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Burnet County Bulletin (Newspaper) - November 14, 1977, Burnet, Texas Marble Falls wins Burnet late in season finale Brady. .27 Burnet 14 Sass a 999 a list 9 a 24aa Box scores a Marble Falls.49 llano.54 san saba.0 leander.6 bulling through the line is Bob Shipley goes head Down to meet the opposition of Brady s defense in the season s last game for Burnet Friday night. Inks Lake level to lower soft. A by inks Lake a the lowering of the level of inks Lake requested by Lake property owners and approved by the lower Colorado River authority last october 20. Will begin tomorrow november 15. The 10 foot draw Down will mean a release of approximately 6,787 acre feet of water through the Power plants at inks Wirtz and Starcke dams and an approximate half foot Rise in the level of Lake Travis. The water will be retained in Lake Travis. Water to refill inks Lake will be released from Lake Buchanan beginning november 29, and will also result in additional hydroelectricity generation. The entire operation of lowering and raising the Lake Levels should be completed december 1. It will take relatively Little water to refill inks Lake. The lowering of the Lake aus tin water level was completed on november 2, As requested by the Austin City Council. The water was released through the Lypa Tor Bines at Tom Miller dam to accomplish the 12 foot draw Down. Lora was Able to generate approximately 654,000 Kwh during the two Day period. Lora will begin to replace the water in Lake Austin on novem Ber 28, unless unforeseen Condo tons Force an earlier Start Date. Plans Are to release water through the turbines at the Marshall Ford Plant at Mansfield dam which it is estimated will produce approximately 2.5 million Kwh this water will refill Lake Austin and be retained there for Energy generation should it be needed. The agreement for lowering the lakes provides for monetary compensation on Lora for the operation and allows Lora flexibility to raise the water level should heavy rain provide additional water. The Burnet county bulletin 25 vol.104, no. 87 november 14,1977 Burnet school Board meets tuesday trustees hear More complaints from unhappy Mother and teacher Burnet the Burnet set Hoot Board is scheduled to meet tues Day night at the High school at 7 30 in a regular meeting which will Deal with Boundary questions on school land interviewing Archi teds for building programs and updates on outstanding disputes Burgess to announce Burnet a Jack Burgess former candidate for the . Congress will be in Burnet wednesday november 16, to announce his candidacy for the 11th congressional District seat being vacated by w r. Poage. Burgess a Republican businessman from Waco Drew 43 per cent of the votes in 1976 when he ran against Poage for the House seat. It was the largest number of votes Ever cast in the 11th District for a Republican other than presidential candidates. Burgess is making a three Day tour of the 11th District stopping in 30 cities and towns on tuesday wednesday and thursday. He is the Only Republican so far to announce for the race which will be finally decided in novem Ber 1978 three democrats have announced their candidacies Marvin Leath Lane Denton and Lyndon Olson or. Poage a Democrat recently announced his retirement after 42 cont. On pm. 2 Between the Board and two ladies at the last regular meeting the trustees discussed the boundaries of the High school and intermediate school land with or. M g. Bowden and his Mother mrs. Rufus Willie Bowden. Mrs. Bowden sold the 55 acre tract to the school District in 1969 for $28,500, but has become bothered by some uncertainties about the land. Or Bowden told the Board at the earlier meeting that his Mother feels the boundaries need to be classified As does the Legal status of a Road on the North Boundary of the school. The school administrators have compiled their records of the transaction dating Back to the first mention of the then proposed land Doal in october 1967, the Board is also scheduled to hear from mrs Ted Baker has sought assistance from the school Board for medical Bills for treatment of her son was injured in a schoolyard fight at the intermediate school last year. Mrs. Baker took her Case to Tho Texas education Agency when the Hoard refused to help with the Bills and was told by tile commissioner that there was nothing to be done about the actuation. Her son hat refuted to return to cont. On pm. 2 commissioners consider car salaries Burnet a car for the sheriff s department election results salaries Library personnel and Home demonstration Are among the Agenda items listed for today s commissioners court meeting beginning at 9 . In the courthouse after taking care of routine business the commissioners Are slated to consider and probably approve the returns in last tuesday s state constitutional Amend ments election. The commissioners Are Alto scheduled to discuss bids for a new car for the sheriffs department and salaries for elected county officials and county am plovers mrs. Bill Prica director of county libraries will address the court concerning Library personnel. The Home demonstration Council will present its Semi annual report at 3 . The court is in session from 9 . Until 5 . With an hour lunch break at noon. Jack Burgess . Chamberlain services held of school trustees hear from a act Long time bulletin publisher \ 17 Marble Falls the Board of trustees of the Marble Falls schools will hold a regular meeting today. November 14. At 6 30 . In the classroom Annex at Marble Falls High school. Following an executive session the trustees will reconvene at about 8 . In the cafeteria of the High school. The meeting is scheduled to include presentations by a Parent and an a act representative concerning a action of school employees Quot circulated a mimeographed bogus application which was widely denounced by parents As the application was presented by the employees two coaches at the High school As humorous but the response from the citizenry was Stem. Pearlie Conely the Mother of one of the students received a copy of the a application Quot and Volma Overton from the National association for the advancement of coloured people Are expected to speak to the trustees at the meeting concerning action to be taken in the controversy. Other items on the Agenda include a report from structural engineers on the status of the old Granite school unemployment insurance travel pay for the food service director liability insurance on personal vehicles salaries for custodians superintendent Charles Hundley s request to attend a meeting of the american association of school administrators in Atlanta Georgia and minor changes in the school Calendar. . Chamberlain William o Bill Chamberlain age 69, of Burnet died wednes Day november 9. In the Burnet Hospital or Chamberlain was born april1908, in Burnet county the son of . Chamberlain and the former Mary Orgain Chamberlain joined his father As publisher of the Burnet bulletin in 1923 after serving in the army during world War la he purchased half interest in the newspaper and subsequently Hearne full owner upon the retirement of his father died in 1949. He and his wife Lolly continued in the Active management of the business until 1959 when Fie sold the bulletin to Ward Lowe also publisher of the i Arn Pasas dispatch and record in 1963 the paper was sold to o a Kincheloe with the chamberlains retaining the office Supply and printing portion of the business under the name of Chamberlain printing co. Following his retirement from printing business he served As Justice of the peace until ill health or Weed his retirement. Funeral services for chamber lain were held Friday no Vernier la at the Clements Chapel in Burnet with Rev. Bort Bronaugh and Rev Billy Newton officiating. Interment followed at the Burnet cemetery under tile direction of Clements funeral Home. Survivors include his wife mrs Lolly Chamberlain of Burnet and one sister mrs. Ross Johnson sr., of Houston pallbearers were Ross Johnson or Hill Mac Bradley Al Potthast Karl Piehl jr., Jimmy Glimp Lawrence Fizer Michael Frazer Del win Potter Kart Piehl sr., and Manning Clements elders arid deacons of the Burnet presbyterian Church relatives and close friends were named As honorary pallbearers

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