Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1987 Page: 1 of 8
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"PUBLISHED WITH PRIDE IN OUR HERITAGE
FAITH IN THE FUTURE"
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MEMBER
1987
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
94th Scan 0& Publication No. 23
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KQJicnC) Tribune
June 18, 1987
POSTAL SERVICE SEEKS ASSISTANCE FROM CITIZENS
A. MACKEY HARRAL
THE KERENS BAM< IWES NEW DIRECTOR
A. Mackey Harral, long-
time banking official in
Corsicana, has been named
a director of The Kerens
Bank.
In making the announce-
ment, bank president Ste-
phen Arthus commented,
"Mackey Harral's more th-
an 2(J years experience in
financial administration
will be extremely valuab-
^le to us. We are pleased
that we have the benefit
of his proven judgement
and know-how."
Harral joined First Nat-
ional Bank, Corsicana (now
First Republic Bank), in
1966, following experien-
ce as a national bank
examine!. He later serv-
iced as chief financial of-
ficer of First Bancorp,
Corsicana, before joining
InterFirst Corporation in
Dallas.
A Certified Public Acco-
untant, Harral is a grad-
uate of the University of:
Texas at Austin and has
completed courses in fin-
ance and bank administra-
tion at The University of
California and The Univ-
ersity of Wisconsin. His
experience includes ac-
counting, debt manageme-
nt, investment manageme-
nt, taxes and other aspe-
ts of financial adminis-
.ration.
"His familiarity with
our marketplace will be
an added bonus as he jo-
ins our board of direc-
tors," Arthus said.
Texas and Oklahoma con-
tinue to be the target of
post office burglars,
according to Postal Insp-
ector in Charge D. C.
Strader, Ft. Worth. Stra-
der, whose area of resp-
onsibility includes the
northern half of Texas
(north of Austin) and all
of Oklahoma, said that
over 30 burglaries will
occur within the boundar-
ies of the Ft. Worth Di-
vision this year if the
current trend continues.
Most of the burglaries
have occurred at post of-
fices that are located in
rural communities that
have limited or no local
law enforcement availab-
le tor routine patrols
at night.
"A majority of the bur
glaries do not involve
the loss of postal funds,
because very little mon-
ey is kept overnight in
post offices and postal
stations. Safes and secu-
rity containers are used
to secure the money and
blank money orders which
are kept overnight," sta-
ted Strader. "In addition
to burglary-resistant se-
curity containers, we are
continually adding and
updating existing alarm
systems where appropri-
ate. However, we need for
the residents of each
city, town and community
Co help us protect their
uost offices and stations
from burglaries and van-
dalism. "
Local postmaster Bill
Shelton emphasized the
need for citizen involve-
ment. "Even though postal
runds are secured in a
safe, burglars who are
unsuccessful in attempt-
ing to break into a sa-
fe will sometimes steal
mail left in customers'
boxes. Even when they do-
n't steal mail, they so-
metimes just cause malic-
ious vandalism. In either
event, it does cost the
Postal Service money to
repair the damage incur-
red and for the Postal
Inspectors to conduct an
investigation. Local tax
money is also spent by
local law enforcement of-
ficers who incur expens-
es, because they are usu-
ally the first agency to
respond, and they also
provide valuable assist-
ance in the investigati-
ons to the Postal Inspec-
tors .
"But the most important
reason for citizen invol-
vement is because it cau-
ses a hardship to those
whose mail is stolen as
the result of a burglary
or a senseless act of va-
ndalism," said Shelton.
Residents can help redu-
ce burglaries and vandal-
ism by reporting suspici-
ous activity at or around
the postal facilities wh-
ich occurs after business
hours. This activity wou-
ld include such things
as automobiles or trucks
with license plates from
outside the local area,
unfamiliar people asking
suspicious questions a-
bout the post office or
amount of law enforcement
patrol at night, or loit-
KERENS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JUNE MEETING SHORT BUT SHEET
President Terry Hodge
presided over the June
meeting of the Kerens
^ Chamber of Commerce with
- directors Homer Gene
Wasson and Travis Horn
also present.
A new fact sheet about
Kerens was examined and
approved by those pre-
sent. The sheet, which
is basically a review
of the community, was
a prepared several years
ago and is sponsored by
local merchants. The fa-
ctural portion of the
brochure had been updat-
ed although the original
logo of Big Tex and pi-
ctures of the local ch-
urches were retained.
Geen Bullard and Bobby
Bain sold the ads, Wayne
Kittley prepared the copy
and Nora Lee May, secre-
tary of the chamber, ob-
tained the updates from
various concerns.
A Thank-you note was re-
ad from Kenna Beck for
the chamber's donation
for the St. Jude's Bike-
A-Thon.
Mrs. May reported that
plans for the homecoming
are proceeding on sched-
ule. Letters have been
mailed to prospective
arts and crafts people.
Applications have also
been printed in the lo-
cal paper.
A discussion was held
concerning improvement
of the downtown area. It
was noted that George and
Karen Scott had painted
the flower boxes during
the weekend.
Wasson reported that the
Don't
lake opening is on hold,
probably indefinitely,
at least until more work
can be done on the oil
well situations.
The next meeting was
set for July 20.
f SUBSCRIPTION RATES...
Subscription rates for
the Kerens Tribune are
as follows:
Individual copies are
25c;
$8 within Navarro Count-
y, $9 elsewhere in Texas
and $10 out-of-state.
^ Subscriptions due this
south are: _____--
Delia Albritton, Sallie
Dobbs, Jessie Hagler, Di-
xie Johnson, Omie Kazzi-
ar, James Kelley, Will
Kent, Iona Lowe, Larry
Paul, Tillman Reed, Toy
' Sheppard, Elia Stevenson,
Mrs. Sydney Westbrook and
Pate Thompson
ering in the post office
box lobby or around the
post office by groups of
young people at night and
on weekends when the post
office is closed. This
information should be re-
ported to the local law
enforcement agencies and
•o the postmaster or st-
tion manager.
Post office burglary is
a Federal crime which
carries a penalty of up
to a $1,000 fine or up to
five years in prison, or
both. The Postal Service
offers a standing reward
of up to $5,000 for in-
formation and services
leading,to the arrest and
conviction of any person
responsible for the bur-
glary of a post office.
Any information about a
post office burglary, or
any crime committed agai-
nst the Postal Service or
its employees, should be
reported to the local po-
stmaster or the Postal
Inspector in Charge in
Ft. Worth.
The 24-hour number for
the Postal Inspector in
Charge is 8 17/885-11 1 1 .
"it's your community,
your post office and your
mail," said Shelton, "and
we need the help of all
our citizens in helping
to reduce crimes against
the Postal Service in our
area."
ORR AND YORK ATTEND MEETING IN CORSICANA
ON TOURISM POSSIBILITIES
The Corsicana Chamber of
Commerce hosted a meeting
■on tourism, last Friday,
for representatives of
Athens, Kerens, Waxahach-
ie, Fairfield, Hillsboro,
Mexia, Waco and Ennis.
The purpose of the meet-
ing, which was held at
the Ashmore Inn in Corsi-
cana, was to develop gro-
unds for participation
in the East Texas Chamb-
er of Commerce Group To-
ur Manual (GTM) and incl-
usion in a "Fam Tour"
for this area.
Dwight Ashmore, chair-
man of the new Corsicana
"Day Tours" Committee,
addressed those present
and explained his ideas
of how tourism could
benefit the East/Central
Texas area.
His ideas involve tour
buses traveling the in-
terstate or state high-
ways with planned stops
in Corsicana at the bak-
ery. He would like to
see these stops expanded
to include visits to oth-
er local points of in-
terest .
This same idea could,
according to Ashmore, be
expanded to encompass
surrounding communities,
such as Kerens.
Representing Kerens were
D. L. "Gooley" Orr of Orr
and Orr Real Estate and
Donna York of the Kerens
Tribune.
Following the meal, the
group moved to the Chamb-
er of Commerce where th-
ey viewed a short vidio
demonstrating how other
communities have capita- ■
lized on this idea.
AMERICANS TRADITIONS
FATHER'S DAY: THEN AND NOW
Father's Day has become
such an important occas-
ion in the United States
that American families
are expected to spend mo-
re than one billion dol-
lars this year on gifts
for dad. Have you wonder-
ed how this popular day
honoring dad got its st-
art?
Then: Father's Day was
the brainstorm of a gr-
ateful daughter, Mrs. Jo-
hn Dodd, who wanted to
honor her father for his
devotion and kindness in
rearing six motherless
children. Thanks to her
efforts, Father's Day was
first celebrated in 1910
in Spokane, Washington.
Now: On the third Sunday
in June, countless ties
will be unwrapped, shav-
ing lotions uncorked and
robes proudly hung in
closets.
Even with all the opti-
ons, shopping for dad can
still be tough. Here's
one thought that readers
might find comforting th-
ough: if you were the
child of an African Dinka
tribesman, dad would be
anxiously awaiting the
moment when he can rece-
ive the one "perfect"
present from his son:
the skin of the first
lion the young man kills!
Forget Dad’s Day!
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