The Brady Standard and Heart O' Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 88, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1954 Page: 1 of 8
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Sport News
Page 3,
This Issue.
The Brady Standard
Published TWICE-A-WEEK MtUXt 2&S TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS
Political Announcements
Page 8,
This Issue
VOL. XLV, No. 88
Boys Name 24
Candidates for
'Miss BHS' Title
Brady High School boys voted
Thursday morning: and selected 24
co-eds to compete for the title of
“Miss BUS of 1954.”
A project of the Speech Club,
the "Miss BUS" contest will be
held Feb. 12, the Friday before
Valentine’s Day. Three out-of-
town judges will select the winner.
In voting Thursday, each hoy
was permitted to name five girls,
on the basis of character, person-
ality and good looks. The 24 girls
with the largest number of votes
were named as contestants.
They ure Diane Roddie, Phyllis
Bierman, June Young, Gloria Wat-
son, Mary Sue Bean, Cynthia Rey-
nolds, Clo Ann Ethridge, Karen
Hartley, Sylvia Bell, Mary Sue
Bratton, Mary Glyn Kittle, Patric-
ia Wood,
Anna Jo Parmer, Barbara Bod-
cnharner, Carolyn Ingram, Beverly
Reed, Sandra Barton, There*
Denman, Ann Miller, Janet Ogden,
Gay Lynn Townsend, Janet Rud-
der, Darlene Thomas and Carol
McShan.
Brady and San Saba..
Students to Exchange
Assembly Programs
Brady and San Saha High
School students have agreed to ex-
change assembly programs in a
plan designed to build better re-
lations between the two schools.
A group of Brady students will
put on the assembly program for
San Saba next Friday, Jan. 29.
San Saha students in turn will
come here Feb. 2 to present the
program during assembly.
The exchange was worked out
by Student Councils of the two
schools. Brady will take its one-
act play cast and the Stardusters.
BHS orchestra, to San Saba, and
San Saha will bring its one-act
play and stage band here.
Ronnie Young is president of
the Brady Student Council; Bobby
Andrews, vice president; and
Mary Sue Bean, secretary.
Placid Man’s Hogs
Brings $27.50 Top
Edgar Yates of Placid topped
the market with 10 head of hogs
at the Heart o’ Texas Commission
Company’s sale Tuesday.
The porkers brought $27.50 per
hundred and averaged 227 pounds
each, Yates said.
At the sale here last week he
had 10 head of top hogs that
brought $22.50 per hundred and
their weights averaged 213
pounds. Yates said, “With those
kind of prices a fellow can make
money with hogs.”
DeMolays Slate
Rededication
Brady DeMolays will have a re-
dedication of the chapter Saturday
night, Jan. 23, at 7 o’clock at the
Brady Lodge.
The Brady chapter is looking
forward to having the mothers and
fathers of all DeMolays attend the
program. Eastern Stars,* Rainbow
Girls, and Masons also are invited.
Business Teacher
At BHS Resigns
Mrs. James Bnt.es, business
teacher at Brady High School, has
resigned, effective Jan. 29.
Supt. C. A. Reynolds announced
that Miss Rheta Beth Rosson will
fill the vacancy, assuming her
duties here Feb. 1. She is a mid-
term graduate of North Texas
State College with a degree in
business administration. Her home
is Talco, Tex. This is her first
teaching job, but she has worked
previously as a stenographer for
Humble Oil Co., during the sum-
mer.
4 Men Inducted,
To Train at Bliss
Selective Service Board No 89
in Bradv ent four men to Abilene
Wednesday for induction into the
Army. They expect to take their
haste training at Fort Bliss at El
Paso.
Inducted were Jim Samuelson of
Brady, George Taff of Brady.
Dwight Waggoner of Menard and
Juan Lopez Reyes of Ballinger.
Bake Sale Saturday
The American Legion Auxiliary
will have a hake sale Saturday at
Hartman's on the plaza Proceeds
will go to the Legion's building
fund.
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Engineer Hired by City
To Pave Airport Runway
SUNDAY SOLOISTS—This trio of trom-
bone players will be featured as the Brady High
Bulldog Band holds its annual winter concert at
3 p. m. Sunday in the high school auditorium.
They will play “Trombrero,” a Latin-Ameriean
number. Left to right nrc Judy Hilliard, Gail
Richie and Janet Rudder. (Standard Photo)
Sweetheart to Be
Named at Concert
Brady Bulldog bandsmen cast
their ballots Thursday iri an elec-!
tiou to select the 1954 sweetheart I
of the band.
It was a secret ballot and not
even the bandsmen will know the
sweetheart’s identity until she is
revealed at the band's annual win-
ter concert Sunday afternoon.
Under the direction of Boyd
Hunt, the band will play an hour-
and-a-half concert beginning at 3
o’clock in the BHS auditorium. As
the sweetheart is announced, the
3 Boys Unhurt
As Auto Upset
Three Brady High School boys
escaped injury Tuesday afternoon
when their car was overturned in i
a collision with another car at the |
intersection of West Eighth and
South College Sts.
Driver of the 1952 Studobaker j
which was upset was Jerry Larre-
more. 15. With him were Lowol! j
Williamson nnd Larry Franklin. A ;
bruise on Franklin’s arm was the j
only injury, although the car was
knocked over on its top and ev- j
erely damaged. The car was own-1
ed by Larremoro’s older brother, j
Clarence W. Larremore of Brady. |
Horner Lee of Brady was the j
driver of the other car, a 19371
Dodge, He was headed north on j
South College, and Larremore was
going cast on West Eighth.
Brady Policeman Scott King in
his report of the accident said
Larremore wns almost clear of the
intersection when Lee’s auto hit
the right rear fender of the Larro
more car. The accident occurred
about 5:25 p. m. Tuesday.
bandsmen will serenade her, sing-
ing “My Best to You.”
* * *
Director Hunt has a varied con-
cert program scheduled, marches,
I symphonic numbers and popular
hits. From the Hit Parade there
will he "Eh Cunipari” and “Oh,
My Pa-Pa.”
Other numbers include an ar-
rangement of “Onward Christian
Soldiers” as played by the Cities
Service Band of America; “Sir
Greg March”; “Autumn Silhou-
ette,” a tone poem; “Trumpet
Boogie," “Hymn of Freedom," “El
Gaucho March.” and the “Star
Spangled Banner.”
A trombone trio of Janet Rud-
der. Judy Hilliard and Gail Riehie,
will play “Trombrero,” a number
in the Latin-Ameriean style by j
Frank Cofield.
Tickets to Sunday’s concert are
50 cents for adults and 25 cents
for students. The Band Boosters
Club will use the proceeds in pro-
jects for the hand.
Mercury Program
For March of Dimes
A program will he hold the night
of January 30 at Mercury for
benefit of the March of Dimes
fund, community leaders have an-
nounced. The program will consist
of games of “42” and canasta fol-
lowing supper.
To be held at the school house,
starting at (1:30 p. m., the pro-
gram will open with serving of a
chili supper, cake, pie, sandwiches
and coffee, with entertainment
feature- to follow.
The public is invited to attend
and to participate in the program.
Rabbit Raisers
Organize, Seek
New Markets
Howard Smith of Brady was
elected president as the Heart o’
Texas Rabbit Breeders Association
was organised here TueWlay night.
The association, set up to pro-
mote the raising and marketing of
domestic rabbits, voted to meet
every second Tuesday night at
7:39 o’clock.
Dr. Roy linker was named vice
president and Mrs. Shad McVay of
Route 1, Brady, was elected sec-
retary-treasurer.
Named to a committee to inves-
tigate marketing opportunities
were Howard Short of Brady, Mrs.
Ernest T. Horn of Rochelle, Ramey
Dikes of Brady, Robert Ellis of
Eden, Wilson Jordan of Brady, nnd
George Gibson of Richland
Springs.
Meeting at the Mayhew-Jordnn
Feed Store in Brady, the mem-
bers discussed the association’s
purposes and possibilities
Attending were J. D. Bransciim.
Dugan Calliham, Ramev Dikes, C.
A Pitt of Mason, II. W. Johnson,
John A. Duncan, George Gibson,
Howard Smith, G. B Owens, Joe
T. Tinncy, Howard Short, J. W.
Carr, Dan Crawford of Rochelle,
Mrs. Shad McVay,
Dr. Roy Baker, W. Holt, Alvin
T. Owens of Voea. W. J. Mere
dith of Voea, J. C. Jones,
J. B. Willis, Rushing W<dls of
Boole, Bobby Underwood, John
Frank Weir, Charles W. I,and, II.
F. Feight, Stone Shipment, Rubien
Peterson nnd J. B. Miller of Mid
vin.
Tax Collector
Candidate Among
Latest to File
Candidates for county tax
assessor-collector, county school |
superintendent, and for constable,
are the latest to announce this
week in l!»54’s political season.
The tax collector candidate is
L. A. Gotcher, 23-year-old Brady
resident and Navy veteran. He is
now employed at Brady Aviation
Corporation as an inspector.
* * *
So far he is the only candidate
for. the job. Ira Turner, named to
the position last, fall when Egan
Fowler resigned, has announced
that he will not run for a full
term.
J. E. Herrington, seeking re-
elect ion, is the only candidate for
school superintendent, and the
new candidate for constable is I).
R. (Don) Jordan who will oppose
the incumbent, W. II (Bill) Hor-
ton, in Precinct 1.
* * *
No rnndidntcs have filed for the
city election coming up April (1,
although Mrs. W. P. Jones, city
secretary, announced Thursday
that she plans to run again.
She said she will make her for-
mal announcement after the (‘lec-
tion is called by the mayor nnd
city council. That is expected to
he done some time in February.
BR-R-R-R,
IT’S COLD!
The cold wave which blew
into Brady Wednesday night,
lowered the temperature to 18
degrees.
The mercury had climbed
to 21 degrees when Mrs, Jay
Cochran read it, at 7 a. m., but
at mid-morning it bad drop-
ped back to 19, and she was
expecting a low of 15 degrees
Thursday night or Friday
morning.
HEADS TEXAS COUNCIL
OF CHURCHES Dr. R. F.
Curl, above, superintendent of
tin* Methodist San Antonio
District, was elected president,
of the Texas Council of
Churches at its first annual
meeting in Austin. He sue
reeds Dr. M. E. Sadler of
Fort Worth. In the back-
ground is the official emblem
of the council, membership of
which embraces 11 Protestant
denominations with a combin-
ed Texas membership of I,
100,000. Dr. Curl, formerly
was pastor of the First Meth-
odist Church of Brady. (/I*)
Photo.
Dimes From Meters
Help War on Folio
Dimes deposited in Brady park
mg meters for the 1954 March of
Dimes totaled $19.40 at the end of
last week.
Drivers who deposit dimes in
the meters won't get parking
time but they will get the satis
faction of helping the fight
against polio.
Vi
Delegation to Seek
Flood Project Funds
A delegation, representing the
Brady Creek watershed, will go to
Washington to seek more appro-
priations to speed completion of
the flood control project which ha
started on the creek.
The delegation wiii anpear at a
hearing ig'fore the House Ap-
propriations Committee. Although
I the date of the hearing hn». not
been set, it is expected to come
up within the next, two weeks.
The City of Brady will send
Arthur Soharlach of Rochelle and
former Mayor Earl Rudder, and
the Brady Chamber of Commerce
will send its manager, Joe Ogden
Dick Winters, president of the
Brady Creek Watershed Associa-
tion, will go at his own expense.
Concho County also will send a
representative and possibly two,
although he has not been selected.
The delegation will be speaking
for the entire watershed rather
than their own organization:-.
Almost $300,009 already has
been appropriated by Congress to
start tin Brady Greek project, and
the delegation hopes to get ap-
propriations increased for the next
federal fiscal year starting July 1.
If is estimated that it might
take 10 years or more to com-
plete the Brady Greek project if
appropriations are small. The Soil
Conservation Sendee, however, has
indicated it will be able to speed
work on the 47 detention dams
and other flood control structures
if additional money is available,
A brief, outlining the water-
sheds position, is n>w being pre-
pared for presentation by th<* del-
egation to Congress,
Teachers' Salary
Outlook Brighter
Hopes for a boost in the pay of
Texas school teachers brightened
Wednesday.
Gov. Allan Shivers said he will
call a special session of the Legis-
lature, if a compromise proposal
hiking teachers’ pay $402 a year
is approved Friday by the execu-
tive committee of the Texas .State
Teachers Association.
Brady Supt. C. A. Reynolds is a
member of the committee and he
felt sure the proposal would he ap-
proved. He will be in Austin Fri-
day for the meeting.
If passed by the Legislature, the
raise would he effective at the
start of the next school year in
September
Applying various provision- of
the p opo al (a t’/io Brady ehool
system, Reynolds has determined
that, the plan would give Brady
teachers a $402 yearly pay rniJ<-,
hut with only a total yearly cost
to the school district of $489.
Mr. and Mr*. Georg,. Gibson of
Richland Springs are the parents
of twin sons, horn at Brady Hospl
tal Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elixir Ifsnundri
of Brady are the parent; of a
daughter born at Brady Hospital
Sunday.
THAT’S HEX VAN i DI R 111E MAKE! I* I' Van,
director of the Lions Club Minstrel, strikes a tad pose here in his
minstrel costume, bpt with a bit show shaping up he has little to
be ad about. The 50-rncrnber chorus also will be in costume and
“black face” when the Minstrel opens a two-night stand in the
Brady High auditorium Feb. 3-4. The how is loaded with old
time hit tunes, and a Dixieland Band and two piano player- will
provide the accompaniment for the singers. Reserved seat tickets
are $1.50, students 50 cents, and general admission $1. They ar»*
available from any rtenriber of £he Lions and at the Brady Stand
ard office.
Deadline Near
For Start of
Airline Route
The City Council Tuesday night
hired a Dallas engineer to super-
vise installation of a paved run-
way at Curtis Field.
He Is C. Leyton Willis, from the
firm of airport, consultants of
Gill A Willis and for 13 years
with the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
minist rat Ion.
Tint paved runway Is needed be-
fore Trans-Texas Air Lines ran
begin service here, and Willis was
hired after a delegation from the
Chamber of Commerce appeared at
Tuesday’s conn, I meeting.
* * *
In the delegation were Tommy
Ereckson, chairman of the C-C
aviation committee: Otto Frederick,
Jim Harkrider, businessmen inter-
ested in getting airline service
started; and Joe Ogden, C-C man-
agnr.
Ereekson reminded the council
that “time is pretty short” because
under the terms of Trans-Texas’
authorisation to stop here “service
must be started by March 31.”
Mayor W. K. Cobb said the
council had not. forgotten about
the runway and that it was simply
a case of the City of Brady not
having the money to gel. started
sooner.
“We talked about thill at our Inst
meeting and agreed that we
ought to -get the base down now
for the runway," Cobb said.
The mayor also said that the
council is considering putting
about $20,000 in insurance money
in on the runway. The City expects
to receive the money in payment
for the cafeteria building that
burned recently at the field.
* * *
Ereckson said, "Tf Brady is ever
to have airline service, now is the
time to do It, but it’s going to
| take some time for engineering,
I and Trans Texas is going to have
| to know so they can install their
equipment.”
The aldermen said they will con-
tact flu* County Commissioners
Court to see when they can get
started ori the enstruction. The
county will do a large part of the
actual construction wi'h the City
reimbursing the county on an "at-
cost” basis.
* * *
In another matter, B. R, Shef-
field appeared before the Council,
He wanted *o talk about his pro-
posal to buy water from the City
to irrigate about 250 acres of land
at the old BOW camp. *
•Sheffield wants to experiment
with small grain ori the acreage
(irid has agreed to have the water
cut off during the city's summer-
time water shortage period.
At. a previous meeting the Coun-
cil agreed to furnish water to
Sheffield at the higher commereial
late, Li,t .Sheffield didn't think he
could afford to go through with
the project at that. rate.
He pointed out that, the City
has money invested in a pipe line
to the BOW camp and reasoned
that ttie City may as well get some
return on its investment by selling
water to him.
•Some of the aldermen expressed
a fear that the plan might grow
(Turn to Page 8, Col. I, Please)
Ballinger to Host
Drama Contests
The District 8 A A one-act play
competition and the district liter-
ary events will Is* held this year
in Ballinger.
Students in the one-act plays
will compete March 25, and the
literary events are scheduled for
April 3.
1,518 Voters Pay
Poll Taxes Here
Poll tax payments in McCulloch
County were increasing this week
as the Jan. 31 deadline neared.
In the office of County Tax
i Assessor-Collector Ira Turner, the
1 total stood at 1,318 Thursday.
Janitor Quits
E. E. Smith, janitor at the City
Hall for the last 11 years, has re-
signed.
The resignation was effective
Jan. 13, and Tuesday night the
City Council voted to pay him two
weeks salary.
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Smith, L. B. The Brady Standard and Heart O' Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 88, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1954, newspaper, January 22, 1954; Brady, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth881369/m1/1/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting FM Buck Richards Library.