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Hiorofilto Service SalosCo Box P066 'Jexao .1 a 1 Coryell County! HOME NEWSpaper For More tfeaa 70 Team x7xr Weeds Are Beneficial To Pastures, SCS Says See Pae 3 AMD GTAR-FORUM Gatesville Messenger, Vol. 17 Gateaville Star-Forum, Vol 24 Consolidated September 20th, 1907 GATESVILLE. TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1957 10 fee Copy VOLUME 52 NO. SO In C-C Sponsored Program Eastern Coryell Deluged by Rains; Gatesville Area Gets 5.29 Inches Youths to Show, Market 375 Lambs feet over the bridge. A Saturday flood washed the pavement off the The eastern end of Coryell has been saturated by fierce bridge and its approaches.

High rains the last few days, but as of Pay-off time is near for the Cory Livestock Association, will start at 9:30 a. m. Thursday noon the Gatesville area way Department crews repaired ell youngsters who entered lambs loathe Chamber of Commerce- it early this week, only to see an had escaped the torrential storms The lambs will remain on display until 4 p. when trucker that touched off disastrous flash other flood Wednesday wipe out sponsored commercial lamb' feed' inc program last fall. floods in the neighboring cities of the freshly-lain pavement Killeen, Belton and Waco, As of mid-morning Thursday, Saturday the lambs will be jud rains received In the Gatesville Reports are that Oglesby has area the last week measured SJ29 been drenched with more than 18 inches.

A total of 2.73 inches fell inches of rain since the storm per iod started last Friday night Cul tivated fields were said to be early Tuesday. A brief but blinding rainstorm Wednesday morning 4. i Douglas Gilmore will load them for the trip to Fort Worth, The boys taking part in the lamb feeding program will leave from the Community Center by bus at 2 p.m. Sunday. They will visit the Fort Worth packing plants and see their lambs sold.

Accompanying the youngsters on the trip will be Leroy Hoermann, county agent; J. O. Winstar, vocational agriculture teacher; Bob Melbern and others. Eddie Winfield is chairman of the C-C agriculture committee which played a big role in the heavily washed by the savage thunderstorms. dumped 1.23 Inches in less than an hour.

Total for the day was 1.8 for a spell of dry weather now. The 1937 rainfall Thursday mors ing stood at 14.48 inches, accord, ing to figures compiled by the local Weather Bureau observer. That's 3.13 inches above normal for the period. The Leon River stayed la banks in Gatesville. It crested at 22 feet two feet below flood level late Wednesday afternoon.

The river was falling slowly here Thursday morning. Wednesday Copperas Cove was hit with more than three inches of rain. Killeen officers reported they sighted a tornado funnel over Copperas Cove, but that community's residents didnt see it There were also unconfirmed re ports that a tornado was seen Wed nesday between Gatesville and There was no damage. A flash flood on Table Rock Creek blocked traffic on F-M Hwy, 116 between Gatesville and Copperas Cove for several hours Wednesday. A highway maintainor was sent from Gatesville to shove a way drift sand that had piled up inches.

ged and classified in a giant show at the Coryell Community Center. Then the animals will be shipped to Fort Worth to be marketed, and their owners will be on hand to watch that operation Monday. The public is invited out to the Communty Center Saturday to see the fine lambs raised by the young Coryell feeders. The lambs are due to arrive at the center from 7:30 to 9 a. m.

Saturday. The judging by Roy E. Boswell, manager of the Texas Heavy rains were also reported hi the Coryell City area. In Oglesby the rain is said to have measured seven inches last No serious damage was inflicted on farmlands over most of the county. Most farmers were glad to get the additional moisture, but many of them said they're ready Friday night, four inches Tues day morning and four and a half 0 inches Wednesday, when a creek project and will help stage the show and sale.

near the community went on a ram LADIES NIGHT TUESDAY page and two families whose homes were in low-lying areas had to be evacuated. LITTLEST PRIZE-WINNER Miss Bonnie Lou Ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ford, proudly poses aboard her favorite horse. Shorty, after winning the children's class at the Coryell County Horse Show last Saturday night.

South of Oglesby, Station Creek Fine Horses, Talented Riders Make Rain-Smitten Horse Show a Success has flooded three times and dam Lions to Sponsor Amateur Show Here May 17 aged a bridge on F-M Hwy. 107 between Oglesby and Moody. The on the approaches to the concrete highway was closed to traffic as the water swept as high as four dip through the creek. Rains in the Flat community Though harassed by rain just and vicinity Wednesday morning totalled between two and threw inches. Eeven heavier rains were as the first one, was a year ago, Coryell County's second annual horse show still managed to earn the tag of "success" last week Goldthwaite Man The Gatesville Lions will pro reported at Leon Junction.

passed around as each class was judged in the Firemen-sponsored equine carnival. A large crowd of horse-lovers turned out for Saturday night's show. Intermittent showers cut the attendance at the Friday night performance, however. More than 100 of Texas' top quarter horses vied for top honors in duce a countywide amateur contest and show here May 17, club Is County 4th end. An imposing array of fine horses and talented riders shared in the galaxy of trophies and ribbons leaders announced this week.

The amateur show will be held in the stead of the club's annual min strel. Traffic Victim Coryell Democrats Schedule Tarty the show's quarter horse division A drive has already been laun Evant-Bee House ched to enlist talent for the show, Saturday. Judged the best of them all were two handsome chesnut sorrels Underworld, a stallion Hugh McKenzie, 63, Goldthwaite and amateur entertainers of any age are being urged to; sign up. Prizes will be given the top per rancher and heavy machine oper Night" Hay 21 owned by Johnnie Davis of Stamford, and Renee Boot, a mare own Set Road Hearing: ator, died in a Brown wood hospi tal last Friday morning of in formers. ed by Frank Machac of Hempstead.

mr Those wishing to participate in juries received in a pickup-truck One of the highlights of the As the first step in a new Demo collision near Evant the preced ing afternoon. He was the fourth Friday night show were the cutting horse contests, and here Doc the show are asked to contact one of the members of the show committee: Dr. Otis Ray, N. C. San-ford, Howard Franks, L.

K. Thom cratic party program to enlist support of large numbers of Inactive person to be killed in traffic ac A hearing will be held Thursday, May 2, relative to the proposed farm-market highway from U. S. Highway 84 east of Evant to F-M Hwy. 183 northeast of Bee cidents on Coryell highways this rank-and-file voters Democrats of Coryell County will join their fel son and Billy Clay McClellan year.

Spence, veteran Coryell County cowboy and rodeo figure, forged to the front. He rode the winning entries in the open contest and in 'the senior and Jifnior classes More details concerning the show The fatal mishap occurred on will be announced next week. Hwy. 84 eighteen miles west of House, it was announced this week by Thomas C. Collier, district engineer for the Texas Highway De The Lions will hold their 22nd Gatesville about I low party members throughout the nation Tuesday, May 21, in celebration "of the first annual Democratic party Night.

') Jim McClellan, chairman of the Coryell Democratic Committee, announced this week that plans day as McKenzie was driyTngisTSTrao! Ladies Night Banquet at partment 7:30 p. m. Tuesday in the ele pickup truck east toward Gates The hearing will be held in the Evant school building, and will it mentary school dining hall. Rev. T.

Ayers will be the master of start at 3 p. m. ceremonies, and special entertain Collier said that all interested ment will be furnished by a trio parties are invited to be present. are to hold the celebration at the Coryell Community Center. J.

Albert Dickie has been appointed chairman of the event. of Baylor University students- also. The Saturday night show had a sharp local flavor, as Coryell horses and riders coppeta majority of the prizes. Members of the Gatesville Riding Club played a major role in the show, riding in the parades and grand entries and staging' a special- mounted drill Saturday night. Many- of its members earned awards in the var-1 ious classes Saturday night -Below is a complete list of the prize-winners at the Horse Show: ville.

It angled into a westbound trailer truck driven by James Curtis White of Coleman. White was not hurt. Highway patrolmen who investigated the accident surmised that McKenzie must have fallen asleep while driving. White stcd his truck nearly off the in a vain effort to avoid a collision. Diane Adams, a comedienne who is Sale of tickets at S3 each will graduate student In Baylor's Trash Cans Placed On Downtown Square start May 1.

drama department; Don Couser, a comedian and ballad singer; and Dickie said the program will Gatesville Jaycees have placed Bob (Cunningham, tenor vocalist WIN SHETLAND TROPHY Ed Higgins and. his spirited Shetland, Popcorn, earned the first-place trophy in the Shetland pony class at tho Coryell Horse Show. Young Higgins Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hiygtns.

who is a voice major at Baylor, neat trash receptacles at strategic spots on the sidewalks around the Andrew Kendrick, president of The pickup struck just back of the truck's cab and was smashed by the trailer. McKenzie was trap consist of supper and an entertainment program highlighted by a nation-wide radio quia show, with prizes, in which contestants here will match wits and laughs 'with a quiz panel of nationally-kiiown downtown square, and are urging the club, will present some special FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW QUARTER HORSES awards to club members at the the public to make use of them. ped in the pickup. "We hope these new trash cans banquet. McKenzie didnt lose conscious Grand Champion Stallion: will help keep the downtown area Democrats assembled in Washing Rev.

BUI Tolar, evangelist who is conducting a revival at the First owned by Johnnie ton, D. C. clean of litter," a Jaycee spokes-j ness, and it was first thought that his injuries were not too serious. His pickup was demolished. Davis of Stamford.

man stated, "but they will be of "The first Democratlo Party Baptist Church, was the principal Pearl Voters Reject School Merge with Evant, 40 to 31 Pearl school "district residents, siding in the Pearl district, by a vote of 40 to 31, turned thumbs There has been some soecula- sneaker at the Lions' weekly lun no benefit unless, the public uses Grand Champion Maret cheon Wednesday. A hat was pre them." Renee Boot, owned by Frank Night It the initial move In a wide ranging program set up by the Democratic National Committee to arouse active interest in our party Machac of Hempstead. Reserve Champion Stallion: sented to J. M. Witcher.

a charter member of the club, on his 80th birthday. IL K. Jackson Sr. made Here frern Chicago Mr. and Mrs.

Earl W. Powers of Chicago, visited last week with Mr. Powers' sister, Mrs. Alta M. Bennett, In the Allen R.

Bennett home. Rain Slows Cancer. Crusade Collections on the part of those millions ef Brian's Charro, owned by R. H. the presentation on behalf of the rawCSS" tkn that Pearl may send all its tioo of their school with Evant in a special election held last Sat- rtuteott to Evant in 1W7-M on urday.

a contract basis. Chance of Beaumont. Reserve Champion Mare: voters whom statistical studies tell us are ready and willing to help, Dickie uid. club. This week's heavy rains braked Poco Jane, owned by Phillips the pace of Coryell's Cancer Cru "Surveys show that if every citi The same day Evant voters ap So HORSE SHOW, proved acceptance of the Pearl sade for $1,600, Chairman Howard Franks said Thursday.

He said only meager reports have been Back Page, This Soction zen of voting sge were required today to register his party preference, there would be 82 million Democrats and only 39 million IU-publicans," he claimed. The fact that, despite these figures. Dem turned in the last few days, and that the total collected stiK stands district by a 46 to 0 count This outcome was left meaningless, when Pearl voters rejected the merger. Reports Are that the Pearl school board has taken no action on 1937-68 operation of the school. at a little more than $1,000.

Cru Kirs. Roach, Draft Clerk, Wins Award sade officers are still hopeful that ocrats can still lose elections is a reflection on our local Demo the goal can be met by May 1, how ever. Pearl, which formerly had a 12- cratic organizations throughout tea The Girl Scouts drive to collect grade high school, has been oper country, and we're herewith setting about to improve that situa used sheets for use as cancer band ating an 8-grade elementary school Mrs. Jack B. Roach, clerk of ages netted only IS bundles of tion.

the Coryell-Hamilton Selective sheets last week. Seven of eieht this year and transferring its high school students to Evant. Accord- ing to the scholastic census, there are 40 children of school age re- Service board since May, 1952, has more bundles have been contribu been designated to receive a $25 ted since then, however. All the cash award "for superior perform Trustees Are Named For Rural Schools sheets have been turned over to ance of duty in the public service." the Coryell Memorial Hospital. Colonel Morns S.

Schwartz of McCown Will Move Firm to La Cruces Results of the recent school Austin, state director of Selective trustee elections in Coryell Coun Service, said this week he had ty's small rural elementary school Alert Carded Sunday For GOC Post Here An aircraft alert will be in ef authorized the award for "faith W. M. McCown, owner of Mc ful and intelligent work over long period of time in operation of Selective Service. Cown Jewelry, will move his store to Las Cruces, N. he revealed this week.

Friday and Saturday will be the last two days of his big close-out sale launched a few districts were canvassed this week and the winners certified. Only one spot was contested, and that was at Purmela where Horace Dyer won over W. Uillsap, 51 to It, Others elected to 3-year terns fect from 1 p. m. to 5 p.

m. Sunday for the Gatesville Ground Ob servers Corps post All members of the post are asked to report weeks ago. as school trustees were Bruce Da for duty at the unit's new watcn axevown, wno nas operated a Jewelry firm here the last 14 years, mar at Mound, Paul Russell at La-vita. Louis Hoberx st Ireland sad tower in Westview Addition, Assistant Supervisor Jim Rushing plans to move all his store fix Calvin Smith at New Olive. said.

ftures to his new location in Las Cruces early next week. During his stay in Gatesville. be has been Holt to Middle East a leader in the local volunteer fire department. Baptist Revival Closes Sunday' Climactic services in a week-long Pat M. Holt, consultant to V.

S. Senate foreign relations County Buys $7,000 Photostat Machine County Clerk A. W. Ellis' office is now recording instruments the modern way with a camera instead of a typewriter. Installed there this week was a giant electric photostat machine.

Photostatic copies are -now being made of all papers filed for record. The old procedure was for typists to copy every Instrument The new machine cost J7, 000. Its purchase was authorized by the commissioners court some time ago. spring revival will be held Sun committee and staff director of its subcommittee on technical assistance, left New York by plana Mrs. Tom Freeman Buys Fabric Shop A downtown business firm chan Wednesday to accompany Sen, Hubert Humphrey on tour of tta Middle East They are slated to ged hands this week when Mrs.

TT1 day at the First Baptist cnurcn here. Rev. Bill Tolar of Baylor University' is the evangelist for the meeting, and Veo Gray is directing the singing. The church has set Sunday at-tennce goals of 700 in Sunday School and 223 in Training Union. ballots which shew that Pearl residents return May 13.

Holt is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat nolt of Gates, Tom Freeman purchased the Gatesville Fabric Shop from Mrs. Reb Elanchard. lira.

Freeman will actively manage the firm. COUNTING TH2 VOTE T. E. Jonas, left, O. A.

Kelly, at act ton udae for rha Event-Pearl scfiool canselidafion veto at Peart, tally up the aosinst the merger. Tfca VflcUr reswlt was 31 far, 43 esalnsr. ville..