The Mexia Daily News from Mexia, Texas • Page 2

The Mexia Daily Newm 2-Mexia, Teras Thursday, November 11, 1965 Mexia Trustees Hear Reports Mexia school trustees heard, reports from principals during the monthly school board meetAng Tuesday night in the Mexla High homemaking cottage. The board paid October bills, the amount of $21,622.29, voled to pay Austin attorney Jack -McCreary $96 for collection of delinquent taxes, and okayed the paying of $3,259.65 on the Woodland school building. In other action, trustees dis- cussed insurance for Mexia school buildings. Principals making were R. Q.

Sims of Ross Elementary School. Mifflin Ellison bf Dunbar High, Walter Cotton of Woodland, Jack Sheffield of Forest Glade, and Bill McClure of Mexia Junior High. A. B. McBay, Mexia High principal, had two speaking engagements on behalf of the upcoming school bond issue, and could not be at the meeling to re-.

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He Benny Lucas for his instruction in the 1n-Service Training Program for modern mathematics teachers at the Forest Glade (school, Mr. Sheffield said 39 teachers from the area are enrolled in the training program, being conducted each Monday from 4 to 6 p. m. for 12 weeks. Mr.

Sims said that 505 students are enrolled at Ross Elementary School and praised the interest of parents of students. Mr. Sims also reported on the flag football program, basketball program and literary events. Mr. Ellison said 501 students are enrolled at Dunbar with the ADA standing at 97 per cent.

He said school spirit is up tremendously and praised the increase in parents' con-lews. cern for their children. This is Mr. Ellison's second year as principal at Dunbar. "My time in Mexia has been most enjoyable," he said.

Mr. Cotton cited the consolldation of Woodland with the Independent School District and said procedures have been established at Woodland to conform with policies of the Mexia district. He said 177 students attend school at Woodland with an average daily attendance of 93 per cent. Mr. McClure, noting a 56- student increase in Mexia Junior High, said his ADA is 97.197.

Two-hundred and 17 students are enrolled in the school. Trustees attending the meeting wero Ivan Thorne, C. G. Roberts, Bob Fain, Jesse Jones, Joe Schultz, and C. W.

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and Mrs. Otis Jackson and granddaughter, Sherrill, (left Sunday afternoon for Pasa-1. dena to visit with their son and daughter-in-law. and granddaughter, Donna. The rain which fell here last Thornton week, was a Godsend.

It was about two and one-half inches. fell slowly, so went into the ground. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Treece and children, Ronda and Denniece, of Houston.

visited Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Treece.

The rodeo Saturday night well attended. The ground a bit soft. but the boys formed well. We all enjoyed it. Visitors of Mr.

and Mrs. Clyde Hunter on Sunday and during the weekend were their daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. J.

R. Redmond of Mission, a nephew and his family. Mr. and Mrs. Lealand Powell, and daughter.

Mary. Mr. Powell is a former resident of Thornton. Willard Asher died Sunday night in a hospital at Services are pending. Mr.

Ashis survived by several brother ers and sisters, nieces and neph- Several poople from here attended the singing in Groesbeck on Sunday. All reported lots of good singing. Among those from our community who are ill are Mrs. Elma Robison, mother of Carroll Fenton, C. M.

Hansen, Mrs. Jesse Asher and Mrs. Mable Rabe. We wish all of them a fast recovery. Mr.

and Mrs. Starley Fenton and sons visited here over the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Fenton, and Mr. and Mrs.

M. K. Fisher. Mr. and Mrs.

Claud Clark and Tom Clark of Humble visited here over the weekend with Mrs. J. D. Richardson and in the M. K.

Fisher home, Mrs. J. H. Cayton left Friday for Dallas after spending couple of weeks here at her home. Prairie Point Church was well attended.

We had 38 people for Sunday School and 43 for church. TwenLy-four brought their Bible. Visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bootman and Paula of Houston, and Mr.

and Mrs. Eddie Dossey. Bible texts for Sunday morning was "'The Love of God" from St. John The Rev. Jack Bell delivered the message.

Miss Pauline Whitley of Mexia became a member of our church. Mr. and Mrs. James O'Neal and family spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.

J. W. Cargile, Herman Keever and Herman Redden were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. Cargile. Mrs. Iva Webster and Mrs. Mary Webster visited them Saturday night.

Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Funderburk were Mrs. Erma Parish, Mr. and Mrs.

R. S. Edward of Waco, Lester Funderburk, Will Avant, Atwood Cobb, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Funderburk and family, Mr.

and Mra. W. R. Galaway, Miss Mary Eakins and Mrs. Pearl Sullivan.

Guests of Mrs. Rhoda Webster were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Webster and family, Mr. and Mrs.

Earnest Webster, and Mr. and Mrs. Charlle Bradshaw. Visitors with Mr. and 'Mrs.

Charlie Bradshaw on were the Galaways and Mrs. Rhoda Webster. Guests of Mrs. Iva Webster on Sunday for supper were Mrs. J.

W. Cargile and Randy. Visitors of Mrs. Pearl Sullivan were Mr. and Mrs.

Galaway, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Funderburk. Visitors with the Galaways! were Mrs. Rhoda Webster, Mrs.

Pearl Sullivan, Mrs. Iva Webster and Arch O'Neal. The Galways vislted Saturday night in the home of Tom Eakins. We are sorry to report that W. A.

Funderburk is not faring SQ well. JUDGE FINES THREE FOOTBALL PLAYERS CANYON (AP) Judge Lloyd King fined three freshman football players Wednesday for setting off a small explosion in a post office box. They are John Bost 19, of Brownfield; David Bowen, 19 of Fort Worth and Raymond Godeke, 17, of Houston. USE THE WANT ADS Controversial Book Disturbs Many British Church Leaders LONDON (AT') A versial new book claiming that Jesus planned his own ion is disturbing many churchmen of all denominations in Britain. The book--titled "'The Passo ver Plot' -suggests that Jesus.

believing himself to be the promised Messiah, schemed throughout his life to manipu(late people so that the Old lament prophecies would be fulfilled. The writer is Dr. Hugh Schonfield. a Jewish scholar living in London. well-known for his modern translation of the New Testament and some 30 commentaries on Biblical history.

Published here by Hutchinson. the book will appear in the United States when negotiations over the rights are concluded. Schonfield. 64, says he scribes to 110 religious creed himself though he believes in; God as pure spirit. He insists he has written his book not to create a sensation but in an honest search for truth.

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