The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, September 10, 1971 Page: 4 of 8
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THE WEST NEWS — WEST, TEXAS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1971
HIGHLIGHTS AND SIDELIGHTS
FROM YOUR STATE CAPITAL
By BILL BOYKIN
Texas Press Association
Austin — Gov, Preston Smith
sprang one surprise after an-
other in announcing appoint-
ments to key state positions.
One of the biggest was selec-
tion of his longtime legal aide
and top political campaign
worker Robert D. (Bob) Bullock,
formerly of Hillsboro, as Secre-
tary of State, .succeeding Mar-
tin Dies, Jr.
A few day earlier, he selected
another staff assistant, V. Larry
Teaver of Lubbock, to the State
Board of Insurance. Surprise
here was that Teaver did not re-
place Durwood Manferd, veter-
an member of the board.
Manford got a new six-year
term and Charles P Mathews, a
Dallas trucking executive and
attorney until two years ago,
was moved from the board to an
Austin district judgeship.
Teaver replaced Mathews when
the freshman board member be-
came judge of the new 200th
Travis County district court.
Smith stirred some contro-
versy by naming a successor lo
Brig. Gen. James M. Rose as as-
sistant adjutant general of Tex-
as for air. On recommendation
of Maj. Gen. Russ Ayers, the
state adjutant general, he pick-
ed Lt. Col. Belisario D. J. Flores
of Sun Antonio for the Air Na-
tional Guard command.
Kcilist rioting Moves On
A two-way legislative redis-
trieting fight moved toward a
Supreme Court decision last
week.
Atty. Gen. Crawford Martin
filed briefs in appeal from the
August 2 Austin district court
ruling that House of Representa-
tives reapportionment this year
is unconstitutional because it
improperly violates county lines.
Martin said the “one man, one
vote” rule of federal courts eli-
minates state constitutional pro-
vision safeguarding county
lines.
A! tlie same time. 53rd District
Judge Herman Jones refused to
prevent the Texas Legislative
Redistricting Board from re-
apportioning the State Senate
and said the Board may also do
preliminary House realignment.
Time for attack on board’s work,
concluded. Jones, is when it fin-
ishes.
Rep. Fred Head of Henderson
brought suit in Jones' court to
prevent the Board from redis-
tricting House and Senate. He
contended new census data is
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not complete and that reappor-
tionment should be left until
1973. Head indicated efforts will
be made to get his suit before
the Supreme Court at the same
time as the attack, on House re-
apportionment of the regular
session.
Teacher Pay Hike OK
Up to 90 per cent of 133,000
Texas teachers will get their pay
raise as approved by the Legis-
lature in spite of the 90-day
wage freeze, under a Texas Edu-
cation Agency ruling.
Ruling by State Education
Commissioner J. W. Edgar is
subject to approval by federal
authorities, it would go to 1,200
local school districts on Sept. 8
unless reversed in Washington,
but is subject to further inter-
pretation at local school board
level.
Edgar said teachers signed
contracts prior to Aug. 15, many
were at work July 1, and others
had readied an agreement and
established eligibility to per-
form with a local school before
the president’s freeze order.
Commissioner Edgar concluded
that raises were in order also in
local school districts which pay
salaries above the state mini-
mum where agreements were
reached before Aug. 15,
AG Opinions
A justice of the peace who is
not an attorney must have serv-
ed a minimum of two terms of
four years each to be exempt
from attending a 40-hour course
of instruction for non-lawyers,
Atty. Gen. Crawford Martion
held.
Welfare Cut Delayed
Start of new state fiscal year
on Sept. 1 did not bring reduced
aid to fatherless welfare fami-
lies, even though Texas refused
to raise $80 million a year cate-
gorical benefit ceiling last
spring.
Cuts are expected In a few
months, however. State Welfare
Department reports. Average of
SI 18.53 per month assistance for
families with dependent chil-
dren is expected to remain
through January.
New program for paying
medicine bills of welfare recipi-
ents through separate program
helped postpone reduction, Wel-
fare Department said.
Despite All Efforts Poverty,
Like a Shadow, Pursues Society
Will poverty ever cease to be
a problem, and will welfare ev-
er be brought under control?
These are questions that more
and more people are asking as
the taxpayer’s burden of sup-
porting countless aid and train-
ing programs becomes heavier
year after year. Two decades of
unprecedented prosperity have
been accompanied by the switch
of a steadily growing propor-
tion of the population from the
ranks of producers and tax-
payers to the ranks of depen-
dents.
A lengthy feature story on the
subject in U.S. News & World
Report shows how dramatic this
switch has been and how it has
continued despite all the poli-
tical promises to end poverty
and in spite of federal, state,
and local aid schemes of the
most elaborate and far-reach-
ing kind. Many people are won-
dering whether the problem of
poverty has any solution. For
some four decades, uncounted
billions of dollars have poured
out of public treasuries in pay-
ments and services to “uplift”
the poor in the United Slates.
And. as U. S. News reports,
since 1950 — a period of growth
and prosperity _ welfare rolls
have soared. In 1950, 6.2 million
persons were receiving welfare
assistance at a cost of $2.5 bil-
lion. Today, 14.4 million people
are on the relief rolls, and ex-
penditures are about $18 billion
annually.
Direct expenditures for wel-
fare are but part of the story.
Additional billions have been
spent by all levels of govern-
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State Dove
Distribution !s
Unusual This Year
An unusual mourning dove
distribution pattern materializ-
ed lust week as hunters took to
the field for the start of dove
season in Texas' Northern Zone.
Texas Parks and Wildlife De-
partment field personnel indi-
cated that the extreme eastern
and western portions of the state
Lave unusually good dove popu-
lations, while many of the tra-
ditionally better hunting areas
in the central third of the state
are slightly below par.
The piney woods area of East
Texas may have its best season
in years, apparently because
there were fewer heavy rains
to disrupt nesting. Deep East
Texas is not usually considered
as good for dove production as
the farm and ranch land
through the state's midsection.
In the far west, where dove
populations are usually sparse,
field reports indicate sizeable
flocks where food is available.
Heavy concentrations have been
noted on the South Plains,
Trans-Pecos, and along the Rio
Glrande downstream from El
Paso. The Permian Basin area
also has some good populations.
Hunters are advised, however
that the far western dove pop-
ulations have a way of disap-
pearing practically overnight in-
to Mexico. Hunters are advised
to get into the field early in
the season, because the evacua-
tion might be complete by the
season’s second week.
There is one wedge-shaped
area of Central and North Cen-
tral Texas which traditionally
has good dove hunting — and
tins probably will be no excep-
tion. This area is roughly bound
on the north by Wichita Falls,
Abilene and Fort Worth, and it
stretches south to near Austin.
Officials suspect that the ov-
erall dove population may be
down slightly this year, al-
though it is practically impos-
sible to determine at this time.
Last season, hunters bagged
approximately 9,000.000 birds.
This was a rather low figure,
but due more to bud weather
and low hunter participation
than a lack of birds.
There were heavy rains over
' much of the North Zone on
| opening day in 1970, and it
j rained over much of the South
j Zone on the first two weekends
I of that season Hunter surveys
! indicate that many shooters who
have an unsuccessful first day
| decline to go out again until the
next year.
The mourning dove season
| for the North Zone is Sept. 1
i through Oct. 30. South 2k>ne is
: Sept. 25 through Nov. 23. except
! in those counties having a white
| winged dove season. In these
counties, the season in Sept. 4
and 5: Sept. 11 and 12, and Sept.
25 through Nov. 19. Daily bag
limit is 10. possession limit 20
for both species. The shooting
hours are from 12 noon tc sun-
set.
ment on education, counseling,
job training and community
improvements — all programs
designed lo end poverty. How-
ever, like the dream of eternal
youth, the dream of ending
poverty is elusive. Page after
page of the U. S. News article
is devoted to recounting the
discouraging failure of public
schemes and programs too nu-
merous to mention. As the cost
of these programs has soared,
the problem of growing depen-
dency on the institution of wel-
farism has multiplied. More than
that, so far as poverty is con-
cerned, the definition of the
word changes with the rising
affluence of the society as a
whole. At one time, poverty was
defined as applying only to the
''destitute" — which meant peo-
ple without the essentials of
survival. Later, the definition
was changed to include those
suffering “hardship” —- insuffi-
cient food, clothing and shelter.
Then, their failure to obtain
medical attention in an emer-
gency was also included under
the heading of poverty. Cur-
rently, the term poverty strick-
en is defined to include all of
those living in "deprivation”
or "disadvantage.”
In other words, poverty is not
an absolute. It is measured in
terms of the affuence of others.
As one economist observes of the
phenomenon of poverty: “In an
affluent society, people are wil-
ling to devote larger and larger
sums of money to programs
which they hope will alleviate
the misery of the poor. In the
process, there is a public de-
mand by those in poverty that
builds up to tin; supply. Poverty
pursues society like a shadow
following a running man.”
Many people feel today that
the shadow is catching up with
us. Their belief is reinforced by
the tendency to accept welfare
as a respectable means of sur-
vival, even to the point of or-
ganizing to demand more liberal
sharing of the fruits of those
who work. Many Welfare re-
cipients now belong to a na-
tional movement in quest of big-
ger and better benefits for
themselves. The next, question
that must be faced is this.
When does the war on poverty
become indistinguishable from
the communist dogrria of shar-
ing in accordance with need?
When does the war on poverty,
led by the good and generous
citizens of the country, become
a social and political revolution
led by those who want to de-
stroy a system and take the
fruits of other men’s labor?
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IN TEXAS.
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