Burleson Dispatcher (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 2, 1983 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume 22
Burleson, Johnson County, Texas
Number 9
MARCH 2, 1983
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G. E.
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Thp Eiimathian Club met in
the home of. Mrs. L. H. Hard-
grove, February 17, with Mrs.
Geroge Boss leading the study
on “The American Home” Re-
freshments were served during
the social Hour. N^s. J. H.
Pearson was hostess to the club
on Feb. 24: Mrs. C. C. Taylor
led the program on current ev-
ents. Fourteen members and
two guests were present.
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not,
He had saw
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citfes specifications should be ready
other route to git what they
want. Vets noticed a sharp rise
in the number of calls fer drugs
fer big sick dogs. They knowed
there was just so many 160
pound Great Danes in the
city, and they figgered there
was a heap more 1660 pound
people, Now Clem said, the
vets want to see the dogs be-
fore they subscribe the medi-
cine.
Some times a solution
simple and some times
Bug declared.
(ConttnoeO on Page 8)
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Loyless
and Mrs. E. F. Robbins were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
B. H- Glenn in Fort Worth.
Rev. and Mrs. C. 9. Meredith,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cozby,
Mmes. A. H. Loyless,
Bransom, A. W. Haskew,
A special invitation has been
extended to Miss Helene Wilson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E. M.* Wilson, to attend .all
sessions of the Writers Confer-
ence, to be held at Texas State
College fro Women Feb. 27.
Miss Wilson, who is a student
in the kindergarten primary
department has shown a great
interest in creative writing and
was recommended by her tea-
chers to attend the Conference.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Brown
and daughter, Debbie, and Mrs.
G. C. Beavers visited Mr. and
Mrs. Mac Teague in Waxaha-
chie, Sunday.
Bransom, Truett Hardgrove,
Winston Taylor and Harold
Warren attended a violin con-
cert Tuesday night in Cle-
burne, given by Josif Piaslro,
formerly court musician * and
friend of Czar Nicholas II of
Russia.
Mound Elementary School
was the scene of the 1963 Blue
and Gold Banquet of the Cub
Scouts of Burleson. Cubmaster
Loren Turner welcomed 220
Cubs, parents and guests to this
annual affair. Special guests
included, Mr. Noble Gark,
president of the Lions Club,
Mr. and Mrs. “Poss” Loyless,
who have been very active in
Scouting for many years, and
Mr .and Mrs. Charles Osmon,
immediate past Cubmaster.
Mrs. J. Clinkscale received a
five year service pin on com-
pleting five years as a den mo-
ther.
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From the Burleson Dispatcher
February 27, 1963
Charles Augustus Austin, Sr.,
a resident of Burleson for 31
years, died Sunday at a Cle-
burne hospital. Funeral ser-
vices were held Monday at Cro-
sier-Pearsbn Chapel with the
Rev. Ed, Schmeltekopf
Rev. Thurman Schoumack, of-
ficiating. Interment was in Bur-
leson Cemetery with
Blackstock, Ben Hill,
Austin, Bill Thompson, Jimmy
Austin and Robert Mouton; ser-
ving a pallbearers. Mr. Austin
is survived by his wife; four
sorts, Thurman M. Austin ♦ of
Joshua, Owen and Paul Austin
of Fort Worth and C. A. Aus-
tin^Jr., of Burleson; two dau-
ghters, Mrs. Florence Koch of
Tort Worth • . and Mrs. R. M.
Mouton of San Antonio.
Burleson Teacher
Is Killed In
Wreck Sunday
A Burleson High School
cher was killed Sunday when
his car crashed through a
guardrail on Highway 174 and
plunged 5 feet onto a service
road.
William James Higgins, S3,
of 113 Suzanne Terrace, was
pronounced dead at 6:41 p.m.
at Huguley Memorial Hospital
in Fort Worth.
Burleson police said the cat.
I fell about SO feet on(o the ser-
[vice road below the highway in
j Burleson about 5:3Q p.m. Sun-
day,
James Seaberry, Tarrant Cou-
nty medical investigator, said
Higgins, who was alone in his
car, suffered severe head trau-
ma and multple fractures.
Mr. Higgins had been a tea-
cher at Pauline Hughes Middle
school for the past 7 months
teaching math and algebra and
was head of the dept, for gift-
ed and talented students in that
department.
He was a member of St.
Ann’s Catholic Church.
Survivors are his wife, nine
sons, 2 daughters, his mother
and nine grandchildren.
Rosary will be held Tuesday
at 7 p.m. in Jones-Cato Funeral
Home with burial in Massachu-
setts on Friday.
From The Burleson News
March 2, 1939
The Future Farmers of Bur-
leson High School under the su-
pervision of their teacher, Mr.
Ben Whitehouse, entertained
their mothers and fathers with
a banquet Thursday night. The
president of the club,’ Elvis
Green presided at the banquet
calling on,each officer for a
report, which were given by J.
L. Wynne,* Loy Norris, Leroy
Hardgrove and J. T. Overby.
Mr. J. W. Norwodo, superin-
tendent of the Burleson Schools
talke don ’’The Value of Voca-
tional Agriculture to Our Com-
munity.” Mr. Whitehouse told
the parents some of the work
the boys were doing in their
bids for the park and swim-
ming pool concessions. Mayor
Butler suggested that it would
be mroe profitable for the city
to bid both the swimming pool
and Bartlett Park concessions
as a joint operation as the lar-
ger bid package would be more
desirable to any private com-
pany that might wish to bid.
The city is currently trying
to find a way to bid the swim-
ming pool concessions so that
both volunteer groups and pri-
vate companies have at least
an - equal chance of obtaining *
the contract.
The Bartlett Park conces-
sion is currently held by thb
Burleson Youth Association and
will probably not favor losing
it. When the issue of “user fee”
came up last year the BYA
□resident Joe Bell pointed out
that the corttession revenue t
was needed to hold down the .
cost of registration for the
baseball and softball programs.
After a time of discussion
nothing was resolved but bid
it the Qext regular scheduled
?ouncl meeting.
The council suspended for
120 days a rate increase re-
quest by Lone Star Gas Cd. and
will appoint an outside consult-
.ng firm to study the gas firms *
proposed.
Lone Star normally pays ‘rea-
sonable’ costs for such studies
but because that cost ultimate-
ly goes back to the consumer, a
the council was divided on the
idea.
Since the increase requested
was only 5.65 percent, Johnson *
felt the best bet would be to
refer the matter to an internal
committee as has been done in
the past.
Vera Calvin and Bill(
agreed with Johnson b
mayor sided with the
three members to break a split
vote.’
Butler did not favor a com-
mittee made up of council
members and city staff because
of lack of time and expertise
that such a committee would
have.
DEAR MISER EDITOR:
If the seed catalogs come, Ed
Doolittle ask at the country store
Saturday night, can spring be
far behind? He said his old
lady got in her usual supply of
garden wish books two weeks
ago, and shes been spending far
to much time by the winder
talking about cold frames and
hot beds and where he’s going
• to help her put this, that and
the other at the first him of
spring. Ed said whoever claim-
ed that hope springs eternal
• must of run a seed maif order
house. ?
General speaking, the fellers
were not as ready to listen to
Ed’s early plans to be included
out of his old lady’s early gar-
dening plans as they were in
mor eproblems and solutions
That Was discussed the week
before. It was Bug.Hookum that
said Congress had a remedy,
fer mid-winter blahs better than
looking ta seed catalogs. Bug
had saw where noe of ever 10
members had urgent public
business in warmer places dur-
ing the long January recess.
This clipping Bug had showed
where 10 senators and 50 rep-
resentatives was investigating
human rights, inspecting de-
fenses and building up trade
all over the warm world, es-
pecial Brazil, where they got
$72 a day fer living expenses.
Them honorables have a dir-.
ty job, Zeke Grubb agreed, but
somebody’s got to do it. Zeke
went on to report where a
judge in Georgia come up re-
cent with a solution to fit a
problem. He sentenced a 18-
year old boy to staying away
from video games fer 10 years,
whiataZeke said struck him as
harcTOs having to stay out of
downtown Geveland fer the
rest of your life. But the judge
was just trying to keep the boy
from burning houses. His folks
wanted to move out of town
away from the games he was
hooked on. They rented one
house and it burned right after
the boy took a gas can and
matches in a taxi to and from
the scene.
Clem Webster said folks
Vllispatcher
Colorado,
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The Town” and Country Gar-
den Club met Wednesday in the
home of Mrs. W. W. West: Mrs.
J. T. Keen and Mrs. D. L.
Lee were co-hostesses. Mrs.
Keen, president, presided at
the business meeting. Fred
Germany, owner of Fred Ger-
many Nursery gave the pro-
gram on the planting and care
of plents jor this area.
Miss Minnie Belle Booth, in-
structor in the Anahuac Schools
at. the close of htis year’s school
term, will go to the University
. (Continued on page 4)
DISPATCHER QFFICE - 124 W. Ellison -
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COUNCIL APPROVES POOL
FENCING ON SPLIT VOTE
The council by a 4-3 vote to
approve an ordinance on first
reading which, would require
fencing around private swim-
ming pools. Roper, Mrs. Calvin
and Johnson were opposed.
Johnson, speaking for the
minority, said that he did not
favor the ordinance and didn’t
think the city should have the
authority to tell a home owner
he had to fence his yard/ and
how he had to fence it.
On the affirmative side Butler
pointed out that an open swim-
ming pool was an attraction to
toddlers on up to. .young ath-
letes. Even though a home
owner would be liable if a
child drowns , that wouldn’t
bring a child back to Hie.
A point of' concention that
still hasn’t been resolved is
the depth. # As of npw written
any open pool 18 inches or deep-
er must be enclosed inside ~a
fence. Mrs. Calvin did not think
the ordinance should apply to
a kiddie type pool.
City manager Mark
pointed out that some
have exempted different kind of
pools from the fencing ordi-
nance.
The question will probably
come up at the second reading
when an amendment may be
offend.
Oth^r City
dpuncil Action
The first reading was taken
Thursday night by the council
on the Uniform Fire Code of
1979 and the Board of Trustees
may not have to decide wheth-
er not to allow a bonfire at
next fall’s homecoming festiv-
ities. One provision of the fire
code would .ban bonfres inside
Xhe city limts, so there will be
no discussion between students
and the. .board concerning this
matter.
The city however may have
to deal, witb'-students who wish
to contmtie the bonfire custom
byasking that permits 'be is-
sued instead of an outright, ban.
The council then djyussed
HOMER BARNES FILES
FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE 5
Former police chief Homer
Barnes has filed for the Place
5 seat on City Council now held
by Bob Johnson who has indi-
cated he will not setek a third
term. / .
In the other two spots on
the council, incumbent Jerry
Gilenas has filed for re-elec-
tion in Place 1 and incumbent
Rick Roper is seeking another
term in place 3.
In the school boards race
both incumbents have filed for
, a second term;- Ann English in
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Place 1, and Board Secretary
Al Evans for Place 2. i -y
Deadlyine for filing is March
2 in both races. Absentee
loting for the April 2 electinos
will eb March 14-29.
Persons wishing to file for
the council election have until
mdnight from either Mayor
Scott Butler or Gty Secretary
Jean Phillips.
For the upcoming election
the city will use the Qty Hall
as an election site ant At
BISD polling place is at Ptad
ine G. Wishes Middle ScM-
BHS Has New
Athletic Director
Fred Rauschuber
The Burleson Independent
School District has named a
new athletice director, a new
head girls basketball coach,
and created a new position ov-
erseeing girls sports at the high
school.
Fred Rauschuber, who is
presently director of person-
nel for the Burleson school
system, has been named the
new ahfletic director effective
July 1. Larry Heard will re-
linquish this title and concen-
.trgie on his duties as head
football coach.
The present head girls* bas-
ketball coach, Joan Ferrell has
been promoted to the new po-
sition of coordinator of girls
athletice at the high ' school.
She has completed her ’23rd
year as the only head girls
basketball coach thd high school
has ever had.
Cathy Chambers, the assist-
ant girls basketball caoch, who
started this school year,
been named die new
coach.
Other changes will be
replacement of Stan Langston,
the assistant football coach
who is leaving. He will be re-
placed wtih an assistant bas-
ketball coach so that htad boys
coach’ Scanlon will have help
during the football season.
According to Rauschuber on-
ly the hiring of a new girls
basketball coach and the boys
basketball assistant is subject
to approvol by the school board
ditto, E E. Harris, S. E Wil-
shire, Claude Wilshire, F. W.
Blair, A. E. Murphey, Faustina
Rider of Washington,
Misses Ellie Griffin,
Murphey, Ada Ruth Bransom
and Wanda Beth Rogers of
Denton.
The T.E.L. Sunday School
Class of the First Baptist
Church, had their regular mon-
thly meeting Wednesday, at the
home of their, president, Mrs.
W. M. Hurst. A covered dish-
luncheon’ was served- and dur-*
ing the day, a quilt was quilted.
Those present were: Mples. E.
F. Robbins, R. G. Bransom, L.
H. Rudd, M. D. Payne, J. I.
Gamer, R L. Wynne, F. J,
Wynne, C. P. Murphy, Belle
Booth, A.,H. Loyless, J. R. Ba-
eSattle have been taking an- »ker, J. O. Faires, C. C. Mere-
Mrs. I,. H. Rudd' spent the;
past week-end with her son and j
daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Rudd in
City. ’
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Deering, Hazel. Burleson Dispatcher (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 2, 1983, newspaper, March 2, 1983; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1262401/m1/1/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.