Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 237, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 31, 1976 Page: 1 of 40
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Three Sections
Thirty Pages
15’ Daily- 35 Sunday
Phone All Departments 965-3124
Stephenville, Jexas 76401
Vol. 107 No 237
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Box 1-Recreation Building, Stephenville development bonds.
Texas Water Development Board.
a suit for disbarment because of 53 alleged
Amendment No. 2 would provide for an actions of dishonesty and fraud of both
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Box 8-National Guard Armory, Stephen- choices, the names of Thomas Anderson- Court judge, and, curiously enough, won
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County Attorney-John Terrill;
in the senatorial race, Alan Steelman - County Sheriff-Jack Perry; and
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Former State Rep. John Poerner, who anticipates winding down his efforts in
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within existing means, taking into account sewage treatment plant; and,
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School Tax Report
To Be Released
Local voters are expected to go to the that the national voter turnout will be the
polls in large numbers Tuesday to chose lowest in the history of the country.
efforts in school finance with the meeting,
with Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby and House
Democrat Don Yarbrough is the only
candidate listed, but Democrats and
Noon, Friday, November 5, for a two-day
—run. The show is annually one of the
largest arts and crafts fairs in the state.
Each year since its inception in 1966, the
show has drawn larger/crowds and more
exhibitors. This year, show sponsors are
expecting a record attendance in the
The fight for the seat on the Texas
Railroad Commission centers around
Democrat Jon Newton and Republican
Walter Wendlandt. Raza Unida Party
candidate Fred Rodriguez Garza and
Socialist Workers Party candidate Pat -
Library History -
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Box 306, Stephenville, Texas 76401
Telephone (817) 965-5313.
Dublin News -
By Wilma Hall
Special pictures of
Homecoming Queen.
Ag News -
Halloween
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Tricks n Treats
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A sample ballot appears on the back
page of today’s Empire-Tribune classifled
tab section.
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Sunday,
Oct. 31, 1976
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Box 9-School Building, Bluff Dale
Box 23-Community Center, Selden
Box 27-Middle School, Stephenville
Box 31-Three-Way School Building,
Johnsville
Precinct 2
Box 3-Perry Hall, Dublin
Box 4-Fall Fair Building, Dublin
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Everyone was supposed to set their
clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. today.
The nation is now on standard time
again.
However, if you forgot to turn the
clock back before you went to bed, or
if you were up at 2 a.m. and forgot to
adjust the time, best you do it before
Monday morning. The boss might not
understand why you are late.
" Empire-Tribune Austin Bureau
By Andy Welch
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Precinct 4
Box 5-Dale Entrance, Stephenville High
School
Box 11-School Building, Morgan Mill
Box 12-Church of Christ, Patillo
Box 13-Community Center, Exray
Box 18-School Building, Huckabay
- Box 32-Chamberlin School, Stephenville
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32a SUNSHINE AND LEAVES-Industrious Geoff Hasley was
plenty happy to see the sunshine Saturday. He is busy catching
up on his yard business. Geoff says that the wet weather has
caused him a real setback and now he is busy raking the fall
leaves and making moneyr Reminder for the spring - he also
mows yards. (Staff Photo)
Socialist Workers Party candidate Pedro
Vasquez also appear on the ticket.
Today inside. . .
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Box 2-Central Ward School, Stephen- Amendment No. 1 on the ballot requests Republicans alike have waged a massive
ville---- -----_ voter approval for an additional 1400 write-in campaign urging the defeat of
Box 21-Community Center, Clairette ' million for reasons unspecified by the Yarbrough, who is currently the subject of
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AUSTIN-A mammoth report to be Speaker Bill Clayton to be in attendance, it
released Monday on the taxable wealth of will be a far cry from the 1975 legislative
each • school district in Texas could session when Briscoe sdobbyied for his
complete Gov. Dolph Briscoe’s efforts to weighted-pupil school finance approach
reform public school education, months until lawmakers finally killed the idea,
before'the Legislature again considers the The size of Poerner's staff would
between Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford,9- Faced with a presidential election most
as well as a host of other national state, of the public wishes were over and which
most experts say is too close to call, Erath
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increase of 1500 million in water
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now nM -the Gwmwr’i Office of sohool finance on Nov. 1. when the Poerner stops far short of indicating that
Educational resources. said the study,—property tax study is reiaaaed. At the
funded with to million by the Legislature, height of the wdfK, WfllUH began in July
will also contain Briscoe’s recommends- 1975, Poerner had 156 employees,
tions for school finance, which will be including appraisers and computer
with the familiar orange-and-black
Clayton To
Speak Here
The Stephenville Chamber of Commerce House of Representatives in 1962 and has
Fall Membership Luncheon will be held at served seven continuous terms. He was
mem A Noon on Thursday, November 11, 1976, at elected Speaker of the House by his peers
KIV (IMCII the Tarleton State University Dining Hall on January 14, 1975, and is seeking
w • """ " Cardinal Room. The Honorable Bill re-election as Speaker in 1977 without
Clayton, Speaker of the House, Texas opposition.
AAaase AAAneegu House of Representatives, will be the Tickets for the Annual Luncheon may be
IVIvvId •VIVIIVVY featured luncheon speaker. His address purchased at the Stephenville Chamber of
will include the subjects of future growth Commerce office for 82.25 each. Only 200
The Stephenville City Council will hold of business in Texas and the coming tickets will be sold.
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move by Briscoe to have the state finance fillroad; which will be coordinated under the. A
muie uf Un? basic costuf education, is FIVE — discussion of the new Fire auspices of GunuimSigiiui Sigma. On Nov.
The Tenth Annual Stephenville Arts and Stephenville, Texas 76401, or the based upon the governor’s assessment of Station at Frey and Harbin; ' 1, 1976, Tarleton students in Halloween
Crafts Show will open its doors at 12:00 Stephenville Chamber of Commerce, P.O. how well the state will be able to live SIX - action for a Step 2 grant for the costumes will be canvassing door-to-door
The following is a list of locations for
polling places in Erath County for the
November 2 election:
2 Precinct 1
Good Voter Turnout
presented formally to state lawmakers in operators. Now he has seven.
January. “I’ll probably hang around to answer
Referring to Monday’s meeting, expec- any questions for the Legislature,”
ted to draw over 3,000 school and Poerner said. “Until June” when the
goverment officals to Austin’s Municipal session ends, he added.
Auditorium. Poerner said, “That will Dr. Richard Hooker who was highly
conclude the efforts of the Governor in visible as Briscoe was lobbying last
public education.” session to have schools funded on the
If the governor does intend to climax his complex “weighted” approach assessing
A look at the origin of the
Stephenville Public Library.
Tarleton Homecoming - Page 4
Construction of the floats marks the
beginning of TSU’s Homecoming.
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extra $100 million in funds for watet state and federal laws.
Box 10-West Entrance, Stephenville quality enhancement, primarily for Tom Lorance and Sam Houston are
High School municipal sewage treatment plantKaeeking to defeat Yarbrough through
Box 14-Community Center, Highland construction and improvement throughout extensive write-in efforts.
Box 17-School Building, Lingleville the state. Lorance, a Houston attorney, has served
— Precinct 3 But in addition to the two major as an assistant district attorney in Dallas.
Box 7-Old School Building, Duffau Presidential and Vice-Presidential Houston is Denton County 211th District
Rufus Shackelford, Peter Camejo-Willie his first election through a write-in
Mae Reid, and Eugene McCarthy appear campaign.
on the ballot. In other offices appearing on the ballot
Anderson and Shackelford are the of local interest, a host of Democratic
American Party candidates, Camejo and candidates are unopposed. They include:
Reid are the nominees of the Socialist state Senator, District 22-Tom Creigh-
Workers Party, and McCarthy is the ton;
standard bearer for the Independent State Representative, District 33-Ed
Party. Mayes;
The only other choices Erath voters will Judge, District 29-Herman Fitts;
have to make on the ballot on Nov. 2 will be District Attorney, District 2fk-Bob
for the offices of United States Senator and Glasgow;
County voters will also be asked to help O’Reilly are also in the race.
decide the fate of two proposed One of the most interesting uncontested
amendments to the Texas constitution. races, however, should be for the place 2,
The two amendments, confusing to Associate Justice spot on the Texas
many Texas voters, are asking for a total Supreme Court.
oyd Bentsen are locked in an County Tax Assessor-Collector-Frances
ely tight battle, although American Wise.
Items on display and for sale at the show
will include exotic handcrafted and tooled
Christmas decorations, china, wooden
toys and plaques, needlepoint, paintings,
musical instruments, and the list goes on
and on. -— -..........—
The Tenth Annual Show will be held in
the Stephenville City Park and Recreation
Building. Sponsors are the Stephenville
Zonta Club, Stephenville Chamber of
Commerce, and the Stephenville Parks
and Recreation Department.
For more information contact Margaret
Herring, 260 West Mason, Apt. 101,
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individual student needs, already has left
the state payroll to return to a job at
Houston.
Both Briscoe and Poerner remain in
tight-lipped about the governor’s new
recommendations for school finance.
It is expected that the Governor will
propose using some of the expected budget
surplus to relieve the dependence upon
property taxes to finance public education. _ _
its regular monthly meeting Monday. legislative session.
Briscoe favors the 100 per cent state November 1, because of the Nov.2 election, Speaker Clayton was born September 11,
funding propbsafdeveloped by aHuuse City AailUllIBU aun Marshall Slieltun n2X, Ifi Olney, Texas. He moved with his
committee. announced Friday afternoon. family to Springlake, Texas, in northwest
Briscoe had earlier made it clear that he The council normally meets on the first Texas, in 1931. He was reared in
wants some of the budget surplus, which Tuesday of each month. Springlake and attended public schools
by optimistic estimates could reach 82.6. The Monday council meeting will begin there. He is a 1950 graduate of Texas A&M
billion, to be used for pumping more at 7:00 p.m. in the Stephenville City Hall. University with a bachelor of science in
money into the Highway Trust Fund. In addition, a special called meeting of agricultural economics.
Briscoe’s highway construction proposals the council will be held Monday at Noon in Clayton was first elected to the Texas
would take an estimated 8825 million in the Ramada Inn to discuss the water
new state revenue in the 1977-78 biennium, collection lines and ground storage tank nIIerm r,;.,
Rep. Tom Massey of San Angelo, who from the new water well field. U IN I • • I I IV ©
chaired the special House panel proposing Agenda items to be brought before the
total state financing of the Minimum council in their regular meeting will .
Foundation Program, estimates the cost of include the following: SetFor NA oncov
such an approach at over $1 billion in the ONE - a zoning request from a 7
same biennium. Stephenville citizen; Stephenville children and adults will be
Thus, increased state funding of TWO - amendment of the Lofe Star Gas joining over 3 million other Americans in
education and new highway construction Rate ordinance; the celebration of National UNICEF Day
money would consume the largest portion, THREE - a report from the garbage this Halloween it was announced today,
if not all, of a treasury surplus. franchise committee; feathering Ulke is the Chairperson of
It could also be interpreted that any FOUR - consideration of paving the land Stephenville UNICEF Day activities,
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necessary growth and inflation. SEVEN - monthly reports from UNICEF cartons, collecting not just treats —————————-------
Poerner calls the governor’s approach to departmental heads. for themselves but pennies, dimes and _ ’ ,
school finance “very reasonable,” and ---------------—- dollars for the world’s neediest children. Orbison Keceives
believes it will be “widely accepted,” Helloween ---------- "We want to do our share in helping the
which the weighted-pupil concept was not. ""VwEl literally millions of children in Asia, I
Poerner reiterated that Briscoe as one of - " { Africa and Latin America who so
the largest landholders in Texas was T * I , T . desperately need our support,” Miss Ulke fna Varp GonenAa
“very cognizant” of the often-unfair tax I TICKS n I redTs said. “Our children-and adults-can learn VlIC" I wall •V---V™
burden upon property owners to pay of so much about international understand-
public educion. In general terms. CLIFTON FORGE, Va.AP-Davis ing through UNICEF Day activities. And Philip Wayde Orbison was formally
Poerner has said that most of the 1,100 came home from a round of pre-Halloween the need is so great.” sentenced Friday morning to one year in
school districts in Texas have been trick-or-treating, she dumped her bag of UNICEF can do a lot with just a little, the Erath County Jail and fined 82,000
under-assessing their property, which goodies on the kitchen table and there. Just 30 cents buys enough low-dose after being convicted of negligent
many people already suspected, but he has among the popcorn balls, candy and Vitamin A and D capsules to supplement homicide earlier this month in connection
refused to release specific figures/ apples, was a set of false teeth, the diet of a mother and child for 4 months, with the arsenic poisoning death of his
Needless to say, school officials have Carolyn backtracked through the One dollar contributed to UNICEF buys wife, Sherry Lee.
been anxiously awaiting the release of neighborhood Friday night and found enough vaccine to immunize 66 children The maximum penalty for the offense,
Poerner’s study, the owner of the dentures. He’d against tuberculosis. Five dollars contri- which was not probated was returned by
Taxpayers are equally anxious to see if inadvertently dropped them in a bowl of buted to UNICEF stocks a pond with baby District Court Judge Herman Fitts.
legislative enactment of the plan might trick-or-treat candy. A fish for a potential protein supply for a Appeal for the conviction is not planned
bring them some relief. Carolyn got a 85 reward. rural village. by defense attorneys. |
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Larner, Jan. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 237, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 31, 1976, newspaper, October 31, 1976; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1500721/m1/1/?q=Homecoming+queen+1966+North+Texas+State+University: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.