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STEPHENVILLE EMPIRE-TRIBUNE, STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS
■FRIDAY, JANUARY 28,«1Mi
Pittsburg GMf Says ’59 selden
W By JOAN C. JORGENSON "*■ * t '
Failures Bought Flag
By PRANK ECK
PITTSBURGH tfl — Joe L.
Brown, one of baseball's youngas^
general mane tears ever to come up
with a world’* champion, believe*
the Pittsburgh Pirate* can repeat
in' the 1661 National League pen-
naqjt race.
a team that can repeat,"
the 4S-y#*r-o!d Pittsburgh execu
tive told this writer. “Some people
said our pitching was thin and
that we had po slugger*. Still,
check the statistics and you can
see we did rather well in pitching
and hitting.”
The Pirate* actually dominated
the NL In hitting their .276 team
mark leading Milwaukee by 11
point*. They ware sixth in homer*
with 120 but still topped the cir-
cuit with 784 runs scored and had
four more total bases than Mil-
waukee, even with its sluggers.
The Bucs also led in runs hatted
in with 660, sight more than the
Braves.
In pitching, the Pirates were
third in complete games end in
the earned run department Their
fine defense Was one of the stick-
outs in their seven-game series
conquest of the Yankees. They
Md in double plays with 163 end
wars only a fraction of a point
behind Lea Angeles in team fleld-
ing.
power
accedes, “but in the other parks [ cer to play short, where he be-
we hit welL Our top RBI man, j longs.
Hoberto Clemente, drove In only j “Plage are won on team bal-
04 runs, but put our first baseman | ance, and wc had It. We don’t have
{Dick Stuart and Rocky Kelso*) an assy mark In the lineup. The
series proved that with Bill Ma-
zergiki deciding everything with a
Two of his other extra
together and you find at that Spbt
ws got 30 homers and 118 runs
batted in.
“I ; think we really won the
pennant in 1969. In 1068 we
played fine ball from July on and
finished second. Most of the beys
seemed to go through the motions Shantz. This little left hander
in 1969. They finished fourth. - most cost us that seventh
When 1960 started I think they I recall how ha got 12 straight
were determined to offset that j men in relief and bow he shut off
poor year. Their desire seemed to (three possible rallies with double
return. Psllows who never hit to play balls."
home run.
base bits helped win two other
games.
“Our tollof pitching waa a big
thing, and now w* have
Sunday was such a nice day,
sunshine for a change, yet cold
enough for a coat to feel good. It
seems so good to see the grass
putting out, little spots of green
here and there.
Visitors in the Pleasant Dill
Church 8unday were Mrs. Clark
Pendleton and son, Mra. T. B.
Kipper, Mrd. Sam Well’* sifter,
Ms. and Mra. Simon Jorgenson.
The chufeh now has a young
Mra. E. T. Tennyson, another
brother all of Cisco. Than they
visited Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Wright, a sister of W. A. who had
been ill. On the way home, they
stopped to see a brother of Mrs.
Tennyson’s at Eastland, Mr. and
Mrs. S. B. Jones who had been
very ill but is better. Mrs. T. J.
Bailey of StephenviUe visited in
the Tennyson home one day last
week.
Mrs. T. W. Hatchett and Miss
Doris Weir, visited Mrs. Lonnie
Air Force Test*
Now Available
people’* chpir of Which everyone r»rey Sunday evening.
“W# had less
in Pitts-
right field with a man on base hit
to right Reid. They seemed deter-
mined to make up for that off
year. Yea, 196# waa an eye opener
to them.
“We could be involved in a five
team race this year but I must
respect Milwaukee and St. Louis.
Remember Hank Aaron hit 63
points below his 1969 average! If
ha can come back to .366 and Wes
Covington's knee and heel hold up,
the Braves could be rough, eapeci-
aly with a new shortstop W Roy
McMillan) and a new second oase-
man (Prank, Bolling), obtained in
winter trades.
“The Cards ' became a better
club after we traded Manuel
Javier. He played well at second
burgh than moat ciubh," Brown 1 and that deal enabled Daryl Spen-
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Mrs. Billy Hampton and son,! their daughter and husband, Mr.
Billy Ray, visited in San Antonio ’ and Mrs. Jerry Locklin of Fort
with her daughter, Mr*. Leo Hank. } Worth. Mrs. Locklin is the former
ins and family. Mr. Hankins if. Miss Yvonne Alsup and she is
stationed at Lackland Air Force presently working with a life in-
Base with the Air Force. surance company in Fort Worth.
_ | Her husband is associated with
ay balls."
The pirates ran the least of
any team in the National League
last season, hut they certainly ran
off with the NL flag, finishing
seven gams* ahead of Milwaukee-
“No,” Brown concludes. “6 don’t
think any Pirate played over bis
head. I think they just played up
to their potential. That’s why I
think we can. repeat."
LINGLEVILLE
By MRS. GEORGIA EDDLEMAN
sunshine
Huckabay Singing
There will be a gospel singing
held ft the Huckabay Church of
Christ, January 22, at 2:30 p.m.
according to an announcement by
Min. Douglas LeCroy, minister.
This is an area-wide singing held J
monthly by Churches of Christ, he
pointed out and several special
singing groups will be present.
All are invited to attend.
the Fort Worth and Denver Rail-
road lines.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Clements
and Mr. and Mr*. Roy Stafford
were in Fort Worth Sunday where
they visited Mr. and Mrs. John
Wilkins who make the hr home in
that city. Friends of Mr. Wilkins
regret to learn that he has been
seriously ill in Harris Hospital
and continues to take treatment
Gueets l i the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Ogan during the re-
cent holidays were their son and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Ogan
We are having soma
after so much rain.
Church services war* well at-
tended Sunday at the Emanuel
Baptist Church. Tha pastor, Rev.
Ron Harpster, has moved to the
parsonage. We welcome them to
our community.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gryder and
Mrs. Joan Farmer of Bunyan at-
tended church at the Emanuel
Baptist Church Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mack Wiley
and son, Mike of Fort Worth vis-
ited over the weekend with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wiley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Painter of
Lubbock visited over the weekend
with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Jeff Edgmon.
is very proud. Next Sunday thsy
are going to begin a young Adult
Sunday School Clast, beginning
age will he 21 on up, including the
young married people of the
church. A quartet. Jim Walsworth,
A. Cronk, Mra. Margaret McEl-
roy, and Mrs. Simon Jorgenson,
sang a special.
The Jorgensons visited Mr. and
Mra. Malcom La# Saturday even-
ing. Lee's new home is coming
along nicely with Malcom and
family doing all wark.
Mr. and Mra. Simon Jorgenson
and Mra. M. Cllrkscale* attended
a 42 party at th* Glen Willi* horn#
in Stephsmville, Saturday night.
Sunday p.m. they visited Mr. and
Mrs. Elsie Pate. Visitinr also ire re
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Christian and
family of Clairette.
Mary Wyly spent the weekend
with her mother, Mrs. H. A. Wyly
who is bedfast.
Mr. and Mra. Eddie Wyly spent
Sunday with thair son and family,
Mr. and Mra. Charles Wyly of
Walnut Springs.
Mr. and Mra. Lewis Wyly and
family spent Sunday with their
daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Mshrin Tarpley of Lipam.
Mr. and Mra. Mayhon Dunn and
ton were In Fort Worth Saturday.
Grady Wyly and Kay Fulcbsr
visited Mr. and Mrs. Billie Ed
Koonsman and son Thursday
night.
P. H. Mayfield, mother of
Mrs. Ira Noland, brother, Cecil,
| and aunt, Mrs. Elmer Moore visit-
| td in the Noland home Wednesday
! night. For Sunday dinner there
J were Mrs. Len Moncrief, Mr. and
: Mrs. James Noland and family
of Amarillo. and Mis* Grace Ogan.
Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Mann and i r,, ,, ,, , , *», if* 4,,
of Bo.umont, Mr. '
Mr,. H.rt Mr. jjj, „d w. ,„d,ord
Mrs. Carl McCleakey, Mra. Bill I and UtUe ,on Brad ^ Beaumont
Johnaon, Mrs. Travis Johnson and who ls a fomer
Mrs. Thomas Costs visited ! and Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Law-
Tuesday with her aunt, Mv.- T. A.' son. The Nolands hsve completed
Gage, who is in the Stephenrille 1 their new dairy barn. Jerry Sch-
hospital with a broken hip. We rimsher helped build it. They will
wish for her a speedy recovery. I milk about 30 cows and plan to
We are sorry to report Mr. begin operation about February
1st. Wish you all the luck folks in
little son, Joel of Rising Star.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Mr. E. M. Apple was admitted
to the hospital on Tuesday for me-
ter pastor hare spent
Thursday night In the home d
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Kelley. ~
Mrs. Marie Dieson, and two
! children were dinner guests Suh-
1 day with har sitter; Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Eddleman at School Hill.
Jack Hare of School Hilt and
there. Attending physicians be-
dical treatment. Mr. Apple makes j Mr. and Mrv Pregton Eddleman
lieve his condition is improved to
some extent, but have said that
he probably will require medical
attention for several months in
th* future. Before moving to Fort
Worth Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins made
their home here where he was en-
gaged in the farm implement bus-
ing** and later handling a popular
Una Of refrigerated air condition-
ing systems. ~
Goorge Black, resident engineer
for the State Highway Depart-
ment, is well pleased with the
progress that U being made on
the task of securing right-of-way
his home on Route 3,' StephenviUe.
Mrs. Mollie Mullican entered
the hospital on Tuesday for medi-
cal care. Mrs. Mullican Uvea on
Route 1, Comanche, Texas.
Mr. C. C. Hallmark, of Stephen-
ville, entered the hospital on
Tuesday for surgery.
Mr. and Mra, Marshall
ens are the parents of
Steph-
» seven
pound, eight ounce baby boy born
in the StephenviUe Hospital A
Clinic on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.
for the loop highway that is pro- Stephens, who have not decided
posed on the southern outskirts
of the city. Mr. Black believes the
project la well up to schedule on
its timing and that the contract
mM be ready for bids the latter
part of 196,1. Tha total amount in-
volved in the project is estimated
to total about $600,000.
V-
Mrs. James C. Farmer and Miss
WyaftM AndgrsM hove cimfiltk
aif plans to be in Dallas Sunday
* mday where they will buy
'idlsa (Or the Cox store
both are veteran employees,
Will return to th* clty^Mon-
night.
on-a name for their son .also hava
a daughter, Dereece. The Steph-
ens live in StephenviUe.
Greg Fanning was admitted to
the hospital on Tuesday for treat-
ment of a fractured leg. Greg
lives with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Fanning, on Route 4,
StephenviUe.
Bob, Herrin, president of the
Tajas Country Club, has called a
general meeting of all members
for Friday night, January 20th,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ed Thompson
ar« the parents of an eight pound
baby boy born Tuesday. Mr. and
Mrs. Thomspon, who live at 626
Tarleton, StephenviUe, have de-
cided on the name Paul Edwin for
their first child.
and Miles all were in San Angelo,
Saturday night to visit their.aunt
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. George
Neil, Mrs. Neil has been 111.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond May-
Held of Fort Worth visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. May-
field over the weekend.
Mrs. Maudie Philips had the
misfortune early Friday morning
to break her leg. We hop* for h*r
the best of everything.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hieksy visit-
ed her father, Sam McMahan, and
her sister, Mrs. Grety Hanson at
Breckenridge, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Condy Gordon
went to the StephenviUe hospital
Friday to see their little grand-
son, Rex.
Tom Sitton returned home Sat-
urday after a long stay in the
hospital. - .
Mrs. M. M. Cox and Mrs. Marie
Chisum both of StephenviUe visit-
ed Sunday with Mrs. Lula Chisum
of Lowell who is quite ill.
tff. and Mrs. Ansel Moss re-
turned home Saturday after one
visit with their children m
Mrs. Carey taught a Sunday
School Class at the Baptist church.
We wish to welcome some neW
friends and - neighbor* into our
community. Mr. and Mrs. Jay
Currier have bought the old Han-
nah Stona home. They plan to do
a complete job for both outside
and insid* of the house. Mrs. Cur.
lied works in the sewing room in
Dublin. ’’ -
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hudson and
bays visited Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Taylor who now live on the Alex-
ander road. The Jorgenson’s
bought their place on the Hico
highway.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Childress
now have a phone which is 6-2197.
Neighbors and friends give her a
call.
Mr. and Mra. Billie Gray and
children spent the weekend visit-
ing friends and relatives at Rotan.
Miss Betty Park also went with
them. They also visited Billie’s
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Gray. They had not had gen*
oral rains out there as we have
had down this way.
Mr. and Mrs. Billis Ed Koons-
man and son spent the day with
her mother and father, Mr. and
Mrs. P. D. Park.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Childress
have gotten a new roof on their
house.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stelnman
of Waco visited her mother and
father, Mr. and. Mrs. Marshall
Kay. Mrs. Kay who hurt her hand
badly last week is better but sh*
is learning to be left handed now.
Mr. and Mrs. J.~A. Hudson have
sold thair farm to Dr. and Mrs.
N. T. Mulloy, 1791 W. Frey. Mr.
Hudson has the place leased from
them for the rest of the year. So
we won’t lose therm as friends
and neighbors. They also plan to
buy again somewhere in or around
StephenviUe.
Marking an Innovation in giv-
ing U. 8. Air Fere* tests, th* Air
Force is bringing the tests to Ste-
phenville for the benefit of young
men and young women of this
area instead of having the young
men and young women make a trip
to Fort Worth to take tha tests,
T/8gt. David F. Bell, recruiter
for th* Air Force Recruiting Ser-
vice, announced Wednesday morn-
ing. —
Sergeant Bell said th* Ammons
qualification examination and th*
cadet screening test will be given
at • a.m. Friday In th# district
courtroom of th* Erfcth County
courthouse for thos* eligible to
tako the teats.
Mon must bo between the ago*
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SMe CAPITOL
AUSTIN, Tox. — T*x*.’ #7th
Legislature began on a not# that’*
likely to continue for some time —
difficulty over money.
Many House members felt their
colleagues had mad* *n awkward
Down the road mr* even more
fireworks as tho legislature
searches for $200,000j)00-plua to
tako care of the wants of other
state agencies sod oervice*.
Turman Speaker — Farmers and
start • in
awkward situation
of 17 and 27, inclusive, to take th*
Ammons
test and women must bo
between tha ages of 18 and 27,
inclusive. The women must be high
school graduate#, Sergeant Boll
said. The cadet screening teat is
for men between the ages of 19
and 26H.
Sergeant Boll said young men
and young women of this area who
wish to take th* toata can call at
the offico of District Clark Grady
Daniel* and laave their names or
they can'telephone hi* office and
leave their names.
HELPFUL ARREST
TOLEDO, Ohio 141 — A helping
hand turned into the long arm of
the law for one Toledo motorist.
Police Sgt. Robert Louts saw
the motorist pushing a* stalled car
to the curb and offered assistance.
Then he noticed th* license plate
was that of a car stolen a few
minutes earlier. The young man
who liad been pushing the vehicle
was charged with auto theft.
when they voted themselves salary
raises as th* first item af bus-
iness. House voted 9T-to-4l to pul
into effect th* $4,800 a year legis-
lative salaries mad* possible when
the people approved s constitu-
tional amendment last November.
Objector* were quick to point
out that (1) th* state Rfnaral re-
venue fund waa at tl»l moment
$86,249,9kl in th* rod and (*)
many lawmakers campaigned on
nn “oeonomy in government” plat-
form.
Rep. Raymond Bertram of New
Braunfels said he felt th* people
would rather legislators take oare
of teacher salary raise# and medi-
cal assistance for the aged before
spending extra money on them-
selves.
H. B. 1, the legislative salary
and expense bill, would divert some
$2,600,000 from the cigarette tax
and drivers license funds. Money
had td be ‘found,” since the gen-
eral revenue fund, as fast as it
comes In, hss to be used to pay the
state’s “hot checks.”
Former Army Private
New VA Administrator
John S. Gleason, Jr. designated mending Officer of the 86th In-
by President-elect John F. Ken-
nedy on January 13, 1961, to be-
come head of’ the Veterans Ad-
ministration, combines an exten-
sive background in business with
a long-time interest in veterans
and military affairs.
fantry Division, Army Reserve.
Resuming his career in The.
First National Bank of Chicago
it. 1946. he was elected an officer
of the bank and is presently ser-
ving as a vice-president. He also
I is president of the Chicago Heli-
Dlsmissals from the hospital on
«$ 8:00 o’clock. Mr. Herrin said Tuesday included: Mrs. L. E. Old-
that several important items of I ham, Garland; Mrs. Harry Deav-
business would be up for discus-1 Bluff Dale; Mrs. Ellen Geren,
sion including the election of of- Rex Gordon, Mrs. Pearl Turley, of
fleers for the coming year. He has j StephenviUe.
urged all members to be present
Mr. and Mra. Lyle Lovelace of
Gainesville and their three chil-
dren paid a brief visit to her aunt,
FIRST MEETING
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.
Juris Janson met Juris
un —
Jansen
Mrs. J. T. Darby, Friday evening, 1 for tho first time on the Indiana
anroute to Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. | University campus, where both
Lovelace and children will return are freshmen. Both are 1$, born
this 8unday afternoon for a tong- 1 in Riga, Latvia; came to Indiana
er visit In the Darby home.
Weekend guests in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Alsup are
in 19(1 and live in th* asm* dor-
mitory. The parents of on* of th*
boys now live in Indianapolis; and
the others in Anderson, Ind.
EVERGREEN HD CLUB STUDIES
“MEAL TIME NUTRITION” TALK
The Bvorgrooa Home Demon- were served to Mmos. Leon Fob**,
Stratton Club mot in the home of R. D. Adams, N. 8. Johnston, W.
Mrs. J. W. Boas*, Friday after-1E. Millar, Parry, Hugo Schmidt
noon with Mrs. Deane Valentine, and to guests, Mrs. Valentins, and
county home demonstration agont. Mmes. F. W. Boase, D. L. Brad-
bringing the program. Har topic shew, J. J, Jarrett and little
was “Meal Time Nutrition and
Food for Fitness.”
The roil call was answered by
the members *» “My most tr#a-
ourod keepsake.” Cake and coffee
misses Mary Loo Parry
| Sarah Elaine Sohmidt.
Th* next masting will ba held
87 In tha homo of Mra. C. C-
pz
weak
Colorado.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Hallmark
Visited Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. Ezra Hallmark of Ste-
phenviUe.
Mr. and Mra. Loy Hare and
Patricia visited Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hare
at School Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Eddleman
and Miles visited Sunday night
with Mr .and Mrs. Jobnni* Ellison
of Stephenvill*.
Mr. and Mrs. Light Sanders and
children of Fort Worth are visit-
ing his brother this week with Mr.
Deward Sanders.
Jimmy Tarver of Brown wood is
home this weok with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Terror.
Tom Brown has boon a patient;
for tha past week in th* Gorman
hospital. W* hop* h* will soon be
at home again.
Mra .James of StephenviUe vis-
ited her son and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Jos Jamas, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrones Bays
and family msvad to StephenviUe
Friday of last weak. We regret
very much losing them from ttie
community.
LIPAN HOMECOMING
All former students of Upon
High School ar* invited to the
schools homecoming which will be
held Saturday Jan. 88. (tapper
will be served at 6 p.m. on the
28th. price* ar* 1.00 for adults
and 60 cents for children. Tickets
ere available from Mrs. W. H.
Jtaldrso, Upon. A basketball
~ ‘ ' 8:30.
game will,be flayed at 8:
your new undertaking. Dairying
is one of the main sources of in-
come in this community as well as
most of the whole county.
January '20th it Texas Arbor
Day, international trae-plantipg
day. Many garden dubs will tdfc*
part in this custom of planting
trees on that day. First Arbor Day
was In 1872 in Nebraska. A mil-
lion trees were planted that day to
replace trees that had fallen to
the pioneer’s axes for building log
cabins, fire wood and clearing
land. Why not each individual do
the same on this day, putting out
flowering shrubs, roses, shade
trees or fruit trees! It adds much
to your home and gt the same time
helps to continue this wonderful
custom.
Mrs. Wayne Garner visited her
slater, Hr*. Dorothy Reed of Htec
and- her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Roberson of Clairette
Thursday a.m. ■- J
A pink and blue shower was
given Mrs. Max Chambers last j
Friday in the home of Mrs. Wayne-1
Garner. Present ware: Mmes: L.
B. Chamber*, Mattie Aycoek, How-
ard, Shelton and daughter, Jim- i
mis Tarver and daughter, Claudle
Meadors, Ann Riley and son, out j
of town. Selden — Mmes. Will
Hatchett, Jerry Schrimsher, Gar- 1
vin Woods, Gale Stephen*, May-I
hon Duonand son, J. D. Garner,
Mias Suale Moxiey and Fay* Gar-
ner. Hosts* sea were: Mmes.
Wayne Garner, Ira Noland, Jamas
nd mad Clarence Noland
Mayfield Opens
Used Car Agency
long been
active in veteran organisation
work. Starting aa a Post Com-
mander in 1946, he held increas-
ingly important posts In the
American Legion culminating In
Mr. Gleaaon, Chicago’ Banking copter Airways.
Executive and a combat veteran Mr. Gleason has
of World War II, ia scheduled to
becofne the sixth Veterans Admin-
istration Chief since that indepen-
dent agency waa established by
law in 1930. At age 46 he will be
. the youngest man ever to hold tho hi* election as National Coramau-
Returning to Stephetfrille after title of Administrator of Veteran.) der of that Organization on Sept-
a 28 year absence is Cecil MayTI Affair*: ember 19, 1967. Ha. ia a member
field, who is currently operating , of the State of Illinois Veteran*
Mayfield’s Used Cars on East In hia new position, Mr. Gleason Commission, and a member of the
Washington. Will be in charge of about 172,000 Veterans of Foreign War. and the
Mayfield, v a native of the employees in an agency that has American Veteran# of World War
Clairette area, grew up in this j annual expenditures of about $6- jj ,
1 bj1llion: and responsibility for He WM enxa(r4H, lp mnr civic
administering laws applying to
teachers have on* of their own,in
one of the most important of state
offices.
Rep. Jams* Turman of Gober
was elected Speaker of tho House
by a vote of 88-t*-68. Rop. Wade
Spilman of McAllen, whoa* sup-
port was largely from conserva-
tive House members, waa the los-
ing candidate.
Turman and his family operate
s 103-acr# farm in Fannin Coun-
ty. He i| a former grads school
teacher and worked his way to a
doctor of philosophy dogros in ,
education. For a time ba waa as- >
siatent to th* president of Texas
Women’s University at Denton.
As Speaker, Turman's first big
job is appointing House commit-
toes, due to go into action about
January 23. By his selection*, he
can influence to a considerable de-
gree how certain legislation will
be handled.
Senator Roberta Honored —
Sen. Ray Roberta of McKinney
is president pro tempore of tha
Senate fer the present session.
His job, largely honorary, ia to
preaide over th* Senate in th# ab-
sence of the lieutenant governor.
Also, h# is second in line of suc-
cession to the governorship. By
tradition, during each president
pro tern's term, tha governor and
lieutenant governor leave the
state so the senate president can
serve as “governor for a day.”
Senatpr Roberta, a World War
II Naval hero, is a farmer and
realtor.
Grist For Th# Mill — Texas
Legislative Council, an influen-
tial joint House-Senate study
group, will offer a mass of pro-
posals for news legislation.
Among recommendations: '
1. Some streamlining, but not
a wholesale re-writing of th* state
constitution. Thia will b# a dis-
appointment to groups working
for step* toward a new constitu-
tional convention. ,
2. Limitations on th* annexation
power* of cltiea and town*.
$. Increased fadHtiee for juve-
nile guidance and cars, including
a horn* for depenednt Negro chil-
dren, facilities for mentally ill
juveniles and regional training
centers for delinquent youths.
4. Higher minimum coverage
requirement* for automobile in-
■luranee. Present minimum ia 86.-
— | and charitable activities in the
eligible beneficiaries , among the Chlca are, including Chairman- j M0. A raise to $10,000 or $20,000
nation* 22,000,000 veteran, and ,hip of. Committee Membership
.their dependents. for the Red Croas.| Chicago
As Administrator of yeterans Youth Found.tion> 0|r| Scout, of
Affairs, hi. responsibilities will Chica(f0j Uniu,d Cerebral PaUy.
include administration of the G1
and the National ConfeVoncs of on investmcnt~bT~the pomXMpt
was suggested.
Another study group, a special
Senate committee, recommends re-
moval 06 some of the restriction*
timer
nsura^n^^ogram M^ing moro Christians and Jews. He also aer- ithool fund. It suggests inveat-
the President’s Committee j men’s in corporate securities and
'fe £
f J
CECIL MAYFIELD
Noland
Rax
Carey who was home for
th* weekend was not able to n-
turn to college because of a bad
cold. .
Visitors in th* Baptist Church ,
Sunday were the grandchildren.
Debra and Rodney, of Mr. and Mrs.
B. D. Waldrop.
Note
At the next monthly meeting of
the Triangle Club, there will be a
42 tournament given in the school
room next to the cafeteria. Every-
orea and will be remembered as
the son of the late Mr. Parris
Mayfield and Mrs. Parris May-
fieid, who still lives here.
His wife, the former Miss Adeie
Koonsman, will join him here
ihortly. Mrs. Mayfield’s parents
ware the late Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Koonsman of Duffau.
After leaving here 25 years
ago, Mayfield wal in the oil busi-
ness for 15 years and the past 10
years has been associated with
auto dealerships in Fort Worth.
During the latter period he ami
Mrs. Mayfield have made their
home in North Richland Hills
than 6,000,000 veterans holding
policies with a face value of over |
*4$-bniioh; operation of the lar-
gest Medical Program in the
United States .consisting of 170
Veterans Administration H o s-
pitals and more than 80 clinics;
conduct of a Gi Loan Program
which has provided home loans
for more than 5,000,000 veterans,
and a GI Bill Education Program
which so far has given training to
seme 10,000,000 veterans, and ad-
ministration of a Compensation
and Pension Program providing
| payments on behalf of more than
j 4,000,000 veterans.
Mr. Gleason was born in Chic-
1 ago on February 11, 1915, attend-
ed Georgetown Preparatory School
in— Washington, D-. -C. nnd was
graduated from the University of
| of the University of Notre Dame,
and th* Advisory Committee tot
Loyola Uiiivorsity of Chicago.
The new Administrator and his
wife, Mary Jana, live at 786
Sheridan Road, Winnetk*. Illinois.
They hava six son* — Jack 17,
Dan 13, Dick 11, Tom 9, Dave 7,
and Marty 4.
spend a certain amount for toy*., a ,ot of flihinr and hunting”
games, books for the children who intendl! to buil
come with their parents. There
is also a room for the children to
play and there will be someone to
supervise them. This will be com-
munity and family night, let’s us
all come and enjoy it. Refresh-
ment# will be served.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Koonsman
visited brother Ed at Iredell. He
is much improved and has gone
home. Mr. and Mrs. Scottie Pair
and children visited Sunday avan-
with Charlie and Emmett
g for supper.
as good to look out and see
a line of clothes drying in the
sunshine. Will say th* automatic
washer and dryer sure to nice
when we have such rainy, cold bad
weather, but nothing makes a
wash look snowy white and gives
it that fresh smell Ilk* sunshine
does.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Tennyson
■pant the day Sunday and had
diAlter with Mr. and Mrs. O. H.
Tennyson, brother, also Mr. and
ipg wi
staying
It Ws
their Fort
perty.
build a home on
Worth highway pro-
SCHOOL MENU
January 2$ - 27
Monday — Apple-meat balls,
creamed potatoes, carrot - cabbage
salad, hot rolls, butter, steamed
prunes and milk.
Tuesday—Beef stew with vege-
tables (potatoes, carrots, toma-
toes, beans), cheeao toast, date-
spice cake and milk.
Wednesday — Barbecued wain-
era, steamed cabbage, buttered
carrots, corn broad muffins, but-
ter, fruit J#ll-0 and milk.
Thursday — Turkey pie, green
beans, cranberry sauce, yellow
corn, buttered French bread,
grapefruit sections and milk.
Friday — Salmon croquettes,
baby lima boons, canned tomato,
bread muffins, butter, date j mas
Notre Dame in 1986. He engaged
in post-graduate study at the
Harvard University School of
Business Administration, and the
University of Wisconsin School of
Banking.
In 1941, h* interrupted his busi-
ness carser with the First Nation-
al Bank of Chicago to onllst in
the army aa a private. By tha and
of World War II he waa a Lieu-
tenant-Colonel and a veteran of
combat campaigns in Now Guinea,
The Marshall Island and Th*
Philippines. His military decora-
tions and awards Include the Sil-
ver Star, Soldiers Msdal, Legion
of Merit, Bronx* Star with two
oak leaf clusters, and th# Philip-
pines Legion of Honor.
After World War II, he helped
reorganise th* Illinois National
Guard, and became a Colonel In
1960. Ho was promoted to th*
rank of Brigadier-General in the
Army Reserve in 1966, and to
Major-General In 1958 aa
Maggie Poteet Circle
Meeting in Home of
Mrs. Reecie Jones
Th* Maggie Poteet Circle of
First Methodist Church met Jan.
16 in the horn* of Mrs. Reecie
Jones, a short business, meeting
opened the session.
Mu. Hugh McCIsikey
first study from “Basic Christian
Beliefs." Th* film “Th* World’*
Great Religions” was shown. The
meeting was closed with prayer.
During the social hour which
followed refreshments were ser-
ved to Mmes. Voyle Billingsely,
Aril* Brown, Bras Cole, 8. J.
Cook, Zeddie Edgar, Burl Lawr-
ence, Charles Hadderton, A. B.
Hutchison, Autis McMahan, Hugh
McClaskey, R. T. Norwood, Hay-
den Pittman, J. R. Purdom and
Sid Pilgrim by the hostess.
real estate mortgages, guaranteed
by th* federal government.
College Bid Rejected — Com-
mission on Higher Education does
not favor making Del Mar Collage
ih Corpus Christ! a senior College-
Commission (iss agreed to ttudy
requests for senior college status
and state support for Pan Amer-
ican College at Edinburg and San
Angslo College.
On Del Mar, th* Commission
vill make its negative rocommsn-
lation to the Legislature which
*111 have the final say. In th*
past, the Legislature ha* approv-
ed more such requests than the
Commission.
New State Bulling — COn-
NO INFLUENCE
INDIANAPOLIS <fl — Judge
M. Walter Belf of Marion County
Superior Court handed his bailiff
a broken fountain pen and a slip
of paper.
Of tho
•aid:
pan, tha Judge
"Please have thia fixed.”
But about th* paper, the judge
said: “Do not have thia fixed.”
Tha paper was a jaywalking
ticket given his wife.
Com- paid the fin*.
Judge
Huckabay HD Women
Elect Councilwomen
atruction of a second new State
Office Building juat north of th*
Capitol.
It will be a four-atory granite
building with 147.206 square feet.
Cost is to be 82,076,102. It will be
known aa State Office Building
No. 2 and will house the Gam*
and Fish Commission, State Board
of Plumbing Examiners and some
other agencies now scattered ov*r
Austin.
This is on* of six buildings in
th# current program to craat* a
unified government center, clust-
ered around the 8tate Capitol. Al-
ready in use are State Office
Building No. 1, tho State Court!
Building arid th* Texas Employ-
ment Commission Building. Ar-
chives Building is to be finished
aoon, and s now Insurance Build-
ing is duo to start this ysar.
Decentralization Set — Stoto
Game and Fiah Commission has
voted to set up a system of five
regional and 20 district offices to
improve operation of its field etr-
vice.
Reorganization plan was recom-
mended by the Texas Research
League, a privately financed or-
ganization to study operation of
governmental agencies.
Regional offices will ba at Baa-
brook, Rookport, Tylar, Ban An-
gelo an I Waco.
District offipel will be at
brownie* and milk.
Mrs. Carter Dari* presided at Mra. Brann Pipes was elected da-
c,sTMi-... i&tSTtfarSB
wen given by Mra. L. F. Parten,
and council reports of the Christ-
party and tbr Hereford Sale
ware given by Mrs. W. 8. Davis.
Mrs. W. S. Davie wa. elected Corpu. Chri.ti TuhWU E. P«o
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