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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1975
Page
1
Texas House members argue over a bill to limit fines to 25 dollars for speeds between 55 and 70 mph and bar insurance premium penalties. Sen. Snelson of Midland and Rep. Laney of Plainview advocate relaxing penalties as lawmakers clash over enforcement and legality.
The Calhoun County Commissioners Court authorized pre-application for USDA Farmers Home Administration funds to issue $90,000 in bonds for Drainage District No 10. They also approved purchasing a Unicom radio for the Calhoun County Airport at $644 from a Corpus Christi firm, funded by Revenue Sharing. Other actions included paving bids for the Courthouse Annex parking lot, designating First National Bank Port Lavaca as depository, and a closed session on personnel matters.
The 8th Gulf Bend Center Conference returns Friday at Victoria High School from 9 00 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. It is an in service for teachers with a keynote on The Realities of Being a Teacher and 21 seminar topics. Participants include C O Chandler Dr Dorothy Watson Dr Robert Zawadzki W O Nesbitt and Richard Danko with presenters from Gulf Bend Center Victoria ISD Devereux Schools and the University of Houston Victoria Center.
Cloudy cool afternoon and tonight with a 50 percent chance of rain and a few thundershowers. Warmer by Wednesday with decreasing clouds. Northeasterly winds 12 to 22 mph, gusty, diminishing tonight. Highs near 50 this afternoon, low 40s tonight, mid 60s Wednesday. Boating winds 18 to 25 knots, seas 4 to 6 feet, higher in showers. Low tide 5 38 a.m., high 2 38 p.m. Sunset 7 30 p.m. Sunrise 7 50 a.m. Pressure 30.22 rising.
The Port Lavaca Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce will host the second legislative forum Friday at 7 30 a m in the Viking Inn Restaurant. W R Bill Farghar Lavaca Navidad River Authority Edna will outline the Palmetto Dam project and discuss water development and navigation legislation with implications for coastal Texas. Dick Tatum urges reservations by Thursday at 552 2959 for those in Port Navigation irrigation and soil conservation circles.
In Congress Democrats push a 12 billion emergency subsidy to lower mortgage rates for about 400,000 middle income families. The plan would cut rates to 6 or 7 percent for FHA and VA loans, with two subsidy options and funding through June 30, 1976, covering new or used housing and up to 25 percent for unsold new homes.
Seadrift city council approved higher gas rates with Alderman Lloyd Chatham dissenting. The hike, based on Houston Natural Gas demand, raises the minimum gas bill from 2.25 to 3 for 400 cubic feet and adds about 1.63 monthly for average users. Water and sewer minimums for multi unit dwellings rise from 4.25 to 5 and 2 to 3 respectively. Howard Bowman chaired the study and Howard Bell notes the system valued at 147,715 will yield a 3.95 percent return. higher returns were rejected to avoid steep bills. The action targets residents and hotel motel operators through April billing.
Pre applications for Community Development Act funds were sent to HUD in San Antonio by Rick Bilbie of the Golden Crescent Council of Governments. Seadrift requests total about 955,897 with allocations for drainage 72,469 water and sewer 116,153 and a senior citizen youth recreation facility 62,275. Point Comfort projects total 134,320 with top priority senior citizen youth recreation facility 57,000 drainage 57,000 and pedestrian walkways 19,320.
At Point Comfort and Seadrift, filing closes at 5 p.m. with three Seadrift council seats and the Marshall post in Point Comfort attracting candidates. Theola Hoelder and Lloyd Chatham seek re election in Seadrift while Norman Morgan’s term ends. In Point Comfort Wayne Thonsgard Mason Askew and Michael Harrington seek the Marshall post. Incumbent Robert Sheppard also filed for a council seat and Suggs term ends. Candidates must be 18 resident six months starter March 5 and state 12 months.
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