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Howe’s that LARGE CARGO - The D. Ray Miller, a power tugboat, assisted in transporting the largest cargo ever moved on the Ohio River -- the W.T. Love hydroelectric power plant. The 145-foot-long Jeffboat vessel, powered by a 16cylinder E5 engine, pushed the cargo, while a sister boat in front did the steering. The W.T. Love hydroelectric power plant is attached to the Greenup Lock and Dam on the Ohio River near Greenup, Kentucky. The plant will provide power for the city of Vanceburg, Kentucky. The seven story power plant, measuring 192 feet long by 132 feet wide, has the distinction of being the first fully-built plant transported from its construction site to its destination point entirely on water. ********************
NEW YEAR - A full two weeks have passed since 1982 began. Many folks spent Dec. 31 or Jan. 1 making “ new year’s resolutions.” And probably most have already given up because they forgot or it was hard to keep. Some folks say why bother if I can’t keep it anyway. What’s the use? The end of one year and the beginning of another is a good time to take an inventory of your life. (Too bad we can’t have an inventory clearance sale like all the stores do in January!) It is a good time to set goals, to plan for the future, to set the direction of your life if it is off course a little. The best thing to do when making a resolution is to set a realistic goal, not one that is so hard you feel you’ll never gain it. (There is nothing wrong with setting high goals, but they should be reasonable ones too.) If you need to lose a few pounds, set a goal of a pound or two a week till you reach your goal. If you need to spend more time with the family, set aside a night each week for a family event or a time each day to visit with family members about their day (at work, school, etc.). You can start to brighten your corner of the world by givning everyone you see today a srhile. That’s a start on making the whole world a better place. ********************
YOU CAN’T CLIMB UP A SLIPPERY HILL - That’s what my youngest daughter told me Tuesday after she had fallen and skinned her knee while playing outside on the icy street and driveways. She is right, you know. I have seen a lot of cars and people go sliding down an icy hill, when they were trying to go up instead. ********************
School Board Minutes The Howe School Board met in regular session on Monday, Jan. 11. After approval of the minutes and accounts payable, the board approved the change of a teacher’s work day from Monday, Jan. 18, to Saturday, Jan. 16. This is to make up the lost school day (from the fall flooding). The board also voted to drop the M etropolitan Testing Program (except for the reading which is used for Title I placement). Duplica tion in testing was given as the reason this was dropped. The board voted to allow the following exemptions: homestead - $5,000 and Over 65 - $5,000 (in addition to the homestead if those over 65 qualify). Several board policies were updated to meet recent changes in state laws. Other policies changed were: superintendent will send an agenda to board members three days before meeting,
74 hour notice must be given by citizens wishing to address the board (previous ly 24 hour notice was required for this), items of an emergency nature may be added up to 2 hours in advance of a meeting; failing notices are to be sent to parents if a student is failing at the end of three weeks (this affects all grades); honor students must attend Howe High School on a full time basis the last two years of high school (cumulative grades from 9-12 will count on honors); and student records may be made available to parents on request (or to students 18 or older). In executive session the superintendent’s contract was reviewed. Supt. Tucker said he has a three year contract and it is not necessary for the board to renew the contract every year. At this time the board did not take any action on the contract.
State Senator Ray Farabee has announced his candidacy for re-election to the Texas Senate representing the 30th District. The 30th Senatorial District will cover a 29 county area, plus part of Denton County, if the pro posed redistricting plan is approved. This will include Grayson County. Farabee, who is 49 and a Democrat, was elected to the State Senate in 1974 and is now completing his second term of Qffice. Sen. Farabee has served for 6 years on the Legislative Budget Board which has primary responsibility for preparation of the State Budget. He was appointed by Gov. Clements to the Texas 2000 Commission where he serves as Chair man' of the Agriculture Committee. He was appointed by Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby to the Select Committee on Public Educa tion and was recently appointed to the Finance Subcommittee of the Water Task Force. “ Texas is on the right track and we want to keep it ther*5 ” Farabee said. “ As
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Sale is serving as city judge and is also justice of peace in the Whitewright precinct. An anonymous donor gave the mayor $1,386 for the purchase of the four machine guns. Robinson consulted Sale before making the purchase, but did not consult the city council of W hitewright. (According to that city’s ordinances, the mayor may make purchases under $3,000 without council approval.) W hitewright PoliceChief D.L. Montgomery said it is “ ludicrous and asinine” for a city the size of W hite wright to possess the guns.
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Chairman of the Senate State Affairs Committee, I will work to m aintain the healthy (economy in Texas and provide solutions to the problems which will be facing us in the 198Q’s. I would like to continue my. public service for the 30th District and the people of Grayson County to deal with these challenges. Farabee has been cited twice by Texas Monthly as on of the top ten legislators in Texas.
He said they were ordered in August and arrived Nov. 19, three days after he became police chief. Robinson took delivery of the guns which were placed in the bank vault at Bells. Montgomery took possession of them on Dec. 4 and placed them at the Grayson County sheriff’s department “ Under the safe keeping of Sheriff Jack Driscoll.” THe guns are .9mm Ingram machine guns, capable of firing 1,600 rounds per, minute. In the Tuesday council meeting a citizen asked what use the guns would be in W h ite w r ig h t. M ay o r Robinson said, “ They could be used in case of a riot or nuclear attack.” ' Texas Ranger Jim Gant and Dan’ Curtis, agent of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearm s, checked out the purchase of the weapons and have found no evidence of wrongdoing. Some Whitewright councilmembers felt the city had been used for the purchase of the guns. Chief M ont gomery said that an .indi vidual could purchase sdch a gun if he had a permit, paid a $1,000 license fee and a tax, •Councilman Clarence Tillet said, “.The funds did not belong to the city but went straight to-the purchase of the guns. The guns were donated to the city, the money never. We have no grudge about the funds, but about W hitewright being used to purchase the guns or other items without the knowledge of the council.” Sale told the Sherman Democrat he has "done nothing wrong. He and Robison both said the media have blown the matter “ out of-proportion.” Sale also cited political motives of his opponents as being respon sible for the furor.
Howe Police Chief Ken Vickers advises local residents that all “ found” items turned into the police department will be kept .for
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A drug dealer tries to “ buy” a police officer and is caught in a trap of his own making. It makes a good dramatic police story for television or the movies — but this tinfe it was for real and it took place in Dallas. The “ hero” of the real-life drama is a local boy, Jerry Wayne Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Foster of Howe. He now lives in Dun canville and is a Dallas police officer. Freddie Lee Hubbard, reputed drug dealer, thought he had a sweet deal with Foster. Hubbard, who is believed to be central to “ nearly 100 percent” of the hard-drug traffic in South Dallas, decided he was tired of paying bond money everytime one of his people was arrested. He called Foster, who was responsible for many of the arrests of Hubbard’s dealers and said, “ I’m a man of my word, and you’ll go for what 1 say, or you won’t. I’m tired of paying these outlandish bonds. T here’s enough money here for both of us. “ We’re gonna start you out at $2,000 a week...” Foster quoted Hubbard as saying. Foster reported the offer to
his superiors and played the game. He met Hubbard for pay offs and slowly gained the m an’s confidence. In exchange for the money, Foster was to lay off; advise them of forthcoming drug busts; in the event of a bust when Foster was off, was to arrange for low bonds; and should a dealer get con victed, try to arrange for him to receive probation. Over several weeks Foster allowed Hubbard to think he had “ bought a cop.” Hubbard figured the police officer with 17 years exper ience in police work was ready to make some “ real” money. On W ednesday, Jan. 6,
Howe firemen, assisted by firemen from Sherman, fought a fire about three miles east of Howe Saturday Jan. 9 and managed to keep (he fire which destroyed a garage from spreading across a breezeway to thfe main house. Mr. and Mrs. J.M. White recently moved to the home. Mrs. White, who was home alone, was burning trash in a barrel near the garage when the fire erupted. The fire was reported about 2:15 p.m. No damage estim ate was available, but the garage contained a mower and several tools which were destroyed by the fire.
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arrived to arrest Hubbard. Hubbard was stunned when Foster pulled his pistol and said, “ It’s all over,” but then Hubbard said, “ You’re just doing you job. I’m man enough to admit it. You just did your job.”
Hubbard was jailed under a $625,000 bond on drug and bribery charges. [Editor’s Note: Information for the article above appeared in the Friday, Jan. 8, 1982 issue of the Dallas Morning News.]
Winter Storm Hits Area On Sunday and Monday, Jan. 10 and 11, the tempera ture dipped to around 4 degrees above zero, but it warmed up on Tuesday to the 20’s. Unfortunately, with the. warmer tem perature came freezing rain and sleet. Tuesday morning streets in northeast Texas were covered with a thin layer of ice which made driving conditions dangerous. Howe schools met Monday, but closed early due to gas curtailments in the face of sub-freezing temperatures. The curtailm ents, which
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Lost & Found DEMOLITION - This house on Quinlan St. is being torn down by members of the Howe Volunteer Fire Dept. The project is funded through the Community Development Block Grant. Funds will be divided between the fire departm ent and the library. The work was begun Saturday, Jan. 9.
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Machine Gun Purchase Stirs Controversy In Whitewright Controversy over the purchase of four machine guns for the city of White wright caused that city’s mayor Felix Robinson to resign Friday, Jan. 8. Robinson, 70, who has been in poor health, had announced Thursday that he would not seek re-election in April when his term of office expires. The W hitewright city council met Tuesday, Jan. 5. After lengthy executive session and lengthy open session, the council voted to seek the resignation of City Judge Robert Sale.
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affected schools in Grayson, and Collin counties as well as schools in the Fort Worth Dallas area, kept Howe schools closed Tuesday and Wednesday. W e d n e s d a y m o rn in g streets were still icy, but Grayson County missed out on the one to three inches o f snow predicted for Dallas. Cold tem peratures were expected to remain until a thaw on Thursday. Lone Star Gas announced that the curtailments to all but resi dential users would be lifted Wednesday. ,
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Sam Rayburn Honored In Bonham Celebration Scores of political and business leaders gathered in Bonham Wednesday, Jan. 6, to pay homage to the late Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the U.S. House of Represen tatives longer than any other man in history. Rayburn, who wouldhave been 100 Wednesday, repre sented the northeast Texas community in Congress for nearly half a century, (from 1913 to the time of his death in 1961). He was Speaker of the House for 18 years. “ Mr. Rayburn dedicated his life to public service,” said Fort Worth attorney Dee Kelly, chairman of the board of the Sam Rayburn Foundation which hosted the centennial celebration. “ His service in the Texas Legisla tor and later in the U.S. Congress truly made him an
American statesman.” Former Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, also a member of the Foundation board, said, “ Rayburn, more than any man since Sam Houston, put Texas on the national map. His only purpose in life was to better the lives of millions of Americans.” The list of dignitaries attending the ceremony included special guest of honor Lady Bird Johnson, U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen, House Majority/Leader Jim Wright, Texas Congressmen Sam Hall, Ralph Hall, Jack Hightower and Jim Mattox, former Speaker of the House Carl Albert, Gov. Bill Clements, Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby, Attorney General Mark White, State Treasurer W arren G. Harding, Rail road Commissioner Jim
Nugent, State Sen. Peyton McKnight, and U.S. Rep. Lindy Boggs (D-La.). The Rayburn Foundation operates the Sam Rayburn Library, a working research library on democratic government that also contains mememtos from Rayburn’s illustrious career. In addition, the Foundation funds and directs a research and educational center dedicated to improving farm technology and agronomic research. The celebration included a brass band, the cutting of a hugh birthday cake, and the issuance of a special booklet detailing Rayburn’s life in public service. Hundreds of school children from throughout the Fourth Congressional District also attended the ceremony.