The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1970 Page: 1 of 12
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The Oldest Business Institution in Red River County
CLARKSVILIE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1970
TWELVE PAGES IN THREE PARTS
VOLUME 98, NO. 10
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LIBRARY BUILDING COMPLETED --Surfacing of parking
areas around the new library building Tuesday marked
completion of the basic construction contract. Furniture
and other Interior furnishings are being Installed,
opening date Is to be announced soon.
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DPS to Sponsor
Driver Training
Course Here
CANCER CRUSADE LEADERS — John Morris, left, and Alvin Wood will head the Annual
Cancer Crusade In Red River County In April. Morris Is president of the County Unit
of the American Cancer Society and Wood Is County Crusade Chairman.
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Cancer Drive Kick-Off
Meeting Set April 2
A Driver Training Course
will be offered by the Tens
Department of Public Safety In
cooperation with local law en-
forcement officers In Red River
County during the week of March
31 through April 2.
The course Is designed ter
persons who cannot read o<
* write or for some other reasrn
have ha<L difficulty In obt&hli.«
a driver’s license.
Instructors will include Sgt.
Jones Roberts, Patrolman Gene
Campbell and Safety Patrolman
Henry Slaton, members of the
Texas Department of Public
Safety.
The course in Red River
County, jointly sponsored by
Sheriff McGuire and chief of
Police Booker, will be held at
7:00 p.m. on March 31 and April
1 and 2 In the court room In the
county court house In Clarks-
ville. _
The course will Include
orientation on highway signs,
signals and markings, trafAc
laws, rules of the road, and
defensive driving procedures.
In addition the group will be nnimillllllllMllltlllMHIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMUIIIIIIIIIimilllHIIIIimil
briefed * on the destructive
effects the automobile has on
society and ways for drivers
to avoid this destruction through
safe driving.
A kick-off meeting of Cancer be held In the classroom of Directors are Mr. and Mrs. These who attend the six hour
Crusade workers In Red River John Morris at Clarksville High Bryan chambless, Mrs. Alvin course, three sessions of two
County has been set for Thurs- School. Wood, Mrs. Carrie Car- hours each, will be eligible to _______ _________________„______
day, April 2. Iht mtsUBOlJl_ Worker* and leaders will re- feathers, Mr*. Edwina Bowers take the written test at the end 5®“ Lane’s Chapel, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
celve CrusaderTa work XIIs and and Mrs. Lucille Samuels. of *chool. Requirements are BlYbLCounty communities were Aprll 3. Martin Shiloh 8 30-
Plans are being made to con- 18 years of age, birth certlfl- encouraged by the favorable -ABSL Mfi“n ?n\lon». 0.ju
duct the business area drive cate, and attend regular ^vn ln the weather this week.
Tuesday, April 16. Mrs. M. E. classes. 4 They have a lot of work to doln
Waldrep is chairman of the People interested in a Handing preparing for visits by Judges
business campaign. the class may register by call- who will be making appraisals
The residential campaign will lng or going by the Drivers ln the annual Community Im-
be held Tuesday, April 28. TY*- License Office. provement Contest. • ties will be announced will be
chairmen of the residential The course Is free and will Judging dates were set by the held Frlday nl„ht Aprll 3 at 7
.Rort ar« Mrs. Ale. Simpson, b. tlmt-l to fifty o’clock .t,L cVk.vmi Llor
Jr., Mn. J.m.« F K.uy knO R you d*ilr« to altood r«gl.t.r c« ° ,„X« » ol»«r..d Hl» School cUW.rl.,
Mrs. Lucille Samuels. as soon as possible. ,n* wlu 06 oDservea.
• April 2: Fulbrlght, 9:30-10:30 -
AREAS TO BE ANNEXED BY CITY — Areas proposed for
annexation by the city are Indicated by the heavy broken
lines on the above map. A hearlnr for residents of the
areas has been called for Tuesday, April 7 at 2 p.m. at
City Hall.
Community Improvement Judging
Dates and Award Banquet Set
Residents ln a half dozen Red P.m.j
hear plans for the annual fund
raising drive outlined by County
Chairman Alvin Wood.
The emphasis Is on action ln
the 1970 crusade, according to
^ ^ Wood, who said the campaign
For FFA and 4-H r!‘r:is "STSS^ T.
added that some 150 volunteer
workers will participate In the
1970 Red River County cam-
paign.
A Woodland Clinic for FFA He said the campaign would
A public hearing will be held A legal description of the
ln the Council room of the areas to be added appears ln
Clarksville city hall at 2 o’clock The Times today as an official
on the afternoon of Tuesday, notice.
April 7, when the subject of an- Improvements to Cost
nexatlon wljl be discussed and . $294,000
official action taken, with re- improvements for which as-
spect to areas adjacent to the distance from the E DA has been
municipal limits which are to approved wlH cost approxl-
be added. mately $294,000. Facilities to
This move Is pursuant to pe- be added to the water and sew-
““on* *rom property owners «r systems wtu serve the to-
ll 30 a m’- Haywood ’ 100 to and fb comply with require- crq*slng needs of tenants ln
i 2 “ y ’ 100 10 ments for water and sewerage Industrial Park and hundreds of
Woodland Clinic
Clubs April 9
people who may establish homes
and 4-H Club members will be have the three-fold purpose of
held April 9 at 1:00 p.m. on encouraging every resident of
the Ross Mitchell land north of the county to have a regular
Clarksville. The Woodland health checkup^ to teach them
Clinic Is sponsored annually by the protec tlvemeasures against
the Red River County Soil and cancer and to raise money to
Water Conservation District, support vital American Cancer
> Society programs of research,
All FFA and 4-H Club mem- 0ducatlon and service. '
participate C°Boys will*be tr^dn- Ottlcera of the countyBeginning Saturday, March ltles, plumbing and u rented or pencil, making a black dot which
edMd enter e^v*thev^aUonal *5.1 {° M°hw28, the Postol Service will de- owned, can be-read’’by census bureau
avrirnihiraf ^ taorhari **MlUsr Uver 9u«*“°nn<“r«® tor the Most of the questions c an be machines./ Residents should
director, cnaries Miner, 1970 census of population and answered by filling ln the proper read the lnsturctlon sheet which
housing. tiny circle itfth a common lead win accompany the question-
Census Questionnaires to
Be Distributed March 28
2 00 p m ments for water and sewerage
Awards Banquet April 3 Mansions under terms
The annual awards banquet of » «™»‘ from the Economic ln
at which the winning communl- ^velopment Administrator . ™
Areas to be annexed are to industrial Park costing ap-
shown on the accompanying proxlmately $140,000, for which
map. They are located west ground breaking ceremonies
and northwest of the present t,av* held, and the $294,-
munlclpal llmlU. 1 000 expansion of water and
Included will be all of 1he facilities are to the na-
Norman Hill section, Industrial tore of both current and long
Park area, Trlasell Airport, an range planning for growth,
area south to Boggy Creek, em-
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RETIRING FROM CITY
CLERK’S STAFF
Mrs. Collier Mlesui .s re- bracing Falrvlew cemetery, the
tiring,,this week from the po- old folrground section and ter-
sltlon of deputy city clerk, a rltory south of Master Molders
position she has held since April boat manufacturing plant and
13, 1959. , west of Rose HIU Addition.
Extension of the municipal
limits to become effective after
the hearing will qot be to time
for residents of the annexed
areas to be Included ln the 1970
Clarksville population re|>ort.
agricultural teachers and
county extension agents. Vo-ag us~Utaat district executive dl-
teachers are James Pearce and rector;' Mr*. Dick Wren, rice
Raymond Zuehlke, Clarksville; presld,nt; Mrs. B. B. Black,
|X*^3t4Mo^to Trlmm trM8«rer; Mrs. Itobert Storey, area Md ,h# sam, procedure
xil’, ““I ! *»cretaryL Mr»-r- D- Rh^eS’ will be followed n.Uonwide.
A form will be placed with
each household throughout this
and Pete Taylor, Rlvercrest, educational chairman; Mrs,
and George Peek, Avery. George Mac Bean, service
County extension agents nor- chairman,
thally entering 4-H Club boys
ln the clinic are Bob Moody
and A. W. Lester.
Distribution ot this lorn, b.- LfflC FOmiS fOT
fore the start of the house-to-
rs3±£&s:£2 Motor Vehicle
s*ry Information ln advance
of the census taker’s visit.
All residents are urged to fill
out the forms and have them
ready for the eensee takers------Red River County residents
when. they start their rounds who have waited until theclbelng
on April 1. days of March to register their
The form contains seven motor, vehicles will have to
The ptstrlct will present All residents are urged to fill RG^lStTitlOIlS
KisiK Delroit store
Second and third ranking teama BUTpl(iriZC(l
as well ag the second and third ”.
rankhig Individuals will be given Joe Grizzle's Grocery at De- —
certificates of merit! trolt was burglarised Sunday questions about every person take their places ln the line at and other facilities and equlp-
nleht. Several icartons of cla- the household and 13 ques- the office of Tax Assessor- »n«iit>.
nalre.
The census taker will check
the questionnaire to see that all
questions have been answered
and will give any assistance
needed. At every fifth house-
hold, the census taksr will sssk
additional Information covering
population and housing charac-
teristics. The sample ques-
tions Include Inquiries oriftbun-
try of birth, schooling, employ-
ment, Income and related Items.
The additional questions relate
to rent or value of dwelling,
heating equipment, water supply
a«-®t* were missing along wUh “ons shout
$7 In pennies, according to the *ona' Information aske<f tbr ls;
Collector Clbvls Prlvltt. Information about IndlvIAials
________________ ____ Approximately 2,000 vehicles and their homes Is kept confl-
wtU* problems, of development ^ Department, which ts name, address, sex, cdlor dr had not been registered Yues- dentlal unjler federal law. Only
aiwl m flnoffs rr> AVI t r»f «toA/(1inAc r 9 . ____ ___u. ..A _s ^ n a a ax . ... .. . stsMsMent iointa sn/4 oimvnism
are to familiarize the students
to Entr*^ ...
appreciation for woodland as a ___ - __
natural resource. _. _____________
race, month and year of birth, day, Prlvltt estimated. ■ statistical totals.and averages
whether married or single and Hls office has been a buky ar* published. . No IndlvRhial
relationship to head of the place this week. It will be person can be Identified ln pub-
household. The Information crowded
’woutred about the dwelling Is: proaches
>er of rooms, cooking facll- tlons.
the deadline ap- Ushed reports and census to-
r 1970 regUtra-4 formation cannot be given to any
other government agency.
SELLING LIKE HOTCAKE8 — Olen Douglas, rignt,aayaticxeu to the KlwanU Pancake
'.going like hotcakes.” He U shoATTifellverlng 25 tlckeU each to Troy McLeod
of White’s Auto and Jerrold Marx of Marx’s. Pancake day will be rriday, April 3.
Serving hours wlU be from 6 a.m. till 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. till 6 p.m. at the Catholic
Hall on East Broadway Street.
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The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1970, newspaper, March 26, 1970; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth922250/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.