The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1983 Page: 1 of 10
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Produce-Photo
Show Scheduled
For June 30th
Blood Drive
Slated Here
The second annual Mills Photo entries are due in
County Vegetable Show will County Agents Office June
- be held in the Mills County 23 - June 29 (5 p.m.)
Civic Center in-conjunction Thursday, June 30
with the County Photog- Civic Center -
raphy Show on June 30, 7-10 a.m. Vegetable entries
1983. All Mills County due at civic center,
gardeners are encouraged 9:00 a.m. - Food Drying
to bring their “prizes of demonstration
production” for exhibition. 9:30 a.m. - Freezing
The event is planned and vegetables demonstration-
scheduled as an educational 10:30 a.m. Making fruit
activity and so that home leather
gardeners may exhibit their 10:30 a.m. Juice Extractor
gardening talents. demonstration
Exhibitors may bring 12:00- 6 p.m. Vegetable &
their entries to the Civic Photography Show open to
Center between the hours the public
of 7:00 and 10:00 a.m. 1 :00 p.m. - Plant and
Judging will begin at 10:30 garden problem clinic -
s a.m. and will be handled Questions answered by
by Dr. Chip Lee, Extension Plant Pathologist.
Area Plant Pathologist and The public is invited to |
Commercial vegetable pro- enter the Vegetable and
ducer. Photography Show and to
Entries will be on exhibit attend the free demonstra-
at the Civic Center between tions during the morning of
the hours of 1:00 p.m. to Thursday, June 30.
5:00 p.m. All participants For additional details,
may pick up their entries contact the County Exten-
any time after 6:00 pm. sion Agent’s Office, at
Entries may be brought 648-2650. Information rela-
in any type of container as tive to classes, etc., are
they will be transferred by -.
show officials to exhibit available upon request,
containers. Prizes will be
awarded for first, second •
Established In 1894
Volume 90, Number 6
Goldthwaite,
Mills County, Texas 76844
And The Mullin Enterprise
Thursday, June 23, 1983
Supt. Whisenhunt Resigns
Thursday
The staff from United
Blood Services will visit
Goldthwaite this Thursday,
June 23, from 2:00 to 7:00
p.m. at the Youth Center.
Our community blood
program relies solely on
voluntary blood donors to
meet needs of patients in
area hospitals. The blood
bank’s greatest responsibili-
ty is to provide high quality
blood and blood compon-
ents whenever and
wherever needed day or
night,, 7 days a week. This
responsibility cannot be met
As Muffin School Leader -----.
. *donate give blood. Knowing
School District held their the people of Mills County about the controversy con- You’ve hr ped Srstains
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nouncement made by Sup- held dealing with the issue service is supported by our
erintendent A.R. Whisen-“*soon.______________United Fund._____________
hunt when he tendered his Mr. and Mrs. Mike 1 -
resignation, after having Monahan, representing the . A
served the community for Texas School Board Associ- Kav Summy Retires As
some 29 years ation, attended the meeting 4""
“The people of Mullin to explain the programs of
.2.erinas ~» ^ Telephone Co-Op Mgr.
years. I hate to leave the until the next meeting; Raymond C. Summy will are members of the First
School business but under however, implementation of step down as manager of Baptist Church of Goldth-
the circumstances I feel it the current fourth year of the Central Texas Tele- waite.
best for me to do so, Sup- the program was adopted. phone Cooperative effective Summy will be honored
erintendent Whisenhunt Little mention was made July 1 of this year. with a retirement banquet
and third place winners in D.pal Dhono
each class and Champion AX Cl A 11U1.1V
and Reserve Champion 0
Co-op Gets
Big Loan
U.S. Senator John Tower
was notified last Wednes-
day that the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture had
approved a Rural Electrifi-
cation Administration loan
in the amount of $3,522,000 I
to Central Texas Telephone
Cooperative, Inc. of Goldth-
waite. The loan is being
made at a 2% interest rate.
The funds will be used to |
finance facilities to connect |
521 additional subscribers, I
construct 15 miles of new |
line, and complete a project
authorized under a prior
loan.
The president of CTTC is
Wm. J. Hopper, Comanche,
Texas. Mr. Ray C. Summy,
of Goldthwaite, is manager.
trophies will be awarded.
The Show is for fun and
education so all Mills
■ County gardeners are en-
couraged to participate.
Following are categories
and amounts for entries:
Beans, green ...... 1 dozen
(round or flat)
Beets......... .1 bunch (4)
Broccoli 1 bunch (4 clusters)
Cabbage...........1 head
Cantaloupe ...... .1
Carrots........1 bunch (5-7)
Cauliflower ......... 1head
Corn (field/sweet) ...3 ears
Cucumbers.......... .3
(pickling/slicing)
Dill.........
Eggplant ...
. Kohlrabi....
.3 stems
.... 1-3
District Horse Show
Hosted By Local 4-H
The Mills County 4-H waite.
Program will host the 1983 The District Show is an
District 8 4-H Horse Show annual event hosting both
on June 28, 1983 at the halter and performance
T.A. Head Arena in Goldth- events for 4-H club mem-
bers from throughout the
. j 18 counties in Districts.
. Open Playday The Show will begin at
- - • 8:30 a.m., with halter
At Mullin Sun. classes followed by per-
formance classes.
Mullin will host an open Fourteen Mills County
Summy has served the at the Mills County Civic
rural telephone system Center. The affair will be
since its organization in hosted by employees and
1957. The cooperative cur- directors of the Coopera-
rently serves 3211 sub- tive.
scribers in Mills, San Saba,
McCullough, Concho, Tom
Green, Lampasas and Ham-
ilton Counties.
He began working at the
Co-op in 1955 a. ok over
Lettuce.......
(head/romaine)
Lettuce, leafy.......
Okra.............
(long, green,
white, spineless)
Onions, Dry.......
..1 bunch (4)
1 head
3 plants
. .6 pods
6
(white/yellow/purple)
Irish Potatoes............3
Radishes.....1 bunch (5-7)
round/elongated)
Squash....... /..........3
(yellow crooked, yellow
straight, white, zucchini)
Tomatoes (vine ripe) .....3
VBS Planned
Next Week At
Zion Lutheran
Go Eagles!
Seven members of the
Goldthwaite High School
varsity cheerleading squad
attended the National
Cheerleaders Association
camp held last week at
Tarleton State University in
Stephenville. Representing
the Eagles were [top to
bottom] Michelle Cagle, Jo
Childress, Pace Hamblen,
I playday on Sunday, June 4-H Club members will be
26. The books will open at participating in various
12:00 Noon and the first events throughout the day.
event will begin at 1;00 We would like to invite
P.M. all interested Mills County
The first events offered residents to join us for part
will be Halter Classes in or all of the day’s events
the following divisions: and activities.
as manager in 19o/.
Ollene Thornton, who is
office manager of the
company, will take over as
acting manager on July 1st.
Summy was born and
raised in Goldthwaite, and
graduated from high school
here. He attended the
University of Texas and
served in the U. S. Navy
during World War II. He
and his wife, Alice, have
three children, Karen Bolli-
er, Bill Summy and Gary
Summy. They have two
grandchildren. The Summys
RAYMOND SUMMY
.. . Retires July 1
Mares - 4 and under;
Mares - 5 and over;
Deborah Thompson and Jill Geldings - 4 and under;
Ward. At the left is Sandi and Geldings 5 and over.
Smith and Shelley Miles is There will be a Grand and
on the right. There were 46 Reserve Champion ana
teams and close to 300 trophies offered through 6th
cheerleaders participating places.
in the camp. Other events will be
Star School Trustees Hold
Regular Meeting June 13
Fire Dept. Will
. Flush Fire Plugs
Next Tuesday
The Goldthwaite Fire De-
partment reminds everyone
that they will open all fire
plugs and flush the lines on
Tuesday, June 28, begin-
ning at 7:00 in the evening.
Vacation Bible School will
be held at Zion Lutheran
Church, Priddy, the week
of June 27 - July 1.
Classes will include Nur-
Summer Film Schedule Begins
With Friday Production
This summer the First
Baptist Church of Goldth-
waite will be showing Walt
sery (age 3) thru Junior Disney films in the Youth
Center.
High. The time will be
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00
noon. All children in the
community are cordially
invited to attend.
SCHEDULE OF FILMS -
Friday, June 24:
“Hot Lead and Cold Feet”
Friday, July 15:
“Festival of Folk Heroes”,
Friday, July 29 -
“Condorman”
Tuesday, Aug. 16-
“Now You See Him, Now
You Don’t.”
All films start at
p.m.
Poles, Barrels, Flags and
Western Pleasure. They
The Star Independent, scored 100% on reading,
School District held their writing and math. The 9th
will also sponsor an Open regular meeting Tuesday,
Jackpot Barrel Race. No June 13. 'The agenda was
roping events or jackpots short.
are scheduled, Collection on taxes to
A concession stand will date totaled $63,989.03, or
be available,, so come and over 96%.
enter early. Spectators are Superintendent Steve
invited to attend.___________Davidson gave a report on
the Texas Association of
GHS Glass of ’53 Basic Skills test, which
. were given to first, fifth
7:00 Reunion Set July 2 and ninth grade students.
, . First and fifth graders
The 1953 graduating
class of Goldthwaite High
School will celebrate their
30th anniversary with a
reunion Saturday, July 2,
beginning at 4:00 p.m., at
the Mills County Civic
Center. The class of 1952
have been invited as special
guests.
Friends, parents and
former teachers are es-
pecially invited to come
visit from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
For more information
contact Merlyne Long at
648-2464.
graders’ average dropped
due to a poor showing in
composition by one student.
According to Davidson,
four students took the test, district.
and any drop in grading of
a portion of the test would
reduce the average dras-
tically withonly four
students, as opposed to an
insignificant drop that
would occur had -100
s The Priddy Pirates were the
undefeated champs of the
Mills County Little League
for 1983. The team is
coached by Jimmy Partin
and Mark Gavit. Several of
Champion Baseballers
the team members will be Mickey Perkins, John Whitley, Tammy Smith and
entering All-Star play. Pic- Schwad and Wade Limmer. Brett White. The Eagle will
tured are, standing, left to
right, Shane Whitehead,
Jeff Marshall, Nicky Partin,
Kneeling are, left to right, publish more Little League
Brian Marshall, Michael pictures next week.
Students Make
TSU Honor Roll
Six Mills County students
making the A and B honor
rolls and the Distinguished
Students list were among
713 for the 1983 spring
semester at Tarleton State
University, according to
TSU registrar John Whit-
ing.
The area students are:
Karen A. Daniel - A,
D.S.; Molly E. Winters - B,
D.S.; Cheryl L. Wright - B,
D.S.; all from Goldthwaite.
Shawna Dee Shelton,
D.S., and, Vicky L. Youell,
D.S., from Mullin.
Butler, Shawn Hunter, Eric
Eagle Photo
Dale G. Drueckhammer
A, D.S., from Priddy.
students taken the test and
two had lower scores.
In his report Davidson
cited a favorable increase in
State funding for the
coming year for the Star
Personnel wages and
hours were discussed.
The roofing for the gym
has, been completed, and
President Sammie Harper
pointed out that an excel-
lent job had been done.
High-Flying Rider
Chad Beavers, riding, for
the Goldthwaite FFA Chap-
ter, does a good job on this
big bull in rodeo action
here last week. The annual
FFA Invitational Rodeo was son of Judy Beavers of
a big success during its - Goldthwaite, and is a junior
three night run with good at Goldthwaite High School.
crowds registered for each
performance. Chad is the
Laughlin Studio Photo
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