Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1966 Page: 3 of 8
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Jacksboro, Texas, Gazette-News
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Speakers Available
to Local Civic Clubs
The United States Army Primary
Helicopter Center, Fort Wolters, is
frequently called upon to provide
programs for various civic clubs
and municipal organizations.
The information office at Fort
Wolters is the section which repre-
sents our post commander abd
school commandant, Col. E. P.
Fleming Jr., for such programs.
We feel our requested military
speakers and film programs help
cement good community relations
and affords good opportunity for
the public to become enlightened
on military operations, the post
Commander told the local CofC
office.
our community relations officer
and coordinator for public speakers
from Fort Wolters. Direct your let-
ters and calls to his attention at
Ext. 431, 255/256. The post number
is FA 5-2581.
Lacey Barry To
Receive WT Degree
Harold Lacey Barry of Jacks boro
is among 290 candidates who ex-
! pect to receive degrees at West
i Texas State University's summer
j convocation at 8 p.m., Thursday,
Aug. 25
President and Mrs. James P.
Cornette will honor graduating stu-
dents at a reception at 8 p.m., Aug.
23.
, Barry has accepted a teaching
| position in the Perryton School and
2d Lt. Ronald G. Young serves as will be moving there soon.
PUBLIC NOTICE
proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER THIRTEEN ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 69 proposing an
Amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas by
adding a new Section, Section
63, to Article III; authorizing
the Legislature to provide by
statute for the accomplish-
ment of governmental func-
tions within any county hav-
ing one million, two hundred
thousand (1,200,000) or more
inhabitants by the consolida-
tion of the functions of gov-
ernment or by contract be-
tween any political subdivi-
sion (s) located within the
county and any other political
subdivision(s) located within
the county or with the coun-
ty; providing for an election
and the issuance of a procla-
mation therefor.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas
be amended by adding a new
Section in Article III, to be
known as Section 63, reading
as follows:
“Section 63
“(1) The Legislature may
by statute provide for the
consolidation of some func-
tions of government of any
one or more political subdivi-
sions comprising or located
within any county in this
State having one million, two
hundred thousand (1,200,000)
or more inhabitants. Any such
statute shall require an elec-
tion to be held within the po-
litical subdivisions affected
thereby with approval by a
majority of the voters in each
of these political subdivisions,
under such terms and condi-
tions as the Legislature may
require.
“(2) The county govern-
ment, or any political subdivi-
sion (s) comprising or located
therein, may contract one with
another for the performance
of governmental functions re-
quired or authorized by this
Constitution or the Laws of
this State, under such terms
and conditions as the Legis-
lature may prescribe. The
term ‘governmental functions,’
as it relates to counties, in-
cludes all duties, activities and
operations of state-wide im-
portance in which the county
acts for the State, as well as
of local importance, whether
required or authorized by this
Constitution or the Laws of
this State.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Con-
stitutional Amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of this State
at an election to be held
throughout the State on the
first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1966, at
which time the ballot shall
have printed thereon the fol-
lowing:
“FOR the Amendment to
the Constitution authorizing
the Legislature to provide
by statute for any county
having one million, two
hundred thousand (1,200,-
000) or more inhabitants to
consolidate the functions of
1 government and for such
I counties or any political
! subdivision (s) located there-
i in to contract for the per-
formance of functions of
government.
“AGAINST the Amend-
i ment to the Constitution
authorizing the Legislature
to provide by statute for
any county having one mil-
lion, two hundred thousand
(1,200,000) or more inhabi-
tants to consolidate the
functions of government
and for such counties or any
political subdivision(s) lo-
cated therein to contract for
the performance of func-
tions of government.”
Sec. 3. The Governor of the
State of Texas shall issue the
necessary proclamation for
the election and this Amend-
ment shall be published in the
manner and for the length of
time as required by the Con-
stitution and Laws of this
State.
Bryson Oilfield
Discoverer Dies
L. C. Harper, 72, discoverer of
the Bryson oil field in 1922 and a
long-time wildcatter and president
of Harper Oil Co., died Tuesday in
San Antonio, where he had lived for
five years.
He had been ill about three
months.
, A native of Beggs, Okla. Har
per had lived in Bryson and in
Mineral Wells before moving to
San Antonio.
Survivors include his wife. Nao-
mi; a son, Conray Harper. Shreve-
port, La.; and a granddaughter,
Connie.
Services will be held in San An-
tonio.
"Spell of Illness'
for 55 is Defined
QUESTION — I understand that
I am eligible for up to 90-days‘
care in a hospital under Medicare
during each “spell of illness.”
What is considered a “spell of ill-
ness?”
ANSWER - A “spell of illness”
commences with the first day that
you receive services or an extend-
ed care facility under the Medicare
program.
The “spell of illness” ends when
you have not been in ANY hospital
or extended care facility (under
Medicare or not) for 60 consecutive
days.
(John M. Martin, Field Repre-
sentative from the Fort Worth Dis-
trilt Office is in Jacksboro every
Wednesday to give social security
information and to assist in filing
applications for retirement, survi-
vors, or disability benefits and
“Medicare". He may be contacted
in the Assembly Room located in
the basement of the Court House.)
Elbert MeAnears To
Mark Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert McAnear
will be honored on their Golden
Wedding anniversary from 2 til 5
p.m. Sunday, August 21, at open
house at the Jacksboro National
Bank Community Room.
Hosts for the anniversary party
will be their children, Loyd Me
Anear of Bridgeport, Leonard Mc-
Anear of Kerrville. Faine McAnear
and Mrs. Carl Nooner of Jacks-
boro.
Friends and relatives are cordial-
ly invited to attend.
Wigington Reunion Aug. 21
The Wigington Reunion will be
held August 21st at Fort Richard-
son Hospital Building. Bring a
basket lunch for the noon meal.
All friehds and relatives are in-
vited to attend.
Mrs. Earl Elwood (Jan) Gandy II
Miss Brenda Smith,
Jan Gandy are Wed
Miss Brenda Smith became the
bride of Earl Elwood (Jan) Gandy
in a ceremony at 6 p. m. July 23
at the First Baptist Church of Per-
rin with Rev. Chester Sassman of-
I ficiating.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
| and Mrs. W. A. Smith of Perrin
I and the bridegroom is the son of
j Mrs. Earl Elwood Gandy of Jacks-
i boro.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore a formal gown of
1 bridal satin accented with alencon
i lace. Her bouquet was a white or-
! chid surrounded with white cartia-
1 tions.
Serving as candlelighters and ush-
ers were Bill Cranford and Loyd
Barker of Perrin.
Mrs. Roy Milton provided wed-
, aing music and Kay Gillespie was
vocj list.
A reception was held immediate-
ly following the cerenmny in the
chinch fellowship hal!
Mrs. Sarah Ida Boley
Rites Held Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
Ida Boley were held at 2 p. ra.
Saturday at the Church of Christ of
Jacksboro with Mr. Bud Hales, of-
ficiating, and at 4 p. m. Saturday
at the Church of Christ rn Weather-
ford with Mr. George Carter of
Weatherford, officiating. Burial was
in Oakland Cemetery at Weather-
ford under the direction of Hawkins
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Boley was born August 12,
1885, the daughter of William An-
drews and Hannah Elizabeth Cope-
land Roberts in Parker County. She
was married to J. V. Boley May
1952 in Weatherford. She passed
away August 11, 1966 in Moore's
Nursing Home in Jacksboro.
Survivors are her husband, three
step sons, L. E. Boley of Jacksboro,
L. S. Boley of Lubbock and R. E.
Boley of Conroe; two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Lindsay of Bloomington, 111.
and Mrs. J. F. Thomas of Wea-
therford;
Also two brothers, J. J. Roberts
of Weatherford and C. P. Roberts
of Duncan, Okla.
Graveside Rites at Lynn
Creek tor Roy Osborn
Graveside rites for Roy Edgar
Osborn, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Osborn of Olney, were held
at 2 p. m. Monday at the Lyrtn
Creek Cemetery with Rev. Coker of
Olney Church of God officiating.
Burial was under the direction of
Hawkins Funeral Home.
He was born August 12 in Olney
and passed away August 14 in
Grandson of Bryson
Residents Marries
Miss Pamela Reed became the
bride of Norman David Kelley in a
ceremony at 8 p.m. August 12 at
the Lake Crest Chapel in Fort
Worth with Robert Briles, pastor j
of the Methodist Church of Azle,
officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.,
I and Mrs. A. F. Reed of Fort Worth,
Thursday, August 18, 1966
the guest book.
The couple will make their home
in Fort Worth and he will attend
Arlington State College this fall.
WANTED - News of You I Your
guests, your trips, your parties,
your achievements and awards,
out of town funerals of relatives.
j Miss Carla Await of Perrin was
maid of honor and bridesmaids
I were Jackie Sitton of Perrin and
: Brenda Matheson of Whitt. Flower ] Olney. He is the son of EugOne and
I girl was Annabell Smith, sister of ■, Minnie Lou Burt Osborn.
J the bride. | Other survivors besides his par-
I Best man was Wiggy Wiggins of ents are one brother, Timothy Eu-
Dallas and groomsmen were Larry: gene of the home: maternal grand-
1 House of Perrin and Pritche Smith, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burt of
cousin of the groom, of Denton. Olney, and paternal grandparents
Ring bearer was Kent Smith of; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Osborn of
Breckenridge, cousin of the bride. Loving.
The bridegroom is the soh of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman G. Kelley of
Fori Worth and the grandson of,
Mr arid Mrs. Oscar Tackol of Bry-!
son.
Given in marriage by her fafher,
the bride wore a gown of si!k ni-1
ganza and re-embroidered Alencon
lac e s yied with a bell skirt f inn-
ing * oft back pleats.
Miss Lucy Renee was maid of
honor and Pat Kelley was his
brother's best man. Ushers were
Gary Wayne Reed of Fort Worth
and Michael Kelley of Dallas.
The reception was held after the
ceremony in the church Fellowship
Hall. Marsha Rone, Dorothy Mac-
key and Kathy Kelley, the bride-
groom’s sister served and Paula
Reed, sister of the bride, was at
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PUBLIC NOTICE
proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966.
SENATE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 1 proposing an
Amendment to Article IX of
the Constitution of Texas by
adding thereto a new Section
to be known as Section 12;
authorizing the Legislature to
provide by law for the crea-
tion, establishment, mainten-
ance and operation of Airport
Authorities composed of one
or more counties; authorizing
the creation of a board of di-
rectors by appointment or
election; providing that the
membership of the board
shall be based upon the pro-
portionate part of the popu-
lation of each county, with no
county having less than one
member; providing for the
necessary election; authoriz-
ing the levy of an annual tax
not to exceed Seventy-Five
Cents (75c) per One Hundred
Dollars ($100) valuation; pro-
vided, however, that the prop-
perty of state regulated com-
mon carriers required by law
to pay a tax upon intangible
assets shall not be subject to
taxation by the Authority;
authorizing the Authority to
employ or appoint an assessor
and collector of taxes whose
duty it shall be to assess and
collect the taxes on the tax
rolls approved by the Board
of Directors of said Author-
ity, said taxes to be assess-
ed equally and uniformly
throughout the county or
counties, comprising the Au-
thority, as required by the
Constitution; granting to such
Authority the power to ac-
quire by purchase, or through
eminent domain proceedings
existing publicly financed air-
port properties or other sites
necessary to have and to im-
prove the same, power to is-
sue and sell general obliga-
tion bonds and revenue bonds,
or either of them; authorizing
the assumption of outstanding
indebtedness secured by gen-
eral obligation bonds and as-
suming the obligations of the
city or cities under ordinances
and bond indentures under
which revenue bonds have
been issued and sold; to enact
zoning regulations and other
measures to protect the air-
port fa- '“ties from hazards
and oh ructions; providing
for the adding of ah additional
county or counties to the Au-
thority.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article IX
of the Constitution of the
State of Texas be amended by
adding thereto a new Section
to be known as Section 12,
reading as follows:
“Section 12. The Legisla-
ture may by law provide for
the creation, establishment,
maintenance And o Deration of
Airport Authorities composed
of one or more counties, with
power to issue general obli-
gation bonds, revenue bonds,
either or both of them, for
the purchase, acquisition by
the exercise of the power of
eminent domain or otherwise,
construction, reconstruction,
repair or renovation of any
airport or airports, landing
fields and runways, airport
buildings, hangars, facilities,
equipment, fixtures, and any
and all property, real or per-
sonal, necessary to operate,
equip and maintain an airport;
shall provide for the option
by the governing body of the
city or cities whose airport
facilities are served by cer-
tificated airlines and whose
facility > or some interest
therein, is proposed to be or
has been acquired by the Au-
thority, to either appoint or
elect a Board of Directors of
said Authority; if the Direc-
tors are appointed such ap-
pointment shall be made by
the County Commissioners
Court after consultation with
and consent of the governing
body or bodies of such city or
cities, and if the Board of
Directors is elected they shall
be elected by the qualified
taxpaying voters of the coun-
ty which chooses to elect the
Directors to represent that
county, such Directors shall
serve without compensation
for a term fixed by the
Legislature not to exceed six
(6) years, and shall.be se-
lected on the basis of the
proportionate population of
each county based upon the
last preceding Federal Census,
and shall be a resident or
residents of such county; pro-
vide that no county shall have
less than one (1) member on
the Board of Directors; pro-
vide for the holding of an
election in each county pro-
posing the creation of an Au-
thority to be called by the
Commissioners Court or Com-
missioners Courts, as the case
may be, upon petition of five
per cent (5%) of the quali-
fied taxpaying voters within
the county or counties, said
elections to be held on the
same day if more than one
county is included, provided
that no more than one (1)
such election may be called in
a county until after the ex-
piration of one (1) year; in
the event such an election has
failed, and thereafter only upon
a petition of ten per cent
(10%) of the qualified taxpay-
ing voters being presented to
the Commissioners Court or
Commissioners Courts of the
county or counties in which
such an election has failed,
and in the event that two or
more counties vote on the
proposition of the creation of
an Authority therein, the
proposition shall not be deem-
ed to carry unless the major-
ity of the qualified taxpaying
voters in each county voting
thereon vote in favor thereof;
provided, however, that an
Airport Authority may be
created and be composed of
the county or counties that
vote in favor of its creation
if separate propositions are
submitted to the voters of
each county so that they may
vote for a two or more county
Authority or a single county
Authority; provide for the ap-
pointment by the Board of
Directors of an Assessor and
Collector of Taxes in the Au-
thority, whether constituted
of one or more counties,
whose duty it shall be to
assess all taxable property,
both real and personal, and
collect the taxes thereon,
based upon the tax rolls ap-
proved by the Board of Di-
rectors, the tax to be levied
not to exceed Seventy-Five
Cents (75c) per One Hundred
Dollars ($100) assessed valu-
ation of the property, provid-
ed, however, that the property
of state regulated common
carriers required by law to
pay a tax upon intangible as-
sets shall not be subject to
taxation by the Authority,
said taxable property shall be
assessed on a valuation not to
exceed the market value and
shall be equal and uniform
throughout the Authority as
is otherwise provided by the
Constitution; the Legislature
shall authorize the purchase
or acquisition by the Author-
ity of any existing airport fa-
cility publicly owned and fi-
nanced and served by certi-
ficated airlines, in fee or of
any interest therein, or to
enter into any lease agree-
ment therefor, upon such
terms and conditions as may
be mutually agreeable to the
Authority and the owner of
such facilities, or authorize
the acquisition of same
through the_ exercise of the
power of eminent domain, and
in the event of such acquisi-
tion, if there are any general
obligation bonds that the own-
er of the publicly owned air-
port facility has outstanding,
the same shall be fully as-
sumed by the Authority and
sufficient taxes levied by the
Authority to discharge said
outstanding. indebtedness; and
likewise any city or owner
that has outstanding revenue
bonds where the revenues of
the airport have been pledged
or said bonds constitute a lien
against the airport facilities,
the Authority shall assume and
discharge all the obligations of
the city under the ordinances
and bond indentures under
which said revenue bonds have
been issued and sold. Any city
which owns airport facilities
not serving certificated airlines
which are not purchased or
acquired or taken over as
herein provided by such Au-
thority, shall have the power
to operate the same under the
existing laws or as the same
may hereafter be amended.
Any such Authority when cre-
ated may be granted the pow-
er and authority to promul-
gate, adopt and enforce ap-
propriate zoning regulations
' airport from
to protect the
hazards and obstructions
which would interfere with
the use of the airport and its
facilities for landing and take-
off; an additional county or
counties may be added to an
existing Authority if a peti-
tion of five per cent (5%) of
the qualified taxpaying voters
is filed with and an election
is called by the Commission-
ers Court of the county or
counties seeking admission to
an Authority and the vote is
favorable, then admission may
be granted to such county or
counties by the Board of Di-
rectors of the then existing
Authority upon such terms
and conditions as they may
agree upon and evidenced by
a resolution approved by two-
thirds (2/3rds) of the then
existing Board of Directors,
provided, however, the county
or counties that may be so
added to the then existing
Authority shall be given rep-
resentation on the Board of
Directors by adding additional
directors in proportion to
their population according to
the last preceding Federal
Census.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Con-
stitutional Amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of this state
at an election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November,
1966, at which election all
ballots shall have printed
thereon the following:
“FOR the addition of Sec-
tion 12 of Article IX of the
Constitution, authorizing
the Legislature to provide
by law for the creation,
establishment, maintenance
and operation of Airport
Authorities composed of
one or more counties, and
authorizing the levy of a
tax not to exceed Seventy-
Five Cents (75c) on the
One Hundred Dollars ($100)
valuation of all taxable
property within such Air-
port Authority except the
property of state, regulated
common carriers required
by law to pay a tax upon
intangible assets, after ap-
proval of its voters.”
“AGAINST the addition of
Section 12 of Article IX of
the Constitution, author-
izing the Legislature to pro-
vide by law for the crea-
tion, establishment, main-
tenance and operation of
Airport Authorities com-
posed of one or more coun-
ties, and authorizing the
levy of a tax not to exceed
Seventy-Five Cents (75c)
on the One Hundred Dol-
lars ($100) valuation of all
taxable property within such
Airport Authority except the
property of state regulated
common carriers required by
law to pay a tax upon in-
tangible assets, after ap-
proval of its voters.”
Sec. 3. The Governor of
Texas shall issue the neces-
sary proclamation for the elec-
tion. and this Amendment
shall be published in the man-
ner and for the length of time
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