Mount Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1983 Page: 1 of 20
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WITHOUT A
FATAL TRAFFIC
ACCIDENT IN
FRANKLIN
COUNTY
necting events raised ap-
proximately 11,500
The 1983 winter got an ear
ly start, bringing with it the
heaviest snowfall seen in
Franklin County in recent
history. The storm dumped
8 5 inches of the white fluff
over the northeast Texas
area Temperatures plum
meted to as low as three
degrees on Christmas Day,
Sunday, Dec 25, and low
temperatures stayed under
10 degrees for five con-
secutive days
The continued record
breaking cold wave pro-
mises to stretch into 1984,
with more snow and ice
faucets run to keep their
pipes from freezing He said
the city has had to shut off
water service to numerous
homes and some businesses
Perrin suggested that the
solution to the problem
Dodson,
with
Electric
Tuesday. January 3, 1984
Cypress Springs Lions Club meets at Cypress
Creek Country Club, 7 p m
The Optimist Club of Mount Vernon meets at Mount
Vernon Restaurant. 7 30 p m
Mount Vernon Band Boosters meet in Mount Ver
non Band Hall, 7 30 p m
School resumes at Mount Vernon ISD
Sunday. January I. 1984
New Year’s Day
The many churches of Franklin County invite you
to worship in the church of your choice
Monday, January 2, 1984
Franklin County Historical Commission meets
First National Bank Community Room, 7pm
on the Bolger Farm Road
The home of Mr and Mrs
4, show their mother.
Robe, the morntag work
MIRANDA AND TIF-
FANY Bette, ages 11 and
they completed with the
help of their friend, Mike
Watkins, The winter
storm of the night before
scheduled to arrive this
week
The weather, thus far, has
had little to do with the high
traffic fatalities in Franklin
County during 1983, with four
killed in traffic accidents,
and a fifth dying in a traffic
related incident
Among those killed in 1983
traffic mishaps were Link
Jason Keith, age 19, of Rt 1,
Mount Vernon, killed Fri-
day, Dec 2, in one vehicle
roll over; Michael Lawrence
Callahan, age 35, of Winn-
sboro, killed Saturday, Oct
29, in one vehicle roll over;
Donna Pettigrew, age 25. of
Sulphur Springs, killed
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schedules reflect a 10 per
cent reduction from the 1982
tax rate Subtract invest
ment credits and other
credits after making the
calculations For planning
purposes, 1984 tax rates will
be only five percent less than
'83 rates
Producers who took part in
PIK must decide when to
receive their entitlements, if
they haven’t already done
so Those who have received
their entitlements may have
See TAX Psge 2
left plenty of snow to
work with In such art
pieces. (Staff Photo by
Lillie Bush)
January
F ranklin
Historical
The court fixed the com
pensation of County Judge
W B Meek at 1100 a month,
11200 a year, for his service
on the Eighth Judicial
District Juvenile Probation
Board
Friday, December 30, 1983
Mount Vernon Rotary Club meets at Mount Vernon
Restaurant, 12 noon
Senior citizens' dance is hosted by the Franklin
County VFW Post 3992 at the post home off FM 3007. 7
p rn
Review of the county's
policy for vacation time
resulted in • dactatau for a
meeting between the county
judge, county treasurer and
county clerk
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ago. Sjoerd Landman,
age 18. a friend of the
Lycklama*. joined the
family here to help
operate their dairy
Lycklama has also taken
Each of the winners will be have one additional day Commission were invited to
i allowed in the schedule in hoar the dtoeuMtaa at the
from the Franklin County case of more inclement January moating
auditorium and the second in
the northeast comer of the
high school building, were in
cold water lines The second
of the two breaks was found
to be accessable only
through two bnck walls, in-
cluding the outer wall of the
building However, both
were repaired by mid
afternoon Tuesday. Dec 27.
according to Sears
Unless the weather clean
and roads become passable,
basketball games scheduled
this weekend will be cancel
ed. stated Sean Playen
should check with their
coaches if in doubt about the
games
By Lillie Bush
Good news was well ming-
led with political stories and
so called "bad news" in 1983
The top news was in the area
of community cooperation in
such activities as the
Franklin Follies and Coun-
try Fair
The Franklin Follies,
which benefits the Franklin
County Library, had its best
year ever The event raised
almost 910,000 net during
their November extravagan-
za All those involved
reported enjoying the hard
work as well
Although plagued by rain
the Country Fair and con
winter weather gripped the
area on December 16 when
84 inches of snow was
recorded at the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric all night Sunday night and
Monday night and the pro-
blem has been corrected He
said they had a break in a
water main on Live Oak
Street which has been
repaired and another break
in a small line near the old
packing plant, which has
also been corrected He said
day morning and was taken
to the hospital by Franklin
most hazardous since severe County Ambulance Service
City Manager Jack Perrin
said the city had a major
problem at the water treat-
ment plant but crews worked
to put gravel around it so
that the water from the lines
in the home will drain when
the water is cutoff People
could draw up enough water
when severe cold weather is
expected and then shut their
water off rather than let
their faucets run
Kenneth Jaggers, with
Arkla Gas. said they have
had no problem with
meeting the demand for gas
in the Mount Vernon area
He said they have had no
breaks and pressure has re-
mained adequate throughout
the severe cold weather
South Franklin Water Sup
ply Corporation had a major
break in one of their lines
near Puriey on Highway 37
on Monday Some customers
of South Franklin reported
having no water on Tuesday
and others reported pressure
very low
Graham
Shreveport,
Southwestern
Power Co , (SWEPCO), said
Tuesday afternoon, "We feel
we have weathered the
storm after going through
the five and six degree
weather during the past
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area ponds and lakes, the
Lycklama family found
themselves at home.
Tjerk, his wife. Tiete,
daughters. Teatske. age 8
the Franklin County
Chamber of Commerce, an
nounces that plans for a
Illegal election Farmers Market in Mount
date prompts cancellation of Vernon is to be a primary
scheduled election for goa] of the Chamber for the
livestock laws and local year Sam Russell of Mount
Courthouse Cleaning
To Be Discussed
Another method of clean
ing the Franklin County
Courthouse, not sand
blasting, will be presented at
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University System
"A genera) recommends
tion for tax planning is to try
to level out taxable income
from year to year to avoid
jumping through several tax
brackets from one year to
the next,” says Ahrenholz
“Leveling your income from
year to year will almost
always save tax dollars over
the long run ”
For finding out where one
stands on 1983 taxable in-
come, tax tables and
Approval was given to
District Clerk Wanda
Johnson to purchase a file
cabinet, and County
Criminal Court costs were
raised from 270 to 990 per
case
25c
the management of
Bavaria Farms, formerly
Thrasher Ranch, now
owned by Hans Weiss of
Germany. < Staff Photo by
Lillie Bush>
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Students in the Mount Ver
non Independent School
District will be returning to a
day of review in classes
Tuesday, Jan 3. instead of
Thursday, Jan 5. as
originally set in the school
calendar, according to
Walter Sears, supennten
dent for the district
Severe weather and the
early dismissal of classes for
the Christmas I New Year's
holidays cut short the week
of testing for most junior
high and high school
students, which was to close
the third six-weeks and the
first semester of the 1983-84
school year
Makeup for the lost test
days will follow a day of
review on Tuesday. Jan 3
Testing will be concluded
Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, Jan. 4, 5 and 6
The semester ends Friday.
Jan 6, and report cards will
be out on Wednesday. Jan
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“Returning to classes on a meeting of the the Franklin
home of Mr and Mrs Bob C January 3rd, weather allow County Commissioner 's
Tinsley, located four miles ing." I
northeast of Mount Vernon essentially make up for two of the cleaning method at a
of the four days of classes later date was agreed upon
lost to bad weather (Dec 16, by the Commissioners,
Buster Caudle on Robinway 19. 21 and 22)." meeting in special a—Inn
By returning to classes on Dec. xi. Members of the
January 3 the district will Franklin County Historical
Second place
lighting contest went to the
With 1983 winding down,
farmers and ranchers need
to look at their income tax
situations and to consider
certain strategies for reduc-
ing tax dollars
“In a year which brought
the government's PIK
(payment-in-kind) program
and severe drought condi-
tions in some areas, farmers
and ranchers have much to
ponder from an income tax
viewpoint,” says Dr. James
Ahrenholz, economist with
the Texas Agricultural Ex-
Lighting Contest
The home of Jim and Tish
Bass. Mount Vernon, was
chosen as the first place win
ner in the Best Decorated
House, Christmas lighting
contest, sponsored by the
Franklin County Chamber of
Commerce. The top three
winners in the contest were
announced Tuesday. Dec 27 place in the contest
The Bass home, located on C---- ... — ---w. ——
Hwy. 37, just south of the presented with certificates
overpass, was outlined in f ““ — z' *7
light* along the roof, eaves. Chamber of Commerce. A weather before further ( ___
and front pillars of the date for the formal presents alterations to the remainder proved bonds at the Tuesday
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colored lights also ran along bad weather, which also year are necessary
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days be lost becauM-of bed rie Cates
Return Of MVISD Students
weather, Sears indicated the
Thursday before Easter and
Monday following Easter,
which are currently schedul
ed as holidays, would be us
ed as class days
"Easter holidays would be
used first as make up days,"
stated Sears, "since many of
our students vacation with
their parents during the
week long Spring break "
Sears confirmed two water
breaks discovered Monday
in the school complex had
kept maintenance personnel
busy, although the
classrooms were empty
Both breaks, one in the
fover of the school
Good News Mingles With Bad News For 1983
Wednesday, Oct 5, in one
car crash; and Cheryl Lynn
Brandenburger, age 21, of
Lewisville, killed Saturday,
Sept 10, in a two vehicle
crash.
Jackie Nicholson, age 15
months, of Rt 1, Mount Ver-
non, was killed in the
driveway of her home when
she followed her father to his
pickup on Saturday, Oct 1,
and was struck as the vehi-
cle backed from the drive.
The many other stories,
which were felt to be of
general community interest
in 1983 are highlighted in the
summary of news stories
which follows
Snarl Area Traffic
By Jim Bass Street, suffered a broken
Franklin County residents arm in a fall on the ice Tues
awoke Tuesday morning to
find driving conditions the
council from the Texas Com 37 south of the hospital
mission on Judicial Conduct Truman Griggs, president of
suprises local officials with the Franklin
look into county court pro
ceduree, pointing out needed
changes
ICE SKATING and wind
surfing on ice Is an
unusual sight in Franklin
County. However, with
the continuing cold
temperature* freezing
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and Nynke. age 7. moved
to Franklin County from
the Nealherlands, where
skating is a national
sport, some two years
Administration weather sta-
tion in Mount Vernon
Freezing drizzle, which
fell Monday night and con-
tinued intermittently on
Tuesday, glazed roads,
streets and highways
throughout the area
Numerous minor ac-
cidents occurred with a 850.000 gallons of water was
White Swan Foods pumped on Monday, which is
18-wheeler, driven by James the greatest amount pumped
Brackeen, Dallas, overturn during a 24-hour period by
ing Tuesday morning as it the plant He contributed the
left Interstate 30 at the high usage to the fact that
Highway 37 exit. The truck’s many people are letting their
destination was Bogata The
driver was not injured.
Franklin County Hospital
reported that Ida Hopkins,
Snug Harbor, fell on the ice
and suffered a broken hip. due to broken pipes
She was brought to the
hospital but was transferred
to Citizens General Hospital would be for everyone to in-
in Greenville on Monday stall a stop and waste cut-off
night Peggy Greeney, Olive near their water meter and
livestock laws and local year Sam Russell of Mount
bingo option Lee Hyman pleasant Lakes oath of office
earns 33% of the vote to win ag Texas Representative
spot on MVISD Board of from District 8 in Austin Car
Trustees which was left open liability insurance require-
by the resignation of Pat ment is put in force
Lindley Council approves Brad Baag w state officer
duplex building proposal nominee, and Lisa Ingram is
north of Rutherford Street, area officer nominee from
and began review of plat the Pans FFA District Con
plans for Meadow Brook fusion on times published on
Park addition west of Hwy see REVIEW Page 5
ceremonies are conducted
County for the Helping Hand Center
Commission on the Hwy 37 / 67 curve in
starts year with construction Mount Vernon Roy
of signs to recognize five Gallahon resigns and Ben
older homes in Mount Ver Tyler is hired by the MVISD
non Man posing as ser as athletic director for the
viceman takes Pac Man district Local pecan grower
machine from Mr C conve-
nience store Helen with his pecans in regional
Donaldson is selected as growers show Truck-tractor
January Artist of the Month and semi-trailer unit, valued
by the Franklin Art Associa- at 985,000, is stolen from
tion Alien Noel garage David
Rebecca Ann, daughter of Lyles is named to the
Mr and Mrs Ricky Smith of District 13AAA Al) District
Winnsboro, is the first baby Football Team
bom at Franklin County Tonya Littlejohn is named
Hospital for 1983 on January Saltillo Homecoming Queen
8 at 5 :15 p m Ribbon cutting Investigation by a legal
porch.
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tho hedgerow in the front of delayed the judging in the
the home contest
overpass, was outlined in
lights along the roof, eaves.
Strands of multi tien is yet to be set due to the of the calendar for the school meeting far VaMe Wright,
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Should additional class and far Lie Timer and Kar
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