The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1979 Page: 7 of 8
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MURPHY MONITOR
THE WYTJOTEWS
Thursday, january 4,
1979
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Veterans fye<;eive Benefits
JANUARY CALENDAR
1st & 3rd Tues.
1st & 3rd Thurs.
2nd & 4th Thurs.
Cub Scouts
Wcbeloes
Women's Club
Garden Club
City Council
Council Room, 7:30 p.m.
Planning & Zoning Comm.
Council Room 7:30 p.m.
Volunteer Fire Dept.
Council Room 7:00 p.m.
Each Wednesday
354 Willow Wd. Rd.
Each Thursday
Community Room
Each Wednesday
2nd Monday
Community Rm. 10:00 a.m.
2nd Tuesday
Members' Homes 7:30 p.m.
Murphy Musings.
A monthly water check. John Stracener is shown above taking just one of four water samples.
Stracener Holds
Varied Jobs
The job is titled City Water
Superintendent. Truly much
of the duties of each week are
related to Murphy water, but
many other jobs are
accomplished by John Stra-
cener. Mr. Stracener became
Murphy Water Superinten-
dent approximately three
years ago after serving in this
capacity in Sachse for five
years. Before that he had
worked for the Ford Motor
Company and had also
served as a Staff Sargcant in
World War II. During the war
he received five battle stars
and the Bronze Star. He saw
action during the Battle of
the Bulge.
Among his many duties,
John is primarily concerned
with the maintainance of
chemically safe water for all
the residents. Once a month
he takes four water samples
from various parts of the city
and sends these samples into
the laboratory in Dallas for
analysis. Twice a day he
checks the water pump
station, in addition to
checking on the condition of
the fire hydrants. Once a
month he reads each
resident's water meter.
Other hats Stracener wears
are those of Building
Inspector, street sign instal-
ler and repairer, and issuer of
citations for violations of city
ordinances. In this area, he
often finds himself in the role
of Animal Control Officer.
The grounds around the City
Hall are kept looking neat,
cut, trimmed, and weeded by
John. Last spring he added to
the landscape through the
addition of hyacinths and
^Amaryllis bulbs which he
■^obtained from his own flower
beds.
Stracener. who was born in
Texas, lives with his wife on
approximately 20 acres which
he has named "Happy
Acres" in Sachse. He has two
children and four grand-
children. When not busy
tending to Murphy affairs.
John is kept busy with cows,
chickens, ducks and a horse.
He usually has a dog with
him which he has taken care
of since finding him
abandoned almost a year
ago. This past Christmas he
found time to outline his
house completely with red
Christmas lights and used
multi-colored lights on the
fence extending from the
house to the road--a
considerable distance.
In order to have a license as a
Water Superintendent, John
had to complete two years
work experience and obtain
20 hours of school credits. He
must earn an additional 80
hours of credits every three
years in order to renew his
iicense. These credits may be
obtained through attendance
at various State of Municipal
Water conferences that are
held throughout each year.
The past November he
attended a meeting in
Richardson, and in December
a conference was held
outside of Mineola.
John Stracener feels very
strongly about the impor-
tance of water. He states,
"Water is more important
than any utility you have."
He is concerned that the
population does not recog-
nize the importance of this
natural resource and that we
must maintain a good water
supply. He noted waler must
be used wisely or we in
America may not have the
supply we will need in the
future.
Cemetery
Clean-Up
The Explorer Post 57 which
meets at the First United
Methodist Church in Garland
took on as its Community
Service the clean-up and
maintainance of the little
cemetery at the corner of
Murphy and Skyline Roads.
The advisor for this Post is
Chuck Larson.
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The fifteen or so active
members who make up the
co-ed Post began ihis project
approximately one and a half
years ago. They first gained
the permission of the local
neighbors, then went to
work. They uprighted head-
stones, thoroughly weeded
Ihc area, received donations
of plants and grass from local
nurseries, and created a very
attractive and well kept
cemetery.
The Post become further
involved with the cemetery
w hen they began researching
the names that appeared on
the headstones. Their search
took them to local libraries,
genealogy charts, and even
to meeting one of the
descendents of a family who
once lived in Murphy and
who is buried in the
cemetery.
The Post continues to keep
the cemetery in proper order
by checking on its condition
and periodically coming out
to weed, rake, or do whatever
is needed to maintain its
good appearance.
Off The Shelf
by Lolissa Moores
The Murphy Library has a
good selection of books for
children and youth.
For pre-schoolers and early
elementary students and
parents who enjoy clever
illustration, Richard Scarry's
books are among the best.
For example his What Do
People, Do All Day? has
marvelous pictures of various
occupations which will keep
non-readers entertained be-
tween readings.
The Newberry winner, Jen-
nifer, Hecate, Macbeth,
William McKinley and me,
Elizabeth, by E.L. Konigs-
burg is a delightful book for
Junior (4th-5th grade) read-
ers. Elizabeth is a lonely little
girl who makes friends with
Jennifer, a witch. Read about
their friendship and mishaps
from fall into spring.
Thundcrhead by Mary
O'Hara is an exciting classic
about a wild horse. It is a
wonderful story for anyone
who loves horses.
DUE TO THE COLD
WEATHER AND LACK
OF HEAT, THE LIBRARY
HOURS HAVE BEEN
CHANGED TO 7:00-7:30
P.M. ON TUESDAYS.
All Murphy thanks the Explorer Post 57 for the long hours and
labor they have put into making the little cemetery
attractive......A year end thank you to all who have helped
make this page a reality. First, Mr. Smith and all the girls in
the Wylie News office, secondly the monthly contributors,
Lolissa Moores, Tom Clevenger, Don Short, and Robert
Malern, and thirdly, all who have encouranged and aided
me......
"Jubilation!"
At Granny's
"Jubilation." a spectaular
Las Vegas Revue, will open
at Granny's Dinner Play-
house, for a limited engage-
ment. Tuesday. January 9.
The revue, produced and
directed by Breck Wall and
Patrick Maes, (those same
producers of "Bottoms Up”),
will feature Patrick, The
All-American Male Stripper,
ventriloquist-comedian Dick •
Weston and comedian Fats
Johnson, along with the Cary
LaSpina dancers and the
Granny's show orchestra.
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Patrick. The All-American
Male Stripper, who was such
a sensation when he played
in another revue at Granny's
lal year, is being brought
back by popular demand.
Dick Weston, along with his
little characters Aunt Martha
and Clarence is one of Las
Vegas' hottest acts, having
played 28 months in The Lido
Show at the Stardust Hotel,
the number one show in Las
Vegas. Fats Johnson, a
favorite comic of many Dallas
nightclubers, who have seen
him before, as the opening
act for such stars as Rick
Nelson and Doug Kershaw, is
both musician as well as
comic.
And The Cary LaSpina
Dancers are renowned for
their gorgeous costumes and
always dazzling production
numbers, will bring fresh,
new material with them for
"Jubilation!”.
“Jubilation,” is produced
and directed by Breck Wall
and Patrick Maes and is
staged and choreographed by
Cary LaSpina. Costumes are
by James Weiss and Joe
Blank and musical arrange-
ments and orchestrations are
by Otto Ortwein.
"Jubilation!" will be pre-
sented at a dinner show
Tuesday through Sunday
nights, and a late show on
Saturday night only. Ticket
prices vary, according the the
performance night selected.
Granny's located at 12205
Coil Road, just south of LBJ,
and next door to Olla
Podrida, offers a full evening
of entertainment, including
dinner and show, all at one
price. Cocktails are available.
For reservation for "Jubila-
tion!", call: 239-0153.
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Weather cooperated beautifully on Christmas
Day and over that entire weekend to give
Wylieites a break on travel plans......John
Skelton, Dallas architect, in town on
business......Robert Eubanks, Percy Long and
Cliff Edwards taking their drink break at the
Wylie Pharmacy......Sickness dealt some a
low blow over the holidays. It’s the “time of
the year thing” which can cause considerable
discomfort......Plans already are in the
making for this summer's Jubilee Days and
maybe a Fall Festival can be arranged. Yes,
1979 appears to be shaping up as a busy
year......Congratulations to St. Anthony's
Catholic Church. Fr. McDonnell has been
named pastor of the parish. He’s been
associate since earlier in 1978. The local
parish has had tremendous growth since his
coming......
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Hair Hut
Murphy Rd. at FM 544
Now Under New Management.
Open Tues. - Sat. 422-7571
Come By And Get Acquainted.
We Would Appreciate Your Business.
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For bargains galore read the
WANT ADS
DRAPERIES
mini-BunDS
UJOVEn UJOODS
BEDSPRERDS
UJRLLCOVERinC
and
FREE DECORATING SERVICE
Darlene & Carolyn Blakey
276-1601
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tho Important decisions
should bo mode at homo.
Why Does
Food Cost
So Much
One of those things that is
always going up seents to be
the cost of food.
A recent U.S. Government
Accounting Office report.
"What Causes Food Prices to
Rise? What Can Be Done
About It?" slates that major
reasons for high food .prices
are bad weather, increased
food marketing costs, and
inflation.
Between 1970 and 1977,
consumers paid 72 percent
more for U.S. farm produced
food. Part of this increase is
annual inflation, added to a
41 percent increase which
resulted from a worldwide
grain shortage in 1973-74.
These increases have bro-
ught charges of unfair pricing
policies against the food
industry; increased the
concern over high food
prices; and led farmers to
complain about the l"w prices
received for agriculture
products, compared with
their production ,osts.
(he largest single cost lor
farmers is the cost of labor.
In 1977, for the first time,
food marketing labor costs ol
$62 billion exceeded the farm
value of the commodities by
$5 billion.
While farmers arc complain-
ing of low prices for their
products, consumers are
complaining they never sec
the savings passed on, say
Dairy Council. Inc. home
economists. Some of the
reasons arc:
--increased marketing costs
for the middleman (assembl-
ing. transporting, process-
ing. wholesaling and retail-
ing);
-retail pricing methods that
follow competitor's prices,
retaining retail price when,
wholesale cost decreases,
and offering cents-off cou-
pons rather than reducing the
established price; and
--no price competition when a
few stores attract most ol the
business.
Many veterans of the ArW:d
Forces of file United Mates
recently became eh^tJc *°
receive an additional amount
of disability compensation for
their legal dependents.
According to Troy B.
C'orzine. Veterans Service
Officer for Collin County,
such veterans must apply to
the Veterans Administration
for the additional amounts to
which they might be entitled.
Public Law 95-479, enacted
bv the Congress and signed
into law by the President on
October 18, 1978, provided
for the increased compensa-
tion for dependents if a
veteran has service-con-
nected disabilities which are
rated 30% or more by the
VA. Prior to the passage of
this new law, a veteran was
required to have disabilities
of 50.% or more to be paid for
his dependent wife, minor
children and parents.
The VA has announced that
each veteran with a service-
connected disability rating of
30% or more should receive a
computer-generated letter
advising him of his entitle-
ment. The reverse side of the
VA letter can be used by a
veteran to claim the
increased compensation.
Along with the completed
form, the veteran must
furnish copies of the
documents to prove his
dependents. If a veteran is
eligible and submits his claim
for the increased amounts to
the VA prior to October
1, 1979, the additional
compensation will be paid
from October 1, 1978, the
effective datt of Public Law
95-479.
A veteran who fails to receive
the VA form letter, or loses it
after receiving it may file
claim by completing VA form
21-686c, which may be
obtained from the local
Veterans Service Officer.
Sells
Haggar Slacks & Arrow Shirts
Ladies Fashions & Accessories
Plano North Shopping Center
1810 Ave. K 423-4541
Prairie Creek V illage
3019 W. 15th 423-9210
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36" Tlllsr
2-Whaal Dump Cart
Daniel Implement Co.
FRISCO - F.M, 720
Metro 350-4232 or 231-3153
FORNEY - Interstate 20
(Forney Exit)
Metro 226-7910 or 226-3211
WHEEL HORSE
lawn & garden tractors
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SAVING
TIPS
on electric heating
1. Keep heating equipment at top operating efficiency. Have it
checked seasonally by qualified serviceman.
2. Set thermostat at 68 or lower. Lower to 50 - 60 if you'll be
away several days.
3. Weatherstrip doors and windows: caulk cracks to prevent
draffs and warm air loss.
4. Check the filter every 30 days on forced-air systems. If filter
is permanent, clean it by manufacturer's directions: if it's
disposable, replace if dirty.
5. Thorough home insulation keeps the warmth in, cuts energy
use. Can pay for itself by lowering heating (and cooling)
costs.
6. When fireplace is not in use. keep damper closed.
7. On sunny days open draperies, blinds to let in
warmth of sun.
8. Open outside doors as little as possible.
9. Keep furniture, draperies away from air outlets and returns
so air will flow easily. Clean often.
Conserve electricity and you help conserve one or more of the
fuels needed to produce it. Conserve fuels and you help
assure that there will be enough to meet essential needs for
electricity in the future. t>rc,
When you pass a TP&L office, warehouse, generating plant or
other facility, you'll see that we've turned off all non-essential
lighting. And. in as many other ways as possible. TP&L is
reducing its own uses of electricity
If you would like additional information on conserving
electricity, call the Customer Service Representative in
the TP&L Office.
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