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This Is Sam Rayburn Country voi 12. No. 33 News (tlimpses IN BONHAM ItlooiI Slalvd The Texoma Regional Blood Rank will conduct a blood at Fannin County Hospital from 10 a to 5 on Tuesday. June 21 Donations are requested Police Police said Friday that burglars entered Bonham Communications on North Center sometime Wednesday night. The report was made Thursday Officers said an inventory is being taken to determine the loss, if any IN TEXAS Million St'hool hauls AUSTIN.

Tex. (UP1) Regional education service centers and some school districts will receive more than 18 3 million in federal funds to support 228 projects during 1077-78. Texas Education Commissioner L. Brorkette said Thursday. The largest grant of $162.612 will go to the Fort Worth Independent School District to support a staff development project.

Brockette said The Copperas Cove ISD will receive the smallest grant $4.269 to support a special reading program AMARILLO, Tex (UPI) State district judge George Dolan says the pretnal hearings in the murder case of Fort Worth millionaire Cullen Davis will be in Amarillo because law prohibits them from being held in Fort Worth Dowlen earlier had said he anticipated traveling to Fort Worth for the heanngs next week, rather than make witnesses travel to Amarillo. Davis. 43. is accused of the shooting death last Aug 2 of his stepdaughter. Andrea Wilborn.

12. LUBBOCK. Tex (UPI) Members of the Texas Farmers Union Thursday threatened a strike or moratorium on the purchase of supplies if Congress passes its current version of a four-year farm bill State president Jay Naman said the bill lacks decent support levels and imposes ceilings on any hope for profit by allowing provisions such as imports of raw cotton and abundant grain reserves encouraging low prices. A spokesman said the member Texas chapter of the national organization is the first to call for a strike or moratorium, but other states are expected to follow suit AUSTIN. Tex (UPI) Police have seized 3,200 pounds of marijuana from a distribution center near the rural community of Garfield A Dallas man was arrested by officers who shot out the tires on a rental truck he was driving.

The truck was loaded with 500 pounds of marijuana Officers arrested Richard Kottwitz, 26. of Dallas, and said at least two other persons would be arrested later in connection with the case Lt Bob Simpson said the bulk of the marijuana ws stored at a farmhouse and barns east of Garfield, and said the house was being used as a distribution center AUSTIN. Tex. (UPI) Gov Dolph Briscoe Thursday appointed three members to the Board of Regents of Texas Tech University for six-year terms to expire Jan. 31.

1983 Briscoe reappointed Clint Formby of Hereford, immediate past chairman of the Tech regents and past president of the Tech Ex- Students Association. Roy Furr of Lubbock, president of Furrs. Inc and James Snyder of Baird, a rancher THE WEATHER BONHAM Clear to partly cloudy and warm through Saturday High temperatures both days mid 90s Lows tonight mid 70s Wind southerly 10 to 20 Amin Is Carried Through Streets NAIROBI, Kenya (UPI) A group of 19 Bntons carried Ugandan President Idi Amin shoulder high through the streets of Kampala Thursday, but the 258-pound dictator warned his countrymen against abusing British residents Amin, miffed that Britain did not invite him to the Commonwealth conference in London, has been seeking revenge against the estimated 300 British businessmen and missionaries living in his east Afncan country. Amin described the latest in a long series of bizarre spectacles in a speech on Uganda's budget day, which was broadcast by Radio Uganda "I think you have heard that I was earned by 19 people who managed to carry me from 111 a miles and they are very tired," Amin told the budget meeting Although he gave no further details. Radio Uganda earlier said the Bntons had offered to cam him 25 miles shoulder- high through Kampala to demonstrate their with his regime Amin then launched into a defense of the Britons in another dramatic turnabout in his love-hate relationship with London.

must not do something Established 1892 BONHAM, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1977 I I lm DALLAS. TEXAS 75335 Say Something Good About Bonham Today Eight Pages Briscoe Calls I 'or New Session Controllai Intersections Bonham City Commissioners this week discussed erecting more traffic control signs at unmarked intersections in the city. The commission is planning a survey to determine priority street markings. Priorities will be placed on streets intersecting Highways 82 and 78 As one councilman said "you can't mark every corner." Four-way stop signs like this one were praised during the meeting, (Daily Favorite Photo) AUSTIN, Tex (UPI) On July II the gavel will bring the legislature hack into order, and for the next few the lawmakers will work to pass a schtnl finance bill they tried for months to pass during the regular session "It will be my intention to call a special session for 10 a Monday, July Gov Dolph Briscoe announced Thursday this point, the top priority item in the call will tie public education have no decision to expand the call any further than public school educatuvi A million school finance bill failed in the ckmtng minutes of the regular sesskui May 30. ami Briscoe indicated 1 does not expect lawmakers to need the full 30 days at the special session to agree to another school bill think it should be possible to accomplish the work within a to 10 days." Briscoe said think we have enough agreement that it will be pmstble in a relatively short length of time to work out a good school finance bill Briscoe said any school finance bill should include some property tax reform for school taxes, but said the legislature would need his consent to expand the reform to other areas of property taxation.

Briscoe also said Thursday he had signed legislation eombui ing three state water agencies and a lull requiring dozens of other agencies to prove their worth or be abolished The water legislation com bined the Texas Water Quality Board, the Texas Water Deve lopment Board and the Texas Water Rights Commission into a new agency with power to regulate virtually all phases of water pollution, development and distnbution Briscoe signing of the so called provides for penodic review of moat state agencies and termination of I hone which are not essential Among the agencies included under the Sunset law is the Texas Railroad Commission, which has come under continuing criticism in recent years for its handling of oil and gas regulation in the state. Hnscoe also signed a con tmversial medical malpractice bill establishing limits on the size of Judgments in mslprac tice The malpractice bill fell well short of the demands of the Texas Medical Association, but was endorsed by another major group interested in malpractice cases, the Texaa Truil lawyers Association Briscoe said he planned to complete action on bills passed by the regular legislative session by today, and probably would veto about 20 bills Fort Replica Open House Sunday By Jean Parker Covert Open house will be held from 1 to 5 Sunday, at Fort Inglish for persons interested in perpetuating Fannin County history The fort replica was completed in September, 1976 First Replica The first replica of Fort Inglish was built in 1936 It is said the original fort was completed in 1837 Though very little information has been left on record about the original fort, both the Texas Centennial Committee in 1936 and the Bicentennial Committee of 1976 agree that the fort consisted of a block house 16 feet square It had a story above which was 20 feet square, as does the present Fort Inglish located at West Sam Rayburn Dnve and Chinner Street The 1936 replica of the fort was torn down in 1965 It was located at the corner of 9th Street and Lipscomb Boulevard, a short distance from where the original fort is believed to have been located New Replica The new replica is designed to resist termites and rot. It is built of creosote-dipped logs. The logs are set on a strip of concrete se that the fort will not fall victim to decay and rot as did the 1936 fort The lower floor shows everyday living items of split log furniture, cooking utensils, weapons, and bedding Tools And Equipment Tools and farm implements used in the 1800 are now on display on the second floor of the Fort Inglish replica The tools are from the farm of Bonham founder Bailey Inglish To locate other items used by farmers in a century gone by is another objective of the Sunday open house. The Society realizes the settlers probably stayed in their wagons inside the stockade, and only ran to the fort for protection.

The fort will display items they might have used for the interest of the visitors Mrs Joe Welch will be on hand Sunday to discuss possibilities for acquiring ad ditional antiques to furnish the fort Items donated on loan will bear the donor's name and description Lawton Wilson, who built the 1936 replica, was also construction overseer for the present replica Blueprints were drawn by the late Fae Jones Officers Officers of the Fort Inglish Society are Mrs Claud Devenport, president; Dr. William King, vice president; Robert Taylor, secretary; and Mrs Joe Welch, treasurer Board Members Members of the Fort Inglish Board of Directors are L. Brent, Bob Williams. Mrs I) Swann. C.E.

Hope. Guy Glenn, Bryce McIntyre, liar nett, Joe Scasta, Dr John Durst. Dr John Jameson, Mrs I) Hackley and Kate Estes Advisory Board Advisory1 Board members are David Miller, Mr and Mrs Thornton, Cora Baxter, Gladys May. Mrs. L.

Brent, Juanita Spencer, Mrs. Hercil Brown. Rev Rollo Davidson, Jerry Miller. Pat Sitzler, Leeman Sewell, Joe Welch, Thelbert Wingate. J.P Shull, Gene Willis.

Ronny Welch, Claud Devenport, Mr and Mrs. John Glenn, Bert Now You Know By United Press International In an average year, there are 174 deaths from 404 tornadoes in the United States Simpson. Lewis Scholl, Bryant, Ray Peeler, Jr. Thad Finley. Bobby McCraw, Henry Lovelace, Charles Turbyfill.

Charles Carter, G. Dulaney. Loyd Johnson and Mrs Jimmy Coilins Park Master Plan The Fort Inglish park master plan is being developed by the Texoma Regional Planning Commission under the authonty of the City of Bonham, who owns the land around the fort Memberships Prices of memberships are stu dent $1 annually; single $5, family $10 benefactor $25. and sustaining life $250 or more paid over a five year pentxl Hours Regular hours for fort tours will be Tuesdays through Fndays from 10 a m. to 5 in On Saturdays and Sundays, hours will be 1 until 5 Memorial Service Set For Saul Ash Memorial services for Ssul Ash.

85. resident of the Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center and long-time civic leader, who died Wednesday, will be conducted at the VA Chapel at 2 Saturday, June 18 Mr Ash had been a resident of the Center since 1953 During his stay in the Center, Mr Ash had been very active In the local high school and city youth athletic and had received letters of appreciation from city and school officials for his untiring efforts. A veteran of World War I. Mr Ash is survived by his wife Gladys Ash of Dallas. Texas and a son, Colonel Alvin Ash of Washington.

l) The family has requested that any donation in memory of Mir Ash be made to Bonham Baseball, Mrs Judy Prlddy, P.O. Box 304, Bonham. TX 75418 Leonard Plant To Open In July l()tli Century Setting The environment of the 1800's can be visualized by the memorabilia displayed at Fort Inglish. Kathy Cross is seen here making sure she has the globe on straight for an old kerosene lamp. The replica of Fort Inglish will be open Sunday from I to 5 p.m.

The public is Invited to tour the fort and join in its promotion as a tourist attraction. (Daily Favorite Photo by Jean Covert) LEONARD Applications ior employment are being taken by a ladies manufacturer which has announced opening here in July Leiter Marlin, Inc after taking a Fannin County labor survey in 1976. will employ as many sewing machine operators as there are available, a company spokesman said With an estimated annual payroll of $300.000, the company will begin operation in the building formerly occupied by Barnett Farm Supply on Highway 69 They will expand according to the number of employees available Plant manager Gary McBride says applications are being accepted Prospective employees bad to them," Amin said. "You must be very good to them. We have decided not to break any trade relations with Britain and we will do everything possible to maintain good understanding with the people of Britain here Anyone who is playing with the Bntish nationals in Uganda is heading for trouble with me Significantly, however.

Amin did not lift the ban on Britons leaving the country imposed last week after London baned him from attending the Commonwealth conference. Neither did he mention the fate of British-born businessman Bob Scanlon, arrested last week on espionage charges Radio Uganda said Scanlon would be tried by military tribunal and executed by finng squad if found guilty, but has dropped all reference to him since last Friday. latest statement coincided with a statement from the Bntish Foreign Office announcing the last two Bntish diplomats in Kampala had been withdrawn and requesting the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London close down its interests section London said the diplomats were recalled after Uganda made unfounded accusations they had been engaged in subversive activities in Uganda Dogs May In Killings LOCUST GROVE. Okla The district attorney heading the investigation into the murders of three Girl Scouts says he hopes special search dogs can find new clues and maybe even a murder weapon "We hope they can distinctly show us the route of entry and the route of exit of the Sid Wise said Thursday "If they can do that it would be a real contribution to the analysis of this crime. "Of course, there is the ever lasting hope they might sniff out the blunt instrument that the medical examiner report said is the cause of death in two of the cases The German Shepherds were flown in from Philadelphia to assist in the investigation Authorities have been checking to see if there is a connection between the burglary of a farmhouse located next to Camp Scott and the murders of Lori Lee Fanner.

Dons Denise Milner and Michelle Guse but Wise said no connection had been found He said the farmhouse burglary only was of interest "since it happened in close proximity" to Camp Scott. "I think it is a home that is used only as a vacation home," Wise said, was a routine investigation Sheriff Pete Weaver also said "a blue denim purse" was taken from a tent in the Kiowa unit of Camp Scott. He said some "beer and foodstuffs" were taken from the farmhouse of Jack Shroff adjacent to the camp. Weaver said he felt there was a definite connection between the murders and the burglaries think there is a link because of the time element," he said 'Hie purse was discovered missing Monday. Authorities said the Shroff burglary oc- Slain (wirl's Services TULSA, Okla (UPI) A gray sky and slight drizzle served as a setting for the funeral of Doris Denise Milner, 10, the second to be buned of the three Girl Scouts killed Monday at Camp Scott More than 300 mourners, some of them draping newspapers over their head to stay dry, slowly filed into the sanctuary of Antioch Baptist Church Thursday The seats filled rapidly with uniformed police officers and nurses taking up some of the front benches near the family Denise father is a policeman Her mother is a nurse.

The mystery that sunounds tne beating and strangulation deaths of Denise and her tentmates Lori Lee Farmer, 8, also of Tulsa, and Michelle Guse, 9. of Broken Arrow, Okla was on the mind of many mourners. They had to be crazy," one youngster said. "She start nothing The Rev. C.L Potter, pastor of the church expressed the emotion evident on many of the faces when his voice breaking in prayer he said, minds are clouded by questions that have not been answered The flower-draped casket remained closed curred either Sunday or Monday.

The bodies were found Monday morning A deputy sheriff said earlier in the day fingerprints from the farmhouse burglary and the tent have been taken so they can be compared with prints lifted from the bodies of the murder victims Deputy J.D Robertson said the fingerprints were being studied by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Although more than 100 persons have been interviewed, there have been no anests and very few leads since the bodies of the three girls were found shortly after 6 a Monday outside their tent. All three were sexually molested The three shared a tent intended to house four girls at the Kiowa section of Camp Scott Camp officials said they had planned to move a fourth girl into the tent Sunday night but postponed the move because of rain. The funeral for Michelle Guse will be held today at Broken Anow Funerals were held Wednesday for Lori Lee Farmer and Thursday for Dons Denise Milner Rayburn Day "Bill Is Approved Gov Dolph Bnscoe signed House Bill 620 Wednesday which designates Jan 6 as the official "Sam Rayburn Day" in the state January 6th was Mr birth date. House Bill 620 was introduced to the 65th Legislature by Rep. Bill Sullivant.

At the first annual "Sam Rayburn Day" in Bonham in 1976, Gov Dolph Briscoe announced the kick-off for the perpetuation of Texas history through observation of Sam birthday. It took two years to get It passed into law When contacted Friday, Dr. John Jameson, Sam Rayburn House director, said the "Third Annual Sam Rayburn Day" in 1978 will feature the appearance of Carl Albert, retired Speaker of the House. In last contact with Albert, he said the retired speaker expressed a desire to attend the next Rayburn celebration. Dr.

Jameson said, "We would like to express our appreciation to Rep. Sullivant of Gainesville and Sen. A.M. Aikin of Paris, for helping us improve our budget for the coming may send their applications to Box 15, Leonard, Tx 75452 The company offers paid holidays, paid vacations, and piece work rates with pay incentives Leiter-Marlin comes to Leonard as an expansion of their Commerce based plant, which Is in its 25th year of operation Famed Scientist Dies WASHINGTON (UP!) Wernher von Braun, the German-born scientist whose rockets rained terror on London and sent Americans to the moon, died of cancer of the colon Wednesday morning, hospital officials said today. He was 65 The sources said he died in nearby Alexandria (Va.) Hospital after a long illness.

TYie funeral was Thursday and attended by his family and a few close friends. Von Braun lived at a time when rocketry evolved from backyard experiments to a standard means of transportation. He was at the forefront when rocketry achieved status as a tool of peace as well as a weapon of war. He led the team that developed the rocket that orbited first satellite. And later, von Braun became known as the "father of the Satums" that launched Apollo moon explorers Von Braun retired from the National Areonautics and Space Administration in 1972 to become vice president of Fairchild Industries, Germantown, Md.

But he remained aa active as ever in promoting space Sources said von death was not disclosed until this morning because members of his family requested that the information be held until they could leave town. Dr. Alan Lovelace, acting administator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said, "We fed a deep sense of personal loaa at the passing of Dr. Wernher von Braun, one of the outstanding pioneeers in the field of space.