Plano Daily Star-Courier from Plano, Texas • Page 1

Plano- COLLIN LEADING INDUSTRIAL CITY THE PLANO STAR-COURIER Plano- COLLIN COUNTY'S FASTEST GROWING TOWN VOLUME NO. 75 SOUTH LARGEST CIRCULATED NEWSPAPER PLANO, TEXAS. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3, 1962 NO. 4 Grand Opening Vista North Apts.

Sunday Vista North Apartments will have its official opening Sunday, October 7, from 2 to 6 p.m. The public is oordialiy invited to attend and view this fine new family-type apartment. The 16 units are 1 and 2 bedrooms, and may be rented fur- rished or unfurnished These are the first of 32 units and when completed there will be a private patio area and fenced playground for the children. The apartments are attractively decorated in rich tones of beige and brown. They have spacious bedrooms, living room, dining area, beautiful electric kitchen and large bathroom.

Each apart for at- oven, carpeting and drapes the tenants. Some features which will tract the public are: complete washer-dryer service on the premises for their convenience; all utilities including central heat, air conditioning and water included in the rental payment; underground garbage facilities and covered parking area. The Vista North Apartments are well located just north of the Plano Clinic on Avenue and in easy walking distance of all public schools. Every effort has been made by builders Frank Adams, Lex New- ment has an unusual amount of and Carroll Woldt to make closet space throughout, a feature apartments a real asset to which was given special consider-j Plano, and to those desiring com- ation by the builders to meet the needs of apartment dwellers. The furnished units are complete with carpeting, drapes and lamps to enhance the functional, attractive furniture of Swedish modern design.

fort, luxury and convenience at a reasonable price. They invite you to visit newest family apartment building this Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Braley are moving into the new apartments State Fair Of Texas Designates Tuesday, Oct.

9, As Wildcat Band Will Be Honored The unfurnished units provide this week and will be managers a refrigerator, electric stove and of the 16-unit apartment. UP TO biff thermometer alongside the Red Feather in front of the Chamber of Commerce building on 15th street takes a spurt thanks especially to the Lone Star Boat Company force in Plano. Shown in photo are James McMillen, Comptroller of that big company, Wolfgang Bosse, manager of Manufacturing of the same company, and Byron Schaff, of the local Compaign. The Lone Star Boat Company is a 100 per cent participant in the Plano United Fund fact considered remarkable when one considers that over 50 per cent of the employees of the big boat company live outside Plano. goal is $10,000 and the drive ends Friday, October 5.

(Photo by L. W. Cason.) Plano Building Permits Soar Near Four Million Mark Says Manager Building Permits soared near the $4,000,000.00 mark for the first nine months of the year, City Manager Elmo Drumb informed the Star-Courier Monday. Total for the first nine months from January 1 through Sept. 30 I Permits continue to grow month amounted to $3,862,452.00, the by month as Plano holds the dis- City Manager said.

Permits for September neared the $300,000.00 mark or $294,278.00. tinction of being the fastest-growing city in Texas, per-capita wise. BUILDING REPORT 30 New Homes $292,256.00 5 Repair Permits Total for Month $294,278.00 Total from January 1, 1962 to September 30, 1962 285 New Homes $2,869,067.00 3 Duplex 41,524.00 3 Apartments (87 Units) 443,000.00 5 Commercials 206,000.00 1 Industrial 250,000.00 1 Church 3,000.00 96 Repair Permits 50,661.00 Total for Year $3,862,452 00 46 New Water Connections for 2,022.00 September. 1947 Total Water Connections as of September 30, 1962. 1907 Total Sewer Connections as of September 30, 1962.

$544.01 Per Capita Cost of construction to date using 7100 population. Supt. Hendrick School Board Attend Austin Meet MAYOR HELPS US. Our thanks to Mayor J. Alton Allman, for being in the press box out at the Plano-Bonham game Friday night and keeping a fine set of statistics for the Star-Courier.

We would wager that few if any newspapermen in the state of Southwest had the Mayor busy in the pressbox helping keep an account of the game. We are grateful to Friend Alton for his able assistance and for promising to help us out at future home games in the same capacity. A former Plano High athlete he knows the game and his services proved most valuable to us. UP TO $7,5000. It was thrilling to look out across the street from the Star- Courier office one after- Mr.

Senter was baptized in that noon last week and see our good friends Jim McMillen and Wolfgang Bosse painting the Red Feather thermometer in front of Sat. Caravans By Supporters Of Harrington A caravan is leaving Plano early each Saturday morning for var ious towns and cities in the Fourth Congressional District on behalf of Coorer Harrington of Plano, conservative candidate for Congress. Last Saturday a caravan i of cars left here for visits in Hunt and Fannin Counties. This coming Saturday, the caravan will leave here early that morning for visits to these Collin County towns: Allen, Westminster, Valdasta, Blue Ridge, Princeton, Farmersville, Josephine, Nevada, Copeville, Lavon, Wylie and Murphy. Spending only a short time at each city visited, the group of Harrington supporters, wearing Harrington stickers or hat bands, meet the people of the city being vikited.

Music is played over a loud speaker. "We have had a wonderful re- eeption at each city viai.ed and Texss tiro ro AAinnrt tnmorH ta noco Supt. Wayne Hendrick and members of the Plano School Baord left Saturday for Austin to attend Attend Gathering At Ardmore Church Mr. and Mrs. Perry Senter attended the homecoming and anniversary of the Orthodox Baptist Church in Ardmore, their former home, Sunday.

They are former members of that church. church 35 years ago and Mrs. Senter joined the church three years later after their marriage. met a lot of old friends the CofC building up to the $7,500. and enjoyed the program, fellow- mark.

They are with the Lone ship and Mr. Senter said. Star Boat Company, and the em- The Senters have been away from ployees of that big plant are 100 Ardmore for 10 years and Plano per cent in their contributions to residents for six years, where he the local United Fund campaign is owner of the Senter Auto Parts. a fact even more remarkable when one considers that half or more of the employees live outside Plano. The fine folks at the big Lone Star Boat Company in this city have the thanks of all the people of Plano for their generosity in their wonderful United Fund contributions to this drive.

Our goal is $10,000 and the drive ends Friday, October 5. a three-day meeting of school administrators and school board members. The stae-wide meeting and workshop was in session in the state capital city Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Members of the Plano School Board attending the session are: R. L.

(Buddy) Brannon, board president; Johnny Hall, vice president; Mrs. Nina Fessler, secretary; Leland Robinson, B. W. Creed, Neol Smithson and Robin Campbell. Among the featured speakers was Vice President Lyndon Johnson, who spoke Sunday.

The list of speakers included leading educators of this area, including J. W. Edgar, state commissioner Of Education. A School board workshop was held Saturday. Sunday was devoted to lectures and program featured exhibits.

The State Fair of Texas, October 6-21, has designated Tuesday. October 9 as "Plano at the Fair when Plano representatives, members of the high school band and local citizens will be recognized at the 1962 Exposition of Nations. City representatives including Mayor Alton Allman, Jr and Mrs. Allman, City Manager Elmo Drumb and Mrs. Drumb, Plano Chamber of Commerce President Lester Victor and Mrs.

Victor, School Superintendent Wayne Hendrick and Mrs. Hendrick, Timanda Shields and her escort will attend a luncheon at 12:00 noon. After lunch pictures will be taken of representation. A triangular display of the City of Plano will be placed in the Industrial Building and representatives from Plano will be on hand throughout the day to give brochures and information on our city. Near the Gunter Street Gate entrance there will be a Private Pavilion tent located to the rear and between the Lone Star Gas Building and the Special Events Building available for Planoites during the day.

Plano will be represented with a float in the of at 6:45 that evening. Riding on the float will be Timanda Shields, Sue Gregory, and Belinda Carter, "Little Miss PLANO BAND HONORED The Plano High School Wildcat Band will be the honored band in the illuminated evening parade. Band members and their director. Emmitt Clem, and band sponsors will go to the Fair early Tuesday morning where they will attend Texas Music Educators Association Festival Day which jointly sponsored by TMEA and the State Fair of Texas. During the day bands and choirs will be giving concerts at various places over the Fair Grounds.

There will be seventeen bands present representing their own re gion within the State of Texas. There will be approximately 3000 boys and girls from over the state in the massed choir, a high school symphony orchestra of 150 and over 1000 bandsmen present for the festivities. Director Clem says that the Plano band will give a thirty minute concert the Mobile Stage at noon During the afternoon the local band group will be practicing in the Cotton Bowl to work out forma tions for the Massed Band per frrmance in the stadium begin ning at 8:00 p.m. Theme of the program will be: What each country has contributed to the fine arts. These will be combined in the various routines presented on the field by the three musical groups.

For the past several years TMEA has been honoring outstanding musicians they feel have helped further music appreciation throughout the country. This year Arthur Fiedler, conductor of the famed Boston Symphony Orchestra will be the honored musician. He will be en an award at the conclusion of the program and will also conduct the choir, orchestra and bands in Star-Spangled Banner" at the conclusion of the night's program. Immediately after this program is over there will be a fireworks display. The entire Cotton Bowl performance is free and open to the general public.

It is one of the most colorful performances en during the Fair and every citizen in Plano and community if urged to attend. The day has also been disignat- ed as Public School Day and FFA Day. Delegation Thanks Ray Roberts Loan Granted For Lavon Enlargement; Johnson Sends Greetings Three Plano men were bear -1 Capitol last Tuesday, September ing greetings of a special mean- 25. ing for the people of Plano, Tex- The group from Texas included as when they returned from Wash-: the officials of the North Texas ington Thursday night of last Municipal Water District and the week. representatives from Plano, Mes- Alex Schell, Elmo Drumb quite, Garland and McKinney and Art Stranz were guests at a Representative Ray Roberts was dinner for the Texas Delegation the host for the official group The given in the Speakers Dining guest list included the following Room in the House-side of the elected group of Government Of- National Fire Prevention Week Is October 7 To 13 October 7-13 will be observed as National Fire Prevention Week and seven Plano insurances agencies, who sell fire insurance, are sponsoring an advertisement elsewhere in this issue calling attention to the importance of observing the week and commending the Plano Volunteer Fire Department.

Renner Adds $212.50 To United Fund According to Fire Marshal (Toad) Garrett, Plano, for the first nine months of this year, has had only 25 fires in the city, with the property insured for $8,010,900 He estimates the loss at the 25 fires ai only about $20,000 Mr. Garrett explains that if Pal- no continues to maintain its excellent fire record, with fires being kept at a minimum, this city will continue to receive the highest possible fire credit rating of 25 per cent on their fire insurance. Plano boasts three paid Friemen and some 20 volunteer Firemen. "However, we need 30 volunteer Mr. Garrett informed the Star-Courier.

have plenty of volunteer firemen at night, but most of the volunteers work out of town days. Regularly, there, is The citizens of Renner Community, located southwest of Plano, have contributed $212.50 to the1 only one firemen here each day Plano United Fund as of this date. I of the week, with two others here Fund Drive Chairman Rob Har-! at vanous times of the Fire Department if you wish rington wishes to thank the citi- J. to join he added. zens of Renner and wants them to know how much their donation is appreaciated.

"The co-operation of the people of Renner in the United Fund signifies to the people of Plano the importance of including Renner in all Plano's civic activities," Mr. Harrington says. According to the number of cards distributed in the Renner The paid Firemen are Mr. Gar- rett, Paul Mayfield and 0. M.

Spurgin. The Plano Firemen also answer! rural alarms, in addition to city fires, and normally answer more rural alarms than alarms in the city. Mr. Garrett calls attention of; everyone to practice caution at all ficiafs: Jack Brooks. Beaumont; John Dowdy, Athens; Clark Thompson, Galveston; Homer Thornberry, Austin; R.

Poage, Waco; Jim Wright, Ft. Worth; Graham Purcell, Wichita John Young, Corpus Christi; Joe Kilgore, McAllen; Omar Burleson, Anson; Clark Fisher, San Angelo; l.indley Beckworth, Glade water. In addition to the tives attending were Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Senator Ralph Yarborough. The Vice President sent greetings to the people of Plano, which he said held a special place since hrs parents and grandparents were natives of this county and that he felt a closeness to the people of this area. He spoke a few minutes concerning the popularity of our Representative Ray Roberts on Capitol Hill.

He said the Texas Delegation gathering for this dinner was larger than he had ever attended in years past. This of course spoke well for the Lake Lavon Project. The Office of the Vice President supported the measure for passage, to be included in this Public Works Bill. Reception at the National Democratic Club in Washington for the Texas group was attended in addition to visits to interesting points of the City. The Sub Committees met and received the reports of the group representing the Lake Lavon Project.

The loan was granted to enable this area to continue its growth and abundance of water supply. Dixon Heads Short Course we re looking forward to these Saturday visits to our friends and ter District in Wylie, has been neighbors in the district, to con- elected chairman for the next East tinue until the Rob Harrington, campaign chairman, informed the Star-Courier. Texas regional water and sewage short school. Dickson was elected in Tyler, I is the seventh annual re- Ronnie L. Burch, student in Abi- gional session went into nrau lene Christian College at Abilene.

day of a meetjng held last week. a recent visitor with his par- He replaces Bob Faulk of Athens, ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W.

Burch, Elected vice chairman for the He was accompanied by a friend, next was Tommy Vaughan, tv i -r i. water and sewer superintendent Dick Engle of Tokyo, Japan, whose father is a Lieutenant-Colonel in A total of 115 from 50 the Air Force in Japan. Young Mr. Northeast Texas cities attended Engle will be a member of the the 2-day meeing. ACC track team this year.

Mrs. Burch comes by to order the See us for all your FHA or coo- Star-Courier sent to their son in ventioaal home loans. A. R. the Abilene school.

SCHELL, Jr. A SON, Insurance. community, the average dona- times to prevent fires and says tion per card was over $5.00, there is a city ordinance prohibit- which is considered most outstand- the burning of trash, waste, ing. leaves, grass, within 100 feet Special thanks to Mrs. John Me- of any building and also prohibit- Cool, J.

C. Wells, and Mrs. John-1 ing the allowing of weeds, grass, son who conducted the drive in brush, to remain on lots with- Renner. in the city of Plano. The employees of the City of Mr Garrett provides the Star- Plano were 100 per cent in United Courier with a check list that Fund donations.

Reports from cause home fires, that includes: James Robinson, rural chairman, the danger of cigarettes and and Van Vendope and matches, as well as electricity Thomas Brigham, Murphy Chair- and home heating and gas appli- men, have not been turned in at ances, danger of kitchen fires. press time. flammable liquids, unkept basements and garages, and preventing children from playing with matches. saves he says. Seasonal fire hazards include the Fourth of July, accumulation of Alan Sowders, minister of the rubbish in the Spring, the Christ- Plano Church of Christ, announces mas searon, leaves and trash in Schedule Change In Worship Hours Church Of Christ GRAND OPENING shows Vista North Apartments just north of the Plano Clinic on Avenue set for the grand opening Sunday afternoon.

srs. Frank Adams, Lex Newbil and Carroll Woldt, builders, invite everyone to visit the newly completed apartments during the grand opening Sunday. invited and we anticipate a crowd numbering into the the builders said this week. a change in hours of worship at that church, located on 15th Place. "We will have two morning worship services each Sunday, starting this coming Sunday, the minister said.

will be services at 8:30 a.m. and at 11 a.m., with Bible classes at 9:45 a.m.” Evening services will begin at 7 p.m. The local minister informs the Star-Courier hope to build soon on our six-acre tract bought by the church at the corner of 18th street and Avenue. We have been talking to the architects and getting our plans together for the start soon of the actual building program. We hope to be in our new building within a the Autumn and using caution before leaving on vacations Sen.

Tower In Plano On October 18 Senator John Tower of Wichita is coming to Plano Thursday, October 18 and is due in this city between 5 and 5:30 announces Rob Harrington. Sen. Tower, Republican Senator from Texas, is due here from the Highland Park airport and Mr. Harrington announces that Place will be roped off for a short address by the Texas Senator and an opportunity for friends in this area to meet. him.

Mr. Harrington says Sen. Tower is coming to Plano on behalf cf Conner Harrington of Plano, candidate for Congress from this Fourth Congressional District. Everyone is invited to be present at the rally to meet the Texas Senator. From Plano Sen.

Tower will go to McKinney and on to Sherman that night for a rally. For your FHA or conventional home loans, aee the DAVID Me- CALL INSURANCE AGENCY. Terry Kimbell Re-Assigned Airman Third Class Terry Kimbell of Plano, is being reassigned to March AFB, following his graduation from the United States Air Force technical training course for warehousing specialists at Amarillo AFB. Airman Kimbell was trained to receive supplies and equipment from depots, contractors and local suppliers and to maintain them in proper storage until issued. The airman, a graduate of Plano High School, is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. R. V. Kimbell of Rt. 1, Plano.

He is married to the former Sandra L. West of 906 Lakeview, Richardson, Texas. Lt. Harrington Leaves For Fort Lewis Washington Lt. Jade 0.

Harrington, accompanied by his mother, left Monday for Fort Lewis, near Tacoma, where he will be stationed for two years. Lt. Harrington, a recent graduate, received his basic training at Brooks General Hospital at San Antonio and is in the Medical Service Corps. Of special to his many Plano friends is the plaque he received at San Antonio for being top man out of a group of 178 personnel. Mrs.

Harrington and son drove through, and Mrs. Harrington will fly back to Plano after her visit..