The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 21, 1967 Page: 1 of 16
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• TopDECABoy
And Girl For
Year Named
The highlight awards, present-
ed at the annual Employee-Em-
ployer Award Banquet of the
local DECA Chapter, held the
past Friday night, went to James
Paul Bailey and Patty Preas,
who were named the outstand-
ing Distributive Education boy
and girl of the year. These
awards were made by Mike Hin-
son, DE instructor at Coleman
High School.
, The annual banquet was held
at {he Trade Winds Restaurant
and Tom Holcomb was the prin-
cipal speaker.
Special awards were announ-
ced for Milton Autry and Roy
Autry, Jr., local newspaper pub-
lishers, and to Bob Griffis, local
radio station operator, in appre- ;
ciation of publicity given to the
program.
The DECA Advisory Council
was recognized for their leader-
ship. Council members are Supt.
Bill Casselberry, chairman, Jerry
Goad, Amon Johnston; Phil j
Seaggs and G. W. Wilson. t
Wednesday
& Thursday
SPECIAL ADS
IN THIS PAPER
City Sued By
Engine Firm
Seeking $249,093 in damages
involving electrical generating
equipment, Dc l.avai Turbine Co.
of New Jersey filed breach of j
-contract suit against the City i
of Coleman in San Angelo Fed j
eral Court the past Wednesday. !
The turbine company, in its !
petition claims its bid of '>377. j
236 for an electrical generating I
W(\t Coleman Democrat-$otce
VOLUME 86—NO. 38
DEMOCRAT-VOICE, CQLEMAN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 21, 1967
2 SECTIONS—16 PAGES
Won Class A State Title In 1964
Grady Graves Is New
Head Football Coach
Big Delegation
To Brownwood
Coleman had the largest small-
town delegation in attendance at
unit was accepted, then rejected,
leaving the company with dam- [ lown delegation in a
ages. I the Infocade sponsored the past | coach when those teams were in
Grady Graves, 38, who coached
the Archer City football team
to the State Class A champion
ship in 1964, has been named the
new head football coach and
athletic director for the Coleman
Schools and he will assume du-
ties here March 1, according to
a repojgt today from Supt. Bill
Casselberry.
It is expected that-Graves will
be in Coleman over the weekend
to secure housing, and he will
need a three bedroom bouse, ac-
cording to Supt. Casselberry.
Graves, who is no. relation to
the former Coleman superinten-
dent, Terrell Graves, has been
at Burleson the past two years,
and had a 7-3 and 5-5 record
there, but Casselberry points out
that the 'situation there was un-
usual in the fast-growing town
and that Graves’ record was bet-
ter than indicated on paper.
They did defeat the district ,
champion during the course of
the past season.
Prior to moving to Archer j
City, where he remained four ;
years, Grady Graves was at Ol- !
ney' and Electra as an assistant
GRADY GRAVES
... new bead coach
Skeltons Attend
Honor Banquet
Some 30,000 or more
boys and girls attended the
ra! Youth Day’in the San
tonio Stock Show and Rodeo]
February 11. As a prelude' t»
the show, Sears Roebuck Foul
dation selected 40 outstandir
youths to be honorees at a ba
quet held on the night of tl
show's opening.
Included as honoree was C|
tis Skelton, District 4-H Cour|l
treasurer from Coleman Corn
Also present was Pete Skelt
adult leader from this count;
Honorees were recpgnized
dividually and presented
show badges, rodeo tickets
STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS to serve
at Coleman High School for the next
school year have been elected, and are,
from left: Butch Moore, president; Nancy
Graves, secretary; and David Scott, vice-
president. All three will be senior students
next year. (Photos by Hugh Capps Studio).
were guests at the rodeo
i following day.
H. O. Woodward and Rob
O'Hair will represent the City
in the case.
Coleman County
Teachers Will
Meet Thursday
The Coleman County Teachers
Unit will meet Thursday night
at 7:30 p.m. in the High School
auditorium with Harold Pittard,
president of the unit, presiding.
Various schools in the county
Will furnish entertainment for
the meeting.
Special - guests will be Future
Teachers members.
Friday in Brownwood by the
the playoffs. He started his
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mcrce. Sixteen people from j pany. He attended high school j
Coleman were in attendance at ; at Italy, Texas and then earned j
the sessions I the B. S. degree from Texas
■ Tech.
Attending from Coleman were Grady Graves and wife Gay!
D. Ii Williams, Jim Ferguson, ; have two. sons, Gerry, 6, and
Mrs. Mattie B. Rogers, Bob Grif- j Gregg, 4. They are members of
fis, G. W. Wilson, Jim Snod- the First Christian Church.
grass, Bob Turner, Doc Stone, ___
Witt Yeatman, O. A. Carroll, - ■ #
Herman Garlington, Joe Phil PnflAA l Altllff ittfkfK
pott, Don Starnes, Milton Autry, I'VMCU Will III 11 ICC)
Bill Stephenson and F. B. Ru- !
Bi-District Game With Granbury
Cats And Fans Ti
Farm Bureau
Directors To Meet
. Coleman County Farm Bureau
directors will Meet in their regu
• lar monthly session on Thursday,
; February 23, 1967 at 7:00 p.m. at
1 the Recreational Building. Cole-
' man Rodeo Grounds: Each fam
iiy attending is asked to bftng
a meat and vegetable or a salad
and sg>eot dish for the covered
| dish supper. All members and
, visitors are cordially invited and
! directors are urged to be pre
I sent.
Mark Griffis Files Today
Three Now Seeking
School Board, Place
Bro'wood Tonig
dolph.
Mrs. Rogers and Ferguson par-
ticipated in the panel programs
which were a feature of the ln-
focadc.
Series: Chamber Of Commerce Planning
Special Events Will Get
Emphasis From Chamber
Are Announced
Rcdco Association president
Wade Hemphill announces the
appointment of committees to
serve for the 1967 rodeo, as fol-
lows:
Reaping the rewards of an-
other tremendously successful
basketball, season, the Coleman
Blueeats take the first step to-
ward a possible state champion-
ship when they tangle with the
Granbury Pirates for the bi-dist-
rict title tonight in BrOwnwood’s
magnificent and spacious coli-
seum. Game time is ff:00 p.m.
and admission charges will be
$1.00 for adults and 50c for stu-
dents.
I A trip to the regional tourna-
Arena director, Jimmy Hemp- ( moni at i.ubbock awaits the win-
hill; advertising, R. R. Shipman; ! npr of tonight’s clash as the
television, Hob O Hair, E. ^ < Blueeats are representatives of
Scott and Don E. Starnes: gen- . District 8 AA and Granbury
eral utilities, frank Gillespie; j bears the colors of District 7-AA.
public relations, G. W. Wilson;
decorations, Herman Garlington. i Coleman is no stranger to the
state playoffs, having been ~-
Local Man Injured
In Cycle Accident
i A Coleman man, Rev. Refugio
j Garcia, pastor of the East Cole-
j man Baptist Mission, was injur-
j ed in a car motorcycle accident
| here last Friday morning arid is
in Overail-Morris Memorial Hos-
pital where he is receiving 1
treatment for multiple lacera-j
tions of face and neck.
The accident occurred near ;
the intersection of N. Neches :
arid Ripley Streets in north j
t ive Coleman. Garcia was riding an !
aall JAU-Stifte motorcycle, when he
i collided with a 1958 Rambler :
Coach Jack Baucomls .< sent driven by Billy Lee Dempsey of
Bluecat team has one the Abilene. Damage to the car was
finest if not the best, rec 5 in estimated at $150 and damage
to the cycle was about $70.
Late word from the School of-
fice is that a third candidate
has filed for place four pn the:
Board of Trustees: Filing today
was Mark Griffis Earlier John- j
ny Baugh and Mrs, David Mer- |
cer had filed for place four. j
„ , ,. , . , , i Representatives to the Student
Only candidate for place five council for the next school year
m . e Trustees have been elctted for ncxt y’ar s
Mrs Wilbur Clarke and Caskey , c]asses as fo|!ows;
Livingston announced earlier I
that they would
Student Council
Reps Elected
the Cats have won numcn
district crowns, hut havi
some trouble advancing p:
regional level. Only twice
tory have the Blueeats r
the state finals in Austi
on both occasions were
in their first game. Gr,
on the other hand, is a
newcomer to the has
playoff scene.
not seek
election to the Board.
Class Favorites
Are Elected
Sophomores. Rene Templeton,
j -Teri Davis, Joel Martin and Jack
: Crockett.
Juniors: Susan McHorse, Bec-
ky Morgan, Mike Welch and Ric-
ky Densman.
Seniors: Christine Gutierrez,
Rita Roberts, Steve Autry and
Joe Dan LeMay.
LEE CASEY VISITS HERE
Lee Casey of Rankin is visit-
ing in the Jack Howard home
and in the R. A. Casey home.
One of the major committees
to carry out the 1967 program
of work for the Coleman Cham-
ber of Commerce will be the
Special Events Committee,
headed by Bob Griffis, and it
will be the aim of this group to
develop new activities and to
assist in existing special events,
all intended to develop interest
and participation.
Working with Griffis on the
committee will be director as-
sociate Bill Kennedy, Lee Craig,
Bob Tyson, Tommy Hart, James
Hunter, Curtis Roberts, Bill Cas-
selberry and Roark Barnes
Griffis explains that the com-
mittee will promote and assist 1
other local organizations in se-
curing activities in Coleman,
such as l>6st season playoff i
football games, invitation track
meet, a ‘‘big buck" contest, or
perhaps a rattlesnake hunt.
The committee chairman
stresses that suggestions are
welcomed, as the committee
wants to develop and assist with
as many special events as pos-
sible.
Also, the committee wants to
Girls barrel race: Weldon
Davis; sound system, M. B.
Casey; policing grounds, C. M.
Huckabee; concessions, M. B.
Casey; parking Jim Williams,
Toppy Beaver and Ray Parker;
encourage all Chamber mem- ushers, John D. Rhone and Don
hers, as well as the general pub- j Rhone; ticket sales,, Bill Sneed,
lie, to attend gatherings in the f
irade area. Ticket booths, f. T. Saunders,
I Ben Taylor and Dink Taylor;
gate keepers, Ernest Bridwetl;
i ! horse gate, O. R. I.awlis and Hal
Beck; north car gate, Allyn Gill
and Henry Newman; parade,
Earle Smith and John D. Rhone;
parade arrangements, M. B.
area power in round ball for the
past two decades, in that span
Rotary Elects
Officers, Directors
New officers and directors to
take office at midyear were
elected yesterday at the regular
Monday meeting of the Coleman
Rotary Club. ;
New officers include Charles
Kilborn, president; Bob Pearson,
vice-president; Walter Schick,
Casey and Rob O Hair; floats, . SWTCtary. and gj|| Casselberry,
Jim Williams; dance, H. F. Fen- : sergeant-at arms. New directors
ton and Don Starnes. | include Howard Johnson. Bill
Sheriff posse and riding clubs, | Casselberry Dr. J. Ray Martin
Weldon Davis, C. M. Huckabee. ;,nd Walter Schick. Holdover di-
A. C. Alexander, Toppy Beaver ; include ( harles Kilborn.
Mark Griffis and Rob O'Hair; 15 ob parson, Jerry Southerland
and Bill Casselberry.
Game Warden Roy Winburne
presented the program at the
the history of ColemailUgii
School. Their%28-1 won-h rec
ord would also have to one
of the best in the entii tatc
this season, and they hs won
their last 26 in a row. 1 sur-
passes the great 29-2 mi that
last year’s Cat team carr into
the regional tournament Lub-
bock. Of course it is rer iber-
ed that the Cat team of sea
son competed in the AAA el of
competition and was ti nost
prolific scoring team in (|man ,man city Counc,| hpard
Class favorites have been elec-
ted at Coleman High School, as
follows;
Freshmen: Marilyn Marrs and
Mike Moore. ,-------
Sophomores: Susan McHorse Dan LeMay.
and Mike- Welch. j Seniors: Margie
Juniors: Alana Autry and Joe Douglas Frick.
Young and
history.
Thus Coleman’s historj
(Continued On Page
Council Hears Proposal
On Low-Rent Housing
l.n session the past Thursday | Mr. Fitch stressed that the - Council a road which was to be
evening, members of the Cole- big .need for the units in areas built on the Weatherred place
a pro- ; such as Coleman has been for , following acquisition of land for
has
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horse show, H. F. Fenton Jr., C.
M. Huckabee, Paul Cannon, Wel-
don Davis, Tom Kingsbery,
Charles R. Taylor, Zeno Hemp- j m,otdin« Monday, being introduc-
posal by Elwin Fitch, of Fitch
Associates. Houston, concerning
j a federal low rent housing pro-
ject for Coleman. Members of
the Council did not take any
! position .other than to listen to
j the presentation, ask questions
l about the program, and indicate
j that they will further consider
| the idea.
During the course of the pre-
! sentation it was pointed out that
all towns surrounding Coleman
! have low-rent housing projects,
| including Cross Plains, Santa
Anna. Brady, Ballinger and Win
! ters. and that in several of the
j towns applications have been
; made for second and third unit
' complexes.
hill. Toppy Beaver and Joe Dob-
son.
Out-of-town trips: M. B. Casey
and Don Starnes; pecan tree
committee, Rob O’Hair, S. A.
Boardman. Herman Garlington
and M. B. Casey.
od by program chairman Wade
Hemphill. Winburne .showed
slides and gave explanation of
the new water safety act.
Clt*b president Noris Sneed
reported that the club had 100
percent attendance ' for the
meeting.
[ 1
CHARLES KILBC
...president ele
ports that he has been contacted
j by another firm which would
j like to appear before the Coun-
! . ” wa* ^plained that the hous- I Housing ^nsMeratiom ‘°W'rent
ihg units are built at no cost to i
i the City, and that income ceiling * * *
for the family to be eligible to First business on the agenda
j live in the units is $2400 per Thursday was reading and ap
| year,-plus $100 for each child . j proval of minutes of the past
Rent is based on 20 percent of j meeting. Mrs. J. “
the elderly, and he explained j lake construction. The City cut
that several towns have built a new road around a field and
the units in several sections of Mrs Weatherred explained it
the city. ; was the understanding that ca-
According to the plan, the Ma- ; liche was to be put on the road,
yor would appoint a Housing j City Manager Jim Snodgrass was
Authority which would in turn asked to look into the matter,
select housing sites and name a: * * *
manager to manage the units. The City Manager reported to
Mr. Fitch stressed that the the Council on plans to install
low rent housing program is not a new 16 inch sewer line from
intended to be competitive but i Commercial east to the Imhoff
should result in the improve- tanks, to parallel the existing 10
ment of sub standard housing in : inch line. He explained that the
the city. j existing line had been overbur-
Sinee the Saturday meeting, ! dened for a ’Nong time. City
City Manager Jim Snodgrass re- I crews will handle the installa-
j tion and estimated cost of the
; pipe is $12,000.
* * *
I The Council had a letter from
j Henry Beall, inquiring as ” to
: availability of land at the air-
j port area for a cotton gin, and
j the Council is to look into the
; matter. It was explained that any
i consideration in that area would
on 20 percent of meeting. Mrs. J. S. Weatherred j require clearance from the Fed-
the income figure. [was present to discuss with the 1 eral Aviation Authority. -
City Street Scene...Way Back When
This old time street scene in
downtown Coleman was found
in the files of the Coleman
newspapers, and shows the east
side of the square, to the left,
and the east side of Commercial
'Avqnue, with the picture taken
from in front of the present
First Coleman National Bank.
Primary item of interest, in the
picture and perhaps the reason | ness, behind the tractor, is the
the picture was taken, is the ! location of the former Rasco
. , „ ,, . . , . , < shop and later Nance shop,
old Case threshing machine and ; D(^n the gl>fect to thc right ls
the steam-driven tractor. Smoke ; thc w c McElrath Tin Shop,
can be seen rising from the a barber shop, furniture and the
stack on the old tractor. The j Litt Dry Goods. Also in the ex-
area in the extreme left of thc i treme right of thc picture is
picture is the location presently \ another photographer, apparent-
occupied by Wilson Grain Co. ; ly also’ in the process of taking
The saddle and harness biisi-1 a picture of the Case thresher.
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