The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1978 Page: 7 of 8
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JANUARY 2«, 1978
SjTATE CAPITAL
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« by Lyndell Williams
a faulty pipe.
An order granting a char-
ter for City Savings Associa-
tion in League City was up-
held by the Supreme Court.
£*ciui*oC
ASSOC, i A 1 |()N
General John Hill has held.
Windfall Seen
New Social Security Act
amendments may bring a
$5.8 million windfall to the
Texas treasury, according to
the National Conference of
State Legislatures.
The changes call for fiscal
AG Opinion
The state is required to
purchase available products
and services from non-profit
agencies for the blind at the
fair market price set by the
AUSTIN — Campaign ject to a public hearing Feb- Texas Committee on Pur-
spending by statewide can- ™ary 20-21. Under the Sun- chases of Blind-Made Prod-
didates appears to be mov- set Act of 1977, unneeded ucts an(j Services, Attorney
ing toward a new record. state agencies are to be
The first half dozen re- terminated or consolidated
ports filed with the secretary following review and a
of state by statehouse candi- chance to justify their activi-
dates showed contributions l'es;
of more than $1.5 million
and spending of $1.3 million 'es*s Approved
before the election year ever A new program to test
began. 100,000 Texas students on
Gov. Dolph Briscoe reading, writing, arithmetic
lopped Ihe list in 1977 fund- and citizenship has been »p- ald* '(q *staie*k'and'''local "gov-
r„sing and spending. Seek- Prove by the State Board of ernmen|s wh0 handle aid to
ing a third term, Briscoe said ' uca ton. families with dependent chil-
he had received contribu- Achievement tests will be jren
tions of more than $800,000 given in April to pupils se-
and had spent about the lected from elementary, jun- But no local governments
same amount. ior high and high schools in administer welfare in Texas,
His spending more than every region. 80 aB a'd from the amend-
doubled that of Attorney Ahr,llt «7ns non i« KnHopf men,s W*H he channeled to
General John L. Hill, who , t ^ b dg the State Department of Hu-
seeks the Democratic gu- td for tes,s’ man Resources. The wind-
bernatorial nomination. Hill Results will be tabulated fall will go toward meeting
reported contributions of hy regions and statewide, a deficit which had been
$536,032 during 1977 and The program is expected to projected,
pre-campaign outlays of P'dge levels of achievement
$335,400. f°r comparison with nation- anort snorts
Candidates in the U.S. a* averages and for use in Nominations for purchase
Senate race were not in- efforts to improve learning of Texas crude oil next
eluded in the early filings ^ the public school system, month are 3,022,125 barrels
They report to federal au- a daY’ additional de-
Courts Speak mand for 571,515 barrels.
The State Supreme Court The total is a decrease of
in a San Antonio case held 58,225 from January,
banks do not have to accept Bob Price of Pampa was
unsolicited deposits for a installed as a state senator
checking account. fmm the 31st district after
The 14th Court of Civil being declared the winner by
Briscoe applied $208,409 Appeals at Houston reversed 232 votes (in a delayed spe-
of his 1977 take toward re- a |ower court temporary in- c'id election recount) over
bring his personal campaign jlinctjon halting Nazi party Bob Simpson of Amarillo.
telephone recordings offer- Lloyd W. Perkins of Sher-
ing rewards to whites who man was named judge of the
kill non-whites who are at- County Court at Law Num-
tacking them. her 2 of Grayson County.
In a split decision, throw- April 5 has been set as the
ing out a rape indictment in hearing date on a Gulf States
Orange County, the Court Utilities request for a 13.52
of Criminal Appeals held Per cen* ra,e increase in an
statutes of limitation con- 18-county area. Texas Mu-
tinue to run though charges nicipal League, Port Arthur,
are filed in courts which Beaumont, Port Neches,
Ex-Red Raider
Barnet Finds Niche
In Canada
Ft. Worth Star Telegram-
Sunday, January 1, 1978
Joe Barnes grew un in
Big Lake, Tex., where two
staples of life are wind
and a foreign language.
He thinks that's made
the adjustment to Canadi-
an football that much
easier.
"I've survived dust
storms, so I figured 1
could survive snow
storms," said the former
Texas Tech star who
QEhft ICitfca
PAGE SEVEN
thorities.
Attorney General Candi-
date Price Daniel Jr. far out-
distanced Mark White Jr.,
the other Democratic con-
tender. in contributions and
expenditures.
deficit which once was above
$1 million. He put a lot of
his own money into his gu-
bernatorial races of 1968.
1972 and 1974.
Sun Setting?
The sun may be setting on
the state agencies which deal
with the pesky pink boll-
worm. burial association
rates, vehicle safety, pesti-
cides and a Stonewall Jack-
son memorial.
But the Texas Navy is still
afloat.
The new Sunset Commis-
sion. which is reviewing
agencies to see if they should
jbe continued or allowed to
cxfhre. examined staff re-
ports last week on the six
mentioned above.
Of the group. Texas Navy
Inc., a kind of non-profit
corporation promoting the
Texas Navy and handing out
honorary admiral’s commis-
sions. was the only one rec-
ommended for continuation.
The others, the commis-
sion staff found, have out-
lived their usefulness or, as
is the case with the Stonewall
Jackson Memorial Board,
never really came into being.
. Staff findings will be sub-
cannot try them.
state treasurer at State
Democratic headquarters.
John Thomas Bean of
Fort Worth and Jack B.
Dale of Houston have been
Groves and Dupont Corpo-
. . ration intervened with the
The Court of Criminal pub|jc Utility Commission
Appeals reversed a Dallas jn Gpp0sjtjon to the increase.
County probation revocation ..Charlie" Sander-
because the state was not re- , ,
, son paid his filing fee for
quired to identify an inform- a r a ® c. .
ant in a heroin sale case.
The State Supreme Court
directed a new trial of a
long-running dispute be-
tween a Waco water supply namec| (0 new terms on the
corporation and a contrac- Texas Rehabilitation Corn-
tor who allegedly put down mission.
.......news brief.......
Richard "Bum" McReavy took several of his Rea-
gan High School students to Pecos recently to com-
pete in the Pecos Math and Science Contest. The stu-
dents making the trip included Mark Nolan, Kathy
Johnson, David Anderson, Cindy Morgette, Gary
McWilliams, and Riley Lewis. In number sense Mark
Noland placed 3rd and David Anderson 4th. Kathy
Johnson placed 3rd in slide rule and David Anderson
placed 3rd in science.
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Mrs. J. L. (Maurine) Werst, Jr.
Phone 884-2309
makes his offseason home
in Fort Worth.
But where Barnes plays
football in Montreal, he
hears a lot of French. He
often goes to a Monday
Quarterback Club meet-
ing-all conducted in
French. "It sometimes
lasts three hours," he
said, admitting it's not
easy to sit through such a
session in a foreign
tongue.
Has he learned any
French? "Oui," smiled
Barnes, who then admits
that's his whole rep-
ertoire, with one minor
exception. Boo is a uni-
versal word, but it's
something Barnes and the
Alouettes didn't hear too
much of last year as they
swept to the Canadian
Football League Grey
Cup championship.
But for Barnes, it was
sort of an up-and-down
year, one that parallels
his career in pro foot-
ball.
He stated the first
seven games at quarter-
back this season after win-
ning the starting nod in
training camp. Montreal
won them all. Then the
familiar injury bug bit.
"A guy shoved me and 1
hit the Astroturf with my
shoulder," said Barnes,
who missed the rest of
the year. "1 played one
play in the Grey Cup. I
just handed off and got
out of the way."
"With Barnes out. 10-
year veteran Sonny Wade
took over the Alouettes
finished 11-5 as the CFL
champs.
* * *
BARNES BEGAN his
pro career in 1974, play-
ing behind Gary Huff
and Bobby Douglass with
the Chicago Bears. The
next season. Jack Pardee
took over as coach and,
midway through training
camp, Barnes got the fam-
ous call.
"Pardee told me that 1
was going to the New
York Jets and what a
great opportunity it was.
He said that Joe Namath
couldn 't play and that the
Jets were't happy with
the backups."
So when Barnes ar-
rived at the Jets' camp,
they immediately shifted
him to running back.
Barnes stayed a week and
was cut.
"Pro football left a bit-
ter taste in my mouth,"
Barnes admitted. He
came back to Fort Worth
and several World Foot-
ball League teams called.
"I decided to lay out un-
til Marv Levy of Montreal
called in January of '76."
Barnes went packing.
It was almost a move of
destiny.
"I started to go up there
out of college. In college I
ran the sprint-out option.
It's more my style of
football and the wider
field in Canada helps.
It's the similar situation
with Allison," said
Barnes, referring to grad-
uating Tech quarterback
Rodney Allison, who will
sign with the CFL after
playing in two postsea-
son all-star games.
Like Barnes, most
NFL clubs have expressed
interest in Allison as a
defensive back. "But I
really kind of hate to see
him go to Toronto,"
Barnes said. "All they
need is a quarterback."
He admits you can't
compare the CFL to the
NFL. "We've got good
Americans playing up
there. We have three
All-Americas on the team
and we did have Johnny
Rodgers. The main thing
about the Canadians is
they don't get the coach-
ing in high school and col-
lege that players in the
U.S. do."
He likes the Canadian
style though. "In Canada
the field is wider, the
game is more wide open
and you only get three
downs. You come out and
really have to move the
ball on first down. Sec-
ond-and-long is like third-
and-long down here.
"In fact," Barnes ad-
ded, "1 find NFL games
rather boring. Down here
the quarterbacks don't
run much. They either
throw or hand off. How-
ever, I wasn't bored with
the Oakland-Baltimore,
Denver-Pittsburgh games
last week."
Barnes said the CFL re-
Area Airports To
Ba Discussed
AUSTIN (Spl), A Texas
Airport System Plan re-
gional planning meeting
will be held at 10 a.m.,
Wednesday, February 8,
1978, in ihe Crockett
County Auditorium Col-
iseum, Ozona.
Airport development
needs of Crockett, Rea-
gan, Schleicher, and Sut-
ton Counties will be dis-
cussed. The meeting will
be conducted by the Texas
Aeronautics Commission.
All area citizens with
an interest in air trans-
portation and airport de-
velopment are invited to
attend. Participating in
the meeting will be city
and county elected offici-
als, airport board mem-
bers, airport mana-
gers, representatives of
the Concho Valley Coun-
cil of Governments and
other citizens.
During the meeting, the
airport development
needs currently identified
in the Texas Airport Sys-
a
NEWS BRIEFS
Galloway to Washington
Reagan Hospital District Administrator Ron Gallo-
way and his wife Rebecca will be leaving today for a
meeting of the governing council of the American
Hospital Association in Washington D.C. Galloway
was one of several selected to go from Texas. The
meeting will try to uncover some of the problems of
small non-urban hospitals and current legislation on
hospital regulations and governance.
.......news brief.......
Congressional candidate Nelson Wolff will travel
throughout the 21st district this week (Jan. 23-29)
with a visit to the Crane Livestock Show and with
speeches on important national issues in San Antonio,
Sonora, Big Lake and Comfort.
At noon on Tuesday, Wolff will address the Sonora
Lions Club at the Methodist Church.
On Thursday at noon, the former state senator will
talk to the Big Lake Lions Club at the Community
Building. Later that evening, Wolff will be the guest
speaker at the San Antonio Apartment Association's
Annual Installation and Awards Dinner. The 6:30
p.m. dinner will be held at the Turtle Creek Coun-
try Club.
On Saturday, Wolff will attend the Crane Live-
stock Show and will appear on the Hill Country Youth
Ranch telethon on Channel 10 in Kerrville. That even-
ing he will be the guest speaker at the Comfort Cham-
lies more on quickness tem pjan for area ajrports ber of Commerce Annual Banquet. The banquet is
than strength. We ve wjjj be reviewed. Airport
got a defensive end, Jun- pavement maintenance
ior Ahyou, a Hawaiian an(j rehabilitation pro-
who played at Arizona grams will be reviewed.
State. Junior s some- Airport pavement main-
thing like 6-3, 235. That s tenance and rehabilita-
awfully small for the NFL (jon programs will be cov-
where guys like Harvey ered. The availability of
Martin and Too Tull Jones state and federal funds for
are 265-270." airport development will
Living in a predomin- be discussed. Information
ately French-speaking on area economic develop-
province has created no ment, community goals
big problems for Barnes ancj objectives, and other
and his wife. factors that may influence
I try to totally avoid tbe need for, or timing of,
the political situation. ajrport development will
The French Canadians are be requested,
afraid that the English- The Texas Airport Sys-
speaking people will take tem Plan, developed for
away their culture. They Texas and the Federal
are often rude to English- Aviation Administration
speaking people. There's by the Texas Aeronautics
even been talk of seced- Commission, was pub-
ing from Canada. But I lished in January 1976.
can't vote so I leave my
opinions to myslef."
The football operation
is all English, although 75
percent of the people
there are bilingual. The
Alouettes moved to new
Olympic Stadium midway
through the 1976 season
and attendance has grow n
from an average of 20,000
to 60,000 fans.
* * *
"THE STADIUM IS on
the east side, or French
side of Montreal. They
cater to the French more.
Before the move, we
played in a stadium simi-
lar to Handley-Scarbor-
ough Field here in Fort
Worth. And they only ca-
tered to the English-
speaking people."
But a "boo" is a "boo"
in French or English.
"The fans up there have a
way of picking a player
and booing him. The fans
are all over Wayne Par-
rish of the Expos. In
hockey it was Pete Ma-
scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in the
Comfort High School gymnasium.
.......news brief.......
WTSU--West Texas State University has announ-
ced the students on the President's and the Dean's
Honor Rolls for the fall semester, 1977.
The Dean's List represents students who have a
semester grade point average of 3.25 to 3.84 for a
completed semester load of 12 semester hours or
more.
Named to the Dean's List from Big Lake is Robert
W. Weatherby, a senior music education major, who
is the son of Madge M. Weatherby.
.......news breif.......
John Daugherty underwent gall bladder surgery on
Wednesday last week in St. John's Hospital in San
Angelo. He is reported progressing satisfactorily and
may be released from the hospital this week end.
No printing Job too large
or too small. The Big
Lake Wildcat, 884-2215.
We have a large selec-
tion of Wedding books,
Fiftieth Anniversary
books, white feather writ-
ing plumes. See at The
Big Lake Wildcat, 309 2nd
hovlich until he got trad-
ed. I don't know who
they boo now'. In foot-
ball, they used to always
boo Wade. Now I guess if
I mess up they'll boo
me".
Barnes anticipates a
tough fight for the quar-
terback job when training
camp opens in June. Be-
fore next season, he hopes
to perfect the Roger Stau-
bach slide. A running
quarterback needs to pro-
tect himself.
But at any rate. Barnes
is getting used to bumpy,
but successful, slides.
Remember
MOM
on
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1978, newspaper, January 26, 1978; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth614986/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.