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I’LL TELL THE
WORLD
By RUFUS P. HIGGS
NOW ia the time for all goad
women to come to the aid of the
PTA.
Selfish Legislation
In order to take care of a few
Members of Congress who are
about to loee their jobs on account
of shrinkage in population a mea-
eura ia about to pasa that will in-
creaae the number serving in the
lower House from 435 to 438. It
looks Hka that Congress i* more in-
terested in perpetuating jobs for
'heee unfortunates than it is in
preserving the economy of the
country. Moreover, if this prece-
dent ia established there is no way
to know where it will end.
The coat of operating the lower
House now involves a ton of
money, if the language of the man
en the streets can be used. In-
creasing the membership will only
add to that burden. It looks like
unsound judgment and poor poli-
tics. Wa only hope that our own
congressman, Omar Burleson, will
oppose such legislation.
In thia day and age something
needs to be done to impress upon
, those in authority the need for
economy. And government with
its seemingly never-ending at-
titude of public spending should
have this important fact brought
to its attention at frequent in-
terval*.
The times it almost here when it
It going to he absolutely necessary
that we curb our spending habits.
Congress, alone, i* not altogether
to blame. There are many cities
and towns all over the country
•hat seem to never tire of propos-
ing some pet project to Congress—
usually with a request for appro-
priations that all too often run in-
to millions.
There are some items of pro-
gressive legislation that we believe
Congress should recognise. But in-
creasing its merabarasip is nut one
pf them.
Proctor Dam
Gets Approval
WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee ap-
proved a 3960,889,500 water resources construction program for
Army Engineers and the Reclamation Bureau thia year.
Included in the appropriation was $41100,000 for the Praetor
Reservoir in Comanche County. Other area projects approved was
the Waco Reservoir 88,500,000.
The Proctor Reservoir is on the Leon River and the Waco project
at the mouth of the Boaque River in Waco.
The bill is scheduled to be brought up in the House for considera-
tion Thursday but if a roll call vote is demanded final passage will be
delayed until Friday.
The bill provides money for 436 projects during the fiscal year that
started last July 1. These projects have a total estimated feredal cost
to complete of about $17 billion.
Bank Becomes Largest lefJl
On City Tax Rolls
With Reparation of the city’s
lax roll for the year completed a
check of the roll reveals The Farm-
ers First National Bank has moved
into first place ahead of the Gulf
States Telephone Co. ns the larg-
est taxpayer listed or the roll.
The roil lists a total of 51 in-
dividuals or firms that will pay
$200 or more in city tuxes when
the tax collecting period starts Oct.
1. Of the 51 paying $200 or more
there are six who will receive tax
bills for more than $1,000.
The Farmers 'First National
Bank will get a city tax bill for
$6,280, which is well ahead of the
hill for $4,684 the telephone com-
COUNCIL ADOPTS BUDGET;
PARKING BAN CONSIDERED
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Negotiations are QKd
For New Property
Building
Permits
City Wants
Back Tax
Payments
A “give them one more chance”
attitude was taken by members of
the Stephenville city council Tues-
day night as they studied a list of
03 persons or firms who are now
behind on their payment of city
taxes foir five years or more.
The total amount of taxes ow-
ed the city by those who are five
years or more behind on their city
tax payments runs to more than
much" to'do "with ! “nd »h*t figures doc* not
l $ - r include penalty or interest charts.
i * ’ i ik-i .lunsU Members of the council instruct-
stance* It la a need that should ^ R„x CaU)g gnd
be met and properly disposed of JL .
Precinct Boundaries
Erath County has not followed
the trend that is in evidence in
all sect ions of the country about
consolidating election precinct*.
Several years ago we urged that
action on thia item of business be
taken by the commissioner*
court. But they failed, to agree.
Since that time we have refused
io have very
such a propoaal. In a few in-
pany will get. The Stephenvilla
Mtate Bank will get the third larg-
est bill, $2,331.36.
Others who will get tax state-
ments for more than $1,000 and
the amounts are: r'- ■
Higginbotham Bros. & Co., $1,-
520.16; Texas Power A Light Co.,
$1,031.04; Southwest Natural Gas
Co., $1,003.04.
Others listed on the tax roll who
will receive city tux statements
for $200 or more are:
Dr. Leon Aitaras Clinic, $240;
Jack Arthur, $684; Wayne BaF-11
ham, $314.40; Barnes A McCuR
lough, $836; Beall Bros., $240;
Brown A Pearcy, $836; Edd
Brooks, $764; O. Byrd, $200; Dr.
Nathan Cedars, $240; Clay Build-
ing Material Co., $448; Collier A
Son, Inc., $228A0; S. G. and Glen squired for Tarleton State College
records at the
city hall give some indication that
construction activity in Stephen-
ville is showing signs of revival.
following a mid-summer lull which
ha* been unusual in recent yean.
Six building permits were issued
during August calling for con-
struction costing $49,600 as esti-
mated by those taking out the
permits. While six building per-
mits issued during a month by
no means represent a building
boom, the six permits issued dur
ing August did represent a boom
as compared to JulyT Only two
permits were issued during July.
The buijding permit figures by
no means give a true picture of
the construction activity for Steph-
enville and the area adjacent to
Stephenville. Permits are not re-
quired for construction in the ter
ri^ory adjacent to the city limits
and there generally is construction
work going on just outside the
city limits. Permits also are not
hy the members of the court.
The time will come when several
»f the smaller precincts will refuse
to hold elections. In a few cases
that is almost here now. Some of
our voting precincts have only a
handful of votes ard in those
places it is often hard to find <i
suitable place to hold the election.
Our guess is that this is some-
thing that will take rare of itself
within the next year or two. Mean-
While, there is a big need for an-
other precinct to be established in
Stephenville.
The election box that was
known so long as the "city hall"
precinct frequently polls around
8.099 votes. That, it seems to us,
k entirely too big n load for one
group of election employees to
handle. If the ballot is a long one
tabulating that many votes and
making the proper returns could
run far into the night.
The suggestion was made a few
months ago that the territory we*.:
of Clinton Avenue and North of
Washington Street might be a good
district to form for voting pur-
poses. In that event the old pre-
cinct would simply be divided —
about half and half. Even then we
would have too very strong voting
boxes.
If and when the commisaioners
get around to the job of doing
something about these voting pre-
cincts we would like to suggest
that they consider the merits of
dividing the' commissioners pre-
cincts into four equal parts—with
each one cornering at the court
house. In that manner each com-
missioner would ha^c about the
same amount of territory, the
same miles of roads and equalise!
tax income cash.
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VISIT FRIENDS
Mrs. Maud McIntosh and Mrs.
Frank Chamberlain, both of Dal-
las, were tn the city for several
hours Wednesday visiting frienda.
They had lunch with Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus F. Higgs at the Willard
Dining Room af$er coming to Ste-
phenville from the Hamilton Coun.
ty ranch home 8f Mrs. McIntosh
-I,, *hjr had anant tirn dmvs, 4- -
YvnrnJ wvy nnu bitch v iwu unyn.
Joe Kelly, city tax assessor-collec-
tor, to send letters to those who
are behind five years or more on
their taxes and ask them to get in
'ouch with the proper city officials
and make arrangements to pay the
Taxes. Members of the council
agreed where arrangements arc
not made within a reasonable
length,of time to pay the taxes
City Attorney Joseph Chandler
would take over.
The city attorney explained some
of the legal aspects of collecting
delinquent taxes to the council anj
suggested it will be much better
for those who owe the taxes if they
voluntarily make arrangements to
nay their tax bills before the de-
linquent tax accounts are turned
ever to the city attorney.
Councilmen agreed with Maym
J. Louis Evans that the old delin-
quent tax accounts can not be al-
lowed to just ride “along. The
mayor said it is unfair to those
who are paying their city taxes to
let those who are behind on their
tax payments five years or more
continue non-payment of the taxes
Cook, $392; R. E. Cox A Co., $860;
Jesse Croft, $240; Crestridge
Corp., $248A0; C. D. Deisher,
$258.40; Oren H. Ellis, $276.16; G.
D. Everett, $218214; E. H. Farm-
er, $252. ' V-
Gulf Colorado A Santa Fe Rail-
way, $552.96; Reecie Jones, $473-
60; H. L. Eight estate, $216; Aitin-
bell-Stephenville Ce„ $600; Dr. 17
G. Martin, $314.50; R. E. Martin
Sr., $441.12; Charles Neblett,
$225.44; Neblett A King, $527.20;
Piggy-Wiggley. $320, T. C. Pos-
ton. $744.76; Joe L. Reach, $268.80;
Safeway Stores, Inc., $912; Roy
Stafford, $685.28; Stephenville
.Hospital A Clinic, $831.20; Steph-
enville Ice Co., $278.24.
Mrs. Fount Taylor, $289.<j0; Mount
Taylor, Estate $200.80; Dr. Vance
Terrell, $430.56; Dr. J. C. Terrell,
$457.92; Great Atlantic A Pacific
Co., $267.20; W. R. Thomas, $332.-
80; Mrs. Lillie D. Trewitt, $255-
52; Maude and W. F. Turner,
$204.80; Henry Walker, $273.12;
Hugh Wolfe, $232; A. C. Woods,
*216.
v j DETROIT VISITOR
I
Mrs. Martha Dunsihoor returned
recently to Detroit, Mich, after
visiting in the home of Mrs. A. H.
Demke, her sister-in-law, for six
weeks.
construction work.
The six permits issued during
August were as follows:
H. D. Lay, frame and brick resi-
dence at 1435 Lingleville Rd.,
$6,000.
I— F. Bain, brick residence at
lilt N. Harbin Dr., $10,000.
John T. Heaton, commei
building at 716 E. Road, fei
Cecil Smithey, brick reaii
at I98I W. Turner, Ml,000. ~
Eddie Stone, stone residence at
701 N. Garfield, $8,000.
Robert Haggard, wood and plas-
ter commercial building at-1380 N.
Belknap, $1,500.
New City Parking
Lot Needs Business
A complaint about business was
voiced by Virgil Dickerson, chair-
man of the Stephenville city couh-
cil’s street Committee, at Tuesday
night’s regular monthly meeting of
the council.
The councilman said the paved
parking lot which the street de-
partment completed recently at
Virginia and Green is not getting
enough business.
“I can’t understand it,” Dicker-
son said. “The parking is free,” he
added.
FIRE FIGHTERS’ FRIEND—Thit is a new aluminized port-
able shelter that may aave forest fire fighters’ lives when
trapped by flames. Fingers and hat brim of -man inside are
visible in the opening. The shelter folds to the size of a
rolled newspaper and is carried on the belt. In tests, while
temperatures outside the cone soared to 600 degrees, it was
only 130 dgrees inside—uncomfortable but not fatal. De-
veloped by Agriculture Dept’s Forest Service, the shelter
is being issued to its personnel.
Dublin Speaker
Marshall Formby of Plainview,
former chairman of the Texas
Highway Commission, will be the
principal speaker at the dedica-
tion and .open house ceremonies to
be held 2 p.m.. Saturday at the
new Dublin postoffice building.
Seats and a public address sys-
tem will be set up in the paved
parking area at the rear of the
new $100,000 brick structure. In
event of inclement weather the
ceremonies will be held inside the
building.
Postmaster Bill. Cowan will in-
troduce W. D. Raley, manager of
the Dublin Chamber of Commerce,
who will serve as master of cere-
monies. The invocation will be giv-
en by the Rev. Walter George, pas-
tor of the Dublin First Christian
Church. The official welcome will
Joseph Chandler to draw an ordin-
ance which will ban parking on
Washington and Graham from city
; limit to city limit.
3 — Authorised negotiations for
possible purchase of the Stafford
Cleaners property at Tarleton and
, Belknap.
I Tbe $392,201.48 budget adopted
i, bv the council for the fiscal year
starting Oct. 1 represents a reduc-
; Hon of $35,485.02 under the operat-
ing budget of $427,686.50 for the
current fiscal year. The $427,686.50
operating budget for tbe current
year, however, is supplemented by
1 an additional $175,000 brought
about because of the water expan-
sion and improvement project car-
ried out by the eity to bring the
total budget for the current year
to $602,686.50.
The motion to start negotiations
leading toward the possible pur-
chase of the Stafford Cleaners
, property adjacent to the city hall
was made by Councilman W. O.
Croft and seconded by Councilma
■ Virgil Dickerson.
’ Discussion regarding possible
, purchase of the property has been
j going on in the council for some
time but the action taken Tuesday-
night
taken on the matter. Among the
possibilities mentioned for use of
I the property was remodeling the
■ present building on the property to
, be used as a police station. Another
j idea mentioned was to use the
be extended by Mayor C. B. Brad- \ ,trocture for storage of certain
berry. Dublin Boy Scouts and Camp , c't^lpro*,e™M‘ . . - .
Fire girls will conduct the flag ( , m*“*r instructing City
raising ceremony. John Turney I Attorney Chandler to draw on or-
will give the “Ode to the American ! Prohibiting parking on
Flag”. The national anthem will j Washington and Graham from city
be played by the Dublin High ?
School Band under the direction
In l'jgulnr monthly meeting Tuesday night in the council
room of the cHy hall the Stephenville city council;
1 — Adopted a $392,201.48 budget for the city’s fiscal year
starting Oct. 1.
2 — Instructed City Attorney *"
Marshall formby
of Charles Thompson.
Frank C- Etheridge, field ser-
vice officer for the Poetoffice De-
partment, will represent tbe de-
partment at the dedication and
by Councilman Dickerson. The
motion for the city attorney to
draw the ordinance was made by
Councilman Raymond Anderson.
Actually, the consensus of opin-
ion among the members of the
council seemed to be that, at pre-
make some remarks. The talk by rent> gome exceptions ran be made
Formby will foUow. The benedic- i on the no parking rule but the city
tion will be pronounced by the Key. | attorney was instructed to draw
Gene Chamness, pastor of the i the ordinance so that parking can
First Methodut Church of Dublin. j*. banned on the two streets 100
Following the program those
present will have an opportunity
to inspect the new building and
its facilities.
Chamber Board Hears
Industrial Groups Report
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Two reports on a Stephenville
industrial foundation were heard
at the regular monthly meeting
Wednesday noon in the Mel’s Cafe
dining room.
Dr. Jim Whitacre told the board
members something of the history
of the present industrial founda-
tion, how it was set up and how it
has been operated.
He said the foundation was first
organized in 1962 but that a con-
sitution and by-laws were not
Irawn up and trustees for the
foundation named until November
1953. He said the foundation start-
ed out with $2,910. He said the
foundation now has $870 in cash
end it owns a two-acte tract at
Harbin Dr. and the Lingleville
road. In addition, the foundation
has $2,900 invested in a garment
laetory which ia being paid off
and is bringing'tn six per cent in-
terest.
Dr. Whitacre said his committee
wished to recommend to the C-C
board that a disinterested .legal
opinion be obtained to determine
if members of the foundation could
be held personally liable because
the foundation ia not incorporated
Once this is done, Dr. Whitacre’s
committee recommended that the
C-C name or appoint four members
to aerve on the foundation’* board
of trustees with full voting rights.
board voted to obtain the disin-
terested legal opinion with the un-
derstanding that County Attorney
Edwin Keller will be asked to ob-
tain an opinion from the state at-
torney general’s office.
Joseph Chandler reported on in-
formation obtained by his commit-
•ee on the operation of industrial
foundations in other towns. He
said that at Hillsboro 100 citizens
have pledged up to $1,000 each for
that city’s foundation but that, so
far, only one assessment has been
made against the plJges.
Chaii'Mer said Gainsville is form-
ing a foundation using pretty
much the same principal The
Gainsville foundation provides
fiat none of the foundation's
money ran be used for promotion,
salaries, or travel expenses.
Chandler said that Gainsville is
aiming at obtaining 150 pledges of
$1,000 each.
Both Chandler and Dr. Whitacre
pointed out that land suitable for
industrial sites in or near Steph-
enville is limited. Chandler pointed
out that when an industry ia seek-
.ng a location the town being con-
sidered isn’t given much time and
made the observation that the town
reeking industry must, be prepsred.
In commenting dn Chandler’s re-
port Hr. Vance Terrell suggested
the idea that pledges might be ob-
over a five-year period. Harry
Park commented that the aim of
an industrial foundation and the
C-C should be welded together.
W. N. Brown, chairman of the
C-C highway committee, asked the
board to go on record as suggest-
ing to the Erath County commis-
sioners court that the county go
i hesri now with plans for buying
right-of-way for the extension of.......... mmm
i he new loop highway eastward J 9wPt any"fire"alarms.'
Erath Escapes
Major Labor
Day Accidents
Stephenville was returning to
normal Tuesday morning follow- j
ing the long Labor Day holiday |
season without the county having
bad a share in the grim toll of 37
deaths from traffic accidents and
violence which occurred in Texas
in the 78-hour holiday period be-!
tween 6 p.m. Friday and mid-
night Monday.
In Stephenville no traffic ac-
cidents were reported to police
■luring the 78-hour period. The long
holiday period went by without
Stephenville firemen having to an-
per cent when needed.
Cliff Shroycr, district manager
of the Southwest Natural Gas Co.,
appeared before the council and
said there has been some misun-
derstanding among the gas firm’s
industrial customers as to the ef-
lecta of the rate increase which the
ompany is putting into effect.
Shroycr said the industrial rate
la being increased five cents per
thousand feet and then went on to
say the five-eent increase is lest
than the increase Southwest >'s
TSC Night
School Has
Increase
Meeting Tuesday night for aa
organizational meeting of tha Ta*
Icton State College night school
were 103 persons from Stephen-
ville and the surrounding com-
munities.
Dean Paul A. Cunyus said h«
was gratified with the attendance
which exceeded by more than 30
per cent the number who attended
a similar meeting last year.
Courses which apparently devel-
oped at the meeting were begin-
ning typing, shorthand, first
course in accounting, a drawing
• ourse in art, elementary art,
freshman English, college algebra,
animal husbandry, mechanic and
industrial arts. “ \
Some interest was shown in gen-
eral psychology and state govern-
nent. Those two couracs will be
taught if at least 10 persons en-
roll in them.
A schedule is being prepared by
the TSC registrar’s office which
will give the time and the place of
the night class meetings.
Registration for night classes
will be held Thursday, Sept. 14,
at 7:30 in the Science Lecture
Room.
from where the loop will connect
with Highway 281 at the airport.
The board voted in favor of
Frown’s recommendation.
Jack Farrar told the board there
i? a serious shortage of smaller
size lots in Stephenville on which
*o construct houses in the $10,000
tn $12,500 price class. He told the
'.toard about some land west of
All was quiet In Stephenville
Monday with all business con-
cerns of the city, except necessary
service establishments, being clos-
ed for the day, along with state,
federal, and county offices.
Members of the teaching and ad-
ministrative staffs of the Steph-
enville public schools and the pub-
lic school student* enjoyed
Hong Kong Refugees
Choose Freedom Role
^^ean Jw^cut^up i finaI b®IW*y Prior to the opening
of the public schools for the new
term Tuesday morning.
Another general holiday in the
city won't be coming up again ur6
til Thanksgiving. ^
into suitable size lota by changing
n street. He asked that a commit-
tee be appointed to |tudy the mat-
ter and make a recommendation to
the city council.
J. C. Helm Jr., C-C president,
named Brad Thompson as chair-
man of the committee and l,ee Oit-
bison and Dr. Vance Terrell as
committee members.
Thompson, as chairman of the
C-C's industrial development com-
mittee, asked the board to approve
a contribution from the C-C for the
Huckabay Dairy Show. The expen-
it
News Conference Off
WASHINGTON (A! — President
Kennedy will not hold a news con-
ference this week. Kennedy recent-
ly has been holding conference*
every other week, but the White
Houso said this did not represent
a pattern. He met with newsman
Refugeea from Communist Chino
who must live on sidewalks in
Hong Kong claim that those sorry
living conditions are better than
life under the Communist in China
proper, Arch Evans declared in a
talk at the regular Friday noon
meeting of the Stephenville Lions
plub in the Tarleton State College
dining hail.
fled through East Berlin to the
Wist, Evans aaid. Ha told of
visiting ia East Berlin and aaid
more than half the population of
East Berlin is over 65 year* of
age.
The refugees who flee to the
West leave close relatives and
loved one* behind, Evans pointed
out. This condition poses a prob-
Some 2,500,000 refugees from lem for the West tn dealing with
the Communist# are crowded into j the Berlin situation, Evans com-
an area approximately three times mented, pointing out that the refu-
the size of Stephenville, Evans j gees would not want to see the
said in talking about his
trip around the world.
"Three months ago, if you had
asked me, I would have known the
answers to world problems, but
not any more," Evans said as lie
discussed conditions he had seen
on the fringes of Communist terri-
tory.
“Walls have long been bull:
around cities to keep enemies out
but this is the first time in his-
tory for walls to be built to keep
people in,” the speaker said as he
told of some of the things he saw
in Berlin.
- Mow than 2,000,990 persona have
recent j relatives
bombed.
they had left behind
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Color slides taken by Evans on
his journey were shown to illus-
trate many points of his talk. The
slide projector was operated by
the speaker's son, Mayor J. Louis
Evans.
Clinton Cox, club president, pre-
sided at the noon meeting. The In-
vocation was given by Joe B.
Frey. Guests were introduced by
Hugh Wolfe. Clinton Arthur was
introduced as a guest of his fath-
er, Jack Arthur, and Dr< Leonard
Pack was introduced as a guest «f
Ur. Nathaa Carters----
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paying tfor gas purchased in the
field.
Bill Riddick, president of tha
Stephenville Junior Chamber of
Commerce, and Marvin Sanders,
chairman of the Jayeees’ civic im-
I rovement committee, presented ta
the council results of a survey
made by the Jayeees on civic im-
provements which representative
citizens of the city considered t*
be most important.
The two Jayeees also brought up
the question of development of all.
or part, of the old city dump
ground for park purposes. Riddick
raid he would like to see the council
give the Jayeees a go ahead on the
project while enthusiasm is stih
high among the Jayeees. The Jay-
cee president described tbe prak
project as a long range project.
Mayor J. Louis Evans expressed
the belief that the Jayeees can
feel free to get started on the pro-
ject. Councilman Dickerson, chair-
man of the council's street com-
mittee, said that during the winter
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