The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1961 Page: 3 of 8
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S,TATE CAPITAL
Highlights
“Sidelights
AND
bu Vern Sanford
AUSTIN. — Texas legislators,
like students who failed to com-
plete their work in the long
term and have to come back to
summer school, return to Aus-
tin this week to “get it over
with.”
Goal is the passage of a two-
year appropriations bill expect-
ed to run around $2,600,000,000.
To pay for it, they will need
to find some $3.r>0,000,000 more
In tax money than now provid-
ed on the law books.
But if money is short, advice
is not.
At least three committees
have a word or two for the
In At
IX
Out At
IV
Cole Cleaners
Phone 2591
lawmakers. Two are unofficial.
They are the Citizens for a
Sales Tax, whose name explains
its purpose and the Citizens
for Fair Taxation, which is
pushing Gov. Price Daniel’s
plan for additional selective
sales taxes, plus more business
taxes, higher taxes on alcoholic
beverages and others.
A third committee, appointed
by the Governor, avoided a
single, specific recommendation
but pinpointed some sort of re-
tail sales tax as the most likely
source for the amount of mon-
ey needed. This committee is
composed mainly of the chair-
men of governing boards of
state welfare and educational
agencies.
Committee suggested that
either the retail sales tax passed
by the Senate last session (a
“general” sales tax with ex-
emptions for food, farm sup-
plies, medicine) or a "Pennsyl-
vania-type" tax which affects
only the items listed in the bill
or a combination of the two
might be the answer.
All of which leaves the Legis-
lature just, about where it was
—with at least some support,
and some opposition, for any
course it might take
AUTO INSURANCE RAISED
—Beginning August 1, Texas
motorists will pay higher pre-
ALUMINUM
SCREENS
MADE TO FIT YOUR
WINDOWS
Fred Davis
East Main
Fairfield
miums for automobile insur-
ance.
How high the premium goes
will depend on the county in
which the motorists lives and
its accident record. In general,
j the big city counties have high-
er accident rates and insurance
I Miniums toan rural counties,
in Travis County (Austin), the
increase on a typical policy
would be 15 pe> cent; in Dallas
County, about 17 per cent.
This is the first increase in
the base rate for auto insurance
ordered by the State Board of
Insurance since 1958. Reduc-
tions or increases for traffic
accidents and violations under
the Safe Driving Plan will con-
tinue as before.
Reasons given for the rate
raise include:
1. More people than expected
qualified for the 20 per cent
premium cut allowed under the
Safe Driving Plan for drivers
with no accidents or violations.
This caused a decline in prem-
ium income.
2. Higher cost of repairing
today’s wrap-around-windshield,
wrap-around-fender cars.
3. Generous jury awards for
injury and damage claims.
4. Drop in the number of new
cars sold last year.
5. Apparent dropping of in-
surance by some motorists who
had previously carried it.
HIGHWAY COSTS UP—Cost
of having good roads, the State
Highway Department frankly
admits, is going up.
Highway Commission has an-
nounced a highway mainten-
ance budget for the next fiscal
year (Sept. 1, 1961 to Aug. 31,
1962) of $51,300,000—which is
up $2,100,000 from the previous
year.
Reasons given for the in-
crease: Texas had more than
1,100 new highway miles to
care for and it costs more per
mile to care for them. But
proper upkeep, says the Com-
mission, “stretches the taxpay-
er's dollar by increasing the
life of the road.”
Department now maintains
57,757 miles of highway at an
average cost of $811 per mile
for upkeep. Per mile upkeep
cost has increased $19 since the
last fiscal year.
Now Your Feed Cost
Can Be Cut
General Mills, Inc., announces the opening of their
full time Sure Feeds warehouse at Teague, Texas, pro-
viding for you a complete inventory of all livestock
and poultry feeds. All General Mills Sure Feeds ore
quality controlled and backed by research since 1912.
i
NOW YOU CAN BUY QUALITY FEEDS
AT WHOLESALE PRICES
Special Free Offer-Belly (rocker Cookbook
With the purchose of one ton of ony Sure Feeds
you'll be given free of extra cost, one of Betty Crocker's
new outdoor cookbooks. The offer is good only until
August 15, 1961, and the limit is two per customer.
The new General Mills warehouse at Teague is
located on Ash Street and will be open from 8:00 to
5:00 Monday through Friday and 8:00 to 12:00 on Sat-
urday.
(onlad
Curtis Freeman
PHONE RE 9-2422
TEAGUE, TEXAS
THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER, FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1961—FACE THREE
HIGHER SPEED, HIGHER
TOLL—Beginning September 1,
higher toll charges will be made
on the Texas Turnpike, linking
Dallas and Fort Worth.
Beginning August 28, effect-
ive date of authorizing legisla-
tion passed last spring, the
speed limit on most of the toil
road will be raised from 60 to
70 miles per hour.
Toll charges for an end-to-end
trip by passenger cars will be
hiked from 50 to 60 cents; for
heavy trucks, from $1.25 to
$1.35.
Texas Turnpike Authority
voted the higher fares after
receiving estimates that the
operation would have a $425,000
deficit at the end of this year
unless revenues increased.
SABINE DAM UNDER
STUDY—After a hearing on the
pros and eons, State Board of
V\ ater Engineers has granted
the Sabine River Authority’s
application for a permit to build
the proposed Toledo Bend reser-
voir.
Sabine, for quite a stretch,
serves as the boundary between
Louisana and lower East Texas
and the proposed riam is to be
a joint Texas-Louisiana project.
Spokesmen for timber inter-
ests in the area told the Board
the reservoir, slated to be 100
miles long, would put valuable
timber under water and saw-
mill workers out of jobs. It
would take 10 years, said a saw-
mill representative, to get all
the timber out of the area.
Advocates of the dam con-
tended that the $54,000,000 pro-
ject will ultimately benefit the
area by attracting new indus-
try and helping to offset future
water shortage.
MORE JOBS, MORE JOB-
LESS — More Texans were at
work and more were out of
work this May than a year ago,
Texas Employment Commission
reports.
Employment increased 3,200
over r year ago, but unemploy-
ment was up by 30,800, indicat-
ing job seekers are increasing
10 times faster than job open-
ings.
Average weekly wage for
Texas factory workers during
May was $91.46, compared to
the national average of $92.66.
-o-
Coney Baptist
Church News
IJoyd Rcslfr, Pastor
Services each Sunday.
10:00 A. M.— Sunday S-bool.
113)0 A. M.—Preaching.
7:00 P. M. — Evening Service.
Round Proirie Baptist
Church News
Merle Fulmer, Pastor
10:00 A M. — Sunday School
11:00 A. M. — Worship.
- .0 P. M. — B. T. S.
7:00 P. M. — W orship.
Completion of the 41,000-mile
National System of Interstate
and Defense Highways will
save an estimated 4,000 lives a
year
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our
thanks to Dr. Crossno, Dr. Bon-
ner, nurses, the entire hospi-
tal personnel and ministers:
and others for flowers, cards
and gifts during my recent ill-
ness. May God bless each of
you is our prayer.
Mrs. Jack McAdams,
and Family.
TAKING.A
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SUPER MARKET
PHONE 2541
Are you planning a trip*
Then don’t leave without mak-
ing absolutely sure that you
have adequate insurance pro-
tection. No matter how or
where you go—to the country
for a weekend or a holiday
abroad, by plane, train, ship,
bus or auto — you need the
right kind oL protection for
yourself, your family and your
personal belongings.
Why not assure yourself of
a carefree trip — whether it's
on business or for pleasure?
Ask us about our new Trip
Accident and Personal Effects
policy, the policy that was de-
signed to protect vacationers,
business travelers and tourists.
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Phone 5591
FAIRFIELD
.... everyday!
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^SAVINGS P
Swift's Honeycup
MELLORINE
Vi gallon 39$
SNOWDRIFT
3 Lb. Can
Shortening79c COFFEE 59c
SHURFINE
1 Lb. Con
U. 8. NO. 1 RED or CALIF. WHITE
Potatoes - -10 lbs. 49c
FRE8H PURPLEHULL
Peas.......lb. 9c
HOME GROWN
Cantaloupes - each 13c F
NEUHOFF LONE STAR
Bacon - 2 lb. box 99c
DECKER’S All Meat Texas Size
Franks.....lb. 49c
:T O' TEXAS
ryers.....lb. 27c
BANQUET Chicken, Beef or Turkey
Pol Pies - • - each 21c
SHURFINE
Lemonade • 2*6 oz. 23c
BOOTH
Fish Slicks- pkg. 29c
14 oz.
NEUHOFF CHOICE
ROUND STEAK - - - lb. 89$
FRESH m
HAMBURGER - - - - lb. 49$
2 Cons
SNIDER’S
CATSUP - - -14 oz. bottle
ELMDALE AJ J «
BROOMS.....each $M3
SHURFINE 303 Cana J JBV
FRUIT COCKTAIL - - - 2 for 45$
SHURFINE
TUNA 25c
SHURFINE J ■
PORK A BEANS - - 2-300's 15$
GOOD-N-RICH FROSTING OR JO
CAKE MIX........box 10$
LIGHT CRUST Flate Free ft A affR
FLOUR----25 lb. bag $1/9
SHURFINE
2 Toll Cons
MILK 27c
SOFIA N
NAPKINS.....pkg. of 200 a9$
giant m m
FAB............box 05$
Specials Thursday, Friday, Saturday, July 13-14-15
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Kirgan, Joe Lee, Jr. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1961, newspaper, July 13, 1961; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106780/m1/3/?q=%221961-07%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.