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Page 4 - Tuesday, April 10, 2001 Brady Standard-Herald .
Don't forget the custodians, bus drivers, cooks
U.
T have written about super-
1 intendents, teachers and coaches
— at Rochelle school, but I left out
the most important employees, the Wav Back When
auxiliary folks who keep the wheels YAY Pdch vynien
turning fora better and cleaner school. by Tootsie Mitchell
The custodians, who we used to
call janitors, had a tough job. Way _
back in the '20s and '30s, they came to
There were several others who
worked in the lunchroom, but those I
don't remember well.
Mrs. Jerry Tedder is the present
head cook and does a great job. She,
too, has been there long enough to
retire real soon.
The bus drivers I remember very
school by 5 a.m. to build fires in the help most of those years. I think to- well. The first bus driver I ever rode
old coal stoves during the winter- day there are about four custodians, with was Troy Farris in about 1936.
time. but there are more buildings, and I'm Other bus drivers were Douglas
The first janitor 1 femember was sure it is cleaner. Leach, who drove our bus on football
Wes Mitchell. Then came Ernest The cooks for the lunchroom are a nights when I was in high school.
Clary. On cold days they would let very important part of the school day.
Other drivers were Tom Penn, Bill
two boys at a time go to the coal The serve breakfast and lunch daily. Huffman, Dee Cox, Raymond
ahead to get coal. Sometimes we ‘The federal law was, and I suppose Harvison, Vess Bennett, Elbert Doyal,
would put .22 shells in the coal and still is, that you don’t have to save who retired from school and could
wait for the explosions, lunch, but you have to offer breakfast keep an old bus running with bailing
Drew Brown was custodian most to stay in the government program, wire and tape
of my school days. He was always Mrs. Wingo was the first cook that Ithink Bobby Hurd drove the East
there and interested in all school ac- I recall, but she ran a private lunch- Sweden bus when H
tivities. room, charging 10€ for a hamburger Son Rusal die n high
Leland Banks was custodian most and 5€ for a slice of homemade pie. school. ‘ recall the East Sweden bus
of my years as superintendent. Leland Then the federal lunch program having a wreck and turning ova in
never missed a day and was very began in about 1944 with the PTA front of the tabernacle in about 1937.
loyal to his job. sponsoring it. A lot of teachers drove buses as I did
The day of his mother's funeral. Some of the cooks were Mrs. for four or five years.
he was there in the morning. I asked Woodford, Mrs. Waddill, Mrs. The school has to have substitutes
him what he ws doing at the school. Whitaker, Mrs. Haywood, Mrs. when any of the folks are absent, but
He said, "The funeral is in the after- Adams, Mrs. Cowan, Billie Smith, can run smoothly without one person
noon." Berta Cates Harvison, Mrs. Banks being there and that is the superinten-
Lelandspent27 years at the school, and Mrs. Doyal, who both retired at dent.
He ws the only custodian without Rochelle.
/ due to
escalating eneroy
costs, investment
\0%5- and or
tax situation,
will be conducting
O RES/
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‘Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, age
don't matter."
Satchel Paige
*Letter to
the Editor
Old schoolhouses bring back memories, cont’d... e
This year's Easter Egg hunt at the "
ROUND MOUNTAIN ================================================================= .- courthouse was very disappointing,
John Weslie Rodgers went to - . .... _: tist Church, Curtis Jones, passedaway young grandson was very attentive to as well as upsetting, for me and my 3
Round Mountain school. He lata South of tho Diuor of cancer. At one time, he was a his aged grandfather, getting him a two children. There were very few 10
married EvaLee Anderson, who went 009I G AIVOI trustee at Rochelle school. . glass of water, noticeably attending eggs for the kids, but the most upset-”
to school at HolL John and Eva's Mart 1. Mildred Weatherman to Id me to his comfort. The atheist noted all ting thing of all was to see an adult '
seven children were raised not far by Mary Coffey Mitchel Linda Miller, a Sundayschool teacher this and observed to the old gentle- woman fighting, pulling and tugging
from where the old school stood. At _ at Mercury, is in San Angelo to have man, "How remarkable? My grand- at a large egg that contained gift cer 9
least the older children went to school - surgery on hip son couldn t care less about me—he tificates, which my son had found •
there The oldest. Annie Mae Rodgers 1 ana i a . . Our prayers and best wishes to the has no time for me at all. Where is the and did Dick ud first i
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mecra free in the school yard and and husband Jesse, their children Billy served up some excellent sermons on in Mercury, I've been told. Craig is a
formally buried the box. The teacher Cummings, and Mary Land "What is Covenant?" superman fence builder and tries to
moneesene class that the wordas Cummings Suber and husband Covenant is almost lost in society raise chickens according to George,
deadand buriedandthey couldn’tuse Micheal and daughter Bethany, as today. Covenant is broken when a Please write to me with your his-
mo A nerea then well as great grandsons Wayne and marriage is broken, when a contract is tory, memories and news to South of
sotne word mney wee Harold Hardman and wife Grace and broken, when someone’s promise is the River, c/o Mary Coffey Mitchel,
“e word was dead. . Wayne Mitchel and wife Mary and broken. A mans word used to be his RL 1 Box 148, Rochelle, Tex. 76872
wieres, a of. Round children David and Daniel. bond. There's not many handshake *** You may have heard the story
Mount aisschoo Prov by Mary The 5-C Ranch recently bought deals these days. God made covenant of the aged Christian grandfather trav-
tamner John the old Ware place where the old with man for eternal life in heaven, eling with his grandson. Ironical 1 y,
Weslie Rodgers and his sister are in tabernacle stands. The Chapmans are He gave is son Jesus to pay the price, they were seated on the plane next to . Grass skirts were not brought
the photo. Do you know any of these in the process of restoring the old rock I am so glad God doesn't break cov- an outspoken and sometimes very rude to Hawaii from Samoa until the
people? Do you have a better picture tabernacle. Some of the Chapmans enant. atheist. In the course of travel, the reign of King Kalakaua, which
of the school? attend Holt Baptist Church when they . MERCURY began in 1874.
. PLACID are in town so well keep you posted Former deacon of Mercury Bap-
The County barn for Precinct 4 is 2 - nap
at Placid. A forma commissioner,
Preston Cowan, tells me Placid has a
volunteer fire department. I saw a
large concrete slab with four fire tracks
on it. Winchell VFD donated two of
the trucks which gave them a fine
start. Preston tells me that Placid VFD
has recently received a grant that will
enable them to start building on that
slab right away.
Preston and Novella Cowen have
lived in Placid many years. They live
across from the Baptist Church that
still has services on Sunday morning.
Preston sees to it that the Placid cem-
etery down the road is well main-
tained. It's small but when I was there
it was neat and freshly mowed.
Preston and Novella have had
health problems. It looks like Novella
is about out of the woods and Preston
is working on it. I hope we continue to
hear good reports.
HOLT
South of the River
by Mary Coffey Mitchel
ROUND MOUNTAIN SCHOOL—In this picture of the Round
Mountain School, back row left is Annie Mae Rodgers Miller's father and
in the front of him is his sister, Annie, who Annie Mae Miller, now 81
years old, was named after. The school house faced east, had a peaked
roof, double doors and lots of steps in front . Does anyone have a view from
the front or recognize any of the other students? (One may be George
Rodgers father, a cousin to Annie Mae Rodgers Miller.)
The McCulloch County Family Coalition -
thanks the following Businesses and
Agencies for their support and contribution
to the Family Affair and the Rural Passenger
Car Seat Check-Up Event
Wal-Mart
McShan’s
Subway
Pizza Hut
Texas Department of Transportation
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child got in a tugging match with an
adult and lost his prized egg.
However, we will be back next 1
yearandhope all will be well as in the .
previous years. But I do suggest to M
whomever donated the gift certifi-
cates in the prized egg, they should ‘
just donate more eggs for the chil- D
dren of Brady, as to eliminate the
competition, so we may avoid this
kind of incident in the years to come. :
Signed,
RACHEL EDWARDS, 1
Brady,Tex. / 1
QUARTERLY REPORT OF DONNA ROBINETT
TREASURER, McCULLOCH COUNTY, TEXAS
FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2001
FUND
GENERAL FUND
PRECINCT #1
PRECINCT #2
PRECINCT #3
PRECINCT #4
LIBRARY
$
$
$
$
$
$- - S COLLECTION $
SPECIAL ROAD ADVALOREM $
LAW LIBRARY
COMBINED ROAD & BRIDGE
REGISTRY OF THE COURT
$
$
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT $
COMMISSARY PROFIT
SHERIFF LEOSE
STATE TRUST
PAYROLL CLEARING
LIBRARY GRANT
$
$
$
$
$
CO ATTY-BATTERING INTERV $
GATES GRANT-LIBRARY
LAW ENF COMM GRANT
HOPE HAVEN GRANT
ROCHELLE WATER GRANT
TOTALS
$
$
$
$
BALANCE QUARTERLY QUARTERLY
1/1/2001 RECEIPTS DISBURSEMENTS
701,611.72 $
59,106.08 $
108,827.92 $
77.222.79 $
. 125,831.97 $
18,398.40 $
2.868.16 $
272,330.49 $
3,492.62 $
1,600.34 $
120.06 $
39,856.64 $
38848 $
2,790.68 $
25,928.66 $
1,917.00 $
9,223.76 $
248 99 $
1,032.10 S
- $
- $
25.00 $
1,004,723.76 $
50,174.56 $
38.494.58 $
53,213.75 $
53,180.75 $
12,156.89 $
540.00 $
13,041.25 $
507.00 $
2150 $
11.65 $
15.978.71, $
451.15 $
1.386.51 $
30,185.12 $
205.54 $
5,009.64 s
9.05 $
143,337.61 $
24,095.03 $
1,999.25 $
573,437.51 $
35,059.10 $
53.003.03 $
24,025.48 $
29,531.76 $
22,476.21 $
1,050.68 $
1.487.67 $
704.19 $
- $
- $
56 74 $
368 95 S
16908 $
25,343.75 $
47033 $
- $
83333 $
1,027.75 $
142,859.60 $
19,082.01 $
$
$ 1,452,821.86 $ 1,448,723.30 $
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK - Demand Deposits ......
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK - Certificates of Deposit .
BRADY NATIONAL BANK - Certificates of Deposit............
TOTAL ALL FUNDS MARCH 31. 2001...........................
BALANCE
3/31/2001
1,132,897.97
74,221.54
94,319.47
106,411.06
149,480.96
8,079.08
2,357.48
283,884.07
3,295.43
1,621.84
131.71
55,778.61
470.68
4,008.11
30,770.03
1,446.67
9,429.30
4,425.30
1340
478.01
5,013.02
2,024.25
930,987.17 $ 1,970,557.99
$
$
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1,100,557.99
770,000.00
100,000.00
1,970,557.99
We, the undersigned County Judge and Commissioner’s in and for McCulloch County, Texas hereby certify that we have
this date made an examination of and compared the County Treasurer's Quarterly Report, filed this the 9th day of April
2001, and found same to be correct and in due order, and that the total of all funds held by the County Treasurer
assets in her hands is the sum of $1,970,557.99.
Witness our hands this the 9th day of April/2001.,
Randy Young, C Aunty Juc
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Ison Solsbery. Commissioner, Precinct #3
kio Behrens, Commissioner, Procinct #2
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