The Clifton Record and Bosque County Tribune (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1990 Page: 1 of 28
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1990 Central Texas Fair & Rodeo
Being Held This Week In Clifton
By W. LEON SMITH
CUFTON RECORD EDITOR
CLIFTON - The Clifton fair-
grounds will be singing with activi-
ty this Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday, aa the 1990 edition of
the Central Texas Youth Fair and
Rodeo is held. Other activities
throughout the community will offer
plenty of sights and sounds for ev-
ery age group.
Several events related to the fair
have already taken place, such as
the Miss Central Texas Fair Beau-
ty Pageant last Saturday and the
judging of H.E. entries Tuesday.
The traditional downtown Clifton
parade will be a late-afternoon high-
light on Thursday, but the morning
is filled with events, beginning at
6:30 a.m. with the Exhibitors’
Breakfast, the judging of dairy cat-
tle and market swine at 8 a.m.,judg-
of breeding sheep at 9:30 a.m.,
~ «f market lambs at 1:30
pj , the parade at 6:30 pm.
on Thursday, the “Cajun
Cl i” who will be featured in the
at 8 pm., will be signing au-
at NCNB Clifton from 10
to 2 pm. where refreshments
be served.
the parade (see separate
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story for details) on Thursday, a car-
nival will get underway at the fair
grounds At 7:30 p.m the public is
invited to stop by the Exhibits Build-
ing and greet this year’s fair
honorees, Charles and Anna Marie
Lindley.
On Friday, the judging ofbesfheif
ere starts at 8 a.m. Free blood pre*
sure and blood sugar tests will be
available at the fairgrounds from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., and at 11 am., the
Clifton Civic Improvement Society
will hold its annual Turkey Dinner
at the Civic Center in downtown
Clifton (see separate story)
Friday afternoon will witness the
judging of junior steers at 1 and
followed by the carnival opening at
6 p.m. and the rodeo at 8 p.m.
Registration of rabbits starts off
Saturday at 8 am., followed by judg-
ing in the rabbit show at 9 am.
which is also the hour for the Junior
Liveetock Judging Content to begin.
At 9:30, registration of baked
products is slated, with judging for
the baked products sale to start at
10 a.m. IV pet show also Marts at
10 am.
Pictures will be made of winners
of H.E. rosettes and trophies at 11
am. and entries will be released
from noon to 1 p.m.
See FAIR, Page 8A
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CUFTON, TEXAS
VOL 95, NO. 33 ☆ THURSDAY, AUGUST t€, 1990
Proposed Tax Hike
Adopted By County
By LANA ROBINSON
cufton reoord assistant eottor
MERIDIAN — During a regular
session of the Bosque County Com-
missioners’ Court, Monday, a pro-
Thursday’s Downtown
Parade Starts At 6:30
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i of young and old as rows of on-
lookers line the streets of downtown
Clifton will signify the 1990 Central
Texas Fair and Rodeo Parade at 6:30
pm. Thursday, Aug. 16.
Those involved in the parade will
assemble in the area at Pecan and
North Avenue D (leaving the Fire
Station area uncongested in the
event of an emergency i Hones will
assemble near Erickson Food; bands
and groups walking will assemble on
the 300 block of North Avenue D by
can SUeet at toe bnclc apart mar
Each group should sign up with the
man with the clipboard. Members of
the Clifton Lions Club are in charge
of the line-up; they will also award
prizes when the parade is over.
Drivers and motorized vehicles of
any kind will be checked for Texas
licenses prior to the parade start.
Decorated bicycles will assemble by
the Are station to begin their jour-
ney of one mile.
Parade route will be the same as
See PARADE, Page BA
Clifton’s Crime Rate Up
Over 1989, Chief Reports
By WILLIAM T. JORDAN
CUFTON RECORD ASSOCIATE EDITOR
CLIFTON — If the current trend
continues, Clifton’s crime rate for
this year could be double what it was
last year, Police Chief Jim Van-
derhoof told the City Council Thurs-
day evening, Aug. 9, at City Hall.
Chief Vanderhoof said that Dis-
trict Judge James Morgan told him
that the trend seems to be true
throughout the 220th Judicial
District.
The chief noted that Federal
Bureau of Investigation statistics in-
dicated that Clifton had experienced
108 Uniform Crime Report-indexed
crimes in 1969. Almost 90 such
crimes have been tallied so far this
year, with five months left to go.
Most of the serious crimes being
investigated involve suspects who
have been drinking alcoholic bever-
ages to excess and who are Clifton
residents, the chief reported. In some
aaault cases involving family mem-
bers, the victim’s condition is serious
Boo CRIME, Page 6A
posed tax increase of 6.14 percent
was unanimously adopted, translat-
ing to a proposed tax rate of0.2392.
Under the new plan, taxes on the
average home would increase by
$4.70 or 6.8 percent compared with
last year’s taxes.
A public hearing on the tax in-
crease was set for 1-3 p.m., Thurs-
day, Aug. 23, in the Commissioners’
courtroom.
The court also approved an order
from District Judge James E. Mor-
gan concerning a public hearing for
the reviewing and setting of the am
nual budget of the County Auditor
and any assistant auditor and the
annual compensation of the 220th
Judicial District Court Reporter. The
hearing is to be held at 1:30 p.m.,
See COURT, Page 6A
Clifton Trustees
To Adopt CISD
Budget Aug. 20
CLIFTON — Adoption of the
1990-91 budget is at the top of the
tentative agenda for the Clifton In-
dependent School District Board of
Trustees when they meet in regular
session Monday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m.,
in the high school campus library.
The regular meeting will be
preceded at 5:30 p.m. with a walk-
through of Clifton High School facil-
ities, starting at Cub Stadium, by
the trustees.
Other agenda items to be consi-
dered by trustees are:
• Update 36 school board
policies.
• Cheerleader ftuiding.
• Fieldhouse note.
• Approval of 1991 teacher ap-
praisal schedule and teacher ap
See TRU8TEE8, Page 8A
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MISS CENTRAL TEXAS FAIR waa chosen
Saturday night in Bettis Auditorium at Clifton Karen Denise Thoede of Clifton (right) the second
Elementary School. Winner was Heatherly Dawn runnerap.
Clawson of Meridian (center), with Heather Has#- —Staff Photo By Mslanie Martin
Council Tables Bids On
Swimming Pool Complex
Only Two Bids Are Received For New Park Project
Sales Tax Rebates Up 7%lnl
Bosque Cities So Far This Year
AUSTIN — Bosque County cities
accumulated $34,670.56 of the total
$136 million in sales tax rebates
distributed statewide to cities last
week, according to figures released
by State Comptroller Bob Bullock.
The figure sets the to-date 1990
pace by Bosque cities at 7 percent
ahead of laat year, as $180,732.46
has been rebated through August
this year, compared to a
$168,903.47 to-date total in 1989 to
Bosque cities.
While five Bosque County cities
showed increases in revenue as
compared to laat year's to-date tal
Annual Turkey
Dinner Friday
CUFTON — Laat call for the Tur-
key Dinner to be held Friday, Aug.
17, at the Clifton Civic Center!
Hie Clifton Civic Improvement So-
ciety has sponsored this special din-
ner for many years. It is always held
during the Central Texas Fair.
The dinner begins at 11 ul All
food is specially prepared for this
; •
44 8.71* $180,732.48
7 38 $111,708.7#
By WILLIAM T. JORDAN
CUFTON RECORD ASSOCIATE EDITOR
CLIFTON - The City Council has
tabled the only two bids it rereived
for the swimming pool complex at
the proposed park adjacent to Clifton
High School. Eight prospective bid-
ders had obtained specifications for
the project
Paddock Southwest, Inc., Grand
Cane, La., submitted the lower of the
two base bids, for $355,507. Fred
Williams Construction Company,
Waco, sought $449,875.
Mark Brannon of The Brannon
Corporation, Tyler engineering and
urban planning firm, together with
engineers from the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department had estimated
that this initial stage of the project
would cost around $325,000. This
would include the pool complex, a
parking area, a road entrance to the
parking facilities, and a fence
around the pool.
Kirk R. Bynum, a project engineer
with the Brannon Corporation, told
Council members Thuraday evening,
Aug. 9, at City Hall that he would
have preferred to have received at
least three bids on the work. The
Council accepted his suggestion that
Mark Brannon, then out of town,
review the bids before the Council
considered awarding a contract.
Bynum, responding to a question
from Mayor W. Paul Hollingsworth,
said that he did not know why only
two bids had been submitted. He
said that some of the firms might
have been experiencing a heavy
work load and might have decided
not to travel to Clifton for a project.
While Bynum had “no qualms"
about the low bidder, he would have
preferred that more than two bids
had been received, he explained. He
noted that both bids were good for
30 days.
Hie project would be financed
through a three-year matching fund
grant obtained through the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department last
year and expiring in 1992. Under
tiie program, the state will supply
one-half the cost and the city will
pay the remainder.
The city, however, receives credit
for labor and materials supplied, as
well as money. After the initial
lias, two - bedell and Walnut
Springs - were on the negative end
V'.S'Swn rebatwl UU.
month, Clifton led the way with
$21357.06, compared to $18,660.10
rebated to Clifton last August (a
17 JO prevent difference), resulting
in a to-date 1990 rebate figure of
$116,734.46, which compares to
$104339.99 in 1969, an 11.35 per-
cent increase.
Mreidian received an August
1990 payment of $4,995.30, Valley
Mills $3,240.78, Walnut Springs
$1366.89, Morgan $1,106.73, Cran-
ftlla Gap $1,068.57, and Iredell
$837.29.
Bosque’s county government also
showed an increase in rebate
revenue, receiving a net payment in
August of $21374.69, up 6.46 per
cent over laat August’s rebate of
$20,640.73. This resulted in a to-
date total of $123,907.35 for 1990.
up 10.93 over the cumulative 1989
to-date reading of $111,702.70.
Statewide, cities received $135
million in August, an 11 prevent in-
crease over last August’s checks,
which results in an 8 percent in-
crease over laat year’s total pay-
ments at this time.
Rebate checks to counties totaled
$13 million this month for an 18
t’s checks reflect taxes col
[ on June sales and reported in
First Security State Bank
Opens Clifton Branch Office
CLIFTON - First Security State
Bulk of Crenfills Gap officially
opened its Clifton branch office at
1115 West 5th Street last week, fol-
lowing completion of a temporary
building which will house the facil-
ity while a permanent structure is
constructed adjacent to it
Branch manager and assistant
vice-president of First Security is
Tom Henderson, who will be at the
Clifton branch. In charge of teller
sendees locally will be Melissa
Latham of Turneraville and Rita
Hanson of CranfiUs Gap.
Henderson said that the new
branch office will enable persons
banking at any First Security facil-
ity to make deposits at any of the
four locations. “For instance, if you
have an account at our Iredell
branch, you cam make a deposit in
Clifton,” he said.
The Clifton facility is complete
with s night depository and drive-in
window.
“We offer full-service banking,”
stages of the project are completed,
such additional touches as landscap-
ing and a walking trail will be
started.
The Council unanimously ap-
proved Alderman Brent Powers' mo-
tion, seconded by Alderman Ron
Turner, to table the matter. When
the Council hears from Mark Bran-
non, it is expected to reopen the topic
for action.
Instrument Approach
Council members viewed a color
slide presentation on a proposed non-
directional beacon antenna for the
municipal airport but took no action
on the matter. The object would be
to facilitate an instrument approach
to the flying field by pilots.
Charles P. Crossno of C.P. Cross-
no A Associates, Dallas consulting
engineering firm, made the presen-
tation. Also in attendance were Tim
Talley, owner of Clifton Aero and
municipal airport manager, and Dr.
Mark R. Campbell of Clifton, who pi-
lots his own plane.
Crosano, who told the Council that
he has had 30 years’ experience in
his field, said that the Federal Aer-
onautics Authority always checks to
make sure that any proposed ap-
proach is free of obstacles to a safe
landing.
If an antenna is situated on airport
property, a 350-foot clearance must
be provided If the antenna is not on
airfield land, three must be a
300-foot clearance, he said.
Crossno maintained that airports
geared to encourage instrument ap-
proach are more attractive to
prospective users from a business
standpoint. Crosano estimated that
paper work preparatory to undertak-
ing the project would cost $1,000.
Dr. Campbell noted that there
would also be the expenses of a
transmitter, hardware, a structure
8m COUNCIL, Page BA
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