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

PLANO Collin Leading Industrial City And Fastest Growing Town lano tar -C ourier 10 South Largest Circulated Newspaper VOL 80 PLANO. TEXAS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. 1968NO. 36 TORNADOES really all going to come down with a good case of the jitters, if we stop having all these tornado and thunderstorm said a friend Friday afternoon.

He was looking as the cloud formation after a tornado watch had been issued all afternoon for this North Texas area. CITY OF 17,000 Elsewhere in this issue of the Star-Courier will be found building permits. What with all this terrible weather been having all year thus far, remarkable that we have had as much building as actually had. But, what is also important is that the water connections give Plano an estimated population of 17,000 persons. This figure will grow rapidly as more and more home and apartment units go up in this city.

just said an old-timer to us just the other day, too many years ago I could have bought all this high-priced Plano land for a He is right. All of which proves most of us have plenty of hindsight, but not too much foresight. NEW P. O. wager a lot of folks forgot and trekked to the old Post Office for their mail Monday of this week.

The new Post Office on 18th street, that opened for business Monday, is something to be proud of. It is big and roomy (as compared to the former office and affords plenty of room for parking and for performing your postal business. Built for the convenience of the customers is this fast-growing area, it is pointed to with pride by local folks. YOUR BALLOT We hope you voted Saturday in the primary elections. We still maintain that a lot of people really appreciate the privilege that is theirs when election day rolls around.

You can register at absolutely no cost and all you have to do is ride to the polls on election day and cast that all-important ballot. Millions of people behind the iron curtain would give almost anything to be able to cast a free ballot, but they have only one person group to vote for. They dare not scratch the names on the ballot for fear of being exterminated, and real quick. As we see it, if you vote you have no right to and the officials, the party or the government. Fly Your Flag Day Today Record Turnout Of Voters In 3 Primary Elections CALL ME MAYOR DUGAYEN OF LACUB, ABRA, THE PHILIPPINES TOLD HER ESCORTS AS THEY BEGAN A TOUR OF PLANO SCHOOLS AND INDUSTRIES LAST FRIDAY.

MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WERE MRS. HARRY ROWLINSON, MAYOR DUGAYEN, PLANO MAYOR HARRY ROWLINSON, COUNCILMAN C. J. PRASHAW AND SCOTT DORSEY, CO-OWNER OF THE PLANO STAR-COURIER. Young Filipino Mayor Concerned With Education Miss Julia S.

Dugayen, 24 year old mayor of Lacub, Abra, the Philippines, found Plano quite different to her own home town of 6,000 population when she visited here last Friday. Completing a two month tour of New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Hartford, Phoenix, and San Francisco, Mayor Dugayen expressed a desire to visit Plano to see first hand the excellent school system, the farming and cattle raising areas in this vacinity, and at the same time learn how local industries conduct schooling for untrained labor, later hiring these students on a full time basis as skilled labor. Mayor and Mrs. Harry Rowlinson, Councilman C. J.

Prashaw, and Scott Dorsey of the Plano Star-Courier escorted Miss Dugayen on the Plano tour. Thad Minyard at Varo, told the group of the schools held each year in the Static Commission Approves Armstrong Park Plan The final plat of Armstrong Park No. I was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission Monday night. The area will be developed by Fox Jacobs Construction Co. Inc.

The 112 residential lots will range in size from 7583 square feet to 12,930 square feet. Portions of Avenue and Park Blvd. will be paved by the developer. Also approved was the construction plans for water, sewer, paving and drainage for the new development. Part of this was approved subject to minor changes by the engineer.

Herbert Shaffer made the motion that a public hearing be set for May 20 on a 150 foot strip of land at Avenue and 18th Street owned by Mike T. Harrington and under sales contract to Lloyd Dement. Chairman Conner Harrington read a letter from Mrs. L. H.

Ferguson, Jr. of Route Cedarhill, Texas, regarding the Commissions recent decision on the Mobile Home request west of Plano. The Commissioners auth- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Power Division which give young women in this area the opportunity to learn a trade and later be employed by Varo. President Jerry Long at Luminator explained how their industry made sealed beam lights that are used in airplanes, boats and swimming pools. He also emphasized their on-the-job training program.

A participant in the International Visitor Program of the Department of State, Miss Dugayen was particularly interested in her visits to the Plano High School and the new Memorial Elementary School. Wayne Hendrick, Superintendent of the Plano Schools, took the visitors on a tour of the local high school and explained the various departments and overall educational program in the Plano schools. Don Dunlap, principal at Memorial, familiarized the group with the recently innovated team teaching system which has proven most successful in the local school system. Lunch was CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 2818 voters turned out for the three primaries held in Plano last Saturday. In the Democratic primary a total of 2,360 votes were cast; Republicans voted 240 and George Wallaces American Party of Texas mustered 218 voters.

In county wide races that held major interest for local voters the Democrats voted for Pete Barnes 1884 to 785 for Tom Montgomery; gave Mrs. Doyle Nelson 1439 to Mrs. Montess 440 and voted for Estill Williams 1263 toCharles 663. Democratic voters also voted down all three referendums, liquor by the drink 1111 to 1073, NOTICE News copy and for the Plano have been set the best possible and space individuals, industries andx firms. Prompt reporting of by the reporter ofv organization will appreciated.

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Monday morning. pari-mutuel betting 1340 to 894 and a dairy commission 1622 to 514. The local Democrats favored Waggoner Carr 639 over his nearest opponent Eugene Locke who polled 590. State wide winner Don Yarborough ran fourth in Plano where he polled only 283 votes. State representative Bob Hendricks received 896 votes to show a bare Plano majority over Bill Dungan who received 821.

Third man in the race James Caton received 464 votes. Voting was heavy at all three Democratic Plano boxes during the day. A total of 815 votes were cast in Box No. 23, Central Plano; 892 votes in Box No. 47, East Plano, and 655 in Box 26, West Plano.

All three boxes adopted resolutions favoring Governor John Connally as the favorite son candidate for Texas. Of the 240 Republicans who turned out to vote, 120 of them favored Paul Eggers for Governor while John Trice received 90 votes and Wallace T. Sisk 26. Plano Republicans favored liquor oy the drink 153 to 100 but voted against pari-mutuel betting 116 to 131 and the dairy commission 207 to 35. Garvis Spain was elected Democratic chairman of precinct No.

26, and Roy Giddins was elected secretary. Delegates to the county Democratic convention from precinct 26 to be held in McKinney at 10:00 A.M. in the county courthouse Saturday, May 11 are: Mr. and Mrs. Garvis Spain, Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gtddens, Mr. and Mrs.

Gene Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Collins, Orville Johnston, Bill Loggins, and Bill Raiden.

In Box 23 (Municipal Building) Vance Maultsby, temporary chairman, was elected permanent chairman. Delegates elected by the precinct convention to the county convention are: Mr. and Mrs. Vance Maultsby, Mrs. Wallace Lyle, Mr.

and Mrs. John Brodhead, C. E. Hall, Mr. and Mrs.

Allen Gover, L. L. Faulkner, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maultsby, Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Dan Robertson, Mrs. Ada Hall, Mr. and Mrs. R.

A. Milrany, Mr. and Mrs, David McCall, Alex Schell III and Jim Mitchell. Holding the election for precinct 23 were: Vance Maultsby, judge; Mrs. G.

C. Wetsel, Mrs. Wallace Lyle, Mrs. Fred Miers, Lester Floyd, Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Maultsby and Mrs. Vance Maultsby. In the precinct convention of the East Plano box, held at the Meadows School withB. B. Carpenter, election, the following were elected to the county convention: Earl Kepner, Mr.

and Mrs. Jerrel B. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Murrell, Russell Walker, Mrs.

Don Turner, Mr. and Mrs, B. B. Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Turner, Mrs. Nell Benton, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs.

O. J. Nitcholas, Miriam Egger, Lonnie Benton, Harry Howlinson and Clifton Forman. Delegates elected to the county Republican Convention tobe held at 1310 Avenue K. in Plano Saturday, May 11 at 1:30 P.M.

are: Leslie E. Kaff, James E. Bixby, Frank Ball, Truman R. Price, Mary Price, Mildred C. Ramey, Mrs.

Bob Goodman, Conner Harrington, Mrs. Kitty Harrington, Mrs. Ann Starna- ter, Phil Vaughn, Barbara G. Kidd, Ernest T. Kidd, Shirley BeAbout, John Sloan, Mrs.

Jack Carter, Jack Carter, Robert McCurley. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Two Races Hold Interest In Runoff Slated June I Two county run off races loomed on the political horizon this week after balloting in the Democratic primary election Saturday in the county and over the state. In the race for Sheriff, W. E. (Pete) Barnes of Plano led the field with 4,760 votes and will now enter a runoff with Tom Montgomery of Princeton, who polled 3,742 votes.

Jess Jenkins ran third with 1,566 votes. Jerry Kunkle received 1,220 and Wallace Vaughan 898 votes. A three man race for state representative found incumbent Bob Hendricks entering a runoff Art Department Holds Open House April Building Permits Includes 42 New Homes with former representative Bill Dungan. Hendricks received 5,483 votes to 4,036 for Dungan. James Caton of Plano received 1,943 votes.

Returns were incomplete from Rockwall and Grayson counties. Mrs. Doyle Nelson, tax assessor collector, retained her post without a run-off, outstripping two opponents in the primary election. Mrs. Nelson received 6,094 votes to a combined total of 5,911 for both her opponents.

They were: Mrs. Montess Lair with 3,280 votes and Kerr Crosswhite with 2,631 votes. Montgomery was leading in early Saturday night returns until three boxes ported, giving Barnes a total ot 1,854 votes. Barnes, a native of Murphy, received all 97 votes cast In that voting precinct. Collin County voters favored Preston Smith and Waggoner Carr in the race for Governor.

Eugene Locke ran third. In the county, Ben Barnes, for Lieutenant Governor, received 9,290 votes to 1,089 for Gene Smith and 988 for Don Gladden. State-wide, Lt. Gov. Preston Smith and Houston lawyer Don Yarborough appeared headed for a run-off election June 1 for the governorship of Texas.

The industrial arts department and the art department of Plano High School will hold an open house, Thursday Friday, May 9-10. Student projects of these departments will be on display for public viewing beginning Thursday evening, May 9 from and all day Friday. They will be exhibited in the main entrance hall of the high school. Projects in industrial arts will be entered from the metal working, wood working, drafting, and drawing classes of James Noel and Lowell Miller. Jewelry, paintings, collage, sculptures, pottery and woodcarving will represent the art department which in under the direction of Mrs Sue Moore.

is urged to attend and see the work these students have -completed during the stated Mr. Noel. population has soared to a conservative 17,000, based on water connections in the city as of May 1, 1968, City Secretary Mrs. Betty Taylor said last week-end. Actual figures, said to be very conservative, show an actual 16,947 population, with the expected big building spurt yet to come.

The City of Plano has shown one of the most remarkable growths of any Texas city in recent years and all indications point to its continuing rapid growth and expansion during this year. building report for the month of April totalled $691,748.00, of which amount $659,240.00 was for 42 new homes in the city of Plano, announces Assistant City Manager Kenneth Lambert. A $20,000.00 permit was for an apartment of six units, a $3,000.00 permit for a swimming pool and $9,508.00 for additions and alterations. The permit figures Citizens Good Government Council Organizes In Plano JOE RAINS, LEFT, AND JOE HOING, RIGHT, PRESENT METAL NAME PLATES TO BARNEY NEWTON AND T. H.

WILLIAMS AS EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND ART DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE AT PLANO HIGH SCHOOL ON MAY 9-10 Citizens Good Government Council met for an organizational meeting Monday night April 29, in the Atlantic-Richfield Auditorium. Ed Weston was elected as temporary chairman and Dr. Kenneth Lee was elected as temporary secretary. The next meeting of the new organization will be held Thurs day, May 16, in the Council Chamber in the Plano Municipal Building at 7:30 p.m. Purpose of the organization is to publically encourage arid promote good government in the City of Plano through organized and informed efforts of the general membership.

Membership is open to all citizens of Plano who are interested in planned, orderly growth as outlined by the Master Plan of the City. Also to those who believe that an honest capable and dedicated non-partisan manager-council form of municipal government is in the best interest of the future of Plano. Officers of the organization shall be a President, one Vice- President from each precinct In the City of Plano and a Secretary-Treasurer. Dues for the organization have been set at $3.00 per member. Mr.

Weston states that the organization is not being promoted by any one group or individual. For a progressive City such as Plano, the need for better and more informed people regarding the City government is of vital importance for the future. Anyone interested in obtaining a copy of the by-laws or becoming a member of the organization, may contact Mr. Weston at 995-6161 or Dr. Lee at 995-3898.

For your FHA or conventional homes loans, see the DAVID McCALL INSURANCE AGENCY makes a total of $3,249,472.00 for the first four months of the year. To date permits have been issued totalling $1,897,240.00 for 131 new homes, $657.930.00 for 116 apartment units and $582,000.000 for industrial building. Water connections for April totalled 66, and there were 67 sewer connections for the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Proclamation WHEREAS, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is the only non-political, non-sectarian clearing house in our city, and WHEREAS, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is an organization of the forward-looking citizens of a community, created for the purpose of promoting the civic, commercial, agricultural and industrial progress of the community, and WHEREAS, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is working toward bettering the living conditions and welfare of all our people alike, and WHEREAS, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE of any given area is an organization through which worthwhile projects are begun for the benefit of our community and acts as a safeguard for our free exterprize system, I hereby proclaim May 9th, 1968 as CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DAY for the City of PLANO, TEXAS. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL THIS Third day of May, 1968 Harry Rowlinson, MAYOR City of Plano. SHIRLEY BUNKLEY, MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, JUMPS THE GUN ON THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE AND SIGNS RON TAYLOR OF THE KIRBY COMPANY AS A NEW MEMBER.

THE ANNUAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERSHIP DAY IS THURSDAY, MAY 9. 68 In 68 To Be Chamber Membership Drive Theme IN will be the theme of this Chamber ofCom- merce membership drive. The campaign will begin with a one- day group effort by twenty workers, according to ShirleyBun- kley, membership chairman. All members will continue to work toward completing their plaques and other new workers may qualify as members. Mayor Harry Rowlinson has proclaimed Thursday, May 9, as Chamber of Commerce Day in Plano.

All workers will meet at Wheel-In for coffee and rolls at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday and a report meeting will be held at the Chamber of Commerce office at 4:30 p.m. that after noon. Each worker will be asked to make five contacts. Mr.

Bunkley states that Plano now has an active working organization and it is necessary to provide the financing to make it really effective. Workers participating in the membership drive are: Dr. Tom Beall, Miss Mary Virginia Wyatt, Mrs. Jim Donley, Hammond Heath, Mr. Bunkley, Dr.

Robert C. Forney, Mel Hobratsch, J. C. Loftice, Joe Dan Robertson, David McCall, Jim Murrell, Mrs. Jerry Gover, Wayne Haney, Charles L.

Cox, Scott Dorsey, David Fair, Earl Newell, Bill Tiller son, Jim Stalker, and C. J. Prashaw..