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The Bartlett Tribune
AND NEWS
VOLUME 84
BARTLETT TEXAS Thursday October 14 1971
No. 51
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We'vo had five families cnll
at this office the past ten days
looking for a house to rent.
There is definitely a shortago
of houses available for the pros-
pective new residents.
Bartlett is certainly not grow-
ing rapidly as we only had an
increase in population acc6rd-
ang to census of 1970 of less
than one hundred new residents
the past ten years.
Small towns have their prob-
lems but Bartlett is not dying.
There are reports that fewer
.and fewer people resided on our
farms but our town is slowly
jgrowing.
Bartlett is fortunate to have
some young adults or young;
middle ago couples who deem' it
a privilege to reside here nnd
Tear their children in a small
town. Much of the credit must
jjo to the quality of small town
life which continues to attract
people from the cities. Our town
is not only a place to retire but
ai town in which to live.
Small towns are proving to
hold attractions for individual
families as well as industries
such as Deana Kay and Yester-
day Inc.
What are we doing to make it
j. better town in which to live?
Do you appreciate what Bart-
lett has to offer you?
We heard a young douplc say
last week that they lived their .mann pnrlimentariaiu -own
lives nnd didn't appreciate Representatives are:
the advise of others. They were
asked why and they answered
"We don't want others inter-
fering with our plans."
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Skinner Jr. on their
accomplishments with "Yester-
day Inc." which they located in
Bartlett several months ago. In
Tciman-Marcus Christmas Book
1971 we noticed several of their
children's suggestions. Many
unique and beautiful items are
heing designed and made by the
ouple.
Plan now to attend the acti-
vities of the Methodist on Oct.
23. A rummage and bake sale
and other items will be held at
James Bailey Chevrolet Satur-
day morning and a chicken bar-
becue supper will be held Satur-
da yevening at the church.
New Fence At
BHS Parking Area
Supt. It. E. Dwight has an-
nounced this week that a pro-
tective fence is presently being
constructed for the cyclone
fence near the parking area at
the football field.
Posts for the construction of
the fence were loaned by .the
State Highway Department and
the holes were dug by the Bart-
lett Electric Cooperative.
The protective fence will pro-
tect the cyclone fence from cars
lacking or driving against the
cyclone fence at the parking
area.
Women's Clubs To
Hold District Meet
Tho Capitol District Fall
Hoard Meeting oi Women's
ClubB will bo held Tuesday
Oct. 19th at the Stagecoach
Cbuntry Club in Salado
Any club members of the continue
local Woman's Wednesday; If anyone has not been called
lub who will be able to at on and would like to contribute
tend apd help with registra- please contact the chairman and
tion is asked to contact 'Mrs he will see that your contribu-
Iieslie Douglaa. . . jtion is picked up.
Bulldogs To Meet
Temple Sophs Here
Thursday at 7:30
Bartlett Bulldogs will meet
the Temple Sophomores tonight
(Thursday) at 7:30 p. m. on
Bulldog field in the fifth home
game of this unusual season.
Seven games are being played
at home this year.
This is the only game to be
played on Thursday remaining
games will be on Friday and all
will begin at 7 :30 p. m.
The game here with Chilton
on next Friday Oct. 22 will
close the pre-season schedule.
The Bulldogs have an open date
on October 29.
District play begins Nov. 5
when Bartlett and Florence meet
at Florence. Hutto copies to
Bartlett on Nov. 12 and the re-
gular season ends Nov. 19 when
the Bartlett Bulldogs meet the
Holland Hornets at Holland.
Teddy Jones Heads
Student Council
Teddy Jones was named pros-
Went of the Student Council on
Thursday October 7th fol-
lowing a campaign of candidates
which began on Sept. 29th.
Other officers elected wereisurcs reduce sediment the
Jim H!Thtower vice-president ; j slate's biggest pollutant. Sedi-
Toi8 Rector secretary; Melnnie.ment fills lakes streams bays
Davis treasurer: Rita
Batla
ronnrtnr! mill Nancv
Lindc-
av- :
Representatives are: senior
Diane Kropp with Linda Pavla-
sek alternate; junior Sheila
Goodnight with Rhonda Bunte
alternate; sophomore Carolyn
Bowser with Jimmy Volney.
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A formal installation of off i -
cers will be held in the future
before the entire student body.
Father Of Mrs.
Louis Zelenevitz
Dies In Dime Box
E. B. Ktichera. 84 of( Dime
Box father of Mrs. Louis Zele-
nevitz of Bartlett died Tuesday
in Dime Box.
Furioral services were con-
ducted at 3 p. m. Thursday in
the St. Joseph Catholic Church
in Dime Box with Father Lon-
nie Urban officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Kuchera was a member
of the St. Joseph Catholic
Church.
Survivors include five duugh-
""vs Mrs. L. D. Znlenavitz of'
Bartlett Mrs. Julius Knesek
of Lyons Mrs. Frank Kubena
of Dime Box Mrs. Charles Kor-
liegay and Mrs. Angel Leyua
both of Houston; one son Ed-
ward Kuchera of Dime Box;
nine grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his wife in January 1971
$525 Collected
On Scout Drive
Dr. George Fowler chairman
of the local Boy Scout drive
Yin a nnnnnnnnrl fYinf fnfrtl nf
$525 hag been conected for the
driv and tftat tho drive wiU
Hightower with Christine Kerr tersneu protection projects spon-
altcrnate; eig'th grade Ellen i sored by conservation districts
Lindemann with Elvis Wool- counties and cities have vast
ridge alternate; and seventh environmental benefits. Floods
grade Doris Mathis with Tom- not only damage homes and oth-
my White alternate. er property but they also kill
Firemen Called
To City Jail
A fire alarm about 12:25
early Sunday morning called lo-
cal firemen to the city jail.
The fire apparently was
caused by a blanket which was
set fire in the jail and was soon
brought under control.
Conservation
Districts Slate
Statewide Meet
The role of conservation dis
tricts in environmental improve-
ment is the theme of the 31st
annual statewide meeting of
conservation district directors to
be held in McAllen October 19-
21. Gilbert Kretzschmar chair-
man of the board of the local
Little River - San Gabriel Soil
and Water Conservation Dis-
trict said plans are being made
to send a delegation from the
local district.
The annual meeting is spon-
sored by the Texas State Soil
and Water Conservation Board.
"Our district is involved in a
wide range of activities which
benefit the environment" Dis-
trict Director Henry Abel of
Sharp said. "Conservation mea-
and estuaries; it kills fish and
ruins their spawning grounds.
-Treatment of land subject to
wind erosion cuts blowing dust
the (state's worst air pollutant.
We also try to tailov our work
to enhance wildlife habitat out-
door beauty and recreation."
Director Kretzschmar also
pointed out that upstream wa
peopic wiicinie ami livestock.
Conservation districts are
trying to step up all environ-
mental activities. District Di-
rector Tom Burresa of Florence
said he hopes the discussion at
the annual meeting will point
up ways this can be done.
Speakers during the confer-
ence in McAllen will include Da-
vid Brune' general manager of
the Trinity River Authority;
State Representative Bill Clay-
ton of Springlake; State Sena-
tor Murray Watson of Mart;
Clyde W. Graham state conser-
vationist for the Soil Conserva-
tion Service; arid Albert Roach
of PariSi chairman of the State
boil and Water Conservation
Board.
The Texas Association of
Soil and Water Conservation
Districts one of the state's old-
est conservation organizations
will also meet and elect officers
during the state medting. Doyle
Hutcheson of Weatherfonl is.
new president of TA5WCD.
Conservation districts are lo-
cal sub-divisions of state gov-
ernment. They utilize and co-
ordinate assistance from the
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
and other locaj state and fede-
ral sources. Their goal is to con-
serve and develop land water
fotvjBts wildlife' and related re-
soi'ces for mux. mum benst.i t
.. i.uzeiis.
''he meet!' . at " "n will
feature a "Night in Mexico"
evqnt staged by the host group
the Southmost and the Willacy-
Hidalgo Soil and Water Conner-
vation Districts. Ladies attend-
ing tho meeting will also be
treated to a luncheon and tour
of homes in Reynosa Mexico.
.Jf-Tt Talbot of Anderson spent
last-iffhursday with his sister
Mrs.3?r6m Carr.
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Fifth Sunday
Service Slated At
Methodist Church
The fifth Sunday worship ser-
vice will be conducted at the
First United Methodist Church
on Sunday evening Oct. 31 at
7 p. m.
Rev. Richard Stone of the
First Presbyterian Church r will
be the speaker for the service.
Others participating in the
service will be Rev. Robert
Thronson Rev. Doyle Darwin
and Rev. Larry Sullivan.
The young people of the chur
ches are planning a union lel-
lowship and chili supper begin-
ning at 3 p. m. on that Sunday
at the Methodist Church.
Jini Hightower
Injured In Mishap
Jim Hightower was injured
in an accident on his motorcy-
cle about 1 p. m. Sunday. The
accident occurred on the Friend-
ship Highway near the Gran-
ger Cemetery. j
Jim was traveling behind a
car which was also traveling
east. The car apparently was
attempting to stop when the
two collided.
He was taken to Kings Dau-
ghters Hospital in Temple by
Taylor Ambulance Service
where he is reported to have a
broken left leg and a compound
fracture of the left knee.
Services Held For
Claude Thompson
Former School Supt.
Claude II. Thompson 67 of
Temple former Bartlett resident
and school superintendent die''
Thursday morning in a H'-ito
hospital. He had suffered r
heart attack early Wedn 3Ji-
afternoon while attending th
Texas Municipal League con
vention in Houston.
. Mr. Thompson was a teacher
and served as superintendent of
schools at Oenaville Salado
Bartlett Belton nnd Bowie be-
fore he became city controller
in Temple for the past 15 years.
He was born in the Oenaville-
rTroy area the son of Don A.
and. Nannie Mitchell Thompson
members of pioneer Bell County
families. He received a B. A.
degree in 1930 and B. B. A. de-
gree in 1934 from Baylor Uni-
versity and an M. A. degree in
1938 from the University of
Texas. He was married to Miss
Ruby Lee Edds in Temple in 19-
23. Ho was a member of the Bap-
tist Church taught Sunday
School and held various church
offices. He was a member of
the Rotary Club Chamber of
j Commerce a former officer of
the . Cultural Activities Center
I a memoeror xne 'uw uouncu
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:iV ;7"T:;7 1V" 7"
ers Municipal Finance Off icers
ABsocioupn anu .National ana
State City Secretary's Associ -
ation. Ho was made a life mem -
ber of tho Temple Rotary Club
in September.
Funeral services were con
ducted nt 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at Harper-Talasek Funeral
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Hnmn in "imn i tho Icnv. I4rn.
w Cirn.
dy Metcalf and the Rev Ed a social hour was held in the J S? B5?PS7n nontai
Stewart officiatmg. Burial was fellowship hall immediately fol- 3StTn iLS lV xvhteh
in Little Flock Cemetery. lowlnff th'0 meeting. Tho serving hS'&fnf COnd ' W
Surviving are his wife: two tnblo was covered with a white a ntlclPftted-
sons Kenneth Thompson oflcut.Work cloth and held an ar- Minutes of the last regular
Dallas and James Thompson of rangement of Queen's Wreath meeting and a called meeting
Rockford 111.; three sisters' anj Canna's in a crystal contain- were read and approved as
Mrs. L. M. Forrest of Cleburne er All appointments were in were bills for the month. Gen-
Mrs. Joseph W. Reed of Lake crystal. oral discussion of the hair nnd
Belton and Mrs. Ford Cope- Approximately 60 guqsts dress code student concession
land of Belton; and two grand- were nresent from Bartlett stand nolicies students cross-
children Blair and Laura Thorn-
Ipson of Dallas;
Tax Collectors To j
Be Here Wednesday
Jack Gillum. Williamson Cou
nty Tax Collector and Leland
T. Duke Bell County Tax Asses
sor-Collector will be here next
Wednesday Oct. 20th for the
convenience of taxpayers in
this area. Tax Collectors will be
at the First Bank and Trust
Company in Bartlett from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Voters registration certifi
cates may also be secured at
this time.
Bell County Unit
Of TSTA Meets
In Local School
The Bell County Unit of Tex-
as State Teachers Association
held its first regular meeting of
the 1971-72 school year in the
iBartlett School Monday Oct.
4th at 8 p.m. with the presi-
dent Mrs. Bcrnice Evans of
Academy presiding.
The invocation was given by
James Crews and the welcome
was given by R. E. Dwight
Supt. of Bartlett Schools.
C. B. Barbee Supt. of Scho-
ols at Bronte Texas speaker
for the evening told of the ed-
ucational trends of the times
and how they affect us. He
said that consolidation has
brought about new social pro-
hlnm.q. n rndiir.tinn in onnortnn
iti'ns -Cm- iniHvMitnls in nsirtw.ico for the lunchroom every 20
pate in school activities and a
deterioration in the teacher-
pupil relationship. Also that the
hope for better education is
found in the decentralization
of the schools.
The Unit went on record by a
statement of recognition of de-
dicated service of B. F. Harbour
who retired from the position of
Superintendent of the Rogers
Public Schools at the closo of
the 1970-71 school year.
During the business meeting
Riley Owens of A"idmiv wa
elected first vice pijoiuc.it "d
program chairman and 'Mrs.
Evelyn J. Shnw was elected se-
cond vice president and publici-
ty chairman. Committe reports
were also given.
The delegates to the districts
convention in Waco and the
state convention in San Antonio
were elected and they were the
slate of officers plus the chair-
man of the Legislative Commi
ttee.
Rofreshments were served by't0yvH?tropo.d ' ha ua 8Cck
the host school.
District Guild
Meeting Held At
Methodist Church
The District Wesleyan Ser-
vice Guild met Sunday afternoon
iftt the Fjrst United Methodist
church in Bartlett.
""rei obvisiiui on cut iutu -
digt Church and the St. James
Methodist Church all of Temple
' flerved as assisting hostesses
l Mrs. McKay Rice District
chairman nresided at the busi-
ness meeting. Tho program on
Missions was presented by
' HnnuKr.s n m iviiii'mi. iuiluu.
awi Hf. .Tnmoa - rr' 1 nni
spcaKsrs trom Kineen iseiton
t. ui
tii.ii.j. i
Belton Copperas Cove Moody
Gatesville Temple and Killeen.
New Clock Needed
In Gymnasium
For Basketball
Supt. R. E. Dwight reported
to the school board at the Oc-
tober meeting Monday night
that the basketball clock in.
the gymnasium was not work-
ing correctly and that a now
one was needed. Not williwr
to spend some 500 for this
purpose at the present the
board took action to seek fi-
nancial support for the pro-
ject by offering a place of
business or several places of
business an opportunity to
purchase the clock and place
an advertising message on it.
Ho advised the board that
since tax money is coming in
slowly and state funds are
also slow that the local fund
is some $20000 short of needs
at the present time. Short term
'oans were authorized by the
board to be made as necessary
to keep the school current.
For future consideration
the superintendent presented
the annual eighth grade trip
and possible extension of the
senior trip. Ho stated that one
pick-up station for bus stu-
dents had been established in
the west part of town and that
he is working on plans for
another.
With the board's approval
the superintendent stated that
salary of the driver who picks
up surplus commodities in Wa-
"" woulu oo cmiryuu iu wiu
lunchroom rather than to the
local operating fund nnd that
toncher retirement for bus dri-
vers which has been charged
to the local fund would bo
charged to the transportation
fund. He explained that it had
been charged to the local fund
in the past because the drivers
were teachers or other school
personnel who received salary
checks and it simplified the
bookkeeping. He recommend-
ed salary adjustments for two
bus drivers whose routes have
been increased.
Approval was given to a
contract for annuals at last
year's rates to the same com-
pany which has been publish-
ing them for some twenty-
years. Dwight reported that the
gym floor had been refinished
without cost to the school sin-
ce the job done earlier in the
year had not proved satisfac-
I hop had been held in tho gym.
that a student council had
been organized and that he is
planning trunncy action
against a few students who
have been absent more than
jthey have been present since
the opening of school.
Aubrey Karl was employed
part time as assistant to Gene
Karl as high school and in-
termediate school custodian.
.Efforts to transfer some land
at the north edge of the school
. llrrlnfi own. fc wns rnnnrtfirf.
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Approval was given to a
preliminary application for
Federal funds included in a
review prepared by the Tex-
as Education Agency.
Consideration was given to
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a ma on repairs to tno nign
i scnooi rooi wnere several
ing the higlfway-and teacher
policies closed' the meeting
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Ford, Robert C., Jr. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 51, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 14, 1971, newspaper, October 14, 1971; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth82426/m1/1/: accessed June 3, 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.