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2 help from her assistant, Sharonn Brew, who served as our secretary. I also want to th ank Mr. Earl Williams for grant- ing me four interviews and one with his assistant, Miss Mattely, also for his coming to one of our Commission meetings to make a presentation. And last, but not least, I want to express my appreciation to the members of the Commission for their coopera- tion and support. Part II. The Present Situation Now to the background since 1961. Of course, the cemetary is much older than that, but I chose this date because I could find no data preceding it. We know there are problems with the cemetary--the question is why? Pretty much, they are problems of finance and record keeping. No one, as far as I could find, has any record of payments for lots preceding 1961, although there were, indeed, such payments. In 1961, it was decided to institute "Perpetual Care" payments, but this was not made mandatory until 1968. Those, who had already purchased lots were encouraged to buy perpetual care and 448 of them did between 1961 and 1968. In 1968, perpeutal care was made mandatory, and a Trust Fund agreement was passed by ordinance. A copy of the Trust Agreement appeared in The San Marcos Record on June 27, 1968; you will find a copy -- of it attached to this report. According to the trust, the income from the investment of the Trust Fund was to be used first to maintain the grave (s) of those who paid for perpetual