The Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1974 Page: 1 of 4
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The Bog at a News
Sixty-Fourth Year Bogota, Red River County, Texas Thursday, August 8, 1974_ Number 28
T-B School Budget Drops $10,000
Talco-Bogata School board
members Tuesday night
approved a 1974-75 budget for
the system amounting to
$789,767, and gave prior
approval to the revised
budget tor the 1973-74 school
year that cannot be complet-
ed by the school administra-
tion until the close of the year
The budget for the coming
year is down some $10,000
American Party
On Ballot In
Texas For 1974
The number of petitioners
in the precinct conventions
and petition signatories ex
cceded the requirements by
19 percent were delivered to
the Secretary of Stale on June
28. ’.974
Appearing on the ballot in
the November general elec
tion tor 1974 will be the
American Party candidate
for Governor of Texas, a
businessman Irotfi Dallas, the
Honorable Sam McDonnell
F HIM III Itl \l 4|l EEN
MIMISKKM — Nominees
lor Ifed Kim Count v
Farm lime.hi tfiirrn are,
sealed iioin left. t.ayla
Mood. Marsha Phillips,
Krierli Phillips and Re-
nee M illiams and si.1 tiding.
Terri <>arrisnn. Suzanne
Shelton Paula llai trick
and Teresa Vilnius. two
other t onleslanls. Marsha
linens and l.ynu Hitches
are not shown • Photo
t ourless t l.irksvillc
1 lines i.
Busy Day In
County Court
laist Thursday was .1 busy
day in Hcd Kucr County
Court when Judge Gavin
Watson sol led out the charges
and picas ot 20 residents who
ranged m age troin 17 to 26
All were arrested July 27
between fitthantl and Maple
communities lor possession ol
marijuana
Nineteen enlereil pleas ot
not guilty and were released
on $'>00 |iersonal recogm/ance
bond live are to plead later
Hus week .ind two plead no lo
'cniiteitdcri- ■ no contest > The
two were sentenced to todays
in |ail. and were lined $.70 and
court costs. Watson said, with
six months probation and
nionihlv reporting pcrn«ts
The Kcd Kiver County
Shentt's ollice has charged
Melvin Blair originally ol
Hed Kiver County, but who
gave a Dallas address, with a
felony lor alledgelv posses-
sing more than lour ounces ol
marijuana
At Rivercrest
Queen Contest Saturday
Ten Hed Kiver County girls
will compete tor the title ol
Hed Kiver County Farm
Iturcuii ijuccn this Saturday
night at 7 top m Competition
will Im- on the stage ol the
Kivercrcst High ScIiiniI audi
1 or iu m
The contestants, their par
ents and sponsors are
Gayla Wood. Avery, daugh
ter «>t Mr. and Mrs Wheeler
Wood First National Hank.
Clarksville
Marsha Phillips, daughter
ot Mr and Mrs Jack Phillips
ol Clarksville. lUtll Soil
Serv ice.
Beverly Phillips, daughter
ot Mr and Mrs Jack Phillips
ol Clarksville Blackmon
Machinery
Itenec Williams, daughter
ot Mr and Mrs Bill Williams.
Clarksville. Duren Brothers
Terri Garrison, daughter ol
Mr and Mrs Tinme Garri
son. Clarksville. Farm Sit
vice Center
Su/annc Shelton, daughter
ol Mr and Mrs Kenneth
Shelton. Detroit. <Town Feed
Paula llartrick daughter ol
Mr and Mrs Kd llartrick.
Clarksville. Kcd Kiver Na
tional Bank
Teresa Allums. daughter ol
r and Mrs Marcus Allums.
Bogata. Jordan Feed and
Supply. Bogata.
Marsha Owens, daughter ol
Mr and Mrs Charles Owens,
Detroit. B&li Auto and
Tractor and
Lynn Kilchie, daughter of
Mr and Mrs John il’elet
Mrs. Stubblefield Attends
Dallas Education Conference
Mrs Frank Stubblefield,
homemaking teacher at
Kivercrest High School, par-
ticipated in the Stale In
serv ice Kducalion < 'onference
for Homemaking Teachers
held at the St a tier lltlton
Hotel. Dallas. July 29-August
2
The meeting theme. Home
making Kducalion in a
Multicultural Society, was
explored through presenta-
tions by a number of
speakers, including Dr. J B.
Jones. Professor of Psycho-
logy and Kducalion. Texas
Southern University. Ilous
Ion; Mrs Charlotte Brooks.
Adjunct Professor. American
University. Washington.
DC; and Dr Bernice
Milhurn Moore, Kxecutive
Associate. The Hogg Founda-
lion for Mental Health. The
University of Texas at Austin
Emphasis was placed upon
effective communication he
tween cultural groups includ
ing the black student, the
Mexican-American and the
Anglo American
Area meetings were held on
Friday morning During the
Area VI session. FHA officers
reported on plans for the
coming year and presented
.small favors to the advisors of
,#each of their “adopted”
chapters. Area VI treasurer,
Virginia Canfield and his-
torian. Elishia Dugger par-
Kitchie. Detroit. Crown
Hunch
Talent Find
Four of the lateen conies
tunts have also entered the
Talent Find contestant which
w ill Ih- held at the same time
They are Tern Garrison.
Marsha Owens. Lynn Kilehey
anil Su/anne Shelton Miss
Shelton will tie joined ill the
Talent Find by Kristi Gordon
daughter ol Mr anil Mrs
Gisiigc Gordon
l.illle Miss.
I.illle Mister* onlesl
Entered in the Little Miss
and Little Mister division are
Darrell and Bart Dunnham.
sons ol Mr and Mrs Howard
Dunnham ol Clarksville;
Karen Garrison, daughter of
Mr and Mrs Tinme Garrison
ol Clarksville. Tany Marr.
daughter ot Mr and Mrs
Paul Marrol Detroit and Billy
Goiirley. son of Mr and Mrs
W J Gourley ot Avery
from the previous year, which
totaled $796,234. There will be
no new taxes and no change in
the present tax rate, which is
$1.75 per $100 valuation. The
rate is divided into $1.50 for
maintenance and 25c for debt
service, and is based on a 50
percent of true value with the
taxable value at $24,400,000
Total revenue for the
coming year is expected to be
$805,775, or $16,000 above the
cost of maintaining the school
district. The increased price
of oil increased the values in
the district by $3 million, and
the local fund assignment
(the amount the district must
pay the state 1 decreased from
Junior Rodeo
Planned
Plans are now being
formulated by the Bogata
Kodeo Association for a junior
rodeo to be held at 8:00 p m .
Friday and Saturday. August
23 and 24 in the Bogata Kodeo
Arena, according to Bill
Buckinan. vice president of
the association
“We have not completed all
the plans.” Buckman said,
“but we will have bareback
riding, bull riding, barrell
racing and a greased pig
scramble ”
Buckman said that more
information will be available
next week on the rodeo
Preliminarv plans call for
contestants to range in age
Irom 8 to 17 years in all events
except the pig scramble,
which will be open to
youngsters age one to eight.
The bull riding will be split
into two divisions, one for
ages* to |3 and one forages 14
to 17
$127,858 to $105,579 for the
coming year, both factors
which eased the strain on the
budget.
The 1974-75 budget includes
sufficient funds to retire a
$36,000 loan for the building
fund that includes $20,000
owed for the ag building The
loan is being negotiated with
the Talco State Bank The
original bid on the vocational
agriculture building totaled
$140,000. which the board
chopped lo $123,000 before
approval. The return of some
of the eliminated items lo the
building during the construc-
tion process brought the final
cost to $130,000
The following time schedule
for the operation of the
schools was adopted In
August. September and Octo-
ber high school classes will
meet from 8:30 to 3:20 and
elementary classes will meet
from 8:30 to 3:35 In
November. December. Janu-
ary and February, high
school classes will meet from
9:00 lo 3:35 and elementary
classes will meet from 9:00 to
3:50. In March. April and May
high school classes will meet
from 8:30 to 3:30. and
elementary classes will meet
from 8:30 to 3:35. Elementary
school days are longer than
high school days because
KKTIHKS—F.I., Branson
tell, has retired as execu-
tive director of the Bogata
Housing Authority. Bran-
son has been the director
since the first unit was
rented and has hoc 11
succeeded hv VII. Ste-
phenson of Bogata. 'Staff
Photo 1.
buses are dispatched from
Kivercrest to the elementary
schools.
The board agreed to meet
September 9 rather than
September 2 due lo the Labor
Day holiday
A five percent increase in
pay for bus drivers and
janitorial workers was ap
proved, and Mrs Jessie Kidd
was hired as a cafeteria
worker in Bogata
Branson
Retires As
Director
FI. Branson, who was
superintendent of schools in
Bogata for many years, and
who has served as the
executive director of the
Bogata Housing Authority
since 1962. has resigned The
position has been filled by
A D Stephenson of Bogata
Two members of the board
have resigned. Pleas Turner
and Paul Kill Turner was an
original memlter ot the board
of directors ol the housing
authority, along with Jim
Keavis. Travis Hale. F’rank
Stohhlclield and Glenn White
White is the only remaining
original member of the
present Isiard. which is now
composed ot Paul Wilson.
Morris Trimm, Sam A.
McConnell and Dr Jack
Troutl. chairman
The first ol the original 2U
units was rented in March of
1964 Three years later 10
more units were built, and in
1970 an addition ot 16 units
brought the total 10 46
The housing units are
designed primarily to house
the elderly on lixed incomes
40 Attend Economic Development Meeting
Almost 40 Bogata residents
attended a meeting at the
Bogata school cafeteria Aug
ust 2 to hear William < Bill >
Benson ol the Ark Tex
t'ounnl ol Governments dis
cuss possibilities lor eco
iioiiuc development ot
Bogata.
Benson said that the lirst
step toward community dove
lopnient is the lormation ot a
('handier ol Commerce or a
community organization that
can coordinate efforts to
attract business to Bogata.
and stressed that the Kural
Development Act ot 1972
provided the most assistance
lor “home grown” business
anil industry with local
feasibility
The ad prov ides grants and
guaranteeil loans that are
administered by the Farmers
Home Administration to
cities, incorporated tow ns and
villages, counties and Indian
trdies
The possibility ol attracting
another horse sale lo Bogata
was discussed. Pleas Turner,
owner ot Turner's Dry Goods,
noted that the sale of
merchandise and miscellane
011s tack and antiques
attracted more pr-ople to the
Bogata Horse Sale than the
sale of horses
Mrs Les Holder, who is a
member of the tiarden Club in
Bogata. discussed the possih
■lily of using the Garden Club
property, which is located on
the old railroad site, as the
location of a city wide flea
market There were eight
members of the Garden Club
could be traded at the flea
market
flea market
The need of a light industry
that would employ from live
to fifteen people was dis
cussed, as was the opposition
that would be encountered to
at the meeting, including the, sut-h industry
president. Mrs Kalph llarhi- Mrs. Ralph Cawley, admin
son It was noted that horses isiralor of Bed River Haven
Nursing Home. Bogota's
largest business, stressed the
need to keep I lie people in
Bogata that are going to
Clarksville and Paris to work
in sewing factories, and
expressed the lieliet that
Bogata could support a light
needle industry
Benson said that ideally, a
community s best opjiortiinity
Students To Register
Thursday, August 22
Impaled in this part ol the
program
Marion Mitchell
Wins PTA Beef
Ticket number 504 was
drawn last Saturday at
Bogata Furniture by Charlie
Whitten, awarding the PTA '2
lieef lo Marion Mitchell of
Fulbright
Bogata PTA members had
a bake sale along with the
drawing to give away the
beef, and treasurer Mrs Neil
Kozcll announced that dona-
tions 10(3149! $794 (SI. to be
applu-d to the air conditioning
debt.
Mrs Kozell expressed
thanks to all who donated to
the 1 br-ef project, and hope
that the Mitchell family will
enjoy the beef
The air conditioners cost
the Bogata PTA $9,854. and
were bought in August of 1973.
The PTA has had a number
of fund raising projects since
then, and with the support of
many people in Bogata and
the surrounding area, the
debt has tM-4-n lowered lo
$4,997 96. Mrs. Rozell said
The PTA will be having
other fund raising events
soon, and the further support
of the public is hoped for. she
said.
WINNER — Marion Mit-
chell was the winner id the
• 2 beef that was given
away in a drawing
Saturday hv the Bogata
FT A. His ticket and 793
others are helping to pay
for the air conditioners in
the Bogata elementary
school, one of which
Mitchell is leaning on. This
and other fund raising
projects have reduced the
debt from $9,854 in August.
1973. to $1,997.98. (Staff
Pirate 1.
General registration for all
students in the Talco-Bogata
Schools, which includes Iti-
vercresl High School and the
Bogata and Talco Elemen-
tary Schools will be Thurs
day. August 22nd Buses will
make their ri-gular runs on
Thursday morning arriving at
Country
Newspaperin'
James and Carol Jordan of
Bogata attendee! a family
reunion in Irving over the
weekend, and appln-d a dose
of rural responsibility lo the
city in the process The
reunion was held in Senter
Park in Irving, and Mrs
Jordan noticed a man
assaulting a woman with a
gun Startled, she called for
Jam(*s. who ran to the couple,
who were struggling on the
ground Jordan pulled the
man away and took his gun.
then summoned the police
Later I hey learned that the
difficulty was due to a marital
problem
Jordan has assumed an
“aw shucks" attitude about
his instinctive reaction, but
his wife, justly proud, shared
the incident with us The
problem with so many ol us
these days is the instincts of
right and wrong and the
moral responsibilities of
helping others has dimmed to
nothing We can only hope
that when we call for help that
Jordan, or someone like him.
is close by
Jordan is a member of the
Bogata City Council and the
owner of Jordan Feed and
Ranch Supply
school at approximately 8:30
and will return students lo
their homes about mid morn-
ing
Students will not return to
school until the following
Monday. August 26th which
will he a full day ot school
with meals being served in
the cafeterias
All students entering kin
dergarlen must be five years
of age on or Indore September
1st of the current year' All
students entering the 1st
grade must be six years ot
age on or before Seplt*mhcr
1st of the current year Both
kindergarten and 1st grade
students must furnish a birth
one has not
tarnished the
certificate it
already been
school
Parents are reminded that
all children entering Texas
Elementary and Secondary
Schools must have met the
required State tmniuni/aiioiis
for diptheria. tetanus, polio,
measles, and rubella
Teachers and aides will
report on Monday. August
19th lor a week ol in-service
training and workdays in
preparation for the new
school year The first general
session lor teachers and aides
will be held at Kivercrest at
8:3(1 a in on Monday. August
19th
to grow is Irom within,
through expansion ot local
business An example would
In- a local horse trader who
might want to open a sale
barn in Bogata The individ-
ual could aj)|ily lor a loan that
would be made locally. and
would Ih- guaranteed by the
Farmers Home Administra-
tion. many times at reduced
interest rates
James Jordan, owner ol
Jordan Feed and Kanch
Supply in Bogota, pointed out
that Red River County is
primarily an agricultural
county, and that everything
produei-d here is shijijH'd out
ol the county to Ih- processed
Carl Williams, who is an
owner ol Bogata Gas and
Appliance brought forth the
example ol the grain storage
hins that are numerous in
West Texas, with the thought
that a small bin m Bogata
would lead to the develop-
ment ol small Iced lots that
would keep cattle in Red
River County right up to the
time ol processing'
Benson said that he was
• pleased” with the response
ol the people m Bogata. that
he had come expecting lo
1114-el w ith twoor three |M-opl4-.
and that “hall tin- town
showed up"
Street Singing Saturday Night
The Youth Choir ol the F'irst
Baptist Church in Deport and
The Decisions, a singing and
instrumental group from
Paris, will Ih- in concert on
Main Str4*4‘l in Deport at 8 (Ml
p in. Saturday. August in
The Youth Choir is under
the direction ot Donald
Crawford, who organized the
outdiHir cnnctTl. Area resi-
dents are urged to atH-nd. and
are asked lo bring law n chairs
or folding chairs, as no
seating will Im- providt-d.
Crawford said
THE DECISIONS—To be
featured in the street
singing in downtown De-
port at 8:00 p m Saturday.
August 19. are The
Decisions, a singing and
instrumental group from
Paris. Also appearing will
he the Youth Choir from
the Firm! Baptist Chareh in
Deport under the direction
of Dima Id Crawford. Pic-
tured are Phil Merritt,
pianist: Jay Wright, bass;
Philip l.amh. bass guitar;
lloug Farmer, first teirar,
on the first row. and Jeff
MerrMl. baritone: Kenneth
Craig, lead: Steve Bussell,
lead guitar: and Mark
Tomhlin. drums, on the
second row. The public is
inv iled to attend the street
singing, and is asked to
bring lawn or folding
chairs.
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Wright, Pat. The Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1974, newspaper, August 8, 1974; Bogata, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth893908/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.