Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1968 Page: 1 of 8
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Approximately 45 boys are
working out twice daily, under
the supervision of Head Foot-
ball Coach Bill Yates and As-
sistant Football Coach, in pre-
paration for the coming foot-
ball season. Freshmen boys are
working out under the super-
vision of Junior High Coach
Leroy Davis.
Coach Yates said the team
will scrimmage New Boston on
Friday, Aug. 30 and Greenville
B on Friday, Sept. 6. Both
scrimmages will be at Tiger
Field in Mt. Vernon and will
start at 7:30.
Yates says he is well pleased
with the attitude of the bdys,
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Local Hay Show Is
Assured Of Success
Pioneer Mt. Vernon
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register from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00
a-,m. on Wednesday, August 28.
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HAROLD CASON, a guard on last year’s Mt. Vernon Tiger football team, was one of
about 40 boys who appeared for physical Examinations on Wednesday, August 14. Dr.
J. C. Tom, right, made the physical examinations. He was assisted by Head Football
Coach Bill Yates, center, and Assistant football Coach James Hemby, left.
16 through Aug. 22.
Max. Min. Rain
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Tiger Football Players Are
Working (Jut Twicfe Daily
work like
first
week they will win some ball
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respective home rooms on
Tuesday, Sept 3 at 8:15 a.m.
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later from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. on the same date.
The first day of instruction
for high school students will
be Tuesday, September 3.
No buses will operate dur-
ing pre-registration for high
jschool students.
Harold C. Moore, principal
Of the Mt. Vernon Elementary
School and Robert Attaway,
principal of the South Frank-
Un Elementary School said
there will be no pre-registra-
tion for elementary school stu-
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depths ranging up to 40 feet Depth of the core trench is governed h? the
depth at which shale Is found -which will serve as the foundation for the
dam. The Vilbig firm has approximately 35 men working at the site. They ■
are using three draglines, 10 bulldosers, six motor scrapes, front end
loaders and various other equipment on the proJett. Perforated drain pipe,
_________jbvo been installed at the bane on the downstream
side of tj>e dam this week to eliminate erosion from moisture that WH1
■ collect ta the auilof the dam during rains after it is completed.
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We had no special reporters
covering the pro football
games this past week end but
we learned the scores any
way.
The Dallas Cowboys finally
got to rolling and downed the
Los Angeles Rams 42-10.
The Houston Oilers squeak-
ed by the New Orleans Saints
24-23 this past week end. We
also understand that Mt. Ver-
non's Bobby Maples was re-
moved from the game for a
little fisticuffs. Temper, Tem-
per will get you nowhere
Bobby.
% The Oilers meet the Buffalo
Bills at Tulsa on Friday night
and the Dallas Cowboys meet
the Green Bay Packers in Dal-
las Saturday night. Now we
will see what the Cowboys can
do against the world champ-
ions who really haven’t fared
so g<?od in pre-season .The way
we remember it is that Green
Bay defeated the College All-
Stars but have lost to New
York and Chicago. We wonder
if Vince .Lombardi has been
the difference.
Registration
At Saltillo
On August 28
The Saltillo Public Schools
will open, its »i.jdrs for regis-
tration August 2 8*fFqm 8»t*'Xy
10:30 for new students and ’
first classes will begin Septem-
ber 3. Faculty members will
assemble August 29 for their
first meeting of the year.
Here is a look at the school
calendar for the 68-69 year.
September 3, first day of
school.
October 11, end of first six
weeks.
November 23, end of second
six weeks.
November 28 -December 1,
Thanksgiving holiday.
December 21 - January 1.
Christmas-New Year holiday.
January 17, end of third six
weeks.
February 28, end of fourth
See SALTILLO, Page 4
Deadline for entering hay
was August 10. The hay show
will be held on the plaza on
September 14.
Minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approv-
ed. The financial report indi-
cated three new members dur-
ing the month which increased
See HAY, Page 5
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Charles Stretcher, chairman
of the Agriculture Committee
of the Franklin County Cham-
ber of Commerce, told the
Board of Directors of the
organization at their meeting
Monday night that success of
this year’s show is assured for
84 bales of hay have already
been tested.
the Holbrooks and the Greens
were among the earliest set-
tlers of Mt. Vernon, known
then as Lone Star. In 1899
Mrs. Hill was married to Guy
Payne Hill, a Mt. Vernon mer-
chant
Mrs. Hill was a graduate of
Carr-Burdette College, an ac-
complished artist and a stu-
dent of the Bible and Shakes-
epare. She was an active lead-
er in the cultural life of the
Mt. Vernon community. In
1902 she organized the Mt.
Vernon Shakespeare Club, and
she remained a member of that
See PIONEER, Page 4
AY. AUGUST 22. 196« Z - - '' ’ "1
! Schools |
Registrai
Principals of the various
schools of the Mt. Vernon In-
dependent School district an-
nounced plans for registration i ____ _______
» and beginning of classes this Tenth grade
r . i High School Principal Rufus
I Bolger said high school stu-| Ninth grade students will reg-
| dents will register in rooms
I 150 and 154 of the high school
I building. He said students in
I the senior class will register
I from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Please complete the above form and mall to the
Franklin* County Chamber of -Codunecoe, *Wt Vbtnon,
TeMS-78487. ‘
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School District
Budget Hearing
Set For Aug. 29
A hearing will be conducted
on the 1968-1969 budget of the
M t. Vernon Independent
School District at 5 p.m. on
Thursday, Aug. 29, in the
board room of the School Ad-
ministration building at the
M t. Vernon Independent especially the seniors. He says
School District plant in Mt. as long as his staff is getting
Vernon.
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McCarrey said the state and
city sales tax is in reality a
double tax on many items for
a person pays the sales tax
in. not only the price of the
tern, but also on any federal
'xcise tax which might be in-
cluded in the price.
He said that at the close of
the quarter ending with Sept-
ember Mt. Vernon merchants
will fill out two forms on the
sales tax one for the state
and one for the city. Both will
be mailed to the State Comp-
troller with separate checks
for each tor a.
McCarrey said there have
been some changes made in
the income tax law. He said
every person which has in-
come on which $40.00 or more
in taxes is owned is required
to file an estimate. He said if
a person has income of wages
only his tax is withheld and
is not required to file an esti-
mate. He said, however, if <*>
wage earner has income other
than wages on which taxes
will be more than $40 00 he
is required to file an estimate
He said during 1968 a self-
employed person is allowed to
file an estimate according to
his 1967 earnings. He said it
would be wise, however, to
take a close look at one’s
See MeCARREY, Page 8
D. R. McCarrey spoke at
he meeting of the Mt. Vernon
lotary Club last Friday on the
zarious kinds of taxes which
we pay. He was program chair
man for the day.
McCarrey said we pay fojr
kinds of taxes, ad valorem
sales tax, income tax and estate
or inheritance tax.
McCarrey explained that the
ad valorem tax is levied on
what you own, real and per-
sonal property. He said in Tex-
as the property owner renders
his property while in most
othe states the tax asaesser-
files the value an0 assese/9'
the tax.
He said the Commissioners
Court approves the county and
state assessments in Texas. He
said he does not feel the met-
hod used in Texas is fair for
too much politics enters into
it for the commissioners are
elected officials.
McCarrey said the tax roll
is published in many states
which makes it possible for
property owners to compare
valuations with others. He said
a copy of the tax roll is avail-
able to the public in the
County Clerk’s office if any-
one wants to see it.
He said the method used by
school districts, cities and
water districts is much fairer
for the board of equalization
which considers property
values is appointed.
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L Winfield School
Begins Classes
L On August 26
The Winfield Elementary
School will register all stu-
dents and their first day of
instruction will be Mondki
August 26. dents.
The schools faculty is conv. The elementary school prin-
I posed of Doug Blackard, prijt-.; 'cipals said elementary school
I cipal; Dwight Hightower, Bef-! ]
I tha Isabel, Ruth George, arid
■ Nadine Eubanks, teachers a^A. 1
McCarrey Speaks On
Various Kinds Taxes
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on And Classes
I’Tuesday, August 27, Eleven-
i grade students will register
om 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on
e same date.
Optics was determined he
was not going to take a picture
of the prairie schooner (cov-
ered wagon) which spent the
night at the eastern edge of
town Monday night and passed
through town on Tues, morn-
ing because he figured it was
just another publicity stunt for
some candidate or commercial
operation.
Optics got so many phone
calls, however, he figured he
better do something about It.
Optics got his picture Tues-
day morning but it won’t run
until next week# paper.
It wasn’t a publicity stunt
after all just a couple of good
old Tennessee country boys,
Wayne and Johny Tohltt, who
dreamed and talked about
making a trip from Tennessee
to California in a covered
wagon until they finally decid-
ed to try it. They hope to be
’in California sometime In Jan-
uary 1»«9 Good luck fellows
and we hope you have the
time to spare.
Street Signs And House
Numbering For Mt. Vernon
The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce is con-
ducting a survey to determine whether or not the citi-
zens of Mount Vernon would like to see street signs
erected and houses numbered.
Do you want to see street signs erected and houses
numbered in Mt. Vernon? Yes < .); No ( ).
If the project is carried out it will have to be fin-
anced through public donations. Are you willing to as-
sist In rasing the funds necessary? Yes ( ); No ( ).
Will you make a donation to assist in seeing the
project completed? Yes ( );No ( ). If your answer is
County Chamber of Commerce
at Carthage, in March, 1952.
serving in this capacity for t
five zjteaini' While serving as i
a local chamber manager, Jeri-;
gan served as a member of the
Board of, directors of the Tex-
as Chamber of Coommerce
Managers Association and the
Chamber of Commerce On-
agers and Secretaries Associa-
tion of East Texas, and ap-
peared on many programs as
an instructor in regional and
state conventions and schools.
In 1957 Jernigan joined the
staff of the East Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce as manager
of the Community Develop-
ment Department. After six
months in this position he was
promoted to assistant general
manager, the position he now
holds.
Jernigan is a graduate of
Southwestern Institute for
Organization Management and
the East Texas Short Course, i
and he is presently serving as
director of the East Texas
Short Course. He has also ser-
ved on the faculty of the In-
stitute for Organization Man-
agement and appears before
I numerous chambers of com-
I merce and other civic organi-
, zations.
Alf is married and makes
I his httne in Longview, head-
j quartan cty of tihe East Texas |
Chamber of Commerce.
WEATHER
INFORMATION
Hall Tuesday Night
J. W. Shelton, president of
the Franklin County Chamber
of Commerce, said this week
every citizen of Franklin
County who is interested ip
the future growth and pros-
perity of the county is invited
and urged to attend a meet-
ing at the Mt. Vernon City
Hall Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. •
Alf Jernigan, assistant gen-
eral manger of the East Texas
Chamber of Commerce, will
speak orf, "What You Can Do
For Your Community”. Mr.
Shelton said Mr. Jernigan can
help us and we need help.
Jernigan, a native East Tex-
an, was1 born in Panola
County, eleven miles east of
Carthage. He attended public
schools in Carthage and in
1949 received his B. S. degree
from Stephen F. Austin Col-
lege, afterwards doing gradu-
ate work at the University of
Texas and Stephen F. Austin.
He also attended the Univer-
sity of Texas Law School.
Defying the odds against a
local man succeeding as man-
ager of his home town cham-
ber of commerce, Jernigan be-
came manager of the Panola
the cooperation & enthusiasm
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The weather information
given below is for the 24-hour
oeriad anding at 7 a m. on the
day listed for the period oi
>ug.
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Friday 92
Saturday----93
Sunday _— 94
Monday - — 92
Tuesday----93
Wednesday 94
Thursday----94
dafif for Franklin County Water District ! Lake Cypress despite showers
wh^h causes fill dirt to have a higher moisture content than is allowed
according to specifications. The clay which is used for fill dirt is being
taken from pits northwest of the dam site. It is carried to the dam-
site in six hnaa motor scrapers and spread out on a flat area where it ia ,------------------ - ...
_ .disced and allowed to dry to the point where it contains the proper amount a in left of picture, was to have been installed at
- of moisture before it is placed in the core trench seen to patenter of ----- -
picture. Approximately IMO feet of the core trench hiy^ bee^jng with;
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Busses will operate and tbo
cafeteria will be open for the
first time on Tuesday, Sept. X.
All first grade students wiB
be required to present their
birth certificate and eviftenre
of small pox and polio Im-
munization at time of registra-
tion. First grade students will
be allowed to return home af-
ter registration on Tuesday,
Sept. 3.
Students who will be enroll-
ing in the Mt. Vernon School
system for the first time above JI
the first grade will be required 1
to preset reports on textbooks
and academic grades from the
school attended previously.
The faculty of Mt. Vernon
High School will be composed
of Rufus Bolger, principal;
Melee Brewer, counselor; Joe
B. Bass, Miss Irene Binnlon,
Mrs. Tom Newsom, David
Montgomery, Mrs. A. J. Petty.
Mrs. Clifton Puckett, James
Hemby, Horace Redus, J. P.
Stanley, Charles Stretcher, Bill
Yates, Joe D. Taylor, Clai-
borne G. Wright, Harold W.
Edwards. Leroy Davis, Mrs.
Tommy Welch and Tommy
Welch.
The faculty of Mt. Vernon
Elementary School will be - H
composed of Harold Moore, ~*l|
principal; Mrs. Buna Bass,
Mrs. George Jennings, Mrs.
Ruth Bacon, Mrs. Bob Elbert,
Mrs. Ralph Robertson, Mrs.
See SCHOOLS, Page 5
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Funeral services for Mrs.
Guy P. Hill were held at the
Mt. Vernon Church of Christ
on Thursday. August 15. A
longtime resident of Mt. Ver-
non. Mrs. Hill passed away on
Tuesday, August 13. in Hous-
ton at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Farrow Styles. Mrs.
Hill, a descendant of colonial
patriots and early Texas pion-
eers, was the youngest daugh-
ter and tenth child of Dr.
Roland Green and Sarah
Holbrook Green. Her father
came to Texas in 1840 and
settled in the Red River Dis-
trict, near Daingerfield. Both
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1968, newspaper, August 22, 1968; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1277707/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.