Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1967 Page: 1 of 6
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Price 10$
Thursday, December 14, 1967
$3 Per Year Locally
Second year, sixth issue
Phone BY 4-4412
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MICHELLE MERCER
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Jaycees Urge Support
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See PROGRAM page 5
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Studying abroad is the
dream of many students
both in high school and
college. The chance was
school while visiting re-
latives until next August.
She will live with the
stralia when Mrs. Mer-
cer worked in an ambu-
Zumwalt, bass soloist;
Joe Vernqn, tenor soloist,
and Wayne Hutson, bari-
tone soloist.
sides of
fe armed
fajjfc’ilql be
schools here has increas-
ed at an annual rate of
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Burleson, Johnson County, Texas 76028
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Assessor Collector.
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BURLESCWSTAR
Of School Bond Issue
meeting Tuesday, Dec-
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the rural landowner^, especially those
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MAIL EARLY?—The Christmas rush
really struck this week at the Bur-
leson Post Office. Showing a small
part of the parcels which stacked up
at one time during the day Tuesday
are, from left, James L. Johnson,
Postmaster Loren Turner, R.K. Sen-
ter, Bill Johnson and Ray Green.
Turner said he expects to surpass
the 9300 record of a day’s handling
of cards and letters sometime in the
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Q. Why are so many city employee’s cars parked
in front of the Bowling Alley on Tuesday morning?
— B.C.
A. City employees (excluding policemen) receive
two 15-minute coffee breaks per working day—
at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. They also have one hour off
for lunch. Policemen have no regular coffee break
times, but stop for coffee breaks whenever they
can get the time. Burleson Bowl also is a popular
spot for both county and state "law enforcement
officers of this area to take their coffee breaks.
Q. Why can’t the trash trucks drive closer to the
curb while collecting, trash so other cars may pass
by?
A. Garbage trucks pick up trash in receptacles
from both sides of the street and the driver tries
to equalize the distance walked to and from trash
pickups by workmen on each side of the truck.
City Manager Homer Barns said the trucks try to
leave room for traffic to pass, or move to one side
as traffic approaches.
(For answers to your questions on any topic con-
cerning our community call the Hotline at BY4-
4412. Questions also can be addressed to Hot Line,
c/o The Burleson Star, Box 83, Burleson, Texas
76028.)
if for no other rea-
than to meet rising
Vote Tor’ Bond Issue
Four million dollars a lot of
money, no matter how you look at it.
And authorizing the spending of such
a sum should be done only after much
thought.
Recognizing that newspapers some-
times have access to information not
generally circulated in public, and
realizing that while we publish much
of the information we still have no
guarantee that it will be read or in-
terpreted as intended, The Star feels
it necessary to voice opinion in this
matter. We do so here, in a space
we clearly label as editorial opinion.
The Burleson area is unusual. It
is growing at a pace much faster
than we’d like, in some^instances.
It is among the fastest growing areas
in the state. Whether we act to meet
the needs of a growing populace will
have little effect on the speed with
which it expands.
The logical thing to do is plan
ahead so that we might head off as
many growing pains as possible.
We think this is the intent of our
school officials, elected and appoint-
ed, as they ask support of the $4
million bond issue upon which qual-
ified voters of this school district
will act Saturday, December 16.
We have friends on boi
the question. And both sided
. with informgXlQn Tiey^j^
decisive in any debate. 4P
We can’t help but syirip
/ at the piano.
The public is invited to
share in this service at
Think you could do apushup with 15 persons sitting
on your back? That’s how strong you’d have to be
to hold yourself away from the windshield in a colli-
sion at only 30 miles per hour.
Most everyone knows there is a town named Santa
Claus. In Indiana. But did you know that there are
towns named Christmas in Arizona, Florida, Ken-
tucky, Mississippi, and in Tennessee? There is also
a Christmas Island off Nova Scotia.
If that’s not enough: There’s a North Pole in
Alaska, Colorado, and New York. There’s a Bethle-
hem community near Rockdale and also in Pennsy-
lvania and Indiana.
increased greatly. We think someday
that ad volorem taxes will not carry
such a heavy load in supporting our
schools. But that day may be far into
the future.
We still must deal with present
problems using the tools at our dis-
posal.
Saturday’s bond issue comes down
to three questions:
1. What shall we provide in the
way of education for our children?
2. How much shall we pay for it?
3. To whom shall we entrust the
powers of carrying out the program
for education in this district?
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few days. About 47 sacks of
suffered by our student athletes, and had a* little
x:$:: qualified to vote in the
’ j election this Saturday in
Burleson, but if you plan
to vote in any of the im-
portant elections coming
nn in 1968 vou must ob-
Deadline is January 31,
1968.
This year those per-
sons over 60 will also be
required to register.
There is no cost.
The poll tax no longer
is necessary, but the
other qualifications to be
a voter remain the same.
It’s a pleasure to be on “the other side” when 3
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over, how ever it turns out, I’ll be in there helping
And he will, too.
If you’ve been wondering who won the Burleson •$
Quarterback Club’s drawing for the Color TV, it
was Peggy Haynes of 2035 Haltom in Fort Worth.
The club made about $600 on the project, enough g
buy the equipment to treat bruises and sprains ■:<
that the district had been
able to retain the pre-
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rate as long as it had. ”
(The rate is applied to
assessed value which is
55 percent of market or
real value.)
The tax rate can be
determined, he said, when
bonds are sold. At that
time the interest rate
5 which will be paid on
the bonds can be deter-
mined along with how
much money will be re-
quired to service the
bonds.
A former school board
member advanced the
theory that taxes need not
necessarily be raised.
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Enrollment is increasing at an al-
most unbelievable rate. Other sub-
urban communities have been faced
with similar problems, so we are
not the first to reach this point of
frustration.
We feel it is important that ac-
tion be taken soon to prevent prob-
lems from growing to crisis pro-
portion.
A vote “for” the bond issue will
be the step that is necessary at this
time, we believe. \
The amount requested is not un-
reasonable. And the men ai^d wo-
men to whom we look for leadership
in operating the schopls are ca.pabh
to^the task.' r'.iT allow*!
funds to carry out a meaningful pro-
gram.
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He suggested in the
j . public meeting Monday
Bl night that, as values in-
^8 crease enough to legally
/.y.’ allow the sale of bonds,
K tax revenue from the new
values also will be gain-
ed, thereby offsetting cost
■ of the additional bonded
■ indebtedness.
H However, school offi-
■ cials have predicted that
I if industry does not move I
into the district, and take l
9B on part of the tax load, '
M taxes paid by homeowners
I and landowners and bus-
fl inesses will probably go
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fl schools.
“At best we shall al-
ways be operating be-
hind schedule as far as
meeting classroom
needs.” The School board
said in a published open
letter to patrons last
week. “However, to vote
$4,000,000 would elimin-
ate calling an election
every year to vote on
another bond issue.”
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Field in Dallas Sunday ed to be in the 10th grade
at 6:15 p.m. and now is in Australia, as she is
in Brisbane, Australia, here, and will receive
where she' will attend credit for her highschool lance unit during World
work there when she re- War II and Mr. Mercer
turns home. was attached to a hospi-
Michelle was a member tai unit.
family of Mrs. Michael of the Burleson High
Seresheff who is a sis- " ' ~
ter to Mrs. Mercer.
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Gazing
' ‘ up in 1968 you must ob-
There’s been quite a bit of talk around town lately tain a voter registration
about the school bond issue. I say a lot, but actually certificate from the ^of-
for the importance of the matter maybe there hasn’t fice cr '
been too much.
I’ve been told stories of “school fights” here in
Burleson Jaycees in a i--------- -----
ember 5, gave their approval and support of the
Burleson School District’s proposed $4 million
bond issue which will be voted on Saturday, Dec-
ember 16. <4 ,
The Jaycees voted unanimously to support pub-
licly the approval of a $4 million bond issue for
our schools,” and to urge support of the proposal
' The" decision by the Jaycees was reported by
President Tommy Jackson who urged residents to
go to the polls and vote “no matter what your own
opinion is.”
next few days. About 47 sacks of
parcels alone were left at the Bur-
leson P.O. Tuesday. Mailing early in
the day will help expedite delivery,
he said, adding that cooperation by
patrons had been fine so far. For out
of state packages to reach their des-
tination by Christmas they should
mailed no later than Saturday. .
—Star Staffoto
To Visit, Attend School
Michelle’s mother is a gram in Brisbane,
she met Mr.JMercer all boy band there.
Her Seresheff cousins
are about the same age,
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.. ,.Yx. , ihmyts she wil) have teen-
Michelle will begin age company as she le~
, o school in Brisbane on arns the way of life of
Michelle departed Love January 23. She is expect- the “people down under”.
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“"“““^Voters To Decide $4 Million
^School Bond Issue Saturday
Qualified voters in the rent enrollment is about
cnimoiAl Burleson Independent 2600 in three elementary
E.UI I OK I AL... School District will cast schools, the junior high
their ballots Saturday, and the high school.
December 16, in an ele- Schools on each cam-
ction to determine the fate pus, with the exception of
of a proposed $4 million one elementary school,
who are elderly and whose taxes have bond issue. are overcrowded and
School officials say that temporary classrooms
amount would allow them have been provided in
to plan for and finance various ways Superin-
increased educational de- ’ tt —*
mands and building pro-
tendent J.L. Hughes has
said, including portable
grams over the next four buildings, cafeterias, and
to five years. other areas in school nor-
Polls will be open from mally put to other use.
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Because state statute
Nqla Dunn School Cafet- limits a school district’s
eria. Voters are qualified bonded debt to 10 per-
if they hold a current vo-
ter registration certifi-
real property in the School District can sell
school district which has only a portion >
been rendered fortaxes. School leaders have
Voters must have lived in been asked if taxes will
the School District six increase if the bond is-
months and the State one sue is approved. School
years. board president Duane
Judge for the election Thompson in the meeting
will be Mrs. Mary Sum- Monday night said thebo-
mers. Clerks are Mrs. ard could not determine
M.P. Mathews, Mrs. Ray- the tax rate for the years
anna Tucker and Stacy ahead.
Calvin. The district’s financial
Enrollment in the advisor, Henry Keller,
Jr., said, however, that-
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14 percent during the last line taxes will go up.”
several years, school of- He expressed surprise
ficials pointed out, and
if p^same trend contin-
LiEozfe^TRSXf* i’ivYJ ye*ai>
an enrollment of more
than 4800 pupils can be
# expected in 1972. Cur-
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the past. Some of them were pretty rough, so it’s available
You can read in an editorial The Star’s official ber of places around town,
stand on the question. In it we pointed out that we
have friends on both sides of the question.
But as far as those rough “school fights” we’ve
heard about, this one doesn’t seem that way at all.
One fellow we talked with, for example, was
definitely against the bond issue of $4 million.
But, while he was strong in his belief, he was a
gentleman at all times. I suppose this was the kind
of thing that resulted in the coining of the phrase
“The Loyal Opposition.”
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a person will listen to your arguments politely and
have his own views receive the same treatment.
As this particular fellow said it, “When it’s all
make a better community with good schools.”
Church Choir will pre-
sent its first cantata, John
„ Wednesday night, Dec-
Sunday, the birth of Christ. The Pope, sopranos; Ed Stri- ember 20, the Youth choir
ection of Harvey Moon, of Southwestern Baptist present special Christ-
formed by about 20 mem- Mrs. Moon will accom-r Seminary, tenor. 1-------„ 1 y *
School Band but will not
be a part of the band pro-
I And Vote
It won’t help you be
Miracles”, on
December 17 at 7 p.m.
The contatawillbeper-
bers of the church choir, pany the choir at the pi- -----.v- * „
with Mrs. Wayne Hutson, ano. Music at First Baptist mes of the Holy Night ,
* California ~has"a Holy City. Nazareth is in Pen- s opr ano soloist; Da vid Church will direct the a Christmas cantata by
FIRST BAPTIST S
Snow in Oklahoma, a Snowflake in Arizona, and a
Snowball in Arkansas,
native of Australia whe-
re
w in World War II. The cou-
p resented to Michelle pie have operated Mer- ,
! Mercer, 15-year-old da- cer’s Grocery in Burle- however, and after school
L..ughtex. kof...Mr. and Mrs, son for mapy years. t
| W.O. Mercer of 201 NW „..-n u,
Lorna, and she grabbed it,
she le-
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BURLESON
STAR
217 W. Ellison
Churches Plan Christmas Programs Here
CPFSTMOIxlT Ben Szurgot will bena- tist Church in Burleson company
t-KCO rrator for the story por- will present selections
The Crestmont Baptist tion of the program which from the Christmas sec-
consists of scripture ver- tion of Handel’s Messiah. 7:00 p.m. on Sunday ni-
____ ses from the books of Soloists include: Mrs. ght.
W. Peterson’s “Night of Mark and Luke telling of C.E. Brown and Miss Ruth Wednesday night, Dec-
choir will be under dir- ckland, bass; and Al Smith and the Junior choir will
’ mas music. The Youth
Ed Keyes, Minister of choir will present 'Chi-
Music at First Baptist me®, by other patrons in the school district.
FIRST BAPTIST choir and sing the bass Fred Holton. Soloists^in-
On December 17, the tin of Southwestern Bap- Johnson^ and Kathy May.
adult choir of First Bapp tist Seminary will
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