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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1949
Page
13
Henderson legislator Joe B. Fleming chairing the House revenue and taxation committee says his omnibus tax bill will be kept on ice pending new efforts to trim state spending. He notes the measure is a skeleton plan intended to cover future needs if current revenue cannot sustain government costs.
The USDA reported a week of plentiful moisture with widespread rainfall in Texas. Farmers hope for warm, dry weather to allow fieldwork, germination of early plantings, and growth of small grains.
The Austin American Capitol reports a simplified debate on the Gilmer Aikin bills with humorous jabs and lighthearted exchanges. Fort Worth representative Doyle Willis argues to drop the program to committee of the whole while joking about rivals and textbook lobbyists.
J Albert Thompson asks the Supreme Court to rehear a case where the court ruled the City of Austin could pay advisory election expenses for Emma Long's council nomination last year. The majority found the city exceeded charter powers but would not block payment. the dissent argued there was no election and taxpayers should be protected.
The Texas Railroad Commission will hold its statewide proration hearing in Houston on April 19 to decide if recent curtailment trends should continue into spring. Officials say Texas has 750,000 extra barrels per day of shut-in capacity, and foreign imports peaked at 646,000 barrels daily in January with hopes that imports are now declining.
Gilmer-Aikin debate in the House Wednesday yields the Doyle Willis Cup to Sam Kinch of the Fort Worth Star-Tele gram. Willis credits the Star-Telegram as an outstanding Fort Worth newspaper while aides note Bill Aguron of the Fort Worth Press covered the debate. A battered wastebasket bearing the cup was placed at the reading clerk's stand inviting Kinch to claim it.
Only 18 percent of city taxes remained unpaid as six percent interest began accruing on tardy payments. Tax assessor Clifford Stohl reported collections through Monday night reached 3,183,541.10 dollars, 81.82 percent of an 3,891,096.46 dollar roll, above last year’s 62.57 percent.
In Sacramento on April 6 the Assembly public health committee moved aside a bill by John W. Evans from Los Angeles to ban home waving with a kit. Evans argued untrained use is dangerous and recalled a Kern County case where a woman began losing hair three weeks after a home wave.
In Memphis Tennessee two crutches placed beside a wall at the post office four years ago have remained untouched by workers or patrons, drawing attention as an odd, enduring display.
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