The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 25, 1994 Page: 3 of 18
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Number Of Bosque
Retail Outlets Up
AUSTIN — The number of
reporting outlets for all industries
showed an increase of 34 outlets for
the fourth quarter 1993, compared to
the fourth quarter 1992, according to
figures released by State Comptroller
of Public Accounts John Sharp.
Actual reporting outlets, def ned as
individual business locations with a
sales and use tax permit who filed a
return, stood at 557, compare to 523
for the same period in 1992.
Gross sales for the fourth quarter
rose 11.8 percent. Actual gross sales
for the quarter in 1993 amounted to
$63,307,071, which compares to
$56,619,123 during the same period
of the previous year.
Use tax purchases amounted to
$99,942, while the amount subject to
the state sales and use tax was
$8,058,956
Retail trade division sales in
Bosque County, with 316 fourth-
quarter 1993 compared to 326 in
fourth-quarter 1992, showed a 7.9
percent increase. Gross sales rose to
$15,472,963 in 1993's fourth quarter,
from $14,339,643 in the same period
of 1992.
Bosque County use tax purchases
amounted to $21,729, while the
amount subject to the state sales and
use tax was $5,960,164 in the retail
trade division.
Report from Clifton VFD
By Chief BUDDY BEKKELUND. Clifton Volunteer fire Deportment
Only one emergency call was reported bv the Clifton Volunteer Fire
Department (CVFDi during the period from Mav 11 through 18
• Saturday, May 14 — Time out 9 55 p m' Four vehicles and,nine
firefighters reported to the 500 block of North Avenue I in Clifton Upon
arrival, it was discovered that the residents were barbecuing, and no other
fire was in progress Time in 10 05 p m
Remember, to report a fire or other emergency in Bosque County, just dial
9-1-1. For other business related to the CVFD. call 675-8511
Walnut Springs Plans
Water System Repairs
THE CLIFTON RECORD, Wednesday, may 25,1994 Page 3
Clifton Police Arrest Seven
Persons During April
Lawrence Terry Named
Meridian's Police Chief
By WILLIAM T. JORDAN
CLIFTON RECORD ASSOCIATE EDITOR
MERIDIAN — Lawrence W. Terry,
42,alieutenant-criminalinvestigator
with the RoanokePolice Department,
has been appointed Meridian's new
police chief. Terry is expected to
report for duty within a couple of
weeks, according to City Secretary
Marie Garland.
Terry was unanimously chosen by
the City Council at a special meeting
May 20. Voting for his appointment
were Councilmen Rod Brasfield,
Carolyn Lee, and Kristy Lawson
Kuykendall, with Mayor Bflly Kibler
presiding.
The new appointee was employed
for an initial six-month probationary
period. He will be paid $1,500
monthly.
Terry has been with the Roanoke
police force for about a year. He had
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served prior to that with the White
Settlement Police Department for 18
years, also as a lieutenant-criminal
investigator.
Previously, he was a reserve officer
with the Fort Worth Police
Department for a year.
The new chief holds advanced
peace officer certification. He will be
eligible for master certification in
July, 1995.
Terry received basic certification
at the North Central Texas Police
Academy.
Although Terry and his wife and
four children now live in Azle, the
Terrys own an older home in
Meridian. The family has been
working on updating and repairing it
on weekends.
Chief Terry was one of more than
30 applicants for the vacant post.
The council later narrowed the field
of aspirants to six candidates, whom
council members interviewed.
Former Chief Dean Long left the
position April 8 to return with his
family to Arlington. Long said at the
time that he had hoped to resume his
former employment as an officer in
the Dallas Police Department.
In a March 31 letter of resignation
to Mayor Kibler, Long explained that
he was leaving the Meridian chiefs
job for personal and financial
reasons. Since his departure, the
Bosque County Sheriffs Department
has been providing law enforcement
coverage for the city, as in the past,
when the police chiefs position has
been vacant.
City Secretary Garland noted
earlier that Long had been one of
110 applicants when he was
appointed.
The chief receives one week’s paid
vacation after one year’s service and
two weeks’ vacation pay after two
years’ employment. The chiefs
medical insurance coverage is fully
paid by the city, but does not include
other family members.
The June monthly council meeting
is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday,
June 13, at City Hall, according to
City Secretary Garland.
By WILLIAM T. JORDAN
CLIFTON RECORD ASSOCIATE EDITOR
WALNUT SPRINGS - A
lightning storm was the possible
cause of problems at municipal
Water Well No. 1, according to
Water Superintendent Steve
Robinson. The city official told the
City Council May 12 that the pump
motor had burned out and the well’s
chlorination system was inoperable.
Robinson said that Water Well No.
2 was in operation. Its pump and
chlorination system had been
unaffected by storm conditions.
Supt. Robinson informed the
council that repairs to Water Well
No. 1 had been scheduled for May
14.
The council unanimously voted to
sign an interlocal agreement with
Bosque County for ad valorem tax
service. The Bosque County Tax
Assessor-Collector’s office will
provide assessment, collection, and
statement printing for the city under
the contract.
County Attorney B.J Shepherd
was appointed by the council as
substitute trustee for a trustees’
foreclosure sale of the former Walnut
Springs Feed Mill property on
Highway 144. The sale is scheduled
for Tuesday, June 7, at the Bosque
County Courthouse in Meridian.
The council canvassed the 32 votes
cast in the May 7 municipal election.
No changes were m^de in the vote
totals.
The next council session is
scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, June
9. at City Hall, according to City
Secretary Elaine Hamm.
By DAVID ANDERSON
CLIFTON RECORD STAFF REPORTER
CLIFTON — The Clifton Police
Department arrested seven persons
following traffic stops and warrant
service during April. As reported by
Chief Jim Vanderhoofin his monthly
report to the City Council May 10.
the charges included:
Forgery. 1: driving while
intoxicated. 1; city warrant. I,
Department of Public Safety
warrant. 2; theft, over $20 but under
$200, 1; and theft under $20. 1.
Thirty-nine reported offenses and
incidents were investigated during
the period. Eleven of these were
Uniform Crime Report Index crimes,
with five being cleared, for a 45
percent clearance rate, according to
Chief Vanderhoof.
Five minor-injury traffic accidents
were worked during April, and two
vehicles were impounded.
In traffic stops. 76 citations and 67
written warnings were issued to
Clifton motorists last month Total
violator contacts were 143.
Three funeral escorts were
performed by the department during
April. Four assists to the Bosque
County agencies were logged during
the period reported
A career speech was given bv
officer Leslie Perrv to an 8th-grade
class in Clifton Middle School.
Vanderhoof said in his report.
Total miles driven in departmental
vehicles for the month were 2.931.
with an average cost of 6 cents per
mile.
Chief Vanderhoofs monthly animal
control report showed 11 calls for
animal control resulted in eight dogs
being impounded, with six being
destroyed after, the required waiting
period-.
Four animal control tags were sold
at $2 each, for a total of $8 collected
in April.
Meridian Council Oaths
Are Taken By Members
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Drawing: June 25, 1994
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By WILLIAM T. JORDAN
CLIFTON RECORD ASSOCIATE EDITOR
MERIDIAN — Mayor Billy Kibler
administered oaths of office May 16
to three City Council members
chosen in the May 7 municipal
election. Sworn in at the special
council meeting were incumbents
Bill Radde and Carolyn Lee and new
member Kristy Lawson Kuykendall.
Kuykendall succeeded former
Councilman Mervin (Fuzz) Spitzer,
who did not seek re-election. In other
business, the council re-elected Todd
Hyatt as mayor pro tern.
The council went into executive
session to interview six candidates
for the vacant police chiefs position.
2 Men Killed At
Bosque Worksite
MERIDIAN — Claud Lee Clinard,
53, and Ronnie Lynn Robertson, 49,
both of Whitney, were killed in an
accident after being buried under
five feet of gravel on Wednesday,
May 18.
Bosque County Sheriff’s
Department deputies and West Shore
Volunteer Fire Department
volunteers assisted co-workers in an
attempt to rescue Clinard and
Robertson. The agencies were
alerted by a 9-1-1 call about twenty
minutes before 5 p.m.
The men were working on a job
for Town and Country Construction,
Hillsboro, on Bosque County Road
500, which connects Highway 22 and
Farm-to-Market Road 2841, near
Lake Whitney.
Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace
Bennett Morrow pronounced the two
men dead at the scene.
Both men apparently died from
suffocation. Morrow declined to order
autopsies in the deaths.
BCCAD Board
To Meet This
Thursday, 7 p.m.
MERIDIAN — The Board of
Directors of the Bosque County
Central Appraisal District (BCCAD)
will meet for its regular meeting
Thursday, May 26.
The meeting, which is open to the
public, begins at 7 p.m., at the
BCCAD offices at 202 South
Highway 6, Meridian. For more
information, call (817) 435-2304.
A decision as to who would fill the
opening was deferred until another
special council meeting, scheduled for
May 20.
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Memorial Services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Monday, May 30,1994,
in the Clifton Cemetery. Invocation will be given by the Rev. John
Austin of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Wayne Rohne will be
speaking.
A nation that sustains the couse of history's great struggles owes
it's existence to the people who protect it—the men and women
who stand ready to fight for it.
America can be proud of those who have served in the armed
forces throughout the past, and sadly, mourn those who gave their
lives. Memorial Day is a time to remember, and a time to honor, the
very people whose greatest sacrifice contributed to the strength and
growth of this nation. May their heroic deeds never be forgotten.
YOU HAVE A CHOICE AS TO ATTENDING:
THEY HAD NO CHOICE AS TO SERVING.
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