Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 4, 1971 Page: 1 of 14
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1971
BURLESON , JOHNSON COUNTY , TEXAS 76028
295-4412
SIXTH YEAR, 1 4th ISSUE
Bandit Robs
Allen Is President
Of New Bank Here
Gas Station
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BILL G. ALLEN
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Elk Grid Banqet
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Set For Saturday
TOM VANDERGRIFF
Vander griff
School
Open House Set
FIRE HITS
To Address
2ND HOME
At Middle School
IN 6 DA YS
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So. FreewayStill
Waiting On Funds
SEE DIRECTOR PAGE 2
SEE FREEWAY PAGE 2
Local Entrants Ranked
High In Barrel Racing
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BURIES
Meeting Planned
To Organize
Catholic Church
City Permits
For Building
Show Decline
14 PAGES
IN THIS ISSUE
RECREATION POST
IS STILL OPEN
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FIRE SCENE—Fire trucks and equip-
ment mark the scene of another house
fire in Burleson, the second in six
days. The blaze struck the Kenneth
Hacker residence at 736 Sunnybrook
Monday afternoon.
Damage estimates were
placed at $3500 by Fire
officials.
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City officials said this
week they are still seek-^
ing applications to fill a
new position of Parks and
Recreation Director.
The job will be part
time and will deal pri-
marily with summer rec-
reation including base-
ball for both boys, girls
and adults, tennis and
other recreation for the
community.
Work should begin soon
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ed quarterhorse gelding
which has been in compe-
tition only since last May.
Bill G. Allen, chief ex-
ecutive at Seminary State
Bank for the past 10
years, has been named
president of the new Bur-
leson State Bank for
which a charter was ap-
• proved recently.
Allen, a banker for 21
years, said last week that
a temporary office in
which to handle advance
paper work for the new
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Tickets are still avail-
able for this year’s Bur-
leson Elk Football Ban-
quet set for Saturday
night at the Pauline G.
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which g.
TEKOPF is pastor had
ground breaking cere-
monies Sunday for their
new building program.
And the Church of the
Nazarene also has plan-
ned to extend its facility
to the south on land pur-
chased from Loren Tur-
ner. Pastor of the Naza-
rene Church is REV. BOB
GILPIN. When he came to
the church it had about 35
members, now there are
about 136, a pretty good
increase ... There’s still
time to get that Valen-
tine’s Day gift ... Mrs.
GLADYS LEWIS of Wich-
ita, Kansas, was a guest
of Mrs. H.L. COBB, 120
W. Magnolia, Saturday.
Mrs. Lewis is the for-
mer owner of a convales-
cent home between here
and Fort Worth. She plans
to be in Burleson several
days ... Mrs. DAVID C.
McHENRY, president of
the Senior Citizens Club,
called to ask that we rec-
ognize the Lions Club for
giving the senior citizens
two coffee percolators.
We’re sure the Lions
seek no recognition but
we know that they were
fast in making up their
minds to do something for
the senior citizens. From
the time it was brought
up at Lions meeting until
we were called about it
by the senior citizens ex-
pressing their thanks
only a couple of hours
had passed ... MARION
HURST will be 92 years
young on Feb. 9. He
brought a brand new John
B. Stetson hat out of
storage the other day, at
least it was new in 1900.
It had weathered a bout
with moths, showing the
Stetson to be a good hat
indeed. We’11 be sorry to
see it go off the market
... MRS. J.C. CROUCH,
420 NW Tarrant, slipped
and fell on her front porch
last week. The accident
resulted in six stitches in
her forehead. You can
recognize her as the at-
tractive young lady with
the smile and the scratch
working at Mr. Quick ...
PARTING THOUGHT —
When a minister’s re-
hearsing his next Sun-
day’s sermon, would you
say he’s practicing what
he preaches?
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of-way areas have been
purchased and that utility
companies will soon be
adjusting their lines.
Bids will be let for con-
struction after the utili-
ties have been moved,
Crook said, but since the
project is Interstate
funded no date could be
From among 75 en-
trants she wound up in
first place after the first
round of barrel racing
action Sunday rtCing
"Pana Chico", a register-
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Four units form the
Burleson Fire Dept, and
10 firemen answered the
call at 3:25 p.m. and
fought the blaze for about
an hour and a half.
A next door neighbor,
Janis Bradley, reported
the fire which apparently
started near a bedroom
closet.
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The second house fire
in six days was recorded
here Monday when a
blaze heavily damaged
the Kenneth D. Hacker
residence at 736 Sunny-
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Plans have been com-
pleted for the expansion
of Interstate Highway
35 W into a freeway, ac-
cording to Texas High-
way Dept. District Engi-
neer R.W. Crook. The
beginning of construction
is not expected for some
time, however.
Crook said Monday that
almost all of the right-
Mrs. Fieseler, cur-
rently ranked 14th in the
Texas Barrel Racing As-
sociation standings, is
appearing for the first
time in the Fort Worth
event.
A general meeting to
help organize a Catholic
church in Burleson is
slated Monday, Feb. 8,
at 7:30 p.m. at the First
United Methodist Church.
More than 75 families
are expected to partici-
pate in the Fellowship
Hall.
Fort Worth partici-
pants will include Rev.
Eugene Witkowski, Chan-
cellor of the Fort Worth
Diocese; Mavis Belisle,
Texas Catholic News, and
Father John B. Duesman,
pastor of St. Joseph Cath-
olic Church in Cleburne.
Members hope to elect
officers and a board of
directors. Ideas for a
church site and a money
raising building fund will
be discussed.
A car pool and baby
sitting service will be
available to those needing
them. Contact Mmes. Don
Bar row, 295-5723,
George Rippin, 295-1072
or Joseph Tucker, 295-
1869.
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Mrs. Calvin (Pat)
Fieseler of 120 NE An-
derson won top money in
the first go round of the
annual Fat Stock Show
ladies barrel race which
concluded Sunday.
Another Burleson rid-
er, 16-year-old Kristi
Howell placed sixth in the
first go round. A Burle-
son High School student,
Kristi is the subject of
a feature article on this
week’s El Anta page in
this issue.
Open House and -Dedication ceremonies for the
Pauline G. Hughes Middle School have been set for
Feb. 7 at the school’s gymnasium from 2-4 p.m.
A program including music by the middle school
band and choir will highlight, the ceremonies with
gments from student
board members, con-
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L?fe.late^rs? Pauline ’ F
inior High for 13
rin the Burleson
The building was designed and constructed by two
Fort Worth firms at a total bid price of $1,186,918.
Students began using the facility in December.
One of the special guests will be J.L. Hughes,
former superintendent here, for whose wife the
school was named. He will be on the program and
has a "special announcement" to make.
Fire Dept, reports in-
dicate the probable cause
of the fire to be one of the
children playing with
matches.
Mrs. Fieseler is spon-
sored in the contest by
the Burleson Chamber of
Commerce.
The Fort Worth show is
the Invitational Ranch
Girls Barrel Race and
does not affect TBRA
standings. After all go
rounds are completed,
the rider with the best
average will win cham-
pionship honors. The
second go round started
Sunday night. The top ten
riders win prize money
in each go round while
only the top six places
pay when averages are
counted up. '
Mrs. Fieseler is a past
director in the TBRA and
currently, serves as par-
liamentarian of the or-
ganization.
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Lions Club
Tom Vandergriff, may-
or of Arlington, will be
guest speaker Wednesday
at the noon luncheon of
the Burleson Lions Club.
Vandergriff, a major
figure in many civic un-
dertakings in the mid-
cities are^> made hislastA
ojfScTaT*-appearance in'
Burleson as speaker for
Hughes Middle
Cafeteria.
Price of the tickets has
been set at $3 for the
7:30 p.m. affair.
Guest speaker will be
Mr. Bob Harrison of
Stamford, Texas. Harri-
son was twice an all-state
selection at Stamford in
high school and was a
1956 All-American at
Oklahoma University.
Drafted in 1957 by the
San Francisco 49er’s,
Harrison spent 9 years in \ 2
' ^ACCIDENTAL GUN
SHOT WOUNDS
BURLESON YOUTH
Orville (Hoot) Adams,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Or-
ville G. Adams of 432
NW Douglas, was report-
ed in good condition Wed-
nesday in All Saints Hos-
pital in Fort Worth fol-
lowing a gunshot wound
in the left foot Monday
night.
The 15-year-old Bur-
leson High School sopho-
more was struck in the
arch of his left foot about
9 p.m. when a 12-gauge
shotgun he had been
cleaning a short time be-
fore accidentally dis-
charged.
Alone at home at the
time, he ran to the home
of a neighbor who called
an ambulance. His par-
ents learned of the ac-
cident after returning
home later in the even-
ing.
SEE GUN SHOT PAGE 2
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Building permits is-
sued in the month of Jan-
uary totaled $401,630 ac-
cording to city figures.
The permits included
$76,100 for seven new
residential and $5,400 for
three residential remod-
eling.
Two permits were is-
sued for additions to the
Church of the Nazarene
and the First Baptist
Church as well as one
permit for the erection of
a sign at a new fried
chicken restaurant. The
three totaled $320,130. I
Overall valuation of the i
new permits was down^
however, from Decern- j
ber’s figure of $501,658.1
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ranks. F '
Last December, he was
inducted into the Texas
High School Football Hall
of Fame.
Rev. Dean Franklin,
pastor of the First United
Methodist Church will
serve as master of cere-
monies for the program.
Recognized will be sta-
tistical leaders from the
1970 Burleson squad as
well as team selections
of most valuable player,
best leader, best all
around back, and best all
around lineman.
Also, induction into the
Burleson Hall of Fame
will be announced for
qualifying candidates.
The dinner will be cat-
ered by Underwoods of
Fort Worth and will offer
a main course choice of
roast beef, fried chicken,
or ham.
Tickets may be ob-
tained at the High School
office, State Farm Insur-
ance Agency, Hill’s Gulf
No. 1, or through mem-
bers of the Burleson
Quarterback Club.
A lone bandit entered
the Phillips 66 service
station at 104 Ellison
early Tuesday morning,
robbed the attendant,
Harold Ray Stephens, of
an undetermined amount
of money, then escaped on
foot.
Stephens had just open-
ed up the station and was
in the process of stock- i
ing the cash register, ac-
cording to Burleson Po-
lice Sgt. Lambnd Yates. i
Sgt. Yates said the sus- ,
pect, a white male 25-30
years old, entered the
building about 6:45 a.m.
through the rear en-
trance, armed with a .38
caliber revolver.
The suspect reportedly
ordered Stephens to hand
over the money and lie
down on the floor, then
disappeared, again
through the rear entrance.
Stephens told officers
he heard no car as the
robber fled.
Sgt. Yates and Patrol-
men Eakin and Crawford
conducted a search of the
neighborhood, but failed
to find the suspect.
Leads were still being
checked out Tuesday night
suspect, approximately 6~
fte, 170 pounds. , r. .
________________________ the 1967 annual Chamber
of Commerce member-
ship banquet.
He has been involved
in many projects in Tar-
rant County including
work to obtain the Tar-
rant County Convention
Center in Fort Worth and
the Regional Airport now
under construction be-
tween Dallas and Fort
Worth.
He only recently pro-
posed that Arlington go in
to the convention busi-
ness with its own conven-
tion center. Plans have
already been announced
for the Seven Seas
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Two churches in Bur-
leson are makind news
with building programs.
First Baptist Church of
Burleson financial insti-
tution has been set up at
Oak Grove Airport.
Opening date for the
new bank has not been
announced. Allen indicat-
ed that much organiza-
tional work must be done
before a decision on the
date for opening and site
for the bank can be made
public. Phone at the tem-
porary office is 293-2140.
Allen and his wife Betty
have two children, Kellie,
16, and Phil, 13. They
hope to move to Burleson
this summer.
The banker is a grad-
uate of Ranger Junior
College and has been ac-
tive in numerous civic af-
fairs while serving at the
Fort Worth Bank. He is a
past lieutenant governor
of the Optimist Club and
served as treasurer of
the Fort Worth Knife and
Fork Club. He has served
on various Fort Worth
Chamber of Commece
committees. He also
holds membership at the
Colonial Country Club.
Allen is a member of
the Baptist Church while
his wife is a member of presentations and acknow!
the Churqhof Christ. representatives, schd
. ’ The schoolf nameuro horl
G. Hughes who taught jat Buriesbn
years, houses all 6-8 (grade students'
Independent School District.
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PAT and "PANA CHICO" ROUND LAST BARREL
IN STOCK SHOW FIRST GO ROUND
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