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Thursday. Dec. 27. 1973
Vol. 99—No. IS
Mt. Vernon, Franklin County, Texas
collected in a 12 year period
The
it must be recognized that
administration, and
there
A new customer conven-
“The People of Texas,” a
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and yellow pages.
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tions to the air force. A slide
another tree. He was pro
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patrolman
that have characterized pre
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Electric Power Company are ing as compared to last year.
. When the decrease for the ward trend of over twice that
WEATI
INFORMATION
council election is called. Two
new directors, Larkin Drum-
emergency telephone num-
bers on the special page
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48
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Payments under the Feder-
al program may be slightly
more generous than under the
were
as much as two years old
December 1973
Christmas parade launches
need."
Hancock urges every cus-
tomer to immediately check
example of the beauty that we
can still see where man has
not spoiled the countryside.”
150 Franklin County officials,
says we must handle our own
secure feeling to the peacable
and law abiding citizens in
that they will be secure in the
knowledge that something is
being done to protect them.
and also to deter possible
future offenders.
Optic-Herald for the year
follows:
January 1973
Public Hearing called on
telephone rate i
SWEPCO announces $45 mil-
lion construction in 1973.
Rutherford Rexall Drug Is
“Many customers are not
familiar with the wide variety
1 and basic
Carl Lee
Lewis Killed
In Crash
Carl Lee Lewis, Jr., 27, a
black male, was killed
Tuesday, Dec. 25, in a one car
Effective January 2 the JHL_
Social Security Administra- checks, which are to be gold
and > demolishing ^an a|iu^ elected to school board Only
“ IM votes cast in City Council
election Those elected to the
City Council were Jim Long,
Charles Teague, Neal Solo
mon, and Billy G. Long, with
Billy G. Long being the only
incumbent The City Council
Rutherford Rexall Drug Is er<
burglarized with about 180 00 reasons for the decrease, he
almost 7,000 more customers J
than a year ago," said James rocks at the base of ”a
over 65 exemption. Local
be school to compete in girls'
XX -a, - Nov™. S
ber, the most recent month delivery between December . _ _ _
Supplemental Security In- ^fvered about the Ti^
company was 509,924,000 Manager. j • -
. “Thia scene is a good security manager in Paris.
Persons currently receiving
cash payments under the
state programs for old-age
of the Franklin County Water new high school principal.
Commissioners approve ten
percent salary increase for
most county officials and County, N. E. Dupree, dies at
employees. Mt. Vernon In
dependent School district to county
take bids on an addition to the
plant. Water board authorizes
permanent boat ramp on
south side of Lake Cypress
Barber Shop to the corner of
_ Houston and Scott street. Two
icates. Winfield school bus Toledo, Ohio men are killed in
service of the local school
district is stopped. Ray Bean
and Roy Knight purchase
Piggly Wiggly store here
Western Auto
Home Town
expansion.
May 1973
T. L. Austin, president of
Texas
There was no sensational
news stories published In the
Optic-Herald during 1973 but
the news story of most
interest was probably the
closing of Newsom Meat
Packers, inc. but the fact that
Billy Rex Lawrence bought
and reopened the jlant
within a few days softened the Vernon
blow of this closing.
Also big in the news locally from the
as well as nationwide, was r
rising prices on everything, theold water treatment plant,
especially food and meat. Charles Winfield is hired as
Wt
owners around the lake. Four
local young men attempt boat
trip down Sulphur River.
Mitchell home is destroyed by
fire. L-P gas shortage
confronts farmers of area
Mi and Mrs Ben Morris open
I store here
Food plans
to curtail their use
electricity according to offi-
cials of SWEPCO. For the
week ending December 15 the
kilowatthour net output for
the entire SWEPCO system
was <
represented the fourth con
secutive week that electricity stream
The Franklin County Judg-
e’s office released the
Norman following report this week on
Dupree and L. E. Bryant, the conduct of the County
both pioneer residents, were Criminal Court over the past
felt by most residents of the three years since January 1,
county. 1971. County Judge Lanny
The hiring of Troy Sampson Ramsay assumed the duties
as City Policeman gave Mt. of the office of County Judge,
Vernon its first city employed
officer in several years
The demolishing of several
old buildings along Houston
street, better known as
Smokey Row, changed the
looks of the Mt. Vernon
business district. A new
building is being constructed
by Home Town Food on a
portion of the property where
the buildings were torn down
while the remainder will be
developed as parking areas
The resignation of Rufus
Bolger, long time principal of
Mt Vernon High School, was
of much interest. He was
replaced by Charles Winfield
and aid to the totally and cash income to people in need
who are 65 or blind, or
disabled. While the program phone.
writes He
this variety
in
tion will begin 1
payments under the
August 1973
Higher meat prices and
i are seen. Mrs.
Lorene Groom retires from
the city office after serving
since 1955. Newsom Meat
Packers halts all operations
for an indefinite period due to
the high cost. Kindergarten is
added to the local school
program. Billy Rex Lawrence
purchases Newsom’s Meat
Packers. Mt. Vernon school
enrollment shows increase.
Oil shortages slows road work
at Lake Cypress Springs
September 1973
SWEPCO employees strike
for the first time since the
company was organized.
They also announce partici-
pation in efforts to avert a
power crisis. Commissioners
court approves revenue shar-
ing planned expenditures.
Louis D. Carothers is hired as
new administrator of Frank-
lin County Hospital.
October 1973
County Tax roll indicates
increase in property value. A
lake development association
is planned. Rev George
mm ®jrtti:-3HFral£i
especially food and meat
It Is not thought that anyone
went cold due to the
threatened shortage of pro-
pane and butane but it caused
considerable worry among
owners of farm homes in
Franklin County.
The shortage of energy,
especially gasoline later in
the year created some
problems but most drivers
were able to buy gas even on
Sunday when most service
stations began to close on that
day Allotment of gasoline to
service stations plus Presi-
dent Nixon’s request that they
close on Sunday has curtailed
sales of gasoline by many
service stations.
The deaths of
District approves plat for
Holiday Treat Development
on Lake Cypress Springs.
Ixx:al newspaper receives
several awards at press
meeting including the coveted
Sam C. Holloway Memorial
award. The City of Mt,
lets contract for
construction of water line
north side of
Interstate 30 along Spur 423 to
tion policy and note that we
believe electricity is being
used in a wise and efficient
manner,” concluded Gard-
ner.
—
tances and other information
supplements 254 <
maps, updated from maps Pleasant, Texas, on Thursday
prepared by the Texas evening, December 27, 1973,
Highway Department. at 7:30 p.m.
The county maps are The program
1974-75Texas Almanac
Is Now Available
Coordinating Board, Texas of Franklin County know what
College and University Sys- is being done in county court
tem about those who violate the
A history of paper making law He stated finally that
in Texas, by Bob Bowman, Punishing the offender not
public relations director of on’y affects the offender and
Southland Paper Mills which deters others, but that the
built the South’s first mill for knowledge that offenders are
the manufacture of newsprint being A
from southern pine.
A history of Texas Public
Lands, written by Commis
sioner Bob Armstrong and the
staff of the General Land
Office of Texas.
Election results, listings of
county, municipal and state
Saturday
Sunday ...
Monday ..
trict seek place on water morning at Turner Brothers Tuesday .
board. The Board of Directors Undertakers in Mt. Pleasant.
next 12 months. School trustee
election is called for April 7.
Troy Sampson assumes
duties as new city policeman.
Heaviest snow in years
blankets the area. City to take
bids on water line from
Interstate 30 at its intersec-
tion with Spur 423 north along
the spur to the Denton
addition and through the
Denton addition to the old city
water plant. Robert Rice
purchases Joy Theatre and
completely remodels the
interior.
' February 1973
' Local school plans kinder-
garten for the fall. City accident at 3:50a.m. on Hwy.
—;---271 approximately 10 miles
north of Mt. Pleasant when Day
rnond and John E. Peugh, are his 1973 Ford pick up crashed Thursday
elected for South Franklin
Water Supply Corporation.
determine
with an ex|
the social security office.
The Paris office is located the drinking driver, the quick Wilkinson celebrates 100th
at 1220 Clarksville Street,
telephone 784-25i93. A repre-
sentative from I
The resignation of Milton with the same time period of a directories for Mt Vernon,
Kelley as administrator of y“r a8° _ Quitman, Talco, Winfield, and
Franklin County Hospital also
was of wide interest. The
Hospital board hired pester
C. Turner to replace Kelley
but Turner remained only a
few weeks He was replaced
by Louis D. Carothers, who is
now serving in that capacity.
Elections called to deter
mine whether the voters
approved allowing a $3,000
homestead exemption
resident homesteads of per-
sons over 65 drew consider
on school board i ‘
"Catfish Smith" speaks at nounced dead on arrival at
Chamber of Commerce Ban- Memorial Hospital in Mt.
quet
the store’s drugs being taken.
Auditor’s report i.._
that the county’s financial
condition is sound Arrests
are made in Rutherford __ ~
burglary. The Board of ,here wcre more heating available,” the district man-
Directors of the Franklin degree j days than have ager said. “This will enable
County Water District out- ‘ *“
laws fishing tournaments on
Texas Constitution, appoin-
tive boards and commissions,
officials of state and regional
civic and trade organizations
and many other listings are high school boys, their p- -
expected to make this edition parents, and educators who pastor,
widely used as a reference for are interested in knowing crowned
offices, schools, public agen- more about the air force
cies and homes. academy. This briefing will coming
A new Texas map, in color, be held in the home of Air
with major highways, dis- Force Academy Liaison Offic-
er, Lt. Col. Randy Presley, Elaine Adams is appointed
Briefing For
VVUIHJ, ai9WMBVB|MU CISIM otatc . ——
officials, amendments to the Aff p OFCC
Acadamy
There will be a briefing for Mosier accepts’the calfof the
‘ ’r’l school boys, their Firgt Baptist Church as
. Debbie Simons is
as homecoming
queen as highlight of home-
J activities. L. E.
Bryant, County and District
Clerk, dies at the age of 72.
“J—______ _______J as
county 701 East Fleming Drive, Mt District and County Clerk
November 1973
Voters give approval to
65 exemption. Local
are The program will be school to compete in girls'
published with information presented by cadets from this basketball for the first time in
about each Texas county area who are home on many years. Franklin County
som Plant Closing Top News Story Of ’73
itional n ... w..„ ia-». <^^shing an elected to school board. Only unXena'iteim problems. Four local firemen, burned out building formerly
** Vo‘“ ca8‘ ln C,ty CouncU riu down Sul.*Lr Tommy Tower. Calvin Raley, occupied by Jake Brookshire
Pioneer citizen of Franklin tdection Thmu> elected tn the “rip down Sulphur River F<j»on Reynolds and M P ~ -------*
Long receive 20year certif
which has jurisdiction over the cases on the docket
misdemeanor criminal of-
fenses, on January 1, 1971.
On January 1, 1971, the Clerk’s Office show that since (
cases, and a total of over
$30,000.00 in fines, court costs
March 1973
Two members of
Franklin County Water Dis- said, and added that he might Friday
trict Board file for re-election, have gone to sleep.
Seven residents of the Funeral arrangements
Franklin County Water Dis- were pending Wednesday
cases which had been filed
and on which there had been
no disposition made. Some of and bond forfeitures has been
SWEPCO Power Output Down For Four Weeks In Row
Customers of Southwestern commercial Christmas light figures, it is noted that crease was 2.4 percent. while
Electric Power Company are ing as compared to last year SWEPCO showed a down- SWEPCO’s was 5.8 percent,
apparently complying with When the decrease for the ward trend of over twice that “We would like to commend
requests from the President week ending December 14 is reported from throughout the our customers for supporting
of compared to the national country. The national de the national energy conserve
New Phone Books Being Distributed
A family enjoying , the designated for such notations, directory also should be maps and list* and othe
‘ “Other regular features reviewed such as types of long helpful information
— ---- Y wwa
This is an ideal opportunity accident
trol. Metropolitan Statistical Are- for sophomore and junior Biologist
Among many other features as, the urban concentrations boys who have an interest in
They express their appreci- not found in the previous in which most Texans live, becoming career air force
ation for the past cooperation edition are:
at Lake and anticipate everyone help- A history of banking in
for the ing to make their Grand Texas by Sam 0. Kimberlin,
»"vn. h*<J me umias morning News «*» ••• •«»»«>. e* ^nrwunaa pniauc wuiK-iies
of the Texas Bankers Associa- points out that this is the 47th picture presentation will be holiday season Water district
The weather information
given below was recorded at
the weather station in Mt.
Vernon for the 24-hour period
ending at 7 a m. on the day Grand
listed for the period of
December 20 through Decern- Opening At
ber 26
Max. Min. Rain
.41
into a tree. His address was Friday 38
given as Genera) Delivery, Saturday ..
Developmental reading pro- Talco, by the investigating Sunday ....
gram is initiated in the Mt. officer, Highway Patrolman Monday .
Vernon Elementary School. Harry Wright. Tuesday ...
The Ix>wis vehicle was Wednesday
The weather information
below was recorded at the
weather
list of endangered plants and commerce, county agricultur Cadet Don O. Wright from
Blossom, Texas and Cadet School audit
Tourism and recreation are Victor Nutt of Texarkana, i
featured, with listings of state Arkansas will present the from the state is down. One
many friends to their Grand other is a list of state agencies and national parks program s person dies in a traffic
Each of the 24 Standard This is an ideal opportunity accident on Interstate 30.
with the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Depart-
ment indicate all fish are
well, except the
ed by voters of all govern-
ment entities. jHRH
A review of headlines of the creases among some industri : ; 2„
al customers due to produc variety of telephones offered
tionincreases and installation t0 General Telephone
of pollution control equip- residential and business cus-
ment. Normally an increase tomers. The directory insert
increase, in the use of electricity would entitled “The Choice L
have occurred." Yours" is located between the eligible to apply.
It remains difficult, howev- whJte and yellow pages
■, to evaluate absolutely Hancock said the various Grant
_____________ - - ■ v-j telephones and the colors in
in cash and a major portion of said-"Among the considera- which they are available are Approved
•a___a.___•__a__—_ fiona ia HMafhar aa Ikn aaHlliw _<______ * •
For NJE.T.
S. S. Administration ToBegin WelfarePayments
stated. The new Federal is based on need, usually a
person may have a home
A list of leading Texas
commercial banks, ranked by
total deposits, prepared by
the Federal Reserve Bank
Developments in ___
Higher Education in 1972-73, lhis ,0 be known as the
by Dr. Norma Foreman, Encyclopedia of Texas’,”
director of publications of the Dealey said.
County Court Disposes Of 231 Cases In 3 Years
assessed and collected by the offense who plead not guilty of bond forfeitures or where
m a ' .u r. county court. This amount is and requested a jury trial was there was no apprehension
_th.T . ?”ty B*^ater ihan the total amount given one immediately made. The two active cases
The records further reflect are cases filed recently and
that the current status of the one is set to plead guilty
an automobile accident on
Interstate 30 Valera Frazier
is crowned Miss Mt. Vernon In
the fifth annual Miss Mt
Nature trail is planned for Vernon Pageant held here
Ijike Cypress Springs Con- Franklin and Wood counties
tract is let to J. J. Wrecking designated as emergency
Company to demolish the areas due to the adverse
buildings along the west side weather conditions which
of Houston street from the caused losses of crops and
livestock. Philip Watson re-
signs as pastor of the First
Baptist Church here. The
Texas Parks and Wildlife
announces that Walleye will
be fair game at I^ake Cypress
Springs on June 1. Six persons
are arrested for burglanes
and theft near here. The
Texas Forestry Association
names Charles Stretcher as
outstanding vo-ag teacher of
the year. County begins the
buying of right of way for the
extension of Farm Road 3007
across the dam at Lake
Cypress Springs. Hail storm
severely damages Stretcher-
town area. Rev. George
Mosier is called for Interim
pastor of the First Baptist
Church.
June 1973
Buddy Cogburn assumes
duties as minister of the Mt.
Vernon Church of Christ. A
with a misdemeanor criminal which have been the subject be heard onJanuary 21, 1974. county maintoiner is damag-
In releasing this report the by vandals. First Assemb
County Judge stated that he [yj* GJxJ;lt’refks
School Board agrees to sell
the old cafeteria building,
othera City authorizes $50,000 for
involved'in Taw enforcement work ® greets Milton Kelley
resigns as administrator of
He further stated that the Franklin County Hospital
primary purpose of fines,
court costs, and bond forfei-
tures is not to raise revenue
for the county, although it is a completion of a
A™™ ks ■' .2"—u ® umKn>ieu ivr awcn nuuliwna. uirvcwry also snouid be maps and lists, and other source of revenue, but to
P?rc“t and serenity and seclusion erf the ‘other regular features reviewed such as types of long helpful information about punish those people who
.......... f™’.!n0Ul^X>7hea^base** of printed ,n the front of each dl*tance service, area code telephone service," he added C_______——___
production by the company mw^ring mountains will be
had declined in comparison featured on the new telephone
than have
occurred in 1973 and this
________ _ would account for some of the
Lake Cypress Springs for the decrease,” Gardner noted
Evident among SWEPCO
industrial and commercial
customers is a reduction in
non-production aspects of
electricity usage such as
lighting and certainly there
has been an overall reduction
in outdoor residential and
the age of 89. Two mon
residents file for
school board election
Aprttl973
Contract is let for addition approves the use of radar In
.... I® school plant to Matthews the city limits of Mt. Vernon
Springs and the taking of bids Construction Company of Franklin County Water Dis
. Alba. Water Board incum- trict makes several amend-
rips through area north of Mt. bento are re-elected Three menu to the rules and Tex“, UtiUties Company.
Vernon, killing a cow and incumbents and one new regulations governing Lake „to •PProx>m«'ely
turning over a mobile home, number, Charles Lowry, are Cypress Springs and lot ' """"
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July 1973
Terry Haven Nursing home
has Open House due to the
24 bed
addition and other improve-
ments. Voters to ballot on
choose not to follow the law over 65 $3,000 exemption of ad
valorem taxes for all home-
steads The statement of
condition of the First National
Bank shows a $2 million dollar
.------w«... . . - .. .. w Mt. Vernon’s 125th
monthly colored, should start arriving stead and a nominal amount the ^®8es filed *n coun,y court anniversary is observed. The
7 new ■ on January 2. and should be nf inmiranA* Th* n«|y way to 8r8 Driving While Intoxicat- awning in front of the Joy
r is to talk 6(1 cases bi bight of this and Theatre collapses lister C.
due to the fact that a large fumer of Atlanta is hired as
percentage of the fatal administrator of the Franklin
automobiie accidents involve county Hospital. Judge R. T.
and stern handling of DWI birthdav
cases is needed and demand
the office t0 protect the lives of our
" a isw* a mb a vzaoo, cs
state program, and others not 8tudy of the many national!
ia receiving a state payment are ties and ethnic groups that
have combined to make up
the state's population, is one
of many new features in the
704 pages of the 1974-’75 Texas
Almanac, published by A. H.
Belo Corporation, publishers
of The Dallas Morning News.
. The article is by R.
summer During the telephones and basic Congressman Wright Pat- Henderson Shuffler, execu
. communications equipment than (D-Tex) announced tive director of the University
Z . . • today that the Office of of Texas Institute of Texan
ager said. “This will enable Economic Opportunity has Cultures at San Antonio,
customers to select what they approved a grant in the “Texans have always come
amount of $12,600 to the North in assorted sizes, shapes and
East Texas Opportunities, colors, with a wide variety of
__ r Inc. which serves senior mother tongues and heredi-
and make a note of the citizens in Hopkins, Franklin, tary customs and traditions,"
Rains and Titus counties. This Shuffler writes He has
money will be used to capsuled this variety of
continue programs such as: cultures in the special
providing 4,000 nutritional Almanac feature
meals per month to senior The new edition also
citizens, securing new loca- contains a comprehensive
tions for the expansion of the history of the livestock
Meal-A-Day Program, con- feeding industry in Texas,
tinuing employment of 100 which now leads the nation in
seniro citizens to supplement numbers of cattle fattened in
their income and establishing feedlots. The article was
senior citizens to supplement written by Sam A. Thomas,
Jr., manager of agricultural
development for Southwest-
ern Public Service Company
of Amarillo.
Two reports are of special about each Texas county area who are home on many years Franklin County
interest to ecologists. One is a supplied by chambers of Christmas leave. This year Water District Board approv-
Denton Baptist list of endangered plants and commerce, county agricultur Cadet Don O. Wright from names for lake areas,
animals in the state, prepared al agents and others. Blossom, Texas and Cadet School audit shows local
The members of the Denton Wy the Texas Organization for Tourism and recreation are Victor Nutt of Texarkana, receipts are up while income
Baptist Church invite their Endangered Species. The * ' “ ' “
Opening’^Dec” 30 at” 2?30 responsiBle for pollution con-
p.m.
Local Kinder plant receives The Lewis vehicle was
outstanding branch plant traveling north on Hwy. 271
award Three incumbents, when it le(t the road on the
Pat Lindley, Edwin Rhoades west side, sideswiped one weather station
and Sam Harvey file for tree, then slid broadside into Cypress Springs for the
places on school board another tree. He was pro- 24-hour period ending at 7 Opening a day one will always Jr.,t executive vice-president
a.m. on the day listed for the remember,
period of December 20
Pleasant. through December 26.
There was no indicated Day Max. Min Rain
the cause, patrolman Wright Thursday39
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55
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telephones and the colors in
tions is weather as the utility shown,
indicates industry is extremely weath-
er-sensitive in both winter
and I ‘ “
corresponding period of 1972
there were
During the past three years county court criminal docket before the end of December,
there have been several jury Is as follows: All cases are The other has been filed
trials and any person charged current, except for those within the past week and will
In releasing this report the b/J,aJn^.,8.,_F‘2t.A8^™bJ
attributed the cleared "docket new building Mt. Vernon
to the efforts of the Sheriff’s
office, Highway Patrol, Coun-
and x
He further stated that £_ 2.
approximately 85 percent of gajn
• on January 2, and should be of insurance. The only way to 8r* Driving While Intoxicat- awning in front of the Joy
for which figures are avail- _
"In analyzing the decreases ^^k said. ' state programs for old-age The aim of the new „U¥B ure ---------------- „lgner
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water as they relax on large permanently disabled need who are 65 or blind, or contacted there or bv tele- drinking driver.
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able interest and was approv Gardner, vice president- mountainside. converted over to the Federal He further said that
l-----— ...------ administration, and “there a new customer conven- program baaed on informa- * AWf" rri a n although he was proud of this
have been substantial in- ience in the directory will be a tion supplied by the states. I CXflS /kllTIrinilC report, it is issued not to bring
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county, but to let the citizens
in which most Texans live,
has an editorial page devoted officers to talk directly with a doing ’
to it. cadet about cadet life. Walleye.
Joe M. Dealey, president of military training and obliga-
The Dallas Morning News tions the a,r force A ,ude
edition of the Texas Almanac made showing the various to take bids on boat ramp,
that has been published since facilities of the air force Fourth traffic fatality is
1857. academy which is located recorded near here Saltillo
"We believe this edition will n*ar Colorado Springs,- Post Office is moved to new
maintain the high standards Colorado location Thelma Morris is
; . This is the 13th Christmas appointed executive director
Texas vious issues and have caused meeting of this type held by of N.E.T. Opportunities, and
Lt. Col. Presley The meeting Mrs, Betty Zulch of Mt.
is informal with parents Pleasant is appointed Chief of
particularly invited to attend. Operations.
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