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Page 2, The Nocona News, Nocona, Texas, April 22, 1982
By Tracy Mesler
MUENSTER
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get some
costs back
Too late
to plant?
Stenholm:
Congress nervous over
economy, budget deficits
Like a good neighbor.
State Farm is there
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All parents of eighth grade
children interested in helping with
the eighth grade graduation party
are asked to call Sue Henry at
825-6391 or 825-4415.
The largest challenge the
cooperative will face, Zimmerer
said, is “securing adequate funds
for these future expansions."
“The board of directors and the
staff of the cooperative intend to
hold the line on costs where possi-
ble," he concluded.
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All of our Roses & Fruit trees are
grown in pressed peat pots for year
round planting.
These pots offer planting with no -oot
shock. Come in and see roses in bloom
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and repair vehicles of Texas-
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not only advise you to proceed
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know that the Company is on the
job. These vehicles and crews must
work whenever and wherever they are
needed in order to provide you with the
electric service you have come to expect.
So when you see the warning signs around
our vehicles, please slow down and help
prevent accidents.
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and conviction of the person or persons
who burglarized my home at Oak
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should be "one of the most in-
teresting periods of American
history" in the coming weeks as a
crisis over spending philosophy
comes to a head, said Rep.
Charles Stenholm Monday.
The two-term Democrat from
Stamford made those observations
at the annual membership meeting
of thje Cooke County Electric
Cooperative held at the Muenster
Public School Auditorium.
' ‘ I imagine we’ re going to be
kind of nervous," the coordinator
of the Conservative Democratic
Forum, the Boll Weevils, said of
Congress’ mood.
“Right now, we've all been
back in our districts for a while
listening to our constituents.
There’ll be a lot of people ready to
hit the panic button.”
Because of votes taken last year
to trim the budget and try and
throw a brake on the soaring
federal deficit. Congress will be
faced with some crucial questions
concerning the budget in the com-
ing days.
“Boy, your guess as to which
way they’ll go is as good as mine
tonight.”
‘ ’ I hope we can cut the deficit
down and get the interst rates
down.”
Stenholm helped form the CDF
during his first term in Congress.
He found the rural, conservative
members of the Democratic Party
could not get more than lip service
from the liberal party leadership in
the House of Representatives.
When the Republicans clipped a
portion of the Democrats' sizeable
majority in Congress in 1980,
gaining control of the White
down until we cut the (federal) responsible in Congress.” Crucial decisions face Congress in
deficit,” Stenholm contends. Then and only then, will the coming days, warns Cong.
The congressman noted Paul economic recovery actually begin Charles Stenholm (D-Stamford),
Volker, chairman of the Federal to take shape. as he speaks to the membership
Reserve Board, has pledged to The situation is so serious, he meeting of the Cooke County
loosen the tight controls on the noted, “just a few steps away from Electric Cooperative Monday in
money market if Congress and the what happened in the 30’s,” that Muenster.
ged wilderness, in the Sangre De •
Cristo Mountain Range of the 9
Rockies, with elevations ranging □
from 6500 feet to 12,411 feet.
The crew comprised of three
leaders and five boys will be hiking
more the 50 miles over an 11 day
period beginning on July 8 and
ending on July 19.
The crew will be headed up by
Scoutmaster, Gary Don King,
Assistant Scoutmaster, Larry Rit-
chie and Former Scoutmaster,
Earl Nunneley. The five boys are
Jeff King, Christopher Nunneley,
Chris Carver and Mike Vendrick
all from Nocona and Joey Probst
from Bowie.
House and the Senate, the CDF billion.
gained credibility “overnight” “We can’t have economic
with the House leadership. recovery until we get the interest
During the crucial budget votes rates down!” he stressed.
of 1981, the majority of the CDF To do that, Stenholm said it
membership, some 44 Democratic would take two things:
members of the House, sided with ‘‘Lower the deficit to
the President, the Republican somewhere in the neighborhood of
members of the House and the $80 billion.
Senate and against the wishes of “And proceed for a balanced
the House leadership. budget in 1984.”
“We can’t get the economy Those two things, he said,
turned around until we get the in- would help the Congress “gain the
terest rates down. And I don’t confidence of the American people
think we can get the interest rates that we are going to be fiscally
MONTAGUE - Once all of
the paperwork is cleared, bingo
sponsors in northeast Montague
County will find they must pay a
two percent gross receipts tax
thanks to the Montague County
Commissioners Court.
The court voted unanimously
Monday to assess the tax on all
collections in excess of $2,500 per
month.
County Judge Charles Coffield
broached the subject last week
after the court certified the results
of the April 3 election which saw
voters in Justice Precinct 4 ap-
prove the local option bingo pro-
position.
“In my opinion, I don’t think
the tax is going to generate any in-
come," Coffield said Monday,
verbally gesturing towards the
$2,500 pre tax exemption for each
monthly filing period.
“The only thing it will do is in-
sure that it will be uniform across
the county."
If the commissioners did not
vote to impose the tax, then the ci-
ty councils of Bowie, Nocona and
Saint Jo could take similar steps to
impose the tax on games held
within their city limits.
J ustice Precinct 4 is a wide-
spread precinct cutting into the
eastern fourth of Nocona, includes
all of Lake Nocona and the Saint
Jo quadrant, and skirts around
Montague sticking a finger into
northern Bowie between the new
and old Montague Highways.
Speaking about the proposition
in general, after being questioned
about the effects of the election
and tax on the Bowie Lions Club’s
carnival and bingo game. Judge
Coffield told the court:
“We know for a fact there's
been bingo games played all across
the state illegally. Now they can be
played legally.
“It's kind of like bootlegging,
the judge said, drawing a parallel.
“ The whiskey that's made legally
is taxed, and that that's made il
legally is not taxed.
The court heard a pitch from
Family Cancer Plan, a division of
American Family Life, to offer a
payroll deducitible cancer. life and
hospitalization insurance package
to the county employees.
A policy has been adopted by
the court, in the past, to not allow
uch programs without substantial
participation by the county
employees. The court recom-
mended the division and depart
ment heads take the plan back to
their employees for consideration.
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total kilowatt hours of power sold
to the membership during the past
H y ear.
h “The increase in gross revenues
■ is the result of a 16% increase in
IBI the cost of generating power,” the
■ president reported.
White House take serious steps to Congress is considering such steps
cut the federal deficit. during an election year.
But to do that, Congress must “Can you imagine them doing
take the tough stances and cut this (cut programs and increase
federal spending. taxes) and planning to do this in
“We in agriculture can’t com- an election year?”
pete with the federal government At the end of the New Deal,
for money in the marketplace,” he 1941, the total federal budget
noted. amounted to 10% of the gross na-
President Ronald Reagan has tional product.
proclaimed there will be no com- In 1981 it was 23.9% of the
promising on defense spending, GNP “after $35 billion in cuts it
but the prospects of seeing the was 23.5%,” Stenholm noted,
federal deficit soar to $120 billion “The goal that we have set as
for this budget proposal is causing realistically attainable is 20% of
many Congressmen to consider the GNP — that’s twice what we
hitting the panic button Stenholm spent at the end of the New Deal.”
spoke of. All of these things, the unoppos-
“So we’ll have to have a com- ed candidate for a third term in
promise in the budget, and I think Congress, will result in “a very in-
there will be a compromise in this teresting” period of time in
budget.” Washington.
To describe the magnitude of _ .
the federal deficit, ‘‘take 5owie host rally
everything of material value in the BOWIE - An “Old Time”
American food poduction and sell political rally will be held at 6:30
it to the highest bidder and it p m Friday, April 23, at the
would not pay off the federal Bowie National Guard Armory,
deficit. The session is being hosted by
“It would take $500 each just to the Bowie Senior Citizens Pro-
pay the interest on a rollover on jects
the national debt, Stenholm ex- A cake and pie auction will be
claimed. held and homemade ice cream will
Even if we make all of the cuts he sold with proceeds going to
in the budget the President is ask- benefit the Senior Citizens Pro-
ing us to do and make all of the tax jects
increases — that s not what we re Democrats, Republicans,
going to call it, we re calling it everyone is invited to attend.
revenue enhancement — we 11 still Candidates will be asked to
have a federal deficit of $120 speak beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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Mesler, Tracy R. The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1982, newspaper, April 22, 1982; Nocona, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1493842/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library.