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Bartlett Texas Thursday July 11 1974
No. 38
FORD FORUM
FACTS AND FUN
By Nora and Robert
We were in a grocery store
recently and a man remarked
"look over at that former ser-
vice man. he's buying canned
meat. I have never forgotten
that war hatred - no canned
meat for mel"
A nickel goes a long way
these days - you have to go a
long way to find something a
nickel will buy.
"Doc" Powitzky told us this
week that ho grow a ten pound
canteloupe in his garden and
he would have brought it to
the Tribune but he wanted to
keep the seed.
We heard a youngster ask
his parents how ho could get
rich.. His dad answer "earn
more than you spend and keep
doing it." The boy said "we
ought to get rich cause you
don't ever give me an allow-
Sheila Goodnight
Presented Trophy
In Beauty Pageant
Miss Shclia Goodnight dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie
Goodnight was named Miss
Congenirflity during the Miss
Williamson County Beauty Pa
geant Thursday night. The
pageant was sponsored by the
Taylor Jaycees.
Miss Goodnight represented
the Bartlett Chamber of Com-
merce in the beauty pageant.
The title of 1974 Miss Wil-
liamson County went to Miss
Karin Sotilen of Georgetown
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ro-
bert Soulen. Mss Sherry Pasc-
mann daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Pasemann of Taylor
was named first runner-up and
Cindy Smith daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Smith of Coup-
land was the second runner-up. J
Each girl was prcsenteu a
trophy and gifts from Taylor
merchants.
Rites Tuesday For
Mrs. Myrtle Flowers
Mrs. Myrtle Flowers 70
local resident died at nodh
Friday in a Temple hospital
after a long illness.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday a
Henderson Chapel United
Methodist Church in Bartlett
vith Rev. W. B. Johnson of
ficiating. Burial was in the
Bartlut Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons.
Sim Turner of Bartlett and
SSgt. Rudolph Flowers of El
gin Air Force Base Florida;
two daughters Mrs. Nettie L.
Burleson of Houston and Mrs.
Gladys Foster of Bartlett; one
hvnfhnr Arnnll Tnln nf
5rf.; JJ ?ls.fe?Irs' 3r? Wakefield Named
MktllllllK Ul AJUILIULU: Sl.NLUUIl
.'grandchildren; four great
grandchildren; and a number
of nieces and nephews.
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Magic Show
Set July 16th
As a fund raising project
the American Legion of Bart-
lett will sponsor the Zarling-
ton Players variety stage show
on Tuesday July 16th at 8
p. m. at the Legion Hall.
The Zarlington Players
y:ho have toured extensively
in this state and others arc
the originators of several well
I School Board
Plans Housing;
Raises Tax Rate
Arrangements were made to
move two buildings from Mc-
Gregor to the Bartlett High
.School grounds for classroom
use when the Bartlett School
Board held its regular July
meeting Monday night. J. L.
McClendon was employed to do
JOHN WAKEFIELD
mice.
Marcus Lindemann called the
office Tuesday and asked if his
mother-in-law Jewel Ford paid
me on the first when I went to
Six Ten Grocery to collect.
When I replied no- he said. "I'll
get her to come over and work
every first."
We visited a friend recently -
just after she received herlightlEsther Saage read the minutes
HD Club Has
Regular Meet
Bartlett Home Demonstra-
tion Club held its regular mon-
thly meeting Tuesday after-
noon in the home of Mrs. Wal
ter Lorenz.
The meeting opened with the
Lord's Praver. Mrs. Walter
Lorenz president presided at
the business session and Miss
the
bc-
bill and she was sitting on the
divan feverishly fanning hersilf
with a rojled-up magazine. She
remarked "I haven't turned my
air conditioner on since I re-
ceived that high light bill." She
isn't the only person in town
who is using candles for light-
and opening windows and doors
to take advantage of the breeze.
Some people practically live in
their back yard.
Grain is being harvested this
week and is expected to reach
its peak next week if it doesn't
ram.
We received a note this week
in answer to our article marked
Authur Unknown which ap-
peared in this column last week.
It reads as follows:
Nora I know what you mean-
my hearts burning stomachs
rumbling sinus clogging mus-
cles knotting heads aching
lips chapping hands roughen-
ing nerves snapping skin wrin-
kling eyes watering joints
swelling so I too know that my
youth is all spent.
Signed
Authur Unknown
and gave the treasurer's report.
Miss Bertha Ehly was in
harce of the recreation. New
vearbooks were distributed.
Mrs. Walter Lorenz was hon-
ored on her birthday with a ca-
ke and gifts by the group.
tfPgeshments of cake and
ice-cream was serveu to uiree
guests Mrs. Henry Beyer
Mrs. Roy Laws Mrs. Clara
Nesbit and the following mem-
bers Mesdames Adolph Spinn
red Gommert Frieda Machal-
'okf Tllen Melton Ed Machal-
V.B.S. Slated At
Baptist Church;
Parade Saturday
Vacation Bible Schol at
First Baptist Church will
cm Monday and will continue
through Friday of next week
July 15-I9th.
A parade at 10 a.m. Satur
day morning will be held in
onj unction with the Bible
School. All children are invited
to bring their bikes and "par
ticipate in the parade which will
assemble at the Baptist Church.
Bible School hours next week
will be from 8:80 a.m. to 11 a.
m. Monday through Friday for
ages 3 through 12; and from
7 p.m. to 9 a.m. each evening
will be a teen time for all teenagers.
There will be Bible Study
music games and handwork.
Bro. Melton Miles pastor of
the church invites all youth in
the community to attend the
school.
For Distinguished
Service Award
known comedy musical and the movlng and Supt. Travis
magic acts including "Misto!:. wn- nllUi0ri7ivl to pon
tile Magician" "Toby the Co-tjlt.t onlninfm.s. nillnihra. nn
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icek Emil Hirschman Misses TTp nrilicr Spt Oil
bertha Ehly Esther Saage and llCcU111B UUL XJlL
Nuclear Plant
Cardinals Defeat
Bulldogs For
Championship
Bartlett Cardinals won the
championship when they de-
feated the Bartlett Bulldogs
16-5 here Tuesday evening.
This gives the Cardinals a
6-1 record.
Rob Ford was the winning
pitcher pitching six innings.
The leading hitter" was
Brent Daugherty with 5 times
at bat hitting 2 singles and a
double.
Losing pitcher was Johnny
the hostess Mrs. Walter Lor
enz.
Stevenson To Head
American Legion
B. C. Stevenson was elected
as Commander of the Ameri-
can Legion when the organi-
zation met Tuesday evening
at the Legion Hall.
Other officers elected for
the new year were: Louis Zel-
cnovitz - 1st Vice Command-
er; Franklin Schlesinger - 2nd
ice Commander; Alvis Bai-
ley - Adjutant; Paul Gorman
- Finance Officer; Alfred
Wacker - Service Office; Bob-
by J. Burns - Historian; Rjeno
Saage - Chaplian; Edward
Lindemann - Sergeant-at-Arms.
1 i '
Mrs. Limmer Named
President Of
Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Louise Limmer was
elected president of the Ame-
rican Legion Auxiliary Tues-
day evening when the Auxi-
Rabel who pitched 3- innings liary met with the Legion for
Leading hitter for tke Bull- a covereu uisn supper.
The Atomic Energy Com-
mission has set July 31
August 1 for public environ-
mental hearings on the pro
posed Comanche Peak Steam
Electric Station located in
Somervell County about GO
miles southwest of the Dallas-Fort
Worth area J. F.
Skelton president of Texas
Power & Light Company an-
nounced. They will be held at the
Glen Rose High School m
Glen Rose and will be open
to private citizens state and
local officials and communi-
ty groups or individuals.
The 2300000 kilowatt nu-
clear plant will be owned
jointly by Texas Power &
Light Company Texas Elec-
tric Service Company and
Dallas Power & Light Com
pany. There will be two gene-
rating units. One is scheduled
for operation in 1980 and the
second two. years later.
The hearinirs will bo con
ducted by the Atomic Safety Practices
sj Licensing Board appointed;
uy the AEG especially for the
Comanche Peak location.
dogs was Kenneth Davis get-
ting a single a double and a
triple with 4 times at bat.
Thursday night (tonight)
the RCd Sox and Bulldogs meet
and the Cardinals havo a
night off. Next Tuesday night
the Cardinals and Red Sox
meet in the final game.
College Station John
Wakefield of Georgetown
Williamson County Extension
agent for 1G and a half years
has been named to receive the
highest award given by the
National Association of Coun-
ty Agricultural Agents the
Distinguished Service Award
for 1974.
Wakefield who has been
on the staff of the Texas Ag-
ricultural Extension Service
for more than 19 years is one
of seven county agents in .the
state to" be recognized.
The award is presented an-
nually to the nation's county
agents who have over a per
iod of 10 years or more made
outstanding contributions to
agriculture and have improv-
ed rural living according to
Gonzales County Agent Frank
M. Stockton president of the
Texas County Agricultural
Agents Association.
The seven Texas winners
will be recognized at the state
association annual meeting
Aug. 4-6 in Irving. Actual pre-
sentations will be made at the
national meeting Oct. 20-24 in
Tuscon Ariz.
"Through the strong lead-
ership of John Wakefield
Williamson County has be-
come the leading cotton and
sorghum producing county in
the Texas Blacklands" began
his citation as prepared by
the Recognition and Awards
Committee of the state asso
ciation. "The county's agricul-
tural income has climbed from
$15 million in 1958 to $57 mil-
lion in 1973."
Wakefield was also cited
for his strong result demon
stration program that has led
to the rapid adoption of in-
novative farming practices
and for his leadership in de-
veloping an outstanding 4-H
program.
Under Wakefield's leader-
ship Williamson County has
iimuu Hignuicam coninouuons
to the overall success of the
BIG (Blackland Income
Growth) program. The coun-
ty agent has also worked
closely with the Stiles Farm
Foundation at Thrall in dem
onstrating research - proved
median" and "Miss Emily"
with her hand puppets "Pea-
ches and Prunes."
The show will also feature
country and western music
plus the original "Snssafras
and Honey Boy" slap-stick
comedy team.
Advance tickets can now
be obtained from any member
of the American Legion or
Hill Ford Inc. Franz Grocery
I Six-Ten Grocery and Zelcne-
vitz Jewelry.
All advance tickets arc
$1.00. At the door the child-
ren's tickets will be $1.50 and
adults $2.00.
Other' officers elected for
the new year were Mrs. Alvis
Bailey - Vice-President; Mrs.
Edward Lindemann - Secretary-Treasurer;
Mrs. George
Fowler - Chaplain; Mrs. Har-
old Eimers and Mrs. Buford
Stevenson - Telephone Committee.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Little Paige Ann Jolly of Au-
ntjn announces the adoption of
a baby brother bom June 27.
He weighed 8 pounds 11 oun-
Mrs. James Bailey
Hosts Bridge Club
Mrs. James Bailey enter
tained the Friday Bridge Club
ms mid lins homi nnmnfl Cnrv lt her homo last Week.
Layne. Mra- Robert Ford held high
Parents are Mr. and Mrs.scox' for the afternoon.
Gene Jolly of Austin. I A dessert course was served
Grandparents are Mr. and - uuauumes i ora uscar koo-
Mrs. Fred Gommert of Bart- Pp Jewel Ford Clyde Good-
lctt and Mr. and Mrs. Walter "snt Joe Coker T. T. Moore
Jolly of Austin. Oscar Lahge and the hostess.
Services Held for
Mrs. T. L. White;
Former Resident
Funeral services for Mrs.
T. L. White 94 of Monahnna
formerly of Bartlett were
conducted at 10 a. m. Monday
at the First Baptist Church in
Bartlett with Rev. Melton
lunes oniciating. uunai was
in the Davilla Cemetery.
Mrs. White died Friday in
Monahans.
She was bom in Davilla
and resided in the Central
Texas area all of Her life un
til the last few years when she
made her home in Austin and
Monahans. She was a mem-
ber of the First Baptist Church
in Bartlett and was an active
member and worker in the
Womens Missionary Union
the Baptist Training Union
and the T.E.L. Sunday School
Class.
Survivors include two (lau-
ghters Mrs. Norine Ketchum
of Monahans and Mrs. Virgil
Rabb of Austin; eight grand-
children; a number of great-
grandchildren nieces and ne-
phews and one great-great
grandchild.
Pallbearers were Roy Laws
Harrison Douglas James
Crews Doyle McGlothlin E.
T. Jones Jr. Alva Cating.
Spiegelliauer
Reunion Sunday
The annual Spiegelhauor
family reunion will be held Sun
day July 14th at the American
Legion Hall.
Everyone is asked to bring
a basket lunch. Bread tea cof-
fee plates cups napkins and
silver will be furnished.
Organ music will be furnish
ed by Helmer Dahl from 3 to 5
p.m.
All members of the family
arc invited to attend.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. As-
bury of Nolanville announce the
arrival of a G pound 7 ounce
daughter born on July 5 at
3:25 a. m. in a Taylor hospital.
She has been named Melan'c
Robin.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Davs of Davilla and
Howard L. and Amanda As-
burv of Tazwell Va.
Greatgrandmother is Mrs
Annie Davis of the Will O' Bell
Nursing Home in Bartlett.
Mra. Asbury is the former
Esther Marie Davis.
I'lectncians to remouei tne
buildings when they arrive.
These buildings will be placed
cast of the gymnasium and
v.ith the two smaller buildings
now on the primary school
grounds will house the fourth
fifth and sixth grades. The
buildings at the primary school
will be relocated in the same
area on the high school grounds.
The present primary school will
house the kindergarten first
second and third grades. Every-
thing may not be ready by the
opening of school which is in
.August but the board hopes
Ihey will be ready for use in
Iho early fll.
Alter a three hour study of
jtho budget the board took ac
tion to raise the tax rate to
meet operation nnd ' mainten-
ance expenses. The new rato
wiM bo $1.50 per hundred dollar
aluation based on 50 of mar-
ket value. The present rate is
$1.20 with the same base. The
motion to raise was made by
Merwin Balz and seconded by
E. T. Jones Jr. Action was.
unanimous. Emphasis was
placed on repairing the elemen-
tary school.
Richard Ruppert whose home
s Rogers was employed as so-
cial science teacher and assist
ant coach. He will assist with
football and coach high school
girls basketball. Last year he
was coach at Mercedes. The mo-
tion was by Clarence Fischer
seconded by Mrs. Nannie Jane
Sladovnik. Action was unani-
mous. His salary will be $1000-
.00 above state schedule.
Protest by the board of trans
fer of four students to the
Granger schools was denied by
the Texas Education Agency on
the grounds that the transfer
did not affect the racial balan
ce of the school by more than.
1.
Balz requested that the su-
perintendent investigate the
possibility of sending students
to Temple Junior College to
participate in vocational train-
ing as part of the high school
curriculum.
Bills were paid and the meet-
ing adjourned after midnight.
Cardinals Defeat
Red Sox 9-1
Bartlett Cardinals defeated
Bartlett Red Sox 9-1 Tuesday
evening July 2.
Rob Ford pitching the full
six innings was the winning
pitcher. Faced with 25 men
Ford gave up 1 hit struck out
10 and walked 4.
Albert Gilmore was the lead-
ing hitter for the Cardinals.
With 4 times at bat Gilmoro
got 2 singles and 1 triple.
Leading hitter for the Red
Sox was Eddy Scott with 1 single.
Mark White was the losing
pitcher.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Stog-
lich Jill and Timothy and Mrs.
Donald Ruemke have been visi-
ting in California with Mrs.
Stotrlich's mother and other
relatives. Mrs. Ruemke also vi-
sited Mr. and Mrs. Steve Allbea
and Cathy in Paramount Calif.
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Ford, Robert C., Jr. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 38, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 11, 1974, newspaper, July 11, 1974; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth82569/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.