The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1976 Page: 1 of 12
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ESTABLISHED JANUARY 18, 1873
CLARKSVILLE', TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1976
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VOLUME 104, NO. 50
FLU SHOTS were given t'o more than 400 Sunday afternoon at Legion Parlv ,
Mrs. Les Selineyder receives her shot from Mrs. Theolia Cantrell, RN, of Sulphur
Springs, who is with the Texas Department of Health Resources, Region 7. Mrs.
Frances Herrington, RN, is also shown.
433 Flu Shots Given
Swine Flu innocula
linns Sunday totalled 433,
according to Mrs. Eulavw-
Hines, local project chair
man. The clinic operated at
the American Legion Bpild
mg from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday
afternoon and a steady flow
of visitors was reported
throughout the period. After
the initial rush at the
beginning waiting time
rarely exceeded five mi
nutes, 'according to Mrs.
Hines. No ill effects were
reported during the day by
those receiving the shots.
Charles Hayden, Tyler,
and his assistnaI. Carolyn
Fears, representing Region
7 of the Texas Department
of Health Resources, was in
charge of the program and
termed the response excel
lent. "We were very
grat ified." Hayden said, "not
Lone Star Seeks
Rate Increase
The Clarksville City
Council heard a request for a
rate increase for Lone Star
(las Company at its regular
meeting Monday evening.
Alvin Kelly, local manager
for Lone Star Gas Company,
presented the utility's re
quest. Kelly explained that
the increase, if approved,
would add approximately
$1.34 to the average
residential bill each month.
The last increase granted to
Lone Star came in October
of 1975. and amounted to
approximately $1.33 per
month. After hearing the
presentation, the council
approved the increase re
quest, but two additional
approvals are necessary
before the rate increase will
go into effect.
The second hearing fdr
the Community Develop
mont Rloek Grant was held
along with the regular-
meeting of the council in
order for the necessary
citizen participation. Mayor
Isbell informed the council
and citizens present con-
cerning the various stages of
the Grant.
Contracts for the street,
water, and sewer, construf
lion for the Industrial Park
Development Project were
awarded by the council.
Rased upon recommenda-
tions of the engineering firm
of Wisenbaker, Fix, and
Associates, the street con
struclion contract was
awarded to Cole and
Smithen Cosntruction Com
pany- The bid for the street
construction submitted by
Cole and Smithen was
$128,293. The contract for
water and sewer construe
lion was awarded to*
Leonard Hazel, Inc. based on
a bid of $41,417.50. The two
bids combined were some
$58,000 below the earlier
estimates for construction
costs.
City Manager, Bob
Moore, presented bids for
the new street sweeper.
Low bid was $30,410
submitted by Conmark, Inc.
of Texarkana. The council
approved the bid after a
presentation - by Moore
outlining the capabilities of
the new sweeper.
City Attorney, Jack
Herrington, and Councilman
Gerry Allen, were selected
by the council to represent
the City on the Airport
Commission. The Commis-
sion will have five members,
two selected by the
Commissioner's Court, two
bv the City Council, and one
elected at large by the other
four members.
The council heard from
several citizens regarding
the possibility of enforcing a
City curfew. There was
some concern among the
citizens present that too
many young children are
allowed to loiter during the
late night and early morning
hours. The council agreed to
lake the requests into
consideration, but no action
was taken on the request
Monday.
only by the large number
reporting for the innocula
lions but also by the
excellent co-operation of the
volunteers serving through
out the afternoon." _
Hayden said that tms
will be the only scheduled
mass innoculation planned
for Red River County unless
t he program is amended at a
later date.
Volunteer clerical as-
sistants filled out forms,
directed the traffic flow, and
helped the nursing staff.
These included: Carol More
land. Sally Coleman. Teela
Hurt, Sherry Collins, Pam
Austin. Willie Mae Witmer.
Beverly Pvlant. Wi|ma Hall.
Let ha' liall. Ella Mae
Trissell, Sharon Wallace,
Annette Lovett. Mabel Hale,
Mrs. Willie Goff. Lucille
Samuels, and Mary Marga
ret Sturdivant, chairman all
of Clarksville: Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Warren, Marie Yerrill,
Ruth Wood. Mrs. Orville
Bearden, Ruby Cunning
ham, Mr. and Mrs. R. C.
Pennington, and Roberta
Hendricks, chairman all of
the Averv area: Berniece
Humphrey. Billie Page,
Naomi Stewart, and Betty
Smith, chairman.
Nurses were supervised
by Sharon Hicks. RNi
Sulphur Springs.
Local nurses administ
ering the innoculations
included: Marie Herrington',
RN, Marlene Wineinger.
LVN, and Ruth Bishop,
LVN.
State Government Has
Strong Cash Position
Austin — Comptroller
Bob Bullock said Monday
that the numbers in his
annual report show that
state government finances
and the Texas economy have
grown as strong as a
Brahma bull.
The state collected $8
billion-in total revenues and
spent $6.4 billion during
fiscal 1976, which ended
August 31, Bullock said.
"That left a record cash
balance of $1.6 billion," he
said, noting that the cakh
balance had swollen by $200
million since the beginning
of the fiscal year.
The Comptroller said
that total state revenues
during fiscal 1976 climbed 16
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percent over fiscal 1975
levels, while expenditures
rose by 15.3 percent. Both
revenues and expenditures
were record highs.
Economic trends which
led his office to issue a rosy
revenue forecast in April
have held true, Rulloek said.
"Texans regained con
fidence in the economy
quicker than the average
national consumer and their
spending—combined with
inflation—pusht'd all con-
sumer tax revenues to new
highs," he said. "And oil and
gas production tax income
has never faltered."
The result was record
tax revenues of $3.9 billion,
said the Comptroller. He
added that all other state
revenues were at record
highs—including $1.8 billion
in federal funds, $340 million
in licenses and fees, $234
million in investment income
and $246 million in income
from state-owned lands.
The Comptroller's 81
page annual report on stale
finances was delivered
Monday to Gov. Dolph
Briscoe, Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby,
House Speaker Bill Clayton,
HHe Legislative Budget
Board and members of the
Legislature.
Farm Bureau
Membership
Has Gain
Waco— The Texas Farm
Bureau has recorded one of
its largest membership
gains in its history,
according to Carrol Chaloup-
ka of Dalhart. president.
Official tabulations just
completed show that Ou-
st ale's largest farm organi
/at ion now has 195,571
member families, an in
crease of 15.101 over last
year. The TFR membership
year runs from Nov. 1 to
Od. 31.
"This makes the 24th
consecutive year for the
Textis Farm Bureau to gain
in membership." Chaloupka
said. "Just as significant is
the fact thill this is the
fourth year in a row for all
210 organized counties to
show a gain;"
The Dalhart grain and
livestock producer said that
97 counties gained more
, han 75 members this year.
"This tremendous gain
in membership strength
indicates that farmers and
ranchers are realizing more
than ever the need lor a
si rone orgiinizal ion to repri-
se; them." Chaloupka said.
The present Texas
Farm Bureau dales back to
1931 when it was organized
.is the Texas Agricnllur.nl
\ssoctat ion. The name w as
changed ,:i lew years later
w hen it affiliated with the
\nicrican Farm Bureau
Fedora I ion. The original
TFB was organized in Texas
m 19211. but had ceased
llilict lotting bv the early
1930‘s.
The American Farm
Bureau Federation is the
largest general farm organi
ziition in the world with
more than 2' z million
member families in 2800
county Farm Bureaus in 49
states tall except Alaska).
Tigers in
Final Game
At Gilmer
The Tiger football
season will wind down
Friday night when they
meet the Gilmer Buckeyes
at Gilmer at 7:30.
So far the Tigers are 0 9
for the season and the
Buckeyes are 0 9.
The Tigers are in good
physical condition for the
game with the exception of
the loss of quarterback
Kevin Davis who missed last
week's game due to a hand
injury and A. J. Johnson,
halfback, who is out with a
hroken rib.
Last week’s action say
Clarksville barely edged
12-8 by the Sulphur Springs
Wildcats while the Buckeyes
lost to Jefferson 28 0.
After last week's close
game the Tigers will be
putting all they have into
this week’s game to avoid a
second winless season.
Coach Herschel Roach
said Wayne Whiteman, who
replaced Davis at quarter
back last week, is showing
up much better in practice
and he expects the team to
be a close to full strength in
spite of injuries to two key
players. .....•
Christmas Parade Dec. 4
Dale of the annual
Christmas parade, late store
hours for the convenience of
holiday shoppers and holi
days to be observed in 1977
wore set at a meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Committee last
Thursday.
Parade
The annual Christmas
parade will be Saturday
morning, December 4, at 10
o'clock. Bands w ill he invited
to participate and any
person or organization may
enter a float in the colorful
event.
Floats entered in the
parade will be judged and
prizes of $25 for first place,
$15 for second and $10 for
third will be awarded to the
winning floats.
Any person or organi
ziition planning a float or
other entry should call the
Deer Hunt Starts Saturday
Red River County deer
hunters venture forth at
dtiwn Saturday to begin a
21 day season. Prospects are
excellent for a large kill,
Tax Workshop
Dec. 17-18
At Pittsburg
The Texas Agricultural
Extension Serv ice is cooper-
ating with the Internal
Revenue Service in offering
23 tax practitioner work
shops across the state,
reports Bob Moody. The
nearest workshop in this
area will be held in the
Pittsburg Public Library on
December 17 and 18.
These two day work-
shops are specifically design
ed for tax practitioners who
work extensively with
farmers and ranchers. To
pies to be covered include
What's New for '76,
Residential Credit. Partner
ship Returns, Net Operating
Loss '' ryback. Investment
Crerttl, Soil and Water
Conservation. Land Clear
ing. Depletion on Timber
I East Texas).
For additional informa
tion, please contact Red
River County Extension
Office for a brochure
explaining more about the
program and registration
information.
according to game observ-
ers. tind camps began
appearing in the deer areas
last weekend.
The season extends
from Saturday, November
13. through Tuesday, Nov
ember 30. with legal
shooting beginning one half
hour before sunrise and
ending one half hour after
sunset daily, roughly 6:40
am. to ti pint. No doe
permits w ill be issued in the
County this year and the hag
limit is one buck per hunter,
a buck being defined as a
deer hav ing a hardened
antler preluding through
the skin.
Hunting licenses will be
required of a'll hunters, and
all kills must be immediately
lagged with the stub from
llte hunting license, the stub
to remain until the deer
-carcass reaches its final
destination, such as the
hunter's permanent resi
donee or meal processing
plant
There are I hreo types of
Texas hunting licenses:
regular, the one required for
most adults, costing $5.25; a
combination hunting and
fishing permit lor $8.75; and
exempt, the type required
for those under 17 years of
age. for t hose 65 years of age
and over, and for resident
landowners hunting on
properly on which they
reside, costing 25c. Those
obtaining an exempt license
should thoroughly under
stand its provisions. Licens
es may be purchased at the
County Clerk's office and
other locations. Deer may be
taken w ith any rifle, shotgun
or legal firearm, except one
utilizing .22 caliber rimfirc
ammunition.
(iame management
officials say that a good crop
of deer is widespread
throughout the County area
and that, if the weather
continues fair, the largest
number of hunters in recent
years w ill be in the field. The
officials have issued a
caution for all hunters in
handling their firearms. "A
good season is a safe
season," one official slated.
"Guns and carelessness do
not mix. especially if
drinking is added.”
All International Paper
Company land is now under
a three part game manage
ment program. Represent-
ing a large portion of the
prime deer area, the
woodland is divided into
sections reserved for dub
hunting on it lease basis,
individual hunting on permit
only, and a small acreage set
aside for the public. Any
hunter planning to be on IP
property should inquire for
full details at the office north
of Clarksville. A check
station for game killed-on
International Paper land
onlv will be maintained at
the Dimple store, at I he
intersection of FM 2120 on
north Stale Highway 37. No
check stations will be open
for tleer killed elsewhere.
Chamber of Commerce office
so that the unit may. be
assigned a position in the
parade. There is no entry
fee.
Merchants plan to
follow the tradition of
displaying Christmas liter
chandise in their store
windows on the day of the
parade and the Christinas
lights on llte square will ln-
turncd on that night.
Closing Hours
Closing hours for the
month of December recont
mended by the Merchants
Committee are:
Thursday and Friday.
December 2 and 3, 8 p.m.
Thursday and Friday.
December 9 and It), 8 p.m.
Thursday and Friday.
December 16 and 17. 8 p.m.
Monday through Thurs
day. December 20 to 24. 8
p.m.
Friday, December 24. 5
p.m.
All retail business
establishments are expected
to be closed Saturday,
December 25, for Christmas.
Avery Senior
Citizens to
Have Bazaar
Senior citizens of Avery
will hold a bazaar and flea
market Saturday, Novem
her 13. at Avery Elementary
School, from 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. All Avery senior
• citizens are eligible to enter.
Each person must furnish
his own table and sell his
own wares.
lit event of bad weather
they will move into the
Elementary School Building.
There will be all kinds
of items and bakery good for
sale. Do your Christmas
shopping early. Buy from
I hese senior citizens. Every
thing they make on their
sales goes to them person
ally.
Sales Tax
Agent
Plans Visit
Comptroller Bob Bui
lock announced' Tuesday
that a representative from
his Longview office will be-in
Clarksville on Monday,
November 15, to answer
questions from taxpayers
and provide assistance in
filing tax returns.
Bullock said Enforce-
ment Officer Luis Martinez
will be at the County
Commissioners’ office in the
County Courthouse from 1
to 5 p.m.
“I hope local merchants
will take this opportunity to
get any questions they have
about sales tax answered,”
Rulloek said.
SSI Payments
Affected by
Circumstances
Every month over
250.000 people in the United
Slates who get Supplemen
lal Security Income (SSI)
fail to report changes- in
circumstances that may
affect SSI payments.
Mrs. Emma Ware,
District Manager of the
Haris Social Security Office
advises that the people most
often fail to report a move or
change in mailing address or
living arrangements. An
increase or decrease in
income, no matter where it
comes from, and help from
relalivesltr friends who pay
utilities or provide free
housing are two other items
which people fail to report.
The SSI program makes
monthly payments to people
with little or no income and
limited resources who are 65
or over or blind or diabled.
Eligibility for payments and
payment amounts can be
affected by changes in
circumstances. People who
report changes promptly can
be sure that they will get the
correct monthly payment at
the correct address.
Under the law, people
have 30 days to report shuch
changes to any social
security office. Failure to
report changes—or delay in
reporting—can mean deduc-
tions in future payments to
correct any overpayments
involved.
Mrs. Ware emphasized
that reports of changes may
be made b^ telephone, by
mail or in person to any
social security office. An
early report allows the office
to make any necessary
adjustments in payments
without delay.
The Paris Social Secu
rily office is located at 2995
laimar Avenue
Couple Honored for
Cancer Control Work
Bryan and lone Cham
bless of Detroit received a
plaque honoring them for a
decade of work in cancer
control at the monthly
meeting of the Red River
Cowryy Unit of the Ameri
can Cancer Society Monday
night at the McKenzie
Church Fellowship Hall. The
award, presented by Mack
ev Guest of Detroit. Unit
president, was inscribed:
“Bryan and lone Chambless.
in grateful acknowledge
ment of outstanding service
to the cause of cancer
control. It) years service.
American Cancer Society."
Mr. and Mrs. Cham
bless responded briefly
slating that their w^ork with
the program had been most
rewarding and personally
satisfying and that they
hoped to continue to serve in
the future.
In other business of the
evening. Mrs. Seth Allen,
public education ehairper
son. reported that she will
present a film to the
Business and Professional
Women's meeting next
Monday, night on quackery
in cancer treatment. She
also asked that anyone
wishing a program or
educational material on
cancer contact her.
It was announced that
those desiring information
on services provided by I In-
local unit or the Society
should call Mrs. George M.
Bean. Anyone wishing to
make memorial gifts to the
program is invil ed to
contact: Mrs. It. It. Black.
Sr,. Clahksville: Mrs W. ('.
Barnard. Bogaia; Mackey
Guest, Detroit: and, Mrs.
Majorie Nicholas, Avery.
Larry Wren of Texar-
kana. staff representative of
the American Cancer So
ciely District 11 office there,
made a report on district,
state, and national activities.
Cake and coffee wen-
served to the eleven
members present to con-
clude the evening. The next
meeting will be January 18.
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The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1976, newspaper, November 11, 1976; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth912417/m1/1/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Red+River+County+-+Clarksville%22: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.