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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1960
Page
5
Bronte mayor announced a 7 30 pm mass meeting at the school auditorium to discuss the proposed sewer system and answer questions before Saturday's vote on 135000 in sewer bonds. City officials agreed to provide expert help from Jack Brown and Louis Thompson.
The Bronte School board met Tuesday night to elect teachers for the 1960 61 year and rehired elementary staff including Barbee Thomas Lasswell Henry and others while approving resignations and postponing action on a few positions.
The author argues Saturday's sewer bond election will boost Bronte by attracting residents and supporting future growth. A stronger sewer system could help keep a local school from closing as population rises, making the town a better place to live. The only real objection is the cost, which supporters say is outweighed by benefits.
Dee Arrott of Bronte FFA and Clifford Spaeth of Fredericksburg FFA each scored 520 points to share top honors in the San Angelo Livestock Show judging contest with 248 entrants. Fredricksburg FFA led team standings with 1524 points, followed by Uvalde, Midland, Crane County 4-H, and others in a tight race.
Up to Tuesday noon only 455 passenger car licenses for 1960 had been issued from the office of Paul Good sheriff tax collector. Deputy O B Jacobs said the big rush usually occurs during the final two weeks.
Bronze Lions Club conducts an annual broom sale to benefit the Lions Club and blind makers working with Lighthouse for the Blind. Merchandise will be sold from a van on Main Street in front of First National Bank and by house to house canvass. items include brooms mops brushes and more. Committee members are D. K. Glenn B. E. Modgling J. A. Percifull and Bob Grimes.
Officials review the Kickapoo Dams plan at a meeting in Robert Lee with the Kickapoo Water Control and Improvement District and Coke County Soil Conservation District boards. Six dams, cost about three quarters of a million dollars, affect 27 landowners with 90 to 100 percent protection expected for Bronte and the watershed. The proposal awaits field review and congressional approval before construction funding.
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