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Burkburnett Informer Star (Newspaper) - August 2, 1979, Burkburnett, Texas I a Iii. In. Titer inc a a jux. A a 13 6di1. A. A 75135 Burkburnett r former St or / 14 pages More than a newspaper a Wichita county legend since Ivoe Price 15 Voll me 71 Burkburnett Wichita county Texas 76354 thursday August 2, 197v number 49 Texas press association 1978 school paving project set Burkburnett school Board members meeting in special session monday night authorized parking lot repairs and a drainage project. The work will exist about 550,000. Parking lot repairs will be made at two locations at the High school Sheppard Burk and Evans elementary. The drainage problem to be corrected is at the High school. Board members also Learned that unforeseen problems with the roof at the High school will delay installation of air conditioning there probably until at least Spring. Tentative approval was Given for plans to install 12 exterior Glass doors at Hardin elementary approximate Cost would be 55.713. Gen. Bazley speaker official opening mayor pro tem Billy Ray Mise who la also president of the Burkburnett vaunted fire department wields a fireman s a to cat a ribbon in ceremonies marking the official opening of fire station no. 3 sunday. Holding the ribbon Are Tommy an twine right fire chief and de Watson assistant chief. The new fire station Cost $100,000 and has space for two fire trucks As Well a a meeting and training area. Goal topped at auction record set the crippled childrens auction saturday in Wichita Falls not Only set a record but exceeded this years goal by bringing in 5160,126. The goal set this year was set at 5150,000 last years auction raised 5137,529 with a greater number of livestock sold than this year. All proceeds go to the North Texas easter Seal rehabilitation Center. The livestock sold this year earned 546,259 while merchandise sold reaped 562.069 general chairman of the drive Byers rancher Joe Parker sr., said that Cash donations before the auction came to 551.797. Sale of a Saddle that for years has been sold and resold brought in 531,000 committee members from Burkburnett who worked on this years Campaign Are Dawsom Owen. Chairman James easter j. C. Hinkle Brack Preston and mrs. Rayford a a Sis Young. Bloodmobile set Bazley became commander of the Sheppard technical training Center on july 3. Replacing maj. Gen. Charles l. Donnelly who was transferred to saudi Arabia. Before coming to Sheppard Bazley served for 13 months As commander of the air Force inspection and safety Center at Norton air Force base Calif. Bazley earned a Bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh in 1949. He is also a graduate of the Industrial College of the armed forces. He is a command Pilot and navigator with More than 4,000 hours flying time in a variety of aircraft. His military decorations and awards include the legion on Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster distinguished flying Cross with one Oal Leaf Cluster Bronze Star medal meritorious service medal air medal with 15 Oak Leaf clusters and air Force commendation medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster. Accidental shot kills Jim Marsh new manager for hrs named Jim Marsh has been named manager or the Job Superman Ket in Burkburnett. Marsh took Over the Burkburnett store july 21. He had been assistant manager of the or supermarket in Iowa Park and prior to that had been employed by Piggy wiggly in Wichita Falls. He has 21 years experience in the grocery business. Marsh and his wife Betty have lived in Wichita Falls for the past seven years. Marsh is a 1955 graduate of Altus. Okla., High school. While Ower thar pitching a few rounds of shoes with Jake the other evening. We got inter How the weather tellers is now calling every other one of them Herica Nesby a Fellers name he sed he fingered them lady folks was behind it ally but a i asked him Effen g or he did no to reckon it was because that equal rights thing applied ter us too. A he Shook his head spat through the Center of a shoe and Hung a ringer they want to make a name Fez themselves alright but just done to want to go Down in the books As the Only ones beings a big puff of wind. Wal. De sed i see As ter How they could Call this no big step Forward no How on account of Getty a a Many a name tied up with theirs has always been the game ainu to it t Hen jabbing him a shot in the ribs i asked Effen he did no to think it a been Only fittin a ter keep it like it had been As How Moi most wimmen Kin stir up a right fair storm themselves now and then. He pulled up Short on that next us pitch directed a Stream of Tob Bacer juice at an old Beetle Travelino next ter me. And asked Effen i was Hefferin ter anyone in particular Walme Bee is Houlda let it go at that and just passed off his poor aim As an Accident but while Slid the Side of my Boot thru a Patch of weeds snickered and told that while was Pullin a out the other night i d thought that skylab was a Cornin Down behind Linsteader Down under whoa lemme Back up always a see wed Kinda took a Little too much time saturday night Between the end of that tracker pulling show and Gittin ourselves Back out our ways. Of Ikno wed it and Cornin up on Jake s place id even Cut off the key and went ter Neutral fore we got to the barn. Id left him off and he got to the door of but then come Back Down Offen that front porch with most of Sarah s cooking Ware of Ollerini him. Never looked Back ter Tell the truth Wasny tearing ter look ahead either. Now. Gittin Back to whar i was. Right thar he stuck a horse shoe see Hiram says Page two the occasion will provide an Opportunity for Bazley and citizens of Burkburnett to become acquainted. Anita Sykes Brooks Cheri Chamberlain three Burk students serve mighty Melon a a in. Odie Lay of no. S Canoe Rood to Burkburnett displays a to Pound Cantaloupe from her Garden. The Melon measured 27 inches in arcu frence. Federal retirees to get raise for chamber meet maj. Gen. Robert w. Bazley he was promoted to the Grade will be the speaker at the of major general on april i. Regular monthly meeting of the 1978, with Date of rank aug. I Burkburnett chamber or com 1974. Merce at noon aug. 13 at the Community Center. Air Force and civil service retirees in the Burkburnett and Wichita Falls area will get a 6.3 percent Cost of living increase in retirement checks issued sept. 30. The increase is based on increases of consumer prices from january through june. Figures compiled at the beginning of fiscal year 1979 indicated about 3,500 military and civil service retirees lived within a 25-mile radius of the base. Gross annual pay to these retired individuals totalled approximately 524.7 million. Their pay was also adjusted in March 1979 for another Cost of living increase. Active duty military and civil service workers Are scheduled to receive a 5.5 percent increase oct. I. According to air Force finance officials. As delegates to girls state to visit aug. 8 Burk boy three Burkburnett High school students were among the delegates to the 1979 girls state in Seguin Texas. Delegates were Cher Chamberlain earn Brooks and Anita Sykes All of whom will be seniors this fall. Miss Brooks and miss Sykes will attend Burkburnett High school. Miss Chamberlain whose father has been transferred by the air Force will attend school in new Jersey. All three girls have served on the student Council at Burkburnett High school and All three Are members of the National Honor society. Miss Chamberlain has been on the bus Drill team and also served on the annual staff miss Sykes will be head varsity cheerleader in the coming school year miss Brooks is a former cheerleader and is now on the Drill team. She is also a member of the Fellowship of Christian athletes. During their stay at girls state miss Chamberlain and miss Brooks served in the House while miss Sykes was a member of the girls state Senate. Miss Chamberlain is the daughter of maj. And mrs. Pete w. Chamberlain formerly of Sheppard fab miss Brooks is the daughter of or. And mrs. John Brooks of Burkburnett and miss Sykes is the daughter of or and mrs. Dee l. Sykes of Burkburnett. Frye Vaughn unit 264 of the american legion sponsored the three students at girls state. The purpose of american legion auxiliary Bluebonnet girls state is to educate Young women in the duties privileges rights and responsibilities of american citizenship. Its purpose is to awaken within the youth of the nation a sincere conviction that a Well informed intelligent participating citizenry needed to protect and preserve american institutions. Girls state is a mythical 51st state where for a period the citizens of girls state organized their own City county and state governments. They chose their own officials in accordance with regular election procedures. They Learned the duties of the various City county and state offices. They introduced and debated their own Bills in a legislature. Justice was administered by their own Law enforcement agencies and courts. In girls state the Young citizens a learn by each Day was planned so that each girl had a definite part in the function of girls state and the Opportunity to learn her herself that her government is what she makes it. The program is non partisan and free from propaganda. The political parties Are Purley mythical. Their purpose is to enable the girls to set up their own City county and state governments using the existing Constitution and Laws As guides. Girls Are chosen for girls state on the basis of leadership character scholarship cooperative Ness and Community participation. In addition delegates must be a Junior in High school at the time of their selection must be . Citizens and have never been married. The Bloodmobile will be at the Burkburnett Community Center from 2 30-6 . Aug. 8, according to Ronnie Hamilton blood services chairman. The goal for Burkburnett is 90 units of 28 counties in Texas and Oklahoma served by the Bloodmobile require 350 to 400 units of blood each week. Blood is Good for Only 21 Days. So fresh blood must be drawn regularly for an adequate Supply to be available. Donors must be Between 17 and 65, in Good health weigh at least to pounds and pass a Short physical examination performed at the Bloodmobile site. Volunteers must wait at least 56 Days Between donation pot charges filed 1 Richard Sameul Meyer and Gerald Lee Ager of Burkburnett were arrested by Burkburnett police officers saturday and charged with Possession of More than 4 ounces of marijuana. They were taken before precinct 2 Justice of the peace Eldon o. Morris arid Bond was set at 51000 each. Donald Robert Potter jr., 7son of or. And mrs. Donald Robert Potter of 900 Ciba died Friday from what authorities said was an accidental gunshot wound. Burkburnett police said the incident occurred about 12 25 . At the Potter residence. A thirteen year old relative was reportedly playing with a .44 Caliper handgun when it acc Dently discharged striking the Potter boy in the Abdomen. E. A. Stevens of the Burkburnett police department pronounced the boy dead at the scene. Services were held monday at the Church of god with the Rev. J. A Mcneese officiating. He was assisted by the Rev. Lamion Champ of first Baptist Church. Burial was in Burkburnett cemetery. In addition to his parents survivors include the grandparents or. And mrs. Robert Stone of Burkburnett mrs. Nora Mcclain of Panama City fla., and Doyle Spinks of Burkburnett and great grandparents mrs. Nora Stone of Wichita Falls and Gurney Mccullough of Pennsylvania. Senior citizens get Van a a Jean Britton left president of the Burkburnett senior citizen s Center Board of directors gets the keys to a 1v79 Ford Van from Charles Simpson Ford sales consultant thursday Laking on is Bob Butler Burkburnett Ford dealer. The Van will be used for medical transportation and shopping assistance for senior citizens according to Dong Eastman Center director. Cortex regional planning commission provided a Grant which paid for 90 percent of the Cost of the Van and the remaining to percent came from donations from Burkburnett businesses and individuals

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