Throckmorton Tribune (Throckmorton, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1974 Page: 6 of 16
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Throckmorton Tribune Thursday, March 21, 1974 Page 6
Farabee Makes 3rd Visit
Plate Display Due
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Monday, April 1st, is the last
day for registering Texas motor
vehicles, according to R.W.
Townsley, Director of the Motor
Vehicle Division of the Texas
Highway Department.
Townsley noted that owners
of motor vehicles must display
1974 license plates by 12:01
a.m. Tuesday, April 2, to avoid
penalty.
“Unfortunately, many owners
choose to wait until the last
minute when the lines are
longer,” said Townsley. “When
in fact, county tax offices and
substations have been open for
registration since February 1.”
Townsley encouraged vehicle
owners already possessing new
plates to put them on. “It’s the
best advertising we can get in
reminding owners that the
registration deadline is fast
approaching.”
“Pup” Band
To Cisco
The Throckmorton “Pup”
Band will be going to the Cisco
Jr. High Festival next weekend,
tne 30th of March. The
following grades will be partici-
pating in this festival: 5th, 6th,
7th, 8th and 9th. These students
will need to report to the Band
Hall at 6:45 a.m. Saturday
morning to load buses and
depart by 7:00 a.m. sharp.
For those not yet registered,
nothing is changed in the
registration procedure from last
year. The renewal form and
payment are all the vehicle
owner must present at the time
of registration.
If the registration form has
been misplaced, the owner will
be required to bring his
certificate of title and last year’s
license receipt.
Townsley reminded that be-
ginning in 1975, Texas will
change over to the 5-year
license plate. “We’ve already
manufacturing the ’75 plates.
That’s how much leadtime we
have to give ourselves.”
In 1976, instead of buying a
new license plate, motorists will
purchase a 1 - by 2 - inch
adhesive-type sticker that will
be placed on the upper left
corner of the plate,” said
Townsley. “In 1977, the sticker
will be stuck to the upper right
corner, then alternated for the
following years.”
According to Townsley, the
5-year plate will feature an
entirely new design, including
the use of vowels for the first
time. Since 1965, when the
three-letter system was adopt-
ed, only consonants were used.
However, with an ever-increas-
ing number of motor vehicles,
the entire alphabet will now be
employed. As an example, the
first 1975 license plate will be
AAA10.
Townsley says the 5-year
license plate will save Texas
taxpayers an estimated $10.5
million over a four year period,
since annual license plate
production will no longer be
necessary.
Ray Farabee, Democratic
candidate for the 30th district
Texas Senate seat being vacated
by Senator Jack Hightower,
campaigned in Throcmorton on
Friday.
Farabee spent several hours
visiting with local residents,
distributing information and
answering questions. This was
his third visit in Throckmorton
in the past two months. He has
just completed visits in all of the
29 counties that make up the
9 A+U
Local Proclaimed Inventor
Wilburn Redwine, Seymour,
Texas, has developed a new
invention which is now in the
process of being introduced to
manufacturers.
The invention consists of
apparatus designed for water
sports which permits users to
stand and move on water by
means of floating “shoes”
strapped to the feet and two
bars which float and have a
sphere shaped float attached to
one end.
Mr. Redwine now is negotia-
ting for the sale or licensing to
interested manufactureres with
the assistance and guidance of
The Raymond Lee Organization.
The Raymond Lee Organiza-
tion is a company which
specializes in the development
and introductions of inventions
to industry.
According to founder-presi-
dent, Raymond Lee, no idea is
too small to be considered for
development. “Even though we
are located on Park Avenue,
among the leading companies of
the world, our facilities spread
across the United States and
Canada to assist inventors in
areas of creativity,” says Mr.
Lee. “We believe there are
many ideas which could result in
profitable new products if their
inventors would come forward.
Our company is dedicated to the
discovery of these ideas and
their commercial develop-
ment.”
A brochure, “How to Develop
Safeguard, and Market your
Invention,” may be obtained
free of charge by writing to the
Raymond Lee Organization, 230
Park Avenue, New York, NY
10017.
LOCALS
The Scott Jacobs are moving
to Pilot Point, Texas after
having sold their home to Mr.
Conners.
The Cecil Menu’s have
returned to Kingsland, Tx. to
live after having resided in
Throckmorton for the past year.
Cecil was working for the
Teague Gin Co.
“People want government
returned to the people. They
want to see common sense
solutions to problems £nd less
involvement from Austin and
Washington. The people want
government officials that can
understand their problems and
are willing to work hard to get
things done,” stated Farabee
when asked what voters are
saying about government.
After leaving Throckmorton,
Farabee had a meeting in
Albany in Shackelford County
before going on to Baird to
attend the Chamber of Com-
merce Banquet in Callahan
County. On Saturday, the
candidate attended the annual
meeting of the Stamford Electric
Cooperative, Inc. in Jones
County.
DR. CHARLES FERGUSON
announces the opening of an office for the
practice of dentistry at the Throckmorton
Clinic on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Telephone Number 849-3711
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Throckmorton Tribune (Throckmorton, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1974, newspaper, March 21, 1974; Throckmorton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth994505/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Depot Public Library.