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Thursday, July 24, 1980 Burleson, Johnson County, Texas 76028
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Vol. 15, No. 80
ABLES
Slates
Meeting
A meeting to plan the 1981 member-
ship drive and to work out a policy for
ambulance coverage of non-
homeowners outside the city limits of
Burleson, has been announced for Aug.
5 by Don Robson, president of ABLES,
an organization which contracts for
ambulance service outside Burleson.
Robson pointed out that with service
provided only to dues-paying members
of ABLES, an injured utility company
employee or construction worker would
receive an ambulance only if he were at
the home of an ABLES member.
The same would hold true for
customers in any business which did
not hold a membership, he added.
Under provisions of the contract bet-
ween ABLES and Mobile Life Support
Ambulance Co., service can be extend-
ed only to members. At least one person
has already been turned down this sum-
mer, Robson said. This particular per-
son was a member in 1979 but didn’t
renew this year because there had been
no need for an ambulance last year,
Robson said.
“It's not our intention to deny am-
bulance service to anyone,” Robson-
said, “but if we don’t insist on payment
for service then no one will join, we
won’t have the money to pay the sub-
sidy and no one will have ambulance
service.”
THE ONE EXCEPTION to the
members-only policy is accidents on
streets and highways out of the city. It
would be too time-consuming and im-
See ABI.ES, Page 2A
)ak Grove Site
>icked For Study
Registration Goes On
Despite court rulings, stays of court rulings and pickets in some cities, registra-
tion for the Selective Service System began as scheduled Monday morning in
post offices all across the nation. Registration was proceeding quietly and
smoothly here at mid-week, according to Burleson Postmaster Bill Johnson,
seen here assisting a registrant fill out the required form. Through Tuesday, a
total of 70 Burleson area young men had registered, Johnson said. Registration
continues through next week. Star Photo
New Briaroaks Marshal
BY DORIS E. WILSON
Star Staff Writer
BRIAROAKS—When tempers had
cooled to a simmer Monday night in
Briaroaks Fire Hall, the five-man city
council had hired a new marshal, ap-
pointed a steering committee to draw
up guidelines for duties of a marshal,
and elected a new city secretary.
Travis Hash, a three-year resident of
Briaroaks and employed at the Miller
Brewing Co. warehouse in Fort Worth,
was elected by a 3-2 vote to succeed the
current marshal, Jerry Scarbrough.
The term will rut) to April, 1981, at
which time Hash will have to seek the
office again through re-election by the
council.
The hiring of Hash followed the same
voting pattern that has dominated the
council since the marshal controversy
surfaced in May, with Alan Myers, Bill
Henshaw, and John Pugh voting “aye’;
Charles Bush and Wilbur Johnson
casting dissenting votes.
The current marshal, Jerry Scar-
brough, was hired in November to com-
plete former Marshal John Funk’s term
and will continue his duties until the
new marshal is sworn in, according to
Briaroaks Mayor Sam Ledbetter. Funk
resigned late last year.
Ledbetter said Hash will be sworn in
as soon as he secures a security bond,
the amount of which had not been deter-
mined at Monday’s meeting. Ledbetter
said at first it cound be $1,000 “or it
could go as high as $10,000.”
“He will also be expected to agree to
and abide by guidelines set up for his of-
fice,” the mayor added.
LEDBETTER SAID THE council will
seek the expertise of two veteran police
officers who live in Briaroaks and two
citizens appointed from the audience
Monday night, Dave Stockbridge and
James Dunn, to help draw up law en-
forcement guidelines for the village of
165 families.
Ledbetter said the nine will be in a
“closed, executive session” at 8 p m
tonight (Thursday) to work on the pro-
ject.
In addition to securing bond, Hash
will be responsible for providing his
own transportation and gas to patrol
Briaroaks and to pay for 240 hours of
police accreditation if he wants to hold
the position premanently. Since he is
filling an unexpired term of an elected
official, becoming accredited will not
be necessary until after April, 1981, it
was pointed out by the council
The marshal’s job pays $200 per
month.
Scarbrough, employed by an aircraft
company near Dallas and living outside
the city of Briaroaks, had been under
fire since May, when some citizens
charged he was “selective in issuing
citations to motorists” and that “he
was operating a speed trap within the
city limits.”
In early July, Scarbrough was accus-
ed of damaging the door of a car belong
to Lee and Lila Glazener when “he
followed Mrs.Glazener into her garage
and opened the car door with force.”
IN A DETAILED description to the
council, she stated she was told by the
marshal she was driving 44 mph in a 39
mph zone, but a check of a radar gun in-
dicated she was clocked at 28 mph
Mayor Ledbetter told the audience
Monday night the Glazeners had been
given a check for damages to their car,
but that the check had not been formal-
ly accepted and had been referred to
the Glazeners’ attorney.
The council took no action on deter-
mining the legality of an ordinance
passed at the July 10 meeting, which
stipulated a marshal must live within
the city limits. Ledbetter had taken ex-
ception to the council’s action of pass-
ing a residence ordinance which he said
was “not properly posted in advance of
the meeting ” It was slated to come up
for discussion Monday night, but was
tabled.
Councilman Henshaw, who had gone
to Austin to seek the Attorney General’s
opinion regarding “residence legality”
said he was referred to the district at-
torney’s office in Cleburne.
“But it will take two or three months
for an opinion to be formulated,” he
said.
See Marshal, Page 2A
BY BOB SONDEREGGER
er hinting it might put off an air-
decision for anywhere from two
s to infinity, the Fort Worth City
cil Tuesday voted to proceed with
ling studies on the Oak Grove air-
site.
e decision made by the council
day would allow for environmental
es of the site that has faced stiff
>n opposition ever since it was first
osed.
e site, if ever approved for an air-
would stretch into Burleson’s
l city limits and force the reloca-
of Hardgrove Lane as well as the
>val of 11 or 12 Burleson families,
lile some whose homes would be
a in by the 535-acre South Tarrant
ity Airport have opposed the Oak
e site, most of the opposition has
from residents of Village Creek
tes, a subdivision outside Burleson
Fort Worth city limits, and the
len Acres subdivision in the City of
Worth.
^position from Garden Acres
residents mainly concerned the in-
convenience of increased flyovers that
would spoil the tranquil rural setting
they selected.
VILLAGE CREEK AREA residents
also fear damage to their rural
homesteads because of increased noise,
flyovers and related activity but they
also fear damage from flooding, an
item that received little attention in a
preliminary site selection study.
•' For the first time in the ongoing air-
port site studies, Huguley Hospital
made an official position.
While not eluding to a specific site, at-
torney Jim Shell said Huguley had
“grave concern over the location of the
airport.”
He listed noise problems, the poten-
tial of a catastrophe and damage to in-
vestment as potential problems. He
said Huguley’s investment of about $20
million was based on the expectation
that the area around the hospital would
be residential.
He said a proposed future addition to
the hospital might be eliminated if the
airport were built in the Huguley vicini-
ty.
Highway 1187 (Rendon Road) would
be the northern boundary of the airport
which would straddle the present Oak
Grove Airport on the east and come to
within about one-fourth mile of In-
terstate 35 on the west.
THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY
would be approximately the Johnson-
Tarrant County line although
preliminary studies indicate Hard
grove Lane would not have to be
relocated that deeply south.
Some Fort Worth City Concilmen
seemed unfamiliar with the
preliminary airport study made for
them and with the procedure to follow.
They were also not entirely satisfied
with what they knew about the Oak
Grove site but asked for additional
studies to learn more about the advan-
tages or disadvantages of the site.
Councilman Jeff Davis, who made
the motion^o proceed with studies on
the Oak Grove site, said he was not en-
tirely happy with the Oak Grove site but
added it was probably the best to be
found “Let’s go on with environmental
and airspace studies,” Davis said. “I
don’t know what they will say.”
While Davis' motion was on the floor,
Councilman Jim Bagsby offered a
substitute motion to delay considera-
tion of an airport site for two weeks.
Bagsby had earlier offered a motion,
which died for a lack of a second, to
postpone airport site consideration in-
definitely.
BAGSBY’S SUBSTITUTE motion for
delay came after councilman Bert
Williams had suggested waiting until
Aug. 12. “I’m more confused now than
when I started,” Williams said.
Bagsby, Williams and councilman
Richard Newkirk voted for the motion
to delay which failed 5-3.
Newkirk asked if the preliminary
study (which had been sent to Burleson
city officials and given to the Burleson
Star and presumeably to Fort Worlh
councilmen also) was available
He also said he would like to have the
question of flooding problems to be ad-
dressed.
Councilman Bob Rolen said he was
opposed to delaying the issue any
longer. “These people can’t come down
here week after week,” Bolen said.
“The decision is not going to go away.
We will have to bite the bullet and go
on.”
It was at that point—shortly before
the airport site vote was taken—that
Williams also asked for the study made
by the consultant.
THE COUNCIL ALSO received some
clarifications from City Attorney Paul
Isham on the legal implications of its
action.
By selecting a site, Isham said, a
freeze was placed on the property value
enhancement airport negotiations
might bring. He also said that by selec-
See Airport, Page 2A
Family Histories Needed
For Book About Burleson
Every family is needed “whether they’ve been here one day or 100 years”.
That’s the theme of volunteers working to put together a book on Burleson's
First 100 years.
The Burleson Historical Committee is moving rapidly to organize various ef-
forts of collecting history of families, businesses, government and other phases
of the cafoiriilhity’s past. v:..v ^
The family history committee has established the deadline of Oct. 1 for all
written material to be in. The history book will be released in 1981, coinciding
with the community’s centennial.
To help families compile their histories, examples and guides suggesting
items to consider in an article are available at both Burleson banks, the
chamber of commerce office and The Burleson Star.
There is no charge to be included in the books, and the editorial committee
will help trim any articles to size of about 500 words. Assistance also is
available for persons physically unable to write or type their stories through
tape sessions with volunteer committee member Jean Beckwith.
Mrs. Lorena Hardgrove is chairman of the family history group Other
members are Carleeta Miller, Doris Haas, Ruby Robins, Helen Ayers, Russell
Lace and Elinor Baker.
Loy Norris is chairman of the Historical Committee. He urged each family to
select its own historian and submit material as soon as possible. He can be
reached by phone at 295-5259 or by letter at 245 S. W. Dian.
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Fire Dept. Wants
Chief Reinstated
Burleson Volunteer Fireman have
asked that Fire Chief Chuck Newby be
re instated in an open letter to the city
council and citizens of Burleson.
Newby was removed as fire chief July
14 by City Manager Mark Sowa after
a month-long investigation of an inci-
dent involving Newby and police officer
Joe Oakley.
Johnson County Pioneer
Loved To Grow Things
Nell Hill, 84, 133 N W. Ellison, was
found dead in her home by city police
Tuesday afternoon after neighbors
became concerned when they had not
seen her out early in the day working in
/ .1
her yard and garden, which was her
daily custom.
Her body was taken to Johnson Coun-
ty Memorial Hospital, where an autop
sy was performed. Dr. Arthur L.
Raines, pathologist, said Wednesday
death was by natural causes.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dunn, 216 South
Haskew, friends and neighbors of Mrs.
Hill became alarmed Tuesday after-
noon around 2:30 p.m. after they went
to her home and received no response to
their knocking on her door.
“She always called to ask how much
rainfall we’ve had after a rain, but she
didn’t call Monday,” said Mrs. Dunn,
who shared Mrs. Hill’s backyard
gardening plot.
Mrs. Dunn called city police, who
entered the home, to find Mrs. Hill lay-
ing face downward in the back bedroom
Services for Mrs. Hill will be 10 a m.
Friday in First Baptist Church with
burial in Pleasant Point Cemetery
under the direction of Jones Funeral
MRS. NELL HILL
•H» Invert tn nil. Ihlnn
In addition to her sister in Oregon,
she is survived by four nieces and one
nephew.
1m Pioneer Piitfe 2A
Stormy Session
Briaroaks City Council faced a stormy session Monday night in the Fire Hall,
pictured from left, Councilmen Alan Myers, Charles Bush, seated behind
gentleman standing, newly elected city secretary Sue Perdue, Mayor Sam
Ledbetter, Coucilmen BUI Henshaw, John Pugh, and Wilbur Johnson.
A part of the fire department’s reason
for asking for Newby’s reinstatement
was that, “It was the understanding of
Chief Newby and that entire depart-
ment that the incident in question had
been resolved with Police Chief Homer
Barns and the people involved several
weeks ago.”
Newby told the Burleson Star that he
took the incident lightly at the time in
happened and thought it would be drop-
ped.
Sowa’s action came after review of
an investigation by senior police of-
ficer’s into the incident and interviews
with the two men.
Oakley, whom Sowa said had engag-
ed in a verbal dispute but had tried to
avoid a physical confrontation, was
talked to by Police Chief Barns but
received no official action or penalty.
In its open letter to the council and >
community, the fire department said:
“First and foremost, Chief Newby is
the best qualified and most capable
man for the job, which is why we
elected him. His integrity and leader-
ship abilities are above reproach.”
“He has served this department and
this city as fire chief for 25 years and is
directly responsible for Burleson hav-
ing the best volunteer fire department
in North Texas both in equipment and
the training level of the men.
“Sowa has assumed the authority to
dismiss Chief Newby, whom WE
elected. The dismissal was based on
Newby’s receiving a retainer fee from
the city, thus making him an employee.
“Everything Chief Newby has done
both past and present has been on
behalf of the Burleson Volunteer Fire
Department, Its members, and the
citizens of Burleson.
“We wish to go on record in support of
Chief Newby and ask that he be
reinstated as our chief.”
The letter, dated July 21,1980, closes
by saying “Your immediate concern
will be appreciated.” It says sincerely,
Burleson Volunteer Fire Department
and carries no signature.
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