The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1981 Page: 2 of 8
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AUGUST 13,1981
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Opinions
....ours, yours theirs....
STATE CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Lyndell Williams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN—Following the
adjournment of the special
session Tuesday night, a
question now on lips in
Capitol halls is when will the
Governor call a special ses-
sion?
Speculation has it the
Legislature will have to meet
again in September or Octo-
ber, after the federal budget
is approved, to adjust state
programs receiving federal
revenues.
The feds will leave it up
to the states to decide where
some of the money is needed.
Although this column
went to press before the first
special session was gavelled
to a close, the political dy-
namics were already in full
action for the three remain-
ing issues: redistricting, prop-
erty tax reform, and repeal
of the 10-cent ad valorem
tax.
Redistricting
Battle lines on redistricting
were drawn between Demo-
crats and Republicans, with
the Democrats stalling action
in the House most of last
week.
After forming a coalition
of some 78 votes and forcing
the Speaker to send the bill
back to committee for
amendments, the Democrats
chose to keep the bill in com-
mittee until the end of the
week.
The delay was meant to
avoid an ambush on the
House floor, while backers
lined up support in the Sen-
ate. Their strategy was to
pass out their plan or none,
forcing Gov. Bill Clements
to either veto the bill or let
the plan stick.
Clements had threatened
to veto any plan which did
not create a primarily black
congressional district in Dal-
las, but he also stated pub-
licly that he wanted to be rid
of two liberal Dallas con-
gressmen, Democrats Jim
Mattox and Martin Frost.
The governor’s plan also
altered the liberal districts to
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make them strong Republi-
can districts.
Democrat Counter
The Democrats countered
by creating a 61 percent
black district, and weakened
Mattox and Frost, but drew
up two districts which pre-
sumably could be won by
either a Republican or a con-
servative Democrat. Clem-
ents said he would veto that
plan, too, and the Democrats
set about to give a chance
to do so.
Clements, they felt, would
have a hard time explaining
why he vetoed a 61 percent
black district.
The Governor, for his
part, doesn’t have a hard
time explaining anything to
anybody. The subtleties of
cover-up issues were lost
long ago on the redistricting
issue: it became grab as you
can for your political party
and survival.
Speaker Clayton offered a
compromise congressional
plan which put him squarely
in the middle between the
Governor and the members
of bis party.
Also caught in the middle
were the conservative Demo-
crats, who surprised both the
liberals and the GOP. For
months now the conservative
Democrats have been caught
in a squeeze play between
Republicans and liberals,
with both groups expecting
them to disintegrate. But it
has been the conservatives
who have shown the back-
bone, choosing to take the
heat and avoid a polarization
of legislators. Whether they
flourish or diminish in the
coming elections, of course.
remains to be seen.
A non-legislator who has
played a key role in forming
the coalition is Texas Demo-
crat Party chairman Bob
Slagle, who, in sports jargon,
was all over the field.
Ad Valorem Repeal
The Governor scored
heavily on the ad valorem
issue, putting his foot down
on an attempt to lower the
10-cent tax to 3 cents.
Clements wants the tax off
the books.
The Senate skirted debate
on the 3-cent tax when Lt.
Gov. Bill Hobby upheld a
point of order the bill was
not germane to the Gover-
nor's call.
The ad valorem tax sup-
plies money for building con-
struction at 17 state colleges,
and legislators are hesitant
about striking the tax until
alternate revenue sources are
found.
Property Tax Reform
The property tax reform
bill sailed through the
House, was amended slight-
ly in the Senate, and was ex-
pected to pass the Legisla-
ture.
Legislator Recovers
Longview Rep. Mike Mar-
tin survived a shotgun as-
sassination attempt last
week. The freshman Repub-
lican was hit in the elbow
with four pellets of 00 buck-
shot as he got out of his car
late last Thursday night.
Martin spent two days in the
hospital, but was on his feet
and in the Capitol, still con-
fused about the motive of his
would-be killer. Police have
announced no suspects in the
case.
Personal Service
is what you will receive when
you shop in Big Lake with local
merchants for all your needs.
Your business is handled by
people you know and they will
be there to stand behind what
they sell. Big Lake merchants,
in turn, support civic
improvements, club functions,
school activities, baseball teams,
and church groups.
Shop Big Lake First
is not just a slogan
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From our files
FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK
All around winners in
the 20th annual Reagan
County Junior Rodeo in-
cluded Jill Schneemann,.
daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Max Schneemann,
Jr., Senior Girls; Joleta
Everett, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ever-
ett, Junior Girls; and Co-
dy Everett, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Ever-
ett, Sub-Junior Boys.
Coach Wilburn
George announced phys-
icals for football candi-
dates .would be held
Thursday. Owl seniors
who were All District
last year include Jen-
nings Teel, Dennis
Kruse and Britt Poy-
nor. Other seniors in-
clude Opie Settle, Jim
Moore, Don Thompson,
Frank Moreno and Tom-
my Phillips.
Friends of Youth, a
group organized to
raise money to equip
the new Youth Center,
reported $925 had been
received in donations
toward their goal of
$10,000.
10 YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK
Jeff Surls was named
the Outstanding Drum
Major at the WTSU
Band Camp in competi-
tion with some 850 drum
majors from schools of
all classifications.
Gina Hickman was selec-
ted a member of the
Honors Band at the
camp, Hilda Kruse was
named the outstanding
twirler in the intermedi-
ate twirling classes,
and Leslie Schaible was
selected to perform in
the top brass choir of
the camp. RCHS band
director Mike Barry
served on the camp
staff.
Other RCHS band stu-
dents attending the
camp included Karen
McWilliams, Teddia
Miller, Malinda George,
Judy Dison, Cindy Em-
ert, Jeannie Fischel,
Laura Miller, Janet
Guess, Valerie Molhu-
sen, Caron Johnson,
Kim Page, Mark Rack-
ley, Marshall Gray, Jack
Oliver, Debbie Dykes,
Don Richmond, Bob
Stout, Ricky Roach,
Tony Clemmer, and Lisa
White.
Danny Newbrough, a
Texon native and an
RCHS graduate, was on
the team of scientists
at NASA base near
Houston guiding the
Apollo 15 adventures on
the Moon. Newbrough,
a physicist, is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
Newbrough.
15 YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK
A capping ceremony
for the present class of
Reagan Memorial Hos-
pital School of Vocation-
al Nurses in Training
was scheduled next
Tuesday evening. Stu-
dents include Mrs.
Betty Clifton, Mrs. Sam-
my DeArmon, Mrs. Jo
Hodges, Mrs. Dorothy
Howard, Mrs. Beverly
Robbins, Mrs. Alice
Lucas, Judy Traviloi and
Mrs. Marvis Wilburn.
Aims, purposes and
highlights of the vo-
cational nurses training
will be given by Mrs.
Nina Franklin, adminis-
trator; Mrs. Hazelle
Brothers, RN, director of
nurses; and Mrs. Rose
McWilliams, RN, LVN
instructor. Mrs. Mc-
Williams will be assisted
by the first LVN class in
the ceremony.
In the 10th annual
Reagan County Junior
Rodeo, Phil Farr was
runner-up for All
Around Champion in
the Senior Boys division;
Max Schneemann III
tied for All Around
in the Junior Boys di-
vision with Mickie Clark
of Eldorado; and Jay
Scott was runner-up
for All Around in the
Boys Sub-Junior divi-
sion.
Cheatham's Grocery
advertised round, loin,
or T-bone steak on spec-
ial at 894 per pound
while Foodway featured
lean ground beef at 2
lbs. for 894.
Jeanne Arnold Real
Estate advertised loans
available at 53/« per cent
interest on new three
bedroom, 2 bath houses
in Big Lake.
20 YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK
In a business trans-
action effective August
1, Mr. and Mrs. Troy
White became owners of
The Model men's shop,
purchasing the business
from Aubrey Edwards,
owner and operator the
past 13 years.
Big Lake City Council
set the tax rate for the
1961-62 fiscal year at
$1.15 per $100 valua-
tion. A tax roll of
$3,118,000 for the com-
ing year was adopted,
Blan Benton, city secre-
tary, stated.
Reagan County Little
League All-Stars lost to
Sonora 11-4 last Thurs-
day night in a second-
round playoff game.
Sam Mendez went the
full six innings as Big
Lake's pitcher but gave
up 11 hits. He struck
out six Sonora batters
and walked two. David
Werst, third baseman,
was the leading hitter
for Big Lake. He singled
in the first. In the third
inning, he hit to third
base and was thrown out
at first, with Wade
Daugherty scoring from
third. The throw to
home plate was wild and
Dick Miller scored from
second. In his final time
at bat of his Little
League career in the
fifth inning, Werst hit
a home run over the
right field fence with
Dick Miller on base to
end the Big Lake scor-
ing. A1 Barnes, short
stop, hit a double
in the third inning, and
Juan Levario a double
in the sixth. The rest of
the Big Lake hits were
singles by Danny Love,
catcher; Dick Miller,
centerfield; Wade
Daugherty, second base;
Ronnie Baxter, first
base; and Sam Mendez,
pitcher.
Big Lake Women's
first Softball Tourna-
ment starts Saturday.
Teams entered include
Crane, Ballinger,
Bronte, Monahans, Win-
ters, Robert Lee, and
Big Lake Asa-ettes.
The Asa-ettes roster in-
cludes Zelma Routh,
Jerry Willmon, Mary
Tatum, Peggy Edgar,
Elnora Chamberlain,
Johnnye Jacobs, Sondra
Smith, Carolyn Martin,
Marilyn McReavy, Sybil
Henderson, Helen Hen-
derson and Janice Fos-
ter.
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1981, newspaper, August 13, 1981; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth656591/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.