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Newspaper
Carrollton Chronicle
Location
Carrollton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1965
Page
1
Farmers Branch officials warn of a tax increase if a civil service act is approved. City estimates show typical residence taxes rising from about $63 to $72.60 and homes valued at $20,000 from roughly $105 to $121. A $25,000 home would jump from $125 to $191.25 and a $30,000 home from $157.50 to $181.50.
Wield Crotty of the Salesmanship Club of Palms will appear at the 12 15 luncheon in the V LP Room Otis Engineering Company Tineslay August 19. He will publicize the club activities and the charity game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers to be held August 28. A colored Gund film of the Cowboys 1964 season will be shown to entice attendance. Proceeds go to the Boys Camp at Hawkins for boys 19 years and younger. The camp houses 58 and plans to expand to accept 10 more. Crotty notes the club dates to 1933 with members from various walks of life.
The Carrollton Farmers Branch Independent School District approves a 1965 66 budget of 3 200 276 raising teacher pay from 90 to 1 069 per year. Supt Newman Smith notes operating budget down 80 015 from last year and total budget off 753 519. Tax roll up to 79 500 000 with no tax rate change at 1 50 per 100 value.
Carrollton Jaycees vote against repeal of Taft Hartley Law Section 14 B after pros and cons. The decision, favoring right to work without company union membership, will be sent to National Jaycees in Washington and then to Congress. Also note Pee Wee football tryouts Monday at Carrollton Elementary School grounds with Guy Berry.
A. J. Bowen announces D. Onstott will serve as vice president of First National Bank of Carrolton. Onstott arrives from Central Bank and Trust Co after two years there and has prior ties to First National Bank of Dallas Hillcrest State Bank and Republic National Bank. He and his wife Dorothy and daughter live at 7152 Cornelia Lane Dallas.
Addison Planning Commission will hold a public hearing September 9 at 8 p.m. in the Addison Community Building to consider two zoning change requests. John H. Rowley seeks a Special Use Drive In Theatre on 14 acres east of Addison Road and Belt Line Road owned by Hattie Dennis. Trammel Crew requests rezoning parts of Addison Airport Industrial District from I-1 to I-3 to allow metal airplane hangars along Wright Bros Drive Wiley Post Road and Lindberg Drive as a new taxiway is built.
The City Council set a Saturday election for Sept 11 on a 2.5 million bond issue to install a city owned touch tone telephone system after canceling Southwestern States Telephone Co franchise. If approved, bonds mature over 40 years at up to 5 percent and central equipment costs were estimated at 660 thousand dollars.
The Carrollton Lions Club will hold a regular meeting Thursday night at 6 30 PM in the R J Turter High School cafetorium. A line mentions a health fact about peptic ulcers with a statistic.
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