Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1978 Page: 1 of 14
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School Enrollment Continues To Increase Here
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tow aid
the same day last year
The board gave final approv-
al for employment of three new
teachers and a teachers aide
aids approved
Montgomery
The board approved a future
payment of $13,908 84 as their
According to Ramsey, the
Tigers will have to contain the
team inside the line if they
expect to come away with a
win <
Tigers as a whole are tn good
condition Even though several
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285 Days
WITHOUT A
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and couldn't get the hood up
The Mt. Vernon Fire
Department answered the
call Checking the damage
are: Hiainlelt. who is a
The hardship transfers of
David Combs and Lucia Ann
Maples were approved by the
board.
The purchase of an “Accu-
Tab System" for use by the
cafeteria was approved The
board and administration have
been studying for some time
accounting control over lunch
room funds and had determin-
ed that this system was the best
they have been able to locate.
The system will give a better
control over lunchroom funds
and a more accurate account
for state and federal reports
A change in the student dress
their regular meeting Monday
night that enrollment had
increased to 1,029 on Monday
This is an increase of 92 over
required by state, which will be
fused in with regular class
work
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lo Hramlett. The car was
traveling along Spur 423
when Hramlett noticed
smoke. Hramlett said he
could have put the fire out if
he hadn't had a broken arm
due to the increased enroll
ment Teachers hired were
Michelle Chitsey, Faye Pinker
ton and W I) Russell Teacher
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Pltt.stiurg Ji vard hue
Annual Gathering
Scheduled
At Terry Farm
The annual gathering of
friends and relatives of Jimmie
Kate Terry Brown and Nellie
Green Reed is scheduled for
Saturday, October 7 at the
homeplace of Jimmie Kate’s
parents at Hagansport A day
of fellowship and fun is
planned
Anyone who would like to
come is welcome A picnic
dinner will be served at noon
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Cates iximpleted two 12 yard
passes to Terry Jaggers and
sieve Dickson and carried tor
<. It; yard gam during the
scoring drive
A 15 yard personal foul
against a Pirate took the Tigers
to tfie 11 yard line and from
there Stevie Evans carried on
two plays I'he first carry for
nine yards and the second, up
the middle tor two yards and
the score
V pass play from Cates to
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THIS 1978 LTD Ford,
belonging to Elmer Beam
leu of Mt Vernon, received
only minor damage when it
caught fire under the hood
Monday morning according
doctor who
patient for
code regarding lettering on
T-shirts was given approval
Previous to approval of the
change, only the students
name, school name or students
initials were allowed on
T-shirts. This was modified to
allow lettering so long as it does
not advertise tobacco or alcohol
or is not obscene
A request by a principal to
at’end the principal’s state
convention, a request by Ed
Morrow to attend a workshop
on October 7-10, were given
approval by the board
Nat Gibbs was appointed by
the board as delegate to the
Texas Association of School
Boards to represent the board
at their state convention in San
Antomo Sept 23 25.
The Franklin County Com
mjs.sioners Court approved the
setting of salaries for the court
reporters serving the two
district courts w hich convene in
Franklin county at their
meeting on Monday
Judge of the 62nd District
Court Jim N Thompson in his
order noted that the salary of
his shorthand reporter has been
set a! $15,000 per year The
court serves Lamar. Hopkins.
Franklin and Delta counties
The court approved Franklin
county s share w hich was set at
$1,233 22 |x-r year
Judge of the 8th District
Court Lanny Ramsay in his
politicians to a
would not treat
teal that- he would catch the
disease
They approved expenditures
for the month of August in the
amount of $151,067 07
The board approved the
placing of orders for two new
school buses for delivery for
use during the 1979-80 school
year They also approved
calling for bids to be presented
at the October 9 board meeting
for the purchase of a one ton
truck for school use
They adopted a new policy
for crime and drug education,
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share of the cost for prepara
tion of a land map and plats of
Franklin County Other entities
which will participate in the
cost will be Franklin County,
Franklin County Water District
and the City of Mt Vernon
The ruling of the Supreme
Court outlawing prayer and '
Bible reading in schools is
wrong, he declared
Some, he (Hunted out. oppose
tax exemptions for churches
Churches are going to see their
buildings taxed in (he future, he
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fireman, and M. I’, long. Ed
Morrow and Hill Long, both
firemen The car had lo be
towed to a . local garage.
(Staff Phot</)
No one's happiness but
my own is in mv power to
adiiev e or destroy
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t.radv and < hurch Streets in
I he Denton area t its
Managri lack I’errin said it
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Sujxiintendent Walter Sears
i eported to the Board of
trustees of the Mt Vernon
Independent School District at
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Vi cording to the scouts for
tlie Mt Vernon coaching staff
and head coach Toni Ramsey
the biggest threat facing the
Mt Vernon Tiger varsity in the
U|xoming game with the Daul
Dewitt Brahmas tins Friday.
September 1>. will lie the sjxx'd
held by the team
I'he Brahmas finished 1977
with .i iesjiectable 6 4 record
however only three offensive
and lour defensive starters are
hack (or 1978
1 hr entire team is young and
only eight players weighed in at
180 jxiunds or more The team's
ymith doesn't however seem to
fw affecting performance dur
mg scrimmage and early
games tins season, scrimmage
tie with Litieriy Eylau 3 3, and
lost to DeQueen 29 13
I'he Brahmas are running out
ol a tight double pattern
anchored by center Mike
l-aiiev 230 (rounds and right
tn ought tlie ball t>ack from the
M Vernon 18 to the to and
stojijxst the first Dirate threat
tn the first quarter of play
err rspetted to put
i s ph a 11 on I ell w t< h
ul Rutherford on
lursdav < .fading and on
paction w oi k is not c couplet
He referred to civil religion
as the gradual blending
together of Christianity and
democr at y
America, tie pointed out. is
known all ovei the world as a
chrisitian nation, but then
asked is it reallv
third quarter of play the
Dirates twgan the first staring
drive of the game 82 yards >
Diednve was greatly aided by
23 at.d 18 yard passes from
Rodgers to Kinnard Nelms and
Roger Curlm respectively '
Rodgers pass to Curlm was
the storing (ilav for tlie Dirates
Rodgers went tor the comer
sion around right end which.
was good tor two points
Mt V et titxi wash'd no time in
ietaii.iting, driving 60 yards (or
then first score of the night
Back several years ago. he
|x>mted out. some of our young
jieople were rioting and saying
there is something wrong with
our system They were right. he
pointed mil. but were going at it
wronfe. They should have ljeen
exerting their energies to
working for changes in the
system, he declared
( ales attemplisl a 17 van! fiekl
goal but Iailisf
Following the held goal
atterrqH Dittslnng six plays
later again f umtiled [ tics time
the ball was tvcoverixl bv
ilefensiv e end Steve I hekson at
the Dilate 7
I'he Tigers t<H>k the twill to
inside tlie one yard line, where
tlie Dilates made an exit
sta nding go,iI line st.ci)'1 bn > ing
Mt V ct non to tm ii tlie ball m et
on dow ns
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Christians Should Become Involved In Govern ment
We, as Christians, should
work to strengthen our system
of government, he admonished
There must be freedom of
religion, he aigued. hut that
diM's not keep Christians from
iH'eommg involved in govern
ment
A |>erson has the Gixi given
right lo worship as he chooses,
tot he |x>inted out. man is
created in tlie image of Gtxi and
man lias Ix'cn given a fr('edom
of choice
order noted that the salary of
his court reporter has been set
at $14,874 74 per year The court
serves Delta. Hopkins. Frank-
lin and Rains counties. The
court approved Franklin Coun-
ty's share which was set at
$2,269 89 per year
Accounts of the county which
were filed for August were
reviewed and ordered paid
after some discussion
The County Treasurer
instructed to re invest surplus
county funds for the next 30
days
Monthly reports of the
County Treasurer. County
Auditor. County and District
Council Adopts Budget Of $475,038
Highway Engineer R S Thorn
tiurrow request mg that a traffic
hglit or oilier suitable dev ice lx-
installed at the intel section of
Highway 37 Kaufman Street
XI I f \ Wil VI I sulphui
spi mgs < oinplrtril I hr
laving down ol asphalt on
V1111 r i s l r r r I south <> I
Ituthrrfotd <>n Vlundav
with Mam Street at the
southwest corner of the square
I'he financial report for
Vugust was reviewed and
approved
i (nnplfted Uns week and
asphalt laid down on (hem
next week Work has been
iinderwav for some time on
Brahma Speed Biggest Threat To Tigers
tackle Kenneth Koonce. 220
pounds
Their 5 2 monster defense is
founded on the experience of
defensive tackles Alvin John
son and Jody la»eves, and
defensive end Kent Thigpen
Z.i< haty met with the
the new
Conservative Philosophy
Survives In GOP In-Fighting
party to have a primary similar
to the one held in 1968
All candidates running for
Republican offices were in
attendance and spoke to the
delegates These included Wm
Clements for governor, Gay-
lord Marshall for Lieutenant
govenor, James Baker, candi
date for Attorney General, Jim
Lacey a candidate for Railroad
Commissioner John Tower
spoke briefly concerning his
Senate race
A complete list of the
resolutions and platform which
were adopted will be available
for publication at a later date
Congressman Jack Kemp (R.
N Y.) addressed the conven-
tion Congressman Kemp is the
co author of the Kemp-Roth bill
to slash everyone’s income tax.
on the average of 33 per cent
over the next three years
Court Reporters Salaries Are Set
Clerk, Justice of the Peace,
County Sheriff and County Tax
Assessor-Collector were re-
viewed by the court and
approved
The bond of County Attorney
Billy F Hicks was approved.
The court ordered the
transfer of $3,239.12, which was
the cost of the new Sheriff's
car. from the Revenue Sharing
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mill lut If 14 [Ma v
drove to 'he
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Franklin County Republican
Chairman, Kenneth Starnes,
and delegate Dewey Inman,
attended the Republican State
Convention in Dallas last
i Friday and Saturday They
^ report that fights jgver the party
platform and resolutions were
explosive at times, and
produced "red-faced" anger
for some of the delegates They
report that this was a
Republican get together and
dominated by a conservative
philosphy that is evident in the
platform, the resolutions a
dopted. and the leadership
elected
Ray Barnhart of Pasadena
was re-elected as state chair
man He successfully fought off
the challenge of John Butler of
Houston
If a straw poll had been taken
I Saturday on a 1980 presidential
bumps and bruises resulted
from last weeks encounter no
one is expeck'd to be out of the
line up for the battle against
Paul Pewitt
Game »ime is 8 (Ml p m in
Tiger Stadium
I ’de Fi cem.ui jiastor of t he
I- list B.iptisf Church in- Mt
\ ci non sfx'akmg Iwtore tlie
Mt Vernon Rotarv (lull Iasi
liid.iv declared "Christians
should Ihcoiiic involved in
govei nment He was miro
duced bv Ed Morrow program
chairman for the day ’
Religious ideas can tx'eome
ixihtical ideas it Christians will
express their views tie ex
plained
The old saving that there is
no such thing as a Christian
politician could iM'come a thing
of tlie past, he declared, if
Christians would become in
volved in government
He compared a Christian not
getting involved in politics
because there is so many bad
deelaK'd, it they don t with
draw from business
VVe must not sit around and
let others run our government
tint we must IM'come involved if
we are to survive as a Christian
nation
I'he answer to the problem in
our government. he (ximted
out, is to iM'come motivated to
do w hat is right. w as his ( losing
remark
Visitors intrixiuFed by Ed
.Morrow included Roy l«aw
rence. Pittsburg Bill Swede
Welborn. Garland, visiting
Rotarians. Ronnie Barker,
guest of Sam Harvey. TracFy
Owens, student guest and Terri
Guthrie, guest pianist
Secretary Pat Lmdley am
nounced that three members
were absent from the meeting
preference, Ronald Reagan
would have been an over-
whelming choice with John
Connally and George Bush far
behind
A conservative philosphy was
reflected in' the platform and in
most of the resolutions against
abortion, the Equal Rights
Amendment, and the federal
government's involvement in
anything but national defense
The platform opposed welfare
payments or food stamps for
striking union members, called
for a crack-down on criminals,
opposed gun control efforts,
and backed local control of
public schools, national de-
fense. agriculture, taxation,
inflation, etc
The delegates were able to
agree on a compromise
presidential primary for 1980 in
Texas This will enable the
V ernon
District
tallied ttie matlet and mstiu
rted Mav oi Jim 1 xing to discuss
the matter further witht'ixmtv
Judge VV B Bill Meek I !w
citv lias been asked to
i niiti itmte $4 i"»i toward tlie
< list
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council to discuss
sewer tales
Die ( ouncil approved a five
veal oil and gas lease
agreement w ith Little Wolf < o
on Hie 120 acie citv lake
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Tigers Off To Roaring Start With 18-8 Win
I tw Mt \ rr r*»n I \ units
!<«>tt>.ill tr.irn tx’U-in thru
uith .1 Hiring IM x
\ k hirs <niT tN' IftAA l^ttstuirg
Pirutrx 1 hr 4 <>nfi<t«*ih « build
Jig a iti ( .*ihr m tfw t <wifr>f)td
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’.iifirtl ?hr double JMSSihg
tbrrat from qu.H tri b,»< Rs ( on
r .id K • "Igrr s and H 1<1ir J of <t.< f I
uli<»u Jig ’I* Pif .drn tn min
plrb i»r’.i\ four <fT II puNM’s tor
44. \.lf
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IhiKjghout ttir r«*ni<und«T of
the halt ix'ithei Mt V ernon mx
the (“'.rates were aide to
(wnetrate the opponent s ji
vaiif line
installing curb and gutters
and six inches of crushed
limestone base (Staff
Piloto >
was Rebecca
w .s .1 list ,ng of '•tatls'
gatfu ,i' a glan< e
s I V I 1st l( s
I list Dow Ils
< >i i>ss V aids Rustling
V cE Lost Rustling
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i ouniil adopted a budget for
l'(78 .'9 who II .mtn ipates rove
nue of $4..'>o38 witli < x|H-niti
lures budgeted at $440 . H4 at
t tie 11 I egul.l r meet Illg o|»
fuesdav night The un< oni
nntttsj . outingenev fund in the
budget will tx- $28 254
file i ouni il discussed ftie
piojxised land map and plats
tti.it is Ix-mg promised for
f tankhn < mintv 'Die i itv is
lieing asked to |>articqi.ite in
the <i>st of preparation with
f ranklin < ounty Franklin
( ountv Water Distiicf anil ttie
Mount Vernon lnde|x'iident
S hixil District I'he ( ouncil
Die (iro|xiseit < itv |>.uk was
discussed ,<t length It was
Jointed out tll.lt some com lete
plat) must Ih- < omjilcted in tlie
m ai lutui e if ledet al tinam mg
is to lx- obtained V question
naire will t>e jiublished in ttie
SeptemlMT 21 issue ol ttie
(tjitic Herald w hn h will give
tlie jiutiliv ttieu iijijkH tunitv to
■tet then wishes tx- known in
legal J to tile (irojei t The
i oum il is going to issue an
mv itation to tlie tx>ard of
directors of y outh Rm realion
Inc to discuss an agreement
with them m regard to the
jirojx rt v thev ow n which w ill Im-
incorjxiratixl into the jirojxiscd
enlarged park
The law firm of Russell and
Rolston was retained to
represent fhecitv mall matters
in which they are tHM'ded
Authorization was given to
invest $3o.oo(i m water and
sewer funds in a 30 day
certificate ol dejxisit These
funds are tx ing held to helji pav
tor the new ground storage tank
which has lieen' previouslv
ajiprov I'd
The council instructed that a
letter tw written lo District
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P> t'.alties
Fumbles
(Hhrr xixirrs
VV innstmi ii 2(> Quit man 21
Suljihut S||| Illgs 17
aniai 14
( ixqxT 25. I’t an iland
( urn met i e 13. Hunev (irove 0
Rains 14 Big Saixlv 13
Hawkins 14 Riven rest 12
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1978, newspaper, September 14, 1978; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1330244/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.