Texas Almanac, 1949-1950 Page: 355
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STATE GOVERNMENT. 355
Commissioner of Banking J. M. Falkner and
State Treasurer Jesse James.
Banking Commissioner, State.-(1923); apptvy.
by State Finance Commission; 2-yr.; under act
of 1943, maximum of $7,500 may be set up o>
State Finance Commission: J. M. Falkner, Aus-
tin. See "Finance Commission of Texas."
Barber Examiners, State Board of.-(1929) :
apptv.; 3-yr.; $10 a day while on duty; three
members: Chairman, Charles W. Dick, Abilene
(10-14-49); Elgin O. Burrer, Austin (10-14-5) :
Charles E. Guenther, Schulenburg (10-14-49); sec-
retary, Terrell Allen, 20'2 Brueggerhoff Bldg.,
Austin (nonmember).
Basic Sciences, State Board of Examiners in
the.-(1949); apptv.; 6-yr.; expenses; six mem-
bers: Dr. Ophelia C. Wesley, Brownwood (7-23-
51); Brother Raphael Wilson. Austin (7-23-51);
Dr. W. Mayne Longnecker, Dallas (7-23-53); Dr.
Cornelia M. Smith. Waco (7-23-53); Dr. Henry B
Hardt, Fort Worth (7-23-55); Dr. Asa C. Chan-
dler. Houston (7-23-55).
Battleship Texas Commission.-(1947); 2-yr.
term; expenses; nine members; two apptv. from
general public, one from each of organizations
designated Gelow: Chairman, Lloyd Gregory,
Houston, from Veterans of Foreign Wars (-26-
55); Ms. v M. Farnsworth, San Antonio, from
Daughters of Republic o Texas (5-26-53); A. W.
Nevll, Parts from Texas State Historical Assn.
(5-26-51); G. R. Brown, Houston, from Texas
Navy League (5-26-53); Joseph B. Hutchison.
Houston, from Disabled American Veterans
(5-26-55); E H. Thornton Jr., Galveston, from
American Legion (5-26-51); Tom C. Dunn, Hous-
ton, (rom Sons of Republic of Texas (5-26-53);
Ftank A. Butler, Temple, from general public
(5-26-51); Thurman Krueger, El Campo, from
general public (5-26-55).
Blind, Site Commission for.-(1931); apptv.,
6-yr.; expenses; six members: Chairman, Walter
Buckner, San Marcos (1-1-51); J. Howard West.
Houton (1-1-53); B. F. Payne, Carthage (1-1-55).
W. H Earle, Waco (1-1-51); Dolores (Mrs.
Philip) Kazen, Laredo (1-1-55) ; W. Reginald
Taylor, Columbus (1-1-53); executive secretary-
director, Lon E. Alsup. Land Office Bldg., Aus-
tin (Carthage) (nonmember).
Board nt Control. State.-(1919); apptv.; 6-yr.;
$7,000; three members: Chairman. Hall H. Logan,
Austin (College Station) (12-31-51): Tom DeBerry,
Austin Bogata) (12-31-49); T. B. Warden, Aus-
tin (12-31-3); secretary, G. J. Palmer, Capitol,
Austin (nonmember).
Board of.-Note.: In most instances state boards
are alphabetized under specific reference word,
as, "Accountancy, State Board Public."
Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation Dis-
trict, Directors of.-(1929); apptv.; 6-yr.; e -
penses; twenty-one members of board: Chairman,
George G. Chance, Bran (2-1-49) ; secretary,
WillHtm P. Hallmark, Dublin (2-1-49); L. Mims,
Freeport (2-1-51); R. A. Whatley. Mineral Wells
(2-1-53); W. E. Abbas, Cleburne (2-1-51); J. H.
Fox, Hearne (2-1-53); C. M. Caldwell, Abilene
(2-1-49); A. N.T Denton, Waco (2-1-51); Milton
E. Daniel, Breckennridge (2-1-53); Oxsheer Smith.
Cameron (2-1-49); Fred Brown. Eastland (2-1-51);
Herbert Hilburn, Plainview (2-1-49); Walter R
Humphrey, Temple (2-1-49); Hunter P. Harris,
Fulshear (2-1-51) ; Franklin Fisher, Brenham
(2-1-53); Willis Carson, Hico (2-1-53); J. Earl
Porter, Caldwell (2-1-53); W. W. Siddons, Hills-
boro (2-1-53); Graham P. Stewart, Graham
(2-1-49); Dr. Thomas G. Glass, Marlin (2-1-511;
Bruce B. Campbell, Knox City (2-1-51); treasurer-
general manager, R. D. Collins, Mineral Wells
(nonmember).
Budget Board, Legislatlve.-(1949); ten mem-
bers: Speaker of House and four other Representa-
tives: Lieutenant Governor and four Senators.
Burial Association Rate Board.-(1947) ; 6-yr.;
$10 per diem and expenses; seven members-
six apptv. and one ex officio: Ex officio member
and chairman, George B. Butler, Life Insurance
Commissioner; apptv, members: W. W. Rix, Lub-
bock (6-12-55); Grady Fry, Paris (6-12-51); Tom
Welch, Longview (6-12-53); J. E. Keever, Ennis
(6-12-53) ; Harry Skinner, Edinburg (6-12-55) ;
Marvin Shannon, Fort Worth (6-12-51).
Cabinet, State Administrative.-An informal, un-
official advisory group appointed by the Go er-
nor; members: Adj. Gen. K. L. Berry, Atty.
Gen. Price Daniel, State Auditor C. H. Cavness,
Commissloner of Agriculture J. E. McDonald,Banking Commissioner J. M. Falkner. Board
of Control Chairman Hall H. Logan. Comptroller
Robert S. Calvert. Game Commission Execu-
tive Secietary H. D. Dodgen. State Health Of-
ficer George W. Cox. Labor Commissioner M. B.
Morgan, State Highway Commission Chairman
Fred Wemple, Insurance Commission Chairma,
George B. Butler, Land Commissioner Bascom
Giles, Railroad Commission Chairman William J
Murray. Secretary of State Ben Ramsey, State
Treasurer Jesse James, Superintendent of Public
Instruction L. A. Woods. Department of Public
Safety Director Homer Garrison Jr., Department
of Public Welfare Director John H. Winters.
and chairman of Board of Water Engineers. va-
cant on Sept. 1, 1949.
Canvassers. State Board of.-(1897); ex officio.
term min other office; three members: Gov. Allan
Shivers, Atty. Gen. Price Daniel and Secretary of
State Ben Ramsey.
Chiropody Examiners, State Board of.-(19'23);
apptv.; 6-yr., $10 a day and expenses; six mem-
bers: President, Dr. Cliftord H. Robinson, Fort
Worth (8-1151); Dr . Edard H. Kott, Austin
(8-11-55; Di. Oren M. Murphy, Tyler 8-11-53),
Dr. Kenneth L. Rice, El Paso (8-11-53); secre-
tary, Dr. Marshall Harvey, Lubbock (8-11-55),
Dr. Graham A. Scuddy, Beaumont (8-11-51).
Chiropractic Examiners, Texas Board of.-
(1949); apptv.; 6-yr.; expenses; nine members:
Dr. John Glassin, Galveston (8-4-51); Dr. L. K
Griffin, Fort Worth (8-4-51); Dr. R. S. Florence.
Tyler (8-4-51); Dr. Walter H. Fischer, Temple
(8-4-53): Dr. L. George Grupe. San Angelo (8-4-
53); Dr. D E. Biser. Dallas (8-4-53); Dr. Joe
Busby. Abilene (8-4-55); Dr. M. B. McCoy. Paris
(8-4-55); Dr C. C. Phillips. Mission (8-4-55).
Cigarette Stamp Board, State.-(1937) ; com-
posed of Board of Control, serving ex officio:
Hall H. Logan, College Station; Tom DeBerry
Bogata; T. B Warden, Austin.
Citrus Commission, Texas.-(1949); apptv. with
qualific nations: 6-yr.; expenses; twenty-seven
members, including ten growers, eight shippers.
six canners and three members at large. with cer-
tain specifications as to representation by co-op-
eratives ano independents: George Vance. Harlin-
gen (co-operative grower) (10-5-51>; L. A. Boory.
Brownsville (independent co-operative grower)
(10-5-51); J. T. Woodroof. Edminburg (independent
grower) (10-5-51); Paul Freeman, Pharr u(nde-
pendent grower) (10-5-51); Walter Blair. Harlinm-
en (co-operative shipper) (10-5-51); Jack Dobson.
an Benito independent shipper) (10-5-51); Gra-
ham Killough, Weslaco (co-operatite canner) (10-
5-51); John E. Frost, Raymondville (independent
canner) (10-5-51); C. L. Skaggs. Weslaco (mem-
ber-at-large) (10-5-51); C. H. Peery. Donna (co-
operative grower) (10-5-53); J R. Adams. La-
eria (independent grower) (10-5-53): Ray Good-
win. Mission (independent grower) (10-5-53); S.
E. Hyde. Edminburg (co-operative shipper) (10-5-
53); Joe Powell, Edinburg (independent shipper)
(10-5-53); G. O. McDamniel. Edcouch (independent
shipper) (10-5-53); A. F. Taormmina, Donna tinde-
pendent canner) (10-5-53); L. A. Ruffner, Donna
(co-operative canner) (10-5-53); J. C. Looney.
Edinburg (member-at-large) (10-5-53); Fred
Schwabel, Santa Rosa (co-operative grower) (10-
5-55); Stanley Crockett, Harlingen (independent
grower) (10-5-55); R. G. Ymingling. Edinburg (In-
dependent grower) (10-5-55); W. J. Bryan, Bay-
view (independent co-operative shipper) (10-5-55),
Horace Etchison, McAllen (independent shipper)
(10-5-55); Roy Weir, Pharr (independent shipper)
(10-5-55); Maurice Acers. Mission (independent
co-operative canner) (10-5-55); J. C. Dunn, La
Feria (independent canner) (10-5-55); S. H. Col-
her, Mercedes (member-at-large) (10-5-55).
Civil Judicial Council, Texas Advisory.-(1929);
ex officio and apptv. ; 6-yr.; expenses; sixteen
members as follows: Three ex officio members-
James P. Hart. Austin. Associate Justice of State
Supreme Court; William S. Fly, Victoria, chair-
man of House committee on judiciary; Wardlow
Lane, Center. chairman of Senate committee on
civil jurisprudence. Four appty, members with ex
officio qualification-Atwood McDonald, Fort
Worth, Chief Justice of Second Court of Civil Ap-
peals; W. N. Stokes. Amarillo, Associate Justice
of Seventh Court of Civil Appeals; L. Broeter,
Alice, district judge, Seventy-Ninth District; Bal-
lard Coldwell, El Paso, district judge, Sixty-Fifth
District. Nine apptv. members-H. F. Montgom-
ery, Houston (7-1-49); George Waverley Bggs,
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