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Volume 75
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Charles Easter
Speaks To Civic
Minded Citizens
Charles Easter co-owner of
Moore's Dry Goods in Caldwell
and immediate past president of
the Caldwell Chamber of Com-
merce spoke to a group of 60
Bartlett citizens when the Wo-
man's Wednesday Club met
Monday night at the high school
auditorium. He was introduced
by Mrs. Maurice Steglich pro-
gram chairman.
Title of Easter's address was
"You and Your Community."
He told of the problems which
faced Caldwell citizens when
they decided to do something
about their town.
lAn authority was brought in-
to Caldwell to define these prob-
lems and give some clue as to
what could be done to overcome
"them. They were as follows:
1 Chamber office uninviting
2 Need for a hospital
3 Recreational program
4 Business face lifting
5 Improve streets and high-
ways 6 Better schools
7 Motel and restaurant
8 New churches
9 Improve utilities
10 Industrial foundation
Since that time they have
Imilt an imposing Chamber of-
(Continued on page 4)
Bffly Gray 47
Dies In McKinnev
(Billie Gray 47 of McKinney
died Friday night while attend-
ing a football game in Gainsville
after suffering a heart attack.
He was the brother of J. G.
Gray.
Gray was born Feb. 3 1914 in
Holland. He had lived in McKin-
ney for the past 10 years where
he was employed by the Soil
Conservation Service.
(Funeral services were con-
ducted Monday at 10 a. m. at
Turrentine - Jackson Funeral
Home in McKinney.
Graveside services were con-
ducted at 4 p. m. Monday in the
Holland Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife
Barbara of McKinney ; one dau-
ghter Mrs. (Davie Costin of
Austin; one step-daughter Miss
Linda Clapp of McKinney ; two
sisters Miss Rita Gray of Tem-
ple and Mrs. Lota Caniop of
Houston and a brother J. G.
(Gray of Bartlett.
Gray a long-time Holland
resident had lived in Hillsboro
several years before moving to
McKinney.
Jack Cavitt 74
Dies Wednesday
at 8:04 a m. Wednesday in a
Taylor hospital following a
sshort illness.
- He was born Feb. 17 1887
in Wheelock and had resided in.
the state all his life.
Cavitt was a traveling sales-
man for the American Stove Co.
until his retirement. He had liv-
ed in Bartlett for the last 16
years.
He was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church. Preceding
him in death were his parents
and two brothers.
Survivors are his wife Kath-
eryn of Bartlett; a sister Mrs.
Charles E. Collins of Bryan;
three brothers J. Frank Cavitt
of San Angelo Sheridan Cavitt i
of waco ana barter uavut or
Hunt; and a number of nieces
and nephews
Funeral services will be con-
ducted at 1 p. m. Thursday at
Goodnight Funeral Home with
Dr. Robert Gribble of Austin of
ficiating.
Burial wil be in the Holland i
'Cemetery- ' I
Scout Financial
Drive Totals $403
Bartlett citizens have con-
tributed $403 in the Boy Scout
Financial Campaign.
Dr. George Fowler campaign
chairman stated that there
were some names still out. All
the money should be turned in
as soon as possible.
Tf anyone who has been miss-
ed wishes to contribute to the
campaign they may do so by
contacting Fowler.
Three Dams Are
Recommended For
San Gabriel River
Congressman Homer Thorn-
berry announced Saturday that
the U. S. Army Engineers
through Major General Robert
J. Fleming Jr. Division En-
gineer Dallas issued a report
recommending the construction
of three flood protection dams
on the San Gabriel River.
The largest dam will be lo-
cated at the Laneport site about
eight miles east df Granger
with two smaller dams located
on the North and South forks of
the river west of Georgetown.
This report is the result of a
restudy authorized by a Con-
gressional resolution obtained
by Thprnberry in 1955. The ori-
ginal recommendation of the
Corps of Engineers called for
one dam at the Laneport site.
The report which is being
referred for review to the Board
of Engineers for (Rivers and
Harbors stated that interested
parties may present written
views on the report of the
Board. It cautioned that state-
ments submitted should not re-
peat material previously pre-
sented at public hearings by the
District or Division Engineers
or in written reports and that
"information submitted should
be new specific in nature and
bear directly on the findings in
the report."
In requesting funds for the
resurvey of the San Gabriel
watershed in 1957 Thornberry
assured the House Committee
on Appropriations that he would
support the lindmgs and recom-
mendations of the Corps of En-
gineers. Thornberry restated
this assurance in a press release
from his Washington office on
May 13 1957 and in a letter
which was read at the public
hearing in Georgetown on
March 19 1958.
-The Congressman Saturday
restated that he will support
this latest recommendation if it
is finally approved by the Board
of Rivers and Harbors of the
Corps of Engineers as a result
of the restudy. He said that
when the Chief of Engineers
submits the final recommenda-
tions to the Congress he will
work diligently for the passage
of whatever authorizing legisla-
tion is required and for the ap-
propriations needed to obtain
the construction of kie three
dams.
Kenneth Woods 51
Dies In Amarillo
Kenneth Woods 51 formerly
of Val Verde drowned near
Amarillo Saturday.
His body was not discovered
until around noon Sunday. He
had been living in Amarillo for
a number of years. He was pre-
ceded in death by his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood of
Holland.
Services were held at 2 p. m.
Tuesday in Amarillo. Volney
Whittington Bill Williams and
Sam Dolehite of Holland attend-
ed the services.
He is survived by his wife and
two sons and a brother Dr.
Andrew Woods of Jefferson.
MR. AND MRS.
M. E. Tharps Are
1"w- i r -I -
Honored OUndaV On
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Of-li AnnlirArcorir
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Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Tharp
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary Sundav at their
home.
M. E. Tharp and Katie Burks
were married Oct. 28th 1911
at Davilla by J. W. Malone. .
There were seven children
Mrs. Guy Jackson of Bartlett
Willie Tharp of Corpus Christi
Mrs. Henry Cook of Abilene
Homer Tharp of Shawnee Okla.
Sgt. T. J. Tharp of Fort Sill
Okla. Marcus E. Tharp of Ros-
enberg and Mrs. Glen Tabor of
Rantoul 111. They have 17
grandchildren and six great
grandchildren .
Gary Tharp received the
guests. In the receiving line
were Mr. and Mrs. Tharp Mar
cus Tharp Joe Tharp and Willie
Tharp. Mrs. Charles Mazyrack
registered ' the guests. Misses
Cynthia and Betty Tharp were
in tne gut room.
Mrs. Marcus Tharp served.
coffee. Mrs. Joe Tharp served
the cake. Other hostesses were
Mesdames Wilson Wheeler Jim
Thomas Guy Jackson and Hen
ry Cook.
There were 119 guests who
registered.
A four tiered wedding cake
was topped with a miniature
bride and groom. Yellow roses ning and application of conser-
decorated the cake. Gold mums.vation practices
centered the table which was He said "Production in the
covered with a gold cloth and: Bartlett Work unit during the
white net cover. .fiscal year 1961 was the high-
White and gold mums and est of any work unit in the
gold candelabra were on the Temple Area."
buffetv On the register table J Cash awards received by the
were white wedding bells with men amounted td more than
gold trim. A white net cloth cov- $400.
MR. AND MRS. OWEN GOODNIGHT
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Good
night will celebrate their 50th
wedding anniversary Sunday
Nov. 5th from 2. to 5 p. m. with
an open house at Town Hall in
Holland. Their children will be
hosts.
Mr and Mrs. Goodnight were
married Nov. 11 1911 in Hol-
land where they have resided
during their entire married life.
Mrs. Goodnight is the former
Miss Lillian Duck.
They are the parents Of nine
M. E. THARP
ered the table.
Out of town guests were Mrs.
i-oussik jnuiiL air. unu mrs. Hi. u.
Pavelka Mr. and Mrs. Nick
jMazyrack Mr. and Mrs. L. M.
i Goodnight and Mr. and Mrs.
j 0wen Goodnight of Holland ;
'Mr- and Mrs- Cecil Hunter Mr.
!and Mrs- Lewis Landers Mr.
and Mrs- Marvin Landers and
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Temple of
Temple.
Charles Carlow Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Arnold and sons and Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart Carpenter of
Austin; Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
House and Clint House of Ste-
(Continued on page 4)
Bartlett S. C. S.
Members Receive
Certificates Cash
?
Four members of the Soil
Conservation Service here re-
ceived Certificates of Merit and
cash awards in recognition for
their contribution to the ac-
complishments of the Bartlett
Work Unit.
Receivincr the awards were
Adrian Moore Thomas McBay
Joe Coker and Harrison Doug-
las.
M. J. Spears Temple Area
Conservationist commented on
the excellent contribution that
the men made to soil water and
plant conservation through
. their achievements in the plan-
children: Mrs. Mildred Walker
North Carolina; Owen Good-
night Jr. San Marcos ; Edward
R. Goodnight Bartlett; Dr.
Clvde D. Goodnight. Holland;
IHT. T).. nnn1nln TJ rA 4- rt"M
'.Mia. iwy uvtitjouuic jjuiuh
Melvin Goodinght Holland;
Mrs. Hubert Nutt Valley Mills;
jMrs. Hobert Simmons Jr Tem-
ple; and Wayne Goodnight
'Bartlett. There are seventeen
grandchldren.
I Friends and relatives ore in-
vited to call.
Youngsters Collect
$65ForUNICEF
This year will bo a happier
one for many of the world's
needy children thanks to many
of Bartlett's boys and girls who
participated Saturday evening
in the national U N I C E F
Hallowe'en program involving
around 2500000 Trick or Treat-
ers in over 11000 communities.
There were 28 young people
from five churches here who
collected $65.
The 'treats' of coins generous-
ly contributed will help UNICEF
continue to assist 55 million
needy children and mothers in
over 100 countries.
Methodist young people spon-
sored the event.
Attending were Rise Steglich
Joyce Miller Larry Miller Lin-
da Lange Dianne Lindemann
Ginger Howell Kay Griffin
.Darrell Messer Peggy Richie
Judy Skinner Randy Schwert-
ner Judy Schwertner Carla
Tate Judy Street Mary Cox
Donny Schwertner Johnny Sch-
wertner Johnny Schwertner
Susan Saage Patsy Guenzel
Phil Lindsay Chris Clearman
Susanna Pumphrey Martha
Pumphrey Scott Holt Judy
Hethcote Gail Hethcote Helen
Decker Rev. Bob Green Rev.
Homer Pumphrey and Mes-
dames Pete Holt iC. R. Lindsay
Arthur Guenzel Reno Saage
and Stanley Schwertner.
Funeral Services
Held Sunday For
Mrs. C. W. Spinn
Funeral services were con-
ducted at 2:30 p. m. Sunday for
Mrs. Charlie W. Spinn 73.
Services were held at St.
John Lutheran Church here
with Rev. F. L. Bracher offic
iating. Burial was in the Luther-
an Cemetery.
Mrs. Spinn died Friday morn
ing at her home after a short
illness. She was born Jan. 7
1888 at Gay Hill in Washington
County. She was the former
Lena Gerke and was married to
Charlie Spinn in 1006.
Mrs. Spinn had lived in and
near Bartlett for the past 50
years. She was a member of the
St. John Lutheran Church. She
was preceded in death by three
children and by her husband.
Survivors include two daugh-
ters Mrs. Alma Stabeno of Tay-
lor and Mrs. Mildred Kearney of
Houston; five sons Ed Spinn
and Erwinn Spinn both of Hol
land; Fred Spinn of Rogers
Louis Spinn of Cleveland Texas
and Monroe Spinn of Houston;
one brother Fred Gerke of
Beasley; three sisters Mrs.
Louise Wenzel and Mrs Hattie
Reimer both of East Bernard
and Mrs. Emma Roesler of
Houston; 14 grandchildren; and
two great grandchildren.
Graveside Services
Held For Infant
Graveside services were held
for the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Curtis W Freeman of
Davilla Tuesday at the Davilla
Cemetery.
Jess C. Freeman was born
Monday. He died the same day.
Survivors are his parents a
brother Joel Curtis and 2 sis
ters Juhann and Jacquelynn
all of Davilla; grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. C K Cummings
of Bartlett and Mrs Minnie
Freeman of Davilla.
Rev. Tucker of the Davilla
Baptist Church officiated.
j Goodnight Funeral Home was in
charge.
Pallbearers were Gilbert R.
Pustejovsky of Granger and
I James Davis of Davilla.
Barbecue Honors
U. S. Congressmen
Here Tuesday
U. S. Concressmen TTomm
Thornberry and W. R. (Bob
roage were honored with a bar-
becue in Bartlett Tuesday nferlit:
sponsored by the Little River-
Ban Gabriel Soil Conservation.
District.
A tour of the conservation
district for the Congressmen
and district officials rnwodnri
the barbecue.
Poage in discussing the
Blackland Area said that it had
decreased in total productivity
in the last few years and that
something must be done. Ho
said that livestock was a partial
answer but not the entire solu-
tion as it ha? been in the eastern
section of the state. Another
answer is to intelligently main-
tain and improve row crop farm-
ing as is being done.
Poage vise chairman of the
House Agriculture Committee
is considered one of the out-
standing authorities on agricul-
ture in Congress. He told his
audience of Central Texas farm-
ers and business men that Cen-
tral Texas holds an important
place in the U. S. economy.
He said that the people of the
Blacklands must determine a
new pattern for increased pro-
ductivity and pointed out that
they will have the cooperation
of the U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture and the help of all its.
agencies and experimental pro-
grams. He pointed out that through
all this help will come a pro
gram ior getting good prices
for what is crown if the farm
ers will participate in the pro-
grams and seek the help that
tne government otters.
"You must balance siirmlv
and demand as business labor
(Continued on page 4)
Bartlett Receives
5.25 Inches Of
October Rainfall
Bartlett received 5.25 inches?
of October rainfall according ta
the official cruacre keDt bv W. K.
Cox.
Rainfall for the year totals-
38.55 thus far. The total for
the year seems destined to
break last year's total of 44.35"
In 1959 the total for the year
was 47.42.
Last year during October
Bartlett received 11.75 inchest
In 1959 during October Bartlett
received 8.60.
The lartrest rain durincr Oct
ober was recorded last Thurs
day when almost two inches felL
October's rainfall in Bartlett
was as follows:
Oct. 2 1.3
Oct. 9 .8
Oct. 10
Oct. 25 .95-
Oct. 26 -1.9
Luncheon Club To
Again Sponsor City
Christmas Party
Members of the Luncheon
Club voted Friday to sponsor
the annual Christmas party for
the town.
No definite date was slat-
ed for the annual affair. It waa
also reported that the Chamber
of Commerce had voted to help-
sponsor the event.
A new member Jesse Hunt
was elected to membership ins
the club.
It was announced that a few
tickets for the stag barbecue
which was held here Tuesday.
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Ford, Robert, Jr. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 1, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 2, 1961, newspaper, November 2, 1961; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth77410/m1/1/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.