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Page 2—Wed—day, July 21, 1M7-Tbe Dublin Progresi
Peanut growers to meet in DeLeon
Whenever the fire engine leaves the
fire hall, the onlookers are right
behind. Every fire I’ve ever been to
as a reporter (in two different towns)
has been crowded with onlookers.
They don’t do much, usually. Just
point and try to figure out what
happened
Mostly they get in the way.
mh
You say you didn't bother the
firemen. You parked a block away
and walked?
You say once you were at the scene,
you stayed away from the area where
the fire was?
Who do you think you are kidding?
If you were at the fire, you were
helping create a crowd. Crowds, even
small ones, get in the way.
mh
Firemen don’t need to be worrying
that some onlooker may decide to
dash into a burning home to ‘save’
something. They also don’t need to be
distracted from their work by so-
meone who wanders away from the
crowd to look at the fire from a dif-
ferent angle.
Firemen need to be able to concen-
trate on putting out the flames or
rescuing people trapped by the
blaze.
At one fire I saw a small boy, about
nine years old, wander into a home
behind firemen who had just knocked
down the flames. (There were still
areas in the home which were on
fire.) The boy wanted to “see what
was going on.”
mh
This small boy’s excuse was no bet-
ter than yours.
If you are not i trained fireman,
stay away. Don’t call the police or
fire dispatcher to find out what is hap-
pening, either. If yon don’t have an
emergency of your own, leave the
dispatcher alone. She has enough to
do without telling SO people where (he
fire engines have gone.
mh
If you think I’m being too rough on
the onlookers, consider this.
The 50th Annual Meeting of the
Southwestern Peanut Growers’
Association (SWPGA) will be held at
DeLeon Friday.
Beginning at 10 a.m., the meeting
will be conducted in the City Hall
Auditorium.
“The meeting will be over by just
after noon, but we have scheduled a
program that we believe will be
worth your time—aside from being
there to help us celebrate the 50 year
anniversary of our association," said
James Neal, SWPGA president.
Dallas Smith, director of the
USDA’s Tobacco and Peanuts Divi-
sion, Washington, D.C., will be a
featured speaker on the program.
Larry Meyers, SWPGA legislative
consultant, will report on up to the
Friday night, valuable firefighting
minutes were lost when the pumper
had to make the third attempt to get
through to the fire.
Onlookers, who had parked a block
away, had blocked all streets leading
to the home. The pumper truck final-
ly managed to get to the home by
driving across a vacant lot and
squeezing between a tree and an elec-
tric pole.
mh
What if it had been your home
burning?
That pumper was carrying water
which was needed to help extinguish
the fire. How would you feel if you
knew onlookers had prevented
firemen from getting to your home as
quickly as possible?
mh
If you think I don’t mean you, then
you have missed the whole point of
this column.
il
I do mean you.
Stay home and out of the firemen’s
way. If you absolutely have to go
look, wait until the next day. The
structure, or its ruins, will still be
there.
Bass tourney set
Trophy Bass Club, Inc. will hold its
9th Annual Open Bass Tournament
Aug. 30 from 6 a.m.-3 p.m. on I>ake
Granbury.
Headquarters for the tournament
will be at Hough Creek Park, on
Highway 144 South. Participants will
have a five fish limit with 14*4 inches
the minimum length.
Cash and prizes will be awarded.
Entry fee is $15. There will also be a
Big Bass Pot.
For more information contact
David Spence at 817-249-2463.
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Boys Head For Camp—Mitchell Decker, left, and Michael Prichard left
Monday morning for Salvation Army Camp at Midlothian. The boys traveled
by bus to Dallas where they were met by the camp van. They will return
home Saturday. Prichard is the son of Debbie Brasuel. Decker is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Decker.
(Progress Staff Photo)
This past week the house next to
ours burned. I called the alarm to the
Dublin Fire Department and they
responded immediately. Although
they were unable to save the
neighbor’s house, they did a wonder-
ful job in controlling the fire. They
worked long and hard to save as
TSU graduation is Aug. 27
Summer graduation exercises at
Tarleton State University (TSU)
have been set for 1:30 p.m. Aug. 27 in
Wisdom Gymnasium in the Health
and Physical Education Complex on
the TSU campus.
Dr. B. J. Alexander, chairman of
the Convocations Committee at the
university, announced this week that
there were 211 candidates for gradua-
tion this summer including 87
masters aand 124 bachelor degrees.
Progress Report
Dublin Athletic Booster Club
will meet at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4 in
the high school library for their
regular meeting. Under discus-
sion will be the membership
drive and the new football con-
cession stand plans.
Speaker at the summer exercises
will be Dr. Lamar Johanson, Dean of
the School of Arts and Sciences at
Tarleton. Johanson has been a
member of the university faculty
since 1961. He has served as chair-
man of the Department of Biological
Sciences and was named dean in 1981.
Johanson received his bachelors and
masters from Southwest Texas State
University and his doctorate from
Texas A&M University.
This past spring he was honored by
the Tarleton chapter of Pi Sigma Ep-
silon as a co-recipient of the
“Outstanding Teacher Award.’’ Pi
Sigma Epsilon is a national profes-
sional fraternity in sales, sales
management and marketing.
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minute agricultural and farm pro-
gram developments in Washington.
Dr. Ed Colburn, Peanut Extension
Agronomist from Texas A&M Univer-
sity, will report on peanut production
items of current interest.
Also featured on the program will
be John Wright, Chief Executive Of-
ficer and Chairman of the Board of
the First State Bank of Abilene.
Wright served in key management
positions with the Southwestern
Peanut Grower’s Association prior to
being named vice-president of the
Abilene bank in 1954. He is a civic
leader in Abilene and West Texas. In
1967 he was named the outstanding
citizen of Abilene. James Neal of
Pearsall, SWPGA president, said it is
particularly fitting that John Wright
be a part of the 50th Anniversary
program.
Bob Green and Ross Wilson will
provide brief reports on the SWPGA
operation last year.
SWPGA has been serving peanut
growers of the Southwest since 1937.
In the early years the association
assisted the U. S. Department of
Agriculture in price stabilization pro-
grams implemented by the diversion
of planted acres.
A few years later in 1941, when the
peanut price support program was
enacted by Congress, the associa-
tion’s function was shifted to price
support activities including making
price support loans available to pro-
ducers as well as CCC record keeping
and diversion of surplus peanuts.
The USDA has traditionally utilized
three area grower associations to
carry out the field and supervisory
functions of the peanut price support
program.
The Southwest peanut producing
area includes all states west of the
Mississippi River in which peanuts
are produced. The major states are
Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico,
but the states of California, Arizona,
Arkansas and Ixmisiana are also
included.
SWPGA’s functions also include a
number of non-price support ac-
tivities. A major function in this
category is its participation in
legislative activity relative to the
federal price support program. The
association has been active in farm
bill activity for the past 20 years.
Frank Patrick Osborne, Jr.
much as they could.
The purpose of this letter is to
publicly thank the many members of
the Dublin Fire Department for their
dedicated, tireless efforts.
Funeral services for Frank Patrick Osborne, Jr., a 57 year old
Breckenridge resident, was held July 19 at 3 p.m. in the Bethany Baptist
Church.
Burial was in the Breckenridge Cemetery under the direction of Morehart
Mortuary with the Rev. Charles West, pastor, officiating and the Rev. Jim
Caraway assisting.
He was bom Nov. 10, 1929 in Houston. He graduated from Dublin High
School in 1947. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1957 with a
degree in Petroleum Engineering.
He had worked for Genral Crude Oil for 22 years before moving to
Breckenridge in February of 1980. In Breckenridge, he was the president of
Breck Operating.
Mr. Osborne was a veteran of the United States Naval Air Force. While he
was in the service, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross, seven Air
Medals, and a Purple Heart.
Mr. Osborne was also a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner, and a member of
Bethany Baptist Church. He married Beverly Rue Virdell in Rochelle on
Aug. 24,1952.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mrs. John (Evelyn Dee) Pitts
of Midland, Mrs. Richard (Patricia Rue) Battle of Austin, and Mrs. Gary
(Cynthia Dianne) Sublett of Breckenridge; two sons, Frank Patrick Osborne
III and his wife, Evelyn, of Irving, and Danny Paul Osborne of
Breckenridge; four grandchildren, Crystal and Justin Osborne of Irving,
Sarah Pitss of Midland, and Courtney Battle of Austin; one aunt, Alice
Osborne of Equinunk, Penn.; two cousins, Ernest D. Upham of West Colum-
bia and Pansy Partin of Waco.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frak Patrick Osborne, Sr. and
Gladys Evelyn Upham Osborne.
Pallbearers were Lester Clark, John Connally, Fred Dueser, Cotton Kin-
nard, Joe McClymond and John Noble. Honorary pallbearers were
employees of Breck Operating.
The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society
or the Kidney Foundation.
Sincerely,
Chelsea B. Reed
Highland Happenings
By AHha Fair
The Revival at the Highland Bap-
tist Church is still in progress and
everyone has an invitation to attend.
Bro. Lester Hutson of Houston is
the evangelist. David Locke, the
pastor, Billy Keith the song director
and the entire membership invites
each of you to attend. The night ser-
vices begin each night at 8 p.m. and
the morning services at 10:30 a.m.
Visitors at the Highland church
Sunday morning were Mr. and Mrs.
James Sims of Houston and Mr. and
Mrs. Mayor Jacks of San Antonio.
Several of the members of the
Washington Street Baptist Church at-
tended the Sunday night services at
the Highland Baptist Church Sunday
night. They had their services early
and then came on to Highland.
Mrs. Norma Nell House ate Mon-
day dinner in the home of her aunt,
Duggan Waltrip of Stephenville. In
the afternoon, she attended the
funeral services of Mrs. (Howard)
Buelah Keith in Stephenville.
Others attending the funeral were
Billy and Philip Keith, her nephew
and brother-in-law, and Dorothy
Bays.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Keith from San
Antonio were her for the services of
his stepmother, Mrs. Buelah Keith
and enjoyed supper and a visit with
his cousin, Bill and Aliee Keith, Mon-
day night. He also visited with his
aunt, Mrs. Katie Keith who was
unable to attend.
Johnnie and Irene Wilson enjoyed a
visit from Mrs. Lucille Goodwin from
Dublin, in their home Saturday
afternoon.
Happy to report that Mrs. Emma
Harrison is back in the Comanche
Nursing Home after having hip
surgery in the Brownwood Hospital
recently.
We were happy to see Mrs. Almay
Keith at church in Round Grove Bap-
tist Church Sunday morning. She has
been a little under the weather lately^
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