The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 15, 1968 Page: 2 of 10
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TRItUNI! — Teft, Taxas, Way 15, 1W#
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EDITORIAL
A Choice
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Strictly Political
i On June 1 Texas voter* will be called upon to elect a
governor «*i(Arid* the * t a I e for the next two year*. The
choice it a clear one between Don Yarborough and l*. G*>-
wwww -ft**l*n Smith.
yftw-Mr. Yarborough, the often defeated candidate for gov-
ern**,' offer* a program for Texas that covers expanded state
activity in almost every possible field without indicating just
Mm the expanded programs would be financed. He advo-
Cftm programs that warm everyone* heart such as lowering
msorance rates, a consumer protection code, expanded
jdfe Braining and the establishments of 100 volunteer teams
tetMurutl new industry.
t* W* wpnt to see Texas moved ahead but we are of tho
sptfiof that wo can better move ahead under the leadership
qf J^r. Smith who has a proven record of public service
sbld5h>ng over 18 years. His record is clear and can be
iimked’ on almost any issue Mr. Yarborough harps that he
dcMtsn'i belong to the 'Old Crowd" but it is hard to find out
just what he do®* believe since there is no way to check his
gwfotic record since he has none. We have only hi* cam-
fK-bgftii brumrSes a* to what he intends to accomplish-—we
liflv* nothing to substantiate these assertions.
Two men have been labeled conservative and liberal.
Mr. Smith draws the line between liberals and conservatives
like thyjsi “the liberals want to make haste ... to get there
first fht> Conservative wants to know: should we really get
Merest air?"
“"•We behave that Texas will be better off for the next two
years gutdar the proven leadership of Mr. Smith rather than
taking pot luck with Mr. Yarborough.
• THE TAFT TRIBUNE
j Published each Wednesday in Taft, Texas 78393 by the
GurxtiE PuBLieHir.a C9m»»ny
KEfTH dUTHRIE .................. Editor and Publisher
tubserfltflen Rate $4.50 Per Year
4»n San Patricio County — $5.50 elsewhere)
ewtew* TO THE PUBLIC: ANY tRRCNXOUX RtrtXCTION UPON YHK CHAIM a.
(TANOINO. OR RieUTATION Or ANY e«RBON YIRH OR "DPR ORATION,
AR»ka« in r»c TArr Thibun* will bladly bb corrbotbo ir is
VO TM* ATTUNriON OR TUB RUBUBHABS.
■a The big gctMlng game going
f on in $an Patriciu County these
f day* is what ie to happen to
the 4,407 votes cast for the gov-
ernor candidates other than* Don
Yarborough and LL Governor
Preston Smith.
Yartiorough led the county
with 2,888 votes with Cloiph Bris-
coe a clone second with 2.256
and Preston Smith, who made
tho state vunoff. polling only
650 Just how the people who
cast their ballots for the losers
will vote is the big question.
In the past Preston Smith has
been a big vote getter in San
Patricio County. In 1964 he
polled 4,911 votes to 2.408 for
Albert Puentes to win the Lt.
Governor's chair. In 1966 he de-
feated Sill Howell in San Pat.
County 4.500 to 635 which teem*
to indicate that the voter® are
thoroughly familiar with Mr,
Smith’s name and record.
On the other hand it must be
remembered that Don Yar-
borough is well known in San
Patricio County. In 1962 when
he was matched against John
Connally, Price Daniel, Will Wil-
son and others he polled 1,382
while- Connally received 2,281
and Daniel 1,413. In 1964 when
he too**, on John Connally again
.ie received 2.951 votes to 4.725
for Governor Connally.
Some political observers see a
considerable amount of the John
Hill vote going for Yarborough.
While Mr. Hill d(4 not openly
endorse laoov- he had strong
hanlng* In this direction and it
was obvious that he did receive
support from several of the
county’s Action Parties which
ars made up primarily of Lat
ins. No doubt some of the voters
who supported Dolph Briscoe be-
cause of his familarity with
South Texas problems will
switch to the Houston Attorney
—just how many is the big ques-
tion mark.
Yarborough carried 10 boxes
out of the county's 18 while Br is-
coe carried the other eight.
Smith did not lead in any box.
Yarborough carried all of the
predominently Latin boxes as
well as both Aransas Pass boxes
and Inglcside where a strong la-
bor vote is usually experienced.
In the primary Yarborough
and Smith both had a minimum
of active backers in the county.
There are already signs that thi*
will be changed in the runoff
with both camps fielding an
agressive group of workers.
Look for particularly heavy ef-
forts in the eight precincts
where Briscoe was the leader
because not only did Briscoe
lead in these eight b^xes but in
each of these boxes Carr Hill
and Locke each had a sizeable
vote making It all the more
attractive to “conservative”
Smith. In fact the Briscoe. Carr.
Hill and Lock vote in these eight
boxes totaled 2,485.
Cl[ aS.SBFOEO A0|
kesoiution
Tho Trustoot of Hie Taft Ind.pendem School District are Hilt MI.K Toy —
«f ihs excellent collodion rat®, and ar> reluctant pus, IWtle
totak* legal action to force collections. However, in view of Mi - Inlyr® Pimm-
Hr® rising costs to operate the school and to HAy'kok SAU ftT
only fair to the majority of lh® public to collect those taxes T ^
that are delinquent, rather than raising valuations
Be it hereby resolved that legal actioni will be taken on
! delinquent taxes not paid by August 1st. 1968 „ :)h
' .AssAcrr ciimw JOHN W. TUNNEU
EMMST1 H.INN President
Secretary
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niihns v,!mr-. n,
tisi South Fellowship.
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Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Wells of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sparks,
j Jr. returnwd Friday from a five-
j week trip to the Orient.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
• Marvin Beyer were her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C Boykin Mr. and Mis. \V A. Hoi line of
Local & Personal
To Be In Rodeo
irpus Ckristi had dinner on returned Thursday from Stam-1 Sinton.
jAFS Student
To Be Here
Next Year
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Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. O. F lord, Conn
McMinn. Mr. Wells will leave Mr. and Mis.
on Wednesday for Gulfport, and Claudia.
Mias., where lie will be stationed
S|#th tw Seahees.
where they visit- d
Judson Boykif
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Secrest' in Santo and Lewisville.
< of Austin visited her parents
Mrs. Stella Gibson of Elcctra Mr. and Mrs. T M. Reding last
week-end.
i’iU.i»rrive by plane today for
visShsSitth Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
•She is tki.br aunt.
Ih'.ttrt of Corpus Ciiris-
(BlMiprr's Day here with
Allen Jones and Jan, Richard,
Trey, Mark and Susan Thread-
gill of Taft will lx- among the
250 boys and girls to take part
in the youth rodeo in Cotulla
this week-end. according to the
secretary of the TYRA. Events
Mr. and Mrs. C 11. Phillips , will begin at 7 p.m. Friday and i student for next car has been
Were away horn Thursday to: finals will star t at 7 pm. Sat-! assigned to Tuft. She is Susan
i Tuesday. They visited relatives ; urday. | Bcnison ol Western Australia.
Susan will be the second AFS j
•student for Taft.
She is 18 years old. is a blond
A barbecue to raise funds for and is five feet six inches tall, j
be held Her favorite sixirts are swim-
A new American Field Service County Auditor
May 1, 1968
| mm- Reading Course now open
I Emphasis on phonies, word at
Si t'k s|x>|!ing viwabulnry, com-
! prehension. Limited enisiDmenl.
| Call 6-13-6462 or write Mrs Page.
! p.O. Box 382, Portland TFCMt'i
I.EGAt. NOTICE ’
NOTICE is hereby given tha*
! the Sun Patricio County Com-
missioners’ Court will accept
j bids at tho oilier tin* County
I Auditor at ilv Courthouse in , *
| Sinton. Texas. uritiMO O’Clork H-etromes. I .am. A
| a.m.. on Thursday. May 23 Hh>S.
' tor the purchase of hardware,
j lumber, gasoline, oil grease,
! diesel fuel, tin's, and other su|i-
iilies for use bv Road and Bridge
, Pivcrnet No. 4 for tin period S!ri1
Jum 1, 1968 to June 1. 1969 _______
Invitation to bid list and spe-
eilieations ran be obtained al
tiie office of tile County Audi
tor.
Ail bids are to be sealed and
have "bid" marked thereon
Bids will be formally opened
in open court at 10 O’clock a m.
on Thursday, May 2.4, .1968. Tin
County reserves the right ro iv.
I ,ject any or all bids.
| (signedi Ray Harris CPA)
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program wiiicii provides luil-
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trade C aor.-i - av alia'diL in wci
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Conditioning lii-iM.-ng Eie.--
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Bhd. San Antonio, or rail l.l !•
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CARD OP THANKS
W. are deepiv ,
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way during o ir sorio
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I-OIC RENT- Two 2 i**o«
1)1-0 I S both furnished. Alrow
! bed: ■»■-,) b rise. All bill* m
I", n. MW or 52^2139. tfcOl
Mrs. l. l. Phillips spent fast Barbecue 1$ May 25
week at Lake Buchanan where
she did some fishing. Stic was the Little League will
TAFT BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Mrs. Joe p Thomas of Me- joined there by a niece from from 5 to 7 on May 25 at the ming. tennis and hockey. Other
Allen was the overnight guest of Big Springs. Shi reports lots of
Mi. and Mrs E. If. Puliin on blue bonnets: and other wild
Thursday.
flowers in the area.
bail park. Plates will or SI each
II you wish to take your meal
■ nil. please firing a container.
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Texas Plymouth sales
highest in history!
Were celebrating with bargain prices on 11 special Plymouth models
plus the biggest-year-in-PIymouth-history trades
Sales are up 29%! And we intend to let you share in that success with special low prices now
Gj'Jl a trade-in on your car based on the biggest sales success in Plymouth history. What else? A
resa!e value than Ford and Chevy according to the Kelley Blue Book.’Plymouth is now
.!f!!;9d'm, Whcn y0U buy • • ■ hi5h when y°u sel1- Th(-y don’t call us the Unbeatables for nothing.1
__ L. /o’'-m m;. zjzx ;;
favorite activities an- public
s|x'akirg, beach activities and,
j reading. She plans to be a teach-;
j er. She is student at Swan-
bourne High School in Western j
Australia.
Her parents are Mr and Mrs, j
Frederick Bonison. Her father!
is an official receiver in bank-
( i uptey court.
1 Susan will live in the home ul
i Mi. and Mrs. J. A. Gla-son, J,
Open House Pfarmed
I Open house will be held from
2 to 5 Sunday at the Coastal
Bend Youth City at Dr iseoll by
the board of directors The pub-i
lie is invited to attend.
Circle Meeting
Held lues. At
Mires Home
Engraved or Printed
Wedding Invitations
And
Calling Cards
From
TAFT TRIBUNE
Sales and Service
Featuring ZENITH
Color TV
Service an alS mokes
on<i models
Nt. 528-2064 312 Green
DRAGLINE - BULLDOZER
SERVICE
Farm—Ranch—Bilfle'd
Owner Operated
W. F. BARTLETT
Ph. 758-2825 P. O. Box 37
Aransas Pass. Texas
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For Easier Wasft4»fs
j
Memorials For Evcoy Need
BOB MERTS
Ph 528-2230 — Taft, Tex
Memorials for every need
Taft ImpientMi! (k
Airs. Fred Mires was hostess i
to 1.3 members of the Women of
lire Church circle three on Tuck.----
day. ■ I! s F. L. .Morns present-1 TRY
ed the program, with assistance (
j from Mis. L. A. Cage.
j FLOYD'S TV
FOR REPAIR of electric
iitins, fans, coffee pots, toast-
ers, mixers, vacuum cleaners
and all small appliances, con-
tact Louis Massey, 1336 Crosby
Street, Portland. i
tfcFie
iais Loundiy
Offering a complete laundry and dry cleaning sere-
ice to all of our customers. We R«nk-Uft*fwfM&
51? Gregory Street
A CLASSIFIED AO IN
TAFT TRIBUNE
Mrs.
Wallace Sloan was
:MYF Has Outing
, At Rackport Sunday
J The senior MYF had an out-
j ing at Rockpoi t on Sunday Mr
and Mrs. Robert Ayers were
hosts at their home at Key Al-
legro.
They had planned sailing and
skiing for the group, but both
w ere cancelled doe to the wvath-
er. A hamburger supper was,
served to 15 boys and gills and j
their s|K>nsors, Mis. John Tun-|
r.ei!, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kwald j
and Mrs. F. G. Gabriel.
OFFICE SPACE
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Taft Implement Co.
Renew
Yoyr
Subscrifition
W£ SERVICE WHAT WE SKI
TAFT IMPLEMENT FEATURES
A Variety of Name Brand Appliances:
® R-C.A. Televisions
# Fodders Air Conditioners
# Whirlpool Washers £ Dryers
TAFT IMPLEMENT CO
Dutch’s Cordcu
52«.24M
Check Our Complete
line of U. S. ROYAL
TIRES. Fast Friendly
Service and Low Prices
101 McIntyre
American Party
Holds Convention
Last Saturday
Tn.' S.I1 Rut n, a meric
:y held theii countv rom-i
lion at ti:e Courtim
Iasi S.ituiduy with
1 i f If *T )
Mrs. R. L Herndon
Ras... Mr. ami Mrs. T. EjlP*
rt land; Rodney
Oib-ni; Mr. and
Sit
M.ones. Taft; Mr «nd
H iiuiali. Sinton; and
Mr- RoVi-c Kc-d Odcffl.
Arnerieab ftd?
S,i*! F* if
. Wallace a
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Guthrie, Keith. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 15, 1968, newspaper, May 15, 1968; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth749506/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Taft Public Library.