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The llcarnc (Texas) Democrat, Thursday, December 5, 1974 Washington Report By Sen. Lloyd Bentsen Jr. Local Happenings From Franklin In 1973, former President Richard Nixon issued an executive order that opened the income tax returns of our nation's farmers to inspection by officials and employees of the Department of Agriculture. Although the order was later reversed, it darkly hinted at the potential for abuse of the Internal Revenue Service. It hinted at an erosion of the principle of confidential tax returns.

hinted at the use of IRS. information for political harassment. In response to this, I introduced last March the first bill in the Senate to provide increased statutory protection tor the confidentiality of federal tax returns. Continuing revelations of IKS abuse, however, made it necessary to expand my original bill and make it stronger. With this in mind, 1 have introduced new legislation that would restore the integrity of the IRS and Federal tax system in two ways.

It would insulate the IRS from partisan political pressures and abuse. And, it would reassure Ameri- obtained tax information on Governor George Wallace of Alabama and leaked this to the press. In 1972, White House Counsel John Dean personally requested tax information from the IRS on a list of 575 names of Democratic presidential campaign supporters. And, going beyond the White House, in 1973 alone 15 different and independent federal agencies requested and received tax returns of individuals. Among these were the Civil Aeronautics Boa the Home Loan Bank Board and the U.

S. Postal Service. The legislation I have introduced would severely limit this practice and restore the privacy of people's tax returns. It would require all officials and agencies, however high, to submit written lists of all requested tax information that detail specifically the purpose of each request. These lists, together with complete audit of the use of IKS lax information, would be reviewed each year by the General Accounting Office, an arm of can taxpayers that the infor- Congress.

mation on their tax returns will remain confidential. REQUIRES TRUST We have in America a highly successful and largely voluntary system of federal taxation. Every spring of every year the people of our country file reports on their annual Criminal penalties would be imposed against any official who misuses or tries to misuse confidential tax information. Taken as a whole, our system of taxation is a good and workable one. But it will remain so only if it continues to have the support and earnings and, if necessary, pay confidence of the American master the balance of their required people, tax.

Reaffirming the privacy of They do all this willingly, tax returns and insulating the And, because of this, our Internal Revenue Service from system of taxation has worked political pressures will help very well. maintain that support. But their willingness, to a large extent, depends on several assumptions. The American people assume that their income tax returns will be kept confidential. They assume that tax John A.

Cargill Dies On Friday Funeral services for Terry Pendleton Culbreth of Hearne were held at 2 p. m. Saturday, November 30, from the First Baptist Church of Hearne with the Rev. James E. Scirratt officiating.

Burial followed in Norwood Cemetery with Heartfield Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Serving as pallbearers were Ed Kleiber, James Adams, John Henry Wilson Cummings Suggs, E. A. Pursley, Bill Palmos, W. R.

Pardo, Odis Hoyt and Jimmy Tidwell. Mr. Culbreth's brothers were named as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Culbreth died on Friday, November 29.

He was born February 1, 1909 in Madisonville and was 65 years, nine months and two days of age at death. After graduating from Madisonville High School he attended Tyler Commercial College. He married the former Miss Norma Avis Thames of Wheelock on July 13, 1929 and they made their home in Hearne where she preceded him in death in 1968. Mr. Culbreth was also preceded in death by his oldest son, Terry P.

Culbreth Jr. in 1973. Mr. Culbreth retired March 1 from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company after 47 years service as wire chief and radio supervisor. He went, to work for the company in 1927 at Houston and came to the Hearne office in 1929.

Mr. Culbreth was a past of Golden Rule Masonic Lodge and a past patron of the Hearne Eastern Star Chapter. He was a Shriner with the Ben Hur Temple of Austin and was also a Scottish Rite Mason. Mr. Culbreth was a former president of the Hearne School Board and the Hearne Lions Club.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hearne. He is survived by one son, Dr. Kenneth M. Culbreth and four grandchildren of Bay Funeral services for John information is for the eyes of Cargill, 87, of Hearne the IRS only. They assume were he i a 2 p.

m. Sunday, ity; one sister, Mrs. Mary such information will never be December 1, from the chapel athis of Pasadena; and six used for purposes of political Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home brothers, P. M. Culbreth, H.

E. harassment or pressure. in ran kHn with the Rev. Olin In short, they assume that Baxter and the Rev. James our IRS system of taxation is Barnett of Hearne officiating.

one of integrity. This is a Burial was in Mount Pleasant necessary assumption and it Cemetery, should be a safe one. Mr. Cargill died on Friday, The events of recent months, November 29, in Robertson County Community Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Luster, an He had lived in Hearne for the their daug hters and grand- in past two years.

Mr. Cargill daughter, Tracy Luster of Denise Alma Dodds Mr. and Mrs. John D. Lovell and Matt recently visited her father, L.

M. McLain and her sister, Mr. and Mrs. A. S.

Luther, all of College Station. David Treese, who has been visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Johnston while on leave from the Navy, left last Saturday for his new assignment in Tennessee. Mrs.

C. R. Elder submitted to surgery last week in St. Luke's Hospital at Houston. Louis Jett was home on leave from the Veterans Hospital in Temple last weekend.

Doyal Caldwell Jr. of Trinity visited last weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Doyal Caldwell. Mr.

and Mrs. Chester Dodds and Kevin of Pasadena spent the Thanksgiving holiday with his father, Lee Dodds, his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Virgel G. Richardson Service Sunday Funeral services for Gilbert Oliver Richardson of Hearne were held at 2:30 p.

m. Sunday, December 1, from the chapel of Heartfield Funeral Home with the Rev. James E. Scirratt of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in Norwood Cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers: Robert Richardson, Buddy Martin, Buster Ervin, Cecil Reagan, J.

H. Richardson and Claude Richardson. Mr. Richardson died in Hearne on Saturday, November 30, after having been in failing health in recent years. He was born March 25, 1885 in the Owensville community and was 89 years, eight months and five days of age.

He spent his lifetime in Robertson County. Mr. Richardson was a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Mae Richardson of Hearne; and three brothers, Aubrey Richardson of Hearne, Earl Richardson of El Paso and J.

M. Richardson of San Angelo. Culbreth and A. B. Culbreth of Madisonville, A.

J. Culbreth of Huntsville, W. W. Culbreth of Bryan and T. G.

Culbreth of Houston. Mr. and Mrs. R. E.

Luster, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Neumann, Tammy and Lori of Lake Jackson were holiday visitors in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.

W. Neumann. however, have brought this nation face to face with alarming reality. Those come tax returns we assume to was born September 22, 1887 in HeaTne" and Mrs. be confidential and politically Ro rs but had lived near Gibson and Jennifer'of Bryan, invulnerable we team more Franklin for 58 years prior to and Mr and Mrs.

O. L. Harris and more have been misused moving to Hearne. Mr. Cargill Jr tneir sonSi Glenn, Steve and abused by officials in was a retired farmer and a and Nealj and a i en Miss power.

member of the Church of Kathy Do 'herty, spent Thanks- My legislation is an effort to Cnri st. gjvjng Day in Clute where end this. Survivors include his wife, tlley were entertained in the RETURNS REAFFIRMED rs. Martha Cargill; three nome of Mr and Mrs. Roy The law I'm proposing would SO S) Qdie Cargill of Hearne, Luster and children.

carefully restrict the existing Qbie Cargill of Franklin and practice of distributing confi- Billy Cargill of Bryan; seven Ml and Mr s. Mercer Bussa dential tax returns and tax grandchildren and four great ot Ba ytown and their daughter, information to federal, state grandchildren. Miss Gwen ussa of Jackson, and local government agencies Mississippi, were visitors in that play no role at all in the Ml and rs. A. J.

Nigliazzo the home of Mrs. Bussa's enforcement of our tax laws. entertained their son, Dr. and mother, Mrs. Ola Lynn on In 1970, the White House Mrs Marc Nigliazzo of Odessa, Monday of last week.

Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. V. M.

Newell's holiday guests included their daughters, the Rev. and Mrs. T. S. Green and daughter, Miss Annesta Green, of Houston and Mr.

and Mrs. John Yeatts of Houston and daughter, Miss Harriette Yeatts who is a student at Baylor University in Waco; also, Mrs. Newell's sister, Mrs. lola Barnes and grandson, Brent Grahamn, of Grand Prairie. Cobb and his brother, Mr.

and Mrs. R. L. Dodds Pat and Kim, all of New Baden. Mr.

arid Mrs. Norman Bates and sons, Norman David and Keith of Houston spent the holidays visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgel Cobb of New Baden. Mr.

and Mrs. John E. Turner of Pasadena were holiday guests of her mother, Mrs. Alma Dodds. Mrs.

Horace Bolton spent Thanksgiving with her daughter, Mrs. Billie Meadors and sons. Mrs. Collie Merryman and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Darwin Revia, Lisa and Gary of Winnie visited their mother and grandmother, Mrs. Elsie Bolton, during the holidays. Mrs. Valerie Anderson of Bryan, Mr. and Mrs.

Victor Perkins and Shawn Lee enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with their parents and brother, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Perkins and Don. William Wymola Jr. of Bryan spent the Thanksgiving holidays with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. W. J. Wymola. Mr.

and Mrs. John Fulton of Houston and Emmett T. Love of Waco visited their mother, Mrs. Ola Morgan, and sister, Mr. and Mrs.

William Wymola last weekend. Visiting with Mrs. Pearl Tarver for the holidays were her children, Mrs. Lois Martin, J. B.

Tarver of Houston, Clyde Tarver of Conroe and Otha Tarver of Franklin; and grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Grace and Melissa, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Grace, Mr.

and Mrs. Timmy Grace and children of Houston. Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Leon Tarver for the holidays were their daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. Hamilton, Shelly and Wendy of Houston; and Hamilton's brother, Tom Hamilton of Olbia, Iowa. Don Baxter and Tracy, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Elston and daughter of Houston and Amy Record of Bryan visited their mother and grandmother, Mrs.

Pearl Baxter during the holidays. Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Gene Peiskee and family last week were Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Peiskee and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee Smith and children of Bel ton. Visiting with Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Boyd through the holidays were their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ray McBride, Lisa and Brian of Houston; J. M. Boyd of Centerville, Mr.

and Mrs. Jack G. Boyd and children and Mr. and Mrs. A.

Z. Boyd and children of Seagoville. Thomas Morrow Dies Thursday and their guests, Miss Peggy Hernandez of Odessa and Ron Woodard of Huntsville at the weekend. The Marc also visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

W. Belva Scale Baytown with week's visit. returned them for to a Mrs. Lynn Johnson of Hearne spent Thanksgiving Funeral services for Thomas F. Tippit, and sister, Mr.

and holidays in Houston with her (Tom) Morrow, 80, of Franklin Mrs. Bill Evans Trey and were held at 1 p. m. Sunday, Tara. December 1, from the Church God in Christ at Franklin Mr.

and Mrs. L. E. Slagle of A 12-point buck was killed by with the Rev. W.

W. Walker Lafayette, Louisiana who have Mrs. Juanita Elliott of Bryan officiating and burial following been visiting in Hearne with in the Peach Creek community in Franklin Cemetery. his sisters, Misses Julia, Mr. Walker died Thursday, Martha, Marie and Sara son and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Johnson, Carl and Susan. on November 23. Her husband, Richard, also bagged a 10-point Mr. and Mrs.

W. A. Nichols of the Sutton community accompanied by their grandson, Mr. -and Mrs. Jerry Nichols, Chad and Kip of Wheelock, were Thanksgiving Day guests in the Austin home of the W.

A. Nichols' granddaughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tabors. Other family members joining the group for the celebration were Mr.

and Mrs. Charley Altimore, Dana, Lisa and Allison and Mr. and Mrs. James Nichols, Natalie and Noel, all of Beeville; also the Howard Nichols family of Austin. Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Mathews, Susan and Scott of Corpus Christi were joined by their son and brother, Tommy, who is a student at Graceland College in Iowa, in Bryan during the Thanksgiving holidays. The family enjoyed visiting with Mrs. Mathews' parents, Mr. and Mrs.

A. B. Cannon, and other family members in Bryan. The visitors also enjoyed fellowship with Mathews' mother, Mrs. Letha Mathews, and his brothers, Mr.

and Mrs. Jack A. Mathews and Angela and Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Mathews, Rhonda and Margie.

SiTATE CAPITAL 'Sidelights AND by Lyndell Williams Joining Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Priestly for the Thanksgiving holidays were their children, Bob and Suzanne Priestly, who are both students at the University of Texas in Austin.

AUSTIN, delegates will be heading for Kansas City, this week for a new kind of Democratic national convention. Most of them are just as glad there has never been one like it before and hope that there will never be another. The "mini-convention" or 1974 Conference on Democratic Policy and Organization was mandated by the 1972 Democratic National Convention. Its job is to produce the first national charter or constitution in history for a major American political party. It will also serve as a forum for discussion of national issues.

Four panels will meet December 6 to discuss four general areas, in identifying the issues of. greatest concern to the Democratic party. The party charter will be adopted after debate by 2,038 delegates December 7, and issue panel moderators will make their reports and addresses December 8. Gov. Dolph Briscoe is chairman of the Texas delegation, which includes as ex-officio members all members of the Democratic congressional delegation.

Texas liberals, unhappy with selection of Briscoe in a telephone poll, named Ms. Billie Carr of Houston, a national Democratic committee member, their chairwoman. Prospective candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination in U.S. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of expected to make strong bids for attention at the Kansas City sessions.

VOTES of the statewide general election vote reconfirmed Atty. Gen. John Hill as the top vote-getting incumbent. He polled 1,170,253 votes to win over Republican Tom Cole, with 379,108 and the Socialist Workers Party nominee, with 30,677. Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong came in second in the canvass with 1,136,321, and Agriculture Commissioner John C.

White third, with 1,125,577. All the incumbents scored more than a million votes. High Republican vote-getter in the canvass was treasurer candidate Robert G. Holt, with 559,402. Votes for governor and lieutenant governor will not be canvassed until the legislature convenes in January.

The House of Representatives takes care of that. The Board of Canvassers canvasses the other races, including legislative, congressional and judicial. COURTS BUSY During January-June, 1,716,697 cases were filed in or appealed to county, justice of the peace and municipal courts of the state, according to Texas Civil Judicial Council. Fifty-three per cent of the county court criminal cases and 38 per cent of the civil cases were dismissed or settled before trial. Justice of the peace and municipal courts received $26.4 million in revenue during the six-month reporting period.

The council reported 184 of the 254 constitutional county courts have judges who are not, attorneys. Only six per cent of 934 justices of the peace are attorneys, and about 65 per cent of the 215 municipal courts (in cities over 5,000) are licensed lawyers. VETS DAY CHANGE BACKED Veterans Day would be returned to November 11, under legislation backed by Governor Briscoe and sponsored by Rep. Lindon Williams of Houston. Forty-two other states already have enacted similar bills.

Federal legislation changed the date from November 11 to the last Monday in October. Mr. and Mrs. Henry DeVries, Michelle and Denise of Angleton were guests in the home of her parents and brother, Mr. and Mrs.

Pete Garner and Bob, during the Thanksgiving holidays at which time they also celebrated the birth anniversary of Mr. DeVries, an event of November 29. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sangerhausen and sons, Chuck and Scott, of Baytown were Thanksgiving holiday visitors in Hearne with their parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Don McLeroy and Mrs. Ann Harris. Fred Walker, who is attending mortician's school in Houston, was in Hearne for the holidays visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Bob Walker, and friends. Jim Boxley a student at Texas State Technical Institute in Waco was home for the holidays visiting his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Jim Boxley and family. Mrs.

Will Mushinski accompanied her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mushinski and three children of Bryan, to Houston for the weekend to attend the wedding of her nephew. They also visited in the homes of Mr. and Mrs.

Tony Mushinski and Mrs. L. A. Bratton before returning to Hearne Sunday evening. Mrs.

I. D. McPhail was visited at the weekend by her sister, Mrs. B. K.

Harris of Bremond. Mr. and Mrs. H. O.

Abbott spent Thanksgiving at the home of a daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaw and daughter, Debbie, in Waco. Other family members also present for the traditional celebration were Jimmy Shaw and a friend, Miss Peggy Joyce, Mr. and Mrs.

Dick Allen and family, Mr. and Mrs. Don Phelps and family, all of Austin; and Mr. and Mrs. Butch Shaw of Houston.

Mrs. W. H. Thomas enjoyed having her daughter, Mr. and Mrs: Jim Gregory, Scott, Doyle and Jana of Winnie and her son, Mr.

and Mrs. Wallace Thomas and Beth Aim of Garland as recent guests. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Oliver and family and Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Cotropia and family also enjoyed their visit. Mr. and Mrs. J.

E. Stidham, accompanied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Komar of Ben Arnold, were Saturday visitors in Thompsons with her sister and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Dick S. Jaynes and sons, Dick Bruce Carl and Patrick. An annual Thanksgiving celebration was held in the home of Dr. and Mrs.

Ken Kennamer, Debbi, Sharon and Danna on Thursday with a turkey dinner and all the trimmings. Attending from Beaumont were Mrs. Kennamer's mother and sister, Mrs. Cleo McCusition and Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Blanton, Richard and Jeff, Dr. Kennamer's father, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kennamer of San Angelo, Mr. and Mrs.

H. D. McCuistion, Scott, Mark and Lisa of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Randy Blanton of College Station and Mr.

and Mrs. Larry Bossier, Scott and Susan of Hearne. Mr. and Mrs. Blake Guynes spent Thanksgiving Day in Bellmead with his sister, Mr.

and Mrs. Bill Robertson and family. Holiday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. James McGrew and his father, Wallace McGrew who is at home after a three-month stay in the hospital, were their daughter and granddaughter and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Poage and children, Coy, Cami and Carolyn of Houston, and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wear of Corpus Christi. Visitors during the holidays in the home of Mrs.

C. L. Hudson were her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. R.

P. Gallaher Bobby and Billy, and his father, R. P. Gallaher, all of Miami, Florida; Mr. and Mrs.

P. C. Hudson, Sharon, Julie and Patton Jr. of Corpus Christi and their daughter, Miss Dee Dee Hudson of San Marcos and Miss Ella Parron of Austin. November 28, at his home.

He Slagle, left Tuesday for San buck and her son, Karl Taylor, was a retired farmer and was Diego, Calif, to spend the preceded in death by his wife, Christmas holidays with their same day. Georgia Ann, about nine son and daughter-in-law, Ens. and Mrs. L. E.

Slagle Jr. While in Hearne the couple were killed his first deer, a doe, the months ago. He is survived by daughter, Mrs. Lola one The Howard Watson home in Austin was the setting for a Mae ues their daughter and Thanksgiving feast for family Edwards of Franklin; a son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Tom stepson, Edward Johnson of Caffery of Austin to attend the Franklin; one grandson; five Texas U. football brothers, Joseph Morrow of game. Beaumont, Nathan Morrow, Algino Morrow, John Morrow and Carey Morrow, all of Mrs. Elsa Minor and sons, Mark and Chris, of Dallas Franklin; and seven sisters, spent the holiday weekend in Mrs. Ada Morris of Clovis, Hearne with her parents, Mr.

New Mexico, Mrs. Maggie Ann and Mrs. W. H. Warren.

Watson of Franklin, Mrs. Sadie Joining the group for a Mae Thomas of Houston, Mrs. traditional family dinner members including his mother, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Scott and Dena and Mrs.

Watson's father, Obie Kirk, all of Hearne. Also Mr. and Mrs. Richard Elliott, Karl and Kathy, Mr. and Mrs.

Gene Huff and family of Bryan and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hafley and family of Kerrville. Mr. and Mrs.

W. C. Goepel and their grandchildren, Darrell, Kevin, Tim and Laura Caballero, spent the holidays in Houston with their daughter and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Carswell.

They also visited with friends, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Riggs.

Prior to Thanksgiving, Mr. and Mrs. Goepel accompanied by her sister, Mrs. 0. L.

Harris, and their granddaughter, Laura Caballero, were in Sonora to attend the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of the two ladies' brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Perry. Mr. and Mrs.

0. B. Fowler and his father, Leonidus Fowler, enjoyed having as their house guests during the holidays their son and grandson, Mr. and Mrs. O.

B. Fowler Lisa and Alan of Houston. The Houstonites also visited with her mother, Mrs. J. A.

Collins, at her Hearne home. Mrs. Letha Mathews accompanied by her granddaughter, Miss Rhonda Mathews, spent several days last week in the College Station home of Mrs. Mathews' daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.

Jerry Storrs, Jerry Jr. and Jimmy. The Storrs also enjoyed visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.

H. Storrs of Calvert, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon McNair Elmer Polk of Denver, Colo- Thanksgiving day were anoth- and sons, Duane and Douglas rado, Mrs.

Thelma Hunter of er daughter and family, Mr. of Portland, Mrs. Marie Bruce Bremond, Mrs. Vivian Perkins and Mrs. James Starkey and and Alisa of Lake Jackson and of Midland and Mrs.

Thena children, Ron and Terri, and Miss Eilene McNair of Hunts- Washington of Los Angeles, Mr. Starkey's father, Gene ville were Thanksgiving guests California. Starkey, all of Hearne. in the home of Melton McNair. Mr.

and Mrs. Jerry Conn welcomed as their holiday weekend guests their son, Jerry Conn Jr. and two of his school friends at Baylor University, Bill Donato of Denver, Colorado and Tony Lui of Kansas City, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs.

Hugh A. Wallace visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P.

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