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ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH YEAR JACKSBORO QAZCTTK-NBWS, JACKSBORO, TKXAS 76056 PUBLICATION NUMBER 271720 MONDAY, OCTOBER 10,1988 NUMBER 23
Governor Proclaims October 9-15
Fire Prevention Week in Texas
TIGER SHUFFLE-Luke Armstrong, #15, Jacksboro running back, eludes Aubrey's defense
during Friday nights game. Armstrong rushed 40 yards on 4 carries throughout the game.
Photo by Renitta Ewell
Aldermen to Conduct Meeting, Public Hearing
The mayor and board of relative to the Lost Creek b. Annual Tax collection
aldermen for the City of
Jacksboro will meet in regu-
lar session at 6:30 p.m. Tues-
day, October 11. The follow-
ing agenda has been posted.
1; Call the roll.
2 Public Hearing for FY-88
Community Development
Block Grant Program.
3. Adopt the minutes of the
September 27,1988 regular
meeting.
4. Hear from the public.
5 Authorizations by Coun-
cil.
a. Discussion and consid-
eration of adoption of a Citi-
zens' Participation Plan re-
garding the Community De-
velopment Block Grant Pro-
gram.
b. Discussion and consid-
eration of claims for changes
in contract with Jack B.
Anglin Company.
c. Consideration of ap-
pointment of 1 member to
the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
d. Consideration of
monthly accounts payable.
6. Executive Session pur-
suant to Article 6252-17
Section 2(e) which provides
that the public may be ex-
Reservoir Project.
7. Vote of Council relative
to matters discussed in Ex-
ecutive Session.
8. Reports.
a. Monthly Activity Re-
port.
Report.
9. Adjournment.
Meetings of the City's gov-
erning body are open to the
public and interested per-
sons are encouraged to at-
tend.
Citing the tragic loss of
lives and property from fire
each year in Texas, Governor
William P. Clements, Jr.
today proclaimed the week of
October 9-15, 1988, as Fire
Prevention Week.
"Fire continues to be a
major threat to all our citi-
zens, particularly the young
and the old," Governor Cle-
ments said.
Fires in Texas killed 322
people, injured more than
2,000 and destroyed in ex-
cess of $300 million in prop-
erty during 1987, the gover-
nor noted.
This year marks the 66th
anniversary of National Fire
Prevention Week. The week-
long observance was first
established in 1922 by Presi-
dent Warren Harding in
memory of the so-called
"Great Chicago Fire" of Octo-
ber 9,1871.
That conflagration killed
250 people and destroyed
17,430 buildings at a cost of
$168 million. People began
thinking in terms of fire pre-
vention in addition to fire
fighting as a result of this
fire.
A list of fire prevention
guidelines and a fact sheet
about fires in Texas are
listed for your convenience.
Texas Fire Data
Facts: 1987
Fire Departments in
Texas reported 93,580 fires
which killed 322 people, in-
jured 2,467 and destroyed
more than $342 million in
property during 1987, ac-
cording to data submitted by
Texas fire departments
through the Texas Fire Inci-
dent Reporting System
(TEXFIRS).
When compared to fires
reported in 1986, the num-
ber of fires increased less
than one percent in 1987;
property loss decreased by
21 percent and fire-related
fatalities decreased by 17.8
and an estimated $9 million
in property damage. Fires
involving heating equip-
ment ranked second as the
cause of fatal residential
fires. Heating-related fires
totalled 1,939, with 22 fatali-
ties, 87 injuries and an esti-
mated $16 million in resi-
dential property damage.
Among all fire-related fa-
talities reported last year,
young and old people were
more severely affected than
people in other age groups,
according to data from the
TEXFIRS, the Texas Health
Department, and the Fed-
eral Census Bureau.
Children aged four and
under comprised 21.5 per-
cent of all fire related fatali-
ties, but those children only
made up 8.9 percent of the
state population. Also, fires
ranked third among the
major causes of accidental
deaths of children in that age
group.
Adults aged 65 and over
made up 33 percent of all fire
deaths but only 9.7 percent of
the state population. Among
the major causes of acciden-
tal deaths, fires ranked
fourth for people in that age
group.
Fire Prevention
Guidelines
The State Board of Insur-
ance, State Fire Marshal's
(Continued, on Page 2)
Girl Scouts Take The Lead
NEW AT ColC OFFICE-Wanda Young assumed duties as
___________ Jacksboro's Chamber of Commerce Secretary Monday, Sep-
efuded^finm that portion ofa tember 26. A resident of Joplin, she moved to Jack County two
meeting during consultation years ago with her husband, Charles Young, an automobile
between a governmental mechanic employed in Fort Worth. The Young's formerly lived
in Euless.
body and its attorney in
those instances where the
governmental body seeks the
attorney's advice with re-
spect to comtemplated litiga-
tion, settlement offers, and
matters where the duty of
the attorney to his client
pursuant to the code of pro-
fessional responsibility of
the State Bar of Texas
clearly conflicts with the
Open Meeting law.
a. Discussion with City
Attorney, David Spiller re-
garding contemplated litiga-
tion and settlement offers
Only one sale will be con-
ducted in both November
and December. Sale dates
Clothes Closet
Sets Fall Sales
‘The ‘Weather
DATS
Oct. 6
Oct. 7
Oct. 8
Oct. 9
Vtmptraturt
WGB LOW
73 52
76 52
77 50
73 51
*A(ti
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
Rainfall to date: 21.37"
1987 Rainfall
1986 Rainfall
1985 Rainfall
1984 Rainfall
1983 Rainfall
1982 Rainfall
30.10
34.48
32.74
27.47
23.85
39.40
the Clothes Closet in Jacks-
boro.
Located at the comer of
Jasper and Bowie Streets,
the Clothes Closet is a non-
profit service project by the
women of several local
churches. Good used cloth-
ing is available at extremely
reasonable prices each
Clothes Closet sale day.
Wednesday, October 26
has been set as the second
sale date in October.
Special Weekend
Services Set at
Jesus Name Church
The Jesus Name Church,
218 South Knox in Jacks-
boro, has announced special
services at 7:30 p.m. Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, Octo-
ber 14,15,16 with Bro. Larry
Glover of Bryan, Texas.
Everyone is invited.
Donations will be accepted
on sale days. Hours of the
sale is 1:00 until 5:00 p.m.
Antelope to
Present Sat.
Jamboree
The regularly scheduled
Musical Jamboree will be
presented at the Antelope
Community Center at 6:00
p.m. Saturday, October 15.
Homemade cakes, pies,
and sandwiches will be avail-
able at the snack bar as will
soft drinks.
Admission at the door will
be 500 for adults and 250 for
children.
All musicians are invited
to help stage the program
and the public is invited to
enjoy the good music.
ries to fire service personnel
increased nearly 6 percent.
Residential properties suf-
fered the most damage from
fire. Of the 24,996 building
fires reported during 1987,
18,598, or 74 percent oc-
curred in residences. In addi-
tion, more people were killed
(189 fatalities) and injured
(900 injuries) in residential
fires than in any other type of
occupancy.
The mqjor cause of fires
and fire-related injuries in
residences last year was
careless cooking. More than.
4,000 residential structure
fires involved cooking appli-
ances. These fires resulted in
at least 225 injuries, six fa-
talitites and an estimated
$14 million in property dam-
age.
Fires of an incendiary or
suspicious nature ranked
second among the causes of
fires in residences, resultin
in 3,166 fires, 14 deaths an
73 injuries. These fires
caused over $40 million in
residential property dam-
age, the highest estimated
dollar loss of any residential
fire cause.
The greatest number of
fatalities in residential fires
occurred in fires caused by
careless smoking. Careless
smoking caused 1,139 resi-
dential fires which resulted
in 29 fatalities, 81 injuries
Girl Scouts of Jack County
are preparing for another
year of fun and challenges in
learning to "take the lead" as
future leaders of their local
community, state and na-
tion. During the past year,
over 80 girls and adults have
been active in Girl Scouting
in Jacksboro and Bryson,
with four troops and many
individual members partici-
pating. Their activities in-
cluded: field trips, troop
campouts, attending coun-
cil-wide events and play-
days, participating in the
annual cookie sale, learning
new skills, attending sum-
mer camp and having lots of
fun.
Local Service Unit Chair-
man, Vivian Jenkins, is hop-
ing to have as many as
twelve troops active in Jack
County this year. Many new
troops are being organized in
Jacksboro, Bryson and Per-
rin. "We hope to provide Girl
Scouting for every girl who
would like to participate,"
Jenkins said.
"The women and men who
volunteer to lead Girl Scout
troops are making substan-
tial investments in our com-
munity. They are stepping in
to see that our girls do not
become part of the growing
group of young people abus-
ing alcohol and drugs, drop-
ping out of school, facing
unemployment and giving
up on life by committing sui-
cide," she added.
Girl Scout leaders form
key partnerships with girls.
They help girls realize their
worth, develop sound values
and decision-making skills,
and turn potentially destruc-
tive behavior into positive;
action. These leaders invest
time and support. Girls gain
self-confidence and begin
exploring their future roles
as women. With their per-
sonal lives in focus, girls
move on to become respon-
sible citizens and make valu-
able contributions to society.
A good investment pays
out dividends for many
years. The investment of a
Girl Scout leader helps en-
sure a positive future for
girls and for our community
and it gives volunteers the
benefit of knowing that they
have helped mold tomor-
row's leaders.
Sound investments prom-
ise high returns with a mini-
mum of risk. Girl Scouting is
one sure investment that
yields excellent benefits for
girls and their communities,
requiring only an enthusias-
tic commitment of time and
talent.
The Girl Scout program is
open to all girls ages five
through seventeen. As
troops begin their fall activi-
ties in Jack County, girls and
adults who might be inter-
ested in joining the fun of
Girl Scouting are encour-
aged to contact Vivian Jen-
kins, 567-3417, for more in
formation.
LOCAL BRIEFS
by Bob Ware
There's a new business in
Jacksboro and our friend,
Dean Fenter, has his weld-
ing shop open for business
anyday, Monday through
Friday, from 8:00 a.m. until
5:00 p.m.
Drop by and see ol' Dean
for all your welding needs.
The ad in this edition gives
more details!
***
Be sure to check out the ad
in today’s edition concerning
the craft show and sale at the
Bate's home next Friday and
Saturday. Looks good, craft
fans.
***
New weapons against can-
cer? That's what Perk's col-
umn/ad for Gibson Phar-
macy is about in today's edi-
tion.
***
Have we told you about the
fresh water catfish at Dairy-
land? See the ad - it's
g-o-o-o-d!
***
The "Belle of Wisconsin"
will be at Bag & Wag Grocery
and Market Thursday. Be
sure to see this whopping big
40,000 cheese (and be sure to
get your free sample, too!).
***
Have you tried the new
drive-through window at
City Drug store yet? The ad
in today's edition tells all
about it and explains some
real good reasons for check-
ing it out.
***
Wal-Mart in Graham in-
vites everyone over to their
All-American Savings event.
A quick scan of the full page
ad in this edition should be
enough to convince every
shopper that it's a real bar-
gain deal!
Until next time —
Thanks for reading.
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McGee, Leigh. Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 23, Ed. 1 Monday, October 10, 1988, newspaper, October 10, 1988; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth734139/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.