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BARBARA WRIGHT
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BUDDY CAMPER
Publisher
JACK STEIN
Operations Manager
JANICE CHITWOOD
Classified Advertising
KEITH TAYLOR
Sports Editor
SHERYL WYATT
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JAN COOK
Composition Manager
SHARON JONES
Bookkeeper
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in Richardson and
Prestonwood National Bank
in Dallas
Charter National Bank
Plano (in organization)
SHERRY JOHNSON
Editor
retired, Gordon ended his salute to Archer by saying, “At least
will still have Kip Currens, who’s the second biggest S.O.B. in
Golden Triangle, around to write for us.
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Some said Baxter was a radio newsman. He was the guy his sta-
tion sent to the big stories. The Kennedy assassination, Hurricane
Carla, the National Ku Klux Klan convention in Vidor—these were
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QUESTION:! have just finished reading of 2 of our elected city
officials being appointed to positions in one of our new banks. If
Kip’s korner
Gordon Baxter, the man about whom we have written the past few
weeks, has always considered himself a radio man. He never has
been able to define just what kind of radio man. Rarely has Baxter
been a disc jockey. In his long running 5 hour per day radio program
in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area, Gordon averages about 3 records
per day. Usually old 78s from Moon Mullins, Uncle Dave Macon,
Buddy Holly or J.P. Richardson, the Big Bopper himself.
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This picture series, "It's a job..." runs each Monday in The American show-
ingpeople at work in Allen, doing their job and going about their business on
a day-to-day basis. If you have a nominee for this feature call 727-3352.
any of our elected officials have any monetary interest in any bank
and are in a position to direct the city funds, i.e., taxpayers money
be put into that bank would not tins be considered a conuuet or in-
terest?
ANSWER:“It’s sure not,” says Allen Mayor Mickey Pierson,
who was recently named vice-president at Allen National Bank.
“My working at the bank is a strictly private entity. I was one of
the organizers of the bank and it just happens to be the business
that I’m in.” As for directing city funds to the bank being a conflict
of interest, Pierson says, “If in fact that happens, yes. But what
bank handles the city funds is accomplished through individual
banks bidding for that honor. In the past with only one bank the ci-
ty funds went there, now there are 3 and that could change. But I
would never influence that decision as mayor through my position
at Allen National Bank.”
Baxter’s stories.
While no one ever found the proper title for what Baxter did on
radio, there was never any doubt what he did with a typewriter. Bax-
ter was a talented story teller. The late Paul Crume once said,
“Sometimes a feeling Came up from Baxter prose that is like the
bluest smoke from a rich pipe tobacco. At times he is the best writer
in Texas.”
Despite the fact that the Golden Triangle area sent folks like
Harry James, Janis Joplin, Ivory Joe Hunter and the Big Bopper to
the big time—they got very little ink in that Bible-thumping,
“I like people and I like serving them,” says Mrs. Betty Bay-
Anderson, a part-time employee of the Dairy Queen on Main
Street/
Working at the Dairy Queen has become a family affair.
“My 17-year-old son Cris works here now also,” the Fairview
resident says.
Her 19-year-old daughter Sharisa, now a student at Texas
A&M, use to work there when she was in high school. “She got
me in because they needed help on Friday nights when most
students were in band or football games,” she says.
The Illinois native says she likes having a flexible schedule
and being able to take off summers. She has another son, 12
year-old Eric. After living in a Chicago suburb and living in
the “plastic” atmosphere of North Dallas and Richardson, she
loves the Allen-Fairview area.
“You can find values quicker I think. People here are so
friendly,” she says.
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redneck corner of East Texas.
This caused Baxter to write, “We ain’t much here, so I guess we
figure that anybody who comes out of here can’t be much either. We
really couldn’t believe it when the Big Bopper came home riding on a
solid gold record. At least we didn’t cut him dead like Port Arthur
did Janis Jo, but then J.P. never told the audience to bug off, or
swigged Southern Comfort on stage. The Bopper was good, but
Janis Jo was grand. So our hometown broke her heart, but we just
we sort of ignored J.P. when he came home from the stars. But, so what,
the the Bopper also rode easy.”
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A farmers’ market for Collin County would be an asset and fire and police protection provided.
not only to the county and those who make their living There is a distinct possibility the farmers’ market area
in agriculture, but the city of Allen and consumers as could be used as a flea market when not in use by
well, but not without controls. farmers. Under state law, the city could not prevent con
A* disagreement between Allen and county officials tinued flea market use after the property is annexed into
over those controls threatens to scrap the farmers’ the city.
market before it gets off the ground. The question about police and fire protection is
It goes without saying that the benefits of a local simple—the sheriff’s department which enforces law in
farmers’ market are many—a place for farmers to sell rural areas is located 10 miles away in McKinney. The
their products, lower prices for the consumer, farm- county has no rural fire protection equipment although
fresh, high quality food, more local money being spent a subsidy is paid various departments including Allen),
at home, and other benefits too numerous to mention. That means police and fire departments (whose major
However, there must be some type of control over a expenses are paid by Allen taxpayers) would be called to
local farmers’ market, especially since it would be the scene first in case of major emergency since the
located in territory soon to be utilized as a residental farmers’ market is to be located less than 2 miles from
growth area of Allen. , downtown Allen.
This means the city should have some say in how the This being the case, wouldn t it make common sense
farmers’ market area is to be utilized, especially since it to allow annexation of the farmers’ market into the
will be located in that area designated by state law as Allen city limits? -
Allen’s extraterritorial jurisdiction—a law which gives Hopefully county officials will be able to otter a com-
zoning and other controls over land outside the city promise on the issue before a viable project is scrapped
limits. due to stubborness.
Allen officials have expressed the desire to have the — J.b.
land annexed into the city so zoning can be controlled ________________________________________
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AISD COMMUNITY EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL: 8:30Ap.m. at Allen High O^LLEN^TdEPT-Third Tuesday
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ssssr First and third Thursdays “ 7:30 P-m LUVEY SCHOOL board, Second Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. at
wusdassocrpmatoDntCozamentSrsond and fourth Luc SftOcoUNCIL: First Mondaysa tthe Lucas
STAR: First Thursday, stated meeting at EUcAS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: Second
A-ursdys XSMethodist Church on Greenvile Avenue. NEWCOMERS CLUB: Second Tuesdays, 10Dulaney Room
ALLEN’SAYCEES: Second and fourth Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at of McKinney Memorial Public Library, 314 South Chestnut,
AritestmadisNhcF DODGE: Second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at ^UCASWOMEN’S CLUB: First Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Lucas
Mesoni pIrENTTETHER ’ORGANIZATION: Third Tuesday NWoMERSCLUB: Second ’Tuesday. atJO a.mrinstheDulaney
ALLEN SCHTOLBOAmihe sconamonanyranh month at 7 POWER INC. BOARD OFRECTORS: Third Tuesday at 7:30
PDLkNspokSAssOcIAON: First Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. at SENIOR CITiZENSLUNSHEONi Noon luncheon on second
the Middle School cafeteria. ® dnes lays att A SURE REFUNDERS CLUB’ First Tuesday at 7
ALLEN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT: Second and fourth Thursdays TRASH TO TREASURE REFUNDERS CLUB. tst- y
; 1 « QtoHnn p.m. Call 727-5532 for location.
AMERICAN BUSIITOSS’ WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION, Collin WOODMAN OF THE WORLD: Third Tuesdays at Woodman Hall
County Charter Chapter. The fourth Tuesday of each month at 7
p.m. in the Town House Restaurant in McKinney.
BI WEEKLY CLUB: Second and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. at
various members’ homes.
COLLIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: Third Thursday, 7 p.m.
at Collin County National Bank community room.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT: Each Monday at 9 a.m. at
the County Courthouse. ,
CUB SCOUT PACK 306: Third Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Boyd
EPSILON SIGMA ALPHA: Second Tuesdays at Allen State Bank 202 W. Main at McDermott in Allen
4- 7 Qn Local 727-3377 Metro 690-4900
FAIRVIEW CITY COUNCIL: First Tuesday of each month at 7:30
AudUBO8 PLEN:SecondTuesday of each month from 7:30 to the bank, 727-3377_____________________________________
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Baxter couldn’t be called a _
talk show host, simply because
he never really allowed anyone
but Baxter to talk. During the
course of his daily 5 hour
discourse, Baxter would honor
or dishonor many national and
local folks. I was once the sub-
ject of either honor or dishonor
from Bax. When the acid
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