The Brady Herald (Brady, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 20, 1962 Page: 1 of 8
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Official Publication City of Brady
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VOLUME 19
liKADY, TEXAS TUESDAY. MARCH 23. 19ti2
NUMBER 20
C-C ELECTS
FIVE NEW
DIRECTORS
Chamber of Commerce
members, in balloting by
mail, have elected five new
directors: Frank Roddie, Jr.,
Pill Robinett, Andy Allen,
Gerald Huffman, and Dr.
Richard Winters.
The ballots wore counted
Monday.
The new directors will
serve three-year terms, be-
ginning April 1,
R. G. Hall, 60,
Telephone Co-op
Manager, Dies
Ralph G. Hall. f>0 a resident of
f.ohn many years, died Monday in
the Sid Peterson Memorial Hos-
pital in Kerrville. He had been ill
for two months.
Since 1957 he hnd been mana-
ger of the Hill Country Telephone
Co-op at Iimram.
Funeral services will be held at
10 r. m. Wednesday at the Smith
Funeral Home chapel in Kerrville
and at :t p. m. Wednesday at the
I.ohn tabernacle. Burial will be in
the I.ohn Cemetery.
A native of Pontotoc, Mr. Hall
moved to I.ohn in 191(1 and oper-
ated the independent telephone ex-
chnnges at I.ohn, Doole, and I'isk,
selling the exchanges to the Cen-
tral Texas Telephone Co-op when
it was organized in 1952.
After selling the exchanges.
Mr. Ilall joined the co-op ns plant
superintendent and later was
named manager at the co-op’s
headquarters in Goldthwaite, serv-
ing almost two years before going
to Ingram.
Survivors nrc bis wife; n
daughter. Mrs. R. F. Whitmore of
Kerrville; a son, Don Hall of Col-
lege Station; and three grand-
children.
Arlington Mayor to Speak
At Honor Banquet Thursday
Lm>. -kid-
the WINNERS Accepting the trophies for their win-
ning teams at the Brady Relays are (left to right) Robert Shurt-
leff for first-place Brady, Roy Clark for second-place Winters,
and Caret Von Netzer for third-place Fredericksburg.
Bulldogs Cop
Relays Crown
Easter Pageant
At Mercury Set
For April 21
Members of the Mt. Calvary !
Lutheran Church, in a special
meeting Sunday, approved plans
for the annual Heart O’ Texas
Faster Pageant, scheduled for 8
p. m. April 21 at the pageant
grounds near Mercury.
Ernest Otte. president of the
congregation, was appointed pag-
eant chairman.
With a enst of more than BO
persons, the pageant portrays the
story of the suffering and death
of Christ Beginning with Christ’s
triumphal entry into Jerusalem,
the pageant, containing 1 I scenes,
show the institution of the Lord s
Supper. IDs prayer and betrayal
in the Garden of Gethaeinnne, His
trial before Pilate, His crucifixion,
the hurinl. and the events of Eas
tei morning as well ns His ap-
pearance to Thomas.
Preliminary work at the pag-
eant grounds, set high on a hill-
sole overlooking a wide valley
lie mile oest of Mercury, w*as
Piling up points in the relay
events, Brady’s Bulldogs were far
out in front ns they claimed the
cl ’mpionship Saturday night at
See RESULTS on page 3
liegUII
Sunday i fternoon by a
group i
iif volunteer workers from
the s|>.
>nsoring church Pagwnnt
praethi
•s will U" held each Sunday
aftertio"
.•n in April at 3 p m with
a iltr'
» rehearsal sebeslulesl for
h r m
Vpril IV
The
Rev. Charles Rathgeher
pa «t<>r
of the church, sard ’ XX >
Hope te
i make this pageant a truly
«>uim Jin
•ling annual event, nnd c\
1 an 1 i
iml improve it fri'm year
V
r XX, arc grateful for th*
see and support whah the
of Brady and the Heart »»’
Te»a» i
area have grvvn u*. and ar»
thankfi
al fo* this fine <ipp<>rtur>
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•harv with them th* me*
'Aft 0
f faster '*
XX. I MOORING
outstanding performer
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their own 21st annual Brady Re-
lays.
The Bulldogs collected 1 1»
points. In second place was Win-
ter' with 115, and in third was
Fredericksburg with 92.
Despite Brady’s decisive mar-
gin. Fredericksburg’s 9,' points
make the Hillbillies a serious
threat to Brady in the District
18-AA track meet coming up hero
March 31.
The show’s “outstanding
performance” trophy — an en-
graved belt buckle—went to
llnidi sprinter N\ . I . Moor-
ing. lie was an easy winner in
it,. I h\ 10 to I‘i feet
took second in the 109. ran on
Brady’s record-breaking sprint
r«la\ team, and on the •eond-
place sprint medley team, lie
accounted for 27 points.
Others considered f«*t the trophy
were Fredericks burg hurdler i>;»r
cl \ 01 Net/ei and Bru.ly hurdlei
Ronnie Rodrigue.
Brady’s proudest victory wn i.
time of 43.3 set in the prelimin-
aries of the sprint relav oh - Bull-
dog' ran it tu th • fu.al' in 1" it
The ..nly nil-time o|**n class re-
i ei,| ,»t Saturday , it erased the
M |M>*ted by Brownwo* •! in 19»V*.
On the team r» Mooring. R«»lri-
u<ie, Jimmy Bradshaw, and IIany
Bowden.
Brady i»l«-> won the sMt \ ,r«l i<
Uy aid the shuttle hurdles, but
had to aettle for seeon I in the
sprint medley (to t'i». I aid the
mile rel. v lie X\ i tersi.
tour other di*»«roa records
(l ia*« \ X sad under> were
sr|: An 11-11 psd* saalt by
I arrv >te*le «»( I reds treks-
burg. a hrmsd ivvep of *1-1
1 omre < 1 eung oI h in'rr* •
time of III hi X n Net-er
of t rrdrllrGk«rr in th* huh
hs rxli*«. and t M h (.rare*
X|it,hrm d I i • in th* I
Bulldog Medium'* sitairh*
••ay *•» i*agth*«#4 this year,
aad for th* first lias* th* h w
hardies w»r* ran at I**1 yaid*,
rather thaa IM yards K.«4»ru*
ran the kon* ra the very c■ -*1
t ns* d IM, and *t two will pi
•a th* Hra-ty Relays heuha a* a
new staisdard
inter Brady scoring Frank
Terras »*c*nd ia tho mrt* run;
i ,40ft* Kr44. sscead in the high
Fighty-two Brady High School
students' ure being invited to the
third annual Honor Banquet, ^be-
ing given Thursday night nt i :30
o’clock by the Brady Lions Club.
Because of the large number of
honorees this year, the banquet
will he held nt the National Guard
Armory. Only 51 students were
eligible last year.
To be invited, n student must
have a scholastic average of 90
or 1 etter, based on all grades for
the last half of 1900-01 utd the
first half of 1961-62. Freshmen
it re eligible on their grade; of the
first semester of high school.
Coming to speak at the
banquet is the famed mayor
of Arlington, Toni .1. \ in-
dergriff. Designated by the
Texas Junior Chamber of
Commerce as one of the “I ive
Highway Patrol
Matthews
To Victoria Job
Highway Patrolman G. (Jay)
Matthews of Brady, is being pro-
moted to sergeant ar.d will be
transferred to Victoria, effective
April 1.
“I deeply appreciate the work
you have done rid look forward
with pleasure to your assumption
of increased responsibilities,
Homer Garrison. Jr., director <>r
the Department of Public Safety,
said in a letter Ur Matthews an-
nouncing bis promotion.
* * *
Matthews cc.mc to Brady from
Blanket in November, 195:1. This
was his first station nftei com j
pleting the highway patrol
school in Austin. He was reared
in Comanche County and spent
| two years with the Murine Corps
in World War II. participating
in seven major battles in the
Pacific.
“I have enjoyed working here." |
Matthews said. “And I appreciate
the friendship and cooperation ex-
tended me. My family and I want
to invite our friends in Brady to
drop bv or call anytime they are
near Victoria.’
Mr. and Mrs. Matthews and
their three* daughters, Gay, 15;
Sue 13; and Joy 7, will move to
Victoria March 28. Their address
will be 512 North Avenue D, Vic-
toria, Tex.
Most Outstanding Young Men
in T» x.is" he has seen his
eiti grow from a population
of H.(, Ml to 50.1..'. during the
vcirs he has been mayor since
1951.
He was very active in the ef ment.
fort to elevate Arlington State
College to four-year status, in the
proposal to bring major league
sports to the Dallas-Fort Worth
area, and otherwise in tin* pro-
motion of Arlington’s develop-
Born in Carrollton, ho was
reared there and in Arlington and
was graduated from the Univer-
sity of Southern California. After
graduation he returned to Arling-
ton to join hi:» father in Vander-
griff Enterprises, a company
which operates Chevrolet dealer-
ships in Arlington, Irving, and
Carrollton, and the Buick dealer-
ship in Arlington, as well as other
interests.
Active in many local nnd state
civic projects, he and his family
s| onsor the Arlington High School
Band, purchasing all uniforms and
financing all out-of-town trips.
He will be introduced here by
L. B. Smith.
Students to bo honored ure as
follows:
SENIORS
Suzy Allen, Harry Bowden,
Nell Bryson, Leota Carlson, Mary
Cole, Beverly Knox, James Land,
Kathryn Leach, Larry Low,
Amadeo Morales, Gil Engdahl,
(Turn to Page 8, Col. 5, Please)
Melvin Juniors
Present Play
Friday Night
ARLINGTON MAYOR TOM J. VAN DERGRIIT
City Saving $75,000
In Buying Lake Land
The City < f Brady has com-
peted its Lind purchasing program
for Brady Lake, with the excep
tion of the Simpson Lake Club
property.
"It looks as if we will save
about $75.0( 0 of the $492,000 we
had budgeted for land acquisi-
tion," said Mayor R. M. Prics-
meyer. Pert of the savings, he
said, were made because the City
was able to avoid becoming in-
volved In expensive lawsuits.
Priesmcyer said the people
of llrsdv owe a special diht
of gratitude to the farmers
and ranchers who owned the
lake site property.
"We should all remember that
tl is lake is being built for the
piimary purpose of providing the
( i'\ ef Brad\ with flood protce
tier and a witter supply.
•'It is certainly u tribute to
I,, |, ihlj.- spirit of these farmers
,an« . < that the City did n«>t
I ,v, k.,, to court w th a single
of them, • ven tl >tigh their
)iv, liKoo')** \v»»rv nt
fnrt that thoy \v»ro willing*
• otmt’ «»n rvjnoniihli1 hn*ia
i nw«*nt
k-t hint*
f thr *1
The Melvin High School junior
class will present "Stars in Their
Eyes," a three-act comedy, Fri-
day night, March 23.
Curtain time is 7:'*,0 o’clock.
The action tnkes place in tho
library of Pete Parker and his
actress wife, Veronica, In or near
Hollywood.
* * *
In the cast are seven hoys
and ten girls. "Uncle Walter"
is n petulant and critical re-
former played by Kenny
Dnhlhcrg. David Siler plays
"Rudy.” Hollywood's ace
comedian.
"Gloria," n sweet, common,
non-theatrical girl, is played by
Velma Dee Middleton. Mary Hel-
en Bratton is “Muzzie.’’ a grand-
mother of 03 but still a great
star.
"Kathryn" is an old trouper
from the old days of show busi-
ness, played by Alva Jean ( rum-
ley. Gloria Schwertner plays a
glamorous movie star, and “Pet-
er," is n handsome playwright,
played by Manuel l'ina.
Completing the cast are Jerry
Fowler, Mary Belia Rodrigues,
Mary Ellen Eckert, Joe Fortson,
Jimmy Dick McCann, Jack Weav-
er, Toni Leal. Tim. Perez, Dean
Mings, and Gwennie Bowman.
1 iekets ere 6 cent* for reserv-
ed seats, 5*t cents general admis-
■ »n, and 35 rents Co children*
The play is directed by M s.
Thomas Dusek.
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Wilson, Bob. The Brady Herald (Brady, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 20, 1962, newspaper, March 20, 1962; Brady, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth921405/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting FM Buck Richards Library.