12A--The Malakoff News, Thursday, Sept. I, 1983
We've combed our shelves --
out our store rooms --
slashed -- We're
making room for new stock
II
for kids With every PUrchose
Prices good thru Sat., Sept. 3
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Hwy 31 Across From Holiday Inn
Tuesd~ay the United Way J
By FRANK SOPUCH "tremendous impact" on his com- drawn its funding of the [
The Henderson County Fair Board mittee'sefforts.
and other county officials are holding "People started saying no to us when month. The fair bom'o I.
their breath as they await word from they heard we might receive a grant," pointed out United Way had [
Washington, D. C. on the fate of a more explained the Athens veterinarian. $10,000 to the fairground
than r/00,000 matching funds grant "People who I know would have par- "probably felt we dn't |
earmarked for completion of the ticipated are not." Dr. Morton explained e
fairground coliseum. ~air board president Jeff Fulgham funding because we d oe ~'~ l
County Judge Winston Reagan repor- added, "People don't understand we money for construction, n_ /
ted to the fair board recently that he still need money to come up with the services, andthey'reaservice '' ""nrt
had hoped to know August 22 whether or local matching funds." TmUIeensd! hne grouv." i i waaUsoaCtt
not the grant was awarded locally and Fund drive co-chairman Tom
now expected word any day. Dismukes confirmed construction
The grant application was submitted plans on the fairground coliseum would accepted. Eze l reportedly
to the Economic Development Ad-be affected by the outcome of the grant
ministration of the U.S. Department of application. "We're looking at different Harlingen The board askea r. j
Commerce last May by Barber, plans depending on whether or not we Commissioner Jack Stegall, Wnu'
Brannon and Traylor, Inc., a Tyler get the grant money," he pointed out. attendance at last Tuesday's ¢
architectural, engineering and plan- "It will determine whether or not we to consider appointing a reP
ning firm. just put a roof on it (coliseum) or finish for Ezell. .
Judge Reagan said Gary Traylor, the bleachers and lighting." The board also approveo ~
vice-president of the firm, had recently Senior citizens center of a permanent teleph°n. $11
spoke to "someone in Washington, Reagan informed the fair board last fairground and assumedf !
D.C." who indicated "the majority of Tuesday that Traylor and company had for the phone bill proviaa s.
the grant monies were going to the East initiated application for a $275,000 distance calls be allowed.on[Y_ )"-.
Coast. block grant targeted to construct a 9,400 party charges (credit cards or $1
"If any of you have any connections square foot senior citizens center at the Last Tuesday night
in Washington, D.C. then now is the fairground, officially defined a quortu9
time to contact them because we need The grant is being administered members for future condU
b "
all the help we can get on this thing," through Gov. Mark White's office and usmess.
the county executive told last the Texas Department of Community IP, l'I
Tuesday's gathering. "We've already Development. OU r o[?
contacted (u.s. Senators) Bentsen (D- The judge said the grant is designed
i
Tex.), Tower (R-Tex.) and Hall to either assist low-income people or
(Congressman, D-Tex.) two or three facilities and programs for low-income lucrease sae
times." " citizens. Reagan felt the county had a __
The grant money, matched by a ;'gunO db hat e"fo gi tvt lg mtheer s te of
reported loan commitment of more e o 'ts' ve nt w'th Bor si
than $400,000 from eight Henderson senior citizens through the East Texas Sales of U. S. Savings .[
County banking institutions and other Nutrition Project, a program of the for the period January-MaY[
local pledge funds, would be used to East Texas Council of Governments. $113,012,014, up 36.2% o.ver l) , |
construct a steel roof over the new The county chief told the group the period a year ago, Jol n- 0
fairground coliseum as well as install grant would be awarded within the next Chairman of the Board [
lighting and bleachers, according to two months and explained Traylor's Systems, Inc. in Dallas an o |
fair board plans, firm did not charge for preparing the State Chairman for Texas [
Dr. John Morton, co-chairman of the application unless the grant is obtained, ced. These sales represe.nt, f d |
fair board fund drive started earlier Other conditions set down by Traylor in the state's 1963 assigned dO, ' ., [
this year, reported to the board last a letter to the judge include: ff funded, $224,700,000. . , • l
Tuesday more than $200,000 in pledges thecounty retainthe firm to administer SalesofSeriesEEBondsWe ^,i# l
and donations had been raised to date, the grant and engineering aspects of in May 1983 for a total of|
the proposed construction; ff the county first five months of in I
should cancel the grant application at County, William M. KeY,he '
any time the firm be paid a fee of $1,750 county chairman, said. T
and ff the grant is approved then a 10 result in 40 percent of be
percent fee of the face amount be levied assigned dollar quota.
as a fee. Since November 1, 1982,
Other fair board action Series EE Savings Bo~
Ful ham officially announced last years or longer, earn
average return on
• marketable securities
~. holding period, with
Malakoff Day Care Center
at the Assembly of God Church
Pre-Sch001.....8 a.m.-ll a.m.
*4.50 per day
Before and After School Transportation !
Brmkfast--Lunch-Nub2ious Snacks .x-
, Ages 18 mos.-12 years *
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Please Keep This
in Mind to Avoid
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guaranteed return of
held at least five years.
Series E and EE Bonds
Notes that are still ou~
earning interest on and aft
1,1987 will earn market-r
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average rate for the fi
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By Mrs J.W, W ite
Sunday, Sept. 4 is
annual reunion of the
family. We are
cousins from far
us. It is nice to get
old kinsmen.
Our pastor, Bro. Irvan i
wife, Ruth, have taken
vacation. Haven't
their return but do hope
rest.
• Bro. Curtis
last Sunday. We always
Bro. Curtis speak
blessing.
Bro. Jarrell Carter
Sunday night. I didn't
did receive the
. really good talk anc
it.
Mrs.
class of young ladies
their class party.
with a
and gifts. She told me
teaching this
There were 128 in
Sunday and a large
Bro. Curtis speak.
Fred Cowdln was
Cemetery last SundaY.
Tool many years but
Dallas area.
A large
last Saturday night.
was not won. So come
for it this week.
Rodney Johnson,
Grad), Johnson and
is again having to
luekemia.
While in the clinic
Thursday, we ran
Larkin Garrett there
their doctor. The
Mr. and Mrs. H.
friends there kind of
of a doctor's visit.
complete
hospital next
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