The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 50, Ed. 2 Sunday, May 1, 1966 Page: 1 of 16
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SUN.
EDITION
The Winkler County News
Vol. 30-No. 50
10 Cents per Copy
Kermit, Winkler County, Texas,
Sunday, May I, 1966
editorial
Why Tax Loopholes
For Congressmen
i ThePublisher has requested the reproduction of
Robert E. Baskins personal report from Washington
in connection with “the loopholes in the tax structure* V
: for today’s editorial. Baskin is Chief of the Washington
Bureau of The News. _m.M.D.
IT MAY COME AS something of a shock to most
American taxpayers to learn that the private finances
^of politicians can be augmented, tax-free, by the simple
device of a cocktail party or testimonial dinner.
The Internal Revenue Service has let these facts
Richard C. Slack announces
that he is a candidate for re-
election to the House of Rep-
lHtentatives in District 69-F,
now composed of Winkler, Lov-
ing,
ties.
Reeves and Ector coun-
uick Slack, having proved his
faithfulness to West Texas by
his record in the Texas Legis-
lature, stated in behalf of his
candidacy that he believes his
seniority and experience are
needed now more than ever be-
fore.
Because of the recent re-dis-
tricting bill the large cities will
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RICHARD C. SLACK
have much more representation
in the next session. Slack said
he felt the small towns and the
sparsely settled areas of West
Texas would be hard pressed for
legislation without the benefit
of experience, ability and senior-
ity.
Slack is chairman of theHouse
Oil and Gas Committee, member
of the House Appropriations com-
See REPRESENTATIVE, Page 12
Junior High
School Choirs
Win Ratings
Three choirs representing
Kermit Junior High School com-
peted Saturday in the University
Interscholastic League Region VI
choral contest at Ector High
School Auditorium, Odessa.
More than 100 Kermit boys
and girls participated, under the
direction of Mrs. Joyce Reynolds,
Junior High School Choral Di-
rector.
The Boys Chorus and the Girls
Chorus received First Division
ratings in concert performance.
In sightreading the Girl's Chorus
received a second division and
the Boy’s Chorus earned a third
division.
The Mixed Choir, made up of
boys and girls selected from the
other two choirs, received a
second division rating in both
concert and sightreading.
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be known:
1. A political candidate can receive campaign con-
tributions through dinners and other fund-raising de-
vices which are not subject to the federal income tax.
2. A politician can take money out of campaign
contributions for his own personal use but he must then
report it, subject to tax.
3. But if warm-hearted friends want to hold a $100-
a-plate dinner and present the proceeds to the politi-
cian for his personal use, it is a “gift** and tax-free.
All of this has been brought out in the case of
Sen. Thomas Dodd, D-Conn., who has been provided
with more than $150,000 in funds in the last few years
through the use, according to Dodd’s associates, of
the tax-free “gift” device. ,
Ordinary citizens, of course, do not have such
excellent situations to repair their own financial pos-
itions. They must continue to work for their money,
report it to the IRS and pay the bill.
But politicians, who write the tax laws, have de-
veloped this incredible gimmick whereby a cocktail
party or a dinner every year can make them men of
Substance, befitting their grand status as servants of
ine public.
If lesser mortals tried to do this, they would un-
doubtedly be in serious trouble.
A Suppose, for example, that members of a certain
^P'ivate club decided to have a round-robin of testi-
monial cocktail parties for their officers to provide
them with “gifts” which would enable them better to
assume the role of leader ship and prestige for the club.
Could they do it?
It is rather doubltful that the government would
allow it.
But it apparently is quite legal on behalf of a
senator or congressman who is struggling along on
$30,000 a year plus a few unpublicized extra allow-
ances.
Sen. „*J[ohn Williams, R-Del., Wednesday reported
that the IRS is now lobbying in C.^ig^ess tor more
specific legislation on this matter as a re suit of the
Dodd case.
The problem is rather simple.
Can it be. proved that everyone who planked down
$100 for a “gift” to a member of Congress did so out
of the kindness Of his *heart and his undying friend-
ship? Did he expect or get anything in return?
In the case of a plain, ordinary mortal it could be
^ generally assumed that a testimonial dinner for him
^pivas a genuine one. In the case of a politician —
who wields power in varying degrees — there is a
strong possibility of quid pro quo.
But, according to Dodd’s associates, everyone in
®ponnecticut who attended the fund-raising affairs
^merely wanted to contribute to the well-being and better
life of the senator. So he got the money — tax-free.
More than anything, the Dodd case has pointed up
a little appreciated fact of American political life
which has developed in recent years — the politician
is becoming an “elite” citizen, not one of us but one
above us, as in the case in many Latin countries.
No one can deny that an elected official ought to
be a man of prestige and even of wealth. But when he
enriches himself, as so many have, after he attains
high office, the public should be concerned.
Right now the rules and the laws appear to be all
on the side of the politician — not the public.
Representative Slack
&sks For Re-Election
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Outstanding Kermit Educators
Will Be Recognized By Jaycees
Highlighting the program to
be presented by the Kermit Jay-
cees at the First Methodist
Church Thursday night, May 5,
will be the selection of an out-
standing young educator in the
Kermit school system. The Jay-
cees have selected three finalist
from a list of nominees. They
are shown in the above photos.
They are Sue Lay, Dan Cooke
and Joan Helmer.
The program will get under
way at 7:30 featuring a dutch
treat dinner, with City Mayor
Gerald McGuire, a former educa-
tor, delivering the after dinner
address.
The winner of the award next
Thursday night will be named
“Outstanding Educator” and will
receive a $150 scholarship.
Jaycees have been working on
the program for sometime and
have had help from a number of
faculty members in making their
decisions which narrowed the
field down to the three finalists.
The program is sponsored
nationally by the United States
Jaycees and World Book Encyclo-
pedias. On the national level four
FAA Flight Service Station
Maintains 24-Hour Schedule
$2,000 scholarships will be
offered and the State Jaycees or-
ganization will provide a $250
scholarship.
Winner of the state event will
also be provided with an all-ex-
pense paid trip to the National
Awards program.
Local Jaycees feel that Kermit
has some outstanding educators,
and they are doing their best to
promote the program in hopes
their selection will be afforded
the trip to the National Awards
program.
The public is invited to attend
the evening of entertainment and
applaud their selection of “Out-
standing Educator.**
Reservations for the ‘dutch
treat’ dinner may be made by
calling Barry Tisdale, at 6-3252
or Dale Christian at the Chamber
of Commerce office. Reserva-
tions for the event must be in be-
fore 12 o’clock noon, May 5.
The three finalists are rep-
resentatives of High School,
Intermediate and East Primary.
Dan Cooke is high school math in-
structor; Sue Lay is an East
Primary teacher and Joan Hel-
mer is a member of the Inter-
mediate school faculty.
BY MAUD GREEN tion Flight Service Station which Heavy, black clouds boiled
It was nearing twilight * time had recently been moved into a across the western horizon,
one threatening spring evening new building at a new location on flashing lightning, looking mean
when I drove to the Federal Avia* Winkler County Airport. and dangerous. I was nervous
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SUN-NEWS Photo
ON DUTY — Chief Wilbur West (standing right) and two of his air traffic control specialists
are shown in the FAA Flight Service Station at Winkler County Airport. Bill Potts is seated at the
microphone, a familiar position, as hundreds of aircraft contacts are made daily. Wayne Hawkins
is standing left. The station is operated 24 hours daily.
and a bit frightened. At that
moment a four-place airplane
was flying from Fort Worth to
that airport, carrying a precious
cargo . . . one son, one daugh-
ter-in-law and two grandsons.
Clouds like those could mean
only trouble for an aircraft.
I timidly walked into the flight
plan room where all sorts of
gadgets and equipment seemed
to be very busy. The man on
duty was giving weather informa-
tion and advice to some pilot
in the Fort Stockton area. When
he had a moment I asked about
Son’s flight plan and hoped they
would land before the storm hit.
“Lady,” that nice man said
very calmly, “don’t worry about
the clouds. Fort Worth radar
says they are dissipating.” They
were. They did.
I’ve always loved that man,
whoever he is.
This was only one tiny, un-
noticed and not even remembered
of the countless services which
are rendered by the station and
its personnel. Multiply it by
countless thousands of incidents,
all much bigger and moreimpor-
tant and one gets a faint idea
of services received from the
Flight Service Station.
There are probably more
people in Winkler County who do
not even know there is a Flight
Service Station in the county,
than there are who do know about
it. Even we who know how to
reach it are unaware of the ac-
tivities inside that neat, trim
and attractive building.
Air Traffic Control Service
is one of the services of Fed-
eral' Aviation Agency. It re-
quires some 228 airport traffic
control towers, 35 air route traf-
fic control centers and 346 flight
service stations. These are tied
together in a gigantic commun-
ications network of some 350-
GOO miles of telephone, micro-
wave and teletypewriter land-
line equipment.
One of the busiest transcon-
tinential airways in the Western
Hemisphere spans Winkler
County FSS. Commercial, mil-
itary and civilian crafts fly the
route day and night with many
of them having no cause to con-
tact the station below.
Even so, Wilbur West, FSS
chief, estimates that more than
40,000 flight services weregiveh
last year by his station. These
calls are from pilots who have
wandered astray and are seeking
location; those wanting weather
information, maybe in Canada,
maybe in Mexico, or maybe near,
at hand. Each contact asks for
help of some kind.
There are two different groups
who man the FSS. One is the air
traffic control specialists and the
See FAA FLIGHT, Page 12
City Cleanup
Starts Monday
Seven trucks are being placed
in operation in the City of
Kermit this week Monday thr-
ough Friday in an effort to con-
duct a City wide cleanup cam-
paign. Each truck will be manned
by a driver and two collection
operators.
Special effort is being made to
clean up all City premises and
all garbage, trash or unsightly
accumulations will be disposed of
if placed in the alley near the
point of ordinary disposal.
A map of the City has been
platted and the campaign will
begin Monday by covering all the
area south of 302 Highway.
Tuesday the campaign will take
in an area from Poplar and Jeffe
Drive, east to Winkler County
Park north of 302 Highway and
all that area lying south of State
115.
Wednesday the drive will be
directed to that area in the north-
east section of the City,taking in
all area north of State 115 to
the north boundary and east of
Poplar Street.
Thursday the trucks will con-
verge on that area west of Pop-
lar to the north boundary and
west to the T&NMrailroad par-
alleling the track to the point
of access. to State Highway 115
and all north of Bryan street.
Friday the final day of the
campaign, the southwest area of
the City will be covered, from
Poplar and Jeffe Drive west to
Standard Avenue and north of
302 Highway.
By submitting their plans to the
citizens in advance, City Manager
James Morgan feels that most
residents will take special pre-
cautions about clearing away the
unsightly debris, and placing it
where trucks can haul it away.
Should anyone be missed in the
campaign, he urges “Call the City
office, and a truck will be dis-
patched to take care of your
disposal problem.”
Dog Owners
Should Comply
With Ordinance
All dog owners should havetheir
dog at the Kermit Fire Station
Monday, when a veterinarian will
be on hand from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
to vaccinate all dogs.
The license fee for dogs has
been reduced to 25 cents. The
City has an ordinance requir-
ing the vaccination and licensing
of all dogs and the reduced li-
cense fee is added incentive to
take advantage of the veterinar-
ian service.
Pump Jacks Are
Hazardous Play
Deputy Sheriff Roy Wilhelm and could be critically hurt or
has advised the News and Sun maimed for life,
to warn parents of the existant The children under concern by
danger to their children, allowed Wilhelm are mainly the 5 to 14
to play around the pump jacks age bracket and he also warned
at the south edge of Kermit, that the pump jacks are electri-
south of 302 Highway. cally powered which made such
Wilhelm has been keeping an trespassing doubly hazardous,
alert eye out to warn the young- Wilhelm asked that parents
sters of dangers in the area, and warn their children of the grave
also noted that the area involved danger they are in when going
is ‘private property,’ even though near the premises,
situated in the city limits. ‘ 'The pump jacks are a part of
Youngsters have been throw- the gigantic industrial energy of
ing bottles and cans intothebelts Winkler County and can not read-
on the pump jacks and there is ily be removed, but children car
a very grave danger, since many be kept away from the scene,”
children play on the pump jacks, the officer warned.
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Parsons, J. Arthur. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 50, Ed. 2 Sunday, May 1, 1966, newspaper, May 1, 1966; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth910338/m1/1/?q=%2522dewey+redman%2522: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.