The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1958 Page: 1 of 12
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THE BALLINGER LEDGER
W)L 71 BAI.I.INGEK TEXAS. THI K.shAV. 11. 195* ——
Santa, Prizes, Music Program Set Saturday
Meeting Wingate Tues
oil
for
<>JM I
was filed
on
for
as tin musical pro-
Hcrnng
approval
for
In
th*
l>! X'K .
for 8'
HUIU'i
I and
warrant
Hr.>
and E
The
Tuberculosis Bond
(ireeted Bv Frosty
Weather Saturday
The fir
-k tha
lx
Tills
n
ring
«»1
and in
th<
and
The I
dlsn
;«irls
items
nd
• •king
Methodist Prepare
in th>
•d
h a d
han I
Iturinj! Christmas
aft) ■
Methodist church
> sjwc
F1V
r*ridav
l ions Will Offer
way
minor
\n Extinguisher
Mr .
tin
school
Kit. hens
tnl.-wed
trl<-V)
w 11
-utheii
ibet
III) v
three
Eighth
in
the
H u. ve
irinan
fellowship
w
e r r
• xt ini'insher-
ru« k
threw
South
United
number
An
Mairrud. i
Haiti
JUly
K >> r < a
M< xd
Christ ma
clothing
IX >nat)d
ram
of
Middleton
*11 town*
Will
<m Ninth Street
the
held
from
and 9
issued
cutting
by louis
Purpose
interest
will be
Kit. h
M
employe
Blink
Oar-
local
the
a m
will
Mr ai
I Shir
attend
Mow
luOl
many
band
that
show
Ti ie
elation
i annual
club
with
the
will
th)
de-
should
It can
r nit
and
Steak Knives
1< Percolator
merit
The
Interest to all ages
fun will start early Bat-
when Santa Claus arrives
visit He will be liere all
Judges
ting
while
, and
r the
during
mission
will be
Sewing Machine
Radio
hoUdav*
there is
thefts it
and
at
they
and
Uvt
1 rosette rlbln
aw arded In > ach
Then will b>
suf •
the |
>n. will
Kb red
away to tile ticket holders
$1.000 worth of prizes will
ven away Her) is jairt of
A g<»«1 crowd was on hand
for tiu- parade and lingered In
tht-. wiM-k >■!
big annual
the pr<-s) i.tl
■ugh the
i o*tum
Karen
They
Sunday
will lx- It
I tut.I < 1(00 l> St Ml tv
coun-
IniU I
proj
this
aid this
number
for families of
Utilities Co in
group w ill meet
of next week
7 p in at the
Parker.
Texas
bi mg
entered
reported,
boosters
the net
would lie
DEATH WENT TO SCHOOL—This was the scene as firemen
removed Injured and dead from Our Lady of the Angels paro-
chial school In Chicago, Ill., In wake of one of the worst school
fires of record. The toll: more than 90 children dead, plus
three heroic nuns of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed
Virgin, who died with their pupils
Roping calves aid
cattle will be furnished
Brooks of Sweetwater
thing
Ix-r of th>- family
uiie
the
Ft id a v
Bro.-
Y
8522 or
at 9501
8 30
all
iiave
Sale Here Planned
During Next Week
votion to his white folks
Friday a speaker from
State Highway Department
be here to give a picture of
future plans for highway
vclopment in the Ballinger area
All members are urged to be
preaent for thia meeting
on
mailed
and will
A number
'll) be
and
all
th) daughter
:; ... ,1 Middle!.
the No 1
land the
1 fortunat)
no
and
will
coo]x-rate
Bliow
m
be
the
and
and each model had plenty of
supports in the stands
A group of high school boys
dressed as girls presented a
musical act which was popular
with the audience
Carroll Thompson’s imperso-
nation of a negro pastor
brought the house down.
While all money from ticket
sales has not been
officers of the
stated Monday
profit from the
around $275
The group started in the fall
raising money to be placed in
a uniform fund to secure some
needed additions to the band s
wardrobe.
The boosters express appreci-
ation to all th>- models and to
others who assisted in any
with the show
above committee will
Save tin Children Federation ■
overall work which also in
elude-- the sponsoring of babies,
children and school* in the
United States and In 13
tries overseas, and the
atlng of village self-help
ret* for children in
country and abroad
.tv H>
judge I-
Ballli -e
Jack
West
will
to be
under the direction of
W !• Postlethwaitx- will
proiani of Christmas
The choir will be on a
platform on Eighth
and Hu program will
R<»l»l <> AwstH III H>5
mi i ioMt.ii i
Co
of business matters w
presented for dlaruMion
officer* are hoping that
members will attend
Chilling weather gn-eted
r-.t Chri-tm.U) parade st
Ballinger
Ail pr
St 1
cloth
Blackmoi
Stallings
Hambnght
Motel Sto
< ’ommerc)-
ay evening at
it will jm-.-.ent
>n -tn a Carol*
x . tai musical
-lading. This
nt it >■ Sunday
1 the
of this section will lx
; roiung junior ai
'Ing anil barrel r
The show has
I of tin- Anu ri- ai.
Axsoi latlob ami Hu- West Texas
Quarter Hors. As
. H
In
w arrant
received from
secretary of the
Assixiation. who
t h r e e horses
this group Runnels County
Vester Parrish, Bill Harmon.
Hugo
15-te
and
confined
$42 15
filed
checking and a warrant
to Coleman
E C Kemp was fll.d
checking and a warrant
to Baird
Clothes were stolen from a I
h o m e in Winters A Latin- |
American girl wits apprehended j
and all clothes were rccoven-d I
In Winters and Abilene
Samuel E Minton was fll.xl
on for checking and a
mailed to Austin
Pecans were stolen
home in Ballinger and
a business man The
th<- mudc
many
response of
call in the
leratlon
Bundle Day- Clothing collection
which will end this week
local school
fx.nation of clothing
be mad)- 1
lx- taken t
a student
a phone rs
for cloth!
M intain
group from the water
and other state groups
found the plan feasible
group voted to form a
and
and Mrs
brought the Christmas Htory
Miss Thelma Casey, district
home demonstration agent,
from Han Angelo, also attended
the meeting A number of load
guest* were alao present as
, guests of the council
music
special
Street
last fl >n 2 30 to 3 00 p m
As
Hank i i r tn >• r ’ and
ints State Bank Ballm-
uck A Tractor < 'o Hol
i iff:. ) Supply Canada
M.i !.mc: K)x I
Hcidenheitner s
Tin-
1 is pl a y in the
building on
is entirely
luive <>me
every mem -
the large list early
In must cases there
Christnuus gifts, no
in some cases
result unless
with
C B Robertson
Moore Taylor County
Antllley. J H Christian.
Sears and Milton Jack
$2.‘> The
people of the low
not attend Sun.ia
Join this cla*v
morning the sp ak«
Plans iiave been completed
for u big Christmas day In
Ballinger Saturday A program
. has Lx-en arranged which is
expected to attract many fami-
’ lies here for events that will
I bi- of
1 The
urduy
for u
day and will roam the streets
and stores to greet the chil-
dren and .M-e what they want
for Christmas He will also
carry candy lor the ciiildren and
will be glad to meet every
youngster in this section and
have a personal talk with them. ,
Hi- will also have a cagd
t!ck<-t for tin adults which may
win for them a valuable prize
Saturday afternoon Tlw- tickets
will b> given to adults only and
then- is nothing to buy in order
to receive a ticket
A feature program will be
p-i-.si-nteil at 2 30 Saturday
ft)mo- i when tin high scliool
choir
Mr:
• precaution
Atkins jiolnts out
irlstmas music
jki-rs tn fro
o u g h thi-
ers where
available a
to ii ;»»kr but proud
and any money made
used to improv, tl.e arena and
get ready for the rodi-o to lx
held
and | division anil Fran< ■ s Ri > v-
Maltha Gallant a ...... : p
Other M-hool activities
this week anil next will I:
an
West
night
dinner
other
The
Sheriff
that we usually have prowlers
and
Christmas
and tiiat home owners will Io
well to lock their house* when
they are away Officer* an-
doing everything possible to
hold law violation* to a mini-
mum
■> a t u r d ay but
kiddles marched
r<-i-'.. in Christ
to make up a
, ojx-n tlx- holi
Dunean Hensley and
Vogelsang Nolan County
Frabk,
Blell
Frank
t’lvde
•
son
I The
1 meet back in Wingate on Tues-
day of next week to organize
ami arrange for the start of
their work They will outline
the district ami study ways of
raising money for a survey of
the area
Everyone p r e s e n t allowed
much interest in the plan
Those present included a num-
ber of county officials from
other counties and members of
the Farm Bureau grou[xs in
three counties
Christmas Party
Held Here Today
Tlie annua! Christnuus Party
for the county council of the
home demonstration clubs met
here today at noon with a large
number attending
All incoming and outgoing
council officers delegates
a number of club women
tended the meeting at the
tloiuil Guard Armory
addition to tin- complete coun-
cil staff reservations were
made available to club members
ami si-vi-ral dubs sent large
-> from 8 a m
si-ll tin .-.mall
th)- jicopl,- of
Th. ir
following ,i
J.irh-y Ml-b-?
nt tix.k fi:
A crowd of about 50 men
from Runnels. Nolan and Taylor
Count lea met in Wingate Tues-
day nf^M for a discussion of
the proposed Valley Creek
Watershed program All three
counties had gixxl delegations
present, however C T Parker
was the only Ballinger person
attending the meeting
Kirby Robinson a c t e d
ehairman for the meeting and
Mr Parker explained the pur-
pose of the proposed watershed
project and the benefits to be
gained by a flood control plan
of detention dams Mr Parker
gave the group all the informa-
tion which has bis-n gathered
by a
board
which
The
Steering committee and the
followinif men were named to
"UHtll I ITKINs bkv
11 1 mi M Rs I IH K
Sheriff Don Atkin.
that all jx-rsoiis ke.
locked during the
I holidays
, ar
' other
Valley Creek Watershed “y OfficeRrs.
- - J — Experience Kush
In Arrests Here
..n to IL.
Mountain
handled a large number of
investigations tin pust week
Fines were collected, charges
< filed and warrants .-•ent other
■towns in clearing up the
violations of the past week
Cecil Huddleston was flm-d
$22 50 for no driver s licensi-
Chauncy Brown was filed on
for checking and a warrant
■sent to Winters
A C Pix-hls was filed on
checking no arrest
j J C Papagan was filed
for wife and child desertion
jTaylor County and a
mailed to officers hen-
The Bureau of Identification,
Austin, idi-ntifled J<* Perez as
the subject who forged an $8)>
check to Alvarez Grocery-
Jack D Belcher was filed on
for checking, amount $47 80
Mark Hendricks
for checking
Bobby Gore was
checking, amount
A J Mlers was
all the
The
few items of business and the
introduction of incoming and
outgoing officials Christmas
carols were sung by the group
on for .
mailed i
aid sheet-
f a m I I
rved at tin- church
d bv a sperm! pro-
tuilcnta of Mis-
Marrsatt Smith will prevent a
1. .tit n -i i( a pl.,s with about
30 in thi ut ami If .wilume
(»i Sunday Det embet 21. at
tin -nortiltii w<>r hip hour.
|xua, Christmas music will
lx f. .tutvd and Rev Carroll
Thump ->n will bring his t'hrlst-
n « - rmoti Christmas Magic "
Sunday evening f»ecrml>ct
21 the annua) Christman tree
and program for th<- Bunday
erhool will bi- held A special
program is being arranged for
this service in which the chil-
dren of the various depart-
ments will take part
Sunday schixd < kuawvi and
other groups of the church will
cooperate In the "Adopt a
Family” plan for looking after
the needy for the Chrlstmaa
eeaaon
rsui- during
lula-. In ad-
announced a
Sunday school
group* will
program
•.itured
loud
tlw-ir
music
the
'Du- Norton club made reM
or all their member
Friendly Neighbors
the turkey menu
trimmings
program consisted .
cycle tx-arllu- a si pi
Little H<-I|w-r
James Bak'-t d r <
Fro-tv the Snoutnar
third place In thi par
during tin- afternoon
-r of :<» al firms f<
with
t of
Udtins Drive
.-wall. Chamber
W> • T) xu Trailer
a m Flynt Frank
■ lude- the
tile B. ar. at
any attend:
clothing is also made availabb
without charge through Counts ■
iCe officer* I
use in the 1
:. clothing'
Iti-s and the - .a.mat
queen will lx- held
night I x . i tulx : 19
small thefts during the
season each year
Atiliuulii ement ha* hern
made that ail members of the
Ballinger Rodeo .Asm* latlon
meet tonight at 8 p m at
nation
Blssrtt will I
the Ballinger
>rs will call
field in t
tlie contest
I group Is under the direct:
W F Post >thw alte
In the twirling con
< Piristma-
supiw •
and folios
Womanless Show
Attracts Crowd
For Band Group
The ’Womanless Style Show,”
, presented by the Ballinger
Band Boosters Friday attracted
! a capacity crowd and brought
in a neat sum for the uniform
fund The show had been ad-
vertised as a fun feast and
proved to lx- just that from
start to finish
Men of Ballinger worked as
the models and showed the
latest styles for the correctly
I dressed ladies Many of the
' originals were worn for the
I first time in Ballinger and
showed some wonderful female
impersonators others wen-
more on the humorous side and
' caused plenty of fun for the
big audience
'Die high school gymnasium
Christmas
when
left with gift items
Insldi-
of cars
the Chrt
i ord c r that
peat of thew
annual Christ
on Tu.--«l.o
Bnul
Co Higginbotham
Rudder Sliix- Sho;>
Bradshaw Texaco
Grivery Dalhnger
| Hardware Co Broadway Caf>
I Wm Cameron Co. Clay Build
:n Material Co Carey l.umtx-r
thi.' week a
to tin- high
will call f.
all This yea
Ini- in our
Set Silver
chest
Wrist Watch -latdie*.
Gallons Paint
Bl) V) le 24 i
Harbrcui Grill
Electri, Bean Pot.*
GE Iron
Hair Dryer
Table Radio:
Smokers
Table laimp.-
50 Ballinger Families
To Need Christmas Aid
liere in 1959
Sunday a three division
horse cultini- contest will
1 3u p rn and continue
tlie afternixm 'The ail-
for tin- Sunday show
50 cents for adults and
for students Children
under 12 will lx admitted free
The Sundav -how h;is tin- ap
1 tits
x-ktil
The Downtown Bible Cl.us
meeting at tin- Tex.u. Theatre
hail an attendance of 50 Hundav
morning They are striving for
an Increase over that numtx-r
for the Christmas holidays an.!
invite all
who do
from a
sold to
pecans
were recovered and two Mexi-
can boys, ages 13 and 14 wen
handled in juvenile court
A range was stolen from the
Earl Crockett home Two Mexl-
,can men wen- filed on for
burglary and warrants sent to
San Antonio
G A Houscnfluke was con
fined here for forgery in Concho
County
Mike Warren was filed on for
assault, a hearing was set for
Thursday and bond was made
James Nesbit pleaded guilty
to the offense <____________
fined $2050, also being held for :1mm-.. working
the City Police Dejxirtment or.-I marching
Reuben Her nandez wa..,1^ Uu- fixitbal
chargeil with leaving the scene recent weeks
of an accident and fined $20 50 work on the
He w:us also fined $20 50 for m. numbers
drivers license
Four Litln A m e r 1 c a n girls,
ran away from Winters \ pick ■
iup over tlie radio was put out i Dorothy
' and they w e r e located
■ returned to their liomes
, Warrants an- being
I f r< >m both Governors
15-ntisylvania and Texas against
Harold Cooksey 'conspiracy to
cheat and defraud- His bonds-
man has Irtrn notified ami Is
to deliver defendant to this
office by Friday, December 12
l He will then be turned over to
! th)- Stat)- of Pennsylvania
Harry Benson paid a fine for
checking
Billy Tu- ker was filed on tor
!car tiieft and a stale wide
[pickup was put out on him and
the vehicle
Tw)> juveniles wen- liandled
I for theft and no disposition
I was made
Willie James Carso;, w.u. filed
| on for non-su|K>rt and a war-
rant mailed to Cameron
, A car will tranafer stewart
| Fr)M-man from the jx-nitcntiary
i to Ballinger on a ch
I burglary
Officers r r po r t e.
handle)! for possession
In juvenile court. 5 tickets were
issued for no drivers
speeding tlcketi
Quart) : Hors) A,.'..wi::!: a.
I ocal contributor-, to th)
rye: of t.h) Balling)'! show
Th) cluimbcr of commerce,
;>. nso- o! th)- irrogrum is
urging jM-ople of this trade
area to pla: to spend tiw day
it B.. linger Saturday Every
will hav< all their gift
on display and extra
to as: 1st shoppers with
rift buying problems
rating in t
at Winter-
Annual Quarter Horse
Show to Open Saturday
s and 7 |x-rform;mc<-
111) cutting class)' will
of junior and Minor
all-faculty party
Ward cafeteria
This will :n.
follow i'll by ra:
enti-i talnment
basketball team
First Division Rating
To Ballinger Musicians
a m and v. ..
during tlie day
been ai ranged and if the show
runs longer than exjx i Uvi It w ill
be finlshi'd under floodlighU
Mrs Troy Simpson presented
the program for the Lions
Club Friday giving a story
and thb
U ,w n sa
jeontest winch drew over 40
bands and some 4 (Wk’ musician-
The Ballinger musician.1, wi re
in Winters all day Saturday
land went through ’.heir field
, performance in < x c e 11 ent
______ Lushion with
of assault anil lnK ■u“l P1-
planned
th> day
till |M-O-
Clothin^ Campaign
(losing This Week!
In Local Schools!
The Student Council of
Ballinger High School
sounded the lost call for
clothing In thi-lr annua! cam
paign Children in
are awaiting the
the people to the
nationwide Children F
Carty
To Attract Crowd
Here December 19 County Council
Plans iiave been completed
for the annual Christmas ban-
quet and party
the West Texas
District G The
here on Friday
December 19 ut
Weat Ward School cafeteria
This year no safety meeting
will be held in the afternoon
and no dance will lx- staged
aft) banquet program O
L. * -ston. in charg»- of
arrangements, stated W’cdnew-
day that between 230 and 240
would attend this year
R E Ruble will art as nuustet
of ceremonies and preaent the
program Tills will include a
Christmas story th- children
alnging carols and a visit from
Santa (Hau.s and i!l.strib-:!l >n
of gifts to the children New
employers In the district will
be Introduced along with
•pre lai guests
This Christmas jiurty
been held In Ballinger for
year* and each year attracts
a large crowd from
in the district
Huddleston Ruble
rett and others of
office are in charge of
banquet and pri<ram arrange
ments this year
lUst
Set.* Pyrex Dl.siie.-
Portable
Porta ble
Portable
ll.us.six k
I that it weather condition, are
'good tin", cxpi'i t some 200
|qua:te! iior is from th)' state
' to bi- on hatid All the aiutnalx
iarc registered and a trophy and
will be
There are about fifty families*
in Ballinger this year who will
have no C h ri s t m a s unless
friends come to their aid
through the "Adopt a FYunily"
plan. Lasts of three families
have been prepared and arc
now at the uRice of tlie Cham-
ber of Commerce for inspection
by Sunday school classes,
service clubs and individuals
The list Includes the names
of all thoe>e in the family and
the ages of all tlie children In
many cases they are in need of
food, clothing and other items
and can use practically any-
thing that a normal family
would need for the holidays.
Local groups and individuals
who will help in this matter
are urged to visit the chamber
of commerce as soon as possible
and make a selection
Tilts plan lias been used in
Ballinger for many years and
in past years every family has
been taken care of by local
people. This year the Ballinger j
Jaycees have gathered toys and was packed for the occasion
these have been repaired and
repainted by the FFA chapter
members These toys will be
found ul;J^ie chamber of com-
merce will be given
free to all the groups who
adopt a family for the holidays
Sunday school teachers and
officers arc urged to take the
matter up with their classes
Bunday and. if possible, take a
family off
next week
will be
dinner
f ering
people
Christmas plans
firm* with
greeting service
and that uatr
Wi are gathering Christ
mas personal* and if you are
» >ing some plar, fot Christ
mas or If you are
company please let
Cal! the office at
Mrs Troy Hlmpaon
I show - ri tary and hi- will lx-
ussist's! bv Mrs Ralph Dye of
■ Fort Stockton All FFA and 4-H
flub boys in this ar< have been
invited to attend.
i Frank Wmchi'.Ur -t <xle.-a
president of th) West Tfxa:
the star!
B.illini'i : IL.■!: S< h.»)i»
Parade (If Kiddies
m c n fix-1
him lu re for
■-CT Parker will
the show and Ralph
Fort St, n k ton manager
of th. Wist Ti'xa Quarter
Horse A.-xX'Mtion, util lx the
show .U'war.l Bu .ter Berryhh,
will lx the show ujx rlnt«!.<iet,t
Lions havi
Hailing) : for
I Each v.'.,r
children are
school in thi
tain* b. H»
11lothlng t ht
nothing <vn
i mg is made
Ballinger Rodeo Anso-
ls sixittsonng their first
Quartet Honw
starting ut 8 30
.Saturday Tlie show w
, held at the rodeo arena
I Ballinger Bronte highway
admission Saturday is free
I The show will start at
continue
■t and Hutchii
two mri; ■>: tn<
to fx give:
Aviiiii)
hip
hour an<l
the
rd 1
o attend
this
hih
resting
pro-
i-atur
• wlh be
held
h W
edlii'.Mtav
I>
w hri
-i tlx- annual
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