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JACKSBORO GAZETTEE-NEWS-JACKSBORO, TEXAS 76056 PUBLICATION NUMBER 271720
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1981
NUMBER 48
'Ordinance Passes
At Called Meeting
City employees were granted a 12% salary
raise during a special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen Thursday, April 9 at 10:00 a.m.
The raise, effective immediately, is the first
for city employees in over a year.
Present at the meeting were E.H. Stewart,
Mavor Bill Kimberlin. Martha Green, John
Dyer and A.B. Wells.
Ordinance No. 338, providing for the
appointment of a municipal judge by the
board of aldermen, was passed by the council
at Thursday's meeting.
Effective immediately, the bill also
provides for the appointment of a clerk and
deputy to serve the municipal court.
In the past, the mayor has performed
municipal judge duties, which Kimberlin
says takes about 20 hours a week.
The judge and assistants will be appointed
by the newly elected council, which takes
office at the Tuesday, April 14 meeting.
In other business, the council voted
unamimously to Authorize City Superinten-
dent John Ash to order pipe for water and
sewer service to Country Club Acres II mobile
home park and St. Mary's Catholic Church,
both under construction.
Aldermen also voted to accept a contract
from the Jack County Appraisal District
"taking the city out of the taxing business".
All taxes will be paid to the appraisal
district, which will relieve the city from
hiring additional personnel at "tax time".
The city employees' hospitalization plan
was also discussed, but a rate adjustment is
not needed. The current rate is in effect until
August 1 of this year.
Civil Defense Siren
To Be Tested April 17
REVIVAL CONTINUES-with Audie Weir
(above) conducting the choir in the Joplin
First Baptish Church. Weir is the Jack
County Baptist Association Music Director
and has been music director in revivals for
almost every Jack County Southern Baptist
Church. The Joplin Revival is at 7:30 p.m.
nightly, until Easter Sunday, when services
will be 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Call 374-3513
for more information.
Brucellosis Education
Program Set April 14
The Jack County County Program Build-
ing Committee and the Jack County Farm
Bureau will jointly sponsor a program to
provide cattle owners with accurate
brucellosis information Tuesday, April 14 at
7:30 p.m.
Held in The Jacksboro National Bank
Community Room, the session will cover
Brucellosis Laws now in effect and other
facts about the disease.
I)r. Tom Reagan of the Texas Animal
Health Commission will be present to answer
questions.
Interested cattle producers from Jack and
surrounding counties are urged to attend,
County Agent Jim Price said.
According to Price, educational programs
conducted by the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service serve people of all ages,
regardless of socio-economic levels, race,
color, sex, religion or national origin.
Chamber to Meet
The regular Jacksboro Chamber of
Commerce meeting will begin at noon
Thursday, April 16 in the Green Frog
Restaurant.
Manpower Administrator Jerry Fisher, of
Nortex Regional Planning Commission in
Wichita Falls, will be the guest speaker.
All officers, directors and directors at large
are urged to attend.
All members and guests are invited.
DENNIS DISPLAYS-his "Golden Trowel
Award", presented April 4 by the Oklahoma
Anthropological Society.
Dennis Honored
In Oklahoma
Jack County historian Bill Dennis received
the "Golden Trowel Award" during the
annual state meeting of the Oklahoma
Anthropological Society in Oklahoma City
Saturday, April 4.
His nomination, for Oklahoma's highest
award for volunteer work and research in the
preservation of American Indian ethnology
and archaeology, was submitted by Harvey
and Rose King of Muskogee, Oklahoma.
When presenting the plaque, State
President Mel Phillips of Oklahoma City said
Dennis had served on the state board of
directors for over 10 years, had participated
on many archaeological digs in Oklahoma
and Texas, and had authored or assisted on
numerous published papers in the
preservation of American Indian ethnology
and archaeology.
Phillips said Dennis had also helped on
projects of the Texas Parks and Wildlife*
Department, Texas Archaeology Salvage
Project, Texas Highway Department,
Southern Methodist University, U.S.
Department of Interior and National Boy
Scouts Council.
In accepting the award, Bill said he did not
get started in archaeology until he became a
member of the Young County 1 exas Chapter
of OAS at Graham. And, according to Dennis
it was through their patience, help and
encouragement that he became so actively
involved.
PWP Organizes in Graham
Jean Robinson of the Fort Worth zone of
Parents Without Partners will be in the First
United Church in Graham Wednesday, April
22 at 7:30 p.m. to help organize a Graham
chapter.
A nursery will be provided at the church.
Parents Without Partners is an
international organization of custodial and
non-custodial single parents. These may
include widowed, divorced, separated or
never married parents.
It is a non-profit, non-sectarian organiza-
tion, devoted to the welfare and interests of
single parents and their children.
PWP uses recreational and social activities
for adults and children to help them cope
with single-parenthood.
Local Civil Defense Director Jack Smith
reported today the Civil Defense Siren on the
west side of Jacksboro will be tested noon
Friday if the weather is clear.
The siren is designed to warn residents of
impending severe weather, such as a
tornado. The test, Smith added, will be
delayed if the weather is threatening, to
prevent confusion.
Smith also released tornado safety rules,
saying when a tornado approaches, "Your
immediate action may mean life or death."
A tornado watch means tornadoes are
expected to develop, or the weather
conditions are right for their formation.
Residents should have a battery operated
radio or television set nearby, according to
Smith, to listen for weather advisories.
A tornado warning indicates a tornado has
actually been sighted or picked up on radar.
Inside shelter, in a storm cellar or reinforced
building, should be be found and residents
are advised to stay away from windows.
Again, a battery operated radio or TV
should be tuned in for further advisories.
Wherever shelter is found, citizens are
advised to curl up, so head and eyes are
protected.
The most important reminder, according to
Smith, is stay away from your car.
More people were killed and injured during
past tornadoes trying to escape in their
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Year rain to date..........4-98
automobiles than any other place.
The following list advises where to take
shelter in case of a tornado.
In shopping centers, go to a designated
shelter area (not to your parked car).
In homes, the basement offers the greatest
safety.
Seek shelter under sturdy furniture if
possible. In homes without basements, take
cover in the center part of the house, on the
lowest floor, in a small room such as a closet
or bathroom, or under sturdy furniture.
Keep some windows open, but stay away
from them.
In office buildings, go to an interior hall-
way on the lowest floor, or to the designated
shelter area.
In schools, follow advance plans to an
interior hallway on the lowest floor.
If the building is not of reinforced
construction, go to a nearby one that is, or
take cover outside on low, protected ground.
Stay out of auditoriums, gymnasiums, and
other structures with wide, freespan roofs.
In open country, move away from the
torado's path at right angles.
If there is no time to escape, lie flat in the
nearest ditch or ravine.
Mobile Homes are particularly vulnerable
to overturning during strong winds, and
should be evacuated when strong winds are
forecast.
Damage can be minimized by securing
trailers with cables anchored in concrete
footing.
Parks should have a community storm
shelter and a warden to monitor broadcast
throughout the severe storm emergency.
If there is no shelter nearby, leave the
trailer park and take cover on low, protected
ground.
City in Darkness
After April 9 Accident
Grand Jury
Indicts Seven
Clifton W. McDonald was indicted on two
counts of forgery and one count of burglary of
a building Thursday, April 9 by a grand jury.
Other indictments included burglary of a
building, Stephen Wayne Norwood, Ricky
Allan Henderson and Larrv Wavne Smith;
unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, Judy
Ann Moren; driving while intoxicated,
second offense, Raymond Leon Crawford;
and child abuse, Cleta Maberry.
Suspect Arrested
Michael Glenn Mott, 28, of Bryson is free
on $2,500 bond after being arrested at about
1:30 a.m. Monday, April 6, charged with
possession of dangerous drugs.
Police officers noticed Mott slumped over
the steering wheel of his car on the North
Main Car Wash parking lot early Monday
and knocked on his car window to rouse him.
According to Sergeant Arthur Reaves, the
subject stumbled as he stepped out of his car,
falling on police officers.
Police report there was a strong smell of
liquor, thus he was arrested for public,
intoxication.
A routine search of the car later turned up
"20 black capsules and one blue pill",
according to Chief Jack Massey.
Jacksboro Police officers, volunteer
firemen, ambulance attendants and local
citizens worked into the night Thursday,
April 9 to prevent injuries after a one car
collision shattered electrical wiring and
plunged the downtown area into darkness.
Officer Byron Kolbert reported he was on
routine patrol, driving north in the 500 block
of North Main, when he encountered a white
Westdale pickup approaching in his lane,
headed south.
Kolbert reported the driver, later identified
as Jimmy David Riggins of Jacksboro,
apparently noticed him and overreacted. He
nulled back into the southbound lane, off the
street and onto a curb in front of Gibsons
Discount Center.
The pickup rode the curb, hitting a
telephone pole on the corner of Liveoak and
Main, snapping it off at the base. Kolbert
said Riggins then veered to the left, across
the street, and halted in front of the Green
Frog.
"The transformer exploded on impact,"
Kolbert explained, "sending a mine field of
hot wires onto the street."
Kolbert reported the incident and called for
backup to seal off the area, after seeing
Riggins was apparently unharmed.
Another pickup, belonging to Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Sanford, was struck by the falling
pole. The couple received no physical
'"TheTights went out, according to Kolbert,
at 9:00 p.m., when the accident occurred.
Sergeant Jay Owens arrived shortly
thereafter, followed by Officers Gene Van
Baale and Ron Cash, both off duty.
"Before long," Kolbert explained, "there
were two to three hundred people on the scene
and our major concern was sealing off the
Council Meeting
Moved Tuesday
The Jacksboro City Council meeting
scheduled Tuesday, April 14 has been moved
from the Council Chambers in City Hall to
the Jack County Court Room in the
courthouse.
The new mayor and aldermen will be
installed during the regular meeting.
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The public is invited.
area to prevent further injuries."
He added, "Teamwork on the part of all
concerned accounted for the success of
emergency measures. It was miraculous no
one was killed."
Most residential power was restored
around 11:00 p.m., although it was early
morning before Gibsons and other nearby
businesses had electricity.
Police reported Riggins was taken to the
Jack County Hospital for examination.
However, x-rays indicated bruises in the
chest area and not major injuries.
He was released on bond Friday morning
and is currently awaiting trial.
Community Association
Plans April 25 Workday
The Jermyn Community Association
announced today a workday will be open to
all wishing to assist with the community
center Saturday, April 25.
The 40 by 120 foot building will house
reunions, banquets and community
activities upon its completion. Siding is
currently being erected on the steel
framework.
According to Association members, there
is much more work to be done on the grounds
and building, being erected by community
donations.
Those attending the workday are asked to
bring rakes, hoes, cleanup equipment and a
sack lunch.
The workday will feature a "homecoming"
for exstudents and past residents. A king size
quilt, made by community ladies, will be
given in exchange for donations.
Those wishing to donate to the building
fund or contribute toward the quilt giveaway
should contact Freda Counts, president,
Warena Pruitt, treasurer, or any community
member..
The Community Association explained
there is much work still needed before the
May 16 completion date.
They expressed appreciation to area
financial institutions for monetary
contributions and area residents for
donation of time money and talent.
"Donations and assistance has come from
near and far," one member said.
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