Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1957 Page: 4 of 12
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(Editor's noto: This is tho soe-
ond of a series of erticles ex-
plaining bills which members of
the Texes Press Associetion have
drawn upfor presentation to this
session of the State Legislature.
The proposed bills deal with
insurance laws, veteran land
problems, freedom of the press,
protection of public funds, elec-
tion code and other such prob-
lems which face the people of
our state today.)
Bill No. 3, is an act requiring
publication of certain informa-
tion appear-in on each applica-
tion for the purchase of land
under the Texas Veterans’ Land
Act.
This as an act which would re-
quire every applicant for the
lihood of any fraud or wrong
doing in the future if this bill is
enacted into law.
Bill No. 4 is an act requiring
publication of the full text of all
ordinances of incorporated cities
and towns, including home rule
cities, which are required by
statute to be published in any
form.
Our present statute requires
the publication of ordinances al-
lowing publication of only the
title or a digest of the ordinances,
and in many instances this does
not give the public sufficient in-
formation as to what the ordin-
quire every appucxm «« ^ ancc contains. If we want our
purchase of land under the Texas ^ properly informed, it
Veteran’s Land Act to give necessary that the entire or-
notke of his application by pub- ■« necessary war me eu
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lication for three consecutive is-
sues in a newspaper of
general circulation in
the county of his residence. In
the event the land is located in
a different county, he is also re-
quired to publish notice of his ap-
plication for three consecutive
issues in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county where
the land is located. In the
event no newspaper is published
in either the" county of his resi-
dence or the county in which the
land is located, he is then re-
quired to publish the notice for
three consecutive issues in
a newspaper of general
circulation in an adjacent coun
ty-
The bill provides that the
Veterans’ Land Board shall pre-
scribe the forms of publication
and the necessary information to
be included on the forms. • The
past history of the Veterans’
Land program indicates that the
citizens of Texas were not aware
of who was purchasing land un-
der the program, who the sellers
were, or the price being paid for
the land.
It is believed that if the public
has notice of the buyer, seller,
the location of the land, and the
price paid for the land, any evi-
dence of fraud or wrong-doing
will be immediately called to the
attention of the Veterans’ Land
Board. There will be little like-
dinances be published.
If this bill is enacted, the gen-
eral public will be adequately
advised on all ordinances passed
by the city.
Bill No. 5 is an act providing
that state, county and other of-
ficials who refuse to permit the
public examination of records ex-
cept those designated by law as
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Present statutes provide that
certain records shall be open to
the inspection and examination
of any citizen but in most in-
stances fail to prescribe a penal-
ty for refusing a citizen the right
to inspect public records. The
passage of this law would make
aH public records, except those
specifically designated by law as
not o|fen to the public, available
for public inspection.
Any person violating the pro-
visions of this bill shall be fined
not less than $100 nor more than
$500 and will be deemed guilty of
official misconduct for which he
can be rfemoved from office.
Another reason in favor of this
bill is that state enforcement
agencies, as well as local enforce-
ment agencies, get literally hun-
dreds of oomplaints about pub-
lic officials denying Ihem access
to public records.
The next bill, Bill No. 6, provide
for the indictment and prosecu-
tion of persons accused dt mis-
using or embezzling public funds
or concealing public funds in the
county where the violation oc
curs, or in any adjoining county
or in Travis County. This is not
anything new.
We already have a rape statute
allowing indictment in any ad-
joining county within the same
judicial district as the one where
the offense is committed. We
need a similar provision in the
case of the misuse of public
funds so that the matter could
be considered away from the
scene of the crime and away
from the friends and relatives in
the same courthouse.
This would provide the calm
and deliberate attention Of a
grand jury free of local politics
and prejudice. It would also pre-
serve our concept of local self
government. You will note that
the statute covers only offenses
relating.to public funds. If such
a law had been in existence
several years ago, corruption in
Duval County could have been
stopped and several innocent men
who are now dead would still be
alive.
The public is entitled to the un-
restricted inspection of public
records. The most flagrant ex-
ample of refusal by public of-
ficials to allow the public to in-
spect or examine public records
has been in Duval County. Re-
porters for both the Corpus
Christi and Alice newspapers
have been literally thrown out
of offices in Duval County.
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Stafe C.APITOL
AUSTIN, Tex. — Possibility of
financing the most ambitious pro-
gram in state history without new
taxes has been put forth by Gov.
Price Daniel.
A Anvil Herald, Hondo, Texas
4 Friday, Feb. 15, 1%7_
KILGORE’S
CAPITOL
COMMENT
By Joe Kilgore
SOIL BANK UP *
A telegram received Wednes-
day evening from Congressman
Joe Kilgore stated that the De-
partment of Agriculture is in-
creasing Texas Soil Bank con-
servation fund by $7,222,000.
Acreage reserve increase funds
were still under study, the
sage concluded.
In his budget message to the
Legislature Governor Daniel re-
commended a $32,000,000 in-
crease in state spending during
the next two years. More money
would go for public school teach-
ers' saUries, judicial salaries,
state hospiUls and special
schools, Prison System, Railroad
Commission, State Highway,
Public Safety and Insurance De-
partments, higher education,
state employes’ retirement, an
archives building, old age po®-
sions, aid to handicapped, state
advertising, water conservation,
highway right-of-way buying,
legislative salaries and a state
Financing would be on a “little
bit here, little bit there" basis.
Daniel said he felt legislators
might expect some increase in
the comptroller’s forecast of ex-
pected revenue. He also called
on the oil industry to work out
its bottlenecks to allow for in-
creased oil production. This
could bring the state an addi-
tional $40,000,000 in the aext
biennium.
A 10 per cent boost in auto
license fees for right-of-way buy-
ing was proposed by the gover-
nor. He also recommended study
ing diversion of part of the per-
manent school fund to the avail
able fund to finance public school
costs, and higher tuition to help
pay college teachers more.
And, if after all these, still
more money U needed, he pro-
posed a tax of 44 cent per 1,000
cubic feet oft gas reserves tied
up in long-term contracts.
sion of reporters to precinct,
county and state political conven-
tions. Approved by Senate Com-
mittee. A TP A “Better Govern-
ment” Bill.
5. More power for the state
Highway Department in con-
demning land for road rights.
Sought by the department a s
necessary for the stepped-up
building program. Opponents call
it "arbitrary,” say land owners
wouldn’t have time to get out of
the way of bulldozers.
6. Licensing and regulating
bail bondsmen. Proponents say it
is necessary to stop "jail run-
ning” and “fee splitting” by law-
yers and bondsmen.
7. Raising Legislative salaries
to $7,500 a year. Backed by
Texas J a y c e e s, opposed by
economy-qi i n d e d solons and
others who saw a similar con-
stitutional amendment vetoed at
the polls several years ago.
House committee, nevertheless,
approved.
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Made To
Order
Feed Regulation Okayed
Both House and Senate have
passed bills updating regulation
of livestock feed sales.
Differences in the proposals
by Sen. George Moffett of Chilli-
eohte and Rep. Grainger Mc-
Ilhany of Wheeler will have to
be adjusted.
ing as to contents of feeds and
ing as to contests of feeds and
closer inspection of manufactur-
ing.
THE TEXAS PLAN drought
aid bill introduced by most of us
in the Texas delegation passed
the House this week by a vote of
270 to 106. Essentially the bill
would establish a program some-
what akin to the Soil Bank to
cover pasture lands, but only in
the drought disaster areas. The
entire 15th Congressional District
is designated as such an area.
Under the program, payments
would be made to land owners
at not less than the normal ren-
tal value of the land put into the.
program for at least 12 consecu-
tive months. There is a ceiling of
$5,000 which may be paid to any
landowner in any one county. The
bill was reported out unanimous-
ly by the House Committee on
Agriculture last week and at that
time the Department of Agricul-
ture had indicated no objection
to the bill. However, at the last
moment, when the bill was
brought up Monday i* was learn-
ed that the Department did object
so action was deferred until Wed-
nesday at which time the bill was
passed.
INFORMALS
SOCIAL STATIONERY
Anvil Herald
John Q. Speaks
Most of the 55th’g significant
legislation is now in the commit-
tee stage. Committees are re-
quired to hold public hearings at
which any interested person may
appear to say why he’s for or
against the bill being considered.
In the course of a session con-
troversial measures bring hun-
dreds, even thousands, of citizens
to speak their minds at commit-
tee hearings.
Recent hearings of interest con-
cerned:
1. Cutting firemen’s hours to
60 in larger cities, 63 in smaller.
Firefighters Association is push-
ing vigorously. Cities sty they
can’t afford it, protest state inter-
ference in local affairs.
2. Giving more legal rights to
women, another bi-annual bone of
contention. Many women’s
groups are backing bills to abo-
lish the wife’s separate acknowl-
edgement on property sales and
allow women to convey their
separate property without hus-
band’s consent.
3. Regulating handling and
sale of eggs. Housa committee
approved the bill which would re-
quire dealers and wholesalers to
“properly label” eggs. Owners
of small flocks, not claiming a
specific grade for their eggs,
would be exempt.
4. A bill requiring the admis-
Insuranca Firm Shut Down
State agencies have moved to
close ICT Insurance Company
of Dallas. Described as “hope-
lessly insolvent,” the company is
alleged to be $4,500,000 in the red.
On request of the Insurance
Commission, Atty. Gen. Will Wil-
son obtained a temporary court
restraining order against busi-
ness operations.
Officials emphasized the busi-
ness involved, a casualty com-
pany. should not be confused
with ICT Life Insurance Co.
The essential idea behind this
legislation is simple. Continued
grazing of this drought depleted
range land is injurious to the
land’s eventual recovery. Furth-
er, when the rains do come, and
soon, we all hope, this pasture
should not be restocked until the
grass has made a good
comeback. To do other-
wise, in either instance, can ruin
the land for years to come.
The Danger Is Great!
The repeated wage increases, not warranted
gains in productivity, which nation-wide labor uni
are insisting on, are forcing prices up and up for
the people — and they are beginning to be awa
of the danger to our whole economy.
Without increased productivity, an endless rou
of wage increases can only mean increasingly high
iving costs — and constantly increasing inflation wW
will brig disaster to all of us.
Oil Situation Tons*
Eyes of the world will be on
the Texas Railroad Commission
hearing Feb. 19 to decide the
March allowable.
In the background is an implied
threat of federal control if state
agencies and industry fail to step
up production to supply Western
Europe.
Texas officials were shlrply
critical of the Washington atti-
tude. Governor Daniel said the
President should u.g e his
authority to cut crude oil imports
and reduce refinery rums. These,
plus pipeline connections for in-
dependents’ wells, would make it
possible for Texas to export more
crude oil, he said.
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This program is designed to
help t^e drought stricken ranch-
er conserve this resource —
the range land — in the face of
what is and will be great econo-
mic pressure to stock the land.
THE FIRST MONEY bill up for
House action this year was the
deficiency appropriations bill for
fiscal year 1957. The House pas-
sed it as $335,090,000 which is
$46,997,500 below the President’s
budget estimates. The bill, which
now goes to the Senate for its
consideration, calls for $15 mil-
lion for the Department of Agri-
culture, $45 million for the Com-
merce Department's Small Busi-
ness Administration, $275 million
for the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, and $90,
000 for the Legislative Branch of
the Government. The House has
managed a cut of about 12 per
cent. If we could maintain that
average we could reduce the
President’s $71.9 billion budget
for fiscal year 1958 by a whopping
$8.5 billion.
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The Future Of Farming
THE WHITE HOUSE over the
years has become more and
more crowded as the executive
Texas agriculture, like that of the nation, stan
at q crossroads. And there is little doubt as to
pam it will take.
The inevitable trend of progress has had a gw
er effect on Texas farming than any single pin
of our economy, and this trend is continuing.
Although the past quarter-century has been
period of marked industrial development in our std
agriculture has kept its prominent place in a gro”
Texas.
During that time the farm labor force has bi
nalved in size and more than doubled in efficien
Whereas in 1930 more than 38 per cent of all
employment was in agriculture, it was little in
than 16 per cent in 1954. Yet, production has iners
ed steadily through mechanization and new techniq
and farming has grown by nearly 25 million a
since 1930. *
Water Board Change*
Amid the hue and cry for water
conservation, State Auditor C. H.
Cavness noted numerous “weak-
ness” in the present State Water
Board set-up.
In his annual report on the
board Cavness suggested reor-
ganization along the lines of the
State Highway Commission. This
means a three-man policy board
and a full-time administrator.
Primary needs, said Cavness,
are for continuity of direction and
a statewide master water plan.
aa uic cacvuutc 1 w
offices of the nation continue tojof a different kind,
expand and there is now a plea
The next quarter-century promises to be just
progressive as the last one, but it must be a prog
expana ana mere is now a piea.
for an executive'office buildingj The swallowing-up of small farms into -v.
in order to afford working room corporate-type farm operations is not an inevit
!rtratorSPreSident and * part of this progress. This is a trend which mrf
stopped.
I made a thorough-going tour
of the White House this week with Farming is unique among all occupations in
BuUdmgse^rSGroun£e Sub^m- responsibility involved. He who farms must stay
rhe land, understand and supply its needs ana
it intact. This can not be done by someone indiffe
to the land itself.
Co-op Ruling
Rural electric co-ops can con-
tinue to serve customers in an
area after K is annexed -by a
city, says the State Supreme
Court.
But others in the city area can-
not become members of the co-
op, said the court.
It was the end to drawn-out
litigation between the City of Gil-
mer and Upshur Rural Co-op
with other cities, co-ops and pri-
vate utilities joining in.
Short Snort*
Governor Daniel said he does
not favor a per-head sales tax
livestock sales to underwrite
animal health program pro-
posed by the Livestock Sanitary
Commission. “Our farmers and
ranchers have enough troubles,”
said Daniel, “without new taxes”
. . Texas farm prices were up
2 per cent in January, reports
the Agricultural Marketing Ser-
vice. Meat animal prices were
up"12-per cent above December.
mittee of the Committee on Pub-
lic Works to see at first hand
just how crowded it is. The tour
included a visit to the President’s
office, the Cabinet meeting room,
the executive offices and every
part of the building except the
country’s first family's personal
living quarters.
on
an
A TOTAL of 6,184 measures
had been introduced in both
houses of the Congress at last
count. Of these 4,484 were intro-
duced in the House and 1,211 in
the Senate. There is a fair
amount of duplication among the
measures introduced, but dif-
ferent proposals still number in
the thousands and there is no
hope that all of them could be
entertained by the Congress, al-
though they are all studied so the
best of them can be skimmed off
and acted upon.
The small farmer must stay put to see that
per conservation measures are followed, to s|
specialized products which are coming into increi
demand and to help care for the population g«
Texas can expect.
Texas farming brought $2.1 billion into econ
in 1955. It is expected to increase to $2.9 bill'd
1975. Increased efficiency — efficiency'with a
— will help us to exceed these expectations.
With the right kind of progress, natural dis
excepted, agriculture will keep its position as o
cipal factor in a bigger and better Texas.
IT IS INTERESTING to note
that there are an estimated 30,
000 people working in the Penta-
gon, home of the Department of
Defense. This is about equal in
size of the combined popula-
tions ( and my estimates may
be way off) of Carrizo Springs,
Cotulla, Crystal City, Eagle Pass
and Hondo.
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Introduce Better Government Bill*
Sen. Doyle Willi* and Rep. Howard Green, both of Ft. W0
joined with other legislative leaders in sponsoring the T«
Ansociation’s *'R»ttr>«* 4»» win. /i«ft! 31
AssMiation’s "BetteV~Govero'ment”" bYllaf^WUHa”(left) "
(right) have introduced legislation in their respective hous
for removal from office of any elected puMic officii "
behind the fifth amendment and ref ?r~s to lettify confc
conduct of his official duties. Willir • iu *» -n are pictu*
discuss TPA’s Better Govemr?',nt bails in oen. Willi*'
State Capitol building in Aurl'n.
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