Cedar Hill Chronicle (Cedar Hill, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1981 Page: 2 of 16
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GETTING TO
KNOW TEXAS
By Barnard Hendricks
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than any city
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Jacksonville, Florida, boasts the largest area of any
U.S. city, with a whopping 827 square miles.
DEATH
Dorrough
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Lillie bits of land can often have
great scenic value
Ip the vast expanse of the rolling to almost level widow of Alamo hero, David Crockett, which stands in
prairies of the Blackland Prairies and the Grand silent but beautiful tribute to this grea ron lers
Prairie any bit of real rough land like a small deep woman in the little country cemetery near c on in
canyon serves like an exclamation point to create a Hood County, we came upon another beau 1 u 1 e
deep interest in that particular portion of the Texas sPot of rou§h canyon near a P01"4 where Fal.ls
scene Creek joins the Brazos River as it makes one of its
scenic bends in its majestic course through Hood
One such area which lies hidden along the Great County. Now this part of the Brazos River has become
White Rock Escarpment in southwestern Dallas Lake Granbury.
County is a deep, steep walled canyon at the head of a Big trees standing besides high vertical banks lend
small creek tributary to Mountain Creek, just to the incomparable beauty to this little canyon hidden in the
southwest of Cedar Hill. It is so well hidden this little wild rangelands that lead down toward the Brazos
Jamie Lois
Dorrough, three month-
old daughter of James
and Brenda Dorrough of
Cedar Hill, died Tuesday
morning in Cedar Hill.
Services for the infant
are scheduled for today
at 2 p.m. at the David
Clayton & Sons Funeral
Home Chapel in
Duncanville. Burial will
follow at Little Bethel
Memorial Park in
Duncanville.
The Rev. Malcolm
Scoggins will officiate.
In addition to the
parents, survivors
include, grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Evans of DeSoto, Mrs.
Gayle Reeves of Dallas,
Roy Dorrough of Fort
Worth; great-grand-
father W. A. McArthur of
Dallas; great-grand-
mother Mrs. Lois
McCrory of Dallas.
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‘What do you mean, we’re out of gas?”
Happy New Year
from
Cedar Hill Dairy Queen
We Honor Coupons
Delinquent taxes boost colleges
canyon has been seen by only a few people. Accounts
by those who have seen it say that the canyon is
exceedingly rough presenting challenges of minature
mountain climbing to hikers fortunate enough to have
the experience of seeing this rare bit of country. Such
areas seem to have the power of make us forget the
River as we view with amazement the many wonders
of creation that can be crowded into this small bit of
God’s country.
It brought back memories of a scene I saw in the
early part of this century when my parents and I were
on a covered wagon trip to Hico and we camped
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rest of the world and just concentrate on a small bit of overnight along the Bosque River. The next morning
the world. one of the lovliest views I have ever seen met our eyes.
Perhaps so meday in connections with the parks that Just in front of this high bluff that bordered the stream
will help to encircle Lakeview Reservoir, this little on one side a young cottonwood tree in its lovely,
canyon will be made more accessible to the public and verdant green stood with glistening leaves that
will in time become better known. trembled so slightly in the early morning breeze. The
Another canyon in Dallas County, somewhat like the clear stream flowing between low banks densely
one near Cedar Hill was for a time one of the many state covered with bright green meadow grasses and lovely
parks which Texas has so generously provided for its flowering plants urged red birds and blue birds to fill
people. This little canyon equally well hidden in the the morning air with their sweet caroling,
wooded country near the small town of Coppell in the The sight of this beautiful camp scene still remains
northwestern part of Dallas County has a gemlike in my memory as bright as ever and I have often
beauty that once had a great appeal for the people of
North Central Texas. To add to its beauty and lovliness
this little canyon had a spring and a great grapevine
within a grove of trees which made it the perfect
wondered if it is still as lovely as it was in those early
years.
How wonderful it is that these rough little spots of
scenery can contain so much of creation’s lovliness
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meeting place between Sam Houston, the man who and beauty within the bounds of such small areas,
was a great president of the great republic of Texas, Whether hidden deep within the great far reaching
who later become one of the state’s governors, and the prairies and rollingplains or multiplied many times as
chiefs of some of the great Indian tribes that once they are in the wonderful Brazos Valley they give some
considered Texas a part of their God given heritage, a special interest to the great loops and bends of this
consideration that President Sam Houston shared with great steam as it meanders in such majesty and
his Indian friends.
Some day Texas may appreciate the loss it sustained
when it decided to abandon the park status which was
once accoded to the little canyon where Sam Houston
met with the Indian chiefs to consider a peace plan
whereby the Indians would retain certain lands for
their use.
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lovliness between the environs of Graham in Young
County and Weatherford in Parker County where
many short tributaries entering the main stream
contribute so many small areas of special beauty and
interest. Many of these will probably go unseen and
unsung, but quite a few have been included in state
parks like the Dinosaur State Park near Glen Rose and
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A few years ago while traveling on a round about trip Possum Kingdom State Park and preserved for future
to see the lovely statue to Elizabeth Crockett, the generations to enjoy. 4
REPRESENTATIVE
Ray Keller’s
CAPITOL REPORT
Recently I received a letter from a good friend, Birl
Davis, that I thought I would share with you this week.
Out of space limitations, I have taken the liberty of
shortening it without altering its content.
A merica the beautiful home of the brave, land of the
free. Our country was founded on a constitution par-
takingly worked, out by our forefathers. Amazingly
enough these men had the vision to write in safeguards
to protect the constitution. One of these safeguards is
the very people who live under the constitution.
Sometimes the people are slow to see a danger and
act on it. There is a ne w danger no w and the people are
becoming aware of it. The Constitution gives its people
the freedom to travel and live where they choose,
freedom is envied across the world!
The greed of oil and power has hamstrung this
freedom to travel or choose where we live. Now, a
simple shopping trip must be carefully undertaken.
Likewise, the right to own a home is being destroyed
with high interest rates. People find it nearly
impossible to buy or own even a small or older home.
Older couples cannot sell a home to buy for their needs
because of the interest rates on another house.
So we have a curtailment of our most basic
American freedoms: freedom to live and travel where
we choose. As these freedoms continue to be curtailed
we will find ourselves segregated by economics as
never before and thus becoming even more dependent
on the govern ment controlled news media of the world.
Americans will eventually fight back, though. The
fight has already begun with the individual who has the
most powerful weapon in the world: the vote. While
they are slow to use it, they will.
There is a native ability of Americans to circumvent
high prices, even interest rates. So while working to
get the attention of elected officials, people will also be
quietly taking matters into their own hands. Anybody
who doesn’t believe this should go to a local grocery
store and watch the shoppers.
The American people simply do not like the way
things are going. They object to giving up their free-
dom to high interest rates and excessive oil prices.
They want the government to cooperate. Since the
people are beginning to arouse to action, elected
officials had better take note of the people’s wishes and
cooperate.
Thanks for the letter, Birl. I think it will cause an
awful lot of us to start thinking about these issues. As
always, I encourage each of you to send me your
comments and concerns.
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State Comptroller Bob
Bullock said collection of
delinquent state ad
valorem taxes will mean
an extra $7.3 million this
year to 17 Texas
colleges and univer-
sities.
Bullock said the
money comes from
collections received by
his office in the last
couple of months from
delinquent taxes for 1979
and prior years.
He said the funds
distributed to the schools
will virtually cease
because the state no
longer collects the 10
cents per $100 ad
valorem tax as the result
of a property tax reform
law passed during the
last session of the
legislature.
“The money being
sent to the schools this
month is more or less a
windfall,” Bullock said,
“because initially it was
uncertain these
delinquent taxes would
ever be paid.”
The state’s ad valore m
tax has been used to
support school building
and construction.
Schools receiving
allocations include:
Angelo State, $324,866;
East Texas State
University, $162,354;
Sam Houston State
University, $668,973;
Midwestern State
University, $113,199;
Pam American Univer-
sity, $726,504; Stephen F.
Austin, $705,852; South-
west Texas State Univer-
sity;, $1 million; Lamar
University, $402,182; Sul
Ross University,
$25,881; Texas A&I
University, $92,982;
Texas Southern Univer-
sity, $739,072; Texas
Tech University,
$281,887; Texas Womens
University, $152,018; UT
at Arlington, $924,346;
University of Houston,
$516,155; West Texas
State
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$90,768; and North Texas $437;,834.
CEDAR HILL PAINT A BODY
291-4903
Bob Graham
501 S Hwy. 67
Cedar Hill,-
ROLLER SKATING
CEDAR HILL ROLLER RINK
202 N. Main - Phone 291-7774
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Open every Thursday night 7:30 to 9:30 p.m/
Friday and Saturday nights 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Late session Friday night 9:45 to 11:45 p.m.
Saturday morning kid session 10 a.m. to 12
Sunday afternoon sossion 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY - Wednesday night,
Dec. 31, 8 p.m. -1 a.m.
Special games, contests, prizes, hats and
noise makers.
Drawing held every hour, 20 silver dollars in
prizes.
Admission $4 per person,i covers everything.
Mail fraud claimed
contd. from page 1
outcome of an attempt to
obtain a mail stop order
for mail addressed to the
companies.
The U.S. Postal
Service claims that the
three Dallas firms have
misrepresented work at
home projects in
advertisements solici-
ting home workers for
envelop stuffing jobs.
Classified advertise-
ments placed by the
companies in
publications throughout
the United States
claimed that persons
could make up to $2500
per month addressing
and stuffing envelopes at
home. Other
advertisements read,
“home addressers
wanted, $500 per week
possible, no experience
required.”
If successful in
obtaining^the mail stop
order, the U.S. Postal
Service will return to
sender all main received
addressed to the firms
relating to the work-at-
home offers. Postal
Inspector W. R.
Ne wsome stated that the
action being taken
against the firms was
the result of an investi-
gation by postal
inspectors from the
Dallas office.
Inspector Newsome
indicated that the
issuance of the mail stop
orders was one of
several methods
currently being used by
postal inspectors in their
continuing efforts to
prevent postal
customers from being
defrauded through the
U.S. mails.
For further informa-
tion call 817/334-2029.
FAMILY LAW
Are you considering
any of the following?
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• Divorce
• Custody
• Separation
• Adoption
• Visitation
It is important that you seek
Ieg6f1 assistance to protect
and safeguard your loved
ones and your financial
estate.
Randall Antonson
Attorney
McLeaish & Antonson
210 S. Main Duncanville
298-4641
(Phone Answered 24 Hours)
datsun headquarters t.
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TOWER CITY OF THE SOUTHWEST____
MEMBER 1981
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
Roy ce Brown.....................................Publisher
Ken Hardin.................................
Tim Murphy ................................Staff Writer
Judy Hulsey.....................................Production
Manager
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