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YOAKUM HERALD-TIMES
COVERING LAVACA AND DEWITT COUNTIES
VOLUME LXIY
PUBLISHED AT YOVAIJM, i'iAA> KKIDAV, AUGUST 26th, I960
JUST OBSERVING
— Rv J. PL I —
3 CANTS PER COPY, No. 68
The degree of control Latin
American students exercise over
universities astonishes North
Americans, says the article in
U. S. News and World Report.
Students with leftist views take
full advantage of the pressures
such as strikes, boycotts, riots,
they can bring to bear on auth-
orities in Latin America.
*
A student can take his own
time in deciding when he wants
to take an examination, and can
keep on taking it over every
four months until he passes.
Students cut classes regularly.
What has become of the admin- eett, Mrs. Gilbert Woods, Jake
Istrative forces? Have these Lowry, and president for the
been so infiltrated by Red pro- current year is Mrs. Dan Autrey.
fessors that these conditions Among the band directors
are allowed to continue? There supported by this club were
are no students out-of-class ac- Billy Jacobs, John Hessian. R.
History Of Band Boosters Long
n. Af A 111 n •
Mory ut lommendable Service
The Rand Boosters Club has
an impressive history in its
record. The group organized
October 4, 1949 and elected for
its first president, Mrs. Ernest
Long. From a small group of
inteicsted parents, the club has
grown to a membership of 90
families. The purpose then and
now is tr, help promote the band
program in our public schools.
Among the past presidents
are Paul Gutswick, A. R. Cain
(2 years), Mrs. Pete O’Reilly,
Mrs. V. S’mek. August Meister,
Ralph Herder, Mrs. Morris Faw-
tivities, whereas politics
at the classroom door.
start
In this respect American
schools have such a myraid
of out of classroom activities
such as athletics, contests,
projects, that parents often
object to this extra curricular
work. However, outride of the
few riots spawned b> leftist.-,
and Red infiltrators most col-
leges remain highly disciplin-
ed and dedicated to freedom
and justice.
C. King, John Montgomery, W.
F. Grahm and Dr. W. W. Went-
land. The present band director
is Van Kirkpatrick.
| The early years reveal manv
money making projects that will
bring back memories. One of
I the projects was the concession
for a train trip to the Shrine
Circus in Houston. There were
j membership drives. Tag Days,
musical shows, cake sales, mag-
Opera”.
The list of accomplishments
cover a wide area of activities
from a can of paint to a strobo-
conn (tuning instrument). They
have maintained a telephone in
the band hall and installed a
drinking fountain. They have
bought uniforms, band caps,
lighted batons, music stands,
music books, tape recorder,
record player, piano, verifax
(music copier), yard line mark-
ers as well as musical instru-
ments. Ei.h year The Band
Roosters buy jackets or sweat-
ers for the Senior band mem-
bers who have served 4 years.
This is the kind Of organiza-
tion you will be proud to support
Child Wanders
Into Wrong City
A 6-year-old Port Lavaca
youth, who became lost in Vic-
toria Friday, found his way
home when he gave police a des-
cription of his hometown.
Police Chief Elmo Anderson
said the youth was picking cot-
ton with his parents in a field
between Victoria and Port La-
vaca when he complained of a
sore tooth.
Oil Firms Sued
For Not Drilling
A lawsuit which claims the
plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Scmmler of Meyersville, have
lo.,l $200,000 in royalties due thr"s“u,,erintendenS
carHed°aont 'ha’^hee "°f i Sf-1!8 ' nHlce in the high sehnol huild-
earrled out ha., been f.led In lng Thc seas„„ tickets will be
! priced at five dollars for five
home town games.
Football Season
Tickets On Sale
The office of Supt. Harold O.
Knape announces that reserve
seat tickets for the 1960-61
football season will go on sale
at 9:00 AM Monday, August
29. These tickets may be ob-
24th District Court at Cuero.
Defendants are Tennessee Gas
Andersen said the mother told Transmission Co., Blanton Drili-
the
Lav
boy to walk back to Port
vaca.
He headed toward Victoria by
mistake and several minutes
later, a motorists picked him up
and brought him to Victoria.
The youth suddenly realized
the unfamiliar surroundings and
that he was in the worng town.
Questioned by police later,
the youth could not give the
cn September 1 when they "ask name of his hometown but said
vour help in providing new uni-. he remembered “a theater, a
form coats ' hank, and lots of water.
Texans Need To Promote Industry
Says Industrial Commission Chief
Commenting on our commu-
nist - inspired student riot edi-
torials, David Wilson, a senior
student at Huntsville asks more
praise of all those students not
leftists, etc. “Sure’ there are
some communists among us and LeaKL
there are some who can be in- to a wiener roast at the City
fluenced by them . . .but these given bv the team manag-
composo a very small minority, erS( sponsors and umpires. A
or our .group. ... Its this >ja,,ge gr0Up of the boys, mem-
™«1:I bers of the eight teams, were
present, to enjoy the eats and
Texans should get behind the million processing plant which
.... n .j f movement for promoting new handles a huge intake of gram
marea^ln^boxtoos' Sima *' inciu^t.-y. Texas industrial Com- sorghum ho said,
mai gai me boxtops. L hi Istmas , mlssion Executive Director
ing Co., Arkansas Fuel G!1
Corp. Continental Oil Co., G. W.
Hunt and C. R. Welchel, both ol
Dallas, and W. M. Blanton of
Houston.
The lawsuit is one of the larg-
est ever filed in DeWitt County.
Location of the land — 678 8
acres — is in the Lower Meyers-
ville Field.
Mr. and Mrs. Semmler are
asking that the defendants re-
lease the entire lease, including
an oil and gat* producer that
was brought, in In 1956.
The suit claims the plaintiffs
have lost, by failure of the de-
fendants to carry out terms of
the lease to continue to develop
the acreage, an estimated $200,-
000 in royalties that would
have accrued had the losses con-
tinued development.
Attention
Rainbow Girls
Pe sure to attend the weiner
roast at the C'tv Park on Sat-
urday, August 27th at 7:00 p.m.
Junior Band Students
To Register Sept. 1
Students planning to enroll
at Yoakum Junior High School
for Band or Choral Music
studies will register at the
school Thursday September 1st
at 2 PM Principal C. H. Bouch-
er announced today.
margarine boxtops,
card sales, sale of silver polish.
Resides the numerous banquets
served, they sponsored picture
shows even “The Grand Old
Walter E. Dickerson of Austin
advised his audience here this
week when he addressed the
Yoakum Rotary Club. Mr. Dick-
erson told why industry should
be promoted, by expensive ad-
vertising and otherwise.
The state of Texas now sends
arly interested in. Nowhere did
the communists come into be-
ing through a majority or a
free election. Therefore, a mi-
nority present is even too much.
★
By next weekend all activity
in Yoakum is expected to paral-
lel a "busy bee’s” pace. All pre-
parations are underway for
school' ‘opening-. Crops -are be*
ing harvested, weather permitt-
Next Yoakum
Bargain Day
September%kbr
ing .And with the sound of - Sept. 6th the day after Labor
shrill whistles the football sea-1 and the da.-v s5,hooJ®,°pfen
in Yoakum, is also the date for
the next first Tuesday Bargain
Day here in Yoakum.
Due to the Monday holiday,
preceding, advertisers are urged
to have all ads in not later than
mid-week next week to insure
Friday Mailing. So now’s the
time to plan that promotion . . .
Do it today!
Dr. Marek OK Too
LITTLE LEAGUERS
ENJOY WIENER ROAST
Members of the Yoakum Lit-i-.r,- , .... ... . . .. ,......
tie League learns were treated *2-5 bt,llon „‘,sr
every year just to buy consumer
goods, much of which could be
manufactured here.
The sum of $2.5 million goes
out. annually to buy leather
goods, from areas which are thc*
real source of supply.
Half a billion dollars annually
is the amount spent outside of
the state to bring in food pro-
ducts.
And the neat sum of $880
refreshments
pictures.
and posed for
son will have opened. All other
activities are expected to in-
crease in tempo.
★
Its tlu* energy and spirit
of the youngsters that prods
ns oldsters along. Otherwise,
how many of ns would be in
the same old rut month after
mouth ?
A wiener roast at the Park
Wednesday night honored the
Little Leaguers and the coach-
ing staff of umpires. The Lit-
tle League program is a good
youth project, especially for the
smaller boys who have so much
energy to burn.
★
“Soap operas”, most of
them fixtures with most, net-
works are reportedly being
shelved by CBS in favor of
more informational pro-
grams. Our hats off to CBS.
Governor Warns
Traffic Deaths
Governor Price Daniel today
announced plans for the most in-
tensive Labor Day traffic safe-
ty campaign since the start of
his statewide crusade three years
age.
Daniel said he had been ad-
Becorning ill this week, Dr. E.
H. Marek was transferred to a
Galveston hospital for treat-
ment but was reported OK after
a checkup there. Another Yoa-
kum physician indicated that
Dr. Marek had recovered com-,
pletely and was driving his owr. |l'V(n heCn ll’
car. duo back in Yoakum either1 ..... “v“
Thursday or Friday.
One point often overlooked,
Dickerson pointed out, is the
fact that 40 per cent of Texas
citizens earn their living via
agriculture or its processing in-
dustries. There is plenty of
room for new industries in that
See Industry, page 6, col. 2
Youths Urged To
Register For Bike
If you missed it last year, take
our tip: Don’t miss it this time.
It’s TUF-NUT “Back-to-School
Time" again at Raska’s Boot
Shop. Yes, you parents of school
age youngsters will surely be
interested in the wide selection
of trousers, sport shirts. Jack-
million a year goes out of the jets, and blue jeans in stockist
state to pay for metal products. .......
More industrial plants are
iwwidod, Mu.l iixJifcr.snu ,.ujrf,luyilr.iL
He stressed the need for pro-
cessing plants using agricultural
products for raw material.
An important forward step
has been taken at Corpus
Christi in the form of a $21
Raska’s during this event. Stop
in today, won’t you? You'll find
your visit really worthwhile.
You’ll also want to register for,
and maybe win, that beautiful
Jet Pilot Bicycle on display in
the show* window. There’s no
cost or obligat'on . . . just stop
in and register.
Registration Complete At St. Josephs
For School Opening September 6th
STATE WELFARE DEPT. SPENDING
$1.4 MILLION PER MONTH NOW
The state of Texas now spends showed that Texas taxes supply
$169 milliin per year sending some $11 million every montit*
out checks to needy persons, ■ for welfare aid.
Yoakum welfare unit worker | Pressure of public opinion hat'jl
James Gandre revealed. He ad-‘caused a great reduction in the i
dressed the Yoakum Linns ( In >. one |t,;id lor dependent chil- !
Gandry's figures showed that dren, Gandre reported. He cit- »
blind or near-sightless Texans ed figures for his own section
receive a total of around $.'57;'.,- of 1 av.u a County, piecently
000 a month, the case load in with 4 dependent child cases on j
that division listing about 6,000 the rolls while a few years agfl||
names;. there were 18.
Disabled persons in Texas Gandre figured the welfare
™ rPce ve a <d S(,mc case load for the local
$200,000 per month.
In round figures, the cost of
itH'w? 61,COO dependent and
neglected children was listed at
sJA.-t million a month.
The annual welfare load In
Texas was listed $140 million
areas
of DeWitt and Lavaca counties
tr*
at about half a million dolls118*™
i year, including the DeWitt i
Witt
County side tended by co-worker
Mrs. Eilene Burt.
The old age list was shown j
to have boon trimmed by death '1
a year for old age pensions, $15 » fotal J;400 Persons during
million for Hpnondont rliildt.'ii ■ '1 ^ 1 Dccombei sometimes
sees that division clipped 2,000 J
by death, Gandre re*
million for dependent, children,
$7 million for the blind and $7
million for the disabled.
The figures and quiz session,
St. Ann’s Parish
Picnic Sunday
Registration of pupils went
into the final stages at St.
Joseph’s School here Sunday
while some 450 students were
being enrolled. The faculty was
scheduled for three meetings
in San Antonio while the school
opening date was officially set
for Tuesday, Sept. 6th with an
8 o’clock Mass at St. Joseph’s
Church.
The principal, Sister Mary
Celine, and new teachers are
scheduled to attend an Aug.
30 meeting in San Antonio.
Other Sap Antonio meetings will
include: orientation for fourth
through eight grade teachers,
Aug. 31, and first through
third grade teachers, Sept. 1.
--——*-:-
Communists And Fellow Travellers
Launch Big Mud Slinging Campaign
Notice!
on
Hope School will open
Monday. August 29th.
NOTICE
Sweet Home School wiii oi**n
on Tuesday, September 6. 1960.
I or o\
\ V * mm f
Double Feature On
Benefit Screen Fri.
. Evidence was reported piling
up Wednesday that circulation
of religious smear material in
the current campaign may ex-
ceed that of any presidential
contest in American history.
"The circulation of rapidly
anti-Catholic material already is
many times greater than we’ve
ever seen it," said Bruce L.
Felknor, executice director of
tht Fair Campaign Practices
Committee.
"We think at this point there
is a substantial danger that the
campaign in 1960 will be dirtier
on the religious issue than it was
in .1628.”
Thai was when Democrat A1
than in 1928.”
He emphasized there was no
indication that any of the ma-
terial in question came from re-
sponsible Republican quarters.
Head-On Collision
Wed. On Hiway
Heavy damages to two cars
and minor injuries to passengers
was the result of a head-on col-
lision Wednesday night 10 PM
about 500 feet north of the rail-
road underpass north of Yoa-
kum on Highway 77-A.
Involved were Marvin Edgar
Miss Ofelia Lerma
Festival Queen
Miss Olelia Lerma, 17-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Lerma of Newman Street
l was crowned Queen of thc Festi-
val at the Santa Ana parish
picnic at National Hall Sunday.
She was crowned by Rov.
Charles Grahmann, assistant
pastor.
Chosen by popular vote. Miss
Lerma was one of three candi-
dates in the contest. Thc others
were Miss Barbara Nunez and
Manuela Maciel. The Torres
Pand of Beeville furnished music
for the event which ended suc-
cessfully in spite of being post-
poned the first time due to in-
clement weather.
NOTICE
Wednesday, August 31 is the
date set for Lyn Ploeger to give
the Red Cross swimming tests
to Campfire girls. There will be
tests for three different certifi-
cates: beginners, intermediates,
and swimmers. Please call AX
3-2266 or AX 3-2138 to register
for these tests. If the classes
good family style dinner will be
served starting at 11:30 a.m.
^ ] Barbecued mutton, beef and
Father Edward Jansky, school fried chicken will be served at
superintendent, and Sister Mary only a $1 for adults ond 50c for
Celine, principal, have listed . children. The supper menu will
The St. Ann’s parish of Hoch-
heim will hold its annual fall
picnic at National Hall this,.. . „ . .. .
Sunday, August 28th. The usual *lhe Lavaca County section he
names
vealed. He added however, that
new names are added to the
list fast enough to maintain the
total at about the same level.
For July, there was a reduction
of only 86 names in the pension
list, m spue of the 1,400 de-
partures.
Gandre figured the case load
at about $19,000 per month, in
the following teachers:
High School: the Rev. Charles
Grahmann, the Rev. Peter Hig-
gins, Sister Mary Celine, Sister
Mary Clarissa, Sister Agnes
Marie, Sister Mary Kathleen
and Coach Dwain Gregory.
Sister Mary Tarsicius is the
music and choral teacher.
Elementary school: Sister
Mary Richard, Sister Mary
Clement, Sister Mary Alphons-
us, Mrs. Lucille Trobl, Mrs. Wil-
liam Guet trier, Sister Mary
Liberata, Sister Mary Luke,
Mrs. Louis Valis, Mrs. Edgar
Guettner, and Sister Mary Clar-
elia,________
include country sausage and all
the trimmings.
A variety auction will get
underway at 7 p.m. The Rudy
Kurtz Orchestra will furnish
the music for the dance at night.
Everybody is invited and wel-
come.
supervises, tin* section amount-
ing to about half of the load
handled by the Yoakum welfare
unit office now located in new
quarters across the street from
the Yoakum post office.
Gandre spoke of the need for
a child welfare unit, to serve a
local three-county area. He told
of trying to prevent “per-
manent damage” to youth in
questionable environments, in
circumstances deserving full at-
tention from child welfare speci-
alists.
Baptist Youth
Rally August 27th
The Youth Rally of the North
Zone of Guadalupe Association
will meet with the Austin Street
Baptist Church, Saturday night,
Aug. 27th at 8:00 for their
youth fellowship service. A good
program has been planned. Rev.
H( Hie Whitfield will be the spea-
ker. Rev. Whitlield has just re-
turned from an extended visit
to the Holy Land and other
places of interest. The public is
invited to this fellowship ser-
vice.
Victoria Leader Interviews Patman
On Texas Constitution Revision
• Wj A
T
mat was wnen uemocrai ai i jr. 31, of 506 Broadway, Cuero, I*"* ‘ A* «iled with Camnfire
Smith, a Roman Catholic was Lnj Dan Rabb, 45 colored man t5rt.Lv
defeated by Republican Hcibott | wjnj resides <$i 814 Baldwin
Hoover, a Quaker. Again tnis j street, Yoakum, and works at
year, a Roman Catholic, Demo- p,andry Motor Company here,
oral John F. Kennedy, is run-
Friday night, August 26th,
Grand Theatre presents a double
feature midnight show for the
benefit of the Will Rogers Mem-
vised by Col. Homer Garrison, ’ orial Hospital in Sarnac Lake,!
Jr., that all available DPS per- New York. Proceeds will go for
'onnel and equipment would be 1 the institutional fund founded
on the highways during the of-! years ago to minister to mem-
ficial holiday period, from 12:-!bers of the theatrical profession
01 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, who develop TB and other dis-
through 11:59 p.in., Monday. eases.
Sept. 5. ' Feature Friday will be “House
The Governor said he had on a Haunted Hill” and "Mac- ............
written every sheriff and police, abre". Theatre doors will open ! slK ^ niatoVial has been circulat-
chief in the State, asked them for this special benefit midnight i ^ in stal0 or‘ congressional
ning against a Quaker, Repub-
ican Richard M. Nixon.
The Fair Campaign Commit-
tee, which screens questionable
material received from through-
out the country, reported the
appearance of such items was
in reasing at a startling rate.
"It’s becoming much more
virulent and overt," Felknor
said in an interview. “What’s so
disturbing is that so much of
this garbage is
much earlier than’it habitually
dr.es in an election.”
Ordinarily, ho said, when
A ’57 Chevrolet Edgar was
driving took on some $300 worth
of damages, while Rabb’s ’38
Ford was a total loss. Three
colored people riding with Rabb
were slightly injured. Mr. Ed-
gar sustained chest injuries and
was treated at the local hos-
pital. A driller’s helper, he was
believed to be on route to work
at the time.
showing un so Investigating officer Clifford
,Vit liuhitnni'iv Edgar Jr. was continuing his
investigation of the accident.
to "crack down hard on traffic , show at 1 p.m. and the perform-
cases involving speed and dri v-1 a nee will get underway at 11:30
ing while drinking, for these p.m.
two violations were involved in ! Mr. Coldewey personally in-
tho big majority of our traffic
deaths last year.’’ He said he
was calling special attention to
the Labor Day holiday "because
vites everyone to attend, see a
pood show and contribute to a
most worthy cause. All theatre
personnel donate their services
it usually takes about 28 to1 and every penny that comes in
30 lives, and it has been most at the theatre’s box office goes
difficult to reduce this toll in | to the Will Rogers Memorial
recent years.” I Hospital Fund.
Company “E” Men Begin Active Duty
elections, the bulk of it has
shown up only a week or two
before the voting, since it is of
a type that can be exposed and
discredited if time allows.
“Put this time, there’s been a
great volume of strong anti-
Catholic material right on the
post convention period.” he said.
With the campaign barely un-1
Girls. non-Campfire
register.
girls may
(68-2)
Hub City Mkt Has
Free Theatre Tickets
One free ticket to Grand
Theatre will be given with each j Mrs.
$2.50 purchase at Hub City
Food Market Friday and SatU"-
dav. Managers Jodie Jacobs and
Red Harbors announced today.
The free tickets will be good
for admission to a special
screen show* entitled “A Bov, A
Girl and a Dog,” at Grand
li.eatrc Thursday, Sept. 1st at
10 AM.
Minimum Corn Support Price $1.13
Per Bushel For DeWitt County
Rites Held For Sea
Captain C. Albrecht
Funeral services were held
here Wednesday 2 p.m. for
Charles M. Albrecht, 86, the
Rev. John Battle of Cuero of-
ficiating at Buffington Chapel
and Oak Grove Cemetery.
A retired sea captain, Mr.
Albrecht had spent some 55
years directing crews of ocean-
going freighters in all parts
of the world.
Born in Germany July 2, 18-
74, he came to this country
at an early age and had called
'Yoakum his home town. Hous-
ton his home port.
A single man throughout his
life, he is survived by relatives
in Germany, his sister-in-law
E. A. Albrecht of Yoa-
kum, nieces and nephews.
One sister, Mrs. Pauline Mer-
genthal, of Yoakum, preceded
him in death in 1940.
Mr. Albrecht died at noon
\ugust 23 at a Yorktown rest
home where he had spent the
fa«t three months.
Mr. Albrecht’s Yoakum rela-
tives include nieces Mrs. H°nry
risen Mrs. B. J. Janak, Mrs.
Follv Wells and Miss Louise Al-
brecht.
The price of 1960 crop corn
in DeWitt County will be sup-
ported at a minimum of $1.13
per bushel.
The local rate is based on a
Company “E” Yoakum’s Re
serve Unit now has twelve me
on six month active dp*v
Fght of these men are from the ______ .
Yoakum area. These men have i Richardson. Cliffnrde E Riggs,
finished high school and are now Perry J. Cook Jr., Eugene J.
serving their military time. Af-1 Hanzelka, Charles L. Hermes.
derway, he said, experience mg- minimum national average sup-
gosts an “awful deluge” of such port rate of $1.06 which has
material just before the election been determined under the re-
Felknor. an active Presbvto- quirements contained in the
s-Od: “Fverv indication is Agricultural Act of 1958.
that the anti-Catholic comnon- This minimum is determined
with Company “E”. VacanHrw* ____ ____ ________________ __________________ ________________ _____ ______ ____^
te still open with company “E’.lent in this campa’gn is going to vvell in advance of harvest on will also be eligible. Corn muM
rUn mnn ♦ Vs ♦ o»*n r'niM M n nr in f no La n ««aLa/1 ,\tm ’* Lnr.l« .. t ki Z .... :.. _____a a _ J.. --- .2 ....
?he men that are serving in the
\rmv are:
Leon J. Parton, Brbbv G.
be a wretched one.
He said the anti-Catholic ma-
terials this year alreadv exceed-
ed the volume of anv year s'nee
the committee was set up 'n
1954, and “from what we an
ter six months they will return I Weldon Kaiser and Charles reconstruct, in a review of his-
and serve the remaining time J Herchek.
tory, it is greater at this stage
the basis of preliminarv infor- meet certain moisture require
mation, so that the price S”p- ments and must also he in ado-
port program can get under quate storage. Detailed infor-
way promptly at harvesttime, mation Is available at the county
The minimum rate mav be in- ASC office,
creased if the final 1960 crop
corn support price as deter-
mined in October is higher. It
Houston University
To Graduate 525
Some 525 Univers tv cf Hous-
ton students will receive degrees,
diplomas and certificates at
summer commencement exor-
cises August 26 at 7 p m. in the
agree- Frek-'el Cullen Auditor’um. The
giaduates will include Joe Wil-
Hr Cunningham, Yoakum Rt. 2
student who will receive a BBA
decree.
Srenker for the occasion will
te William Fred Allen, vice
rresident for marketing of the
ft-tnhn Company of Kalamazoo,
Michigan and a member of the
board of trustees of Adrian
College, Adrian. Michigan.
Recognition will be Piveif to
Lester E. Glese j 13 honor graduates for outsta^d-
Office Manager! ing academic achievements.
wbll not be reduced.
As in the past, the price sup-
port program for corn will bo
carried out through loans on
farm or warehruse-stored corn
and through purchase
men t s\
• To lx? eligible for support,
corn must grade No. 3 or bet-
ter except that corn grading No.
d Kaamup 0f tc«* weight only
Enterviewer Mrs. Coleman
Senator-Elect Bill Patman
Mrs. James Coleman, Presi-1 basic structure of the docu-
dent of the Victoria League ol ‘ ment.”
W< men Voters, visited Ganado | “However,” stated Patman,
Friday to interview* Senator- : “I also think there are somel
elect Bill Patman as to his views I very fine and essential sections
on Texas League’s statewide of the Texas Constitution, which'
project to bring about revision j ought to be retained as they)
of the Texas Constitution. i new stand.”
The interview was part of a “The Texas Rill
Constitutional Opinion Survey
undertaken by the Victoria Lea-
gue in order “to arouse citizens
and civic leaders to the impor-
tance of our fundamental law
as it affects the welfare and
progress of each individual, and
the destiny of the entire state.”
The League of Woman Voters
advocates revision, because it
contends Constitutional pro-
visions are long, detailed, and
repetitions. It also claims that
provisions are:
of Rights,I
guaranteeing citizens their basic!
freedoms, is one of the finest, of|
its kind and is even stronger,
in my opinion, than the Fedei
Bill of Rights.”
To remedy inadequacies,
man suggests “careful studj
dissemination of information]
cultivation of public opinion
md .step-by-step revision, begr
ning with the most obviousjljl
inadequate provisions.’
Patman heartlv commends
the work of the Victoria Lea girt
Ambiguous and contradictory,, of Women Voters in v.ndertak
and need clat lfication, ing such a worthwhile project
scattered as to subject, need- j and expressed his willingness t
ing rearrangement
In some cases, obsolete, re-
quiring modernization.
The League further cites that
the present Constitution was
adopted in 1874. “when there
was great distrust of state go-
vernments caused hv their
general abuse of cit’zen rights
and freedoms, during the Reoon-
work with the League in aeheiv
ing a better Constitution for aj
Texans.
Small Turnout At
School Finance
The board of trustees of tl
stru. tion era following the Civil Yoakum Independent Schc
War.” District held the second publi
The Texas Constitution is a hearing on the financial pr
favor’te studv of Patman, who lems of the Yoakum Sch<
has often spoken on the subieet District. Monday night, Auf
at civic meetings over the 18th 22. The school board was
District. aiqointed in the turn out
lli,> jnprting for the nut
ftp aerces with the League rro5sCnt was very small. No i
that “manv sections of our pre-
sent Constitution are out-da*o1
and irrelevant: for example, the
section oroviding funds for the
Texas Centennial, alreadv past
and the one which rrohibits the
holding of offiee hv a person
who has fought a duel. Pre-
visions like these merely serve
to confuse
decis'r ns were reached
meeting and the problem
under consideration K
board. '
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Janacek, John E. Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 68, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1960, newspaper, August 26, 1960; Yoakum, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth758836/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.