Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1979 Page: 3 of 18
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Choose From An Assortment
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Rebecca
Lydia
Turner,
also candidates for the
Miss Mt. Vernon title are
Your Family Store For Clothing,
Hardware A Gifts
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have a bloom so the better
you care for them, the more
bloom Feed once a month
with Rose Food or Fertilome
washer R's fantastic!
So come on in and we ll
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WILLIAMS
INSURANCE AGENCY
Pat & Carolyn Williams
Owners
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group* for rehearsal.
Members of one of the
groups are from left to
right: Renee Davis, Elii-
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Dixie League Team Wins
First Game, Loses Next Two
Mt Vernon's Dixie League
Baseball team got the
season off to a good start
winning their opener against
John town on the Mt Vernon
field, 9^5 They lost their next
two games in Mt Pleasant to
the Firebirds 7-2, and to the
Rangers 8 4
Coaching the squad are
Charles Lowry and Jim
Laughton
The Dixie League team is
composed of boys that are 13
and fourteen years old
Members of the Mt Vernon
team are Mark Monroe,
Scott Wilhite, Jimmy laugh
ton, Ronny Hollingsworth,
Rindy McKay and Kay
Cannaday. (Staff Photo).
- WIIII JUJOCruuu Ul FCIUBUIIIC bivtivw oiivwui^ m
j with Iron (one-third cup per 1980 home appliances. Wish
plant) and you should get you could have seen the
heavy bloom all summer beauty parade of refrigera-
Every new shoot should tors, stoves, trash compac-
•4 havp a hinnm tzi th» h»H»r tors, washers, dryers, and
dishwashers!
. you will have to enjoy. First place winner was the
Feed blooming annuals famous "No finger print"
. again if it has been a month refrigerator by the Whirl-
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Zinnia.
Rose,
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and others to fill in the beds
Adequately Covered By Insurance y
HENRY LEE
Life 8 Health Representative
NEW SUITS
2 And 3 Pc. Suits - Some 4 Pc.
field, Susan Hendricks,
and Pam Kims. (Staff
Photo)
i Allen spent
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I Ricky Gant
family, Mrs
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With few to no leaves the
plant can not bloom (it takes
40 to 50 leaves to make
enough food to produce one
bloom) and the plant slowly
dies There is no Blackspot
in California rose fields, but
plenty in Tyler This is the
reason we try to carry only
California grown bushes—
they are clean to start with
and if you don’t have
Blackspot in your bushes,
they aren’t likely to contract
it Trim off all old blooms
back several leaves and any
tall shoots when they finish Hi Gals:
Just returned from a
Sneak Preview showing of
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same month in 1978
Bullock also
that the San
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For All Your Sowing Needs
S. Side of Square
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CONTESTANTS vicing
for the Mbs Ml. Vernon
title Saturday evening
have divided Into two
Benomyl (Benlate is another
brand name for the same
thing) will cure these pests
Mildew usually goes away
on it’s own when hot weather
hits Blackspot will kill
bushes if not taken care of by
makmg all the leaves to fall flt. Vertian Upttr-Hendd
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Thun , May 31. 1979
Mt. Vernon
Franklin County, Teen*
"For
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By Peggy Lowry
Jb
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ited her par
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[brother, J E
nily at Lake of
incorporated communities
served in Texas, while the
Arkansas Public Service
Commission granted almost
75 percent of the amount
requested
W G Brandon, SWEPCO
vice president and Louisiana
Division manager, said the
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MEMBERS of the Mon
day evening rehearsal
contestants competing
for Miss Mt. Vernon title
are from right to left:
Carmen Campbell, Mar-
tha Wailing, Ginger
Killebrew,
Dawson.
Rhonda
Most area towns got a
healthy increase in their
sales tax rebates following
the period that ended April
26 Mt Pleasant led with a 21
percent increase. Sulphur
Springs had a 17 percent
increase, Mt Vernon and
Winnsboro both had 15
percent increases. Winfield
had a 13 percent increase
and Pittsburg had a 12
percent increase
State Comptroller Bob
Bullock recently said re-
bates to Texas cities of the ______
one percent optional sales $L6 miUion.'up’frorn "|L5
million m May 0|. I97g
Fort Worth's check this
month will total $635,062.
compared to a payment of
city sales tax for more than
900 Texas Cities will be $15
miUjon. compared to a 1978
•tale'
militon for the month
Dallas will get a check for
Personals
Mr Jack L Smith and
Mrs Avis Harrison, of Ft
Worth, visited Mr and Mrs.
J H Ward, Tuesday morn-
ing, while on their way to
Nashville. Tennessee, to
visit a cousin of Mrs
Harrison’s The couple plans
to marry while in Tennessee
tax are running about 10
percent higher this year
over the same period last
year
SWEPCO Seeks Rate
Increase In Louisiana
request for the rate in-
crease, the second ever
sought in l^ouisiana by the
Shreveport-based t_______
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Edwards, Sally
Wright, Ronna Andrews,
Jennifer Mays. Terri
Guthrie, Margaret Win-
Ct IVeddinatirkemtmCifi)
2:00 fl.m.
mot 629-7100
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caused fungus problems on I ~__~ '
many plants and roses have started plants" will go clear
been no exception. Mildew through fall with a Naw of
(a powdery grey-white dust color. Caladiums planted as
on new growth) and Black bulbs will be the finent of the
spot (round black spots on year in shade spots Work in
bottom leaves that yellow lots of peat mow and water
and fall quickly) are much well—in a matter of days
more prevelent than normal, lush leaves will add color to
but a weekly spraying with brighten the darkest spot
Benomyl (Benlate is another HAPPY GARDENING 1
25% “
Lay - A - Way
MARJORIE JAGGERS
electric service to all of our
Louisiana customers."
Brunswick Stew
In the interests of authen-
ticity, Brunswick Stew must
contain at least 25 per cent sS:
of two kinds of meat and/or S;:;
poultry - and corn must be
one of the vegetables :■$§ 4
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The extra moisture has where the spring bulbs are
caused fungus problems on now yellowing. These late
chines with
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Bobby Welborn, Robert
May, Stan Lowry, Mike
Love. Robert Gilmore. Ran
dy Shortnacy, Denny Rich-
ards. Jimmy Stroud. Steve
Tosh. Craig Fountain, and
Kirby Hollingsworth
wear out which simply
(there are several hardy means longer lasting ma-
$3 ones that come back each chines with less main-
milhon million monthly payment year) Silver Nettle, Be-
iast year
San Antonio's rebate for
May this month will be $862,506,
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Serving Northsast Texas Since 1900
And last, but not least, the
most outstanding appliance
.May would be $4 1 million cember We still have time award went to Whirlpool's
The MTA taxes are to plant seeds of many famous family size, super
collected along with city and annuals to fill in gaps where scour, heavy duty, double
state sales taxes by mer- pansies and other early cleaning spray arm dish-
chants and other permit plants will play out in June
holders in Houston and San and July. This week I’ll start
Antonio and are rebated more Zinnia, Marigold, show you these Whirlpool
monthly by the Comptrol- Moss Rose. Periwinkle, pageant winners. They’re
ler’s office along with the Cosmos, I^antana, Salvia great...and you guessed
optional city sales lax. and others to fill in the beds it...they're all on display at
Lowry’s!
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Shreveport based electric
being spread
throughout all customer
classifications—residential,
commercial and industrial
"Refusal by the Ixiuisiana
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Vicki Davis. Not present
at the photo session but
Area Towns Get Healthy
Increase In Sales Tax Rebates
Bullock announced that $451,380 for the same period shade or early morning sun:
Texas cities during the first last year Salvia, Coleous, Impatiens agine no more timers to
Houston will receive $3 4 (Sultana),Caladiums,Ferns wear out
received a total of $150 3 million in rebates this
million,compared to re- month, compared to a
ceipts of $135 5 million million monthly payment year) Silver Nettle,
during the same period last last year gonias and last but no means The “most beautiful"
year San Antonio's rebate for least the fantastic Purple award went you guessed
Bullock said the May this month will be $862,506, Zebra and Snow Streak it...to the Whirlpool side by
allocation of the one-percent up from $731,267 during the Wandering Jew. These last
two wil spread like crazy in lines with perfect dimen
announced partial to full shade, grow in sions. complete with water
Antonio most any type soil and need and ice dispensers What a
■wide allocation of $13 8 Metropolitan Transit Auth- only a minimum amount of
onty would receive a food and water to look great kids and tired moms!
$630,010 payment and until hard freezes in late
Houston's MTA payment for November and often De-
cember We still have time
to plant seeds of many
Commission to grant any
rate relief follow ing our first :-:g
request, coupled with con gs
tinuing inflation, has left us :-:3
with no other alternative but
to attempt again to obtain :■£
additional revenues through
a rate increase," Brandon
continued “Adequate rate
relief is now more critical
than ever if SWEPCO is to
11:00 a.m.
Lou's
County Inn
‘ Winni£>ou>
or more since their last pool people (It's fast
feeding (same food as the becoming the most wanted
roses) The best plants for “fridge” on the market. It’s
hot sun now are: Portulaca true , the kids finger prints
(Moss Rose), Periwinkle, really don’t show.)
Copper Plant, Marigolds, The award of achievement
I^antana, Carnation Pinks went to the Whirlpool people
and Glonosa Daisies (hybrid They are the only ones to
Black Eyed-Susans). For present a solid state washer
and dryer. Can you im-
Litter Co»u Texant A Bundle!
(AaEtUtortal)
Mast T«xuu w««M hastily agree tAat Utter to
•■sightly. rasaFe. Meaaitery sad «a-AaM>ricaa.
Hardly aayeae weald dare ewn ap te having had a
ttosae ripped eat W hta flagen by gale farce Wiada,
■sack teaa admit that be acteaUy. with hto awa hands,
threw a battle late a bar ditch. Well. W sa rnaay ef as
arc sach geed. apateadiag members ef the "seat
geaeratiea." whe to deteg all that Uttering*
Far a year-ieag period ending Aagasl 31, 197$, It
coat la spa yers $7.2 mililan jast te clean ap alaag Texas
readways. And that’s aaly the price teg figured by the
•Kale Department a< Highways and Public
Transportalkm; H doesn’t include the coal of removing
litter from cUy streets, slate and city perils, er’from
around public buildings aad stadium grounds.
Maybe, just maybe, the mysterious THEY are
responsible for the piles of trash, but more than likely
WE are the culprits. Could It be a case of unintentional
carelessness, or an epidemic of terminal
tbonghllessaess* Perhaps, heaven forbid, it's that
perverse thrill of beating the law-highway littering to
illegal and subject to a maximum $4M fine, you know
Whatever, it to, we can do something about it.
Don't litter! Use a litter bag! Dispose of trash
properly! Then, spread the word—If YOU don’t Utter
and WE don’t litter and THEY don’t litter, then maybe
there's a chance.
One way te help arouse public awareness is to show
the 19mm film “A Utter MEKKage" to your dub.
group, organization, class, wedding guests, family
members, or bowling team. Simple write to "A Litter
MESSage,'* Box 5M4, Austin Tx 78763, U> make
arrangements to borrow the 13-minule sound and color
motion picture.
We all need reminders every once in a while to
pilch In and fight Utter—and the Department of
Highways and Public Transportation has just given us
7.209.900 of them.
Sm Out Fabrics
For M Occasbns^
Quiana Dotted Swiss
Crepe de chine /
Eyelet /
Butterick 1 / » . /
Patterns Ylr^L
Selection Of 1 1—
Knits &
Cottons
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(i/le <^f^ccommcncl ^4nd <ddatu
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Southwestern Electric-
Power Company today filed
an application with the
Uiuisiana Public Service
Commission seeking an
$18,957,280 rate increase
throughout the firm’s North-
west Louisiana service ter
ritory
In 1976 SWEPCO filed for
its first rate increase in
Louisiana, requesting an
additional $10,343,000 in
earnings The Louisiana
Public Service Commission
denied the request in full At
the same time, however, the
company applied for rate
increases in both Arkansas
and Texas New rates were
approved by all of the 50 continue to assure reliable x-:?
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1979, newspaper, May 31, 1979; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1330336/m1/3/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.