The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1987 Page: 1 of 10
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Museum Features Old
Mills County Articles
The Mills Co. Historical Museum
0 is now featuring a display of
articles from the family of Irk and
Minnie Black, by Oma Perry, Cleo
Carswell, Mavis Patterson and
Neta Faye White. It is shown in
memory of their parents and
brother.
Irk Black of Indian Gap and
Minnie Huckabee of Caradan were
married in 1913, and after living
one year at Gilmer, Texas, they
i L moved to the home, now just off
Hwy. 84, east of Goldthwaite. Here
they lived the remainder of their
lives. A picture of their home
hangs over the exhibit. Neta Faye
and Joe White now maintain this
residence.
Each of the children in turn
attended Live Oak School during
early school years, and all
graduated from Goldthwaite High.
The only son, Norman, enlisted
• in the U.S. Air Force in World
War II. He served as aerial
engineer on B-24's and B-26's. In
a mission over Germany, he lost
his life in February, 1945.
Included in the showing is a
counterpane for which cotton was
spun into thread and the cloth
woven by Detechie Black, Irk’s
grandmother, in Georgia. The
crinkle weave is very interesting,
and the fringe makes a lovely
edging. The spread has lasted 6
generations.
There are pieces of glassware
shown, some with special designs
and some for special uses. An
Eagles Tracksters Take 2nd
At Bluebonnet; Girls Run
Well At Pioneer Relays
The Goldthwaite Eagles had
another good day at the Bluebon-
net Relays in Brownwood. The
Eagles continued to improve on
their times and distances. The
Eagles once again finished as a
runner-up to Division I Champion
Eastland.
Team Totals were: 1. Eastland -
133; 2, Goldthwaite - 103; 3.
Clarendon .- 76; 4. Coleman - 54;
5. Bangs - 51; 6. De Leon - 31; 7.
Dublin - 23; 8. Rule - 21; 9.
Clarendon - J.V. and San Saba - 4
each; 11. Ballinger J.V. - 3; and
12. Hico - 2.
Scoring and Participating for the
Eagles were:
Shot Put - Brian Holtzclaw and
Kevin Rudd.
Discus - Kevin Rudd & Jason
Cockrum
Pole Vault - 1. Scotty Miller
16′1" (new Bluebonnet Relay
Record, old record was 16’0” by
Jenkins of ACHS); 2. Steven
Bridges - 13’; 3. Steven Sweet -
13’
Long Jump - 3. Steven Bridges -
20’3”; 5. Douglas Holtzclaw - 19’6
1/2 ”, Billy Karnes - 17′1"
High Jump - Brady Sherwood &
Jason Miller
3200 Meter Run - 2. Jamey
VFW Sponsoring
Vet’s Mobile Unit
The Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Department of Texas, Mobile
Information Service Center will be
in Goldthwaite, on March 27, 1987
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Mobile Center will be
located on the Southeast corner of
4 Schwartz Food Store parking lot.
Don Brewer, an accredited
Claims Representative with the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, as well
as members of the local VFW and
Ladies Auxiliary, will be available
to provide information to any
veteran, widow, or dependent
concerning benefits which may be
available through the Veterans
Administration or the State of
Texas.
i “Because We Care” - This
"service is being provided by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars to all
citizens of the great State of Texas
who need assistance.
Any veteran, widow, or depen-
dent who has a question or needs
any assistance is cordially invited
to visit the Mobile Information
Service Center at the time and
place indicated above.
i Prize Winners
At Stacy’s Ins.
Lee Roy Stacy reported that he
had 521 persons come by and
register for his 30th Anniversary
drawing. The big winner was Sue
Buck, receiving $100. Other
winners were Claudia Ross, $75;
Eva Roberts of Mullin, $50; and
Patsy Spears, $25.
Mr. Stacy’s grandson, Brody
Stacy, drew the names from the
hat. The drawing was heid
Monday, March 16.
elegant hatpin holder and a sea
shell toothpick holder are antiques.
A jelly stand and cake stand have
the same strawberry design. There
is a wall-hanging coffee grinder, a
wooden butter mold, a wooden
bucket with bail, a blue earthen-
ware salt holder, an apple peeler,
and an ice shaver that shaved ice
like the modern tropical snows.
This provided refreshments for
many family gatherings on hot
summer days.
Toys in evidence are a toy train
of Irk’s that is over 85 years old, a
toy china set and tiny silverware
set of Mavis and Neta Faye’s and
a toy trunk and a sewing machine
of Cleo’s.
Also there are articles of dress:
fancy shirts and handkerchiefs and
ties worn by Irk, a beautiful
embroidered blouse of Minnie’s,
silk pongee dresses worn in the
1920’s by Mavis and Neta Faye,
dresses worn by generations of
“Black babies”, also more recent
styles of baby dresses.
Pictures show the Huckabee and
Black grandparents, the parents,
and the family members as
children grew up. It is interesting
to note the style changes in
clothing and hair styles, and see
those being repeated now. Boys
will be surprised to see string ties
that were mod before 1920.
The love with which these and
other heritage items are shown is
to honor the memory of our
growing up days on the farm.
Hartley - 10:36.58
400 M. Relay - 2. Douglas
Holtzclaw, Scotty Miller, Terry
Wright, and Coby Tyson - 45.0
800 M. Run - Brad Reynolds
2:15.88; Lance Barnett - 2:23.31,
Bradley Shelton - 2:34.44
110 M. Hurdles - 3. Steven
Bridges - 15.68
100 M. Dash - 4. Coby Tyson,
11.31; Billy Karnes - 12.15; Brian
Holtzclaw- 12.75
400 M. Dash - 8. Travis Shelton
57.93; Terry Wright - 57.67;
Martin Valencia - 60.79
300 M. Hurdles - 1. Douglas
Holtzclaw -41.27; 6. Jason Miller -
45.65
200 M. Run - 4. Coby Tyson-
23.27; Billy Karnes 25.07; Travis
Shelton - 24.92.
1600 M. Run - 1. Jamey Hartley
4.51.70; Monte Reed 5.40
1600 M. Relay - 3. Martin
Valencia, Terry Wright, Steven
Bridges, and Douglas Holtzclaw -
3.44.08
The Eagles will be running in
the Cotton Patch Relays at Wall
High School this week due to
Mason cancelling their meet. The
field events begin at 9:00 a.m.
with the preliminaries scheduled
for 11:00 and the finals set for
3:00.
Eaglettes Results
The Goldthwaite Girls Track
team competed in the Cross Plains
Pioneer Relays last Saturday,
March 14 at Rising Star.
The results of the Eaglettes are
as follows:
Long Jump: Jenny Long, 3rd,
13’8” and 6th, Rosa Vaquero,
13’2.5”.
Shot: 7th, Debra Graves, 26’1”.
Discus: 7th, Debra Graves,
69'1%".
100 Meters: 5th, Debra Graves,
13.99.
200 Meters: 6th, Debra Graves,
29.9.
Other team members participat-
ing were Myra Aguirre, Kara
Champion, Kelli Miller, Sheri
Mills, and Leann Whitt.
March 21: Lady Bluebonnet
Relays in Brownwood, Varsity Girls
and Junior Varsity Girls.
Mullin Trustees
Handle Agenda
The Mullin School Board met in
regular session on Monday, March
9, 1987 at 7:00 p.m.
The following action was taken
by the board:
1. Approved minutes of previous
meeting.
2. Approved textbook selections
as recommended by textbook
committee.
3. Appointed Rita Spinks as
election judge for April trustee
election.
4. Appointed election clerks:
Maude Spinks and Leona Hohertz.
5. Approved Senior trip to
Colorado.
6. Discussed All-Sports banquet
for April.
7. Considered teacher contracts.
Established In 1894
And TheMullin Enterprise
Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas 76844
Volume 93, Number 45 Thursday, March 19,1987
Mills County Jail Escapee
Apprehended In Residence
Following Area Manhunt
STATE REP. STAN SCHLUETER
.. . To Address Citizenry Here March 30th
Question And Answer Session
Schlueter Slates Town Meeting
In Courtroom Here March 30th
Goldthwaite area citizens will get
a direct report from the 70th
Legislature at a Town' Meeting
scheduled for Monday, March 30,
at 7:00 p.m., in the District
Courtroom of the Mills County
Courthouse. State Representative
Stan Schlueter will address the
group, and will include a
“question and answer session for
as long as there are questions,”
Schlueter said.
“I need to hear the opinions of
the people I represent, and I
suppose there are some questions
which they would like answered,”
he noted.
Schlueter said that he will give
an update on major issues being
considered in this session of the
Legislature, and discuss matters of
special interest to the Goldthwaite
area.
“There is more happening at the
Capiton than just budget problems.
I have good news to share about
the property tax relief measure I
passed in the Special Session, and
the bill I am sponsoring this
session on homestead exemptions
for the elderly,” Schlueter explain-
ed.
Of the 150 members of the
House of Representatives, Schlue-
ter, D-Killeen, now ranks eighth in
seniority. He serves on both the
Legislative Council and the Legisla-
tive Budget Board, and in January
accepted appointment to serve a
third term as chairman of the
House Ways and Means Commit-
tee.. Of this assignment, Schlueter
reacted:
“My decision to accept this
responsibility again was based on
the principle which I have
consistently held — if taxes are
going to be an issue, then I want
to be in the strongest position
possible to protect the interests of
PLAY REHEARSAL — The three leading characters of the GHS One Act Play “Harvey” rehearse a
scene from their production. Pictured are, 1-r, Kara Champion, Bret Champion and Jeanette Tucker.
1 Eagle Photo
At approximately 3:00 p.m.,
031687 Ronald Brown walked away
from Mills County Jail, where he
was being held for revocation of
parole. .
Brown, who had been a trusty
for two months walked off while on
a garden detail.
Brown was located at approxi-
mately 10:15 p.m. in an apartment
in Whispering Oaks complex.
Brown, who was armed with a .25
caliber automatic pistol refused to
surrender to officers. After one
hour and forty minutes of
negotiations, Brown was seized by
officers and taken into custody. At
approximately midnight, Brown
was returned to Mills County Jail.
Mills County Sheriff Mack
Casbeer expresses his appreciation
to: D.P.S. Troopers - Bob Wilcox
and Les Dawson, T.P.W.D.
Wardens - Jack Reynolds, Wayne
Coffman, Roger Tucker and
Kenneth Head, Mills County S.O.
Deputies - John Benner and Sam
Bell.
Also the efforts of these officers
my own district.”
The sixth-term legislator empha-
sized that all of the information
available to him at the Capitol is
not as helpful as meeting directly
with the people he represents.
“That is by far the best way to
learn about and to reflect, the
wishes of my district,” he
concluded.
Goldthwaite Students
CAT Tests Next Week
During the week of March 23-27,
Goldthwaite students in grades K
through 11, will be taking the
California Achievement Tests, re-
ferred to as CAT.
This year the CAT-E series will
be administered to students. The
new CAT is similar to the previous
in that it is a series of tests
measuring reading, spelling, lan-
guage, math, and study skills. It
also includes testing in the areas
of science and social studies.
The new CAT is designed to
more closely measure achievement
in the basic skills commonly found
in state and district curricula. The
up-to-date norms for the CAT-E
will compare students to their
contemporaries, so that more
realistic and useful data is
obtained. The school uses the data
to assess and plan school
programs.
In elementary school, individual
class schedules may vary slightly,
with tests running Tuesday
through Thursday, while high
school students will be testing on
Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
Parents can help students by
seeing that they have adequate
sleep, a nourishing breakfast, and
a good emotional outlook on those
days.
are greatly appreciated: Constable
Monte Carlisle, T.L. Shelton,
Comanche Co. Constable, Charles
Levise, San Saba Co. Deputy, Mike
Loudamy, and Texas Rangers, Ray
Coffman and John Waldrop.
A special thanks to T.P.W.D.
Warden Benny Schriver for his
assistance in negotiating and
apprehending Brown.
Historical Comm.
Installs Officers
The Historical Commission of
Mills County met March 16, 1987
at 9:30 a.m. in the Commissioners
Courtroom with County Judge
Wallace Johnson.
The officers for 1987-88 are
chairman, Caroline Schwartz; Har-
tal Blackwell, vice-chairman; Wil-
ma Head, secretary; Flora Steen,
treasurer; and Nell Weaver,
reporter; Other members present
were Ozell Cornelius, Troy Berry,
Barbee Renfro, and Howard
Berry, Barbee Renfro and Lee
Ruth Campbell.
The meeting was called to order,
minutes were read, and the
treasurer reported a balance of
$652.41 as of March 10, 1987.
Mrs. Steen will meet with the
Commissioners on March 23 and
go over the account with them.
The Historical Marker for the
San Saba Peak has been paid for a
and approved at Austin, but plans
for placing the marker are pending
waiting actions from Austin.
Mrs. Campbell has been working
with teachers of the county on a
contest of essays written or drawn
on the History of Mills County.
The over-all winner chosen from
grades 1st through 12th will be
given a trophy. Others will receive
ribbons.
It was decided to sponsor a table
of a money making project at the
park on May 23. /
Troy Berry was appointed
chairman of the Land Heritage
program.
Billy Weatherby Ledbetter, ac-
companied by her niece and
husband, Ann and Brian Degraf-
fenried of Austin, came before the
Commission with an interesting
proposal.
The Degraffenried’s have the
B.C. Multi Image Service- They
make audio visual films of
historical sites to preserve for the
present and the future (History of
Mills County Audio & Visual).
Mr. and Mrs. Degraffenried
have a second home in Mills
County and he offered to do this
work free of cost - money wise,
except the county would have to
provide a triple screen which could
be constructed very cheaply. The
commissioners voted to work with
him as a project of this kind in
Waco cost $150,000. We felt Mills
County was fortunate in a gift like
this being offered by one who had
a love for the county. Mrs.
Degraffenried is the daughter of
Greta (Little) and Clyde Weatherby
of Austin, both natives of Mills
County.
GHS One-Act
Play Presentation
Set March 23rd
The Goldthwaite High School
One Act Play ‘Harvey’ will be
presented for the public this
Monday evening, March 23 at 7:30
p.m. in the High School Auditor-
ium. The play is adapted from the
Pulitzer Prize winning script by
Mary Chase. ‘Harvey’ has been a
success on Broadway and as a
movie starring Jimmy Stewart.
Goldthwaite’s cast includes Bret
Champion, Kara Champion, Jean-
nette Tucker, Grant Kirby, Kevin
Rudd, Wayne Miller, Natalie
Guthrie, Melissa Locklear, Byron
Henry and Glenn Benningfield.
Crew members are Tera Berry,
Sherry Reed, and Glenn Haddock.
The director is Patricia Roberson.
The play will be presented in
UIL competition Saturday, March
28, at Brownwood High School
during the afternoon session.
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