Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 17, 1975 Page: 1 of 16
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BURLESON, JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS 76028
JULY 17, 1975
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total state FFA membership
Commissioners
Defer County
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Insurance Plans
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new crinkled polyester and
cotton fabric. It featured
pleated patch pockets with
button trimmed flaps and
waist band extensions tied in
front. Accessories included a
brown brushed denim beret,
multi-patterned scarf and
brown leather shoes.
Her garment was made
The final hurdle was clear-
ed for an elementary school
site in the Pleasant Manor
section of the city at a special
session of the Burleson City
Council Tuesday night.
Final approval of the plat
won the unaminous consent
of the council after about a
30 minute discussion with
the previous owner of the
ment.
In connection with the
city’s share of the cost,
The city has spent some
money in putting a hard
streets are presently paved
in the area of the school site,
however both Stribling and
the former owner assured
Final tabulation of votes
showed 84 persons voting for
separation and 72 voting to
keep the city intact, said
City Secretary Joy Harbour.
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at first, as to whether a
simple majority was enough
to decide the issue or if a
two-thirds majority was
needed. A check by City
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vealed, however, that the
majority vote was sufficient,
Mrs. Harbour said.
The votes will be officially
canvassed and the deannexa-
tion resolution brought up at
the next council meeting on
Aug. 5.
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$7,733,464, she said.
The cost of the policy for a
three year period will be the
vicinity of $37,000. This is a
saving of about $2500 over
the one year rate, she told
board members.
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Briaroaks residents voted
to unincorporate the east-
ern portion of the city
Saturday by a 12 vote
margin.
ance companies on the local
level are Bransom Insur-
ance, State Farm Insurance
and Stanford Insurance.
Mrs. Couch told the board
Monday that she had com-
puted the replacement value
of all school buildings and
contents to be $9,666,830.
Eighty percent replacement
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
BURLESOI
watering this year as. the activities
illustrated show. In the top photo, Melissa
Tremble takes time out from washing the
car to spurt water on brother Jeramy
while her sister, Nancy, looks on. In the
bottom photo, Ryan Shoulders [r] also
does a little water spurting in the yard.
His wet victims are [1-r] Vicky Richards,
Bennie Loge and Karen Loge.
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sung by Johnny Cash back in
the mid-fifties. To others
though--and especially those
who work in the water
department of the City of
Burleson-these words may
bring back vivid memories of
last summer when the water
level in the city’s storage
tanks was frequently “five
feet high and falling’’ instead
of rising as suggested in the
song.
‘This summer, however,
city officials are singing a
different song about the
water situation and the tune
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cannot participate.
credit for the number of final approval until the plan-
years they already have
worked for the city under a
formula which allows a maxi-
mum contribution based on a
the Star darkroom by retouching the
negative.
Karen’s outfit that she
modeled in the contest con-
sisted of a beige jacket and cently appointed Johnson
long pants made from the County Road Committee was
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Four Burleson High Mr. and Mrs. B.G. Kirk-
School FFA members re- patrick.
ceived the highest award
bestowed by the
association last weekend at
the State FFA Convention at
Houston’s Astrodome.
Griff Harris, Barry Kirk-
patrick, Keith Payne and Joe
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on Evelyn St. with main
access being from an exten-
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Employees of the city of
Burleson may get an added
job benefit beginning Oct. 1
in the form of a retirement
program.
City council took a look at
before retiring.
Such a credit could reduce
the city’s contribution to 2.75 wood Streets. None of these
precent initially, he said.
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45,000 members. While not appropriate ordinances
operated by the state, it would have to be passed, and
operated under state guide- once established the city the council that the sale
lines and has a board of could not withdraw from the
program.
In other action the council:
VOTE SPLITS BRIAROAKS-Voters in
Briaroaks approved the unincorporation
of the eastern part of the city Saturday by
an 84-72 margin. About half the land area
and a third of the population is in that
section. A spokesman for the eastern
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LAST YEAR’S NO-NO’S--It was this
month last summer that the Burleson
water supply was so low that a rationing
plan had to be worked out in an
emergency session of the city council. This
summer it’s a little different situation,
thanks largely to some improvements in
the city water system. There are no
restrictions on car washing or outside
a proposed retirement plan salary of $300 per month for
Thursday ngith in its regular prior service.
meeting. No action was C / .
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property and representa-
tives of the school district.
Attending from the
schools was Supt. of Schools
Bill Stribling, Board Secre-
tary James Jenkins and
Board Member John
Latham.
“Our main concern is not
to get ourselves into a
situation here like we have
at another school,” said
Mayor Frank Norwood,
'reibrring t&
lem that was posed at
Pauline G. Hughes Middle
School. Two streets-Newton
and Tarrant--have been ex-
tended from Thomas St. to
S.H. 174 to give better Attorney Clayton Evans
access to the middle school.
Another principal access,
especially from the Summer-
crest area of town, is
Thomas St. A 400 foot
meeting. No action was Cost to employees would section of that street is not
taken but the program will be 5 percent of their salaries, even a street at all but
even a
be considered as a part of the Same amount would be paid private property that is not
proposed budget for the by the city which also would dedicated to the city.
1975-76 fiscal year.
Essentially the program
calls for withholding a set
amount from each employes
check to go toward retire-
ment. Matching amount
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Decisions on insurance
policies took up most of the
time Monday night at the
meeting of Trustees of the
Burleson Independent
School District.
The big policy was in
excess of seven and a half
million dollars and is for 80
percent of the replacement
coverage of school district. value would amount to
property.
Four local insurance
agents share in preparing
the insurance package. Mrs.
Doris Couch of Burleson
Insurance serves the district
as agent of record.
Other participating insur-
fej “How high’s the water,
B mama?”
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his "Juty ~when three
are normaJly full.
One factor that can’t be
overlooked is the more abun-
dant rainfall this year, said
City Manager Ron Harmon
Tuesday, but he added that
the city has taken steps to
insure that more water will
be available to meet the
needs of residents this year.
“All our water problems
haven’t been solved yet,” he
said, “but I will say that I
think we are currently on
top of the situation.”
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Garland Payne, and Kirk- level.
patrick, whose parents are SEE FFA AWARDS PG. 2
is more akin to “Happy Days
Are Here Again” than to
it--was making weekly head- “Singing the Blues”.
month, News Editor James that the city council in an
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resolution regulating outside
watering in Burleson. At
a voluntary system of
regulation was tried, but
when it failed the council put -
a seven day ban on all ;
Star’s assessment of the outside watering and follow- i
anticipated water supply for
the remainder of the sum-
mer of ’75.)
1 All four served as officers
state in the local club last school
year.
Some of the minimum
qualifications necessary to
earn the degree are:
-Be a holder of the Chap-
Roderick earned the coveted ter Farmer degree and have
State Farmer Degree. No been an FFA member for at
more than two percent of the least two years.
total state FFA membership --Must have earned and
may receive this degree in productively invested at
any one year. least $500 from a supervised
This was the highest num- project.
--Must demonstrate lead-
year from ership in parliamentary pro-
cedure.
--Must have served as a
chapter officer or been a
chairman of a major com-
mittee for one year.
--Have a satisfactory
scholastic record certified by
GRIFF HARRIS
A Burleson 4-H Club mem-
ber, Karen Walker, was the
senior division winner in the
District IV 4-H Dress Revue
in Fort Worth last Thursday
morning and is now elgible
to compete in the state
contest in Dallas Oct. 2-4.
The 14 year old Burleson
High School freshman had
won the Johnson County
competition the week before.
It was the second year in a
row that she has captured
the county crown, winning
last year in the junior
division.
Sixteen counties were
represented in the district ,
contest July 9-io at the Roads Meeting
Hilton Hotel. ®
A scheduled meeting
between Johnson County
Commissioners and the re-
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contribute one-quarter of a
percent of wages paid to . *
fund a disability provision in surface top on the undedi-
the system. The disability cated portion of the street
provision would protect em- (with the owner’s permis-
ployes who are injured be- -1--' A 1--------J —
would be provided by the fore being eligible for retire-
city.
The plan was explained by
Jimmy Morman, a represen-
(Ed. note: At this time last
year, water--or the lack of
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lines in the Star. Earlier this .It was this month last year
month, News Editor James that the city council in r-
. | Moody reviewed the current emergency session passed
water situation in the Burle- resolution regulating outsk
son rural area in an article V" ' ' ’
about Bethesda Water Coop, first
The following article about
the City of Burleson Water
Department completes the
deferred Monday when it
was learned that all mem-
bers of the committee had
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several involving county
roads which had been sched- -"-WMMLx
uled for the commissioners
court meeting, but the only
action taken in an abbrevi-
during the 4-H Clothing ated session was the pur-
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leader.
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ber ever to receive this
degree in one ;
BHS. One student has been
so honored in each of the
past two years.
Harris, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Harris, and
Roderick, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Roderick are
1975 graduates. Returning the school administration. '
next year as seniors will be --Participate in five FFA
Payne, son of Mr. and Mrs. activities above the chapter
sion) but has seemed reluc-
tant to spend the $40,000
necessary to curb and gutter
the street. The developer
has offered to repay the
tative of the Texas Municipal Morman said the city would money over a 10 year period
Retirement System (TMRS) receive a credit because of a i'
which was formed in the late large number of employees developed first.
1940’s under a state-wide who are relatively young and
program authorized by the will work a number of years
state legislature.
TMRS is a non-profit
organization with $162 mil-
lion in assets and has more
than 290 member cities and
chase of a used typewriter
for the county.
At the urging of County
Karen is the daughter of Judge C.C. (Kit) Cooke,
Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Walker, commissioners appointed the
Jr., of 731 Irene. committee in mid-April to
• An Alvarado 4-H Club study priorities and distribu-
member, Cynthia Strickland, tion of funds for county
represented the District IV roads.
4-H Council as one of the More than a dozen persons
commentators for the from Burleson and the north-
fashion show. ern portion of the county
First and second place were in attendance at that
winners in the junior divi- earlier meeting to urge that
sion of the Johnson County more funds be spent building
Dress Revue also modeled and maintaining roads in this,
clothes they had made. SEE ROADS PAGE 2
contract stipulated the pav-
ing of the streets.
Initial contracts should be
--Referred to the planning let within a month, the
would be eligible, regardless board a
of age, and mandatory mem- zoning from residential to
bership in the plan would be light industrial on a 152 acre
required if adopted by the tract in the southern portion City Manager Ron Harmon
city council. Elected officials of the city. that no parking be allowed
cannot participate. The council had indicated on Evelyn during school
Employees would be given previously it would not give hours.
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ning board had reviewed
flood plain restrictions and
other factors. The zoning
SEE RETIREMENT PG. 2
The community was
originally incorporated in
January, 1971, and consisted
mainly of two areas known
as Green Oaks and Briar-
wood. At that time about 120
families lived in the area.
Prior to Saturday’s vote,
about 400 families were
residents of the area.
Most homes in Briaroaks
are situated on tracts of one
acre or more and it was this
desire to maintain a “country
type” atmosphere of living
that provoked the split,
according to former city ’
councilman Grant Lewis.
Lewis, the original land-
owner of the eastern portion
of the city, said that most
persons on the east did not
want city taxes, sewer sys-
tems or dog ordinances.
Recent septic tank diffi-
culties by some Briaroaks
residents resulted in plan-
request to change council was told. ning for a sewer system
The council also seemed to which would have probably
agree with a suggestion by required city taxes for fi-
- -- nancing.
About 130 names were
obtained on a petition calling
for the election.
day
ed that up with a plan of
limited watering.
At one time last summer,
one of the city’s water
storage tanks was complete-
ly dry and the other two
contained only about a half
foot of water apiece.
QUITE A CONTRAST to
operated under state guide-
directors appointed by the
governor, said Morman.
All present city employees
residents said they have no immediate
plans to form a city of their own, but
prefer to remain in the country. Most lots
in Briaroaks consist of an acre or more.
The split in the sign was accomplished in
--Star Staffoto
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