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.« s ' ** arm bureau hits back Prof to address P.E. association THE BATTALION Page 3 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1977 ;eks * 0 veh 1“ dited I® 1 irfSff'' Voodl^ sdipfi’ 1 iuIAh' 1 ml MO* »C«* jin T)* iCilk* 1 »*' P>ll<^ (CkW /,«>»« w<* tdi*"' United Press International bUSTON — The president of [states largest farm and ranch pzatipn Tuesday said its mem- | will work to pass a constitn- amendment permitting ag- Itural land to be taxed on its Buctive value rather than its jiet value. irrol Chaloupka of Dalhart, a grain and cattle man, said the Farm Bureau was taking the Ion in response to an attorney feral’s ruling that a new tax relief jram was unconstitutional in its lent form. Jexas Attorney General John Hill |ed the opinion in Austin then i to Houston where he person- lexplained the situation to 1,500 Mention delegates. Ihaloupka said he did not blame lor Gov. Dolph Briscoe for the lation. I have no reason to blame him jscoe), he said. ‘1 don’t blame body. “We in agriculture have got to do a better job. We’ve got to cause the legislature to move when they need to move. We re going to do every thing we can to make it legal. “The Texas Farm Bureau is very disappointed by the ruling of the at torney general, but we know he did what he had to do,” Chaloupka said. “We must work harder to have the amendment to the constitution ap proved so we can put it to work.” Hill’s decision said a bill passed by the 1977 Legislature providing for taxation of farm and ranch land on its productive value is uncon stitutional without a change in the constitution. He said sponsors of the bill origi nally made its effect contingent upon passage of a constitutional amendment, and changed the word ing of the bill only after the pro posed amendment failed in the House by one vote. “Tax relief for farmers and ranch ers is imperative and is of the high est urgency. Hill told the group. “It is essential for those who have chosen agriculture as a livelihood, and it is essential for everyone of us who depend, as we all do, on food and fiber produced on Texas farms and ranches. Hill said the issue — House Bill 22 — simply did not conform to the Texs Constitution. “No amount of sugar coating will hide the bitter taste of the invalidity of House Bill 22, just as no amount of gimmickry or legal acrobatics will save the bill unless the Constitution is amended,” he said. Hill, conceding he risked the anger of the state’s agricultural in dustry by facing the Farm Bureau meeting, said he made the trip be cause some state leaders wanted to embarrass him. “It could hurt me some politi cally, but I’m not worried about that, Hill said. “I just want the truth out so when I am governor in 1979, we can come down here and deal effectively with this issue.” VJ Dr. John R. Hoyle of Texas A&M University will deliver the keynote address Dec. 8 before 2,000 delegates at the 54h con vention of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (TAHPER) in Dallas. Hoyle, associate professor and coordinator of research, planning and evaluation in the Educa tional Administration Depart ment, will speak on “The Future — Fumbled or Fantastic?. Hoyle holds three degrees from Texas A&M and has done doctoral study at Colorado Uni versity and post-doctoral study at Texas Christian University. He is a former teacher, coach and ad ministrator at Odessa and Mid land. accused of deciding for votes United Press International JUSTIN —Comptroller Bob Bul- Tuesday accused Attorney Jieral John Hill of “weighing the |tf before deciding on the con- utionality of a law permitting ag- [illural land to be taxed on its pet value. II ruled the bill passed by the Legislature was unconstitu- nal, and could not be im- Imented unless the legislature |Texas voters approve a constitu- Jial amendment authorizing as- |sment of taxes based on some mila other than market value, he attorney general contended mews conference Monday that litical opponents had attempted [embarrass him by forcing him to ?on the validity of the bill. The truth is, Bullock said, “that Hill has shown he is fully capable of embarrassing himself politically without anyone’s help.” He noted Hill, who is opposing Gov. Dolph Briscoe in the Demo cratic primary, had closed an Amarillo adult movie theater on the eve of a campaign visit to Amarillo, and a federal court said Hill’s action was in bad faith. “John Hill wanted to ride into Amarillo on a white horse and a wave of publicity,” Bullock said. “But the attorney general of Texas, above all people, should know he’s got to put the law of the land ahead of personal political gain.” Bullock said, “Hill sounds like the boy who cried wolf, crying politics, politics,’ at every turn, even while admitting he consulted his political advisers about when and where to release his opinion on House Bill 22.” Hill told reporters Monday he had talked with his campaign staff and decided to announce his deci sion on the agricultural land bill at the state convention of the Texas Farm Bureau in Houston, one of the groups which unsuccessfully sought the tax break for farm and ranch land. 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