The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1979 Page: 1 of 10
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1979
THE PADUCAH POST PADUCAH, COTTLE COUNTY, TEXAS 79248
(USPS 418-260)
Dragons, Dragonettes Host
Tourney This Weekend
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School Bonds Sell To
Ft.Worth,Local Bank
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Ticket Sales End Friday
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MBFA Buys Nursing Home
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ELMER V. JONES
INSURANCE
Representing Only
Old Line, Legal
Reserve Stock
Companies For
Your Protection
calls, according to General Tele-
phone’s Memphis Divison Man-
ager, J. H. Davis.
The new service will become
operational December 11, 1979.
“To dial your own operator
assisted calls such as collect,
credit card, third number billing
2nd, 3rd and consolation tro-
phies Play will begin at 1:00
p.m. Saturday, with girls play-
ing at 1:00, 4:00 and 7: p.m.
Boys games will be at 2:30, 5:30
and 8:30 p.m.
The public is invited to attend
any or all of the tournament and
support the home teams.
State Representative W. S.
(Bill) Heatly notified the Post
this week of his intentions to
announce for re-election to the
House of Representatives in the
1980 elections.
Heatly has served the 101st
district for 13 consecutive terms
— 26 years, and his formal
announcement will ask re-elec-
tion to a 14th term of office.
The 101st District includes
Baylor, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens
Foard, Garza, Hardeman, Has-
kell, Kent, King, Knox, Shac-
kleford, Stonewall, Throckmor-
ton, and Wilbarger counties.
A Formal announcement will
follow at a later date.
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WOODS CONVALESCENT CENTER, Paducah, has been pur- homes in West Texas. Ray Junker, vice president of nursing home
chased by Missionary Baptist Foundation of America Corporation services for the MBFA, and Pat Fox, local administrator, stand in
(MBFA). The Foundation also owns and operates 24 other nursing front of the local facility. (Staff Photo)
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My Dear...
Dear Folks,
Hopefully, a limited supply of
our books will be here by Dec.
15th or 16th.
My binder promises five-
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rse. I’m biased; I admit
month was Friday’s 20 degrees
on Nov. 30. It had been 25
degrees on Thursday.
Although it was a colder Nov.
30 than the 40 degrees for that
day last year and 26 degrees
registered on Nov. 30, 1977, it
was 5 degrees warmer than the
15 degrees record set in 1976,
written up for Nov. 28, 29 and
30.
Family Planning Information
and education will be available
at the Paducah Medical Clinic
each Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
Information is available at the
office, no appointment neces-
sary. Medical Services available
to everyone by private doctor
appointment. Outreach counse-
lor will answer questions. Spon-
sored by Texas Medical Ass’n.
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ire still faced with the
! prospect of several
ions of high school and
graduates who have
ind are largely uncon-
with reading ability,
grammar and punctua-
dialing equipment that will al-
★ ★NOTICE ★★ low Paducah customers to dial
their own operator assisted
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Paducah Dragons and Drago-
nettes will host seven other
neighboring towns in a basket-
ball tournament this weekend,
according to Coach Ken Nordell.
Participating in the varsity tour-
nament will be Munday, Motley
County, Quanah, Vernon, Cro-
well, Spur, and Chillicothe, as
well as Paducah.
Girls games open the play
each day, with Munday and
Motley County pairing off at 10
a.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. Follow-
ing each girls game on Thurs-
day, the boys from that city will
play, beginning at 11:30 Thurs-
day, with Munday and Motley
County.
At 1 p.m., Quanah and Ver-
non girls square off, followed at
2:30 p.m. by Quanah and Ver-
non Boys. Crowell and Spur play
at 4 p.m. (girls) and 5:30 (boys.)
Chillicothe girls take on Padu-
cah girls at 7 p.m. followed at
8:30 p.m. by the Chillicothe and
Paducah boys.
the architect’s plans can be
finalized and approved by the
school board. Following their
approval, contracts will be let
and construction can begin.
not beyond comprehen-
at one day hence, a
The Dec. 20 and Dec. 27
issues of the Post will be
combined, and printed on Dec.
20. in order that Post employees
may observe Christmas holiday.
There will be no Post published
the week of Dec. 25th.
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enword goes, so go we.
ming, without the bene-
lien words, is indeed a
is, fragile and fleeting
nafew hundred years,
ge, without the written
jn be forever lost.
rim conclusion that our
may be headed in the
fection (as the Indian
sin stone in the United
western plains, whose
and use was long a
because there was no
language.) our knowlege
le forever lost as the
word sinks into oblivion
(be as farfetched as it
He said they anticipate re-
modeling of the Goodwin school
should be completed by fall of
1980, with the high school
building completed by January,
of 1981.
General Telephone equip-
ment installation and testing
crews are beginning the final
stages of work to complete the
addition of 0+ direct distance
illiteracy stands today
S"teatest threat of all to
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hundred copies
written word is not
alive and not very
I recent observance of
de “Be with A Book for
turned about as many
s National Straw Hat
National Pickle Week,
iemise of the written
d the upward spiral of
Mrs. Pat Fox, administrator,
and Phillip Yoakum, director,
announced last week. Mrs. Fox
will remain in her position as
administrator of the local faci-
lity.
The MBFA, a non-profit cor-
poration, is actively engaged in
lease-management of retire-
ment centers and nursing
homes. They now operate 24
nursing homes in Texas, Ari-
zona and Wisconsin, among
many other services which they
Bonds for the $2 million
school building and remodeling
project were sold Monday to Ft.
Worth National Bank, First
National Bank of Ft. Worth, and
First National Bank, Paducah.
The Bonds sold at 7.16% rate of
interest.
John Brinson, superinten-
dent, said this means that now
provide to various cities and 134
Texas counties.
The Foundation will soon be
building retirement complexes
in Lubbock and Abilene.
The Wood Home in Paducah,
along with five others in Wichita
Falls, Iowa Park, and Quanah,
has been owned by the Wood
Family Enterprises since 1971.
President of the MBFA is
Land D. Wall. He also serves as
president and administrator of
West Texas Home Health
Agency, with operations in 82
counties of West Texas.
—BY ORA LEE FRAZIER
During November, Paducah
had an official 1.50 inches of
precipitation which is the most
rainfall received since the 5.47
inches fell in August.
September had a mere .03
and October, .92 of an inch.
The total for the year has now
reached 25.21 inches with
December barely begun. Last
year the final figure was 20.46
inches.
November saw the first frost
of the 1979-80 season and
during the month, seven frosts
of varying degrees of density
were observed in the vicinity of
the local National Weather Ser-
vice station.
The seventh one occurred on
Nov. 23 when the temperature
was 26 degrees as recorded at 6
a.m. and fell to the 24-mark
before the warm-up trend began
for the day.
The lowest reading for the
ng to me, is one of the
H Pleasures afforded by a
ttty, while I resent the
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monster's intrusion
vome, and the lives of
i This is not a senti-
oed by others of my
iv ’ however. But I be-
I'with all its powers, is
8 5st threat not only to
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“It works the same as 1 + person. The equipment will then
direct distance dialing except automatically record the num-
you dial 0 instead of 1,” Davis ber of one and two-party cus-
said. tomers as well as send the call
He added there will not be on to its destination.
changes in the existing 1+ Customers with more than
Dialing procedures, emphasiz- two-party service, and occasio-
ing 1 + calls are the cheapest nally one and two-party custo-
way to call long distance. In mers when there is a number
some instances, several station identification failure in the
calls can be made for the price equipment, will be asked for
of one person call. their number after they have
completed dialing the call.
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“The Economic Opportunities
Advancement Corporation of
Cottle, Foard, Hardeman and
Wilbarger Counties has receiv-
ed an Energy Crisis Assistance
Program Grant from the Com-
munity Services Administration.
This Program is to assist those
households in Cottle, Foard,
Hardeman, Wilbarger, and Bay-
lor Counties whose income is
less than 125% of the Com-
munity Services Administration.
Poverty Guidelines or are reci-
pients of SSL Those persons
desiring assistance with their
utility bills should contract;
Candy Powe, 806-492-3632.
Proof of income is required.
Applicants must bring evidence
of income when application for
assistance is made.”
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mem
Friday is the deadline for members — is invited. How-
purchasing tickets to the annual ever, tickets MUST be purchas-
Chamber of Commerce Ban- ed in advance. They may be
quet, slated Saturday night, bought from the Chamber office-
Dec. 15. The banquet, which The public is also invited tos
will feature Mrs. Jean Burchett, complete the festive evening by
a comedienne, from Childress, enjoying dancing at the Christ-
begins at 7 p.m. mas Lights Ball. “Bright Side of
Awards to outstanding Cham- Country” will provide Western
ber members will also be pre- swing music at the VFW build-
sented at the banquet, a catered ing, beginning at 9 p.m. Pro-
dinner. It will be held in the ceeds will go toward the pur-
Country Club ballroom, and chase of new Christmas lighting
everyone — not just Chamber for downtown Paducah.
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and person-to-person,’’ Davis the customer has completed
said, “you dial the digit 0 plus dialing, an operator will come Weight Watchers Class,
the area code of the distant city on the line to determine and Matador, will be meeting in a
if different from 806 plus the perform the special service re- new location the Plainview
seven digit number of the quired — collect, credit card, Savings & Loan building on the
telephone being called.” third number billing or personto corner of Bailey and Highway 70
in Matador, effective Dec. 5.
Classes are held each Wednes-
day at 6:30 D.m.
Out of all this, one way or another. the ayatollah,the Kremlin, DEC. 8—Chamber Banquet, 7
Western Europe. our friends and advergaries aor Id, P.M. , Country Club.
should discover that American is not apitifulhelpless g4nt"henits DEC. 8-Christmas Lights Ball,
honor and genuine interests are threatened. If we fell asleep on your
psychiatrists’couch, Khomeini has awakened us with a jolt. Allah DEC.
be praised. Dance at Country Club. 9-1.
Live Band and Buffet.
Woods Nursing Home of
Paducah, as well as Woods
Homes in other neighboring
towns, has been purchased by
the Missionary Baptist Founda-
tion of America (MBFA). Cor-
poration of Lubbock, Texas,
m I ® of an ancient civiliza-
AB tins: Our ruins!"
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A j °f the Post-television
Ay I ion, and could not care
A put reading. Why should
I tead, when TV is so
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A reading of 13 degrees on A. hundred-fifty if possible — in
Nov. 15 was the month’s coldest Comp Assistant my first shipment.
that year. This low was again it will take several days for
noted on Nov. 17, 1959. me to autograph, sort your
Temperature averages for the To Be Here 19th pictures and process your books
month just ended were 60.1 for easy distribution. Tentative
maximum, as compared to 83.5 if you have a question about date for distributing books is set
last month; 32.1 as minimum, as State Taxes or need some for Friday, Dec. 21st at my
compared with 49.1 in October; assistance, circle this date on apartment, 1306 4th St.
and 46.1 for the monthly ave- your calendar: Wed. Dec., 19. If the supply is short of
rage, as compared to the 66.3 Comptroller Bob Bullock will demand, preference will be
last month. have a representative in Padu- given those persons who have
November maximum tempe- cah on that date to meet with reserved books, with payment,
ratures ranged from 48 degrees local taxpayers beginning at ahead of time.
on Nov. 10 to 78 degrees on 1:00 p.m. in the County Court- Very truly yours,
Nov. 19. house. Carmen Bennett
p---ag.amted ent, and they have to do
*22*" j but push a button, sit on
I 5s, and keep their eyes
"hard to do in light of
the current programs.)
pn A6much of what they are
682 ■ I 1 educational? How
VM4 10 it is retained? What
—ma “8 '■ darned if they watch
0 009 I "Ours a day?
1 that news seen on TV
and perhaps more
ginan what you get in a
. ut how much of it
ered? And how tho-
Winners of the Thursday
games will play in the same
order, on Friday, with girls
games at 10 a.m., 1:00, 4:00 and
7:00 p.m. Boys games follow at
11:30 a.m. 2:30, 5:30 and 8:30
p.m.
Saturday will pair off the
winners of all games for 1st,
per that almost half of
lie in the United States
Ilie Pre-Television gene-
They are, in varying
• ...readers. But the
evision American is a
-a listener of sorts, and
Lately a non-reader.
Liber grows daily, while
TV generation is dying
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From Wichita Falls Record News:
Jerry terHorst
KHOMEINI HAS GIVEN US A JOLT
The Iranian crisis may be a turning point in the course of
international events, as historians have already suggested. It could
be one of those watersheds that changes the way a nation thinks and
“For the first time in years, thanks to Khomeini and the mob that
seized our embassy and staff, America appears to have shaken off
the national self-doubt and paralysis of will that stemmed from
defeat in Vietnam.
When is the last time you saw' college students demonstrating tor
America and waving the flag—not using it for patches on blue
jeans? When is the last time you heard politicans of both parties,
businessmen and union men, young folks and senior citizens,
talking about the necessity of defending American honor and
American interests in the world? Sen. Henry Jackson says he has
not seen such a spirit of national unity since the dark days of Pearl :
Harbor. . $2
Only a few months ago, President Carter was complaining over ‘
national television about the psychological malaise he said had (Tpaofino
infected the country. But the other morning over breakfast, Lloyd W
Cutler, the Washington establishment lawyer whom the president
brought in as White House legal counsel, said the Iranian crisis In lieu of Christmas Cards to
overnight had created a national consensus of determination that Cottle and King County resi-
bodes only good. ... dents we are making a contribu-
The significant thing is that our new sense of determination is tion to the Cottle County Sick-
strengthened, not weakened, by the air of quiet resolve and room Supply.
restraint that accompanies it. We wish for all of you and for
One of our chief concerns, after all, is to get the hostages out. all exresidents who read the
But as hard as it is to say, and as hard as it must have been for the Paducah Post a special Holiday
president to say it to those legislators at the White House, the U.S. Season with health and happi-
must stand firm against the Khomeinis of the world even when the ness throughout the new year.
BabbyandwouiscWebb
s«s “ - - “■ Mewiiams
reasts in Tehran that has to be weighed but the future safety of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Killings-
American diplomats, tourists, workers and students in other worth
America 1P torid Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Wilson
conulsiyePhaposed cutoff of Iranian oil should make obvious to (Austin)
cnoress and the public the need for a federal energy program that
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Taylor, Jimmye. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1979, newspaper, December 6, 1979; Paducah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1403709/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.