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VOL. XLVI, No. 3
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Brady. McCulloch County, Texas Tuesday, March BO, 1931
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Whole Number 7299
Sam McCollum
Dies at Age 68
Sum McCollum, one of McCul-
loch County's best known lawyers
for more than 4 0 years, died at
10:15 p. in. Thursday in llrady
Hospital. He was H8.
Ho became ill last July and
underwent an operation in Tem-
ple Jan. 11. Suffering with cancer,
he was brought back to his home
here and entered the hospital lust
Tuesday. His family had hoped to
keep the nature of his Illness from
him, but he knew nevertheless.
* * *
Mr. McCollum came to Brady
in 1010 after receiving an L.L.B.
degree from the University of
Texas School of Law and being
admitted to the bar In 1009. He
began practicing law here with
the late Judge F. M. Newman.
His reputation ns a criminal
lawyer was widespread through-
out this area and the state. He
once thought of counting up all
tlie murder trials In which he
participated, but lie never got a-
round to it.
It was his success as an attorney
for the defense that brought him
prominence, but lie worked on the
other side on many occasions also.
His biggest case in recent years
was that of Sandra Peterson here
in Brady. He was special prosecu-
tor for the state in that one. She
got life.
* * *
He was never a candidate for
public office, and never wanted to
he. The closest he came to politics
was as a delegate to the National
Democratic Conventions. Friends
believe he was a delegate to the
Houston convention in 19 28, and
Wednesday Final
Deadline To Buy
Auto Licenses
The county tax collector’s office
was busy Tuesday, but there had
been no long lines to buy 1954
auto license tags.
Wednesday is the last day, and
workers in the office expected the
lines to start forming early Wed-
nesday morning.
As the deadline neared, approx-
imately 2,500 tags had been issued.
Last year the total was 2,900.
Motorists have another deadline
coming up April 15. That’s when
their autos must have the annual
safety inspection sticken
Homer Garrison, Jr., director of
the Texas Department of Public
Safety, warns, “There is no appar-
ent possibility of an extension be-
yond the April 15 deadline.”
his son seems to remember his
going to Chicago in 1932 when
Roosevelt was nominated the first
time.
He did. however, serve Brady
as city attorney for 10 years or
more until uhout 1 04 2. His son,
Sam McCollum, III, holds that
same position now.
* * *
Mr. McCollum also was the first
president of the Brady Chamber
of Commerce back in 1020, and he
was president of the McCulloch
County Bar Association, member
of the American Bar Association,
and on the grievance committee of
the State Bar Association at the
time of his death. He also had
held various offices In the First
Methodist Church here.
In addition to his law practice,
Mr. McCollum had ranching In-
terests In Mason. McCulloch, Men-
ard, and San Saba Counties.
* * «t*
Born Samuel Armstrong McCol-
lum, Jr., July 21, 1S85, in Blanco
County, Mr. McCollum was reared
in Mason and was graduated from
high school there, lie had lived In
Brady since coming here after his
graduation from the University
of Texas.
He married the former tmcille
Yantis of Brady Dec. 15, 1015,
and their home Is at 201 Crothers
Ave., a red brick house that sits
In the triangle formed by Cro-
thers and While St. It was the
former home of Mr. MFCollum’s
longtime law partner, the lale
Judge Newman.
* * *
Survivors are Mr, McCollum’s
wife; the son, Sam McCollum, HI;
two sisters, Mrs. Anna Presley of |
Abilene and Mrs. Minnie March-
bank of Hamilton; and a brother,
Carl McCollum, of Mason.
Dr. Harold G. Cooke, president
of McMurry College, Abilene, con-
ducted the funeral Saturday after-
noon at the First Methodist
Church. He was assisted by the
pastor, the Bev. Roy May. Wllker-
son Funeral Home directed bur-
ial In Brady Cemetery.
Pallbearers were L. V. Ruffin.
B. N. Winston, Ross Hoffman,
Aubrey Davee, O. R. Chambles,
and Evans J. Adkins.
* * *
Out-of-town guests who attend-
ed the funeral for Mr. McCollum
included Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Carlos
Ashley, Austin; Mr. and Mrs. Ray
McCollum, San Antonio; Mrs.
Irene Carnes, Dallas; Leo Malloy,
Paint Rock; Mr. and Mrs. E. M
Swalm, and John Harrod, Eden;
Dr. J. B. Mayo, Judge A. O. New-
man, E. M. Davis, R. R. Holloway,
Mark Calloway, Gib Calloway and
Skeleton Was Woman,
Lab’s Report Reveals
MISS GEORG AN GIL BREATH
with trophy of ‘Miss Future Teacher’
ACC Co-ed From Brady
’Miss Future Teacher'
Goorgan Gilbreath of Brady was
named “Miss Future Teacher of
Texas” at a state convention of
the Future Teachers of America
in Edinburg Saturday.
She is a sophomore at Abilene
Christian College and the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Gil-
breath of Brudy. One of 12 con-
testants for the title from Texas
colleges, she was presented with a
trophy at a formal banquet which
ended the
convention
night in McAllen.
Saturday
(Turn to Page 8, Col. 5, Please)
Edinburg’s Pan American Col-
lege was host to the FTA parley,
and the contestants were judged
on the basis of a three-minute
speech centering around the con-
vention theme: “Education for
Individuality.”
The judges were all from the
Pan American College faculty,
Mrs. Ruth Owings, drama direc-
tor; Dr. Arthur Hayes, speech;
and E. I\ Lillard, head of the divi-
sion of communications.
They gave the title of “Mr. Fut-
ure Teacher” to Lavernis Royal of
l Del Mar College, Corpus Cnristi.
Try for IOO? Oh, No!
Says Little Lady, 96
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbreath accom-
| panied Georgan to Edinburg and
I they returned Sunday morning.
Goorgan was valedictorian when
Mrs, R. A. Rutherford, Sr., was
96 years old Saturday, and she
says you can live to be 96 also if
you”li “bo honest and good.”
“Just do unto others as you
would have them do unto you,”
she said quoting the Bible. “If
you live half way up to that, you’ll
get there.”
* * *
Mrs. Rutherford was born in
Bastrop County March 27, 1858,
and she has lived in Brady for 50
years. Her husband, a carpenter,
also lived a long life. lie died in
1943 at the age of 88.
* ♦ *
Saturday afternoon three of
Mrs. Rutherford’s granddaughters
honored her at an open house from
3 to 5 o’clock at the home of Mrs.
K. D. Lindsay of Brady. The other
hostesses were Mrs. Jesse Y.
Glenn of Harlingen, and Mrs. Ben
Hill Ogden of Abilene.
* * *
Saturday was also the fourth
birthday of Mrs. Lindsay's daugh-
ter, Julia Anna Lindsay, who is
Mrs. Rutherford’s great grand-
daughter. Her party was held Sat-
urday morning.
Does Mrs. Rutherford want to
live to be 100?
“Oh, no?” she says. “I might
get sick and then my children
would have to wait on me. I
wouldn't want that. I try to he
good so I won’t get sick.”
* * ♦
Mrs. Rutherford doesn’t “see or
hear very good any more” and
laughingly complains that “my
children won’t let me do what I
want to . . .
“But I make up my own bed,
and I used to embroider and sew.”
Mrs. Rutherford has three
daughters, “all mighty fine girls,"
Mrs. Frank Ogden of Brady with
whom she makes her home; Mrs.
Rochelle Play Cast
Wins Second Place
Rochelle won second place Fri-
day in the district Interscholastic
League one-act play contest held
John M. Wilson of Seagoville; and in Eden. Donnie Brown of Rochelle
W. Thompson of Dallas, and Mrs.
she graduated from Brady High
in 1952. At ACC she is an ele-
mentary education major and was
recently elected “sweetheart" of
| the FTA chapter. She also is a
member of the Wildcat Band;
member of the Campus Service or-
ganization; Gala social club; and
Sigma Tau Delta, honorary Eng-
lish society.
J -
Watershed Bill
Has Support of
Senator Johnson
Hen. Lyndon Johnson has assur-
ed the Hun Saba-Brady Holl Con-
servation District that he Is work-
ing to get the small watershed
bill passed In the Senate.
Arthur Scharlach, as vice chair-
man of the district, wired Hens,
Johnson anil Price Daniel lust
week asking for their support of
the hill.
"I am working for adoption of
measure. In fact, have my own
hill on the subject before the com-
mittee. Shall do everything I can
to secure adoption of legislation,"
Johnson answered.
The hill In question is the Hope-
Aiken BID. It already has passed
In the House, and It provides for
Department of Agriculture cooper
atlon with a state, or any politi-
cal subdivision authorized by the
state, in currying out such flood
prevention projects as land treat-
ment, detention darns, etc.
a son, J. Y. Rutherford of Coffee-
villo, Kan.
Another son, R. A. (Bob) Ruth-
erford, Jr., a former Brady lum-
beryard operator, died in San An-
tonio seven years ago.
also won the award for "best act-
or.”
Rochelle’s play was "The Per-
fect, Gentleman.”
Kola was first, and Eden was
third.
BHS One-Act Play
Oast Wins Fourth
Brady's one-ad play cast won
fourth place lust Thursday in the
Interscholastic League contest in
Ballinger.
Lake View was first; Winters
second, and Ballinger third. Bar-
ham Terrill and Robert Griggs,
both of Luke View, were named
he I, actress and actor.
Brady’s play, “High Window,”
was directed hy Miss Laurie Bar-
foot. In the cast were Glor ia Wat-
son, Ronnie Salter, Cynthia Rey-
nolds, Jaryl Young and Barbara
Rodcnhamer.
MRS. R. A. RUTHERFORD, SR.
New Furniture, Paint
For Women’s I/oun^e
The women's lounge on the
courthouse plaza is getting some
new furniture and a new paint
Job.
Money for the project was jvoted
hy the Commissioners Court, and
District Clerk Mrs. W. R. Johnson
and County Treasurer Mrs W. A.
Carroll were named as a commit
tee to select the furniture and the
color scheme.
They bought a couch and a
chair In a beige color, two more
chairs and a table. The lounge
Is being painted “a sort of green.”
Mrs. Evelyn Turner, Brady, en-
tered Medical and Surgical Hos-
pital Tuesday for surgery.
Mrs. Clyde Eubank of Brady
spent from Thursday until Sunday
as a patient in Brady Hospital.
Honor Society
Members Named
At Brady High
Members of the National Hon-
or Society have been announced at
Brady High School hy R. F. Me-
Swuin, sponsor. Six members of
the organization presented the
program at Brady High School,
Tuesday morning.
Members are chosen because of
their high scholastic achievements.
Staging the program were Jaryl
Young, Dee Ann Spears, Mary Sue
Bean, Phyllis Hierman, Joe Her-
nandez and Anna Jo Parmer, all
seniors.
Other seniors who are members
of the society are Roberta Hanson,
Darlene Thomas and Mary Rubio,
Junior members include Ann Mill-
er, Ronnie Salter, Cynthia Rey-
nolds and Wilburn Shurtleff, pro-
bationary members last year, and
llonna Jean Nance, Mary Glyn
Kittle and Jerry Smith.
Probationary sophomore mem-
bers are Theresa Denman, Diane
Roddie, John Hicks and Eugene
Cornelius.
POLICE OFFER
GAS TANK CAPS
Lose the cup off your gas-
oline tank?
Brady police have 54 gaso-
line cups they would like to
pass out to the owners. Billy
Bray, a South Ward young-
ster, found 20 of the caps
south of the high school last,
week. He later took City Mar-
shal E. T. Clay back to tin1
spot and they found 31 more.
Tommy Carlson
Making: His Mark
On Brady Streets
Tommy Carlson was born and
reared here, but at that he doesn’t
have his fool print on all the
paved streets. When the new metal
traffic buttons around the square
and on the mum thoroughfares in
the business district are installed,
however, Carlson will have his
business name in 3,000 spots.
The new traffic buttons are
stamped with, “Carlson’s Clean-
ers.” The City of Brady paid half
the cost of the metal buttons and
Carlson paid the balance. The but-
tons were installed to avoid the |
periodic paint, jobs needed to mark
the traffic lanes.
Last Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday Carlson was in Austin
for the three-day convention of the
Texas Dry Cleaners Association.
He reported u very interesting and
educational convention and said
100 dry cleaners from over the
state were on hand for the parley.
Brady Contractor
Gets Abilene Job
Ray Young, Brady building con-
tractor, who also heads the Ray
Young Construction Company of
Abilene, recently was awarded the
contract for the construction of a
large motel in that city.
Young will construct a one story
22 cabin structure of brick with
Spanish tile roof for Covey At Mc-
Cord. Building permit, for the mo-
tel was for $65,000, Work on the
structure is to start soon.
Young also has another large
building project under construc-
tion in Abilene.
Cub Scouts Put
30 Kites in Air
During Contest
Thirty to 35 kites took to the
air Sunday afternoon during the
<'ub Scouts’ kite-flying contest
just west of the San Antonio high
wav in South Brady.
The air was so thick for a time
that a few kites crashed when the
strings became entangled.
* * *
“Mamas” and "Papan” turn-
ed out, loo, to help the boys
launch the kites, Itul once the
kites were flying some of the
hoys hud trouble getting
Mama and Pupa to give the
kites truck.
* * ♦
Joe King, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James King, won a flashlight, for
the largest kite. It was almost tl
feet tall. There were bets among
the spectators that it would never
fly, but It did. it was up 15 or
20 minutes, and then the tail loop-
ed ovci the string, and the huge
kite came tumbling down.
Jimmy Osborne, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Milton (Red) Osborne, re-
ceived a pocket knife for having
the "first kite In the air.’’
* * *
Tommy Davis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Davis, won a canteen
for the “smoothest flying kite.”
Many at the contest also agreed it
was the prettiest kite, decorated
with a colorful emblem and labeled
"Den 6.”
David Taylor, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. (Doc) Taylor, received
a fishing pole and line for the
“smallest kite.” It was only 0
inches long, but it flew.
Judges for the contest were I,.
O. Brown, Wayne Rawlings and
Norman C. Henry.
Age: 45 to 60; -
No Clue Given
How She Died
Thai skelton found on a ranch
near Melvin Fob. 28 was a whitw
woman, between 45 and fio years
old, a report from the Department
of Public Safety's laboratory la
Austin reveals.
Bhe hud been (land at. least
three yours, but bow much longer
the laboratory men couldn’t say.
* * *
Hherlff J. P, Williamson re-
ceived (be report Monday.
It said In part;
"We have completed our ex-
amination And wltdi to report that
the skeletal remains submitted
were those of an individual of the
following description.
“Race: White.
“Sex; Female.
“Height: 4 feet 0 Inches to 5
feet.
“Ago: 4 5 to fio years.
“Teeth all present, ut time of
death, no fillings.
“It Is our opinion that the in-
dividual has boon dead at least
three years. Due to a litghly vari-
able rate of decomposition of tis-
sue and hone, we are unable to
set a maximum time since death.”
♦ * •
The report gave no indication
or opinion how the woman met
her death. When the skelton was
found on the Punk Hnyder ranch
north of Melvin the skull appear-
ed to iiuve been punctured, possi-
bly by a bullet, from the back uo
through the top of the head, but
the report suld nothing of u bul-
let hole and the sheriff uvoided
commenting on the possibility.
“We'll Just have to Walt,” h<»
said.
* * •
Three high school boys, Gaii
Odom and ilarrel Tyler of Melvi i
and Gary Davis of Mlilersvlew
found tin* skeleton, and since thoa
It lias been a favorite topic of
speculation In Melvin.
Htill unanswered Who was this
little woman? How did she <1 io?i
ami why wan she never missed?
Brady Theater Gets
New Wider Screen
A new wider screen was Install
••d at the Brady Theatre hist week '
Kay Ouywood, manager of the I
three downtown theaters, said the j
new screen is in keeping with
changes being made In Holly-1
wood,
The Brady's screen Is a differ !
cut type from the screen installed,
several months ago at the Texas.;
Gay wood .said. It's larger than the1
other screen Imt not as large us
the Tcxii Y.
Father of Brady
Teacher Dies in
Brownwood Hospital
Andrew Jackson (Tump, father
of .1, M. Crump, Brady High
School teacher, died in Memorial
Hospital, Brownwood, at 7 p. m.
Monday after u long illness.
He was horn In EllJJay, Ga ,
May L. 1X75, and moved to Hood
County. Texas, about IKOli Me
had lived In Brownwood since
moving there in 1928.
Funeral services will he held at
I I a. m. Wednesday ut the Coggtn
Avenue Baptist Church In Brown-
wood, and burial will be in the
Anbury Cemetery at Tolar at 4
p. m Davis Morris Funeral Home
is in charge.
Survivors are his wife; five
sons, two daughters, and u step-
daughter.
THEY MON—Shown with their kites are
winners in the Cub Scouts’ kite flying contest
here Sunday afternoon. I^eft to right are Joe
King who had the largest kite, Jimmy Osborne
who had the first kite in the air, Tommy Davis
who had the smoothest flying kite, and David
Taylor who launched the smallest kite. (Standard
Photo)
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Smith, L. B. The Brady Standard and Heart O' Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 30, 1954, newspaper, March 30, 1954; Brady, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth881127/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting FM Buck Richards Library.