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Burnet County Bulletin (Newspaper) - February 17, 1977, Burnet, Texas To. I m Conter inc. Xxx a mini i ii i Doak Field Camilla Butler or. And mrs. Bus Mort Coronation pictures Page by Ages 17-21 seven of men arrested charged with burglaries Marble Falls Martin i us City marshal Reinhard Reeh and Burnet county Deputy Al Dubois arrested seven Marble Falls men and charged them in connection with five recent burglaries in this City. Alvin d. Hart 19 Michael e. Clark .9 Bobby r. Hall 21 Jimmy Gerel Jackson 17 Andy Gene Bucy 18 Dennis w. Bell 19 and Bobby a. Bell 17 All of Marble Falls were arrested last week and held in the Burnet county jail in lieu of $10, xxx Bond each. Tuesday All but Bobby r. Hall had been released on Bond. Quot All these boys Are friends of each other Quot Deputy Dubois told the bulletin Quot and they worked in groups to pull off these burglaries but not All of them Are charged with All Dubois added that Quot some of the same people Are involved in both the burglaries and the vandalism of mailboxes on main Street and in Northwood acres Back in the first of the five burglaries occurred at Ken s drive in grocery on Hwy. 1431 in Marble Falls the night of Jan. 14. Deputy Dubois said that about 25 to 30 persons attended a party at a Mobile Home behind Ken s and that when the group ran out of Beer they apparently broke into the grocery and stole Beer cigarettes barbecued brisket and sausage. Entry to the building was gained when the men removed an exha in an Over the Barbecue pit and med through the opening. Quot the Only a Lake they made at kens Quot the Deputy said Quot was taking a radio. Had they not taken the radio the owner would never have missed the other Ken Smith owns the grocery and he estimated that $150 to $200 Worth of merchandise was taken. Dubois said that burglars were very neat and that they replaced the fan properly and left All the doors and windows locked when they left. Both Dubois and Reeh agreed that several More suspects will be sought in connection with the break in at Ken s. At present three men have admitted entering and leaving with merchandise but Dubois said that he plans to question about them More suspects for knowingly consuming stolen during the night of Jan. 16, some of the same individuals Are charged with the burglary of inside Pec Board president encourages members to seek Energy a2.a5 personalities crowned in Burnet High school ceremony More by basketball season ends in Burnet with Pflugerville by District c 1 republicans turn out for Burnet county Lincoln Day a3 Burnet clean up Campaign a trash cans of the week Quot. Page a2 for Burnet school personnel contracts renewed Bertram after meeting in executive session for More than an hour the trustees of the Burnet school Board meeting in the Bertram elementary school voted to extend the contracts of High school principal Cliff Vandeventer for two years and the one year contracts of intermediate school principal Johnnie Smith Burnet elementary school principal Dorothy Schmidt and Bertram elementary principal Johnnie Mae Wheeler. High school athletic director Ray Frady also received a one year contract renewal with a $4,500 supplement. Bus student and president of the band David Tucker appeared before the trustees and asked them to allow the band to travel to Lake Charles Louisiana May 3 through May 8 to participate in a three Day concert festival. Quot we have always allowed the band to make a trip Quot Board president . Price said Quot and i think they got a lot out of it and Benefit from the band director Lewis Phelps also attended the meeting and at the request of superintendent Bob Wilkin told the trustees of the District sight Reading contest that win be hosted by Burnet High school March 23-24. He explained that about 2,000 students from 29 schools would be participating in concert and sight Reading contest on the Campus. The program will begin at noon March 23 and conclude at 5 . March 24. At the recommendation of Vandeventer and Wilkin the Board also okayed two new courses advanced Reading and exploratory physics to be offered to qualified students during the Spring Quarter approximately 190 students Are presently enrolled one in one of four health or three government classes that will have to choose a replacement for the Spring semester. Quot Many students Are scared of difficult class like physics and this Basic course could be a tremendous help to College bound students Vandeventer said. He added that advanced Reading would be taught by the High school librarian and limited to about 15 upper level students curriculum in that class would be mostly Reading assignments selected jointly by the instructor and the student. Quot Many seniors lose interest near the end of the year Price in contracts Page a4 >1 the Burnet county Meadowlakes country club in which $100 in Cash was taken from a locker and a citizens band radio was taken from the car of Meadow Lake s manager Fred Dillistone. Last thursday night feb. 10, burglars apparently kicked in the door of the veterans of of sign War building in Marble Falls stole ten cases of Beer ten fifths of assorted liquors and three cases of 32 of. Soft drinks. The burglary was not reported however until about 11 30 the following morning but the marshal and Deputy cleared that Case the same Day. Marble Falls assistant City marshal Chuck Miller and county Deputy Steve Moreno were called in to assist in the operation and they recovered the merchandise taken from the the vow and the cd radio taken at Meadowlakes. Quot they the burglars just got greedy and that is How they got caught Quot Dubois said of the individuals charged with the feb. 7 burglary of the Frontier store on Hwy. 1431 in Marble Falls "14 cases of Beer were taken last monday Quot Dubois said with a smile Quot but they had been ripping them off for at least six months one Case at a he said that they were caught this time because they took the Large Quality of merchandise and forgot to lock the door. The suspects told the Deputy that they had Learned to open the cooler lock by using a Fountain pen to Spring the Latch. Even though several of the suspects have admitted to the burglary of the Frontier store the officers have no leads in two other burglaries that happened the same night. The hideout a recreation Center in Marble Falls was see burglaries Page a3 bulletin Mil Lull i Mill Lam om04, no. 12 february 17,1977 3 sections 20 pages Jhaj of school Board to consider curriculum i at special meeting monday Marble Falls on feb. 21, at 7 . The Board of trustees of the Marble Falls Independent school District will hold a special meeting to consider curriculum improvement in the school District. Ruth Denny professor of drama it the University of Texas in Austin will make a presentation entitled Quot the need for Fine arts education in a Small Public school school mrs. Denny is Well known As an educator and artist. Prior to coming to Texas University she was principal of a High school for the performing and visual arts in the Houston Independent school District. The curriculum of the school of which aha University in Ohio and the University of Houson. She has served on the staff of the Alley theatre in Houson. In addition she has was principal was de served is a special signed exclusively for Fine consultant to the Gover arts students in Houston. She holds College degrees from Wesleyan county commissioners Grant salaries for new employees Burnet Virginia Sheppard of mental health mental retardation and mrs. Willie Mae Price of the Burnet county Library each received $3,500 precinct 2 and precinct 3 each received $3,100 and Marble Falls school super a pendent Charles Hundley and Burnet superintendent Bob Wilkin were each granted $2,800 for seven months As salaries for new employees at the monday meeting of the Burnet county commissioners court. The salaries were provided through title i of the underemployment act that pro vices work for persons who Are not employed or who do not so Cmil Asiman gaga a4 nor of Texas and the Texas commissioner of education. She has presented programs at various colleges and universities across the nation. Monday s Board meet ing will also include a Brief performance by an elementary school must Cal group from Woolridge school in Austin they will be under the direction of Sally Hawkins of the Austin Independent school District. The so Schoal boart Page As Bertram City Council to Purchase Backhoe Bertram the Bertram City Council will hold a special called meeting at 6 pm tomorrow Friday at the old elementary school building to pass a Resolution to approve a $6,500 loan from Farmers state Bank for the Purchase of a Backhoe for the water depart ment. Quot this is a Mere formality Quot City Secretary Carolyn Smith told the bulletin Quot they have already Given us the Money Quot the aldermen will also discuss Law enforcement at the special meeting and Fred Felan chairman of a committee appointed by mayor Ken Odiorne to try to find a City marshal said Quot we now have a couple of applicants who Are qualified and would come under the underemployment finances have been a problem for the Bertram Council but Felan said that if a suitable applicant can qualify for the underemployment Grant the City could be very close to finding a solution to the problem we have found possible ways and Means of purchasing a car for the marshal Quot Felan said. Quot but we need approval from the Council before we can put in a request for the car Quot the Auto being considered is a 1976 Model presently being used by the Austin police department. Felan said that the car could be purchased for Quot no More than $1,200&Quot John Pogue jul seut Mdian use liar tar 1171, was among honer is at Tho Barnet chanter Al Calamar Ca banquet Friday night

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