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ENJOY THE GOOD UFE IN;
Land of the Lakes
COLEMAN/ TEXAS USA
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Volume 93, No. 12, 10 pages
Coleman, Tex., Aug. 14, 1973
10£ per copy, plus 1£ sales tax
Hje Coleman ®emocrat-#otce
’VINS AT HOUSTON
linger Rodgers Is
Miss Texas REA
Miss Ginger Rodgers, 18 year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.
V. Rodgers of the Fisk
community, has been named
MISS GINGER RODGERS
STEVE WILSON
Junior Rodeo
Scholarship
Winner Named
A May 1973 graduate of
Mozelle High School, Steve
Wilson, has been named winner
of the annual $500 scholarship
from the Coleman County
Junior Rodeo Association.
The announcement was made
Saturday night following the
last performance of the Cole-
man County Junior Rodeo by
Bill Hightower, CCJRA and
Future Farmers of America
sponsor who is vocational
agriculture instructor at Cole-
man High School.
Wilson, who will be a
freshman at Texas A&M
University this fall semester, is
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Randolph Wilson of Voss.
He will major in wildlife
’ience at A&M.
I I
ITORS IN FRED SPARKS
jME LAST WEEK
Visitors in the Fred Sparks
home last week were Mr. and
Mrs. Sebe Nichols of Houston,
Mrs. Beatrice Moore and Mrs.
Clara Ford of Llano, Mrs.
Corene Lenzini and Toni of
Dowell, Illinois.
All attended the Nichols
family 67th annual reunion at
Llano on August 5. Sixty-eight
were present.
So live that tomorrow la a re-
flection—a mirrored reflection
of what you do today.
BARRY R. GRIFFIN, DVM
New Vet In
Practice Here
Announcement is made this
week of the association of Dr.
Barry R. Griffin, D.V.M. with
Dr. J. Ray Martin, D.V.M.
Dr. Griffin received both the
B.S. and D.V.M. degrees from
Texas A&M University. He is a
member of the Texas Veteri-
nary Medical Association, of
the American Veterinary Medi-
cal Association, and of the
Saddle & Sirloin Club at A&M
University. He is also a
member of the Alpha Zeta
Fraternity.
Dr. Griffin is a Methodist, is
single, and has established
residence at 314 W. 13th Street
in Coleman. He is from
Houston.
FOUR GENERATIONS
REPRESENTED
Four generations were
represented over the weekend
when Mrs. Sanford Tune had as
visitors her daughter, Mrs.
Mary Boardman, her grand
daughter, Mrs. Mary Ada
Minex, and her great grand
daughter, Marquita Minex, all
of Lamesa.
Oliver Lee White of Abilene
visited Monday morning with
Mrs. Tune.
T^xkS JUNIlffi POLLED HEREFORD j Registration, Other
School Dates Listed
Miss Texas Rural Electrifica-
tion for 1973. The title was
bestowed upon her at the 33rd
Annual Meeting of the State
Association of Texas Electric
Cooperatives in Houston
Thursday evening. This is Miss
Rodgers' third major win in
beauty contest competition, the
first being that of West Texas
Fair Sweetheart in 1971 in
Abilene, the second, Miss
Teenage Abilene in 1972.
Winning the REA Title
makes Miss Rodgers eligible to
compete in the national contest
in San Francisco in November.
In addition she received a $250
cash award and a trip to
Hawaii for herself and her
family.
In the week-long contest at
Houston the new Miss Texas
REA represented the lower
Rolling Plains section, compet-
ing against four other girls who
represented other sections of
the state.
A 1973 graduate of Mozelle
High School, Miss Rodgers is
making plans to attend Texas
Technological University at
Lubbock. In high school she
participated in basketball, vol-
leyball, track, Future Home
makers, and the 4 H program.
She was also active in commun-
ity and church affairs.
Miss Rodgers will also
receive a wardrobe, in addition
to a $500 cash award when she
retires from her titled position.
She competed in formal
wear, swimwear and sports-
wear. For sportswear, she wore
clothes she would wear for 4 H
meetings and the filming of
television commercials, her
hobby.
Accompanying her to Hous-
ton to attend the State TEC
Convention were Mr. and Mrs.
C. L. Newton, Mrs. Rodgers,
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Evans, and
Mr. and Mrs. James Barr, all
from Coleman County, and Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Fuchs of
Rowena. They represented
Miss Rodgers’ chaperone coop-
erative.
CHAMPION STEER, shown by Coryn Lee
of Cisco, was this 845-pound animal
exhibited at the first annual Texas
Junior Polled Hereford Association
preview show in Coleman Saturday. The
first place heavyweight steer also
helped Caryn win the Senior Showman-
ship award, presented by Charlie B.
Colvin of Valdina Farms in Sabinal,
Texas Polled Hereford Association vice
-A- A
president. Shown with Caryn in this
picture are Odell Gelvin of Ogeechee
Farms in Fairland, Okla., who was show
judge, holding the American Polled
Hereford Association plaque; David
Watson, vice president of First Coleman
National Bank, donors of the trophy
plaque; and Cindy Moore, Miss Texas
Poll-ette, holding the heavyweight class
plaque.
TEXAS JUNIOR POLLED HEREI
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CHAMPION NEIFER, which showed as
first place Junior Yearling Heifer at the
Texas Junior Polled Hereford Associa-
tion preview show in Coleman over the
weekend, was exhibited by Ted Cathey
of Hamilton, a 15-year old member of
Hamilton County 4-H. The heifer,
Klondike Lassie 53, weighed 805
pounds, and is a registered Polled
Hereford. At left is Ted's father, Dr. C.
B. Cathey, owner of the Cowhouse
Creek Ranch at Hamilton; next to him is
Robert Carlisle, ranch manager; Wayne
Smith, senior vice president of Coleman
Bank, donors of the trophy plaque,- and
Cindy Moore of San Antonio, Miss Texas
Poll-ette.
Registration and other dates
pertaining to the fall opening of
Coleman Independent Schools
have been announced by Bill
Casselberry, superintendent of-
schools here.
Registration^ which is of
• concern to both new and old
students as well as teachers,
will take place Thursday and
Friday, August 16 and 17. The
Senior Class will kick off
registration at 9:00 a.m. Thurs-
day at Coleman High School.
At the same time eighth
graders will register at Cole-
man Junior High School; the
fifth graders will go to First
United Methodist Church for
their registration; and kinder-
garten and first grade children
will go to West Ward, where
^fheir classrooms are located.
Varsity and Jtmifff Varsity
football players will begin
registering at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday at CHS and Junior
Class members will register
there at 1:30 p.m. Seventh
graders at junior high school
will also register at 1:30 p.m. as
will the fourth graders, who
will go to First United
Methodist Church, where their
classes will be held.
Friday will see the Sopho-
more Class going to the high
school building at 9:00 a.m.; the
sixth grade going to junior high
school at the same time, and the
second and third grades to
West Ward School. At 1:30
p.m. all freshmen will register
at CHS.
The first full day of school
will be Monday, August 20,
beginning at 8:30 a.m.
City and rural buses will run
and cafeterias will serve
lunches.
Taking" place this week also
will be the annual August
School Board Meeting and
Budget Hearing for the 1973-74
school year. Activities will get
underway at 7:30 p.m. today,
Tuesday, August 14.
The superintendent will meet
with all bus drivers at 10:00
a.m. Thursday, August 16, in
his office in the Rhone Building.
In-service training for local
teachers is being conducted this
week, beginning at First
United Methodist Church at
9:00 a.m. each morning. Activi,
ties, which began there Monday
morning, will continue through
Wednesday.
Mr. Casselberry urges all
students for the coming year to
take note of these dates and
times and be in their appointed
places at the proper times.
Too much foresight causes
people to worry a great deal
about things that never happen.
Bf! Gospel Singer
Appears Here
m
ROBERTARNOLD
Law Degree To
Samuel R. Lee
Some 1,500 students are
candidates for degrees, or
diplomas which will be aw arded
by the University of Houston in
summer commencement exer
rises Saturday, August 18. at 3
p.m.
Candidates for degrees in
elude Samuel R. Lee, doctor of
jurisprudence in law . He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Lee of Dallas and is a graduate
of Coleman High School.
Governor Dolph Briscoe will
deliver the commencement
address. The exercises will be
held in Hofheinz.Pavilion.
UH president. Dr. Philip G.
Hoffman, will confer the de
grees and diplomas, and R.
Emmett B. Fields, executive
vice president and dean of
faculties, will recognize honor
graduates.
Deadline FH.
For LVN School
Deadline for applications for
the Licensed Vocational Nurse
training school at Overall-Mor
ris Memorial Hospital will be
this Friday, Aug. 17.
- Robert Jameson, hospital
administrator, says that many
openings for the school are yet
unfilled, and he invites anyone
interested in attending to
contact him or the Director of
Nurses for more information.
Classes will begin in early
September, and last for 12
months. Tuition will be $125,
and the students will pay for
books and uniforms.
Mrs. Joyqe Simpson, R.N.,
will be the instructor.
Junior Rodeo
Results Told
Sambo Seawalt of Brown-
wood and Patricia Edmondson
of San Saba were named
All-Around Boy and Girl in the
senior division of the Coleman
County Junior Rodeo which
ended Saturday night.
In the junior division, Monty
Jones of May and Debbie
Russell of Brownwood were
named Little All-Around Boy
and Girl.
A left-handed roper, Doug
Horner of Clyde, captured the
Tiedown Calf Roping honors
with a time of 12.6 seconds on
Important CHS
Pep Squad
Meet Units.
A called meeting of the
Coleman High School Pep
Squad will be held this
Thqrsday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m.
The girls will meet in the
bleachers at Hufford Field for
practice with the cheerleaders.
In case of rain, the meeting will
be held in Graves Gym.
All members and prospective
members are urged to attend.
his calf. Behind him were Sid
Miller, De Leon, 13.4; and
Tom Epperson, Cherokee, 13.5.
In Girls' Goat Tying, young
Lydia Hardwick of Baird would
have won a sportmanship
award Saturday night if one
had been awarded. Miss Hard
wick had a hard time getting
the big goat off its feet, but
refused to give up, until
officials helped her turn the
goat after six minutes and six
seconds of courageous at-
tempts. Winning the event
were Jenny Savage, Gould
busk, 17.0 seconds; Jonelle
Epperson, Cherokee, 17.6; and
Paula Wright, Cross Plains,
18.7
Chuck Brown of Coleman
scored 60 points in the Bull
Riding Thursday night to take
and maintain an early lead. Tim
Hunter of Coleman was close
with 58 and,Ricky Adams of
Burkett with 57.
A team from Coleman made
up of Jackie Brown, Wayne
Vanpelt and Bobby Carl Fenton
won the Wild Cow Milking with
13.1 seconds, followed by two
other local teams, Terry Ran-,
kin, Derry Rankin and Bill
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LITTLE ALL-AROUND COWGIRL receiving
an engraved belt buckle after the
Coleman County Junior Rodeo Saturday
night was Debbie Russell of Brownwood,
shown here in the center. Making the
presentation were Marty Avants,
president of the Coleman County Junior
Rodeo Association, at left, and Jackie
Hightower, 1973 Junior Rodeo Queen,
at the right. Miss Hightower was also
awarded the buckle she is wearing in
the picture, by the CCJRA. Her father,
Bill Hightower, rodeo chairman, made
the presentation, during the introduction
of officials at Saturday night's rodeo
performance. Sambo Seawalt, Patricio
Edmondson and Monty Jones were not
present to accept their All-Around
buckles.
Former Coleman County
resident, Robert Arnold, well-
known gospel cdFnposer and
singer presented several pro-
grams here,this weekend.
On Friday evening, Mr.
Arnold and his wife presented a
special gospel program at
Leisure Lodge and on Saturday
evening at .Holiday Hill.
Sunday morning they attend-
ed church services in Coleman
and were guests at dinner with
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Smith.
Sunday afternoon they appear
ed at a singing program at
Hillcrest Baptist Church in
■Brownwood. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith and several from Cole-
man attended this event.
Arnold grew up on a farm in
West Texas in the Silver Valley
community. His parents were
Mr. and Mrs. M. F‘. Arnold. His
music career began at the age
of 18 and he wrote his first song
at 19. He has written over 300
songs and has taught over 300
singing schools in several
states.
He attended schools in Silver
Valley,' Coleman and Brown
wood, and has been in the music
business as teacher, writer and
publisher since 1928. He 6wns
and manages the National
Music Co, and owns and
operates a- stock farm near
Jefferson, Texas.
Among the many songs he
has written is the all-time
classic, “No Tears In Heaven”,
recorded by Tennessee Ernie
Ford and other artists. He has
authored a music book, “Robert
S. Arnold Writes". He studied
voice w:ith W'. W. Combs, Sam
Lash and L. A. Gordon.
His present plans are to
move back to Coleman County
soon to make his permanent
home.
He is married to the former
Cora McDonald, whose family
were also singers and lovers of
gospel music. The Arnolds met
at a Texas Singing Convention.
They are members of the
Church of Christ.
Highway speedsters always
meet reverses sooner or later.
Agenda Is Set
For Council
Meet Thursday
The agenda has been set up
for the regular meeting of
Coleman City Council at 5:30
p.m! Thursday, August 16,
1973.
After the invocation and the
approval of minutes award will
be made on Cemetery Farm
Property, bids on which were
opened August 2, 1973, and
bids will be received for two
Police Department vehicles as
per specifications.
New business will include the
designation of areas to be
considered for annexation and
legal procedures will be author-
ized in accordance with Munici-
pal Annexation Act, Article
970a, Section 6 of Vernon's
Annotated Texas Statutes.
The second discussion will
concern use of an estimated
$17,390,000 additional Revenue
Sharing monies to be received
during the fiscal year 7-1-73
through 6-30-74 and the amend-
ment of the City Budget
accordingly.
The hearing of visitors is not
on the agenda.
The meeting will be closed
with the City Manager’s sum-
mary of significant actions in
progress.
Driving Tests
Cancelled Here
Patrolman Charles Powell
has announced that he will not
be in the Drivers License office
in the Chamber of Commerce
Building next week, Aug. 20-24,
for driving tests, but that
renewals and written examina-
tions will be available from 1-5
p.m. daily.
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