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Sgt. Leonard Norton and
Sgt. Thomas Owens, will soon
be leaving for Vietnam.
Leonard and wife, Judy, and
son, Rodney, have just arrived
Trom Washington to visit his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nor-
ton, and her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. K. Hansen of Street man.
Judy and Rodney will remain
in Streetman with her parents
while Leonard is away. He is
scheduled to depart JJune 10.
Thomas left Wortham last
week after a ten days visit with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bue-
ford Owens. He is now at Fort
Bliss in El Paso attending an
11-week advanced course in the
Vietnamese language, after which
he will go to Vietnam, for the
third time, in an advisory capa-
city.
★
“THE WORTHAM FIRE Depart-
ment answered a grass fire
call in Richland Tuesday after-
noon. These boys are always
ready to answer calls from sur-
rounding towns and communities
ns well as from the Wortham
area. They should be commend-
ed for their fine work and their
interest in the Volunteer Fire
Department, which is sustained
almost entirely by donations.
Those who have made recent do-
nations are: W. G. McDonald
$12.30, R. J. Boyd $12.50, and
H. C. Boyd $25.00.
★
^OBSTRUCTION ON THE first
house to be built in Twin
Circle Estates is well underway.
Owners are Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Picket. A stockade fence has
been erected across the front of
the addition, streets have been
paved, and alley* have been
graveled. Owners of the Estates
are three local men, E. A.
Strange, Jr., Dr. N. D. Buchmey-
er, B. V. Calame, and Spencer
Elliott of Corsicana. The devel-
opment, which consists of 42 lots,
is located just off San Saba
(Farm Road 7) toward Fairfield.
★
ANN MASSEY, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Massey,
has been named to the Navarro
Junior College Dean’s List for
the spring semester. To be eli-
gible for this honor a student
must have earned a grade-point
average of 3.25 (A=4) or better;
have no grade lower than “C”
and be enrolled in at least 15
semester hours.
★
QUE TO A late report on a
grade from Texas Tech Tom
Bates’ name was left off the list
of graduating seniors. But the
report finally came in — after
commencement exercises — and
all is well. Tom is now a grad-
uate of Wortham High School.
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WORTHAM GRANDPARENTS
continued to attend com-
mencement exercises in other
towns last week. Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Calame were in Beaumont
last weekend where they visited
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Wayne Cal-
ame and attended the commence-
ment exercises at South Park
High School where Danny Cal-
ame was a member of the grad-
uating class.
Mrs. R. M. Wilson has return-
ed from a two weeks visit in
Bowie with her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank-
lin Wilson. While there she at-
tended the commencement exer-
cises at Bowie High School where
her granddaughter, Becky, was
given an award by her teachers
for being helpful, well-manner-
ed, and the most agreeable stu-
dent in the 130-member grad-
uating class.
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WELCOME BACK TO Wor-
tham — to Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Price and son, Rodney,
who have moved here from Katy.
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|JAFPY BIRTHDAY TO: Una
Tucker on June 12; Mary
Fox on June 14; Patsy Burnham
on June 10; Doug Miller on June
17; Dr. John H. Keller, Jr., San-
dra Willard, Keith Bonner and
Sara Sims on June 18; Sylvia
Moody and Diann Massey on
June 20.
WORTHAM. TEXAS 76693, THURSDAY. JUNE 10. 1971
NUMBER 9_
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE NOW UNDERWAY
FOR FREESTONE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
The annual county-wide mem-
bership drive for members to the
Freestone County Historical Mu-
seum Association began April 1.
Individual memberships for one
year is $2.00; for a family is
$5.00. This entitles any mem-
ber of the family living at home
to visit the Museum at an/ time
during the year. A membership
card will be mailed to each per-
son or family who joins the as-
sociation. Fees from member-
ships, plus the financial assist-
ance provided by the County,
means a well-kept, efficiently
operated Freestone County Mu-
seum. The success of the Free-
stone County Museum has been
because of the generosity of its
friends in becoming members of
the association, giving money,
time and historical items.
In this issue of the newspaper
is a membership form for your
convenience if you would like to
become a member of the Free-
stone County Historical Museum
Association.
The Freestone County Museum
was opened in May, 1967, and
since then approximately 8,000
visitors have toured the Museum.
These visitors have come from
many states in the United States
and several foreign countries. A
large number of education groups
have also visited the Museum
and for these there were no ad-
mission charges.
On the Museum ground are
four historical markers, one for
the Old Jail Building, one for
the Potter-Watson Cabin, one for
the Carter Log House and one
for the Butler Church Bell. Ov-
er 1,300 historical items are on
display in the Museum and ad-
joinnig log houses. Additional
items are being added from time
to time as residents and former
residents lend or give the Mu-
seum priceless historical items
from their family possessions.
The Board of Trustees sincere-
ly hope that each member will
visit the museum, not once but
several times during the year.
Should you wish to visit the mu-
seum and do not have your mem-
bership card, just tell the cura-
tor that you are a member of
the Museum Association.
Members at the board of trust-
ees are Mrs. A H. Bass, Stewards
Mill; L. S. Winter, Butler; Joe
Bates and Uel Davis, Wortham;
Billie Mac Beene, Donie; Mrs.
Grace Grayson, Teague; H. D.
Whitaker and C. N. Williford,
Fairfield.
FREESTONE COUNTY SHERIFF'S LOG
NOTICE
II I* nlwt the poller •< this
Memorial Day Holiday topped
off late Monday afternoon by
Tommy Bottoms who called
from Dutch’s Stoar, Bi-Stone
community. He had found no-
body keeping store with money
in cash register, so several hours
spent trying to determine what
happened as this not like Dutch.
Statewide alert put out for him
and wife and car that missing
also; relatives and friends at the
scene fearing the worst until
they drove and inquired what
going on. Seems he left in such
a hurry to go to a meeting he
failed to close up properly.
Have had so much business in
this part of county in last few
months am considering setting
up a branch office or going out
some night and moving county
line posts east of Midway and
letting Tombstone have it.
Whole evening not completely
wasted as did locate man wanted
by Leon County Sheriff Royse
Wilson. Man first wanted to
contest trip to bastille; couldn’t
blame him much as been on
several week drunk and near
DTs.
Sheriffs Sale Tuesday morn-
ing on 72 acres of land called
for in deed to help satisfy judg-
ment. Bought by same man who
purchased the 100 acres off same
tract last year. Going price was
$5,000.00.
Deputy, City Marshal and
Limestone County Sheriff to
home in Teague with warrant
for man who gave bad checks.
Advised at the home that the
man not there and later short
search with subject not located.
Heard one of those who made
mistake of taking check not sat-
isfied with way it handled; guess
wanted the doors kicked down
and every bed looked under but
you don’t do those things under
these circumstances as the of-
fenders are not really a danger
to society and wouldn’t have
been able to pass ‘bad checks if
more precaution been used.
Man paid fine and released
Wednesday after selling his car
so he could pay out.
Willard and Herman made it
back for visit Wednesday; this
time they brought company.
Found north of Stewards Mill
with all passed out; said they
working in Leon County and de-
cided to go to Momma Red’s
which is located just north of
Oakwood.
Emergency Corps sponsored
rodeo Friday and Saturday
nights, June 11 and 12. Will be
looking for all you good people
who say they enjoy this little
writeup as for real good cause
for all whether you live in Free-
stone County or not.
Sheriff from Dumas en route
to TDC, Huntsville, with three
prisoner convicts Sunday; put
them in our coop overnight.
Lost my cool Sunday afternoon
when out-of-town lady called
and started eating on me. Said
she called earlier in day for
emergency message to be deliv-
ered to her husband, supposed
to be on construction job In lo-
cality, and he hadn’t called yet
and strongly insinuated he had
not been notified. Adviced her
this was not a message delivery
service but we did so in emer-
gencies strictly as * courtesy sa
there no one else to do it. Mrs.
Gregory then advised that she
went in her personal car to the
job site and gave message to
company men who said they
would tell him. Also told the
lady she better check and be
sure the husband working like
he supposed to be. Kind of dis-
gusting when you do these things
by the hundreds with little
thanks and then one not satisfied
with job after it done.
Still looking for a taker for
the $1,000.00 reward for good in-
formation concerning the murder
at Cotton Gin; guess times not
hard enough yet or conspirators
haven’t fallen out.
Been knowing that Wortham
Police pretty mean but found out
this week he must be some bad
as he over borrowing a dog trap
to catch his own dog with.
Reserve deputy noted for hav-
ing everything needed for any
emergency with him at the time
maintained his record Sunday
afternoon while en route to as
sist Buffalo Constable R. C.
Farmer having car trouble east
of Fairfield on 488. Seems he
ran out of gas but true to form
he just happened to have some
extra with him.
Last standing landmark of
Woodland community—the old
Minyard Harris barn—destroyed
by fire Saturday night. Inter-
esting old building that once
stabled race horses and work
animals of a day gone by.
Couldn’t help reminisce a little
on pleasure trip up old 75 from
Buffalo to Fairfield since Inter-
state 45 opened to traffic. Brought
to mind many experiences and
happenings — some funny, some
sad and foolish, but all human
and different.
POLICE REPORT
One lady hunted me for about
an hour the other day. Her
water was running and she want-
ed me to cut it off at the meter.
I sent the boys up there and
they turned the faucet off. She
wa* turning the thing the wrong
way.
Picked up man and his two
sons, fined $15.00 for cutting-up
in a pickup and the boys were
over 20 years old.
Well, we are getting some
houses started out in Strange
Country, but I’m telling you one
thing, the water is on one side
of the street and the sewer on
the other. They don’t want the
street cut and I’m no gopher, so
I guess they will have to make
a deal with the neighbor across
the street — water for bathroom
privileges.
Had one dude that told Mr.
Jones he was going to see his
lawyer about a ticket. Doggone
if the Highway Patrol didn’t get
him for DWI before he got to his
mouth-piece.
Well, I don’t know what peo-
ple will want me to do next. A
man wanted to know who his
mother could get to get a dead
dog out from under her house.
I told him if I was hia mother,
I would ask my son to get him
out,
B. N. Owens,
Chief of Police
Pee-Wee and Little
League Baseball
Schedules Given
Wortham Lions Pee Wee Base-
ball Schedule is as follows:
Game Time—6:15 p. m.
Friday, June 11—A & C Gro-
cery of Teague, here.
Tuesday, June 15—Await
Wholesale, Fairfield
Friday, June 18—Hugh Reed
of Fairfield, here.
Tuesday, June 29—Hugh Reed
at Fairfield.
Friday, July 2—Owens Contr.
of Teague, here.
Friday, July 9—Aycock Motor
of Teague, here.
Tuesday, July 13—A & C Gro-
cery of Teague, there.
Friday, July 16—Owens Contr.
of Teague, there.
Wortham Lions Little League
Schedule is:
Game Time 8:00 p. m.
Friday, June 11—Boyd Wood
of Teague, here.
Tuesday, June 15—TT&T of
Fairfield, there.
Friday, June 18—Phillpis
of Fairfield, here.
'Friday, June 29—Phillips
of Fairfield, there.
Friday, July 2—Hall’s Freez-
ette, here.
Friday, July 9—City Pharmacy
of Teague, here.
Tuesday, July 13—Boyd-Wood
of Teague, there.
Friday, July 16—Hall’s Freez-
ette at Fairfield.
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TROPHIES—Coach Carl Peters looks over an impressive array
of trophies won by students of Wortham High School this year.
SUCCESSFUL ATHLETIC PROGRAM
AT WORTHAM HIGH DURNG YEAR
By JOHNNY FROST
AND DEBBIE WREN
The students at Wortham have
just completed an outstanding
year of athletic achievement.
The football team started the
string of victories. The team’s
season record of 7-4 was climax-
ed by winning the district champ-
ionship. Led by captains Johnny
Frost, Lawrence Davis, and Roy
Chambers, many of the boys
went on to receive individual
honors. They are as follows:
All District winners—Danny
Frost, Lawrence Davis, Alan
MORE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
TO BE SUBMITTED TO VOTERS IN 1972
By VERN SANFORD
Texas Press Association
AUSTEN.—Legislature In reg-
ular session agreed to submit 14
more proposed constitutional
amendments to voters in Nov-
ember, 1972.
Among major ones is HJR 61,
which would authorize the 1973
Legislature to serve as a consti-
tutional revision convention.
Two others (HJR 58 and HJR
95) would provide for raise in
salaries of legislators (to $8,400)
and
the
1972
Catch-up Program
For Math-Language
Has 24 Students
Superintendent Wayne Poe
■has announced that 24 students
have enrolled in the catch-up
program for math and language
arts. Mrs. J. P. Black is the in-
structor for this program. Four-
teen students have enrolled in
the pre-school program, taught
by Mrs. W. A. Haskins. These
programs will continue
July 2.
Both tne elementary and high
school libraries will be open
through the summer on Wednes-
day morning from 8 to 10 a’clock.
Students wishing to check out
books should go to the office for
assistance.
until
Tent Meeting
Planned in Wortham
By Mexia Church
The Mexia Ross Avenue
Church of Christ will hold a tent
meeting in Wortham on the va-
cant lot three blocks south of
Main Street on Highway 14, June
21 through 25. Services will be
at 8 p. m. each evening.
The evangelist will be Willis
Jemigan. The Medina Home
Chorus will be present Thursday
evening, June 24 to take part in
the services.
Everyone is cordially invited
to attend.
SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
Wortham Men’s Softball Team
schedule for month of June:
Monday, June 14—Groesbeck,
here.
Thursday,
No. 1, there.
Monday, June 21—Fairfield,
here.
Monday, June 28—Mexia
2, there.
June 17—Mexia
No.
CORRECTION
There will be a 12 to 15 centa
per acre achool tax increase on
rural acreage, not 12 to 15 per
cent aa stated in last week’s
Journal.
and lieutenant governor
House speaker (to $22,500).
Other amendments on
general election ballot in
will be:
SJR 1—Providing four-year
terms for governor and other
statewide officials now limited
to two-year terms.
SJR 16—Guaranteeing that no
rights will be abridged because
of sex, race, color, creed or na-
tional origin.
SJR 7—Permitting local gov-
ernments on popular vote to ex-
empt $3,000 of assessed value of
resident homesteads of persons
65 or older from all ad valorem
taxes.
HJR 58—Providing for adver-
tising (twice) of proposed con-
stitutional amendments in clear
concise language in all legal
newspapers in Texas.
HJR 35—Authorizing a tax
exemption for disabled veterans
and a partial exemption for par-
tially-disabled veterans.
HJR 57—Permitting county
commissioners to reduce the
county permanent school fund
and provide for payment of
money to independent and com-
mon school districts on a per-
scholastic basis.
SJR 29—Providing that state
employees can serve on non-pay-
ing school boards and city gov-
erning bodies without forfeiting
state pay.
SJR 20—ExemDting soil and
water conservation district di-
rectors from dual office-holding
prohibitions.
HJR 61—Relating to rates of
interest to be borne by bonds.
HJR 41—Requiring that jus-
tices of the peace be compensat-
ed on salary basis.
HJR 31—Abolishing Lamar
County hospital district.
Texas Jobless Rate
Drops in April
AUSTIN. (TP A)—Number of
unemployed in the state decreas-
ed 6,000 during April to 181,000,
Texas Employment Commission
reports.
TEC said the jobless rate was
only 3.8 percent of the total la-
bor force, thus the decline may
signal a “possible end to the
doldrums of the past year.”
Mid-April figure was identical
with December, 1970 and con-
sidered probably the lowest of
the year.
Thirteen labor areas reported
improvements. Austin enjoyed
the lowest rate of unemployment
in the state—1.8 per cent of labor
force.
Carter, Joe West, Mark Collier,
Paul Goolsby, Carl Morgan,
Johnny Frost.
All State winners—Paul Gools-
by and Alan Carter. Special
Awards—Most Valuable Back,
Paul Goolsby; Most Valuable
Lineman, Alan Carter; Heart
Award, Norris Buchmeyer and
Neal Davis.
The winning way went right
on as Wortham High School went
to basketball. The girls finished
the season with a 24-4 record
and were District Co-Champs.
They also won two first place
trophies at the Bynum and Daw-
son tournaments. Outstanding
players who received All-Tourn-
ament awards were Debbie Wren
(Bynum and Dawson) and Connie
Baker (Bynum and Dawson).
The girls who made the All-
District Team were Connie Bak-
er, Debbie Wren, Lou Thomas
and Marsha McLelland.
The boys also posted a fine
basketball record of 20-6. They
won first place in the Bynum
tournament and third places in
the Fairfield and Frost tourna-
ments. All tournament winners
were Lawrence Davis, Bynum;
Joe West, Bynum and Frost;
Reuben Randell, Fairfield. Joe
West and Alan Carter received
All District honors.
The track season brought oth-
er honors to the school. The
team won the Wortham Track
Meet, outstanding honors going
to Mark Collier, Lawrence Davis,
Tim Gordon, Lynn Davis, Stan-
ley Chatman, Joe Louis, Mike
Goodwin, Vernon Busby, Reu-
ben Randall, E. J. Chambers and
Joe West. Winning medals at
the All-District Meet were Mark
Collier, Stanley Chatman, Mal-
colm Brooks, Paul Goolsby and
Vernon Busby. Stanley Chat-
man went on to the Regional
Meet in the 220 yard dash and
the 100 yard dash. Mark Collier
went to Region in high-jump.
Chatman received second place
in the 220 at Region and went
to Austin for the State Meet.
The girls had a track team this
year for the first time. Those
winning medals in the District
Meet were Connie Baker,
Frances Hogan, Cindy Bates and
Ivory Freeman.
For the third straight year the
Baseball Team won the District
Championship. The record for i
the past three years is 20 and 0
in District play. This season's
record was 15-3.
The Varsity teams won a total
of 66 games this year and lost
only 16. The Junior High teams
also had a real fine record this
year with no losses in football
and only 5 in basketball.
Charlene LeFevre
Presented Coveted
Roadrunner Award
(Editor’s Note: Following is an
article which appeared in the
Dallas Automobile Club maga-
zine about Charlene LeFevre.
former editor of The Wortham
Journal.)
Mrs. Charlene LeFevre has
won the coveted “Roadrunner
Award” presented by the Texas
Highway Department.
The Award is presented to one
AAA Counselor in Texas each
year. Charlene faced stiff com-
petition from other long-time
AAA Counselors in winning this
award.
Of the long list of require-
ments to win the Roadrunner
Award, here are a few:
A superior knowledge of high-
ways, points of interest, and
places to see in Texas and
around the Nation.
Possess a gracious manner
with members and establish a
rapport conducive to mutual un-
derstanding and congeniality.
Have a healthy attitude toward
fellow employees, be concerned
with their well-being and pro-
mote harmony among them.
All these are absolute neces-
sities — plus many more desir-
ables!
And those who know Charlene
LeFevre know she has them all
and many more. Charlene came
to the Dallas Automobile Club in
early 1967. Her background was
journalism. She began as a
Travel Counselor and progressed
to Assistant Manager and later
to Manager, the position she
holds now.
We’re sure everyone at the
Dallas Auto Club and all the
member who have met Charlene
will agree with Mr. C. E. Swal-
well, Chairman of the Board,
when he says: "We are very
proud of Mrs. LeFevre for win-
ning this award. R could not
have gone to a more deserving
person.”
NOTICE
Memorial services will be held
at Woodland Cemetery Sunday,
June IS. All Interested persons
are invited to attend.
Funeral Services
Wednesday For
Spurgeon Calame
Funeral services for Spurgeon
Calame were held Wednesday at
10:30 p.m. in the First Baptist
Church. Mr. Calame, son at the
late Jub Calame and Kate Keel-
ing Calame, was bom October 1,
1909. He died Monday, June 7
at his home in Fairfield.
Services were conducted by the
Rev. Loyd Sansom, pastor of the
First United Methodist Church
assisted by the Rev. Thomas
Gray, pastor of the Fairfield
Methodist Church.
Burial was in Wortham City
Cemetery under the direction of
Walker Funeral Home.
Mr. Calame, a native of Wor-
tham, was a member of the First
Baptist Church. He was an aud-
itor and accountant and served
as auditor for Housing and Ur-
ban Development for 32 years
and 5 months. He retired from
that position July 31, 1970.
Mr. Calame helped secure the
first low income housing for
Wortham and the first apart-
ments were named “Cal”, the
name by which he was known
to his co-workers in HUD. He
taught school at Rushing from
1929 to 1934 before going into
government service.
Survivors include h:s wife,
Maurine. of Fairfield, and three
sisters, Mrs. Jesse Mae Hill of
Corsicana, Mrs. Lucille Wood-
ruff of Dallas, and Mrs. Peggy
Jones of Wortham.
Pallbearers were Dr. J. H.
Keller. Jr.. E. A. Strange, Jr.,
W W. Odom. Dr. Harold R.
Moore. Pat Hamilton, Wayne
Crisman. D. S. Elliott and Can-
non Await.
MH-MR Grants
Are Approved
AUSTIN. (TPA) — Board of
Mental Health and Mental Re-
tardation approved $260,795 in
supplemental grants for improv-
ing MH-MR facilities.
Grants went to Abilene Area
MH-MR Board of trustees, $34,-
581; Bell County, $15,000; Dal-
las County, $26,593; Lubbock
County, $10,000; Midland, $13,- AUSTIN (TPA1 A new 1 a w
176; Austin-Travis County, $43,- AUSTIN (TPA) A
100; Galveston County. >12.020; V™**
Brownwood, $5,000; Nueces
Air Emission
Permits Now Needed
County, $10,000
County, $125,00.
and Harris
TEXAS PLANS TRADE
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY
AUSTIN. (TPA)—State Indus-
trial Commission officials are in
Munich, Germany, to promote
development of international
trade for Texas.
ning to construct or modify a
facility which may emit air con-
taminates muat get a construct-
ion permit from the Air Control
Board.
If a construction permit is
granted, the facility must also
have a permit to operate before
going into actual operation.
Air Control Board will form-
ulate procedures for implement-
ation of the permit systim.
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