The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1966 Page: 4 of 6
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Aspermont Star, Aspermont, Texas Thursday, Feb. 24, 1966
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Si/TATE CAPITAL
•Hiqhliqfits
'Sidelights
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TtXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN—While the Legislature Education to be used for under-
fn special session on voter
registration grabbed the head-
lines, far-reaching developments
were afoot in the field of higher
education last week.
Coordinating Board for Texas
Colleges and Universities recom-
mended a whopping increase of
nearly $160,000,000 in appropria-
tions for i's state institutions dur-
ing the coming biennium.
That would bring the total 19C7-
f>8 spending level to $429,100,000
for tlie tax-supported college uni-
versity system, including $52,800,-
000 for public junior colleges.
Board also concluded that "pri-
mary responsibility" for doctoral
degree programs should be re-
stricted to four schools: The Uni-
versity of Texas, Texas A&M Uni-
versity, Texas Technological Col
lege and the University of Hous-
ton. Doctoral programs at other
institutions will be termina'ed by
Sept. 1, 19( .
Exceptions were allowed for
North Texas State University
and Texas Woman's University.
Denton, which will be allowed to
continue higher, degree programs
now under wav. pending fur her
study. Consideration will be given
to Arlington State College's of-
fering joint doctoral degrees in
the Fort Worth-Dallas are with
the two Den'on insti'uiions.
Law school training, said the
Board, should in the future be
limited to the University of Tex-
as, University of Houston and
Texas Tech. and existing medical
schools should continue under UT
jurisdiction.
A preliminary report on the
role and scope of junior colleges
recommended that these einstitu-
tions should provide a full two-
year college transfer program at.
hef reshman and sophomore le
vel, plus tephnicjl, vocational.
adult and con inunig education | RAISE — l'exas State Ie.ichei*
programs. , \ssociation plans to ask the next
Seven state schools \vere placed > Legislature to bring the sal.it >
on a priority list to share $7,097,- ■ of teachers up to the national •>%
graduate building orojects.
Funds will go to S'ephen F.
Austin State College, Sam Hous-
ton State College, Southwest Tex-
as State College, Texas Tech-
nological University, Lamar State
College of Technology, Southwest-
ern Assemblies of God College,
and the University of Houston.
LEGISLATURE WARMS UP
Some state lawmaker,') warmed
up for bigger baties ahead dur-
ing their February special ses
sion, while others said a fond
farewell to the state capitol.
Plenty of familiar faces will be
found in both houses in the regu-
lar session next year, despite ef
t'ects of legislative redisricting.
Forty-rrno incumbent represen-
! tatives have no opponen's in the
Democratic primary. Incumbents
are running against each other in
four House races. There will be
be new faces in the Utilise, too,
for there are no incumbents run-
ning in 48 districts.
Fourteen incumbent senators
face no Democratic opposition.
Five sets of senators are paired
off against each other, insuring a
total of 19 old timers in the 31-
member body next year.
OIL ALLOWABLE UP AGAIN—
Texas oil production for March
may be at the highest level since
May, 1959, due to an increase in
the allowable for the sixth
straight month.
Railroad Commission set the
figure at 33.2 per cent of capacity.
Market demand factor was high-
est granted since the percentage
formula was adopted on Jan. 1.
1963.
Production ceiling for next
month is 3.100.000 barrels daily.
Commission set 32.7 per cent as
production pattern for February.
TEACHERS SEEK ANOTHER
732 in federal- matching funds re-
leased through the U.S. Office of
rage.
That, voiiIt
i mean a boost of
Don't You Want To:-
Selecf the executor to settle your estate:5
Make special provisions to safeguard your
loved ones?
Make bequests to favorite charities, etc?
Provide through a trust:
For the education and care of a minor or delicate child?
For an independent income for a married daughter or
to protect the legacj of a '.on, until he has proven cap-
able of its management?
Only by making a V/ill can you provide
these things. You are invited to discuss
these and other matters confidentially
with your Attorney and our Trust Offic-
ers. Such a discussion may prove of great
benefit to your heirs.
WE OFFER YOU A COMPLETE
BANKING SERVICE
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Member of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Phone 2741 Aspermont, Texas
about $550 to reach the 50,506 av-
erage mark. A $553 hike last year
cost $101,000,000.
TSTA notes Texas teachers now
••auk 29th in the nation paywise.
Teachers' legislative goals for
19U7 also Include five days a yeai
authorized sick leave and retire-
ment system improvements.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
SPEAKS—Personal property, not
exempt from forced sale, can be
levied on, seized and sold by the
tax collector for delinquent taxes,
Atty Gen. Waggoner Carr held in
opinion requested by Bosque
County Atty. Charles H. Bolton
of Meridian.
In a variety of other opinions,
Carr ruled that:
Fees allowed peace officers
under code can be assessed per-
sons convicted of misdemeanors
only where prescribed duties ac-
tually have been performed.
Interest on time deposits or
short term investments of restrict-
ed funds may be expended only
for the s'ated purpose of the re-
stricted funds.
A school district may legally
use available surpluses from op-
eration of cafe'erias to provide
lunches for needy pupils on find-
ing of board of trustees.
Search warrant may be issued
*o search for venison obtained by
killing deer out of season.
ANT I - P RO R V E RT Y P R O J ECTS
APPROVED — Four Community
Acion Program grants under the
i Economics Opportunity Act and
one Volunteer in Service to Amer-
ica (VISTA> project won approval
of Gov. .John Conn ally.
Four CAP grants went to groups
in Dallas, Brownsville and Beau-
mont, an dto the Alabama-Cou-
| shatta Reservation Tribal Coun-
cil in Livingston. They totaled
$182,467.
VISTA project will be operated
by Houston Council on Human Re-
lations for 40 volunteers to work
with public and private agencies
in extension of services to low-
income families.
NEW INSURANCE RATE HIKE
DUE--State Board of Insurance
held public hearing on new rates
in some areas for fire and allied
lines coverage. Effective date
will be June 1.
Statewide averages Indicate a
4.4 per cent increase in rates for
fire, largely attributable to higher
claims in 1964 and 1065.
Extended coverage experience
on statewide average reflects a
slight redue'ion—.2 per cent.
Homeowners policy experience
shows 2.7 per cent boost is like-
ly.
Spokesman for an insurance
croup said during five years end-
ing with 1964. insurance com-
panies had an underwriting loss
of more than $191 000.000 on fire,
exended coverntv and homeown- !
ers business in Texas.
DRAFT QUOTA VP—March in--
duction quota of 1.5■ 0 is bicres'
for a simile month in Texas since
.June. 1963. .-/iTurd'tm to Col. Mor-
ns S Schwartz, s ate selective
service director
February call was 1.372. More ,
than 5,500 young men actually |
are scheduled to take pre-induc-1
ion mental and physical exams'
during next mon'h. |
March quota will be filled with
single and childless married men
19 L'5 years old.
TK.WS INCLUDED — Texas
Water Development Board has
asked Congress to include this
state in the proposed Federal
study to use water from the
Western Colorado River to meet
the needs of U other Western
states.
The regional plan would call
for potential diversion of water
to El Paso, West Texas and the
South Plains area if Texas is in-
cluded.
Resolution before Congress di-
rects the Bureau of Reclamation
to report within three years on
the feasibility of diverting 8,500,-
000 acre-feet of water annually
from the Columbia River's sur-
plus into the Colorado basin.
Texas traffic in December, 1965,
was 25.5 per cent above Decem-
ber. 1963.
Political
Calendar
The Aspermont Star is auth-
orized to make the following an-
nouncements for office in Stone-
wall County, subject to action of
the Democratic primaries in
1966.
All political annoncements
and advertising is cash in ad-
vance.
FOR COMMISSIONER
PRECINCT 2
Evin V. Gholston
(re-election)
R. L. (Bo) Snow
A. R. (Skinny) Sawyers
Travis Collom
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
A. B. Barnett
(re-election)
Warren W. Frazier
FOR COMMISSIONER
PRECINCT t
Elmer Ellison
(re-election)
J. T. (Hap) Hill
Ernest Kolb
Joe R. Meador
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
Sally Wright
(re-election)
COUNTY SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT
Thelma Smith
(re-election)
COUNTY AND DISTRICT
CLERK
Tut Mitch. 11 Jr.
(f.-election)
Thelma Metcalf
ST ATE REPRESENTATIVE,
71th LEGISLATIVE DISTRIC"1
IJ oil a 1 I!. Kosson
Gene .Newton
JUSTICE OF PEACE
PRECINCT NO. 1
Albert Baugh
(Re-election)
Electrical Work
House Wiring - Industrial Work
Small Appliances
Frank Sparks Electric
Location Metcalf Feed and Seed
Phone 4591 Aspermont, Texas
FULLY INSURED
Now Booking Goide nAcres Hybrid Seeds
for 1966.
Booking Pied Piper Feeds for this Fall.
METCALF FEED & SEED
Phone 4591 Aspermont, Texas
Texas Livestock
Number and
Values Up
Texas farmers and ranchers
went counter to those in the na-
tion by increasing their holdings
of cattle, sheep, hogs, goats, iind
chickens as compared to a year
ago.
Ed Uvacek, Extension livestock
markeing speeialis at Texas A&M
University, said figures released
by the Texas Crop and Livestock
Reporting Service on February 14
revealed the increases.
Cattle numbers increased by 3
percent during 1965 to 10,546,000
head on January 1, 1966. The na-
tion showed a decrease of 1 per-
cent in cattle numbers, he said.
Improved range forage and small
grain pastures coupled with a lar-
ger calf crop and larger inship-
ments and smaller outshipments
account for the increase, Uvacek
said. The state's total cattle popu-
lation is valued at $1,213 million.
Sheep numbers in Texas in-
creased by 8 percent during the
past year; hogs by 7 percent;
goats 9 percent; chickens 1 per-
cent and turkeys 66 percent. Na-
tionally, the specialist said the re-
port showed a 4 per cent decline
for al lhogs and pigs on farms; 1
percent fewer lambs and sheep:
1 percen fewer chickens (exclud-
ing broilers), a percent decline
in number of t'/ivy animals and a
6 percent increase in turkey num-
bers. These figures, he said, are
all based on January 1, 1966 in-
ventories.
Beef cows and heifers two years
and older in Texas totaled 5,094,-
000 head, down 1 percent from a
year ago but beef heifers 1-2 years
old increased by 5 percent; cal-
ves on hand Jan. 1 increased by
9 percent and steers over 1 year
old increased by 28 percent.
The 486,000 head of milk cows
in Texas on January 1 was 7 per-
cent below the previous year and |
followed the national trend.
Texas sheep numbers, all sheep
and lambs, cn January 1 were
estimated at 5,154,000 head; goats
and kids numbered 4,425,000 head;
hogs numbered 752,000 head;
farm chickens—excluding broilers
—totaled 15,610,000 birds and tur-
keys 652,000 head.
Uvacek said the Reporting Ser-
vice placet! a total value of $1,361
million on the January 1 inven-
tories of livestock and poultry in
Texas, up 28 percent from a year
earlier.
Texas Farmers
To Help Make
Planting Report
Texas farmers, at least a cross-
section of them, will provide the
information needed for mak'ng
the 1966 prospective Planting Re-
port.
The survey cards will be mailed
in late February and should be
filled in and returned immediate-
ly to the Texas Crop and Live-
stock Reporting Service. National-
ly, some 300,000 farmers will
make reports.
State Statistician Cary 1>. Pal-
mer says the information report-
ed by or "i farmer is kept strictly
conl'ideinal. H is combined with
the reports of other farmers and
the totals for each crop are then
used to prepare the state and na-
tional reports.
Farmers receiving the survey
cards should first read the simple
instructions and then fill in the
two blank boxes for each crop
listed that is grown on his farm:
one for the acreage of the crops
he expects to grow this year, and
the other for the acrcs grown last
year.
Figures from the survey repre-
sent intentions to plant as of
about March 1. Farmers who file
reports are free to change their
plans later on. One big reason for
the survey, according to Palmer,
is to help each farmer decide
what to do, or what not to do,
about planting a particular crop.
The national Prospective Plant-
ing Report is scheduled for re-
lease on March 18, Palmer says.
Sen. A. 11. Schwartz of Galves-
ton, re-elected Senate president
pro-tempore for the special ses-
sion, served as governor for a day
Saturday (Feb. 19) during ab-
sence of Governor Connally and
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith.
WHY PAY RENT?
When You Con Buy a 3 Bedroom Home
As Little As
$350.00 Down Payment
With Monthly Payments Like Rent
To See This House Call 2561
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ROTUNDA, STATE CAPITOL
,Austin
When you visit the rotunda directly under the dome of the State Capitol in
Austin you can see Texas in the past, present and future.
On the stone floor are the seals of Spain, Mexico, France, the Republic of
Texas, the. Confederacy and the United States. On the walls hang portraits
of all Texas heads of state — presidents of the Republic and governors
since 1846.
Then, looking some 300 feet straight up, one has an uninterrupted view
inside the great dome. You can dream what the future has in store for Texas,
as you lift your eyes.
Memories make Texans proud of their heritage. The present, too, is a
challenge to continue Texas' great role in the affairs of our Nation. We all
want our children to have a secure and safe future.
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purchase of U. S, Savings Bonds. Bond purchases help our Nation to become
stronger financially and economically.
This means added strength for all.
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Foil, Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1966, newspaper, February 24, 1966; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127886/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.