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VOLUME 91, NUMBER 32
JANUARY 22,1976
West Dublin
( Host Meet
The West Dublin Club met
Friday, Jan. 16 in the home of
the president, Mrs. Mildred
Brown. Mrs. Brown called the
meeting to order with 11
merribers present.
New officers were elected at
this regular monthly meeting.
President-Ora Guest;Vice-
president-Edith McCullum;Sec-
retary-Virginia Tunnell and
Treasurer is Olita McCleskey.
Committee Chairmen named:
Flowers and Cards-Antha
Howell, Song Leader-Mildred
Brown, Recreation-Ozella Far-
ris, Telephone-OIlie Farris and
Verdie Hallmark.
Mrs. Brown served cherry
cake, tea and coffee.
Luncheon
Planned For
Sr. Citizens
by Ruby Pendergrass
The Senior Citizens will meet
at Perry Hall on Monday
January 26, for their regular
covered * dish luncheon. All
regular members and any
visitors are invited to bring a
covered dish and plan to spend
the day. A program will be
presented and an afternoon of
games will be enjoyed by all.
Fox Hunt Set
Cen-Tex CB Club will host a
monthly Fox Hunt starting this
month. Their first hunt will be
Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Hunters and interested persons
arc to meet at the Lingleville
School.
Refreshments will be served
after the hunt. The public is
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Historical Society
Host Clean-up,
Work DaySoon
Betty Culpepper, Erath 1
County Historical Commissioner
of Dublin and past president of
the Dublin Historical Society
along with members of the
society will host a "CLEAN-UP
AND WORK DAY” on the
grounds of Ted Robbins Mill.
If vou would like to donate
labor, hire it done or give
money in cleaning the old Mill
and its grounds contact Mrs.
Culpepper or Bill Cowan at the
post office. Volunteer a days
work so this project can get
underway and tours can be
booked for visitors and travelers
to view.
Citizens donating windows to
be placed in the mill itself are
listed: Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cowan,
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Farris,
Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Culpepper,
Mrs. Ben Utterback, Dr. and
Mrs. Clay Salyer, Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Crabtree, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy McKnight, Mrs. F.T.
Bryan, Mrs. Fannie Harber, Dr.
and Mrs. Harlan Raley, Mr. and
Mrs. Page Harrell, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Harrell, Mr. and Mrs.
Lusk Randals, Frances and lone
Clay.
Many interesting stories stem
from the old log cabin that will
stand on the grounds of the old
mill as a mounument to the
forefathers of our community.
Citizens are urged to get
involved in this project. Help
clean up the old mill, its
grounds and erect the old
Barbee logs laying on the mill
ground. _
welcome.
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Bob Wainscott
Announces For
Erath Sheriff
Local Ag Classes
Repair On SCS Grass
Seed Drill
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Bob Wainscott has announced
his candidacy fo.r sheriff of
Erath County, subject to the
Democratic Primary May 1.
1976.
Wainscott was born in Paris,
Tennessee and attended school
there. After graduation, he
served four years in the United
States Air Force in Radar
Control.
He has lived in Stephenville
for 16 years and has been in the
Real Estate business for the
past five years. He was a
member of the Stephenville
Police Department for two years
and was a campus policeman for
Tarleton State University. He
has had a first aid training
course given by the American
Red Cross.
He and his wife LaVada,
owner of a Stephenville beauty
salon, have three children.
Tammy attends Stephenville
High School, Billy attends
Stephenville Middle School, and
Todd is a student at Stepping
Stones Kindergarten.
Wainscott and his family
attend Graham Street Church of
Christ. He coached a Little
League team for three years. He
is active in the local Little
League program, and has been
a baseball commissioner for five
years. The Wainscotts are very
interested in their school and
Lions Host Ranger Fri
Basketball Lions will host
Ranger Friday in the high school
gym.
A and B boys and A girls will
be playing starting with the B
boys at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 27 the Lion
teams will travel to Hamilton. A
and B boys and A girls will pljty
a} 5:30 p.m..
The Dublin Vocational Agri-
culture classes, under the
supervision of Weldon White-
head and Danny Prater, have
recently completed overhauling
one grass seed drill. This grass
seeding equipment, owned by
the Upper Leon Soil and Water
Conservation District is avail-
able for a small maintenance fee
to landowners in the area.
With grass planting time just
around the corner, producers
wishing to use this equipment
should make prior arrange-
ments with the Dublin Voca-
tional Agriculture Department
at the High School.
The District has other equip-
ment available at DeLeon,
Eastland, Rising Star. Gustine,
and Comanche.
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community activities.
^ Wainscott said, “I would
appreciate and need each
individual's help and support in
this election.”
SCHOOL LUNCH MENU
JAN, 22 - 28
Thursday
Meat & Spaghetti
Candied Sweet
Potatoes
Green Salad
Jello,Bread.Milk
Friday
Hamburgers
Potato Chips
Ice Cream.Milk
Monday
Tacos with Cheese
Pinto Beans
Green Sada
Green Salad
Peaches
Bread, Milk
Tuesday
Stew with vegetables
; Cheese Toast
Crackers
Apricot Cobbler
Milk
7 Wednesday
Meat Loaf
Buttered Whole
Potatoes r”
Green Sal td
Fruit Cu)
Bread, M; tk
Garden Club Plants Redbud Tree In
Memory of Late Superintendent Vestal
Quarterback Club to Give
Away TV-Basketbal! Game
The Dublin Quarterback Club
is sponsoring a drawing for a 19
inch R.C.A. Solid State black
and white television set, The
television, furnished by Scott's
T.V.. is on display at Herman's 1
Cleaners.
Tickets are available at the
following locations for $1.00
donation: Herman's Cleaners.
Radio Shack, Mann's Seven
Eleven, and Scott's T.V. All
proceeds will go for athletic
equipment. *
The drawing will be held at the
Dublin Gym February 10. 1976
(Dublin vs. Cross Plains game).
You do not have to be present to
win. so buy a ticket and help
support the Quarterback Club
and the school athletic program.
Fourth Sunday
Singing To
Be Held Jan. 25
Regular Fourth Sunday Sing-
ing will be held this Sunday,
January 25 at the Highland
Avenue Congregational Metho-
dist Church. Dublin, for every-
one to come and enjoy some
good old fashioned fellowship,
.lunch and singing.
Dinner will be served in the
fellowship hall of the church at
the noon hour.
All are welcome says Arthur
‘‘Gil" Gilbert, President in
charge of the Sunday singing.
Singing starts at 1:30 p.m.
Old Dublin Memorial
Elects New Officers
The Old Dublin Memorial
Park Association met Jan. 1976
at the City Hall for the purpose
of electing new officers:
President. Early Know. Vice-
president, Thomas Palmer,,
treasurer of Endowment Fund,
Toleta Yarbroirgh, Recording
Secretary, Vesta Stevens.
Board of Directors: Son
Labaume, Orville Smallwood,
Claude hudson' Bruce Hair,
Eddie Welch, and Joe Darsey.
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Maintance Committee: Son
Labaume, chairman, Eddie
Welch, Claude Heedson,
Thomas Palmer, Jessie Cline,
Orvelle Smallwood.
The Associates welcome Jes-
sie Clines as a new member ot
the maintance committee. ,
Visits In Abilene
Mrs. J.J. Farley spent the past
weekend with her son and his
wife. Mr. and Mrs. John Farley
of Abilene'.
Dublin * Mayor Jewel P.
Humphreys officiated the Arbor
Day ceremonies Friday for The
Dublin Garden Club in planting
a Redbud tree on the Grammar
School grounds in memory of'
the late superintendent of
schools, R.S. Vestal. Mrs. Sam
Wolfe was Arbor Day chairman.
Mr. Vestal was born March
15, 1899, to Cyrus A. Vestal and
Alice Skaggs Vestal near
Whitewright. He married Mary
Julia Gibson on Oct. 14, 1920, in
Gainesville, and one child, a
daughter, was born to this
union. He was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Dublin
and a deacon of the church. Mr.
Vestal was superintendent of
Dublin Schools from 1931 to
1944. After that he was super:
intendent of schools at Sea-
graves for three years, and
served as school superintendent
in Dimmitt for 12 yeafs.
Before his retirement in 1959,
after 36 years of serving as a
school superintendent, he also
was very active in each place as
a member of Rotary Clubs,
Lions Clu6s, Chambers of Com-
merce and other civic organiza-
tions. He served as a deacon in
the First Baptist Church of
Dublin, Seagraves and Dimmitt.
He pioneered the successful
integration of the Dimmitt
School System before Civil
Rights Legislation was passed
requiring schools to integrate. ,
In his earlier years he
operated a dairy nealr Fort
Worth and was a successful
farmer in Erath County for years
after his retirement as a school
administrator. He held a B.A.
degree from North Texas State
University and and M.A. from
SMU. He also attended the
Utjivsisity of Texas.
Living relatives include his
wife. Mrs. R.S. Vestal of
Dublin: a daughter,.Mrs. Jerry
Hall of AusUrf;. three grandchil-
dren, Martha, Richard and
Julie, all of Austin; four sisters,
Mrs. Estelle Barber of Mem-
phis, Tex., Mrs. Liza Karnes of
Caddo, Okla., Mrs. W.B.
Chapman of Grand Prairie and
Mrs. Carnelia Allison of Port-
land, Tex., two brothers, Mr.
Regan Vestal of Gainesville and.
Mr. Bedford Vestal of Valley
View.
Students Needed
For Math Course
Ranger Junior College will
offer a night course in Business
Math (Introduction to Business
Math) at the local high school
providing that at least 10
students sign up for the class.
Those interested in the course
should call the superintendent’s
office (445-3341) and leave
name and phone number.
Registration will be Tuesday,
Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Dublin
High School, if 10 or more sign
up for the class.
Legion Singing Set
The American Legion and
Auxiliary will host their regular
nTOTrthly singing Monday night,
' January 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Legion Hall building on East
Blackjack Street, Dublin.
All members are invited to
attend and bring a friend.
Program chairman is Ozella
Farris. President of the Legion
is Sam Cowan and Mrs. Ellen
Burrows is president of the
Auxiliary.
Refreshments will be served.
The public is welcome.
Jr. Basketball
Host Stephenville
The junior high basketball
teams will host Stephenville
Monday, Jan. 26 at 5:30 p.m. in
the high school gym; Seventh
and eighth grade girls and boys
will be playing.
City Council Meets
Tate, Huse Attend
A Water School
The regular monthly meeting of the Dublin City
Council was held Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1976. The Mayor
and all councilmen were present.
After reading of the minutes, a motion was made
and second to pay the bills. 100 per cent in favor.
Warner TV Cable Mgr. and attorney Gary Lewallen,
were next on the agenda with a request for final
approval of the recent rate hike. After much
discussion, final approval was put into a* motion by
Ted Hallmark, second by John A. Johnson. Result 5
for 2 against.
Next on the agenda was Dr. Garner from Tarleton
University and one of his students requesting
permission to trap and study the Harvest Field Mouse
Species at the airport. Request was granted.
Jim Harrell representing the Ambulance Board,
spoke to the council on the JaSt board meeting.
Suggestion were as folldws:1 the purchase of a
typewriter to do medicare \orms on, the need of a
petty cash fund, a separate j^hone line for the police
department, approve the break-down of rates
according to Medicare standards, sending two men to
the seminar in Austin dealing with emergency care,
and the passing of an ordinance to prevent private
individuals from offering the same services the city
provides.
The suggestions were discussed with the council
voting to purchase a used typewriter, send two men to
the seminar in Austin, and setting up a $50.00 cash
fund. The Mayor said he wanted to be chairman of the
Ambulance Committee and stated that he possessed
the authority. He then appointed Carl Stevens as
Assistant Chairman of the committee. The Mayor also
let Jim Harrell know that the Special Advisory Board
had no authority and they were out of line to suggest
that the City pass an ordinance of any kind. After
more discussion on ambulance needs, Chief Crouch
told the council of a meeting with Dr. Finey, a member
of the Trinity Valley Health Services, on the prospects
of a new modular ambulance for the city in the near
future. They were also informed by . Dr. Finey that
Judge Blackie Marlin was on the fifteen member
board and represents EratbCounty. Dublin was not on
their list as even being large enough to require
ambulance services of it’s own. Hjg^Dr. Finey) also
stated that Dublin should go through regular channels
(Judge Martin) to obtain their share of funds allocated
through COG.
A reccommendation to hire one or two more men
was also made by the Ambulance Board. After much
discussion, the council authorized Chief Crouch to
employ Wayne Boze on a temporary basis.
The motion was set-out in eight separate parts and
voted on all at one time. John A. Johnson made the
motion, Tommy Payne second, 100 percent in favor.
(1) to purchase a used desk typewriter at a cost not to
exceed $50 (2) authorize the City Secretary to make
. refunds to ambulance attendants who spend money
out of their own pockets on long trips (3) to set up a
$50.00 petty cash fund (4) to get another phone line for
the use of the police department (unlisted) (5) to
inquire as to the possibility of a pay phone in front of
city hall (6) to approve the break-down of ambulance
rates according to Medicare standards (7( to authorize
the sending of two men to the Emergency Services
Seminar in Austin Jan. 28 & 29th (8) to authorize
Chief Crouch to employ Wayne Boze on a temporary
basis
A report from the engineer on the water storage
tank at the water plant was given. Mr. McCoy could
not find any reason this underground storage tank
could not be filled to ground level and used for storage
and a small office. Carl Stevens made the motion with
John A. Johnson second, 100 percent in favor.
Councilmen and their wives, along with the Mayor
and his wife were invited to the RC&D Banquet to be
held January 28th at Par Country Club.
A closed special meeting had been posted on the
’bullentin board buf no agenda. John Cowan asked
the Mayor the purpose of this special meeting and
Jewel Humphreys stated it was a special closed
meeting period on city business.
A letter from the health department with
requirements to bring Dublin up to their regulated
standards was read. The council decided to proceed
with the employees already engaged in obtaining their
license. Motion was made and passed. 100 percent in
favor.
Supt. Ronnie Tate asked for approval to purchase
enzymes for the Sewer Plant. 100 percent in favor.
A motion was also made to. purchase stensils for the
Water Department.
Jack Spruill made a motion to adjourn, John A.
Johnson second, 100 percent in favor.
Special Closed Meeting Called
Jan.14,1976
Mayor Humphreys called the meeting at 7:10 p.m.
All councilmen were present with the exception of Ted
Hallmark.
Problem of a qualified water superintendent was
discussed but no action was taken. The council
expresses their feelings that present plans to have
Ronnie Tate and Orvel Huse attend a water schookthe
later part of January to obtain their class D license
would be sufficient to meet all requirements.
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Hicks, Linda. The Dublin Progress (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1976, newspaper, January 22, 1976; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth774951/m1/1/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.