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Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
MASONIC LODGE
Officers installed
to lead local lodge
Paul Carr honored for service
as 65 year member of Masons
By LILLIE BUSH-REVES
Optic-HeraUl Staff
The Mount Vernon Masonic
Lodge members conducted their
annual installation of officers Satur-
day, July 20. The Outgoing Master
of the Lodge, James Duck, wel-
comed 85 people to the dinner and
ceremony.
Tom Shiels was installed as
Master of Mount Vernon Masonic
Lodge #691 for the 2013-14 lodge
year.
Other lodge officers installed in
the ceremony were Senior Warden
Bill Guy, Junior Warden Ronnie
Moore, Treasurer James Duck, Sec-
retary J. R. Duckworth, Chaplain
J. D. Baumgardner, Senior Deacon
Bimiis Covington, Junior Deacon
Mike Ramsey, Tyler Robert Hod-
nett, and Marshall H. H. “Cotton”
Miller.
The officers were Installed by
Grand Lodge officers Grand Senior
Warden R. W. Michael Wiggins
and District Deputy Grand Master
Howard Barron.
The Mount Vernon Lodge meets
eveiy third Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Members are hosts for a Breakfast
for Scholarships to Mount Vernon
High School graduates the first Sat-
urday of each month.
The Lodge members will kick-
off the Labor Day weekend with
it’s annual Franklin Comity United
Way Fish Fiy Saturday August 31.
Everyone is invited to come and
support the United Way.
By LILLIE BUSH-REVES
Optic-HeraUl Staff
Paul Carr received a 65 year
Masonic Seivice Award in cer-
emonies at the Mount Vernon
Masonic Lodge Saturday evening,
July 20.
Mr. Carr became a Mason at
the age of 21. He earned his Ap-
prenticeship Aug. 3, FellowCraft,
Sept. 13, and Master Mason de-
gree, Dec. 21, all in 1948.
He has held many offices within
several lodges, including senior
deacon, junior deacon, chaplain,
junior steward, tyler, senior war-
den, and master. Lodges at which
Mr. Carr seived include the Pick-
ton, Saltillo, Gus Garrison Lodge
(Winnsboro), Arlington Lodge
#438, and his home lodge, Mount
Vernon Lodge #691.
He seived as
master of both
the Pickton and
Saltillo lodges,
which have since
been merged with
the Mount Vernon
Masonic Lodge. In
addition, Mr. Carr
held the office of
District Deputy
Grand Master for
District 6, when
he was in Saltillo
Lodge.
Mr. Carr and his wife of 67
years, Wanda, moved to the Texas
Masonic Retirement Center at Ar-
lington in 2003. He continues to
assist in teaching the esoteric work
of Masonry to new and advancing
members. He has taught hundreds
of men throughout his career as a
Mason.
Mr. Carr was in the daily busi-
ness in Franklin and Hopkins comi-
ties for 35 years. He was a member
of the American Milk Producers
Association Board of Directors.
He married Wanda Fuller June
2, 1946. The couple have five chil-
dren, Elaine Abston of Mesquite;
David Carr of Pickton; and Rita
Long, Deiyl Carr and Donald Carr,
all of Mount Vernon. They have 17
grandchildren (ages 42-19 years),
30 great-grandchildren (ages 22
years - three months), and one
great-great-grandson (age two).
There were 85 people attend-
ing the spaghetti dinner and cer-
emony.
Master Tom Shiels, honoree Paul Carr, and
Grand Senior Warden R. W. Michael Wiggins
Grand Lodge officers, Grand Senior Warden R. W. Michael Wiggins and District Deputy
Grand Master Howard Barron installed 2013-14 officers for Masonic Lodge #691.
Summer reading winners
announced at library
By MARIE DACUS
Optic-HeraUl Staff
The children who read the
most books during the annual
Summer Reading Program at
the Franklin Comity Library
were recognized with prizes
and certificates at the Closing
Ceremonies and Fun Day on
Tuesday, July 23 behind the
library.
Samantha Edge read
the most books in the four
through six year old division.
She read 260 books. Second
place was awarded to Ma-
dasyn Gutierrez. She read
129 books. Third place was
awarded to Chloe Jobe with
102 books read.
Sawyer Bums was the win-
ner in the seven to nine year
old division. She read 403
units, which includes books
and chapters. Emily Jobe read
378 units for second place in
the division. Third place was
awarded to Luke McCraw
with 233 units.
Dejah Arnold won first
place in the 10-12 year old
divison. She read 336 units.
Second place was awarded
to Taylor Copeland for 223
units. Autumn Monk read
218 units for third place in
the division.
This year, an average of
110 students attended each
week of the six week program
sponsored by the Franklin
County Library. This year,
over 5,000 units were read by
the students who attended.
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By LILLIE BUSH-REVES
Optic-HeraUl Staff
The fifth in the series of 2014 budget
workshops for Franklin Comity has been
set for 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 29 at the
East Courthouse Annex at 502 E. Main St.,
Mount Vernon. Commissioners are hoping
to get their first look at potential ad valorem
tax revenue figures and rollback rates.
Franklin Comity Auditor Tina Phillips and
Franklin Comity Treasurer Betty Sue Allen
led a workshop Monday afternoon, July 22.
Members of the Commissioner’s Court set
initial amounts for line items not included
under individual department heads.
Pet. 4 Commissioner Sam Young asked
that the comity explore the costs of doing a
self-insured health program for comity offi-
cials and employees. “Camp Comity is doing
a self-insured program at a cost of around
$30,000 a month including administration
fees,” Commissioner Young said.
The current insurance
premium is expected to in-
crease $44 per employee per
month, according to Audi-
tor Phillips. That means an
increase of about $32,000
annually for 60 comity em-
ployees and officials. The
monthly premium is cur-
rently $709 a month, with
the 2014 premium to be
$753 a month, an increase
of 6.21 percent.
Based on the Texas
Association of Counties
statistics for the past 12
month period, Franklin
County’s (risk pool with
BlueCross BlueShield of
Texas) insurance has paid
out an average of $34,406
a month for local claims.
Self-insured programs usu-
ally cover up to a stated
amount, with outside insur-
ance purchased for major
medical issues paid over the
stated amount.
Questions were raised
by other members of the
Court and elected officials
as to the affect of the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) should a self-insured program be
chosen. Representatives for the county’s
insurance provider spoke of major increases
in premiums for organizations changing their
policies due to the uncertain nature of the
ACA requirements.
Members of the Court also asked that new
figures be obtained for random drug testing.
Treasurer Allen questioned those present for
clarification as to who was to be required to be
tested and procedures to be followed. Gener-
ally, anyone who, because of their job, could
be required to drive a comity vehicle will
be subject to random testing (mine sample).
Anyone involved in an accident with a comity
vehicle or equipment would be immediately
required to be tested within a set period of
time (blood or hair follicle test). A finalized
version of the proposed procedure and policy
is to be presented for inclusion in the comity ’ s
employee manual.
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given below was recorded
at the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Agency official
weather station in Mount
Vernon for the 24 horn period
ending7a.m. on theday listed
for the period of Tuesday, July
17 through Tuesday, July 23,
2013.
Day Max. Min. Rain
Wednesday 90 68 0.04
Thursday 93 71 0
Friday 96 71 0.25
Saturday 83 72 0.12
Sunday 93 73 0
Monday 94 73 0
Tuesday 97 76 0
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Bush-Reves, Lillie. Mount Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 2013, newspaper, July 25, 2013; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth831254/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .