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STAMFORD AMERICAN
7 STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS 79553, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1971 — /
American Volume 48, No. 17
Leader Volume 70, No. 7
Single Copy Price 10c
Up 5 Cents—
Stamford School Tax
Rate Is Set at $1.50
Stamford Riding Club
STORE —
busi-
undcr - poles:
Open House
E. W. Carlson
died
has been
consider-
22, 1893 in Pom-
In Stamford
in
Charm, Sales Seminar for Stamford
Merchants PlannedThursday Night
1 volunteers from sev-
renter
, l * b *
Bill Longley (left) receives award.
Margaret C. and boats W.
la Stamford.
Ickler, son of Mr.
W. Mickler of
only one
the road.
post was
This was
have
night.
Carl
Scott
paving
to an
tearing
Higher telephrne rates for
Stamford mav be in the offing.
City Manager H. R Macom-
ber told the city council Fri-
day. Similar requests have al-
ready been made of other area
addi-
given
sixth
any
with
third
and
sixth
The Stamford post office, as
a conveniience to its patrons.
The Stamford Junior Sher-
iff's Ps;e had their annual
swim and picnic at the city
pool Monday night. The high-
light of the night was the pres-
entation of trophies of the 1971
Carl
Scott
Shar-
Hop-
Beth
: Southwestern Bell Telephone
Co. has notified the city man-
ager of a proposal to offer
toll-free calling all over the
county.
Amount of the rate increase
request was riot certain but
merely speculative, the citv
manager said, but he did tell
councilmen that he would pro-
vide them with rate paid
cities of similar size.
Big Country Cooperative,
which on March 15 took over
the P. R. Nicholson r-il and
gasoline dealership, will hold
open house Aug. 17 18 and 19.
Members and friends are in-
vited to visit the warehouse
on South Swenson where spe-
cial reduced prices will pre-
vail on many items. In
tion, souvenirs will be
everyone.
The rrganization will
a meeting Thursday
Aug. 19, in the hieh school
auditorium. At this time num-
erous valuable door prizes will
be given.
Burt Haggins is manager of
the new cooperative which has
five employees and operates
four trucks. Available are gas-
oline, oils. LP gas. farm chem-
icals, tires, batteries and oth-
er farm and hrme needs.
W. L. Medford is president
of the cooperative which now
has 132 common stockholders:
Louis Corzine is vice president,
and Wallace Dudensing is sec-
retary. Directors are Walter
Berger, Bob Harrison, Carlton .
(Sonny) Strand and Jerry
Manske.
CofC Will Serve
As Clearing House
On Shop Facts
The Stamtofi Chamber of
Commer-ci office will serve as .
a clearing house of informa
tion concerning the proposed
railroad ear shops.
Copies of ‘he constitution and
by-laws may be s:en at the
office and irformatioii is avail-
able there concerning the
stock.
It is hoped to sell $150,000
worth of stock to finance oper-
ation of the plant which has
had approval of the Small
Business Administration.
PROMOTED AT BANK — ...
Directors of First National Bank have announced two more promotions.
James Waggoner, who has been an assistant cashier,, is now vice pres-
ident. Glenna Shaake was named assistant cashier.
Iren are sent free
by the Muscular
(Associations of
Training Officer
Tells Lions
About Safety
Bob Hutchins, training offic-
er for the Texas Department
of Public Safety in Abilene,
was the guest speaker for the
meeting of- the Stamford Lions
Club Tuesday night. He pre
sented statistics concerning na-
tionwide and statewide traffic
I fatalities, and stated that the
grim number in 1970 had de-
clined from 1969 but that traf-
fic fatalities for 1971 were
mounting at an alarming rate.
Deaths on Texas highways
this year are 3 per cent higher
with 1500 persons having been
killed to date Hutchins con-
cluded the program with high-
lights of several traffic bills
which were passed in the last
Texas Legislature.
the presentation were District
Governor James H. Wheeler;
District Cabinet Secretary Ir-
vin Hiler; -Past International
Director Randy Wadkins; Past
District Governor P. E. (Pete
Shotwell; all of Abilene and a
special representative of Lions
International, Ed Skypala from
Hereford.
This Presidential Avdgrd is
given to Lions for excelling
work in their own club, the
district and the international
organization. There is onlv one
higher award in Lionism
Cooperative
Will Hold
repayment of time warrants
which are .tieinr i sued to do
some rem-deling at the school
this summer
Cost of imurancn alone will
take a bin s|i< e of the” mon-
ey. The district had in< luded
$9,506 in this year’s budget for
payment of the third year of
a three-year polit y This year,
the payment will'be $19,10?
Cost- of the old policy for
-throo- yoarfi- was $26, W,--wfrrte----
that for the coming three-year
period will be $47,756. Amount
carried will remain the same, -
$1,748,310.
Cost of teacher pay increa £
voted in a package cksal bv
the state Legislature last y°ar
will run about $6,000 or,$7,000.
The board has anticipated
the remodeling of the high
school principal’s oRjce and
the creation of three class
rooms in the old gym will
cost $30,000. Payment of the
time warrants with which this
work was financed must be
made over a period of five
years. This means that $6,-
000 plus interest will-be need-
ed this year.
The superintendent said on-
ly through comcr-cutttng will
the district be able to meet
its needs this year — even
with the five-cent tax increase.
A short agenda Friday pro-
vided Stamford councilmen to
discuss many problems facing
the city, ranging from
West Reynolds Street
ordinance calling for
down old buildings.
City Manager H. R Macom-
ber told the council that sur-
vey stakes had been located
and the fence in the east part
of town, complained about by
Raymond Astin was fopnd to
be only slightly in the j-oad.
Measurement, Macomb»r said,
found that
actually in
removed.
The city________ ___________
ing bringing up to date ordi-
nances governing both electri-
cal and plumbing codfes. The
latter is now in rough draft
and will be reviewed by City
Councilman Grady Coxby, a
plumber, before it is presented
to the council for passage.
The city manager reported
that he had discussed corcmun-
icatlon needs of the police de-
partment with the West Te*as
Council of Governments The
eftv plans to loin in an “area-
wide radio network.
Higher Phone
Rates Possible
cbmes effective Sept. 1
City Councilman C. L. Crom-
well, new to the council, asked
about parking regulations on
.North Swenson, the length of
loading zones and what the
city can do ab-ut situations
where shurbs obscure the view
of oncoming cars at comers.
He was told a citv ordinance
provides for two-hour parking
on North Swenson and that the
city did have the right to ask
property owners to remove
shrubs which are a hazard.
Councilman Cozby asked
about signs at service sta-
tions which sometimes obstruct
the view but he was told the
state controls the area along-
side highways.
The matter of r'ugh rail-
road crossings was brought up
by Councilman Clements Rich-
ards. He said a citizen had
complained to him about los-
ing his muffler after crossing
the rough tracks near the elec-
tric cooperative building. A let-
ter will be written to the rail-
road about the condition.
City Manager Macomber re-
ported he was obtaining some
horns and an attemnt will be
made to do a better iob of
draining Reynolds Street near
the Texas Central tracks. He
said it is possible that con-
crete pipe — some that has
been rejected at the factory —
may be used in similar situa-
tions.
The city manager reported
that the State Highway Depart-
ment is conducting a traffic towns,
countv all over town This will
be valuable, he said, in future
planning.
Councilman Fareed Hassen
asked what progress is being
made in drafting an ordinance
similar to that used at Snvder
for eliminating old buildings
which are evesores or hazards.
The city manager reported he
would check and see. Hassen
also asked about stop signs or
vield signs along East McHarg
Street.
Macomber mentioned that a
check is being made on mov-
ing of utilitv lines and costs
involved in getting ready to
do some paving. A«ked 'if he
was talking about West Rey-
nolds Street and he replied in. Each child has one attend-
the affirmative. —----- ant or more to help him en-
joy this week of fun and play
away from home. Most of the
children are In; wheel chairs.
Attendants, doctors and nurs-
es are all yi
feral stai e»T
The c ift
of charge
Dystrophy'
America.
Pee Wee
and Mre
J. W. (Bill) Longley was ' Distinguished guests here for
■warded the second highest
honor that can be given in
Lionism at the regular meet-
ing of the Stamford Lions Club
AUgust 3.
The Presidential Awa/1 was
presented to Mr. Longley by
Lions International Director E
B. (Tex) Mayer of La Grange,
who came here especially for
the presentation. Only 100 of
these awards are given in the
world each year and are pre-
sented by the Lions Interna-
tional President. Robert D. Mc-
Cullough, of Tulsa, Okla.
be in Bethel
Cemetery under
Kinney Funeral
third, Scott Olson,
under - flags:
Debbie Olson,
Registration
Schedule
Announced
Registration for the fall se-
mester of Stamford High-
School will get underway
Thursday, Aug 19 The new
term will sfart Monday for all
pupils in the school system,
according to Woodie Beene,
superintendent
Registration schedule has
been released as follows:
Thursday, Aug. 19, from 8
jo 10 o’clock, seniors.
Thursday, from 10 to 12, jun-
iors.
Thursday, from 1 to 3:30,
sophomores.
men
Friday, from 10 to 12, eighth
graders.
Friday, from 1 to 3:30, sev-
enth graders.
Kindergarten through
grade will register at
time Friday, Aug. 20,
kindergarten through
grade at Oliver school,
fourth grade through
grade at Reynolds.
Busses will make their reg-
ular runs and the lunch room
will be open Monday, Aug 23.
Band practice will get under
way Monday, Aug. 16.
Macomber reported that a though a fine may be just $1,
i nighttime dispatcher probably > the tax will be $2.50, the city
;. would operate from Anson He manager reported This law be-
would be in radio contact with
all cars in a wide area
The city manager said he
had talked with District High-
way Engineer Jake Roberts
about highways in the city but
that there was nothing new.
He said the citv was welcome
to go before the commission
in Austin anv time it chose.
Possibility of the citv obtain-
ing some paving and mainten-
ance equipment under the gov-
ernment surplus program was
outlined by the city manager.
He has prepared a list of the
pieces of equipment the city
would like to have and an ef-
fort is being made to locate
these.
Under the surplus program,
the citv is able to obtain equip-
ment at only a fraction of its
original cost.
A new state law will make
it necessary for the city to
collect a $2.50 tax on all fines
assessed, the city manager re-
ported. Only exceptions are
fines for- parking and fines !
against pedestrians. Even
New Manager '
At Hudspeths
Lanny Ford, who has been
assistant manager of Joe Hud-
speth’s Tire and Appliance in
Stamford for the last five
years, has been named manag-
er.
He will succeed Al Sikes,
manager for 4 years. Sikes will,
move to Kaufman this week-
end where he will operate his
own tire store.
Dies Tuesday,
Funeral Today
Elwood W Carlson. 77,
at 9; 30 p m Tuesday at Stam-
ford Memorial Hospital where
he had been a patient since
Aug 4.
Funeral services will be held
at 3 pm today at Bethel Luth-
eran Church with Rev Sam
Urrate, pastor of Christ Luth-
eran Church, and W. B Cox.
minister of the Church of
Christ at Freeport, officiating.
Burial will
Churchyard
direction of
Home.
Born Dec.
ray, Iowa, he came to Ericks-
dahl community in 1910 He
married Ruebie Rowland Aug.
5, 19?6 at Stamford. They
moved into Stamford in 1964
Mr. Carlson was a retired
rancher and farmer and was
the oldest board member and
director of the Stamford Elec-
tric Cooperative. He was a
veteran of World War I, serv-
ing overseas in the Army, and
a member of Bethel Lutheran
Church
Survivors include his wife,
Ruebie, of Stamford and one
sister, Mrs. Effie Segerstrom,
of Lueders.
Directors of Stamford Elec-
tric Cooperative will serve as
pallbearers.
Tax rale in Stamford County
Line Independent School Dis-
trict was increased bv th?
board la t week from $1.45 -to
$1.50 pci $100 valuation, and a
public hearing in the budget
for the new year was set for
FIRE DAMAGES JEWELRY
This is a portion of the storeroom at Self Jewelers which was struck by
fire late Sunday afternoon. Fire apparently started in the rear of the
store in a room where* fepiii red clocks and other merchandise was
stored. Most of the damage.tormerchandise came from smoke.
The seminar Is sponsored by
the Stamford American as part
of a program to enhance the
image of Stamford as i good
place to trade end to develop
this city as a trading
for this area. .
Presented Trophies
At Swim Party Monday
75 MD Children
At Lueders Camp
Lueders Baptist Encamp-
ment is the camp site this
week for 75 children with
muscular dystrophy.
playnight results. The follow-
ing received trophies:
Barrells 8 and under: first,
Carl Hopkins: second, Debbie
Merket;
8 and
Hopkins,
Olson.
8 and
Hopkins, Debbie Merket,
Olson.
Barrels • 13 and over:
on Schoonmaker, Susie
kins. Genie Olson and
Haynes tied for third.
13 and over - flags: Sharon
Schprnmaker. Susie Hopkins,
Ronnie Mueller
Barrels 9-12: Max .Olson,
James Hopkins. Tana Kohout.
9-12 flags: Max Olson, Tana
Kohout, James Hopkins.
9-12 poles: Tana Kohout,
James Hopkins, Betsy Merkel
Ray Maxwell and The Star
Dusters, a band from Abilene
were guests and furnished
western music.
Alth-ugh all parents work
for the club, special recogni-
tion was given to Mr and Mrs.
Lewis Kohout and Mrs. Lyn-
dal Prewit.
7
Capone will conduct the meet-
ing which’ is designed to pro-
vide basics for everyone to
achieve self confidence, satis-
faction and hepp’ness in his
or her daily life.
The charm partion' of the
seminar for men and wo-/an
stresses “Body Language" as
an Int.gral part of goed health
as well as successful living,
according to Mrs. Capone.
Human relations,, personal
magnetism, crcalfyity and
modern selling techniques are
among the subjects to be cov-
ered in the concentrated
coarse.
This event dptns the < *
Week TRADEpN-STAMFORD
campaign of
American to ifcgin oa Thai
day. August 11
'tore than twenty fl
ticipatiag in the
will advertise - In a special
section of thio newspaper
each week to acquaint the
readers whit the mo-ch
ann wire. w. wncKier or
Stamford is ; attending the
camp.
Kains Continue
Spotted tnundershowers con-
tinued to fall this week, bring-
ing some moisture to most of
the area. Total rainfall prob-
ably will, not exceed an inch.
More than sixty business-
men, salespeople and other
Cployecs are expeetd to at-
a Personality, Charm and.
Thursday eve-
The fivc-eent increase in- rate
will firing ngim e timated $10.-
(MM). Wopdle Keen?, superinten-
dent' said. The money was
nc'NldU ‘tqsjuyriin( teasing <•<»■ ts .
These costs, the srmerinlon-
dent explained, were insurante
and teacher pay increase, and
Fire Damages
Jewelry Store
Here Sunday
Fire which started in a stere
. room at the rear of the store
did ‘considerable damage to
Self Jewelers store here short-
ly aftr 5 o’clock Sunday Most
of the damage was due to
smoke.
Fire Chief Bill Lawson said
the alarm was received at
5:38 p m. and at that time the
fire had just about exhausted
the supply of oxygen in the
store and had about burned
itself out.
The fire gutted the store-
room. destroying many clocks
- Hwrt-- had- -been left- foe.....repaid—
James Self, one of the owners,
said all watches and other
jewelry left for repair was in
a fireproof vault and suffered
no damage.
Cleanup work started early
Monday arid the Selfs hope to
have the store open for
ness in a few days.
Paving of this arterv has
been a project for a number
of vears but has been held un
because of the cost. A effort
first was made to net the street
paved under a cooperative pro-
gram with property owners
paying one-third of the cost
but there were too few proper-
ty owners who could pay.
Bill Longley Given One
Of Lionism’s Top Awards
eight- | %
the Stemford "
Saks Seminar
Ring, August U, at the Cliff
House Restauqa.it. !
The seminar
Stamford Municipal Swim-
ming Pool has closed for the
is now opening windows^? 7^ ^mm*r’ fording to Jerry
and closing at 4:25 Leav,tt’ who °Perated 0,6 P001
this summer.
The Stamford Lions Club’s
annual, picnifi will be held
Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 7:30t p m.
at the Stamford City Park.
Council Discusses Many City
Problems at Session Friday
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Craig, Roy M. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1971, newspaper, August 12, 1971; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1190354/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.