Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1979 Page: 3 of 10
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• Easy to apply
that Pope would
credit on his sentence for the
lime spent in confirement
since November I
Pope, at the close of the
trial waived his rights to file
statement and his signature
Then under oath and on die
stand he admitted his guilt
• Hundreds of
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• Beautiful, satin gloss
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• One coat covers ’
similar colors
• Durable-scrubbable
• Free of lead hazards
• Easy to apply —
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• Soap and
water
clean-up
m years
charge
start action in the fourth
quarter. Scott Johnson is
jumping for Mt. Vernon.
(Staff Photo)
•Sheets
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Park.
The city will advertise for
bids for a new pickup for
use.
The ground storage tank
being built at the City's
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Mt. Vernon
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Tom Scott
Lumber Yard
537-4232 Mt. Vernon
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jury and pleaded guilty to
the charge of aggravated
rape AU avenues of thia
decision were explained to
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Grand Opening
Of
members of the Citizen s
to
attend at least one of the
public hearings and to put the animal control ordinance
JEFF Turner puts the
•' hall up for two points In
the early going of. the
Tigers' first district
game Friday, January 5.
point during the contest
but stormed back to win
the game. (Staff Photo)
If You Want Tfca Bost Outdoor Paint
We M Ask For Groat We
GROUP LADIES
Ready-To-Wear
Includes:
Dresses - Pants - Blouses
Skirts - Jackets
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Men's
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Edwards. Rev Pete Free-
man, and Mrs F U. Gadlin
The first public hearing
for these ideas will be
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BARGAIN PRICES
On
In final action Pope signed
a statement waiving his
right to appeal his i^ise
District Attorney Chap-
man explained to the Optic-
under the
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should have
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know aU
txiut soccer
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Don D
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Box 314B
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court
recommendation and asse
ssed the sentence allowing times earlier than on the
receive charge of rape
Throughout the trial the
court, gallery and all parties
concerned were assured by
Pope that he* had in no way
been coerced, coaxed, or
falsely guaranteed leniency
or any other concessions for
his decisions to plead guilty,
waive his rights and to
accept the 4() year sentence
as fair Pope stated under
oath that the decisions were
his and hts alone.
In dosing remarks Judge
Ramsay spoke for the entire
community when he said,
"This is a tragedy for all
involved your family, the
family and the
community God's blessing
on you Good luck to vou "
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point but the ball' was
exenluallv grabbed by
the Winnsboro Raiders to
missed by Winnsboro.
The Tigers were dow n by
■I least K points at one
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Changes—
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for the community to
express its view at the public
meeting January 31.
“We have a fine school
system and want to make it
-------1 to none," Mr
Harper said, "any input we
canceceivefrom our district
will be carefull studied and
utilized."
$799 E«K
allow "good time" to be
accumulated where as a
charge of attempted capital
murder would allow the
felon to accumulate three
days of good time for every
one day served causing him
to be eligible for parolt* three
The pound agreement is
not for the private use of
citizens to exterminate their
own dogs at the city's
VISA ;
RANDY Wright and S< oil
Johnson brine the re-
boui?** down for the
Tigers after the shot was
it
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Whatever colors
you have in mind,
we have at our
fingertips. T M
In regular session Tues-
day evening, the
Council amended the city
ordinance No. 160 which
establishes the rates for
water service, The rates
were not changed but the
amendment calls for appli*
| cants to fill out an
I application for water service Stanley,
I at the City Hall and to make Greer.
I a meter deposit
MvtirSeimr
highest quality
interior satin gloss
fata euad for
kitdwas,tatkrooas
ind woodwork.
The Tigers defeated
Winnsboro 38-32 in a hotly
contested battle. (Staff
Photo)
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Rick, Denny, Bruce. Tup
and Buck go find your owyi *
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Love, 2
Lowry’s L
PS Just kidding, guy|.
were glad to have ya,
really!
be tried in the community
where be lives if he can get a
fair trial A trial should be
held in the community
where the crime is com
milled But justice may be
best served if this trial is
moved to another county "
ed that Pope was “mentally
competent ’’ Wedding had
been secured by Pope's
BRIGHT
LIFE”
Mirtin-Senoiif
highest quality
interior flat alkyd
wall paint for
Ihriig room, dining
rooMS, bedrooms,
and hallways.
AUTO PARTS STORE
-Come By Now And Register
For Free Prizes To Be Given Away
During Our Grand Opening
Prizes To Be Given Away
1 Samsonite Card Table With Chairs
/I Buck Pocket Knife 1 Tork Wrench
1 Pearl Necklace 1 Digital Watch
t Certificate For A London Fog Coat
1 Portable AM FM Radio I Mister Meat Smoker
1 Great American Frying Maching
1 Computerized Sports Game
Other Prizes Not Announced To Be Drawn And Given
We Feature The Most
Complete Line Of Parts
For American * Foreign Cars, Pickups, Trucks
And Farm AAachinery In This Area.
Deliveries 3 Times Each Week
If We Do Not Have The Part You Need,
We Can Get It For You In Only A Few Days.
We Are Happy To Serve The
Professional Mechanic Or The
Do-h-Yourself Mechanic.
OWNERS: Robbie (Pete) Turner, John McClung
And Eddie (Hickernut) Turner, Mgr.
Spur 423 At IH-30 Phone 537-4726
DONNIE KECK
Lincoln- Mercury-Ford
Where No One Walks Away
HO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED
Ferguson Road 572-3486
Mt. Pleasant
to coordinate efforts and
City ideas with City Manager
Jack Perrin as to what
projects should be under
taken and in what areas
efforts should be concen-
trated
Members of the Advisory
Committee are Charles
Mrs. Kenneth
Keith Armstrong,
meter deposit Meter Norris Minter Jr., Mrs Mike
I deposits were set at $20 for
residential. $20 for commer
I cial and a rate of one twel
j veth of the annual water bill
j for an industrial user
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M.L. Edwards
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Serving Northeast Texas
Since WOO
Your Family Store For Clothing, Hardware < Gifts *
Opent To S:NMon.-Sat. 537 2244 Ml. Vernon ’
One Rack Ladies
Ready-To-Wear
1 Group Ladies Shoes
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tore and requirements of vigorous,
various aspects of school which
procedure to uplift the type grown in your area Smail
of education offered. It is an one or two-year old seedlings
effort lo keep Mt. Vernon are recommended for best •
school abreast of the results.
changing times in education
The Board approved the
hiring of Phyllis Hayes to
work in the school cafeteria
and the addition of new
teacher-coach Ronnie Sto-
ker
The Board voted to extend
the Superintendent of
School, Walter Sears, con- second
tract until June 30, 1981.
Expenditures for Decem-
ber were approved in the
amount of $111,758 40
Water Rates Ordinance Is Amended
expense Mr Perrin urges
residents to realize that the
animal control ordinance is
not for "indiscriminate" use
by pet owners who wish to be
tea
counts listed in the indict
ment and carried the stiffest
penalty under that law that
could be assessed
He added that the state, if
the trial had gone to a jury
decision, would have had lo
select a count from the
indictment as the defendant
could not be tried under all
three counts They stemmed
from the same incident and
constituted “a carving in-
dictment".
A life sentence, it was
explained is a 60 year term
according to the Texas code
The severity of the nature of
the charge of aggravated
rape puts a sharp delay in
the eligibility of the convict
ed felon for parole It was
estimated that Pope would
not become eligible for
parole forfj
Also, \jn
ly Weldon Riggs
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Wofnen
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By Peggy Lowry J
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attend at least one of these water plant was reported to derstand this^article is f<y
be 70 percent complete.
Residents are reminded:
Arbor Day is ____ _______
especially set aside for tree Arbor Day was established •
public hearing before any
thing is done on his request
The Urban Development
Action Grant application
was reviewed and the
members of the City Council rid of their animals,
were informed of the grant's
status on the application
filed by the City, it is felt
that something definite
should be known on the
City's application by the end
of the month
The Council reviewed the
application to the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Depart 1
January 16 at 2 p m in the ment for a $259,000 grant '
Annually in January, the City Hall A second public designed to improve and !
city will pay- six percent hearing is scheduled for rejuvenate Little Creek ?
| County Extension Agent in 1872 In Texas, the third.
1 Fnday to JanUar*
I OVI1W1 adopted by resolution of the
< (onliniied From Page I) legislature Thus, January,
|i counteract the day lost 19, will be the official Arbor-'
J January 2 due to school Day in 1979
closing for the icy road
conditions
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control the tip at this
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The pecan has long been a
popular tree in Texas In
The Board reviewed a new June, 1919, it was officially
proposed policy for the high designated the state tree of
school concerning minimum Texas by an act of the
passing grades, course as legislature An amendment
signments, honors pro- to the act in 1927 requested"
grams, and the work coop certain state agencies to;
program These policies will give due consideration to thr;
be available for public pecan tree when beautifying ‘
discussion in the near future, state parks and other public -
The new policies are property.
designed to upgrade the Plant trees in the dormant.
quality of education offered season which in East Texas
in Mt. Vernon High School, extends to about the middle
They are patterned after of February, adds Riggs
many other schools’ policies Also, plant when soil
in the Texas area that have moisture is sufficient, but
already changed the struc- not excessive Always plant
1, healthy trees J
are successfully
to where the problems are
Tom Ramsay presented
the city's projects for the tlie council with a rezoning
coming year. request of his parcel of land
The mavor appointed the on Rutherford Street for
Citizen's'Advisory Com- apartment dwellings The
mittee to help ascertain the City will follow norma)
needs of the community and procedure of conducting a
Pope Assessed 40 Years After Guilty PL
< Crmtaasfl From Pag* 1) prominent criminal defense
coverage or other meana of lawyer from Marahall agre
communications Of the two - - ■ -
hundred summoned for jury
duty, loo residents filed
excuses in the clerk's office family to replace attorney
including summons that William Evans sometime
were returned because of before the Monday proceed
change of address, etc. mgs Both Pope and his
Judge Ramsay stated that attorney ascertained that
''the defendant has a right to Wedding had had plenty of
to become familiar
with the case and to be
prepared for the case
District Attorney Jim
Chapman presented the
state's evidence in the trial,
a written confession to the
charges of aggravated rape
With these remarks Judge signed by Franky Joe Pope
Ramsay dismissed all jury dated January 8
prospects after calling roll Pope examined the instru
After a short recess to give ment and said it was his
both sides time to review
this development the trial
convened Franky Joe Pope _ _
waived his right to a trial by and said that he inflicted the aggravated rape does not
wounds to the girl with his
knife
District Attorney Chap
man recommended a sen
the defendent by the court tence of 40 years to the court
before it accepted his waiver after Pope's plea of guilty
and his plea He was assured The court accepted the
that the results of a
polygraph test that he had
taken in Tyler could not be
used against him in a jury
trial
The charges against him
and the penalty assesible
for the cha.ges were _
explained to the defendant a motion for a new Inal, and
The charge of aggravated his rights to file an arrest of
rape, falling under the judgement He signed state
classification of a first ments to both effects before
degree felony, with the the court and vocally stated
defendant having' no pre- that he did sign the
vious felony charge against affadavits for the record
him could carry a penalty of
"not less than five years lo
99 years to life" for the
offense
The defendar t was quest
loned by the court as to being Herald that
"mentally competent". Both circumstances the charge of other
Pope and his defense aggravated rape was the
attorney James V Wedding, most serious of the three
hearing is scheduled for rejuvenate Little Creek
interest on meter deposits January 29 at both 3 p m
which will be deducted from and 7 p.m And a third
the user's bill The deposits hearing is scheduled at the
are refundable upon ter regular meeting of the City City
mmation of water service Council February 13. Any
and upon total payment of
all arrears after disconnec
tion. meetings and make their
The amendment also rai opinions heard
sed the amount of water that 'City Manager Jack Perrin that the city ordinance on
the city sells to the North urged residents to talk to
Franklin Water System
from five million gallons per Advisory Committee,
month to seven million
gallons of water per month r
The City Council approved their ideas into writing to the is to eliminaterstray dogs
the Citizen s Participation City Hall so that the group ~
Plan for 1979 This plan can better understand the
provides for community feelings of the community as
development and block
grants that are established
as
C^aicniar
women only? Please ny>
[^^rther reading unless you
under this category ’
animal control will not go Robert. Georgi,
into effect until March 1, • B°b’r,Fe}e'
1979 Residents are re-
minded that the purpose of
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1979, newspaper, January 11, 1979; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1330315/m1/3/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.