Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 15, 1952 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 67—NO. 30
Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas. January 15, 1952
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ATTENDING COLEMAN ETA SHOW Saturday was the.above group
of Coleman Kiwanians, who sponsored the event. They are, left to
right, back row: R. G. Hollingsworth, C. W. Martin, T. J." Allen, Nathan
Cliett, J. GVMarshall, Tom Seely, E. C. Edens, C. R. Jeanes, Jim Gill,
and Jake Joyce; middle row; E. W. Scott, Andy Carter, J. P. McCord,
Ben Taylor, Clyde McClellan, H. G. Johnson, and C. M. Huckabee;
front row: J. W. Vance, L. L. Propst, J. B. McCord, A. B. Stark, little
Ted Taylor, William T. Jones. Holding the calf is FFA member
Rhodes Morris. (Photo by Hugh Capps),
Glenn Bragg And Dick Koenig
Exhibit Champion Lamb, Calf
Gills Top Adult
Sickness Strikes
Coleman Schools
A wave of Colds and influen-
za, described by Supt. Terrell
Graves as “the, worst he has
seem since he’s been superin-
tendent", has 4it the Coleman
scrhools the past week.
A cheek this morning found
that 130 students Ifere out of
school, because of sickness.
Last Friday there were 145 out.
Supt. Graves is encouraged
by the fact that less were out
today than last Friday, and
hopes that the tide has turn-
ed. However, Coleman doctors
are still on the run looking
after an overload of patients.
Many students were out of
sohool all last week, with the
peak ,of 145 hitting Friday. The
school was closed Monday for
the county livestock show.
Supt. Graves states thafc, he
is keeping a close check on
the situation, and is hopeful
that fnore of the students will
be back to classes Wednesday
morning.
Sept. 1 Date Set
On Safety Law
Coleman County automobile driv-
ers had at least until September 1
to comply with new safety check
regulations, today's word from the
State Safety Department indicated.
The change from requiring safety
checks of all vehicles before a 1952
registration came after a 10-day
period when cars were piling up In
inspection stations much faster
than they could be checked.
The Witt Motor Company, only
Coliman County station in opera-
tion to date, was booked solid on
inspections through the latter part
of last week, after getting into op-
eration ou Wednesday.
Information from state offices of
the Safety Department indicated
that no checks would be required
even on new registrations or tran-
sfer of title. /
Before the shift was announced
on Friday night, tax assessors over
the state had been notified tp reg-
ister new automobiles or transfer
ownership oply on cars that had
been safety checked. ■
County tax assessor-collector Ber-,
nice Johnson was ready to enforce
that part of the regulation, after
the WJtt Company got their in-
spection station in operation, /but
the Friday announcement halted
that action. /
Governor Shivers indicated over
the weekend that Che safety check
regulations might be halted alto-
gether, by lack of . funds after pres-
ent appropriations are exhausted.
A storm ot protest had grown over
Texas over the past week, when
most areas had Just begun to feel
the effects of the law.
At The Show-
GRADY RICHARDSON of Talpa,
saying that all was going well, but
not indicating whether or not his
boys were taking enough of the rib-
bons to suit him. Grady had his
usual smile though, so most likely
his kids were'doing ok . T'' REX
GARRETT, who has helped with
the show for many years, back in
town and having a good time visit-
ing while attending the show . . .
A”' HIE BRYSON busy as a bee
* > /as helping hahd out the rib-
J 'ld pay the premiums in the
\ \ Jierous Classes ... EMZY BROWN
from down Santa Anna way, with
his friendly smile, looking over tne
stock arid visiting with neighbors
and friends . . • Commissioner
MONROE FOREHAND admitting
that'the sheep entries were some
of the finest that he had seen."
1,760 Poll Taxes
Are Paid To Date
Poll taxes paid for Coleman
County totaled 1,760 today, re-
ports Bernice Johnson, county tax-
assessor-collector.
A large number of poll taxes are
expected to be paid before the
Cobb Expresses
Appreciation For
Boys Ranch Aid
Sam T. Cobb, Jr., chairman of
the fund drive in Coleman for
Boys’ Ranch of West Texas, ex-
presses appreciation for the fine
support given the drive here.
He reports that over $1,100 was
received 4n the campaign. He
wishes to thank everyone who had
any part whatsoever in the pro-
gram, as well as those persons
who will help the Boys’ Ranch In
the future through their monthly
donations.
County Judge Ira Gallaway, who
also assisted locally with the drive,
is executive director for the ranch,
and adds his words of apprecia-
tion. ,
deadline, January 31, due to this
being election year.
Miss Johnson urges that taxes
be paid early to avoid the last
minute rush.
Another Morris Sand
Discovery Is Indicated
Coleman County has an indicated
Morris Sand discovery wCTl six miles
north of Novice. ■ •
The prospective well is The Bay
Petroleum Corp. of Abilene No. 1
Unit 1 Duiiman, Section 47, GRR
Survey.
At last report, operator was wait-
ing on potential after the well had
kicked-off and flowed 25 barrels of
oil in one hour.
Seven Inch casing was set at 3150
feet. Interval at 3146-49 feet was
perforated with 12 shots. Operator
ran swabs three times.
The well topped the Morris Sand
at 3140 feet. A shqw of oil was en-
countered at 3140-45 Teet.
Operator took the first drillstem
test at 3139-46 feet, with the tool
open 30 minutes. Gas came to the
surface in 1V4 minutes. The flow
was estimated to be three to five
million cubic feet per day. Recovery
was 70 feet of oil and 10 feet of oil-
eut mud. Shut-in pressure was 1280
pounds while flowing pressure was
870 pounds.
Section at 3146-51 feet was then
cored., Recovery was 4.7 feet of por-
pus saturated/sand.
Another drillstem test was taken
at 3146-51 feet. Tool was open one
hour. Gas surfaced in two minutes
and oil flowed In 10 minutes. Gas
flow was estimated at three million
cubic feet per day. Recovery was
200 feet of oil and two feet of slight-
ly salty water. Shut-in pressure was
1260 pounds. Flowing pressure was
900 pounds.
40 Jurors Have
Been Summoned
For Dislricl Court
Forty ^ jurors lhave Been sum-
moned to appear Monday, January
21 at 10 o'clock before the honor-
able 119th Judicial Court, Cole-
man County. O. L. Parrish will
be the presiding judge.
Jurors summoned are;
Arthur Flippen, Coleman.
D. S. Baugh, Santa Anna.
M. L. Stone, Talpa.
Fred. Garrett, Coleman. *“*
R, W. Cupps, Santa Anna.
R. B. Casey, Novice.
J. H. Hausenfluke, Coleman.
W. Z. Cornelias, Gouldbusk.
L. M. Justice, Jr., Coleman.
M. D. Whittington, Coleman.
J. A. Summers, Talpa.
Don Starnes, Coleman.
W. H. Pittard, Santa Anna.
C. W. Stephenson, Santa Anna.
Grady Harrison, Coleman.
Jerry Wilson, Novice.
C. Pv Hilbun, Coleman
Jesse Penney, Coleman.
■ C. A. Billings, Coleman.
Louis W. Walker, Coleman.
Hilburn Henderson, Santa Anna.
James Eubanks, Santa Anna./
R. E.' Coplen, Rt. 3, Coleman.
Donald Saunders, Coleman.
L. E. Jameson, Coleman.
Gilford Scott, Coleman.
L. D. DeBusk, Burkett.
E. C. Key, Burkett,
Arlie Thate, Burkett.
Harold Stovall, Coleman.
James C. Hor.er, Santa Anna.
F. B. Hill, Santa Anna.
T. J. Hudson, Novice.
A. C. Abernathy, Coleman.
C. H. Wise, Rockwood.
T. O. Kelley, Coleman.
B. B. Nunley, Coleman.
A. E. Dodson, Coleman.
Paul Gilliam, Coleman.
Robert"Dodson, Coleman.
Per Cent Of
School Taxes Are
Paid To Dale
Tax collections of the Coleman
Independent School * District have
run $61,847.48 up to January 14,
reports collector, Veo Pirtle.
Deadline on payment of 1961
.taxes is January 31, and another
$31,902.75 remains to be cqtlectr
in the next twr weeks, before ,ta
es become subject to penalty,
reports.
Total tax assessments for
•district for 1951 totalled $93,751
Auction Sale
Is Underway
This Afternoon
Most covetee ribbons for the
youngsters at-the Coleman County
Livestock Show went this year to
Glenn Bragg of Talpa and Dick
Koenig of Burkett, both old hands
in the show game and winners of
many trophies and ribbons.
Young Bragg exhibited the grand
champion lamb, a Southdown, in
the judgings yesterday afternoon,
and Koenig showed the grand cham-
pion calf in this morning rounds.
Reserve champion calf also came
frojo BurketJ, exhibited by Pat De
Busk, another 4-H'ar.' along with
Koenig. Both calves were bred by
C. B. Edipgton of Burkett.
Reserve champion lamb was
shown by James Allen, FFA mem-
ber from Santa Anna.
Meanwhile, thq climax of the
show. .the sale, is (jhderjyay tilts
afternoon, which .will fipd many
animals going through the . ring,
bringing a nice premium: Immed-
iately after the sale, many of the
animals will go directly to market,
while some may be held by local
buyers.
Of course, many top animals of
the sale will not be sold, but will
be held for entering in numerous
other shows Jn the state. Some will
be sold with the option to. show
them further.
Coleman County's 21st show has
been the most successful of them
all. Years of experience make it the
smoothest operating show In these
parts and the fine accommodations
at the grounds aid materially in
the fine results.
■ Judges for this year’s show were:
Herman Carter of San Angelo, fat
lambs, George Johanson of ’’Brady,
breeding sheep, Frank Jordan of
Mason, calvCs and breeding cattle,
C. H. Sargent, Bangs, dairy cattle.
Show results follow.
BREEDING STOCK*
Delaine Pen of three ewe lambs
owned by one boy: T$t, Joe Allcorn,
Talpa FFA.
Delaine Ewe Lambs: Joe Allcorn.
Talpa FFA, 1, 2, 3, 4; Dayton Mc-
Clure, Talpa FFA. 5th, 10th: Wayne
McClure, Talpa FFA, 6th, 8th: Jare
Home, Coleman 4-H, 7th; Jimmy
Horne, Coleman 4-H, 9th; Frank
McClure, Talpa 4-H, 11th. }2U::
Vivian Nealy, Valera 4-H, lijfh;
Jackie Horne, Coleman 4-H. il4th:
Rex Bomar, Talpa FFA. 15th,* 16th.
Delaine 2-Tooth Ewe: Jare Home,
Coleman 4-H, 1st; Rex Bomar, Tal-
pa FFA, 2nd.
Delaine 4 to 6 tooth Ewe: Ned
Brown, Talpa 4-H, 1st, 3rd, 5th;
Lyn Brown, Talpa 4-H, 2nd, 4th,
Gth"; Joe Allcorn, Talpa FFA. 7th.
9th [ Rex Bomar, Talpa FFA, 8th.
Champion Delaine Breeding Sheep
Ewe, Ned Brown, Talpa 4-H.
Reserve Champion Breeding
Ewe, Joe -Allcorn, .Talpa FFA.
Delaine Ram Lambs; Jesse Sud-
derth, Coleman 4-H, 1st; Rex Bo-
mar, Talpa FEA.' ■ '2nd,' 4th; _, JaJ
Home. Coleman'4-l^)3rd.
—DiAajrre- Two TootiJ tBwft; Joe -AH- j
corn, .'Talpa, FEA, .1st,! 3rd; Jesse j
Sudderth. Colemair 4-H, 2nd: Rex’ _
Bomar, Talpa FFA, 4th. j 1 V ^ „
Delaine 4 to 6 Tooth Rain: Joe Ufl rLIP Rk I [I
Allcorn, Tali* FFA, 1st, 3rd: Rex]
Bomar, TalpaJ FFA. 2nd. Jim and Fay ' pill had both -of' Gill Ranch at Whan and C. E.
Champion Delaine Ram Lamb. I the Brand champions and one re. Kingsbery &'Son of Santa Anna
Joe Allcorn, Talpa FFA. ■ ■. ■ j were place winners.
Reserve Champion Ram Lamb:/''' * champion m the adult cat-- Jn the ^ classes, jud-
Joe Ailcoro, Talpa FFA. /tie classes, judged late this morn|. ggd yesterday, Featherston Ranch
Exhibit Flock,, 2 Ewe Lambs, 2 ling, in the county show. . 1 j of Trsckham topped three classes,
Ewes, 2 Tooth and Over and 1 Ram j The Gills had grand and reserve! and Lester Newman of. Santa, j^n-
ch|inpion bull and grand champ- j na won two others,
ion heifer, while J.. W. Vance had : Complete , results of the adult
tire reserve champion heifer. : classes are listed in this jssue.
Lamb, any age, owned by the same
boy: Joe Allcorn, Talpa FFA, 1st;
Rex Bomar, Talpa FFA,. 2nd.
Delaine Get or Sire, 4 animals,
any age, both sexes, represented,
and by, same sire: Joe Allcorn, Tal-
pa FFA, 1st; Rex Bomar, Talpa
FFA. 2nd. -
Southdown Ewe Lamb: Donnie
Oakes, Santa Anna FFA, 1st. 4th;
Chas Hosch, Santa Anna FFA. 2nd,
3rd; Sharon Garrett, Wellington 4-
H, 5th, 6th.
Southdown ’i to 6 Tooth Ewe:
Chas Hosch, Santa Anna FFA,'1st,
3rsL .4th;, Sharon Garrett, Welling-
ton 4-H, 2nd, 5th, 4
Southdown Ram Lambs: 'Sharon
Garrett, Wellington 4-H, 1st. ■
Southdown 2 Tooth Ewe Ram:
Chas Hosch, Santa Anna FFA. 1st.
Champion Southdown Ram: Chas
Hosch, Santa Anna FFA.
Reserve Champion •. Southdown
Ram Lamb: Sharon Garrett, Santa
Anna FFA.
Champion Southdown Ewe Lamb:
Chas Hosch, Santa Anna FFA.
Reserve ■» Champion Southdown
Ewe Lamb: Donnie Oakes, Santa
Anna FFA.
Suffolk Ewe Lambs: Jimmie Bo-
mar, Talpa FFA. 1st. .
Suffolk, 4 to 6 Tooth Ewe: Jim-
jiiie Bomar, Talpa FFA, 1st.
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10 Listed For
Pre-Induction
Draff Physicals
Ten registrants of Local Board
No, 21, for Coleman and Runnels
counties, listed for pre-induction
physical examinations on /January
21, are announced todays
Registrants are:
' Eugene C. Bowen, Eden (former-1
ly of Winters), /
Robert L, .Johnson, .(Winters.
Arthur C. Johnson, /Coleman.
Ciriaco'’ Lopez, Winters.
Mitchell Ijt. Fenwick, Winters.
Paul H. Delarosa, /Coleman.
Charles M. Avants, Gouldbusk.
Curtis D. Modran, Abilene,. (for-
merly of /Ballinger). »
Jack Howard, Coleman.
Ranee j G. Horij, Winters.
The / Colemari-Runnels county
board lias received a quota/of 28
men for induction and 20 f6r pre-
.fiductiion physicals on Feb/uary 5.
1952, /it is announced.
Santa Anna Dads 0 K
Water Plant Plans
Preliminary plans for a $40,000
filtration plant for the city of San-
ta Anria have received the approval
of Santo Anna city., officials and
the 'State Health Department, and-
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Church Names
Hospital Board
Members For 1952
The seven appointive members
of the Overall Memorial Hospital
board of trustees were named for
1952 by a special conference of
the First Methodist Church here
Thursday night.
Four of the 1951 board were re-
turned, and three new members
namrel Board members are named
from four Coleman churches for
one-year terms.
Returning board members are
C. R. 'Jeanes, First Methodist
Church; Wallace Dingus, First
Ohrlstiiin Church; Emet Jameson,
F.irst Baptist Church and Mrs. Lois
Wright, First Presbyterian Church.
New members are Mrs, Sam
Lindsey, First Methodist'Church;
Charles Shepherd, Presbyterian
Church; Mrs. Jack Horne, St.
Mark's Episcopal Church.
County Judge Ira Gallaway and
mayor- Bill Jones are ex-officio
members, if they choose to serve.
The elections were subject to ac-
ceptance by the nominees, and
letters notifying them of election
are being- mailed this week by
Rev. J. D. F. Williams, First Meth-
odist pastor. •, ■
■ The Methodist conference ex-
pressed their thanks to Charles
Wilson, treasurer and member for
several years, for his services.
H. Brown Loyd, district superin-
tendent for Hie Methodist Church,
presided for the meeting.
Die new board will elect a chair-
man 'and other officers at an or-
ganizational meeting in a few days.
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detailed plans are being drawn for
submission to bidders,, reports to-
day say. . .
Plans for the unit,: expected’to
cost about $49,000. were presented
to the city council by the Leach'
.Engineers of Coleman last Tuesday
night.
Call for bids may be issued in
about 60 days. Mayor G. E. Flint
Said last week. 1
The.new plant will be located at
the site of their present fr \tment
plant, five miles northeast i Santa
Anna.
Talpa Post Office
Gets 100% Rating
The Talpa past office has re-
ceived a 100 percent rating, from
a recent inspection, announces' Unf
postmaster, Louise Gordon.
Postal inspector was W. A. Fos-
ter. This is the second 100 per-
cent rating that Mrs. Gordon has
received since she took the office
in 1947.
Seen*
CARL JEANES up bright and
early yesterday, getting in a few
licks at his yard, which Is one of
the prettiest in town. We always
thought that Mrs. Jeanes was re-
sponsible for that yard, but, guess
we’ll have to .give Carl a little credit
... GEORGE HERD and many
other Coleman folks at the seed
of the tragic wreck near Balll
Sunday afternoon. George belie
that it was the worst wrecked
that he had ever seen ... a tra1
ing SALESMAN who wasn’t tel!
jokes, but was bragging on ©
man. He liked the streets,
tourist court where he wa- stopping
and the cafe where he was eating.
That was Saturday morning and h
liked the town so well that he
cided he would just spend the
end here.
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^herever you live in Texas, the oil industry is your neighbor.
Three Coleman Negroes
Die In Car-Bus Collision
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Three Coleman Negroes, were kills
ed instantly Sunday afternoon when
the car they were riding in col-
lided with an east-bound Continen-
tal bus, seven miles east of Ballinger
on Highway 67.
Three other persons in the bus
were injured Whefi thrown against
seats, and were-taken to a hospital.
The dead are: S. T. Wllkerson,
47, Sam' Hollaway, 66. and Julish
Shelly, 57. _ _.. ■ ■
State patrolmen reported that the
accident occurred when Wllkerson,
driver of 'the Coleman car, attempt-
ed to pass another car, saw the on-
coming bus and pulled sharply to
the right. As he did so, he hooked
his rear fender into the front fender
of the car he was passing. TJiat
threw the Negroes car back into
the path of the bus, driven by Ver-
non Archie Love of Irvin, near
Dallas.
The Ford was knocked about 15
yards, parts of it were strewn bn
down the ditch and the motor fin-
ally cam to rest 46 yards away, ft
"ran
appeared, that the bus |
the car, completely demolishing
The front end of the bus
smashed in and Love herded It
down the highway for another
yards before bringing it to a* si.
as It left the highway, went thre>u
a ditch and into a pasture, witho
turning over.
The bodies of the Negroes
taken to Wright’s Funeral Home
Coleman. Cecil' Holman of
wood Is in .charge of funeral
rangements. ..:2.
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For the T^xas oil industry is the bread-and-butter, the opportunity, the
daily work of/some 190.000 Texas men and women.
who sits/ next to you in the bus; the hearty-looking nian who
waves as you pass onf the highway; the family behind you at the PTA; in
Texas, they all could be, some certainly are oil workers. Bookkeepers,
stenographers, executives, drillers, roughnecks, stillmen, geologists, salesmen,
pipe liners, petroleum engineers—the oil industry supplies die livelihood of
all, and many more.
l Neighbors of yours, these people are, folks who pay taxes like yours,
spend their money in the stores you patronize, drive the same kind of
automobile, send their children to the same schools.
. . . The oil industry is more than a balance sheet, a set of statistics, an
investment in derricks and pipe-stills. In Texas, it’s the family next door.
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