Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1981 Page: 6 of 16
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PROPOSITION NO. 6
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Funeral services for Leslie Boyd
Fox, 61, who died Sept. 2nd in a
Wichita Falls hospital, were held
Thursday, Sept. 3rd at 2 p.m. in
James B. Totten Memorial Chapel
with Rev. Joe Ainsworth, pastor of
First Baptist Church, and Rev. Bill
Shockley pastor of Southside Bap-
tist Church of Lubbock, officiating.
Interment' and graveside rites
were held at Resthaven Memorial
Park Cemetery in Lubbock, Friday
at 11 a.m.
A member of Southside Baptist
Church in Lubbock, Fox was bom
ELECTRA STAR-NEWS, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER io' 1981 PAGE 6
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Final services for Melvin Arthur
Pace, 70, died Sept. 4th in Electra
Memorial Hospital following a
lengthy illness, were held Sunday
at 2:30 p.m; in First United
Methodist Church with Rev. Bob
Lee, pastor and Rev. Dave John-
son, pastor of St. Paul’s Catholic
Church, officiating. Interment was
in New Electra Cemetery under
direction of James B. Totten & Son
Funeral Home.
Mr. Pace was bom Sept. 14,1910
in Grandfield, Okla. He married
Agnes Swearinger Oct. 31,1931 in
Grandfield, Okla., and had lived in
PROPOSITION NO. 4
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution
6 proposes a constitutional
amendment that would
provide that one-half of
the surplus tax revenues
Hospital Briefs
The following admissions and
dismissals have been listed this
past week at the Electra Memorial
Hospital.
ADMISSIONS
David Powell
DISMISSALS:
Oscar Pierce
Lucille Heslop
Bessie Story
W.M. Jenkins
Florris Trousdale
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Melvin A. Pace, 70
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resolve a boundary dis-
pute. This amendment
will not apply to land
which has been deter-
mined to be state-owned
by a court of competent
jurisdiction or that has a
productive state mineral
lease on the effective date
of the amendment.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows: "The
constitutional amend-
ment authorizing the
commissioner of the
General Land Office to
issue patents for cer-
tain public free school
fund land held in good
faith under color of title
for at least 50 years as
of November 15, 1981.”
Final rites for Herman C.
(Buster) Shepherd, 76, of Electra
who died Sunday morning in a
Dallas hospital, were held at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday in James B. Totten
Memorial Chapel with Rev. Mies
Graham, pastor of First Christian
Church, officiating. Burial was in
PROPOSITION NO. 2
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution
117 proposes a constitu-
tional amendment that
would authorize a person
to receive a patent to land
from the Commissioner of
the General Land Office
under certain conditions.
Application for the patent
must be made within five
years from approval of
the amendment. The land
must be surveyed, public
free school land not pre-
viously patentable. The
person must have a prop-
erly recorded deed to the
land, which he acquired
without knowledge of the
patent defect and which
title he and his predeces-
sors in interest have held
for at least 50 years. The
person and his predeces-
sors in interest must
have continuously claimed
the land .and paid the
taxes for at least 50 years.
This amendment does
not apply to beach land,
submerged land, or is-
lands. An applicant may
not use this provision to
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the Electra area for the past 42
years. He was a, retired farmer
and businessman. He was a
member of the First United
Methodist Church and the Electra
Men’s Golf Association.
Survivors include: his wife,
Agnes of Electra; a daughter,
Jerry Patton qf Electra; one son,
Neal Pace of Electra; four grand-
children and three great-grand-
children. 1
. Pallbearers were Harold Haynes, '
Willie Ford, Neil Short, Gayle
Lane, Danny Slappey, Tommy
Rowe, Side Lorenz, and Troy
Gilbert.
Feb. 29, 1920 in Elmo, Texas. He
was employed as a truck driver for
BOWSCO, Inc. He married Fran-
cis G. Nail Dec. 15, 1954 in
Lovington, N.M. and had lived in
Electra for the past seven years.
Survivors include: his wife,
Frances Fox of Electra; one son,
James Fox of Lubbock; four
sisters, Essie Dutton of Electra
and Alamae Dyer, Lola Mays and
Billie Walker, all of Lubbock; two
brothers, Vic Fox and Ellis Fox of
Bellevue; his mother, Mrs. Josie
Fox of Electra.
John Madison Randolph,
grandson of Thomas Jef-
ferson, was the first baby
born in the White House.
Electra Nursing Center
511 S. Bailey
Electra, Texas 817495-2184
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Electra
Grandparents’ Day is a very special day for
our nursing home residents. It’s a special day
for kids, too. Because something wonderful
happens when young people and old people
get together. They talk. They laugh. They
swap stories. And it’s just as if they’ve been
friends for years. Maybe nobody can explain
what makes them so happy together. But
whatever it is, it’s beautiful. Bring your kids for
a visit to our nursing home. You’re going to
find an old friend.
f COUNTY AGENT REPORTS
-Sepiembter Time
' by don dL decker * .
. MidrSepteinber is/a good; time,
for the, application of a preemerge? *
herbicide' for the control, of rye-
. grass , and henbit injthe^honie
lawn. We have a problem because
one of the best herbicides will not
be available this year. Jimmy-
Howell of Estes Chemical informs
me, ‘‘The Diamond Shamrock
plant which manufactures Dacthal
was destroyed by an explosion
recently, making his herbicide
unavailable except for a small
amount located in warehouses
over the country.”
This leaves Balen and Betasan to
work with. Balan is excellent for
ryegrass, but it is weak on henbit
control. Betasan is good for both
ryegrass and henbit, however, it is
quite expensive. It cost about 25
dollars to treat 2,500 square feet
with Betasan.
Some may choose to use Balan in
mid-September for ryegrass then
combat any henbit which comes up
with a postemerge spray about
Christmas time. Endothal sprayed
on the foliage of henbit on a waptn
day before the purple blooms
appear is effective in controlling
this weed. I used Balan on my
lawn last fall, and it did a pretty
good job in getting the henbit too.
Only an occasional henbit came up
which was eliminated by hand
pulling. This was probably the
exception rather than the rule
because henbit does not appear on
the Balan label.
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One of the tussock caterpillars is
infesting many pecan trees in the
area. It is a foliage feeder. Lucille
Cryer of Wichita Falls had a heavy
infestation on her trees. Growers
will want to guard against loosing
foliage this time of year. The loss
of a lot of leaves now would keep
the pecans from filling well and it
would keep the tree from setting a
good crop next year. The amount
of foliage on the tree in October
determines the number of pecans
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Electra Memorial Park under
direction of James B. Totten and
Son Funeral Home.
Shepherd was bom Feb. 3,1905,
in Arapaho, Okla., and lived in
Electra 38 years. He married Flora
Williford on Dec. 31, 1938 in
Floydada, Texas.
Survivors include: his wife, his
mother, Mrs. Bobbie Shepherd of
Shawnee, Okla.; one daughter,
Judy Quinn of Dallas; three
sisters, Maude Brewer of Broken
Arrow, Okla., Hazel Mulinax of
Shawnee, Okla., and Robbie Hol-
lingsworth of Amarillo; two bro-
thers, C.L. of Shawnee, Okla., and
James of Stillwater, Okla.; and
three grandsons.
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.gallon of a water. The .spray was
directed to the. underside of the
leaves where "the aphids were
feeding. . .-
There is- a 3 day harvest
restriction .after malathion is ap-
plied to peas. Quality of fall peas is
usually superior to spring peas.
For his reason, aphid control is
important to successful pea pro-
duction in the fall.
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Numerous holes about 16 to 1
inch in diameter are being report-
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set the following spring. About
35 Ieaves.?are required to set one
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A little.foliage, damage will not
hurt the tree nor the. -nut crop.
Spraying can be justified only
when a significant amount of
foliage is threatened. Ms. Cryer
controlled this pest by spraying
with a mixture of malathion and
sevin. The addition of sevin to the
spray also gives control of any
. pecan weevils which may be-
emerging.
A tussock caterpillar is about one
inch long with hair down the back.
It has a stubby appearance. There
are several caterpillars which are a
■ member of the tussock family.
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The fall southern (blackeyed) pea
crop is coming off now, but the'pea
aphid is also attacking a lot-of the
fall gardens. J.T. Hammack of
Wichita Falls has a good crop of
blackeyed peas but aphids have
" the plants completely covered with
honey dew (sticky substance exer-
ted by aphids). This feeding
causes the leaves to roll downward
stunting the plant development.
He controlled this pest with a
single application of malathion at
the rate of 2 tablespoons per
PROPOSITION NO. 5
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution
49 proposes a constitution-
al amendment that would
exempt livestock and
poultry from taxation.
Currently, farm products
in the hands of the pro-
ducer and family supplies
for home and farm use
are exempt.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows: "The
constitutional amend-
ment to provide for the
inclusion of livestock
and poultry with farm
products as exempt
from taxation.”
House Joint Resolution
81 authorizes the govern-
ing body of a county, city,
school district or other
political subdivisions to
exempt from taxation a
portion of the market
value of a residence
homestead. The portion
exempted may be as
much as 40% for 1982-
1984; 30% for 1985-1987;
and 20% for 1988 and af-
ter. The amount of an
exemption may not be
less than $5,000 unless
the legislature by general
law prescribes other
monetary restrictions on
the amount of the exemp-
tion. An eligible adult is
allowed to receive other
applicable exemptions
provided by law. An ex-
ception is made where ad
valorem tax has previous-
ly been pledged for the
payment of debt.
The amendment further
directs the legislature to
require that notice be giv-
en to property owners of
a reasonable estimate of
tax on their property in
certain situations.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows: “The
constitutional amend-
ment authorizing a po-
litical subdivision to
provide property tax
relief for owners of
residence homesteads
and changing certain
property tax admini-
strative procedures.”
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for Ryegrass Control
ed by Jean Wright in her yard
located in Wichita Falls. These a-'*
the work of cicades (locust) as they
emerge from the ground. The
holes are actually beneficial
because they tend to open the soil
for better air and moisture pene-
tration.
Sometimes the cicades can be-
come a problem from their foliage
feeding after they emerge. But the
holes they leave as they emerge
from the ground present
problem.
above the spending limit
provided by Article VIII,
Section 22, of the Texas
Constitution would be
placed in a Water Assis-
tance Fund to be used as
provided by law, includ-
ing projects for water de-
velopment and conserva-
tion, water quality en-
hancement, and flood
control purposes or any
combination of these pur-
poses.
The amendment also
provides $500,000,000 of
the general credit of the
state to guarantee bonds
issued in commercial mar-
kets by local political sub-
divisions, including cities,
counties, and special dis-
tricts. The amendment al-
lows amounts to be es-
tablished to decrease or
retire state debt, which is
defined as that debt se-
cured by the full faith
and credit of the state.
The amendment would
raise the interest that
could be paid on autho-
rized, but unissued, bonds
guaranteed by the full
faith and credit of the
state from 6% to 12%.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows: “The
constitutional amend-
ment authorizing the
use of a portion of the
excess revenues of the
state for water devel-
opment, water conser-
vation, water quality
enhancement, and flood
control purposes; au-
thorizing the use of the
state’s credit, not to
exceed five hundred
million dollars, to guar-
antee the bonds of ci-
ties, counties, towns,
and other units of local
government in the fi-
nancing of projects for
such purposes; increas-
ing the interest rate
that may be paid on
previously approved,
but unissued, state
bonds; and authorizing
a program to retire
state bonds.”
PROPOSITION NO. 3
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution
38 proposes a constitu-
tional amendment that
would enable the legisla-
ture to grant to a state
finance management com-
mittee the authority to
manage state funds.
Funds constitutionally
dedicated to specific pur-
poses would not be sub-
ject to committee man-
agement. The committee
would be composed of the
Governor, Lieutenant Gov-
ernor, Speaker of the
House of Representatives,
Chairman of the Sen-
ate Finance Committee,
Chairman of the House
Appropriations Commit-
tee, Chairman of the Sen-
ate State Affairs Com-
mittee, and the Chairman
of the House of Repre-
sentatives Ways and
Means Committee.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on
the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional
amendment to allow
the legislature to grant
to a state finance man-
agement committee the
power to manage the
expenditure of certain
appropriated funds.”
PROPOSITION NO. 1
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution
8 proposes a constitution-
al amendment that would
allow the legislature to
authorize cities, towns
and othei' taxing units to
grant exemptions from ad
valorem taxes on an un-
productive, underdevel-
oped or blighted area in
order to encourage its de-
velopment. The amend-
ment would also allow the
legislature to authorize a
city or town to issue
bonds or notes to finance
this development and to
• pledge future increases in
ad valorem tax revenues
from the property in such
areas t<? repay these
bonds or notes.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows: “The
constitutional amend-
ment to authorize cities,
towns, and other taxing
units to encourage the
improvement, develop-
ment, or redevelopment
of certain areas through
property tax relief and
the issuance of bonds
and notes.”
House Joint Resolution
4 proposes a constitution-
al amendment that would
authorize the Veterans’
Land Board to issue and
sell an additional $250,-
000,000 in bonds increas-
ing the Veterans’ Land
Fund’s total bond is-
suance authorization from
$700,000,000 to $950,000,-
000. The amendment
would increase the maxi-
mum interest payable by
the state on these bonds
from 6% to 10%, and
permit an even higher
rate, if specified by the
legislature.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows: “The
constitutional amend-
ment authorizing the
issuance of additional
bonds to finance the
veterans’ land program
and to increase the
maximum interest rate
allowable on veterans’
land fund bonds.”
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Thompson, Joe A. Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1981, newspaper, September 10, 1981; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1234026/m1/6/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Electra Public Library.