Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1965 Page: 11 of 12
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Seminole (Texasl Sentinel—Thursday, October 58, 1965—-Pag* J
State Officers Prepare For Stiff Defense Of Poll Tax
By \ KKN SANKURD
Trias Press Assormioil
AUSTIN State attorneys are
art to make a hard-nosed defense
of the Texas poll tax law now un-
der federal court attack.
Pre-trial conferences in the suit
were held Quietly here and in San
tniomo last week lOct 211 Trial
iate has been postponed from
mid-November to Dec. 1 in order
to allow both sides more time for
preparation
Assistant Ally Gen Hawthorne
Phillips sc heduled a flight to M ash
ington tins week to lake a de-
position from l S Any Gen
Nicholas Kat/enbach in effort to
show that Kntrenbacli once testi-
fied before Senate Judiciary Uotn-
mittce that Texas' poll lax Is not
■ rtfsertmfnntory toward Negroes
In view of the late trial date
and certain appeals to L S. Sup-
reme Court regardless of initial
ruling here, the three-judge trial
court issued a statement in effect
advising Texans' who want to be
sure they quality to vote in state
and local elections next year to
pay their poll taxes
•Leaders of massive poll tax
drives just now getting tinder way
already had-ewncluriod there we
no other safe course
Outlook now is that if repeal is
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TEXAS NEEDS THE 4 YEAR TERM
FOR BETTER STATE GOVERNMENT!
• Enables our governor and other officials to
concentrate on the complex problems facing Texas,
• Eliminates forcing our statesmen to spend almost half their
time running for office"(39 other states already have the '
4-year term )
• Makes possible increased effectiveness and influence for
Texas leadership in national affairs.
""HIRfl!
NDV.S
Pol id paid for by Committn For Amenilimot 4, Will Divii, Chuimin.
ordered, first major state and na-
tional elections affected will he
those of 1988
WORKMEN S COMP RATE
Slate Insurance Board stall has
recommended revised workmen's
compensation rates that will re-
sult in average reduction nl 2 ii
per rent for Texas employers
Hale- l.a MIIU' III lain . ati-gm ic-
will advance, others will be sub-
stantially slashed Overall effect
is a decrease Same rating formu-
la produced a 2.3 per cent Increa-
se last year Board Chairman Wm
Hunter Me! can concluded that the
industrial safety record of Texas
businesses has improved
Board i nursciay net 21' held
public hearing on the recommend-
ed slash, which would reduce pre-
miums about $000,000 next year
ATTORNEy GENERAL RILES
Ally (ien \\ aggemer Carr'clear-
ed I lie w ay lot si air part ii ipa
lion in two federal welfare pro-
| grams
In one opinion, lie held that
State Department of Public Wel-
fare can pay out ol federal allo-
cations cost c estimated at $5 ,000,-
000 a ycai > ol training adults to
become sell-sufficient
In another, lie said Department
can set up advisory committees,
with slate agency employes as
members, and pay their travel ex-
pense’s out of federal allotments
when they are working cm such
federal programs as day c are ser-
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Frost Air Conditioning & Heating
Co.
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IN ARTESIA
Al's Electric Company
205 North 8th
Artesin Electric
208 West Main
Swift Service Company
1109 Hermosa Drive
IN BOISE CITY
B & D Supply
Boise City, Oklahoma
Fincher Appliance A TV
Boise City, Oklahoma
IN CANYON
Wayne Wirt Electrio
Canyon, Texaa
IN CARLSBAD
Beaver's Neal Pump Electrio
2011 West Texaa
Carlsbad Electric
1004 West Pierce
The Electric Shop
821 West Merraod
llemmler Town and Country
Estates
1085 North Canal
Manned Electric
211 S. Mess
Pecos Valley Mechanical
Contractors
82? 8. Canyon
Service Eleclrlo
Hobbs Highway
Yeager Plumbing Company
1002 Tanfill
IN CLOVIS
-Clovis Electrical Engineering
2921 Mamlell Circle
Insul-Guard Products Co.
315 Curry Avenue
Meyers Electric Company
012 West 1 Bth Street
IN DALIIART
Delano Refrigeration A ApplianOB
Dalhart, Texas
Moon Plumbing & Heating Co.
Dslharl, Texas
IN DEXTER
Dexter Electric Shop
Dexter, New Mexico
IN DUMAS'
Sanders Eleclric Company
Dumua, Texas
IN FLOYDADA
Hammond Sheet Metal
105 N. 5th Street
IN OlIYMON
Air Comfort Company
Cluymon, Oklahoma
CitiymVm Sheet Metal Company
«U7 East 4th
Sparks Electric Company
Guymon, Oklahoma
IN HEREFORD
Bmwnd Sheet Motal
101 Windsor
Owens A Hollingsworth
Hereford, Texaa
IN LEVELLAND
Chamberlain Electric Company
1503 Brownfield Highway
Jackson Electric Company
109 nih Street
Sinclair Electric Company
1212 9th Street
IN LUBBOCK
Anderson-Young Electrio
Company
2002 Clovis Road
Del-Mar Heating A Air
Conditioning Equipment
Brownfield Highway
A V. Gentry
1002 Avenue A
Joiner Eleclric Company
5289 34th Street
Wayne Taylor Company, Ina
2414 Avenue E
Wayne's 1 Iratlng S Air
Conditioning
501 Avenue t.
Joe Rushing Plumbing Company
2405 1st Street
IN MUI.E8HOE
Given's General Construction A
Appliance Company
Muleshne, Texas
1NPAMPA
Brooks Electric Company
PampB, Texaa
IN PLAIN VIEW
Hodges Electric Company
3009 West 6th
Kelly Refrigeration A
Electric Company
302 Broadway
Ussery Sheet Metal Company
2302 West 5th Street
IN PORTALE8
King Electric Company
1700 South Aveuua D
Mathis Electric Company
1520 South Avonue C
Perry Electric Company
P. 0. Box 745
IN ROSWELL
Burnwnrlh-CoU fi
309 N. Virginia
Halco Electric Company
3109 N. Main
IN SEMINOLE
Forrest Lumber Company
201 Avenue B Southwest
IN SLATON
Slaton Electric Company
Slaton, Texas
IN STR ATFORD
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OPERATING COST. '
i icus for chitlin’ll
Othci nitlngs In Carr hold that
Department nl I’uhlie Welfare
may make a euiiliai t with a pri-
vate insurant's rompaity for the
protection of trainees on various
projects and pay for the premiums
with money from the Keottomte
Opportunity Art of 1964
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board appointed by the Interstate
Commeree Commission is not a
federal employe and be may re-
ceive his salary lot his services
a- an examiner for the Texas
Railroad Commission
No license is requited for a
-be an t.v shop at the rest home
operated by Order of Eastern Star’
for retired »H'it)beis
Mixed fertilisers must he regist-
ered prior to distribution, hut
those falling below minimum 1
chemical eonjent less than 24 per
cent tf nitrogen 'phosphorus or
potassium’ cannot lie registered
Dallas Count v school trustees
are not liable when school buses
are used lor extracurricular ac-
tivities under outlined procedures
Jefferson fount' auditor's max
imum salary Is Sift,000, with a I
.minimum of SI L’tMt allotted tin
his service to special districts
COM.KG E BOARD MKK.TS
I During its second meeting, the j
new Coordinating Board. Texas
College and University System,
unanimously indorsed proposed
constitutional amendments lo
create $85,000,000 student loan
fund and to boost slate property
lax live rents for building pur-
poses at 17 institutions
Hoard also heard report that
: ptihlir junior colleges face poten
Hal financial crisis due to a 35,
per cent jump in enrollments and
fixed level of appropriations.
Members certified adequate fin-
uneing is in sight for new higher
education programs approved by
Board’s predecessor agency and
gave clearance to a million dollar
repair program for 1980
They further agreed to parti- ,
eipale in the new federal program
to establish regional technical ser-
vices and accepted job of admin-
istering the higher education faoi-
I lilies i building aicLi—act,
i Hoard will meet again on Nov
i 15
APPOINTMENTS - Gov John
iConnalty named Dr. Noble Price
of l.amcsu and Dt William Ken-
neth Thurmond of Fort Worth to
State Board of Health. He rcap-
ej pointed Dr Hampton C Robin-
son, chairman, to another term
Dr Price succeeds Dr. Vance
Terrell of Stephenville and Dr
j Thurmond “succeeds the late l)r,
| Cus Pinkerton of Tyler
Dr Richard M Rotat'd of Kings-
ville and Dr Kenton R Eiekes of
Houston have been appointed by
the Governor to the State Board
of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
They succeed Dr Max I'achar of
Orange and Dr Victor L. Koth-
mann of Mason,
At Ramirez, Mayor of Edinburg,
is Connolly's choice for Deputy
Director of Migrant Programs in
the Texas Office of Economic Op-
portunity. He will coordinate all
; migrant-related programs under
| the Economic Opportunity Act
Victor II. Fain, publisher of the
Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, was
named a member of the Texas
Commission on Indian Affairs,
succeeding the late W. R Beau-
mier, publisher of the Lufkin Daily
I News,
Three members, reappointed to
the Board of Regents of Lamar
State College of Technology, are
j Garland Shepherd and J B. Mor-
ris of Beaumont and A. H, Mon-
tague of Orangefield.
Edwin N. McKay of Waen has
been named Legislative Director
'for the Texas Farm Bureau He is
charged with coordination of state
and national legislative activities
ol the Bureau and policy develop-
ment ol its training programs
Texas Hospital AxiorTation ap-
pointed Sprlicet Gutmarin of Aus-
tin as director of its $12,000,000
health careen program designed
to recruit youngsters into health
service
State Bat of Texas named Wal-
ter C Iloilo wav IV of Dallas as
its assistant general counsel
BEAUTIFICATION ACT STUDY
1,1 Gov Preston Smith, con-
cerned with security of federal
highway funds for Texas, asked
the Legislative Council to make a
study ol the new Federal Highway
Beaut ificatton Act
Act would control outdoor ad-
vertising ami junkyards along
highways and provide for land-
scaping and scenic enhancement
States failing to comply by Janu-
ary- T. 1988 would .be penalized
in lederal aid allotments.
About 17,500 miles nl Interstate
and federal-aid primary highways
m Texas are affected by the law
Smith asked the Council to deter-
mine effect on eltv zoning ordin-
ances and type of new stale legi.s-
tat ion needed to caniply
COURT'S SPKAK -/ Fifty-third
District Court here approved set-
tlement ot suit brought by a West
Texas group lo halt construction
ot $20,000,000 Robert law Dam in
Coke County
Dut of court settlement guar-
anteed Colorado City wilier serv-
ice equal to dial ot cities in Colo-
rado Rivet Municipal Water Dis
Dirt City had filed suit to cancel
the permit for the dam granted by
Texas Water Commission on Sept
1
State Supreme <Court agreed
with lower courts that state has
no authority to require Southern
Pacdie Railroad Company to cm
ploy live-man and three-man train
crews because they operate in In-
terstate commerce,
RAIL CVK SHORTAGE A
critical shortage of rail ears con-
fronts the West Texas grain har-
vest aieas. report* Agriculture
Commissioner John White
White said top oflieials of three
railroads assure that priority con
suit-ration is bring given to send-I
mg new hopper eats to the load-
ing areas
West Texas problem is part of
nationwide shortage of rail ears
foi moving harvest from tempor-
ary storage to major shipping
points Shortage White said leads
to Increased handling costs and
sometimes vulnerable exposure ol
crops awaiting shipment
SHORT SNOUTS
Governor Connally announced
approval of two Neighborhood
Youth Corps projects in Jim Hogg
TTJinny antf'iinB PTrfir frr tmi Rttr
Manor and Laredo
Securities Commissioner Wd
ham M King reports 55 compani-
es were issued permits to sell
x24.l3l.325 in securities during
Septembri
George W Bushy, -inspection
anil planning chief for Texas De ,
partment of Public Safety, ha-
heen named to governing board {
of American Association of Motor!
Vehicle Administrators
New Governor's Committee on,
Aging held its first meeting here, i
studied ways of implementing Old-'
er Americans Act and removal of1
settiles from state hospitals
Hearing is set for Dec 2ft on i
application for state authorization |
of Fayette County Savings anil \
Loan Association. La Grange
Attorney General Carr annotinc- i
eri recovery ot $35,200 In Jtiilg
melds from a Shreveport defen- j
dnnt for allegedly drilling and j
j operating slanted oil wells in Rusk
County.
Death rate on Texas highways
fell from 842 for fhe first" nine
months of IU64 to 744 for the
same period In 1885 which the
Texas Highway Department cre-
dits to safer multi-lane divided
highways with a decreased num-
ber of grade erodings.
Eighteen city, county and wa-
ter district officials from Hous-
ton. San Antmilo and Galvcstqn
area were subpoenaed to testify
here before legislative Commit-
tee on Pollution - Multiple Use
Study. Texas Waters on MottdSy
and Tuesday 'Oct. 25-28'.
Texas Highway Department re-
veals that license fees collected
during the 1884-1986 fiscal year
totaled $129,778.82, Of which $99,-
923,288 HI went to the state and
the remainder distributed to the
counties which registered the ve-
hicles.
Sanding Gun Stock
Getting n velvet finish on a gun
stock depends primarily on tile
sanding And It's the last 10 p6r
cent ol the sanding that realty
counts Trick is to wet the wood
and sand it with the finest sand-
paper you can buy Another trick
is to use extremely fine wet sand-
paper
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Report of Condition of____
Seminole State Bank
Seminole, Gaines County, Texas
at the close of business October 13, 1965, o stale banking institution organized
and operating under fhe banking laws of this State and a member of the Fed-
eral Reserve System Published in accordance with a call made by the State
Banking Authorities and by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District.
ASSETS
Cash, balances with othei banks, and cash items
in process of collection
United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed
Obligations of States and political subdivisions
Other bonds, notes, and debentures (including $200,000,00
securities of Federal agencies and corporations not
guaranteed by U. S.)
Corporate stocks (including $9,000.00 stock of
Federal Reserve Bank)
loans and discounts (including $4,816.41 overdrafts)
Bank premises owned $47,000.00, furniture
and fixtures $22,560 00
Real estate owned other than bank premises
Other assets
059,215.05
722,531 25
683,616.74
200,000 00
9,000 00
3,202,142 64
69.560.00
23.301.00
7,552.92
TOTAL ASSETS
5,976,919.60
LIABILITIES
3,234,054 56
913,510 61
55,573.45
1,140,441.11
35,633 84
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations
Time and savings deposits of individuals,
partnerships, and corporations ,v
Deposits of United States Government
(including postal savings) ...........
Deposits of States and political subdivisions
Other deposits (certified and officers checks, etc,)
TOTAL DEPOSITS $5,379,213.57
(a) Total demand deposits $4,207,202.96
(b) Total time deposits $1,172,010.61
TOTAL LIABILITIES „ 5,379,213.57
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital: (a) Common stock, fotal par value . .
Surplus .............................................
Undivided profits .............. ...... .................
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS’.
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
MEMORANDA
Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilities
and lor other purposes ........
(a) Loans as shown above ate after deduction of reserves of
$150,000 00 150,000.00
................ 150,000 00
297,706.03
597,706.03
5,976,919.60
1,571,0951,33
109,892,73
I, Dwayne Herman, Vice President & Cashier, of the above-named bank da
hereby declare that this report of condition is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief DWAYNE HERMAN
We, the undersigned directors attest the correctness of this report of con-
dition and declme that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief is true and coirect. -
JOE W. ANDERSON
J. D. MITCHELL
DOYLE HANKINS
Directors
State of Texas, County of Go
this 25th day of October, 1965
(SEAL)
Sworn to and subset ibed before me
EARLENE PATTERSON, Notary Public
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Mosby, Joe. Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1965, newspaper, October 28, 1965; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth556023/m1/11/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.