The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1964 Page: 2 of 6
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The Humble ECHO
More Than 3,600 Readers Every Week
PAGE TWO
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1964
Keep It Voluntary
Before any presidential election, proposals and
promises are made by candidates that purport to care
for various groups, generally at the expense of all
the people.
Some of the plans are good and some are not, so
it is up to citizens and taxpayers to try and sift the
wheat from the chaff.
A function of government is to help the unfortu-
nate and the needy, but proposals that put millions of
citizens in that class just because they have reached
a certain age seem to be going beyond the bounds of
reason.
Already taxation absorbs savings at an alarming
rate. Is it necessary to dump a heavier load by way
of increased social security taxes for agovernment-
controlled medical care for persons who don’t need
it?
The supporters of a federal Medicare plan assume
that no alternative exists for the social security tax
for financing medical care for the elderly.
Voluntary health insurance plans have been growing
at a fantastic rate. Figures recently published show
that 60 per cent of the aged had voluntary health
insurance in 1962 and that at the rate of increase,
coverage can be expected to reach 68 to 75 per cent
by 1969.
With existing public aid plans in the medical field,
and with the continued growth of voluntary health in-
surance, if it operates in a free competitive economy,
there is every reason to believe that the number of
elderly persons needing public medical assistance can
be cared for properly without loading on billion dollar
tax bills for compulsory health insurance payments
through social security.
A Telling Blow
From the Dallas Morning News: “A poll taken by
the Opinion Research Corp. of Princeton, N.J., last
year showed that 64 per cent of those who had heard
of right-to-work laws approved of them, while only
16 per cent opposed them and 20 per cent had no
opinion. Another recent poll of college students—
which revealed generally liberal sentiments—sur-
prisingly demonstrated that an overwhelming majority
favored right-to-work laws.”
Actually, this expression of opinion shouldn’t be
considered surprising. For a right-to-work law is just
about a perfect example of liberalism. It frees the
individual from coercion by either the employer or
the labor organization. It gives him freedom of choice.
He is his own man—not a pawn in a game.
The recent Supreme Court decision affirming the
right of the states to pass and to enforce right-
to-work laws was significant. It will encourage more
states to adopt this kind of legislation. And every
state which does so is striking a hard and telling
blow in the cause of freedom of the individual.
It’s the Law
in
Texas
Three out of four families
who buy houses in the $11,-
000 to $15,000 price range
jeopardize their invest-
ment because they do not
protect their cash and own-
ership with commensurate
title insurance.
These financial risks re-
sult from insufficient
knowledge of the difference
between an‘owner’s policy’
and a ‘mortgage policy,’
and lack of information
about title insurance.
The main point is that
the usual title insurance
taken out by the purchaser
of a home in the up-to-
$15,000 bracket serves only
to protect the bank or lend-
ing institution. It is often
compulsory for the buyer
to purchase this insurance,
known as the ‘mortgage
policy,’ since some mort-
gagees insist upon this par-
ticular safeguard as one of
the loan conditions. The
‘mortgagee policy,’ how-
ever never protects the
home owner’s equity. This
is so even after the mort-
gage is fully paid.
A course remains open
for the purchaser who
wants to cover himself for
the entire price of the
home. He should, at the
time of application for the
required ‘mortgage
policy, check with his
attorney about simultan-
eously obtaining an ‘own-
er’s policy.’ The ‘owner’s
policy,’ in contrast to the
‘mortgage policy,’ protects
an owner even after he
sells, if he has a war-
ranted title.
Owners of higher-priced
homes usually take out both
title policies. Thus, they
purchase peace of mind on
their substantial equity in-
stead of trying to ‘save
a few dollars, a false
economy which may later
invite trouble.
Title insurance took on
greater significance after
World War II. It isarequi
site today by many banks
and lending institutions for
those applying for mort
gage loans, and is for the
EDITOR
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Texas and The Civil War
By
Allan C. Ashcraft, Ph.D.
History Deportment, Texas A&M University
TEXAS AND THE CIVIL WAR for secession conventions, Tex-
By ALLAN C. ASHCRAFT, Ph.D.
History Department
Texas A&M University
(No. 1 in a series published
in a cooperative program of
tills paper, the Texas Press
Association and the Texas
State Historical Survey Com-
mittee.)
"Secession
“Fellow-citizens of
can’t say, as I once could, fel-
low-citizens of the United States.
I say it with sorrow, but I am
no longer a citizen of the United
States.”
Thus, in late November of
1860, a fiery orator addressed
ans ran into a formidable ob-
struction in the massive figure
of Governor Sam Houston.
Strongly against dismembering
the Union and violently opposed
to joining any confederation
form of government for the
South, Houston adamantly re
fused to order an election of
delegates to a secession con-
appointed a Committee of Pub-
lic Safety to oversee state se-
curity matters, and it named
seven representatives to the
j Montgomery (Alabama) Conven-
Ition of seceded states. The Tex-
!as Secession Convention then
adjourned until early March,
when it expected to examine
the results of the secession elec-
tion.
The next scene in the involved
secession drama took place in
mid-February at San Antonio.
The Committee of Public Safe-
ty, deciding that it was im-
perative to secure the evacua-
tion of the 3,000 Federal troops
normally stationed in Texas,
vention. In early December ' d Major Ge®erai David E
Texas, I however, Houston's hand was' States milit
forced when two groups of der f the District of
prominent citizens signed procla-
mations calling for the elec-
tion of a convention to be held
in Austin on January 28, 1861.
The second of these calls, citing
as its authority a state con-
an excited following in the town stitutional provision that guar
of Marshall, Texas. janteed “the people have at all
Elsewhere, in many parts of times the unalienable right to
the Lone Star State, similar
speeches were being uttered,
black banners of mourning and
state flags were replacing the
national ensign, and effigies of
“the man from Illinois” were
hanging in municipal squares.
Texas had learned of the vic-
tory of Abraham Lincoln in the
presidential election of 1860:
most Texans were completely
outraged by this news!
Basically an outgrowth of the
Old South, the half-settled fron
tier state had firmly and con-
sistently identified itself with
the Southern side of the long
existent sectional controversy.
alter, reform, or abolish their
form of government,” includ-
ed a solemn pledge that the
convention’s work would be
fully subject to the approval
of Texas voters.
Texas. When Twiggs hesitated
to meet the Committee’s de-
mands, it was considered nec-
essary to direct a show of
strength against his San An-
tonio Headquarters. In what con-
ceivably could have erupted
into the first firing of the Amer-
ican Civil War, some 500 Tex-
as volunteers used the conceal-
ment of darkness to occupy po-
sitions that gave them tactical
superiority over Twiggs’ 160
man garrison. Sizing up this
situation in the chill, grey,
On the announced date, the^^y dawn 0f February 15,
convention met and organized mw- conceded to evacuate
under the presidency of Judge bjs ^r00pS from Texas soil with
O. M. Roberts. The group quick-
ly passed an Ordinance of Se-
cession by the ringing majority
vote of 166 to 7. This document
charged the central government
with failing to protect the fron-
tier, and it harshly condemned
the North for attempting to
forge Federal authority into a
Although small in population
(just over 600,000 including 30%
slaves) and beset with many people of Texas and her Sister
a minimum of delay.
A week later, amidst heated
discussions and burning edito-
rials, the state election on se-
cession was held. On March 4,
county election results were can-
vassed by the re-assembled Se-
cession Convention. Of one hun-
dred twenty-two counties re-
the Lower South
problems of early settlement,
most Texans now stood ready
to leave the Union and to face
the dire resulting consequences.
Viewing Lincoln as an arch-foe
of States’ Rights,* convinced
that the Northern Republicans
would strip them of their privi-
leges and damage their econom-
ic structure, Texans joined the or reject the secessional pro-
=tlierttag- ty niTe’ loca,11";
r r j ly m northern Texas and along
the middle of the frontier line,
showed a preference to remain
in the Union. In popular vote
figures, secession was upheld
by a substantial majority of
46,129 to 14,697. When these re-
sults were made known to the
convention, President Roberts
Slaveholding States.” Because
of these and other intolerable
circumstances, the Ordinance
concluded, Texas was com-
pelled to withdraw from the
Union. The convention then an-
nounced that in an election to
the following case was k title should be discover-
cited: Mr. Smith buys a
home for $15,000. He places
$2,000 down and takes a
$13,000 mortgage loan.
Pursuing the course of
many home buyers, his only
title insurance purchase is
‘mortgage policy’ for
$13,000, which the mortga-
gor demands and which
protects only the lending
institution. Each year Mr.
Smith’s equity increases as
his mortgage decreases.
Nevertheless, knowingly or
not, Mr. Smith is not carry-
ing any title insurance
which protects Mr. Smith.
If a faulty or fradulent
ed, or if previously -un-
known liens against the
property were to be estab-
lished during the life of the
mortgage, or after it was
paid, Mr. Smith would have
no protection.
(This newsfeature, pre-
pared by the State Bar of
Texas, is written to in-
form—not to advise. No
person should ever apply or*
interpret any law without
the aid of an attorney who
is fully advised concern-
ing the facts involved, be-
cause a slight variance in
facts may change the ap-
plication of the law.)
be held on February 23, the , , d T t0 be «„ free
voters of the state could adopt ^“^^Sdent na^
tion of the earth.”
Secession was now complet-
posal. Texas, alone of the orig-
advocating disunion as the final inal seven Confederate States,
stand that had to be taken in allowed its electorate to have ed, but the results of this action
defense of Southern rights. jsuch a direct say on the seces-]will prove to stagger the imag-
As other states issued calls sion issue. Next, the assembly ,ination of Texas.
lender’s protection. A de-
fective title, it was shown,
may cost the ‘owner’ not
only the price of the home
but considerably greater
sums if the new owner ‘in-
herits’ previously undis-
covered liens, back taxes,
or defects of title that do
not appear on the records.
The purchaser of the $11,-
000-$15,000 home often
withholds taking the ‘own-
er’s policy,’which protects
his equity continually, ‘in
order to save a few dol-
lars.’ An element of risk
enters, however, if flaws
are subsequently found.
The owner without title in-
surance would not be re-
imbursed to the extent of
the defect. To compound his
difficulties, the owner
would be burdened with the
cost of correcting the title
defect and legal costs.
To illustrate the differ-
ence in an ‘owner’s policy’
and the ‘mortgage policy,’
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
400 Main
Thomas F. Hendgrson, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Church 11 a.m.
LAKELAND BAPTIST CHURCH
Isaacks and Old Humble Rd.
Owen Dry, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 a.m„
Church 10:50 a.m.
Training Service 7:00 p.m.
Church 7:50 p.m.
Wednesday Night 7:30 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
621 Herman
R. Ervin Driskill, minister
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Church 11 a.m.
Evening worship 7 p.m.
METHODIST CHURCH
800 Main
Robert Pate, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Church 11:00 a.m.
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
119 S. Houston Ave.
Irby E. Slaughter, Pastor
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Church 11:00 a.m.
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
400 S. Houston Ave.
Father Jerome Powers, O.M.I.
Sunday Mass 8:00 a;m.
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
4T0 Granberry
GJohnson, Pastor
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Church 11:00 a.m.
UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Porter, Texas M.E.
Sunday School
Morn worship service
Childrens’ Church
Young Peoples’ service
Evangelistic service
Bible Study, Wed.
Ladies aux., Tues.
Precise, Pastor
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
10: a.m.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Father Ralph H. Shuffler II
415 FM 1960
Sunday Worship Services 8 a.m.
Church School follows worship service
GREEN VALLEY £APTIST CHURCH
Aldine-Westfield Rd.
Paul S. Strother, Pas
Sunday School
Mornipg worship
Evening worship
Wed prayer meeting
9:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
GREENLEE BAPTIST CHURCH
Bender Road
Rev. James Harrell
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Church 11:00 a.m.
THE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
217 S. Ave. G
J.W. Eddins, Pastor
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Church 11:00 a.m.
ST. MATTHEW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
Westfield, Texas
•
E.R. Rathgeber, Pastor
Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
W or ship service 10:00 a.m.
LAKEVIEW PARK BAPTIST
MISSION
4 1/2 Mi. west on Hwy. 1960
A.L. Draper, Pastor
Sunday School i0:00 a.m.
Momi«g Worship 11:00 a.m.
EASTEX OAKS BAPTIST
Plumtex at North Belt Dr
Sunday School
Church
Evening Service
9:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
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Pundt, John. The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1964, newspaper, February 20, 1964; Humble, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1036687/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Humble Museum.