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PAGE TWO-THE ARCHER COUNTY NEWS-TRURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1995
First United Methodist Church other fixins to chow down on!
Archer City Ranch-Boss, Pastor Willie, says if
"All Church Round-Up" y°ur 8*© out there on the Archer City
HEAD START HELPERS. Members of the Archer County Homemakers Club have adopted the Head Start Range without a Church home, to
Program at the Archer City Child Devlopment Center as an on-going project. Members Dolores Palmer, Melba The First United Methodist Church craw^ out °f that old bedroll this Sun-
Program at the Archer City Child Devlopment Center as an on-going project. 1t.v.UUwovuiU.vo.«uUu,.uv.u<. ------------------------------- --------
Gardner, Gusta Chamberlain, and Dollie Harney were on hand during the open house Sunday serving has been planning an All Church ^ morning, and come on down to an
refreshments. The center provides comprehensive health, education, nutrition, parent involvement, and social Round-Up for the past four weeks. We Church Round-Up at 10:35 a.m.
services for preshool children from low-income families. want to round-up all our stray mem-
bers and some new people. The pur-
Windthorst Takes 2nd laney, Joshua Eubank, Kellen Green, pose is so they can gather around the
In WHS Varsity Tourney John Hayley> Joshua Johnson, Gary feed sack of the Gospel of Jesus. On
Johnston, Adam Merritt, Luke Morri- Sunday, September 24, at 10:35 a.m.,
son, Steven Reynolds, Kevin Ride- well be having some good old sing-in
nour, Joseph Roberts, Douglas Shep- and Bible read-in.
pard, Ross Steck, Houston Sullivan, There'll be a wagon hitched up out
John Whitsitt. On the injured list is front wait-in to deliver Cowgirl
Zach Rowe. Cory Davis and Brady Sadie's Red Bandana ranch-hands
All you have to do is dust off those old
jeans, comb your hair, cause this Sun-
day there ain't no ties allowed.
See you all Sunday, September 24 at
10:35 a.m. for singing and worship at
First United Methodist Church in
Archer City.
Sand Volleyball Tournament
Set September 24th
The Scotland Ladies Auxiliary will
be sponsoring a Sand Volleyball
Tournament to benefit the Scotland
City Park. The Volleyball Tourna-
ment is set for Sept. 24th starting at
12:00 noon at the Scotland City Park
located behind the Knights of Colum-
bus Hall on Hwy. 281. All proceeds
will go towards a 9' slide for the City
Park. Anyone interested in forming a
team of 6 members (no more than 3
men on each team) will need to con-
tact Amy Jackson 541-2383 or Kay
Nichols 541-2388 or 766-8629 M-F.
Cost per team is $30.00
We invite all surrounding communi-
ties to bring your lawn chairs and
come & watch the fun. Full conces-
sion stand will be available during the
event.
TREE DONATIONS FOR
SCOTLAND CITY PARK
If you have thought about donating a
tree for Scotland’s City Park, now is
the time to do it. The City Council is
working on getting a plaque or marker
prepared with the names of all previ-
ous tree donors. They would like to
have as many of the names as possible
for now. The cost runs from $25.00
for small trees to $60.00 for large
ones. Contact Mayor Mike Carlton at
Western Package Store or Council-
man Steve Honkomp at S & J's One
Stop. Other donations are also appre-
ciated.
MRS. LORAN HONORED
Mrs. Agnes Loran was honored with
a Retirement Social held in her honor
Sunday evening on the school
grounds. The WHS Student Council
presented the honoree a plaque and a
plant, and Dr. Mark Stretcher, Super-
intendent, presented her a brass
planter with inscription on behalf of
the school district. Howard Neeb and
Leonard Schenk expressed their ad-
miration and appreciation to Mrs.
Loran for her years of loyalty, dedica-
tion, pride, and hard work. Special
guests were Mrs. Loran’s children and
grandchildren.
Windthorst, Holliday, Rider, and
Springtown competed in a Varsity
Round-Robin Tournament held Sat-
urday in Windthorst. The four strong
teams had tough matches throughout
the day with Springtown going unde-
feated to win the tourney, and
Windthorst taking 2nd. Scores in the
first round were Windthorst over
Rider 6-15; 15-11; 15-9 and Spring-
town over Holliday 15-6; 15-8. In the
2nd session, Springtown defeated
Rider 15-7; 13-15; 15-13 in what was
the closest match of the day. Then
Windthorst defeated Holliday 15-6;
12-15; 15-6. For 3rd place, Holliday
defeated Rider 15-2; 7-15; 15-11. In
the Championship match, Spring-
town, who was a 3 A State Semi-Final-
ist last year defeated Windthorst 15-
11; 15-10.
In other volleyball action Saturday,
Windthorst played a dual against
Chico, and came out on the winning
side in both matches by scores of 9-15;
15-7; 15-4 and 15-13; 9-15; 15-9.
Windthorst will host a Junior Varsity
Tournament this Saturday beginning
at 8:00. The JV Action will be inter-
rupted at 1:00 for a Varsity rematch
between Springtown and Windthorst.
Archer City Youth
Football News
The Pee Wee Wildcats attacked
Henrietta here at Wildcat Stadium on
Saturday, with a win of 22-8. The Pee
Wee players are Justin Allard, Matt
Berend, Dustin Bishop, Tyler Daniel,
Kevin Foster, Colter Garrett, Jeff
Hoegger, Jake Howell, Jarred Howell,
Josh Howell, Zack Howell, Jimmy
Legate, Kyle McCord, Jeremy
McWhorter, Grant Moer, Jeremy
Moer, Johnny Page, Matt Ridenour,
Matt Roberts, Ty Robertson, Landon
Rowe, and Charlie Smith. Manager is
Colby Rowe.
The Midget Wildcats faced some
very large opponents against Henri-
etta. The Wildcats lost their game 6-
26, but never gave up. Fighting for the
Midgets are: Chris Aultman, Brent
Ball, Brice Blake, Jon Canada, Jerred
Crouse, Jordan Daniel, Jarrett De-
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Any erroneous reflection on the character, reputation or standing of
any person, firm or corporation which may appear in The News
will be gladly corrected if brought to the attention of the publisher.
Editor & Publisher-F. Mike Lobpries
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MemkeY Texas Press Assoc. 1995
Blake are the managers.
Apologies go to Carrie Crowley and
her family for the oversight last week.
Carrie is a member of the Midget
Wildcat Cheerleaders, and we're glad
to have her. Also not mentioned, but
not forgotten, was Pee Wee Wildcat
coach Rex Ridenour.
pictured above to the Activity Center
after Church. There'll be Bar-B-Q and
The Youth Wildcats are on the road
again this Saturday, headed for
Burkbumett. The players and cheer-
leaders/dancers love to see the stands
crowded. Come watch these kids.
PUBLIC NOTICE
BRIEF EXPLANATORY STATEMENTS
OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
SPECIAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 7, 1995
PROPOSITION NO. 1
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 50 proposes a
constitutional amendment providing that
the legislature by general law may autho-
rize the Texas Higher Education Coordi-
nating Board to issue general obligation
bonds of the state in an amount not ex-
ceeding $300 million to finance educa-
tional loans to students. The maximum
interest rate to be borne by the bonds
must be set by law. The legislature may
provide for the investment of bond pro-
ceeds and may establish an interest and
sinking fund to pay the bonds.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment provid- •
ing for the issuance of $300 million in
general obligation bonds to finance
education loans to students.”
PROPOSITION NO. 2
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 36 proposes a
constitutional amendment that would au-
thorize the legislature to exempt from ad
valorem taxation the property of an orga-
nization chartered by the Congress of the
Republic of Texas if the property is used
primarily for the charitable, benevolent,
or public service activities of the organi-
zation as defined by general law. The
Comptroller’s Property Tax Division has
identified the Grand Lodge of Texas, also
know as the Masonic Lodges, as the pri-
mary organization which would qualify
for this tax exemption.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to
authorize the legislature to exempt
from ad valorem taxation property of
an organization chartered by the Con-
gress of the Republic of Texas that is
used primarily for the charitable, be-
nevolent, or public service activities of
the organization.”
PROPOSITION NO. 3
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 51 proposes a
constitutional amendment that pi’ovides
that the farm and ranch finance program
fund shall be administered by the Texas
Agricultural Finance Authority and not
by the Veterans’ Land Board, as pro-
vided by current law. In addition, the
proposed amendment provides that the
proceeds of $200 million of the $500 mil-
lion in bonds authorized by the Texas
Constitution for the farm and ranch fi-
nance program fund may be diverted to
the agricultural fund and the rural micro-
enterprise development fund, also autho-
rized by the Texas Constitution, to be
used for agricultural and rural economic
development programs.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment allow-
ing the use of existing bond authority
of the farm and ranch finance program
to include financial assistance for the
expansion, development, and diver-
sification of production, processing,
marketing, and export of Texas agri-
cultural products.”
PROPOSITION NO. 4
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 46 proposes a
constitutional amendment that would al-
low an encumbrance to be fixed on home-
stead property for an owelty of partition.
In divorce and probate situations, a piece
of property may be owned jointly by two
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or more people, and each person owns an
undivided interest in the property, as op-
posed to a specific portion of the prop-
erty. If one owner wishes to purchase the
other person’s interest in the property
and wishes to obtain a loan to finance the
purchase, the lending institution requires
all interests in the property to be used as
security for the loan; this is called an
owelty of partition. Senate Joint Resolu-
tion 46 would allow the lending institution
to foreclose on the homestead property
for an owelty of partition if the purchaser
defaulted on the loan. In addition, the
proposed amendment would allow the re-
finance of a lien against a homestead. Fi-
nally, the proposed amendment would al-
low a purchaser or lender to rely on an
affidavit that states that the property to
be conveyed or encumbered is not the
homestead of the affiant.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment per-
mitting an encumbrance to be fixed on
homestead property for an owelty of
partition, including a debt of a spouse
resulting from a division or award of a
homestead in a divorce proceeding, and
for the refinance of a lien against a
homestead, including a federal tax lien
resulting from the tax debt of the
owner.”
PROPOSITION NO. 5
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 34 proposes a
constitutional amendment which would
increase by $500 million the constitu-
tional authorization of the Veterans’ Land
Board to issue and sell general obligation
bonds of the state to provide housing fi-
nancing to Texas veterans. The proceeds
from the bonds authorized by this amend-
ment shall be used to augment the Vet-
erans’ Housing Assistance Fund II to be
administered and invested as provided by
law. The bonds authorized by this amend-
ment shall be incontestable after execu-
tion by the Veterans’ Land Board, ap-
proval by the attorney general, and
delivery to the purchaser.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to in-
crease by $500 million the amount of
general obligation bonds that may be
issued to augment the veterans’ hous-
ing assistance fund II.”
PROPOSITION NO. 6
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 64 proposes a
constitutional amendment which would
extend the tax exemption under article
VIII, section l-b(b) of the Texas Consti-
tution for the residence homestead of a
person age 65 or older to the surviving
spouse of a person who received the ex-
emption. The surviving spouse must be
age 55 or older when the deceased spouse
died, and the property must be the resi-
dence homestead of the surviving spouse
when the deceased spouse died and re-
main the surviving spouse’s residence
homestead. A surviving spouse who al-
ready receives an exemption under this
section of the Texas Constitution is not
entitled to an additional exemption under
the amendment.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment ex-
empting from ad valorem taxation the
residence homestead of the surviving
spouse of an elderly person.”
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PROPOSITION NO. 7
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 73 proposes a
constitutional amendment that would re-
duce the amount of general obligation
bonds authorized for the superconducting
super collider fund from $500 million to
$250 million.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment reduc-
ing the amount of general obligation
bonds authorized for undertakings re-
lated to the superconducting super col-
lider research facility from $500 mjllion
to $250 million.”
PROPOSITION NO. 8
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 80 proposes a
constitutional amendment abolishing the
office of constable in Mills, Reagan, and
Roberts counties. In Mills County, the
office of constable is abolished, and the
powers, duties, and records of the office
are transferred to the sheriff. In Reagan
and Roberts counties, the office of con-
stable is abolished and the powers, du-
ties, and records of the office are trans-
ferred to the sheriff only if a majority of
voters in each of the respective counties
favors the proposed amendment.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment provid-
ing for the abolition of the office of con-
stable in Mills, Reagan, and Roberts
counties.”
PROPOSITION NO. 9
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 7 proposes a
constitutional amendment that would al-
low investment of money from the Texas
growth fund in a business without the
business’s disclosure of its investments in
or with South Africa or Namibia. Cur-
rently, such investments are prohibited
by article XVI, section 70(r) of the Texas
Constitution, which would be repealed.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment allow-
ing investment of money from the
Texas growth fund in a business with-
out the business’s disclosure of its in-
vestments in or with South Africa or
Namibia.”
PROPOSITION NO. 10
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 1 proposes a
constitutional amendment that would
abolish the constitutional office of state
treasurer effective September 1, 1996.
The transfer of specific constitutional
powers and duties to the comptroller of
public accounts takes effect on that date.
The statutory powers and duties and the
property and other obligations of the
state treasurer are transferred to officers
and agencies of state government as the
legislature provides by general law.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment abol-
ishing the office of state treasurer.”
PROPOSITION NO. 11
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 72 proposes a
constitutional amendment requiring that
land devoted to wildlife management be
taxed on the basis of its productive capac-
ity. The proposed amendment also adds a
temporary provision to the Texas Consti-
tution validating the changes to the law
made by Chapter 560, Acts of the 72nd
Legislature, Regular Session, 1991,
which amended the Tax Code to allow
land used for wildlife management to be
appraised as agricultural land. The tem-
porary provision also provides that a
property owner is not authorized to claim
a refund of taxes paid unless the tax pay-
ment was challenged before the effective
date of the proposed amendment. The
temporary provision expires on January
1, 1998.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to al-
low open-space land used for wildlife
management to qualify for tax ap-
praisal in the same manner as open-
space agricultural land, subject to eligi-
bility limitations provided by the
legislature.”
PROPOSITION NO. 12
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 31 proposes a
constitutional amendment providing that
the legislature may exempt from ad valo-
rem taxation income-producing person^
property and mineral interests that have
a taxable value which is insufficient to re-
cover the costs of administering the tax.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment autho-
rizing the legislature to exempt from
ad valorem taxation personal property
and mineral interests having a value in-
sufficient to recover the administrative
costs of collecting the taxes.”
PROPOSITION NO. 13
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution No. 35 pro-
poses a constitutional amendment autho-
rizing the governing body of a political
subdivision to exempt from ad valorem
taxation boats and other equipment used
primarily in the commercial taking or
production of fish, shrimp, shellfish, and
other marine life.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment autho-
rizing the governing body of a political
subdivision to exempt from ad valorem
taxation boats and other equipment
used primarily in the commercial
taking or production of fish, shrimp,
shellfish, and other marine life.”
PROPOSITION NO. 14
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 68 proposes a
constitutional amendment that allows the
legislature to raise the current ad valo-
rem tax exemption for disabled veterans
and their surviving spouses and minor
children. The tax exemptions would be
raised based on a veteran’s disability
rating as follows:
Maximum
Tax Exemption
$ 5,000
$ 7,500
$10,000
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
Disability
10% -30%
30%-50%
50%-70%
More than 70%
Age 65 and 10% or higher
Loss or loss of use of limb
Blindness or paraplegia
The spouse and children of any vtraan
who dies while on active duty may be
granted an exemption of up to $5,000.
The amounts of the exemptions provided
for in this proposed amendment may be
repealed by the legislature by general
law.
The proposed amendment will appear
on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment relat-
ing to raising the limits of the exemp-
tion from ad valorem taxation of prop-
erty owned by disabled veterans or by
the surviving spouses or surviving
minor children of disabled veterans.”
Este es el informe explanatorio sobre
la enmienda propuesta a la constitucion
que aparecera en la boleta el dia 7 de
noviembre de 1995. Si usted no ha re-
cibido una copia del informe en espanol,
podra obtener una gratis por llamar al
11800125218683 a por escribir al Secre-
tario de Estado, P.O. Box 12060, Austin,
Texas 78711
Published by Secretary of State
Tony Garza
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