The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 21, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 14, 1974 Page: 4 of 8
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TAGE FOUR
Thursday March 14 1974
Bartlett Texas
Amigas Class
Marks 45th
Birthday
THE lURTLETRmUNE Boar(J Membera
Meet Monday In
Regular Session
Gerig Swope Earn
Honors At A&M
Two local students have earn-
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'g a "iJisuncuisnea oiuuent
Mamie Daniel Amigas Class ranking at Texas A&M Univer-
of the First Baptist Church sity as announced by Registrar
marked the 45th birthday an-.Robert A. Lacey.
niversarv of the class when the
group met Thursday evening in
the fellowship hall of the Edu
cational building.
Students are Gregory A. Gor
ier senior mechanized agricul
ture son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Gerig and Dillard !A. Swope
Cnnterincr the sneakers table senior economics maior son of
was an arrangement of pinkiMr. and Mrs. D. A. Swope.
roses and stock donated by Mr
B. Y. Daniel in memory of his
wife Mamie Daniel who or-
ganized the class in 1929. The
"banquet tables were beautifully
decorated in the class colors of
jink and green. lAn arrange-
ment of pink flowers centered
the table and pink and green
streamers extended the length
of the tables. Placed at inter-
vals on the table were novelty
net fans nnd pink flowers. A
unique arrangement of pink net
and roses centered the mantle
and vases of flowers were plac-
ed at each end. Pink and green
arrangements were placed at
vantage points throughout the
hall.
Mrs. Grover Ponder presi-
dent welcomed the guests and
members and thanked the var-
ious committee's for their help
in making the banquet a suc-
cess. Mrs. Alice Jones chairman of
the nrocrram committee pre
sented the program for the
evening. Mrs. Betty Jackson ac-
companied by Mrs. Grover
Ponder sang "I Know Who
Holds Tomorrow." Mrs. Melton
Miles was speaker for the ev-
In a l'egular monthly meeting
Monday evening board of trus-
tees of the Bartlett Independent
School District accepted recom-
mendations of the District
Textbook committee. These re-
commendations were from a
list previously published in the
Tribune.
Board members accepted tra-
nsfer applications of four stu-
dents from the Holland district
to the Bartlett School district.
wWl afrlnfu whn hftVl OX-I " OUTIKOT WU3 IipiHUIllUU
celled academically. Recipients election judge 'for tho school
must earn at least a 3.25 grade "'': ..1 uL
point ratio out of a possible
4.0 during the most recent gra-
The undergraduate honor is
ment.
It was noted that the last of
a series of short term financial
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TAMU's undergraduate enroll--""-;?; " l" 7" ' " C-ii
education fee for grades 7 thr-
. ough 12. This fee would provide
uniforms for students partici-
Ipating in the physical educa-
'tion classes.
1 In regard to the building
program it was announced that
'plans are being made to meet
1 with an architect to make on-
A Blue & Gold Banquet wasisite review of the primary sch-
held Thursday evening m the 00l building repair needs. The
First United Methodist Church architect has been directed to
for flub Scouts. lcadei'S and Tirncnn-. fi t.lm hoard somo nl-
parents. Iternate economy type building
The following awards were proposals which are expected I
presented to the following to be available within a week
scouts: Wesley Howard III - A report was heard upon the
Wolf Badge and Gold and Silver 1 Huffman Independent School
Arrow; Lloyd Morrison - Wolf District in Harris County which
Badge and Gold and Silver Ar- jma approximately 1100 stu-
row points; Rob Spiegelhauer - dents with a $50 million total
Wolf Badge; Ronnie Rafay - evaluation and a tax rate of
Silver Arrow point. S1.G9. Also heard was a report
Blue And Gold
Banquet Held At
Methodist Church
I Bulldogs Enter
Robinson Relays
Twelve Bulldogs will travel
to Robinson Saturday to par-
ticipate in the Robinson Re-
lays. Entering the Relays will be:
100 Nathaniel Davis.
220 Nathaniel Davis.
440 Jessie Davis Elvis
Woolridge Bobby Ramsey.
880 David Lemons Mat-
hew Canava Joo Dcgallado.
Milo Mario Quintnnilln
Placido Rodriguez David Ts-
choerner. 440 Relay Mark Richey
Jessio Davis Nathaniel Davis
Elvis Woolridge.
Mile Relay Bobby Ram-
sey Elvis Woolridge Mark
Itichcy. Jessio Davis.
Broad Jump Nathaniel
Davis.
Discus Nathaniel Davis
Jessie Davis.
Shott Mike Karkoska
Jessie Davis.
Prelims in tho Field events
will begin at 11 a. m. and pre-
lims in tho running events at
2 p. m. Finals are scheduled
td begin at 7: 15 p. m. and
tho meet should be completed
by 9:30 p. m. states Coach
Crows.
Class B A AA schools will
enter in a three divisional
meet-
Father Of
Vernon Lemens
Dies In Austin
Funeral services for James
Lemons 98 of Austin father
of Vernon Lemons President
and Board Chairman of First
Bank & Trust Company of
Examinations Ojpen
For Substitute
Rural Carrier
Postmnstcr R. C. Saage an-
nounces that substitute rural
carrier examinations aro open
tor part-time employment at
tho Bartlett Texas post office.
Bartlett wore conducted at 2 ' Applicants must have reached
Presbyterian
Women Have
Regular Meet
Mrs. James iiaiiey was
hostess to the Presbyterian
Women of the Church when
they met in her homo Monday
.v.o .-..- -- - ur. ueorge i-owier spuku w on tiie L.muaie independent ft0rnoon for tlmiv mnnfiiiv
SVJ'T. n? r J the rouP o the 8C0.utin pr- School-District which also has m"SJnn f01 theu monthy
Igram over the years in Bartlett approximately 1100 students
million evaluation
What Is Living?1
Remarks ot interest were d h fc hag wn bringing lfi S27
made by several members ot ft sense of adventure into tho and a tax rate of $1.46.
me ciass anu iuiss run ovuwi ivcs of the boys. TnQ Texas Education Agency
gave a snort uuk iuiiuwuu uy Plang wero discussed for the nrcliitoefc recommends that Bar-
Lad and Dad Camp-Out at Lost tlett consider the building fac-
Pines to be held this summer. inties of Rosebud-Lott High
(Also discussed was the Scout-(School when thinking of econ-
O-Rama to be neid in Austin. onw tvno structures.
a poem presented to her by
Mrs. Daniel many years ago.
After the program the class
members and guests joined
Tiands and sang "Bless Be The and plans to attend were made.
Tie." followed by the benedic
tion by Mrs. Creth Lewis.
Guests present included Mes-
dames Q. N. Dusek James
Crews Betty Jackson Melton
Miles Harrison Douglas Mar-
guerite Kuler and Robert Bli-
ton. Members present were Mes-
dames Annie Wood John Nes-
bit Clarence Rosenbalm Char-
lie Dillard George Townsend
Freida Mnchalicek Lynn Bart-
lett Jewell Malone Dick Mc-
Carver Marie Pochman Ernest
Whitfield Roy Laws Louis
Approximately
the banquet.
64 attended
Scouts Attend
Scout-O-Rama
Local Scouts and adults at-
tended the Scout-O-Rama held
in Austin Saturday.
Scouts attending were: Den 1
- Wesley Howard HI Brian
Williams Lloyd Morrison. Ron
nie Rafay and Sonny Leos ; Den
Shelton
prayer was
E. E. Lindo-
TT .Timmv Willtnma
Hempel Homer Jones George niimm-n nmi Jossio RorlHiriioz:
ag1e'.AhceTJ?nes'TrPthLT" Den III - Rob Spiegelhauer
is William Polk J A. Powit-jRick Quintanilla Ricky Ram-
zky Sam Dillard J. G. McKay Sro im-wi Bowser and Bob-
r T-. i i Tiir n-..l - f ------ r
V3IUVU1 i.UIIUL'1 U1U1 111JSM lUilll
Joiner.
by Freeman.
Guests and adults attending
Clay Howard Warren
i were
Mrs. Joel Freeman and .Williams Mr. and Mrs. Patjtions.
Major Blackmon
Receives Award
Major Norman V. Blackmon
recently received the Meritor
ious Service Award at An
drews Air Force Base D. C.
Brigadier General Wilson the
Deputy Chief of Staff for pro-
curement and production Air
Force Systems Command
Headquarters pinned the me-
dal on during formal ceremo-
nies. General Wilson cited
Major Blackmon's accomplish-
ments as program manager
responsible for the initial ac-
quisition of a munitions pro-
gram (cluster bomb unit-52)
which was critical to the sup
port of Southeast Asia opera-
rne opening
given by Mrs
maun.
Miss Norma Beckman
chairman presided at the
meeting. The treasurer's re-
port was presented. Mrs. Al-
fred Wacker secretary re
ported 17 cards and 10 visits
for the month.
"The Covenant and the
Law" from Galatians 3:15-29
was discussed by the program
leader Mrs. Alfred Wacker.
It was announced that the
April meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Erwin Rae-
ke. A refreshment plate was
served to Mesdames Erwin
Kaeko Nell Knight O. J.
Koepko E. E. Lindomann
Misses Norma and Cora Beck-
man and the hostess Mrs.
James Bailey.
p. m. Monday at uook waidcn
Funeral Home in Austin with
Dr. Gerald Mann officiating.
Interment was in Austin Me-
morial Park.
Mr. Lemens died in Austin
Sunday. He had been an Aus-
tin resident since 192G and
-was a member of the Metho-
dist. Survivors include two sons
Henry V. (Bill) Lemens of
Glen Rose Former Senator
Vernon Lemens of Austin;
two daughters Mrs. II. T.
(Cora) Burk and Lawla Lem
ons of Austin; two brothers
Dr. A. D. Lemens of Hender-
son and Rev. R. L. Lemens of
Kcrrvillo; one sister Myrtle
Lemens of Galveston; 9 grand-
children 18 grcot grandchild-
ren and 5 great great grand-
children. Spanish Members
Attend Convention
Four Spanish Club students
and their sponsor attended the
PASF Convention in San An-
tonio March 7-9.
Attending the convention
were Betty Campos Martha
Jones Pura Guardiola Elsa
Guardiola and their sponsor
Barbara Gray.
Workshops tho group attend-
ed were: Folk Dancing Paper
Flower Making Sing-a-long in
Spanish Travel in Mexico Pin-
ata Making. Foods of Mexico
Bullfights Drama Workshops
Arts and Crafts of Mexico etc.
Each of tho girls attended
two of each of the workshops.
R.V.O.S. MEETING
SLATED SUNDAY
Farmers Mutual Insurance
R.V.O.S. of Holland will hold
its quarterly meeting Sunday
March 17th at 2:30 p. m. at
tho S.P.J.S.T. Hall in Holland.
Discussions will include the
State Convention to be held
this year and also amend-
ments to the by-laws.
Refreshments and cold cuts
will be served following the
meeting.
their eighteenth birthday on
the date of filing application.
Applicants must pass a writ-
ten test which consists of vo-
cabulary reading comprehen-
sion and arithmetic reasoning-
computations based on rato
tables. An eligible selected
for appointment must have n;
valid stato drivers license a
good driving record and pass
the postal service road test.
All substitute rural camera
must furnish nnd maintain a
vehicle suitable for transport
of mail. Salaries range from
$30.00 to $40.00 per day de-
pending on the length and
character of the route plus a
vehicle maintenance allow-
ance. Substitute rural carriers
generally will work only on
Saturdays and on call to work
during any absence of the re-
gular rural earner.
Applications will be avail-
able at the Bartlett post office.
C OF C DIRECTORS
MEET TUESDAY
Chamber of Commerce Dir-
ectors will meet next Tuesday
March 19th at 12:30 p.m. at
the Soil Conservation building.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Ira White of
Lake Jackson spent the week-
end here with Mrs. Walter
Braun.
Mrs. Dorothy Watson of Aus-
tin and Mr. nnd Mrs. Bruce
Watson and son Colin of Hous-
ton were week-end guests of
Mrs. Jack Scale.
"Mrs. Charles Isabel of Aus-
tin visited here Saturday with
relatives.
Col. Dick Cagle of Honolulu
Hawaii has been visiting hero
this week with his parents Mr.
nnd Mrs. George Cagle.
Week-end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Perkins were Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Dean Perkins
and family of Richardson and
Mrs. J. R. Duke of Dallas.
Mrs. Duke and Mr. nnd Mrs-
Harry Perkins also attended
tho fun'eral services for
Charles Bolding in Temple.
Miss Dorothy Gardner of
Temple spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hunt.
Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John Tnisler were Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Guidry and sous
of Austin.
The G. P. Whitmoro family
visited C. C. Naylor in a Tem-
ple hospital last Wednesday
night.
daughter of Georgetown visit- Williams Mrs. Harold Morn-
ed here Sunday in the C K. son and Rev. Wesley Howard
Cummings home. Jr.
Get It Ready for Spring
Change Oil
Lubricate
Minor Tune-ups
New Shocks
Balance Wheels
Check Tires
Check Battery-
Check Muffler
Check Tail Pipe
Brake Repairs
V & S GULF SERVICE
The Friendliest Corner In Town
Phone 527-3248
Wallace Voight Raymond Schlapia
as a result or this excep
tional achievement Major
Blackmon was appointed to
chief of the procurement ope
rations branch and subse
quently became the executive
officer for the directorate of
procurement and production
Elgin Air Force Base Florida.
Major Blackmon's distinct
management accomplishments
initiative and mature judge-
ment in all of the assigned
duties resulted in a more effi-
cient operation of the entire
directorate. Tho singularly dis-
tinctive and meritorious ac
complishments of Major Black-
mon l'eflect great credit upon
himself and the United States
Air Force.
Major Blackmon is present-
ly assigned in the Washington
D. C. area as a procurement
staff officers. He is the son of
Mrs. Vernie Blackmon of Bart
lett Texas. His two daughters
Kathenne Louise and Kimber-
ly Anne reside in Florida.
Major Blackmon attended
Granger High School and Tex-
as A&M University.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Logan
Ramsey Mrs. Logan Ramsey
and Mr. and "Mrs. Deburn
Wilson of Burnet visited in
Mesquite during the past
week-end with Dr. and Mrs.
Ellis Ramsey Jr. and boys.
Little Todd Ramsey returned
homo after spending two
weeks here with his grand-
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Ford, Robert C., Jr. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 21, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 14, 1974, newspaper, March 14, 1974; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth82552/m1/4/: accessed May 1, 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.