iiiLiiDjiia-jKfiiw- g i PAqgs 46 Years Old And New Twice Every Week 15 CENTS LUME '47$ LITTLEFIELD, LAMB COUNTY, TEXAS, SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1969 NUMBER 22 Jones Sets Board Interviews For Coaching Applicants List Of 14 Prospects Screened Down To 5 Supt. Paul I. Jones said Saturday he superintendent, who has been would present five applicants for the interviewing candidates for the post all Littlefield head coaching position to the week. school board at its regular session Monday night. "We are very near a new football season," said Jones, I "I am hopeful the board can reach a "and think the decision that night," said the board will want to act as soon as possible, so that the new coach can line up the assistants he will need." In five days after the announcement Stadium Service that Raymond Birchfield would leave the head coaching position, Jones received 14 applications for the vacancy. Slated Tonight Jones said he had screened the 14 applicants down to five who have been The second annual summer stadium asked to be on hand for board interviews service is scheduled for Wildcat Stadium Monday night. tonight at 7:30. Of the 14 who applied, six are now IRS. POLLY KENNEDY calls ranch at The special "shirt sleeve, no coat, no the hands in mealtime with this head coaches in schools ranging from bell that has been a welcome to tie" event is being sponsored by First jnner signal Yellow House Ranch Class A to Class AAA in size. The )wboys for many on Baptist Church, but is open to all others generations. Those horseback tie their mounts to are now including several ie hitching post townspeople, regardless of religious assistants, who out front. And just in case an unsuspecting guest meets a now serve on AAAA or college staffs is affiliation. ttleshake, there snake bite serum in the Kennedy's refrigerator. The superintendent said the five who A stadium choir, to be formed of have been asked to meet with the board youth and adults, will meet at the Monday night include four men who are stadium at 7 p.m for rehearsal. Special head coaches and one who is an assistant numbers planned are "We're Marching To at present. G5prge White Ranch Zion" and "Heaven Came Down". As the religious service is an informal Jones said he thought the five men event, persons attending are asked to would give the trustees a good field from come comfortably dressed and "bring a which to select the new coach. Old West pillow and a neighb " y "Fmvpvcr, if 'he 'ard VoukWike t The Cake andxjee will served in a cretin be talk with other candidates, we will HI fellowship period after the worship certainly get them here for an interview," IRODGERS The Kennedys have picked up service. he added. hundreds of square nails between their IKenni'dvs have a bic dinner house and the site of one of the old barns l justTcw tilde their back door, a sturdy that was torn down. Some of these nails front, and they keep out of the original buildings have chlrijillout been ,iTf ??"'::Z-- m llesnkeserum In their refrigerator at donated to museums. Jury Rules 'Not Guilty' ? tlmig Sometimes rattlesnake rattlers are tHmr sains RoKenned is ranch foreman at the plentiful, and Mrs. Kennedy makes paper uwltagtl'9,000 acres plus George White weights, book ends and other objects b - VJ . behind when there are extra mouths from those. "We've only got 24 so far this In Amherst Assault Case ' IfK'JT-V- 'furHt m jut fdMrs. Bonnie Kennedy puts on the year," Bonnie Kennedy said. "Last year we cut the rattlers off 72." frJWflfor all the guests and hungry A HOT JOB on a hot day! With sweat down his face, Don With rattlers so plentiful, this is the The jury verdict was "not guilty" in Witnesses for the defense said the pouring Wallace of Tracy Perkins Roofing Co. checks the temperature gauge on the tar Mrs Kennedv steps out to reason for the snake bite serum. "But the trial of the State of Texas vs. Ular stabbing took place following a crap game pot. He constantly reads 450 degrees, is 97 never had to use, it," she said, "with Johnson, Sudan Negro, accused of assault at the plaintiff's cafe. Defense testimony whether the weather Iblg pullej on the dinner bell. wee degrees-- as It was all Scouts many with intent to murder Doyle Collins. alleged that Collins had gone out to put when the camera caught him at work Friday Ctsure how many feet will be the and the people who afternoon or whether it's near zero. table especially if it happens come out here, no one except a Marine, The trial resulted from a knife barbecue sauce in his car when the ig time several years ago, has been bitten. stabbing Incident that occurred at Collins' accused ran up and knifed him in the of the Kennedy boys says, The Kennedy boys especially like to Cafe in Amherst Dec. 8, 1968. throat, knocked Collins down and piled 20TH ANNIVERSARY loll .'s eat out tonight," they find arrowheads. "I've got 38 now," Jury members deliberated the case on top of him when a witness begged Johnson not to kill him. Supper on the long screened-l- n Handy said, displaying a jar filled with about two hours concluding conflicting Wilson testified that nins the entire length the flints. stories from the defense and plaintiff. Herman and Johnson There are many unique places for for the defense. thl Testimony for the plaintiff said that IMHWh, which Is part of the original boyhood pastimes on the ranch. A Girlstown Event Today ,nd was headquarters for the concrete swimming pool nearly a century Absentee Vole Starts Collins had gone out to his car to get four quarts of beer to sell. Johnson said rtelon, abounds In history. Mrs. old stores water for six stock water tubs. Littlefield Volunteer Firemen are when Linda Metcalf "Miss On Amendments Collins hit him with a bottle. Johnson reigning ps and saves all the articles Just back of the ranch house is the site playing a big part in Girlstown, U.S.A.'s L' S A " testified that he knocked Collins down Girlstown. will relinquish her nch and information on the of the original "tallest windmill in the Absentee voting for nine proposed 20th Anniversary Celebration today. crown to her successor the and pulled a knife on Collins in self world" that reached as high as a constitutional will 8 They began cooking yesterday for amendments begin at defense. the Candidates for the new title are Donna of rocks, fossils, arrow heads, building. Water from this mill flowed a.m. Wednesday, July 16, at the County giant barbecue which will be served to Stone of Big Spring. Billye N'airn of Texas luare nails can be found on the downhill and through concrete milk Clerk's office In the courthouse, Witnesses for the State were Collins, several thousand area visitors at 4:30, City; Beatrice Moody of San Antonio. troughs In the storage room that still according to County Clerk Mary Beth Mrs. Collins, Dr. Pearlman, Annie Mae following a full afternoon of activities. Linda White of Beaumont; and Patricia foreman's house, where the stands and now houses a pressure water Wllley. Gilyard who brought Collins to the The annual open house will begin at 2 Weeks of Midland (cook tank. Closing girls !lve, the bunk house time for absentee voting will hospital, 0. B. McClendon who drove the p.m., when of the home will serve as Girlstown. I' S A was founded in commissary are all that are There are numerous lakes on the big be at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1. The general car transporting the injured man, James hostesses for tours of the facilities, which April of 1949 near Abilene and in Jul of tofl iriglnal 7th division of the XIT ranch, and several dams have been election will be conducted throughout McLaughlin and Homer McLaury are located nine miles south of Whiteface that year, the late Tom Duggan of I'adqu that dates back to the earl the county at the various voting precincts J. Edward Jennings was foreman of on Farm Road 1780 Lubbock donated the present 1.425-acr- e 100's. See WHITE RANCH, Page 4 Tuesday, Aug. 5. the jury. A short program will follow the tours, ranch site to the home. Littlefield firemen are barbecuing three steers 2,300 pounds of beef for the event, and are preparing 150 pounds of pinto beans, 650 pounds of potatoes, and gallons of iced tea to go with the barbecue C-- C Needs Reservations t y - u. i yWB ff "nV t fftmi jrf,.i Jj71tc i 'nT'in 'twit r' ti'- p ,j The Chamber of Commerce is still accepting reservations for the bus trip to Palo Uuro Can von and the fourth season showing of "TKXAS". The bus will leave Friday, Jul) 25, from in front of the Cit) Hall, and reservations need to he in 1 Monday, July 21. A m i n i in u in of 33 reservations are needed before the bus can he chartered. EARTH RODEO, BARBECUE ATTRACT GOOD CROWDS Total cost for adults which includes bus Thursday of Annual GRAND ENTRY for opening night Earth's 25th Amateur Rodeo included several riding fare, reserved seat ticket for posses from a broad surrounding area. A short-live- d wind and sand storm battered clutafand sheriff's the show and the barbecue spiitors as a cloud came from the northwest to threaten the show.