The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1942 Page: 9 of 12
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THE BALLINGER LEDGER
Catholic Youth
Leader Assigned
To Local Church
• BALLINGER SCHOOL *
• NEWS
• By Catted** < lM»itt »
• MarJ.rl. McUr.fW •
• •••••• ■■■■ .......
Style Show
The homemaklng girls of classes
1IH ami UIB presented a style
show at 0 30 last Thursday morn-
iiiK Hetty Jo Baxter was the
announcer for the program and
read short verses to Identify each
dress modeled Jany Taylor and
latvlnla Faublon played accom-
paniments
The mothers, friends, and
with Rev H A Heitters. who had, teachers were Invited to attend a
been In Ballinger for some time tea from 10 00 to 5 00 All home-
and who becomes assistant pustor making classes helped with the
of the New Orleans cathedral Tea at their respective periods
The large crowd which gathered TWO girls from each class were
The Rev Edward B Postert. O
M I„ who was born at Bandera,
has assumed the pastorate of Ht
Mary's Church here, coming from
the asslstantshlp of the 8t Louis
Cathedral In New Orleans, a
position he held for more than
six years
Rev Postert exchanged pluces
H A
at the New Orleans station when
Rev Postert left for Texas was a
testimony of the affection held
for him by the parishioners as
well as Boy 8couls of which he
was the spiritual director
On the Sunday la-fore leaving
New Orleans, 35 boys of his troop
and Its leaders attended holy rum-
xyoilon and received the sacra-
r^nt from his hand
Rev Postert went to New
Orleuiis In 1930. two years after
hhi ordination to the priesthood
at San Antonio.
As evidence of his interest In
scouting, at the age of 40 he
studied and won the rank of
eagle 8rout. the following year
won his scoutmaster's pin. and
at the next court of honor In New
Orleans would have received the
scoutmaster's key
Last summer he saw one of the
projects nearest his heart brought
to completion when his excellency
the archbishop dedicated, with
the solemn rites of the church,
tlie Catholic chapel f o r Boy-
Scouts at Camp Batmen
Father Postert took a personal
and direct Interest in matters
pertaining to the general welfare
of the children of the cathedral
school. He was organizer of the
Cathedral Knights, a group of
boy* training In the serving of
the mass
♦
Patronize our advertisers
hostesses, two from each class
helped with the serving, and two
girls worked In the kitchen The
hostesses and the girls serving
wore long dresses
The cottage was decorated for
Christmas with centerpieces and
building Tuesday night. Decem-
ber 15
Games were pluyed on the first
door during the evening They
were Chinese checkers, dominoes,
42, and ping pong
Dancing by nlckrlodcon music
was the entertainment on the
second floor Prizes were awarded
to the two most sociable couples"
of the evening These couples
jyerr Muble Lolku and Fred Car-
roll, Clayonae Campbell and
Dwaln Forbus Mary Lou Davis
and Chester CafTey received hon-
orable mention as extras
Those aslsstlng at the punch
bowl were Mesdames Wright.
Lindsey, and Lovelace, Misses
Evans. Blanklnshlp, and Thorn-
ton 8tudents assisting were
Norma Baker, Betty Jo Baxter,
Lavlntu Faublon, Marie King,
Eldon Moody, and Winona Howell
In charge of the guest books
were Zane McWilliams, Annena
Kendrick. BUlte Blair, and Billie
Butler.
In the receiving line were Miss
Settle, sponsor of the junior class;
and
table decorations. Spiced tea and
Christinas cookies, prepared by Mrs Lovelace, co-sponsor
tin- IA class, were served to the! Harold Richards, class president
forty-seven guests who attended I There w/-re 173 students attend -
sometime during the duy ling. Including 64 seniors. 59
[juniors, and 50 sophomores, and
Special Assembly, December 14
Superintendent Nat Williams was
the first speaker on the program
of recognition of t h e regional
champions of class A football He
said that his object was to give
credit where credit was due " Mr
Williams called on each player to
stand as he was given recognition
Mr Williams told of each boy's
outstanding plays in the game
last Friday and also that Clyde
Harvtllc and David Batts were
chosen district ends Coach Wright
then made u short talk on "hts
boys " Mr Williams spoke to the
students again on getting all
that's |>ossible from your school-
ing He said, Stay in school, work
hard and get all we have to offer
you "
All-School Social
Tin- junior cluas ol senior high
school sjion.Nored a Christmas all-
school M-lal at the Army Navy
30 parenLs and teachers. Parents
and teachers who attended were
Mrs J L Lovelace. Miss Margaret
Crocker, Miss Christine Settle,
Miss Kay Evans, Mrs I) C CafTey,
Supt and Mrs Nat Williams, Mr
and Mrs J B Strtplin, Mrs K W
Ear ns haw. Mr and Mrs C 1>
Richards. Mr a n d Mrs Rothal
O'Kelly. Mrs J M Connor Miss
Mrs R K Bruee direction of Miss Griffith. j>r<-
F. F. F. Chapter to Have Party
Tlie Ballinger F F A. chapter
has decided to have a party the
first or second week after the
Chnstmus holidays Details of
the place and type of entertain-
ment will be planned at a later
nieetUig.
The boys are rarrylng on their
feeding projects this year with
more Interest than In the past
About twenty-five calves are on
feed, five of which are nulk fed
Chester CafTey, who is feeding two
calves, reports that one gained
80 pounds In twenty eight days
and the other 70 pounds during
the same time.
In this year’s juogram about
sixty pigs are being fed About
twenty brood sows and several
dairy and beef tows are owned
by the boys. Tlie ehupter Is In
real earnest about this work
singing "Stlene nut tees for the club
White Christmas,"
entire group
Night" and
and Supt Dale Douglas leading In
prayer The seniors, who hud
charge of the program, presented
Senior News
The Seniors held a class meet-
ing last Friday, December 11, for
a one act play "A11 Carrs to lilt-1 the purpose of selecting a sponsor
Rescue." which was entertaining
to the entire group and a few
visitors
Initiation of Future Homemakers
Tlie Norton chapter of the
Future Homemakers of Texas met
Friday. December 11. for the pur
pose of initiating the new mem-
bers A very beautiful candle-
lighting service was held In which
the president, Lewis Hensley,
pledged the new members to their
task as Future Homemakers of
Texas After the new members
had lighted their candles from the
"Mother of Homemakmg" candle
and pledged themselves to do their
Jobs as Future Homemakers, the
Mrs Roy Roper was elected
Who's Who
lies a Junior boy who was born
August 2V. IW25 Hr has gone to
school here for (our years He
has black hair, brown eyes, la five
feet and eleven inches tall and
wrighs 170 pounds Hls favorite
spurts are football and basketball
and his ambition is to be a greut
athlete He Is always being
chopped up'
She's a senior girl who played
one of the leading roles m All
Card of Tbanka
We wish to express our af
elation to the friends who
so kind during the Illness
death of our husband and
J J Beck, and especially do we
thank Mr and Mrs. Robert Lawk.
We express thanks for many beau-
tiful cards and flowers aa well eg
the deeds of our friends
Mrs i. 1 Beck
Joe Beck. Jr., and Family
n-n
Christmas Party for llomrmaking
Club
The Homemaklng Club held a I
party in the homemakmg cottage
Tuesday. December 15 The Xmas were
theme was carried nut with deco-
rations made by Mis F M Love-
lace and the homemakmg classes
Names were d i nil lor the
exchanging of gift-, and were dls- I-eonette line).si her Bonnie D-ui •
Carrs to the Rescue
She has
been the main leader of the pep
squad for two years and assistant
leadei lor two years. She has
entire club sang When a Home ‘Mfht hair blue eyes live feet and
ft- Olrl Walks Down the Street inches tall. 17 years ol age
Tlie members who were initiated ! “nd wp‘«h* ,U3 >",u,,di' Hrr '*,,W>,PS
were Annie Rave Briggs Char ar'' ' ' " * ‘ 11 *' U‘* da"' l,,« *'ld .
lent Carlton Evelyn Cwan Ik -v, l "llhU,',: lun ' u*
JoFletche. Lavanda Forbes Molly 1 * J ",,*pr '° r °lr,m Mlllpr •
Fowler. Francis Gottsehalk Des '-Whestra
mae Hilliard. Inoyre Hilliard
Hirdirs
trlbuted by Janey Taylor, presi-: *•-*►'**• ’ I*<mlh> Mac l.ac > Rubyi ju, g what if the women went j
dent, and Dorothy Duhmann McKenzie Juanita t,<< Wanda -.iriki
secretary, after which games were
played Tills was enjoyed by Dirty
members and was a help to bring
on the Christinas spirit
Jl’NIOK IIHjII St IK MIL N'IHs
Chapel Program
The dramatic club under the
TUlye Settle, _____ ... _ .
Senior High Principal and Mr the chapel program llmr
Bob Lindsey. Jr. Mr and Mrs,"1*'' Member 10 Thrc mom.
G Gllltgan Mr 1<’*(l***s presented m this
Merle Morgan
Our advisor Mrs Janie H Hull
Introduced our area 111 supet
VLv.r, Miss Florence McAllUter
who spoke a lew words u> the
club about "Service Nelghborll-
ness. and Health "
Just before adjournment, the
president appointed several com
James, what are you going to
write on’’
Wayland do you know a certain
little girl named Naomi
Miss Mathis what did Santa
bring you in that big package'1
Oh, it was a bottle of perfume’
Norman are you going to col-
lege'- Why not’’
BETTER BUY
'foitHCauen
IF HE'D LIKE
A BETTER SHIRT!
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Higginbotham's
Ernest
and Mrs
and Mrs
E s t e M
How Not to Study for a
by lark Hamilton
Moody. O Gllltgan
Malcolm Morgan Mr i or"*’r
Alex McGregor Mrs History lest
I.ynn. Miss Thornton Thr H * v •' r h e r a t i , g
and Miss Blanklnshlp R. veng. with Carl B!a, k Helen
Clark and Bill Heavenhlll. with!
Dava June Bell a. the reader. 1
Xntas Program to hr Presented .„,d |list. Patriot. J n Clora
The Cue and Curtain Club and Beth Sutphen La • n the j>r>>-
Olee Club of Ballinger senior high gram was Thank Awful:-. with
school will present a t'hridma Joanne Glover. fhai-tt* Miller ,
program Thursday evening J June Wright. Can > i Cheatham,I
December 17 in the high -hoo! W'anda Crager, V.t i R -uth.1
auditorium at 7 4.> ji m Admls- Charles Miller, and K I u a b r t h l
sion will la- ten cenLs j» r ja rs.ui | Routh was unnoum - r
Th« Christmas music old lav ;
P0RTIS
A lalute to the blue-grey
uniform of the Weit Point
Cadet — and all it stands
for! . . . You'll wear this
new, All-American, he-
man shade with pride!
$3.95 to $5.00
HIGGINBOTHAM'S
P. S. Give Him • Hat for Christmas.
BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS- EVERY PAY DAY
orites and new will consist of the
girls' trio Lavtnla Faublon, Eula
ley. and the boys'
Wright, Bob Richard
Smith
The cast of "Guest House. Very
Exclusive" by Reby Edmond. Is
cast as follows Miss Kemble
Velma Rayburn; Jenny Jean
Young, Kelly Baxter-L a n h a m
Flynt; Mary Jones, Gwen Morgan
Mrs Bennett. Marie King Waldo' December
Jennings, Troy Smith Shell a 'period
llandicrafl < lull
We are very glad to say that
two handlrrul' clubs ml
trio Bob junior high are taking the lead j
and rro> | making Red Co projects .
Everyone in our club will li a v e .
turned In one or more article > by
the first of the yea!
NatUynne Williams. Patsy. Yvonne
Waldrop. Clipper, lfelmer Wagner.
Bobby. M J Cole 'Hie scene is
the living room of a verv fine old
house now a select guest house
The time Is about 6 o'clock Christ
mas evening of this year
Y D. O A. Sub l>rb < lub
Tlie Young Defenders of Anu-r
ua had a party Wednesday
16, during thrtr club
Ice cream and rookies
were .served and Charlene Burk
led the group in musical games
Health ( lub Party
The ninth grade health club met
in the home of Mrs Stand ridge
Monday night to have their
This Christmas play 1> differ. christma party After exchang
It is the story of a woman wh" | mg gift.-, the g i- sta were .e-rvet!
longed lor a family She opens a - ice cream and c<» kies,
very exclu- ivc boarding house aiul
I attempts to weld the varlou Della sub lied « lub lias Program
I individuals Into one family How The Hub Deb ( lub of ) u n i . r
] ever, as Christmas Day dawn high had a chn iiu.-. program at
they all have their own plans and ih, regular meeting W't dnesda;.
•she seems doomed to disappoint , Adda Manskt .c a i.egro dia
mi nt What brings them together |,,-t reading \ , Dahm.»:.n re .id
is a story in itself
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A Good Time to Start
An Account
Perhaps you have long planned to have a bank account of
yoar own. What better time to start than near the first of
the year? Open an arrount with us now. It will help you
keep your finances on a more business-like basis.
An account here is a protection as well as a convenience.
It increases prestige and helps to build your credit It pro
vides records of "ins" and "outs" of money you handle. Theso
records are made permanent by our Kernrdak System ... an
eitrm service which mav save you money, in rase somrone
wants you to pay some bill that has long been paid.
Make l»4J a year of sounder progress. An arrount here
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THE WINTERS STATE BANK
Capital and Surplua f100,000 00
Winters, Texas
Member Federal Reserve Svstem and Federal Deposit Insuranre
Corporation
a Christ ilia ictt* Imogene W-.kI
IB o n it a I'.ippce and Mary Ida
.Smith -aii Slid .I Night Willa
' | F.ivt W - <1 ' 'lit i hri .ttiua -till >
D-'.ii** Liver : i guv- several
j I popular n u m b e r s on the har
[ninniru. Mr- II- aietihUl. club
. | sponsor. gave ,, . i-ral old Chr ist
j ma.-- supetslitloti and Ilermenla
l Ksijuivel .sang a -rul In .Spanish
Who's Who’
He wa> l*>ru u July 2d 1927
He Is 5 feet 1 . ( lies tall and
weighs 137 |» tnd He ha green
eyes and dark hair. Hts ambition
Is to la- a ranch- r. his favorite
sport l.s football
laist week Jucsie Russell
NORTON St'HtNH.
NEWS
Mv Daria St«*art
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( hruinuN Holidays
Supt Dale Is-uglas announced
that the s< fusil a tild otvserve the
Cliristnia-s holidays from fircrni
her 23 to January 4 All classes
have drawn name and are having
their trees on tin day we dismiss
for Christmas
( ha pel
The rhapel pr-grain opened last
Friday December II with the
In Australia
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PRUNES.............15c
25c
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Fancy Fruit Pack
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CORN
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Vila
Popped Wheat
Sugar lz:r,o
3 cans 25c
GREENS "*J 10c
. 2-lb. box 19C
SYRUP o”, K'hh"" 69c
. 1 lb. can 16C
KOTEX ....... - 22c
. . u1r.m 35c
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Fresh Fruits and f egetables
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CARROTS h 2.. .»13c
COCONUTS..... 2 25c
AVOCADOS 2 25c
GREEN BEANS 15c
LEMONS«»-' - 19c
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7-STEAK » 30c
SAUSAGE S" u 23c
Cheese
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The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1942, newspaper, December 17, 1942; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1163413/m1/9/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.