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voters are reminded that local A list of area elections, positions to be
and city elections will be held open and voting places follows.
15 to choose representatives for the
CITY OF MALAKOFF
The places of Mayor Howard Julian
filing for a place on the and councilmen C.L. Nichols and Er-
on any of the elections will be nest Wilson will be up for election in the
4, allowing 30 days prior to the Malakoff city council race. Prospective
tion. Anyone interested in candidates can file for a place on the
a candidate can sign up for a ballot at the city hall. Voting will be at
on the ballot at the local office city hall April 5. Last date to file will be
March 4.
TEXAS PREI
ASSOCIATION
1980
MALAKOFF I.S.D. position on the ballot is March 4. and Arthur Arnold will be up for elec- TRINIDAD I.S.D.
CROSS ROADS I.S.D. tion in Trinidad, as well as the post held Two three year terms will be up for
Two places will be open on the ballot The places of Don Hughes, Jamesby Mayor Lamesa Sillick. Mrs. Sillick election in the Trinidad school board
for Malakoff I.S.D. The seats held by Pryor and Rance Anding will be up for election. The terms of Bill Green and
Sam Tanner and Charles Morman, both election in the Cross Roads I.S.D. Ap- was filling the unexpired term of Harlin Bobby Rounsavall will expire. Also on
three year terms, will be filled. Ap- plications to be placed on the ballot are Banks. The last day for filing for a the ballot will be the unexpired term of
plications to be placed on the ballot are available at the school office. Voting position on the baUot will be March 4, B.W. Tatum who resigned the position
available at the office of the school, will be in the homemaking building at due to ill health. The last day for filing
located in the old elementary building, the school, and applications are available at city for a position on the board will be Mar-
Voting will be at the Tool City Hall and hall. The election will be held at city ch 4, and candidates can file at the
the Malakoff Elementary School TOWN OF TRINIDAD hall and election judge will be Gertrude school office. The election will be held
cafeteria. Last day for filing for a The one-year terms of Erma Dickey Stanfield. at the school.
l'he Heartbeat Of This Progressive Territory"
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YEAR, NUMBER 9 Box 509, Malakoff, Texas 75148 489.4}531 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1981
DRIZZLE and showers left local residents with hope but little water to refill February has brought no promise of a
dwindling water supplies this week as the continued low rainfall for the area con- Callaway)
Unues. Malakoff fell one inch behind the norm in rainfall during January, and
break in the trend. (Staff photo by Lori
By ANN ROUNSAVALL Luther Ellis served as chairman of the
lakoff city officials have set an committee, with members Sam
for voters to choose a mayorStogner, I.W. Brown, J.A. McLain, and
%pril 5. Aresta Jackson.
held by Mayor Howard
and two council posts held by The city is making application for a
Id C.L. Nichols will be new community development block
r election. March 4 will be the last grant for 1981.
~iling for a place on the ballot, Councilmen approved purchase of a
are available at city 36" bucket for the street department
backhoe. The machine has a smaller,
Gentry will serve as election narrow bucket now, Lott explained, and
; and C.O. Dodson will be assistant a wider one is needed to clean out dit-
ches. The new bucket can be loaded on-
Manager John Lott reported to to the truck with the machine, and
of the council during their carried to sites for work.
session Monday night on the Athens Ford Tractor has the unit, at a
of the $250,000 block grant cost of $557. Julian recommended the
last year. Lott said the city is purchase to the council.
the last two homes being In a related discussion councilman
under the program, and Dennis Cannon told the group that a
total $250,000. From that recent accident in the area causing the
eight new homes have been death of a man working on a tractor
ucted, 16 houses were pointed out the need for safety
shed, and 24 homes were precautions for city equipment. Cannon
suggested that a roll bar be purchased
Williams, who has served asto put on the small city tractor. Lott
for the grant program, con-said that he would check into the cost
to work even though his pay has and need for the bar.
Lott said. Williams did an In other business the council voted to
mding job for us," *he said and pay bills totaling $11,380 ;,:lapproved
to watch over the completion minutes of the previous meeting; and
project though we no longer pay discussed action on delinquent taxes.
do the work."
Guests attending the meeting in-
said that others who should be eluded three local Boy Scouts working
for their work on the on merit badges; David Quinn, Kevin
are members of the Neigh- Kilman, and Kelly Quinn, and Texas
Committee, responsible forPower and Light Company manager
work should be done. Howard Watson.
IBIyP-ATHARRIMAN The existing county road, from
enaerson County Corn- Highway 155 into Berryvllle, will be
!rs Court agreed to pay $20,211
acres of land for the right ..f, made into a farm-to-market road,
ded to improve the Berryvme which the state will build and maintain.
James Berry, the county right- The road is 1.3 miles long.
The court also chose a county
price includes 13 depository, set a new rate for city
payment for fences, prisoners in the county jail, amended
the Malakoff Public Library Is a collection of heirlooms and an-
homes in Malakoff. Items on display are from the homes of
Mrs. Ellen Kirby, Mrs. Blanche Schoil, Alma Jesse
Jesse Robertson. (Staff photo by Lori Callaway)
the budget and authorized County certificates and a new 26-wesk $100,000 The court also approved an $11,859 on the way down to the meeting.
Auditor Thomas Simmons to re- certificate that will pay l2.01percent, budget ammendment. The money will "Sometime back, Frank LaRue Jr.
advertise for bids for four sheriff's If any of the money is withdrawn be transferred to the sheriff's deputies came and asked about putting blinds in
department cars. before 26 weeks, three months interest salary fund. Fields said he needed the the main office and I told him to talk to
Berry presented his bid to the court will be lost, but no penalty is imposed money to complete his payroll.Judge Reagan," S i unons said. "To my
and said he based his land and fence for early withdrawal of the regular "The commissioners court told me to understanding, ' he s put blinds up
appraisals on comparable sales. He time-deposits, go ahead and hire and train personnel throughout the juvenile building.
oaid he used $1,000 an acre as a basisfor "This (26-wcek certificate) takes for the jail, which I've done with six," County Judge Winston Reagan said
Fields said, "and I will be in corn- the juvenile board wanted LaRue
pllance (with the Texas Jail Standards have blinds for the front two windows
Commission )." like the Jail.
his land appraisals. He said fences
were appraised by the linear foot, plus
a separate cost for the posts.
"As long as you appraise fairly and
get comparable sales, we'll be on fair
ground," Berry said. "I don't see any
problems. I'll be going in with two
comparable sales."
The court also approved paying
Berry's $780 bill. Berry retired from the
state Highway Department after 25
years and has been performing this
service since 1976 for other counties,
including Smith and Anderson counties.
First State Bank of Athens will be the
1261 county depository. Bank President
Pat Neill said the bid included a 10
percent interest rate on time-devosit
away flexibility but adds more in-
terest," Neill said, "which will require
a little more planning as far as
maximizing the yield on the cer-
tificates."
Slmmmm said he didn't think the
county would be able to use the 26-week
certificates, but maybe the hospital
would be able use them.
The court adopted Henderson County
Sheriff Charlie Fields' recom-
mendation that a ff,-a-day rate be
charged for prisoners from cities and
other counties.
"Any person booked in the Jail from
one to 24 hours will be charged
Fields said. "If they stay the next day,
they'll be charged another $5."
The court authorized Simmons to re-
advertise for bids for four new sheriff's
department cars. The original bid was
for five cars, but the low bid of $40,260
was $4,740 more than was budgeted.
Kinnabrew Chevrolet, the low bid-
ders, said they cannot furnish four cars
at the same individual price they could
five cars.
The commissioners passed over
authorizing bids for a new com-
munication tower at the jail until they
talk to county communications advisor
Tom Carter. The commissioners said
they hadn't heard anything about the
tower and weren't sure whether or not
it was part of the deal they had ap-
proved for the new dispatcher's console
at the Jail.
The court also passed over paying a
bill from the Athens Glass & Blind
Co. and a bill from Gulf States-
United Telephone Co., which had been
charged by the juvenile office.
Simmons said he'd received the bills
The statement from Gulf States-
nited wag a proposal to eliminate the
eriff's office numbers from ringing in
the juvenile office.
"The juvenile office does ring on all
the calls the sheriff's department
gets," Fields said. "They don't have to
pick it up, but they have to look at the
third button to see if it's their call."
Reagan told Simmons to contact the
phone company to see what needs to be
done and said the court should table the
other bill until they talk to the juvenile
board.
The court appointed Dr. Ben Johnson,
Earl Carson, Jeff Fulgham and Howard
Watson to three year terms on the fair
board and V.B. "Mac" McKinney Jr.
was appointed to a one-year term.
Reagan signed a proclamation from
the Henderson County Farm Bureau,
designating Feb. 9-14 as Farm Bureau
week.
The court also agreed to make a $200
indigent funeral expense payment.
Calendar of events
Jewelry taken in the Charles Foster
murder on Cedar Creek Lake was found
after three suspects were arrested
Thursday. Two men and one woman
remain in the Henderson County Jail in
connection with the Jan. 27 murder,
Henderson County chief field deputy
Marion Marshall said that the trio had
not as yet been filed on. Two other
suspects are being sought through a
nationwide alert.
Other developments pertaining to the
case were made available over the
weekend. There may be more stolen
items as yet not found. A quantity of
JdlsceWeiry belonging to Fester was
overed at the time of the arrest of
the suspects. Marshall said that in-
formation from an unidentified person
who has been helpful since the in-
vestigation began gave authorities
reason to believe that more jewelry is
missing.
Two guns, one which may be the
murder weapon, have been found by
authorities. HCSO now speculates that
there are more weapons to be found,
according to Marshall. The guns were
taken from the marina and discarded
along the road between Seven Points
and Mesquite.
Marshall said that as of Monday
morning there were not any Henderson
Countypersons tied into the case. The
arrested suspects are from the Dallas
area as are the two still being sought.
Tens Ranger H.B. "Slick" Afred
gave an update Monday morning about
a woman who is in a Dallas hospital
that was the key in the arrests. The
woman was first thought to have only
been beaten by one of the suspects.
Alfred said that she also had been shot.
See JEWELRY, page 9
MEETINGS
Malakoff Masonic Lodge will meet Thursday, Feb. 12, at the lodge hall. For
this meeting chili will be served, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The regular study club
meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 16.
Malakoff Fire Department will meet Monday, Feb. 16, in a training session at
the fire station.
Malakoff Rotarians will meet at noon Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the Harbor House
for their weekly luncheon meeting. -
Malakoff Dad's Club will meet Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the club's facilities for their
regular meeting.
The I.O.O.F. will meet Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the ledge hall in Malakoff.
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