The Dublin Progress (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1971 Page: 1 of 10
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VOLUME 83 NO. 24
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Postmaster Cites Dublin Patrons
For Helping Speed Christmas Mail
THE DUBLIN PROGRESS, THUR., DEC. 16th, 1971
Dublin Schools Dismissed Dec. 14
To Jan. 2, Because Of Absences
DUBLIN, TEXAS 76446
EIGHT PAGE*
Dublin postal customers are do-
in^; i my, fine job of mailing
early, preparing their mailing
properly, and depositing their ma l
in the day, Postmt.s1er.Biil
Cowan said today. He now recom-
mends, however, that you cunsidir
the use of Air Mail, Special Deli-
very, Special Handling, and other
special sttyros in order to insure
♦delivery by Christmas.
• Delivery of the enormous volu-
me if Christmas mail throughout
the nation is a labor of love for
jHistmen. hut it also results in
weary clerks, and carriers with
sore feet and aching backs. Cow-
an said,. He pointed out some tin
mas you niay do which your lie-
leagued postman will greatly ap-
preciate,.
1. Use local and out-of-town la-
bels on your bundles of Christmas
cards.
2. Pack parols c irefully, using
inside giving the sender’s name
and address.
3. During delivery hours tie up
all dogs whose idoi °f celebrating
Christmas is to bite postmertj
4. It your service is good, tell
him A friendly smile and a pat
i a the hack (easy therei will help
shorten the miles and lighten the
load on the carrier’s bars
1 st Baptist Stage
Live Nativity Scene
The young people of the First
Baptist Church will stage a live
Nativity scene in front of the
church December 22 through De-
cember 24 from 7:00 to 8:00 p. m.
each night.
This is the sixth annual presen-
tation of the Nativity scene by the
you tit of First Baptist Church. You
• ire urged to drive by each ol
these nights and view this unusual
corrugated boxes, strong twine, i
heavy kraft wrapping paper, leg-,scene' *
ible addresses and return address- !
ex. proper Zip Codes, and a slip | SHOP DUBLIN FIRS!
Dui ltn Public Schools dismissed
Tuesday afternoon, Bee. 14, at
3-la, for Christmas holidays, an-
nounced Vernon Gibson, Superin-
tendent ,
%
Absenteeism was given* as the
cause for hie early dismissal date,
said Gibson, who also stated sch-
ool would be resumed with regular
classes on Monday, Jan. 3, with
midterm txams to be held the
second week in January and mid-
term presently set for Jan. 14,
School* attendance dropped to
low point Monday when absentee-
ism was 18 percent of the enroll-
ment. Grade school listed 52 ab-
sentees, junior high 17, and high,
school 28, out of a total enroll-
ment of 600 scholastics. Attendan-
ce records on Tuesday showed 168
absences, including ten students
who reported for school in the
morning and were sent home be-
cause of illness.
1 he incident does not qualify
as an epidemic, Gibson said, as
illness among scholastics >sccm to
fall into lhrpc or more separate
categories. The superinten(fenb &>
id many school children were ab-
sent because of mumps, while ot-
hers have virus attacks-.^! some
are ill with sore throats and co-
ughs.
Gibson said the revised scnedule
for the school year would be eq-
.nal in school days to the schedule
planed at the beginning of the
year, with the long Christmas ho-
liday being made up at Easter
when a week’s spring holiday had
been planned. According to the
present schedule, wilh. midterm
Jan 14 instead of before Christ-
mas as planned,, the 180 day school
year will be divided into two 90
day semesters.
CBG SUMITS PETITION
MAKES 3 PROPOSALS
Checkerboard
Opens Addition
Checkerboard colors are spread-
ing next door as The Checkerboard
expands to make room for a men’s
shop, complete with casual clothes
and all-occasion apparel for men
and boys of all ages.
Two steps down from the orig-
inal Checkerboard, the addition
doubles the sire of the store and
*pakes mom for a small counter
office between the two entrance
doors.
The checkerboard red of the
walls in the new addition adds de-
pth to the space and lends a feel-
ing of luxury to the entire store.
Black valances over the window
and recessed door match the
black canopied garment racks and
continue the checkerboard color
scheme, merging the two shops
into one unified whole. The black
«-»nd red interior is offset by a
bright, white ceiling, adding hei-
ght to the area and reflecting the
light from a wrought iron chan-
delier.
.UrafltLqjjenlng of the new addi-
tion to The Checkerboard will be/,
Saturday, Dec. 18. Walk in, view
the surroundings, then walk out in
Christmas apparrel designed to
make your holiday a success.
The Dublin City Council heard
a petition submitted by the newly
organized Citizens for Better Go-
vernment and presented by J. W.
Abernathy, spokesman for CBG
which is headed by John Maxwell,
president, at the regular meeting
in City Hall Tuesday night.
The petition addressed to Mayor
Everett Hightower and the Dub-
lin City Council asked for (1) the
immediate dismissal of the Cl|ty
Superintendent, (2) Rescinding of
the recent city ordinance requir-
ing permits for drilling private
vwitei? wells, and (3) for all future
ordinances concerning the major-
ity Of the people to be voted on-
by: the citizens ol Dublin. The pe-
titton “was accompanied by atfpro-
imfetely 578 signatures. ’
The night 1 eotmei Inlet! present
accepted the petition for investiga-
tion and study, declining- to fake
immediate action on'arty of the
threfc proposals suhmiited- by the
CBG without further study. Im-
mediate action on ail three pro-
posals was requested by CBG
spokesmen present. I the contract with the water dis-
City Hall was filled to capactiy tried was binding and beyond the
with CBG members and interested control of the city government,
spectators throughout the three Criticism of the City Superin-
hour discussion which followed the tondent submitted was of a person-
presentation of the pet-lion. Brou;' al nature and no specific com-
ght into the discussion by CBG plaints as to his on-the-job perfor-
members present were their desire mance were voiced by the CBG
to have other high city offices
filled by election rather than by
appointment, and to bleak the
city;s .contract with the Upper
Leon Muiiiciple Water district;
howpver, neither of these propos-
atk , ^appeared cm the submitted
petifioji. City’ officials reminded
itWte/dBfi members that since
thdy were dissatisfied with the
repfeseptatior _ they had; already
elet-tecf fhe fillitig of Vrione offices
by dopula'r vote would not spern'to
solve'their problems, and also thht
MISPRINT REGRETTED
fhp Dublin'.Progress regrets (he
rfiifepriitt occuring in htst week’s
paper when the name of Mrs.
John Cpueh.Jr., honoree at a Pink
and ’Blue Shower, was misspelled.
Harry Bradberry of Farmers Import Company wholesalers, holds metal'
shield made in Enciento, Mexico, by craftsmen who make plaster statuary to
go-on sale retail Friday and Saturday-
Farmers Import Company To Stage
Two Day Warehouse Statuary Sale
Bargains in statuary and plas-
ter sculpture will be offered at
wholesale prices to all comers
jrujav and Saturday when the
Farmers Import Company Ware*
hous' will be open to retail cus-
tomers.
A vast array of vases, urns, Pla-
ques and pitchers will Ik among
tin' hundreds of items available,
to Christmas shoppers for gifts
or for personal use. An opportuni-
ty is lining offered to Dublin cus-
tomers to choose from wholesale
IyK ol plaster sculptured owls,
dragons, jinn, cupids. cherabims
and bulls with matadors — and
to purchase individual items at
whole ah [trices.
Farmers Import Company is a
wholesale distributorship, supply-
ing retail stores in major cities
from phoenix, Ariz. to Houston
Texas with the works of Indian
craftsmen and artisans of Aztec
anoesU'v, made in their shops in
Km inn to. Mexia, in the lower Ba-
ja California, Mexico Dallas O*
dess;i, Midland, and many other
cities in Texas absorb tin so fanci-
ful imports and clamor for more.
Located -in the former Barbra’
Implement building at 101 S. Graf-
ton, icross the street from the
( mid,- shaped after the Modigli-
anni style, may Ik1 used as Christ-
mas ornaments. Owl figures, owl
plaqUEs, cobras, black panthers',
lions and dragons line up with eu-
pids, shields, and paper flowers
in a colorful array.
Interesting wall decorations iiv
elude A/tei mandates and calen-
dars in various colors such as red,
orange, brown, green, white, and
blue.
Piggy banks standing a foot tall,
bulls and matadors in large anl
small sizes, picture frames, and
Hoot* and table sculpture cover the
ware house where Fanners Ini-
port Company will Ik- staging a
nigger than big, hotter than bar-
gain, direct sale to the public on
Friday and Saturday. The sale
w ill be open from 9.0U to 5:00 both
days.
Episcopal Service
Christmas Eve
Th ’ public is invited to attend
I lie annual Christmas Eve service
at Trininy Episcopal Church op
Patt i k Street, announces the Rev
A gospel Festival will he hold
Saturday, Dec. 18, beginning at
7:30 p. m. in the Dublin School
Auditorium, with Billy Keith as
master of ceremonies.
The musical evening will be free
and everyone is invited to attend.
Featured attractions will be the
Crosby Brothers of Goldthw’aite;
the Jake Brown Quaitet of Fort
Worth; the Dublin Quartet and
the Highlanders of Dublin.
Make plans now to attend the
Gospel Festival Saturday.
Highland Ave. C. M.
Christmas Service
Highland Avenue C. M. Church
wall have a special Christmas ser-
vice Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 7:00
p. m. with a program including a
Christmas play, special music, and
group singing of Christmas carols,
ammnees the Rev. Vem Cook,
pastor.
Refreshments will be served in
Fellowship Hall of the church af-
ter the program.
Visitors are cordially invited to
attend.
Smith, Mann, Huse Homes Named
Winners In Decorating Contest
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Smith, 816
Dublin Fire Station, the Farmer i Raleigh Denison, jnuiister.
Import Company warehouse is
strictly a warehouse — a loading
station for imports earmarked for
widely distributed markets. Rut
While tin setting may lack glamor
and comfort, the wares are plain-
ly visible and a colorful array of
plaster statuary gift items will he
available Friday and Saturday —
two days inly — at wholesale
prices.
Selling direct jo the public will
le the Farmers Import Company’s
complete collectinn^of figures and
figurines of Don Cjuixole, Rebecca :
at the well, gaiwios, matadors,
Buddhas, goddesses, plus planters
of many sizes-, -many descriptions,
Indian pottery flower pots, pedes-
tals, and hiked clay pitchers.
Figures of the Madonna and
The service will include the sing-
ing of most traditional Christmas
carols. It begins -at 11 p. m. on
Friday, Dec. 24.
Open House Date
Set For Museum
The Dublin Historical Society
Mold ojM’ti house r.t the Lyon Mu-
seum on Jan. 6, according to the
decision of the Board of Directors
in its meeting held Dec. 2 in the
TPS-L hospitality room.
Coy Wall, president of the Dub-
lin Historical Society, stated plans
for the open house art- now under-
way ,-ind urged all interested pen- j
pie to plan to attend this special |
ivent on January 6, 1972.
The Crosby Brothers of Goldthwaite, to appear in
Gospel Festival.
4-H Holiday Party
Set- At Morgan Mill
The annual 4-H Christmas Par-
ty will be held Saturday, Decem-
ber 18 at 7:30 p. m. Morgan Mill
4-H Club will host the party at
the Morgan Mill Communilv Cen-
ter, anounce Richard B. Gary, CA-
A, and Mrs. Pat Bandy, CHDA.
Bring cookies or candy and a
friend, the drinks will be provid-
ed. Each club should bring at least
one group game and be prepared
to lead it.
HENRY ( OI.rZKR IS
HOSPITAL PATIENT
Henry Coltzer was a patient in
the Comanche Hospital last week.
O. H. ETHERTTONS
WEEKEND IN ABILENE
Mr. and Mrs. 0. J. Ethertton
spent last weekend in Abilene
with their son and family, Mr.
and Mrs.. Leslie Ethetton and
\ngela Kay. The Les Ethettons
have rr cently moved into their
new home in Abilene and Angela
spent several days in Dublin with
hot grandparents last week while
the moving was in progress.
ANNIVERSARY GALA
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson at-
tcnd<’d the Golden Wedding An-
niversary celebration in Glen
Rose of their long time friends,
Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Worrell, Sun-
day.
Frances Whitefield examines wax Christmas or-
nament adorning tree in Los Amigos Imports.
See Los Amigos'
Rare Ornaments
Unusual Christmas tree orna-
ments, symbolic of the religious
significance of the season, may
be seen in Los Amigos Imports
where both the wooden and wax
decorations are hanging from a
real Christmas tree. The discri-
minating shopper will be enchant-
ed with the two inch mandates in
wax, depicting traditional Christ-
mas scenes, and with the tinw
wooden creche, made to hang on
the tree or for other decorative;
use at Christmas time.
The late shopper will find deco-
rative candles in several sizes,
candle holders, picture miniatures
fhm; Spain, flowers front Mexico,
puppefsTplhee mats and napkins,
and nrt abjeets frnrr. Israel, Italy,
Thailand and other exciting, far-
away places, in addition to manv
large and small gifts made in
Mexico to choose from at Los
Amigos Imports.
Shop Dublin first. It’s your best
opportunity.
Preston Dine, were named first
place winers by out of town jud-
ges in the Chamber of Commerce
Christmas decorating contest. The
Dublin Garden Club provided es-
corts for the judges who made
their tour of the city Monday ni-
ght.
Second place went to Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Mann, 444 Hoffman
Drive, and third place wihners
were Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ray Hu-
se, 402 Hoffman Drive.
Mr. and Mrs. Elder Tackett, 818
N. Post Oak, Mr. and Mrs. C. G,
Foust, Jr., 345 W. Clinton; Mr.
and Mrs James Fritts. Bluebonnet
Circle; and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Armstrong, 605 W. Clinton were
named honorable mention by the
judges who complimented the town
as a whole for the part its indi-
vidual citizens have taken in ack-
nowledging the joys of the season
with Christmas decorations. Jud-
ges took into consideration the
time and effort involved in creat-
ing the Christmas displays they
viewed before making their final
decisions.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith placed
their all-white Christmas tree in
a living room window facing Pres-
ton Lane, and trimmed it with
gold decorations. Twinkling lights
adorned the tree, and from the
outside the festive sight was bal-
anced with white and gold angels
"id white bells hanging in the din-
ing room window, surrounded by
twinkling lights. The front door
of the Smith home was covered
JACK WESTMORELAND
HERE FROM JOSHUA
Jack Westmoreland of Joshua
visited Sunday in the home of the
T. C. Wilsons Truman and Leta
Wilson spent last week in Cop-
pell and Carrollton visiting their
sons and families, Otis and Th-
omas Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Durl
Bain Cook and daughter of Steph-
onvillo visited the Truman Wil-
son wamily Friday night.
JACK GERHARTS
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gerhart and
with gold and green and the roof Mrs. J. D. Payne of Dublin attend-
of the house outlined with brtgnt ed the funeral of their aunt. Mrs.
(Continued Inside) 'John Gerhart, in Winters Sunday.
seeking his dismissal.
The ordinance requiring pay-
ment of $10G for a permit to drill
a well within the corporate limits
of the city, was explained as a
health and safety measure to pro-
tect local citizens against the dan-
ger of contamination from domes-
tic use of water from; shallow wells
and to insure adequate water sup-
ply for fire fighting purposes.
The three hour meeting was tap-
ed for further study and perusal
C. Chest Gaining
Nears 81% Goal
Dublin’s Community Chest jum-
ped another notch upward this
week to more than 80 percent of
the goal of $5,250, and by Tuesday
night stood at the $4,230.55 mark.
Only $21.45 is needed to raise
the chest fund to 81 percent of the
goal.
Contributors are making a tre-
mendous effort to reach the goal
by Christmas, is the glowing re-
port of workers and officials this
week as they express high hopes
of going over the top of the Com-
munity Chest before sitting down
to enjoy their Christmas turkey.
Getting off to aslow start this
vear because of other pressing
community affairs, the Communi-
ty Chest is recouping these last
two weeks. Workers are redoubl-
ing their, efforts to make their
contacts and contributors are rea-
dy and willing to do their part to
put the Chest over the top in -n
Big Way. BUT, they're getting
impatient.
Keep giving. Give more. Give
NOW. Keep helping the Dublin
Community Chest to go over the
top before Christmas.
Only nine more days till Christ-
mas. - i ♦
by City Council members, Citizens
for Better Government members,
and other interested citizens qua-
lified to vote.
The Council for Better Govern-
ment will appear before the City
Council at its regular meeting ia
January, when the CBG will be
given a definite answer On the
study of its petition to transpire
within the intervening month.
CBG Slates Open
Meeting Tonight
The Citizens for Better Govern-
ment will meet at 7:30 Thursday
night in Fair Park Auditorium.
The meeting is open to the public
and all citizens of Dublin interest-
ed in their local government will
be welcome to attend. ,
Tuesday. Dec. 14, the CBG sub-
mitted a petition to the Dublin
City Council in regular meeting at
City Hall asking for the immedi-
ate dismissal of the City Superin-
tendent; ihe rescinding of the re-
cent ordinance requiring permits
for the drilling of privatewells;
and requiring that all future ordi-
nances concerning the majority of
the people be voted on by the ci-
tizens.
Some 578 signatures of local ci-
tizens were submitted together
with the petitition, which will be
circulated at the open meeting in
Fair Park Auditorium Dec. 16,
and throughout the town within
the next few days.
John Maxwell, president of the
recently organized Citizens for
Better Government, will preside at
the meeting Tuesday.
Assembly Church
Depicts''Nativity
The First Assembly of God
Church located at 512 Park St.,
will present a Christmas play de-
picting the Nativity Sunday, Dec.
19 at 7:00 p. m., under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Pat Hale, Children’s
Supervisor.
Special music will he presented
by Dolly Collins of McKinney. The
public is cordially invited to at-
tend.
Purves Church Sets
Christmas Service
A special Christmas Service
will be held at the Purves Baptist
Church Saturday, Dec. 18, begin-
ning at 7:30 p. m., announces the
Rev. J. W. Abernathy, pastor.
All are invited to come and
join with members of the churcn
in celebrating the Christmas Sea-
son.
Goodfellows Need
Christmas List
The Goodtcilows need names of
persons in Dublin qualifying as
recipients of this local charity,
states Guy Jones, Chairman of the
local committee. Other committee
members are W. D. Raley and W.
W. (Son) LaBaume.
Goodfellows request anyone
knowing of persons or families in
Dublin who are in need at this
Christmas season to advise ft
member of this committee.
Every Christmas Goodfellows
supply food to needy families and
play Santa Claus to any children
of such f; milies, in an effort to
see that everyone in Dublin shares
in the joys of the season.
Don't let anyone you know £0
hungry this Christmas. Notify tpe
Goodfellows. Help share good fjfi-
ings and great joy.
VISIT CHILDREN
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Muncell ’Vi-
sited their children in west Texas
last week.
Youth Choir Sings
Christmas Cantata
The Youth Choir of the First
Baptist Church of Dublin, under
the direction of Mr. Alvin Allison,
will present a full scale Christ-
mas Cantata, "Rom a King" hy
John W. Peterson.
This sneeial music program will
be on December 19 at 7:00 p. m.
in Ih- auditorium of the First Rap
tist Church. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
CONVENES HERE
Mr. and Mrs. James Hudmns,
208 Resley Drive, had as their
weekend guest their foster daugh-
ter Mrs. Tommy Bishop of Big
Lake.
Also spending the weekend in
the Hudgins home were their
three sons, Billy, Eddie and James
of Killeen.
SEE GRANDDANGHTER
Mr and Mrs. J. C. Williamson,
Route 1, spent test week in Lam-
kin taking care of their new grand-
daughter Rebecca Jovee Wilson,
bom Nov. 18. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. (Corky) Wilson.
This week Mr. and Mrs. Truman
Wilson are spending the week
helping to spoil Rebecca.
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Days Till
CHRISTMAS
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