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20 Pages—2 Sections
Volume 46, No. 38
Coleman, Texas, August 13,1981
Coleman County Chronicle
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Early Copy, Please
Coleman merchants who plan or Saturday morning. This will
to participate in the "Moonlight enable the newspaper staff to
Madness” promotion next Pve more attention to each
Thursday, are requested to advertiser,
provide the newspaper with The advertising will appear
their advertising copy as early in the Tuesday edition, and in
as possible, preferably Friday mogt cases, will be repeated in
' the Thursday publication.
Many Events Are Listed
F iesta Activities
Are Expanded
Fire Destroys Phillips Home
The Keith Phillips residence,
two miles east of Coleman, was
destroyed by fire at about 11:45
a.m. Tuesday. Three Coleman
fire trucks and 15 to 20 firemen
rushed to the scene, but the
blaze was too far gone to
control when they arrive.
The 100-year-old house
caught fire when the butane
tank of the family pickup truck
exploded. Apparently a spark
from a nearby compressor set
off the butane in the truck.
Phillips and his brother were
changing a tire when the fire
started.
Mrs. Phillips reports she
heard a mild explosion and saw
the fire coming out of the
butane tank. The blaze jumped
to the roof of the carport and
quickly engulfed the rest of the
home.
Harold Hubbard of the Cole-
man Department said he could
see flames two and a half miles
from the home and smoke
jetting 75-80 feet in the air.
B&J Water Transport hauled a
load of water to the site to
assist firefighters, but Hubbard
said the blaze was out of control
when they arrived.
From reports, the Phillips
lost everything in the fire. Mrs.
Phillips reported she got their
wedding pictures and put them
on the front lawn, but the grass
caught fire and burned them.
No one was injured in the
fire, and Phillips and his broth-
. er were no more than four feet
from the truck when it blew.
The Fiesta this year will open
at Friday noon and run through
Saturday night, scheduled for
September 25-26, according to
decision made Wednesday af-
ternoon at the Chamber of
Commerce meeting.
The Fiesta will kick off
Friday noon with the flea
market booths, and that night a
dance will be held at the
pavilion following the football
game.
On Saturday there will be a
chicken flying contest, fiddler’s
contest, dove cook-off, beauty
pageant, trap shoot, art show,
archery, gun and wildlife booth.
In addition there will be com-
mercial exhibits, ladies division
exhibits, food booths and a
Frenchie Burke matinee, fol-
lowed by a dance Saturday
night.
Further information on the
Fiesta will be released soon,
including other activities for
the annual event.
At the Chamber meeting,
Charlie Schuler, chairman of
the Beautification Committee,
reported that a group of gradu-
ate students from Texas Tech
will be here this fall to conduct
a community beautification
survey.
Parade Today
Opens Rodeo
A downtown parade at 5:00
p.m. today will open activities
for the annual Coleman County
Junior Rodeo. The rodeo will
follow at 8:00 p.m. and continue
Friday and Saturday night.
There will also be dances
each night at the open air
pavilion, from 10 p.m. tp 1:00
a.m. with music by the Country
Crossfire.
Livestock producer for the
show will be the Sloan Rodeo
Company of Newcastle, Texas.
Events include breakaway
roping, tie down calf roping,
ribbon roping, bareback bronc
riding, girls barrel race, pole
bending, steer riding, bull rid-
ing, flag race, steer saddling.
MICHELLE PETERSON
Miss Peterson
Departs Friday
For Las Vegas
Michelle Peterson will leave
Coleman on Friday for a trip to
Las Vegas, where she will
represent Texas in competition
for the title of “Our Little Miss
World”. She will be accompan-
ied by her parents, Doug and
Sharlene, and her brother,
Michael.
Competition preliminaries
begin on Sunday with a final
night performance on Thurs-
day. The week’s events being
held in the Las Vegas Dunes
will consist of personal inter-
views, sportswear modeling,
party dress modeling, talent
competition, and many rehear-
sals for the final night stage
production.
The World winners will re-
ceive a scholarship, wardrobe
and educational tour to Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico.
Michelle and her parents
wish to express their thanks to
all the people in Coleman who
have shown so much interest in
this event.
Coleman Care Center
Rated Superior Facility
Holiday Hill, Coleman Care
Center, has been advised by the
Texas Department of Health
that the home has been rated as
a “Superior Facility”, following
inspection on July 31,1981.
Robert Bernstein, Commis-
sioner of Health, signed the
certificate from the Texas De-
partment of Health, which
reads that the rating was based
on how well the facility pro-
vides care and services for its
residents as required by State
and Federal Regulations.
The impressive certificate
will be framed and hung at the
care center.
Elsewhere in this edition is
an advertisement which includ-
es a copy of the certificate, as
well as a listing of all staff
personnel and also includes a
brief history of the home.
School Opening
Activities Listed
Registration Aug. 26
HOLDING AWARD is H. F. Fenton, Georgia. At far left is Capt. KcKeen
second from left, and retired Major and at far right is Col. David Sisco, also
General G. E. Lynch of Columbus, of Columbus. In back is Dewey Mann.
Fenton Honored With Award
Group Attends Co. 4B’
Reunion In Muncie, Ind.
A group of Texas members of
old Company B, 142nd Infantry,
of World War II fame, formed a
caravan to drive to Muncie,
Indiana for a company reunion
there of the Eastern wing of the
group.
Schedule for school opening
activities has been announced,
including three meetings next
week, and registration on
Wednesday, August 26. The
schedule follows:
Tuesday, August 18: School
Board meeting at School Tax
Office, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 19:
Meeting of custodians with
superintendent at Superintend-
ent's office, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, August 20:
Meeting of bus drivers with
superintendent at Superintend-
it’s office, 9:00 a.m.
Students enrolling for the
first time are urged to contact
the principal prior to Wednes-
day, August 26, and register
anytime before that date.
Included were three couples
from Coleman, Ed and Dorothy
Greaves, I. V. and Edna Moore
and H. F. and Loretta Fenton.
They were joined by Bill and
Dorothy Musick of Abilene, Ira
and Lillie Belle Calhoon of
Jacksboro, Raymond and Faye
Horton of Wellington, Ernest
and Mae Delvin of San Antonio
and Spike and Nell Carter of
Austin.
The reunion opened July 31
and ended August 2.
The Texans traveled in a
six-car caravan and attracted
considerable attention along
the way, with small Texas flags
being flown from each C. B.
antenna. None of the group got
lost along the long trip.
During the business meeting
there, Hiram F. Fenton was
presented with a “Certificate of
Honor” by retired General
George E. Lynch, who was
regimental commander during
the last years of the unit’s
Wartime service. The certifi-
cate was also signed by mem-
bers and officers of the Com-
pany B Association. Wording
on the certificate follows:
"Fenton, as he was affection-
ately called by his men, rose
from the rank of private to a
1st. Lt. before being wounded,
ending his combat service. He
was one of the first men in the
REGISTRATION
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26
ONE DAY ONLY
At West Ward School
Kindergarten, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
First Grade, 10:00-12:00 p.m.
Second Grade, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
At South Ward School
Third Grade, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Fourth Grade, 10:00-12:00 p.m.
Fifth Grade, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
At Junior High School
Sixth Grade, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Seventh Grade, 10:00-12 p.m.
Eighth Grade, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
At High Schodl
Freshman Class, 8:30-10:30
a.m.
Sophomore Class, 10:30-12:00
p.m.
Junior Class, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Senior Class, 2:30-4:00 p.m.
European Campaign to receive
a battlefield commission.
“From Fenton’s first combat
experience he displayed the
capacity for becoming an ex-
ceptional combat soldier. He
received the Distinguished
Service Cross and several other
battle awards, but his superior
performance as a leader of men
far excelled any of the awards
he received.
“As a sergeant he was cap-
able of running a platoon and
did on many occasions. He was
known in other companies as a
man who could get the job
done. After reconnoitering an
enemy position, Fenton posses-
sed the faculty of taking a
difficult objective with relative
ease. The aggressive action of
his platoon reflected his most
outstanding quality, the ability
to inspire confidence in his men
that they could accomplish
what he asked them to do. He
was respected by his superior
officers and held a special place
in the hearts of his men.
"I hereby confer this Certifi-
cate of Honor on Hiram F.
Fenton on behalf of Co. B,
142nd Infantry, 36th Division."
Hosting the meeting were
Charlie and Odessa Glenn of
Muncie at their two story
Southern mansion that has
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Moonlight Madness
New ‘Contraption’ Is Solar Water Heater ^ WfiXf
1 Coleman merchants and citi- sales Dromotion commit
Joe Bob Watson With Solar Heater
If you have been wondering
about that new "contraption" in
the backyard of the Joe Bob
Watson home at West 4th St.
and Fifth Avenue, it is a solar
water heating system engineer-
ed and installed by Joe Bob.
The system is for water-heat-
ing only, and at this time is not
used in space heat for the home,
and with these warm summer
days it is working quite effici-
ently. Actually, the equipment
outside of the house is a solar
pre-heater, a 40-gallon tank
encircled by a reflective sur-
face. The special surface is
designed to concentrate sun-
light, heating the water in the
tank which then goes through
pipes to the gas water heater
inside the house.
When the system is working
according to plan, the pilot light
is all the gas that is used. There
is storage for 80 gallons of hot
water, 40 in the outside tank
and 40 more in the tank inside
the home. Top water tempera-
ture was reached last week
when it tested 165 degrees.
Tests showed a temperature of
130 degrees on July 4.
Watson first was inspired by
an article in a magazine of such
a system. After consultation
with Wehhui Duncan, who has
built a solar water system,
Watson modified his plans and
began work in January 1981.
He says he has lots of labor
invested, as well as materials.
Some of his investment will be
offset by a tax credit. The use
of solar energy has not had as
much of an impact on his gas
bill as he expected, but his bill
is not up in spite of rate
increase, so there is some
saving.
The operation of the solar
heater began in May when the
weather was cool and cloudy,
and even under those condi-
tions it worked, aided by insuta
ation of pipes under the house
and an insulation jacket on the
water heater in the house.
The Watson family practices
other energy saving at their
home by using their outdoor
grill and a microwave oven for
cooking during hot weather.
Coleman merchants and citi-
zens survived "Krazy Daze” in
May. Now they will be subject-
ed to “Moonlight Madfiess” in
August. >
On next Thursday, August
20, participating merchants will
open their doors from 7 to 9
p.m., offering an excellent op-
portunity for shoppers to pick
up last minute back-to-school
merchandise while browsing
over final clearances on sum-
mer goods.
The Moonlight Madness pro-
motion is a first time affair
devised by the advertising and
sales promotion committee of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Merchants will forego the zany
outfits they wore in May to
offer shoppers great bargains
on fall and late summer mer-
chandise. Moonlight Madness
was developed as a shopping
convenience evening for hard
working 9 to 5 households.
Support your local merchants
.. .and the Moonlight Madness
night promotion. The madness
segment of the title should
mean some really great buys
for late evening shoppers.
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