senior college and uni-
versity headcount increased 5.
68 per cent to 240.597 Private
senior colleges and universities
, Cnl. Clvde Sinv’oton * son of
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Sinvleton
of thi«- Htv. has received two
rewards for service in Korea
within a short time. Jtis par-
ents have learned.
Stamford nublic school sat
the present time are in dire
need nf a* least four more ele-
. m"nt arV cl assrooms and if the
present growth ht scho’asties
continues, this need will be in-
creased, in a few clears ta ten
lo-t-r
also told of plans to build an
all-faith chapel at the State
School.
PAGE FOUR STAMFORD AMERICAN
, . Stamford, Texas, Thursday, October 29, 1970
ing.
The question is, will Texans be better
served with two Republican senators,
or will we get more attention if we have
one of each party?
Editor’s note: The Old
Philosopher on his Johnson
glass farm on Paint Creek
takes a look at the courts
Uris week.
De w edltar: .
According to an article I
rerd in a newspaper last night
du ing commercials for eith-
er soap or candidates. I didn’t
pay any attention to which, all
I know is they were trying
hard to sell whatever it was,
if the city of New York stopped
arresting law • breakers right
now it would take two years
to try all the criminals they’ve
already got. on hand. That’s
how far behind the courts are.
In the iafhe paper I read
that the Tate murder trial in
California was then in it third
month. And every onfF in a
while you read about other
trials lasting six weeks, two
months, some as long as four
or five months.
Understand I'm in favor, of
everybody’s getting a fair trial,
tf I was being tried I’d not
only want a fair trial but one
that got me off even if it took
12 months of the court’s time.
But here’s the situation;, if
more and more laws are being
broken and more and more
criminals being arrested and
more and more time is being
taken to try them, ybu can see
1 we're going to run out of time
long before we run out of cri-
minals.
If one man is entitled to a
two - months trial. Why isn’t
the next one? And since fair-
ness demands, that everybody
Indicted ought to be tried,
won’t.there come a daty when
the courts get so far behind
they’ll be trying a man indict-
ed two hundred years ago?
Aid even if he’s convicted
won’t there be some lawyer
who’ll appeal the case and
drag it out for another hund-
red years?
If a court makes a revers-
able error, clearly the defend-
ant is entitled to another trial,
but the thing can get unwieldy.
I have never seen*a football
gamee which, after the final
gun sounds, should the losing
coach appeal the score and ask
for a new game, the results
might not come out in his fa-
vor, especially if he kept ap-
pealing and re-appealing and
dragged the game out for six
weeks or more. You can see
what this would do to the
, schedule of other teams wait-
ing around to play.
I don’t know what the an-
2 awer is. By the time I “point
out a problem I’m too tired
too figure out an answer.
Yours faithfully.
Homecoming for Ex-students
and teachers of Hamltfi High
School will be Oct. 29 through
>1. Pep rallies, barbfepues. a
chili supper, coffees, a parade,
naming of the Homecoming
Queen, and a football game
against Anson highlight the
activities. Registration Is 31.
one candidate who challenges his op-
ponent to a debate and to tickled to
. death that the challenge to ignored.
Highlights From Austin—
Auto Insurance Companies
Demanding Rate Increase
(Taken from the files of
the Stamford American Oct.
Rural areas around Stain- '•
ford are meeting the amounts
suggested as quotos in the
Community Chest drive in a
generous way, Dr. E. P. Bunk-
■ley, one of the chairmen of the.
drive, said this week.
The Lueders High School will
observe Homecoming for all
Ex - Studennts Friday, Oct.'27.
Invitations have been sent to
over 300.ex-students hr Miss -
Mary Ann* Brown, secretary of
the ex-student body.
H. G, (Pete) An<fr-ews ad- <
dressed the -Stamfflr Junior
Chamber of Commeri-e lunch-
f eon Wednesday concerning
i the Texas Economy Commis-
sion. a relative new idea qf
’ Percentage of enrollment ’ Texas citizens to cut dowp the
growth was 8.84 per cent over cost and needless expenses of
___‘ cost and needless expenses of
iw" when enrollment reached the Texas Government.
Dr. Adair, returned mission-
ary from China, who is now
teaching Bible at Hardin-Sim-
mons University. Abilene, will
show pictures' from China at
the Training Union hour at the
. Cajyarv Baotist Church Sun-
dav • evening. He will preach > .
at fhp evening worship n°riod.
Christmas will officially
______ open in Stkootord on Dec. 1,J( .
f ' also gained^J.61 “per cent—t<T **wa^d^ided af a meeting of
^•67,810. Only the private junior
colleges showed a drop. They
were off 24.87 per cent, to 67,-
846.
J. A. Considers .
Jammed Courts,
- By VERN SANFORD Texas ’wbllci and ’*Jva1,e iun,
Texas Press Association ‘.7
AUSTIN - Auto insurance' education this fall. It s
company spokesmen have a new '“Un-
called for an ‘^absolute mini-
mum” 11.7 p°r cent profit al-
lowance after taxes.
Industry representatives told
the State Board of Insurance
at a two - day hearing that
they must have that margin to
stay afloat and serve car own-
ers.
At the same time, they told
the Board it should consider
all sources of Insurance com-
pany earnings in''arriving at
rates. Meeting was to hear
testimony as to .whether com-
pany investment income
should be included in the auto
premium rate base.
Further hearing in Novem-
ber will determine what actual
rate recommendations will be.
Apparently, - no rate change
will go into effect before next
January. *
' Industry recommendation-in-
cluding consideration of all in-
come and fixed allowance for
a fair rate of return—would
add up to a 6.5 per cent In-
crease in the auto premium
rate for most motorists, ex-
perts estimated.
Under industry recommend-
jtions, future rate inadequa-
cies would be the "sole res-
ponsibility of the (state) regu-
lators if they fail to recognize
a proper rate of return,"
spokesmen said. ,
Expert witnesses told the
Board that state-regulated uti-
lities, which have far less risk
of loss than casualty Insurance
companies, are permitted
higher profits.
Others said that casulaty In-
surance companies are among
those that have the lowest
rates of return of any major
industry.
Unimpressed, Texas AFL-
CIO President H. S, (Hank)
Brown promised the biggest
fight "since the Battle of the
Alamo” if the Board agrees to
another rate increase.
___ Interim study committee
has called on the 62nd Legisla- ■
ture to expedite submission of
a constitutional amendment to
remove the four-per-cent tnter-
* est ceiling on Water Develop-
— ment Bonds.
Texas Water Resources Stu-
dy Committee, in a special re- .
port, emphasized that the Wa- '
ter Development Board has
authorization to sell |100 mil-
lion In bonds to make loans to
' local governments for water
improvements, but the Interest
.limit makes the bonds unmar-
ketable. s'
• Inability to sell at prevailing
high Interest rates is blocking
construction of dams, reserv- -
Mrs and treatment facilities to,
- all parts of The state, said- the
committee. v
Members pledged to offer la-
ter recommendations for pro- ■
vidtng financial assistance to
cities and towns to help them
get adequate, facilities and at- -
tract federal matching funds.
There are 427(472 students In
Those seven proposed amendments to
the state constitution call for individual
study. Only two are really controversial
,as far as we in.this area are concerned.
The liquor-by-the drink proposal with
local option requirement, and’Proposal
3, calling for a new method of valuing
farm and ranch land for tax purposes,
are two which hold most interest for
West Texans.
When we are told that there are at
least 22 private clubs in Abilene where
you can get liquor by the drink, we just
wonder who to kidding who. When you
- —can become a member of a club by sign-
ing your name or the guest register of a
motel, don’t we already have liquor by
the drink?
The American favors this amend-
ment. Let’s get the liquor business out
in the open where it can be supervised.
Amendment 3, by and large, would
benefit the agricultural and ranching
areas. However, at the same time, it
will work a hardship on other busi-
nesses in farming and racking areas.
The state legislature would need to
write enabling laws that would protect
these small businesses.
There arc hundeds, yes, thousands of
empty buildings in these farming com-
munities that produce no revenue. Are
their taxes to be tied onto earnings?
Perhaps the future of fanning and
ranching depends on some such legis-
lation and the amendment needs to be
approved but the large number of or-
ganizations pushing for the amend-
ment’s adoption need (o stay with the
fight untp a fair law is passed under
■ the amendment.
Voters Tuesday will be using a ballot
which carries these instructions: “Vote
for the candidate of your choice in each
race by placing an X in the square by
the candidates name.”
There are further instructions, how-
ever as to how to vote a straight ticket.
“You may vote a straight ticket (that is,
vote for no Amdidates outside that par-
ty's column) by placing an X in the
square beside the name of the party of
your choice at the head of the party
column.” .
Bear in mind, however, that If you
use this method, you may deprive your-
self of the opportunity of voting for
county and district officials.
No mention to made in the instruc-
tions about voting by the “scratch”
our of these are for
locations at the north edge of <
Stamford’s city limits..
Later developments look ,
place early this week in the
retail sales for off - premises
consumption of beer when Grif-
fin submitted , his resignation
as the Justice of the Peace for
Precinct 4, Haskell Couifty.
Rev. Elmer Sprecher, pastor
of Christ Lutheran Church, has
resigned and will leave Mon-
day for Ellis, Kan., to take a
new church.
Cotton growers will vote
Dec. 13 in their annual refer-
endum to determine whether
to use a system of marketing
quotos, Stabilization and Con-
servation Committee has an-
. nounced.
The benefit derived from the
use of cotton burs applied to
the land for soli improvement
is demdnstrated by the in-
• creased interest as shown l^y
th? number of farmers using
the burs this fall. Lambert]
St nholm, Supervisor of the
California Creek Soil Conserv-
ation District, said that burs
are being used In large
amounts by farmers operating
land east of Stamford.
At least six applications
have been made to sell beer
qff-premises consumption in
Justice. Precinct 4 of Haskell
Lone Star Gas Compa
See the great line of gas ranges onyouF-
. local Lone Star Gas Company sales floor.
Lone Star financing available
Frank' Calhoun and
Gov. Preston Smith .
Serve Vs Well
Caloric
Model J-071
30-inch free-
standing
range
SALE PRICE
$225
PIONEERS ON PARADE—Ten Years Ago— . . Jy
' Local Youth to ‘Trick or Treat’ for CROP
(Taken from the files > af ijff for the Rotary Club. He County. Four of thesd a
the'Slamferd American Oct;
rr. iaee) .
The youth of Stamford, un-
der the sponsorship of the
Stamford Ministerial Alliance,
. will "Trick or Treat” for -
CROP on Halloween evening,
Oct. 31. The money will be
used for the needy children
over seas. • < ?”
Earl Smith of Hamlin will
> assume duties of 4pan officer
and active vice president of
First National Bank in Stam-
ford on Nov. 1, it was an-
nounced this week by W. T.
' Stovall, president.'
Four proposed amendments
to the Texas Constitution were
j, discussed by Sen. David Rat-
Frank Calhoun of Abilene, candidate
for another term as Representative for
District 62, Place 2, in the Texas Legis-
lature, deserves another term. Ha ha*’
served his district with honor and dis-
tinction, always showing an interest in
the problems of the district.
Frank has worked hard at being a
representative for Jones County as well
as Taylor County. His presence at civic
’ functions in this county can be counted
upon. He has a keen desire .to know the
> thinking of the people and. goes where
■ they are gathered.
• ' . 7
In Austin, Frank serves on some im-
’ portant committees, and he has had as-
? signments on interim study committees
that will play a part in drafting future
legislation.
The American wholeheartedly en-
dorses Frank Calhoun for re-election.
- Governor Preston Smith has been, a »
good governor for West Texans and for
residents of the smaller communities.
He has not been flashy and some ef the
more sophisticated Texans in the big
cities would fault him because he does
cater to the smaller communities and
the less populated areas.
Preston Smith haa given dignity to *
A the office, of Texas governor. He merits
? your favorable consideration.
Not because we approve of all his ac-
3 tions, but because Governor Smith de
| serves to have a Democratic lieutenant
governor, The American favors Barnes
for another term. Sometimes we think
this young man is trying to advance too
quickly in politics and he possibly gets HaS No AnSWCF
a little careless in how he advanced. He
is capable, however.
We are still weighing the matter of
U. S. Senator. George Bush has tre-
mendous appeal. He would make a sen-
ator Texans could point to with pride.
, ‘ On the other hand, Lloyd Bentsen to
also a highly respected Congressman
See all the great new 1970
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your local Lone Star Gas i
Company sales floor!
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SAVE
10%
on all other model
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during
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