The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 26, 1974 Page: 1 of 8
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THIS WEEK
Feb. 26-NAarch 4
Tuesday, February 26, 1974 Allen, Texas
Vol. 4, No. 35
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A BIRD'S EYE VIEW of Allen from 1,500 feet was
taken by American editor Buddy Camper and
Photographer Randy Henry Monday afternoon. Even
Year” for 1973 and has also received
numerous special honors for his civic,
church and political contributions.
The plaque was presented to the
popular Allenite for his “dedication
and loyalty to the Republican Party.”
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COUNCILMEN ALSO discussed the
exemption on $3,000 of property taxes
for local property owners over age 65
and turned down the proposal by a 3-1
vote. Walter Curtis, tax assessor-
collector, said 127 Allen residents
would qualify for the exemption and
the revenue loss would be $3,076 for
Allen if every qualified resident
signed up for the exemption.
In discussing the subject, Mayor
Dugger and Councilmen Clifford Hart
Collins of Dallas
speaker.
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• asking Williams to get closer figures
on how many players would be
involved. A representative from
Lucas present said Lucas will have a
field of its own next season and both
Allen and Lucas teams could play
some of their games there.
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commercial property, 40 acres of
multi-family units and 8 acres for
parks and schools.
Buddy Shepherd of Starnes and
J Associates presented the preliminary
plans Thursday and asked the council
to set a public hearing to annex the
property into the city limits. That
hearing is set for March 7.
The property is located just west of
the Fountain Park and Walden Park
Developments on State Highway 5
and just east of the railroad tracks in
North Allen. First portion projected
for development is the property just
ANOTHER ITEM involved the
possibility of Wednesday night games
to squeeze more games and teams
into the league. Councilmen Lowman
and Pannell were in favor of the
Wednesday night games while Coun-
cilmen Whitaker and Hart opposed it
due to church activities on that night.
Mayor Dugger broke the tie by saying
“no” to the Wednesday night games.
In other business, the council:
• voted to check into the possibility
of moving playground equipment now
stored in the car pound to the lot
south of the elementary school for
POSTMASTER BILL ENLOE checks out one of the boxes at the new post
office sub-station located just behind the main Post Office in Allen Plaza.
[photo by Randy Henry]
Post office customers
Price 10?
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for local election
Some refief is in sight for Allen’s
crowded post office situation.
166 boxes are being placed in the
corner building of Allen Plaza behind
the post office to relieve the general
delivery congestion. The boxes should
b ready by Monday, Postmaster Bill
Enloe reports.
In addition, the building has room
for an additional 166 boxes when they
are needed.
Allen’s general delivery problem
has been growing for the past several
years since the post office ran out of
space. The waiting list for boxes
includes about 300 Allen residents or
120 families.
Often, these families have been
waiting several months for boxes,
meaning it has been necessary for
them to go to the post office during
office hours and have a clerk get
their mail for them.
“These boxes are designed to
from the air, the growth of Allen is apparent with new
developments dotting the area.
(photo by Randy Henry)
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class) which is ten cents now will go
to 12 cents; airmail envelopes will go
from 13 to 15 cents.
Although third class mail is used
primarily by businesses and not
individuals, the minimum charge
here will too be hiked from 8 cents to
10 cents.
Ten-cent stamps in books of 40 can
now be obtained at the local post
office for $4 each. The new ten-cent
stamps are also available in coils or
rolls, 100 for $10 or 500 for $50.
other county officials ends up here.”
Ryan apparently was referring to the
recent contempt and mandamus
hearing and lawsuits which have
come in his court.
Those appearing before the grand
jury on the audit question were
Commissioners Carl Marion, Odell
Rushing, Raymond Jenkins and
Bailey Dickerson, County Auditor Bill
Eubanks, Mrs. C.J. Copmann and
Mrs. H.A. Dillingham.
Members of the grand jury were
Foreman John Wadell, Mrs. Harry
Tibbals, Jr., Mrs. Don Whitt, Mrs.
M.L. Bailey, Mrs. John Bostic Jr.,
Donald James, Mrs. Martha Fagala,
Elford Alley, Edwin Hayes, John
Helsey and Leon White.
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The commisioner’s race includes
Stanley Prichard and J.W. Carpenter,
Jr.
Unopposed candidates include Tom
O’Connell for re-election as Criminal
District Attorney, Mrs. Ada Wilson for
re-election as County Treasurer,
James Webb for re-election as County
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west of Rivercrest Drive in Fountain
Park.
Mayor Frank Dugger said he was
pleased to know that “interest in
Allen” is still high among major
developers. He told Shepherd that
when plans start coming in they will
be referred to the planning and
zoning commission, then to the
council.
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spoke for granting the exemption.
Councilmen Bob Lowman, Johnnie
Pannell and C.D. Whitaker opposed
it.
Speaking in favor of the measure,
Mayor Dugger said he feels the city
“without question should allow it. I
have a feeling for the older people
here and believe we can afford the
$250 a month. In the event of a tie, I’ll
vote to approve it.”
But there was no tie. “I don’t think
we can afford to give away $3,000 of
our tax base at this time,” said
Councilman Lowman. “And I think
there are those in this community
who would feel discriminated against
if we allowed the exemption.”
Councilmen Pannell and Whitaker
backed Lowman’s opinion while Hart
voted to permit the exemption.
A lengthy discussion on the
upcoming Little League baseball
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immediate use until the proposed city
park is completed;
• received an invitation from Ward
Paxton to a joint meeting of school
board and council members to
discuss joint projects March 11 at
Paxton’s home;
• okayed installation of a CB
antenna at the Elmer Hemby
property on Main Street;
• approved the low bid of Gary
Smith to repair the city’s “dog”
truck;
• gave the go-ahead to a purchase
order plan with all purchases by city
employees over $50 needing council
approval;
• urged the library to “move as fast
as possible” to their new location;
and
• mentioned that the city is talking
with contractors in regards to
repairing alleys in Hillside Village.
Postmaster Bill Enloe reminded
patrons of the rate increases
scheduled to go into effect Saturday,
March 2.
Letters mailed first class will go up
from eight cents to ten cents. Airmail
letters will cost 13 cents to send
instead of 11.
Postcards that now go for six cents
will increase to eight cents. Airmail
post cards that are now nine cents
will cost 11 cents on March 2.
Price of a stamped envelope (first
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Clerk and Mrs. Jean Young for
District Clerk.
Republican candidates include
Nathan White, Jr., for County Judge
and Chuck Frisk for Precinct 4
Commissioner. Bill Stewman has filed
for Precinct 4 Commisioner on the
American Party ticket.
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recommendations. Or the Judge can
ask the commissioners court to
authorize funds for the audit. Another
alternative would be to file a civil suit
to get the funds.
The grand jury studied the request
for an audit after several county
residents had been stymied in their
efforts to get an independent auditor
to check county records.
Commenting on the grand jury’s
strongly-worded request, Judge Ryan
said: “I would like to commend this
grand jury on their dedication to
duty...I would hope this request is not
prompted by a desire to impune the
integrity of any county official.
“To borrow a phrase from Harry
Truman,” Judge Ryan continued,
“the buck stops here. All too often
lately action that should be taken by
A contempt of court hearing
involving 2 Dallas newsmen who
ignored the “ban on cameras”
imposed during meetings of the Collin
County Commissioners will be held
Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the McKinney
City Hall.
Judge Tom Ryan of the 199th
District Court will preside.
The newsmen—Bob Phillips and
Jim Carroll of Channel 4 in
Dallas—were among the 12 photo-
graphers who defied the court’s ban.
After refusing to pay $25 fines
“without due process of law” the men
were ordered taken into custody.
Writs of habeas corpus were filed and
the men were released until the
hearing.
The Dallas Society of Professional
Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, voted to
“take appropriate legal action”
against the commissioners for the
ban, which SDX feels is against the
spirit of the Texas Open Meetings
law.
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Collin County will get an audit after
all—unless a 1947 state statute setting
pay for services of an auditor stands
in the way.
/ A Collin County grand jury
requested the independent outside
audit last week and asked 199th
District Judge Tom Ryan to appoint
an auditor immediately to carry out
their request. Under state statutes,
Judge Ryan is obligated to call the
audit as the grand jury requested.
But the last state statute regarding
an audit was written in 1947 and it
allows the county to pay only $25 a
day for the services of an auditor.
Today, an auditor would cost several
times that amount.
Judge Ryan has several alterna-
tives including a visit with Texas
Attorney General John Hill to get his
Enough candidates have filed to fill
the spots being vacated on the city
council and school board April 6—but
just barely.
When Mayor Frank Dugger and
Councilmen C.D. Whitaker filed for
re-election Friday, it brought the total
number of candidates vying for the 3
council spots to 4. Incumbent Clifford-
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re-election. Only opposition for any of
the 3 spots so far comes from Jack
Decatur, a local businessman who
filed for mayor early last week.
On the school board, there are 2
positions coming open and 2
candidates so far. R.E. Nuss, an
insurance man who lives in Allen,
filed Monday for the spot being
vacated by F.E. Bedell, Jr., on the
school board. Bedell is the only
candidate on the board or council who
says he will not run again.
Previously, Henry Hedgecoxe had
filed for re-election to the school
board.
Eight days still remain before the
March 6 filing deadline. Council
candidates should file at city hall and
school board candidates should file at
the office of Superintendent D.L.
Rountree at Allen High School.
School board members serve 3-year
terms and council members serve
2-year terms.
Holdover members of the council
include Bob Lowman, Johnny Pannell
and Johnnie Blankenship. Holdover
members of the school board include
Ray Henderson, Jerry Carson, Bill
Beaty and Leland McJunkins.
Ballot for the May 4 Democratic
primary elections already is set.
Those who will have opposition
include races for County Judge and
Precinct 4 Commissioner. For Judge,
W.G. (Bill) Proctor, the incumbent,
has filed along with Elliot Knott and
A.B. (Gus) Dabney.
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relieve the congested box situation
and will have no effect on whether we
obtain city delivery,” said Enloe.
There are no plans for city delivery
at the present time, insofar as Enloe
knows.
Enloe says the new boxes “will be
open 24 hours a day for the customer.
The boxes will be on a key lock
system and each boxholder will get 2
keys.” Boxes in the main post office
have combination locks.
Packages will still need to be
picked up in the main post office and
purchase of stamps and sending of
packages also will be done in the
main office only.
Enloe says those on the waiting list
are now being notified of the
sub-office and “as they come in we
are giving them box rent appli-
cations. Then when we get ready to
move over, we’ll assign them
numbers and give them keys.”
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season took up much of the meeting.
The council granted various im-
provements to the parks, including
giving an okay to build a new
practice field at Little League
headquarters in Hillside Village.
Most controversial item was
whether to allow Lucas players and
teams in the Allen league. Council-
men felt that Allen players should not
be “on the bench” while Lucas
. players—who don’t pay taxes here—
get to play. Dale Williams, little
league president, was asked to get an
estimate of the number of players
before a final decision is made.
Councilmen Lowman and Pannell
generally favored letting Lucas
players in the league if there is no
conflict while Councilmen Hart and
Whitaker were basically opposed to
having outside players.
Mayor Dugger broke the tie by
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awarded a special appreciation
plaque by the Collin County Republi-
can organization.
Reed received the honor as a
“surprise” at a meeting of the county
group Friday. Congressman Jim
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Plans for another major develop-
ment in Allen were unveiled at the
City Council meeting Thursday.
The 442 acre development in North
Allen will be one of the largest
planned in the city and will include
lots for 1,004 single family homes.
Also planned are 33 acres of
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Camper, Buddy & Camper, Pat. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 26, 1974, newspaper, February 26, 1974; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1416276/m1/1/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Allen Public Library.