The Dublin Shamrock News (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 22, 1977 Page: 1 of 14
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DUBLIN
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Erath County’s Most Widely Read Weekly Newspaper
VOLUME I NO. 45 DUBUN.TEXAS,SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1977 PHONE 445-3306_TEN CENTS
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by Bill Lee, Editor
Congratulations Dublin and Erath County high school
graduates. It’s a serious challenge you face as you go out
into the world in search of jobs or additional education.
Competition is keen and fewer jobs are available, but the
sluggish economy is showing signs of improving. Your
attitude and determination can mean the difference
between success and failure. Those of you who aspire for
lofty goals and are willing to put in a full day’s work for a
full day’s pay will find the opportunities almost unlimited.
However, if you have the attitude that you can get
something for nothing or that the world owes you a living,
then you are in for some heart-breaking disappointments.
The future is bright and there is a pot of gold at the end of
the rainbow, but it depends upon you the individual as to
what degree of success you will achieve. Best wishes to all
of you as you look toward new horizons.
Observing birthdays recently were Becky Mitchell (May
9) Robert Beverly (May 14), Libby Durham (May 15),
Vickie Durham (May 17), Betty Shaw (May 20) and Pat
Cowan, today (May 22). Congratulations and best wishes
to all of you.
Our welfare system seems to be abused with many
able-bodied people refusing to work since Uncle Sam has
made it so easy for them to get hand-outs. I ran across
something the other day that caught my attention. It
seems to spell out the problem so well I thought I would
reprint it for the benefit of our readers. The title of the
article is “Your Tax Dollar At Work.” I’ll run over and
pick up my unemployment check, and then go over the the
U and see what’s holding up my check on my federal
education grant, and then pick up our food stamps.
Meanwhile you go to the free VD clinic and check up on
your tests, then pick up my new glasses at the health
center, then go to the welfare department and try to
increase our eligibility limit again. Later we’ll meet at the
federal building for the mass demonstration against the
stinking, rotten establishment.’’
Some fine films were shown the other night at the Wall
Art Center concerning activities at the orphans homes in
Corsicana and Ennis. In addition the kidney bank for
underprivileged children was explained during a special
program put on by the Dublin Odd Fellows Lodge. The
Odd Fellows do a lot of worthwhile work and deserve to be
commended for their efforts in this area.
The sport of boxing has become so corrupt that it’s no
longer entertaining to watch a fight on TV. The world’s
heavyweight title match on television the other night is a
good example. Muhammed Ali, at 35, looked like a has
been, missing many of his punches and tiring in the late
rounds. Many of those watching the fight got up and left
in disgust. The trouble is that Ali, a draft dodger who
refused to fight for his country, now makes millions
pretending to fight. The sport of boxing has been given a
blackeye and as long as such undesirable* as Ali are in the
fight game, that’s what we will have... a corrupt, phoney
game with many getting a slice of the pie that have no
business being in boxing. Boxing has been ruined and will
requi e many years of rebuilding to regain a degree of
respectability.
Persons needing to get driver’s licenses will be glad to
know that driving tests will now be given in Dublin on
Thursdays. Tests will be given at the Dublin Police
Department the third and fifth Thursdays of each month
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This means that about every third
month the examiner will be in Dublin two times as the
incidence of fifth Thursdays occurs about four times a
year. .
Mrs. Estelle Vineyard Young was in the office
Wednesday for a brief visit. Her husband, Truman, is
home from a Dallas hospital where he has been
undergoing treatment. He will be here for 10 days before
returning to the hospital. The writer did a feature story on
Mrs. Young last September in recognition of her work as a
Citizens Organize To Aid
Elderly Of Erath County
DUBLIN DELEGATION-The delegation from Dublin that attended the meeting in
Stephenville to obtain greater benefits for Erath County’s senior citizens included, from
left, Joe Stevens, Dr. Joe Pate, Leslie Billingsley, Mrs.Willie Sewell, Mrs. Pate, Mrs.
Bill Prater, Mr. Prater and Bill Grimes, Dublin Chamber of Commerce manager. (News
Photo)
Dublin Mayor Happy With Council;
Reports City In "Real Good Shape
Dubliln Mayor Leslie
Billingsley, addressing the
Tuesday luncheon meeting
of the Dublin Rotary Club,
said he was real happy with
the new city council, adding
that “Dublin is in good
shape and we’re working
together real good/ ’
THE MAYOR, intro-
duced by program chair-
man Dick Harbin, briefly
summarized some of the
city’s problems, pointing
out that work on the new
.city hall-fire station com-
plex would be resumed
next week after a 30-day
shutdown due to a misun-
derstanding between the
building committee and the
contractor, Powers Build-
ing of Waco. He said the
two parties had reached an
agreement with Powers as-
suring the council that he
would replace all inferior
lumber with top quality
materials and straighten
out walls.
Billingsley said the city
had paid Powers $110,000
on the $226,000 contract
with $15,000 being held as
a retainer.
THE NEW structure,
scheduled now j be finish-
ed in June because of the
work delay, will house city
offices, including the coun-
cil chambers, the fire de-
partment and the chamber
of commerce.
The mayor acknowledged
that a sewer leak exists at
the sewer farm and that
money from the city bond
issue is not sufficient to
deal with this problem. He
added, however, that the
bond money available can
be matched with federal
funds and in this way
provide enough money to
take care of the leak.
“I HAVE been in contact
with Charlie Ben Bradberry
and he tells me that there
will be a 15 percent in-
crease in water costs due to
the increase in the cost of
pumping and chemicals
needed to treat the water,’’
Billingsley told Rotarians.
(Bradberry is chairman of
the Upper Leon Water Dis-
trict.)
Billingsley said city
employees were doing a
real good job, but that the
city pay scale is not as high
•as in some other areas.
THE MAYOR also
squelched rumors that a
major annexation program
is planned by the city. ‘ ‘The
only property to be annexed
to the city is the Cooper
property in the airport a-
rea,” the mayor said. An-
nexation of this property
will enable the Coopers to
become city residents. Mrs.
Cooper is city secretary and
city judge, and according to
stftk' laws must be a city
resident to serve in these
capacities.
Rotary President Leon
Broughton announced that
Karen Whitehead had been
selected as the Rotary ex-
change student to go to
Japan. However, he noted
that Karen would be unable
to make the trip as she is
state officer to the 4-H
convention which meets the
same time the exchange
program will be in effect.
She asked Broughton to
thank the dub for selecting
her and expressed the hope
she would be selected again
in 1978.
PRESIDENT ELECT O.
C. Cook reported that he
and Fred Dove attended the
district Rotary assembly in
Mineral Wells and gained a
lot of useful information.
Club guests included
Rev. Henry Cox and Ray
Turknett, both of Stephen-
ville.
Citizens concerned about
upgrading the living condi-
tions of Erath County’s
senior citizens, many of
whom are living at or below
poverty levels, met in Ste-
phenville this week to form
a county committee on ag-
ing in order to qualify for
federal aid for the elderly.
Statistics show that one
of every four persons living
in the county is over 60 and
that 42.2 percent of these
senior citizens find it ex-
tremely difficult to meet
their financial obligations.
The Stephenville meet-
ing attracted delegations
from throughout the coun-
ty, including Dr. and Mrs.
Joe Pate, Mayor Leslie
Billingsley, Mrs. Theresa
Mulloy, Rev. J. W. Aber-
nathy, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Prater, Etta Winkler, Mrs.
Willie Sewell, Delbert Sha-
j j fer, Joe Stevens and Bill
Grimes.
The county delegations
learned that in order to
qualify for federal money
for its senior citizens, a
county committee on aging
must be formed. This will
operate through an area
agency, and through the
North Central Texas Coun-
cil of Governments.
Dublin n«w gets some
federal money through a-
nother county for services
provided for transportation,
This county committee
will ask for federal money
for transportation, nutrition
and recreational facilities
for Erath County’s senior
citizens. Some of the pro-
grams may need matching
funds, but this will only
amount to about one fifth of
the cost of the programs.
John Bruni, representa-
tive of the North Central
Texas Council of Govern-
ment’s Council on Aging,
said that in one community
the citizens had raised
$4,000 to help their elderly.
If they had known about the
programs offered by the
federal government, they
could have gotten another
$20,000.
Of the 16 counties in the
North Central Texas COG,
two are large metroplex
counties-Dallas and Tar-
rant. Of the 14 other coun-
ties, Erath has the largest
percentage of all in senior
citizens.
Of Erath County’s senior
citizens, six per cent are
between 60 and 64; six per
cent are 65 to 69; five per
cent are 70 to 74; and eight
per cent are 75 and older.
According to Grimes,
“It’s time we did some-
thing to help our older
citizens. This forming a
committee for the county is
the first step.’’
Dublin Seniors To Get
Diplomas Friday Night
Miracle Of Sharing
Methodist Conference
Muled At Waco May 27-29
1977*78 DRILL TEAM-The Dublin High School drill team for 1977-78 poses for the
photographer. They are, froht row, from left, Linda Whitely, Dorothy Reid, Anna Fox,
Linda Brown, Karen Bull, Sandy Gregory, Christy Hammonds, Janet Martin; second
row, from left, Debbie Martin, Barbara Boucher, Terry Bradley, Donna Martin, Pam
Hudson, Julie Hooks and Kelly Bradley; and third row, from left, Donna Traweek,
Lorr ine Gilbreath, Lori Brown, Wanda Keith, Leigh Denard, Rhonda Reed, Mary
Stephens, Pam Pribble and Ginger Bryant. (News Photo)
The opening .worship
service for the 1977 Annual
Conference Session of the
United Methodist Church
in Waco will include a
‘Celebration ofiLoaves and
Fishes'’-a chance to ex-
perience the miracle of
sharing.
Every family, especially
United Methodists, in Cen-
tral Texas is being asked to
refrain from eating one
meal on Friday, May 27,
qndto contribute the cost of
that meal to the alleviation
of world hunger. The re-
quest has come from the
Central Texas Conference
Task Force on World Hun-
ger.
“We are encouraging
each family to choose NOT
to eat the meal when all
members of the family are
normally present,’’ said a
spokesman for the Task
Force on Hunger. “For
some families the meal
would be breakfast, for
others the dinner hour is
reserved as family together
time.”
After bowing their heads
over empty plates, thank-
ing God for every other
meal eaten in 1977, families
are then encouraged to
discuss world hunger.
On Sunday, May 29,
participating families are
asked to send or bring the
price of the missed meal to
the First United Methodist
Church. If the contribution
is by check make the check
payable to First United
Methodist Church and
mark it for “GENERAL
ADVANCE, WORLD
HUNGER MISSION AL
PRIORITY.”
The Celebration of
Loaves and Fishes is based
on the story of the small
boy who shared his lunch --
Matthew 14:17; Mark 6:41;
Luke 9:16; John 6:9-11 -
the only miracle recorded in
all four Gospels. Through
authorized church channels
each dollar given to alle-
viate world hunger is
multiplied in effectiveness.
Three dollars can buy one
Continued on page 2
etc. through Rev. J. W.
Abernathy. He handles a-
bout 95-105 senior citizens.
At the Tuesday meeting,
a committee was formed
with Bill Grimes, Dublin
Chamber of Commerce
manager, as chairman.
Other members are Lavinia
Lohrman, Brad Allen, Betty
Heath and Ellen Lane.
This group will meet at
the home of Mrs. Heath
Monday to decide who will
be on the committee and
what programs and funds
will be sought.
The county committee
must have geographic rep-
resentation, professional
and private distribution, as
well as representation from
the local governments.
This steering committee
will recommend certain
people for the county com-
mittee. The members of the
board of directors will be
appointed, and officers will
be elected at the meeting at
the end of May. The com-
mittee will meet quarterly
thereafter, and the board
will meet monthly.
Commencement exerci-
ses for the 39 graduating
seniors of Dublin High
School will be held at 8
p.m. Friday, May 27 in the
school atiditorium.
IN THE absence of a
speaker, the class history
will be given in the form of
a slide presentation com-
posed by the class and
narrated by Travis Barnes,
class sponsor.
Names of graduates will
be called by sponsor Jayne
Ledbetter and as students
receive their diplomas their
faces will be flashed on the
wall.
GRADUATES WILL line
up on the stage and sing
“Making Our Dreams
Come True’’ (the Laveme
and Shirley theme song).
Seniors will sing the school
song, accompanied at the
piano by Steven Chambers.
School Board president
S. E. Keith will give out
diplomas and School Supt.
Vernon Gibson will recog-
nize students receiving
honors.
The valedictory address
will be given by Donna
Mitchell and the salutatory
address by Monte Thie-
baud.
BACCALAUREATE cer-
emonies will be in the
school auditorium Sunday
night, May 22, starting at 8
o’clock. Rev. Steve Meeks,
pastor of Park Street Bap-
tist Church, will address
seniors and his wife, Sehoy
Meeks, will play the piano.
Bringing the processional
will be Steven Chambers.
Graduates will sing “How
Great Thou Art.”
Also graduating with
honors near the top of their
class are Debbie Arthur
and Dan Pair, who both
compiled four-year grade
averages above 90.
Ladies Night Observance Set
It will be Ladies Night at
PAR Countiy Club Monday
night, May 23 when the
Dublin Lions Club meets in
regular session. The meet-
ing will start with a buffet
supper beginning at 6:30
p.m.
All Lions Club members,
their wives, families and
guests are urged to attend.
A business session will be
held after meals are served.
During the months of
May, June, July and Aug-
will meet monthly. This is
the first ’ of the summer
meetings and ethers will be
announced.
New officers and direc-
tors will be installed
Friday, July 1. Taking of-
fice then will be David
Cleveland as president, Dr.
Ronnie Huse as first vice
president, Jay Watson as
second vice president,
Everett Hightower, Lion
Tailtwister, Jimmy Arm-
strong, Lion tamer and
Uo£ciS 2^rShafer’•
Bradley, Mark Boucher, and Mrs. Mary Walls, advisor. (News Photo)
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