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time to say
The elections, excluding two run-off elections in our area, are over. Voters have de
their representatives on various boards and councils will be for the next two years.
Looking back we find that this election has left us facing the retirement of several board l
hers who have served for a number of years. They have served conscientiously and with
interests of others in mind.
Officials who serve on our school boards and councils receive no compensation.
meetings regularly, offer volunteer services when the need arises, spend countless hours
related meetings and doing committee work.
They listen to the complaints and rarely hear anyone compliment successful operations.
They are appreciated, however, and we would like to be among the first to say
Larry Don Estes, C. L. Nichols, Carl Anderson and Robert Hernandez.
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Though re-organization of the Public Utilities Commission hasn't taken place yet,
of it has. Re-organization is at hand, however.
All three of the former members have resigned. Each cited the criticism of the trio
Governor Mark White as reasons for their departures.
The governor jumped in immediately after his November election sa that the
commission needed to be elected instead of appointed. At that time
appoint one member after taking office. He had promised voters during the camps
would see that the utilities were held in line. Making any significant impact on utility
appointment to the three-member board was, of course, unlikely. Could he really change
promised, even with three appointments?
He had no idea that he would get to appoint three right from the start of his new term. He
that whether he appointed one or three that the commission could not really lower utility
elected one couldn't either.
He had campaigned on the basis that he would do something, however, and if he left it
people to elect the commission then the matter would be out of his hands.
But, the solution is really not that simple. There is a two-fold problem: increasing utilitY
and the need for dependable service.
Most people realize that the election of a utility commission is no solution at all. It would
make the problem greater. Simply because a person can campaign doesn't mean that they
do a good job on the commission.
The appointed commission is the rule throughout the nation. Today eleven states elect
commissioners.. There were twenty states doing this fifty years ago. And there were fewer J
with commissions then.
Governor White's appointees will now constitute the entire board. The legislative
that has been studying the public utilities commission did not agree with the governor on
for an elected commission. Now the legislature as a whole will get to decide that question.
Governor White still says he favors an elected commission, he is not pushing for it nearly
he was when he was campaigning for election.
The appointment of the PUC commission is far better. It will keep the
pro-utility folks from making the election such a partisan one. Instead, appointed
what is best for customers and the utilities that serve them.
And, that's how it should be.
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"~aving lived in the san~e area my en- just take a deep breath and try to keep ' paid elected officials. Here
tire life I have continuall~ found myself up." volunteers who give of their
answering the queries of 'city folk' who It's true, you know. working hours to try to
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wonder what we do here 'in the country' In the city their firemen are paid to leadership needed to run
to occupy ourselves, do the job. Ours do their jobs and then schools.
To answer truthfully one would come work in being firemen when needed. In What do we do to keep
across sounding terribly self- the city they have organizations with the country'? It's simple,
important. I have learned to smile and paid leaders to provide summer sports love our neighbors, we care
explain that we manage to keep busy. activities for the children. We provide people, we work to make
Martha Hedman, a long-time friend for our own after doing a day's work at munities better and we let
who attended school in Trinidad in her the office. In the city the large churches people know how very specl.
younger years, has recently moved are operated with paid personnel to do It's a great place to live,
back. She returned to the old home town the work. Here we have volunteertry'. If you haven't tried it
from Houston where she had taught treasurers, volunteer choir leaders, deep breath and see if you
school for a number of years, volunteer organists and pianists, volun- It gives
She dropped by the house for a visit teers who see that literature is ordered
during Easter when a lot of our family and that everything is ready for the
was in town. During the conversation fellowship dinners.
she said that her friends from the city In the cities there are organizations P.O.
had been asking her waht she did to that arrive when people have troubls:
keep busy now that she has moved back floods, fires disasters. Here, we do what Malakoff, Texas
to 'the country', we can for our neighbors when they To the Editor:
"I always tell them." she said, "that I need our heir. In the cities they have As Drama teacher and U.:
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take this opportunity to
deep gratitude to those who
to our props, costumes
support for our one-act play.
Thanks to Sally's
astro turf, McCool's Dept.
costume part, Mrs.
the park benches and to
who contributed time and
costumes and getting
Sandy Holyfleld,
Sonntag and Patsy Ashton.
were with us through all
together of our last minute
I love all of you for
spend so many hours away
and at practice. We had a
and I appreciate all the
port that all of you gave.
great group of young
we have almost become a
will always have a special
heart.
Our play,
dinary Things," was
Saturday, March 26, at
was our district
home with 4 individual
Ashlock was named to
Cast Conn/e Sonntag, Kelly
Harold Holyfield were
tion. The rest of the cast
Tarkington, Diana Meyer,
and Norman Ashton. Our
bets were Chris Turner
and Teresa Webb.
We are already making
year and expect as much
from the cast and all of
us.
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