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J^cbboro, Texas, Gazatte-News Page 4 Thursday, February I, 1968
FIRST SPOKEN WORD was the skit presented by Den 3 at the Cub Scout Pack 111
meeting Monday evening. Left to right are John David Thompson, David Lindsey, Kevin
Florence, Bobby Wells and Mark Cullifer. Gazette-News Photo
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WOLF BADGE was presented to Robin Tliompson, center,
by his mother, Mrs. J. R. Thompson, while Packmaster
Mike Cullifer watches.
Cub Scout Pack 111 Presents.
Awards, to Sell Scoutorama Tickets
Awards were presented to
members of Cub Scout Pack
111 Monday evening at the Jan-
uary Pack meeting by Cubmas-
ter Mike Cullifer and parents
of the Scouts.
Skits were presented by four
dens and the award for most
parents attending went to Den.
1. Cullifer explained the ticket
sales program for the annual
Scout-O-Rama to be held at
Will Rogers Colliseum in Fort
Worth March 15-16.
Scouts receiving Bobcat
awards were Gene Suttle, Jim-
my Schmittou. Greg Geer, Kel
ly Gamer, Terry Joplin, Larry
Smith, Kenneth Forbus, Russell
Mustin.
Craig Haile, Ricky Guthrie,
Greg Turner, Rcy Dennis, El-
vis Bunnell, Robert Bunnell,
Brad Cozart, Eugene Weldon
and Marty Ogle.
Robin Thompson received
the Wolf Award, the second
step in Cub Scouting.
Jerry Joplin received the
Bear Award, the third step in
Cub Scouting, a Silver and a
Gold Arrow.
Dinner awards were presented
to Jimmy Schmittou, Kelly
Garner, David Rhodes, Bobby
Wells, St3cy Sewell, Rodney
Wade. James Smith Terry Wor-
Broasted Chicken
For Those Who Prefer
The Very Best
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thingion, Royce Smith, Brian
Blaylock, James Louge and
Randy Myers.
The award is presented to a
Cub Scout chosen by Den Moth-
ers to be a leader of the den
and helper to the Den Mother
and Den Chief.
Recruiter awards for getting
other boys to join were pre-
sented to Jimmy Schmittou,
Monty Jackson, Ricky Myere
and Phillip Fleming.
The annual Blue and Gold
banquet for the Den will be
held Feb. 16.
Congratulations
To Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Hart
on arrival of a daughter, Tam-
mie Lynn, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz.
at Harris Hospital, Fort Worth,
Monday. Jan. 29. Grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gran-
ger of Jacksboro and Mr. and
Mr. Ira Hart of Post Oak.
About People You Know
Mrs. Maxine Cox and son of
Dallas visited her mother, Mrs.
Ada Winn last weekend.
Political
Announcements
Democratic Party Candidate*:
Subject to Action of Demo-
cratic Primary May 4, 1968.
For Sheriff:
Hubert Jackson (Reelection)
Alvis B. Epps
For Tax Assessor & Collector:
Mrs. Vemie Mae Pruitt
(Reelection)
For Commissioner, Precinct 1s
Truitt Woldrop
Theodore Sims
W. 0. Long
For Commissioner, Precinct 3:
Bill Berry (Reelection)
District Judge
W. A. Hughes, Decatur
Slate Representative
list District
Charles Finnell. Holliday
Constable, Precinct 1
Tax Offices Busy as Deadline
Arrives, Penalty Added Today
Fort Park
Continued from Page 1
was requested by local interests
led by Jack County Historical
Survey Committee. The fort
park was add'd to a proposed
4-park list by State Senator
Tom Creighton and Rep. Char-
les Finnell.
“We will do our best with
funds provided by the Texas
Legislature to have a top
notch park.’’ Gosdin told those
attending the recent meeting.
Indian Fort Chain
Fo:t Richardson was among
the post Civil War forts estab
lished by the U. S. government
to protect the Texas frontier
settlers from Indian depreda-
tions, Fort Richardson, the
northeast anchor of the fort
chain, was established in 1867
and built in 1868.
Among the famous federal
soldiers here was General
Ranald S. MacKenzie.
The fort returned to private
ownership upon abandonment
by federal troops in 1877 and
the buildings were often used
as family quarters by early
settlers until they built their
own home. Later 'the buildings
we:e used by lessors for resi-
dences and bams.
Resoration Began in 1923
Restoration of the fort hos-
pital building, bakery, commi-
sary, morgue and laundry
building was started in 1923
when part of the property was
leased to the Texas National
Guard as an armory site for
Battery F, 131st Field Artil-
lery.
The property was condemned
and bought by the city in 1936
but leasing to the National
Guard continued until Battery
F departed for its Camp Bowie
mobilization station and even-
tual World War H service in
1941.
Leased to Historical Society
The National Guard resum-
ed using the site as an armory
in 1948. After the armory at
Lake Jacksboro was built 'the
Guard unit moved away and
several months later Jack
County Historical Society leas-
ed the property from the City.
The Historical Society still
has about 8 years of a 10 year
lease on the site remaining
No action has been made on
terminating the Society's lease.
About People
You Know
Pfc. Carrol Frie left Tues-
day fer New Jersey and a fu-
ture U. S. Army station in
Germany for 10 months. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Frie and has been visiting
them while on a 30-day fur-
lough.
Local tax offices were bee-
hives Wednesday as the dead-
line for paying taxes without
penalties arrived. Beginning
today a one percent per month
penalty will be applied to de-
linquent taxes.
Jack County tax office also
had the burden of completing
Son of Local
Resident is
Vietnam Area
Fire Control Technician Sea-
man Dick H. Davis, USN, son
of Mrs. Linnie S. Davis of 1111
W. Archer, Jacksboro and hus-
band of the former Miss Linnie
D. Oden of 2734 Glenmont, Dal-
las, participated in the rescue
of 37 Hong Kong Chinese sail-
ors from a grounded Liberian
freighter while serving in the
Western Pacific aboand the at-
tack aircraft carrier USS Coral
Sea.
A foot-high silver trophy was
presented the captain and crew
oi the Coral Sea on behalf of
the master and crew of the
“Loyal Fortunes’’ which ran
aground on the Pratas Reef 170
miles south of Hong Kong.
On November 6, 1947 the Co
ral Sea was enroute to Hong
Kong when she received the
distress signal from the freigh-
ter, and lifted the crew off die
ship by helicopter the following
morning.
The Coral Sea is now operar-
ing with the U. S. Seventh
Fleet in the Gulf of Tonkin off
the coast of North Viet Nam.
No Federal
Tax on Gifts
Q—I was left some property
by an uncle. Is there any fede-
ral income tax on this?
A—There is no Federal in-
come tax on gifts, bequests,
or inheritances. However, if
property so received later pro-
duces income of a taxable na-
ture, interest, dividends or ren-
tals, for example, the income
is taxable to you.
Q—My company reimbursed
me for a trip my wife and .l
took to find a place to live on
my new assignment. On the
check I received taxes were
taken out. Why was that?
A—Amount you received is
classifie das wages and not a
reimbursement for deductible
moving expenses. When you .ac-
tually move to the hew' location
the unreimbursed cOst 'of trans-
porting you, your Family .And
your household goods trfay welt
be a deductible moving expen-
se. The cost of meals and lodg-
ing while traveling to your new
home may also be deductilbe.
About People
You Know
Mrs. Franklin Martin and
daughter Tammye of Paisley,
Oregon, came by plane last
weekend to visit Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Gray, Mrs. Martin said
they have been having unusu-
ally heavy rains, too, this win-
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F: Mathis
have returned from Fountion
Valley, Calif, where they visited
their son Charles E. Mathis and
family. They also visited Dis-
neyland. Sea World and Knotts
Berry Farm.
Band Boosters Meet
Next Tuesday Evening
The Band Booster Club meet-
ing set for last Tuesday was
postponed to 7 p.m., Tuesday,
Feb. 6. All band parents are
urged to attend and join in the
discussion of sending the band
to the HemisFair at San An-
tonio during the Easter holi-
days.
Windshield and Glass
Installation and Repair
Replace That Broken Glass Now
voter registration. At 2 p.m.
Wednesday the office had offi-
cially issued 3312 certificates
The office was to close at 5
p.m. but County Tax Assessor
and Collector Mrs. Vemie Mae
Pruitt and her staff were go-
ing to operate a substation at
the Chamber of Commerce of-
fice until the deadline at mid-
night.
"We ran out of registration
receipts this week,’’ Mrs.
Pruitt said, “and an additional
supply didn’t arrive until mid-
morning Wednesday. A number
of the registrations were put
on application forms until we
can catch up later. There are
from 75 to 100 of these. Copies
will be mailed out.’’
Jacksboro School District tax
office also was busy as many
taxpayers weren’t aware they
must pay taxes there also. This
is the first year the district has
collected its own taxes in about
40 yean. Most property owners
were accustomed to paying sc-
hool taxes along with Cowiy
and State taxes.
City of Jacksboro tax office,
as weD as the otter two col-
lectors, was completing its pro-
perly evaluation forms for 1968
taxes. All three offices will
complete mailing next week,
probably, of the reports for
property owners to fill out.
Mrs. Pruitt pointed out that
the law requires the property
owner to submit the inventor-
ies and they are due back in
the various offices May 1. Re-
sidence homestead exemptions
to state and some county taxes
must be applied for, she point-
ed out, on the back of the en-
ventory sheet. No exemption Is
given unless an inventory form
is filled out.
And by the time you read
this the County Tax Office will
be selling 1968 vehicle tags.
“Please bring vehicle titles
and it will help if 1967 regis-
tration forms are brought in,”
Mrs. Pruitt said.
Uons Qub to Have Dedication
Banquet to Benefit Center Feb. 29
Jacksboro Lions Qub will
sponsor a dedication banquet
for the newly remodeled Youth
Center building on East Street
at 7 pm Thursday, Feb. 29
Tickets costing |5 for the din-
ner will probably go on sale
next week.
The charge for attending the
dinner is set high to provide
funds to retire part of the debt
incurred in remodeling the
building. Judge J. E. Middle-
ton, club president, said.
The club earmarked |6,000
for the remodeling but other
furnishings will run the cost up
to about 39,500. The building
will continue to be operated by
the Youth Center board but
otter civic organizations will
be permitted to use the facili-
ties. Both Lions clubs plan to
have their meeting at the build-
ing after it is completed.
First affair scheduled for the
Jacksboro Lions Qub will be
14. The Center has a'ready had
several activities tor high sc-
hool students.
Members of the building com-
mittee are Dr. W. G. Mask,
chairman, Don Smith, Robert
Peterson and Cliff Cotten
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Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR, No. 36, Ed. 0 Thursday, February 1, 1968, newspaper, February 1, 1968; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth732690/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.