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Ta!pa - Centennial School
Will Open September 2
Coleman Democrat-Voice
77 YEARS IN COLEMAN - PUBLISHED EACH TUESDAY
Plans have been eompleti d for
the opening of the Talpa-Centen-
nial School on Tuesday, Sept. 2,
according to an announcement
from Supt. D. H.‘Grounds. The^e
will be a full day of school that
day, with lunchrooms in opera-
tion and buses making regular
runs.
Lunchroom personnel will be
Mjss Bessie Brown and Mrs. C.
A. Brown at Talpa and Mrs. Doris
Maedgen and Mrs. A. J. Roberts
at Centennial. Bus drivers will
be C. A. Brown, Bob Gordon,
Harry Canady, Scott Lane, Dutch
Sanges and T. R. Cox.
Supt. Grounds states that an
^enrollment of about 195 students
are expected for the Talpa-Cen-
tennial school. The first . six
grades will be operated at Cen-
tennial and the upper six grades
at Talpa. About 90 to 100 students
are expected for each unit.
At Centennial the entire school
plant has been refinished and the
lunchroom has been moved into
the main building and refurnish-
ed. At Talpa an ag classroom has
been built, the ag shop has been
enlarged and a teacherage is un-
der construction.
Football practice started yes-
terday, with Barney Popnoe as
head coach and Phil Burroughs
as assistant. First game will be
at Wall, Sept. 5, at 2:00 p.m.
VOLUME 78—NO. 11
Democrat-Voice, Coleman. Texas,' August 26, 1958
ONE SECTION—8 PAGES
Most
Gets
Of County
Good Rains
INCOME ESTIMATED AT $100,000 MONTHLY
---- i, .
New Market For Natural
Gas Planned For County
Wm. T. JONES
..Jteils of new market
35 Wells Already
Under Contract
Last weekend, including Satur-
day night, good rains fell over
most of the county. The amount
of the precipitation varied con-
siderably, even in the same com-
munity, according to reports
from various sections of the coun-
ty
The heaviest rain reported in
the county was on the Switzer
farm about five miles east of
Santa Anna, where they got 4.70.
In the City of Coleman the mea-
surement was from half an inch
to 1.25.
Novice had a total of 3.45. In
that area it was heavier in places
and lighter in others. On the T.
J. Hudson ranch six miles north
of Novice they got 3 00. Tex Col-
lins west of Valera reports 2.50.
Cecil Gray got two inches on his
farms near Gouldbusk. Malcolm
Ward who lives about five miles
'east of town got a total of 2.00.
In a few spots over the county
the rainfall was light, but in most
areas it ranged from one to two
inches or more.
to the acre” cotton in the county.
At any rate the yield looks very
promising according to reports
coming in. Following the big
grain crop, and good maize yield,
a good cotton crop would com-
plete an unusual production year
for the county, based on per
acres in production.
Coleman Band
Goes To Alpine
Quarterback Club
Meeting Tonight
An organizational meeting of
the Bluecat Quarterback Club
will be held tonight at the Cole-
man High School, at -8:00 p m.,
announces Ed Burnam, presi-
dent, who urges all members
and Bluecat football fans to be
present.
Highlight of the session will
be a report from tr.e coaches on
prospects for this year. Officers
for the new year will be elected.
The Coleman High School
Band under the direction of Ray-
mond Riko is in Alpine this week
for a week of intensive training
and drill at Sul Ross College.
Several other bands of the state
are there for the Band Clinic
conducted each year at this time
by the college.
Included in the group are 51
students and six adults. The
adults are Mr. and Mrs. Rike,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gardner, Ross
Greer and Mrs, Wr. W. Policy.
The Hike's young son, Ray, is
also in the group.
They left Coleman Sunday
morning at 7:00 and will return
Saturday.
Development of another new. major market for Cole-
man County’s natural gas is revealed today by Wm. T.
Jones, local representative of Mid-Texas Gas Company
of Dallas, who reports that contract has been let for a
pipe lipe gathering system which will -cover the entire
county, in a 10-county system, to supply natural gas for
industrial use at Austin, Texas.
The annual membership drive
RoVkwoo'd" had 1.04, but just j wiU also -be Iaunched tonight,
southwest of there they recorded
3.53. Surface tanks are reported
full. Burkett had total of 3 10,
Valera 2.30, and Santa Anna 2.25.
A farmer from Shields reports
1.30 on his farm.
• Hords Creek had a total of 1 64,
with not much run-in for the
lake. Lake Scarborough only had
.75. So, the rainfall in the coun-
ty varied from half an inch to
4.70.
The rains will be most bene-
ficial to late feeds, cotton, and
pastures. It will also put the farm
land in good condition for break-
ing. Many farmers also report
their surface tanks full.
There is now talk of some ‘‘bale
Louis Crump
Senate Winner
Louis Crump, former County
Attorney here, was winner in the
state senate race run-off the past
Saturday, defeating Joe Swanner
of Brownwood.
Now a resident of.San Saba,
Crump resided here a ngmber of
years, holding county office sev-
eral terms.
A great many people are never
happy unless they have some-
thing to be mad about.
Eldon Sfraughan
Receives Degree
At Texas Tech -
Eldon Straughan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Straughan of
Coleman, was among those to
receive degrees at the commence-
ment exercises at Texas Tech
Saturday evening, Aug. 23. He
was awarded a B. S. degree with
a major in chemistry.
Mr. and Mrs. Straughan will
leave soon for Austin where he
has accepted a position with the
Texas Department of Public
Safety. Mrs. Straughan is the
former Virginia Wilson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wilson.
It is Jones' opinion that the new market will
bring in a minimum of 5100,000 monthly for Coleman
County gas. Thirty-five wells have already been plac-
ed under contract and other wells meeting production
and pressure requirements will be added to the sys-
tem. The demand is unlimited, Jones stresses, and
any interested persons with unmarketed gas reserves
are invited to contact him.
John D. Pundt of Dallas, president of Mid-Texas, Gas
Company, notified Jones Friday that contract had been
awarded to N. AJSaigh, Pipline Contractors of San An-
tonio, for construction .of the gathering system in the
10-county area. Surveying for the project will start im-
mediately and as sbon as complete, the lines will be put
down. J
SCRIMMAGE STAMFORD THURSDAY
34 Boys Report For
Football Workouts
With 34 boys turning out, foot-
ball practice for Coleman High
'School began at Hufford Field
Monday morning. The training
ill, call
schedule will, call for two work-
outs daily, with each practice
session lasting some two hours.
This schedule will be in effect
until the opening game with An-
son on Sept. 5th here.
The Bluecat squad was deci-
mated with the loss of ail 11
starters from last year’s brilliant
squad—and only seven lettermen
return from which Coach Char-
les Jetton will form the nucleus
of the 1958 edition. Ten of last
year's regulars graduated, and
the 11th man, tackle Benny Smith
dropped out of school with a year
of eligibility left, to enter the
armed forces.
Following two tremendously
successful seasons in '57 and '58
in which the Bluecats displayed
a dazzling offense, with talented
and experienced backs, plus a
courageous defense that parlayed Cisco, suffered considerably due
smartness and agility to offset
lack of weight-—the currant edi-
tion will be largely untried boys.
It is without doubt then, that
this year’s group will have a harij
and heavy task "before them if
they are to have a good year.
The Cats won’t have to wait
long, cither, before they exper-
ience their “Baptism of Fire”—
as they will scrimmage always-
powerful Stamford in McMurry
Stadium in Abilene Thursday
evening. Game time hasn’t been
set as yet, but will probably be
around 5 pm.
Coaches Jetton, James “Cat-
fish” Glenn and Dwayne Turner
could be excused if they threw
in the “crying towel,” but to a
man they’re convinced that Coie-
man will field a respectable club
—one that has possibilities of
winning the District 7-AA crown.
True, most other teams in the
district, with the exception of
to graduation. But none were as
hard-hit as Coleman. It has been
many years since the Bluecats
have started a season without at
least one regular present to build
around.
One thing working in the ad-
vantage of the Bluecat gridders
will be the winning spirit, which
A 10 inch main line will come
into Coleman County from the
north, loop the county, and
leave to the east, going on into
Brown County. This line will
hit the main line for Mid-Texas
at Hamilton, and from there
will go directly to Austin.
Small gathering lines will be
extended from the 10-ineh line,
running to the many wells al-
ready under contract and others
to be placed under contract.
Jones states that the gathering
system will cover the entire
county.
It'is understood that contracts
already made call for a mini-
mum of 750,000 cubic feet per
day on each well and that the
gas will be taken every day in
the month. There is no prorat-
ion on natural gas.
Jones wishes to stress that
Mid-Texas Gas Company is a
Texas company, and that the
natural gas they purchase will
stay in Texas. A lot of Texas
gas goes to northern and east-
ern marketSr but the gas pur-
chased by Mid-Tex3S from Cole-
man county and the other nine
counties in the gathering sys-
tem will definitely stay in Tex-
as, Jones adds.
It is understood that Mid-Tex-
as Gas Company has a contract
to bring in 250-million cubic
feet of gas per day for indust-
rial use in Austin.
Present goal of the company
is to deliver gas to Austin by
January 1, 1959
It is expected that this new
market for Coleman County's
natural gas may stimulate drill-
ing for gas. and also may result
in many wells beinp re-opened.
In addition to the money re
ed at many wells,
necessary pressure.
to develop
Pony League
Meeting Sel
Thursday Night
they have inherited from their ] ccived from the sale of the gas,
predecessors of the past two sea- ! it js expected that the county
sons. They’re tough and willing, w;n benefit greatly too from
Walter Holt Re-elected
Pet. Two Commissioner
and more often than not—that’s
about all it takes.
Jetton points out that his
charges are short on experience,
hut long on desire, and that
“they have as good a chance as
anyone else in the district.” As
usual, the Bluecats will be a
very small team as average
weight is concerned—with pos-
sibly the biggest man in the
starting iine-up weighing no more
than 175 pounds. But the opti-
mistic mentor points out that
they will make that up with ag-
gressiveness and toughness. The
forward wall will be lean and
lanky—with four boys hitting 6
feet or better — but not very
heavy. In the backfield you will
find some of all kinds—short and
chunky and tall and lean
the general activity involved in
the bu’lding of the system, the
new labor market, and possible
drilling and field activity.
Jones states that wells con-
tracted for the system must
have stronger pressure than the
pressure in the big 10-inch main
line. Thus it is expected that
compressor units may be install-
An organizational meeting of
a Coleman Pony League will be
held in the Club Room of the
Coleman County State Bank at 8
p.m. Thursday, it is announced
today. The baseball league would
be for boys in the 13-15 age brack-
et and would get into action next
summer.
Teams have already been or-
ganized at Talpa, Mozelle and
Santa Anna, and plans are to try
to organize some three or four
teams for Coleman to form the
league. The meeting will give
interested planners some idea of
how many teams can be outfitted
for Coleman and sponsors for
same.
All interested people are in-
vited to attend the meeting, and
special invitations are extended
to parents of boys in that agr
group and anyone interested in
sponsoring one of the teams.
Discussion will also be held con-
cerning the possibility of form-
ing a Teen-Age League, which
would include boys in the next
higher age bracket.
CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION AND SERVICE MEDAL were awarded to Mrs.
Marylou Tucker and Roy G. Gardner the past Thursday night by Alex Mayers, center,
chairman of the Coleman County Red Cross Chapter for their outstanding volunteer
service to the Coleman County Chapter. (Photo by Hugh Capps Siuctf^fc*
Jwo Are Presented City Holiday
Red Cross Awards 'D“e MolKla'
Two Coleman County citizens fine work,
have been presented two Red : The Certificate of Appreciation
Cross awards, the Certificate of |
Appreciation, and the Service
Coleman business houses will
observe Monday, Sept. 1, Labor
D;.y, as an official holiday. This
is one of the regular holidays for
Medal, for outstanding volunteer
service.
They are Mrs. Marylou Tucker
and Roy G. Gardner. Presenta-
tion was made the past Thursday
night by Alex Mayers, chairman
of the Coleman County Red
Cross Chapter, who cited Mrs.
Tucker and Gardner for their
Bill Townsend,
American Legion
Commander, Dies
is awarded on a minimum of 300 Coleman, and it is expected that
hours of volunteer service per- (everyone will close.
formed, and the Service Medal is
awarded to a person who has, or
is eligible for a Certificate of Ap-
preciation, and who has complet-
ed 200 additional hours of vol-
unteer service.
As far as is known), no special
programs have been planned for
that day.
Mrs. Tucker has completed 600
volunteer hours during the years
1952 to 1958. She served as Junior
Red Cross chairman, first aid in-
structor, has organized a first
aid club, is a member of the Cole-
man County First Aid Instructors
Mobile Unit, and has taught first
aid classes during these years.
Gardner has completed 800
volunteer hours during the years pifal after being injured in a
1953 to 1958. He has served as ; wreck at Harriett, between Bal-
(Bill) Townsend, I first aid chairman and is chair- linger and San Angelo Saturday
Coleman Women
Hospitalized
After Wreck
Two Coleman women, Mrs.
Mabel Henson and Mrs. Louise
Beard, are in 3 San Angelo hos-
Athletic Council
Meels Tonight
For the purpose of planning
the year's work, members of the
Coleman Athletic Council will
meet tonight, reports Supt. Ter-
rell G; ■'>vesA|fevrf»
The meeting %ill be held at
7:00 p. m. at Coleman High
School. A decision will be made
in regard to the sale of reserve
seat tickets forthc football sea-
son, and duty assignments for
the football games will be ar-
ranged.
Farm Bureau.Queen
Contest Thursday
By a 36 vote margin, 390 to 354,
Walter Holt was re-elected as
County Commissioner of Prec-
inct 2, in the second Democratic
primary Saturday, returning him
for another four year term.
Queen contests take over the
limelight in the Farm Bureau
The Bluecats are blessed with i organization here this week. The
reports voters supported Robert I a f>ne sophomore crop of players, j Coleman County contest is sche-
W. Hamilton in the race for As- | hut most of them are still a year j duled Thursday night, then the
sociate Justice of Supreme Court, | °r so sway from stardom. There district queen’s contest is set for
Place 1, by a three to one major- I are only a few juniors on the Saturday night, Aug. 30th.
team, and seniors will make up
the Predict | the hard core of the club.
ity.
Vote by box in
Both events will be held in the
recreation buildw#?? at the rodeo
A surprisingly large vote was
cast in the eight boxes of Pree-
Two race follows:
Halt
Hardy
inqt Two, a total of 7*4. which is
Absentee______
J 5
13
just under the 772 votes cast in
Rockwood _____
.. 23
50
the first primary.' ~
Santa Anna S.___
_150
126
Elsewhere in the county the
Santa Anna N „
.107
110
vote was extremely light. Here
Shields_______
_ 34
13
in Coleman, covering five boxes,
Trickham _______
_ 17
38
only 106 ballots were cast, which
Niwot ................
_ 23
7
may be a record for a Democratic
Whon_______
_ 22
i
primary in Coleman County.
Red Bank______
_ 9
0
County election returns were
r-
not tabulated, but on incomplete
-
390
354
"* ■ 1 ■ r
$ . _ -
....
issl 8fi .
Although the seven returning grounds. Mr
Hardy lettermen didn't see too much {general chairman for the county j Bo< k wlil s!ng
buildwfj? at
1i?/T. J.
Hudson is
President Cecil Horne will
make the welcome address at the
Thursday night program and in-
troduce guests. Jack Brannen
will present and interview con-
testants.
William M. ___________________________
60, died Friday morning at 12:10 | man at the present time, is first evening. The car in which they
a m., only a few hours after being : aid instructor, assisted Mrs j were riding overturned at a
installed as Commander of Ray ; Turker in organizing the first ! curve.
Post, American Legion He had aid club, is a mqmber of the Cole- Mrs. Beard has severe laeera-
a heart attack and died enroute { man County First Aid Instructors tions and bruises. Mrs. Henson
to Overall Memorial Hospital, i Mobile Unit, and has taught first j is more seriously injured having
aid classes during these years. At j a shoulder injury that required
present he is teaching first aid j surgery. Mrs. Grady Vaughn, the
to the rescue teams of Civil De- j mother of Mrs. Henson, is in San
fense. | Angelo with her.
Mr. Townsend was bom Aug
5, 1898, at Galveston. He was
reared by Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Bevans, and was educated in the
schools at Ann Arbor, Michigan,
and at Daniel Baker College,
Brownwood. In Coleman Jan 30,
1943, he was married to Miss
Ellen Jones.
He came to Coleman from
Lordsburg, N. M., where he had
the Buick and Chevrolet agencies
for 17 years. While there he was
active in the Elks Club.
Richard Parker Named
'58 County Gold Star Boy
Richard Parker, 15, son of Mr. { district eliminations His projects
An implement dealer here, he j and Mrs. David Parker, has been ^ this year include feeding lambs,
was a member of.tne First Pres- selected as the 1958 Gold Star I capons and rabbits!
byterian Church,'the Sheep and Boy from Coleman County. He | . The Goldstar award, highest
Goat Raisers Association, and . is a 10th grade student at Cole j offered by the Texas Agriculture
the Country Club. ! man High School and a member j Extension Service, serves to rec-
Survivors include his wife, El- j of the County-Wide 4-H Club, ognize outstanding achievement.
with Charles Taylor and Zeno ! leadership and contribution to
Hemphill adult leaders of the ■ the county 4-H program. To be
club. : eligible for the award, the club
Richard has been active in 4-H j member St be at least 13 years
work for the past four years. He ! aSe of Jan. 1st, must have
len J. Townsend of Coleman; his
mother, Mrs. Jim Bevans of
*Brady; one brother, Jim Mann
Bevans of Rosebud, Ore.; and two
sisters, Mrs. Adeline Oles of
Brady and Mrs. Grace Harper of j was among the county delegation j completed at least three years of
Dallas.
Funeral services for Mr. Town-,
send Were conducted Saturday,
Aug. 23 at 4:00 p.m. at Stevens
Memorial Chapel by Rev. Paul
Smith, pastor of the Con.cho Bap-
tist Church.
Pallbearers were Everett Mc-
| attending the Recreational Train-
ing School at Lawn this past
spring and helped operate con-
cession stands at the Delaine
sale and REA show.
He,was a member of the senior
wool judging team that placed
second in the county contest,
club work, must be an active
member in the current year.
Barbara Brown will play piano
selections and the Carpenter sis-
ters, and Cheryle and Cynthia
j action last season, their rapabil- contest and Mrs. Maynard Gaines
ities are well-known, and they'll is local chairman for the district
The District 7 queen's contest
will be held Saturday night at
,be hard to beat out for starting contest.
Interment was in the city cem-
8 p*nv”b J Gist°disUr”ct distort I e,er* w'th S,‘evens Funeral Home
Kinney, Clyde Dixon Allen, Arlos i and was a member of the poultry
L. (Curley) Await, J B Harris, j method? demonstration team that
T. J. Hudson, Bob Wood and Bill won first in District eliminations j
Atkins, who presented the flag j Richard took the first aid
to his wife Other members of ! coprse offered by the County-1
the American Legion were hon-1 Wide 4-H Club and passed the
orary pallbearers j final exam of the course to re- |
ceive his Standard First Aid card. 1
He was selected to attend the
I posts. They are end Jarvis
George, tackles Steve Smith and j
| Douglas Kolb, center Gary Ryan
Eight entries will compete for
the title of Coleman County
Farm Bureau Queen of 1958, in-
and backs Mickey Casey, Jerry j eluding Clots Cullins, Ruth Ann
| Hemphill, Mary June Gorman,
will preside and Jake Joyce will |in char«c of »«™gements.
serve as master of ceremonies.
A Coke party, honoring district
There are seven prime pros-
I pects for all positions, with the
(Continued On Pago 4)
Jare Horne, Ginger Rush.
Rogers, Kay Klngsbery and !
hie Pate.
LOCAL DEALERS
ATTEND SHOWING
Mr and Mrs. G. L Daugherty
o attend
Buicks.
District 7 4-H Camp at Rio VisU
this year and was active in the
planning and operation of the
local 4-H camp.
'££
of the
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