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STAMFORD AMERICAN
STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS 79553, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1985
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Ambulance service strives to meet
goal of 1000 memberships by April
Rain damages unrepaired streets—
Area farmers are appreciative of the early spring rains received lately for growth of their wheat
and pasture grasses and for providing underground moisture for planting next fall's cotton crop.
City maintenance employees are not too thrilled however as the rain causes unrepaired chug
holes to become even bigger and washes out much of the filler placed in the repaired holes. With
the dryer weather city crews have been busy with shovels and gravel, trying to repair some of
Mother Nature's ravages.
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Council approves new ordinance
dealing with building permit, fees
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The City Council approved an
“emergency ordinance” during
their regular session Monday.
The ordinance, number 614,
will amend an ordinance which
the city voted in earlier this
year dealing with the uniform
building codes.
According to Mark Watson,
City Manager, the ordinance
passed earlier in the year set
building permit fees at a rate
that was “acceptable in*Dallas,
but not in Stamford.”
The ordinance the city passed
Monday modified the building
fee permits to what is more
suitable for this area, accord-
ing to Watson.
The ordinance states that a
building permit fee shall be re-
quired to be on file in city hall
for all new construction, add-
ons, major remodeling and ma-
jor repairs done to already ex-
isting property.
The new building fee permit
will be set at 3 cents per square
foot and will be inclusive of
open and covered areas.
The fee will be set at a mini-
mum of $10 and will be a “com-
prehensive permit” which al-
lows building, electrical,
plumbing and mechanical acti-
vities on the construction site.
The ordinance was adopted
on the first reading to offset the
earlier approved ordinance al-
ready in effect.
In other business the council
voted to approve payment to
Lipham Construction Company
of Aspermont for the seal-
coating they have done on sev-
eral streets in the eastern part
of town.
In the meeting a represen-
tative of the company pre-
sented the council with a letter
stating the company''would
guarantee all the work they had
done on the streets, but that
they could not be responsible
for the base and sub-base coat
under the seal-coating.
Streets the company have
seal coated in town include
Compton, Bartley, Landon,
Wells, 2 blocks of Hudson Road,
m blocks of Williams and
patching on West Wind Circle.
The patching was done on
West Wind Circle after it was
determined that the street was
not sturdy enough to hold up the
machinery necessary to seal
coat it.
Watson said that the city is
faced with total reconstruction
of that street which is “unfeasi-
ble at this time.”
The company will receive
their chepk from the city after
they complete another block of
Wells Street.
The council also voted to
refer Watson back to Farmers
Home Administration with a.
contract which deals with the-
sale of additional water by
Stamford to the Paint Creek
Water Supply Corporation.
* The council voted to change
some of the wording in »
Three Stamford citizens
threw their hats in the ring for a
chance at the city council posi-
tions open during the April 6
election.
The positions of place 4 and 5
on the city council will be open
during this election, presently
held by James Barnett and Bob
Martini respectively.
Filing for place 4 was John
Earl Anders. As of press time
Anders was the only person to
sign up for that position.
Filing for place 5 on the ballot
were Richard Greene and Alvin
Sconce.
Other city positions which
will be open at thislime include
the Mayor and Chief of Police
jobs.
Mayor Bob Prichard was the
only person to file for his posi-
tion at this time..
Chief of Police Duayne Med-
ford will be opposed by Henry
Dancer for his position.
Also open during this election
will be places 1 and 2 on the
school board and four positions
on the hospital board.
Lueders-Avoca will also vote
for three new positions on their
school board at this time.
Running on the Stamford
School board ballot will be for
place 1, incumbent Jerry Hill,
Kent Treadwell, John Bill
Oman and Stan Clayton.
Place 2 contestants will in-
clude incumbent Carl Marugg,
Louis Rangel and newcomer
Raymond R. Smith.
Those positions open on the
hospital board include that of
Eugene Watts, Eugene Swen-
son, Dorrace Haynes and
Joseph High.
Watts announced this week
he will not seek re-election to
his position, but that.he will en-
tract which had been sent to
them for approval.
Wording changes dealt with
the reimbursement by the city
on present water lines.
The contract had read that
the payment would be at the
present rate of payment in-
cluding accumulated deprecia-
tion, and the council changed
that to less accumulated depre-
ciation.
dorse the new candidate, Ray-
mond Hughes of Avoca.
Swenson, Haynes and High
had all filed for re-election to
their positions at this time.
Deadline for filing for a posi-
tion on the hospital board is
March 12.
Persons signed up for the
positions open on the Lueders-
Avoca school board include
Gerrell Moore, Travis “Pete”
Mcliellan, Griffin Hart, Mary
Vandeventer, Dennis Huffaker,
Russell Mullins and Bruce
Ford.
Stenholm set
to speak at
SEC meeting
The Stamford Electrical Co-
operative will hold their annual
meeting Saturday, March 16
beginning at 5 p.m. with a
barbecue dinner.
Congressman Charles W
Stenholm, a former general
manager of the co-op, will be
the featured speaker ‘ at the
meeting.
The meeting will also include
the election of three new direc-
tors for SEC. Those nominated
for positions as directors in-
clude Martin Dale Coleman for
place 1, Jimlee Baucum for
place 2 and Willie Peiser for
place 3.
Members of the nominating
committee include Earl Mc-
Caleb, J.C. Moss, H. Birger
Haterius, James C. I^ewis, R.B.
Rowland, Tom Ed Simpson,
R.V. Earles, J.C. Riddle and
Ronnie Chapman.
Despite having only sold 200
memberships during their
drive, the Patterson Am-
bulance Service is striving to
reach its goal of 1000 by April
13.
“We have sold most of our
memberships at the VIP
Center;” said John Herd, regis-
tered Emergency Medical
. Technician and a employee of
the ambulance service.
Herd and LaTonda Worsham,
also a registered EMT, have
been handling the duties of the
service since it came into town
in January.
The service is headquartered
in Eastland and is owned by
Tom Patterson.
Patterson himself is in the
hospital with a herinated disk
and has been undble to make
“the rounds of area businesses
and clubs to try and sell mem-
berships,” according to Joe
Rice, Hospital Administrator.
“What people don’t realize is
that the more memberships the
ambulance sells, the less sub-
sidy the city will have to pay,”
said Rice.
“For example, in Eastland
there is no subsidy from the
city because the memberships
which are collected pay for the
subsidy,” said Herd. “That
way the city can use the money
they would have used on the
ambulance for more important
things, like the streets and
such.”
“The membership entitles a
person to any service in the am-
bulance,” said Worsham.
“Although we do not refuse
service to anyone,” Worsham
continued,/“we do ask that pay-
ment for services to non-
members be made at thtflime
services are rendered.”
Worsham stressed that pay-
ment is not demanded at the
time, and a time payment
schedule can be worked out if a
person does not have the money
at th^ time the services are
rendered.
Herd said that if a person has ’’
a bill with the service that bill
must be paid before they can
buy a membership.
“We have had people who
' will call for an ambulance and
want to buy a membership
then,” Herd continued. "A per-
son needs to think of a member-
ship sooner than that.”
Both Herd and Worsham said
one ambulance ride would pay
for their membership entirely.
“The young people usually
don’t buy because they don’t
think they will need one,” Herd
said. “But a person could get
hurt at any time, anywhere and
at any age.”
“Most of our memberships
which have befen sold have been
in Stamford,” Worsham said.
“We have sold very few in other
places, such as Lueders or
Avoca and would like to stress
that we serve anyone within the
hospital district or who uses the
doctors at Stamford Memorial
Hospital.”
“A person should know that
the advantages of buying a
membership to the service are
1) that it covers payment for
any ambulance service they
might require, 2) helps the tax
burden of the hospital, 3) is tax
deductable and 4) provides
Stamford with professional am-
bulance service,” said Rice. *
“Both the city council, the
hospital and the doctors at the
hospital are endorsing the ser-
vice,” Rice continued.
The membership drive for
the ambulance service will con-
tinue until April 13 and any
memberships bought between
now and the deadline and after
will be in effect until April 13,
1966.
New trash receptacles are placed on square—
Main Street Director James Butts works with Robert Marshall to install new trash receptacles
around the square. The receptacles were a part of the Town Square Beautification Project, along
with the new lights, benches and planters. (R»n k*
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Stamford citizens file
for election positions
Commodities Distribution
The Aspermont Small Business Development Center will
distribute USDA surplus commodities in Stamford Wednes-
day, March 13. Persons 60 years of age and over may pick up
their commodities at the Lions Club between the hours of 8:30
and 9:30 a m. Persons under 60 years of age may pick up
their butter and cheese between the hour of 10 and 11 a m at
the Lions Club.
In Lueders the commodities can be picked up between the
hours of 9:30 and 11 a.m. at the City Hall and in Avoca they
will be distributed from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Post Office.
Tech coach fo speak af A/i-Sporfs banquot
Texas Tech University head football coach Jerry Moore
will be the featured guest speaker at this year’s Stamford
High All-Sports Banquet.
The banquet is sponsored by the Booster Club and will be
March 22 at St. Ann’s Parish Hall beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased from any booster club member,
at the Stamford school tax office or at the Superintendent’s
office.
Spring. Droak sot for studonts
Area students will enjoy a week of freedom from classes
and homework as spring break is observed by the schools in
the area. v ■
Classes in Stamford will be dismissed at 2:35 p.m. Friday
March .8, and will resume Monday, March 18, at their
regular time. ■
NEWS BRIEFS
SHS Band Department sots Spring Consort
The Stamford School Band Department will present a
Spring Concert at the VIP Center Thursday, March 7 (today)
at 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door. Admission will be $2
for adults, $1 for school age children and free for pre-
schoolers.
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Lions Club to have Pancake Supper
The Stamford Lions Club will have a Pancake Supper Fri-
day, March 8, from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Admission is $3 for
adults and youngsters over 12, $1.50 for children 5-12 and free
for children under 5.
The meal will include pancakes, bacon and syrup
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