The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1965 Page: 4 of 12
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La Grange Journal, Thurs., August 19, 1965
SIRVICIMIN
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father, Willy
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of fires without anything they
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to provide technically-trained
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Airman Second Class Denis
Berens, whose wife, Geraldine,
Airman Third Class Kenneth
J. Kalina, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jim G. Kalina of Route 4, Sch-
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I force.
The airman is a 1965 graduate of
s of Schulenburg High School.
Airman Third Class Eugene
J. Krupala, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jerome L. Krqpala of Route 4,
Schulenburg, has been selected
for technical training as an air
policeman at Lackland AFB, Tex.
Airman Krupala, who has just
completed U. S. Air Force basic
military training at Lackland, is
. a member of the Air Trainbig
Command which conducts hun-
dreds of specialised courses to
provide technically-trained per-
sonnel for the nation's aerospace
force.
The airman is a graduate of
Schulenburg High School.
All*
Airman Third Class Edwin J.
Venghaus, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin J. Venghaus of Route 4,
Schulenburg, has been selected
for technical training at Gunter
AFB, Ala,, as a U. S. Air Force
medical services specialist.
Airman Venghaus recently
completed basic military train-
ing at Lackland AFB, Texas. His
new school is part of the Air
Training Command which con-
ducts hundreds of specialized
courses to provide technically-
trained personnel for the nation* s
aerospace force.
The airman is a 1965 graduate
of Schulenburg High School.
Airman First Class Donald
B. Smith, whose wife, Joan, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Svoboda of Route 1, La
Grange, has arrived for duty at
Bentwaters RAF Station, Eng-
land.
Airman Smith, a fuel specia-
list, previously served at Webb
AFB, Texas. He is a member of
the U. S. AirForces in Europe,
the American overseas air arm
has arrived for duty at Yokota
AB, Japan.
Airman Berens, an adminis-
trative specialist, is a member was held. Homemade ice cream
of the Pacific Air Forces which and cookies were served,
provides air offensive and de-
fensive units in Southeast Asia,
the Far East and Pacific. He
previously served at Bergstrom
AFB, Texas.
discussed first aid and their
next challenge.
The girls decided to meet after
school begins and see what time
is available for their meeting.
- - - J The Rutersville 4-H Club met They have only one more chal-
is the daughter of Mrs. Minna on Tuesday, August 3, with Susan
Witt of 1508 West 13th, Austin, Schaefer presiding.
A film was shown by Jeff Quinn
on his trip to Washington, D. C.
Afterward, an ice cream social
Fireman Apprentice Herman
W. Koepke, Jrn USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Herman W. Koepke of
Route 1, La Grange, is serving
aboard the guided missile light
cruiser USS Galveston, currently
operating with units of the Seventh
Fleet in the South China Sea.
While in the South China Sea,
Galveston has been providing off-
shore gunfire support during Ma-
rine and Vietnamese Army
operations against the Viet Cong.
When not deployed with the
Seventh Fleet, Galveston nor-
mally operates out of San Diego,
California.
standing guard with NATO for the
free world.
The airman attended Lake View
High School, Chicago, and Howard
County Junior College, Big
Spring, Texas.
Airman Third Class John G.
Pratka, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
L. Pratka of 903 Lyons Avenue,
Schulenburg, has been selected
for technical training at Gunter
AFB, Ala., as a U. S. Air Force
medical services specialist. .
Airman Pratka recently com-
pleted basic military training at
Lackland AFB, Tens. His new
school is part ofthe Air Trainii*
Command which
P
lenge to complete. After they
did all their cleaning and putting
camp back in order, they re-
turned home.
The following attended:
Sherian Zingelmann, Shara Lee
Zatopek, Marie Kallus, Carol
Jean Kleiber, Terry Jaster,
jane Sulak, Ann Blankenship, and
Jane Sumbera. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. Robert J.
Kallus and Mrs. Leland Zatopek.
The airman, whose parents, ,
Mr. and Mrs. L H. Berens, re- Girl Scouts Hold
side in Monument, Kan., is a cummer
graduate of Monument Consoli- summer
rtatM High schoni- Affair August 11
Mrs. Berea's father, Willy
witt, resides in La Grange. The Cadette Girl Scout Troop
I No. 3 had their third summer
hereinafter provided, to se-
cure bonds or notes issued
for the purpose of acquiring,
constructing and initially
equipping such buildings or
other permanent improve-
ments at said respective in-
stitutions. Such bonds or
notes shall be issued in such
amounts as may be determ-
ed by the governing boards
of said respective institutions,
shall bear interest not to ex-
ceed four per cent (4%) per
annum and shall mature ser-
ially or otherwise in not more
than ten (10) years; pro-
vided further, that the state
tax on property as heretofore
permitted to be levied by Sec-
tion 9 of Article VIII, as
amended, exclusive of the
tax necessary to pay the pub-
lic debt, and of the taxes pro-
vided for the benefit of the
public free schools, shall neve.*
exceed Thirty Cents (300 on
the One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) valuation. All bonds
shall be examined and ap-
pro-ed by the Attorney Gen-
eral of the State of Texas, and
jvhen so approved shall be in-
contestable; and all approved
bonds shall be registered in
the office of the Comptroller
of Public Accounts of the
State of Texas. Said bonds
shall be sold only through
competitive bids and shall
never be sold for less than
their par value and accrued
interest.
“The following state institu-
tions then in existence shall
be eligible to receive funds
raised from said Ten Cent
(W) tax levy for the twelve-
year period beginning Janu-
ary 1, 1966, and for the suc-
ceeding ten-year period:
Arlington State College at
Arlington
Texas Technological College
at Lubbock
North Texas State Universi-
ty at Denton
Lamar State College
Technology at Beaumont
of Arts and
Industries It Kingsville
Texas Woman's University
at Denton
Texas Southern University
creatine a snecial fund'for the st Houston
purpose of nrqwiriag, eon- Midwestern University
or other perms- University of Houston
nent improvements at the dee- Houston
ignsted institutions of higher Fan American College
t^EL^^FthbTt^AaH ^East^exas State College at
Commerce
Sam Houston State Teach-
ers College at Huntsville
Southwest Texas State Col-
lege at San Marcos
West Texas State Universi-
__ Ay mt Canyon S'
Stephen F. Austin State Col-
lege at Nacogdoches
Sul Ross State College at
Alpine
Angelo State College at San
Angelo.
“Eighty-five per cent (85%)
of such funds shall be allocat-
ed by the Comptroller of Pub-
lic Accounts of the State of
Texas on June 1, 1966, and
fifteen per cent (15%) of such
funds shall be allocated by
said Comptroller on June 1,
1972, based on the following
determinations:
“(1) Ninety per cent (90%)
of the funds allocated on June
1, 1966, shall be allocated to
institutions based on
projected enrollment increases
“iblished by the Coordinating
, Texas College and
University System for fall
1966 to fall 1978.
“(2) Ten per cent (10%)
of the funds allocated on June
1, 1966 shall be allocated to
certain of the eligible state
institutions based on the num-
ber of additional square feet
needed in educational and
general facilities by such elig-
ible state institution to meet
the average square feet per
full time equivalent student
of all state senior institutions
(currently numbering twenty-
two).
“(3) All of the funds allo-
cated on June 1, 1972, shall
be allocated to certain of the
eligible state institutions
based on determinations used
in the June 1, 1966, alloca-
tions except that the alloca-
tions of fifty per cent (50%)
of the funds allocated on June
1, 1972, shall be based on
projected enrollment increases
for fall 1972 to fall 1978, and
fifty per cent (50%) of such
funds allocated on June 1,
1972, shall be based on the
need for additional square
feet of educational and gen-
eral facilities.
“Not later than June first
of the beginning year of each
succeeding ten-year period
the Comptroller of Public Ac-
counts of the State of Texas
shall reallocate eighty-five per
cent (85%) of the funds to
be derived from said Ten
Cent (W) ad valorem tax
for said ten-year period and
not later than June first of
the sixth year of each suc-
ceeding ten-year period said
Comptroller shall reallocate
fifteen per cent (15%) of
such funds to the eligible
state institutions then in ex-
istence baaed on determina-
tions for the said ten-year
period that are similar to the
determinations used in allo-
cating funds during the
bwelve-year period beginning
January 1, 1966, except that
enrollment projections for
succeedmg ten-year periods
M J® f?0,n the fall semester
of the first year to the fall
Tb ilisi iri niiimie
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONST! TU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 2, 1965.
SENATE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 24 proposing an
Amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas by
amending Article VII, Section
17, providing a method of pay-
ment for the acquiring, con-
structing and equipping of
buildings and other penmanent
improvements at certain state
institutions of higher learn-
ing; providing fur allocation
of funds therefor; authorising
the issuance of bonds or notes
and the pledging of allotted
funds for the payment of
same; providing for an elec-
tion and the issuance of a
proclamation therefor.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 17
of Article VII of the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas
be amended so as to hereafter
read as follows:
“Section 17. In lieu of the
state ad valorem tax on prop-
erty of Seven Cents (7f) on
the One Hundred Dollars
(3100.00) valuation heretofore
permitted to be levied by Sec-
tion 51 of Article III, as
amended, there is hereby lev-
ied, in addition to all other
taxes permitted by the Con-
stitution of Texas, a state ad
valorem tax on property of
Two Cents (2c) on the One
Hundred Dollars (1100.00)
valuation for the purpose of
creating a special fund for the
continuing payment of Con-
federate pensions as provided
under Section 51, Article III,
and for the establishment and
continued maintenance of the
State Building Fund as pro-
vided in Section 51b, Article
III, of the Constitution.
“Aino, there is hereby lev-
ied, in addition to all other
taxes permitted by the Con-
stitution of Texas, a state ad
valorem tax on property ef
Ton Cents (1(W) on the One
Hundred Delian (3100.00)
valuation for the purpose of
creating a norial find for the
Hid at
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technical training at Lowry AFB, Franklin, enlisted in the U. S. George Adamcik camp near La
Colo., asaU. S. Air Force muni- Army recently. Pvt. Jakobeit Grange. Upon arrival they had
tions specialist. is presently assigned to Fort their breakfast. Then they drew
Airman Kalina recently com- Polk, Louisiana, where he is un- names for three different groups,
pleted basic military training at dergoing combat basic training. They built three different types
Lackland AFB, Texas. His new After completion of his “basic,” of fires without anything they
semester of the tenth year.
All such designated institu-
tions of higher learning shall
not thereafter receive any
general revenue funds for the
acquiring or constructing of
buildings or other permanent
improvements for which said
Ten Cent (lOf) ad valorem
tax is herein provided, except
in case of fire, flood, storm,
or earthquake occurring at
any such institution, in which
case an appropriation in an
amount sufficient to replace
the uninsured loss so incurred
may be made by the Legisla-
ture out of any General Rev-
enue Funds. The State Comp-
troller of Public Accounts
shall draw all necessary and
proper warrants upon the
State Treasury in order to
carry out the purpose of this
Amendment, and the State
Treasurer shall pay warrants
so issued out of the special
fund hereby created for said
purpose. This Amendment
shall be self-enacting. It shall
become operative or effective
upon its adoption so as to su-
persede and repeal the form-
er provisions of this Section;
provided further, that nothing
herein shall be construed as
impairing the obligation in-
curred by any outstanding
notes or bonds heretofore is-
sued by any state institution
of higher learning under this
Section prior to the adoption
of this Amendment but such
notes or bonds shall be paid,
both as to principal and in-
terest, from the fund as allo-
cated to any such institution.
Sec. 2. The foregoing Con-
stitutional Amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of this
state at the General Election
to be held on the first Tues-
day after the first Monday in
Norember, A.D. 1965, at
which election all ballots shall
have printed thereon :
“FOR the Amendment to
Article VII of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas by
amending Section 17 there-
of, providing a method of
payment for the acquiring,
constructing and equipping
buildings and other perma-
nent improvements at cer-
tain state institutions of
higher learning.**
“AGAINST the Amendment
to Article VII of the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas
by amending Section 17
thereof, providing a method
of payment for the acquir-
ing, constructing and equip-
ping of buildings and other
permanent improvements at
certain state institutions of
higher learning.**
Sec. 3. The Governor shall
issue the necessary proclama-
tion for said election and have
the same published as required
by the Constitution and laws
of this state.
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school is part of the Air Train- Pvt. Jakobeit will begin instruc- brought. They hunted their own
ing Command which conducts tion in the motor maintenance wood and were not allowed to
hundreds of specialized courses field. i . .
He is the son of Adolph Jako- start their fires. They prepared
personnel for the nation’s aero- belt of 307 West Eighth Street their noon meal out doors, and
space force. in Hearne.
The airman is a 1965 graduate —
of Bishop Forest High School. Rutersville 4-H
Club M0ets
SSgt. Isidro Dela Rosa, local affair Wednesday, August 11.
--------------- U. & Army recruiter, reports They left the Scor^
ulenburg, has been selected for. that Albert A. Jakobeit of 851 8:00 A. M. and we
- “ camp near
Pvt. Jakobeit Grange. Upon arrival they
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Zapalac, Lester. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1965, newspaper, August 19, 1965; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1349154/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.