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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1956
Page
5
The principal must schedule fire drills twice weekly with assignments by grade and room and keep a daily arrival and departure register for staff. He must remain on site during sessions and arrange for a responsible person in charge when away. He oversees custodians, reports building damage, and enforces superintendent approved advertising limits and rules.
Week-end visitors included Mr and Mrs Fred G Frnke and Shirley with Mr and Mrs St Mathis Jr and family from Bay City plus Mr and Mrs Edmund Radack and family. unrelated ad inserted about vaccines and urinary needs at Joe D Luna's Eagle Lake.
Three Eagle seniors participated Tuesday morning in a National Honor Society scholarship competition. Virginia Star ke, Jean Causey, and Shiley Frnka took part in exams across the United States. Scholarships are sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals in cooperation with the National Honor Society. Results will be announced later.
A promotional notice invites Melvin Hayden to a Rice Theatre show on March 22 or 23 featuring Rory Calhoun Shelly Winters and Gilbert Roland in The Treasure of Pancho Villa. Clip this ticket to present at box office. Also promotes Elgin Watch gift from Jos D Luna's Drug Store in Eagle Lake.
Central Power and Light officials say 1955 demand rose 15.7 percent in the CPL area. Electricity sales reached 1,900,567,595 kilowatt hours and the system served 218,940 customers across 208 communities. Residential usage averaged 2,064 kilowatt hours, up 195 from 1954, with new generating units added at Victoria and Laredo stations and a 66,000 kilowatt unit under construction at Lon C. Hill near Corpus Christi.
The Circles of the Women of the First Presbyterian Church met Tuesday for a Presbyterian Survey study led by Mrs. S. O. Boothe. The church will hold a general meeting next Wednesday at 9 30 in the morning at Mrs. S. S. Sinclair's home with Mrs. R. J. Campbell co-hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Herzik of Houston visited with the Froka family this week.
The CPL system aims to raise net capability to 531000 kilowatts, nearly five times the level a decade earlier. In 1955 the company reported revenues of $36,011,012, up 12.1 percent from 1954. Taxes totaled $8,240,649, about 23 cents per revenue dollar, and wages and salaries for employees reached $8,719,124.
The Ninth Annual Rice Research Clinic takes place at the American Legion Center in El Campo on April 9. John Dean of the U S Department of Agriculture will join the program alongside L E Crane and other staff from the Texas Rice Pasture Experiment Station. The event is sponsored by the Rice Farmers Cooperative of El Campo, the Rice Marketing Association of El Campo and Ganado, and the Wharton County Agricultural agent's office. Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs J N Frazar include Mrs W P Fitch, Mrs B E Waggoner, and Mrs Charles Collins of San Antonio. Mrs Elmo Sons recently returned from a visit with her husband in Lubbock.
Twenty members of Girl Scout Troop No 3 with leaders Mrs Eldin Kveton and Mrs W T Matthews met at Eagle Lake Elementary School at 4 p m on Wednesday March 7 hiked to the Recreation Center where they were greeted by Senior Scouts Glenda Altman and Sandy Thomas and enjoyed songs and games led by them.
A short social note reports Mrs Harry Kilgore and Mrs Louis Tallas visiting Eagle Lake for a week to attend funeral services for Mrs G M McDonald. Also mentioned is a suppers menu featuring barbecued chicken red beans pickles carrot sticks hot rolls and cold drinks.
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