The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 12, 1970 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 83
BARTLETT TEXAS Thursday February 12 1970
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Curtis Saage was seen with
his fifth grade report card
Monday explaining that it was
proof that at least once in his
life he was fairly smart. He
said it had turned up in his
mother's cook book where it
was evidently used as a book
marker. Bud Stokes glanced at
it and remarked: "Probably it
was the only good one you ever
brought home and your
mother saved it."
Bartlett residents will have
an opportunity to cast their
first vote of the now year
Saturday Feb. 14th in the
city bond election. We hope
for approval of the proposal
which is to decide the method
of financing the Indian Creek
Recreation Area Project.
We understand that tho city
council has read some fine
print in regard to the previous
election action and now roalizo
that it is necessary to hold this
election to issue revenue bonds
against tho water and sewer
system instead of allowing the
bonds to stand against the
light and power system.
It seems that no citizen
would want to mortgage the
light and power system and
"'kill the goose that is laying
the golden egg."
Remember to vote Saturday.
Aubrey Messer reports that
after a recent stay in the
hospital he asked -the admin
istrator now tney expectea a
farmer to pay a hospital bill
this time of year. The answer
was simple "in cash." In-
cidentally Aubrey is again a
candidate for Mayor of Alliga-
tor. Hope for a plan to improve
the appearance of the business
section of Bartlett got a big
boost Friday when the Busi-'
nessmen's Luncheon Club ap-
proved the -idea and appointed
a committee to begin work.
Congratulations to the club!
Maybe others will follow suit
and we will have a big clean-
up paint-up campaign this
spring that will help us look
like "the best little town in
Texas."
Rev. Larry Sullivan is look-
ing for a big No. 1 sign with a
"Horned Frog in the back-
ground. Since the Frogs are
leading the conference basket-
ball race he is also looking for
'Texas Longhorn fans who kid-
ded him during football sea-son.
JOHN R. BIGHAM
John R. Bigham
Asks Relection
As Representative
TO THE PEOPLE OF BELL
COUNTY
In making my formal an-
nouncement as a candidate for
re-election to a second term in
the Texas House of Represent
atives I earnestly seek the sup-
port of all the people of Bell
County.
Tvn years ao tho citizens of
this District placed their confi-
dence and trust in me and since
that day I have worked continu-
ously to serve them. By speak-
ing to groups and organizations
here at home testifying pre-
senting arguments and lending
my presence before numerous
House and Senate Committees
as-welh as State Board-Shearings
I have conscientiously rep
resented Bell County.
Among legislation that I in-
troduced were bills to create a
new District Court a Medical
School and a bill that hopefully
would have lowered automobile
insurance rates. I also co-authored
legislation ranging from
stronger pollution laws wo-
men's rights and education im-
provements to prohibiting the
display of a firearm on a college
campus by an unauthorized per-
son. Not only did I work and
vote against our present tax in-
creases but I was also instru-
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Voting FOR Proposition In Saturday's
Election Is Best For Bartlett's Future
In two previous elections on the proposed Indian Creek
Recreation Lake project The Tribune has sought to be objective
presenting all the facts available without recommending
adoption or rejection of tho plan. In both instances voters
approved the plan.
In this election we understand it is not the plan that is
being decided but the method of financing the plan. Approval
of the project was given in the last election. This election calls
for adoption or rejection of a proposal to finance the project
by issuing revenue bonds against the water and sewer system
and binds the council to not issue revenue bonds against the
light and power system as was voted in the 19G8 election.
There can be no question as to which method is better
for Bartlett. Mortgaging the light and power system for 40
years would cripple city financing and likely bring about a
raise in taxes to enable the city to operate. Under these
circumstances we must urge approval of the proposal in
the election Saturday.
The work involved and the money to be spent will bring
some benefit to Bartlett in the near future but the real test of
the value of the project will come after its completion.
It will be a recreation area where the people of Bartlett
and Central Texas can enjoy fishing boating skiing and
picnicing and there is no doubt that these are popular sports
with the people of this area.
Bartlett like other communities is seeking new industry and
industry looks favorably upon recreation areas and water
supplies.
More important perhaps is the fact that a large body
of water will be available to Bartlett should it ever be needed.
This of course is not the purpose of the lake at this time but
with tho importance now being placed on water supplies for
the future by both state and federal governments there is
little doubt that it could be made available.
City Election Saturday To Decide
Financing of Indian Creek Lake
Bartlett voters will decide at
the polls Saturday whether the
Indian Creek Recreation Park
Project will be financed with
water and sewer revenue bonds
or whether electric system
bonds already approved will
be used.
If the election carries it will
authorize use of the water and
sewer revenue bonds. If it fails
Jarrell Resident
Dies In Marlin
Mrs. Pearl Corley 72 of
Jarrell a school teacher for
47 years died at 8:40 p. m.
Monday in a Marlin nursing
home after a long illness.
Funeral services were con-
ducted at 10 a. m. Wednesday
at the Goodnight Funeral
Home chapel with tho Rev.
Doylo Darwin officiating. Bu
rial was in the Bartlett City
Cemetery.
Miss Corley was born July
23 1807 in Corn Hill. She lived
in Williamson County most of
her life. She taught school at
Jarrell for 19 years before her
retirement in 1964. She was a
member of the Jarrell Baptist
Church. She was preceded in
death by her parents a broth
er and a sister.
March 2nd-6th
Is Texas Public
Schools Week
This is the year that Texas
Public Schools celebrate their
116th birthday. In honor of
that event parents friends
and relatives of students are
urged to visit a public school
March 2nd through 6th.
The Masonic Lodges of Tex-
as in the interest of continuing
public educational opportuni-
ties are once again sponsoring
Texas Public Schools Week.
This is your opportunity to
experience first - hant what
schools in Texas are doing
an opportunity to show your
apnreciaition to teachers
and to yourself for the kind of
schools you provide.
You'll be glad and your
child will too that you visi
ted a miblic school his
school. Visit a school near you
March 2nd through 6th this
year.
Chamber Commerce
Directors To Meet
Chamber of Commerce Di-
rectors will hold their regular
mooting next Tuesday Fob.
CARL J. DOERING
Carl Doering To
Seek Election
As County Judge
I am deeply honored and flat-
tered that so many people from
Taylor and the Granger area
have been urging me to place
my name on the ballot as a
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M.O.D. Game Night;
Food Sale To Be
Held In Schwertner
Schwertner Community will
sponsor a March of Dimes game
night and food sale on Satur-
day Feb. 21st at the Schwert-
ner Hall with all proceeds go-
ing to the March of Dimes.
The food sale will begin at
6 p.m. and there will be games
for all ages during the evening.
There will also be a cake auc-
tion held during the evening.
The public is invited to come
out and buy a cake or pie for
the week-end and enjoy an
evening of playing various
games for a worthy cause.
March Of Dimes
Drive Total Here
Reaches $311.61
Surviving is a brother Rex 17th
Corley of Marlin. ! Those who desire will oat
Pallbearers were W. E.;iunch at Henry's Cafe at 12
Proctor Finish Dodson Willie
Robertson Roy Welch Jesse
Hunt and Leroy Miller.
noon ana tne ousiness session
will follow at 12:30 p. m. at
tho Soil Conservation building.
Luncheon Club
Endorses Civic
Improvement Plan
Bartlett Luncheon Club ap-
pointed a civic beautification
committee to work up plans
for improvement of appear-
ance of the business section of
town at its meeting Friday at
noon. Members appointed were
James Bailey Don Thaler and
Eddie Goodnight.
Reference was made to the
"Ford Forum" column in The
Tribune which suggested that
such a campaign could greatly
improve the down-town ap-
pearance. Hope was expressed
by the club that other civic
groups might also appoint com-
mittees and that all could co-
operate in tho program.
Saturday's election to change
the method of financing tho re-
creation lake project to the wa-
ter and sewer system from the
electric systm was endorsed
and an advertisement authoriz
ed to urge voters to voter for
the proposition.
A. J. ZVONEK
A. J. Zvonek
Seeks Election
As County Judge
A. J. Zvonek 52 year old Tay-
lor businessman has announced
as a candidate for County Judge
of Williamson County in the
Democratic Primary to be held
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Boy Scouts Plan
Court Of Honor;
Award Presentation
Troop-174 of Boy Scouts will
hold a Court of Honor on Fri
day Feb. 13th at the Ameri
can Legion Hall beginning at
7 p. m.
Highlight of the program
will be the presentation of tho
Eagle Scout Award which will
bo presented to James Zelene-
vitz. Several other scouts will
l-eceive advancement in rank
during the ceremony.
This being the 60th Anniver-
sary Boy Scout Week it is ap
propriate that during this meet
ing the highest rank and
award a Boy Scout may receive
is to be presented.
Uniformed scouts leaders
and representatives of the
sponsoring organization which
is the American Legion Post
183 will attend the ceremony
as well as parents and friends.
Refreshments will be served
and the public is invited to at-
I tend.
Mrs. Elmer Cryer chairman
of the local March of Dimes
drive reported a total of
$311.61 collected for the local
drive.
A break down in the figure
shows $150.75 collected in the
business distnet $128.52 in the
residential district and $32.34
in the local schools.
The chairman would like to
thank all those who contribu
ted in the drive and also the
workers who so willingly as-
sisted with the drive.
Workers on the drive includ-
ed: Mrs. Cryer chairman;
Mesdames George Mastrovich
Emil Dubec Bill Cagle Jew-
ell Malone C. B. Overby Pat
Williams Wm. Polk Reno
Saage Joe Bridges Creth Le-
wis Bill Brookshire Arthur
Guenzel D. A. Swope Cy
Young George Latham Hugo
Kunz James Bailey E. C.
Brune Bill Schleede Edmund
Spiegelhauer Jr. R. A. Slad-
ovnik and Miss Bessie Skinner.
School Board
Meets Monday
For Regular Session
A school trustee election was
ordered for April 4th when
electric system bonds will bo-
used. When the bonds were voted
on the electric system in 19G8
it was not realized this would
tie up all electric system re-
venues for forty years. It was
assumed apparently that as
long as the bonds were met
each year as they came due
that other funds could be used
for other purposes as has been
done in the past.
When it was realized that
all electric revenues except
those needed for operation and
maintenance would be tied up
for forty years the city coun-
cil called the present election
to give voters an opportunity
to change tho bonds to the
water and sewer system.
Bartlett enjoys a low tax
rate because surplus electric
rovenues are transferred from
time to time to other funda
such as the street fund. Issuing-
revenue bonds against the elec-
tric system would make this
impossible.
The water and sewer system
does not produce a big surplus
for other purposes.
Money for tho project la
available from a Federal
source at a low rate of interest
and the city council has been
assured that a lien on the wa-
ter and sewer system would be
acceptable collateral.
TVe election will bo held afi
the city hall Saturday .
The Chamber of Commerce
the Busineess Men's Luncheon
Club and a group of business-
men are urging a vote in fav-
or of the proposal in adver-
tisements in this issue of Ther
Tribune.
Bulldogs Lassies
End Basketball
Season Tuesday
Bartlett was host to Pfluger-
ville last Friday night for the
last home game of the season.
Bartlett Lassies defeated
Pflugerville 47-36. Sara Ware
scored 21 points for the Lassies
and Debbie Mills scored 22
points for Pflugerville
The Bulldogs also won over
Pflugerville 70-66.
Scoring for Bartlett were
Wayne Powell 36 D. A. Swope
17 Kenneth Peacock 12 Wil-
lie Collins 3 and Jim High-
tower 2.
Kenneth Peacock led Bart-
lett with 18 rebounds.
The boys B team lost to.
Pflugerville 36-29.
Scoring for Bartlett were
Daniel Volney 20 Erwin Rue-
mke 5 and Franklin Fischer
2.
Bartlett traveled to Thorrt-
dale Tuesday night for the last
de-
board members of the Bartlett '. S1"6 f the basketball season.
Independent School District mef
Monday night for their regular
monthly meeting. Two trustee
are to be elected this year to
fill the terms of Ernie Fischer
and Don Thaler whose terms
will expire.
Mrs. E. B. Ware was appoint-
ed election judge with Mrs. Har-
rison Douglas and Mrs. Patricia
Hightower as clerks. The elect-
ion will bo held at the Soil Con-
servation building. Candidates
must file on or before March
4th.
Board members held a (lis
with the Lassies A team
feating Thorndale 49-37.
Julia Rister scored 18 points
for Bartlett and Renee Jackson
led Thorndale with 20 points.
The Lassies B team also de-
feated Thorndale 20-13.
Mary Leslie Grigsby scored
! 13 points for Bartlett.
1 The Bulldogs were defeated
61-33 in their game with
Thorndale. The Bulldogs were
without their starting guard
D. A. Swope.
Scoring for Bartlett was
Wayne Powell IS Willie Col-
cussion of the bus routes and!lins 13 Daniel Volney 6 and
the creneral condition of the. Kenneth Peacock 1.
school grounds
Bills were paid and the meet-
ing adjourned.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gommert
and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krum-
pack visited in Austin Sunday
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Becker and family.
Kenneth Peacock had 17 re
bounds for Bartlett.
Mr and Mrs. Ben Janke
wore in Temple Saturday ta
nttend the funeral services o
Mrs. Randolph Harris. They
also visited with Mrs. Mollfe
Haverland in Temple.
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Ford, Robert C., Jr. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 12, 1970, newspaper, February 12, 1970; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth82340/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.