The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 72, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1978 Page: 2 of 14
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Page 2—ALLEN AMERICAN—Thursday, April 27, 1978
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Dear Mr. Barton,
“Good morning. Taylor, Carter, Butterfield, Clark, Riseman, Howell et al.
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MLIFu!
What will the new
Park Director direct?
Please extend to your delightful
group of young people the
pleasure we found in having them
ALLEN HAS been changing
rapidly in many areas. Among the
major changes recently were the
retirement of Frank Dugger as
Published every Monday and Thurs-
day. Entered at the Post Office, Allen,
Texas 75002 as second class matter.
Subscriptions $9.00 yearly in Collin
County, $14.00 elsewhere. Single cop-
ies 15 cents.
BUDDYCAMPER
Editor and Publisher
SUE NEWMAN
Photographer
I believe the parents involved
with Soccer, Little League Base-
ball and Pee Wee Football should *
be commended. Not the Planning
EARLIS KOCH
Production Manager
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PAT CAMPER
Co-editor
superintendent.
Frank has lived in Allen almost
all of his life and things won’t be
the same without him as the head
honcho of the city. He’s probably
your scribe’s favorite public of-
ficial of all times because he has
KEIFFER HARWELL says he
has a friend who is so gullible he
bought some hair restorer from a
bald barber.
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l n regards to the relocation of the
city park I have read the Ameri-
can and weighed the pros and cons
of the issue carefully. As residents
of the area we are interested in the
outcome of this decision for that
reason alone.
I can appreciate the position of
the city leaders and I plan to
continue to support them regard-
less, knowing that they must
consider the future of Allen as a
whole.
However one question has come
Progressively,
Robert M. Champe
812 Meadow Mead Lane
BRIAN POLLARD
Circulation
TORESCA FOSTER
Composition
Sincerely,
Del & Colleen Hayes
Lovejoy CSD
Appreciatively,
Del and Colleen Hayes
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P.S. Junkers—everyone should
have at least one.
Hair length—should be measur- 4
ed from the top of the head.
FFA projects—great for the *
kids, hard on the pocket, lacking
support.
Swine flu shots—the most likely r 4
AG Opinions
A trial court clerk cannot refuse
to file pleadings which appear
inadequately certified under the
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure,
Attorney General John L. Hill
said.
In other recent opinions, Hill
concluded:
Names of applicants for munici-
pal court appointments are public
information and should be reveal-
ed
The Montgomery County child
welfare board is a governmental
body within the meaning of the
open meeting act, but may meet
in closed session for the limited
purpose of discussing case files of
persons receiving or applying for
public assistance.
To end on a pleasant note, I
would like to say that Coach
Saucier’s letter was one of the best
if not the best letters I have ever
read in The Allen American. The
eighth grade boys had a greater
tribute paid to them thru this
letter than any of the other grades
or groups of athletes this year.
Obviously the Allen School Dis-
trict was very lucky to have hired
this coach, Mr. Saucier.
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Sincerely, ,
Joan Linebarger
None of the aforementioned speaking.”
TRAFFIC
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and Zoning Commission. And if
this should be passed by the *
Council we can all look forward to
watching our grandchildren play .A
ball when a new park is provided.
Deaths Increase
Motorcycle accident deaths
increased 11.5 percent and in-
juries 47.7 percent during the four
months of 1977 after the legisla-
ture repealed the law requiring
riders to wear helmets.
The Department of Public Safety
said 110 motorcyclists died in
accidents during September-Dec-
ember. Fifty-two were killed dur-
ing the same period in 1976.
Motorcycle deaths for all last
year increased 45.2 percent over
1976, DPS said, although regi-
strations increased less than 10
percent.
The law was repealed on urging
by motorcyclists.
Helmets are still mandatory for
riders and passengers under 18.
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Member Texas Press Association,
North and East Texas Press Associ-
ation and National Newspaper Associ-
ation.
X A , P H ( S S ASSOCIATION
Rountree as
Instead of going ahead with the
rezoning, the council should ex-
plain in detail what they plan to
do with the Hillside land and
where the new parks will be built.
If the city has a plan which will
show the youth of Allen can
benefit from the rezoning of the
Hillside land, I believe even the
neighbors now opposed will go
along with it.
I
as our guests for the party
following the band banquet, Sat-
urday evening.
Overwhelmingly, they were
courteous and considerate, con-
ducting themselves with respect
for themselves, each other, and
the premises.
We were amazed that the space
occupied by so large a group,
obviously having a lively time, for
those several hours could be left
in, essentially, perfect condition!
We’ll be delighted to offer them
our hospitality again.
Our compliments to you, Sir, as
their director, to them as exceed-
ingly responsible guests, and to
their parents who may feel justi-
fiable pride!
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to mind that to my knowledge has 1
not appeared to have come up in 4 1
comtemplating this move. J
If there are traffic problems at ’■
the park now, after business hours 1
and primarily during the summer 1
months, what will we as con- •
cemed parents from all parts o |
Allen be faced with should busi- ‘ l
nesses operate in this vicinity 4 j
creating even more traffic hazards
in our school zones day in and J
day out twelve months a year?
mayor and D.L.
School athletes learn the basics?
In the Streets? Like they do in
Los Angeles, New York and
Dallas.
Mrs. Rainford almost had it in
her letter. A few will not suffer for
the benefit of the majority. Just
Allenwood Square was a pro-
posed shopping center on High-
way 5 a couple blocks south of the
red light. The property was zoned
for townhouses and apartments
but owner Henry S. Miller pro-
posed Allen's first major shopping
center there.
Several of the surrounding
residents were strongly opposed
to the rezoning. Though most said
Allen needed and would benefit
from a shopping center, they felt
the center should be built else-
where on land already appro-
priately zoned.
The Planning and Zoning
commission narrowly rejected the
Attached is a copy of a letter of
appreciation we’ve asked Mr.
Barton to share with the Allen
Eagle Band, on our behalf.
But, since this seems to be a time
when positive comments about
our youth are discouragingly few,
we’d like the community and the
young peoples’ parents to know
what a pleasure this group proved
to be.
been so open and so quotable.
There’s no way to repay a guy
like Frank who literally devoted
10 years of his free time to serve
as Allen’s mayor. There's no
telling how many dollars it cost
him. There’s no telling how many
hours it took him away from his
family. But Frank served anyway
because he wanted to do his part
for his town.
The D.L. Rountree Day festivi-
ties took some of the spotlight
away from Dugger’s last moments
on the council Frank probably
planned it that way.
But the city won’t soon forget
the contributions he has made to
Allen’s past, present and future.
baseball. Don’t forget Pee Wee
the State Department of Agri- football. Hundreds of kids want-
culture. ing to play. Where do they play
More than $1 million in grants and practice next year? Where do
for emergency assistance have our future Jr. High and High
with few exceptions, will have
wide open producing allowables
for the 15th month in a row.
Actually, all-out production has
been authorized nearly every
month for six years.
Chairman Mack Wallace said
crude and petroleum imports into
the U.S. averaged more than
eight million barrels a day for the
four-week period which ended
April 7. That amounts to about 42
percent of the nation’s demand,
Wallace stated.
Purchasers nominations and
additional demand for Texas
crude oil in May totaled 3,551,424
barrels a day,up 7,627 from April.
Texas’ estimated calendar day
production of about 2,910,000
barrels.
In the 9 years I have lived in
Allen I have helped and have seen
■ these same parents build and
maintain the very few parks we
have. Now we have a Parks and.
Recreation Director who will
direct what?
There are about 40 teams of
Little League ball players (boy’s
and girls), possibly 50 teams next
> year. I have no idea how many
• Soccer teams, possibly as many as
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Phone 727-5531 Allen, Texas 75002
affirmed lower court decisions
granting $80,500 in legal malprac-
tice judgments against Don Yar-
brough, who resigned his
Supreme Court seat last year as
the result of prolonged legal
troubles.
The Court of Criminal Appeals
set aside life sentences of Jeffer-
son and Harris County men
convicted 10 years ago.
Citing failure to schedule a
sanity hearing separate from a
DeWitt County trial, the Court of
Criminal Appeals dismissed one
of two murder convictions against
a Michigan man.
A district judge in Beeville
ordered fines for 72 Iranian stu-
dents found guilty of trespass in
refusing to leave the Bee County
College gymnasium after a meet-
ing with the college president.
the opposite will happen the way to get Swine Flu.
majority (the children of Allen) Status—owning the Junker of
will suffer for the few. The the Week.
Allowable Set Courts Speak
’ The Railraod Commission order- The Texas Supreme Court
: ed continuation of the legal pro- allowed the estranged husband of
ducing rate for most Texas oil the late Candace Mossier to
■ fields at 100 percent of market challenge her $10 million will.
- demand for May. In another ruling, the high court
The finding means Texas wells, _
Dear Editor:
in the 8 years that this paper has
been published I have been
tempted to write to the Dear
Editor section 5 times, (1) Junk-
ers of the week, (2) Hair length
(High School Dress Code), (3)
FFA projects, (4) Swine Flu
Shots and (5) Status (our previous
zone change issue). But this time
I cannot pass up the chance to
stand up for something I really
believe in, the children in Allen.
During the week of Saturday the
15th of April my mother and
father-in-law were visiting from
California. On this Saturday my
youngest boy played a soccer
game and tried out for Little
League Baseball. Over and over
my father-in-law commented on
how great it was to see the parents
and kids so involved. And how
unusual this would be in Cali-
fornia. (Which we all know is very
progressive.)
Short Snorts
Dry pastures in South and West
Texas have caused the deaths of
thousands of sheep, according to
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Commission members did not 1
make a point. They missed it by a ]
mile. As usually happens progress 4
has hit at the ones least able to, I
protect themselves. This time the
children of Allen. Can the Council J
justify taking the park away? No! ‘9
I am open minded to progress, , I
but if this is a step forward in a
progress, I am facing the wrong "
way. X.
Rezoning, I figured it out; by "
Roy Pollard, hit so close to home k ,
that Status had to have choked. I
find it hard to believe there are *
people naive enough to think
money doesn’t talk.
been approved by the governor’s
office.
A U.S. district judge in
Washington ruled the federal
government cannot prevent At-
torney General Hill from challeng-
ing in a Texas court constitu-
tionality of the “prime farmlands”
section of the new federal strip
mining statute and accompanying
regulations.
Guy G. Mathews, has been
named director of the Railroad
Commission Liquefied Petroleum
Gas division effective May 6.
Nineteen applications for permits
to sell $17.4 million in securities in
Texas were filed with the State
Securities Board during the last
two weeks.
The House Committee on
Agriculture and Livestock held a
public hearing in Lubbock April
25 on grain storage elevators and
their operation.
An application for a charter of
Interstate Bank of Texas in
Garland has been filed with the
State Banking Department.
A $403,500 grant for pesticide
law enforcement has been award-
ed to the Texas Department of
Agriculture by the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Ninety six Texas counties and
adjacent counties have been de-
clared by the U.S. Small Business
Administration as disaster areas
for purposes of loans to farmers
and ranchers for crops damage
and economic injury.
rezoning. The council voted in
favor of the rezoning but not by
the required majority. The issue
failed.
Now comes the Hillside park.
The similarities are numerous:
the property has long been zoned
one way. neighboring property
owners would generally prefer
that it stay zoned as is but the
park owners (represented by the
city council) feel it would be best
overall for the city to change the
zoning.
Your scribe has mixed emotions
on the deal.
If the city is going to operate
under the theory that neighboring
property owners should carry
more weight than the rest of the
town, the rezoning should be
defeated.
But if the interest of the entire
city is judged most important, the
council should come up with an
overall park plan for Allen.
if The
1 State Insurance Board Chairman
’ Hugh Yantis has taken a stand
against an increase in home-
1 owners insurance rates.
• The board is expected to vote on
the matter in June.
Board statisticians recommend-
ed a 13.1 percent hike which
would cost homeowners about $43
. million in additional premiums.
’ There has been no adjustment in
rates since. July 1976.
< The chairman indicated he may
•vote for selective increases in
• some categories but not for. a
1 general statewide adjustment.
At the same time, Yantis
• announced he is seeking to dis-
courage “deposit term” life in-
surance policy sales.
And he directed a staff attorney
to come up with proposed penal-
ties for insurance firms and agents
who sell policies to old people
which they do not need or cannot
afford.
Yantis said deposit term life
insurance cannot be banned, but
purchasers can be warned of what
they are getting into. Deposits are
forfeited if policyholders drop the
10 year policies or fail to make
payments.
The board chairman said
companies and their agents
should be made accountable for
selling unneeded insurance to the
elderly whose judgment as to their
requirements may be faulty due to
r age.
Penalties for victimizing the
elderly could run as high as loss of
license, the chairman indicated.
Highlights ^nd Sidelights
by Lyndell Williams
AS PREDICTED in this space
several weeks ago, the move to
rezone 8 acres owned by the city in
Hillside Village from a park site to
commercial has developed into the
most controversial local issue
since Allenwood Square.
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Camper, Buddy & Camper, Pat. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 72, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1978, newspaper, April 27, 1978; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1416994/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Allen Public Library.