Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1973 Page: 4 of 8
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8:88 To 4:88 PJL
We're No. 1
And We Intend To Stay That Way
First In Sales, Service and Facilities.
DAIRYLAND
FORD TRACTOR CO.
Bill & Betty LaRue, Owners
TRUCK. TRACTOR *
AUTOMOBILE REPAIR
Ha
have a check up in time that
three out of five could be cured.
or revising school finance
formulas.
Governmental reform propo-
sals backed by Daniel will be
among the first bills to get
House hearing. The House, with
a minimum amount of opposi-
tion, promptly adopted the
new speaker urged.
Smith in his swansong to the
North Jackson and
Houston Street
1970 FORD Sports Custom *4 Ton, V-o,
Automatic, Looks and Drives Like A New Ono.
ALLIED ELECTRONIC
SERVICE
537-4281
Can
With Confidence
Grau Flower
Shop
Phone 537-4228
Nite 537-2965
P. O. Box 33
Mt. Vernon
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couple.
Joe
Peoples Telephone
Coop Announces
Tax Keduction
I Recently, the Federal Excise
Tax on Telephone hills was
reduced one percent, and this
saving was passed on to you on
youi January I. 1973 billing
, The Board of Directors of the
Peoples Telephone Coopera-
tive. Inc . wishes to extend toall
of the member subscribers
another savings in the form of
service rendered. Beginning
the first of February, each
subs< riber will receive with the
monthly bill, a self addressed,
postage paid envelope to be
used for your convenience and
benefit in paying your tele-
phone bill.
The board feels that this will
'be a great help and encourage-
ment to all subscribers lb make
their payments directly from
home If you have some reason
for paying your bill in person at
the business office, please bring
the self-addressed, postage
paid envelope and we can use it
again the next month We feel
EACH TIME THERE IS A FREEZE IN MT. VERNON W. C.
; MILLS creates this winter wonderland along a fence of his
that half of the work of the
society is education.
He revealed that two out of
five cancer patients are now
front yard. Mr. Mills uses water which is pumped from a well
form this icy sculpture. (Optic-Herald Staff Photo).
tlon. Buster Adams after 5:00
p.m., 537-4310. (9-tfc)
1970 Mustang
V-8, Air, 3-Speed
EXTRA NICE
1970 CHEVROLET % Ton. 4-Speed, Air,
Power Steering, Like New.
Ail Makes of TV’s
Radios, Stereo’s Service
Antennas Installed
Al Reasonable Ratos
J. B. Burkhart & Sons
CUSTOM BUILDING
Commercial or Residential
FINANCING AVAILABLE
"Mot The Cheapest But The Bott"
Phone Wynne Exchange 365-2383
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1969 Plymouth
4 Door Sedan, One Owner,
Real Nice, Low Priced.
1969 Chevrolet
IMPALA
4 Door Sedan, Air, Power,
Automatic, Real Nice.
1972 T-Bird
Loaded With All
The Extras
84795
1972 LTD
Tudor Hardtop, Loaded
Law Mileage
1970 DODGE Ml Ton, Automatic, Power
Steering, Air, u,ooo Actual Mlles. Local One
n Owner.
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across from
Maxine Moes
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Floral Service
Phone 537-4575 Day or Night
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FOR SALE — 1972 Chrysler
Newport. Excellent condit-
ion. Charles Skidmore, 537-
6832. (18-ltc)
BARR’S
GARAGE
PHONB 587-4883
CYPRESS LAKE PLUMBING CO.
w. A. cnownen. qwnIr
mastsu ucmaa no. tvwa
HOSPITAL NEWS
VISITING HOURS
•a.
M040 Gilmer
will head the oil And gas
division of Atty G»...
Hill’s office. 'WW*1'
•HiqhliqMs
k Sidelights
ft- By-Bill Boykin
Complete
Hord Service
Ws wk. ♦ Iowan an over ma free worts
Including ihlps at saa.
Ono W last Tuas' laraast levantortM
of troth cwt flowers
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DOZER
WORK
AU types land clearing
and leveling, maintain-
er work, all types
plowing and grading,
stock ponds and lakes,
hauling.
537-4286
Those Are Just A Fbw Of The
Nico Trade-Ins This Wook.
business.
Most of the work of the
society is carried out by
volunteers, Wall pointed out,
and only about five percent of visiting Rotarian,
i Johnny is the grandson of Mr^
Gen. John and Mrs. Joe Ben Burgin of Mt.
AUSTIN, Tex.- Texas got a
fast-starting legislature, a new
governor, lieutenant governor
and speaker of the House all in
eight action-packed days.
Dolph Briscoe of Uvalde and
William P. Hobby, Jr of
Houston were inaugurated as
governor and lieutenant gover-
nor in spectacular ceremonies
Tuesday (Jan 16).
Price Daniel, Jr. of Liberty
won election as House speaker
.... without opposition as the
sun- this will be accepted as anx legislature convened January 8.
added service by your Coopera ~
live and a small saving to each
of our subscribers. Watch
local newspaper and be sure
and read your Newsletter for
additional information about
this added service.
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FOR SALE—Young herd cat-
tle. 50 cows and calves.
Crossbred, Brahman-Holstein,
Holstein, Hereford. Contact
J. W. Bell, Saltillo. 537-4179
or 537-4158. (17-
Cancer Crusade Subject At Rotary Meeting
Wall pointed out that 55 and ChdOie Brown to head th^jp Night-phone 587-4325 or 587-
„„„__________________; 4877 (is-agq)
and said the reason for this . comirgWe. ----- FOR SALE - My persoUl
1970 model Chevrolet H ton
pickup. Has been driven only
13,400 miles. Would trade for
cheaper pickup and finance
difference. Hiram Teague.
(18-tfc)
fHt. Ulcrnnn (Oirtir-HcralJi
Thursday, Jan. IK, 1973 P11KC 4
Mt. Yernqn, Franklin County, Texas
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MOUNT VERNON
FLORAL SHOP
Flaw*, tor AU OnnUn.1
Ptem WT-Msf
Nlahtr and Sundan
UM1M
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Johnny Burgin <
On Dean's Li^
Johnny Burgin, son of Mr.*"
and Mrs. J. W. Burgin of
Newsome, was listed on the
Dean's Honor Roll for the Fall
Semester at East Texas State J
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JIM BATES
Painting Contractor
COMMERCIAL
AND
RESIDENTIAL
Wallpaper Hanging
Epoxy Costing
For Dairy Barns
Free Estimates
537-4137 Mt. Vernon
1970 CHEVROLET Ton, Automatic,
Power Steering, Air, Low Mileage, Real Nice.
1971 GalaxieSOO
Tudor Hardtop,
Automatic, Power Steering,
Vinyl Roof, Real Clean.
1971 T-Bird
Loaded With All
The Extras
83795
1970 LTD
Tudor Hardtop, Loaded, Ono
Owner, Real Nico.
PRICE FORD SALES, Ik
b.r; ,«“Wo WIN Net *o Undersold" ' " ' T' 1
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zi mi Sulphur Springs, Texas ''
The 31-year-old son of former
Gov. Price Daniel (who now
serves on the State Supreme
Court) announced appointment
of House standing committees
four days after his election, and
immediately referred bills for
hearing.
Outgoing Gov. Prexton Smith
offered some good financial
news to the arriving legislators.
His 39 7 billion biennial budget
proposal estimated a 8300
million surplus for lawmakers
to use in expanding programs
makers move immediately to
establish the constitutional
revision commission directed
by votert last November. He
submitted as an emergency
matter appropriation of funds
to pay the commission’s
expenses.
The outgoing Governor fur-
ther advised legislators ought
to consider tackling the tough
school finance system overhaul
in a special session.
Austen H Furse of Bay City University at Commerce.
He appointed Ed Morrow and ;
James Benson as chairmen for
the coffee and doughnut
committee. He appointed Wal-
ter Sears as arrangements
chairman.
He said that Mrs. Bill
Campbell had accepted the
chairmanship of a committee to
entertain the ladies attending
He asked Bill Meek, Jeff
Meredith, Charles Lowry, Neal
Solomon, Jim Bass and Dr.
Robert F. White to contact their
Rotaryanns and ask that they
assist Mrs. Campbell.
The club will meet at the
Saltillo School Friday, Jan. 19,
where they will be served by the
Saltillo P.T.O. group. Men of
the Saltillo area are invited to
be guests of the club.
; Pa ion Wall, district director
the American. Cancer
88Fiety. spoke at the meeting of
tlTc Mt Vernon Rotary Club
Frid.is. Jan 12, on4he fight that
|s being made by the society to
eradicate cancer A film which
was narrated by the actor that
played the part of prosecuting
attorney in the Perry Mason TV
•terics was 'hown. He died of
tymcer after the movie was
made Wall was the guest of
James Benson who had charge
of the program for the day.
' Wall told the group that it
Jakes courage to face life today
but it takes much more courage
to face cancer.
I Wall revealed that one and
one half million Americans
have been cured of cancer but
poised out that this figure
could have been much higher if
mbre had taken time to get a
fcheck up in time
; He told of many famous
Americans who have been
825—Also equipment for
service station sand traps. 10
years In same location. Ph.
856-2322, Pittsburg, Texas.
* (48-tfe)
4B Montht Financing on Any Now FORD Cor or Truck—Wo Insure
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1969 FORD % Ton, Automatic, Air,
Power Steering, Extra Nice.
CUSTOM BUILT BUILD-
INGS—For storage, offices,
lake cottages. Quality Pro-
ducts. K and G Portable
Buildings, Gay Koonce and
Jack Garvin, 1-80 at Hwy. 19,
Sulphur Springs. Texas.
Phone 214—885-8215 or 214—
885-7041. (9-tfc)
ALWAYS A GOOD SELEC-
TION of new and used mo-
bile homes and pickup camp-
er toppers. Buy-Sell-Trade.
Hillcrest Mobile Home* &
Campers, West 18-30, Sulphur
Springs, Texas. 885-7041.
(17-tfc)
FOR RENT—East side of
Smith Duplex. Three
and bath. Prefer <
Phone 214-628-3672.
Bolger, 407 S. West Street
New Boston, Texas 75570.
(18-ltc)
FOR RENT
acre pasture
Terry Haven.
Leinart, Leonard,
214—■587-3403.
cured of chnceT and-are now
giving of Aheir time 4o Rghl
cancer and to help pthers who
have the disease.
Wall declared that one of
every four attending the
meeting are going to have those present to enter the fight
against cancer and have a
check up.
Benson announced that two
were absent from the previous
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HELP WANTED — flOO.OO
weekly possible addressing
mail for firms. Full and part
time at hftme. Send stamped,
self-addressed envelope to
Home Work Opportunities,
Box 566, Ruidoso Downs, New
Mexico 88346. (17-2tp)
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Flower Shop
Mt. Vsrnan. Texas
M7-SS7UMV or NMM
Inclueins Saturdays S landays
See: Ed Williamson, Pete Darlln, William Dodd,
Mel Dixon, C. W. Grayson and Andy Trout.
"GREATEST BREAKTHROUGH
SINCE THE
AUTOMOBILE ITSELF"
No mor, flats or balanrin, problems
to worry or shakr-your brain We have
a breakthrough produr t you simply
uteert into tube or ttaieleee tires which
puncture proofs and balances for life
el tire Our product has been
thoroughly tested Would you like a
’ W? will
distributorship tor your area ' we win
Invest three dollars to your one If you
qualify In your area. All trucks. Urea,
auto parts, service stations, auto
dealers, garages and farm imple-
ments are big users To qualify, you
seed 14.000 to 110.000 Investment
depending on sir* of territory This Is a
guaranteed sale secured by Inventory,
and Is not a franchise fee
For complete details phone (9041
19S-MM. Mr T B Snyder
SUN CHEMICAL AND REFINING
7M GULF LIFE TOWER
JACKSONVILLE. FLA. MW
l&Sff iJT&reffl ltMlf twln
DiAOSyv gSTofe
Employment
HOSPITAL BEDS. WHEEL
CHAIRS. .patient, lifts,
walkkm, complete line»of Hos-
pital' otiiifpntont fort home
care orjfatfent Hospital
Equipment Rental A Supplies,
Mt. Vevnon, TeXM. Medicare
approved, 537-4146 or 537-
4005.. . ., . (ILtfc)
BACKHOE WORK — All
types, septic tanks Installed.
Call Bobby1 Elbert. 537-4409
or 537-6660. ' 1 (47-tfc)
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N.E.T. O P P O RTUNITIES,
INC., Community Action
Agency, is accepting applica-
tions for the position of com-
munity development aide. Ap-
plicants must have access to
an insured motor vehicle, a
knowledge of local area re-
sources antf’a Ctfneerri"and In-
terest in community better-
ment. Interviews will be held
between 8-10 ajn. and 3-5 p.
m„ January 17, 18, 19. 22 in
the Mt. Vernon office. The
agency is an equal opportuni-
ty employer. Mall applications
to: N.E.T. Opportunities, Inc.,
Community Action Agency,
P.O. Box 478, Mt. Vernon,
Texas 75457. (17-2tc)
TOP QUALITY concrete work
all types. Phone 342-5493,
Winnsboro. (18-2tc)
Pick-ups
1969 FORD % Ton, Power Steering,
Automatic, Brand New Tlrct.
cancer.
The American Cancer Socie-
ty’s objective is to defeat
cancer and when this is done,
Wall declared, we will go out of week’s meeting who failed to
make up and that two were
absent Friday.
Guests introduced by Charlie
Brown included John Chitsey,
J _ , Mt. Pleaa-
the money taken in is used >r ant; Bill Sims, visiting Roter-
administration. He pointed out ian, Marshall, and Kevin Long,
guest of M P. Long.
President Lanny Ramsay
appointed several committees
in connection with the Rotary
being cured, but he pointed out. District 581 Mid-Winter InstL
thatjf we could get the others to tute which will be held in Mt.
Vernon on Saturday, Jan. 20.
He appointed Bill Campbell
Patients admitted to the
Franklin County Hospital dur- •
ing the week of January 9 »
through January 16 were:
Tommy Williams, Geraldine
Tittle, Mildred Stone, Christo-
pher Freeman, Patricia Ed-
wards, Rachel Carr, Leia
Crowder, Mathus Black, Milton
Black, Dorothy Davis, Sonya
Dickson, Mt. Vernon; Billie
Woodson, Mt. Pleasant; Sharon
Tully, Saltillo; Remi Maddox,
Pickton; Maggie Lee Gray,
Winnsboro; Lillie Mae Dyer, «
Hagansport; Mary Kate
Hampton, Talco; Dora Roberts,
Leonard.
Patients dismissed during
this same period were: Alma
Rutledge, Guy Hatchell, Peggy
thick set of procedural rules the Womack, Je«rie Parnell, C. F.
Witherspoon, Teresa Beckham, T
Bobbie Beckham, Dan Roberts,
legislature, advised the law- Jea«i« Halley, Sr., Judy PoJ®*1’
Mary Nell Sims, Ethel Miller,
Annette Baker, Ethel Clinton,
Louiae Buel, Holly Neal and. *■
Baby Boy Neal. ‘ W,
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5 Automottw Auforngto-jy u
W Used Cars & Trucks
Jtj m • 1972 Chevrolet Pickup
|g|& i Loaded with air, power, automatic drive. 350
Mto V-8, all chrome moulding and low mileage
axle 500, extra good condl- Employment
HELP WANTED—Interview-
er wanted for part-time
telephone survey work. Give
phone number. Must have pri-
vate line. Not a selling Job.
Air mail Jetter Including edu-
cation, work experience and
names of references to: Am-
erican Research Bureau, Field
Operations, 4320 Ammendale
Road, Beltsville, Maryland
20705. (17-3tc)
• Station. Day phone 537-4044.
per. <-nt of all ameer Asa ths are b register ^iou-^nd hospitality
is that men won’t get a check
up.
He closed by challenging
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1973, newspaper, January 18, 1973; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1278257/m1/4/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.