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Burleson Star. Thursday, October 6.1988—3A
International Award
Bobb
ders
>y Robertson received schoolwide recognition from W.L. San-
for his Gold Award that he won in an art contest in Japan, the
second highest award given. Robertson had a colored pen and ink
drawing of a clown that was part of the Pentel International Art Ex-
hibit that has been shown in countries around the world this year.
Robertson also received art supplies with his award.
Committee named
for Sen. Glasgow
BY SALLY ELLERTSON
A country western band with
local connections almost became
the band to open up for
Alabama, Randy Travis, and K.T.
Oslin Friday night.
Head Over Heels was on«. of 30
bands that made it to the semi-
finals of the Marlboro Country
Music Talent Roundup. Two of
the band members, Billy Hampton
and Jana Haynes, lived in
Burleson and had a business
with the same name—Head Over
Heels Productions—in which the
two did singing telegrams and
balloon-a-grams. Haynes is still a
Burleson resident while Hampton
moved to Joshua.
"We developed that business to
subsidize our income,” Haynes
said of their Burleson roots.
In order to enter the talent
roundup the group had to sub-
mit a tape. Head Over Heels sent
their audition tape with three
songs—"Bed You Made For Me,”
originally sung by Highway 101;
“That Rock Won't Roll,” originally
sung by Restless Heart; and
“That’s How You Know When
Love Is Right," originally sung by
Steve Warmer and Nicolette
Larson.
The group received a letter in
September saying that they were
one of the semi-finalists. Head
Over Heels was invited to play
with 10 other bands in the se-
cond night of competition at the
Good Luck Rodeo Sept. 20. The
group played a medley of tunes,
including an original song by
Haynes called “It Just Takes
You.”
"The competition was much
stiffer to get in and so was the
performing,” Haynes said.
Head Over Heels competed
against the 1987 Marlboro
winner—Chisolm—who also be-
came the 1988 winner.
Haynes said that they got some
positive comments from one of
the judges.
"The positive comments were
real rewarding,” Haynes said.
The country groups were judged
on their originality, performance,
stage presence, and rapport with
the audience.
Head Over Heels competed in
19,86 and were in the top 10.
There were approximately 100
bands in that competition.
The five band members all
have daytime jobs or go to
school but at night they are play-
ing at the area western dance
clubs like Cowboy City.
The five members of the band
are Hampton on guitar and lead
vocals; Sam Boe from Ken-
nedale on drums; Haynes on
guitar and lead vocals; Scott
Caywood from Fort Worth on
bass and vocals; and Gary Kelly
from Arlington on keyboards.
The group, except for newcomer
Kelly, has been together for ap-
proximately eight years.
"We're working on original
material," Haynes said.
More than 180 audition tapes
were sent to the Entertainment
Services Group, Ltd. in New York
from groups throughout Texas.
The winner of the roundup—
Chisolm—received $7,500 and
the position as opening act for
Alabama, Travis, and Oslin Oct.
7.
Marlboro will have its first ever
national competition later this
year in Nashville. The wjnner of
that competition will receive
$30,000 and 40 hours of record-
ing time with top Nashville pro-
ducer Barry Beckett.
Increase in serious
crimes is easing off
AUSTIN—The number of ser-
ious crimes reported in Texas
during the first half of 1988
showed a slower rate of increase
than experienced during the first
six months of 1987, statistics
compiled by the Department of
Public Safety indicate.
From January 1 through June
30 of this year, a total of 635,894
major crimes—including mur-
der, rape, robbery, aggravated
assault, burglary, theft and motor
vehicle theft—were reported in
the state, compared with 627,433
crimes repprted in the first half
of 1987. That amounts to an in-
crease of 1.3 percent.
"We never like to see any in-
crease in crime in Texas, but a 1.3
percent increase is certainly bet-
ter than the 6.3 percent increase
reported for the first six months
of 1987,” DPS Director Col. Joe
Milner said.
The crime rate, which is the
number of crimes reported per
100,000 population, increased
even less—only by 0.7 percent,
Milner noted. During the first
half of 1987, the crime rate jum-
ped 4.4 percent.
No category of crime declined
during the 1988 six-month per-
iod, however. Violent crime in-
creased overall by 4.9 percent.
Murder was up 1 percent, rape
was up 8.4 percent, robbery 1.7
percent and aggravated assault,
6.6 percent.
The picture was much better in
the property crime category,
which increased overall by only 1
percent Burglary, a perennial
law enforcement problem, show-
ed the smallest increase of all,
only a half-percent. Theft was up
1.3 percent and motor vehicle
theft was up by 1 percent.
"Another bright spot in the
crime statistics is that the
clearance rate, the number of
cases solved by arrest or other
means, was held steady at 20 per-
cent,” Milner said. “In murder
and in motor vehicle theft, the
clearance rate increased, from 73
to 75 percent for murder and
from 16 to 17 percent for motor
vehicle theft.”
Though the clearance rate for
the seven major crime categories
combined remained the same,
the total .number of arrests made
in Texas decreased by 3.4 percent
compared to the first half of
1987. Arrests for driving while in-
toxicated were down 14.2 percent
while drug offense arrests were
down 1 percent, Milner said.
“On a particularly sad note,"
the DPS director continued, "law
enforcement in Texas was not
without a high price during the
first half of the year. Five Texas
peace officers were killed in the
line of duty by criminal action
and three others died in duty-
related accidents, compared witfy __
The DPS statistics are based on
reports submitted by 815 Texas
law enforcement agencies.
Trophy Awarded
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meeting for the Texas Association of Pupil Transportation.This is
the first time that a Burleson student has received the award, which
Lancaster won with his bus safety poster. Lancaster received $100
and a trophy.
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It Where It
Belongs!
Let's work together
The Burleson Steering Com-
mittee for Senator Bob Glasgow,
state senator for District 22, was
announced this week by Wava
McCullough, Johnson County
campaign coordinator.
Members of the committee are
planning to honor Glasgow with
a reception on Monday, Oct. 17
at the Riverview Country Club
near Cleburne. The reception, to
be held from 7-10 p.m., will fea-
ture entertainer Johnny Duncan
and band.
Tickets are $10 each and can
be purchased from committee
members and at Ron’s Apothecary
Shop in Burleson. Additional in-
formation can be obtained from
Wava McCullough, 295-4543.
Members of the steering com-
mittee include: Bill and Wava
McCullough, Byron and Barbara
Black, Dora Ussery, Bob Spurlin,
Dale and Patricia De«hmmpr
Carroll Ray, Jr., Harold Moore,
Joe and Rhonda Mirisciotti, Pam
Whiteman, Ron and Jean Perkins,
Huey and Maudie Tarver, Donna
Kirkpatrick, Lynn Hailey, Bill
King, Beth Jones, M.B. (Mac)
McCulloch, Jackie Hominick,
A.L (Alf) Lamb, Dr. Bernard
Erickson, John Volkman, Gor
don Cockerham, Larry Shetter,
Robert and Betty Shelton, Dr.
Robert Shaw, Ken Jenkins, Deb-
bie Johnson, Letha Grace McCoy,
Don Canard, Jackie Green, Billy
and Glenda Shehom, Ethelene
Carpenter, Doris Couch, James
McMath, Bob R Hensley, Bar-
bara Bums, Frances Kyle, and
Judy Hajek.
SEN. BOB GLASGOW
Head Over Heels, a country western band with local connections,
_ , ^ rr 1 made 11 to the 8eml-flnals of the Marlboro Country Music Talent
Head Over Heels Roundup last month. Band members are: Billy Hampton, Sam Boe,
Jana Haynes, Scott Caywood, and Gary Kelly (not pictured).
MEMBER F.CU C
Head Over Heels gets
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Moody, James. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 104, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1988, newspaper, October 6, 1988; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth760771/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Burleson Public Library.