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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1961
Page
4
The annual Labor Day barbecue planned for Monday at Bronte County Park was postponed due to heavy rains. Aubrey Denman, in charge of arrangements, said the events will proceed in the same order as last week with only an exception.
Denman announced a community barbecue at the park with free swimming from noon to 5 30 pm. The event invites all residents, with salads requested from women and a Tennyson musical group providing entertainment. Merchants of Bronte largely sponsor the barbecue and hope for a record crowd.
Oak Creek Village opened its new shopping and resort center last weekend near Oak Creek Lake and Blackwell. Co owner S J May said the event went well until Sunday night when an eight hour blackout halted car service and kitchen operations, leaving stores candlelit and shoppers in the dark. A family misrouted via Bronte amid heavy rain, found Oak Creek Lake instead of Robert Lee Highway and lacked gas to continue, as the village service station could not pump fuel.
Conda Richards announces a 7:30 PM work session for members and volunteers of the Longhorn Booster Club to prepare Bronte’s 1961 team field and stands for the first game Friday night. Coach Bob Howard says only finishing touches remain.
A heavy September storm dropped up to 9.5 inches in parts of Bronte and surrounding counties. Bronte gauges reported 8.5 inches at Atlantic Pipe Line Station and 9.5 inches on the Rawlings ranch. Farmers praise the moisture for grass growth and cotton, while county agent Sterling Lindsey warns of possible insect swarms. Oak Creek Lake rose about 18 inches, with spillway levels still down.
Bronze Longhorns kickoff the 1961 season Friday at 8 pm against May for a gate of $1 adults 50 cents students. The team, 28 strong, has practiced hard and scrimmaged rival squads. Next week they travel to Ozona to face the Lions in a key test.
Funeral services were held Monday at Robert Lee Methodist Church for Jeff Dean 52 of Robert Lee. He died about 9 p m Saturday at his home. Dean served as Coke County Judge for ten years and earlier headed Bronte Schools for six years. Burial followed at Robert Lee Cemetery with Clift Funeral Home directing and Bronte Masonic Lodge performing graveside rites. Dean was born January 2 1909 son of Claud and Mrs Dean, a Lamesa native who moved to Bronte in 1942 after attending Texas A M College and Sul Ross College.
Barney Griffin, a Juniper area farmer, reported to The Enterprise that he ginned the first 1961 cotton bale in Coke County. The bale weighed 485 pounds and was produced at Castleberry Gin in Miles on August 30.
Bronte Parents Teachers Association plans its first meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. Mrs Darwin Scott is this year’s PTA president and urges all school patrons to attend. A district 19 board meeting will be held today at the school with district board members. an all day session begins at 9 30 a m with out of town ladies lunching in the school lunchroom.
Mr and Mrs Dolan Mackey and Tony visited her parents in Ralls over the weekend. The trip reflected family ties and local travel patterns noted in community notices.
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