The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 1961 Page: 3 of 5
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AUSTIN, Tex., June 1.—Final
week of the Legislature's 57th
regular session was like most—
with minor bills tumbling out in
an avslanche and major bills tied
up in conference committee.
Under now-or-never pressure,
lawmakers searched desperately
for compromises, but found their
differences deep and hard to
bridge.
Small loan regulation—stick-
; iest of many sticky problems—
bogged down in the Senate State
Affairs Committee. It was an
i9sue on which feelings seemed
to run stronger and divisions
deeper as time went on.
But many other bills "made
it", or appeared to have, by re-
ceiving final passage in both
houses as the session drew to a
close. Among them were bills
that would:
Outlaw selling liquor by the
drink under the "front" of a
private cliib and provide for
licensing and regulation of bona
fide private clubs by the State
Liquor Control Board.
Pay members of the State
State Board of Insurance annual
salaries, not to exceed $20,000,
instead of the present $50 for
each working day. Salaries were
pegged at $16,000 in the appro-
priations bill.
Regulate importation of milk
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from other states. Result here
did not make milk producers
happy. It would allow milk to
be imported into Texas if an in-
spector from the producing state
certified its purity. Texas pro-
ducers sought a bill requiring
certification by a Texas in-
spector. '
Make an emergency allocation
of $650,000 to the Department of
Corrections, hard hit financially
by overflow prison populations
and crop failures on prison
farms.
♦ • ♦
Back Pay Pandered
Members of the Legislature
are constitutionally entitled to
receive $400 a month salaries
dating back to November 25,
1960, according to an attorney
general's opinion.
But whether to accept this
money is a question of another
sort.
November 25 was the effective
date of a constitutional amende
ment authorizing $4,800 a year
salaries for legislators. Amend-
ment was not put into effect
until the Legislature met Jan-
uary 10 and voted a salary ap-
propriation.
House had itj payroll start
January 1; Senate's started Jan-
uary 10. Two House members
have since refunded to the state
$116 each, an amount covering
the period from January 1-10
when the Legislature wasn't in
session.
Most members have indicated,
ruling or no ruling, ihey have no
intention of trying to get pay
dating back to November 25—
when some weren't even in of-
fice.
* * *
UII Bill Finally Passed
Mammoth University of Hous-
ton will become the 20th mem-
ber of the state-supported col-
lege system in September. 1963,
if Governor Daniel signs the bill
passed by both houses.
Bill was hard fought by those
who felt the state already has
more state colleges than it can
take care of. It was filibustered
I for a month in the Senate and
had to pass the House twice. It
made it through the last round
in the House with a bit of help
from Speaker James Turman—
who held up announcing the vote
until enough members had
changed their minds to put the
bill through.
• * *
Safety Bill Pushed
In the waning days of the
Legislature, Governor Daniel
[ made a strong plea for highway
safety legislation.
, Reduction of traffic deaths has
1 been a cause for which the gov-
j ernor has worked unstintingly
> during all his years as chief ex-
{ ecutive.
Texas, he reminded the Leg-
islature, has lost 4,707 lives to
traffic accidents in the past two
years. Had all these deaths oc-
curred in a single disaster, said
the governor, the Legislature
would be swift to take emerg-
ency actiou-
Daniel asked for passage of
bills to revise the drivers' license
law, provide for driver educa-
tion, allow chemical tests to de-
termine drunkeness, set up a
system of traffic courts and in-
crease number and salaries of
state highway patrolmen.
• • •
Welfare Cills Passed
Two bills to give extra help to
persons on the state welfare rolls
have received final passage from
both House and Senate.
One, already signed by the
governor, would increase by
$1,800,000 a year the amount that
may be paid out by the state to
the aged and blind. This puts
the annual spending up to the
$47,000,000 ceiling.
Another provides for medical
care up to $12 a month for those
on old age assistance. Payment
would be made directly to the
"vendors" —i. e., doctors, hos-
pitals, nursing homes.
Senate backed off from a pro-
posed constitutional amendment
that would have completely re-
moved the $47,000,000 a year
ceiling on state welfare pay-
ments. It amended it to provide
for a $5,000,000 a year increase.
This measure, if approved by the
House will have to be voted on
by the people.
•
Anti-Obsccnity Bill Scuttlcrt
Objections of theater operators
allegedly caused a House-passed
bill aimed at obscene literature
to be sidetracked in Senate com-
mittee.
Rep. Tom James of Dallas,
sponsor, protested, declaring the
bill wouldn't "touch" coramer-
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VET's News-
questions and answers
Q.—My son was killed in
World War ii. i have now lost
my business and have no income.
I did not apply for compensation
earlier. Am i entitled to com-
pensation now?
A.—Yes. Contact your near-
est VA office.
Q.—-Will the VA accept a court
order declaring presumptive
death after a seven-year unex-
plained absence of a veteran?
A.—N o t usually. However,
the specific facts should be pre-
sented to the nearest VA office
for an individual ruling.
Q.—Is Confederate service the
same as Union service for the
puipose of VA benefits for de-
pendents?
A.—Yes, widows and helpless
children of Confederate veterans
have been eligible for pension
payments since July 1, 1958.
Q.—My foster son was killed
in service recently. We raised
him since he was a baby. Am
I entitled to benefits? I have no
income.
A.—Yes, get in touch immed-
iately with your nearest VA of-
fice.
Q.—I had active service from
January 1, 1920, to March 12.
1922. I hold an honorable dis-
charge. Can I consider myself
a veteran?
A.—Yes, you are a veteran by
virture of your military service.
However, you are not a veteran
of a "war period." World War I
eligibility for benefits is con-
sidered as starting April 6, 1917.
and ending on November 11.
1918, except for those veterans
who served with the United
States Military Forces in Russia,
in which case the war period
starts April 6, 1917, and ends
April 1 1920.
Q.—My Worid War II veteran
husband deserted me and the
childern through no fault of
mine. He died recently. Am 1
eligible for pension?
A.—You are a veteran's widow
despite desertion and are eligible
for pension if you can qualify
under the income and estate
limitations.
Q.—My father, a World War
ii veteran, and my mother never
actually married. After her
death his mother brought me up.
Now he has died My birth cer-
tificate shows his name as my
father. He always supported me.
I am now going to school and
am not married. Am i entitled to
pension until I am of age?
A.—Yes. Make application im-
mediately with your nearest VA
office.
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cial movie houses. He said it
was aimed at distributors of
filthy books, magazines, pictures
and records.
• * •
Vet Land Decision Due
Also up to the people in 1962
elections will be a decision on
whether to let the state sell off
—to non-veterans, if necessary—
land forfeited under the vet-
erans land program.
It is in the form of a proposed
constitutional amendment which
passed finally in both houses.
In some cases the state has
had to re-possess land because
of failure of the vet buyers to
keep up payments. Much of the
re-possessed land was involved
in the "block deals" that caused
the "land scandals." Sponsors of
the proposal i.ay it will u:ake it
easier Jor the state to "move"
this land and get its money back.
• • •
"De Novo" Okayed
People will be called on to
vote in November, 1962 on a
propostd constitutional amend-
ment that would guarantee
"trial de novo" on appeals from
administrative board decisions.
Many will not understand it,
but those affected feel strongly
about the issue.
Trial de novo means trial
anew. This means that anyone
dissatisfied with a decision of a
state board—such as the State
Water Board or Railroad Com-
mission—could appeal to the
courts and have the whole case
heard over again from the start
with the court's deciding how it
should be settled.
Present practice has been to
have judicial review of admin-
istrative decisions under the
"substantial evidence" rule. In
effect, the court looks the matter
over to see if the board had
"substantial evidence" for rul-
ing as it did.
• • •
New Adjutant Genera!
Brig. Gen. James E. Taylor,
former state senator and House
member, has been appointed
state adjutant general to succeed
Major Gen. K. L. Berry.
Taylor's appointment by Gov-
ernor Daniel was followed by
swift Senate confirmation. This
was done in a wind-up session
in which the Senate approved all
the governor's pending appoint-
ments.
Taylor is formerly of Kerens
where he was a newspaper pub-
lisher. He served with the 36th
Division during World War II.
General Berry, who will re-
tire as a lieutenant general on
July 1, had served as adjutant
general 14 years.
* * *
Graveyard?
In the final days of the session,
these bills were among those ap-
parently loo bogged down to get
final nas;-age:
1. A new graduated tax in gas
by Ren Bob Kckhardt of Hous-
ton. House killed the bill which
aimed a! putting a progressively
higher tax on those holding
long-term contracts for gas at
low prices.
2. A bill setting limitations
and regulations on annexations
by cities, by Sen. Grady Hazle-
wood of Amarillo. Senate ap-
parently gave the bill a death
sentence by refusing to take it
up.
3. "Little Hoover Commission"
bill, which would have set up a
commission to study ways to
economize in government, in-
troduced by Sen. Bill Patman of
Ganado. Senate refused to take
it up, also.
4. Allowing 10-to-2 jury wk.
diets in civil cases, by Sen. Mmk
tin Dies Jr. of Lufkin. SenMtr
refused to take up.
5. Provision of m'ore pay for *
longer period for unemployed
workers, by Rep. Tony Koriotfa.
Bill wsj passed on second nwfe
ing, then it was found tue taK
creases would oost employer# a
much-higher-than-planned $1?,«
000,000 a year. Last-minute can-
promises were sought.
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Welch, Lowell C. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 1961, newspaper, June 8, 1961; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127638/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.