Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 1983 Page: 7 of 18
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Coleman, Texas, September 15,1983
COLEMAN COUNTY CHRONICLE
STATE CAPITAL
M6HUGHTS
By Lyndsl Wiliams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
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AUSTIN—Embattled Tex-
Attorney General Jhn
Mattox, himself the target of
a grand jury investigation, is
apparently conducting his
own probe of the panel’s
district attorney.
Records revealed last week
that Mattox’s top aide has
obtained financial disclosure
reports from 1973-76 for
then-State Rep. Ronnie
Earle, now the DA investi-
gating Mattox.
Mattox said the aide, Tom
Green ordered the financial
statements on his own.
Green did not comment.
"When somebody’s being
investigated, the first thing
they do is investigate the in-
vestigator,” Earle said, add-
ing he has been the subject
of such close scrutiny since
taking office.
An interesting twist to
this probe-counter-probe is
that Earle charged himself
last March with failing to
file a disclosure on time, and
he fined himself and paid
$212.
His voluntary action came
on the heels of a similar
plea and fine by House
Speaker Gib Lewis.
The probe seeks to find
whether Mattox properly re-
ported an ’83 primary cam-
paign loan. A Seattle bank
loan to Mattox's brother and
sister during that period is
questionable in the jury's
eyes.
Green appeared before the
grand jury last week, the
eighth Mattox staffer to do
so, and denied he ordered
state staff to research the
confidentiality of loan docu-
ments under Washington law.
Old Grain
A host of Texas officials,
including Gov. Mark White
and We|t Texas State Sen.
Bill Sims are asking the fed-
eral government to release
deteriorating corn stored dur-
ing the Soviet grain em-
bargo to feed drought-
sticken herds.
White said he and Sims
may take some West Texas
ranchers to Washington, D.C.
to explain that even if fains
come to parched ranges, it
is too late to help grow grass.
The pair is talking about
com that is unfit for human
consumption. Meanwhile,
the cost of grain has risen
because of the federal pay-
ment-in-kind program which
was intended to reduce crop
yield.
Inflation, Votes
The White House has
some valid hopes that the
P1K program will stabilize
the farm and ranch, and the
gamble on releasing the grain
is whether it will subvert the
market price.
Ranchers have been liqui-
dating herds for some days
now, and word from some is
that liquidation is eating
more and more into their
equity.
Ever-humorous Texas Ag-
riculture Commissioner Jim
Hightower didn’t miss any
chances to dig at the Rea-
gan Administration last
week: "Reagan’s idea of a
good farm program is ‘Hee
Haw’.’’
Manro, Gas Sales
Land Commissioner Garry
Mauro, who two weeks ago
closed an historic deal to sell
gas from state lands directly
to the City of San Antonio,
said last week hd is consid-
ering offering a similar deal
to Corpus Christi.
Mauro expects the San
Antonio arrangepadnt to save
ratepayers tjjere about $3.6
million a year, and the Cor-
pus Christi deal could swe
consumers thousand* of dol-
lars.
As Land Commissioner,
Mauro has the option of tak-
ing its royalty payments for
wells on state-owned land
either in cash or in gas. He
says he can make more mon-
ey for the Permanent School
Fund by selling the gas in-
stead poking the cash.
Redistricting
The U.S. Justice Depart-
ment last week approved
changes in the Texas state
senate district lines passed
by senators in the past ses-
sion. i
The approval almost
makes it two down and one
to go in the redistricting
package. Three weeks ago
the feds approved the House
plan, and they still must rule
whether to accept the con-
gressional plan.
However, the senate plan
was passed by the Texas
Senate but was never acted
on by the House, and the
Associated Republicans of
Texas intend to keep chal-
lenging it in the courts. The
plan enhances Hispanics’
chances of winning a senator
from the Valley and from
Houston.
The plan must be ap-
proved by a three-judge fed-
eral court which has juris-
diction over the redistricting
lawsuit.
Coming Session
House Speaker Gib Lewis
handed out committee sub-
ject assignments last week,
a hint of issues to come in
future sessions. Among the
issues Lewis wants studied
and reported back to the full
Legislature are white-collar
crime, the conversion of
closed military bases to mini-
mum security prisons, the
conversion of irrigated farm-
land to water-efficient crops
or dryland crops, and devel-
opment of wine and grape
industries.
Although rumors surface
from time to time that Gov.
Mark White intends to call a
special session before 1984
to raise teacher salaries, no
hard evidence arises. A blue-
ribbon panel studying the
issue has completed its work,
for one thing, and state
revenues haven’t increased
enough to avoid a tax hike
for teacher pay.
Jf White calls a special
session to raise taxes, he is
asking legislators to vote for
new taxes only a few short
months before the ’84 pri-
mary elections. Some observ-
ers believe such a session
would backfire on White.
Abandoned Money
Boosts State Coffers
AUSTIN, TEX., Aug.
31, 1983: Texas Treasurer
Ann Richards said today
that she is depositing a
total dt $7.1 million in
abandoned money collec-
tions to the state’s General
Revenue and Available
School Funds, a 42 percent
increase over the amount
deposited last year.
The Treasurer also
proudly reported that re-
funds of abandoned money
to rightful owners were
more than double last
r’s rate. She said more
million has been
owners this
year as a result of the
newly implemented “loca-
tor unit” in the Treasury’s
Unclaimed Property Divi-
sion.
According to state law,
Richards said, abandoned
money collected by the
state which is not returned
to owners must be
transfered to the state's
operating funds to help
finance vital programs
such as education, law
enforcement and transpor-
tation.
"In February, shortly
after taking office, I pro-
mised the legislature that
we would deposit nearly
$6.6 million from abandon-
ed money collections to
funds available for spend-
ing", Richards said. “We
have exceeded that
amount by a half-million
dollars while returning
twice as much as last year
to rightful owners."
Under state law, aban-
Revenue Fund. These in-
clude collections from such
sources as unclaimed cor-
porate dividends, security
deposits and other types of
property. Yesterday’s de-
posit to General Revenues
totaled $3.6 million.
'The Unclaimed Money
Program is important for
two reasons", Richards
said. “First, it reunites
thousands of Texans with
their misplaced or forgot-
ten money. Apd second, as
was demonstrated recent-'
ly, the program contri-
butes millions of dollars to
financing the operations of
our state government.”
Under the state's un-
claimed property laws,
money or other assets that
have been unclaimed or
abandoned for seven years
must be turned over to the
custody of the state treas-
urer, who then is respon-
sible for preserving the
money until the rightful
owner can be located and
files a claim.
Types of property
covered by the law include
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inactive checking and sav-
ings Recounts, abandoned 1
pafe deposit boxes, un-
claimed security deposits,
uncashed money orders or
cashiers checks, unclaimed
insurance benefits and un-
used gift certificates.
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1Amazing Facts1
Joe Crews, Speaker
on KSTA Radio
Mon. & Thurs. 6:00 p.m.
"Remember The Sabbath Day
To Keep It Holy”
(ex. 20:8)
Come Worship With Us Every
54 TURD A Y MORNING
9:20 a.m.
Tuesday Night - Bible Study
at 7:15 p.m.
Coleman
S.D.A. Chapel
213 S. Pecos Street
Glen Cove
News Items
Written by Mrs. Harry Canady
Lucy Whittington went
to Brownwood Monday to
get Jamea. She plans to
take him back Wednesday.
Mrs. Fairybelle holley's
funeral was held at the
Glen Cove Baptist church
Tuesday. Rev. Cartwright
preached the services,
assisted by Rev. Charles
Mitchell. Mrs. Holley once
lived in Glen Cove. We
were sorry to hear of her
passing away. May the
Lord be with those loved
ones left.
The Charles Mitchells
visited the Otis Bertrands
one evening last week.
Visiting in the Mitchell
home this week are Mr.
and Mrs. Garth Odom of
Lenorah and Mr. and Mrs.
Wiley Williams of Cisco.
These couples are spend-
ing the week camping at
Horde Creek Lake and the
7VT
Mitchells will be visiting
with them out at the lake
some. The Odoms and the
Williams were members of
the Lenorah Baptist
Church when Charles was
pastor there several years
ago.
The Glen Cove Baptist
Church was glad to have
several visitors Sunday
morning. Among them
were Mr. and Mrs. Feeler
and brother and wife.
The Glen Cove W.M.U.
ladies went to Hopewell
Baptist Church Monday
morning to join in the
“Week of Prayer” for state
missions program. They
had all five day's pro-
grams, plus two film strips.
The Hoewell W.M.U.
ladies served a bountiful
salad luncheon to the
group. Everyone seemed
to enjoy the program and
meal. To go from Glen
Cove were Mrs. T. L.
Pond, Mrs. Beulah Helm,
Addie Hinds, Geneva Kil-
gore, Janie Dawson, sons
Brent, Kyle and Blake and
Stena Mitchell.
We want to remember
these who are sick, in
prayer; Mr. Otis Bertrand,
Mrs. Cora Byers, Bill
Powell’s mother, Jackie
Dawson and for these
ladies from the Glen Cove
community, but are in the
rest home now: Mrs. Ida
Morton, Mrs. Rillie Ayers
and Mrs. Kate Laws.
Stena Mitchell visited
with Mrs. Oma Kyle one
afternoon last week.
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savings and loans-which
are not claimed by owners
are deposited to the Avail-
able School Fund at the
end of the fiscal year. The
Available School Fund,
Richards noted, is used for
the state's share of public
education costs, including
teacher salaries and pro-
viding textbooks to school
children.
The Treasury deposited
$3.5 million to the Avail-
able School Fund yester-
day.
Richards said collections
from other sources not
refunded to owners are
deposited to the General
Wes* of Court House ^
625-4141 Coleman, Texas^
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all imported macaws
are alive and well
COLLEGE STATION—
Veterinary doctor! have re-
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ty President Frank Vandiver
that not a tingle Bolivian |
macaw parrot has died or be-
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the birds were shipped here for
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After attending a special I
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conducting the privately fund-
ed program, which would im-1
prove the way jungle birds are |
captured, handled and trans-
ported and cut down on the |
number of deaths.
Dr. Vandiver said he wished I
ail concerned conservationists
could see the macaw activity. “I
believe they would regard it as
a model program,” the Texas j
A&M president declared.
The research program does I
not increase in any way the
number of parrots and other
exotic birds that would be ship-1
ped from Bolivia otherwise. |
officials explained.
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