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Brenham Banner-Press
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FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1965
12 Pages, 2 Sections
BRENHAM, TEXAS
VOLUME 100
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May 31 - June 4
Any classified ad placed
CLASSIFIED
RESUETS WEEK
for 1 week will be
lished another week
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and everyone is Invited. The
program calls for the following:
4 to 8 pm., registration: 8 to 7
pm , dedication ceremonies;
7 p m.. Barbecue dinner, beef,
port, mutton, chicken and
sausage: and 9 p.m., dance.
elude Foster Parker of Houston,
Charls Coates of Brenham and
George Meriwether of Austin,
and their wiv es
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will be taken Saturday.June 5.
For those who are unable to be
present June 5 another registra-
tion will be held Saturday, June
12 at Firemen s Park.
See summer recreation sched-
ule on page A
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ham has many friends here,
(See SQUARE Page 1)
lege for another two years.
She plans to major in clothing
and Textiles and minor in
Business Administration
Carolyn Love is the daughter
of Mrs B. Love, Music and
French teacher at Pickard
High
During Carolyn’s * h igh school
career she has also represented
(See AWARD Page •)
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elude the power edger fram
Goodyear Service Store, a cast
aluminum barbecue grill from
Lucas and Mickan Hardware,
and a Posture Perfect secreta,
rial chair from Centex Station-
ers. All subscriptions are being
counted this week toward those
awards. There will be three
separate winners.
feature writer and typist (or
the Hornet’s . Buzz, winner of
LIFT - OFF-—The Titan II rocket with its human
payload in the Gemini 4 spacecraft perched atop its
propulsion system roars from the launch pad at Cape
Kennedy Thursday on its way to placing’astrons
auts White and McDivitt into a successful orbit for
their 4-day mission.
-you reach
more people
the Betty Crocker award. an
attendant to Miss Pickard
High, Cheerleader for three
years, chosen the most ambiti-
ous girl of the. senior class, re-
ceived her Featherweight Ap-
prentice, and Advanced Home-
maker! Degrees, Most Out-
standing Home Economic
award of IMS, and various
honors in the 4 H. Although
her future plans arc undecided,
Charolette feels sure that she
will enter some field in home
economics or science at Blinn
College or Prairie View
Lois Kallie is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kallie
and the granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Rogers.
During Lois’s four years of
high school she has represented
her school in various activities.
She has been a member of
the NHA for four years, presi-
dent of the senior NHA re-
ceived Featherweight, ap-
prentice, and advanced Home-
makers Degrees, Most Out-
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BRENHAM
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Established 1883
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BRENHAM
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warm;
Partly cloudy and Warm.
Low expected tonight 71.
High expected Saturday M.
Readings tor 14 hour period
ending at 7 a.m. Frida): Max.
•1. Mia. 70, 7 a.m. 73,
Pay-Off Contest
PPrtieipants in Th’ Panner-
Press’ highly-exciting "Big
Pay-Off” Centennial Circule-
‘tion Contest are"eyeing-next
Monday’s first period deadline. -
when votes on all subscriptions
will take a big drop.
It’s votes that will decide the
fina outcome of major*winners.
A "ubscription given a contes-
tant now will be worth several
thousand votes more than U will
after next Monday, June 7.
There is something special for you to remember
to do Saturday.
That is to go to the polls and vot for the rev-
enue bond issue for Blinn College.-
Blinn College is one of the greatest a—ete this_____
- county has It enables our young people to get the
two year start of a college education, or it gives
them the absolutely necessary advantage today
o f entering life with more ability to seek and find
both knowledge and wisdom. .
This revenue bond issue can be accomplished
within the present tax rate of Blinn College—
‘ there will be no increase in taxes—and the amount
put up by the citizens of Washington County will
be matched dollar for dollar by the federal gov-
ernment.
An old English general once prayed before
battle: “O Lord, thou knowest that this day I
shall be verie busie. I may forget thee. Please,
do not Thou forget me.”
Please do not forget Blinn College as you get
busy Saturday. Every vote assures every person
who is interested in the bonds of how much we
care about Blinn. Blinn has not forgotten us..
Let us not forget Blinn.
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Registration For
Youth Recreation
Begins Saturday
The Washington County Youth
Tixinul is planning iiv second—
anhual program of recrBhion
for the youth of Washington
County which will start June 14
“and end July 31 Activities such
as swimming, life saving. baton
twirling, bowling, dancing, ten-
nis, Gym which will include
trac k. basketball, weight lift-
ing, and volleybal wi be of4
fered. i ■
In order to take part th thist
program a child must be six
years of age and in good health.
Your child is requested to re-
turn this application form with a
registrationafee of 43 for one
child. For families with more
than one child the rates will be
$3 (or one, 45 for two, $6 for
three and one additional dollar
(or each child /moreythan three.
This fee will entitle a child to
participate in one or all of the
activities, except swimming and
life saving. In order to cover the
cost of using the. pool an addi-
tional fee of 41 50 will he as-,
sessed for each child who takes
swimming
in the following schedule of
ac tivities please note that att-
activities have been increased
Pickard High School, Tues-
- day night, mada awards to
three seniors at their annua,I
Honor Night. Tbe girls were
chosen for their leadership;
character and honorary______
morals. They are Charolette
Harris, Lois Kallie, and Cane
lyh Lose. These homemakers
are outstanding in their school
as well as their community.
'Charolette Harris is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
L. C. Harris Sr She is presi- -■
Ald
Baptist Church
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tion call Mr. Taylor or Mr. Lu-
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Award At Pickard
Commit ths way unta the Lord;
trus also in him, and he shall bring
ll t pass — l’salm 3718
Fome of us have found this to he
one of the finest formulas for all of
life Memoriae it today! Make it your
own!
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NEW UNICEF HEAS
UNITED NATIONS, N Y.
(UPI) — Henry R. Labouisse,
former U. S. ambassador to
Greece was sworn in Tuesday
for a five-year term as execu-
tive director of the U. N. Chil-
dren’s Fund (UNICEF).
boys and girls 14 and IS years of Three merchant awards are
zge (4) the senior divisiop boys also being offered this contest
and girls 18 and 17 years of age week, ending Monday. They in-
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Washington County in its early
historic leadership of the Re-
public and the State of Texas in
religion, education and govern-
ment. Copies of the program
will be available at the Banner-
Press. Mrs Gertie MeCrocklin-
will make anyone feel more at
home than in their own home.
INDEPENDENCE, Tex.-
(Special) For the second time in
less than thirty days this his-
tone community, once the cen-
ter of education and relous
work in Texas, will be the
gathering place (or some of the
slate’s most notable leaders
for an important tribute to the”
past and dedication to the future
on Sunday, June 13, 1965.
The first and only-known re-
union of the descendants of
General and Mrs Sam Houston
was held at Independence May
15, 1965, when a monument and
plaque were unveiled at the
. grave of Mrs Houston, across
the highway from the Independ-
ence Baptist Church, where
she worshipped.
For the forty-fint homecom-
ing of the Indg pendence As-
sociation in the small Indepen-
dence Baptist Church, from
which most of the firsts" for
the Baptist denomination
spread across .the Republic,
-then the State-of Texas, Dr
Abner McCall, president of Bay-
Hor University and president of
the Baptist General Conven-
tion of Texas.-will st’Vie the
Sunday School lesson at 10:15
a m Sunday, June 13.
Dr Gordon G Singleton,
president of the Independence
Association- and a leader in
permanent preservation of the
ruins of old’ Baylor College and
University at Independence,
(See CHURCH Page 0)
R
quare
With Ren Blanton,
Library Reading
Programs Starts
Monday, June 7
Mrs. Simmons, Librarian, an
nouaced that the children’s read-'
ing program at the Brenham
Library will commence on June
7 and c ntinue until school starts
in the fall.
Certifi ates will' be awarded
to tho-f who complete the re-
quired reading.
Story hour for the children
will be held at 10 a.m. on Jly
7, 14 and 22.
AtI chile’ren are welcome and
encouraged to take ’advaMage
oi this Jung.-nm.
• nv to lea e the nev spaper aut N:. ..t. ■ •
ng-yd*Re“ «olfation
hiaih Bren- who wif be
The Blinn College Bond Elec-
tion will be held this Saturday
for the purpose of authorizing
the Board of Trustees to issue
4120,000 in bonds and levy the
tax therefore.
The Board is requesting auth-
ority to issue the bonds under the
present tax rate of 40 cents per
4100 valuation. There will be
no increase in the present tax
rate for the Junior College Dis-
trict. Funds Mr the 4120,000 in
bonds can be accomplished by
adjusting the present bond and
maintenance tax rate.
The 4120,000 will provide the
money needed to gain 4150,000 in
matching funds from the federal
government. This will make a
total of $270,000 for
building purposes.
Added Rooms
The Funds are to be used
for building an'additional eight
classrooms and twelve teacher’s
offices to the present classroom
building and tor constructing a
physical education building on
the southwest corner of Prairie
Lea and Third Streets.
Blinn College’s rapid growth
in recent years has made it nec-
essary to continue to add plant
facilities to meet the present
and future educational needs
of our people
Blinn College is accredited by
the highest accrediting assocTa7
(ions in the nation and credits
are transferable readily to the
American colleges and univer-
sities.
In addition to the high level
of educational opportunities pro-
vided. Blinn Collegefakes a
major contribution to the,-econ-
omy of Brenham and WRshing-
ton County
Polling places will be Bren-
ham Citv Hall. Burton School
House, Lueckemeyer’s Store-
Independence. Chappell Hill
School House, Washington School
House The polls will open at
8 am and close at 7 pm Sat-
urday.
standing. Homemaking Award
for JM5, attend the State Fair,
reporter.of the Former Drivers’
Education Club, named the
friendiestgirr in the junior and
senior da-”’, candidate of the___
March of Dimes 1965, feature
writer of the Hornet's Buzz
for two vars, drill team for
three"years, secretary of the
B.T.U. and S.S. Congress, and
a member of the Macedonia
Baptist Church where she is
also secretary
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. to one hour There will also be
three activities at the park in
the morning This action was
taken in order to eliminate the
amount of travel bv the parents.
For the first time this summher
the first annual Junior Olympic
track meet to be held on Sat-
urday June 24. Any boy or girl
who wishes to enter the track
- me.--; nw: rcgimcr qn Jane 5—
9 to 11 am at the city prk.
The workouts will-be held at
Blinn College under the direc-
tion of Mr. Taylor the High
School track coach. The first
two places in our track meet in
each event will have the oppor-
tunity of competing In.te Junior
Otymhpie Regional meek tn be
held in Rosenbegg. July 1
The Junior Olympic track and
field meet will be divided ito
four divisions (4) midget division
boys and girls under 11 years
of age (2) Junior Division boys
and girls 12 and 13 years of age
(3) the intermediate division.
roll in Prairie View A&M Col-
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By ALVIN B. WEBB Jr.
United Press International
SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON
(UPI)—Gemini twins James Mc-
Divitt and Edward White, keep-
a sharp eye on the gas gauge
and a growing collection of
trash, whizzed through their
first full day in orbit and set
their sights on a U.S. space en-
durance record.
Ground controllers told pilot
McDivitt and his spacewalking
co-pilot to go easy on the fuel,
and cancelled a pair of orbital
changes that would have dras-
tically reduced the supply.
As Gemini-4 soared across
the northwest coast of Africa
and finished its first 24 hours
in space at 11:16 a.m. EDT,
project chiefs assured the
rookie pilots their orbit—181 to
179 miles .above earth—was
enough 1o keepshem, aloft a.
full 97 hours and 49 minutes.
A fuel' supply depleted by a
futile chase after another satel-
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HONORED BY GIRL SCOUrSSpecial recognition was given Thurnday night
by the Girl Scouts at their camp-out at Camp Happy Hollow, when parenta and
friends had dinner with the 220 Girl Scout* who participated in the week at
activities Those recognized for outstanding contributions to gir
Mrs. Abe Marsh, left. Day Camp Director; and H. D. McIntyre, Jr
president of the Texas Colorado Lakes Council of the Girl Scouts of
Standing between them is Mrs. McIntyre, an assistant camp director,
the Indian head dresses with Mrs. Marsh which are used tn the cerm
the camp.
P.
Deadline Monday
t For Big Votes, in
lite, clouds of "paper and
stuff" that began to fill the
cabin, and continued problems
with communications headed a
lengthening list of minor trou- “
bles plaguing the mission one-
fourth of the way to its goal.
Refreshed By Sleep
But flight chielscat Houston
appeared un worried—and White
and McDivitt, 'refreshed by
plenty of sleep and a successful
return to their original flight
plan, took dead aim at the U.S.
space mark of slightly more
than 34 hours, set two years
ago by asronaut Gordon
Cooper.
They reached the 24-hour
mark in the 16th orbit, enter-
ing it at 10:58 a.m. EDT.
-t 24 hours past lift-off—11:18
a.m. EDT—the astronauts had
compiled this record of space
triumphs and setbacks;
—A 20-minute, walk in space
by co-pilot White using a twin-
(See SPACE Page 6)
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American Legion
Of Somerville
Dedicate New Home
Marion May* Post No 455.
The American Legion. Somer-
ville. Texas, will dedicate their
new Post home with ceremonies
beginning at 5 p m on Satur-
day. June 5, 1965 with Depart-
ment Commander Lewis W.
. Emerich of Houston delivering
th' dedicatory address
Many oustandingr past and
present officer* from all over ,
the State have declared their
presence at this affair. Com-
mander E merich, a Marine
veteran of"Bth World War II
and the Korean War, has led an
, active administration in behalf
the veterans of our State.
The Somerville Post was
organized early in 1939 being
issued a Ten»(M^Hfy Oww w
February 19. 1939 with th
Permanent Charter being
granted on July 19, 1939. The
Post has always been active
since its very founding. com-
’ -pleting their membership •
quotas with few exception*
and experiencing a continuing
growth in 1958, expanston of
it* facilities began and has
continued. ■
Three tract* of land have
been purchased, the small meet-
ing hall moved to a new Inca-
tion and last year a 40" x 50’
addition "built, thereto. Furni-
ture and fixtures have been
added and this year the whole
building completely air-condt
tinned
Commander Flencher has an-
nounced that there are still
Th* only certain thing in
life is change, so we might as
well git used to it. But we
seem to have more than our
share of it
We are still trying to get use
—i ruin new pies*, and are ;u*t—
beginning to get the benefit of
its speed
Next f ‘riday will be another
milestone, when we move out
the trusty old Goss Cox-0-Type
press Truman and Elizabeth
McMahan, editors and publish-
er* of the Colorado County
Citizeu-have bought land have
a new press pit and addition .
to their building almost com
ple ted to house it >
The Colorado County Citizen,
established in 1857, is'one of
the oldest newspaper* in Tex-
as, and dpe* an outstanding
job of serving ( olorado Coun-
iv it wtHbequtea
job as we will try to get the /
ent lie pres* out without taking
it apart Chappell Hill Con-
struction Company will have
a hole in the back of our '
building big enough to launch
Gemini from
General Ed White
And speaking of Gemini 4. I
had a special interest in watch-
ing the lift off of that beautiful
bud when we lived at Wichita
Falls and I worked on the
Wichita Falls Times & Record
News, the father of: Astronaut
I d White II wa, Maj. General
Edward H White, command-
ing general of Sheppard Air
Torre Base at Wichita Fall*.
He is sill remembered as
one of the outstanding com-
mandihg generals ever to di-
rect the base. He has another
frec kle fac ed. red beaded boy
who must be old enough to be
an aviator by now, if he follpw-
rd in his father » and -brother’s
footsteps,
• Bill Miller
A change we are NOT looking
forward to isTbe low, of Willard
W Miller, who has been serving
ably as managing editor of the
Banner Press. Bill Miller is a
retired U. S. Air Force colonel,
and had retired after 26 years
of active service (or reasons of
’ health. It is for the same rea-
son that he is finding it neces-
Coup-
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AUSTIN •- Mr and Mrs.
( hares S. (oates of Brenham
and their daughter Cathy will
join a total of 110 alumni of The
University of Texas for the 1965:
"Flying Longhorns" tour of the
Ortent, June 6-27
UT Board . of Regents Chair-
man W W. Heath of Austin and
Mrs Heath are among those
participating in the annual in-
ternational tour sponsored by
the Ex Students’, Association
; Texas-Exes in the tour group
w !! converge on Los Angeles
lune 4 from separate flights out
of Dails* and Houston Alumni
will ’hen proceed to Ar horage,
Alaska, for a day's visit before
continuing their flight to the Far
East
Major cities in the Orient to
be visited by the 'Flying Long-
horns" include Tokyo, Kyoto
and Hong Kong Shorter stays
are planned for Nikko, Numazu,
Yokohama, Kamakum, Nara
and other Japanese cities. On the
return trip, the group will spend
several days sightseeing in Ma-
nila and Honolulu. ,
At key cities along the wav,
the Texans will meet with sev
eral Texas-Exes to establish UT
alumni clubs In Honolulu the
Maguires wttt be hosts 'June 26 —
for a PnUV ^tr Texas Fxes in
that city .
Texas-Exes who are helping
to establ sh al umni tlubs in
their cities include John C. Gee
III. Anchorage, Alaska. Justin
Dart, -Tokyo; Clark Fong, Hong
Kong; G. R (Willie Padolina,
Manila, and Capt. Donald Chap
man. USN, Honolulu
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Every
Church in Washington County
should take note of the 41 (t.
Homecoming at the Indepen-
dence Baptist Church in Old In-
dependence Sunday, June 13.
1965, and plan to be represented
lor the entire service, morning
and afternoon, by at least one
family. This occasion cuts
■irrnu dennmin*lio»»*l lines An
event will take place that sa-
lutes the proud position of
Coates Fafily
Join Longhorn
Orient Tour
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■ Brenham and Alvin will meet
at 7:30 p tn Saturday a* Fire-
mar’s Park in the firs' of the
b*4toMhr»c st:1 rla* it after-—“
mine this region's representa-
tive in the state schopiboy
toumamen*
.se Cubs advanced into the
reg nal playoffs by beating
Vafor I*. *-rai,’hi in the bi-dis-
tri t round, while Ah m also
won their nenes with El Campo
in two
The second game of the series
will ba m Alvin at 7130 pm
Mori.ley snd if aie«-»ss*'y th«
third will b« in Brenham at
1 39 p m. Tuesday.
Alvin represents District
12 AAA, while. Brenham is re-
presenting District 10-AAA.
For complete details and
story on Brenham’s win Thurs-
day in the bi-district game, see
page 2 in-seetion B — -—-
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