The Dublin Progress (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1967 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 80 — NO. 9
DUBLIN, TEXAS 76446,
THE DUBLIN PROGRESS, THURS., JULY 20 1967
EIGHT PAGES
Ltc Donald E. Liles Promoted to Lt. CoL June 21
Hamrick Laundry Burns, Destroys
51' Gulf State United Phone Cable
Fire of yet undetermined da- of order due to the fire burning
mage blazed through Hamrick’s a 200 pair cable reported Bill
Automatic Laundry Sunday, le-
aving what H. D. Hamrick, ow-
ner, called extensive damage.
Fire was first reported at 2:30
p.m. at the laundry and two
Volunteer Fire Department un-
its were dispatched1 to the scene.
The firemen fought the blaze un
til 4 p.m.
Some 180 telephones were out
Zimmerman, manager of Gulf
States and United Telephone
Co. home office here in Dub-
lin. Mr. Zimmerman along with
two company men out of the
Stephenville office worked on 51
foot of burned lines for six
hours Sunday before restoring
order back to the west side of
town telephones.
Lt. Col. Donald E. Liles is shown here accepting his insigna from Col Howard
O. Golladay of the Nuclear Training Directorate. Also in tihte picture is Mrs.
Liles and one of their sons, Davy. Liles is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Roy Liles
of Dublin.
New Program On Job Training At
DHS; Learn While You Earn
W. R. Taylor, superintendent,
at Dublin High School, announ-
ces a co-op training program in
Agriculture that will be intro-
duced into the Dublin School
this coming year.
This two credit course will be
eligible for senior and juniors
only.
L. R. Armstrong, Vocational
Agriculture teacher, has spent
the last week in Austin attend-
ing meetings regarding the me-
agriculture consist of one half
day of school and one half on
the job.
The student only studies the
skills related to his ribosen job.
The teacher and the business
owner cooperates in teaching
the student the skills and know-
ledge he will need when he gra-
duates.
In short he learns and earns
at the samie time.
Those students interested in
chanics of this program. Brief-1 this program should contact the
ly the co-operative program in> school as soon as possible.
Larry Payne
On Duty
In Vietnam
Private First Class Larry C.
Payne of the U. S. Army and
son of Mr. and Mrs. Orval
Payne, 317 Hurt St. Dublin arri-
ved in Vietnam July 3 and is
now on duty with the HHC 35th
Engineer Battalion stationed
about six miles east of Phu
Cat. Vietnam.
DeLeon Peach,
Melon Festival
Dates for the 1967 De Leon
Peach and Melon Festival have
been set for August 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5.
The 1967 De Lean Peach and
Melon Festival has organized
for this year’s festival and are
meeting regularly for a succ-
essful festival again this year.
To head this year’s festival
board is Wayland Chupp as
chairman; Fred Williams as
vice-chairman; and Red Thom-
pson’as treasurer.
Four new members have been
added to the board!. They1 are
Mrs. Freddy Hammit, Mr. Lar-
ry Keith, Mr. Darrell Kimmell
and Mr. Billy Joe Hare.
The festival office is now op-
en and will be open through the
dates of the festival. The office
is located in the shed an the
festival grounds and will be op-
en each day from 8:30 to 5:00
p.m.
The telephone number is 5000.
We will be happy for you to stop
by the office or call us at any
time for information concerning
the festival.
The office will be happy to
help in any way with class re-
unions that are planned during
the festival.
Two Aunts Enjoy
Weekend Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Willi-
ams and daughter, Barbara of
Odessa Spent the weekend visi-
ting with his aunts, Mrs. Ern-
est Shillingburg an Mrs. Guy
Snively of Dublin. .
James Huckabee
Condition Grave
Mr. and Mrs. Carl O. Hucka-
bee received word of their son’s
condition, James E. Huckabee
now serving im the Marine Corps
Telegram reads as follows:
A report received this head-
quarters reveals that the condi-
tion of your son Lance Corporal
James E. Huckabee USMC is
grave with his prognosis guar-
ded. You can be assured that
he continues to receive the best
of care. You will be kept infor-
med of any significant changes
in his condition. Wallace M.
Greene, Jr. General USMC
Commandent of the Marine
Corps.
The Huckabee’s lived in Dub-
lin and James attended School
here until his Junior year. They
then moved to Lewisville where
James attended North Texas
University before entering the
Marine Corps.
In Hightower Home
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Highto-
wer and boys enjoyed weekend
visitors. They were Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Reed of La
Paze, Balielia; Belton Highto-
wer of Liberal, Kansas; Mr. and
Mrs. Johnny Hightower and son
Paul Brennam, Texas aind Mrs.
Villa O. Hightower of Dublin.
Reed’s Visit Arizona
Mrs. Ben Reed of Dublin and
Lannon D. Reed of Dallas rec-
ently returned from a visit to
Arizona. While in Arizona they
visited with Mi-, and Mrs. R. V.
Black, Mrs. Teryn Talley of
Globe, Arizona; and Mrs. Olean
Hummers of Tuscan.
Dublin's Novelties,
House of Flowers
Opens Here
Jeanette Duvall, a native of
Dublin and California, has rec-
ently opened the Dublin Novel-
ties and House of Flowers Shop.
Mrs. Duvall will be open at
9:30 a.nt. 6 days a week and
specializes in gift wrapping and
antiques.
Dublin’s Novelties and House
of Flowers is located across
from South Park Super Save at
525 South Patrick.
She cordially invites everyone
to come out and browse.
Deliveries of
Parcel Post
Expanded 6 Days
Postmaster Bill Cowan today
announced that parcel post de-
liveries in Dublin will be expa-
nded immediately from five to
six days a week. This is in line
with a recent directive from
Postmater General Lawrence
F. O’Brien following the signing
of the Post Office Department
appropriation bill by President
Johnson. The legislation conta-
ins an $8.5 million item for re-
storation of the six - day a week
delivery which had been cut
back in May 1964 as an economy
measure.
Nearly 5,000 cities are affect-
ed, Cowan said. He noted that
the improved service will rem-
ove an inequity for many busi-
nesses and residential routes.
Postal customers served by
motorized letter carriers
have been receiving six - day
deliveries all along. They were
not covered by the 1964 cut -
back inasmuch as carriers on
vehicles can delivery parcels of
any size. Customers living on
routes serviced by foot carriers
have received larger parcels
from a five - day a week par-
cel post route covered by a truck
Carriers on foot only deliver
small packages weighing two
pounds and under.
Purchase of 100-Acres At Lake
Proctor For Recreational Facilities
The Board of Directors of
Proctor Area Recreation Assoc-
iation, Inc., has recommended
the purchase of approximately
100 acres of land lying west of
Copperas Creek Park for the
construction o f recreational
facilities consisting of a club-
house, swimming pool, boat
docks and fishing piers, 9-hole
golf course, arid playground fa-
cilities. The present members
are being advised by mail about
this decision and their comment
are invited. Dr. William T. Cal-
houn, President of the Proctor
Area Recreation Association
says, “The Board of Directors
made a thorough inspection of
the area and we are delighted
with its possibilities. There is a
beautiful site available for the
Clubhouse wlhich will overlook
a large amount of Lake Proctor
and in addition, a natural cove
goes back up into the area
which will enable us to construct
some very fine boat dock faci-
lities and fishing piers.
When completed, this layout
will be one of the most beauti-
ful in the state and should con-
tribute immeasurably to the
continued growth of Lake Proc-
tor, the cities of Comanche, De
Leon and Dublin, and surround-
ing area. We are very anxious
to get started and if you have
not paid $75.00 and obtained a
membership that you now get
for $75.00 will cost $250.00”
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PpjSF
In Perry Home
Mrs Leona White of Fort
Worth visited MV. and Ifrs.
Frank Perry Friday through
Sunday. She also visited Mrs.
Van Morgan of Purves. They
attended singing in Stephenville
Sunday afternoon.
Fifth Sunday
Singing July 23
Fifth Sunday Singing will be
held at the Congregrational
Methodist Church in Dublin.
Dinner will be served at the
noon hour.
The public is invited.
Fourth Sunday
Revival At Victor
Revival services are set to
begin at Victor the Fourth Sun-
day, July 23 starting at 11:00
a. m- with Rev. Darrell Dossy,
night.
Preaching during the week
nights will be Rev Bob Ferrill
of Oden
Everyone Is invited to attend.
PFC WILLIAM L. COOK
PFC William L. Cook,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Mar-
tin Cook, 310 Hawk St.
in Dublin, left June 21
for Plieku, Vietnam. He
is with the C BTRY
6/29th ARTY 4th Div.
SS Representative
Due Here Monday
A representative from the
Fort Worth District Office is in
Dublin on the second and four-
th Mondays of each month to
preaching Sunday and Sunday prorWe Semi Security an4 Me-
dicare information. He may be
contacted at the Director*’
Room, Dublin National Bank,
between 9:30 a.m. and
Noon.
Selecting Pastor
Underway At
Second Baptist
On Sunday, July 23 Dr. Quinn
who is a bible professor at
Howard Payme College in Brown-
wood will preach at the 2nd
Baptist Church in the absence
of the Interim Pastor, Ray Somes
who is in a revival. On Sunday,
July 30, a Howard Payne stud-
ent preacher, Doug Holtzclaw
will preach and on Sunday Aug-
ust 6, Reverend Carman Harts-
field who is a student of How-
ard Payne and will receive his
degree in August of this year,
will preach ait the church in view
i f a call to the church as past-
or. All members are urged to be
present especially at this time
when the church selects a pas-
tor.
Carter Cook
Resigns As
Band Director
Carter Cook resigned as Dub-
lin High band director at a rec-
ettt school board meeting to ac-
cept a job as assistant band
director in Stephenville.
In other business at Tues-
day’s regular board of educa-
tion meeting Jerry Ledbetter
was hired as assistant coach
and math teacher. Others hired
were Mrs. Ledbetter, high sch-
ool English and remedial read-
ing; Mrs. C. T. Dansby elemen-
tary and Mrs. Dale Key, elem-
entary.
Suzanne Gibson
High Point Girl
4-H Dress Revue
Suzanne Gibson. 14, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Vernon Gibson
of Dublin was named high point
girl in the 4-H Revue held at the
REA Building Friday. She will
git to the District 4-H Revue to
be held July 27, at Tarleton
State College. Miss Gibson who
has been in the 4-H Club for six
years, represented the Dublin
Community 4-H Club and mode-
lded a burnt orange, strioe,
bates cotton dress accented by
a solid combination.
Free Fall Fair Parade Plans
Get Underway; Bigger Than Ever
Mrs. Mitchell, 81,
Services Held
Monday at 5 p.m.
Mrs. Cleo Part.ni Mitchell, 81,
died Sunday in the Stephenville
Hospital.
Funeral services were held
at 5 p.m. Monday at the Firs*
Baptist Church in Alexander
With the Rev. Franklin Hark
ins officiating. Burial was in the
Alexander Cemetery. Harrell
Fu^cra'l Home was in charge.
She was born March 30, 1886,
in Alexander and married Tom
Mitchell Dec. 24, i902. She was
•j member of the Alexander
Baptist Church.
Survivors are two daughters
Mrs. Jack Inabnet of Evant
and Mrs. T. V- Cha/mey of Step-
henville; one son, Carl of Alex-
ander; 16 grandchildren and 10
great - grandcmlJren; one sis-
ter, M!rs. Eva Debher of Step-
henville.
W.HLong
Leaves Post
Wildlife Unit
W. R. (Bill) Long, Informat-
ion and Education Officer with
the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department Regional Office in
Tyler, who will leave the depart-
ment this week after 10 years of
public service to accept a job
as assistant vice-presidenit in
the Bamk Marketing and Pub-
lic Relations department of the
Empire State Bank in Dallas.
Txrng’s interest in the “great
outdoors" began when he was
in high school when he used to
sit by the river near his home
in Dublin and wonder about the
river and all of its great myster-
ies. It was here that he also
felt a need to work with people
in any way
Legion, Auxiliary
Hold Joint Meet
The American Legion and
Auxiliary are holding a joint
meeting on July 24 at the Leg-
ion Hall.
Special guest will be the Dub-
lin Quartet.
Refreshments will be served
to all interested people attend-
ing.
Mothers Play
Soft Ball Game
Thursday Night
It has been announced that
mothers of members of the Dub-
lin Little Leagues baseball
teams will play a baseball
game on Thursday night, July
20 at 7:30 p.m. at the baseball
park. Coaches are Wayne and
J. P. Thiebaud.
Admission will be 50 cents
for adults and 25 cents for chil-
dren.
You will surely get your mon-
ey’s worth so plan to come on
out and watch the fun.
This is a fund raising project
and proceds from the game
will be used to help support the
Dublin Little League teams.
Plans are in the process for
1967 Dublin Community Free
Fall Fair Parade under the dir-
ection of Dean Bradley and
Mrs. Tommy Hicks
All interested persons want-
ing to enter in the parade are
urged to start making plans now
Any business, church, club,
family or individuals are cord-
ially invited to enter in Dublin’s
parade this year
Plans are being made for the
biggest Fair and Parade ever.
Decide now on what you are
going to enter and contact Dean
Bradley or Mrs. Tommy Hicks.
4-H Teen Club
Met Monday In
3-Way Comm.
The Erath County 4-H Teem
Club met Monday July 17 at
6:00 p.m. at the Kenneth Les-
ley Ranch in the Three-Way
Community.
We participated, in a weiner
roast, swimming, and played
volleyball. Miss Patsy Baugh,
Lifesaver at the Stephenville
City Park furnished a program
by demonstrating life saving and
water safety.
The Teen 4-H Club was rec-
ently organized for all club
members 14 yrs. old and older.
This will supplement our regu-
lar meetings and will meet once
each month. Programs will be
arranged that will be of interest
to our age group.
Those attending from Dublin
were Diane Whitefield, Debbie
Fine, Neal McKinney, Travis
Rine, Neal McKinney, Travis
Garrett, and Mrs. Vernon Gib-
son, Adult Leader.
Dublin Schools Opening Date Set
For Wednesday, August 30th
4 Teachers Accepted
W. R. Taylor, supenntendlant
of DHS, announced today that
the Dublin Schools will officially
open Wednesday, August 30. Re-
gistration Information and a de-
tailed school calendar will be
published later in the Progress
Four teachers were employed
and one resignation accepted
in a recent school board meeting
at Dublin Schools, according
to Superintendent W. R. Taylor.
Dublin Schools for the past four
years, resigned in order to ac-
cept a position in the band pro-
gram in the Stephenville Scho-
ols. A replacement is being
sought for Mr. Cook.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ledbetter
teachers in the Stephenville
Schools during the past year,
were employed for positions in
the Dublin .Junior High aind Hig
School. Mr. Ledbetter will serve
on the coaching staff and will
teach advanced high school
mathematics. Mirs. Ledbetter
will teach some high school Eng-
lish and, probably, some reme-
dial reading and language arts.
Mr. l^dbetter, with nine years
of experience and Mrs. Ledbet-
ter, with ten years of experien-
ce, have held positions in the
schools at Mission, Mercedes,
Aldins (Houston) and Stephen-
ville. They have a son and a
daughter in the elementary
grades.
Mrs Joan Dansby, whose
home is in the Dublin commun-
ity, was employed for a teach-
ing assignment in the lower ele-
mentary grades. Mrs- Dansby
has six years of experience in
the elementary grades at Gran-
bury- The Dansbys have four
children who will be attending
school.
Mrs. Madge Key, whose hus-
band, Dale, is already a mem-
ber of the faculty, was employ-
ed to teach in the elementary
grades. Mrs. Key recently has
completed her degree require-
ments at Tarleton State Coll-
ege. She has had two years of
teaching experience in the Des-
demona Schools. The Keys have
two children, one who will be In
the first grade.
Receives
Diploma In
Theology
W
{
ARZELL HYCHE
Arzell Hyche, wihose wife is
a former Dublin resident, will
receive the diploma in theology
from Southwestern Baptist
Seminary. Fort Worth, during
summer commencement exer-
cises, July 21, in Truett Audit-
orium
President Robert /K Naylor
will present degrees and diplo-
mas to more than 100 candidate*
in the schools of theology, reli-
gious education amd church mu-
sic. They join more than 11,000
Southwestern graduates who are
now serving on every continent.
Dr R Jack Robinson, pastor
of the First Baptist Church.
Augusta, Ga., will fleliver the
commencement address. He is
a 1957 doctor of theology grad-
uate of the seminary
Southwestern, owned and op-
erated by the Southwestern Bap-
tist Convention1, is the largest
evangelical seminary i n the
world.
Mrs Hvche is the former
Christine Fincannon.
In Shillingburg; Home
Mr and Mrs. Ernest Shilling-
burg, Sr. visited their son amd
family, Mr and Mrs. Ernest
Shillingburg. Jr., of Temple ov-
er the weekend.
Early Services At First Methodist
Reverend Harmon Swink, pas-
tor of the First Christian Church
Dublin will preach ait the First
Methodist Church, Dublin, at the
8:15 a.m. service Sunday. July
23, 1967. His sermon topic will
be: “The Guided Life.” Rever-
end Eugene Robertson will bring
the special music at the 8:15a--
m service in the form of a solo:
"How Great Thou Art.”
Reverend Robertson will be
preaching at the 9:30 a m. ser-
___ vice at Proctor and the 10:50
12:00 » m. service at Dublin, on the
subject: “Letter* from Christ."
M.Y.F. to Meet 6 p. m.
M. Y. F. Will meet at 6 p.m.
with the Jr. Hi. M.Y.F. Furnis-
hing the Snack Supper.
Evening worship will be at
7 00 p.m. with Reverend Robert-
son preaching and the youth of
the church in charge of the ser-
vice.
After-church fellowship will
be at 8:00 p.m.
A very am and cordial invi
tat ion i* extended to everyone
to be present at any amd all of
the services of the Church. Ev-
eryone i8 welcome and a nur-
sery is provided-
Scouts Return
From Camp
Order of The .Arrow
Memberships Completed
Ronnie Huse. Robert Hail, and
Joey Billingsley representing
Explorer Post 30 and Troop 30,
returned to CSamp Billy Gibbons
Friday, July 14 to complete
their Ordeal Membership of the
Order of the Arrow, Otena
Lodge 295. The Order of the Ar-
row is an Honor Campers Soci-
ety in the Boy Scouts of Amer-
ica. On Friday night the Indian
Dance team consisting of Rob-
ert Hail, Ronnie Huse, Carl L.
Hall, III, and Joey Billingsley
entertained art the Council Fire.
Members of the Otena Lodge
attending the three day camp
were Alfred Havens, David Cle-
veland, Eddie Leatherwood,
Carl L. Hall, m, Jimmy Sikes. [
Ronnie Huse, Robert Hall, Joey
Billingsley amd Scoutmaster,
Leslie Billingsley.
Weather Facts
By Delberi Shafvr
Day k Date
Wed., July 12
Thurs. July 13
Fri., July 14
Sat, July 15
Sun., July 16
Mon., July 17
Tues, July 18
Hi Le
98 72
87 72
88 *62
87 *62
89 *63
82 70
86 66
Rain
♦These are unusually T8W tem-
peratures for July. I believe
that Fort Worth set a record
low dn two of these days of
59 degrees.
This 30 pound yellow catfish was caught mTlfch-
ardson Lake by Tyre Self and Eddy Richardson,
Fridgy afternoon. Helping hold the big cat is Tyre’s
father, Sam SelL
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