The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1969 Page: 1 of 10
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Vol. 83 No. 18 fhom AU. Ballinger, Texas 76821, Thursday, August 28, 1969- 10c Per Copy t 10 Pagw
George Beard, a retired rail
road freight man, haa just re-
turned from several weeks spent
in “cool” Colorado, except he
said it wasn’t so cool this sum-
mer . . . While he was there
some of his friends presented
him with a gilded "railroad
spike from the narrow gage” to
be used as a paper weight. Along
with the spike was this little
verse ... 1 used to support
transportation of people, ex-
press and freight . . . But how
things have changed . . . Trans-
portation grew wings; and now
I’m a poor paper weight. The
dedication was "to George
Beard, retired railroad man,
lover of railroads, trains and de-
pots, and admirer of Colorado’s
majestic mountains and valleys
where this rail spike was re-
trieved.” Sometimes it’s kinda
«ad when we think of the pas-
senger trains that have served
so well for so many years, now
indeed, almost a thing of the
past.
Well, school started this week
and it’s a great time in the lives
of the little ones stalling to
school fpr the first time. A
whole new world is opening up
to tnem / . . they grow up so
fast! 1 really think it is harder
on the mothers to send their lit-
tle ones off to school than it is
for the little ones to start.
This little poem is fitting for
this particular time in the lives
of the little ones just starting
out . . .
The soul of a child
is the loveliest flower
That grows in the
garden of God.
Its climb is from weakness
to knowledge and power,
To the sky from the clay
and the clod.
To beauty and sweetness
it grows under care,
Neglected,
’tis ragged and wild.
a plant that is tender,
but wondrously rare,
The sweet, wistful soul
of a child.
Be tender, 0 gardner,
and give it its share
Of moisture, of warmth
and of light,
And let it not lack
for the painstaking care,
To protect it from frost
and from blight.
A glad day will come
when its bloom shall unfold,
It will seem that
an angel has smiled,
Reflecting a beauty
and sweetness untold
In the sensitive soul
of a child.
Author unknown
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Flynt ob-
served their 45th wedding anni-
versary recently ... noth-
ing special had been planned for
the occasion but their son, Lan-
ham and his wife and daughter-*
just happened to get the urge
to come home for the week end
and of course that made their
anniversary complete . . . May-
be it was intuition that caused
Ijtnham Flynt to decide to come
home, whatever it was, it was
well timed.
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This little squib was in the
church paper, “Keeping Watch”
at First United Methodist
Church in Albuquerque, N. M.
. . "“Why did God make wom-
en ?o beautiful yet so dumb?”
asked George of his wife . . .
-Well,” replied the wife, “He
made us beautiful so you would
love us and dumb so we would
love you.”
Workers named for
Ballinger Chest campaign /
No bids on school bonds;
sale re-set
September
16th
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Other officers named recently include
Arnold
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Town-wide holiday
to
Monday
Labor Day
New directors will be elected
association s annual meeting next
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at the
month
After receiving no bids to purchase
the $1,475,000 in bonds to finance con-
struction of a new high school facility,
school trustees Tuesday night re set a
sale date for Tuesday, September 16.
Also approved was the levy of a tax
not to exceed 75 cents per >100 valua-
tion to support the district
BALLINGER CO-OP MEETING — A large
crowd of. member-stockholders were present
Monday night when Ballinger Coop Gin held its
144th annual meeting. Directors Alfred Multer,
Henry Fowler and Clyde Flanagan were re-
Ballinger Chest Drive ('hairman Mel-
vin Patterson said this week that teams
of workers had been assigned each of
the captains for this year's drive which
is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Septem-
ber 16.
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tion, under legislation passed recently
by the U. S. House of Representatives.
Following explanations concerning the
status of the bond market, trustees went
into lengthy discussions with representa-
tives of three investment firms who
were present concerning possibilities for
future sale of the bonds. After these dis-
cussions, the date for receiving bids a
second time was set.
E. J. Grindstaff, Ballinger attorney,
has been named president of the Texas
Lions Camp for Crippled Children at
Kerrville.
Grindstaff heads
Lions camp board
The camp, a unique facility which
has provided free summer fun fur thou-
sands of handicapped youngsters, is al-
so used as a training center for the
adult blind.
School construction
bid date delayed
until October 7th
Members of the Runnels County nom-
inaling committee included Dennis Poe.
Harvey Droll Wade Carter and
Fuchs
Neuman Smith gets
nod for RPGC board
Financial advisers to the district told
trustees that the bond situation had
grown steadily worse in recent months,
and currently was bemg hampered by
the possibility that tax bonds might
lose their traditional income tax exemp-
named to the board. Film presentation was
shown by representatives of Lummus Gin Co.,
who are building the new gin here for the co-
operatives. iLedger Staff Photo.)
Hospital district
approved Tuesday
Classes in Ballinger schools will be
dismissed on Monday, September 1, in
observance of Labor Day.
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Classes will respme on Tuesday at the
regular hour, Superintendent Dick Rich-
ey said.
Bids for the construction of a new high
school in Ballinger will be received and
opened on October 7, rather than on
September IS m had previously been
scheduled.
Delay was caused, Superintendent Dick
Richey said, because of additional work
necessary In planning by structural en-
gineers.
Bids will be opened at 5 p.m. October
7 in the High School Auditorium.
Ballinger Fire Department will make
residential solicitation again this year.
Neuman Smith will be in charge of
rural solicitation, assisted by George
Scruggs.
Working with Doug Wadsworth will be
John King. Bud Coursey, Dick Holstead,
A H Dallinger, Harold Mueller and
Bobby Bryan.
Captain Hugo Vogelsang's team mem-
bers include Clyde Gabbert. Francis
Perry. Pier Todd, Ernest Caskey, Dcr-
ward Bissett and R. A. Shipman.
The team headed by Dick Richey will
include Doug Cox, Bob Henderson and
I. B Funderburk.
Team members with E J Grindstaff
include Sam Behringer, Caleb Brown,
Eskell Powell. Price Middleton, Dick
Young and Bill Ueckert Jr.
Working with Aubrey Faublon will be
Dick Owens. Father Casey, Albert Da-
fw1
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Neuman Smith of Ballinger has been
renominated to a three year term as a
member of the l>oard of directors of the
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
His present term expires December
31 this year.
The RPCG Inc is a non profit organi
ration, chartered by the state, to promote
and protect the interest of cotton pro-
ducers in the 32 county area making up
the Rolling Plains of West Texas.
While the organization’s by laws do
not specify that a director must live in a
particular county, the association has
attempted in the past to elect two mem-
bers to the board from each of the 32
counties in the Rolling Plains.
The by-laws do. how'ever. specify that
a director must be a dues-paying mem-
ber of RPCG. tie a bonafide cotton farm-
er and express a willingness to serve on
the board.
In a 484 147 vote Tuesday, voters
Precinct* 2 and 3 of Runnels County ap-
proved the formation of a hospital dis-
trict to take over operation of the Win-
ters Municipal Hospital.
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LIONS CAMP LEADERS — Thene tire the men who will guide
the future of the Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children. The
Kerrville camp has provided free rammer fun for thousand# of
handicapped youngsters and u UMd during the other month* as
a training center for the adult blind. From left to right are E. H.
tender existing law, no contract for
construction can be entered into until a
sufficient amount of cash is on hand to
cover the contract For this reason, sale
of the bonds will determine whether or
not the school construction program can
proceed as authorized by the voters of
the district.
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Ages v
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James McCrackey of Cisco, Ont vie*
president; J. L. McPherson of “
vid, Frankie Berry, Don Atkins and JL
£. Lox.
Composing the team, working under
Joe Ed Rurnam are Albert Helm. Roas
Black Jr., Charles Shepard, Ferris
Akins, Fred Collins and James CowserL
Team Captain James Pennington will
have as workers Dean Smith, Woodrow
Hoffman, Henry Bettis, Gene Ischar,
Mickey Rrowne and W. R. Gray Jr,
Thee Isbell will head the team com-
posed of H. H. Hamner, Bob McGarvey,
R E. Harris. Bill Witt, Tom Sawyer
and Roy Parker.
Working with Frank Jernigan will be
Flossie Clark, Dorothy Triggs, LilBo
Miller, F. C. Jernigan, and Claophaa
Washington.
lewis of San Antonio, seers
Robert Koennecfcc of Seguin, -t—
E. H. Munger, immediate past ore
dent from Houston. also wfU serve <
the executive committee •long wl
Fred W. Standard of Esgle Pass, cha.
man of the council of Lions' soveraon
Munger of Houston, past president; Robert Koennecke of
treasurer; J. L McPherson of Houston, second vice pn
Teairl Lewis of San Antonio, secretary; James McCrae
Cisco, first vice president; E. J. Grindstaff of Ballinirer
dent; and Sam Pakan of Shamrock, third vice preaident.
School holiday
Labor Day
Golf tournaments
at Country Club . ,
Golf tournaments are planned at Bal*
linger Country Chib tor the Leber Dey
imknd.
First tournament is scheduled for 1:18
p.m. Sunday, August 31. This will ho a
mixed best baU 18-hoie tournament. Ba-
trance fee is 3300.
On Monday, Septamber
point system tournament of
begin at 1:30 p.m. Entrance
33 00.
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Monday's Ledger
distributed early
Delivery of the Monday. September 1
issue of The ledger will be effected on
on Saturday, August 30, because of the
postal holiday on Labor Day.
No change will be made in deadlines
for advertising or news.
Earlier, date for receiving bids on
construction of the high school had been
moved to October 7, at the request of
the architects.
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Perry, Richard H. The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1969, newspaper, August 28, 1969; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1184464/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.