Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1962 Page: 1 of 16
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Tarleton Station
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it Home of Tarleton State Colton if STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, J
6 PAGES
VOL. 92. NO. 31
Aqua jets, Miss Texas Top
Billing in Water Carnival
lias Texas,” and tl>e Aquajeto of Eleetxa j.-/
dlle, Chamber M Commerce Fun in the
at the Tarleton State<Coll*ga'pool"Bun-
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Sun program to be
day, August 5, at 2:30. p.m.
Billed as "The Drat exhibition swimming a*d dMn* show to bw
held in Stephenville," the top drawing writ of the program is never-
theless expected to be the baton twirling act of the pretty finalist
in the Miss America contest.
Miss Wflliama, 20, of Wexahachie, will be a majorette at Tarleton
S“* •“* :!r.V 1W' « ■' ' C*,Tvl: : / L,( .
The Aquajets, also well-known, have performed throughout Texas
possible. Chairman Rufus F. Hi
toast 980,000, and perhaps 886,000.
A list of those who have enb.
scribed to the fund is being pub-
lished today and committee work-
ers will assemble again Tuesday
to make a determined effort, to
THE TROUBLE with some
religionist is that they are
solely worried about the mis-
takes of other people.
Tabulations made. Saturday on
amounts that had been paid into
the Stephenville Industrial Foun-
dation showed a total of *12,3*0.00
—« sum that la encouraging to
those who are working on tke pro-
posal with a view of securing »*
said Saturday that he believed
undertaking could be eompl<
Big School Year
Unloss all signs fall, Mia com-
Ing school year will be the big-
gest in the history of Stepheft-
viUe. The enrollment at the pub-
lic schools and at Tarleton both
will undoubtedly roach recurd
high levels.
the Wtohita
County area.
Featured in the water <how will be comedy acts, diving, and ex-
hibitions of water safety and first aid.
Members of the troupe all have Red Cross Life Saver badges and
one is a member of the National Aquatic School.
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1,500.00
ijc»ooo.oo
1,000.00
„ 1,000.00
- ' 1.000.00
Parmer's First National Bank
* Higginbotham's .......~..i—
, Stephenville Savings A Loan--
i Stephenville Hospital A CHnie---
I Stephenville State Bank —....—
} Texas Power A Light Co.--
Dr. Vance Terrell —,—-——--
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company
. Stephenville Dally Empire ----
Gulf States Telephone Company ~
Edd Brooks —----——-------
Rseds Jones ---------—
Rural Electric Association -—
Cook Brothers Lumber Company v
Stephenville Laundry-----------
Wayne Barham---I----------
Stephenville Funeral Home--
Gene Hammit-------
Watte Ladies’ Store--------
within snother month. 19 has
learned that there are a »u
of local citisen* who will so]
1,000.00
600xw
600.00
900X10
260X10
260.00
260.00
160.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
a.m. and a Hard shower was falling
Apparently the rainfall was
lighter in the southern part of
the county than in other parts of
the county. The Fitsgerald Nurs-
ery had received a .40 of an Inch
fall by 8:90 a.m. but rain was still
(ailing at the time and the rail 1
clouds which hung over that area
at the time were reported heavy
Art Dillon said the .60 of an inch
of rainfall which
his place in the Alexander area
Inches
TpMtth County fanners and
iHeher* were mailing once again
Thursday morning as rain clohds
which moved into the area early
Wednesday night had dumped
rains measuring up to two inches
Si-tOAto parts of the eauaty.
*, * • '-f ' -* ■;
Report# to The Empire indicate
that for the first time in many
weeks Gw rainfall was fairly gen-
eral over the county and heavy
rain clouds still hung ovsr most
of the county at 9:30 a.m. Thurs-
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
60X10
(0.00
MXW
Sunset Rest Home-------
Ellis Insurance___J-------—
Kimbell Wholesale Grocery Co.
Cawyer Drug Co.---
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co.
X. W. Clements -
David Hugon---
Pnyton-Frakes---—
Dr. Altaraa---—
Stephenville Florist -
Brandon Feed —--
Joseph Chandler 4---
Miller 8iudio______
Hill’s Cafe (Ellis Hill) -
Dr. Sam Daniel----
Ray Thompson
First Baptist
Revival to Start
Sunday Morning
Rev. Emil V. Becker, pastor of
First Baptist Church, has announe-
sd a church revival starting Sun-
day, July 29 through August S.
Rev. Glenn Norman, pastor of
Second Baptist Church, Corpus
Christ!, will be the evangelist,
Becksr said. Norman, a native of
Killeen, la the youngest of 22 chil-
dren He toft homo ,at;the M«
shout by the continued expa
.of the dty of Stephenville. ’
is no question but there are
people living here today
STEPHENVILLE
SCHOOL TAX ROLL
SHOWS INCREASE
Rendition, Mad X Ota !*«
tax .ml) of th, Stephen .ill* tab
The rainfall in Stephenville un-
til 8 a.m. Thursday measured .71
of an inch, according to the rain-
fall record* kept at the Farmer*
First National Bank by Vernon
Broattow, The .72 of an inch mea-
Judgc W. T. Graves, 90, who
had lived in Stephenville and
Erath County all his Ilfs, died
at the Stophenvtlk Hospital
Hbmegre te^rg^^aR
Jodgs Graves, as he had been
affectionately known in recent
years, was a native son of Erath
County. Hs was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. * Wm. Dixon Graves.
Hs was married to Miss Mary
Beatrfes Roberts January Id,
1893. As s young man hs became
interested in public affairs and
qualified himself for the teach-
ing profession before hs reach-
ed the age of 21. He taught in
the public schools of Stephen-
ville and Erath County for 62
years. . ,'-Pf '
Judge Graves was elected
County Superintendent in 1914
and served1 four years in that
(Continued on Page Sevan)
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But there are rates a# sapiriatoe
about work of this kind that ware
not applied simply because there
in authority did not assign train-
ed supervisors to the local job.
Public school officials tell u«
that there will be about 1,700 on
the rolls after a few weeks from
opening time and the season gets
under way.
What does all this area* to
W. had fracture he suffer i<4,»to
weeks ago. In all tha affairs of
the 8tephenvilto region he had
played s leading role for many
years. His passing brought gen-
uine regret to hundreds of
friends, many of them had boon
his students.
Although it was known all
day Friday that the condition of
the agod citizen waa critical the
announcement of bis death cast
s pall of gloom in many homes
throughout this territory.
Services were held at the
First Baptist Church Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock’- With
Rev. Emil Becker, paster, off!
dating. Pallbearers will be Jos
Autry, M. C. Brandon Jr., W. N.
the city to L40 Inches.
The heaviest fall reported to
The Empire by 8:30 son. was the
two inches which hdd fallen at
Morgan Mill. The raid still was
pouring down. Paluxy Crew was
reported running four foot deep
with water.
The West Cross Timbers Experi-
ment Station guage showed 1.4)
collector revealed Tueadufe
Rendition, on the 1262 roll tots*
910.643,798 as compared with ten-
ditlona totaling $9,480,440 on th*
1961 roll. If the 1962 rill to col-
lected 100 per cent ft will bring in
#118,166.97 as compared with
f142,206.60 for th- 1961 »H.
McLemore attributes the unuv T
jelly large increase, in renditions
on the 1982 roll to two factors—
the huge amount of building i«
the district and the fact that the
1962 roll includes property in the
former Sekkm common school dto-
trWhito the school district tax
roll has showed s steady increase
over the years the increase gen-
erally runs around three, four «
five per cent per year as semi
pared with this year’s increase el
1L2 per cent, McLemore pointed
out W sr'"-
■pooley
While selling Bibles during sum-
mer vacation he eonttistsd a re-
tired Presbyterian missionary and
he became a Christian, surrender-
ed to preach and began his unus-
ual ministry*----------
Rev. Norman completed Baylor
University and Northwestern Se-
minary. He served as pastor of
Oak Cliff First Baptist, Trinity
Baptist, Amarillo, and now is at
EXTINGUISHED
AT STATION
A grass fire started by burning
trash at the Nolan Price Service
Station at 1101 E. Washington
inches had fallen there until 8 a.m
and rain still was falling. Bom*
2.80 inches had fallen at the Jack
Stewart place in the Huckabap
area until 9:30 ujs. and a hard
aKntoaw urns /mil (rare af iha fiwta
It means, frankly, just sheet
everything. Business activity
hi all lines will show a brisk
improvement and a new spirit
will ha in the sir. We can well
feel proud of our reputation at
one of the top school centers
of the southwest. Happily, wo
around noon Tuesday could have
proven dangerous if the wind had
been blowing. _ ; V
Fireman Roy Miller said he was
able to extinguish tha Mass within
20 minutes after arriving at the
icons of the fire but that if the
wind had be*n blowing the blase
could have reread to a big pas-
Corpug Christ!. /
Billy Hilburn, Minister of Music
of Dallas East Grand Baptist, whl
be the singer.
Tha two men will begin the
mini story here on Monday night
Rev. Becker and A1 Glenn, Minis-
ter of Music, will conduct the
Sunday services. Services begin
each night at 7:30 with a 10 o'clock
morning service.
shower was falling at the time.
The Eddleman Store guage at
LiAglevitla had measured two in-
ches of rainfall by 8:80 aJfe. and
rain still wag falling. The Pair
Nursery had ruoeivad an inch of
rain by 8:90 ax*, and rain still
was faffing. The fall at the Ernest
Johnson place in tile Harbin area
measured .40 of an inch at 8:30
that Ronnie Wooley, member of
the Stephenville Community 4-H
Club won the 1962 Heavy Litter
Contest for the six county Brawn-
wood Soars Stow, ,araa. Twenty-
nine club itotjpihsrs competed
throughout th« year. This was the
Brown, A. L. Graves, Ray Bones
and L. B. Howard. All members 1
of the Board of Deacons will
serve as honorary pallbearers.
Record f<* the gilt swarded to
Ronnie in June 1961, In August
his young female was chosen at
the Krath Saar’s Show to repre-
sent the county in the Brownwood
Show. In September, “Magnolia”
aa th# gilt waa - named,, captured
h#r. jeepnd h)ua. rib)mnyrih(p»ing
Huckabay
Faculty
pm.
(heir ftodies.
i*try in Staph
« A tdtal oMI
reared nine
“Members of
mittae feel it
dm Wghwsy
ii {important
been competed for the for
tag year at, tin school.
The sloven member faculi
he in charge of an ahtidpat
USE;
weighed 69 pounds. Another
weighed 64 pounds and the third
heaviest weighed 61 pounds, with
the smallest, “Christen* Pet|te”
weighing 41 pounds. The kttar of
nine totaled 487 pounds, with in-
dividual averages of 64 pounds***
th* 56 day feeding peeled. This
earned him .a third top award,
completing the Sear's program
;. ’ r. tm*. \y vMj • v»
.Plana for the mass polio inimpnlzaation program
sound by the Tri-oounty Medical Society and the
Jknjor Chamber of Commerce were outlined at a m
medical society and a delegation from the Jaycee
Tuesday night at the Tejas Country Club.
Doctors wet* present from * ' 1 ’ '
Btaphenvilk), Dublin, De Leon snd tarited to attend th.
fommit-
,w|B Jx- tabu
Jaycee organisation; Marvin San-
ders, Bob Moser, Raymond Kenny,
ire 141 men and 92 women attend-
ing TSCst the present'time. - . ..
Classes will continue through
August 24.
H -ito rommittes are Brow.
}. Wisdom, J. W. Clemente,
Howard and Reeds Jones.. .
H. C. P«*ry, chairman o
Texas Highway. Commission
accepted an invitation to b<
principal speaker for the pw
to ho held in connection wit
formal opentyg of the new i
P-m. Sunday, July 29, and Sunday,
August 6, at the Chamberlin
School snd the National Guard
Armory. It will be given during
the same hours at the recreation
center in Dublin Snd in the high
school cafeteria in Hico. • ZZ
i The mass immunisation pro-
gram. has l»e»-n oonducU-d^llreody
in a number of Texas dties. When
such », program was cooducted
(Marion Porter and Dr. Arthur P.
Allison Jr. £.
,E. L. Carlson Jr. of Dallas was
present to explain the advance ar-
rangements which’must be made
foiv.tiil ttiasa ’ immunisation project
which will be conducted in Steph-
e«vill*,. Dublin, De Leon and Hico.
A film was shown illustrating how
0)b new Sahin oral vaccine IS
given without any injections b»-
(fiia. RketoMumsewuMto v V
nCCCnoRry.
Harold Brown, roach and ed-
W|-> . ......
Joyce Whitts, fifth and sixth
Shirto/ Cason, * seventh and'
night pt (he N.
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