The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1963 Page: 11 of 12
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flilha. It was re-
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id voters
b Jr men
representing; big; business and the
liquor business.
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So a constitutional amendment
provision was finally adopted In
1902 requiring the payment of
a poll tax In order to vote
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It was prpoosed by the reform-
ed element of the Democratic
Party and by The Prohibitionists
as a system of mandatory regis-
tration of all voters without ac-
tually using the word 'Registra-
tion which was calculated to
stir up bitter memories of Re-
construction Days, This is the
same provision that this amend-
ment now proposes to repeal
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A proposal to eliminate the poll
tax as a requirement for voting
In Texas was submitted as a
constitutional amendment in 1949
It was defeated by a vote of 172 -
284 to 133.860
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The present amendment does
not propose to do away with the
tew providing for the payment
of a poll tax. It only does away
with the requirement that a poll
tax receipt Is necessary for a
person to vote.
The money for the schools
wfclch the payment of the poll
now bring in amounts to
•bout 82,000,000 per year. If the
ptdl tax Is done away with, some
other new source of school reve-
nue would have to be sought or
the schools would suffer.
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As there Is no penalty for not
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; HATER USED 04 THE HOME
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at alL la fact, most
apfillaiices Is actually
ir tei a large
She, too, per -
*B N*rr water . . . person groom-
aad (Moral hooso-deaalng. Use of
ter results la greater convenience,
gar life for equipment and actual
V |W wH drop as a card today, or better
** Be glad to discuss your water
|gtllMl fur water for you without any obdgs-
a» tedastry. we have equipment for eoftea-
■ aad chlorination W> Install and
CONDITIONING
COMANCHE — PH. HAASE 879-21 It
Paying the pbu tax today ex-
! ept for the fact it is necessary
to do so if you are assessed one
in order to vote, very few peo-
ple would likely pay a poll tax
n the requirement for voting was
done away with
' a • a
Even if the proposal to do
• away with the poll tax as a re-
I quirement for voting is defeated
I at the November 9 election, its
requirement for voting is nearly
sure to payy away in a few years
as it has been submitted by Con-
grss as an annulment to the U.S.
Constitution, and only five States
now have a poll tax law.
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Some people think that the poll
tax as a requirement. for voting
has become too entangled in .the
racial issue, and for that reason
there are those who argue that
it would be best If this amend-
ment was adopted.
• a
It is argued just as earnestly
by others that the repeal of the
registration requirement, based
on the payment of a poll tax
would leave the subject open to
[abuses that broi^ht cry of fraud
i and corruption In years gone by.
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Opponents fear that some fut-
. ure Legislature might weaken
j the requirements for registration,
ior the method of registration, or
' *How registration so near an elec-
i tion as to invite the very prob-
I Items that the reform of 1902
sought to ena
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They remind us that It took a
long time to get a State-wide
system of registration with the
poll tax reform.
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Proposition Number 2 on * the
November 9 ballot Is a very popu-
lar amendment and Is one we
believe most everyone will vote
for. It features eliminating con-
stitutions 1 residence requirements
and allowing more expenditure
from State funds for needy ag-
ed. the blind, dependent children,
and disabled persons.
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This proposal would bring to-
gether under one amendment four
public welfare departments—Old
Age Assistance, Aid to the Needy
Blind. Aid to Dependent Child-
ren. and Aid to Individuals who
are Permanently and Totally Dis-
abled.
• •
The major results of the pro-
posed amendments are to elimin-
ate any constitutional require-
ment of residence In order to be
eligible for State assistance, leav-
ing to the Legislature the decis-
ion as to what residence require-
ments should be.
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To eliminate dollar restrictions
on the amount of aesiet&nce
which may be given to individ-
uals,. and of the total amount
the Comanche chdbp
which nia ybe expanded for any
one program. ""
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To sot an overall limit of $60,-
000,000 per year on State funds
which may be expended for all
four programs.
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The constitution now provides
that the needy citizens of Texas,
In order to qualify for old age
assistance, aid to the blind, or
aid to disabled persons, must have
resided in the State five out of
the last nne years Including con-
tinuous rei tdence for one year
Immediately preceding.
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Needy children who are citiz-
ens of Texas must have contin-
uously ^resided In the State for
one year preceding allocation. If
the child is less than one year
old, its mother must have con-
tinuously resided In the State for
one year preceding application.
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The proposed amendment would
rescind these requirements for
eligibility and In their place
would provide that the Legisla-
ture shall prescribe the residence
requirements for eligibility.
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Under our Constitution the
maximum amount which can be
paid from State funds to needy
aged persons la 825 per ■ month
and the maximum amunt which
can be paid to disabled persons
Is |20 per month.
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This amendment would strike
Out both of these limitations. It
would retain the provision that
the maximum amount paid out
of State funds to any lnliv4dual
recipient, and the total amount
spent from the State funds on
any program may not exceed the
matchftble amount paid out at
Federal funds for these purpoeee.
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he proposed limit of 889,860,000
on State funds for these four
programs would be an Increase
of 85,000,000 over the present
authorization.
Last year our constitution was1
amended to increase State aid
for the needy aged, needy bhnd, I
and needy children by 85.000,000;
and to increase the aid to the
permanently and totally disabled
persons by 81,000,000.
*■ • •
For the biennium beginning
September I, 1963, the Legisla-
ture did not appropriate any of
the additional money authorised
test year, except that it increas-
ed the amount for disabled per-
sons by 883,000 for the first year
and 8190,000 for the second year.
• •
Over-all rolls are not growing
now and additional funds are not
needed for that purpose
• •
Four years ago the number of
recipients of old age assistance
* had already "begun
slowly.
to decrease I they received aid
OCTOBER 11, 1.96
l
... . , . r * parable and do not Include medl-
Ald wan being give nto 57,805
needy children in February of
this year, a drop from 80,196 In
the same month four years ago,
1957.
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The new program of aid to the
permanently and totally disabled
persons began In September 1957.
My February 1959 It had 4,519
recipients; In February of this
year it had 7,998 --
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A pamphlet prepared by .the
Texus Industrial Conference of
Dallas says that In Sebruary of
10«:i direct payments to recip-
ients of old age assistance in
Texas averaged 858.15. This was
95.8% of the national average.
Payments to recipients of aid to
the blind In that same month
came to 868.16. which was 95.6%
of the national average payment.
• •
Payments to recipients of aid
to permanently and totally dis-
abled averaged 857.74, which was
100.1% of the national average.
• •
The only program on which
the average payment was low
was aid to dependent children.
The figures of 95% and slightly
over 100% compare with the fact
that per capital personal income
in Texas is 86% of the national
average
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In 1961-62 average per capita
expenditure for these four pro-
grams in Texas was higher than
the national per capita average
of 816.71.
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None of the figures in the
above include payments for medi-
cal care. They are the figures
actually paid directly to recip-
ients for the program under which
cal care. The program of direct
care did not get started In Texas
until January. 1962. The Leglsla-
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ture has appropriated money to^ is g.|yen in direct payments or
_ mak* medical care available only] venders payments to doctors,
The national figures are com-j to those drawing old age assist -) hospitals nursing homes and
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* * the dlrei* grui?fsvwhi£h are mado
ors vendors' payments for medical I , A* 'lf 1 16■ ‘
a.., Ul”4> drawing old age naslst-
ance In Teaxj were receiving the
maximum grant of 88.1 per month.
39.1%. of those drawing aid to
permanently and totally disabled
were receiving the maximum
grant of $69 Not all of these
i would have needs great enough
I to justify any higher grant, but
[ It is obvious some of those people
, who arc not drawing the maxl-
I mum may be falling to receive
jail the assistance they need to
take care of their minimum re-
qulren ent - « •
• • Mote discussion on" the other
Those now drawing the maxi- two proposed amendments to be
mum amount are helped the most voted on November 9, will be
by our present program of medi-1 can ;ed next week,
cal edre payments This program) ——
to recipients of old age assistance.
a •
Although this program at the
present time. Is limited to old age
assistance it reaches about three
fourths of all those directly In-
volved In these four public wel-
fare programs.
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There Is no constitutional lim-
it on the amount of money which
can b»- expended for medical care.
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Vote a syou please, but plase
vote and be careful.
Comanche
Rodeo Grounds
Sun.. Oct.
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INSURED SAVINGS
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COMANCHE COUNTY
NOTICE OF INTENTION
TO PURCHASE A TRUCK:
Precinct No. 2. of Comanche County will accept
bids for . the purchase of a Ford, Chevrolet or a
G.M.C. truck with cah and chassis and the following
specified Horn*:
Short wheel base,
6 cylinder motor.
Heavy duty booster brake*,
4 speed transmission.
Heavy duty springs front and rear.
Two speed rear axle.
Power take off for dump bed.
Two side view mirrors.
Heater,
825 X 20. 10 ply tires.
Directional signals.
Trade in 1949 Ford, two ton, less dump bed;
Bed to be transferred from old truck to new
truck by dealer.
The County retains the right to reject any or
all bids. All bids must be in writing and delivered
to the County Judge on or before October 25, 1963.
D. F. CARAWAY, County Judge,
COMMISSIONERS COURT,
COMANCHE COUNTY, TEXAS.
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1963, newspaper, October 11, 1963; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth904135/m1/11/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.