Olney Enterprise (Newspaper) - March 18, 1982, Olney, Texas ONLY NEWS AND ADVERTISING VOLUME NUMBER SEVENTY SECD 408020 THE OLNEY TEXAS ENTERPRISE MARCH 1982 11 PENN POINT We have always been somewhat jealous of people who could eat anything they in whatever quantities they and not gain an while we can almost starve and put on more unwanted some researchers now say that heavy individ may actually have a predisposing factor that causes At least that is what Cass a foods and nutrition specialist at Texas says and we would certainly like to believe She states that lower levels of an adenosine triphosphatase were found in obese is necessary for pumping sodium and potassium across cell The process accounts for 30 to 40 percent of the bodys total energy needs but lower levels of the enzyme may mean that over weight people use less energy or calories in this so they store the surplus as Her comments stop short of a solution for us somewhat oversize people as apparently there is no at this to help solve the It is both encouraging and discouraging and we find very little comfort in knowing that pur weight problem may be caused by low levels of this After all this time that we simply thought we were not particularly just according to those weight and height we now discover that we may be short on 0 Spring officially begins That may mean we will have a snow storm just around the corner or it very well could be that winter is over and all the dormant grass and trees will blossom So 1982 has been most unusual as we only had a couple or three days of real We have noticed most of the fruit trees in full bloom and our bare front lawn is either from weeds or a new kind of grass we planted last year that did absolutely Except for the winds and possible storms spring is probably the favorite time of the year for most Spring always seems to be a time for a new It is almost a challenge to do things better this time than you did before a second Spring also reminds us of the Resurrection of Jesus which also gives us a second chance at doing things 0 Members of the Olney American Legion are circulating petitions seeking to have the people vote approval for bingo in the Bingo has been held at the legion for several years as well as in connection with the school carnival and other various charitable Bingo cant be held until the voters approve The petition is too late to have the matter considered in but they are hoping to obtain the required number of signatures or registered voters so that the vote could be held in the If you would like to sign the contact the legion or a 0 President Reagan is very candid concerning the Russians promise to stop adding to its missies aimed at our allies in Western He argues that have no land based missies aimed at Russia and therefore Russias suggestion falls far short of what is It stands to reason that no Contineud on Back Page Trustees Hear AH SPRING Raven 18 monthly old daughter of and Nick found this tree in blossom to her licking as she played in Tom Griffin Spring begins Saturday and with it the hope of a new Saturday First bay Of Spring Season STANLEY WHITE BIC Banquet Speaker Told Olney Board of Industry and Commerce announced that Stanley Stephen ville would be the speaker at the annual BIC banquet to be held 26 at 7 in the Olney High School Public speaking is not new to who appeared on the Today Show and with such notable speakers as Jerry Bob Richards and Michel He has also been on Dick Yaws Good Morning Texas and with Agriculture Commis Reagan White is presently district manager for a Division of Chemical farms and ranches about acres and owns a catering service that in catfish In White participated in a contest sponsored by Chemical and Farm Chemical out of 800 was chosen Speaker of the Year for the southern agriculture region of the United Other awards received by White are Parent of the year from the Erath County Yellow Jacket Booster of the Year and recognition for service as state and state president of the Young Farmers of He is currently on the board of directors at National Bank in Stephenville and is a member of the National Speakers North Texas Speakers Association and the Texas wife and and Brant arc members of the First United Methodist of Stephenville where he serves on the Official Board of Tickets are presently on sale for the banquet and may be purchased from any member of the board of IT at Despite the spring like weather in North Texas the last couple of Saturday is officially the first day of A monumental occasion that all young and old look forward to each Authors have written about poets have spoken of it and singers have sung about What makes spring so fantastic that it captivates the hearts and spirits of most people Lord Alfred Tennyson once in the spring a young mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts of Based on this it is easy to see why young women love to see this The physical beauty of spring is perhaps the most captivating thing about the The colors of the the the rebirth of the wildlife and the warmth of the Not all people are overjoyed at the coming of Author Samuel Butler spoke for these people when he called it an overpraised season delightful if it happens to be a favoured but in practice very rarely favoured and more as a general for biting east winds than genial American author Henry Van Dyke seemed to agree as he said the first day of spring is one the first spring day is The difference between them is sometimes as great as a It would seem that neither of the famous authors were in Texas when they wrote those In addition to Saturday being the first day of it also has more than its share of birthdays and international Saturday is Independence Day in Tunisians celebrate this honoring French recognition of the autonomy of Tunisia under the treaty of March Last bin not Saturday is the birthday of the author of the American Speed Our O Father Mathias Seek Advice On Hardware A report by Fire on the schools compliance with fire the for air conditioning the cafeteria and kitchen report from the supervisor of the food service department dominated this months meeting of the of trustees of the Olney District held I Schoonover the board of several arenas of noncompliance of fire codes throughout the The most important being the absence of panic hardware panic locks on all entry the He advised the since they are currently accepting bids for new doors fdr the elementary panic locks placed doors to provide for assured escape routes for The board took and requested that a tive of Builders Supply attend the i1 next meeting and give members a demonstration of hardware Schoonover also advised board members that systems meet the city are no exit signs and the windows in the elementary do not provide an easy of escape because most of them will not I Two companies bid ran air conditioning the and cafeteria in the OPEX Plumbing Inc The bid was awarded to OPEX and work is expected to begin Arlene cafeteria appeared the board to give members a report on the financial conditions of the food service In her she stated that despite a reduction in the program Was in better financial shape at this time last Subsidy for free lunches the same but monies received for lunch discounts has dropped about 20 cents per Board members awarded a contract td the Carpet Shop for installing new carpet in the at the high tile in of the band hall and replacing some of the carpet in Selection of and location was left tb a committee appointed bj the f Members of the board agreed to accept in compensation from Lone Star Gas for erroneous closing of the schools on This figure was the result of a compromise between Olney schools and officials of the gas The original amount sought was In other the approved the textbook heard a report of tax tion for this mended Steve Slater the Young County Tax Appraisal Board of Review and sed plans for summer Farm Meet ing VANDALS Olney Elementary was entered sometime Tuesday night or Wednesday morning and one or more persons dumped papers and anything handy on the Shown above in the school office as it looked Wednesday Other areas of the building were also but nothing was reported Wichita Breck Win Relays Here Friday i There will be a meeting about the 1982 Farm Program at in Olney at the Community director of Young County and the Young County Committee comprised of Walter Gene Clinton Reeves and Raymond ODell will present I the Wichita Falls High School and Breckenridge High School took first place team honors in their respective divisions at the Relays held last Saturday in Following Division I Falls Highs first place total of 171 points was Wichita Falls Hirschi with Lawton with Wichita Falls Rider with 78 and Burkburnett with Division II winner Breckenridge finished with 152 points while Bridgeport and Windthorst tied for second with The of the team scores were Lindsay Olney Jacksboro Quanah Throckmorton Bowie Alvord and Bellview finished the meet Olney varsity track teams will be in Holliday this Friday District Play Competition Is Tuesday Olney High School will be the first performers in the District 9AAA One Act Play Contest to be held Tuesday in the Jacksboro High School auditorium according to Malisa OHS play The performance will be at Olney will perform Alice in Members of the cast include Sara Mel R h n n d a S w a i H o 11 y Steve Kristi Nix and Becky Members of the crew arc Laura Leigh Ann Will Darla Niki Stacey Talbott and Susie said the play will be performed ai a later date for local and Saturday for the annual Eagle Results of the meet through three places and other Olney finishers include DIVISION I Discus Walker of Hirschi Kee of Burkburnett and Perry of Shot put Garey of Rider Perry of and Nuncio of High jump Beaver of WF Hirschi Buckley of Rider and Harris of Triple jump Henderson of Square of and Beaver of Long jump Henderson of Rogers of Lawton and Square of 3200 meter Delrosso of Lawton Stubbs of Lawton and Sharp of 440 relay Hirschi Rider and 880 yd dash Thompson of Bennett of Rider and of 440 dash Roseboro of Burkburnett Gilliam of Hirschi and Beaver of Continued on Back Page Vandals Strike Grade Building Another case of forced entry and vandalism at the Olney Elementary School was reported to local police shortly after 7 Wednesday by school No school property was reported missing and damage was slight but to the school nurse and cafeteria was Early moring students were not able to be served break fast because of the work of the Perpetrators apparently broke a pane in a window to the girls restroom on the south side of the building released the lock and entered through the Once they ransacked the school desk and filing broke a window to the cafeteria and scattered an assortment of things throughout the dining closets and pried the luck on a storage cabinet in the nurses office and scattered its contents and rilled through many of the teachers Olney police are ing but as of Wednesday no suspects had been taken into Grand Jury Meets Today Twenty county residents have been called for possible duty on the Grand Jury and will report at 9 today Thursday in 90th district court with Judge Thornton Jurors called include Mark Jimmy Ester Lee Wilbur Kunkel and Raymond Gibbs of Olney Kent Jack Wells and George Owens of Newcastle John Spencer Toy Barnett and Bob Ratcliff of Graham Roy Lee King of South Bend Eugene Burns and Thomas Crow of and and Hearn of
