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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1959
Page
4
A petition asks Coke County Commissioners Court to call a hearing on April 18 in Robert Lee to decide if an election will be held to create a water patrol and improvement district for the Kickapoo Creek watershed. Voters will decide on district creation.
Bronte Schools report the resignations of two teachers this week. D W Whittenberg, a high school science teacher, has been offered a University summer scholarship at North Texas State Teachers College in Denton and may stay for next year to pursue a higher degree. Norman Porter, head coach and grade school principal, has not announced plans for next year. he and his wife moved to Bronte in 1957 from Pleasanton, with Mrs. Porter teaching seventh grade the first year.
Work continues on the Bronte Pharmacy site after a blaze last year. The building, bought from Wojtek Bros. of Robert Lee by First National Bank of Bronte, is expected to be rented once repairs finish. Home Lumber Co. expands with a new Bronte outlet east of the tracks, L. C. Lofland and Billy Magness owners. Taylor Emerson completed a house on south Highway 277, sold to Harlin Lee. Jake Scott moves his house from Humble Camp toward town as Humble Camp disbands next fall. New sidewalks laid before Cactus Cafe and Sims Food.
Coke County Commissioners Court asks for bids on two new road trucks and a heavy duty maintainer. Ed Hickman seeks a 2 ton flat bed for Precinct 3, Howard Brock for Precinct 2 Bronte, Fern Havis for Precinct 1. Existing trucks to trade in include a used Adams motor grader. Payment via county machinery warrants.
First National Bank in Bronte shows March deposits of 2,408,102.52, up from 2,325,858.85 a year earlier. Loans and discounts total 721,250.59, surplus rises to 150,000, capital 50,000, with undivided profits pushing capital accounts near 250,000.
C. B. Barbee new Bronte Schools superintendent will visit Bronte Friday. School Board President Harlin Lee said Barbee wants to meet residents and will join a special session with the school board that night. Barbee, formerly Tomball high school principal, was elected last week to replace Garland Black who resigned. He and his wife and four children will move to Bronte this summer to assume duties.
Aubrey Denman organizer for Bronte Park invites all area children to a 3 p m Sunday Easter egg hunt in three age groups. Bronte Lions Club provides eggs and prizes will be awarded in each group. Participants need only bring something to hunt with.
Bronze schools will dismiss Friday for a one day Easter holiday and resume Monday morning. Spring term ends Monday May 25. one lost day must be made up, pushing tasks to the following Monday.
About 100 hunters participated in the rabbit drive at Brookshire on Tuesday. They estimated the kill between 2500 and 5000 rabbits, followed by a barbecue lunch at noon.
The Coke County Commission's court voted to provide poisoned bait free to farm and ranch operators to curb rabies. Bait distribution runs April 3 afternoon and April 4 morning at the County Agricultural Agent’s Office with supervision by Carl Baker and E G Pope of the Predatory Animal Control Service. Operators must distribute bait promptly in cattle areas and around stock tanks. Pete Gentry says Bronte residents fail to cooperate by keeping pets vaccinated and restrained. A local pound plan may charge owners to retrieve loose animals during a 30 day quarantine. Free vaccination continues, now totaling 536 dogs and 159 cats inoculated.
A revival meeting at the First Baptist Church in Bronteig is in progress this week and continues through Easter Sunday. Pastor Rev. Lester Vinson preaches each evening at 8 o clock and invites all to attend remaining services. Mr and Mrs Jake Clark and family of Midland visited Mr and Mrs Joe Edd Scott and family.
Coke County Red Cross drive shows modest gains with $504.91 collected so far, compared with $464.71 last week. County fund chairman H A Springer says volunteers will intensify efforts next week to meet the $1020 quota, urging residents to contribute.
Bronte voters face two upcoming elections on April 4. A school trustee race features five candidates led by incumbents Harlin Lee and Edward Cumbie. seats for two. For the city council, four contenders Joel Binks, McCutchen, Royce Fancher and Billy Joe Luckett seek two seats to replace Matthew Caperton and Bob Wilson who did not run again.
Oil activity in the Bronte area picks up with TXL Oil Corp Midland No 1 J W Labenske a 4400 foot wildcat located between Bronte and Hayrick on a 160 acre lease. Barney Carter of Tyler plans a reentry of a 5176 foot Ellenburger well No 1A Sam Gray northeast of Bronte.
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