Burleson Dispatcher (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 1, 1964 Page: 1 of 8
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Number 17
Burleson, Johnson County, Texas — April 1, 1964
Volume 5
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
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SCHOOL TRUSTEE ELECTION
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400 Children Turn Out For
Jaycee Easter Egg Hunt
An overflow crowd of 4001
children attended the second ,
annual Easter Egg Hunt
the Burleson Jaycees.
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DR. WALLACE GRAVES.
Aiaiitant to the President
at TWC wa« principal speak-
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Fraiier Elementary.
Photo by Ronnie Hughes
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JIMMY ROGERS gave
dedication address al
Frazier Elementary school.
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second, and third place bands
after all bands have played Fri-
day night. This will be the first
time that a contest of this na-
ture has been held in Burleson,
and if affords everyone an op-
portunity to see a band contest
first hand. Contest Chairman is
E. R. Griffin, local Band Di-
rector and student coordinator
for the event is Elaine Gordon.
The first band is scheduled
to play at 7:30 p.m.. then
•bands will play every fifteen
minutes, playing three selec-
tions each, and should afford
an evening of enjoyment for
those who attend.
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with twm men on.
The Elks met Eastern Hills
Tuesday, March 31 on the lo-
cal diamond. Game time will
opened
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with a
Tuesday afternoon
the Elk’s home field The
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BURLESON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
In reference to the question for the
answer to classroom needs, as was presented
to the public in the March 18, 1964 issue of
The Burleson Dispatcher, we respectfully pre-
sent to you the following information for
your review and consideration in weighing
the performance of the present School Board.
QUESTION: Why did the School Board
elect to spend approximately $185,000.00 to
acquire ten (10) classrooms by building the
new elementary school instead of adding on-
Mound Elementary School to acquire equal
classroom space at a cost of approximately
$82,000.00?
ANSWER: We cannot answer this ques-
tion because we cannot conceive responsible
people making such a decision under the
present financial condition of our School Dis-
trict.
QUESTION: How
of $161,166.00, as
18, 1964 issue
arrived at as
officers for the ensuing year will
important matters that will come
meeting. All parents that will have boys on
ridge got the first single off
EDDIE GRIFFIN. Burleton Band Director, got the first call to duty when the Fort Worth
Lion* Club Band gave a concert recently at the high »chool. Thair director could not
come *o Eddie wa* called upon to direct part of the number*. Other member, of the band
.1.0 directed during th. concirl. ?>”»“» Runnle Hu*he*
Tarleton State College Band
To Give Performance Here
Tin Tarleton State Coll ge Band, under direction of
John R. Giorando, will include Burleson on its annual spring
The band will perform at the High School at
1 :30 p.m., Monday, April 6.
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children in the sixth grade.
Contributions to the Easter
Egg Hunt were made to the
Jaycees from F & M State
Bank, Hilley’s Pharmacy, and
Mott’s.
The Easter Egg Hunt had a
great increase in the number
of children participating this
year as compared to last year’s
hunt. The Jaycees are making
plans to more than double the
number of eggs to be hid next
year.
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Polls will open at 7 a m. and
dose at 7 p.m. next Saturday
in the school trustee election.
The election will be held at
the Nola Dunn elementary
school cafeteria building, which ,
is the same place it has been .
held for years.
This year’s election should
bling out a large number of
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Graduation Edition, Honoring Seniors, April 29
Honoring the graduation ('lass of 1964, The Dispatcher will print a
supplementary edition April 29 carrying pictures and antecedent infor-
mation about each senior
Merchants will be asked to join m extending their congratulations,
and offering gift suggestions __
ANSWER: Yes, they were so informed.
QUESTION: Then why is the proposal
of temporary portable classrooms being con-
sidered?
ANSWER: We are at a loss to know
when the School Board will deem it neces-
sary to utilize these cafetorium spaces by
adding on additional classrooms to round out
and make a complete unit at these two faci-
llities.
QUESTION: Due to the fact that the
Junior High Principal has been transferred
to Nola Dunn Elementary School, will there
continue to be an elementary school on the
southeast side of Highway 174 as promised
by the present Board of Education?
ANSWER: ? ? ? ? ?
In referring to the old saying, you must
pay the fiddler if you dance” as quoted in
the March 18, 1964 issue of The Burleson
Dispatcher. Yes, the people of the Burleson
Independent School District love to dance
and are willing to pay the fiddler from the
standpoint of schools. Their records show
that they have paid and will continue to do
so but in so doing we feel that our school
building program should be a long-range ec-
onomical plan rather than our inadequate
year-to-year program that the present School
Board is advocating and we further believe
the people of this Independent School Dis-
trict would be willing for their children to
carry a sack lunch and be taught in ade-
quate classrooms than study their 3-R s un-
der the shade of a tree and have their
lunch in a fancy cafetorium.
We hope that the people of the Burle-
Independent School District when they
to the polls on April 4, 1964 will see fit
weigh the facts and cast their vote for
three new School Board Members.
Open discussion on these matters is in-
vited if desired.
Respectfully submitted,
Mr. Pat Kendrick and Mr. W. K. Leech
has been manifested. Seven
I names are on the ballot, witiy
three to tie elected. The time
of opening the polls will allow
I many to vote before they go
I to work.
Remember that next Tues-
day, April the 7th another elec-
I tion will be held at the City
Hall, to elect two city council-
voters, as considerable interest 1 men ami a mayor.
Only Ten Absentee Ballots
Cast In School Election
During the afternoon of March 30, Mr. Wel-
don Noe, Absentee Election .Judge, reported to
The Dispatcher that up until that time, only ten
absentee ballots had been cast
He also advised that anyone could cast ab-
sentee votes until Tuesday night
Burleson To Be Site For
Stage Band Contest, April 10
The 1964 Burleson Invita-
tional Stage Band Contest is
to be held in Burleson, at the
Nola Dunn Audtiorium Friday
night, April 10. The public is
invited to attend, and tickets
may be purchased at the door.
Admission will be 25 cents for
students, and 50 cents for a-
dults.
Schools scheduled to compete
are: Northwest, Azle, Mans-
field, Grapevine, Kennedale,
Lake Worth, and Diamond Hill.
All schools will compete in
open class judging, and trophys
will be presented to the first,
Parents Of Pee Wee 95 Pounders To Meet
Parents of the ninty-five pound Pee Wee football
team will meet April 14 at the Burleson Bowl. The meet
ing is called for 7:30 p.m.
Election of new
be among the more
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the team are urged to attend.
Decker started for
and the senior right-
hander gave up 5 hits over the
first 6 innings as he struck out
8. Decker tired in the 7th and
then walks, hit basemen. ami
| errors broke the game open. |
Ron Talley come on for the I
I last two outs ami was charged
I with the last 2 runs.
Tom Reed went all the way
for Eastern Hills and the
southpaw had the Elks baffled
as he threw 5 innings of hit-
less ball. After 2 errors and
| a base-on-balls, Wayne Hoald- he 4 p.m.
Elks Tie
Everman In
Season’s Opener VOTE 7 AM TO 7 PM
Tuesday, March 17 poiis win ((I)en al - H ,n an,j has been mani
The Burleson Elks
their baseball season
the Everman Bulldogs
10-10 tie
on
game was called after 8 inn-
ings because of darkness
Senior Ron Talley started
the mound for Burleson. In go-
ings 5 2/3 innings, Talley gave
up 8 hits, 3 walks, struck out
5 batters, and was responsible
for all 10 runs, of which only
five were earned. Bobby Dec-
ker relieved in the 6th with
two outs and gave up only one
hit and one walk while strik-
I ing out four over the final 2-
11/3 innings.
Opening day jitter
Elks and they spotted Ever-
I man a lead of 7-1 after 2 1/2
innings, but then they took ad-
vantage of Everman miscues
for 6 runs in the 3rd on 3 hits.
The teams’ similarities, in
addition to the score, were
that each had 9 hits, 10 runs,
and 8 errors.
Decker and Talley, both pit-
chers, had a perfect day at the
plate. Decker had a 5 for 5
and Talley a 1 for 1; Decker
had 3 RBI’s and Talley 2
RBI’s. Second baseman Toal
slammed a home run and short-
stop Jimmy Summers slapped
a triple, both hits were from
Watt, the second of two Ever-
man pitchers.
After taking over in the 3rd
inning, Watts, a lefthander, al-
i lowed 3 runs; 1 in the 4th and
2 in the 5th, but over the last
three innings the left-hander
got tough and gave up only
I one scratch hit in the Sth. Ev-
erman scored three runs in the
6th to tie the score after Bur-
leson had gone ahead 10-7 in
the 5th.
EASTERN HILLS
CLOBBERS ELKS 11-1
Monday, March 23
The Burleson Elks were de-
horned hy the Highlander
from Eastern Hills Monday to
the tune of 11-1. The game was
close for 6 innings as the High-
landers led 4-1 after 6, but i
mental lapses and errors broke t
I it open then as they boys from
Fort Worth pushed
iyins on
the 7th.
Bobby
Burleson
was the reported cost
mentioned in the March
of The Burleson Dispatcher,
a completed cost of the new
elementary school?
ANSWER: We feel that the cost of total
construction, land and architectural fees and
this does not include cost of cafetorium and
kitchen equipment far exceeds the figure of
$16'1:166.1
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this.
QUESTION: Was not Mound Elemen-
tary School constructed with an overlarge
cafetoriuip Originally planned to enable prac-
tical and economical expansion of additional
classrooms?
ANSWER: Yes, this proposal was made
to responsible citizens £o promote the bond
issue to build Mound Elementary School.
QUESTION: Was not the public inform-
ed on March 22. 1964 at the dedication of
the new school that the reason for the large
cafetorium which was built at great expense
was in order that additional classrooms could
be added onto this new school in the future?
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