The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1979 Page: 1 of 18
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Living Richer
By Louis Sham heck
Page 2 A
Pictures Of Clifton *
Summer Baseball Teams
Pages 4-5A
Lions Club
Committee Assignments
Page 3B
Merchants
Consolation
Page 7A
The Clifton Record
Largest Circulation In Bosque County
VOL. 84 NO. 29
CLIFTON, TEXAS 76634
‘ l5c Per Copy
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1979
Passes 'Thank You' Resolution For Carl Olsen
Council Okays Water Rate Hike,
‘New’ Garbage Truck, Budget
By Bob Ward
Heavy water users will be paying a
little bit more, and all citizens should
experience more dependable garbage
collection as the result of actions taken
by the Clifton City Council last week at
its monthly meeting.
In addition, city fathers voted to
approve a $443,000 budget for the
1979-80 operating year.
Water rates will go up 20 cents per
1.000 gallons for users of more than
10.000 gallons, effective Aug. 1.
Other rates remain the same.
Rates are presently, and will
remain, set at a minimum of $2.50 for
the first 2,000 gallons and 40 cents per
1,000 gallons for the next 8,000
gallons. Any amount above the 10,000
gallons used will be billed at 60 cents
per 1.000 gallons.
Mayor Charles Isenhower noted
that Clifton has the “cheapest water
rates in Central Texas--most cities are
twice as high."
The vote on this proposal was 3-1,
with Councilman Joe White voting
against the motion, while Councilman
O. R. Jenson, Tontic Joe Harris and
Bill Meglasson voted for the motion.
Councilman Willie Wenzel was absent
from the meeting.
A reconditioned garbage truck
should be in operation this week, after
the council's approval to pay $11,000
for the "new" truck, plus a trade-in of
the city's old garbage truck, which has
been giving the city trouble for several
months.
The "new" truck was purchased
from Davis Truck and Equipment in
Waco. It has a 1972 Heil packing unit
on an International body, according to
Loy Rose, who is a salesman for the
selling company.
Three Per Cent Increase
Clifton’s Sales Tax Rebate
Tops $45,000 Mark For 1979
Clifton and Meridian were the only
cities in Bosque County to receive a
payment during the last distribution
period of the local sales tax from State
Comptroller Bob Bullock's office.
A healthy $2,870.50 was Clifton’s
rebate for the period, ending June 28,
and it upped the local take from the
one per cent local sales tax to
$45,642.70 for the year, compared
Nine Girls Attend
with $44,279.99 for the same period in
1978. an increase of three per cent.
Meridian has posted a 29 per cent
increase in the amount of local sales
tax received in 1979, compared to a
like period in 1978. In 1979, a total of
$14,653 has been collected by Merid-
ian, compared with a take of $11,293
during the same period in 1978.
Rebate for the current period was
CHS Band Twirlers, Drum
Major, Flag Squad
Impressive At TCU Camp
HOT WORK, HOT DAY—Downing Brothers Paving Service of Waco,
finished the hot-mix coating on Ninth Street last week. Here, the company’s
crew starts up the hill on a hot summer day.
—Clifton Record Photo
Effective July 7
Nine Clifton High School girls
attended the 1979 Marching Auxiliary-
Camp at Fort Worth held on the Texas
Christian University Campus, July
1-5. Representing Clifton High
School’s Band were Drum Major
Janice Horak, and twirlers, Bibi
Eissler, head, Kathy Horak and Susan
Boyd, and Flag Squad members
Shawn Christi, captain, Lisa Bosher,
Rachel McCullough, Lisa Hurst and
Holly Raines.
Every night evaluation was held and
awards were given. Awards given
were blue ribbons, superior; red
ribbons, excellent; gold ribbons, good;
and white ribbons, honorable men-
tion.
Spirit batons were given to the lines
or soloists every night for the ones
who had shown the most spirit during
the day. Grand champion competition
was held on Thursday morning to end
the camp.
Janice Horak received three superi-
or ribbons and the spirit baton on two
occasions. She also placed third in the
drum major grand champion competi-
tion.
The Flag Squad received one
superior ribbon, two excellent ribbons
and two spirit batons. During Grand
Champion Competition they placed
second in the Flag Squad Division.
One excellent ribbon, two gold
ribbons and one spirit baton were
awarded to the twirling line. They
also received The Most Improved
Twirling Line Award and a spirit baton
for the whole week to bring home with
them during Grand Champion Compe-
tition.
$969.74.
Bullock said that rebates to Texas
cities of the one per cent optional city
sales tax during 1979 is running about
10 per cent ahead of payments for the
same period last year.
Yearly totals for other Bosque
County cities, although they received
no current payemnt, include Cranfills
Gap, a total of $2,485 in 1979,
compared with $1,967 in 1978, a
respectable 26 per cent increase.
Iredell has collected $1,317 so far in
1979, compared with a collection of
$942 during the same period in 1978, a
healthy increase of 39 per cent.
Morgan's total for 1979 has been
$963, up from $932 a year ago for an
increase of three per cent.
Valley Mills has shown a seven per
cent rise in the local sales tax
collection, having taken in $6,437 so
far in 1979, compared with $6,000 at
the same point in 1978.
Walnut Springs has received a total
of $2,663 in rebates to date in 1979,
compared with $2,155 in 1978, an
increase of 23 per cent.
Other area cities, their 1979 totals
and per cent of increase or decrease.
See SALES, Page 8B
Utility Commission Approves
Rate Hike For Clifton Telephone
Clifton Telephone Company cus
tomers can expect some changes on
their July telephone bills as a result of
new rates recently approved by the
Public Utility Commission (PUC) of
Texas. The new rates took effect July
7.
Under the new rate schedule, the
basic local residential rate for one-par-
ty Extended Area Service (EAS) in
Clifton will be $8.20 a month; Cranfills
Gap and Turnersville will be $8.35 a
month; and $8.50 for Laguna Park/
Lake Whitney customers. These rates
include an instrument charge of 95
cents.
Previously, the charge was $7.25 in
each of the service areas for this type
service, with no instrument charge.
Residential two-party rates will
range from $7.60to $7.90 a month,
while business one-party customers
will pay between $17.20 and $17.50
per month. Again, the 95-cent
instrument charge applies. A table of
representative telephone rates for the
various type service in the different
service areas is give below.
The PUC's rate order will raise the
company’s annual revenues by some
$105,000. Clifton Telephone had
sought $167,000 in its original request
for additional revenues back in
December. About one-half of this
amount will go for federal, state and
local taxes.
In announcing the December filing,
L.R. Whitney, vice president of
Central Telephone Company of Texas,
parent firm of Clifton Telephone,
noted that "most of the existing rates
were established in 1973 - prior to the
acquisition of Clifton Telephone Com-
pany by the Centel system in 1976.”
Other rate changes approved by the
Commission include:
--A monthly charge of $1.50 for
residential extensions and $2.50 for
business extensions.
--An increase in the rate for calls
placed from coin telephones from 10
cents to 25 cents per call.
--A 20-cent charge for each direc-
tory assistance call after the 10th call
made within the billing month. There
would be no charge for calls to
directory assistance when seeking
numbers outside the local area code;
for people calling from coin phones; or
for handicapped individuals unable to
use the directory.
-An entirely new schedule of rates
for services performed at a customer’s
request. The new structure includes
six chargeable elements, which permit
See TELEPHONE, Page 8B
I'hc truck is a heavy duty model that
has an actual 49,000 miles on the
motor and has been in use by the City
of San Antonio.
Mayor Isenhower said the 49,000
niijes on the truck motor are actual
miles, since there is an auxiliary motor
that takes care of all the "packing" of
garbage in the truck. On Clifton’s old
truck, one motor was used to both
drive the truck and compact.
The truck also is loaded from the
rear, thereby being able to hold more
Sec COUNCIL, Page 8B
E.B. Harris
E.B. Karris, Former
Clifton City Secretary,
Funeral Services Held
E.B. Harris, Bosque County native
and long-time church and civic leader
in Clifton, died Sunday, July 15 in the
local hospital. He was a former
secretary for the City of Clifton.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning, July 17, in Trinity Lutheran
Church, Clifton, conducted by the
Rev. Ted Steenblock. Interment was
in Clifton Cemetery.
A complete obituary of Mr, Harris
will follow in next week’s Clifton
Record.
CHS BAND LEADERS—Winning numerous awards last week at a special
cam|> at Texas Christian University In Fort Worth were the Clifton High School
Band drum major and twirlers. Janice Horak, front, kneeling, will serve as the
band’s drum major for the coming year, while twirlers will be, back row, left to
right, Susan Boyd, Blbl Eissler and Kathy Horak.
—Clifton Record Photo by Brad Ward
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