The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1977 Page: 2 of 6
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Page 2, The Big Lake (Texas) Wildcat, June 9, 1977
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:5j Mr, and Mrs. Don Smith and son Ronnie and Mr.
•j; and Mrs. Aaron Foster were in Henderson, Texas
June 4 and 5 where they attended 1977 Division IV
& Go-Cart Road Racing at the Oak Hill Raceway.
$ Ronnie Smith entered the lOOcc McCulloch junior
R class and Aaron Foster entered the lOOcc Reed Open
g: Class.
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Weekend visitors in the Gordon Roach residence
were Mrs. A. L. Curtis of Lubbock and Mrs. Curtis’
daughter, Mrs. Joe Shelby and her sons David and
James. The visitors then went on to Ozona where
they visited Mrs. Roach's sister, Mrs. H.E. Hill in
Ozona, then traveled to Barnhart to see Mrs. A.C.
Hinde and Lucy.
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Ma rilyn McReavy was a recent guest of her par-
ents Mr. and Mrs. Dick McReavy. Marilyn is assis-
tant women's athletic director at Utah State Univer-
sity. Marilyn will be taking her women's volleyball
team on a tour of Poland later this year.
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Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Morrow returned Saturday
from a trip thru New Mexico. The Morrows went
fishing and visited Chama, N,M. and Durango.
They reported dry weather and low running streams
due to not enough snowfall in the mountains this
year.
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Mr. and Mrs. Felix Puentez and Mr. and Mrs.
Rogelio Barrera and Arthur have returned from a
visit with their daughter and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Urquidez and Stephanie of Baton Rouge, La.
While there they visited in New Orleans, and on the
return trip stopped by Houston.
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Two Big Lake women golfers entered the Women's
•j; West Texas Golf Tournament in San Angelo this
;*| week. Match play got underway Tuesday. Mrs.
■••j Jim (Ma ry) Tucker qualified for the fourth flight.
:••• She won her first round match Tuesday over Edie
Conner of San Angelo, 2-0. Mrs. Clyde (Lorene)
Parry lost her first round match 4-3 to Lucille Mc-
ijj Millan of Sonora in the eighth flight.
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Top Row Left to Right are Future Citizens Vera Fay Jackson, age 3; Myrtle Marie Jackson, age 1; Jennifer George;
•; age 3; and Jay David Holt, age 14 months.
\ Second Row Left to Right are Future Citizens Eric Hester, age 11; Tvonne Hester, age8; Lauri Waldrop, «g e 10;
*........................................................ X Third Row Left to Right are Future Citizens Trey Hickman, age 2; Mark Elkins, age 5; Chad Elkins, age 21 monts
and Christy Tarvin, age 7 months.
Irrigation Pipeline
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Sidelights
AND
by Lyndell Williams
The above photo shows
an Irrigation well hook-
up after tying two wells
together with high pressuE
underground plastic pipe.
Several different con-
servation objectives can
be realized with the use of
underground plastic pipe.
Some of the more impor-
tant objectives are: (l) to
increase water supply by
tying two or more wells
together, (2) to prevent
erosion or loss of water
quality or damage to the
land, (3) to make possible
the proper management of
irrigation water, (4) and to
reduce water conveyance
losses. Additional infor-
mation on Irrigation Sys-
tems and underground pipe
may be obtained from the
Soil Conversation Service
at 314 2nd St. or phone
884-2182.
If tamed when young, a ground hog may return to its
master for food every spring after wintering in its burrow.
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AUSTIN — Legislators
barely got out of town before
Gov. Dolph Briscoe served
notice they will probably
have to come back to work
in mid-July.
A special session was
virtually mandated by fail-
ure on closing night of the
regular 140-day meeting to
come to grips with the hot
issued of school finance.
A $900 million "com-
promise” school bill, which
included funds for teacher
pay raises, never got a di-
rect vote in either house.
Briscoe said he will call a
special session next month
if legislative leaders can
show him evidence a major-
ity of lawmakers are now
ready to face up to education
finance issues.
A medical malpractice
bill squeezed through the
session on closing night.
Doctors didn’t like it, but
some spokesmen for Texas
Medical Association con-
ceded it was better than no-
thing.
In spite of failures, the
legislature did manage to
pass a sweeping variety of
bills.
Among them:
The "Sunset Law” requir-
ing state agencies to justify
their existence peri-
odically . . . Merger of
three major state water
agencies into a Department
of Water Resources ... A
"natural death” act allow-
ing terminally ill patients
to specify that their lives
are not to be prolonged by
artificial methods . . . The
$528 million emergency
highway funding bill . . .
Substitution of lethal drugs
for the electric chair as the
legal method of
execution . . . Legalization
of laetrile in cancer
treatment ... A no-pain
speed bill banning insur-
ance penalties for 55-70
miles an hour speeding vio-
lations.
Crime Increasing
One in five Texas adults
responding to a survey said
they had been victims of
crimes, and one in 15 were
victims of violence.
Texas Department of Pub-
lic Safety released the fig-
ures as the result of a "crime
trend survey” which also
disclosed fear of crime is
widespread.
Thirty-nine per cent of
prior crime victims said
they expect to be victims a
second time, and 14 percent
who have escaped don’t fig-
ure their luck will holdout.
The survey indicated
most of the crimes involved
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property offenses, while vio-
lence declined slightly.
In other recent opinions,
Hill concluded:
Hospital district records
at least five years old can be
destroyed after they have
been duplicated and notice
given the state librarian.
Deputy sheriffs may be
appointed to patrol an an-
nual celebration only ifthey
meet requirements as peace
officers.
The legislature cannot
delegate its power to estab-
lish maximum loan in-
terests rates to an adminis-
trative agency.
Short Snorts
Value of Texas construc-
tion authorizationsdedined
during April from the re-
cord level of March
Sen. Don Adams of Jasper
is new president pro tem-
pore of the Texas Senate.
Dr. George G. Killinger
succeeds Paul F. Cromwell
Jr. on the State Board of
Pardons and Paroles July 1.
Comptroller Bob Bullock
reminded religious and
other non-profit, tax-
exempt organizations they
can hold one sale or auction
annually without having to
collect sales taxes. A new
law allowing the exemption
became effective May 24.
Judge Thomas H. Rout of
Houston was named by Gov.
Dolph Briscoe as judge of
the 208th district court of
Harris County.
R. Kenneth Towery, Uni-
versity of Texas assistant to
the chancellor, has rejoined
U.S. Sen. John Tower’s staff
as state executive director.
Texas crude oil produc-
tion totaled 95.3 million
barrels in March, down
from 99 million in March
1976, the Railroad Commis-
sion reported. March allow-
able was 113.7 million bar-
rels.
State senators voted
themselves $4,900 a month
to hire staff members be-
tween legislative sessions.
Amendments on Ballot
Half a dozen proposed
constitutional amendments
will be on the ballot next
November and nine more in
1978.
To be voted on this year
are amendments to allow
judges to deny bail to repeat
felons, permit tax relief for
historic buildings and sites,
enlarge the Court of Crimi-
nal Appeals, permit use of
electronic banking systems,
expand Judicial Qualifica-
tions Commission powers
and authorize another $200
million to finance low-
interest veterans land
loans.
Courts Speak
Texas Court of Criminal
Appeals up-held the death
penalty assessed a Fort
Worth man in the 1975
murder of a grocery clerk.
At the same time, a Cor-
pus Christi man sentenced
to life in prison for murder
got a new trial because
jurors were not informed on
circumstantial evidence
laws.
The high court directed a
new trial in a Harris County
workmen’s compensation
case where a lawyer com-
pared the suit to famous
state scandals.
Third Court of Civil Ap-
peals upheld a district court
finding that The University
of Texas student newspaper
should be allowed to en-
dorse political candidates.
A*'teen-aged girl con-
victed of burglary won a
new trial after lying about
her age at the time of the
original trial.
AG Opinions
The Department of Public
Welfare may require coun-
ties to collect a $20 applica-
tion fee from non-welfare
recipients for child support
services, Attv. Gen. John
Hill held.
Mrs. Miller Has
New Granddaughter
Mrs. Tommy Miller was
honored with a Granny
Shower Friday May 27. 1977
in the Troy Hoch home.
Stiles Route.
A stork was used as the
center piece for the serv-
ing table and the cake was
decorated with pink roses
to give congratulations to
the new Granny. The
group was served pink
punch, coffee, nuts and
mints.
Hostesses were Mrs.
James Johnson, Mrs. Wayne
Able, Mrs. J.L. Allen, Jr.,
Mrs. Nick Gates and Mrs.
Troy Hoch.
The new granddaughter
who arrived April 28, 1977,
is named Tiffany Dawn.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. David Gary of
Levelland, Texas.
Vance Molhusen
Graduates
Vance Molhusen, for-
mer Big Lake resident
and grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. J.L. Werst, Jr., was
among the 489 seniors
graduating from Wichita
Falls High School Thurs-
day evening, June 2.
Graduation ceremonies
were held in the Ligon
Coliseum on the campus
of Midwestern State Uni-
versity. Vance plans to
attend Southwest Texas
.State University in San
Marcos this fall. Mr. and
Mrs. Werst traveled to
Wichita Falls for the gra-
duation ceremonies.
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See samples at The Big Lake
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Sheep &
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Industry News
COMPILED BY TEXA8 8HEEP * QOAT
RAISERS’ ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 1480, San Angalo, Taxaa 76901
Guessing which way the Congressional wind will blow
is a fairly chancy undertaking at best, but the National
Wool Act appears to be alive and kicking.
Both houses of Congress have their own versions, of
course, the major differences boiling down to dollars
and cents. Basically, both are five year extensions of
the present Wool Act, minus the 1971 freeze. They
use the existing support price formula, but disagree on
how much of the formula-derived support price they
would accept.
The Senate version, which has passed the floor, would
set the incentive price at 85 per cent of the formula
for the first year, 90 per cent thereafter. The House
bill, now out of committee and awaiting floor action,
would maintain the 85 per cent figure for the full five
years. Market year 1977 is included in the plans and
would fare the same under either bill.
The formula itself is unchanged from past years and
is still the primary incentive-setting machinery. It is
determined by multiplying 62 cents by the ratio of the
average parity index of the three calendar years prior
to the year in question to the average parity index of
the years 1958 through 1960.
That may be a little hard to digest without some
judicious chewing, but most producers won't have their
hands on the necessary plug-in parity index figures any-
way. So, rather than having to work the math problems
ourselves, we've been given a sneak peek at the back
of the book.
For the market years 1977 through 1982, the original
support prices, according to formula: are $1.16, $1.27,
$1.35, $1.42, $1.48 and $1.55. Under either of the
unoposed extensions, the 1977 support price would be
85 per cent of $1.16, or 99 cents. This compares with
the frozen price set at the 1970 level of 72 cents.
These prices, as before, are for shorn wool, pulled
wool and mohair supports tagging along and possibly
leading, but not necessarily walking hand in hand with
shorn rates. Pulled wool and mohair supports, however
must be set within 15 per cent of shorn levels, either
above or below. This would be no particular change,
since mohair support levels in past years have hovered
about 10 per cent above shorn wool supports.
Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers' Association President
Bill Pfluger chairs the National Wool Grower-selected
committee supporting passage of the Wool Act. Pvt
of their job has been to outline needs and desires of the
wool and mohair producer, as well as fighting off po-
tentially harmful measures such as payment limitations
and the threatened exclusion of the 1977 marketing year.
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1977, newspaper, June 9, 1977; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth615130/m1/2/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.