The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 2, 1974 Page: 1 of 12
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448 acres in this area north of Allen were annexed to the city limits at Thursday's meeting of the
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Paul Wilson, district manager of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, told of the telephone
company's policy of not extending Metro Service to new areas at Thursday's meeting of the city
p.m. at the Municipal Building in
Allen Saturday as voters choose a
mayor, 2 councilmen and 2 school
board members.
Two candidates are seeking the
mayor’s office, 4 are seeking 2 seats
on the council and 6 are seeking 2
openings on the school board.
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lighted field by next season, Williams
said.
George Horn, a representative of
the Collin County Humane Society,
appeared before the council to
explain the purpose of that group and
tell.of an upcoming membership
drive.
Purpose of the organization, Horn
said, is “to help animals that need
help.” He says the group is trying to
“limit the birth rate” of unwanted
animals in addition to working for
better treatment of animals.
The society now has 150 members
at $2 per year, Horn said.
In other busines the council:
• annexed 448 acres in north Allen
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Robert Dalton, 916 Valley View;
Richard Johnson, 9 Bush Circle;
Stanley Stokes, 905 Lake Highlands;
James Randol, 624 Shady Glen;
Clint Skolpol, 1103 Roaring Springs;
David Smith, 905 Cypress;
Ryan Provenzano, 607 Hefner;
Bill Blackburn, 908 Lake High
lands.
Mike Gallups, 912 Valley View;
Larry Locke, 930 Meadowmead;
Billy Don Allen, 935 Meadowmead;
M.E. Brewer, 911 Grassy Glen;
Wilson Deel, 813 Valley View;
Terry Custer, 803 Cypress.
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Kelly Kimzey is one of the entries in the beauty pageant of the Allen
Community Fair to be held in May. Signing up the young Aiienite is Dorothy
council. Local residents had requested the service.
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Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 In the mayor’s race, Frank Dugger
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business in Dallas.
Incumbent Henry Hedgecoxe is the
lone candidate for re-election among
the 6 school trustee candidates.
Others vying for one of the 2
upcoming vacancies are Janice Seely,
an Allen housewife; Bob Nuss, local
insurance man; Barry Mervine, a
A FINAL DECISION on whether to
allow Lucas players to play oc-
casionally on Alien’s baseball field
was made by the council following a
report from baseball commissioner
Dale Williams.
Williams explained that Allen would
field 19 teams this year (there were
14 last season) and that 20 teams per
week could play here. That would
leave room for 1 Lucas team, a girl’s
squad, and Williams recommended
that they be allowed to play.
The council backed Williams’
recommendation if the plan “would
not penalize Allen youngsters.” Lucas
now has an unlighted field for the
other 4 Lucas teams and will have a
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is seeking his fourth term and is
being challenged by Allen busi-
nessman Jack Decatur.
Incumbents C.D. Whitaker and
Clifford Hart are facing opposition in
their re-election bid from Charles
Sorrels, a supervisor for South-
western Bell Telephone Company and
Jack Harnett,
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who operates
A bid of $926,000 by Morgan
Construction Company received ap-
proval from the board of trustees of
the Allen Independent School District
for construction of a new elementary
school here.
The bid was awarded at a special
meeting of the school board last
week. Also at the meeting, the board
A sold $1,500,000 in bonds out of the $3
million authorized by district voters
last September. Bonds were pur-
chased by Rauscher Pierce Securities
, Corp at an interest rate of 5.44
percent.
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’ 8-acre site in Hillside Village across
the street and east of Allen High
School—will have 22 classrooms, a
a, cafetorium and a gymnasium. Ap-
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accommodated at the school, ac-
cording to Supt. D.L. Rountree.
Scheduled completion date is June
1, 1975, the contractor says.
Morgan’s bid was lowest of the 4
received on construction and the
Rauscher Pierce bid was lowest of
the 7 received on the bonds.
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absentee or regular ballot in the
election, an individual must hold a
valid Texas voter registration certifi-
cate that permits voting on or before
April 6, 1974, in one of the precincts in
the school district or city.
According to the Revised Texas
Election Code, a potential voter must
have registered to vote at least 30
days prior to the election in which
they plan to vote. This means those
who are not now registered to vote in
Allen are not eligible to vote in either
the city or school elections.
Absentee ballots may be cast by
qualified voters who expect to be
absent from the district on election
day or who, because of sickness,
physical disability or religious belief,
cannot appear at the polling place on
the day of the election.
Today is the last day to cast
absentee ballots.
$87,962 for the period, Plano
increased to $106,878 from $83,982,
Princeton rose to $4,062 compared to
$3,838, Frisco rose to $7,064 from
$7,046, Wylie to $8,462 from $8,151 and
Farmersville to $6,180 from $5,333.
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busy weekend
Scouts in Allen have a big day
ahead of them Saturday.
Not only will they go door-to-door
picking up papers in their effort to
earn their way to summer camp, the
scouts also plan to make a
door-to-door drive selling subscrip-
tions to the Allen American.
For each new or renewal subscrip-
tion sold by the scouts, they will
receive 50 cents.
New and renewal subscribers can
sign up for as many years as they
please at current subscription rates of
$4 in Collin County and $5 outside the
county.
On April 15, subscription rates will
be increased to $5 and $7
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talked to an attorney” and he found
the proposal “quite intriguing” and is
looking into the matter. Councilmen
gave whole-hearted personal approval
to initiation of the suit.
Commenting on the problem,Mayor
Frank Dugger said, “we’re going to
buck them more than they’ve ever
been bucked in their lives.” He
emphasized that the cluster system is
not satisfactory for Allen and will not
be accepted.
David Blackford, who moved to
Allen in March,said he started off the
week “talking to people in the district
office” of the postal service in Dallas.
He was told the “only kind of delivery
service they were considering at this
time was the cluster system.”
Unsatisfied, Blackford then called
the Consumer Affairs Division of the
Postal Service in Washington and
they explained that “the cluster
system is not mandatory at all.” He
was referred to the Regional Office in
Memphis, Tenn., and “they told me
cluster boxes are not mandatory” for
new areas receiving house-to-house
delivery but that the final decision
comes from the District Manager in
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phone bills. “We believe we have a Manager in Dallas again and he said
form of doing this in Long Distance” “only a cluster system will be
instead of raising flat rates of installed here” but that Allen
everyone by providing Metro Service, definitely qualified for house-to-house
Councilman Bob Lowman asked delivery under postal guidelines.
Wilson to compare Allen’s current The Allen resident then wrote a
telephone rates to that of Dallas, letter to the Dallas office asking for
Wilson said Alien’s rates run at $6.25 all guidelines and policies. Once
for residences and $13.50 for again, he called Washington and filed
businesses. In Dallas, those rates are an official complaint with the
$7.33 for residences and $23 for Consumer Affairs office.
businesses. The same day (Thursday), a
representative in Washington called
EVEN THOUGH members of the the Dallas District office and the
audience seemed disappointed with District Manager/ gave them “a
the liklihood for obtaining Metro different story than he gave me.”
Phone Service,prospects for obtaining Blackford said he expected to hear
door-to-door delivery took on an further on the subject and would
optimistic note. report again at this week’s council
A Fountain Park group told of plans meeting. In the meantime, he urged
to initiate a class action suit against Allen residents to write our govern-
the US Postal Service. “We have ment representatives in Washington.
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Metro telephone and house-to-house
mail service—long two of the major
concerns of Allen residents—were the
main items on the agenda at
Thursday’s meeting of the city
council.
Paul Wilson, district manager for
Southwestern Bell Telephone Com-
pany in McKinney, told Allen
residents that the company is “no
longer extending Metro service to
new areas” such as Allen because it
has proved to be unprofitable.
He pointed out that “straight” lines
to Dallas via a Richardson number is
available to Allen homes for $55 per
month extra and to local businesses
for an additional $80 per month. “This
gives you the full scope of Dallas
calling” Wilson explained.
Wilson also said there are 8 or 9
towns now seeking Metro Service but
because Metro Service has “proved
detrimental of the company’s re-
venue,” none are being extended. One
reason for the huge cost of providing
Metro Service is the “initial
investment of plant facilities” which
is “unbelievable,” according to
Wilson.
Trend for Southwestern’s policies is
to make the customers who use the
phone the most have the highest
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Sales tax receipts for Allen reached 3 Voters get chance to meet the ... There will be no runoffs unless there
an all-time high of $6,794.48 for a $ candidates...................pages 6-7 3 is a tie for second highest vote-getter.
3-month period ending Dec. 31. A | 3 wJudgessin theschool trustee election
check for that amount has just been ft Beau Y pageant is scheduled for 3 will be Alton Boyd, presiding judge,
received from the state comptroller’s ; the Allen Fair.................page 3 : and Mrs. Marie Hefner and Mrs.
office. ,honor roh students । Glenda Ford, associate judges. e ,
This amount compares with $4,658 X gh school ho no 1 students 3 in the city election Melvin Gant
for the same period in 1972. ; are listed.....................page 1 will be presiding judge and Rev.
Allen’s total increased more 3 3: Ramon Womack will be alternate
percentage-wise, than any town in judge.
Collin County.
McKinney increased 25 percent to
west of Highway 5 after holding a
public hearing on the annexation;
• agreed to ask the city attorney to
look into an ordinance regarding 100
percent participation of residents on
such issues as the new sewer line
on Keith Drive if a certain number
are in favor of participation;
• postponed action on a special
request for a poodle grooming shop
because no one was present to explain
the proposition; and
• emphasized that anyone involved
in the destruction of city property
would be prosecuted to the fullest.
Recently, some $800 in damages were
inflicted on the city dog pound, Mayor
Dugger said.
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Thirty-four residents moved to
Allen in March to keep the city far
ahead of its record 1973 growth rate.
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1 February. During the same period
last year, Allen had 49 new families.
Based on the national average of 3.7
persons per family, Allen has added
approximately 261 newcomers since
Jan. 1.
Those making water meter deposits
and moving to Allen in March
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, Robert Dressley, 901 Cypress;
A Sam Harris, 804 Cypress;
Gary Reed, 905 Grassy Glen;
A Frank Bruns, 809 Rivercrest;
1b Bob Morris, 206 W. Coats;
■ David Rittenberry, Stubbs Drive;
V, Ron Sand, 805 Rivercrest;
' Mrs. Robert Kennedy, 701 Lake
Highlands;
Johnny Myers, 205 Cedar;
H.R. Daugherty, 704 Lake High-
lands;
David Blackford, 707 Rivercrest;
0 John Mallow, 805 Meadowmead;
Mitchell Ellis, 203 Butler;
Richard Wheeler, 1004 Lawn
Meadow;
Ronnie McGaha, 811 Grassy Glen;
Anthony Martinkus, 712 Lake
Highlands;
Joe McReynolds, 900 Cypress;
Charles Royal, 907 Grassy Glen;
1 Mack Smith, 103 Stubbs;
Jim Allen, No. 5 Whisenant;
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Camper, Buddy & Camper, Pat. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 2, 1974, newspaper, April 2, 1974; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1416281/m1/1/: accessed June 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Allen Public Library.