The Clifton Record and Bosque County Tribune (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 1991 Page: 2 of 16
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Gavel Has Fallen On 72nd Legislature
To The Editor
Thank you for the educational arti-
cle in the Jan. 2,1991, edition oi The
Clifton Record regarding heater safe
ty. Articles that provide information
and education which aid the area peo-
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We, at N ichols LP Gea Service. Inc.,
have been striving to get the safety
message to all the propane user* in
this area. One way we have been do-
ing so is by providing a very inexpen
sive service of cleaning and checking
heater* for the propane user* of thi*
Another way is providing compl ete
propane system check*. And just this
year we donated “Safety with Pro-
pane” coloring books to the Clifton
preschoolers.
One thing the article did not men
tion is that a properly maintained
heater also saves you money by using
less fuel.
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Clifton
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The wondering end anticipation ia
over and the gaval has fsllen on the
72nd Texas Legislature. I am pre-
pared to do what ia necessary to fiilly
and responsibly represent the people
of the 57th Legislative District and 1
am honored to do so.
I anticipate having early debate on
the much-talked-about ethics reform
bill There is somewhat of a bottle-
neck ex is tan t right now becauae aa of
Jan. 10, the date of this writing, com-
mittee chairmen had not yet been
named, hence individual committee
assignments had not been made. As
you may know, there is a constitution-
al requirement for legislation to paaa
through at least two committees, a
topical committee and the House
Calendars Committee, before a mat-
ter can be entered into open debate on
the House floor. So until those com-
mittee assignments are made and a
committee can review any proposed
ethics legislation, we're at a stymie.
By the time you read thia aticle,
however, assignments will have been
made and our work will be underway
with a determined effort.
I do expect ethics to be among the
first items we discuss. Likewise, I
think we'll hear early about education
reform and funding, judicial selection
reform, prisons and a lottery proposal.
I'd like to hear what you have to say
on those topics. My staff stands ready
to communicate your thoughts and
desires to me, and that is the only way
a representative form of government
can adequately succeed. Write to us
at: Rep Allen D. Place, Jr., P.O. Box
2910, Austin, Texas 78769-2910, or
call (512) 463-0628, or (817)666-7419.
Tell me what you think. Your coun
sel is much appreciated and always
welcomed.
On to another matter: It is time for
Place
Perspectives
By
ALLEN PLACE,
State
Representative,
District 57
the new governor to fill more that 400
state agency appointment* with new
people. I am sure there are folks in
this district who might be interested
in service to Texas, and I have an
avenue by which you can become
known to Gov.-elect Richard’s ap-
pointment committee for considera-
tion. Most of these positions don’t offer
pay, just a chance to serve.
They include, but surely are not
limitsKl to: Board of Pardons and
Paroles, State Public Safety Commis
■ion, State Board of Public Accountan-
cy, Banking Board, Texas
Commission for the Deaf, Texas Com-
mission on Jail Standards, Texas
Commission for the Blind, Texas
Board of Insurance, Real Estate Com
mission, State Securities Board, Texas
Tech Board of Regents, A AM Board
of Regents, Board of Criminal Justice,
Board of Health, State Historical
Commission, Parks and Wildlife Com
mission, and on and on and on. The
list ia five pages long.
If you would like to have a complete
list of availability or a copy of the ap-
plication form for appointment, please
contact my Gatesville district office,
817-866-7419, or the office in Hills
boro, 817-682-3666, and Paul or Mary
will sand you what you request. Time
is short, though. Ek> it soon.
Theft, Assault Increases
Likely In Crime Figures
By WILLIAM T. JORDAN
CUFTON RECORD ASSOCIATE EDITOR
CLIFTON - Police Chief Jim Van-
derhoof is preparing 1990 Clifton
crime statistics for February’s month-
ly City Council meeting, but he gave
Council members on Jan. 8 at City
Hall a preview of what might be ex-
pected.
Clifton’s crime experience appears
to be following a statewide trend,
Chief Vanderhoof believes. Through-
out Texas, “tremendous” increases in
such crimes as theft, assault, and bur-
glary have been noted.
Forgery is another crime showing a
climb, the chief reported. Motor vehi-
cle thefts are “way down.”
Statewide, there seems to be less
use of hard drugs, but more of mariju-
ana. June and July are usually peak
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months for crime.
Overall, Texas’ crime rate looks to
be slightly down. Referring to one
specific crime, however, Clifton
recorded 51 arrests on charges of driv-
ing while intoxicated in 1990,20 more
than for 1989, Chief Vanderhoof ob-
served.
While $28,000 in property was
reported to have been stolen in Clifton
in 1990, a little over $4,000 was reco-
vered, the chief said. This mirrored
state experience, which shows that
only from 10 to 15 percent of stolen
property is returned to its owners.
In hi* monthly report to the Coun-
cil, Chief Vanderhoof said that the
police department had issued 26
traffic citations and 37 written warn-
ings to 63 motorists during December.
Three motor vehicles were impound-
ed, following arrests.
Fifteen persons were arrested fol-
lowing traffic stops and warrant serv-
ice. Seven juveniles were taken into
custody. ,
Seven accidents in which no injuries
had been claimed were investigated
in December.
Thirty-one possible offenses and in-
cidents were investigated. Sixteen of
these were determined to have been
Uniform Crime Report Index crimes.
Five of the latter were cleared during
the month, for a 31 percent clearance
rate, according to Chief Vanderhoof.
The police department assisted
another Bosque County law enforce
ment agency once during December.
The department also logged 116 mis-
cellaneous calls.
Clifton Court
Fine Revenue
Totals $938.50
By WILLIAM T. JORDAN
CUFTON"RECORD ASSOCIATE EDITOR
CLIFTON — Municipal court in-
come for December totaled $938.50,
City Judge Robert M. West, Jr., told
the City Council Jan. 15 at City Hall.
To date, $6,610 has been collected dur-
ing the 1990-91 fiscal year.
During December, 11 cases were
dismissed; 14 warrants were issued,
and 4 warrants were served. Judge
West said that 282 warrants were out
standing.
Charged offenses included in Judge
West’s report included:
No operator’s license, 5; ran red
light, 1; ran stop sign, 1; no liability
insurance, 5; expired motor vehicle
registration, 1; expired registration
plates, 1; failure to control speed or
unsafe speed, 1, and permitting an un-
licensed driver to operate a vehicle, 1.
Also failure to signal intention to
turn, 1; speeding 1-14 miles an hour
over the limit, 2; public intoxication,
2; minor in possession over 17 and un-
der 21,2; failure to appear, 5; failure
to display driver's license, 1; littering,
1, and minor in consumption of alco-
holic beverage, 1.
Feature
Columnist
Heartstrings
& Humor
By LANA ROBINSON
Farewell Column
A Proverb reminds us that “a mer
ry heart doeth good, like a medicine.'
and it has been my intention to give
readers a regular dose of humor in
this space for more than a year now
Hopefully, it has had some therapeu
tic effects and has provided a moment
for laughter in a world which offers
very little to chuckle about.
And now that my time here has
come to a close, I realize that 1 never
got around to writing about so many
things...like the time I first saw a
model tent display in Service Mer-
chandise and announced to my hus-
band and son, “How cute...they have
little tents for dogs to match their
owners’!" Or the time Eric, feeling
sympathetic for his young friend
whose father had skipped the country,
told me: “I know Dad would never run
off and leave us without taking us
with him.”
Alas, I failed to include Melvin’s
profound observation (like father, like
son) concerning my nephew - "Man,
he sure is big for his size!” And I
didn't get a chance to tell about the
sheep rancher who was so stingy he’d
drive around the pasture and pick
wool off the barbed wire, or the story
about a similar, frugal fellow who
pushed his car in and out of the
garage when it needed washing as a
means of conserving fuel.
I also had big plans for a story about
a fireman who killed a deer and pre-
pared a meal of liver and onions for
his shift at the fire station. A* it
turned out, the liver was inedible. It
was only after my brother helped him
field dress another deer that the poor
guy realized that it was not smothered
liver he'd served his follow firemen,
but smothered spleen!
There was bIbo the time, many
years ago, that my son was heart
broken because he thought Fury —
the horse from the television series —
had died during a station break. I
tried to convince him that the horse
was only temporarily stricken and
that he would recover at the end of the
program. (After all, he was the lead
horse.) But that didn’t make much
sense to my four year old who sobbed
and replied, “But I just know Fury
died during the commercial!"
And I suppose I’ll never get to tell
how my great-grandfather, Will Can-
non, and his neighbor got into a clod-
throwing dispute because the neigh-
bor didn’t keep the grass pulled up
from around the fence posts to suit
Grandpa; or, how this same
meticulous Irish ancestor would plow
up a garden and make his children re-
plant it if the seedlingB didn’t emerge
in perfectly straight rows.
No one will ever get to hear the tale
about James Hemstead HI, the En-
glish bulldog my father had to jump
into Lake Whitney to save from
drowning because the dog's legs were
too short to “dog paddle!” Nor will
they get to hear about the dog-bit mail
carrier who, when he attempted to
kick the attacking dog away from
him, was told by the canine's indig-
nant owner, “I don't understand why
you’re so upset...Max has had all his
shots!”
It saddens me that I won’t get to
write about my husband’s advice that
I should get a porcelain crown on my
lower jaw tooth instead of gold as my
dentist suggested. His reasoning was
that, in the event of war — if ws were
to be invaded by outside forces — the
enemy is sure to come after me for my
gold tooth. I argued, however, that I
would be in greater danger going with
porcelain if we happened to be over-
run by communist plumbers.
Ain’t it a shame that I won’t get the
opportunity to write about any of
these significant matters in Heart-
strings A Humor anymore? (I bet you
would have loved the story about a
Kopperl man who got in the wrong car
without realizing it and drove it all
the way home. You’d think by all the
jumping and havoc created by shift-
ing gears in the “mistaken” car
which, unlike hiB own had an auto-
matic transmission, he’d have sus-
pected something was amiss.
Nevertheless, you’ll never get to hear
about that. Too bad.)
Certain people have admitted to me
that they’re somewhat relieved that
my column-writing days are num-
bered, since they feel some of the
things I’ve written about them have
been unflattering. Stealing a line
from Love Story, and giving it a slight
twist, I only have this to say to them:
“Writing for The Record means never
having to say you’re sorry.”
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