Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1957 Page: 2 of 8
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PBtRIN PERSONALS
Mrs. A. D. Willis
jMgi Atyt Itf?
and Mrs. A. D. WilUs.
I Mrs. Seth Wampler at
Joplin visited frflends here the
rorrespbndBilt past. week.
Ben Hass of Oklahoma City Recent geests of Mrs. Gladys
■S been visiting his cousin, Shirley were her grandchildren,
tax. Lizzie Cox. Garry, Terry and Kayy Under-
lie annual Gibtown home- wood of Sweeney and Mr. and
ted frflends hen the Miss jtatie Turner is visiting
I* nniAil at ITaM*
her neic# at Foit Worth.
The Ag shop is being redone
to be used as a recreation room
for elementary students.
Recent guests in the Shawver
taper Community
Mrs. T. H. Middlebrooks
coming wil be held Sunday, Mrs William Stults of Holiday, j ard Wimberly homes were Mrs.
August 18. Jack Francis and family have I Delia Mauney of Harlingen,
Danny and Carolyn Hodgskin moved frem Barton Chapel to Mrs. Lizzie Brown and children,
eg Wichita Falls are visiting the Chloy Johnson place which
ttuGr grandmother. ‘hey purchased.
Mary and Roger Dennis of Ola Faye Tillery has been
AWene spent Monday night visiting her aunt at Fort Worth.
«flfi their grandparents, Rev. C. W. Trevillion and family of
ED CONSTITUTIONAL,
BENT TO BE VOTED
, AT AN ELECTION TO BE
in ON NOVEMBER I. 1*17.
BOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
9 proposing an amendment to Article
■L Section 51a of the Constitution of
Ihxas, so as to Increase the limit on
(ftr maximum monthly payment to
aaedy aged persons from state funds
muft an the total yearly expenditure
oak of state funds for assistance to
seedy aged, needy Wind, and needy
sfcildren; and allocating and appro-
priating additional sums, supplementing
warrent legislative appropriations, for
payment of assistance grants.
as rr resolved by the leg-
tSLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 51a of Ar-
Ifttle III of the Constitution of the State
sf Texas be amended to read as fol-
iar*:
"Section 51a. The Legislature shall
•awe the power, by General Laws, to
provide, subject to limitations and re-
dbietions herein contained, and such
sifter limitations, restrictions and reg-
ulations as may by the Legislature be
deemed expedient for assistance to, and
fltar the payment of assistance to:
Needy aged persons who are
actual bona fide citizens of Texas and
who are over the age of sixty-five (65)
.tears; provided that no such assistance
ilall be paid to any inmate of any
jUte-supported Institution, while such
■mate, or to any person who shall not
lave actually resided in Texas for at
least five (5) years during the nine (9)
Tears immediately preceding the appli-
cation for such assistance and contin-
uously for one (1) year immediately
preceding such application, provided
dftat the maximum payment per month
from state funds shall not be more
flfcan Twenty-five Dollars ($25) per per-
son.; and provided further that no pay-
ment in excees of Twenty-one Dollars
,(121) shall be paid out of state funds
% an individual until and unless such
additional amounts are matched by the
#*4ernl Government.
**(2) Needy blind persons whe are
actual bona fide citizens of Texas and
wire over the age of twenty-one (21)
pmrs; provided that no such assistance
shall be paid to any inmate of any state
supported institution, while such in-
mate, or to any person who shall not
ftwre actually resided in Texas at least
five (6) years during the nine (9)
years immediately preceding the ap-
plication for such assistance and con-
tauously for one (1) year immediately
preceding such application.
“*(31 Needy children who are actual
-Jwna fide citizens of Texas and are
wader the age of sixteen (16) years,
provided that no such assistance shall
‘he paid on account of any child over
me (1) year old who has not con-
dauously resided in Texas for one (1)
r«r immediately preceding the applica-
tion for such assistance, or on account
at any child under the age of one (1)
mr whose mother has not continuously
■sided in Texas for one (1) year im-
mediately preceding such application.
“The Legislature shall have the au-
thority to accept from the Federal Gov-
ernment of the United States such
financial aid for the assistance of the
e«*dy aged, needy blind, and needy be published as required by the Con-
children as such Government may offer I stitution and laws of this State.
not inconsistent with restrictions hero-
in set forth; provided however, that the
amount of such assistance out of state
funds to each person assisted shall
never exceed the amount to expended
out of federal funds; and provided
further, that the total amount of money
to be expended out of state fanda far
such assistance to the needy aged,
needy Mind, and needy children shall
never exceed the sum of Forty-seven
Million Dollars ($47,000,000) per year.
“The Legislator# shall enact appro-
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 Omnibus
Tax Clearance Fund and are appro-
priated to the State Department of
Public Welfare for the period begin-
ning December 1, 1957 and ending
August 31, 1959; Four Million. Nine
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,900,000)-
for Old Age Assistance, One Hundred,
Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,-
000) for Aid to the Blind, and Fiva
Hundred, Twenty-five Thousand Dollars
($525,000) for Aid to Dependent Chil-
dren Such allocations and appropria-
tions shall be made available on the
basis of equal monthly installments
and other wise shall be subject to the
provisions of currently existing laws
making allocations and appropriations
for these purposes.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of Texas at an elec-
tion to be held throughout the State
of Texas on the 5th day of November.
1957, at which election there ahall be
printed on such ballot the following
clauses .
“FOR the Constitutional Amendment
increasing the limit on the maximum
monthly payment to needy aged persons
from state funds from Twenty Dollars
($20) per month to Twenty-five Dol-
lars ($25) per month subject to certain
conditions for payment in excess of
Twenty-one Dollars ($21) per month
and on the total yearly expenditure out
of state funds for assistance to needy
aged, needy blind, and needy children
from Forty-two Million Dollars ($42,-
000.000) per year to Forty-seven Mil-
lion Dollars ($47,000,000) per year; and
allocating and appropriating additional
sums, supplementing current legisla-
tive appropriations, for payment of
assistance grants." /
“AGAINST the Constitutional Amend-
ment increasing the limit on the max-
imum monthly payment to needy aged
persons from state funds from Twenty
Dollars ($20) per month to Twenty-five
Dollars ($25) per month subject to
certain conditions for payment in ex-
cess of Twenty-one Dollars ($21) per
month and on the total yearly ex-
penditure out of state funds for as-
sistance to needy aged, needy blind,
and needy children from Forty-two
Million Dollars ($42,000,000) per year
to Forty-seven Million Dollars ($47,-
000,000) per year; and allocating and
appropriating additional sums, supple-
menting current legislative appropria-
tions, for payment of assistance grants."
Sec. 3. The Governor of Texas shall
issue the necesaary proclamation for
the election and this Amendment phall
Travis Brown and June Brooks
and daughter, Lynn Ray of
Hobbs, N.M. and Mrs. John D.
McCombs of Jacksboro.
Billy Gail Gillespie has been
visiting her brother Joe and
family at Old Ocean.
Recent guests of Mrs. Lois
Johnson were her cousins, Theo
Heasley and his two sisters,
Mrs. Vits Cook, and Mrs. Virgil
Evetts, a sister-in-law, Mrs.
Cliffy Heasley of McClean and
Mr. and Mrs. Boss Johnson of
Browell.
G. C. Moore and family at-
tended a family reunion near
Galveston recently.
John Callaway and family of
Fort Worth have been visiting
in the Truitt Cranford and W.
jA. Callaway homes.
Rev. Elson of Decatur Bap-
tist College will fill the pulpit
Mrs. John Campbell was hos-
tess to the Quilting Club July
31. Those attending were Mmes
G. H. Jamison, George Brisco,
Edna Riggs, George Myers, J.
F. Boyd, D. L. Smith, Lon
Campsey and E. M. Myers. 4
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Campbell
Jr. and Linda spent the weekend
in Houston visiting with the L.
C. Campbells.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brisco
visited the Milton Briscos in
Holiday and the Ray Ravelles
in Mankins over the weekend.
Sunday visitors in the George
Brisco home were Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Brisco of Jacksboro and Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Brisco of Holi-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Boyd and
children of Dallas visited the
Frank Boyds last weekend.
Mrs. Edna Riggs and Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Jackson Jr. and
children visited in Fort Worth
and Dallas over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Myers
Jack County farmers should
check the land they have under
n»t in thic year's Acrcftfli f
**—sxs
the Acreage Reserve program
earn certificates which may be
redeemed for cash, or the cer-
tificates may be redeemed for
at the Baptist Church while the were in Wichita Falls on busi-
pastor and family are on vaca-
tion.
Homer Steele and family have
been visiting in Memphis.
James and Bob Longnecker
of Crane have been visiting
their uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Hill.
R. L. Cranford was honored
with a birthday dinner at his
home Sunday. Among the 28
present were his children and
their families; R. L. Jr. of Dal-
las; Mrs. Betty Antwine of
Henrietta and Heath, Don and
Truitt of Perrin.
Mrs. Whetstone had as recent
guests her son Bob of Dumas;
her sister, Mrs. R. L. Gollihar
of Clifton; and her brother,
John Terrell of Port Arthur.
Mrs. Polly Moore and family
of Freeport have been visiting
I relatives here. Her mother Mrs.
R. Q. Murray returned home
with her for a visit.
H. L. Hodge Jr. underwent
surgery at the Jacksboro Hos-
pital Friday.
Mr, and Mrs. Bill Smith and
Mrs. Will Harrison have been
visiting in Hobbs, N.M.
Weekend guests in the Lee
Storie home were Miss Fannie
Storie, Mrs. Catherine Colwell
ness Tuesday. ^
Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell
went to Burkburnett Wednesday
of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Pair of
Nocona spent Tuesday evening
in the John Campbell home. ,
G. A. Roland of St. Peters-
burg, Fla. is visiting Mrs. Edna
Riggs.
Edward McAnear spent Mon-
day night and Tuesday with
John Bruton.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Campsey
were in Fort Worth Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Guinn Campsey
have returned from their vaca-
tion trip.
Richard Williamson of Azle is
working for Lon Campsey this
,week.
Betty Lou Fenter is visiting
Acreage Reserve to be sure it CCC-owned grain if they' have
is not helping spread noxious ben earned for reducing grain
weeks, G. F. Wimberly, Chair- acreage,
man, Jack County Agricultural When certificates are used in
Stabilization and Conservation exchange for grain, the value of
Committee, cautioned recently, the CCC-owned corn, barley,
He advises farmers to keep rye, oats, rice, and grain sor-
in mind the fact that, under ghums stored in the area of
their Acreage Reserve contracts, production is set at the current
they agreed to control noxious support price for the grade,
weeks on land put in the Re- class, and location of the grain
serve. Cost of controlling the less 5 per cent. The value of
nonious weeks must be borne CCC-owned wheat is set at the
by the farmer. current support rate.
Wimberly points out that the Not many Jack County farm-
list of weeds designated ' as ers have taken advantage of the
“noxious” is compiled by the opportunity to exchange the
Texas ASC Committee, and certificates for grain. Certifi-
copies of such are available at cates earned fer reducing the
the ASC office. Weeds listed acreage of a basic crop mhy be
locally are: cocklebur. Do not exchanged for the same crop or
confuse this acreage with the other non basic grain in CCC in-
five year contract on Ctfnserva-j ventory, but not for the other
tion Reserve which also re- two basic crops. Thus, a wheat
quires control of both sunflower certificate could be exchanged
and cocklebur, Wimberly said, for wheat, barley, rye, oats, or
Wimberly suggested that Jack corn or r'ce- The same arrange-
County farmers who see a nox- j ment in effect for corn and rice,
ious weed problem developing j
on their Acreage Reserve land About People You Know
call at the county office fori j D Shunks of St LcuiSj Mo
advice on what action to take, j visited his mother last week.
* * * Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Fields
Payments to Jack County have returned from a vacation
farmers under the Soil Bank’s, in Arkansas.
1957 Acreage Reserve programs Katherine Lacewell attended
amounted to $24,268.17 as of funerai services for Sonya Boyt
July 30, 1957, Chairman of the a^ Beaumont last week.
County Agricultural Stabiliza- -
tion and Conservation Commit-1
tee, G. F. Wimberly, stated to- j
day.
Payments were made for re- j
ductions in acreage below the
farm allotment for cotton and I
wheat. Altogether, 1872.5 acres j
of the crops in the County have
Mrs.
Curtis Joe Wilkerson,
nee Tommye Gaye Gaskin, was
honored with a wedding sh
Saturday, August Id&thil
of Mrs. Jack Hulsey. Other
hostesses were Mrs. Otis Hend-
erson, Mrs. John Smith and Mrs.
Bill Cross.
In the receiving line were the
honcree, tier mother, Mrs. H.-H.
Gaskin Sr. and her sister Sylvia
Campbell of Olney.
Members of the house party
were Mrs. H. H. Gaskin Jr.,
Mrs. Dale Ward of Graham,
Mrs. Billy Bob Garner, Mrs.
Cecil Shaw, Mary Lou Hart,
and Mrs. Robert Peterson.
Cake and punch were served
from a table laid with an Ecru
lace doth over brown centered
with a Brass Horn of Plenty,
filled with a fruit arrangement
and orange and yellow mari-
golds.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkerson are
at hpme at 81iy2 E. Broadway
in Gainesville.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cleve- ^
land*of Port Arthur are.visiting
in the Howard Elenburg home.
Doc Eastwood and family
from Kentucky are visiting his
mother, Mrs. G. M. Cope and
other relatives.
Mrs. Delia Mauney is visiting
Mrs. L. D. Shawver and other
relatives.
the Amerson reunion in Ama-
rillo Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. A. J. Middlebrooks and i
girls visited Mrs. W. H. Boydj
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Whitsitt in an^ ^rs. R°land Masters in
Salida, Colo, this week. Plainview, and the Bill SoRelles
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gilbert of in Amarillo over the weekend.
Burkburnett and Mrs. Chole They also visited with the
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C. B. SHAW Fort Richardson Hotel Bldg.
W(ggins visited Mr. and Mrs.
John Campbell Sunday.
Mrs. G. H. Jamison and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Campbell Jr. and
Linda were in Fort Worth on
business Monday.
T. H. Middlebrooks and Col-
umbus Middlebrooks attended
Amerson gathering.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper H. Smith
and children made an extended
vacation trip recently. They
visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Brisco and Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Brisco of El Paso. Mr. and Mrs.
S. G. Karr of La Union, Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Hutchinson of
Borger and Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
Foster of Ardmore, Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Smith
and children visited Mr. and *
Mrs. Glenn Wasson of Olney *
Thursday. *
For more than 72 years
it has been our privilege
to render service to this
community.
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Dennis, James R. Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1957, newspaper, August 15, 1957; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth735330/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.