MUENSTER ,ENTERPRISE Serving Muenster and Cooke County since 1936 35' • VOLUME LII, NO.47 16 PAGES WITH INSERT NOVEMBER 4, 1988 Muenster, Cooke County will vote with nation Tuesday Local elections: how Johnson challenges Aston to cast write-in votes by Elaine Schad filed as a write-in candidate on the Johnson, 56, says the sheriff's Johnson said. "You hire and sur- Incumbent Sheriff John Aston Republican ticket. position is mainly administrative, round yourself with professional, by Elaine Schad says he has the experience a sheriff Aston, 49, cites his 19 years of so his 27 years of experience as a competent, caring law enforce- Although there is an abundance of contested races nationally and needs to fight crime in Cooke continuous service with the Cooke general construction superinten- ment officers, and this is what I statewide, Muenster voters will have choices in only two local elections County. Write-in challenger, County Sheriff's Department as dent qualifies him for the job. plan to do." this Tuesday, Nov. 8. W.A. "Wally" Johnson, thinks qualification for the job. He has Johnson is also 12 hours away Johnson has been critical of Two races have drawn official write-in candidates whose names do deputies should be better trained, served in patrol, civil and criminal from a degree in criminal justice, Aston, saying the department not appear on the ballot. Should voters wish to cast their ballots for any and says the sheriff should be investigations, and was a chief and is a part-time security officer needs 24-hour patrols, an increas- write-in candidates, they should write in the name in the last column of highly visible in the community. deputy. He was first elected to the for the Gainesville School District. ed reserve officer program, the ballot headed "Write-In," and check the box, according to Frank The two men will square off in sheriff's spot in November 1984, If elected, Johnson said he development of a narcotics divi- Scoggin, Cooke County Clerk. A listing of write-in candidates will be the sheriff's race Nov. 8 in Cooke but was appointed in December would be a highly visible sheriff sion and crime lab, and more in- posted at all voting precincts, he said. County. Aston barely defeated 1984 for one month to serve out who would bring professionalism volvement with state and federal In the election for Cooke County Sheriff, incumbent John Aston is Jim Bleything in the May the term of Dan Tiller, who to the department. "Profes- agencies for help in fighting nar- being challenged by W.A. "Wally" Johnson. In the race for constable, Democratic Primary. Johnson has resigned. sionalism must be stressed," cotics crime in the county. Precinct 1, which encompasses most of the City of Muenster and north Johnson said he would require Muenster, two write-in candidates have surfaced to oppose incumbent that a sheriff's deputy live in sur- Gerald "Gerry" Jones. David Cleveland, administrator of the Cooke rounding county communities, County ambulance service, and Bobby Henry, an employee at Weber especially in Muenster. He would Aircraft. establish a cadet training pro- The only other local item voters will be choosing will be the referen- gram, a community advisory com- • dum concerning increasing the $8,000 county homestead exemption to mittee, a brotherhood of Christian $30,000 for those 65 years of age or older, or for the disabled. law enforcement organization, Please See SHERIFF, Page 2 POLLING PLACES sr, Voters in Precinct 17 and cast in the VFW Hall. Please note Precinct 18 will find that exercis- that entrance is through the front ing their duty to vote in the door on Main Street. Janet Fisher General Election on Tuesday, is election judge and Gloria Coker Accident Nov. 8, will be much simpler than is her alternate. the hassle they experienced in In Precinct 18, ballots will be primaries and run-offs earlier in cast in the Fellowship Hall of sends 2 to the year. Muenster First Baptist Church. Entrance is through the front door Polling places will be open from on North Pecan St. Mary Lee hospital 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hennigan is election judge and In Precinct 17, ballots will be Mary Endres is her alternate. A head-on collision seven miles north of Muenster on FM 373 about 8:30 Thursday night sent Pct. 1 constable race the drivers of both cars to hospitals for treatment. Most seriously injured was Ray draws two write-ins Long, 28, formerly of Lake Worth and very recently moved to by Elaine Schad A constable serves civil papers, Muenster, now living in Sylvan's The Precinct I constable's race working mainly with local justice Trailer Park. He is the husband of in Cooke County has drawn quite of the peace courts. Included are the former Sarah Stoffels. He was a bit of interest, with two write-in legal papers such as divorce CHAD FLEITMAN (47) and Kelly Bell (58) are two offensive linemen involved in clearing theiray for Darrell transported by ambulance to Har- candidates opposing incumbent documents, civil lawsuits, or hot Dangelmayr's (on ground) 1-yard touchdown pass. The Tigers defeated the Class 2A Oakridge Owls 34-20 af- ris Hospital in Fort Worth, when Gerald "Gerry" Jones for the check charges. A constable does ter being picked the underdogs in the match. Janie Hammon Phow storms in the area prevented mov- seat. not have law enforcement ing him by Care-Flite. He is being Jones' name will be the only one capabilities. The position has paid treated for severe lacerations to appearing on the ballot. David $I per year, but a new Texas s 1 e t- , (7:e.l. the face, broken teeth, shoulder Cleveland, Cooke County am- Supreme Court ruling on fracture and head injuries. bulance service administrator, and reasonable pay for elected of- Election to decide Driver of the other car was Bar- Bobby Henry, an employee at ficials has resulted in the position bara Jones, 34, of Muenster, and Weber Aircraft, have filed with being funded by the county at wife of Grady Jones. Accompany- 7 4, the county clerk's office as official $300 a month, a stipend which ing her was her 13-year-old son, ara exemption increase Chris, who went for help to the write-in candidates. Precinct 1 in- began Oct. 1. cludes Muenster and north The Precinct I race has been home of the Grady McElreaths. Muenster. Please See CONSTABLE, Page 3 by Elaine Schad Mrs. Jones was transported by ItIV, .,,. I P ,1IY / Along with two statewide proposed constitutional amendments, ambulance and admitted to , ‘„,,':.‘ Cooke County voters will decide on Nov. 8 whether they want those age Muenster Memorial Hospital, Royal candidates e It 1 LtiliCIr 65 or older and the disabled to have their residence homestead exemp- where she is reported in satisfac- tion increased from $8,000 to $30,000. tory condition. She is being teacher in the Military Depen- The referendum vote was called in August after members of the treated for a broken nose, a cut dent's School and he as Director American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) presented a valid over one eye, and severe bruises. of Material at Wiesbaden Air begin interviews petition to Cooke County commissioners. Should voters approve the First to arrive on the scene was Force Base. They were married in increase, it would only affect county taxes, not those of school districts, the Muenster Volunteer Fire Co-chairmen Carol Henscheid and Carolyn Bayer of the committee to Sacred Heart Church on July 2, cities, college or hospital districts, county officials said. Dept., who dispersed three conduct the selection of the King and Queen (Koenig and Koenigen) of 1953. Advocates of the proposal say the county's elderly have already paid emergency vehicles; and two EMS the Muenster Centennial have requested interviews with the five couples, Family Life and Adventures: enough taxes and have earned the exemption. They also say it is getting ambulances from Gainesville and before the final stages of the contest. Continuing his military career, increasingly harder to pay taxes while on fixed incomes. If approved, three police vehicles, one from the They specified that interviews at e to be held alphabetically, to avoid David and Juanita lived in Cocoa, the exemption would apply to the disabled for the first time, since the State Highway Patrol, one from favoritism. Candidates for the royal honor to represent the community Florida, Fairbanks, Alaska, Alex- current $8,000 exemption is only granted to those 65 and older at this the Cooke County Sheriff's Dept., during the Centennial Year are expected to tell about their family andria, Va., Bad Godesberg, Ger- background, record of community involvement, and reasons or hopes time, said AARP officials. and one from the Muenster Police many and Goldsboro, N.C. All Department, whose primary pur- for aspiring to act as spokespersons for Muenster. If the exemption increase is approved, opponents say the tax burden the while being blessed with pose was crowd and traffic David and Juanita Bright have submitted the following statement: will be shifted to younger taxpayers who are already overburdened. beautiful, healthy babies, seven of They say the burden has been particularly harsh the past several years control. them, who, along with their wives because of increased appraisals coupled with the depressed oil and gas and husbands and precious grand- industry, which has forced many county industries to scale down or children, are their pride and joy. close. That has caused the county's tax base to dwindle, shifting the Children: The first born is burden to the residential homeowner, opponents said.