Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 8, Ed. 1 Monday, June 25, 1990 Page: 3 of 8
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JACKSBORO GAZETTE-NEWS JACKSBORO, TEXAS 76056
MONDAY, JUNE 25,1990
City Sales Tax Rebate
Check Up 39% from 1989
State Comptroller Bob
Bullock said Friday his office
sent checks totaling $83.3
million in local sales tax re-
bates to Texas Cities and
counties.
"We're seeing another
month of strong sales tax
figures and that's good news
for Texas," Bullock said.
Checks to cities totaled
$74.9 million, an increase of
almost 13 percent over re-
bates to cities last June,
Bullock said. So far this year,
tatol rebates to cities are up
'Mpercent.
Jacksboro received
$16,137.88 this month, up
39.22% from last year's pay-
ment of $11,591.60. Pay-
ments during the first of
1990, however, were down
1.98%, at $104,808.24, from
$106,920.33 payment to date
during the first of 1989.
Bryson reported no pay-
ment during this period in
Mosbacher
4jMl-educated and well-
trained work force is essen-
tial if Texas is going to be
competitive in the national
and international market-
place," she said Wednesday.
"Money is not the only
answer," she added, saying
companies looking to locate
in Texas consider education
an important factor in the
decision. The primary fac-
tors in providing a good edu-
cation is parental, followed
by community, involvement,
and more local control. "We
can't ask taxpayers for more
money unless we can first
demonstrate that our cur-
rent tax dollars are being
1990 or 1989, but year to
date payments to that city
are down 15-82% from the
1989 to date total, of
$4,943.98. Bryson has re-
ceived $4,161.87 during the
first part of 1990.
This month's checks in-
clude taxes collected on April
sales and reported in May by
businesses filing monthly
tax returns. Merchants col-
lect the sales taxes and send
them to the comptroller's
office with their tax returns.
The state keeps its six per-
cent share and each month
sends cities and counties
their portion of the sales tax.
All local sales taxes must
be approved by local voters
and may be used for any legal
city or county expenses. Most
areas put the money in their
general fund and use it for
operations like fire fighting,
maintaining roads and law
enforcement.
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spent effectively."
Ms. Mosbacher stressed
her husband is a business-
man, which she feels is im-
portant, as he can provide a
businessman's perspective
to the challenges facing
Texas. The It. governor's
position is not a ceremonial
post, she added, saying
Mosbacher will, if elected,
preside over the senate,
chair the legislative budget
board and serve on the legis-
lative redistricing board.
The Mosbachers have
three children, Meredith, 18
months; Jane, five; and Pe-
ter, who will be seven in July.
They reside in Houston.
Gospel Groups to Perform
The GatemerTQuartet of
Fort Worth and Merle and
The Gospel Four will appear
at the Sunset Baptist
Church, between Spring-
town and Azle on Highway
199 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
June 30. Admission is free
and everyone is invited to
attend.
The Gatemen are known
in this area for their smooth
southern gospel style of
music. Several of the mem-
bers, including manager
Jimmy Perkins, have been in
many groups in this area the
past few years. Merle and
the Gospel Four are known
for their spirited style of
music and have won many
awards in the past years.
Merle was elected to the
Texas Gospel Music Hall of
Fame in 1988.
For further information,
call Larry Lanier, 817-677-
4824 or Merle Longnecker,
214/942-8869.
Clinic Planned
Immunizations against
DPT, polio, measles, mumps,
rubella, and HIB will be of-
fered in the Texas Depart-
ment of Health Immuniza-
tion Clinic 10:00 to 11:30
a.m. and 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 28, in the
Live Oak Baptist Church in
Jacksboro.
Children must be accom-
panied by a parent or legal
guardian (for children under
18), and are asked to bring
immunization records to the
clinic.
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DPS to Conduct Operation
Motorcide July 4
Major V.J. Cawthon,
Texas Department of Public
Safety regional commander
said, "Everyone looks for-
ward to happy holidays, es-
pecially the 4th of July; but
the sad thing about all holi-
days is that a number of
people will lose their lives in
traffic accidents."
He stated that, as in years
past, the Department of
Public Safety will conduct
"Operation Motorcide",
whereby, all available sta.3
troopers will be on the
streets and highways at-
tempting to make them a
safe place for the Texas traf-
fic to travel.
AURIL BEATRICE WATSON
& BILLY DOUGLAS MOORE
‘Engagement
Announced
Joyce Watson announces
the engagement and ap-
proaching marriage of her
daughter, Auril Beatrice
Watson, to Billy Douglas
Moore of Fort Worth.
The bride-elect is the
daughter of Joyce, and the
late Johnny H. Watson, Sr. of
Jacksboro.
Billy is the son of Sarah
Ann Moore of Munday and
Johnny M. Moore of Fort
Worth.
Rev. William McDaniel
will officiate the 7:00 p.m.
ceremony, Monday, July 2 in
the Southwest Baptist
Church in Jacksboro.
A reception will follow.
RJC Announces
Summer Classes
Ranger Junior College has
announced its second sum-
mer semester schedule of
classes offered through Gra-
ham Community Campus.
The semester will run July
16 through August 24, with
each class meeting twice
weekly from 7:00-10:40 p.m.
at the Graham High School.
Classes offered include the
second semesters of fresh-
man history, English and
sophomore government, col-
lege algebra, intermediate
college algebra, first
semester calculus and a soci-
ology class dealing with
"Social Problems".
Registration will be con-
ducted at the Graham Com-
munity Campus office, 609
Elm Street in Graham, 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, July 2
through July 13. The office
will be closed all day July 4
and from 12:00-5:00 p.m. on
July 6.
Placement testing for both
algebra classes and all stu-
dents required by law to take
the TASP test who have not
completed it or previously
taken a placement test with
Ranger, will be conducted
6:00 p.m. Monday, June 25 at
the Graham High School.
For further information,
contact Larry Souder at 549-
4678.
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SEEING
IS
BELIEVING
State Comptroller Bob
Bullock said Friday Texas
loses $432 million a year in
federal funds because of fed-
eral laws and policies that
give other states more than
their fair share of federal tax
dollars.
"The war between the
states didn't end in 1865.
Regional battles are fought
every day in Washington,
and Texas keeps ending up
on the casualty list," he ex-
plained.
In the second of a five-part
series of reports on federal
funds in Texas, Bullock out-
lined 25 specific changes in
federal laws and policies that
would bring more than $400
million a year in additional
federal funds back to Texas.
Bullock said the changes
needed at the federal level
would gain Texas about 20
percent of the $2.4 billion the
state is being shortchanged
each year in federal funds.
The remaining 80 percent
cap be accomplished by
changes at the state and lo-
cal levels, which will be de-
tailed in future reports.
Some federal laws that
distribute money have been
slanted to benefit smaller
states and states in the
Northeast and Midwest.
Bullock said representatives
from those states have tradi-
tionally dominated the con-
gressional committees that
draft federal aid formulas for
education, health and hu-
man services funding.
For example, the report
says Texas loses $90 million
a year in housing and com-
munity development funds
because the formulas are
based on how much of a
state's housing was built
before 1940. This formula
guarantees that older north-
eastern states get a larger
share of federal housing
money.
"If federal funds were sent
back to states based on ac-
tual needs and accurate
population counts, Texas
would get back more of the
tax dollars we send to Wash-
ington," Bullock said.
"Our Texas representa-
tives in Washington have
fighting these regional bat-
tles for decades. But this is
the first time anyone in the
state has given them a com-
prehensive listing of the
many ways Texas gets short-
changed in Washington. It
won’t be easy to change these
laws but for the first time we
can see the scope of the prob-
lem."
The series of reports,
called "Dollars We Deserve",
is based on a three-yar study
by the Comptroller's Eco-
nomic Analysis Center, the
most extensive review of
federal programs ever done
in any state.
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Cawthon said, "Our troop-
ers will be especially watch-
ful for those hazardous driv-
ers who refuse to slow down,
run stop signs, pass in no
passing zones, and who
drink and drive."
He encouraged all drivers
and passengers to buckle up
and to reduce the chances of
death or injury in case of an
accident. He said this prac-
tice should go hand in hand
with voluntary compliance if
the traffic laws.
"If you. as a moton.u
would treat your fellow mo-
torist as you would like to be
treated on the roadway, you
could help make this a safe
holiday. Remember to slow
down, and 'Drive Friendly,
The Texas Way’", stated
Major Cawthon.
Keep in mind to slow down
a little and live a lot, don’t
drink and drive, and buckle
up at all times, Cawthon
advised.
European Teens
Seek Host Families
In America
American Intercuitural Stu-
dent Exchange (AISE) is seek-
ing host families for exchange
students from Scandanavia,
Europe, South America and
Australia for the upcoming
school year, 1990/91.
For further information about
hosting a student call TOLL
FREE 1-800-SIBLING or the
State Coordinator Office listed
below:
Diana Cooley
(713) 933-8649
Or
Eleanor Tatsch (after 5 PM)
(817) 467-4619
Lions to
Distribute
Commodities
The Jacksboro Lions Club
will distribute surplus
USDA commodity food 2:00-
5:00 p.m. Wednesday, June
27 in the Lions Club build
ing.
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Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 8, Ed. 1 Monday, June 25, 1990, newspaper, June 25, 1990; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth732828/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.