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* Going Great In '58
Party Set For Legion
The American Legion's an-ibe served,
nual birthday party is echedul-j Principal speaker will <be
ed here Friday night. March 7,(Miss Rebecca Landers of
it is announced today. Thej Lampasas, president of the
program will start at 7:00 p.m.121st District American Legion
and a covered dish supper will!Auxiliary.^
Coleman Democrat-Voice
76 YEARS IN COLEMAN — PUBLISHED EACH TUESDAY
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VOLUME 77—NO. 38
Demccrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, March 4, 1958
ONE SECTION—8 PAGES
Schools Week Program
Has Record Attendance
Near 1000Visited Mb leaguers
Two Ward Schoolsi^^Il 5p!!
School week is in full
swing in Coleman, having got-
ten off to a big start last
night as near 1,000 persons
attended the open house
events at the two ward
schools.
At both South Ward and
West Ward it is estimated that
between 400 and 500 persons
were present Registrations
alone exceeded the 400 mark
at one school.
Next big event will be the
beauty contest at high school
Thursday night, then the an-
nual Family Night at Junior
High is set for Friday night,
March 7, and is expected to
draw a capacity attendance.
The auditorium at High School
Thursday night will likely be
filled to overflowing for the
ever popular beauty contest. I to these.
Third Graders Likened
To Perpetual Motion
Minor
Lc"'up players who are sell
Many other highlights re-: . ckets to the I'.ions Club
main for the week’s obser- unt Jemima Pancake Fiesta
vance. Tonight the Coleman ire asked to report in about
High School girls basketball once each week so that club
. ' ... . .i r _i TT* nronarn r\t'r\amcc
JANUARY-FEBRUARY BEST SINCE 1949
1958 Is Off To Good
Start With Fine Rains
If rainfall records arid re-l
team will meet the Lake View
girls for the bi-district champ-
ionship. The game is set for
7:30 and the season's biggest
crowd is expected
Today through Friday pat-
rons have been invited to visit
schools and to have lunch in
the lunchrooms. One day ad-
vance notice is needed to make
preparations for extra meals.
Radio talks are scheduled
Wednesday and Friday at 3:30
p.m. and special articles have
been written for the news-
papers today and Thursday
School week posters have
been placed in show windows
down town and the public is
urged to pay special attention
officers may prepare progress sultant economic conditions VISITS IN AUSTIN
reports on the sale. mean anything, then Colemanj Mr. and Mrs. T. M. John-
lt is stressed that the sale
will continue until early in
April, but the weekly reportj January and February have
will help the Lions committee uje best rainfall report since
keep tab on the sales.
By Mrs. Ben Taylor
A visit to West Ward's two
third grade rooms is proof
positive that perpetual motion
is a reality! Twenty-six little
9 and 10 year old boys and
girls, mostly boys, are pretty
convincing evidence.
The third grade, rooms are
beehives of activity just now.
One bulletin board bears a
proud welcome to Public
Schools Week visitors, while
another heralds the approach
of spring with appropriate
symbols. Seat work art for
this period carries out the
same spring theme and book
lets representing the work of
the pupils are in evidence all
around the room.
It is amazing how quickly
a boiling mass of little boys
and girls can right Itself and
become 26 well-mannered 3rd
graders when reading class
begins. This class affords each
child an opportunity to be-
come an individual and to
shine forth in all the glory
of new words learned, old ones
read wilh the proper dyna-
mics, and stolen glimpse into
the wonders of tomorrow's les
son. This visitor was amazed
and delighted with the matur-
ity with which the children
not reciting utilized their time
There was a list of questions
on the story that must be ans-
wered in writing: there were
new words to copy from the
board and to learn. A visitor
cannot but be impressed with
the number of outside facts
fused into the reading lesson
The business of the science
lesson was a fascinating pro-
cess for pupils and visitors
alike. The main theme was
“The Science Fair," and every
pupil seemed to feel his re-
sponsibility for upholding the
reputation of the “room” in
this competition. Science Fair
projects range front individual
rock and shell collections,
neatly mounted and labeled,
to a mighty “room project”
which is kept secret and on
which every pupil has an as
signment Fused into this
aclivity, too, was a vast collec-
tion of scientific facts, be-
cause all questions arising
from the activity were ans
wered fully in a manner which
left an opening for other ques
tions.
The spelling lesson was very
comprehensive. Not only must
each pupil know how to spell
the words, but he must also
know the meaning of the
words, how to use them in
sentences, and if the word
happened to he a verb, its
other principal parts were
given and discussed. There is
no learning by rote in third
grade spelling.
It would be a very obtuse
adult who did not detect the
teaching of good citizenship
that runs as an undercurrent
throughout the entire day of
the West Ward third grader
At no one time was citizen-
ship mentioned as a subject;
rather, object lessons were
given and subtle use of citi-
zenship training employed
“Johnny, you left the library
shelf in disorder. Do you think
it is fair for the next pupil t
have .to straighten it before
he can find a book?" “Look
at the candy wrappers Mary
and Betty picked up on tin
riot very thoughtful when he
threw his wrappers on the
ground, was he?” There were
comments commending good
citizenship, too. “Thank you,
Ted, for standing the erasers
on end Now our room looks
nicer.” “Philip, you were very
wise to walk across that inter-
section and push your bicycle.
A good citizen does everything
he can to avoid accidents.”
It certainly isn't all work
and no play for Johnny in the
third grade. A very vigorous
game of soft ball furnished
activity for the morning play
period. Here again safety and
citizenship lessons were subtly
aught, and sportsmanship les-
sons, too. Third grade public
tpinion proved Itself a pretty
potent weapon. “I should
hink you'd be ashamed to
'rouse just ’cause your side
lost.” And more indelicately.
“Oh, shuddup. You heard the
e.feree, you dope." i
Interesting also was the fact
hat as one lesson followed
another, the children were
lever taught just one subject.
English and spelling figured
argely in the writing lesson;
ipelling and English were as
much a part of the geography
lesson as was the text book
material. Even the arithmetic
esson was frought with the
caching of spelling. English,
iiid often science. Likewise,
he English period offered
wonderful opportunities for
he teaching of writing, read-
ng, and spelling. And while
health is a separate course,
this subject, too, received its
“spots” throughout the day.
Certain convictions clarified
themselves as a result of this
visit to West Ward's third
grade: There are no prima don-
nas in charge of third grade
"hildren; Mrs. C. R Lowe and
Mrs. C. C. Burkett are busy
every minute of the day Third
graders are eager, enthusias-
„ic, and extremely full of
■nergy; third graders at West
Ward are receiving excellent
'ducatlonal opportunities.
Hazel Rike
Resigns Ass'i.
HD Position
Mrs. Hazel Rike advises
that she has submitted her
resignation as assistant HD
agent for Coleman County, so
that she can devote more time
to her family The resignation
is effective March 31st.
Mrs. Rike has served in her
present position the past two
and one-half years. She re-
veals plans for opening a day
nursery at her home about
the first of April.
It is expected that it will
be some time before a replace-
ment for Mrs. Rike is secur-
ed.
Mrs Rike states that she
has enjoyed the work and is
a .firm believer in the Exten-
sion Service and the fine ser-
vice that it provides. Sheadds
that it is with regret thaT?she
leaves this work
★
Water Meeting
Friday Night
An. open meeting on a
proposed new lake on the
Jim Ned will be held here
Friday night, March 7, at
the courthouse, with all.
citizens invited to attend.
Mayor Wm. O. Leach is
urging that everyone make
plans to attend this meet-
ing. The engineers who pre-
pared the report for the city
will be present to aid in ex-
planation and to answer
any questions concerning
the report.
Following this meeting it
is anticipated that the City
Council will make the de-
cision as to calling a special
election on the question.
County is off to a good start'son and Mr. and Mrs O. B
in 1958. Johnson are in Austin today
(Tuesday) to attend the fun-!
oral of their brother, • Alex j
Johnson.
,1949—and that was the last
year that the county made a ’ ———■ ----
good crop The January and: STEPPS HAVE GUESTS
Februarv reports totaled 5.10 Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stepp
inches and another .35 inch had as their guest over the
has fallen in March already weekend, Rev Millard N.
Furthermore, indications look!Demy representative of the
good for more rainfall at any Moody Bible Institute, of Chi
minute. Cago, 111.
Comparison figures fpr thej --;-
first two months for the past i m II f II T
10 years are listed below: 1PW61I \£||C IA
Year
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
Jan.
4.45
.59
.00
.32
.09
.80
1.10
1.80
.38
2.13
Feb.
2.35
.42
.53
.28
.35
.37
1.01
.82
2.04
2.97
The above figures are from
the official record as kept by
W. J. Stevens, official weather
observer.
Civil Defense
Meeting Set
At Ballinger
A District Civil Defense
Program wilt he held In Bal-
linger Wednesday, March 5.
at the Runnels County Court
House A program of great in-
terest is in store for all those
attending, aeeeaimg to May-
or Bill Moore.
Among the outstanding
speakers to participate will
be: William L. McGill, State
Coordinator of Civil .Defense,
Joe S. Fletcher, Deputy Di-
rector of the Texas Depart-
ment of Public Safety, and
William O. Breedlove, Coun-
ty Judge of Brown County.
All officials and parties
concerned in this area are
urged to attend the meeting
which will be called to order
at 9:00 A. M, and last through
out the day Registration will
begin at 8:30 a. m. in District
Court Room. It is expected
that a delegation from Cole-
mam will attend the meeting.
Drive-In Mail Box
Is Installed Here
Following requests by many
patrons, Postmaster Pat R.
Warren advises today that a
drive-in type mail box is be-
ng installed in front of the
Post Office.
Using this type of box a
patron ,* could drive up and
place mail in the box without
BRENDA COMEDY
FHA Group To
Area Meeting
The Future Homemakers of ing.
\merica, Area IV, met at Tar
leton State College in Sieph
mville on Saturday. March 1.
Twenty-one members of the
Joleman Chapter. Mrs Leland
ry, sponsor, and four moth-
•rs of members attended the
neeting.
* Brenda Comedy. Nancy Nix
m, Betty Richardson, Mary
Vliee Terry and Mrs. Fry at-
neeting Friday night. Annette
Marrs, Janette Marrs. Margie
Greer. Marguerite Watson,
Geneva Keeney, Diane Arnold,
oralea Rhoades. Geraldine
Tunis, Carlie Bludworih, Pat
v Blake, Carolyn Byenly,
udy Kemp, Jane Elliott, Beth
;d Joan
During the morning session
of the meeting, the program
was under the direction of
Brenda Comedy, Area IV 1st
Vice-President. After a fine
program on. foreign countries,
"Know Your Neighbors," the
business session got under
way.
New officers for the area,
a state nominating committee
ended the executive council member, and a state officer
were elected Brenda Comedy
was elected the State Officer
Mary Alice Terry was voting
delegate from Coleman, and
she also read the nominations
for honorary memberships for
.he organization
When the meeting resumed
Gardner, Sharon after lunch, a program adding he meeting with dolls made
by FHA girls. The Coleman
getting out of the car
Only problem involved is
the parking situation If the,
drive-in box is to be used,
proper drive-in space must be
reserved This would elimi-
nate perhaps five or six, reg-
ular parking spaces in front
of the Post Office.
Postmaster Warren states
that he has contacted City
Manager Albert Pope, for the
matter to be presented before
the City Council, as that group
governs parking regulations
in that it would be necessary
for a city ordinance to be
changed, or a new one pass-
ed, to make the drive-in traffic
legal.
At this time there is a 15
minute parking limit in front
of the Post Office. It is War
ren’s opinion that this time
limit might be reduced a bit
and still serve just as well.
Partners In
Gray Merc. Co.
MISS COLEMAN HIGH SCHOOL will be selected man, Ruth Ann Hemphill, Charlotte Dye, Ann Jones,
from this group, in the annual beauty contest Thursday Rogene Dye: fourth row: Martha Miller, Jo Ann Hud- *
night at the High Schcgf auditorium. They are left to son. Beqky Hemphill and Glenna McKee; back row:g
right, front row: Betty Watters, Sandra Hamilton, Mary Nan Howard, Charlene Davis, Jannette Marrs,
Brenda Comedy, Miek'ie Qrr and Pat Raymer; second. Susan Rogers, Mary Leverett and Lois Staggs. Kay
row: Betty Richardson, Diane Forney, Ginger Rush, Lefevre was not present when the picture was taketa.-
Annette Marrs. Barbara Moore; third row: Nancy Cole- (Photo By Hugh Capps .Studio).
Beauty Contest
Thursday Night
Roy Sewell, partner in the!
Gray Merc. Co., with Cecil
Gray and Reginald Lagow, an-j
nounces that he has sold his:
interest in the business to his
partners, effective April 1. . . , i „ ,
Mr Sewell has been as-oc- Twenty-six girls from Cole-j
iated with Mr. Gray and Mr. man High School will deco-
Lagow in the Gray Merc. Co. We the stage of the High
for about five years He plans;Sch00l auditorium on Thursd
to move with his family to day March 6 1958 at 8:00 p.m,
Beaumont about the first of jn the annual beauty contest.]
April, where he will be assoc- The sta(,e wiu haVe gold and
iated with the Seal Manu-|wbjte as ,be ordy colors so:
faeturing Co., makers of spec- that no girls costume will clash
ialty fixtures. with the setting.
I regret to leave Coleman
SMITH, GARDNER ENTER RACE
Races Develop In
Both City Wards
. . and may be back some
day”, Mr. Sewell stated today.
He is a native "Of this county,
and has been active in civic
and church, affairs.
~ ___•__
improvements
In Progress At
Post Office
A number of improvements
are in progress at the Cole-
man Post Office, advises Post-
master Pat R Warren.
Trees are being pruned on
the premises and considerable
dirt is being filled in this
year Many breaks in the plas-
ter are being repaired on the
building.
Inside floors are being re-
paired and refinished in the
Before filing date closed re-election because of his
the past weekend, two more health alid failing eyesight
The stage will be turned in-candidates^ filed for city_of-
to a “Greek Garden." Each Lees, developing races in both
girl will enter in front of a cl,y wards,
gold glittered backing witty a First to file was Ardell
frame of fluffy white curtains Smith. Coleman furniture and
Above the entrance will be a appliance dealer, who entered?
large gold drape. In each cor the race for South Ward
tier will be a large Grecian!Councilman Artie Barnett,
column on which gold vines the South Ward Councilman,
will grow. White draperies will had already filed as a candi-
back the stage, w ith white I date for re-election,
screens on the sides of thej jjm r. Gardner filed for1
stage. the North Ward Councilman
, . ........., post late Friday afternoon. A This is the last day for fil-
As in the years past, tn.es, former councilman, Ralph El-i ing for the senool board of the
theCobstacief°ontheTour»e?|*in’ had earlier filed for'this j Coleman Independent School
The city election wul ’ be
held Tuesday, April 1.
Deadline Here
For School
Trustee Filing
office. North Ward Council-! District, and at the latest re
r? Dolph Hubbard has an-port the only candidates are
sr”
Y |i II | re-election.
MR. AND MRS. E. E. THATE | flQZ6ll6
; 1
School Stories
In This Paper j
A large number of stories 1
concerning the city schools, ?
■written- by lay people, are J ,4
printed in this edition of i
the Democrat-Voice, and j
other articles will be prin®**li
ed in the Thursday issue
the Chronicle.
These stories have been
written in cooperation with
■ the observance of Td
Public Schools Week,
everyone is urged to re
these interesting and infoi
mative articles. Also, be
sure to watch for them
Thursday.
HAVE WEEKEND GUESTS
Guests in the home of Mr CaUuwaI TviifloAr
and Mrs. E. E. Thate during if 1100! I |US!66j
the weekend were Mr and
work room, and formica tops:Mrs. Doyle Burchfield of w> ^ _ _ I _ s ■ _
are being installed on all win-j Cross Plains. \lrs.^'"hate's fvG'CiSCIIOII
The trustee election will be
held on Saturday, April 5th,] __ ■ • ___jJ
and the law states that can MRS. RAYMOND SHIPMAN
didates must file 30 days prior' GOES TO HOUSEPARTY
to the election , Mrs Raymond Shipman is
It is anticipated that at the] attending a houseparty in Al-
next regular meeting, in bany. Six women who attepu-
March, the board will appoint: ed school together dunng
a trustee to serve out the un-| grade school days are having
Two names have been filed expired term of W F Camp- a reunion. They are meeting
Mrs. E. B. Edington, also of]
Sund""V sii'ndiV 'qf'eninon ml for the Mozelle school trustee]bell, who has moved to Level at the ranch home of
of*'them a t ten de rf *t! h e" funeral election, reports Supt. Delbcrtiand. __________W Hooker at Albany;
of Odis Watson in Lawn. Gibbs. r
dow counters. Vinyl floor
covering Is being installed in
the postmaster’s office and in
the. finance office as well as
in the lounge.
A new drive-in type mail
box is being installed in front
bf the Post Office.
MARSHALL ALTOMS TO
ATTEND INSTITUTE
Mrs. Marshall Altom, ’Cole-
man teacher, and Mr. Mar-
shall Altom, Novice teacher,
will attended the Summer In-
stitute for Teachers of high
Hohwardmpaynr College" an- en^ltTThertlind “KenneThlMaroi? SoTa "nevTsU* "la; Saba: Brown. Coleman and will improve standm-ds
nounces Dr, K. A. Eads, chair-: Wilson of Midland was with; requires that all candidates McCulloch counties met last mg and income of peo
-man- of the HPC division of [them from Sunday until Tues ] file at least 30 days before jbjfh1 >0 B.ownwood, to elect ihe area.
Science and institute director, day. election. ofiicers and work on_ const 1 Next meeting of the
-r-----:— ----;--——!—‘---------■--1 tution and by-laws for the 0f directors will be L
aikict 1 ai/c v/icuu daikit DAClf -lew Heart of Texas Develop- Saba The date has not
AGAINST LAKE VIEW, PAINT ROCK rnent Association. set.
~“ ' ■ Attending from Coleman
were F W. Taylor. Jr., Wal-
: - j jbey are Johnny Bryson and
H E WILSONS T ® SimOnton, both of whom
HAVE GUESTS j!lf'' ,orms exPirin« 1’’'.s f««f
,, , ,, ,, _ ... , Their names were filed by
Mr and Mrs. H. E. Wilson:
have had as guests recently!
their children. Mrs Owen Supt Gibbs states that any
Keefer and son, Mark of Abi- persons who desire to have
lene were here all last week, their names placed on the of-
Mr. and Mrs. Felton Wilson fidal ballot must file with the
of San Angelo spent the week :County Judge before 5:00 p.m
4-County Development
Group Is Organized
aft
pie
Representatives from San business development
Play Bi-District Tonight
Rodgers, Sandra Stewart. Mrs.jto the theme of the meeting,
I. E. Rodgers, Mrs Mart s, Mrs. j Our Neighbors From Other
X. G. Gardner and Mrs Wat- Countries" was presented by
apter
___ ______ ___ ___ __ ^ _ vale?
'ground. Someone was'son arrived on Saturday morn (the various chapters. Follow rations.
Coleman, Mozelle Girls.
dent o£ the group. Hymie A-l Cleaners, this week
Myers of Bradv was elected;came a member of the Na
president -t ional Institute of Dry
Purpose of the association mg. it is announced,
is to advance economic de- stitute is a trade
veio'pment of the area thro- representing more
Coleman and Mozelle girls,that game time also set for Lake View—however with ex ugh promotion of industnai dry^
basketball teams find them 7:30 p m. tenuating circumstances in agricultural, commercial and t_ni—^
selves as definite underdogs For the third season in a voiced. The two teams had p m
in bi-district games against row, Mozelle’s girls will try1 home and home series, with 0 Jf J f
Lake View and Paint Rock!to get by Paint Rock and]Lake View winning by one
MICKIE TAYLOR GOES TO 10 ^ held in the county to-[progress to the regional tour- point here. 65-64 Then in the
lackland AFB w i.iighj (Tuesday The Rambtet-.ney at Browmvood something etuni game, Coleman had two j
tes will play Lake View herejthev have been unable to do]regulars out of action and lost ‘
Nickie Taylor, son of Mr! with game time set at 7:30 thus far. And, the situation: by a good margin. The third
and Mrs Dink Taylor left last p.m, while Mozelle meets! isn't promising this time j game between the two teams
Monday for San ' Antonio Paint Rock at Talpa, with cither, as Paint Rock has roll ;took place in the finals of the
'■ -------- ---------------- "led over 23 opponents apd lost:Lake View tourney, with thej
1 but one game—that to Lake Maidens winning out only
iView. Mozelle's record is 20-4 ! after all three Coleman guards
Ironically enough. Mrs [fouled out—a real rarity . , . . .
LaJuan Sneed's Coleman girls] I-ake View has won 24 games A contract for the construct North
find themselves lave to face and 1< st but two—one of those ion of a bridge and approach-j
es on Farm-to-Market Road 53
J me V VIWUWM* ^*v MHO » «v vr TV MM *.4iuu< w«v MMOgjHMT
[will meet thts afternoon, in j in the midst of one of theirbeat out for the district title
its regular first of the month finest seasons to date, with an n convincing fashion Mrs
session, starting at 5:00 pm. ig-3 record, the Ramblettes Sneed isn't discouraged at all accor®
Several Important items are; have won the title in the Cross by the underdog role of her ment
. — d thinks the Ramhlet- gan, ]
where he will be stationed for
the next 11 weeks He has en
listed in. the Air National
Guard and will receive his
basic training at Lackland
Field. San Antonio.
City Council
Meets Today
with the only team to beat]losses coming at the hands of
ng the program, the new areal The Coleman City Council]them this season—Lake View.!Winters, whom the Ramblettes
ffi ... , ... . ' .........-
icers were installed.
The stage was decorated for
por
Chapter sent 21 doUs to Steph- expected to be presented be- Plains tourney, and were run-(team and
groi _
is anticipated.
to be used in the deco fore the group and a lengthy j nerup in the Lake View event tes have a great chance to take
session is anticipated I All three losses came against thc game.
in Coleman County was awar-
ded in Austin the past week,
to an
Robeit J
. ' v. .
Bridge Ol
At Glen C
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