Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1976 Page: 1 of 8
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tive state-federal brucellosis
program.
Precipitation at the weather
station in Mt. Vernon during
the month of December totaled
50 Days
WITHOUTA
FATAL TRAFFIC
ACCIDENT I\
FRANKLIN
COUNTY
taking, that be hoped to
maintain the same high
standards of honesty which
he felt had been set forth by
former judge Ramsay.
(Optic Staff Photo).
64th Judicial District Court in
Castro County, Texas. The
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encouraged to attend to hear
these soul stirring messages
from Bill Smith of West
Monroe, Louisiana, each even-
ing at 6:00 p.m.
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The only items
taken was food stuffs from the
refrigerator. Police stated Mrs.
Case reported other food items
were allowed to ruin due to the
burglars leaving the door of the
refrigerator ajar
P. D. Flanders of Dallas was
not as fortunate as the Cases
when burglars forced their way
into his new home between
noon Sunday, January 4, and
7:45 a.m. Monday, January 6.
Included in the list of stolen
items was a Micro wave oven,
Methodist University and the
University of Texas Law __
Schools, Ramsay holds a Juris mUes south east of Mt. Vernon
Doctor’s Degree from SMU and just off the south service road
Association. He is also the
holder of a Bachelor of
County authorities reported
the occurrence of two burglar-
ies within the Franklin County
Texas Rangers Lloyd Johnson area during the past New
M ■ Year’s weekend. Both were
five years in the canbctty of from SMU. >>
County Judge'fbr ’ FnmJdin Ramsay was bom and reared
County. Prior to his election to
that office he worked with
Dallas County District At-
torney Henry Wade, during
which time he was involved as
judge or attorney in numerous
cases'.
Attending both Southern
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ofVolunteer Firemen met for
their regular monthly meeting
this past Monday night,
January 5, and elected new
department officers for the
coming year.
Officers elected were, chief,
„. P. Long, • secretary-
treasurer, Edson Reynolds,
Faulkner theft and other
simular incidents had resulted
in the recovery^ two stolen
tractors. The flrst tractor
recovered being that of
Faulkner’s, valued at 82,500,
and the second a 1969
theft over 8200.
Pickett, 42, is accused of'
stealing a 1953 Ford tractor and
shredder owned by C. F.
Faulkner of the Daphne
Community in Franklin
County, which was reported
stolen on November 18.
Franklin County Sheriff
Bobby Biggerstaff reported the
investigation by his depart-
ment coupled with that of
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Inc.
DeBusk,
Hendrix Speak
At Rotary Meet
Johnny DeBusk and Greg
Hendrix spoke at the meeting of
the Mt Vernon Rotary Club on
Friday regarding the success of
the local FFA quiz team in
.competition. They were intro-
duced by Charles Stretcher,
their coach and chapter
advisor. They were the guests
of Pat Lindley who had charge
of the program for the day.
DeBusk told the group that
the local quiz team was
composed of four members
which included Bart Miller,
Linda Pryor, Hendrix and
himself.
The
contests, DeBusk
consists of from 103 to
140 questions depending on
whether the competition is on
the district, area or state level.
Questions are taken from
information in the latest edition
of the FFA Manual and the
Parliamentary procedure
guide, he continue.
He said questions in the quiz
are>true and false, multiple
choice, completion and list.
DeBusk said members of the
team have to study the two
books from front to back if they
expect to be in contention in the
contest.
Stretcher told the group there
recorded on December 13 and
14. . • .
High temperature for the
month of 76 degrees was
recorded on December 12 and
15. The lowest high for the
month was 35 degrees which
was recorded on December 19.
There were only five days
since December 16 that the low
was above freezing. Snow fell
on December 25 and 26 with the
ground being covered on the
The public is invited and melted off during the day.
FFA contests.
Both T ~|
claredthal
to represent the Mt. Vernon
Chapter and Mt. Vernon in the
contests.
Stretcher told the group after
the boys had completed their
presentation that the Mt.
Vernon FFA Chapter won the
Sweepstakes award in area
competition, even though they
took only one first place, for the
local chapter competes in all
contests while other chapters
have a tendency to specialize in
only one or two of the contests.
He announced that the local
chapter will be host for the
Paris District FFA awards
banquet on January 29. He said
the annual Parent-Member
banquet will be held during the
latter part of February and
invited all members of the
Rotary Club to attend. The
theme of the banquet this year
will be, “Lone Star Farmers,
Past, and Present”, Stretcher
pointed out. He also announced
that the chapter’s annual
project show will be held in the
spring and urged everyone to
attend.
. Guests introduced by Harold
included Jim
Ifl&ent guest; Leia
1st pianist and Bill
[of M. P. Long.
F Charles Winfield
that five members
were absent for the meeting.
Gordon Lloyd will present the
program for the meeting this
week.
inches for 1974. An error was
made in carrying balances
forward so the 57.46 inch figure
for 1974 is correct.
There were 16 days during
the month the low temperature
dropped to 32 degrees or below.
Lowest temperature for the
month was 16 degrees which
was recorded on December 16
and 19. The highest low
Annual Meeting
Scheduled
The annual meeting of
members of the South Franklin
Water Supply Corporation Is.
scheduled for Tuesday, Jan-
uary 30, at 7:00 p.m. at the
South Franklin School.
Reports will t>
Any small businessman
interested in obtaining infor-
mation about SBA Guaranteed
Loans may call .792-7191 for an
appointment to visit the Loan
Officer at the Chamber of
Commerce Office at 819 State
Line Avenue in Texarkana.
Interested parties should
bring with them personal
financial statements, current
business balance sheet and
profit and loss statements for
the last two years, if available.
George Lewis, Loan Officer
of the U. S. Small Business
Administration, will be avail-
able to interview small busi-
nessmen in the Texarkana
Chamber of Commerce Office
January 13,1976 from 9:00 a.m.
to 12:00 Noon.
first Tuesday in April to the
first Saturday in April.
M. D. Carlock of the M and
W Development Company met
with the board in regard to
revisions in the company’s
lease agreement with the
district for land used for
recreational facilities near
Lake Cypress Springs. The
company provides the facili-
ties of Cypress Creek Country
Club end related recreations.
Both the board of directors of
the water district and Carlock
took information obtained front
the meeting under advisement.
In other action taken by the
board approval was given to a
lease agreement with B. R.
Shelby for Lot 36 In the South
Park edition on Lake Cypress
Springs.
In final action taken by the
board of directors approval
was given for payment of bills
in the amount of 81,855.86.
Center Bobby Maples, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Maples of
Mt. Vernon, was named by his
teammates as the most
valuable player on offense for
the Denver Broncos.
Editor’s Quote Book
You cannot live on
other people’s prom
toes, but if you prom
toe others enough,
you can live on your
own.
Maples, in his eleventh pro
season and fourth with
Denver, shows in game after
game what a pro athlete is all
about. Playing hurt is a way of
life for the former Baylor star
who broke in with Houston in
1966 and came to the Broncos
after a year with Pittsburgh.
Maples has missed only one
play in the past two yean as the
anchor of the young Bronco
line. And he also managed to
set in his licks on the mint tea m j
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Tax Drops
The excise tax on telephone
bills will be reduced 1 percent
— from 7 to 6 percent —
beginning January 1,1976, as a
result of the fourth step of a 10
year reduction.
The tax elimination was
enacted as part of the Excise,
Estate and Gift Tax Adjust-
ment Act of 1970 calling for
successive 1 percent reductions
in the excise tax on telephone
bills on the first of each year,
untill the tax expires on
December 31, 1981.
General Telephone custom-
ers paid an estimated 82.1
million less in Federal Excise
Taxes on telephone bills during
1975 because of the 1 percent
reduction in the tax beginning
January 1, 1975.
Based on the 1975 excise tax
of 7 percent, General Telephone
will have collected an esti-
mated 815 million from
' customers by the end of 1975.
The excise tax on telephone
bills was first imposed by
Congress during World War 1
as a “temporary” measure
Although repealed briefly after
the war, the tax was rcinstaled £
/ . during the depression and luis Z
/ exmtinued ever since at varying //
rates as high as 15 pcromi on
local service and 25 penVnl on tf
long distance call*. From 19M
until 1971, it stood at iwrcenl
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to the state delaying the effective date of
its federal brucellosis quaran-
tine on Texas from January 5
until January 9.
According to officials of
USDA’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection
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being postponed because of a
temporary 10-day restraining
order issued December 30 by
Judge J. T. Boyd of the state’s the state court’s action and the
- - - - ■ forthcoming January 8 hear-
ing, the effective date of the
. . federal quarantine is being
requires the Texas Animal postponed until January 9, he
Health Commission to bring the said.
Texas brucellosis program into
FRANKLIN COUNTY’S
new judge, BUI Meek, took
the official oath of office in
<£remonies held late Wed-
nesday afternoon, Decem-
ber 31, in the County
Courtroom of the Franklin
Texas Brucellosis Quarantine
are 11 categories in FFA Delayed Until January 9
leadership training and one of
those categories is the quiz The U.S. Department of A hearing on the state court
action Is scheduled for January
8 in Dimmitt, Texas.
Issuance of the temporary
restraining order by the state
court means that Texas
officials must comply with the
uniform methods and rules of
the national brucellosis eradi-
Service,, cation program for the duration
APHIS), the quarantine is of the order, according to Dr.
’ j postponed because of a John M. Hejl, APHIS deputy
administrator for veterinary
services. Therefore, in view of
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County Courthouse. The -
oath was administered by
County Clerk Elaine Adams,
pictured right. Meek stated
to the crowd of friends and
well wishers which had
gathered to observe the oath
Ramsay Will Run For District Judge
month old daughter, Whitney
Ann. The Ramsays reside two
Max. Min. Rain
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Eight clear days, eight •
cloudy days and 15 partly
cloudy days were noted during
the month.
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
listed for the period of
December 31 through January
7.
Day
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Singing Slated
At Hopewell
The regular Sunday after-
noon singing will be held at the
Hopewell Community Center
Sunday, January 11, beginning
at 3 p.m. Everyone is invited to
attend.
Advertising
Rates Will Be
Increased April 1
Due to increased postage
charges, newsprint cpsts,
supply costs and labor costs
the Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald
is being forced to increase
Its rates for all advertising
effective April 1, 1976.
Classified advertising will
increase from 6 cents per
word to 8 cents per word
with a minimum charge of
81.50. Classified Advertising
is cash in advance but in
case an advertisement is
run and payment ia not
made in Advance there will
be an additional charge of
81.00 if a statement has to be
mailed.
Display advertising will
be increased by approxi-
mately 14 cento per column
inch.
The last increase In rates
for advertising was effective
May 1, 1974 and since that
time increased coots have
made it impossible to
operate at a profit, i
the Eighth Judicial District,
which includes Rains, Hopkins,
Franklin and Delta counties.
Ramsay has served the past
Two Tractors Are Recovered
Billy Rex Pickett formerly of
the Greenwood Community
was retested from the Franklin
County Jail after posting a
85,000 property bond set at his
arraignment before Justice of
the Peace Jo Ann Hughes
December 30 on a charge of Massey-Ferguson owned by a
citizen of Emory in Rains
County, valued at 84,000.
Biggerstaff reports no
charges have been filed in
relation to the theft of the later
piece of equipment, but
investigation was continuing in
the case.
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The December precipitation
brought the year's total to 44.16
inches which is 13.30 inches less
than the 57.46 inches recorded
during 1974.
Early in 1975 the Optic-
Herald reported a total of 71.68 Street, In Mt. Vernon.
A 1971 Chevrolet driven by
Gordon Lloyd of Mt. Vernon,
traveling east on West Main,
was struck in the rear by a 1973
Chevrolet driven by Harold
Hightower of the Purley
Community in Franklin
County. The two vehicles
collided as Lloyd was attempt-
____ in8 a left turn kite a business
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No injuries were reported,
and moderate damage was
incurred upon both autos
involved.
Hightower was cited for
failure to control speed to avoid
collision.
those categories is the quiz The U.S. Department of
team. He said the Mt. Vernon Agriculture (USDA) announc
FFA Chapter have sent one or ed Friday (January 2) that it is
more teams t
contests in 15 of the past 16
years.
Hendrix told the group that
the local quiz team won first
place in the district which
includes 23 schools but only 15
entered teams. He revealed
that Johnny DeBusk was high
point individual in the district.
He said the team also won
first in the area contest where
eight teams represented 120
schools and DeBusk was also
high scoring individual in this temporary restraining order
competition ' ■ " ~
In the state contest, Hendrix
said, the team tied for sixth
place but when the tie was
broken the Mt. Vernon team
was seventh. The state contest
included teams that represent-
ed more 1,300 schools. Linda
Fo/unteenr •
the state contest.
We gained a thorough
knowledge of FFA by studying
and competing, Hendrix point-
ed out, and he also said they
learned the fundamentals of
parliamentary procedure.
Last, but not least, he pointed
out, we enjoyed it and we are
looking forward to competing
again in the near future in other ,
es>h.m Womunv treasurer, rxison neynoras,
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- second assistant chief, Tommy
Philips and reporter, Kenneth
; Jaggers. AU of the above
except the office of reporter,
were re-elective positions for
the men named.
As required by law three
persons from the department
must serve on the local pension
board. This is an elected
position. Those three men
which were chosen to serve on
this board during the year 1976
were Kevin Long, three years
experience; Ed Morrow, two
years; and Don Holmes, one
year. ’ . y ,
In addressing the group of
volunteers Chief M. P. Long
pointed out that the department
had answered over 100 calls
this past year. This was an
average of a call each three
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Subscription
Rates To Be
Increased
Due to increased postage
charges, newsprint costs,
supply costs and labor costs
the Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald
is being forced to increase
its rates for subscriptions
from 85.00 to 86.00 per year
in Franklin, Titus, Wood,
Hopkins and Red River
counties effective February
1, 1976. The subscription
rate outside this area will be
increased from 87.00 to 88.00
per year.
Those who are not
subscribers may subscribe
for one year at the old rates
through January 31.
Those who are now
subscribers may renew for
one year at the old rates,
regardless of when their
subscription expiree, pre-
January 11.
latfOKfrOtM to the
raid were .last in-
on May 1, 1974.
lat time nostase
ve increased sev-
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Thursday, January 1, or located on F.M. 1896, was
Friday, January 2, at the home entered by breaking a glass in
**' ’ . a rear kitchen window, and
The Case residence, which is then raising the window
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Water District
ActsTo Comply
WithTWRC
The FnMin County Water
District has found it necmaary
to adopt several resohitiom to
„ comply with now legislative
action on both state and federal
levels. These changes, request-
ed by the Texas Water Rights
Coznmtoeton, were taken up aa
the main order of business at
.wwrtart the water district’s board of
■ directors meeting Monday,
January 5.
The board of directors
approved a resolution setting a
new policy regarding sig-
natures to be affixed to checks
written on behalf of the district
Lake Superintendent Horria
Morris reported to the board
concerning information attain-
ed at a recently attended
meeting in Austin. He stated
that the district had been
instructed to change the date of
portable T.V., blender, digitai Ito election from the present
dock radio, digital clock, “ *" * "
battery charger, large radio,
two tackle boxes and several
rods and reels. No estimate has
yet been made on the total
value of the items.
The Flanders home, which is
still under construction, is
located in the newly plated
Deer Cove edition on the south
side of Lake Cypress Springs
near the lake’s dam.
Thieves made entry into the
home by forcing open a sliding
i glass door at the rear of the
building leading to the base-
ment.
Authorities have made no
arrests in either the Case or the
Flanders burglaries, but are
continuing their investigation
into the matters.
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Former Franklin County Man Charged With Theft
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were of wide differencee. -i? *7
The first of the two burglaries of Mr and Mrs. Bob Case,
to be reported took place either “
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serve all 1to»
Eighth Judicial
continued to maintain legal Church Of Christ
residence here.
Ramsay, 33, is married to the To Hold Door To
former Kitty Clyde of Tyler.
They are the parents of a 13 Door Campaign
The Church of 'Christ will
conduct another “door to door” k
campaign in an effort to'
encourage Bible Study. This
type of work was conducted last
year and was very well
accepted by the people in the
Mt. Vernon area.
We will have workers from
the School of Biblical Studies in
West Monroe, Louisiana,
Budrf^ Cogburn; local minister
said.
These students will be
offering assistance in several
areas. Their primary effort will
be studying the Bible with
many of the Mt. Vernon
residents.
The students will not be
selling or seeking a contribu-
tion.
This special effort is being
planned for February 3-6.
The campaign this year will
be “A Declaration Of Those
Things Most Believed Among
Us".
Former Franklin County
Judge Lanny Ramsay officially
compliance with-the”coopera- through January 8 APHIS will the office of Disfriet Judge of
continue to cooperate with
Texas in carrying out the
brucellosis program, including
the payment of indeminities to
owners oL Dtfeoted cattle, »
Elect Officers ETSU Sets
The Mt. Vernon Department , Spring 1976
T VnliintMtr Firempn met for * O
Registration
Registration for the spring,
1976, semester at East Texas
State University begins at 7:30
a.m. January 15 (Thursday) in
Sam Rayburn Memorial Stu-
dent center.
Student enrollment will con-
tinue through ' January 16
(Friday) and until noon
January 17 (Saturday) for all
on-campus residence courses.
Residence halls will open at 2
p.m. January 12 (Monday).
Orientation for new under-
graduate students will begin at
8:30a.m. January 13 (Tuesday)
in the University Auditorium.
Undergraduate orientation will
continue at 8 a.m. January 14
(Wednesday). Orientation for
new graduate students will
begin at 2 p.m. the same day in
Room 221, Business Adminis-
tration Building.
Regular class instruction for
the spring semester begins at
7:30 a.m. January 19
(Monday).
The spring semester will
officially close on May 15
(Saturday) with Commence-
ment.
Maples Gets Bronco MVP Award Recently
tha
elected.
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Business Administration de- "coupled with hard work, will
:t well”.
is a member of the State Bar to Interstate Highway 30.
Ramsay stated that he felt
his previous experience,
of the on nine days with the greatest hoMiWiwMUn,
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being 1.56 inches on December investigated by "the local
department, December 21
through January 4.
A two car collision occurred
at 1:00 p.m. the afternoon of
Monday, December 39, on West
Main Street just 100 feet west of
its intersection with Rusk
County Has
Peaceful
3.46 inches which is the greatest « rri
amount recorded for any month HollflUy 1 THlfflC
since August. * ..
Precipitation was .82 inch Local Texas State Highway
less than the 3.38 Inches Patrolman Wayne Foster re-
recorded during December > ported their office bad
1974 Precipitation jvaS- noted extremely quiet weeks this past
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