Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1979 Page: 1 of 12
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COURIER, September 13, 1979
EIGHTIETH YEAR NO. 48
Sanger Sellabration to be
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Little Mr. &
Miss Sanger
contest rules
Sanger ISD Board meets
By Judith Hume
Snap Shop Grocery
Lovell's Auto Parts
White Auto Store
Dairy Queen
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Mrs. Greta Miller and Supt. Emmett Baker do their best to figure out what’s going on in food
preparation at the recent Community Breakfast.
Shown above are members of the Planning Committee of the
Sellabration sponsored by the Sanger Chamber of Commerce.
Ix*ft to right are Carolyn Adkins, Norma Odum, Glenna
Krueger, Sue Trego, Lorraine Tomlinson and Nan Anderson.
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BY ROY LEMONS, PUBUSHER
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I just received my monthly copy of where our tax money
goes. This month’s list is about average.
How about these dandy ways to spend tax money:
$100,000 has been spent to study emotional effects of
separating baby monkeys from their mothers. 1 wonder what
monkey in Congress wanted to find out if his mother missed
him?
$640,000 went to Gay Community Services for "education
about gay life styles and gas peoples problems. I could say I
wonder what gay guy in Congress wanted to get educated,
but I won’t.
"$93,000 went to teach Navajo Indians to be medicine men."
I guess their doctor bills were getting them down, probably
the medicine man would be better anyway. I hope they have
Navajo Malpractice Insurance!
“$100,000 went to tend 205 Amazon Parrots." Someone
must have really talked up that deal.
"$29,400,000 went to advertise the federal government."
But not one cent of that was spent with this newspaper.
Shame!
“47,000,000 went for salaries of individuals administering
the Selective Service System (the draft) which has been out of
existence since July 1, 1973." Why doesn’t someone tell them
they are out of a job?
"$3,300,000,000 was spent last year just to print forms,
directives and reports created by the government."
"$2,000,000 was spent last year by the government to file
and store all of those printed forms.”
The result is that the federal budget takes an average of
$9,700 each from every family in the United States.
Every man, woman and child is an average of $4,000 in debt,
but more than that the federal government has already
committed to lifetime obligations equal to $113,000 for every
man, woman and child in the United States. The best news is
that your taxes will double by 1984 at the current double digit
rate of inflation.
New York congressman Jack Kemp, who graciously sent us
all this information, has a solution. He would like to propose
an amendment to the constitution creating a Federal voter
initiative. In other words we would vote on major
i expenditure*.
That doesn't sound like such a good idea to me. If we were
I stupid enough to vote in the idiots we’ve got, then why expect
us to vote on the right issues.
What this country needs to do is kick out the big spenders
and get some responsible, conservative, honest businessman
in office.
Maybe this country is getting just mad enough to do that. I
hope!
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$25.00 savings bond
one year free subscription
The Frontiersman two free lunches
Muir Agendy
Sanger Barber Shop
Sanger Motor Company
McDaniel Super Market
McDaniel Super Market
Sanger Drug
T K’s Sport Shop
Larry's Charcoal Broiler
Larry's Charcoal Broiler
Larry's Charcoal Broiler
Joe Ashcraft Garage
Joe Ashcraft Garage
LIST OF PRIZES
SELLABRATION SATURDAY, SEP! 15,1979
Fashion
Fashion Room
Fashion Room
Ten certificates for one free hat
$10.00 gift certificate
$10.00 gift certificate
: - 1 set spark plugs
3# canned ham
5# canned ham
$50.(X) off on labor on body
Francille
the
1 case canned Coke
1 set spark plugs
5 quarts oil and filter
two milk shakes
Hollingsworth Trucking
The Pick It Fence
Sue’s Style Shop I
Lovell’s Auto Parts
Burrus Super Market
Burrus Super Market
Sanger Paint and Body Shop
work or paint job
Denton Savings and Loan $10.00 passbook savings account
North Texas Plastics
The Sanger Courier
Frank and Mary Fran Smith have just returned from a trip
to Colorado. Kansas and Oklahoma. While in Denver,
Colorado, they visited with Frank’s sister and family and did
some mountain climbing on the Clear Creek Range of Golden.
Colorado.
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home safety, and reflector
tape for bicycles.
Everyone is invited to
come by and avail themsel
ves of these services.
or Dr. Pepper
Over one hundred Sanger
students rank in the top ten
ercent nationwide.
Ms. Elaine Clary. Director
of the Denton County
Special Services Co op. and
Ms. Alice Madden. Educa
tional Diognostician for
Sanger, gave an outline of
the county’s special educa
tion program. Sanger has
one of the few school boards
that requests and receives
this information.
The Sanger school district
has nine hundred fifty nine
students in grades one
through twelve. One hun
dred twenty five new stu-
dents have been registered
this year.
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New teachers get their indoctrination into the culinary arts at the annual Sanger Community
Breakfast sponsored by the Sanger I.S.D.
Crime prevention stressed by Wed. Study
Club
The Wednesday Study
Club, in its continuing effort
to stress crime prevention
and bicycle safety, will have
a booth at the Chamber of
The Sixth Annual Sanger
Community Breakfast spon
sored by the Sanger
Independent School District
last Saturday was a huge
success as usual. Supt.
Emmett Baker reports an
attendance in excess of 925
people eating some very
delicious food.
With donations of pancake
mix from Morrison Milling
the Sanger Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring a
Little Miss and Mr. Sanger
Contest Saturday, Septem
ber 15 in the Sanger Park.
To enter your child, he or
she must be a Sanger School
District resident and be
tween the ages of 3 and 6.
There is a $1.00 entry fee
charge. You must register at
the Bolivar Water Works by
noon, Friday.
Prizes for the contest are:
Trophy. $25 savings bond
donated by Sanger First
National Bank and an 8x10
$37.50 value photo from
Cimarron Studio for Little
Miss and Mr. Sanger.
Second place winners will
receive a trophy and a 5x7
photo valued at $27.50 from
Cimarron Studio. All con
testants can have their
picture made at Cimarron
Studio for a packet price of
$6.00.
We re also having a Baby
Picture Contest. Bring your
baby's birth to one year
picture by the Bolivar Water
office.
The pictures will be
displayed in the window of
Bolivar Water. While in
town, Saturday, stop by and
vote for the prettiest baby.
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be sponsored by t he Sanger
Education Association, so
that everyone can "hit" their
favorite teacher.
This promises to be a
memorable day for everyone
in Sanger. Support our town
by coming to the Second
Annual Sanger Sellabration
this Saturday on the square
from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Enjoy the sales, the*
booths, the entertainment,
the food, and all your
friends!
talent for the
entertainment. The Wester
aires are scheduled to
perform at the street dance.
There will be all types of
music during the day.
Merchants have gen
erously donated many lovely
gifts for the hourly draw
ings. They are also planning
sidewalk sales.
Rose Ann Preston has
planned ames for kids of all
ages. These will go on all
day. so everyone can win a
ribbon.
A sponge throw booth will
the school. In addition to
tumbling, group sports, and
games, he will stress cardio
vascular health for young
children. The program is set
up so that each child can
and enjoy
physical
$25.00 savings bond
one free hair cut
Front floor mat
$10 00 groceries
$10.00 groceries
bottle of cologne for man or woman
$10.00 worth of fishing equipment
1 hamburger, fries and drink
1 hamburger, fries and drink
1 hamburger, fries and drink
gallon antifreeze
1 gallon antifreeze
The Studio of Performing Arts one month's tuition for two
classes
ABC Services
Sanger I.S.D.
Room
As a taxpayer this is your 25th anniversary in case you
didn't know it this is the 15th consecutive year that we’ve had
relentless inflation.
In the year 1954 prices last dropped enough for anyone to
notice. Five percent to be exact.
I Since 1954 the cost of livin has soared 166 percent. This
dollar which was worth 100 cents in the mid 50’s is now worth
only 38 cents and is shrinking fast. Most goods and services
which cost $10 ten years ago now cost an average of $25
dollars.
Of course the liberals say "things may cost more but folks
are making more money." That's true. Salaries have risen
faster than inflation. But the trend has begun to change. For
the past five years percapita income has stayed 1.7 percent
ahead of inflation but for the 20 years before that it stayed 2.5
percent ahead of inflation.
In other words, fellow Americans, as Paul Harvey would
say, even though Americans are making more, in reality they
are losing the long range battle to stay ahead.
I know that. I’ve already lost the battle.
In 1954 the average prije for a house was $12,300. Today it’s
$62,400 to $74,000.
In 1954 a day’s stay at the hospital was $15. Today the
national average is $133.
The result is we are living better than we were in 1954, but
how long will that continue.
I spent this past weekend in the fine city of Lubbock. Friday
night I decided to go see a movie. After much deliberation 1
picked “Americanthon” because my daughter said it was
supposed to be funny.
I thought there was something strange because at 7:30 on
Friday night at the biggest theater in Lubbock there was a
grand total of 7 persons in the theater that must seat 1,500.
The movie starts off by showing life in the United States in
the year 2,000. Paper money is worthless, we have no gas.
There are no moving cars anywhere. Everyone walks, jogs,
skateboards, or bicycles to work. Nearly everyone lives in
their cars which have been placed close to that persons place
of employment.
The only rate of exchange is gold or silver coins.
The plot of the movie is simple. The federal government has
30 days to raise 30 billion dollars by telethon or else an Indian
chief who has loaned the money to the government will
foreclose.
The Indian chief doesn't want the government he just
wants his $30 billion in gold back.
How did the movie end? I don’t know. I couldn't stand to see
the future. I went to the box office and asked for my money
back and surprisingly they returned it. The girl at the box
office said that no one wanted to see documentary movies
anymore- they just liked fiction.
Next door “The Amityville Horror" had turnaway
crowds maybe they should have renamed the
"Americanthon” the “American Horror" — That's what it is.
The answer to all our problems is simple we can't continue
to guarantee the good life for everyone. We can't just keep
printing paper money that’s not backed up by gold.
I hate to tell you -but there ain't no Santa Claus.
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Commerce Sellabration on
September 15 offering free
use of electric pens for
marking valuables, litera
ture giving timely tips for
The Sanger PTA will
sponsor a coin toss game
booth at the Sellabration on
Saturday, as well as a PTA
membership and informa
tion booth.
Mrs. Bobbye Robison,
president, reported that the
executive board met recent
ly to discuss plans for the
coming year. The new PTA
chapter was formed in May.
Other officers are Arietta
Anthony, vice president;
mary Forrest, Secretary,
participate in
some form of
activity.
Ms. Francille Sullivan
discussed the California
Achievement Tests given to
all children in the Sanger
school district. As of now, a
comparison on test scores is
not made among school
districts. Ms. Sullivan show
ed that most grade levels in
Sanger test above average,
with significant improve
ment in math and English.
-Wer Publie Li hr
?x 7 £266
Sign up now with Glenna
Krueger at ABC Services
for the baby contest, the
Little Miss and Little Mr.
Sanger contests, and the dog
show.
Nan Anderson has the
Arts and Crafts Show
organized. If you have
anything you've made, take
it to The Corner before noon
on Friday. Judging will be at
2 p.m. and all crafts will be
on display Saturday until
4:30 p.m.
Carolyn Adkins organized
the baby contest. Take a
picture of any child under
one, no matter how old the
child is now, to ABC
Services, then notice the
pictures in the windows.
Little Mr. and Miss
Sanger contest is scheduled
for 10 a.m. on Saturday. Ms.
Adkins requests that all
and Laurie Graham,
surer.
The organization's
project, repainting
Middle School building, is
nearing completion. Sanger
Courier publisher Roy l^e
mons donated $250 to help
make the project possible.
.Several PTA members also
gave their time to help in the
painting work.
The first general PTA
meeting is scheduled for
October 15.
Superintendent of Sanger
Schools, Emmett Baker,
presented the guidelines of
the new Property Tax Code
to the Sanger School Board
at their regular meeting
Monday night. The Code
requires the creation of a tax
apprasal district for each
county.
Many of the smaller school
districts feel under the
present plan they will not be
fairly represented. A num
ber of alternatives have
been suggested, but seven
ty five percent of the
districts must vote for a
waiver before a new plan
can be* adopted.
The Board did not endorse
a specific plan, but did vote
for the waiver. If the waiver
is accepted the smaller
districts will have time to
formulate a plan, under
present guidelines, for
distribution of the directors
who will run the new
appraisal office.
Under other business, the
Board hired a new music
teacher. Ms. Ruth Meredith
is a graduate of Baylor
University. She will be an
assistant to Ms. Kay
Kennedy, and her special
interest will be setting up a
comprehensive music pro
gram at the Elementary
school.
Mr. John Servello is the
new physical education
teacher for the grammar
school. He is a graduate of
NTSU and has started a
physical fitness program for
and milk from Schepps, the
faculty and administrators
cooked and served on one
and half hour shifts.
A good time was had by
all. Come back next year!
Bates address list finder
two season passes to basketball games
one haircut and blow dry
one haircut and blow dry
one ear piercing
Sanger Chamber of Commerce two drawings for two tickets
to the Ranger Angel game, Sept. 29th
North Texas Athletic Department ten drawings for two
tickets to the NTSU New Mexico game.
Ken Cornell $25.00 savings bond
Trego’s Mechanic 1 bottle Amsoil fuel conditioner
entries by made by Friday.
Trophies are on display at
ABC Services.
Dog show entries are
beginning to come in. Sue
Trego has four trophies
ready to be awarded.
has
cruited much of Sanger's
hourly .
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