The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1980 Page: 1 of 6
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The annual Fall Festival will be taking place in
downtown Howe on Saturday night, Oct. 25, from 5 p.m.
to 10 p.m. There will be lots of activities, games, goodies,
and entertainment for all ages. Everyone is invited to
come and join the fun. Plan to come and stay for an hour
or two or all night. Various school groups and other
non-profit organizations will be sponsoring the booths
and the proceeds will be used for many worthwhile
projects.
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The Howe Bulldog football team has really bounced
back! They won the first game (against Sanger) and then
lost three straight games (Frisco, Pilot Point and
Whitewright). But now they have won victories in three
straight games and have moved to second place in
District - 14AA. They will be playing Lindsay this Friday
and Van Alstyne the following Friday. Both are away
games. Then the end of the regular football season comes
on November 7 when Howe will meet Bells at home. I
understand the planned halftime activies for that night
will be something special. It will be the night to honor the
parents of the football players. Also the junior high bands
will be joining the high school band.
While we are mentioning the super playing of the
football team, we must not forget the talens of the band
and drill team each week. They practice many hours on
new songs and routines. They add a lot to the
entertainment. And we also wish to note the terrific job
done by the cheerleaders keeping up the school spirit.
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Last week I was watching a newscast on television
concerning the tragic explosion at the day care center in
Atlanta. I was appalled when the lady reporter covering
the event on the scene, stuck a microphone in the face of
a distressed man and asked, “When did you first learn
that your child was a victim?” The grief of the man over
his dead child was a private thing. It should not be
broadcast all over the United States.
I object to this kind of intrusion in the private lives of
people who are in grief over a loss. This sensationalism is
distasteful to me and I am sure it is distasteful to others.
I plan to write a letter of protest to the station which
broadcast the story. If you observe such incidents, you
too should offer your protests. Perhaps the reporters will
stop putting microphones and cameras in the faces of
people who obviously are in no condition to realize what
is happening. They are probably in shock still from their
loss.
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Just over a week is left before the election. All kinds of
campaign promises are greeting you on the television,
radio and in newspapers. Also bumper stickers and signs
on telephone poles are giving out political advertising. I
hope each one of you has registered to vote and is
carefully considering all the issues of the election.
Remember, your one little vote does count. Please get out
and vote on November 4.
It is almost a year since Americans were taken hostage
in Iran. Do you still remember those men who are being
held? A lot was heard right after they were taken hostage
with letters of protest being sent and also Christmas
cards for the hostages. After a while, it seemed such a far
away thing, many people forgot. But we need to
remember every day that fellow Americans are being
held against their will. We can still write letters and we
can still pray for their release. Remember the hostages.
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FREE
The Howe Volunteer Fire
Department will be offering
free entertainment at the
Fall Festival.
There will be country and
western music presented.
Chairs will be available for
those who get tired while
seeing all the sights of the
festival.
The fire department will
have equipment on display
Also a few smoke alarms are
still available from the fire
dept, for $10.50 each.
The goal of $10,000 for the
purchase of new equipment
has a good start. There is
already $2,000 toward this
goal to purchase a slide-in
pump unit and a pickup
truck.
Everyone is invited to drop
by the Fire Hall during the
Fall Festival to enjoy the
music, rest your feet, and
learn more about the fire
department.
Donations for the purchase
of the new equipment will be
accepted during the festival
or at any time by any
member of the Howe Volun-
teer Fire Dept. All help is
greatly appreciated.
FFA - State Fair Winners
Howe FFA students were
very successful in the steer
show at the State Fair of
Texas. Students showed six
steers and all won blue
ribbons.
Showing steers were Kent
Akins, Shawn McMillion,
Gay Rodgers, Jeff Sargent,
Jan Rodgers, and Robby
Wardlaw. All the students
except Jan Rodgers sold
their steers at the auction
sale on Friday for a total
slightly over $6000. Jan
plans to sell her steer next
spring at some other show.
Members of the chapter
exhibiting hogs were Jim
Portman, Joy Melton, Larry
Hawthorne, and Jenny
Roberts. Jenny placed her
heavy Chester White sixth in
a strong class. Portman
placed his heavy Hampshire
11th in a class of 53. The
barrows shown by Melton
and Hawthorne did not place
The hogs were sold for a
premium on Saturday.
HOMECOMING QUEEN 1980 is Kristy Kirby, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Cancil Kirby. She is escorted by her
father and by Guy Williams.
Bulldogs Shut Out
Callisburg, 21-0
The Howe Bulldogs scored
a touchdown on their first
possession of the football
and continued to dominate
the field as they shut out
the Callisburg Wildcats, 21-
0, in Howe Friday night,
Oct. 17. The win put Howe
in second place in the
District 14-AA race.
The Bulldogs received the
ball on the kickoff and began
a 69-yard march down the
field to the end zone. The
score came with 7:32 left in
the first quarter when Jeff
Murdock made a 35-yard TD
run. Murdock was playing
his first game since he was
injured in the season opener
with Sanger. The PAT kick
failed when the ball slipped
in the hands of receiver
Mark Woodbridge. Wood-
bridge attempted to recover
by running with the ball. His
pass attempt to a Bulldog in
the end zone failed.
The football went back and
forth from team to team
until the end of the first half.
With just 35 seconds left in
the half Jeff Hawkins
caught a 20-yard pass from
QB David Engle to score in
the end zone. A PAT pass
from Woodbridge to Richard
Hawkins gave Howe two
more points to close the first
half of the game with a 14-0
score.
The second half began with
a kickoff to Callisburg. The
ball was fumbled and
Richard Hawkins recovered
the ball for Howe on the
Wildcat 38-yard line.
Woodbridge scored a few
minutes later on a 16-yard
pass from Engle. The PAT
kick by Archie Sutton was
good for the final score of
21-0.
During the last quarter of
the game the Wildcats
attempted a number of
passes which did not make
the mark. One long pass on
a 4th and 10 situation for
Callisburg was broken up by
Scott Taylor and the ball
went to Howe. As the clock
ran out, the Wildcats were
unable to get a drive going.
Key elements in the win
were the passing abilities of
Engle and the tough defense.
Engle completed 8 of 10
passes for 91 yards.
“We’ve had a lot of
success with the passing
game,” Coach Buck Smith
said. "David is finally get-
ting the confidence and our
receivers are running good
routes. Most teams are giv-
ing us the short game and
we are taking advantage of
it.”
The Wildcats, which hadn’t
scored less than 12 points in
any game coming in,
dropped their second
straight district game after
starting the season 5-0.
Jeff Hawkins was the lead-
ing Bulldog receiver for the
game with four for 84 yards.
The defense was led by Jeff
Hawkins, Phillip Stephens,
Rick Arnold and Gary
Williams. Others making
good tackles were Scott
Wortham, Kevin Oates, and
Logan Anderson.
Leading rushers for the
Bulldogs were Barry Dunn
with 75 yards on 23 carries
and Murdock with 409 on
eight tries.
Coach Smith said, “Our
defense has been there all
along. They’ve played well.
Against Whitewright and
Pilot Point we were just
playing good teams.”
Howe goes to Lindsay and
Van Alstyne before closing
out at home with Bells in its
bid to chase Whitewright.
Whitewright has Van
Alstyne, Bells and Tom
Bean. The Tigers would
have to lose twice in the
final three weeks combined
with three victories for Howe
to send the Bulldogs into the
playoffs.
Howe will go to Lindsay
Friday night, Oct. 24, for a
7:30 p.m. game.
YARDSTICK •
Callisburg 0 Howe 21
5
First downs
13
31
Rushing
128
20
Passing
91
13-3
Passes att.-comp.
10-8
0
Passes int. by
0
3-1
Fumbles lost
4-1
5-26
Punts & avg. 4-38.5
4-20
Penalties
5-55
It’s That
Time!
On Sunday, October 26, the
clocks will be changed the
standard time from the
daylight time which has
been in effect since the last
Sunday of April.
The official time change
comes at 2 a.m. Sunday
morning, but most people
re-set clocks before going to
bed on Saturday night.
Clocks should be set back
an hour and then you can
get an extra hour of shut-eye
before getting up to go to
church Sunday morning.
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Vol. XVI, No. 17
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October 23, 1980
Council Surprised By Resignations Of
Administrator And Police Chief
The Howe City Council
was surprised Thursday
night, Oct. 16, when Howe
City Administrator Harold
Scroggins and Police Chief
Jerry Campbell submitted
their resignations. The res-
ignations are not related,
according to Mayor Glyn
Hestand.
Campbell was appointed
chief on May 25, 1979. He
had served nine months
previous to that as a Howe
police officer. A graduate of
Denison High School,
Campbell, 23, holds an
Associate Degree in law
enforcement. He also is a
graduate of Texoma Region-
al Police Academy. His wife,
Glenna, is employed at
Howe State Bank.
Scroggins, 23, has been
Howe City Administrator for
the past ten months. He
graduated from Stephen F.
Austin University in Decem-
ber, 1979, with a degree in
public and city administra-
tion. He is a native of Waller
Texas where he attended
and graduated from high
school.
The City Council met in
regular session on Thursday
with all council present ex-
cept for Jack Floodas.
Mrs. John Tilley addressed
the council concerning street
repair at Young and Denney.
She also had questions about
water meter repair and
water rates.
Owenna Pitts made a re-
quest for a mobile home on
a 100’ x 100’ lot on Quinlan.
The council informed her
that they would send out
letters to owners of sur-
rounding property. Council-
member Sam Haigis did tell
her that most mobile home
requests have been turned
down except for special use
permits.
In his departmental report
Chief Campbell gave the
following statistics: From
Aug. 21 - Sept. 18, there
were four accidents, 2 bur-
glaries, one theft, no arrests
two incidents of criminal
mischief and 28 citations.
From Sept. 18 - Oct. 16,
there were four accidents,
no thefts, two burglaries,
two criminal mischief, two
arrests, and 13 citations.
Scroggins reported
progress on well repair. The
number one well is now back
also informed council that
sewer smoke tests are to be
conducted for the next few
weeks.
The council denied the
mobile home request by
Western Pride Mfg. on the
recommendation of Planning
and Zoning Board. The
property is zoned M-l and
does not allow for residences
of any kind. If it were
in operation, he said. He allowed on a special use
Special Council Session
The Howe City Council will
meet in special session on
Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.
at the City Hall.
On the agenda are: official
acceptance of resignations,
authorization of transfer of
city administrator’s duties,
recommendations on landfill
and extension of 3% tax
discount.
permit, the council would
have to amend the list of
special use permits since
there is none for a guard
residence. Western Pride
had requested the mobile
home for security reasons.
The council also denied a
mobile home request by
Leon Thornhill. The request
was for a mobile home to be
located on property facing
Long St.
On the issue of the sale of
fireworks by the Howe Lions
Club, the city attorney
stated if one group is
permitted to sell them then
all groups (profit or non-
profit) would have to be
allowed. The council
Con’t on page two
Fall Festival
Saturday
Pick a witch’s pocket or
play a game of 42. Ride the
mechanical bull or toss a
bean bag. Pop a balloon
or enjoy one of several
shows. Bring the whole
family for a night of funny
and fun entertainment.
Something for all ages to
enjoy - that’s what the
Annual Howe Fall Festival
has this year. The event
takes place in downtown
Howe beginning about 5
p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25,
and coatinuing until 10 p.m.
The block of Haning from
Denney to Hughes will be
roped off and all kinds of
booths and activities will be
set up.
Chances are being sold on
such items as tickets to a
Cowboy football game, a
Merlin, a TV-radio, punch
bowl, a flight over Howe and
tickets to the movie theater
in Sherman. Also a raffle
will be held for a black and
white homemade quilt.
Shows to be enjoyed in-
clude a gong show and a
country-western band.
There will be lots of food
with a concession stand and
popcorn available. Also a
sweet shoppe will be filled
with homemade pies, cakes
and other goodies for
residents to purchase for
Sunday dinner dessert.
A popular item returning
from the last two years is the
car bash and a new item for
this year will be a mechani-
cal bull.
Other games and activities
include a turtle race, pencil
pull, duck pond, go fishing,
balloon burst, bean bag toss,
animal walk, basketball
throw, marriage booth and
make-up booth. There will
be a country store, a
rummage sale, and a booth
for engraving items such as
ID bracelets.
All area residents are in-
vited to come out and par-
ticipate in any or all of these
and other activities set for
the Fall Festival.
Also scheduled are displays
by the Friends of the Howe
Community Library and the
Howe Volunteer Fire Dept.
The Friends group will be
signing up members at $2.00
per person. All who have
joined this group by the end
of the Fall Festival will be
eligible for a drawing for a
free airplane ride over Howe
and the surrounding area.
Also in the drawing will be
free movie passes.
The Fire Dept, will have a
display on their plans to
purchase a slide-in pumping
unit and a one-ton pickup
truck. Their goal for this
purchase is $10,000. Dona-
tions may be made at the
Fall Festival.
RADIO CONTROLLED PLANES - Joe Smith demon-
strated his radio controlled model airplane- to Troop 45
Boy Scouts in Howe. Smith is the in-coming president of
the Texoma R.C. Club, the only club in this area for
radio controlled models. The airplane, built by Smith, is
nearly Vi scale with an 8 foot wing span. This model of a
1933 GERE Sport weighs about 24 pounds and is powered
by a gasoline engine from a chain saw. The transmitter
unit in the foreground controls all functions of the
airplane.
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