Belton Journal (Newspaper) - August 28, 1969, Belton, Texas THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY THE BELTON JOURNAL BARGAINS ALL OVER BELTON FREE PARKING Serving tolton and Area 1866 103rd Year AND BELL COUNTY DEMOCRAT lOc a Copy AUGUST 1969 County Seat of Bell County Around The Journal has explained a few times in print and numerous times in personal letters that we cannot publish Once a newspaper does it gets into and is likely to be de with more poems which are far in the opinion of the to the one that got pub Another well established policy is that we have no well establish ed policy about we are printing a short which is anonymous and is particularly appropriate for this time of when young people are going off to When I was a student I was I didnt protest I didnt I wasnt unwashed I wasnt I made no demands of prexy or I sat no I heckled no I broke not a window few students were Im forced to admit with some All I got out of school was an R What a hassle our legislators are having in Austin over the var ious proposed tax This weekly editor is not very else he would be something other than a weekly but I do pro test the idea of putting a sales tax on for the simple reason that it hurts us low income people who can least afford A few after these weeks of are now suggesting the monetary from the other end instead of trying to get more try to spend What a revolutionary idea for these modern times No body applies that philosophy to his own I doubt the idea will get very but it is refreshing merely to hear it ex R There have been two different constitutional amendments pro posed to raise the legislators pay and both have in the capitol there have been such fisticuffs over the mi the speakers and Spanish perhaps we should help out our Austin people by allowing them combat pay for hazardous Would it be possible for Texas to solve its present financial di lemma by digging up enough off shore treasures that it would not have to dig into us taxpayers R It made news this week when an Indian tribe near closed its beaches to every body but its 1500 tribal White man had polluted this beach like he had polluted most of the the Indians and added they were fed up to their I do not want to be confused with facts and legal because I am already on the Indians We immigrant Americans should be ashamed at how we have spoiled the beautiful scenery of this land if youll pardon a bad R The white man landed on the Eastern shores of this continent motivated by a great pioneer ing spirit plus an insatiable greed for land and gradually push ed West to the farthest This weeks pushback by the In dians has started in the but they are now too outnumbered to swing back all the way Be sides they would not want all this country back in its polluted con R As often said in this I am still whether we would have done better to join the Indians rather than oppose They had no no problems just hunted and We killed off the buffa loes and cultivated the soil to grow things to The Indians let the soil let grass buffalo eat Indian eat buffa Ugh Me think man with white eyes have forked Our genial chamber Bob brought is tini 35 Meeting Again Friday Officials Are Still Trying To Balance Bell By Berneta Peeples Bell County Commissioners Court will meet at 9 with county budget problems apparently no nearer settlement than they were when the special meeting last Friday was The proposed budget is The commissioners have been working for weeks on a 1970 and are still some 283 short of funds to meet the requests from department to cover raises and for expanded programs one of the greatest of which is a county sanitary land At Fridays County Judge Clawson proposed a 30 per cent tax which drew ap proval from one spectator at the budget discussion and which drew violent immediate op position from Commis John Hood of Pre cinct Neither Commissioner Ralph Doshier of Precinct nor Commissioner Lanham of Precinct Two made any statements on the but Commissioner Chanslor of Precinct Four said that something has to be While Clawson called the tax in crease 30 Garner stressed that it will be 50 cents on the dol and will put many people who cant afford it on the state tax getting them past the home UF Budget The budget committee of the Belton United Fund will meet at 7 Thursday in the Chamber of Commerce board George budget reminds that all agencies wishing to parti in the United Fund next I year are to have their requests I presented at that Requests may be mailed to the United or may be presented in The board of directors will meet on 3 at 10 to consider the recommendations of the bud get committee and set dates for the 196970 United Fund The 3 board meeting will be at the Chamber of Commerce of Don Kelly is this years drive and Joe Pirtle is UF Pirtle reminds that some current UF accounts are and are needed to fulfill this years com To all participating agencies have been paid 80 per cent of their Appaloosa Show Here About 115 entries are expected in the annual American Legion Appaloosa Horse Show to be held Saturday in the rodeo Rain or the show will begin at 9 in the arena in Confederate according to Leo show Registration will begin at 7 Entries are expected from all parts of Texas and from a number of other Red Smith of Jo will be the The show is sponsored each year by Walton Walker Post 55 of the American Heard is show secretary and William Proctor is trophy Trophies are being provided by Belton wini bikini which he found in front of the chamber At least that is what he This was only the lower and looks We have thought up several ideas for a cute paragraph about and not a one can be print The little item wound up on my where it looks most out of If any of you prospect ive Cinderellas want to try this bikini on for size we have a dressing the first one it can have stead He added The only way I will consider a tax raise is to take it to the Since the county is so I have to pay toward an election to let the people decide whether or not they want a 50 cents on the dollar tax He got no takers on the after the meeting ad who is on vaca tion this said that he didnt want to have to raise In a resume of the budget for those Clawson explained that Bell County has practically no bonded ma jor expansions have been taken care of by warrants out of the general 190Reduction This includes a million alloca tion to buy Highway 190 way The total ROW allocation for the proposed 1970 budget is but the Tex as Highway Department will re imburse the county for half of the 190 reducing the budget to Cuts Clawson said that the court has already arbitrarily reduced the road and bridge gas and oil the road and bridge capital outlay all increases for the Bell County Health Unit and Bell Coun ty Mental Health and Mental Re totalling agriculture and livestock building and the pro posed increases in the sheriffs de totalling no in creases in adult probation or juye probation tion of in the district attor neys and in the district clerks Clawson pointed out that most of the aside from over all raises for county employees is in law enforcement and related This included some financ ing for a proposed third district The judge insisted that we need to hear from the people on this The budget does not include any funds for a proposed third district and no funds for expanding the cell blocks of the county District Attorney Stanley Kacir renewed his request for additional third assistant district at a second investigator and a fourth He said that most of the load is the tremendous in crease in paper work on routine plus the increase of the case load when all military offen ders will have to be tried in civilian courts under a recent supreme court Tax Increase The 30 percent tax increase would raise the amount of tax The market value of the tax for Bell County is present ly at a ratio of 20 per with the amount of tax Market value of Bell County property at 30 percent would be with a in a little more than the anti As an example presented by a home carries a tax of and 30 percent more would be We must raise taxes or reduce our We have to pay to go ahead and it will cost more to catch up later if we stand still Clawson Commissioner Chanslor also warned against cutting down and affecting some of the anticipat ed City Judge Warns on Illegal Possession Of Alcohol by Minors Illegal possession of alcohol by minors has become an increasing problem in according to City Judge Ted He said that there have been several brought before the Corporation Court and that up to now the penalties have been relatively light how in order to curb this of fense I am giving notice that here after the law will be enforced to its fullest for this type offense is ITS TIME TO GET BACK DOWN TO the sign as read by new princi pal of Tyler Elementary The sign is on the bulletin board at welcoming all students from summer vacation back to First full day of school is Tiner photo Community Growth Needs Teamwork Says Speaker Community development is a group or team of people working together toward a common The key to successful community development is in ill This was the opening statement made at Tuesday Rotary Club luncheon at River Forest Restaurant by Jerry Singleton is the division tural consultant of Texas Power Light with headquarters in He compared community team work to the cooperation of many people and component parts which landed men on the Community development in a town like Belton is not as or but the process is the said the Singleton also equated team work in a community with the teamwork of a winning football with its assistant various and spec Continued on Page 8 City Plans Parking Lot Steps are being taken to alle viate the downtown parking situa The City of Belton is in the process of securing a 75x100 foot building to be converted for park This is the old Austin building on East The cost of the building to the city will be if a clear title can be secured on the The building will be demolished if and as city funds are Tentative plans are to finance this project with city sales tax The city has been studing the parking situation since enforce ment of park and has received many com plaints from working people who are unhappy about lack of off street The city is still looking for other locations to be made into off street o Jaycees to Work with Area Rest Stops Belton Jaycees will assist Temple and Killeen Jaycees in operating Labor Day Rest according to Lane local Jaycees presi Schedule for the project will be completed at the regular Jaycees meeting Thursday at in the community room of Peoples National UF Accepting Hurricane Relief Fund The Belton United Fund is a co ordinating agency for all duals and groups who wish to help victims of Hurricane Joe UF Those who wish to help in the recovery from the hurricane may mail contributions to the Belton Chamber of Commerce 01 office at 110 1ST Main The money will be sent directly to United Fund organiza tions in the stricken Direct contact with other United Fund agencies will eliminate ad ministrative costs of other agencies and assures that 100 percent of the contribution goes directly to those who need Pirtle The decision to be a ing agency for all who wish to help was made at a meeting of the Belton UF board of directors Mon day Coaching Staff to Give Lions Program Football will be the topic for Belton Lions Club program Thurs day at the noon meeting at Batchs Belton High School Head Coach and Athletic Director Jack Mere dith arid his coaching staff will present the Halley Cox and George Dulany are program Legion Plans for District Meeting Representatives of American Legion Post 55 and of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Post met last Thursday with representatives of District 11 to make plans for the district con vention to be held in Belton 18 and District Commander Howard Southart of Killeen and president of the District 11 Ladies Katherine also of Kil came to Belton to make Registration will begin at 2 on 18 and members of the chapter will have a workshop that afternoon while the ladies have a The evening plans in clude a dance for all attending the Both groups will have a joint meeting on Sunday morning and separate business meetings in the local post will be hosts for the weekend conven Local representatives meeting with the officers were Barney president of thp Auxiliary Miss Myrtle Burn and Lillie chaplain William Post adjutant Heard finance and service Minor Loss in Water Main Break Belton suffered another major water main break when an line broke on Penelope near Serv ice City Manager George Ferrell said that the break only cost the city about and there was no cutoff of water Some areas may have had very low but there was no stop page of water as in the break we had two weeks ago on Main Fenell MHB Board Names Student Counselor For Male Students Results of a study by the Mar College Board or trustees relating to men student at the 125 year old college foi women were revealed Tuesday a the faculty Sam of the governing presentee the report to members of the fac ulty and Tullock who is pastor of the First Baptis Church in about the role of students has to be the open the open mine and the open He also reaf firmed that the primary purpose of Mary College is in the education of One recommendation was tha the following statement be placed in the catalogue to clarify the col leges position in educating men The degree program for men is designed as a service to men who reside in the Central Texas region and who are not able to college A complete bac program is available to any male student who meets the standards of but in order for Mary to fulfill its primary function as a womans the nonacademic activities of male students are limited to functions that are direct ly related to classroom Another of the four specific recommendations was that an as director of student affairs be appointed by the administra to be charged with the respon of directing and counsel ing male This position will be filled by faculty member Delbert according to William Williams began his official re during the orienta tion program of new which began Other recommendations were that dressing room facilities be provided as soon as possible to ac commodate faculty men and male students in recreational centers and that the baccalaureate and commencement services in 1970 be carried out in the same manner as the 1969 Commence ment ceremonies for the men were made a part of the reate All recommendations made by the board of trustees met with positive enthusiasm on the part of college personnel and will be complied with as soon as Tullock stated that whatever is academically needed for men at Mary College will be but to reserve the areas of extra curricular activities for women to be con sistent with the stated primary purpose of this Tullock encouraged all college people to help the young men who attended the and to make hem feel o SEWELL ON BOARD Sewell has been named to the board of directors of the Bell County Mental Health and Mental Retardation He re places Fred who re signed sad is moving to 125 Teachers Belton Schools Reopen Monday is Holiday Friday is a full day of schoo and it is very important that a students attend the first day instruction on Joe Pirtle director of curriculum for Belto Public said this All classes will be held on regular with tion sessions and lesson assign ments to be made for Pirtle said that buses will run on schedule and that all school cafe terias will be open for lunch on will be a hoi day in observance of Labor Safety Meeting for Highway 190 Bridges A safety meeting for the widen ing of four bridges on Highway 190 will be held at 10 Thurs day in the Bell County offices o the Texas Highway Department according to Handley Jr resident The meeting will be attended by the representatives o county and state department involved in the widening of the four which is a part o the converting of Highway 19C into a SMYTHE Smythe Pastor At First Christian Francis wil assume the pastorate of the Christian Church Sept He comes to Belton from Fort where he has been pastor of the North Fort Worth Christian Church since November Widely experienced in all phases of church Smythe has held revivals in a number of Texas cities and has worked with youth conferences and activities in Texas and He is a former of the Texas Christian Endeavor He has been vice president and secretary of various districts and states of his brother hood where he has pastored Smythe is a conservative Bible scholar and an evangelistic preach He is a Born in Smythe grew up on the west and was graduated from high school in Santa He attended Pacific Bible Seminary in Long three years and the Northwest Christian Col three He received his degrees of bachelor of speech and bachelor of theology in He has served Christian Churches in El and also and Elk He is married to the former Jennie onner of They have two sons and a all and a third son was killed in an auto accident in Smythe attended Southern Methodist University and Pacific Bible and is active in church work and a leader in wom ens work of the hobbies are ceramics and painting and Symthes are and RAND JUDY The Bell County grand jury was completing a recall session of the une term about Journal press ime Sixtyfive com were Register Thursday Students who have not already registered should register Thurd to be ready for classes Pirtle Students entering the first grade must have birth certi and a doctors certificate showing that each has had a smallpox at least one shot of poliomyelitis and diphtheria and whooping cough Students entering the seventh grade are also to show a doctors that the dent has received a smallpox vac There will be a record enroll ment of more than students this with 125 teachers in the entire This is an increase of four teachers over last There are nine on the school ad ministrative Teachers began their duties Wednesday with a gen eral faculty followed by a meeting of the Belton Unit of the Texas State Teachers Wednesday afternoon was devoted to Thursday will be a workshop schedule for the teachers in all departmental Administration personnel and faculty members are Continued to Page 8 Labor Day is CC Holiday Labor will be an official Belton Chamber of Most Belton businesses will be Official Chamber of Commerce voted by a majority of the are New Years Day July Independence Day the first Monday in Septem Labor Day Thanks giving the forth Thursday of November and Christmas A change in holidays would re quire a general meeting to vote on proposed according to C Manager Robert In addition to being a Chamber of Commerce Labor Day will be the first holiday of the 196970 school Bell County offices will be and the first day of the month meeting of the Court will be held on according to County Judge The post office will be with no city or rural route de Box mail will be worked at the post and the usual holiday schedule will be observed on according o Postmaster Tom CALENDAR of EVENTS Please call 9393366 to place on the community your program or event call the Journal before you set big event to avoid con Our calendar Is made out for the and has most standard events already 28 Dollar Day prices Lions 12 UF budget CC of 7 Peoples National Bank community 29 Dollar Day Commissioners county court 9 30 Dollar American Legion Appaloosa Horse rodeo registration 7 show gins 9 I Labor Day Z Commissioners county court 8 Rotary River 13 Carnegie Library board of di 3 lodge 8 Masonic 8 Carnegie Library changes to af 3 United Fund CC 10 I
