Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 1950 Page: 7 of 8
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BASTROP ADVERTISER NOVEMBLR 23, 1950
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TEXAS ECONOMY COMMISSION
lly JOHN REDD ITT
State * hairman sponaibility under economical con-
rexas beononiy Commission trol.
-ditor f Note: This is the se- And it fell flat in the Legis-
corul in a series of articles on the luture.
Texas Economy Commission)
You who are worried (or should
become worried) about the cver-
increasinj? demands for taxes to
run your lexas state government,
you i'«ve three choices before you:
We now know why it fell flat.
We know why the past two de-
cades have brought more disor-
ganization, more inefficiency und
waste into our state government.
There was not enough popular
(1) Pay more taxes and grumble demand for a change.
ahout it. The people hail nei
(2) I'ay lower taxes and under-
go a reduction in public services.
And grumble -lome more.
(3) Examine your tate govern-
ment for inefficiencies and waste:
then on the basis of your factual
findings, improve service without
iricrcaMng tuxes, or lower taxis
without cutting service.
I*he first and second choices
appeal to no one. The third choice
clearly is the one (o make.
The T< xas Economy Commis-
sion ha undertaken to make the
third choice, Hut our eyes are
"pen to certain pitfalls that must
be avoided if we are to succeed
in bringing economy and efficien-
cy into our government.
This requires some explaining.
In the Legislature creat-
ed the office of State Auditor
and Efficiency Expert to Ipok into
tU- government. This new office,
th
after nearly a >ear of study, re-
ported that inefficiency, waste,
and disorganisation were growing
a* the government's expansion
continued unrestrained.
Alarmed, the legislature named
n joint committee of both its
house* to give 'horough study to
the problem. This committee em-
ployed an impartial, prof-sional
staff of experts in government
management, (iriffenhagen and
Asmk ia' which had been doing
this sort of thing successfully for
a generation.
The Oriffenhagen firm made an
extensive study ar.d presented a
detail" d report calling f«r exten-
sive reorganization of the govern-
ment.
One hundred and thirty-one
more fir !«•«.* independent state
ag< nt*,e would have been consoli-
dated into two executive branches:
one with i* "departments having
administrative function*," and the
other with It "department-, ren-
dering direct public service."
This was logical. It wis effi-
cient It brought order and re-
people had neither oppor-
tunity to study the problem that
faced them, nor opportunity to
ax amine the proposed reforms.
Lacking this information, they did
not demand passage of the re-
forms. Lacking this demand, the
reforms were not made.
Today we have, not 131 -eparate
state agencies, but nearly 200.
In 1930, the Texas state govern-
ment spent SI OH. 100,<K>0. In 19.r>0,
Slfif,,700.00. This year the state
is spending $">00,000,000. That's
half a billion dollars!
Thi* amounts to $1,370,000 per
day, including Sundays and holi-
days, seven days a week!
What's more, this vast -um is
spent, not through logically and
carefully controlled means. It is
-pent out of more than 23o separ-
ate, disconnected checking ac-
counts. Many of these accounts
are earmarked for special pur-
poses and no other purposes.
Thus, if some accounts should
have a surplus while other ac-
counts are exhausted, more taxes
mu-t be raised to replenish the
exhausted accounts. That's silly,
I know. Rut that's how it is.
We know that a new structure
of efficient and economical pub-
lic service, provided through in-
telligent taxation, cannot be erect-
el without the public's under-
standing i>f its need.
The people of Texas, through
this series of newspaper articles,
through public discussion and de-
bate, through their local county
branches of the Economy Com-
mission, will he advised of and
take part in every stage of the
Kcotiomy Commission's work. If
you don't like a certain recommen-
dation that has been submitted to
you, and if you come up with a
better uggection, the substitution
can be made.
Then, the revised recommenda-
tions will truly be your recom-
mendations, You will know what
is needed. The Legislature will
SS Representative
To Be Here Nov. 28
A representative of the Austin
social security office, will be at
the Department of Public Welfare
in Bastrop at 9:00 a. m., on
November 28. He will take claims
of retired workers, dependents and
survivors; issue social security
c;.rds; and distribute information-
al leaflets explaining phases of
the amended Social Security Act.
The 1950 Amendments to the
Social Security Law permits
greater earnings to retired in-
sured workers. Under the new-
social security law, a retired work-
er may have cash wages in social
security covered work up to $">0 a
month and still accept his bene-
fit payment check for that month.
Heretofore, be was restricted to
$1 1.99 a month cash wages from
such work. If wages are over $">0.
the retired workers should leport
this fact to the Social Security
Administrat on and not accept his
benefit payment for that month.
If the beneficiary is over 75 there
are no restrictions on the amount
of his earnings in any kind of
employment.
First Baptist Church
I)r. Odis Hainer, Pastor
SUNDAY
Sunday School 9:45 A.M.
Worship Service . . . .11:00 A.M.
Training Union C:30 P.M.
Worship Services .... 7:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAY
Laymen's meeting .... 6:30 P.M.
Bible Study and prayer . 7:30 P.M.4
A warm welcome extended to all.'
First Christian Church
Rev. M. h. Harris, Paator.
Sunday School every Sunday at
10:0G A. U.
Every 2nd and 4th Sunda)
Church Service at 11:00 A. M. ;
Humble Broadcasts
I WO significant Southwest Con-
ference games in the state's two
largest stadiums compiise Satur-
day'.- Humble Oil & Refining Com-
pany football broadcast schedule
SMI.' meets Baylor in the Cot-
ton Bowl while TCU faces Rice
in nig, new Houston Stadium on
thi two-game afternoon, as Tex-
a- and Texas A & M rest prior to
the Thanksgiving Day event.
H'om Dallas, Kern Tips and
A!>*e Chester will broadcast the
Mu,-tang-Bruin game, starting at
1 :-r'0 p. m., on stations KPRC,
Hou-ton; WOAI, San Antonio;
WFA A-WBAP -820, Dallas-Fort
Worth; KWBU, Corpus Christi;
KU IX, Waco; KRIG, Odessa;
KVK.M, Monahans; KIL'N, Pecos;
K\ I.F, Alpine and h'liLP, El Paso.
The TCU invasion of Rice's
new football home will be de-
scribed by Ves Box and Jerry
Doggett, starting at 1:5o p. m.,
on tations KF.IZ, Ft. Worth; WRR
Dallas; KRIiC, Abilene; KGKL,
San Angelo; KBWD, Brownwood;
KBST, Big Spring; KCRS, Mid-
land; KRRV, Sherman; KGVL,
Greenville; K S S T , Sulphur
Springs; KPLT, Paris; KCMC,
Texarkana; KFRO, Longview;
KMHT, Marshall; WACO, Waco;
KNOW, Austin; KABC, San An-
tonio; KRIO, McAJlen; KTHT,
Houston; KTBB, Tyler; KRIS,
Corpus Christi; KFD.M, Beau-
mont; KGNC, Amanita; KPKT,
Lanu-sa; KFDX, Wichita Falls.
A small Classified Ad will find
A Buyer.
know what you want, and you, by
your own effort and understand-1
ing will succeed.
The next article in this series
will discuss how the Economy
Commission operates at the local i
level close to every Texas home, j
The writer will be Mrs. Charley
Ward, of I,oui*e, state vice-chair-
man of the Texas Economy Com-
mission.
Natural •
Route :
Southwest •
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IT'S A MATTIR OP
better weiqht distribution
You can haul mon* payload than ever in a
I)<«!>,<• ".lob-RaUti" truck, because the load
is U'ttiT distributed Most trucks carry too
much of the load on the rear axie—too Mttle
on the front Because the engine of a Dodge
"Job liat< d" truck is moved forward and the
front axle hack, both axles carry the right
proportion of the load. That means you can
haul bigger payload n without overloading.
NOT THIS The payload on most trucks —
like the girl in this boat—rides
too fur to the rear. Result:
there's too much weight aft,
_ not enough forward.
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...for low-cost transportation
8 ijie/it truck en-
gine* (iih Job Ruled'
POWER
an
oh Killed' for
Pi.i s |H> er
ECONOMY priced with
ihr lo« r*t "Job Killed fof dc
pcndtbiiity and long life.
BIGGER PAYIOADS ..corrv
moie without overloading *\le
or spring* bei nine of Job-
Hated ri«hl diuribuiion
EASIER HANDLING sharp-
er turning' Parks m light place*.
"Job-Rated" m.meio nubility!
COMFORT widest se.it* . .
windshield wtili best vssion of
an\ popul.ii tiiuk Air cushioned,
adjustable "chair height" vat*
SAFETY . . . finest truck brakes
in the indu lr\ hand biake
opei.iting independently on pro-
peller sli.ift on iitl models Vi-ush
and up
BUT THIS In "Job-K .ted" trucks, the load is
moved forward 'he girl is now positioned.
Results: proper weight distribution— bigger
^ pavloads e.isier handling.
NEW! gyrol FLUID DRIVE! Available on V^-, *A- and 1-ton
model* . . . for longer truck lifw. lower upkeep costs. j ^
A k us for interoitinq Fluid Drive booklet _ " jfl '
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wpwd with tint tiowest
LANGLEY MOTORS • Bastrop, Texas
THE CHOICE OF CHAMPIONS! Chosen by 49 out ol 86 slate chimpion truck drivers at the Truck Rcadco
Gahan's Department Store
Where Bastrop Shops and Saves
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Tailored
to a "J"
T-Squore precision
in this Gabardine Suit.
Cut with a knowing hand
for the empeccable, uncluttered silhouette. For town
and country in Navy, Teal, Coppertone, Kelly, Beige,
Grey or Luggage. Sizes 10 to 18. *14.95
Gahan's Department Store
Where Bastrop Shops and Saves
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Winning
Combination
Kay Lone thorough-
breds: Tucked front
crepe blouse with the
tailors' touch. In White, Red, Kelly,
Grey, Rose, Beige, Tangerine Sizes 32 to 38. 4.95
Gabardine Skirt in Grey, Luggage, Dark Green,
Block, Brown, Beige or Navy. Sixes 12 to 20. 3.95
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 1950, newspaper, November 23, 1950; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237298/m1/7/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.