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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1957
Page
1
The county plans to be debt free during July 1957 with a $372,000 balance due on July 15. Officials note the county’s finances are improving, citing funds for interest and sinking, past bond retirements, and ongoing road and building projects while warning that rising population and service demand challenge future revenue. County commissioners, treasurer, and local press are referenced in evaluating the financial path ahead.
A misprint leads to confusion as Sient World and Pam amid mad attempts to evolve this week at the Rico Theaters. The article notes delays and audience expectations, with theater officials urging clarity for showings and schedules.
Baccalaureate services are set for Sunday at Eagle Lake Garwood and Sheridan area high schools. Speakers include Rev Alfred Weloon and Rev Joe K Adar with music by students and local choirs, followed by benedictions and prayers at each campus.
Forty seven eighth graders are to be promoted to high school on May 22 at Eagle Lake High football stadium. The event includes grease by the top boy and girl, a class certificate presentation by Principal Wi Re Schyatt, and awards to students and parents by Victor Seoth.
The Eagle Lake Parent Teacher Association prepares to install new officers at a high school auditorium meeting. 4 35 pm Thursday features retiring president A C Crendylege and the theme We Have Achieved with a social hour to follow for members and visitors.
Texas Education Agency data for the 1955-56 school year lists Eagle Lake as having the lowest cost per pupil among area schools in Colorado County. The report cites average daily attendance and per pupil spending, with Columbus and Sealy towns also shown for comparison.
Local reports outline preparations for the upcoming swimming season. The pool will reopen on Sunday Busy 2B with a planned helper, while manager Bill Seaecy’s appointment was accepted but Mr Beapey will not be available. Legionists held a meeting to finalize preparations including grounds cleaning and painting and ongoing equipment updates.
Burglars entered Rice Theatre on Main Street in Eagle Lake Sunday night with a broken window after tampering with the office door. Investigators report the gain included a cash drawer and small coins, with some equipment possibly stolen. An attempted entry caused a guard to bleed, but the office door remained largely intact. Local police continue the probe.
Mrs Lee Goode won the Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce slogan contest with Nature's Gift to Industry and Agriculture. She will receive a 25 dollar savings bond, chosen from six entries by the board of directors at a monthly meeting.
The Bobin Grocery on East Main Street invites residents to attend the formal opening on June 1. The store has operated for weeks and promises a varied prize assortment with registration for the event ongoing through opening day.
G G Grant, educator of seventeen years and former Yorktown high school principal, was elected Eagle Lake Schools principal for 1957 56. He has coached and taught in Sonora Ofgem Toloso-Ndgvesy and Yorktown, holds a master of administrative education, and studied guidance at Southwest Texas State College. He is married with one four year old and will assume duties in August.
Kent Beyette, valedictorian of Eagle Lake High School, won the Colorado County Texas Ex-Students Association manual scholarship. The one-year University of Texas award is given by the county chapter. Beyette, active in many school activities, serves as president of the 25 member senior class and graduates with a 96.97 average. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ceci Beyette of this city.
Bastine Schilling was elected the forming president of the Garwood Lions Club at an election held on July 1st. The new officers will take office on July 1st, succeeding W A Hefner as president. Other officers elected include B 43. Strenke First Vice President B F Tamner Second Vice President Troy Bresek Third Vice President Truman Engstram Secretary-Treasurer Boyd Reds, Trustees Walter Var Heeder Linn Tamer and William N. Léhrer and Lawrence Stalinist, view directors.
Two automobiles and a tractor were in a crash on Horn to Market and 1092 near Glen Plaza with injuries reported at Laughlin Hospital. A second wreck on Highway 904 west of Farm to Market 1093 involved Jewel Johnson and a tractor, causing about 150 dollars in damage. Police said one car struck a parked vehicle while attempting to avoid another, with the tractor wheel impact cited as the cause.
The Lower Colorado River Authority protected the 300 mile Colorado River valley below Austin from a third major flood in three weeks. Dam releases and reservoir storage prevented overflow as heavy rains continued into Monday, with Lake Travis and Fort Fort Dam absorbing excess water to safeguard towns along the river.
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