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TEXAS PRESS
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VOLUME 79 — NUMBER 50
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CLIFTON, TEXAS k THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1974
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SANTA'S FRIEND — Brad Spenrath, tured Santa Claus’full attention during St.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Spenrath, 303 Nick’s annual visit to downtown Clifton Sat-
South Ave. J, (Jlifton, seemed to have cap- urday afternoon.
Over 300 Children Chat With Santa
Santa Claus greeted over 300
■youngsters in downtown Clifton
Saturday afternoon. He was mak-
ing his annual visit to Bosque
County under the sponsorship
of the Clifton Chamber of Com-
merce and local merchants.
Transporting Santa to his
downtown location was Jim
Bryant, who drove a Clifton Vol-
unteer Fire Department vehicle
which he had thoroughly polished
earlier Saturday in anticipation*
of chauffouring Kris Kringle.
St. Nick gave each child a pep-
permint candy cane.
Others helping out included
Joe White, Mr. and Mrs. Gus C.
Krueger Jr., and Tony Kettler,
who helped Santa pass out candy
to residents at the Clifton Luth-
eran Sunset Home on Santa's
stop there later in the day. Mem-
bers of the Clifton Jaycees chap-
ter took pictures of Santa and
some of the youngsters.
Attendance for Santa’s visit
appeared to be greater than in
recent years, with youngsters
coming from a wide area, Mr.
White stated,
RotaryOrganizers
To Meet December 19
A third meeting for . those in-
terested in forming a Rotary club
to serve Bosque County and
Whitney will be held at 12 noon
Thursday, December 19, at
Schmidt’s Downtown Restaurant,
327 West 5th St., downtown Clif-
ton. Rotary Past District Gover-
nor Hubert Johnson of the Down-
town Waco Rotary Club will meet
again with the group.
To obtain a club charter from
Rotary International, 20 mem-
mers are required. The group in-
vites any area business or pro-
fesional man who is not a mem-
ber of a service organization to
attend the December 19 luncheon
meeting to learn more of
Rotary’s objects.
At the December 5 meting, six
more persons were added to the
previous 11 forming the nucleus
for the proposed organization. At
the close of the meeting, the
group included;
Gordon Ainsley, Lakeside Vil-
lage ; Dr. William C. Baird,,
Meridian: William B. Bertelsen,
Cranfills Gap; Roy Booth, Val-
ley Mills; Lewis Borom, Meri-
dian; Rabon Dews, Clifton; Bob
Comey, Clifton; Clarence Fields
Jr., Clifton, and Don Finstad,
Clifton.
Also J. Albert Hastings, Cran-
fills Gap; William T. Jordan,
Clifton; Richard D. Lundoerg,
Clifton; H. T. Nichols, Meridian,
the Rev. Robert Rachuig, Clif-
ton; Steve Robertson, Clifton;
William C. Schmeer, Meridian,
and Richard Smith, Clifton.
Other individuals who have
since indicated interest in join-
ing with the group will be added
to the list at the next meeing.
The organizaion, if established,
would be sponsored by the Down-
town Waco Rotary Club. The lat-
ter group has appointed a seven-
member extension committee to
assist. Some of the members
have been attending the local
organizational gatherings.
Colonel Wilson E. Speir, di-
rector of the Texas Department
of Public Safety, is governor ol
RI District 587. He has offered
his aid to the local group in its
efforts.
School Musical
Groups Planning
Holiday Program
A joint Christmas program
featuring the Clifton school
band and choral groups will be
given Sunday, December 15, at
2:30 p.m. in Bettis Auditorium.
Mrs. Patsy Ruth Lancaster
will conduct the choral portion,
featuring carols from several
foreign countries.
Donald Braun will conduct the
bands in traditional music as
well as contemporary numbers.
The program will last about
two hours. There will be no ad-
mission charge.
“Come and enjoy an afternoon
of beautiful music,’’ urges Mrs.
Lancaster.
RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION — Re-
serve jtinior champion bull at the 52nd
National Poller Hereford Show & Sale,
held at the North American Livestock
Exposition in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 21-
23, was exhibited by Glen and Lillian Al-
len, Hillsboro; John S. Finch, Corsicana,
and Radde Ranch, Meridian; Pictured
with Finch Victor N69, who Was also a
class winner and call champion at the
51st National in Denver last January, are
(from left): Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Radde;
American Polled Hereford Assn, board
chairman Leland Herman, Wayne, Neb.;
Kentucky Polled Hereford Queen Lind-
4 say Pope, Nicholasville, Ky.; Miss Texas
Poll-ette Maxanne Page, Morgan, and the
Allen’s son-in-law and herdsman, Jack
Simpson.
Principals' Interviews To Start
Candidates for the principal-
ships of the Clifton Elementary
and Junior High School and Clif-
ton High School will be inter-
viewed early in 1975,
Trustees of the Clifton Inde-
pendent School District made
plans last week at Clifton High
School to schedule interviews
with applicants to All the two
positions. The jobs will open up
at the close of the current school
year.
Richard Lairdon, principal of
the Clifton Elementary and Jun-
ior High School, will be pro-
moted to superintendent of
schools upon the retirement of
Supt. Kent Appleby. CHS Prin-
cipal Walter Hansen will retire
at the same time.
Several applicaUoas have al-
ready been received for the fu-
ture vacant princlpatohips. Those
whose qualifications interest the
trustees will be advised that in-
terviews will be scheduled short-
ly-
In addition, individuals who re-
quested to be considered for the
superintendency before the sc-
Iction of Principal Liardon for
that post will be asked if they
wish to be included among can-
didates for the principalships.
At an earlier meeting, the trus-
tees agreed that the successful
applicant for the pripcipalship of
CHS should have a chief admin-
istrator's certificate and a mas;
ter’s degree, five years of teach-
ing experience, not be over 55,
and provide a written resume be-
fore an interview.
Principal Liardon was unani-
mously elected to the superin-
tendency at o special meeting of
the C1SD Board of Trustees on
November 19. Principal Liardon
is in his 15th year with the Clif-
ton Public Schools.
Booster doll •
Sets Dance For
New Year's Eve
The Clifton Cub Booster Club
will hold a New Year’s Eve
dance in Clifton from 8 p.m. to
12:30 a.m. Tuesday, December
31. A disc jockey will be fea-
tured. All types of music will be
played for dancing.
Joe White, president of the
club, said that the dance will
provide an opporlunity for Bos-
que County couples to have a
holiday social event without the
need of traveling outside the
area and facing possible tiaf-
fic hazards.
Tickets are available from
Booster Club members or at the
Clifton drug stores, Farmers
State Bank, Bryn’s Enco, Texas
Milling Company, and Clifton
Lumber Company.
G-W Auxiliary
And Volunteers
To Attend Party
All members of the Goodall-
Witchcr Hospital Auxiliary and
all junior volunteers are invited
by the group to aitend the an-
nual Goodall-Witcher Hospital
Foundation Christmas parly in
the hospital cafelcria on Friday,
December 13, from 7 to 8:30
p.m. on a come-and-go basis.
The annual box for the needy
will he there. Those wishing to
contribute arc asked to indicalc
on the package whether it. con-
tains a toy or clothing for a par-
ticular age or sex. Non-perish-
able food is also acceptable, ac-
cording to Mrs. E. B. Harris,
auxiliary president.
VFW and Legion
Supper Saturday
The annual Christmas supper
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
and American Legion Posts and
Auxiliaries will be held at 7 p.m.
-Saturday, December 14, at the
VFW Post Home, Riverside Dr.
Meat will be furnished. Mem-
bers - are requested by the
groups to briu£ it covered dish.
TEXTBOOK COMMITTEE
Named to the Textbook Com-
mittee by the trustees were the
following, as proposed by Supt.
Appleby: Mrs. Maurinc Miles,
Miss Janice Collins, Mrs. Allie
M. Tyler, Mrs. Nona Henderson,
Mrs. Ruth E. Horak, Miss Susan
Bclasco, Mrs. Nell Jenson, Mrs
.Patsy Ruth Lancaster, aud
Supt. Appleby.
AUDIT APPROVED
The audit of the C1SD financial
records by Cameron-Talbert of
Waco was approved by the trus-
tees. The audit report was mailed
to the Texas Education Agency.
Improvements to the building
which formerly housed the vo-
cational agricultural department
at the Clifton Elementary and
Junior High School were author-
ized by the trustees last week.
The structure will serve classes
of the Multi-County Special Ed-
ucation Cooperative, whose of-
fices are in Meridian.
Eight students will spend from
seven to eight hours each school
day in classes at the local build-
ing The total cost of the project
was estimated to be $4,455. Be-
tween $1,000 and 1,500 in funds
will probably be contributed
toward the cost by the Multi-
County Special Education Co-
operative.
SPECIAL WEEKS
The difton Public Schools will
observe Public Schools Week the
first week in March. Principal
Liardon agreed with the trus-
tees that special activities could
mark the occasion, with school
lunch invitations to the public,
formerly a part of the observ-
ance, being rescheduled for Na-
tional School Lunch Week in
October.
The next meeting of the CISD
Board of Trustees will be held
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January
7. 1974, at CHS.
Planning Clifton By Choice
(Prepared by the Texas Depart-
ment of Community Affairs)
Last Wednesday evening, De-
cember 4, members of the Clif-
ton Citizens Advisory Commit-
tee and 22 downtown merchants
met at City Hall to discuss he
planned improvements of the
central business district.
Joseph Gieselman, a planner
wih the Texas Department of
Community Afairs, explained to
the group that commercial ac-
tivity is expanding in Clifton and
that there is a trend for busi-
nesses to locate along Highway fi
and north of the present central
business district.
In order to maintain a stable
downtown commercial arcu, the
merchants must provide easy and
safe access to the downtown
area, provide for more automo-
bile parking, and acquire more
land in the central area for new
and expanding businesses
The merchants at the meeting
considered both Immediate and
long range programs to improve
the downtown, some of which
are to provide additional space
for designated employee park-
ing; petition the Santa Fe rail-
road for permission to use rail-
road right-of-way on Avenue C
north of Third Street for park-
ing; change the angle of down-
town parking from its present
f>0 degrees to 45 degrees to al-
low for easier car entry and
maneuverability; provide walk
rumps at the curbs for elderly,
customers: disallow u-turns at
the intersection of D and Third
Street; provide appropriate traf-
fic signs; and begin to plan for
future apace requirements of
new and expanding businesses.
Following the lead of the bank,
most merchants said that they
would maintain their place of
business in the downtown area.
Mr. It. I). Odom, manager of
the Winn Store, was elected by
the merchants to be their spokes-
man and to organize to start
work on some of the improve-
ment programs.
Several Cubs Make All-District
Several members of the Clif-
ton High School 1974 varsity
football team were chosen for
the 22-AA all-district team lust
week in Waco, Donald Hennig,
CHS head coach and athletic di-
rector, has announced. The se-
lections were announced at a
meeting at Robinson High
School.
Cubs selected included:
Ofenso, first team: John Mus-
selman, 185, senior, guard; Sam
Wells, 140, junior, running back.
Defense, first team: Jay Culp,
Jaycees' Photos
With Santa Event
Said Successful
The first project undertaken by
the newly-organized Clifton Jay-
cees was declared a success, Sat-
urday, December 7, when over
50 colored pictures were taken of
children with Santa Claus during
his annual visit to Clifton. If pos-
sible, the Jaycees would like to
make this an annual event, they
said.
The Jaycees have extended a
special thanks to Ai Herzog of
Gibsons’ for use of one of the
store’s cameras and a discount
on film and flashbulbs, and to
Gene Albrecht of Colvert’s Phar-
macy for use of his camera and
the donation of two rolls of film.
The exact amount received, to
be donated to the Clifton Volun-
teer Fire Department, was not
known at press time.
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185, senior, lineman; Randy
Kleine, 220, junior, linebacker;
Kenneth Bakkc, 155, senior, de-
fensive back.
Defense, second team: John
Mussulman, 185, senior, lineman.
Receiving honorable mention
were Charles Raines, 188, Junior,
offensive end, and Mark Painter,
162, seqjer, defensive bpek.
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Judge Word County's
H0TC0G Designate
Bosque County Judge Charles
K. Word Jr. has been named
Commissioners’ Court repre-
sentative to the Heart of Texas
Council of Governments’ board
of directors, effective January I.
Judge Word will succeed Com-
missioner J. Paul Howard, who
did not seek reappointment by
the Commissioners’ Court.
Mayor Jim B. Smith of Clifton
is president of HOTCOG. The or-
ganization serves several coun-
ties, including Bosque.
BOUNTY PAYMENTS OUT
In other action, the Commis-
sioners’ Court discontinued boun-
ty payments for predatory ani-
mals, effective November 27.
Early last month, such payments
had been slashed in half.
The most recent schedule had
offered bounty payments of $20
for coyotes and wolves, $5 for
bobcats, and $3.75 for red foxes.
The payments were limited to
Bosque County residents. In Sep-
tember and October alone, near-
ly $3,700 had been spent on boun-
ty payments, the Commission-
ers’ Court noted.
FLOOD INSURANCE
The Commissioners’ Court for-
warded to the Iredell city
government information from
Ihe national flood insurance pro-
gram. The commissioners said
that they understood that eight
the United Stales Department of
Housing and Urban Development,
Washington, D. C., concerning
housing units were under con-
sideration for construction in
Iredell. The proposed project
could be affected by the HUD
information, (hey believed.
GROUP INSURANCE
No action was taken by the
Commissioners' Court following
discussion of the county employ-
ees group hospitalization in-
surance program. Blue Cross-
Blue Shield now covers county
personnel. The contract will run
out in February.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of Ihe
Commissioners' Court will be
held at 9 a m. Tuesday, Decem-
ber 31, at the County Courthouse
in Meridian.
WAITING FOR SANTA — Youngsters ahd
adult members of their families gathered
in downtown Clifton Saturday afternoon
lor Santa Claus’ amiual visitation here.
More than 300 children chatted witp St.
Nick and received peppermint candy canes
from him. '
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