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TRIBUNE PROGRESS
Serving Bartlett & Holland
Dartlctt Texas 76511 Thursday June 7 1979
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VOLUME 92 NUMBER 34
18Pagcs In 2 Sections
FIFTEEN CENTS
Area Farmer
Featured
In Magazine
An article in the June issue
of The Farmer-Stockman
magazine featured Allan
Persky who farms with his
father and brother five miles
southwest of Holland.
The article described
Persky's narrow row system
of planting both cotton and
sorghum. A picture of Persky
was included in the article.
The Farmer-Stockman is
one of the largest regional
farm magazines in the U. S.
It has more than 299000
subscribers in Texas
Oklahoma Kansas and New
Mexico.
Persky is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Persky of
the Bnrtlctt-Holland area.
Students Get
Scholarships
Susan Slndccck and Kenny
Pajestka were recipients of
$500 scholarships from the
Texas Council of The Knights
of Columbus. There were
over 100 applicants for the
scholarships from which
Susan and Kenny were
chosen.
Susan Is a 1979 graduate of
Holland High School and
plans to attend Southwest
Texas State University in San
Marcos. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Tony
Sladecck.
Kenny is a 1977 graduate of
Bartlett High School and a
1979 graduate of Temple
Junior College. He plans to
attend Texas A&M
University. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Pajestka.
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LADY FIDDLER Cotton Glnny a lady fiddle player
v from Oklahoma was one of the featured musicians at last
Saturday night's Texas Operaland performance. Around
150 people were In attendance as the Operaland opened in
its new home the old Gcrsbach-Wackcr building in
downtown Bartlett.
Lutheran District
Convention Is Set
Texas Lutheran College is
the site of the nineteenth
Annual Convention of the
Southern District of the
American Lutheran Church
The lay delegate from St.
John Lutheran Church will be
Shirley Bcrtrand Pastor and
Evelyn Rose will also be in
attendance. GOO lay and
clergy delegates will meet
under the basic theme "Lift
High the Cross."
Of special interest this year
will be the installation on
Friday evening of a new
bishop Dr. August Wenzci.
Dr. David Preus President
of the American Lutheran
Church will preside at this
service.
The Southern district of the
American Lutheran Church
A RUNNING START The 93 entrants in the Schwcrtner
Festival Farmers Five-Mile race arc pictured above
leaving the starting line Sunday afternoon. Turn to
Rain Report
Through the first five months of 1979 the Bartlett Holland
area has received almost as much rain as all last year.
Rev. Clarence Rose who lives just north of Bartlett has
recorded 29.25 inches of moisture from January 1 through the
end of May this year.
Felix Romberg reports a five month total of 24.36 inches nt
his farm about two miles west of Holland. Romberg reported
a total of 40.25 inches since November 1978 when -the
drought-breaking rains began through June 5.
Last January Romberg reported total rainfall for 1978 at
30.02 inches. At that time he also reported a 29 year average
of rainfall for the area at 33.41 inches per year. According to
his figures total rainfall for the year 1979 will likely surpass
last year's rainfall by the time this paper is released for
circulation.
Here arc the 1979 rainfall figures recorded by Romberg
and Rev. Rose:
Bartlett Bartlett Holland
Jan. 2.7 3.05
Feb. 5.C5 354
Mar. 10.10 4.9G
Apr. 3.55 5.30
May 7.25 7.51
June 4.30 5.20
33.55 29.5C
Through noon June 5.
one of the 19 districts has 2C0
congregations 107108
baptized members and 357
clergy.
In the absence of Pastor
Rose Chaplain Don Adickes
of Ft. Hood will conduct the
services nt St. John Lutheran
Church at 10:30 a.m.
Mrs. Cortez
Wins Football
Airs Ramiro Cortez of
Bartlett won the football
autographed by the 1978
District 20-A Champion
Bartlett Bulldogs in a
drawing held by the
sophomore class of Bartlett
High School.
Holland Corn Festival
Only Ten Days Away
By RONNIE PERSKY
With the 5th Annual
Holland Corn Festival less
than two weeks away the
Corn Festival Planning
Committee is hoping you will
mark your calendar for a full
day of fun on Saturday June
10. The Festival is held each
year on the third Saturday in
June.
General Chairman Darwin
"Monk" Ivicic reports that a
large number of entries have
already been received for
this year's parade which
will kick off the day's ac-
tivities at 10:00 a.m. along
with the crowning of Corn
Festival Queen Paula Bales.
Among the featured entries
this year arc the Texas Early
Day Tractor and Gas
Engines Association. This
group will display their
antique tractors and engines
during the afternoon in ad-
dition to participating in the
morning's parade.
The Fort Hood Second
Armored Division Band will
be back this year and also
featured will be the Holland
High School band.
Special attractions for the
young and old will be on
display in the downtown
area.
The Senior Citizens will
sponsor a country store
where you may fill your
produce orders with fresh
vegetables directly from the
garden.
A carnival sponsored by
the Holland School will have
attractions for the young and
the young at heart.
The Holland Volunteer Fire
Department will have bar-
becue lunches served at the
fire station where you may
eat in comfort. Delicious
corn-on-thc-cob will be
served as usual by the
Bartlett-Holland Young
Farmers. The Women's
Study Club will have a
variety of sweets to satisfy
your sweet tooth. Tasty
nachos will be provided by
the Young Homemakcrs. To
quench your thirst while you
browse through the many
booths at the arts and crafts
exhibit and the flea market
the Little League will have
cold refreshing sno-cones and
the 4-H Club will have cold
drinks
To take you back a few
years there will be a large
page 7 for pictures of the winners of this race and
other pictures of the 5th Annual Schwcrtner Festival.
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PICKIN' AND GIUNIN' The young fellow with the
banjo (pictured above left) picked a few songs of his own
at the Schwcrtner Festival Sunday while the children on
the right danced to the music of the Dixie Flyers.
Cheerleading School Set
Bartlett High School
cheerleaders will be con-
ducting a cheerleading
school In Bartlett for all ages
beginning Monday June 11
and continuing thru Friday
June 15. Hours will be from
l:30to3p.m.
Price will be $7.50 for one
child and $13.00 for two
display of antique farm
equipment and to bring you
back to the present there will
be the roar of motorcycles for
your inspection.
The Holland School of
Dance and the Seaton Brass
Band arc among those
scheduled to perform during
the afternoon along with
other entertainment.
Contests of chicken flying
seed spitting corn cob
throwing corn cob relays
and corn eating will be a few
Boys Arrive In Austin
Today For Boys State
AUSTIN-The thirty-ninth
annual .American Legion
Boys State sponsored by the
State of Texas American
Legion and held on the
Campus of The University of
Texas got under way today
as 924 high school boys from
all parts of Texas and one
from Mexico began
registration State Com-
mander George H. Skelly of
San Leon announced.
Among those registering
from Bartlett were: Bart
Bunker Rob Ford Gary
Fischer and Gary Caldwell
who were sponsored by
Bartlett American Legion
Post No. 183.
Following registration
each citizen was assigned to
one of two political parties
the Nationalist or Federalist.
Each citizen then unctions
as a member of his party he
attends its precinct county
and state conventions and
votes in its primary.
Boys State helps to develop
civic leadership and pride in
American citizenship. This
program arouses a keen
interest in the detailed study
of our government. These
civic workshops stress the
importance of maintaining
our form of government and
brings about a better un-
derstanding of our national
traditions and beliefs to the
more than 28000 young men
throughout the nation who
are participating this year.
In Boys State The
American Legion provides
the type of program where
the young citizen has on
opportunity to learn for
himself that his government
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children.
Everyone is asked to meet
at the Bartlett gym.
Refreshments will be served.
For more information
contact Tish Ovcrby Debbie
Gilden Lori Thaler Carol
Sartor Tammy Williams or
Anna Luna.
of the day's highlights.
The Moods will again
provide music for one of the
largest street dances in this
part of the state. Tickets will
be $2.50 per person. Food and
refreshments will be
available during the dance.
For information about
space rentals for the Arts &
Crafts Fair contact Mrs. W.
E.DantzIcrnt657-2331.
The complete schedule of
events will appear In our next
issue.
boy "learns to do by doing."
The program takes on
added significance since the
vote has been extended to 18
year olds as most Boys
Staters arc in the 16 to 17 age
category.
Highlight or Boys State will
be a trip to the Capitol on
Tuesday morning where each
elected Boys State Official
will be given an opportunity
to serve in his respective
office for a day.
Corn Festival
Queen Chairman
Set For TV
Monk Ivicic Holland
Corn Festival Chairman
and Paula Bales 1979 Corn
Festival Queen are
scheduled to make a
number of appearances on
Central Texas talk shows
during the next few days to
publicize the Holland Corn
Festival
Ivicic will bo Interviewed
by KTEM Radio's Jeff
Brown early Saturday
morning. Ivicic and Miss
Bales are expected to
appear on the Jinx Dennis
Show on KCEN TV Channel
C Temple a 6:00 a.m.
Saturday.
On Tuesday June 12
Corn Fest Queen Paula
Bales will appear with her
duchesses on the Cactus
Pryor Show at 12 noon on
KTBC TV Channel 7 in
Austin. Shirley Bertrand
Corn Festival Secretary
will accompany the girls to
Austin.
Weather Cooperates
Schwcrtner Festival
'Super' Successful
By JIMMY HOWELL
With excellent cooperation from old man weather (who brought warm temperatures
and sunny skies after days of rain) the clvlc-mindcd people of Schwcrtner held what
one observer called a "super successful" 5th Annual Schwertncr Festival last Sunday
afternoon on the streets of Schwertncr.
Around 1500 spectators from all over Texas danced and listened to the music of The
Young Sensations The Dixie Flyers and Jodie Jay and the Silvertoncs during the
afternoon and evening. Johnny Schwcrtner of Austin a 19CG graduate of Bartlett High
School served as emcee for the afternoon's entertainment.
The Schwcrtner Sons of Hermann Dancing Class which was divided into five dif-
ferent age groups drew many rounds of applause for their dancing talents and the
beautiful costumes they wore when they did several dancing numbers for the large
crowd in attendance Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Randy Schwcrtner head of the youth
department of the Sons of Hermann Lodge was emccc for the dancing classes.
Many n child enjoyed the pony rides which were sponsored by the Schwcrtner Im-
provement Club. W. L. McAndrcws of Florence donated his services and the use of the
ponys to the club.
The festival crowd parched by the bright sun and humidity made many a trip to the
soft drink stand sponsored by the Schwcrtner 4-H Club and the beer stand sponsored by
the Schwertncr Improvement Club. The 4-H Club also sponsored a ring toss and sold
balloons. Victor Marck is the 4-H Club sponsor while W. A. "Sonny" Mcissncr headed
up the beer sales committee for the Schwcrtner Improvement Club.
A flea market and arts and crafts exhibits were visited by many people In the crowd.
Stanley Schwertncr was in charge of the arts and craf Ls while Kathleen Marshall Jean
Dillard and Jcancttc Ingclfnld headed up the flea market.
The men and women of Schwcrtner cooked and served over 500 plates of barbecue
and all the trimmings for the evening meal.
Ninety-three entrants signed up for the First Annual Farmers Five-Mile run which
got underway at 0:45 p.m. Donny Schwcrtner chairman of the race committee said he
was extremely pleased with the number of entries. Dr. John Roberts of Temple was the
first runner to cross the finish line. Roberts ran the five mile course in an excellent time
of twenty-seven minutes and thirty-eight seconds. Clodcne Greer a Ft. Hood secretary
was the first woman to cross the finish line. She ran the five miles in 38:24. In the 14 and
under age group Kent Owens of Temple finished first with a time of 37:12. Jimmy
Statzman of Austin won a first place trophy in the 15-30 age group when he ran the
course in 27:52. Jack Jennings ran a 34:30 five miles to finish first in the 4G years and
older age group.
Entries in the race from the local area were: Mrs. Edmund (Paulcttc) Spicgclhaucr
Kenneth Janke Dave Fielder Bryon Thaler and Robert Lindcmann all of Bartlett;
David Tschoerner of Schwcrtner; Tim Adkins of Jnrrcll; and Elvis (Yogi) Walker of
Temple.
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Vacation Bible School Will
Begin Monday In Holland
Vacation Bible School at
the First Baptist Church in
Holland will begin Monday
June 11th and will continue
thru Friday June 15. Classes
will be held each day from
8:30a.m. to 11:30a.m.
There will be classes for
The Austin Folk Festival
offers a whirlwind tour
around the world read
about the weekend's ac-
tivities in today's
"Spotlight."
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ONE INJURED Garland Wolbrueck of Bartlett was taken by a City of Bartlett
ambulance to Scott and White Hospital in Temple around 10:45 a.m. Monday morning
after the tractor he was driving was involved In a wreck with a trailer truck driven by
Michael Gaswint of Jarrell. According to Bartlett Chief of Police Horace White both
vehicles (pictured above) were headed east on FM 487 about 2.3 miles west of Sen-
wertner when the accident occurred. Chief White said Wolbrueck was attempting a left
turn off FM 487 when he was hit by the trailer truck which was behind him. The impact
of the collision broke Wolbruecks tractor in half and sheered the front wheels off the
truck Gaswint was not hurt in the wreck and Wolbrueck was said to be in stable con-
dition with facial injuries according to Chief White
children from two years of
age to those who have
completed the sixth grade.
A parade and pre-
registration will be held at 10
a.m. Saturday June 9th
after which refreshments
will he served.
Pre-schoolers will be able
to wear shorts. All other
students are asked to not
wear shorts or halter tops.
Teachers for the school
include: 2-3 year olds - Trish
Elliott and Debbie Ivcy; 4-5
year oius Donnn Jackson
and Alana Gaines; 1st & 2nd
grades Judy Houston and
Glcnda Liles; 3rd & 4th
grades - Cara Lois Allison
Vcrna Thomas and Ruby
Hawk; 5th & 6th grade -Janice
Spinn Nellie Tabor
and Kim Tabor; Klchcn Help
Mildred Walker and Lcsslc
Maddux; Secretary - Lilllc
Hill; and Director - Jay
Thomas.
Report Cards
Available
Students In Bartlett High
School arc reminded to pick
up their report cards on
Thursday June 7 in the high
school administrative office.
Hours will be from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Tribune-Progress (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 34, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 7, 1979, newspaper, June 7, 1979; Taylor, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth81489/m1/1/: accessed May 8, 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.