The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1984 Page: 1 of 16
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MARK BAIRD - DR. HENRY LINDSEY
Best All-Around Award
Goes To Mark Baird
Mark Baird waa awarded the
trophy for Best All-Around Student
in the Communications Department
at Howard Payne University in
Brownwood. The trophy was pre-
sented by Dr. Henry Lindsey at the
annual Communications Awards
Banquet April 28 at the Brownwood
Country Club. \
The communications Department
consists of five divisions: Radio-
Television, Speech, Drama, Journa-
lism, and Speech Pathology and
Audiology. Baird has been active in
speech competitions including
dramatic interpretations, after din-
ner speaking, impromptu speaking
and readers' theater. He has also
judged debate tournaments in the
area, and served as director of
Region I AAAA Debate Tourna-
ment.
In drama, Baird has been involved
in technical work in the H.P.U.
One day last week we visited with
one of our major industries and got
the word that some good news
might be forthcoming in the next
month or so. If that story does
break, we will be sure to give it our
best coverage. Coleman continues to
be appreciative of the fine indus-
tries we have. Their growth and
expansion means much to this
community.
••••••
We have another “small world
story". This reached our desk in a
letter from Jean Simpson Coulter,
granddaughter of C. W. Simpson,
who grew up in Coleman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Simpson.
The letter follows:
I thought I would pass on another
“small world story" to you. It seems,
as you know that I am always
running into Coleman people. Sat-
urday I was on the other side of
Dallas trying to get back on to a
major freeway. Getting up speed
and getting on the freeway by
“merging” is NOT my best thing.
Pm always afraid to go ahead and
commit myself and forge ahead.
This time waa no exception. My
efforts were complicated by the fact
that two buses and a truck pulling a
trailer were also trying to get oe.
They acted as if they were as unsure
as I waa. I thought to myself • they
don't know any more about driving
in the city than I do. After much
effort we all made it into the flow of
the traffic. As I passed them I
noticed the buses AND the truck
had these words on the .aide...
“Coleman Bluecst Band" and the
buses said Coleman School Bus.
Than yesterday ... a friend of
owe who Uvea in Singapore was
visiting. (His family is from Brown-
wood). He works in the oil business
and ran into someone working on a
project there in Singapore. Guess
where he eras from? CoUtnaal! I've
forgotten his name - he was about 40
yrs. old. Colemanites have really
spread world wide - HAI
As a follow-up on the school bus
story, Bandmaster Norman Carroll
was driving the bus, and recalls
someone coming by, honking and
waving. He figured the driver was
someone from Coleman or else
formerly lived in Coleman.
We have a real treat coming up
for those interested in the graduat-
ing class at Coleman High School.
This would include family, relatives
and friends. On the Editor's desk is
an old photo of a kindergarten class
which includes many of the gradua-
ting seniors. We will be running this
in a paper this week or next. Watch
for it.
With this issue the Coleman
Democrat-Voice begins its 104th
year of publication. Having been
established in 1881, the D-V is the
second oldest business institution in
Coleman. Piles from the old paper
are on microfilm and may be viewed
at the Coleman Public library.
Schools To Consider
Automobile Taxation
Coleman School Board members
will meet tonight, May 15, at 7:00
p.m. at the school tax office. One
agenda item will be to consider
assessment of and taxation on
automobiles.
The Coleman Schools have been
taxing automobiles but the decision
is one made by the school board
each year, it is explained.
Other agenda items for the meet-
ing tonight follow:
•Hearing of delegations (if any).
•Concern of parent in regard to
alleged action by school employee.
•Approval of minutes on the last
four meetings.
•Review and approval of monthly
bills.
•Consideration of budget amend
menta.
•Consideration of teacher resig-
nations.
•Consider renewal of contract
with Pickett and Company, Data
Processors,
•Consider acceptance of transfer
students for 1984-85 school year.
•Consideration of tax roll adjust-
ments.
•Consider approval of request to
use Graves Gymnasium.
•Consider staffing needs for the
1984-85 school year.
•Items for information.
Supt. Interviews Are In Progress
Interviews are in progress with
applications for the position of
superintendent of Coleman Schools.
Some time back the board selected
five applicants for interviews from
the list of 78.
Two interviews were held the
past week, another was held last
night and it is understood that the
production of "The Deviners" and
the musical “You’re a Good Man,
Charlie Brown”. He appeared as
Lucas in the production ‘The Doctor
in Spite of Himself'. He recently
directed a one-act drama, “Dust of
the Road.”
In television Baird worked on
daily news casts over Brownwood
Cable Channel 36; as well as
producing a documentary for the
Texas Elks Lodge, and a recruiting
video tape for Howard Payne Uni-
versity.
Baird also received a trophy for
Best Supporting Actor at the
awards assembly, and a nomination
for “Who's Who in Speech". He
received a certificate for outstand-
ing Communications Art Achieve-
ment.
Baird will be working this sum-
mer for Sundance Television pro-
duction Company in Dallas.
EMMA LEE WILSON
. .. Valedictorian
SHAUN A MICHELLE BELL
. . . Salutatorian
Graduation At Novice Friday
The 1984 graduation for Novice
School will be held Friday, May 18,
at 8:00 p.m. in the Harold Pittard
Auditorium. The kindergarten, 8th
grade and senior class will all
graduate at that time.
For the senior class, Emma Lee
Wilson, daughter of Jerald and
Nena Wilson, is valedictorian, and
Shauna Bell, daughter of Doyle and
Jamie Bell is salutatorian.
Mozelle High
Graduation
Set Friday
Moielle seniors Karen Bryant,
valedictorian and Mark Jamison,
salutatorian, will address the grad-
uates of Moselle High School at
Commencement Exercises on Fri-
day, May 18. at 8 p.m.
Participating at the Commence-
ment program will be Dru Ann
Jamison, processional and reces-
sional; Supt. Charles W. Yar-
brough, invocation and presenta-
tion of diplomas; Lester Matthews,
class history; Davanna Loggins,
class will'; Rex Stephenson, class
prophecy; and Charles H. Bryant,
presentation of awards. Senior
Class and benediction.
Seniors at Moielle include Ana-
bell Avalos, Karen Bryant, Juan
Cantero, Bryan Griffin, Esther
Guerrero, Mark Jamison, Matt
Jamison, Davanna Loggins, Lester
Matthews, Rex Stephenson, and
Tracy Watson.
Ushers will be Sabrina Avants,
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Eight grade graduates will in-
clude Tanya Diane Vineyard, high
ranking, and Todd Alan Rabon,
second high ranking.
Members of the kindergarten
class are: Dustin Lynn Bates, Diana
Rosales DeLeon, Irene San-
chei. Trait Stephen Thompson,
Christe Gail Keeney, Crystal Dawn
Culwell and Amie Marie Rambo.
HPU Coach Is Speaker
For All-Sports Banquet
The Booster Club All-Sports ban-
quet honoring young men and
women athletes at Coleman High
School will be held on Thursday.
May 17. It wiU be held at the
National Guard Armory. "Kickoff"
time is 7:80 p.m.
Featured guest speaker this year
is BO! Hieks. head football coach and
athletic director at Howard Payne
University.
Hicks, after serving as defensive
fine coach at Baylor University for
13 years, began his coaching stint at
H.P.U. in Brownwood on January 1,
1982.
He was a 1968 graduate of Baylor
University. At Baylor, Hicks was an
All-8outhwest Conference center in
1961. Ho waa also a scholastic All
American and played in the North
South All-Star gams. While at
Baylor, Hicks played on two bowl
teams that visited the Gator Bowl in
1960 and the Gotham Bowl in 1971.
A native of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Hicks graduated from Little Rock
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LESLIE NEWMAN
Receives Degree
From McMurry
Leslie Newman, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Newman, grad-
uated May 6 from McMurry College
in Abilene with a Bachelor of
Business Administration Degree
with a concentration in marketing.
While at McMurry. Leslie served
as Associate Editor and Organisa-
tions Editor of the TOTEM, the
college yearbook. She was also a
member of the McMurry marching
and concert bands and served as
historian. She held the office* of
historian, 2nd Vice President and
Corresponding Secretary in Pi Del-
ta Phi social club and was a member
of Phi Beta Lambda, business
organisation.
While attending college, Leslie
received Presidential scholarships,,
band scholarships, Methodist stu-
dent scholarship* from McMurry.
She was also a recipient of the
Alma Durham Scholarship from the
Coleman FUMC Akfersgate Guild
and a scholarship from the Coleman
United Methodist Women.
She was a part time employee at
Dillard s in Abilene.
other two are scheduled for Thurs-
day and Friday nights of this week.
In the meanwhile applications are
being accepted for the positions of
principal at both High School and
Junior High. It is the board's desire
that a new superintendent will be
secured in time to make recom-
mendations on the principal posi-
tions.
Funeral For
R. R. Shipman
Held Saturday
Services for Raymond R. Ship-
man, 80, Coleman businessman
since 1928, were held Saturday at
1:00 p.m. at First Christian Church.
Burial was at Coleman City Ceme-
tery. Walker Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Officiating at the service were
church pastor, Rev. Ernie Williams,
and Rev. Bob Maxwell, pastor of 8t.
Mark's Episcopal Church.
Mr. Shipman died at 10:85 a.m.
May 10,1984 at West Texas Medical
Center in Abilene. He had been
moved there Tuesday from Overall-
Morris Memorial Hospital.
Born August 27, 1903 in West,
Texas, he was the son of Jake and
Mary Etta Louvorn Shipman. He
married Rubye Jo Nance July 14,
1926 in Wichita Falls. She died in
1975.
Mr. Shipman moved to Coleman
in 1928. In 1933 he purchased a dry
good store and changed the name to
Shipman's. He was still operating
the store at the time of his death.
Mr. Shipman was a charter mem-
ber of the Coleman Rodeo Associa-
tion, member of the Kiwania Club
and past president of the Colemkn
School Board. He wu a member of
First Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Skipper,
of Coleman; two sisters, Miss Bonita
Shipman and Mrs. Rachel Morrow,
both of Dallas and a brother, Cecil,
of Wichita Falls.
Pallbearers were Jim Raffel,
Earle Smith, Ben Taylor, F. W.
(Dink) Taylor, Nance Campbell and
Hurschel Dunn. Honorary pallbear-
ers were Willie Henderson and
Ernest Bridwell.
Memorials may be sent to Over-
all-Morris Memorial Hospital, Cole-
man Public Library or First Chris-
tian Church.
Program At
Centennial Gym
Students at Talpa-Centennial
Elementary School will present an
end-of-school program tonight at
7:30 p.m. in the Centennial Gymna-
sium. All parents and interested
persons are urged to attend.
Immediately following the pro-
gram, a PTO meeting will be held
when officer* for the ensuing year
will be elected.
FRANK MARTINEZ, JR.
Martinez Is
State Trooper
AUSTIN: Trooper Frank Marti-
net, Jr., 24, has recently graduated
from the Department of Public
Safety Training Academy and as-
signed to the Drivers License
Service in Beaumont.
Trooper Martinet was one of 62
cadets recently commissioned as
state troopers In graduation cere-
monies in Austin. Trooper Martinss
is a native of Coleman. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martinss of
516 Fifth Avenue, Coleman, and
graduated from Coleman High
School in 1980. Grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Duran and Mrs.
Augustine Martinss, all of Sonora.
Members of the family attended the
graduation exercises.
Martinet graduated from Cisco
Junior College in May of 1982 with
an Associate of Fine Arts degree.
Colonel Jim Adams, DPS Direc-
tor, said he is especially pleased at
the quality of people who are
entering the law enforcement pro-
fession.
“These men and women were
carefully selected from a large
group of applicants to undergo an
intensive 18 week course”, Adams
said. “They have been trained to
uphold the laws of this state in
routine as well as difficult law
enforcement situations."
"Today's Texas trooper is requir-
ed to handle many varied tasks in
addition to traffic enforcement. The
trooper may assist in narcotics
arrests, recovery of stolen vehicles
and investigation of theft cases. A
broad range of law enforcement
responsibilities will face the trooper
who has chosen to serve his felllow
Texans", Adams said.
The DPS training course included
instruction in traffic law, criminal
law, arrest procedures, accident
investigation, and numerous other
law enforcement related topics.
County History
Book Copy Is
With Printer
The Coleman County Historical
Commission will have its regular
meeting Wednesday, May 16, at 8
p.m. in the Commissioner's Court-
room of the County Courthouse.
Reports will be heard on progress
of the county history book, which is
now being typeset st the publishers,
and on future historical markers for
the county.
The Coleman County History
Book may still be ordered at $57.75
(local) or $62.00 (mailed). Don't
delay any longer in placing your
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City Is Taking Water
From Hords Creek Lake
By Milton Autry
The Coleman newspaper last
week carried a story reporting a
four-year supply of water at lake
Coleman, and indicating that due to
the low level of Hords Creek Lake H
could not be considered for supply
except in emergency.
The newspaper has now learned
that the City is currently taking
•bout one half million gallons daily
from Hords Creek Lake, this water
coining out of the dead storage pool
at the reeervoir. The water reaches
the dty pump by gravity flow.
Thus, indeed Hords Creek Lake is
•till serving as • dty water supply
even though the level is the lowest
since the lake first filled. Due to the
level it is not known how long the
City will be able to take water from
the lake, but that supply does mean
that Coleman has more than a
four-year supply. Too, there is
water available at Lake Scarbor-
ough.
City officials quickly point out the
importance of Hords Creek Lake,
both as a water supply and recrea
tion area, and express hope that big
rains will soon raise the water level
there.
Purpose of the news story last
week was to point out that Coleman
has a very adequate supply of
water, while some area towns are
facing water shortage problems at
this time.
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