Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1975 Page: 1 of 10
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Phone 588-2407 or 537-2582.
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Entrants For
Rodeo Queen
Contest Sought
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a water line from existing
lines to FM 3007 and Fm 115 to
Dogwood Park near the south
end of the dam on Lake
Monday and told the bidder
they did not anticipate laying
of the line costing so much
and told him they would study
the matter further.
In other action the board
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gun was found on Jack or at at the scene by Justice o< tite
Feece JoArr
Green. Todd Keednun,
Timmy TMnptes. Gary
Tragus: swond row. Tom-
my Burton. Bryen Jenm,
Richard Canton, Scott
Baahs. Kenny Evans. Jeha
383 Days
WITHOUT A
FATAL TRAFFIC
ACOMtNTIN
COUNTY
Country
Club
Entered
Franklin County Sheriff
Bobby Biggerstaff reported
an investigation was under-
way into the entry of the
Cypress Creek Country Club,
which occured sometime
Saturday night, May 31.
Two cash registers were
DON QUALLS. ML Vernra
Police Chief, steads beside
the body of Jack English
after he was allegedly shot
by his brother, Hollis
English, at Hagansport on
Thursday night. May 28.
The hat. in foreground,
covers the case of a
shotgun shell which was
thought to have been the
shell that killed English.
(StaH Photo).
were
the First Annual Mt. Vernon
Little League Invitational
Tournament held at Little
League field Saturday, May
31. The Giants earned their
honor with a clean three and
when you
QUESTION: Can you play on June 28 in addition to
July 4 and 5?
NOTE: Participanto will furnish their own tennis
balls )
Please be auro your doublsi partner also
sends entry form.
MAIL TO: Ray Jstemca, Tournament Director
Beu MO; ML Vernon, Texas IMP
to the
tournament each entrant will
receive notification as to the
Entries will be accepted time and place he or she will
only through June 13 so that play each match.
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Work Day Set
At Rock Hill
There win be a work day at
Rock Hill Cemetery Tuesday,
June 17. Those who wish to
attend should bring a picnic reported taken along with
lunch.
Anyone wishing to donate to
the cemetery may do so by
sending the donation to Mrs.
Elgie Parrish, Route 1, Mt.
Vernon, Texas 75457, or
deposit to the Rock Hill
Cemetery Fund, First Nation-
al Bank, Mt. Vernon.
in action of the Mt. Vernon
Little League tournament
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Vol. 188—Nu. 38 Vfcjjd Franklin County. Texas 10 Pages—1 Section
er’s Court, along
representatives of the Mt.
On a more feasible scale the
average Franklin County
taxpayer who has I
| caffing of a tendelection
Oounty Sheriff, BohhyBM^r
i Maff. went to Clarksville and
> returned him to Mt. Vernon
f early Friday morning where
| ho was charged with murder.
MT. PLEASANTS GI-
ANTS grabbed Bret place
In tho First Annual Mt.
Verma UUte Lsugm
Invkalfonal Tournament
beM Saturday, May U.
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A tennis tournament will be
held during the centennial
celebration using several
public and private courts
located throughout the area.
The tournament will start on
Saturday June 28 but most
matches will b#scheduled for
July 4 and 5.
Franklin County residents
of any age who play tennis are
eligible to join in the action.
Several previously invited out
of county players will also
participate. All entrants will
be charged an entry fee of one
Centennial Tennis Tournament
Entry Form
All entries must be received by June 13.
Entry fee is one dollar per person per event
Make checks payable to: FRANKLIN COUNTY
CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE.
Bogata he was picked up by
JD Mitchell of the Rad River
A freight truck which had
just unloaded at the Optic-
Herald office on Tuesday
knocked all the telephone
Ums down to the 'Firsf
National Bank when it left the
Optic. This triggered the
bank's burglar alarm system
but this did not perturb the
\ customers which filled the
beak who eew nothing amiss
A few minutes later when
officers converged on the
bank wHh gam ready the
' nervotR.
Whaa LATIBHA CAMP-
er a
wRh a three wta aed m
tom record. Members of
Bremen. Saw eel Canton:
back. eaacbra Billy
Reeves. Rodger McCob-
Mra. and Dave Baahs.
(OpUe-HernM Staff Pho-
Coaches for the team are
Billy Reeves, Rodge McCub-
bins and Dave Banks.
Second place in the tourn-
ament was held by Hughes Mt. Pleasant 12.
Springs Indians with a two Winnsboro 6
and one record. Their only The Mt. Pleasant Giants
loss being handed them in the won over Winnsboro 12 to six
All rodeo queen contestants final round by Mt. Pleasant.
should get in touch with Mary Coaches for the Indians were
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Wl to riffrt. front raw are:
Kerry Green. Treey Dybe.
Tracy Jeffery. MBw
Mt. Pleasant’s Giants took
their second win of the
by defeating
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three. Evans hit a home run
for the Giants, and Mark
Murphee managed a home
run for the Vegas as well.
Taking the loss was David
Bradshaw, with Tracy Jeff-
ery being credited for the win.
. Mt. Pleasant Giants 7,
Wilburn as soon as possible Richard Johnson and John Saturday. Credited as win- Hughes Springs Indians 5
ning pitcher was Tracy
Jeffery, with the loss going to
Benjie Craddock.
Hughes Springs Indians 18,
Mt. Vernon Packers 7 _
The Packers were eliminat- drove home the only home run bruses.
In a real squeaker the
ML Vernon Little League Mt. Pleasant Giants 18,
Tournament. Greg Mars of Pittsburg Vegas 3_
nothing record for the event. Daingerfield managed the
only home run of the game.
Clint Combest of Pittsburg tournament
was the winning pitcher, with Pittsburg by
the loss going to McNatt.
Russel.
_ All members of both first
theMt.Vernon "Riding Club •«! Place tee™ were
and thirteen years old. presented with individual
trophies, which were marked
accordingly, in ceremonies
following the championship ed from tournament action in of the game for the Giants, satisfactory
game Saturday night.
Individual games
. himself least 10 percent of the tax be simply sn overnight stay
i submitted to the Commission- Lewis Carother, Hospital
' Z‘P’ River Court requesting the administrator projected.
yrtfFs ofltoq and caning of a bond election. All views and statements
n^LPSnkBn TW* petition would also state heard were taken into
uounty Sheriff Bobby BiMor- a time-limit In which the consideration by the mem-
w” to CtantoviB8 and election would be called. bers present and are to be
1 Hamilton pointed out the further discussed at the
w. a. -■ - • — - ’ necessity of an estimated 40 upcoming meeting of the
T ensiled with murdar. percent increase in the Commissioner's court.
L mistice of the Peace Hughes evaluation of orooerty to
auaperiremino'in’jailtalieu cover***C0Btof***Pro***e<* Board Takes
t—* u, jau ui H a million in Donas, over
['Of bond. alxl Mbove aU voluntary RlU
He will be taken before the increases, which are normal UUUCr
Franklin County Grand Jury ly made.
which will be convened on One more feasible scale the VAJHHiaeraUOn
Friday, June 8. average Franklin County Bubba Gibson, Winnsboro
A . taxpayer who has been contracting company, sub-
Representatives from the in county tax mitted the only bid for laying
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Jack Stinson met with the
board to discuss matters on
injuries leaseback property.
The board approved the
Foster also audit as of December 31,1974.
27 miscellan- Copies of the audit will be
traffic available soon.
In final action the board
approved payment of the bills
in the amount of $2,167.02.
in ine nnai game oi tne aay right-of-way, with the car
the Giants proved to be the coming to rest upside-down,
champions as they defeated Johnson was admitted to
the Indians by a close score of Franklin County Hospital
seven to five. Gary Teague with multiple lacerations and
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j condition at
their second game of the day Richard Canton of Mt., press time. Heavey damage
when they fell to the Indians Pleasant took credit for the
by a score of 18 to seven, win as Cliff McCain was
Scoring runs for Mt. Vernon handed the loss. -
approximately $100 in cash
and $400 in checks. A 410 shot
gun was also missing.
Biggerstaff stated the
method of entry was not
evident, but the picking of
exterior locks is suspected.
No arrests have been made at
press time.
Family Argument Ends In Charge Of Murder
An argument between two Jack got ecmethtag out of hta he eeeumed it was a gun. No
brothers over a bed ended caronhie _ __TZ_____*---* “ *““*■--'*
Thursday night, May 28, with the edge ef the Nghway mM the acewe ef the aboettag.
the death of one by a gunshot
blast and the other being
charged with murder. The
brothers are originally from
Bogata but the dead man wee
living with another brother at
Hagansport where was
The dead man is Jack Roy
English, 27. The brother
charged with the shooting to
Hollis
The shooting incident la
thought to have occurred
between 8:41
p m. with the call coming to fl
the Sheriff’s office in Mt.
Vernon at 8:48 p.m.
Two other brothers wit-
nessed the shooting which
occurred a short distance
Grocery
on Farm Road 71. Hollis was
standing on tne shoulder of -
the Farm Road and Jack wee '
standing a short distance :
closer to the house when the
shooting occurred. Jack wea |
knocked across a ditch filled
with water by the blast from
the 12-gauge single barrel
shotgun. A huge hole was
ripped from his neck.
Hollis told officers that
Vo-Ag Teachers
Attend Workshop
Charles Stretcher and Tom-
my Welch, vo-ag teachers of
the Mt. Vernon High School,
and Richard Lee, vo-ag
teacher of Saltillo attended a
two-day workshop on Small
Gasoline Engines on June 3
and 4 at 'East Texas State ■
University.
The workshop included the
maintenance and repair of
small gasoline engines.
A unit will be taught at the
local ag departments next
year on care and repair of
small gasoline engines.
was incurred on the car, and Commencement exercises
the driver was filed on for will be held Friday evening,
failure to stop. June 13, at 8:00 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant Wins Tournament
The Mt. Pleasant Giants Pittsburg Vegas 13, were made by Victor Foun- vehicle,
awarded first place in Daingerfield io no^'
In a real squeaker the each with two, and Mike
Pittsburg Vegas squeezed by Shelton with one run. Winning reported
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to"10*in the third round of the and losing was Billy Shelton, violations during the week of
May 25 through June 1.
A. second one vehicle
accident was reported involv- ,
ing a 1971 Chevrolet driven by W eaver Baptist
- Linda Joyce Johnson of Route
■?CO1^ ” 2< Mt. Vernon. The accident Sets Vacation
occured at 11:55 p.m. Satur-
day, May 31, at the Saltillo Bible School
intersection of F.M. 900 and
State Highway 67. Vacation Bible School will
The Johnson auto traveling begin at Weaver Baptist
north on F.M. 900 failed to Church Saturday, June 7, with
stop, traveled past the registration that day from 10
pavement of highway 67 and a m to 12:00 noon. Along with
overturned on to the railroad registration will be a wiener
In the final game of the day righLof-way, with the car roast.
chlrSXS ^°Vt£vtOcX^ C<TLng 10 reS‘ UP^ide^n; B,ble S^001 wi»
champions as they defeated Johnson was admitted to fall #wing Monday, June 9, at
9 o'clock lasting until 11:30
a m. The school will be held
every day through Friday,
June 13.
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Financing Of Hospital Expansion Discussed
r An informal meeting of the passed, will i
FrankHa County Commission- approximately 828 after the
or'8 Court, along with bonds are approved. 1
repreoMtativoa of the Mt. City Councilman and mem-
Vernon City Council and ber of the hospital board
Franklin County Hoopital Arion Clinton stated he felt
Board, waa held Friday, May the citizens of Franklin
30, In the County courtroom County would feel this a small
with legal enorte concerning price to pey in comperison to
prospective directives toward the inconvenience and cost of
proposed hospital expansion gas in traveling to another
in the county. city to receive hoopital care.
Roy Poinsett, a lawyer with < Continued failure to meet
Hobb-McCall, of Dallas, and federal standards, and ne-
John Hamilton, a bond gleet of the need of expanded
authority, also of Dallas facilities for better controlled
spoke to the group of officials health care as well as
fbBowing the shootiiQ where the gun was taken from on steps necessary to acquir- attracting new medical per-
Hollis went to the home at hto him by other brothers. He had ing monies through the sale of sonnel to the area compound-
h tather, BiU Kaghoh, in Bogota told witneesee at the scene bonds. ed by newly passed state and
-aki < • ttlat ** w“ g®*1* beck to Poinsett stated a petition federal legislation may cause
Bogata and intended to kill containing signatures of at Franklin County Hospital to
j owners in for persons before being sped
County must first be away to another location,
Carother,
Mt. Vernon merchants com-
mitee will also appear before
the Grand Jury on the above
dote seeking recommenda-
Bom from the body regarding • v **
more adequate patrolling of Accidents
the City of Mt. Vernon during n
the hours of 10:00p.m. to 0:00 Reported
but convening of the Jury had a one vehicle accident which
to be delayed due to the fact occured Wednesday, May 28,
that District Attorney Jack 10:00 P-“- 00 the •outh aPProved releases of Vend
Neal had to be tocourt in service road to 1-30 at the exit or's Liens on lots 26, 22 and 6
another county on that date ramp to State Highway 37 in East Park and a 61.424 acre
A 1974 Mac tractor and tract leased to John B.
The rash of burglaries, tank-trailer driven by Henry Stephens. They ratified re-
tbefts, and shoplifting which Curtis Weimee of Mt. Pleas- teases of Vendor’s Liens on
has plagued Mt. Vernon ant for Bell Transport Co. of Lots 9 and 14 in East Park and
merchants for the past Longview made contact with Lot 34 in South Park. The
rnonths has brought <n on the wet road board ratified a lease agree-
about a concerted effort by pavement, and lost control of ment on Lot 20 in East Park
the business community for the vehicle The tractor-trail- and a partial release of
more adequate patrolling. w j^^tnifed, affMMte tea Vmufort Lteng on Lot WF34,
stop in the middle of the Phase l_in Swannerland.
service road. Moderate dam-
age was reported to the
with no 1
as
Centennial Tennis Tournament Scheduled
dollar per person per event to match time scheduling can be
help cover cost of trophies, completed and all partici- _____
Ray Johnson has been pants advised accordingly, recorded as follows:
appointed tournament direct- One week prior
or by the centennial committ-
ee.
Hughes Springs Indiana 17,
Ixme Star Rangers 3
The first game of the First
Annual Mt. Vernon Little
League Invitational Tourn-
ament seemed to have been
one sided with Hughes
Springs's Indians defeating
the Lone Star Rangers 17 to
three Furlough was the
winning pitcher, with Tim- '
othy holding the loss.
Mt. Vernon Packers 18,
Omaha 8
Excitement filled the ML
Vernon Packers as they shut
out Omaha by a whopping big
score of 10 to nothing In the
second game of the tourna-
ment. Jerry Easley was .
credited for being the first Mt. I
Vernon player to hit a home 1
run over the newly installed
portable outfield fence, which I
was in use for the first time
during the tournament, aa
well aa being the winning
pitcher for the game, allowing
only two hits and no walks.
Taking the loss for Otnahe
wes Max Milter.
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1975, newspaper, June 5, 1975; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1267734/m1/1/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.