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TRIBUNE
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Serving Bartktt & Holland
Bartlett Texas 76511 Thursday March 22 1979
VOLUME 92 NUMBER 23
22 Pages In 2 Sections
817-527-4424
FIFTEEN CENTS
PROGRESS
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Bartlett City Council Renews
Contract With Brazos Electric
A ten-year renewal contract with Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc. for
continued service with the City of Bartlett was signed by the Bartlett City Council when
they met Monday night for their regular monthly meeting. Present to present the
renewal contract to the councilmcn was John Ethridgc of Brazos Electric
Mayor Bobby Hill reported that Tolly Moore Bell County tax assessor and collector
would be with the council at a later date to discuss the possibility of the county's
collecting the city taxes.
Also meeting with the council to discuss the costs of getting water sewer and
electricity to this new home site was VY. A. Meissncr. Various questions on city building
codes and city ordinances were discussed.
Several bids were opened for the proposed city utility building with the bid awarded
to David Kurtz of David Built Feeders and Steel Buildings of Waco. Kurtzs' bid for a
forty by eighty enclosed utility building was for $3.50 a square foot or $1 1 200.00 plus one
overhead door.
Mike Williams Utility Superintendent reported that he is looking for a replacement
for Fcdil Carranza. He also reported that sonic water mains have been repaired and
several water meters have been changed out. They have also cut and picked up many
tree limbs and repaired street lights he reported. Williams said some new street lights
were installed in Happy Hollow and the crew did a lot of gravel and street repair. He
reported that Jessie Ray Bcshcars Jr. and Roy Collins are new employees In this
department.
Councilmcn also adopted a new standby policy for weekends.
In other business the garbage pick up in the Schwcrtncr community was discussed.
After a discussion councilmcn voted to offer this service to Schwcrtncr on a trial basis
provided that Schwertncr bring their trailer of garbage in bags to Bartlett for tran-
sport by the City to the landfill. The garbage must be in Bartlett by 12 noon on Thur-
sdays and the charge will be $50.00 per the City's load.
Mayor Bobby Hill appointed a committee composed of Dr. Ralph Clcarmnn Norman
Langc nnd Joe Cavanaugh to review the vacation and sick pay policies of city em-
ployees. They were requested to have an updating of these policies to present to the
Council at the next meeting.
Bills were paid and balances reviewed before the meeting adjourned.
GETTING THE GRILL HOT Rev. Tony Hargrove
pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Bartlett
and Clarence Marchack arc pictured getting the cooking
grill ready in preparation for the annual Methodist
Pancake Supper which will be held Tuesday night March
27 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the church. Tickets arc $2.00
for adults and $1.00 for children 10 and under and can be
purchased from any member of the Methodist Church.
Rev. Hargrove says the ticket is good for all the pancakes
a person en n ca t. Proceeds from the supper will go towa rd
ministry work.
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'Texas Operaland'
-Plans Complete
TALENT SHOW JUDGES Bartlstt High School teacher James C. Jones Supt. of
Schools Archie Scott BUS teacher Mrs. Clarence Fischer nnd Bartlett Mayor Bobby
Hill served as Judges for the junior class talent show which was held at the Bartlett
Town Hall Friday night. For additional pictures covering the talent show turn to page
7.
Lightening Strikes ia8fler
Stroud Home
During the severe thunder-
storm Monday afternoon
lightening struck a CB anten-
na on the roof of the Joe
Stroud home causing fire to
shoot from the TV set and
smoke in the kitchen accor-
ding to Holland Fire Chief
Coleman Bcnner.
Bcnncr said Holland
Firemen answered the call to
the Stroud home which is
located about 5 miles cast of
Holland on the Vilas road
about 4:00 p.m. Monday
afternoon.
The Holland Fire Chief
said Mrs. Stroud was at home
at the time the lightening
struck and she was dunging
channels on the TV when
flames shot out from the
television set about four feet.
According to Benner Mrs.
Stroud then turned around
and saw smoke coming from
her kitchen around the hood
ventilator above her kitchen
stove.
Mrs. Stroud then went
to the garage to get her
pickup outside and found that
the bolt of lightening had
knocked out the electric eye
for her automatic garage
door opener also.
Chief Bcnncr did not place
an cs'timatc on the damage
done by the lightening bolt to
the Stroud home.
rCorn Festival
To Be Selected
Q
ueen
The Holland Corn Festival
committee met last week and
plans arc underway for n
contest to be held on April
6th to select a queen and
duchesses to reign at the
June ICth Corn Festival.
Any young lady In the
Holland area who would like
to enter to contest may pick
up an entry blank at the
Holland High School.
Contestants must be from
the Holland School district.
They must be single sixteen
years of age by June 16 1979
and not over 21 years of age.
Contestants who enter must
participate in Corn Festival
activities from Uie time of the
contest through the day of the
Corn Festival. One con-
Holland Ballot
Drawing Held
A drawing for ballot order
in the Holland School Trustee
election gave candidate
Phillip Morris first place on
the April 7 ballot.
Incumbent Wilson S
Johnson will be listed second
followed by incumbent Curtis
Wolf third.
Election will be for a three
year term. The voting will be
held at the Kuhlman Civic
Center on the first Saturday
in April
testant will be chosen as
Queen on Friday evening
April 6 1979 at the Holland
School Cafetorium. Con-
testants will be chosen by
Judges as the Master of
Ceremonies asks each
contestant questions in-
dividually. Contestants having any
questions may call Darwin
(Monk) Ivicic at 657-2678.
Garden Club
Plans Annual
Flower Show
The Cornelia Wilson
Garden Club of Bartlett will
sponsor its 31st Annual
Flower Show on Monday
April 19th at the Town Hall
in Bartlett Hours will be
from 3 to 6 p.m.
Admission is free with
donations to be accepted.
The public is cordially
invited to attend.
Attend Meeting
Hollnnd SPJST Lodge
officers Ricky Benner D.I
Bohac Clifton Martinets
and Alvin Martinets attended
a District II SPJST Local
Officers Workshop which
was held Jn Taylor last
Saturday March 17.
Works of frontier explorer-
artists arc featured In an
American Western Art
exhibition opening this week
at Laguna Gloria at First
Federal In downtown Austin.
See story in today's
"Spotlight."
Easter Seal
Drive Set
Thursday
Bartlett FHA-HERO
Chapter will sponsor a door-to-door
drive for Easter Seal
donations on Thursday
March 22.
Members will canvass both
the residential and business
district of town between the
hours of 4 and 9 p.m.
Donations will be sent to
the Bell County
Rehabilitation Center in
Temple.
J. E. Moore sponsor of the "Texas Operaland" told
members of the Bartlett Chamber of Commerce land
Thursday that plans have been completed for the first perfor-
mance of that musical event on April 7.
The chamber met for Its regular meeting during the noon
hour for a dutch treat luncheon at the City Lounge.
Moore announced that the site for the performance had
been moved from the Town Hall to a one-block section of Bell
Street in order to provide more space to accomodate those
who attend. Bell Street will be roped off from Hi way 95 west
one block.
"Among the groups (to perform) at least three have
recordings out" Moore said
He indicated that performers would come from San An-
tonio Houston Austin taxington Lcandcr and various
outlier towns throughout Texas.
Chamber President Randy Schwcrtncr und Bartlett Mayor
Bobby Hill will be on hand for the first performance of the
"JcxnHOpernlaMl.!whlch.wUl get underway at 7:00 p.m.on
April 7. '
In another matter Bartlett Mayor Bobby Hill said that
representatives of the State Historical Commission would be
in Bartlett March 19 to consider listing the city in the State
Register as an historical city.
The city will have to fill out application papers before a
determination can be made by the Commission. The Mayor
sounded hopeful that Bartlett would qualify.
Raymond Lenz vice-president of the chamber reported
that a net amount of $1R9.R8 had been received from tills
year's Chamber Banquet held last February. 15. He also
reported a bank balance of $2242.24.
The possibility of printing a promotional brochure for
Bartlett was discussed. The Chamber decided to do further
research on the matter.
Chamber members voted to give Float Chairman Ray
Janke authority to appoint a committee to decide which
parades the Chamber float will enter this year Repair work
on the float was briefly discussed.
Chnmbcr members decided to continue meeting nt the City
Lounge for n dutch-treat lunch as their regular meeting.
Those in attendance at Thursday's meeting were J. E.
Moore Dave Martinez Rnndy Schwcrtncr Victor Mnrek
John Voight Maurice Steglich Bobby Hill Robert Ford Sr.
Rany Janke Bill Owen Rev. Tony Hargrove Raymond
Lenz Doug Thaler Archie Scott and Ronnie Pcrsky.
Bogan To Speak
At Holland Church
Holland School Trustees
Rehire Present Teachers
All employees were rehired in a lengthy session of the Holland School Trustees last
March 14. The group met at the high school library in Holland.
Those who work under Title programs were rehired subject to funding.
Superintendent Wcldon Bowman spoke out against tax legislation now being con-
sidered by the Texas Legislature. First he said the bill under consideration would give
the State authority to review local tax assessment ratios and districts with assessments
deemed too low would receive less State aid. Secondly he said that districts which have
been taxing personal property will be penalized under the proposed legislation because
the new measure would eliminate taxing of most personal properly without any
reimbursement from the Stale. Reimbursement would come only for real estate tax
losses. He said the amount of money Involved In the Holland district might be in the
range of twenty to thirty thousand dollars.
Driver's education fees for this year were set at fifty dollars per student after a
general discussion of the driver's education program. Superintendent Bowman
estimated that the program would cost the school about sixty dollars per student. About
25 students arc expected to enroll this year.
The Trustees took action to Institute a course In Agricultural Mct'nanics beginning
next fall. It would be a two hour course offered for senior students aimed at teaching
them general mechanical skills. Most of the funding for the course would come from
the State perhaps as much as 90 to 95 cents on the dollar. The course will be taught by
Vocational Agriculture instructor Joe Warner Lilcs.
In other business the Board discussed the need for repair of the roof on the high
school building.
"We need to advertise for bids and get this roof put on this summer" Superintendent
Bowman advised the Board.
Trustee Terry Bertrand asked for a progress report on tax collections. Bowman
replied that some $118000 had been received so far which is close to the $120000 that
was budgeted.
The Board seemed to agree on the necessity of replacing the roof and taking action to
do so before summer.
The annual Junior - Senior Banquet was discussed by the Board. The Junior Class
requested that no dance be held this year but Instead that the participants have a
dinner and program at some location other than the school. Board members had no
objection to the change.
Superintendent Bowman gave a brief report on the school athletic program.
"We've had some requests for baseball" he said. "But I don't sec any way we could
put baseball in with what we're already doing. We just haven't time with all the other
activities we've got going on."
Bowman said the breakfast program might be made optional.
"If they make it optional then I think it should be made to pay lis way" he com-
mented. He said the lunchroom fund will have a hard time coming out at the end of the year
because of the breakfast program.
On another subject a discussion of grass mowing and grounds maintenance was
held. The possibility of purchasing a tractor and mower was proposed.
"I still say its cheaper to have it done" Trustee Curtis Wolf said. Superintendent
Bowman expressed reservations about the safety factor should the school decide to
purchase its own equipment.
Bowman said he would check with the City about the possibility of their help with
mowing. No action was taken.
The Board postponed setting a date for the spring Board Faculty Dinner.
A report by the Textbook Committee was adopted without comment.
Bills were approved and paid.
Absentee Voting Underway
For Bartlett Elections
Absentee voting for the
Bartlett City election and
school board began Monday
and will continue thru April
3.
Mrs. Riln Fischer is absen-
tee voting clerk for the city
election. Absentee votes may
be cast nt the City Hall
between the hours of 0 a.m. to
5 p.m.
Mrs. Mary McBay Is ab
sentee
school
voting clerk for the
election with votes
cast at the administrative
office of Bartlett High School
between the hours of 8 a.m.
and 4 p.m.
Three candidates have
filed for two scats on the
Bartlett City Council.
Filing for the two places
arc incumbent Norman
Langc Robert C. (Bob) Ford
Jr. and Frank Waggoner.
Three candidates have
filed for the two three-year
terms on the Bartlett School
Board and three candidates
have filed for the one year
unexpired term of Marcus
Lindcmann.
Candidates filing for the
two three year terms arc
incumbent Rita Fischer
incumbent Don Thaler and
Carolyn Sue Mummcy.
Candidates filing for the
one year unexpired term arc
W.A. (Sonny) Meissncr
Jerome Mcrtz and John
Gilmorc.
Election date is April 7th.
County Agent Speaks To Farmers
William (Slick) Bogan will
be guest speaker at the First
Baptist Church in Holland
Sunday March 25.
Slick Bogan an ex-car cer
Marine Corps Scrgant lives
in Grand Prairie. He is now
an employee of American
Airlines and a Lay Preacher.
He will be sharing his
testimony of his conversion
to Christ during the Sunday
School hour and will be
preaching at the morning and
evening services Sunday In
Holland.
Evening services begin at 5
p.m. and the public is cor-
dially Invited to attend.
When it comes to hay
production "tonnage Is not
the name of the game" Bell
County Extension Agent
James Davis told members
of the Bartlctt-Holland
Young Farmers at their
regular meeting Monday
night in Holland.
Davis explained that
protein content is much more
important than tonnage and
that protein can vary widely.
When buying hay the only
way to be sure of the protein
content is to test it.
Feeding a hay low in
protein may force a farmer
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to purchase additional
protein supplement
resulting in higher costs.
Where high protein hay is
available a farmer may
actually waste money be
feeding additional protein
supplement.
Davis said that maturity
can have an important effect
on the amount of protein in a
bale of hay. Hay which is
allowed to stay in the field
beyond maturity will have a
lower protein value for each
successive day it stands in
the field.
"The key is a good
management program
Davis concluded. He said
good qulaity hay requires 40
pounds of nitrogen fertilizer
per acre per ton of hay to be
harvested.
Davis cited figures to
show that low-protein hay
can be costly He said the
cost of feeding a 1000 pound
lactatlng cow with hay
selling at $1.20 per bale would
be 27 cents a day if the hay
has a protein content of 13
percent. But if 8 percent
protein hay were used the
cost would jump to 44 cents a
day assuming protein
requirements of the cow are
met. With G.5 percent protein
hay the cost goes to 54 cents
a day
Anyone interested in anal-
yzing their hay to determine
protein content can contact
the County Agent's office In
Belton. Samples are sent to
Texas A&M University for
analysis. A small fee is
charged for the service but
Davis considers it wellworth
the cost.
A short business meeting
was held after the program.
The chapter discussed
short courses available for
1979-80 and decided to sign up
for a short course In Hor-
ticulture as a first choice.
The course would be held In
October 1979. Farm Elec-
trical Wiring and Beef
Production were listed as
alternate choices.
The group also briefly
discussed the Holland Corn
Festival the "Texas
Operaland" musical
presentation to be held in
Bartlett April 7 and plans for
next month's meeting.
The Young Farmers met at
tne Baker Agriculture
Building in Holland.
Butler To Attend
TSTA Convention
BARTLETT NHS CEREMONY Nine new members
were inducted into the National Honors Society at Bartlett
High School in initiation ceremonies held last Thursday
morning. Pictured above is first row left to right Brenda
Bunte Sharon Hill Cynthia Lange Monica Wolbrueck
Sandra Smith and Donna Thaler Back row left to right
are NHS sponsor Joe L. Butler Rob Ford Andrew Lin-
dcmann Bryon Hicks Barnie Luna Timothy Vrabel and
Felipe Guardiola. Thaler Smith Luna and Lin-
dcmann are hold-over members of the society All the rest
are newly installed.
Joe L. Butler Bartlett High
School English teacher wil!
be spending three days in
Houston this week as a
delegate to the Texas State
Teachers Association's 100th
Annual Convention. Mr
Butler la representing Uie
local teachers in Troy
Holland Salado Rogers
Academy and Bartlett who
are members of TSTA's local
association the Bell County
Local Unit TSTA
President Virginia Allred
Stacey will preside over the
General Session and. the
TSTA House of Delegates.
The TSTA state House of
Delegates is the
Association's highest
governing body and it sets
policy which charts the
course to be followed by the
association during future
years. Critical Issues
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