The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1961 Page: 3 of 8
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AUSTIN, Tex., April 12.—In
years past, a favorite topic
among legislators about this
time in the session was, "When
are we going to 'sine die'?"
A sine die (final adjourn-
ment) resolution gave every-
one a comfortable sense of di-
rection. Now there's no need.
Under the new law, the regu-
lar session automatically ends
after .140 days. For this ses-
sion, the 140th day will be
\May 29th. But with the time
two-thirds gone, there's no as-
surance vital tasks can be com-!
pjleted by May 29th. J
Both House and Senate are.
ow working o n the t a x j
roblem, but other measures of <
major importance—loan regula-'
tion, school consolidation—claim
fj their time and cause delays, j
Some observers are freely j
predicting that the tax ques-
tion this year, as in 1959, cannot
be solved except in special ses-
sions, that are limited to one
subject.
• * •
Loan' Bill Passed
House members passed and
sent to the Senate a bill on one
of the session's most difficult
problems — small loan regula-
tion.
Rep. Criss Cole's bill would
allow interest rates up to 39.8
per cent on the smallest loans.
An amendment was added to
allow loan companies to make
a service charge of $4 every
three months, in addition to
the interest.
Two amendments we re passed
'with the aim of trying to pre-
vent the market's being taken
lover by large out-of-state
fchains. One would prevent the
licensing of a loan company,
f bwned by a non-resident per-
son or corporation. Another
would prohibit any one loan
firm's having more than 50
branch offices in Texas.
Another amendment would
require the finance commis-
sioner, who wouLd be respon-
sible for loan company licen-
sing and regulation, to approve
any charges for insurance in
connection with loans.
* « *
Loan Insurance Ruling
Meanwhile, an attorney gen-
eral's ruling gave additional
direction to the effort to con-
trol total charges for small
loans.
A loan company, said the
opinion from Atty. Gen. Will
Wilson's office, is not entitled
to a commission for group in-
surance sold in connection with
loans.
Many critics of the smell loan
industry have contended the
loan companies have made ex-
tra and unjustified profits by
serving as "agents" for the sale
of credit insurance to bor-
rowers.
Actually, according to the
opinion, the creditor (loan com-
pany) is the buyer of the in-
surance policy and, as such,
is not entitled to an agent's
commission on the sale.
This opinion, it was felt, will
help to clear up the sticky
problem of keeping a lid on
charges for insurance required
of borrowers as security for
loans.
• * *
School Consolidation Weighed
The Senate ran into problems
over a bill designed to en-
courage small school districts
to economize.
Under the present law, if
several common school dis-
tricts in a county consolidate,
the first result is that state
aid for the combined district
is less than for several sep-
arate districts. Government re-
search specialists, however, have
long advocated more consolida-
tion in the interest of econo-
my, efficiency, and better
school programs.
Sen. Tom Creighton of Min-
eral Wells is sponsoring a
measure providing that com-
mon districts forming a con-
solidated district of 1,000 pu-
pils or more shall, for 10 years,
continue to receive as much
state aid as before consolida-
tion.
Sen. Gulp Rrueger objected
that the requirements would
penalize many of the low-popu-
tated counties in his district.
Besides, said Krueger, he didn't
believe in "paying people to
economize".
• ♦ •
Senate Studies Annexation I
A House-passe^ bill, seting
up ground rules for city an-
nexation, i9 being worked on
by a subcommittee of the Sen-
ate State Affairs Committee.
Rep. W. T. Dungan of Mc-
Kinney is sponsor of the bill
which would allow cities to ring
themselves with "buffer zones"
over which they could exercise
control of building, health and
sanitation stndards. A portion
of the zone could be annexed
each year. The bill also
provides that an annexed area
not provided with municipal
services in three years may
"disannex" itself.
Spokesmen for the Texas
Municipal League spoke in fa-
vor of the bill at committee
hearing. A representative of
the Texas Home Builders As-
sociation spoke against it, and
asked for more control over
city extension of control.
• * *
70 M.PH. Bill Passed
The Senate passed and sent
ito the House a bill that would
allow speed limits up to 70
miles per hour on some state
highways.
The power to say which I
roads would have higher—or J
lower—speed limits would be J
in the hands of the State
Highway Commissioner.
In support of the varying
speed limits, Son. Wardlow
Lane of Center said it was un-
reasonable to have the same
60-mile-an-hour limit on new
divided highways and old, nar-
row, twisting roads.
Sen. Preston Smith of Lub-
bock is the sponsor. A con-
troversial amendment by Sena-
tor Lane would make it inad-
missable in a court considering
a speeding charge "evidence
gained by entrapment" or gain-
ed by officers "lying in wait
unobserved". Presumably this
would, in effect, outlaw radar
traps.
* * 4
GOP Asks Election Changes
Spokesmen lor the Texas
Republican Party appeared he-
l'ore a House Committee in be-
half of four bills to change
the election code.
Two of the bills set. up
qualifications for poll watchers
and election supervisors. An-
other would allow voters to
put a mark beside the name
of the person they wish to vote
for, instead of scratching all
others. Another would repeal
the provision for disqualifying
a ballot on which two or more
names are left unscratched for
the same office.
GOP officials said that H)0,-
000 ballots were thrown out in
the last general election, and
that probably 100,000 were
counted that should not have
been. Clarifying the law, they
declared, would protect every-
one's vote.
• • •
Boards Favor Tcacher Raise
Answers to questionnaires
sent to local school boards over
Texas show that 99 per cent
of the school trustees replying
favor raises for teachers.
Boards are divided, however,
on how much the raise should
be. Biggest proportion, G4 per
cent, favor the full $800 sought
by the Hale-Aikin Committee
and the Texas State Teachers
Association. About 22 per
cent favor a $600-a-year in-
crease, and eight per cent a $400
increase. Remainder favor
some other amount.
Other results: a substantial
majority of boards favor adding
driver education teachers to
the list of authorized special
personnel.
A committee of the Texas As-
sociation of School Administra-
tors and the Texas Association
of School Boards conducted the
poll.
♦ • ♦
Sales Tax Sent to Floor
A two per cent general sales
tax, which is designed to raise
$189,000,000 a year, has been
sent to the full House for a de-
cision.
The House Revenue and Taxa-
tion Committee unanimously
passed out the bill by Rep.
John Allen of Longview. Some
members who voted to pass
the bill out of committee said
that they would not vote for
U on the floor, They apparent-
ly felt that the only way to
settle the sales tax issue for
this session is to get it to the
floor for a vote.
The Taxation Committee also]
heard testimony on an omnibus 1
lax bill by Hep. George Hinson
oi" Mineola, It is supported
by Governor Daniel.
Hinson's bill would raise an
estimated $150,000,000 a year
through taxes of varying per-
..■mufee's on such items as motor
boats, jewelry, watches, soft
drinks, restaurant meals, build-
ing materials, utilities, and gas
pipelines.
Soft drink manufacturers
were among those protesting ai
being singled out. The bill
was sent to subcommittee for
study.
* * *
Short Snorts
A rise in the number of polio
cases reported this year has
prompted the Department of
Health to urge parents to see
to their children's shots. Seven
re cases were reported for the
first quarter of 1961 than for
1900. Health officials recom-
mend that a child receive his
first polio shot at one and one-
half months and succeeding
shots at the recommended in-
tervals until five have been
received.
Memorial Day would be-
come a legal holiday for state
employees under a House-passed
proposal. But before passing
the measure, sponsored by Rep.
Dick Cory of Victoria, mem-
bers took out Columbus Day as
a holiday.
The Bureau of Business Re-
search economists are making
hedged predictions that Texas
business is beginning slowly
to pull out of the slump that
\\oiipn iii 1 pf!0. Dr. .T'lhn R.
Stockton said the third quar-
'!••• (July. August and Septem-
ber) of 1961 are looked to for
the first strong signs of re-
covery.
Atty. Gen. Will Wilson ruled
that only a juvenile court judge
has the authority to give per-
PEACOCK
MRS, M. F. CHILDRESS
o;;; respondent
(OmlUcd Last Wetk)
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Holloman
'eft Sunday morning l'or Cali-
fornia to visit their sons, Mr.
and Mrs. Cannon Holloman, and
children, and Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Holloman and baby. We
don't know how long they plan
mission for an operation to be
performed on a child that has
been declared dependent and
neglected. Chief probation
officer of the county can.no,.
authorize the operation, said the
opinion.
A test vote in the Senate in-
dicated that Sen. Dorsey Har-
deman's proposal to abolish the
Court of Criminal Appeals and
transfer its duties to the State
Supreme Court, is s a: r.
to be gone.
Mr. and Mrs. Artie Boytf-
stun and Kay, Mr. and Mrs..
Bill Meador and Kirk, and Mr.
and Mrs. Pat House all visited
their mother and grandSmoSiiat
3vh-\ Henry Boydstun, on Sun-
day.
County Judge and Mrs.. A, B~
Ih'.mou and daughters Of Jte-
permont visited in the home of
Mrs. Barnett's parents, Mr. and
;V!r.-. Ben Rash, Sunday.
The first commeriial actver-
tising was done orally or wi!&
pictures, because writing had
w t yet been developed.
enough support for passage.
Sen. A. R. Schwartz of Gal-
veston says he will introduce *
bill to allow nurses registered
in other states to practice in
Texas, thus to help alleviate the
shortage of registered nurses.
Attend church Sunday,
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ALWAYS!
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Aspermont, Texas
SEE US FOR:
Typewriter Paper
— Typewriter Ribbons
Carbon Paper
Adding Machine Ribbons
Cash Receipt Books
Stamp Pads and Ink
Swingline Staplers
Swingline Staples
Cellophane Tape
Blank Sales Books
Tags and Labels
Wire Hook Files
Statement Blanks
Rubber Stamps
Manila Folders
Job Printing of All
Kinds
IF WE HAVEN'T GOT IT
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THE
ASPERMONT STAR
• PHONE 4581 •
Why is the
Ford Galaxie
head and shoulders
above all die
mitators ;
mmgSDfr
'61 Ford Goloxip, Lie o-!i f o ii ova.'• •
able with the Thundcrhi'cl 292 V 8 nyj.n«r
fhfj} won the low-price V ft <.lcu in th-t yeor's
Mobil pas Economy Ron—ovcfoeinc 2\. 3 mdt
per fltiUbrtl
Because it's beautifully built to take care of itself!
! rariklv, we're tickled to see so many other cars
tmng to latch on to the .stvling trend started by
Galaxie. But they can't copy that Thunderbird
rooflinc—any more than they can match Gal-
axies Thunderbird luxury and handling.
What's more, Galaxie is the fine car built to
cut your operating costs-by being beautifully
built to take care of itself! For example, you
can go 30,000 miles without a lubrication. And
when you compare price, von find that Galaxie
costs several hundred dollars less than some
cars that give you less. Challenging statement?
We're here to prove it- today.
r-
Here's how the *61 Ford takes care of itself
lubricate* itself-You co 30,000 miles between
chassis lubrications (which cost only aboul $4 00 and
lake aboul ?0 minutes).
Cleans its own oil-You so 4,000 miles between oil
changes with Ford's Full-Now oil filler (which fillers
better through fibers'.
Adjusts its own brakes-New Truck Size brakes
adjust themselves—automatically.
Guards its own muffler—Ford mufflers arc double-
wrapped and aluminUed to last three times as long as
ordinary mufflers.
Protects its own body—All vital underbody parts ate
specially processed to resist rust and corrosion, even
to galvanizing the body panels beneath the doors.
Takes care of its own finish -lust wash and dean
Fold's new Diamond Lustre Finish and it will continue
to glisten like new It never needs waxing.
BY FORD
VEAZEY MOTOR CO.
Phone 2701
Aspermont
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Welch, Lowell C. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1961, newspaper, April 20, 1961; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127631/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.