The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 50, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 12, 1970 Page: 10 of 13
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Grandson Of
County People
Gets Scholarship
the next school year.
He is the grandson of Mrs.
Callje Layton of Coleman and
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Powell of
Santa Anna. He will major ih
forrestry.
John Garland Powell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dorman H. Powell
of Liamcsa. has been awarded Be a safe dnver-always bd
a scholarship to Texas A&M for ion the alert for the unusual.
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News From City Hall
Special To The Coleman Newspapers
»
The Gky/ahd Mr. R. T. How-
ell, Agent for the Santa Fe Rail-
way, are joining efforts aimed
at improving the railroad cross-
ing on East College Avenue, just
east of the depot. Several
motorists have missed the built
up portion of the crossing and
have been stranded pn the
tracks. With the increased traf-
fic resulting from the new U.S.
84 by-pass, a new cafe and the
low rent housing units there is
a likelihood that more motorists
could get in trouble. We are
hopeful that the crossing can be
widened and brought into line
with the street before a bad ac-
cident occurs.
. *
The Council met in regular
session at 5:30 p.m. on Thurs-
day, May 7, 1970 and adjourned
at 10:30 p.m. All members were
present and the following busi-
ness items appeared oh the
Agenda.
1. After considerable discus-
sion of the proposed new con-
tract for operation of the Muni-
cipal Airport, the Council voted
to present a contract to Mr.
John Elliott for consideration.
The contract is being rewritten
to incorporate changes approv-
ed by the Council.
2. The Council reviewed the
conditions surrounding an case-
ment across lands owned by
Mrs. Lynn Riley. The easement
provides for a drainage ditch
for the-airport. The city man-
ager was Instructed to' examine
the matter in detail and report
back to the Council.
3. Funding problems related
to a new sewage treatment plant
were discussed briefly ,,and* ac-
tion deferred.
4. Changes to current garbage
and trash ordinances were de-
ferred, pending further study. At
present there are seven ordina-
nces and one resolution still in
j effect. They need to be rescinded
. and appicable provisions plus
| needed changes put into one
new ordinance. This course of
action was approved by the
Council. It will take some time
to prepare the new ordinance.
5. City Ordinance No. 701 was
approved on- first reading. This
is a most significant step by the
Council because it is a commit-
ment to the citizens of Coleman
to reduce residential electric
rates by 15 percent provided
the one percent sales and use
tax is approved by the voters on
May 26. The ordinance stipu-
lates that the reduced rate will
become effective on the same,
date that the city sales tax
starts. In the current fiscal year,
a 15 percent reduction in resi-
dential electric, rates would
have produced a sayings of ap-
proximately $46,000.00 to city
electric customers. Specific pro-
visions of Ordinance No. 701 ap-
pear in another section of the
Democrat-Voice.
6. A new, contract for collec-
tion of delinquent taxes was
signed with the law firm of Mc-
Creary .and Huey of Austin,
Texas. With the assistance of
this agency, the City collects al-
most 98 percent of all property
taxes due Not many cities can
equal this record and most of
the credit goes to the willing-
ness of the local property own-
ers who pay their property 'ax-
es on schedule.
7. The City’s policy regarding
the observance of National holi-
days was reviewed and approv-
ed by the Council. The City ob-
serves six holidays and when
these days occur on Saturday
or Sunday, the City will follow
the federal government and ob-
serve them on either Friday or
Monday. Since the F'oliee De-
partment, Fire Department,
Light , Plant, Filtration Plant
and Garbage Department per-
sonnel are required to work on
these holidays, they receive ad-
ditional vacation time to make
up the difference.
8. The advisability and prac-
ticability of contracting out the
operation of the City's Sewer
Farm was discussed and current
cost figures were examined. The
Council decided to invite bids
for operaiton of the farm ef-
fective October 1, 1970. A notice
to bidders will be published as
soon as the City Attorney re-
views and approves the propos-
ed contract. If‘an acceptable
bid is offered, the City should
save several thousand dollars
each year by going contract.
9. A lengthy discussion con-
cerning the condition of the
Coleman Cemetery took up a
large portion of the Council
meeting. The responsibility for
opening and dosing graves was
also discussed. One thing has
become apparent from these dis-
cussions and that is operating
costs must be increased in order
to maintain the cemetery at the
desired level. It was riot decid-
ed where additional funds
would come from to meet in-
creased operating expenses. This
subject will’ be examined more
Coleman Democrat-Voice
Section B
Coleman, Texas, May 12, 1970
4 Page’
Penney's Will
Focus On 1970's
At Dallas Meet
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED: - Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Brooker of Coleman announce the engagement and ap-
proaching marriage of their daughter, Linda, to Sherman
West, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. 6*:-West of Eastland. After
their marriage they will -make their home in Eastland
where he is a, city employee.
closely during preparation 6f
the 1971 budget.
Former Coleman
Student Writes
Letter Of Thanks
Miss Drucilla Eberhart, coun-
sellor at Coleman High School,
reports that she would like to
share with others a part of the
contents of a letter written to
Mrs. Kenneth C’room, retired
Coleman teacher, by Ben Street-
man, salutatorian of the 1957
CHS graduating class.
Mr. Streetman said, in part,
“I am constantly being remind-
ed of the debt I owe you and
other Coleman teachers for the
excellent preparation and inspir-
ation for my life’s work I re-
ceived from you and other
teachers, in Coleman High
School.”
Streetman attended Univer-
sity of Texas at Austin where
he received a Phd degree in
Engineering. For the past four
years he has been a member of
the faculty of the University of
Illinois at Urbana, teaching
Solid State Electronics in the
School of Electrical Engineer-
ing. He has also done research
in semi-conductor electronic de-
vices under a National Science
Foundaiton grant and is this
year writing a college level text-
book in Solid State Electronics
to be published by Prentice-Hall
Publishers.
Son of Rev. and Mrs. R. E.
Streetman of Irving, he attend-
ed Coleman schools while-his
father was pastor of First Bap-
tist Church.
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Texas Prebate
J, C. Penney Company Inc.
will assess the possibilities for
retailing in general, and speci-
fically its own opportunities for
the 1970’s during the annual
stockholder’s meeting to be held
Tuesday, May 19, at the Fair-
mont Hotel in Dallas.
While Pres. C. L. Wright will
look back to 1969 as he reviews
operations for the past year, the
major emphasis will be on the
j future as Chmrt. William M.
; Batten discusses the outlook for
| 1970.
This will be only the second
time in a number of years that
Penney s has held an annual
i meeting outside New York City,
according to Jerry Goad, local
manager of Penney's. The most
recent such meeting was in Los
Angeles in 1968
Dallas is an appropriate site
.for the meeting as Texas has
played an important role in the
: Company's recent history.
Nearly 140 of the Company's
| over 1.650 stores are in Texas,
j making it the second most pop-
I ulous, state in terms of total
: number of Penney stores.
A number of sates-supporting
I activities, headed by the South-
i ern regional office at 5217
Ross Avenue, are headquarter-
ed in Balias. This office is led
j by J. B Jackson in his capa-
1 city as Southern regional man-
ager and Vice Piesident of the
corporation Also Headquartered
in Dallas are’ four district man-
agers: a regional - eredit office;
a buying office; and a fashion
distribution facility.
COLE-
ANNA
DRIVE-IN THEATRE
Wednesday-Saturday
Dan Blocker In
"Cockeyed
Cowboy Of
Calico County
Rated G
This is a condensed version
of one of 10 chapters of a 21-
chapter book, “How To Live-
and Die—With Texas Probate,
copyrighted by the Gulf Pub-
lishing Company. These conrien-
nvw.it v..,. | sat ions in no way cover the.;
Of universal interest is the t wboIe volume, which can be
question “What will probate | purchased from your local book-1
cost my estate?” The answer in- j store or from Gulf Publishing
volves consideration of the size. Co., P. O. Box 2708, Houston
type and location of assets of , 77001
the estate, the debts to be paid j ——■
and other factors.
By Charles A. Saunders,
State' Bar of Texas
for the Texas Press
Association
NUMBER 10
'What Will Prdbate Cost?
Court Cost and Bond
' Premiums — the Well-
Drawn Will
Court costs are the charges
the. clerk of court, makes for
handling the court papers Such
anticipate will be required in
the average estate. It does not
include extraordinary or unus-
ual services which the particular
estate might require. Charges
for extra matters are based on
the time spent by the lawyer,
GUESTS IN COLEMAN
Mrs. Buna Brundick of Grand
Prairie Mrs. Maud Brundick of
Beeville and Mr. and Mrs.
Avery C.lasson of Taft visited
last week with Mrs: Bertha Bur-
rage, Mrs. Irene Vaughn, Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Wester, and
other relatives.
costs include $1 for filing an : difficulty of the service render-
application to probate the will. 1 ed and the values involved.
$1.25 to issue notice of such fil- | The schedule is not required
ing, $2 for an order probating to be used'by all Texas law- |
the will and so on. 1 -yers. and is advisory only.
Court costs can be reduced to what wi|| A will Cost?
a minimum by a special provi- j lawyer’s charge for draw-
sion in the will. With this pro- ing a wjil js small considering j|
vision, court costs are about $50 : bow much knowledge, exper-1
Without it, considerably greater , jetJce anci "skill are necessary to
cost will be incurred. 1 produce it. The lawyers of Tex- j
For example, without it there as„ suggest a minimum of $50 I
would be a court charge of .5
percent of cash receipts of the
estate assessed at the time of
final settlement of the estate.
In addition, each application to
the court and order issued by
the judge entail extra costs.
If the will is not correctly
drawn, the person handling the
estate must post bond in an
amount equal to the value of
the estate (other .than real es-
tate) plus an additional amount
for the preparation of a simple
will, that is one giving all the
property outright to one or
more persons, with provision for
appointment of the person to
handle the estate without court
control and without bond.
Where the will is more com-
plicated, such as one creating
a trust, setting forth lengthy
or complicated provisions, the
recommended fee is $125. The
same amount is recommended
““ ---------- same amount is reeuiiuuuuufu
equal to one year's revenue of jor preparing a trust establish-
tUn neiaia it ______... llfn
the estate.
Appraiser Fees
The law provides for the ap-
pointment by the probate judge
of “disinterested” persons to
appraise the property of the es-
tate. Each appraiser is entitled
by law to receive a minimum
compensation of $5 per day for
each day he performs his duties.
Fees — The One
Who Handles the Estate
The fees of the one who han-
dles the estate are set by law.
Unless the will says how much
the compensation is to bo, the
one handling the estate gener-
ally -is. entitled to charge 5 per
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ed by a person during his life-
time.
The association of Texas law. ,
yers also suggests that where
a wife's will contains substan-
tially the same provisions as her j
husband's, the charge should be
only half the charge for the
husband’s will
Complications making neces-
sary additional services and ad-
vice require additional fees in
instances where greater efforts
and knowledge are required |
than in preparing an ordinary
will.
When a person asks a lawyer
to prepare a will for him, he
cent of all amounts paid out. j should not hesitate to inquire
No commission is allowed for about the cost. It should be dis-
cash on hand at the time of cussed frankly so that reason-
death nor for paying cash to 1 abie arrangements can be made
the heirs. in advance of the preparation of j
It is further provided that if the will,
the estate includes a farm. | if extensive estate planning
ranch, factory or other business, services arc required in addi-
or if the compensation as cal- , tion to the drafting of wills, the
culated above is unreasonably fee for such services is usually
low, the court is authorized to j based upon the time actually
allow the one handling the es-
tate “reasonable compensation’
for his services.
Attorney'* Fees Are
Not Set by Law
Some states set the amount |
;>OniO Siait:* me mimuiur piuuau- auu .imr
of the attorney's fee. Texas does j pufy the handling of estates by
not, but provides that the fee doing away with many of the j
shall be “reasonable.” The at- , court proceedings found in
torney’s fee is regardtd as a ‘ ....."
private matter to be agreed
upon between the lawyer and
the' one handling tt\e estate in
accordance with proper stan-
dards of reasonableness.
The Minimum Fee Schedule
To promote some uniformity
in legal fees, the lawyers of
Texas publish a schedule of j
fees,, The schedule suggests an I
attorney’s fee of 3 percent of
the value of the estate. Making the best of life to
The fee includes usual and ; some people means getting the
customary work the lawyer can ; best of the other feliow.
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$16.95 Values $1
$17.95 Values J00
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$25.00 Values ^ ^
spent in such services.
Summary
Texas leads the way among j I
American states in streamlin- |
ing its probate procedures to
minimize probate costs and sim-
other states, With a proper will,
probate court costs are at a min- j |
imum and the fees of those ren-
dering services to the estate
can bd estimated once the value : |
and nature of the estate and
the probable income and dis-
bursements of the estate are i
known.
end of series
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