The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 17, 1998 Page: 1 of 34
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Clifton, Texas 76634 vol. 103, no. 48—Wednesday, june 17,1998
Dees Donate Historic Farm
Equipment To Main Street’s
Heritage Village Project
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By David Anderson
CUSTOM RECORD CUV EDITOR
CLIFTON - John and Mary
Dees have donated several pieces
of historical farm implements to the
Clifton Main Street Project to be
used in the Heritage Village project
at the old auction barn. uHe also has
givep us a $1,000 check to help with
the restoration,” said Main Street
Project Chairman Julie Conley at
last week’s City Council meeting.
Some of the equipment donated
include a two-horse buggy, an Ol-
iver Hart Parr Model 70 row crop
tractor, and an Allis Chalmers WC
tractor with steel and rubber rear
wheels.
Also included is a 1936 Case
Model CC row crop tractor on steel
wheels which has been restored.
“This is a very nice, fully restored
tractor, restored to original condi-
tion and fully operative,” wrote
Duncan Seawright of Meridian in a
letter appraising the value of the
equipment.
Also included is a belt-driven
buck saw that is fully operational
• See VILLAGE, Page 14
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abroad and could not be present The Norwegian king made a WUXIE *****
sweep through Norse and Clifton as part of a mucb-[wMdzed
WILLIE WENZEL (right) la shown In tMs file
a donation on behalf of th« city
tour of the United States that year.
Wenzel promoted 4-H locally an
then president of the Clifton
t Society, aeveral yeara ago
PCT. 2 CONSTABLE CECIL POWERS Inapocta the belt-driven buck saw donated by John and Mary Doaa to
the Clifton Main Street Project Powera and the jail Inmate wotk crew transported several places of donated
equipment to Clifton to be restored. staff photo By cvoi Moulton
Judge Extinguishes Outdoor Burning,
Court Bai!^ Aerial Fireworks In County -Rev. Moore Appointed Pastor At FUMC
Clifton Mourns Death Of Longtime City
Alderman, Civic Leader Willie Wenzel
CLIFTON - WUlie Wenzel, who nerved as a City of Clifton
alderman (hiring most of the 1980s and was instrumental in the
reconstruction and development of the city’s park program, died
at GoodaQ-Witcher Healthcare Foundation at age 86 on Friday,
Jane 12.
He spent much of his eariy adult life farming and working at
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See WENZEL, Page 2
. . Civic Improvement------------
and was an avid Clifton Sports In connection to ttra oonatructlon of the gazabo.
a oantarplaoo of CIMlon Municipal Park.
— Stan FM Photo By W. Laon SmWi
By David Anderson
CLIFTON RECORD CITY EDITOR
MERIDIAN — Bosque County
Judge Bobby Joe Conrad enacted
an outdoor burning ban last week.
Jndge Conrad has been given the
power by Bosque County Commis-
sioners’ Court to enacj or lift such
a ban at his discretion
The ban prohibits a person from
burning combustible materials out-
side of an enclosure which contains
all flames and sparks. Recent
drought conditions in the county
and across the state prompted en-
acting the ban which has been off
and on several times in the county
in recent years.
Outdoor burns conducted ille-
gally will be extinguished by area
fire departments. Bosque County
deputies can, at their discretion,
issue a written warning or a cita-
tion. Failure to adhere to the ban
could result in a fine of up to $1,000
• See BURN BAN, Page 2
CLIFTON — Marvin Moore, an
elder in the Central Texas Confer-
ence United Methodist Church, has
been appointed pastor at First
UMC, Clifton. He comes to Clifton
having served churches in Texas,
Ohio, and Missouri. He has minis-
tered in Christian gospel music in
Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, Ohio,
Michigan, and Texas, and has
made a professional Christian mu-
sic recording.
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Street Dances Approved At
Recent City Council Session
Sheriff’s Fleet To Be Kept At 8 Vehicles,
Court Approves Purchase Of 2 Patrol Cars
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By David Anderson
CLIFTON RECORD CITY EDITOR
CLIFTON - The City Council
approved a pair of requests to hold
street dances. Approval came at
the Tuesday, June 9, session.
FreedomFest Chairman Delores
Rangel asked permission to hold
the celebration’s annual street
dance in City Park, and asked per-
mission to close the park during the
dance. Rangel agreed to have city
police officers provide security, and
the Council approved unanimously.
Russell Jenkins, representing
the Clifton Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, told Council members that
the department has 100-percent
approval of the businesses in the
200 block of South Avenue D for
their planned street dance. The
• See COUNCIL, Page 2
By David Anderson
CLIFTON RECORD CITY EDITOR
MERIDIAN — Bosque County
Commissioners’ Court and the
Bosque County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment finally came to terms as to
how many patrols vehicles the
sheriff's department should have
on the books. Sheriff Tim S. Gage
had contended that he should have
nine vehicles while court members
argued that the rotation plan in
plaee called for eight. The dispute
resulted in a deadlocked vote Mon-
day, June 8, when bids were opened
on two new patrol cars. Also
brought out were complaints of
deputies using the patrol cars for
personal business, but no specifics
were addressed.
In a called session last Friday,
Sheriff Gage and the court began by
discussing private usage of patrol
vehicles by county deputies. Gage
presented court members with a
written policy on deputy usage of
patrol vehicles for their review.
“I have no problem with an officer
stopping at tne grocery store on the
way home or to work,” began
County Judge Bobby Joe Conrad.
He then asked what should be done
when a Bosque County sheriff’s
vehicle is seen "at the movies in
Waco.”
“If they are seen at the theatre
in Waco or at a store there loading
the car up with groceries, notify us.
If y’all hear complaints like these,
please let me know so I can go to
them and hear their complaints,”
replied Sheriff Gage.
• See PATROL CARS, Page 2
Rev. and Mrs. Marvin Moore
The Rev. Moore graduated from
the University of Missouri in 1989
with a bachelor’s degree in agricul-
ture majoring in rural sociology, the
study of town and country commu-
nities, and the people who live
there. He worked in the county and
state court as a deputy clerk, in the
agriculture supply business, and
• See MOORE, Page 2
Nellie Pederson Civic Library
Observes 46th Year In Clifton
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By Carol Moulton
FEATURES EDITOR
CLIFTON - In March 1952, at a
Clifton Civic Improvement Society
meeting, Madelyn Kimmel, secre-
tary, suggested using money that
the society had accumulated for a
library.
By the end of April that year, it
was reported in The Clifton
Record, “To establish a Centennial
Memorial Library for the City of
Clifton — that is the Clifton Civic
Society’s project for 1952-53.”
Serving on the founding commit-
tee for the library were Mrs. Milton
C. Brown, chairman; Mrs. S.E.
Ragsdale; and Mrs. Ross Kimmel.
In a book about the history of the
library, it reports that at that time,
a portion of the basement of the old
City Hall was partitioned off to
serve as temporary quarters for the
new library. Ross Kimmel built one
row of shelves, which two of the
committee varnished and that J.A.
Hyles, James Hyles, and Calvin
Dunlop did the wiring.
The committee then went to
Waco to a secondhand store and
purchased a desk and a long nar-
row table which the ladies refin-
ished in Kunmel’s garage.
Later, a dual electric stove and
fan combination was purchased.
Besides books and magazines, sev-
eral items including a reading
lamp, desk lamp, wastebasket, and
an encyclopedia were all donated.
Nellie Pederson
The history book goes on to say,
“Membership cards were 25 cents
each and were good for life. It was
Darla Gloff who checked out the
first book.
“By May 7,1952, all was in order
and an open house was held in con-
junction with the annual flower
show sponsored by the Civic Soci-
ety. There were 111 guests regis-
tered/or the open house.
“The Civic Society furnished
tame cash for necessities, but no
one was paid for keeping the Li-
brary or for any of the other work
done for the promotion of the li-
brary. A bake sale brought in some
funds for new books. Some of the
volunteers at that time included
Elaine Hardy, Hattie Tyssen, Dor-
othy Ann Brown, Frieda Fricke,
Mamie Seljos, Odessa Raley,
Gladys Willett, Minah Hansen, and
Mrs. Will Forson.
“By June 25,1954, the year Clif-
ton celebrated its centennial, the li-
brary boasted 2,500 books collected
in just two years.”
The library grew by leaps and
bounds until it was moved into a
room next to the city office.
In 1958, the Civic Improvement
Society members voted to change
the name of the public library from
Clifton Centennial Library to the
Nellie Pederson Civic Library in
her honor.
Held in the greatest esteem by
her fellow townspeople for 75 years,
Nellie Pederson died in 1958 at the
age of 89.
Nellie Partlow was born in 1869
in Liberty County, the daughter of
Colonel and Mrs. John Marshall
Partlow. The family moved to
Bosque County in 1883 when the
town was located near the Bosque
River. She finished her education in
the Old Rock schoolhouse near the
river.
In 1889, Nellie married Oscar
Penn Pederson and they lived in
Clifton for the rest of their lives.
She was a charter member of the
civic society, and served for almost
• See LIBRARY, Page 3
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READING CLUB MEMBER — After finishing a book-marker crafts project during a recent reading club ses-
sion, Kimberly Walker took sometime to browse books In the children's section of the library.
— Stall Photo By Carol Moulton
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 17, 1998, newspaper, June 17, 1998; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth788358/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.