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VOLUME 95—NO. 30
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1970
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THIS WAS THE SCENE ON COON CREEK in Southwest--
ern Franklin County Tuesday about one mile south of
Jake L. Hammon No. 1 Chitsey Smackover well where a
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period ending at 7 ajn. on the
lay listed for the period of
April 3 through April 16.
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Pageant Thursday evening (April 9). Miss Nila Solomon (right), the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Neal Solomon, was first runner-up, and Miss Judy Borden, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. O. Borden of Route 1, Talco, was second runner-up. Miss Solomon, 20, is 3
sophomore speech and IkigUsh major, and Miss Borden, 19, to a sophomore etementary
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Moncrief Field
Hearing Is Set
The Railroad Commission
has scheduled a hearing for
April 30 on Westland Oil De-
velopment Corp.'s request for
approval of a unitization ag-
reement and gas cycling for
the W. A. Moncrief Smackover
field, Franklin and Hopkins
Counties.
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The Franklin County Com-
missioners Court,
Monday, authorized air-con-
ditioning of the District Court
Room in the courthouse here.
Three bids had been receiv-
ed for air-conditioning and
its installation with Arkansas-
Louisiana Gas Company being
the low bidder with a bid of
approximately 35,500.
Other work to be done on
the court room includes low-
ering of the ceiling, installa-
tion of deflector screens on
the windows and additional
wiring. County Auditor D. R.
McCarrey was instructed to
obtain bids on the above items
and make arrangements for
the work to be done.
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An oil spill at Jake L. Ham-
mons" No. 1 Chitsey Smack-
over Well Sunday night killed
fish; frogs and snakes in Coon
Creek in the southwest part
of Franklin County.
The oil spill is another of a
series of problems encounter-
ed by Hammon in producing
the well.
Residents of the area have
complained ever since the
well went into production
about the odor from the sul-
phur contained in the oil and
gas the well produces.
Residents for miles around
complained when the gas was
being flared due to explosive
noises when the flame would
go out and then be re-ignited.
Residents in the area have
also been complaining about
damage being done to their
homes and other buildings by
Monday
production
herd was off.
Cy Berthiaume,
across the road from the Chit-
sey home, told the Optic-Her-
ald Tuesday he and his family
were forced to leave their
home and come to a motel in
Mount Vernon Monday night
due to the fumes. He also re-
ported staying at the motel on
Tuesday night.
Personnel from the Texas
Railroad Commission and the
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department were reported to
have been at the scene follow-
ing the spill.
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education major, hi addition to being flrrt runner-up, Mito Solomon won the »wim
■ult competition.
FFA-4H Project
Show Set For
Friday, April 17
The annual FT1A-4-H pro-
ject show will be held Friday,
April 17, at the Rodeo arena
north of the City Plaza.
A variety of animals and
poultry will ibe shown, along
with FFA shop projects.
The judging will begin at torney.
approximately 10:30 ajn. and
continue until 12:30 p.m. The
noon hour will foe from 12:30
until 1:80 pjn., after which
another judging will be held.
Mt. Vernon school students
will visit the show between
12:00 and 12:30 pm.
Bveryone is cordially invit-
ed to attend the project show
the boys and girls permitted to leave by authori-
staff. Sheriff; P. R. GUI, Jus-
tice of the Peace; L. E. Bry-
ant, County Clerk and D. R.
McCarrey, Auditor were read
and approved.
Quarterly reports of Com-
missioners R. D. Crowston,
George Wims, B. J. Jones, Coy
Veasey; Tag Assessor-Collec-
tor Shirley Johnson, Treasur-
er, Minnie Johnson, Attorney
Howard L. Edwards, Auditor,
D. R. McCarrey, Justice of
the Peace, P. R. Gill, County
Judge. M. J. Mitchell and
County and District Clerk L.
E Bryant were read and ap-
proved.
Accounts of the county
were read to the court and
the court ordered the issuance
of warrants and checks writ-
ten to pay same.
complish
town.
Maples declared that he
didn't come here to tear down
anything for anything I do I
want it to look good. Maples
said he knew that funds of the
city are limited but lets do the
best we can with what we
have.
Copies of the city’s flnanci-
persent-
member of the
item on the
was explained by
City Secretary F. J. Joyce, Jr.
who also answered questions
of the new members in regard
to various items. The financial
statement revealed there was
$59,000 in the water and sew-
er account and $21,000 In the
operating fund.
The financial statement was
approved as presented.
A discussion followed re-
garding the raw water pump
at Lake Franklin County
which burned out after less
than three days operation. In-
cluded in the discussion was
whose responsibility it was to
replace the pump, the city or
the pump contractor.
John Debusk appeared be-
fore the council and told them
that he and several other pro-
perty owners along Interstate
30 were annexed to the city
about three years ago but that
water and sewer service gAd
fire protection have not 'been
extended to them.
He said he felt that if the
city would extend water and
fire protection that the own-
ers would be happy but if
they don’t then they felt they
should be de-annexed. He ex-
plained that he had been as-
sured they could get rural wa-
ter In 45 days if they were
not in the city limits.
Slaughter explained
bonds had been voted to ex-
tend water to the area but the
city had been unable to sell
them due to the fact that the
bonds call for 6% percent in-
terest and bonds are now de-
manding eight percent or
more.
Considerable discussion fol-
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Juvenile Given
Probated
Sentence Here
A 15-year-old Negro male
youth was declared a delin-
quent and given a two-year
probated sentence In Judge M.
J. Mitchell's juvenile court
here on Thursday, April 9.
The boy pleaded guilty to
passing two forged checks. He
was accompained by his father
and was represented by an at-
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A delegation of 5 local resi-
dents attended the Governor s
Conference on “Texas Com-
munities Tomorrow" at the
Red River Army Depot at
Wake Village last Friday. At-
tending were State Represen-
tative Neal Solomon, Derwood
Banister, president of the
Franklin County Chamber of
Commerce, Verne Erion,
manager of the chamber; F. J.
Joyce, Jr., City Secretary and
James T. Bass.
They heard Governor Pres-
ton Smith speak at the lunch-
eon and heard from represen-
tatives of state agencies dur-
ing the morning session. The
afternoon session was devoted
to conferences of local repre-
sentatives with the represen-
tatives from the various state
agencies.
Governor Smith told the
gro4p that Texas was number
ong in the nation in industrial
development during 1969 hav-
ing obtained 20 percent more
new industries than Califor-
nia. the next state in number
if new industries.
Smith declared that the
state government has worked
to establish an economic cli-
mate conductive to industry.
He revealed that people, in-
dividually, in Texas pay less
taxes than in 41 other states
“Texas Communities Tom-
morrow”, Smith declared, ev-
olved from a need, a respon-
sibility of the Governors of-
fice to direct the representa-
tives of local communities to
the proper place for answers
to their questions and to give
service.
Smith said he had a firm
total commitment to a strong
local government and a firm
dollar value for
spent by the
bodies.
George M. Rozzell, Mayor of
Wake Village and President
>«f the Ark-Tex Council of
Governments, was master of
ceremonies.
Colonel Lawrence E. Van
Buskirk, Commanding Officer,
Red River Army Depot, issued
the welcome to the visitors.
Karl Mawhorter, small
towns specialist, with “Texas
Communities Tomorrow”, pre-
dicted unprecidented growth
of aggressive small towns dur-
ing the ’70s.
Fritz Lanham, Director of
State-Ix>cal Relations of the
Governor’s office, said his of-
fice served as liason between
the small towns and state ag-
encies and invited representa-
1 'tivPB from small tbwns to call
or write his office for any as-
sistance they might be able to
- give at the state level.
Edwin Latta, consultant for
the Texas Industrial Commis-
sion, told the group that local
people are the ones who
brought in 901 new industries
in 1969 which was 200 more
than California, the next state
in industrial development.
C. Wayion Nelson, Com-
munity Liason Specialist with
the Small Business Adminis-
tration, outlined various small
business loans his agency can
make.
Jim Starkey, Engineer with
the Texas Water Quality
Board, outlined the problems
the state is facing in water
pollution and urged small
towns to make plans now for
upgrading their sewage, treat-
ment facilities.
Jimmy Dixon, with the Tex-
as State Department ot
HealMi. told the group that
laadflll to the onto so-
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Maples, Clinton, Young Are
Installed By City Council
He told the council we may
not all agree on everything
but I hope you will accept me
and all 1 ask is that we all
work together to help the
town and not ourselves.
He reasoned that the first
thing we need to do is to build
good will and good relation*
with the people and then with
the help of the people we will
accomplish many
things and I hope we can ac-
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tinuing Tuesday. A fence
crew was also working Tues-
day fencing off the cyeek so
the Chitsey cow* could not
get to the contaminated area.
Mrs. Chitsey reported they
had kept their cows penned
since Monday morning and
milk production from the
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Students Give
Program For
■Rotary Meeting
J. B. Thomas presented five
students from the High
School Interscholastic team
in a program for the meeting
of Mt. Vernon Rotary Club
last Friday. Lisa Lowry open-
ed the program with excerpts
from John F. Kennedy's in-
augural address This wis fol-
lowed toy Keith Justlss who
gave us Helen Steiner Rice's
“Prayer for Peace.” Amy
Lowells poem “Patterns" was
presented by Linda Meek.
Jerri Bass recited Edmund
Vance Cook* beautiful theme
'■Born Without a Chance",
and Sidney Hicks concluded
the program with Joseph
Jackson's nationally recog-
ni«ed poem “Immortality."
The coaches for these
youngster* are Mr*. Mary
J Bolger and Mrs. Virginia KUC-
" ledge. These coachee were
guests of the club.
Fred Hogan had Bill Long
as his guest. Janie Tillman
was the student pianist.
Secretary Harold Stephen-
son reported a 100% meeting
for the previous week
Jim Bass was the only one
absent
This week’s program is un-
der the direction of Bill
Campbell.
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4-H Project
Groups Are
Organized Here
Franklin County 4-H lead-
ers attended a leaders train-
ing session, under the direct-
ion of Miss Gayla Farrell,
Home Demonstration Agent,
at the Franklin County Court-
house in Mount Vernon Tues-
day. _ _
The leaders discussed 4-H
projects, conducting meetings
and reactivating 4-H work
in the county.
Most of the project em-
phasis was placed on the
clothing project with plans
calling for a dress revue in
the summer..
Miss Farrell said we have a
fine group <rf leaders but we
need morel help Anyone wish-
ing a 4-H group in their com-
mtmtty shoidd contact 'Miss
Farrell or Charlie Brown at
the County Agricultural Ex-
tension office in the court-
house.
Any boy or girl nine to
19 years of age is encouraged
to join and participate Young
people wishing to join should
c ntact Mrs. Resy Jumper,
Mrs. Stant Simons, Miss Susie
O'Neal, Mrs. Kay Biggerstaff
or the County Agent’s office.
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Youth Recreation
Elects New
Board Members
The Board of Directors of
Youth Recreation, Inc. met
Tuesday night, April 14, for
the purpose of electing new
board members to fill five
vacancies.
Board members elected
were David Boothe, Mrs.
Wayne Robinson, Mrs. Jackie
Hopkins, James Benson and
Thomas Welch.
Plans were also discussed
for the beauty pageanj, to be
held in the near future. Mer-
chants wishing to sponsor a
girl in the pageant should
contact any of the board mem-
bers.
Oil Spill At Jake Hammons
No. 1 Chitsey Kills Fish
the fumes which is corroding
aluminum windows, paint and
other parts of their homes.
The oil spill occurred Sun-
day night when an employee
at the well failed to close or
open a valve as he should
have done according to re-
ports from residents in the
area.
Mrs. Aubrey Chitsey, on
whose dairy farm the well is
located, said several hundred
barrels of oil spilled from one
of the storage tanks before it
was shut off.
A dam was thrown across
Coon Creek approximately a
mile downstream Jrom tBr
well Monday in an effort Wn
keep as much of the oil as
possible from traveling fur-
ther downstream.
The oil above the dam was
burned Monday afternoon and
cleanup operations was con-
Floyd A. Hunter, Green-
ville, the county’s delinquent
tax attorney was authorized
to proceed with lawsuits to
collect delinquent taxes.
Minutes of the previous
meeting were read and appro-
ved with the addition of the
record of a District Court
judgment in a right of way
condemnation suit.
Neal Solomon, of
Vernon Insurance
Flstate, appeared
court and explained the provi-
sions of the county’s accident
insurance policy.
The monthly reports of
Shirley Johnson, Tax Asses-
sor-Collector; Minnie John-
son, Treasurer; B. M. Bigger-
Day Max. Min. Itoln
Friday 0»
Saturday 68
Sunday -___ 74
Monday ____ 64
Tuesday -___82
Wednesday .. 83
Thursday____79
Friday ______ 72
Saturday____71
Sunday ____
Monday ____
Tuesday ____
Wednseday__75
Thursday____75
He was remanded to the
custody of his father and var-
ious stipulations were set out
in the order of the court.
Thes» ir.c'uded appearing
before the judge once each
month, being at home before
10 each night, must keep a
regular job and must remain
in Franklin County unless
The court also
in session I advertising for
' a front end
use in Commissioners
cinct 3. The present load-
er now being used by the pre-
cinct is to be traded in. Bids
will be opened at 10:00 a.m.
on April 27.
The court approved an ag-
reement with L. L. Morris for
right of way for the extension
of Farm Road 900 from Pur-
ley to the re-located Farm
Road 115.
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lution to disposal of solid
waste. He said burning of this
waste is responsible for much
of our air pollution. He said
small towns have a problem
due to the fact that sanitary
landfill cannot be done econo-
mically but suggested that a
cooperative effort by neigh-
boring towns was a possible
answer.
Don Sisson, of the
See LOCAL Page 8 1 mayor of Mount
J. D. Maples was installed
as Mayor, Arion Clinton and
Joe Young councilmen at the
meeting of the Mount Vernon
City Council on Tuesday
night. Maples and Clinton are
new members of the council
while Young was re-elected.
The meeting was opened by
Mayor Pro-Tern Otis Slaugh-
ter, Jr., who called for the
reading of the minutes of the
previous regular and special
meeting. Votes of the city of-
ficial election were canvassed
at a special meeting on the
night of election day. The
minutes were approved.
Slaughter then administer-
ed the oath of office to Mapl-
es, Clinton and Young. Slau-
ghter then turned over the
chairmanship t o Maples.
Slaughter and Councilman
Calvin Raley welcomed the
new members to the council
and Slaughter expressed ap-
preciation to Everett Shelby,
Jr., for seeking the office of
councilman and
serv e' city.
Mamies told the council that
he was taking on something
new and had lots to learn
and anything that anyone will
do to help me will be appre-
ciated and I am willing to lis-
ten.
Maples said that in one way
it is’an honor to be elected
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1970, newspaper, April 16, 1970; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1281215/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.