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

ljt Lox 8066 QChe The Pecan Capital bf the World STAR "IN ITS NINETY FOURTH YEAR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN SAN SABA COUNTY" TEN PAGES 10c PER COPY ESTABLISHED 1873 SAN SABA, TEXAS 76877, THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 1966 VOLUME 35 ASCS Committee Balloting Will End Wednesday The deadline for casting ballots in the ASCS Community Committee Election for San Saiba county will be 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, according to information from bhe local ASOS office. Ballots and instructions for voting were mailed to every known farm owner, tenant or sharecropper and their wives in the county on Aug.

23. Any farmer who is of legal age and has an interest in a farm as owner, tenant or sharecropper and any farmer not of legal age in change of the supervision and conduct of a farm operation on the entire farm shall be eligible to vote for commiteemen in bhe community in which he has such an interest. The wife of a farmer to vote also shall bo eligible to cast her ballot. The nominee receiving the most votes shall Ibe declared community committee chairman, with the one receiving the second, highest number of votes ibeing vice chairman and the persons receiving the third (highest number of votes shall be elected regular The persons receiving the fourth, and fifth highest number of votes shall be elected first and second alternate committeeanen, respectively, Tie votes will 'be settled, 'by lot as agreed to by the nominees. Instructions have included the (ballots and anust be followed.

For your vote to be the- Cherokee P-TA Sets First Meet Tuesday Night A covered dish supper. will highlight the first meeting of tohe Cherokee Parent-Teateher Association for the year on Tuesday evening, Sept. 6, held on the football field, according to Boultinghouse, (publicity chairman. An executive meeting at 6:30 will precede the regular meeting at 7 Tuesday, Tine program will include the introduction, of the -teachers, and a short, business meeting, 'followed by ine The P-TA will furnish the bread, drjnks, plates, cups and ble service, Members and guests will bring the (food, Mrs. Boultin.ghouse said that everyone is invited to bring a dish ajid attend the meeting and supper.

4,. of the postage-and-fees paid indicia envelope must be signed and dated. Each of these envelopes must contain only one ballot. Nominees for the four ASCS communities in the county with voters to name five for each community, include bhe following: 'Community Charles R. Beakley, Elwyn C.

(Harvey, Casey A. Heatherly, Dee M. House, Maynard B. Locker, George A. Miller, Earl C.

Patrick and Wayne Powell. Community iB: Donald D. Bumham, Joe C. Davis, Henry D. Edmondson, E.

F. Emmons, Lonnie L. Judkins, Clifford M. Lebbetter, Archie C. Rutherford, Merle E.

Taylor and Denver E. Wood. Community N. Brewer Garrett, iM. J.

Kuykendall, Charles Wm. C. Latham, Louis J. Rochat, Robert 0. Sloan, and Elbert Taylor.

Community Elo E. Henniger, Tom W. Howell, Baxter Lively, Dan E. Parisher, Hex Parker, and Riley Norman Terry. All eligible voters are urged to cast their iballots and mail them (to arrive in the lASOS office not later than 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 7. A -large percentage of the adult population of the county has bhe right, to participate in this election. County and community commit- en will "(be, responsible for supported operations in the and will determine farm are in effect; OWer 'or' which th'ey will 'ibe re- for the administration are agricultural conservation "program, commodity loans, farm storage facility loans, conservation reserve program, 1967 feed grain program and others that may be set by the USDA. Grid Season Ticket Sale Ends Thursday Next Thursday, Sept, 8, wil be the last day fans can buy season tickets for the local games, 'Principal Priest has announced.

The tickets £tre for the five games that will 4 be played here on iRogan Fiejd and can be purchased at $6,25, will give fans bhe opportunity' to pick, their resenv- ed seats for' the season, '''After Thursday reserve seat tickets will foe $1.50 game. Tickets at the gate- however; these riot any reserve searts. Fans are to their season tickets on or -before the deadline Thursday, 8, at the School Tax Office, NEEDS YOUR BLOOD Bloodmobile Will Be Here Wednesday Noon SSHS BAND DRUM Brown, will be leading the San Saba High School Band this fall in the halftime activities for the Armadillo football games and other occasions. She is the first girl to be chosen for drum since 1950. The daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Ted Brown has been member six years.

She attended Arlington State Twirling School in 1964 and 1965, completed a courselin twirling at Sam Houston State College in Huntsville in recently 1966 Drum Major School Houston a Junior. Mozart XSSjfe 'she is a. soprano soloist, member of First Methodist Choir and Sweetheart of San Saba County Historical Survey Committee. Miss-Brown, 17, is a senior and has already registered at Southwest Texas State College where she plans to be an English major, mi nor ing in music. August Rainfall Totals Greatest Amount Of Any Month This Year The month of August continues to bring rainfall to the county, with showers falling at press time, and already recorded the greatest amount of any monbh this year, Although no measurements had been reported, showers began fall- Wed- clouds ings here in the oiby.

nesday morning and' the looked heavy laden to the south and west of town. Kuykendall at Cherokee said he had measured ,50 inch early Wednesday and it was still raining, but no other reports had been received by press time, Although no measurements had 'been taken for the Wednesday morning rain, the last day of Aug- ulit, -L, Ward "had measured (3,97 'inohes, rainfall for the month, Only twice before in 50 yewis has It rained more in August, Those time's were in when 11.83 inohes were recorded and in 4939, 11,72 inches. The erage over the 49-year period is 3,17 inches. The northern portion of county was favored Monday nig-ht, ,29, with yainfall measuring ,50 inch ovev three heavier amounts" ell tog Colorado rivetf, out igWji.iMonday nipt: onjy wa a 0.01*4 at AlgePira Cat Claw; Mrs, C. M.

Letbetter 3.00 Albert Grumbles 3.00 Desmond Doyle 2.60 Spring Creek: Mrs. Dor, Johnson 2.90 Casey Hibier 2,10 Jack Whitley 2.10 Norman Hardman 4 1.40 Locker: Mrs. Bob Taylor 2,00 Paul iRdberds 3,60 James Walker S.60 OlJie Jordan 3,10 Bowser; Mrs. John McLean 2.00 Locker 1,90 Holt," Roy Ware 1,00 Bethel, Mrs, D. Standee I ,50 Lakeview, Cs'iroll Sisters ,80 'Mrs.

Carson Edmondson 127 Students Enroll In Cherokee School 4 Bagley has ed that 127 students registered fpr classes, morning, Aug, 39, snd'six mow students are expected to enroll ithjs week, enrollment is up year's registration when the day The Bloodmotbile Unit, sponsored in the county iby the American Red Cross Chapter, will be here from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, Mrs. Curtis Johnson, county blood program chairman, has announced. The UnJt will 'be set up in the basenient of First Methodist Church and the quota is 75 pints oi for diis first visit of the fiscal year which began JuJy 1.

Mrs. Johnson said she had been told by the ARC local board members that they (had signed the contract for the first sax months of the fiscal year which will end Dec. 31. This program belongs to the people of the county and must be supported by them. The cost of the program to the county is $254 for six montihs and the required amount of blood.

If the people do not care to support the program with both funds and blood during bhe two visits set for the six- montfh period, the (program will be dropped. The Central-Texas Blood Center is cancelling counties that are not making bheir quotas. Last year in four visits, ttie county gave only .163 pints of the 223 pint quota, and funds are short for the current period. The program has helped many persons in the county by having blood available in the local hospital when needed for San county residents and in other hospitals. Eagle Scout Awards Set Friday Evening Weldon Nesbitt and Dave DaY- erapont, two San Saba Boy Scouts, will be presented Eagle Scout Awards at 7 Friday, Sept.

2, in the Gold Boom at Ranchmen's Tower Hotel, Scoutmaster Bill Tid'well has announced. Bill p'Pry, South Central Scout Executive, will make bhe presentations. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, Tidwell said. Nesbitt is the son of and Mrs. Tom E.

SNesbitt and port, the; youngest San Saha Scout to receive the Eagle "Award, 15 the son of Mr, and Mrs. T. A. Davenport. SS BOARD UPS SCHOOL LUNCHES (Members of 'bhe' San Saba (School District (Board met in a special session at 1'J avm, Wednesday to review the audit by Texas Education Association of the lunchroom budget, and found that bhe price of school lunches would have to be increased, Su.pt.

Petty announced, The school Junches will be 40c for everyone, instead of the 30c and 35c previously announced. In bhe audit, it showed the lunches 9ost jnore (bjh an 85e to bhus, the increase in Students take 40c tq school today for their Mrs. Johnson said she had been told that in some hospitals outsidn bhe county, the price of a pint of blood has been increased to $75. San Saba county rasidents can get this blood froi? through the Rlood Program. More blood is being used than ever before in the various hospitals, besides the needs for the service men in Viet Nam and other places.

Local donors, who have given three gallons to more tihan five gallons of blood and have given most every visit since the program began include Edward Ragsdale, Bill Tidwell, Billy Burriham, Teddy Buvnham, Craigan Johnson, Mrs. J. W. Shook, Buddy Priest, Billy C. MoDoniel, M.

Bearden, Lillie Craig, Martin Crutsinger, Dr. R. Benson, Vincent Dismuke, Jody Whitley, Wallace Hinyard, Tom Aylor, James Reavis, Edgar Hubbert, LeRoy Walker, I. A. Howell, Charles Ohrane, J.

M. Gage, iLeon Whitley and possibly others. Some new donors are asked to join this group in giving one pint of blood at this visit to help keep the program for the county. Volunteer workers who will assist with the visit include Mrs. Earl Parks and her homemaking girls of Riohland Springs, canteen workers; Mrs.

T. J. Stewart, Mrs. Mode Mask, Mrs. C.

(M. Carroll and Mrs. Wilton Martin, nurses aides; Mrs. Jack Harkey and her San Saba homemaking girls, typists for labeling bottles, serving juices; Mrs. B.

J. Maxcey of Richland Springs and Mrs. $. McKee, temperature; Stew- ardson, Mrs. LeRoy Walker, Mrs.

David Gilger and Mrs. C. EfTis- dale, typists for" registering donors; Mrs. V. P.

Millican, registering donors. Also, Dr. W. Farley, Dr. R.

C. Felts and Dr. B. L. Trotter will alternate their time for the program.

Boy Scout Meetings Changed To Mondays Scoutmaster Bill Tidwell has announced this week that there will bo no meeting of San Saba Boy Scouts next Wednesday, Sept. 7. Regular meeting dates have changed back to Monday evenings, 8'iid the iiext regular meeting will' bo held Monday, Sept. 12, The group will meet at 7 at the Boy Scout Hut. Gregg Bogard Named Distinguished Student Greg-ony Daryl Bogard, of Mr, and Mrs, Bogard, has made the 'Distinguished Student list in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas University.

A letter to Bogard from Dean Alvin A. Price, stated bhe following; "Being designated a Distinguish-, ed Student is a. signal honor at any time, It is especially true in the intensive program in nary medicine, expend congratulations to you on attaining thia distinction, during wester of J9B6, wish you continued is graduate San High Ice will be furnisher! by San Saba Lockpr plant and Barney Sullivan has mado posters and placed thorn about town for reminders give your blood Wednesday. The VA class of San Saba will unload the Bloodrnobile Unit equtpmcnt at the church. Furnishing food for the visit will be Live Oak HD Club and Simpson Creek HD Club, sandwiches; Wallace Creek HD Club, cookies.

"We hope the residents of the county will come forflh to give a pint of blood at this visit for we believe the county needs the program. You may not need blood for yourself or your family at present but you don't know when bhe time may come that you will need it. Isn't it good to know it is there if you need it and it is helping- someone else? This is the time for the residents of bhe county to prove they do want to keep the program," Mrs. Jdhnson said. WWI Veterans, A Auxiliary Will Meet Tonight The regular meeting of the World War I Veterans, Barracks 1689, and the Ladies Auxiliary will be held at 7 ip.m.

this evening, Thursday, Sefpt, 1, in bh.e American Legion Hall, Quartermaster T. -has announced. Highlighting joint be covered-dish supper served by the Auxiliary. Regular business meetings of the two will be held. Navy- members are invited and all members are urged to be present.

No Advance Ticket Sale For Grid Game There will 'be advance ticket sale for the Armadillo vs Eagles game at Goldtfowaiite, Principal (N. iR, Priest has announced, The means there will, (be no reserve tickets and "they will at first conie s'ervedi' Adult tickets will and students, 25c at Gold- COLLEGE STUDENT LISTINGS The names of San Saiba '''county, will? Wat'tending" college '-fall are needed for News, Star's annual San Saha round-up of college 1 dents, The staff asks the coope tjon of parents and readers in notifying this' of-, fice of students. will ba, enrolled in Qolleges, sitiss or othey special tional "institutions" W' Mail the name of classjf legion and, name," of, school on a- post or' tw, pr- RETURNS FROM VIET NAM -i A for the si4 Miffr A o-F-t-QM n..