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4si I rving aily ews Irving Today's City ith Tomorrow's Future PHONE 254-6161 VOLUME 15-NUMBER 307-IRVING, TEXAS-TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1974 PRICE -DAILY 1 0c-SUNDAY 1 5c Tennis anyone? GROWN WEARY of trying to exercise effectively in your living room? A tennis class is being formed at the Irving YWCA to meet Saturdays from 10-U a.m., says YW Director Genie Mitchell George Fryman, tournament director of the Irving Tennis Association, is instructing the five-week course. Class participants are limited, so call for registration or information soon by dialing the YW at 259-4697 or drop by at 623 E. 2nd St. Joint concert A JOIN CONCERT of the Irving Symphony Orchestra with the Irving Civic Chorus and the Irving Boys Choir will present a third in a series of subscription concerts tonight at 8 o'clock at MacArthur High School auditorium. Admission is by season ticket or by tickets available at the door at $2 50 each.

Lovers' at VD BRIAN will be presented the next two weekends at the Margaret Jonsson Theater at the University of Dallas. The play will be presented at 815 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 2 30 Sunday afternoon. The following week, March 7-9, all performances are scheduled for 8 15 p.m. For further information or reservations for any of the performances, call the theater at 253-1123.

Outwit the thief HOW DO YOU combat the burglar, whose activities in Irving have skyrocketed over the past few months? Some films for both homeowners and businessmen are being offered free to Irvingites who can raise audiences of 25 people or more. Produced and offered by the Associated Locksmiths of America, one film, narrated by actor Raymond Burr, is titled to Burglary" and is a film for those who want to protect their residences. The second film, Off," narrated by Heny Fonda, offers tips to business and industry. To arrange a showing, contact Marvin Venable, 255-6666, or John Marshall. 242-3236.

Inside News TAX TIPS Income tax experts give some suggestions about how to prepare federal income tax forms. Story, Page 2 ESSAYISTS CITED Eliza beth Duncan chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution honors essay writers; Irving Community Concert Association opens downtown headquarters. Stories, Photos, Page 3 olleyball Irving, MacArthur and Nimitz high schools host district volleyball games. Stories, Photos, Page 2 Many closed Gas stations running low SION LANGUAGE Many Irving service stations may be running out of gasoline, but that's not the case for Doyle Bewley, left, manager of a service station at the corner of Story Road and Finley Road. More typical is the sign Ri- Daily by Rick Neal cky Thomas, right, an employe of a service station at Pioneer Drive and Story Road, put out yesterday.

In a Daily News drive-by survey yesterday, of 35 stations checked, only 11 were open and selling gasoline. Bicycle safety proposals presented to traffic group A list of bicycle safety recommendations, ranging from a package of proposed new ordinances for adoption by the city to administrative measures which could be enacted by the school system, the Irving Police Department and the city's Parks and Recreation Department, were presented at yesterday's noon meeting of the Irving Traffic Safety Commission. The recommendations were a preliminary report of the commission's bicycle safety committee appointed in November to study the bicycle safety problems of Irving and methods, outside the educational process, of improving conditions. SAFETY education was specifically left out since the commission, the PTA, the school district, Law Enforcement Explorer Scouts, Kiwanis and Lions Clubs are active in the area. Recommended were four ordinances and the same number of administrative actions.

all in either the field of safety engineering or safety en- forement. The commission operates on the basis that the three of safety are education, enforcement and engineering and appointed tife committee because there were feelings nothing was being done in the areas of engineering and enforcement. The major ordinance rec- ommendation was that bicycle traffic be prohibited from certain high-density traffic arteries, such as Story Road, Grauwyler Road, MacArthur Boulevard and others during peak traffic periods, identified as 4 30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Planning new programs New library director finds job challenging really an exciting job.

course there are problems. but they're the kind that are says Shelah Bell about her new job as director of Irving Municipal Library' as she scribbles notes to herself on her calendar and reaches for a ringing telephone. Miss Bell took over as head of the library from Acting Director Bill Fowler on Feb. 1 and went back to his former position as assistant library director. THE LIBRARY system had been without a director for six months since former Library Director Kathryn Manning re- Pre-trial release Program now By DELORES BRIGGS Dallas County Bureau The Dallas County Pre-Trial Release program was taken off the credit system and put on a pay-as-you-go basis Monday by the commissioners court.

The action came after county auditor George Smith told the court the program, which has allowed deferred payments since November, was $6,500 behind in collections. However, the Daily News learned late Monday afternoon Circulation Daily News subscribers should receive their newspaper by 6 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. on Sundays. If you miss your paper, call: 254-3113 that the matter had been put back on the agenda for more discussion next Thursday.

The commissioners may decide to change their minds at that time. Mrs. Jan Walker, head of the department of Pre-Trial Release, said she had not been consulted by the commissioners. understood that a meeting would be called and we would discuss it she said. didn't know they were going to go ahead with Mrs.

Walker said she felt the action would decrease the number of people the program can serve. think the majority of people try to get the money she said, explaining that those who did not have money to pay the fee were given five days to raise it. The pay period was sometimes extended if a person was unable to get the money and called to ask for additional time, Mrs. Walker said. signed last year.

Since taking over the job as director, Miss Bell has been busy meeting with the staff, with public school and city staff, trying to find two professional staff members to hire and with the plans for the library addition at the central library' at 915 N. Road, which will add 7,000 square feet of space to the library. The first time she met Mary Langford, coordinator of the library and media service for Irving public schools, was at a Texas Library Association convention, I really didn't get to know- her until I came Miss Bell said. and I had so many meetings ion public and school library cooperative programs) since I came here, she even suggested that I move in with her one she laughs. Since the first of the month.

Miss Bell and Mrs. Langford have been working to come up with programs for cooperation between the school and public libraries. Recently, she notes, the University of Dallas also expressed an interest in cooperative programs. One such program the three library systems are planning in cooperation is for National Library Week in late April, Miss Bell says. ANOTHER PROGRAM Miss Bell is Working on is the joint usage of a computer for use in cataloging books between the school and public libraries.

She says that one area which has been discussed is trading print outs and catolgue cards on new books acquired Continued on Page 7 IN EXPLAINING the recommendation, it was pointed out that in a six-month study period, Story Road had more injury-producing bicycle accidents than any other street in Irving. MacArthur Boulevard was a distant second. The study also showed that the accident rate began to accelerate at 4 p.m. continuously until 7 p.m., when it dropped off sharply, theoretically because of the supper hour. There was an increase again the following hour, but only one of the accidents in the six- month period was reported any later than 9 p.m.

The report also said the banning of young bike riders from these streets during rush hour traffic would be a relatively easy ordinance for Irving police to enforce, since these streets are more heavily Continued on Page 7 Lone bandit By WANDA LASATER Riding bicycles and walking; may be looking more attractive to Irvingites as they find themselves faced with rising gasoline prices and the increasing number of service stations which are running out of their February gasoline allocation. IN A RANDOM telephone survey yesterday the Daily News contacted 10 service stations. Three reported they were out of gas while seven reported their gas supplies are running low." And in a drive-by inspection conducted by the Daily News, out of 35 service stations checked, only 11 were open and selling gasoline. have gas but we only let each customer have 10 gallons and only sell so much each says Dwight Bicknell, owner of Bicknell Exxon Products Service Station at 1303 E. Grauwyler Road.

think make it and have enough gasoline for my customers to get back and forth to work until the first of the month. We have a full load of gas for the says Charles Lee, owner of Charlie's Mobile Service Center at 2929 N. Belt Line Road. Chuck Slaten, owner of Chuck's Texaco Service Station at 2400 Rock Island Road, replied, gas9 out and (the oil company) promised us some more but I don't know if we'll get any more before the end of Bob Power the month." IT WAS MUCH the same story at Steerman Arco at 2325 W. Airport Freeway.

Ben Steermanl owner, says, don't have any. well we have very little and we're not selling any. still open for other services like inspection and have a little bit, but I know if it will last. I kin- da doubt it will last until the first of the says Bob Kusky, owner of Shell Service at 431 W. Airport Freeway.

out of regular but still pumping says Gordon Bryson at Temple Shamrock at 2900 MarArthur Blvd. set a $5 limit and still pumping a lot of gas. but the limit stops a lot of $8 and $9 fill-ups on the bigger cars." Lonnie Jenkins at Shady Grove Fina at 1215 W. Shady Grove Road reported that gasoline at the station is not holding out well and the station is now closing on Sundays instead of staying open as usual. Gasoline is about and the station is open only a few hours a day.

reports Bill Johns at Gulf at 1530 N. Loop 12. COG meets here today Irving was to host a meeting of the North Central Texas Council of Government (COG) Regional Transportation Policy Advisory Committee at the Cowboy Club at Texas Stadium at 10 this morning ARLINGTON Mayor Tom J. Vandergriff was to introduce the COG program, of which the first items of business were slated to be adoption of bylaws and operating procedures for the Policy Advisory Committee for Multimodal Transportation Former mayor eyes DCCCD race takes cash from store A lone bandit armed with a small-caliber, blue-steel revolver held up a convenience store early this morning at North Road and Airport Freeway and escaped with an undetermined amount of cash. Kay Hendrix, an employe of the store, told police a man she described as being about age 50 and wearing a black suit and green shirt entered the store shortly after 1:30 this morning, brandished the pistol and took the cash on hand at the store.

The suspect escaped on foot, apparently heading north, according to Detective Hugh Corbin, who investigated the incident. Police believe that although the suspect fled on foot, he apparently had a vehicle parked nearby. The suspect was also described as being about 5 feet 6 and weighing 135 to 145 pounds. Former Irving Mayor Bob Power yesterday confirmed that he is considering the possibility of filing to be a candidate for election to the board of trustees of the Dallas County Community College District in the district's April 6 elections. HAVE BEEN contacted by people throughout the county who have asked me to consider running for the board," Power said.

a result, seriously considering it, although not ready to commit myself at this Power said he was trying to be and said he plans to make a firm decision within a week. The terms of two DCCCD trustees expire this year, those of Loncey Leake and of Mildren Montgomery. Leake announced at the trustees' meeting at the first of the month he definitely will run for another six-year term. Montgomery has yet to make a definite commitment, saying he is on many boards and committees" he is not sure he would have time for another full term on the board. Montgomery was not elected to the DCCCD board, but was appointed to fill a vacancy on the board two years ago.

A North Dallas-Richardson woman, Mrs. William Powell, has filed for seat on the board. And it is anticipated Power, should he choose to run, would file against Leake. Turnout may become a factor in the DCCCD election, slated on the same date as elections for four posts on the Irving City Council and three positions on the Irving Independent School District's board of trustees. THE DCCCD board was of fered by suburban cities the use of all polling places where other elections will be conducted April 6, but turned down the offer.

Irving, for example, will be using eight voting sites for city and school elections on April 6, but only three of these locations will be voting sites for the community college district. Planning in North Central Texas and election of officers for the Regional Transportation Policy Advisory Committee. Then the committee was expected to dig into the status report of Level II review of the Dallas-Fort Worth regional transportaion study, which includes highway elements of the 1985 transportation plan. The steering committee of the TRPAC is a 20-member body of representatives of 10 local governments and designated representatives of the Texas Highway Department, the Public Transportation TEchnical Committee and the Air Transportation Tecuni- cal Advisory Committee. representative to the panel of transportation advisers is Mayor Dan Matkln.

Also, Dallas County Commissioner Roy Orr, whose Precinct 4 includes that portion of the city south of the Rock Island railroad tracks, is a member. OTHER ITEMS on this agenda were presentation of the regional public transportation study and the expected approval of the Unified Work Program foP 1973-74 and the Unified Operations Plan of 1973. New addition Library Board okays changes Proposed changes in the floor plan for the addition at the central library made by Irving Municipal Library Director Shelah Bell and Assistant Director Bill Fowler are expected to save some $3,000 on the building costs for the project. After Mis Bell presented the changes to the Library Board at a called meeting last night that would involve utilizing more of the existing offices and partitions and doing away with three planned office areas in the addition, she explained that the money saved could probably be spent on new shelving for the addition. The changes reflect her philosophy of openness and accessibility of library materials to the people coming to the library, she said.

One thing that could be considered a major change is in the periodical reference section, which would be contaied on open shelves that is, the mterial would be arranged so a library pa- tron could search through the material himself instead of having a library employe search for the material. Library Board members voted to approve the changes and send the olans to fitv Manager Jack Huffman to further action for a change order. what you need and we'll worry about the said Joe Putnam, Irving City Council representative to the board, in discussing the furni- Continued on Page 7 WORD ADS GET RESULTS Classified in the Irving Daily get results. Here's MUST SELL 1 of 3 cars best offer. One owner, extras, top condition.

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