The San Saba News and Star from San Saba, Texas • Page 1

Microfilm Box San Saba County's OLDEST Business Institution Corap. EIGHT PAGES ESTABLISHED 1873 "IN ITS EIGHTY-FOURTH YEAR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN SAN SABA COUNTY" Mare San Saba County Peaple Subscribe To The San Saba News Than AnyOther Two Newspapers Combined TIIIT 1 A XT CJ 4 .4 More Than 2 Attend Reunion Of Old Settlers The county's senior R. A. Hujrstetler, Mr. and Mrs.

members of the San Saba County 0. B. Harkey, Mr. and Mrs. E.

P. Old Settlers Association, held Dyess, Mr. and Mrs. Ruby Smith, their annual reunion Thursday of last week at the old Fair Park grounds north of town, with 170 members of the association and a- hout 40 or 50 non-members in attendance. Registration began at 9:30 a.m.

with Mrs. S. G. Boynton, association secretary, in charge. The Rev.

W. L. White, association president, called the group to order at 11 a.m. for the formal program. P.

E. Taliaferro of Zephyr gave the invocation and Louis Crump of San Saba took over the duties of master of ceremonies. David Brown, playing his own guitar accompaniment, sang several hymns and popular numbers. Principal speaker of the day was J. A.

Whitehurst of Fort Worth, who recalled happenings and personalities of pioneer days in this county. At noon basket lunches were shared by family groups and combinations of groups. Ice water, iced tea and coffee were furnished by the association. Memorial services for 78 Old Settlers who have died since last year's reunion were held in the afternoon. Rev.

White conducted the services, and members of the San Saba County Singing Convention, led by their president, Taylor McGregor, sang an appropriate song. The list of deceased members was read by Rev. White, who then led the group in prayer. The Rev. White was re-elected as president and Mrs.

Boynton was appointed to serve again as secretary and historian. The afternoon program ivas concluded about 2:30 p.m. Old settlers registered, ages G5 and above (addresses of San Saba county residents not shown); Roy Bagley, J. J. Armor, Mr.

and Mrs. Sam H. Craven, and E. Fishback, Mrs. J.

B. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.

Kattes, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Shipp, Mrs.

Annie F. McCoury, Mrs. Sudie Taylor, Mrs. U. M.

Sanderson, Mr. and Mrs. T. A- Smith, Jim Maultsby, Andy Locklear, Mr. and Mrs.

Lee Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Lindsey, J.

Henry Smith, Mrs. R. E. Senterfitt, Tink Hamrick, J. S.

Smithwick, Mrs. M. E. Millican, George Harrod, Mr. and Mrs.

A. R. Dockray, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Walker, Mrs.

L. L. Owen, J. C. Montgomery.

Mr. and Mrs. Riley Wood, J. P. Kelly, Carl Bryant, W.

M. Elmore, Mrs. Lillie Smith, Joe Ragsdale, Mr. and Mrs. Robert C.

Sloan Jim Hopkins, G. E. Murray, Mrs W. R. Baxter, Mr.

and Mrs. R. E. Lee, J. H.

Brown, W. M. Perry, H. D. Moore, B.

W. Matsler, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hubbert, G. W.

Long, J. Newell Graves, Monte Skelton, Mrs. Ola Neeper, E. L. Oliver, Mr.

and Mrs. M. 0. Patton, Will Harper, A. T.

Brice, F. C. Heinzke, Mrs. W. F.

Woodward J. A. Whitehurst, Ft. Worth; Jess L. Sofge, Mr.

and Mrs. T. P. Williams, Muskogee, Mr and Mrs. G.

A. Solsbery, E. A. Tomlinson, Mrs. Bob Cochran, Mr.

and Mrs. R. H. Maxwell, Mrs. Connie Brown, F.

Mrs. David O'Neal, Comanche; Mr. and Mrs. W. G.

Shaw, P. E. Taliaferro, Zephyr; Dick Jones, Rochelle; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Goodloe, Cisco; Arthur O'Neal, Comanche; Mr.

and Mrs. Will Duey, D. F. Brown, Warren Kuykendall, Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. Cowart, Mrs. Lillian E. Holcomb, D.

McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rogers, Mr, and Mrs. W. 0.

McCoy. Mr. and, Mrs. J. A- Reid, San Angelo; Mr.

and Mrs. T. I). Taylor, Browmvood; Walter Williams, Goldthwaite; Frank S. Gray, Llano; Andy Gossett, Mrs.

Ada Collins, Houston; Ruth Cockrum, Goldthwkite; and Mrs. A. Parks, Mrs. D. W.

Williams, Goldthwaite; Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Roberts, Mullin; Mr.

and Mrs. W. R. Powell, Mercury; D. B.

Yarborough, Bangs; Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Johnson, W.

T. Walker, Lometa; Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

House, Mrs. M. J. Parker, T. L.

Nolen. Old settlers registered, ages 50 to 65: Mrs. J. J. Armor, Mr.

and Mrs. Mark Maxwell, Mrs. W. J. Neighbors, Mrs.

Watt Brown, Bernice Sanderson. Mrs. Jim Maultsby, Vada Leigh Doran, Mr. and Mrs. THE SAN SABA NEWS, SAN TEXAS.

THURSDAY. JULY 5. 19Sfi Mrs. Lucille Linn Ellingsworth, Rock Island. Mr.

and Mrs. Tom Taff. Mr. and Mrs. R.

A. I Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jones, I Mrs. Ruby Kiteley, Bob Taylor.

Mr. and Mrs. Car! Taylor, Mrs. Irene Linn Gibson. Mr.

and Mrs. David Brown, Mrs. Prentis Smith, Mr. and Mrs. T.

E. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. W. L.

White, Mr. and Mrs. Worth Doran, R. A. Broyles, Forrest Smith, Mrs.

Nettie Scott, Carl A. Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. D. W.

House, Mrs. Laurence Hamrick, Mrs. Fred Townsend Mrs. Mr. and Mrs.

S. G. Boynton. Members of Old Settlers Association who have died during the one year period from June 24, 1955, to June 28, 1956, were read in a special memorial service as follows: Mrs. Laura Jordan, Mrs.

Allie Edgin Mahaley, W. F. Lewis, Mrs. Irene Barrow, Mrs. Rosa Taylor Williams, H.

F. Behrens, Mrs." M. T. Thorp, Mrs. Lou Dove Simpson, James W.

(Bill) McKown, David Lee Smith, W. C. Timberlake, W. R. (Bill) Barber, E.

A. Taylor, Mrs. Carrie Bowman, Mrs. M. D.

Robertspn, M. E. Millican, Lavina Galloway, Mrs. W. D.

Urquhart, Luther C. Brown, Miss Permelia (Tony) McKown, Walter P. Lambert, Tom Speak, William F. Barefoot, William A. Jones.

Mrs. Elzie Carroll, Earl Robinson, J. p. Parker, Mrs. Alfred Estep, Willis W.

Dean, James F. King, -Ira M. Turner, Mrs. Millie Crawford, Mrs. S.

F. Thornton, Jack Roland C. Maxwell, Mrs. A. Stroble, Clarence E.

Snider, Mrs-. Cora Thaxton, Mrs. Joe Morgan, Charles S. Bloomer, Mrs. George W.

Long, Miss Martha Prescott, David H. Walters, Mrs. E. T. Letbetter, John T.

Oliver, Mrs. E. E. Schneider, John F. Brown, Will H.

Doran, Mrs. H. Hart, W. S. Sewell, Max Underwood, Mrs.

Travis (Mary) Locklear. Charlie D. Harris, Mrs. Roberta Jones, James M. Robbins, Mrs.

Ellen Pearce, James Franklin Brown, Roy D. Woods, Mrs. Maud Joiner Bracken, Sam A. Hunt, Mrs. Jack Chancy, Morris Lusty, Mrs.

Louisa Guess, T. V. McCarley, Mrs. Ed (Mary) Glaze, Reuben Gray, Miss Norma Dean, Mrs. Sadie H.

Funderburk, T. J. Murray, Miss Sallie Williamson, Burr Barnett, Rufe C. Hunter, M. M.

Dunham, Bill Wiley Knutson, Matt Hamner, Harve Smith, J. F. Dofflemyer, Mrs. Lidia Hampton. OLDSTERS HEAR list mod attentively Thursday of last week as .1.

A. Whitehurst of Fort Worth recalled persons and events of San Saha's pioneer days at the annual San Saba County Old Settlers Reunion. Frank S. Gray, center foreground, was the oldest man registered at the reunion. A native of this county, he now resides in Llano.

It Was a hot morning, and J. C. (Cal) Montgomery, right, removed his hat for better ventilation. COURT AUTHORIZES VACATIONS EQUALIZATION BOARD GRANTS REDUCTIONS IN RENDITIONS 10 Added To Church The High Valley Baptist church closed its 10-day summer revival on Sunday, July 1, and reports 10 additions to the church, including seven by baptism and three by letter. The evangelist for the meeting was the Rev.

Fred Blake of Lamesa; and A. J. Quinn conducted the singing. Tax renditions for several San Saba county property owners were ordered lowered on Friday, June 15, when the county commissioners court sat as a board of equalization. Other action taken by the court included writing into the minutes an order granting county officials and county employees a one- week's paid vacation each year.

During the one-week vacation the officials and employees will receive their regular salary and the county will pay for any expenses incurred in carrying duties of their office or position during their absence. For vacation time in excess of one week per year, the official or employee would be expected to reimburse the county GOLDTHWAITE MAN IN CAR WRECK Gordon Jones, 53, service station operator at Goldthwaite, was seriously injured about 1:15 p.m. Monday when his car loft the highway and overturned about five miles south of San Saba. Jones was taken to San Saba Memorial Hospital and did not regain consciousness until some time during the night. He sustained a fractured collar bone, bruises and possible internal in juries.

Highway Patrolman Jess Askey, who investigated the accident, said that Jones was headed north on Highway 16 and apparently at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the car. The car, a 1950 Dodge 2-door, first went off the pavement on the right side of th road, was pulled back onto the pavement and across into the left bar ditch, and then the car turned over about four times, Askey said. Jones is unmarried. A sister, who lives in Goldthwaite, has been at his bedside. far any expense incurred in carrying on the necessary duties of the otl'ice or position.

No provision was made for loss of salary for vacation time in excess of one week. Persons requesting changes in their tax renditions, arid disposals of the requests by the board of equalization were as follows; E. R. Harkey, rendition lower- ad from $400 to $200. Hall's Ice Plant, rendition reduced from $8,000 to Hall'u Cold Storage, rendition reduced from $10,000 to $8,000.

Owen Block 22 of the Old Town Division, rendition reduced from $0,000 to Block 7, Old Town, from to $1,000. T. A. Smith, rendition reduced from $1,500 to $1,300. Mrs.

Toonie Prathcr, rendition ordered to he kept the same. W. R. Harris, rendition lowered from $750 to $400 on part of Block 24, Harwood Fentress Addition. Ruth Jones, Cherokee, property reduced to $12 per acre.

John G. Chancey, rendition reduced from to $1,200. OLDEST LADY AT REUNION-Mrs. David O'Neal, age 86, of Comanche, was recognized last Thursday, June 28, as being the oldest lady registered at the San Saba County Old Settlers Reunion. A native of Coryell county, she was married when she was 18 and moved to San Saba county three years later (about 1891) where she and her husband bought a farm near China Creek.

Ten or 12 years later they moved up on the Colorado and rented land near Regency, and later bought land on the Colorado. Their children attended school at Locker. The 1936 flood ruined their field crops and drowned their stock, so they moved to Ranger, and later to Brownwood. Mr. O'Neal died about three years ago.

Mrs. O'Neal renewed many friendships and acquaintances at the San Saba reunion. CORRAL SCREEN TOWER BURNS The 62-foot screen tower of the Corral Drive-in Theatre located a bout one mile south of San Saba was destroyed by fire about 3 p.m. Monday when a grass firo got out of control. Abe Willis, theatre manager, said that the tower will be rebuilt within about seven weeks.

A number of the films scheduled at The Corral will be shown instead at The Palace Theatre in San Saba, he said, and a number of matinees will be arranged to relieve possible crowding at night shows. Show schedules for tho coming week have been re-arranged as follows: Wednesday, July 4, matinee and night "Black Jack Ketchum," starring Howard Duff and Victor Jory. Thursday and Friday, July and on Frisco Bay," starring Allan and Edward G. Robinson, with Joanne Dru. Saturday only, July 7 "The Broken Star," with Howard Duff, Lita Baron and Bill Williams.

Sunday and Monday, July 3 and 9 The Walt Disney feature, "Song of the South." Tuesday matinee, July' Children's show, "Gypsy Tuesday arid Wednesday) July 10 and 11 Humphrey Bogart in "The Carder They Fall." Crump Makes Campaign Speech In Bellinger Louis Crump, member of the law firm of Senterfitt Crump, attended a political gathering in Ballinger last Friday, June 29, and spoke in behalf of the candidacy of Reuben Senterfitt for governor. The gathering was held at 10 a.m. on the courthouse square in Ballinger and was attended by about 300 persons. Crump filled the speaking invitation for Senterfitt because Senterfitt and his family were on a campaign tour at the time. to Open Salvation Army Fund Drive Tuesday LEGION TEAM TAKES LEAD Tho American Lotion loaguo baseball toam brok oad' in season standings night when thoy downoi Hoys in inning Me into tho extra in Saba, Hach toam wont into the g- with 2-won, 2-losl, record, tho of seven innings of the two teams woro tiod -1--1, making- extra inning- play necessary.

Tho same tujj-ht tho San married women defeated tho toon- age girls 10-3 in Softball, with Mrs. Bobby Spinks beinjf the winning- pitcher and Janot Harris tho losing- pitcher. Tho ladies arc expected to play each Monday and Thursday night, those boin ff the flights of g-ames. Friday of next week the first of series of fathor-and-son gamos is scheduled, according- to Loon Lane, league manager. Among the pre-leennire teams the Chamber of Commerce team holds a half-Kiuuti lead ovor the Baptists in season standings, according to records up to Monday of this week.

Team were listed us standings of Baptist Rotary Lions Won 2 1 1 Lost 2 I Tied 0 1 0 a goal your of the annual fund campaign for the Salvation Army program San Saba county will begin Tuesday, 10, at. 7 a.m. with a kick. mooting- in the Mold Sim I Cotl'oo Shop. Volunteer workers from ail parts of the county will be present, according to F.dgar R.

Srrviro chairman the Salvation Army, Low recently assumed the duties of count.y chairman for I ho local committee that handles all local welfare problems for the Salvation Army in Sa Saba county. He replaces A. Davenport, who was chairman for two years. Pat Murray is fund campaign chairman for the City of San Saba during the current, drive, and he expects to have about 30 persons assisting in conducting th drive in town. Every etVort, will be made to contact every employed person in the community.

Davenport again will art us campaign chairman for the rural communities over the. county, instates that practically every community in the county will have one or more workers'this year to help in this Salvation Army effort. The local Salvation Army committee, composed of persons representing the entire county, helped many people locally with emergency relief during the past your, Regular garnos scheduled for the coming week are as follows: Thursday, July vs. Fire Boys, Friday, July VH. CO and Baptists vs.

Lions. Monday, July vs. Fire Boys. Tuesday, July vs. Baptists and vs.

Lions. COURY7uFoN FHA COMMITTEE James E. McCoury of Star Route, Sari Saba, is the new member of the Farmers Homo Administration county committee, S.im R. Ellison, county supervisor, announced this week. McCoury's appointment came effective July 1.

The committee on which he will serve determines the eligibility of local farmers who apply for Farmers Home Administration loans. McCoury operates a stock furrn in the Bond community. He HUC- ceeds Clinton E. Lancaster of the Pecan Grove community, whoso term expired this your. The other two committee members are Kelbort K.

Taylor and Houston C. Lewis, stock farmers in the Richland Springs area. Each agricultural county in the country has a similar committee of three members who are responsible for determining loan applicants' eligibility, certifying the value of farms being purchased or improved through Farmers Home Administration loans, and making recommendations on loan approvals and loan servicing actions. Each member in named for a term and one appointment expires each year. A member completing bin 3-year term cannot succeed himself.

At least two of the members must be farmers. The committee works with the county supervisor in connection with all types of loans. These include farm operating loans and loans to buy, improve, or enlarge efficient family-type farms in this area. They also include: loans to farmers or their non profit associations to estaMigh and carry on approved soil and water conservation practices including Improving permanent pastures, terracing, soil erosion measures, farmstead water systems, irrigation, drainage, and many other conservation practices, No loan of any type can be approved for an applicant whose credit needs can be handled adequately by other credit sources. The regular office staff of the Farmers Home Administration serving San Saba county consists if the county supervisor, Sam R.

Ellison; assistant county superior, Ranza J. Adams; county office clerk, Doris V. Arnim; and assistant county office clerk, Carol S. Jeffrey. The office is located in the courthouse.

HERREN CHURCH PLANS REVIVAL The Rev. Otis Testovmun, pastor of tho Baptist Church in Cherokee, will be tho evangelist ut a revival meeting which will open Sunday, July at the Herreii linpU.st, Church in San Snba and will continue, through the following- Sunday, July 15. Song will conducted by A roll Clements of San Saba. Revival uro to be held twice daily at a.m. and at p.m., except on Sunday mornings when tho Sunday school services will bogi at.

a.m. and the preach ing service will be at II a.m. The public has boon invited to attend all services of the church. New Truck Features Power Tailgate A power tailgate thai will raise or lower loads from ground level to the hod of a truck is a feature of the new Chevrolet truck which has been put into service in San Sabu by Merchants Fast Motor Lines. It is the first of its kind to be used in Sun Saba.

Driver of tho now truck is Elton Faught, who has handling freight for the company locally for number of years. CC Directors To Hold Meeting Thursday Dirt-dors of the San Sabu County Chamber of Commerce; will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, July 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the office, according to Slim Cobern, manager. A financial report tho recent rodeo will be hoard; and plant) for tho next membership meeting will he discussed. Low said.

rendered oludcd supplying grocery orders tor local needy families." clothes, medicine and medical attention. Trar.siont families wen; lodging, meals and help with when justified. Nearly every week during the someone calls 0,1 this oom- imiitv of the-Salvation Army for some type of emergency help. of (lie committee administering the Salvation Army program hero include chairman, Clay Kuykendall. treasurer.

Miss Amy Sloan, secretary, T. A. Davenport, Harry Shapiro, K. Bryant, Bubha Walker. P.

t'oborn, Brant ley Barker, Bobby Joe I'ridgeon, Mrs, Marie Clark, Mrs. Winnie Brown and the Rev. C. K. Bradford.

Committee members from various parts of tho county are Taylor, Mr.s. I'rudio Miller and Carl Baskin for Richland Springs; Mrs. Bill Porch, Cherokee; Geo. B. Walker, Algerita; Mrs.

Mack I'nderwoiid. Bend; Mrs. Merle Terry, Pecan drove; Mrs. T. T.

dago, Chappol; Athor Kim drove. Low stales that this committee, seeks to ho of real service and wants to help in emergency in any community in the county when Salvation Army services are. needed, This committee i.s organ- to provide immediate assistance to those in need, without red tape writing. All cases arc handled on the local level and all funds are expended through the local treasurer. Committee members servo without any pay othot than the satUf action of carrying- on a badly needed humanitarian program.

All money received in the campaign to be launched Tuesday will he turned over to the local treutt- tirer to bo for local and. statewide iitu-. The state agencie.H of the Salvation Army, which receive a portion of the funds, offer services which the county may ti.se id, any time they are needed. Those facilities include disaster relief work; a prison parole system; hoinoM for un-wed mothers; nodal service ci'titers; Salvation Army summer cuinp; a program to assist service men and ox-service men and their families; and the "iiiiHcolluueous down-to-earth activities of the Salvation Army to servo human that might, go unattended otherwise," Low slated. Because of the Salvation Army program set up in this county, it is not neceHHury for transients or others to seek help from door to door and person to person if local residents will refer such to any member of the Salvation Army committee.

If people are really in need they will receive some of emergency help from the local committee, according to Johnston, Salvation Army representative, who visited in San Saba this week to assist local workers in organizing the annual fund drive. L'ach year local committee sends three or four Sun Saba county boys to the Salvation Army Summer Camp for boys for one week. This i. just another of the many services that are rendered by the Salvation Army in this county. Low points out that tho past year has been one of the busiest- for the committee and that if this program of helping others i.s to continue, San Suba county must go well over the top on the $1,000 goal for thin year.

ROTARY GAVEL Clements, right, retiring president of the San Saba Rotary Club, passes the gavel to the incoming president, Orel J. Harkey. The organization's new fiscal began July 1..