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The Heartbeat Of This Progressive Territory"
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YEAR, NUMBER 20
Box 509, Malakoff, Texas 75148 489-0531
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1981
ROUNSAVALL School Superintendent Jack Mur/'ay,
who also serves as a member of the
described by J. D. YMCA board, said the school would be
Which would allow the expected to help maintain the field but
Hender- that no funds would be required for
field, development.
came at a regular Waller explained that the school's
night, program would end in May prior to the
approved an opening of the YMCA basebaU season.
for development "We would liketo build a facility that
track on 80 acres of can be put to constant use," Waller
district and located said.
Road. Trustees recommended that the
to trustees that the athletic director meet with Waller and
a baseball field attend the next meeting of the YMCA
and would welcome board to get a full understanding of the
to utilize the operation.
Also meeting with trustees was Terry
Sbelton who talked about the vocational
agricultural program and the Hender-
son County Livestock Show.
Ms. Shelton said that some paren
were unaware of the total costs of some
projects and she felt a parent-student-
instructor meeting at the first of school
would be beneficial.
tha t instructor Johnny Mattlngly said
they had tried to hold such a.
meeting two years ago and that two
parents attended.
"We just don't have a lot of success
getting the parents to come out," Mat-
tingly said.
Ms. Sbelton said that she felt if paten-
ts were told in advance that costs would
be included in the project there would
be fewer problems at show time.
"The band lets you know about
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possible coots, cheerleader sponsors let program should advise parents of the
you know," she said, "I just feel the ag See BOARD, page 2
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tony Perkins, left fielder for the Cedar Creek All Stars
as Custom Shirt Works' first baseman Gary Jeter
in the battle for third last weekend. Perkins was out on
All Stars dropped the contest, 10-7, for a fourth place finish.
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thall action and the traditional rains i~0t~R COUNCILMAN ERNEST WILSON was presented a plaque of appreciation May 11 for his years of ~ervice with
highlighted the Sixth Rebel Invitational the Matskoff City Council. Making the presentation is Mayor Howard Julian. (Staff photo by Ann Rounsavall)
here last weekend.
When the last out had been made and
the mud had dried, the Goodtimers,
sponsored by Oliver Brothers Tran-
smission, owned the first place trophy
for the second consecutive week. The
Corsicana-hased team took top honors
in the Trinidad tournament two weeks
ago.
Falling victim to the powerful Good-
timers was the Shields Tel-Comm team
out of Athens. A/tar dropping an 11-4
decision to the Goodtimers in the semi
finals of the winner's bracket, the
Athens team stunned the eventual
champions 28-5, forcing a second
championship tilt. The Goodtimers
returned the favor in the decisive
game, winning 24-8.
Custom Shirt Works, also out of
Athens, grabbed third place honors in
the three day, double-elimination
event. The Cedar Creek All Stars were
the only local team to place, taking
fourh place. Other local teams com-
peting were the Jays and Hub's Scrubs.
The Goodtimers had very little
trouble reaching the finals as they out-
scored the opposition 44-11 in four
preliminary contests. On their way to
the winner's circle, the Goodtimers
downed the Jays, 11-1, Jack Danlels
Asphalt, 13-3, All Stars, 9-3, and the
seven-peint win over Shields Tel-Comm
in the semi-finals.
Other than the loss to the Goodtimers,
Shields Tel-Comm reeled off decisions
over Williams Co., 12-11, and Custom
Shirt Works, 12-11 and 3-0.
On the local scene the All Stars, with
their fourth place finish, led the way
with a 3-2 record during the meet. The
Jays and Hub's Scrubs recorded 1-2
records.
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By ANN ROUNSAVALL"
Malakoff City Councilmen accepted
Lanford Drilling Co.'s bid of $78,000 to
drill a new water well to add to the
city's water system Monday night.
The special meeting was called to
review bids fordrilling the well and to
determine who the driller would be.
Other bidders included Lane-Texas
out of Dallas and Houston with a bid of
$110,2,50 and J.L. Miers Co. of Dallas
with a bid of $113,581.
Meeting with engineers Wayne
Weaks and Neff Velvin of Athens, the
council learned that drilling a test hole
will coot about $19,000. Coots were
estimated at $35 per foot with additional
expanses of $2,000 and $4,000 roopec-*
tively for an electrical log for sand sec-
tions and pump and chemical testing.
Councilmen had previously estimated
coots for the test hole at about $10,000,
stipulates, with completion expected
within 60 working days. Weaks told
councilmen that the well would
probably be comvleted much earlier.
The well is being drilled to try to sup-
plement the city's water supply. All city
wells are 20 years old or older, and
recent attempts by city officials to
secure an additional well have been un-
successful.
In making the motion to award the
bid to Lanford Drilling Co. councilmen
stipulated that while work is underway
on the well initial information
gathering should be taken to study the
possibility of securing water from the
town of Trinidad.
In earlier meetings the council has
discussed the possibility of buying
treated water from Trinidad. That
town's water supply comes directly
and faced the possibility of having to from Cedar Creek Lake. Councilmen
drill more than one hole to find a good have decided that checking into that
water supplyl possibility for the future would be ad-
Lanford Drilling will begin work visable at this time, even if the new well
within ten days of Monday, the contract becomes a reality.
Annexation proposed
"Any water you get from the lake is
going to be more expensive than well
water," City Manager John Lott said.
"Expensive water is better than no
water," councilman Dennis Cannon
replied.
Lott said that in the event Malakoff
could use 'water from Trinidad they
would still keep the working wells in
operation to add to the lake water. In
doing so they would reduce insurance
rates, cut costs, and mix the two sour-
coo of water.
There is no shortage of water in
Malakoff at the present time but con-
cerns from the council stem from the
possibility of losing one of the system's
present wells. If that happens the city
system could be faced with a possible
shortage, especially in a continued
drought situation similar to last sum-
mer.
The actions that are being taken at
the present time are preventative
measures planned to secure a stable
water system for the future.
STAR MeN the stomach of Roger Hanes, catcher for Custom Shirt Works.
fight for third place of the Sixth Rebel lnvitatloual held here last weekend.L
ball pass behind the collision, is umpire Wes Holt. Custom Shirt Works won the game 10-7.
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By ANN ROUNSAVALL present tax rate for the town, based on Questions from the floor from lake
There were mixed emotions as a 30 percent of value at a 94 cent per 100 See MEETING, page 7
result of a town meeting In Trinidad tax rate.
Saturda where Mayor Ernest Jenkins :: :::
proposed possible annexation of areas
north of the present city limits. Calendar of events
Jenkins opened the meeting by ex-
plaining to the 100 people present that
Trinidad has received a grant for ex-
pansion of the wastewater treatment
plant where work is about to begin to
increase the capacity of the plant and
the availability of service. Jenkins said
that the Trinidad Town Council feels
that the town is at a crossroads where
decisions should he made.
"If areas north of our present town
limits are interested in annexation for
the purpose of securing city services we
need to know prior to starting work on
our facilities," he said.
Jenkins told Cedar Creek Lake area
residents present for the meeting that
"We want to ten what we have to offer
and see if you are interested."
Jenkins said the town waterplant is
capable of pumping 800,000 gallons of
water per day and at the present time is
utilizing only about I00,000 gallons per
day. The new sewer system will provide
a large enough capacity to service a
much larger area than Trinidad, he
said, and we also have police and fire
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MEETING8
The Malakoff City Council will meet in regular session Monday, May 25, at
p.m. at the couference room.
Masonic Lodge No. 759 will hold their weekly study club at the ledge hall Mon-
day, May 22.
Malakoff Rotarians will meet Tuesday, May 26, at noon at the Harbor House
Restaurant for their weekly luncheon meeting.
The I. O. O. F. will hold their regular weekly meeting Tuesday, May 26, at the
lodge hall in Malakoff.
The Malakoff Lions Club will meet this Thursday, May 21, 1981, for its regular
meeting at the Lions Club Building. The FFA Boys, the Boy Scouts and the Fire
Department are invited to attend. All Lion members are urged to attend.
SKATE-A-THeN
The Muscular Dystrophy Association fund raising Skate-A-Then will be held at
the Athens Skate Palace Saturday, May 22, from noon until 9 p.m. About 40
children have signed Up and donations will be accepted.
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