The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 48, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 2, 1969 Page: 2 of 8
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Austin Will legislative
redisricting force another spe-
cial session of the legislature
this year?
Nobody knows for sure al-
though rumors have been hot
on the subject. Observers in-
cluding Gov. Preston Smith
have indicated they doubt re-
apportionment will demand
emergency attention of the
lawmakers.
Issue is before a three-
judge federal court in Hous-
ton. Plaintiffs claim that popu-
lation variance of 24.2 per cent
between smallest and largest
Texas legislative districts is
discriminatory. They argue
that big city House members
should run by individual dis-
tricts not county-wide.
Court in spite of some re-
ports to the contrary has not
scheduled the case for hear-
ing: An Indiana case involving
the validity of multi-member
legislative districts is on appeal
to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Governor Smith recently
.noted that 1970 census figures
will be available in less than a
year and the new head count
will provide a more reasonable
basis for reapportionment than
the 10-year-old census.
iFiling deadline for legisla-
tive candidates is next Febru-
ary. So if the court is going to
order immediate redistricting
to affect 1970 elections it is
presumed that the decision
would be handed down well
before the end of this year.
Naturally the longer the
court delays its decision the
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Exposition State Fair Horse Shows thrill-packed Midway
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closer looms the now census
tabulation.
INSURANCE RAISE LIKE-
LY A quick decision of the
State Insurance Board is ex-
pected to jack up auto insur-
ance premiums at least 9.9
per cent.
That in effect was the re-
commendation of the gover-
nor's study committee on rates.
Board originally proposed an
11.4 per cent boost. Industry
wanted 5.6 per cent more than
that.
A last minute flurry of con-
troversy raised the question as
to whether the committeo had
been misled by exaggerated
statistics on auto accidents.
Also in controversy was in-
surance agents' commissions.
Committee recommended 18
per cent which Chairman
Price Daniel specified as "ave-
rage." P. Darby Hammond execu-
tive director of Southwestern
Insurance Information Service
released a blistering attack on
the committee's report. He
called it not only an insult to
auto insurance companies but
a disservice to the insurance
buying public. "There is no
way" said Hammond "that
forcing companies to continue
operations in the red will not
eventually harm the public."
As to statistics Hammond
says that the Insurance Board
does not use Department of
Public 'Safety figures as the ba
sis for determining costs. It
uses claims paid. DPS doesn't
get reports on all accidents."
Committee has no control
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over what the agents receive!
as their commission Ham-
mond pointed out.
SCHOOL MONEY Texas
school board members have
been hit hard in making bud-
gets this fall when the major
part of the tcachei pay raise
package takes effect.
Local share of the teacher
pay raises 20 per cent
must come out of local taxe re-
venues on property the only
source of local school funds.
Texas Association of School
Boards meeting in Austin has
asked for help.
A resolution adopted at the
meeting requested the Texas
Education Agency to make a
study as to other ways m which
school districts might raise
money for the local share of
school operations.
SAFE DRIVING Gover-
nor Smith says the Federal
government has given the state
$1 million to help finance the
State-wide Driver Education
Project. Governor's Traffic Sa
fety Fund is providing $1.8
million for support of the pro
gram and the school districts
are contributing $4.5 million
toward the remaining costs.
Smith said "last year we
reached only 36 per cent of
the eligible students but I hone
that with the acceleration of
the program this percentage
will increase until all eligible
students receive this training.
CITY SALES TAX City
sales tax allocations made by
State Comptroller Robert S.
Calvert show substantial gains
over the same quarter of a
year ago. Cities with the tax
including 185 new ones from
a year ago received $27.9
million compared to the S20.8
million for the period ending
Juno 30 1968.
Biggest receipts were by
Houston ($6.2 million) Dallas
($5 million) San Antonio
($2.1 million) and Fort Worth
($1.8 million). Income to these
four cities represents well over
half the state s total.
COTTON FARMS Agri-
culture Commissioner John
White says that Texas cotton
exports "are in trouble" and
urged cotton farmers to support
new production and marketing
techniques in attacking prob-
lems that plague the cotton
farmer.
White blamed a good part
of cotton s export ills on 'the
mechanics of our support price
system which has unwittingly
allowed foreign competitors to
undercut our prices a fraction
of a cent in the world markets."
Here's
why yon
should
SAVE
with
First
Federal
Bell
Wanda Jackson To
Star lii Huntsville
Prison Rodeo Sun.
Huntsville Sunday Octo-
ber 5 will be a grand and
glorious day in the prison's
27000-seat stadium at the
opening of the 1969 version of
the Texas Prison Rodeo with
the presentation of Wanda
Jackson one of the nation's
topflight Country-Western re-
cording stai-s. The show begins
at 2:00 p. m. and runs about
two hours.
The singing beauty began
her career at the ago of 13 and
signed her first recording con-
tract with Decca. By 1956 Ca-
pitol Records had signed Wan-
da Jackson to a long-term con-
tract and she has recorded for
Capitol exclusively since then.
Her many appearances on
such television shows as the
Dick Clark Show have brought
her into most American homes
numerous times. Her best-
known tunes include "In the
M i d d 1 e of a Heartache"
DRINK TAX DIRECTIVES
OUT Private club operators
have received directives from
Liquor Control Board as to how
to go about collecting five-conts-a-drink
tax on alcoholic
beverages they serve effective
October 1.
Holders of permits there-
after must execute a $1000
bond to guarantee state col-
lection of the service fee. Club
operators must use dated cus-
tomer service tickets to record
each serving. A daily count of
drinks will be required and
clubs must file monthly reports
to LCB on the number of ser-
vings along with payment of
amount due the state.
Procedure is similar to that
employed by state comptroller
for collecting sales tax. Custo-
mers pay but merchants are
responsible for collecting tax
and turning it over to the state.
FINDS VALUABLE TIME-
PIECE Mrs. Preston Smith
discovered an old clock wrap
ped in papers in the basement
or the Mansion and was amaz-
ed at its age.
Inside the 7-foot-tall time-
piece was n paper identifying
it as having been owned by
Napoleon I. Its value has been
set at $80000 to $100000.
It is now being restored by
the Huntsville prison workshop.
ON THE FRIENDLY CORNER
AVE. "A" AND FIRST STREET
OVER 34 YEARS PROVEN SAFETY
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"Right or Wrong" and "You
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Sharing the limelight during
the rodeo will bo 40 tough con-
vict cowboys contesting wild
rodeo stock in a number of
thrilling events designed to
please the entire family.
Special entertainment by the
best inmate groups from the
various units of the Texas De-
partment of Corrections will
also be highlighted both inside
and outside the arena prior to
the opening of the rodeo.
Profits from the Pxnson Ro-
deo which is held oveiy Sun
day in October are earmark-
ed for educational vocational
religious recreational and wel
fare programs for all inmates
of the prison system.
Reserved seat tickets priced
from $3.00 to $5.50 each may
bo obtained by writing the
Texas Prison Rodeo Box 99
Huntsville Texas 77340. en
closing check or money order.
Mrs. Irvin McFaddin of Tay-
lor visited here Wednesday with
her mother Mrs. T. M. Randolph.
Gas central heat makes your entire
home comfortable with fresh warm
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heat And right now . . . you can
have that kind of comfort and
economy installed at discounts of
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toward reliable gas air conditioning).
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Ford, Robert C., Jr. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 48, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 2, 1969, newspaper, October 2, 1969; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth82321/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.