The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 6, 1984 Page: 1 of 16
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Volume 104
No. 26
16 Pagea-2 Sections
Coleman, Texas, November 6,1984
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Let’s All Be Sure To Vote Today!!
Absentee Vote Sets Modern Record
Vote totals for Coleman County in
this year's general election will
almost certainly be large. Monday
morning County Clerk Glenn
Thomas reported absentee votes
tomorrow. The number of ballots
already returned tops the 271 total
for the 1980 general election by a
wide margin and seem certain to be
come the - largest absentee vote
may total 650. This figure includes ■- count in the memory of courthouse
those ballots still out which will be officials.
counted if received before 7 p.m. Polls are open today from 7 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Thomas reports that all
voting places will be adequately
staffed with election judges and
clerks so there should be no waiting
in long lines to cast a vote. There
are four places to vote for Coleman
city residents:
1 ■ N in the east wing of the
Courthouse.
4 - W in the west wing of the
Courthouse.
E in the First Church of God,
corner of Roselawn and Miami
Streets.
3 - S in the Teen Cente^,
Commercial and Cedar Streets.
County Clerk Thomas will post
the election returns when tabu-
lations are complete. These may be
checked at the newspaper office
where they will be displayed on the
window.
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Gun Club Turkey
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Shoot On Saturday
1984
TURKEYWALK
The third annual turkey shoot
sponsored by Coleman Gun Club
will be Saturday, November 10 at
the Coleman Gun Club Range.
Shooting will begin at 10 a.m. and
continue until all contestants have
finished.
The Gun Range is located on the
south end of Fifth Avenue, west of
the Rodeo Grounds. There will be
direction signs. The site is the old
Coleman dump grounds.
There will be classes for open
sights, scopes, rim-fire, center-
fire, muzzle loaders, and pistols.
There will be no shotgun class.
Prizes will be cash with 50
percent of entry fee given to the
winner in each class. Winners can
buy their own turkey. At the end of
the day's activities, there will be a
free drawing for a one year mem
bership in Coleman Gun Club.
Current members or dependent
minors are not eligible for this
drawing.
Spectators are invited.
S FUN RUN
Sesquicentennial Meet
Slated Thursday Night
By Ralph Terry
During the entire year of 1986,
Texas will be celebrating 150 years
since its dependence from Mexico
and becoming a republic in 1896.
The 66th Texas Legislature created
the Texas Sesquicentennial Com-
mission to coordinate celebrations of
the 150th anniversary of Texas'
independence as a republic and
progress as a state.
Now, many of you are asking
what this has to do with Coleman
County? Every county and com-
munity in every county has been
given a chance to plan some special
event or events to help celebrate
this anniversary. A committee to
represent our county or communi*
ties should have been set up many
months ago. This was not done. So,
to explain the workings of the
Sesquicentennial, our regional dir-
ector from Austin,Jeanine Hicks,
will be here Thursday night at 7
p.m. at the Coleman Public Library
Meeting Room. This is the second
meeting that she has put on here,
and only three or four people
attended the first, due to lack of
notice.
If you are interested in history,
celebrating, or promoting your com-
munities, please take note and
attend this meeting. It will not
obligate you in any way, but it will
serve to inform you of what we are
missing. I invite representatives
from every community in the county
to be present. I would also like to
see representatives from all county
churches, organizations and govern-
ments there. A project can be as
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simple or complex as you like____the
Fiesta de la Paloma can be the
Sesquicentennial Fiesta de la Pa-
loma and the Coleman Rodeo can be
dedicated to the Sesquicenten-
nial. The Coleman County Historical
Commission has already planned to
hold one or two tours of historical
places in the county in 1986 and will
be dedicating several historical
markers that year.
Please come to this meeting and
see your support. Coleman County
is one of the last counties in Texas to
be included in this celebration. I
would hate to see that we do not
have adequate representation to be
included in this Texas anniver
sary.Remember the 100th anniver
sary in 1936? During that celebra
tion, Coleman built the Camp Colo
rado replica in the city park, that is
now the museum. There were also
parades and dances held that year.
Many various groups, communi-
ties and counties will be having
special events. Among those events
are a wagon train that will encircle
the state; major museums will
develop a traveling Texas history
exhibit; the Texas Highway Dept-
ment will issue special license
plates, featuring the words, "Ses
quicentennial/1836-1986", an eight
hour mini-series is planned by the
South Texas Public Broadcasting
System on Texas history; a series of
52 on-minute television spots high-
lighting significant events in Texas
history wifi be shown in 1986; many
sports events have been scheduled
for Texas in honor of its Sesquicen-
tennial, LPGA Golf Tournament,
NOVEMBER 10
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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Bloodmobile Will
Come November 13
United Blood Services, Coleman's
Community Blood Center, has just
come through a long, hard summer
and is in need of blood donors to
help meet the blood needs for
hospital patients. Also, the holidays
are coming up soon and support is
needed to have safe, adequate
supplies of blood on hand.
Coleman citizens will have the
opportunity to donate blood when
the bloodmobile visits Coleman on
Tuesday, November 13, at the Teen
Center from 1:00 7:00 p.m.
All Star Baseball Game, NBA All
Star game, NCAA College Basket
ball Championship, the National
Sports Festival; the State Fair of
Texas is planning an expanded
60 day exposition in 1986, and this is
only a few of the planned events
going on statewide.
Come to this important meeting
Thursday night at 7 p.m. at the
Public Library. Everyone is wel
come. Pitch in and help promote
Texas and our county and communi-
ties.
“If you are in good health, please
take the time to donate blood and
help save a life today!", says local
chairman Norman White, of Overall
Morris Hospital Auxiliary. The Aux
ihary sponsors the blood drive.
Turkey Supper
Friday Evening
In Santa Anna
The United Methodist Men's
Group in Santa Anna is sponsoring a
turkey supper Friday, November 9.
from 5-7 p.m in the Santa Anna
School Cafeteria. Plates will be
$150 for^adults, and $2.40 for
children under twelve.
The sponsoring group is non
denominational, and all proceeds
will be used for community projects
such as Meals on Wheels and emer
gency needs in Santa Anna.
Youth “Lock-In”
Slated Friday
The Tri-Church Youth Council
(with Trinity Methodist participa
ting) met Sunday night to finalize
plans for their "lock in” and to
brainstorm ideas for the following
weeks. The lock in has been planned
for Friday, November 9th from
11:30 p.m. until 8:30 a.m. at the
First Presbyterian Church.
It is open to all youth from the
participating churches and their
guests. Those planning to attend,
and needing more details should
pre register by calling the Presby
terian church, 625-2672, mornings.
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CITY EQUIPMENT is shown at the scene of a major water line
break that occurred Friday in the 1800 block of Live Oak Street.
Water Main Blows Out
Folks up on Live Oak Street had a
veritable river of water flowing
down that street and adjoining
streets last Friday morning, when a
big city water main "blew out.”
City Water and Sewer Superin-
tendent, David Brown, stated that
the old main was probably part of
the original line system and just
gave out with old age. With an
enormous amount of pressure com-
ing out of the storage tanks on top of
the hill a few hundred yards away,
repair crews had no option but to
shut off water to the entire city for a
span of time.
Repair clamps were placed on the
line and it was back in duty around
mid-afternoon.
Food Show Set Saturday
Coleman Bank is sponsoring the
1984 85 4 H Food Show to be held
November 10 at the Church of
Christ Family Center. Participants
are asked to arrive and set up
between 12:30 and 1:00 p.m.
Judging will begin at 1:00 p.m.
and last until 3:00 p.m. The public
viewing is scheduled to take place
from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Awards will
immediately follow.
Coleman Bank is sponsoring the
award ribbons and a token gift for
each participant. They are also
providing the high point junior and
high point senior awards.
Coleman County Electric Cooper-
ative is also supporting the 4 H
Food Show by providing a gift (or
the runner up high point Junior and
runner up high point senior. They
will also provide a gift to the high
point junior and high point senior
records.
Agenda for Council Meet
City Council Agenda for it's
meeting November 8, 5:30 p.m.
includes the following:
•Receive sealed bids on surplus
equipment advertised for public
sale.
•Public Hearing on a proposed
zoning change from residential to
commercial for purpose of a
beauty shop. Address 2200 Mag
nolia Street. This will be Ordin
Senior Center
Bazaar Saturday
The Senior Center will have a
benefit bazaar on Saturday, Nov
ember 10, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at
the Center, 316 S. Pecos. Proceeds
will go toward payment of roof
insurance for the Center’s building.
The price is right -items from $1
to $15 will he available. Included in
the sale will be calico roses, hot dish
carriers, brown bag holders, yard
stick holders, pillows, baked goods,
plants, tub scrubbers, scissor hold
ers, pot holders, draft dodgers, and
Sr. Center cookbooks. A white
elephant table will also be featured.
Bazaar items are made by Senior
Center members, and Crafts coot
dinator is Midge Coulter. They
invite everyone to "come early,
browse, and buy". This is a chance
to get Christmas stocking stufferi
early and help the Center.
Editor's Quote Book
Thai man is the richest whose
pleasures arc I he cheapest.
Thoreau
ance No. 853 on first reading.
•Consider appointment of a study
committee to check feasability of
establishing a truck route in Cole
man city limits.
•Public Hearing on a request to
close a portion of Edison Road and
Black Oak Road in north Cole-
man. This will be Ordinance No.
854 for first reading.
•Representatives of local funeral
homes will discuss possible chan-
ges in the ambulance service in
Coleman County to begin January
1. 1985.
Master Masons
Meet Tonight
Master Masons of Masonic Lodge
No. 496 will meet tonight (Tuesday)
at the Ix>dge Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Atoka Ixidge members need to
attend this meeting.
VFW Poppy Sale
Here Friday
Friday, November 9 is VFW
Poppy Sale day in Coleman, and
members of the local VFW and
Auxiliary will be taking donations
and urging everyone to wear a
poppy to honor those who have died
in the nation's wars by bringing aid
to those who fought beside them.
Monies received by this sale are
used for needy and disabled vete-
rans. Basic purpose of the annual
sale is stated as "honoring the dead
by helping the living."
Mayor J. Hugh Slempel has
signed a proclamation designating
Friday, November 9, as Poppy Day
in Coleman, and urges all citizens to
wear a Buddy Poppy.
Walkers.. Get Ready For Saturday
BIUECAT TIGHT BID DAVID MAY (80) clutch#*
on Edward Moral#* pots for a third p#ood
touchdown in lost Friday'* District 11-AA
contost at Winters. May's crucial catch
highiight#d th# Biuocat sacond half comobock
which Wt#d th#m to o 19-14 victory ov#r th#ir
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hosts. Th# six-point#r com# with 3:51
remaining in p#riod thre# and cut th« Blizzards'
l#od to 14-13 at th# tim#. Th# 5-1 Cots host
Jim Nod Friday night ot 7:30 p.m. in th#ir final
regular sooson encounter (Photo courtesy of
Ralph Terry Studio)
An array of prizes await winners
in the 1984 annual American Heart
Association Turkeywalk scheduled
Saturday, November 10. beginning
at 9 a.m at the courthouse.
Additionally, turkeywalkers will
be doing something for a good cause
and aiding their health. There are a
number of Coleman citizens who
walk regularly, and it is hoped that
they make ihetr walk on Saturday in
the Turkeywalk. The 5 mile course
begins at the courthouse and goes to
the Rodeo Grounds and return.
Walkers can go any of the distance
and at a pace that they choose.
To enter, pick up sponsor sheets
st Nora l*e Interiors, First Cole
man Nations! Bank. Coleman Bank
or Clark's Parts. Get some sponsors
to pledge money for the distance
you walk, or sponsor yourself if
necessary. For further information
call Tommy Saunders at First
Coleman National Bank. 62&2116.
Turkey t shirts will be given to all
participants who turn in at least S60
in pledge*. Turkeya will be given
to ail participants who turn in at
least 1100 in pledges. A complete
list of sponsors and other prizes ia
listed on the sponsor sheets.
Where do the funds raised by the
Turkeywalk go? Recent figures
from the Heart Association give the
following breakdown on how the
Turkeywalk dollar was spent: 86%
for research. 15% for community
service, 24% for public education,
7% for professional education, 11%
for fund raising, and only 7% for
management and general expense.
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