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CITY OF GEORGETOWN
Thursday, October 28, 1982 The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas
By Kathy Dittman
After three weeks of events
and mishaps — our family
going on a business trip with
my husband, my being -sick,
my kids being sick, my
typewriter breaking, a
favorite family member dying
and a misunderstanding with
my mother-in-law — I was
desperate for some reading
material to occupy and
relieve my mind:
Unbelieveably, I chanced on
just the thing — a new book
at the Georgetown Public
Library titled "Christmas
Joys: A Treasury of Old
Favorites and New Gems of
Christmas Lore, Legend and
Inspiration" by Joan Win -
mill Brown.
Being a devout Christ-
maholic, I snatched it up.
The author -editor read over
400 books in her search for
the best Christmas literature
from the time of England's
Henry VIII to the present. I
cherish her statement on her
research: "Reading about the
joy of giving made me reflect
on the happiness we receive
when we give with a heart of
love and reminded me of that
great and glorious gift of love
that God gave to us that first
Christmas. It is in the
remembering and the receiv-
ing that we are all brought to
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the deep and lasting reality of
God's indescribable gift, 'a
Savior who is Christ the
Lordl' His birthday is a time
for us to celebrate this joyous
news."
The cover of the book is a
beautiful Christmas scene
sure to capture the child in
the heart of the reader, and
there are many lovely sket-
ches by Lynn Stephens
Lieppman throughout ths an-
thology. Another special
feature is the printing done
alternately in Christmas red
and green.
Almost every page has ex-
cerpts from famous writers,
speakers or political leaders.
There are bits of Scripture,
poems, memoirs and stories
reflecting upon the different
aspects of the joy that can be
found in Christmas. Some of
the famous people quoted are
Alfred Tennyson, John
Byrom, Billy Graham, Corrie
Ten Boom, Charles H.
Spurgeon, Robert Browning,
Fulton J. Sheen, Marjorie
Holmes, Martin Luther, Roy
Rogers, C. S. Lewis, Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow,
Mark O. Hatfield, Robert
Lewis Stevenson, John
Milton — and that's just a
few from the first section.
1 Know there are a few
Scrooges out there who will
complain about an article on
a Christmas book, "and here
it isn't even Halloween yetl"
For some of us, however, it's
a real high, a time when we
can plan for our friends,
neighbors and loved ones, a
special time to be with fami-
ly. I don't mind the commer-
cialism you Scrooges com-
plain about — Christmas is
what you choose to make it.
You can look at the beautiful
decorations in the stores and
imagine families carefully
choosing what to add to their
family traditions. You can
look at all the toys, clothes,
countless other geegaws and
T.V. ads and select the pre-
sent that will make that
special someone happy — not
only the gift itself, but the
fact that you cared enough to
study them to find out what.
they would truly like and
need.
Conversely, you can grump
through the stores getting ir-
ritated at the crowds and how
the prices have gone up. You
can total up every present you
give and each you get to make
sure no one got to you. In
short, you can make
Christmas miserable for
yourself and those around
you. Just remember, though
— you chose it to be that
wayl
I wish to share with you the
beautiful passages by Lloyd
John Ogilvie titled "Don't
Miss the Joyl"
"Joy is the outer expres-
sion of the inner experience
of being loved. Robert Louis
Stevenson was right. 'To miss
the joy is to miss all.' I have a
friend who has a favorite say-
ing each time he closes a con-
versation and says good-bye.
He takes ahold of the
person's hand and says,
'Don't miss the joyl' Not a
bad Christmas Day greeting
for friends and loved ones. A
sure sign that we have allow-
ed Christmas to happen to us
is an artesian joy which lasts
all through the year.
"Joy is not gush or ho -ho
holiness. Joy grows in the
assurance that God will use
everything that happens to or
around us for our ultimate
good and for His glory. True
joy is what Paul calls a fruit
of the Spirit; a result of the
Lord living in us. We sing the
familiar carol's words: 'O
come to us, be born in us, O
Christ Immanuel.' The ex-
perience which changes
everything is not only accept-
ing the love of Christ's birth
in Bethlehem, but in opening
our hearts for Him to be born
in us today. It's one thing to
believe in Christ,' quite
another to receive His in-
dwelling presence. The Lord
himself made the promise, 'I
will make my home in you.
Abide in me and I in you.'
Life in Christ is claiming Him
as Lord and Savior; life with
Christ in us is the source of
joyl Jesus said, 'I came that
you may have life and have it
more abundantly.' The abun-
dant life is life with Christ
abiding in us. The Lord's
own word is, 'These things
have I spoken to you that my
joy may remain in you, and
that your joy may be full.'
(John 15:11)
"The authentic mark of a
Christian is joy. More than
circumstantial, or dependent
on people's attitude or
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words, joy is constant and
consistent in life's changing
problems. It is unassailable
and vibrant. "Joy to the
world! the Lord is come."
And comes to each of us.
And for those who will
receive Him, joyous resilience
in spite of everything! Don't
miss the joy!"
To share each meaningful
quotation would be to reprint
almost the entire book. You
mustn't miss "The Secret of
Happy Giving" by Catherine
Marshall, or "At Christmas
the Heart Goes Home" by
Marjorie Holmes. There are
even historical menus and
recipes that could become
your family's favorites. If
you are a Christmaholic or
need inspirational reading for
your church or organization,
"Christmas Joys" is the
perfect reference book. I plan
to purchase this one myself
and enjoy it throughout the
holidays and the coming
year.
The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Thursday, October 14, 1982
By Kathy Dittman
This book report is
somewhat different from my
previous ones because it in-
volves some very personal
beliefs. A friend requested I
read "Holy Blood, Holy
Grail" by Michael Baigent, a
psychologist, teacher, and
professional photographer;
Richard Leigh, a novelist and
lecturer on historical
mysteries and esoteric sub-
jects; and Henry Lincoln, a
writer, poet, and television
producer. The authors
allegedly proclaim shocking
new evidence denying
Christ's divinity and crucifix-
ion while revealing a secret
organization dedicated to
placing Christ's direct
descendant as king of
Jerusalem after reuniting
Christianity, Judaism and
Islam.
The book is based on the
conjecture of three men who
claim the whole mystery was
studied with total objectivity,
because they are all agnostics.
This is one of their most basic
false assumptions in the
twisted logic used in the
book. According to
Webster's New World Dic-
tionary, an agnostic is "one
who believes that it is im-
possible to know whether
God exists," which is not the
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definition of someone who is
open-minded to the concepts
of Christianity.
The entire book teases the
reader with hints and allu-
sions to earth -shattering in-
formation that will be releas-
ed in the next line or t
paragraph, while the authors
claim to be forced to accept a
controversial notion through
the "force 'of evidence"
which just happens to be un -
checkable by the general
populace. Actually, the book
is a masterpiece of deceit and t
convoluted thought designed t
to confuse and awe the reader
by the use of psychological
techniques known to most
first-year speech and t
psychology students.
It would be easy to dismiss p
this entire book of conjecture
without a second thought if it
were not already among the
best-sellers. Speaking from a
Christian point of view, we ti
must confront diabolical li
charges such as are made in t
this book by a thorough per- S
sonal knowledge of our Bi-
ble. The most devious and b
dangerous concept in "Holy s
Blood, Holy Grail" is the 44
constant insinuations and t
bold statements denouncing ri
the divine inspiration of the If
Bible. They state, "Given P
these discrepancies, the d
Gospels can only be accepted
as a highly questionable a
authority, and certainly not P
as definitive. They do not s
represent the perfect word of a
any God; or if they do, God's d
words have been very liberal-
ly censored, edited, revised, t
glossed, and rewritten by b
human hands. The Bible, it co
must be remembered — and
this applies to both the Old e
and New Testaments — is on-
ly a selection of works and in "
many respects a somewhat ar- is
bitrary one." n
If we, as Christians, do not C
accept the Bible as definitive it
then we are free to follow ne
whatever path we might to
chance upon. The Bible has th
been presented to us by God
as a road map to guide us in
the ways that will make us,
and those around us, hap-
piest. God has permitted
nothing that pertains to the
plan of salvation to be
modified. It is my contention
hat however the Scriptures
may have been manipulated
by man, God has assured that
any information pertinent to
the plan of salvation for
mankind was preserved.
With thorough study of all
scriptures pertaining to a par-
icular event or concept, a
otal picture is obtained.
Whereas the Bible is inspired,
God did not take each person
and move his hand. Each sec -
ion of the Bible represents
the style of the writer while
reserving the necessary
sacred concepts.
The reader of this unusual
best seller must wade through
enormous amounts of ques-
onable historical statements
nking the Knights Templar,
he Crusades, the Prieure de
ion, Rosicrucians and Euro-
pean Freemasonry to a com-
ined secret effort to place a
upposed descendant of the
royal blood" of Christ
6rough his imagined mar -
age with Mary Magdalene.
there is such an ancient
owerful organization
edicated to sorcery,
alchemy, and other occult
nd Biblically prohibited
ractices trying to produce a
ynthetic Messiah as these
uthors conclude from their
ubious evidences, then
perhaps they are, at least, in
he hire of that organization,
.cause all their work can ac-
mplish is the furthering of
the society they claim to have
xposed to the public.
Among the authors
shocking new information"
the concept that Christ did
of die on the cross as the
hristians claim he did. 1 find
interesting that this is so
w a concept that it is
orded in the Bible in Mat-
ew 28:11-13.
Not until the last two pages
of this lengthy 461 page fable
do the authors reveal in their.
conjecture, questioning and ez
ploration of dimly recorded
history that they do not really
have any great new secret to
reveal to society. The entire
book in nothing but the opi-
nions of three men who are
no more qualified than you
or I, and deserve no more at-
tention than you or I would
receive if we wrote these
unverifiable accusations with
a pretense of scientific
evidence. Even they admit
lack of proof. "If we cannot
prove our conclusions,
however, we have received
abundant evidence — from
both their documents and
their representatives — that
the Prieure de Sion can. On
the basis of their written hints
and their personal conversa-
tion with us, we are prepared
to believe that Sion does
possess something --
something that does in some
way amount to 'incontrover-
tible proof' of the hypothesis
we have advanced. We do not
know precisely what this pro-
of might be." (emphasis
mine)
So what is the social
significance of "Holy Blood,
Holy Grail?" It should alert
Christians everywhere to
study the scriptures foe
themselves, developing . a
thorough personal understan-
ding of what they believe and
why. This book should also
show us that we are withoui
comprehension of how conn:
ing, deceitful, powerful and
patient is our adversary. Only.
through Christ can we over-
come the onslaughts of thiA
adversary, who works more
and more feverishly as time
progresses.
It has been quite difficult
to present in a somewhat.
orderly fashion a refutation
of the concepts that are con-:
fusingly and misleadingly
presented in "Holy Blood
Holy Grail." If you choose to
make your own impression, of
the authors' beliefs, the book
.is now available at the
Georgetown Public Library
and at my request has been
changed from a seven day
book to a two week book,
due to the nature of the wgrl
and to the difficulty,;,tp
following several centuries of
European and secret society
history intertwined and com-
pressed into a few hundred
pages.
See you there.
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UNITED WAY AGENCY — Georgetown Area United Way of the money will be spent for new children's books and 60
board member Tim Kennedy stands with librarian Verne percent for adult and reference books. Kennedy also serves
Philpot next .to a tableful of new books in the Georgetown as co -chairperson of small business contributions, along with
Public Library. The library is slated to receive $5,000 in this Mary Minor Hebert and Keith Harrison.
year's United Way budget. According to Philpot, 40 percent
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UPON THE WATEI(S — The Georgetown Business Nelda Burson, representing the Girl Scouts, Jewel Carter,
Women's League went out in typical style by donating funds president of the League, and Everette L. Williams of the
to several area organizations — Georgetown's Volunteer library. The club disbanded recently after almost 63 years of
Fire Department, the local Girl Scouts and the Georgetown assisting local organizations. _
Public Library. Shown left to right are Les Bunte, fire chief, Thursday, September 30, 1982 I
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By Kathy Dittman
Having had a "code" in by
head and a sore throat, this
book report will be shorter
than usual. I'm delighted to
report on two new books for
young children available at
the Georgetown Public
Library.
"Old Blue," a late first
grade and second grade level
book by Sibyl Hancock, il-
lustrated by Erich Ingraham,
is a historical fiction about
the old west. The story is bas-
ed on a trail drive which
started at Charles
Goodnight's ranch inside
Palo Duro Canyon October
26, 1878. The cattle were
driven to Kansas. Good -
Goodnight's cattle were
longhorns, a verystrong and
smart breed.
Old Blue was an extra
smart longhorn with such
black hair that it looked blue.
He led the cattle from Texas
to Kansas — a very unusual
thing to do. He was so tame a
bell was put around his neck!
He lived to be twenty years
old and his horns are in a
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museum in Canyon, Texas.
I learned the meaning of
"foxfire" and a new meaning
for "milling." But more than
learning different terms and
enjoying a "good ole'
western," I loved the illustra-
tions. A beautiful combina-
tion of sketches with delicate
coloring transmitted the feel-
ing of the time of day,
weather and other conditions
as the story progressed.
Usually 1 don't pay too much
attention to who the il-
lustrator is, but Erich In -
graham's work, in this book
is unique enough to recall
when I see his name again.
The second book report is
on "My Baby Brother Needs
Me" by Jane Belk Moncure,
illustrated by Francis Hook.
This is one of the new series
on Christian ethics for young
children. Based on the text
"Let us love one another,"
-John 4:7, this book describes
a young girl's growing friend-
ship with her baby brother.
She tells of the ways she cares
for him, and how God loves
him, too. There are lovely
drawings in this book, also.
The girl helps him bathe and
play and quiets him when he
fusses. Having a five-year-old
and a one -year-old, I
especially liked the following:
"He is still so small he
doesn't have many friends.
That's why he needs a friend
like me."
"Old Blue" and "My
Baby Brother Needs Me" are
two delightful new books
with beautiful pictures for the
young children in your fami-
ly.
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The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Thursday, September 23, 1982
By Kathy Dittman
"Aldo Applesauce" by
Johanna Hurwitz is the story
of Aldo Sossi, a nine year old
boy who moves from New
York City to the suburbs of
New Jersey. Having attended
12 different schools by the
time I graduated from High
School, I could easily sym-
pathize with Aldo's appre-
hensions about moving to a
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new school in the middle of
the year. What would the
new school look like? Would
his teacher be nice? Most of
all, would he make new
friends?
Aldo's father is to be
transferred to New Jersey in
January. His family, who has
always lived in an apartment,
finds a lovely home with a
private bedroom for each of
his two sisters and him. There
is a basement, an attic, an
upstairs, downstairs, garage,
dog house and birdhouse.
Aldo hopes his parents will
let him have a dog. Even their
two cats — Peabody and
Poughkeepsie — have to get
used to going upstairs and
downstairs and having a
backyard.
Aldo's mother takes him to
The Sunday SUN, Georgetown, Texas
school the first day. It's
almost embarrassing — she
hasn't taken him to school
since he finished the first
grade. He's glad, though, not
to have to go into the school
all by himself. After all the
forms have been filled out,
mom wishes him a good day
and leaves. It sure seems like
a long time until three o'clock
when he can go home.
The school secretary takes
Aldo to his new room. His
new teacher is Mrs. Moss.
The room is different from
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hopes to be a veterinarian
when he grows up. Even
though no one else in his
family is a vegetarian, Aldo's
mother takes special care to
give him a good balanced
vegetarian diet. He has pro-
blems, though, when he is in-
vited
nvited to a birthday party with
all the boys from his class at
school.
Aldo tries to find out why
DeDe wears a moustache all
the time. No one at school
knows. DeDe won't discuss it
with him. The teacher and
the classmates all ignore it.
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United Way begins 1982 campaign
By Barbara Barrier
The Georgetown Area
United Way kicked off its
fund-raising campaign Tues-
day with a dinner at the Back
Porch restaurant.
Campaign chairperson Dr.
Tom Bohmfalk announced a
goal of $70,000, which will be
divided among 25 agencies.
Last year's goal, which was
exceeded, was $62,465.
Georgetown City Recrea-
tion is slated to receive the
largest share of this year's
funds, $6,500. The city
recreation funds provide
summer classes in swimming,
tennis and twirling, weight
training supervision, and
Babe Ruth league and adult
volleyball sponsorship.
The Williamson County
Council on Alcoholism will
receive $6,000. This agency
cares for those who suffer
from the disease and helps in-
crease public understanding
of it through education. They
received only $4,000 last
year.
Georgetown Community
Welfare, which provides
basic needs in emergencies,
dental care for children and
medical help, food and
clothing through the public
schools, will receive $5,000.
The Georgetown Public
Library is also slated to
receive $5,000. The money
will go for new books to serve
the facility's ever-increasing
clientele.
The Girl Scouts, who in-
troduce girls to the outdoors,
to working with people and
to today's world, will receive
$4,750.
The peri -natal program,
which provides pre- and post-
natal care by local physicians
and nurses in the detection
and correction of indigent in-
fants' problems, is scheduled
to receive $4,400.
The congregate meals pro-
gram, which provides
nutritious meals and compa-
nionship five days a week for
low-income elderly citizens,
will receive $4,000, as will
Stonehaven Center, which
provides recreational
facilities for older people and
a meeting place for many
community activities.
The Boy Scouts, dedicated
to developing the individual
boy through camping, civic
projects and leadership train-
ing, will receive $3,520.
The American Red Cross,
which provides emergency
services and relief for disaster
victims as well as swimming
and water safety classes at
Southwestern University, is
budgeted for $3,500, as is the
Salvation Army, which pro-
vides shelter, groceries,
clothing and utilities to
destitute persons.
Child Counseling, pro-
viding counseling for children
with referrals from schools,
local law enforcement agen-
cies and health officials, will
receive $3,000.
Youth Recreation, which
provides soccer .and basket-
ball to youngsters age 6-18,
will receive $2,500.
The Arthritis Foundation,
which is continuing the
search for solutions and cures
and which provides education
about the disease in the
Georgetown area, will receive
$1,500.
Another agency scheduled
to receive $1,500 is Big
Brothers/Big Sisters, which
matches boys and girls age
7-15 from single parent
families with adult
volunteers, who spend at
least one "sharing/caring"
hour per week with the child.
The Georgetown Branch of
the Austin Child Guidance
Center specializes in child
abuse cases and expands our
community's ability to meet
the growing needs of mental
health care for area children.
Their share of the budget is
$1,200.
Scheduled to receive $1,000
is the Capital Area
Rehabilitation Center, which
identifies and serves
Georgetown area children
who have special educaton
and physical therapy needs
from birth through age three.
Another $1,000 recipient
will be the Mary Bailey Child
Development Center, which
cares for children from low-
income families while their
Parents work, and which
ministers to their families.
The Georgetown Y -Indian
Guides and Princesses, a
YMCA -sponsored organiza-
tion that fosters understan-
ding between parent and
child, will also receive $1,000.
Pop Warner football,
which teaches sportsmanship,
teamwork and physical
fitness to area boys, will
receive $600.
A new group on the list is
the Citizens' Memorial
Association. It provides
restoration and maintenance
for the historic Citizens'
Memorial Cemetery and will
receive $535 this year.
The Texas Society for
Autistic Citizens, which
ministers to several William-
son County families, will
receive $500.
The Wiliamson County
4-H, whose 196 volunteer
leaders help kids age 9-19 ex-
plore everything from rabbits
to rockets, square dancing
and veterinary science, will
receive $350.
The local operating budget
is $4,920, and $225 will go to
the United Way of Texas to
help pay for operating costs,
administration, research and
consultation.
Bohmfalk emphasized that
82 percent of the money
sought will stay in the
Georgetown area, with only
18 percent going out. Some
of that will be returned in
educational materials, train-
ing opportunities, research
and availability of care
facilities.
The campaign committee
this year includes, in addition
to Bohmfalk, co -chairperson
Anna Hughes; allocations
and budget chairperson Ted
Kennedy; industrial/large
business, Charles Steger and
J. B. Brookshire; educa-
tional, Merle Weir; profes-
sional, Jim Offield; govern-
mental offices, C. H. Steven-
son and Robert Faris; in-
dividuals, Isabell Parker and
Alice Osborn; campaign
kick-off, Genny Kluck;
poster contest, Jeanne Jacob;
and small business, Mary
Minor Hebert, Keith Har-
rison and Tim Kennedy.
Bohmfalk stressed that
small business and individual
contributions would be more
important than ever this year,
with the economy in its cur-
rent nebulous state. "We
don't know what we can ex -
pest in the way of corporate
contributions this year," he
said.
Bohmfalk said that he
usually saw several people
daily in his practice who
benefited directly from
United Way agencies' help,
and thought there would be
no trouble securing pledges
for this year's funding.
Saying that he felt giving
through the United Way was
a way of showing love for
one's fellow man, Mo
McKinney entertained dinner
guests with songs of love, ac-
companying himself on the
guitar.
Dean Barbara Brightwell
of Southwestern University
gave the evening's keynote
address, "Caring Involves
Responsibility ... the Choice
is Ours."
"We must accept our own
worth and love our own being
before we are free to show
love for our fellow man,"
Brightwell said. "Caring
creates joy and joy is a part
of caring. We lose nothing by
sharing."
Brightwell suggested that
those conducting the cam-
paign should ask themselves,
"Have I as much information
as I need about those from
whom I plan to ask funds?
The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Thursday, September 23, 1982
By Kathy Dittman
"Aldo Applesauce" by
Johanna Hurwitz is the story
of Aldo Sossi, a nine year old
boy who moves from New
York City to the suburbs of
New. Jersey. Having attended
12 different schools by the
time I graduated from High
School, I could easily sym-
pathize with Aldo's appre-
hensions about moving to a
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new school in the middle of
the year. What would the
new school look like? Would
his teacher be nice? Most of
all, would he make new
friends?
Aldo's father is to be
transferred to New Jersey in
January. His family, who has
always lived in an apartment,
finds a lovely home with a
private bedroom for each of
his two sisters and him. There
is a basement, an attic, an
upstairs, downstairs, garage,
dog house and birdhouse.
Aldo hopes his parents will
let him have a dog. Even their
two cats — Peabody and
Poughkeepsie — have to get
used to going upstairs and
downstairs and having a
backyard.
Aldo's mother takes him to
school the first day. It's
almost embarrassing — she
hasn't taken him to school
since he finished the first
grade. He's glad, though, not
to have to go into the school
all by himself. After all the
forms have been filled out,
mom wishes him a good day
and leaves. It sure seems like
a long time until three o'clock
when he can go home.
The school secretary takes
Aldo to his new room. His
new teacher is Mrs. Moss.
The room is different from
rayo At his old school. Here the
children sit around tables, in-
stead of in desks. He is
assigned a seat not only by a
girl, but one wearing a
moustache! Her name is
DeDe and she is to become
his best friend.
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At lunch DeDe asks Aldo
to join her at her table. He'd
rather sit with the boys, but
at least she does want him
with her. Everything goes
along fine until DeDe ac-
cidently makes Aldo spill his
applesauce. What a messl
shakes soon all the kids are calling
him Applesauce. You
wouldn't believe what goes
on in the lunch room. DeDe
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Because he loves animals,
By Linda Latham Welsh
World famous, outspoken
atheist Madalyn Murray
O'Hair told a packed Student
Union at Southwestern Uni-
versity Wednesday night that
"Ronald Reagan is insane, as
we all know. He has failed
completely and utterly in
most affairs, and he should
be put in a strait jacket."
Upon launching into her
"diatribe against Christiani-
ty," O'Hair told the mostly
student audience that all U.S.
taxpayers were getting ripped
off because of the churches.
"Churches get $50 billion a
year from the government
and it doesn't include their
escaping from taxes," the
60 -plus -year-old Austin
woman said, "and that's a
fine price to pay to get into
heaven."
"Each person in here pays
$300 per year to churches.
Just think what we could do
dead fetus because that's
more dramatic, and I think
the president is doing that to
take away from the political
issue," said O'Hair.
She added that Bible
reading and prayer in public
schools was just another of
Reagan's emotional ploys to
take people's minds off real
issues like unemployment, in-
flation, nuclear proliferation,
and so on.
O'Hair said the issue of
prayer in schools is Reagan's
single fight to stop the
judiciary from reviewing
legislation passed by Con-
gress.
"It's not voluntary. No
kid's going to say no when
the teachers says pray. If the
kids sees the blond with the
big boobs praying, he'll
pray," she said, amidst
laughter.
"There is free prayer. No
atheist hac rvrr aa;A .L.„+r
Aldo decided a long time ago
to be a vegetarian, and he
O'Hair who holds five coli
lege degrees, including one in
religion, said, yes, she was
once a Christian and loved it
until she read the Bible in the
fourth or fifth grade and
"couldn't stand it.”
O'Hair added that she does
indeed have a god. "My god
is a tooth god. I believe after
death, I will appear as a ower
bicuspid in a man's mouth."
In answer to a question
about her son who converted
to . Christianity, she said he
became a Christian for the
money and he currently earns
$30,000 a week for it, though
she didn't say in what capaci-
ty.
O'Hair described agnostics
as "gutless atheists," and
said one minute before her
death she was going to con-
vert to Methodism "because
if someone has to go, better
one of them than one of us
hopes to be a veterinarian
when he grows up. Even
though no one else in his
family is a vegetarian, Aldo's
mother takes special care to
give him a good balanced
vegetarian diet. He has pro-
blems, though, when he is in-
vited to a birthday party with
all the boys from his class at
school.
Aldo tries to find out why
DeDe wears a moustache all
the time. No one at school
knows. DeDe won't discuss it
with him. The teacher and
the classmates all ignore it.
Aldo finds the fact that they
all ignore it as curious as her
wearing it in the first place.
By the end of the book you
find out why DeDe wears the
moustache, why nicknames
are special, and something of -
how it feels to move to a new
school and have to make new
friends and adjust to dif-
ferent ways. For a third or
fourth grader who has or is
going to change schools this
will be excellent. For the rest
of the third or fourth graders
it will be a good chance to see
what it feels like to be the new
kid in school, and how they
can help a new student fit in
their class easier.
"Aldo Applesauce" is
available at the Georgetown
Public Library. See yoq
there!
I The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Thursday, September 16, 1982
By Kathy Dittman
I'm relieved to say that
whenever I want to find a
straightforward story with
upright characters and a hap-
py ending, I can turn to the
children's books. Here the
authors cannot rely on sex,
vulgarity or explicit violence
to sell their books. "A Birth-
day in Texas" by C. Richard
King, a native Texan, has
warm, believable characters
living their lives during
Texas' fight for independence
from Mexico. This historical
novel was inspired by a shelf
and dining table made from
an old, square, rosewood
piano that had been in the
author's family.
The story depicts the life of
a family living when there
were no fast means of com-
munication, no quick
transportation, no
McDonald's, and when all
work had to be done by
hand. While labor and enter-
tainment were different, the
author shows that the feelings
of people remain the same.
"When the sun began to set,
a trio of wagons was caught
on the Anderson side of the
river, and the Texians
prepared to camp out for the
night on the wet, soggy
ground. Two children came
to the house to beg for milk
and biscuits. Only one cow,
tied behind one of the carts,
had been brought to supply
milk for the fifteen people
from a German settlement
near San Antonio. The two
children who asked Mother
for milk talked in a way that
Catherine thought peculiar;
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even Mother had trouble
understanding the requests
made by the boy and girl.
" 'They're Texians,' "
Mother assured Catherine.
'They're Texians of German
origin just as we are Texians
of Kentucky origin.'
" 'Texas is a frontier, and
you'll hear many different
ways of talking,' Mother ex-
plained. 'Even the English
settlers along the upper
Brazos, who say the same
words we do, might have
trouble understanding us,
and we them. The Germans
and the French and the
Spanish are here, but we're
all Texian now. More so since
we're all fighting for our
freedom,' Mother continued.
"'Did you notice the Ger-
man girl's doll?'
" 'The little girl nodded.
'Just like my Sarah Essie.'
" 'And I know she loves
her doll just as you love
Sarah Essie. See, we're all
people with the same ability
to love and to be hurt — no
matter what color of skin we
have or how we speak.'
Catherine was happy that she
and her mother had given the
children some food."
The basic plot concerns
Catherine, a soon -to -be -ten
young lady who awaits the ar-
rival of her father from Ken-
tucky, where he has gone to
settle his mother's estate. He
has promised to be back by
her birthday and to bring her
a surprise. Catherine's birth-
day — May 16, 1835 —
passes, and still her father has
not returned. Her mother
gives her three dresses for her
doll, Sarah Essie. She loves
the dresses, especially
because they are made from
scraps from' her mother's
dresses. Mother must have
spent many long hours sew-
ing each loving stitch by
hand, but not even these
treasures could remove
Cathy's sadness that her
father was not home.
The next day Papa returns
bringing three huge wagons.
Papa eats lunch, entertaining
Mother with stories of his trip
to Kentucky. Catherine is
anxious to see her present.
Lunch never seemed so long.
Finally Papa starts to unload
the wagons — but
Catherine's present is last. At
long last her wagon is unload-
ed — a beautiful new
rosewood piano, perhaps the
only piano in Texasl She is
delighted to resume the
lessons she had started as a
little girl when they still lived
back in Kentucky. '
News filters to the family
from travelers of the war bet-
ween the Texians and the
Mexican troops. It becomes
clear that Papa must join
General Houston's forces.
Mother must run the planta-
tion herself, with the help of
Mammy, Sam and the field
hands.
Not only must the Texians
fear war with Mexico, but the
Indians begin raiding homes
left under only women's care.
Catherine's home is paid a
visit by Indians, but all they
do is eat (using Mother's best
china!) and leave grease
stains from tossing chicken
bones on Mother's fine
Aubusson carpetl
With more and more set-
tlers escaping and troops
coming nearer and nearer,
Mother decides they must
also leave. Traveling with a
neighbor and reaching a
wagon train, they are kept
from crossing the Brazos by
heavy rains. A weary traveller
rides shouting into camp,
"The war is over! We won!"
Eagerly Catherine looks
forward to returning home,
only to find their home has
been ransacked by the Mex-
ican troops. Her beautiful
piano has been destroyed and
made into a horse troughl All
Mother's carefully hidden
china is spitefully broken.
Everyone gathers where the
beautiful piano had stood
and shouts "Happy Birth-
day." Catherine runs down
the stairs to see her shelf and
table. Mother tells her about
the desk Sam is making.
Mammy brings out a
beautiful big cake with whitq
icing and eleven pink candles.
Just as Catherine blows out
the candles, in comes Papa,
tired, bearded, dirty, but safe
and home!
Catherine welcomes him
"Papal Papa! You're home.
You're what I was wishing
for when I blew out the
candles. See, they're all outt
Oh, Papa, you're the best
birthday gift of all!"
If your child would like to
find out more of what is was
like in the "good old days"
help her find A Birthday in
Texas at the Georgetown
Public Library. See you
there!
The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas
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Thursday, September 2, 1982
By Kathy Dittman
any differences in style. Bond
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is still the aloof, efficient,
stallation guarding the
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this fantastic, horrifying, im-
John Gardner is a new novel
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killersats, although scientists
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Fleming's well known spy par
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excellence, a favorite of both
for every occasion, is shipped
tapes which guide the killer-
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book and movie fans.
to America for Bo'nd's new
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Cedar Leiter, daughter of an
Glidrose Productions, li-
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who had been badly injured
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Fleming's well known spy par
excellence, a favorite of both
book and movie fans.
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terary copyright holders, re-
quested Gardner continue the
escapades of Bond for all the
Bond addicts of the world.
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James Bond books (being a
movie fan only), I called on
the expertise of my husband,
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reluctantly admitted he
would have to read one of
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for every occasion, is shipped
to America for Bond's new
assignment in "For Special
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teresting note at the front of
the book explaining how
some of the more devoted
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When "Eden Burning" by
Belva Plain was recommend-
ed to me I looked at the title
and glanced at the cover and
thought to myself, "a gunky
romance, not my type of
book at all!" But being
polite, I checked the book
out, along with another one
in case I couldn't stand this
one. Once I started reading,
however, I could barely put it
down...
St. Felice, a small fictitious
island the author created
from the many idyllic spots in
the Caribbean, although a
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child, Patrick, is adopted by
Tee's black nursemaid, com-
panion and friend Agnes
Courzon, who raises him as
her own. The life of Tee and
her children form the main
plot of the book.
There is suspense through-
out the book as the read-
er wonders who will find
out Tee's awful secret. When
her conservative husband,
Richard Luther, suffers a
complete financial collapse,
their grown son Francis goes
to the island to sell the fami-
ly's remaining estate,
Eluthera, only to decide to
represented by Will, a beaten
child Patrick found tied to a
tree, took home and raised as
the son he never had. Here
the revolutionary phase
enters. Will's story is the
story so many adoptive
parents fear — the child so
far gone that no amount of
loving concern can conquer
the bitterness and selfishness
developed from having to
survive against brutal at-
tempts on his life, and
apathy, at best, during the
years he so much needed
love, nurturing and protec-
tion.
small community is a remain there and try to return Alongside the grand
microcosm of the world. On the family property to its themes of social change and
this eden-like tropical island original splendor. historical background run the
filled with exotic flowers, Tee knows that Francis' ever present interpersonal re -
rare wild birds, breathtaking half-brother Patrick lives on lationships between husbands
views of crystal blue ocean St. Felice because once Agnes and wives, lovers, parents
and more types of trees and contacted her in New York to and children, and friends.
animals than you can im- secure funds to send Patrick There are Francis and Mar-
agine, there are myriads of to Cambridge to study. He jorie, a socially correct cou-
peoples, natives (the Arawaks returned to educate and ple with nothing in common.
and Caribs), blacks with uplift the people, to help He is caught up in the magic
every mixture possible in the them raise their standard of of transforming the neglected
area, French, English and living and their self-respect. Eluthera into the majesty it
Americans, each with their Eventually, as Agnes lies dy- was destined to be; she
own particular problems. ing of cancer, she finally desperately wishes to return
This is a book with highly reveals the truth of Patrick's to New York and the society
complex, interwoven stories birth. with which she was familiar
that explore the varied ex- Francis with his socialite and happy. Lionel and Kate,
periences and personalities of Fife Marjorie, and Patrick another socially correct cou-
mankind. There are glimpses with his ebony, loving wife ple, married because his
of the settling of the Carib- Desiree, live in a time of great family would not allow his
bean area by the French and political change for the marriage to the cafe-au-lait
English along with the island. Each, desiring the best woman he loved and con -
Africans they brought with for the island and its people, tinued to see. There are
them. works in his own way for the Patrick and Desiree, a true
Due to the incredibly com- liberation of St. Felice from love -at -first -sight couple,
plex mixture of races on the Great Britain. For much of who fulfill each other's needs
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McCullough book new at GPL
By Kathy Dittman
Collen McCullough's "An
Indecent Obession," among
the current top -ten hardback
best sellers, is a intense study
of life in Ward X, the seclud-
ed mental ward of an
Australian military hospital
on a tropical island during
the last six weeks of World
War 11. The ward is separated
from the rest of the hospital
not only by physical distance
but also by the type of patient
treated — those who can no
longer stand the insanities of
the war and who cope in their
own manner. The staff, hop-
ing to close the base before
the monsoon season, tries to
fulfill its normal activities in a
tense situation heightened by
heat, humidity and malarial
mosquitoes. It is an unstable
setting for unstable people,
one ripe for tragedy.
McCullough, author of
"The Thorn Birds,"
develops each character
thoroughly. Whenever they
act irrationally, the reader
can understand why. Each
character becomes a friend,
or at least a well-known co-
hort.
You will meet Honour
Langtry, the nurse in charge
of Ward X, who tries bravely
to meet the needs of her men.
She has no specialized train.
ing in the fledgling field of
psychology, and studies on
her own, learning from her
mistakes and helping her
charges selflessly.
Captain Neil Parkinson,
the only officer, leads the
small group. He suffers from
a nervous breakdown caused
by "excessive grief" over a
disastrous mistake in com-
mand. He is almost well, and
there are romantic
possibilities with Langtry,
although they maintain a
mutual unspoken agreement.
Then there is Matt Sawyer,
diagnosed as being hysterical-
ly blind when the neurologist
finds no other cause. He
bears not only the problems
of blindness but also the
stigma of being a mental pa-
tient. With the help of the
other patients, he keeps all
this from his wife and
children. He dreads returning
home handicapped and prays
for a miracle.
Benedict Maynard has lost
all control after following
orders to open fire on a
village and then discovering
that the village was populated
only by old men, women and
children. Langtry agrees with
the diagnosis of dementia
praecox and tries, unsuc-
cessfully, to get him transfer-
red to Australia for specializ-
ed help.
Nugget Jones is the group
hypochondriac. He is
transferred to Ward X after
exploratory surgery has
shown nothing . amiss.
Reading every medical book
he can obtain, he develops
new and ' impressive symp-
toms while really suffering
from' frequent, severe
migraines.
Into the midst of this group
comes Sergeant Michael
Wilson. According to . his
papers, he has tried — unsuc-
cessfully — to kill a non-
commissioned officer, who
claimed that the sergeant had
made homosexual advances
toward him. In order to avoid
a court martial, Wilson has
submitted to a medical ex-
amination and been found
"definitely of unsound
mind," with no explanation
given. Langtry feels the
charges are trumped-up.
Myriads of other
characters are woven around
these central figures.
Australian slang abounds,
which sometimes causes a bit
of confusion but which
heightens the sense of escape
you feel reading this engross-
ing tale. The descriptions of
violence and sex are quite
blunt. If this were a movie, I
would rate it R, or even X. It
By Kathy Dittman
The Georgetown Public
Library is on trial! The
library is staying open until
7:30 Mondays. If you ap-
preciate the new, later hours
please come by, and also let
the city council know this
new service is worth your tax
dollars. If there are not
enough people taking advan-
tage of these later hours they
may be discontinued (the
hours, not the people).
"Great Parties for Young
Children" by Cheryl Carter
Barron and Cathy Car-
michael Scherzer, two young
women who are both mothers
of preschoolers, teachers and
active in local community ac-
tivities, is coming in handy as
I prepare for my soon-to-be
one-year-old's birthday par-
ty. Most party books are.
designed for older children,
who are not all that hard to
plan for anyway! In this one
are hints for 1-9 year olds,
broken into age groups.
There are party themes,
directions for games and ac-
tivities, recipes for cakes,
cookies, punches, treats, and
too many other things to
mention.
Some good ideas for the I
to 2 year old group were
limiting the number of
guests, having guests bring
their high chairs, directions
for personalized bibs for
favors, and lots more. I don't
want to list them all — I want
part of Darcy's party to be a
surprise to the guestsl
"The Devil's Workshop,"
an unlikely title for a fifth
is not for the young, anyway,,
as they would miss the fineC
implications in this storyof
adjustments to life in the
adult world. Trace the hap-
penings of the little group in
Ward X as they finish life in
the hospital and adjust to
civilian life. Solve the
mystery occurring in the final
weeks by picking up "An In-
decent Obession" at the
Georgetown Public Library.
If the title suggests the
seamier side of life, the true
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grade level book, is the story
of Johann Muller, apprentice
to Johan Gutenberg.
Katherine Marcuse, the
author of this new, award-
winning historical fiction, has
also written a play about
Gutenberg, the inventor of
the printing press, and a story
in German that is preserved
in the Gutenberg Museum in
Mainz. Beaten because he
persisted in learning to read,
12 -year-old Johann runs
away from Uncle Otto, his.
guardian. Helped by a stu-
dent, he is pushed through an
open window of a room with
a barred door. There he
begins the life with
Gutenberg, whom the
villagers believe is in league
with the devil.
Beset with financial as well
as social problems, Gu-
tenberg perseveres yin
developing the printing press.
Johann braves the ostracism
and violence of the other ap-
prentices in town to run er-
rands and care for the needs
of Gutenberg, while learning
the art of printing, improving
his reading,. and learning
Latin, the language the first
Bible was printed in.
A blend of the dependence
and independence of the
older child, Johann Muller, a
counterpart of children to-
day, reveals how different
was the world of the child in
earlier years. Some children
may find it difficult to believe
conditions were really so
rough. There was little food,
no obligation to care for or-
phans, early apprenticeship,
and hard labor, with any
money earned going to the
guardian or parent. This
would be a good book for
parents and children to
discuss.
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Georgetown, Texas July 1, 1982
Book'report: what's
new Iat the library
By Kathy Dittman
"What's Missing
From the Library?"
There are books for
small children,
Dog lovers and men.
There are books to
teach sewing,
Some teach you to
spin.
There are books for
long research,
When you have the
time.
We have story time,
puzzles,
Big books full of
rhyme. +
There are books full of
fables, ..
And some that are
true.
The one thing we've
found missing
From here — Why it's
youl
Do you want to slim down
and shape up for summer fun
— or are you 'like some of us
who need to shape up and
slim down all summer for
winter fun?
Richard Simmons' Never
Say Diet Book gives you a
balanced approach, including
a food intake program and
physical and mental exer-
cises.
The book is entertainingly
written by Simmons, who
tells about his own private
battle with too much weight.
It is interesting even if you've
never been overweight, but if
you have suffered with that
problem, it lets you know
someone has had experiences
similar to yours and over-
came the problems.
When you are ready to get
serious about fat — pick-up
Never Say Diet Book from
your public library.
The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas
By Kathy Dittman
The Georgetown Public
Library has received several
boxes of new books for
children. If you and your
child have not been to the
library lately, come see the
new collection. I was privileg-
ed to be the first to check out
the following four books for
elementary and young chil-
dren.
"Swampy the Alligator,"
by Jack Gantos and Nicole
Rubel, is a cute tale about
Swampy, an alligator, who
likes slime and mud and gets
a big birthday surprise from
his pals — a bath! The story
shows Swampy's friends hin-
ting that something is wrong.
All the hints fail and the
animals have to convince
Swampy that they are giving
him a bath only because they
care for him. After the bath,
Swampy is rewarded by a big
birthday party. Read this one
to your young child.,
"Becky and the Bear" is
by Dorothy Van Woerkom,
who is currently the coor-
dinator of the Associate
Authors of Children's
Literature in Houston, where
she lives. I can't express how
excited and impressed I am
with this true story about life
in colonial Maine for begin-
ning readers. The story is
thrilling and the characters
warm -- in short, the book is
exceptional. Learn the recipe
for "flip" and how little
Becky catches a bear. I read
this to my five-year-old and
we both enjoyed it.
"wmtepaws: A Coyote -
Dog" by Michael Fox is
another true story, this one
for about third and fourth
graders. The fifth pup of the
family beagle, Daisy Dumpl-
ing, Whitepaws' hereditary
coyote instincts from her
father's side of the family
grow, forcing the family to
realize she will never be a pet.
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The miting and birthing
habits of dogs are explicitly
discussed and the history of
the coyote in New England is
revealed.
Michael and Camilla meet
Daisy Dumpling and her pups
on a summer vacation at their
aunt's farm in Maine. Their '
father, the author of this
book, is a veterinarian with
doctorates in psychology and
animal behavior. Children
who have had pets will share
the experiences of Michael
and Camilla. Children with-
out pets will learn all they
ever wanted to know. There
are delightful illustrations of
different stages of
Whitepaws' development.
Your grade schooler will en-
joy the story of Whitepaws'
life in the city. Upon her
return to the farm she shares
visits with her human friends,
yet is free to run wild with her
coyote friends.
Finally, there's "The Great
Mysto... That's You" by
Laurence B. White, Jr.
Here's everything your older
elementary child will need to
know to become a great
magician. This is a "how to"
book with plenty of illustra-
tions and clear instructions
for magical tricks for
mealtime, parties, school,
and even full blown stage
presentations. There are plen-
ty of tips to make your magic
act more professional. If
your child is fascinated with
magic direct him or her to
"The Great Mysto" at the
Georgetown Public Library.
The best way to insure your
children are successful
readers is to show an interest
in what they read. Even older
children enjoy being read to.
Share books you enjoyed as a
child with your children. An
equally good way to show
your child the joys of reading
is to enjoy a good book
yourself. When was the last
time your child saw you read
something besides a recipe or
a checkbook? Give yourself.,,
and your children -e -wonder-
ful summer by making good
use of the Georgetown Public
Library.
Sunday, April 18, 1982 'the Sunday SUN, Georgetown, Texas
Library Week celebrates vial asset
National Library Week,
celebrated this year from
April 18 through April 24, is
a week set aside each year to
remind the people of the
United States of one of their
most precious assets — free
public libraries.
The United States is one of
the few countries in the world
where virtually every com-
munity has a place where
books are readily available
for reading and study, uncon-
trolled by government dicta
as to content, and offered for
the use of all without fee.
That we have such an asset is
no accident, of course, since
the founding fathers and
mothers and those who
helped to establish and shape
the country know that educa-
tion is the key to greatness;
and how can a people be
educated unless books are
readily available and free to
all? ,
Men and women of wealth,
throughout the entire history
of the country, have shared
that wealth in their com-
munit; by the establishment
of libraries. One need only
mention the name Andrew
Carnegie and libraries spring
to mind. His success in the
steel industry was not his
ticket to immortality; his
establishment of libraries (or
his help in their establish-
ment) in virtually every state
in the union ensured that his
name will be remembered.
Citizens of communities
everywhere have given their
time, money, and interest to
provide free access to books
for their fellow citizens.
Georgetown is no excep-
tion. The building which
stands on the northeast cor-
ner of the square is testimony
to that wonderful spirit of
cooperation displayed when a
community need is recogniz-
ed and its citizens are
challenged to meet it.
Newcomers to Georgetown
will not remember the two
cramped and crowded rooms
which served as a library until
the present facility opened its
doors in 1970.
That building and its fur-
nishings are a shining exam-
ple of effective community
cooperation and action. A
federal grant of $50,000 was
exceeded by funds from the
city, from individuals, and
from corporate donors to
meet the $120,000 construc-
tion cost. Furnishings,
books, and money for book
acquisition have come
LIBRARY CELEBRATION — Librarian Verne Philpot and Danielle Fairchild, an assistant
librarian, finish up some filing at Georgetown Public Library Thursday in preparation for Na-
tional Library Week, which starts Monday. The librarians encourage anyone who does not or-
dinarily frequent the library to come take a look during the next week or so.
through the generosity of
area residents.
Today almost half of the
funds for book acquisition
are contributed by the United
Way and from individuals.
Staffing requirements are
partially met by volunteers.
Salaries, maintenance, util-
ities, and book acquisition
are taken care of by the tax-
payers through their city
budget.
There are only three full
time employees: a librarian,
an assistant librarian and a
library assistant. From time
to time, as funds are
available, additional clerical
help is used.
The library's important
collections are always a
source of amazement to
newcomers and to other
librarians in the area. Its
shelves hold the most com-
plete collection of large print
books in the area, the result
of designated gifts from in-
dividuals, many of them
memorial gifts. When the
Texas State Library publish-
ed basic reuirements for Tex-
ana collections, the
Georgetown library could
report ownership of all but
two of the volumes, plus
many additional books about
Texas, most of which were
received as gifts from library
patrons. Book acquisition is
constant throughout the
year, resulting in the ap-.
pearance of best sellers on the
shelves soon after publication
date. Because of the generosi-
ty of Southwestern University
in opening Cody Memorial
Library to.the citizens of the
area, the public library has
not concentrated upon ac-
quiring large • numbers of
reference books. Rather, the
emphasis has been upon
material in which the local
patrons have expressed the
most interest.
The collection of books for
children and young adults is
considered superior to that
found in many larger
libraries. In addition, special
programs, such as story
hours, are planned weekly for
youngsters.
The growth of the George-
town library has been nothing
short of phenomenal. On the
day its doors opened, there
were 11,000 accessioned
volumes on its shelves. Ten
years later, accessioned
volumes numbered 35,760,
and that number has increas-
ed to the present day.
Circulation the first year
was 23,590; last year 61981) it
has increased to 81,651. The
library is barely keeping pace,
of course, with population in-
crease — from 6,390 in the ci-
ty in 1970 to 9,468 in 1980;
and from 37,305 in the coun-
ty in 197C to the 1980 census
figure of 76,521.
The time is fast ap-
proaching when additional
space will be required. To
that end, plans are already
being made for a public ef-
fort to raise funds. It is hoped
that Georgetownites will res-
pond as enthusiastically when
that call comes as they have
in the past. Free public
libraries are as important to-
day as ever — perhaps even
more so. An educated public
may be the salvation of our
way of life. Without free ac-
cess to books, there can be no
truly educated people.
Visit your. library during
National Library Wedk.
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LIBRARY BUCKS — Library board member Harry Gold accepts a $500 check from General
Telephone District Manager Russ Bailey at GTE's donation to a building fund for the proposed
addition to the Georgetown Public Library. Three library board members, city officials and
several private individuals will be soliciting donations in coming months toward construction of
a second floor for the library. The addition is expected to cost about $250,000.
A library raising is on hand
With a $500 boost from
General Telephone Com-
pany, fundraising for a
proposed addition to the
Georgetown Area Public
Library began in earnest this
week.
In addition to the $500
GTE donation given Mon-
day, representatives of the
Georgetown Library Board
have been "working on"
several other potential
contributors in recent weeks,
including one firm which has
pledged to match 10 percent
of all donations given toward
the library addition, City
Manager Leo Wood said.
That addition, which would
consist essentially of a new
second story for the library,
will cost about $250,000,
library board member
Harry Gold said Monday.
Gold added that he, board
members Barbara Seever
and "Pop" Williams, several
city officials and two
members of the community
who prefer to remain
anonymous have been
soliciting contributions for
the library in recent months.
Cablevision of Georgetown
is offering half-price cable in-
stallation and donating the
entire $10 installation fee in
the customer's name to the
Library Building Fund.
The cable company is of-
fering the discount — $10 in-
stead of the usual $20 in-
stallation fee — through
April 30, giving Georgetown
residents a chance to help the
library fund as well as "go on
the cable system for half
price," said Ralph Hilliard,
vice president in charge of
operations.
If contributions fail to
cover the complete costs
of the addition, the city may
allocate funds to cover the
shortfall through bonds sold
as part of a long-term capital
improvements program,
Wood noted.
Gold said that the addition
to the library will allow room
for more books to ac-
commodate a projected 20 to
25 percent increase in
library patronage that will
occur in the next five years.
Funds for architectural
drawings of the library
addition were appropriated
by the Georgetown City
Council during their last
meeting. Those drawings
will allow members of the
community to visualize what
they may help make reality
through donations to the
library building fund.
Both Wood and Gold
stressed that contributors to
the library fund need not live
in Georgetown, since the
library is open to all area
residents free of charge.
Donations to the fund are tax
deductible.
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Kay Brown began working at the Georgetown Public
L-hrary last May Day. She spent those four months shely-
;ng books, filling out library cards, typing, riling and
rvmung people
:'s very satisfying," she said
It's nicecomfortable, and quiet most of the time,"
Brown said with a ?augh.
Her previous employment was in the school system, she
said, doing voluntary library and classroom work.
She applied at the library after she decided she would tike
`•some permirnent employment," she said.
Brown, her husband and two children moved here from
Florida two years ago. I
Brown likes the variety of duties she has at the library.
"You're not doing the same thjng all the time," she said.
But she said her greatest feeling of accomplishment is
when she locates library materials and information the
patrons need. "1 enjoy that the most."
Story Hour due
different time
The pre-school story hour
at the Georgetown Public
Library will be held a dif-
ferent day this fall. The new
time will be 10 a.m. each
Thursday morning.
Southwestern University
students will be in charge of
the program, under the direc-
tion of Sharon Johnson and
coordinator Jeanne Jacob.
According to Jacob, the
recently -completed summer
story hours drew more than
400 area children to par-
ticipate in the Monster
Madness reading program.
Eighty-six children received
certificates and masks
recogni: ing the fact that they
either read, or had read to
them, 10 junior books or 25
easy -to -read books.
The weekly story hours,
coordinated by Jacob and
sponsored by the Friends of
the Georgetown Public
Library, featured films,
stories, contests, songs and
games. Jean Brashear, Susan
Sprights, Cathy Strand,
Kathy Sobey and Sherron
Webb led the story hours.
A big feature of the sum-
mer program was a monster
coloring contest. Winning
awards were Deborah
Draeger, Joni Lindsey,
Jonathan Brashear, Becky
Bohmfalk, John Edwards,
Christi Cothran, Jennie Lind-
sey, Tim Ellis, Sam Swin-
bank, Ruthie Langenegger,
Jeffrey Miller, Manya
Brachear, Julie Anncoops,
Clifton Rosenbaum, 'Price
Alexander, Elaine Garner,
Semantha Russell, Mike
Lindell, Michele Meyer, Sara
Russell, Amy Chapman, Car-
rie Langley, Marjorie Valdez,
Katrina Barker, Michelle
Williams, Keith Litterest,
Nicole Laing, John Pechlam
and Erin Whitworth.
The children also presented
Grace Jones, who had led the
story hours for five years, a
gift certificate for children's
books as a farewell gift. The
gift was presented on behalf
of all the children to whom
Jones had introduced the ex-
citement of books by the
Friends of the Georgetown
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WAIT TIL I CAN READ! -Erin Vargo of Georgetown pieces a puzzle
together in between taking swigs of milk from her bottle during
Children's Story Hour at the Georgetown Public Library. At one and a
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half years old, Erin isn't as ready for the story hour as are her older
brothers, Byron and Alan. Nonetheless, there's plenty to do to keep
her on her toes.
Book t*tdurtqgtweek
"People say that life is the thing, but I
prefer reading.” That pearl of wisdom
came from Logan Pearsall Smith, a man
who would have admired Georgetown for its
fine public library.
The Georgetown Public Library is com-
memorating National Library Week from
April 5 through April 11 with a series of
programs, films and displays. The celebra-
tion kicks off Sunday with an open house
from 3 to 5 p.m., when the Friends of the
Library and the Library Board will honor
Harry Gold, who has served as a board
member for more than ten years.
The next event on the agenda is geared for
all school -aged children and will happen
Tuesday afternoon from 3:30 to 4:45 with a
special showing of two films, "Blaze Glory"
and a classic episode of "Star Trek."
Jeanne Jacob, who is reponsible for the fine
assortment of children's programs at the
Georgetown Library, is also in charge of
this project.
Wednesday, the regular pre-school story
hour will be held at 10 a.m. In honor of
Library Week, special films will be shown
to the large group of eager youngsters who
gather weekly to hear Grace Jones read an
exciting story. The first of the children'
films is based on the book by Bernard
Waber, "Ira Sleeps Over." "Rosie's Walk,"
based on the children's book by Pat
Hutchins, will be the second feature that
morning.
In addition, the Williamson County Art
Guild will hang an exhibit Sunday that will
show for the duration of Library Week.
The growth of the Georgetown Public
Library really is something to celebrate.
For example, in the past 12 -month period,
the book circulation was 75,892, compared
with a circulation of 69,188 in the same
amount of time the year before. The peak
months are those in the summer when the
children are out of school and free to come
and go to the library and unrestricted in
their reading. During those months, nearly
one-third of the entire year's reading
matter is consumed.
Despite the heavy circulation, the
Georgetown library's staff is relatively
small, being maintained with three full-
time employees and two part-time workers.
The shelves are well -stocked with easy -to -
find books that range from the clasVcs t6
the current best-sellers.
One of the Georgetown Library's greatest
assets is its encouragement of reading in
teens and children. There is the ever -
popular pre-school hour every Wednesday,
as well as large and varied selections of
books for younger people.
Another service well employed by the
community is the magazine exchange, in
which bibliophiles deposit their own
magazines on the table next to the check-out
desk and supplement their magazine
patronage free of charge by picking up
another magazine that they do not sub-
scribe to at home.
This is not to say that the library itself
doesn't subscribe to magazines and
newspapers; between 25 and 30 publications
are received in the library on a daily, week-
ly, or monthly basis, depending on the
publication.
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Sorrow's Song by Larry
Callan, an award-winning
new children's book at the
Georgetown Public Library,
is simply told through the
main character, Pinch, an
11 -year-old boy. Set in the
rural village of Four Corners
— which hasn't changed
much since Pinch's grand-
father's childhood except for
the disappearance of the once
prevalent whooping cranes.
Third in the series about
Pinch and Four Corners, Sor-
row's Song is the poignant
tale of a girl who cannot talk,
a boy who is her friend and a
young whooping crane with a
broken wing.
Larry Callen delicately ex-
plors the awakening of the
deeper feelings between boys
and girls. Pinch first asks his
father, who then sends him to
his mother, why playing with
his pal Charley is not as much
fun as playing with the young
Sorrow.
A newcomer to town,the
Zoo Man, finds it hard to
believe that Sorrow cannot
make a sound. He squeezes
her hand hard, thinking she is
teasing him. When she can-
not cry out the Zoo Man
realizes how cruel he is being
and is crushed. .
But can Sorrow talk, after
all? Sorrow writes Pinch "I
can talk. Better than some.
Making sounds is only part of
talking.
"When my paw died, I
could barely hold the feeling
inside me. You helped me,
Pinch. Just being there. Just
knowing you didn't expect
me to say a single word. Tell-
ing me stories and giving me
presents. You were a good
friend. You still are.
"It's when I'm happy that
it hurts. It's when I just have
to yell for joy. It's more than
smiling or dancing or jump-
ing up and down. It's more
important than that. Things
inside me want to spill out
and I don't know how to get
them out... Pinch, what's it
like to sing?"
Pinch and Sorrow find a
young whooping crane with a
broken wing. Sorrow sets out
to catch and care for the bird
with Pinch's help. Patiently
Sorrow gains the bird's trust
and learns what the crane
prefers to eat.
Soon the news is out that a
crane has been seen near Four
Corners. The Zoo Man wants
the crane to sell to a zoo.
John Barrow, Sorrow's and
Pinch's shifty adult friend,
wants to catch the crane to
sell to the Zoo Man. Henry
and Billy Sweet — big, dumb,
grown-up brothers streaked
with -dean -- want to catch
the &,ine and cook it because
they heard it tastes better
than turkey.
Eventually, John Barrow
catches the crane and makes
arrangements to sell the bird
to Zoo Man. And then the
bird disappears. Everyone
suspects Pinch and Sorrow of
stealing the crane, but no one
has any evidence. The great
chase is on again.
Sorrow comes down with a
serious illness. Pinch visits
her regularly, noticing how
the adults around him behave
differently when someone is
critically ill.
John Barrow figures out
how Sorrow got her illness.
He begins searching across
the river and re -captures the
crane. Sorrow confronts
John Barrow: this is not an
animal to survive caged in a
zoo, she tells him.
Sorrow and Pinch refuse to
have anything further to do
with Barrow. But Barrow
keeps trying: he surprises
Pinch with an early morning
visit.
He tells Pinch: "She (Sor-
row) talked to me, Pinch. She
did it with her big, brown
eyes. All she did was look at
me, but she was telling me she
thought I done wrong."
This is a book to give your
pre -teen a lot to think about.
To find out what happens to
whooper they'll have to read
Sorrow's Song. The story
clearly depicts the actions of
the characters being deter-
mined by the pressures they
feel in their lives.
The Zoo Man and John
Barrow see the crane as a way
to get money. The Sweet
brothers, in their supreme ig-
norance, see the crane as a
new taste treat. Sorrow sees
the crane as an individual
that cannot be handicapped
by a cage. Pinch sees the bird
partly as a burden because his
love for Sorrow commits him
to doing more for the bird
than he really wants. Pinch's
father sees the crane as the
last of a nearly extinct
species. All these points of
view revolve around one
young whooping crane, with
no way for everyone's needs
to be met. With the deeper
understanding of the world
around him, aided by his
mother and father, Pinch
does some growing up.
This book deserves
whatever awards it receives.
Adults who like a good not -
so -sexy story will also enjoy
reading it. Parents might
even enjoy reading this one
aloud for a few nights so the
family can share the story. It
is not very long and there are
funny parts as well as serious
ones.
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The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Thursday, July 29, 1982 Section 2, Page 9
By Kathy Dittman
About every three months
or so I go through a bout of
depression. We are building
our own home, and nothing
is finished — nothing. After
pitying myself for awhile, in-
dulging myself by thinking of
how patiently I've borne all
this (forgetting the temper
tantrums and slammed
doors), finally something
jerks everything back into
perspective. This time it was
reading "Pioneer Women"
by Joanna L. Stratton. Com-
piling 800 memoirs of pioneer
women in Kansas collected by
Lilla Day Monroe, the
author's grandmother, Strat-
ton completed Monroe's
dream of filling in some of
the gaps left in history by
providing the women's
achievements and trials.
Most of the women who
sent Monroe their memoirs
were of average background,
modest means, literate, and
with a fundamental educa-
tion, who came to Kansas
with, their husbands for
greater economic oppor-
Book
Report
tunities. These were Protes-
tant women from nearby
midwestern states (60 percent
were from Illinois, Ohio,
Iowa, or Wisconsin). Their
lives revolved around their
homes and most were un-
prepared for the rough
pioneer life they faced.
To quote Monroe, "So the
voices in this book are fresh
and new — voices of the
marvelous women who sur-
vived the bushwackers and
the Redskins (and the Kansas
men), the blistering sun and
the angry wind, pursuing the
daily round in quiet heroism
without ostentation or com-
plaint. They found compen-
sation in watching their
families and their homesteads
grow, in possessing and sub-
duing the majestic prairie, in
the blaze of spring flowers,
the dying glories of the
autumn sun, the utter silence
of the winter snow, in the
responsibility indomitable
women stoically assumed in
the isolation and solitude of
the wilderness."
Between the lines of these
recollections you sense at
times the poignant loneliness
of a young mother caring for
her young ones with what
meager things the prairie had
to offer while her husband
went away to care for
business in town such as pur-
chasing supplies, or as he
went in search of work to
fund their homestead, or as
he went to fight a war,
possibly never to return. You
picture these women's
courage and spunk as they try
to make a home out of what
God and their husbands have
given them — sometimes no
more than a crude dugout
with a sod roof, that turned
to mud in the rain or that
might have a snake fall out of
it in the middle of the night.
Monroe says, "Those who
stuck it out became Kansans,
a mystic community set apart
by ordeal and survival."
There are truly as many
stories as there are people
who went to Kansas, some
who stayed, some who died,
some who gave up and went
back to "civilization" and
some who went on always at
the edge of the frontier.
Through all the harrowing
stories of women giving birth
alone, families fighting wild
prairie grass fires, deaths of
loved ones, war, famine, and
then the good times of people
helping people, having
socials, dances, and church
picnics, the striking similarity
between people then and to-
day comes through. The tasks
may have been different but
the feelings are the same. Stu-
dying these women's stories
gave me hope in people. We
still have what it takes to sur-
vive. We need all our
previous experiences and our
present technololgy. One of
the women said it best:
"Pioneering is really . a
wilderness experience. We all
need the wisdom of the
wilderness — Moses did,
Jesus did, and Paul did. The
wilderness is the place to find -
God, and the city is the place
to study the multitude; a
knowledge of both makes
master builders for the state
and nation."
— FIfe,
Take a vacation this sum-
mer back through three
waves of immigration to the
early Kansas plains. One
quarter immigrated from
18541861 while Kansas was
still a territory. Another half
immigrated to homestead in
the west while the east was
turning into a manufacturing
complex, during 1865-1875.
The final quarter immigrated
from 1875-1890, disillusioned
with the industrial revolution
and poor economic state of
the east. Learn what it was
like to travel by stagecoach,
or "prairie schooner," as the
covered wagon was called.
Find out what the average
home was like — and was not
like! Read about the plagues
of fires, hail, grasshoppers,
and tornadoes that swept
across the plains. Attend a
prairie school or church -
Watch the cattle drives come
through your town and your
homestead. Grow up as a
child on the prairie, weaving
flowers into a crown, gather-
ing berries in the spring,
hiding from Indians or
Bushwackers.
"Pioneer Women" can
make you appreciate your
present way of life, and en-
courage and strengthen you
for bearing up under the
stress and strain of life today.
Coincidentally, I picked up
another book about the late
1800's "Life at the Dakota"
by Stephen Birmingham,.
which tells the story of the
first luxury apartment house
in New York City. Here is a
contrast to the lives of the
pioneer families subsisting in
Kansas. Built at the west end
of Central Park, the Dakota
was never accepted by the
"gentry," which meant Mrs.
Astor and her "four hun-
¢rcd." ,J found out more than
I ever wanted to know about
the elite of the country who
made it necessary to read
Emily Post's book of eti-
quette before making a move
socially.
The Dakota was originally
known unofficially as
"Clark's Folly." One of
Clark's friends teasingly
stated that the building was
being built so far away from
the civilized part of New
York he might as well be
building it in the Dakota Ter-
ritory. So for spite, that's
what Clark named the
building, even carrying the
idea into the details of the
building, with a carved In-
dian head in bas relief over
the main portico as the
building's trademark.
Over the years the building
has taken on something of a
life of itself.. Always in-
habited by wealthy people
with a love of comfort and
luxury and a disregard for so-
called high society, the
building has stood with no
exterior changes — not even a
simple cleaning, in a city
where change is the essence
and some property has been
built on four times in the
same era. '
The early life of the
Dakota was most interesting
to me, especially since I had
just read "Pioneer Women"
and could contrast city life
with wilderness life. In many,
ways the lives of the average
person in the city and in the
wilderness were not so dif-
ferent. There were few
bathrooms and little running
water, — and at least in the
wilderness you didn't have
someone else's sewage run-
ning in front of your door.
New York City's streets were
dirt. Horses were used to pull
carriages and wagons until
they dropped dead in the
street, where they might re-
main for days. The fancy
designers made women's hats
with veils to keep the blowing
dried filth of the streets off
the skin and out of the
mouths of the "fairer sex."
There have been many well
known residents -at the
Dakota — Boris Karloff,
Judy Holliday, Jose Ferrer,
Leonard Rernstein, Roberta
Flack, John Lennon,
Lauren Bacall, Gustav
Schirmer, the famous music
producer, and Frederick
Steinway, the piano magnate.
Learn the secrets of cher
multiple basements. the
original elevators still work-
ing today, upper floors eight
and nine, the maze of
hallways and windowless
rooms complete with non-
paying tenants and
superstitious stories. Find out
what luxury in the late 18001
really meant. For you ar-
chitectural buffs, find out
about the nuts and bolts of a
100 year old building. Motion
pictures and music star fans
find out who fought whom
about installing air condi-
tioners and lacing the stair
wells with string. Get a
glimpse inside this historical
building where no one goes
without a specific invitation
and every caller is announced
to his host before being
allowed past the lobby. .
These trips to the past can
be booked at the Georgetown
Public Library. Don't forget
about the late Monday even-
ing hours)
Thursday, February 26, 1981
The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas
X L.+., r-n,j3c,r rATION — As a part of National Heritage Week, the Georgetown Sertoma
Club donates a U. S. flag to the Georgetown Public Library. Standing left to right are Jim
Wilson, president of the club; Harry Gold, city council member; Neill Wilkerson, project
chairman for the club; Everett Williams, chairman of the library board; and Librarian
Verne Philpot.
The Georgetowa, fibraryoo pushed to the limit
By Emily Baker
"Let's plan a dream into reality," said
Mrs. Charles Aiken in an address to the
Friends of the Georgetown Library October
8, 1965."An easy -to -reach library, free and
public supported, where every level and
taste in reading can be met. Where a child
can be motivated to discover a new interest
he may never reach otherwise...
"A library with a liberal exchange of
books with other libraries in the area. And a
librarian, capable and concerned, who can
help you in getting information or can tell
,you where to get it.... Where works of art,
old or new, can be displayed.... Where we
can rely on our library to meet our
educational needs.... Where every civic
organization can have active interest in
creating and improving a fine community
project.
"Where persons can judge our city by the
library as a criterion for judging the best
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Section 1, Page 12 Sunday, February 24, 1980
community as a place to live. Where the
library is a meeting place for the communi-
ty...."
Fifteen years after Aiken's inspiring
words, Concerned Georgetown citizens are
asking themselves whether that dream has
really become a reality, or if lack of funds
and community support has stymied the
Georgetown Public Library's fruition.
With Georgetown's recent population
growth, use of the library's facilities has
soared, and many people feel that better
equipment, more books, longer hours of
operation, and more special programs are
needed.
Margaret Roush of Serenada Estates says
she visits the library every two weeks. "But
my kids don't like to come because they
don't have the books they like," she admits.
"They have certain favorite authors, like
Judy Bloom, whose works aren't here. And
if my sophomore in high school has a class
project and needs material, she goes to
Southwestern's library because all the
books will have already been checked out of
the public library.
"We've always lived in bigger cities," she
continues, "and this is a pretty good library
for a town this size, but we feel limited.
There just isn't that much."
Others complain that the library is not
open at night and has limited hours Satur-
days, that there aren't many new books on
the shelves, and that there should be a copy-
ing machine for reference books and
research materials.
Jeanne Jacob, a member of the Library
Board, explains that while operating tuts,
employee salaries, and book prices are
rapidly increasing, funds available to
finance the library are declining.
The library received this year's budget
from the city of Georgetown of $20,881.80.
This figure was made up of ;18,871.80 in
salaries and $2,020 in operating expenses,
leaving $2,000 for book purchases. While a
state grant and money from the Rockwell
Foundation were obtained to build the pre-
sent library building in 1974, recent anneal
Continued on page 19
Small budget and swelling library
Continued from page 1
federal and state grant money has dropped
drastically.
Federal money has dropped by nearly a
third, from $1,253 in 1977 to only $867 in 1980.
And state library grants have dropped a
whopping 70 percent, from $718 in 1977 to
only $216 for 1980. These decreases have oc-
curred because federal and state monies
are allocated in proportion to the amount of
locally obtained money spent on books —
and the Library ,Board has been able to
spend only $2,000 for the past two years on
books within the city's budget.
Yet library use continues to expand. Cir-
culation jumped nearly ten percent last
year, from a total of 60,467 books checked
out in 1978 to 66,420 in 1979.
Some of the grant losses have been offset
by increases in donations from the United
Fund. which allocated $3,500 last year, $500
more than the previous year. But the chari-
ty umbrella organization specifies that this
money can be used for book purchases only;
its money may not be used for salaries or
operating expenses, which it feels is the
city's responsibility.
But the money crunch still exists,
aggravated by the skyrocketing costs of
supplies, the increase In minimum wages
paid to library employees, and a 13 percent
hike in overall book costs. And while the
library was designed to serve the
Georgetown area with a population of ap-
proximately 8 to 10,000, an additional 4,000
people from: around the county use the
library regularly.
The present library building on the corner
of Seventh and Main streets was completed
in April, 1970, the culmination of more than
five years of hard work and fund raising by
the Friends of the Library, the Library
Board. city officials, community
memorials, and donations. It replaced the
grand old Odd Fellows Hall, for the 1901
structure was deemed unfit for restoration
and use. The new building was erected at a
total cost of $121,220.
In the years before the new library's com-
pletion, community volunteers set up a tem-
porary library in the offices below KGTN
radio, donated by Don Scarbrough rent-free
for six months.
Now the library is staffed by head
librarian Verne Philpot, who has no
librarian certification, assistant librarian
Shirley Norris, a custodian, and part-time
help for the winter and busy summer
months. The main function of the nine
member Library Board, headed by
Everette (Pop) Williams, is to set library
policy and serve in an advisory capacity.
The support of the community has dwindl-
ed. The Friends of the Library, so active in
pushing for special grants, donors, and
memorials for the new library building, all
but died away when the facility was com-
pleted.
"That was the Friends' main goal," says
Jacob. "and when the goal was reached,
their support diminished."
"The Georgetown Library is an open,
library, it serves people from all over,"
says city manager Leo Wood. "If we could
get more contributions and support from
people from all over the county, it would
really help. The taxpayers of the city can
support only so much."
Harry Gold, former Library Board chair-
man and board representative on the city
council, feels the library is doing very well
within its budgetary constraints. "Our
library has a large number of books for our
population. The Library Board has always
availed itself of grants in the past, but they
just aren't readily available. We've left no
stone unturned." Gold added that the board
is currently checking into several grant
sources in hopes of adding a second floor to
the library building, a feature for which the
structure's designers originally planned.
"A second story is a long way off," Gold
says. "It's like a child grasping after
moonbeams trying to secure the funds. But
we're working on it."
Williams agrees. "There isn't too much
money for the library, and I think the
librarians there are doing a fine job. Until
the day when we can increase the library
force, we will do with the services we
have -
These include Wednesday morning story
hour for pre-schoolers, a free magazine ex-
change, films, summer reading programs
for children, and inter -library loan
Operating hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
"The library as we know it wouldn't be
there today without the Friends of the
Library and their efforts," Williams con-
tinues. "But the library is on its own now.
It's time for the Friends to regroup, and the
best project I can think of is expanding the
library's space as soon as possible. I don't
know where we would be able to put new
racks without eliminating the reading area.
There is a definite need to look toward the
future."
Jacob is rallying a new Friends of the
Library group, which now consists of a
small nucleus of eight people. Chairwoman
Gayle Shafer and secretary Betty Mulanax
have designed a pamphlet and have started
a membership drive. The Friends are
advertising in this neewspaper with a
coupon to be clipped and mailed.
"There are many things we would like to
get started for the library," Jacob says.
"We need a copying machine, a book drop
inside the library instead of the current bin
outside — it fills up so quickly someone
could just reach in and grab the books out.
We need all kind of things."
Many people involved with the library
f(.el another Friends group could he of great
service. "Such an organization could ret
short and l )ng -range goals, and prusew an
interpret these needs to city officials and
the community," Jacob says.
This group cou)d coordinate volunteer
st-rvices -- services to reach senior citizens,
to t:e! with children's activities, and to
help with clerical work at the facility.
"More importantly, such a group could
promote library services that are not now
provided by local funds. " '
Thursday, February 15, 1979 ** Austin American-Statesman/Neighbor 5
Spunky ex -teacher
heads historical group
By CHRIS PETRISON
American -Statesman Staff
Liberty Hill resident Myreta
Matthews is a spunky retired
school teacher who for the past
seven years has shifted her ener-
gies to the Williamson County
Historical Commission.
Hardly a day goes by that she
isn't working on some project or
another for the commission.
In 1977 she was elected chair-
man of the organization and just
last year was one of three people
named outstanding commission
chairmen in the state.
Among her recent accomplish-
ments was completion of a 110 -
page book listing 99 historical
markers in the county and quot-
ing the text of each marker.
It took her over a year to visit
every marker in Williamson
County, write down what each
said and compile the information.
And she literally gave blood for
the cause, although she won't
readily admit it.
On one visit to an old home with
a historical marker she was at-
tacked by a large St. Bernard dog
which bit her on the stomach. The
fall caused her to hit her head on a
rock and gash it, which although
not serious, shook her up enough
that she didn't return to the house
again.
The book in its completed ver-
sion has been given to each city li-
brary in Williamson County as
reference material.
Also Matthews has put out the
commisson's newsletter for the
past seven years.
Matthews enjoys studying his-
tory as a hobby, but has quite a
history in her own background.
Her great-grandparents on both
sides of her family came to Texs
In the 1840's and 1850's and settled
to Liberty Hill ih the 1870 after
realizing that land was cheaper in
"Gabriel County but just as good"
as it was in Austin.
The retired school teacher lives
in the old family homestead.
But Matthews is not the only
person who has contributed to the
Williamson County Historical
Commission. There is Clara
Scarborough who served as chair-
man in 1975 and who has written a
book, "Land of Goodwater," on
the history of the county. Under
her term as president the com-
mission was awarded best histori-
cal association program of the
year in the state in 1975; Also con-
tributing have been commission
members and the other chair-
men, including County Judge
Sam Stone, chairman until 1969;
Mrs. John Cornforth; and Dr. Van
C. Teptan.
The state historical commission
was created in 1953, although the
local organization did not become
active until the early 1960's. The
33 commssion members are ap-
pointed by the county commis-
sioner's court.
Besides a book of historical
markers in the county, the histori-
cal commission also has a list of
all cemeteries in the state and a
list of people buried in them.
"Members of the commission
walked through every cemetery
in the county and wrote down
names of people buried there,"
Matthews noted.
The tedious process is still not
completed.
It is also the commission's re-
sponsibility to send in requests for
historical markers for homes,
cemeteries and other sites.
"The owner must obtain three
type -written pages of history and
footnotes. Everything must be do-
ban vnao oy crnw Femwn
Myreta Matthews (right), chairman of the Williamson
County Historical Commission, and Vern Philpot
ture, pictures of all sides of the
building and how it used to look
must be included," Matthews
said.
In order for a building to obtain
a historical marker it must be 100
years old or at least 7/10ths as old
as the community. If it needs
revision, Matthews will work on
it.
The most recent historical
markers obtained by the commis-
liamson County, possibly the old-
est highway in Texas.
Although a few historical mark-
ers in Williamson County were
awarded during the state's cen-
tennial in 1936, most were ob-
tained during the lifetime of the
commission.
As a future planning .the com-
mission has declared March 2-8
as History Appreciation Week in
Williamson County and is ulan-
n ite
Way
ick off new
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By MARK MITCHELL
SUN Staff Writer
It's United Way time again. This year, the board of
directors has set a whopping target of nearly $36,000 for
Georgetown and neighboring rural areas! It all starts
Wednesday, Sept. 20, at a campaign kickoff noon banquet
in the Georgetown Community Center.
The United Way Fund will be allotted 18 ways to local
non-profit service and health organizations, based on the
budgets submitted to the 1978-79 United Way board of
directors and the board's assessment of the accountabili-
ty of the different organizations.
Carala Carver, Fund Drive Chairman for the year,
says, "Jim Isbell as last year's Fund Drive Chairman,
ran the drive like a political campaign. I think that's
probably the way we'll handle It this year."
THE UNITED FUND Organization seems to be grow-
ing substantially in Georgetown. In 1976-77, Carver says,
the goal of the United Way Drive was $17,000 In con-
tributions from businesses and individuals. The drive
turned out better than expected, attracting a little under
$26,000. The 1977-78 United Way Drive, under Isbell's
leadership, shot for $$,000 and actually amassed $34;000.
After carefully examining the budgets of local
charitable agencies, and keeping in mind a policy of 10
per cent increases in funding every year, the Georgetown
United Way volunteers are asking for $35,929 in 1978-79.
Georgetown City Recreation, sponsoring swimming,
tennis, baseball, twirling, and other summer recreation
programs and education — receives the lion's share of the
new United Way budget. The program, which reportedly
involved over 500 youths this summer, gets $6,420 in con-
tributions, says the United Way board.
THE BOY SCOUTS and Girl Scouts of Georgetown are
the next biggest recipients, each getting $4,000. (Boys and
Girls combined, there are about 400 scouts in this area,
according to the scouting budget, who will benefit from
the $8,000 allotment.)
After our scouts comes_ the Georgetown Public Library,
with a $3,000 allotment, earmarked for new books.
The American Red Cross, with 24-hour emergency
relief services in Georgetown and surrounding areas, will
also be provided with the same amount — $3,000.
The Georgetown Red Cross contribution will also help
supplement the national disaster relief fund, says the
board.
Stonehaven Center, a low-cost housing operation under
the auspices of the Georgetown Housing Authority and a
staffed recreation and community affairs center — will
receive $2,500.
THE REMAINDER of the Georgetown Area United
Way Budget in order of dollar amounts allocated is as
follows:
Salvation Army — $2,365. "In Georgetown last year,"
says a Georgetown United Way publication, "groceries,
utilities, and clothes were provided to 114 individuals...
It also helped fund centers for rehabilitation, homes for
delinquent girls, and a summer camp for boys."
Georgetown Community Recreation — $2,200. Super-
vised and coached by volunteers, this is a recreation
program providing soccer, basketball and other sporting
activities to young people in Georgetown, grades 1-12.
Meals on Wheels — $2,000. Thirty to 40 low-income
elderly people in the Georgetown area are served hot
meals five days a week by this volunteer agency.
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY — $1,500. Money goes to
purchasing equipment, providing vocational training for
the Georgetown area UCB affiliate. It also provides
counseling for Cerebral Palsy parents and helps with
transportation to a special treatment center in Austin.
The United Way Campaign — $1,200
The Georgetown Welfare Association — $1,000. About
200 families in the Georgetown area have been helped
with rent, utilities or medical and dental care in financial
or natural emergencies by this agency, says the United
Way Board.
MARY BAILEY Child Development Center — $750.
This allocation is for medicine, dental care, toys, wagons,
tricycles, and new playground equipment for this "Head
Start" low-income family Day Care Center serving over
40 children. (See Barbara Barrier's article, "Headstart",
in last Thursday's SUN) Carver says that the center ask-
ed for less than $750, but that the board felt they could use
more.
Georgetown Y -Indian Guides and Princesses — $740.
"A parent-child organization sponsored by the YMCA to
foster the understanding and the companionship of parent
and child." Indian Guides has grown from nine to 39 par-
ticipating families over the past two years and wants to
share their program with even a wider number, the board
says. 1979 marks the first year United Way has included
the Indian Guides in its budget.
SOUTHWEST DIABETIC FOUNDATION — $496.
United Way provides parents of diabetics with funds to
send their child to Camp Sweeney at Gainesville, "where
diabetic, children learn to care for themselves," when
money is not otherwise available.
Texas Rehabilitation Foundation — $230. Contribution
goes to uncompensated services and reduced charges to
needy patients at the Texas Rehabilitation Hospital.
Williamson County 4-H Club — $225.
U.S.O. — $175. Goes to the worldwide U.S.O. program
offering specialized services to American men and
women in uniform overseas. Williamson County claims
its share of these young service men and women, insists
the United Way Board.
Texas United Community Services — $129. This con-
tribution facilitates communication and research by
United Way workers with health and welfare fields,in
Texas.
This year, the United Way Drive assumes fund drives
for all of the 18 above mentioned agencies.
UNITED WAY WORKERS say that if these charitable
organizations sought contributions from the public on
their own — not only would it be more expensive for them
— but the public would quickly tire of having its door
knocked on repeatedly by different fund -seekers.
With the United Way, pledges are made in one lump.
Contributions can be made in year-long installments. The
sum is easily deductible during income tax time, and
whereas it might have cost a local agency to campaign
for and raise money by itself — 40 cents out of each dollar
collected, the agency now spends perhaps two cents out of
every dollar collected, because United Way assumes the
publicity as well as the collection.
THE UNITED WAY Board in Georgetown for 1978-79
consists of the following volunteers: President, Jim
Isbell; Vice -President, Marc Raney; and Secretary, Lyn-
da Peters. Board of Directors — Carala Carver, Claud
Folta, Doak Fling, Linda Graves, Ron Heine, Virginia
H'orsman, Gene Jacobs, and Olivia Lopez. Campaign
Chairperson — Carala Carver. Campaign — Industrial
Division, Jim Isbell; Campaign — Educational and
Professional Division, Marc Raney; Large Business Divi-
sion, Ron Heine; Small Business Division, Norm Peters;
Rural Division, Virginia Horsman; Campaign Kick-off,
Jackie Legget Publicity Cochairpersons, Vivian Wood
and Bill Connor.
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The Williamson County SUN Georgetown, Texas
Section 1, Page 5 Thursday, January 12, 1978
-Public Library has new rules
The Board of Directors of
the Georgetown Public
Library has adopted a
number of new rules for
book checkouts, effective
immediately.
All "best seller" books
may now be checked out for
only seven days and may not
be renewed. The fine for
each day these books are
kept overdue is ten cents.
The overdue fine for
fourteen -day books is five
cents for each day the books
are kept beyond the due
date.
In addition, the practice of
putting readers' names on a
waiting list for the most pop-
ular books has been discon-
tinued.
It is thought that these
new rules will increase the
possibility for distribution of
the most popular books to a,
greater number of readers.
With a limited budget for
book acquisition, it is not
possible for the library to
purchase as many copies of
the most popular new books
as would satisfy the initial
demand for these titles. The
cooperation of library users
is appreciated in the prompt
return of all books.
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Nage 12 Sunday, January 1, 1978
*WHAT GEORGETOWN NEEDS MOST
The Williamson County SUN Georgetown, Texas
Section 2, Page 3 Thursday, February 16, 1978
VERNE PMLpOT
"More money for books"
BOOKS PRESENTED TO LIBRARY — Charlotte Taylor, left, and Sherron Webb, right, pre-
sent two books from the "Mae Dee" series by Ada DeBlanc Simond to Mrs. Jarvis Philpot,
head librarian at the Georgetown Public Library. The books are a gift from the Georgetown
Women's Polical Caucus in observance of Black History Week,
unless we get some rain."
Verne Philpot at the Public Library feels
that the need for more new books is very
important in the coming year. "We must
stay up to date on books for the library,"
she says. "We need more money to buy new
books, especially large -print books. In this
day and time it is important to be able to
relax, and many people, especially older
ones, read to relax.
"Children learn so much from reading,"
she adds, "and so many of our books now
are learning type books. We have gotten
some grants in the past for money to buy
books but that seems to be about gone now.
So I'd say we need contributions for more
books for the library as much as anything
else in 1978,"
So there you have it. Certainly there are a
lot more things which are needed for
Georgetown in the coming year, but all
these mentioned are needed and perhaps
will be obtained before another year ends.
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Page 3 Sunday, February 26, 1978
MR. AND MRS. FRANK CALLCOTT present a "Black Heritage" volume to Mrs. Jarvis
Philpot and the Georgetown Public Library.
Library gets another book
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Political caucus.
Calleott presented the third
The Callcotts, who reside
in a series of six "Black
at 1253 Main St. in
Heritage" volumes by Ada
Georgetown, offered the gift
DeBlanc Simond to the
in honor of Black History
Georgetown Public Library
Month. Their daughter is one
Wednesday.
of the publishers of the Si -
The recently published
inond books.
book. Let's Pretend: Mae
Dee and Her Family Join the
Callcott is a well-known
Junteenth Celebration, will
Georgetown artist. His
complement two earlier
works hang in many local
"Heritage" series volumes
businesses and residences
given the library last week
and at the Stonehaven
by the Georgetown Women's
Center.
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Om
3 Sunday, June 19, 1977
Many new stimulating
books at Library
Georgetown's public
library continues receiving
favorable comments.
Books are housed in a
comfortable and modern
structure and many new
books are being added.
During May circulation of
the_Georgetown Public
Library was 4,145. Circula-
tion of the branch library at
Stonehaven was 90.
This compares favorably
with a circulation of 3,986 for
April, and 3,791 for May,
1976.
Twenty-five books were
donated and nineteen new
ones purchased, making a
total of 44 books added to the
library during May.
From library invoices
we've selected a few titles
that may titillate your im-
agination and stimulate your
desire to do some summer
reading.
Here is a random sample
of new books available:
Yoga For Children
How to Talk to Doctors
Dogs of All Sizes
Making American Folk Art
Dolls
Complete Guide to Hunting
Across America
Easy Electrical Repairs
Complete Home Decorating
Fun With Art
Book of Dreams and Ghosts
After 50 Cookbook
Running for Health and
Beauty
Jesse James
Woman's Day Homeowner's
Handbook
Repairing and Upholstering
Old Furniture
Calling Dr. Horowitz
History of Ghosts, Vam-
pires, Werewolves
Man Eating Shark
All Color Book of Reptiles
Acupuncture Treatment of
Pain
Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution
Teach Your Children to
Swim
Crockery Cooking
Diane Von Furstenberg's
Book of Beauty
Houdini's Fabulous Magic
Escape From the Nazis
Roots
Cabins, Cottages and
Summer Homes
Old Trails West
Norman Rockwell's Boys
and Girls at Play
Vegetables and Salads
Interpreting Handwriting
Surviving in the Wilds
Blood Money
Aviary Birds in Color
Preserving the Fruits of the
South
In addition there are
numerous Bobsey Twin,
Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys
books for your youngsters.
The Georgetown Library
also has a new collection of
large print books. Each title
is printed in easy -to -read 18 -
point type and made of non-
glare lightweight paper.
The Titles include some of
the current best-selling
books in all popular
categories (biographies,
how -to -do -it, inspirational,
mysteries, romances,
westerns, young adult).
The library receives a new
supply of these large print
books every three months.
The Central Texas Library
System, sponsor of the
program, has purchased ap-
proximately 480 books — all
of which circulate through
various libraries in our area.
These large print books
are lightweight and easy to
read. And you won't miss a
word from your favorite
author because each large
print edition includes the
complete unabridged text.
Another interesting
feature of the Georgetown
Library are the numerous
paperback books arranged
on shelves according to
authors. These books are ex-
tremely popular with people
who enjoy reading in bed and
there's a wide selection of
material from which to pick
and choose.
Stop by the Georgetown
library and travel the road
to adventure.
When is the last time you
curled up with a good book?
If its been awhile, now
might be the time to get
back in the reading groove.
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Page 13 Sunday, April 17, 1977
REMEMBER THE LADIES is the title of the book that the
Georgetown Women's Political Caucus gave to the Georgetown
Library this week. The Sun caught Fran Carlson of the Caucus
(left) and Librarian Philpot (right) as they looked through the
book. The full title of the new addition to the library shelves is
Remember the Ladies, Women in America 1750-1815. Written by
Linda Grant DePauw and Conover Hunt, the work is filled with
pictures and includes chapters on love and marriage,
motherhood, sickness and death, domesticity, women at work,
women and religion, women at war, accomplished women,.
fashionable ladies, creative women, Presidents' ladies and liber-
ty and equaility.
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Page 11 Sunday, June 12, 1977
Georgetown Library
As the nation completes its
observance of National Library
Week Georgetown citizens can
take pride in their own local
library, looked upon as an un-
ukUally fine operation for a
community of this size.
Only a few years removed
from a one -room, crowded,
catch -as -catch -can collection of
miscellaneous reading
material, the attractive
building on the corner of the
square is a tribute to a handful
of. dedicated people who were
determined that the city should
have a public library adequate
to the demands and needs of the
community.
GEORGETOWN'S PUBLIC
LIBRARY is probably the least
appreciated of the city ser-
vices.
Two fulitime employees and
one parttime custodian are
responsible for the entire
operation, which furnishes a
much-needed service to the en-
tire , community.
And the operation of that ser-
vice has almost doubled in one
year after steady increases
over the past few years. With a
book collection of around 30,000
the annual circulation ap-
proaches 80,000, so either a few
people are reading an awful lot
of books or a lot of people are
reading! And as the population
of the area increases, further
growth of the library can be an-
ticipated.
" , Patrons are constant -
Now about those library books
The Georgetown Public
Library is in business to
supply books for
Georgetown residents to
read. Most of the books are
checked out to be read at
home. Checked out and
read; that's fine and that's
what the library wants to
happen. But an increasing
number of library patrons
are forgetting the last step
in library use: returning the
book so someone else can
read it.
Your library asks your
cooperation in checking your
bookshelves and tables to
see if you have a book or
books which should be
returned to the library.
Many times children check
out books on their own;
mother and dad need to re-
mind them to return the
books after they have en-
joyed them. Adults get busy
with other things and forget
that others are waiting to
read the books they have
checked out. But this
carelessness means dollars
and cents to your library in
missing books as well as
depriving others of the en-
joyment of reading.
From now until June 15
overdue books may be
returned to the library
without payment of fines.
After that date the establish-
ed legal method of securing
return of overdue books will
be used. Just drop the books
in the outside box or return
them to the checkout desk.
Your cooperation will be ap-
preciated.
A success story
ly amazed and pleased with the
collection of books. Despite a
relatively small budget for book
acquisition, care is taken to
acquire the latest and the best
books covering a wide range of
subjects, both fiction and non-
fiction, to appeal to the varied
interests and requirements of
the community. The librarian
has achieved a very good
balance; and it is a rare occa-
sion when a reader cannot find
some material on the subject of
interest. Newcomers to the
community are always sur-
prised at the excellence of the
Georgetown Public Library.
PARTICULARLY EFFEC-
TIVE is the program for young
readers. The use of the library
by children is especially heavy
during the summer months
when a summer reading
program Is conducted. Last
summer more than 450 children
participated in such a reading
program. There is also a week-
ly story hour which sometimes
is so well attended that several
sessions are required!
Budgetary restrictions
preclude evening hours at the
library, thus restricting the use
of the library by school children
for research other than during
the daytime. However, a
definite increase in this use has
been noted over the past two
years.
Georgetown's library is sup-
ported by city funds for
salaries, utilities, and building
maintenance. No city funds are
used for book acquisition, the
library being dependent upon
gifts and grants for all book
purchased. The library receives
funds from the United Fund and
from state and federal agen-
cies. Money from these govern-
ment bodies does not come
automatically, however, and
certain requirements must be
met before these funds are
allocated. Therefore, the
library is always most recep-
SOURCE OF PRIDE — A lot of patrons seem to be using Georgetown's Public Library, where cir-
culation has grown to nearly 80,000 books annually. The library maintains a stock of about 30,000
volumes.
tive of gifts from members of
the community since frequently
such gifts make it possible to
acquire badly needed material
which could not otherwise be
purchased.
IN ADDITION to the main
collection housed in the Main
Street building, a small collec-
tion of books is maintained at
Stonehaven Center. Personnel
at Stonehaven donate their time
in servicing this collection, and
the books are an appreciated
and much used asset.
Georgetownites are urged to
visit their fine library, get into
the habit of checking out the
present collection and keeping
an eye .open for new ac-
quisitions. Librarian Verne
Philpot and her assistant
Shirley Norris will welcome
visitors and help select books
for any age and interest.
The Sunday SUN
Gest rtown, Texas
STAFF MEMBERS of the Georgetown Public Library are Mrs. Verne Philpot (1*t)a'id rwy
Norris. The two of them operate a library which is considered exceptionally fin* for a co 'o iffy
of Georgetown's size.
The Williamson County SUN
Section 1, Paqe 7
The Williamson County SUN Georgetown, Texas
Section 2, Page 3 Thursday, November 11, 1976
Georgetown, Texas .--_
Thursday, November 4, 1976
STORY HOUR AT THE GEORGETOWN LIBRARY is being enjoyed by, left to right, Grace Jones,
reader, Sara Peace, Nathan Webb, Jared Dodson, Lance Noll, Jarret Mallon, and Alison Webb. The
story hour for all pre-school age children is at 10 a.m. each Wednesday.
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Page 13 Sunday, November 7, 1976
""' nArG — Barbara Pearce and Ann Snell presented 2 recently
published books on rape, How to Say No to a Rapist and Survive and Against our Will, to the
Georgetown Librarian, Verne Philpot. The books were gifts from the Georgetown Women's Polit-
cal Caucus. The Caucus is also presenting a community service program on rape, its realities and
preventive measures, on Tuesday, November 9, from 7:30 to 9 p.m, in the High School theater.
LOOK AT
A BOOK
by Verne Philpot
Ceremony of the Innocent, by
Taylor Caldwell, is a new novel
with the setting in late
nineteenth and early twentieth-
century America.
It is the parallel story of a
woman and a country, and the
loss of innocence. From a life of
servitude in a small Penn-
sylvania town, Ellen Watson is
catapulted into a life she was
never prepared to live.
As the bride of Jeremy
Porter, scion of a wealthy
eastern family, she enters into
a world of politics, wealth, and
power, a world where hypocrisy
and ruthlessness reign.
Against the background of a
crumbling American Dream, as
a nation comes fully of age and
faces the First World War,
Ellen loses the one man who
can protect her.
A NEW MYSTERY is Murder
out of Commission by R. B.
Dominic.
Ben Safford, Congressman
from Ohio, does his best to stay
neutral in the raging battle over
the establishment of a nuclear
power plant in his district.
With the murders of an AEC
inspector and a leading scien-
tist, the controversy becomes
national in scope. The
Congressman is instrumental in
solving the two murders and
preventing a third,
Another mystery is The Long
Shadow by Celia Fremlin.
When a popular classics
professor with a distinguished
reputation and an ego to match,
is killed in a car crash, his
widow is left to cope with two
-step-children, two ex-wives, a
lovelorn girl known as Piggy
and what appears to be spirit
writings on the part of the
presumably deceased.
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The Williamson County SUN
Section 1, Page 3
Georgetown, Texas
Thursday, October 7, 1976
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Look At
A Book
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THE PRIVATE LIFE OF
MONA LISA is a new fiction by
Pierre La Mure. After years of
hunting through the archives of
Florence, Milan, the Vatican,
and Paris, Pierre La Mure
recreates the life of the woman
who sat for the most famous
portrait ever painted and
weaves her story into a sump-
tuous panorama of the
Renaissance.
THE SHEPHERD is a novel
by Frederick Forsyth. On
Christmas Eve, 1957, a young'
RAF pilot is guiding his jet
fighter home over the North
Sea, his mind on the holiday
leave ahead, when the plane's
entire electrical system blows.
How he lives to tell the tale is a
gem of a story, one whose power
and beauty will enthrall across
the seasons so long as there are
readers and listeners to attend.
THE SHEPHERD was
originally written as a
Christmas present for his wife,
Carole.
The noted physician, David
Reuben, who introduced the
SAVE -YOUR -LIFE DIET to
America now presents the first
authentic high -fiber cookbook,
THE SAVE YOUR LIFE DIET
HIGH FIBER COOKBOOK.
You will find hundreds of
genuine high -fiber recipes.
The Georgetown Public
Library, hours are 10 a.m. to 5
p.m, Monday through Friday,
10 a.m, to 2 p.m. on Saturday,
and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday
and Thursday nights.
The Williamson County SUN Georgetown, Texas
Section 1, Page 4 Thursday, September 16, 1976
United Way fund drive opened
Hot meals and 'Therd' featured additions
A one-month campaign, the
Georgetown United Way fund drive
began working Wednesday to achieve its
$19,650 goal, announced United Way
Drive Chairman Linda Graves of
Georgetown.
Included for the first time on the
United Way budget is the Meals on
Wheels program which each month
supplies hot meals to between 16 and 22
shut-in persons in Georgetown. The
program, operated out of the Neighbor-
hood Center by Polly Gilbert, also
provides a telephone reassurance
program.
For the newly added agency, $600 has
been budgeted to help defray costs of
supplying the prepared meals.
Mrs. Graves, along with the 11 other
local United Way board members, has
been attending weekly "brown bag
luncheons" to plan for the September 15 -
October 15 fund drive.
"This is a grass roots campaign. We
don't have the presidents of the banks;
we don't have the Chamber of
Commerce directors' we don't have the
big businesses," Linda emphasized.
She explained that volunteers will try
to meet individual Georgetown residents
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A Book
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LOVE AND MARY ANN by
Catherine Cookson, is a fourth
independent novel in the saga of
Mary Ann Shaughnessy.
In the book GIFFORD ON
COURAGE, Frank Gifford
presents ten profiles of
American athletes whose
personal courage and deter
mination to win enabled them to
overcome tremendous odds.
GIFFORD ON COURAGE also
includes the moving profiles of
some lesser known athletes,
who Gifford feels symbolize the
true spirit of American sport-
smanship at its best.
MORE TALES OF THE
BLACK WIDOWERS by Isaac
Asimov, has 12 mystery stories
involving the seven -member
Black Widowers Club, lvho
without their wives but with
their trusted waiter, Henry, got
together once a month for
dinner and solved mysteries
over wine.
at their jobs to give them the opportunity
of contributing to the United Way Drive,
which funds 14 area agencies, including
the city library, Scouting and the Red
Cross.
"Anyone who works out of town but
lives in Georgetown can pledge United
Way by calling me at 863-5040, or by call-
ing the Chamber of Commerce office,
863-2251."
Pledge cards, similar to the one
reproduced on page 3 inside this issue,
may also be obtained through Chamber
offices.
ONE ATTRACTIVE addition to this
year's campaign — in addition to the $600
for the Meals on Wheels program — is
Therd, the drive's United Way ther-
mometer.
Imitating its big brother, which was
again set up the square Wednesday,
Therd and its rising mercury level will
be very noticeable in Georgetown. Don't
be surprised if it's you the little ther-
mometer steps up to, requesting a help-
ing donation to the United Way.
President of the [United Way Board of
Directors is Bob Schwartz and Frank
Hubbard is vice-president. Marc Raney
works as secretary of the volunteer fund
drive board while Karala Carver is
treasurer for the group.
Leading work for individual con-
tributions is Debbie Riddle; Jim Isbell
will be working with the small business
drive and Tom Doggett heads the big
business segment of the fund-raising
campaign.
Also on the director's board are Lynda
Peters, Claud Foltz, Susie Ramos and
Jeannie Inks.
WHERE will the nearly -$20 -thousand -
budget be used? Here's a synopsis. Linda
promises more detail as the drive
progresses.
• Boy Scouts — $3,300, same as last
year.
• Girl Scouts — $3,100, up $100.
*Georgetown Public Library — $1,800,
up $100. please turn to page 20
• City Recreation — $3,000, same as
last year.
• Stonehaven — $2,200, up $400.
• Red Cross — $1,100, up $100.
• Meals on Wheels — $600, new budget
item.
• Georgetown Welfare Association —
$1,250, same as last ,year.
• Salvation Army — $1,600, same as
last year.
• Williamson County 4-11 Clubs — $200
same as last ,year.
• USO Centers — $175, same as last
year.
• Southwest Diabetic Foundation—
$200. same as last year.
• Texas Rehabilitation Center — $150,
same as last year.
• Mary Bailey Child Development
('enter -- $500, same as last year.
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OUR MAN IN COMP:1,0'1' by
Anthony Price, is an espionage
fiction. What does the 6th
century battle of Badon in
which the Celts checked the
Anglo-Saxon advance have to do
with the disappearance of a U.S.
Air Force plane and its pilot?
Mosby Sheldon, an Air Force
dentist who doubles as a CIA
agent, is assigned to the case,
which bears all the marks of a
KGB plot, and soon finds
himself matching wits with
Rrftish intelligence as well.
drive board while Karala Carver is
treasurer for the group.
Leading work for individual con-
tributions is Debbie Riddle; Jim Isbell
will be working with the small business
drive and Tom Doggett heads the big
business segment of the fund-raising
campaign.
Also on the director's board are Lynda
Peters, Claud Foltz, Susie Ramos and
Jeannie Inks.
WHERE will the nearly -$20 -thousand -
budget be used? Here's a synopsis. Linda
promises more detail as the drive
progresses.
• Boy Scouts — $3,300, same as last
year.
• Girl Scouts — $3,100, up $100.
*Georgetown Public Library — $1,800,
up $100. please turn to page 20
• City Recreation — $3,000, same as
last year.
• Stonehaven — $2,200, up $400.
• Red Cross — $1,100, up $100.
• Meals on Wheels — $600, new budget
item.
• Georgetown Welfare Association —
$1,250, same as last ,year.
• Salvation Army — $1,600, same as
last year.
• Williamson County 4-11 Clubs — $200
same as last ,year.
• USO Centers — $175, same as last
year.
• Southwest Diabetic Foundation—
$200. same as last year.
• Texas Rehabilitation Center — $150,
same as last year.
• Mary Bailey Child Development
('enter -- $500, same as last year.
The Williamson County SUN Georgetown, Texas
Section 1, Page 5 Thursday, August 12, 1976
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THE STORM WITCH by
:Elisabeth Barr, is a novel of
romantic suspense, laced with
—adventure and the super-
-.natural, set in 19th century
i - England. Seventeen -year-old
.' Isabella uses her paranormal
powers to help the nobleman,
-whose prisoner she was, seek`
-'the man who has stolen his in-
heritance and his sweetheart.
PRINCESS GRACE, a
biography by Gwen Robyns, is
:the life of Grace Kelly the
:royal princess, classic beauty,
,:and most respected woman -
-:but she also sheds light on the -
very private Grace, an enchan-
ting, loyal, fun -loving creature
?.who, until now, only those very
close to her have known.
In her royal role she has
proven herself to be a visionary
;:and businesslike leader. She has
1�worked ceaselessly for the Red
_Cross, the aged, children and
.mothers. And as a devoted
mother herself, her strong
beliefs concerning her family's
„health, moral and religious
,,,guidance, and freedom to
develop individually are detail-
ed and inspiring.
SLIGHT MOURNING is by
,Catherine Aird. When Bill Fent,
,owner of Strontfield Park, is
killgd in an automobile acci-
dent, an autopsy reveals that he
would shortly have been dead
,,,anyway, from barbituate
,` poisoning by a person unknown.
The attention of Inspector Sloan
:,of the CID focuses on the entail
of the estate and the heirs
',thereto.
The Georgetown Public
- Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
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FLASHPOINT, by George La
Fountaine, is a new novel with
action and suspense. After top
Border Patrol agents Logan
and Wheeler stumbled onto the
Immigration Bureau's best -
kept secret, they became
government targets.
JUDAS FLOWERING, by
Jane Aiken Hodge, is a novel
set against the background of
war-torn Savannah during the
Revolution. Beautiful young
Mercy Phillips is personally
torn between Rebel and Tory
passions. Mercy intends to sur-
vive, though the odds look bleak
indeed. For this is Georgia in
1774, with the dark shadow of
the coming conflict hanging
heavy over the Thirteen
Colonies. Young Hart Purchis,
handsome heir to Winchelsea
Plantation, just manages to
rescue the spirited English girl
from the mob's vengeance after
its brutal murder of her father,
a printer who had taken sides in .
the quarrel of King against
colonies — the wrong side.
Mary Stewart's new novel of
suspense is TOUCH NOT THE
CAT. Mary Stewart weaves her
magic spell once again in this
unusual contemporary novel of
romance and suspense in-
volving an old English country
estate, a heroine with psychic
powers and her three hand-
some, yet possibly sinister,
young suitors.
The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday, 10 to 2 on
Saturday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
Georgetown, Texas
Sunday, August 29, 1976
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The Georgetown Public
Library is having a STORY
TIME for the pre-schoolers at
10 each Wednesday morning.
Grace Jones has a real good
program each Wednesday mor-
ning. She would like to see more
children at this time.
A new book by James
Michener is SPORTS IN
AMERICA. The best-selling
author scouts out every reach
and racket of sports in the
United States, assessing the
uses and abuses of athletic
competition, pinpointing
serious problems a'n0
recommending solutions, And i
describing representative. in-
cidents, participants, and spec-
tators.
A YEAR OF BEAUTY AND
HEALTH, by Beverly and Vidal
Sassoon with Camille Duhe, is a
month -by -month program of
daily health and beauty care
techniques, activities and
pastimes intended for improved
appearance and well-being.
A new mystery is
HELLSPOUT by Bill Knox. The
disappearance of two
naturalists who had been con-
ducting observations on a
remote island off the Scottish
coast engages the attention of
Chief Officer Webb Carrick of
the Fishery Protection Serv-
ice. When their bodies turn up
in a shallow grave, the mystery
of their disappear
a murder myster
The Georget
Library hours ar
day through Fri(
Saturday. 7 p.m
Tuesday and Thi
NEW BOOKS — Librarian Verne Philpot. displays books added
to shelves at the Georgetown Public Library as a result of local
United Way dollars. The only way for the library to get new books
is through donations, grants and funds from the
Georgetown United Way. Last year money from
the United Way went for a new set of children's
encyclopedias, 150 large -print books for readers
with sight problems and for new best sellers. Over
6,000 books were checked out during one month last year. This
greatly increased use of the library will be supported by a plana
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in the library. Former Special
Watergate Prosecutor Leon
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himself and his staff and the
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SLEEPING MURDER, in
which Miss Marple now makes
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her final appearance. And so
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this book, SLEEPING MUR-
DER, is a double farewell, first
tt- cn
to Dame Agatha, one of the
greatest mystery writers of all
time, and second to that
universally beloved spinster,
Miss Jane Marple.
THE NONSUCH LURE, a
love story by Mary duke, is
based on an actual incident
during Tudor times. Mary Luke
is the Tudo biographer who
trilogy, CATHERINE, THE
QUEEN, A CROWN FOR
ELIZABETH, and GLORIANA,
THE YEARS OF ELIZABETH
I, has won her international
acclaim. Now she brings the
high sense of drama and her gift
for historical detective work to
this, her first novel, which
begins in the modern era,
moving back through pre-
Revolutionary Virginia to
Tudor times.
NEW BOOKS — Librarian Verne Philpot. displays books added
to shelves at the Georgetown Public Library as a result of local
United Way dollars. The only way for the library to get new books
is through donations, grants and funds from the
Georgetown United Way. Last year money from
the United Way went for a new set of children's
encyclopedias, 150 large -print books for readers
with sight problems and for new best sellers. Over
6,000 books were checked out during one month last year. This
greatly increased use of the library will be supported by a plana
,,rLAI ANI to ha daainnntnri frnm tlnitad Way innda_ r^
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Section 2, Page 2 Thursday, June 10, 1976 ,Section 2, Page 5
Library
circulation
increases
Circulation of the
Georgetown Public Library in-
creased last month over the
April circulation, according to
the monthly report compiled by
librarian Verne Philpot.
The report shows the main
library and its Stonehaven
Center branch had total circula-
tion of 3,791 volumnes in May,
compared to 3,780 the month
before.
Main library circulation was
3,697, while the branch library
loaned out 84 books.
Sixty-eight volumes were
added to the library's collec-
tion, 48 by donation, 20 by
purchase.
The library also received $16
in gifts and memorials.
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Page 7 Sunday, June 20, 1976
Local youth participate
in summer reading program
Young readers at
Georgetown Public Library are,
participating this summer in
the Summer Reading Club,
cosponsored by the library and
the Texas State Library.
They are among more than
100,000 youngsters from
throughout the state who will be
spending part of their summer
vacations reading for fun. They
will be keeping records of what
they have read in red, white,
and blue reading logs.
"Pdovin' On. . .Then and
Now" is the theme for 1976.
Children dressed in appropriate
costumes are shown in a canoe,
horse-drawn trolley, balloon,
early train, stagecoach, early
automobile, steamboat,
biplane, helicopter and moon
rover. These pictures appear on
the posters as well as on the
reading log/activity books that
each participant will receive.
Each rt.ading log also includes
a cut-out figure that may be
used to move across a time line
that shows vehicles in their
proper place in history.
Public library summer
reading programs focus upon
reading for enjoyment. Public
library collections include a
wide range of both infor-
mational materials and fiction.
In addition to the books they
read as participants in the
Reading Club, youngsters will
also see films, puppet shows
and other programs that will be
carried on in the libraries.
Project coordinator is Verne
Philpot.
Melinda Eidson and Penny
Draeger are also conducting a
Summer Story Hour at the
public library each Wednesday
at 10 a.m.
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SURGEON UNDER THE
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Sometimes a particular
KNIFE is by William A. Nolen,
M.D. This fascinating personal
Look At
thing, person or activity makes
us happy. But at other times, in
story of a surgeon turned
similar circumstances, they ig-
patient should help all prospec-
tive heart understand
A Book
nite no such spark. Why?
patients
Because we ourselves are
their options better. Dr. Nolen,
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different. Our response to the
bestselling author of THE
same stimuli has changed.
MAKING OF A SURGEON,
by Verne Philpot
ORDINARY PEOPLE is a
frankly describes what it was
A new book in the library is
novel by Judith Guest.
like to discover he had angina
HAPPINESS by Don Bingham.
Seventeen -year-old Conrad
and then to have a by-pass
Happiness often remains
Jarrett returns to his parent's
operation performed on his
tomorrow's promise. As we ob-
home and tries to build a new
heart. He tells what the open-
tain the things we think we need
life for himself after spending
heart surgery was like for him
to be happy, the requirements
eight months in a mental In -
as a surgeon -patient, how he
expand and happiness is post-
stituition for attempted suicide.
learned to help himself reciver
poned. To be sure, the lack of
WORLD OF OUR FATHERS
faster and, in conclusion, what
certain possessions can cause
by Irving Howe, tells the story
other heart patients can do to
unhappiness, and so can failure
of the two million east Euro -
bring about the same positive
to achieve a goal. But there is
pean Jews who, beginning in the
results.
far more to happiness than hav-
1880s, migrated to the United
A new novel by Catherine
ing things or accomplishments.
States, their lives in their
Cookson is THE TIDE OF
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LIFE. When the kindly man
American tenements, and their
Emily Kennedy had intended to
contributions to American life
marry at seventeen is
and culture.
murdered, she is bereft of all
The Georgetown Public
but an ailing younger sister, for
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon -
whom she must provide shelter
day through Friday, 10 to 2 on
immediately. In her despera-
Saturday and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
tion she takes the first position
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
offered — that of housekeeper
in the household of Larry Birch.
Like the man himself it is a
household of suppressed
violence -- brooding, even
Gothic. How Emily reacts to
these corrosive influences, how
at length she wins through to
maturity make for a thoroughly
absorbing story, one that brims
with vitality. ,
The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
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A Book the Indian and half-breed BETTER THAN EVER is by
children as well. Joyce Brothers, Ph D. Dr.
The town elders didn't take Brothers, believing that middle
4000 000040004 kindly to this idea. Nor to her age is an outmoded concept, ad -
romantic friendship with Fred, dresses women over forty, and
TISHA, by Robert Specht, is who was a half-breed. Nor to. offers new hope for looking
the story of a young teacher in her adoption of two half -Indian better, feeling better and ac -
the Alaskan wilderness. In orphans. But in spite of all op- complishing more than ever;
September, 1927, Anne Hobbs position, this spirited young and reveals her own ten-year
set off by pack train for the teacher ("Tisha" was the way plans.
gold -mining settlement called the Indians pronounced The Georgetown Public
Chicken, Alaska, where she was "teacher") succeeded in her Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon -
to be the schoolmarm. Anne fight for the man she loved and day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
was determined to teach not children who had become her Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
just the local white children but own. Tuesday and Thursday nights.
The Williamson County SUN Georgetown, Texas The Williamson County SUN Georgetown, Texas
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by VERNE PHILPOT
S. D. Breeding of Austin
presented the Georgetown
Public Library with a
Genealogical and Historical
Record of the Northington
Family Since 1691 and George
Washington Glasscock and his
family. Also, The Glasscock —
Glassco Saga, by Lawrence A.
Glassco. This is the First five
generations of Glasscocks in
America — from 1643 into the
19th Century. This will be
available to anyone interested
in these families.
The Cottle Genealogy was
given to the library by Ralph
Dixon Love.
History Of Christian And
Sophie (Marburger) Braun
Family has also been given to
the library.
The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday, 10 to 2 on
Saturday, and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
BY VERNE PHILPOT
BOOKS MAKE LASTING
MEMORIALS. One of the finest
ways to honor your friends and
loved ones, and at the same
time serve your community is
to have a book, or a group of
books, placed in the library.
Each book will bear a book-
plate inscribed with the name of
the person being honored. The
name of the donor is also on the
bookplate. An engraved card is
sent to the family.
The family is pleased with a
book memorial which serves
the living while honoring a
loved one. Few memorials keep
alive a memory so well and with
such usefulness and pleasure to
the community.
Those interested in present-
ing a book memorial should
simply prepare the following
information, and phone, write
or take it to the library:
1. Name of person in whose
honor gift is being presented,
printed exactly as it should
appear on the bookplate.
1. Names and addresses of
person or persons who should be
notified of the gift.
:3. Your name, exactly as it
should appear on bookplate, and
your address.
The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 P.M. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
BY VE11NE PHILPOT
CSARDAS, by Diane Pearson,
is a deftly plotted saga of great
power, beauty, and historical
authenticity that follows the
changing fortunes of three
aristocratic European families,
spanning two world wars and
four countries, and brimming
with richly drawn, un-
forgettable characters.
COMING BItEAKPOINT is
by Barry Goldwater. He says
"we may be witnessing the last
hurrah of the American system
of government based on ordered
justice." lie pinpoints who he
believes is responsible for
America's decline and what
every citizen can and must do
about it.
BAJA: LAND OF LOST
MISSIONS is by Marquis Mc-
Donald with Glenn Oster. An
account of the search for 37
locations where Spanish
missions were known to have
been established in Baja
California in the 18th century.
THE KU KLUX KLAN IN
THE SOUTHWEST, by Charles
Alexander, traces the history of
the Ku Klux Klan from its origin
in 1915 to 1944 when the Invisible
Empire disbanded.
LORETTA LYNN is by
Loretta 'Lynn and George
Vecsey. The queen of country
music's revealing account of
her path from Butcher Holler,
Kentucky, to Nashville. A bride
at thirteen, she became the first
woman ever named "En-
tertainer of the Year."
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday, 10 to 2
on Saturday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.►n. on
Tuesday and 'Thursday nights.
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h,velvn M. Carrington from Donna Connor and Donna Barksdale. members of the San Gabriel
Wornan's Club, for the Georgetown Public Library, Mrs. Connor is the new president of the
organization. Other officers for 1976-1977 are Linda Collings. first vice president: Jan Green, se-
cond vice president: Pat Giddings, third vice president: Pat Bovdston. treasurer: Pat Beggs,
recording secretary: and Maureen McCurtain, corresponding secretarv.
The Williamson County SUN GeorThursday, March 4, 1976
Section 1, Page 7 --
100 YEARS: The story of the firefighting service in Texas as told
by its men and women. City Librarian Laverne Philpot accepts
the history of the State Firemen's and Fire Marshal's Associa-
tion of Texas from Dudley Poole, president of the Georgetown
Volunteer Fire Department. The association, founded in 1876,
plans its 100th convention this June in Austin. "Only 1,000 of the
books were printed for the state of Texas," said Fire Chief
Rodney Montgomery.„ It is going to be a pretty rare item, es-
pecially when people get to realize what's in it, pertaining to their
hometown.” The book includes a two-page pictoral spread and
nnmmentary on the Georgetown Fire Department.
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Some new books in the library d o
are the following:
SECRET ° o
SPANDAU: THE
DIARIES, by Albert Speer. a
These prison diaries of Hitler's
chief architect and Minister of 4P
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Armament and War Production
couple a record of his 20 year 2
incarceration in Spandau
Prison.
LINDBERGH; a biography,
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by Leonard Mosley. This is the
o
life of the famous American
tom
aviator from the time the Spirit
of St. Louis took off for Paris in
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1927 until his death in 1974.
LORD OF THE FAR
ISLAND, a fiction by Victoria
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A
Holt. Ellen Hellaway's hap-
piness in her new life of wealth
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and prestige is disrupted by a
recurring dream foreshadowing
impending doom.
PIONEERS OF THE
WESTERN FRONTIER is by
Harriett Farnsworth. Old
timers reminisce about the old
days on the frontier — prospect-
ing along the Mother Lode,
ghost towns of Death Valley, Hi
Jolly, hero of the camel trails,
etc.
The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10, to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 P.M. on
Tn"dav and Thursday nights.
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Georgetown, Texas
Sunday, April 4, 1976
Bicentennial
library week
proclaimed
"Look at a book," Verne
Philpot's reviews of recent ad-
ditions to the Georgetown
Public Library urge you.
And now Governor Dolph
Briscoe has joined her in en-
couraging Texans to use their
public libraries as the least ex-
pensive yet most varied source
of reading material.
The governor has declared
April 4-10 National Library
Week in Texas.
BRISCOE STATED in his
proclamation, "It seems fitting
that Benjamin Franklin and
Thomas Jefferson, two of the
leaders in drafting the Declara-
tion of Independence, were also
leaders in the movement to es-
tablish libraries in the United
States. Subscription libraries
that Franklin led in establishing
were the forerunners of today's
free public libraries. The 6,400
volumes of Jefferson's private
collection greatly enriched the
fledgling Library of Congress,
our first national library
resource."
Public, school, academic and
special libraries throughout the
state will join Georgetown in
observing National Library
Week.
Theme for the 1976 obser-
vance is "The Bicentennial is
Happening in the Library."
"This special week during the
bicentennial year will give Tex-
ans an opportunity to turn
attention to their libraries,"
Briscoe said. "During the past
decade Texans have made con-
siderable progress in improving
their support for libraries."
IN GEORGETOWN, the new
public library was opened in
April, 1970. During that year,
circulation rose from 413 books
checked out in March, 1970, to
1,928 circulated the following
month.
This year In March, 4,334
books were checked out of the
Georgetown Public Library and
the Stonehaven branch library.
Total circulation one year ago
was 3,348 books.
During March, 24 new books
were purchased and 102
donated.
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Rl' 1 ERNE PIIII.POT
Two copies of Beginner's
Guide to Archaeology were
given to the library by the
Contemporary Forum Class of
the First United Methodist in
honor of Dr. Ed Steelman.
Faith Baldwin's new
book Thursday's Child, is in the
library This is a romantic
novel set in Little Oxford.
Fngland. where a 21 -year-old
girl works and falls in love.
6esi Arnaz is a new book in
which the entertainer tells of
his rise from poverty to show
business success. of his private
life and of marriage to Lucille
Ball.
Angels. by Billy Graham, is
the reassuring best-seller about
(god's helpers and humans
protectors.
A new novel by D. E. Steven-
son is English Heir. Son of a
high ;Nazi official and an
English woman. Franz Von
Heiden falls in love during the
frenzv of World War IT.
Perfect Exercise is by Curtis
Mitchell. After his scientific
research and consultation with
top athletes and physicians.
'Mitchell concludes that jum-
ping rope is the perfect exer-
cise, and presents a planned
program for all ages.
Born Again, by Charles
Colson. reveals what prompted
his conversion to fundamen-
talist Christianity and how he
coped with his prison term.
:Norah Lofts' new book is
Homecoming. Sir Godfrey
Tallbovs of Knight's Acre
returns to England from the
Crusades with the beautiful
voung M. oorish woman who sav-
ed his life and who carries his
unborn child.
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Verne Philpot
Sylvia Porter's Money Book
is a new best seller in the
Georgetown Public Library.
This is a good basic book in per-
sonal and family finances. It
will help on buying or renting,
furnishing or financing a home.
Chapter 13 will help you in in-
vesting your nest egg. Chapter 6
will tell you how to find simple
rules for using unit pricing to
slash your food costs. The
Money Book tells you how to
earn it, spend it, save it, invest
it, borrow it, and use it to better
your life.
i Freedom At Midnight, by
Larry Collins and Dominique
Lapierre, is another new book.
It discusses the events surroun-
ding the granting of in-
dependence to India in 1947, the
final days of the Empire, the
Hindu -Moslem antagonism, the
role of Gandhi, the creation of
Pakistan, etc.
The Bankers, a major ex-
ploration of the great world of
modern banking by the bestsell-
ing author of The Lawyers,
Wall Street: Men And Money,
and Madison Avenue: USA.
This is an interesting and help-
ful and accurate book on city
banks, country banks, inter-
national banking systems, of
cash, checks, and credit cards.
The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday 7 m to 9
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The Nelaxa.ion Res uae is
Ir-
by Herbert Benson, M.D. We
live in an age of anxiety. And
because we are confronted with
more and more situations thit
produce stress, increasing
numbers of Americans dt
younger ages are suffering
-[by
from high blood pressure, heatt
attacks and strokes. All of usLOOK
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must deal with our own
emotional upset and tensidn
caused by the everyday
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pressures of living. In this book
Dr. Herbert Benson shows you
Verne Philpot
how a simple meditative
The Save -Your -Life Diet is a
technique evokes the relaxation
new best-seller book by David
response, which can bring yop
Reuben, M.D. Dr. Reuben ex -
inner peace and calm. I
plains how nearly one billion
The Gulag Archipelago Two
men and women around the
is by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn..
world enjoy virtual immunity
What more can be said about
from the terrible diseases that
the dread apparatus of Soviet
we accept as inevitable. Some
repression than was said in the
of the diseases are: cancer of
first volume of The Gulag -
the colon and rectum, heart at -
Archipelago? There is, in truth,
tacks, appendicitis,
much, much more. Gulag One
hemorrhoids, constipation, and
involved us in the innocent vic -
varicose veins.
tim's arrest and preliminary
The Choirboys is a new novel
detention and the stages by
by the former Detective
which he is transferred across
Sergeant Joseph Wambaugh.
the breadth of the Soviet Union
This is his first novel since leav-
to his ultimate destination: the
ing the force. It is a powerful
hard -labor camp. It was at the
dark comedy about ten men in
threshold of camp that Gulag ,
blue — a patrol squad attemp-
One left us, and it is the ex,
ting to stay sane in an insane
perience of camp that con-
world.
stitutes the substance of
The Crunch is Pat Toomay's
F, . F. m. on N A GULAG TWO. story about earning a starting
Tuesday and Thursday nights. The Georgetown Public role on aworld-championship
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mond team and about the loss of in-
nocenceL i b ra ry circulation u ?� , day through Friday. 10 to 2 on as his eyes were open -
Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on ed to the real world of
.� 3 Tuesday and Thursday nights.' professional football. He played
during third quarter - - five years with the Dallas Cow-
boys,
Circulation of books from the compared to 5446 books cir- _ My Life is Golda Meir's long -
Georgetown Public Library and culated in June 1975 and 5191 in s, awaited personal and moving
its Stonehaven Center branch July 1974. The library purchas- 1 story of her life. For the first
during the third quarter of 1975 ed 46 books, accepted 40 time, we experience through
exceeded the 1974 third quarter , donations, and received $30 in G her own words how it happened
figure by 202 books. gifts and contributions. --� Z that this amazing woman, born
S in Russia and brought up in
According to monthly reports c
filed by librarian Verne • In August, the main library a Milwaukee, became the prime
circulated 3804 volumes and the p. minister of Israel and one of the
Philpot, total circulation from y G�
July through September 1975 branch 146 for a combined total o political grants of our time
was 12,351 volumes. of 3950. During August of 1974 .. without ever losing the warmth
The main library distributed the combined total was 4295. and informality for which she is
12,029 books during that period, The August 1975 figure was o o justly celebrated,
and the branch library 322. down from the July total by 1275 The Georgetown Public
During the third quarter of books. Fifty-eight books were N -� Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon -
donated to the library while 168 w day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
last year the two facilities cir- - co
were purchased for a total of A Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
culated 12,149 books. p y
The library acquired 500 new 226 additions. Gifts and .4 a Tuesday and Thursday nights.
volumes from July through memorials totaled $25.00. —
September this year, 276 by • In September total circula-
donation and 224 by purchase. tion was 3176, including 3085
The reports also show $55.00 in from the main library and 91
gifts and memorials con- from the branch. That was 774
tributed to the library. fewer books than circulated in
Monthly circulations for the August, but 513 more than went
third quarter were as follows: the route in September of 1974.
• During July, total circula- Ten books were purchased, 178
tion was 5225, including 5140 d o n t a t e d. No gifts or
from the main library and 8g memorials were contributed to
from the hranch,- That figure either lihrary _-
Library
circulations
climb
during
October
Circulation of the
Georgetown Public Library
climbed to 3366 books during
October.
That total compares to cir-
culations of 3176 in September
and 3139 a year ago.
The library's central facility
on Main Street loaned out 3219
books during October, and 147
more were borrowed from the
branch library at the
Stonehaven Center.
Also during October, the
library recorded 443 book
donations and purchased 123
books, adding a total of 566
volumes to the collection.
October gifts and memorials
totaled $20.00.
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Book c
Georgeto
dropped during July from the
June pace, but exceeded the
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Liorary ci rcu iation declines
irculation of the total for July 1974. 5,446 and for July 1
wn Public Library Librarian Verne Philpot's __—_-. _ ___
monthly report shows the
library loaned 5,225 books in Ju-
ly.
Of that number, 5,140 were
loaned from the main library
and 85 from the Stonehaven
Branch.
The report also shows 86
books were added to the
library's collection, 40 by dona-
tion and 46 by purchase. Gifts
and memorials in the amount of
$30 were contributed to the
library.
Circulation total for June was
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Georgetown, Texas
Page 3
Sunday, September 14, 1975
tion of 5,446.
Circulation during August
Library
1974 was 4,295, topping the
August 1975 figure by 345 books.
Mrs. Philpot explained that
circulation
circulation usually declines
with the end of summer.
Book circulation of the
The library report also show -
Georgetown Public Library
ed 226 books added to the
decreased during August from
library, 168 by purchase and 58
the July total and from the
more by donation, with $25 in
August 1974 figure, reports
gifts and memorials to the
Librarian Verne Philpot.
library.
Total circulation last month
was 3,950. The main library had
a circulation of 3,804 and the
branch library recorded a
figure of 146.
July's circulation was 1,496
above that, with total circula-
ka
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Section 2, Page.6 Thursday, October 9, 1975
974, 5,191.
LOOK AT
A BOOK
by
Verne Philpot
THE WOMEN OF
WATERGATE, by Madeleine
Edmondson and Alden Duer
Cohen, is a new book in the
Library. These two reporters
have tracked the women of
Watergate. Many of their
stories had never been told
before. Many were full of con-
tradictions and half-truths. Ed-
mondson and Cohen went
behind these stories to inter-
view those who would be inter-
viewed, talked to their friends
and classmates, neighbors and
relatives, colleagues and
collaborators, and put together
the missing pieces of a story
that is by no means ended.
THE FOUR DAYS OF
MAYAGUEZ, by Roy Rowan, is
another new book. One of the
most controversial and
dramatic incidents in the post -
Vietnam period was the recap-
ture of the American cargo ship
Mayaguez after it was seized by
the revolutionary government
forces of Cambodia. The whole
truth of what happened during
the capture, the attack, the
recovery, as well as why the
president made the decision he
did, and the human stories of
the crew members themselves,
has not been told until now.
A new novel by R. F. Delder-
fie#d is SEVEN MEN OF
GASCONY. This saga which
spans the heroic triumphs and
defeats of Napoleon relates the
lives, the loves, the battles and
the enduring comradeship of
seven soldiers, comrades and
friends from Austria to Por-
tugal, from Germany to Russia,
and through the final defeat at
Waterloo.
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Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
LOOK AT
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Verne Philpot
TOTAL FITNESS IN 30
MINUTES A WEEK, by
Laurence Morehouse, is a new
book in the Georgetown Public
Library. The author proposes a
gentle approach to conditioning
based on individual lifestyles
and the regulating of metabolic
systems. This book is on the
New York Times best seller
list.
TM: DISCOVERING INNER
ENERGY AND
OVERCOMING STRESS is by
Harold Bloomfield, M.D. This
book tells about the extraor-
dinary results that are now be-
ing achieved through
Transcendental Meditation
(TM). TM is the technique by
which any individual can tap
new sources of energy and
power in his mind and body,
through which he can make
himself into a whole, relaxed,
natural and highly effective
person. The mechanics and
practice of TM are outlined in
detail. This book is also a best
seller.
HOW THE GOOD GUYS
FINALLY WON is by Jimmy
Breslin. Impressions and obser-
vations gained during the
summer of 1974, which Breslin
spent with House Majority
Leader Thomas O'Neill,
Democrat of Massachusetts, to
whom the account is largely a
tribute. Parallel appreciation is
shown the painstaking research
procedures followed by John
Doar, counsel to the Judiciary
Committee. Breslin's ex-
perience with smoke -filled -
room politics and his humor
and respect for man's foibles
are coupled with critical
awareness of the historic and
constitutional issues raised by
Watergate. An excerpt from
former president Nixon's diary
is included.
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Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 1- to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
LOOK AT
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by
Verne Philpot
NIGHT WORK is a new novel,
by Irwin Shaw. The hero,
Douglas Grimes, is an
American ex -pilot now reduced
to working as a clerk in a seedy
New York hotel. There on a
winter night he finds $100,000,
along with a dead body. He runs
to Europe with the money.
Once there, a suitcase mix-up
separates him from his money.
The ensuing cross country
chase involves him with fancy
hotels, fancier women, and a
dapper financier who has the
money tied up in a number of
exotic investments.
CONVERSATIONS WITH
KENNEDY is by Benjamin C.
Bradlee. Ben Bradlee first
came to know John Kennedy
well when they were
Washington neighbors in 1958.
They remained intimate friends
and off-the-record confidants
until President Kennedy's
assassination.
THE BOAT, by Lothar -
Gunther Buchheim, is the inter-
national bestseller about a Ger-
man submarine in World War
II.
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Saturday. 7 p. m. to 9 P. M. on
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Sunday_,_June.15, 1975
Adult basic education books arrive at library
The Georgetown Public
Library has received the first
shipment of books purchased
with money from a $5000
federal grant and intended
primarily for adult basic educa-
tion.
Librarian Verne Philpot said
Wednesday about 60 books,
many of them in large print,
have arrived and should be out
onthe shelves by Monday.
The shipment includes the
following titles: "Westward to
Promontory," "The Circus:
Lure and Legend," "Book of
the American West," "The
Bicycle,'' "Hunting in
America," "Dell Encyclopedia
of Birds, and the Family Cir-
cle publications "Guide to
Beauty" and "I.ow-Cost Main
Dishes. "
Grant funds for the purchase
were obtained from the Texas
State Library in Austin, under
the provisions of the federal
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Page b Sunday, June 29, 1975
Library Services and Construc-
tion Act.
Pat Smith, an employe in the
agency's Library Development
Division, said the act is aimed
toward furthering the education
of persons with less than a high
school education, especially
older persons.
Mrs. Philpot said she hopes
the books will appeal to persons
of any adult age with less than
high school education.
`Civilisation' films `Happiness'
and `Reason ' at S.U. and library
The film series "Civilisation"
continues here this week with
the ninth and tenth films in
the 13 -part series.
Tuesday and Wednesday
showings will feature "The
Pursuit of Happiness" with the
Tuesday, .July 1 presentation at
7 p, m. in the Student Union
music room at Southwestern
lJniversity at Georgetown and
the Wednesday, .July 2 showing
at noon in the Georgetown City
Library.
"The Pursuit of Happiness"
is primarily about music; and
some of the qualities of 18th
century music - its melodious
flow, its complex symmetry, its
decorative invention — are
reflected in its architecture;
but not its deeper appeal to
emotions.
"The Smile of Reason" will
be Shown Thursday, July 3 at 7
p. m. at Southwestern. It will
not he shown Friday, .July 4,
since the library will be closed
for the national holiday.
"The Smile of Reason" ex-
plores the Age of Reason, of
Voltaire and his wit and passion
for justice, of the creation of
encyclopedias, of the salon with
its brilliant conversation, an
age in which the pursuit of
reason led to revolution.
The public is invited to these
educational 50 -minute films. No
admission is.Aarged.
Z
She says the books already
purchased are for the most part
high -interest, non -complicated
volumes on general subjects.
She explained the Library hopes
to stock substantial numbers of
texts on practical subjects for
the benefit of adult readers.
The Library's application for
the grant states that it will
work cooperatively with the
ten -county central Texas Adult
Continuing Education (ACE)
program.
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Thursday, July 31, 1975
Look, kt-
A
Book
by
Verne Philpot
MAN'S MEDICINE, by
Charles Harris, is a doctor's
memoir of his first thirty years
in medicine.
GETTING YOURS, by Letty
Cottin Pogrebin, is addressed to
women who work and women
who want to. This discusses the
home -career conflicts and how
to resolve them and how to han-
dle job situations, sex dis-
crimination, employment agen-
cies, and promotions.
ENCHANTED PLACES, by
Christopher Milne, tells of his
childhood, his father (A. A.
Milne), and events behind the
Winnie the Pooh tales.
OPERATION NIGHTFALL,
by John Miles and Tom Morris,
is a mystery. Two pilots, a
mechanic, and an ex -con "hi-
jack" an entire airport
threatening total destruction if
they don't receive $3 million
dollars' ransom in one hour.
BIG RED OF MEADOW
STABLE, by William Nack, is
the story of Secretariat and the
people around him. Penny
Tweedy took over her dying
father's ailing stable and woke
up to find herself in possession
of a wonder horse. Lucien
Laurin, a trainer on the verge
Of retirement, came back to
train the greatest horse he had
ever seen. Jockey Ron Turcotte
reveals what it's like to ride the
world's fastest animal.
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Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday, 10 to 2
Saturday. 7 p. m. to 9 p. M. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
Look At
A Book
Movies are being made on
CIRCUS and THE EAGLE HAS
LANDED. Read these two
books before the rush. CIRCUS
is Alistair MacLean. It is
targeted at the destruction of
an ultimate weapon whose
deadly secret is guarded within
an impregnable fortress far
behind the Iron Curtain. The
world's greatest aerialist
accepts the CIA assignment,
for his own reasons of
vengeance, never suspecting
that his beautiful co -agent will
provide more than liaison, or
that an assassin will strike even
before the traveling circus gets
underway.
THE EAGLE HAS LANDED.
is a World War, 1939-'945, fic-
tion. In a desperate hour for the
Nazis, Hitler proposes a far-out
scheme to demoralize the Allies
by kidnapping Winston
Churchill and bringing him
back, dead or alive, to Ger-
many.
Another new novel is
RAGTIME. This novel is
written by E. L. Doctorow. The
setting is America at the begin- .
ning of this century. Its
characters: three remarkable
families whose lives became
entwined with people whose
names are Henry Ford, Emma
Goldman, Harry Houdini, J. P.
Morgan, Theodore Dreiser, Sig-
mund Freud, and Emiliano
Aspata.
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Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
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Library Friends to request
funds to help elderly
A program to provide large- The executive committee of
print books and library the Friends will apply for the
materials to the elderly of grant.
Georgetown was discussed this At a meeting Tuesday in the
week by the Friends of the library, the Friends also decid-
Georgetown Public Library. ed to sponsor a puppet show at
Ted Rowell, president of that the Georgetown Bicentennial
organization, said a decision Old -Fashioned Picnic on May 10
was reached to apply for a in San Gabriel Park.
grant through the Capital Area Proceeds from the show will
Planning Council to fund the be contributed to the Bicenten-
project. nial effort to support projects
The program was proposed and programs in the city,
particularly to provide books to Rowell said.
senior citizens who are confined Melinda Eidson and Barbara
to their homes, he said. Seever are in charge of the
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puppet show. Rowell said the
group hopes to put on an
original script about the history
of Georgetown.
About 20 supporters of the
library attended Tuesday's ses-
sion.
Rowell reported that plans
were discussed to expand the
Fiends' summer program for
children.
When school is out, the
program provides puppet
shows, story hours, films and
record -listening for
Georgetown children at the
local library.
This year, Rowell said, the
Friends hope to take the puppet
shows to different
neighborhoods in the city in an
effort to reach more children.
Also, original scripts and
more Spanish shows will be us-
ed, he said.
The Friends will meet again
on Tuesday, May 6, at the
Georgetown Public Library.
STORY HOUR AT GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY — will begin on June 4 at 10 a. m. and con-
tinue through the summer each Wednesday at 10 a. m. Two age groups with stories to their interest
will be led by Melinda Eidson with the younger ones up to 8 and Penny Draeger will be with the 9s
and older. They will hear stories, see films and puppet shows and there will possibly be some crafts
for the older children. Getting a preview of the story hour, left to right, Matthew Eidson, Allen
McAden, David Draeger, Marshall Eidson, storytellers Melinda Eidson and Penny Draeger, Donny
Draeger, Dena Fouts, Nicole McAden, Janet Bohanan and Jenny Bohanan.
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A Book
Our Summer Story Hour has
started with Mrs. James
Draeger in charge of the school
age children and Mrs. Harold
Eidson in charge of the
preschoolers. There will be a
short color film each week with
the reading program.
The Summer Story Hour will
be each Wednesday morning at
10 a. m. Be sure to bring your
children. They will also enjoy
checking out some of our good
books to take home and read.
We have added new books so
those who have used the library
a lot can find interesting new
books. Few are listed below.
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Both leaders have a good
program planned. Be sure to br-
ing your children and help them
check out books to read at
home. We have a good selection
of books and I will help any one
who needs help. We have easy -
read for the 1st and 2nd
graders. These are stories us-
ing the words they have already
used in school.
Children who read this
summer will increase in
knowledge and reading ability.
At the same time they will
learn to love and appreciate
books.
WHAT DO YOU SEE? is an
easy read by Janina Domanska.
A lively text invites children to
explore the world around them.
THE BEARS' ALMANAC, by
Stan and Jan Berenstain, is a
beginner book that gives actual
facts about holidays, seasons,
weather, snow, wind rain,
thunder, lightning, the sun, the
moon and lots more.
THE SHAPE OF ME AND
OTHER STUFF is a bright and
early book for beginners by Dr.
Seuss. This is a very good book.
THE SESAME STREET
STORY BOOK with stories and
verse based on material from
the Sesame Street Show featur-
ing Jim Henson's Muppets.
To help our young readers to
read all by themselves we have
the Follett Beginning -To -Read
Books. The Dolch Beginning -
To -Read Books are also very
good.
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Georgetown, Texas
June 5, 1975
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Look At
A Book
By Verne Philpot
THE STONEWALL
BRIGADE:, is a novel of the
American Civil War, by Frank
G. Slaughter. This novel takes
in the whole history of the
Stonewall Brigade during the
War Between the States — from
the early engagements at
Harper's Ferry, through
Sharpsburg, Gettysburg,
Chancellorsville and the death
of Jackson. We follow the for-
tunes of David Preston, a young
medical officer with the
brigade, as he faces first hand
the awesome carnage of war,
and through his experience we
encounter the famous figures of
the time, from Abe Lincoln to
Robert F. Lee, from J. E. B.
Stuart to the great Stonewall
.Jackson himself. We also share
in Preston's personal ordeal,
especially his separation from
the beautiful Cherokee -born
woman he has come to love,
whose own life becomes en-
dangered through the intrigues
of war.
Another new novel is
"SPINDRIFT" by Phyllis
Whitney. Christy Moreland was
returning to Spindrift to piece
together the fragements of her
life. Nine months before, she
had found her father's body in
the mansion's Tower Room,
and her world came crashing
down around her. Nothing had
been able to erase the terrible
memory of Adam Keene's
death. Theodora Moreland, her
motoer-in-law who ruled Spin-
drift, insisted that her partner
had taken his own life to escape
the humiliation of a damaging
scandal. Fiona Keene, Christy's
stepmother, was the one person
who would help her fight to
clear Adam's name. 'Together,
they had shared a love for the
only man who had never been
afraid to defy the Moreland
Empire. Yet. Fiona urged Chris-
ty to leave Spindrift before she
was harmed.
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Week's news in a nutshell
The top law enforcement officer for the City of Burnet was selected Monday as the new
chief of the Georgetown Police Department, City Manager Leo Wood has announced.
Travis Thomas, who is currently the Burnet police chief, will start as head of the
Georgetown Police Department on May 1.
A program to provide large -print books and library materials to the elderly of
Georgetown was discussed this week by the Friends of the Georgetown Public Library.
Ted Rowell, president of that organization, said a decision was reached to apply for a
grant through the Capital Area Planning Council to fund the project.
The program was proposed particularly to provide books to senior citizens who are con-
fined to their homes, he said.
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The Williamson County SUN Georgetown, Texas
Section 2, Page 4 Thursday, May 1, 1975
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, APRIL 13.19 — Brownie Troop 266 observed National Library
Week by each girl presenting the Georgetown Public Library with books. After the donation, the
girls paraded around the square. Pictured are; Front row, Cheryl Dedeck, Jan Vickers. Anjanette
Vasquez, Amanda Maldonado, Molly Burnette; SECOND ROW, Lisa Bruce, Laurinda Acosta. Julie
Burson, Judy Shuffield, Tereasa Thomas, Emily Ramos, Vivian Vasquez, BACK ROW, Patricia
Rothhammer, Karla Braun, Kim Ischy, Renea Hyatt, Tracy Raby and Rachel Bracamontez.
Look At
A Book
by
Verne Philpot
THE PRINCE AND THE
LILLY, by James Brough, is a
history of the long love affair
between Edward VII of
England (when he was Prince
of Wales) and Mrs. Lillie
Langtry, the "professional
beauty" who charmed her way
into the inner circles of the
Prince's exclusive
Marlborough House set.
OPEN THE GATES, by Ehud
Avriel, is the dramatic personal
story of illegal immigration to
Israel. This is a firsthand ac-
count of the desperate efforts to
save Jews following Hitler's oc-
cupation of Austria in 1938 and
to defeat all limitations to
Jewish immigration with the
proclamation of Israel's in-
dependence 1948. It is the story
of the gallant band of dedicated
men and women of the
Haganah, who under the
enigmatic name of the
"Mossad" set up a world-wide
organization to rescue their
fellow Jews from doom and
lead them towards life in the
Land of Israel.
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day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
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Valdez appointed
library trustee
Jesse Valdez Jr., 4120
Granada in Georgetown, was
appointed by the City Council
Monday to a position on the
board of trustees of the
Georgetown Public Library.
Valdez will serve a 2 -year
term on the board.
Other library trustees are
Joyce Gaddison, Harry Gold,
Charlene Holton, Everett
Williams, Ted Rowell and Leo
Wood. Verne Philpot, librarian,
is an ex -officio member of the
board.
Rowell, president of the
Friends of the Library,
welcomed Valdez to the board.
"Mr. Valdez is a man of
deliberate and considerable
JESSE VALDEZ JR.
—new library trustee
judgment, who has won the
respect of many citizens of
Georgetown," Rowell said.
"He is interested in the well-
being of his community and he
will represent all members of
the community."
Jesse and Vickie Valdez have
lived in Georgetown since 1946.
They have three children in
school. Jesse Valdez has been a
salesman for Superior Dairies
for the past 17 years.
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Library gets
$5,000 grant
The Texas State Library
Board has approved a $5,000
grant for the Georgetown
Public Library, City Manager
Leo Wood told the Georgetown
City Council Monday.
The money will be spent for
the needs of the community,
particularly to further adult
education in the area.
Harry Gold, council member
and president of the
Georgetown Library Board of
Trustees, said there are not any
specific proposals to use the
money at present.
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Mildred Gervasi, S.U.
Librarian, dies at
home of heart attack
Mrs. Mildred Quillin Gervasi,
56, head librarian in Cody
Memorial Library at
Southwestern University, died
of a heart attack in her home on
Monday, Mar. 10. A private ser-
vice will be held at Davis
f
Funeral Home in Georgetown
at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday,
Mar. 12, with interment in Odd
Fellows Cemetery in
Georgetown.
A memorial service will be
. , -
held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday
in Lois Perkins Chapel at
Southwestern University. Of-
f
ficiating at the services will be
Dr. Durwood Fleming, Presi-
4� A;,
dent of Southwestern Universi-
ty; Dr. William E. Denham,
Jr., Austin; and Chaplain
Farley W. Snell of
Southwestern University.
MILDRED GERVASI
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Beverley Van Camp of the
tor's Institute, Archivists of the
Texas State Library, Austin; a
Southwest, Advisory Board of
Biographical
granddaughter, Kierstin Van
brother, B.
the Marquis
Library Society, American As -
Camp of Austin; a
M. Quillin of Wichita Falls;
soci tion of Universityopt
sisters, Mrs. Tom Bagby and
o f h e
(president-elect
Georgetown branch), American
Mrs. Opal Balch of Seymour.
Her husband, Frank C. Gervasi
Association of University
of Rochester, New York,
Professors, board of the
founders of the Georgetown
preceded her in death.
and
Public Library, and has served
Well-known in national
state library fields, Mrs. Ger-
in all offices of Archives Round
vasi, a graduate of North Texas
Table of the Texas Library
Association. She was a member
State University and George
Peabody College, Nashville,
of the Baptist Church.
Tenn., joined the Southwestern
University faculty and staff as
Prior to becoming head
librarian at Southwestern
associate professor of library
University, Mrs. Gervasi serv-
science and head librarian in
ed 1 brarian at the University
1957.
o Rochester, New York, North
Listed in Who's Who in
Texas State University in Den -
American Women, Inter-
ton, and Midwestern University
in Wichita Falls. A native of
national Who's Who and Who's
Who in Library Science, Mrs.
DeQueen, Arkansas, Mrs. Ger-
Gervasi was a member of the
vasi's family home was in
Texas Library Association
Seymour, Texas.
Memorials may be made to
( president of District 3 of
TLA), American Library
the Heart Association and Cody
Association, Southwestern
Memorial Library at South -
Library Association, Collec-
western University.
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Page 3 _- March 9, 1975
Library circulation
climbs to 3533 books
The Georgetown Public
Library loaned 3533 books dur•
ing February. The circulatior
total was 205 books higher than
last month's figure.
Verne Philpot, librarian,
reported to the Library Board
of Trustees this week that the
February circulation at the
main public library in
Georgetown was 3469.
Also during the month, 64
books were loaned from the
branch library at the
Stonehaven Community Center.
The 3533 -book total topped
both the January circulation
total (3328 books) and the
February 1974 total (3011
books),
Mrs. Philpot said that 67
books were donated to the
library last month and 6 books
were purchased.
Also, the library received $35
in gifts and memorials.
he .Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Page 7 _ March 9, 1975
$5000
application
turned
down
An application for a $5000
grant for the Georgetown
Public Library was turned
down this week by the Texas
State Library System.
In a letter to Georgetown
Mayor Joe Crawford, the
grants administrator for the
state system, Beverley G. Van
Camp, said the funds for the
federal grant are not available.
"Due to President Ford's
recession ( impoundment) of
over 50 percent of the 1975
(federal library) appro-
priation, only $90,000 is present-
ly available for Title I, Project
9, Disadvantaged grants," Van
Camp wrote.
"If the impounded monies
become available, additional
proposals will be funded as well
as higher budget levels of fund-
ed projects."
The Georgetown Public
Library Board of Trustees
applied for the grant several
months ago.
The SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, age 4 April 3, 19
P 75
Look At
A Book
by
Verne Philpot
THE PALACE GUARD, by
Dan Rather, is a new book in
the Library. Unmasking of the
interworkings of President Nix-
on's White House staff system
is prefaced by a tracing of the
use of personal advisers by
modern presidents and a brief
view of the national climate at
the time of Nixon's assumption
of power. The tactics of John
Ehrlichman and H. R.
Haldeman are the central focus
of the author's appraisal of mis-
placed power. Periodic use of
conversational comments and
cliches do not stifle the highly
analytical aspects of the il-
luminating, solid study.
A TIME TO DIE, by Tom
Wicker, is another new book. It
is a "bloodcurdling" book about
the Attica riots by the well-
known New York Times colum-
nist, who was himself on the
scene. Wicker gives an im-
pressively detailed account of
what happened and what he
feels might have happened had
prisoners, prison guards, state
police and Governor Nelson
Rockefeller acted other than
they did.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
Library circulation
exceeds 1974pace
The Georgetown Public higher interest for the next 21/2meet with three prominent
Library loaned 3,348 books dur- years. The interest will be used Austin photographers to discuss
ing March, according to the to buy more books for the what the exhibit and contest
monthly report delivered to the library, would involve.
Library Board of Trustees this . To investigate the possibili- Board members present at
week. ty of sponsoring a photography the meeting Wednesday were:
The March library activity exhibit and contest at the Joyce Gaddison, Henry Valdez,
pushed the circulation total for library in Georgetown. Board Everett Williams, Harry Gold
the first three months of 1975 to President Harry Gold agreed to and Charlene Hollon.
10,209 books — 526 books higher
than the 1974 first-quarter
figure.
According to the report
prepared by librarian Verne
Philpot, the main public library
in Georgetown loaned 3,271
books last month. Seventy-
seven books were also loaned
from the branch library at the
Stonehaven Community Center.
The 3,348 -book total for last
month was less than the
February total 13,533 books)
but more than the March, 1974
figure (3108 books).
So far this year, the
Georgetown Public Library
loaned 3328 books in Januar v,
3.533 books in February, and 3,-
348 books in March.
Mrs. Philpot said that 155
books were donated to the
library last month and 192
books were purchased.
Also, the library received
$140 in gifts and memorials.
In other business at the
library trustees' meeting, the
Library Board decided:
• To invest the $13,000 in the
library savings account in a
certificate of deposit, to draw
a5 :.
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65 reference
books added
to library
If you need toknow how to
avoid unnecessary surgery, tell
fortunes with cards, or probate
an estate. then a quick trip to
the Georgetown Public Library
will probably satisfy your thirst
for knowledge.
Reference materials on the
above subjects were included in
a 65 -book shipment received
last month by the library.
Two other thought-provoking
titles included in the new ad-
ditions to the library shelves
are: Feasting Free on Wild
Edibles and The History of
Ghosts, Vampires and
Werewolves.
The 65 books were purchased
for $397, librarian Verne
Philpot said.
Some of the topics covered in
the shipment of well -illustrated
books are: Gardening,
Japanese cooking, quilting,
leatherwork, upholstery, and
building early American fur-
niture.
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Sec. 1, Page 4 February 20, 1975
United
Fund
gives
$11,935
to
agencies
in
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Cathy Hubbard, Girl Scouts neighborhood chairman, and
ED NEMEC, OF DRIVE CHAIRMAN
1
The 1974-75 Georgetown Area United Fund distributed
$11,935 this month to charitable organizations and agen-
cies.
John Parks, OF treasurer, said that the $11,935
represented 70 percent of the goal pledged to the United
Fund campaign.
United Fund officers gave $1050 to the Stonehaven Com-
munity Center; $1750 to the Georgetown Area Public
Library; $1820 to the* Georgetown City Recreation
Program; $350 to. the Mary Bailey Child Development
Center; $2100 to Boy Scouts; $1600 to Girl Scouts; $70 to
Williamson County 4-H Clubs; and $122.50 to the U.S.O.
The Georgetown Welfare Association received $875; the
Salvation Army, $1120; and the Red Cross, $1120.
A $105 check was presented to the Texas Rehabilitation
Hospital; $210 to the Southwestern Diabetic Foundation;
and $87.50 to the Texas United Community Service.
Holdover checks from last year's United Fund drive
were also distributed.
MONWr— 4 J� N7t. "M
Isabelle Parker, Stonehaven director, and TOM DOGGETT, OF DRIVE CHAIRMAN
BOB SCHWARTZ, UNITED FUND VICE-PRESIDENT,
and Jim Mallon, Georgetown City Recreation director
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BILL WILLIAMS, OF PRESIDENT, and Wallace Evans,
local Salvation Army chairman
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JOHN PARKS, OF TREASURER, and Verne Philpot,
Georgetown librarian
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Isabelle Parker, Stonehaven director, and TOM DOGGETT, OF DRIVE CHAIRMAN
BOB SCHWARTZ, UNITED FUND VICE-PRESIDENT,
and Jim Mallon, Georgetown City Recreation director
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BILL WILLIAMS, OF PRESIDENT, and Wallace Evans,
local Salvation Army chairman
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JOHN PARKS, OF TREASURER, and Verne Philpot,
Georgetown librarian
The SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 4 February 6, 1975
Circulation increases
1100 books
The Georgetown Public
Library loaned 3328 books dur-
ing January.
Librarian Verne Philpot
reported that last month's cir-
culation was nearly 1100 books
above the December total,
when 2256 books w?re borrowed
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas 1
Page l l Februar 9, 1975:
by
Verne Philpot
WOMEN IN WHITE, by
Frank G. Slaughter, is an
engrossing novel about a vast
metropolitan hospital and the
fast breaking life -and -death
dramas that are the daily ex-
perience of those who run it. It
is a revealing picture of power-
ful men and women whose
-loves, hopes, and fears are
deeply intertwined with the
devastating tragedies and rich
rewards of modern medicine.
MY LIFE WITH THE
HEADHUNTERS is by Wyn
Sargent. American photo-
journalist Wyn Sargent became
one of the first persons to ex-
plore the savage jungles of Cen-
tral Borneo, home of the
headhunters. Here is not only a
fascinating account of her
adventures in that hostile
wilderness, but the story of how
she saved the Dyaks, a doomed
tribe -poverty stricken, star-
ving, diseased, and demoraliz-
ed.
THE DOCTOR'S DAUGH-
TER, by Elizabeth Seifert, is a
heart warming story of a girl
whose adventures and loves
finally lead her to toe discovery
of her own strength as a human
being and here, too, is the story
of two doctors' families whose
lives are so strangely intertwin-
ed for good and for evil. Once
again Elizabeth Seifert draws
her readers down hospital cor-
ridors, into the fascinating
behind the scenes world of doc-
tors.
The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p. m. to 9 P. m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
from the Georgetown Library.
In January 1974, the circula-
tion figure was 3464.
Mrs. Philpot said that 3216
books were loaned from the
main library, and 112 books
were loaned from the branch
library at the Stonehaven Com-
munity Center.
The library received 286
books through donations in
January. One book was
purchased.
Also. $173.50 was donated to
the Georgetown Library in gifts
and materials.
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Page 12 February 23, 1975
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, ebruary Texas
Page 5
Library board
accepts $ 1825
The board of trustees of the
Georgetown Public Library
accepted Wednesday two
United Fund contributions
totaling $1825.
The contributions included a
$425 check from the 1973-74
United Fund campaign and a
$1400 check from the 1974-75
campaign.
In other business at
Wednesday's session, Harry
Gold, board president, reported
that he has received no word on
the library's application for a
$5000 grant.
Look,
at a
-Book
by Verne Philpot
If you know of anyone who
has difficulty in reading normal
small print, be sure to tell them
about our large print books.
They are available in mystery,
romance, westerns, and fiction.
All these large print books are
complete and unabridged, and
are printed in special black
type on specially developed
light -weight opaque paper.
A new book in the library is
MEETING AT POTSDAM, by
Charles Mee. A first-rate ac-
count of the Stalin, Churchill,
and Truman meeting at
Potsdam in 1945, where the
three leaders of the victorious
Allied powers defined the shape
of the post-war world.
MEETING AT POTSDAM goes
beyond the facts to probe the
personalities and reveal behind
•1 the - scenes maneuvering,
making this a uniquely enter-
taining narrative.
ALDOUS HUXLEY is a
biography by the English
novelist Sybille Bedford, a
friend of the Huxleys through
four decades. She gives us not
only the private Huxley and the
literary Huxley but the entire
intellectual and social era to
which he was central.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday, 10 to 2 on
Saturday, and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
ANGER IN THE WIND, a
novel by Logan Forster, is a
panoramic saga of the settling
of the American West, the story
of a proud rhan and the four
women who deeply affect him.
BRIDJE OF ISRAEL, MY
LOVE, by Richard Llewellyn,
is the story of a restless, seek-
ing man and a seemingly unat-
tainable woman who comes to
symbolize the very spirit of a
proud and blossoming land.
Once again, Richard Lewellyn
tells a powerful story of love,
hate and passion, set against a
background of intrigue and con-
flict as the state of Israel
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A Book
o�
by ,
Verne Philpot
.THE BERMUDA
Z
TRIANGLE, by Charles
Berlitz, is an incredible saga of
�^
unexplained disappearances.
M
This triangle is an area of the
western Atlantic where planes
Nand
ships, many within sight of
d rn
land, seem to pass into another
a
dimension. Charles Berlitz
reviews many of the bizarre
disappearances connected with
"the Bermuda Triangle" and
proposes intriguing theories of
the strange forces that may be
at work there. There are inter-
views with people who have
made harrowing escapes from
the Bermuda Triangle, in-
cluding a man who has twice
experienced its cataclysmic
forces and lived to tell about it.
In this extraordinary book„ a
man with a wide knowledge of
the unexplained mysteries of
our world demonstrate again
that the universe is not only
stranger than we imagine, but
stranger than we can imagine.
THE SEVEN — PER —
CENT SOLUTION, by Nicholas
Meyer, is a reprint from the
reminiscences of John Watson,
M.D. It is a story unparalleled
in the annals of criminal detec-
tion. Discovered in Hampshire,
England, where it had lain
neglected since 1939, then
painstakingly researched and
annotated for two years by
editor Nicholas Meyer. THE
SEVEN -PER -CENT
SOLUTION marks the first
publication of a heretofore un-
known and astounding episode
in the career of Sherlock
Holmes as recorded by his
closest friend and chronicler,
Dr. John H. Watson.
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Page 11 February 16, 1975'',
struggles to maintain itself
among the hostile and arid
desert sands.
ALL UNDER HEAVEN, by
Pearl Buck. Through this novel
of an . American who returns
home from a diplomatic career
in China when the communists
take over, Pearl Buck illumines
the fast -changing relationship
between the two countries with
the light of her knowledge of
both.
INSIDE MAN, by George
Coxe, is a mystery. An East
Coast Airlines 727 is skyjacked
between Savannah and Miami
airport. The skyjacker bails out
somewhere off the coast of
British Honduras. Dunbar and
Barry are hired to recover the
ransom and the chase is on, in-
volving them with the police of
Belize, the FBI, and some
dangerous residents of Belize,
who are definitely out to get
them.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
TO
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
e 4 January 26, 1975
By Verne Philpot
THE UNDERSTUDY is a
new novel by Elia Kazan. The
1 Story is about the New York
theater centering on the lives of
Sonny, a rising young actor, and )
Sidney Castleman, an aging
matinee idol, to whom Sonny t
feels indebted and who makes
many financial and emotional
demands on Sonny, even to get-
ting him involved with the un-
derworld.
THE BENCHWARMERS, by
Joseph C. Goulden, is a survey
of the federal judiciary,
emphasizinging the great
power wielded by these 480 men
holding lifetime appointments,
exposing instances of in-
competence and corruption, but
also paying tribute to those
dedicated judges who make the
system work. Joseph Goulden
also wrote the book, THE
SUPERLAWYERS, which was
on the best selling list for a long
time. We have it on our shelf.
THE OLD COUNTRY
COOKBOOK, by Walter Oldksy,
has recipes from 31 countries.
Mr. Oldsky, who is a gourmet
and writer on culinary subjects,
has tested the recipes over the
years in his own kitchen. Over
the years Mr-Oldsky has scoured
Chicago's numerous ethnic
neighborhoods for recipes
brought to this country by
grandmothers and other im-
migrants. Some of these
recipes are generations old,
having been passed down from
mothers to daughters.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9. p.m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Page 9 Februar 2, 1975
Library, Friends
'to `meet Tuesday
Constitutional revision and committee ap-
pointments will occupy the Friends of the
Georgetown Public Library this Tuesday.
The Friends will vote on proposed changes to
the organization's constitution and by-laws, Ted
Rowell, president, said.
He urged all local citizens who support the
public library to attend the meeting Tuesday at
7:30 p. m. in the library, 609 Main Street.
If the new constitution is approved, Rowell
said, the Friends will appoint committees for
the coming year.
He added that the organization will also dis-
cuss the possibility of another fund-raiser, like
the 'Book -or -Buck' day three weeks ago.
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Page 5 February 2, 1975
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Page 11 February 2, 1975
•
100
books
added:
to library1W
One hundred books valued at
more than $1200 were added to
; y
the Georgetown Public Library
ebilection Wednesday through
;! a
the inter -library loan system
for Central Texas.
Verne Philpot, librarian, ex-
x
plained
plained that the Temple Public
Library, through a grant, is
providing books to smaller
�.
libraries in the area.
She said that the Temple
Library will loan the
` Georgetown Library 100 books
,.
for one year.
Y
The books cover a wide spec,
trum of subjects. Mrs.
"' "'"`°
Philpot
said many of the new additions
•�
to the library's shelves are
bestsellers that would have cost
the library $10-15.
• `'
`•
Under the agreement with
y...
the Temple Library, she added,
the Georgetown Library can ex-
ON LOAN -- Librarian Verne Philpot looks over the 100 new
change any of the books on loan
for
books the Georgetown Public Library received Wednesday
through the inter -library loan system. The
a different book purchased
by Temple through the grant.
books were sent by the
Temple Library, and will stay on the shelves in Georgetown for
Also, the Georgetown Library
one year.
has the option to buy any of the
books on loan for just $2.29 —
is purchased, the Temple She said she hopes to start
Library will send another book buying the books on loan from
about $10 below list price. Mrs.
Philpot said that after the book
on loan for the remainder of the the Temple Library in two to
year. three months.
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Verne Philpot
ONE WOMAN'S ARCTIC, by
.5heila Burnford, is the record
of two summers spent close to
the North Pole in the Eskimo
community of Pond Inlet. It is
also a knowing and sympathetic
study of the Inuit (Eskimos)
themselves. Mrs. Burnford
warmly admires her friends'
remarkable gifts as mechanics,
artists, and hunters. She enjoys
their courage, their gaiety, and
their wise way with children.
20 YEARS IN THE SECRET
SERVICE; by Rufus
Youngblood, is an exciting
story of the five Presidents he
served. He takes the reader
behind the scenes of govern-
ment life to the hazards,
threats, risks, constant tension,
and often hilarious moments in
the day-to-day workings of the
most sensitive of goyernment,•
agencies.
CROWN OF ALOES is a
historical novel by Norah Lofts.
The novel brings to life the
character and times of one of
the most intriguing monarchs
in European history, Isabella I
of Spain.
THE SOUND OF DRUMS &
CYMBALS is by Robert Wilder.
Against a background of the
gold and tinsel world that is
Hollywood, Robert Wilder has
set a moving novel of three
generations of a family who
built and destroyed a giant
studio.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
F R I E N D S:
Pasts Present - Future
-,w .-• ,+iM. .ter .y:..•..
..--- - Please come
with = or in hand,
O P E N H 0 U S E
Georgetown Public Library
Sunday, January 19th
3 - 8 p.m.
The SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 5 January 30,'1975
to - - -
HELP FROM THE FRIENDS—The Friends of the Georgetown Public Library present librarian
Verne Philpot with, the proceeds collected last Sunday at the 'Book or a Buck' benefit. Patricia
McLerran (left), Friends treasurer, handed a $146 check to Mrs. Philpot Thursday night at the
library. Ted Rowell, (right) president of the Friends organization, explained that besides the
money, Sunday's benefit netted 273 books for the local public library.
The SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 7 January 23, 1975
Georgetown Library receives
cash contributions, books
The Friends of the Music Club, a music book; and
Georgetown Public Library the Georgetown, Women's
held "A Book or a Buck'' open Political Caucus, two books on
house Sunday which was attend- the feminist movement.
ed by more than 200 persons. An Numerous women's
additional 61 persons joined the organizations contributed
Friends organization. cookies and Southwestern
According to Barbara Seever, (university and HEB grocery
chairperson of the event, 273 Store contributed ingredients
books were donated. Cash con- for punch.
tributions totaled $146. Ms. Seever said that the
Special gifts were presented Friends are grateful for the
by Alpha Delta Alpha Chapter community's assistance in this
of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, event. Friends are planning ad -
$20 for children's books; the ditional activities for support
for the library. she said.
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BOOK OR A BUCK — Committee chairperson Barbara Seever
and Friends of the Georgetown Public Library President Ted
Rowell were on hand Sunday to greet the more than 200 visitors
who attended the open house at the library.
11
Library circulation
tops record by 125
The Georgetown Area Public
said. In December 1973, she
Library loaned 2256 books dur-
added, library patrons borrow-
ing December, boosting the
ed 2264 books.
year-end circulation total to a
During the 12 months of 1973,
record-breaking 41,316.
the Georgetown Area Public
Librarian Verne Philpot
Library loaned 41,191 books.
reported that the main library
Mrs. Philpot found that in 1974,
loaned 2208 books during the
library patrons topped that
month. Forty-eight books were
total by about 125.
loaned from the Stonehaven
In other business during
Community Center branch.
December, Mrs. Philpot 10
The December circulation
books were donated to the
total was 2256.
library, 100 books were
In November, the library
purchased and $30 in gifts and
loaned 2913 books, Mrs. Philpot
memorials was received.
The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
Page 3 January 5, 1975
100 books purchased
The Georgetown Area Public
Library purchased 100 new
books during December, Verne
Philpot, librarian, reported.
Mrs. Philpot said the new ad-
ditions to the library included
"excellent reference materials
and many books for younger
readers."
The library bought 17 Time
Capsule books published by the
Time/Life Corporation. Each
book details the significant
events of a single year.
The purchase also included
dozens of brand new books for
primary and intermediate
school students.
Mrs. Philpot said the books
were bought through the Jean
Karr Book Company. After pay-
ing the postage on the ship-
ment, she added, the purchase
cost the library $217.
Mrs. Philpot said gifts and
memorials to the library
provided the money for the
purchase.
The library is open Monday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.; Saturday, from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m.; and Tuesday and Thurs-
day nights from 7 to ,9 p.m.
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RUNNING A NEWSPAPER is ordinari-
ly a simple task, requiring only a minimal
amount of brains, but even under such cir-
cumstances we occasionally stump our
toe, which occurred in the last Sunday
Sun. The photographic study of Weir by
one of our photographers proved to be up-
setting to some of the good people who live
in that pleasant place and they quickly let
us know how they felt. They objected,
principally, to the "teaser" on the front
page, a run-down but picturesque shack
located on a farm near Weir. We do these
things on a regular basis and, being
human, sometimes we swing and miss. I
thought the pictures, in general, were ex-
cellent and am just sorry they struck the
wrong cord. Our intentions were
honorable.
Barbara Seever called and asked me to
mention the Georgetown Public Library's
special Book or Buck open house, a money
raising effort sponsored by Friends of the
Library January 19, 3 to 8 p.m. I promised
her I would.
"Everybody reads your column,
although a lot of us wonder why," she was
kind enough to add,
Anyway, the library needs extra fun-
ding and Friends of the Library calculate
that many people in the area would be
willing to contribute a buck or a book, to
assist this outstanding community asset.
Refreshments will be served. So, come!
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BRING A BUCK OR BOOK — to the Georgetown Public Library Open House on Sunday, from 3
p.m. to 8 p.m. The Open House is sponsored by the Friends of the Library, and all age groups of the
community are invited to attend and learn more about the library. Guests are requested to bring
either a book and/or a buck in support of the library. Pictured here are library goers; Kathy, Deb-
bie, and Brenda Kleen, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kleen.
Georgetown Library is Austin Major Resource Center member
Georgetown Area Public
Library is one of 31 libraries in
the 30 county area for which
Austin serves as the Major
Resource Center to be qualified
for membership in the Central
Texas Major Resource System
organized under provisions of
the Texas Library Systems Act.
"Some 83 percent of all Tex-
ans are served by the 232
libraries that are members of
the ten library systems," said
Dr. Dorman H. Winfrey, direc-
�tor of the Texas State Library,
the agency that administers the
Systems Act.
Like the people of Texas,
library resources are unevenly
distributed. In fact, forty per-
cent of all Texans are served by
the ten largest libraries. Grants
made to the systems assist in
giving all Texans access to
materials and staff expertise
that would otherwise be
available only to users of the
large libraries.
Verne Philpot, librarian at
the Georgetown Area Public
Library, explained that
Georgetown has participated in
the Central Texas Major
Resource System before.
"This library has been
qualified to use the system for a
long time," Mrs. Philpot said.
"However, we have not utiliz-
ed the Central Texas Resource
System too often because or-
dinarily, people want a
reference book, they want it
right away," she explained.
"We never know how long it
might take to receive reference
material through the Central
Texas system, and most people
prefer to try to find what
they're looking for at the
Southwestern University
library."
The Central Texas Major
Resource System will receive
$94,300. This includes $4,197.50
in State funds from the $50,000
appropriated by the legislature
in 1973 allocated on a per capita
basis and $90,102.50 in federal
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Sec. 2, Page 2 December 5, 1974
Library Services and Construc-
tion Act funds being used to
demonstrate how systems can
improve library service in Tex-
as.
The Major Resource Center
Library for the Central Texas
Major Resource System is the
Austin Public Library. Area
libraries are Bryan Public
Library, Killeen Public
Library, San Marcos Public
Library, Temple Public
Library, Waco -McLennan
County Library at Waco. Com-
munity libraries are Belton
Carnegie Library at Belton,
Brenham Public Library,
Burnet County Free Library at
Burnet, Harry P. Woodson
Memorial Library at Caldwell,
Cameron Public Library,
Copperas Cove Public Library,
Fairfield Library Association,
Inc., Gatesville Public Library,
Georgetown , Area Public
Library at Georgetown, Rufus
Young King Library at Gid-
dings, Hillsboro City Library,
2913 books loaned
Circulation of
the Georgetown Area Public
Library dipped from 3139 books
in October to 2913 books in
November, librarian Verne
Philpot reported.
Last month's circulation
topped the number of books
loaned in November, 1973, when
2818 books changed hands.
So far this year, 39,060 books
were borrowed from the
Georgetown Area Public
Library.
During the first 11 months of
1973, records show, circulation
reached 38,927..
The library finished that year
with 41,191 books loaned—a
figure Mrs. Philpot expects to
surpass with December's cir-
culation.
Circulation at the
Georgetown Library Branch at
the Stonehaven Community
Center during the month of
November was 129, Mrs.
Philpot said.
During the month, she added,
17 books were donated to the
library, five books were
purchased, and $27.50 in gifts
and memorials was received.
"Books make lasting
memorials," Mrs. Philpot said.
"One of the finest ways to
honor your friends and loved
ones, and at the same time
serve your community, is to
have a book, or a group of
books, placed in the library."
She added that each book will
bear a bookplate inscribed with
the name of the person honored
and the name of the donor.
An engraved card is sent to
the donating family, Mrs.
Philpot said.
The library is open Monday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m.; and Tuesday and Thurs-
day nights from 7 to 9 P.M.
Kyle Community Library, Lam-
pasas Public Library, La
Grange City Library, Llano
County Public Library at Llano,
Dr. Eugene Clark Library at
Lockhart, Luling Public
Library, Madison County
Library at Madisonville, Marlin
Public Library, Gibbs
Memorial Library at Mexia,
Grimes County Library at
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Page 9 January 12, 1975
Library asks for
book or buck during
Jan. 19 open house
munity asset which is too often
just taken for granted with very
few Georgetown area residents
aware of the services offered
by the library or the sources of
funding. The open house, which
all area residents are urged to
attend, will serve to answer
questions about the library as
well as to interest a greater
number of citizens in offering
their support.
Several civic clubs are
cooperating in the open house.
Volunteers from . the
Georgetown Woman's Club,
the Music Club, Georgetown
Study Club, the Homebuilders
Class of the First United
Methodist Church, and The
Friends of the Library are
among those supplying cookies,
punch, and financial support
and acting as hosts. Mrs. Bar-
bara Seever, chairman of the
event, asks that those who are
contributing cookies bring them
to the library either on Satur-
day, Jan. 18, during library
hours, or when they attend the
open house on Sunday.
On Sunday, Jan. 19, residents
of the Georgetown area will
have the opportunity to become
better acquainted with the
Georgetown Public Library at a
special open house from 3 to 8 P.
m. sponsored by The Friends of
the Library.
At the same time they can
contribute to the support of the
library collection or a dollar to
help defray operating expenses.
Visitors will also be able to join
The Friends of the Library at
the event.
In announcing the Book or a
Buck open house a spokesman
for The Friends of the Library
stated that the library is a com-
Navasota, Lucy H. Patterson
Memorial Library at Rockdale,
Round Rock Public Library.
Smithville Public Library, and
Teague City Library.
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Page 4 December 8, 19
Mrs. Hollon
proposed for
library post
Mrs. Wayne Hollon, part-
time librarian at the
Georgetown Area Public
Library, was recommended for
a post on the Library Board of
Trustees Wednesday.
Trustees asked Mrs. Hollon to
accept a position on the library
board, subject to the approval
of Georgetown Mayor Joe
Crawford.
The recommendation was
forwarded to Crawford, who
will present it to the city coun-
cil Monday night.
Mrs. Hollon would join
librarian Verne Philpot, C. H.
Stevenson, Everette Williams,
Leo Wood, Judy Denney
(secretary), Joyce Gadison
(treasurer) and Harry Gold
(president) on the board.
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PRINCIPALS AT TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION—(District 3) meeting held recently on cam-
pus of Southwestern University: Dr. Dorman H. Winfrey, Director and Librarian, Texas State
Library, Austin; Mrs. Mildred Quillin Gervasi, newly -elected chairman of TI.A and Librarian of
Cody Memorial Library, Southwestern University; Dr. J. Lon Tinkle of Dallas, distinguished book
reviewer and critic on DALLAS MORNING NEWS and Professor Emeritus of the School of
Humanities and Sciences at Southern Methodist University; Dr. Frances Neel Chaney of
Nashville; Tenn., Associate Director, George Peabody College, Peabody Library School; and past
chairman of TLA, Dr. Louis C. Maloney, Librarian at Southwest Texas State University, San Mar-
cos. M
BY VERINE ►'u11.POT ,
THE REAL AMERICA, by
Ben J. Wattenbery, is a book
N a about fact versus perception in
X a American life. What is really
happening in America now?
r, Are we the morally and
economically bankrupt society
cour prophets of doom describe?
S E Is the U.S.A. in a snowballing
p1 > decline that cannot be
0reversed? What about poverty,'
blacks, women, alienation,
r, belief in our institutions, quali-
ty of life? To find out what is
ro really going on in. the U.S.A.,
Z(L Ben Wattenberg has drawn
H ,= from the census and from
d u private polls.
N MAKING TOYS IN WOOD,
by Charles Hayward, is a new
book that will be very useful to
the men who like to make toys
from wood. The designs have
been chosen because of their
known popularity. They have
been made up and have proved
their resistance to the hard
wear and rough usage they in-
evitably get from children.
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BY VERNE PHILPOT
HARLEQUIN, a novel by
Morris West, is a new best
seller. George Harlequin, had
of an international merchant
bank, is caught up in a
sophisticated plot involving an
international computer opera-
tion, an Israeli terrorist, an
Arab political organization,
hired killers and kidnappers.
The action takes place in
California, New York, Zurich
and Mexico.
THE COOK -GENERAL, by
John Cashman, is a work of fic-
tion, based on fact. It's the
story of an English widow who
hired Kate Webster as her ser-
vant. Mrs. Thomas was not
easy to work for. Actually, she
probably shouldn't have
ordered Kate around so much.
Kate went shopping and bought
a heavy knife, very sharp, with
a wicked point. "It'll cut most
anything," Kate said. Which
was true.
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Georgetown Friends
elect new officers
Friends of the Georgetown
A committee to revise the
Area Public Library elected
constitution and bylaws will be
Ted Rowell to serve as presi-
chaired by Father Charles
dent for the coming year. Nine-
Davis.
teen members were present for
Other officers elected were
the "reorganization" meeting
Melinda Eidson, vice.
Tuesday night.
president; Virginia Girvin,
Rowell said he was en-
secretary; and Patricia
couraged by the attitude of the
McLerran, treasurer.
members. "Those present
showed a lot of good
Present at the meeting were
enthusiasm. I think the
Mr. and Mrs, L. F. Perry, Mrs.
organization will be
Oscar O. Ullrich, Mrs. W. K.
revitalized," the new, president
McClain, Don Scarbrough, Bar -
1d a Sun reporter. –
bara Seever, Carol McEachron,
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Rowell, C. H.
Barbara Seever was ap-
Stevenson, Kathi Holmans,
pointed chairperson of the first
Anna Aiken, Patricia
project to be planned by the
McLerran, Carol Paul, Joanne
group. "Book or Buck," a New
Allen, Mrs. Nettie Lessor, Dr..
Yearg party will be planned for
and Mrs. Eb Girvin and Dr. and
January.
-Mrs. Van C. Tipton.
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NEW OFFICERS—Georgetown Area Public Library Friends elected Patricia McLerran,
treasurer; Virginia Girvin, secretary; and Ted Rowell president at a "reorganizational meeting."
Melinda Eidson (not pictured) was elected vice-president.
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ASSOCIATION
DISTRICT 3
ANNUAL
CDNFMCE
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Date: Saturday, November 2, 1974
Time: 8:30 a.m. Registration and Coffee
9:30 a.m. General Session and Business Meeting
11:00 a.m. Guest Speaker: Mrs. Frances Neel Cheney
12:30 p.m. Luncheon: Mr. Lon Tinkle, speaker
3:00 p.m. Special Interests
Morning Session: Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center, Southwestern University
Luncheon: The Commons, Southwestern Un i vers i ty
DR. FRANCES NEEL CHENEY - Associate Director, George Peabody
College, Peabody Library School, Nashville, Tennessee.
MR. J. LON. TINKLE: Professor Emeritus, continuing to serve as
faculty for the School of Humanities and Sciences, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
Special Interests
Tea and Conversation with Mrs. Cheney - Cody Memorial Library.
Rothhammer Art Center - Georgetown's complete art center with gallery.
Inner Space Caverns - Explore the mysteries of the underground world.
Mar -Jon Candles - Decorative candies, factory and shop.
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CODY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
MRS. MILOREO QUILLIN GERVASI, librarian
October 28, 1971+
Mrs. Harold G. Scoggins
1707 Main
Georgetown, Texas 78626
Dear Mrs- Scoggins:
You are cordially invited to attend the Texas Library Association
Conference, District 3, on November 2, 1974.
It you will be able to come, please return the Registration
form at the bottom of the enclosed sheet at your earliest
convenience.
We will be looking forward to seeing you then.
Yours sincerely,
Mildred Gervasi
Vice -Chairman, District 3
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Enclosure
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Georgetown, Texas 78626,512/863-6511
1111101 .Iva. -a Ww"fa _�rI, .— .•.,---.._- —
Mar -Jon Candles - Decorative candles, factory and shop.
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Dear % G,t A-0
A reorganl rational meeting of the Frienr's of tt,e
Geor,�rotm Public Library is pinnned for November 12,
at 7130 F.ts in the meeting roots of the Georgetovn
Public Libl-ary. Your help 1s mi-teperetely needed.
Venv people have nage enormously fruitful enn-
tributions to our library In the past through the
Friends. Their work has helped. to obtain the Present
library building and services. Our librarian, Yrs, Verne
Philpot, and her staff are doing a magnificent fob of
providing full 1— -.1 benefit to the cora.-.unity of the
present facilities and materials*
We can show our appreciation by taking up this
traOttion of strong support for our Georgetown Public
Library. 9y investing s little of our time we can
Insure that our library will continue to mature as an
effeetivc cal.;: xrtl % ii educational cornerstone of our
growing nom-iuni ty.
Fle ame plan now to v*` --1 and contribute your si ecial
abilities e.nA energy to our nutual future.
Sincerely,
Friends of the Geortetown Public Library
Tht SUN Georgetown, Texas
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tar �► 1tN1 Ptiu,Perr
by Alt.wrt $4-dman
and Peter livilrrian, is a true
ermw tx*rk tO the year bAw-d out
the personal menvoirs d the
tough, rilrarsmeking Ieirmer
Chirt of tWrrtivirs Of the New
Y -11S Clty I'<<si<:r Ihtwartt��ewtt
CHll-'F' is tar dtoillatit,n of
pertwps the country's to v%i
private entre archives --the
pennnal ),rurnals Alt.wrt Se*4-
man kept througtvut his rar**T
and has never tootef+ie divultnd
lir CH is the behind the'st v'nes
st*bibles of his investigations of
trurh tr+artt-p+rgr, cases as the
kitty (;erarvrw murdrr. the
01tWoUtirt4 Of "Crary ,hair" (iat►o,
the e11l,01on of the. Yillirger
townhouse used by the
weatr►emwn as a bomb tae°-
txwv etC
ftk:tii'VtiF`l+t' MADV TO
HYDKIPN(►hit"1K, by Sholto
jNouWlas, is a tavcinating tn-
trOdUf tear to 001ile" gxrdrti-
ing. which holds out vast
promise for increaserd fcx.d
production in the near future
Ttierr are many amateur gar-
deners and hcuw4toidetl who
would like to take up
hvdrf4x*nics, it they only knew
how to W atwout it PMsihep
they have heard 4w lhcxight that
4011 -less gardening is rattwc
complicated and requires
hi►thiv sfiet taltar+d kru►wk-d*e.
This is very tar irom true acid
fit this bi�srk Jaynes ! iw4to
Ckxigias prow" Oval anvoew can
be a su4vesstul "I -auks jar-
dener.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mori -
dab through Friday la to 1 an
Saturday 9 p m. to 4 p m on
Tuv%t y and 7hursiuy nights.
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T.
ME WOMAN HE LOVED;
the story of the Duke & Duchess
of Windsor, is a new book
written by Ralph Martin. Never
in history had a love affair so
stirred the imagination of so
many millions of people all over
the world. But then, never
before had the king and
emperor of the greatest empire
in the world given up his throne
to marry the woman he loved.
The Prince could have picked
from any of the most beautiful
women, but chose instead this
married woman of forty,
already once divorced, and the
world wondered why. THE
WOMAN HE LOVED provides
the answers frankly and com-
pletely.
HOW TO MAKE CUT
FLOWERS LAST, by Victoria
Kasperski, is another new book
in the library. Here is the com-
plete how-to on extending the
life of practically every kind of
plant material used in bouquets
and arrangements. Detailed in-
structions are given on when
and how to gather some 300
flowers, foliages, fruits, and
vegetables, and how to condi-
tion them afterwards for the
longest possible period of enjoy-
ment. If you fix flowers for
your house or apartment, your
_ church or club, and particularly
if you exhibit at flower shows,
you will find this an invaluable
reference book.
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Page 8___ _ October 6, 1974
BY VERNE PHILPOT
THE MEMORY BOOK, by
Harry Lorayne and Jerry
Lucas, is now in the library.
Harry Lorayne, the world's
leading memory—training
specialist, and his associate,
Jerry Lucas, have combined
their knowledge to produce a
book that will enable you to
remember anything the first
time you see, read, or hear it:
names, faces, appointments,
anniversaries, numbers,
speeches, playing cards, and
even foreign words. Here is
your answer to improving
observation, conquering absent-
mindedness, never forgetting
what you want to remember.
The basic memory principles,
the link system and the peg
system, are not magic but a
proven, practical method of
achieving success in business'
and in personal relationships.
It can be taught to children. It
is a godsend to students.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
WOMAN'S MEDICAL GUIDE
is another new book in the
library. This is by David Ror-
vik and the editors of Good
Housekeeping with the
assistance of a Medical Board.
THE EAGLES DIE, by
George Marke, is the full-
scale drama of Austria's Franz
Joseph and his adored empress,
the beautiful and capricious
Elisabeth. This panoramic saga
is imbued with all the romance,
glittering splendo, and ultimate
tragedy that marked Nicholas
and Alexandra.
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THE COMPLETE
LAYMAN'S GUIDE TO THE
LAW, by John Paul Hanna, is a
practical handbook covering
virtually every legal problem
the average citizen is likely to
face. No book can five you up-
to-date correct answers to all
legal questions. There are too
many laws and they change too
fast. There is no substitute for a
good lawyer. This book will
help you to know when to seek a
lawyer, how to find him, and
how to get the most out of him.
It will also help you settle some
legal affairs without a lawyer.
The table of contents, index,
and general format are design-
ed to make it easy to use as a
reference. This book was
published this vear. 1974.
THE TOTAL WOMAN, by
Marabel Morgan, is another
new book in the library. Women
with tired marriages who want
to put a little romance into their
lives might take the advice of
Marabel Morgan and Bobbie
Evans who saved their own
marriages and are now working
on saving other people's. The
Total Woman concept is a how-
to course, not only meant for
marriages in deep trouble but
for . women who have fine
marriages and want to make
them finer.
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G'town Library circulation drops to 2663
Circulation of the
Georgetown Public Area
Library dipped from 4295 books
in August to 2663 books in
September.
Librarian Verne Philpot said
the 1632 -book drop resulted
from the availability of
Georgetown School libraries.
Mrs. Philpot pointed out,
however, that last month's cir-
culation still topped the number
of books loaned in September,
1973, when 2095 books changed
hands.
So far this year, 32,913 books
were borrowed from the
Georgetown Area Public
Library.
During the first nine months
of 1973, library records show,
circulation reached 33,188. The
library finished that year with cancelled Wednesday mor
41,191 books loaned, ning's meeting when only three
During the month of of the six board members show -
September, Mrs. Philpot said 27 ed up•
books were donated to the The library is open Monday
public library, 21 books were through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5
purchased, and $13 in gifts and p.m., and Saturday from 2 to 5
memorials was received. p.m. Also, its doors stay open
The Georgetown Area Tuesday and Thursday nights
Library Board of Trustees from 7 to 9 p.m.
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til' VERNE' PHILPOT
NICHOLAS A N D
ALEXANDRA, by Robert
Massie, is an intimate account
of the last of the Romanovs and
the fall of Imperial Russia.
I Against a panoramic backdrop
of Imperial Russia in its last
crumbling days before the
Bolshevik Rovolution, the
author details the love of Tsar
Nicholas II and his wife,
Alexandra. Sweeping in its
grandeur, as dramatic and
romantic a story as the finest
fiction, NICHOLAS AND
ALEXANDRA ranks as a
modern classic of historical
nonfiction and as an insightful
glimpse into the lives of the
star-crossed lovers who became
the last of Russia's royal rulers.
Made into a hit film.
ELIZABETH AND
CATHERINE, by Robert
Coughlan, is a superb dual
biography of the empresses who
molded modern Russia:
Elizabeth, who reigned from
1741 to 1761, and who employed
the most bizarre political
machinations to assure
Catherine's coronation; and
Catherine the Great, charming,
intelligent, insatiable lover and
stern autocrat who wielded a
power few women have ever
known.
The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Satuday. 7 p. M. to 9 p. m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
BV 1,E1AN, E PIIILPOT
SOMETHING HAPPENED
is Joseph Heller's first novel
since CATCH-22, which was
published in 1961 and has
become the most celebrated
novel of its decade.
SOMETHING HAPPENED is
different from CATCH-22 in
both substance and tone, but it
is certain to have a comparable
effect. It is the story of a
successful, middle-aged
businessman's critical, but
often hilarious, appraisal of
what has happened to his own
life, longings and morality now
that he has committed himself
to the Corporate Society.
Another new book is
PTOMAINE: the story of food
poisoning, by Stewart Brooks.
Brooks tells the story of food
poisoning in a way that is at
once unusually informative and
fascinating. Mr. Brooks tells
us: the most deadly food poison
is tasteless, ptomaines are
harmless, the most common
food poisoning is the "least
known," fruit pits contain the
poison of the gas chamber, a
highly poisonous fish of Japan is
a gastronomic delicacy, and
many others,
tk
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THE MILLIONAIRE'S
DAUGHTER is Dorothy
Eden's newest book, In an in-
teresting picture of the late
nineteenth century LouisA van
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Page 14 September 15, 1974
Georgetown • Library ','Friends,'
to sponsor membership drive
Friends of the Georgetown Public Library will
feet at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24, in the conference
)om at the library. According to President C.
Stevenson, a membership drive will be plan-
ed at that time.
"Friends are necessary in order to have a well
nctioning, • active community libbrary,"
eorgetown Librarian Verne Philpot said in a
ecent interview. A library needs the organiza-
on as a support group, according to Mrs.
hilpot.
A Friends group was organized in Georgetown
n 1968 with their main objective to establish a
ibrary in the community. The first library was
on the south side of the square under the KGTN
radio station. The present buildings was con-
tructed in 1970.
The by-laws state that the group shall be "a
on -policy making organization, the object of
which shall be to promote the interest and
welfare of Georgetown Area Public Library as a
ultural and educational asset to the city and the
urrounding area."' The organization's first
P
Frances Springer and Anna Aiken
were instrumental in the development of the
Georgetown Friends.'
Mrs. Springer said she has been extremely dis-
appointed that the organization has ceased to be
an active promoter of the library and it's ac -
Bl' VERNE PIIII,POT Leyden consents to marry
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S American millionaire Harry fu
vivors. A detailed account' of or y y . —u— The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
the cruel hardships and daily The Georgetown Public page 5 September 22, 1974
struggles endured by the Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon -
Uruguayans whose airplane day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
crashed in the Andes in Oc- ,Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
tober. 1972. —0-- Tuesday and Thursday nights.
The Georgetown Public _
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p. m to 9 p m on
Tuesday and Thursdav nights.e
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I.111RARY TRUSTF:F.S—The Georgetown Public Lib-ary administration is headed by a board of
volunteer trustees, including 11 to r) Joyce Gadison, treasurer; Verne Philpot, librarian; Harry
Gold, board president; C. H. Stevenson, board member; and Judy Denney, secretary.
tivities. According to Estha Scoggins, Friend's
treasurer, the organization has not met in the
past two years. The bylaws call for biannual
meetings.
C. H. Stevenson, president of Friends agreed
that interest had seemed to dwindle in the
organization. He said that only about 10
members were present at the last meeting. A
quorum consists of 25 members and at least two
executive officers. However, Mrs. Philpot said
that as many young families move into
Georgetown, signs of renewed interest has
appeared.
During the summer Melinda Eidson, a former
elementary and kindergarten teacher,
volunteered to hold a story hour each Wednesday
morning for children. Other young persons have
volunteered to help with future projects, accor-
ding to Mrs. Philpot.
"The library's staff is just not sufficient to in-
itiate programs for children and/or adults inthe
community," Mrs. Philpot said. The Friends
organization can plan these projects. Also in
other cities, Friends sponsor fund-raising pro-
jects to buy needed materials for the library.
The friends of the Temple Library bought a copy
machine, something needed at the Georgetown
librarv. said Mrs. Philnot
Libra rycomm unications
network offers greater.
book -selections
Books from larger area
libraries are available to
Georgetown citizens under the
Texas State Library Com-
munication Network. The
network is a part of a statewide
plan for library development.
Verne Philpot, Georgetown
librarian, said that theoretical-
ly the system is excellent.
"However," she said, "delays
in receiving requested books
causes problems.'
She explai ted that
Georgetown is in the Temple
area and must al )ly there for
all books. If the T mple library
does not have tie requested
book, that Libra► requests c`
from Austin. A istin Pubi
Library must request a selec-
tion not in its cat: -log from even
a larger library such as the
Texas State Library or one of
the academic libraries.
"The relaying gf requests
sometimes takes as long as two
weeks. Then if the book is
checked out, a further delay oc-
curs," Mrs. Philpot said. "The
system works if c reader knows
in advance that he needs a cer-
tain book and does not mind
waiting for it. However, high
school students who need
materials for search papers
seldom have t time ) wait
for such books she added.
Mrs. Philpot :aid she thought
better service -ould be provid-
ed to small -r community
libraries thro igh state funds
being distribu ed on an equal
basis to the smaller libraries as
well as to the larger "area"
libraries. Temple receives
three dollars from state funds
for each re - Guest it fills for
smaller libraries.
Both Austin and Temple have
received grants for the coming
year. According to Mrs.
Philpot, all grant money to
libraries will go to those
designated as "area libraries"
in fiscal years 1975, '76 and '77.
This leaves all smaller libraries
to depend totally on local funds.
Most of the money for new
books for The Georgetown
Library comes from the United
Fund and from memorial con-,
_tributlQns• --.
MEN, by Carl Bernstein and
Spencer in order to save her G
Bob Woodward, is a new book in
family from bankruptcy, a
the library. The two
comedown for an aristocrat r
Washington Post reporters pre-
descended from America's ti
sent the inside story of their in-
earliest settlers since Harry P
vestigations into the persons in-
boasts of being born in a London
volved in the Watergate scan-
slum. Even though obsessed by i
dal.
..money and position -Harry does.- I
THE JOY OF THE SNOW, by
not approve of the titled
Elizabeth Goudge, is an
Englishman his daughter
autobiography. The acclaimed
chooses to marry. Chrissie has
novelist recalls the highlights of
her way and soon regrets this s
her life from her Edwardian
decision, but a happy ending is
youth to her current literary
finally achieved.
success. GREEN DOLPHIN
WITNESS TO THE TRUTH,
STREET, perhaps her best
by Nathan Shapell, is a new
known and best loved work, was
book. Beginning with the 1939 c
made into a memorable film,
German occupation of Poland, s
and her list of best sellers
a Jew relates his experiences in
stretches back over the years to
Auschwitz and other concentra-
include such books as THE
tion camps and his postwar ef-
CHILD FROM THE SEA, THE
forts to establish communities
DEAN'S WATCH, THE WHITE
for homeless, orphaned Jews.
WITCH, MY GOD AND MY
. WUNNERFUL, WUNNER-
ALL, LINNETS AND
FVI,!' is an autobiography of
VALERIANS, and THE TEN
Lawrence Welk. The popular
GIFTS,
television entertainer relates
ALIVE, by Piers Paul Read, is
the struggles and rewards of his
the story of the Andes sur-
f t -five- ear career in music.
Georgetown • Library ','Friends,'
to sponsor membership drive
Friends of the Georgetown Public Library will
feet at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24, in the conference
)om at the library. According to President C.
Stevenson, a membership drive will be plan-
ed at that time.
"Friends are necessary in order to have a well
nctioning, • active community libbrary,"
eorgetown Librarian Verne Philpot said in a
ecent interview. A library needs the organiza-
on as a support group, according to Mrs.
hilpot.
A Friends group was organized in Georgetown
n 1968 with their main objective to establish a
ibrary in the community. The first library was
on the south side of the square under the KGTN
radio station. The present buildings was con-
tructed in 1970.
The by-laws state that the group shall be "a
on -policy making organization, the object of
which shall be to promote the interest and
welfare of Georgetown Area Public Library as a
ultural and educational asset to the city and the
urrounding area."' The organization's first
P
Frances Springer and Anna Aiken
were instrumental in the development of the
Georgetown Friends.'
Mrs. Springer said she has been extremely dis-
appointed that the organization has ceased to be
an active promoter of the library and it's ac -
Bl' VERNE PIIII,POT Leyden consents to marry
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S American millionaire Harry fu
vivors. A detailed account' of or y y . —u— The Sunday SUN Georgetown, Texas
the cruel hardships and daily The Georgetown Public page 5 September 22, 1974
struggles endured by the Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon -
Uruguayans whose airplane day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
crashed in the Andes in Oc- ,Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
tober. 1972. —0-- Tuesday and Thursday nights.
The Georgetown Public _
Library hours are 10 to 5 Mon-
day through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. 7 p. m to 9 p m on
Tuesday and Thursdav nights.e
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I.111RARY TRUSTF:F.S—The Georgetown Public Lib-ary administration is headed by a board of
volunteer trustees, including 11 to r) Joyce Gadison, treasurer; Verne Philpot, librarian; Harry
Gold, board president; C. H. Stevenson, board member; and Judy Denney, secretary.
tivities. According to Estha Scoggins, Friend's
treasurer, the organization has not met in the
past two years. The bylaws call for biannual
meetings.
C. H. Stevenson, president of Friends agreed
that interest had seemed to dwindle in the
organization. He said that only about 10
members were present at the last meeting. A
quorum consists of 25 members and at least two
executive officers. However, Mrs. Philpot said
that as many young families move into
Georgetown, signs of renewed interest has
appeared.
During the summer Melinda Eidson, a former
elementary and kindergarten teacher,
volunteered to hold a story hour each Wednesday
morning for children. Other young persons have
volunteered to help with future projects, accor-
ding to Mrs. Philpot.
"The library's staff is just not sufficient to in-
itiate programs for children and/or adults inthe
community," Mrs. Philpot said. The Friends
organization can plan these projects. Also in
other cities, Friends sponsor fund-raising pro-
jects to buy needed materials for the library.
The friends of the Temple Library bought a copy
machine, something needed at the Georgetown
librarv. said Mrs. Philnot
Libra rycomm unications
network offers greater.
book -selections
Books from larger area
libraries are available to
Georgetown citizens under the
Texas State Library Com-
munication Network. The
network is a part of a statewide
plan for library development.
Verne Philpot, Georgetown
librarian, said that theoretical-
ly the system is excellent.
"However," she said, "delays
in receiving requested books
causes problems.'
She explai ted that
Georgetown is in the Temple
area and must al )ly there for
all books. If the T mple library
does not have tie requested
book, that Libra► requests c`
from Austin. A istin Pubi
Library must request a selec-
tion not in its cat: -log from even
a larger library such as the
Texas State Library or one of
the academic libraries.
"The relaying gf requests
sometimes takes as long as two
weeks. Then if the book is
checked out, a further delay oc-
curs," Mrs. Philpot said. "The
system works if c reader knows
in advance that he needs a cer-
tain book and does not mind
waiting for it. However, high
school students who need
materials for search papers
seldom have t time ) wait
for such books she added.
Mrs. Philpot :aid she thought
better service -ould be provid-
ed to small -r community
libraries thro igh state funds
being distribu ed on an equal
basis to the smaller libraries as
well as to the larger "area"
libraries. Temple receives
three dollars from state funds
for each re - Guest it fills for
smaller libraries.
Both Austin and Temple have
received grants for the coming
year. According to Mrs.
Philpot, all grant money to
libraries will go to those
designated as "area libraries"
in fiscal years 1975, '76 and '77.
This leaves all smaller libraries
to depend totally on local funds.
Most of the money for new
books for The Georgetown
Library comes from the United
Fund and from memorial con-,
_tributlQns• --.
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The SUN Georgetown, Texas
S(.c. 2, Paqe 8 July 18, 1974
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READERS CLIMB MOUNTAIN—Claire Mashburn and
daughters Peri and Julie created the large mountain for the
Library's summer reading program. The tissue paper collage is
in bright colors of blue contrasted by the deep brown of the
mountain. Nikki Lawyer helped the Mashburns with the project
The SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 4 July 11, 1974
BY %ERNE Pill I'll OT �
The Georgetown Public
Library has 3 copies of THE
GULAG ARCHIPELAGO. This
is the book that caused
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn to be
forced into exile and stripped of
his citizenship. This book will be
among the most widely read
and discussed books of the
decade, not only in this country
and Western Europe but in
Russia as well, where
bootlegged copies are already
beginning to be passed clan-
destinely from hand to hand.
Frank Yerby's new book,
THE VOYAGE UNPLANNED,
15now in the library. A former
resistance fighter returns to
France after twenty-eight years
in hopes of finding his beloved
who had been tortured by the
Nazis.
YOU AND ME, BABE, by
Chuck Barris, is a w
est
seller. Love and happinessunite
Tommy and Samantha as they
travel throughout the United
States and Europe until
business ambitions and
preoccupations threaten to
destroy their marriage.
We are having good at-
tendance for the Story Hour
each Wednesday morning at 10
a.m. Melinda Eidson is doing a
great job with her story telling.
She had one very good
show. There is usually a short
film also.
KY %F:RNF PIIII.POT
MANAGEMENT: TASKS,
RESPONSIBILITIES, PRAC-
TICES, by Peter Drucker,
is a new book in Lne li-
brary. This new b seller not
only deals with the techniques
of effective management but
looks at management from the
outside and studies its tasks and
requirements. The emphasis is
on the accomplishments and
results that are needed, in-
cluding all areas of concern that
managers will have to deal
with. It is the performance of
the management and managers
of our institutions—business
and government, society and
culture—which will determine
our presentand future. The
purpose of this book is to
prepare today's and tomorrow's
managers for these tasks and
responsibilities and to enable
them to practice and perform
them effectively.
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Another new book is MONEY
RAISING AND PLANNING
FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS.
A financial analyst advises
small businessmen funds y and
Of
raising necessary
putting them to work to insure
capital gains.
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STRESS: WHAT IT IS,
WHAT IT CAN DO TO YOUR
HEAI;rn, HOW To FIGHT
BACK, by Walter McQuade and
Ann Aikman. Reports on the
problems of stress and its
relation to chronic diseases
such as cancer, colitis, and
hypertension.
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RANI, QUEEN OF THE
JUNGLE, by Constantine '.
Georgiou. The small tiger cub
grows up to become a fierce
animal in the jungle.
SIMON IN THF' LAND OF
CHALK DRAWINGS, by Ed-
ward McLachlan. Simon is
invited to enter the land of chalk
drawings.
THE REAR'S WINTER
HOUSE, John Yeoman. Since
his animal houseguests kept
him awake during the winter,
bear goes back to sleep when
spring arrives.
1 I.OVF: THE MORNING, by
Seiji, Yabuki. Drawings
illustrate a list of things a child
loves about the day.
ME!, by Lee Hopkins, is a
child's voyage of self-discovery,
through poems about his
physical being and his
relationships with parents,
peers, and pets.
THE PARK, by Richard
Lewis. The pet and
photographer invite us to ex-
plore a city park at every
season of the year.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p. m. to 9 p. M.
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
Georgetown, Texas
na'A JUIV 25, 1974
py %F:RNF:PHILPOT
We have really been happy
with the attendance of the Story
Hour each Wednesday at 10 a.
m. at the library. Linda Edison
has done a great job with this
program. This program helps
the children to appreciate good
books and to use our library.
Some new books added to the
children's section are as
following'
THE TRUCK ON THE
TRACK, by Jane Burroway. A
cumulative rhyme recounts the
efforsts of a circus troop to
move their stranded circus
truck off the railroad track. .
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[,ON(; LIFE.
what we know about growing
old, by Morton Puner. Tlie
author considers the
psychological, physical, and
social aspects of growing old
and provides insight into
common sense ways of aging
gracefully.
ALISTAIR ('OOKE'S
by Alistair Cooke. A
tour of American life and
history based on Cooke's
television series on the nation's
growth and development and
illustrated with photographs,
cartoons, prints, and paintings.
cItF:ATIVF: DIVORCE. a
new opportunity for personal
growth, by Mel Kranlzler. A
divorce therapist discusses the
emotional aspects of ending a
marriage and offers advice
designed to help people create
happy and fulfilling lives for
themselves after a divorce.
11.�ItIT:►I. ttlil%K-NI:%%SII l'.
by Arthur Harry Chapman.
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August 14 will be the last
STOKY HOUR for this summer.
We have had real good at-
tendance all summer. Many of
the readers in the heading Club
have reached the top of the
mountain. The certificates are
here. If ,you reached the top and
didn't get one be sure to ask
about it.
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The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public library for
the month of July showed the
circulation to the Georgetown
Public Library to be 5.134.
Circulation of the Branch
Library at Stonehaven was 57.
Total Circulation was 5,191.
Circulation last month was
4,980. Circulation one year ago
was 4,814. Books purchase(.'
were 12. Books donated were 64.
Total txoks added to the library
were 76. Gifts and memorials
were $19.(10.
Some new books are:
SHIFTING GEARS. by Nena
O'Neill, offers advice on ways of
adapting to the rapid pace of
change in modern life by
choosing a lifestyle that gives
personal satisfaction and inner
peace.
Dlt. 1111'1411 PI.FASF: MAKF:
MF HAPP\': the common -
book of mental health, by
Theodore Rubin. A
psychoanalyst offers counseling
to help individuals cope with
emotional problems and better
understand themselves, others.
and society.
communication, working
through, and intimacy are the
processes stressed in this
psychiatrist's guide to helping
couples recognize and solve
their marital problems.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 110 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
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Sec. 2, Page 9 June 13, 1974
IfY�F:RI�F:1'H11.1'O'I' �
The Summer - Reading
Program got off to a good start
with 76 children present. There
will be a program each Wed-
nesday morning at 10 a. m. "1F
BIKES COULD TALK" is a
short film which will be shown
on June 19th. Each child will
receive a booklet "WHAT
EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT BICYCLES FOR FUN
AND FOR SAFETY".
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Did you know that you can
give a book memorial to honor
your friends and loved ones at
the Georgetown Public
Library? Each book will bear a
bookplate inscribed with the
name of the person being
honored. The name of the donor
is also on the bookplate. An
engraved card is sent to the
family.
If you are interested in
presenting a book memorial,
simply prepare the following
information, and write or take it
to the library:
1. Name of person in whose
honor gift is being presented,
printed exactly as it should
Library holds story
hours for children
"If Bicycles Could Talk," a
times during the summer. s,
film pertaining to safety and fun
Davis will be working w ith
with bicycles will be shown at 10
school age children.
a.m. Wednesday at the
In the summer reading
Georgetown Public Library.
program each participant may
Booklets picturing bicycle
`climb the mountain" with
safety rules will be given to
every book he reads.
served
those attending.
Refreshments are
Melinda Eidson is planning a
following the story hours.
story hour for each Wednesday
Anyone interested in helping
_..
morning for pre-schoolers.
with the program should con -
Sharon Davis has planned
tact Mrs. Eidson at 863-6001.
puppet shows for different
appear on the bookplate.
2. Names and addresses of
person or persons who should be
notified of gift.
3. Your name, exactly as it
should appear on bookplate, and
your address.
The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 1.0 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p. m. to 9 p. m.
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
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Georgetown, Texas
June 27, 1974
8 % EICS E l'IIILPOT
A new junior book is INSIDE
THE ZOO, by Morris Weeks, Jr.
What goes on behind the bars in
a zoo? Where do the animals
come from, and how are they
cared for? What do you feed a
baby elephant, and what do you
do if your lion cub has the
sniffles? These and many other
fascinating aspects of main-
taining a large collection of
animals from all over the world
are told in this factual, behind -
the -scenes account of life at the
Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest one
in the United States.
Another new junior book is
HOAGIE'S RIFLE -GUN, by
Miska Miles. This is a strong,
sensitive picture book of sur-
vival. The author portrays these
Appalachian people and
animals with dignity, realism,
and understanding. Hunting
animals for food is a necessity
for liaogie's poor Appalachian
family.
A story of a Navajo boy today
is memorably told, with dignity
and quiet realism, in NY NAME
IS LION by Margaret Embry. A
Navajo youth at a government
school is confused by his ex-
posure to another culture but is
unable to express his unhap-
piness. This is a junior fiction.
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Sec 2, Page 2 July 4, 1974
WEDNESDAY MORNING STORY HOUR—Melinda Eidson reads stories and shows films to
pre-school age children at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Public Library. The hour is part of the
summer reading program of the library.
KY %,ERNL rrtu.ru x
FOREMOST CONSUMER
PUBLICATION is available at
Georgetown Pcomplaint?Library.Do
you have a product
Don't scream for Ralph Nader.
Write to the 'Chairman of the
Board.' He is waiting to hear
from YOU'
You will find the
addresses in the latest edition of
The TELEVISION SPONSORS
DIRECTORY—a 'product
cross-reference,' by John Oliver
Boe.
The TELEVISION SPON-
SORS DIRECTORY lists over
4,000 name -brand Consumer
products appliances, autos, app etc)
with 'main office' addresses of
the companies who produce
them. This information is not on
the product label, or in any
'corporate' reference work.
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Some new best sellers are:
TIMES TO REMF;MRF:R�bs
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Kennedy intimately recalls
moments in the private and
public life of her family. er Ben -
A new novel byet
chley is JAN'S. When three
people are killed by a great
white shark in three different
incidents the police chief of a
Long Island resort town is
forced to take action.
Another new novel is 1
N1 %NI U TII Ma gar t `IA- My
Craven.
Witho. by ears to live, a
With only two years
sent to an
young missionary
Indian Village in British
t'olumbia where he learns to
face death without fear.
THE SUN. Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 4 May 2, 1974
BY %'ERNE PHILPOT
POSTERN OF FATE, by
Agatha Christie, is a new book
in the library. Tommy and
Tuppence Beresford, the
engaging detective duo,
discover an artfully hidden
message: Mary Jordan did not
die naturally. It was one of us. I
think I know which one. The
schoolboy who made this ac-
cusation had died long ago, but
he and the mysterious Mary
Jordan had once lived in the
Beresford' charming old house.
And Mary had been killed. By
whom and why? The solution to
the ancient crime lay behind the
Postern of Fate—a dread gate
to violence and murder!
Another new book is
NICKEL MOUNTAIN, by John
Gardner. This novel was chosen
by the New York Times as one
of the "best books" of 1973. It is
the story of a lonely middle
aged bachelor who owns a diner
in the Catskills, and the 16 year
old girl who comes to work at
the diner and changes his life.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday., 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 10 May 9, 1974
BY VERNE PHILPOT
A new novel in tlie library is
CASHEIMARE, by Susan
Howatch. Cashelmare is the
great house that dominates the
Irish estates of the de Salis
family, obsessing them from
generation to generation,
dominating their lives and
fortunes, irresistibly drawing
them away from the quiet and
settled world of mid-Victorian
English aristocracy into the
violence, passion and danger of
Ireland.
Another new book is THE
NORTHWEST COAST by
Richard Williams and the
editors of Time -Life books. The
Northwest coast as described in
this book extends some 600
miles in a narrow strip . from
Vancouver Island in British
Columbia south to the Oregon -
California border. Buttressed
by mountain of the Coast
Ranges and battered by the
Pacific's relentless surge, the
area has a stunning variety of
natural features, from the
glacier -clad Olympic peaks to
shadowy rain forests to
scalloped tidal pools at the sea's
edge. Civilization intrudes on
much of the region, but in
places like the Siskiyou
National Forest in Oregon,
Washington's Olympic
Peninsula and the rugged coast
of Vancouver Island the wild.
ness endures. There are many
beautiful full-page colored
pictures of the Northwest coast.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 8 May 16, 1974
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BY VF:RNEPHILPOT
The Newcomers Club
presented the Library with a
$25.00 check for children's
books. We are grateful for this
money. We are getting ready
for the summer reading
program now and need new
books. We have just received an
order of 175 new books for this
program. It is really exciting to
see these beautifully illustrated
books added to the children's
section. I know they are going to
enjoy reading them.
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The children can plan on
coming to the Georgetown
Public Library each Wednesday
at to a. m. this summer for a
reading program. Sharon Davis
will present a puppet s�`�' on
June 5th at to a. m. and she will
work all summer with the
school age children. Melinda
Eidson will work with the
preschoolers.
Children who read this
summer will increase in
knowledge and reading ability.
At the same time
they will learn
to love and appreciate l
The
Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10
to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p. M. to 9 p• m•
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
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Sec. 1, Page S May 23, 1974
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Two long stacks of shelves
have been added to the library.
The books are being moved and
I think you will be able to find
your books much easier. We had
outgrown our present shelves.
We are now able to put more
books on the shelves and also
have room for more.
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We are adding moreoch
books and hope they will use
them this summer. Some are
listed below.
M I S S L I N D Dorothy
LEOPARD, by
Madlee, is a story of an 18 year
old girl working as a secretary
to the director of the Merrill
'Park Zoo. Mothering two
elephants, bottle-feeding an or-
phaned ocelot, and caring for an
infant monkey were routine
duties for Jean. Jean's job was
made all the more exciting by
the fact that it was through her
work that she met handsome
Mark Shear, a young announcer
and commentator for the local
television station.
WHERE CONDORS FLY, by
Robert Burgess. A Swiss youth
guides an Andes expedition in
search of a treasure secreted by
the Incas hundreds of years
earlier.
RIPTIDE, by Ella Ellis,
When 15 -year-old Mike buys a
beach buggy, he has to contend
with his dad or older brother
chaperoning his dates.
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THESUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec 2, Page 11 May 30,1974
by VERNE PHILPOT
Our tirst PUPPET Siu a 5th at
W witi
be next Wednesday, ou will be
10 a. m. and I hope y
there to show Sharon Davis how
much you appreciate iher work.
There will be many beautiful
new books the boys and girls
can check out. A few are listed
below.
MAILA AND THE FLYING
CARPET by Denise and Alain
Trez. The little prince has many
adventures riding his flying
carpet.
THE SEVENTH MANDARIN
is a dramaric original fable,
written with economy and style
by Jane Yolen and sumptuously
illustrated in full color by Ed
Young.
THE THREE LITTLE
MERMAIDS is by Denise and
Alain Trez. How the three little
mermaids find a playmate on
the sinking ocean liner and
embark on a series of gay and
amusing adventures is a
delightfully witty story, ideal
for reading aloud.
THE CURIOUS TOURISTS is
by Irma Selz. An. invasion of
tourists wakes up an ancient
hilltop village and makes the
villagers very happy.
ME! is a book of poems by
Lee Hopkins. These poems are
about the happiness, sadness,
loneliness, friendship, and
amusements of childhood.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7, p. m. to 9 p. M.
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
BY VERNE PHILPOT
The Summer Reading
Program has started and the
boys and girls are climbing the
mountains with their mountain
climbers. If your children have
not started, be sure to bring
them in soon. We are having a
reading program each Wed-
nesday morning at 10 A. M.
There will be a preschool group
and a school age group. Good
programs are planned. On
Wednesday, June the 12th, there
will be a short film, "TURTLE
TALK". This film, in full color,
features the luckiest turtle in
the world. This turtle lives in
the cool, clear water at Forida's
Silver Springs, and describes
his neighbors and friends and
the visitors who come to see
him.
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New books have been added
to the children's department.
Some that would interest the
3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are
I listed below.
WAGON SCOUT is by Jane
Annixter. A young boy learns to
accept a man's responsibility
during a westward trek in the
post -Civil War period.
HUNDRED AND HUN-
DREDS OF STRAWBERRIES,
by Ethel Collier. When the old
farmer gets sick, a little boy
tries to help by doing the chores
and taking care of business. .
TRAIL TO LONE CANYON is
by Gus Tavo. Action, ad-
venture, and a good healthy
dose of the outdoors is what
Horace gets on his trip West.
And young readers will be in-
volved in the humor and ex-
citement as the two treasure -
struck boys follow the gold -
trimmed TRAIL TO LONE
CANYON.
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Sec. 2, Page 11 March 21, 1974
by VERNE PHILPOT
WHAT TO DO ABOUT YOUR
—
famous Institutes for We
BRAIN -INJURED CHILD, by
Achievement of Human
Potential which today treats
Glenn Doman, is a new book in
over 2,500 patients. In this book
the library. Doman is the
founder and head of the world-
Doman. documents The In-
stitutes' twenty -five-year
an Agri Business Short Course,
success with the brain -
damaged, citing statistics and
The meeting, on April 15, is in
case histories, and illustrating
Taylor, and in Georgetown on
his thesis with charts, diagrams
April 16.
p
and drawings. He explains why
the old theories and techniques
The annuall Georgetown
failed, explains The Institutues'
Cleanup Campaign is from
philosophy and revolutionary
April 15 to the 19. Persons
treatment of the brain rather
wishing to volunteer to help are
than the body.
requested to contact Wink
Another new book in the
Walden at City Hall.
library by Glenn Doman is
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The first Yard of the Month
HOW TO TEACH YOUR BABY
this year will be selected in
TO READ.
The library has two new
April. Please present all
at the Chamber
books on vasectomy: THE
nominations
VASECTOMY INFORMATION
office.
MANUAL, by Paul Gillette,
�-
explains the physiological and
The Chamber of Commerce
psychological aspects of the.
will sponsor an Artist of the
male sterilization operation and
Month. The artist will
her -provides a directory of
honored by having his or r
vasectomy services all over the
works hung in the Chamber
world.
office at no cost to the artist.
Drawing from case studies,
Call in to reserve space for your
the author of VASECTOMY,
art work.
John Fried, discusses the
physiological and psychological
Steve Benton of the South-
aspects of a vasectomy.
western Art Department has
been commissioned to design
TheGeorgetownPublic library
and construct the Chamber of
hours are 16 to 5 Monday
Commerce and City of
C
y. . 1 2
through Friday. 10 to 2 on
" Georgetown's own float. There
for this
Saturday, 7 p. 9 P. on
a western theme
year's
p m. on Tuesday and Thursday
y14 foot long float.
nights.
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BY VERNE PHILPOT
THE DOCTOR'S TWO
[IVES, by Elizabeth Seifert, is
new in the library. Here is an
absorbing novel about the
tensions and crises in the
relationship of a dedicated
young doctor and the girl he
loved, the girl who was being
crowded out of his life. The
author has written more than
fifty novels about American
doctors and their problems
—professional, social and
domestic. Elizabeth Seifert
wanted to be a doctor but her
poor health and family disap-
proval keep her from being one.
She did, however, take courses
in anatomy, physiology and
medical dietetics, and later
worked as a clinical secretary
in a hospital. From this
background of training and
experience comes the richness
of reliastic detail which is
characteristic of all her books.
SURGEON'S CHOICE, a
novel of medicine tomorrow is
by Frank G. Slaughter.
Slaughter received his M.D.
from Johns Hopkins at the age
of 22. He has a had experience in
surgery
knowledge he is able to write
novels like this one. We have
several of his novels in the
library. His -last book is CON-
VENTION, M.D. and it is in the
library.
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Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Fridagy. 10 toot
on Saturday. 7 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
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A new detective book with two
good stories was given to the
library. The stories are as
following:
BORROWER OF THE
NIGHT by Elizabeth Peters.
Victoria and Tony, young,
ambitious history instructors,
start a competitive race to
locate an invaluable 16th
century altar supposed to be
hidden in a moldering castle in
Germany that takes paying
guests. When a group of other
"guests" begin to act in a
sinister fashion, Vicki and Tony
find the search is no longer just
fun and games but presents a
definite threat to their lives.
THE NOTCH ON THE
KNIFE by William Haggard. As
a happy surprise, Colonel
Russell of the Security
Executive comes out of
retirement to help straighten
out a problem of a gold mine,
trouble between two Iron
Curtain countries, and a per-
sonal relationship he has
cherished with one of the ruler's
family for many years. A story
worth bringing Colonel Russell
back to handle with his superior
style.
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Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p. in. to 9 p. in. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
BY VERNE PHILrUT
For our organic gardeners we
have two new books by the
"'editors of ORGANIC GAR-
DENING AND FARMING. If
you are not nrgnteranices rd ner
in
you may
be reading these books.
THE ORGANIC WAYTO
MULCHING will tell you w
mulching is and how it works.
You'll learn how to conserve
moisture, stabilize
soil
ohold structure
down
and temperature,
weeds and, ultimately, build
soil fertility the way nature
does.
STOCKING UP tells how to
preserve the foods you grow,
naturally. You'll find the
traditional and modern
methods of home preservation.
It teaches you how to build your
own smokehouse and food
dryer, how to convert your
basement into a root cellar. In
this book you'll find methods for
naturally preserving
vegetables, fruits, dairy
products, meats, nuts, seeds,
and grains at home.
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BURR, by Gore Vidal, is a
powerfully readable historical
novel which at the same time
re-creates with scrupulous
accuracy and the originality of
a major historical imagination
the most significant years in the
history of America. Aaron Burr
( 1756-1836), a hero of the
American Revolution, served as
vice-president under Thomas
Jefferson, took the life of
Alexander Hamilton in a duel
and was tried for treason when
Jefferson accused him of
Plotting to make an empire of
his own in the western
territories.
PLAIN SPEAKING, by Merle
Miller, is an oral biography of
Harry S. Truman. Excerpts
from interviews with Truman
and people who knew him well
provide an ultimate record of
his life and his influence on
Washington politics. PLAIN
SPEAKING also details the
critical events and, more to the
point, the crucial background
facts that mark some of the
most momentous decades in
modern American life, the
years of the Depression, the
New Deal. World War 11, the
postwar era, the advent of
Nixon and McCarthy.
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Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 5 January 31, 1974
BY VERNE PHILPOT
Don't forget the 45 minute
color film PIONEERS OF
MODERN PAINTING, this
Thursday night at 7:30. This will
be free of charge. This is an
opportunity you don't want to
miss if you love art. This is a
six -part film series. We had one
the last 2 Thursday nights and
there will be 4 more. They will
be shown for the next 4 Thur-
sday nights at 7:30. If you would
like to know more about the film
you may read the material on it
at the Library.
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WORLD WITHOUT END, by
Jimmy Breslin, is a new best
seller novel. Dermot Davey, a
tough New York City cop
brought up in Jamaica, Queens,
goes to Protestant Ulster to visit
his Catholic relatives. Shortly
after his arrival he becomes
involved accidentally in a riot
and for the first time in his life
finds himself on the wrong end
of the gun and the wrong side of
the law.
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Another best seller book is
PENTIMENTO, by Lillian
Hellman. Playwright Lillian
Hellman offers a sucession of
candid portraits of certain men
and women who have played
indelible roles in her, life both as
a woman and a writer.
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Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p. m, to 9 p. m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
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COSELL, by Howard Cosell,
is a best seller on the non-fiction
list. The controversial sports
commentator holds nothing
back as he voices his opinions of
today's sports world. In sharp
witted chapters he examines
great heroes of our time such as
Joe Namath and Muhammad
Ali. He gives his views on the
value of sports in America and
he tells why he is fiercely op-
posed to the greed and glitter .
that. characterize some pro
players.-
A new book by Stephen Bir-
mingham is REAL LACE. In
this book he does for the Irish
what he did for America's
leading Jewish families in OUR
CROWD. The book traces the
rise of America's "First Irish
Families." It tells story after.
story of Irish -Americans who,
in the space of a generation or
two, emerged from grinding
immigrant poverty to positions
of wealth and power. There are
nineteen pages of photographs..
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Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
By Verne Philpot
t1PSTAIRS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE, by J. B. West, is a new
best seller. J. B. West was
assistant to the chief usher of
the White House from 1941 to
1957. He was Chief Usher from
1957 to 1969 and was resposible
for running the White House for
six Presidents and their wives.
He gives a view of the way six ,
very different women have
responded to the challenge of
the most prestigious unpaid job
in America. The press sees the
First Ladies with their hair
combed and their public faces
on. Mr. West saw them in their
more private moments of
triumph and tragedy and plain
everyday family living. His
story of his White House years
is full of humor, warmth, and
understanding of the ways Of
women ana the way 01 P011twh.
Itis book is a unique con-
tribution to the social history of
our time.
FALLING BODIES, by Sue
Kaufman, is a new novel. In her
first novel since the acclaimed
best seller, DIARY OF A MAD
HOUSEWIFE, Sue Kaufman
tells the lively, discerning story
of another New York woman,
her husband and son, who find
themselves on a collision course
with each other and with the
city in which they live.
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Library hours are to to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p. m. to 9 P. m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texa!
Sec. 1, Page 11 March 7, 197.
BY VERNE PHILPOT
The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for
the month of February showed
the circulation to the
Georgetown Public Library to
be 2,925. Circulation of the
Branch Library at
Stonehaven was 86t. Total,
circulation was 3,011. Cir-
culation last month was 3,464.
Circulation one year ago was
3,142. Books purchased, 65;
books donated, 20; total books
added to the library, 85; gifts
and memorials $59.00.
THE FIRST DEADLY SIN,
by Lawrence Sanders, is a new :>
best seller novel. The story is of
a dedicated police officer and a
successful New York executive
who come into conflict when a
prominent politician is mur-
dered. Essentially, this novel is
of a fued; policemen versus
murderer. But it is also a
frightening explanation of us
all: of why we do what we must
do. It is by no means a
whodunit, but rather a "why we
do it," a story that even at its
end leaves a tiny, yet infinitely
important, seamless box—and
that contains—what?
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on Saturday. 7 p .m. to 9 p. m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 5 March 14, 1974
BY VERNE PIfILPOT
THEOPHILUS NORTH,. by
Thornton Wilder, is a new best
seller. The story is about
Theophilus North's summer in
Newport, Rhode Island.
Working as a reader, tutor,
tennis coach, and detective
Theophilus comes in contact
with and influences a diversity
of persons whose lives and
characters are revealed in
separate yet linked episodes.
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Helen MacInnes' new novel
THE SNARE OF THE HUN-
TER is now in the library. It
does not take Irina Kusak long to
realize she is a fugitive, prey of
ruthless hunters, from the
moment she flees across the
Czechoslovakian border into
Austria to find her father, a
Nobel Prize nominee now in
hiding, suspicion becomes her
constant companion. Is she the
bait in a trap to snare her
father? Or is she playing a part
in an even more insidious
scheme with incredibly high
stakes? Her suspicion mounts to
'fear when two accidental deaths
prove to be calculated murders;
her fear turns to, terror when
she learns that she is not merely
a player, but an intended vic-
tim. Her journey becomes a
flight that whips across Austria
toward an unknown destination
somewhere in Europe.
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on Saturday. 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 8 November 29, 1973
Bl' VE ENE: PHILPOT
WOMAN'S DOCTOR, by Dr.
William Sweeney III, is a new
book in the Library. This is a
true narrative of a year in the
life of an obstetrician
gynecologist. Exciting, com-
passionate, moving, infused
with humor, it shares with the
reader Dr. Sweeney's delight
when he de' -fivers a baby, his an-
guish when he must inform a
patient that she has incurable
cancer, his responses to the
secret fears and hopes of the
women he helps. Dr. Sweeney
vividly portrays what happens
in the delivery and operating
rooms, the terrible pressures a
surgeon must endure, case
histories of women who are
faced with problems of in-
fertility, veneral disease and
infidelity, natural childbirth
and menopause. He also des-
cribes his early experiences
in medical school andhow the life
of a busy doctor affects his home
and family.
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The Georgetown ; Public
Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday, 10 to 2
on Saturdays, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
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BY VERNE NIIII.POT
The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for
the month of November showed
the circulation to the
Georgetown Public Library to
be 2,720. Circulation of the
Branch Library at Stonehaven
was 98. Total circulation was
2,818. Circulation last month
was 2,921. Circulation one year
ago was 2,715. Books purchased
were 12. Books donated were 68.
Total books added to the
Library were 80. Gifts and
memorials were ;11.00.
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BOOKS MAKE LASTING
MEMORIALS. One of the finest
ways to honor your friends and
loved ones, and at the same
time serve your community is
to have a book, or a group of
books, placed in the Library.
Each book will bear a bookplate
inscribed with the name of the
person being honored. The
name of the donor is also on the
bookplate. An engraved card is
sent to the family.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p. m. tog p. m. on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 3 December 6, 1973
BY VERNE: PHILPOT
A new book in the
Library is GIVE US THIS DAY
by R. F. Delderfield. Some of
you were waiting for us to get
Delderfield's last book. Before
his death in 1972, he completed
this last volume in the Swann
saga. The other two books are:
GOD IS AN ENGLISHMAN
and THEIRS WAS THE
KINGDOM. We have these
books. Everyone who read these
books enjoyed them. If you
haven't read them maybe you
would like to start with GOD IS
AN ENGLISHMAN.
cities—Rome, Milan, Venice;
the high society of politics and
finance. Here Morris West has
set a story of love, intrigue and
violence that holds the reader
spellbound from the first page
to the last. Other books on the
shelf by West are: BLACKLASH,
THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE,
DAUGHTER OF SILENCE,
THE SHOES OF THE
FISHERMAN, THE TOWER
OF BABEL, and SUMMER OF
THE RED WOLF. THE j
SALAMANDER has been on the j
New York Times best seller list '
for 11 weeks.
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Public Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 P. M. to 9 P.M.
on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
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THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 9 January 17, 1974
BY VE:RNE PHILPOT .
PIONEERS OF MODERN
PAINTING, the new six -part
film series written and narrated
by Kenneth Clark, will be shown
own Public
at the Geor 4 e'Library on the ext 6 Thursday
nights at 7:30. Each film is a 45.
minute color film which covers
the life and work of six leading
artists of the late 19th and early
20th centuries. These films are
free of charge and shown as
listed.
January 17- Edouard Manet
(1832-1883)
January 24- Paul Cezanne (1839-
1906)
January 31 -Claude Monet (1840-
1926)
February 7- Georges Seurat
(1859-1891)
February 14 -=Henri Rousseau
(1844-1901)
February 21—Edvard Munch
(1863-1944).
C. H. Stevenson, President of
the Friends, will be showing
these films.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p. M. to 9 P. M.
on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
ADVISE AND CONSENT, the
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first of a series of books about
•
American political life which
include A SHADE OF DIF-
FERENCE, CAPABLE OF
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HONOR and PRESERVE AND
PROTECT. We have all of
BY VERNF PIIILPOT
these in the Library.
A new best seller in the
Library is COME NINEVEH,
Another new best seller is
THE ONION FIELD, by Joseph
COME TYRE, by Allen Drury.
Wambaugh. This is a true
In this novel the author brings
intent, the
account of four men, two of
to us the power and
rhetoric and ambition of
them criminals, two of them
policemen, who were forced
policlis o
senators, commentators and
Presidents. He takes us up the
her one night a
togeCalifornia onion field. It is a
steps of Capitol Hill to watch the
sto of hate and horror and of
smooth neat gears of a fine old
compassion and courage.
machine struggle with the
Above all, it is a story of guilt
threat of its own destruction.
and of a man almost destroyed
He reveals the intrigue and
"peace" to
iin the name of justice. Joseph
ignorance that bring
Wambaugh is a detective
nation longer believing in
sergeant with the Los Angeles
ser
itself, andd he lays before the
Police Department. He is the
reader the terrifying possibility
author of two previous books,
of a "New Day," far from
both major best sellers, THE
America's present traditions.
NEW CENTURIONS and THE
Former Washington
BLUE KNIGHT. We have these
Correspondent, Allen Drury
in the Library.
won the Pulitzer Prize for
community gatherings
corn shuckin's and pea
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 9 January 17, 1974
BY VE:RNE PHILPOT .
PIONEERS OF MODERN
PAINTING, the new six -part
film series written and narrated
by Kenneth Clark, will be shown
own Public
at the Geor 4 e'Library on the ext 6 Thursday
nights at 7:30. Each film is a 45.
minute color film which covers
the life and work of six leading
artists of the late 19th and early
20th centuries. These films are
free of charge and shown as
listed.
January 17- Edouard Manet
(1832-1883)
January 24- Paul Cezanne (1839-
1906)
January 31 -Claude Monet (1840-
1926)
February 7- Georges Seurat
(1859-1891)
February 14 -=Henri Rousseau
(1844-1901)
February 21—Edvard Munch
(1863-1944).
C. H. Stevenson, President of
the Friends, will be showing
these films.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p. M. to 9 P. M.
on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
BY VE:RNE:PHII.PO'c
THE FOXFIRE BOOK by
Wigginton, was assembled
Eliot
by Eliot Wigginton and some of
his high-school students who
went into the Southern Ap-
with tape recorders
palachians
and cameras, creating a
named FOXFIRE.
magazine
This book brings together some
of the most exciting material
they discovered. Some of the
a
vanishing crafts are hog
dressing, log cabin building,
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mountain crafts and foods,
snake
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planting by the signs,
lore, hunting tales, faith
healing, moonshining, and other
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affairs of plain living.
is the sewn
Qbook
FOXFIRE 2
by the same group of
"i
Georgia high school students
and their teacher, Eliot
Wigginton. There are detailed
c
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illustrated instructions for
making ox yokes, wagons and
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wagon wheels and tub wheels,
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for keeping bees, gathering and
kA c''
edible spring wild plant
cooking
=u foods, making a foot -powered
F. �ilathe, and raising sheep to
weaving cloth. There's a Per-
look
sonal
ghosmidwifing, is,burial
and
usto
customs, g
such as
community gatherings
corn shuckin's and pea
thrashin's.
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Library hours are 10 to 5
through Friday. 10 to 2
Monday
on SaturTuesday n
Tuesday and7Thursday nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 9 January 17, 1974
BY VE:RNE PHILPOT .
PIONEERS OF MODERN
PAINTING, the new six -part
film series written and narrated
by Kenneth Clark, will be shown
own Public
at the Geor 4 e'Library on the ext 6 Thursday
nights at 7:30. Each film is a 45.
minute color film which covers
the life and work of six leading
artists of the late 19th and early
20th centuries. These films are
free of charge and shown as
listed.
January 17- Edouard Manet
(1832-1883)
January 24- Paul Cezanne (1839-
1906)
January 31 -Claude Monet (1840-
1926)
February 7- Georges Seurat
(1859-1891)
February 14 -=Henri Rousseau
(1844-1901)
February 21—Edvard Munch
(1863-1944).
C. H. Stevenson, President of
the Friends, will be showing
these films.
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p. M. to 9 P. M.
on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 3 October 4, 1973
Hl' %'ERNE PHILPOT
Millions of people have difficuty in
reading the small print in
newspapers, paperbacks and library
books. Ulverscroft has pioneered in
designing books for those who ex-
perience difficulty in reading nor-
mal small print. All these large
print books are complete and
unabridged, and are printed in
special black type on specially
developed light -weight opaque
paper. We now have over 60 of these
books in the library. There are
mystery, romance, westerns, fiction
& non-fiction. Some of the authors
are: Elizabeth Goudge, D. E.
Stevenson, Renee Shann, Ruth
Aspinall, H. E. Bates, Pearl S. Buck,
A. J. Cronin, C. S. Forester,
Georgette Heyer, Victoria Holt,
Hammona Innes, Norah Lofts,
Frank G. Slaughter, Mary Stewart,
Zane Grey, Nathan Creek, Louis
L'Amour, Charles Alden Seltzer and
Luke Short.
If you know of someone who has
trouble reading normal small print
tell them about these books. We
hope these books will be used.
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hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Friday. 10 to 2 on Saturday. 7 p.m. to
9 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 9 October 11, 1973
BV VERNE PHILPOT
The progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of September showed the
circulation to the Georgetown Public
Library to be 2,539. Circulation of
the Branch Library at Stonehaven,
92, total circulation, 2,631, cir-
culation last month, 3,980; cir-
culation one year ago was 2,200;
books purchased, 223, books donated
134; total books added to the
library, 357. Gifts and me-
morials totaled $15.00.
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A book memorial may be a large
gift or just enough for a• single
volume. This is a memorial in which
family and friends can share, each
according to his interest and ability.
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Now that all of the school age '
children are in school maybe there is
a preschooler in your home that you
would like to help. We have some
real good books- Some of the titles
are: UNDERSTANDING NUM-
BERS, ADVENTURES WITH
COLORS, DISCOVERING SHAPES,
LEARNING ABOUT SIZES,
LISTENING FOR SOUNDS, AD-
VENTURES WITH WORDS, and
ALL KINDS OF SIGNS. We have
two sets of The Sesame Street
Books. There are several books on
numbers (counting to 10) and the A
B C's. These books are here to be
used. , 4' . .
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hours are 10 to 5 Monday throw
Friday. 10 to 2 on Saturday. 7 p.m
to 9.m. on Tuesday and Thursda
nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Tex
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THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
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A new novel in the library is
BEULAH LAND by Lonnie
Coleman. Beulah Land was a
rich cotton plantation in
Georgia, and here is the vivid,
sweeping story of its golden age
from 18'20 to 1861. The Ken-
dricks were the white masters
of a hundred and fifty black
Library slaves, but who was master and
through who was slave are questions
that have no final answers. The
Ypure and profane loves of Leon
and Selma Kendrick provide.d,A
romance and scandal for the
whole countryside, reaching
from the Davises on the neigh-
boring plantation of Oaks to
Savannah, where the beautiful
Pennington sisters, Sarah and
as Lauretta, waited to change the
973 very destiny of Beulah Lan-
d—and all who populate this
big, important novel are people
the reader will come to know
and love, and never forget.
Some new learning books for
the preschoolers are: THE CAR
BOOK. It explores different
automobiles, introducing the
various purposes and the
capabilities of each, while
describing their sizes in relation
A new best seller in the Library is to each other.
THE SUMMER BEFORE THE THE WONDERS OF THE
DARK by Doris Lessing. Kate SEASONS by Eloise Wilkin. It
Brown is faced for the first time in tells of the activities of people,
twenty years with the prospect of plants and animals in the four
being alone. Her children are seasons.
WHATEVER HAPPENS TO
grown. Her husband, a successful PUPPIES'' Puppies grow up to
neurologist, is off to America to be friends and helpers to man.
work for some months in a hospital -0-
there. Urged by him to take a job, The Georgetown Public
she finds herself acting as in- Library hours are 10 to 5
terpreter for an international Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
conference on food, becoming on Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
substitute mother to all the Tuesday and Thursday nights.
delegates, flying off to Turkey for
another conference, to Spain for an
affair with a younger man. None of
this turns out as she might have
expected, and this summer of ex-
ploration, freedom, and self-
discovery during which she rejects
the stereotypes of femininity—that,
like her conventional clothes, do not
fit her any longer—becomes more
than a private stocktaking; what
Kate discovers in ths time her as of crisis
it brings
enrages and appalls
her face to face with herself.
The family is pleased with a book
memorial which serves the living
while honoring a loved one. Few
memorials keep alive a memory so
well and with such usefulness and
pleasure to the community.
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Friday. 10 to 2 on Saturday. 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
HI' VERNEPHILrUr
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Sec. 2, Page $ November 8, 1973
By VERNE PHILPOT
A new best seller is THE
HONORARY CONSUL by
Graham Greene. This is the
author's first novel since the
best-selling TRAVELS WITH
MY AUNT. In this novel he
relates the sad, yet funny, tale
of Charles Fortnum, a very
minor British a diplomat
kid-
napped by
Of
Paraguayan revolutionaries
who mistake him for the
American Ambassador. Un-
fortunately for the guerrillas,
neither Fortnum's wife nor the
British Government is par-
ticularly distressed at the news.
Other books we have by
Graham Greene are: A
BURNT-OUT CASE, THE
COMEDIANS, THE END OF
THE AFFAIR, THE HEART
OF THE MATTER, THE
QUIET AMERICAN, THE
SHIPWRECKED, and
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT.
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Another best seller is IN ONE,
ERA & OUT THE OTHER by
Sam Levenson. His last book
EVERYTHING BUT, MONEY
headed the best seller list and
stayed on it for more than a
year. We have it too. In this new
book Sam writes, "I started out
in one era and arrived in
another.. The trip took half a
lifetime. By the time I got to my
good old dream castle at the end
of the rainbow, it had been
condemned and replaced by
something more up-to-date in
prefabricated temporary
contemporary. I'm not sure
whether I got here too late for
the old world or too soon for the
new one. I am hung up between
two eras. My hair is getting
gray, some of it from aging,
some of it from the falling
plaster of venerable institutions
crumbling over my head."
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The Georgetown Public
Library hours are 10 to 5
Monday through Friday. 10 to 2
on Saturday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
By Verne Philpot
TEACH YOUR BABY, by Dr.
Genevieve Painter, is a new
book in the Library. A complete
tested program of simple daily
activities for infants and small
children, designed to develop
learning abilities to the fullest
potential and prevent failure in
the school years ahead. Dr.
Painter, an authority on infant
and preschool education,
believes that parents are the
most effective teachers of their
own babies.
THE BILLION DOLLAR
SURE THING, by Paul Erd-
man, is a new best seller. This
novel is the story of a super -
coup, involving billions of
dollars. The main setting is
Switzerland, but the story
moves to Washington, D.C.,
London, Paris, Moscow, and
Beirut. It provides a realistic
education in the workings of
international finance. And it is a
superb suspense
story—graphic, tense, filled
with characters you remember.
GHOST TOWNS OF NEW
MEXICO, by Michael
Jenkinson, is a new book in the
library. This is a book that
evokes New Mexico in words
and pictures, a book that is
meant to be read and viewed,
both a visual and a literary
pleasure. _
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Sec. 1, Page 5 August 30, 1973 Sec. 1, Page 6 September 6, 1973
with three generations of the im-
posing Lennox family whose off-
shore oil platform has caused the
spill; whose young heiress has
disappeared. On tier trail, Archer
finds himself journeying into a
horrendous past and hidden lives of
her family.
BY VFRN1: PHILPOT
A new best seller is BREAKFAST
OF CHAMPIONS by Kurt Vonnegut.
The author questions the condition of
modern man in this novel depicting
a science -fiction writer's struggle to
find peace and sanity in the world.
Another best seller is LAW AND
ORDER by Dorothy Uhnak. It is the
story of the O'Malley family: the
iron -willed men who became New
York City policemen over three
generations. A policewoman herself,
Dorothy Uhnak has written a book
that is at once a gripping family
saga and the definitive novel about
what its like to be a policeman, to
believe in, represent and enforce
law and order.
THE MAKING; OF THE
PRESIDENT, 1972, is a new book by
Theodore Harold White. This is the
fourth of White's narrative histories
of American politics in action. Once
again the story is told by that
combination of intimate reporting
and inspired interpretation which
has made his previous books
classics.
UP THE TRAIL IN / 79 is a new
book edited by Wayne Gard. Gard
has put together some of Baylis John
Fletcher's short historical articles
and records. They tell of Fletcher
riding in the Chisholm Trail in 1879
which came through here. There are
other historical articles which are
about people around here and of
members of his family. This is a
very interesting book.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 7 September 13; 1973
BY VERNE PHILPOT
The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of August showed the cir-
culation to the Georgetown Public
Library to be 3,877. Circulation of
the Branch Library at Stonehaven
was 103. Total circulation was 3,980.
Circulation last month was 4,814.
Circulation one year ago was 3,903.
Books purchased were 127. Books
donated were 30. Total books added
to the library were 157. Gifts and
memorials were $15.00.
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LAUGHING ALL THE WAY by
Barbara Howar, is a new best seller.
The author records her observations
of the political and social scene in
Washington during the sixties and
describes her encounters with the
First Families, particularly the
Johnsons.
Two new books on Nutrition are
THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION
and FOOD AND NUTRITION.
SCIENCE OF NUTRITION is by
Marian Thompson Arlin. Nutrition is
studied in relation to the various
body systems in a text which also
presents detailed information on the
nutritional status of Americans.
FOOD AND NUTRITION is by
William Sebrell, James Haggerty
and the editors of Time Life.
Alternating text and picture essays
explain man's methods of acquiring
food, the processes of nutrition, and
the world food supply problem.
SLEEPING BEAUTY, by Ross
Macdonald, is another new best
seller. This suspense novel plunges
Archer into a fascinating and in-
tricate case connected to a
disastrous oil spill on the coast of
Southern California. It involves him
We are receiving the American
Wilderness by Time Life as they are
published. These books are very
interesting. The new one is
HAWAII. Some of the world's most
naturally wild places exist in the
Hawaiian Islands. There are hidden
valleys in Hawaii so remote, so
overgrown with jungle and walled
off by towering green -black cliffs
that few men have ever entered
them. Year after year the valleys
are silent except for the spatter of
rain on the canopy of leaves, the
splash of waterfalls and the call of
birds. Many of the plants growing on
the islands belong to unique species
found nowhere else on earth. Very
likely a few of them have never even
been glimpsed, let alone named and
classified by botanists. There are
the rarest of birds and seals making
a last stand against extinction. This
book and the others are beautifully
illustrated with full page colored
pictures by Time -Life
photographiers.
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Sec. 1, Page 3 September 27, 1973
BY VERNE PHILPOT
FACING THE LIONS , by Tom
Wicker, is a new book in the
Georgetown Public Library. This
book is on the New York Times best
seller list. It is a modern romance of
politics, a story of what power`
comes to, of human struggle and
desire. In it Tom Wicker enters
Capitol arenas hidden to other
novelists of Washington, and the
result is long, broad novel as deep,
wryly humorous, tragic, and moving
as the American process itself. Tom
Wicker, New York Times columnist
and former Washington Bureau
Chief, is the author of six other
novels.
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Books make lasting memorials.
Few of us can endow a Library, but
most anyone can give a book. Each
memorial book carries a bookplate
with the name of the person being
honored, and the name of the donor.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to b Monday_ through
Friday. 10 to 2 on Saturday. 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 3 September 20, 1973
BY VERNE PHILPOT
For you mystery readers we have
two new books which Mrs. Estha
Scoggins gave to the library. These
are the Detective Book Club books
with three stories in each one.
Listed below are three of them.
THE SILENT WITNESS, by
George Harmon Coxe, was
published in 1973. When a takeover
attempt by Allied General In-
dustries threatens Mark Haskell's
position as the president of Haskell
& Company, Haskell vows to stop
the merger at all costs. But Mark
only owns one-fourth of the com-
pany's stock, and he needs the votes
of the other shareholders if he's to
keep his job. Haskell swears he'll
get those votes, even if he has to kill
the stockholders to do it.
THE TROUBLEMAKER, by Jean
Potts, was published in 1972.
Nineteen year old Lisa wasn't
beautiful but she did have a mystical
attraction for men. Already she had
driven one young man to attempt
suicide, and a middle-aged professor
to leave his wife and position for one
idylic summer by the sea in Main.
But Lisa finds she doesn't have a
date with ecstasy on the rocky
Maine coast, instead, she has a date
with death.
THE PROTECTORS, by William
Haggard, was published in 1972.
When Jack Shay let himself into the
rich American's London flat and
expertly relieved the safe of its
contents, little did he realize that he
was unleashing a powerful chain of
mayhem and murders.
LIBRARY HOURS
Mon - Fri -10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 7 - 9 p.m.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec 2, Page 6 Jul lY 9, 1973
BY VERNF; PIIILPOT
THE IMPLOSION CONSPIRACY
by Nizer is the true account of the
Rosenberg espionage case,
brilliantly set forth in both its human
and its legal aspects. Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg, her brother David
Greenglass, Morton Sobel and
others were charged with passing
along to Soviet Russia the secrets of
the device that triggers the atom
bomb. The trial that resulted will go
down in history as one of the major
courtroom dramas of all time. No
fictional espionage thriller has ever
been as breathtaking as this story of
an incredible theft and its "im-
plosive" effects on the balance of
power.
EVENING IN BYZANTIUM is a
new novel by Irwin Shaw. Jesse
Craig is the hero of Irwin Shaw's
new best seller. He is a film
producer of great quality. At the age
of forty-eight he has reached a cross-
roads in his life. He is assailed by
mounting pressures. A shattered
marriage, two daughters whom he
hardly knows, a chic but insistent
mistress, and a familiar world
disintegrating around him. , :.. -',.
He begins a careful reexamination
of his past and a searing
reassessment of the present. As the
two worlds collide and the drama of
the novel unfolds, as the action
moves back and forth from the
dazzling atmosphere of Cannes at
Carnival to other more, simple times
in different places, as illusions fade
and new possibilities appear, Jesse
Craig reacts to the challenge of the
future.
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The 'Georgetowti' Public Library
'hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Friday. 10 to 2 on Saturday. There
will not be any night hours or Sunday
afternoon hours.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 12 - Jul_ y_12_ 3
BY VERNE PHILPOT
Thursday, July 1'l, at 2:00 P.M.
bora Zavala will have a Story Hour
in Spanish.
The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of June showed the cir-
culation to the Georgetown Public
Library to be 4,9'l0. Circulation of
the Branch Library at Stonehaven
was 52. Total circulation was 4,972.
Circulation last month was 3,586.
Circulation one year, ago was 4,770.
Books donated were 150. Books
purchased were 46. Gifts and
memorials were $22.50.
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HARVEST HOME by Thomas
Tryon, is a new novel. The Con-
stantine family, Ned, Beth and
daughter Kate, decided to leave the
New York City rat race. They
moved to an old dwelling Cornwall
Coombe. This was an remote New
England Village straight out of a
bygone era.
The villagers were curious about
the Constantines because outsiders
rarely settled in the town. The
Constantines became just as curious
about the villagers. There was the
Widow Fortune with her miraculous
herbal cures. The raven -haired
postmistress, Tamar Penrose, and
her 11 year old daughter Miss.
Missy was known for her "magical"
powers of prophecy. Then there was
the Harvest Lord and his Corn
Maiden.
Harvest Home was the biggest
celebration of the year,
which
commemorated the bountiful corn
crop just harvest. As Ned soon
discovered, there was more to
Harvest ' Home than simply
festivities. Two Corn Maidens
committed suicide, the second on the
very afternoon of this ; year's
celebration; and why, just a few
days before this year's Harvest
Home, had Missy Penrose cried out
to Ned -her hands bathed in blood -
"Beware the Night, the all -
prevailing Night."
THE SUN Georgetown; Texas
Sec. 1, Page 3 August 2, 1973
KY %'FRNE I'llll.l'OT
New in the library is a book on the
EVERGLADES in southern Florida.
This region included some 13,000
square miles. This is a Time -Life
Book and is beautifully illustrated.
A new best seller in the library is
THE 111 l,M)W HILLS by Mary
Stewart. This is a novel that re-
creates the suspense and excitement
of an ancient legend—how Merlin,
the enchanter, helped Arthur
become King of all Britain.
Another new book is DESIGNER
FURNITURE ANYONE: CAN
MAKE by William Scharemp. This
is a complete step-by-step in-
structions for today's most
fashionable cube furniture. It has
instructions for making chairs,
sofas, beds, tables, storage units,
and more. All are based on the
simple cube form with a custom -
make look at lumberyard prices.
Would you like to see TIIF: BEST
OF LIFE? The library has this
book. 100 of the 304 pages are in
color. There are 680 photographs
i including 77 LIFE covers) that
make up this splendid anthology.
• Most magazines are built around
editors and writers, but LIFE, from
the very beginning, was built
around photographers. Being a
LIFE photographer was the most
glamorous job in the profession, and
it attracted the best in the world.
They and their supporting force of
writers, reporters, editors and art
directors pointed in just one
direction—great photography.
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The summer hours at the
Georgetown Public Library are 10 to
5 Monday through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. • There will not be any
night hours or Sunday afternoon
hours.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 3 August 9, 1973
BY 1'1111.PO'1'
The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of July showed the circulation
to the Georgetown Public Library to
be 4,770. Circulation of the Branch
Library at Stonehaven was 44. Total
circulation was 4.814. Circulation
last month was 4,972. Circulation one
year ago was 4,753. Books donated
were 225. Books purchased were 6.
Gilts and memorials were $73.
n.
Giving memorial books is a
wonderful way to show love for those
who are deceased.
Several of the boys and girls have
gone through the prehistoric jungle
with their dinosaurs. Many are
almost through. We hope that you
mothers will help them to finish. We
have the reading certificates and
they may pick them up as they
finish. We have many interesting
books for them to read. Some are as
following:
A learning book is LITTLE
CREEK, BIG RIVER. It is
illustrated and easy to read text. It
shows how a small stream of water
develops into a large river.
Another learning book is ALL
KINDS OF COWS. It is a simple
guide to the many varieties of cows.
"'110 WILL MILK MY COW.
When Tim's family agrees to care
for a neighbor's cow they encounter
great difficulties because the animal
refuses to cooperate.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Friday. 10 to 2 on Saturday. There
will not be any night hours or Sunday
afternoon hours.
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Sec. 1, Page 4 August 16, 1973
BY VI'RNE I'll II 'OT
There will be a party at the
Georgetown Public Library this
Saturday, August 16, at 1 p.m. This
party is for all of the boys and girls
who were reading in the Summer
Reading Program. Those who got
through the prehistoric jungle with
their dinosaurs will receive their
certificates. Some have already
gotten their certificates but they will
want to come to the party, too. Those
who did not finish may come also. C.
H. Stevenson, President of the
Friends of the Library, says that his
son will be here to do some magic
tricks. Everyone will want to see
this. Some of you saw him last year
in the park when we had the Reading
Club Party there. He is really good.
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Between 1910-1915 a grocery store
on the west side of square, believed
to belong to Sam Wilcox, had a
contest where customers guessed
the number of beans in a jar. The
prize was a doll. Job and Maggie
Hausenfluck guessed the correct
number and won the doll. They gave
the doll to their eldest child, Mrs.
Roy (Beatrice) Walker. The doll has
been in the Walker home for many
years and their eldest child, Mrs.
Perry (Mary Beth) Tanner has
given it to the Georgetown Public
Library to be used in the future
museum. It is displayed here in a
glass case.
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Sec. 2, Page B June 14, 1973
City library
gets $475 grant
Georgetown Public Library has
received a grant of $475 from federal
Library Services and Construction
Act funds administered by the Texas
State library. It is one of 188
libraries in the state with local
support that qualified them for
LSCA grants.
O'1'Ilbai LIBRARIESin Williamson
county that received grants was
Round Rock Public Library.
In discussing the LSCA program,
Dr. Dorman H. Winfrey, director of
the Texas State Library, pointed out
the importance of the grants as
incentive for improved local sup-
port. In 1964 Texas public librares `
had funds of $9,640,565. In 1972 funds
totalled $24.837,191 In 1964 there
were 32 counties without service. By
1972 the number had dropped to 23.
"Also important," he continued,
"is the experience in cooperative
activities that was gained under the
Title III program." The Texas
Library Systems Act of 1969 gives
Texas libraries the authority to
develop cooperative programs and
gives the Legislature the authority
to appropriate funds for certain
statewide programs. Having
already gained experience in
cooperation, the libraries should be
able to take full advantage of the
State program when funds are
available.
Library buys books
with $475 grant
Bl' VERNE PHILPOT
Our large poster of "Prehistoric
World" has some dinosaurs on it
now. When a child starts in our
summer reading program he gets a
reading log with a dinosaur on it.
This is his special dinosaur which he
travels through the "Prehistoric
World" as he reads. This program
goes through the summer. We have
lots of dinosaurs and hope each one
is picked up and a name put on it.
Bring your children .to the
Georgetown Public Library and we
will help them to get started in this
program,
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Elizabeth Venable and her girl
scout troop 525 will have a program
on dinosaurs on June 14. This will be
at 1:30 and 2:30.
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We put some new Follett books on
the shelf this morning. These are
books that your first and second
graders will be able to read all by
themselves. All other grades will
have plenty of books to choose from.
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We also got some new books in for
the adults. We have Jacqueline
Susann's new book. The title of this
novel is ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH. It'
is number I on the New York Times
Best Seller List.
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Another best seller is THE
TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO
THREE by Godey. With chilling
authenticity and expertise, John
Godey gives reality to the super -
crime of the century and evokes the
throbbing energies of New York City
even as he involves the reader in the
same spiraling tension that holds his
characters. Four men hijack a New
York City subway, demanding one
million dollars for the lives of its
passengers.
Georgetown Public Library was
one of the libraries in 180 cities in
the United States to receive a
federal grant for books "to enhance
the reference collection and for
children's services and to enhance
the library's balance in ethnic
pride."
This year's grant was $475. It has
been used to purchase a new set of
Encyclopedia Brittanica (the old
one was ten years old). This set has
been received and is ready for use.
The balance was used to buy books
for the summer reading program
and these new books are appearing
on the shelves every day.
Last year's grant was for $1500.
The Library Board is distressed
that lack of expected funds will force
the library to be closed in the
evenings. Sunday and after 2 p.m. on
Saturday. The curtailment of the
O.E.O. agency which furnished two
full time employees for the library
last summer was unexpected. The
Board also regrets the library not
being included in Revenue Sharing
funds, a spokesman said.
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TH E SU N Georgetown, Texas
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Bl' VERNE PHILPOT
Mrs. Harold ( Melinda Eidson) will
have a preschool Story Hour this
Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m.
That is June the 21st.
Melinda has talked to other
mothers about helping in a preschool
Story Hour at the library every
Thursday at 10:00 a.m. and now
have several who want to help her.
She would
like to have more helpers. If you do
not want to have a Story Hour by
yourself but would like to help her,
or work with another mother, call
her at 863-6001. I really do ap-
preciate her interest in the
preschoolers. Don't you?
Now, if some of you would like to
work with. the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
graders we would be=happy- to have
you. Talk with some of your friends
and ask them to help you with this
age group. The only program we
have planned for this age group is at
1:30 p.m. on July the 5th. This is a
Sapnish Story Hour. Mrs. Richard
-( Dora) Zavala will have charge. We
have some bilingual books in
Spanish and English. These are text
in both Spanish and English. I think
it is good for the children to see both
languagesin print. Maybe they would
like to learn another language.
One bilingual book is WHAT DO I
DO? by Norma Simon. A little girl
tells exactly how she handles daily
emergencies at home and at school.
WHAT DO I SAY is another book by
the same author.
The summer hours at the
Georgetown Public Library are 10 to
5 Monday through Friday. 10 to 2 on
Saturday. There will not be any
night hours or Sunday afternoon
hours.
PINCH, DISBUD FLOWERS— For
bushy growth and numerous blooms
on annual flowers, pinch back the
main stem when young plants are 4
or 5 inches tall, suggests a landscape
horticulturist for the Texas -
Agricultural Extension Service.
Pinch back lateral stems a second
time for more dense growth.
Disbudding, or removing all buds
from the stem except the termina
one, produces a large fine flower
Bl' VERNE PHII.POT
We are having a good preschool
Story Hour each Thursday morning
at 10:00 at the Georgetown Public
Library. Bring your preschoolers for
this program.
Thursday, July 5, Mrs. Willie Hall
will have a story hour for the school
age children.
Some of our new Follet beginning -
to -read books are as follows:
MISS HATTIE AND THE
MONKEY, by Helen Olds. Miss
Hattie dislikes monkeys until one
day Jungles helps her out of trouble.
THE MAGIC BEANS, by
Margaret Hillert, is a simplified
version of Jack and the beanstalk.
THE LITTLE RED HEN; retold
by Jean Berg. The dog, the cat, and
the rat are taught a lesson by the
little red hen.
LITTLE QUACK, by Ruth Woods.
Everyone said that Little Quack was
afraid of everything but Little Quack
proves to be the bravest of all.
MY OWN LITTLE HOUSE, by
Merriman Kaune. A child discusses
the house of his dreams as he draws
it.
- THE O'LEARYS AND FRIENDS,
by Jean Berg, tells how the O'Leary
family got to know their neighbors
with the help of their cat.
PEARL GOES TO SCHOOL, by
Evelyn Hastins. A pet white rabbit
named Pearl, follows Little Bill to
school and is adopted by the boys
and girls.
Original Printings Sought for First
Birthday Party Sunday at 'Library
Any old original printing - such as
that on $100 bills, original manu-
scripts from famous authors or the
originals of the Dead Sea Scrolls
would be most welcome and appropri-
ate as gifts from those who attend
the first birthday party of the Geor-
getown Area Public Library Sunday;
This was a tongue-in-cheek an-
nouncement this week from Skip
Morse, president of the Georgetown
Friends of the Library organization.
The birthday party - an Open House
- is scheduled from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday afternoon, March 19, at the
Library building on the southeast cor-
ner of the courthouse square.
Refreshments will be served.
"It really isn't necessary to bring
a present," Morse says with a laugh,
"BUT, now about thatoriginal prin-
ting..... 11,
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 5 May 10, 1973
BY VERNF. PHILPOT
The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of April showed the cir-
culation to the Georgetown Public
Library to be 3,264. Circulation of
the Branch Library at Stonehaven,
62. Total circulation, 3,326. Cir-
culation last month was 3,811.
Circulation one year ago was 2,691.
Books donated, 103. Books pur-
chased, 41. Total books added to the
Library, 144. Gifts and memorials,
$10.00.
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Some new hobby books have been
added to the Georgetown Public
Library. I think we have a very good
collection of handicraft, or hobby,
books. If you need a hobby why
don't you come in and look at our
books.
ENGRAVING AND
DECORATING GLASS, by Barbara
Norman, describes the tools and
techniques used in engraving and
embellishing glass and includes
general information on the methods ,
of glassmaking.
CREATING WITH STYROFOAM,
AND RELATED MATERIALS, by
Tom Harris, illustrates the creative
possibilities of discarded styrofoam
cups, meat trays, and packing
materials.
FOREVER FLOWERS, by Rejean
Metzler, describes the techniques
involved in creating imaginative,
durable flower arrangements from
natural materials treated with a
glycerin solution.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN ' `Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 3 • May 1� 7, 1973
BV YE:RNE PHILPOT
BOOKS MAKE LASTING
MEMORIALS. One of the finest
ways to honor your friends and loved
ones, and at the same time serve
your community is to have a book, or
a group of books, placed in the
library. Each book will bear a book-
plate inscribed with the name of the
person being honored. The name of
the donor is also on the bookplate.
An engraved card is sent to the
family.
The family is pleasea wctn a 000K
memorial which serves the living
while honoring a loved one... Few
memorials keep alive a memory so
well and with such usefulness and
pleasure to the community.
Those interested in presenting a
book memorial should simply
prepare the following information,
and phone, write or take it to the
library:
1. Name of person in whose honor
gift is being presented, printed
exactly as it should appear on the
bookplate.
2. Names and addresses of person
or persons who should be notified of
the gift -
3. Your name, exactly as it should
appear on bookplate, and your
address.
4. Amount of money you wish to
spend. (Very few good books can be
purchased for less than $5, and
many are much more expensive.)
5. Any suggestions to aid in
selection of appropriate books. The
person's hobbies, interests,
profession or general background
may be of help.
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 4 May 31, 1973
BY VERNE PHILPOT
The Summer Reading Club is now
underway. The children are excited
over the 'Prehistoric World' that
Mrs. Wm. B. Jones made. The
theme is 'Dinosaurs.' Of course the
books they read do not have to be
about dinosaurs, but I'm sure they
will --ant to find out more about
these interesting prehistoric
animals. We have put new books on
the shelves for all ages.
For our new readers, the first
graders, we have the Follett.
BEGINNING -TO -READ symbol on
Library's summer program
will feature dinosaurs
By Verne Philpot
It is time to start thinking about
what our children are going to do
this summer, and I hope that
parents will start their children with.
the Georgetown Public Library's
reading program at the top of the
list. The- theme this year is
"dinosaurs."
Mrs. Wm. B. Jones is working on a
large poster of "Prehistoric World"
which we think the children will like.
The pre-schooler can participate in
this program, too, as books may be
read to him.
Each child will have his own
"special dinosaur" with his name on
it. As children read their books, their
"special dinosaur" will travel
through the jungle.
Elizabeth Venable and her Girl
Scout Troop 525 will have a program
on dinosaurs June 14. Be sure to
mark this on your calendar because
our boys and girls will not want to
miss this. There will be other
programs planned, we would like to
have something every Thursday for
the children. If you can help we
would appreciate it.
Our aim is to teach the children to
appreciate and love books as they
increase their knowledge and
reading ability.
the back cover. Level One books can
be read by first grade children in the
last half of the school year: As
children increase their reading
ability they will be able to enjoy
Level Two books. And as they grow
further in their reading skills they
will progress to Level Three books.
Children who read this summer
will increase their reading ability.
Our aim is to teach the children to
appreciate and love books. At the
same time they will be increasing
their knowledge and reading ability.
Due to the lack of funds and the
fact that Youth Opportunity funds
have been cut back, the Georgetown
Public Library will have to cut
hours. The new hours are 10 to 5,
Monday through Friday, and 10 to 2
on Saturday. The Library will not be
open nights or Sundays.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 4 June 7, 1973
B1 X LIME 1'1111.P(YI'
The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of May showed the cir-
culation to the Georgetown Public
Library to be 3,486. Circulation of
the Branch Library at Stonehaven
was too. Total circulation was 3,586.
Circulation last month was 3,226.
Circulation one year ago was 3,168.
Books donated, 53. Books pur-
chased, 94. Gifts and memorials,
$2'21.20.
THE OLD STUMP is a new easy -
read. A mouse family lives in an old
stump where the creatures of the
forest pass by.
BEARS DON'T CRY, by Charles
Alverson, is a story about bears. A
gruff old bear offers to help Shanni
find her way back to her family
when he finds her wandering lost in
the woods. This is an easy -read.
Another easy -read is ROBINS
AND RABBITS by A. Whitman. The
story enumerates the animals that
can be found in the woods.
A new book for the junior age is
NINE LIVES OF MOSES ON THE
OREGON TRAIL. Moses is the
name of a small kitten who goes
along with Charlotte and her family
to Oregon. This book recounts the
numerous dangers and adventures
they shared on that journey. This
fiction of Oregon Trail should be
interesting to both boys and girls.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 6 January 11, 1973
By
VERNE PHILPOT
A new procedure of overdue books
is in effect at the Georgetown Public
Library. After notifying the person
twice of overdue books a letter will
go out stating that they have one
more week to take care of the
overdue books. Then, if the books
are not brought in, the titles will be
given to the City and a policeman
will go out and pick up the books. If
a book should be lost the policeman
will pick up the price of the book plus
one dollar for book processing.
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There seems to be a new interest in
art here in Georgetown. For that
reason we have added some books
on art. The latest book is the third
edition, revised and expanded, of
THE ARTIST'S HANDBOOK OF
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES,
by Ralph Mayer. This is a valuable
reference book for a beginner or an
experienced artist. It is accurate,
concise, comprehensive and
dependable. It covers oils, tempera,
mural painting, pigments,
mediums, grounds, water color,
prints, and sculpture, with a new
chapter on synthetic materials.
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David Earl Holt, who was our
building consultant, was in the
library yesterday and he was ex-
cited over our books. He remem-
bered when we moved into this
building with so few books that they
were almost lost. He asked how we
were able to get so many in such a
short time. I was proud to say that
the people of Georgetown have
helped through the United Fund and
by giving us books. Also many have
come through the memorial funds.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
TH E SU N Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 4 January 18, 1973
By VERNE PHILPOT
A new book on the best seller list is
GREEN DARKNESS, by Anya
Seton. This is the story of a great
love, in which mysticism, suspense,
and mystery form a web of good and
evil forces that stretches from
sixteenth century England to the
England of today. It is also a brilliant
and accurate reconstruction of the
tudor period as it affects the loves
and tragedies of the characters. In
GREEN DARKNESS, Anya Seton
does for the sixteenth century
England what her KATHERINE did
for the fourteenth century.
Other books in the library by Anya
Seton are: AVALON, MY
THEODOSIA, WINTHROP
WOMAN, THE TURQUOISE,
KATHERINE, HEARTH AND THE
EAGLE, FOXFIRE, and
DRAGONWYCH. If you enjoyed
reading any of these I'm sure you'll
enjoy this one too.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 3 April 19, 1973
BY VERNE 1`1111,ru U
WHEN CHILDREN NEED
HELP, by David Melton, is an up-to-
date handbook of guidance for
parents of children who have been
diagnosed as brain -injured, men-
tally retarded, cerebral palsied,
learning disabled, or as slow lear-
ners. The father of a brain -injured
child discusses the problems con-
fronting parents of mentally -
handicapped children and offers
advice and hope for encouraging
their learning development. �.
THE IQ CULT, by Evelyn bnarp,
discusses the origins and
significance of individual and group
tests designed to determine mental
ability and examines research
findings on child development and
the measurement of intelligence.
PREVENTING READING
FAILURE, by Jeannette Jansky,
explains a screening procedure
designed to identify preschool
children who will have reading
difficulties and suggests methods
that enable teachers to foster
learning development.
METHODS OF CHILDBIRTH, by
Constance Bean, discusses various
aspects of childbirth education as
well as examining methods of
preparing for delivery and the ef-
fects of drugs on the mother and
baby.
DOLLARS AND SENSE IN
MARRIAGE:, by William Kirkman,
is a compendium of sound advice
designed to ehlp families of average
means attain financial security.
VASECTOMY: the truth and
consequences of the newest form of
birth control—male sterilization.
The author, John Fried, discusses
the physiological and psychological
aspects of a vasectomy..
.n.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 9 May 3, 1973
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a' Ernest Wallace, is a
CD HISTORY, by
new book hethe doe
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Zfor this book are the accounts of
D n- significant events in Texas history
L^ c ` beginning with Cabeza de Vaca's
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ition
F=.. Hurricane Carla in 1961.source for
instances the primary en. The
each document is g'w
documents are arranged in
chronological order, and each event
is prefaced by a short introduction to
supply essential information for
orienting the reader.
Maybe some of you would like to
read of the 6 periods of Texas.
history. It comes in a six volume set,
making it easier to read. Since 1519,
when Europeans first saw the land
that came to be known as Texas,
vent
many stirring es have tran-
spired in this area. The Lion and
Castle of Spain, the Lilies of
Frances, the Serpent and Eagle of
Mexico, the Lone Star of the
Republic, the Stars and Bars of the
Confederacy, and the Stars and
Stripes of the United States have
each in turn flown above the region
as Spaniards, Fenchmen, Mexi ang
and
Texans, Confederate,
Americans contended with each
other, with nature, and with the
Indians to plot the destiny of Texas.
We, the Texans of today, have been
influenced by each of these cultures
and by the conflicts between them.
We are the heirs and products of
them all.
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WILD DOG RUNNING, by Alan
Scholefield, is a novel of early
nineteenth-century African
colonization. John is part of a band
of dispossessed rural English who
trade their native poverty in virgin
territory. John's illegal ivory
hunting to feed his family leads to a
wild escape by him, his sweetheart,
and a good friend in which they
nearly die in a flight from mur-
derers and wild dogs. Though the
action is sometimes exaggerated the
descriptions of Africa are authentic.
A FALCON FOR A QUEEN, by
Catherine Gaskin, is a gothic novel
set in the Scottish Highlands. Kirsty
stepped from the train that had
brought her to Northern Scotland
and wandered what forces had
driven her to seek out a mysterious
and embittered grandfather she had
never known'? What impelled her,
unannounced and probably un-
welcome, toward an ancestral home
she had never seen? The answers
came readily to mind, but they only
added to her fear and anxiety. The
author blends romance and
suspense in this story..
Nl(.H'r COMPS 'rO THE CUM-
BERLANDS, by Harry Caudill,
traces the history of the Cumberland
region of eastern Kentucky and
reports on present social and
economic conditions.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through 'Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 4 March 15, 1973
BY VERNE PHILPOT
The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of February showed the
circulation to the Georgetown Public
Library to be 3,072. Circulation of
the Branch Library at Stonehaven
was 70. Total circulation was 3,142.
Circulation last month was 3,462.
Circulation one year ago was 2,870.
Books donated, 12. Books purchased,
177. Total books added to the
Library, 189. Gifts and memorials,
$41.67.
We have a good selection of books
on drugs in our Library.
THE ADDICTS by Anita Feagles.
In order to get the material for this
book she spent over six months at a
drug treatment center, observing
encounter groups, parents' sessions,
and staff meetings.
DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION
by Barbara Milbauer. This is a fact
book for parents, teen-agers, and
voung adults:
DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION by
Russell Cassell. Education is the key
to prevention.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND DRUGS
by Dr. Arthur Cain. Dr. Cain writes
directly to young people in plain
English about the facts of mind
drugs use and what each alternative
entails, including the alternative of
enjoying life to the fullest without
drugs.
THE TEENAGER IN A
DRUGGED SOCIETY by Dr. Celia
Deschin.
DRUGS AND YOUTH: a medical,
psychiatric and legal facts by Dr.
Joseph Brenner, Dr. Robert Coles,
and Dermont Meagher.
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF
DRUGS by Kathleen and Dr. John
Osterritter. Drugs can help you and
drugs can kill you, a simple ex-
planation.
KNOW ABOUT DRUGS by
Margaret and Bruce Hyde. DRUGS:
how they have been used and
misused by Walter Modell.
DRUG SCENE by Dr. Donald
Louria.
MIND DRUGS: experts from
several fields of medicine tell about
the effects of mind drugs, by
Margaret Hyde.
DRUGS; facts on their use and
abuse by Norman Houser.
THE DRUG BEAT; a complete
survey of the history, distribution,
uses and abuses, by Allen Geller.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. I. Page 6 March 22, 1973
BY VERNE PHILrvr
A new book in the Georgetown
Public Library is THE
ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO
COLLECTING BOTTLES by Cecil
Munsey. It has over 1,000 illustra-
tions. -Mr. Munsey covers the
hobby's history, glass production,
old and even ancient bottles, unusual
bottles, bottles collecting, and
collateral articles.
For the youth who would like to
find a summer job we have a new
book on summer jobs. It is written
by Roberta Ashley. Advice is given
on obtaining summer employment.
Tells where, when, and how to apply.
Includes information about ,
resumes, agencies and interviews.
Another new book is A JOB WITH
A FUTURE IN THE STEEL IN-
DUSTRY by Robert Davis. It takes
a look at the requirements, ad-
vantages, and drawbacks of a
career in the steel industry. In-
cludes information about
remuneration, retirement, and
opportunities available for ad-
vancement.
THE TEXAS COURTHOUSE, by
J. Rayfield Welch and Larry Nance,
is also a new book. Texas has 254
+, counties. They differ in size,
population, wealth, climate, and
other characteristics. The cour-
thouses range from meager native
stone boxes to skyerapers of glass
and steel. But it was that courthouse
of courthouses, the late 19th century
variety, that caused this book to be
written. Because so many of the old
courthouses were being replaced,
Larry Nance and J. Rayfield Welch
traveled 16,000 miles in thirteen
weekends to photograph the couny
capitols. In addition to the
photographs, THE TEXAS
COURTHOUSE contains some of the
history of the counties and their
courthouses.
THE SUN
Georgetown, Texas
- - - ^" 1973
BY VERNE PHILPOT
Three new books which are
recommended for small libraries by
American Library Association have
been put on the shelf.
;% N'ILU .JUS'110E, by Francis
Clifford, is a contemporary and
timeless novel of love and death, set
against the stark drama of the
continuing Irish rebellion. In a
twilight war fought in the dead of an
Irish winter, three resistance
fighters take refuge in the skeletal
ruins of a hotel amid the ghostlike
and patrol -haunted rubble of what
had been, a short time before, a
thriving town. Starving, chilled, one
of their number near death, they
soon discover that they are no longer
fighting for ideals and principles,
but for life itself.
THE BARBARIANS AT THE
GATES is a novel by Richard
Bankowsky. Is it possible to be a
good Nazi and a good man? To love,
amid depravity and lust? To be
civilized, among barbarians? To
stay sane, in a world gone crazy? If
_,_mot, is it at least possible to atone? A
university professor who becomes
an SS officer attempts to hold on to
life as he is drawn into the corrup-
tion and ravages of war in 1942.
ROME: PLACES AND
PLEASURES is an entertaining
discussion of the city's historic sites,
cultural splendors, accomodations,
and way of life is offered together
with seven walking tours for
tourists.
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are to to 5 mMonday through
Saturday, and 3 t 5 Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 3, Paqe 1 April 5, 1973
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BY VERNE PHILPOT
A new book to the Georgetown
Public Library is GROWING OR -
('1111)S AT YOUR WINDOWS by
Jack Kramer. This book is a com-
plete guide to the selection and
culture of orchid plants under
average home conditions. Jack
Kramer has grown more than 150 of
these plants in his home, with a
colorful succession of flowers in
winter, spring, summer, and
autumn. Following his detailed
instructions, you can grow these
fascinating plants in your home with
pleasre and ease, for orchids are not
difficult or expensive. A list of
growers and suppliers is given.
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF
CERAMIC ART, by Polly
Rothenberg, is another new book.
Anyone who wants to create
magnificent pieces of pottery that
are functional, decorative, and easy
to make will find everything he
needs to know in Polly's latest book.
This book was published in 1972 and
is superbly illustrated with 690
photographs that take the reader
through every step to successful
pottery making.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 12 April 12, 1973
BY VERNE PHILPOT
The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of March showed the cir-
culation to the Georgetown Public
Library to be 3.7:39. Circulation of
the Branch Library at Stonehaven
was 72. Total circulation was 3.811.
Circulation last month was 3.142.
Circulation one year ago was 2,870.
Books donated were 24. Ilooks
purchased were 230. Total books
added to the Library were 274. Gifts
and memorials were $23.00.
We have put some real good books
on the shelves and hope you will
come in and take the time to find -a
book of interest to you. We have
fiction and non-fiction. Two non-
fiction which are on the best seller's
list are: p. s. 1'DUIt NOT
LISTENING and ALL CREATURES
GREAT AND SMALL.
Y.S. YOUR NOT LISTENING is
written by Eleanor Craig and she
records a teacher's dramatic
struggle to enter the private worlds
of five maladjusted children and
help them express their emotions
and problems.
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND
SMALL is written by .James Herriot
who is a country -side animal doctor.
Dr. Iferriot describes the joys and
trials of his profession and recalls
his early career and experiences
with his unique clientele. He had his
problems but his compensations
were great. He was always aware of
the wild beauty of the country
around him : the sunlit yields were
his operating table: and his patients
(ranging from kittens to race hor-
ses) and his clients (ranging from
the most crochety Yorkshire
plowman to the lovely farmer's
daughter who brought romance into
his life) all filled him with infinite
fascination, affection and joy.
GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
•..TOWN, TEXAS
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 8 January 25, 1973
BY VERNE PHILPOT
THE MAKING OF A
PSYCHIATRIST, by David Viscott,
M. D., is a new book in the
Georgetown Public Library, Dr.
Viscott is a Psychiatrist and he tells
what really goes on between patient
and doctor in a therapy session. He
also gives forthright advice to
patients in psychotherapy— spelling
out what they are entitled to expect
from their doctors ; how to tell if they
are making progress; how to know if.
their therapist is wrong for them
and, if necessary, when and how to
change. Dr. Viscott questions ex-
cessive use of such treatments as
electroshock therapy and rigid
application of orthodox Freudian
techniques. He gives a sometimes
shocking first-hand report of the
damage that can be done by
frightened, incompetent prac-
titioners, as well as the profound and
positive accomplishments of gifted,
dedicated therapists. He also casts
some telling doubts on the efficacy
of psychiatrists who sit silent with
their patients for hours, days,
years—suggesting that the dictum
"the psychiatrist's love is his
silence" may also reflect the
psychiatrist's ignorance.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Pie 12 February 1, 1973
By VERNE PHILPOT
The Ecology Volunteers gave the
book THE BIG THICKET, by A. Y.
Gunter, as a memorial to Mrs.
Eleanor Cooke. The Big Thicket is a
unique and beautiful wilderness .
covering some 350,000 acres of
southeastern Texas, and has become
the center of a major national
conservation debate. Mr. Gunter,
President of the Big Thicket
Association describes the history
and rich diversity of the region and
calls for immediate action on the
part of conservationists and
politicians alike before nothing is
left to conserve. Within its boun-
daries both temperate and sub-
tropical plants and animals live in
habitats that encompass jungle,
swamp, woodland, plain and desert.
In an effort to save the Thicket from
the bulldozers of real estate
developers and lumber companies,
which are destroying thousands of
acres yearly, conservationists have
presseAlegislation far, 8 laig Thicke.;r
National Park.
TREGARON'S VDAUGHTER, by
Madeleine Brent, is a suspense novel
set in England and Italy in 1910. This
is the story of a young English girl
who by accident starts to unravel the
unknown elements of her grand-
mother's past and is brought by the
mystery to the faraway city of
Venice. There, among the gondolas
and canals, she slowly comes to
comprehend the meaning of two
strange and puzzling dreams
—dreams that seem to hold an eerie
and menacing prophecy of the
future.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 3 February 15, 1973
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec 2, Page 3 February 8, 1971
BY VERNE PH1LYu r
THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST, by
David Halberstam, is number one on
the best seller's list of non-fiction
books. This is the story of what
happened in America in the last
decade when the best and the
brightest men in the country came to
Washington, to serve the Kennedy
and Johnson administrations, and
exercised, or failed to exercise, their
power in office. How did they react
at crucial moments? Who pulled
the levers, and in what order? What
was the effect of their day-to-day
decisions on the war? On America's
future? THE BEST AND THE
BRIGHTEST answers these
questions.
Some have asked for the new
HARRY S. TRUMAN book which is
also on the best selling list. We now
have it in the Library, This was
written by his daughter, Margaret
Truman Daniel.
Daphne du Maurier's new book,
RULE BRITANNIA, is now in the
Library. In this book she has taken
an intriguing premise, created a
cast of beguiling characters and, as
a minor conflict evolves into a major
tragedy, added her own distinctive
aura of suspense.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
BY VERNE PHILPOT
- The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of January showed the cir-
culation of the Georgetown Public
Library to be 3,366. Circulation of
the Branch Library at Stonehaven
was 96. Total circulation was 3,462.
Circulation last month was 3,006.
Circulation one year ago was 2,870.
Books donated totaled 112. 96 books
were purchased. Total books added
to the. Library were 107. Gifts and
memorials amounted to "00• `
THE TALL WOMEN. by Wilma
Dykeman, is.p story of the Smokies
of a century ago. The author has
captured the language and people of
this area because she knows the
mountain people well. This moving
novel is an unforgettable portrait of
a woman who rose above a harsh
environment to affirm the ideals in
which she most believed.
THE SWAYING PILLARS, by E.
X. Ferrars, is a story of greed and
love, loyalty and desperation that
leads to murder amid a new African
city, bright with sunlight and
brilliant flowers and dark with
shadows from both the past and the
present. As with so many of her
books, it is as much a novel as a
mystery.
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE,SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 3 February 22, 1973
BY VERNE rltu.ruI
We have some new novels on our
shelves and I will list a few of them.
THIS CROOKED WAY, by
a novel which
Elizabeth spencer, is
tells the story of Amos Dudley, a
farm boy in the Delta country at the
turn of the century, who progressed
to power. It is an American novel of
real stature, thoroughly readable,
simple and powerful.
A WONDROUS MOMENT TllEN,
by Rowena Farrar, is an unusual
historical novel set in Nashville,
Tennessee, during and immediately
following the First World War. It
brings to life the dramatic final
chapter of the long bitter Woman's
Suffrage fight. Brought down to the
highly personal level of one city and
one family, it is the story of bigotry,
tyranny, and injustice facing those
brave enough to stand up for
women's political freedom.
HAM MARTIN, CLASS OF 1917 is
written by Edward Streeter. The
Fiftieth Reunion of the Harvard
Class of '17 was over. Allen Martin,
known as Ham, boarded the five
o'clock train to New York and sunk
exhausted into his parlor car seat. A
deep depression was settling over
him. It took a poignant reunion to
make clear to Ham the truth of his
success and failure.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
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BY VERNE PHtLrvi
BETTER HOMES AND GAR-
DENS CREATIVE DECORATING
ON A BUDGET has been
added
os
our interior decorating
ideas.
book has good pa
LET'S GET WELL has been
added to Adelle Davis' books. In
simple terms, backed by medical
references, Miss Davis reviews the
scientific literature indicating t
hat
recuperation can be hastened by the
proper selecton of natural foods and
the use of supplements.
MY LIFE IN THE MAFIA, by
Vincent Teresa, is a new book in the
Library. Vincent Teresa is the first
high-level mob figure ever to tell his
story. He was not only the No. 3 man
in his Mafia crime family and its top
money-maker; he was also an in-
timate of many of America's leading
Mafiosi. Furious because the mob
betrayed him while he was in jail,
Teresa decided to break the Mafia
code of silence. He became the
government's most important
witness against organized crime,
and his testimony has caused more
than fifty top crime figures to be
indicted or convicted. Now Teresa
lives in hiding, protected night and
day by federal marshals from the
mob assassins who have a $500.000
contract to kill him. In his own
words, Teresa gives us an un-
precedented view from the inside of
a secret, sinister world.
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Sec. 1, Page 8 November 9,1972
Bentsen's bill passes for
library services to elderly
Both Houses of Congress have
passed slightly differing versions of
Senator Lloyd Bentsen's bill to
expand library services to the
elderly and Senator Bentsen today
said he expects final action within
the next few days.
"A recent study of public libraries
reveals that most of them give
lowest priority to the aging,
budgeting less than .5% of their
funds for programs in this special
field," Bentsen said.
"With this legislation, the Federal
Government can offer an incentive
to libraries to expand their
programs for the elderly."
The bill provides for training
libarians to work with older citizens;
special library programs for the
aged; special library materials for
use by older readers; salaries for
older persons who wish to work in
library programs for the elderly; in-
home visits by library personnel to
the homebound elderly; and tran-
sportation to enable older citizens to
utilize library services.
"One of the major problems
facing our older American citizens is
the need to overcome isolation,"
Bentsen said, "and this measure not
only offers them a chance to escape
isolation, but it also provides
emotional and intellectual
stimulation and can provide many of
our elderly with meaningful em-
ployment opportunities."
The Older Readers Services Act,
authored and introduced by Bentsen
on February 18, 1972, is part_ of t_he_
Older Americans Amendments of
1970 which is now in Conference to
resolve differences between House
and Senate versions.
Bentsen said he could foresee no
"difficulties that would delay
resolution of House -Senate dif-
ferences of the measure, and he
urged the President to sign the Act
into law, once Congressional action
is completed.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 4 December 21, 1972
The Georgetown Public Library
Staff wishes a Merry Christmas and
a ,Happy New Year to all of our
many friends.
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A new book in the library is
COLLECTING TOMORROW'S
ANTIIIUF:S TODAY by Norman
Flayderman. Norman Flayderman
is the third generation of a very
famous family of dealers and ap-
praisers. He evaluates many of the
everyday things around us which
may become the antiques of
tomorrow. Mr. Flayderman draws
on his knowledge of what is being
sought after today, at ever -upward
spiraling prices, and recommends
the glassware, pottery and por-
celain, silverware, books, music
boxes, paper -weights, bottles, etc.
being created today that stand the
greatest chance of becoming
collector's items in the future.
Another new book is THE BETTY
CROCKER GOOD & EASY
SEWING BOOK, by Joanne
Schreiber. Here are just a few
highlights of the helpful information
in this book: how to choose and use a
sewing machine, how to make the
pattern fit your figure, the all-
important pre -sewing steps, a
simplified guide to linings and in-
terfacings, easy approaches to
buttonholes, pockets and zippers,
pretty finishing touches, and hand
stitches you will need.
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;ec. 2, Page 9 _November 30, 1972
by
Verne Philpot
If you need some helps on
decorating for Christmas the
Georgetown Public Library will help
you.
Some of the books on Christmas
for the little ones are listed as
following:
LET'S FIND OUT ABOUT
CHRISTMAS, by Franklin Watts, is
an easy to read explanation of
Christmas and Christmas customs.
THE NIGHT BEFORE
CHRISTMAS, by Clement Moore, is
a selection of sacred and secular
stories and poems designed to be
read at Christmas.
' TELL ME ABOUT CHRISTMAS,
by Mary Alice Jones, is a book of
spiritual aspects of the Christmas
season revealed in family activities.
MELINDA'SCHRISTMA8
STOCKING, by Ruth Jaynes, is
a story of Christmas morning.
Melinda discovers many interest-
ing things in her big red stocking.
HOW THE GRINCH S T O L E
CHRISTMAS, by Dr. Seuss, tells
how Who-ville enjoys Christmas
even though the Grinch has stolen
all the trappings and tinsel.
HANSI, by Ludwig Bemelmans,
tells of little Hansi traveling through
Austrian Tyrol in order to visit his
uncle at Christmas.
A GOLDEN CHRISTMAS
JEWEL, by Jane Riley, tells how
Mama Bear and her cub, joined by
her animal friends, make a journey
across the frozen plains to find the
whereabouts of a fallen light. The
light teaches them the significance
of Christmas.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
by VERNE PHILPOT
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF
FURNITURE REPAIR AND RE-
FINISHING, by Ralph Parsons
Kinney, is a new book in the library.
This book covers the restoration of
all kinds of furniture, from the most
priceless antique to the stock un-
painted furniture. It also tells how to
replace cane, rush, splint or web-
bing seats found on many antique
chairs and how to make upholstery
repairs such as recovering,
replacement or redistribution of
padding, replacement or refastening
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 4 December 7, 1972
Do you need some new recipes for
the holiday baking? We have just
added 14 cook books compiled by
food editors of Good Housekeeping
Magazine. This series presents
hundreds of tested recipes, menus
for all occasions, guides to food
preparation and invaluable ideas
about marketing. The titles are
descriptive of the content of each
volume.' Superb color plates
throughout the books illustrate foods
attractively prepared and served in
a variety of settings.
We have just received a 5 volume
set of International Library of Negro
Life and History. They are as
follows: THE HISTORY OF THE
NEGRO IN MEDICINE.
HISTORICAL NEGRO
BIOGRAPHIES, ANTHOLOGY OF
THE AMERICAN NEGRO IN THE
THEATRE, NEGRO AMERICANS
IN TIIE CIVIL WAR, and THE
NEGRO IN MUSIC AND ART.
Another new book is SECRETS OF
THE SEAS by Reader's Digest. The
book chapters range from coral reef
to deep ocean, from minute life to
whales and men. It is beautifully
illustrated with more than 500
photographs, paintings, diagrams,
and maps, most in full color.
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
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Sec. 2, Page 4 December 28, 1972
of webbing, and replacing, an-
choring and retying springs. In each
case it shows you how to get the most
satisfying results out of what you
have and how to do it without
damaging the beauty and value of
the furniture.
Another new book is AMERICAN
FURNITURE, by Helen Comstock.
This is an illustrated reference book
of American furniture. The chapters
cover.. Jacobean and William and
Mary styles, Queen Anne, Chip-
pendale, Classical Period, and Early
Victorian furniture. Miss Comstock
gives the historical background of
each period and style, describes the
known craftsmen, and illustrates
each innovation in design.
FEATHERS IN THE FIRE, by
Catherine Cookson, is a new gothic
romance. The setting of this book is
on a tenant farm in late nineteenth
century England.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
iM
Georgetown Public Library.qualifies for membership
in Austin area State Library Major Resourse System
Georgetown Public Library is one
of 25 libraries in the 29 -county area
that surrounds Austin that have
qualified for membership in the
Austin Major Resource System
organized under provisions of the
Texas Library Systems Act. Ad-
ministered by the Texas State
Library, the Systems Act gives
public libraries that meet certain
standards of local support the right
to join a system for carrying out
cooperative programs of various..
kinds.
With this system, borrowers of
the Georgetown Public Library
benefit by having the librarian get
books for them that the local library
does not have on its shelves. First
the librarian asks the area resource
center in Temple for the book, and if
Temple does not have it, the central
center in Austin receives the
request. Should Austin not have the
book, requests are made of other
area centers until the book is found.
The only cost to the local borrower
is the postage for mailing the book,
according to Librarian Verne
Philpot.
"We have received requested
books from Temple, Austin, Fort
Worth and as far away as El Paso,"
Mrs. Philpot said.
Under the Statewide Plan for
Library Development, Texas has
been divided into ten areas. The
largest library in each serves as the
Major Resource Center. Other
libraries serving more than 25,000
persons and meeting other
qualifications are area libraries.
Smaller libraries are designated
community libraries.
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Sec 2, Page 12 November 9, 1972
A total of 195 libraries throughout
the state qualified for system
membership. "We are particularly
gratified that 29 libraries that did
not qualify for membership last year
joined the systems this year," said
Dr. Dorman H. Winfrey, director of
the Texas State Library. "This not
only means that local support for
libraries is improving but also that
libraries are recognizing the
• THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 4 November 9, 1972
By Verne Philpot
The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of October, 1972, showed the
circulation of the Georgetown Public
Library to be 3,008. Circulation of
the Branch Library at Stonehaven
was 87. Total circulation was 3,095.
Circulation last month was 3,200.
Circulation one year ago was 2,656.
Books donated were 86. Books
purchased were 18. Total books
added to the library were 104.
Frank G. Slaughter's new book is
CONVENTION M.D. This was
published in 1972. Frank Slaughter
has been called a man with
surgeon's tools and writer's in-
stincts." He wrote his first book,
THAT NONE SHOULD DIE, in 1941,
and since that time has written over
fifty more. His favorite subjects are
Biblical history and the medical
world in which he has a wealth of
personal experience. He earned his
M.D. from Johns Hopkins at the age
of twenty-two and worked for many
years in private surgical practice.
Combining all his skills as a writer
with his expert knowledge of
medical technology and the
problems of modern medical
practice, Frank Slaughter has
produced a fast -paced novel that
shows a side of the medical
profession that the patient never
sees. -0-
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are to to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
benefits of system membership to
their patrons."
During the spring all system
members will select delegates who
will meet to elect two members of
the six -member Advisory Council to
replace the members whose terms
are expiring.
In recent years, library systems
have been organized in many states.
The Texas legislation differs from
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 4 November 16, 1972
that enacted in some states in that
Texas systems draw upon existing
strength in libraries. Although
provision is made for limited kinds
of grants for new libraries or for
areas with a tax base so low that
funds are not available for library
service, emphasis is upon the
development of programs that are
best carried out by .a group of
libraries.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 2 November 23,1972'
THE ODESSA FILE, by
Frederick Forsyth, is a new ravel
based on the author's life ex-
periences as a Reuters man
reporting from London, Paris, and
East Berlin in the early 1960s.
KISSINGER, by Charles Ashman,
is a biography of Henry Kissinger.
The book reveals many fascinating
facets in his life. It tells about Heinz
Kissinger's earliest years in his
native Germany to his life in
America as Henry Kissinger, who
became adviser to three Presidents.
THIS TIME NEXT YEAR is a new
novel by Anne Stallworth. This time
next year is the phrase that sums up
the yearnings of each member of the
Birdsong family. For Julia, the
mother, it is a house in town. For
Toliver, her husband, next year
means rich crops, no droughts, an
affirmation of his love of the land.
And for fifteen year old Florrie next
year is far away. It is this year
Florrie savors—the love of land she
inherits from her father, the pride
and strong will she gets from her
mother, and all the wondrous
musings and dreams and pangful
hurts that come with growth.
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We have two new books on
building patios. If you need some
help as to how to build it and the
materials to use you'll find these two
books very helpful.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to S on Sunday-.' The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
BOOKS MAKE LASTING
MEMORIALS. y
ways too honor our friends and loved
ones, and at the same time serve
your community is to have a book, or
a group of books, placed in the
library. Each book will bear a book-
plate inscribed beig on red The name of
the
person being
the donor is also on the bookplate.
An engraved card is sent to the
family.
The family is pleased with a book
memorial which serves the living
while honoring a loved one. Few
memorials keep alive a memory so
well and with such usefulness and
pleasure to the community.
Those interested in presenting a
book memorial should simply
prepare the following information,
and phone, write or take it to the
library:
I. Name of person in whose honor
gift is being presented, printed
exactly as it should appear on the
bookplate.
2. Names and addresses of person
or persons who should be notified of
gift.
3. Your name, exactly s it should
your
appear on bookplate,
address.
4. Amount wg� books can be
wish to
spend. (very
purchased for less than $5•00, and
many are much more expensive.)
5. Any suggestions to aid in
selection of appropriate books. The
person's hobbies, interests,
profession or general background
may be of help., ,
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 11 September 28, 1972
by VERNE PHILPOT
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ramsel Jr.
gave money for memorial books for
Mrs. Opal Vanpelt and Mr. Wilmer
Peterson.
Mr. and Mrs. Angus Springer gave
money for a memorial book for Mr.
Wilmer Peterson.
The Friends of the Georgetown
Public Library presented the book
PIONEER WOMEN OF TEXAS as a
memorial to Mrs. Eleanor Cooke.
This book has four hundred and
seventy four pages of biographical
sketches of seventy seven women
who lived in Texas prior to 1845.
Help your Library with books
given in memory of a loved one.
Two new 'Time Life books on the
American Wilderness is THE HIGH
SIERRA and WILD ALASKA. Dale
Brown, a staff writer for Time -Life,
gathered the material for WILD
ALASKA on three trips to Alaska.
He traveled thousands of miles,
from the Alaskan Panhandle in the
south to Barrow, the northernmost
point of the state. With a guide, he
explored the little-known wilderness
north of the vast Brooks Range.
THE HIGH SIERRA covers an
enormous section of California and a
small corner of Nevada. There are
maps and beautiful colored pictures
in both books.
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
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'Sec. 2, Page 6 October 5, 1972
Mrs. Frank Hall gave a book in
memory of Mrs. Olivia LeSuer
Moore.
Mrs. Katie Cooper Lee gave
money for a memorial book for Mrs.
Olivia LeSuer.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Cooper sent
money for a memorial book for
Louise Bouffard Richter.
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THE EX -STUDENTS' HISTORY
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS,
by Frederic Morse, was given to the
Library by Dr. Tom Hughes. This
book gives the ex -students an in-
teresting summary of the things
they want to remember about their
great alma mater as it rose from a
tiny school of 220 students to be one
of the great universities of the world.
The author has selected hundreds of
scenes and buildings on the campus
which will bring back pleasant
memories.
Many of you have enjoyed
Delderfield's books GOD IS AN
ENGLISHMAN and THEIRS WAS
THE KINGDOM and asked if we had
any more of his books. We have
received his' newest novel TO
SERVE THEM ALL MY DAYS. We
also have another English novel
written by him in 1966, which was on
the best seller's list. It comes in 2
volumes. Volume I is LONG
,,. BUMMER DAY and Volume II -is
POST OF HONOR.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
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Sec. 2, Psi _,P 12 October 12,_1972
BY VE:RNE: 11111LPOT
The Georgetown Public Library
appreciates the memorial gifts that
are given. This is a good way to add
good books to the Library.
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Irvine sent in
money for memorial books for Mrs.
Bethel Nowlin, Mr. Wilmer
Peterson, and Mrs. Clyde Raney, Sr.
Cora G. Sexton sent in money for a
memorial book for Mr. Wilmer
Peterson.
Mrs. E. W. Bradley gave books in
memory of Mr. E. W. Bradley and
Mrs. Docia Whiteley.
The Merritt Romans' family gave
the book THE: LONGHOR\S, by J.
Frank Dobie, as a memorial to Mr.
H. H. Adams. Mr. Dobie tells the
story of the Longhorn and of the men
the longhorn brought into
being—the Texas cowboys who rode
over the rim with all the energy,
insolence and pride of the booming
west.
A new novel in the Library is
HEARTSBLOOD, by Paul Marttin,
a professor of medicine. HEARTS -
BLOOD is an authentic portrayal of
lite in a vast university hospital.
where the tension of diagnosing and
treating disease is constantly
present, where physicians try to
balance clinical duties and
laboratory research, and where
doctors expend the passionate
energy that their women want for
themselves. It is the story of the
dedication of a great cardiologist,
and what this dedication ultimately
costs him.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and :1 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through "Thursday.
,THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec 2, Page 4 October 26, 1972
Y
by Verne Philpot
THE DIARY OF WILLIAM
BARRET TRAVIS, is now available
at the Georgetown Public Library.
The record kept from August 30,
1833, to June 26, 1834, served 'Travis
as a diary, business journal, record
of legal cases and expense book.
Thus the volume adds insight into
the times when Texas was merely a
state in the Republic of Mexico.
Many of the persons named in the
diary later achieved fame as
historical figures.
The hardships of the settlers,
prices they paid for goods, and
judgments they passed on one
another can be clearly seen. The
volume contains hundreds of
biographical sketches on early
settlers of Texas as well as
descriptions of the leading towns.
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In another new book at the library,
STAGEC'OAC'H INNS OF TFXAS,
by Kathryn Turner Carter, the most
colorful era in Texas history comes
vividly to life as the rumbling wheels
of the stagecoach cut a trace across
the state, bringing a wide array of
the famous and the notorious to the
stagecoach inns to Texas.
Whether a crude log but or an
elaborate hotel, the inn was a
welcome haven to travelers, an
oasis for bored army personnel, and
civic center for the community.
While many of these old inns are
still standing, many more have been
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 3, Page 1 November 2, 1972
VERNE: PHILPOT
Read a good book from the
Georgetown Public Library. We
have fiction, Mystery, Western,
Science Fiction, and our classified
books from 100 through 9W.
AUGUST 1914 is a new novel by
Alexander Solzhenitsyn. He is the
author of THE CANCER WARD and
THE FIRST CIRCLE. Many of you
enjoyed reading these two and I
think you will enjoy this one.
In this novel he tells of Russia on
the eve of the war, which culminated
in the disastrous defeat by the
Germans of the Imperial Russian
armies at Tannenberg in August,
1914.
DARK • HORSE;, by Fletcher
Knebel, is another new novel. In this
story Eddie finds himself in the
running as a "no -chance -to -win"
candidate after the original nominee
suddenly dies. Soon the nation
discovers that there's a refreshing
new man in Politics, one who runs
the campaign his way and tells the
truth no matter who gets barbecued.
ELEANOR: TIIE: YEARS
ALONE, by Joseph Lash, is a deeply
moving sequel ELEANOR AND
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT. Mr.
Lash writes of the years during
which the widow of the President
becomes the most admired woman
in America and the "First Lady of
the World."
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 through
Thursday.
demolished in the name 6eprogress.
The book presents much early Texas
architectural information as well as
biographical material, while many
rare old Texana photographs and
stage line routes are included.
Georgetown Public Library hours
are 10 to 5 Monday through Satur-
day, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. Night
hours are 7 to 9 Monday through
Thursday. `
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 3 __August 24,1972'
By Verne Philpot
Now that our boys and girls are
back in school the Georgetown
Public Library will be a good place
for after school studying. We have
good up-to-date reference books that
will help them. We will be open 7 to 9
on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday nights for those who
could not come after school.
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INSOMNIA, by Gay Gaer Luce
and Julius Segal, is a guide for
troubled sleepers. The authors
defines true insomnia and provides
specific help for sufferers from all
forms of prolonged sleeplessness.
TOBACCO & YOUR HEALTH:
THE SMOKING CONTROVERSY,
by Harold Diehl, reviews recent
findsings of the medical profession
on the results of smoking and offers
information and advice to those
wishing to break the habit.
THE MESSAGE OF THE GENES,
by Navin Sullivan, is a com-
prehensive study of the factors in
heredity and the relationship and
importance of DNA and RNA. '
THE: PILL ON. TRIAL, by Paul
Vaughan, objectively evaluates the
metabolic effects of oral con-
traceptions and the social issues
raised by their use.,.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
by
N N Verne Philpot
X a Allan Sanders gave some boy
scout books and booklets in memory
: r> of his father, C. S. Sanders. This is
3 N just adding to the many merit badge
o parr phlets and books that were
0)given two years ago, by the scout
o troops, as a memorial to Mr. Sand -
0 ers.
C7 Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Lidell gave
'O money for a memorial book for Mrs.
Pearl Highsmith.
Z M Mrs. and Mrs. William S. Lott
CL
gave money for a memorial book for
W r Mr. H. H, Adams.
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1 Rosa Barker gave money for a
memorial book for Mrs. W. T.
:,Whitley. THE ARIZONA CLAN, by
Zane Grey, printed in 14rge jyog. was
chosen. The large type is very good
for those who have trouble reading
the ro ular print. Zane Grey was one
of the nost widely read authors who
ever lived. His colorful and
dramatic tales are almost as much a
part of the American landscape as
the old West itself.
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Mrs. Roy Gunn gave the book
FORM, SPACE, AND VISION, by
Graham Collier. The author will
help the reader to a better un-
derstanding of art. He maintains
that drawing is the first means of
expression, that a piece of sculpture,
a work of architecture, a painting, a
contemporary table lamp — each
takes shape first as a drawing. We
discover design through drawing. If
"design" means bringing into
being—the visual and technical
organization of a work—then
drawing and design are inextricably
linked, though we may draw without
any intent to design.
PART OF THE GIRLS AND BOYS who participated in the Georgetown
Public Library summer reading program enjoyed a picnic in San Gabriel
Park last Saturday. Left to right are Cynthia Brast, Renee Shearin, Carol
Staton, Deanna Ward, Stephanie Ward, Dee Ann Mason, Julie Audrey,
Tammy Walters, Stanley Drake, Jeffrey Audrey, Joe Burd, unidentified
youngster, Britt Bouffard, and Wade Bouffard. Librarian Verne Philpot
said that 200 children were involved in the program.
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Sec. 2, Page 10 September 7, 1972
by Verne Philpot
Mr. and Mrs. Don Scarbrough
gave the book PAINTING IN
WATERCOLOR, by John C. Pellew,
as a memorial for Beverly
Schneider. John Pellew is one of the
best known contemporary American
r*tilts, a versatile painter in
`watercolor, oil, and now in the new
acrylics. Mr. Pellew presents his
own introductory guide to water-
color painting, with special em-
phasis on how to work with the
simplest possible equipment par-
ticularly for outdoor painting.
Throughout the book are superb
reproductions of the author's
paintings, with detailed analysis of
how they were painted. A series of
seven step-by-step demonstrations
encompass all the basic painting
problems that the reader will en-
counter.
The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of August showed the cir-
culation of the Georgetown Public
Library to be 3,745. Circulation of
the Station :ibrary at Stonehaven
was 158. Total circulation was 3,903.
Circulation last month was 4,753.
Circulation one year ago was 3,308.
Books donated was 257. Books
purchased were 13. Total books
added to the Library were 259. Gifts
and memorial were $29.00.
A new best seller is THE TER-
MINAL MAN, by Michael Crichton.
In his first novel since THE AN-
DROMEDA STRAIN, Crichton once
again combines documentary
verisimilitude with hair-raising
suspense to open up for the reader a
new area of a modern science:
surgical -electronic mind control.
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec 1, Page 6 September 21, 1972
BY VERNE PHILPOT
Mrs. Jane Glass sent the book
TEXAS: THE LAND OF BE:G1N-
NING AGAIN. Through this book
weave the paths of many ad-
venturers, explorers, pirates and
pioneers, the great and near great of
Texas and the Southwest. Those who
aspired, dreamed, fell short, made
errors, came seeking an answer in
America's great Southwest. Many
found what they were seeking in the
heartland of Texas from the Gulf of
Mexico to the high plains along the
banks of The Brazos. It records the
bad men and orators, politicians and
stout-hearted women who met at the
cross-roads of adventure. It is a
Southwestern Cavalcade that
marched under six brave banners.
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The TELEVISION SPONSORS
DIRECTORY, by John Oliver Boe,
is now in the Georgetown Public
Library. It lists 3,000 name brand
products (foods, cosmetics, autos,
appliances, etc.) with 'main office'
addresses of the companies who
produce them. Correspondence on
product complaints, or requests for
product information, should be
addressed to the Chairman of the
Board (or President) at this 'main
office' address. Everyone in our
community is a Consumer, and it is
virtually impossible for consumers
to find 'main office' addresses of the
nationally advertised name -brand
products because the address on
labels, if one exists, generally are
those of subsidiary manufacturing
plants. If you have a complaint, or a
question on a product, come in and
get the address of the 'main office'
and the name of the Chairman or
President of the board and write to
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art at Library
Georgetown Public Library has
another special hour in store for
children today, Thursday, July 27.
Children will assemble • in the
library meeting room at 2 p.m. until
3 p.m. to study -prints of famous
artists. Then they will choose a'
variety of materials from nature to
assemble in a pleasing way to each
individual with use of imagaination
and skill to place the materials. .
The children will observe 'all of the
pictures they have made before
taking their creations home.
By VERNE PHILPOT
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Buchanan
gave money for a memorial book for
Mr. Mord Frank.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Engelbrecht
gave money for a memorial book for
Mrs. Kathryn Nowlin.
Mrs, Mildred Pierce and family
gave the book FORTS OF THE
WEST, by Robert Frazer, as a
memorial to Mrs. Kathryn Nowlin.
This is a good .reference book on
forts. It has a listing of all presidios
and military forts west of the
Mississippi up to 1898 which were
ever, at any time and in any sense,
so designated. The posts have been
arranged alphabetically within the
boundaries of present states. Per-
tinent information is included for
each fort: date of establishment,
location, and reason for establish-
ment; name, rank, and military unit
of the person establishing the post;
origin of the post name and changes
in name and location; present status
or date of abandonment and
disposition of any existing military
reservation. A map for each state
shows the location of the posts
discussed.
The subject of genealogy is one of
increasing interest to all classes of
people. There is something about
delving into one's roots and origins,
whether on a casual level, or on the
basis of serious research, that offers
a fascination rarely to be found in
other pursuits. Much pleasure can
be derived from the tracings of a
family tree, or probings into the
origins of a name. Mrs. Nell
Kauffman has placed in the
Georgetown Public Library over 100
books that will be helpful to anyone
who is interested in tracing their
family tree. These - books have
research material from Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, North
Carolina and South Carolina. These
cannot be taken from the library but
you may use them here. We ap-
preciate her letting us use her books.
TH E SU N Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2=Paqe?_ugust 3, 1972
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 6 August 10, 1972
By Verne Philpot
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Lidell gave
money for a memorial book for Mr.
T. B. Salver.
In memory of Mr. Frank Mont-
tgomery the Dr. Charles Aiken
Family gave the book LIFE ON
THE TEXAS RANGE, by J. Evetts
Haley. The photographs are by
Erwin E. Smith. Smith was the
outstanding cowboy photographer of
the West. At the beginning of the
century in Texas he was doing on
sensitized plates and film what
Charles Russell was doing in paint
for Montana, and what Emerson
Hough was trying to do in print for
the cowmen of the West. He was
recording them true to life.
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The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of July showed the circulation
of the Georgetown Public Library to
be 4,672. Circulation of the Station
Library at Stonehaven was 81. Total
circulation was 4,753. Circulation
last month was 4,770. Circulation one
year ago was 4,868. Books purchased
were 24. Books donated were 19.
Total books added to the Library
were 43. Gifts and Memorials were
$22.00.
We had about 200 reading in the
Summer Reading Club "BEES
CLIMB BEEHIVE". All of the boys
and girls who will be at the top by the
19th of August will have their picture
taken at the Party. This will be a
picnic and game party to close the
Summer Reading Program. So, if
you are not at the top of the Beehive,
you might have to do some fast
reading.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 6 August 17, 1972
By Verne Philpot
Mrs. J. D. Whitcomb gave money
for a memorial book for Mrs.
Tommie Montgomery.
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We are now getting the ESSENCE
magazine. The subscription to this
Magazine was paid for by Mt.
Moriah Court #15. The ESSENCE is
"totally dedicated to the black
'woman. They have had the Ebony,
magazine sent to us for the past 3
years.
Saturday, August 19, at 2 p.m.,
there will be a party at San Gabriel
Park for all of the boys and girls who
read in the Georgetown Public
Library's Summer Reading Club.
"Bees Climb Beehive" was the
theme. There will be lots of fun for
all, so, be sure to come. We will take
a picture for the newspaper of all who
reached the top of the Beehive with
their bee.
We had a good circulation this
summer. The average circulation
per week was over 1,000. Invertory
of our books was taken the last of
July and we have on our shelves
over 18,000.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 9 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
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By Verne Philpot
Some new hobby books are as
follows: MAKING DOLLS, by H.
Witzig, which presents patterns and
directions for designing and con-
structing dolls with individual
characteristics; CANDLE
MAKING, by Susanne Strose, is an
illustrated guide to the materials
and techniques used in making and
decorating candles; and PAPIER
MACHE AND HOW TO USE IT, by
Mildred Anderson, has photographs
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and diagrams which clarify in -
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structions for making many useful
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as well as ornamental items.
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Also EMBROIDERY, by Cecile
Dreesmann, lists the ',materials,
rn!`416ots,
and techniques of basic em-
broidery and are described together
with illustration of one hundred
stitches: NEW METHODS IN
NEEDLEPOINT, by Hope Hanley,
in which instructions for 13 projects
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are given. Each step is well
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illustrated by photographs and
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diagrams; SCISSORSCRAFT, by
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Vivian Stein, includes ten Batik
projects, requiring only common
household dyes and wax, detailed for
the beginner. „.
Finally, ANIMALS IN CLAY, by
Shay Rieger, shows how a sculptor
demonstrates the ways in which
ordinary clay may be formed into
extraordinary ani mals;
CORRUGATED CARTON CRAF-,
TING, by Dick Van Voorest, gives
instructions for a variety of projects,
from simple mobiles to complicated
wheeled mechanisms, which are
fabricated from corrugated boxes;
and HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING
FROM NOTHING, by Ruth Egge,
illustrates and describes the trans-
formation of junk pile items into
decorative accessories for the home:
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 9 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 6 August 10, 1972
By Verne Philpot
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Lidell gave
money for a memorial book for Mr.
T. B. Salver.
In memory of Mr. Frank Mont-
tgomery the Dr. Charles Aiken
Family gave the book LIFE ON
THE TEXAS RANGE, by J. Evetts
Haley. The photographs are by
Erwin E. Smith. Smith was the
outstanding cowboy photographer of
the West. At the beginning of the
century in Texas he was doing on
sensitized plates and film what
Charles Russell was doing in paint
for Montana, and what Emerson
Hough was trying to do in print for
the cowmen of the West. He was
recording them true to life.
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The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of July showed the circulation
of the Georgetown Public Library to
be 4,672. Circulation of the Station
Library at Stonehaven was 81. Total
circulation was 4,753. Circulation
last month was 4,770. Circulation one
year ago was 4,868. Books purchased
were 24. Books donated were 19.
Total books added to the Library
were 43. Gifts and Memorials were
$22.00.
We had about 200 reading in the
Summer Reading Club "BEES
CLIMB BEEHIVE". All of the boys
and girls who will be at the top by the
19th of August will have their picture
taken at the Party. This will be a
picnic and game party to close the
Summer Reading Program. So, if
you are not at the top of the Beehive,
you might have to do some fast
reading.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 6 August 17, 1972
By Verne Philpot
Mrs. J. D. Whitcomb gave money
for a memorial book for Mrs.
Tommie Montgomery.
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We are now getting the ESSENCE
magazine. The subscription to this
Magazine was paid for by Mt.
Moriah Court #15. The ESSENCE is
"totally dedicated to the black
'woman. They have had the Ebony,
magazine sent to us for the past 3
years.
Saturday, August 19, at 2 p.m.,
there will be a party at San Gabriel
Park for all of the boys and girls who
read in the Georgetown Public
Library's Summer Reading Club.
"Bees Climb Beehive" was the
theme. There will be lots of fun for
all, so, be sure to come. We will take
a picture for the newspaper of all who
reached the top of the Beehive with
their bee.
We had a good circulation this
summer. The average circulation
per week was over 1,000. Invertory
of our books was taken the last of
July and we have on our shelves
over 18,000.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 9 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
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PUPPET SHOW DRAWS BIG CROWD —at the
Georgetown Public Library last Thursday, and the
little readers were given T-shirts designed for them
by the youth working with the library programs.
They saw two puppet shows of original stories by
Ellen Gibbs and Nancy Sams, "Mr. Punchinello" and
"Polly and the Parrot".
By Verne Philpot
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mashburn
and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Crabb gave
the book YOU ARE RI-DI-CU-
LOUS, by Andre Francois, as a
memorial to Mrs. Kathryn Nowlin.
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The Progress Report of the
Georgetown Public Library for the
month of June showed the cir-
culation of the Georgetown Public
Library to be 4,573. Circulation of
the Station Library at Stonehaven
97. Total circulation 4,770. Cir-
culation last month was 3,270.
Circulation one year ago was 3,876.
Books purchased 407. Books donated
314. ,notal books added to the Library
721. Gifts and Memorials $24.00.
About 20o reading in the Summer
Book Club "BEES . CLIMB
BEEHIVE."
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Dr. Seuss books seem to be en-
joyed by all of the small children.
The 1st and 2nd graders can read
most of them by themselves. That
plus the beautiful illustration and
imagination makes it a great book
for them. We have added some new
titles to the ones we have. They are:
McELLIGOT'S POOL, BAR-
THOLOMEW AND THE 00$IECK,
THIDWICK, THE BIG-HEARTED
M(.)OSE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
YOU, I HAD TROUBLE IN GET-
TING TO SOLLA SOLLEW,
SCRAMBLED EGGS SUPER, THE
SNEETCHES, AND OTHER
STORIES, THE KING'S STILTS,
and I CAN LICK 30 TIGERS
TODAY.
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Teenagers have been reading a lot
this summer and we are now
shelving 100 new books for them. In
this group there are action -packed
stories of the Old West, recent Ar-
cadia science fictions, inspirational
stories of a glamorous profession,
and delightful romances for teen-
agers and adults. A short preview of
some of these books are listed below.
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THE WHITE CASTELLO, by
Marjorie McEvoy, is a story of
suspense, danger and love. Sharon
went to the Sicilian island of
Stromari to take charge of two
children. She would not have gone if
she had known the sinister secrets of
the castello and its master.
OUTLAW MOON, by B. M. Bower,
is an action filled western. Branded
as outlaw after he shot a man who
had tried to-drygulch him, Jack
Bellamy was forced to leave his
Montana ranch. He determined to
track down the real power behind his
would-be murderer and found him in
Idaho at the Turkey Track Ranch.
THE LILAC GHOST is written by
Irene Saylor. After a whirlwind
courtship at sea, Virginia had
married Rick Bradley and gone with
him to his ancestral home, an
isolated house perched on the peak
of a mountain and shunned by
villagers and tradesmen. Now, after
three weeks, Rick had gone off
without warning, leaving his wife
alone in a raging storm, with no
company save a few women and the
lilac ghost of Bradley Hall. And the
ghost which walked the garden by
the lilac bush was hardly
reassuring.
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The Georgetown Public Library The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through hours are 1 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday. through Thursday,
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page S _July 13, 1972
Kids to see
puppet shows .
today at library
Friends of the Georgetown Public
Library will present two puppet
shows from 2 until 3 on Thursday,
July 13, at the Georgetown Public
Library. The two shows, "Piffle! It's
Only a Sniffle"! and "Midnight
Burial", are designed for
preschoolers.
Everyone be sure to come, and
afterwards; check out a book.
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Reba McKeithan gave money for a
memorial book for Mrs. Bertha
Emmerson,, We do appreciate the
memorial gifts because they do add
books to the Library which will be
used for years. There will be a book
plate in each book with the name of
the loved one remembered and the
name of the giver.
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A new detective book was given to
the Library, for our mystery
readers, by Mrs. Estha Scoggins.
The three stories are THE
DEADLY JOKE, by Hugh Pen-
tecost, WITCH MISS SEETON, by
Heron Carvic, and THE GRAVE
TRAIN, by Whit Masterson.
The story of WITCH MISS
SEETON is exciting. What with
ritual killings and black masses and
so on, it's no wonder the entire
village of Pitummergen was up in
arms. The villagers believed Miss
Seeton to be a witch, and almost to a
man, Scotland Yard believed her to
be the one person who could get to
the bottom of it all. Either way, the
Battling Brolly was sure to get in-
volved.
THE GRAVY TRAIN will keep
you in suspense. It took months of
planning. It took seven men, an
airplane, a helicopter, two trunks,
and an automobile. It also took
several hundred thousand dollars,
cold cash. But it was well worth it,
Colonel Anthony Heaston was safely
out of that Columbian jail and back
in the United States. And Heaston
was the one man in all the world who
pulled off the job.
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are to a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Saturday, and 3 p.m. to 5
p.m. on Sunday. The night hours are
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through
Thursday.
"AW, COME ON UP CLOSER—HE'S DE-STINCT! Glen Peschel said of
his pet skunk, Garlic.
"HURRY, TINY TIM LIKES IT BETTER ON THE GROUND,"
Michael Stanford said of his squirming armload.
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"TOYOTA'S A LITTLE CAMERA SHY," --explained his cute little
freckle -faced mistress, Carla Kay Campbell.
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••BILL'S ONE OF THE FAMILY,"—He is the same age as Teresa, 8
years old," explained the younger Ramey girl, Deanna,
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They all got ribbons --
best fur coat,
brightest eyes,
best bark,
cuddliest, etc.
Library's
annual
pet
show
brings
in all
kinds
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Harris's friend, Billy John, apparently wanted to know. Billy John was
one of dozens of pets and young masters at the Georgetown Public
Library Pet Show on the courthouse square last Thursday.
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CONSTANT COMPANIONS: even at the pet show, was Kimberly Ann
Green and her Ringo.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas THE SUN Georgetown, Texas THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 3 June 15, 1972 Sec. 2, Page 8 June 22, 1972 Sec. 1, Page 8 June 22, 1972
by Verne Philpot
Money was given for memorial
books for Mrs. W. B. Nowlin by Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Scudday and Mr.
and Mrs. Houston Pennington.
It is really thrilling to see the boys
and girls using the library. I wish
the older children would read like
the first, second and third graders.
We have so many good books and
glad they are reading in their leisure
time.
We have good books for the adults
too. A new one in the Library is
CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS, by
Taylor Caldwell. This is on the best
seller's list. This novel is about an
Irish -American dynasty. Joseph
Armagh was twelve years old when
he first saw America through a dirty
porthold on the steerage deck of the
Irish Queen. It was the early 1850's
and he was a penniless immigrant,
an orphan cast on a hostile shore to
make a home for himself and his
younger brother and infant sister.
Some seventy years later, from his
deathbed, Joseph Armagh last
glimpsed his adopted land from the
gleaming windows of a palatial
estate. A multi -millionaire, one of
the most powerful and feared of
men, Joseph Armagh had indeed
found a home. CAPTAINS AND
THE KINGS is the story of the price
that was paid for it in the con-
suming, single-minded deter-
mination of a man clawing his way
to the top; in the bittersweet bliss of
the love of a beautiful woman, in the
almost -too -late enjoyment of ex-
traordinary children; and in a curse
which uses the hand of fate to strike
in the very face of success itself.
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
Mrs. Dorothy Mills gave money
for a memorial book for Beverly
Schneider.
Mrs, Lois Morgan Hine of San
Antonio, Texas, gave the book "THE
GRAND CANYON", by Time Life,
as a memorial to her brother, Dr.
Paul Morgan. This book is
beautifully illustrated with colored
pictures. June 26 is the late Dr. Paul
Morgan's birthday. Last year Mrs.
Hine gave the book "THEY SANG
FOR HORSES"; the impact of the
horse on Navajo and Apache
folklore, by LaVerne Harrell Clark,
as a memorial to Dr. Morgan.
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A new best seller in the Library is
THE DEFENSE NEVER RESTS,
by F. Lee Bailey. America's most
talked -about criminal lawyer
discusses some of his most in-
triguing cases. One deals with the
retrial of Dr. Sam Sheppard;
another with Dr. Carl Coppolina,
accused in New Jersey of killing his
mistress's husband and in Florida of
killing his wife; still another with
Albert De Salvo, the so-called
Boston Strangler. Mr. Bailey
discusses also injustices he feels are
inherent in the American judicial
system and suggests convincing
remedies.
TRACY AND HEPBURN, a new
best seller by Carson Kanin, is in the
Library. Next to having known
Spencer Tracy and Katharine
Hepburn is to read about them in
this book. It brings us closer to their
privacy than we have ever been.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
Film, "The Ark"
to be shown here
June 26 at library
The Ecology Volunteers invite the
community to the showing of a film
"The Ark" on Monday, June 26, at 8
P.M. at the Georgetown Public
Library.
This provocative film concerns a
man's struggle to restore the
greenness and vitality to plants
spoiled by pollution and poor soil.
Library's pet show
scheduled Thursday at 2
The Pet Show sponsored by
Georgetown Public Library will be
held Thursday at 2 p.m. if weather is
pleasant.
Children will compete for prize
ribbons with all kinds of pets at the
northeast side of the courthouse
square, across from the library.
Mrs. Ed Whitfield will be the
judge. Friends of the Library will
assist her at the registration table by
directing the owner and pet to a
shady area where they can stay
close together and a safe distance
from others. Dogs should be
leashed; cats should be caged or
harnessed.
Other pets may enter the show,
including such animals as hamsters,
mice, -turtles, birds, guinea pigs, and
goldfish, as long as they are not
distressed by people and are safely
contained. Each entrant is
responsible for the care and control
of the pet.
The Pet Show is a part of the
Library Summer Program for
children and should be over by 3
p.m., when children will be invited
to go by the public library to choose
books for checkout.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 12 June 29, 1972
Mrs. Sam W. Henderson and Miss
Eula Joyce Burleson sent money for
a memorial book for Mrs. Bethel
Nowlin.
Mr, F. M. Coffee gave books in
memory of Miss Levita Tisdale and
Mr. Buck Burkland. Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. Rawleigh
gave the book THE OTHER, by
Thomas Tryon, as a memorial to
Mrs. Ouida Rigby.
BEES CLIMB BEEHIVE is the
theme of our summer reading club
and we have about 200 bees climbing
up the beehive.
THE BLUE KNIGHT is a novel by
Joseph Wambaugh. He is the author
of THE NEW CENTURIONS
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so many of you enjoyed. I
you'll want to read this book. It is
about a Los Angeles cop at the
crossroads of his life. Once again, as
in THE NEW CENTURIONS, the
author gives a cop's eye view of
police brutality and free -loading as
well as courage and compassion.
The mixture provides some strong
scenes and vivid vignette of police
life and the Los Angeles streets. It
effectively conveys the loneliness of
an aging man who puts too much of
himself in his work.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday•
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THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Pie 8 __May 25, 1972
By Verne Philpot
HOW TO MAKE THE REST OF,
YOUR LIFE THE BEST OF YOUR
LIFE, by Henry Legler, is an en-
tertaining and practical guide on
how to enjoy life in the golden years
of retirement. It also gives a
practical plan for learning how not
to retire from life when you retire
from work.
SUCCESSFUL RETIREMENT,
by Sidney Margolius, is a step-by-
step handbook of retirement plan-
ning, complete with work sheets.
This book explains clearly and
simply the six steps to a secure
retirement. It includes a full, easy -
to -understand explanation of social
security and medicare, with latest
changes.
THE COMPREHENSIVE DIA—
BETIC COOKBOOK by Dorothy
Kapian, discusses the planning and
preparation of varied dishes ranging
from appetizers to desserts, and
includes information on the caloric
and nutritional values of each
serving.
THE FAMILY GUIDE TO
BETTER FOOD AND BETTER
HEALTH, by Ronald Deutsch, offers
practical information on nutrition
and its relationship to illness, aging,
weight control and maternity.
MEALTIME MANUAL FOR THE
AGED AND HANDICAPPED, by
the Institute of Rehabilitation
Medicine, provides disabled
homemakers with suggestions for
effective kitchen aids, preparation
techniques, and remodeling ideas.
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9, Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Pa qe 12 Mater 25, 1972
Participation
aids program
at library here
The Georgetown Public Library
Priority Grant program is
developing with children and adult
participation.
Two children's programs have
been given by high school students.
Forty-eight children attended the
environment program. Seventy-four
came to the Spanish program.
New books ordered under six
categories, (the aged, children,
environment, drug abuse, right to
read, and deprived -needs), are
arriving.
Candy sale proceeds to pay for a 16
mm film projector and screen to be
used for educational and en-
tertainment films are mounting.
Southwestern youths, Kappa
Alpha, Little Sisters, and Delta
Delta Delta raised $675.62. So far,
high school students have raised
$71.75. Anyone wishing to buy best
quality chocolate almond bars,
mints, caramels, clusters, or peanut
pillows may call 3-3563 or 3-2762, if
they have been missed in this
project.
Films are scheduled to be shown
by high school students at Sweet -
briar Nursing Home in June, as part
of this program. The next children's
program, a pet show, is scheduled
June 29.
TH E SU N Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 8 June 1, 1972
By VERNE PHILPOT
A SERPENT FOR A DOVE, by
Noel Grisham, was given as a
memorial for Gary Handrick by
Mary Lee Archer and Katye A.
Bean, Deming, New Mexico.
CULTURE OF THE SHIN OAK
RIDGE FOLK, by J. Gordon
Bryson, was given as a memorial for
James F. Archer by Bernice Archer
and family. This book is the history
of the country and people of Shin
Oak Ridge. This area is the square
miles on the map where Bertram,
Briggs, Leander, Florence and
Liberty Hill are situated.
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Boys and girls be sure to come tin
and get your name on a bee for the
BEES CLIMB BEEHIVE
READING CLUB. This is going to
lots of fun. The preschoolers and the
1st and 2nd graders will move, up the
hive for every 5 books read by him or
to him. The 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th
grader will move up on every 3
books read in his reading level. We
do have some new books added to
our list. I will help them in finding
their books and getting thlem started
in the reading club.
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A new Best Seller is THE GAME
OF THE FOXES by Ladislas
Farago. This is the untold story of
German Espionage in the United
States and Great Britain during
World War II. Ladislas Farago
discovered a locked steel chest in the
National Archives containing an
amazing cloak-and-dagger
treasure: 17,000 microfilm rolls of
captured Abwehr documents.
Farago uses these documents plus
years of research and hiw own ex-
periences to split Nazi Germany's
spy operations wide open, exposing
years of intrigue, plots, coun-
terplots, deceptions and
doublecrosses played out by sinister.
figures gambling for the highest
stakes in history.
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The GeorgetownPublic Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
nigh hours are 7 to 9 Monday through
Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texa-.
Sec. 2, Page 7 June 8, 1972
By VERNE PHILPOT
Mr, and Mrs. Rawleigh Elliott
gave the book "A FAMILY
ROMANCE", by Richard Wollheim,
as a memorial to Mrs. Bethel
Nowlin.
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The boys and girls are getting off
to a good start in the summer
reading club. BEES CLIMB
BEEHIVE is the theme. Reading
can be fun. We have so many good
books and we want them to be in use
this summer. The aim of the reading
club program is to encourage our
children to make profitable use of
summer lesisure time.
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I'M OK—YOU'RE OK; a practical
guide to transactional analysis, by
Thomas Harris, M.D., is now in the
Library. Dr. Harris, who is a
California psychiatrist, explains the
principles underlying the in-
creasingly popular form of therapy
known as Transactional Analysis.
There are, says Dr. Harris, three
active elements in everyone's
makeup: the Parent, the Adult and
the Child. The Child represents
spontaneous emotional responses,
the Parent learned or "taught"
responses, while the Adult ideally
acts as a "reality computer" to keep
the other elements in balance. Dr.
Harris describes how Transactional
Analysis helps to strengthen the
Adult element in one's personality.
BRING ME A UNICORN, by Anne
Morrow Lindbergh, is a memoir
covering six years of the life of Anne
Lindbergh, the talented author of
GIFT FROM THE SEA and NORTH
TO THE ORIENT. For the first time +
she tells of her years at Smith
College, her socially prominent
family, and of her courtship with the
dashing young man she adored—
Charles A. Lindbergh.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 3 May 4, 1972
May basket tradition
ends money to library
It means sacking a 50 -year
tradition, but Southwestern
University's Theta Epsilon chapter
of Delta Delta Delta sorority decided
this year to help the Georgetown
Public Library raise money for its
new community service programs.
For the last 50 years the sisters of
DDD have presented Southwestern
faculty and administration mem-
bers with May baskets of flowers on
May 1.
It all started with the late Laura
Kuykendall, a Tri-Delt and dean of
women at Southwestern. Until just a
few years ago, the sorority members
would gather wild flowers.
Modernity crept into the tradition,
however, and the sorority of late had
been purchasing the faculty flower
baskets with sorority funds.
This spring, the flower funds,
about $75, will be donated to the
Georgetown Public Library to help
the library purchase necessary
audio-visual equipment to be used in
its community programs for the
aged.
Another campus group, the Kappa
Alpha Little Sisters, is selling candy
to raise money for a badly needed
film projector.
Little Sister president Cathy
DeLotto said the group has set a $500
goal for the candy sale, which will
run through May.
"We've got to sell $15oo worth of
candy to make our goal," she said.
"We've got a long way to go, but
we're working on it."
Little Sisters have sold the
Kathryn Beich candy door-to-door,
in Southwestern's student union
building and at neighborhood
grocery stores.
Miss DeLotto and Kappa Alpha
president Terry Richards have
spearheaded the candy fund-raising
effort.
The public library's community
service program is made possible by
a grant from the U. S. Office of
Education, an agency of the U. S.
Dept. of Health, Education and
Welfare.
The grant consists primarily of
materials needed by the library to
provide programs for the aged, pre-
school children, minority groups and
the economically disadvantaged.
Besides providing library services
to these groups, the community
outreach program is also aimed at
providing educational services in
the areas of ecology and drug abuse.
In order to implement the com-
munity programs, however, the
public library must raise new money
to purchase equipment. There is
simply nothing left of the library's
$7,350 budget after salaries are paid
and expenses met.
Should the library's new program
be a success, it may qualify for
additional federal funds in the
future, said library board treasurer
Mrs. Anna Aiken.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 10 May 11, 1972
by Verne Philpot
Those who have given money for
books in memory of Beverly
Schneider are: Mrs. Billy Howry,
Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Leffler, Jr.,
Georgetown Band Boosters, Mr. and
Mrs. Rondald Parker and girls, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Atkin, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Buchanan, Mr. and Mrs.
Jarvis Philpot, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Callcott, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Mc-
Clain, Employees of the Urban
,Renewal Agency, The Georgetown
Study Club, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Peschel, and Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Rehler. This is a good way to
remember Beverly. She worked at
the Library Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday mornings. She loved her
work and was always happy.
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When money is given to the
Library in memory of someone, we
send an engraved card to the family,
,stating that a memorial gift has
been given for their loved one. A
book plate is put in the book. We
order books that are needed in the
library and try to choose a book in
the price range of the money given.
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Mrs. Estha Scoggins gave some
books to the Library and one of them
is the Reader's Digest Condensed
Books. Some of the new books
condensed are THE DAY OF THE
JACKAL by Frederick Forsyth,
BRING ME A UNICORN by Anne
Morrow Lindbergh, EVENT 1000 by
David Lavallee, HEARTS by
Thomas Thompson, and WILD
GOOSE, BROTHER GOOSE by Mel
Ellis. HEARTS is the true story of
two brilliant and internationally
famous heart surgeons, Michael
Debakey and Denton Cooley.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
by aerne Philpot
Those who gave money last week
for memorial books for Beverly
Schneider were: Mrs. Thelma Poole
and Dudley Poole, Mr. and Mrs. H.
F. Loyd and Cathy, and Mrs. Angus
Springer.
We are getting in books of all kinds
for all ages. So, I'm sure everyone
can find something new to read. We
are working on the reading program
for the children. Last year we used
the fishnet and fish. This year we
are going to use the beehive and
bees. Each child, who reads in the
club, will have a bee with his name
on it. As he reads he will move his
bee up the beehive. We think this
will be lots of fun for the children. Of
course the pre-schooler will count
the books read to him. The first and
second grader might have to have
some help. We do have books
written especially for the first and
.-second grades. We feel that their
reading will help them in many
ways. We would like for each child
to read in his reading level. I will
help them to find their books and get
started.
JOHNNY TEXAS, by Carol Hoff is
a story of frontier and pioneer life in
Texas. Johnny and his parents
moved to Harrisburg, Texas from
difficulties
Leipzig, Germany. The
of the life of the Texas pioneer are
shown in this story about the
struggles of Johnny and his family
as they try to make a new home.
JOHNNY TEXAS ON THE SAN
ANTONIO ROAD is also by Carol
Hoff and tells more about Johnny
and his parents in Texas. Johnny's
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 6 May 18, 1972
The Georgetown Garden Club
presented WILD FLOWERS OF
AMERICA, by H. W. Rickette, in
memory of Mabel Barron Powell.
Here are 400 wild flowers of North
America, shown actual size in
beautiful true-to-life full color, with
detailed descriptions and with full
information as to family,
geographical range, the nature of
the environment in which the
flowers are found, etc. Common
names and their variations, as well
as standard botanical classification
and nomenclature, are given for all
flowers.
Mrs. Rosa Barker gave money for
a memorial book for Michael Ray
Barker.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Lyda gave
money for a memorial book for
Beverly Schneider.
SOME PART OF MYSELF is an
autobiography by J. Frank Dobie.
When Frank Dobie died in Sep-
tember of 19(4 he left a collection of
autobiographical pieces which he
had hoped, some day, to turn into a
full-length autobiography. His wife
gathered and edited his
autobiographical pieces and the
result is a compelling self-portrait of
Frank Dobie as his friends knew
him, and as his admirers wish to
know him.
The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
father breaks his leg and Johnny and
his dog takes a load of corn meal to
Mexico. His trip is very exciting.
Boys and girls will enjoy both of
these books and learn very much
about the frontier and pioneer life in
Texas.
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The Georgetown Public Library
hours are 10 to 5 Monday through
Saturday, and 3 to 5 on Sunday. The
night hours are 7 to 9 Monday
through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 7 April 6, 1972
TH E S U N Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 3 April 27,1972
H E SU N Georgetown, Texas
ec. 2, Page 12 April 27, 1972
By Verne Philpot
Money is still coming in for memorial
books for Mrs. Eleanor Cooke. Those who
gave last week were: Mr. and Mrs. Eddie
Blanton of Houston, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. 1
Eric Bartz and Bob, Mrs. Wallace Gid-
dings, and Mrs. Nettie Lessor.
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The Progress Report of the Georgetown
Public Library for the month of March
showed the circulation to be 2,830. Cir-
culation last month was 2,870. Circulation
one year ago was 2,691. 91 books were
given to us and 25 new books were pur-
chased. Gifts and memorials were $245.85.
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April 16 through 22 is National Library
Week. Let's make that a big week at our
Library by bringing in all overdue books.
There will not be an overdue charge on
them if you bring them in during that
week. We have some books that have been
out for a long time. Bring those in and get
your name off of that list. We have. a lot of
new books coming in and I know you will
want to read many of them.
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SINCE SILENT SPRING, by Frank
Graham, is a new ecology book that sur-
veys the -seven years since the publication
of SILENT SPRING focusing upon the lack
of effective conservation legislation. • ,i;
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF MEXICAN
COOKING, by Elisabeth Orthiz, is a
collection of authentic Mexican recipes,
together with notes on the availability of
ingredients and special methods to be
employed.
The Georgetown Public Library hours
are 10 to 5 Monday through Saturday, and 3
to 5 on Sunday. The night hours are 7 to 9
Monday through Thursday.
By Verne Philpot
Others who have given money for
memorial books for Mrs. Eleanor Cooke
are: Dr. and Mrs. Norman Spellman, Mrs.
Barbara Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. B. A.
Phillips and Mrs. H. A. Dolan, Mrs.
Daphne Hegi gave THE AMAZING LAWS
OF COSMIC MIND, by Joseph Murphy.,
Money was given for a memorial book
for Mr. W. H. Campbell by Mr.. and Mrs.
William B. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Rawleigh Elliott gave A
ROSE FOR VIRTURE, by Norah Lofts, in
memory of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.Campbell.
This is a historical novel.
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We have some new best sellers in.
RABBIT REDUX, by John Updike, is a
sequel to RABBIT, RUN. Ten years have
passed and Angstrom is now a 36 -year-old
Middle American attempting to cope with,
a runaway wife, a beautiful 18 -year-old
hippie and a young black who has jumped
bail on a drug charge and taken in Rabbit's
home.
THE ASSASSINS, by Elia Kazan, is a
story which takes place in the United
States now, during this era of
assassinations, of ritual murder, of the
killing of students by police and of the
policy by assailants who kill without
warning, and of the boys who drop death
by airplane in far places.
Two other best sellers are: THE
WORD, a novel, by Irving Wallace and
THE BETSY, a novel by Harold Robbins.
The Georgetown Public Library hours
are 10 to 5 Monday through Saturday, and 3
to 5 on Sunday. The night hours are 7 to 9
Monday through Thursday.
"You've Got a Right to Read"
during Texas Library.Week
"You've Got a Right to Read" and
"Reading Makes the World Go Round" are
the dual themes of National Library Week
in Texas, April 16-22, announces a
proclamation signed by Governor Preston
Smith as he proclaimed LIBRARY WEEK
in TEXAS.
In celebration of this special week, the
Georgetown Public Library urges all the
Georgetown area citizens to visit the
library, select a book and READ. -, ..1,
"All overdue books may be returned
during LIBRARY WEEK, and no fines will
ne charged on them. There are many
overdue books out and we want them all
brought in this week," Librarian Verne
Philpot said.
The new Georgetown Public Library is
increasing in use steadily, Mrs. Philpot
said. About evenly divided in use between
children and adults, many students are
using the comfortable library study areas
and the many reference books available.
Adults and children are using the library
as a "waiting place" while other members
of the family are shopping in town, either
browsing through the current magazines
and periodicals, or "losing themselves" in
a good book.
"We will be happy to help anyone find
books on any subject they like, and we
hope many more people will take ad-
vantage of free facility and enjoy the many
good books available to them for the
asking," she added. ,
by Verne Philpot
The Georgetown Public Library was
host for a workshop for librarians on
Monday of this week. Our Field Con-
sultant, Patricia Smith, was in charge.
She works out of the Field Services
Division, Texas State Library, Austin,
Texas.
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A new best seller is OPEN MARRIAGE,
by Nena and George O'Neil. It is not just
another manual of advice telling you how
to make your marriage conform to
somebody else's ideal. OPEN
MARRIAGE presents a new and flexible
concept allowing each couple to draw upon
their particular qualities as individuals in
developing a relationship that is uniquely
suited to them. Discarding the false idea
that partners in a marriage contract are
obliged to totally fulfill each other's needs,
OPEN MARRIAGE squarely faces the
fact that no one person can possibly be all
things to another. It explains how two
people, accepting one another as true
equals, can capitalize on differences in
interest and temperament.
THE WHITE DAWN, by James Jouston,
is a novel about three castaway New
England whalers adopted by Eskimos. At
first the kindly, generous Sea -Ice People
are delighted with curly-haired Billy,
blond Daggett and grinning virile Por-
taguee. But not for long. The author lived
among the Eskimos for years. This story
is based on true events, related to him
during that time.
The Georgetown Public Library hours
are 10 to 5 Monday through Saturday, and 3
to 5 on Sunday. The night hours are 7 to 9
Monday through Thursday.
Austin area librarians
to meet here Monday
Librarians from the Austin area will
meet Monday, April 24, at 9:30 a.m. at the,
Georgetown Public Library in Georgetown
to sharpen their skills in planning special
projects for their libraries.
Conducting the session will be Pat
Smith, field consultant for the Texas State
Library. This is one of a series of
workshops being held throughout the state
for librarians in the state's 380 public
libraries.
Friends of Library
to meet Monday
The Friends of the Library will meet at
7:30 ;.m. Monday April 24 in the Library.
This is the semi-annual general mem-
bership meeting.
All present members and interested new
members are invited.
Services here
Monday for -
Beverly Schneider
Beverly Joyce Schneider, 24, died on
April 22 in St. Luke's Hospital in Houston.
She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Schneider.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2
p.m. from Christ Lutheran Church under
the direction of Davis Funeral Home.
Burial was in I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Pastor Bob Zacharias officiated at the
service.
Pallbearers were Louis Durham,
George Gregg, James Hawes, • Gene
Longino, Henry Matysek and Henry
Lancaster.
Survivors are her parents; two brothers,
Mike and Scott and her grandfather, G. E.
Schneider, all of Georgetown.
Beverly was born on November 23, 1947
in San Antonio.
She was graduated from Georgetown
High School in 1967 and had worked in the
Georgetown Public Library. Her sweet
smile and cheerful disposition endeared
her to all who knew her.
'THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 1, Page 4 March 9, 1972
by Verne Philpot
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Stump sent in money
for memorial books for Mrs. Cornie Moore,
and Mr. Elmer A. Walton.
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The Progress Report of the Georgetown
Public Library for the month of February
showed the circulation to be 2,870. Cir-
culation one year ago was 1,952. Cir-
culation last month was 2,295. 78 books
were donated and 2 new books were
purchased. Gifts and memorials were
$22.50.
MIRACLE IN THE MOUNTAINS is a
biography of Martha Berry. One Sunday
when Martha Berry was spending the
afternoon at an old log cabin near her
home where she kept her books, she looked
up to see three grimy little boys peeping in
the window. At first they were too shy to
talk to her, but finally she tempted them
with apples and persuaded them to come
in. She found out that they did not go to
school or to Sunday School because there
weren't any such in Trapp
Holler or.
Possum Trot. Martha started telling them
Bible stories and held them spellbound.
The next Sunday they were back with
some of their brothers and sisters and
Martha Berry's log -cabin school began.
Out of that log cabin has grown Berry
College, Mount Berry, Georgia. This is a
nonsectarian institution with a strong
Christian environment; makes some
religious demands on students; 9 quarter-
hours of religion, attendance at weekly
church and biweekly chapel services
required of all students.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 6 March 16, 1972
By Verne rnupot
The American Association of University
Women at Georgetown, sent in a check for
a memorial book for Edna Nell Turneur.
Those who sent in money for memorial
books for Mrs. Eleanor Cooke were as
follows: Southwestern University, Dr. and
Mrs. Ralph Whitmore, Dr. and Mrs.
George Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Rosenblad, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Mc-
Clain, Dora Davis, Shirley Dunn, Mrs. G.
T. Huckaby, Miss Irene Henderson, Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Munson,Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
M. V. Leffler, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
Kauffman, A. A. U. W. members, Mrs. J.
C. Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald, K
& C Grocery, and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Atkin.
We have 12 books in large print on loan
from the Temple Public Library. If we find
readers interested in the large print, we
can get more. If you have trouble reading
the average print come in and -look at
these. The titles we have are THE TOLL
GATE, a fiction, by Georgette Heyer;
MY COUSIN RACHEL, a fiction, by
Daphne du Maurier; JAMAICA INN, a
fiction, by Daphne du Maurier; CITY OF
FOREVER, a romance, by Barbara
Blackburn; GRANDMA WENT . TO
RUSSIA, a non-fiction, by Antonia Ridge,
THE CHOSEN, a novel, by Chaim Potok;
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY, a
novel, by Alan Paton, YESTERDAY'S
KINGDOM, a fiction, by Ruth Aspinall,
THE MOON SPINNERS, a fiction, by
Mary Stewart; and A FAREWELL TO
ARMS, a novel, by Ernest Hemingway.
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The Georgetown Public Library hours
are 10 to 5 Monday through Saturday, and 3
to 5 on Sunday. The night hours are 7 to 9
Monday through Thursday.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 6 March 23, 1972
by Verne Philpot
Those who gave money.for memorial
books for Mrs. Eleanor Cooke were: John
Score, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Callcott, Lt. Col. Anne Marie
Doering, Mrs. B. E. Solomon, Dr. and Mrs.
Douglas Benold, Mrs. Mildred Logan, Mr.
and Mrs. John Chapman, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jeff Campbell.
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A new romantic suspense novel by
Phyllis Whitney is LISTEN FOR THE
WHISPERER. This is a story of Leigh
Hollins, a young woman forced by her
father's dying wish to face a past that had
embittered her life. This wish was to bring
her and her real mother together. Leigh
grew up without knowing her. When Leigh
found her mother she found that a series of
accidents make it clear that someone was
trying to destroy her, or drive her to self-
destruction. At night in the Kalfaret
house, voices would whisper
"Listen..]Listen." Leigh soon finds herself
a target as well, and only a climactic,
terror -fulled confrontation brings the long
sought answers.
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Mrs. Estha Scoggins gave the Library
the new 1972 Reader's Digest PRACTICAL
GUIDE TO HOME LANDSCAPING. This
is one of the best books on home land-
scaping I've seen. It is equivalent of four
helpful books in one handy volume. The
book is also illustrated with hundreds of
photographs. Part I is GREAT IDEAS
FOR YOUR GARDEN. Part 2 is HOW TO
ANALYZE YO11R NEEDS AND MAKE A
PLAN. Part 3 is HOW TO CHOOSE THE
BEST PLANTS FOR THE JOB. Part 4 is
CONSTRUCTION.
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The Georgetown Public Library hours
are 10 to 5 Monday through Saturday, and 3
to 5 on Sunday. The night hours are 7 to 9
Monday through Thursday.
Georgetown Library receives
grant aiding children and aged
The Georgetown Public Library has
recently received $1500 from a federal
priority grant which will be used for the
purchase of books in several main
categories as well as for an accelerated
children's summer program. Mrs.
Charles Aiken, program co-ordinator, has
met with the Friends of the Library and
several GHS and SU youth who will jointly
share the main burden of the summer
program. After a series of meetings, the
combined group has decided upon what
they feel are the main needs of the
Georgetown community. The six decided
upon priorities are the aged; the disad-
vantaged; early childhood enrichment;
environment; drug abuse; and right to
read. The money was budgeted as follows:
Aged: $400 (retired interests, hobbies,
by Verne Philpot
Another Fossil book was given in
memory of Torn McAferty by his fellow
Rockhounds Troop 153 BSA.
The State Department of Public Welfare
staff gave money for a memorial book for
Billy D. Howry.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Forbes gave money
for memorial books for Mrs. Caddie
Scarbrough and Mrs. Eleanor Cooke.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Amidon gave money
for children's books in memory of Frances
Sims, Lydia Dooley, and Nancy Mosley.
Money is still coming in for books in
memory of Mrs. Eleanor Cooke. She was
proud of the Library and was very active
in THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.
She wanted all of our children to use the
Library. Those who sent in money last
week were Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Penick,
KGTN Radio Station, Rin's Dress Shoppe,
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Clifford, Mrs. C. A.
Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Loyd, and Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Giesecke.
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HEARTS, by Thomas Thompson, is a
new book in the Library. This is the true
story of two of the most exhilarating and
egotistical heart surgeons in the world -
Dr. Michael Ellis Debakey and Dr. Denton
Arthur Cooley. These two doctors worked
together for some time but now each has
his own heart center, his own staff, and his
own huge number of patients.
HEARTS is i.only about Debakey and
Cooley, it is s..aut their patients men,
women, and children, the celebrated who
arrived on chartered jets, the desperate
who come on stretchers from the corners
of the earth --all bringing their failing
hearts to Houston. The author spent
months in the surgical suites in Houston
watching the heart surgeons compete
against death and each other.
history):
Children: $330 (includes easy reading
subjects):
Ecology: $100 (latest materials on
environment);
Health: $100 (Nutrition and cookbooks.
select drug books), $100 (Planned
Bilingual: $100 (recent Spanish interest
books)
Black culture: $100
Library promotion: $270 (includes
postage, films, advertising)
325 easy to read adult books have
already been received and orders have
been sent in for the remaining categories.
The outline of the summer program,
which the youth group will direct, is as
follows: ,
For preschool children: 3 puppet shows -
June 8, 29, and July 13;
1 drama -June 22 (in Library); i pet
show, 1 picnic with games tin San Gabriel
Park).
For Grades 1-5: 1 ecology program,
April 29; 1 art show -July 27 (in Library).
For Grades 1-2: 1 Spanish puppet Show -
May 18 (2:45 in Library); and 1 film -July
6.
For Junior High Age: Drug Abuse
program set for later time.
Also included in the program money are
films for Sweetbriar and Stonehaven
residents. Money for a film projector is
being raised by the Southwestern youth
group with Kathy DeLotto and Paul Oxley
organizing the promotional program.
Members of the Friends in connection with
this project are C. H. Stevenson, Mrs.
David Davis; Mrs. Gordon Mashburn,
Mrs. Willie Hall, Mrs. V. A. Lessor, Mrs.
Leonard Giescke, and Mrs. Juanita Glover
while members of the high school group
are Jane Tays, Ellen Gibbs, Barbara
Dunlop, Mark Phillips, Nancy Sams,
Becky Jones, Joe Chadborn, Roy Lierman,
and Rachel Harris.
With such funds available, the group is
striving for an increased library
circulation and participation in the
summer program. The first program will
be on April 29 with the theme centered
around ecology. It will be geared for the
grades i to 5 level and will be directed by
Becky Jones.
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THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page b February 3. 1972
By Verne Philpot
A memorial gift for Mrs. D. K. Wilcox
was given by the Georgetown Primary
School Faculty.
Books were given to the Library by Miss
Mattie Loventhal, Ralph Freund, Barbara
Seever, Sandra Ramsey, and the Bill
Garner family who is moving here from
Tyler, Texas. We always appreciate the
gifts of books and money for memorial
books.
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THE PEACEABLE KINGDOM by Jan
de Hartog is a new book in the Library.
This book is predicted to make the best
seller's list. THE PEACEABLE
KINGDOM is a historical novel that
follows the history of the Quakers from
Their origins in England to their settlement
in North America.
THE FATAL. FRIENDSHIP by Stanley
Loomis is another historical novel. The
friendship of Marie Antoinette and Count
Axel Fersen began on a winter evening in
1774 at an Opera Ball in Paris when a
lighthearted princess approached a youth
of surpassing physical beauty. It ended for
one of them at the scaffold in the Place de
la Revolution in the most famous death
scene in French history, and for the other
at the hands of an infuriated mob in a
Stockholm square. This is the story of the
intimacy that developed between them
and its consequences for them both. It is a
story that has intrigued and puzzled
historians down to the present day..
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The Georgetown Public Library hours
are 10 to 5 Monday through Saturday, and 3
to 5 on Sunday. The night hours are 7 to 9
Monday through Thursday.
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THE SUN Georgetown, Texas I Ht bUN veorgetown, texas
Sec. 2, Paae 8 February 17, 1972 Sec. 1, Page 3 February 24, 1972
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 4 March 2, 1972
By VERNE PHILPOT
Those who gave money for memorial
books for Mrs. D. K. Wilcox, Sr. were Mr.
and Mrs. D. P. Irvine, Mrs. S. W. Hen-
derson, and Eula Joyce Burleson.
Mrs. W. E. Morgan gave the book THEY
WERE FIRST by Gus Dittmar as a
memorial to her father, Col. W. L. Homan.
This book is about the First Officers'
Training Camp of Leon Springs, Texas,
and of those men who graduated from it in
the summer of 1917. Col. W. L. Homan
was one of those men.
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The progress report of the Georgetown
Public Library for the month of January
showed the circulation to be 2,950. Cir-
culation one year ago was 1,860. Cir-
culation last month was 2,995. 503 books
were given to us and 9 books were pur-
chased. Gifts and memorials were $119.00.
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We have anther copy of I PLAY TO WIN
by Freddie Steinmark. We also got BRIAN
PICCOLO by Jeannie Morris. This book is
on the New York Times Best Seller's List.
Jeannie Morris has written an inspiring
story of the Chicago Bear football player
who lost his life to cancer at the age of 26.
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The Georgetown Public Library hours
are 10 to 5 Monday through Saturday, and 3
to 5 on Sunday. The night hours are 7 to 9
Monday through Thursday.
Friends of Library
to meet Thursday
The executive board of the Friends of the.
Library will meet Thursday at 10 a.m. in
the Community Room in the Georgetown
Public Library. The officers will give
reports.
All members of Friends of the Library
are invited to be present for discussion and
questions.
Officers are president, C. H. Stevenson;
vice president, Mrs. V. A. Lessor;
secretary, Mrs. David Eicher and
treasurer, Mrs. Harold Scoggins.
by Verne Philpot
Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher Atkin gave
money for memorial books for Raymond
R. Messer and Richard "Dick" Campbell.
Don't you think this is a good way to
remember your friends or loved ones?
You will also be adding good books to your
Library. An engraved card is sent to the
family.
BEYOND FREEDOM AND DIGNITY,
by B. F. Skinner, is on the New York Times
best seller list. We now have it on the
shelf. Mr. Skinner tells why, instead of
promoting freedom and dignity as per-
sonal attributes, we should direct our
attention to the physical and social en-
vironments in which people live. It is the
environment that must be changed rather
than man himself if the traditional goals of
the struggle for freedom and dignity are to
be reached.
THE: WINDS OF WAR, by Herman
Wouk, is a fictional re-creation of the years
leading up to World War II, as well as the
War itself, as seen through the eyes of a
Navy captain and his family. This book is
on the New York Times best seller list and
is now in the Library.
BE YOURSELF, by Margaret Broadley;'
is analyzing your innate aptitudes. The
author discusses the aptitudes required in
14 different categories of jobs and even
considers the importance of aptitude
analysis in marriage. Most persons test
with six or more high aptitudes but use
only one or two in their work. Unused
aptitudes underlie restlessness, boredom,
and dissatisfaction. Understanding your
innate abilities and putting them to use can
make your life more constructive,
profitable and enjoyable.
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BY VE:RNE: PHII.POT
HOW TO MAKE CLOTHES THAT FIT
AND F'I.ATTER is a new book in the
Library. This book was written by Adele
Margolis who is a well known sewing
teacher and who has written other books
on sewing. To be well dressed one needs
more than a dazzling design and a lovely
fabric. The key to that fashion -plate look is
proper fit. Fitting is an art, but now with
the aid of this book, it is an art that can be
attained by every home sewer.
This is the time of year that most of us get
the gardening fever. We have several
books on gardening. If you would like to
garden but live in an apartment we have a
book for you. THE AFTER-DINNER
GARDENING BOOK, by Richard Langer.
This is a step-by-step guide to growing
beautiful house plants from the seeds and
pits of fruits and vegetables. Mr. Langer
discusses germination, potting, soils,
watering and bathing, fertilization,
lighting, beneficial plant placement, at-
mospheric conditions, first aid, pruning,
pests, and vacation care in terms of each
plant covered and house plants in general.
lie tells you where and when to find
unusual fruits; where to buy and im-
provise the best containers; how to set up
miniature "greenhouses"; the best places
to find the ingredients for your soil mix-
tures.
T11E TWO -OCEAN WAR is a short
history of the United States Navy in the
Second World War. This one volume is
written by Samuel Eliot Morison who is the
author of the fifteen -volume HISTORY OF
UNITED STATES NAVAL OPERATIONS
IN WORLD WAR IL
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Monday through Thursday.
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ANOTHER HISTORIC BUILDING YIELDS TO PROGRESS
Georgetown Odd Fellows Hall will be replaced by library
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By ELEANOR COOKE Ithe library, but the plan was Total cost of the new lihrai),
Staff Writer turned down by consultants and will be $121,220, including
GEORGETOWN — Interior! architects. hirnishings. The city will pay
demolition work on the Odd The mezzanine was supported $:57,220 and the state will
Fellows Hall began this week. by sturdy columns. Graceful contribute $,50,000 if the bid is
'fhe handsome gray stone winding stairs connected the approved. Cloud Associates of
,tructure on the northeast first floor with the mezzanine. Marble Falls submitted a bid of
corner of the Georgetown city Since it wasn't a full floor, $108,100 that was accepted
square will soon be replaced by Georgetown residents referred earlier this month by the city
the new Georgetown Area to the hall as "the country's council. The Georgetown library
Library building, tallest one-story building." board will pay $14,000 witl:
The city acquired the building In recent months, a wooden $10,000 of the amount coming
in a property exchange with the railing was built on the sidewalk from the Rockwell Foundation.
IOOF Lodge. The library board to protect pedestrians from Bids for furnishings must be
and city council considered rocks falling from the cornice. submitted by Oct. 1 for opening
demolishing all but the first The building was constructed in Oct. 13.
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THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 3 January 6, 1972
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 3 January 13, 1972
By Verne Philpot
Memorial books were given for Mrs.
Mabel Powell by Mrs. Frank Hall, Mrs. T.
E. Lee, Miss Irene Henderson, Mrs.
Katherine Stone, Mrs. C. H. Glass, and
Mrs. Homer Caswell.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scudday gave
money for ROMANESQUE ART by
George Zamecki as a memorial to Mrs.
Pearl A. Ford.
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We have received a collection of books
for adults with a low reading level. In this
collection are materials on child care, job
training, citizenship, and many other
topics. We really do appreciate Mrs. Pat
Smith, our field consultant, requesting
these books for us, which came from the
Texas State Library under Title I of the
federal library services and Construction
Act.
THE PROGRESS REPORT of the
Georgetown Public Library for December
showed circulation to be 2,995 compared to
1,561 one year ago. Circulation last month
was 2,655. Three hundred and eighteen
books were given to us, and 4 new books
were purchased. Gifts and memorials
were $44.50.
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We have several good fictions that are
new to the Library. These are ready for the
shelf and will be put on the new books
table.
AVALON, by Anya Seton, is a historical
novel published in 1965. Some of her
historical novels on our shelf are MY
THEODOSIA, published in 1941;
DRAGONWYCK, 1944; THE TUR -
QUOISE, 1946; THE HEARTH AND
THE EAGLE, 1948; FOXFIRE, 1951;
KATHERINE, 1954; THE MISTLETOE
AND SWORD, 1955; THE WINTHROP
WOMAN, 1958; and DEVIL WATEh, 1963.
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The Georgetown Public Library hours
are 10 to 5 Monday through Saturday, and 3
to 5 on Sunday. Night hours are 7 to 9
Monday through Thursday.
By Verne Philpot
A memorial gift was given by Mr. and
Mrs. Ansel Holmstrom and Carlette for
Mrs. Dan Doerfler.
Harry Gold gave a check to the library to
be used for books. Gifts and memorials
helps us to put books on the shevles that
will be of interest to all ages.
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A new best seller on our shelf is THEIRS
WAS THE KINGDOM by R. F. Delder-
field. This is the companion volume to
GOD IS AN ENGLISHMAN, which also
made the best seller's list. In this new
volume (which stands by itself but can also
be read as a sequel), Adam Swann is still
the central character but the focus of the
novel is beginning to turn to his children
and their far-flung concerns.
SUMMER DOCTOR by Charles
Knickerbocker is a novel about a very
unusual kind of a doctor. The author of this
novel, writes out of experience, since he
'himself is a physician who practices on a
resort island off the coast of Maine. He has
practiced Internal Medicine in Bar Har-
bor, Maine, since 1947. Dr. Knickerbocker
manages to combine writing with an ac-
tive medical career and is the author of
three previous novels plus many magazine
articles and stories.
A bewitchingly lovely Polynesian girl
who has cast her spell over the raffish
Alexander Hare and the lure of the South
Sea Islands combine to make THE
DAUGHTER OF THE PANGARAN, by
David Divine, an absorbing novel. This
South Seas romance is graced with a style
and storytelling appeal of its own. Palm
trees, coral beaches and violent storms at
sea form the background for the dramatic
struggle of one woman against one man.
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The Georgetown Public Library hours
are 10 to 5 Monday through Saturday, and 3
to 5 on Sunday. The night hours are 7 to 9
Monday through Thursday.
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SWEARING IN CEREMONIES: — Supreme Court Justice Price Daniel (left)
administers the oath of office to newly appointed members of the State Library
and Historical Commission Friday in the Governor's reception room. Walter E.
Long of Austin, Dan Hemphill of Odessa, and Ikon Scarbrough of Georgetown were
appointed by Governor Preston Smith to the commission, which sets ot1t policies,
rules, and regulations to aid and encourage libraries in the state, collects historical
information, and works to preserve historic sites.
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 10 January 20, 1972
THE SUN Georgetown, Texas
Sec. 2, Page 7 January 27, 1972
By Verne Philpot
THE FOSSIL BOOK by Carroll &
Mildred Fenton was given in memory of
Tom McAferty by his fellow Rockhounds
and Troop 153 BSA. This book gives the
exciting story of plants, animals, and
lesser creatures during the past two billion
years. It is illustrated with hundreds of
photographs, drawings, and full-color
pages.
If you have any questions about the
Japanese Warships you'll find the answers
in the book JAPANESE WARSHIPS OF
WORLD WAR II. This book was given to
the Library by Dr. Tom Hughes.
Mary Elizabeth Fox gave the Library
several good history, politics, and
government books, which we needed.
If you would like to read about Texas
Politics you'll want to read MONEY,
MARBLES AND CHALK, by Jimmy
Banks. Banks takes his readers behind the
scenes in Texas politics for visits not only
with these famous office -holders but also
into the attendant sideshows for candid
looks at such notorious individuals as
Billie Sol Estes. This is a new book
published in 1971 and given to the Library
by Harry Gold.
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL by
Frederick Forsyth is now in the Library.
This has been on the best seller's list for 19
weeks. This is a suspense novel involving a
professional killer, a detective, a well-
planned plot to assassinate Charles de
Gaulle.
By Verne Philpot
I PLAY TO WIN by Freddie Steinmark
is now in the Library. Six days after the
Longhorns won the game played with the
Arkansas Razorbacks, on December 12,
1969, Freddie lost his left leg to cancer.
From that day to his untimely death on
June 6, 1971, Freddie became a national
symbol of courage in determination and an
inspiration to the thousands of young
people struggling, as he was, against
cancer. I PLAY TO WIN is the personal
story of this young man, his indomitable
spirit, and his faith in God, which became
his greatest ally against despair.
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Another new book is GLORY by
Vladimir Nabokov. It is a story of love lost
and found and lost again. GLORY is a tale
of emigre Russians in Europe following
the Revolution of 1917 and in particular of
a young exile named Martin.
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THE CLOSING CIRCLE by Barry
Commoner is a new book on ecology. "This
may be the best book on ecology ever
written"—N.Y. Times Book Review.
"Should be required reading for everyone
with a mental age over 12"—Book World.
Dr. Commoner, director of Washington
University's Center for the Biology of
Natural Systems, tells why he believes the
present course of human civilization is
"suicidal". He describes man's role in the
ecological cycle and explains how the
changes in our technology since World
War II have endangered the environment.
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