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PACE 2 THE CLIFTON RECORD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1979
Clifton Bank Selected
"6. The hank upon being
given proper instructions will
remit and transfer funds for
payment at the paying banks,
tnictgst and exchange, and/or
principal on any bonds out-
standing of Bosque county or
entities thereof, or other secu-
rities which may be payable
elsewhere at no charge to the
county.
”7. Should the county have
need for short term loans, the
rale 'of interest charged would
be 4 1/2 per cent. It being
understood that such loans
would be solely for purpose of
County operations, and not for
investment purposes or time-
deposits as noted below.
The bank will pay the follow-
ing rates of interest on time-
deposits;
A. Deposits of Less Than
SI 00.000;
Maturity dates:
K) days or more, but less than
90 days - 5 per cent
90 days or more, but less than
one year 5 12 per cent
compounded quarterly.
T wo years or more maturity 6
I 2 per cent compounded quar-
terly.
180 days 2b week treasury bill
rate on investment for amounts
over 110,000,00.
H Deposits of $100,000 or
More:
The rales lor such deposits w ill
In-the U S. Treasury Bill rate on
the dale of deposit for the same
maturity, but in no .circu.hr-
stances would the rate paid to
tin- ( minty be less than the
maximum rale quoted by the
bank to its other depositors for
[Continued from page l|
deposits of like amounts and
investment periods.
"Federal bank regulations do
not permit the payment of
interest on demand accounts;
therefore, no interest may be
paid on demand cheeking ai-
counts.
"In the event of an emergen-
cy, whereby any investment in
certificates of deposit would
need to be liquidated, banking
regulations require the forfei-
ture of 90 days interest when
such certificates are cashed
prior to maturity. However,
should this occur a loan could
be made to the county secured
by any such certificate, which
would preclude the cashing of
same prior to maturity. A rati
of interest 2 per cent greater
than that being paid oh such
certificate, would have to be
charged to the county in this
case.
In other business, the Com-
missioners' ( onrI agreed to
table until Monday, I eh. 26
action on group ifisuruin c tor
counts employees. Several
Units have indicated ail interest
in insuring the workers.
I he ( ontmissioners' Court
passed a resolution authorizing
the Mental Health Mental 16
lardaliim < enter Board of 11list
ces to review and approve
appointments of center person
net. which is the present
practice Harold Walsleben of
Valles Mills is counts represen
t.Hive on the hoard. ( omits
lodge Charles K Word h
said
Ills- I exas Cooperative I rap
ping Fund ssill receive a $450
moiilIlls payment from Bosque
HE CLIFTON =ECO=D
Bosque County Publishing Company
The Clifton Record (IISI'S 1181(h)) is published every
Ihursday by Bosque Counts Publishing Company ill)
W. 5th St., ( lifton, Texas. 760,Ft. Second class postage
paid at Clifton, Texas.
Notice to the Public: Anv error or erroneous reflection
upon the character, standing or reputation of any
person, firm, or corporation which mas appear in the
columns of the Record will be gladly corrected upon
being brought to the attention of the management.
Subscription Prleci Bosque or surrounding counties,
one year; $7.00; elsewhere in I exas or outside of Texas
one year: $9.00. Please give old address when
requesting change p| address.
POSTlVlA$TE|U.JSt)id address changes to: I he Clifton
Box .15.1,
Record, P.O.
, ( lifton. Texas
............ MEMBER---
TEXAS PRESS
association
County toward the trapper's
salary, the Commissioners'
Court decided. The court also
approved paving County Audi-
tor Nancy McClure's dues of
$15 to the Texas Association of
County Auditors.
Maddux Western Ford will
receive $5,714 in' payment for
the new paired car recently
placed in operation by the
sheriff's department, Revenue
sharing funds will be used to
pay for the purchase. Judge
Word said.
School Board
[continued from page l|
Tek Outlaw and Principal and
Mrs, Brvan.
5upt l.iardon reported to the
board that the Clifton School
received a payment of $5,795,99
front the Bosque County School
Superintendent's office, which
is being phased out. The money
may be used only for capital
improvements, Liardon ex-
plained. noting that he had
placed the money in a certificate
of deposit.
A total o 1 $17,745,76 was
divided among the 8 county-
schools. based on average daily
attendance. Other schools
receiving (noney were Merid-
ian, $.1,267 87; Valley Mills,
$2,861 12; Walnut Springs.
$1.4.10.72; ( ranfills (iap,
$1,154..14; KoppeiJ, $1,129.96;
Morgan. $1,089.11; and Iredell.
$1,016.15.
I he hoard also reappointed
Steve Robertson of ( lifton, as
its attorney on the same fee
basis ($100 annual retainer,
plus costs based on attorney
tune spent), and gave approval
for the (. lifton 5ibool to partici-
pate in the Migrant Program
Ironi the Region XII Education
Service Center in Waco for the
19 ’9-80 school year,
Also approved was the Clifton
Independent School District’s
hive 1 car Priorities Plan that
must be submitted to The Texas
Agency Education In March I.
as a part ol the district's
accreditation program.
Dale for the March meeting
was reset lor Monday. March 5,
because Siipl. liardon will he
involved with the Clifton l ions
!( lull's 50th anniversary, cele-
bration on March 12.
Supt 1 iardon reported that
two s, bool il.us missed because
nf.lev roads will he made up In
using teacher in-service (lav s as
regular school davs. lie also
tv-ported that 90.24 per cent of
taxes in the district have been
collec ted.
Clifton 4-H Member
Will Participate In
Houston Livestock Show
Vernon Swenson, Jr., 15-year
•old 4-H member from Clifton,
will participate in the beef calf
scramble at the 1979 Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Vernon, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Swenson of Clif-
ton, will "scramble" during the
February 2.1 night performance
in the Astrodome. Not only will
he have the opportunity to catch
a calf, but he will be part of the
Friday night entertainment
package that includes rodeo
contestants and stars KC and
the Sunshine Bank as the
featured entertainment.
The calf scramble begins as
an athletic event in the rodeo
arena. However, for the
contestants who manage to
catch a calf, halter it and drag it
across a finish line, the scramb-
ling is only the start of a
year long educational experi-
ence.
Each winner in the calf
scramble receives a $275 call
purchase certificate which en-
ables him to purchase a pure-
bred, registered heifter that he
agrees to feed, fit, gropm and
return to the Houston Livestock
Police Make 2 Arrests
Clifton police arrested two
persons during the- last week,
one for driving w hile intoxicated
and the other for drunk in
public.
Patrolman Charles Ford stop-
ped a car about 12:10 a.nt.
Monday. Feb. 12, alter he said
that he noticed the car moving
erratically. Pulling the ear over,
patrolman Ford said that he
lound an unloaded .45-caliber
pistol lying on the front seat
beside the driver, a Waco man.
I he man appeared before
Justice of the Peac e W.R, Lively
One Dies, 18 Hurt In
Rural Road Accidents
The Texas Highway Patrol
investigated IS rural traffic
accidents in Bosque County
during January according to
Sergeant Harvey Lane, super-
visor for this Highway Patrol
Sergeant Aiea. These accidents
resulted in one death and 18
mpmes.
I he 22 .counties which com
prise Highway Patrol District
6A have had a total of 51 rural
traffic accidents so tar this year,
which have resulted in 16
deaths and 258 injuries. This
compares to 588 accidents. 11
deaths and 254 injuries reported
during this same period Iasi
year.
Savings Bonds Sales $110,438
■ December sales u.l Series E
and II United Stale s Savings
Bonds in Bosque (ounlv were
Sn.JiC. Sales for the ve.o
loi.de d si III. I Its. for 5$ per i enl
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CLIFTON’S GOODYEAR X G.E. DEALER
(>l the 1918 sale". ci'V.tl >4
$700,000
I e s is calc's during live mi,ml:
ai ,, ,1 ti, s.’l S N t,n'. w Idle
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‘ -In' cc.liT' sale s goal ,,l 10(,.h
. litem ,ieIiieveel
Erring Dogs
Show for special competition
the following year.
Each winner also agrees to
keep accurate monetary re-
cords, submit monthly progress
reports both to the livestock
show and to his individual
sponsor, photographically
chronicle the progress of his call
and prepare a 500-word essay
on his project.
Every performance of the
1979 Rodeo w ill feature a calf
scramble (either dairy or beef)
as its fourth event. In each beef
scramble. 28 boys w ill compete
for 14 calves and in each dairy
scramble 24 boys will compete
for 12 calves. Through the 1978
show, winners in the calf
scramble have received more
than $ 1.5 million to purchase
some 8.191 quality animals.
The Livestock Show opens
February 21 and runs through
March 4, with rodeo perform-
ances in Ih Astrodome begin-
ning on February 2.1.
The 1979 Rodeo will spotlight
professional cowboys and cow-
girls as they compete for one of
rodeo's richest purses more
than $160,00(1.
Monday and lined for drunk in
public, a misdemeanor He
paid Ihe fine and was released.
Lively said.
In the other case, a man on
probation for driving while
intoxicated in Harris County
wax arrested on a similar charge
by (Tilton police Friday night.
He appeared before ('utility
Judge Charles K. Word Mon-
day afternoon. Eel'. 12. and
pleaded not guilty. Judge: Word
seI bond at $1,000 on the
misdemeanor charge. T he man
was released alter making
bond, Judge Word said.
Watson said that the difficul-
ties being experienced by Chan-
nel 5 viewers in this area
seemed to clear up in late
January and that reception was
"back in shape now."
Henriell Dahl of Mac’s TV
Sales. 321 West 5th Sc, said
that during January he had
received several calls front
television set owners complain-
ing about their reception of
Channel 5. The problem has
since cleared up. he reported.
Dahl said that up and down
wavy effects distorted color
television reception, but he had
received no complaints about
black and white video. Dahl
said that while some set owners
in rural areas had problems,
most of the difficulties were
within the city.
"1 knew no special filters
would remove the problem."
Dahl commented.
Phone Firm Responds
Some television viewers,
seeking a reason for being
inconvenienced, decided that
the situation must have been
caused by the new microwave
lowers being installed in the
area by Clifton Telephone Com-
pany. Noi long before, the firm
had announced plans to seek
increased telephone rates.
E.J. Bc-lvin, supervisor for
Hie firm, which is part of
Central Telephone Company of
Texas, said thal his organi/a-
ion was m no way responsible
for the television troubles.
First, he pointed out. work
has not been completed on the
lowers so (hey are not In
operation. Secondly, he said,
the lowers, when they are in
use. will have no effect on
television frequencies because
they do not operate on the same
level.
Mayor Gets Calls
After Mayor Isenhovver re-
ceived several calls concerning
television reception, he said
that In- telephoned Channel 5
and later the Federal Communi-
cations Commission office in
{continued from page !j
Dallas early one morning about
the matter. He does not know-
how it came about, hut by that
evening, he said, the interfer-
ence had ceased to be a problem
and has not returned to plague-
viewers.
A Faceless Voice
As The Clifton Record delved
into the television reception
dilemma, a likely place to seek
more information seemed to be
the Dallas office of the Federal
Communications Commission.
An FCC official perhaps could
explain w hat might have caused
the problem, how it was cor-
rected and whether it could
arise again.
The decision to approach the
FCC resulted in circumstances
which were not expected.
Instead of conversing with a
human being. The Record found
itself in communication with a
tape of several minutes' dura-
tion which explained how to get
a citizen’s band radio operator's
license and other type's of radio
licenses and also suggested that
persons having difficulties with
radio or television reception
submit Iheir complaints in
writing to that governmental
body.
The tape concluded with an
expression of thanks to the
patient listener for contacting
the FCC, A hope that at the end
ol the canned presentation a
living individual would break in
w ith an oiler to help was dashed
when onlv silence followed the
tape's conclusion. Mayor Iseh-
hower's success at telling his
story to the FCC was not
duplicated in The Record's
experience.
The Record was, told later bv
a television official thal because
of the large volume of grumbles
received by the FCC about
television reception, largely due
to citizen's band radio interfer-
ence, and because of a small
staff the Dallas FCC office
much of Ihe time must resort to
using a taped presentation
which answers most of the
issues a caller might raise.
Lake Whitney Beauty
Show Set April 26-27
. I ake Whitney's Mth annual
lie.uuv I’ageaiil will unfold on
April M'- 2' in.The Hillsboro
1111;I>. 5, boo! \mliloimm.
Hillsboro Chamber of Com-,
in ti c submitted die best hid to
lii'st i hi ,i 11 ,i 11 lor I Ih second
i on sec u l iv e v ear. Sponsor of
llic event is the lake Whittles
\sso, union.
\ tii.ii.on cd s'Kl(t |n prizes
" ill In ci. ii In iln Chamber.
» llll .(* 11 It 111111 cl I $800 i 11
l.l op 111 . , I pi ues donated bv
llic I i, \\ hiiiiev Association.
I I'.te am , "iisjsls.ot three
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preliminary, will he comprised
of girls ai least 18 years of age
bill not occr 2’ on Aug. 12.
Younger girls, who must be at
Ic.isi 14. will compete in petite
and junior contests, depending
on their height. All contestants
must reside within 40 miles of
Lake Whitney.
Contestants appear in even-
ing govv ns and sw imxuile and
are judged on beauty ol lace
and figure; charm, poise, infell-
ijeikc and personality. There
is not i,dent competition.
l ulls blanks are available at
die Hillsboro Chamber of Com-
m. ne office in Hillsboro or
lro.il the I ake Whitney Associa-
tion line in Whitney.
Don’t Move
-Improve.
You like your present neighborhood, but you’d like
a larger or more modern house. Maybe you’d like
new insulation, landscaping, fences.
But have you seen the prices on new homes? Heard
about the cost of mortgage money?
Don’t move - improve. It’s easy with a loan from
Clifton Bank. Enlarge, repair, remodel - you name
it. A home improvement loan can get the job done.
Ask about the extended terms now available for
residential or farm improvements. Call Shelby
Richardson for complete details without obligation.
CLIFTON BANK
505 W. Fifth St • Phone 675-8341 • Member F.D.I.C.
Channel 5’s Views
After completing preliminary
research on the local level into
telev ision reception. The Re-
cord turned next to Channel 5.
Three telephone conversations
with Thomas Bedford. KXAS-
TV's chief engineer, demon-
strated the station's willingness^
to cooperate in trying to find ou(^
what caused all the trouble.
Unfortunately, no answer
could be found. Bedford
reported that the station had
undertaken no technical work
that could have changed the
quality of its color transmission.
Nor had Channel 5 received
similar complaints at that time
from any other area it serves. In
addition. Channel 5 had no
record of receiving a call from
anyone in this area about the
matter.
"Had we known at the time
and with as many people ax
were involved, perhaps a mem-
ber of our engineering staff
could have made a hurried (rip
to the area and maybe done
some testing.'' Bedford said.
It is not unusual for a
television station to receive calls
concerning faulty reception.
Bedford explained. Unless a
number of people in a specific
locality are having the same
type of problem, the diffieullv is
generally confined to an individ-
ual's television set and is not ol
a general nature.
CB interference is a common
prdbelm. Bedford added. Us-
ually. it affects Channels 2 and
5 on most sets. This, however,
was not what was disturbing
Clifton television, fans.
Co-channel interference, re-
ferred to by Oriette Watson
during Ins interview with llic
Clifton Record. wax also men-
tioned by Bedford. Here again,
that was not the local prohh m
in Janaury.
Some persons had wondered
whether Channel 5 was thane
ing its color standards al thy
time, hut Bedford denied this
Those requirements ar> I.,:,'
down bv the FCC. lie poinii d
out.
Bedford explained liovx ddli
cult it is to try to trace back a
reception problem alter it lias
disappeared.
If a large number of persons
are concerned about the quality
of TV reception, it has to be
cheeked at the time for an
effective solution, he pointed
out.
Bedford said that his station
is anxious to give viewers top
quality reception. He has
suggested that if problems
should arise again in the future,
viewers write him at KXAS-TV.
Post Office Box 1780, Fort
Worth 76101 and the engineer-
ing department would do its
best to find a solution.
The Record's search for ans-
wers as to what caused Clifton's
brief encounter ended without
success. The problem came and
then disappeared.
Life goes on ih Clifton.
Television reception is back to
normal. If the dogs begin to
resume excessive harking or
tearing apart rubbish hags and
scattering garbage, undivided
attention will he theirs once
again.
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