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12 Pages 1 Section
(Plus Adv. Supplement)
Volume 97, No. 6
Coleman, Texas, June 28, 1977
10c per copy, plus lc sales tax
®he Coleman ®emocrat-$mrF
Weda Fenton, Joy Bragg
To District 4-H Dress Revue
The "Pick of the Crop" was
on hand as Coleman County
4 H'ers held their Annual Dress
Revue.on Thursday, June 23, at
the First Christian Church.
Joy Bragg was named high
point individual for the junior
division and Weda Fenton was
named high point individual for
the senior division. These
4 H'ers will be representing
Coleman County at the District
Dress Revue in Abilene on July
8.
Judging began at 9:30 on
Thursday morning with 12
juniors and two seniors partici-
pating.
A noon luncheon was spon-
sored by the First Coleman
National Bank.
Presentation of awards and
the style show were held at
1:00. Miss Leslie Barr served as
commentator for the event with
Mr. Don Starnes, Assistant
Vice-President of the First
Coleman National Bank, pre
•senting awards.
Those girls receiving blue
ribbons were Joy Bragg, Neta
Kay Casey, Jana Driskill,
Lesa Gassiot, Jackie Hopper,
Ann Robin, Weda Fenton and
Tina Justice.
Receiving red ribbons were
Becky Baker, Helen Dobbins,
Carrie Hale, Aliena- Hopper,
Elizabeth Jenkins, and Johna
Pricer.
The judges were Miss Bar-
bara Williams, Mitchell County
Extension Agent (Home Econ-
omics), Mrs. James Maedgen
and Mrs. Tommy White.
Cotton awards were present-
ed by Mr. and' Mrs. Donald
Baird of the Coleman Gin, Inc.
First place and a cash prize of
Timely Rains Hit County
Welcome rains broke the Arthur Loose's place. 3 miles brimrimr the o oo i„i,„ u..-,
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Welcome rains broke the
June drouth last Thursday,
Friday and Saturday over the
County with heaviest amounts
recorded in the south and
southwest county areas.
Highest amounts reported to
thP paper were 4.8 inches at
Arthur Loose's place, 3 miles
southwest of Gouldbusk, and
Lee Williants on the river with
4.7.
Official measurement in Cole
man according to U. S. Weather
Observer Mrs. Joe Stevens was
2.23 over the 4-day period,
MAURICE KINGSBERY
. . . Rotary President
Improvements
For Museum
Are Planned
bringing the June total to 2.28
and the 1977 total to 12.29.
Hords Creek and Lake Coleman
each had about 1 inch with none
added to lake levels.
Four inches was also report
ed from the Whon area, and 3.0
in the Leedy community. Mrs.
John Hunter reported 1.70 in
banta Anna, 3.5 in Rock wood
and 2.5 at Trickham.
Rains were much lighter
going north in the county with
Donnie Neff at 1 inch northeast
of Santa Anna; Lat Mountain in
Burkett with 1 inch, and Mrs. J.
D, Barnqtt at Novice with 1.25.
New Officers
Take Over For
Rotary Club
HIGH POINT WINNERS at the 4-H Dress Revue last
Thursday were Joy Bragg, left, junior; and Weda
Fenton, senior. The two will advance to District
Competition in Abilene. Joy is modeling a gaucho ■ —- r-..............
nrsi piace ana a casti prize of PQnT ^ress W|th ploid trim,- and Weda weors 0 black V? members. 4°
$25 went to Joy Bragg. Second and white houndstooth check jumpsuit with bright dpeSeef^«U0erndanctyet^
place and $15 was awarded to yellow turtleneck shirt. Joy is the daughter of Mr. “ ‘ ~ * ' t0
and Mrs. Harold Bragg of Talpa, and Weda is the
New officers took over the
reins of the Coleman Rotary
Club at the annual banquet and
ladies night meeting, held last
night at Congers Club Room.
Heading the club as presi
dent is Maurice Kingsbery, who
served as vice-president last
year. He succeeds Dr. J. Ray
Martin. Other officers are John
Tolar, vice president, and Clif
Drinkard, secretary-treasurer.
New directors starting their
tenure this year are Jerry May,
Joe Dobson, Don Oakes and
Pete Skelton.
Several awards were pre
sented as a highlight of the
program. Maurice Kingsbery
read a letter from Rotary
International, naming Robert
S. See as a Paul Harris
Sustaining Member, a high
Rotary honor. Clif Drinkard
presented perfect attendance
pins to three members, to
At the Friday morning
meeting of directors, plans for
improvements at the Coleman
Museum were approved and
discussed.
The Old Blacksmith Shop, an
outside exhibit, will be re
equipped with blacksmithing
tools and will be fenced in to
prevent vandalism.
A new roof will be placed on
the Museum building sometime
this fall, replacing what is
believed to be the original roof
on the structure built in 1936 as
a replica of the administration
building of old Camp Colorado.
The pian to continually add to
display items at the Museum
was approved and it is. hoped
new items will be secured prior
to the 1978 opening.
Museum .executive director
Ben Cox reported that since the
museum opened in 1969. a total
of 47,917 have registered there.
It is known that a good many
people go through without
registering, so Cox estimates
attendance at well above the
50,000 mark. Too, those figures
do not include people who view
4, PnupMU Good Som Cobb, Jr.
Grain Harvest Is Dies At 54
About Complete
In Austin
Coleman County's "great”
grain harvest is 98 percent
complete, according to a local
grain buyer. He believes that
no grain remains on the stalk,
but some is yet to come in that
has been cut or piled on the
ground or in barns.
Now that most of the crop is
in, the earlier estimate of 3.5
million bushels holds true,
according to the buyer. Muf h of
that grain is in storage in the
county, for feed and seed.
With the aid of the moistuie
the past week, agriculture
prospects look good for the
county. There is a lot of milo,
estimated at 30,000 acres, arid
the cotton acreage0 is estimated
at Rouble or triple the cotton
acreage last year. The rain has
benefitted both the milo and
cotton. Cotton prices are up.
Cost of Living Increases Planned
County Salaries
Are Under Study
Salaries of elected and
appointed county officials are
under study at this time, as the
county budget is being prepar
ed, and County Judge Pete
Skelton expresses hope that
, oseuon expresses nope that
the outside exhibits during the they will be able to provide five
periods the museum is not percent cost of living increases
Lesa Gassiot. Ann Robin won
third prize of $10. . ■
Background music was play- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Fenton of
ed by Mrs. Lynn Loyd. Gouldbusk, (Ralph Terry Photo)
Seven Drilling Sites
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Staked In County
K. C. Alexander of Olnev Aneelo (fnrmprlv Simnon 411 /
Robert S. See, 14 years; and to
J, Lee Farmer, 15 years.
Dr. J. Ray Martin presented
a gift to Sheila Sneed, who has
served as pianist for the club
for the past six years. He also
presented a gift to Linda Faith,
who serves the meals for
Conger's Club Room at the
Rotary luncheons.
Speaker for the meeting was
Tom McMillan, a missionary to
East Africa who is currently
living in Abilene. McMillan told
of the culture and customs in
open.
Officers were reflected at
the session, including Milton
Autry, president; Wade
Hemphill, vice-president;
Arnold Allcorn, secretary; and
Ben Cox, treasurer and execu
tive director. Other members of
the board include Hazel Griffis,
Frances Dibrell and Roy
McCorkle. All directors were
present for the annual meeting.
to everyone.
Even though
the item is
Booster Club
Meet Tonite
K. C. Alexander of Olney
staked two locations in the
Ballard (Morris Sand) Field
four miles northwest of Cole
man in Coleman County.
Both are on a 189-acre lease
and slated for 2,600 feet.
No. 1 Chapman will be drilled
660 feet from the south and east
lines of Subdivision 5, J. H.
Grimes Survey 710, A-237.
Site for No. 2 Chapman is 660
feet from the south and 1,320
feet from the east lines of
Subdivision 5.
Completed in the same field
was J. D. Thomas of San
Angelo (formerly Simpson
Mann and J. D. Thomas) No. 1
Sealy-Smith Foundation.
Location is 330 feet from the
south and 467 feet from the
west lines of Section 11, Block
2, GH&H Survey.
Daily potential was 30
barrels of 42 gravity oil,
pumping from perforations at
2,442-46 feet. The pay was
treated with 500 gallons of mud
acid and fractured with 60
sacks of sand and 260 barrels of
water.
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B. F. Thomas of Cisco staked
four regular field locations five
miles north of Burkett.
_ East Africa and showed many
All are on the C. B. Edington items from that area. As a
lease and slated for 1,000 feet. Rotarian bimself, a member of a
No. 2-A Edington spots 325
feet from the south and 1.200
feet from the west lines of
Subdivision 40, Comal csl
Survey 181, A 97,
Site for No. 3 A Edington is
150 feet from the south and 950
feet from the west lines of
Subdivision 40.
No. 4 A Edington spots 150
feet from the south and 450 feet
from the west lines.
Site for No. 5-A Edington is
325 feet from the south and 200
feet from the west lines.
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Texzona Oil & Gas Inc. of
Abilene will drill No. 1
Jones Kelly Estate as a propos
ed 2,990 foot wildcat in Cole-
man County.
Location is one mile south
west of Santa Anna on a
384 acre lease.
It spots 3,535 feet from the
north and 3,572 feet from the
west lines of William Doran
Survey 666.
club in East Africa, he
challenged Rotarians to work
toward better understanding
with peoples around the world
through personal contact and
prayer. He urged Rotarians to
reach out" to the peoples of
Africa and other nations, in
carrying out Rotary’s internat
ional mission.
New advance payment pro
cedures for GI Bill students
entering school this fall require
written requests to the schools
now, the Veterans Administra
tion reports.
Coleman Bluecat Booster
Club will be meeting at 7:30
this (Tuesday) evening in
Coleman Bank Club. Everyone
is urged to be present since the
election of officers will be held.
13TH AMENDMENT
Slavery was abolished
throughout the Union in 1865 as
a result of the 13th Amendment
to the U. S. Constitution.
included in the budget, definite
decision will not be made until
salaries are set in January,
1978. The last salary increase
was granted in January of this
year.
Skelton serves as budget
officer for the county. A public
hearing on the county budget
will be held later.
According to information
obtained from county records,
the following is the annual
salary for elected county
officials at this time
County J udge
Sheriff
County Clerk
Tax Assessor
District Clerk
County Treasurer
County Attorney •
J I*. Prec. 1
J.P.Prec. 2
J.P. Prec.3
Constable, Prec. 1
County Commissioners,
Prec. 1.2,3,4 9,864,00
$9,864.00
9.864.00
9.864.00
9.864.00
8.748.00
7.824.00
9.024.00
5.952.00
2.736.00
2.00
516.00
Samuel Tatum Cobb, Jr., 54,
of Austin died suddenly Satur
day night, June 25, at approxi
mately 9:30 p.m. of an apparent
heart attack.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon, June 28, at 2
p.m. in the Church of the Good
Shepherd at Austin. Arrange-
ments are under direction of
Wilke Clay Funeral Home, 2620
South Congress Avenue. The
family requests no flowers.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the American Heart
Association.
Born January 23. 1923 in
Cisco to Sam T. and Hattie
Brown Cobb, he was a member
of the Episcopal Church and a
graduate of Coleman High
School. Upon discharge from
the Navy in World War II, he
and his brother-in law, Richard
R. Lee, joined Sam T. Cobb, Sr.
in operation of Coleman Mutual
Life Insurance Company. The
company eventually changed
its name to Life Insurance
Company of the Southwest and
was sold in the late 60s to
Halliburton Co., Inc.’Headquar
ters were then moved from
Coleman to Dallas with Messrs.
Lee and Cobb, Jr., as active
officers. Mr. Cobb has been
retired for several years.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Carolyn Cobb of Austin;
his father, Sam T. Cobb, Sr. of
San Angelo; four sons, .Sam T.
(Luke) Cobb of Ft. Worth,
Christopher Thomas Cobb of
Dallas, Cappi McGarr and
Casey McGarr. both of Austin;
one daughter, Mrs, Ralph
(Marta) Crawford of Manama,
Bahrain; three sisters, Mrs.
Richard R; (Bernice) Lee of
Dallas, Mrs Rue (Anna Lee)
Davis of Ennis, and Mrs.
Raymond (Olga Mae) Hatch of
Graham
Workday At
Rodeo Grounds
On Saturday
Jim Hargett And Tammy Rabon Top Two Point Getters
County Team Wins Top Laurels
At District 4-H Horse Show Here
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Saturday, July 2. will be
work day at the Rodeo Grounds
and Rodeo Association mem
bers and their families are
requested to come early in the
morning for this annual prepar
ation for rodeo week.
Jack Horne, Association
president, states that workers
should come with tools and
mowers.
Vying in the Coleman rodeo
arena Saturday with around
115 entries from throughout
the 17-county area comprising
District VII, Coleman County
4 H'ers competed successfully
to gain eleven of the 20 berths
open to this districts 4-H
horsemen at the State 4 H
Horse Show, to be held July
27-30 in Houston.
up honors. This represented an
exact duplication of last year's
high point tallies, as these two
individuals placed high point
and runner up in the '76
District Show held last summer
in Mason.
In re-capping past perform
ances by Hargett, it is noted
that the youth has three years
as high point individual and
Repeating his performance of *four years as winner of the
WORDS OF FREEDOM
The name of American which
belongs to you in your national
capacity, must always ^xalt the just
pride of patriotism more than any
appellation derived from local dis-
criminations,. you have in a com
mon cause fought and triumphed
together The independence and
liberty you possess are the work of
joint councils and joint efforts, of
common dangers, sufferings, and
successes.
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Holiday Safe Driving
Is Urged By Governor
f r i t. l i i li i . s . _
last year as high point
individual was Coleman County
Senior 4 Her Jim Hargett, with
Tammy Rabon taking runner
‘George Washington
The Fourth of July holiday
period was the deadliest 3-day
weekend of last year. Fifty five
traffic related deaths were
recorded in Texas. Statistics
also show July to hg the
heaviest traveled month of
1976. ' / »
Mindful of the long weekend,
and increased travel, Governor
Dolpfc Briscoe asked Texans to
rally to face the problem of
traffic accidents. ijsid Briscoe,
"Texans pride thTmwttes on
their senm of individual re
sponsihility. If they are proper
ly informed of a problem, it I*
highways during the Fourth-of
July holiday must be consider
ed&* critical problem facing all
Texans. Any real solution
drivers concentrate on their
holiday fun rather than the
heavy responsibility of maneu
vering an automobile. As
Western Pleasure Class in
district^ competition to his
credit
Members of the Coleman
County 4-H Horse Club actually
captured the top four high point
individual placing*, with Uslie
Barr finishing third in points,
accumulated, and Rusty Ryan
taking fourth
In capturing the high point
honor. Hargett showed the
Grand Champion M«re at
halter, and took first,place m
three additional classes* -
took first place in the Show
manship Glass, third place in
Western Pleasure, and second
place in Western Horseman
ship. Other class winner honors
went to Jennifer Jamison,
Reserve Champion Gelding;
and to Rusty Ryan, Registered
Geldings Under 5 Years.
Eleven Coleman .County
4 H'ers, thisough points accumu
lated in Saturday's competition,
qualified to compete in the
Slate Show in late July, and
they are listed as follows: Jim
Hargett, Jennifer Jamison,
Tammy Rabon, Leslie Barr,
Rusty Ryan. Suzanne Jamison.
Max Row, Janet Wilkinson,
David Avants, Melissa Hargett
and Roy Johnson.
Coleman County alternates
include Ross Burdick and Tim
Holdaajjfe
Indfvldual placings are as
follows:
Class 1: Registered Mares,
any breed. 5 years and older 16
entries; 1 Chuck DuBose,
Taylor. 2. Tony Owens, Taylor;
3, Sabrina AvanU, Coleman; 4.
Johnna Puckett, Nolan; 5. Ken
Shaffer. Llano; 6. Kim Smarr
CI»no; 7. Cindy Greaves
Coleman, 8. Lynn Gulley. Coke;
9. Rebecca Donop, Mason; 10.
Cindy Lanier, Nolan
Class 2: Registered -Mares
under 5 years. 11 entries. 1.'
(Continued on PageS)
Little League Playoff
Game Is Set Tonight
SKSERwr
M responsibility for his.own unexpected and be nrenired t^ RunnerUP Taipmy Rabon ^ we*k M,nor playoff action
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tHb Pep Squad H tomRht <Tr Mond#y 'v'nin« n«t
Tri_ a, imt* * d V 8 P-«>., weather night) so the scores will be
10 Meet Wed. ,'rrJclUnR ant,l^ird gtT' * CtrH*d in Thursday's County
Fnd^ mjh.' hT" u*!1 f°[ Chronide The Bears and the
Friday mght. J uly 1, also at 8 Lions met for the championship
said the Governor
Briscoe's Traffic Safety Re
presentative. Ken Nevil. said if
motorists would not rush they
would have a much better
chance
inexpected and be prepared to
react. We must rely upon good
judgement and skills But, we
must be compassionate in our
driving The basic jcuies are
leave early enough for trips,
limit the use oP”*lcohol,
maintain moderate speed and
keep totally alert to potential
Diftehrt fourn ament to be
played in Cisco July 50 7*.
,of survival at, they
travel, fntetstate accidents _______v
have increased by 45 percent traffic haxards. The traffic
over last year. This is due to accident problem requires
—, . several factors including in everyone's help, collectively
sruraSs Tvsxzzt
fatality rate on our streets and and the like. Frequently, reduce the death toll".
Members of the Coleman
High School Pep Squad are to/1 p.m
meet Wednesday. June 29, at
3:30 p.m ,at the door of Grave#
Gym. 600 West Pecan
Those unable to attend the
meeting are requested to call
Jean Luna at 6254329 or Sue
Boatnghl at 625-5869
while the Aggies and the Cats
The Yankees have jumped met for third place.
SVers 6-5bfn
m Winner of th I a Th* **me w*» originally
. * 'league cham scheduled for Fnday night but
pionship will advance to the agaia the wwather took It's toll
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