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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1949
Page
1
The town eyes a warmer Christmas while merchants showcase seasonal wares and urge early shopping. Local updates cover a milk bowl mascot idea, missing footwear mystery, and San Saba’s new post office kickoff with Lyndon Johnson backing plans. Reuben Senterfitt advances toward the Texas speakership after Vernon McDaniel withdraws, boosting his race.
Natural gas service in San Saba will be inaugurated at about 10 a m today in a brief ceremony at the Lone Stay Gas measuring station east of town on the Lometa highway Mayor Burrel Park will turn the valve to start the flow. City officials and gas company representatives will be present along with employees to prepare the station. The public is invited to witness the event and inspect the station. Laying of mains is 85 percent complete and after today gas will reach homes and offices where service connections are ready. A crew will be kept ready to handle expected demand for home connections.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Foster Elmore 75 were held at 2 30 p m Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in San Saba with Rev Don Hendricks and Rev C E Bradford officiating She died after eight weeks of illness at the home of her daughter Mrs Borden Aylor Surviving are her husband W M Elmore daughter foster son and granddaughter with relatives from Dublin Springer and Holdenville among others The burial was in China Creek cemetery with Howell Doran in charge and pallbearers named from Austin Waco and nearby towns
Teacher layoffs and budget penalties loom as San Saba Independent School District faces financial hits from student absences. First two months yield 1,467 half day absences costing about 1320 dollars and reducing state aid per full day absence. Under Gilmer Aiken, daily attendance, not census, sets funding and staffing levels.
Vari colored electric lights will be strung across streets in the San Saba business district next week to herald the Christmas season. Merchants are urged by the Jaycee Christmas Activities committee to feature Christmas decorations in show windows. Many stores have completed displays and extended closing hours to aid shoppers who could not visit during regular hours in recent months.
The San Saba County Farm Bureau will hold a 7 p m meeting in the district court room. Local delegates will report on the state convention, discuss resolutions, and present highlights from the state president's annual message. Secretary M A Terry will report on membership drive and finances. All members and interested persons urged to attend per President Henry Ratliff.
Jerry Wayne Brooks about 18 months old was treated for injuries after a panel truck backed from the family driveway striking him. Local physicians reported his injuries not critical. He sustained bruises and abrasions to the head and leg around 11 p.m. Tuesday as his father Leo Brooks returned to work.
Elizabeth Ann Hapgood of Goldthwaite was named winner of KTBC Lux Radio Theater 15th anniversary contest. She receives a $28 cosmetics set and beauty aids and a $135 gold wrist watch. Her photo advances to national judging by June Haver and Mark Stevens of 20th Century Fox.
Borden Aytor, a longtime automotive tradesman since 1981, will reopen the Magnolia service station next to Park Chevrolet Co today. He recently worked as automobile party man at Jim Circle Motor Co after earlier running a service station at the current site of Guy Franklin Service Station.
Clayton Hopkins, native of Richland Springs and athletic coach at San Angelo College, died at his San Angelo home. Funeral services were held Tuesday in San Angelo with burial in Richland Springs and Masonic rites later. Survivors include his widow a five year old son John parents and four sisters and four brothers. Hopkins had stepped back from coaching earlier this season due to illness.
San Saba county observes Baylor Day with a dinner in the school cafeteria at T pm. Speaker is Jack Dillard of the Baylor Ex-Students Association and editor of The Baylor Lion. Proceeds aim to fund a 1,500,000 athletic stadium at Baylor. Reservations by Friday noon to Mrs. Sam Boyd. Ex-students and Baylor friends invited.
San Saba veterans at their regular meeting voted to pay the 25 charter dues to form a VFW auxiliary here. A sixteen member minimum is set and a committee led by Commander Joe Hopper will recruit members. A steak supper was served with Howard Baird and Dick Sherrets in charge.
Jaycee Christmas Activities Committee asks for dolls for underprivileged children in San Saba this Christmas. High school vocational agriculture and home economics students repair and dress up dolls and toys for distribution with food baskets. Donated items may be left at the VA-Home Ec building on the southwest corner of the elementary school campus.
San Saba County Memorial Hospital seeks donations of large white cotton cloths not smaller than pillow cases for wrapping sterilized instruments. Holes allowed due to three thickness wraps. Leave at Moore Pecan House or call 203 W. Moore. Mrs. Moore will tour Gatesville, Lampasas, and Brady to review supplies and price schedules.
San Saba would receive a $170,000 federal post office and building if funds become available for site purchase and planning. Pending construction money, Public Building Administration will approve planning now, per Senator Lyndon Johnson’s telegram to Acting Postmaster W E Bryant. San Saba ranks among 20 Texas towns on priority for such facilities.
Calvin C Daniel resigns as executive bookkeeper at Good Friends Austin to take over management of the Daniels Grocery Market and Station in San Saba from his parents Mr and Mrs C C Daniel. A San Saba High School graduate, he recently completed junior accounting and holds a lifetime scholarship in advanced accounting at Nixon Clay Commercial College. The store is on West Wallace Street.
Red Patterson hunted last week on Wade Ellis place and killed a mule deer with a 30-30 slug after which the bobcat opened the mule skel. He also spotted another cat that ran to safety. The county pays a $5 bounty on bobcats.
An inspection of San Saba County Memorial Hospital by Architect John Linn Scott Contractor Roy McCuistan and San Saba county commissioners court led to acceptance of general construction and heating and air conditioning with a one year guarantee and minor reservations. Electrical and plumbing work were not accepted due to additional work, with expected acceptance in a few days. This approval allows immediate installation of hospital equipment stored awaiting structure approval.
Vernon McDaniel of Wichita Falls withdraws from the Fifty-second Legislature Speaker race and endorses Rep. Reuben E. Senterfitt. McDaniel cites Senterfitt's two to one support among current members as a reason for the move.
San Saba landed three first stringers and several others on the District 22 A 1949 all district football squad. First team selections include Hooker Reavis guard Clifford Wilson center and Dougal Cameron back.
Fort Worth mayor and Stock Show officials invite San Saba to designate a city day at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show January 27 to February 1950. The plan includes a concert by the high school band, free admission for band members, and designation of a cowgirl sweetheart to ride in the rodeo grand entry. The Fort Worth show, founded in 1896, is the largest stock show in the Southwest with the world class indoor rodeo and substantial cash prizes.
Bowl headlines center on post season pairings as LSU faces Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The Milk Bowl shifts to Cameron on December 16 with San Saba Pewees meeting Gause Pewees, Dec. 10 earlier announced. Other bowls feature Toledo vs Cincinnati, Hillsdale vs Evansville, Boise JC vs Taft JC, and Rose, Cotton, Orange, Sun, Pineapple bowls with listed participants.
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