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By
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Thomas
75 \ KARS AGO
NON 16. I *>2K
Rev I W (Ins'.. pasloi i>l the
Dublin chinch. Rev W.B.
Whitehead. IB Reeves. W.l.
Music. C.(l. l-oust and W.L.
Scales lepiesenled the Dublin
Baptist Cburcli at the Baptist
general convention in Mineral
Wells.
W.l .Spail-s. prnprieloi ol the
Sparks I Intel, took the following
Scouts i'l the Methodist church
on a pecan hunt Mike
Gallaghei. I’aul and Lincoln
Warren. Billie Guv and I\tics
Sparks. I lie boss enjoved a pic-
nic lunch of masted potatoes,
sardines, onions, bread and cool
water from the creek.
Mrs. h"' Koniicilv enter-
tained the memheis of the
Intermediate. Department of the
Fpwoith I eague with a party at
her home Vlrs. I t lie I Bird and
Mrs. W.l’ Waiien assisted Mis.
Kennedy vv ill) the eiilcilainment.
50 V I NRS A(i()
NON IN. 11»53
I 'ick Him bin. < hai lit' I oust.
Jr., lied Fletcher. Calvin
Hazlevvood. 1.1 I’erry. V.P.
Pendleton and Roecie tones left
Dublin foi a hunliiuj liip at Bit!
Rend.
Dublin High School was to
graduate 8 lelternteii. I lies were
’fnjitfiake their Imal appearances
at the football game with Bangs.
I hey included: Goujon Nelson.
Roger (..‘locker. lommy
Mitchell. Dick Johnson, lack
Cook. John lempk'tnu and
lommy Humpltiies.
(itiy I. Jones, local grocery
store manager, was named gen-
eral drive director lor the. 1054
Dublin March ol Dimes cam-
paign. Assisting Mi Jones was:
I.W. Blevins, loe llendetson.
Albert lackson. Robert Crouch.
M.N. Smith, Miss Fannie
Bolinger. Mis Billie Kloster.
Robert Dale Burnell. Alton
Jones. Bill Smith and Rov
N antis.
County agent R.C Atkins
was speaker at tbe loath County
Dairy llcid Improvement
Association (Mlici members
present were: C.R.
Leatherwood. Wyatt lurney.
D..I. Nimstiong. Wayne
Armstrong. I’aul Bradley. R.
Bradley. .1 Harris. K. House.
Edward leatherwood. Frank
Lultrell. I .1... Pittman. James
Streiger. F.R Nesb-ig. Lied
Weldenbach. A ( <t| -land Jr .
and George I lolladav.
25 V EARS \(.;o
NOV 16. 1978
. Dublin High School
Cheerleaders brought home the
purple ribbons ’ designating
"Superior’ periormanees. The
ribbons wete awarded during
competition sponsored bv the
National ( heerlcaders
Association.
Boh I raweek placed 2nd in a
Milking Derby sponsored by
area dairy farmers and milk pro-
cessing plants, which was held
in conjunction with the Stale
Fait of Texas.
Kite Dublin I .ions mined the
Fatly Longhorn's record w ith a
21-6 win. Special star balls went
to: Bill Boy Bryant. Jack
Massarello. Steve lolmson. Jeff
Pate. Garry King. Jeffrey Boies,
and Robbie Duncan. Blake
Reeder. John Williams. Darran
Daniel and D l Limderburgh.
The Dublin FLA chapter held
their tegular meeting at the
vocational ag building and
installed Greenhand members:
Robert Burney. Robert Bishop.
Terry Cassady, bonny Cox. Joel
Del Bosque. Adam Derrick,
Jerry Early. Willard Hill. David
Lewis, Danny Fucker. Max
Luttrel I. Shane McClung,
Marvin Moncrief. Ben Payne.
See TURNING on page 2A
HONORED - Carlos Avilez. center, a member of the Dublin Lions
varsity last year who was going to play a big part on this year's team
until he was injured in a truck accident in the panhandle last spring.
He recovered from a coma and after therapy is making a steady
recovery. Last Friday, he received a tumultous welcome from DHS
students at the pep rally as he was escorted into the pep rally hy
teammates Ted DeVries, left, and Brian Keith. The game against
DeLeon was dedicatd to him.
Water well rule altered
By MAC B. McKINNON
Citizen Publisher
The numbers are in but no
one seems to know how those
numbers will be used for till,
alignment of schools this next
school year.
This is a very well kept
secret, said Dublin Supt. Roy
Neff. There has been talk that
schools will not be placed in
districts where other schools are
more than 2.3 or 2.3 times big-
ger. The verdict will he
announced Feb. 2.
There are also reports that
some IA schools are dropping
to 6-man. such as May, Rising
Star and Throckmorton, and
there has already been a short-
age of IA schools. There is also
an abundance of 3A schools, hut
a shortage of 4A schools.
Between Stephens ilie and
Brovvnwood. the only 4A school
is San Angelo l.akeview.
Many of the schools in
Dublin's current district remain
the same, although Dublin is up
considerable reporting 380 as
compared to A42 two years ago.
That means Dublin could be up
to 3A. which wouldn't be too
bad according to some sports
fans, if Dublin could he lumped
with other 3A schools in this
area such as Early, Eastland and
Breekenridge. rather than play
much bigger schools from the
Metropiex.
Ivarly school officials chided
that Dublin can just suffer with
the rest of the small 3A schools.
Del.eon has dropped to 190
By TRACEY McMILLIAN
Special to the Citizen
A proposed water well rule
which has raised concern of
agricultural producers and the
city of Stephenvillc was altered
by the hoard of directors of the
Middle Trinity Groundwater
District Thursday.
Legal counsel in Austin is
still reviewing the rules devel-
oped hy the district. One
requirement that any new wells
have to be a specific distance
away from property lines has
already drawn requests for the
board's reconsideration.
After much discussion, a
motion made by chairman Ed
Withers and seconded hy direc-
tor George Bingham to change
proposed District rules regard-
ing well distance from property
line to 50 feet for every well and
leave spacing between wells as
is. This will prevent existing
wells from going dry.
Withers said, “spacing
requirements should be able to
avert potential problems when
the distance cross property
lines".
The proposed rules are
expected to he reviewed hy the
rules committee before the end
of the year, then stand for adop-
tion by the board. Rules will he
used to instill perimeters for
well drilling when registration
and permitting of wells begin
next year. Existing wells will be
grandfathered in.
In other business:
The hoard approved to renew
the lease for the district office
location at the Town and
Country Bank building in
Stephen vi lie.
Approved current invest-'
ments of public funds.
Change stated December
meeting to Tuesday. Dec. 2. and
set the January meeting for
Thursday. Jan. 8.
Unanimously voted Patty
(Wvls to the 2004 ITath County
Appraisal Review Board.
EMS praised
City joins housing
By MAC B. McKINNON
Citizen Publisher
The Dublin City Council,
meeting in regular session
Monday, joined the Dublin
Economic Development Corp.
in work to promote the building
of new homes in the city, by
agreeing to consider waiving of
certain fees along with looking
at certain other measures.
City Manager Brian
Boudreaux said city clean ups
are already being planned to
make the city more attractive,
(the new trash company is
going to make big trash con-
tainers available at least tv\ ice a
year) and the city can begin
condemnation proccdutcs to
tear down unsightly buildings
as long as the council under-
stands it's not in the budget.
These are properties where the
owners are known. The City
attorney, Sheila Jalufka-LimoA.
had noted earlier in the meeting
that that condemnation proce-
dures can be expensive in just
.finding out who owns property.
Boudreaux noted that the
P&Z could lake a look at chang-
ing the minimum si/c of houses
from 1.000 square feet in order
to lit smaller lots. Il was noted
that sortie people w ant to down-
size and only want to build 850-
900 square feel, which is bigger
than many apartments.
I DC Executive Director.
Sandy Reed, made a presenta-
tion to the council on work that
can be done to use existing pro-
mwm
Nsvr&isiuni
from 220. while Hico is up to
220 from 200. Hamilton is about
the same as before with 266.
while Clifton has 326. Crawford
stands at 192 as compared to
183 two years ago.
Cisco has 215 and Eastland
has (60. Clyde reported 510 as
compare to 459 two years ago.
Breekenridge is now at 460. as
compared to 520 two years ago.
Bangs has 365. Coleman 305.
Early 385. Comanche 426. and
Goldthwaite 179.
It is expected that Dublin will
also have a big figure in two
years, as the largest class is the
sophomore class, which will be
counted again in two years and
large classes are coining up.
crusade
grams to help people remodel
homes. One such pilot program
is now underway in Dublin
through the LISDA.
She noted in her presentation
that there was serious concern
in a lack of housing for Dublin,
and that to attract new business
and industry here, more housing
is needed that is affordable. She
also noted that 32 percent of
school employees live outside
the city, partly due to a lack of
housing in Dublin.
That hurls the schools as
those people who live outside
the district may end up finding
jobs where they live and the
schools have to look for other
teachers.
The attorney noted that there
would he concern over waiving
fees that the city has to pay
other people to do and also in
waiving taxes.
See HOUSING oil page 7A
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A Tribute to
George Brown and Lanham Riley
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Editor’s Note: rhfisis the sec-
ond in a t\vo-part series of arti-
cles covering'the^four men who
will he honored'Jit the Rodeo
Association dinner on Nov. 15,
2003. For more information
and to make reservations for the
dinner, call 254-445-4333.
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word "humble" often
its appearance when
speaking about the four men
who^will he honored at this
Saturday's dinner tribute. One
might even say that there's a
certain shyness to them when
tfcy're talking about their lives
and what they've done, as most
all of them don't believe they've
done much of anything special.
In fact, they are some of
Dublin’s, and the rodeo’s, most
ptecious commodities.
Learning about what they've
accomplished in their lives can
be an inspiration and a source
ofihi story.
George Brown is one of the
most gentle men that you could
ever hope to meet. He was bom
injBreckenridge in 1914, but
raised in the nearby town of
Woodson. He always wanted to
be a cowboy, growing up, and
that’s exactly what he became.
His son, Danny Brown, is a
foper. and his grandson, Troy
Brown, is also in the rodeo, con-
tinuing their father and grandfa-
ther's legacy in their own ways.
He was a roper, primarily,
and made a living at it for 25
yc%s. He worked for various
ranches and their owners as
well,1 Secluding Jerry Hayes and
Ray Wttbttsv Though he could
never reach New York with
F.verett Colborn, it was one of
the two places that he had on his
rodeo wish-list. The other
rodeo that he f ished he could
get to was Cheyenne,
Wyoming.
He was in the Army for a
time, and went into serious
rodeo once he'd left it. He trav-
eled with his first wife, Beulah,
and their children everywhere.
"I drove up to a rodeo and I had
a brand new '53 station wagon.
Beulah and I had three kids.
Some of the cowboys asked.
"Do you ever go anywhere
without your family?" Another
friend nearby answered,
"Beulah had rather <*jon, pack,
and haul the. kids around the
country than kiss George good-
bye!"
He does recall Everett
Colborn's pre-Madison Square
Garden Rodeo as one of the best
anywhere. He also remembers
Charlie Ben Bradberry. "The
success of Colborn's rodeo was
dependent on Charlie Ben
Bradberry," George says seri-
ously. They were good friends
and neighbors to the Colburns.
"They were the finest people
you could ever meet."
He's done quite a lot in his
life, as well. "I've known 'em
all and seen 'em all ride."
George relates with humor. "I
was never a champion, hut 1
beat them all at one time and
had beginners to beat me." He
helped with the Audio Murphy
Arena in Euless after Ray
Woods had just built it. The
RCA (now PRCA) held their
shows there, and Audie Murphy
himself was there all those
years hut one.
. They began "kid rodeos" in
Euless, the FLA Rodeo, with
the school in Euless. Since
then, pro-youth rodeos have
spread to popular proportions
across the country. The Audie
Murphy Arena was moved to
Stephenvillc. where the high
school is today, in 1955. He
recalls that Colborn went to
Brovvnwood and bought little
broncs for the children to use.
Whit Keeney and G.K.
Lewallen, as well as many oth-
ers, helped get the FI A rodeo
going in Slephenville.
He was a pro at Wild Cow
Milking, and later on became a
rodeo judge. The last Dublin
Rodeo that was held in Dublin
saw George Brow n as one of the
judges. He and his first wife
were the first ever team honored
hy an induction into the
Cowboy Hall of Fame at Belton
in February 1997.
This year. George Brown
received the 2003 Cattlemen's
Round-up for Rehab award for
his services. "I had to haul
many a calf to get this, and I'm
real proud of it." he says w ith a
gentle pat on the plaque. Like
the other three men. he has left
his prints on more than just the
history books: lie's left them on
the hearts and minds of those
who have known him.
Lanham Riley is best known
for his calf-roping and horse
training. He lives in Alcdo on
his ranch, though he's a native
of Snyder. Texas. He was born
there on July 10. 1919.
He first worked cattle for his
rancher uncle, but in 1937. the
OS Ranch in Post, Texas hired
him. In 1939. he went to work
for the 6666 Ranch, but his
heart and free time lay in the
nearby rodeos and calf ropings.
It was during this time that lie
began to be known as the train-
er and roper that he is Unlay, as
lie spent most of his days in the
pens with broncs or calves. He
trained them and worked the
cattle, refining his skills into
what would later make him one
of the best.
In 1941. he went to work for
the U.S. Army in Virginia as a
civilian rider of broncs and
soured horses. He joined the
Air Force in the spring of 1942.
and left the service at the end of
World War II He was hired by
Loyd Jinkins of Lori Worth in
1946 and spent most of his time
roping and showing horses for
him. It was at this time that he
became serious about his rodeo
career.
His first Dublin rodeo was
while he was in the service. He
was stationed in Sun Angelo,
and during April 1943. he got a
three day pass to the Dublin
Rodeo, lie roped during that
time, and won second-day
money. He didn't participate in
the rodeo again until he was out
of the service, after the Bowl
opened, in 1946. He got four
calves and four day money this
time around.
He never missed any of
Everett Colborn's rodeos after
that, and traveled with them
from New Yo: k. to Boston, and
beyond. "Not a lot of ropers
showed up because the calves
were big and strong," Lanham
recalls. He worked for Colborn
as well w ith the bucking chutes,
and sometimes picked up
broncs for him, but he was most
often seen riding in the
quadrilles.
"I saw it all," he explains. He
was second in the national rop-
ing standings for 1955, and it
qualified him for the National
Finals Rodeo.
He participated in the Dublin
Rodeo every year until he quit
roping professionally around
1980 or 1981. He quit roping
completely in 1985.
Lanham Riles married Mii/i
Lucas'jri J947. who was well-
known in the rodeo herself, and
set a roping record in 1951 that
lasted quite some time. He has
ridden, shown, and trained a
whole herd of top-notch horses
in his time, including Pretty
Boy Pokey. George Dun. ReX
Del Rancho, J umbo Bars, Echo
Reed, and Sputnik Blair
His most favorite memory of
the rodeo days? "Saddle bronc
riding," he answers I'innlv and
quickly. "Mr. Colborn really
had some big. strong horses. I
liked watching them because
they were such strong horses,
and they could really buck. He
got them from Montana and
Canada, and shipped them, and
sometimes the first time they
bucked was in Dublin. If any-
one rode them, it was an acci-
dent."
Lanham Riley's accomplish-
ments have earned hint the
recognition of many. He was
featured on Red Steagalls
Cowboy Comer radio show the
week of October 20th. 2003.
He's on the honorary committee
of the Windy Ryon Memorial
Roping, a program that benefits
scholarship programs for young
men and women. He's a mem-
ber of the Texas Cowboy Hall
of Fame with his wife. Mitzi
Riley. \
He's a member of , the
National Cow boy Hall of Fame.
He's even been tapped by the
Fort Worth City CoutKil. in
1998. to procure horsey tor the
Fort Worth Herd Program.
See TRIBUTE on page 7A
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