The Waco Citizen from Waco, Texas • Page 11

THE CITIZEN, WACO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1975 PAGE 11 Miss Texas Carroll Dawson Named USAWinners Good Turn Day Chairman Kl UP in the Miss Texas-USA Pageant are (left to right): 4th Runner Up, Naomi Medrano, Miss Lulac; 2nd Runner Up. Kimberly Tomes, Miss Houston; Miss Texas, Candace Gray, Miss El Paso; 1st Runner Up, Brenda Benson, Miss Ft. Worth; Runner Up, Karol Kocurek, Miss Dallas. Richard Guy and Rex Behind New Miss Texas USA The story behind the story about the newly reorganized Miss Texas USA pageant in El Paso is a rather involved one So we might condense it by the El Paso pageant broke away from the Fort Worth event because of so many Richard Guy and Rex Holt present the Miss El Paso pageant are two fantastic people who have the whole towTi behind them in whatever they want to do. They took on the state franchise for the USA and Miss Universe pageant after parting vuth the Miss America State pageant Fort Worth Really the USA pageant is bigger than Miss America because it goes into the Miss Universe and is world wide Their TV hookup on July 20.

1974 from the pageant held in the Philippines was estimated to have 600 million viewers Karen Jean Morrison, Miss USA that year was with the girls and pageant officials when they showed a film of the event in El Paso, The entire Miss Universe Maff from New York got behind the El Paso group and came to the pageant over the weekend Harold Glasser, president came along with Robert Parkinson, Ex. Dir and Griff Natl Int. Field Dir They sent Anne Pohtamo, Miss Universe from Finland and Summer Bartholomew, Miss USA Miss Texas USA Aundie Evers is from El Paso Among the judges were Laurie Lea Schaefer, Miss America 1972, and Miss Morrison, Miss USA '74 We predict great things from Richard Guy and Rex Holt. They have Guy rex Associates Their main business is designing elegant gowns So this is how they got into it to start with Now they also design floats for the Sun Carnival Guy Rex is one that likes to do things right and first class if he does them at all The pagenat last week cost him $32,000 to put on But it was some event The decorations on the sets were fabulous Tommy Sands was special guest at the pageant which was also a stage show production Business men of the area supported Guy by purchasing the bottom floor of the super convention center theatre in El Past) at $25 each for the two night All Texans will hear more from Richard Guy and Rex Holt, two beautiful people, as they sav now adavs FORCE commission -John Withers deft), son of Mr and Mrs John Withers of 1132 Sierra, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the I Air Force Tuesday (Aug 26) in ceremonies on the Baylor campus Retired Army Reserve Capt Don L. Booth commissioned Withers, who completed the Air Force Reserve officers Training (AFROTC) program at Baylor.

Withers earlier this month received a bachelor of business administration in management during summer commencement exercises He has received an Air Force educational delay to attend Bay lor School of where he is enrolled as a freshman Withers is a 1971 graduate of Midway High School. Three New Courses Offered At TSTI Peanut Field Day Announced The 1975 Peanut Feild Day highlighting research in progress on the state's fifth most important money crop will held Thursday, September 11 at the Texas AAM I niver sity Tarleton Experiment Station at Stephenvilie Tours, educational displays and peanut implement exhibits will be open to the public from 1 to 5 on peanut diseases and new varieties will highlight the field day this said James Newman, associate professor in charge of the station Other topics to I featured at various tour stops will include fertility, insects, nutgrass control and irrigation New bermudagrass hybrids and Other forage studies will also lie on the tour A shuttle service will carry field day visitors from the Station headquarters every 15 minutes to the various research sites, Newman pointed out The Experiment Station is located two miles north of Stephenvilie on Highway 281 Growers and other interested individuals from throughout the major peanut producing areas of Texas are invited to attend More than 50 programs, in eluding three new courses of study await students who will hling onto the Texas Slate Technical Institute James Connally Campus Sept 3-4 for regular faii registration Registration ill take place in the Kultgen Automotive Building from Ham 4 tmth days Throe new programs will be offered beginning this fall including motorcycle mechanics, printing and hospital engineering technology Both hospital engineering technology and printing will offer an Associate of Applied Science degree The motorcycle mechanics program is one year in length Texas Employment Commission research has cited around HOO job openings in the state lor qualified motorcycle Bill Leonard Speaks To Jayeees Bill Jr retired Director of Safety and In surance of The Southland Corporation was the guest speaker at the Aug 28 meeting of the Waco Jayeees at the Camelot Inn Leonard, who was named honorary vice president of Texas Safety Association for Special Activities, has presented I960 safety lectures outside his job duties within the last years through 1974, He has delivered lectures to groups it schools, service clubs, conventions, university seminars, city employee groups, Scouts, business clubs, fire, safety and other industrial association groups These lectures concern home, industrial and traffic safety as well as fire prevention, school safety programs and effects that safety promotions have in relation to savings and in surance costs is Safety Assistant to the Texas Jayeees Day rest stops and has been since the program began in 1959 Leonard presented five special guests at the meeting They were Stuart Nelson, United State Navy Retired Executiv Director of the Texas Safety Association in Austin, Chuck Glauber, Texas State Technical Institute Training Program Director; Ennis Boyett, manager of the Reddy Ice Company of Waco; O.E Blythe, Detective of the Waco Police Department; and Charles Carruth, Personnel Coordinator of TSTI mechanics The printing program is an outgrowth of the one-year program in printing operations with additional advanced courses added to the curricula as well as a summer cooperative training session The hospital engineering technology is another first Instruction will be aimed at training students for em ployment in a hospital as a maintenance technician Classes begin on Sept. 5 Late registration and schedule changes may be in the Chapel, building 40-5, on Sept. 5. 8.

9, 10 and 11, Students may make schedule changes or register late from 9 11.30 a and from 1-3 Persons desiring additional information may contact the Office of Admissions at State Tech Registration Sept. 6 For College Classes Registration for Saturday College credit classes will be held at McLennan Community College from 8 until 9 a on Saturday. September 6. Classes will also begin that morning The classes include English, government, history, tennis, law enforcement, mathematics, abnormal psychology, general psychology, reading, business and professional speech, and four business classes bookstore ill open for the purchase of books and supplies from 8 a until noon on that day. Classes will be held each Saturday through December 20 except for the Thanksgiving lioliday on November 29 Most classes ill meet from 8 30 a until 11:20 a m.

Pretty Candace Gray, Miss El Paso took the Miss Texas USA by only one point over Brenda Benson, Miss Ft. Worth. Miss Gray wore a strapless blue and silver gown with sequins on the bodice. Second runnerup is Miss Houston, Kimberly Tomes. 3rd runnerup is Karol Korurek, Miss Dallas and 4th runnerup was Naomi Medrano, Miss Lulac.

Miss Waco Peggy Burt and Juanita Vasquez, Miss Lake Whitney 74, were both in the top 12 out of a field of 42 contestants from all over Texas. Miss Dallas, Karol Kocurek won the Miss Photogenic title and Miss Morningside Mall (a suburb of El Paso). Debbie Ann Jones won the Miss Congeniality title. The new Miss Texas was born in Japan, while her father was stationed there in the air force. They moved to Boston, then to El Paso just in time for her to enter the first grade She is 19 now.

She has five older brothers Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. Guy B. Gray. She graduated last fall from El Paso High School and plans to attend of at El Paso.

Last year she was 2nd nerup in the Miss El Paso pageant so was encouraged to run again. She won it April 26. Candace told the Citizen she was honored to be in the state event with girls from all over Texas. It was a she added She likes to dance. On the lib question, Candace stated: like to be treated like a lady.

kinda from the old school where the man is still the head of the This gives her 10 months to prepare for the Miss USA pagenat next may in Niagara Falls, The winner of that event goes to Miss Universe in September, 1976, at a site yet to be selected As Miss Texas Candace wins a wardrobe valued at $14,000, a Datsuncar. an apartment, a CM Ent Center, and many more gifts Miss Ft. Worth as 2nd nerup gets a $250 college scholarship, a jewel case and many other gifts All contestants get to keep their opening number dresses. Catalina swim suit and many misc gifts The pageant was highly praised by the president of Miss Universe. Inc Harry Glasser This was the first state pageant he has made since he took over the office 15 years ago (There's too many national pageantsi.

He said the pageant was as good as the one USA puts on Brenda Benson, Miss Ft Worth models at the Apparel Mart in Dallas, and attends Tarrant Co Jr College She has two brothers and 2 sisters She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Benson of Hurst She was born in Houston This was her first pageant Carroll Dawson, Baylor I got Dawson pondered, but head basketball added, of my fondest coach will serve as general memories are of being in Boy chairman of the 1975 Scout Good VRROl.L DAWSON, Baylor head basketball coach, will be the General Chairman of the 1975 Scout Good Turn Day Drive. Dawson was also chairman for the 1974 drive. Turn Day Drive sponsored in conjunction with Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries Dawson will be serving his second consecutive year as general chairman Born in Alba, Texas, a small town of less than 4 residents, Dawson grew up working on the farm While he was still in school, a Boy Scout was formed. remember what rank Troop 395 met in Alba Baptist Church. was a great Dawson recalls.

Meetings were the of the week, especially in the Barney Hooten was the scoutmaster and according to Dawson, a colorful and person. is still one of my closest friends. I try to see him every time I go Job Creation Program Endorsements Growing Resolutions endorsing the TEXAS FIRST economic development program are pouring in from throughout the stale. Chairman Reagan Brown has revealed Brown, special assistant to Governor Dolph Briscoe, said chambers of commerce at both the local and regional level are officially endorsing the program through their boards of directors and agreeing to serve as coordinators in carrying out the Job Creation Campaign portion of the massive program Thus far in the four-month-old campaign pledge cards have been received from industries agreeing to hire more than 1,300 new employes In addition to the actual pledges secured, a letter from Governor Briscoe resulted in committments to expand by more than 6,000 jobs from the top 1.000 industries. These are now being turned to official pledges to allow posting in Texas Employment Commission offices across the state enabling unemployed and underemployed Texans to apply for the jobs.

GUARANTEE CARPET CLEANING DN I CO. held a seminar August 30 and 31 at the Old Main to celebrate the grand opening of its Western ('raining Center in Waco. There were 75 franchises from Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana in attendance. Guarantee Carpet Cleaning Dye Co. is the largest company of its type in the United States Frank Woodruff, the President of Guarantee System, invested twenty 20 years of his life developing a process for colorizing, tinting, and dyeing carpeting in the home In May of 1975 the Guarantee System West to service the Western states was established Don ver is the President of the Waco headquarters.

Dawson explained his feelings for Hooten by saying, guess everyone can name at least three people who were a great influence on their life. I can think of three, but he was first by far. He introduced me to so many things. never even played golf or handball. and he explained a lot to us.

His wife was an English teacher and they were one of the foremost families of the He smiled as he remembered some of his scouting experiences. He recalled the first time the troop took a trip. It was also the first time he had ever been away from home without his parents. The troop went to a Boy Scout camp. a time it he recollected.

never forget After three years, Troop 395 was forced to disband due to lack of funds. Dawson graduated from Alba High School and continued his education at Paris Jr. College where he majored in commercial art. Realizing he had no talent in this field, he changed his major to physical education when he began classes at Baylor. Upon graduation from Baylor, Dawson was drafted and spent two years in the Army.

When he was discharged, he returned to Baylor as assistant head coach. Bill Menefee, former head basketball coach retired in 1972 leaving the position open to Dawson. Dawson was first asked to be chairman of the Good Turn Day Drive in 1974 by Weldon Frost, community relations director of Goodwill Industries in Waco. know anything about Dawson said. knew a lot about scouting.

All I knew about Goodwill was that if you had something you want, put it in that big yellow Dawson said he was given a tour of Goodwill warehouses where items are repaired and restored for placement in the stores. you could see their Dawson said of the handicapped persons working for Goodwill. a handicapped person feels he is doing something helpful toward the community, he feels good about If everyone could go through and meet these people, it would help Good Turn Day. Goodwill gives a lot of people an opportunity they ordinarily He explained that he have to be asked to participate again. was a great experience.

It helped me quite a bit. I want to do it again." The purpose of Good Turn Day, which is set for Nov. 2 this year, is to fill up the Goodwill warehouses for the winter months when contributions are slow. Dawson's duties as chairman include contacting local news media and all scout troops. This job may be slightly more extensive this year.

Although Good Turn Day was originated nearly 44 years ago by the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts will also be participating this year. main Dawson said, is to be out to the 12 councils of scouts and make speeches I make sure that the scouts are enthused so that they will follow through with delivery and pick-up of Good Turn Day bags I'm making every effort to see that this drive is the best we've ever Dawson said he enjoys talking to scout troops. He added that in all communities and troops, there are people like Barney Hooten He remarked that these people, a great service to their communities According to Dawson, one of the most commendable aspects of the drive is that it cost anybody anything. many good things happen that cost anything? All this project costs is a little time to find what you more you talk about this, the more sense it Dawson commented in all, a great HILL LEONARD, right, retired Director of Safety and Insurance of the Southland Corporation, points out a banner emphasizing JAYCEE LABOR RES1 SIOPS. Leonard spoke to the Waco JAYCEESat the Aug 28 meeting of the organization.

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