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By W. LEON SMITH
Managing Editor
CLIFTON — Among other
business, Clifton City Council
last Thursday approved an ad-
ditional telephone line to the
Clifton Police Department dur-
ing the regular monthly
meeting of the council at City
Hall.
Police Chief Rob Brennand in
a presentation to the council
said that the addition of another
line will necessitate the depart-
ment obtaining a rotary phone
system, which also means that
the current police department
phone number will change.
Brennand said that a rotary
telephone system provided by
CenTel would allow for future
additional lines, as needed, and
would adequately serve current
needs. He added that if the coun
cil were to go ahead and approve
the system, the new phone
numbers would be obtained in
time to be published in the next
edition of the Yellow Pages.
Total cost of the proposed
system is $2,349.01. New phone
numbers would be 675-6600 and
675-6601.
Brennand checked into ob-
taining an additional line after
being asked to do so by the coun-
cil, which wanted to be assured
that citizens could reach the
police department in times of
crisis. With one line, some
citizens bad complained that
See COUNCIL, Page 7A
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THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 21, 1985
VOL. 90, NO. 47
2 SECTIONS
Plus One Supplement
Clifton. Texas 76634
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Lions Club To
Hold Pancake
Supper Thursday
CLIFTON - Tickets are still
available for the annual Clifton
Lions Club Pancake Supper,
which is scheduled for Thurs-
day, Nov. 21, from 5 to 7:30
p.m., at the Clifton. Civic
Center.
Tickets are $3 each (with
children under age six eating
free), and may be obtained from
Lions Club members. Funds
raised will be used in varied
local Lions Club projects.
Lions Club members will be
using for the first time a
recently-purchased new grill.
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It’s Official: $3 Million School
Bond Election Slated Dec. 17
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Clifton Schools List
Places To Tune For
Bad Weather Closings
CLIFTON - “As we enter
the whiter season there may
be times that school Will have
to be closed or schedules
altered because of weather or
road conditions,” said Clifton
ISD Superintendent Richard
Liardon recently. “We will
try to inform the public of any
changes in school time
schedules as soon as we can
make a decision on these
matters.”
The superintendent noted
that if a decision can be made
before the night TV news
broadcasts are complete, in-
formation will forwarded for
these broadcasts, If, however,
decisions have to be delayed
until the morning hours, the
school will try to have this in-
formation available to radio
stations by 6 a.m.
The following radio and TV
stations will carry informa-
tion about Clifton’s school
closings:
KWTX-TV Channel 10,
Waco; KCEN-TV Channel 6,
Temple; WBAP Radio 820,
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FEAST FIT FOR A KING - This heavily laden table at
the 1985 Norse Smorgasbord is just one example of the-
Norwegian hospitality extended to those attending the an-
nual fundraiser at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church at Norse
last week. Workers were decked out in authentic
Norwegian costumes to add to the atmosphere of the oc-
casion.
—Record Photo By Shayne Embry
By CAROLE SMITH
Assistant Editor
CLIFTON — Trustees with
the Clifton Independent School
District officially set a $3
million school bond election for
Tuesday, Dec. 17, as part of ac-
tion taken at their regular
monthly meeting Monday night.
The tentative date had
originally been placed at Satur-
day, Dec. 14, but, on the advice
of financial consultants,
trustees decided to change the
date to Dec. 17 since more peo-
ple are used to voting on a Tues-
day. This also allows a few more
days for voters to consume infor-
mation about the proposed bond
and, therefore, become better
educated on the needs and costs
involved,
Bob Davis, Financial consul-
tant to the school district, was
.-present to explain the, pro-
cedures to be followed now that
the election is officially set.
Ballots need to be printed, and
election materials will be
distributed to the Clifton and
Laguna Park voting box judges.
The school district has not yet
received its new tax valuation
roll from the Bosque County Ap-
praisal District, therefore any
projections must be made on last
year’s property valuations.
Clifton ISD Superintendent
Richard Liardon said that an in-
crease of $.34 could be expected,
and that if valuations come in
lower than projected, the total
tax rate would be lower. The
present rate is $.612 per $100
valuation, with $.54 designated
to maintenance and $.072 to
debt service. With a $.34 in-
See BOND, Page 12A
Clifton Schools Thanksgiving
Holiday Schedule Announced
CLIFTON - Clifton
Schools will dismiss students
for the Thanksgiving
holidays at the regular time
on Wednesday, Nov. 27, ac-
cording to officials with the
Clifton Independent School
District.
Thursday, Nov. 28, and Fri-
day, Nov. 29, will be holidays
and the students will resume
classes at the regular time on
Monday, Dec. 2.
Community Thanksgiving
Service Set For Nov. 27th
Santa To Make Pre-Christmas Visit
To Clifton On Saturday, Nov. 30
CLIFTON — The Community
Thanksgiving Service sponsored
annually by the Clifton
Ministerial Alliance will be held
on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 7:30
p.m., at Trinity Lutheran
Church.
The Rev. Paul Basden, pastor
of First Baptist Church, will
bring the Thanksgiving
message. Music will be provid-
ed by a special community choir,
directed by Cleon Flanagan.
The evening offering will go
toward World Hunger.
The entire community is in-
vited to participate in this wor-
ship service. A fellowship will
he hosted by the Trinity
Lutheran Church Women
following the service.
CLIFTON - Santa Claus will
arrive in Clifton to visit with
local children and give them a
treat on Saturday, Nov. 30, from
2-4 p.m., in front of Clifton
Chamber of Commerce, north of
Winn’s Store in downtown
Clifton.
Slated to arrive by fire truck,
Santa will be seated on his
throne to listen to Christmas
wishes from Clifton area
youngsters.
Three Lighting Ceremony
A community Christmas tree
will be lit on Friday, Dec. 6, at
6:30 p.m., on the bank parking
lot next to the post office. Santa
is scheduled to be present for the
festivities. The live Christmas
tree, as well as several crepe
myrtle trees, have been donated
by InterFirst Bank Clifton to be
part of a permanent beautifica-
tion of the lot.
Other special events planned
Number Of Jobs Increasing Faster
Than Population In Bosque County
for Dec. 6 are a children’s movie
at the Cliftex Theatre to cost $1
per child, slated from 4:30-6
p.m.
Clifton Girl Scouts are plann-
ing a lifesize Santa’s sleigh ex
hibit for the back of the parking
lot, as their contribution to the
Christmas season.
Also, a live manger scene is
being planned, according to
Blanche Lane, Chamber of Com-
merce secretary, with various
area churches cooperating in
the effort. The live manger
scene is tentatively set for 6-7
p.m.
BCCFA To Offer Program On
Christmas Arts, Crafts Nov. 24
CLIFTON — Arlene Olson,
Home Economist with Texas-
New Mexico Power Company,
will be guest speaker at the
November 1985 Informational
Series at the BCCFA this Sun-
day, Nov. 24, at 3 p.m., in the
Tea Room.
Mrs. Olson’s program will
feature “Christmas Arts and
Crafts.” She will demonstrate
effective but inexpensive ways
persons can decorate their
homes for the holidays. She will
also show those present how to
make their own decorations.
The program had originally
been scheduled for Sunday, Nov.
17, but was cancelled. The
BCCFA regrets any inconve-1
nience this may have caused.
Refreshments will be served
at the conclusion of the program
which is open to the public free
of charge.
Special To The Record
By T.P. CRUMP
Freelance Writer
WASHINGTON, D C. - Of all
the many changes that have
taken place in the United States
in recent years, few have had
more widespread impact than
changes in employment. While
there have been major changes
in patterns of American employ-
ment since 1973, there have also
been major changes in patterns
in employment in Texas and in
Bosque County during this
same time period.
The number of jobs in the U.S.
increased from 80,237,000 in
1973 to 99,139,000 in 1983, or
by 23.5 percent. Since the na-
tional population increased by
only 11.2 percent during this
period, it is apparent that the
growth of employment was
greater than population growth.
The number of jobs in Texas
increased from 4,462,942 in
1973 to 6,828,578 in 1983, or by
53 percent, while the state’s
population increased by 29.6
percent during this period.
The numBer of jobs in Bosque
Self Employment
21 8%
Goodall-Witcher Hospital To Give Away
1,200 Colorectal Cancer Kits Dec. 3-4
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Government Employment!
14.6%
Private Wage and Silary Employment
63 6%
Bosque County Employment—1983
County increased from 3,503 in
1973. to 4,271 in 1983, or by 21.9
percent. At the same time, Bos-.
que County’s population in-
creased by 17.8 percent.
Therefore, employment
relative to population increased
in Bosque County.
Private (non-governmental)
wage and salary jobs continued
to provide employment for the
overwhelming majority of
Americans in 1983 just as it had
in 1973. In 1973,76.4 percent of
all Americans were employed in
private wage and salary jobs.
This proportion had declined to
74.1 percent by 1983.
In Texas, private wage and
salary employment provided
74.8 percent of all jobs in 1973
and 75.5 percent of all jobs in
the state in 1983.
Private wage and salary
employment accounted for 56
See JOBS, Page 9A
CLIFTON — As a public ser-
vice, Goodall-Witcher Hospital
Foundation will be offering
1,200 colorectal cancer test kits
at no charge Dec. 3 and 4. The
kits will be ipade available dur-
ing the hospital’s “Colorectal
Cancer Screening” which will
be manned by nursing person-
nel and members of Goodall-
Witcher Hospital Auxiliary
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day
in the hospital lobby.
Each test kit will be
numbered and recorded with the
individual’s name and address.
Participants will be able to send
the results in by return mail or
by dropping them off at the lob-
by. A letter will be sent to those
participants with positive
results.
Cancer of the colon and rec-
tum is one of the most curable
See HOSPITAL. Page 11A
Bryan Arraigned; Pre-trial
Hearing Date Set Nov. 27
MERIDIAN - Clifton High
School Principal Joe D. Bryan
appeared in 220th District
Court last week for formal ar-
raignment on charges of murder
in connection with the shooting
Annual Womack Heritage Sausage
Supper To Be Held On Nov. 30th
WOMACK — The annual
Womack Heritage Sausage Sup-
per will be held on Saturday,
Nov. 30, from 5-7 p.m., in the
fellowship hall of Zion United
Church of Christ in Womack.
This event is sponsored by the
Brotherhood.
Tickets may be purchased
from members of the
Brotherhood or at Clifton Feed
and Service Center in Clifton.
death of his wife, Mickey,
several weeks ago.
Bryan entered a plea of “Not
guilty” after hearing the
charges formally presented by
District Judge James Morgan.
Representing Bryan were at-
torneys Charles McDonald and
Lvnn Malone of Waco.
During the hearing, Bryan's
attorneys filed a motion to
quash certain evidence obtained
by investigators in the case, ob-
jecting to the method of sub-
poena used to gather banking
documentation and other infor-
mation.
See BRYAN, Page 11A
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