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PAGE SIXSAN BENITO NEWS, THUBSPAY. AUGUST 1!F avors Bureau Plansop-theM.BROWNSVILLE -- Philip A. • Kazen, se eking the 15th Dis- j trict Congressional post, was j on the record this week with ! a personal stand in favor of the Bureau of Reclamation project ioi the Valley.Kazen's viewpoint, expressed :n a letter in answer to an inquiry by County Judge Oscai C. Dancy of Cameron county, long-time- advocate of the Bureau, placed him exactly positc his opponent in August 28 run-off, Lloyd Bentsen Jr.Last May Bentsen had stated that he was personally opposed to the project as proposed by the Bureau.In his letter to the Laredo ex-district attorney, Judge Dancy said he felt that the next Congressman would be a key man in working for theproject, if he were not “handicapped by his pre-declared opposition to it.”Kazen declared in his answer to Judge Dancy:“I personally favor obtaining the best possible Bureau of Reclamation project on thebest possible terms for theValley, and I favor the policy of placing a final project before the people to vote upon at as early a date as possible.” In addition to his stand on the project itself, Kazen again stated his previous stand inregard to the 160-acre limitation.“I believe the 160-acre limitation in our Reclamation Law should not be used as an ex cusc to dlt; feat the project. The r.i'lt; ; 1 s of the small farmer . . . must come first.Kazen also stated that he would continue to idvocate as much federal aid as possible wthoir. local cost for reclamation work, and repeated his ck sir** to speed construction of the three dams on the Rio Grande, regardless of the outcome of other projects.“None of us wants unreasonably high taxes or undue control from W-h:ngton,” Kazen stated “Neither do we want a ruinous high water table. due to poor drainage. W must also plan ahead so that we can utilize every available drop of water after the dams are built.diords May Get Rent Control Aidrentsuch seasoi for tliinconthe 1 paid“IfThe L uvor R; G-m.de Valley area rent office, headed by Director Rufus B. Penrv. now is fully equipped with instruction- and supplies for,i helping landlords who want to j take advantage of the Wash- j ingtcn-announced short form ! petition (D-58A) for increasing rents on hardship grounds.1 “We are making every effort to advise properly all who 1 inquire about the best way to proceed in using this newhardship petition form. Mr..Penry said. But the simplified ’ appearance of the new short form has misled some land-j lords who might be better• served by the previous hardship petition form, Mr. Penry warned.The new short form maybe used by a landlord only if every one of six conditions apply, the rent director said. The six conditions are:If four or fewer rental dwelling units are owned: if the petition ONLY on increased costs for taxes, fuel, utilities, and insurance; if no part of the building concerned is used for commercial purposes; if the services furnishings, furniture, and equipment provided are not substantially less than those provided on the maximum rent date, except where there has been a reduction in the maximum rent by the areameet we a vious and help Penr) A -lions verse petlti the iPA Ramc has i the r Ramc the First can mane Bad\Vcj helps plied I of dr : ing;! wash I vent1BflDeAI k aBy Usin TEXAS LIQUIDthe fertilizer tlTWO E3SENT!FERTILIZATION ANDONE laborless applicationinHAROin n
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San Benito News
San Benito, Texas, US
Thu, Aug 19, 1948
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