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Burnet County Bulletin (Newspaper) - January 3, 1977, Burnet, Texas R Moxy Rofeim Center inc. Xxx . Box 45436 Dali 3, Tex is 75? o j Are we a 41\officials face Spring re election Burnet county the mayors o1 two county cities will be facing re election this Spring should they choose to run and eleven school Board and City Council seats will be up for grabs in Burnet Bertram and Marble Falls. Burnet mayor o l. Kassaw who has served in that capacity for five years told the bulletin Quot i have really been Busy lately and i Haven t time to think about running in the april election. I just Haven t come to a although Marble Falls mayor Dean Chaffee said that he too has t Given the matter much thought Quot i probably will run but nothing is certain. It is still too Early to make up my mind but 11 will probably announce my decision sometime in february Quot Bertram mayor Ken Odiorne was elected last year and will not face re election until 1978 the three year terms of mrs. Sally Williams and Gene Taylor on the Burnet school Board Are also expiring in april mrs. Williams said that she is considering running again but has t made up her mind. Taylor who filled the one year unexpired term of Ken Warden last april has served one year on the Burnet school Board and five years on the Bertram school Board before the two were consolidated. Quot i do plan to run again this year Quot he said Quot i would t have put this much work in for just one other than mayor Kassaw. Two terms on the Burnet City Council will expire this april. Richard Sanders or. And Derrell Cowan have both said that they have yet to make a decision As to if they will run again Cowan has Only served one two year term while Sanders has been an Alderman for six years Fred Felan Gay Ion Brigantine and Darrell Montgomery of the Bertram City Council will end their terms in april and Only one Montgomery told the bulletin that he will probably seek re election. Brizendine and Felan both stated that they have yet to decide but that they each Are seriously considering running again Cowan and Montgomery have each served two terms and Felan has served three in the race for Marble Falls school Board John Mead and John Cammack will each end their first three year term. I am thinking very seriously about running Cammack said and Mead said that he too considered running Bur t decided the two year terms of Marble Falls City councilmen Duane Michel and h a Schnelle or win end this Spring and Schnelle told the bulletin Quot at the present i am not sure but i do not think that i Wilt seek re election Quot he added that he served on the Council for a total of 14 years Michel said Quot i Haven t made up my mind yet but i expect to make a diction and announce it soon after the first of the in april he will be completing his third term in office the elections Are presently scheduled for the first saturday in april april 2 Monda y Edi the Burnet county see sports Page by i vol. 104 no. I january 3, 1977 2 sections 14 pages bulletin rate hearing ends Austin after hearing rebuttals from six witnesses for Continental Telephone wednesday the Texas Public utilities commission ended hearings in the company s rate Case and a final ruling is expected later this month. Quot the general Tenor of the hearings was that the rate increase requested by Continental is excessive Quot said attorney Chris Heinrichs who handled the Case for the City of Burnet with Alvin nored. Quot they Are probably not going to get anywhere near the amount they requested and we Are hoping Puc will chop Continental s rate increase the Way they did in the Bell Case Quot Heinrich said. Uon Butler attorney for the Texas municipal league said that the Puc staff recommended to the commissioners that Continental be Given Only a $1.3 million increase instead of the $5.1 million they requested. He added that Tel asked that Continental not be Given any increase. Primarily the two things working against Continental s Case Are the poor Quality service to customers and the fact that their rate of return would be excessive Quot Butler said. Continental s request would mean a 9.1 to 9 9 percent rate of return on fair value and the Puc staff recommended an 8.05 percent rate of return while economist Jack Hopper testifying for Tel recommended a 7.9 percent fair ramp a of return. Now that hearings have ended the record will be left open for ten Days so that parties involved in the Case can file briefs a Puc spokesman explained. The next step in the proceedings will be for Puc chairman Garrett Morris to draft a proposed final order which will be discussed by All three commissioners in a posted open meeting. At that meeting which will be scheduled for some time after Jan. 10, the commissioners will vote on any changes and finalize the order. Burnet s role in the hearings was finished dec. 20 with the presentation of a statement by City Manger Jack Tippit which said Quot although Continental Tele phone company requested an obtained a 15.5 percent Overall rate increase from the Burnet City Council less than a year ago nov. 11, 1975because of the extra expense anticipated from the operation of the Burnet Exchange they Are now requesting additional increases in excess of 50 percent allegedly for the same Tippit provided testimony i showing Bassine october 19?1 business one party lines have increased 130.2 percent two party lines have increased 140 percent and four party 193.7 percent while residential phones have increased 97.8 percent for one party. Too percent for two party and 114 percent for four party lines. Since May 1973 Rural phones have also increased 44.3 percent for Rural residential four Perth phones 71.4 percent for residential Multi party lines. 8.3 percent for Rural business and 130.6 percent for Multi party. Performing before a crowd of Hin 40 Taiwan club Mamba and Guam professor r. Cochrane panic i wits Doris Putnick and Royanna Fry a Pacolor Al Taxa University and the daughter of or. And mrs. In. Jamas Fry of borate Toile Ted Ball baroque Trie mottos Tor inter in diet a Pahlck and min Fry played Tho record a mute aka instrument White Annie a a hath bal Harpt Icard Lull full besides hearing testimony from affected parties in the Case Puc staff members spent time in the Field investigating continent Al s service to Man Dies see Puc Page a2 on camping trip Pogue a not ready to name a successor Taylor seat still vacant Burnet although he has received several applications for the precinct two commissioner s seat vacated by Jimmy Taylor of Briggs county judge b. Pogue said Friday he is Quot not ready to name a Taylor submitted a written letter of resignation at the county commissioner s regular meeting last monday citing poor health As his reason for resigning. Judge Pogue said he will probably name a successor to fill the remaining two year term at the Jan. 10 commissioner s meeting. Jimmy has to come and pay his precinct Bills and get them approved so he will be serving As commissioner at least until the second monday in january Quot Pogue said. Quot i intend to work with the commissioners on this Quot he added although he indicated that the commissioners have not recommended anyone to fill Taylor s seat. In his letter to Pouf a Taylor wrote. I want t exp Sony i Heartfelt thanks to All my frit and constituency for their Tup Clr Over the past 14 years for without their Goodwill my Job would not have been so pleasant and enjoyable he also thanked the other Rrt Effit ers of the commissioner s and any missioner Jimmy Taylor court Mon re Stiim Sho it Burnet county during my tenure in Public office Quot Burnet funeral services were held at 10 . Friday for 43-year old Roger Pruitt Jones of Burnet at the Clements funeral Home Chapel with Rev. . Buddy Johnston officiating. Interment followed at Burnet cemetery. Jones died wednesday dec 29. In the camper covered tied of his 1976 Ford pick up truck precinct 3 up Chester Kincheloe was called to the scene pronounced Jones dead ordered an autopsy. Quot we do not know apparent reason for his death Quot Kincheloe said Quot he no history of illness other than a slight cold for which he was treated Jones and his 16 year old son Roger Pruitt Jones la camped out tuesday night in the truck on property owned by Pruitt located East of Burnet adjacent to the Green acres Mobile Home Park on Hwy. 29 East. Kincheloe said that Pruitt or told authorities that he and his father lit a charcoal fire in a Metal Container around 11 . Tuesday near the pick up. They allowed Hie fire to Burn Down and around 3 p a wednesday they brought the bucket of hot coals into the camper for warmth. The boy also told authorities that when he awoke around 11 30 a a he Felt dizzy and that hts hearing was distorted when attempts to Wake his Tother failed the boy drove the truck to a Telephone Booth at Dot it Vai Spradling s used car lot on Hwy. 281 South and called for an ambulance and the up both Burnet county sheriff Wallace Ridden and Kincheloe a greed that there was no sign of foul p a but Justice ordered an autopsy because there was no evident reason for the death. Results of that autopsy Are expected to be read eased later this week. Survivors of Jones include one son Roger Pruitt Jones la of Burnet one daughter Gail Bird of Lubbock three Brothers Bill Jones of Burnet . Jones of of need and Bobby Dean Jones Milf in ,0uf mrs Al of san i blog California mrs. . Dollar. Mrs Sam Haney both of Lamesa and Rhine Herdt of Lubbock Mother mrs. Eunice Pec inventory May reduce of rates Marble Falls like Many retail stores the Pedernales electric cooperative will soon be taking inventory and Marble Falls residents Are hoping that May Toad to a rate reduction Pec and its rate consultant will meet with Marble Falls officials and their rate consultant in Austin wednesday to discuss the scope of the inventory which is required before the requested rate study can begin at the close of the meeting. Marble Falls customers should have a clearer idea of just How much the inventory and rate study will Cost Marble Falls City manager Dick Zimmerman said Friday that the City would be following the advice of rate consultant Jack Hopper in determining just How far the inventory should go. The inventory May Cost $5000 to $6000/ Zimmerman explained the service study Cost is harder to pin Down but could conceivably run As High As $30 000 if the rate Structure ii broken Down into every Cate gory but Zimmerman said that in t Likely he said he does t believe the rate study requires that. 7 he study should be less expensive because the City is mainly interested in the average investment per customer. Quot we re looking out for Marble after All he said Marble Falls customer ire paying for the study. Utility services will conduct the inventory in Marble fall

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