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2 - The Clifton Record - Wednesday November 29, 1995
T-Med Ambulance Report
• BIOLOGIST
Coatfawed Frew Page Oat
Calk responded to bv T-Med. Inc., L*,°* c**«v
zn ambulance aervm* Clifton and its T Med wants to take tkia opportu
scrutiny put out by tbe Natural Resource* Do-
After all was said and done, one feme Council, both offer informative
• fourth of the nation inranmiltlt 7* m.>.n.)
surrounding area*, during the period
Nov. 16 through Nov 121 include
• Saturday Nov 16 - Two emergency
ti anaports tram an eccWnt on Highway C to
a toed hospital one transtar from a local hos
prtai to Mertfran
• Sunday Nov 19 - On* emergency cal
from a resident m Chtton taken to a local
• Tuesday Nov 21 - Throe emergency
cads m CWton tram residences to a local hos
pital. one transfer from a local hospital to
Mendlan and one transfer from a local hos-
pital id a local nursaig home
T Med responded to rune calls during the
reporting period above Average response
time from when a cal is received untd a ve-
hicle is m route was 2 75 minutes m the re
poftegj period according to T-Med Supervisor
nity to thank everyone who helped up
Saturday morning after the bicycle'
pickup accident on Highway 6. Your
help was greatly appreciated.
‘With this thought in mind, we all
need to be reminded to be careful when
we are on the highways Drive defen-
sively, and watch out Sir the other driv-
ers. pedestrians and those on bicycles
and motorcycles Take that extra little
bit to look ahead As we all know, the
other driver is not as safe as we are,*
said Casev
For all emergency needs, call 9-1-1.
For questions, comments, or other T-
Med business, call Casev at (817! 675-
2001
City Votes Go To Smith
During Gap Council Meeting
By Carol Moulton
HI CORO STAFF HI ROUTER y
CRANFILLS GAP - Cranfills Gap
City Council assigned all eight votes
for the Rosque County Central Ap-
praisal District’s Board of Directors to
nominee John D. Smith during the
regular meeting Monday, Nov 20
Mayor Marc Johnson told the coun-
cil that after announcing the possibil-
ity of an ordinance being passed
regarding junk vehicles left in the area,
certain ones, of concern to the council,
had been removed After discussion, the
council felt that no action need be taken
at this time
"We re not concerned with private
property, only with those left on the
road,” said Mayor Johnson "We don’t
want to pass any more laws unless we
have to."
After being visited bv a Texas Mu-
nicipal League representative recently,
Mayor Johnson told the council that
law enforcement liability coverage is
unnecessary since the town has no po-
lice officers The council approved that
it be removed from the city’s coverage
The local cable T V company has re-
cently been contacted by several coun-
cil members and other citizens
concerning problems with the service.
“Channel 17 has been off for four
weeks, and Channel 6 has been off for
two weeks," said several councilman
Several voiced a concern that the Dal-
las Cowboys game was to be broadcast
Thanksgiving Day on Channel 6. It was
noted that some work may have al-
ready been done, and that “hopefully"
Channel 6 would be working Thurs-
day.
The council discussed improvements
that can be made to the City Park,
and investigating the possibility of
grant money from Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department. Mayor Johnson
said that one improvement to be con-
sidered wou|d be adding RV hookups.
The council agreed to have some
stripes pbinted on the city’s streets by
a crew of community service workers.
The mayor also suggested that the crew
may have time on Dec. 2 to do other
cleanup jobs around the park and
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Concerning a complaint of low wa-
ter pressure by a citizen, the council
considered the possibility of changing
a water; line to give the property bet-
ter pressure. It was requested that
council members question other people
on the line as to their pressure It was
noted that the problem may be in the
water lines in the house, rather than
in the line that feeds the property.
A discussion centered on floor tile
coming up in the Cranfills Gap Com-
munity Center, along with a problem
with fire ants both in the center and
outside. It was decided to have a pro-
fessional exterminator take care of the
fire ants, and to have Leon's Floor
Covering of Clifton take a look at the
floors to see what needs to be done.
Council members have been ap-
proached by local citizens regarding use
of the community center by local kids
on Friday or Saturday nights. The
council said that the only way the kids
could use the center would be if they
rented it ($25 per night) or if a service
organization sponsored it.
The council agreed that use by
youngsters would be a good idea, and
would give the kids something to do,
but there has to be a sponsor that would
be responsible Rules and regulations
regarding the use of the center would
also have to be set by either the spon-
sor or the council.
The council reported that $600 has
been allocated from the Septemberfest
income to buy new tables for the com-
munity center, and that $500 has gone
to help with planting of flower pots in
town Mayor Johnson also said that he
is checking into a barbecue pit for the
pavilion. \
City Hall
Power Shut
Down Planned
CLIFTON — Electrical power at
Clifton’s City Hall and Civic Center
was scheduled to be shut down Tues-
day, Nov. 28, at approximately 12 noon.
Power company officials said that an
electrical service pole needed replace-
ment, necessitating the shutdown of
power to the city offices.
City Secretary M E. (Betty,i Barron
said she was unsure how long the tem-
porary power interruption would last,
and added that the building’s telephone
system would also be affected. Barron
apologized in advance for any incon-
venience the interruption may have
caused
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Bullion acre*, was named federal land
and is now- shared by the citizens of
the nation.
Some 268 Bullion acres, in Alaska
and 11 western states, are managed
by the Bureau of Land Management
This land is used far virtually anything
that one wants to use it for Much of
the land has been over-grazed by live-
stock; some has been torn up by min-
ing. and the rest is used by hikers,
campers, and as a playground for all-
terrain vehicles Thu land, the gov-
ernment wants to give luck to the
states.
The National Forest Service manages
191 million acres in 44 states By law,
these lands should be managed for rec-
reation, wildlife, and long-term timber
production. During recent years, these
lands have been managed like a large
business, in liquidation The timber
cuts have gone far over sustainable
yields, and clear-cutting has allowed
the erosion of thousands of acres.
The Fish and Wildlife Service man-
age the National Wildlife Refuges
which amount to about 87.4 million
acres These lands are designated for
wildlife protection Hunting, fishing
and other recreational uses are allowed
in certain areas, but now, there are
those in Congress who believe that oil
drilling should be allowed in the Arc-
tic National Wildlife Refuge, destroy-
ing wildlife habitat.
Though smallest in acreage, at 77
million acres, the National Parks were
originally designated “for the people ”
Some members of Congress think that
the parks should be sold to “balance
the budget,” The House has voted down
one bill to set up a commission to rec-
ommend which parks to close, but the
bill's sponsor simply hitched it to a
major budget bill instead.
In 1864, President Lincoln signed
legislation to preserve Yosmite Valley
“for all time.” Since then, the nation
has set aside millions of acres for the
enjoyment of every American, and to
be held in sacred trust for our children
and grandchildren.
“It will cost us more in the long run,
if we make the wrong decision now,"
Stevens said. “We must take a long-
range look, and work from there."
Selling National Parks to industry
for a momentary budget reduction will
have no effect in the future, except to
destroy even more of the earth.
“We’re not doing what the Indians
do," Stevens said. “We re not putting
back into the earth what we take out
of it."
Stevens has lived through many
administrations in the government.
“William G. Harding was President
when I was born,” he said, “and of all
the administrations I have lived
though, this Congress is the most ma-
terialistic and radical administration
I have seen.”
A fourth generation Texan, Stevens
is proud of the pioneer heritage from
which he stems. “I was raised on b^ir
stories," he said, “and we hunted,
fished, and trapped all though Bandera
County, where today, there are no bear
to be seen."
“Since most of my relatives were
ranchers I gained a natural under-
standing of livestock and wildlife rela-
tionships," Stevens said. “Furthermore,
when early tourists came to the Hill
Country I was sought as a hunting and
fishing guide."
Stevens was raised around both wild
and domestic animals. It was natural
that he graduated from A&M Univer-
sity in 1942 as a biologist.
"My knowledge and insight into the
role of law enforcement and wildlife
management was enhanced by having
a brother, Richard, was a career Game
Warden with the Texas Parks and Wild-
life Department,” Stevens added.
“1 joined the Army right after gradu-
ation, and within six months found
myself in Africa, and then made the
invasion of Italy,” he said.
During Army training in Africa and
near the Atlas Mountains, Stevens had
a chance to study and hunt animals
native to that area.
“I was able to bring back a rare mink
hide, along with some gazelle, wildcats,
and other hides which we had Arab
tanned," he said.
Employed as a Wildlife Biologist by
the TPWD in 1958, Stevens has worked
as a field biologist doing research and
managing whitetail deer, turkey, wa-
ter fowl, doves, quail, squirrels, and
furbearing animals throughout the
state.
Staying active in wildlife manage-
ment programs, especially around
Bosque County, since his retirement
in 1980, he believes strongly in the bal-
ance of nature.
“If you can take care of the land,
the land will take care of you," he said.
Stevens is now a minister, and as in
the past, still believes in walking the
“middle of the road."
“The nation needs to discipline it-
self. Trials and hardship will make us
stronger," he said. But the discipline
must be balanced; it cannot be extreme
or fanatical as those on the “right” or
the “left."
What bothers Stevens the most is
that the federal land belongs to the
people of the nation, and yet Congress
is trying to slide bills though that will
sell, give away, and destroy our heri-
tage — without telling the people what
it is doing.
“We must let everyone know what
the Congress is doing. The people must
stand up for the land that belongs to
them," Stevens said.
Stevens related a story he had heard.
“There is an old story about a pioneer
and an Indian Chief that tells of the
pioneer offering to buy land from the
chief. Thd chief thought about it then
said, ‘I don’t own it, its not mine to
sell."
“There are magazines and organiza-
tions where people can learn more
about what the government is doing,”
Stevens said. “The Sierra Club Maga-
zine, and The Amicus Journal, which ia
The winter 1996 issue oTThe Amcus
Journal offers the Washington Watch,
which features an in-depth look at what
Congress is trying to do in an article
titled. Tku Land Was Your Laud
If 1 had a goal, it would be to come
back in 500 years, and be able te see
that the world has been taken care of,
and that I like what the people have
done,' Stevens said “We have got to
take care of what we have — the health
of the nation depends on it.’
• SHOPPING
SPREE •
Continued From Page One
pert, small digital clocks, jewelry,
gift soap, face powder, hair pins, Ivory
soap, safety pins, cologne, lipstick and
rouge, knee-high and thigh-high hose,
gowns, small Christmas corsages, and
hair nets.
• Men — Shave lotion and cologne,
dominoes, billfolds, brushes, socks,
belts, suspenders, bath powder, men's
T-shirts, handkerchiefs, bed,slippers,
emery boards, and pajamas (medium
or large).
• Miscellaneous — Boxed cards,
toothpaste, boxes of tissues, hand mir-
rors, sewing kits, miscellaneous small
toys, writing tablets, tooth brushes,
deodorant, puzzles, coin pouches,
stuffed animals, small gift bags, nail
clippers, clear nail polish, small pic-
ture frames, playing cards, and throws
(approximately 36 inches square).
“Money is always welcome, as it can
be used by the volunteers to buy what-
ever gifts are needed. It can also help
purchase stamps, ribbon, papers, and
tape," said the spokesman.
Donors are asked to bring gifts to
the CLSH recreation room on Satur-
day, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
This year's shopping spree is hosted
by Holy Angels Catholic Church, of
Clifton, and St. Matthew’s Lutheran
Church, of Waco. Local churches spon-
soring the event include:
First Baptist Church, Immanuel
Lutheran Church, Church of Christ,
First United Methodist Church, Trin-
ity Lutheran Church, Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church, Grace Memorial
Baptist Church, First Presbyterian
Church, Zion United Church, Holy
Angels Catholic Church, and St.
Matthew’s Lutheran Church.
For more information, contact Sara
Omensen, at (817) 675-3138, or Doris
Schultz, at (817) 772-6045.
y, Nov. <
Department during the period ending '
22, include
• Saturday Nov IS - Tine out 10 45 a m. John tews catod ,
m »n accident on Highway I. near CMton livestock Commission I
Company Two young gets ndmg bicycles were involved m an*
accident w«8i a pickup track One girt was checked at the scene
the other transported to e local hospital with egunes serous
enough to requee surgery Three vehicles rolled tram the depart
men! with over • dozen men to Sid ambulance attendants and
lew enforcement personnel Tens 11:30 a.m.
To report a fire or any emergency in Clifton or Bosque County, dial 9-1-1. For
other Clifton VFD business, call the sheriffs department at (817) 435-2363 and
leave a message A fire department member will return your call.
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Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Wednesday Services 7 p.m.
James Burns, Minister
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 29, 1995, newspaper, November 29, 1995; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth788526/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.