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TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
1977
General Excellance
First, Editorials
Second, Column Writing
Second, Appearance
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COVERING SCENIC CEDAR HILL--TOWER CITY OF THE SOUTHWEST
Presenting The News Without Fear Or Favor
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Vol. 14, No. 17
Cedar Hill, Texas 75104
Thursday, December 15, 1977
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By Mary Spicer
Although this is the
time of year that warmth
and good cheer are
supposed to be in
evidence the Cedar Hill
City Council meeting
Tuesday night, Decem-
ber 13 seemed to be
lacking in both these
areas.
For the second time
Dallas County Deputy
Sheriffs were on hand in
the chambers to monitor
the proceedings and
make sure that things
didn’t get out of hand.
In matters of old
business the Council
voted to allow extension
of the water line on Plea-
sant Run Road to service
the Trinity Assembly of
God Church at church
expense.
The Council also
passed a motion to
accept the School
Board’s recommended
appointments to the
Board of Equalization.
They are Doug Moon,
Bob Graham, and
William Davis
Manager Bill Cox’s find-
ings regarding a poten-
tial resident moving a
house into Cedar Hill on
the northern end of Belt
Line Road. Mrs. Julia
Florence has been given
approval to relocate her
house while complying
with Cedar Hill
ordinances.
Then the Council got
into the item which for
the past several
meetings has been the
proverbial thorn in its
collective side--sewering
along Clark Road to
accomodate a proposed
apartment complex, fast
food restaurant, and
shopping facilities.
It has been a hotly
debated item consuming
many hours and resulted
in the presence of de-
puties at the meetings.
The question was
whether to stick with
regulations as they are
on the books or deviate to
provide for the sewer to
be installed at City
expense.
City Attorney Lewis
Sifford was asked for his
interpretation of the
regulations in question
and in his opinion
the developer, Kimmey
Construction Co., was
responsible for bearing
the cost Of installation.
The Council passed a
motion to obligate the
City for the expense of
running the sewer line
from the property on
Belt Line/Clark Roads
location north to ;an
existing line in Belt Line
Road.
However, manager
Cox explained that the
property owner in ques-
tion, Mr. D. A. Kimmey,
would be required to
maintain the sewer line
within his subdivision
and would receive no
help from the city in this
matter.
In addition Kimmey
agreed to installing an
eignt inch instead of six'
inch sewer line to meet
the minimum insurance
requirements, Cox said.
After an intermission
the Council returned to
Chambers and eased its
way through a series of
development related
items.
They accepted the low
bid of Venus Construc-
tion for installation of the
sewer line at Mt.
Lebanon Encampment.
Venus’ low bid was for
$158,526.35, of which Mt.
Lebanon Encampment
has agreed to pay
$123,216.67 and an
additional $9,000 through
prorata.
The city will pay the
remaining $36,000 for the
sewer line, Cox added.
Several preliminary
plats and one rezoning
request were presented
to the Council for con-
sideration. Mr. Weaver
as spokesman for the
Planning and Zoning
Board was present and
explained the Board’s
position on the individual
issues.
Council action was to
approve: zoning change
from R-l residential to
Estate on 31 acres on
Strickland Boulevard
(road going to the
Western Union Tracking
Station off Mansfield
Road); preliminary plat
submitted by the Owners
on the same piece of pro-
perty allowing for a
variance in road subbase
construction; prelimi-
nary plat submitted by
Randy Roten for Mt.
Herman Acres property
owned by him adjacent
to the property
described above;
preliminary plat sub-
mitted by James Dillard
for his proposed develop-
ment at Belt Line and
Clark.
Considerably more
time was expended on
the two remaining plats,
a 100 unit apartment
complex on Clark Road
and a retail/shopping
center on Highway 67,
but after another
lengthy discussion, they
too were approved.
They were approved
with the understanding
that engineering details
as outlined at the
meeting would be
mutually resolved by
Mr. Charles Starnes the
engineer and Mr. Cox.
The individuals
seeking building permits
to build houses in the
Mobley addition where
there presently is no
water available were
finally given permission
to have them issued to
them noting by letter
that city-provided water
would not be available to
them until such time as
the water line is exten-
ded with funds allocated
in the bond election.
Council members
were adamant in
desiring to make the
City’s position very clear
to the owners - that the
City would not and could
not be held to a timetable
in this matter.
Engineering fees on
See COUNCIL
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KIDS WHO LIKE A BATH!
First grade students at South Hills Elementary in Mrs.
Linda Boatright’s class have the unusual privilege of
getting to read in a bathtub in their classroom if they
are good. The lucky ones in the bathtub here are Ruth
Ann Hubbard and Kevin Simmons.
—Chronicle Staff Photo
Gramm Breakfast
Set For Dec. 19
GRAMM BACKERS
Phil Gramm, candidate for U. S. Congress in the Sixth
District, recently appointed three chairmen of his
Cedar Hill Steering Committee. They are from left to
right: businessman Ithiel Worden, banker D. A.
Kimmey and Councilman T. W. “Turk” Cannady.
—Chronicle Staff Photo
Area Officials Meet
To Discuss Landfill
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By David Anderson
Staff Writer
City officials from
Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Dun-
canville, Lancaster and
Ferris met with Trinity
River Authority (TRA)
officials Wednesday,
December 7 in Lancas-
ter to discuss the cities
solid waste problems.
Attending, the 9 a.m.
meeting from Cedar Hill
was city manager Bill
Cox.
Six cities banded
together in 1975 in order
to locate a common land-
fill site.
They decided upon a
site west of Cedar Hill,
despite the opposition of
Cedar Hill, but were
unable to present a
united front to the
County Commissioners
Court to get the project
approved and were
forced to disband.
Joel Larkin, represen-
ting the city of Ferris,
told the Ten Mile Advi-
sory Committee
members gathered at
the meeting, that Cedar
Hill, DeSoto, and Dun-
canville will be facing a
major problem because
their present landfill is
located within the pro-
posed boundaries of
Lakeview reservoir.
7, Land purchases for
Lakeview began several
months ago and the land-
fill could be under water
in two years.
All five cities need to
come up with some fea-
sible plans to deal with
their solid waste pro-
blem and soon.
TRA representatives
proposed a different and
most costly plan for
constructing a Solid
Waste Plant that could
be built and operating
within one year.
The Solid Waste Plant,
which would be built at
the TRA Sewage Treat-
ment Plant near Ferris,
will be designed to burn
garbage and sludge.
A feasibility study by
TRA is currently under-
way to see if this process
could operate electrical
generators and thus save
with • wajitewater
system, a long term
landfill site at no
additional cost, and no
complications with ob-
taining a state permit. %
The major disadvant-*
age of the site, McMillon
said, would be that a
transfer station would
need to be built for
DeSoto, Cedar Hill, and
See LANDFILL
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By David Anderson
News Editor
Leading citizens of
Cedar Hill will attend a
free breakfast Monday,
December 19 to meet
Phil Gramm,
democratic candidate
for the U.S. Congress in
the Sixth District.
Gramm is one of
several announced can-
didates seeking to fill the
seat veteran congress-
man Olin “Tiger”
Teague of College
Station has said he will
not seek to retain after
more than 30 years of
service.
The breakfast, which
will be held at the Cedar
Hill Dairy Queen, High-
way 67 at Cooper Street,
will start at 7:30 a.m.
Gramm, who has
visited supporters in
Cedar Hill twice in
recent weeks, will
announce his Cedar Hill
Steering Committee at
the breakfast.
Following the meal
and a few remarks by
candidate Gramm the
guests will have an
opportunity, to meet
Gramm and individually
discuss his candidacy
with him.
Hosting the event will
be the local Phil Gramm
Steering Committee.
Committee chairman
D. A. Kimmey, Presi-
dent of First Bank &
Trust of Cedar Hill, and
co-chairman T. W.
“Turk” Cannady and
Ithiel Worden will be the
official hosts.
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Banquet Tickets
Now Available
Tickets for the annual Cedar Hill Chamber of
Commerce Banquet are now on sale according to £
Chamber Manager Gordon Walker.
£ The banquet will be held Thursday, January 19, |
1978 at the Mount Lebanon Baptist Encampment 8
8 in Cedar Hill starting at 7 p.m. %
the cities enerev costs in :* ,at t C0St of $8‘50 per Person are avail- 8
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TRA Northern
Division assistant re-
gional manager, Robert
McMillon, said some
advantages of that site
would be an adequate
supply of water for the
plant that could be re-
treated and reused,
common maintenance
Houston Street.
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£ Those wishing to obtain tickets through the mail 8
8 should write the Chamber at P.O. Box 355, Cedar 8
8 Hill, 75104 and those wishing to obtain tickets by S:
8 phone should contact the Chamber office at 8
8291-4624. g
8 All Chamber members and area< businessmen 8
8 are invited to attend the banquet. 8
Football Banquet Featured
Speaker To Be Bill Glass
Bill Glass, a former
All-American football
player and All-Pro De-
fensive End with the
Cleveland Browns of the
NFL, will be the featured
speaker at the annual
Longhorn football
banquet.
The banquet, which is
sponsored by the
Longhorn Athletic Asso-
ciation (LAA), will be
held Saturday night,
January 7 starting at
7:30 p.m. at the Mount
Lebanon Baptist
Encampment in Cedar
Hill.
Final ticket prices
have yet to be
determined for this
year’s banquet, but
tickets will go on sale
starting next week.
They may be pur-
chased from any LAA
member.
Glass left professional
football in 1969 in order
to devote his full time to
evangelistic activities he
had begun during
off-seasons with the
Browns.
Glass has conducted
city-wide crusades
throughout the United
States and produced
three television specials
through the inter-
denominational Bill
Glass Evangelistic Asso-
ciation.
The ‘‘Bill Glass Prison
See BANQUET
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Tree To Be Lit Tonight
City manager Bill Cox has announced that the £
8 Christmas Tree on City Hall grounds will be 8
8 officially lighted tonight at 7 p.m. 8
8 On hand for the ceremony will be Santa Claus 8
himself to greet all the young and old kiddos. 8
Musical entertainment reflecting the season £
8 will be provided by the First United Methodist £
:* youth choir under the direction of Larry McCord. 8
8 Everyone is invited to come out and take part in 8
8 the rekindling of the Christmas spirit. 8
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Committee chairman
Kimmey invites any
person interested in
actively supporting
Gramm's candidacy to
contact any of the
three Steering Com-
mittee chairmen to find
out how they can be of
assistance.
CH Woman
Seriously
Injured
By David Anderson
Staff Writer
A Cedar Hill woman
was seriously injured in
a two car accident in
Cedar Hill Sunday after-
noon, December 11.
Mrs. Ethyl Jost of 913
Bennett Street, Cedar
Hill, a passenger in a
1973 Chrysler driven by
Brownie Peters (same
address) was trans-
ported to Charlton
Methodist Hospital by
Cedar Hill Fire Depart-
ment ambulance.
Police Chief Ed
McCarley said the extent
of her irjuiUs was un-
' know * 'out- yimt she wait
listed in serious condi-
tion.
McCarley said the
accident occurred
around 5:23 p.m. Sunday
at the intersection of
Highway 67 North and
Belt Line Road.
Peters was westbound
on Belt Line Road when
his vehicle was in colli-
sion with a 1975
Chevrolet Nova driven
by Virginia Atkeisson of
823 Willoughby in Dallas,
McCarley said.
Mrs. Jost, a passenger
in the right front seat of
the Chrysler and
Mildred Peters, (same
address) who was sitting
in the rear left seat were
both transported to
Charlton Methodist Hos-
pital in Dallas.
Mrs. Peters was not as
seriously injured as Mrs.
Jost and was listed with
abrasions at Charlton
Methodist, McCarley
added.
McCarley said
Brownie Peters was
treated for minor
injuries at the scene but
not transported to the
hospital.
Mrs. Atkeisson, the
sole occupant of the
Nova, was treated at the
scene by Cedar Hill Fire
Department for minor
injuries and not trans-
ported, McCarley said.
Cedar Hill Captain of
Police, W. A. Beaty, was
the investigating
officer.
City Hall Holiday
Schedule Out
Cedar Hill City Hall
will be closed from noon,
Friday, December 23
until 8 a.m., Tuesday,
December 27 for the
Christmas Holidays.
Garbage service will
not be provided Monday.
December 26. but
regular routes will be
run during the week.
M oaday & customer*
will be picked up on the
next regular day.
If special pickup ser-
vice is needed contact
city hall at 291-4211 on
Tuesday.
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Cedar Hill Chronicle (Cedar Hill, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1977, newspaper, December 15, 1977; Cedar Hill, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth568743/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Zula B. Wylie Memorial Library.