Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1973 Page: 2 of 18
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First United
Church of Burleson.
Winner of the Sony port-
able color TV was Mrs.
Dorothy Phelps of Route 3.
Receiving $50 savings ac-
counts were Mrs. L.C.
Thompson of Route 4, Linda
Freeman of Route 1, Buster
Moore of 533 Lorna and J.A.
Coontz of Route 3.
Tabor redid the landscaping
by setting out shrubbery and
grasses. Howell made and
repaired playground equip-
ment around the center and
built picnic tables for the
grounds.
Mullins rebuilt the base-
ball diamond at Garden
Acres Baptist Church.
Several other scouts in the
troop may fulfill the qualifi-
cations for Eagle Scout rank persons,
within the next year.
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taken out for
housing starts.
Unless a major commer-
cial permit is taken out this
month, it is unlikely that
1973 will catch up to the 1972
pace. Last December Cliff
Industries took out a
$100,000 permit for expan-
sion to their plant and the
year ended with more than
two and a quarter million
dollars in permits issued.
Only commercial permit
last month was for $10,000
for remodeling of a building
on IH 35 into a western club.
Five miscellaneous per-
mits were issued for $3514.
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Ours is a great state with a lot of great
cities small and large.
I like to look closely at other towns as I
drive through occasionally and try to
figure what kind of people live there by
the signs and slogans they have up as you
enter the city limits, by the kind of parks
and how well they are kept, and by the
appearance of streets, shrubbery and
homes.
You can tell the pride a town has by how
clean and neat it is. You can tell if it has
good stores by the crowds they draw and
the traffic on the streets.
You can usually tell if it has good
leadership by the attitude of the people.
Burleson is one of those attractive
towns I’d like to live in if I was an
“out-of-towner” passing through. Yet if I
was a visitor I’d notice some things that I
don’t usually consider because as a
resident already I see them every day. I
become accustomed to some eyesores, for
example, and they don’t look as bad today
as they did yesterday.
All this is to say that there are some
things in Burleson that need improve-
ment. All of them can’t be done today or
tomorrow. Some must be planned well in
advance.
Some improvements can’t be paid for
with the money we citizens have on hand
collectively in the city’s treasury. If they
are to be done we must borrow the money
collectively.
That’s exactly the situation which has
developed over a period of time leading up
to Saturday, Dec. 8. That is the day we as
citizens will decide if we will allow the city
to “borrow” money through the sale of
bonds to make some improvements
throughout the city.
In the opinion of this writer, the time
has come to do just that. Our growth the
last few years has caused us to take care
of immediate needs and let some of the
long-range problems go. Many of our
streets need major repair. Not all but
many.
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Funds also will be used to
purchase additional land for
small “neighborhood parks”.
NO. 5--$300,000 for a com-
munity recreation center.
Definite plans have not been
developed for this project.
It was included after the
Burleson Boys Club asked
the city for help on a place to
conduct its activities. The
club currently operates from
the old gymnasium of Nola
Dunn Elementary School but
has been told by school
officials that the space is
badly needed for warehouse and"pump Station* City "offF
facilities. • ’ ’ • - • •
City council members indi-
scoutmasters are Bob White, r I ' . |
Joe Tabor, Elmer Lee and I \ i w
Gerald Williamson. Eighteen 1 ™
boys are in the troop.
Required in order to earn
the Eagle Scout rank are 21
merit badges (10 of which
are prescribed, the others
optional projects) and a
community project requiring
Building permits in Burle- her as 11 permits were
son passed the two million issued for a total of $100,064.
dollar mark during Novem-
Clothing
Continued from Pg, 1
this project and inform many pushed ahead and then fallen
service is available in Burle-
son.
serve areas in the east and
north parts of town are
planned.
A major consideration is
construction of a 2-million
gallon water storage tank
cials have said that existing
cated they would not want a city only 24hours of‘reserve
for use by only one group.
Expanding on 1 ’
Mayor Frank Norwood sug-
gested a facility could be ................
built for use of all youth city already has bonds voted
groups as well as senior '
citizens and civic organiza-
tions.
N0.6-$790,000 for im-
provements and expansion
of the city waterworks sys-
tem.
City leaders have said that
water and sewer improve-
ments are “must do” items.
Major water lines are
proposed to tie in storage
tanks in the north part of
town with a transmission
line bringing water from
Fort Worth on the east side
of IH 35.
Extension of other lines to
I John T. Coul-
tas,; Route 3,
921 . Crockett
Drive, Burle-
son, has begun
his junior year
holding his cadet position of
Assistant Accounting and
Finance Officer.
A 1971 graduate of Burle-
son High School, Coultas is a
Secondary Education-Biolo-
gy major. He plans to be
assigned to Undergraduate
Pilot Training in the Air
Force after being commis-
sioned in May 1975.
SIX BURLESON AREA
residents were chosen win-
ners at the close of the 60th
anniversary observance at
F&M State Bank last week,
reported George E. Bransom
Jr., bank president.
Several hundred persons
called at the bank Saturday
afternoon during the inform-
al open house.
Janet Wheat, 12-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Wheat of Route 1 and a
student at Hughes Middle
School, received the stereo
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In some cases, we need new streets to
open new outlets to eliminate traffic
congestion.
A community center would be a great
asset to civic groups, youth organizations
and even families who need a good place to
meet for a large reunion.
City offices are crowded and the police
department has a critical need for more
space. The water department is using a
remodeled small, old house adjacent to
city offices, and it too needs more space
and more modern quarters.
There is no question that we must get
more water storage and expand both the
water and sewer systems to meet the
demands of a growing city. Our health and
safety depend on it.
All of these things have been proposed
by the city council. The city has said that
to do what needs to be done will require a
tax increase. That isn’t a popular subject
with anyone, but we must admit that our
city tax rate is low in comparison with
other towns our size in the area.
It all boils down to this. We need to
decide now what projects must be
undertaken the next two years.
The longer we wait the more costs will
rise. And we will' eventually demand,
anyway, that the city do the very things it
is now proposing.
Unlike some other cities, Burleson has
not become embroiled in controversy with
its bond issue proposals. The danger,
however, is apathy. If we don’t care
enough to vote, the improvements we
would like to see happen may be defeated
at the polls by a minority.
In short, this writer supports the
well-planned proposals as submitted by
the city council. No matter how you feel,
vote.
It’s your community, too. Be proud of it.
--Wayne Hutson
Publisher, The Star
sented to voters, therefore, J
is $2,845,000. _
The city’s financial advis-
ors have figured that an
increase in water and sewer
rates won’t be necessary to
repay bonds and interest on
improvements in those de-
partments. Recent rate in-
creases which already are in
effect, coupled with gowth of
the community which brings
new water and sewer cus-
tomers and, of course, added
revenue, will pay for bonds
needed for the proposed
improvements, they said.
City council members
have discussed possibilities
of a bond election for several
months. Aided by sugges-
tions in the city’s recently
- completed master plan, a
special council committee
studied various proposals
and recommended that the
city council call an election
for a major plan of work to
include streets and water
and sewer extensions and
improvements.
PLAN DEVELOPED
As discussion continued
1 over a period of several
‘ weeks the bond program
was firmed up and the idea
of a community center and
funds to improve the park
system were added. The
plan was expanded from a
v one-year program to two.
. All items being presented
to voters are also proposed
in the new master plan, city
officials have siad.
In addition to a
' sheet” most local residents
have received at their homes
about the two-year program
I of work and what it will cost,
the city council also held one
“town hall” meeting to pre-
sent the ideas to citizens.
Folks
Continued from Pg. 1
for several days, but there
should be a lot smoother
grade crossing over the
railroad tracks on Renfro St.
M-K-T workmen have had
the crossing closed since
Tuesday, but expected it to
be open today with
fewer bumps in it.
CADET 2nd
LT. Robert T.
Coultas, son of
Mr. and Mrs.
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storage facilities give the
facility built with city funds water. A serious condition
could exist in the event of a
the subject, major fire, they said.
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sewer
system improvements. The
but not sold for another
$150,000. Several projects
are proposed including
major outfall or trunk lines.
is the only brick fronted
structure on W. Bufford, the
arrangement is similar to a _____H
mini-department store, the bulk of the permits last
Clothing items are sized and ’
hung on racks in three
different “departments”- $86,550.
women’s, children’s and
men’s.
Hospital beds, wheel
chairs and other temporary
need items can also be
borrowed from the church
clothing house.
Operating budget is pro-
vided by special collections
from the church membership
and is kept to the barest
minimum possible. A few
items are purchased-canned
goods, socks, underwear-
but most are donated.
Church members on a special
committee donate their time
for the project’s operation.
Facilities are open to am
, regardless of'
church affiliation.
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a minimum of 15 hours time.
All of them devoted much
more than the minimum
Methodist amount of time to their
community endeavor. Five
Honorees are all students of them had projects involv-
at Burleson High School, ing the Community Center in
They were Larry Bailey, 14, Garden acres, a facility used’
son of Mr. and Mrs. S.W. by all scouting organizations
Bailey, 100 Stuckert Dr.; as well as other community
Bjret White, 14, son of Mr. functions. Bailey, White and
ai^d Mrs. Robert White, 1008 Lee worked together on a
Stuckert Dr.; Steve Tabor,, grounds improvement pro-
15, son of Mr. and Mrs. A x
Elmer Lee, 705 Crockett
Dr.; Keith Howell, 16, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene How-
ell, 629 Timothy; and Kelly
Mullins, 16, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Mullins, 11100
Stone Rd. All addresses are
Rt. 3, Burleson.
The troop, founded in 1963
and sponsored by the Gar-
den Acres Baptist Church,
now has produced a total of
12 Eagle Scouts in its 10 year
existence. Scoutmaster is
Sid Bailey and assistant
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EAGLE SCOUTS—Six Scouts from Troop
493 in Garden Acres were honored at an
Eagle Scout banquet last Friday night at
the First United Methodist Church in
Burleson. All are students at Burleson
High School and they make a total of 12
Letter to K
,1 THE EDITOR f
Dear Sir:
I want to assure our
customers that employees of
the Burleson Post Office are
moving Christmas mail with
dispatch and that we fully
expect to complete every
delivery by Christmas Eve.
The energy crisis may im-
pose some added unforeseen
burdens. Nonetheless, with
broad public cooperation, we
expect to make this the best
mailing Christmas in recent
memory.
To help us meet this goal,
we are urging our customers
to mail first class Christmas
cards, letters and packages
earlier than usual, by no
• later than Dec. 8. Airmail
letters and packages should
be posted by Dec. 15.
We are concerned with
occasional fuel shortages for
both inter and intracity mail
transport. To date, trucks
and trains, and most planes,
are moving with our mail.
But periodically shortages
do occur. We are also aware
that airlines may not add
their usual complement of
extra Christmas flights,
flights' which traditionally
help carry the extra volume
of Christmas mail.
I am bringing these facts
to your attention with the
hope that your newspaper
will join with us in helping to
encourage customers to mail
their Christmas cards, let-
ters and packages earlier.
So, please help the Postal
Service bring Christmas a
little earlier than usual -
mail earlier, by Dec. 8, or
Dec. 15, if by airmail.
/s/ Bill Johnson
Postmaster
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of Air Force ROTC at North
Texas State University.
During his first year of
officer training, he will un-
dergo courses in Air Force
history and future, besides record player.
To date the figure for 1973
now stands at $2,002,953.
This is just under the pace
set last year. All this year
permits have alternately
families every year that the behind the corresponding
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this year’s total is almost
Inside the building,^ which $140,000 behind last year.
’ ’ New residential starts,
which have been down
sharply this year, provided
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month. The five new home
permits amounted to
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permits for $99,600 were
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year, city officiajs have said.
Total of all tax bonds
proposed for various pro-
jects is $1,880,000.
Revenue bonds proposed
to pay for water and sewer
improvements amount to
$965,000.
Total bond package pre-
nine new
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By Wayne Hutson
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published weekly in the interest of Burleson and
adjacent areas by Burleson Publishing Co., 108 N.W.
Renfro. Burleson, Texas, 76028. Any erroneous
reflection upon the integrity and reputation of any
individual or firm will be corrected if brought to the
attention of the editor.
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Statistics can be obtained to prove any point, someone
once said.
I couldn’t help but notice the story in the Star Telegram a
few days ago about the two reporters testing the theory that
driving 50 m.p.h. instead of 70 saves a lot of gas.
I tried it, and saved somewhere around 20 percent. The
two guys in Fort Worth did a longer test and said they only
saved between 7 and 8 percent.
One of us is wrong, somehow. One thing, I was apparently
driving a bigger car with more horsepower under the hood.
Plus, my car wasn’t tuned up. So why should I get a higher
percentage of savings.
The government had said if everybody cut down their
speed to 50 a considerable savings in overall gasoline
consumption would result across the country. The more we
save now, the less all of us will have to sacrifice in the end.
But things the government says nowadays aren’t taken as
gospel. So, different private citizens do their own tests.
In all probability, the state will set speed limits at 55 on all
highways, according to news reports this week. So all the
testing will have burned up a lot of gas, proved a point or
two, and wound up as so much waste paper in file 13.
Interesting isn’t it? Man’s humorous attempts at
regulating himself.
TALK OF SHORTAGES of so many things these days
makes a guy stop and think. Hopefully, the cycle will run its
course after a few months and things will be back to normal.
Besides, when spring comes, we won’t be worried that
there is less antifreeze.
But what if things don’t straighten out for a while?
We may see a change in the life styles of all Americans.
Can’t you just see it:
The Camp Fire Girls and Boys Scouts will be holding
seminars on how to light a fire in the wilderness. They’ll tell
us to be sure to get dry wood as fuel for the fire (some of us
greenhorns couldn’t survive a week in the woods because we
don’t even know how to build a fire once the matches are
gone).
There’ll be courses in how to prepare wild game for
cooking from the hunters and fishermen who have sought
game for both sport and for food.
The farmers will show us how to prepare the back yard for
growing vegetable gardens. The farm wives will show the
city girls how to “put up” food for the winter that has been
gathered in the summer.
Sounds far fetched, doesn’t it? Yet there was this program
on TV the other night that was telling us simple things like
how to clean the furnace to make it put out more heat using
less fuel. Some homeowners never touch their heating units
nor call for a serviceman until something goes wrong.
Tips were given on how to better insulate homes to retain
more of the available heat. One expert noted that warmth
from the sun could be used simply by opening drapes when
the sun was out and closing them on cloudy days and at
night.
Sounds crazy that people would have to be told how to
take advantage of the simple things, doesn’t it?
We have lived in the land of plenty so long that we have
decided a problem never could occur. And maybe we’ve lost
some of the survival instincts because they have not been
needed nor used.
Or have we? Maybe the energy crisis and the other
shortages that we’re facing are teaching us new versions of
old lessons. Maybe we’ll be able to prove that we do have
some of the perserverance our pioneer ancestors had.
AND MAYBE we’ll surprise the rest of the world. Even
the Arabs.
I can’t blame the Arab world for recognizing they have a
bargaining tool in their vast supply of petroleum. They know
they have the United States and several other countries at a
disadvantage.
And the Arabs aren’t above using the leverage of an oil
derrick to get the U.S. government to back off in its support
of Israel.
Not more than one or two Arab leaders read this column.
But for what it’s worth, here’s some advice for them.
Americans are independent people. They are generous, too.
They’ll allow themselves to be pushed, but just so far.
And if we can’t get a little oil from Saudia Arabia, at a fair
price and in a fair deal, we’ll find another source. Or, we’ll
get by without it. Or we’ll find something better.
Americans may have grown soft. But they perform their
best under pressure.
Our people may disagree among themselves to the point
that, to the rest of the world, we appear near civil war. But
we can get “united” pretty quick when the world situation
demands it.
Even when we bicker about it until the last moment.
Raupe, a native of Hood
County, has been elected
three times to the governing
body of Granbury and is
currently serving his second
term as mayor.
He also has served as an
advisor to the Governor’s
Commission on Rural Devel-
opment.
He and his wife have four
grown children and two
grandchildren.
In announcing his candid-
acy, Raupe said that his
record in government at
Granbury and his personal
integrity were “open to
public scrutiny”.
District 33 is made up of
Candidates
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longer could afford to meet
the “full time” job require-
ments of the legislature on
the “part-time” salary as
authorized by the constitu-
tion.
Swanson said he had been
planning to make the race
even if Cooke had sought
reelection. But when Cooke
announced that he would not
run again, “I just decided it
was the best time to an-
nounce my intentions to seek
election," Swanson said.
Swanson ranches and
farms in the Hannibal com-
munity near Stephenville in
Erath County and has been Hood, Johnson, Erath and
in the motel, restaurant and Somervell Counties. Both
grocery businesses. He also men will be candidates in
is involved in investments in Democratic Primary in May.
the Stephenville area. Possibility of a runoff al-
He has lived in Erath ready is being talked as
County 17 years. He and his other men consider tossing
wife have four grown child- their hats into the State
ren and 15 grandchildren. House political race.
Be Proud of Burleson;
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