Winnsboro News (Newspaper) - September 4, 1975, Winnsboro, Texas MICROFILM P. 0. BOX 45436 Presenting the Autumn Trails Queen Contestants Leading Produce Agricultural Section and Rich Oil Area 67-Nntnb�t 45 September 4, 15c One Pates Raiders to host Pittsburg in grid opener LISA BARRETT The annual Autumn Trails festival will begin October 4, with the crowning of Queen Autumn Trails The pageant will begin at 8:00 Walnut Street revival services begin Sunday A week of revival services will begin September 7, at Walnut Street Baptist Services will be held twice daily on Sept. 7 and Sept. 14, with morning services beginning at 10:45 a. m. and evening services at 7:30 p. m. Services will be held each Monday through beginning at 7:30 p. m. Gary Houston of Texas will be the The 20-year-old Houston has filled the pulpit at Walnut Street at times in the and will be bringing the message for each service of the Music will be under the direction of Walnut Street Music and Youth Director Donnie L. 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Sheffield serves as pastor of the p. m. in the Winnsboro High School Auditorium with seven contestants competing for the The new queen will reign over festival activities and represent the Autumn Trails Association at events in the surrounding area during the coming Tickets for the coronation are on sale at Ken's Men Shop on 301 North Main Cost of the tickets is with all seats Tickets may be purchased at the door the night of the The first pictures and biographical sketches of contestants are presented in today's issue of The All will appear during the next three Lisa Barrett will present a ballet dance to the From the in the talent competition at the She is the 14 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barrett and a freshman at Winnsboro High where she is a member of the Red Raider Her hobbies include knitting and She enjoys acting in plays and watching tennis and Lisa participates in tennis and Her favorite food is seafood and her favorite music is After graduation from high she plans to study to become a medical Lou Colvin will present a dance routine as her talent Page 2) Adult classes begin Sept. 23 at high school Persons interested in enrolling in adult education classes are requested to attend the first meeting for the class at 7:30 p. m. September 23. The class will be open to any person who is not in who has not passed the GED test or does not have a high school There is no tuition Miss Gladys Winnsboro High School will be the teacher for the Approximately 20 students from last year's class passed the GED according to Carl WHS Football fever has Winnsboro in its with no known cure except large doses of gridiron action by the Red the amiable malady has been affecting quite a few folks in recent but it is really in evidence now as the Raiders prepare to begin regular season play Friday The locals will play host to the Pittsburg Pirates in Raider with kickoff time scheduled for 8:00 p. m. in the season opener for both A special pregame highlight will be the crowning of the 1975 Red Raider Football with Ceremonies set to begin at 7:40. Pittsburg could prove to be a real test of fire for the as the Class AAA contenders have a healthy group of starters back from last year's Raider head coach Philip Holt said the Pirates could possibly be the best football team the Raiders would face all According to enrollment figures at Pittsburg have dropped to Class AA levels for the past two and if they hold this will mean Pittsburg will return to the AA football ranks for the 1976 But for the they remain in and although they are not rated tops in their which includes such powerhouses as Mt. Liberty and Sulphur they have their set on gaining victories against AA contenders such as the According to two previous performances of the Raiders thus far in scrimmage the locals will be hard for anybody to handle this Having downed both dale and Mineola in controlled the Raiders are in no mood to have their winning streak blemished Team spirit is at a with everything in readiness for the Friday night The Raider starting line-up will be heavily sprinkled with veteran performers back from last year's Field general Mark McCrary has two years of experience under his belt as the Raider and he is joined in the backfield by halfback Keith also a holdover from the 1974 Rounding out the backfield are a trio of stalwart performers from last year's powerful junior varsity Braves halfback Mike Rogers and slotbacks Harry Swann and Donnie Swann and Stone are expected to split duties at the slotback with each capable of a fine Three all with the speed and good hands to do a good will be sharing the wide receiving duties at split Blair Randy Page 4) 75 football sweetheart coronation set Friday The 1975 Red Raider football sweetheart will be crowned in ceremonies Friday September 5, when the Red Raiders open the new season here against the Pittsburg The coronation ceremonies will begin at 7:40 p. m. The sweetheart will be chosen by the football players from three senior They are Debbie who will be escorted by Pat Kathy escorted by Harry and Twila escorted by Keith Junior duchesses will be Angie escorted by Don and Shelia escorted by Mark Sophomore duchess will be Kim escorted by Mike Freshman duchess will be escorted by David Leah Felts will serve as flower girl and Scott Simons will serve as crown A sweetheart dance will be held following the game in the high school The dance will be for the high school students and their WOOD COMMISSIONERS SET BUDGET HEARING The Wood County Court has set 2:00 p. m. September 2, as the time for a public hearing on the proposed operating budget for Wood A public hearing will be held at that on a proposed 15 percent increase of present salaries and other allowances to become effective January 1, for all county employees and THE Freedom Fair celebration will begin with a parade at 10:00 a. m. September 13, the Como The parade will feature horse drawn buggies and horse back Rex Randolph of Pickton and his Mrs. Welcon Wat will drive the antique buggy shown in the picture in the Activities will continue throughout the day and will end with a square dance exhibition at 7:00 p. m. A Little Mister and Miss Freedom Fair will be chosen Saturday September 6, at the The celebration is sponsored by the C-P Bicentennial THE RED Raiders will begin regular season play here Friday as they play host to the powerful Class AAA Pittsburg Pirates in Raider The Raiders are undefeated in two preseason scrimmage having won over both Lindale and Team members and coaches front left to coach Tom Mike Steve Keith Mike Harry George Randy Blair Ronny Swann and coach Charles Second coach Phil coach Loy Dean Damon Brian Pat J. A. Dale Butch Ricky Donnie Mike head coach Philip Holt and coach Mike Back Tracy Randy Gary Rex Don Don Mark Joe Bouland and Harold THE vanity mi will begin their la a at wUi al a- ou with thf Jailer vanity will af ball team are fuun la Mike H Terry Kirk William Mar phew and Teddy Tammy Jean Jimmy Stanley Risky Sieve Kenny Carter and Mark Third Rocky Frank Mike Baddy Keaay Brian David Jay Mike ana timm Hack Hilly liary David Aim Handy r David ami H A. Cystic Fibrosis drive scheduled for September A fund raising campaign will begin today for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation with Mrs. Nix Simons as chairman for the 1975 Breath of Life Workers will be contacting local residents through Mrs. Simons will be assisted in the campaign by six Winnsboro High School students and approximately 20 adult The high school students who will be working are Debbie Deana Lisa Angie Kim Talbert and Marja Among the programs of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation are support for over 100 CF centers across the The centers provide treatment and referral to children who have diseases as well as those who suffer from disorders related to cystic The foundation also funds research to find a cure and control for cystic fibrosis and to develop better treatments for Correspondence courses offered through WHS The Winnsboro Independent School District is now offering an opportunity for adults 21 years of age or older to receive their high school diplomas through correspondence courses with the Tutor Educational Systems Inc. of Ft. Persons interested may contact WHS principal Carl Talbert or Nolan Suiter at the high phone 342-5325. The Tutor Educational Systems will grade the papers and send them to Winnsboro High where they will be checked and returned to the individual Four teams begin seasons away tonight Four Winnsboro football teams will begin regular season play tonight in a pair of double-header matches scheduled in different The freshman Braves and the junior varsity Braves will each take the field in their season opener at The freshman game is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p. with the junior varsity tussle to The seventh and eighth grade Papooses will also begin regular season in a pair of games at The seventh grade game will start at 5:30 p. with the eighth grade game to Both the freshman and junior varsity teams have appeared in scrimmage contests The junior varsity team won by a score of 14 over Undale two weeks and the ninth grade team lied Mineola 1-1 Saturday It will he the season's debut for the Papoose who have been working mm Ihe of school in preparation for the children suffering from all lung Cystic fibrosis affects one out of every 1,500 babies born each year and occurs when a child inherits two genes for the one from each The parents don't have cystic but they are among the 10 million carriers of the gene in the United AT brochures ready for distribution The 1975 Autumn Trails brochures are ready for A copy of the brochure is included as a supplement in today's edition of The Additional copies may be secured at the Chamber of Commerce at most Winnsboro business firms and at The News Business firms may obtain copies for distribution at the Local residents are invited to publicize the 17th annual festival by mailing copies of the brochure to friends and Cost for individual mailing is 16 Full color scenes of festival activities are featured on the cover of the Visitors are lured to the Trails attractions with a description of autumn at Winnsboro by Jonan Brown brochure A display of scenes from Trails activities during the past years and a map of Trails Country with various tours marked are included in the The festival begins October 4, with the coronation of Queen Autumn Trails The month long festival will feature an assortment of activities scheduled each Entertainment will be provided with gospel arts and crafts trail antique pilgrimage of homes and a livestock and dairy grid tickets on sale Monday Tickets for the Winnsboro Red Springs Mustangs game to be played Friday September 12, at Hughes Springs will go on sale Monday September 8, in the high school principal's Tickets wiU remain on sale until 2:00 p. m. seat tickets will be Students tickets will he 50 cents each if purchased at the No student will be available at the General admission tickets will be available al the Tickets for the game with the Pittsburg Pirates at Winnsboro will remain on sale at the office of the high school principal until Friday HAND MEET The Bed Raiders Band Roosters will meal at 7: m. Tuesday September m the bant Ail are invited to attend
