Wildcat Ground Game to Get Another Big Test at Slaton
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r V lasaisTOw TAX INCLUDED 48 Years Old - - - And New Twice Every Week 15 CENTS &S&MlWiLITTLEFIELD, LAMB COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1971 NUMBER 43 rni Wildcat Ground Game To Get -- i Another Big Test At Slaton HHnJnKJS Slaton's Strong Point KZ1 Is Stubborn Defense Vv m Littlefield's Wildcats, still showing signs and scorer with 40 carries for 170 yards of becoming an outstanding defensive and five touchdowns, will go at tailback, team, will try to get un- Dennis BlBifiiiiiPifp their offense Fullback Hartley and Flanker J.E ; m QUARTERBACK Gene Pratt, left, and James Lee, right packed Friday night at Slaton, where Johnson round out the jlm backfield. dWest Texas State Coach Gene Mayfield back to town Wednesday defense also has been the word. The only change in the offensive line will frmer Littleflaid Wildcat mentor stopped here for a talk to the Lions Both teams proved their defensive see Allen Grisham, d senior, lylield took the Wildcats far into the state playoffs in 1956 before prowess in the first two games of the year. moving to the center post. Grisham has state championship teams at Borger and Odessa Permian. The WT The Wildcats gave up six points each to been a defensive starter all year. Crosbyton while lands i In his first year of college coaching, having topped Lamar and Levelland, Slaton was Larry Hobratschk will go at split end, (week after dropping the season opener to Memphis State. dropped by Brownfield, 9-- and Kermit, 6-- Matt Giles at tight end, Chuck Blevins and -- 1 Ricky Sanchez at tackles, and Scott Mc-Nee- IllillMiiiiiiilLa' "Anytime you hold a pair of AAA clubs and Kenny Pratt at guards. 16 RIGHT to 15 points in two games, you have to have mnonoBBiaai a fine defense," Coach Jerry Blakely said Leaders in the Slaton defense, which of the Slaton team. Blakely describes as a "forcing type with "They'll put our offensive team to the an eight-ma- n front," are tackle Brad tson Wins Grid Contest biggest test of the season, and we'll have to Winchester and middle linebacker Ron have good execution to move the ball." Bartley Defensive end Bill Buxkemer is also a standout. Winchester goes 185, and toon Pa' Weaver, ana Dean James Adair and Larry Durham, who Blakely will again start with Senior QB his Bartley and Buxkemer 175 each, so there's picked 16 victors in the won the prize money in the first contest, Jay Trammoll as signal caller. mi plenty of heft. Ik cf the News football slipped in the Ralph Funk, the team's leading rusher Leader their predictions in second Offensively, Bartley heads the Tiger luon firs' second and third in round Paul Yarbrough and Debbie Mit- RINGO DOES the lawn mowing at the Joe Foltyn home at 400 E. Street. running attack and Darrell Eastman, 180-pou- nth In the of the chell selected 15 pigskin winners to Foltyn tas.s move senior, is a good passing quar- Mrs. bought the rabbit especially to keep down dandelions after she a forme;' up to Littlefield resident first place in the running for the two Hog Cholera terback. learned how well rabbits like eating the "dandy" flowers. Ringo does a good Igradua''1 r.c.v living in Dallas, tickets to the Cotton Bowl game and $25 "Bartley does a great job on the power job of mowing the grass, too, as Mrs. Foltyn moves his cage to various anaccou-'j- nt HutsonwinsSS expeme monev sweep, and that could be our biggest positions over the yard. He is an added attraction to the children she keeps. c J Eleven persons predicted 15 of the pji the ueek Pat Weaver worry," says Blakely. "He's a hard-nos- e Feeding Ringo dandelions are two of the many children who call the rabbit V...1 best predictions, and winners this week to advance their season Quarantine Off their bunny. They are Melanie Byers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton ei wins t." Jl'hird prize,. standings Second place for the grand Byers, and Kevin Hensley, son of Linda Hensley. -- , d by Mozelle Huutja,r.ii Quarantines fc. ho- - t.iolert. t neon Da vi U Hampton, and six contestants? are lifted in Lamb and Hockley Counties, tfed for third place in the second week of according to County Agent Buddy MO DUNAGIN, T the contest Logsdon. PICKETT RAY Hi JJinner The most often missed tilts this week Logsdon was notified of the lifted were Tulia over Floydada and Frcnship restrictions Wednesday, when Noble led over Morton, All contestants missed the Matlock, state livestock inspector, called Tonight Friona-Bovin- a tie. his office. The top 95 in the football contest are on The quarantines were enacted recently .Annual Pep Farm the sports page of this edition, in portions of Lamb, Hockley and Lubbock Since Din- - '46 will be staged Firefighters Counties, when two confirmed cases of hog u the Parish Hall of St. cholera were found in Lubbock and Catholic Church at Pep, Hockley Counties. knowing they are doing the community percentage of fire loses. Littlefield has two ! at S p.m Gasoline Contract Lubbock County is still under the some good that keeps them in the paid fire truck drivers and four pieces of ol the SI Phillips Altar To Grissom restrictions. In the 25 years M.O. (Mo) Dunagin and department year after year, however equipment, and this affects the rate, too. Me prepared homemade Aivarded J P. (Pickett) Ray have been members of Volunteer firemen have two meetings Over a five-ye- period Littlefield bread trim-tbteu- and all the m the Littlefield Volunteer Fire Department and two practices a month. Dunagin was residents paid insurance premiums of and extra bread In a called meeting Tuesday afternoon, they've never been called on to get a cat fire chief for seven years and has held $334,805 and the companies paid out only t u ill be r r sate after the Littlefield school trustee released Lit- Councilmeii Transfer out of a tree (like in the newspaper comic most of the offices in the organization. Ray $147,582 tlefield Butane. Phillips 66 consignee, from strips) was fire marshall nine years and has held During the 1970 fiscal year, volunteer ill be available in the its gasoline contract with the school City Bond Funds "But one time we were called to get a all offices except fire chief and secretary. firemen answered 85 fire calls and WCommerce office all day, system man out of a tree," Dunagin said. Dunagin Because of the Littlefield volunteer recorded a loss of $22,635 mine iioor tonight. The contract was then awarded to In a brief session Thursday night, city and Ray looked at each other and laughed, firemen and the good loss ratio they've Littlefield's 29 rate compares favorably Grissom Gulf at a price of 18.1 cents per councilmen Considered one item of remembering the ridiculous incident. established, Littlefield has a 29 key rate. with other Texas towns. 'Some com- gallon, including state tax. business on the agenda. The Littlefield firedepartment has come The rate assessed to a town is established munities like Lakeview have a key rate of Trustees had awarded the contract to They approved the transfer of $2,928.93 a long way since it was first organized, over a five-ye- period and depends on the 90 per cent Littlefield Butane at a price of 15.4 last remaining in the 1938 series refunding Dunagin and Ray said they've still got Firechief Leon Durham said the to 1968 month, but the Phillips 66 consignee's bid bonds, interest and sinking fund the their fire truck that was department is in the process of getting i bonds, mv0immmw Market had not included the state tax of 5 cents per series general obligation interest purchased new in 1946. "But that was the Littlefield Durham said the gallon, as understood at that time. and sinking fund. only piece of equipment we had then," Ray premiums will come down after Austin Wed- Grissom Gulf was the next low bidder. The 1938 bonds were paid off said. "We didn't have any boots, or Fly-I- n Breakfast sends a team down. hnned nesday, Sept. 15. slickers, or anything else in the whole The state has just checked the equip- Several items of old business were department then. ment in the Littlefield department. "And brought up and discussed, but no action Littlefield will be the scene of "Now we've got all that and Scott Air Set At Airport everything checked out real good," NEW AUTOS was needed nor taken. old 146 model lest community garage sales Pacts. We're well equipped for a small Durham said, "even the - Minutes of the last meeting were ap- to 500 gallons a r- ever seen, when a giant department." Local flying enthusiasts, with truck To pass it had pump sslawdonthecitvlnthphinH NOW SHOW proved, along with the approval of The two fire fighting veterans with 25 Allen Purdy serving as chairman, minute and it pumped 608." of bills and the acceptance of the ar lution all day Saturday, payment years of service noted the big difference in are sponsoring the First Annual Fly- - Dunagin and Ray were awarded Oct. reports. New 1972 model cars are now departmental the alert system since they first joined. In Breakfast at Littlefield Municipal service pins at the sixth annual firemen's ClllbS. to on Saturday week. 0r?,Tni7.Tlinnc nnA showing in most Littlefield jTSi For years the firemen had rely the Airport Sunday, Sept.