Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1968 Page: 2 of 8
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PRODUCE
GOLDEN RIPE
ftlwi the spooial session of the
GOth Ijrgiaiature called it quits and
wont home. its rKviimplishmcnls
wonted scant — from a cold statis-
tical point of view.
During the .JO days of the session
called by Gov. John Connally. the
150 House members introduced 32
bills, and the 31 senators kicked in
39. When all was said and done,
only five House bills and no Senate
bills were passed.
However, two of those House
bill# were the reason Connally
called the session In the first place.
So their passage within the allotted
30 days Rave an appearance of sue-
cuss to the session.
One. of course, was the bill mak-
ing state appropriations for the
fiscal year beginning September 1.
and the other was the tax bill to
raise the money to pay for all
thouc appropriations.
Texas taxpayers will start feeling
the bite October 1 when 'he one-
cent increase in the state sales
tax, the one-cent increase in the
motor-vehicle sales tax and the
50-cenl-per-$1,000 increase in the!
franchise tax j*o into effect.
Rep. Frank l.«mfoardino of San !
Antonio sponsored the only other ]
new law of interest to the average
citizen. It prohibts the carrying of j
pistols or other concealable wea- j
pons into ak-oliolic - beverage csta-
llshments.
The two remaining pieces of legi-
slation were concerned with the in-
ternal affairs of state jjovcrnment
—transferrins $3.000,ooo from the
Operators' and Chauffeurs' License
Hind to the General Revenue Fund
and autliorizing the Comptroller to
transfer funds between items of
his appropriations made by the
3967 Legislature.
Only other thing of substance
that the two houses agreed on was
creation of the Governor's A<lvLv>ry
Committee on Physical Fitness
This was done by resolution.
Each house did create interim
committees to study certain prob-
lems and report hack to the next
Legislature.
Semite set up a committee "to
study the problem of locating and
securing more land which could be
set aside for parks and recreational
purposes, the better utilization of
existing parks and development of
existing parks to accomodate more
visitors."
House created iterim commit-
tees to study the Texas Election
Code, the financial relationship be-
tween permittees and licensees un-
der the Liquet* Control Act and the
need for laws on organ transplanta-
tion.
Also, the lower chamber set tip
a Natural Fiber Study Committee
and a Family Law Study Commit
tee and asked the University of
Texas Graduate School of Business
to study the possible creation of a
Texas Stock Exchange.
uh uts speak
Texas Supreme Oxirt ruled that
a water district — failed to be
created by the voters in its original
district — could not change its
boundaries to include only those
areas which approved it in that
election. Court also said that the
district's directors could not force
the counties within its proposed
area to pay its organizational costs.
In another case. High Court
ngreed thai St. Ixmis Southwestern
Railway Company of Texas slviuld
not be required to maintain its
Texas general office and machine
shops in Tyler.
Court agreed to hear October 2
appeals of two Dallas savings and
loan associations which are sick-
ing thv' same location for branch
offices.
have recommended an Increase of
about 2.8 [<er cent In auto insur-
ance premiums
Although statewide averages are
misleading since rates are set by
40 different territories, liability
coverage appears to be going up
on 33 zones for most drivers
Young drivers face higher rates in
22 territories, lower in seven and
the same In 11.
Biggest Increase will be for com-
prehensive and collision policies
where the insurance lioard staff
has recommends u hike of 7.7 per
cent nnd 7.1 per cent respective-
ly. Insurance company spokesmen
claim rising cost of parts and re-
pairs has offset a better traffic
accident record.
At TO INS! RANC'E
KATES RISING
State Insurance Board experts
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RI'LES
City firemen granted leave for
military services are. on return,
entitled to credit for pay purposes.
Attv. Gen. Crawford Martin has
hold.
In other opinions Martin con-
cluded that:
•State agencies can contract for
professional services of attorneys
providing they first obtain the writ-
ten nppwval of the attorney gen-
eral on rate and selection.
•Justices of the Peace may issue
certified copies of birth and death
certificates, but foes collected
should go to county treasury.
•University of Texas Hoard of
Regents has authority to contract
with Central Energy Corporation
for heating-cooling services at UT
Medical School in San Antonio.
•Court reporters are entitled to
compensation, subject to limita-
tions, for taking depositions from
indigent defendants in criminal
cases
•Firemen's Relief and Retirement
Fund trustees may permit fund in-
vestments in the name of a bank's
nominee, and has authority to us-'
trust fund income to pay costs of
administering investments of the
trust.
CITY RALES TAX I P
Cities are finding the new local
option sales lax a better money-
maker than they figured when
more than 270 voterl it into effect
during the last few months.
Collections for Ihe first quarter
of 1968. generally the worst busi-
ness period every year, ran about
twice what was expected. Here's
th<> way it turned out for the 11
cities which pioneered the sales
tax:
Aransas Pass. $13,716: Austin,
$641,003: Brackclvlllc, $99-1: Corpus
Chrisli, $54-1.765; Elgin, $1,867; El
Paso $700,686: Henrietta, $4,756:
Ingleside. $.' .IKS: Nacogdoches. $58.-
835: Orange Grove. $1,318: Port
Aransas $2107: Taylor. $17,116:
Tcxarkana, $101,765; anil Wichita
Falls. $2.'i6,235.
SALES TAN SCHEIH'LE
When the new increase la Ihe
State salt's lax goes into effect on
October 1. shoppers in cities which
have adopted the city sales lax
will begin paying the first of the
four pennies when they spend their
first 13 cents.
Tax applicable to clty-sales-tax-
eovercd sales: From 1c to 12c, no
tax; 13c to 37c. one penny; 38c to
63c, two pennies: 63c to 86c, three
pennies; and 88c to $1.12, four
pennies.
ShoptxTS in areas where there
is no city sales tax are facing this
schedule; 1c to 16c:. no tax; 17c to
lite, one penny; 50c to 8,'ic, two
pennies; and 84c to $1 16. three
pennies.
However, the legislature did kick
In a few more exceptions. One ex-
empts sales through a coin - op-
erated vending machine when each
sale Is for 16 cents or less, and
another will exempt shipping char-
ges when they are figured sepa
rately fixtm Ihe price of the com-
modities.
A third will exempt machinery
used exclusively on farms or
ranches in the building or main-
taining of roads and water facili-
ties and exempted from Ihe new
third state penny will ho sales re-
mitting from a written contract en-
tered Into before October 1. ar*l
sales for which bids were submit-
ted prior to Oetolx-r 1
\I'POINT>IENTS IN\ M.IDATKD
By it* Inaction, the Texas U'gis
latere invalidated the following ap
poinlmenls that had been made h\
Governor Connally:
J c liwiney ol Kdinburg to the
Public Safety Commission: l>rs
Charles T Shni| shire of Dallas
and Daniel J, Geller of El Paso to
the State Hoard of Examiners in
Optometry; and the Rev. S. M
Wright of Dallas lo the Trinity
River Authority.
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DECORATOR ITEMS
Bambo Baskets ea. 88c
SEAGIIEEN — MUSHROOM - ANTICJI'E
CiOLD — SWING TOP — PLASTIC
Waste Bin
ea. $2.77
X EM ItORN — DAYTIME — OVERNIGHT
DISPOSAHI.E DIAPERS
Pampers
89c to $1.69
COOL SALADS WD DESSERTS
XV E CiliEAT FLAVORS
Dad's
Root Beer
Reg. or Diet
'/2 gallon 39'
A-l White or Assorted
TOILET TISSUE
25'
Jell-0"3 or 29
Northern Luncheon
Napkins
General Mills - 10 1/2 oz. box
Cherrios 39*
Pet Evaporated
Milk 6
$1 00
cans
DEI. MONTE C HI SHED OR SLIC ED
PINEAPPLE
4 roll pkg.
Buttery Flavor
Wesson Oil
16 oz. bottle
SI PERIOK LES OR
MELLORINE
NEW HEINZ 11; OZ. IMITTI.E
BARBECUE SAUCE 35'
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Coffee
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Double Luck Cut
GREEN BEANS
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COOKIES
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1968, newspaper, July 11, 1968; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth238161/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.