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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1971
Page
2
Public notice invites readers to place wanted ads in the Enterprise Classifieds Wanted column. Readers are urged to submit brief descriptions of items sought and contact information for sellers. Ads appear under the trusted local classifieds section.
Gov. Preston Smith asks President Nixon to declare 60 Texas counties drought disaster areas and to allocate 5 million dollars in initial aid. He cites less than 1.5 inches of rain in six months and urges federal agencies be assigned to counties for inspections and guidance while avoiding state legislative disaster funding.
Lt Gov Ben Barnes announced a plan to shield aid to needy families with dependent children from a sharp May cut. Legislation would let the Welfare Department transfer up to 6.8 million dollars for AFDC for the current fiscal year ending August 31, drawing about 5 million from a Welfare contingency fund and 1 million or more from federal matches. A comptroller's office representative affirmed funds can be used to prevent the reduction, following the Welfare Board's March 22 decision to set the May cut.
Advertisement seeking an assistant shop foreman for metal work at Wintex Industries, Inc. located at 205 North Sanders. Apply in person.
Governor Smith named T Louis Austin Jr of Dallas to the Texas Board of Corrections succeeding Walter Pfluger of San Angelo. He reappointed Reagan Houston III of San Antonio to the TWU Board and named John Shivers of Austin and Mrs Marcella Perry of Houston to TWU. Douglas Bergman and Walter C Todd of Dallas were Re appointed to the Stephen F Austin State University Board with Robert C Gray of Austin added. H J Shands Sr of Lufkin will replace Arthur Temple Jr of Dibol on the Neches River Conservation District Board.
Third Court of Civil Appeals holds welfare applicants denied aid have no right to appeal to state courts as aid is not a vested property right. Court of Criminal Appeals says a district judge cannot credit county jail time toward a prison sentence while appealing conviction. Texas Supreme Court finds no adverse possession title for a man who built a cabin on Galveston Bay island and camped there for a decade. possession must last for the required period. A compact of water districts and river authorities may help obtain 40 million in federal funds for 1979 71. Attorney General Crawford Martin notes. Additional opinions: independent school district may bid for class rings and grant exclusive servicing rights. five-year extension questioned in federal courts. Unconstitutional section on abandonment of mineral estate without notice or hearing. rest intact. Governor Smith cites 1970 Texas traffic toll rise to 3560 fatalities, economic loss over 1 billion. pledges public campaigns and law enforcement emphasis. Texas Classroom Teachers Association urges school sanctions and professional duties.
The Texas Highway Department released a 200 page guide titled Texas Land of Contrast. It covers 371 cities and towns with parks lakes forests recreation areas Big Bend Padre Island National Seashore and a campground guide. It includes hunting and fishing basics and 400 color photos. Distribution through tourist bureaus and mail responses to out of state inquiries.
Gov. Preston Smith signs two bills. HB 377 permits hunting of game animals and non migratory birds from motor vehicles on private property with proper licensing, while HB 381 removes the American buffalo from the list of game animals, ending the department licensing role for surplus buffalo on farms.
A sub-panel will report the tax bill back to the Senate State Affairs Committee after the Legislature returns from Easter holidays. House Redistricting conducts conferences with Washington lawmakers. A pardon resolution for Lt. William L. Calley Jr. over the My Lai killings is urged by the Senate. The House forms a general investigating committee on the Sharpstown Bank collapse with state agency aid. An early vote on the liquor by the drink bill is anticipated.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists report white tailed deer in South Texas brush country are in better condition where hunting pressure was heavy during the past season. In northern Zavala County and other less hunted areas, deer show poorer condition with some die-off noted.
James R. Kane of Paris is named new executive director of the Republican party of Texas. Peter Rousse of Houston joins United Nations Ambassador George Bush in New York as a press information specialist. New Citizens Bank seeks a charter in Fort Worth.
Europe welcomed potatoes first introduced from America. The Washington Monument was dedicated on February 21, 1885, marking a milestone in U.S. history.
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