The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1966 Page: 1 of 8
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(the GlarrnUtmt Clmnttrle
“SERVING CARROLLTON, ADDISON, COPPELL, NW. DALLAS COUNTY TOWNS SINCE 1904”
—Commended by East Texas Chamber of Commerce for Outstanding Community Service—
VOLUME 62
(Official Publication of the City) CARROLLTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 1966 (8 Pages—5c Per Copy)
No. 12
GEORGE A. PATZIG
Patzig Seeks JP
Post, Precinct 2
George A. Patzig, Carrollton at-
torney. Monday announced his
candidacy for the Republican
nomination for Justice of the
Peace, Dallas County Precinct
No. 2.
^ “As a result of rapid legislative
phanges, the law is more compli-
cated than ever creating an in-
creasing demand upon the legal
knowledge required of todays
Justices of the Peace,” Patzig
staled in announcing for the judi-
cal position.
Mr. Patzig. a native Dallasite,
began his higher education at Arl-
ington State Junior College, where
ihc graduated in 1957 after com-
pleting a pre-law curriculum. He
then enrolled at SMU and there
received a BA degree in pre-law,
after the completion of his first
year in law school,
George then completed the legal
education at SMU School of Law.
graduating in 1963. and success-
fully passed the Bar examination
and was admitted to practice law
in Texas the same year.
In January of 1964, he received
his authorization and was admitted
to practice before the federal
courts of the United States. George
is presently a member of the Tex-
as Bar Association, the American
Bar Association and Phi Delta Phi,
international legal fraternity.
Mr. Patzig has been engaged in
the practice of law in Carrollton
since his completion of law school
in 1963. having associated and be-
come a partner with Boyd New-
man.
George has been active in social
Aid civic organizations, including
Je Carrollton Chamber of Com-
merce, in which he serves on vari-
ous committees, such as being the
representative from Carrollton on
(See PATZIG on Page 4)
IN TEN YEARS
Enrollment at
Schools Tripled
The enrollment of the Carrdl-
ton-Farmers Branch School Dis-
trict has tripled in the past 10
years. For this reason, the Build-
ing Committee, which consists of
Donald H. Sheffield, chairn'an:
Jack Williams, and J. B (Art)
Daniel, has a tremendous task
planning physical facilities for
children in the district.
completed in 1964; and Central,
completed last year, has a 12-room
addition under construction.
Because money must also be
spent in improving and enlarging
the curriculum, wnich is consid-
ered by the Board to be a primary
concern, basic school buildings
The function of the Building arc constructed so that additions
Committee is to study the needs cf ! may be made as conomically as
the district and then make recom-1 possible rather than constructing
mendations to the Board. The j a school large enough to serve its
Board, after discussion and con-1 ultimate speculated attendance
sultations with exports, makes the 1 needs.
decision for any needed construe- I It is also the policy of the
tion. Building Committee to suggest the
The Building Committee follows j reconditioning of buildings when-
closely each construction job and j ever needed so that all schools will
makes reports and recommcnda- j be maintained in good condition,
tions to the Board so that all jSuch a reconditioning job was
members will be informed of done last year at DcWitt Perry
progress. Junior High School.
The Building Committee tries to I An office and classroom wing
anticipate the number of students j is being constructed at R. L. Turn-
in planning schools; but this is! cr High School and a vocational
not always possible nor economi-
cally feasible. For instance, Webb
Chapel was built in 1961 and Hie
second addition to the building is
now under construction.
This is also true for Janie Stark
addition will be completed by
September. 1966.
The Building Committee has a
constant job trying to investigate
the building needs of the ever in-
creasing school district.
Farmers Branch
Hears Governor
“If there is a time you must get i is equal to the population of a
involved in your state and city af- j major city, like Austin,
fairs, now is the time,'’ Gov. John! This type of growth is almost
frightening,” he asserted, “and
Connally told a Farmers Branch
audience Friday night.
Speaking in the elite ballroom
of Brookhaven Country Club,
which highlighted the annual
Chamber of Commerce inaugural
now is the time to plan for what is
to come. We can expect a 48 per
cent increase in population in the
next 10 years and an eventual
growth to 21-million.”
Touching on the problems the
banquet and ball, Ihc governor | slaU, faces. Gov. Connalh strcsscd
was Ihc honored guest at the af- ,he importancc of education at all
fair that saw more than 350 brave ]cvels |hc problcms of COping with
the blizzard-like cold. Included j ilIitcracy transportation, mental
among the invited guests were I hcalth waU,r rcsource. and parks.
Secretary of State Crawford Mar-. and thc need of an cxpanding
tin. Sen. George Parkhouse, Coun-1 tourL<m ,pr()gram.
1y Judge Lew Sterrett and County ‘
Excerpts .from his talk included:
“We are second only to New
The governor praised Farmers I york in new p]ants. , . fifth in
personal income which is up 25%
third in rank for young popu-
Commissioner Frank Crowley.
Branch for acquiring 13 new in-
dustries last year and for provid-
ing adequate housing for a multi- j iation, o{ which are und(T 21
tude of new people.
What’s happening here is hap-
pening all over Texas and this is
only the beginning,” he said.
“Texas, through its Chambers of
years of age . . . Retail sales were
up 16%. . . have 300.000 new stu-
dents in schools, will jump to
400,000 and junior colleges will
bear thc brunt of this increase in
Commerce and our Industrial | 2 years. . . vocational and teehni-
Foundation, has located 327 new j cal education sufficient to care for
plants in the state in 1965 along the present 731.000 adult func-
with 200,000 new people. Few i -
realize that this growth in people1 (See GOVERNOR on Page 8)
REV. AND Mrs. Merritt are shown with their two chil-
dren, Nelson, left, one year, and Larek, two and a half.
Associate Pastor
Named at Church
Rev. Jimmy Merritt is the new
associate pastor of the First As-
sembly of God Church in Carroll-
ton and also the choir director.
Rev. Merritt is formerly of At-
lanta, Ga.; attended Bcaluh
Heights Bible College in Atlanta;
and also Southeastern Bible Col-
lege, Lakeland, Fla.
Mrs. Merritt is the daughter of I
; Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Edwards of i
I Garland. She has also attended
j Southwestern Assemblies of God
I College in Waxahachie. She is the
I church organist.
| The Merritt’s, who have two
small children, have been evange-
lists for thc Assemblies of God for
eight years and have traveled over
350 thousand miles and conducted
over 100 revivals.
“There has been many saved,
filled with thc Holy Ghost, healed
and blessed in their ministry,”
stated Rev. D. W. Kyser, pastor.
ROIARY CLUB TO
HEAR JUNIOR
COLLEGE PLANS
Dr. Donald T Itippey, chief ad-
ministrative officer of the Dallas
County Junior College program,
will be the guest speaker of lhe
Carrollton Rotary Club Thursday,
Feb. 3.
Dr. Itippey will talk at the noon
luncheon of the club in the Otis
Engineering Co. plant on Belt Line
Road.
The speaker will discuss admin-
istrative policies of thc proposed
four junior colleges to be located
in thc four quadrants of Dallas
County.
AIRMAN DIXIE J. McLAUGHLIN
Airman McLaughlin
Goes to March AFB
SAN ANTONIO. Texas — Air-
man Dixie J. McLaughlin. daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Myron D. Mc-
t.aughlin of 1804 Brake Drive.
Carrollton, has been assigned to
March AFB. Calif., after complet-
ing Air Force basic training.
The airman, a 1983 graduated of
R. L. Turner High School, will he
trained on the job as a personnel
specialist with Ihe Strategic Air
Command.
THE CHRONICLE prints mori
local news anc pictures than any
other newspaper, daily, weekly or
“throw-aways", and tops all in
total circulation in Carrollton.
AT GOVERNOR’S TALK—Following Gov. John Connally’s talk
Friday night at Brookhaven Country Club for the annual banquet-
Ball of the Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce, he spent over
an hour signing autographs. Left to right, are Sen. George Park-
house, Carrollton Mayor R. J. Mclnnish, Farmers Branch Mayor
A. J. Airoldi, Gov. Connally, Bill Skipping, emcee for the event,
and new Chamber president, banker Dick Thomas.
(OTHER PHOTO PAGE 5) -bay studio photo
Hospital Open
House Sunday
Thu Trinity Osteopathic Medical
Center has been completed and an
open house for thc public is sched-
uled for Sunday. Feb. 6, from 2:00-
6:00 p.m., hospital spokesmen have
revealed.
A dedicatory ceremony will be
held al 3:00 p.m., followed by free
access by the visitors to all areas
of the new building located on
South Broadway in Carrollton. Key
personnel will be stationed in the
various areas to answer questions
and explain the function of that
given section.
Thc institution has several unique
features. The out-patient clinic con-
sists of lfi treatment rooms, with of-
fices for the six doctors, to provide
adequate out-patient care for both
ordinary medical problems as well
as industrial medical and minor
surgical problems.
The hospital proper offers full
laboratory facilities for both thc
hospital and clinic as well as com-
plete X-ray facilities and emergency
room care. There is both a major
and a minor surgery and an ob-
stetrical labor and a delivery room.
In addition, there is a nursery for
new born babies and a closed sec-
tion psychiatric area, with lounges,
reading rooms, and an outside patio.
The psychiatric section also includes
a music and art therapy room. A
chapel is located in the hospital for
those who desire spiritual solace.
Doctors in the clinic arc: Drs. Dan
B. Whitehead, general surgeon;
Dean Allen Schmitt, qualified obste-
trician and gynecologist; J. Robert
Winslow, general clinician; Leon R.
Lind, anestheologist and general
clinician; Ralph I. McRae, psychi-
atrist. and William E. Winslow,
surgeon.
The hospital will lx* open to both
medical and osteopathic psysicians
who are qualified in their field of
endeavor and wish to use the insti-
tution for their patients, hospital
officials said.
Construction of the plant is of
sound masonry, fireproof-type ma-
terial, with terrazzo floors, metal
lathe and plaster walls with metal
door frames. All heating is by elec-
tricity. Bedrooms throughout the
hospital are equipped with available
oxygen and suction for emergency
and special care of difficult prob-
lems.
“Every effort has been made to
provide the community with a mod-
ern hospital facility, which has a
very fine potential for future ex-
pansion as the area grows,” hospital
officials concluded.
CHAMBER TO
ELECT 4 NEW
DIRECTORS FEB. 8 f
There will h ■ a general meeting I
of the Carrollton Chamber of Com- *
merer membership Tuesday. Feb- j
ruarv 8. as provided by the by-
laws of the Chamber for the pur-
pose of electing four directors.
The meeting will he held at the I
Carrollton Civic Center at 5 p.m.
Directors elected will serve a!
term of three years.
Boyd Newman, president, and
Jim Kelly. Chamber manager, urge j
all members to attend.
FEB. 4 SET AS USO
DAY IN TEXAS
With the signing of a special
proclamation Friday, January 14.
Governor John B. Connally offici-
ally proclaimed February 4 as
USO Day. Proclamations by the
President of the United Stales and
governors of the 49 other stales
have also been made, all in com- j
memoration of the 251 h anniver- |
sary of the USO.
Gov. Connally, honorary USO
State Chairman, will be a guest al
the Dallas USO anniversary din-
ner on February 3 at 7:30 p.m. in
thc Sharaton-Dallas Hotel Grand
Ballroom. i
POSTPONED MOTHERS' MARCH TO BE
HELD SATURDAY, FEB. 5 FROM 1-5 P.M.
The .Mothers March of Dimes for [
1966 will be held Saturday. Feb- |
ruary 5. from 1 to 5. announced i
the area chairman, Miss Ollivene
Patterson.
More volunteer workers are
needed for the inarch. If anyone
is interest call Miss Patterson at
242-5085.
Members of thc Civitan Club
will collect from the factories; and j
firemen will collect from the!
apartments.
Downtowm chairman is John
Lowrcv and Carrollton Highlands
chairman is Sonny Bradford.
Last Sunday’s drive w-as post-
poned until this Saturday.
SPEAKS HERE — Atty. Gen.
Waggoner Carr, candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
the U. S. Senate, spoke in Car-
rollton Tuesday morning at the
First National Bank where he
was greeted by a number of old
friends and supporters at a re-
ception.
THEATER 34 TO MEET
Theater 34 will hold its regular
monthly meeting Thursday, Febru-
ary 3. at 8 p.m. in the Community I
Room of the Farmers Branch City
Hall.
EARL PERRY
PERRY RESIGNS
COUNCIL POST
Earl Perry, local realtor, has
resigned from the Carrollton City
Council, it was learned.
Perry, a first term Councilman,
was elected to the seat in April,
1964 for a 2-ycar term.
His resignation to the Council
was effective Jan. 27. It was not
learned immediately whether an
appointment would be made for
the interim 3-month period before
the regular city election.
Perry told thc Chronicle Tues-
day he resigned because of busi-
ness reasons.
REV. BOB HARRINGTON
TO CONDUCT SERVICES
Rev. Bob Harrington, outstand-
ing evangelist from New Orleans,
will conduct services nightly, Feb-
ruary 6-20. at 7:30 in thc Chapel
Hill Baptist Church, 11611 Webb
Chapel Road.
3 FILE FOR SCHOOL POSTS; 6 TEACHERS
HIRED; ACCEPT POOVEY RESIGNATION
At a meeting of the Carrollton-r
Farmers Branch School Board held j
Thursday. January 27, the follow-
ing teachers were recommended
and accepted for employment:
Miss Priscilla Been, first grade,
Central Elementary School; Dan- i
nie 1>. Howell, art at Vivian Ficid !
Junior High; Mrs. Mary Helen !
Gravley, special education at Janie
Stark Elementary School; Mrs.
George Ann Nieman. English .n j
K. L. Turner High School; and j
Mrs. Violet II. Armstrong, six'll;
grade, Central.
The resignation of Nolan I
Poovey as Athletic Director for'
the Carrollton - Farmers Branch i
School District was accepted. Res- !
ignalions from Hurschcl Farrow
and Mrs. Qgth Viscntine were also
accepted. Mrs. Lou Aubrey was
given a leave of absence.
The Board accepted a bid from
Bob Parker for the purchase of
Bush Elementary School for
$7,500. Parker’s bid was highest
of three submitted to the Board.
A discussion was held by the I
Board on the forthcoming School
NOLAN POOVEY
nation last Tnursday.
Poovey has been associated with
the Carrollton- Farmers Branch
school for nine years, serving as
head coach for seven.
During his seven-year tenure
as head coach he compiled a
Board election, which will be held j i>4-10-3 record and captured three
on the first Saturday in April, j district championships.
The administration noted that
three men have filed for election.
Thc\ are incumbents. Charles
Blalock and Bill Davis, and a new
candidate. Bill Skipping. Two
places on the Board will be filled
by this election.
POOVEY RESIGNS
Nolan Poovey, head coach and
athletic director at R. L. Turner j
High School, announced his refiig- i years later.
“I have nothing new lined up."
said Poovey. “Eve enjoyed my as-
sociation with the Carrollton-
Farmers Branch school. This is the
only school in which 1 have
coached.”
Poovey came to tins school from
McMurr.v College in Abilene as an
assistant coach. He was promoted
to the head coaching position two
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Sindik, Nicholas J. The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1966, newspaper, February 3, 1966; Carrollton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth727898/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carrollton Public Library.