Cedar Hill Chronicle (Cedar Hill, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1981 Page: 2 of 28
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Page 2—CEDAR HILL CHRONICLE, Thurs., April 16, 1981
Man now pulls the horse
By Tim Murphy
Progress isn't an easy term to describe, but it has
something to do with air conditioning a skyscraper
' because none of the windows open.
Man has been progressing ever since he learned to
walk upright from being an ape-like creature or when
he was chased out of the Garden of Eden, depending on
which theory you prescribe to.
First there were thergreat progressions, like the
discovery of the wheel and the discovery of fire, which
made the 9 to 5 existence of your average cave man a
lbt more tolerable.
Now he no longer had to walk everywhere or had to
eat his dinosour meat raw.
*• Man continued to progress steadily, until it started
to grow faster than his brain could handle it all. He
invented elaborate navigational instruments for his
sailing ships to venture into the unknown world, but
still thought the world might be flat.
An invention that really defined what progress was
all about though, was the internal combustion engine,
which led to the automobile.
Back before cars, man used a horse or team of
horses to pull around his wagon or buggy. Now man
puts his horse in a trailer and pulls it around behind his
Vear or truck. That puts progress in the proper
\ perspective.
Air conditioning is another of those progress-related
'Inventions that was supposed to uplift man and make
his life more bearable in order that he might have
more time for thinking about inventing other great
inventions.
All air conditioning has done has made man,
especially the Texas variety, painfully aware of just
how hot it really is outside and how miserable he is
when his three tons of central AC goes on the blink.
Plus windows on modern houses no longer allow any
air inside.
But the real epitome of progress was the [light this
past week of NASA's space suttle, which tlew beyond
the earth's gravitational pull and back, without
leaving behind the vital parts of its hardware.
This is the first time an airplane-like vehicle has
been able to perform this task and it is really a
scientific breakthrough. Trouble is, what does it
mean?
We can now venture out of our own atmosphere and
back without a great deal of difficulty, but how fast can
someone drive down Central Expressway at 5 p.m. in
the afternoon.
In the machine era of inventions, thegoal has always
been to do things faster and to transport man faster
and faster with each new invention.
Even though man can now drive down a highway at
80 to 90 miles an hour, people are still always late, just
like back when it took three days to go 60 miles.
So people may be moving faster and going farther,
but they still have the same problems to deal with
when they get there.
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Rep Ray Keller’s
Capitol Report
y One of the most important tasks of the 67th legisla-
ture is being embarked upon in Austin. Lawmakers
fcare anticipating the receipt of the finalized 1980 census
figures so the once-in-a-decade chore of redistricting
can get underway.
Redrawing of legislative and congressional districts
is important because it determines th philosophy of the
state’s lawmaking body for the 1980s. The new district
boundaries will reflect population shifts, with each
district being as near equal in population, compact and
as contiguous as possible.
Attempts to drastically change historical voting
patterns or lessen minority voting strength wall cause
many a spark to fly resulting in possible law suits.
Another heated concern is that lawmakers do not want
lines redrawn in such a drastic manner that would
seriously endanger their re-election chances. If all
goes well and the project is completed this session, all
legislative and congressional seats will be up for
election in 1982.
The House Committee on Regions, Compacts and
Districts will be holding public hearings in Austin on
the anticipated effect of redistricting. Testimony will
be focused on population changes, the pattern of
industrial and commercial development in the past ten
years, and the location of distinct communities of
interest or neighborhoods that should be included in
the s'ame l&gislaTiveo'r'congressional" voting district.'
Oh the basis of the U.S. Census Bureau preliminary
population totals, the ideal district sizes are 94,349 per
House seat, 456,527 per Senate seat, and 524,161 per
Congressional seat.
The Congressional seat issue will be a volatile one in
that it is complicated by the addition of three new
Texas congressional seats as a result of the state’s
large population growth. Present districts will have to
be cut to make room for the new seats which will
probably be in the Dallas, Houston and San Antonio
areas with two of those seats expected to be pre-
dominately Republican in nature.
As a result of this the Republican National
Committee is setting Texas as a target to help win
control of Congress in 1982. Republicans received 45
percent of the popular vote in Texas congressional
races last year, and the party hopes to pick up 12 con-
gressional seats nationwide through redistricting
alone.
It is evident that changes will be made in Dallas
County because of the immense growth. The City of
Dallas will obviously lose one House member with the
strength transferred to the suburbs. Much effort is also
being made to make three complete congressional
districts wholly within Dallas County and the
Senatorial Districts will no doubt change drastically.
All in all, it will make for some interesting sessions in
the Texas Legislaure in the day ahead.
As always, I welcome your thoughts and ideas on this
' ok other legislation which is of concern to you. Lfan bje
reached at P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78769^'bfy
phone aHH^/474-4343. *•
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Post office accepting applications
The U.S. Postal
Service has announced
that examinations are
being given for clerk and
carrier positions in the
Cedar Hill Post Office.
Applications are now
being accepted and
examinations will be
given to establish a
register of eligible
applicants from which
future clerk and carrier
positions will be filled.
No experience is
required, but all
applicants must take a
written examination
designed to determine
learning aptitude and
performing the duties of
the position. The test
consists of two parts,
address checking and
memory of addresses,
and applicants must
score at least a 70 on a
scale of 100.
The test requires
approximately two
hours.
A passing score of 70
places the applicants
name on a list of eligibles
for two years. An
individual’s score is
important in the
selection process, since
names are placed on the
list according to the
score received on the
examination.
The minimum age
requirement for post
office positions is 18 at
the time of appointment.
High school graduates
and persons certified by
local authorities as
having terminated
formal education for
adequate reasons, have
a minimun age of 16.
Applicants under the
age of 18 may participate
in the examination if
they will reach the age of
18 within two years of the
examination. There is no
maximum age limit.
For carrier positions
which require driving,
applicants must be over
18 and have at least 20/30
and 20/50 vision with or
without a corrective
device. Hearing must be
at least 15/20 with or
without a hearing aid.
All applicants must be
citizens or owe
allegiance to the U.S., or
have been granted
permanent resident
alien status.
Starting salary for the
positions is $9.05 an hour,
with employees paid 10
percent extra for work
performed between 6
p.m. and 6 a.m.
Consideration to fill
these positions will be
made of the highest
eligible applicants on the
register who are’avail-
able.
Interested applicants
should submit form
2479-AB to Cedar Hill
Postmaster Garland
Vincent. Opening date
for application is April 13
and runs through April
24. All applicants will be
notified of date, time and
place of examination
and will be sent sample
questions.
All qualified
applicants will receive
equal consideration for
employment regardless
of race, religion, color,
national origin, sex,
political affiliation, or
other non-merit factors.
THE FARMERS NIGHTMARE•
Extensions available
Taxpayers who need
extra time to file their
federal tax return may
receive an automatic
two-month extension,
The application for an
extension beyond the
April 15, deadline is filed
on Form 4868. The IRS
stresses that this is an
extension of time to file,
not an extension of time
for payment of taxes
due. The taxpayer must
compute the tax
expected to be owed for
aw
4868 to avoid interest and
late payment penalties.
Only those taxpayers
planning to use the iq^q
long form are eligible ioi
the automatic extension,
the IRS'says.
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MEMBER 1981
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
Royce Brown...............................Publisher
Tim Murphy.......................................Editor
Judy Hulsey..............................Production
Manager
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Part of drainage ditch causing problems at Texas and
Hardy Streets. City plans to alleviate mosquito and
drainage problems soon. Story on page 1.
Quilting club to meet
An organization
meeting to form a quil-
ting club will be held at
7:30 p.m. April 28 at
Helen's Place. 401 W.
Belt Line Road in Cedar
Hill.
If interested please
drop by as we would like
to see all new. old and
anxious to learn quilters
at this meeting.
For more information
please call Kathy Orwig
223-8247 or Chris
Gibbons 223-1096.
Citizens;
Thank you for your vote of confidence
on April 4. Let’s continue working for
the improvement of Cedar Hill.
Mayor George Walters
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Murphy, Tim. Cedar Hill Chronicle (Cedar Hill, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1981, newspaper, April 16, 1981; Cedar Hill, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth714576/m1/2/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Zula B. Wylie Memorial Library.