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PAGE 6, TIMPSON & TENAHA NEWS, THURSDAY, JULY 24,2003
FEONTtSB DAT IK TIMPSON WAS SB2AT FONT!
Winners at Frontier Day
Stick Horse Race
lst-Haley Mosby; 2nd-Der-
rick Adams; 3rd-Hayden Groce
Egg Toss
lst-Dylan Taylor and Cody
Bryce; 2nd-LaDarrius Bryant
and Gustavo Carapia; 3rd-Sara
and Angela Franks; 1st-Joe
Grabowski and Nathan
Youngblood; 2nd-Roberto
Bussey and Therrin Keele; 3rd-
Randy Gay and Tori Mosby
Egg Race
6 and under
lst-Hayden Smith; 2nd-
Hunter Smith; 3rd-Reese
Patterson
7-10 Girls
lst-Halea Mosby; 2nd-Caitlin
Smith; 3rd-Amy Broadway
9 and under Boys
1st-Austin Patterson; 2nd-
Dylan Taylor; 3rd-Cody Bryce
10 and up Boys
1 st-Randy Gay; 2nd-Tyler
Keele; 3rd-Taylor Keele
Bubble Gum Blowing
1st-Kristy Barnes; 2nd-Brit-
tany Young
9 and under Boys
1st-Aaron Myerhoff; 2nd-
Toby Taylor; 3rd-Dyaln Taylor
9 and under Girls
lst-Kaylan Gardner; 2nd-
Halea Mosby; Jessica Gardner
Pie Eating Contest
8 and under
1st-Aaron Myerhoff; 2nd-
Halea Mosby; 3rd-Brittany Jack-
son
9-12
lst-Taylor Keele; 2nd-Therrin
Keele; 3rd Keauntee Grace
13 and up
lst-Robert Osby; Izerius
Bryan; 3rd-Charleston Gamer
Sack Race
lst-Gustavo Bryan; 2nd-Tyler
Keele; 3rd-Taylor Keele and T. J.
Bryant (tie)
Sexy Legs
Sexiest-Zachary "LEGGS"
Crawford; Smoothest-Toby Tay-
lor; Darkest-Stacy Mathis; Hairi-
est-Harold Bogue
Three-legged Race
lst-Taylor Sharpe and
Chelsea Stewart; 2nd-Gustavo
Carapia and Tyler Keele; 3rd-
Randy Gay and Chase Hutto
Horseshnes
Singles- 1st, Jeff Ratcliff; 2nd,
Kent Little; 3rd, Rodney
Childress
Doubles-1st, Kent Little and
Ashley Little; 2nd, Rodney
Childress and Dewayne "Big
Dog" Brister; 3rd, Mike Cozart
and Jeff Ratcliff
Washers
Singles- 1st, Rodney Hale;
2nd, Chester Hutto; 3rd, Jimmy
Snider
Doubles- 1st, Kevin and
Chester Hutto; 2nd, Paul and
Clinton Brown; 3rd, Dennis and
Brandon Mince
owntown Silas by Laura Ross
PUBLIC NOTICE
BRIEF EXPLANATORY STATEMENTS OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
SPECIAL ELECTION
SEPTEMBER 13, 2003
PROPOSITION 1
(HJR 68, Section 1)
HJR 68, Section 1 would authorize die
Veterans' Land Board to use excess
receipts in the Veterans' Land and
Veterans' Housing Assistance funds for
payment of revenue bonds, and use excess
assets in those funds to provide veterans
homes.
The proposed amendment will appear on
the ballot as follows: “The constitutional
amendment authorizing the Veterans’
Land Board to use assets in certain vet-
erans’ land and veterans’ housing assis-
tance funds to provide veterans homes
for the aged or infirm and to make prin-
cipal, interest, and bond enhancement
payments on revenue bonds.”
PROPOSITION 2
(HJR 51)
HJR 51 would expand from six months to
two years the period in which die fonner
owner of a mineral interest diat was sold
for unpaid property taxes may buy back die
mineral interest.
The proposed amendment will appear on
the ballot as follows: “The constitutional
amendment to establish a two-year peri-
od for the redemption of a mineral inter-
est sold for unpaid ad valorem taxes at a
tax sale.”
PROPOSITION 3
(HJR 55)
HJR 55 would audiorize die legislature to
exempt from taxation land owned by a reli-
gious oiganization that is leased for use as
a school or tiiat will be used to expand or
construct a place of religious worship tiiat
yields no revenue.
The proposition will appear on die ballot as
follows: “The constitutional amendment
to authorize the legislature to exempt
from ad valorem taxation property
owned by a religious organization that is
leased for use as a school or that is
owned with the intent of expanding or
constructing a religious facility.”
PROPOSITION 4
(SJR30)
SJR 30 would audiorize the legislature to
allow conservation and reclamation dis-
tricts to use taxes to develop and finance
certain parks and recreation facilities.
Also, tiie amendment would audiorize the
legislature to allow local elections for die
issuance of bonds to hnprove and maintain
parks and recreational facilities in the
Tarrant Regional Water District or a con-
servation and reclamation district located
in whole or in part in Bastrop, Bexar,
Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris,
Montgomery, Tarrant, Travis, Waller or
Williamson County.
The proposition will appear on die ballot as
follows: “The constitutional amend-
ment relating to the provision of parks
and recreational facilities by certain con-
servation and reclamation districts.”
PROPOSITION 5
(SJR25)
SJR 25 would audiorize die legislature to
exempt from all property taxes certain tan-
gible personal property, which could
include a travel trailer not substantially
affixed to real estate and not used as a resi-
dential dwelling.
The proposed amendment will appear on
tiie ballot as follows: “The constitutional
amendment to authorize the legislature
to exempt from ad valorem taxation
travel trailers not held or used for the
production of income.”
PROPOSITION 6
(HJR 23)
HJR 23 would authorize a qualified home-
owner to refinance a home equity loan with
a reverse mortgage loan.
The proposition will appear on die ballot as
follows: “The constitutional amendment
permitting refinancing of a home equity
loan with a reverse mortgage.”
PROPOSITION 7
(HJR 44)
HJR 44 would reduce die number of per-
sons who make up tiie jury in a district
court criminal misdemeanor case from
twelve to six.
The proposed amendment will appear on
tiie ballot as follows: “The constitutional
amendment to permit a six-person jury
in a district court misdemeanor trial.”
PROPOSITION 8
(HJR 62)
HJR 62 would authorize die legislature to
pennit a person to assume office without an
election if die person is tiie only candidate
to quality' in an election for tiiat office and
tiie election is required by the Texas
Constitution. This proposition applies to
state and local political subdivisions,
whereas Proposition 18 applies only to
local political subdivisions.
The proposed amendment will appear on
die ballot as follows: “The constitutional
amendment authorizing the legislature
to permit a person to take office without
an election if the person is the only can-
didate to qualify in an election for that
office.”
PROPOSITION 9
(HJR 68, Section 2)
HJR 68, Section 2 would redefine die com-
position of tiie pennanent and available
school funds by requiring during die next
two fiscal years, and autiiorizing thereafter,
annual distributions to die available school
fund of a percentage of any mcrease in die
value of tiie pennanent school fund's total
investment assets.
The proposed amendment will appear on
tiie ballot as follows: “The constitutional
amendment relating to the use of income
and appreciation of the permanent
school fund.”
PROPOSITION 10
(HJR 61)
HJR 61 would audiorize municipalities to
donate surplus fire-fighting equipment,
supplies, or materials to die Texas Forest
Sendee, which would be autiiorized to dis-
tribute based on need the equipment to
rural volunteer fire departments.
The proposition will appear on die ballot as
follows: “The constitutional amendment
authorizing municipalities to donate
surplus fire-fighting equipment or sup-
plies for the benefit of rural volunteer
fire departments.”
PROPOSITION 11
(HJR 85)
HJR 85 would audiorize tiie legislature to
regulate tiie operation of wineries in Texas,
regardless of whether a winery is located in
an area in which die sale of wine has been
autiiorized by local option election.
The proposed amendment will appear on
tiie ballot as follows: “A constitutional
amendment to allow the legislature to
enact laws authorizing and governing
the operation of wineries in this state.”
PROPOSITION 12
(HJR 3)
HJR 3 would immediately audiorize die
Legislature to lhnit non-economic dam-
ages assessed against a prorider of medical
or healtii care and, after January 1,2005, to
lhnit awards in all otiier types of cases.
The proposed amendment will appear on
die ballot as follows: “The constitutional
amendment concerning civil lawsuits
against doctors and health care
providers, and other actions, authoriz-
ing the legislature to determine limita-
tions on non-economic damages.”
PROPOSITION 13
(HJR 16)
HJR 16 would audiorize a comity, city,
town, and junior college district to freeze
property taxes on a residential homestead
of a person who is disabled or aged 65 or
older.
The proposition will appear on die ballot as
follows: “The constitutional amendment
to permit counties, cities and towns, and
junior college districts to establish an ad
valorem tax freeze on residence home-
steads of the disabled and of the elderly
and their spouses.”
PROPOSITION 14
(HJR 28)
HJR 28 would authorize the Texas
Department of Transportation to issue
What a busy weekend for
downtown Silas. The Frontier
Days parade and carnival in
Tiinpson was great. With the help
of The Chamber of Commerce,
the Golden family and lots of
other people, we did win first
place in the float contest. The
plaque is made of ash wood in
the form of a train engine. It is
very cute and unique. Thanks to
everyone that made us winners.
A special thanks to Marlyn
Corder for the escort service.
Sometimes we need extra help
when our legs are weak and the
weather is extra hot.
It is nice to live among friends
in a small town where everybody
knows everyone and if you need
a little help, just ask. Or as it has
been said, "Where everyone
notes or borrow money to fund highway
improvement projects. The tenns of tiie
notes or loans may not exceed two years.
The proposition will appear on tiie ballot as
follows: “The constitutional amendment
providing for authorization of the issu-
ing of notes or the borrowing of money
on a short-term basis by a state trans-
portation agency for transportation-
related projects, and the issuance of
bonds and other public securities
secured by the state highway fund.”
PROPOSITION 15
(HJR 54)
HJR 54 would prohibit a local retirement
system and tiie political subdivision tiiat
finances tiie retirement system from reduc-
ing or otherwise impairing certain accrued
benefits under tiie local retirement system.
The proposed amendment will appear on
tiie ballot as follows: 'The Constitutional
amendment providing that certain ben-
efits under certain local public retire-
ment systems may not be reduced or
impaired.”
PROPOSITION 16
(SJR42)
SJR 42 would amend the Texas
Constitution to allow home equity lines of
credit and allow refinancing of a home
equity loan with a reverse mortgage loan.
The proposition will appear on tiie ballot as
follows: “The constitutional amend-
ment authorizing a home equity line of
credit, providing for administrative
interpretation of home equity lending
law, and otherwise relating to the mak-
ing, refinancing, repayment, and
enforcement of home equity loans.”
PROPOSITION 17
(HJR 21)
HJR 21 would prohibit an increase in
school property taxes on residence home-
steads of disabled persons.
The proposition will appear on tiie ballot as
follows: “The constitutional amend-
ment to prohibit an increase in the total
amount of school district ad valorem
taxes that may be imposed on the resi-
dence homestead of a disabled person.”
PROPOSITION 18
(FUR 59)
HJR 59 would authorize tiie legislature to
pennit a person to assume an office of a
political subdivision without an election if
tiie person is tiie only candidate to qualify
in an election for tiiat office and tiie elec-
tion is required by the Texas Constitution.
This proposition applies only to local polit-
ical subdivisions, whereas Proposition 8
applies to state and local political subdivi-
sions.
The proposed amendment will appear on
tiie ballot as follows: “The constitutional
amendment authorizing the legislature
to pennit a person to assume an office of
a political subdivision without an elec-
tion if the person is the only candidate to
qualify in an election for that office.”
PROPOSITION 19
(SJR45)
SJR 45 would repeal tiie legislature's
knows whose kids are bad and
whose checks are good."
On Saturday evening, we at-
tended the 95th birthday party for
Mr. Buck Golden. The event was
hosted by his family and held in
the house of Aaron B. and
Martha Jean Golden. There was
every kind of sandwich makings,
chips and dips and topped off
with three gallons of homemade
ice-cream and a beautiful coco-
nut birthday cake (Mr. Buck's re-
quest). Debbie made the cake and
if you have not eaten one of her
cakes, you haven't lived yet!
Those attending, as well as fam-
ily, were: J.D. and Joyce Snelson,
Vineyard and Betty Buckhalter,
all of Garrison, a friend of
Holly's from Central Heights and
Granny and Papaw. There was so
authority to create rural fire prevention dis-
tricts. Effective September 1, 2003, all
existing rural fire prevention districts will
convert to emeigency services districts.
The proposed amendment will appear on
tiie ballot as follows: “The constitutional
amendment to repeal the authority of
the legislature to provide for the creation
of rural fire prevention districts.”
PROPOSITION 20
(SJR 55)
SJR 55 would authorize tiie issuance of
general obligation bonds in a total amount
not to exceed $250 million tiiat will be used
to provide loans for economic develop-
ment projects tiiat benefit defense-related
communities in Texas.
The proposed amendment will appear on
tiie ballot as follows: “The constitutional
amendment authorizing the issuance of
general obligation bonds or notes not to
exceed S250 million payable from the
general revenues of the state to provide
loans to defense-related communities,
that will be repaid by the defense-relat-
ed community, for economic develop-
ment projects, including projects that
enhance the military value of military
installations.”
PROPOSITION 21
(SJR 19)
SJR 19 would autiiorize current and retired
faculty members of a public institution of
higher education to receive compensation
for service as a member of tiie governing
body of a water district.
The proposition will appear on the ballot as
follows: “The constitutional amendment
to pennit a current or retired faculty
member of a public college or university
to receive compensation for service on
the governing body of a water district.”
PROPOSITION 22
(HJR 84)
HJR 84 would autiiorize tiie appointment
of a temporary replacement officer to serve
on behalf of a state, district, or local public
officer who is called into active military
duty for longer than 30 days.
The proposition will appear on the ballot as
follows: “The constitutional amendment
authorizing the appointment of a tempo-
rary replacement officer to fill a vacancy
created when a public officer enters
active duty in the United States armed
forces.”
Estos son los informes explanatorios
sobre las enmiendas propuestas a la con-
stitucion que apareceran en la boleta el
13 de septiembre de 2003. Si usted no ha
recibido una copia de los infonnes en
espanol, podra obetener una gratis 11a-
mando al 1/800/252/8683 o escribiendo
al Secretario de Estado, P.O. Box 12060,
Austin, TX 78711.
PUBLISHED BY SECRETARY OF
STATE GYVYN SHEA
much laughter and fellowship
and Mr. Buck enjoyed every
moment of it.
We had a nice weekend.
Johnny Parker came for a visit
while Berta is still vacationing in
Scotland. He didn't make it for
the parade, but did get here in
time to unload the car from the
trailer. Berta and her neighbor,
Joan, are having a wonderful
time. I think the fantasy will
come to an end next Monday.
Our grandson, Jason Parker,
is being transferred to O'Hara air-
port in Chicago. He is a mechanic
for Continental Air lines and will
be moving in a couple of weeks.
I guess that will make Chicago
closer than it has ever been.
Jim and Linda met Kevin in
Beaumont this weekend. He flew
in from North Carolina to attend
the wedding of one of his best
friends. Aaron and Kevin went
all through school and even col-
lege together. When they were at
SFA, they would come by here
and eat fried potatoes and bis-
cuits and gravy real often.
I talk to Johnny Francis often.
Lots of days she doesn't feel veiy
well, but keeps on going. She
goes to the farm every morning
to feed the cats, ducks and geese.
She does love her animals. Sis
keeps herself busy doing things
that makes other people happy.
She is always doing something
for the community.
We are all sadden by the death
of Herbert Eakin. He was in edu-
cation for many years at Tirnp-
son and a highly respected man.
Like lots of other men we have
lost in Tiinpson he was a "pillar".
Mr. Eakin was a 70 year mem-
ber of the Tiinpson Masonic
Lodge #437 AF & AM. Just last
Thursday as the meeting closed,
a group of Masons went to his
house to present his 70 year pin.
It's sad, but Mr. Eakin was un-
aware of this great token of ac-
complishment that he had
earned. He passed away about 9
am Friday morning. He is the
only man in the Tiinpson Ma-
sonic Lodge to ever receive a pin
for that many years of dedicated
service. Our prayers are with the
family.
Camilla Crawford of Tenaha
is beaming with joy. Her grand-
son, Jake Vanover, who is 12, is
on a baseball team that is play-
ing in the World Series tourna-
ment in Steamboat Springs,
Colorado. Their team is the
Lightnings of Carthage, Texas.
Jake is the pitcher and the son of
Jim and Mamie Vanover. Some
of the you know Jim. He is the
assistant Chief of Police in
Carthage. The Vanover family
left on Sunday for Colorado via
Wyoming. Just a little added
pleasure for the family. The tour-
nament starts on Thursday. Good
luck boys! Keep the team and
their families in your prayers for
a safe return. Jake's Aunt Nancy
works for Excel Ford in Carthage
with our Tiinpson boys, Tim and
Shawn Bush and Jim Crawford.
Our granddaughter, LaDonna
and her family are vacationing in
Biloxi, Miss, this week.
Tomatoes and peas are going
fast now. This dry and hot
weather is not good for them.
J. W. has raised the best tomatoes
ever.
We will be keeping Ryan this
week. That is something we look
forward to doing.
Until we make more news in
downtown Silas, this is all for
now. Stop by anytime. The latch
string is always out. Bye and
more later. Laura
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