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Thursday, August 22, 1957
The Aspermont Star, Aspermont, Texas
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Tony Letz, King-Stonewall Dis-
trict Supervisor from Old Glory,
can testify to the benefit of soil
improving legumes. In the |
l> spring of 1055, Tony started
panting guar, a fast-growing,
drouth-resistant, aoilj-building
legume. Last spring he planted
his guar in a deep water fur-
row. The crop was allowed to
mature. No beans were has-
vested. Tony wanted the soil to
receive the full benefit from the
crop. The crop' was left until
late winter, when the land was
viAedded. The still standing guar
plants were left in the center
of the beds. Ns.'ir planting lime
the land was cultivated and pre-
pared for planting. Cotton was
planted in the same row over
the guar planting.
The result on this year's crop
is visible to all who inspect
Tony's cotton. In comparing
cotton on his guar land to the
cotton on land that was summer
fallowed last year, Tony says
the guar land cotton is heavier
fruited, grew off better, has
larger stalks and has a richer ;
color. Tony plans to keep a i
record of pounds per acre pro-
duction on the two strips to de- j
. termine how much dollav benefit j
[the guar produces.
Legumes are just a part of the |
I conservation program on Tony's 1
'farm. All of the cropland is!
'terraced. High residue crops are I
| stubble mulched to conserve the j
moisture and improve the condi-
tions of the soil. "It is not just 1
one practice that does the j
i'tlb," stated Tony, "but a com- j
I 'lination of practices applied ac- '
lording to a basic conservation j
plan."
Tony is a strong believer in
the District program, and has
served on the King-Stonewall
District Board since October of
1948. The District furnishes
technical assistance from the
Soil Conservation Service to the
landowner in preparing and ap-
plying basic conservation plans.
Mr. Letz urges all land own-
ers to join their Soil Conserva-
tion District and start applying
ASIAN FLU EPIDEMIC
IS EXPECTED IN TEXAS
AUSTIN — An epidemic of
Asian influenza will almost
certainly lay seige to Texas this
fall and winter.
It is possible to make this
nrediction because the State
Health Department laboratory
has already isloated the speci-
fic virus in throat washings
from several patients. Many
more specimens are being stud-
ied and some of them will un-
doubtedly yield the virus.
A vaccine against this type
of influenza is Being rushed in-
to production and will probably
So r<>s)dy in limited quantity by
mid-September. A goal of 60
million doses is expected to be
reached by February.
Looking at the national pic-
ture, it is clear that the disease
has already made serious in-
roads. More than . 11,000 cases
have been diagnosed in the
various states. Seven persons
have died of flu or its compli-
cations. Surgeon General Le-
conservation plans on their
land now. I
roy Burney has Dublicly an-
nounced the strong probability
of a large-scale outbreak with-
in the next few months. .
This appears to be a brand
new member of the family of
influenza viruses, perhaps close-
ly related to the type which
caused the world-wide epidemic
at the close of World War I. It
started first in Hong Kong in
the early spring, and by June
had spread over the Orient and
into India.
It entered the United States
through a West Coast port. The
first case in Texas was diag-
nosed in a Boy Scout who had
attended the Jamboree in Val-
ley Forge last month. * Since
then sporatic cases have cropped
up at various points throughout
the state.
Like all influenza, this is a
j highly communicable strain,
j Symptoms include a sudden
fever lasting from one to six
[days, chills, aches and pain in
j the back and joints, sore throat
and a cough.
In the Far Blast the attack
! rate has been extremely high—
about one out of every five per-
sons being affected. The death
rate so far has been compara-
tively low—two deaths per 1000
eases.
Cases experienced in Texas
thus far have been relatively
mild. But there is no assur-
NUMBER THREE ON THE BALl-Ol
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 5. 1957.
MOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
3 C r poainc an amendment to the Con-
stitution of Texas adding a section to
be known as Section 49-c of Article
III, providing for the issuance and sale
of bonds of the State of Texas to
create the Texas Water Development
fund to provide financial assistance to
certain political subdivisions or bodies
politic and corporate of the State of
Texas in the conservation and develop-
ment of the water resources of the
State; providing for the payment of
such bonds; creating an agency to
administer said Fund and to perform
other duties prescribed by law ; limiting
the period during which financial as-
sistance may be granted; and providing
for the calling of an elect iop jnd the
publication and issuance oi wie pro-
clamation therefor.
BF IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article III of the
Constitution of Texas be amended by
adding a new section thereto to be
known as Section 49-c, as follows:
"Section 4t-«. There is hereby cre-
ated as an agency of the State of
Tex as the Texas Water Development
Board to exercise such powers as nec-
essary under this provision together
with such other duties and restrictions,
as may be prescribed by law. The
qualifications, compensation, and num-
ber of members of said Board shall
be determined by law. They shall be
appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of "the Senate in
the manner and for such terms as
m#v l e prescribed by law.
"The Texas Water Development Board
shall have the authority to provide for,
issue and sell general obligation bonds
of the State of Texas in an amount not
to exceed One Hundred Million Dol-
lars <$100,000,000). The Legislature of
Texas, upon two-thirds (2/3) vote of
the elected Members of each House,
may authorize the Board to issue ad-
ditional bonds in an amount not ex-
ceeding, One Hundred Million Foliar*
($100,000,000). The bonds authorized
herein or (iermitted to be authorized
by the Legislature shall be call^l 'Tex-
as Water Development Bonds,' shall
be executed in such form, denomina-
tions and npon such terms as may be
prescribed by law, provided, however,
that the bonds shall not bear more
than four per cent (4#) interest per
annum: they may be issued in such
installments as the Board finds feasi-
ble and practical in accomplishing the
purpose set forth herein.
"All moneys received from the sale
of State bonds shall be deposited in a
fund hereby created in the State Trea-
sury to be known as the Texas Water
Development Fund to be administered
(without further appropriation) by the
Texas Water Development Board in
vuch manner as prescribed by law
"Such fund shall be used only for
the purpose of aiding or making funds
available upon such terms and con-
ditions as the Legislature may pre-
scribe, to the various political subdi-
visions or bodies politic and corporate
of the State of Texas including river
authorities, conservation and reclama-
tion districts and districts created or
organized or authorized to be created
or organized under Article XVI. Sec-
tion 59 or Article III, Section 52, of
this Constitution, interstate compact
commissions to which the State of
Texas is a party and municipal cor-
porations, in the conservation and de-
velopment of the water resources of
this State, including the control, stor-
ing and preservation of its storm and
flood water* and the waters of its
rivers and streams, for all useful and
lawful purposes by the acquisition, im-
provement, extension, or construction
of dams, reservoirs and other water
storage projects, including any system
necessary for the transportation of
water from storage to points of treat-
ment and/or distribution, including fa-
cilities for transporting water there-
from to wholesale purchasers, or for
any one or more of such purposes or
methods.
"Any or all financial assistance as
provided herein shall be repaid with
interest upon such terms, conditions
and manner of repayment as may be
provided by law
"While any of the bonds authorized
by this provision or while sny of the
bonds that may be authorised by the
Legislature under this provision, or
any interest on any of such bonds, is
outstanding and unpaid, there is here-
by appropriated out of the first moneys
coming into the Treasury in each fis-
cal year, not otherwise appropriated by
this Constitution, an amount which
is sufficient to pay the principal and
interest on such bonds that mature or
become due during such fiscal year, less
the amount in the sinking fund at the
close of the prior fiscal year.
"The Legislature may provide for the
investment of moneys available in the
Texas Water Development Fund, and
the interest and sinking funds estab-
lished for the payment of bonds issued
by the Texas Water Development
Board. Income from such investment
shall be used for the purposes pre-
scribed by the Legislature. The Legis-
lature may also make appropriations
from the General Revenue Fund for
paying administrative expenses of the
Board.
"From the moneys received by the
Texas Water Development Board as
repayment of principal for financial
assistance or as interest thereon, there
shall be deposited in the interest and
sinking fund for the bonds authorized
by this Section sufficient moneys to
pay the interest and principal to be-
come due during the ensuing year and
sufficient to establish and maintain a
reserve in said fund equal to the
average annual principal and interest
requirements on all outstanding bonds
issued under this Section. If any year
prior- to December 31. 1982 moneys are
received in excess of the foregoing
requirements then such excess shall
be deposited to the Texas Water De-
velopment Fund, and may be used for
administrative expenses of the Board
and for the same purposes and upon
the same terms and conditions pre-
scribed for the proceeds derived from
the sale of such State bonds. No grant
of financial assistance shall be made
under the provisions of this Section
after December 31, 1982, and all moneys
thereafter received as repayment of
principal for financial assistance or
as interest thereon shall be deposited
in the interest and sinking fund for
the State bonds. except that such
mount as may be required to meet
the administrative expenses of the
Board may be annually set aside; and
provided, that after all State bonds
have been fully paid with interest, or
after there are on deposit in the in-
terest and sinking fund sufficient mon-
eys to pay all future maturities of
principal and interest, additional mon-
eys so received shall be deposited to
the General Revenue Fund.
"All bonds issasd hereunder shall af-
ter approval by the Attorney General,
registration by the Comptroller of Pub-
lic Accounts of the State of Texas,
and delivery to the purchasers, W
incontestable and shall constitute gen-
eral obligations of the State of Texas
under the Constitution of Texas.
"SbeuM the Legislature enact enab-
ling laws in anticipation of the adop-
tion of this amendment, such acts shall
not be void by reason of their antici-
patory nature."
Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to
the Constitution shall be submitted to
a vote of the qualified electors of this
State at an election to be held on the
5th day & November. 1957, same being
the 1st Taesday after the 1st Monday
in said November. 1957, at which elec-
tion each ballot shall have printed
thereon, the following words:
"FOR the smendment to the Consti-
tution of Texas adding a new section
to be known as Section 49-c of Article
III, authorizing the issuance and sale
of Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,-
000.000) in bonds by the State of
Texas to create the Texas Water De-
velopment Fund to provide financial
assistance to certain political subdi-
visions or bodies politic and corporate
of the State of Texas in the conserva-
tion and development of the water
resources of the State."
"AGAINST the amendment to the
Constitution of Texas adding a new
section to be known as Section 49-c of
Article III, authorizing the issuance
and sale of Two Hundred Million
Dollars ($200,000,000) in bonds by the
State of Texas to create the Texas
Water Development Fund to provide
financial assistance to certain political
subdivisions or bodies politic and cor-
porate of the State of Texas in the
conservation and development of the
water resources of the State."
Sec. 3. The Governor of the State
of Texas shall issue the necessary
proclamation for said election and have
the same published as required by the
Constitution and laws of this Str.te
The expense of publication and election
for such amendment shall be paid out
of the proper appropriation made by
law.
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ance that the virus will not be-
come increasingly virulent as it
spreads from person to person.
Military experience indicates
that the vaccine is 70 per cent
effective. Therefore, thoughful
people will get themselves im-
munizd as soon as possible af-
ter the vaccine is available.
The State Department of
Health will be unable to offer
influenza vaccine for general
distribution. Physicians will
be able to purchase the mater-
ial directly from comimercial
drug outlets.
More than nine million people
attended the World's Fair in
Philadelphia in I37li commemor-
ating the 100th anniversary of
U.S. independence.
On the Island of Jersey, off
the coast of France, Jersey
cattle have been bred pure tor
more than a century.
Notre Dame Cathedral ill
Paris was constructed over a
period of 551 years.
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SUBSCRIBE TO THE ASPERMONT STAR
NUMBER TWO ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER S. 1957.
number one on the ballot
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 5. 1957.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
17 proposing an amendment to Sub-
section (a) of Section 62. Article XVI
of the Constitution of Texas, relating
to establishment of % retirement, dis-
ability and death compensation fund
for officers and employees of the State.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGIS-
LATURE OF THE STATE OP
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Subsection fa) of
Section 62. Article xvi of the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas be
amended so ss to read hereafter as
follows :
"Section <2. (a) The Legislature
•hall Have the authority to levy taxes
o provide a State Retirement. Dis-
ability and Death Compensation Fund
for the officers and employees of the
State, and may make such reasonable
inclusions, exclusions, or classifications
of officers and employees of this State
as it deems advisable The Legislature
may also include officers and employ-
ees of judicial districts of the Stato
who are or have been compensated in
whole or in part directly or indirectly
l v the State, and mav make such other
reasonable inclusions, exclusions, or
classification of officers and employees
of judicial districts of this State as it
deems advisable. Persons participating
in a retirement system created pursuant
to Section 1-a of Article V of this
Constitution shall not be eligible to
participate in the Fund authorised in
this Subuection; and persons partici-
pating in a retirement system created
pursuant to Section 48-a of Article III
of this Constitution shall not be eligible
to participate ia the Fund authorized
ia this Subsection except as permitted
by Section ft ef Article XVI ef this
CsastHutiea. Provided, however, any
officer or employee of a eounty as pro-
vided for ia Article XVI. Section 62.
Subsection <b) of this Constitution,
shall not be eligible to participate in
the Fund authorised in this Subsection,
except as otherwise provided herein.
Hie amount contributed by the State
to such Fund shall equal the amount
paid for the same purpose from the
income of eaeh such person, and shall
not exeeed at any time five per centum
(6%) of the compensation paid to each
such person by the State
"Atf fund* provided from the com-
pensation of such person or by 'he
State of Texas for such Retirement.
Disability and Death Compensation
Fund, as are received by the Treasury
of the State of Texas, shall be invested
in bonds of the United States, or in
bonds issued by any agency of t.fc.«
United States Government, the payment
of the principal of and interest on
which ia guaranteed by the United
States; or in such other securities a*
are now or hereafter may be permitted
by law as investments for the Per-
manent University Fund or for tfca
Permanent School Fund of this State,
under tbo same limitations and re-
strictions imposed by the Constitution
for investment of those funds and sub-
ject to such regulations as the Legisla-
ture may provide. However, a sufficient
amount of said Fund shall be kept cn
hand to meet the immediate payment
of the amount likely to become du*
each year out of said Fund, such
amount of funds to be kept on hand
to be determined by the agency which
may be provided by law to administer
said Fund.
"Shonld the Legislature *nact enab-
ling laws in anticipation of the adop-
tion of thia Amendment, such legisla-
tion shall not be invalid by reason of
its anticipatory character.'*
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shall be submitted to a
vote of the qualified electors of this
State at a special election to be held
throughout the State on the first Tues-
day after the first Monday in Novem-
ber. 1!)57. at which election all ballots
shall have printed thereon the follow-
ing :
"FOR the Constitutional Amendment
amending Subsection (s> of Section 62.
Article XVI of the State Constitution,
relating to establishment of a retire-
ment, disability and death compensa-
tion fund for officers and employe*.-,
of the State."
"AGAINST the Constitutions! Amend-
ment amending Subsection (a) of Sec-
tion 62. Article XVI of the State Con-
stitution. relating to establi Hment of a
retirement, disability and death com-
pensation fund for officers and em-
ployees of the State.**
Sec. 3. The Governor of the State of
Texas is hereby directed to issue the
necessary proclamation for said special
election and this Amendment shall be
published and the election held as re-
quired by the Constitution and laws of
this State.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
2 proposing an amendment to Article
III. Section 51a of the Constitution of
Texas, so as to increase the limit on
the maximum monthly payment to
needy aged persons from state funds
and on the total yearly expenditure
out of state funds for assistance to
needy aged, needy blind, and needy
children, and allocating and appro-
priating additional sums, supplementing
current legislative appropriations, for
payment of assistance grants.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 5la of Ar-
ticle 111 of the Constitution of the State
of Texas be amended to read as fol-
lows :
"Section 51a. The Legislature shall
have the power, by General Laws, to
provide, subject to limitations and re-
strictions herein contained, and such
other limitations, restrictions and reg-
ulations as may by the Legislature be
deemed expedient for assistance to, and
for the payment of assistance to:
"(1) Needy aged persons who are
actual bona fide citizens of Texas and
who are over the age of sixty-five (65)
years, provided that no such assistance
shall be paid to any inmate of any
state-supported institution, while such
inmate, or to any person who shall not
have actually resided in Texas for at
least five (5> years during the nine (9)
years immediately preceding the appli-
cation for sueh assistance and contin-
uously for one il) year immediately
preceding auch application, provided
that the maximum payment per month
from state funds shall not be more
than Twenty-five Dollars ($25) per per-
son ; snd provided further that ns pay-
ment in sxesas of Twenty-one Dollars
<$21 > shall be paid out of state funds
to an individual until and unless such
additional amounts are matched by the
Federal Government.
"(2) Needy blind persons who are
actual bona fide citizens of Texas and
are over the age of twenty-one (21)
yeara ; provided that no such assistance
shall be paid to any inmate of any state
supported institution, while such in-
mate. or to sny person who shall not
►«ave actually resided in Texas at least
five (5) years during the nine (9)
vears immediately preceding the ap-
plication for such assistance and con-
tinuously for one (1) year immediately
preceding sueh application.
"(3) Needy children who are actual
bona fide citizens of Texas and are
under the age of sixteen (16> years,
provided that no such assistance shall
be paid on account of any child over
one (1) year old who has not con-
tinuously resided in Texas for one (1)
yesr immediately preceding the applica-
tion for such assistance, or on account
of any child under the age of one (1)
year whose mother has not continuously
resided in Texas for one (1) year im-
mediately preceding sueh application.
"Ths Legislsture shall have the au-
thority to accept from the Federal Gov-
ernment of the United States such
financial aid for the assistance of the
needy aged, needy blind, and needy
children as such Government may offer
not inconsistent with restrictions here-
in set forth, provided however, that tin
amount of such assistance out of state
funds to each person assisted shall
nsver exceed the amount so expended
out of federal funds; and provided
further, that the total amount of money
to be expended out of state funds fee*
such assistance to the needy aged,
needy blind, and needy children shall
never exceed the sum of Forty srvea
Million Dollars ($47,000,000) per year.
"The Legislature shall enact appear
priate laws to make lists of the recip-
ients of aid hereunder available for
inspection.
"Supplementing legislative appropri-
ations for assistance payments au-
thorized by this section, the following
sums are allocated out of the Omnibua
Tax Clearance Fund and are appro-
priated to the State Department ot
Public Welfare for the period begin-
ning December 1, 1957 and ending
August 31, 1959. Four Million. Nina
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,900,000).
for Old Age Assistance, One Hundred.
Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175.-
000) for Aid to the Blind, snd Flea
Hundred. Twenty-five Thousand Dollara
i $525,000) for Aid to Dependent Chil-
dren Such allocations and appropria-
tions shall be made available on tha
basis of equal monthly installments
and other wise shall be subject to tha
provisions of currently existing lawa
making allocations and appropriations
for these purposes."
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shall be submitted to tha
qualified electors of Texas at an elec-
tion to be held throughout the Stat*
of Texas on the 5th dsy of November,
1957, st which election there shall he
printed on such ballot the followiag
clauses
"FOR the Constitutional As
incresuing the limit on the maxim
monthly payment to needy aged |
from state funds from Twenty Dollara
($20) per montl} to Twenty-five Dea-
lers i $25) per month subject to certain
conditions for payment ia ezceas a#
Tw«nly-sne Dellsrs <$21> p*r meath
snd on the totsl ysarly expenditure aaC
of state funds for assistance to need?
aged, needy blind, and needy children
from Forty-two Million Dollsrs <942,-
000.000) per yesr to Forty-seven Mil-
lion Dollsrs ♦ $47,000,000) per year aad
allocating and appropriating additional
sums, supplementing current legislat-
ive appropriations. for payment of
assistance grants.**
"AGAINST the Constitutional A mead-
ment increasing the limit on the max-
imum monthly payment to needy aged
persons from state funds from Twenty
Dollars ($20) per month to Twentjr-fi *
Dollsrs ($25) per month subject tie*
certain conditions for payment in <m-
cess of Twenty-one Dollars ($21 per>
month snd on the totsl yearly ok-
pehditure out of state funds for as-
sistance to needy sged. needy blia^L
snd needy children from Forfcy-tiea
Million Dollars ($42,000,000 > per year
to Forty-seven Million Dollsrs MT.«
000.000) per year, and allocating aad
appropriating additional sums, supple
menting current legislstive appropria-
tions. for payment of assistance grants-**
Sec. 3. The Governor of Texas j
;ssue the necesssry proclamation
the election and this Amendment,
be published as required by the Con-
stitution and laws of this State.
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