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

Mic.rofilm Service Co. P. 01 Box 8066 Dallas, Your Most EFFECTIVE Advertising Medium COKVD. TWELVE PAGES ESTABLISHED 1873 IN ITS EiGHTY-FJFTH YEAR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN SAN SABA COUNTY" More Son Soba County People Subscribe To The Son Soba News Than Any Other Two Newspapers Combined THE SAN SABA NEWS, SAN SABA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 9. 1 957 P-TA To Offer Free Checkups For Beginners A free pre-school checkup for superintendent's office in the children in the San Saba Inde- Elementary School Building at 12 pendent School District who will p.m.

next' Tuesday in order that be' entering school in the first volunteer workers may register, grade for the first time next weigh and measure the children school term, has been scheduled before the medical doctors arrive next Tuesday, May 1-1, according at p.m. to conduct the physi- to Mrs. John R. McRorey, com- cal examinations. Each child mittee chairman for the annual should be accompanied by a Round-Up" which is cnt or other adult, sponsored by the local Parent- Eye and dental examinations Teachers Association.

will not be made Tuesday, but Parents have been requested to each child will be issued slips en- bring their children to the school titling him to a free examination by an optometrist on Thursday, YD AkiCl ATAD May and to a free examination IV I I UK a dentist some time during the I I VII summer months. DDAkJICCfl CAAU A11 llofes sional services used I jUUn in th P-TA project are being do! nated. San Saba will have a translator Purpose of the project is to system to provide clear television hrinff under study an physi( al reception within the city and in handicap or abnormality that the immediate rural areas within might hindei in his school about nine weeks, according to work The heck-iip are made Norman R. Phillips, who proposes ea rly in order that parents will to operate the system. have time to take con e( tiv( meai A copy of the contract to be for their children if they 1 signed by subscribers appears on to arents art lot ob Page 7 of this issue of The News, lifted in any way when they and offers three subscription bring their cn ildrp 'for the check- plans, two being long-term con- ups they merely are Jnformed as tracts requiring advance payment to the condition of their child and VOLUME 19 Local Board Friendly To RS Annexation Aims SNAKE BITE K.

Taylor, Richland Springs farmer, is shown taking life easy in San Saba Memorial Hospital last Saturday after running across an ornery rattlesnake while feeding his horse earlier that morning. The snake bit him on the left index finger as Taylor reached for a block of hay in the barn to throw in the hayrack for his saddlchorsc. The snake's fangs ripped open wounds in Taylor's finger when he jerked back, causing considerable bleeding which Taylor encouraged by "milking" the finger to remove the poison. Taylor pitchforked the snake, about a 2-footer, and took him outside the barn to kill before having Mrs. Taylor drive him in to the doctor.

Nurse Nancy Walker is shown in her periodic task of loosening the tourniquet on Taylor's arm. He was released from the hospital Sunday. San Saba school board members i dent by acclamation and a lengthy night i passi the Spittle future consolidation of board of equalization, and ommon School District. members will be named when the and re-elected all present faculty tentative appointments are con- members not previously re-elect- firmed. ed, excepting Coach Hick Felts, i The school's vocational agricul- rc-signed, and Band Director J.

K. lure department was placed on Hendrick.s, who did not apply for a one-year enrollment probation, uy acc.aiuuuon ana naming approximately one-fourth of one ma lengthy meeting Tuesday Albert Behrens vice-president and teacher's salary nex night elected a new band director, Ben 11. Ray as secretary of the maintain a opart- passed a resolution amicable to board. ent, the local expenditure a- Ihe expressed des.res of Richland Tentative selections were made i mounting to about DOO This sprmgs board members re-arding for membership on the school board to' do for one the future consolidation of the tru-fs board of equalization, and i year to give the vo-ag teachers Sloan I. ommon School District.

1 members u-ill I ie recently of its two homemaking reappoinimcnt. Trustee election results were canvassed and the election of I Xewell A. Oliver and W. R. Ben! son as board members confirmed.

the oath of office had been Iministered to the newly-elected APPLICATIONS DUE POSTMASTER EXAM FOR $3.880 CHEROKEE JOB TO BE HELD SOON ir.i-mbers the hoard Oliver reorganized, hoard presi- nttendance figures for the coming ycar'will determine whether the school will maintain a one- teacher or two-teacher department. The department fell below the TTj-student minimum for a two-teacher department during the current year, and as a result will have to pay out of local funds in consideration of reduced rates, and the third being a one-year contract stipulating advance payments monthly. Phillips stated Wednesday that the engineering survey has been completed and that the translator i tower will be located on Clarence Tisdale's Barnett Springs Ranch east of San Saba. He anticipates that from six to eight weeks will be required to get authority from the Federal Communications Commission, and says that service will start in a few days after permission granted. Definitely slated for use on the translator system are Channel 7, Austin, and Channel 4, Dallas.

If reliable signals can be obtained Phillips contemplates adding a third and possibly a fourth station, probably Channel 5, Fort Worth, or Channel 6, Temple, he said. "Purpose An examination for Postmaster Applicants must then are Free to do as they wish at Cherokee, a $3,880 per year their 18th birthdav regarding it. BOARD RE-HIRES SCHOOL FACULTY and subject to assignment Supt. S. G.

Boynton: Mrs. Ruth Harbuck, Mrs. Mary wou command the respect S. Hmyard, Mrs. Ruth Jones, Mis confidence of patrons Helen L.

Lidstone, Mrs. Edna K. on the closing will be open for receipt of ate for receipt of applications. applications until May 21, 11)57, J'-rsoiis over 70 years of au'e may the U. S.

Civil Service Commis- be appointed! sion announced Uus week. romplete i nformati in a the The Commission is taking 3p e- examination requirement, and 'ructions for tiling applicLitions be obtained at the Cherokee office. Applicat.on forms he filed with th-- S. Civil Commissioi. i.

D. anil ir.u-;" received iif postmarked not later than Mir. 21. The written be at Lampasa.s. The test wiii include questions on verbal abilities such as reading comprehension and vocabulary and questions on post office business man- cial steps to publicize the vacancy in ordi-r to encourage persons to apply for the The San Saba school board at examination.

its meeting Tuesday night re- Competitors for the postmaster elected the following faculty mem- vacancy at Cherokee must "show bers at the state salary schedule that can deal with the pub- FREE SWARM BEES OFFERED Swarm-chasing beekeepers in the San Saba area are olf- ered a free swarm of bees this week S. G. Boynton, if they can figure out how to get them. The bees have up housekeeping in the San Saba grammar school building, southwest corner, tup flour. They possibly over the weekend, as they were not discovered until Monday.

One jrjr! v. as permitted to go after a bee visited the clnssroon; and stung her. CAN MEN STUDY HSECT BUILDUP by lie agreeably and effectively and that they are reliable citizens who at and the postoffice," the announcement of the San Saba McKee, Miss May Vernon, Mrs. states. "They must also show that Gray, Mrs.

Norma 0'- their background will enable them Forrest D. Farmer, Mrs. to maintain simple records of ac- Louise Rich, Mrs. Elsi Ezell, Mrs. counts or that it has given them af rement 'vr T-I-.

i tr I rt Grace Henry, Mrs. Eula Kuykendall, Mrs. Juanita l4ardy, Mrs. Gladys Kuykendall, Mrs. Helen and arithmetic.

a knowledge of postal procedures. Applicants must take a written on post, office manage I merit call for apnlieat'on test. Those who pass will be as- i D. Terry, Mrs. Bonnie Colburn, ned on the basis mS Mrs, Sue B.

Davenport, Mrs. Ma- of this tost and their cial instructions to common arising under them. All management instructions neees. Translator System is to give more people better reception at lowest possible cost," Phillips said. K.

Harkey, Miss Edith Lid- I ability and character. There bel stone, Mrs. Dorothy Miss Christine Boon A. Baker, i-year residence requirement and Mrs. Wilma I -ary to answer questions will be given in the test booklet.

Swails, Mrs. S. G. Boynton, Mrs. Details of the plan of operation Lo rain Roberds, Mrs.

Hattie of the system are outlined in the Taylor, Mrs. Estelle Golden, Mrs. announcement on Page 7. The nez McKee, Mrs. Alma Schumann, contracts printed the Mrs.

Lorena Smith and Mrs. War- ment -may be clipped and used as dine M. Broyles. legally binding contracts, Phillips added; or contracts now being printed will be available Monday at any of the following firms: Sullivan Lumber Brown Electric Service, Shaw Motors, McKneely Furniture Appliances, San Saba Hardware, W. T.

Little Son Hardware, Howell-Doran business office, and Dismuke's Magnolia Service Station. COUNTY ATHLETES HIGH AT STATE San Saba county athletes ranked high last week in state Interscholastic League competition in Austin. The Richland Springs track the no team ranked second in the state in Class and the San Saba girls' tennis doubles team, Suzanne Gray and Ruth Timberlake, tying for third place in Class A state finals, David Green, Pete Sloan and Larry Nettleship built up 22 points to finish 8 points behind the state championship team, Weimar. The Richland Springs boys took no first places, but all finished in second, third or fourth places. Green ran the 100 and 22fJ, Sloan ran the low and high hurdles, and Nettleship competed in the shot put.

The San Saba girls defeated Mineola 7-5, 6-2; then lost to Falfurrias 6-2, 7-5. The Falfurrias team, which has made three trips to the state playoffs, went on this year to win the state championship. If all accept contracts for coming year, there will be faculty vacancies, as the board hired a new band director and at previous meetings had offered contract renewals to all other faculty members. The resignation of Coach Dick Felts coincides with the loss of one faculty member because of lower average daily attendance records, resulting in no necessity for the board to take action toward reducing the number of teachers. Faculty members previously rehired by the board include A.

P. Locklear, Hoyett L. Browning, Charles L. Chrane, Charles Cunningham, Ben F. Hardy, Mrs.

Ruby W. Harkey, James N. Thornton, Leon Lane, Dale Bagley and Mrs. Geneva Stroble. Veteran pref benefits Checks pecan iv.i*.

casebcar- infestation in San Saba a- a were made last Friday by spe- the T-xas Ex- ension Si-jvice, cooperating with County Sterling Undsey, I.indsey reports that i "imd where a considerable num- had imo lender or; pi-can trees, but found few larvae. "Because we not find many not mean that we will rest, for we may Have heavy infesta- later when they attack the 'lilts," I.indsey said. l.ind-.ey placed oi.e th- 1 larvae for one- year to give the vo-ag teachers an opportunity to rebuild interest and enrollment. Under similar lost one teachers. Supt.

S. Boynton submitted attendance figures for the first five (i-weeks periods of the current school teiin, an average daily attendance of S73.Q7 and a present enrollment of 938 scholastics. A minimum average daily attendance (A DA i of 8X8 for the entire school term is required to keep the present number of faculty members, and on the basis of the the San Saba schools are expected to lose one teacher for the coining year. Boynton requested and received board approval of a plan designed to increase ADA figures next year to regain, for the following year, the teacher expected to lost on the basis of this year's attendance. For par- Mils who find it necessary to keep their children out of school lurinu 1 the harvest season, Boynton may authorize a maximum of 'in days absence from school during the work period provided that the children be enrolled at the be- irinninu; of and attend school until needed in harvest work, school during the aiit.hori/.ed absence period when they cannot work because of weather conditions, and that the parents make every effort to keep their children in school during the remainder of the term to meet the attendance minimum i specified in the Compulsory Ati tendance Law.

1 Boynton also asked and was runted authorization to make M'hool repairs and im- pi ovemeiits during the summer vac a'ton period, at an expendi- of ai.oiii Included in i ti-e program will re-roofing i farm shop, constructing a. Army worms have b'-gun dam- 'i-'ewalk on the grammar school San Saba county oat fields. to the school lunch room, with the heaviest infestation ob- an inside painting job CC TO HEAR DAIRY PROSPECTS The possibilities of dairying in the San Saba area will be discussed tonight, Thursday, at the May membership meeting of the San Saba County Chamber of Commerce, when a representative of Foremost Dairies will be guest speaker. Supper will be served at P-nt. in the Community Uuildinn at Mill pond Park, with Smith as chairman the supper conimittee.

Committee members include John Arhelicer, pay ton Harold Behrens. Charles Moore, Roy Ragsdale and i iene 'olilier. The will discuss minimum milk production thai would necessary before a regular milk i'-'Ute could be set up here; and Karris Gadbury, Lometa an, will speak on what the lirynian can expect in term; of Vestment, work, returns from labor, etc. WORMS REPORTED DAMAGING OATS CONFERENCE POSTPONED The regular monthly Workers' Conference of the San Saba County Baptist Association which was to meet May 17 at Locker has been postponed until May 24. ENTHUSIASM i DIES DOWN A Buff Orpington pullet owned by Glenn Fitzgerald, vocational agriculture student, has settled down to normal achievements in the daily grind, her early enthusiasm for doing things in a big way somewhat dampened.

As told by Glenn's mother, Mrs. Jessie Fitzgerald, when the pullet laid her first egg it was just a normal pullet egg, with one yolk. Next day it was still just one egg, but with two yolks. The third day, still trying to do better, the pullet laid an even bigger egg with three yolks in it. Apparently satisfied that there has to be a stopping place somewhere, she dropped back to the normal one-yolk egg on the fourth day.

Mrs. C. D. Bruce of San Antonio came Wednesday, May 8, for a visit with Mrs. T.

J. Burnham. SEDDON TO LEAVE FOR MISSION FIELD The Rev. E. A.

J. Seddon minister of the First Presbyterian Church in San Saba, will leave earl in based upon honorable separation i from the armed forces art" given under certa.n coalitions. Th" the Cherok-'e postoffice was created by the recent of Graves Burke, been postmaster since under incubation, and it pupated! 'in May 7. It usually required from IS to days from pupation tie- tu frjr spraying, added, and it looks now like spraying time locally will so far being in the Pecan Grove community northeast of San Saba, accovditiK' to County Agent Sterling Lindsey. beyiin in the grammar school building, installation of n--w window shades throughout the school building, and Heavy damage has resulted in the band hall.

1. around May L'5 through June who had with his family on May 28 to become an evangelistic missionary at L'ruapan, Michoacan, Mexico. James Marsh, ministerial student at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, has been invited by the pulpit committee of the local church, to be in the morning service here this Sunday, May 12, at the 11 a.m. service. Marsh is scheduled to be graduated from the seminary this month.

I-'i. Mrs. Clyde (Bonnie Johanson has been serving by temporary appointment since Jan. 1, 1957. MOVE TO CURB FALSE ALARMS The Richland Springs i Council Tuesday night passed an ordinance providing a fine of from $25 to $100 for persons convicted Seddon, who has been minister of loitering or tampering with il here since October, 1953, sa ys he property in the city hall or fir- will not go directly to his mis-' "Each individual pecan orchard vary as to the proper time for spraying," he --aid, "and each person should check his own orchard.

Orchards should be checked every two or three days at present, and every day beginning ten days from now." B. Hancock, Extension horti- ulturist, and Frank Gti-ner, Extension entomologist for the Tex. as Agricultural Extension Serv- ic are scheduled to be back in San Saba the last of next week re-check on the casebearer in- on the T. J. Taff place, l.n>d-ey said, and added that he has found a few army worms in all fields he has inspected.

Undsey advises farmers to daily because the worms can multiply very rapidly. Some farmers, including Taff, Kmmett Alderman, Merle Terry and N'orman Terry, have made sion field but will go to Mexico City first where he will attend the national university for six weeks' study. Before coming to San Saba he had 1'J years of work in Texas with Spanish-speaking lhree reajinff people, and he has a good command of the language. house, and specifically for turning in false fire alarms. An emergency clause wa in- Timber was checked last week about spraying tim sey concluded.

definitely Lind- oard voted to renew the depository contract with the Sail Saba National Bank, ami to call for bids from local oil aux-ncies to supply school bus needs. Supt. Boynton recommended to he board I he hiring of Russell A. Lewis Jr. as band director for the year, at the state salary schedule plus a $1.000 differen- plans to dust their oats by air- I tial, same as currently being plane as soon as weather per- paid.

The board voted to hire mils, using a mixture of 2 per- Lewis, who has been band direc- parathion and 111 percent tor in the Taylor public schools for the past five years. He holds a master's degree- and has a total of years' experience as a hand teacher. He is married and has three children, ages 9 through 15. corporated in the ordinance, rnak- on ing it effective immediately without the nee the customary Uruapan, he said, is located in the western part of Mexico, about 225 miles west of Mexico City and near Paricutin which became famous in recent years because of volcanic eruptions. He says he will not have the church there, which is manned by native workers, but he expects to go out into the smaller villages and carry on evangelistic work in the field.

His family will go with him. Since the installation of a dial telephone in Richland about a month ago tnere have (). B. Hat-key farm and on Bagley places. Brown Electric In New Location Brown Electric Servii for business in a new Monday in the Harry building east of Hotel Sun Saba on Wallace street, formerly the Weatherhy Motor Co.

buMii--ss lo- i cation. The tirm. which holds the West- franchise for various opened h.caiioi! After disposing of regular bus- Shapiro on tne aK da, the board n.embers held a lengthy discussion on the proposed consolidation, of the Sloan Common School District, which will become -'dormant" at the close of the present Cub Scouts To Meet Monday, Plan Trip Cub Scouts of Pack 11 will hold i school term because the district home appliances, formerly was ha not upprat a schoo 1'natcd in the (Jwen Bros, bu i'ig on the southwest corner of the co'ii thou.se square. Owners are Ted Brown who four or five faLe alarms set off, their regular monthly pack meet- i is in charge of the service depart- tending to reduce the effectiveness ing at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 13, I ment, and his wife, who is in of the volunteer fire department i the school lunch room where charge of sales and accountint; it i i 1-1 i i.

11 i. i 11 The fire alar set off by dialing a certain i.umber, and sine there is no operator under the they will make plans for the: trip to Austin which local Cub Scouts make on May 27. automatic d.al system, chances have some important busi- coo for the pa-t two years. Richland Springs school board members have expressed interest in annexing that 1 lh Sloa di tri il on Sh'aTet, are serviced by the Richland Springs school district; and members of the Saba school board unanimously adopted a resolution detect-on are small in the case ness to attend to, and we want i of intentional false alarms. i every Cub Scout and his parents eU1 fr Four aU ers were appre- i be present," Cubmaster Riley a TOrd 1 to but his son, Ned, will' rem.iV.7n-' "en-ied in Ki, Hand Spring, Mon- said.

wh'o ly for the summer, returning to (Jav with the awards which have been direct activities Texas in the fall to enroll in col-; tin oi of a false alarm at the will be displayed; and lege. Kathy, who is finishing the firJ 1 a telephone. the group will discuss whether or fourth grade here, will for the business transacted by not to enter a flout in the rodeo most part continue her schooling i the C'-unc i on Tuesday night in- parade in June. at home by correspondence. She eluded the qualifying of the new-' For some time the local Cub Cherokee Church Plans Bible School A Vacation Bible School will be to lie Presented to the county June 3 S( 'hool board, stating that the San, Saba board recognizes the equity of Richland Springs' claim to the Last year about SO enrolled in the Bible school church.

mayor; an Powell, Bernie cause of the lack of adult lead- will be unable to study in the I ly-fleeted mayor and councilmen. Scout organization has been un- schools in Mexico until she learns T. Noel the oath as able to accept ne members be- Spanish. Seddon has served as secretary of the San Saba Ministerial Alliance ever since it was organized in the fall of the first year he came here. I'can-e and Roy pallett sworn in as aldermen.

There are tv. holdover members of the council, H. C. Miller, wrr. present, and R- V.

Lord, ers; but Harkey says that now that there is room for a few new Boys and their parents interested are invited to attend the meeting. two areas mentioned aboVe and does not wish to contend for their annexation to the San Saba dis- sponsored by 'the tr "'t- The San Saba board also recognized favorably the proposed annexation of the W- H- Taylor ranch to the Cherokee school district. The board met at 7:30 p.m. at TO HONOR MOTHERS The First Baptist Church is observing Mother's Day Sunday and will recognize the oldest, the youngest, and the mother with the largest family present. They will be honored with a remembrance which will be presented to them in the morning service.

the superintendent's office, and adjourned shortly before 11 p.m. Board members present included J. W. Patterson R. L.

Byrd, Clarence Roy, Behrens, Ray, Benson and Oliver,.