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MONDAY
EDITION
Vol. 21 No. 33
February 2, 1987
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TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
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295-0486
COPYRIGHT119S7 BURLESON STAR
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
airport
in the immediate plans, call for
an additional 4,000 foot parallel
runu-av. The officials are not
working on that stage now
THE AIRPORT IS geared
toward general aviation, which
includes accommodating single
and twin engine planes It will be
comparable to Meacham Field
airport, located at 4100 N. Main,
north of Loop 820, in size, but
not in function. The runway will
be shorter at the South Fort
Worth Airport
Already the crews have begun
to relocate Hardgrove Lane,
which runs through the acreage
to be used for the airport The
road will be rerouted on the
south end of the proposed
airport
The whole airport is expected
to be completed within a 12
month period of time, according
to Ike Thompson, aviation
director.
A construction bid has been
awarded, and the grading and
drainage of the land is expected
to begin shortly After the utilities
have been reworked, the runwav
will be paved and the taxi wav
will follow The airport will then
proceed to pave parking lots and
provide water and sewer to
the area.
"We first identified the need
for an airport and after analyzing
several different sites we began
the planning process," said
Thompson, standing at a podium
out in an open field
SOME $21 MILLION have
been obligated to the airport by
the federal government, accord-
ing to officials at the cere-
monies
Doug Flarmon, Fort Worth city
manager, said. This is an
outstanding and significant dav
for Fort Worth and Burleson I
know that airpons are not the
most popular things lor neigh-
borhoods to have because of the
noise, but we want to thank
Burleson Mayor Jerry Boone and
the city. They were willing to
work with us, and it will be an
input to Burleson as it will to
Fort Worth "
"We are really fortunate lo
have folks from the city as
partners to make this airport
possible," said C R Tex' Melugin,
director ol Southwest Regional
Federal Aviation Administration.
"It (the airport) was talked about
a long time ago "
Melvin Haas, chairman of the
Aviation Advisory Board, stated,
"We are delighted to see this
done When we get this com-
plete, let's stan talking about the
nonhside airpon "
Loretta Scott, assistant director
to Thompson said, "We look for-
ward to working with Burleson
and we want to be good
neighbors. For the most pan this
should benefit the citv."
Bob Bolen, Fort Wonh mayor
was unable to make the ground
breaking due to another media
function (the construction of the
new Southwest Regional Lib-
rary), but other distinguished
guests were at the site
FORT WORTH Councilman
Louis J Zapata; David Ivory,
senior assistant city manager;
Bob Terrell, assistant city mana-
ger, Dick Anderson, Tarrant
County commissioner, precinct
1; Haas; Ann Cozarth, vice chair-
man of the Aviation Advisory
Board; Thompson, Melugin; and
Harman all were at the site.
Ground broken for
BY ROMEO MUNGUIA
The idea of an airport to be
located south of Fort Worth has
been discussed since the eariv
1970s
For some the realization ol
that dream began to untold as of-
ficials of the Aviation Advisory
Board, members of Fort Worth
City Council, and area residents
gathered tor the official ground
breaking ceremonies held Th-
ursday at 2 p m
The airport, to be known as
South Fort Worth Airport, will
serve as Fort Worth's second
general aviation airport It will be
located on an 800-acre tract of
land just north of Burleson on
Farm-to-Market Road 1187.
The ceremonies began the start
of contruction of the airpon,
which has been in earnest plan-
ning stages now for over five
years.
The plans call for a 6,000 foot
runway complete with taxi wav
The ultimate plans, although not
Sagging economy
affects banks
Ground Breaking
City of Fort Worth and Federal Aviation Administration officials which is expected to be complete within a year. The airport will be
stand before a helicopter used to transported some people to the Fort Worth’s second gerenal aviation airport
Ground Breaking Ceremonies of the South Fort Worth Airport
Bmrtrwoa sUr Ro»ra Wsa^iu
Jurors assess heavy sentences
Thursday in Cagle-Hagle trial
BY DOTTIE WILSON
I he main responsibilities must
have weighed heavilv on the
shoulders ol the 12 |urors
ihioughout the Inal ol Jimmy
( agle and Ann Hagle
And i! wasn't over once the
gurliv verdict was decided upon
in (. iebume's 18th District court
Iasi week The six men and six
women siill had to determine
what punishment was tan tor
froth ol the defendants Cagle
and Hagle were tried together
and both lound guilty of intent to
cause serious bodily wi|urv to a
child under 18
Rebecca Barnett the 8-month-
old daughter ol Ann Hagle died
(Kt 11 trom miuncx sustained
during more than a week ol
abusive treatment by the two at
Cagles residence m the Homes-
teads Estates near Alvarado Hie
cause of death was listed as
eel ebral hemorrhage
Altei seven long days of em-
otional testimony and tnal pro-
ceedings the jury returned a
guilty verdict last Tuesday night
On Wednesday, testimony con-
tinued for the punishment phase
ol the trial
Psychological experts look the
stand, as well as family members
of t he two defendants' and
Cagle's pastor Ann Hagle also
testified lor tfie lust time in the
trial According to District Attor-
ney Dan Boulware, she became
emotional several times during
her testimony, and the pro-
ceedings had to be slopped tem-
porarily for her to compose
herself
On Thursday, the punishment
phase deliberation was begun at
10:18 am The turv’s decision
was not given until 8:00 that
evening
The charge carried a punish-
ment range of from five to 99
years or life imprisonment. The
jury assessed a 78 year prison
term for Jimmy Cagle, 21 and a
50 vear term tor Ann Hagle
19
No portion of the optional fine
was assessed, according to Assis-
tant District Attorney Bill Mason
A probated sentence would only
have been possible with a sen-
tence of 10 years or less.
No information regarding the
possibilities of parole were dis-
cussed in the courtroom, but
Mason said Friday morning that
as a general rule after a prisoner
has served about one third of his
or her punishment, he becomes
Please see JURY, Pg. 4
All three local banks combined
reported a decrease in both the
deposits and the loans extended
during the last year and all is due
to the present sagging economy.
In deposits the Burleson State
Bank reported a four percent
decrease During 1985 a total of
$56,444,349 was registered and
during the same time in 1986 a
sum of $54,383,547 was recor-
ded, which is a decrease of
$2,060,801
The loan department at the
Burleson State Bank in 1985
loaned out a total of $41,425,305
and that was also decreased 14
percent to a sum of $35,702,029
during the same monthlv figures
of 1986.
Beverly Brooks of the Burleson
State bank mentioned that the
public funds, which include the
city of Burleson, both Burleson
and Crowley independent school
districts, were down Irom their
usual deposits because of the 27
percent decrease in education
revenue from the state.
"The decrease affected their
revenue and that affected our
deposits,” said Brooks.
As far as the decrease in the
loans is concerned, Brooks men-
tioned that the bank is having to
tighten up on loans due to the
economy.
"Overall we have had a good
year here,” said Brooks
Ron Barron of the First
National Bank, on the other
hand reported an increase in
their deposits and a small dec-
rease in the loans extended.
During the year of 1985 a total
of $13,311,984.57 was registered.
And compared to 1986 figures
which were summed at $17,415,-
575 86, the difference is a
Please see DEPOSITS, Pg. 4
Three rings in miniature
Dorsey Circus here
BY KIM RENFRO
Step tight up to the greatest
show on earth Trapeze artists
will dazzle you as they perform
without a net Ferocious tigers
are tamed with the crack of a
whip
Three rings of continuous ac-
tion will delight old and young
alike Clowns will make you
smile at the same time high wire
walkers make you gasp in
amazement Step right up, folks,
the Dorsey Circus is in town
Burleson? A circus in Burleson?
Elephants, tigers, lions, clowns,
all under the Big Tent in
Burleson? Sure, Bob Dorsey’s
Circus calls Burleson home.
The Dorsey Circus is actually a
hand-carved project begun over
30 years ago "I stalled building
this circus when I was 8 vears
old," Dorsey said. "It's still not
finished, and it never will be.”
He models the wooden 2-inch
figunnes from circus photographs
dating from the 1800s through
the l9N)s. Dorsey says he owns
over 4,000 circus pictures.
He takes pride in crafting the
figures to the most minute detail.
Dorsey’s model of the famous
clown Emmet Kelley holds a tiny
broom just as the real clown did
for so many years.
THE DETAILS ARE so small,
Dorsey must use a powerful
magnifying glass when carving
the figures. He then paints the
figures in circus colors of blue,
red, white, and yellow.
“I've done this for so long it's
easy,” he said of his delicate
work
When completely assembled
the Dorsey Circus—spanning
over 200 feet—becomes an
animated tribute to old fashioned
tent circuses that once travelled
the country. "In the Side Show,
the barker swings his cane, the
sword swallower actually swal-
lows the sword, and a magician
pulls a rabbit out of a hat," Dor-
sey said.
The Side Show also features a
fat woman, fire eater, and strong
man A backyard scene includes
the horse tent, maintenance
equipment, and a man hammer-
ing with an anvil
"All wagons are copied after
original wagons." Dorsey added.
"Nothing's made up—I’ve copied
everything as near as I could."
If anyone knows about the cir-
cus. Dorsey does He travelled
with one for 14 years "You name
it, I did it," he reminisced of his
circus years. Trapeze, high wire,
sky dive, electrician — I did every-
thing."
DORSEY SAYS HIS first time
to join the circus occurred after
his release from the Navy when
he was 20 years old In actuality,
his first time to join the circus
occurred when he was a 14-year-
old Burleson teenager
"I ran away from home and
joined the circus," he recalled "A
man at what’s called the Shnner’s
Circus was kidding me and told
me to be in Memphis, Tenn, on
Feb. 4. When 1 was there on Feb
4, he couldn’t believe it."
The 14-year-old Dorsey worked
two months in that circus before
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