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Hicroflln Center XX BOX 45430 IXillae, Texas 75235 Nurses Study Heart Care Page 4, Sec. 2 Coryell County's HOME NEWSpaper yryr AND STAR-FORUM Gatesville Messenger, Vol. 17 (iatesville Star Forum, Vol. 24 14 CENTS Per Copy (Plus 1-Cent Stiles Tax) Consolidated September 20, 1907 GATESVILLE, TEXAS 76528, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1975 VOLUME 69 NO. 30 AS ADULT PRISON 5-Year Plates Campaign Report Lists $660,493 Hospital Drive Chairman Reports Results to Date Puoontein' yiei7 facility fmfift Female To-Set The facility now known as the Mountain View School for Boys will become an adult prisonpart of the Texas Department of Corrections system and will house first-time female offenders, That was disclosed by Tyrone Herring, volunteer coordinator of the Gatesville State Schools, at the January meet-inig of GSSB's Citizen Advisory Committee.

Herring also revealed that a warden, deputy warden and secretary are to be at Mountain View Feb. 1 to start making preparations for converting tlie maximum-security youth facilities into a place for adult offenders. Herring doesn't know the timetable for the TDC takeover of Mountain View, but said that details of an interagency, contract transferring it from the Texas Youth Council are now being worked (Editor's note: Erie Powell, chairman of the Coryell Memorial Hosjiitai Campaign launched in late June of 19i, this week issued a report on the funds gained so far and the of the new M-bed county hosjdtal project. Powell addressed his report "to "the people of Coiyell You are to be congratulated for the fine response that you have made toward acquiring a new hospital. We have received pledges in the amount of $560,493.11 and now have $163,256.66 of this amount paid in.

The money that has been paid in is doubly helpful, for it is all drawing interest. Expenses of conducting this campaign to date are as follows: printing and supplies postage $253; salaries and training $154.55. This totals $2,287.91. These expenses have all been paid from a separate fund and, therefore, all pledges are net to the building fund. We are extremely proud of the business community for the great support that firms have given to this project.

Almost all- business firms in Gatesville, Evant and Oglesby have made substantial pledges or contributions. THOSE PLEDGING $11,000 or more have been designated as Benefactors and pledges For Improved Service BOB DRAKE Leavas GSSB for New Post Drake Is Promoted By TYC Those pledging $2,000 to $5,999 have been designated as Donors and this group has pledged The final group we designated as the Thousand Dollar Club and consists of those pledging $1,000 to $1,999. There have been 98 pledges in this group for a total of $100,442. One contributor has pledged $2,000 to furnish one of. the ruoms at the new hospital.

The Gatesville Chamber of Commerce has furnished office space and facilities for our campaign headquarters. MOST OF YOU know that the architectural firm of Bennett, Carnahan and Hearn was employed by the hospital board about the time we began the campaign. They have designed a beautiful facility and there is a drawing of the proposed hospital on display at the Chamber of Commerce office. The architect is also working with the hospital board to obtain a federal grant, in aid under provisions of the law popularly called the Hill-Burton Act. Congress has passed a new bill but has not yet voted the funds for these grants.

When this is done, the State Health Department will allocate the money and decide on priorities. Until these decisions are made, there is little we can do except to continue to seek additional contributions and pledges, collect the pledges already made and build our cash position. Many people have asked about the location of the proposed hospital. Two sites have been offered to the hospital board as gifts; however, no decision as to location will be made until the board is ready to let the contract for construction. At that time all possible locations will be Studied by the architect and his recommendation made to the hospital board for its WE HAVE A fine hospital staff which Is dedicated and is delivering excellent medical care, The quality of medical care delivered by this staff has never been questioned, only the physical plant has been criticized, and we who are working for the new hospital wish to commend them for their fine services, We have accomplished a lot Steve Fore Named New City Manager ERLE POWELL 'Strive for More' from this group amount to $262,500.

Those pledging $6,000 to $10,999 have been designated as Patrons and the total from this group amounts to $55,500. Telephone Firm Offers Commitments to City Auto Tag Issuance To Start New 1975 auto license plates go on sale Monday morning at the, county tax office in Gatesville and at four sub-stations' over the county and they're the kind that are supposed to last five years. Motorists will notice no change in the registration procedure this year; only the license plate to be issued will be different. Instead of the usual metal plate, a heavier, non-corrosive steel is being used for greater endurance. The change in registration procedure will come in 1976, when motorists, instead of buying a new license plate, will purchase a lx2-inch adhesive-type validation tag that will be placed on the The 1975 plates will be renewable annually for five years of driving.

Nearly 30,000 sets of the tags are expected to be issued in Coryell County this year. The new license plates, reflectoriz-ed and featuring black letters and numerals on a white field, must be attached to all by midnight April 1. Coryell motorists may regis-See TAGS Page 2, Sec. 1 Ballots for C-C Director Vote Going Into Mail Ballots for the election of seven members to serve two-year terms on the board of directors of the Greater Gatesville Chamber of Commerce will be mailed to the chamber's 191 members Friday. Marked ballots are to be returned to the of office by Feb.

28. Nominees listed on the ballot are Charles Zcigler, Mrs. Dore-tha Thomas, Ivan Moody, Mrs. Hy Davidson, Rex Tilly, N. E.

Glover, Bill Hix, George Mc-Clarin, Bob Miller, Scott Mar-witz, Euell Swift, E. J. Smith, Tom Bates, W. H. Donaldson and Curtis Davis.

Mailed with the ballots will be a request for members to make nominations for the town's Citizen of the Year for 1974 Winner of the accolade will be recognized at the chamber's annual Family Fun Night in March. Site Is Sought For Hew Evant Post Office The U. S. Postal Service is interested in obtaining an option on a site for the purpose c-f constructing a post office building in Evant, it was announced this week by SCF Manager Carl A. Hobbs of Austin.

The sit must have dimensions of not less than 100x125-feet and contain not less than that anyone interested in offering a site that meets the requirements may secure the necessary forms and instructions from James Inabnet, the Evant postmaster. Offers will be accepted through Feb. 21. Bob Drake, general superintendent of the Gatesville State Schools for Boys the last 13 months, has been promoted by the Texas Youth Council to the post of director of institutional care with headquarters in the TYC central office in Austin. Drake has already assumed his new post and Calvin Crenshaw, appointed assistant superintendent at GSSB in early 1974, is now acting superintendent of the state training school complex near Gatesville.

The TYC is expected to name Drake's replacement as GSSB superintendent within a short time. Reports are that there are dozens of applicants for the job. In his new Drake will be in charge of the care of all youngsters delinquent, dependent and neglected placed in Texas Youth Council institutions. Drake had been spending much of his time recently working, witn the higher TYC echelons in Austin and his came as no surprise. "The policies established by Mr.

Drake during his tenure as superintendent will be carried out," said Tyrone Herring, Volunteer coordinator at GSSB. "He will continue to be very muchly involved in the work at the Gatesville State Schools, and may spend 1 as much as 40 per cent of his time here." Drake, 43, came to Gatesville in. December, 1973, from Oklahoma, where he had been involved in social work with delinquent and underprivileged boys and girls for nearly 20 years and at one time had headed a state training school for- girls. He holds a master's degree in social work from the University of Oklahoma. oers self-contained school was built in 1962 and its campus Is surrounded with a double, prison-typo, fence.

A major portion of its vocational training building was destroyed -by fire during a riotous period at the institution in September, 1973, and has not been rebuilt The 60 boys who have been at Hackberry are being transferred to other GSSB units. -J JERRY DONALDSON Qeta Chuirmmiship Rep. Donaldson Heads Financial Institution Panel State Rep. Jerry. Donaldson of tl)is district Thursday was named chairman of the nine-member financial institutions committee' of the House of Representatives for the 64th Texas Legislature, The appointment was announced by House Speaker Bill Clayton of Springlike.

The 31-year-old attorney, who lives in Gatesville and is a member of a Copperas Cove law firm, was one of eleven second-term House members chosen to head one of the 28 committees for the new session. He also was named a member of the House administration and criminal jurisprudence committees. Commenting on the chairmanship, Donaldson said: "I am pleased the Speaker had the confidence in me shown by the appointment." The financial institutions committee oversees almost all duties connected with tha State Finance Commission, the savings and loan industry, credit unions and finance companies, and also studies state interest rates. The criminal jurisprudence committee will consider all matters concerning prohibitions, standards and penalties under criminal law. The committee also consider all matters relating to criminal procedure in the Texas courts, proposals for revision of tho Penal Code of Texas nd legislation pertaining to the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

The House administration committee is in charge of See CHAIRMAN Page 2, Sec. 1 of Coryell Lose Status agreement between officials on what the laws snys on the responsibility of the county vo-. ter registrar (in Coryell County the registrar is Whigham) to give notice to registered voters who are about to lose their eligibility. In some counties, those who haven't voted are being sent notices by mail. Whigham said he isn't going to mail notices because it would cost the county taxpayers around $350 or $100 to so.

He feels that many those who didn't vote are litary personnel who transferred from this ar i See VC P9 3, 5 The Hacklicrry unit on the Gatesville State Schools open-' tyixs campus will be vacated by Saturday and work is expected to start soon toward making it a more secure facility to house the TYC's 75 chronic offenders now at Mountain View. The measures will include the installation of staurity screens on the windows at Hackbcrry and construction of a perimeter road around the unit for use by patrol vehicles. Calvin Crenshaw, acting superintendent at GSSB, had previously announced that the transfer of boys and staff mem-liers from Mountain View to Hackberry would be made "in stages." Texas Youth Council ha3 no funds budgeted for the operation of Mountain View after Aug. 31, but it may be that the Department' of Corrections will take over operation of the facility before that date. The been hired.

I'm confident he will do a fine job." Fore said Wednesday that plans are to employ a full-time city tax assessor-collector rather than an assistant manager to succeed him. Fore, 33, said: "This job will be a real challenge and I'm going to do the very best I can for the city and its citizens." Fore went to work at city hall in 1971 as city accountant, and about a year later was promoted to assistant city manager. Born in Brownwood and reared in Gatesville, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Zack Fore of this city.

He graduated from Gatesville High School in 1961 and received a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Tarleton State. University in Stephenville in 1965, after which he served five years in the U. S. Army Ordinance Corps, including a tour of duty in Vietnam. He was discharged in 1970 with the rank of cap tain.

Fore Is married to the former Shirley Dare Hinegardner of Edgewood, Md. She is an executive secretary in the management information systems office at Fort Hood. Masons Change Meeting Date Members of Gatesville Masonic Lodge No 197 recently voted to change the date of the lodge's regular meetings from the first Monday night of each month to the second Men-day night. The change becomes effective next, month, and the Masons' next meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Mon--day, Feb.

10, at the Ma- sonic Building. 2544 Main Street. J. W. McDonald is the lodge master.

Almost Fifth Voters May A total of 2,077 Coryell County residents will lose their eligibility to vote March 1 if they fail to re-register at his office, Jack Whigham, county tax assessor-collector, said this week. Under the state's voter registration law, persons who haven't voted in a primary or general election in theIast three years automatically lose their eligibility. In Coryell County, that's nearly a fifth of the qualified voters. Current Coryell County voter registration rolls list' Of this number, 2,077 haven't voted in three years. There has been some dis circuits on Hwy.

84 east in 1976. Estimated cost: $76,000. Additional line availability in the Hwy. 84 west area -in 1976. Estimated cost: $18,000.

Additional line availability and extension of facilities in the Hwy. 84 east area in 1976. Estimated cost: $18,000. The ordinance contains a clause relieving the telephone company of the responsibility of making the improvements in case of catastrophe, disaster or other unforeseen Gulf States-United first requested approval of a telephone rate raise back in November. Two weeks ago the city council came up with a counterproposal to grant half the requested increase now, and to consider approval of the other half when proposed improvements were completed.

Telephone company representatives termed this "unacceptable" and Tuesday night offered the written commitment of service improvement THE COUNCIL approved the Sec COUNCIL Page 2, Sec 1 in only seven months, but we need to continue to strive for more. The more money we raise in this campaign, the easier it will be to have the finest medical care in Texas. May I urge each of you who has not made a pledge to consider helping yourself, your family and your community by making a substantial pledge. To those who have made pledges, thank you. I know of no other charity, where your gift not only helps your neighbor but also helps you.

I urge you to visit the Chamber of Commerce office and see the lists of Donors, Patrons, Bene-- Sm HOSPITAL Page 2, See. 1 Steve Fore, Gatesville's assistant city manager the last three years, was promoted to city manager Tuesday night by the city council. He will take over the office on March 1 when the present manager, John Lynch, leaves to take a similar post at Woodway. Lynch announced his resignation last week and the' con-cil acted quickly to fill the job. "Steve Fore has served quite successfully as assistant city manager the last three years and is fully familiar with city administration," Mayor Peggy Williams said, "His apjioint-ment means we will have more continuity in city management than if someone unfamiliar with our city government had Coryell Grand Jury Is Called To Re-Convene Coryell County's grand jury for the January term of 52nd District Court has been called back into session by District Judge Byron McClellan and Is to re-convene at 9 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 11. Judge McClellan said the action was taken because of the large- number of felony complaints' that have been filed since the jury adjourned on Jan. 8 following an initial three-day session. There were 23 suspects lodged in county jail here Monday morning following a rash of arrests by Sheriff Winfred Cummings and his deputies.

The arrests were made in connection with eight burglaries occurring in this area recently. A Fort Worth man charged with burglary of the Knight farm home near Ireland was released under $2,500 bond. Sheriff Cummings said antique items taken from the home were recovered. Three Gatesvilleites men and a 16-year-old boy were jailed on charges of committing three burglaries at the National Guard armory on Hwy. 84 east recently.

The two men are held in lieu of $2,500 bonds and the youth is being held for juvenile authorities. Sheriff's officers said a jeep and other items stolen from the armory had been recovered. Three other Gatesville men were arrested on charges of committing three burglaries at a farm near and several of the stolen items were found. The bond of each of the three suspects has been set at $2,500. An Ogiesby man was jailed after being charged with violation of probation, and a Gates-villeite was arrested on a felony DWI charge.

A Fort Hxid soldier transferred from Copperas Cove to county jail here Monday is A See ARRESTS Page 1, Sec I A city council decision is due shortly on a proposal presented by Gulf States-United Telephone Com pany Tuesday night that promises and commitments by the firm ta make improvements in service to customers of the Gatesville exchange be incorporated into an ordinance authorizing a 14 per cent increase in local phone rates. The GS-U offer was made in an attempt to gain immediate approval of the rate increases. The council told James A. Batten GS-U customer relations manager, that he would have the council's answer with-' in 24 hours after City Attorney Bob Salter completed a study of the addition ta the ordinance proposed by the telephone company. "That should be within the next two or three days," City Manager John Lynch said.

THE SCHEDULE of projects listed iri the addition to the rate ordinance includes: Toll relief for Gatesville and the surrounding area before the June busy season by the recentering of Hamilton on the existing Stephenville toll center. This will, in effect, de-load the Gatesville toll center and make available the circuits and equipment that were required for handling Hamilton -calls through Gatesville. Installation of DDD (direct long distance dialing) by the third quarter of 1976. Estimated cost: $525,000. Additional circuits-betWeeir Gatesville and Flat during the third quarter of 1975.

Estimated cost: $52,000. Additional subscriber circuits to the White Hall area in 1976. Estimated cost: Additional local subscriber Nominees whose names will appear on the ICA ballot are Jack Wall and Robert Hopson for chairman; Paul Hinson end W. S. Ogden for Vice chairman; Terry King and Claud Johnson for secretary; Larry Hinson and David Barnard for treasurer; and M.

J. Hanna, Harry L. Brasher, Don Jones, Glenn McCorkle, Jackie Jones and O. B. Dickie for places on the board of Three directors are to be elected.

There will also be blanks on the, ballots for write-in Candida tei. Independent Cattlemen To Pick Leaders Monday Members of one of the Independent Cattlemen's Association of Texas' newest units the Coryell County chapter-will elect dfficers and complete other organizational procedures during a meeting at the Coryell Community Center in East Gatesville Monday night, Feb. 3. The meeting will beginat 1 pjn. M.

J. Hanna, temporary chairman of the organization, said that all Coryell's livestock producers and their wives are urged to attend. sorority raised the money with a "Memory Tree" lighting project at the hospital during the Christmas season. In the center is Mrs. Jamie Erwin, the chapter's service committee'' chairman who was in charge of the project.

Xi lota Epsllon also mad a contribution of $175 direct to the hospital to buy equipment. MEMORY TREE' MONEY Mrs. Robert M. Scott, right, treasurer of the Xi lota Epsi-Ion chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority, present, a check for $333.34 to Coryell Memorial Hospital Campaign Executive Director Mrs. Waldean Cummings, representing full payment of the chapter's pledge made to the fund-raising campaign last year.

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