The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, February 28, 1964 Page: 10 of 14
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fHE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Springs, Texas Friday, February 28, 196*.
WITH COURTHOUSE BOND ISSUE
Tax Assessments Increase
Not Planned, Kitts Says
County Judge . It. Kitts!after 196,7, when the county I Demolition of the old build-
declared Wednesday afternoon will start receiving approxi- ing with its hig granite blocks
no general increase in tax as- inately $37,000 annually now would be quite expensive, he
sessments is being considered going to retire the last of a j added.
in connection with the propos-( 1929 ix>ad bond issue. ! The program adopted by the
ed $500,000 courthouse bond Continuation of the prevail-j c o u n t y commissioners court
issue. ing gradual i n crease in the j calls for construction of a new
It previously had been an- county's total assessed valua- j three-storv county office build-
nounced that due to constitu- tion also is counted upon as a ing adjoining the courthouse
tional limitation the county’s relieving factor in the longer) on the east,
tax rate could not be raised as: range financial picture. j The 92 by' 40-foot structure
a means of financing the in-j Hurt explained bond require-[would be built of reinforced
debtedness. I ments will take approximately j concrete with red sandstone
The bond question will be j 20 cents of the county’s pres- j and Texas granite touches udd-
placed before county votei-s at i sent 80-cent general tax levy | ed to fie its decorative scheme
a special election March 10. after payments on principal into that of the old courthouse.
Official Notice Friday start in 1908. j Face brick also would be used.
The official election notice1 He credited three influences ! Three Unit. Would Go
will be published in The News* with making it possible for the j The present jail and county
Telegram Friday and Feb. 28 county to assume the additional j annex buildings would be torn
and in the Hopkins C o u n t y > cost load under prevailing cir-j down, as would the structure
Echo Feb 28 jcumstances. j to the east which formerly
Judge Kitts’ statement on I Almost Out of Debt I housed the Myre Safety Sta-
valuation policy came in re-' One is t,e lact that the lion. All are owned by the
sponse to a reporter’s question.county is virtually out of debt, county.
' are not considering a Only bonds outstanding are the I Plans call for the new build-
blanket reeval nation at all,” he I s e 1 f-liquidating road issue, j ing to he set back from Jef-
s a ill "Adjustments will be "'hich will be down to $70,000 i ferson Street far enough to al-
iunde from year to year in in-: after April 1. | low head-in parking and to pro-
dividual cases just as we have The second is the organiza- j vide a yard that can be plant-
leen doing in the past.” , tion of the Hopkins County j ed with trees and flowers.
Although only interest pay- Hospital District, w h i c h took j Some parking for courthouse
meiit< are contemplated on the over Memorial Hospital and its employes will be provided on
boiui< until 19t>8, approval of remaining indebtedness from! the south side of the building,
the issue will * put a tight Hie county. | Extensive remodeling and
ueezi on countv finance.- The third is the approaching j renovation of the present court
until that time.
County Auditor Ben Wood
and C. N. Burt, Dallas bond | *be roa^ bonds,
dealer who is serving as finan- fhe county s assessed valu-
cia! adviser to the commission- aHon has increased 12.7 per
cis court on the question, j cent during the last ten years,
agreed that negotiating the gapKro_m $15,286,900 in 1953 to
will “take a lot of trimming of $17,511,890 this year.
availability of the state ga»o- ! house are included in the proj-
line tax revenue now going into i ect. New heating and air con-
ditioning equipment for the en-
tire complex would he installed
in the basement.
Letters From
Readers
SAVES LIFE — SFC (Ret.) Ray D. Owens (left), receives the President's medal from
the National Safety Council for saving a human life. Brig. Gen. Edwin A. Machen, Jr.,
deputy Fort Cordon couianding general, makes the presentation. (U. S. Army Photo).
tile budget.'’
Relief After 1967
The squeeze will be eased
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Furniture Upholstery—
Refinishing
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Jefferson and Jackson Sts.
Phone 5-4747
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We Give “S&H” Green Stamp*
Electricians-—
Electrical Contractors—
Repairs, Etc.
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A. J. BRANON, Owner
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i Commercial Refrigeration |
Air Conditioning
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Dial 5-2524
630 North Davis Street
Burt pointed out that con-
tinued increase at this rate
would reduce the proportion of
the tax late required for the
bonds.
Faster Pace Possible
Oil development and heavy
construction might result in a
mure rapid expansion, he added.
Burt estimated that if the
bonds were to be placed on the
in a r k e t now, they probably
could sold at an interest rate
of 3®s per cent.
Maximum interest authorized
in the election question is 4\
per cent. The maximum matur-
ity period would be 30 years.
Burt said the schedule mils
for the bonds to be paid off in
27 years following the start in
1968 with a 15-year call option.
Judge Kitts assured admirers
of the old courthouse, which
was built in 1894, that the
basic structure of the build-
ing would he left unchanged
under the new program.
All-New Cost High
He also pointed out for the
Main entrances to the new
building would he located on
the north and south sides of a
three-story connecting lobby
between the two structures. A
separate entrance near the east
end of the new building is de-
signed primarily for use of the
sheriff’s department in taking
prisoners in and out of the
building.
The jail and caretakers’ quar-
ters would be located on the
third floor of the new build-
ing. Provision is made for 31
prisoners. Separation for men,
juvenile and women prisoners
will be provided, along with a
padded cell for temporary con-
finement of violent mental
cases. The jail will have its
own elevator.
Former Citizen Cited
For Saving Man's Life
Fort fiord on, fia.,—The! oral at Fort Gordon, made the | mouth resuscitation was begun
prompt and skillful action of presentation to Sgt. O w e n s, | and continued for about 30
SFC (Ret.) Ray I). Owens that who was noncommissioned of- minutes until Col. Wolfe staxt-
resulted in a man’s life being | fioer in charge of the recrea-
saved whs recognized at Fort | tion area at the time of the
Mrs. Willeford
Succumbs Here
Mrs. Betty Sue Willeford,
67, 434 Van Sickle, died early
Friday at a Terrell hospital.
Funeral services were held
Gordon last week by the Na-
tional Safety Council.
Sgt. O w o n s received the
President’s Medal, the only
award given by the council for
saving a human life, fpr apply-
ing mouth-to-mouth resuscita-
tion to Col. (Ret.) Raymond O.
Wolfe last April near the Fort
Gordon Recreation Area at
Clark Hill a n d restored his
breathing.
Brig. Gen. Edwin A. Machen
Jr., deputy commanding gen-
Misctllaneous Service
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SUPERWELD
A new and improved method
of repairing cracks in motor
blocks, cylinded heads and
jtlier metal castings without
the use of heat.
Guaranteed Motor Block
Welding.
J. L. BUCHANAN
N. Jackson at Cooper Highway
Phone 5-4306
benefit of those who think an at 2 p. m. Sunday at the Mur-
entirely new courthouse should vay-Orwosky Funeral Home
he built that the minimum cost chapel. Bayless Evans officiat-
of such a structure has been i ing. Burial was in t h e I.ib-
estimated at $750,000. erty cemetery.
Mrs. Willeford was born
May 28, 1896, in Tennessee,
the daughter of J. P. and Mary
Sorrells Scott.
Survivors include li e r hus-
band, (' B. Willeford; two sons,
Louis Willeford of Dallas and
D. M. Willeford of Henderson;
a daughter, Mrs. Mary Love of
Sulphur Springs; a sister. Mrs.
Fannie G n f f o r d of Sulphur
Springs; six grandchildren, and
three great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Willeford was a mem-
FLOmiEDI
SHOES
TFL Elevates
Two Officials
To Top Posts
Two Texas Power & Light
Companv officials have been . . . , ____ , ...
. .. . . ,, jumped in and came up with
elevated to top posts by the pTl,0„ him «..t nf
TP&L board of directors, W
near drowning.
The President’s Medal is
granted only for successful re-
suscitation by approved manual
methods to victims of accidents
resulting in prolonged suspen-
sion of voluntary or natural
breathing. In the 36 years that
the medal has been in exist-
ence, only 2,414 have received
it.
Relating the circumstances
of the accident Owens said,
“As we were about to close
the PX for the day, Mrs.
Wolfe, who had been waiting
on the dock for her husband,
came running in and shouted
that her husband was in the
water and was going under.
“Pvt. Robert J. R o y and
Pvt. Leslie Kennak were in the
building with me, and we ran
out together. Rennak dived in
with his clothes on but couldn’t
find the colonel. Then Roy
his breathing.”
It was then that mouth-to-
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her of the B o n a n z a Baptist eran employee. He succeeds
Church. | George R. Marrs, vice presi
dent and secretary, who retired
recently.
Weatherbee went to work
for TI’&I, in 1940 and has serv-
ed in field construction and ac-
counting and was named as.
sistant treasurer in 1961. He
succeeds A. J. Kleinman, treas-
urer and assistant secretary,
who is retiring hut will remain
with the company as a consult-
ant.
him. They lifted him out of the
... , , . ... water apd 1 pulled him up on
W. Lynch. TP&L president re- * Th WBS no of
ported. 1
J. F. Skelton was named
vice president and secretary of
the company and II. O. Weath-
erbee, Jr., was named treasur-
er mid assistant secretary at a
meeting in Dallas. Skelton was
assistant secretary and Weath-
erbee was assistant treasurer
prior to the promotions.
Skelton is a former district
and division manager for the
company and is a 27-year vot-
ed to breathe. After that he
was taken to the U. S. Army
Hospital on post and received
oxygen.
Upon careful investigation
of the accident, William W.
Daughtrey, Fort Gordon safe-
ty director, said there appear-
ed to be no doubt that the vic-
tim would have died had not
Sgt. Owens and Pvts. Roy and
Rennak acted with dispatch in
bringing him from the water
and applying artifical respira-
tion.
Sgt. Owens retired at Fort
Gordon on Jan. 1 last year
after 21 years service.
Originally from Sulphur
Springs, Texas, he and his wife,
the former Miss Jean Ray, also
of Sulphur Springs, live on
Fairview Drive, Harlem, Ga.
They have three sons: Gary,
21, now residing in Oklahoma,
and Johnny, 17, and Richard,
15, both students at Harlem
High School.
Mrs. Owens parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hubert Ray, live at 330
Weaver Drive, Sulphur Springs.
Try a Want Ad for Results
< Kasdan at Tha N*w»-To)»*rmin Ml
ofsad la write thslr vtewa on tlmatj
quastiooa far publication. Lattars mm*
bo aatiflut to S00 worda or Ian and
moat bo aubloat to editing. Namn and
addrann of authors arc raeuirsd. Ho
terai daasaad libelous or abusive Is
ba* rod. aa are rsllalsiw discussions and
poetry. No nor* than throe letters a
rear will be aotapted from any indi-
vidual writer. |
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WE WANT BETTER ROADS’
To The News-Telegram: I
also- like your comment on our
county government, but we
need more red-blooded Ameri-
cana to help put it over. I cer-
ateflnly agree with Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Tillery from Saltillo on
their fine letter.
We have lived in Precinct
1 for CO years on clny soil
and have never been able to
get anything else. We wish
someone who lives on pave-
ment and doesn’t stop to give
it even a thought would give
them (the roads) a try after a
big rain. What would we do
in case of an emergency?
I also agree with Harold
Arnold when he told the Cham-
ber of Commerce that the peo-
ple in Sulphur Springs lacked
houpitality and cooperation to
country citizens to get us to
come into town to do our
shopping. That is true when
we feel like all we are
about is what money we cj
give in to our town. But
we are not shown we i|
worthy of anything else.
We have lots of fries
there and would like to see
town grow and build what the!
need, but we are eagerly waif
ing to hear our time has con
to get what we have bee^
waiting for so long — a goo
road, one wo can travel any
time we have need and desire
to do so in t i ni e of need.]
Thanks to you and your staff
for your good work. —- MRS.I
LUCILLE STEWART, Route]
1, Brashear, lexas.
Public School
Week Programs
Planned Here
Texas Public School Week
will be observed in all Sulphur
Springs schools next week.
Jack F. Gibson, superintend-
ent of schools, said the pro-
gram will follow customary
lines with night open house
events at each school at which
parents will meet their chil-
drens teachers and inspect
their work exhibits. Visits by
parents to home rooms also
will be encouraged.
A detailed program of the
week’s activities will be an-
nounced in the next few day*.
ONE
will get you
QOOQ
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provides four kinds of protection-
home) contents, theft, liability—and
costs up to 25% less than four sepa-
rate policies! So call about it today I
Brice Insurance
209 Church St.
Phone: 885-4760
r •stoat
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Homs Office: Bloomington, Illinois
Mrs. Champion's
Rites Conducted
Since most men
have as sharp an eye for value
as for style, Florsheims at
$19.95 continue to be favored-
even over lower-priced shoes.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Bertha Champion, Route 5,
wore held Friday afternoon at
the Shirley Methodist Church.
Mrs. Champion died shortly
after noon Thursday at Me-
morial Hospital at the age of
69.
She was born Nov. 26, 1894,
in Van Zandt County, the
j daughter of S. M. and Addie
I Board Burnett. She married
I Jeff H. Champion at Wills
Point in 1914.
City Appoints
Acting Official
Professional Cards j ^
Mrs. Y'aden Richey, an cm-
, , , , , , , ploye in the business office
Survivors include her hus-1 for th, ciVy of Sulphur Springs
for the past 5V» years. Thurs-
day was named acting City Sec-
retary, acording to City Man-
ager Carl Riehn.
Mrs. Richey's most recent
band; two daughters, Mrs. A.
E. Rawls of Route 5 ahd Mrs.
T. R. Denver of Route 2.
Winnsboro: eight grandchil-
dren; a sister. Mrs. T. E.
M. C. BAILEY
abstracts
REAL ESTATE. INSURANCE
The oldest abstract and real
istate firm in Hopkins County
Since 1911
Phone 5-3551 I
Carnes of Wills Point; and duties have been in the tax de-
throe brothers, Irving Burnett) partmsnt with the city. I'ru-
<>f Wfi's Point and Elmer and | iously she worked with water
Sam Burnett of Terrell. j department records.
Funeral services were eon-
ducted by the Rev. Leslie Sey- ~
more and the Rev. Don Hat- Stubbs, Janies Birchfield, J.
ley. Burial was in the Liberty W. Ragan, Voarel Miller, Olon
cemetery
Pallbearers were L. II. Ra-
Douglas and Kenneth Wood.
The Tapp Funeral Homo was
gan, Roby Griffin, Allen in charge of arrangements.
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Frailey, F. W. & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, February 28, 1964, newspaper, February 28, 1964; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth823272/m1/10/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.