Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 45, Ed. 1 Monday, March 22, 1982 Page: 3 of 12
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Absentee Ballots Up
In Last Several Days
Absentee ballots in the city
election have increased 67
percent since it was last
reported in Thursday’s ed-
ition of The Star, but the
number of absentee voters in
the school election has just
held its own.
Of course, we’re talking
about less than 10 people
even when you combine the
absentee totals.
Six persons have now vo-
ted absentee in the city races
while three have done’so in
the trustee races.
PERSONS eligible to vote
absentee include those who
will be out of the city or
school district on election
day, persons over 65, women
who expect to be incapaci-
tated by childbirth on elec-
tion day, handicapped per-
sons, and persons whose re-
ligious beliefs might prevent
them from voting on election
day.
All but one race is contes-
ted in both the city and
school elections.
In the trustee races, in-
cumbent Byron Black and
Maurice Shepherd are vying
for Place 5; Charlene Wal-
lace is unopposed for Place
6; and incumbent Dora Us-
sery is challenged by Bobby
D. Smith in Place 7.
Loy Norris and Scott But-
ler are both seeking the may-
or’s post.
IN THE CITY council
races, incumbent Dennis Ba-
rabas is opposed by Patsy
Cunningham and Jerry
Boone for Place 2; Vera
Calvin has no opponent in
Place 4; and incumbent Bill
Stowe faces Billie Clark in
Place 6,
Absentee voting continues
through Tuesday, March 30.
Both the city and school elec-
tions are on April 3. City hall
is the site to vote in the city
election for both absentee
balloting and on election
day. For the school races,
absentee voting continues
through Tuesday, March 30.
Both the city and school elec-
tions are on April 3. City hall
is the site to vote in the city
election for both absentee
balloting and on election
day. For the school races,
absentee voting is being con-
ducted in the BISD Admini-
stration Building while the
regular election will be held
at Pauline G. Hughes Middle
School.
MARON EAGLE
Fund Cut May Hurt Sr. Center
The survival of the Burleson Senior
Citizens Center may be imperiled by
the Reagan administration's proposed
elimination of the Green Thumb pro-
gram
"They are still fighting for it in Con-
gress," said Johnson County Commis-
sion on Aging's administrative assis-
tant Jan Sullins "But the assistant
state administrator of the program was
here this week and he said they aren't
too optimistic about its chances "
Two people are employed under the
program in Burleson Roy Lee. a 73
year-old gardener at the community
center and Mary Glasscock, ad
mimstrator of the senior center
Unless Congress votes to put the pro-
gram back in the budget. Green Thumb
funding w ill end September 30
"WITHOUT A PAID center director,
we would have to use volunteers to run
the center, administer the delivery of
meals to those who can't come to the
center, and run the programs ' Sullins
said
Mrs Glasscock doesn't believe the
center could function under a volunteer
administration T love this kind of
work, 1 did it for years at my church,
and I worked as assistant center direc-
tor as a volunteer," she said "But
there's just too much paper work and
reporting as director for anyone to
volunteer for it
Last month, the Burleson center
served 235 meals at the center and
delivered 89 to the homebound. all of
which had to be properly recorded
The county aging committee is just
beginning to consider its option. "We
are going to propose that we have a
fund raiser, bring some big name enter-
tainment," Sullins said “We need to
raise about $10,000 to pay a center
director's salary."
The aging committee has had a fund
raiser every year for the past few
years. Last year they only took in $2,000
"far less than what we needed, ' ac
cording to Sullins.
DESPITE THAT lack of success, she
is hopeful about the chances for raising
more this year "The Community
Education program in Cleburne had
made around $7,000 with the country
singer Razzv Bailey concert they are
putting on in April," Sullins said. “We
might try to do something like that in
Burleson "
Mrs Glasscock, a widow, will have
only her late husband's social security
to fall back on if her job is cut out "My
job sure helps me out." she said.
"Social security doesn't go far "
Since taking over as center director
in October of last year, Mrs Glasscock
has taken a class in oil painting, which
she has in turn taught the people at the
center And she's taken a typing class
in order to better fill out the paper work
her job requires
"The center has meant a lot to me."
Mrs Glasscock said "When I came to
Burleson nearly three years ago 1 didn't
know anybody but my daughter I've
made a lot of friends here And we like
what we do, playing 42 and 84 dominos,
and needlework We re planning a
three-day trip to Lake Brownwood in
April "
THOUGH SHE AND other senior
citizens think the center is worthwhile,
that may not be enough to ensure its
funding.
The Park and Recreation Depart
ment would also miss its Green Thumb
employee. "He does general
maintenance," Park and Recreation
Director David Petika said. If he
wasn't there to do it, we would have to
put someone else on the job and
something else wouldn't get done
Something would have-to give "
-Kevin Jones
★ Transfer
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
after seven semi-annual payments of
$27,300 each, all facilities and equip-
ment are paid off
When completed, fuel savings will
amount to about half the present fuel
cost, maintenance savings will be ap-
proximately 40 percent; and the work-
force can be reduced by the equivilent
of two fulltime workers
SO HOW BIG A cut can the average
customer expect in his monthly bill?
Well, actually customers can look for-
ward to an increase But that was
already a necessity and would have
been implemented anyway, whether or
not the transfer station concept was
accepted Insufficient revenue was
brought in last year to satisfy the
auditor’s recommendation that reve-
nue exceed bond obligations by 150
percent
The savings comes m the form of
considerably smaller monthly pay-
ments over the next ( years than
would have been possible with the
present system. Projections were to
raise sanitation rates to $4.95 next year
with an annual increase which would
have brought the total up as high as
$7.95 by the 1987-88 fiscal year.
With the transfer station in operation,
however, projections are to increase
the rates to $4.95 next year with no
increase the following year. By 1985-86
the rates are projected to be at $5.66
where they would stay the next year
and then actually drop slightly in 1987
88
If those projections are reasonably
accurate, that means the residential
rate five years from now will be about
$2.50 less than it would have been
without implementing the transfer sta-
tion plan
Service is expected to be greatly
improved as well since trucks will be
able to spend more time on the route
instead of driving to and from landfill
locations.
Bill Stribling of Burleson
has been appointed to the
1982 Allocations Committee
of the United Way of Metro-
politan Tarrant County of
which Burleson is a part
The mission of the Alloca
tion Division is to operate an
effective and systematic vol-
unteer process of allocating
funds raised in the annual
United Way Campaign,
which will assure a strong
delivery of agency services.
»» I These services are aimed at
lVlCmDCr the most urgent needs in the
community while maintain-
ing a strong pisitive rela-
tionship with member agen-
cies
Members of the committee
are responsible for studying
Board
Names
all the agencies’ financial
and program data. They also
visit with the agencies to
observe the programs in
operation Last year over $8
million was allocated
The Allocation Division re-
ports directly to the United
Way Board of Directors and
is responsible for matters
pertaining to member agen-
cy relations, consultation,
property maintenance,
management issues, self
support and capitol account
activities.
Stribling is a retired school
administrator and is now
employed by the Burleson
State Bank He formerly
served as suerintendent of
schools for the Burleson ISD
669 In
Spring
Session
A total of 669 persons have
enrolled in some phase of the
Community Education Spring
Session, according to a
report completed this month
by BISD Community Ed
Director Paul Gilbert
The largest number (319,
or 48 percent) are taking
enrichment-type courses,
according to Gilbert. Next
comes recreational classes
with 151 (23 percent); col-
lege classes with 108 (16 per
cent i . vocational courses
with 61 (nine percent); and
the adult learning center
with 30 participants (four
percent)
Maximum enrollment was
recorded in 11 activities with
the tup classes by enrollment
being aerobic exercises, 77,
and country-western dance,
74
It's about an even split be-
tween the two colleges offer-
ing classes here Hill Junior
College has 51 students in
three classes and Tarleton
State University has 57
students, also in three
classes.
Only two of 35 listed ac-
tivities did not receive suffi-
cient interest to make into
classes. Those were China
painting and penwork and
silk flowers
Senior citizen participa
lion was good, Gilbert said,
with 27 persons 65 or older
enrolling free and 13 persons
60-64 paying half tuition.
Activities which will begin
later in the spring are defen-
sive driving. April 3; aerobic
exercises, April 5; and
various youth activities at
all elementary schools,
March 29.
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TEXAS TECH
LUBBOCK —More than
2,200 students at Texas Tech
University qualified for the
deans’ honor rolls in the
university's six colleges dur
ing the 1981 fall semester
Students from Burleson
making the honor roll includ
ed: Tony C Apel, 108 S.E.
Harris; Gail L Pressel, 537
N W Tarrant; Carolyn M
Southall, 336 Shady Court;
Macey S. Winn, 732 N.W
Tarrant
To qualify for a dean's
honor roll, a student must
have a grade point average
of 3.5 or more on a 4.0 scale
and must have taken 12
hours or more of work
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Burleson Star, Monday, March 22, 1892—3A
Fort Worth Family
In Need Of *47.000
Forty-seven thousand dol-
lars is a lot of money, but
that’s the amount that Ma
ron Eagle needs for a possib-
ly life saving bone marrow
operation.
The Fort Worth family has
no insurance and has no idea
• how they are going to get the
money, but Vicki Mannon of
Burleson, is doing all she can
to help.
“My son (who has leuke-
mia) goes to the same hema-
tologist,” she said. "And 1
could see they needed help
They have to go to England
for the operation, and then
they have to stay three to six
months after that. They need
any help anybody could
give.”
Mrs. Mannon has contac-
ted several charitable agen-
cies, with little success. They
have reportedly told her that
they can provide no aid be-
cause Maron will be receiv-
ing treatment outside of the
United States.
The 700 Club, (a Christian
TV program) has said they
would match $500 of locally
raised money, and the Lupus
Foundation has given $2,000.
A wealthy rancher Maron’s
father worked for has given
$5,000. But that still leaves
$40,000 for the operation a-
lone.
“This child is terminal, if
she doesn’t get this opera-
tion,” Mrs. Mannon said.
“She has had her third re-
lapse in two years, and she's
only seven years old.
“I met the family when my
son was in the hospital, and
I’m just trying to help. I
might need the same kind of
help some day. I just hope
people chip in to try and save
this poor child’s life.”
To make a donation, con-
tact Mrs. Mannon at
295-9513, or write her at 108
Suzanne, Burleson. Dona-
tions can also be sent to the
Maron Eagle Fund, P O. Box
1931, Fort Worth, Texas
76101.
Airport On Council Agenda
The proposed South Tar-
rant County Municipal Air-
port is scheduled to be on the
Fort Worth City Council a
genda at its 10 a m. meeting
tomorrow (Tuesday).
development. Several Burle-
son council members have
indicated they might reas-
sess their position on the
airport if Fort Worth takes
the delayed development ap
proach.
The airport question has
even become an issue in the
Burleson mayor’s race
Originally, the land acqui-
sition question was slated to
come before the council last
Tuesday, but was deferred
until this week. Still another
deferrment may be sought
by opponents of the airport
who feel the council may not
have given adequate consi-
deration to their side of the
controversy.
The airport would have
about a third of its 745 acres
inside the Burleson city lim-
its and lie entirely within
the Burleson Independent
School District boundaries.
A number of Burleson area
homeowners are opposed to
the facility but it has re-
ceived the formal blessing of
the Burleson City Council
That, too, could change, how-
ever. depending on the ac
tion of the Fort Worth coun-
cil
Some members of the Fort
Worth council are believed to
favor purchasing the land
with no plans for immediate
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