The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1977 Page: 4 of 24
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Grand Saline sales for the
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are up 24 percent for the year
w ith a total tax revenue to the
citv of $42,318.87.
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$25,683,912. while sales for the
first nine months of 1977
totaled $209,908,231 with 76%
of the vearly sales goal of
276.9 million achieved.
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Wills Point's sales increased
16 percent over last year. The
city's share this month is
3,867 62. Total to date for the
veal is $57,604 34
Edgewood receives $839.16
this period, a decrease from a
veal ago, but then payment to
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September sales of Series E
and H United States Savings
Bonds in Van Zandt counts
were reported todav bv
Countv Bond Chairman C L
Stanford Sales for the
nine month period totaled
$166,399.00 for 465 of the 1977
sales goal of $360,000.00.
Bullock Says
Big Christmas
Sales Expected
State Comptroller Bob
Bullock said Tuesday that
Texan* mav be headed for
their biggest Christmas
holiday shopping spree ever if
retail sales continue at their
current brisk pace
Bullock said that citv sales
tax collections a prime
indicator of the busing
public's mood are up an
impressive 22 percent to date
over last vear. the biggest
inc rease in recent sears
Bond Sales
Total 520,396
August sales of Series E and
H U lited Stales Savings
Bonds in Van Zandt countv
were reported todav bv
Counts Bond Chairman C L.
Stanford. Sales for the
eight-month period totaled
$20,396 for 36° of the 1977
bales goal of $360,000.
Texas sales during the
month amounted to
$20,760,679. while sales for the
first eight months of 1977
totaled $184,224,319 with 63%
of the yearly sales goal of
276.9 million achieved.
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find some pronertv on al too
huh a fiqure and some on at
tow low a figure, and thrse
things will be rqualizrd It is
onlv fair for eac h taxpaver to
pas hi* fair share of ope rating
the government, he said in
taxes to te unequal, he
stressed
Mr Mitchell outlined mIx
steps that his firm will take in
doing its job in the countv.
First it will have a public
information program. Mrs
Kellev outlined this program
commissioners of the county.
The final step is review and
critique Mr Mitchell said
that his firm is vervy
interested in doing a good job
in Van Zandt Counts because
it is a new firm and it needs
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property owners newspaper
rrlean( to acquaint the
public with obje tives, and
rdu ation of personnel in the
office of Jerrv Don Flovd, tax
aNeshor collector, so that his
office can maintain the
i am altet Assoc iated is
allegedly firing a shot that hit
Jimmy Ballew in the ear;
Ricky M. Sturch and Gregory
M Sturch, burglars of a
habitation belonging to Scott
Helber; and Donnie Ray
Stanley, burglary of a
habitation belonging to
Charles Napper.
Others indicted were David
Oliver (Jack) Teel. Jr.,
aggravated assault. for
allegedly firing a shotgun that
struck the side of an auto
belonging to Jens Lee of
Dallas; James Stribling, theft
by check. with W L. Pierce
named as the injured party;
Tommy Rodden. theft by
check, with Roger Raz of
Terrell and William Cameron
Co. the injured parties;
James Ernest Brown, theft of
stolen property in connection
with an auto belonging to
Weldon Pool of Tyler; and
Davis Hughes, forgery, in
connection with a check
passed to Bills Barrentine
with the name of Winfred
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Texas sales during
month amounted
6,309 Van Zandt
Residents Get
Social Security
Social Securitv benefits
were being paid to residents
of Van Zandt countv at the
rate of 11.092 610 a month at
the start of 1977. Thomas F
Guv, social securitv manager
in Tvler said today Social
Security benefits can be paid
to retired persons age 62 and
over. to workers who become
severely disabled before age
65. and to survivors of
deceased workers Monthly*
social security benefits are
also paid to certain
dependents of a worker who
has retired. become disabled
or died Of the 6309 social
sec urity beneficiaries living
in Van Zandt countv. 3422 are
retired workers and 505 are
disabled workers. Another 822
persons are receiving benefits
as the wives or husbands of
retired or disabled workers.
Widows. widowers. and
dependent parents of
deceased workers number
854. In Van Zandt county. 4221
people age 65 and over and
2088 people under age 65 are
receiving monthly social
securitv benefits. Of total
beneficiaries, 2464 are men.
3139 are women, and 706 are
children Statewide, 817.914
retired workers receive an
average monthly benefit of
$205.60.
economy which we feel will
earn over into the holiday
•hopping period." Bullock
said.
“If everything continues to
go as expected. Texas
merchants should have one of
their best holiday sales
seasons vet “
Bullock said that 880 Texas
cities were mailed checks
Tuesday totaling $19 2 million
as their November share of
the one percent city sales tax
This brings the total to date
for the year to $307.7 million,
up from $252 million for the
same period last year
City sales tax collections
registered a 13 percent
increase in 1975 were up 14.5
percent last year
Citv sales tax collections
registered a 13 percent
increase* in 1975 were up 14.5
percent last year.
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come and consultants aill not
have to be called in
frrquentlv, Mr. Kellev sard
Mr Mite b*d| Mid the second
step is collecting correct
facts types of rroperty
values based on a number of
different criteria etc
Next comes application of
h • data including maps and
appraisal manuals. Fourth is
education of the people
involved in the program so
they can maintain the system
Fifth is implementation or
field work measuring and
classifying Included in this is
notification of taxpayers of
values set by his firm Thene
values are subject to review
because they could have
made mistakes in facts in
value If the taxpaver and the
company cannot reach an
agreement, then both will go
before the Van Zandt Countv
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The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1977, newspaper, December 1, 1977; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1585603/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.