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4 lex a STATE EDITION II 4 AND STAR-FORUM L.S.P.S. Publication No. 214 840 Gatesville Messenger, Vol. 17 Gatesville Star-Forum, Vol. 24 CONSOLIDATED SEPTEMBER 20, 1907 18 Pages in Two Sections Supplement in Local Edition 25 CENTS PER COPY GATESVILLE.

TEXAS 76528, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1984 VOL. S0-NO. 12 Mm 1 ,850 Students Expected ff-4 1 I Sw Gates vi 1 1 Schoo Is Will Start New Term Today jp x- HISTORY BOOK PICKS UP STEAM replaced Louise Bennett, who could no longer devote enough time to It. bis Rneter Is to her left, and Cherry Wall to her right. Volunteers with the Coryell County History Book Committee were busy editing stories Tuesday.

Chairwoman Lalla Rocque Ward (standing) said her husband Ray has become the new topical historian. He Summer vacations will become just a memory for more than 1,800 students who will be trooping into classrooms this morning (Thursday) for the start of a new school year in the Gatesville Independent School District. And they, along with students in Coryell County's four other school districts and more than 1,000 other districts across the state, may find the 1984-85 year one to remember because of some sweeping educational reforms under House Bill 72. These include no more exemptions from exams, no social promotions, stiffened requirements for eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities, and tutoring for students having academic difficulty. But, with school starting in the middle of a sweltering August heat wave, the main thing the students want to know is: "Are all the air conditioners working?" They are, GISD Supt.

Charles Zeigler said, but in the case of the junior high building it was a close call. More than 10,000 worth of repairs to the air conditioning system there were completed Tuesday. EXPECTED TO converge on GISD's four East Gatesville campuses from all over the 501-square-mile district are around 1,850 That will not represent much of an increase for a district that began the 1983-84 year with 1,823 students enrolled and ended it with 1,806. Evant and' Jonesboro schools started the new term Monday, and by Tuesday there were 213 students Grand Jury Indicts 36 Persons Here Charla A. Huse, Martha J.

Lambert, Eddie Macbeth, Jack Maxwell, Paul Pollard, John Price, Elmo C. Reeves, Kenneth Riddle, Ronnie Russell, John S. Westbrook, Roger H. White, Marsha A. Worthington, Barbara J.

Hull, Michael H. Kenney, Jennifer R. Smith, Kathryn A. Eubanks. High School William C.

Bradley, principal; Charles Alderson, assistant principal; Jim Traylor, vocational administrator; Laura White, vocational counselor; Thomas E. Preston, counselor; Marilyn V. Alderson, Phyllis Barnett, Maxine Beard, Jerry Bell, Mike Blanchard, Randall Blanchard, Shirley A. Bradley, Guy R. Dean, Peggy J.

Dowell. Cindy K. Draper, Linda S. Dulin, Sammie L. Hendricks, Marion G.

Hines, Dean Hollingsworth, Jacquelyn Jones, Gary Kafer, Mary A. Kafer, Vickie E. Kelley, Danny Loerwald, Donna A. McMinn, Les Reaves, Cecilia T. Stuart, Karen S.

Turner, Benny Weaver, Gene Whittle, Billy B. Woodson, Tammy J. York, Michael L. Baize, Deobrah K. Beamsley, Joy A.

Cummings, Kenneth M. Doyle, Harry Grmela, Clifford Hyles, Rita Manske, Larry McDonald, Carol A. Scott, Gordon L. Smith, Clifford Worthy, Doris J. Wynn, Virginia L.

Goedeke, Rebecca J. Jones, Marsha Lee, Janis Daschof-sky, Gwen Zeigler, Gayla L. Demons. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S roster of para-professional personnel includes: Central Office Jeanne M. Munday, superintendent's secretary; Marjorie J.

Davis and Joyce A. Snoddy, secretaries. Tax Office Clovis King, assessor-collector; Helen G. Smith, deputy. Primary School Reba J.

Gartman, secretary; Karen S. Magee and Rebecca Necessary, aides. Elementary school Elizabeth J. Lanham, secretary; Peggy G. Timmons, Judy M.

Pruitt, Lillian Vidler and Marsa E. Poe, aides. Junior High Florence M. Lehmberg, secretary; Robbie L. Timmons, Jackie D.

Green and Elaine K. Rabbe, aides. High School Grace R. Tennison, secretary; Nathile O. Ivy, activities bookkeeper; Frances D.

Adcock, vocational aide. spot" when he tried to persuade two young women to get into his car. He reportedly told them he was a plainclothes detective. "It's likely to be a throwaway case," said Zeigler. "I don't think we'll get any cooperation from the two girls." Tommy Lee Hannah, a man under indictment for burglary of a habitation since 1981.

was recently located at the penitentiary in Lansing, A Coryell County grand jury ended a six-day-long session Monday, in which 36 persons were indicted for 49 offenses. Included in the indictments were two charges of capital murder and two charges of theft by service against a pair of Copperas Cove police officers (see stories). Criminal Investigator Carroll Duke praised the grand jury for their hard work, noting that it contained both men and women, blacks, hispanics and whites. "For this purpose it was an excellent jury," he said. As is always the case, the indictments were for a wide variety of crimes.

Included in the charges were a trio allegedly involved in a theft ring. Anthony Vassar and Ruben Weston were charged with burglary of a building. Archie G. Dekeyser HI was charged with credit card abuse. Zeigler said the three were caught as a result of a cooperative effort by the Fort Hood CID, and the police departments of Killeen and Copperas Cove.

Another pair, Edna and Joseph Ahwerengh, were indicted for allegedly defrauding a Copperas Cove man of $8,500. They promised to deliver diamonds from South Africa at a cut-rate price. When he asked for collateral they turned over to him a Lincoln Continental which they supposedly owed $5,000 on. In fact they owned $17,000. The pair is still at large.

Two Copperas Cove women, Evelyn Ghose and Evelyn Margaret Livingston, were indicted for burglary of a habitation. The two allegedly stole some belongings from neighbor who was moving. Earl Mitchell Hilton was indicted for impersonating a public servant. According to Zeigler, the Copperas Cove man was "cruising a parking The Scratch Pad enrolled at Evant and 162 at Jonesboro. For Jonesboro, that's a 28-student increase over 1983-84's opening day.

School officials at Evant and Jonesboro reported smooth starts. The new school year will begin today at Oglesby, with all students to report for classes by 8:20 a.m. The buses will run on regular schedule. Oglesby, which has new cafeteria-gym, will be operating a full-day, full-year kindergarten in 1984-85. Classes in Coryell County's most populous school district, Copperas Cove, will begin Monday.

Well over 5,000 students are expected there. OF THE STUDENTS expected in Gatesville, around 180 will be first-graders and 66 will be in the kindergarten. The kindergarten classrooms will be located in a remodeled wing of the elementary building instead of at the primary school, while the early childhood program has been moved from the elementary school to the primary building. The class day schedule will be the same as last year. The first bell for instruction will ring at 8:10 a.m.

in the primary school and elementary school, at 8:20 a.m. in junior high and high school. Breakfast will be served at 7:50 a.m. in all four schools. For the GISD students, the school day will end at 2:55 p.m.

in primary school, 3:10 p.m. in elementary school and 3:20 p.m. in junior high and high school. A school calendar that includes 175 student days and 17 holidays has been adopted for 1984-85. It follows: Aug.

23-Oct. 3 First six weeks. Sept. 3 Labor Day holiday. Oct.

4-Nov. 9 Second six weeks. Nov. 12-Dec. 21 Third six weeks.

Nov. 22-23 Thanksgiving holidays. Dec. 24-Jan. 2 Christmas-New Year holidays.

Jan. 3 Teacher inservice. Jan. 4 Teacher workday. Jan.

7-Feb. 15 Fourth six weeks. Jan. 18 Teacher inservice. Feb.

18-April 10 Fifth six weeks. March 11-15 Spring break. April 5 Easter holiday. April 8 Teacher inservice. April 11 -May 23 Sixth six weeks.

May 24 Teacher workday FOR 1984-85, there are 193 people on the GISD payroll, including 129 professional personnel, 20 para-professionals, and 44 service personnel. Twenty-six of the employees, including 17 teachers, are new to GISD. The GISD faculty is listed below: Central office Charles Zeigler, superintendent; Gerald Poe, supervisor. Primary School Don Edwards, principal, Billie K. Boyd, Shirley M.

Botkin, Betty A. Brown. Linda Hughes, Linda D. Lam, Linda Mathews, Sharon Mehsrg, Mary Springstun, Betty L. Hines, Rose M.

Moreland, Sonja M. Russell, Patricia L. Schocnewolf, Nellie Sheldon, Jimmie D. Wicker. Marie J.

Cowan, Frances A. Stevens, Ama B. Bell, Wanda J. Poston. Elementary School Don Edwards, principal, Vickl L.

Casey, Diana D. Powell, Eloise Smith, Jo A. Donaldson, Linda F. Graham, Linda J. Maxwell, Leola Shoaf.

Constance V. Smith, Frankie M. Stephens, Maudy E. Baker, Nancy C. Garvin, Sara O.

Gohlke, Joyce R. Hawkins, Lera J. Lam, Erma L. Taylor, Tinie J. Cohagan, Wanda J.

Dutschmann, Doretha E. Petty, Bonnie S. Sexton, Dennis R. Taylor, Myra L. Gendennon, Sherry A.

Hopson, Phoebe Mattlage. Judy Kindrick, Dorothy S. Walker. Gitty M. Bates.

Karla Reaves, Diana Fincher, Barbara Preston, Stella Pruitt. Janior High School-Roland M. Lambert, principal: Josephine Brown, counselor; James G. Barron, Cornelia F. Belt.

Mary Bishop, Pamela D. Bone, Larry Brazzil, Dixie Duke, Steve Ellison, Dona L. Gallagher, Bennie B. Hanston, Barbara Huntley, Date Set for Sell of Lake Belton Bonds Kan. He had been sentenced there for an unrelated crime under an assumed name.

Hannah was re-indicted Monday for a charge involving the same crime, upgraded to a first-degree felony. "We have had the opportunity to enhance the indictment and we have done this." Duke explained. Other indictments included charges brought against William D. Thomas of Copperas Cove for attempting to sexually assault a child. Robert Thomas Henderson for aggravated sexual assault, Kathenne Williams for assaulting a TDC guard, and separate charges against Jim Gordineer and Lee Michael for indecency with children.

Richard. Bruce was indicted for burglary of a habitation, Robert Michael Longoria was indicted for burglarizing Copperas Cove High School and Terry Sparks was indicted for burglary of a vehicle. Robert Allen Rhone was indicted for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Indicted for forgery by passing were Franklin D. Davis George N.

Flynn, Cynthia Lankster. Linda Smith and Lee Roy Wilson: The following persons were indicted for theft over Marco Brunswick. Jerry Cross. Willie Mae Grant. Kenneth D.

Musall and Margaret Lee Aon Romero. Donovan Weititto Jones and Patrick A ilea Lennen were indicted on felony charges of driving while intoxicated. Ramsey Obeid was indicted for delivery of marijuana. "Inside Injuries Hit Hornet Camp 4-A Cove Officers Indicted 9-A Red Barn Has Solar Cooling 3-B The Gatesville City Council met in special session Monday to set Sept. 1 1 as the date for their public hearing on the sale of $4 million in municipal bonds for the Lake Belton water pipeline.

The hearing will begin at 7:30 p.m. The bonds will mature in August of 1985 slightly less than a year. Also during the meeting. City Manager Bob Stevens remarked that the city's current unemployment rate of 3.2 percent is so low that it could actually discourage industry from moving to Gatesville. "If we ever have some industry looking at us we better hide that," he joked.

Many economists consider a rate of 4 percent to be full employment, due to transitional factors-people changing jobs, and other statistical quirks. By Danny Hukel Never tell anyone you difficulties and yon win not be disappointed at their lack of concern. We've often been accused of reprinting other stories that have appeared in other papers at one time or another, but we enjoy passing along a good story from time to time. Such is the case with the following, stolen from a dentist's recent newsletter, which by the way, was lifted from Harper's Index. Annual earnings, including overtime, of a Carncige Hall stagehand, $90,000.

Average annual salary of a male Columbia University MBA after ten years on the job: $49,365. Of a female Columbia University MBA: $40,022. Market value of labor performed annually by the average American housewife: $40,288. Percentage of baseball players signed to' professional contract who never appear in a major league game: 92. Percentage of Americans who commit murder and never appear in a courtroom: 50.

Percentage of U. S. oil supply that passed through the Straits of Hormuz five years ago: 20. Today: 3. Percentage of U.

S. population that lives in mobile homes: 10. Percentage of increase In U. S. households headed by single mothers.

1970-80: 58. Total man-hours spent mowing lawns in the U. S. each year: $2,254,000,000. Inches by which Ronald Reagan's chest size has increased since he started working out: 1 Vi.

Customer: "Are you sure that these field glasses are high-powered?" Ambitious Salesman: "Lady, when you use these glasses, anything less than ten miles away looks as it it were behind you!" -v I Va I fotr the Weather? It's been sizzling the hottest of the year (108 degrees on Sunday). Forecast for Friday through Sunday calls for partly cloudy and not-quite-so-hot weather, with highs in the upper 90s. There Is a sfight chance of thunderstorms Friday. TEMPERATURES RAINFALL Low High Inch Wednesday 63 95 .00 Thursday 68 98 .00 67 99 .00 Saturday 74 104 .00 Sunday 74 108 .00 Monday .76 106 .04 Tuesday 75 100 .00 Reported by Mr. and Mrs.

F. F. Carry, official oaenrert lor tb National Weather Sarvkw, HORNET COACH LIKES TEAM'S AGGRESSIVENESS "I like the way yen hit," GateaviUa High School Coach Lm Reave tcld his Hornet football troop si tha roociutloa of tbeb; Brat mtrasqaad crtmmag Satarday morning. The varsity la la for ha first road teat Friday, wh go to Midway for an 8:15 p.m.rHwimge whh the Panthers. The GatesvOe and Midway (rcahmaa aqaads wul scrimmage at a.m.

today (Tbanday), tba junior ar-sltles at 7 p.m. Friday. All the sklnn kites will ha an Ettyjarxrass,.