The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1961 Page: 1 of 16
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The Hereford Brand
16 Pages
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Our Slogan: “More People —• More Farms'
Published Every Thursday
Price 10c Per Copy
Hereford, Texoi, Thursday, August 3, 1961
60TH YEAR — NO. 31
Citizens Ask Where
Dollars Go
New Tax
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Draft Quota Calls For 20 Men
I
Taxes To
I
students, :
tion of 2,900,
which
Farm Trailer License Fee
Around
Town
on a
(Continued on pa<e 2)
memben of the
Previously there
no.
1
Ode week
>, Pat
Mara
/
te Harry Schultz of Dalhart
I. Kinsey was the jury fore-
The INI football season go*
$30,853.00
12,000.00
8,000.00
1,000.00
800.00
crease In tax revenue for the
flared Miller, "but if I did, coming year, above normal
I would do my beri to uae growth, and Qty Manager Dud-
them tor the benefit of both
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announced a formal dedication
of their new church for Sunday
afternoon. 2:30 p.m. Sponsors
say that several charter mem-
bers will be recognized
Ito UriSa Ctoh reported a
grass of assre thaa (UJM-te
sb »eir aaaaai carnival,
wMrb BwMy ■atsss. see r e-
tary, says shesM net bet-
ween (MM and SS.SSO ter tee
dab. Over half of Me grsas
cacao la throagb rMea. wktek
odd MAOS ttoheto and will
ad Mo dab aroaad »l J**- Tbe
oamtval grave la loss sat
skgktly to oaceos of H0.SS0.
Selling for about $35 a ton to the grower,
carrots will keep many harvest hands busy
until the first freeze. (Staff Photo)
excoodlng 4.000 pounds. This
exemption is extended to cot-
Eleven To Enter
Area Swim Meet
Fifty-Nine Years of Service
SINCE 1P01
WIATHIR
Mdstare High Lew
r
Roadoy
Monday
Tuesday
Wodaoeday
Mdstare for mootot *.00
Mototara tor ysart 0.07
Moisture lad ysari 10.40
New Grand Jury
Indicts Five
After returning five Indi c t-
ments Monday, the Grand Ju-
■to
o 1
hearings Monday, Aug. T.
Tbe school equalised I o a
board, composed of Ira Scott.
(Bartle Nolaad aad J. C. Me
MSMSS SVVBVW ■ — — ■ —»f —— ■■
SI ladh Ideal raaee. Tbe dty son. in behalf at the city, tx-
M. Wiltshire aad : ce shown by the crowd at dtt-
CARLOADS OF CARROTS, waiting to be un-
loaded at a local vegetable shed are a
sure sign that harvest is well underway.
on the reef that a tax increase was not feasible while the
district had any surplus on hand.
legislators have encounte red
on the part of i
sk iu i-------—-----------
1 station said they would be at
I the location for at least two
months
according to schedule.” j board, is scheduled to beg i n
hAarinwa MrwiHav Ano* 7
The present tenproveme n t sI
Festival gift wrapped and put
away tor another 12 months,
the pace Around Town slowed
down sharply this week Festi-
val leaders and average citiz-
ens were inclined to brand the
festival as "the best yet." and
Chairman Clint Formby merits
a huge ovation for a Job well
done. -----
General eonvereatisa to still
centered on the weather, aad
tex evataaltoaa; bo* arc at
least similar la that Is Is dif
ttoalt to do aaytolag about (farm traitor law will save far-
them. * ~
The Credit Bureau has moved
to 415 North Main Cliff Galley
has moved to Amarillo and W
R Hair is the naw owner-man-
1 ager of the Credit Bureau
program, recommended to the'
voters by the City Commission,
will leave Hereford streets in
good condition with the possible
exception of Grand Ave n u e,
which failed to secure sufficient
ownership perticipatiorf to be in-
cluded In the current program.
Two Men Fined
| For Disturbance
Two Latin-American were ar-
rested Monday night on charges
of disturbing the peace and con-
tr buting to an affray
Fined in Justice Of The Peace
Court were Henberto Saha gun.
21. a Labor Camp resident and
Guadalupe E. Carvajal, 25, of
Corpus Christi. Sahagun was
fined *20 and costa, Carvaj a I
was fined *30 and costa.
The two men were arrested
in the Labor Camp by Highway
Patrol officers Neal Carter and
Fred Lem. Presiding In court
was C. B. Mlles. Justice of The
Mystery Car Baffles Patrolmen;
No Trace Of Owner Or Occupants
The Texas Highway Patrol la
searching for the owner of a
mystery car.
The car. a 1954 Plymou t h,
was found upside-down on U. 8
Highway 60 just outside at
Summerfield late Tuesday night
Officers were called to toe scene
about 1:30 a m when a passing
motorist spotted the wreck.
No trace wa« found of tbe
UTT' Fr , wIWwtoJh *• IIW•
Parker and Charles Skinner sold| to..th*fafm
sonaBy harvested agricultur a 1
products and livestock owned
by the farmer or rancher.)
Certain limitations are placed
on the operation of vehicles un-
der this taken fee plate with a
provision that ■ not operated in
accordance with these oondit-
tane toe fee exemption shall
terminate aad the vehicle shall
bt juhjnct to the regular roglo*
(Osototeod ea page »)
Local Selective Service Board
No. 18 this week received or-
ders to increase registrants for
armed forces pre - induct i.o n
physicals by 500 per cent.
The board had previous I y
been Instructed to deliver four
men monthly for pre - Indue
■ tion physical!*, and now has
beea ordered to send 10 men
on August 1.
The increase is state - wide
following an announcement of ■
increased military manpo w e r |
Set At $5 Under New Law
gross are exempt from bra k e
requirements.
Senator A. J. Rogers and Re-
•» u
Farmers aad ranchers wish-
lag to register their trailers
as "tana trailers" must sign
• vrody
New Principals
I At Two Schools
Two Hereford schools, North-
west and Shirley, will have new
principals when school opens
Aug. 30, according to an an-
nouncement today by Supt. Paul
Stevens following a call meet-
ing of trustees Monday night.
Roy Hartman will move from
Northwest to Shirley, Stevens
said, and will drop his coach-
ing dutues. Charley Duvall, who
has been assistant at Aiken,
will fill the vacancy at North-
west, created by removal of
Hartman. L. B. Russen will
move from Shirley to become
high school principal, as pre-
viously announced.
Other principals who will go
back to their same posts are:
Wiley Quattlebaum, junior high;
L. C. Thomas, Central, and D.
C. Martin, Aikman.
Eleven swimmers from Here-
ford have entered toe area AAU
swfcn meet which will be held
In Uibboek thia wook end.
With two tough meets alrea-
dy under toeir belt, toe local
aquanauts feel confident of a
fine showtag even though toe
competition will be the tough-
est they have faced.
The squad wig journey to Lub-
bock Friday where toe meet
will be held in the K. N. Clapp
pool, 4*to and Avenue U. Che-
ches far the team are Wayne
Lawrence and Mrs. Cart Btapp
Entered In toe midget girls
dais far girts 10
wU be Beverly “
Cbapsr end Tore
Castro County old settion will
hold a reunion at the courthouse
in Dimmitt on Aug. 12. accord-
ing to Mrs Was Anthony, who
said that a basket lunch will be
featured and that all former
residents in this arsa are urged
to attend.
CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS MYSTERY CAR? W .o confect
the Texo. Highway Fotrol. Officer, ore Sim .eorching for
the owner offer the vehicle wo. found wrecked and aban-
doned on U S. Highway 60 Wednefdoy
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At present names at the five
men indicted are being wi t b-
haM, pending arrest.
The Grand Jury convened at
10 a m. Monday in 09th District
Court. Presiding was Diet r 1 e t
Ju' “ ---
D.
man.
Members of the jury were:
D C Kinsey. Mrs Cart Whn-
- , Ray todt, William L
>y, Charles R Hoover. B.
berson. Mrs. H. C W1B-
----Mary E. Fraser.
morning. Avon. Mark Woodall. Bill
(Moff Photo) rop, aad Pakner Nortaa.
h
Jump 20 Percent
With a 5 percent
a 20 pe cent local
INTEREST RAN HIGH as citizens expressed opinions and
asked questions at the tax meeting Tuesday night. Tem-
pers flared occasionally, but the meeting war generally
classified as one of "friendly discussion." An 'estimated
crowd of 300 attended the gathering. (Staff Photo)
In August — 500 Percent Jump
officials had no official state- |
ment to make regarding the
stepped up call. The loc a I
board has ' Increased person-
nel to help han lie the Increas-
ed number of meo
The increased August quota
will be filled with men who
are ■ at least 22 years old on
August 1. with the exception of
volunteers or delinquents, who
may be younger.
The amended August call is,
the largest received for Texas |
since October 1958
Main. Clint Formby. co-owner _
I and manager of KPAN. says he and the Community Cen t e r |, ‘.111
i. not certain whether the offi- park mg lot. In addition. apprx> ^l<T^h
7w^ H^y^r i S^t X
part of the program 1 tax values, members of the
"The contractors, Gilvan and School and City equalized o n
Terrell, report g.xxi progress " I boar?» recessed Wednesday af-
■ ttes* tKw m dsue rwoiasa/ino e%*ae
Bayne said, "and indicate that
the new surface work will be
completed in August, which tilers Court, as an equalization:
Radio Station,
Credit Bureau
preaentative Grainger Mcllhany Complete MOVeS
of Wheeler sponsored the trail- . —•
er bill. They satd that many Kp*N bu“ne« ott,c” “T at
legislators have encounte red ,heif~,nf2J' **mP®rarY J00*' * 0 n
mas. re«mtment on the part of, « Nort* «a,n , * eS
farmers over the »5 fee. | man from the Hereford rad t o
The lawmakers said they
wanted farmers to understa n d
that without passage of the trai-
ler law th>. year, the cost of op-
erating farm trailers would
nave oeen pranjoiuve.
Tbe exemptfon of farm trail
ers at broke requlremaets will
save farm money Bob A. Lil-
ly, Texas Farm Bureau direc-
tor. pointed out. Brakes for
traitors of more thaa MR*
pounds gross weight would
cost about Use per trail e r,
Under tbe provision of the
new law, to become effective!
on Sept. 1, 19*1, the only vehi-
cles that may operate on the'
public streets and highways of I
Texas without license plates
are (1) farm trailers, (2) Im-
ptanMOta o( husbandry, (31
' farm trailers and farm se m 1-
paseibto tor aoysao to ho v e trailers with a gross weight not
walked from tea aocMsut, at- CBoeedk* 4,000 pouads. Thia
fleers said.
Investigating officer. Carol *0" Uns provided the trailer.
Parker and Charles Sktater Mid1 »“P9|1*d to *»>* tarm • r •
toat even thouffith- car was w‘*ou* <*"«• (Limited to M*-
of blood —- ------- * '
was found
Late Wednesday afternoon, toe
Highway Patrol was still mak-
ing an attempt to find the own-
er through vehicle registration
budget increase, which will result in
tax increase (around $50,000) the
I Hereford Rural High School district has announced a budget
I hearing for this month, time, place ond other detail, to
’ be announced. The increase is based on a school popula-
tion of 2,900, which include. 300 additional
along with a $30,853-cut in state revenues. The increases
were itemized as follow for 1961-62:
less State Aid Money
New Units and Teachers
Normal Growth Experience . . .
Additional Supplies
Additional Social Security . , . , .
In 1960-61, the Hereford schools received $479,560 in
state funds, and spent $572,308 in local tax monies. They
also dipped into a $50,000 surplus ear-marked for "debt
service" U r"f.et the Hrop in state revenue, basing the action
<a_-^. 4___> ak__A — a-.- aL.^
Maybe He Tied i
Knot Too Hard
A mild • mannered Let I n
American couple drifted Into
the office of Oounty Ju d g e
Doo Zimmerman thia «««k> J T
complete with marriage U-
cenw aad the stated object of
"matrimony.**
A few minutes later they
emerged, but the bride was
crying as if her heart would
break. Courthouse funsters
obmrved the Incident and
were natarnlly a bit curious.
“What did you say, Judge,1
to make that girl eryf” asked
B fettour worker.
“That isn’t what worr 1 e s
me!** snapped Zimmerman.
"I’m still trying to figure
out what I said to make her
faint in the middle of the
ceremony.’"
men and rancher, of Texas
millions of dollars annually by
The Westway Community has j reducing the Uccnat fee.
-----. . ----1 — Prwioualy there was
■farm traitor" clamlficat 1 a n | pound, grow are not required
under Taxaa Motor Vahtato. to havg License tags, aad a 11
laws. There were farm truck* farm trailers up to 10,000 pounds
Farm traitoig w* a grna(land farm trailers but no farm,
1 weight of from 4,000 to 10,000 : trailer clauification; therefore.
1 pounds must be registered with i the tr.ilen were charged by |
I the county tax assessor -collect- 1 commercial rates
With the third annual Harvest i or. according to a law which I Under commercial semi-trail-
“*‘ -----* *■“* was passed May 29. The regia-1 er and truck rates trailers up
tration fee to *5 per traitor ex-1 to *.000 pounds paid 33c p e r
ceeding 4,000 pounds, but under; pound if pneumatic tires were
10,000 pounds. 1 used. If solid tires were used.
Notice st tbe new tew the rates were higher. Under
which was House BUI IMS, the old system a 10,000 pound
has beea reerived to the Deaf . trailer was charged 56c p e r
8ml* Tax As.eesor critoct- I pound. Now the *5 license fee
or's office. Mm. LaNeU MU will eliminate the 56c per pound
tor. tax assessor ■ eoBscter, charge.
saM.
House and Senate agricultur-
al leaders and Texas Fa r m >
Bureau spokesmen said t h e an affidavid that the trai 1 e r
" wil he need only te haul their
owe products. No manufaetor
ed goods may be hauled la
Farm traitors up to 4,000
City And School Equalization
Boards Report Few Complaints
Expressing appreciation for made a few adjustments," said
memben of both boards, “but,
generally, the survey seems to
have been complete and fair,
so tar as our Investigations
showed."
The small numbers appear-
ing before toe equaMzatl o n
boards this week was attribu-
ted to the fact that between
1.200 and 1.500 people bad pre-
Pav ing Program
Over In August
Workmen were busy this week
installing curb and gutter work 1
ob Irving Street as part of the
*180.000 paving program voted
in a bond issue here this spring.
City Manager Dudley Ba y n e
said that paving work, in addi-
tion to the three blocks on Irv- I
The Credit Bureau was for- ing. will include four blocks on
merly located at 407 North Blevins, two on Bowie,- two on
Vogele, one-half block on 13th,
by President Kennedy. Texas
draft boards have been advis-
ed that their quota for pre-in-
duction physicals has been rais-
ed from 730 to 3.655 The local;
draft board which headquarters
in Hereford, takes in Deaf
Smith. Palmer, Randall and
: Castro counties.
The board was alw order-
ed to deliver all volunteers,
pending induction, prior to Au-
gust 1 in order to lucre a s e 1
July's Inductees. l>ocal board '
' ter three days of review ing per-
sonal tax situations. "Die coun-1
: ty, served by the Commission- [
viously checked out their situa-
tions with representatives of
the tax survey firm during toe
| three prior weeks,
Orpha Click, representing ton
Cracken, heard and reviewed school district and Henry Ben-
_ ---------- 1 — - —J ex-
board. composed of Dave Al- pressed appreciation for patien-
exnnder, B. U. —---2. -- __ “2 * 2—
Major Bchrveter, heard an* sens, and for the spirit at OO-
reviewed I* rases. I operation generally extended at
"We found some mistakes and ' all times.
Taxes, tax collections, val-
uations, rates and tax ratios
were a few of the topics dis-
cussed in a called meeting at
the Bull Barn in Hereford
Tuesday night. Around 400
people attended the meeting
'which.got underway at 8:30
p.m., and continued on past
11 o'clock. Approximately 80
percent of the group was
composed of farmers and
rural land owners. ~ **
• Tempers flared occasionally
but, in general, the meeting
was orderly, and seldom were
personalities directly involved
in the sometimes heated dis-
cussions. Mrs. O. G. Hill of
| Hereford acted as moderator.
The one possible sec o m-
pUshment of the gather 1 n g,
other than "letting off
steam” and "going on re-
cord” with opinions, was the
passing of a resolution to com-
bine all three tax aasesslrg
and collecting agencies (Coun-
ty, School and City) Into one
office with one set of person-
nel. The resolution came as
the result of a motion made
by Clinton Jackson in behalf
of economy and efficient op-
eration, and was seconded by
Hank Williams. W. D. Nafs-
ger opposed the resolution on
grounds that it was out of or-
der and not In keeping with
the purpose of the meeting.
A standing vote showed 14 7
for tbe resolution, and nine
against tt.
H. H. Miller opened the sea- lax level, due to a 5 percent
■-------<■ — —— - -- . ■ — JKZZZZ^y U1Q
to be a friendly gathering s dis- , drop at *30.000 in state reve-
based on a prosperous eco-
nomic index in this area, and
friendly I al students in the local school
swipe at The Brand and Pub-
lisher Jimmie Gillentine.
“I don’t own n newspaper. . have a possible 7 percent in-
or write a "Bull Column," de
; Resolution W ould Combine City,
School And County Tax Offices
the town and country. Instead
of creating strife, I would try
to preserve the heritage at our
children.”
Early in the meeting W. D.
Nafzger presented a question
which was several times repeat-
ed. It centered around “What
can be done?” In a nutshell,
the answer was always pretty
well the same: “Go before the
equalization boards and, as a
last resort, use toe courts.”
Answering moat of the ques-
tions were Earnest Langley,
who spoke as attorney for the
City and for the Hereford Rural
High School district, County
Judge Don Zimmerman, Mayor
Ray Cowscrt, Superinten dent
Paul Stevens, Trustee President
Tom Robinson.
Numerous questions were
centered around the fact that
taxes bad been doubted on
much tarm property, and that
In some Instances they had
been raised by even greater
mnrglaa.
Judge Zimmerman countered
this charge by pointing out that
many people are confused by
true evaluations and assess e d
valuations. He said that the
oounty will take the present va-
luations, and instead of the 25
percent used last year they will
drop to a lower percentage fi-
gure required to meet their bud-
get; both 17 and 15 percent were
mentioned during the meeting.
Both Langley and Stevens,
during the evening pointed to
approximately 20 percent
er cost on the local e
sion, pointing out that it was jump m operatii« budget
f- —*•-- — *•— -----
cuss the tax situation. He ex-
pressed appreciation that town _
people and. country people equid the influx of some 300 additfon-
come together on a friendly students in the local school
basis, then took a backhanded system.
. n Mayor Cowsert told the group
that the City of Hereford will
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