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The Bartlett Tribune
AND NEWS
Volume no. 8j
liartlett Texas 'ihurstlay October 14 1976
NO. 5
FORD FORUM!
FACTS AND FUN
By Morn and Itobort
iA large number of local resi
dents lormer rcsiacnw ana; CotnpIction n eary opening of
friends were in Bartlett last lhc new Dnlr Quccn in i3artlctt
week-end to attend the home- JS beln )Ianneii. it is iocatcd 0n
coming activities. All the seats nlghwny 95 north at the inter-
were filled and many were PccUon of Bell nnd Dalton
standing to watch the Bulldog- oCl.eetg
Buffalo football game Friday rP '. win nnm f r.nn
evening and many more wero on
hand to watch the parade and
visit with friends hero Saturday.
Our congratulations to the
Homecoming Queen the Foot- T busincss ig advertising
ball Sweetheart Band Sweet- lfhia week for hcip in preparing
heart and Beau and Miss am aervillK fooa nnd is still
Flame who were presented at scckjng a manager for the busi-half-time-
of the football game. nea3 Thero will bo morning and
Congratulations too to all cvening work shifts. Applicants
parade winners and to those who imugt bG 1G 0l. ovcr and no cX.
took the time and energy to pre- 1)erjonco is necessary. Appli-
pare an entry for this special canta may can 527-4390 in Bnrt-
occasion. je
Our favorite entry in the pa-1 '
rade was Miss Martha Schrock
80 plus years young who wore
an old night gown - over n Chi-
mise worn by an aunt 75 years
ago. Her head was topped by an
old fashion night cap. Of
course she was peddling her
three-wheeled vehicle. which
has been her conveyance for!
several years. Thero will never
be another Martha Schrock who
has spent her life doing for oth-
ers. Now traveling by tricycle.
According to Mrs. Alfred
Wacker librarian contributions
to thfi Tninnrt MnmnHnl Public!
Library "were received! pom the
fnllnwintr rlnvitiYf'l-lin nngf. wnnlr-'
end: Miss Stella Whitlow Mr. "V". " " -and
Mrs. W. L Stokes Jr. Mr. "s n11 .of J111' ho last 5G
and Mrs. Alfred Wacker Mr. years in Bartlett. He was super-
and Mrs. E. B. Ware Mr. and nitondent of the Bartlett Corn-
Mrs Bobby Hill Mr. and Mrs. press for many years and was
Oscar Schwertner Mr. and Mrs. Veteran of World War I and
James Crews Mrs. James Bailey emkeLLtoher?Tasonlc S
Duane L. Whitlow of Belton ?f Bartlett 692. Ho was a mem-
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Vernon of b2l of CL Fst Baptist Church
San Diego Calif. Conrad R m Bartlett.
Robertson of Plainview Mrs. N. rSuivo.rVnc1U(Ie " -V'S?'
D. Gillette of Bryan; Mrs. Ida Mrs. Denia Walker of Bartlett;
Jesse Rush Mrs. Mildred Clino and Ji niece Mrs. Curtis Hohle
....( ...... ..w .. iivw.
Whifft nnrl Mrs. Mnrinrin T.ninrh.
liri Jordon all of Houston.
An anonymous $20.00 contri-
bution was also made to the pro-
ject. Loca.1 and former residents of
Bartlett have always responded
to S.O.S. calls and we feel sure
that the needed furnishings and?
miscellaneous items will be mado
available by the time the build-
ing is completed. December is
the tentative dato for its com-'r'ck
pletion according to a statement
by Bobby Hill Mayor
experienced
Last week we
some rather cool drizzley weath-
n. frv .. nr.ln nf Ayra ..1 r
er for a couple of days and wo
actually saw an elderly lady at
the football game Friday even-
ing wearing so many clothes
that she wobbled. She wore
"long handles" and three pair of
siucKs unuer u luii-iungm wool
coat how do we know? she
proved it seeing is believing 1
This is National Newspaper
Week Oct. 10-16 and the theme
is "Freedom of the Press." If
wo can serve you through our
columns call 527-4424. We need
your cooperation.
We agree with many of you
that we make many mistakes
but really they are honest mis-
takes. No paper is free of errors
not oven The Dallas News.
The Tribune force isn't perfect
but it is human and dedicated
and always ready to serve you
the public.
If we have a good America we
must have more confidence in
the abilities of our younjr people
who will be our future leaders.
God knows we need better more
efficient and more honest people
(Continued on page 6)
Dail7 Queen To
Open In Barllelt
Soon; Help Needed
With construction nenring
a. m. and close at 11:00 p. m.
Breakfast is served each morn-
ing and week-end specials aro
im'nni
Riles Held For
Hiram Walker
Local Resident
Funeral services for Hiram
W. Walker 85 local resident
were conducted at 2 p. m. Friday
ut the Goodnight Funeral Cha
pel with Rev. Bill Smith officia
ting. Burial was in the Donahue
Cemetery.
Mr. Walker died Wednesday
in n Temple hospital following a
LnoJt 1mess
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Masons served as pallbearers.
Graveside rites were conducted
by the Masonic Lodge of Bart-
lett No. G92.
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Bell County Mini Bus will
up senior citizens hero
Thursday Oct. 21 at the Town
lllall at 9 a. m.
Citizens 55
years of age or
ff0" ? SS S?-b"S
eV errands toteSm
0C?el OliaiKIS II CO OI CIlMge.
For further liuormation con-
t ict Mrs. Olga MacKenzie.
Junior High
tv -n
iJeieats r lorence
Bartlett's Junior High seven
Ith and eighth grade teams de-
feated Florence 8-0 here Thurs
day evening.
Darrell Lemons scored tho
inly Bullpup touchdown on a 65
yard run. Wayne Crathers
scored the two extra points for
the Bullpups.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cargill Jr.
of Davillu announce tho arrival
of an 8 pound 14 ounce son born
m Oct. 10th in a Taylor hospit-
al. He has been named Justin
Aaron.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Davis of Davilla and
Mrs. James Cargill Sr of Tern
pie.
Great-grandmothers are Mrs.
J. C. Cargill of Davilla and Mrs.
Annie Davis of the Will O' Bell
Nursing Home in Bartlett.
Bartletl Bulldogs
Host LiberLy Hill
Bartlett hosts Liberty Hill
Friday in the third district
jame of the season.
Bartlett is 1-1 in league play
and the Panthers are looking for
their first win. Bartlett is 4-2 on
the season nnd Liberty Hill is
2-4.
The Panthers found tough
sledding in district with a 70-0
loss to Thorndale and a 41-8 loss
to Rogers last week.
Last year Liborty Hill played
a JV schedule and was 5-5 for
the year and they have all of
their players returning.
Brenda Janke To
Represent Barllett
In County Contest
Brenda Janke Bartlett Fire
Department Miss Flame will re-
present Bartlett at the William-
son County Miss Flame Contest
in Georgetown on October 19
Fire Chief Cecil Decker reports.
Brenda has been mado an hon-
orary member of the Fire De-
partment and has been present-
ed with a fireman's badge.
Amigas Class
Installs Officers
The Amigas Class of the First
Baptist Church met Tuesday
afternoon Oct. 5th at the Edu-
fMiHnnnl hnJlflinrr -fnr fVinh votr.
. -".. --. --o
u'nr montnw meeting anu ii.
sianniioir oi new ouicers.
The retiring president. Mrs
Charlie Dillard welcomed the
guests and members nnd thank
ed the members of the class for
their support and cooperation
during the past two years.
Mrs. George Caglo presented
Hir flnvnfintml nsino- na W
theme "Flowers For You"
written by Leroy Brownlow.
Mrs. Croth Lewis led in prayer.
Mrs. Oscar Pochman installed
the new officers choosing as her
subject "Tui'n Your Eyes Upon
Jesus." New officers installed
were Mrs. Grover Ponder presi-
dent ; Mrs. Jim Machalicok vice-
president; Mrs. L. A. Hempel
secretary-treasurer; Mrs. J. A.i
Powitzky associate secretary;
Mrs. Lynn Bartlett class minis-
tress; Mrs. George Townsend
reporter; and group leaders
Mrs. John Nesbitt Mrs. Charlie
Dillard and Mrs. Roy Laws.
Mrs. Charlie Dillard gave the
prayer of dedication.
Following the installation ser
vice the now president Mrs. G.
C. Ponder presented remarks
asking the class for their con-
tinued support and cooperation.'
niwl nlon r..M1 .4- 4-1 " ..:
de?o SiS montw fi
ueioi uie meeting.
Minutes were read and ap -
proved and the treasurer's re -
nort was presented. Now Year
books were distributed and a
love offering was contributed
for class expenses.
Hostesses for the afternoon
were Mesdames J. A. Powitzky
Homer Holden Jim Machalicek
Clarence Rosenbalm nnd Homer
Jones who served a refreshment
plate to five guests Mesdames
Bill Smith Horace Stewart Q.
N. Dusek Harrison Douglas
r.nd Era Davis of Menard and
the following members Mes-
dames Creth Lewis Ernest
Whitfield George Cagle Gor
don McKay Dick McCarver J.
Lamar Butler Jesse Hdster Os-
car Pochman. G. C. Ponder
Chariio Dillard Louis Hempel
John Nesbit Ben Green Miss
Pearl. Joiner and thejiostesses.
"ORUECTION:
Elsboth Wolbrueck was pic-
tured with a squash weighing 13
pounds and was 3 feet long in
last weeks issue of The Tribune
not a gourd as was previously
tated.
School Board
Meets Li Short
Session Monday
School Board members of the
Bartlett Independent School Dis-
trict met Monday eveniiijr for
their regular monthly meeting.
Board mmbers were informed
of a meeting to be held in Aus-
tin at 9:30 a. m. on November
o f.. 1.1... nr ;; i a ...11 i
o in uiu municipal iuuiuunum
for the purpose of providing
estimates of taxable value for
our school district as well as the
state totals.
Linda Thaler was granted a
maternity leave of absence from
October 25th to January 31
1977.
The board was informed about
overloaded circuit breakers on
the football field and possible
overloaded breakers in the ele-
mentary school.
A letter from Congressman
Poago about the new Public
Works Employment Act was
lead to the school board.
iSupt. Smith was granted au-
thority by board members to ap-
ply for a building grant through
the new Public Works Bill.
Bills were paid and the meet-
ing adjourned.
German-English
School Honored
With Marker
Bell County School Supt. Con-
nally Ncal Saturday afternoon
leu in tledicating an historical
marker at the site of the German-English
School District
No. 4-1.
Nearly 150 former pupils
teachers trustees and their des-
cendants gathered for the cere-
mony on the St. John's Lutheran
monv on cne
nulcn glOWUlS
Rev. Garland Kneten pastor
of the church welcomed the
crowd and gave a brief address.
Mrs. Louise Limmer a form
er teacher recalled happy mem
ories when she told of numerous
experiences at the school.
The marker was furnished by
former pupils teachers and
friends of the Gorman-English
school led by the committee
chairman Mrs. Flora Meissner
who was highly praised for her
efforts in securing this marker
and carrying out this special
project.
unyoiiing the marker were
Lee Janke. Mrs. Robert Spiegel
hauer and Linwood Meissner
representing the three genera-
tions who attended the school;
and Mrs. Louise Oldham repre
senting the schools' teachers.
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I Bartlett for religious and educa-'spoke on . "Federation In Ac-
n:i .. fi . r.a.tlon." namincr the various de-
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District in 1948 by order of the
Bell County Board of School
Trustees.
Young Homemakers
To Meet Monday
Bartlett Chapter of Young
Homomakers of Texas will bo
meeting for the first time this
school year Monday Oct. 18th
at 7:30 p. m. in tho High School
Homemaking Department.
This organization is designed
exclusively for educational pur-
poses with particular reference
to the homemaking program.
Active membership is open to
women single 0v married not in
high school between 18 and 35.
Associate membership is open
to wOmen over 35.
Those wishing more informa
tion may contact Linda McCluro
or Marcia Barkemeyer at tho
Bartlett High School Homemak-
ing Department.
Winners Named In
Homecoming Parade
Winners in Saturday's home
coming parade were announced
by Daryl Steglich Chamber of
Commerce president.
In the out-of-town floats first
place went to the Elgin Chamber
of Commerce while McDade
Chamber of Commerce was
named second place winner.
In the Clubs Schwertner Im-
provement Club was awarded
first place; Cornelia Wilson
Garden Club second; American
Legion third; and Honorable
Mention went to Woman's Wed-
nesday Club and Bartlett Junior
Class.
In the Religious category the
First Baptist Church was first
place winner; The First United
Methodist Church second; and
St. John Lutheran Church third.
In the commercial division
First Bank & Trust won first
place; Will O' Bell second; Le
roy Fnednch Electric third;
and Honorable Mention went to
Steglich Feed & Farm Supply
and Albert Janke.
Danny Thiele of Austin won
the best dressed Junior Cowboy
award and Ginger Silvers of
Temple the best dressed Junior
Cowgirl.
Judges for the parade entries
were Ed and Susan Komandow-
sky of the Taylor Daily Press
Dan Bodine of the Temple Daily
Telegram and Rebecca Hower-
ton a teacher in the Fredericks-
burg School District.
Wednesday uljgi&
Hosts Granger. '
Holland Clubs
Miss Margaret Hill. Camtol
District President of Austin was
guest speaker for the Woman's
Wednesday Club when the or-
ganization met at Town Hall
Oct. Gth.
Miss Stella Whitlow local pre
sident welcomed members nnd
guests from the Granger and
Holland Study Clubs and led
the group in rending the Club
Collect in unison. Mrs. Louise
Limmer directed the singing of
the Federation song "Daugh-
ters of Freedoms Land" with
Mrs. R. C. Ford Jr. nt the piano.
Mrs. Leslie Douglas registered
the guests and local members
present. Mrs. James Bailey pre-
sented a brief report on Federa
tion News.
The door prize was presented
to Mrs. R. E. Clearmnn.
Mrs. E. B. Ware introduced
the guest speaker and told of
some of her many achievements
na nn mirarntulinrr nml wminn
! ".? m .m; mi "
L.rff wi!p1 inniria
Home Life Public Affairs and
International Affairs. She com
mented on each of these. In her
closing remarks Miss Hill
stated that the Federation of
Womens Clubs is the largest
group of organized women in the
world. She was given a standing
ovation and then presented with
a small gift as an expression of
the club's appreciation for her
coming to speak.
Mrs. Stanley Schwertner Mrs.
E. B. Ware and Mrs. George
Fowler were hostesses for the
social hour. The refreshment ta-
ble was centered with nn ar-
rangement of yellow and brown
mums and greenery.
Mrs. R. C. Ford Jr. presided
at the punch service and Miss
Stella Whitlow at the coffee ser
vice.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Krausc
and family of Elgin visited here
during the week-end with their
parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Krauso
and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sturm.
Sweethearts; Beau
Presented At
Homecoming Game
Cathy Krejci was presented
as the 197G Football Sweetheart
during half-time ceremonies of
the Bnrtlett-Florence Home-
coming football jramo Fridav
.night.
Daughter of Emil Krejci of
Schwertner and Mrs. Bernica
West Cathy is a senior at Bart-
lett High School this year.
Presenting Miss Krejci wero
captains Pat Spinn and Neal
Dawson.
Cathy served as cheerleader
her sophomore and junior year.
She is a member of the FHA and
serves as president of HECE.
Named as the 197G Band
Sweetheart was Jan Frazier.
who was also presented during
halftime ceremonies.
Jan daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Weeks is a junior at
Bartlett High School. She has
served as cheerlejuler for tho
p.lst'two years and is a member
6t the Bartlett High School
Band.
She was elected FFA Sweet-
heart her freshman year and ia
a member and officer of th&
FHA and an officer of the Stu-
dent Council.
Felipe Guardiola was named
as the 1976 Band Beau. He is a
freshman at Bartlett High
School and is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Guardiola.
Felipe was also named as tho
Bahd Beau in 1974. He jR a mem-
IbenDfQw BarttfcttMligh Schoof
BanffiW - ?. "W
Also presented during the
halftime ceremonies at the
homecoming game was Misa
Brenda Janke who was first
runner-up in the Bell County-
Miss Flame Contest. Brenda is
tho daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Leroy Janke and is a junior at
Bartlett High School.
Miss Vicki Shiplett was pre-
sented as the 197G Homecoming-
Queen during the halftime acti-
vities. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Francis Shiplett Vicki is a
senior at Bartlett High School
this year.
Scout Drive
Nets $466
Dr. George Fowler chairman
of the local Boy Scout Drive has
reported $466 collected for the
local drive.
The drive was slowed down
due to the homecoming but tho
chairman asks that all workers
who have not yet turned in
their envelopes to try and do so
within the next week or ten-
days. City Slates
Budget Hearing-
There will be a public Budget
Hearing at the City Council
Meeting Monday night Ock
18th nt the City Hall Time is
7:30 p. m.
The public is invited.
r. High; B-Team
Play Here Today
Three games have been sched-
uled for the Bullpups and B-
team Thursday evening (today) .
The seventh grade team will
play Hutto here at 5 p. m. fol-
lowed by the eighth grade game
with Liberty Hill here at 6 p. m.
The B-team is scheduled to
play Hutto here nt 7 :30 p. m. for
a game that was called off last
Thursday duo to the weather.
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Ford, Robert C., Jr. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 52, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 14, 1976, newspaper, October 14, 1976; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth82688/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.