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Santa Anna Bond
Vote Is Contested
Friday, March 26, a group of j The election was on two bond
Santa Anna citizens filed a suit issues totaling $264,000 for water
in the 35th District Court here,
contesting the Feb. 26th Santa
Anna City bond issue which pass-
ed by only six votes.
Funeral Services
For H. A. Birdwell
Are Held Sunday
Wt)t Coleman ©eurocrat-$otce
and sewer system improvements,
fn their petition, the group claim-
ed discrepancies in election pro-
cedure. *
Proposal 1, which passed by
the six-vote margin of 165 to
159, was for the issuance of $64,-
000 on improvements and exten-
sion on the city’s water system.
The other proposal, which pass-
ed by 167 to 157, was for is-
suance of $200,000 in bonds on
the sewer system, including plans
for construction of a new sewage
treatment plant and extension of
sewer lines.
It is believed that the ease will
VOLUME 84—NO. 43
Funeral services were held at
2:30 p.m. Sunday, at Central Bap-
tist Church for H. A. Birdwell,
59, who died in Overall-Morris
Memorial Hospital at 5:15 p.m., | he set at an early date: however
Friday, March 26, 1965. Hcv. Bob District Judge Joe It. Dibrcll is
Henson, pastor of the church, { hearing a case in Midland this
was assisted in conducting the week and is not available for
rites by Rev. Lester O. Probst, I comment.
pastor of First Baptist Church. I --
Active pallbearers were Dago
Alexander, Cecil Middleton, H.
T. Kent, Floyd Byrd, J. D, Frick,
J. D. Williamson, Damon Jack-
son and Fred Jones. All Bird-
well employees were honorary ] Thursday, April 1, is deadline
pallbearers. for the 1965 license plates, and
Interment was in Coleman j the car tag business is “going
City Cemetery with Stevens Fun- j strong”, according to word from
eral Home in charge of arrange-; John Skelton, County Tax As-
ments. sessor-Collector.
Mr. Birdwell was born at De- ! Skelton believes that about
eatur Dec. 17, 1905, and he and another 1,500 license plates for
Miss Johna Lee Willis were mar- motor vehicles will-hp., issued-by
Car Tag Sale
Going Sfrong
the deadline.
The plate's are being sold at l
Skelton’s office in the epuff-
house and at three sub-tftations. j
at Taylor Motor and J. V. \
Thames here in Coleman and at j
the Santa Anna Insurance Ag-1
ried at Madill, Okla., Dep. 27,
1925. An oil well driller, con-
tractor and producer, he moved
to Coleman from Odessa in 1950,
He was a member of the Baptist
Church.
Among his survivors are his
wife, Mrs. II. A. Birdwell of Cole- ency.
man; his father,. James L. Bird- .-:-
well of Bloomington, Calif.; two i I * • I C L*L*a
sons, Jack D. Birdwell of Cole- |ffaUSTl*iaI fcXlHDlf
man and Bill G. Birdwell of
Odessa; one daughter, Mrs. Eu Cpla UofO
gene Grider of Coleman; and J *»HvUlllvll IICIC
eight grandchildren.
Other survivors are four broth-
ers, Wilson and Clarence J.
Biiidwell of Snyder; A1 Birdwell j An industrial exhibit, featur-
of Odessa and Robert Birdwell mg items manufactured in Cole-
of Fontana, Calif; and one sis- ; man County, will be held here
ter, Mrs. Ola Mae Hendrick of ; Friday and Saturday, April 2-3,!
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DEMOCRAT-VOICE. COLEMAN. TEXAS. MARCH 30, 1965.
SANTA ANNA UNIT LOST
2 SECTIONS—10 PAGES
National Guard
Changes Are Cited
COCK FIGHTING EQUIPMENT taken in
the raid northwest of here Sunday after-
noo/i is being inspected here by Sheriff W.
J. Smith. In his left hand he is holding a
saw, used to saw off the spurs, while in
his right hand is one of the steel spurs.
Several other steel spurs are seen on the
desks, and others as well,as other equip-
ment of this type is housed in the boxes,
to his right and left on the desk.
FINES AMOUNT TO ABOUT $2,000
Friday-Saturday
Raid On Cock Fight
Results In 33 Arrests
A news release from the State j
| Adjutant General’s Department i
at Austin, received here today, ;
includes a plan which is being !
sent to the Department , of the ]
Army for approval, concerning
reorganization and merging of ]
the National Guard and Army-,
Reserves, in Texas.
According to the plan,She Nat- |
ionai Guard unit at Santa Anna
will be lost, and the Coleman
unit will be reduced in strength.
Other cities to lose Guard units,
include BreekenridgC, Canyon, ;
Cisco, Colorado City, Electra,
Monahans, .OIney and Pecos. A|
total of 20 Guard and Reserve.]
units will be lost in Texas.
Coleman is listed in the new i
I plans as “a detachment of a
1 headquarters and headquarters .
j infantry company of 48 men,” If
the plan is approved, it would i
I mean a loss of about 30 men now j
being carried’ on the company"
rolls. Also the Coleman unit i
would be reduced from company ;
status to detachment status.
The reorganization would be :
put into effect early next year, ;
but units would be allowed to 1
continue overstrengtifT'or anoth- |.
imti 1' n I'ob <
Fontana, Calif.
Alvie Blanton Is ~
Cpfinuclv IniurpH by the three county banks, the
./cruwwaiy ; First Coleman National Bank.
In Auto Collision ! ,h0( C;;lc™n county state Bank
| and the Santa Anna National
Alvie Blanton, retired, was Rank, and the Chamber of Com-
seriously injured in an auto col- j melee organizations in Coleman
lision Sunday about 4:00 p.m., j and Santa Anna.
corner of San Marcos and Door prizes will be furnished
by the threp banks. Four $25
in the building at the corner of; A raid on a cock fight’, being j Sheriff Smith says there were
College and Colorado, just west held in this county Sunday af- at least 20 officers participating.
ternoon, resulted in the arrest | * It is believed that this is the
of 33 persons, all of (vhom en-! first time that any arrests have
tered a plea of guilty and paid I been made on cock fighting in
fines totaling right at 52,000.1 this county. At least officials do
Sixth Streets, and he is in the
Overall Morris Memorial IIos- bonds wuT be ‘awarded,
pit a I undergoing checks and
tests. It was firs^. feared that his
neck might be broken, and that
names being drawn Saturday af-
ternoon. Everyone is invited to
attend the exhibit and register,
he might have severe internal anf, it ls not neccssary t0 be
injuries, but this morning Mrs. j prcscnt to wjn.
Blanton says he seems to be feel- , _._
ing belter, and the injuries are
not believed to be critical. n I * 1# Uf
Mrs. Blanton was thrown from > KODCH Y» WOOD
the car and sustained severe 1
bruises. She said, “When it hap HlOC 111 MoYlfA*
pened I thought the world was *"* l»ICAII»w/
falling to pieces around me,” but j ■*, j. ■ ■
she is able to be up and visits I If jfPC HPln | IIPl'P
her husband at the hospital.
The other car was driven by Robert V. Wood, 69, former
Archie Glen Slate, and his moth- resident of Coleman, died at ]
er and uncle were in jus car. j ,b;30 p.m. Sunday, March 28,
According to police reports they j J®®® a*- Guadalajara, Mexico,
were not seriously injured, but wbcre he had lived since his re- ;
considerably “shook up/’ Slate | tirement in 1960. Funeral ser-
was driving a 1960 Buick, and j viccs wcrc held. thcre Monday at
the Blantons were in a 1957 prn' and interment was in
Dodge. Damages to the Blanton a ccmetery there.
Most of the people were from
out of county.
Cock fighting is not legal in
not know of it happening before;
however, it is und/rstood that
there have been numerous ar-
er year, or until .March of 1967. j
The news release did not' make !
mention of plans for federal
Armories in towns where the
Guard units will be lost. .The'
Armory at Santa Anna was con
over in Coleman County. Those structed at a cost of $69,000. with
fines paid represent a pretty 25 per cent state funds anti 75
good deterrent. per cent federal funds.
The raid on the cock fight was
Well organized. Sheriff Smith GROUP ATTENDS WEDDING
and five other officers went in
on foot, located the
FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE: The Exchange Club of
Coleman has just received this plaque from the state
organization for second place in 1964 for community-
service. Holding the award is club secretary. Col. O. A.
Carroll, who is also a past president of the dub.
News Briefs
Texas, anil it is also against the r'rests on cock fighting over the
VISITORS IN STRICKLAND
Mrs. C. B Hardin and Mr and] HOME OVER WEEKEND
area and Mrs. R. B Renfroc were in East-1 Weekend visitors in the home'
observed long enough to be sure land Saturday evening to attend of Mrs Ruby Strickland, Zclma I Mr. and Mrs. Melvyn Hausen-
that cock fighting was in prog-1 the wedding of their niece, Lin and Bobbie, were Mrs. Bonita fluke of Ft. Worth and Butch
, . ... f , ress. Then, after stationing the J da Jane Eidson, to David D. Far- Sheedy and Rev. and Mrs. Char-; Rodgers, student at A&M Uni-
law to be a spectator at a cock Malc 111 me past tew months. sfX -’men in strategic Dosition. mcr. Rites were conducted m les Harper and children of " - ...
fight.
According
to. Sheriff W. J.
Smith, the cock fight was being Sheriff Smith is of the opinion
held in the White Chapel area,' that ‘lie season is about over,
about 10 miles northwest of . He feels pretty sure that it is
Coleman, and the whole thing; ““
STUB.**’’’ Bags Another
Sheriff Smith has had several
complaints about cock fights, and
knows that several others have
in strategic position, mcr. Rites wcrc ’conducted in' les Harper and children of Big versify, spent- the weekend with-
Apparently cock fighting sea- j Sheriff Smith used a walkie First Christian Church there. Spring. They were accompanied their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
son is in the winter months, and talkie to call for the other of- The local group also attended here by Mrs. Lillian Weaver. E Rodgers. The Hausenflukes
ficcrs to move on the scene in 1 the reception, which was held Mrs. Strickland’s mother, who also visited his parents, Mr. and
had been visiting there. Other Mrs. J. H. Hausenfluke.
Big Rattlesnake
Last w’cck this newspaper car-
their vehicles. When the look- at Eastland Country Club,
out spotted the officers vehicles
he quickly drove to the scene
and sounded the alarm, and
“people took off in all directions”
the Sheriff recalls. With the six
officers on foot, there weren't
many avenues of escape left, and
Retailers Meeting
Set For Thursday
Coleman retailers arc invited
this area. Many law enforcement
officer worked together on this
raid, including sheriff’s depart-
Jury Will Be
Called Monday
weekend guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Jack McCoy and Valeric of I , , .
Dallas. Mrs. Weaver is now a -Jackie Staggs;.student at Ar-
patient in Santa Anna Hospital.; 1,ng‘on St?te Co"c8c',a"d his
_.__' nephews, James Ray, Jeff, and
GUESTS IN BURROUGHS Shannon Staggs of Eastland,
HOME FOR WEEKEND
Weekend visitors in the home
were _ weekend visitors in the
home of his parents and sisters,
Mr. and Mrs. Newt Staggs, Patti
and Ruth Ann.
been held in this county, and in j ried a news picture of J. S. Mar- several warning shots were fired pt0 attend a meeting at the Dis- .......... ...............-
tin and C. J. Deer, both of San- ] *n the a‘r which brought many trjct Courtroom, in the CouM of Mrs. J. P. Burroughs were Mr.
ta Anna, with a large rattle-{runners to an abrupt halt. Some j housC Thursday morning at 8:30 and Mrs. Worth Gafford of Mun-
snake, which was about six feet j people even jumped in the water ; when a new and different month- day, Mr. and Mrs. Q. P. Bur-
ment personnel from several ad- j long and weighed about eight, >n an effort to elude the officers: j ly sa)es promotion plan will be roughs, Mr. and Mrs, Brice Far-
joining counties, Highway Pa- pounds. Last Friday they caught however most all were arrested explained, mcr and Montie Jean, all of
trolmen and Liquor Board men. another big rattler, even larger and brought in to the Court- This is a town-wide meeting Novice: Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bur- onts' Mr and Mrs. ^ B Rudolph.
than the one pictured last week , house. and a[j retailers are urged to roughs and Nancy and Mr. and H°r sister, Jana Rudolph, stu-
j This snake came from the Les- Most of the fines ranged from attend. Chamber of Commerce Mrs. Glynn Mitchell, ail of Cole-! dcnt at Baylor University, visited
j tor Newman place, northeast of 544,50 to $69.50, costs included, committees have had three meet- man. ^ here over the weekend.
| Santa Anna. Martin states that I while one was assessed at $119.50 in#* In the past two or three -:- * ’
| Mr. Deer, who is 82, is a good' sheriff Smith reports that weeks, working out the plans The fellow who sings.his own Mr. and Mrs. Roger Holt o!
snake-hunting partner. They are | many dead roosters were seen ! which will be explained at this j praises soon finds*' he’s giving j Oklahoma City, visited Thura-
car was estimated at $400.00, and I Before his retirement
the Slate car at about $200.00. I Woods was secretary-treasurer of District Clerk Tode Hensley. Two j PIANO AND ORGAN
A petit jury, to serve me 1 ,
35th District Court, will be call-
Mr. ed for Monday. April 5, advises !
in the , planning other raids on snake on the ground, having been kill-1 meeting.
’ ed in the fights.
Considerable equipment was
his friends the wrong pitch.
No charges had been filed this , Federal Land Bank Association damage suits arc scheduled on
morning the police state. They [ In Coleman. the civil docket,
say the Blanton car was hit on His survivors include his wife The list of persons to be called
the side. There were no stop or I and two sisters, Mrs. Charles G. for jury service will appear in
yield signs at the intersection j Gotten and Mrs. Jack Holloway,1 the Coleman newspaper Thufs-
where the accident occurred. ^ both of Ft. Worth. day.
ask
RECITAL TONIGHT
A Classical Piano and Organ
Recital will be held tonight
(Tuesday) at 7:00 p.m. at the
First Baptist Church.
day with Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Bowers and Cora.
captured by the officers, includ-
ing steel spurs which arc at- 1
taehed to the roosters’ legs.
FORMER RESIDENT INJURED
Word has been received here
Pupils of Mrs. Mollie Harris that Mrs. Lois Lancaster, former
will present the program. They j resident of Coleman, received a
arc as follows: Lorri Jameson,! broken ankle in an accident and |
Charlotte Burrage, Debbie Knots, | is now a patient in Vallcyvicw
j Vicki Forbes, Martha Willis, Ann Hospital, Room 33, Glenwood
Davis, Rhonda and Linda Probst, Springs, Colorado. A resident of
| Sue Brandt, Debbie Adams, Pam . Irving at present, Mrs. Lancas-
1 and Karen Cullins, Janet Sneed, ter was visiting her daughter
{ Jan Coleman, Cheryl Burkett,! and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
; Dampn King. Marilyn Marrs. George Theodore in Redstone.
! and Judy Robinsdn. Colorado, when she was injured.
Novice Hi School
Gets Three Honors
On One-Act Play
Visiting over the weekend
I with Mr. and Mrs. J. Z Mason
were their daughter and husband
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Gardner of
Big Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Gill Parker of
Novice High School had best Breckinridge visitecK* Tuesday
play, best actor and best actress night with Neva Parker,
in the one-act play contest for
Intcrscholastic League districts
65 and 66 hold in Coleman High
School auditorium Thursday.
Best actor, Larry Prcas, Is a ; The Colcman County Coon
freshman and best actress Jean Humers show wj„ bc hcld Sun.
Durst is a junior in the Novice day, April 4,
Coon Hunters Meet
WIN SPEECH CONTEST: Two Coleman
County students were first place winners
in the “Government in Action” speech
contest, held last week in BaJlinger, spon-
sored by tile Coleman County Electric
Cooperative. They are Kay Reis, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Reis of Talpa, and
Joe Pat Hemphill, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Zeno Hcmphiill ofz Coleman. They will
join other Texas winners on a 11-day trip
to Washington, leaving from Dallas June
4. (Photo by Hugh Capps Studio).
MONEY IS NEEDED NOW
,
Joe Dobson Asks For
IScrewworm Donations
Joe Dobson, county chairman: each cow or horse and 2 cents;
of the screwworm fund drive in; for cad) sheep, goat or hog.
Colcman County, today makes "I could furnish many facts
an appeal for all livestock pro and figures, but Colcman Coun
ducers to make their contribut ty producers, being intelligent
ions now. His message to the men, that is not necessary, as we •
producers follows: all know that there has not been
“The next 12 days could be • a reported ease of screwworm,
the most important time in the. in the county since early 1963.,
history of the livestock produc- ] So thcre is only 011c thing to |
era of the Southwest, as they j say to you, get your money in j
will haVe to raise $300,000 to | one of the three banks this week j
keep the screwworm program and don’t wait for your neighbor
operating until the first of July. ] to have to come for It. Colcman
Bast'd on the latest livestock : County has always been high on
census, Colemarl County's part ] the list of worthwhile projects,
Is $7,100, based op 10 cents for {so let’s keep it that way."
JEAN DURST
. . . bast actress
...
at Hords Creek
Lake, on the south side. Every-
one is welcome to come. Show
starts at 1:30 p.m Donuts and
coffee will bo served.
The trophies are on display
Two Sons Win
In Pole Vault
The winning play. “The Clod,"
presented by Novice High School
Drama C’luh, was written by
Lewis Beadi and directed by
Charles Brannen. Other mcm- jat tho °wl 9
hors of the cast are Howard
Stcakloy, Don Allen and Jim
Mullins, actors; Roy Coats, alter-
nate; and Peggy Allen and Troy
Coats, stage hands.
Second place in the contest Mrt>. h. A. Boatright of Cole-
was 1 a ken by r.dcn High School ; man had extra reasons (two of
with i he Old I.ady Shows Her them) to celebrate her birthday
Medals," and third place went to whwh fell last Saturday.
Paint Rock for "Sunday Costs j On that particular day her
Five Pesos." Eden director is j two sons, Philip and Joe, won
Mrs. Mabel Jones and Paint Rock ] the pole vault event in two
director is Mrs. Buck Colcman separate track meets. Philip, a
Students named to the all-star j sophomore at Cisco Junior
east are Judy Carter and Donna j
Harris of Eden, David Porter of ] .
Norton, and Carole Creech of !,UMIor
Rochelle.
LARRY RREAS
, . . .bait actor
H. B. Porter of Norton was
director of the contest. Other
schools entering plays were
Talpa Centennial, Moaelie and
Eola.
with
«
the
junior
the
Mr*.
lege, won the vault title
13-fool
here in
grader at
7-10 to wi
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