Denton Record-Chronicle (Newspaper) - December 8, 1970, Denton, Texas A Have Items Sell For f Christmas g Call a M For Your Christmas Tree Ad Tnc Box DENTON CHRONICLE Bringing You Of The World The Nation And Your Neighbors YEAR OF DAILY SERVICE No 100 DENTON TEXAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON DECEMBER 8 1970 28 Pages In 3 Sections Broncos L D BdL See Page Ten Cents 15 Cents Sunday COMMISSIONERS OKAY REQUEST Lawhon Gets Assistant By PAT COLONNA Staff Writer County Attorney Folm Lawhon got his man Monday but not in a court of law Rather it was at the weekly Commissioners Court meeting where the commissioners voted unanimously to grant request for another staff assistant The addition will give Lawhon three assistants In other action the court allegations of improper election procedures and proved changing lie time of opening election polling places to 7 instead of 8 Lawhon who made the request for the additional ney at a similar meeting last month appeared before the court Monday ready to offer a detailed drawing of his office to show where he could put the extra man but Com- missioner Chester A Sparks cut the presentation short Even though Snuffy County Auditor 0 II Bailey told me it's the attorney's salary coming out of the road and bridge fund I move we give you the extra attorney because I know you need him The motion passed unanimously and Sparks then admonished Lawhon to prepare next year's budget request for his department Lawhon has failed to submit his request for needs from the 1871 county get County Judge Tom Todd read letters from several election judges who had to give suggestions for improving county procedures then noted that as there were no elections scheduled now it might be a good time to act on the suggestion given by most tion judges that the polls open at 7 Commissioner 0 W Hampton promptly moved the hour be changed and it passed unanimously Vernon Kruger appeared to tell the commissioners about several odd he felt occurred in- connection with Aubrey local option election Saturday kniger who being a implied he could not get a list of registered voters before the election but felt the opposition did and were making telephone calls to get out the vote i He described himself as a resident of Aubrey for 48 years but said he had never seen many of the people who voted and felt some were from the old folks home which he said was outside of town unless the city limits have been changed Sparks pointed out to Kruger that one of the election judges was chosen for the specific reason that he was in sympathy with the wete County Clerk Mrs Theta Parker told Kruger that only the county tax could give out registration lists See LAWHON Page HA Contact 33 Contact 33 solves problems gets answers Bracks down the facts and guards your right to know Write Contact 33 Tic Box 369 Denlon Texas 76202 Or Call to 5 p..m Monday through Friday Cashing In On Cans Where can you turn Is there such a place close TO Over aluminum cans have been collected in the area during the past two weeks under Aluminum Co of America's Yes We Can program Scout troops schools churches clubs civic organizations and individuals have been bringing the aluminum 16 reclamation centers in Dallas and Fort Worth and redeeming them at 10 cents per pound according to Mike Swearingen Alcoa's local coordinator the program Call in Dallas and Alcoa will be happy to provide you with collection sacks and other materials to assist you In Dallas collection centers are located at the Dallas West Shopping Center Singleton and Pleasant Grove Shopping Center ner Boulevard and Lake Lochwood Village Garland Road at Medallion Center Skillman and Northwest Preston Road and LBJ and Mall Hampton nnd The centers are open 10 until 5 p.m Saturdays Canine Delinquents The dog problem on Trail and Driftwood is very bad I have counted as many as nine dogs on one street running loose Some of them nip at school children anil many of the logs chase cars It would really be a big if the police could patrol these streets at about to 15 for a couple of days and see that the animals lire penned up It is possible that some of these people know hat lias a leash law Thank you very nice to have an organization in town that can accomplish Authorities of the Municipal Animal Shelter have been advised of situation and will be patrolling lie area this week A Super Sell-Out I have opportunity o be in Miami shortly after the first of the year When will the Super be played and how can I obtain The Super Bowl between the champions of the American and National Football conferences of the tional Football League will be played in the Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami p.m Sunday Jan 17 The sports department reports that the contest is generally sold out far in advance However you can ob- tain ticket information from Don Weiss director of lic rein lions National 410 Park Avenue Kew York Tax Kates Kate Low How County's lax rate compare Others jn the The county's tax rate is 95 cents per valuation based on 20 per cent of true market of counties usea percentage jn their lax rates Charitable Deduction contributed groceries as pai t of a cli to IMP needy Can this be listed as a con- on our income According to the Internal Revenue clothing and other items given to a chat liable are deductible contributions You can use the fair market value of the items to determine the amount of the deduction However it should be noted that food or clothing given lo an individual is not a charitable con- under lax laws Only when he gift goes to a qualified charitable or other tax exempt gi oup is the con- a tax deduction Considerable I've heard that the county is interested in purchasing land for construction of anew courthouse Is this Tor some time now sources say the county has examined the possibility But this appears unlikely to come about in immediate future Reasons for this vary but first of all it would probably have lo be proved in an election since construction of a courthouse would tall lor expenditure City County Probe Hospital Questions We gel money to build roads streets and 135 and this is ail good But it we don't have the city to use sonic of its a hospital we don't need good By JIM BURNETT Staff Writer A banker wanted tax money A county resident wanted commissioners to raise taxes And an mayor wanted to take the city out and let the county run the hospital Whatever the suggestion some 130 people Monday night stood common ground in their defense of Flow Memorial Hospital at a public meeting of city county and hospital board officials Drawing the loudest support from those in attendance was Dr David Thomas who told two governing bodies that if they let the hospital close they were letting Denton dry up All we are asking Dr roads streets swimming pools a city hall or you com- missioners They won't know where Miss America came he con- cluded they know you had to close your pital Dv Thomas was one oi several area residents who spoke to city and county of- after Dr Charles Saunders president of the pital board explained Bow's financial troubles Although Dr Sawders covered no new ground he did repeat the problems that had brought on the present crisis homas said for you to cited the hospital inability to work With i deficit financing inability to contract a loan to pay its deficit lack of operational funds from the hospital's and bad debt losses which amounted to million over the past five of the city and county to provide funds to recover some ofthe loss caused by care of the indigent although both bodies had provided cial assistance in the past Dr Saunders also said that the time was right for a funding drive but that the hospital would not go to the people until the city and county had acted provide long-range assistance f Young member of the hospital finance com OFFICER R STEADY L Photo LARRY REESE QUITE A LIST Helpers m Santa's presented by Pam Ransom 19 workshop will have their hands full if son Miss Ransom is a student at 01 St Nick is going to fulfill the list Texas State University ROTC Head Visits NTSU Despite a number of bombings and even more bomb threats the nation's air Force ROTC program is still graduating as many officers as in the past said Commandant Gen Benjamin B Cassiday at North Texas State University Monday Gen Cassiday was on campus visiting the NTSU ROTC detachment which itself was fire bombed by still unknown sources in spring of 1963 With 835 campuses having programs Gen Cassiday spends a great deal of time trawling He noted lhat he was finding campus disorders to number only about one-third of those last year When there are campus complaints against the government it is often the I V I t s f which ex- the general who is headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama He added that it is almost im- possible to tell which area might be plagued by campus disorder because the problem is now nationwide The majority of our campus problems come in the form of bomb Gen Cassiday said Despite the draft lottery and campus liberalism the ROTC enrollments across the nation have been little affected he noted We normally have a large number of men who enroll each year in the program and always have a few that don't continue the program after the first few weeks However our loss rale is less this year than ever Gen Cassiday said followed Dr lo an additional explanation of by writing Row problems He told the group that public was iso high lhat a hospital district would pass if It was put to the voters today The only statement by Young lo draw fire was the hospital district and there were opinions as to Us success or failure But for the most part Young's j statement as well as of j Dr Saunders brought applause from the crowd j Young listed specific requests I of the city and county before a funding drive to raise the deficit would be initiated Among the requests sought was funding of per year beginning Jan 1 1571 and per year to help im- the hospital's charity program which would include a icase worker to assist in deciding indigent qualifications County Judge Tom Todd told the group thai the hospital ready had a case worker that out oi about 15 applications for indigent care he found maybe four thai would qualify He said he did nol see how such a small centage would have helped the hospital Young said lhat if the city and county had provided only Sec SUGGESTIONS Page good 0 The Texas Longhorns are in both wire service polls again this week The United Press International has claimed the champions in their final poll based on regular season The Associated Press will take another poll afler the bowl Index Page Business News Classified Ads Comics HA Crossword Editorial Councilman Resigns Post A city councilman resigned in wiring building and mobile Pilot Point and a proposed homes came under discussion i teleph L rate increase Sanger was tabled in i of area governmental meetings meeting of the Pilot Point City Council No formal adoptions wore made but all were tabled for I Monday night a future meeting pending study tt the council SANGER The Sanger The council also discussed Council authorized the adoption of telephone and city manager lo between Pilot Point and with the Brazos Electric Company for operation of the electric system The Horoscope Regional News Sports Weather Map 2A Women's Weather AND Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Wednesday Low tonight to 55 High Wednesday lo ao TEMPERATURES North Texas Station tow This Morning -IS High Monday Low Monday 33 Sun sets today at p.m rises Wednesday at RAINFALL In Inches Last 24 Hours 0 This Month 0 Average This Year 37.36 Last Year heard routine reports including the fire department's report which included several move brought the city a calls and a case of closer to a long-time goal of suspected arson during the past instructed the city manager to investigate several dog and adopted the federal sponsored Green Thumb program for senior citizens having the electric system operated by an area company's personnel The city officials will meet with the Brazos official to iron out small details in j connection with the arrangement which has not received final approval City councilman Shelton R L a w s o n submitted his A request from resignation listing personal Telephone Co for an health as his reason for leaving in rates in Sanger was tabled local government The regular for future meeting The budget was discussed but not formally presented W PILOT POINT New codes relating to plumbing electric city election is this spring and no replacement will be named in the meantime Gift ideas at Pipe and Tobacco Shop 116 Fry GEN BENJAMIN B COMMANDANT OF AIR FORCK ROTC Visits Will Cadets At North Texas State University IF ANTENNA IS INCLUDED Board Recommends City Accept Transmitter Bid If an antenna is included the Airport Advisory Board has recommended the city accept the bid of Southern Avionics for a low frequency radio beacon transmitter The transmitter to be installed at the Denton Municipal Airport has been long coming and board chairman Harwell Shepard looked the bid the only one received over carefully Questions arose when it was discovered no antenna was mentioned in the bid were drawn by a former city official and memories were lested as members tried to recall old discussions It was recalled the city was to do the work of putting up the antenna which will consist of wires between two utility poles so there is a possibility only the antenna wire was to be included The lone bid Joe Horn Aerospace noted was not unusual He pointed out that Beaumont company is one of few whose equipment is proved by the Federal Aviation Agency Larry B r I n k 1 c y assistant to the board that asphalt j sealing has been completed on bulance Phones and the Denton Municipal Airport taxiway and airplane parking area Board members and city officials agree it is a good job Board member Terry Garland brought up some new business He said he had been called by college students who fly model airplanes at They said they had been run off Horn told the board that enthusiasts have always been allowed to airport but that they v often on the south taxiway and fly their planes lo the When they persist in this after I tell them to ho said I do run them
