The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 25, 1978 Page: 1 of 16
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^ Volume 97, No. 10
Coleman, Texas, July 25, 1978
Cfte Coleman Bemocrat-$otce
Cattle Sell-off Highest In Many Years
Water Woes Plaguing
Many County People
Coleman Countv. alnnv with with strict cnn««*rva»inn ui.. r._ * t .
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES and their
trophies are seen above after the
action this past weekend at the
Coleman County Men's Invitational
Slow Pitch tournament. The three day
tourney championship was won by
Brownwood Bowie Lumber, Ken Brown,
center, with the Coleman Styx
capturing second, Bill Marcee, left; and
Breckenridge Bussell Construction
finishing third, James Bussell, right.
Brownwood Bowie bested the Styx in
the finale, 8-4, to earn the title, (staff
photo)
Coleman County, along with
a vast section of Texas, is
suffering severely from the
drought. The outlook is not
good.
Novice has been without
water for some time, as the lake
there is dry. Water is hauled
from Coleman, and water bills
have exceeded $100 in many
instances. The high cost of
transporting the water is
blamed for the high monthly
bills.
Santa Anna's water problem
continues, and the Santa Anna
News last week termed the
situation as critical. Water
restrictions have been put back
into effect by the City Council,
prohibiting outside watering
Good Turnout For
Tennis Tournament
The mixed doubles tennis
tournament sponsored by Cole-
man County Tennis Association
last week was completed
Friday evening with a large
crowd out to see the final
games. From an entry list of 48
people in A & B Divisions
awards were made for first,
second and consolation places
with trophies and medals going
to 12 people.
First place awards went to
Mary Harlow and T. J. Lewis of
Brownwood in A Division; and
to Diana Dobbins and Gene
Christian in B Division,
Second place awards went to
Tim and Kay Parrott in A
Division; and Denise McDonald
and Danny Harp in B Division.
Consolation awards Svent to
Marchetta Templeton and
Nicky Christian in A Division;
and Woodrow and Geneva
Baxter in B Division.
In preliminary games in the
A Division Wednesday J. L.
Crump and Kay LeMay def.
Terry Loyd and Rachel Guer
rero 6-0, 4-6 and 6-2; and R. C.
and Pat Smith def. Japies
Bowen and Taryn Nini 6-3, 6-2;
Mary Harlow and T. J. Lewis
def. Nicky Christian and
Marchetta Templeton 6-4, 64;
and Tim and Kay Parrott def.
Rusty Bowers and Treva
Poldrack 6 4,3-7, 6 2.
Thursday Tim and Kay
Parrott def. R. C. and Pat
Smith 7-5, 2-6, 6-1; Mary Har
low and T. J. Lewis def. J. L.
Crump and Kay LeMay 6-1,61;
and Nicky Christian and Mar
chetta Templeton def. Terry
I-oyd and Rachel Guererro 64,
63.
Friday evening in consolation
finals Nicky Christian and
Marchetta Templeton def.
lusty Bowers and Treva
oldrark 64, 6 4.
In B Division games Wednes
day Vicki and Robbie Drake
def. Tra<;y Crye and Jim
Brown 63, 63; Scott Patterson
and Lois Harper def. James
Keeney and Marian Holdridge
62, 61; Gene Christian and
Diana Dobbins def. Bill and
Beverly Day 64, 6-0; Jamie
Witt and Marlene Crye def.
Joan and William E, Jones 6 2.
6 1. James and Dorothy Vine
yard def. Reck and Mary Knox
6 2. 64; Tommy Crump and
Karen Huff def. Geneva and
Woodrow Baxter 7 5, 9 6;
Denise McDonald and Danny
Harp def. Ben and Cynthia Hill
62, 6-2, and John Walthall and
Beverly Raker def Larry
Boyles and Patty Baines 63,
7-6.
Thursday evening Gene
Christian and Dobbins def.
Patterson and Harper 7-6, 63;
Day and Day def. Keeney and
Services For
Henry Rockwell
In Houston
Henry M. Rockwell, 77,
president of Rockwell Lum
her Company with a chain in
Texas and New Mexico, died at
6:20 p.m. Saturday in Houston.
Services were at 10:30 a.m.
today at St. Luke's United
Methodist Church in Houston.
^Burial was in Houston.
He was executive officer of
Rockwell Fund Inc, and Rock
well Brothers Endowment Inc.
His father, J. M. Rockwell,
started the chain of lumber
yards in Cisco and Albany
around 1900.
Born J-uly 8,- 1901, in
Houston. Henry Rockwell
moved to Coleman in 1924 and
managed the Rockwell Broth
ers Lumberyard here for a
number of years. He moved to
Houston in 1932 when his
father died. He became presi
dent of the lumberyard chain in
the early 1960s.
He formed the Rockwell
Foundation of Albany. He was a
patron of Cisco Junior College,
Abilene Christian University,
Hardin Simmons University
and McMurry College.
He was a member of St.
John's United Methodist
Church in Houston. He was a
member of Kappa Sigma
fraternity at Southwestern
University and a 50 year mem
her of the Coleman Masonic
Lodge. He was also a mem
ber of the Houston Coun
try (Tub, the Rotary Club and
the Town Club of Houston.
He was recipient of an
Honorary Doctor's degree of
Humanitarian studies at South
western and was an Honorary
Convict of Texas Department
of Corrections. He was a
veteran of World War II,
serving in the Navy in the
Pacific He retired from the
service as a captain.
Survivors include hia cousin,
Joe N. Green Jr, of Houston: a
nephew Cecil C. Jr. of Fen
tress: \and many nieces and
nephews.
Two brothers and a sister
preceded him in death.
with strict conservation urged
for atHlse.
At Burkett, residents are
asked to use water for
household use only. The Pecan
Bayou there is dry and the two
wells drilled into the gravel
below the creek bed have been
getting weaker.
Livestock producers over the
county are suffering, both from
lack of stock water and feed.
Dewayne Kdington, owner
of Coleman Livestock Auction,
reports this is the biggest cattle
sell off he has seen since he has
operated the auction here. Last
Wednesday more than 2400
head were put through the
ring . . . a record high for the
facility. Lack of stock water is
responsible for most of the
selling. He reports that one
rancher brought in cattle the
past Friday saying that he
didn't have water for the
animals another day.
Texas appears to be the
worst hit by the drought.
Kdington explains, but the
market has leveled off. It has
not dropped way down as it has '
done sometimes in the past
under like conditions.
County Agent Roger Black
mon, in speaking at the Rotary
(Tub Monday noon, pointed out
that county cattle are down to a
dangerous number, adding that
when the rains come again, it
will cost heavily to re stock. He
went on to say that it may take
Holdridge 64, 64; Jones and
Jones def. Boyles and Baines
63, 6-2; Drake and Drake def.
Vineyard and Vineyard 63, 63;
McDonald and Harp def. T.
Crump and Huff 6 1,63; Baxter
and Baxter def. Hill and Hill
6 2,6 2; Walthall and Baker def.
Witt and M. Crye 64, 3-6, 6-2;
and Crye and Brown def. Knox
and Knox 64, 7-5.
In Friday's action McDonald
and Harp def, Drake and Drake
6-2, 6 3; Dobbins and G.
Christian def. Walthall and*
Baker 64, 64; Crye and Brown
forfeited a game to Baxter and
Baxter; and Jones and Jones
def. Day and Day 64, 6 4.
In the finals played at 10 p.m.
Gene Christian and Diana
Dobbins won over McDonald
and Harp, 64, 63, and Geneva
and Woodrow Baxter defeated
Jones and Jones, 8-2, 64.
Interest and enthusiasm ran
high in this tourney with
participants coming from
Brownwood, Santa Anna.
Novice and Coleman. Another
tournament is tentatively being
planned for ndxt month and
further announcements will
appear in the Coleman news
papers at a later date.
Gas Well
Is Completed
Near Whon
Denhart & Davis of Bangs
completed No. 2 A Coleman
Joint Venture in the regular
field three miles northeast of
Whon.
location is 1,069 feet from
the north and 2,836 feet from
the east lines of Eleanor Mudd
Survey 69.
Absolute, open flow was
2,350,000 cubic feet of dry gas
daily from perforations at 744
to 747 feet.
Operator set the 4Vi inch
casing at 825 feet. Total depth
was 1,000 feet, and plugged
back to 825 feet.
••••••
Red River Oil & Gas
Partnership, operating from
Santa Anna, will drill a
Coleman County Regular Field
project five miles northeast of
Santa Anna
Located on a 315 acre lease. K
is No. 4 Jim R. Gardner.
Dnllaile is 3,182 feet from
the north and 3,439 feet from
the west lines of Absalom
Williams Survey 655,
Proposed depth is 2,900 feet
County Delegation To
State 4-H Horse Show
MARK MERCER
Mark Mercer
Is Caseworker
For County
Mark Mercer, a west Texas
native, has recently moved to
Coleman where he will serve as
Caseworker for the Coleman
County Human ‘DWjelopment,
Center. He will provide coun
seling services for the residents
of this county.
Mercer graduated from high
school in Midland and then
entered Abilene Christian Uni-
versity where he received his
degree in Psychology in 1975,
He then worked as Activities
and Rehabilitation Director for
a Midland nursing home. He
decided to return to ACU and
received his Masters degree in
Psychology thus year.
Mercer feels that he can be of
service to Coleman County
residents. He says that he likes
the "small town atmosphere"
and that he already feels
welcome in the community. He
hopes to meet as many citizens
as he can in the near future and
wants to describe the services
that they can offer.
Residents of the county are
welcome to visit him in the
Human Development Center
office located it 204 W. Pecan
or call 6254931 between 8
a.m. 12 noon and 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
LL All-Stars
Beat Clyde;
To Cisco
Coleman County Little
League All Stars defeated
Clyde the past Thursday night
in Clyde in a come from behind
victory. Final score was 108.
The Coleman Coufity squad
scored six runs in the fifth
inning to take the lead
The team will go to Cisco
Wednesday night for the
district tournament where they
will meet Cisco at 8:00 p.m.
Winner of that game will play
the winner of the Albany
Weatherford game, which will
be played Thursday night. The
finals are set for Friday night,
at 800 p.m looser* in the
Wednesday and Thursday
games will play at 8:00 pm.
Friday. v
Thirteen Coleman County
4-H horsemen left this morning
for San Antonio to participate
in the State Horse Show at Joe
Freeman Coliseum July 26 29.
They are part of a group of 20
winners at the District 7 Horn
Show held here in June.
Included are Ross Burdick,
Rusty Ryan, Gary Strickland,
Rocky Rutherford, Janet Wil
kinson, Melissa Hargett, Pam
Greaves, Roy Johnson, I^-slie
Barr, Jim Hargett, Max Row,
Suzanne Jamison, and Travis
McClure.
There will be some 600
entries in the total show, with
280 of these being top qualifiers
in each of the 14 districts of the
Texas Agricultural Exten
sion Service, the parent organi
zation of 4-H, points out B. F.
Yeates, Extension horse
specialist.
The open invitational portion
of the show will be held July
26 27, with breakaway roping
beginning at 9 a.m, July 26.
Other events the first day will
include judged roping, cutting,
hunter hack, hunter horse
manship, working hunter and
open jumping.
The second day of open
Hasses will include precision
riding teams and drill teams
along with finals in the various
open Hasses. That evening the
first part of a Western pleasure
futurity Hass will be conducted
along with preliminaries in
showmanship for those qualify
ing in the district competition,
points out Yeates.
The regular show for qualify
ing 4 H ers will get into full
swing Friday, July 28, with
semi finals in showmanship,
judging of geldings and mares
at halter, apd preliminaries in
Western pleasure, Western
horsemanship, pole bending,
barrel racing and reining. The
day’s activities will also feature
the second part of the Western
pleasure futurity class.
Showmanship finals will be
gin Saturday's activities follow
ed by semi-finals in Western
pleasure and Western horse
manship.
Fi.ial competition in the five
performance Hasses of the
qualifying show and of the
Western pleasure futurity will
begin at 1 p.m. Saturday. The
top drill teams will also tie
featured. An awards ceremony
will conclude t he show. " - :
The State 4-H Horse Show
will also feature a horsemen's
handicraft exhibit, adds Yeates
Sidewalk Sale
Set August 5
Date for the annual Sidewalk
Sale has been set for Saturday,
August 5, 1978. The event is a
project of the Advertisement
and Sales Promotion Commit
tee of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Merchants wil! be putting
their best "bargains" out that
day. Since Coleman schools will
resume ( lasses on August 28.
merchants will also be featur
ing "back to school" items at
the sidewalk event
money from two cows being
sold now to buy back one.
Blackmon did have some
good news, reporting that the
lamb crop for Coleman County
looks good and the market is
strong He pointed out that
there are not as many ewes in
the county as in the past, but
even so, the prospects are
encouraging. Sheep are good
dry weather animals, Blackmon
explained. He also cited some
encouraging news on control of
predators which have been
largely responsible for the
reduction in ewes in the county,
pointing specifically to a new
type electric fence.
Rains Came,
But Spotty
Rainfall returned to some
parts of Coleman County the
past weekend.
Coleman received .30, while
Santa Anna got 1,10, Gould
busk received only 1.10, while
Silver Valley had a sprinkle.
The rainfall was very spotty.
Downtown Coleman received a
hard shower Saturday morn
log. hut it didn't eyen settle the
dust at the softhali field behind
the armory.
The rlouds and moisture did
lower the temperature con
siderably, bringing relief from
the extreme heat
CHS Drill Team
Bake Sale Is
Saturday
Coleman High School's newly
formed drill team will be
sponsoring a bake sale Satur
day, July 29, beginning at 8:30
a.m, at two locations, in front of
Perry's and JRB Supermarket.
Proceeds from the sale will
be used to buy pom poms and
hats for drill team members
Tri-City Event
Set Saturday
Tri-City Almost Anything
Goes competition between Bal
linger. Coleman and Winters
will tie held Saturday. July 29,
at 8 p.m. at Blizzard Field m
Winters,
Bruce Ransberger, coordma
tor for Coleman, will announce
members of the local team in
the Chronicle on Thursday with
additional information concern
ing the event.
H F FENTON
H. F. Fenton
Honored At
Meeting
Texas Sheep and Goat
Raisers honored Sheriff H. F.
Fenton at their annual member
ship and director’s meeting
held last weekend in Del Rio.
At the banquet held Saturday
night, the Association's presi •
dent presented a plaque to
Fenton citing his 30 years of
outstanding service as a peace
officer.
Robert Horne Jr of Coleman
was elected as a director in the
organization.
Others attending from Cole
man were Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Dobson, Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Blackmon, Mrs. H. F. Fenton
and son Shawn, Bill Sneed,
Sheila and Sharon Sneed
At a fashion show of wool
clothing, a feature of the
meeting, Sheila and Sharon
Sneed were models
Arrest Made
On Five Oil
Field Thefts
An out-of town man has been
arrested and felony charges are
being prepared on others,
involving five oil field thefts in
Coleman county, dating back to
May, 1977, according to a
report from the Sheriff's
Department.
Some of the stolen items
have been recovered.
In other action from the
Sheriff’s office, arrest was
made yesterday and charges
filed concerning burglary of a
house west of Valera, where
household goods were reported
stol'en. Bond was set at $1500
The report is that most of the
items will be recovered,
A local man was fined $500
and sentenced to 30 days in jail
.yesterday, following apprehen
sion after x high speed chase
which originated near Glen
Cove and ended here in
Coleman where a tire blew. A
vehicle from the Highway
Patrol and Sheriffs office
participated in the chase and
the report is that speeds were
around 100 miles per hour.
AN) INIS IS TNI LIFE! Softball fan$ art seen hare
leisurely observing the "goings on" at the Coleman
County softball association field Sunday afternoon.
The setting wos the championship gome of the three
day tourney held this past weekend. There was a
picnic type atmosphere around the action on the
field as evidenced by the camper pickups and
umbreltos (used primarily to screen out the sun and,
would you believe, to protect ogoinst a shower
which occurred earlier in the afternoon).
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