Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1980 Page: 1 of 16
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sidents of Precinct 1 who live
north of White Oak will vote
in Voting Box 5 in the
p.m.
Residents of Commission-
Races in which there is
opposition include the presi-
Who Are
The Andrews Sisters?
According to Mrs. Nugent
she has visited more than 50
counties, where her husband
75 Days
WITHOUT A
FATAL TRAFFIC
ACCIDENT IN
FRAN KUN
COUNTY
“Doc” Blanchard and Liber-
tarian David Hutzelman in
the November 4 election as
he attempts to be elected to
the remaining two years of
an unexpired term on the
commission.
Beau will be named, and
Football Sweetheart Sheila
Proofs To
Be Shown
A representative of Bush
Photography will be on hand
in the local news office to
show children’s photo pro-
ofs, which were taken for the
Beautiful Baby contest.
The fully finished color
proof sized prints will be
available for purchase and
orders may be placed for
reprints at this time.
The representative will be
at the following locations at
the times indicated: in Mt.
Vernon at the Optic-Herald
office from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Friday, October 31, in
Bogata at the Bogata News
office from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. Saturday, November 1,
and in Deport at the Deport
Times office from 2:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Saturday,
November 1.
Notice cards have been
mailed to all those families
who participated in the con-
test. However, if you have
not received your notice
card by the show date,
please feel free to stop by at
your convenience to view
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Vol. IM - No. 9 Mt. Vernon, Franklin County, Texas 2 Sections - 18 Pages Thursday, October 30, 1980 Page 1
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Per Copy
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PRESIDENT Jimmy
Carter campaigned In
Texarkana Wednesday,
Oct. 22. An estimated 500
reporters and (Doo spec-
tators were at the airport,
and approximately 20,000
lined the streets for the
motorcade and address in
downtown Texarkana.
(Staff Photo)
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BILLIE NUGENT, wife
of Railroad Commis-
sioner Jim Nugent,
speaks with Allen Wright
of Scroggins. Mrs.
Nugent made Mt. Vernon
one of her whistle stops as
she campaigned for her
husbands reelection. Her
Wednesday. October 22.
stop in Mt. Vernon was
one of a dozen for the day
as she headed toward
Texarkana and the
gathering of democrats
supporting President
Jimmy Carter, who made
a campaign stop in Tex-
arkana later that day.
(Staff Photo by Ullie
Bush)
been made on campus.
The band sweetheart and
beau is selected by secret
ballot among
members The results of this
,.».3/’1
" ■ “ ~ ~ hour, the motion carried
manent. The matter was unanimously.
Vernon School. The out- £ j
standing local choir will sing National
patriotic songs such as “The Vernon.
A dinner will precede the
show at 6:30 p.m. at the
school. Tickets for dinner
house Main Floor. Precinct 2 Cypress Creek will vote
residents living within the the Purley Community
residents "living within”tte in the'Purley Community
Mt. Vernon City Limits will Center, VotingJBox 3.
vote in the School Auditor- *“ 1 u *
ium, Voting Box 6.
Voters of Commissioners
Precinct 4 living north of
Lake Cypress Springs should
vote in Voting Box 7 in the
Methodist Church. Precinct
4 voters who live south of
Lake Cypress Springs will
vote in the South Franklin
School, Voting Box 8.
Residents of Commissioners
Precinct 3 will vote in the
Franklin County Building,
Winnsboro, in Voting Box 4.
Commissioners Precinct 3
residents who live north of
Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Mt. Franklin County Library
Vernon School. The out- Board, and from the First
1 Bank in Mt.
money has been earmarked taken under advisement,
for equipment purchased
during 1981.
iteen reduced to the size of an
Oreo cookie in a microwave
oven. Soft drinks were
floating in tepid water, so I and newspapers like the New
gave up my opportunity to be See CARTER Page 2
suspicious of anyone who
smiled, but the deed was
had once been full size had already done.
The airport had two press
areas, one for THE
PRESS-ABC, CBS, NBC,
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dential race, with Ronald
Reagan and George Bush on
the Republican ticket, Jim-
my Carter and Walter
Mondale on the Democratic
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The Denton Baptist Chur-
ch will be among those
participating in the Franklin
Follies, “A Wartime Re-
view,” scheduled for 8 p.m.
d Twist
ive eaten sofl
nore than 1,QD(g
one knows wh<x
rd pretzels oj£
The team is returning he racked
from an 11-1 season in 1979, yards rushing for the season
with seven returning Nelms, Thomas and Smith
starters on defense. are also names to listen tor
_ Keying the offense is Gary on the offense
and* Mrs. E. M Parnell, nine among AAA schools in Hashaway in the tailback
~ . I asked the officer for a park-
mises—one was a free lunch, mg place with a quick get-a-
and the other was the oppor- way. With a little help from
tunity to participate in a three other officers, they
press conference with the pushed my compact car over
president. The first promise a 10” curb and smiled. By
was hept, more or less. Sand- this time I was a little
wiches made of bread, meat,
tomato and lettuce which
met 79°
Runner-up to the elemen-
tary title was Trina Rhea,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Vote As You Please
ticket, Ed Clark and David
Koch on the Libertarian
ticket and John B. Anderson
By Robert W. Wright
President Carter’s visit to
Texarkana last Wednesday
made it very clear to this
tired and very old publisher
that the game of following
politicians should be left to
the cub reporters who are in
good physical condition.
Press passes were to be
picked up at the Master Host
Inn from the FBI, but the
desk clerk knew only that a
lot of people were going
“that way,” and she pointed
in a southeasterly direction
and smiled. “That way*f
turned out to be aboOt 50 feet
from where I parked my car,
in the opposite direction of
the way indicated by the
desk clerk.
Everyone knows when you
deal with a government
agency, no matter how im-
portant your task, you get in
a long line and wait, and
Reagan
To Visit
Texarkana
Republican presidential
candidate Ronald Reagan
will make a campaign stop
in Texarkana from 9:00 a m.
to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct.
30.
Reagan will land at Webb
Field, the municipal airport,
and will not leave the air-
port, according to the state
Republican office.
Republicans, Democrats,
Independents and Liber-
tarians are invited to see
Reagan on his final swing in-
to this area.
Franklin County Commis-
sioners, meeting in regular
session Monday, Oct. 27,
authorized the borrowing of
$90,000 to tide the county
government over until 1980
tax money begins to arrive.
---, — -rr— — Of the 990,000, 920,000 will
a magician, and wdl saw his be borrowed by Precienct 2,
920,000 by Precinct 4, and
950,000 to cover general fund
expenses. All the warrants
will be for 90 days. Charles
Broach is Commissioner of
wife, Yvonne, in half.
Tickets for the Follies are
now available from mem-
bers of Beta Sigma Phi, the
Mt. Vernon Rotary Club, the
Mt. Vernon Key Club, the
Nugent Makes Campaign Stop
Billie Nugent, wife of 001 opportunity
Railroad Commissioner Jim to campaign personally dur
Nugent, made Mt. Vernon in8 past month
one of her whistle stops
Wednesday, October 22, on a
week long tour of northeast commissioners post since
Texas towns. She has stop- 1979, faces Republican H. J.
ped in over 20 major towns
and untotaled numbers of
small communities as she
campaigns for her husband's
Mrs Nugents stop in Mt
Vernon was made on her
way to Texarkana for the
meeting of Democrats sur
rounding the campaign stop
of President Jimmy Carter >
Although the campaign jw ... j
trail sometimes seems her |
tic, Mrs Nugent stated, “I
have enjoyed renewing old WM|
friendships and making new flHHH
ones It is much the same as
when Jim was in the house of
representatives, only then SrP
we went door to door with . t
our campaign.” V. f >
James Harold Rhea. Miss Blankenship of Pittsburg
Rhea and her escort, Lance R w Campbell was drawn
Freeman, son of Mr. and as the winner of the ceramic
Mrs. James Freeman, were
representatives of Tim
Evans fourth grade class.
County Judge Bill Meek
_ made a motion to strongly
Don Faulkenberry with recommend that the County
Dallas Business Record in Tax Office employees work
Dallas presented a micro- out a system to keep the tax
filming program for making office open during the lunch
County Clerks records per-
dner Crittenden as a deputy certificates of deposit. The
Sweethearts And Beau To Be Announced
The Mt. Vernon High tradition at the last home
School Band Sweetheart and game of the football season.
Sheila Graham, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Graham will be crowned Graham, was selected as
during halftime ceremonies football sweetheart by
at the Mt. Vernon-Pittsburg voting among players
varsity football game this —**-*------”*■---
Friday, October 31.
The crowning of the two
sweethearts and recognition
of the band beau and senior
band members has become
Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lic.”
The Follies are being
staged to raise money for the and show are 910.00. Tickets
remodeling of the second for the show only will be
floor of the Franklin County 95 00.
Library.
Also scheduled to appear
in the show are “The
Andrews Sisters,” who will
sing “Sentimental Jour-
ney.”
A Forties Fashion Show
will feature 8-10 models in
authentic Forties attire.
Vicki Newsom is chairman
of the fashion show.
Larry Scott will appear as
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Denton Baptist Choir To Perform In Franklin Follies
Menu for the dinner will be members will serve the
cranberry cocktail, french
onion soup, tossed salad,
breast of chicken and rice
with mushroom sauce,
french-cut beans, tomato
aspic, hot rolls and home-
made pie.
But Please V ote
Absentee Indicates Record Voter Turnout
Almost 100 applications the County Clerk’s office,
for absentee ballots had through Friday, October 31,
been received Monday after- and ballots may be returned
noon, October 27, by Frank- through the closing of the
lin County Clerk Wanda polls on election day. Polls
Johnson. The figure, more will be open from 7 a.m. to 7
than double the normal
number of absentee ballot
applications, indicates a ers Precinct 1 living south of
large percentage of the 3737 White Oak Creek will vote in
registered voters will vote in Voting Box 1 in the
Franklin County November Courthouse Basement. Re
4 in the General Election.
Local political observers
considered a large turnout
more to the advantage of the Hagansport Community
Republicans than the Demo- Center
crats. Residents of Commission-
Applications for absentee ers Precinct 2 should vote in
ballots can be picked up at Voting Box 2 on the Court
Carter Campaigns In Texarkana
wait, and wait. This long line “wined and dined” and told
was supposed to be two lines, the ladies I had already had
one for those who had called lunch. They smiled.
ahead and one for those who Some other Northeast
had just showed up. I had Texas reporters, who know
called ahead, but in the con- tomaine when they see it,
fusion, got to wait while joined me for lunch at local
those who had dropped in restaurant. Thus fortified, I
were cleared through securi- felt inspired to do twice the
ty. The lady FBI agent smil- job of reporting.
ed. At the airport 2’A hours
This publisher was lured to early to review the situation,
Texarkana on two pro- • *. ”* .7 . . • . '
The court agreed to
re-invest revenue sharing
appointment of James Gar- money on hand for 30 days in
$059
4 0i j« £.
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Republican Henry C. unexpired term on the
(Hank) Grover opposes Railroad Commission are
Democrat Buddy Temple for Republican H.J. “Doc”
and Milton S. Eisenhower on a term on the Railroad Blanchard, Democrat
the Independent ticket. Commission. Running for an Boe ELECTION Page 2
nouncement of Miss voting has not been announc-
Graham, a junior student, as ed, and W*B remain a secret
winner of the honor has also until the Friday ceremonies.
Rovv^aalwvss vT
senior members of the Mt. your proofs at the times and
Winners in the contest will
be publicly announced in a ,
later issue of this paper.
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Long, Pipkin Crowned Halloween Queens
Brandi Long and Stacey grade room of June Foster
Pipkin were crowned Elementary Queen Brandi
Elementary and Junior High Long, daughter of Mr. and
Mt. Vernon Halloween Mrs. Kevin Long, and her
queens, respectfully, during escort, William Epps, son of
coronation ceremonies in the Mr. and Mrs. Harold Epps,
school auditorium Tuesday were representatives from
evening, October 28 the third grade room of
Miss Pipkin was represen Dianne Ross,
tative of the sixth grade “ *' “ *
home room of Betty Hayes.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lonnie Dee Pipkin,
and was escorted by Lance
Eklwards, son of Mike and
Pat Edwards
World War II uniforms are
still needed by many of the
members of the Follies cast.
Those who are unable to find
Food for the dinner is uniforms will have to rent
being provided by the costumes, and follies publi-
Rotary Club, the Mt. Vernon city chairman Vatra Solo-
Garden Club, the Key Club, mon urged residents to
the Historical Society and make uniforms available to
Beta Sigma Phi. the cast.
Commissioners Borrow *90,000 To Run County
Precinct 2, and Avis Jones is sheriff because no resigna-
Commissioner of Precinct 4. tion has been submitted to
In other business the court the board by one of the
appointed Wayne Foster and deputies currently on the
Lillian Gadlin to the County payroll.
Welfare Board to replace
two who have resigned.
The court tabled the
The Mt. Vernon FHA
Recognition of the four
Vernon High School band locations specified,
band will also be made at half ‘
time.
Billy Purdon won the
framed picture donated by
Winners of the two Lowry’s Homefurnishings,
bicycles drawings connected and Missy Adams won the
with the queens races drawing for the soap bar,
were Claude Cannaday of donated by Crescent True
Route One, Talco, and B. Pharmacy.
Tigers Face Pirates In Final Home Game
Mt Vernon will host Pitt- district action. the 100 yard dash. Last year
Runner-up to the junior sburg’s Pirates in their final The team is returning he racked up over 1,300
high queen title was Angie home game of the 1980 foot from an 11-1 season In 1979, yards rushing for the season
Frazier, daughter of Mr. and ball season this Friday, Oc-
Mrs Zack Frazier, escorted tober 31.
by Archie Parnell, son of Mr. f
„ t K ickoff time for the game
representatives of the eighth the'state.ls undefeated in position with a 4.8 speed in is 7:48 p.m
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