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‘Partner’s Review’Is Theme
Fair Dedicated To King & Queen Of Hearts
By MRS. T.N. FOSTER
CenTex Fair Reporter
CLIFTON — The busiest but least
photographed person around the
Central Texas Fairgrounds will be
honored, along with his wife, during
the parade and activities this August
25, 26, and 27. Homer and Emma
McDougal will see the activities from
this vantage point of respect, as the
fair association honors the pair and
invites the community to share in the
celebration.
Theme for the parade and activi-
ties, “Partner’s Review," was se-
lected to assert that this Clifton
couple were long-time favorites
around co-workers and junior exhibi-
tors. Work is already in progress
aimed at this theme, as float-makers
and riders secretly develop their
plans. Tykes on bikes will also
provide surprises.
Inscribed in the premium cata-
logue is the honor: “The 1983
catalogue for the Central Texas Fair
is gratefully dedicated to Homer and
Emma McDougal for their unselfish
devotion to officials and superinten-
dents; and for contributing vacation
time, supplies, and skills the past 20
years for the youth fair. May serving
as President, Vice President, and
General Superintendent of the Live-
stock Shows provide memories to
cherish for Homer. May the quiet
and constant interest in year-long
activities about the fair grounds hold
fond recollections for Emma. The
Central Texas Fair Association toasts
the “King and Queen of Hearts."
BIOGRAPHIES
Emma [Shraeder] McDougal was
born in Coryell City, Texas, and
attended school at Coryell City,
Gatesville, Plainview, Turnersville,
and Crawford. She married in the St.
John Lutheran Church at Coryell
City, and then came to Clifton.
A member of the United Methodist
Church, she for years also had
membership with an early group
called Methodist Women’s Society.
See FAIR, Page 8A
HONOREES
Homer & Emma McDougal
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Colvert’s Sells To Albrechts
CLIFTON — A local pharmaceuti-
c a I establishment underwent a
change in ownership and a name
change Aug. 1, following the retire-
ment of Maxine Colvert, who has
been co-owner of the business with
Gene Albrecht, registered pharma-
cist, for the past ten years.
Colvert's Prescription Pharmacy
has been in existence since 1957,
when Mrs. Colvert’s late husband,
George, purchased the pharmacy
from Gene Vykukal in July of that
year. The store's name was changed
to Colvert's at that time.
Then located In what is now the
Sears Catalog Sales Merchant store
on W. 5th Street, Colvert's moved to
See ALBRECHT, Page4A
COLVERT RETIRES - Gene |
Albrecht and Maxine Colvert are '
shown at her recent retirement j
party. —Record Photo i
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
1983
The Clifton Record
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 11,1983
VOL. 88, NO. 32
— Clifton’s Oldest Business Establishment —
Clifton, Texas 76634 — 25 Cents Per Copy
© 1983, TheClifton Record, All Rights Reserved
City To Schedule Town Meeting
Substantial Increase In Water Prices Predicted
Council Slates Thursday Meeting
CLIFTON - Substantially high-
er water rates are apparently on the
near horizon, according to informa-
tion being compiled by Clifton City
Administrator James Womack, who
has been trying to determine just
how the City needs to set rates in
order to be able to pay its portion of
the Lake Bosque project, or pay for
other alternatives should they be in
line instead.
No matter which way the City
goes, noted Womack recently, Clif-
ton’s holiday of low, low rates is
ending.
Womack points out that, according
to information prepared by Henning-
son, Durham & Richardson, an
Austin engineering firm engaged to
study the county’s water possibili-
ties, Ct!ftonJs present water source,
well water, will be depleted by the
year 2004, or earlier, when the water
CLIFTON - Clifton City Coun-
cil will meet Thursday, Aug. 11, at
7 p.m., in City Hall, with agenda
items Including the following:
Consideration of minutes; pre-
sentations by citizens, city admin-
istrator, and city council; Steve
level in the Clifton-area aquifer
reaches bottom.
At that point, said Womack,
Clifton and the rest of Bosque County
could become like a desert — unless
something is done soon to head that
Off.
About two years ago, the engin-
eering firm, after studying the
Robertson concerning dedication
and replat; executive session
concerning water loss, garbage
problems, personnel policy, and
bank checking accounts; and gen-
eral discussion.
The meeting is open to the
public.
alternatives, which included treating
and pumping Lake Whitney Water
which has a high saline content,
making use of ponds, recharging the
aquifer with new water, along with
several other possibilities, concluded
that the cheapest and most efficient
way to ensure sufficient water in the
See WATER, Page6A
Special Trustee Election Saturday
Fuller Suerig Waller Dickerson
CLIFTON — A special election
to fill the unexpired term of the
late Patrick Lee Dickerson, whose
post on the Clifton ISD Board of
Trustees was vacated following a
tragic traffic accident last Easter,
will be held Saturday, Aug. 13,
with polling to occur at the Clifton
Civic Center in Clifton and the
West Shore Volunteer Fire De-
partment building in Laguna Park
between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7
p.m.
Absentee balloting ended Tues-
day, with six persons having cast
ballots as of Friday noon.
Four candidates are listed on
Saturday's ballot, including (in
order of ballot appearance) Mrs.
James Fuller, Mrs. Hans (Bonnie)
Suerig, Gary Waller, and Mrs.
Patrick L. (Nancy C.) Dickerson.
The unexpired term will end in
April, 1984.
Election judges appointed by
the school board include: Clifton
box—Dorothy Kincheloe, judge,
and Mrs. Nell Jenson and Mr. and
Mrs. Ewell Scarlett, clerks; La-
guna Park box—Charlotte Turner,
judge, Debbie Brooks, clerk; and
absentee voting—Katie Outlaw,
judge, Norida Culp, clerk.
A brief sketch of each of the
listed candidates follows:
Mrs. James Fuller was born in jj
Lenorah in Martin County, and
attended grade school there. She
graduated 10th in her class of 36 at
Stanton High School in 1951, and
See ELECTION, Page 8A
School Days Almost Here
School Calendar, Immunization Requirements Listed Inside
BOSQUE COUNTY - School bells
in Bosque County will ring In the
start of another term soon, as most
school districts begin classes during
the latter part of August. Here is a
run-down of the various schools:
CLIFTON
First day of classes at Clifton ISD is
Wednesday, Aug. 24, with both
elementary and junior high register-
ing the first day of school. Persons in
high school will follow one of these
schedules: grades 9-10, Wednesday,
Aug. 17, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1-4
p.m.; grades 11-12, Thursday, Aug.
18, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m.
New students to the district will
register with their age levels on those
days and times.
Accordi ng to Cl SD Superi ntendent
Richard Liardon, new district stu-
dents are urged to contact the school
as soon as possible in order to get
transfer records in order.
Kindergarten will hold two ses-
sions of classes daily — 8:15-11:15
a.m., with the other group to meet
from noon to 3 p.m.
Classes for grades 1-12 will all
begin at 8:15 a.m., with dismissal of
classes as follows: grades 1-3—3
p.m., grades 4-8—3:25 p.m., and
high school—3:35 p.m.
Breakfast prices, grades K-12, are
as follows: students, 45-cents; re-
duced, 30-cents; adults, 75-cents.
Lunch prices are as follows:
grades K-3, 90-cents; grades 4-8,
$1.00; grades 9-12, $1.10; adult,
$1.30. Reduced lunches, grades
K-12 are 40-cents.
Joe Bryan Is back as high school
principal, with Rex Daniels returning
as junior high and elementary
principal. Merleann Dahl is ele-
mentary supervisor of curriculum.
Structural changes made during
the summer vacation include repair
of the canopy on the breezeway
between the 5th and 6th grade,
exterior roof repair at the elementary
school, along with dome repair in the
administration area, and usual paint-
ing and cleaning.
Clifton’s 1982-83 personnel roster
remains similar to last year’s with
the only changes being the addition
of Margie Sowell, ESL aide; the loss
of Mary Stanford on the elementary
cafeteria list, being replaced by
Janet Lankford; and the absence of
Florence Gross from the music
department. The latter has apparent-
ly taken a position in Waco.
Personnel at Clifton ISD, exclud-
ing the already-mentioned admini-
stration, include the following:
Special Service—Janice Collins,
librarian; Ronnie Massey, counselor;
and Janet Railsback, nurse.
Tax Office—Katie Outlaw, tax
assessor-collector and bookkeeper;
Norida Culp, tax office clerk.
Elementary Faculty — Catherine
Howard, Kindergarten; Ruth Ar-
nold, Roslyn Dahl, Mauneece Wie-
thorn, grade 1; Janet Burch, Kathy
Fossett, Christie Landua, grade 2;
Carolyn Flanagan, Glenda Nix,
grade 3; Dorothy Stanley, Mickey
Bryan, grade 4; Arlene Shipp (math,
reading), Rose Prueitt (social stud-
ies, reading), Susie Kleine (language
arts, reading), Margaret Downard
(science, health, reading), grades
5-6; Jake Wimberly (grade 8 science,
grade 7-8 shop); Bert Maddux (grade
7 science, grades 5-8 P.E.); Nancy
Evans (grade 7-8 math); Georgeanne
Kettler (grade 7-8 language arts,
speech); Ann Ford (grade 7-8 social
studies); Russell Hall (grades 1-4
Se# SCHOOL, Page 4A
PROJECTED WATER LEVELS
FIGURE 3.1 - I
historical and projected
WATER LEVELS
OF THE TRAVIS PEAK FORMATION
UNDERLYING BOSQUE COUNTY
HENNiNGSON. DURHAM A RICHARDSON
SOURCE: TDWR REPORT 195. 1978
BOTTOM OF AQUIFER AT MERCIAN
BOTTOM OF AQUIFER AT CLIFTON
BOTTOM OF AQUIFER AT VALLEY MILLS
YEARS
Page Cites Need For Bosque Auditor;
Commissioners Question Two Claims
By MIKE REEDER
Clifton Record Editor
MERIDIAN — County Judge Earl
W. “Pete" Page made a strong pitch
to commissioners Monday morning,
Aug. 8, to consider seeking the
appointment of a full-time auditor for
the county, along with the acquisi-
tion of the county’s own computer
system for use by an auditor.
“It would cost more money,” Page
said of his proposal, “but I believe
the additional controls would more
than justify the cost.”
The county currently contracts for
auditing services with Max Haile and
Co. in Hamilton. Page said that a
conversation with Haile indicated
that the county could purchase its
own computer system, including a
printer and software, for approxima-
tely $8,000. The purchase could be
financed over a period of five years at
an approximate cost of $150 a month,
Page said.
Page said that Haile currently
devotes only about five hours per
Gap Cyclist
Dies In Wreck
CRANFILLS GAP - Don Johnson
24, of Cranfills Gap, was pronounced
dead Monday evening, Aug. 1,
shortly after arrival in the emergency
room of Goodall-Witcher Hospital in
Clifton. Cause of death was attribut-
ed to massive head injuries Johnson
suffered after his motorcycle collided
with a deer about seven miles south
of Clifton on FM 219. Doctors James
Brock and Richard Spitzer were the
attending physicians.
The motorcycle was brought back
to Clifton by Corpier Wrecker
Service. Others at the scene of the
Sm WRECK, Page 7A ,
week to routine county accounting,
and claimed that a full-time, in-
house auditor would allow the county
to more thoroughly keep track of
accounts and purchases, as well as
be more convenient because of
location.
Page noted that a recent visit to the
courthouse by a representative of the
CLIFTON — Again one of the
highlights of the Central Texas Fair
and Rodec set for this month is the
annual Clifton Civic Improvement
Society’s turkey dinner with all of the
trimmings planned for Friday, Aug.
26, in the Civic Center dining room.
Serving, as usual, will begin at 11
a.m. and will continue as long as a
creditable food supply is available.
Dinners-to-go, which must be
picked up from the first room on the
right as a person enters the Civic
Center foyer, may be ordered begin-
ning at9a.m. that morning by calling
675-8339.
Co-chairmen of the Civic Society’s
1983 turkey dinner event are Mrs.
Milton C. Brown and Mrs. Hans J.
Hansen.
Current officers of this local
philanthropic organization, which
has been contributing toward worthy
civic projects for the past 76 years,
are Mrs. A.R. Emerson, president;
Miss Elizabeth Torrence, 1st vice-
president; Mrs. Ray H. Byford, 2nd
vice-president; Mrs. Paul N. Elton,
secretary; Mrs. W.F. Key, Jr.,
treasurer; Mrs. Eldon Zimmerman,
assistant treasurer; and Mrs. J.C.
Kincheloe, reporter, who also is In
charge of publicity for the turkey
dinner.
Members of the Civic Society's
state comptroller’s office had result-
ed in a “very complimentary”
assessment of the county's recently
adopted departmentalized account-
ing system, but that he believed
there was ” tremendous value to be
received from an in-house auditor.”
Precinct 3 Commissioner Calvin
See COUNTY, Page 7A
Board of Directors are Mrs. Kinche-
loe, Mrs. Key, Mrs. Hansen, Mrs.
Russell B. Kerbow, Mrs. Donald A.
Gloff, and Mrs. Joe F. Krai, Jr. Until
her recent death Mrs. Charles M.
Isenhower also served as a director.
Gap Septemberfest
To Be Held Sept. 10
CRANFILLS GAP — September-
fest ’83 will be held in Cranfills Gap
onSaturday^Sept. 10, withafull-day
of events on tap.
Boasting of “fun for all ages,"
Septemberfest organizers note that
some of the scheduled events include
a 10 a.m. parade through downtown
Cranfills Gap, barbecue and bake
sales, arts and crafts, a flea market,
games, a pet show, daytime music on
the streets, and a big street dance
from 8 p.m. to midnight, featuring a
live band.
Persons interested in reserving
booth space in regard to arts and
crafts and the flea market may call
(817) 597-2798, or write P.O. Box
212, Cranfills Gap 76637.
For more information on the
Septemberfest itself, call (817) 597-
2588, 597-2286, or 597-2531.
Clifton Civic Improvement Society
To Serve Turkey Dinners During Fair
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