Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1977 Page: 2 of 24
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PACK 1A-THE POLK COUNTY 1
Broun resigns
at chairman
of local council
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during the nest
meeting on Feb. I. Person*
interested is planning pro-
grams for alcohol and drug
abuse In Polk County are
urged to attend. The location
of the meeting will be an-
nounced later.
Norma Slater, represents
live of the Department of
Public Welfare-Child Wei-
fore Division, presented a
Mm on child abuse and
neglect. The Mm covered the
various form* of abuse and
neglect and the laws regard
tng the reporting of such.
NEW OWEN STORE RECEIVES AWARD
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assistant secretary of mis-
sions for the Baptist Missio-
nary Association (BMA) of
America, will be the guest
speaker at the First Baptist
Church of Livingston for the
II a m worship service on
Sunday.
The Rev. Stephens will be
in Livingston in conjunction
with a period of special
emphasis on Interstate and
Foreign Missions throughout
the BMA of America
He recently returned from
a missions trip which Includ-
ed seven countries and visits
with 27 missionaries suppor-
ted hy the churches of the
BMA of America Countries
he visited were Portugal,
Italy. Israel, India. Philip
pines, Taiwan and Japan.
The Rev. Stephens is a
Texas native and attended
Jacksonville Baptist College
and Baylor University. He
has served several pastorates
in Texas and has served as
trustee of Texas Baptist
Home for Children, “Baptist
Progress", and Central Col-
lege. He has held several
state and national offices
including President of the
BMA of America.
Cities receive sales tax
Sandwich** ar* so railed from the Karl of Sandwich, who
paaaed whole days in gambling ami ate hi* meat between
two pleres of bread so he wouldn't have to atop playing
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Three of the five incor-
porated municipalities of
Polk County have received
rebate checks from the stair
comptroller's office for the
December sales tax
The city of Livingston
received the largest amount.
SID,816.25.
ScvFh Oaks received
$955.78 and Onalaska
received $736.21.
forrigan did not receive
any for the month of
December. Total sales tax in
that city for the period was
Sill .85. However, state
service fees, and the amount
retained by the state did not
leave a balance. J
Total tax collections in
Livingston for the period was
$20,15*).87. State service
fees and thr amount retained
by the state left a balance of
$18,816.25. r
Goodrich was not listed
among the cities submitting
sales tax or receiving any
rebate.
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POLK COUNTY AND VICINITY • Fair and cooler. High
Thursday in low 40s Winds shifting northerly and diminishing.
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Jan. 17
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Jan. 18
43
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Jan. 19
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February 1 deadline to
pay ad valorem taxes
Persona who own property in Polk
County have until Feb. 1 to pty their ad
valorem taxes before the first penalty
goes into effect.
E. L Knox, county tax assessor
collector, issued this reminder this week
to those persons who have taxable
property in the county and have not paid
their 1977 taxes.
At the same time. Knox said persons
who own property in the county and are
65 year of age or older, have until April
30 to sign their exemption cards. This
may be done in Knox's office located at
the corner of Polk and Washington
Streets in Livingston.
Knox said property owners 65 years
of age or older will he allowed
exemptions up to $3,000 on their
homestead property. He said those
persons who come into his office to sign
the exemption cards must have proof of
age with them.
Meanwhile. Knox said he anticipated
a heavy payment of taxes from some of
the larger landowners of the county
during the next couple of weeks.
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"Many of the larger landowners and
industries we have in the county do not
pay their taxes until sometime in
January," Knox said. As a result, he
expects a heavy flow during the next
two weeks.
The first penalty, which will go into
effect Feb. 1, is one and a half per cent.
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The second penalty, effective March 1,
will be for three per cent.
It continues to rise at the rate of one
per cent per month for all delinquent
taxes through June. At that time
additional penalities are added.
"A property owner can certainly save
a considerable amount of money
annually by paying the ad valorem tax
on time.” Knox pointed out.
Collections of the ad valorem taxes on
all taxable property in Polk County
started Oct. 1, 1976. Knox said.
Collections have been good, the tax
collector pointed out. He expects by the
end of January the bulk of the taxes will
have been collected in the county.
Banquet tickets on sale next week
Tickets for the 41st annual Polk
County Chamber of Commerce
membership meeting and banquet are
scheduled to go on sale next week from
board members.
A meeting of the board of directors of
the chamber is set for Tuesday night at
which time final arrangements for the
banquet are expected to be made.
New officers of the chamber will also
be elected during the Tuesday meeting.
The banquet, highlight of the
chamber year, is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 11
in the Inn of the Twelve Cans located
on the Alabama-Coushatta Indian
Reservation.
Price of the tickets is expected to be
set during the Tuesday meeting,
according to Mrs. Honey Simons,
executive secretary of the chamber.
Dee Brume, popular after dinner
humorist, will be the speaker for the
annual event which is expected to
attract an estimated 400 people from
throughout the East Texas area.
One of the highlights of the banquet
will be the presentation of the Polk
Countian of the Year award. The award
is made annually to the individual who
has contributed the most to the
improvement and betterment of the
county.
A plaque will be presented to the
recipient of the honor. Nine other
nominees for the honor will also be
presented certificates during the
banquet.
All new officers and directors will
officially be installed during the
banquet. Nine new directors were
recently elected by the membership of
the chamber to serve for two-year
periods.
New officers to be installed include
the president, first and second vice
president, and a secretary.
Jerry Pace is the outgoing president
of the chamber.
Several injured in auto wrecks
TW l*v. Lyna
Assistant Secretary of Mis-
sion* of the BMA of America
to apeak al First Baptist
Church.
Three people received minor injuries
in three separate auto accidents Jan. 14.
13 and 12 according to Polk County
Department of Public Safety Patrolmen
J. R. Tyler, C. V. Allen and David
Wisener.
Roy B. Wiggins of Livingston receiv-
ed minor cuts and bruises when he was
involved in a two car accident around
10:45 a.m. Jan. 14 two miles south of
Livingston on Hwy. 146, according to
Tyler. (
Wiggins. 70, made a left turn directly
'1h front of a 1972 Ford driven by Edward
Johnny Williams of Livingston. Willi-
ams, 42. cut his wheels to the right and
slid into Wiggins' 1961 Chevrolet,
according to Tyler.
Wiggins was charged with turning
without safety, according to Tyler's
report.
Judith Green Garrett of Nacogdoches
received minor injuries when she lost
control of her car around 4:20 p.m. Jan.
13 four miles north of Livingston on
U.S. 59, according to Allen.
She was taken to Livingston Memori-
al Hospital by private vehicle where she
was treated and released in good
condition, according to Carolyn Rice,
director of nurses.
Garrett, 22, was driving south on U.S.
59 and ran through a puddle of water,
lost control of the 1971 Datsun, ran off
the road and hit a culvert, according to
Alien.
Gerald L. Laird of Chester, Penn,
sustained possible injuries when he lost
control of his car around 10 p.m. Jan. 12
on the Louisiana Pacific Road one mile
north of Corrigan, according to Wise-
ner.
Laird, 17, did not see a curve in time
to slow down. He hit the brakes and
skidded into a ditch on the left side of
the road, according to Wisener’s report.
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| Provided through the courtesy of Livingston Saving*
and Loan Association from the figures of
the U.S.
Weather.Bureau at radio station KETX).
Total rainfall for 1976
46.08
Total mhifofl to dnte for 1977
2.40
Total rainfall for week endtag Jan. 19
1.08
Twenty-five Polk County students
have been named to the dean's list at
Sam Houston State Univenity for the
1976 fall semester.
They include:
Rebecca Lynn Black of Onalaska with
a 3.7 grade point average. She is
majoring in music.
Kathleen Naas Brock, an elementary
education major from Livingston, with a
grade point average of 3.6.
Chester Lloyd Cain, a 1971 graduate
of Big - Sandy High School, with an
average of 3.4. He is s journalism
major.
Bonnie Bell Carroll of Livingston and
an accounting major with a grade point
average of 3.7.
Kayla Sue Cook of Livingston with a
grade point average of 3.2. She is
majoring in speech pathology.
Donna Carol Cox, a 1975 graduate of
Livingston High School, and a physical
education .major, hod a grade point
average of 3.2.
Opal Darlene Dobbs, a 1976 graduate
of Livingston High School and an
accounting major, had a grade point
average of 3.1.
Karen Jo Edison, a.1974 graduate of
Corrigan High School, with a grade
point average of 3.8. She is majoring in
home economics.
Angela Jean Elliott, 1976 graduate of
Livingston High School and an home
economics major, had a grade point
average of 3.4.
Cheryl Lynne Elliott, a 1976 graduate
of Livingston High School with a
non-major listed, had a grade point
average of 4.0.
John Charles Evans of Corrigan with
a grade point average of 3.4 and a major
in agriculture.
Jimmy Dale Fox, 1975 graduate of
Livingston High School with a major in
agriculture, had a grade point average
of 3.4.
Maureen Sue Gesford of Corrigan
with a major in photography and a
grade point average of 3.2.
Rebecca S, Harvey of Goodrich with a
major in speech pathology had an
average of 3.8.
Georganne Hatton, a 1976 graduate
of Livingston High School with a
non-major listed had a grade point
average of 3.8.
Lynda Ann Huber, of Livingston and
a chemistry major, had a grade point
average of 3.0.
David Ernest Johnson of Livingston
and a general business major had a
grade point average of 3.0.
Shirley Diann Knierim of Livingston
an elementary education major had a
grade point average of 4.0.
Susan Hennington Pamplin of
Livingston and a chemistry major had a
graduate point average of 3.0.
Woody Jene Reese, a 1976 graduate
of Livingston High School and a
chemistry major, had a grade point
average of 3.8.
Jonelle Richardson, a 1974 graduate
of Big Sandy High School and an
accounting major had a grade point
average of 3.7.
Rosemary Sallee of Livingston and an
elementary education major hod a grade
point average of 3,5.
Mildred Christine Smith, 1976
graduate of Big Sandy High School and
listed a non-major, had a grade point
average of 3.5.
William Stephen Townley of
Livingston and a general business
major, had a grade point average of 3.0.
^Ronald Patrick Webb, 1973 graduate
of Big Jandy High School, and a
mathematics major, had a grade point
average of 3.5. »
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