The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1975 Page: 1 of 10
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Established in 1894
pume 79 - Number 31 Goldthwaite. Mill, County. Tenas 76844
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And Th® Mullin Enterprise
Single Copy )5< Thursday, November 6, 1975
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Ninetieth Anniversary
Services Planned
At First Baptist Church
The Wa Wat-
Williams Ranch Of
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Written by James Bowie lam*
»t*e*****a*t*<
The stand taken by the voters
' Texas Tuesday In the Cou-
‘ klonal Revision Election la
exiling.
The solans in Austin should
the result, not as a de-
al, but as a renewal * pu-
blic awareness to the scene
n the State's Capitol.
It was not my intent, in vot-
I against ail theamembnenta,
voice a vote against the
rision of our constitution,
t the proposed document, with
usual political and legal
iy matter” just was too
i for the voter’s digestive
to take, therefore the
eject ion.
It is our opinion that the work
■me by the Legislature was not
vain . . . they found out
we stand on the issue
f revision
Signs of the times
Boykin I- bed Co. is staging
F grand opening in new quar
TVS this week end. The Satur
“ affair highlights the feed
ipsnv \ building of a new
wilding an the same location
■ the previous one.
All the Boykin clan issues
invitation to you to stop
on Saturday and register
free prizes to be given
way.
Since deer season Is just a
^ short weeks away It's about
* for this space's annual
*“ 1**0 fun at the men
kmed boys syndrome.
L™* *>' arc reminded
hunter who commenled
the rancher: ‘'My. what a
..Hooking cow. Mow come
«sn t any of thoae b(_
'* * b1 .aided.
''There are many reasons."
the rancher quietly
"*? r,ms <*>"'» have them
•ter in life. Others have
removed, while other
»re bom without horns,
articular cos doesn't
horns because It's a
Fir* Baptist Church. Goid-
thwatte, will observe its Both
anniversary November 12 - II.
The church waa organised
*5. 1««. by Bev.
J. Michel, with fourteen mem-
ber!. At that time Goldthwaite
was a town of tents. The church
S- J-- thirty-one peatora
"rough the yearn, and die pre-
sent membership numbers 719.
The church’s history has bean
revised by the church’s his-
torical committee and will be
distributed during the anniver
sary aervicea. An Open House
with historical displays la beliw
planned for tettirday afternoon.
November IS, at 3:00 p.m. In
dte Banquet Boom. The theme
of the celebration la ‘‘Our
Heritage”, and the title of the
church history la "Some
Through The Fire”.
The services will begin next
*^*e**>. November 12. at
7:00 p.m., when Rev. Dwatne
Greene, former pastor of the
church, will speak and low Ian
.Stabler, former music direc-
tor, will direct the music.
In addition to Open House
Saturday afternoon. November
15. there will be a worship
service at 7:00 p.m. that night
with ft-. Ray V. Mayfield, for-
mer pastor, the speaker. Rev.
Dais* Gore, former pastor, and
Dr. J. T. Ayers, former pastor,
will also participate In the
service. Coleman Vising, for-
mer music director, will direct
the music.
On .Mgidny morning, Novem-
ber l«. Dr. W. R. White, for-
mer pastor and President
Emeritus of Baylor University,
will speak and Harry Mathews,
former music director, will
direct the music. An all church
dinner will be provided In the
Youth Center for the noon meal
an November 1C.
. The celebration will close
■'*jntey night, November IC, at
7:00 p.m. with the choir pro-
sen tat ion of the musical
■’Alleluia”.
All friends and former mem-
bers of the church are invited
to share in the joy of this
celebration, as First Baptist
Church reflects upon 90 ye art
of God’s guotbtess and the
ministry of his people at First
Baptist Church.
Emitted by the Historical
Appreciation Chairman
DR. W. R. WHITE
. vAmda> Morning speaker
Lone Star Gas Rate Hike
Passes at City Council
I'm on the subject
Kart 252
tv-assc"*
01 “ “*> who reads the
Huvv ads and biles every
The Goidlhwaite City Council
met in regular session and pass-
ed on second reading a proposed
Ixsse Star Gas Companv rate
hike.
The ordinance was aAgtted
by a 1-2 vide of the council,
with Howard Campbell. Frank
Bristol-* and Mayor J D. Harper
(voting to break the tie In the
absence * Alderman U»y hmg)
"■teg for. and aldermen James
Carter and Jimmy Smith voting
against ter increase.
The new rate raflrrU stout
12 percent overall Increase
sv n ' 'kimb tnim-vl
In tee focal gas charge, and
I* brought about by a recent
Texas Railroad ( ommlsskm
cviltng In favor of a rate In-
crease In cover the increased
cs»sl of gas purchased by l.nne
, NUr. The company presented
.audit* showing no increase In
y H.vpti*, ( hurch .4
- ■ revival this
beginning i riday
To Preach Star Revival
night. Nervier* will hr held at
7:Jt p.m Frlstov and Saturday
night* and at II 00 a m snd
A 90 p.m. 'aguto*.
Guest speaker will be Mr.
A. |„ Mrl urdy a former pas-
tor of the Mar Rspsisl Church.
He has aim served the First
Baptist Church of Gntdthwaite.
»‘--Arsl Baptist (hurch. (ar-
•a»,e. First Baptist (hurch.
currently
______. Baptist ChteX'
Nan Angelo
Mr. Mc< urtty was bom at
White*rhtei, Texas. Ortsterr
10. 10*7 'It Is a graduate id
JJ»*rt l*«>we (oilegr and
■•tented teuteweaterw Baptist
tent Inary at Fort
teage. First Baptist
/ 1 »«*
II Mr. MeCursb
II Mggp. Is aiass a
• * grad. 19m la arte
teturb* wife, Sw-
IInward Fayne
teaches tec is! Fate
‘ and Kwgtiak
profit al the local level be-
cause of the hike.
In other council matters, the
council received three more
applications for the position of
City Manager. They wen- re-
viewed and the rounrtl will
interview two of these and two
from the other applications re-
ceived at sssme future date,
pending tee investigation *
references, (tele Allen is tee
Acting City Mananger
In varfoua other city husk
ness, the council:
- Heard from Or. Tom Cote
Graves abnut a proposed GoM-
thwaltr and Mills Cntmgy Alr-
pnri. The cismell voted to have
the Mayor, the City Manager
nr Acting City Manager. Md
the Mayor Fro Tern serve as
the City’s represent*'tve* on
the Airport Advisory Board.
* • Aided to round off the
"Fuel Charge” appearing on
m-mthly electric bill to facili-
tate billing. The average will
mean very little to electric cus-
tomers.
- - Will allow the t hrlstmas
light' to hr installed as in
prrvlnw* years, l ighting them
• III be left up to the itmr avail-
able for honking them g> They
• III be installed here
around Thanksgtv ing
• - Hired lerrv I Ipke as a
new nightwati hman to replace
Floyd Hmntngfield who rexlgyv
ed. I ipke ■III alut iki othri
a wttemtee.'tewto^. MWte * witeigi . *-
,i..v Vhe i iCrT*'
represenutive lit per diem
for attending ( antral Texaa
t name 11 of Governments meet-
ings. The COG meets luveeeach
month In Gatesville.
- • IVov Idrd for s charge id
lit for commercial and res-
idential and SM for Industrial
sewer permits. This charge
Mhea rare of planning snd en-
gineer log costs (d sewer taps
Md extensions. The regular
ef sewer laps will *111
Williams Ranch does not sug-
gest to one's mind the name of
a town, but this was the name
of the moat important town,
for several years, which ex-
isted within the territory that
now comprises Mill* (otady.
And. as my mother, Mrs. Alice
Hull I>ong, remembered this
town and remembered being
there as a child, I feel it Is
appropriate to give a short
description of it here.
Williams Ranch waa truly
one of those western frontier
type towns. I’m sure a replica
of U would be ideal to use in
a western movie. Thi* town,
at Us peak of growth, reached
s population of two hundred
and fifty people, and had several
business establishments, of
course, as one would expect,
there were two or three sal-
oons. Other businesses were:
a general store, a drugstore,
a flour store, dry good* store,
barber shop and a blacksmith
shop. A post office was estab-
lished in 1877. and the aid stone
mill was built the same year.
The old mill, one of the first
of its kind to be built In this
part of the country, was des-
cribed as being built of native
Stone; a two-story bulldirqt with
large, hand-hewn beams. At
first. U was used fur the grind-
ing of grain only, but later a
cotton gin was installed In a
connecting building, which was
built of lumber for both the gin
and mill. It was said that peopir
brought grain here to be ground
from as far away as one hurv
dred miles.
Then this description of
Williams Ranch would not In-
complete without mention of
the old hotel, nam-d the
"Florida Hotel”, but more
commonly known as the “Hutch
Hotel". It was the first hotel
within the present environ* of
Mills County; a large, two-story
building with many rooms. Here
was law- of the major ship*
on the stagecoach line between
Austin and Hrownwoud.
The first telegraph line
through this part of (he country
extabliahed an ofrice In the
old Florida Ikitel and It was
iterated by the flrat woman
telegraph operator In the United
Statea. Quite a few famous
people, and also some notor
tout ones, stopped al this hotel
airing its existence, such as
General Robert E. I,ee. The
Honorable Samuel l.anham
member of Congress, Judge
Bert Holden of the Mgireme
Court of Mississippi, and many
others. Also, there were visits
from such notorious deaper-
/97b
•Ate* as\ John Wealey Hardin
with many notches on his gun.
An annual cattle sale was
held at Vliliams Ranch, with
the hotel being crowded with
cattlemen, bu vert and cowboys.
The rattlemert brought in cattle,
mostly yearlings. by ihe hurv
dred* of head. These great
herd* would be spread out over
many acres of ground, forming
• regular sea of .cattle. The
buyer would ride through the
cattle and point out one here
and there that did not suit him.
The cowboys were kept con-
stantly at work cutting these
rejects out of the herd.
There was always a large
number * spectators present
to watch the coming and goiiyt
of the cowboys with their well
trained rowponies. and the other
proceedings, all of which pre-
sented a very picturesque
scene.
What Became Of The Old Mill
At Win. Ranch?
Written by Hartal |ju«ford
Blackwell, History Apprecia-
tion Chairman
Williams Ranch was settled
In IH55 by John Williams amwvd
a beautiful spring near the cen-
ter of his ranch. A milt waa
erected there about 1877. of
hand-hewn stones that are re-
ported to have been cut by an
itenerant Irish stone cutter who
happened to be drifting by
Williams Ranch. It la purported
Oust the stone cutter was paid
for Ms fabor* in whiskey The
walls of the old mill became *
permanent register for the cus-
tomary public posting of cattle
brands. and were literally
covered with them It waa the
hcaAjuarter* for West Texas
cattlemen who held many cm-
ferences there.
Between 1884 and the late
1880 s, the mill belonged to
Ell 1 airman, a prominent
business man in Williams
Ranch, and about 1941 Karl T
Fairman built a hunting l<xhn-
<"» his ranch west of Goidlh-
waite. He purchased the old
hand-hewn stones that wore used
to build the mill, formerly
owned by his father, and used
them in the construction of the
lodge.
Karl Fairman later sold the
ranch to M. L. Jernigan. who
lived there nineteen years, un-
til his death, when most of
the ranch was sold to Bill
Blackwell. In 1975, Bill Black-
well sold much of the ranch
to Foster Frances of Dallas,
including the historic old hunt
tng lodge and rail fence. Kscept
for some remodeling by the
Jemigans and a recent redec-
orating by the Frances', the
lodge remains very much the
same. The brass foot rati*, oner
in the private bar of Raul Ter-
razas of Chihauhau. Mexico,
are still at (he bar; the bell
from a .Santa F* trail still stands
(0 the yard, the headtight ftmrn
an old train still lights da-
front (ksir. The old keystone
that oner graced the front door
of the old W illiams Ranch Mill
rr it* upon the floor of
the Mills < ounty Museum The
old stone* from the Williams
Ranch mill, which served so
many people in the early his-
tory id this area, still stand
In the wails of the hunttf*
'«M*. snd on the face of <mr
of them is engraved the date
1882; the reason for the dau-
known only to the engraver.
»«jr-
mission, Mrs. M. F. Horton.
Chairman.
Eagles Dropped By Early;
Meet Bangs Friday
Goldthwaite took the pigskin
over the goal line only twice
Airing the game Friday night,
which resulted in the home
team falling far short of a win
over Farty. Final score at the
end of the game was 47-12.
(roldtliwsite took over the
first half of the first quarter,
drove the ball approvlmately
80 yards. and David Miller
tis* tlw pigskin over for (he
sis pointer on a quarterback
sneak.
Early blocked an Eagle punt
In the first half of play and
took It over for a score. They
managed to get two more touch
Awsns before halftime. Al half-
time the score was
Byron I andrtarn received a
pass which covered S» yards
from Kay Frsiier for the 2nd
Eagle TD.
Following that. It was Early
all the way.
GAME AT A GLANCE
Early
13
291
1 a .Idthwa ite
15
First Down*
104
Yds. Rushing
117
- A da. Fassing
13
IMaaes Add
8
1‘aaaes Com.
1
Infa-rceptKin-
3-34.3
1 bints, Avg.
2
Fumbles
1
Recovered
6-55
Fenaltir*
65
8
4
0
1-30
2
2
k in.'.
l andrum carried the ball 13
limes lor a total of 39 yards,
• 3 yard avg.; Frarter carried
12 for 21, 1.8 avg.; Mwadlcy,
» for §. .7 avg.. Miller. 3 for
IS. S yard avg., and Henning
field. 8 for 23. 2.9 avg
Jett Johnson received one
pass for a total of 8 yards;
Frarter. 2 for 22; Benntiw-
fleld, 2 for 12; and Landrum.
3 for 75.
HANGS FRIDA A
i .<-idthwalie’s varsity squad
will travel to Hang* FritMy
night for a 7 30 p.m. gam'-.
«
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THE EDWIN YOCNGS
'•xld. I «h> in. him. Renee and Fatay)
Edwin Young Now Church
y ftrint Mhfctofrto'
Mills Votes;
a ’
Follows Texas Trend
Mills ( aunt* voter* went to
toe P«H« TUesds*, November
♦to. and voted drmn the wight
const it* tonal amendment* bv
Ihr.
Ftoxln Anung. lh« new min-
ister of the (hurch of ( hrtst.
(addlhwattr was b»m July 1,
1943. to Lam--** rexes He
attended and graduated fnwr
M«h school to lamp. TWxas
He was married to the former
Fatay M.w ns I ebruery 2.
1992. Thev have three children
Newer 19 years oldl Kim 7
**»r* <4* and DitW, 4 years
aM.
Mr. Aismg attended Iubhock
( hrlstlan ( oftegr I uMvh k
Texas. and Tarlettm Mate
Iniversfty in Meghenyllle.
Texas lie began preach in* In
IPM to tellmsn. Text- lb tor
b> teat, hr sorVrd foi I \
•Ntslal VrxKi m Hr am wfMd.
Texas lie has also prs scheii
for rhurehes * l.nmeta. over
tears. Mettewnr and
were ra* to Mill • ( ounty quite
a few mnre than had been ex-
pected and for m-we than to
My *her row *ii tut tonal am-nd
me* elect km
I olios log are the result**
how each amendment was ynard
*t to Mills ( ounty
1. Separatum * Ibmer* -
Ftw. II; Against 879
2. ludirisry Frmlstow* For
78; \gatw*t 842
9. A *teg and I lect ions -1 nr
*». /AgateM. 851
For. 73; Against, 848
5. Finance Fmvtston*
9-V Against, 835
8. Iocsl Govt. Fmvlstonsw
#^r*-i,9y A»u»sG 84V Va*
7. f^nerdiA-drfWtev 'fvir,
vgainst. 854
8. Amending Fnrvtskm* -
For, 83; AgWteM, 853
According to the Texas Flec-
tion Bureau Dallas, before
pres* time Wednesday morning
244 rrwmtte* nut * 2M to he
1 ■.imputed, with a total * 231
emtetes being cwnpieted,
-bowed I.2M.0M ball** bek*
ca* by Teas* voters.
The states Me tewed was two.
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Bridges, G. Frank. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1975, newspaper, November 6, 1975; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1089858/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.