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Grass Roots Politics Start Here
will be held Saturday, May 11 at ventions. The number of voting
said. All county Democrats may this case, the 1972 November
attend,but only voting delegates election.) For every 25
votes were cast in the primary, was high individual of the con-
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Spring Concert Set May 16
Piano Recital
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Laura and Clint of Fort Worth;
her two sisters and families,
Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Yowell
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Gary Moran, a 1965 graduate
of Paducah High School is at-
tending State of Texas High-
way Patrol Academy in Austin.
He will graduate June 7, 1974.
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Delegates to the county con-
vention are elected by persons
attending the precinct con- •
The county is wet! Although
too late to save most wheat, oats
and small grain crops for har-
vesting, or at least too late to
help produce the large yield
seen here last year, the rains
Mrs.
and
his
and
Mary
Glenn Bates, County Demo-
cratic Chairman, announced the
county Democratic convention
held Sunday, May 12
7 to 7 p.m. at the
Christian Church.
Mrs. Bowling
Said Improving
PHS Dragon Band traveled to
Vernon on Wednesday, May 1
to the Regional II UlL Concert
and sightreading contest. The
band brought home a 2 in Con-
cert and 2 in sightreading, a
very good rating. Band director
Randy Willis stated that he felt
the band had worked hard for the
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Cost is $1.50 adults
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pleased with them.
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past 13 years.
Gunter is the former Carolyn
Boyle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Wylie Boyle of Paducah.
of Dublin and Mr. and
Charles Webb, Shanna
Tyra of Amarillo and
sister and family, Mr.
Mrs. J. R. Wall and
Lois of Dalhart.
to the Ramorulo Chicken Farm
eight years ago.
If
Silver Falls Park inEastCros-
byton, followed by a sing song,
folk games and get acquainted
party.
All interested Farmers Union
members, including high school
youth, are ruged to attend and
may do so by contacting Clayton
Ryan, president of Cottle King
County Farmers Union.
Activity points will be award-
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rains finally come; and came;
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shower during the Horse show Formers nion
and rodeo, then dropping more
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delegates from each precinct
is determined by the number
of Democratic votes cast in
that precinct, for Governor in
the last General election ( in
a pie little
week to be greatly improved.
She remains in High Plains
Baptist Hospital, 1600 Wallace,
Room 486, Amarillo,79106.
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Texas Farmers Union will
host its first state wide
“Leaders in Action” seminar
May 17 and 18 in Crosbyton.
votes, took the race for city
councilman, Place 4, over Jerry
McClendon with 177 votes, in
Saturday’s run-off election. In
the first city election, April 6,
Ai-law think
“in this day
testing,
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are laundry locations are open for
and Gail of Lubbock were guests
of her sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Carr and Tammy, over
the weekend.
Carl Wright, senior track reported at press time this
I and the Diane Worley are to be pre-
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end of April 27-28, the rains
continued sporadically through
Saturday night, May 4, for a
total of more than seven inches.
Gunter On List
Of Distinguished
William C. Gunter, a Tarleton
State University from Lubbock,
was named to the Distinguished
Student List for the fall semes-
ter, 1973.
A student must post a 3.25
grade point ratio with nor grade
lower than a C to qualify for
the honor.
Gunter, a psychology major,
if the son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy
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PADUCAH'S 880 RELAY TEAM GOING TO AUSTIN FRIDAY
are (from left) Lynne Tippen, Nodia Vaughn, Teresa
Wright, and Sharma Smith,
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located at 1001 - 9th Street public use 24 hours a day,how-
(Guthrie Highway) and the other ever.
located on 10th Street directly Mr. and Mrs. Havins have
behind the Mobil Station. The four children, all local resi-
Polaseks had owned and operat- dents. Don Havins, Fay Cop-
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This is a common failing in
non-presidential election year.
Bates said, “I believe if
people knew how important their
votes are, in determining our
representation in the policy-
making convention at Austin,
they would be more enthusiastic
about voting in every election,
regardless of how unimportant
it may seem.”
MR. AND MRS. LAWSON HAVINS
Havins Purchase Laundries
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Havins They operated the farm un-
have purchased the White Star til moving to Paducah in 1970
Laundry system from Mr. and where Havins was employed by
Mrs. Charles Polasek, who are Brooks Delintin g Plant. They
moving to Abilene this summer, plan to make operation of the
star from PHS, captured sixth
place in the Class A 100-yard
dash at the State Track compe-
tition at Austin May 4.
Wright finished in 10.3
seconds, only .3 second behind
the winner, Gary Martin of
Community, who won with a 10-
flat mark.
Other area winners included
Knox City’s Eddie Johnson,
third in the 440 yard dash with a
49.3; Holliday’s Woody Bowles
won the Class A schoolboy high
jump with a 6-4 mark.
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4 p. m. in the commissioner’s
courtroom.
This convention is the second
step in grass-roots politics and
a very important one, Bates
Mrs. Bertha Bowling, who
has been hospitalized since
the last week in February, is
Becky Henton visited last week ed for each county participating
While attending HPS, Gary end. They said they really enjoy in the seminar.
was president of his class, sn- visiting this community be- ------------------------------
ior year; vice president of his cause it is so friendly.
class, junior ’'ear; active in “It’s almost like coming USE CLASSIFIEDS
basketball, football and track, home,” they said.
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General Election, one voting
delegate is allowed to the county
convention.
At the county convention,
delegates will be named to
attend the State Convention held
in September. The number of
delegates from Cottle county
is again determined by the
number of Democratic votes
(for Governor) in the 1972
election. For each 500 Demo-
cratic votes cast in the county
we are allowed one (1) delegate
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hardin
have returned from a visit with
their daughter and her husband
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Smith of
Fort Worth. They had accom -
panied Hardin’s nephew and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mc-
Whorter of Escalon, Calif., who
had been visiting them.
cisive reason he would like to
see a larger turnout at the
general election in November.
A large number of voters means
more representation at the
State Convention, and this is
where the real decisions are
made.
ination with 428 votes
Charles Finnell’s 322.
He is the grandson of Mr. C. Gunter of Lubbock. Mrs.
were Crowell, one in concert
and 1 in sightreading; Holliday,
1 in Concert and 1 in sight-
reading; Knox City, 1, in Con-
cert, III in sightreading; Munday
II in Concert, III in sightread-
ing; Archer City III in Concert,
HI in sightreading.
Judges for the Vernon event
were Bill Brady, Joe Mack Hill
Lynn Lowe, Dee Tucker, Carol
Blain, George Walker, all out of
town judges.
Eleven seniors competed for
the last time in Wednesday’s
competition. Senior band mem-
bers are Randy Love, Richard
Wilson, Terry Staggs, Dennis
Fairbairn, Donna Polasek,
Carla Maxey, Lynne Tippen,
Joanna Jordan, Brenda Tobias,
Debbie Jones and Becky Bates.
Pancake Supper
Slated Sunday
At First Christian
and Mrs. Q. O. Seal of Cee
Vee and son of Mrs. Nelda
Moran of Wichita Falls. His
wife, Cheryl Ann and son
Shannon, reside in Wichita
Falls at the present time.
Mr. Havins is a native Cottle families in Cottle county,
countian, born in Finney com- ---------------------------
munity and he and Mrs. Havins
farmed in the Grow community Relatives Visit
for many years before moving
Cottle county has 1846 regis-
tered voters (this number does
pot include new voters who
turned 17 shortly before the
primary) but only about 800
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Visiting Jack and Denise
Finley this week has been
Jack’s sister, Mrs. Bessie R.
Robertson of Okla. City, Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Philip Coley,
Piano students of
Pari-mutuel wagering went
down by a fairly small margin
with Cottle county going 300
for and 329 against the betting
referendum.
Approximately 800 votes
were cast in the Democratic
balloting and 16 in the Repub-
lican Primary.
Results of the Republican
vote: for Governor, Granberry,
7; McBrayer, 7; for Lt. Gov.,
Skates 7, Marshall, 7.
Right to work: for 12, against
4; State income tax: for 13,
against 3; Pari-mutuel, against
Monday, May 13 at 7:30 pm.
in First Baptist Church Fel-
lowship Hall.
Participating in the recital
will be Arty Tucker, Greg
Worley, Melanie Stembridge,
Diane Thaxton,Sharmmie Gann,
Cherei Holley,Sharon Hickman,
Karen Moore, and Marshane
Cooper will be playing selec-
tions from Bach, Clementi,
Clark, Garrow, Weyleright and
Kabalevsky.
Refreshments will be served.
This group participated in the
National Piano Playing Audi-
tions at Vernon last Friday.
test, making this the fifth time
he has won this honor in the
six years of soils judging.
From Cottle county, in the I
junior division, the Share- The I
Fun skit composed of Cody
Bigham, Gary McCarroll, Jay j
Woodley, Todd Holley, Vance
Porter and Bill Isbell placed I
third. The soils team, John
Hamilton, Terry Luedtke, Alli-
son Davis and Cheri Parnell i
were fourth.
King County, safety team,
Dale Rush and Lon Huey, were |
fifth. In Share the Fun, Laura
Gaither, Julie Fitzgerald and
Crystal Keith, were fifth; as
were Lana Smithand Jan Hurt
in horse demonstration. The
horse judging team placed
ninth. They are Jay Hurt,
Charles Ray, Herbert Propps
and Kelly Butler.
A number of both Cottle
and King County parents and
4-H adult leaders accompani-
ed the group to district and
assisted with contests. The
agents express their apprecia-
tion for furnishing cars and
for helping.
Visiting recently in the Don
Davis home have been his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Davis of Winters; Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Virden, also of
Winters; and her sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Stanley and child-
ren, Melinda, Pam and Davis
of Fort Worth. The latter two
remained for a week’s visit.
(2y0)
may conduct business.
At precinct conventions held
following closing of the polls
last Saturday, precinct chair-
men were named, along with
voting delegates from each
precinct, to attend and conduct
the business of the county con-
vention.
Precinct 1 chairman is Billie
Jean Sweeney, with secretary
Bobbie Lee Holley, and 11
voting delegates. Precinct 2
chairman is Donald Love, sec-
retary Ruth Richards and 16
THE PADUCAH Po
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Purchase became effective
May 1 and the Havins’ have
been busy with some repair
and renovating since they be-
clerk Vana Tobias and
treasurer Atha Prater were
unopposed for their offices.
Veteran of 20 years in the
Texas House, W. S. (Bill)Heat-
ly won the State Representative
post, with 667 votes to opponent
Max Courtney’s 176 votes in
Cottle county. Dolph Briscoe
showed heavy support in Cottle
also, with 626 votes, leaving
nearest opponent “Sissy ”
Farenthold behind with only 124
in this county.
Jack Hightower carried the
county with 640 votes in his bid
May 4 Primary Election
------------------------------- In the county race ( only
Brooks Wins Council Runoff nnsconeoseelectba‛2stestid
of the Peace with 481 votes to
Brooks and McClendon tied for Mrs. Jewel Gibbs, making her
first bid at a political office,
the alderman’s post. In the 312 votes. Judge Roy N. Parks,
same election, Bob Scott was
elected to Place 3 on the coun-
cil, over Mrs. Jimmye Taylor.
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McClendon
Services Held
Here May 4
Services were held Saturday
May 4 at 3 p.m. in the First
Christian Church, Paducah, for
Mrs. Bessie Cornelia Me
Clendon. She died Thursday,
May 2 in Richards Memorial
Hospital, after a long illness.
Born August 27,1890 in Ford-
yce, Ark., she was married to
W. E. McClendon in Richland,
Texas in 1904. She had lived
in Cottle county for 63 years.
She was a member of the
Assembly of God church, in
Paducah.
Survivors include one daugh-
ter, Leta Puckett of Tyler; two
sons, Raymond McClendon of
Tyler and Glen McClendon of
Edom; two sisters,Mrs. Bertha
Hines, Shreveport, La., and Mrs
Ruby Wainwright, El Segundo,
Calif.; 7 grandchildren and 19
great-grandchildren.
Officiating at the services
were Assembly pastor Lonnie
Harris, assisted by Steve
i Methodist
raised in a
ch- going
from this precinct. Precinct 3
has B. L. Smith as chairman,
Mrs. W. T. Piper, secretary, and
4 delegates; Precinct 4 with
Calvin Liedtke chairman, Lois
Liedtke secretary, has 6
delegates.
Irless Brooks, with 266
laundries a full time job.
Mrs. Havins will be at the
10th street location from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Thursday each week; both
Henton, pastor of the Christian
Church.
Pallbearers were Elmer
Clark, Kenneth Bragg, Pete
McWilliams, Carl Black, Carl
Kent Rlack, Paul Whitener;
honorary pallbearers were
S. A. McGowan, Tom (Shorty)
Long, Ned Gallaway, H. H.
Majors, W. T. Goodgame and
V. P. Newton.
Burial was in Garden of
Memories under direction of
Norris Funeral Home.
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W Farabee took the Senator nom-
1974 Rodeo
Winners
The Cottle King Rodeo Asso
ciation held its 32nd annual
rodeo April 19-20.
Top contestants in each of the
six events were eligible to go to
the pay window. With some con-
testants working more than one
event it made for a total of
120 cowboys and cowgirls at the
rodeo. Announcer Curly Loving
had the pleasure of announcing
these contestants.
Mark Williams of Wichita
Falls, Ken Speck, Lubbock and
Bo Kizzar split first-second,
third; and placing fourth was
Bobby Brazil in bareback event.
Placing in the calf roping was
Kyle Ditto with 9.5; Royce
Kitchens, 9.8; Larry Guy, 9.9;
Wade Lewis, 10; C. R. Wesley,
10.4; and Mike Green, 11.5.
Team Roping or Head’n &
Heel’n, whichever you prefer
is growing in our part of athe
country and some pretty fast
times have been made.
Taking first place in this
event went to the team of
Tony Yoakum and Pepper Mor-
gan with a 9.1; Jerry Williams
and Joe Lee. • 4; Gary Jacobs
and Pat Shelton, 11; Bill Sprag-
gins and Allen Gann 11.9; Dink
Wilson and Joe Ritchie, 12.7;
and sixth, wen to Tex Garnett
and Terry Riddle with a 14.5.
In the girls barrel race
Dorothy of Wichita Falls took
a big lead with time of 19.05;
Billie Voss, 19.11; Jackie Bar-
ton. 19.20; Belinda Johnson, 19.8
Pam Upton, 19.30; and Joann
Whitehead, 19.34.
Winning the saddle bronc was
Pat Carriker; second, Ben
Rogers; third, Judd Sims and
fourth, Steve Lisenby.
Ray Mataska of Wichita
Falls put up with one of
Welch’s best bulls to win the
bull riding event; second, Joe
Jenkins; third, Robert Crowell
and fourth, Leroy Brewer.
Fourteen were entered in the
Old Mans Roping, all trying
for that spot in Saturday nights
roping. Four of these men tied
all three of their calves to make
it to the performance: first,
Bill Crowder; second, Bill
Felts; third, Jack Strickland
and fourth, Walter Lewis.
Despite bad weather that
came in right before the open-
ing of the rodeo on Friday
night, blowing sand during the
last half of the horse show
Saturday afternoon, all calmed
down to a fine ending.
The Interdenominational
youth group “The New Life
Singers” is raising money for
equipment and a trip they plan
to take.
In the light of this, all
churches are cordially invited.
This is the second annual
pancake supper and people still
remember how delicious it was
last year.
There will be entertainment
When it rains, it pours - -
thank goodness.
After a winter of drought and
long faces on farmer and
The Spring Concert will be
next Thursday, May 16 in
Paducah High School auditor-
ium. Starting at 7 p.m., begin-
ner band, junior high band and
high school band will give their
final performance of the year.
Recognition of senior band
members, special awards and
presentations are also made at
this last concert.
There is no admission charge
and the public is invited to
attend.
Cottle and King 4- H
teams scored well in District
Contests last Saturday in
Wichita Falls, according to ex-
tension agents, LM. McCarroll
and Pat Seal.
Only two senior teams and
both from Cottle county, com-
peted. Both qualified for the
State 4-H contest at Texas A&M
in June.
The vegetable production
team, composed of Ann Luedtke
and Diane Douglas; placed first.
The soils judging team,made
up of Richard Wilson, Carla
Maxey, Randy Love and Allan
Luedtke placed second. Richard
nevertheless have made a only a few hundredths below
drastic difference in pasture- the average rainfall and things
land and grazing crops and have taken on a much more
primed the farmland for plant- pleasant atmosphere in this
ing. neck of the woods.
Moisture for the year now is -----------------------------
. THE PADUCAH POST, PADUCAH, COTTLE COUNTY, TEXAS' THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1974
The purpose of the seminar is f
to organize a state educational -
program for Farmers Union
youth.
Beginning with a cook out
and ice cream supper on Fri- ‘ X
day, May 17, participants will H
join in fun and fellowship at _ ]
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