Burleson Dispatcher (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume 2
Number 18
Burleson, Johnson County, Texas — April 27, 1961
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Roberta William*
JUNIOR CLASS TO HAVE
SLAVE AUCTION SALE
Bobby Wallis
Hank Walker
BURL ESON
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ported by the Baptist Brother-
hood of the First Baptist Church
and other interested men of the
community. The administration
of the league this year has been
through the property, and several con-
cerns have expressed interest to devel-
opers.
In a conversation with this paper
Wednesday morning Mr. McKeever said,
“I will tell the group of the over all plan
for the Industrial Park developement;
the potential growth of this area from
industry’s standpoint, with assurance
that we will coordinate our efforts with
those of the Burleson C of C.” Mr. Mc-
Keever is also developer of Wildwood
Estates, southwest of Burleson.
Every member is urged to be pre
sent, and help get something started.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gude and
their daughter, Marcy, were liv-
ing on the U. S. Navel Base,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 1957
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Miss Dashelle Maines, ready to jump into the home pool.
Districts 33 and 34 of Circle
Ten Council held their annual
Camporee on Boy Scout Land
at Klondike April 21 and 22.
There were 14 troops with
142 boys in competition on the
various scouting skills. Some of
the skills on which the boys
were judged included fire build-
ing, first aid, plant identifac-
tion, water boiling, lashing, fire
by flint and steel, knot tying,
compass course, tent pitching,
knife care and axmanship. Due
to the fact that the program
got somewhat behind schedule,
several events had to be drop-
ped. This cut down on the total
possible score and made it very
hard to earn enough points to
win top honors. In addition the
boys were scored on their camp-
ite arrangement, neatness, and
the gadgets that they had made
from tree limbs at the site. They
Troop 214 Participates in Johnson
And Hill County’s Camporee
were judged on the quality of
their menu and the cleanliness
and skill with which it was pre-
pared.
WARREN McKEEVER, well known fort worth developer
WILL TALK TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FRIDAY NIGHT
The local Chamber of Commerce
will be told facts and given accurate
figures Friday night about the potential
industrial developement of this area,
by a well known Fort Worth developer,
and one who is promoting an industrial
park just north of Burleson’s city limits,
Mr. Warren McKeever.
With large real estate holdings in
Fort Worth and surrounding areas, Mr.
McKeever and associates last year pur-
chased the Foust farm just north of
Burleson and converted the property in-
to an industrial park, with large sites
available. Streets have already been cut
Petite Lovely Miss Dashelle Maines, 14, a
nineth grader in the public school of Burleson,
won national fame as a swimmer on April 8,
when she was named third place winner in the
Ameteur Athletic Union Junior National breast
stroke event, held at Bozeman, Montana. She
competed against twenty-five top swimmers from
over the nation This is Dashelle’s fourth year for
competitive swimming, with top honors given her
in several state and inner state cantests.
Dashelle was only one-tenth of a second from
second place in the 250 yard breast stroke contest
at Bozeman, and only two seconds from first
place. She with her parents Mr and Mrs. Johnny
Maines of the Rendon community, made the trip
Montana by plane. This little lady has set as her
goal, a trial at the 1964 Olymphics to be held
probably at Tokyo, and the Pan American Games.
During training she swims on an average of four
hours each day with much time daily astride her
favorite horse.
Professions of her parents, who moved onto
a twenty-five acre tract near Rendon last Novem-
to Mont, by plane. This little lady has set as her
owner of horses, is a professional rodeo announc-
er, while her mother has been a swimming in-
structor at the Fort Worth YMCA for the past
five years, though she said, “I am not the trainer
of my daughter, tttkt credit goes to Don Eastling,
Bobby Wallis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilburn Wallis, has attended
Burleson all of his school years.
Bobby has been a member of the
F.F.A. his Freshman and Sopho-
more years. He was in the Science
Club his Freshman year and he was
elected F.H.A. Beau his Senior
year.
The boys planned and carried
out the entire thing completely
on their own. The Scoutmasters
gave no assistance in any way.
In fact he refused to loan them
anything they had forgotten to
provide for in their planning. In
spite of this, one patrol impro-
vised a foil oven in which to
bake an apple pie.
Wolf patrol earned a red rib-
bon. Fox and Rattlesnake pa-
trols each earned white ribbons.
There was only one blue ribbon
earned out of all the patrols
there.
Assistant Scoutmaster Jen-
nings, Inst. Rep. A. L. Brawner,
and H. N. Lawrence helped
Scoutmaster Wayne Jackson.
Carnival Sponsored By Merchants Sets Up Here
Shop-Oramo Carnival, sponsored by local merchants, for your entertainment, set up
Wednesday in the 100 block of S. Main Street with several concessions and rides
for the children. Discount tickets will be given absolutely free by several merchants,
whose names are listed in an ad on page two. The carnival will remain here through
all of next week. Gerald Nuckles, a Burleson native, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Nuckles, and a 1954 graduate of the local school, is co-owner and manager of the
Carnival. See ad on page 2.
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SATURDAY MAY 13. SET ASIDE AS
BURLESON LITTLE LEAGUE DAY
Mr. Jack Taylor. Mayor of Burleson, has proclaimed
Saturday, May 13. as “Burleson Little League Day” to
focus attention on this dynamic organization which is
now in its second year of actively providing the youth
of our community with an excellent program of sum-
mer baseball fun. On this day, the ninety members of
the six Burleson T ittle League Teams will circulate in
uniform from door to door asking for donations to the
league. Anything from a dime to a dollar will be grate-
fully appreciated.
The Burleson Little League, which was organized
and put on its feet last year by the Burleson Quarter-
back Club, played a total of 40 games last year on the
baseball diamond built and sup- jurnej over j0 a committee with
in the Quarterback club com-
prised of: Mr. John C. King,
President: Bob Smallwood, Sec.
retary; Jim Brothers, player
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Hank Walker, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dub Walker, was born in
Burleson. Hank has been a member
of F.F.A. and Chorus his Fresh-
man and Sophomore years. He was
a member of 4-H his Freshman
year and a member of Band his
Junior and Senior years.
Local Student Wins National Swimming Honors
Coach at the Panther Boys Club in Fort Worth.”
Dashelle holds the 1960 breast stroke title in Fort
Worth city meet and state meet
She has a room full of trophies and ribbons
won in competition in both city, state and Age
Group Olymphics, and AAU meets. Her next com-
petitive meet well be in El Paso at the Ameteur
Athletic meet April 22. This paper joins with the
community in congratulating this fine young
lady upon her ability, and wish her success in the
1964 Olymphic meet.
David Levey And Wife
Move To Old Mexico
Mr. and Mrs. David Levey
have recently moved to Old
Mexico, where they will re-
main for at least two years.
Their new address is “Calle
Rio Mississippi No 57, Apt.,
6, Mexico D.F., and of course
David had the Dispatcher sent
along to his new address.
An employee of the Go Oil
Well Services, Inc., of Fort
Worth, David volunteered for
the foreign service, and ap-
parently was thrilled before
he left. He promised to let
us know how he likes it
•cross the border, and we will
pass the word on to you.
........ftMB
H'1 D ispatcher
Roberta Williams, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hester Williams,
moved to Burleson in 1954. Rober-
ta has been a member of Band,
F.H.A., and on the basketball team
her Freshmnn through Senior years
and a majorette her Sophomore
through Senior years. She was a
member of the Elk Club & Science
Club her Freshman year and on the
Annual Staff her Senior year.
The Junior Class members
will work for you all day Sat-
urday if you are the highest
bidder at the “Slave Auction’’
sale on Saturday, May 6th. The
bidding will begin at $1.50 per
day for each member and they
will help you clean your home,
wash windows, or any odd job
you might want done. Both boys
and girls will be auctioned.
Proceeds from the sale will
be used to help pay expenses of
the Junior-Senior banquet.
Come on down town early
Saturday morning and get your
| slave.
LOCAL FAMILY IN CUBA
DURING REVOLUTION
and 1958 when the Castro forc-
es were fighting in the nearby
mountains. Joe was assigned to
the Navel Hospital located there
as Pharmacy Officer and Supply
Officer.
At the time they were there,
there was considerable sabotage
of sugar cane fields, derailing
of railroads, and bombing of
private homes and businesses.
All of this was in Cuba proper
and not on the base.
Although the Naval Base at
Guantanamo is no longer of
strategic importance, it offers
excellent training facilities for
our Fleet and we have a sub-
stantial investment there. The
new naval hospital which was
placed in operation while the
Gudes were living there cost
over 3 million dollars and plan-
ning had included the expendi-
tures of more funds to main-
tain the base in a modern man-
ner.
Correspondence from friends
of the Gudes who remain in Cu-
ba say that they are all calm
but the atmosphere is one of
sadness in contrast to the usual
gaiety characteristic of the Cu-
ban people.
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