The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1969 Page: 1 of 12
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Jones,
top.
David
Ballots with just one wrong game win-
College, Brownwood, Sat-
hear
Moel-
sing
and
held on
for all
is Wer
Arnold
the
last
the
Jones,
Maas,
by
tin
as
number-
prairies
in 1874.
his men
Most sincerely,
Jan Green
Miss Wool & Mohair of Texas
“The Successful Education Program
as approved by the 61st legislature” was
topic discussion by Leon Douglas of
Austin when he addressed the Runnels
County Unit, Texas State Teachers As-
sociation here Tuesday evening
It took some close guessing on
score of the Ballinger-Anson game
week to determine the winners in
football contest.
J T Isbell, Bill Ueckert Jr , T. D
Holstead, C. M Travis, Glenda Block,
R D Travis Jr , Janice Amarine, Jim-
my Bowman, J. L. Eoff, J. Dexter Eoff,
C. M Laurence. A E Cox, Lawrence,
Wehlmann. Charles Didway.
was
hall
Runnels County 4 H Council has nam-
ed its officers for the 1969-70 year.
Five people had perfect scores mark-
ed on their ballots These included J E.
Henderson. P J Legg, Jr., Ross Black,
Jr., W M Robertson and Gene Temple-
ton. Each of them had missed at least
four game winners.
Chairman will be Lois Halfmann
Bill J Helwig is co-chairman Ixirene
Eggemeyer will serve the group as sec-
retary.
who live in
realize that
open range
these
year
Co-chairman is
headed
i Quin
Feist
R L. Hawkins,
Halfmann. Har-
Shipman, Wayne
Parrish, James
Rowena prepares
for Fall Festival
William B Wood,
Princy DuBois, Glenda
vey R. Kahlden, R. A
Ransbarger, Tommy
Fowler, Rodney Watson, Z I. Hale. D. B.
Crockett, Louisa Escobar;
Lois Halfmann heads
Runnels 4-H Council
Rickie Crossland. Gene Templeton,
Clyde Gabbert, Joe Stokes, Jeff Hale,
Ixnrise Proffitt, Mark Beard, Vance
Harms, James Fowler, Eskell Powell,
Harley Hilliard. J. Bickel. W M Robert-
son, Buddy McQueen;
They will
choir of about
‘ Battle Hymn of the Republic"
America the Beautiful "
An Open Letter
to the People of Ballinger
M Robinson, H. K Dickinson.
Laurence, E. Y^Jgailey, Ferris
Clydelle Bryan, Jim Copeland,
Hernandez, Mrs. Ronald
B Teters, James Fowler,
Tony Pritchard,
be a pari of a massed
200 voices who will
dedication ceremonies of the Douglas
MacArthur Academy of Freedom at
Howard Payne
urday.
County s teachers
hear TSTA speaker
Two games were missed on ballots
coming from Don Atkins, Wayne Rans-
barger. Ava Mullen. H Atnipp, Julio C.
Galvan Jr., Ron Briley, Bill W
Joel Butts. Pat M. Wood, Dean
Donnie Oats;
A representative of Texas State
Teachers Association. Austin Douglas
was a classroom teacher at both junior
and senior high school levels, and a high
school principal prior to joining the
TSTA staff
ner came from Betsy Bragg. Glenda
Halfmann, Bobby Bryan, Z. I. Hale,
Ava Mullen, Warren Baxter, B. L. Reno
Jr.. Clyde Gabbert, Dale Ellis, Jack N.
Weyman Mason;
I wish to express my sincere thanks to all of you who helped
make Ballinger Day at the State Eair such a hig success. It
could never have been .-possible without the help and contribu-
tions of our local organizations, the Bearcat Band, the workers
in the Ballinger booth. To the members of the Chamber of Com-
merce who were instrumental in planning the event. I am indeed
grateful. I have heard so many nice compliments on the project
as a whole, and the Ballinger people who attended the opening
of the Fair. This all makes me so very proud to be a part of the
people who have worked so hard in promoting our town. Thanks £
again for all your support.
Members of the Catholic Youth Or-
ganization of St Joseph's are in charge
of various booths and games for the
day. CYO President is Sharon Dier-
schke
Activities on November 16 will in-
clude a noon and evening meal, auction,
games, and a dance at night
W
C M
Akins,
Raymond
Rugh, J
Wayne Ransbarger,
Bill W Jones, Pat M Wood, Donnie
Oats, J B Arrott. Ebb Grindstaff, Bud
dy McQueen, and Buster Parrish.
an
roaming
following article
R. Havins was
old issue of the
It is hard for us
Ballinger today to
this was once
with buffalo
parts ... the
written by T.
taken from an
Brownwood paper and was mail-
ed to us . . . we found it inter-
esting and are passing it along..
Although Texas Rangers did
not inaugurate wholesale slaugh-
ter of buffalo in Texas, records
in the adjutant general’s papers
in Austin indicate that 21 mem-
bers of Company E of the force
engaged in a sizable hunt on
Elm Creek, in Runnels County,
in October 1874.
Capt. Jeff Maltby, command-
ing officer of Co. E of the Fron-
tier Battalion, with 75 men main-
tained a camp on Jim Ned Creek
near the line of Coleman-
Brown counties from June 1874,
to near the end of the same year.
The rangers provided protec-
tion against roving Indians and
stock thieves for the region.
As the north winds of October
gave evidence of the approach
of winter. Maltby decided to
make a scout of Indians in Run-
nels County. At the same time
he hoped to secure a supply of
buffalo robes that rangers could
spread in their fireless tents
against the day when winter
arrived.
Moving into Runnels County
from their permanent location
below Camp Colorado, the ran-
gers selected a site on Elm
Creek some 10 miles north of
Ballinger. There they sighted
buffalo before sundown.
The next morning, if we can
believe Maltby’s report, the ani-
mals were present in incredible
numbers. Apparently they were
moving southward, and the herd
stretched for miles in every di-
rection. Buffalo of all
tions and all ages were
ed on the West Texas
that October morning
Captain Maltby and
planned the attack very careful-
ly. The commanding officer and
one man remained on guard at
the camp and nine men attack-
ed from the west. Sergeant
Cope and a like number of ran-
gers charged the herd from the
south. Each ranger carried a
Sharps breech-loading rifle and
a six-shooter.
Each ranger selected a large
bull for his prey. They were aft
er buffalo robes and the bulls
wore the largest hides ami the
longest hair. Several men nar-
rowly escaped the mad charge
of enraged hulk One of the men
shot an old hull and barely es-
caped being unhorsed as his
mount danced and side-stepped
the charge of another bull whose
horns swished the tail of the
horse.
In a short time 20 dead buffalo
lay on the ground. Each ranger
had killed an animal. Not satis-
fied with having killed his hull,
one man proceeded to rope a
large yearling, which he lied to
a mesquite tree. He later remind-
ed the captain that the men
needed tended meat for dinner.
Two large bulls left the slaugh-
ter grounds and headed for the
swamp. Maltby and the ranger
on guard went after them. Neith-
er was successful. The captain
shot his quarry 18 times. Not a
bullet penetrated a vital spot,
and the huge brute earned the
captain’s lead with him as he
disappeared over a hill south-
ward toward the Colorado River.
A 27 point error on score put Dr.
Z 1 Hale in second place, as he guessed
27 12 on the tie breaking game.
Tie for third place went to Ross
Murchison Jr and Rodney Watson They,
like Hale and Blackmon, had all winners
picked But they were both off 29 points
on tie breaking score, 20 7 being their
guess.
BHS Choir members will take part
in Academy dedication on Saturday
Members of the
While in Brownwood, they will
an address by General Wm. Westmore-
land.
J B. Arrott, Tom Caudle,
Payne, W C Burson, Kenneth D. Law
hon. Patsy Witt, Ross Black Jr , Bill
Wood. Mark Lippe, W C Witt, Danny
Dean, Ronnie Tounget. Randy Atkins,
Alan Watts, Glenda Halfmann;
Shirt sleeve*. are being rolled up by
the people of St Joseph's parish in Row
ena in preparation for their annual fall
festival on November 16
First planning meeting
October 10 at the parish
parishioners
General chairman this
net Halfmann
F rerich
Kitchen department will
Mrs Werner Lange, with
Halfmann and Mrs
co chairmen
Auction chairman is Norbert
Boys treasurer will be Leonard Gul-
ly; girls treasurer is Ruth Jansa.
Ballinger High
Schoo) (hoir will take part in formal
Cam Blackmon came out on
with a 13 point error on the score He
missed no game winners, and predicted
9a 35 6 victory over the Tigers.
The Baird Cross Plains game on the
ballots was not counted, as the game
was called off because of heavy rains.
be |
Mrs
Kenneth
Close guessing between
winners in grid contest
Week end golf play
opens here Saturday
Ballinger Country Club will hold its
first annual Partnership Tournament on
Saturday and Sunday. October 18 and
19. according to Mike Terrazas, club
pro.
Ail youth interested in joining 4-H
Clubs in the county are urged to be pres-
ent at the meeting.
Purifoy & Co , The Ballinger Ledger,
Lintz's, West Texas Utilities Company,
General Telephone Company, King-Hfl|t
Furniture and Black's.
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Ground broken Tuesday for g.
Iglesia Metodista Asbury
BREAK GROUND FOR CHURCH — Partici-
pants in the groundbreaking ceremonies for
Iglesia Metodista Cnidas Asbury here Tuesday
afternoon included, left to right. Dr. Wm. C.
Greenwaldt, superintendent of the Brownwood
District of the Methodist church; the Rev. Rom
Chavez, pastor of Iglesia Metodista Unidas As-
bury; the Rev. Raul Salazar, District Superin*
tendent of the Rio Grande Conference from
Lubbock; W. C. Witt, representing the congre-
gation of First United Methodist Church, Bal- '
linger and the Rev. Guy E. Perdue, Brownwood *
District Mimionary Secretary from Coleman. j
'Photo by Claude R. Stone, Jr.I
will be avail-
Demonstyg-
the
farming and
the basic in-
Home Demonstration Agent, said
meeting would begin at 8 pm.
With booths scheduled to be operat-
ed by about 30 firms and organizations,
activities will get underway at 9 a m
Friday The day will be climaxed with
the awarding of door prizes starting at
4 p.m. Friday.
One of the highlights of this year’s
Farm and Ranch Day activity will be
the Ballinger Chamber of Commerce
booth — the same one which was opcrat
Ballinger will tip its hat to its lead-
ing industry, agriculture, in observance
of Farm and Ranch Day Friday at the
Ballinger Community Center.
Denmark will discuss 4 H projects,
leadership, responsibilities of parents in
the program, and methods of securing
leaders to work with the youth.
Texas Tech Textile Center,
ger Young Homemakers,
Bank Association, Chamber
merci. Sam Behringer —
Lloyd Bailey Ford Sales,
Chevrolet Company;
Denmark of the State 4 II Office
speaker at a meeting of 4 H
prospective members,
Sponsored by the Ballinger Chamber
of Commerce through its Retail Devel-
opment Committee, the fair-type ob-
servance is used to show the apprecia-
tion of business ami organizations in
Ballinger to those persons engaged in
agricultural production —
ranching, which comprise
dustry of the county.
Mr.
Ray
Ken
will be
Club members,
and their parents, on Monday evening,
October 20 in the District Courtroom.
Mrs. Juanita O'Connor, County
A fried chicken dinner
able at the Center Friday, served by
the Home Demonstration Club women.
Tickets are $1 35 for adults and 85 cents
for children. Tickets may be purchased
at the d<K>r.
Morgan Motors. Home
tion Women’s Country Store;
Western Auto Store; Runnels
H Girls; McDonald Auto
nels County Farm Bureau;
& Wadsworth; Stanley Products; ~ •
Mary Berryman World Books; iM*
linger Hardware; Scoggins Tots to
Teens; Hambright Drug; Higginboth-
am's; Ballinger Co-op Gin & Elevator
Co.; ' *’’3,
4-H members, prospects, parents will
hear state worker Monday, 8 p.m,
ed on Ballinger Day at the State Fair
of Texas earlier this month.
At this booth, registration will be for
a $25 gift certificate. Pictures of Jan
Green, Miss Wool & Mohair of Texas,
and information about Ballinger will be
available to persons visiting the booth.
Booth space has been rented by
these firms and organizations, the reser-
vation list at the Chamber of Commerca
office showed Wednesday:
Agriculture due honors
Farm, Ranch Day on Friday
Persons entering the tournament
should contact Terrazas no later than
Friday, October 17, for first day tee off
time. Entry fee is $20 per team.
Prizes will include 1970 model Hogan
Woods for first place; golf bags for sec-
ond place and golf balls for third place.
First 18 holes will qualify for flight
and count on total score, Terrazas said.
Refreshments will be served on
Saturday night.
Methodists from throughout the
Brownwood District of the Methodist
Church participated in groundbreaking
ceremonies for Iglesia Metodista Unida
Asbury Tuesday afternoon on Strong
Avenue, between Broadway and Sixth
streets.
Contracts are expected to be award-
ed in two to three weeks for construc-
tion of the $25,(MM) atrucvjjre.
Participating in the ceremonies were
the Rev Ross Chaves, pastor; the Rev.
Raul Salazar, District Superintendent of
the Rio Grande Conference from laib-
bock; the Rev. Dr. William M Green-
waldt, District
Brownwood District from
and the Rev. Guy E. Perdue,
wood District Missionary
from Coleman.
In his remarks to the nearly
persona present. Rev. Mr. Salzar
“The Spanish American people are
a permanent part of this aection,
not just people who are here for
short time. . ‘
“The United Methodist Church w
to reach these people. We feal that
building will be a place where the 1
can minister to His people."
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Perry, Richard H. The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1969, newspaper, October 16, 1969; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1184375/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.