The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1962 Page: 2 of 4
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ASF£RMONT STAR
THTESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1962
Si? AT E C APITAI
AND
AUSJIW, Tex.~-Very few cars
and trucks in Texas are taxed
ad valorem tax pro-
> 'counties, cities- and
school districts' iax them, but
close to 80 per cent of the ve
hides go untaxed. Sp the Texas
Commission on State aiu} Local
tapi BcsEcy proposes-that some-
FAKMv RANCWAND
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
WrS.IEATHWSBON; JR.
Stenevoll Hotel Phone 2711
MAKE
kenady drug
Your HeadqUorters for All
schow supplies
We hove o new shipment thot will fit your
every need.
REGISTERED PHARMACIST ON DUTY
Don^t Forget — We Give S&H Green Stomps
with every pure hose.
kenady drug
Aspermont, Texas
thing be done about it.
An Amendment to the consti-
tution is their ^recommendation.
They suggest an amendment ex-
empting motor vehicles from the
property tax ,but allowing the
Legislative to tax them.
Plan is to have the L|iisl6?ture
set up a procedure by which a
state board would determine the
value of all mak ^ and models
of motor vehicles. Then the
county tax assessor-collector
would collect a tax at the rat®
of $L50 per $100 of market
value when license tags are
purchased.
Under this "suggestjsjn," 40
pes cent of the jjgtamfm
nual tale©^- -wotd®? Dfr^^SwIed
aimong th? school districts of the
counties. Balance would go to
the cities in accord*^ with
their; populations. G ty' s
shaft would be tW I*#*"
presented by population outside
cities.
Counties and cities would be
required to spend the money
only on road and street worlit I
Before the commission decides
whether to recommend this pro-
cedure to the Legislature, a pub-
lic hearing will be held some
times this fall.
SOCIALIZED INDUSTRY—A
study committee on the Cosi of
Government is exploring the
possibility of using convict labor
to produce more of the products
used by the prison system.
State spends about $3,000,000
a year for merchandise .such as
soap, paint, tobacco, tires, mat-
tresses and furniture for the
prisons.
In the past, organized labor
and business groups have been
able to keep the state from us-
ine convict labor in competition
with paid labor. But the farmers
have not been so successful.
Prison farms produce much cot-
ton and other products.
SAFETY DRIVES—Two more
safety drives were launched by
Gov. Price Daniel.
He proclaimed September as
Home Safety Month, asking
Texans to "live, think and drive
safely throughout September."
Also outlined was a campaign
to prevent some of the 30 traffic
deaths the Department of Public
Safety predicts wil<l occur over
the Labor Day weekend.
Highway Department got into
the act, too. due to the U. S.
Army's planned maneuvers for
October. Highway workers will
erect signs calling motorists' at-
tention to tank and convoy
crossing-are s along state high-
ways.
CARLA'S FORCE — Texas
Water Commission engineers
have calculated the kinetic en-
ergy released by Hurricane Car-
la. They figure the energy ex-
erted over a 24-hour period is
equal to 8,700 20-megaton nu-
clear devices.
In other words, it amounted to
a 20-megaton atomic bomb, ex-
ploded every 10 seconds for 24
hours.
State engineers agreed that
man oan do r nothing about the
wind involved in such grapt
force. Bur tfey f&f that mah
can protect the land from tidal
' aters.
j Galyeston County engine^
<Si*d that the island city's
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R EDUCED
all summer merchandise
Braided
Throw Rugs
While They Last
$1.00
All Mens & Boys
Western & Dress
Straw Hats
50% OFF
Throw Pillows
Red — Blue — Brown - Pink — Green
BLANKETS - X-Long
Washable — Non-Ailergenic
4.95
Now is the time to put your Winter Merchandise on
Layaway
WWW—Iliill I II IWIIMWI HW 11WWU1HULWIJilHl
new fall READY to wear
Junior & Miss - Sizes 6 thru 20
Half Sizes 14Vi thru 22Vi
SKIRTS AND SWEATERS
Dyed to Match
setityatf be lr i^L;;six' &&
. llbRJf. ;TA$a&? — Legislators
|and citizens who thought' thd
state's money problem Wis silk-
ed by the ' sales tax, which ' tbok
eitf^t a year ago Septenntfer 1,
may have ahother think "comingf;
Budget requests of s^kte agen-
cies predict another huge in-
crease in public school and col-
lege costs in the two-year period
starting September 1, 1963. Laws
already on the books will divert
about $55,000,000 a year more
from the State Treasury to the
public schools, without any new
legislative action.
College and university admin-
istrators, expecting a new flood
of high school graduates, say
they need $40,000,000 a year
more to take care of them. This
includes $10,000,000 a year for
the University of Houston, which
will be the state's second largest
university when it joins the
state system in 1963.
So budget-maker? are think-
ing in terms of another tax law
of some kill. On'v a fast upturn
in business condit:ons, birngin*?
new cash inti the treasury from
existing taxes, can relieve the
situation.
Legislators, campaigning this
Fall, will have a chance to of-
fer voters their suggestions.
Some think the exemption on
groceries, medicine and low-cost
clothing should be taken out of
the new sales tax law.
FOLIO CASES — Doctors and
health workers are pushing
polio immunization drives.
The 1962 polio epidemic in
Texas, now at 176 cases, is small
compared to pre-vaccine epi-
demics, but one case is too
many.
Six cases of paralytic polio re-
ported last week were all in
West Texas, with one each in
Ector, Ochiltree, Potter, Randall.
Tarrant and Taylor Counties.
BaCk-to-school booster shots
were urged by (he State Health
Department. It said parents
should check their childrens'
vaccination records to see that
they are protected against dip-
theria, pertussis, tetanus, polio
and smallpox.
HOUSE "PILOT" DIES—Read
Grandberry. the man who pilot-
ed legislation through the Hou;,e
of Representative* for 19 Legis-
latures. is dead.
Cranberry became parlimen-
tarian of the House in 1015 at
the age o f 15. He started as a
furniture dept:
New Heavy Duty
Backed Vinyl
Hideabed
$229.50
New Coffee,
Step and Lamp
Tables
1-3 OFF
Used
Hideabed
Now
$85.00
We Give S&H Green Stamps
lawrence hpt. & furniture store
Box 66
Phone 3751
Aspermont, Texas
Wednesday
The Children's Hour
Audrey Hepburn
DANCE
Saturday, Sept. 1
Jimmy Heap and the
Melody Masters
Roundup Hall
Stamford, Texcs
9 till
page,* served'for two w*e«rtwwr*
then was named parliamentarian
then was named parliamen-
tarian.
He was also an electrical en-
gineer and professor of engine-
ering at the University of Texas.
Grandberry left the University
in 1953. Three years later he
became director of the Texas
Legislative Council.
Throughout every session dur-
in gthe past 38 years he sat be
side the speaker of the house,
advising him on parliamentary
procedures.
to dome.
every aism the U.
Cbuit hrfdi thet thi __
force states to redistrict, for
legislative proposes, - if tfcefr' sys-
ems are patently discriminatory.
But it took Gila Mil'fer of
Dallas to brip« the first* suit,
""'f JUapubiiean. sued S t a t e
lupcgr, Jgssg James, to pr©r
him. frpro naying the.. aalv
ies of state officials who make
up an ex-offieio legislative re-
districting KoarA That: is the
body which is supposed to meet
and redistrict, if the Legislature
fails to do so.
Miller's suit departs from pro-
cedures used in 31 other states
in that is aimed at getting state,
rather than federal, court ac-
tion.
He contends that the redis-
ricting law passed by the last
Legislature was not fair and it
therefore is unconstitutional.
Dallas County is limited to
nine representatives and one
senator under a state constitu-
tional provision designed to
limit representation of the big
counties. It would be entitled tr>
three senators and about 15
representatives if the state was
divided evenly.
NEW TARGET DATE — Con-
struction on the 3,027-mile In-
terstate Highway System i n
Tex^ is progressing so rapidly
that the completion target date
ha sheen moved up a full Year
to 1971.
Texas Highwav Department
points out that the state now
has completed and opened to
traffic 1,090 miles, or 36 per cent
of the total.
FUDGING FOR BEER — Mi-
ASPERMONT LODGE
No. 1382, A.F.&A.M.
■nors.who fudge on their, age are
the biggest headache to Texas
Liquor Control Board agents
and She beer industry in Texas.
They "qualify" themselves as
beer purchasers by changing
birth dales on drivers licenses
and raising their ages to 21. on
other identification. But; the
tight liquor control act is Unre-
lenting, say the Liquor Board
agents. It punishes both the sel-
ler and the buyer when they are
detected.
, Liquor Board agents reported-
ly nab most underage beer buy-
gatherings of the young-
SHORT SNORTS
Citrus shipping season in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley opens
October 1, State Agriculture
Commissioner John White an-
nounced.
We Appreciate
Your Patronage
HOTEL
: BAR9SRSHQB
FRANK
PAustin, Tex.-~The Texas Gam
8'nd Fish Commission at thei
uarterly meeting in Austii
jly 20, established a number c
and bag limits for th
alatory counties of the stat<
Deer and Antelope
Seasons Extended
Probably the most importan
the be
PAT ALLEN
Is N6w Employed at Bji I lie's Beauty'Stflfcn
- She I nvite^ Ofd and NewCustomers to'
Come in for a Modern Hfcilr Style
BiMie's Beauty Saton
offers a complete Beauty service
for appointments dial 3516
open 5 days a week
Hair Styling and Shaping
Permanent Waving Tinting
manicures
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• Will Not Burn Out Seal for Lack
of Water
• tactically
and Burst
Nunley Plumbing
* £ Bui War's Supply
SP 4-2232
Hamlin, Texas
iVIEETS THIRD TUESDAY
IN EACH MONTH
phillips 66
tractor tires
Rear Tires - 50 mo. rood Hazard
Guarantee > ||
Front Tires -12 mo. road Hazard
Guarantee
POPULAR SIZES IN STOCK
COMPETITIVE PRICES
G& MOIL CO., INC.
ASPERMONT, TEXAS M'
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Shamrock Qi
All Oil Company C
OPEN 24 H<
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KING DRIVE-IN
theatre
ADMISSION
ADULTS 50c
CHILDREN
Under 12 25c
Thursday
THE HAPPY THIEVES |
Rita Hayworth Rex Harrison
Friday — Saturday
Geronimo!
Chuck Connors
Sunday - Monday - Tuesday
Rome Adventure
Tray Donahue Angie Dickinson
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THROUGHOUT THE CENTER OF THE SOUTHWEST
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BANKING
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The demand (or eleiiricity in our service area is
growing rapidly. The reason is simple — (here
are more people, more businesses, more indus-
iries coming here into the Center of the Southwest.
That is why .ire investing millions in new
electric generating capacity and in new distribu-
tion facilities to keep pace with this area's excit-
ing growth. gt
Bui ol more significance, this fact explains why
we are planning vast additional expenditures in
anticipation ol even greater growth to come
Because the Southwest is growing 25' faster than
the Nation, we arc consulted that our service
area — the Center of the Southwest — face*
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Foil, Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1962, newspaper, August 30, 1962; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127702/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.