The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 13, 1984 Page: 4 of 16
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COLEMAN DEMOCRAT-VOICE
Coleman, Texas, March 13, 1984
Thanks
"Thank you" to all the wonderful
friends who were so good to help during
my recent illness. Your cards, visits,
phone calls, food, donations and
prayers are greatly appreciated.
To those who helped at the farm and
donated their time and efforts and
those who stayed with me at the
hospital, a special thanks.
Also a special thanks to Dr. Jones,
the hospital staff and Walker Ambu-
lance Service for all their fine care.
Carl and Ima
Blwdworth
STATE CAPITAL
MIGHTS
By Lyndell Williams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN—Reform of
Texas public education
took a most dramatic turn
last week when the blue-
ribbon committee chair-
man urged dismantling the
elected State Board of
Education.
The chairman, H. Ross
Perot, said the 27-member
elected state board must
be ousted before he will
recommend higher taxes
for education reform.
Some board members
sitting on the panel with
Perot vowed to stop pas-
sage of the chairman's
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proposal, which replaces
the board with a seven-
member board appointed
by the governor.
Perot’s attack on the
board was the latest of a
series of sniper fire be-
tween the conservative
multimillionaire from Dal-
las and the education
establishment.
Earlier, State Board of
Education chairman Joe
Kelly Butler of Houston
accused Perot of trying to
impose on the state his
own personal views about
public education.
The blue-ribbon panel is
to meet in Dallas this week
to consider a long list of
reform proposals, con-
struct a reform package
for the Legislature, and
decide whether to recom-
mend raising taxes for edu-
cation purposes.
::::::: Tax issue
The panel under Perot’s
direction has been study-
ing reform proposals for
several months, including:
—Lengthening school
days.
Xv —Opening schools to
four-year-olds.
—Raising public school-
*:•: teacher salaries, and
—Requiring a “C” aver-
age Pri°r t0 participa-
tion in extracurricular
*;j: activities and sports.
Perot has, in effect,
taken the public education
system to the woodshed
for an old fashioned can-
ing. But his eleventh-hour
blast really underscores
his reluctance to recom-
mend a tax increase
That, after all, is prob-
ably the main issue at
stake in the education is-
X;|: sue in Texas.
Xv Special Session
In fact, the panel was
v*: created near the end of
who wanted a tax hike for
teacher salaries, and House
Speaker Gib Lewis, who
did not.
White has vowed to call
a special session to raise
taxes as soon as the panel
finishes its report, and
Perot has taken nearly a
year to complete that task.
Now with the report
deadline approaching, Pe-
rot is surely going to fight
a tax hike unless some of
his reforms, which the
State Board of Education
opposes, are included. ^
Sales Tax Boost
White’s hopes of raising
taxes took another subtle
blow last week when Tex-
as Comptroller Bob Bul-
lock announced that Texas
sales tax recepits were up
more than 12 percent, in-
dicating the state’s econ-
omy is improving.
According to Bullock,
the border cities reported
gains, and only Midland
and Odessa, hard hit by
the petroleum industry
slump, were still suffering.
Since state government
revenues are tied to the
economy and not personal
income taxes, the well-
being of the economy is
essential to avoid tax in-
creases.
Bullock's announcement
could be a subtle message
to legislators that they may
not have to rush into spe-
cial session this summer to
raise taxes. Meanwhile,
Gov. Mark White is still
trying to round up a ma-
jority of votes to pass his
tax hike. Coincidentally,
Bullock plans to challenge
White in ’86 for the Gov-
ernor’s Mansion.
Dollar Amounts
Some of the taxes being
discussed as ripe for in-
creasing are alcohol and
tobacco taxes, gasoline and
motor fuels taxes, amuse-
ment machine taxes and
the sales tax.
A recent report estimates'
the state could get an ad-
ditional $15 million by
raising cigarette taxes one
cent; $352 million by tax-
Farmers, Ranchers Alerted
Workers’ Comp. Insurance
last year's legislative ses- '"g fuels at 10 cents/
sion as a compromise be- gallon; and $9 million by
tween Gov. Mark White, raising liquor taxes by 25
percent.
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Farmers and ranchers
with one or more employ-
ees have until midnight
March 16 to buy workers’
compensation insurance or
face very serious liability
without common law de-
fenses should they be sued
by an injured employee,
according to Bob Turner of
Voss, president of the Cole-
man County Farm Bureau.
Any farm or ranch em-
ployee injured after March
16 could claim his right to
sue his employer if that
employer does not have
workers’ compensation in-
surance, Turner said.
Turner pointed out that
this situation <came about
as a result of the ruling
March 7 by State District
Judge Harley Clark of
Austin that the exemption
of farm and ranch laborers
from workers’ compensa-
tion is unconstitutional.
Turner noted that any
employer liability policy
(Employer liability en-
dorsement on farm and
see.
******
Mark and Viki Ham-
bright of Coleman are the
proud parents of a baby
girl, Tiphani Jean, born
Wednesday, March 7 at
6:33 p.m. in Brownwood
Regional Hospital. Tiphani
weighed 6 lbs. 5 ozs. and
was 20 inches long.
Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Johnson and
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Ham
bright, all of Coleman.
Great-grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Delma John
son and Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Blair all of Coleman.
Monica Jean Bullock
wishes to announce the
arrival of a baby brother,
Billy James Bullock II,
born Sunday, March 4,
1984 at 11:44 p.m. in
Brownwood Regional Hos
pital. Billy weighed 6 lbs.
and 12 ozs. His parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Billy James
Bullock of Coleman.
Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Allen of
Coleman and Mrs. Bill
Cumbie of Abilene. Great
grandmother is Mrs. Birdie
Sanders of Coleman.
rancher owners, home-
owners or farmer’s com-
prehensive personal liabil-
ity) covering farm-
workers as approved by
the State Board of Insur-
ance states that it will not
pay claims of injured farm-
workers if they are cover-
ed by the workers’ com-
pensation law.
Turner stated that Tex-
as Farm Bureau has and
will continue to oppose
removal of the exemption
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Jr. College
On Friday, March 23, the
Cisco Junior College Wran
gler Belles will stage “The
Belle Show”, a take-off of
the once popular “Gong
Show”. The show, open to
the public, promises to be
pure entertainment for the
entire family. There will be
singing, dancing, and com-
edy.
The show begins at 7
p.m. in the Harrell Fine
Arts auditorium. Admis-
sion is $1.00 at the door
(50c for CJC students with
I.D.)
of farm and ranch employ-
ees from workers’ compen-
sation. The Texas Attor-
ney General has indicated
that his office will appeal
the ruling.
Pending final disposi-
tion of this ease, attorneys
who have reviewed the
judge's ruling have advised
that the only safe course of
action is for employers to
acquire workers’ compen-
sation insurance immedi-
ately, Turner said.
“My grace is suffi-
cient for thee.”
2 Corinthians 12:9a
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to announce the arrival of a
baby sister, Amber Nicole,
born at home on March 7,
1984 at 7:03 p.m. David
and Tina Carter of 409 W.
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Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Carter of
Coleman and Don and
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The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 13, 1984, newspaper, March 13, 1984; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth734659/m1/4/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Coleman Public Library.