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TEXAS ALMANAC.-1952-1953.
Weber, Taylor (6-5-57); Marie Dillon, El Paso
(6-5-53).
Oil Compact Commission, Interstate.-See "In-
terstate Oil Compact Commission."
Optometry, State Board of Examiners in.-
(1921); apptv.; $10 a day; 6-yr.; six members:
Dr. Marcus Norvell, Corpus Christi (8-11-55); Dr.
Fred Pray Jr., Beaumont (8-11-55); Dr. T. M.
Montgomery, Amarillo (8-11-51); Pres., Dr. Mollie
W. Armstrong, Brownwood (8-11-51); Dr. J. How:
ard Clark, Houston (8-11-53); Dr. Robert H.
Shipman, San Antonio (8-11-53).
Pardons and Paroles, Board of.-(1893 as Board
of Pardon Advisers) ; apptv. ; 6-yr.; $4,764; three
members: Chairman, R. A. (Smoot) Schmid,
Austin (Dallas) (2-1-53), apptd. by Governor;
L. C. Harris, Austin (Stephenvlle) (2-1-55),
apptd. by Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Ap-
peals; Thomas B. White, Austin (La Tuna) (2-1-
57), apptd. by Chief Justice, State Supreme Court.
Parks Board, State.-(1923); apptv.; expenses;
6-yr.; six members: L. A. Nordan, San Antonio
(5-15-57); Raymond L. Dillard, Mexia (5-15-53);
Wendell Mayes, Brownwood (5-15-55); Lonnie F.
Fuller, Denison (5-15-57); Frank D. Quinn, Austin
(5-15-55); T. C. Ashford, Maud (5-15-53). Execu-
tive secretary-director, Gordon K. Shearer, Austin
(nonmember).m
Pease River Flood Control District, Board of
Directors of.-(1935); apptv.; expenses; 6-yr.;
six members: M. S. Henry, Crowell (10-21-47);
R. H. Nichols, Vernon (10-21-47); E. R. Brown,
Electra (10-21-47); three vacancies, three hold-
over members.
Pecos River Compact Commissioner for Texas.-
(1942); apptv.; no compensation; 2-yr.; J. C.
Wilson, Pecos (5-5-53).
Pension Boards.-For old-age, blind and depend-
ent children's assistance, see "Public Wel fare,
State Department of." For Unemployment Com-
pensation, see "Employment Commission, Texas."
For Retirement Pay to State and Municipal Em-
ployees, see "Retirement." For Teacher Retire-
ment, see "Teachers."
Pharmacy, State Board of.-(1907) ; apptv.; $10
a day and expenses not to exceed thirty days of
each year; 6-yr.; six members: President, Leon
L. Kahanek, Halettsville (6-14-53); Paul D. Car-
roll, Texarkana (6-14-55); Lee T. Stinson, Snyder
(6-14-55); B. B. Brown, Dallas (6-14-57); E. C.
(Shine) Phillips, Big Spring (6-14-53); Howell R.
Jordan, Austin (6-14-57). Secretary, Buster Brown,
Temple (nonmember).
Pilots, Commissioners of.-(1846) ; apptv.; 2-
yr.; no compensation; indef inite number named
to examine application for office of deputy pilots
and examine misconduct of pilots
Pink Bollworm Commission,-(1917); $5 a day
and expenses: Four regular members and one from
each judicial district in which there is pink boll-
worm infestation; apptv. by Governor (one on
recommendation of State Commissioner of Agri-
eulture, one on recommendation of U.S. Secretary
of Agriculture). District members appointed on
recommendation of respective District Judges;
members serve until relieved by Governor. Regular
members: L. F. Curl, San Antonio; R. A. Fuchs,
Brenham; Ernest C. Johle, Clifton; Ralph W.
Helm, Clifton. District members: 70th, M. A.
Braden, Garden City; 24th, T. Arch McDonald,
Long Mott; 72d, W. O. Fortenberry, Lubbock;
33d, E. E. Greathouse, Burnet; 42d, J. A. McKee,
Clyde; 50th, H. C. Farmer, Paducah; 89th, J. M.
McFall, Iowa Park; 64th, W. H. Cunningham,
Littlefield; 110th, W. Grady Walker, Floydada;
91st, George F. Bennett, Eastland; 27th, James
Boultinghouse, Kempner; 52d, N. Foote, Gates-
ville; 104th, R. Q. Garrett Sr., Anson; 46th,
Aubrey Lockett, Vernon; 31st, Donald P. Rives,
Twitty; 37th, William H. Weyel, Converse; 29th,
Cad C. Winters, Stephenville; 106th, L. R. Knight,
Tahoka; 39th, C. G. Burson, Haskell; 100th, Irby
Teague, Childress; 23d, Raleigh Sanborn, Bay
City; 36th, E. C. McDaniel, Odem; 81st, Grover
E. Keepers, Karnes City; 22d, W. D. Patton,
Lockhart; 25th, Luther Goss, Belmont; 75th, Tom
Mfinnock, Daisetta; 58th, Ed Rake, Beaumont;
11th, R. J. Lostak, Crosby; 38th A. J. Use,
Sabinal; 35th, Melvin Burk, Rochelle; 51st, G. C.
Glenn, Bronte; 32d, J. C. Smith, Sweetwater;
35th, Raymond McElrath, Coleman; 33d, Lee Oli-
ver, San Saba.
Pink Bollworm Compensation Claim Board.-
See "Compensation Claim Board."
Plumbing Examiners, State Board of.-(1947);
apptv. ; 6-yr.; $20 a day plus expenses when at-tending board meetings, not to exceed $500 a year;
six members: J. M. Odom, Austin (5-28-53).
R. G. Hughes, Pampa (5-28-53); J. C Oliver,
Tyler (5-28-57); Norman Henne, New Braunfels
(5-28-57); Frank White, Sweetwater (5-28-55),
O. R. Walker, Lubbock (5-28-55).
Postwar Economic Planning Commission.-
(1943); apptv.; thirty-one members: W. C. Trout.
Lufkmin; V. C. Marshall, Temple; Mrs. Ross
Woodall, Huntsville; Frank Grimes, Abilene,
Byron Utecht, Austin; Miss Ethyl Foster, Sterling
City; Ike Ashburn, HoUston; P. B. Doty, Beau
mont; W. H. Hitzelberger, Dallas; Bert Giesecke,
Austin; Edgar E. Towney, Houston; Dr. A. W
Birdwell, Nacogdoches; S. Maston Nixon, Corpfs
Christi; W. L. Pier, Fort Worth; Andy P. Rollins.
Dallas; Gilbert Smith, Anson; William J. Moran.
El Paso; E. D. McCormick, Corsicana; Dr. Um-
phrey Lee, Dallas; Dr. W. L. Crosthwait, Waco;
Charges Crist, Blanco; Joe Netzer, Laredo; Gene
Powers, San Antonio; Will L. Bonner, Gaines-
ville; Hal R. Moore, Texarkana; G. H. Zimmer-
man, Waco; William E. Stone, Galveston; Cecil
Storey, Longview; E. E. MeAdams, Austin; Rea-
gan Houston, San Antonio; Walter P. Webb.
Austin.
Printing, Board to Approve Contracts for Fuel
and Public.-(1876); ex officio; term in other
office: Gov. Allan Shivers, Secretary of State
John Ben Shepperd and Comptroller Robert S.
Calvert.
Prison Board, Texas.-(1885; superseded Super-
intendent of Penitentiaries established in 1849);
apptv.; $10 a day and expenses; 6-yr.; nine
members: Chairman, W. C. Windsor, Tyler (2-2-
53); Bronson Morgan, Jasper (2-2-53); T. R
Havins, Brownwood (2-2-53); Walter W. Card-
well, Luling (2-2-55); French M. Robertson, Abi-
lena (2-2-57); B. . Stufflebeme, Grand Prairie
(2-2-57), H. H. Coffield, Rockdale (2-2-55),
Warren S. Bellows, Houston (2-2-55); Henry S.
Paulus, Yoakum (2-2-57); Manager, O. B Ellis,
Huntsville (nonmember).
Prison Lands, Board for Lease of.-See "Lands,
Board for Lease of Prison."
Prison System, Manager of.-Apptv.; indefinite
term: O. B. Ellis, Huntsville.
Professional Engineers, State Board of Regis-
tration for.-(1937); apptv.; $10 a day and ex-
penses; 6-yr.; six members: E. W. Pittman,.
Beaumont (9-24-53); Carl Lars Svensen, Austin
(Lubbock) (9-24-51); W. M. Andrews, Houston
(9-24-51); John M. Hancock, Beeville (9-24-53);
Datus E. Proper, San Antonio (9-24-55); John H.
Murrell, Dallas (9-24-55).
Prosecuting Attorney, State.-See "Attorney,
State Prosecuting."
Public Safety Commission.-(1935); apptv. ; ex-
penses; 6-yr.; three members: J. Price Maddox.
Sweetwater (12-31-55) ; Hoxie H. Thompson.
Trinity (12-31-53); George W. Prendergast, Mar-
shall (12-31-51). Director, Homer Garrison Jr.,
Austin (nonmember).
Public Welfare, State Board of.-(1941) ; apptv. ;
6-yr.; $10 a day and expenses; three members
and an executive director: Chairman, Mrs. R. J
Turrentine, Denton (1-20-53) ; Hubert T. John-
son, Waco (1-20-55); Byron J. Saunders, Tyler
(1-20-57); Executive director, John H. Winters,
Austin (Amarillo).
Public Welfare, State Department of.-Executive
director, John H. Winters, Austin (Amarillo).
Railroad Commission of Texas.-(1891); elec-
tive); $7,000; 6-yr.; three members: William J.
Murray, Austin (Houston) (1-1-57) ; Chairman,
Olin Culberson, Austin (Edna) (1-1-53); Ernest
0. Thompson, Austin (Amarillo) (1-1-55).
Real Estate Commission, Texas.-(1949) ;
apptv. ; $10 a day. and expenses; 6-yr.; six mem-
bers: Harvey W. Draper, Houston (10-5-51) :
James I. Ruhmann, Kenedy (10-5-51); J. C. Cul-
pepper, College Station (10-5-53); Robert Hawley.
Texarkana (10-5-53); Chairman, George Sandlin.
Austin (10-5-55); Ted Logan, San Angelo (10-5-
55). Administrator, L. D. (Sadie) Ransom, Austin
(nonmember).
Redistricting Board, Legislative.-See "Legisla-
tive. "
Red River, Upper, Flood Control and Irrigation
District, Board of Directors of.-(1937); apptv .
6-yr.; seven members: Tom J. Dunbar, Memphis
(7-3-53); C. L, Sloan, Memphis (7-3-53); O. W
Stroup, Quitaque (7-3-55); E. W. Scheid, Quit-
aque (7-3-55);. C. C Broughton, Childress (7-3-
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