15 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1977
Page
1
Supt Barry Adair reports good news from Wednesday. Railroad Commission order on natural gas use excludes Brady’s small plant. The rule requires 10 percent gas reduction in 1981 and 25 percent in 1985, but applies only to plants above 3 000 MCF per day, which Brady does not exceed.
Tim Jones ends a 31 year tenure as manager of the Farmers & Ranchers Co-op effective Sept 1. Don Finn will succeed him, starting by Aug 1 after leaving Farm Bureau Insurance. Finn has prior elevator experience with the co op and Jones plans part time cattle and sheep farming at Menard.
Brady ISD trustees met Monday night and hired eight teachers and school personnel. Darrell Head resigned as mathematics instructor at Brady High School, to return to Rankin. Kathryn Beasley fills Head vacancy. Virgil Beasley replaces Denton Lingle in industrial arts. Kim Mitchell assigned to Brady Junior High physical education. Jo Valliant reassigned to South Ward Elementary. Juanita Moffatt to first grade in China Eleven. Also added were Angelino Rubio as South Ward secretary, Wanda Burns as band secretary and cafeteria cashier, and Glenda Middleton as high school aide. A 20 cent per hour raise was given to non certified staff. coaches’ costs and lodging adjusted.
City Supt. Barry Adair says Brady must close a four to five month gap, with monthly losses of 20 000 to 30 000 as fuel costs surge and the power plant provides most city revenue. He warns bankruptcy without adjustments and discusses alternatives like wholesale power or partial outsourcing.
The article explains Brady's electric rate structure with a comparison of old versus new rates. It notes that a 15 percent surcharge previously charged this spring no longer applies to customers.
Friday is the last day to vote in the Beef Referendum. Only beef producers registered in June may vote. Ballots can be sent at the County ASCS office. If approved, a Beef Board will be appointed to set assessments on cattle sales to fund beef research and information programs.
Clarence Snider, 86, veteran Brady banker and civic leader, died Wednesday night at Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital. Born August 8, 1890 in Collin County, he moved to Brady at age two and organized the first Boy Scout troop. He received the 1957 Distinguished Service Award and served nine years as a scoutmaster. He was active in the Presbyterian Church and education work.
The County Commissioners approved a 1978 tax rate of $1.25 per hundred dollars, unchanged from 1977, with allocations: General 54 cents, Permanent Improvements 22, Special Road Ad Valorem Fund 30, Road and Bridge Special 15, Road and Bridge 1, and Jury Fund 3. The tax lists and Board of Equalization minutes were approved, detailing oil and industrial properties assessed at $2,328,790 by Thos. Y. Pickett and Co. of Dallas. Bush is listed in the tax roll.
The Standard and Herald announce rate hikes effective Sept 1 1977 due to inflation. New prices include 15c single copy and annual rates varying by region, with discounts if subscribing to both papers. Existing readers may renew at old prices for up to two years.
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