Cedar Hill Chronicle (Cedar Hill, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1980 Page: 2 of 26
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Page 2— CEDAR HILL CHRONICLE, Thurs., Nov. 13, 1980
Democrats spins as Republicans win
Foreigner-anyone unfortunate enough to be born
outside Texas.” Texas Dictionary
By
Tim Murphy
Last week as the statewide election results rolled in
there was an unusual a mount of grave-spinning among
Texas Democrats in cemetaries across the state
who have passed on to the big New Deal in the sky.
Texas, one of the major strongholds of the Demo-
cratic Party since the war against the Yankees (some
history books refer to this as the Civil War),
unanimously supported a Republican candidate for
president in almost every precinct in the state.
Before this election, longtime Texas Democrats
were still recovering from the shock of a Republican
governor with a believable Texas accent being elected
in 1978.
It marked the first time Texas elected a Republican
governor since the Reconstruction days of the 1870’s,
when being a Democrat was similiar to being a
convicted murderer.
Some old Democrats say that the second coming of
the Reconstruction is on the way.
Another unexpected setback to Texas Democrats
was the major defection of former governor John
( wheeler-dealer) Connally to the Republican ranks in
the early 1970s.
In Texas, that move was almost but not quite as
sacrilegious as Darrell Royal coming out of retirement
to coach the Texas Aggies.
Other major defections this year to the Reagan
campaign were former guv’s Preston Smith, Allan
Shivers, and former lieutenant governor Ben (I’ll take
mine in cash) Barnes.
(Some cynics have said that it was more of a dash to
embrace the sure winner just in case certain favors
needed to be asked.)
Further evidence of a voter shift to the Republican
Party is evident in Dallas County. The county has
elected two consecutive Republican sheriffs and
ousted Democratic State Senator Ron Clower in favor
of Republican Dee Travis in the 1980 race.
To add insult to injury to the party, Dem. Billy
Clayton, speaker of the Texas House, was charged by
the FBI with accepting a bribe. Although cleared of the
charges, the point was made...the Democrats are on
the run.
Many old-time Texas Democrats are at a complete
loss to explain what is happening to the state's unique
one-party system of the past.
Actually the reason is so simple, a Democrat
wouldn't recognize it even if he stepped in it.
For the past 15 years the state's population has
increased at a remarkable rate and it’s not because a
lot of native born Texas babies are being hatched out
there either.
The Texas economy has been one of the strongest in
the nation and naturally attracts many people from
other parts of the country eager to take part in the
boom and get away from northern winters.
Finding a native Texas these days is almost as hard
as finding an automobile going 40 mph on U.S.
Highway 67 through Cedar Hill.
Many of these people moving in from the north also
have different political backgrounds and just don’t
show the proper reverence to Texas’ dictatorial style
of one-party politics.
Maybe if the Democratic Party had allowed a little
more breathing room for competition in the past they
wouldn’t be shouldering all the blame now for the past
25 years.
Who knows, maybe the Republican Party will
actually surprise some people and get something done.
As one old cynical Democrat said when speaking of
the Republican Party, “It’s not that bad, if you ain’t
used to much.’’
Fire Calls
The Cedar Hill
Volunteer Fire
Department answered
33 fire and ambulance
calls during the month of
October.
Six of the 14 fire calls
were for grass and brush
fires, with one each for
an auto fire, electrical
fire and plane crash.
The department
answered seven calls for
injured persons, one
gunshot wound, one
heart attack victim, and
five major accidents.
REPRESENTATIVE
Ray Keller’s
CAPITOL REPORT
Council wrestles
with vehicle usage
contd. from page 1
to pass a motion that city vehicle usage be determined
by each department head with the city manager
holding final jurisdiction.
Councilman Tidwell, Jim Hammitt,C. D. Bohannan,
Alton Daniel, T. W. Cannady, and Mayor George
Walters voted for the measure, with Lander opposed.
The council also agreed to Police Chief Steve
Campbell’s request to hire one additional officer under
the CETA program. Campbell said that CETA would
pick up the entire salary of the new officer, with
insurance and uniform costs being the only city
expense.
Chronicle Error
One of the most sinister disease of our age has got to
be cancer and probably none of us are immne from
knowing someone who has not had the dreaded
disease. The State of Texas, through the Department
or Health has been making great strides in our
commitment to assist those afflicted in one way or
another. Some of these are certainly worthy of review.
Public health services of all kinds are available to all
Texas residents through the Department of Health and
its regional offices. This network includes clinics in 251
of 254 counties where there is provided the professional
and technical assistance necessary for comprehensive
health services. Specifically, for cancer there are
several programs available to our citizens.
Patient Care Services is currently funded in five
Public Health Regions. There we find casefinding for
various types of cancer including skin, breast, oral
examinations. Family Planning Centers also provide
female-related examinations and instructions ae
given in all clinics for self-examination.
Since September, 1979, special medical and rehabili-
tative services have been made available for children
with cancer. The program is under the Crippled Chil-
drens Proram. To be eligible for benefits under this
program requires that the child be such that there is
reason to assume the services could cure or rest the
condition. Financial eligibility requirements are now
being developed.
Public education is a big area of committment from
the state. This includes films for librarires, literature
distribution and counselling on the risks of smoking
and other health problems. The state also maintains
an intricate network of vital statistics and data. This is
of great benefit to all the other public health programs
statewide.
Finally, in 1976 a statewide cancer data system Wa^
instituted across Texas known as the Texas Cancer
Registry. Currently 227 institutions participate in the
program to identify the incidence and prevalence of
cancer which then becomes an invaliable tool for
directing preventive efforts to those areas most likely
to be in need.
The involvement of the State in battling cancer has
increased dramatically in recent years and no doubt
more is in store for the future. If you have some
specific questions there is a toll-free number,
1-800-392-2040 for your service on these programs or as
always you can call my office.
Last week the
Chronicle mistakenly
printed the third
amendment to the city
charter that was
approved by Cedar Hill
voters as councilmen
running for another
elective office must
resign their positions.
The amendment
should have read that if a
council seat becomes
vacant a special election
must be called within 60
days to fill the seat, if
more than 90 days before
a regular election.
Gramm expresses
thanks for voter
confidence
Anthony Harrington
Sensing the News
If the sponsors of a certain bill now pending in the
House of Representatives have their way, bad risks in
the marketplace will have access to a substantial line
of credit, at the expense of the taxpayers of this
country.
I refer to the House bill no 7902, a proposal to
establish a so-called National Development Bank with
$5 billion in assets provided by the taxpayers. The
word “bank” is a misnomer, of course, for no private
bank operates in the way the National Development
Bank would operate.
The House bill says that borrowers must prove that
they are unable to obtain funds on reasonable terms
from other sources.
If a borrower is unable to obtain a loan from a
commercial bank, one can be sure that his project isn’t
a sound business investment. Private lending institu-
tions are eager to make loans to individuals and
organizations that a credit-worthy and that have
practical business projects in hand.
Why should the taxpayers be called upon to finance
projects that skilled, professional lenders reject? The
country doesn’t need to aid impractical, unsound
schemes.
It isn’t benevolence to aid sick industries or fly by
night businesses. Yet many liberals imagine that this
is the ultimate in do goodism. This misplaced genero-
sity, involving taxpayer funds, wouldn’t add to the
wealth of the country. It is a band-aid approach that
does more harm than good. The $5 billion that would be
given to the National Development Bank is $5 billion
that would be taken away from the people and that,
would be applied to productive enterprises.
New jobs can’t be created by handing money to people
who have no experience in business planning or in
responsible management of investment funds. These
are the only ones that would need to apply to the
National Development Bank for a loan. Other would be
borrowers can qualify for loans from private banks.
This type of scheme is usually intended as a payoff
for political elements that demand federal cash for
their support on election day. It amounts to political
redistribution of private funds, channeling taxpayer
dollars into the hands of people who aren’t enter-
prisers. The borrowers from a National Development
Bank would be people with a poor record of business
achievement but a large measure of political influence.
That this scheme gets any hearing in Washington is
evidence of the low state of public understanding. This
government giveaway organiztion wouldn't be a bank
in any real sense. Unfortunately, we are moving closer
and closer to the day when government completely
takes over the allocation of credit. This is the ultimate
political tool in our society, a Big Brother device to
reward the indolent and the incapable who have no
taste for self-reliance.
H.R. 7902 should be firmly rejected by the House of
Representatives if it want to preserve free enterprise
and a sound economy.
U.S. Rep. Phil Gramm
said he is “deeply
grateful” for the
confidence expressed in
him by voters of the
Sixth Congressional
District. Gramm won
reeiection to a second
term in the U.S. House of
Representatives with 70
percent of the vote.
Gramm said the
results of Tuesday’s
voting, not only in his
race but nationwide, in-
dicated that voters were
less concerned with
“questions of party”
than with a candidate's
record and commitment
to a “return to reason
and responsibility in
government at all
levels.”
“I hope that with this
new mandate, Congress
can move ahead with
efforts to reorder our
national priorities so
that we can balance the
federal budget, rebuild
our economic and
military strength and
create the marketplace
incentives necessary to
significantly increase
domestic production of
energy,” Gramm said.
Gramm noted that the
“lame duck” session of
Congress which began
on Nov. 12 would require
him to reschedule a series
of town meetings in the
Sixth District which has
been set for later this
month. He said that he
would hold the question-
and-answer sessions in
early December, if the
upcoming congressional
session has ended, or in
early January.
Chamber to elect new directors
At the November
membership meeting of
the Cedar Hill Chamber
of Commerce, the
annual election to
replace outgoing
directors, will be held.
Nominess include W.
S. Permenter, Mike
Bomar, Randy Roten,
Steve Phillips, Dr.
Frank Crawford, Pat
Mobley, and Joyce
Andrus. Only members
with paid dues are
eligible to vote.
The speaker for the
noon meeting will be Dr.
Sarkis Kechejian,
founder of the Heart
Institute. Dr. Kechejian
lectures frequently on
the care and prevention
of heart disease.
The Nov. 20 meeting is
scheduld to take place at
the Northwood Institute.
Cedar Hill Chronicle
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