The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 50, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 21, 1965 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 78
Bartlett Bulldogs
To Battle With
Troy There Friday
This Friday night in Troy
the Bartlett Bulldogs battle the
Trojans in a game which should
decide the District 23-B champ-
ionship. Both teams are undefeated.
Both sport 5-0 records and
"both had the week off last Fri-
day to prepare for each other.
It 13 the opening district game
for both.
Bartlett will be favored in
the game. The Bulldogs have
had an easier time winning over
identical opponents.
Troy conch Dick Rodenbeck
"has a team with size exper-
ience and a winning tradition
Tiowevei Troy was undefeated
in 1963 and lost the district
championship to Salado G-0 last
year.
The Trojans' offensive start-
ing line will average 188 and
the defensive line will average
202 even with a 139 pounder
playing. There are 11 returning
lettermen including five of-
fensive and eight defensive
starters.
Last season the Trojans roll-
ed up 316 points and had a
good defense.
All district Lester Krnuse
158 heads the defense that al-
lowed only 60 points last year.
Jack Lucky 240 Ronnie Hawk-
ins 215 and Gene Kelly 245
were all starters last year.
Larry Southerland 170 is at
end with Glen Graves 165.
David Lancaster 160 and Dean
Randolph 158 are linebackers
with Jackie Walker 180 and
Ronnie Gilliland 165. Johnny
Southerland 170 and Krnuse
are the halfbacks.
Three-fourths of the Trojan
backfield returns. Gilliland will
be at full replacing Tommy
Southerland. Smith and Larry
Southerland are the halfbacks
and Krause is the quarterback.
Also on offense Johnny
Southerland and Lancnster all
district returnee will start at
ends with Lucky and Hawkins
at tackles. James Freedman
186 and Walker are at guards
with Glen Graves 165 at cen-
ter. Edgar Campbell
Dies In Davilla
Funeral services for Edgar
Campbell 68 of Davilla were
held at 3 p. m. Sunday at the
Goodnight Funeral Home. Rev.
George E. Doss officiated at
the services.
Mr. Campbell was dead on
arrival at a Temple hospital
Friday at 8:10 p. m. after a
heart attack.
He was born near Sharp on
January 29 1897. He had lived
in the Davilla area most of his
life. He had been in the dirt
contracting business several
years until hi3 retirement in
1960.
Survivors included his wife
Myrl of Davilla; two daugh-
ters Mrs. James Burns and
Mrs. Clyde Moore of Davilla;
four grandchildren; a brother
L. O. Campbell of Davilla; sev-
end sisters Mrs. J. D. Pope of
Sharp Mrs. Louise Dewberry
Mrs. Mnrgaret Gullick Mrs.
Glenn Ray and Mrs. Harry
Wynn of Houston Mrs. Paul
Curry of Rockdale and Mrs.
Valla Mne Davidson of Hous-
ton. Pallbearers were Bill Shav-
ers Ray Garrett Cecil Harris
John Dewey Pope W K. Pope
Jr. and B. D. Easterwood.
Burial was in the Davilla cemetery.
New City Police
Car Received
Bartlett's first city-owned
police car is now cruising the
streets with Chief of Police Bill
Brisbin at the helm.
The car received last week
is a 1966 Ford with a heavy
duty engine.
The police car will have a two
wny radio installed. The radio
will enable Brisbin and Deputy
Bill Bartlett to get in touch
with the Sheriff's Departments
in Belton and Georgetown.
They will also be able to talk
directly with Highway Patrol-
men in their cars.
The police enr will be used by
Brisbin and Bartlett.
Bunker Announces
First Honor Roll
Principal R. E. Bunker an
nounccd the grammar school
honor roll for the first six
weeks Wednesday.
Sixth graders on the honor
roll are Nathan Bracher Joel
Freeman Joey Meeks Lucinda
Schleede and Sally Sladovnik.
Fifth graders are Rita Batla
Ronda Bunte Donna Hunt
Randy Lawton Patti Richey
Brenda Shiplett and Valorie
Street.
Fourth graders are Kitty
Bunker Donna Clearman
Sfteila Goodnight Mark Hicks
Debra Saage Louise Shiplett
Jimmy Volney and Loretta
Wuensehe.
Garden Club Has
Christmas Show
On October 14
Thursday Oct. 14 the Cor-
nelia Wilson Garden Club met
nil day for a Christmas Spec-
tacular Showing and also con-
ducted its regular business
meeting at the American Leg-
ion Home.
There was a demonstration
on the making of plastic grapes
by Mrs. Ruben Nixon giving
the directions on how to make
the grapes and where you can
get the material.
A luncheon of sandwiches
chips pickles pies cakes and
coffee were served to 125
guests from Austin Taylor
Georgetown Holland Granger
Davilla Jarrell Temple Sch-
wertner Round Rock and Bart-
lett. There were different table
showings including holiday
special occasion and dinner
table arrangements.
Mrs. Clyde Goodnight of Hol-
land introduced the guest
speaker Mrs. Lucille Ferris of
Temple who showed different
arrangements of decorating
with fall flowers for the holiday
season.
There were five door prizes
nwnrded. Mrs. Wilson Burns
of Davilla won first prize Mrs.
Joe Rosenbalm of Bartlett sec-
ond; Mrs. Ernie Fischer of
Bartlett third; Mrs. John Corn-
forth of Taylor fourth; and
Mrs. V. L. Conrad of Austin
fifth. The fifth prize was do-
nated by Mrs. Ferris.
Mrs. B. C. Stevenson presid-
ed over the short business meet-
ing after the Christmas Spec
tacular.
Hostesses were Mrs. James
Bailey Mrs. Bnrbara Bunker
and Mrs. Clyde Weatherford.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hardy of
Waco visited her mother Mrs.
Mattie Stockton during the
week-end.
My. and Mrs. Jnck Seale have
just 'returned from a vacation
triptofIndiana Tennessee Vir-
ginia and Kentucky.
BARTLETT TEXAS
49 Students Make
First High School
Honor Roll Wed.
There are 39 high school
students and 10 seventh and
eighth graders making the
honor roll for the first six
weeks of school.
Students making the all "A"
roll are: seniors Patsy Gucnzcl
Margaret Marek Thomas
Mayse Mary Minzenmayer
Bernice Persky Peggy Richey
Susan Saage Donnie Schwert-
ner Johnnie Schwertner Judy
Schwertner and Nancy Wack-
er; juniors Claudia Everett
Marjorie Fischer Candace
Kretzschmar Cathy Meissner
Ronnie Persky and Nanette
Whitten ; sophomores Steve
Clearman Mona Gcrig and
James Zelenovitz; freshmen
Linda Goodnight Susan Mc-
Bay Jeanne Parnell and Jan-
ice Persky.
Those making the A&B hon-
or roll are: seniors William
Beyer Rickey Brock Dennis
Cocke Kay Griffin Judy Skin-
ner Rise Steglich and Mike
Tomecek ; juniors Marjorie
Brock Jean Jamison and Imo-
gene Persky; sophomores
Joyce Bailey and Lisa Schwert-
ner; freshmen Nancy Nixon
Sally Stokes and Carol Jean
Volney.
Eighth graders making the
honor roll are Vickey High-
tower Susan Sladovnik D. A.
Swope Jr. and Nancy White.
Those making the honor roll
in the seventh igrade are
Franklin Fischer Dan Gers-
bach Nancy Guenzel Julia
Rister Bruce Swope and Sara
Ware.
Marvin Lenz Guest
Speaker At Joint
Meeting Tuesday
Marvin Lenz was truest sneak
er at the Monday night meet-
ing of the Bartlett Chapter of
Young Homemakers. He spoke
to the Young Farmers and
Youncr Homemakers in a ioint
program. The group met at the
local high school.
Lenz spoke to the group
about wills and the kinds of
wills how to state wills re
quirements of making formal
wills and reasons whv vou
should write wills.
In the Young Homemakers
business meeting the Christ-
mns party was discussed. The
party will be held jointly with
the Young Farmers group Fri
day night Dec. 17 at the Am-
erican Legion Home.
Members decided to submit
the names of Mrs. Tommy Kru-
eger and Mrs. Larry Spiegel-
hauer as nominees from the
local chanter for the Area VII
Young Homemakers Award.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Leroy Friedrich and Mrs.
Tommy Krueger to Mesdames
Fred Keller Johnnie Rafay Jr.
Jerry Dawson Ned Bartlett Jr.
Logan Wendler W. R. Bunker
Milton Voicht. Larrv Sniecrel-
hauer Leslie Douglas and Ed-
wnrd Spiegelhnuer Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Cofield
of Los Angeles Calif. nre vis
iting here with relntives.
OLD ROAD PROBLEM
MAKES APPEARANCE
Attention of The Trib-
une has been called to the
practice of some farmers
of plowing the edges of
the road and using the
roads as turn rows.
This practice damages
roads nnd sometimes
makes them hazardous to
motorists. It is also illegal
and carries a penalty
Thursday October 21 1965
Bartlett Scouts
Win Awards In
Austin Camporee
The Bartlett Boy Scouts won
two second place awards at the
Capitol Area Council Camporee
at Austin on Oct. 16 and 17.
One was in Campsite inspection
and the other was in compe-
tive events.
Explorer Scouts assisting
Scoutmaster John Gerig were
James Zelenovitz and Steve
Clearman.
Cy Young a district commit-
teeman served as a judge in
some of the contests and
events
The Bartlett Scouts that at-
tended the Camporee were Rob-
ert Skrhak Gary Jackson Rich-
ie Clearman Jim Hightower
Eruce Swope Don Gersbach
David Hicks William (Buzz)
Hill Joel and Donald Wade Rob
Parnoll and Gregory Gerig.
The 11 Scout Districts in the
Area were represented by more
than 2.000 boys and their adult
leaders.
$610 Goal Set For
Boy Scout Drive
Now In Progress
The goal for the Bartlett Boy
Scout Drive which began Wed-
nesday morning with a Kick
Off Breakfast at Henry's Cafe
is set for $610.
The proceeds for the Boy
Scout Drive have not been to
taled at press time.
Dr. George Fowler drive
chairman stated that if anyone
wanted to contribute to the
drive that they contact one of
tne workers or himself.
Most of the workers still had
not reported to Dr. Fowler of
the contributions they had re-
ceived. Contributions that are made
to the drive are helnintr 15.000
boys that are participating in
scouting to enjoy scouting.
Bartlett School
To Be Classified
As District "A"
Bartlett will be in a new
Class A district next year with
Granger Thrall Thorndale
Lexington Troy Manor and
Rogers.
The former Class B district
will have Academy Holland
Lott Chilton and Salado.
The schools are based on
their average daily attendance
on the two previous years be-
fore becoming classified as an
A or B school.
The Bartlett High School has
had an average of 171 for their
attendance.
CofCToMeetAt
Coop. Bldg. Tuesday
The Bartlett Chamber of
Commerce will meet at the
Bartlett Electric Cooperative
Building Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.
The sound and color film
'ssued by the Texas Highway
Dept. will be shown after a
brief business session.
NEW ARRIVAL
Mr. and Mrs. David Tippe-
connic announce the arrival of
in 8 lb. 3V& oz. daughter named
Mary Lynn. She was born at
the Pasadena Bnyshore Hospit-
al in Pnsadena Oct. 9.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Larue Pruott of Phillips
and Mr. and Mrs. Tippeconnic
of Albuquerque N. M.
Great grandmother is Mrs.
Pearl Pruett of Bartlett.
Four Injured In
Two Car Accident
Two cars were badly damag-
ed and four persons slightly in-
jured in an accident about 5:20
p. m. Monday at the intersec-
tion of Highway 95 and Farm
Road 497.
Mary Gusman and her three
sons Adam 5 Bobby 4 and
Matthew 1 were treated for
cuts and bruises and released
by Dr. Ralph Clearman.
Salos Gusman Jr. was driv-
ing the Gusman automobile
when it collided with another
car driven by Leonnrd F. Lane
of Taylor.
The four Gusman passengers
were thrown out of their auto
when it spun around several
times.
Lane was traveling south on
Highway 95 and the Gusman
car was going east. Gusman had
stopped at the stop sign but
apparently entered the high-
way before it was clear.
Highway Patrolman Curtis
Lipscomb and Chief of Police
Bill Brisbin were the investi-
gating officers.
Approval of Youth
Project Expected
By December 1
The Neighborhood Youth
Corps Project which supposedly
was to go in effect Oct. 4 has
been delayed. Supt. D. A. Swope
anticipates that the project
will go into effect on Dec. 1.
After lying on a Dallas desk
for 30 days the application has
now been sent to Austin to be
reviewed and the final approval
will be made in Washington
D. C. '
This project of the Neighbor-
hood Youth Corps enables stu-
dents to work part time while
going to school. The students
make approximately $12.50 a
week which helps them with
some of their necessities.
Marvin Griffin
Begins Work As
Coop.
. Foreman
Marvin Griffin began work
at the Bartlett Electric Coop-
erative Monday morning as the
general foreman.
Griffin started working at
the Coop in 1948 and worked
there for 12 years. In 1961 he
began working for Brown and
Root Inc. with their main office
located in Houston and contin-
ued working there for five
years.
He is an electrician and line-
man for the Coop.
He can be reached at LA 7-
3842 for trouble calls after
working hours.
Schultz Reunion
Held In Brenham
The 12th annual Schultz re
union was held Sunday at Bren-
ham with 84 relatives and
friends present.
A caterinc meal of hnrhppnfi
chicken and all the trimmings
were served to guests from
Brenham Houston Holland
and Bartlett.
Those present from Bartlett
were Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Schnlf?
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fischer
iurs. u. u Schultz Mrs. L. S.
Schultz. Mr. nnd Mrs r?n.i
Klotz and Joyce Faye Mr. and
mrs. uuuert Fischer Marjorie
and Franklin and Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Fischer and Shirl Ann.
Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Fowler
Jr. of Austin spent the week-
end in the home of his parents
Dr. and Mrs. Gojrge Fowler Sr.
NO. 50
City Council To
Keep Informed
On Police Matters
Bartlett's City Council is
going to be well-informed on
all local happenings particul-
arly those involving police'
matters and minor infractions
of the law in the future.
At the October meeting;
Tuesday the council took ac-
tion asking the Chief of Police
to keep a log of each day's
happenings including arrests
traffic warnings courtesy-
warnings and assistance given
along with unusual occurences
and a car record.
Mayor T. A. Crittenden ap-
pointed Councilmen E. E. Cry-
er E. R. Goodnight and R. II.
Jackson as a committee to
select five men to form an
advisory board to work with
the council on the recreational
lake project on Indian Creek.
The council accepted a quit
claim deed to lot 4 block I
of the Gunn addition to the
City of Bartlett from Scott &
White Memorial Hospital. The
hospital stated that it had no
use for the lot and did not
want to keep it listed any long-
er among its assets.
Insurance was approved for
the new city police car.
Action was taken to secure
approval of the State Highway
Department to reduce speed
limits on West Clark Street be-
tween Emma-' and' Alamo
Streets since the street is also
a farm to market road. The
council plans to reduce speeds
in this area to 15 mlies per
hour since it is the crossing
place for many elementary-
school children.
A letter was read from the
Department of Health Educa-
tion and Welfare Washing-
ton D. C inviting Bartlett to
send a representative to a flu-
oridation conference February
6-8. No action was taken.
Purchase of another adding
machine for the city office was
considered but action was
postponed until the next meet-
ing. Water lines were discus-
sed. Ted Jordan 58
Dies In Houston
Ted Jordon 58 brother-in-law
of Mrs. Curtis Saage died
of a heart attack Monday morn-
ing in a Houston hospital.
He had undercone surcrerv
Thursday and seemed to be im
proving normally tiis sudden
death was unexpected.
Mr. Jordon was born and
reared in Aransas Pass. He-
served in the Armv durlnir
World War II and was retiretL-
as a Lt. Colonel. After his re-
tirement he made his home in.
Houston.
He was married to the for-
mer Miss Marine Lnuorhlin
while he was stationed in Forfc
Hood.
Ho was a memhnr nf thn OnTrw
Presbyterenn Church in Hous-
ton and was an Elder of that
church.
Funeral Servians wpvp VinM
Wednesday morning at 9 a. m.
in the Waltrin Funnrnl Hnmp
Houston. Burial wns in the Na-
tionnl Militnry Cemetery at
Fort Snm Houston Snn An-
tonio Thursday at 11:30 a.m.
Survivors are three daugh-
ter: Mrs. Ima Perkins of Hous
ton Mrs. John C Legget of
Marshall Mich. and Mrs. Tom
Wilbanks of Syrncuse N. Y.;
two sons Ted Jr. nnd Harry
both of Houston; two sisters
Mrs. Chniiie Jones nnd Mrs.
Ella Floy Cundiff both of
Aransas Pass; two brothers
Tom Jordon of Corpus Christi
and Jack Jordon of Indiana.
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