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WEST, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1941
Trojans Get Ready for School
Game With Birdville Bells
Webb-Malone Wed
At Waco Saturday
In a double-ring ceremony per-
formed by Rev. F. E. Wright at his
home in Waco cn Saturday even-
ing, August 30, Miss Billie Ruth
Webb became the bride of Billy
John Malone.
The bride wore a white suit with
brown accessories and an orchid
corsage. She was attended by Miss
Marie Sulak of West. Miss Sulak
was dressed in an aqua suit with
black accessories. Her corsage was
of white carnations.
The groom was attended by his
-rother, Paul Malone, cf Waco.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. I. M. Webb of this city Marak- Mosley, Uptmore,
Thursday
School activities for the 1947-48
school year begin in West Thurs-
day, September 11, when pupils
start registering at 9:00 a. m.
Newly elected members of the
faculty in high school are Mrs.
F. M. Kelsey, formerly Miss Willie
The roster todate includes: Me- B- Schiller of West, who will jissist
Mqrrough, Grimm, Zahirniak, Me- *n ^e home economics depart-
Coy, Kostohryz, Kramr, Pustejov- ment- and Miss Jimanne Boggess,
sky, Pareya, Thedfor'd, Kincer, who wiH be the librarian.
Deiterman, Snokhous. Podsednik, In the West Elementary School,
Urbis, Archer, Kafberg, Holdtke, M ss Genevieve Stewart, daughter
Vrba, Cook, Wachsman, Seat, 31ack, of former superintendent O. W.
Stanislav, Glomb, Wolf, Cervenka, Stewart, will teach public schodl
Headen, Willis, end Smetak. Ex- mu5ic-
pected to report within the next In the Tokio Elementary School
few days are: Hclbert, Walla, Mr M R Yarbrough will be the
Twenty-nine candidates for the
1947 Trojan football team are be-
ing put through a rugged training
session each night at the school
athletic field by Coach Jake Wilson.
The squad is expected to total 35
or more players when school opens
next Thursday.
Of the twenty-nine who received
equipment this week, eight are
lettermen frem last year’s team.
and is a graduate of the local high
school. She has been employed in
Waco for the past two years.
Mr. Malone is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. O. E. Malone of Waco. He was
graduated from the Waco high
school and from a Waco business
college prior Jto the time he entered
the U. S. Navy ’wherb'he served 22
months.
After a short wedding trip the
young couple will be at home in
Waco at 726 North Eleventh Street.
Ballew principal.
Other members of the faculty
Hutyra-Matus
Married at West
The marriage of Miss Ida Mae
Hutyra, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Emil Hutyra, to Ben Matus, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Will Matus, was
solmnized at 8 a. m. Monday, Aug.
25. at the Church of Assumption
in West. Rev. E. 3. Polcak perform-
ed the double-ring ceremony. The
altar was decorated with white
gladiolus and palms.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore an ivory
satin bridal gown fashioned with
a plain skirt , which extended into
a long train, fitted bodice, sweet-
heart neckline and long fitted
sleeves. Her finger tip veil was held
by a Dutch style coronet of white
satin, embroidered in crystal beads.
She carried an arm bouquet of
calla lilies with white gladiola
blossoms and long white streamers.
Observing the sentimental bridal
traditions, the bride wore some-
thing old, something new, some-
thing borrowed, and something
blue.
Miss Dorothy Hutyra, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor. She
wore a pink marquetette gown with
a corsage of white carnations.
Bridesmaids, Misses Helen Matus
and Anna Frances Pavlas, wore
blue marquesette gowns identical
to the maid of honor. Their cor-
sages were of red carnations. They
were accompanied by Raymond
Matus, Emil Hutyra, and Raymond
J. Matus.
Junior bridesmaids were Jeanette
Mynar and Eileen Matus. Both wore
identical dresses of white net with
pink bonnets. They carried arm
bouquets of pink asters.
Witnesses were Henry Hutyra
and Willie Matus.
Following the ceremony, an all
day reception was held at St.
Joseph’s Hall, and a dance at night
at the SPJST Hall.
The couple will make their home
at 604 Broadway, West.
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TWO COURTESIES EXTENDED
FORMER WEST TWINS, BRIDES-
ELECT OF JASKA BROTHERS
Misses Mary and Albina Hejl,
twins, daughters of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Method Hejl of West,
brides-elect of Joseph and Albert
Jaska, respectively, sons of Mrs.
Louise Jaska and the late John
Jaska of Penelope, were compli-
mented at two parties recently in
Ft. Worth.
Mrs. Jaromlr Becan and Miss
Dorothy Hejl were hostesses at a
miscellaneous shower, assisted by
Mrs. Jos. Becan.
Two garden sprinklers were sus-
pended over the table with blue and
white streamers on which the
betrothed couples names and wed-
ding date, Sept. 6th, were written.
The streamers extended to the
gifts. Miss Martha Hejl presided at'
the bride’s book and Miss Agnes
Hejl at the punch bowl. Thirty
guests attended.
Misses Agnes and Martha Hejl
entertained at a kitchen shower.
Miss Van Lee Svellik assisted. The
tame decorations were used and
various games were played. Re-
fresments were served to 20 guests.
and Pomykal.
Training this week has been are as follow5: high school—M. F.
designed to get the boys in shape Kruse- superintendent; Miss Olga
physically. Coach Wilson intends ,Pazdral- Principal; Mrs. Lynn Har-
to make certain that his charge is rls’ ^15s Mary Dvoracek, J. G.
ready physically before their first Brown' Miss Myrtie TiP10", C. P.
<?ame next week with Birdville. Vickery Opal Mosher, Joe L.
Other than this he has no predic-
tion. pointing out that he has no
flea as to the strength of competi-
tion in this area or as to the com-
parative strength of the Trojans.
Scrimmage sessions are scheduled
for next week under the lights each
night. A number of local fans are
expected to watch these sessions,
the Coach extending an invitation
to all who would like to come out.
One thing is certain when the
West team goes ento the field this
season—they will present a classy
appearing aggregation. Complete
new uniforms of scarlet red with
black trim, white belts, white head-
gear, red jerseys with white num-
erals, will be the Trojan attire.
Probable starters in the first
?ame will be McMorrough and
Horsak, Mrs. Byron Reese, Miss
Mary Snyder, Jake Wilson; West
Elementary—Mi-s. Willie D. Stall-
ings, principal; Miss Josephine
Schiller, Mrs. Pat Donelley, Mrs.
Kyle Aderhold. Mrs. Ira Clayton,
Mrs. Ann Neumann, Miss Mary
Breeding, Miss George Ann Alex-
ander, Mrs. W. P. Elliott; Tokio
Elementary—Mrs. H. C. Edwards,
Mrs. Bcyd S. Eakers, Mrs. Ruth
Selman; Dunbar—M. O. Robinson,
principal; Mrs. M. O. Robinson,
The compulsory school attend-
ance law will go into effect in Mc-
Lennan County November 3 and
will be strictly enforced. Mr. F. N.
Parrott has been appointed by the
local board to act officially as the
attendance officer for this district.
Children who are not six years
Kramr, ends; Glomb and Kencer, of age op-September 1 cannot at-
taches; Thedford and Grimm, 16011 McLennan County schools,
guards; McCoy, center; Kostohryz! County Superintendent J. E. Bat-
quarterback; Zahirniak and Pareya- son has exPlained- An announce-
halves; Pufctej'ovsky fullback • 'mont by Waco 56110015 setting-a
The team will boast three min’J later date aPPlies only to the Waco
agers. Dan Lett and "Tuffy” Tallejff cRy system,and not to any ether
are now on duty and a third man'- schooL A child under six is to° im'
ager is to be selected. mature, is not considered a scho-
A large number of fans are ex- lastic by the state’ and the state
pected to accompany the team, to bays 00 ™oney to the district for
Birdville for the game next Friday
night. Members of the pep squad
will also make the trip.
f
Cotton Ginning in
Full Swing Here
Approximately 500 bales of cot-
ton fTom thg 1947 crop have been
ginned by the four local gins. Hot,
dry weather thg past few days has
matured much of this year’s crop
and the peak of the harvest sea-
son is expected to be reached next
week if the weather remains favor-
able.
Cottcn grades todate have been
strict middling and middling, the
price ranging around 31 cents per
pound. The yield locally is expect-
ed to be greater this year than in
1946.
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Birth Reports:
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Keeble of
Phoenix, Arizona are the proud
parents of a 7'/2 pound daughter,
born at 10:30 m. Monday, Sept.
1. Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Bresler of West.
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Robert William Terry, born to
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow M. Terry
at Waco on Aug. 22. Grandparents
are Mrs. Nancy Terry of Mart, and
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Kasberg of
West, route 2. The mother was for-
merly Miss Annie Kasberg.
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John Cecil Simcik, III, born to
his education.
Three new courses are being
added to the curriculum this year
—world geography, public school
music, and home economics for
boys. The world geography will be
offered particularly for the sopho-
mores, will be a year’s work, and
will count one credit. Miss Stewart
will have charge of elementary
school music and choral work in
high school, probably Qffering an
orientation course in music which
will, also count as a credit. Miss
Stewart’s work will give general
knowledge of mus e and will in no
way interfere with the piano les-
sons of. Miss Virginia Wilbanks,
who wilt continue her private piano
lessens again this year.
For the first time, this year, a
Homemaking class for boys will be
offered at the high school. This is
a course especially planned for
boys and is entirely separate •and
distinct from the girls’ classes. It
offers instruction and guidance in
various phases of a boy’s life in
school, home, and community.
Manners housing, foods, health
protection, clothing selection, fam-
ily relationships, and consumer
education are a few of the units
included in the course. The text,
according to Mrs. Kelsey, is writ-
ten especially for, and from, a
boy’s point of view. For the past
several years the State Department
has been eager for West High to
offer such a course, as it is now
universally believed that Home-
making is not a class that should
be limited only to girls, for Home-
is happy to be able to offer such a
Waco on Aug. 24. Grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. John Simcik, Waco,
and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Marak,
West. The mother was formerly
Miss Mary Lee Marak.
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Frank Allen Zotz Jr., born to Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Allen Zotz of West
on Aug. 24. Grandparents are Jake
Zotz, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pod-
sednik, West. The mother was for-
merly Miss Ernestine Podsednik.
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Harry Joe Makovy, born to Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Makovy of Abbott at
4 a. m. Aug. 30. Grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Makovy of West
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Helona,
also of West. The mother was for-
merly Miss Lillian Helona.
course and it is hoped that all
boys who qualify will avail them-
selves of this opportunity.
Superintendent Kruse announces
also that the school lunchrooms
will start serving meals on Sept-
ember 15.
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BOBBY CERVENKA EMPLOYEE
OF BRANIFF AIRWAYS
Bobby Cervenka, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Cervenka, has recent-
ly accepted a position with Braniff
International Airways and will
serve in the capacity cf transporta-
tion agent in the operations depart-
ment at Waco.
♦ «
While a total of 1,955 cases of
infantile paralysis has been re-
ported up to August 2 of this year,
compared with 5,450 for the same
A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Hlavenka cf Dallas on Sept. 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Freund were ^n'Hlavenka'of Hoen and IgTac J*riod last year’ of the
vacationing in Galveston this week U. S. Public Health Service urge
when Mr. Freund b^Tame ill and , the public to observe the usual
waS" returned to his home. He is Mr. and Mrs. Bill Crozier of precautions during the rest of the
now In Hillcrest hospital, Waco, Houston are the proud parents of “polio season” which runs from
where he is undergoing treatment. a daughter, born Monday, Sept. 1. June through September. ,
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Curator chosen
for new museum
at Hill College
HILLSBORO - Dr. W.R.
Auvenshine, Hill College fcifesi-
dent, has announced the selec-
tion of Dr. T. Lindsay Baker to
serve as director for the new
Texas Heritage Museum at Hill
College in Hillsboro.
The museum, a component of
the Harold B. Simpson History
Center at the college, will be
housed in the former library
building together with the ex-
tensive Research/Genealogy Cen-
ter at the reactivated Hill Col-
lege Press.
The mi ssion of the Texas Heri-
tage Museum is to examine the
experiences of Texans in past
wars and to explore how those
experiences have shaped lives of
present-day Texans. The initial
exhibits for the museum will fo-
cus on the roles of Texans in the
Civil War and in World War II.
These exhibits will draw from
the Texas Confederate Collection
of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy and the Audie
Murphy Military Collection.
T. Lindsay Baker for the past
seven years has taught in the
Department of Museum Studies
at Baylor University, where he
will remain an adjunct graduate
faculty member. His previous
museum work has been at the
Fort Worth Museum of Science
and History, the Panhandle-
Plains Historical Museum, and
the Center for the History of
Engineering at Texas Tech Uni-
versity. He also served as a
Fulbright Lecturer at the Tech-
nical University of Wroclaw, Po-
land.
A native of central Texas who
lives on his family's historic cot-
ton farm in northern Hill County,
Baker brings long years of schol-
arly work on the Texas past to
lis position at Hill College. He is
the author of over a dozen books
and scores of articles on Texas
and United States history. A Fel-
ow of the Texas State Historical
Association, he actively partici-
pates in multiple professional
organizations in both history and
museology.
The West News - Thursday, September 11,1997
Pigskin Predictions
John Pescaia
employee - The West News
Buck Zahirniak
employee - Kolacek's Kitchen
Jackie Mynarcik
& Dana Ward
employees - The West News
West 14 Teague 17
Rosebud-Lott 23 Clifton 27
Connally 20 Hillsboro 10
Kennedale 13 Glen Rose 14
UCLA 21 Texas 28
Pittsburgh 20 Houston 24
Rice 24 Tulane 17
Utah 34 TCU 22
Philadelphia 10 Dallas 24
Arizona 14 Washington 17
Detroit 14 Chicago 24
Miami 17 Green Bay 28
J.A.'s Record 7-5
West 13 Teague 20
Rosebud-Lott 24 Clifton 27
Connally 18 Hillsboro 14
Kennedale 7 Glen Rose 16
UCLA 30 Texas 31
Pittsburgh 21 Houston 30
Rice 41 Tulane 13
Utah 14 TCU 21
Philadelphia 16 Dallas 17
Arizona 10 Washington 14
Detroit 34 Chicago 13
Miami 10 Green Bay 21
Buck's Record 6-6
West 6 Teague 21
Rosebud-Lott 21 Clifton 28
Connally 24 Hillsboro 12
Kennedale 35 Glen Rose 12
UCLA 24 Texas 38
Pittsburgh 20 Houston 21
Rice 14 Tulane 7
Utah 28 TCU 7
Philadelphia 31 Dallas 35
Arizona 24 Washington 21
Detroit 10 Chicago 17
Miami 24 Green Bay 38
Jackie and Dana's Record 7-5
David Maler
McLennan Cty Pet. 3 Constable
West 16 Teague 20
Rosebud-Lott 18 Clifton 31
Connally 16 Hillsboro 6
Kennedale 35 Glen Rose 13
UCLA 20 Texas 22
Pittsburgh 20 Houston 28
Rice 17 Tulane 31
Utah 17 TCU 21
Philadelphia 20 Dallas 27
Arizona 14 Washington 17
Detroit 13 Chicago 37
Miami 10 Green Bay 17
Theresa Polansky
co-owner - Polansky Body Shop
West 14 Teague 13
Rosebud-Lott 21 Clifton 24
Connally 14 Hillsboro 7
Kennedale 14 Glen Rose 17
UCLA 21 Texas 28
Pittsburgh 21 Houston 7
Rice 10 Tulane 7
Utah 21 TCU 7
Philadelphia 24 Dallas 31
Arizona 14 Washington 28
Detroit 17 Chicago 24
Miami 17 Green Bay 35
t
Cindy Hobbs
co-owner - Nemecek Brothers
West 10 Teague 14
Rosebud-Lott 21 Clifton 34
Connally 26 Hillsboro 27
Kennedale 10 Glen Rose 28
UCLA 10 Texas 34 ,
Pittsburgh 28 Houston 10
Rice 21 Tulane 10
Utah 14 TCU 31
Philadelphia 17 Dallas 28
Arizona 27 Washington 28
Detroit 21 Chicago 14
Miami 24 Green Bay 21
PUBLIC NOTICE
BRIEF EXPLANATORY STATEMENTS
OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
SPECIAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
PROPOSITION NO. 1
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 36 proposes a
constitutional amendment to allow a per-
son to hold the position of municipal
judge in more than one municipality.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to al-
low a person who holds the office of mu-
nicipal court judge to hold at the same
time more than one civil office for which
the person receives compensation."
PROPOSITION NO. 2
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 43 proposes a
constitutional amendment to allow the
legislature to limit the maximum annual
increase in homestead appraisals for each
year since the most recent tax appraisal.
The amendment would also permit the
legislature to allow the governing body of
a school district to elect to apply the law
providing for the transfer of the age-65-
and-older school property tax freeze to
the person's new homestead, if the move
to the new residence homestead occurred
before the law took effect.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to au-
thorize the Legislature to limit in-
creases in the appraised value of resi-
dence homesteads for ad valorem
taxation and to permit a school dis-
trict to caU'ulate the school property
tax freeze applicable to the residence
homestead of an elderly person or the
surviving spouse of an elderly person
in accordance with the law authoriz-
ing the transfer of the school property
tax freeze to a different homestead re-
gardless of whether that law mas in ef-
fect at the time the person established
the person’s homestead. ”
PROPOSITION NO. 3
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 45 proposes a
constitutional amendment to allow the
legislature to authorize counties, cities,
towns, and other local taxing entities to
grant exemptions or other forms of ad va-
lorem tax relief on property on which
approved water conservation initiatives
have been implemented.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to au-
thorize the legislature to permit a tax-
ing unit to grant an exemption or
other relief from ad valorem taxes on
property on which a water conserva-
tion initiative has been implemented. ”
PROPOSITION NO. 4
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 104 proposes an
amendment to update the Texas Constitu-
tion by deleting duplicate numbering in its
provisions and removing certain of its ob-
solete portions.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment elimi-
nating duplicate numbering in and
certain obsolete provisions of the Texas
Constitution.”
PROPOSITION NO. 5
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 19 proposes an
amendment to allow the Supreme Court
of Texas to hold sessions at any location
in this state. Currently, the court is limited
to holding sessions only at Austin, the seat
of state government.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment autho-
rizing the supreme court to sit to
transact business at any location in
this state."
PROPOSITION NO. 6
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 39 proposes a
constitutional amendment to repeal the
current provision which provides that the
board of the Texas Growth Fund may not
invest money in a business unless the
business has disclosed to the board
whether it has any direct financial invest-
ment in or with South Africa or Namibia
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment allow-
ing the Texas growth fund to continue
to invest in businesses without requir-
ing those businesses to disclose invest-
ments in South Africa or Namibia."
PROPOSITION NO. 7
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 17 proposes a
constitutional amendment to create the
Texas Water Development Fund II as a
fund separate and distinct from the Texas
Water Development Fund. The amend-
ment would authorize the Texas Water De-
velopment Board to administer the fund
and issue general obligation bonds for
purposes of the fund under guidelines set
forth in the amendment.
The amendment would also allow the
Board to use loan repayments coming into
the fund after the end of the fiscal year to
make bond debt service payments, and
would provide certain conditions for the
flow of funds for repayment of Texas agri-
cultural water conservation bonds.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment relat-
ing to the authorization to the Texas
Water Development Board to transfer
existing bond authorizations for water
supply, water quality, flood control, or
state participation from one category
of use to another category to maximize
the use of existing funds and relating
to more efficient operation of the bond
programs. ’’
PROPOSITION NO. 8
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 31 proposes a
constitutional amendment which would
authorize home equity lending, in which a
loan could be secured by a lien against the
borrower’s homestead. The amendment
would also establish several provisions
providing for consumer protection in the
home equity lending process.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The amendment to the Texas Consti-
tution expanding the types of liens for
home equity loans that a lender, with
the homeowner’s consent, may place
against a homestead. ”
PROPOSITION NO. 9
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 96 proposes a
constitutional amendment that would au-
thorize the legislature to authorize a prop-
erty tax of five cents for each $100 valua-
tion in rural fire prevention districts which
are located in Harris County. The consti-
tution currently authorizes a property tax
of three cents for each $100 valuation in
rural fire prevention districts regardless of
what county they are in.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to au-
thorize the legislature to authorize an
ad valorem tax rate in rural fire pre-
vention districts located in Harris
County of five cents on each $100 of
taxable value of property. ”
PROPOSITION NO. 10
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 33 proposes a
constitutional amendment to permanently
dedicate monies from the Texas Crime
Victims’ Compensation Fund (and its aux-
iliary fund) so that they are used only for
assisting victims of crime and not for any
other purpose. If an episode of mass vio-
lence occurred, however, money from the
funds could be used to assist victims of
the mass violence if all other sources of
authorized emergency assistance were de-
pleted first.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment desig-
nating the purposes for which money
in the compensation to victims of
crime fund and the compensation to
victims of crime auxiliary fund may
be used."
PROPOSITION NO. 11
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 59 proposes a
constitutional amendment to prohibit the
Legislature from authorizing additional
state debt payable from the general rev-
enue fund if the resulting annual debt ser-
vice (the amount needed each year to
make payments) would exceed five per-
cent of the annual general revenue avail-
able over the last three fiscal years, ex-
cluding revenues constitutionally dedi-
cated for purposes other than payment of
state debt.
The term “additional state debt" does
not include bonds that, although backed
by the full faith and credit of the state, are
reasonably expected to be paid from rev-
enue sources other than the general rev-
enue fund.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment limit-
ing the amount of state debt payable
from the general revenue fund. ”
PROPOSITION NO. 12
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 55 proposes a
constitutional amendment to provide that
if the Texas Supreme Court does not act
on a motion for a rehearing within 180
days of the motion's filing, the motion is
denied.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to es-
tablish a deadline for supreme court
action on a motion for rehearing."
PROPOSITION NO. 13
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 8 proposes a
constitutional amendment to establish the
Texas Tomorrow trust fund dedicated ex-
clusively to the prepayment of tuition and
fees for higher education. The amend-
ment would guarantee that if there is not
enough money during any fiscal year to
pay the appropriate tuition and required
fees, the needed money will be appropri-
ated out of the first available money com-
ing into the state treasury each fiscal year.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
"The constitutional ameiuiment to en-
courage persons to plan and save for
young Texans’ college education, to ex-
tend the full faith and credit of the
state to protect the Texas tomorrow
fund of the prepaid higher education
tuition program, and to establish the
Texas tomorrow fund as a constitu-
tionally protected trust fund. ”
PROPOSITION NO. 14
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 83 proposes a
constitutional amendment to allow the
legislature to set the official qualifications
for constables.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to al-
low the legislature to prescribe the
qualifications of constables."
Estos son los informes explanatorios
sobre las enmiendas propuestas a la con-
stituci&n que aparecerdn en la boleta el 4
de noviembre de 1997. Si usted no ha
recibido una copia de los informes en es-
pahol, podrd obtener una gratis par
llama al 1/800/252/8683 o par escribir al
Secretario de Estado, P.O. Box 12060,
Austin, Texas 78711.
Published by Secretary of State
Tony Garza
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