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Burleson Star, Thursday, August 10, 1978--3A
Star Gazing
BY WAYNE HUTSON
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If no opposition to the road is■ Billing for Busy Bee Nursery,
encountered at the meeting, a public!
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WANT RELIEF
FROM
PUZZLING TAX
QUESTIONS?
many volunteers are needed.
Tye Cemetery is on County Road
1004, one-half mile north of Hardgrove
Lane.
Consider this a short pep rally, while
we’re on the subject.
If you like football, you ought to
follow your local high school team (as
well as the jayvee and other squads).
They not only need support from the
Washing Wood?
Don’t soak your wood
kitchen items in water.
Salad bowls and other wood
utensils may warp or crack
and prolonged soaking can
mar the finish.
Monza Sport
Coupe (I HR27)
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A five-year-old who has two years of
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cute little creature possessed of
immaculately attired.
And what about all those mushy western movies? They always have
the romantic campfire scene where the hero strums his guitar under a
starry sky-accompanied by a chorus of chirping crickets-while the
heroine languishes dreamy-eyed at his feet.
And even the crickets themselves are often subliminally portrayed as
heroes. Almost every war flick has a scene where the blond-haired
inexperienced lieutenant-child inquires of his combat-hardened sergeant,
“What’s the matter Kowalski?”
“I dunno lootenant. It’s too quiet.”
Of course the crickets, by their silence, have heralded the stealthy
advances of the yellow hordes, the good guys are alerted, and the world
is once again safe for Democracy.
Bunk!
Whoever produced and directed all those films never had a passionate
cricket calling for a mate from underneath his bed at three o’clock in the
morning. . .or from inside his wall where he couldn’t get at the filthy
little insect. He never had to retreat to the living room couch in order to
get a decent night’s sleep without having to resort to earplugs.
Crickets, according to a handout prepared by Gene Graves of the
Tarrant County Extension Service, are cousins to grasshoppers and
roaches. They are basically vegetarians but may eat other insects-and
even each other.
“The chriping song, by which the male unceasingly declares his love, is
produced by scraping of the file-like under-surface of one wing over the
roughened veins of the other wing,” Graves said in his report.
He said crickets are more abundant this year than is usual but couldn’t
say why except that it may be because of the drought.
Graves said cricket eggs hatch in the spring after a winter of
hibernation, mature during the summer months, and migrate to well- lit
areas, such as businesses, during the fall.
He said they enter dwellings primarily in the late summer or fall and
sometimes throughout the year.
“In the home they may chew on and damage clothing. . .leather,
rubber, furs and most fabrics, particularly if the articles are soiled by
food or perspiration,” he said.
They lay eggs in damp soil around buildings, he said, and the crickets
are usually killed by the first freeze of winter. The eggs then hatch
during the spring thaw.
Graves said to “close all openings in the house, tighten the screens,
windows and doors” to prevent crickets from entering.
“If they still persist, use a household spray containing lindane,
malhthion, carbaryl (Sevin) or toxaphene,” Graves recommends.
“Dusts of the chemicals listed above may also be used where their
unsightliness is not objectionable. As they migrate to lighted buldings, a
dust applied next to the building in cracks and along the sidewalks will
be more effective than spray,” he continued, but added, “During heavy
migration don’t expect complete control-locate where the crickets are
feeding and treat these areas.”
Graves didn’t say so but if all else fails, earplugs are the next best
thing-and a lot less expensive.
Editors Quote Book
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’ pert was a fella who
was afraid to learn
anything new because
then he wouldn’t be
an expert anymore.
Harry S. Truman
Wayne Hutson... Editor & Publisher
James Moody............. News Editor
Chuck Hutson.Advertising Manager
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er series on taxation appearing weekly
in The Burleson Star can earn college
credit for the course
County Junior College.
Weekly newspaper articles, one com-
ponent' of this course, will appear in
The Star each Thursday beginning
Sept. 7.
Readers who wish to enroll in the
Burleson Public Library. The new film ’
catalog lists more than 900 films which •
are available on free loan to institutions
and organizations in the North Texas'
area.
The film collection includes films in a .
wide range of subject areas, including
art, travel, safety, sports, consumer
education, crime prevention, religion,
children’s films and comedies. These
films can be booked, picked up, and
returned to the Burleson Public Libr-
ary. Cost of the new film catalog is $2.
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the material, but the characters of the
children involved in the Utah experi-
ment showed definite signs of streng-
thening because of their earlier start.
“Much more responsive” than other
children and “much more decisive than
the average five-year-old” were some
of the observations.
Whether children mature faster than
formerly, or whether they have been
underestimated all this time, there is
much to be said for an earlier
introduction to the learning process.
Only two things are wrong with
National Smile Week, August 7 to 12.
They are that it requries a special week
tp remind us to smile, and that it is only
a week. Smiling is one of those
responsive reflexes which many
people have conditioned themselves to
reject.
The never-smile-in-public attitude is
particularly prevalent in larger cities.
Walk down the streets of New York
smiling at passersby and chances are
fairly good that someone either will
take a poke or make a pass.
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VARSITY CHEERLEADERS from
Burleson High school are in San Marcos
this week at a Cheerleader Camp. The
camp began Monday and will continue
through Friday, noon.
BHS cheerleaders attending the
camp are: Teresa Odom, DeAnn Kel-
ley, Misty Bell, Molly Basket, Dana
DePrater, Amy Wright, Jimmy John-
son, Russell Seawright and Scott
Metheny.
AMERICAN LEGION Post 426 will
hold a bar-be-que Sunday, Aug. 13 to
benefit Muscular Dystrophy. The eats,
starting at noon, will be $2 per person.
Games will be held from 3-5 p.m., and,a
dance from 6 to 10 p.m. will cost $2 per
person.
Several bands have volunteered to
play and country-western music will be
featured.
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It might be reassuring to someone to
learn from a group of Russian scientists
completing a year-long study of the
Bermuda Triangle that there isn’t
anything mysterious about the Atlantic
region where a number of ships and
planes have disappeared.
Then again, it might not be.
The Russians reported they were a
bit puzzled by 10 severe cyclones they
noted during the year. The storms
moved in unpredictable directions and
appeared contrary to the likely courses
of storms in that region.
Unpredictable cyclones may not be
as dramatic as some of the folklore
attributed to the Bermuda Triangle,
but there aren’t many mariners who
would care to meet one. (R).
______l_r>j _ A petition requesting “No parking
hearing will probably not be necessary, ■during school hours” signs on Lester
" from residents of that street.
An engineering status report.
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CONGRESSMAN BOB KRUEGER,
Democratic i
Senate, will meet with the Johnson
County Democratic Women in Cle-
burne Friday, Aug. 11 from 4:30 to 5:30
p.m'. in the Community Room of the
County Courthouse.
Friends and supporters
to attend the meeting.
The new edition of the North Texas
Library System 16mm Film Catalog is
now available for purchase at the
New features in The Star during the
last few months have convinced us we
need to run more of them. Reader
response has been good.
So, we decided to add a couple more
this fall dealing with topics we believe
to be of current interest.
You’ve probably already begun to
read the Monday feature on National
Football League rule changes. And
we’ve had good comments on the
outdoor sports column by John Thomp-
son who has a wide following among
sportsmen.
On the “heavier” side we’ve decided
to offer not one but two'“courses by
newspaper”, in a nationwide program
involving the press and community
colleges.
We agreed with Tarrant County
Junior College to run both a course on
taxation (initial announcement was
made Monday) and a second study,
Crime and Justice, which is a repeat of
a popular series which ran about a year
ago.
Both topics are of concern to just
about everybody. We hope you’ll take
advantage of the wealth of information
they afford.
The taxation series will run each
Thursday while the crime and justice
program will appear each Monday. You
can earn college credit for the study by
registering at TCJC August 22-24.
Let us know what you think of the
series.
In fact, let us know what you think
about any of our features or series.
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MAKE A NOTE: If you’re looking
for employment, you’ll want to watch
the classified section for announcement
by the Wal-Mart people about hiring
for their new store.
Last word we got was that the store
hopes to open about mid-September.
The manager will be on location
before that to review applications
which apparently will be taken through
the Texas Employment Commission. ■
Don’t apply yet, however; they’re
not set up for it and you’ll just be
wasting your time and theirs.
-s.g.-
LOOKING FORWARD to football
season?
You bet. Coach Robert Barham is
gearing up for a big season that starts
with two-a-days two weeks before
school starts and I’m ready.
Did you notice his photo in the paper.
He was one of the two smaller figures
between the “posts” on either side. His
assistants are big men even in compar-
ison with guys who themselves are big
men. - -•
Coach Barham definitely is going for
size in coaches, even if he might not
have all the heavies he wants on the
football squad.
The Elks will again be in a tough
district with some larger schools, but
we’re expecting great things from a
new team and a new staff of coaches.
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Taxpayers concerns probed in the
J5-part series include tax loopholes,
Social Security financing, income tax
reform, the impact of taxes on the
economy, and alternatives to the
Property tax.
Course coordinator is George F.
Break, Professor of Economics, Univ-
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tniffK crickets are cute-even romantic? Walt Disney, for example,
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10 percent in a single year or 35
percent in a multiple year revaluation.
That same information will be suppl-
ied to the council tonight on property
located within the city limits.
However, these values are not
necessarily what will emerge as the
final values on these pieces of property
since the board of equalization has
authority to alter values set by the tax
assessor.
The tax assessor himself will be the
topic of another discussion item on the
council agenda, or more correctly, the
tax assessing service contract with the
Burleson Independent School District.
Carroll is the tax assessor and
collector for the school district and,
under a contract between the city and
school district, assesses taxes only for
the city. The city acts as its own tax
collector.
THAT AGREEMENT has been un-
der close scrutiny recently by both
parties involved but was approved for
another year by the school board last
month.
At tonight’s meeting, the council will
consider renewal of that contract for
. another year.
B gHther items on tonight’s council
JsS$jldo-4/Tclud,e:
■f -Consideration of a water and sewer
I network study for the city of Burleson.
I -Consideration of bid forms for the
| 1978-79 depository bid and authoriza-
tion to call for bids.
Consideration of an architectural
I firm for the proposed new library.
? Consideration of a policy for stand-
| ard approval of expenditures for emer-
ge gency repairs to the city’s water and
■ sewer system.
-A DISCUSSION OF WATER bills
said, “inviting them to attend the;I with tw0 residents and a request for a
. 1 commercial adjustment on the sewer
Smaller communities and rural
areas have not lost the enjoyment
which accompanies a smile and a
cheerful word. If the truth were
known, metropolitan residents don’t
enjoy a frown more than a smile. They
employ it as a weapon to ward off the
potentially unfriendly rejoinder.
Happiness is what life is all about to
people of all backgrounds. The pursuit
of happiness was one of the foundation
blocks put in place by the founding
fathers. That promise was never
offered to the residents of a large part
of the world. (R).
Fagan said, unless one is specifically t
requested by someone.
AT ANY RATE, actual construction |
date is at least one and possibly two
years away, Fagan said, s
normally takes about two years from | -Potential action on land acquisition,
initial approval to construction.
This doesn’t mean that this particul-1
ar project couldn’t move faster, |
though, he said, noting that a lot
depended on the time necessary for
right of way acquistion. If lengthy
negotiations or condemnation proceed-
ings are necessary, the project will just
be delayed by that much, he said, g
Fagan and Supervising Resident
Engineer Elvis Shockley will conduct
the public meeting.
community, they play much better and
feel good about it when they have it.
Plan now to buy those season tickets
and go to every game you can. It’s
important to show your support and
your spirit. - .
ANN ISENSEE, a Southwestern
Bell employee, reported that a car
wash will be held Saturday, Aug. 12„ja.t,
Hoffman’s Mobile Station on Highway 1
174, "from 10 a.m. until whenever.”
The car wash is to raise money to
pay for supplies, equipment and
awards for the Second Annual South-
western Bell Employee Superstar
Competition for Bell employees in the
Burleson area.
Mrs. Lsensee said Ma Bell was
sponsoring the competition but they
had to raise their own money. “We
nominee for the U.S. ’don’t want people to think their
x xl T i telephone bill is going to go up because
of a sporting event,” she said.
A five-year-old who has two years of education years before the traditional
elementary education behind him, starting date.
reads books at the second-grade level, Not only are children able to grasp
works third year math problems and 41----*-—•-! • x x> . . r
has been inroduced to physics is an
unusual child in the American educat-
ional system. But need he be? Pre-
school classes, many of them in the
experimental stages, show that youn-
gsters three or four years of age are
ready-eager-to learn.
In Utah a few years ago the largest
school district in the state experiment-
ed with preschool instruction and
produced amazing results. They tend
to prove the theory behind preschool-
ing that children are ready for formal
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