Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 34, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1983 Page: 1 of 6
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HUNDRED AND THIRD YEAR JACKSBQRO GAZETTE-NEWS JACKSBORO, TEXAS 76056 PUBLICATION NUMBER 271720
Jack County Records
First Accident of '83
Jack County recorded its first accident of
the new year on Saturday, January 1 at
approximately 3:45 p.m. with a 1979 GMC
half ton pick up driven by Charles Michael
Stutt of Paradise was involved in a one
vehicle accident.
Stutt was west bound on Farm to Market
1810 traveling 45 miles per hour when the
vehicle began to slide toward the left side of
the road on the slushy surface. The driver
steered to the right in an attempt to get back
on the highway sending the pick up into a
‘slide toward the right side of the road.
I The pick up entered the ditch turning over.
Investigating DPS Trooper James Rhoten
reported the driver was apparently
uninjured. Stutts was ticketed however for
unsafe speed.
TE-HEWS 25'
AT THE CROSSROADS TO WEST TEXAS
Monday; January i m»
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December
Hi
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December total rain.................. 3.37
1982 total rain...................... 37.62
January rain ..........................34
1983 rain to date.......................34
Antelope had 5" of snow, .71 inches rain.
Antelope 1982 total rain......,....... 38.3
Citizen's Arrest Ends in Discovery
Of Four Illegally Killed Deer
What started out as a
"last-day-of-the-season"
hunting trip for a Jack
County resident ended
late yesterday with a
citizen's arrest result-
ing in the seizure of four
illegally killed deer and
four Lewisville resi-
dents being fined
approximately $2,000.60.
It all began about
6:00 p.m. on Sunday,
January 2 when the
Jack County resident
was hunting on a ranch
near Wizard Wells and
witnessed a pickup up
pull up to the fence line
and come to an abrupt
stop. One of the
occupants of the pick
up proceeded to kill a
deer and climb over the
fence to retrieve the
illegally shot game.
At this point the
hunter who witnessed
this action became
angered, since he knew
that only he had legal
permission to be
hunting on this parti-
cular piece of land. In
his anger he advanced
toward the hunter,
forced him to relinquish
his rifle and marched
him to the owners'
ranch house with the
Comptroller's Office
Sets Meeting Date
illegal kill in tow.
Upon reaching the
ranch house, the citizen
making the arrest
placed a call to Jack
County Game Warden
J.C. Romines asking
that he come to the
location and relieve
him of the perpetrator.
When Romines arrived
on the scene, DPS
Trooper James Rhoten
had already reached the
scene and placed , the
violater under arrest.
At this moment,
another vehicle con-
taining friends of the
first two violaters came
upon the scene and
realizing the situation
fled, but the officer got
their license number
and in short time it was
on the air.T)PS Trooper
Jeff Holland set up a
road block on 199, but
the suspects headed for
Bridgeport where they
were later captured by
the Bridgeport Police
Department and Wise
County Game Warden
Gary Hobbs. A search
of this vehicle yielded
two doe.
During this time, a
further search of the
first pick up appre-
hended at the scene
revealed a doe also in
the tool box of the
vehicle. The men were
charged with four cases
of illegal possession of
deer and fined accord-
ingly.
OA TH OF OFFICE
Commissioners Truitt
Cranford (precinct 2)
and J. T. Rumage
(precinct 4) were
sworn in Monday,
January 3 by (top
photo, left to right)
County Judge Bobbie
Owen, who also
administered the oath
of office to (lower
photo) Bryson Con-
stable Bob Chastain,
Precinct 1 Justice of
the Peace J.L.
Lacewell, District
Clerk Lelia Cozart,
County Treasurer
Ruby Abernathie and
County Clerk Patsy
Ramzy. Not pictured
are District Judge
John Lindsey, Bryson
Justice of the Peace
Larry Caskey and
Deputy District Clerk
Douglas Dickson, who
were also sworn in
Monday.
County-District Officials Administered Oath of Office
A representative of
State Comptroller Bob
Bullock's Office has
announced a meeting
date for the local tax-
payers of Jacksboro for
the purpose of discuss-
ing any problems or
questions they may
have concerning their
State taxes.
The representative
will be in the Jack
County Courthouse on
Tuesday, January 4
from 9:00 a.m. until
11:00 a.m.
Band Boosters
County Judge Bobbie Owen was sworn in
Monday, Janaury 3, along with three district
officials, including District Clerk Lelia
Cozart, District Judge John Lindsey and
Deputy District Clerk Douglas Dickson.
County officials who took the oath of office
Monday include Jacksboro Justice of the
Peace J.L. Lacewell, County Treasurer Ruby
Abernathie, County Clerk Patsy Ramzy,
precinct 2 Commissioner Truitt Cranford,
Precinct 4 Commissioner J.T. Rumage,
Bryson Justice of the Peace Larry Caskey
and Bryson Constable Bob Chastain.
Named to their respective offices following
the November 1982 general election, these
officials will serve a four year term, ending
December 31, 1987, with the exception of
Bryson Constable Bob Chastain, whose two
year term ends December 31, 1984.
The Jacksboro Band Boosters will hold a
meeting on Tuesday, January 4 beginning
at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting will be held in the Band
Hall and all members are urged to attend.
Clubs Asked to Assist In Coverage of Events
by Robin Keith
160 Arrests Made in 1982 By City Police Department
Traffic and warning tickets decreased last
year, according to Jacksboro Police
Department representatives, who credited
cautious drivers and a decrease in the number
of officers in the city for the 642 traffic and
496 warning tickets issued. Officers were
kept busy throughout the year, they added, as
160 arrests were made; 285 offense reports
filed and 1,453 "form-l"s filled out.
The form 1 is an "incident report"
.concerning calls which the officer or officers
Tnust "go out" on. This includes messages
delivered, animal abuse reports, fights, etc.,
which require on-sight investigation.
Accident reports totalled 111 in 1982.
A total of 76 offense reports were filed and
81 arrests made in drug and alcohol-related
incidences. One forged prescription was
reported; one report and one arrest was made
for consumption of alcoholic beverages after
hours.
Five offense reports were filed and six
arrests made for possession of drug
paraphernalia; three offense reports filed
and five arrests made for possession of
controlled substance; 30 offense reports filed
and 36 arrests made for public intoxication;
^^and 36 offense reports filed and 33 arrests
^flRnade for driving while intoxicated.
Traffic-related offenses for the year break
down as follows: offense reports for driving
while license suspended, 5; arrests for DWLS,
5; 10 arrests for traffic warrants; one for
failure to stop and render aid; and one for
displaying altered driver's license. Seven hit
and run offenses were reported; three
unauthorized use of motor vehicle; two
failure to stop and identify upon striking
unattended vehicle; three failure to issue
proper certificate of title; and one reckless
driving report was filed within the year.
Offense reports for theft, burglary and etc.
include 52 for theft (13 arrests made); 33 for
burglary (five arrests made); one for
counterfeit bills (one arrest made); two for
theft of automobile (no arrests); 16 for
burglary of vehicle (no arrests made).
Other offenses reported include one for
soliciting a child; one for forgery; one for
animal control; one for cruelty to animals;
two for telephone harrassment; three for
harrassment; three for terroristic threat; and
three for trespassing.
Four offenses were reported and four
arrests made for unlawfully
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arrest made for failure to identify as witness;
eight offenses reported and 11 arrests made
for disorderly conduct; one reported and one
arrest made for evading arrest; one reported
and one arrest made for resisting arrest; and
one case of child abuse was reported.
Three were arrested for criminal trespass;
four for revocation of probation; eight for
warrant services; one for false report to a
police officer; and one escapee from Wichita
Falls State Hospital was apprehended in
1982.
Local police officers asked residents to
begin the new year with a resolution to drive
safely and assist local law enforcement in
cutting down on crime in 1983. Reporting
suspicous behaviour and keeping
autos/homes locked are a few ways local
citizens may help police officers in their
attempts to protect those in Jacksboro.
Certain events occur annually in Jack
County, the same time each year, and most
assume the local newspaper staff will know
about it, since, "it's in June each year and
someone from the newspaper attended last
year".
Invariably, however, June rolls around
and, although we've thought of this
upcoming event in October and April; we still
forget before June, often because of the
numerous events which occur annually and
require newspaper coverage.
So, the first of June arrives and one of our
reporters is invited to cover a dinner meeting
of Procrastinators Anonymous the following
Tuesday, which happens to be the same night
as Jacksboro's board of aldermen meeting.
Passing Motorist
Aids DPS Trooper
Stenholm To Sponsor
DPS Trooper Jeff Holland attributes an
unidentified passing motorist with
preventing an accident on New Year's Eve
E ■ - n which could have easily injured several
Fourth |nteritSlliP PrOQrUlfl persons even innocent drivers unaware of the
• ® problem.
Trooper Holland was within the city limits
of Jacksboro about 8:30 p.m. Friday,
December 31, when the passing motorists
stopped him to inform him of a driver headed
into town on U.S. 281 who was apparently
drunk. The unidentified motorist said the
driver was weaving from side to side and at
times entered the wrong lane of traffic.
Trooper Holland immediately radioed in
his intentions and began southbound down
281 in an attempt to stop the driver who was
reported to be driving an old black Ford.
Just a short distance from the 281/199 Y,
Holland noticed a vehicle traveling in front
of him swerve to the right and almost enter
the ditch after meeting an oncoming car. The
trooper clocked the oncoming car running
about 28 miles per hour at the same time
noticing the car weaving from side to side.
It was at this point the trooper had to veer
to the right side of the road himself to avoid
hitting the car head on as it was approaching
from a southbound direction but in the wrong
lahe of traffic.
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carrying
t reported (two arrests made) for
ischief; 17 asst
arrests made); one offense i
weapons
criminal mischief; 17 assualts reported (6
i reported and one
Students and teachers interested in
participating in the fourth internship
program sponsored by Congressman
Charles W. Stenholm can request
applications from the Congressman's
Abilene District Office in the Federal
Building.
Applications for the program, which will
include two Omar Burleson Congressional
Interns and two Lyndon Baines Johnson
Congressional Interns, must be postmarked
by midnight, February 17, and mailed to the
Abiiene office.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age
when he or she is in Washington, allowing
high school seniors who have enrolled in an
institute of higher learning to be eligible.
Others eligible include any student or
graduate student who was enrolled during
the preceding academic year at any of the
District colleges, universities or technical
institutes, or any other school, if the person's
home of record is within the 17th
Congressional District Teachers, counselors
or administrators are also eligible.
"The program is designed to provide the
intern with a full Congressional legislative
and office experience," Stenholm said.
Formal applications and further details
* '‘-r~ 1 *..... Abilene District
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After the car had passed. Holland returned
to the road and pulled the vehicle safely over.
As the passing motorist had suspected, the
driver of the vehicle was intoxicated, but
Okay, we can handle that; we have two
available to attend meetings and take
pictures. However, Tuesday afternoon arrives
and a representative of the local Friends of
the Chipmunks Club calls and asks us to
cover their annual tea and peanut shelling
June 5; which is... "TONIGHT?" - -
This is the problem...if there were only one
club in the county wanting coverage of their
meetings and events, we could easily remem-
ber the Friends of the Chipmunks' Annual
Tea and Peanut Shelling in June. But, with
dozens of organizations within the county
who feel their meetings warrant coverage
also, our reporters' and photographers' time
must be available on a "first call, first served"
basis.
So, we ask each club, organization, church
and community center, etc. in the county to
bring or mail a copy of their yearly calendar
of events to Herald Publishing Company,
P.O. Drawer 70, Jacksboro, Texas 76056.
With this information, we may compile a
combined calendar of county events for us to
refer to throughout the year. With this
information in hand, we may more easily
remember the peanut shelling in June,
although it would help to also receive a
reminder several days in advance.
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Bryson EMTs Request
Medical Information
In a continuing effort to provide the best
possible emergency care for the people in the
Bryson area, Bryson's Emergency Medical
Team is conducting a drive to get a limited
medical history on each person in the area.
This information will serve a twofold
purpose: to determine what additional
equipment is needed and to speed up
emergency care when the team is called,
EMTs related.
The team needs the following information:
each person's name; telephone number;
social security number, date of birth; whom
to contact in case of a medical emergency and
that person's telephone number; any medical
problems such as heart trouble, diabetes, and
allergies; the name of prescribed medications
taken to treat those medical problems;
doctor's name and telephone number; and
preferred hospital.
Medical registration forms are available at
the Bryson Antique and Hardware Store or
through his concern the driver had been
safely stopped, avoiding injury to himself
and possibly others.
.Tony Dennis, dottnn
Mitchell. They areai
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McGee, Leigh. Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 34, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1983, newspaper, January 3, 1983; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth732737/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.