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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1973
Page
2
Two classic cars priced to sell: a 1969 Pontiac Catalina 4 door V8 with R and H air power options at 1150 and a 1968 Mustang V8 with 4 speed R and H at 1175. Other vehicles available and customers encouraged to call 743-6821 day or night.
Nine hundred forty Gulf tracts totalling 998610 acres and 563 Texas bays tracts including 267678 acres are to be leased for five years. Oil firms and bidders submit sealed bids as Armstrong notes record interest and states the sale could be the largest in 25 years. The in kind option may replace cash royalties, enabling cities to buy gas directly from the state.
Differing state and federal penalties for water pollution control have stalled designating the Texas Water Quality Board to issue national pollution discharge elimination system permits under 1972 amendments. TWQB executive director Hugh Yantis cites a $125,000 Armco Steel penalty as among the largest under state law.
Dave Richards an Austin attorney for the State AFL CIO seeks authority for 10 individuals to intervene in a Tarrant County House redistricting case. If approved by the three-judge federal court, judges would split Travis Lubbock McClelland Jefferson Nueces El Paso Hidalgo and Galveston into single member House districts.
The Texas Attorney General outlines that county commissioners may hire experts to reassess county property for taxes while tax assessors lack that authority. Other opinions cover wage withholdings for overpayments, board-service conflicts, wildlife investigation permits, textbook adoption royalties, cooperative materials, and reciprocal CPA certification for out-of-state accountants living in the U. S.
Gov. Dolph Briscoe appoints Brig. Gen. James M. Rose to head the Division of Planning Coordination. Land Commissioner Robert L. Armstrong is chosen vice president of the Western States Land Commissioners Association. Whitaker named Harris County district attorney for the 173rd district includes Anderson Henderson and Houston counties. Andras of Houston named to Governor energy advisory council. Strahan Temple Clements Dallas Brown San Antonio named to advisory council on community affairs. Ralph Wayne becomes executive vice president of Herman Bennett Company in Brownwood. John A. Burke joins Texas Water Rights Commission staff as engineering technician.
Texas Oil Company invites a reliable man over 40 for short trips near Winters. Contact customers, training provided. Send inquiries to Dr. C. K. Holley P O Box 789 Fort Worth Texas 76101 Itc.
Ed Bonn of Denison led the Texas Parks and Wildlife striped bass project aiming for one million fingerlings in the first full production year. Bonn and staff worked to meet the 1973 goal, coming close to reaching it.
The State Insurance Board will publicize names of insurers and individuals cited for unfair or deceptive practices. Chairman Joe Christie reported eight cease and desist orders against firms or individuals in San Antonio Dallas Fort Worth Abilene Austin Denton and Atlanta. The board will hire a consultant to improve operations and plans to issue guidelines next month on Health Maintenance Organizations offering medical coverage at fixed fees.
Federal grants totaling more than 13.1 million dollars fund 54 Texas districts this school year. Funds support 31 basic education projects 18 bilingual programs nine compensatory efforts three special reading initiatives and two metropolitan area programs to reduce minority isolation in large cities with multiple districts.
Governor Briscoe will head a Texas trade mission to Japan next month. The report notes other state actions including a Railroad Commission hearing on restoring pressure in East Texas oilfields and a Veterans Administration outpatient clinic planned for El Paso early next year.
Bonn said the Texas hatcheries delivered two million fry to five state facilities. Of 4.9 million fry produced, 618000 fingerlings remained, with a 30.6 percent success rate compared to a 20 percent federal average. Hybrids and striped bass stocked in seven lakes, including Granbury Spence Whitley Travis with millions of fingerlings released.
The Winters Enterprise reports Lake Bastrop Mayse Lake and Canyon stocked with stripers and hybrids on a put grow and take basis. Texas now has 11 stocked lakes with stripers and hybrids. Bardwell Lake south of Dallas yielded a 12 pound female and a five pound male striper, indicating possible spawning. Naturals include some hybrid white striped bass found at Bardwell. Nearby Spence may also contain hybrids.
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