The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1949 Page: 1 of 8
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, to trade — Ho nil
ly0ur shopping in j
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—Has Good
Schools and
Churches!
TAFT
Lyr—the black land city
ifolume 2i
Established 1921.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS of TAFT AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTY
TAFT—CITY OF OPPORTUJ
1$ Taft's
In Current
^cer Fund Drive
TAFT. TEXAS, THURSDAY. MAY 5, 1949
Planning Trial Defense
Eight Pages
Observance Of
Mother's Day To
Feature Services
Baptists Call Rev.
Milner C. Brittain
As Pastor Here
\u
r/A •■**••*•
rdes Reports
i! Progress In
seer Campaign
SwT:
n.\SIIIN(,TO\. l> < —Judith ( oplun. 2?-ye.ir-«id former
Juslicr Department employe charged with stealing hlghlv confi-
.l. uii .i government tiles f„r Kuv.ii, di-.usxe, defense plans with
.11.»ri• s trrhih.ilil Palmer, while seated on a lot,’ outside the
The observance of Mother's '
| Day will he the feature ef the i
| morning service at the First!
| Methodist Church. The service,
i will be it in at II u. The pub- ;
| lie is invited
| Beginning Sunday at the 11
o'clock .••vice the church will
1 maintain nursery for pro-
-! ole children Mr.- G F
IMeCashill has tieen employ*.--! t;
I have chart;*.- of the nurserv All
j mothers may now bring their
J pre-school age children to he
i eared for ir. a well equipped nur ;
j s. ry while they attend the j
ichurch service
If there a; r;< providential h.n-•
j dranee, all should attend ser- i
• v*( f or. Mother - Di* in honor •
I •»t inothffThood. Thu *><*rv:»; will !
j h. ht'pful to all who litter :
Mi - Bert 11. M. Zv. tiling |
iClevelar.d. Ohio, will present a !
i VI- net iiyari rental at 4:30 r m I
j The . vemng service will begin j
jat .a, It 1., our tirin belief
i that ail < hurrh pe* pie should at- j
:'end at i*■.j;r one church ,<cr
i vt* - c-veiy Sunday .
$65,000 School Bond
Election To Be May 14
jM,,
Packed House
Expected To Greet
Kiwanis Minstrel
.'•V,
mP
President Jack Tutt of the Ki-
j warns Club of Taft, announced
roday that the prospects are ex-
flient that the May 13 minstrel
The Iroard of trustee* of the
Taft Independent School Dis-
trict. in special session April 24,
unanimously passed a petition,
for a school bond election to bn !
held in the district and issued
an order for the election.
The election will be held cat
Saturday, May 14. and bonds to
•fV| -■
the amount of $65,000.00 will be
voted upon.
The purpose is to arid four
|rooms to Green Avenue School;
to repair the electric system; to
• 111 4 * f-w** 4 vsvv cisy ay oit»r(4| Wr
W’J ™ av to a packed I purchase equipment for the Ad*
.-.r. .utt urges that citi- : ricuhure Department, and to t»-
T N Bait-n, Pastor.
courthouse during -» luncheon rerexs
Memorial Day
Woman's Club Chooses Misses Williams Made By
And Morris To Represent Taft At Fete
the decoration of
house.
jren-, purchase their tickets early : pair and re-decorate the interior
i'.ue .o the fact that it Will not {of the present Green Avetunr
; v possible to have the show building
jmore than ORe ni«ht ! Resident qualified property “
Taft talent appearing in the tax-paying voters who own tax*
jSinton Kiwanis Minstrel in the iabk property in Toft indepemt-
First Baptist Church has • x- D,:!t High School Auditorium cn |ent School District, and who
tended a call t.. the Rev. Milner !fnda'' l3- at 8:00 P- rn.. have duly rendered same tor
r Bntti.ii, which he has a-• ,nc,u<*e Charles (Buddy) Rich- taxation, may vote in the elec*
cpted. Ilis service as pastor (,f 1 Maynard Abrahams, Rus-iiion.
Uht local Chun h will start jif" ''ralR- Eouis Lindeman, a; The bonds would be payable
{June Hi ;T;'f! band’ and possibly oth^r j$2,000,000 for years 1950 to 1M&
Rev Brittain, who has a wife ,PW farmers. -inclusive; $5,000.00 for yean
iand three children, has spent j The Sinton Kiwanis Club 1949 1956 to 1965, inclusive: and
'the past three year-, in b’ort |C*ottoo Blossom Minstrel met |*500.00 m the year of 1966. In-
with such success in Sinton lastjterest rate not to exceed 4 per
month, that the local Kiwanians cent per annum. #
invited them to appear in Taft j The election will be held a*
for the benefit of the local City -the City Hall building in Taft*
Bark improvement fund. {with J. W. Albin as presiding
Th.e show was staged in Sinton | J utige. and F L Johnson ana
kJI — Lx ; :)efore approximately 1.000 dur- Rosson. clerks,
weanesaay INigflTjing their two-m-ht stand. Scv- rhe ijallot* shall have written
Davis.
Installation Of
F. F. A. Officers
]
A. Gtci'
y R of th*
Sir r-
___ far has
fordo '••.,
eff ■
Jcai of
Si U ntsi.V i
duurrriati • •
l gresj was h
btiisl ti tier..
Hospital Charity
Donations To Be
Tribute To Mothers
Lffisss jsSon^^tieS^ -«:p:imed thereon the-foU^
of America was held j
Mr. Tutt says that tickets for j For issuance of the banda
the minstrel are obtainable from |an^ the levying erf the tax in |
Miss Melanie William
lady-in''vainng werc'cito'i r' V^' i w’ere made at a meeting of the j makers
;'"w Ci.uVt- I V‘-f.,on ^-id.TuU;lan^Pi>nwdly n£U m tne Sthool!any Kiwanis Club member The !>->..’.ent thereof." .
r..t ,- the M a. fete > i> neld p’V p”1” ■“ Hall. (auditorutm. *.,»e opening cer" price js 75 ,.ents for adults and1 “Against the issuance of Ihe
•• IMum., Fridav Mav 6. R'nfc Ferguson and J i’ Car- ,em.ony which included the {.ur;; '5 Vents for studenU ........
- 1 ,,,'n ’*'‘11 <-,r. m -hor n, rJrxrv pob6S, ciG6u ana prayttf of
the group, was presented by the j
Eve
IBs
Ba|-11 st in
a»Kvu t-;
Svivlay M:,y
■ • i r:tv fur.?
is! htupi'tal.* ir:
roll will be in charge of ciec-
oration in the Tafi cemeteries,
and Bob Tay lor will have charge
M. William and M.— Morris T’? lh" Gregorv-Portland cent- {president Ethel Nelson, vice- j
w.U wear pastel evening dresses !et"-v, .president: Joan Rachal, secretary; I
I M.'v Fete is an annual af-
\'\:v tagf*d by U.e Women's
:Club: if Hefuqio
old officers, Donna • Mueller.
Taft Students On
v > and carry l'.n< ■ W 7 flow, "L* i '^cf .X<J‘'"l f*'* i DtCVfl'S liSt, DtRST
v i-if..: %T, i vVilhanu’ » t rt J* * <»- q
!! • ix F*\on. and Mix.-. Morn.-
t,, t *•.
E,i
M ■!•
Tc-xa.
the
•P'talx sp.,n-
lay ■•ffcringj
B .. ;• t i t
icv is used '
Tommy Mac field
escort
•-.» were completed An outboard ]Haddon, parliamentarian;' Jerry;
motor, a Marlin 39-30 rifle, and Teague, sergeant-at-arms, Elaine
ja rod and reel are now on di.—{Hill, reporter
I play in the window at Ha;, nes' I New officer
Roll At NosviH*
I bond-' and the levying of the tax .
i in pay merit thereof.”
Members of the school board
] are: Geo. B Wither, president;
j C H. Phillips. Chas. H. SnUh,
U. B Cage, Geuriy; K. Ta
Ift, Ch.% H. Mayo ’•it"'"
D- Sebmidt
■c^l
. t.ill
Bandera Stampede
Barber Shop. They
Joyce and Sue Roberts, daugh-
Haynes’ j New officers, as they were
will be! installed, took the pledge and
j awarded in a drawing to be held told of their duties. They are iters of Mr. and Mrs. Verne Rob-
Uuly 4 - .Barbara Chrestman. president; jerts, Taft, have been named on
' Jeanette Rachal vice-president; j the Deans list and the honor 1
BiMe School Bops
At Baptist Church
■ill
m
Ewtd
Ur
W.
nen-
1 u s 1 '
Texas' Most Unique fina! p.jA Meeting Monday, May 23
>1
juat! amount < r.
^at. • will
F .rt.
B b? we<3 •
t . . '!
v-m-v i.s to C"
t- Hendrick
lit:-- :;fj ; - j-.; •
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1-i.1l H-p:>ai.
A bilene.
to m thif
i 1 ]' _ J •,•?<
.- 1! i-pital Da
:11a-; Valiev
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Mo-
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TV ;VV 14 ' iO
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•ft every,,.- ■
, v« ; 11 i 11 ^ ! ' * *
M«-n:-nul W
a *. •< : a r. d
N Dur::. - -
1 » 1 1 S- .»!:
- 1 -! Texas Bap'
tut H-isptta!
8 t-t- mils: -
Up • or rf-
■r.t
iso Shat !)■
fef-d."
1 will i«- 1. -
.cur th«» Baptist h ^pital.s
•ft- -. ’ ■: t-.. !»'!' o.i-
foliwiiu- j,,
' ■■ I'.av* In -.1-
They tie;
ued 13.500
Annual Fun Festival of School Year To"
Be Held May !1
id
of T- xr-.’
I Mary Ann Arthur, who willj’B" on more than three hj;um , ^ ^ ^ Ho „ oS
‘ 1 ' ' each morning. All childns
from the primary through the
• be district treasurer of Area 6 work and "A"
VI rfVHWI • VMI IV | Patsy Whitfield, sergeant-at- ’J. P. Sanders, The Dean’s list
most |
"iii'i.ic fun iv.,t ival, the B, mi era
• St.,re,pod*- v. :ll unfold May 13 i • ;•*»• unum ut»u,i'i ui Area o j *»wi*x «•«•« <-» x*»* «ii •»««««» ; a jj
14 with j pti'i-ratr ;• dt> • i The las) meeting ->f the Parent- : next year, conferred honorary , The honor roll is composed of j ^
■I,.- - tie non: . I . ,vnr of i Teacher Ac. •-ciation f.-v ti— cur- nvmbershipx <-n Mrs. E N Tutt. j the supper 10 per 1 - at of the ' , ‘
tli- Ml Count iv coiumunitv i-ent school - ar will be . il in Mrs. A. C. Tutt and Mr O. Dan j regular student b dy, including j ^
i-.'i by the- to-ul(,ax Zekc. tv-,.|th' luditcrium Wednc.-lo after- iCarter. Al.-i recogmced were ;the Dean’s list. wia be superintendent’ of Ihe
•C.-r .i: i- ; y.. jno-m. May !!, beginning at 3.1a. .the two honorary’ members from I A graduate of the Talt High ; school.
t 11 ! A r. *\ 11 , i niivitt : , rt f4 UPflr ric t»»* i m ill i
:St;<
jun
i Texas
B.,i — 1 ent will b< (Annual reports of officers and ; last year. Mrs. Maurinc Schultz j School, where she was valeda. - j
, ■ j-. .... -j t -. i West -mmittei will be given, andjand Mr- Raymond Mullen, who • t-arian of her ci.-.s - Jeyct also J |» y* « » -
, in 'new i-lficers will be installed, j were given red rose corsages, j attended Mary Hardin Bavlor j Pf, WfllFyl HOfHMP
Gif’*......-....... -• -■ • ■' -i--” - *- »*--......- ■- - !
h--pitality
1
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Cvl .J, .
mi-.. .
Rafter ft,r.
■I 4.:.:,.
bur a 7 ■
k.-,. 1..: .
Pass; W ,:
;c c i - .
the
-f the
• •Hollvwi.od' cowh-.v ti-nrh !tl'.e Flume Eeonomicx C'.-ttaee (Ritchie and Sandy Clayton.
deleted. Buxines- place- in the (The library, which was the-p^TA 1 ^ The program closed with the High School, was saiutatonan of Mrs. C L. Gathlngs, princpKl
Sue .also a graduate c-f Tail |
f Sort::
Math.,
Ingle,
flay Boll!
::.am art i
{jtH? tin-
nr give
n 1.. phy.-acuin>
. Mt-
. 4 TTV. »(.!?’.-♦ ’
r.< to al
...: $40') f"’")
i: (Vie,
i Of thi
1
-pint on -.'harity :
.. 7j;_ j^(.v
m the h
. -Mtais
'(!-.* i.-i.i M !h
T
»:• l)j.v
fund
provided S'li.OCO
!’ J tlrtlKi,
1 api’li*'
• : t;> ?iit- accounts
rtin Cuv-
•.if
t t!!C
nevdv persons
M: O. T.
Pj.tsento
........ .,
cpted under this '
;il . vi: ti •• .-date. '
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n i4 lUTi
;S ' "of
ii< noir.iration. 1
If
’They nu
.-at be
recommended by •'
I;
thrt*f
rh'tich.
ffuers
of a Bapti.-t ’
;!
• i,-• large !.];< patient *
}' ‘
»r und<
•r ih<- M-iifr'i'.v- 5
resort town
■ • wi.at-' ' • ■ tii' j ~ • • ------ * »-»...... ..... ......... j *jv*iv
will have bands ipnijwt for the year, will t.-> open . F. H .A creed and F.H.A. song, i her class.
She is a
“u* ‘‘ _ ’ M>us||ef ju.t-.as.av*
freshman ! of North Ward School, has
Bounced the honor roll for the
plaving ilav and n,.-r.t with i N'r inspection. | alter which open house was held j English major at Lipscomb. , ................... ....
-rial dancing team.- < ti-.n-h All parents of children whojtn the Home Economics cottage. { David Lipscomb College is a i fifth six-weeks period:
tft,,- wfiite-faced folks' the tn.di- wlli •:,art to school next year; Red and silver weer the colors j standard senior college and will ! Thelma 'Cunningham
Following the
pattern of lastj,ki3
.. ,.-f n - 1 - - I , t. .* j.-ui- '
definite time schedule. Ft im j
>nv end of town to the other. |
on the
suddenly
pur of
Gym "Dressed Up"
For Bara Dance
u-uiiu.M* <i> »»*■*- uvvu.ouvii v*u in". : r/tTKtu nr ui'-t 'Hit
: tea table, which was centered |tember 19. iM9.
{with a bouquet of red roses j --------
j flanked by crystal hurricane
Bemiose
Rusher, Shirley Rucker, Janette
Coleman, J. W, Rucker md M.
S. Rucker.
fu
?'V
(or t;.i St-irnpi-di? a- tl <• range I The High School
hot •■ will take over tin- trafts- : v. • ,-ttrai tiveiv di
pf-n.-tiun 'tutu - jtl-e 1-.n; -..ii.- i given --
bitumen! S -turd-.y afternoon. May 14. ;r:i<>r if.vrr.nttrs - : !• '■ P-
I'-.:- •: the m-.-t UflUxa.l p.,:.'.lt- : *• :
evi . -e*-ii Will M :i;d «t.- .-. o ;dv" '' " 4'*}ie’i “ff ■ a
'fur i.,r. mg. Un me --tne: !
[iiansea n.v crystal hurricane ^ I
. iamp-.. and he'd the silver punch ! ( AliAnA XflMIMtlC
, b'wi md i ■ ,-npot* . Th* Club %‘W,,V9V ••wvnta
Speak At School
compotes. The Club 1
{.Mothers, Mrs. Sanford Crow '
'Mrs. i) Rachal and Mrs. j
:' W P. .Pressley, and the honorary '
I members from lest year served,: Tommy Kirk. ‘"Blue'* Schmidt
j;,nd had ("barge of the , iwf Ben Birkh,,;- ,r,d Jur.my Mur- ’
wy.-ltr. lay. A. <Si M College students, j
On display we re samples of j talked to Taft High School , u
•work -i -.'- by yuU in tne Home j nior and senior ltoys recently.
EconomKx Department, scrap'They showed publications of the
A Siiper Hermit
ibservan- *> arc ithiouuh the_ ;-t>.s.-t.-. the unu-, • mid chair'y' 'when bt'oks interior deccrati.'-n. tobie jcollege. told of tne advantages i
, 1..... ! in uitnrirlina A £r \t snS !(•,» '
E uai town, follo-.vir.?, the thenn
of the Old West' hun-
Abi.ene. Law rente •'Spirit . ,
0yj;„. Job.n Dudley, (dre-is of vehicles that played a jserv*-a
in the town’s
hot dog* ur.d sodapop were
Old lanterns, saddles !
service and nutritional display.
,05
P y.',,!ker, Harlin prominent par* in t.-- t-.wn's'"-"1 hr.dle> formed the dec- ra- j Visitors In Portland
i'-v w,r. and u ,;jLxHnbtKTrK‘ ''"'£«■*> Bam-Wx Orchestra ' Fkwbi Needles, Calif.
~ ••• " “ -------- h.w.thv ., Marmon oumi m tne < uriv * PORTLAND -Mr. and Mrs.
S 1
Mm
F Staff ""'chairman of the has-' by a Mstmoo «.5ony in the early I Deay.-n Barrow s Orchestra (
V." . ' .............. 11600‘s, through the raid., by sav- P!a>’^ 1 ir danwng . \l‘e Mf‘ ;l'?';
jpjta.1 board, Beaumont
Barbecue Given
For Faculty Club
r\
n.v
L^RSBIKi;.
lr«r that nobody
J'‘2 ®U" Eve-
Petersburg?
j 1800's, through the raids by
I age Indian tribes and the nu-
jmerous raids by bandits just be-
Sfore the 1900's, the only music
jfor the marchers will be typical
j western tunes.
i A barbecue was given at the! The only dignatanes expected
I West Portland ciubr«»m Tues- !are the working cowboys, to
l(i.xv n-rt-.t as the lomHned April j whom the Bandera Stompedes
land m'iv -■•.eetines *d the Faculty {are dedicated They wtl! be
ix’lu! On the committee in!prominent at the western, round
jvharge «.f entertaining were Mrs. {and square dances, the rodeos, as
' V P Vnii,-n Mr- Nancv Fred 1 welt as the western parade
iSariH Mils W.nta Hail. M«> I On Mav 13-14, the cowb,., will
vd Kick Mrs Jesse Carroll come m»" hu own a, the Ban
• -mi ,V- Marion Busby ^dera Stompede.
! M, T*T*:mv Pulhn r-reparexi 1 ~~~ "...... !,;
th, i-.-irt.,., w: and these who • V:.- -din Oih.t M-tu.... ... j-•
.... . .. , V; . fir,!. , !- T“'’ !*-■••'■ IP
' ....... 'in,.: cr -i wit:; rei.,:. • • C.
(,n S,.n Ansoniu , ti,i KeiTViliv. f t-
;:f the Hoi.'
in attending A. & M„ and. the,
opportunity for scholarships.)
(They wore the official R.O.T.C!
uniform, and officially repre-:
sented the college. They also j
talked at the Gregory scheoL
tra is composed of Mr E L. \ Kenneth C. George and daugit-
Barrow, Mr 8:11 Nance, Mr. i ter, Karen, of Needles. Calif..
Marion Bu»bv and Mrs. D L - Mr. and Mrs. Clyde George of j
Woodson. Guest artist was Ver- j Bakersfield. Calif., are visiting < QaAmbu
non Mayfield who is director of Miss M. Kate Cole and other] s ROTHry
the Shrine Band ir, San Antonio.1 relatives.
First Recital To Be Presented On New
Church Organ By Artist From Cleveland
Song Festival
Features Rota
Program Tuesday
Maurice Cummins was chair-
man of the program at the
meeting of the Rotary Club
Tuesday, and members engaged
in a song festival under his di- I
ruction.
Visiting Rotarians were Blake
D. Garrison, Clyde
Fairbairn, W, W. McClendeo.
Mrs. L. j George DeVUbiss. Conrad Btu-
*,f S«m Antonio. ,’ber and Byrd Harris of Corpus
iChristi and Pete Featheriing of
her husband. | Sinton.
Alt j
tfi
‘ 'treiix
»*«• wait, wish
rn Will hold a pu? j
Jr,"":d but the
m
bu" uit-
Mr. and Mrs Singleton Whit- completed
sisjrsa i I ^jus*.
at! Mrs. C.
’relatives:
Mrs Bertha M Zwiiling of j has served as organist and choir
Civt-vhnd, Ohio, will be pre- j director at St. Lukes United
-, -nN-u »n a vesper organ recital J and Evangelical Church of Clew- h
nt.xl Sunday. May 8. at 4 30; land, Ohio, for over 20 yea
“ ' ,IV fl. x).v First M* tho-iist ■ She is the mother
Church in Tat’.. This will bf j Bonham Jone
first r«*citul to tx played oc j Mrs. willing xv ill i>
thi- ecu organ in tr.e rttcetiUy 1 pa rued to Taft S:
Methods: Chutvh -Dr O. H Zwiiling. paster of St , Guest.? were Mr: Fete Feath-
• - “ *' - ' “ d Bill
Christi
. ___________ ___________11
public is cordially in- i Luke's United and Evangelical icxiing from Sim-
Church of Cleevland, and by Dr. {Henderson of Cos
NEW YOBK — Paaf
shak. S3 year-old man who !
not left a iiirw-bj-tive-lwsii:
rtmm far ten years is
ed after ftcing dragged frya-s
tils eebkto. f*«tW beife-f
ttot Makf«sfeak hsxi kw-tn
to Ms® viwm by hit
v. ui tx-.-in
Phillips, and
ether { Mrs ZwilUng i* a graduate [and Mrs L. B. and three |wh*- was a guest of Ctttrw! Bh»-< attet *»*» M»tots«nfc, W, wits:
of Chicago Muatcal College, and j daughters ot Eon Antonio.
ch«r.
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